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US11124766B2	Growth and survival compositions for cells capable of producing antibodies and methods related thereto This disclosure relates to growth media and environments for in vitro culturing of cells that produce or are capable of producing antibodies. In certain embodiments, the media comprises IL-6, fibronectin, and typically a saccharide. In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates cell culture compositions comprising IL-6 and fibronectin that are derived from proteins secreted from mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs). In certain embodiments, the disclosure contemplates enclosures comprising culture compositions disclosed herein that are in ambient air or optionally in an environment wherein oxygen is absent or at a low concentration.
US11124763B2	Systems and methods for growing cell cultures Systems and methods for culturing cells are disclosed. A system can comprise an auxetic scaffold substrate. The substrate can comprise scaffold units at least a portion of which comprise living cells. Scaffold units can be configured to transition between a contracted state and an expanded state. Units can comprise an interior void having a contracted volume in the contracted state and an expanded volume in the expanded state, in which the expanded volume is greater than the contracted volume. Units can be configured to pass a fluid into the interior void of the corresponding unit when the unit transitions from the contracted state to the expanded state. Units can be configured to pass the fluid out of the interior void of the corresponding unit when the unit transitions from the expanded state to the contracted state.
US11124762B2	pH-modulating biodegradable polymer and poly(glycerol sebacate)-augmented cell culture media A pH-modulating poly(glycerol sebacate) composition includes poly(glycerol sebacate) and at least one pH-modulating agent associated with the poly(glycerol sebacate). A process of making a pH-modulating poly(glycerol sebacate) composition includes forming a poly(glycerol sebacate) by a water-mediated reaction from glycerol and sebacic acid and associating at least one pH-modulating agent with the poly(glycerol sebacate). A process of modulating a pH of a buffered aqueous solution includes placing a pH-modulating poly(glycerol sebacate) composition in a buffered aqueous solution. The pH-modulating agent is released into the buffered aqueous solution during degradation of the poly(glycerol sebacate) to reduce a decrease in pH of the buffered aqueous solution caused by degradation of the poly(glycerol sebacate).
US11124756B2	Method and apparatus for isolating invasive and metastatic cells for evaluating therapeutics and prediction of metastatic capacity Embodiments provide methods to produce an assembly that mimics in vitro the human microenvironment of a primary tumor site, a secondary distant organ, and circulation. Methods and apparatuses that provide a platform for the isolation of primary tumor, invasive, and metastatic cells to be used for evaluation of therapeutic efficacy and diagnostics as applied to metastatic cancers are also provided.
US11124753B2	System, device and method for receiving a disposable bag A system for receiving a disposable bag (44) has a receiving container (10) with a container interior for receiving the disposable bag (44) and a temperature-control hollow wall (20) that at least partially surrounds the container interior of the receiving container (10). A temperature-control unit controls the temperature of the container interior by will a temperature-control medium arranged in the temperature-control hollow wall (20) at a maximum pressure of about 1 bar.
US11124752B2	Systems and methods for tissue processing and preparation of cell suspension therefrom The present invention provides for methods and at least partially automated devices suitable for producing a transplantable cellular suspension of living tissue suitable for promoting tissue regeneration in an epithelium-related procedure, as well as compositions produced therefrom. Tissue regeneration in humans is extremely limited and constitutes a major challenge to the repair of damaged organ function. Wound treatment is a typical area where tissue regeneration is required. Wounds (lacerations or openings) in mammalian tissue can result in tissue disruption and coagulation of the microvasculature at the wound face.
US11124748B2	Adsorption system and method for operating an adsorption system The invention relates to an adsorption system (10) for accumulating flavoring substances, comprising at least one working chamber (12) in which at least one sorption agent is provided as a stationary phase and can be subjected to a flavoring substance-containing fluid which can be conducted through the working chamber as a mobile phase for attaching flavoring substances, wherein a ratio of an average cross-sectional thickness to the total length of the at least one working chamber (12) is at most 0.3. The invention also relates to a method for operating such an adsorption system (10).
US11124745B2	Composition for use in cleaning metal components A composition for use in cleaning metal components having Hansen Solubility Parameters for the composition of δD≥15, δP<6, and δH from about 5.5 to about 6.9. The composition includes a blend of organic solvents, none of which are classified as a volatile organic compound, a hazardous air pollutant, or a potential carcinogen, or exhibit a vapor pressure of less than 0.1 mmHg at 20° C. Further, the blend of organic solvents includes a halogenated aromatic solvent having one or more halide groups and from 6 to 8 carbon atoms, an organic solvent having one or more ester functional group and from 3 to 9 carbon atoms, and one or more of a linear or branched hydrocarbon solvent with 6-12 carbon atoms with a single polar moiety head group or a solvent containing one or more ketone functional groups and from 2 to 5 carbon atoms.
US11124740B2	Post chemical mechanical polishing cleaning compositions A removal composition and process for cleaning post-chemical mechanical polishing (CMP) contaminants and ceria particles from a microelectronic device having said particles and contaminants thereon. The composition achieves highly efficacious removal of the ceria particles and CMP by-product contaminant material from the surface of the microelectronic device without compromising the low-k dielectric, silicon nitride, or tungsten-containing materials.
US11124739B2	Cleaning product A cleaning product having a spray dispenser and a cleaning composition suitable for spraying and foaming, the composition is housed in the spray dispenser and the composition includes: i) from 7% to 12% by weight of the composition of a surfactant system; and ii) from 1% to 15% by weight of the composition of a low cut alcohol alkoxylate non-ionic surfactant. It is an object to provide a product that makes the cleaning of dishware easier and faster. It has now been found that the cleaning composition is substantially non-irritating and/or non-stinging to the consumer when sprayed from the spray dispenser.
US11124735B2	Initial running-in agent composition and initial running-in system including said composition The present invention provides an initial running-in agent composition suitable for forming a low-friction surface (running-in surface) on a sliding member, such as a hard carbon film, in a system in which water is used as a lubricant. The initial running-in agent composition (10) according to an embodiment of the present invention contains water 11 as a lubricant base and nanodiamond particles (12). In the initial running-in agent composition (10), a content of the water (11) is preferably 99 mass % or greater, and a content of the nanodiamond particles (12) is preferably 1.0 mass % or less.
US11124733B2	Threaded tubular connection provided with a metallic coating on the threading and on the sealing surface A threaded tubular connection for drilling or operating hydrocarbon wells contains a portion of a tubular element with a male end having an axis of revolution and provided with a first threading extending about the axis of revolution, the male end portion being complementary with a portion of a tubular element with a female end having an axis of revolution and provided with a second threading extending about the axis of revolution, the male and female end portions being capable of being connected by makeup, each of the male and female end portions further comprising a sealing surface with a metal-metal interference, wherein the threading and the sealing surfaces of the male and female end portions are coated with a metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layer wherein zinc (Zn) is the major element by weight. One of the metallic anti-corrosion and anti-galling layers is coated with a passivation layer and the other is at least partially coated with a lubricant layer.
US11124732B2	Lubricant composition Disclosed is a lubricating oil composition containing a base oil, a viscosity index improver, a molybdenum-based friction modifier, a boron-containing dispersant, and at least two extreme-pressure additives selected from a sulfur-based extreme-pressure additive, a phosphorous-based extreme-pressure additive and a sulfur/phosphorus-based extreme-pressure additive, or a sulfur/phosphorus-based extreme-pressure additive. The base oil is a synthetic oil having a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 3 mm2/s or more and 10 mm2/s or less, the viscosity index improver is a resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1,000 or more and 10,000 or less, the mass ratio of boron atoms (B) contained in the boron-containing dispersant to molybdenum atoms (Mo) contained in the molybdenum-based friction modifier, [(B)/(Mo)] is 1 or more and 5 or less, and the mass ratio of sulfur atoms (S) to phosphorus atoms (P) contained in the extreme-pressure additive(s), [(S)/(P)] is 10 or more and 20 or less.
US11124731B2	Lubricant composition and lubricating system The present invention provides a lubricant composition suitable for reducing friction between sliding members such as those within a pump for circulating a heat medium of a heat pump device, and a lubricating system using the composition as a heat medium. A lubricant composition 10 of the present invention comprises: an antifreeze liquid 11 containing ethylene glycol; and 0.01 mass % or less of nanodiamond particles 12. The nanodiamond particles 12 are preferably detonation nanodiamond particles. The lubricant composition 10 is preferably a liquid composition for a heat pump. In addition, the lubricating system of the present invention uses the lubricant composition 10 as a heat medium.
US11124729B2	Lubricant composition A lubricant composition includes a polyalkylene glycol base oil component in an amount of at least about 60 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the lubricant composition. The lubricant composition has a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of from about 4 to about 50 cSt and a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of from about 20 to about 700 cSt, each measured in accordance with ASTM D445.
US11124726B2	Lubricating oil composition, method for producing lubricating oil composition, and transmission gear Provided are: a lubricating oil composition satisfying both high viscosity index and high shear stability, which contains a base oil having a kinematic viscosity at 40° C. of 4.0 mm2/s or more and less than 6.0 mm2/s, a kinematic viscosity at 100° C. of 1.0 mm2/s or more and less than 2.0 mm2/s, and a flash point of 140° C. or higher, and a polymethacrylate having a specific structure; and a lubrication method and a transmission each using the lubricating oil composition.
US11124725B2	Process vessel for forming fuel compositions and related systems and methods This disclosure relates to a processing that includes a first shell and a second shell disposed within the first shell. The second shell includes a first end, a second end, and a wall extending between the first end and the second end. The second shell also defines a cavity and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. A cross section of the second shell transverse to the longitudinal axis includes a first arcuate inner wall portion having a first radius of curvature and a second arcuate inner wall portion having a second radius of curvature. The first radius of curvature is larger than the second radius of curvature.
US11124724B2	Method for producing a water-resistant, compressed biomass product A method is disclosed for producing a mechanically stable, energy dense and water-resistant biomass product. By utilizing a unique two-step heating process in combination with mechanical compression, the resulting biomass product retains its physical shape and strength after immersion in ambient water for many hours. The treatment is effective for a variety of cellulosic biomass materials including forest slash wood.
US11124723B2	Apparatus and system for producing solid fuel from biomass The invention relates to a material and/or solid fuel which is produced from biomass. The material and/or fuel can be produced according to an apparatus and system for producing a fuel from a solid-liquid mixture of water and feed material with a carbon containing component, wherein the biomass forming the solid-liquid mixture is treated at a temperature of 160-300° C. at a pressure of at least 5 bar for a treatment duration of at least 2 hours and water formed by the chemical reaction is withdrawn from the reactor by a solid-liquid separation filtration device to increase a carbon fraction of the fuel.
US11124718B2	Sorbent utilization improvement by selective ash recirculation from a particulate collector Various embodiments of a system for the removal of particulate emissions from an electric generating unit are provided, comprising: a gas producer; a primary particulate collector unit including: a primary collection hopper field each including at least one primary collection hopper, wherein each primary collection hopper includes a primary collection hopper outlet, each primary collection hopper outlet fluidically connected to a particulate discharge duct; a flue duct inlet oriented upstream of the at least one primary collection hopper field; a flue duct outlet oriented downstream of the primary collection hopper field; wherein the gas producer is fluidically connected to the primary particulate collector unit by a flue duct; and a particulate recirculation duct fluidically connected at a first end to the primary collection hopper and/or the particulate discharge duct, and fluidically connected at a second end to the flue duct upstream of the primary particulate collector unit.
US11124716B2	Processes and systems for petrochemical production integrating coking and deep hydrogenation of coking reaction products A feedstock is processed in a coking zone unit to produce at least light gases, coker naphtha, light coker gas oil and petroleum coke. Light coker gas oil, and in certain embodiments hydrotreated light coker gas oil, is subjected to deep hydrogenation to produce a deeply hydrogenated middle distillate fraction. All or a portion of the deeply hydrogenated middle distillate fraction is used as feed to the stream cracking zone to produce light olefins.
US11124715B2	Method for producing biohydrocarbons The present invention relates to a method of producing biohydrocarbons. Further, the invention relates to biohydrocarbons obtainable by the methods of the invention and to a method of producing polymers.
US11124709B2	System and method for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization A system for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization having at least one reaction subsystem including at least one high intensity mixer and a stripping station. Multiple reaction subsystems can be utilized. A method is likewise disclosed for liquid hydrocarbon desulfurization.
US11124706B2	Treatment of thick fine tailings including chemical immobilization, polymer flocculation and dewatering A process for the treatment of thick fine tailings that include constituents of concern (CoCs) and suspended solids is provided. The process includes subjecting the thick fine tailings to treatments including chemical immobilization of the CoCs, polymer flocculation of the suspended solids, and dewatering. The chemical immobilization can include the addition of compounds enabling the insolubilization of the CoCs. Subjecting the thick fine tailings to chemical immobilization and polymer flocculation can facilitate production of a reclamation-ready material, which can enable disposing of the material as part of a permanent aquatic storage structure (PASS).
US11124705B2	Light modulation element The invention relates to a light modulation element comprising a pair of substrates, one or more optical films located on the inner side of one of the substrates, an electrode structure capable of inducing an electric field substantially in parallel to the substrates main plane, and a homogenously aligned liquid crystalline medium which is obtainable from a photoalignment component A) and a liquid-crystalline component B). Furthermore, the invention relates process of production of the light modulation element, to the use of the light modulation element in an electro optical device and to an electro optical device comprising said light modulation element.
US11124699B2	Self propping surfactant for well stimulation A method of fracturing a subterranean formation may comprise: pumping a fracturing fluid into the subterranean formation, through a wellbore, at or above a fracture gradient of the subterranean formation, wherein the fracturing fluid comprises halloysite nanotubes.
US11124698B2	Acidizing and proppant transport with emulsified fluid Methods and compositions for stimulating oil or gas production from a well with a single treatment fluid for use in a combined acidizing and hydraulic fracturing treatment are provided. An embodiment is a method comprising: coating a plurality of proppant particulates with oil to form oil-coated proppant particulates; adding the oil-coated proppant particulates to a solution comprising water, an acid source, and an emulsifier, wherein the ratio of the oil coating the proppant particulates to the water in the solution is less than 20:80 by volume; and mixing the solution and the oil-coated proppant particulates to form a treatment fluid comprising a water-in-oil emulsion and the oil-coated proppant particulates.
US11124697B2	Infused and coated proppant containing chemical treatment agents and methods of using same Proppant compositions and methods for using same are disclosed herein. In particular, a proppant composition for use in hydraulic fracturing is disclosed herein. The proppant composition can contain a plurality of particulates and at least one particulate of the plurality of particulates containing a chemical treatment agent. The at least one particulate having a long term permeability measured in accordance with ISO 13503-5 at 7,500 psi of at least about 10 D. The at least one chemical treatment agent can separate from the at least one particulate when located inside a fracture of a subterranean formation after a period of time.
US11124695B2	Method of removing oil-based barite filter cake The present invention relates to a composition for dissolving an oil-based filter cake in a wellbore, and a single-step method of use. The composition comprises a chelating agent, a converting agent, a polymer removal agent, a mutual solvent, and a surfactant. The present invention also relates to a multi-step method of dissolving an oil-based filter cake using similar components. Both single-step and multistep methods may be used to dissolve oil-based filter cakes comprising barite as a weighting material.
US11124692B2	Methods of using ionic liquid based asphaltene inhibitors Methods of treating a petroleum hydrocarbon fluid are described wherein the petroleum hydrocarbon fluid is contacted with an asphaltene inhibitor composition having an ionic liquid and an asphaltene inhibitor. The ionic liquid has a cation of R1R2R3R4N+ or R1R2R3N+R8N+R5R6R7 and an anion, wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6 and R7 are independently selected from hydrogen, a straight or branched C1-30 alkyl group, benzyl, a C7-30 alkylbenzyl group, a C7-30 arylalkyl group, a straight or branched C3-30 alkenyl group, a C1-30 hydroxyalkyl group, a C7-30 hydroxyalkylbenzyl group, an oxyalkylene or a polyoxyalkylene group or a zwitterion; R8 is a straight or branched C1-30 alkylene, an alkylene oxyalkylene or an alkylene polyoxyalkylene; and the anion includes halides, hydroxyl, bicarbonate, carbonate, alkyl carbonates, alkoxides, carboxylates, hydroxycarboxylates or a combination thereof.
US11124690B2	Leak-off control in acid stimulation using dissolvable material Reducing leak-off during acid stimulation with dissolvable material sized to preferentially block crevices and wormholes, thus allowing the acid to travel further down the fractures, etching deeper into the reservoir than a similar process not using such dissolvable materials. After stimulation, the materials dissolve and production can proceed and will be improved over what is possible without such dissolvable materials.
US11124688B2	Composition comprising an alkoxylated amine compound and a carboxylic acid compound, use thereof in water in oil emulsions and process using the composition as or as part of a drilling fluid The object of the present invention is a composition comprising amine compound and carboxylic acid compounds, wherein at least the amine compounds are alkoxylated, use thereof as a drilling fluid, and a method for using the drilling fluid.
US11124682B2	Frost-resistant adhesives based on polyisocyanates The present invention relates to the use of hydrophilized polyisocyanates for the production of water-diluted coating compositions which have a polymeric polyol content of not more than 10%.
US11124679B2	Laminated sheet and method for producing the same Provided is a laminated sheet including an upper paper layer and a release sheet layer, the upper paper layer including synthetic paper and an adsorbing layer, the synthetic paper, the adsorbing layer and the release sheet layer, in order, being laminated, wherein the adsorbing layer is a foam sheet of a resin composition, the resin composition containing crosslinking resultant of 100 parts by mass of a (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin and 1 to 20 parts by mass of a carbodiimide crosslinking agent, the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin having a N-methylol group, a glass transition temperature of the (meth)acrylic acid ester copolymer resin being no more than −10° C., the release sheet layer consists of a thermoplastic resin sheet, and a rate of tensile elastic moduli is 0.1 to 10, the rate being calculated from a tensile elastic modulus of the upper paper layer and a tensile elastic modulus of the release sheet layer, and a peel strength of the adsorbing layer and the release sheet layer is 5 to 30 N/m, the laminated sheet using a new foamed resin layer having well-balanced properties, the amount of formaldehyde emitted from which is extremely small, as the adsorbing layer, the release sheet and the adsorbing layer having a proper release force.
US11124678B2	Reinforcement member comprising a structural adhesive on a polyester carrier The invention relates to a reinforcement member comprising a heatcurable structural adhesive on a carrier member, wherein the carrier member comprises a fiber-reinforced polyester material. The invention further relates to a method to produce such a reinforcement member and its use.
US11124675B2	Method of polishing substrate and polishing composition set A substrate polishing method includes a stock polishing step comprising a plurality of stock polishing sub-steps in which a first polishing solution, a second polishing solution, and a third polishing solution are applied, in that order, to a substrate. A content COMP1 of water-soluble polymer P1 in the first polishing solution, a content COMP2 of water-soluble polymer P2 in the second polishing solution, and a content COMP3 of water-soluble polymer P3 in the third polishing solution satisfy COMP1
US11124674B2	Matrices and sealants which are based on sulfur-containing polymers and which comprise a photoinitiator, curing and coating methods, and use of said matrices and sealants A method for curing a mixture of a matrix and a curing agent based on sulfur-containing polymers on command and so rapidly that a tack-free surface results. A method for coating a substrate with the composition and of curing a sealant is also provided. The matrix and curing agent containing sulfur-containing polymers. The mixture is an uncured mixture with an isocyanate content, and the matrix is uncured and contains a mercaptan-terminated base polymer based on at least one polyether, polythioether, polysulfide or copolymers thereof. The uncured matrix, the curing agent, or both contain at least one photoinitiator based on sterically-inhibited tertiary amines. The mixture cures in the temperature range of −10 to +70° C. after the high-energy actinic radiation is applied. Corresponding matrices A, mixtures B, curing agents, sealant systems, and substrates, e.g., aircraft are contemplated.
US11124673B2	Insulating film An insulating film of the present invention includes a resin formed of polyimide, polyamide-imide, or a mixture thereof, and ceramic particles having a specific surface area of 10 m2/g or more, in which the ceramic particles form aggregated particles and a content of the ceramic particles is in a range of 5 vol % or more and 60 vol % or less.
US11124665B2	Energy curable compositions comprising polymeric aminoacrylates The present invention provides energy-curable compositions comprising aminoacrylates produced by the Michael addition reaction of any blend of highly alkoxylated monomers with any blend of mono- and/or bireactive amines. Suitable highly alkoxylated monomers include, but are not limited to, poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylates, poly(propylene glycol) diacrylates, and ethoxylated trimethylolpropane triacrylates. The alkoxylated monomers have a degree of alkoxylation equal to or greater than 2.0 per functional group. The compositions of the present invention further comprise greater than 10% (w/w) of any blend of monomers having molecular weights of less than 1000 Daltons.
US11124661B2	Container for a consumable good, coated with antioxidant-containing layer The present invention relates to a container for a consumable good having an inner coating layer comprising an antioxidant other than resveratrol, and a process for preparing the container.
US11124660B2	Antimicrobial polymer coating composition and antimicrobial polymer film An antimicrobial polymer coating composition comprising a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane having a cage structure and having one or more reactive functional groups substituted on silicon atoms; a thermal initiator; and a photosensitizer, an antimicrobial polymer film comprising a cured product of the antimicrobial polymer coating composition, and an antimicrobial polymer film comprising: a substrate layer containing a polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane having a cage structure, in which one or more reactive functional groups are substituted; and a photosensitizes dispersed in the substrate layer, wherein the polymer film has oxygen permeability of 10 to 80 cc/m2 day.
US11124659B2	Method to selectively pattern a surface for plasma resistant coat applications A method for providing a part with a plasma resistant ceramic coating for use in a plasma processing chamber is provided. A patterned mask is placed on the part. A film is deposited over the part. The patterned mask is removed. A plasma resistant ceramic coating is applied on the part.
US11124658B2	Infrared reflective coating composition Provided is an infrared-reflective coating composition that includes: a scale-like infrared-reflective pigment; and a resin component, wherein the pigment includes a layered body that has dielectric layers and a metal thin film layer layered in an alternate fashion with the dielectric layer on the outermost layer; the dielectric layer is formed from one or more materials such as titanium dioxide; the metal thin film layer is formed from a silver compound; a film thickness of the metal thin film layer is 5 to 15 nm; a film thickness of the dielectric layer is ((Nλ)/(4r))±20 nm (N=1, 2 or 3) wherein wavelength λ of incident light is 250 to 980 nm, and r is a refractive index of the dielectric layer; and a proportion of the infrared-reflective pigment having a particle diameter of 1 μm or smaller is 10% by volume or smaller.
US11124657B2	Transparent laminate A transparent laminate including a transparent substrate and structure layer, wherein the structure layer contains protrusion portions, depression portions, or both on a surface thereof, and an average distance between the adjacent protrusion portions or between the adjacent depression portions is equal to or less than a visible light wavelength, the structure layer includes a polymerized product of an active energy ray curable resin composition, the resin composition includes a composition of a (meth)acryloyl group-containing polymerizable compound, the compound composition includes one or more from each of (A), (B), and (C): (A) a monofunctional (meth)acryloyl group-containing polymerizable compound; (B) alkylene glycol di(meth)acrylate; and (C) trifunctional or higher (meth)acrylate, the (A) satisfies certain conditions specifying a type and amount of a compound, and a ratio (E′150/E′50) of storage elastic modulus E′150 of the structure layer at 150° C. to storage elastic modulus E′50 thereof at 50° C. is 0.5 or less.
US11124656B2	Aqueous dispersion of mutlistage polymer particles The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of multistage polymer particles with a first phase comprising structural units of a carboxylic acid monomer and a nonionic ethylenically unsaturated monomer; and a second phase with a calculated Tg of less than 50° C. and comprising a mixture of polymers which together comprise structural units of styrene or methyl methacrylate or both; structural units of one or of n-butyl acrylate, 2-ethylhexyl acrylate, ethyl acrylate, or n-butyl methacrylate; and structural units of a carboxylic acid monomer. The composition is useful as an open time additive in coatings formulations.
US11124649B1	Curable resin composition, cured product of same and semiconductor device The purpose of the present invention is to provide a curable resin composition which forms a cured product having excellent heat resistance, light resistance, and flexibility.The present invention provides a curable resin composition comprising the following components: (A): a polyorganosiloxane represented by the average unit formula: (SiO4/2)a1(R1SiO3/2)a2(R12SiO2/2)a3(R13SiO1/2)a4 wherein each R1 is alkyl, aryl, alkenyl, etc., a percentage of the alkyl is 50 to 98 mol %, a percentage of the aryl is 1 to 50 mol %, and a percentage of the alkenyl is 1 to 35 mol % based on the total amount of R1, and a1>0, a2>0, a3≥0, a4>0, 0.01≤a1/a2≤10, and a1+a2+a3+a4=1; (B) a polyorganosiloxane represented by the average composition formula: R2mHnSiO[(4-m-n)/2] wherein R2 is alkyl or aryl, and 0.7≤m≤2.1, 0.001≤n≤1.5, and 0.8≤m+n≤3; (C): a zirconium compound; and (D): a hydrosilylation catalyst.
US11124647B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article using same Provided are a thermoplastic resin composition including 100 parts by weight of a base resin including (A-1) a polycarbonate resin, (A-2-1) a first acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer including a rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 200 nm to 400 nm and an acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene copolymer comprising (A-2-2) a second acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene graft copolymer including a rubber polymer having an average particle diameter of 400 nm to 600 nm, and (A-3) an aromatic vinyl compound-vinyl cyanide compound copolymer; (B) 1 to 10 parts by weight of a crosslinked styrene-acrylonitrile copolymer; and (C) 5 to 15 parts by weight of a flame retardant, and a molded article using the same.
US11124646B2	Heat-dissipating resin composition, cured product thereof, and method of using same To provide a heat-dissipating resin composition, and cured product thereof, which can effectively transmit heat generated from a heat-generating part such as a semiconductor element or the like with a high heating value to an object such as a substrate, heat sink, shield can lid, housing, or the like, and reduce defects such as contact failure of a relay or connector, or the like. A heat-dissipating resin composition of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: component (A): epoxy resin; component (B): curing agent for epoxy resin; component (C): (meth)acrylic oligomer with weight average molecular weight of 10,000 or less; and component (D): heat conductive particles.
US11124644B2	Organic microgel system for 3D printing of silicone structures An organic microgel system as support material for 3D printing of soft materials such as silicone and methods for manufacturing and using the organic microgel system are disclosed. In some embodiments, the organic microgel system comprises a plurality of microgel particles formed by blending a di-block copolymer and a tri-block copolymer in an organic solvent. The organic microgel system may allow high precision 3D printing of silicone objects with complex shapes.
US11124642B1	Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition with improved oxygen barrier properties Provided is an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition having improved oxygen barrier properties, wherein the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition comprises an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; and a manganese content of about 0.01 ppm to 0.49 ppm.
US11124641B2	Thermoplastic injection molded and flushable material A water-dispersible injection-moldable composition includes partially-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polyethylene glycol (PEG), plasticizer, and a hydrophobic polymeric component, wherein the composition has a melt flow index of 5-180. The hydrophobic polymeric component can be a colorant within an ethylene matrix or polyethylene. The composition is flushable according to Guidance Document for Assessing the Flushability of Nonwoven Consumer Products (INDA and EDANA, 2006); Test FG 522.2 Tier 2—Slosh Box Disintegration Test. The PVOH has a hydrolysis of 87% to 89%.
US11124640B2	Fluoroelastomer composition The invention pertains to a composition based on a fluoroelastomer comprising nitrile or carboxylate-type cure sites and including a curing agent and a Br-containing marker having reactivity towards the said cure-sites, which can be cured so as to deliver cured parts maintaining chemically bound bromine atoms; this material, when submitted to wear/damage would hence release Br-containing contaminants, which can easily spotted via notably an on-line mass spectrometer, so as to monitor and anticipate critical failures of sealing materials based there upon.
US11124637B2	Compositions for polyolefin foams A foamable composition including a polypropylene-based copolymer and a polyolefin is disclosed. The composition can be used to make a stiff foam with a high closed-cell content. Methods for producing the composition and the foam are provided.
US11124628B2	Method of attenuating concerntration of acrolein Disclosed are a method of attenuating concentration of acrolein, materials and manufactured articles prepared by the method. The concentration of acrolein is attenuated with an amine.
US11124627B2	Plasticizing composition The invention relates to a plasticizing composition comprising a vinyl chloride resin and a plasticizing agent which comprises at least one diester having the general formula (I), derived from a diacid selected from succinic acid, glutaric acid, adipic acid, ethylsuccinic acid, methylglutaric acid and mixtures thereof wherein: A is a C4 to C6 linear or branched aliphatic chain, and R is an alkyl, a cycloalkyl or an aryl. The plasticizing agent according to the present invention has a good performance for different types of formulations (foam, film and paste). Said plasticizer gels rapidly, has a very low viscosity, and ages very well. Efficient debubblizing is one of the key properties thereof. The foams prepared with said plasticizer have very low densities, a high expansion rate, and excellent qualities.
US11124624B2	Flexible metal polymer composites The invention relates to a flexible polymer composite containing metal particles, to the method for producing said composite, and to the uses of said composite.
US11124623B2	Method for producing polyol dispersions from polyurethane waste and use thereof The invention relates to a method for producing isocyanate-reactive polyol dispersions from polyurethane waste as well as to the use of an isocyanate-reactive polymer dispersion obtained according to the claimed method, for producing polyurethane materials, (in particular rigid polyurethane foam materials).
US11124621B2	Process for preparing a porous material The present invention is directed to a process for preparing a porous material, at least comprising the steps of providing a gel comprising a solvent (S), wherein the solvent (S) has a volume (V1), pressurizing the gel with carbon dioxide at a temperature and a pressure at which carbon dioxide solubilizes in the solvent (S) forming gas-expanded liquid (EL), wherein the gas-expanded liquid (EL) has a volume (V2) and (V2) is greater than (V1); removing supernatant liquid, and drying the gel. The present invention further is directed to the porous material obtained or obtainable according to the process as such as the use of the porous material according to the invention in particular for medical, biomedical and pharmaceutical applications or for thermal insulation.
US11124606B2	Formaldehyde free crosslinking compositions The present invention relates to reaction products H of at least one cyclic urea U, at least one multifunctional aldehyde A and at least one polyol P, process for preparing thereof and compositions comprising thereof.
US11124604B2	Process for making polyether diols Polyether diols characterized by a hydroxyl number of 56 or lower, high average functionality and high primary hydroxyl content are prepared by alkoxylating an unsaturated alcohol in multiple steps to form a polyether monol that contains 39% or more primary hydroxyl groups, and then reacting the polyether monol with a mercaptoalcohol that has a primary hydroxyl group.
US11124600B2	Polyurethane foams and method for making the foam Flexible polyurethane foams are made by reacting a polyether mixture and water with a polyisocyanate. The foams have excellent suite of properties for use in seating applications, as they are supporting, comfortable and resilient foam. A further advantage is these properties can be obtained at isocyanate indices of close to or even greater than 100.
US11124599B2	Near infrared light-cutting optical articles with low residual color The present invention relates to an optical article having a substrate made of an optical material comprising a polymer matrix and at least one near infrared absorber, wherein TVIS is higher than or equal to 70%, TNIR is lower than or equal to 85%, TNIR and TVIS being respectively the average optical transmittance in the 780-1400 nm and in the 380-780 nm wavelength range for the optical material through a 2 mm thick layer of said optical material. This optical article can be used to protect from noxious infrared light.
US11124597B2	Process for making urethane acrylates A process for making a curable resin composition comprising the steps of: (1) reacting a) an isocyanate; and b) a polyol mixture with a bimodal distribution of i) a first polyol mixture comprising polyols having an average equivalent weight of from 50 to 400; and ii) a second polyol mixture comprising polyols having an average equivalent weight of from 1000 to 5000 to form a urethane prepolymer; and (2) adding a capping agent to the urethane prepolymer to form the curable resin composition.
US11124595B2	Polyol blends useful for producing viscoelastic foam A polyol composition is made by polymerizing a mixture of ethylene oxide and propylene oxide onto a mixture of at least one diol initiator and at least one triol initiator, followed by polymerizing 100% propylene oxide or a mixture of at least 90 weight percent propylene oxide and at most 10 weight percent ethylene oxide. The resulting polyol composition has a hydroxyl equivalent weight of 200 to 400 and an average nominal functionality of 2.05 to 2.95 hydroxyl groups/molecule. 5 to 30 percent of the hydroxyl groups of the coinitiated polyether polyol are primary hydroxyl groups and polymerized ethylene oxide constitutes 40 to 63 percent of the total weight of the coinitiated polyether polyol.
US11124594B2	Polyurethane based on renewable raw materials The present invention relates to polyurethanes based on at least one polyisocyanate and at least one polyester polyol, wherein the polyester polyol is based on at least one polyhydric alcohol and a mixture of two or more dicarboxylic acids, wherein at least one of the two or more dicarboxylic acids is at least partly obtained from renewable raw materials, to processes for producing such polyurethanes and also to moldings comprising such polyurethanes. The polyurethanes of the present invention have minimal tendency to bloom.
US11124593B2	Modified block copolymer, method for producing modified block copolymer, and resin composition A modified block copolymer according to the present invention is a modified block copolymer comprising a polymer block comprising a vinyl aromatic compound as a main constituent (A), a polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B), and an atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C). In the modified block copolymer, the polymer block comprising a conjugate diene compound as a main constituent (B) is a hydrogenated product, the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C) is contained in a side chain, and a compound forming the atomic group having NHx (x=0 to 2) (C).
US11124591B2	Ethylene interpolymer Metallic complexes having indenyl ligands can be used as an ingredient of a catalyst system. The catalyst system can be used in polymerizations of ethylenically unsaturated hydrocarbon monomers that include both olefins and polyenes. Embodiments of the catalyst system can provide interpolymers that include polyene mer and from 40 to 75 mole percent ethylene mer, with a plurality of the ethylene mer being randomly distributed. The catalyst system also can be used in solution polymerizations conducted in C5-C12 alkanes, yielding interpolymers that include at least 10 mole percent ethylene mer.
US11124587B2	Acrylic resin powder and resin composition for hot melt adhesives, and method of producing same An object of the present invention is to provide an acrylic resin powder suitable for hot melt adhesives which dissolves in polyol components such as polyalkylene glycols faster than conventional ones, as well as a resin composition which can be produced with lower energy than conventional ones. The object is achieved by using an acrylic resin powder comprising: a copolymer which contains a methyl methacrylate unit, wherein a volume average particle size of a primary particle is 0.1 to 10 μm, a volume average particle size of a secondary particle is 20 to 80 μm, a weight average molecular weight is 10,000 to 500,000, and the acrylic resin powder is soluble in polypropylene glycol having a weight average molecular weight of 1000 under stirring at a concentration of 10% by mass at 60° C. for 60 minutes.
US11124586B1	Particle size control of metallocene catalyst systems in loop slurry polymerization reactors Catalyst compositions containing a metallocene compound, a solid activator, and a co-catalyst, in which the solid activator or the supported metallocene catalyst has a d50 average particle size of 15 to 50 μm and a particle size distribution of 0.5 to 1.5, can be contacted with an olefin in a loop slurry reactor to produce an olefin polymer. A representative ethylene-based polymer produced using the catalyst composition has excellent dart impact strength and low gels, and can be characterized by a HLMI from 4 to 10 g/10 min, a density from 0.944 to 0.955 g/cm3, a higher molecular weight component with a Mn from 280,000 to 440,000 g/mol, and a lower molecular weight component with a Mw from 30,000 to 45,000 g/mol and a ratio of Mz/Mw ranging from 2.3 to 3.4.
US11124585B2	Processes for making polyisobutylene compositions Methods of making polyisobutylene and catalyst systems are described. Polyisobutylene compositions and catalyst system compositions are also described. In some embodiments, a method of making a catalyst system includes: providing a support material comprising one or more ion exchange resins; dehydrating the support material; and forming a catalyst system by adding to the support material (a) a mixture comprising BF3, (b) a mixture comprising BF3 and a complexing agent, or (c) both. In some embodiments, a method of making a polymer composition includes providing a catalyst system comprising: (a) a support material comprising one or more ion exchange resins, and (b) BF3; providing a feedstock comprising isobutylene; forming a reaction mixture comprising the feedstock and the catalyst system; contacting the isobutylene with the catalyst system; and obtaining a polymer composition.
US11124582B2	FLT3L-FC fusion proteins Provided are FLT3L-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding such fusion proteins, expression cassettes, vectors, cells and kits comprising such fusion proteins, and methods of using.
US11124581B2	Method for mass humanization of non-human antibodies The present invention relates to a method for producing a population of nucleic acids encoding at least one protein comprising at least one immunoglobulin variable domain having a non-human-derived CDR3 amino acid sequence embedded in essentially human framework sequences, as well as to a population of nucleic acids and a population of proteins relates thereto and uses thereof.
US11124578B2	Method of treating transplant rejection with silent Fc variants of anti-CD40 antibodies The present invention relates to silent Fc variants of anti-CD40 antibodies and compositions and methods of use of said antibodies for treating pathological disorders such as autoimmune and inflammatory disorders and/or for preventing or reducing the risk of graft rejection in transplantation.
US11124574B2	Specific photoimmuno-theranostics for detection and elimination of skin cancer cells The technology provided herein generally relates to novel specific photoimmuno-theranostics for the use in detection and elimination of skin cancer cells. The technology also relates to novel methods which generate homogeneous and specific photoimmuno-theranostics reagents in a simple, controlled and efficient way. This method combines molecular optical imaging, photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy using SNAP-tag technology.
US11124573B2	Compositions and methods related to engineered Fc constructs The present invention relates to compositions and methods of engineered IgG Fc constructs, wherein said Fc constructs include one or more Fc domains.
US11124565B2	Method for treating pre-type 1 diabetes in a human subject The present invention relates to compositions and methods utilizing anti-TNF antibodies having a heavy chain (HC) comprising SEQ ID NO:36 and a light chain (LC) comprising SEQ ID NO:37 for use in the treatment or prevention of Type I Diabetes (T1D).
US11124562B2	Anti-ApoE antibodies The present disclosure encompasses compositions and methods for effectively treating at least one symptom or sign of A plaque or cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) associated symptoms, or for decreasing amyloid plaque load or CAA load. The method comprises administering an effective amount of an anti-ApoE antibody to a mammalian subject, such as to a human.
US11124557B2	High-affinity and soluble PDL-1 molecule Provided in the present invention is a PDL-1 molecule. The affinity of the PDL-1 molecule to the PD-1 molecule is at least two times the affinity of the wild-type PDL-1 molecule to the PD-1 molecule. Meanwhile, the PDL-1 molecule of the present invention can effectively improve the killing efficiency of lymphocytes. In addition, the present invention also provides nucleic acids encoding the PDL-1 molecule of the present invention, and a complex of the PDL-1 molecules of the present invention. The PDL-1 molecule of the present invention may be used alone or in combination with other molecules.
US11124555B2	Fusion polypeptides comprising one or more inclusion body tags, methods and uses A fusion polypeptide, comprising an inclusion body tag fused to at least one polypeptide of interest, is provided. The inclusion body tag comprises an inclusion body forming (IBF) amino acid sequence selected from X14X15AX17X18X19GLTVA GMLG and sequences having at least 71% identity thereto. Also provided are inclusion bodies comprising the fusion polypeptide, as well as nucleic acids, expression vectors, host cells and methods for its production.
US11124553B2	TDP-43 mitochondrial localization inhibitor for the treatment of neurogenerative disease A method of treating a neurodegenerative disease in a subject includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a TDP-43 mitochondrial localization inhibitor.
US11124552B2	Compositions of phosphorylated tau peptides and uses thereof Liposomes containing tau peptides, preferably phosphorylated tau peptides, and conjugates containing tau peptides, preferably phosphorylated tau peptides, conjugated to an immunogenic carrier are described. Pharmaceutical compositions and uses of the liposomes and/or conjugates for treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disease or disorder, such as Alzheimer's Disease, are also described.
US11124550B2	Proteinaceous molecules and methods of use This invention relates to peptides and their use for modulating sodium channels. More particularly, the present invention relates to peptides and their use in methods of enhancing Nav1.1 activity and for treating or preventing conditions associated with Nav1.1 activity.
US11124543B2	Self-assembled structures composed of monomers of peptide nucleic acid and tunable photonic crystals made therefrom Ordered structures composed of a plurality of self-assembled peptide nucleic acid (PNA) monomers, and processes of generating same are provided. The plurality of PNA monomers includes modified PNA monomers which are N-protected PNA monomers and/or which feature at least one aromatic moiety attached to a backbone, a nucleobase and/or a nucleobase linkage unit of the PNA monomer. Tunable photonic crystals formed of the provided ordered structures, uses thereof and articles-of-manufacturing containing same are also provided.
US11124537B2	Inhibitors of glucocorticoid receptor The present invention relates generally to compositions and methods for treating cancer and hypercortisolism. Provided herein are substituted steroidal derivative compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful for inhibition of glucocorticoid receptors. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of cancer and hypercortisolism.
US11124536B2	Uridine nucleoside derivatives, compositions and methods of use This disclosure relates to uridine nucleoside derivatives, compositions comprising therapeutically effective amounts of those nucleoside derivatives and methods of using those nucleoside derivatives or compositions in treating disorders that are responsive to ligands, such as agonists, of P2Y6 receptor, e.g., neuronal disorders, including neurodegenerative disorders (e.g., Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease) and traumatic CNS injury, pain, Down Syndrome (DS), glaucoma and inflammatory conditions.
US11124535B2	Steviol glycoside composition The present invention relates to a composition comprising one or more steviol glycosides which composition comprises kaurenoic acid in an amount of no more than 150 ppm. The invention also relates to a method for preparing a steviol glycoside composition, which method comprises: providing a steviol glycoside composition; combining the steviol glycoside composition with a solvent to form a steviol glycoside solution; and crystallizing a steviol glycoside composition from the steviol glycoside solution, wherein the crystallization is carried out at pH7.0 or below. The invention also relates to a method for reducing the kaurenoic acid content of a steviol glycoside composition, which method comprises: providing a steviol glycoside composition which comprises kaurenoic acid; combining the steviol glycoside composition with a solvent to form a steviol glycoside solution; and crystallizing a steviol glycoside composition from the steviol glycoside solution, wherein the crystallization is carried out at pH7.0, thereby to reduce the amount of kaurenoic acid in the steviol glycoside composition.
US11124532B2	Chiral metal complex compounds The invention comprises novel chiral metal complex compounds of the formula wherein M, PR2, R3 and R4 are outlined in the description, its stereoisomers, in the form as a neutral complex or a complex cation with a suitable counter ion. The chiral metal complex compounds can be used in asymmetric reactions, particularly in asymmetric reductions of ketones, imines or oximes.
US11124529B2	Europium based metal organic framework for palladium sensing A method of detecting Pd2+ in an aqueous solution is described. The method involves mixing an Eu-based metal organic framework with the aqueous solution and measuring the amount of fluorescence quenching. The fluorescence quenching is specific to Pd2+ and also allows a 44 ppb detection limit of Pd2+. The Eu-based metal organic framework may be treated with a metal chelator and reused for sensitive detection of Pd2+.
US11124528B2	Process for preparing optically active 2,3-dihydrothiazolo[3,2-A]pyrimidin-4-ium compounds The present invention relates to a process for preparing optically active compounds of formula X and intermediates thereof, wherein the variables of compound of formula X are as defined in the claims or the description.
US11124527B2	Compounds for the modulation of Myc activity The present invention provides novel compounds of Formulas (I) and (II) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, tautomers, stereoisomers, isotopically labeled derivatives, and compositions thereof. Also provided are methods and kits involving the compounds or compositions for treating or preventing proliferative diseases, e.g., cancers (e.g., breast cancer, prostate cancer, lymphoma, lung cancer, pancreatic cancer, ovarian cancer, neuroblastoma, or colorectal cancer), benign neoplasms, angio genesis, inflammatory diseases, fibrosis (e.g., polycystic kidney disease), autoinflammatory diseases, and autoimmune diseases in a subject.
US11124523B2	2,6-dioxaspiro [4,5] decane derivatives and preparation method therefor and pharmaceutical applications thereof The present invention relates to a series of 2,6-dioxaspiro [4,5] decane derivatives and applications thereof in preparation of opiate receptor μ agonist related drugs; and in particular relates to the derivative compounds shown in formula (I), tautomers thereof or pharmaceutically acceptable compositions thereof.
US11124517B2	Crystal form of Baricitinib and preparation method thereof The present disclosure relates to crystalline forms of Baricitinib and processes for preparation thereof. The present disclosure also relates to pharmaceutical composition containing these crystalline forms and use of these crystalline forms for preparing JAK inhibitor drugs and preparing drugs treating rheumatoid arthritis. The crystalline forms of the present disclosure have one or more improved properties compared with crystalline forms of the prior art and have significant values for future drug optimization and development.
US11124512B2	Compound, display panel and display apparatus The present disclosure provides an azapyrene compound, a display panel and a display apparatus. The compound has a structure represented by Chemical Formula 1, in which X1-X4 are each a nitrogen atom or C—Ra, one or two of X1-X4 are a nitrogen atom; only one of X1 and X2 is a nitrogen atom; only one of X3 and X4 is N; Ra is mainly hydrogen, deuterium, or C1-C10 alkyl; Ar1 and Ar2 are each C6-C30 aryl or C3-C30 heteroaryl; m and n are 0, 1, 2, or 3, and when one of m and n is 0, the other one of m and n is not 0; and L1 and L2 are a single bond, C6-C30 arylene, or C3-C30 heteroarylene; p and q are 0, 1, or 2. The compound can be used as a CPL material to improve external quantum efficiency (EQE) of an organic light-emitting device and light-emitting efficiency.
US11124510B2	Alkyl chain modified imidazoquinoline TLR7/8 agonist compounds and uses thereof Disclosed are alkyl chain modified 1H-imidazoquinoline compounds, derivatives and analogs thereof, as Toll-like receptor-7 and -8 agonists for enhancing immune responses. Also provided are methods of making pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds. The present disclosure also describes methods of use for the alkyl chain modified 1H-imidazoquinoline compounds, derivatives and analogs thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds for the treatment of disease in a subject.
US11124505B2	Process for preparing 5-[[4-[2-[5-(1-hydroxyethyl)-2-pyridinyl]ethoxy]phenyl]methyl]-2,4-thiazolidinedione and salts thereof The disclosure provides a process of making the compound of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof: and the process of making the intermediate of Formula III: wherein PG is as defined as set forth in the specification.
US11124501B2	Fused 1,4-dihydrodioxin derivatives as inhibitors of heat shock transcription factor I The present invention relates to compounds of formula I as defined herein. The compounds of the present invention are inhibitors of heat shock factor 1 (HSF1). In particular, the present invention relates to the use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment and/or prevention of proliferative diseases, such as cancer. The present invention also relates to processes for the preparation of these compounds, and to pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US11124499B2	Pharmaceutical composition derived from Tecoma plant and a method for treating cancer A pharmaceutical composition containing an anti-proliferative compound, named Tecomaphorbide, which is identified and isolated from Tecoma plants (e.g. Tecoma stans). The pharmaceutical composition may contain a derivative and/or a salt of Tecomaphorbide. A process of obtaining Tecomaphorbide from Tecoma plants is specified. A method of treating cancer (e.g. leukemia, lymphoma, breast, colon, and prostate cancer) with the pharmaceutical composition is also provided.
US11124496B2	Imidazolidine compounds The present invention provides a compound of Formula (I) wherein X is selected from the group consisting of (CH2)2— and CH2—CH(CH3)—; Q is selected from the group consisting of C(CH3)2 and Formula (a); or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; compositions, methods to treat liver disease and NASH.
US11124494B2	Aryl heterocyclic piperidinone formyl peptide 2 receptor and formyl peptide 1 receptor agonists The disclosure relates to compounds of formula (I), which are formyl peptide 2 (FPR2) receptor agonists and/or formyl peptide 1 (FPR1) receptor agonists. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods of using the compounds, for example, for the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart failure, and related diseases.
US11124493B2	Nuclear transport modulators and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds of formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of formula I or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and methods of using said compounds, salts and compositions in the treatment of various disorders associated with CRM1 activity.
US11124490B2	Autotaxin inhibitors The present disclosure provides novel ATX inhibitors, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said inhibitors, as well as methods of treatment comprising administration of said inhibitors.
US11124489B2	EPAC antagonists Embodiments are directed to a series of novel EPAC antagonists that are designed, synthesized and evaluated in an effort to develop diversified analogues based on the scaffold of the previously identified high-throughput (HTS) hit ESI-09.
US11124485B2	Deoxyuridine triphosphatase inhibitors containing cyclopropano linkage Provided herein are dUTPase inhibitors of Formula (I), compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds and compositions
US11124477B2	Sulfonium compound, positive resist composition, and resist pattern forming process A novel sulfonium compound has formula (A). A positive resist composition comprising a polymer and a quencher containing the sulfonium compound is improved in resolution and LER during pattern formation and has storage stability. In formula (A), R1, R2, R3, and R4 are independently a C1-C20 monovalent hydrocarbon group, p is an integer of 0-5, q is an integer of 0-5, and r is an integer of 0-4.
US11124474B2	Diamine compound, and polyimide compound and molded product using the same [Problems to be Solved] The present invention provides a novel diamine compound which allows for the synthesis of a polyimide compound having a high solubility in an organic solvent and a high melt moldability.[Solution] The diamine compound according to the present invention is characterized by being represented by the following general formula (1): (wherein R1 to R8 are each independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, a substituted or unsubstituted alkyl group, and a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group; and at least one of R1 to R8 is a substituted or unsubstituted aromatic group).
US11124471B2	Process for oxidative esterification of aldehydes to carboxylic acid esters The present invention relates to a novel process for performing a heterogeneously catalyzed reaction for oxidative esterification of aldehydes to give carboxylic esters. Against this background, it has been possible by the present process according to the invention to perform such processes for longer periods without disruption, with constant or even increased activities and selectivities. This gives rise to the possibility of performing such processes in a very simple, economically viable and environmentally benign manner.
US11124469B2	Catalytic hydrogenation of fluoroolefins, alpha-alumina supported palladium compositions and their use as hydrogenation catalysts A hydrogenation process is disclosed. The process involves reacting a fluoroolefin with H2 in a reaction zone in the presence of a palladium catalyst to produce a hydrofluoroalkane product, wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the carrier. Also disclosed is a palladium catalyst composition consisting essentially of palladium supported on α-Al2O3 wherein the palladium concentration is from about 0.001 wt % to about 0.2 wt % based on the total weight of the palladium and the α-Al2O3. Also disclosed is a hydrogenation process comprising (a) passing a mixture comprising fluoroolefin and H2 through a bed of palladium catalyst in a reaction zone wherein the palladium catalyst comprises palladium supported on a carrier; and (b) producing a hydrofluoroalkane product; characterized by: the palladium catalyst in the front of the bed having lower palladium concentration than the palladium catalyst in the back of the bed.
US11124467B2	Method for producing hydrochlorofluorocarbon and/or hydrofluorocarbon Provided is a method for producing HCFC and/or HFC by subjecting a halogenated hydrocarbon and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to a fluorination reaction in the presence of a catalyst, whereby efficient production can be achieved, without the need to stop the production every time catalytic activity is regenerated or recovered, and without making facilities excessive. Provided as a solution therefor is a method comprising (A) subjecting a halogenated hydrocarbon and anhydrous hydrogen fluoride to a fluorination reaction in at least two reactors each in the presence of a catalyst to thereby obtain HCFC and/or HFC; and (B) while halting the reaction in at least one of the reactors, obtaining HCFC and/or HFC by the reaction in at least one other reactor.
US11124466B2	Production of light alkenes from alkane A method of oxidative dehydrogenating of butane stream comprises contacting the same with a bimetallic catalyst in the presence of oxygen, wherein the bimetallic catalyst containing nickel and bismuth or oxides thereof supported on solid support such as zirconium oxide, low aluminum MFI zeolite, and mesoporous silica foam. Various embodiments of the method of oxidative dehydrogenating the butane-containing hydrocarbon stream and the bimetallic catalyst are also provided.
US11124463B2	Coated granular fertilizers, methods of manufacture thereof, and uses thereof A coated fertilizer comprising a fertilizer granule and a coating disposed on a surface of the fertilizer granule, wherein the coating comprises interpenetrating domains comprising polymer domains and wax domains. A method of making the coated fertilizer is also disclosed.
US11124462B1	Compositions and their use in agricultural applications Compositions include dicyandiamide (DCD), N—(N-butyl) Thiophosphoric Triamide (NBPT), and styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer in a solution. Agricultural fertilizer compositions contain the DCD, NBPT and styrene-maleic anhydride copolymer composition in combination with a fertilizer.
US11124459B2	Processes and systems for carbon dioxide sequestration and related concrete compositions A ready-mixed composition and a pre-mix composition for the production of a concrete material containing sequestered carbon dioxide, a CO2-containing water used in such compositions, dry-batch and wet-batch processes for sequestering carbon dioxide in concrete material, general method and process for sequestering carbon dioxide in hardening concrete, system and ready-mixed truck to perform such processes and methods for the production of a ready-to-cure carbonated concrete. Compositions comprise a concrete mixture and a CO2-containing water. The CO2-containing water comprising water and at least one of blended CO2 gas bubbles, dissolved H2CO3, carbonate ions (CO32−), bicarbonate ions (HCO3−), nanosized alkaline earth metal carbonate and nanosized alkali metal carbonate particles. The concrete mixture comprises a cementitious material, aggregates and at least one CO2-sequestering chemical for accelerating a CO2 sequestration speed and maximizing the captured amount of the carbon dioxide.
US11124458B2	Nanocarbon particle admixtures for concrete An admixture for concrete includes at least two different types of nanocarbon particles in a water/surfactant mixture having a predetermined percentage range by mass of the admixture. The admixture also includes surfactant and can include a nano-silica based suspension stabilizer having a predetermined percentage range by mass of the admixture.
US11124455B2	Nanozeolite-modified green concrete A nanozeolite modified green concrete contains alkali-activated natural pozzolan. Natural pozzolan is a green and sustainable material, potentially useful in green concrete, e.g., to curb greenhouse gas emissions associated with ordinary Portland cement production. Nanozeolite (NZ) is present as an additive to the green concrete, e.g., at 3 to 5 wt. %, of natural pozzolan to improve strength development and microstructural properties, resulting in superior strength and denser microstructure compared to a green concrete without nanozeolite.
US11124454B2	Artificial stone with non-natural mineral as main material and its preparation method An artificial stone with non-natural mineral as main material, its raw materials calculated by mass percent include: resin 8-16%, quartz sand aggregate 0-45%, glass particle aggregate 14-60%, quartz powder 0-32%, glass powder 0-32%, tile powder 5-32%, ultrafine quartz powder 0-5% and pigment 0-2%; its main materials also include curing agent and coupling agent; in the formula of artificial stone, the total mass of glass particle aggregate and glass powder is greater than the total mass of quartz sand aggregate, quartz powder and ultrafine quartz powder. Glass particle aggregate and glass powder are made of recycled waste glass, and tile powder is made of recycled waste vitreous polished tiles. The artificial stone in this invention takes non-natural minerals as main fillers, a new formula system is formed, which adopts wastes as main padding, provides more recycling applications of wastes and has more environmental protection meanings.
US11124453B2	Artificial stone with glass as main material and its preparation method This invention discloses an artificial stone with glass as main material, which is characterized by that, its raw materials calculated by mass percent include: resin 8-16%, quartz sand aggregate 0-45%, glass particle aggregate 14-60%, quartz powder 0-32%, glass powder 0-32%, ultrafine quartz powder 0-5% and pigment 0-2%; its main materials also include curing agent and coupling agent, the mass ratio of the curing agent and the resin used is 0.5-2:100, and the mass ratio of the coupling agent and the resin used is 0.5-2:100; in the formula of artificial stone, the total mass of glass particle aggregate and glass powder is greater than the total mass of quartz sand aggregate, quartz powder and ultrafine quartz powder. The artificial stone in this invention takes glass particle and powder materials as main fillers, a new formula system is formed, and a new artificial stone is obtained, with a better permeability.
US11124452B2	Non-aqueous liquid anti-shrinkage cement additives The present disclosure relates to a method of cementing comprising: providing a cement composition comprising: water, a cement, and a non-aqueous liquid anti-shrinkage cement additive comprising calcined magnesium oxide and a non-aqueous liquid; introducing the cement composition into a subterranean formation; and allowing the cement composition to set in the subterranean formation. Non-aqueous liquid anti-shrinkage cement additives, cement compositions, and systems are also provided.
US11124450B2	Glass panel and glass window An object is to enable suppression of thermal leakage at a peripheral portion of a pair of glass plates disposed so as to be opposed to each other with a gap interposed therebetween. A pair of glass plates 1A, 1B are disposed so as to be opposed to each other with a gap V interposed therebetween, and a periphery sealing metal material 3 is provided which joins the pair of glass plates 1A, 1B at a peripheral portion V1 thereof so as to seal the gap V in an airtight state. The periphery sealing metal material 3 interposed between opposed inner surfaces of the pair of glass plates 1A, 1B contains, in a mixed manner, a thermal insulation material 30 having lower thermal conductivity than that of the periphery sealing metal material 3.
US11124449B2	Fabrication and applications of multiple side-window, side-firing optical fiber The present disclosure relates to the fabrication and characterization of an optical fiber capable of firing light virtually from any point along its circumferential surface. The optical fiber is preferably prepared by laser micromachining. In preferred embodiments, laser radiation is focused onto a multimode optical fiber axis, forming a conical-shaped cavity (side window) in the fiber core. Because of the total internal reflection when the laser beam reaches the side window-outside medium interface, the beam is reflected to the side of the optical fiber.
US11124446B2	Glass frit, glass composition, cooking appliance having glass composition, and method of forming glass composition A glass composition, a cooking appliance having a glass composition, and a method of forming a glass composition may include a glass frit including 15 wt. % to 50 wt. % silicon dioxide (SiO2), 10 wt. % to 30 wt. % of diboron trioxide (B2O3), 5 wt. % to 35 wt. % of zinc oxide (ZnO), and 10 wt. % to 30 wt. % of an I-group oxide. The glass frit may further include at least one of aluminum oxide (Al2O3), zirconium dioxide (ZrO2), or titanium dioxide (TiO2) by about 0.1 wt. % to 5 wt. %; at least one of sodium fluoride (NaF) or aluminum trifluoride (AlF3) by about 1 wt. % to 5 wt. %; and at least one of cobalt(II) dicobalt(III) oxide (Co3O4), nickel(II) oxide (NiO), iron(III) oxide (Fe2O3), or manganese(IV) oxide (MnO2) by about 1 wt. % to 6 wt. %. The I-group oxide may include at least one of lithium oxide (Li2O), sodium oxide (Na2O), or potassium oxide (K2O).
US11124444B2	Ion exchangeable Li-containing glass compositions for 3-D forming According to one embodiment, a glass article may include SiO2, Al2O3, Li2O and Na2O. The glass article may have a softening point less than or equal to about 810° C. The glass article may also have a high temperature CTE less than or equal to about 27×10−6/° C. The glass article may also be ion exchangeable such that the glass has a compressive stress greater than or equal to about 600 MPa and a depth of layer greater than or equal to about 25 μm after ion exchange in a salt bath comprising KNO3 at a temperature in a range from about 390° C. to about 450° C. for less than or equal to approximately 15 hours.
US11124443B2	Ion exchangeable glass with deep compressive layer and high damage threshold Glasses comprising SiO2, Al2O3, and P2O5 that are capable of chemical strengthened by ion exchange and having high damage resistance. These phosphate-containing glasses have a structure in which silica (SiO2) is replaced by aluminum phosphate (AlPO4) and/or boron phosphate (BPO4).
US11124434B2	In-liquid plasma device There is provided an in-liquid plasma device including a tubular flow channel in which a liquid flow, and a cavitation generator and a voltage application unit which are disposed in the tubular flow channel. The cavitation generator generates cavitation in the liquid inside the tubular flow channel. The voltage application unit is located in the tubular flow channel so as to generate plasma by applying a voltage to the liquid in which the cavitation is generated. The cavitation generator has a throttle portion whose inner diameter is smaller than other sites in the tubular flow channel. The throttle portion has an upstream side inclined surface located on an upstream side of a narrowest site of the throttle portion, and a downstream side inclined surface located on a downstream side of the narrowest site of the throttle portion.
US11124428B2	Iridium and / or iridium oxide microsphere-based porous material, preparation method therefor, and uses thereof The invention relates to a porous material in the form of microspheres based on iridium and/or iridium oxide, its preparation process, its use as anodic catalyst in a water electrolyser based on a solid polymer electrolyte, also called PEM water electrolyser (with PEM meaning “Proton Exchange Membrane” or “Polymer Electrolyte Membrane”) or for the manufacture of light-emitting diodes for various electronic devices or for cars, and a PEM water electrolyser comprising such a material as an anode catalyst.
US11124424B2	Process for the co-production of methanol and ammonia in parallel A process for co-production of methanol and ammonia in parallel based on autothermal reforming with oxygen enriched air from electrolysis of water and separation of air and preparation of ammonia with hydrogen from the electrolysis of water and nitrogen from the separation of air.
US11124422B2	Zeolite synthesis sol, method of producing zeolite membrane, and method of producing zeolite powder A zeolite synthesis sol includes particles of an aluminum source with a mean particle diameter of 5 to 500 nm, and a solvent in which the particles are dispersed, the solvent being water that contains a phosphorus source, a structure-directing agent, and a carboxylic acid.
US11124419B2	Method for producing a micron-size spherical silica aerogel A method for producing a micron-size spherical silica aerogel having a selectable or controllable average particle size, the method includes producing a surface-modified silica sol by adding a first organosilane compound to a aqueous acid-silica sol, which comprises an inorganic acid and a water glass solution, with a pH less than 3, dispersive mixing a non-polar organic solvent, a second organosilane compound, and the surface-modified silica sol, at a selected stilling rate which is inversely related to an average particle size, without adding any surfactant or dispersant, a micron-size spherical silica hydrogel and further a hydrophobic micron-size spherical silica gel are then produced. Following by drying or stirring the hydrophobic micron-size spherical silica gel to obtain a controllable micron-size silica aerogel in a spherical and powder forms, respectively.
US11124417B2	Systems for producing advanced carbon materials at carbon source locations A method of producing advanced carbon materials can include extracting a coal sample from a location, performing a spectral analysis on the coal sample, determining one or more desired advanced carbon materials based at least in part on spectral analysis, extracting an amount of coal from the location, beneficiating the amount of coal, and processing the beneficiated amount of coal to produce the one or more desired advanced carbon materials from at least some of the amount of coal.
US11124413B2	Gaseous oxygen propulsion system with chemical oxygen generation The present invention relates generally in gaseous oxygen propulsion systems with solid-phase chemical oxygen generation for in-space propulsion systems. Chemical oxygen generation is provided by alkali metal chlorates, alkali metal perchlorates or metal peroxides.
US11124410B2	Actuator plate partitioning and control devices and methods Devices and methods of operating partitioned actuator plates to obtain a desirable shape of a movable component of a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device. The subject matter described herein can in some embodiments include a micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) device including a plurality of actuation electrodes attached to a first surface, where each of the one or more actuation electrode being independently controllable, and a movable component spaced apart from the first surface and movable with respect to the first surface. Where the movable component further includes one or more movable actuation electrodes spaced apart from the plurality of fixed actuation electrodes.
US11124403B2	Guide member A guide member including: an upper main body that is positioned so as to enclose the filling valve and so as to be movable in a vertical direction relative to the filling port; and a lower main body that is positioned so as to enclose the upper main body and is configured to be slidable on the surface of the upper main body. The lower main body is provided with an abutting portion that protrudes inward relative to the inner surface of the lower main body and that is configured to abut against at least an opening portion of the container mounted on the container supporting unit, and the guide member is configured to allow the container to be lifted while keeping the abutting portion abutted against the opening portion, thereby guiding the opening portion to an appropriate position relative to the filling port.
US11124400B2	Personal watercraft lift and transporting cart The present invention is a personal watercraft lift and transporting cart. In particular, the present invention is directed to a lift that can lift and rotate a personal watercraft (“PWC”) so that repairs can be conducted more ergonomically. The lift preferably has two lifting arms attached to upright frame members. In turn, the upright frame members extend vertically from a mounting base. The lift also preferably has two actuators pivotally attached to the lifting arms at one end and attached to the mounting base at the other end. When the actuators extend, the lifting arms lift and rotate. The transporting cart preferably has a cart chassis, a hull bunk and two receivers, where the first and second receiver are spaced to allow insertion of the first and second lifting arms so that the cart can be lifted and rotated by the lift with PWC mounted on the cart.
US11124399B2	Lifting and transporting device In a lifting and transporting device for lifting a load (13) and for transporting the same transversely to the lifting direction (8), for use in the production of a screwed flange connection (35), in order to bring a tensioning tool (13) into a tensioning position in which it is in engagement with a screw bolt connection (18) to be pretensioned, or into a transport position in which it is out of engagement with a screw bolt connection and can be transported to the next screw bolt connection, wherein the flange (36a, 36b) extends horizontally, comprising a frame (2) for picking up and for lifting a load (13), a holding device (3) for holding the load, wherein the holding device is movable relative to the frame in the lifting direction (8), and comprising a hoisting device (4) for lifting and lowering the holding device (3) with the load (13) attached thereto, wherein the frame (2) is mounted on a first and a second support bearing (5, 6) and the first support bearing (5) is designed for abutment against the flange upper side (14), the frame (2) is designed to extend from the flange upper side (14) along the flange face (15) to below the flange underside (16), the second support bearing (6) is designed for abutment against the flange upper side (14) or against the flange face (15), the holding device (3) is equipped to hold the tensioning tool (13) below the flange underside (16) with the engaging means directed upwards, and the hoisting device (4) is equipped to lift the holding device (3) with the tensioning tool (13) attached thereto from a lowered transport position into a tensioning position.
US11124397B2	Fishing pole lifting device with pulley wheels and offset fixation points There is provided herein a load-lifting device for personal or mechanical use, a method of operating the load-lifting device and a fishing pole having the load-lifting device.
US11124396B2	Free fall winch The present invention relates to a free-fall winch comprising a drum which can be rotatorily driven by a winch drive via a transmission and can be retained by a holding brake, wherein in addition to the holding brake a free-fall brake is provided for slowing down the drum in free-fall operation. According to the invention, the free-fall brake is arranged between winch drive and holding brake on the one hand and drum on the other hand such that when the free-fall brake is open, the drum is decoupled from the winch drive and from the holding brake and can be rotated at idle with respect to the winch drive and the holding brake.
US11124395B2	Reel braking adjustment device and reel braking adjustment program A reel braking adjustment device includes a tensile force-related information acquisition unit and a braking parameter correction unit. The tensile force-related information acquisition unit is configured to acquire tensile force-related information. The tensile force-related information is information that is related to tensile force acting on a fishing line and detected during a fishing line discharge period in which the fishing line is released from a dual-bearing reel configured to brake rotation of a spool based on a braking parameter. The braking parameter correction unit is configured to correct braking parameters based on temporal changes in the tensile force-related information acquired by the tensile force-related information acquisition unit.
US11124394B2	Crane A crane includes a crane body, a boom, a hoisting winch, and a rope holding device pressing a rope wound around a drum of the hoisting winch against the drum. The rope holding device includes an oscillating arm whose proximal end is attached to a base of the hoisting winch using a support shaft and distal end oscillates in a direction close to or away from the drum, and a rope presser which is attached to a distal end of the oscillating arm, extends in an axial direction of the drum between a pair of flanges, and abuts against the rope wound around the drum. A weight member, which biases a distal end side of the oscillating arm in a direction close to the drum by the gravity with the support shaft as a fulcrum, is provided at the proximal end of the oscillating arm.
US11124392B2	Optical detection and analysis for boom angles on a crane A crane includes a carrier, a superstructure coupled to the carrier, the superstructure including a boom, and an optical detection system having an image capture assembly including one or more image capture devices configured to capture an image of one or more of the carrier and the superstructure, and an optical control system. The optical control system is configured to detect one or more objects in the captured image, the one or more objects selected from: the carrier, the superstructure, and a marker, analyze the one or more detected objects, and determine a status of the boom based on the analysis of the one or more detected objects. The optical detection system and a method for determining the status of the boom are provided as well.
US11124391B2	Lifting shipping containers An adaptor including a pair of lifting beams for lifting two or more shipping containers in a side by side configuration, each container having corner fittings provided with lifting/fastening sockets. Each lifting beam is designed to extend across one end of the top of the containers to be lifted and has pairs of connectors designed to connect to the lifting sockets provided in the tops of the containers. Each lifting beam, or connecting beams extending between the lifting beams, have sockets for detachable connection with an associated crane or lifting machine to lift the adaptor and containers. Each lifting beam is also a continuous extendable component having first and second portions which are movable relative to each other.
US11124378B2	Sheet discharging apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet discharging apparatus includes a discharge portion including a first member configured to apply a force to a first region of a sheet from an upper surface and a second member configured to apply a force to a second region of the sheet from a lower surface, and a contact portion including a first guide surface disposed contactably with the first region and a second guide surface disposed contactably with the second region. The first guide surface is formed such that an angle with respect to a tangential line at a contact point between the first member and the first region of the sheet becomes a first angle. The second guide surface is formed such that an angle with respect to a tangential line at a contact point between the second member and the second region of the sheet becomes a second angle which is smaller than the first angle.
US11124377B2	Modular dispenser for a paper web turn-up system An improved tape delivery assembly for delivering a turn-up tape across a moving web of paper being wound onto a spool, the assembly being part of a paper web turn-up system, the tape being used to sever and transfer the leading edge of the cut paper web onto an empty spool. A secondary tape dispensing module may deliver a secondary turn-up tape while a primary tape delivery module is temporarily removed from the paper web turn-up system.
US11124375B2	Paper feeding device, image forming device, and electrode feeding device A paper feeding device has a paper feed tray, a device body, a fan, a rectifying member, and a retreat mechanism. A paper bundle in which a plurality of sheets of paper are stacked can be placed on the paper feed tray. The rectifying member is positioned above the paper bundle placed on the paper feed tray in a state in which the paper feed tray is accommodated in an accommodating part of the device body. The rectifying member generates a negative pressure between the rectifying member and an uppermost sheet of paper of the paper bundle using airflow from the fan in a state in which the paper feed tray is accommodated in the accommodating part. The retreat mechanism displaces the rectifying member in conjunction with the paper feed tray so that the rectifying member retreats from the paper feed tray in at least one of a pull-out operation and a push-in operation of the paper feed tray.
US11124369B2	Package receiving and sorting apparatus and package receiving and sorting method When a first holder and a second holder are positioned at a pair of midway positions, a belt is arranged between the first holder and the second holder breadthways across a work area, and a package is positioned between the belt and a selected one delivery section. The first holder and the second holder come closer to each other when approaching a pair of final positions from the pair of midway positions. The belt is retracted by a retractor into the first holder and the second holder to pull the package in the direction of the selected one delivery section.
US11124368B2	System and method for zero defect carton rejection A post compression carton rejection system for receiving cartons in-line from a carton assembly system having a compression conveying section for compressing folded and glued cartons for delivery to a packing system. The post compression carton rejection system comprise a frame adapted to be supported between the compression conveying section and the packing system. An infeed conveyor is mounted to the frame and has an infeed belt for transporting folded and glued cartons from the compression conveying section and an infeed drive for driving the infeed belt. An outfeed conveyor is mounted to the frame between the infeed conveyor and a conveyor exit proximate the packer, in use, and comprises a nose extension conveyor having an outfeed belt including a dump gate controllably retractable at the conveyor exit to selectively dump folded and glued cartons, an outfeed drive for driving the outfeed belt and a dump gate actuator for opening and returning the dump gate. A controller operatively controls the infeed drive, the outfeed drive and the dump gate actuator to selectively create gaps before and after a stream of defective folded and glued cartons and dump the defective folded and glued cartons at the dump gate.
US11124366B2	Inspection apparatus for display panel and testing method for display panel The present disclosure illustrates an inspection apparatus for a display panel and a testing method for display panel. The inspection apparatus includes a platform, a feeding device, a rotatable bearing stage, an optical panel inspection device, a discharging device, a rotation driving device and a transfer device. The platform includes a support frame having a loading-and-unloading area and an inspection area. The feeding device transports the display panel along a feeding direction. The rotation driving device includes a rotation axis and a rotation driving mechanism. The rotation axis has an end fixed at a central part of a bottom surface of the rotatable bearing stage, and the rotation driving mechanism can rotate the rotation axis. The display panel placed on the rotatable bearing stage can be exchanged between the loading-and-unloading area and the inspection area when the rotatable bearing stage is rotated.
US11124364B1	Energy harvesting brake system An energy harvesting brake system may comprise a shaft, a roller cylinder, and a piezoelectric material. The roller cylinder may be configured to rotate relative to the shaft in response to a target moving relative to a platform. The piezoelectric material may be in operable communication with the shaft and the roller cylinder such that relative rotational motion between the shaft and the roller cylinder causes cyclic stress in the piezoelectric material thereby generating electrical energy.
US11124362B2	Article transport apparatus Provided is an article transport apparatus which can transfer an article to a transfer target portion at a low height. A movable member having a support portion includes a transfer mechanism for moving an article between the support portion and a transfer target portion. The transfer mechanism includes an interlocking portion capable of being interlocked with an article along the front-and-back direction, a first guide portion for guiding the interlocking portion along the front-and-back direction, and a second actuator for moving the interlocking portion along the front-and-back direction. The transfer mechanism moves an article between the support portion and the transfer target portion by moving the interlocking portion along the front-and-back direction. The first guide portion and the second actuator are located higher than an article supported by the support portion.
US11124361B2	Storage and retrieval system A storage and retrieval system including a vertical array of storage levels, each storage level having, picking aisles, storage locations, disposed within the picking aisles, and at least one transfer deck providing access to the picking aisles, a multilevel vertical conveyor system configured to transport the uncontained case units to and from the vertical array of storage levels, each storage level being configured to receive uncontained case units from the multilevel vertical conveyor system, at least one autonomous transport located on each storage level for transporting the uncontained case units between respective storage locations and the multilevel vertical conveyor system, and a controller configured to create a primary access path through the transfer decks and picking aisles to a predetermined one of the storage locations and at least one secondary access path to the predetermined one of the storage locations when the primary path is impassable.
US11124354B2	Insulated bag A method for assembling an insulated bag includes folding a first main panel of a pair of opposing main panels relative to a first side panel of a pair of opposing side panels about a main crease line, the main panels, the side panels, and the main crease line defined in an insulated blank, the insulated blank including an insulation batt, a first sheet, and a second sheet, the insulation batt encapsulated in a blank cavity defined between the first sheet and the second sheet, a blank border extending around a perimeter of the insulated blank, the insulated blank defining a first end and a second end; attaching the first end to the second end; and forming a bottom panel of the insulated bag by folding a portion of the bottom panel relative to the main panel about a bottom crease line.
US11124353B2	Insulation packaging for thermal insulation and/or shock absorption made from straw and/or hay The invention relates to a method for producing an insulating packaging for thermal insulation and/or shock absorption, and a packaging of this type. According to the invention, straw or hay or a mixture of the two is plasticized; the plasticized straw and/or hay is subjected to moulding; while maintaining the moulding, the plasticization is reversed and the straw and/or hay is hardened without material bonding between the individual stalks of straw and/or hay; and the straw and/or hay is provided with a coating on all sides. By this means, an insulating packaging is created consisting of one or more insulating cores (1) made of pressed straw and/or hay and at least one coating (2), wherein the insulating core (1) is designed to be dimensionally stable and providing the shape without bonded connection between the individual stalks of hay and/or straw, and the insulating core (1) is completely surrounded by a coating (2) which is only connected by interlocking without additional connecting elements with the insulating core (1).
US11124351B2	Insulated disposable paper-based cups, lids and containers Various recyclable containers are described herein and generally comprise a frame made of a first paper-based material having a bottom wall and side walls that extend from the bottom wall; and a metallic layer that is removably positioned along an inner surface of the bottom and side walls of the frame; and at least one tab that is attached to a portion of the metallic layer. The at least one tab has a portion that extends past at least one sidewall of the container so that, during recycling, the at least one tab is pulled to remove the metallic layer from the frame. Examples of methods for manufacturing and recycling these containers are also described herein.
US11124349B2	Shipping system for shipping glass sheets A shipping system for shipping planar substrates includes a plurality of planar substrates stacked to form a pack and a plurality of interleaving material including substantially spherical beads positioned between the substrates of the pack and configured to carry a load. Substantially all of the beads have a diameter within 25% of Dmax, where Dmax is a diameter corresponding to a size of an opening of an upper limit sieve used in the shipping system. Also disclosed are a spacer for use in a shipping system for shipping planar substrates, a wrapped system for shipping planar substrates, a method of wrapping a system for shipping planar substrates, and a powder applicator.
US11124346B2	Flexible shipping package A shipping package having a flexible inner sheet having a first surface and a second surface. The package has an article reservoir for accepting an article to be shipped and one or more expansion chambers. The expansion chambers can be inflated or otherwise expanded to provide structure to the package and to protect the article in the article reservoir.
US11124345B1	Electronic device packaging A packing insert includes a panel that defines a periphery, a location inward of the periphery, and a plurality of flaps each defining an outer end and an inner end such that each flap extends inwardly from its outer end to its inner end. Each of the flaps is foldable about its outer end so that the flaps collectively define a void. A first one of the flaps has a second outer end spaced outwardly from the outer end of the first flap. The panel defines at least one frangible portion between the outer end and the second outer end of the first flap. The first flap is selectively foldable about 1) its outer end so as to at least partially define the void, and 2) its second outer end, after breaking the at least one frangible portion, so as to increase a size of the void.
US11124341B2	Plastic bottle retaining apparatus and advertising platform A plastic bottle retaining apparatus and advertising platform (BRAAP) that is used to captively hold at least one, and preferably multiple, plastic beverage bottles and includes advertising or promotional indicia printed thereon. The BRAAP has a structure which is a strip, or a panel. The strip and panel can be resilient and disposable, and each have at least one, and typically multiple, openings that are each dimensioned to allow a bottle's neck to be inserted and maintained within, or removed from, the opening. When a bottle is inserted into an opening, the BRAAP with the retained bottle, can be packaged, stored, transported or displayed. When a bottle is pulled from an opening, the bottle neck is released, thereby allowing the bottle to be removed from the BRAAP. The advertising or promotional indicia includes a company name, a coupon, a sport team name, event information, commercial offers, entertainment information, or social media information.
US11124338B1	Overmolded valve for a liquid container An overmolded valve is provided for use in a container having a throat. The valve is inserted into the throat of the container and prevents liquid from flowing from the container during shipment or storage. When the container is inverted for use with a dosing and/or dispensing apparatus, the valve remains closed until it is opened by an upward force to permit liquid to flow from the container, by gravity, to the dosing and/or dispensing apparatus. The valve closes when the upward force is removed. A pair of plastic semi-helical springs urge the valve to the closed position.
US11124335B1	Auto lock lid The present invention relates generally to the field of closure devices for consumer products, including both liquid and dry products. More specifically, the present invention relates to a lid or closure for consumer goods packaging that provides a secure locking engagement to prevent spilling, leakage, and/or tampering of the contents of the packaging. The unique closure device utilizes a combination of a release tab and locking elements, which cooperate with one another in order to seal or unseal at least a portion of the lid or closure to allow for dispensing of the contents of the container.
US11124331B2	Letter envelope The present invention solves the disadvantages of the prior art. One embodiment of the present invention provides a new and improved envelope assembly that saves at least one piece of paper per mail and could potentially saves millions of pieces of paper over time. The present invention, in one of its embodiments also provides a new and improved envelope assembly which enables the user to quickly access terms and conditions of a promotional invitation which are often important or required by law. The parts of the envelope assembly can be relatively inexpensive to manufacture and mass produce, and easy to assemble. The envelope assembly is useful as a conventional envelope for letters, invitations or the like, or as a mailer for commercial invites for applications.
US11124325B2	Packaging machine with a cutting device with optimized power consumption A packaging machine packages items using film. The packaging machine includes: a film transporter for feeding film; and a cutting device for cutting film. The cutting device is transferrable by a driving force from a rest position into an extended position. The film is severable by the cutting device in the extended position. The cutting device is connected to a housing surrounding the cutting device via a return mechanism. The return mechanism is activatable upon the cutting device being transferred from the rest position into the extended position. A return force in a direction of the rest position is exertable by the return mechanism in the activated state on the cutting device in its extended position, the force being greater than a return resistance of the cutting device in its extended state by which the cutting device is held in the extended state without action of the driving force.
US11124323B2	Flexible, stackable container and method and system for manufacturing the same A flexible, stackable container for storing a quantity of a product may include a sealed package formed from a single sheet of film and retaining the quantity of the product disposed therein, and a lid fitment attached to a first side of the package. The first side of the package may have an outer first surface of the film and outwardly extending first corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the first side and surrounding the first side of the package. The package may also have a second side disposed opposite the first side and outwardly extending second corner seals formed in the film at the edges of the second side and surrounding the second side of the package.
US11124321B2	Lid closing device and lid closing method The present invention provides a lid closing device and a lid closing method, each of which does not require a high degree of accuracy when performing a lid closing operation. A holding portion moves such that a lid is located at a position above a container. Holding of the lid by the holding portion is released at the position above the container. The lid falls to cover the container. Thus, the lid closing operation is performed.
US11124319B2	Re-useable, deployable, sun-shade and solar sail mechanism An assembly for deployment and retraction of a panel for outer space environment usage, includes a member secured to the panel with the member having an axis of rotation. Mass component connected to the panel, with panel wrapped about member with mass component positioned a first radial distance from the axis of rotation. Mass component has a mass per unit area greater than a mass per unit area of the panel adjacent to the mass component. With a rate of rotation of the mass component and member being same, the mass component rotates about the axis of rotation at a second radial distance from the axis of rotation, wherein the second radial distance is greater in dimension than the first radial distance. With a rate of rotation of the mass component and the member changed to be different, radial distance of the mass component to the axis of rotation decreases.
US11124318B2	Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods Spacecraft servicing devices and related methods may include a propellant tank configured to store a propellant and to be placed into fluid communication with a portion of the target spacecraft.
US11124316B2	Detecting impending motor failure using audio data In an embodiment, one or more computer-readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions to cause an apparatus, in response to execution by one or more processors of the apparatus, to receive sounds emanating from one or more motors included in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) during operation of the one or more motors; predict a number of operational cycles remaining before the one or more motors is to fail based on analysis of the sounds; and, based on the determination of the number of operational cycles remaining, restrict the UAV from normal use. The one or more motors comprises a vertical or horizontal propulsion motor of the UAV.
US11124315B2	Lightning protection system and associated nose A lightning protection system of an aircraft includes a wall defining an inner surface and an outer surface. The outer surface is configured to come into contact with a mass of air located around the aircraft. The lighting protection system also includes at least two electrically conductive lighting traps received in holes traversing the wall and at least one strip with pellets having an electrically insulating substrate and electrically conductive pellets spaced apart from one another on the electrically insulating substrate. The strip with pellets is fastened on the wall by the two lightning traps. The strip with pellets is attached on the inner surface of the wall.
US11124314B2	Systems and methods for transferring electric power to an aircraft during flight Systems and methods for transferring electric power to an aircraft during flight. Power transfer to the receiver aircraft is effected by means of a donor aircraft using a wired electrical connection. The method for transferring electric power includes: establishing an electrical connection between a receiver aircraft and a donor aircraft during flight; and transferring electric power from the donor aircraft to the receiver aircraft via the electrical connection. In one embodiment, electric power is transferred by way of a power cable deployed by the donor aircraft, a drogue attached to a trailing end of the power cable, and a probe mounted to the fuselage of the receiver aircraft, The probe and drogue are configured to form an electrical connection when fully engaged.
US11124312B2	Aircraft motive flow line An aircraft motive flow line includes an outer tube made out of a first material and an inner tube extending longitudinally inside the outer tube. The inner tube is made out of a second material having a thermal conductivity coefficient lower than that of the first material. The first material has a strength coefficient greater than that of the second material. The inner tube is sized and held in position relative to the outer tube so as to define a gap between an exterior of the inner tube and an interior of the outer tube. A port fluidly connects an interior of the inner tube to the gap.
US11124311B2	Engine assembly with a dedicated voltage bus There is provided an engine assembly for an aircraft, comprising a heat engine in driving engagement with an engine shaft having a first end coupled to a mechanical gearbox and a second end opposite the first end, an electric generator coupled to the second end to provide a generator output voltage, the electric generator separate from the mechanical gearbox, a power electronics module connected to the electric generator and configured to regulate the generator output voltage to provide a regulated output voltage that meets an electrical power demand of at least one aircraft accessory, and a voltage bus connected to the power electronics module and configured to supply the regulated output voltage to the at least one aircraft accessory.
US11124309B2	Single lever control system for engines with multiple control modes An engine control system includes a first user control lever configured for rotational movement between a first control position and a second control position and a second user control lever configured for rotational movement between a third control position and a fourth control position. The first user control lever is configured for operational control of an engine in a first control mode and the second user control lever is configured for operational control of the engine in a second control mode, such as a backup mode. A mechanical link couples the first user control lever to the second user control lever with at least one angular offset. As a result of the angular offset, the second user control lever can be maintained in a safe operating position relative to the first user control lever position.
US11124304B2	Selectively deployable heated propulsor system A selectively deployable heated propulsor system which may be integrated into vehicles, airplanes, or any other machinery configured for flight. The system includes a structural feature that includes a mounted propulsor including a rotor and a motor mechanically coupled to the rotor allowing the rotor to rotate when in an activated mode. The mounted propulsor includes a chamber configured to support a first configuration where the propulsor and the rotor are stowed and heated in an enclosed environment, and a second configuration where the rotor is deployed.
US11124300B2	Business class all aisle access passenger seat configuration An aircraft passenger seat arrangement such as a business seating class arrangement including a plurality of passenger seat groups positioned adjacent a longitudinal aisle, each passenger seat group including an inboard seat and an outboard seat angled toward the longitudinal aisle, with the inboard seat angle being greater than the outboard seat angle to improve access to the outboard seat along a branch aisle extending from the longitudinal aisle forward of the inboard seat to a forward end of the outboard seat, as well as reducing seat pitch between longitudinally adjacent inboard and outboard seats with at least equivalent seat egress.
US11124299B2	Multi-mode transformable monuments for aircraft doorway spaces Transformable monuments may be positioned proximate to aircraft exit doors to utilize the doorway spaces as temporary workspaces for cabin crew or destination spaces for passengers once cruising altitude is achieved. A transformable monument includes transforming portions that extend or pivot into an aircraft cross-aisle upon actuation of an exterior latch by either hand. The transforming portions extend or pivot into horizontal surfaces for crew or passenger use while protecting the exit doors from unauthorized access by passengers inflight. Transforming portions of a single monument may extend partially or fully across the cross-aisle, or a system of two transformable monuments on either side of the exit door may collectively define the temporary space. The upper and middle sections of the monument may include additional storage or self-service compartments for providing refreshments or other amenities to passengers.
US11124298B2	Foldable UAV An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a central body and a plurality of arms extendable from the central body using one or more actuators. Each of the plurality of arms is configured to support one or more propulsion units. One arm of the plurality of arms is configured to connect to one of the one or more actuators via a linkage mechanism. The one of the one or more actuators is configured to actuate the linkage mechanism between (1) a first dead center position for securing the one arm when the one arm is extended away from the central body in a flight configuration and (2) a second dead center position for securing the one arm when the one arm is folded substantially parallel to the central body in a compact configuration.
US11124295B2	Transformable unmanned aerial vehicle An unmanned aerial vehicle is provided. The unmanned aerial vehicle includes a housing with a first housing structure and a second housing structure, a wireless communication circuit coupled to the housing or located inside the housing for wireless communication with an external controller, a plurality of propulsions systems coupled to the housing, and a navigation circuit configured to control the plurality of propulsion systems. At least one of the plurality of propulsion systems includes a plurality of folding arms pivotally coupled to one of the first housing structure and the second housing structure, a motor controlled by the navigation circuit, and a propeller coupled to the motor. The housing has at least one recess to accommodate at least part of the plurality of propulsion systems in the second state.
US11124291B2	System to promote accelerated boundary layer ingestion An aircraft is provided and includes fuselage having a nose, a main section aft of the nose and a tail aft of the main section, an engine nacelle partially embedded in the tail and including a boundary layer ingestion (BLI) propulsor with an inlet directly adjacent to the fuselage and a nozzle element disposed upstream from the inlet and configured to accelerate boundary flows flowing toward the interior side of the engine nacelle.
US11124290B2	Integrated aerodynamic flow control system with air source An aerodynamic flow control system includes a plurality of actuator units integrated at predetermined locations along a span of an aerodynamic surface of a vehicle to provide aerodynamic active air flow control, wherein each of the plurality of actuator units includes an electrically powered compressor to compress air; a transitional component to receive the compressed air from the compressor and provide two streams of the compressed air; and a fluidic oscillator having two inlet ports that receive the two streams of the compressed air, and an exit port that discharges a single oscillating flow of air at a predetermined velocity.
US11124289B2	Prioritizing use of flight attitude controls of aircraft Systems and methods of prioritizing the use of flight attitude controls of aircraft operable to transition between thrust-borne lift in a VTOL orientation and wing-borne lift in a biplane orientation. A method includes determining an optimal flight attitude state for the aircraft during flight, the aircraft including first and second wings with first and second pylons coupled therebetween forming an airframe with a two-dimensional distributed thrust array and a plurality of aerosurfaces coupled to the airframe; monitoring the current flight attitude state of the aircraft; identifying deviations between the current flight attitude state and the optimal flight attitude state; ordering the flight attitude controls of the aircraft based upon the flight attitude control authority of each in the current flight attitude state; and implementing the highest order flight attitude control to bias the aircraft from the current flight attitude state toward the optimal flight attitude state.
US11124287B2	Fan module with variable-pitch blades for a turbomachine The invention relates to a fan module with variable-pitch blades for a turbomachine, comprising a rotor (2) carrying blades (3), a stationary housing (7), a mechanism (11, 12, 13, 14, 20) for regulating the pitch of the blades (3), which is connected to the rotor, and a control means (16, 17) mounted on the stationary housing (7) and comprising a control part (18) that can be moved in translation according to an axis (X) of rotation of the rotor (2), and a bearing (19) for load transfer between the control part (18) and said mechanism, characterised in that it also comprises a stationary track (23) supporting the elastic restoring means (26, 27) which are arranged so as to exert an axial restoring force on the control part (18) towards a determined position, preferably corresponding to the blade (3) feathering.
US11124284B2	Panel assembly including stringer and reinforcement elements A panel assembly with a panel and a stringer is disclosed. The stringer has a stringer foot and an upstanding stringer web. The stringer foot has a flange which extends in a widthwise direction between the stringer web and a lateral edge and in a lengthwise direction alongside the stringer web, and a foot run-out which extends between the flange and a tip of the stringer foot. The foot run-out is bonded to the panel at a foot run-out interface. Reinforcement elements, such as tufts, pass through the foot run-out interface into the panel. The reinforcement elements are distributed across the foot run-out interface in a series of rows including an end row nearest to the tip of the stringer foot and further rows spaced progressively further from the tip of the stringer foot. At least the end row has three or more of the reinforcement elements which are distributed along a polygonal curve.
US11124283B1	Wing in ground effect vehicle A modular wing in ground effect vehicle has a fuselage which receives interchangeable cockpit and component modules and may accept a variety of snap-on wing styles and control surfaces for various flying conditions and pilot skill levels. When depleted or due for repairs, modules containing stored energy components or machinery subject to wear or periodic maintenance may be exchanged for fresh units so that a vehicle requiring such an exchange may be returned to service quickly and conveniently.
US11124278B2	Life jacket case and aircraft The present invention provides a life jacket case which can achieve weight reduction as well as seal the inside. Provided is a life jacket case for housing a life jacket, wherein a cover of an opening, through which the life jacket is taken in and out, is made of a first material which is hard enough to keep the shape of the cover, and a region other than or larger than the region made of the first material is made of a second material which is more lightweight than the first material. It is preferable that the life jacket case is fitted with a security tag which indicates whether or not the cover has been opened.
US11124277B2	Damper mount A system and method dampen sound. In one embodiment, the system is a damping system that has a first damper. The damping system also has a second damper. In addition, the damping system has a false ceiling bracket. Moreover, the damping system has an assembly bushing. The damping system also has a positioning ring.
US11124273B2	Buoy A buoy includes a surface unit comprising a sealed tank comprising an inflatable bag, a tubular wall of axis z and a bottom, the tubular wall and the bottom delimiting a volume referred to as the inner volume, the surface unit comprising at least one cartridge enclosing a compressed gas that can be released in such a way as to inflate the inflatable bag such that it functions as a float in an operational configuration of the buoy, and the sealed tank comprises a projecting container protruding from the bottom and extending out from the inner volume, from the bottom.
US11124272B2	System and method for vibration cancellation A method for cancelling vibration includes receiving, from a first accelerometer, a first accelerometer measurement; receiving, from a second accelerometer, a second accelerometer measurement; determining a counter torque value based on the first accelerometer measurement and the second accelerometer measurement; and selectively controlling a lift mechanism according to the counter torque value using a motor, the motor being in mechanical communication with the lift mechanism and the lift mechanism being configured to allow a platform to travel in one of a first direction and a second direction.
US11124267B2	Human-powered vehicle control device A human-powered vehicle control device includes an electronic controller operatively coupled to a motor that assists in propulsion of a human-powered vehicle. The controller is configured to control the motor in accordance with a human driving force that is input to the human-powered vehicle and is configured to change responsivity of an output torque of the motor to a change in the human driving force in accordance with a rider's pedaling posture of a rider of the human-powered vehicle. The human-powered vehicle control device is configured to change an output performance of the motor without operation of a switch.
US11124264B2	Hydraulically actuated auxiliary brake system for motorcycles A stand-alone, auxiliary brake system is provided for operating the rear wheel brake of a motorcycle. The auxiliary brake includes an actuator that is connected to a hand lever by a hose. The actuator is mounted to the rear brake using a fastener. A push rod of the actuator is installed onto the rear brake master cylinder replacing the existing push rod. The push rod is attached to a piston, which is mounted inside a cylinder of the actuator. A transfer port on the actuator connects the hose to the cylinder with the fluid inside the hose being pressurized by the hand lever to push the piston to activate the rear brake through the push rod. Thus, the auxiliary brake system provides an efficient and effective braking mechanism through the user's hand actuation without compromising the existing foot pedal braking system.
US11124258B2	Bicycle bottom bracket set A bicycle bottom bracket set has two bearing cups, the bearing cup has a built-in ring, a tightening socket and a bearing. The built-in ring and the tightening socket are provided with a guiding end and a connecting portion. When the bearing cup screw is installed, the guiding end of the built-in ring can be gradually opened and pressed against the inner wall of the bottom bracket. When the bottom bracket has inner diameter offsets caused by the heat expansion and contraction factor or the poor processing, the combination of the forced tension of the bearing cup can achieve the purpose of structurally limiting. The stability of the structural installation while ensuring the safety of the structure.
US11124257B2	Concealable scooter A scooter includes a platform, a shell movably coupled to the platform via a gripper of the shell and a grip surface of the platform, and front and rear wheels rotatably coupled to the platform. The shell defines a cavity, and the platform is movable into and out of the cavity. The scooter may include a retractable pole coupled to the platform and a handlebar coupled to the retractable pole. The retractable pole may be coupled to and steer the front wheel. The shell may include one or two foldable decks.
US11124255B2	Saddle system and bicycle Provided is a saddle system and a bicycle, wherein the saddle system comprises a follower device, and the follower device is arranged on the seat rod of the bicycle for mounting the saddle. The follower device comprises a left and right rotating assembly and a left and right turnover assembly which are interconnected, wherein the left and right rotating assembly is rotated leftward or rightward with respect to the left and right turnover assembly, so that the saddle rotates leftward or rightward with respect to the seat rod. The left and right turnover assembly is turned over leftward or rightward with respect to the left and right rotating assembly to make the saddle is turned over leftward or rightward with respect to the seat rod.
US11124253B1	User configurable trailer Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, coordinate dynamic adjustments of a trailer based in part on a user profile associated with a user physically present at the trailer and an activity profile associated with an activity selected to be performed at the trailer. A dynamic adjustment may modify a tilt of a lower surface of the trailer. A dynamic adjustment may modify a dimension(s) of the trailer based in part on a detected object(s). Various dynamic adjustments may occur concurrently, individually and/or sequentially. The trailer may be a moveable trailer for temporary attachment with a vehicle.
US11124250B1	Active aerodynamic application torque drive links An active aerodynamic application torque link system including a four bar linkage having a fixed link, driven link, follower link and coupler. The fixed link has a follower link aperture and a driven link aperture. The follower link has a first end rotatably connected to the follower link aperture of the fixed link and a second end of the follower link is connected to the coupler. The driven link is rotatably connected at a first end to the coupler and coupled at a second end to a torque transfer tube that has a cross sectional shape of a four sided polygon with four radial facets. The four sided torque transfer tube is rotatably connected to the driven link aperture of the fixed link. The four bar linkage is used in a number of different applications by connecting the coupler with different components.
US11124248B2	Tailgate panel assembly for a vehicle A tailgate panel assembly for a vehicle includes an outer panel and an inner panel. The outer panel and the inner panel are directly joined to each other at an outer side with respect to a widthwise direction of the vehicle. An extended panel is joined to the inner panel and to the outer panel at an inner side with respect to the widthwise direction of the vehicle, thereby forming a closed cross-section.
US11124244B2	Front body for vehicle A front body for a vehicle includes: a front dash cross member having first and second ends respectively connected to front side members positioned at both sides of the vehicle; a left front center support member and a right front center support member being a pair of members disposed ahead of the front dash cross member and located under an engine room of the vehicle; and a center member having a front end connected to a center portion of the front dash cross member and extending rearward along a center line of a floor of the vehicle. In particular, the left and right front center support members each have a rear end connected to the center portion of the front dash cross member, extend forward away from each other, and each have a front end connected to the front side members, respectively.
US11124242B2	Front end body structure and vehicle A front end body structure (3) has a front wall portion (4) which forms a front surface (4b) in a front-rear direction (Da) and has edge portions which form an opening portion (4a) opened; and a ceiling wall portion (5) which is continuous with the front wall portion (4) and forms a ceiling surface (5a) facing an upper side. In t front wall portion (4), side edge portions (41, 42) on both sides in the width direction (Dw) and an upper edge portion (40) on the upper side among edge portions surrounding the opening portion (4a) have a multi-axial fiber-reinforced plastic material in which at least two directions along the outer surface are set as a fiber direction. At least a partial region of the ceiling wall part (5) including a central portion in the width direction (Dw) has a core material sandwiched between the multi-axial fiber-reinforced plastic materials.
US11124239B2	Vehicle body side structure and partition member The present invention provides a vehicle body side structure including a partition member that is improved comparing a conventional structure in its partitioning property for foamable resin when the foamable resin is injected into a hollow portion of a center pillar. The vehicle body side structure of the present invention includes: a side sill extending in a vehicle front-rear direction; a center-pillar outer part extending upward on the side sill; a center-pillar inner part disposed inward in a vehicle width direction of the center-pillar outer part; the partition member placed in a hollow portion formed by the center-pillar outer part and the center-pillar inner part, and extending in the vehicle front-rear direction, wherein both of end portions of the partition member in the vehicle front-rear direction are inclined downward.
US11124235B2	Speed optimized trajectory control for motor vehicles A trailer backup assist system for motor vehicles includes an auxiliary user input feature that can be used by a vehicle operator to provide a steering curvature command corresponding to a desired vehicle path curvature without requiring a user to move a steering wheel of the motor vehicle. The trailer backup assist system is configured to control a vehicle speed while the vehicle is backing up with a trailer attached thereto utilizing an input comprising at least one of a steering curvature command and an angle of a trailer relative to the vehicle. The trailer backup assist system controls at least one of a brake system, an engine torque, and a transmission gear selection to thereby control vehicle speed in a reverse direction.
US11124224B2	Electric power steering system An electric power steering system includes a housing, a ball screw, a motor, an angular position sensor and a computing unit. The ball screw includes a nut and a threaded shaft. The motor is disposed in the housing and connected to the nut and includes a bushing and a metal component. The metal component is fixed on the bushing and includes a central portion, a first wing portion and a second wing portion. The first wing portion and the second wing portion are disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the central portion. The angular position sensor is disposed in the housing and fixed relative to the housing. The angular position sensor includes a first sensing unit and a second sensing unit. The computing unit is electrically connected to the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit.
US11124216B1	Multi-functional stroller A multi-functional stroller comprising an incline detection system, and a braking system. The multi-functional stroller can detect when rolling uncontrolled, or when a user is not grasping the multi-functional stroller and engage the braking system to keep stroller occupant in safety. In embodiments, the multi-functional stroller can have motorized wheel hubs to aid in navigating stairs or uneven terrain.
US11124212B2	Method for operating a positioning device, and positioning device A method operates a positioning device which has at least one waveguide laid along a route for positioning a track-bound vehicle on the route. Accordingly, the method proceeds in such a way that measurement data related to the track-bound vehicle are captured by a route-side sensor device. An electromagnetic pulse is fed into the waveguide and a backscatter pattern produced by backscattering of the electromagnetic pulse is detected and is subjected to an evaluation. A vehicle-specific characteristic value determined in the evaluation is verified on the basis of the captured measurement data and, if the verification of the at least one vehicle-specific characteristic value is successful, a positioning signal based on the evaluation of the at least one backscatter pattern and indicating the position of the track-bound vehicle is provided by the positioning device.
US11124210B2	Route monitoring system and method A monitoring method and system monitor a transmitted current that is injected into conductive components of a route traveled by vehicle systems, monitor a received current that represents a portion of the transmitted current that is conducted through the conductive components of the route, examine changes in the transmitted and/or received current over time to determine when the vehicle systems are on the route between a first location where the transmitted current is injected into the conductive components and a second location where the received current is monitored, and examine the changes in the transmitted and/or received currents. The changes are examined to identify (a) a contaminated portion of a surface on which the route is disposed, (b) a foreign object other than the vehicle systems that is contacting the route, and/or (c) a damaged or broken portion of at least one of the conductive components of the route.
US11124206B2	Auto rack car conversions and deck adjustments A system includes a railcar, a first deck, and a second deck. The second deck is positioned within the railcar above the first deck. The second deck includes a first portion, a second portion coupled to a first end of the first portion, and a third portion coupled to a second end of the first portion opposite the first end. The second and third portions can move towards a center of the first portion such that the first portion is positioned above or beneath the second and third portions.
US11124200B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device that is capable of performing abnormality determination of a sensor by majority decision without increasing the number of sensors. A vehicle control device includes a camera and a radar configured to detect a predetermined detection target; and a communication device configured to communicate with outside. The vehicle control device determines whether there is an abnormality in the camera and the radar on the basis of: first acquisition means configured to acquire information on the predetermined detection target from each of the camera and the radar; second acquisition means configured to acquire information, on the predetermined detection target, detected by a road-to-vehicle communication device external to an own vehicle and received by the communication device; information from the camera and the radar acquired by the first acquisition means; and information from the road-to-vehicle communication device external to the own vehicle acquired by the second acquisition means.
US11124199B2	Automatic driving system, fault alarm method and device The present disclosure provides an automatic driving system, fault alarm method and device, the system includes a primary monitoring device, an auxiliary monitoring device, at least one device to be detected and a fault alarm device; where the primary monitoring device and the auxiliary monitoring device are respectively connected to each device to be detected and the fault alarm device; the primary monitoring device and the auxiliary monitoring device are connected, the primary monitoring device and the auxiliary monitoring device respectively perform a fault detection on the each device to be detected; and if it is detected that any device to be detected is abnormal, the primary monitoring device or the auxiliary monitoring device sends an alarm instruction to the fault alarm device, so that the fault alarm device performs an alarm operation according to the alarm instruction.
US11124195B1	Systems and methods for retrieving driver safety scores by passenger devices A computer-implemented method for retrieving driver safety scores by passenger devices may include (i) determining that an operator of a mobile device is a passenger in a vehicle, (ii) gathering, via one or more sensors of the mobile device, identifying information about at least one of the vehicle and a current driver of the vehicle, (iii) identifying, based on the identifying information gathered by the one or more sensors of the mobile device, the current driver of the vehicle, (iv) retrieving a driver safety score for the current driver of the vehicle from a collection of driver safety scores, and (v) performing, by the mobile device, a security action in response to retrieving the driver safety score. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11124191B2	Methods and apparatus to limit a load applied to a rotatable shaft joint Methods, apparatus, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for limiting a load applied to a rotatable shaft joint. An example apparatus comprises a comparator to, based on at least one of an angle of a rotatable shaft joint or a torque applied to the joint, determine whether at least one of the torque or the angle exceeds a threshold, and a limiter to limit at least one of the angle or the torque when at least one of the torque or the angle exceeds the threshold.
US11124187B2	Vehicle speed control system This invention relates to a vehicle speed control system, configured with off-road performance features, that will allow the driver to travel at a set speed in a smooth, controlled manner on various unmaintained surfaces without requiring the driver to press the brake or accelerator pedal.
US11124186B1	Autonomous vehicle control signal Methods and systems for communicating between autonomous vehicles are described herein. Such communication may be performed for signaling, collision avoidance, path coordination, and/or autonomous control. An autonomous vehicle may determine an upcoming maneuver for the autonomous vehicle and identify a vehicle signal which is indicative of the upcoming maneuver. Then the autonomous vehicle may present the vehicle signal. After presenting the vehicle signal, the autonomous vehicle may perform the maneuver.
US11124185B2	Perception collision avoidance A secondary system operates on a vehicle to avoid a collision when a problem occurs with a primary system. For example, the secondary system may operate independently from the primary system to take over control of the vehicle from the primary system when the secondary system detects a potential collision, when an error occurs with the primary system, and so on. In examples, the primary system may implement first techniques, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) techniques, to understand an environment around the vehicle and/or instruct the vehicle to move within the environment. In examples, the secondary system may implement second techniques that are based on positioning, velocity, acceleration, etc. of the vehicle and/or objects around the vehicle.
US11124184B2	Real-time vehicle accident prediction, warning, and prevention A vehicle and a method for the vehicle to detect a vehicle accident are provided. The method includes accessing at least one accident profile, wherein each accident profile contains information describing, for vehicles involved in a vehicle accident, data indicating vehicle operating parameters during the accident; collecting, in real time, data from the vehicle and at least one nearby vehicle, the data describing current vehicle operating parameters for the vehicles; comparing the data collected in real time with the at least one accident profile to determine a probability of a vehicle crash; and implementing preventive action responsive to the probability of a vehicle crash exceeds a probability threshold.
US11124173B2	Method and apparatus for outputting a control signal A method for outputting a control signal can include receiving image data associated with an image captured by an image capture means, determining a visibility condition about a vehicle by analysing at least a portion of the image data to determine one or more edges in the image, and outputting a control signal based on the analysis, the control signal for controlling an operation of a vehicle system of the vehicle. The method may be used to detect the presence of a foggy environment whereby the presence of fog reduces the number of detectable edges in an image.
US11124172B2	Method and a device for controlling gear shifting in a vehicle with a transmission The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for controlling a gearshift in a vehicle with a transmission (120) comprising a stepped gearing, the transmission (120) being arranged between an engine (110) and at least one driven axle (123), wherein the engine and the transmission are controlled by an electronic control unit (140), The method involves monitoring at least one parameter related to a vehicle operating condition; registering that a manual upshift command is requested; determining a desired shift point and a target engine speed based on a parameter comprising at least current engine speed; and performing an upshift when the target engine speed is reached.
US11124171B2	Systems and methods for making a modular railroad retarder control system A cartridge assembly for a railroad retarder control system. The cartridge assembly includes a body having a top and a valve base and defining a bore. The bore has first and second bore diameters, and the body defines pilot air passages, an upper air passage, and a lower air passage. A traveling member is positioned within the bore and has first and second traveling diameters corresponding to the first and second bore diameters of the body, respectively. The traveling member is axially moveable within the bore between open and closed positions via pressure differentials within the pilot air passages. The traveling member is closer to the top of the body in the open position than in the closed position. The traveling member has a base seal configured to engage with the valve base in the closed position to prevent air from flowing between the upper and lower air passages.
US11124170B2	Actuation system for at least one hydraulically actuatable device, in particular a vehicle brake An actuation system for at least one hydraulically actuatable device, e.g., a vehicle brake, may include an actuation device, e.g., a brake pedal, at least one first pressure source that can be actuated using the actuation device, and a second pressure source having a pressure-generating arrangement that is moveable in two directions, and which includes an electro-mechanical drive for the pressure-generating arrangement. Each pressure source is connected via at least one hydraulic line to the hydraulically actuatable device for supplying pressurising medium. A valve device may regulate pressure of the hydraulically actuatable device. Pressurising medium can be supplied in a controlled manner in both movement directions of the pressure-generating arrangement. Provision is made for two working chambers of the second pressure source to be connected by a hydraulic line, and a valve device may be arranged in the hydraulic line.
US11124167B2	Circuit and distributor block and brake control assembly formed therefrom for rail vehicles, and distributor set for configuring purposes and method for creating the brake control assembly A circuit has a fluid line matrix and brake components connected to the fluid line matrix. Changes in the brake designs or brake functions can be carried out easily in that at least one interface is provided for connecting a distributor block. The interface is designed such that a configuration of the fluid line matrix can be formed by connecting or exchanging the distributor block. There is also described a distributor block which is suitable for forming a configuration of the fluid line matrix of the circuit by connecting to the at least one interface of the circuit.
US11124161B2	Heated license plate system A heated license plate holder, includes a frame configured to hold a license plate, the frame comprising an electrically-insulative planar surface, a heating element thermally responsive to an application of electrical power and disposed on the electrically-insulative planar surface, an electrically-insulative layer disposed on a top side of the heating element, and an electrical circuit for applying electrical power to the heating element.
US11124158B2	Wiper blade with cover A cover for windshield wiper blades having an elongate body with a central collar and first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar. The first and second elongate portions having outer ends, and the central collar defining an interior passageway having a snap-fit tongue. A channel is disposed along each of the first and second elongate portions extending from the central collar towards the outer ends; and an end retainer or other securing mechanism is located at the outer ends. Also, windshield wiper blades incorporating such covers.
US11124153B2	Driver condition estimation device A driver condition estimation device includes an estimation unit configured to trigger an event that a webbing of a seat belt device is retracted, and to estimate a condition of a driver based on an amount of retraction of the webbing in the event.
US11124149B2	Airbag device with exhaust hole An airbag having an exhaust hole and an opening/closing control device configured to control opening and closing of the exhaust hole are provided. The airbag includes a bag body, and a discharge portion having the exhaust hole, the discharge portion is configured to maintain a blocked state of the exhaust hole by being drawn into the bag body at the time of inflation of the bag body in a state where connection between a connection member and the opening/closing control device is maintained, and to be inflated by protruding from the bag body at the time of inflation of the bag body in a state where the connection between the connection member and the opening/closing control device is released to open the exhaust hole. A dummy inflation portion inflated to partially protrude from the bag body is formed at a position approximately symmetrical to the discharge portion. A volume of the dummy inflation portion at the time of inflating completion is set to be smaller than a volume of the discharge portion in a state where the exhaust hole is open at the time of inflation.
US11124148B2	Seat-mounted vehicle occupant restraint device A vehicle occupant restraint device (10) comprises a pre-assembled head side airbag module (12) installed in a backrest (14) of a vehicle seat (16) and including an airbag (28) which deploys between two places adjacent transversely to the longitudinal vehicle direction and reduces lateral oscillation of a vehicle occupant toward an adjacent vehicle seat and/or an adjacent vehicle occupant. The head side airbag module (12) comprises a module housing (32) surrounding the airbag (28) at least partially in the installed condition which includes a guiding portion (34) extending on the side of the airbag (28) and exerting a force (F) upon the deploying airbag (28) so that during deployment the latter is pressed in the direction of the vehicle occupant to be restrained.
US11124147B2	Seat assembly with deployable belt member A seat assembly includes a seatback having a back support portion centrally disposed thereon. A retractor mechanism is operably coupled to the seatback. A belt member is coupled to the retractor mechanism. The belt member further includes a body portion disposed between first and second ends of the belt member. The body portion of the belt member is operable between a stowed position and a deployed position. The belt member is disposed in front of the back support portion of the seatback in the deployed position. The belt member is disposed in an interior portion of the seatback in the stowed position. The seat assembly further includes an airbag assembly to which the belt member is attached. The belt member is deployed when the airbag assembly is deployed as coupled thereto.
US11124143B1	Reducing injury likelihood during front collisions An apparatus includes a capture device and a processor. The capture device may be configured to generate a plurality of video frames corresponding to an area outside of a vehicle. The processor may be configured to perform operations to detect objects in the video frames, determine whether a potential collision is unavoidable based on the objects detected in the video frames and generate a signal if the potential collision is unavoidable. The signal may be configured to move a position of a seat in the vehicle. The position of the seat may be moved before an impact corresponding to the potential collision occurs.
US11124141B2	Vehicle occupant protection device A vehicle occupant protection device includes: a seat belt device having a selectable force limiter that is configured to switch a force limiter load from a high load to a low load; an airbag device that deploys an airbag in front of the occupant; a movement direction detector that detects a direction in which a head region of the occupant will move relative to the vehicle at the time of frontal collision; an initial position detector that detects a position of the head region prior to the movement; and a control unit that makes a determination whether or not the head region will move outside of an area of protection by the airbag based on detection results of the movement direction detector and the initial position detector and, in a case in which the determination is affirmative, maintains the high load of the force limiter load.
US11124137B2	Methods and apparatus to power a crane on a work truck using an engine-powered service pack Methods and apparatus to power a crane on a work truck using an engine-powered service pack are disclosed. An example auxiliary power system for a vehicle includes an engine, a generator configured to convert mechanical energy from the engine to electrical energy, and power conversion circuitry configured to provide electrical power to a crane to enable the crane to lift at least a portion of a rated load, and configured to convert the electrical energy from the generator to output DC power.
US11124136B2	Controlling vehicle modules based on media content A system and method of providing an immersive media experience to a user through utilizing one or more vehicle system modules (VSMs) included in a vehicle, wherein the method includes: establishing a connection with a media control device, wherein the media control device includes a display; determining whether the media control device is authorized to control the one or more VSMs as a part of the immersive media experience; receiving an immersive media control request from the media control device, wherein the immersive media control request includes a request from the media control device to perform one or more vehicle functions using the VSMs during playback of immersive media content, and wherein the playback of the immersive media content includes visually perceptible media content that is displayed using the display of the media control device; and controlling the one or more VSMs according to the received VSM control requests.
US11124135B2	Vehicle front-part structure A pair of floor-side extensions are provided in the vehicle width direction on the lower surface of at least one of a dash lower panel and a floor panel constituting the floor of a vehicle chamber so as to protrude downward in front of the battery unit front surface with a high voltage cable interposed between the pair of floor-side extension members. A pair of member-side extensions are provided so as to protrude upward at positions facing the pair of floor-side extensions in the vehicle front-and-rear direction on the rear end edge of a suspension member.
US11124134B2	Composite articles including textured films and recreational vehicle articles including them A thermoplastic composite article comprising a porous core layer and a textured film disposed on a first surface of the porous core layer is described. The composite article can be configured as a recreational vehicle building substrate such as a ceiling or interior wall panel.
US11124131B2	Vertically foldable camera monitoring system A vertically foldable camera monitoring system includes a base fixedly mounted to a body of a vehicle, and a camera module coupled to the base, the camera module configured to provide a field of view at lateral and rear sides of the vehicle. The camera module includes a damper unit connected to the base and configured to be extended or retracted in length by a driving unit, a support member connected to the damper unit while supporting a camera, and a horizontal bar engaged at a first end with a guide slot provided at the support member while being disposed at a second end adjacent to the damper unit. The driving unit drives the camera module to be extended or to be rotated in an upward direction.
US11124128B2	Vehicle periphery display system, display control device, and recording medium A display control device generates a display image including an image obtained by reducing a predetermined range in a captured image based on an image captured by an image capturing device, and causes the display device to display the display image. In an adjustment mode, the display control device generates a computer graphics (CG) for allowing a user to set a range included in the display image and causes the display device to display the computer graphics. The CG indicates a range displayed in a reduced state and a range displayed without being reduced in a range included in the display image in different aspects.
US11124127B2	Vehicle roof rack mountable utility including structure for mounting with vertical and/or horizontal rack elements A storage and conveying utility that is mountable to elements of a vehicle roof rack is disclosed. The utility includes a carrier having first and second parallel elongated slots formed therein and different walls thereof for mounting at either one or both of vertical and/or horizontals elements. In its embodiment for use in water storage, dispensing and conveyance a heating assembly is attachable thereto at the slots. A removable insulating cover assembly is provided.
US11124126B2	Glove box apparatus A glove box apparatus includes a fixed unit fixed to a vehicle body; a housing unit positioned inside the fixed unit, and installed to be movable between an open mode in which a storage space is open and a closing mode in which the storage space is closed; a driving unit installed on the fixed unit, and configured to supply power for moving the housing unit; a movable bracket unit linearly moved by receiving the power of the driving unit, and having the housing unit rotatably installed thereon; a fixed guide unit fixed to the fixed unit which faces the movable bracket unit, and defined with a guide slot; and a movable connection unit connected to the housing unit by passing through the guide slot of the fixed guide unit and the movable bracket unit.
US11124125B2	Vehicle storage compartment having a dampener and vehicle incorporating the vehicle storage compartment A vehicle storage compartment includes a first vehicle component including a pin, a second vehicle component pivotally hinged to the first vehicle component. The first vehicle component and the second vehicle component define a storage cavity in which a vehicle occupant in a passenger compartment may store objects. The compartment includes a dampener arm that is pivotally rotatable about one of the first pin and the second pin and defining a slot enclosing the other one of the first pin and second pin. The dampener arm slot defines an interference fit with the other one of the first pin and the second pin such that pivoting of the second vehicle component is dampened.
US11124124B2	Cargo area partition system for a vehicle A cargo area partition system for a vehicle includes a rear seat positioned within a cabin area of the vehicle and adjacent a cargo area in the vehicle. The rear seat includes a rear seat back that is pivotally positionable between an upright position and a substantially horizontal position. The system further includes a seat striker adapted to engage and to releasably fix the rear seat back in an upright position, and a partition panel configured to releasably engage the seat striker and define a partition in the cargo area when the rear seat back is positioned in the substantially horizontal position.
US11124123B2	Vehicle storage compartment A vehicle storage compartment is provided herein. The vehicle storage compartment includes first and second vertical members coupled to a first edge portion of a base and connected by a cross member. The first and second vertical members and the cross member define an aperture accessible from a vehicle-rearward location. The vehicle storage compartment includes a removable floor positioned on base.
US11124121B2	Vehicular vision system A vision system for a vehicle includes a forward-viewing camera located behind and viewing through a vehicle windshield, a rearward-viewing camera located at a rear of the vehicle, and a common image processor operable for processing captured image data. A video display screen is located within the interior cabin of the vehicle viewable by a driver of the vehicle. The common image processor utilizes object detection software at least during processing of first image data captured by the forward-viewing camera to detect at least one vehicle present exterior the equipped vehicle. Responsive to the vehicle being shifted into a reverse gear and while the driver is executing a reversing maneuver, video images derived from image data captured by at least the rearward-viewing camera are displayed on the video display screen.
US11124119B2	Rearview actuation mechanism and rearview device using same An actuator mechanism for a rearview device includes a cam surface which is positioned on or is part of a rearview element or rearview element mount of the rearview device, a cam lever configured to move on the cam surface, an actuator configured to rotate the cam lever, where rotating the cam lever in one direction causes the rearview element or rearview element mount to move in one manner, and rotating the cam lever in an opposite direction causes the rearview element or rearview element mount to a move in a different manner. A rearview device and a motor vehicle may include the actuator mechanism.
US11124118B2	Vehicular display system with user input display A vehicular display system includes a camera that is disposed in a vehicle and that views a hand of a driver of the vehicle. A heads up display system establishes a heads up display viewable by the driver and derived at least in part from image data captured by the camera. The heads up display includes (i) information representative of user actuatable inputs for controlling at least one accessory of the vehicle and (ii) images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand. The images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand are derived at least in part from image data captured by the camera. The images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand are partially transparent so the information representative of the user actuatable inputs are viewable through the images representative of at least a part of the driver's hand.
US11124117B2	Imaging device, display system, and display method The present technology relates to an imaging device, a display system, and a display method capable of improving visibility. The imaging device includes an imaging unit and a light control element. The light control element is arranged at a position intersecting with an optical axis of the imaging unit and adapted to change a transmittance or a reflectance of light when a predetermined condition is satisfied. The present technology can be applied to a display system of a vehicle.
US11124111B2	Deformable carrier for an elongate light guide in a vehicle A deformable carrier assembly adapted to hold an elongate light guide in a vehicle, the deformable carrier assembly including: a first component adapted to receive and retain a first portion of the elongate light guide and including a break-away pin at an end thereof; and a second component adapted to receive and retain a second portion of the elongate light guide and including a loop structure at an end thereof; wherein the loop structure is adapted to engage the break-away pin and couple the first component to the second component; and wherein the break-away pin is adapted to be sheared off of the end of the first component and decouple the first component from the second component when a lateral force is applied to one or more of the first component and the second component.
US11124110B2	Car lamp using semiconductor light emitting device The present invention provides a car lamp, including a light source unit provided with a plurality of semiconductor light emitting devices, and having a planar shape, the light source unit having a light emitting region emitting light and a non-light emitting region formed along an edge of the light emitting region, and a filter unit located to overlap the light emitting region so as to transmit only light of a predetermined wavelength band therethrough, wherein the light emitting region of the light source unit is provided with a plurality of regions, and is configured such that at least one of the plurality of regions selectively emits light.
US11124105B2	Solid waste displacement system A solid waste displacement system, more specifically a system affixed to a mobile structure (such as, for instance, a truck bed, a trailer, and the like), provided. Such a system includes a drive shaft coupled to a movable wall assembly that provides sufficient force to push solid waste from the mobile structure along the drive shaft when operated. The drive shaft may be a chain driven device or any other like mechanism that accords movement and force to the movable wall assembly for such a solid waste displacement purpose. The device as well as the method of utilizing such a device on and/or within a mobile structure are encompassed herein.
US11124103B1	Cup holder insert A cup holder insert includes a console and cup holder cover having a pair of cup holder depressions, ridges about the periphery of the insert and raised edges about the periphery of each cup holder. Each device is designed to snap fit over and about a given motor vehicle's console and cup holders.
US11124101B2	Safe landing headrest A headrest apparatus in accordance with this disclosure supports the head and cervical spine during driving and driving events. The headrest apparatus including a headrest, one or more rods extending from the headrest, and a rotation mechanism located in the headrest coupled between the headrest and the plurality of rods. The headrest may include at least a front face, a rear face opposite the front face, a bottom face located between a lower portion of the front face and a lower portion of the rear face, and two side faces located opposite each other between the front face and the rear face. In a first position a profile of the front face may conform to a normal cervical spine curvature of an occupant in a seated position.
US11124097B2	Vehicle seating assembly A latch assembly for a vehicle seating assembly includes a support plate having an arm. The arm defines a receiving well. A retention member is coupled with the support plate. A latch member is operably coupled with a seat base frame and the arm of the support plate. The latch member is selectively engaged with the retention member. A release assembly is operably coupled with the latch member. The release assembly includes a latch link coupled with the latch member at a first end. A rod link is rotatably coupled with a second end of the latch link and is fixedly coupled with a torque rod. Movement of the first end of the latch link toward a front of the seat base frame is configured to rotate the latch member and the torque rod.
US11124096B2	Seat Provided is a seat reducible risk of releasing a connection between a bezel and a cover. The seat allows attaching of a child safety seat, and includes a bezel and a cover covering the bezel. The bezel and the cover respectively include a pair of bezel-side overlap portions and a cover-side overlap portion that overlap with each other in an intersecting direction intersecting an attaching-and-detaching-direction of a bezel body and a cover body. One of the bezel-side overlap portions and the cover-side overlap portion are formed with a through-hole, and the other of the bezel-side overlap portions is formed with a female-threaded-hole. Then, in a state where the pair of bezel-side overlap portions and the cover-side overlap portion overlap each other in the intersecting direction, a fastening member is inserted into the through-hole and a male-threaded portion is screwed into the female-threaded-hole to connect between the bezel and the cover.
US11124095B2	Car seat harness removal system A harness locking mechanism for use with a child restraint seat is configurable between a locked state in which a harness cannot be removed from the seat and an unlocked seat in which the harness can be removed from the seat for cleaning or replacement.
US11124094B2	Seat recliner for vehicle Disclosed is a seat recliner for a vehicle that includes: a gear plate having outer teeth around an outer surface; a cam part making the gear plate be eccentric by pressing an inner surface of the gear plate; an input part transmitting torque to the cam part; and a flange part having an inner side extending along a side of the input part and supporting the input part, an outer side having inner teeth engaged with the outer teeth of the gear plate, and a bridge connecting lower ends of the inner side and the outer side, in which the bridge extends such that a thickness gradually decreases toward the lower end of the outer side from the lower end of the inner side.
US11124089B2	Human body pressure switch, vehicle seat, vehicle and method for processing human body pressure switch Provided is a human body pressure switch, a vehicle seat, a vehicle, and a method for processing a human body pressure switch. The human body pressure switch includes: a pressure switch element, an elastic pressure-contact body provided at the upper side or the lower side of the pressure switch element, in which the elastic pressure-contact body includes a spacing support structure and a force support protrusion, the force support protrusion corresponds to a sensing contact of the pressure switch element, in a state with pressure from an external force, amount of deformation of the spacing support structure is greater than amount of deformation of the force support protrusion, and in a state without pressure from the external force, the spacing support structure plays a supporting role.
US11124084B2	Control apparatus, and computer-readable storage medium A control apparatus includes: a vehicle information acquiring unit that acquires information indicating a future movement destination of a vehicle provided with a driving power source; and a control unit that causes power transfer to be performed between the vehicle and a second vehicle provided with a driving power source based on a power demand in a power network that supplies power in a region of the future movement destination of the vehicle.
US11124080B2	Charge control system for mobile energy storage fleet Vehicle control systems can include one or more location sensors, an energy storage device, one or more charge sensors and one or more vehicle computing devices. The location sensor(s) can determine a current location of a vehicle, while the charge sensor(s) can determine a current state of charge of an energy storage device that can be located onboard the vehicle to provide operating power for one or more vehicle systems. The vehicle computing device(s) can communicate the current location of the vehicle and current state of charge of the energy storage device to a remote computing device, receive from the remote computing device a charging control signal determined, at least in part, from the current location of the vehicle and the current state of charge of the energy storage device, and control charging of the energy storage device in accordance with the charging control signal.
US11124079B2	Autonomous alignment of a vehicle and a wireless charging device A method for autonomous alignment of a vehicle and a stationary wireless charging device, including scanning of the vehicle surrounding for a stationary wireless charging device and in case a wireless charging device is detected, determining the vehicle position, comparison of the actual vehicle position and a catalogue of vehicle positions, d) based on the outcome of the comparison, in case that the actual vehicle position is already in the catalogue of vehicle positions, selection of a trained alignment trajectory from the catalogue, or in case that the actual vehicle position is not in the catalogue of known vehicle positions, planning of a new alignment trajectory in order to align the vehicle and the detected stationary wireless charging device, and tracking of the vehicle position and autonomous alignment of the vehicle and the detected stationary wireless charging device based on the alignment trajectory obtained in the previous step.
US11124072B2	Battery control device and electric motor vehicle system Provided are a battery control device which can estimates an SOC of a battery with a high accuracy, and an electric motor vehicle system. The battery control device (190) includes a feature amount calculation unit (152) which calculates a feature amount indicating a charging/discharging pattern of the battery, a first charging state amount calculation unit (151-1) which calculates a first charging state amount (SOCi) of the battery on the basis of a first battery state amount, a second charging state amount calculation unit (151-2) which calculates a second charging state amount (SOCv) of the battery on the basis of a second battery state amount, and a third charging state amount calculation unit (151-3) which calculates a third charging state amount (SOC(t)) on the basis of the feature amount, the first charging stage amount, the second charging stage amount.
US11124059B2	Multiple inlet filtration system An apparatus and a method are provided for a multiple inlet air box to communicate an airstream through an air filter to an air intake duct of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle. The multiple inlet air box is comprised of a housing that supports the air filter within an interior of the housing. A mount portion within the housing fixedly receives a base of the air filter. Multiple air inlets couple with corresponding air inlet ports of the vehicle to direct the airstream into the multiple inlet air box. A duct directs the airstream from the multiple air inlets to the interior of the housing. A conduit communicates the airstream from an interior of the air filter to the air intake duct of the internal combustion engine.
US11124056B2	Vehicle drive apparatus A vehicle drive apparatus includes a fluid coupling connected to an engine, and a rotating electric machine connected to the engine via the fluid coupling. The fluid coupling has an impeller to which torque having been output from the engine is input, and a turbine facing the impeller. The impeller rotates about a rotation axis. Torque having been output from the impeller is input to the turbine via a fluid. The turbine rotates about the rotation axis. The vehicle drive apparatus has a path provided between an output shaft of the engine and the impeller, the path through which torque having been output from the engine is transmitted to the impeller not via the turbine, and paths through which torque having been input to the impeller is output via the rotating electric machine, passing through a radially outside relative to the impeller with respect to the rotation axis from the impeller via the turbine.
US11124052B2	Pickup cab mount pack A cover for a truck bed that can be horizontally traversed between expanded and collapsed positions is shown. Since the cover is horizontally traversed, the person manipulating the cover need not lift the cover vertically in order to reconfigure the cover between the expanded and collapsed positions. Women and elderly people who are generally not as strong as men can manipulate the cover.
US11124046B2	System for adjusting secured computer resources to handle data transmission from appliances mounted in a vehicle A vehicle monitoring apparatus (300) transmits transmission data obtained from each appliance (200) and the amount of transmission data to a data processing apparatus (500). First, the data processing apparatus calculates the amount of used resources that is the amount of resources used in processing the transmission data, in the amount of resources of computer resources, on the basis of the amount of transmission data. Next, the data processing apparatus increases or decreases, to the amount of used resources, the amount of secured resources that is the amount of resources secured in the amount of resources of the computer resources. Then, the data processing apparatus processes the transmission data by using the amount of secured resources in the amount of resources of the computer resources.
US11124042B2	Vehicle heating device A vehicle heating device includes a heat storage material, a heat recovery unit, a footrest, and a heat controller. The vehicle heating device heats an occupant with heat stored in the heat storage material. The heat recovery unit recovers thermal energy from at least one of a heat source generated by a vehicle or a natural heat source from outside of the vehicle. The heat storage material stores the recovered thermal energy. The footrest is provided at a front portion of a vehicle seat disposed in a vehicle cabin, and has the heat storage material packed inside a heat insulating material. The heat controller heats the footrest by radiating the heat stored in the heat storage material at a predetermined timing with respect to the occupant to be on the vehicle.
US11124039B2	Coupled torsion beam axle apparatus of vehicle A coupled torsion beam axle apparatus of a vehicle includes: a left torsion bar and a right torsion bar arranged in an internal space of the torsion beam so to be separated from each other in a horizontal direction of a torsion beam. Torsion stiffness of the torsion beam is tuned by replacing the left torsion bar and the right torsion bar, and particularly, warping stiffness is tuned by changing a position where the left torsion bar is coupled to the torsion beam and a position where the right torsion bar is coupled to the torsion beam.
US11124034B2	Height adjustment module and robot system including the same A height adjustment module includes a mounting part extending on a plane; a plurality of support arms disposed around the mounting part on the plane on which the mounting part has been extended, and coupled to the mounting part to be rotatable upward or downward; a plurality of travelling parts each being coupled to a first end portion of the support arm, respectively, and including a wheel contacting the ground, respectively; a lift extending over the plane, and connected to second end portions of the plurality of support arms so that vertical movement is interlocked with each other; and a support link coupled to the mounting part to be vertically slidable, and coupled to the lift to be vertically fixed to move the mounting part relative to the lift as the support link is slid in the mounting part.
US11124032B2	Method for producing motor vehicle controls and the resulting motor vehicle control A method for producing motor vehicle controls from extruded profiles and a motor vehicle control. A length section of an extruded profile strand is provided and this is either processed by cutting technology and divided into several extrusion profiles or is first divided into several extruded profiles and they are then processed via shear cutting. By means of a mechanical processing of the extrusion profiles, the motor vehicle controls are formed. The length section has a double T-shaped cross-section with a brace and two belts aligned perpendicular to the brace, wherein the end-side of the belts are connected to flanges. During manufacturing, a motor vehicle control is produced with a steering element, which comprises a middle part and two side arms. In the middle part as well as in the side arms, bearing housings are configured.
US11124021B2	Wheel assemblies removable without tools A hub or wheel assembly includes a retaining element, biasing element, and hand-maneuverable release mechanism. The housing includes an axle bore configured to receive an axle and a pin sleeve including a first end in fluid communication with the axle bore, a second end, and a conduit between the first end and the second end. The retaining element is within the conduit and is configured to operatively engage a groove in an axle. The biasing element is within the conduit and is configured to bias the retaining element towards the axle bore. The hand-maneuverable release mechanism is configured to displace the retaining element away from the axle bore.
US11124019B1	Electrically powered stripping tool A finish removal tool for removal of a variety of finishes is provided having a rigid two-handled body, a scraper blade and ducted forced convection heating and cooling elements configured for continuous operation. Embodiments may include adjustable power levels, temperature sensor, indicator lighting, exhaust ducting and heat shields. A variety of scraper blade accommodations are described.
US11124007B2	Ink jet recording method, ink jet recording apparatus, and set of recording head and treatment liquid An ink jet recording method includes an ink attachment step, in which an aqueous ink composition is ejected from a recording head and attached to a recording medium, and a treatment liquid attachment step, in which a treatment liquid containing a flocculant is ejected from a recording head and attached to the recording medium. The recording head for ejecting the treatment liquid has a circulation channel in which the treatment liquid is circulated.
US11124006B2	Printing of security features To print a security feature on a medium a method is suggested, comprising inkjet printing an ink including one or more pigments, wherein at least one pigment satisfies the formula πΔρ ⁢ ⁢ gd 4 12 ⁢ ⁢ k B ⁢ T > 1 and whereas Δρ is the density difference between pigment and ink vehicle; g is the earth acceleration constant; d is the pigment particle diameter D90; kB is the Boltzmann constant; and T is the temperature. Inkjet printing of the ink is performed by a flextensional ink jet print head structure and printing is performed to provide one or more security features on the medium.
US11123999B2	Cassettes and label printers therefor Cassettes and associated label printers are provided. A cassette includes a plurality of surfaces, with a base surface, a top surface, and at least one side surface extending between the base surface and the top surface, wherein the plurality of surfaces at least partially define a volume for dispensably containing a supply of label material, an outlet that provides a path to dispense the supply of label material from the volume, and a locking portion for engaging a complementary locking element of a label printer. The cassettes also include one or more conductive areas or bars associated with the surface(s) of the cassette, which are configured to engaged a corresponding conductive area of the label printer.
US11123994B2	Supply authentication via timing challenge response In an example implementation, a print supply cartridge comprises a microcontroller to receive a timing challenge and enable authentication of the cartridge by providing a challenge response. The challenge response is provided in a challenge response time that falls within an expected time window.
US11123990B2	Liquid output apparatus, maintenance control method, and recording medium A liquid output apparatus includes a plurality of liquid output heads and a maintenance assembly. The plurality of liquid output heads is arranged in a staggered arrangement. The maintenance assembly is configured to perform maintenance on the plurality of liquid output heads in different rows in a set.
US11123987B2	Liquid ejection head and method of manufacturing liquid ejection head In a liquid ejection head and a method of manufacturing the ejection head, an ejection port board is provided with an expanded portion that communicates with a supply port and has an open end that is larger than an opening of the supply port.
US11123983B2	Inkjet printer with substrate flatness detection An inkjet printer is described. The inkjet printer has a gas cushion substrate support; a print assembly comprising a dispenser with an ejection surface facing the gas cushion substrate support; and a proximity sensor disposed in a surface of the gas cushion substrate support facing the ejection surface. A method is described that includes disposing a workpiece on a gas cushion support of an inkjet printer; supporting the workpiece on a gas cushion above a surface of the gas cushion support; detecting a distance of the workpiece from the surface of the gas cushion support; determining a difference between the distance and a target distance; comparing the difference to a tolerance; and adjusting the distance of the workpiece from the surface of the gas cushion support based on the comparison.
US11123979B2	Printable film layer with carrier layer and method of use Described herein is a printing template for use during an aqueous inkjet printing process in which ink is transferred onto a printable layer. The printing template includes a printable layer having a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and a shaped perimeter, the first side defining a printable surface. The printing template further includes a carrier layer sized and configured to entirely encompass the shaped perimeter of the printable layer. The carrier layer includes a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The first side includes an adhesive coating causing the first side of the carrier layer securely associated with the second side of the printable layer during the printing process, and is thereafter allowing removal of the carrier layer from the printable layer after completion of the printing process. Further, a predefined number of parts in a desired shape are die cut through the printable layer up until the carrier layer.
US11123976B2	Device for printing on hollow articles A device for printing on hollow articles comprises a segmented wheel and an apparatus for sequentially supplying the hollow articles to the periphery of the segmented wheel. The apparatus comprises at least a conveyor wheel and a mandrel wheel, arranged in the transport direction of the hollow articles, with first the conveyor wheel, then the mandrel wheel and thereafter the segmented wheel being arranged. A plurality of driver elements are on the periphery of the conveyor wheel, and a plurality of retaining apparatuses are arranged on the periphery of the mandrel wheel. Each retaining apparatus is provided for receiving a hollow article, which is to be printed on in cooperation with the segmented wheel. The conveyor wheel has a suction apparatus for suctioning each hollow article to be supplied to the segmented wheel. The suction apparatus has a suction pump which is switched on or off in dependence on an angular position of the conveyor wheel. When the suction pump is switched on, it produces a negative pressure. A hollow article, which is to be conveyed to the mandrel wheel by the conveyor wheel and which is arranged on one of the driver elements of the conveyor wheel, is retained on the particular driver element of the conveyor wheel by the negative pressure, in an angular range of the rotating conveyor wheel.
US11123974B2	Producing articles with multiple color inks Functionality is disclosed herein for producing articles with multiple color inks. A method of decorating, printing, or otherwise producing articles with multiple color inks includes continuously refilling an ink reservoir with multiple color inks in a sequential manner, and continuously applying the multiple color inks from the ink reservoir onto articles of manufacture to create decorated articles of manufacture.
US11123972B2	Method for applying a polymeric film to a substrate and resulting articles A polymeric film assembly comprising a first solidified interlayer on a polymeric film or laminate comprising the same that is contacted with at least a portion of a surface of an underlying article to provide, for example, desired surface characteristics. At least a portion of the first solidified interlayer becomes a softened interlayer positioned between the polymeric film and the surface of the article when contacted as such. The softened interlayer is then converted to a second solidified interlayer, which second solidified interlayer may be in a different form than or same form as the first solidified interlayer initially provided, for adherence of the polymeric film to at least the portion of the surface of the article. Ease of removal and/or repair of polymeric film and laminates comprising the polymeric film that are so applied is facilitated.
US11123968B2	Decorative laminates having a textured surface exhibiting superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low adhesion A decorative laminate lay-up used in the manufacture of decorative laminates includes a decorative laminate sheet assembly composed of resin impregnated paper layers and a textured release sheet positioned on a top surface of the decorative laminate sheet assembly. The textured release sheet provides a textured surface to decorative laminates resulting from processing of the decorative laminate sheet assembly, wherein the textured release sheet includes a textured surface exhibiting superhydrophobicity, self-cleaning and low surface energy.
US11123966B2	Nail sealable multilayered film A multilayer film is provided. The film includes a first inert layer, a first tie layer, a nail sealable layer, a second tie layer, and a second inert layer. Where, the nail sealable layer is between the first tie layer and the second tie layer, the first tie layer is between the first inert layer and the nail sealable layer, the second tie layer is between the second inert layer and the nail sealable layer, and the total film thickness is between 0.002 inch and 0.010 inch.
US11123963B2	Multi-layer film and reclosable film package A multi-layer film and a film package made from the film are described herein that provide resealing capabilities by utilizing a tacky layer within the multi-layer film. The multi-layer film can include an outer film portion including the embedded tacky layer and an inner film portion. An opening feature formed in the multi-layer film includes a flap configured to be manipulated by a user to create an opening through the multi-layer film. The inner film portion can include a release layer configured specifically to interact with the tacky layer to provide a desired separation peel force and resealing functionalities. The outer film portion can include an outer film layer disposed on an opposite side of the tacky layer from the release layer that is configured to permanently adhere to the tacky layer.
US11123961B2	Precursor film, substrate with plated layer, conductive film, touch panel sensor, touch panel, method for producing conductive film, and composition for forming plated layer The present invention provides a precursor film for producing a conductive film, the precursor film including: a substrate; a primer layer disposed on the substrate; and a plated layer precursor layer disposed on the primer layer, in which the plated layer precursor layer includes a bifunctional radical-polymerizable monomer and a polymer having a functional group which interacts with a plating catalyst or a precursor of the plating catalyst, and the bifunctional radical-polymerizable monomer has 25 to 100 atoms in a main chain of a linking chain which links two radical-polymerizable groups.
US11123956B2	Reinforced rigid insulation A reinforced insulation assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes insulation, a reinforcement layer, and an adhesive for attaching the reinforcement layer to a surface of the insulation. The reinforced layer is fully immersed within the adhesive and penetrates the surface of the insulation.
US11123951B2	Roll of toilet tissue A roll of toilet tissue and methods for making same are provided.
US11123946B2	Pleated filter preparation system A pleated filter preparation system is provided for accurately counting pleats along a continuous sheet of pleated filter material and cutting the sheet into filter strips to be formed into filters. The pleated filter preparation system includes a pleat driver having multiple drive gears that engage with the pleats of the pleated filter material to move the pleated filter material through the system. A pleat counter counts peaks and valleys of each pleat comprising the pleated filter material so as to identify a target pleat to be cut. The pleat counter clamps and stretches the target pleat to distinguish the target pleat among the other pleats. A punch cut station cuts the target pleat to form a filter strip having a desired number of pleats. A pleat compressor compresses the filter strips to a predetermined size and then ejects the filter strips into a suitable container or bin.
US11123944B1	Packaging items using customized 3D-printed dunnage Dunnage may be applied to surfaces of items by nozzles coupled to one or more robotic arms that may be operated in six degrees of freedom within three-dimensional space. The dunnage is applied in substantially hollow pieces or sections by one or more 3D printing processes, e.g., by deposition. Such pieces or sections may be applied in one or more series or patterns along surfaces of an item prior to enveloping the item in one or more wraps or covers, or depositing the item in one or more containers. Various characteristics of the dunnage, such as materials from which the dunnage is formed, diameters or thicknesses of the dunnage, the series or patterns in which the dunnage is applied to the surface of the item, or any other factors may be selected based on one or more attributes of the items, such as dimensions or shipping and handling instructions.
US11123942B2	Method for making windowed packaging material A method is disclosed for forming a windowed packaging material. According to the method a web of packaging material is cut in substantially the machine direction along a non-linear path. The cutting action provides two subwebs, each having protruding edge portions and recessed edge portions. The two subwebs are displaced relative to one another so that the protruding edge portions face one another. In this configuration opposing recessed edge portions form windows. The two subwebs are adhered to one another at the opposing protruding edge portions. The resulting windows may be covered with a material that is transparent and/or breathable. A strip of handle material may be applied spanning the respective windows.
US11123940B2	Servo press machine and setting method for servo press machine A servo press machine includes a display unit that displays a strip-shaped region for setting a motion of a slide and an operation unit that receives an input operation. A range extending from an upper end of the strip-shaped region to a lower end thereof corresponds to a movement range of the slide in a linear movement, and the strip-shaped region is formed of a plurality of slide operation regions that are consecutive in a direction in which the strip-shaped region extends. Each of the slide operation regions can set a speed of the slide in response to the input operation received by the operation unit, and a boundary between adjacent two of slide operation regions can move along the direction in which the strip-shaped region extends in response to the input operation received by the operation unit.
US11123934B2	Method of forming a composite web utilizing a rotary bonding system with an anvil pattern A method of bonding a first web of material to a second web of material to form a composite material is disclosed herein. First, a first web of material and a second web of material moving in a machine direction is provided. The webs of material pass over a first energy application device extending transverse in the cross-machine direction. The first energy application device includes a primary bonding pattern and a secondary bonding pattern. The primary bonding pattern in combination with the secondary bonding pattern extends continuously across the first energy application device in the cross-machine direction. In addition, a second energy application device is provided. The second energy application device is moved in the cross-machine direction, and thereby extending the second energy application device over the first energy application device and operating the first and second energy application devices in combination to bond a composite web.
US11123933B2	Housing for a fastener of a vehicle component Methods and systems are provided for a housing for a fastener of a vehicle component. In one example, a housing for a fastener includes a central conduit adapted to receive the fastener, and a radial key extending outward from an outer surface of the housing. The radial key is first pressed against a vehicle component in an axial direction of the housing to form a first section of a channel within an interior of the vehicle component, and the key is then rotated against the interior to form an undercut, second section of the channel in a circumferential direction of the housing.
US11123930B2	Method and a system to optimize printing parameters in additive manufacturing process The present invention relates to a system and a method for optimizing printing parameters, such as slicing parameters and tool path instructions, for additive manufacturing. The present invention comprises a property analysis module that predicts and analyses properties of a filament object model, representing a constructed 3D object. The filament object model is generated based on the tool path instructions and user specified object properties. Analysis includes comparing the predicted filament object model properties with the user specified property requirements; and further modifying the printing parameters in order to meet the user specified property requirements.
US11123926B2	Build material management A build material management system for an additive manufacturing system is described in which a recovered build material tank (208) and a mixing tank (212) are provided. The recovered build material tank (208) comprises an outlet and a first build material filter (218b) for separating a gas flow from a build material flow. The mixing tank (212) comprises a second build material filter (218c). The mixing tank (212) is connected to the recovered build material tank (208) via a RBMT-to-mixer conduit (286). A controller (295) is provided to couple the second build material filter (218c) to a reduced pressure interface to transport build material from the outlet of the recovered build material tank into the mixing tank (212) via the second build material filter (218b). The controller (295) controls coupling of the first build material filter (218b) to the reduced pressure interface to transport build material from a build material source into the recovered build material tank (208). A corresponding method is provided.
US11123922B2	Method of manufacturing solid freeform fabrication object and device for manufacturing solid freeform fabrication object A method of manufacturing a solid freeform fabrication object includes forming a fabrication layer containing a solid freeform fabrication material containing a powder material, a binder material, and a solvent, forming a void in the fabrication layer in a ratio of the void of 20 percent by volume or more in the fabrication layer, curing a predetermined region in the fabrication layer by applying a curing liquid to the predetermined region to form a cured layer, and repeating laminating the cured layer.
US11123921B2	Method and system for in situ cross-linking of materials to produce three-dimensional features via electron beams from mobile accelerators A method and system for in situ cross-linking of polymers, Bitumen, and other materials to produce arbitrary functional or ornamental three-dimensional features using electron beams provided by mobile accelerators comprises defining a desired pattern for imparting on a target area, mapping the target area, defining at least one discrete voxel in the target area according to the desired pattern to be imparted on the target area, assigning an irradiation value to each of the at least one discrete voxels, and delivering a dose of irradiation to each of the at least one discrete voxels according to the assigned irradiation value.
US11123920B2	3D printing apparatus and method A 3D printing apparatus with a radiation source, a workbench, and a liquid tank, wherein a workbench for supporting a three-dimensional object being constructed, and a liquid tank for containing a polymerizable liquid for constructing a three-dimensional object. The apparatus also includes a cover plate which is located in the liquid tank or on the top of the liquid tank; the radiation source irradiates from above the cover plate. The cover plate is an element transparent to the radiation source; and the lower surface of the cover plate is a covering surface which remains in contact with the polymerizable liquid during the printing process.
US11123916B2	Forming a thrust reverser cascade using corrugated bodies A manufacturing process is provided during which a thrust reverser cascade is formed for an aircraft propulsion system. During the formation of the thrust reverser cascade, a first panel of material is stamped into a first corrugated body. A second panel of material is stamped into a second corrugated body. The first corrugated body is bonded to the second corrugated body.
US11123912B2	Container manufacturing method and preform By coating an inner surface of a preform, in which at least an inner surface is made of polyester and which has transparency, with a coating layer, which has elongation capacity and water insolubility, the inner surface of the preform is protected against a pressurized liquid by the coating layer when the pressurized liquid is supplied to the preform, and occurrence of cloudiness on an inner surface of a container after molding is prevented even in a case where a liquid having properties of eroding polyester and causing cloudiness on a polyester surface is used as the pressurized liquid during liquid blow molding.
US11123906B2	Injection moulding machine for producing fibre-reinforced plastic mouldings An injection moulding machine for producing fibre-reinforced plastic mouldings, having a closing unit and an injection unit, wherein the injection unit has a cylinder and a screw that can be rotated and displaced in the longitudinal direction in the cylinder, the screw having a backflow stop. In the cylinder, filling openings are provided for feeding in a plastic material to be melted and fibre material. To reduce fibre breakage and ensure good mixing, according to the invention a mixing part is provided downstream and/or upstream of the backflow stop, the mixing part being connected to the screw in a rotationally fixed manner for conjoint rotation therewith and having a cylindrical main body with drop-shaped mixing elements arranged thereon.
US11123905B2	Polylactic acid moulding process Novel polylactic acid biopolymer systems and methods of producing products with polylactic acid biopolymers are disclosed. Products produced according to the systems and methods disclosed herein have enhanced deflection temperature and improved mechanical performance when compared to conventional injection moulding processes. Systems and methods for compounding polylactic acid biopolymer and creating an object using a polylactic acid biopolymer by extrusion and injection moulding process are described.
US11123900B2	Mold tool with anisotropic thermal properties In one embodiment, a method may comprise heating a composite material into a viscous form, wherein the composite material comprises a thermoplastic and a plurality of reinforcement fibers, wherein the plurality of reinforcement fibers is randomly arranged within the thermoplastic. The method may further comprise extruding a plurality of strands of the composite material, wherein extruding the plurality of strands causes the plurality of reinforcement fibers within each strand to align. The method may further comprise arranging the plurality of strands of the composite material to form a mold tool, wherein the mold tool is configured to mold a composite structure at a heated temperature, and wherein the mold tool comprises an anisotropic thermal expansion property, wherein the anisotropic thermal expansion property is based on an orientation of the plurality of reinforcement fibers within the mold tool.
US11123897B2	Barrel block for twin-screw extruder and twin-screw extruder A barrel block for a twin-screw extruder constitutes a barrel including a cylinder and has joints at both ends. A first joint includes a first inner joint face on a peripheral edge of a first hole of an insertion hole for screws, and includes a first flank face and a first outer joint face on an outer periphery of the first inner joint face. The first outer joint face is located in the outer periphery of a plurality of first bolt holes. The first outer joint face is more recessed toward a second block end face than the first inner joint face.
US11123895B2	Apparatus for extruding ceramic slurry An extruder includes a receptacle for containing material to be extruded. The extruder further includes a dispersion blade positioned within the receptacle and a nozzle secured to the receptacle. The nozzle defines a first opening positioned within an interior of the receptacle, defines a second opening positioned outside of the receptacle and defines a channel which extends from the first opening through the nozzle to the second opening defining a flow path which extends from the first opening, through the channel and to the second opening. The nozzle extends through a wall of the receptacle and into the interior of the receptacle such that the first opening is positioned spaced apart from the wall.
US11123892B2	Frame for a cutting machine A method produces a frame for a transport device for receiving slices of material separated by a cutting blade of a cutting machine. The method includes: providing a single integral workpiece, the single integral workpiece having a base plate region, a first longitudinal side region on a first side of the base plate region, and a second longitudinal side region on a second side of the base plate region, bending the first longitudinal side region along a first longitudinal side bending edge until the first longitudinal side region is perpendicular to the base plate region, and bending the second longitudinal side region along a second longitudinal side bending edge until the second longitudinal side region is perpendicular to the base plate region. The first longitudinal side region and second longitudinal side region each extend away from the base plate region in a first direction, and are parallel to each other.
US11123890B2	Razor assembly for razor with induction heating system Provided is a razor assembly including a cartridge including at least one blade and a handle assembly including an electric power source, a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically coupled to the electric power source, and at least one induction coil coupled to the PCB, wherein the at least one induction coil is configured to cause at least a portion of the cartridge to be heated in a non-contact manner, wherein the cartridge is detachably coupled to the handle assembly.
US11123887B2	Shears Shears having two limbs connected at a revolute joint, each limb comprising a handle region at one end and a cutting edge at the other end. One limb is fixed relative to the revolute joint during an opening and closing movement, and one limb is movable. The limbs move between an open position and a closed position while being limited by a stop and, in the closed position, the cutting edges pass each other over substantially their entire length. On the handle side of the revolute joint, one limb extends relative to the other limb such that it is supported in a planar manner on both sides in a region of overlap with the other limb, wherein the limbs comprise surface regions which, in the closed position, rest against one another in the region in which they are on top of each other and are each exposed on the opposite side.
US11123886B1	Knife attachment to prevent food from sticking The knife attachment to prevent food from sticking is configured for use with a knife blade. The knife attachment to prevent food from sticking is a non-stick structure. A first instantiation of the knife attachment to prevent food from sticking attaches to the face of the blade with the greatest surface area. An optional second instantiation of the knife attachment to prevent food from sticking attaches to the face of the blade with the second greatest surface area. The knife attachment to prevent food from sticking attaches to the blade such that the knife attachment to prevent food from sticking presents a non-stick surface as the exterior surface of the blade. The knife attachment to prevent food from sticking further comprises a scraping structure. The scraping structure facilitates the movement of an object, such as a foodstuff, along a horizontal surface.
US11123881B2	Surgical system with passive and motorized joints A surgical system includes a motor, a first link movable by operation of the motor, a plurality of non-driven, revolute joints coupled to the first link such that the first link separates the plurality of revolute joints from the motor, and an end effector coupled to the first link via the plurality of non-driven, revolute joints.
US11123878B2	Micro-electro-mechanical micro-manipulation device with piezoelectric driving, movable in plane A MEMS manipulation device has first and second manipulation arms carrying respective mutually facing gripping elements. At least the first manipulation arm is formed by a driving arm and by an articulated arm hinged together through an articulation structure. The first driving arm includes a first beam element and a first piezoelectric region on the first beam element. The first articulation structure includes a first connecting element not deformable in the thickness direction, as well as a first hinge structure interposed between the first driving arm, the first articulated arm, and the first connecting element.
US11123875B2	Work assembling device, control method for work assembling device, control program for work assembling device, and recording medium A robot 140 includes a control unit 160 configured such that a reference line L connecting a root portion of a first arm (upper arm 143) and an end portion of a second arm (forearm 144) is assumed on a main plane determined in a space where the robot 140 is installed, an angle β formed by the first arm (upper arm 143) and the reference line L is decreased while increasing a crossing angle α between the first arm (upper arm 143) and the second arm (forearm 144) on the side facing the reference line L, the end portion of the second arm (forearm 144) is moved in a work pressurizing direction (F direction) which is determined to be along the reference line L, and a work pressurizing unit (push-in unit 153) is pressurized in the work pressurizing direction (F direction) by the end portion of the second arm (forearm 144).
US11123874B2	Transfer robot and work transfer system including the same A transfer robot includes a support unit, a rotary base supported by the support unit, a rotation mechanism that rotates the rotary base, a hand unit supported by the rotary base and configured to support a work, and a linear movement mechanism that moves the hand unit in a horizontal direction relative to the rotary base. The rotation mechanism includes a first rotation mechanism that rotates the rotary base relative to the support unit about a first rotation axis extending in a vertical direction, and a second rotation mechanism that rotates the rotary base about a second rotation axis inclined by a predetermined angle with respect to the first rotation axis. The support unit includes a pivotal member that pivots about a pivotal axis perpendicular to the first rotation axis.
US11123873B2	Method and server for controlling interaction robot A control method of an interaction robot according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: receiving a user input, by the interaction robot; determining a robot response corresponding to the received user input, by the interaction robot; and outputting the determined robot response, by the interaction robot, wherein the step of outputting the determined robot response includes the steps of: outputting a color matching to the received user input or the determined robot response to a light emitting unit, by the interaction robot; and outputting a motion matching to the received user input or the determined robot response to any one or more among a first driving unit and a second driving unit, by the interaction robot.
US11123865B2	Using object observations of mobile robots to generate a spatio-temporal object inventory, and using the inventory to determine monitoring parameters for the mobile robots Methods, apparatus, systems, and computer-readable media are provided for generating a spatio-temporal object inventory based on object observations from mobile robots and determining, based on the spatio-temporal object inventory, monitoring parameters for the mobile robots for one or more future time periods. Some implementations relate to using the spatio-temporal object inventory to determine a quantity of movements of objects that occur in one or more areas of the environment when one or more particular criteria are satisfied—and using that determination to determine monitoring parameters that can be utilized to provide commands to one or more of the mobile robots that influence one or more aspects of movements of the mobile robots at future time periods when the one or more particular criteria are also satisfied.
US11123862B2	Method for handling a workpiece with the aid of a removal tool and machine for carrying out the method A method handles a workpiece with a removal tool. The method includes: generating at least one parameter for the removal tool; determining at least one characteristic variable from the at least one parameter and at least one item of workpiece information; creating a removal prediction taking into account the characteristic variable and at least one removal result from a removal result store; assessing the removal prediction; removing the workpiece in the event of a positive removal prediction; detecting the removal result; and storing the removal result in the removal result store.
US11123861B2	Robot system A robot system including a robot body and a control device. The robot body includes wrist elements at a distal end of an arm; a wired wire body connected to an end effector fixed to the third wrist element. The control-device includes an angle calculation unit that calculates, in a Cartesian coordinate system of which the origin is the wire-body outlet and which has one coordinate axis extending in a direction along the first axis, angles of straight lines connecting the wire-body outlet and specific points of the wire body, with the straight lines projected onto a plane perpendicular to the coordinate axis, about the coordinate axis, with reference to a position where a load acting on the wire body is the least; and a determination unit that determines whether the absolute values of the angles calculated by the angle calculation unit have exceeded predetermined angle thresholds.
US11123856B2	Fast rotation structure of wrench and wrench thereof A fast rotation structure of wrench and wrench thereof are provided. The fast rotation structure includes a seat and a rocker arm. The seat is connected with the ratchet head of the wrench. The rocker arm and the seat are integrally formed or slidably combined. The rocker arm protrudes from one side of the seat, so as to drive the seat to rotate from an outer side of the seat. Therefore, the ratchet head is able to efficiently rotate.
US11123854B2	Handheld power tool and control method A handheld power tool has a tool socket (2) to hold a tool (4) along a working axis (11), a motor (5) and a slip clutch (21) having a number of blocking elements. A sensor (27) serves to record a measured signal (28) as the measure of vibrations inside the handheld power tool (1). A band-pass filter (29) has a pass range in which a frequency lies that is equal to the product of the rotational speed of the wheel (22) on the drive side and the number N of blocking elements (24). The measured signal (28) filtered by the band-pass filter (29) is fed to an evaluation unit (30). When the filtered measured signal (28) exceeds a limit value, the evaluation unit (30) reduces the rotational speed of the motor (5).
US11123849B2	Driving tool In driving tools that perform driving actions on the condition that both the trigger and contact arm are activated, when the reference time t is reached after the trigger is activated, the power supply to the actuator is cut off, thereby allowing the contact arm stopper element to be moved to the lock position. The lock arm prohibits activation of the contact arm. The quicker motion of the actuator achieves a smoother transition to the locked state.
US11123848B2	Fastener removal tools and methods A fastener removal tool is provided. The fastener removal tool includes a body having a cylinder and a puller coupled to the body. The puller includes an arm for engaging an installed fastener and a piston inserted into the cylinder of the body such that, when the cylinder is pressurized, the piston is displaced within the cylinder to displace the arm relative to the body to cause removal of the fastener.
US11123847B2	Tool assembly apparatus A tool assembly apparatus may comprise a sleeve, a locating ball, an elastic locating piece, and a connecting rod. The sleeve has a first end and a second end, and the first end and the second end of the sleeve respectively have an axial first engaging hole and an axial second engaging hole which are communicated to axially penetrate through the sleeve. The inner diameter of the second engaging hole is smaller than the first engaging hole, and the sleeve has a radial through hole penetrating through an outer periphery thereof to communicate with the second engaging hole. The elastic locating piece has a ring body which comprises a locating hole and a cutting portion thereon. The connecting rod comprises a bearing section and a driving section, and a middle section is connected therebetween. The driving section has a locating recess formed thereon.
US11123842B2	Process for making a diamond tool Disclosed is a process for making a grinding wheel for the squaring of ceramic, formed by a support body and an abrasive ring. The process does not involve costly workings on the body and on the ring and produces a light grinding wheel which, therefore, is more practical to be handled by the handling machine.
US11123835B2	Positioning device for a drilling apparatus A positioning device for positioning a drilling tool of a drilling apparatus relative to a workpiece includes a cage mounted to the drilling apparatus such that the cage at least partially surrounds the drilling tool. The cage includes an end portion that includes an alignment surface that is configured to be engaged in physical contact with a workpiece surface of the workpiece. The alignment surface of the cage is oriented relative to a centerline axis of the drilling tool such that the centerline axis extends approximately normal to the workpiece surface when the alignment surface of the cage is in contact with the workpiece surface. The positioning device also includes a laser projector mounted to the cage such that the laser projector is configured to project an illuminated dot onto the workpiece surface that indicates where the centerline axis of the drilling tool intersects the workpiece surface.
US11123828B1	Extraction tool An extraction tool includes a coupling disc, an operating rod and two pads, wherein the coupling disc is penetrated by an assembly hole, the operating rod is provided in the assembly hole, and the pads can be movably arranged on the coupling disc. The coupling disc is penetrated by four first through grooves, two second through grooves, two third through grooves and two fourth through grooves. Each of the pads respectively covers one of the fourth through grooves, and the pads are each penetrated by one fifth through groove, each fifth through groove communicates with one of the fourth through grooves, and one side of each fifth through groove forms an alignment relationship with one of two sides of each of the fourth through grooves.
US11123825B2	Copper-based brazing material and use of the brazing material A copper-based brazing material comprises an alloy having nickel in a proportion of from 20 to 35 percent by weight, zinc in a proportion of from 5 to 20 percent by weight, manganese in a proportion of from 5 to 20 percent by weight, chromium in a proportion of from 1 to 10 percent by weight, silicon in a proportion of from 0.1 to 5 percent by weight and molybdenum in a proportion of from 0 to 7 percent by weight, each based on the total weight of the alloy, and the remainder being copper and unavoidable impurities. The alloy is in particular free from boron, phosphorus and lead. The brazing material can be used for induction brazing of components made of iron materials for exhaust systems in motor vehicles.
US11123824B2	Solder alloy A solder alloy has an alloy composition including, in mass %, 0.8% to 10% of Cu and Sn. The solder alloy includes an intermetallic compound. The intermetallic compound has a maximum grain size of 100 μm or less in a region at least 50 μm away from a surface of the solder alloy.
US11123822B2	Manufacturing method for glass substrate, method for forming hole in glass substrate, and apparatus for forming hole in glass substrate A manufacturing method for a glass substrate having a hole with a depth of d (μm) or more includes irradiating the glass substrate with a laser beam emitted from a CO2 laser oscillator for an irradiation time t (μsec), to form a hole in the glass substrate. The laser beam is delivered to the glass substrate after being condensed at a focusing lens. A power density Pd (W/cm2), defined by Pd=P0/S where P0 and S are a power and a beam cross-sectional area of the laser beam just prior to entering the focusing lens, respectively, is 600 W/cm2 or less. The irradiation time t (μsec) satisfies t≥10×d/(Pd)1/2.
US11123818B2	Welding of steel blanks Method for joining a first and a second steel blanks, at least one of the blanks comprising aluminium. The method comprises providing a support being made of a magnetic material for each blank, the supports being arranged distanced apart by a central space; providing a coil winding around one support, arranging the first blank on one support and the second blank on the other support, such that a butt end of the first blank that is facing the second blank is brought into contact with a butt end of the second blank that is facing the first blank defining a contacting area that closes a path for magnetic flux. The method further comprises applying a laser beam onto the contacting area, while applying an alternating current to the coil winding, wherein an alternating magnetic field is created across the contacting area in a direction substantially in-line with the blanks.
US11123816B2	Aluminum alloy to steel welding process A resistance spot welding method may involve spot welding a workpiece stack-up that includes a steel workpiece and an aluminum alloy workpiece. A pair of opposed welding electrodes are pressed against opposite sides of the workpiece stack-up with one welding electrode contacting the aluminum alloy workpiece and the other welding electrode contacting the steel workpiece. The welding electrodes are constructed so that, when an electrical current is passed between the electrodes and through the workpiece stack-up, the electrical current has a greater current density in the steel workpiece than in the aluminum alloy workpiece to thereby concentrate heat within a smaller zone in the steel workpiece. Concentrating heat within a smaller zone in the steel workpiece is believed to modify the solidification behavior of the resultant molten aluminum alloy weld pool in a desirable way.
US11123813B2	Blade for reciprocating saw A blade for a reciprocating saw, said blade being made from at least a bimetallic sheet material and comprising a flat body portion comprising a low-alloy steel material or a carbon steel material, a cutting edge portion comprising a high-speed steel material provided with a plurality of teeth arranged at a first edge of said flat body portion, and a back edge portion arranged at a second edge of said flat body portion opposite of said cutting edge portion, wherein said back edge portion is provided with a non-cutting micro-structured surface.
US11123810B2	Cutting insert and indexable rotary cutting tool A cutting insert includes a cutting edge portion, and the cutting edge portion includes a bottom cutting edge forming an arc shape that protrudes toward a front end side in a central axis direction, an outer peripheral cutting edge forming an arc shape that protrudes toward an outside in a radial direction, and a cutting edge of corner that connects an outer end of the bottom cutting edge in the radial direction and a front end of the outer peripheral cutting edge in the central axis direction and forms an arc shape that protrudes toward a front end outer circumferential side. The bottom cutting edge and the outer peripheral cutting edge are formed so as to form a linearly symmetric shape together with respect to an imaginary straight line that passes through an arc central point of the cutting edge of corner and intersects the central axis.
US11123808B2	Metal drilling tool A metal drilling tool comprising includes a middle axis, a front side and an opposite end, with at least two cutting edges arranged in a region of the front side, a first free surface being associated with each cutting edge. The at least two cutting edges lie on an imaginary first conical surface arranged concentrically in relation to the middle axis, with a first conical angle that opens up towards the opposite end and reaches a maximum of 180°. A centering section includes at least three edges, at least three side surfaces and an imaginary base surface. At least two of the edges lie on an imaginary second conical surface which is arranged concentrically in relation to the middle axis and has a second conical angle that opens up towards the opposite end. The second conical angle is smaller than the first conical angle, such that the imaginary second conical surface, seen from the opposite end, projects opposite the front surface.
US11123807B2	Chuck multi-mode jaw movement A chuck for use with a power driver having a rotatable drive spindle is provided. The chuck may include a clamping assembly comprising a clamping member that operably couples the sleeve to a nut. The clamping assembly may be configured to transition the chuck between a rapid jaw adjustment mode and a clamping mode. In the rapid jaw adjustment mode, a sleeve may be configured to rotate the clamping member with the nut to cause rotational movement of the nut relative to jaws and a chuck body, which may cause translational movement of the jaws relative to the chuck body. In the clamping mode, the nut may be rotationally fixed with the jaws and the clamping member may rotate relative to the nut to cause the nut to move axially relative to a center axis of the chuck which causes the jaws to translate relative to the body and clamp onto a working bit.
US11123806B2	Chuck with slip protection A chuck is provided for use with a powered driver having a rotatable drive shaft. The chuck includes a plurality of jaws (22) movably disposed in passageways (40) of a cylindrical body (14), a nut (16) rotatably mounted about the body (14) and in communication with the jaws (22) such that rotation of the nut (16) in a closing direction moves the jaws (22) toward each other and rotation of the nut (16) in an opening direction moves the jaws (22) away from each other, and a sleeve rotatably mounted about the body (14). The sleeve is in communication with the nut (16) such that rotation of the sleeve rotationally drives the nut (16). The chuck also including a biasing element (208) disposed between the nut (16) an at least a portion of the sleeve configured to bias the sleeve toward a neutral position. The biasing element (208) limits an inertial force of the sleeve applied to the nut during operation of the powered driver.
US11123805B2	Clamping tools in a tool holder A tool holder includes a main body, a deformable receptacle for clamping a tool, and at least one blocking element which, in order to prevent axial migration of the tool out of the tool holder, is configured to engage in a corresponding counterpart element on the tool and is arranged at the receptacle. In order to allow particularly high concentricity of the tool holder and stable fastening of the clamped-in tool, and at the same time to ensure easy production, the receptacle has two spaced-apart clamping portions, between which the at least one blocking element is arranged.
US11123799B2	Additive manufacturing apparatus and method This invention concerns an additive manufacturing apparatus for building objects by layerwise consolidation of material. The apparatus comprises a build chamber 101 containing a working area, a plurality of high energy beams 133, 233 for consolidating material deposited in the working area in layers and an optical unit 135 for controlling transmission of the high energy beams onto material in the working area. The optical unit 135 comprises a plurality of independently controllable optical elements 141, 241 each optical element 141, 241 for controlling transmission of at least one of the high energy beams onto the material in the working area, the optical unit 135 movable in the build chamber 101.
US11123796B2	Method of making a pre-sintered preform A method of making a pre-sintered preform, including forming a pre-sintered preform by a binder jet additive manufacturing technique. The binder jet additive manufacturing technique includes depositing a first powder layer including a first powder and a second powder followed by depositing a first binder at a pre-determined location of the first powder layer. The binder jet additive manufacturing technique also includes depositing a second powder layer over at least a portion of the first powder layer followed by depositing a second binder at a pre-determined location of the second powder layer. At least a portion of the first binder and at least a portion of the second binder is cured forming a green part. The green part is then densified to form a pre-sintered preform near net shape component.
US11123794B2	System and method for pouring molten metal from a crucible A system for feeding molten metal provided by a feeding component to a receiving component. The system comprises a launder circuit having an upstream end and a downstream end and a flow path fluidly connecting the upstream end to the downstream end, wherein the feeding component feeds the launder circuit with molten metal at the upstream end and the launder circuit feeds molten metal to the receiving component at the downstream end. The system also comprises a feed tilting mechanism located at the upstream end for tilting the feeding component between a holding angle for holding molten metal in the feeding component and a feeding angle for feeding molten metal to the launder circuit, a feeding scale for measuring weight of molten metal contained in the feeding component and generating weight signals accordingly; and a controller.
US11123792B2	Apparatus and method for applying ceramic foam filters for the removal of unwanted inclusions from metal melts Apparatus and method for filtering molten metal including a container with a removable lid to keep the container sealed during operation, the container having an inlet chamber having an inlet opening receiving metal from a metal supply launder and outlet chamber with outlet opening connected to a launder segment. The container having a partition wall between the inlet chamber and outlet chamber and a ceramic foam filter mounted in the outlet chamber. The inlet chamber and outlet chamber being provided within the container and split by the partition wall. The container being connected in parallel with the metal supply launder via stubs. The launder being provided with a dam or valve device downstream the outlet of the container and another dam or valve device between the said launder stubs. Inside the container there is further arranged a second outlet chamber with a filter.
US11123791B2	Method for casting a mold A method for casting a part, that includes the steps of: introducing a mold into a first housing; engaging the first housing with a second housing to define a second chamber; melting an ingot within the furnace; reducing pressure within the second chamber to a first predetermined pressure; pouring at least a portion of the melted ingot into the mold; adding an gas to the second chamber to raise the pressure to a second predetermined pressure; moving the mold such that it is engaged with the means for cooling; and solidifying the liquid metal within the mold.
US11123787B2	Transport device for press lines and method for controlling such a transport device A transport device for the transport of workpieces in a workpiece transport direction in a press, which has a carrier rail, which is mounted, via a lifting carriage and a rocker rotatably mounted on the lifting carriage, on a vertically running upright of the press. In order to enable a flexible workpiece transport, it is provided that, on the carrier rail, workpiece grippers are mounted on at least two transport carriages, which each have their own drive mechanism in order to move the transport carriages with the workpiece grippers along the carrier rail independently of each other.
US11123782B2	Versatile tubing straightener A hand-held tool for straightening tubing such as brake fluid lines in vehicles, the tool provides a housing having an outer covering, internally thereof, a series of sets of rollers, that are adjustable radially, supported by end frames, and intermediate the rollers and the outer covering is an adjuster ring, shiftable longitudinally within the housing, operatively associated with the rollers, such that when the adjuster ring is pulled outwardly, longitudinally, from the tool housing, the rollers shift radially outwardly, for accommodating larger tubing, and when the adjuster ring is pushed inwardly of the housing, the rollers are forced inwardly against smaller diameter tubing, in preparation for its straightening. A sector of the tool, usually along a quadrant, is opened from one end to the other of the tool, so as to allow the tool to be applied to the tubing to be straightened, anywhere along its length, and not only at its ends.
US11123777B2	System and methods for monitoring and controlling an aerobic landfill bioreactor A system and method for monitoring or controlling an aerobic landfill bioreactor having a plurality of zones each including at least one well head. The system comprises: a gas extraction blower, a plurality of temperature sensors disposed in the well heads, an ex-situ relative humidity detector, an ex-situ gas constituent detector, an air injection system, a liquid injection system, and a controller. Landfill gas is extracted by the blower and it's temperature, relative humidity, and gas constituents are measured. The system further comprises a system of headers, isolation valves, and flow control valves which serve to isolate zones for measurement and/or air and liquid injection as well as control the flow of either the landfill gas extraction or liquid and air injection. The method involves measuring: temperature, relative humidity, and gas constituents of the extracted landfill gas. Advantageously, the ex-site placement of the sensors and detectors ensure that measurements are representative of the aerobic bioreactor operating parameters. The air and liquid injection systems are adjusted, based on the measured temperature, relative humidity, and gas constituents to optimize the operation of the aerobic landfill bioreactor.
US11123774B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus, and composite processing apparatus According to one embodiment, a substrate processing method includes supplying a liquid on a first face of a substrate, forming a solidified layer in which at least part of the liquid has been solidified by cooling the substrate down to be equal to or lower than a solidification point of the liquid, and melting the solidified layer. Forming the solidified layer, includes controlling a cooling parameter by monitoring an optical characteristic or acoustic wave characteristic of the solidified layer.
US11123769B2	Adjustable rotating weight This disclosure is drawn systems, devices, apparatus, and/or methods related to the separation of a mixture of solids according to size and the separation of solids from liquid. Specifically, this disclosure is drawn to an adjustable weight set for use on vibratory separators. In some examples, the adjustable weight set may include a base plate rotatable about an axis and extending radially outward from the axis; a plurality of slots extending through the base plate and being disposed between a radially outward periphery of the base plate and the axis; a plurality of weights coupled to each other about the base plate; and a weight locking tab that partially surrounds the base plate that may include one or more hooks extending through a portion of a slot.
US11123765B2	Granulated seeds The invention relates to a process for the production of granulated seed comprising seed kernels which are coated with a coating layer, the process comprising the following steps: providing seed kernels, applying a binder to the seed kernels, giving rise to seed kernels coated with a binder, and applying a coating composition comprising silica to the seed kernels coated with binder, giving rise to seed kernels coated with a coating layer. The invention furthermore relates to the use of silica as component of the coating layer of granulated seed for improving the germination ability of the seed. The invention furthermore relates to granulated seed, comprising seed kernels coated with a coating layer, characterized in that the coating layer comprises silica and that the silica is distributed within the entire coating layer.
US11123761B2	Methods for loading and unloading brushes to and from end-effector A method of manipulating a brush relative to a brush-arm assembly of an end-effector comprises locating a carriage in one of a first position or a second position relative to a stationary component. The method also comprises, with the carriage in one of the first position or the second position, different from the first position, relative to the stationary component, locating the brush-arm assembly of the end-effector with respect to the stationary component so that the brush-arm assembly is in contact with the stationary component. The method further comprises moving the carriage in a second direction toward the stationary component, from the first position to a third position, to load the brush onto the brush-arm assembly, or moving the carriage in a first direction away from the stationary component from the second position to the first position to unload the brush from the brush-arm assembly.
US11123759B2	Product dispensing system for a bottle A dispensing system (5) is suitable for being fastened on a bottle (1). The system has parts facing one another having surfaces facing one another and has a material allowing at least part of at least one of the surfaces facing one another to have an adhesive effect for attaching the facing parts. A bottle (1) utilizes the dispensing system (5).
US11123758B2	Apparatus for coating a lapping plate platen, and related methods of using The present disclosure involves apparatuses and methods for coating a lapping plate with an aqueous composition. The apparatus can be configured and the aqueous composition can be formulated so that the aqueous composition can flow to a spray nozzle device solely due to gravity in a batchwise manner.
US11123756B1	Decorative texture for wall and ceiling surfaces A texture material applicator and a method for applying texture material to a wall or ceiling surface to produce a desired surface texture and appearance. A selected one of several different rotary dispenser inserts is rotated within a chamber in a body of the applicator, picking up a quantity of texture material on each of a plurality of spatter elements. The spatter elements are resiliently bent by a regulator and throw bits or drops of texture material out from the chamber and radially outward through an outlet opening in the body of the applicator as the spatter elements spring away from a release edge of the regulator. Different textures may be provided by using different rotary dispenser inserts having different spatter elements differently located on the rotary dispenser.
US11123755B2	Diffuser of active agents such as insecticides, perfumes, detergents or disinfectants, and manufacturing process thereof Diffuser of an active liquid agent, for the treatment of a fluid environment, be it at the gaseous or liquid state, of the type including a container (1) of the active agent, closed by grid element apt to maintain in position the active agent and to allow the emanation of fluids of the same, the grid element being covered by a barrier film, peelable at the time of the first use to make operative the grid element, wherein the container (1) is closed by a single multilayer film (2, 3a, 3b) including at least one external barrier layer (3a) and at least another inner sealing layer (2) apt to maintain in position the active agent and to form the grid element, at the time of the first use of the container, following the simultaneous removal of the barrier film and of predefined portions of the sealing layer.
US11123754B2	Liquid-liquid-solid three-phase separator for waste oil Disclosed is a liquid-liquid-solid three-phase separator for waste oil, including an oil-bath heating tank, a plurality of cyclone units and solid removal units. The cyclone units are provided and fixed in the oil-bath heating tank. Each of the solid removal units is connected to an underflow pipe of each of the cyclone units and is configured to separate solid particles. A solid removal outer pipe is arranged at a tail end of the underflow pipe via the first connector; the second connector is arranged at a tail end of the solid removal outer pipe; the solid removal inner pipe is arranged at an underflow outlet of the underflow pipe via the second connector to form a solid removal gap. The invention provides the demulsification and dehydration treatment of waste oil emulsion and the separation of solid particles.
US11123751B2	Panels for use in collecting fluid from a gas stream An example of a panel for use in collecting fluid in a gas stream includes a fluid collection member comprising one or more collection electrodes. The panel may include an emitter electrode assembly member comprising an emitter electrode frame and one or more emitter electrodes attached to the emitter electrode frame (e.g., disposed in a one- or two-dimensional array). The one or more emitter electrodes may be physically separated from the one or more collection electrodes. The fluid collection member may be physically connected to the emitter electrode assembly member. The one or more collection electrodes may be electrically insulated from the one or more emitter electrodes.
US11123745B2	Mincer A mincer includes a housing, a hinged door, a handle, a cam, an axle, and a plurality of circular blades mounted on the axle. Rotation of the handle or knob with respect to the housing causes rotation of the cam with respect to the housing, which in turn causes the axle and the blades mounted thereon to travel radially outward or inward with respect to the housing to extend or retract the blades out of or into the housing. The mincer can be operated to extend the blades for operation and to retract the blades for storage. The door can be closed for operation and opened for cleaning of the mincer.
US11123742B2	Grinding roller A grinding roller for vertical axis crushers is disclosed herein that is produced by foundry casting of a metal matrix. The roller includes a plurality of reinforcing inserts on its periphery, wherein some portions of the peripheral surface of a same insert are located at a distance d1 or d2 from the work surface depending on wear stresses. Accordingly, the roller has at least one zone experiencing high wear stress Z1, with at least one portion of the insert positioned at a distance d1 near the work surface of said roller; and a zone with low wear stress Z2, with a portion of the insert positioned at a distance d2 that is set back relative to the work surface of the roller. In some examples, distance d1 is less than distance d2.
US11123741B2	Discharge end wall system A discharge end wall system including a discharge wall assembly in which a number of pulp chambers are defined, and one or more plug elements at least partially occupying one or more of the pulp chambers.
US11123733B2	Inertial droplet generation and particle encapsulation Described are microfluidic devices and methods for providing a predetermined number of microspheres or beads, together with a cell, within a fluid droplet being processed. The system may provide each droplet with a single bead and a single cell, and the bead may contain DNA or other reagents for later identifying the specific cell associated with that bead.
US11123728B2	Fast sample loading microfluidic reactor and system Example embodiments relate to fast sample loading microfluidic reactors and systems. One embodiment includes a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes a reaction chamber allowing reacting of at least one fluid material. The microfluidic device also includes at least two fluidic channels coupled to the reaction chamber for providing a fluid to and exiting a fluid from, respectively, the reaction chamber. Each fluidic channel includes an inlet and an outlet. Each fluidic channel is configured such that when a first fluid is provided in the reaction chamber via that fluidic channel, the first fluid exits the reaction chamber via the outlet of at least one other fluidic channel when the reaction chamber is filled, thereby preventing a second fluid from the at least one other fluidic channel, when present in the inlet, from diffusing into the reaction chamber.
US11123726B2	Method of preparing a molecular catalyst Method of preparing a molecular catalyst from a mixture comprising a (C5-C7)alkane, a spray-dried alkylaluminoxane, and a molecular procatalyst. Molecular catalysts prepared by the method may be screened.
US11123722B2	Synthesis and characterization of Ru alkylidene complexes This invention relates generally to olefin metathesis catalyst compounds, to the preparation of such compounds, compositions comprising such compounds, methods of using such compounds, articles of manufacture comprising such compounds, and the use of such compounds in the metathesis of olefins and olefin compounds. The invention has utility in the fields of catalysts, organic synthesis, polymer chemistry, and industrial and fine chemicals industry.
US11123718B2	Oxovanadium phosphate catalyst, and preparation method and application therefor Provided are an oxovanadium phosphate catalyst, and a preparation method and an application therefor. The method includes: 1) mixing and reacting a vanadium source, a choline chloride-organic carboxylic acid eutectic solvent, and alcohol; 2) mixing the obtained reaction product with a phosphorus source, raising the temperature to a temperature higher than the melting point of the eutectic solvent, and continuing the reaction to obtain an oxovanadium phosphate precursor; and 3) calcining to obtain the oxovanadium phosphate catalyst. The alcohol is: benzyl alcohol or a mixture of C3-C8 monohydric alcohol and benzyl alcohol. The present method uses a green and inexpensive eutectic solvent to strengthen the preparation of oxovanadium phosphate catalyst, avoids the disadvantages of the prior art, and overcoming the problems of low yield and poor selectivity when used in a reaction to prepare maleic anhydride by catalytic n-butane selective oxidisation.
US11123717B2	Catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction and oxygen evolution reaction and method for manufacturing of the same Disclosed is a catalyst for oxygen reduction and evolution reactions. The catalyst is in the form of nickel sulfide (NiS2) nanosheets. NiS2 molecules are cross-linked and oriented two-dimensionally in the NiS2 nanosheets. Also disclosed is a method for producing the catalyst.
US11123716B2	Denitrification catalyst for vessel, using ceramic nanotubes grown on porous metal structure, and preparation method thereof A denitrification catalyst using ceramic nanotubes grown on a porous metal structure, including: a porous metal structure having a plurality of pores formed between metal supports such that exhaust gas penetrates through the pores in multiple directions; ceramic nanotubes grown on the porous metal structure through anodic oxidation; and an active material uniformly and highly dispersed as a nano-thin film layer on inner and outer surfaces of the ceramic nanotubes through a deposition or supporting process.
US11123713B2	Multicomponent inorganic porous materials and methods of making the same Provided herein is a method of preparing a porous composite ceramic material and a porous composite ceramic material made by the method of preparing.
US11123709B2	Molded article To provide a molded article which can have excellent strength, can also have high durability during repeated use, and can maintain high adsorption performance even when the content of a binder resin is reduced. A molded article containing cerium oxide particles and a binder resin, wherein cerium oxide particles which has an average particle diameter of 1 to 15 μm and in each of which a crystallite size is 40 to 200 Å are used.
US11123704B2	Antibody-resin coupling apparatus and methods An antibody-resin coupling apparatus quickly and efficiently activates resin beads and couples them to antibodies, while preventing breakdown and crosslinking of the beads, thereby improving downstream column purification processes, extending the usable life of the resin beads, and increasing molecule capture efficiency of the resultant resin-antibody complexes, to allow improved isolation and purification of factor VIII molecules or other drug compounds.
US11123699B1	Container including a mixed beverage A mixed beverage product includes a container defining an interior chamber, an agitator mechanism coupled to the container, and a beverage contained in the inner chamber in the container. The beverage may be a coffee beverage, or the beverage may be carbonated water and a base beverage, such as fruit juice, veggie juice, or coffee. The agitator is configured to aerate the coffee beverage to form a foam layer on the coffee beverage, or to mix the carbonated water with the base beverage to form a foam layer on the beverage.
US11123697B2	Rotary compression mixer The present invention is directed towards a rotary compression mixer for providing the user with a rotary compression mixer wherein the user can directly manipulate the resultant electrical charge imbalances or coherence domains of a liquid. The motor of the rotary compression mixer recirculates liquids and gases within the liquid container, while simultaneously compressing the liquid while moving the gases and liquids centrifugally outward towards the liquid container.
US11123694B2	Filtration apparatus containing graphene oxide membrane Embodiments described herein relate generally to graphene oxide membranes for fluid filtration and more specifically to graphene oxide membranes having tunable permeability, rejection rate, and flux. Some embodiments of the graphene oxide membranes disclosed herein are characterized as having a flux of at least about 2.5×10−4 gallons per square foot per day per psi with a 1 wt % lactose solution at room temperature, and a lactose rejection rate of at least 50% with a 1 wt % lactose solution.
US11123693B2	Asymmetric modified carbon molecular sieve hollow fiber membranes having improved permeance The present invention provides an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having improved gas separation performance properties and a process for preparing an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having improved gas separation performance properties. The process comprises treating a polymeric precursor fiber with a solution containing a modifying agent prior to pyrolysis. The concentration of the modifying agent in the solution may be selected in order to obtain an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having a desired combination of gas permeance and selectivity properties. The treated precursor fiber is then pyrolyzed to form an asymmetric modified CMS hollow fiber membrane having improved gas permeance.
US11123691B2	Separation membrane element The present invention addresses the problem of providing a separation membrane element with which it is possible to stabilize the separation removal performance when a separation membrane element is operated. The present invention is a separation membrane element provided at least with a collecting pipe, a separation membrane, a feed-side channel material, and a permeation-side channel material, wherein: the feed-side channel material is configured from a fibrous column X configured from a plurality of fibrous materials A arranged in one direction and a fibrous column Y configured from a plurality of fibrous materials B arranged in a different direction to the fibrous column X; the fibrous materials A intersect the fibrous materials B to form intersections; and the fibrous materials A and/or the fibrous materials B have a small-diameter part and a large-diameter part between adjacent intersections in a section plane parallel to the respective fibrous column.
US11123689B2	Apparatus and method for electron irradiation scrubbing The present disclosure relates to methods of scrubbing of gas by exposure to electrons and apparatuses therefor. Such methods and apparatuses could be used to reduce harmful emissions created by the burning of fossil fuels, e.g. to power ships. According to one aspect there is provided apparatus for electron irradiation scrubbing, said apparatus comprising: an anode; a cathode a nanostructure located between said anode and said cathode, said nanostructure being configured to field-emit electrons in response to the presence of an electric field between the anode and cathode when a potential difference is established therebetween; and a housing coupled to said nanostructure and configured for locating the nanostructure so that it extends into a container containing gas to be scrubbed such that an interior of said container can be exposed to said electrons. According to further aspects there are provided systems comprising such apparatus and methods making use of it.
US11123684B2	Process and system for capture of carbon dioxide A process for absorbing carbon dioxide from a gas stream containing carbon dioxide, including contacting the gas stream with an aqueous composition having a substituted heteroaromatic compound including a six-membered heteroaromatic ring comprising from 1 to 3 nitrogen atoms in the heteroaromatic ring and at least one substituent wherein at least one of the substituents is of formula —R1NH2 wherein R1 is selected from C1 to C6 alkylene and ethers of formula —R2—O—R3— wherein R2 and R3 are C1 to C3 alkylene.
US11123681B2	Fluidized granular absorbent bed filter Described are filter products and methods of using filter products, wherein the filter products include multiple cells, each cell containing an individual circulating fluidized beds during use.
US11123680B1	Devices, systems, and methods for treating ethylene oxide waste gas The present disclosure discloses a device, system, and method for treating an ethylene oxide waste gas. The system includes a first pressure swing adsorption tower, a first thermostatic assembly, a gas storage tank, a first branch pipe, and a second branch pipe. The first pressure swing adsorption tower comprises a first accommodating chamber which accommodates an adsorption material. A first vent port and a first exhaust port are in communication with the first accommodating chamber. The first pressure swing adsorption tower is partially disposed in the first thermostatic assembly. The gas storage tank comprises a gas inlet/outlet port. The first branch pipe and the second branch pipe are in communication with the first vent port. The first branch pipe couples the first vent port with the gas inlet/outlet port and the second branch pipe introduces an ethylene oxide waste gas into the first pressure swing adsorption tower.
US11123676B2	Seal arrangement for filter element; filter element assembly; and, methods A filter element arrangement is provided which includes a media pack comprising Z-filter media, a preform and an overmold sealing a portion of the interface between the preform and the media pack, and also forming an air cleaner seal for the filter element. The overmold preferably comprises molded, foamed, polyurethane. A variety of media pack shapes can be used.
US11123673B2	Filter arrangements; housings; assemblies; and, methods Air cleaner and preferred components for an air cleaner are provided. In certain arrangements, a band is mounted to the media pack, surrounding the media. Also, the cartridge is non-circular and includes a seal thereon.
US11123669B2	Method of making a thin filtration media A method for manufacturing a filtration media with improved filtration, strength, tear resistance and air permeability in the form of a relatively thin and lightweight wet-laid fibrous web that has a wet Mullen ratio of 20% to 90% to ensure that the media is flexible enough to be formed into a fluted structure, and strong enough to retain the fluted structure when would into a roll and to permit further processing.
US11123667B2	Water cooler filter with secure bayonet-type connection A filter for a water cooler includes a housing having a surface and a cavity with cavity ports. The filter end is adapted to be received in the housing. The filter end includes a cylindrical base having a surface and a neck extending from the surface. The neck has filter ports and a side surface. The side surface has oppositely directed axially extending elongated protrusions configured to be received in channels in the housing. The base surface includes a complex set of protrusions which are adapted to be received in a similarly configured set of recesses in the housing surface. The protrusions/recesses may take the form of letters, numbers or symbols. The filter end is be fully seated in the housing in bayonet-type fashion to connect the filter ports and the housing ports o permit water to flow through the filter from the water supply to the water cooler.
US11123666B2	Fuel filter device A filter device including a probe where a filter element probe first end selectively engages with a sensing unit located in a filter head and a filter element probe second end is located in a contaminant portion of a filter canister. The probe fixedly engages through the filter element utilizing a sealing component. The filter element is disposed in the filter canister that engages with the filter head.
US11123661B2	Method of forming a compost filter sock A hybrid filtration sock comprises a mesh tube filled with a blended filler comprising 60%-90% fibrous volumizing filler and 10%-40% woody organic filler. The fibrous volumizing filler 12 includes straw, grasses, pine straw, corn stalks, natural fibers and weeds and combinations thereof. The woody organic filler is ground or chipped wood based material from land clearing, yard waste, pallets and clean wood debris or clean wood scraps, comprising a PH of between 5.0 and 8.0, with a particle size wherein 99% passes a 2 in (50 mm) sieve and a maximum of 43% passes a ⅜ in (9.5 mm) sieve, and <3.5% by dry weight of inert or foreign man made materials.
US11123658B2	Demulsification methods using palm oil fuel ash A method of demulsifying an emulsion of oil and water whereby palm oil fuel ash, which is a low cost waster product obtained from oil palm processing, is added to the emulsion and the resulting mixture is agitated, thereby breaking the emulsion into an aqueous phase and an oil phase. Solid particles of palm oil fuel ash settle to the bottom of the aqueous phase, allowing easy separation of the oil phase, the aqueous phase, and the settled solid particles of palm oil fuel ash.
US11123654B2	Pressurized vapor cycle liquid distillation Embodiments of the invention are directed toward a novel pressurized vapor cycle for distilling liquids. In some embodiments of the invention, a liquid purification system is revealed, including the elements of an input for receiving untreated liquid, a vaporizer coupled to the input for transforming the liquid to vapor, a head chamber for collecting the vapor, a vapor pump with an internal drive shaft and an eccentric rotor with a rotatable housing for compressing vapor, and a condenser in communication with the vapor pump for transforming the compressed vapor into a distilled product. Other embodiments of the invention are directed toward heat management, and other process enhancements for making the system especially efficient.
US11123651B2	Building blocks and building block assemblies A building block assembly (50) comprises a first module (50A) and a second module (50B) which are in detachable engagement, wherein the first module (50A) and the second module (50B) are mechanically connected and relatively rotatable about a rotation axis. The first module (50A) is a building block module comprising a first building block and a second building block which are snap fastened or press fastened to form a building block stack. The second module (50B) is mechanically retained by the first module (50A) in a retention state upon snap fastening of the first building block and the second building block in a connection direction defined by a connection axis which is coaxial with the rotation axis to form the building block stack.
US11123650B2	Interlocking disc toy An interlocking disc includes a hub with an inner circular area with an inner thickness and a circular step. A plurality of petals circumferentially spaced apart extend radially outward from the outer area of the hub. Each of the plurality of petals are disposed within a common plane and include a catch on each of side of each petal. The catch is engageable to a circular stop of another interlocking disc to inhibit disassembly.
US11123641B2	Information processing device, server device, parental control method, profile information management method There is provided an information processing device including a holding unit configured to hold setting information regarding parental control for each user in association with user identification information, and a limit processing unit configured to limit usage of a predetermined function or device by the user on a basis of the setting information held by the holding unit.
US11123640B2	Fantasy sport platform with augmented reality player acquisition The present technology provides a system and method for assembling a fantasy sports team using augmented reality. The technology employs a fantasy game server in communication with one or more users' electronic mobile devices, such as smartphones. The technology displays digital images of sports players and/or promotion or other tokens on the users' mobile devices, on which the users can capture the sports players they wish to add to their fantasy sports teams through a user interface of the fantasy game server. The fantasy game server generates geolocation information for a plurality of real-world players and compares it to geolocation data from the mobile device to determine when a real world player is within a threshold radius of the user and sends an alert to the user.
US11123639B2	Server-based mechanics help determination from aggregated user data Techniques for improving a user video game experience are described. In an example, a computer system receives event data from a plurality of user devices. Each event data includes an identifier of an activity in a video game and data indicating completion of the activity. The identifier can be predefined in program code of the video game. The identifier and completion data can be received based on an execution of the program code. The event data is processed to determine a video game mechanic suggestion to help a player complete the activity.
US11123636B2	Runtime animation substitution A method of runtime animation substitution may include detecting, by a processing device of a video game console, an interaction scenario in an instance of an interactive video game, wherein the interaction scenario comprises a target animation associated with a game character. The method may further include identifying, by the processing device, a valid transitional animation. The method may further include causing, by the processing device, the valid transitional animation to be performed by the game character in the instance of the interactive video game.
US11123632B2	Method and apparatus for controlling videogames A system for driving physical characteristics of a virtual world of a videogame provided with a physics engine module. The system including a gaming apparatus and a standard primary control device and an additional control device including a stationary base and a sphere. The stationary base is adapted to support the sphere and the sphere is detachable from the stationary base and manipulable by a player. The sphere is provided with a unique identifier and a communication system with the base. The sphere and the base include sensors. The system including means for detecting physical parameters within a player environment and using them to drive corresponding physical characteristics of the virtual world of the videogame.
US11123629B1	Suspension systems for an electric skateboard A self-propelled, one-wheeled vehicle may include a suspension system configured to dampen up and down motion of a board relative to the axle of a central wheel assembly when the vehicle encounters obstacles and bumps on a riding surface. Illustrative suspension systems include a shock absorber, a rocker, a pushrod, bell cranks, and/or a swingarm that couple the axle to the board. The suspension system may be disposed completely below a foot deck of the vehicle.
US11123628B2	Snowboard binding having auxetic components A snowboard binding including a highback and a plurality of straps. The highback forms an inward curve to define a cavity for a boot. A plurality of straps secure the boot in the cavity, the straps including a toe strap and an ankle strap. At least one of the highback, the toe strap, or the ankle strap have a section with an auxetic pattern.
US11123626B1	Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users.
US11123625B2	Method and system for localization of ball hit events It is disclosed a method, and a system (30) capable of localizing ball hit events on a sports court. From on acoustics data acquired (22) of ball hit events by individual distributed sensors or microphones, ball hitting patterns are identified (24) in the data from each individual sensor. Based on the identified ball hitting patterns and geometric constraints of a sports court and the distribution of sensors, ball hit events are detected (26). The localization of the detected ball bit events is determined (28) based on the geometrical constraints of the sports court and the sensor distribution. The system has a number of advantages of which some are that it is cheap to install, it is non-invasive, and that it can easily be extended to provide higher precision of ball hit event localization.
US11123623B1	Football kick training apparatus, method and kit The invention disclosed comprises an apparatus, method of using, assembling and stowing the apparatus, and a kit including the apparatus and components for training players to achieve lift when kicking a football that requires an angled trajectory. The invention functions to provide a physical point of reference and visual target for a kicker to establish consistent kicking skills and achieve predictable angles. The apparatus is sturdy, easily and reversibly disassembled, and stored as part of a durable, packable kit to organize the required training gear. The method includes a series of steps whereby the apparatus is assembled; a kicker kicks the ball; if the angle of the kick is sufficient to lift the ball over the apparatus it will go over the visual target, if not it will fall under the visual target. The kit comprises at least a carry bag with various pockets for the device and related equipment.
US11123622B1	Extended skating rink and method of play thereon A roller skating rink for players to play a skating game utilizes one or more game implements. A skating track is made from a plurality of track sections. The roller skating rink includes concave channel sections on one side of the track sections and has a lower end and an upper end that are substantially vertically aligned. One or more propelling devices are each adapted to propel one of the game implements into the roller skating rink. One or more scoring receptacles are situated for receiving one or more of the game implements therein proximate the upper end of the concave peripheral wall. A method of game play is further disclosed.
US11123619B2	Golf club head with interior weight adjustable in multiple directions A golf club head includes a striking face, and a body coupled to the striking face. The body includes a crown, a sole disposed in generally opposed relation to the crown, and a back extending away from the striking face. The striking face and body collectively define a hollow interior chamber. A weight is disposed entirely within the interior chamber. An adjustment mechanism is coupled to the body and the weight to enable external adjustment of the weight along three axes.
US11123617B2	Golf car accessory holder An accessory holder is provided for golf cars to store accessories like golf balls in an easy to access location from outside of the golf car. For example, the accessory holder may be mounted on a vertical strut supporting the canopy of the golf car. The accessory holder wraps around the strut and has gaps that allow the accessory holder to be mounted onto the strut.
US11123611B2	Rubber composition for golf ball, and golf ball A rubber composition for golf balls includes (a) a base rubber, (b) a co-crosslinking agent which is an α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, (c) an organic peroxide, (d) water or an alcohol, and (e) an antioxidant which is a benzoimidazole of the following general formula and/or a metal salt thereof. When the rubber composition is used in constituent members of a golf ball, especially the core, the golf ball exhibits low spin properties on shots, resulting in an improved flight performance and enabling a good durability to be maintained.
US11123608B2	Upper limb training system and control method thereof An upper limb training system adapted to an upper limb of a user includes a main body and a control unit. The main body includes a training unit and a plurality of motors. The training unit is connected to the upper limb. The plurality of motors are coupled to the training unit. The control unit is electrically connected to the training unit and the plurality of motors and calculates a plurality of torque intervals respectively corresponding to the plurality of motors according to torques generated by each of the plurality of motors. Besides, a control method adapted to the upper limb training system is also provided.
US11123606B2	Activity state analyzer to analyze activity state during cycling An activity state analyzer 10 configured to analyze an activity state of a cyclist during cycling includes: a sensor unit (21 to 26, 18) configured to acquire sensor data from a plurality of types of sensors including an acceleration sensor 21 and a gyroscope sensor 22 that are attached to a lower back of the cyclist, and a CPU 11 configured to analyze an activity state of the cyclist during cycling based on a detection output from the plurality of types of sensors of the sensor unit (21 to 26, 18).
US11123604B2	Apparatus for natural torso and limbs tracking and feedback for electronic interaction An apparatus for natural torso and limbs tracking and feedback for electronic interaction with fall safety support. The apparatus comprises a body harness worn on the body of a user, a support structure designed to bear the weight of the user in the event of a stumble, trip, or fall, and a plurality of tethers attached at one end to the harness and at the other end to the support structure. One or more sensors are integrated into the system to measure aspects of the user's movement and used as input to control a computer system. In the event of stumble, trip, or fall, all of, or a portion of, the user's body weight is borne by the tethers as a safety mechanism to prevent injury. The system is designed to be used with virtual reality systems wherein the user's vision is blocked or obscured by a virtual reality visor.
US11123602B2	Mechanical braking system for exercise machines A mechanical braking system for a high-incline treadmill utilizing a mechanical brake which may be used on its own or in combination with a traditional motor brake. The mechanical brake is generally mountable on a treadmill between or around the belt motor and the flywheel. Upon engagement of the brake, typically the brake engages the flywheel, the motor, or the axle in a way that effectively locks the axle, and thus the belt, in a fixed position.
US11123600B2	High-incline treadmill A treadmill which utilizes provides for a connection between the floor stand and the treadbase which is toward the front end of the treadbase and provides for generally improved support of the front end of the treadbase at higher angles by providing that the lift mechanism is attached to the treadbase at two fixed points a fixed distance from each other. The lift mechanism then utilizes two different motions, the extension of an extension arm and the rotation of a rigid arm, to produce lift. The rotation of the rigid arm generally utilizes a wheel in an enclosed raceway attached to the floor stand.
US11123597B2	Inertia training box with horizontal inertia wheel A space saving and production cost saving inertia wheel training device is disclosed. In preferred embodiments the present invention comprises: a box where one or more inertia wheels are mounted horizontally; a pull belt which connects the inertia wheel with the user. The user stands with both feet on the box and can attach various accessories to the pull belt, like bars, harnesses, hip belt etc. to connect the pull belt to his body depending on the type of exercise the user wants to perform. The user adjusts the length of the belt to his body size. Then the user accelerates the inertia wheel. At the end of each movement of the user the flywheel needs to be decelerated or accelerated to allow the user to change the direction of his movement. The inertia of the wheel creates a braking force at deceleration and acceleration which leads to a training effect of the user's muscles.
US11123594B2	Weightlifting system for hanging band technique A weightlifting system for hanging band technique is used to enable barbell-based strength training with a unique weight deployment that provides an advantageous muscular stimulus. The system is also configured to facilitate weight loading onto a barbell sleeve for workouts. The system includes a plurality of suspended weights. The plurality of suspended weights is a set of heavy plates that hang to connect to a barbell to enable performance of barbell exercises. Each of the plurality of suspended weights includes a length-adjustable elastic band, a roller, a U-shaped bracket, and a weight assembly. The length-adjustable elastic band enables the desirable oscillations and unbalance that provides the necessary muscular stimulation. The roller rotates relative to the U-shaped bracket. The U-shaped bracket supports both the roller and the weight of the weight assembly. The weight assembly provides the gravitational resistance necessary for assisting in exercises.
US11123590B1	Abatement of asbestos using fluorinated metal compounds The disclosed subject matter relates to a method of treating of asbestos or asbestos-containing material, comprising applying to the asbestos or asbestos-containing material a composition including a treatment compound comprising at least one of hexafluoro titanium di-ammonium, potassium hexafluoro zirconate. ammonium hexafluoro phosphate. ammonium hexafluoro stannate, ammonium hexafluoro germanate, ammonium tetrafluoro borate or ammonium heptafluoro tantalite; and a fluorine scavenger compound.
US11123587B2	On-board mixing system for firefighting chemicals A system for mixing fire-suppressant gel with water on board an aircraft includes a gel reservoir mounted in the aircraft, a pump for injecting gel into a flow of water into an aircraft-mounted payload tank, and a control system for controlling gel-water mix ratios. The control system monitors water volume flowing into the water tank, and regulates the gel pump to inject gel in appropriate amounts to produce gel-water emulsions having precise gel-water ratios. Settings for the control system are set by the pilot before water flow water is initiated. Once the aircraft is in flight, the gel-water mixing process is automatically controlled through a trigger on the pilot's control stick. The aircraft may be a helicopter or fixed-wing aircraft adapted to load water from a lake or other source while in flight, or a fixed-wing aircraft adapted to load water on land from a pressurized water source.
US11123584B1	Personal protective anti-viral face mask An entrainment-based filtering system for use in connection with a facemask or respirator that includes: a filter housing defining an interior volume comprising at least one airflow pathway having an airflow pathway length that is longer than the length of the interior volume and spaced within the interior volume; and a plurality of entrainment substrates. The plurality of entrainment substrates is positioned within the at least one airflow pathway and the plurality of substrates and the dimensions of the at least one airflow pathway together function to entrain particles on the surface of the chemically coated entrainment substrates and prevent at least 95% of particles traveling through the at least one airflow pathway from exiting the entrainment-based filter.
US11123582B2	Emergency filter system for encapsulated suit An encapsulated protective suit having an external air flow hose and comprising a skin, a filter incorporated in the skin of the protective suit, and a seal, wherein when the seal is intact, air does not flow through the filter.
US11123581B1	Anti-contagion mask The disclosed anti-contagion facemask embodiments are a family of transparent facemasks that do not obstruct visibility of a person's mouth when worn. One problem with a typical, widely used, facemask is the difficulty in understanding a person speaking when they are wearing the typical facemask. Not only does the listener have to contend with the muffled speech of a person talking through a facemask, communication is made worse by covering up, or otherwise hiding the wearer's mouth and face with opaque filter material. Accordingly, some embodiments described herein present a clear/see-through filtration mask embodiment that does not visibly obstruct a person's mouth by providing a filtration system along or near the periphery of the facemask.
US11123580B2	Line dispensing device with Eddy current braking for use with climbing and evacuation Line dispensing devices include a coupling transmission, a retraction mechanism, and a rotor that rotates around a shaft. Rotation of the rotor causes a portion of at least one pivotable member to move into and out of a magnetic field.
US11123575B2	3D conformal radiation therapy with reduced tissue stress and improved positional tolerance An approach for enhancing radiation treatment of target tissue includes identifying a target volume of the target tissue; causing disruption of vascular tissue in a region confined to the target volume so as to define the target volume; based at least in part on the disruption of the vascular tissue, determining a radiation treatment plan having a reduced radiation dose for treating the target tissue; and exposing the target volume to the reduced radiation dose based on the radiation treatment plan.
US11123570B2	Implantable medical device for vascular deployment A leadless pacing device may include a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, and a set of one or more electrodes supported by the housing. The housing may include a first a distal extension extending distally from the distal end thereof. The distal extension may include a retractable and/or rotatable distal electrode. The distal electrode may be configured to be delivered to and pace at the Bundle of His. The leadless pacing device may be releasably coupled to an expandable anchor mechanism.
US11123569B2	Patient remote and associated methods of use with a nerve stimulation system A neurostimulation system having an external or an implantable pulse generator programmed to innervate a specific nerve or group of nerves in a patient through an electrode as a mode of treatment, having a patient remote that wirelessly communicates with the pulse generator to increase stimulation, decrease stimulation, and provide indications to a patient regarding the status of the neurostimulation system. The patient remote can allow for adjustment of stimulation power within a clinically effective range and for turning on and turning off the pulse generator. The patient remote and neurostimulation system can also store a stimulation level when the pulse generator is turned off and automatically restore the pulse generator to the stored stimulation level when the pulse generator is turned on.
US11123566B2	Cardiac resynchronization therapy diagnostics In some examples, a system can be used for delivering cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). The system may include a pacing device configured to be implanted within a patient. The pacing device can include a plurality of electrodes, signal generation circuitry configured to deliver ventricular pacing via the plurality of electrodes, and a sensor configured to produce a signal that indicates mechanical activity of the heart. Processing circuitry can be configured to identify one or more features of a cardiac contraction within the signal, and determine whether the contraction was a fusion beat based on the one or more features.
US11123565B1	Treatment of neurodegenerative disease with high frequency stimulation, and associated systems and methods Systems and methods for treating neurodegenerative disorders with high frequency stimulation are disclosed. A representative method for treating a patient includes applying an electrical signal to the patient via a treatment system that includes a signal delivery element positioned at or within a white matter of the patient's brain, spinal cord, or both, the electrical signal having a frequency of from about 1.5 kHz to about 100 kHz.
US11123563B2	Translation between cathodic and anodic neuromodulation parameter settings A system for adjusting neuromodulation parameters used by a neuromodulator operably connected to a plurality of electrodes to modulate a neural target, may comprise a translation trigger detector configured to determine that a translation trigger has occurred, a first parameter setting storage configured to store first parameter settings for use by the neuromodulator to modulate the neural target, and a neuromodulation parameter translator. The neuromodulation parameter translator may be operably connected to the translation trigger detector to automatically translate the first parameter settings into a second parameter settings in response to determining the translation trigger has occurred, and replace the first parameter settings with the second parameter settings, or store the second parameter settings in a second parameter setting storage. Automatically translating may include either automatically translating from cathodic parameter settings to anodic parameter settings, or automatically translating from anodic parameter settings to cathodic parameter settings.
US11123557B2	Electric stimulator An electric stimulator that effectively improves the brain function of patients suffering from brain disorders by applying electric stimulation to the brain of the patient effectively. The electric stimulator can include main electrodes H to be stuck to particular sites of the patient's body extending from the neck part to the head tip part. The particular site may be the temple part, the forehead part above the eyes, the cheek part and the rear neck part. The electric signal to be applied to the main electrodes H is set so as for weak electric current of 100 μA or less to flow through the patient's body and stimulate the brain. In addition to the application of electric stimulation by the main electrodes H, auxiliary electrodes S may be stuck to the back of the patient.
US11123556B2	Patient therapy systems and methods Some embodiments include a system with a sensor with electrodes including an active electrode and a receiving electrode that is in physical contact with skin of a patient forming an electrical circuit with control electronics of a controller that can measure an electrical parameter using an active electrode and a receiving electrode within a closed loop electrical muscle stimulation system. A sense electrical pulse can be applied to the tissue using the sensor, an electrical parameter measured from the tissue, and a stimulation pulse applied to the tissue based at least in part on the measured electrical parameter. The stimulation is adjustably controlled by the controller to maintain a constant power output to the tissue based on the electrical parameter. A good is coupled to a computer readable medium configured to store usage data, the usage data relating to the patient's use of the good.
US11123548B2	Microfabricated neurostimulation device Described herein are microelectrode array devices, and methods of fabrication and use of the same, to provide highly localized and efficient electrical stimulation of a neurological target. The device includes multiple microelectrode elements arranged along an elongated probe shaft. The microelectrode elements are dimensioned and shaped so as to target individual neurons, groups of neurons, and neural tissue as may be located in an animal nervous system, such as deep within a human brain. Beneficially, the neurological probe can be used to facilitate location of the neurological target and remain implanted for long-term monitoring and/or stimulation.
US11123541B2	Anti-suction blood pump inlet A heart pump assembly includes an impeller blade coupled to a rotor or a drive shaft, a cannula, a distal projection coupled to a distal end of the cannula and a blood inlet having a plurality of apertures. The plurality of apertures are radially oriented and disposed about a circumference of the cannula. The plurality of apertures include at least a first ring of apertures which are proximal to the distal projection and a second ring of apertures which are proximal of the first ring of apertures. The plurality of apertures can allow the heart pump assembly to continue to function if anatomical structures or tissue become suctioned to a portion of the heart pump.
US11123539B2	Catheter device The catheter device comprises a motor at the proximal end of the catheter device and a drive shaft, extending from the proximal end section to the distal end section of the catheter device, for driving a rotating element located at the distal end of the catheter device. The catheter device also comprises a hose-like catheter body which encompasses the drive shaft and extends from the proximal end section to the distal end section. At the proximal end of the catheter device, the drive shaft is connected to a motor by a clutch. The clutch is a magnetic clutch with a proximal and a distal magnet unit. The proximal magnet unit is connected to the motor and the distal magnet unit to the drive shaft. The distal magnet unit is mounted fluid-tight in a clutch housing. The proximal end of the catheter body makes a fluid-tight connection with the clutch housing.
US11123533B2	Medical fluid connection device A medical fluid connection device connects to a complementary connector unit in a fluid-conducting manner. The medical fluid connection device has a housing member having an inlet opening and at least one outlet opening. The inlet opening and at least one outlet opening are interconnected in a fluid-conducting manner by a fluid duct that extends substantially along an axial direction, and a soft elastic sealing member which in a circumferential direction at least in portions encompasses a wall of the fluid duct and along the axial direction is guided so as to be movable in relation to the wall of the fluid duct. A Luer external taper connects to a Luer internal taper of the complementary connector unit in a fluid-tight manner. The Luer external taper is configured by a wall portion of the soft elastic sealing member. The medical fluid connection device can be used in infusion therapy.
US11123532B2	On-body microsensor for biomonitoring A microsensor and method of manufacture for a microsensor, comprising an array of filaments, wherein each filament of the array of filaments comprises a substrate and a conductive layer coupled to the substrate and configured to facilitate analyte detection. Each filament of the array of filaments can further comprise an insulating layer configured to isolate regions defined by the conductive layer for analyte detection, a sensing layer coupled to the conductive layer, configured to enable transduction of an ionic concentration to an electronic voltage, and a selective coating coupled to the sensing layer, configured to facilitate detection of specific target analytes/ions. The microsensor facilitates detection of at least one analyte present in a body fluid of a user interfacing with the microsensor.
US11123530B2	Method for producing fine, hollow projection tool Method for manufacturing fine hollow protruding tool by: bringing a projecting mold part with a heating means into contact from one surface side of a base sheet including a thermoplastic resin, and, while heat-softening the contact section, inserting the projecting mold part into the base sheet, to form a protrusion protruding from the other surface side; and, after a cooling step, withdrawing the projecting mold part from the interior of the protrusion, forming the fine hollow protruding tool. In the protrusion forming step, the protrusion is formed by using a first warp-suppressing means that suppresses warping of the base sheet when the projecting mold part is inserted into the base sheet. In the release step, the fine hollow protruding tool is formed by using a second warp-suppressing means that suppresses warping of the base sheet when the projecting mold part is withdrawn from the interior of the protrusion.
US11123529B2	Child-resistant topical drug applicator and methods of use Described herein is a child-resistant topical drug applicator and methods of applying a topical pharmaceutical composition to a surface. In one aspect, the child-resistant topical drug applicator comprises a container comprising a connector and a tube configured to contain a topical pharmaceutical composition, a sponge applicator fluidly coupled to the connector, and a child-resistant cap that reversibly couples to the connector and encloses the sponge applicator, the cap having a locked position and an unlocked position. Also described herein are methods of opening and using the child-resistant topical drug applicator.
US11123525B2	Wire for medical device and medical device A wire for a medical device includes a wire body and a solid lubrication film. The wire body has an outer circumferential layer formed of a plurality of metal strands that are twisted with each other. The solid lubrication film is formed at least on outside exposed surfaces of the plurality of metal strands. When a virtual circle as a smallest circle enclosing the outer circumferential layer is assumed in a cross section perpendicular to a central axis of the wire body, a part of an outer edge of the solid lubrication film of the cross section is inside the virtual circle and a cross-sectional area of the solid lubrication film in the cross section satisfies A/B>0.7 where A is a size of a portion outside the virtual circle and B is a size of a portion inside the virtual circle.
US11123523B2	Intravenous catheter device with integrated extension tube The present invention relates to peripheral intravenous catheters, and in particular to an integrated peripheral intravenous catheter having a low profile securement platform, a needle hub having an interior compartment and further comprising a paddle grip, and an extension tube coupled to the catheter and stored within the interior compartment of the needle hub prior to catheterization.
US11123514B2	Apparatus and method to provide breathing support A ventilator, or a breathing assistance apparatus, is provided to ventilate patients who may have breathing difficulties, the apparatus comprising a inspiratory pressure control duct; a positive end-expiratory pressure control duct; at least one valve connected to the peak inspiratory pressure control duct and to the positive end-expiratory pressure control duct, and at least one controller communicably connected to the valve to control rate of cycling of the valve, thereby controlling number of breaths per minute, and to control the duration of peak inspiratory pressure also known as inspiratory time.
US11123511B2	Patient interface for respiratory therapy Apparatus to permit a delivery of a flow of breathable gas to a patient's airways. In one version, a coupler extension may include a seat portion to permit use of a mask with a nasal cannula. In some versions, the coupler extension is configured to conduct the flow of gas to prongs of a nasal cannula. The seat portion can receive and seal with a cushion of a respiratory mask and may have a sealing bevel to promote sealing between the cushion of the respiratory mask and a facial contact surface of a user. In some versions, a conduit adapted to communicate a flow of gas may comprise a slit valve formed by a portion of the wall material of the conduit. In some versions, a nasal interface may include naris pillows to seal with and conduct a flow of breathable gas into a nares of a user. Each naris pillow may include a nasal projection to conduct a further flow of gas. The nasal projection may extend within the naris beyond the seal of the naris pillow.
US11123507B2	Acoustic detection for respiratory treatment apparatus Methods and apparatus provide acoustic detection for automated devices such as respiratory treatment apparatus. In some embodiments of the technology, acoustic analysis of noise or sound pulses, such as a cepstrum analysis, based on signals of a sound sensor (104) permits detection of obstruction (O) such as within a patient interface, mask or respiratory conduit (108) or within patient respiratory system. Some embodiments further permit detection of accessories such as an identification thereof or a condition of use thereof, such as a leak. Still further embodiments of the technology permit the detection of a patient or user who is intended to use the automated device.
US11123504B2	Electronic cigarette Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes. More particularly, to electronic cigarettes including a circumferential light guide that distributes light transmitted by a light source, and controller circuitry that variably illuminates the circumferential light guide of the electronic cigarette based on a user's draw strength.
US11123500B2	Needle storage magazine with status indication A magazine (18) that stores a plurality of needles (56) configured to engage a medication pen (2) for medication delivery, the magazine (18) comprising a magazine housing (20) enclosing a removable array (26) having a plurality of hub chambers (22) each enclosing one of a plurality of needle hubs (50), a connector (28) in each of the plurality of huh chambers (22), each connector (28) engages one of the plurality of needle hubs (50), a plurality of peel tabs (30) each sealing one of the plurality of hub chambers (22), and an electronic indicator (62) to identify a status of the plurality of needle hubs (50), wherein the electronic indicator (62) identifies how many of the plurality of needle hubs (50) are unused.
US11123499B2	Prefilled disposable injection device The present invention relates to drug delivery systems that cannot be reloaded or reused and further include a passive safety shield system. The drug delivery devices described herein include a drug container comprising at least one bellow, a needle, wherein the needle is in liquid communication with the drug container; a plunger extending between a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the plunger is in communication with the drug container and where upon axial movement of the plunger, the drug container is compressed.
US11123492B2	Injection device An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. An indicator is configured to provide a visual indication of whether the locking mechanism is in its locked position or in its unlocked position.
US11123491B2	Cyclic olefin polymer vessels and vessel coating methods A package including a vessel wherein at least a portion of the vessel wall is made of a double wall material is disclosed. The double wall material comprises an interior polymer layer enclosed by an exterior polymer layer and one of the polymer layers is a layer made of cyclic olefin polymer (COP) resin. The package comprising the double wall, a CVD coating set on the wall, and a medicament comprising at least one protein, peptide, and/or DNA sequence is disclosed. Methods for processing a vessel, for example to provide lubricity or hydrophobicity, are also disclosed. The interior surface of the seated vessel can be processed via the vessel port by PECVD. Vessel barrier, lubricity and hydrophobic coatings and coated vessels, for example syringes and medical sample collection tubes are disclosed.
US11123485B2	Blood glucose control system switching without interruption of therapy delivery Systems and methods are disclosed herein for switching an application executing on an ambulatory medical device to a new application without interrupting therapy provided by the ambulatory medical device to a subject. The ambulatory medical device may receive an indication that an update to an application executing on the ambulatory insulin pump is available, establish a communication connection to a host computing system, download and install the application update, while a prior version of the application continues to run. The disclosed systems and methods can confirm successful installation of the application update on the ambulatory medical device and switch control of the ambulatory medical device from the prior version to the new version of the application without interrupting therapy provided to the subject.
US11123482B2	Device and methods for transvascular tumor embolization A method of embolizing a tumor includes advancing a distal end of a device having a catheter body and an occlusion structure to a target tumor site within a blood vessel of a body. The occlusion structure is activated within the blood vessel, and a real time pressure measurement in the vascular space distal to the activated occlusion structure is monitored. The method further includes waiting for a pressure drop in the vascular space distal to the activated occlusion structure and for the pressure drop to cause a blood flow reversal in branch vessels antegrade to the occlusion. An embolic substance is injected from the distal end of the delivery device to permit the reversed blood flow to carry the embolic substance into the vasculature of the target tumor and the device is withdrawn from the body. Other catheter assemblies and methods of use are also disclosed.
US11123478B2	Fecal collection device, system and method A fecal collection device includes a barrel with a waste drain conduit attached thereto. A drain opening is defined between passages of the barrel and the waste drain conduit. An irrigation conduit is connected to a source of lavage liquid. A trocar plug has a tapered distal end and moves between insertion, irrigation and flushing positions within the barrel passage. When in the insertion position, the tapered distal end of the trocar plug extends from the distal end of the barrel. When in the irrigation position, the irrigation conduit may provide lavage liquid to the barrel passage while the trocar plug covers a majority of the drain opening. When in a flushing position, the trocar plug covers less of the drain opening than when the trocar plug is in the irrigation position.
US11123477B2	Motorized irrigation system with improved flow control Disclosed are irrigation systems and methods, which can be used for rectal/anal irrigation. One example system includes a reservoir for an irrigating liquid, a probe for arrangement in a user, tubing providing fluid communication between the reservoir and probe, and an electrical pump for indirectly pumping irrigation liquid from the reservoir to the probe through said tubing. The electrical pump is controllable to assume a plurality of predetermined flow rates. The system includes an electrically operable valve to continuously control a degree of openness of the tubing, a flow sensor to measure an actual flow rate of the irrigation liquid in the probe, and a controller to obtain a desired flow rate, and control the flow rate of the electric pump to one of the plurality of flow rates exceeding the desired flow rate, and to continuously regulate the electrically operable valve based on the measured actual flow rate.
US11123475B2	Methods, systems, and apparatuses for tissue ablation using electrolysis and permeabilization Example apparatuses and systems are disclosed for providing controlled delivery of electrolysis treatment and cellular permeabilization treatment to a site in tissue. A system disclosed may include an electrode, a power supply, and a controller. The controller may control a charge applied to the electrode to induce a direct current through the aqueous matrix to produce electrolysis products and a voltage to produce electroporation. The duration and magnitude of the charge applied may determine the dose of the products and the degree of the permeabilization of cells in the treatment site. The composition of the electrodes may be chosen in accordance with the desired products produced and electroporation effects. An apparatus is disclosed that may be in the form of electrodes for electrolysis and electrodes for electroporation applied to the tissue. An apparatus is disclosed that may be used for treating internal tissue.
US11123472B2	Vacuum assisted skin penetrating appliance with external interface A system and method for a modular external interface for a skin penetrating appliance is provided. The modular device prevents internalization of bacteria, other infectious agents, or other unwanted materials from entering the access point for a catheter, Steinman pin, Kirschner wires, or other percutaneous instruments. The modular external interface provides for the hermaticity in the vicinity of the skin-appliance interface with fluid exudate or transudate egressing from the vicinity of the skin-appliance interface. The modular external interface forms a hermetic seal with the external neck of an implanted appliance with a locking feature that joins the main body of the modular external interface together around the neck of the appliance. The modular external interface provides mechanical stability to an implanted appliance so as to speed healing around a semi-permanent implanted appliance, as well as connection points for vacuum lines and drive lines for the insertion of medical devices.
US11123468B2	Filtering of pressure signals for suppression of periodic pulses A filtering device receives a pressure signal (P) from a pressure sensor in a fluid containing system, the pressure signal (P) comprising first pulses originating from a first periodic pulse generator and second pulses. The device acquires a reference signal which is indicative of a current operating frequency of the first periodic pulse generator. The device identifies, based on the reference signal, a plurality of harmonics (v1-v8) associated with the current operating frequency, computes correlation values (λ1-λ8) between the harmonics and the pressure signal (P) within a time window in the pressure signal (P), and generates a filtered signal by subtracting, as a function of the correlation values (λ1-λ8), the harmonics from the pressure signal (P). The use of correlation values is a direct, fast, robust and computation-efficient approach for estimating the signal contribution (d) from first pulses in the pressure signal (P).
US11123467B2	System and method for removal of immune inhibitors from biological fluids The present system and method are useful for the removal of immune inhibitors such as soluble TNF receptors from the body fluid of cancer patients. In some embodiments, soluble TNF-Receptors 1 and 2 are selectively removed from plasma at 80% or more efficiency. In some embodiments, the system includes an immobilized capture ligand of a single chain TNFα. The system and method are useful for the treatment of different cancer types, stages and severity.
US11123466B2	Methods for removing cytokines from blood with surface immobilized polysaccharides The present invention is directed to a method for removing cytokines and/or pathogens from blood or blood serum (blood) by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non microporous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and/or other molecules or chemical groups (the adsorbent media or media) having a binding affinity for the cytokine or pathogen(s) to be removed (the adsorbates), and wherein the size of the interstitial channels within said media is balanced with the amount of media surface area and the surface concentration of binding sites on the media in order to provide adequate adsorptive capacity while also allowing relatively high flow rates of blood through the adsorbent media.
US11123461B2	Treatment of ischemia and reperfusion using leptin antagonist A method and device for localized treatment of tissues or organs that were exposed to ischemia and reperfusion (IR) injury, in order to reduce their structural damage and loss of function. The method further includes intra-arterial treatment of transplanted tissues or organs, which are exposed to similar damage of IR and are at risk of impaired function. Leptin antagonist is administered as a bolus injection directly into a re-opened artery, which supplies blood to the tissue or organ involved, immediately after reperfusion. In some cases, after administering a bolus injection of leptin antagonist, the effect of leptin antagonist in the involved organ can be prolonged by deploying a double function drug eluting stent, which elutes leptin antagonist into the lumen, e.g., by sustained release, while eluting antiproliferative drug into the vessel wall to prevent local stenosis, which may appear due to stent deployment.
US11123460B2	Emulsions or microemulsions for use in endoscopic mucosal resectioning and/or endoscopic submucosal dissection The invention provides a pharmaceutical composition in form of emulsion or microemulsion for use in an endoscopic procedure, preferably said endoscopic procedure comprising the administration of said pharmaceutical composition to a human with the aim of improving and facilitating the resection of the lesion by raising the area where the lesion is located. The invention herein disclosed provides a method for performing an endoscopic procedure, said method preferably comprising the administration of a pharmaceutical composition in form of emulsion or microemulsion to a human.
US11123456B2	Compositions for repair of defects in osseous tissues, and methods of making the same Tissue repair compositions, particularly bone repair compositions, containing demineralized bone fragments and homogenized connective tissues, and methods for making the same. The compositions can be used in the form of an injectable gel, an injectable paste, a paste, a putty, or a rehydratable freeze-dried form.
US11123452B2	Alkyl chitosan-graphene oxide composite sponge and preparation method and application thereof The present invention relates to an alkyl chitosan-graphene oxide composite sponge and preparation method and application thereof. The alkyl chitosan-graphene oxide composite sponge provided by the present invention includes alkyl chitosan and graphene oxide absorbed on the alkyl chitosan, and the adsorbing capacity of the graphene oxide is 3-28 wt. %. In the present invention, alkyl chitosan is used as a matrix to combine graphene oxide and alkyl chitosan; the obtained composite sponge has excellent hemostatic performance and blood absorption capacity. Results of embodiments indicate that the in-vitro whole blood coagulation time is less than 58 s, the hemostasis time of a rabbit femoral artery hemorrhage model is less than 155 s, the hemorrhage mass is less than 5.4 g, and the hemostatic effect is superior to a pure alkyl chitosan sponge or graphene oxide powder when the composite sponge provided by the present invention is used for hemostasis.
US11123446B2	Scrubbing device for cleaning, sanitizing or disinfecting A cleaning, sanitizing or disinfecting scrubbing device includes a body, a non-thermal plasma generator and damp wipe. Generated plasma activates fluid in the wipe. The device may include spacer posts between the body and wipe and a conductive mesh between the body and wipe or embedded in the wipe. Another embodiment includes a reservoir for holding a water-based fluid, a fluid delivery element connected to the reservoir by a tube through which the fluid can flow and a non-thermal plasma geneator. The non-thermal plasma generator activates the fluid. In one embodiment the scrubbing device is a mitt. In another embodiment the scrubbing device is a glove.
US11123441B2	Methods and compositions for drug delivery Compositions comprising a red blood cell (RBC) having non-toxically coupled thereto a nanoparticle having a low shear modulus or low Young's modulus of less than 10 MPa and containing a drug are provided. In one embodiment, the nanoparticles are optionally coated with protein. In another embodiment, the nanoparticle has no cell-specific targeting moiety or tissue-specific targeting moiety or organ-specific targeting moiety associated therewith. Methods of delivering selected drugs to target organs use these compositions both in vivo and ex vivo treatment of disease and for imaging.
US11123440B2	Compositions and methods for making antibody conjugates The invention relates to antibody conjugates (e.g., a bispecific antibody), drug and nanoparticle compositions and methods and compositions for generating them. This invention further relates to methods of using these compositions for imaging, diagnosing or treating a disease.
US11123431B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US11123427B2	Immunoprotective primary mesenchymal stem cells and methods Immunoprotective primary mesenchymal stems cells (IP-MSC) which episomally express immunoreactive polypeptides that specifically target a pathogen (e.g., an infectious species of virus, bacterium, or parasite) or toxin are described herein. The immunoreactive polypeptides can be, e.g., full antibodies, single-chain antibodies (ScFV), Fab or F(ab)2 antibody fragments, diabodies, tribodies, and the like). Optionally IP-MSC are transfected to express one or more other immunomodulating polypeptides, e.g., a cytokine such as an interleukin (e.g., IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-7, IL-9, and IL-12), an interferon (e.g., IFNα, IFNβ, or IFNω), and the like, which can enhance the effectiveness of the immunoreactive polypeptides.
US11123425B2	Multivalent recombinant avian herpes viruses and vaccines for immunizing avian species The present invention relates to a recombinant avian herpes virus, which comprises at least two recombinant nucleotide sequences, each recombinant nucleotide sequence encoding a distinct antigenic peptide, wherein the at least two recombinant nucleotide sequences are inserted into distinct non-coding regions of the viral genome chosen among the region located between UL44 and UL45, the region located between UL45 and UL46, the region located between US10 and SORF3, and the region located between SORF3 and US2.
US11123424B2	Baculovirus and composition for detection and preventing of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection A baculovirus displaying a porcine epidemic diarrhea virus S protein or S1 domain thereof is provided for preventing porcine epidemic diarrhea virus infection.
US11123423B2	Zika virus vaccine Compositions and methods useful for treating and/or preventing a Zika virus infection are provided.
US11123421B2	Cold adapted and virulence factor deleted live attenuated vaccine suitable for mucosal delivery Compositions and methods are provided for a live, attenuated influenza vaccine suitable for nasal administration. The vaccine utilizes a cold adapted influenza virus that lacks virulence factor, and includes mutations that provide replicative ability sufficient for vaccine manufacture. Vaccines so produced provide significant cross protection for non-vaccinating strains. The vaccine is safe for children under the age of 2 and adults over 49 years of age. In addition, the cold adapted, virulence factor deleted influenza virus can be adapted to provide immunity to non-influenza pathogens.
US11123420B2	Stable live attenuated recombinant dengue vaccine The present invention relates to field of live attenuated recombinant tetravalent dengue vaccines and methods of producing stable compositions. Present invention specifically relates to a stable composition and methods of using such a stable composition comprising live attenuated recombinant dengue virus, stabilizer, bulking agent and optionally buffering agents, wherein the live attenuated dengue virus is generated from Δ 30 and or Δ 31 deleted or mutated dengue strains. More specifically, the present invention relates to stabilizers for freeze-dried live attenuated immunogenic and/or vaccine compositions that may comprise, inter alia, dengue virus(es). The invention further relates to stabilized, freeze-dried live attenuated immunogenic and/or vaccine compositions of, dengue virus(es), which may contain these stabilizers. Other aspects of the invention are described in or are evident from the following disclosure, and are within the ambit of the invention.
US11123417B2	Multivalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate composition Provided are mixed carrier, multivalent pneumococcal conjugate compositions comprising 21 different pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide-protein conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates includes a capsular polysaccharide from a different serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae conjugated to either tetanus toxoid (TT) or CRM197, wherein the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes are selected from 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9N, 9V, 10A, 11 A, 12F, 14, 15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F, where the capsular polysaccharides of two of serotypes 1, 3, and 5 and one or both of serotypes 15B and 22F are conjugated to TT and the remaining capsular polysaccharides are conjugated to CRM197. Also provided are methods of producing the mixed carrier, multivalent pneumococcal conjugate compositions and methods of using the same for prophylaxis against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection or disease in a subject.
US11123412B2	Method of treating macular degeneration using botulinum toxin-based pharmaceuticals Formulations and methods of treatment are disclosed for prevention and/or treatment of visual loss from age-related macular degeneration. The disclosed formulations include botulinum neurotoxin (e.g., botulinum neurotoxin or a fragment thereof, either in pure form or with one or more peptide fragments and/or neurotoxin associated proteins. In some embodiments, the disclosed formulations are applied to the para orbital or periorbital region of a patient to delay or stop the progression of dry macular degeneration. The methods described herein do not involve a direct injection into the eye or subconjunctival region, thus significantly easing both comfort and administration related complications and further preserving barrier functions of retinal layers while also delaying or ceasing the degenerative process to wet conversion.
US11123411B2	Method of treating macular degeneration using botulinum toxin-based pharmaceuticals Formulations and methods of treatment are disclosed for prevention and/or treatment of visual loss from age-related macular degeneration. The disclosed formulations include botulinum neurotoxin (e.g., botulinum neurotoxin or a fragment thereof, either in pure form or with one or more peptide fragments and/or neurotoxin associated proteins). In some embodiments, the disclosed formulations also include one or more anti-VEGF agents. The disclosed formulations may be applied to an intraocular or extraocular region of a patient. If applied to an extra ocular region of a patient, the botulinum-based pharmaceutical formulation may be transported to the intra-ocular region of the patient via axoplasmic transport, thereby allowing the active ingredient(s) to penetrate into the choroid, neuro-retina, and/or retinal pigment epithelium without direct injection into the eye, allowing for improved therapeutic safety by eliminating risk of retinal detachment, retinal break, retinal hemorrhage, and blindness associated with direct injection into the eye.
US11123403B2	Soluble mediator The present disclosure relates to a soluble CD52 glycoprotein and its use in treating diseases regulated by effector T-cells, for example autoimmune diseases such as type 1 diabetes. The present disclosure also relates to fusion proteins comprising the soluble glycoprotein, to cells expressing high levels of CD52, and to diagnostic methods based on the detection of CD52 expression levels in a subject.
US11123402B1	Anticancer composition comprising cervical cancer-derived autocrine motility factor as effective component An anticancer composition includes cervical cancer-derived autocrine motility factor (AMF) as an effective component. The cervical cancer-derived AMF has an excellent effect of inhibiting the proliferation of liver cancer, pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer, prostate cancer, and colon cancer, and inducing cell death. The composition can be used as an anticancer therapeutic agent.
US11123398B2	Chemotherapeutic combinations of cationic antimicrobial peptides and chemotherapeutics The present invention provides a compound, preferably a peptide, having the following characteristics: a) consisting of 9 amino acids in a linear arrangement; b) of those 9 amino acids, 5 are cationic and 4 have a lipophilic R group; c) at least one of said 9 amino acids is a non-genetically coded amino acid (e.g. a modified derivative of a genetically coded amino acid); and optionally d) the lipophilic and cationic residues are arranged such that there are no more than two of either type of residue adjacent to one another; and further optionally e) the molecule comprises two pairs of adjacent cationic amino acids and one or two pairs of adjacent lipophilic residues; for use in the treatment of a tumour by combined, sequential or separate administration with a cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agent that inhibits immune tolerance, wherein the chemotherapeutic agent is administered at a sub-cytotoxic dose. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical packs or compositions comprising these active agents and methods of treating a tumour comprising administration of these active agents.
US11123393B2	Compositions and methods for joint health The present disclosure provides mixtures of prenylated flavonoids, stilbenes, or both with flavans or curcuminoids or both capable of modulating joint inflammation, joint pain, joint stiffness, cartilage degradation, or improving mobility, range of motion, flexibility, joint physical function, or any combination thereof. Such a mixture of prenylated flavonoids, stilbenes, or both with flavans or curcuminoids or both can optionally be used in combination with other joint management agents, such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents/analgesics, COX/LOX inhibiting agents, glucosamine compounds, neuropathic pain relief agents, or the like.
US11123381B2	Nutritional supplements for animal health and development Novel nutritional compositions and methods for their manufacture, administration and use are disclosed. The nutritional compositions of the present invention are useful for the feeding of immature mammals, particularly those used for food, and/or performance animals, such as horses, and for companion animals, such as dogs and cats. The nutritional compositions and supplements of the present invention are effective in supporting the growth and health of the immature mammal, in supporting and stimulating its immune system, and in mitigating undesirable infections and other. Additionally, particular fractions of the unique peptides produced by the disclosed methods can be separated and utilized as therapeutic agents.
US11123375B2	Methods of treating tissue voids following removal of implantable infusion ports using adipose tissue products Compositions and methods for treating tissue are provided. The compositions may include tissue matrix derived from adipose tissue suitable for injection, small-volume implantation, or use as a soft-tissue regenerative material. Also provided are methods for producing such compositions.
US11123374B2	Pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells for the treatment of spinal cord injury The present disclosure provides methods and compositions for making and using pluripotent stem cell-derived oligodendrocyte progenitor cells. Provided herein are a population of oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) derived from pluripotent stem cells, methods of generating the same for use in the treatment of acute spinal cord injury and other conditions affecting the CNS, and containers including the population of OPCs.
US11123372B2	Bioactive renal cells for the treatment of chronic kidney disease The present invention concerns methods of using bioactive renal cell populations to provide regenerative effects to a native kidney for the treatment of chronic kidney disease.
US11123371B2	Restimulation of cryopreserved tumor infiltrating lymphocytes The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after restimulation.
US11123366B1	Methods, materials, and systems for treating injuries to the central nervous system using light emitting nanoparticles The present invention relates to the use of light-emitting, water soluble nanoparticles in the treatment of disorders of the central nervous system.
US11123364B2	Medical device comprising boswellic acid A medical composition and devices made from the composition for the delivery of extracts obtained from Boswellia genus, similar compounds synthetically derived, and in particular derivatives of triterpenes is disclosed. The medical device may be implantable, or alternatively a device which contacts the interior of a mammalian body. The medical device may be comprised, of or present an absorbable component containing Boswellia derivatives, or an eluting component. When administered into a particular body site, the Boswellia component may be released substantially and immediately, released slowly, or not released, into the body and residing actively on the medical device surface.
US11123363B2	Potassium-binding agents for treating hypertension and hyperkalemia The present invention generally relates to methods of treating hypertension (HTN) in patients in need thereof wherein the patient optionally further suffers from chronic kidney disease (CKD) or Type II diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The invention also relates to methods of treating hyperkalemia in a patient in need thereof, wherein the patient suffers from CKD, T2DM or HTN and are optionally being treated with an effective amount of a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) agent. The invention also relates to methods of treating kidney disease in a patient in need thereof, wherein the patient is optionally being treated with an effective amount of a renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) agent. The methods can comprise administering an effective amount of a potassium-binding agent to the patient to lower the patient's blood pressure and/or increase or stabilize the patient's kidney function.
US11123356B2	Methods of use for oenothein A and B from Epilobium species The invention provides medicaments comprising an oenothein, including oral formulations to treat inflammation or to treat hormone balance in perimenopausal, menopausal and postmenopausal women. The oenothein for use in such formulations such as oenothein A or oenothein B maybe purified from natural sources, such as Epilobium.
US11123354B2	Method for the treatment of osteoarthritis The present invention relates to a composition for use in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), wherein said composition comprises from 5 to 40 mg of sodium chlodronate, or an equivalent amount of chlodronic acid, or other pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and wherein said composition is administered intra-articularly in a unitary dosage form once monthly, once biweekly or once weekly. Single-dose medicaments and kits comprising them are also described.
US11123353B2	Uses of ergosterol combined with gefitinib, preparation methods of liposome and freeze-dried powder thereof The present disclosure relates to a drug combination for treating non-small cell lung cancer, in particular to uses of ergosterol combined with gefitinib, and belongs to the technical field of biomedicine. In the present disclosure, the mechanism of action that ergosterol (ERG) combined with gefitinib (GEF) induces apoptosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) cells is firstly studied; then an RGG cyclic peptide/R8 peptide modified ERG combined with GEF active drug-loaded targeted liposome delivery system (RGD/R8-ERG/GEF-LIP) is constructed; and the RGD/R8-ERG/GEF-LIP is prepared into a freeze-dried powder to improve stability, quality evaluation and preliminary evaluation of in vitro anti-lung cancer effects are conducted, and a nude mouse lung cancer xenograft model is established for conducting preliminary pharmacodynamic research and in vivo targeting research.
US11123348B2	Compounds and compositions for the treatment of parasitic diseases The present invention provides compounds of Formula A: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, tautomer, or stereoisomer, thereof, wherein the variables are as defined herein. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods of using such compounds for treating, preventing, inhibiting, ameliorating, or eradicating the pathology and/or symptomology of a disease caused by a parasite, such as leishmaniasis, human African trypanosomiasis and Chagas disease.
US11123343B2	Bupropion as a modulator of drug activity Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan.
US11123338B2	C-met modulator pharmaceutical compositions Pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms comprising Compound (I) are disclosed.
US11123334B2	Compositions and methods for treating opioid overdose and opioid abuse The disclosure relates to compositions and methods of preventing or treating a subject suffering from opioid toxicity or overdose. The method comprises administering to a patient in need of treatment an effective amount of methocinnamox.
US11123332B2	Gaboxadol for reducing risk of suicide and rapid relief of depression Methods and compositions are disclosed for rapidly reducing the risk of suicide in patients suffering from acute suicidality and rapidly relieving mood symptoms in major depression and treatment-resistant depression using a novel therapeutic regimen comprising a single or intermittent administration of a high dose of gaboxadol, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to the subject n need thereof.
US11123331B2	Tacrolimus for improved treatment of transplant patients An extended release oral dosage form comprising as active substance tacrolimus or a pharmaceutically active analogue thereof for a once daily immunosuppressive treatment of a patient in need thereof, preferable a kidney or liver transplant patient. The dosage form releases the active substance over an extended period of time. It also provides improved pharmacokinetic parameters due to an extended and constant in vivo release including substantial decreased peak concentrations, despite increased bioavailability, substantial extended times for maximal concentration, and higher minimal concentrations when compared with conventional immediate release dosage forms and a recent modified release tacrolimus dosage form.
US11123330B2	Methods and compositions for inhibiting mutant EGFR signaling Methods of inhibiting mutant EGFR and methods of treating a subject afflicted with a lung cancer having a mutant EGFR, having for example a C797 mutation, are described. The methods comprise administering to a cell or a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from 3-(1,3-benzoxazol-2-yl)-7-(diethylamino)-2H-chromen-2-one and a structurally related analog thereof; midostaurin; and AZD7622 and a structurally related analog thereof; and mixtures thereof. Compositions and combinations comprising the compounds of the disclosure as well as uses are also provided.
US11123327B2	Thioureylene liquid compositions The present invention relates to novel liquid compositions and formulations containing a thioureylene compound, a polysaccharide and a liquid vehicle. The compositions and formulations of the invention are useful for dealing with diseases and conditions associated with abnormally high thyroid hormone levels in mammals, such as humans and cats.
US11123326B2	CHK1/2 inhibitors and irinotecan for use in the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma The present invention provides 5-(5-(2-(3-aminopropoxy)-6-methoxyphenyl)-1H-pyrazol-3-ylamino)pyrazine˜2˜carbonitrile and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof that is capable of inhibiting CHK1 and is useful in the treatment of neuroblastomas and/or soft tissue sarcomas.
US11123322B2	Taxane particles and their use Compositions are provided that include having at least 95% by weight of a taxane, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where the particles have a mean bulk density between about 0.050 g/cm3 and about 0.15 g/cm3, and/or a specific surface area (SSA) of at least 18 m2/g, 20 m2/g, 25 m2/g, 30 m2/g, 32 m2/g, 34 m2/g, or 35 m2/g. Methods for making and using such compositions are also provided.
US11123314B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating pancreatic cancer, containing gossypol and phenformin as active ingredients The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising a combination of anticancer agents, capable of creating a synergistic effect when co-administer in the treatment of cancer, and more specifically, the present invention suggests anticancer agents capable of creating a synergistic effect when co-administered with gossypol and phenformin. The anticancer agents selected as said anticancer agents in the present disclosure are sorafenib, vemurafenib, irinotecan, cisplatin, paclitaxel, and doxorubicin, and each of the aforementioned anticancer agent, when co-administered as a triple-drug combination with gossypol and phenformin can provide a significant synergistic effect in terms of the effect of suppressing the proliferation of cancer and killing cancer cell, compared to each mono-drug treatment group and a dual-drug treatment group of gossypol+phenformin.
US11123308B2	Composition containing cannabidiol and/or cannabidivarol and application thereof in treatment of dysmenorrhea The present invention discloses a composition for preventing and/or treating woman dysmenorrhea; the composition includes cannabidiol and/or cannabidivarol, a penetration enhancer as well as a carrier; the mass ratio of the cannabidiol and/or the cannabidivarol to the penetration enhancer is 1:(0.1-0.8). The composition provided by the present invention can effectively relieve woman dysmenorrhea, and solve the problem of lackness of a composition of cannabidiol and/or cannabidivarol which can effectively prevent and/or treat woman dysmenorrhea in the prior art. Meanwhile, the composition provided by the present invention can also be used in preparation of a feminine hygiene product for preventing and/or treating woman dysmenorrhea.
US11123304B2	Nanoparticles having poly(ester amide) polymer cores as drug delivery vehicles This disclosure relates to nanoparticles comprising a core comprising a poly(ester amide) polymer comprising a repeating unit of Formula (Ia): and a repeating unit of Formula (Ib): wherein W1, W2, X1, A1, X2, A2, and X3 are as described herein, a payload molecule within the core, and a surface layer comprising a targeting ligand that binds or reacts selectively with a receptor on the outside surface of a cell. Methods of making such nanoparticles, and methods of using such nanoparticles as drug delivery vehicles, are also provided.
US11123300B2	Immediate release tablet of a benzothiophene compound The present invention discloses an immediate release tablet comprising at least a tablet core, wherein the tablet core comprises at most 20% brexpiprazole relative to the total of the tablet core, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein the tablet core is made by direct compression. Also disclosed are a batch of such immediate release tablets, and a process for preparing such immediate release tablets.
US11123299B2	Synthetic progestogens and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same Described herein are synthetic progestogens, such as 6β,7β:15β,16β-Dimethylene-3-oxo-17α-pregn-4-ene-21,17-carbolactone, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. Also described are methods of use.
US11123298B2	Compositions comprising PGI2-receptor agonists and processes for the preparation thereof Provided herein in some embodiments are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a prostacyclin (PGI2) receptor agonist selected from 2-(((1r,4r)-4-(((4-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)carbamoyloxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)methoxy)acetic acid (Compound 1) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof, as disclosed herein. In some embodiments the pharmaceutical compositions comprise a compound selected from 2-(((1r,4r)-4-(((4-chlorophenyl)(phenyl)carbamoyloxy)methyl)cyclohexyl)methoxy)acetic acid (Compound 1), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, and hydrates thereof, in an amount equivalent to a therapeutically effective amount of Compound 1, the composition having a release rate by weight of the compound in an aqueous medium that is one or more of release rates (a), (b) and (c) as disclosed herein. The compositions of the present invention are useful in the treatment of PGI2 related disorders, such as those disclosed herein.
US11123293B2	Liposomal formulation for joint lubrication The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for the lubrication of joints, the pharmaceutical composition comprising a non-ionic tonicity agent comprising a polyol, and liposomes comprising at least one membrane comprising at least one phospholipid (PL) selected from a glycerophospholipid (GPL), said GPL having two C12-C18 hydrocarbon chains, being the same or different, and sphingomyelin (SM) having a C12-C18 hydrocarbon chain, the pharmaceutical composition being essentially free of an additional pharmaceutically active agent, wherein the at least one membrane has a phase transition temperature in the range of about 20° C. to about 39° C. and the joint has a joint temperature which is above the phase transition temperature.
US11123285B2	Auris formulations for treating OTIC diseases and conditions Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment of otic disorders with immunomodulating agents and auris pressure modulators. In these methods, the auris compositions and formulations are administered locally to an individual afflicted with an otic disorder, through direct application of the immunomodulating and/or auris pressure modulating compositions and formulations onto the auris media and/or auris interna target areas, or via perfusion into the auris media and/or auris interna structures.
US11123284B2	Method of treating disease The present disclosure relates to methods for treating a variety of diseases and/or ameliorating pain by administering to the ear canal of a subject a composition.
US11123282B2	Formulations with a controlled release of perfumes for dermal application An odorant and flavoring formulation for topical application comprising, as matrix former, a mixture of at least one water-insoluble polymer from the group of homo- or co-polymers of C1-C4-carboxylic acid vinyl esters and at least one water-soluble polymer from the group of homo- or copolymers of N-vinyllactams.
US11123280B2	Method of assessing and treating cellulite The present disclosure relates to a method for rating the severity of cellulite on a thigh or buttock in a human subject by utilizing a photonumeric scale that provides reliable results from physician-to-physician and patient-to-patient.
US11123279B2	Cosmetic composition and the use thereof for regulating skin quality The present invention relates to cosmetic or personal care compositions comprising two or more compounds, each compound containing an allylic or partially allylic carbonylsubstructure having the following structure I: wherein Y is a second substructure immediately adjacent to the allylic or partially allyliccarbonyl substructure and is selected from one of the following groups consisting of (i) hydroxyl-based group including —OH or —C(═)—(OH); (ii)carbonyl-based group including —C(═)—C (═O)—CH3; (iii) N ether group, —O—; (iv) sultam group, —N(H)—S(═O)2—; (v) lactam group, —N(H)—C(═O)—; (vi) apolar group including cyclic structures based on menthol or carotenoids; (vii) secondary aldimine containing group including —N(H)—C(NH2)═N— or —N(H)—C(H)═N—; (viii) amine group, —NH2; (ix) secondary amine-based group, —N(H)—; and (x) amide-based group including —N(H)—C(═O)— or —N(H)—C(═O)—N(H)—, their derivatives, isomers, salts and/or combination thereof; and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle.
US11123277B2	Oral composition The present invention relates to an oral composition which contains a cationic bactericide and an anionic surfactant in combination and is capable of enhancing the adsorption of the cationic bactericide on the tooth surface and effectively securing the composition stability and solubility or dispersity in the oral cavity. The oral composition comprises the following components (A), (B), and (C): (A) an olefin sulfonic acid having 14 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms or a salt thereof, (B) a hydroxyalkanesulfonic acid having 14 or more and 20 or less carbon atoms or a salt thereof, and (C) a cationic bactericide, wherein the total content of the component (A) and the component (B) is 0.01 mass % or more and 4 mass % or less, and the content of the component (A) is 3 mass % or more and 50 mass % or less in the total content of the component (A) and the component (B).
US11123274B2	Cosmetic compositions containing diglycerol tetrapelargonate The invention concerns cosmetic compositions comprising diglycerol tetrapelargonate, or a mixture of diglycerol tetrapelargonate with one or more esters selected from neopentylglycol dipelargonate, glycerol tripelargonate, pentaerythritol tetrapelargonate, and their use for the care of the skin and hair, and in make-up and in hygiene products.
US11123272B2	Cosmetic blends Suggested is a cosmetic blend, comprising or consisting of (a) at least one TRPV1 and/or TRPV3 modulator and (b1) at least one 1,2-alkandiol having 5 to 12 carbon atoms and/or (b2) at least one polyol having 3 to 12 carbon atoms and 3 to 6 hydroxyl groups.
US11123269B2	Transparent solid composition To provide a transparent solid composition having a high ultraviolet ray blocking effect, as well as superior moldability and stability. A transparent solid composition includes: (a) 12-hydroxystearic acid in an amount within a range from 1 to 15% by mass; (b) an oil having a refractive index within a range from 1.5 to 1.7; (c) an oil having a refractive index of 1.3 or greater and less than 1.5; and (d) one type or two or more types of an ultraviolet ray absorbing agent in an amount within a range from 5 to 50% by mass. The refractive index of the transparent solid composition is within a range from 1.47 to 1.55.
US11123268B2	Tablet form of cosmetic composition obtained by direct tableting without molding plate and method for preparing same The present disclosure relates to a tablet-form cosmetic composition obtained by mixing a powder blend containing makeup powder and a viscosity modifier with an aqueous dispersion containing water, an alcohol, a polymer for lubricant and a polysaccharide for binder, granulating the resultant mixture, and shaping the resultant granules with a tablet press, and a method for preparing the same. According to the present disclosure, there is provided a tablet-form cosmetic composition obtained by direct tablet pressing without using a shaping pan. The tablet-form cosmetic composition shows significantly improved aesthetic beauty and portability, while maintaining a cosmetic effect of the conventional powder- or cake-type powder cosmetic composition. In addition, the tablet-form cosmetic composition is shaped through granulation, and thus solves the problem of air-filling in the tablets upon pressing, shows a larger diameter as compared to the similar conventional particulate powder cosmetic composition, and allows various designs.
US11123266B2	Concealable feeding tube assembly A concealable feeding tube assembly includes a tube and a removable member. The tube has an insertion portion and a feeding portion respectively at two ends thereof. The feeding portion is configured for insertion into a nasal cavity of a patient and intercommunicates with the insertion portion. The removable member is detachably attached to the tube and is configured to seal the feeding portion. The removable member includes an abutment portion extending beyond a lateral face of the removable member.
US11123263B2	Pill box A pill box has a container having a compartment frame, multiple front covers pivotally mounted to the container and selectively covering a front side of the container, and a rear lid. The rear lid is detachably mounted on a rear side of the container and has a main covering panel having an outer peripheral frame and multiple inner annular frames, and two side locking panels. With the compartment frame of the container protruding in a groove formed between the outer peripheral frame and the inner peripheral frames of the main covering panel when the main covering panel covers the rear side of the container, the rear side of the container can be tightly sealed by the rear lid easily, so as to prevent dust and moisture from entering the pill box. Accordingly, pills can be properly reserved in the pill box of the present application.
US11123261B2	Enhanced guided active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation systems and methods Systems and methods for applying enhanced guided active compression decompression cardiopulmonary resuscitation are provided. Exemplary systems include a load cell, a handle, an adhesive pad. The handle and the adhesive pad are configured for magnetic coupling.

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