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| US11123846B2 |
Electric tool
In order to provide an electric tool such that the capacitances of noise-suppressing film capacitors can be increased without increasing the diameter of a handle section, the housing of the electric tool comprises: a body section that stores a brushless motor, a striking mechanism part, and a portion of an output part; a handle section, whose one end is connected to the body section; and a storage section that is formed on the other end of the handle section. A pair of film capacitors for removing noise generated from an inverter circuit are mounted on a capacitor substrate and stored side by side inside the handle section. The film capacitors are connected in parallel with each other, thereby providing a capacitor having a larger total capacitance than before. |
| US11123845B2 |
Vacuum tables
There is disclosed a vacuum table 400 comprising a vacuum plate 402 separating a first vacuum chamber 406 from a substrate zone 60 for receiving a substrate 50. The vacuum plate has a plurality of suction holes 404 for conveying a gas flow from the substrate zone 60 to the first vacuum chamber 406. There is an evacuation port 422 in communication with a second vacuum chamber 420 to evacuate gas from the substrate zone 60 when a substrate 50 is received over the suction holes 404 of the vacuum plate 402, and a vacuum port 424 for discharging gas received in the second vacuum chamber 420 to a vacuum source 423. The first vacuum chamber 406 and the second vacuum chamber 420 are in fluid communication via a valve 430 so that gas flows from the first vacuum chamber 406 to the vacuum port 424 via the second vacuum chamber 420. The valve 430 is controllable to vary a gas flow rate through the vacuum plate 402 and thereby vary a retaining force on a substrate 50 received thereon. |
| US11123844B2 |
Electrical clamping device
Provided is an electric clamping device including a main body; a drive motor for providing a driving force; a driving force transfer portion for converting and transferring a magnitude of a driving force of the drive motor; a sliding crank having one side connected to the driving force transfer portion and for converting a rotational motion of the driving force transfer portion to a reciprocating motion; a toggle link having one side connected to the other side of the sliding crank and including an elastically deformable link; and a clamp having one side connected to the toggle link and having the other side for clamping or unclamping an object. Various other embodiments are available. |
| US11123841B2 |
Super-abrasive grinding wheel
A super-abrasive grinding wheel includes a core and a super-abrasive grain layer provided on a surface of the core, the super-abrasive grain layer including diamond abrasive grains and CBN abrasive grains, the diamond abrasive grains and the CBN abrasive grains being fixed to the core in a single layer by a binder. The diamond abrasive grains and the CBN abrasive grains have projecting tips acting on a workpiece, the projecting tips having a variation in height of 10 μm or less, the diamond abrasive grains having their projecting tips with irregularities of 0.1 μm or more in height. |
| US11123840B2 |
Finishing a surface of a component made by additive manufacturing
A method and apparatus for finishing a surface of a metal component made by additive manufacturing are provided. The method comprises: containing the component 41 in a fluid 43 that comprises abrasive particles 48; and generating pressure fluctuations that produce acoustic cavitation in the fluid by applying ultrasonic vibration into the fluid by an ultrasonic horn 45, thereby removing material from the surface of the component by a combination of cavitation bubble collapse on the surface and the striking of the surface by abrasive particles 48 accelerated by cavitation bubble collapse. |
| US11123839B2 |
Grinder dust shroud with input shaft gasket and adjustable mounting mechanism
An angle grinder dust collection shroud includes mounting brackets which are attached to a shroud body via slots which allow the mounting brackets to move to different circumferential locations around the output shaft of the angle grinder as well and inwardly towards and outwardly away from the output shaft of the angle grinder. The mounting brackets are adjustable in their position around the angle grinder output shaft to allow them to engage the angle grinder while avoiding any mounting features for the angle grinder's stock blade guard. |
| US11123838B1 |
Sheetrock grinder power hand tool
A hand-held electric power tool for grinding sheetrock particularly adapted to making butt joints have a tapered or recessed juncture for filing with tape embedded with mud such that the joints are ready for painting or covering with wallpaper without being noticeable. The tool includes a grinding cylinder with barbs protruding therefrom which cut or grind the sheetrock edges without penetrating the full depth of the sheetrock or otherwise weakening or damaging the butt joint. |
| US11123836B2 |
Driver shaft support assemblies, setup assemblies, and cutting assemblies
Driver support assemblies to work in concert with a setup assembly are provided. Setup assemblies to work in concert with a driver support assembly and a cutting assembly are provided. Cutting assemblies configured to work in concert with a driver support assembly are provided. Driver tip cutting assemblies are provided. Methods for cutting the tip of a driver shaft are provided. |
| US11123833B2 |
Adjustable fixture to position parts for dimensional measurement
A locating fixture includes an adjustable locating member for supporting and restraining a part. The adjustable locating member allows for rotational and translational adjustment for aligning to a particular part configuration. The adjustable locating member utilizes a plurality of indicia and a position indicator to assist in the alignment of the adjustable locating member to a desired position, which is then restrained at a desired position by a restraining element. |
| US11123832B2 |
Workpiece holding device and loading apparatus that uses the workpiece holding device
A workpiece holding device includes: a chuck including a chuck body, and a plurality of chuck claws openably supported on the chuck body and configured to hold a workpiece; an operation rod configured to drive the plurality of chuck claws for opening and closing with movement of the operation rod; and a measuring apparatus configured to measure an opening dimension of the plurality of chuck claws based on a movement amount of the operation rod. |
| US11123830B2 |
Accessory device for a hand-held power tool
An accessory device for a hand-held power tool includes a dust collection box that has a housing and a filter unit configured to filter an airflow. The housing is configured to be connected to a housing of the accessory device via a first securing unit. The filter unit is configured to be connected to the housing of the dust collection box via a second securing unit. The filter unit has a first sealing element arranged on the dust collection box side and a second sealing element arranged on the accessory device side. The filter unit is sealed from the housing of the dust collection box and the housing of the accessory device via the first and second sealing elements. The hand-held power tool in one embodiment is configured with a percussive mechanism. |
| US11123827B2 |
Method for remotely switching screw feeding into a construction/building-type door assembly machine with an automatic-hinge applicator
Techniques are disclosed for remotely switching screw color or screw type feeding into a door assembly machine with an auto-hinge applicator. An apparatus having a turntable is supported on bearings and a framework. Each side of the turntable includes a screw hopper accessible via a rotary index. The screw hoppers receive a user input to make a screw selection. Upon receiving a selection, one of the hoppers indexes into position, allowing the correct screw to feed to the hinge applicator. Screw feed-hoses from screwdrivers on the hinge applicator are arranged to connect to a manifold below the screw hoppers. Screws drop from the hoppers into a manifold, at which point the screws are blown with compressed air through the feed-hoses to the screwdrivers on the hinge applicator. Screws can be reloaded into the screw hoppers when rotated in alignment with the hinge side of the door assembly machine. |
| US11123826B1 |
Electromagnetic apparatus for active intervention to shape of molten pool
An electromagnetic apparatus for active intervention to a shape of a molten pool is provided. In the present invention, a workpiece is placed on stepped surfaces of a test bench. Upon power on, a metal rod rotates to generate a toroidal magnetic field centered on the metal rod, and the toroidal magnetic field acts on the molten pool to generate an induced current. The induced current generates Lorentz force under the action of the magnetic field, which acts perpendicularly on an outer surface of the molten pool, thereby changing the height, depth and width of the molten pool, and finally realizing the active intervention to the molten pool shape. |
| US11123819B2 |
Additive manufacturing method
A method of making an article is disclosed. According to the method, an energy beam is directed to a build location on a substrate, and a first powder material is delivered to the build location on the substrate and melted with the energy beam. A second powder material is delivered to the build location on the substrate over the first material and melted with the energy beam. The direction of the energy beam and delivery and melting of the first and second powders is repeated at multiple build locations on the substrate to form a solid surface of the article of the second material. The solid surface comprising the second material is subjected to a finishing process. |
| US11123814B2 |
Battery powered compact wire feeder
A wire feeder that is powered at least partially by a battery is provided. The wire feeder includes a welding wire spool and a welding wire drive system for receiving welding wire from the spool and feeding the wire through a flexible conduit attached to an enclosure of the wire feeder. A motor of the wire feeder drives the welding wire drive system, powered at least in part by the battery. The wire feeder includes a battery receptacle for receiving the battery. In certain embodiments, the wire feeder may be attached to a body of a user via a harness system. |
| US11123812B2 |
Insert and cutting tool
An insert may include a base member and a resin layer located on the base member. The base member may include a first surface, a second surface, and a cutting edge. The first surface includes a rake surface region. The second surface may be adjacent to the first surface and includes a flank surface region. The cutting edge may be located in at least a part of a ridge line at which the first surface intersects with the second surface. The resin layer may not be located on the second surface but may be located on the first surface. |
| US11123809B2 |
Drill bit
A drill bit for drilling into masonry or rock includes a drilling head at its forward end, a clamping shank at its rearward end, and a helical conveying portion extending between the drilling head and the shank. The helical conveying portion includes at least two helically extending flutes separated by at least two helically extending webs. The helical conveying portion has a changeover portion, a pre-changeover portion between the drilling head and the changeover portion, and a post-changeover portion between the changeover portion and the shank. In the pre-changeover portion, the flutes have a pre-changeover pitch, the first web has a first pre-changeover web width α, and the second web has a second pre-changeover web width α′. In the post-changeover portion, the flutes have a post-changeover pitch, the first web has a first post-changeover web width β, and the second web has a second post-changeover web width β′. The post-changeover pitch is greater than the pre-changeover pitch, the first post-changeover web width β is less than the first pre-changeover web width α, and the second post-changeover web width β′ is greater than the second pre-changeover web width α′. |
| US11123803B2 |
Cutting insert for hard-to-cut material
Disclosed is a PVD ceramic thin film-coated cutting insert properly usable for machining a hard-to-cut material such as inconel or titanium having low thermal conductivity. The cutting insert for hard-to-cut materials includes a cemented carbide base material having an SMS value of 50-80% obtained by [Formula 1] below, and a ceramic thin film formed on the cemented carbide base material and having a thickness of about 0.4-1.5 μm. [Formula 1]: SMS=Saturation magnetization value of sintered body×100/TMS, where TMS=2010×Mass ratio of Co. |
| US11123802B2 |
Surface-coated cutting tool and method for manufacturing the same
A surface-coated cutting tool includes a substrate and a coating formed on a surface of the substrate, the coating including one or two or more layers, at least one of the layers being an Al-rich layer including hard particles, the hard particle having a sodium chloride type crystal structure, and including a first unit phase in a form of a plurality of lumps and a second unit phase interposed between the lumps of the first unit phase, the first unit phase being composed of a nitride or carbonitride of AlxTi1-x, the first unit phase having an atomic ratio x of Al of 0.7 or more and 0.96 or less, the second unit phase being composed of a nitride or carbonitride of AlyTi1-y, the second unit phase having an atomic ratio y of Al exceeding 0.5 and less than 0.7. |
| US11123801B2 |
Cutting tool made by additive manufacturing
A cutting tool made by an additive manufacturing process is disclosed. The cutting tool has an exterior surface and an enclosed interior cavity defined by one or more inwardly facing surfaces. The interior cavity may have internal supports such as a lattice or a honeycomb structure. The cutting tool may be an insert, drill or endmill with coolant holes. |
| US11123798B2 |
Method for manufacturing a semi-finished product and a workpiece
A method for manufacturing a three-dimensional semi-finished product comprises the steps of applying a first raw material powder to a carrier, applying a second raw material powder to the carrier, selectively irradiating the first raw material powder applied to the carrier with electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation, in order to manufacture a workpiece produced from the first raw material powder on the carrier by a generative layer construction method, and selectively irradiating the second raw material powder applied to the carrier with electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation, in order to manufacture a support element produced from the second raw material powder on the carrier by a generative layer construction method, wherein the support element produced from the second raw material powder has a higher thermal conductivity than the workpiece produced from the first raw material powder and wherein the support element dissipates heat introduced during the irradiation of the first and the second raw material powder. |
| US11123795B2 |
Particle for making metal parts using 3D printing and method for making metal parts
Particle (1) which comprises a core (2) made of copper, of a copper alloy, of aluminium or of an aluminium alloy, covered with an external layer (3), where the external layer (3) is formed from metal nanoparticles or carbon nanotubes. |
| US11123790B2 |
Apparatus for casting a mold
An apparatus for casting a part that includes a first housing, a second housing, a handling system and a cooling apparatus. The first housing defines a first chamber. The first chamber is configured to receive a melt heater and a mold heater. The second housing is configured to move between a first position and a second position such that when the second housing is in the first position, the first housing is open such that a mold can be inserted therein and when the second housing is in the second position, the second housing and the first housing define a second chamber. The cooling apparatus is configured to be positioned within the second chamber. |
| US11123788B2 |
Binding machine
The wire fed or pulled back from the reel by the feeding unit can be properly restricted. The invention relates to a binding machine (2) having a feeding unit (16) for feeding out a wire (3) from a reel (12) provided in a housing unit (11). With respect to the entering route (81) of the wire (3) when the wire (3) drawn out from the reel (12) by the feeding unit (16) is guided to the feeding unit (83), the first restriction unit (83) that restricts the drawing portion (3a) of the wire (3) disposed between the reel (12) and the feeding unit (16) from being deviating from the entering route (81) is provided inside the housing unit (11). |
| US11123786B2 |
Trimming die for casting of front steering knuckle in double-wishbone suspension
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of trimming dies and specifically relates to a trimming die for a casting of a front steering knuckle in a double-wishbone suspension. The trimming die includes an upper roof, an intermediate plate, a movable plate, a base, springs, connecting columns, a pressing block connecting rod, a cutting edge, a pressing block, a casting, hold-down blocks, a first supporting block and second supporting blocks. |
| US11123784B2 |
Tube-member-forming method
A coil unit is inserted into a tube member, an electromagnetic-forming coil part is arranged at a tube member forming position, a coil-side terminal is connected to a power-supply-side terminal of an end part of a high-voltage power supply cable, the electromagnetic-forming coil part is energized by a power supply part to electromagnetically form the tube member, the coil-side terminal and the power-supply-side terminal are separated, and the coil unit is removed from the tube member. Thus, the tube member can be separated from the high-voltage power supply cable during transport. |
| US11123783B2 |
Hot stamping die apparatus
Provided is a hot stamping die apparatus including sub-assemblies constructed by making a plurality of plates erect and sequentially overlapping the plurality of plates in a face-to-face manner. A first cooling channel extending along overlapping surfaces is provided by forming grooves corresponding to each other on overlapping surfaces of adjacent plates, A second cooling channel passing through the corresponding sub-assembly in the length direction is provided in at least one of the sub-assemblies. |
| US11123780B2 |
Device and method for achieving core part press-down technology in continuous casting round billet solidification process
A device for achieving a core part press-down technology in a continuous casting round billet solidification process includes a plurality of round billet radial press-down devices distributed along an axial array of round billets outside a press-down interval of the round billets. The press-down interval is an area from 0.65 of a solid phase ratio of the round billets to solidification end points. Each round billet radial press-down device includes a plurality of press-down rollers. A forming hole for extruding the round billets is formed between the press-down rollers. Two adjacent round billet radial press-down devices are arranged in the manner of staggering. The device can effectively solve the defect problems of porosity, segregation and the like in the core of the continuous casting round billets, the yield of the continuous casting round billets is increased, and the production cost is reduced. |
| US11123779B2 |
Method and a chemical composition for accelerated in situ biochemical remediation
The present subject matter illustrates a method for accelerated in-situ chemical reduction of subsoil matter. The method comprises supplying a mixture comprising ferrous sulfide into soil pathways to biologically react with dissolved contaminates in the groundwater. Further, an organic hydrogen donor is supplied into the soil-pathways to produce anerobic-conditions to cause indigenous anaerobic bacteria to biodegrade residual concentrations of the contaminates. |
| US11123778B2 |
Solid waste processing with pyrolysis of cellulosic waste
Waste, such as municipal solid waste (MSF), is separated into a wet fraction and refuse derived fuel (RDF). For example, the waste may be separated in a press. The wet fraction is treated in an anaerobic digester. The RDF is further separated into a cellulosic fraction and a non-cellulosic fraction. The cellulosic fraction is treated by pyrolysis and produces a pyrolysis liquid. The pyrolysis liquid is added to the anaerobic digester. |
| US11123776B2 |
Methods and systems for landfill thermal insulation
Systems and methods are disclosed for landfill systems, comprising waste, a geosynthetic product, and a layer of foam glass aggregates interposed between the waste and the geosynthetic product. |
| US11123773B2 |
Apparatus for and a method of removing contaminant particles from a component of an apparatus
An apparatus (300) for removing contaminant particles (205) from a component (202, 204) of an apparatus (140, MT), the contaminant particles giving rise to an ambient electric field (E), the apparatus comprising: a collection region (301) for attracting the particles, wherein the ambient electric field is at least between the component and the collection region; and an electric field generator configured to establish an applied electric field between the collection region and the component to cause the particles to be transported from the component to the collection region, wherein the electric field generator is configured to determine the polarity of the applied electric field based on the ambient electric field. |
| US11123772B2 |
Concentrating rare earth elements from coal waste
Differences in x-ray absorption coefficients and ash content are used to process coal waste and concentrate rare earth elements (REE) found in coal seams. A method for processing the coal waste includes receiving, by a detector, at least one collimated x-ray beam from an x-ray source that has been passed through a sample of coal waste; determining measurements of at least one x-ray absorption characteristic of the sample based on the received at least one collimated x-ray beam; and identifying a first region in the sample having a concentration of rare earth elements based on the measured x-ray absorption characteristic. |
| US11123764B2 |
Use of low-molecular carboxylic acids in aqueous base coats
Described herein is a method of using organic carboxylic acids having 1 to 10 carbon atoms in preparation of aqueous basecoat materials for the purpose of improving the adhesion of the aqueous basecoat materials to overbaked clearcoat materials. Also described herein is a method for producing a muilticoat paint system, where a basecoat material is applied directly to an overbaked clearcoat film. |
| US11123762B2 |
Method for coating bulk material
A method for coating bulk material uses a coating apparatus to produce a continuous flow of coated material having a predetermined stationary coating weight gain. Coating material is sprayed on the bulk material in two phases within respective first and second rotatable tubular containers of the coating apparatus. In the first rotatable container, the bulk material is partially coated with a pre-set weight gain. In the second rotatable container, the bulk material is sprayed with a coating material to obtain a bulk material coated with the predetermined stational coating weight gain. A transition phase is provided between the two spray periods during which a load of coated bulk material from the first container is transferred at a transfer flow rate to the second container while a new load of bulk material is fed to the first container at the same flow rate as the transfer flow rate. |
| US11123743B2 |
Method for operating a comminution circuit and respective comminution circuit
A method for operating an ore comminution circuit is provided. The method includes obtaining at least one sensor signal related to an ore feed to the comminution circuit; determining a first ore grindability parameter of the ore feed from the at least one sensor signal, using a model; determining a second ore grindability parameter using parameters of the comminution circuit and/or of at least one comminution device in the comminution circuit; and updating the model with the second ore grindability parameter and the at least one sensor signal. |
| US11123740B2 |
Systems and methods for continuous flow digital droplet polymerase chain reaction bioanalysis
Systems and methods for continuous flow polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are provided. The system comprises an injector, a mixer, a coalescer, a droplet generator, a detector, a digital PCR system, and a controller. The injector takes in a sample, partitions the sample into sample aliquots with the help of an immiscible oil phase, dispenses waste, and sends the sample aliquot to the mixer. The mixer mixes the sample aliquot with a PCR master mix and diluting water, dispenses waste, and sends the sample mixture (separated by an immiscible oil) to the coalescer. The coalescer coalesces the sample mixture with primers dispensed from a cassette, dispenses waste, and sends the reaction mixture (separated by an immiscible oil) to the droplet generator. The droplet generator converts the sample mixture into an emulsion where aqueous droplets of the reaction mixture are maintained inside of an immiscible oil phase and dispenses droplets to the digital PCR system. The digital PCR system amplifies target DNAs in the droplets. The detector detects target DNAs in the droplets. The controller controls the system to run automatically and continuously. |
| US11123739B2 |
Thermal cycling methods and apparatuses for carrying out efficient polymerase chain reaction (PCR) processes to amplify deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA)
A thermal cycling method and associated device is described. The method is for carrying out a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process to amplify deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and the method includes: pre-heating a series of blocks to respective temperatures that correspond to different respective heating stages in a PCR process, in which each block of the series of blocks defines a respective heat transfer surface, in which the series of blocks define a sequence of positions along a path, with each position defined by a respective heat transfer surface of a respective block; and moving a PCR reaction vessel, which contains deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and PCR reagents, along the path into and out of each respective position in the sequence of positions according to a schedule, in which, at each respective position the PCR reaction vessel is in thermal contact with the respective heat transfer surface to equilibrate a temperature of the PCR reaction vessel to a target temperature that corresponds to a respective heating stage in the PCR process. |
| US11123738B2 |
High pressure seal connector
Apparatus for making a fluid flow connection includes a pair of complementary components having respective first and second flow passages, and respective formations engageable to join the components by press-fitting them together so that the passages are in fluid flow communication and the junction between them is sealed against leakage up to a pre-determined pressure of the fluid flow. The respective formations comprise, on one hand, a spike (30) including at least a portion (32) of the first flow passage opening at a tip (31) of the spike and a first guide surface (29) about the spike, and, on the other hand, a body (41) with a passageway (42) that, when the components are press-fitted together, sealingly receives the spike, and a second guide surface (47) about the passageway that slidingly engages the first guide surface. |
| US11123736B2 |
Systems and methods for performing biological assays
Systems and methods for performing biological assays are provided herein. The systems and methods determine one or more characteristics of a nucleic acid amplification sample based on a modified optical property of the sample. |
| US11123734B2 |
System and method for immune activity determination
A system and method for determining a trajectory parameter of particles, comprising receiving a plurality of particles at a microfluidic channel, applying a force to each particle of the microfluidic channel, acquiring a dataset of each particle, measuring a trajectory of the particle, and determining a trajectory parameter of the particles. |
| US11123729B2 |
Directing motion of droplets using differential wetting
Apparatus for controlling motion of liquid droplets. A set of electrode pads is arranged to define one or more tracks over which liquid droplets may be induced to move over a sequence of 5 the electrode pads. A surface over the electrode pads is dielectric, smooth, and slippery to the droplets. In some cases, the smooth surface is formed as a thin layer of a second liquid that is immiscible with the liquid of the droplets. The surface has wetting affinity to the liquid that can be individually varied in a controlled manner by application of voltage to respective electrode pads. A control is designed to alter the wetting characteristic of varying-wettability portions of 10 the surface over respective electrode pads to effect induced motion of the droplets over the surface. The apparatus is designed with the smooth hydrophobic surface open, with no overlying or facing electrode or plate above the droplets. |
| US11123725B2 |
Methods for producing mesoporous zeolite multifunctional catalysts for upgrading pyrolysis oil
A method of making a multifunctional catalyst for upgrading pyrolysis oil includes contacting a hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with a solution including at least a first metal catalyst precursor and a second metal catalyst precursor, each or both of which may include a heteropolyacid. The hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support may have an average pore size of from 2 nm to 40 nm. Contacting the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support with the solution deposits or adsorbs the first metal catalyst precursor and the second catalyst precursor onto outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support to produce a multifunctional catalyst precursor. The method further includes removing excess solution and calcining the multifunctional catalyst precursor to produce the multifunctional catalyst comprising at least a first metal catalyst and a second metal catalyst deposited on the outer surfaces and pore surfaces of the hierarchical mesoporous zeolite support. |
| US11123723B2 |
Oxidative dehydroxymethylation of alcohols to produce olefins
Catalyst compositions for the conversion of aldehyde compounds and primary alcohol compounds to olefins are disclosed herein. Reactions include oxidative dehydroxymethylation processes and oxidative dehydroformylation methods, which are beneficially conducted in the presence of a sacrificial acceptor of H2 gas, such as N,N-dimethylacrylamide. |
| US11123720B2 |
Hydrocarbon trap catalyst
The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L extending between substrate ends a and b and two washcoat zones A and B, wherein washcoat zone A comprises a zeolite having a smallest lower channel width of at least 0.4 nm and extends starting from substrate end a over a part of the length L, and washcoat zone B comprises the same components as washcoat A and palladium and extends from substrate end b over a part of the length L, wherein L=LA+LB, wherein LA is the length of washcoat zone A and LB is the length of substrate length B. |
| US11123715B2 |
Mesoporous composite catalysts containing bismuth silicate and transition metal oxide
Composite catalysts having bismuth silicate(s) (e.g. Bi2SiO5) and transition metal oxide(s) (e.g. nickel oxide) impregnated on mesoporous silica supports such as SBA-15, mesoporous silica foam, and silica sol. Methods of making and characterizing the composite catalysts as well as processes for oxidatively dehydrogenating alkanes (e.g. n-butane) and/or alkenes (e.g. 1-butene, 2-butene) to corresponding dienes (e.g. butadiene) employing the composite catalysts are also described. |
| US11123708B2 |
Methods and materials for microorganism capture
Material complexes that capture biologicals and methods of synthesizing and using such complexes composed of fluid-insoluble material and a receptor are provided herewith. The fluid-insoluble material has reactive functionality on its surface, including hydroxyl, amino, mercapto or eposy functionality material. The material can be agarose, sand, textile, or any combination thereof. The receptor is selected from the group consisting of mono-and poly-saccharides, heparin, or any combination thereof. Also provide are methods whereby releasing the captured biologicals and is controllable. |
| US11123703B2 |
Fine particle manufacturing device
Apparatus for producing fine particles having a particle formation mechanism and a particle-outlet micro-channel may include a unit-structure including first and second portions adjacent to each other; and a first inlet defined in the first portion at a first height. A continuous phase solution is injected into the first inlet; and a second inlet is defined in the first portion at a second height different from the second height. A dispersed phase solution is injected into the second inlet. A merging volume is defined in the second portion and is defined at third height equal to either the first height and the second height, or has a value therebetween. The continuous phase solution and the dispersed phase solution are merged in the merging volume, wherein fine particles are formed. A first micro-channel and a second micro-channel branching from the merging volume communicates with the first inlet and the second inlet, respectively. |
| US11123702B2 |
Turbomachine type chemical reactor
A turbomachine type chemical reactor for processing a process fluid is presented. The turbomachine type chemical reactor includes at least one impeller section and a stationary diffuser section arranged downstream. The impeller section accelerates the process fluid to a supersonic flow. A shock wave is generated in the stationary diffuser section that instantaneously increases static temperature of the process fluid downstream the shock wave for processing the process fluid. Static pressure of the process fluid is simultaneously increased across the shock wave. The turbomachine type chemical reactor significantly reduces residence time of the process fluid in the chemical reactor and improves efficiency of the chemical reactor. |
| US11123701B2 |
Device and process under conditions close to the supercritical range or under supercritical conditions
A process including introducing, into a device, an aqueous fluid containing at least one inorganic salt, the water of the aqueous fluid being in supercritical conditions or close to the supercritical range in the device, and measuring the concentration or the amount of inorganic salt in the device, this measurement preferably being carried out before the entry of the inorganic salt into the device, Then bringing the inorganic salt into contact with an aqueous flow containing at least one hydroxide salt to obtain in the device an aqueous fluid mixture containing an inorganic salt and a hydroxide salt and adjusting the concentration or amount of the hydroxide salt as a function of the concentration or amount of the inorganic salt needed to at least partially solubilize the inorganic salt. Preferably the measurement of the concentration or the amount of inorganic salt leaving the device is also performed. |
| US11123695B2 |
Container for hydrogen peroxide solutions
This invention relates to a container for storing an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution, the container comprising: walls formed from a gas permeable, liquid impermeable polymeric material, the walls being capable of permitting gas to escape from the container through the walls to avoid build-up of pressure within the container while retaining liquid within the container, the polymeric material having a gas transmission rate in the range from about 0.05 to about 0.5 cubic centimeters of gas per square centimeter of polymeric material per 24 hours at 25° C. |
| US11123692B2 |
Hollow fibre membrane having three dimensional texturing
Hollow-fibre membrane having at least one first curl in the form of a first wave which is characterized by a first oscillation plane and a first wavelength and at least one second curl in the form of a second wave which is characterized by a second oscillation plane and a second wavelength, characterized in that the first oscillation plane and the second oscillation plane confine an angle with one another which is different from zero. |
| US11123690B2 |
Method and device for coupling-suppressing white fog by purifying CO in flue gas
The present invention discloses a method and device for purifying CO from a flue gas and coupling-suppressing white fog, where the flue gas is introduced into a ceramic honeycomb carrier coated with a CO catalyst, sufficient O2 in the flue gas is utilized to generate CO2 from a low concentration of CO through catalytic oxidation, so as to achieve the purpose of purifying CO, and the flue gas is heated up by the heat released from the catalytic oxidation reaction to more than 110° C. and then discharged into the air, which meets the temperature requirement of coupling-suppressing white fog; the device includes a CO concentration sensor, a temperature sensor, a CO catalytic oxidation layer, an oxidation reaction tower, a desulfurized sintering flue gas, a packing layer I, a packing layer II, a chimney, and a solenoid valve II. |
| US11123687B2 |
Vacuum assisted air separation module operation
A fuel tank inerting system includes an air separation module with an oxygen permeable membrane and a variable vacuum source in fluid communication with the air separation module. The variable vacuum source provides an adjustable vacuum to the permeate side of the oxygen permeable membrane in the air separation module, driving production of inert gas for fuel tank inerting or fire suppression. |
| US11123679B2 |
Method for concentrating ozone gas and apparatus for concentrating ozone gas
Provided is a method for concentrating ozone gas, including the steps of: allowing ozone gas to be adsorbed onto an adsorbent in a first adsorption vessel; reducing pressure in a concentration vessel in a state where the concentration vessel does not communicate with the first adsorption vessel; discharging part of gas in the first adsorption vessel; introducing first concentrated mixed gas in the concentration vessel by desorbing ozone gas in the first concentrated mixed gas and delivering the desorbed ozone gas into the concentration vessel; allowing ozone gas to be adsorbed onto an adsorbent in a second adsorption vessel; and introducing second concentrated mixed gas into the concentration vessel in a state where the concentration vessel into which the first concentrated mixed gas is introduced and the second adsorption vessel that houses an adsorbent. Also provided is an apparatus for concentrating ozone gas for implementing the method. |
| US11123670B2 |
Method for preparing simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal lightweight material and the use thereof
The present invention discloses a method for preparing a simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal lightweight material and the use thereof, and belongs to the technical field of environmental functional materials and sewage treatment. In the present invention, sulfur and an iron-based component are thoroughly melted and dispersed to obtain a molten mixture, where the iron-based component is a mixture of iron sulfides with carbonates of calcium and magnesium; and the above molten mixture is subjected to a foaming treatment to form the simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal lightweight material. The simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal lightweight material of the present invention has characteristics of high porosity, a large specific surface area, a light weight, and a high reaction activity. The resultant lightweight material, used as a microbial carrier and an electron donor for a biochemical reaction, is applied to a reactor such as a fixed bed or fluidized bed for sewage treatment, with the advantages of a good microbial attachment performance, a high denitrification rate and a good phosphorus removal effect. |
| US11123664B2 |
Screening apparatus
A shale shaker includes a basket having a front, solids discharge end and a rear, feed end spaced apart by opposed first and second sides. The basket includes a lower, first, screen deck and an upper, second, screen deck directly above the first screen deck. The screening surfaces of the screen decks are spaced apart, by a vertical spacing of from 20 mm to 250 mm. There is a cavity above the feed receiving end of the first screen deck, in direct fluid communication with the space between the screening surfaces of the first and second screen decks ( ) that only receives feed that has passed through the upper, second, screen deck. The cavity extends to higher than the extreme end of the screening surface of the second screen deck, at its feed receiving end. |
| US11123663B2 |
Convertible filtration system
A convertible filtration system for use with cartridge filters and bag-type filters for filtering contaminated fluids comprising a filtration system housing, a base attached to the filtration system housing, and a lid mechanism for generating sealing pressure between the lid mechanism and the filtration system housing. The filtration system housing includes a basket support flange and an integral basin for accommodating both cartridge and bag-type filters. When fluid is introduced into the filtration system housing through one or more fluid inlet ports, the basket support flange and integral basin additionally serve to prevent contaminated fluids from contaminating any filtered fluids that exit the filtration system housing through one or more fluid outlet ports. |
| US11123652B2 |
Modular cube building block system
A modular cube building block system is disclosed. An example embodiment includes: a modular cube building block comprising: a coupler including a coupler channel formed between a plurality of fins; and a plurality of nodes integrated or attached with the coupler, the plurality of nodes being cubes arranged in orthogonal rows and columns, a space between the plurality of nodes defining a T-channel configured to capture a coupler of a different modular cube building block, the coupler channel configured to capture a node group of a different modular cube building block. |
| US11123649B1 |
Moov fidget toy
A fidget toy includes a plurality of wedge-shaped segments having bosses which interconnect the segments. Bearings allow adjacent segments to rotate relative to each other. Exertion of pressure on the top and bottom surfaces with a wiggling between respective sets of fingers, induces a dancing movement of the fidget toy. |
| US11123648B1 |
Fidget toy
A toy made from a hollow tube configured as a substantially circular toroid with an open center portion and an air gap defined by a segment of arc removed between an input end and an output end of the tube. The tube is shaped such that a ball sized to roll unimpeded through the hollow interior can be maintained in circulation by imparting a small parallel oscillatory motion with a hand when gripped by a user's fingers. |
| US11123646B1 |
Electronic screen holder device and method
An improved electronic screen holder device comprising a concave recess for retaining a mobile screen device and, optionally, a sliding connector. |
| US11123644B2 |
Amusement devices including simulated court games or athletic events
Some embodiments include a fantasy sports game. In some embodiments, an expected performance value may be determined. In some embodiments, a same player may appear multiple times in a team. Various other embodiments are described. |
| US11123643B2 |
Method and system for matchmaking connections within a gaming social network
Techniques for recommending and establishing connections between users within a gaming social network, designed for connecting users having common gaming interests or characteristics. Embodiments include methods for recommending connections from members of an out-of-game social network, the gaming social network, and gaming activity participants; evaluating user profile information and user characteristics in a gaming social network and gaming activity in a game networking system to determine an appropriate set of connections for a selected user; and presenting graphical user interface content and configurations to enable the suggestion, review, and accepting of recommended connections in the gaming social network. |
| US11123642B2 |
Method for implementing user matching and related device
A method for user matching is provided. A matching request is received from a client. The matching request includes an application identifier and a user identifier. When the application identifier indicates that a matching mode for the matching request is an asynchronous mode, a matching queue identifier is obtained based on the matching request, the user identifier is added to a matching queue corresponding to the matching queue identifier, a predetermined number of user identifiers is selected from the matching queue, a matching result is generated that includes an identifier of a matching group of the selected predetermined number of user identifiers, and the matching result is sent to the client. The predetermined number of user identifiers includes the user identifier in the matching request. |
| US11123638B2 |
Non-transitory storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing device, information processing system, and information processing method
A game device includes: a first determination unit which determines a first condition that the NPC inside a virtual space is present in the azimuth range set using the PC as the reference inside the virtual space; a second determination unit which determines a second condition that the NPC inside the virtual space has a predetermined positional relationship with the PC; a processing target decision unit which decides an NPC as a processing target when there is the NPC that satisfies both the first condition and the second condition and decides an NPC that satisfies the second condition as the processing target when there is no NPC that satisfies both the first condition and the second condition; and an information processing unit which performs information processing with respect to the decided NPC. |
| US11123634B1 |
Tracking file system read operations for instant play of video games, and for client-side discarding and prefetching of game data
Client machines running game executables of a video game(s) may utilize a file system proxy component that is configured to track read operations made by the game executable during a game session, to generate access data based on the tracked read operations, and to report the access data to a remote system. This telemetry approach allows the remote system to collect access data reported by multiple client machines, to catalogue the access data according to client system configuration, and to analyze the access data to generate data that is usable by client machines to implement various game-related features including, without limitation, “instant play” of video games, discarding of unused blocks of game data to free up local memory resources, and/or local prefetching of game data for reducing latency during gameplay. |
| US11123630B2 |
Playing field borders for a small playing field
A playing field boundary for a small playing field, which is modularly constructed of fence elements (16) in the form of plates or panels and vertical posts, to which these fence elements (16) are attached. The individual panels of the fence elements are bordered at least on the top by approximately horizontally running handrail profiles (17), wherein butt connectors (18) are respectively provided, which each overarch two adjacent handrail profiles (17) across a part of their length at the region where they meet. The butt connectors (18) each connect two adjacent fence elements (16) among one another, wherein fastening devices extending in the transverse direction to the handrail profiles (17) are provided in order to connect one butt connector (18) each to two adjacent handrail profiles (17) respectively. and wherein shearing/pressure elements are provided in the region of the butt connectors. |
| US11123621B1 |
Self-centering mandrel for golf club hosels
A laser mandrel system that self-centers within a hosel bore of a golf club head to allow for precision adjustment of lie and loft is disclosed herein. The mandrel includes a one-piece housing with upper and lower portions, a laser centered within the upper portion of the housing, and a plurality of o-rings extending around an exterior or interior surface of a lower portion of the housing. |
| US11123615B2 |
Golf club heads with variable face geometry and material properties
Embodiments of golf club heads with variable face geometry and material properties are described herein. Various embodiments include a golf club head comprising a body configured to receive a faceplate from a set of faceplates. The body comprises a heel region, a toe region opposite the heel region, a sole, and a crown. The faceplate is from the set of faceplates and coupled to the body. The set of faceplates comprises a heel region, a toe region, a top portion, and a bottom portion, and further comprises at least one of a varying hardness profile or a varying thickness profile. Other examples and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US11123613B2 |
Golf ball grabber
A golf ball remover allows easy removal of a golf ball from a golf hole while the flagstick is left in place, thereby sparing physical strain on the golfer and potential damage to the hole. The golf ball remover may user the flagstick itself as a movement guide, with a ball grabbing component that is not kept within the hole, but instead is stored above the hole on the flagstick and is pushed down into the hole when used. The golf ball remover may be attached to a retractable cord and/or other movement component to automatically lift it out of the hole. |
| US11123612B1 |
Use of farnesene, polyfarnesene and farnesene copolymer for golf balls
The use of a low molecular weight farnesene, poly(farnesene), and farnesene copolymer in a golf ball is disclosed herein. In a core, low molecular weight farnesene, poly(farnesene) or farnesene copolymer is blended with 1,4 polybutadiene or a polyalkenamer. In a mantle layer, low molecular weight farnesene, poly(farnesene), and/or farnesene copolymer can be blended with non- or partially neutralized copolymeric or terpolymeric ionomer(s). In a cover, low molecular weight farnesene, poly(farnesene), and farnesene copolymer can be blended with highly neutralized ionomer. |
| US11123610B2 |
Resin composition for golf balls, and golf ball
A golf ball resin composition includes (a) an olefin-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid copolymer and/or a metal ion neutralization product thereof or an olefin-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid-α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acid ester copolymer and/or a metal ion neutralization product thereof, (b) a phenolic resin and (c) a compound having at least two oxazoline groups per molecule, wherein the content of component (C) is from 0.1 to 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of components (a) and (b) combined. The resin composition has excellent tensile properties and, when used in a golf ball, provides the ball with an excellent durability without lowering the spin performance and distance performance of the ball. The resin is especially useful as a golf ball cover material for an outermost layer or an intermediate layer. |
| US11123609B2 |
Strength training and exercise platform
An exercise device includes a base defining an inner volume and a top supported by the base, the top defining an aperture. The exercise device further includes a force sensor configured to measure force on the top and a motor disposed within the base and below the top, the motor including a cable extendable through the aperture. The exercise device further includes a controller communicatively coupled to each of the force sensor and the motor. The controller is adapted to actuate the motor in response to forces applied to the top as measured by the force sensor. The controller may also actuate the motor in response to one or more additional parameters related to the speed or force with which the cable is manipulated (e.g., pulled by a user). |
| US11123599B2 |
Running emulator
A running emulator for increasing an athlete's strength in the movement of specific muscles used for running includes: a lower body frame; a pair of leg assemblies movably mounted on the lower body frame and having a leg extension carrier, a leg extension member slidably mounted through the leg extension carrier, a foot cradle mounted to the leg extension member; and two leg resistance members located on an outside of the lower body frame and connected to each of the pair of leg assemblies for resisting pivoting of the leg extension carrier relative to the lower body frame. During use by an athlete, the leg assemblies pivot and the leg extension member reciprocates through the leg extension carrier such that a path travelled by the athlete's foot on the foot cradle emulates motion of a sprinter. |
| US11123598B2 |
Exercise device
An exercise device of the type including a frame with a first crank assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about a first axis and a second crank assembly rotatably coupled to the frame about a second axis. A control system may be used in communication with the first crank assembly and the second crank assembly, which may provide a synchronous movement of the first crank assembly relative to the second crank assembly. A pedal arm may be provided with a first end pivotally coupled to the first crank assembly and a pedal positioned on a second end. A crank link may be used with one end coupled to the second crank assembly and a second end coupled to the pedal arm. The crank link may be movable on the pedal arm which may provide varying paths of motion of the pedals. |
| US11123596B2 |
Exercise apparatus
An exercise apparatus includes an elongated support element extending between first and second ends. The support element has a mounting member located at each of the first and second ends to engage with a door or wall surface and mount the support element thereto. A resistance-generating assembly includes a stationary member attached to the support element. A displaceable member is mountable to the support element and displaceable therealong relative to the stationary member. A resilient member is removably mountable between the stationary and displaceable members. The resilient member generates resistance upon being elastically deformed by displacement of the displaceable member relative to the stationary member. A pulley is mounted to the displaceable member and displaceable therewith, and another pulley is mounted to the support element. A hand-operable cable engages the pulleys to effect displacement of the displaceable member relative to the stationary member. A method is also disclosed. |
| US11123593B2 |
Exercise accessories and system
An exercise accessory may be a component of a leg lift exercise system assembly. The exercise accessory may be useful for a user to hold themselves up by the arms to perform leg lifts, among other exercises. The accessory has an angular adjuster to allow a user to adjust the positioning of his or her forearms during the exercise. The angular adjuster has a cage which can attach to and suspend from an overhead bar, and an apertured base having radial tines. An indexer may be able to rotatably index to and rest within the radial tines. Rotating the indexer when tension is not applied to the system allows the user to adjust angular positioning. From the indexer and through the aperture an arm support is suspended. |
| US11123591B2 |
Plank exercise modifier assembly
A plank exercise assembly for performing a plank exercise includes a panel that has a curved portion that can be positioned on a support surface. A block is coupled to and extends perpendicularly away from the panel and a pair of foot pegs is coupled to and extending perpendicularly away from the block in opposite directions from each other. Each of the foot pegs has a respective one of a user's feet is positioned between the foot pegs and the panel to position the user's feet in a preferred orientation for performing a plank exercise. A pair of wedges is each coupled to the panel on an opposite side of the panel from the block. Each of the wedges has a sloped surface with respect to the panel that rests on the support surface when the panel is positioned in a ready position. |
| US11123589B1 |
System and method for packaging an absorbent for solidification of liquid medical waste
The invention includes a system and method for delivery and storage of an absorbent for solidification of liquid waste. The system includes a plurality of nestable containers configured to receive aqueous liquid to be solidified and forming a packet safe space when nested one within another. The system also includes a plurality of packets at least partially soluble in the aqueous liquid to be solidified. The containers include at least one packet and each packet contains a solidifier for use as an absorbent composition for the aqueous liquid to be solidified. A packet may be housed within the containers inside a packet safe space. The invention also includes an improved system and method for packaging a solidifier for solidification of liquid medical wastes. |
| US11123583B2 |
Emergency aircraft passenger oxygen respirator
An improved emergency aircraft oxygen respirator for passenger use in an aircraft providing a mask attached to a passenger by a head strap, the mask having a facial conforming inner liner forming an airtight seal to each various passenger, the mask further defining an oxygen line connection, a valve operated expired breathing opening, and at least one inlet filter to remove toxic fumes, chemical vapors and smoke during a fire or electrical malfunction in the airplane, the oxygen line connection engaging the plane's existing chemical oxygen generation system, replacing the oxygen mask for passengers in a plane, the replacement respirator deploying within the passenger compartment of the airplane in the same manner as the oxygen masks being replaced. |
| US11123579B2 |
Detergent product for cosmetic use
The detergent product for cosmetic use, comprises: a base compound having a detergent action; spores of probiotic bacteria mixed with the base compound; bacteriophage elements mixed with the base compound and having bactericide activity on predetermined undesired bacterial species present, the bacteriophage elements, in cooperation with the spores of probiotic bacteria, being able to carry out a combined and synergic action against damaging micro-organisms. Use of the detergent product is also described, for cleansing of the skin, skin adnexa (hair, nails, body hair, beard), of the oral cavity, mucosa or the teeth. |
| US11123578B2 |
Skin care formulations
A method of treating skin is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin in need thereof, a composition comprising palmitoyl tetrapeptide 7, denatured alcohol, dimethicone, and squalane. |
| US11123577B2 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of cellulite with the combination of low level light, ultrasound, and vacuum
A method and device is taught to improve the appearance of cellulite by combining mild exfoliation of the skin, various wavelengths of low level light, ultrasound, and a vacuum or suction. The device is intended to increase the metabolic rate of the fat cells and reduce their size, while increasing the extensibility or length of the septae. Such increased activity will promote blood flow to the affected area thereby increasing cell nutrients and removing cellular exudates while stimulating the growth of new collagen thereby alleviating the cellulite. |
| US11123576B2 |
Device for treatment of a tissue and method of preparation of an image of an image-guided device for treatment of a tissue
A device for treatment of a tissue (8) of a living being, including a transducer (4) for emitting a beam of ultrasound waves mounted on a movable treatment head (1), an ultrasonic imaging device (2, 3), optionally an inflatable balloon (5) surrounding the treatment head (1) and containing a coupling fluid, and a control unit for controlling movement of the treatment head (1) and operation of the transducer (4) and the imaging device (2, 3). In order to avoid displacement of tissues (7, 8) during displacement of the treatment head (1) and increase imaging quality, the treatment head (1) is adjustable to at least two of a treatment position (T), a monitoring position (M) and a travel position (S). |
| US11123573B2 |
Skin or hair treatment device and method for manufacturing same
The present invention refers to a skin or hair treatment device for emitting intense light radiation with an integrated sensor. The device has a housing; a treatment light source, wherein the treatment light source comprises an array of a plurality of light emitting elements arranged on a substrate; a sensor system, the sensor system has at least one sensing light source for emitting sensing light and at least one light sensor for detecting the sensing light, wherein the at least one sensing light source and the at least one light sensor are directed towards a device treatment window; and a control circuit having a processor. |
| US11123572B2 |
Eyewear phototherapy device for eye cosmetology
The present disclosure relates to an eyewear phototherapy device for providing skin cosmetology to the skin surrounding the eyes. The device includes a main spectacle frame having a left supporting member and right supporting member, each including at least one housing assembly extending outward from the each supporting member and facing towards the inner portion of the supporting member. Each of the housing assemblies includes an LED light board, attached to the inner side of the respective housing assembly, which is adapted to emit light energy, a transparent silicone cover attached on the LED light board for protecting direct contact between the LED light board and human skin, a protective element which is adapted to spread the LED emissions around a human eye and provide protection to the human eye from the LED emissions. |
| US11123567B2 |
Antenna apparatus for use with medical implants
An antenna apparatus having a first coil including at least one turn on at least one first-coil substrate and a second coil including at least one turn on at least one second-coil substrate. The first and second coils are electrically connected to one another in parallel. |
| US11123564B2 |
Electrical stimulation controlling device and electrical stimulation system
An electrical stimulation controlling device and an electrical stimulation system are provided. In which, the electrical stimulation controlling device includes a receiving circuit and a controller coupled to the receiving circuit. The receiving circuit is configured to receive an ictal neural signal which is a signal obtained by a detector when a neural event has been occurring. The controller is further coupled to a stimulator and configured to: determine a time point to start an electrical stimulation according to the ictal neural signal after an onset of the neural event has been determined; and generate and transmit a control signal to the stimulator for providing the electrical stimulation according to the determined time point. |
| US11123561B2 |
System comprising a probe for detecting a mass discharge of action potentials and a probe for stimulating a vagus nerve of an epilepsy patient
A treatment system for stimulating the vagus nerves is described, comprising the following elements: —a detection and control unit (20); —at least one detection probe (10d, 10g) connected to the detection and control unit and intended to be applied to at least one of the two vagus nerves of a patient; —means (24) provided in the detection and control unit for detecting a phenomenon of mass discharge of action potentials in at least one vagus nerve using the detection probe or detection probes; —stimulation probes (10d, 10g) for stimulating vagus nerves, and—means (24) provided in the detection and control unit that are capable, in response to the detection of a mass discharge, of applying predefined asymmetric stimulation signals to said stimulation probes capable of causing a depolarization and/or hyperpolarization of the vagus nerves and of blocking the conduction of the action potentials at least in the efferent direction. The system is intended for preventing the risk of sudden death in the event of an epileptic seizure in epilepsy patients. |
| US11123554B2 |
Targeted delivery of molecules using impedance-based monitoring at elevated temperatures
A method and system for delivering a molecule to a specific area of a tissue by controlling temperature and impedance is presented. The method is generally comprised of applying heat to a biological structure, such as cells or tissues, to heat the biological structure to a preset temperature after which at least one electroporation pulse is administered to the biological structure. Impedance is measured as a feedback control mechanism after each pulse and pulse parameters are adjusted accordingly until desired impedance is reached. The system generally comprises an electroporation system capable of generating at least one pulse, measuring impedance and measuring temperature. The method may be used to deliver a molecule such as a vaccine or therapeutic to a biological structure, such as for prevention or treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection. |
| US11123553B2 |
Oral device with activating element
An oral care implement herein may be embodied as an oral device for placement in the oral cavity. The device may include an insert configured for placement in the oral cavity in contact with a wearer's teeth and an activating member configured for placement in the oral cavity and selectively attachable to the insert. |
| US11123551B2 |
Cochlear implants including electrode arrays and methods of making the same
A method of forming a cochlear implant electrode array includes positioning contact array assembly, which includes at least one carrier and a plurality of contacts on the at least one carrier, in a mold, removing at least a portion of the at least one carrier from the mold without removing that plurality of contacts from the mold, and introducing resilient material into the mold after the at least a portion of the at least one carrier has been removed to form a flexible body. |
| US11123540B2 |
Device to assist the performance of a heart
In a catheter (2) to assist the performance of a heart (1) with at least one pump (7), the pump is formed as a rotary pump at the distal end of the catheter (2), the rotor (6) lying distally on the outer side being coupled via a magneto coupling with a drive wheel (21), formed as a hydraulically or pneumatically operated paddle wheel, arranged inside the catheter (2). The driving fluid is supplied to the paddle wheel via a lumen (22) of the catheter (2) and is carried off via a further lumen (23) of the catheter. |
| US11123538B2 |
Catheter pump with drive unit and catheter
A catheter pump having a drive unit and a catheter. The catheter has a pump head for inserting into the aorta and having a rotatably arranged rotor shall for driving an expandable conveying element provided on the pump head and has, at the proximal end thereof, a coupling section, which is connected to the rotor shaft for conjoint rotation and which can be rotated about a coupling axis. The drive unit having a drive and a drive section, which can be driven in rotation about a drive axis by the drive, the coupling section and/or the drive section having magnet elements for contactless mutual rotational coupling. The coupling and drive axes being spaced from each other by a distance a in the perpendicular direction in such a way that the magnetic field of the magnet elements pushes the coupling section in a direction extending perpendicularly to the coupling axis. |
| US11123535B2 |
Method and antimicrobial cap for disinfecting a port
An antimicrobial cap and method for inhibiting the growth of microbes and disinfecting a port are disclosed. The antimicrobial cap comprises an assembly that includes an outer cap, an inner component and a pad disposed within the inner component and impregnated with an antimicrobial element in order to disinfect the port. The antimicrobial cap includes flexible attachment features configured to engage a port and a lockout mechanism configured to prevent and disable re-use of the cap, allowing the disinfection of different types of ports and connectors and safe disengagement of a single-use cap. |
| US11123534B2 |
Needle-free connector
A needle-free connector including a guiding base, a connecting base, a valve member, and a seal member is provided. The guiding base has a conduit, and the conduit extends downward along an axial direction. The connecting base is disposed on the guiding base and has a screw portion and a passage running through the screw portion. A chamber is formed between the guiding base and the connecting base, and the conduit and the passage respectively communicate with the chamber along the axial direction. The valve member is disposed between the guiding base and the connecting base, and is movably located in the chamber. The seal member is disposed at an end of the valve member far away from the conduit, and the seal member and the valve member are adapted to be connected into a whole in a manufacturing process. |
| US11123528B2 |
Balloon catheter and method for manufacturing same
A balloon catheter includes a shaft and a balloon having one or more fold lines. The balloon is disposed outside the shaft, and the balloon includes one or more first regions and one or more second regions. The first region retains medicine on an outer surface of the balloon. The second region retains less medicine than the first region or retains no medicine. |
| US11123527B2 |
Wedge dissectors for a medical balloon
A cage can be positioned around a medical balloon, such as an angioplasty balloon, to assist in a medical procedure. The cage can include a plurality of strips, each extending between a set of rings including first and second rings. As the balloon expands, the first and second rings move closer together and allow the strips to expand outward. The cage may have wedge dissectors on the strips. |
| US11123524B2 |
Medical component insertion device including a retractable needle
A medical insertion device includes an introducer assembly, a needle, and a housing. The introducer assembly includes a dilator coaxially disposed in a sheath, the dilator removably engaged to the sheath in an insertion configuration. The needle is coaxially disposed in the dilator, the needle having a distal tip and a proximal end coupled to a needle hub. The housing may be removably engaged to the dilator. The needle hub is movably disposed in the housing between a first locked position, in which the distal tip of the needle extends a first length from a distal end of the dilator, a second locked position, in which the distal tip of the needle extends a second length from the distal end of the dilator less than the first length, and a third locked position, in which the distal tip of the needle is within the dilator. |
| US11123516B2 |
Catheters including radiopaque markers and methods of making the same
A catheter including a tubular catheter body defining a distal portion, a distal end and a lumen that extends to the distal end, a radiopaque marker carried within the lumen, and a non-metal tip that is bonded to distal end of the catheter body. |
| US11123513B2 |
Humidifier for humidifying an aerosol
The invention relates to a humidifier configured to humidify an aerosol, the humidifier comprising a first water compartment (100) containing water used to humidify the aerosol; a second water compartment (300) containing water used to humidify the aerosol; an intermediate chamber (200) located between the first and the second water compartment (100, 300), the intermediate chamber (200) comprising an aerosol inlet (210) and an aerosol outlet (220) and providing first boundary surfaces of a passageway (230) through which the aerosol to be humidified passes; a first layer (10) permeable to water vapour and impermeable to liquid water, which is located between the first water compartment (100) and the intermediate chamber (200), wherein a section of the first layer provides a second boundary surface of the passageway; a second layer (20) permeable to water vapour and impermeable to liquid water, which is located between the second water compartment (300) and the intermediate chamber (200), wherein a section of the second layer provides a third boundary surface of the passageway (230) opposed to the second boundary surface. |
| US11123509B2 |
Respiratory treatment apparatus
Disclosed is a respiratory treatment apparatus that may be especially helpful for pediatric patients, though it may be useful for patients of all ages. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises an endotracheal tube that is physically coupled to a bronchial blocker in a non-concentric fashion. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises an endotracheal tube that is physically coupled to a steering balloon apparatus. The endotracheal tube, bronchial blocker, and/or steering balloon apparatus may be non-unitary components that are attachable to one another with one or more attachment structures, and once physically coupled, may be put to use. The endotracheal tube and bronchial blocker and steering balloon apparatus may be selected from a plurality of endotracheal tubes and bronchial blockers and steering balloon apparatus, to create an assembled apparatus that meets the needs of the patient. |
| US11123506B2 |
Connector and alerting device
The present invention connects to tubing through which gas flows to a patient. An alert notifies monitoring personnel that oxygen flow to the patient has been interrupted, because the tubing has been disconnected. The invention comprises an adapter that is connected to a gas or oxygen source and a nipple over which the tubing fits and through which oxygen flows to the patient. When the tubing becomes disconnected from the nipple, the oxygen flow actuates an alert. The invention includes a fixed arm, a swing arm, and a spring. When the tubing becomes disconnected, the swing arm pivots and causes a switch actuator to engage a switch that sends a signal to an alert. The alert can be audible or visual. |
| US11123505B2 |
Breathing apparatus with breath detection software
A breathing apparatus includes a flow outlet airline in fluid communication with the tubing and breath detection software. The flow outlet airline includes an airline outlet, and the flow outlet airline is configured to supply an output gas to a user via the airline outlet. The breathing apparatus further includes a breath detection airline including an airline inlet. The breath detection airline is configured to receive breathing gas from the user during exhalation by the user via the airline inlet. The breathing apparatus further includes a pressure sensor in direct fluid communication with the breath detection airline. The pressure sensor is configured to measure breathing pressure from the user and to generate sensor pressure data indicative of breathing by the user. The controller is programmed to predict the breathing by the user based on the sensor breathing data received from the pressure sensor. |
| US11123502B2 |
Vaporizer cartridge system
A vaporizer cartridge system includes a vaporizer assembly containing a heating element, a mouthpiece that is selectively attachable with the vaporizer assembly, a battery assembly that is selectively attachable with the vaporizer assembly, and a cartridge configured to store liquid in a reservoir, the cartridge being selectively attachable with the vaporizer assembly such that liquid stored within the reservoir is in fluid communication with the vaporizer assembly. The vaporizer cartridge system is configured such that when the cartridge and the mouthpiece are attached to the vaporizer assembly, the cartridge fits within the mouthpiece. |
| US11123497B2 |
Gas removal apparatus and related methods
An apparatus having an outer wall that encompasses an interior chamber that holds a predetermined volume of fluid and gas where the gas rises to one end of the interior chamber and the fluid flows to the other end of the interior chamber. The apparatus also has an inlet port that allows for fluid to ingress into the interior chamber and an outlet port that allows for fluid to egress out of the interior chamber. |
| US11123496B2 |
Autoinjector having two springs for biasing the shroud forwardly
An autoinjector has a main body (10, 12) containing a syringe (13) or cartridge with a needle at its front end for being moved forwardly in the body to extend the needle from the body for an injection, the body housing in a forward region a shroud (24) having a forward portion of generally tubular form (32), the shroud being moveable longitudinally between a rearward retracted position and a forward extended position, the autoinjector further including a spring arrangement for biasing the shroud forwardly, the spring arrangement (44) including two springs disposed alongside and spaced from the longitudinal axis. |
| US11123495B2 |
Injection device
An injection device comprises an injector body arranged for mounting a syringe with a needle shield; and a cap disposed at one end of the injector body. The cap comprises a main body with a first open end and a second closed end, the main body comprising one or more openings through an outer surface; and an engaging member disposed externally on the main body, which comprises one or more protruding elements arranged to extend inwards through the one or more corresponding openings in the outer surface of the main body and configured to engage with the needle shield. |
| US11123490B2 |
Drug delivery device with tamper-evident closure
The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicament, comprising a housing to accommodate a cartridge being at least partially filled with a medicament, wherein the housing comprises a dispensing end with an access opening which is closed by a tamper-evident closure. |
| US11123489B2 |
Medicament delivery device
A medicament delivery device is presented having a second housing part, a plunger rod arranged in the second housing part and configured to act on a stopper arranged inside a multi-chamber container. A first housing part contains the multi-chamber container, where the first housing part is arranged to be manually displaced into the second housing part by relative rotation between the first and the second housing parts for mixing at least two substances arranged inside the multi-chamber container. The delivery device further has a rotating contact element arranged between said plunger rod and said stopper capable of rotating in relation to said plunger rod. |
| US11123488B2 |
Status sensing systems within an injection device assembly
An injection device assembly including a housing, a syringe, a drive mechanism and one or more sensing systems are described. The drive mechanism advances the syringe from a storage position to an injection position, and a plunger advances the syringe piston from an initial position to a final position. The status sensing system may include one or more main PCB(s) disposed in an end portion of the injection device assembly's housing. The system may determine various parameters related to an operational status of the injection device, including the location of the devices components, an amount of medication remaining in the device, a temperature of the medication, and whether or not the device is properly contacting the users skin before injection. The system may communicate such determined parameters to an external device via a wireless communication link. |
| US11123487B1 |
System and method for controlling a self-injector device
A cartridge-based computer controlled self-injection device automatically regulates time and dosage administered to a patient. Cartridges can be electronically tagged so the injection device can determine the content, volume, expiration date, and physician prescribed dosage timetable. Authentication verifies the device and ensures the proper patient is using the device with the appropriate therapeutic injectant. Authentication further provides information controlling device operation including expiration dates and clock synchronization. Therapeutic injectant administration statistics, such as date and time of administration of a therapeutic injectant are stored and provide to a health care provider for monitoring. Patients can be notified of nearing or missed administrations. |
| US11123483B2 |
Fluid exchange catheter system
A method of delivering a solution including at least one drug is provided. The method includes providing a fluid exchange catheter system which includes an inner lumen, the proximal end of which is connected to an infusion mechanism configured to control infusion of a solution that includes at least one drug, and an outer lumen, the proximal end of which is connected to an aspiration mechanism configured to control aspiration of fluid from the body. The method also includes activating the infusion mechanism to infuse the solution into the body for a first infusion time period and at a first infusion pressure, disabling the infusion mechanism to stop infusion, and activating the aspiration mechanism to aspirate fluid for a first aspiration time period and at a first aspiration pressure. Also described is a method of unblocking a fluid exchange catheter. |
| US11123481B2 |
Stabilization and guide apparatus for access to an implanted access port and related methods
An insertion device to assist in accessing an access port that has been subcutaneously implanted in the body of a patient is disclosed. The implanted access port is accessed by a needle of a needle assembly, such as a needle-based infusion set. The insertion device may include a body having a stabilizing portion and a guide portion. The stabilizing portion stabilizes a position of the implanted access port when the body is placed on the skin of the patient atop the implanted access port. The guide portion is designed to guide a needle of the needle assembly along a predetermined path such that the needle transcutaneously pierces a septum of the implanted access port. |
| US11123479B2 |
Medical device and method for treatment of a sinus opening
A medical device and method for the treatment of a sinus opening includes a handle, a guide catheter, a guide wire, a balloon catheter, a guide wire movement mechanism and a balloon catheter movement mechanism. The handle has proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis along the length of the handle. The guide catheter is attached to the distal end of the handle and has a catheter lumen. The guide wire and balloon catheter are both disposed at least partially in the handle and catheter lumen. The guide wire movement mechanism and the balloon catheter movement mechanism are both operatively disposed on the handle. In addition, the guide wire movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the guide wire through the handle and catheter lumen by user operation of the guide wire movement mechanism. Moreover, the guide wire movement mechanism includes an integrated guide wire locking and rotation mechanism configured for rotation of the guide wire and for securely locking and unlocking the guide wire to the guide wire movement mechanism. Furthermore, the balloon catheter movement mechanism is configured for advancement and retraction of the balloon catheter through the handle and catheter lumen by user operation of the balloon catheter movement mechanism. |
| US11123476B2 |
Fluid removal management and control of wound closure in wound therapy
Embodiments of negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In one embodiment, a negative pressure wound therapy apparatus can include a wound dressing, a negative pressure source, and a controller. The negative pressure source can provide negative pressure via a fluid flow path to the wound dressing. The controller can monitor a rate of fluid removal from the wound, wirelessly communicate the rate of fluid removal to a remote device, and output an indication when the rate of fluid removal meets a threshold. |
| US11123474B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for wound therapy
Some embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a wound packing material, suitable for use in negative pressure wound therapy, comprising a body of a porous material, the body comprising frangible regions defining a plurality of portions, the frangible regions allowing the portions to be selectively removed from the body. The wound packing material can be shaped to partially or fully surround a secondary wound packing member, such as a stabilizing structure. Some embodiments further relate to methods of manufacturing the wound packing material, and to methods of its use. |
| US11123473B2 |
Connection device for use in the negative pressure therapy of wounds
The invention relates to a connection device (2) for use in the negative pressure therapy of wounds, comprising a flexible conducting means (6) and a connecting body (4) made of an elastomeric flexible material which can be applied to a negative pressure dressing which covers the wound and seals the wound off from the atmosphere, wherein the connecting body (4) has a centrally arranged raised first area (8) which receives the conducting means (6), and a flatter flange-shaped second area (10) opposite the first area, which second area forms a contact plane (12) on the negative pressure dressing, wherein a conducting portion (46) which is closed on all sides and is formed by the central first area adjoins a free end of the delivery lumen (42) of the conducting means (6) which opens in the central first area, wherein said conducting portion first opens at a distal end into an interior (16) of the central first area (8) and from there is in fluid communication with the suction lumen (40) of the conducting means (6), characterized in that the central first area (8) has one single contiguous opening (20) which opens towards the negative pressure dressing in the contact plane (12), such that the at least one suction lumen (40) communicates with the wound space through said contiguous opening (20), and that extensions (22) integral with the first area (8) and extending in the contact plane (12) with free ends protrude into said contiguous opening (20) and form a means for preventing penetration of dressing or wound inlay materials sucked out of the wound space. |
| US11123470B2 |
Control system
A cardioplegic agent delivery system comprises a supply reservoir (40) for a cardioplegic agent carrier fluid, a delivery channel from the supply reservoir (40) to an outlet (48), and a pump (50) to flow the carrier liquid in the delivery channel above a minimum driving pressure. The supply reservoir (40) is configured to hold carrier fluid below the minimum driving pressure. The pump (50) is a centrifugal pump configured to receive carrier fluid from the supply reservoir (40) and to flow the carrier fluid to the outlet (48) at a flow rate and above the minimum driving pressure for the delivery of cardioplegic agent. This allows cardioplegia delivery to be managed better. |
| US11123465B2 |
Methods of using thermally expanded graphite to remove proteins from blood and to treat sepsis
The present disclosure is directed to methods of removing proteins, including cytokines, from blood and blood products, the methods comprising contacting the blood or blood product with a form of carbon having high graphitic contents and slit-shaped mesopores and macropores, the pore size dimensions chosen to be comparable to the size of the proteins, wherein the contacting results in the removal of high levels of the protein from the blood or blood product in minutes or hours. |
| US11123464B2 |
Calculating a depletion time during dialysis
The disclosure relates to a dialysis machine that comprises a dialyzer, a fluid source, a first line connected to the fluid source, and a container containing bicarbonate. The container connects to the first line and the fluid flows from the fluid source, through the first line, to the container. The dialysis machine further includes a second line connected to the container, a flow rate sensor connected to at least one of the lines, a pressure sensor configured for detecting fluid pressure of the container, a display, and a data processing apparatus. The data processing apparatus is configured to receive signals from the flow rate sensor and the pressure sensor. The data processing apparatus is configured to calculate a size of the container based on the received signals. |
| US11123463B2 |
Blood purification apparatus
A blood purification apparatus in which the error in the amount of discharge from a blood pump that is caused by the change in the suction pressure of the blood pump is reduced. A blood purification apparatus includes a blood circuit through which blood of a patient is extracorporeally circulated; a dialyzer connected to proximal ends of an arterial blood circuit and a venous blood circuit and that purifies the blood extracorporeally circulating through the blood circuit; a squeezable tube connected to the arterial blood circuit; a blood pump allowing liquid in the squeezable tube to flow by squeezing the squeezable tube in a lengthwise direction while compressing the squeezable tube in a radial direction; and a pressure-detecting device attached to a predetermined position of the arterial blood circuit that is nearer to a distal end than a position where the blood pump is provided, the pressure-detecting device being capable of detecting a suction pressure of the blood pump. |
| US11123459B2 |
Hydrophobic active agent particle coatings and methods for treatment
Drug delivery coatings and devices including the same are described herein. The drug delivery coating has a first coated layer with non-ionic polymer and photogroups, a second coated layer with acid polymer in contact and hydrogen bonded with the first layer, particles with hydrophobic therapeutic agent, and cationic agent. The coating can be provided on a balloon catheter, and the particles and cationic agent can be transferred to tissue during a medical procedure, such as an angioplasty procedure, for a therapeutic effect. |
| US11123454B2 |
Biodegradable, thermally responsive injectable hydrogel for treatment of ischemic cardiomyopathy
Provided are novel biocompatible copolymers, compositions comprising the copolymers, and methods of using the copolymers. The copolymers are non-toxic and typically have an LCST below 37° C. Compositions comprising the copolymers can be used for wound treatment, as a cellular growth matrix or niche and for injection into cardiac tissue to repair and mechanically support damaged tissue. The copolymers comprise numerous ester linkages so that the copolymers are erodeable in situ. Degradation products of the copolymers are soluble and non-toxic. The copolymers can be amine-reactive so that they can conjugate with proteins, such as collagen. Active ingredients, such as drugs, can be incorporated into compositions comprising the copolymers. |
| US11123453B2 |
Liquid embolic agent composition
Provided is a liquid embolic agent composition capable of solving problems of conventional embolic agents, which can be used in a treatment of a vascular disease such as cerebral aneurysm. The problems are solved by a liquid embolic agent composition characterized in containing a hydrogel forming component having a calcium ion entrapping ability, and an anti-biodegradation component. The hydrogel forming component having a calcium ion entrapping ability is at least one kind of acidic polysaccharide selected from the group consisting of alginate, gellan gum, carrageenan, and carboxymethyl cellulose salt; and the anti-biodegradation component is at least one kind selected from the group consisting of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, methylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol, polyallylamine, poly-N-vinyl acetamide, and cellulose acetate. |
| US11123451B2 |
Hemostatic devices
A hemostatic device for promoting the clotting of blood includes a gauze substrate, a clay material disposed on the gauze substrate, and also a polyol such as glycerol or the like disposed on the gauze substrate to bind the clay material. When the device is used to treat a bleeding wound, at least a portion of the clay material comes into contact with blood emanating from the wound to cause the clotting. A bandage that can be applied to a bleeding wound to promote the clotting of blood includes a flexible substrate and a gauze substrate mounted thereon. The gauze substrate includes a clay material and a polyol. A hemostatic sponge also includes a gauze substrate and a dispersion of hemostatic material and a polyol on a first surface of the substrate. |
| US11123449B1 |
Mobile sterilization system, mobile execution system, and mobile analysis system
The present disclosure discloses a mobile sterilization system, a sterilization vehicle, a mobile execution system, a mobile preprocessing system, and a mobile analysis system. The mobile sterilization system includes a vehicle body, a sterilization system, a hydrothermal system, a gas supply system, a gas processing system, a humidification system, and a fresh air system, the sterilization system, the hydrothermal system, the gas supply system, the gas processing system, the humidification system, and the fresh air system being mounted on the vehicle body. |
| US11123448B2 |
Device and method for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing
A device, a method, and a computer program for use in a device for washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing medical, dental, laboratory and/or pharmaceutical goods. The device can have a chamber for receiving the goods, a door associated with the chamber and a processing circuitry for creating and storing a track record of at least one parameter of the washing, disinfecting and/or sterilizing process performed by the device. The user interface can be operable by the user to cause the process circuitry to electronically sign the track record, where the signing of the track record is associated with at least one condition on the device, such as controlling doors. The device, method and computer program facilitates an easy and secure signing of a track record directly on the device. The device may be a single door device, or a two door pass-through device. |
| US11123445B2 |
Topical brachytherapy device and method of treatment of malignant cancer cells
A flexible brachytherapy device includes a bioresorbable carrier matrix structure comprising a plurality of radio-isotope particles and having opposite first and second surfaces. The bioresorbable carrier matrix structure degrades, when implanted at a wound site, at a rate such that the bioresorbable carrier matrix structure has a half-life that is longer than a half-life of the plurality of radio-isotope particles. A hydrophilic substrate located adjacent to the first surface of the bioresorbable carrier matrix structure degrades, when implanted at the wound site, at a rate faster than the bioresorbable carrier matrix structure. A hydrogel substrate located adjacent to the second surface of the bioresorbable carrier matrix structure shields radioactivity and degrades at a rate such that the hydrogel substrate has a half-life that is longer than the half-life of the plurality of radio-isotope particles. |
| US11123444B2 |
Methods and diagnostic kit for visualizing body tissues and components therein
The present disclosure is directed to methods and a diagnostic kit for producing pericyte information from a subject for identifying and/or treating a subject condition. In one aspect, a method for identifying a subject condition is provided. The method includes administering intravenously to a subject an effective amount of a solution comprising fluorescent markers to selectively label a plurality of pericytes in the subject's body. The method also includes acquiring fluorescence signals originating from labeled pericytes to produce pericyte information associated with tissues of the subject's body. The method further includes generating a report identifying a subject condition using the pericyte information. In some aspects, a treatment may be adapted using the identified subject condition. |
| US11123443B2 |
Htt repressors and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are Htt repressors and methods and compositions for use of these Htt repressors. |
| US11123439B2 |
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCS) and antibody prodrug conjugates (APDCS) with enzymatically cleavable groups
The present invention relates to novel binder-prodrug conjugates (APDCs) where binders are conjugated with inactive precursor compounds of kinesin spindle protein inhibitors, and to antibody-drug conjugates ADCs and to processes for producing these APDCs and ADCs. |
| US11123437B2 |
Selective CXCR4 binding peptide conjugate and methods for making and using the same
The present invention provides a selective CXCR4 binding peptide conjugate (“PC”), and a method for using and producing the same. In particular, the selective CXCR4 binding peptide conjugate of the invention comprises a peptide portion that selectively binds to CXCR4 and a medically useful compound, such as an imaging agent, a diagnostic agent, or a therapeutically or pharmaceutically active compound. In one particular embodiment, the selective CXCR4 binding peptide conjugate (“PC”) is of the formula: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein a, b, AA1, AA2, Ar1, X1, and AA3 are those defined herein. The peptide conjugate of the invention can be used in a variety of medical applications including, but not limited to, a targeted drug delivery or imaging a patient or diagnosing a patient for a disease or a clinical condition associated with overexpression and/or upregulation of CXCR4, such as cancers, HIV infection, and immune disorders. Compositions, kits and methods are also disclosed herein for such uses. |
| US11123436B2 |
Method of preparing physiologically active polypeptide conjugate
Provided is a method of preparing a physiologically active polypeptide conjugate, in which a physiologically active polypeptide and a non-peptidyl polymer are linked to each other via a covalent bond. The method is to improve an overall yield of the physiologically active polypeptide conjugate by improving a reaction of the non-peptidyl polymer and the physiologically active polypeptide, and particularly, the method is to prepare a physiologically active polypeptide conjugate in a high yield by performing a two-step reaction through selective precipitation. The preparation method of the present invention is used to produce a non-peptidyl polymer-physiologically active polypeptide conjugate and a physiologically active polypeptide-physiologically active carrier conjugate in a high yield, and therefore, the method may be used in the development of long-acting formulations of various peptide drugs which maintain in vivo activity at a relatively high level and have remarkably increased blood half-life. |
| US11123435B2 |
TLR9 targeted therapeutics
Disclosed are compositions and methods for targeted treatment of cancers, such as TLR9-expressing cancers. In particular, molecules containing a TLR9 targeting ligand, such as a CpG oligodeoxynucleotide, that target lytic peptides to TLR9-expressing malignant cells are disclosed. |
| US11123434B2 |
Drug delivery device and its method of manufacture
The invention relates to a drug delivery device adapted for carrying and delivering both hydrophilic and lipophilic drug molecules. The drug delivery device includes a porous body for adsorption of drug molecules, the body including a plurality of microspheres, and a hydrogel forming cross-links connecting the plurality of microspheres. |
| US11123433B2 |
Hydrophobically modified polypeptoids and uses thereof
A variety of hydrophobically modified polypeptoids are provided. The hydrophobically modified polypeptoids can include a polyamide backbone having a random copolymer of two or more different types of repeat units, where one or more of the repeat units have nitrogen atom having a hydrophobic substituent attached thereto. Methods of making the hydrophobically modified polypeptoids are also provided, as well as uses of the hydrophobically modified polypeptoids, for example in liposomal drug delivery. |
| US11123429B2 |
System for adding sensory conditioning cues in a pharmacotherapeutic regimen
A method and system for administering pharmaceutical agents to a subject is provided. The system includes a course of treatment regimen, which includes a prescribed order of medicine amounts for periodic administration to the subject in the prescribed order. The amount of medicine includes a dose of at least one active pharmacological agent (APA) and an amount of at least one non-active pharmacological agent (NPA). The NPA provides at least one non-visual sensory cue. The dosage amounts of the APA contained within the amounts of medicine periodically administered in the prescribed order are varied within the course of treatment regimen, and the amount of the NPA contained within the amounts of medicine periodically administered in the prescribed order are held constant within the course of treatment regimen. |
| US11123426B2 |
Use of vista agonists and antagonists to suppress or enhance humoral immunity
Methods for alleviating the suppression of humoral immunity by myeloid-dependent suppressor cells (MDSCs) are provided which include the administration of a VISTA antagonist and an iNOS/NO inhibitor in a subject in need thereof, e.g., subjects with cancer or infectious disease wherein VISTA is aberrantly expressed. This combination has been discovered to elicit a synergistic or additive effect on alleviating suppression of humoral immunity by VISTA which is elicited by MDSCs. |
| US11123422B2 |
Immunogenic composition
The present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising two or more polypeptides. The invention also provides nucleic acid molecules and vectors encoding the polypeptides, and methods of using the compositions, nucleic acid molecules and vectors for the prevention or treatment of influenza. |
| US11123418B2 |
SLAM polynucleotides and polypeptides and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to methods for exporting target proteins (e.g., surface lipoproteins) from the cytosol to the extracellular surface of bacterial cells using surface lipoprotein assembly modulator (SLAM) polypeptides. The use of SLAM polypeptides in a method of preparing vaccines useful in the prevention of bacterial infectious diseases is also taught. |
| US11123416B2 |
Methods and compositions relating to synthetic beta-1,6 glucosamine oligosaccharides
The invention relates to the compositions of synthetic oligo-β-(1→6)-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glu-copyranosides conjugated to carriers, and methods for making and use same. |
| US11123415B2 |
Nanoparticle compositions for Salmonella vaccines
The present disclosure relates to nanoparticle compositions for use as vaccines against Salmonella. |
| US11123409B2 |
Method of treating or preventing eye disease using Cas9 protein and guide RNA
Provided are a method of preventing and/or treating an eye disease, using a Cas9 protein and a guide RNA targeting VEGF-A, and a ribonucleoprotein including a Cas9 protein and a guide RNA targeting VEGF-A. |
| US11123407B2 |
Nutritional composition for treating or preventing impaired mobility
A method of treating or preventing impaired mobility in an older adult includes administering to the older adult an effective amount of a composition containing at least one ingredient for cognitive ability, at least one ingredient for muscle and/or bone quality, and at least one ingredient for joint quality and/or functionality. The older adult can be an elderly individual and/or can have a condition that is one or more of frailty, pre-frailty, sarcopenia, recovering from sarcopenia, malnutrition, at risk of malnutrition, undergoing rehabilitation, and being scheduled to undergo rehabilitation, disorders impacting mobility such as osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, pre-osteoarthritis, osteopenia, cognitive decline. In a non-limiting example of the composition, the at least one ingredient for muscle and/or bone quality and the at least one ingredient for joint quality include a protein source, omega-3 fatty acids, and a polyphenol. |
| US11123406B2 |
Rapid-acting insulin compositions
The invention is a composition of human insulin or insulin analog that includes specific concentrations of citrate, chloride, in some cases including the addition of sodium chloride, zinc and, optionally, magnesium chloride and/or surfactant, and that has faster pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic action than commercial formulations of existing insulin analog products. |
| US11123399B2 |
Modulators of complement activity
The present disclosure relates to polypeptide modulators of complement activity, including cyclic polypeptide modulators. Included are methods of utilizing such modulators as therapeutics. Also provided are methods of measuring C5 and related complexes using C5 binding agents. |
| US11123397B2 |
Stable pharmaceutical foam
Provided are pharmaceutical foam compositions comprising a peptone, a peptide hydrolysate or an enzymatically-hydrolyzed protein prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of a full-length protein; methods of preparation and uses thereof. |
| US11123396B2 |
Formulation for improving physical endurance in athletes
The present disclosure discloses a herbal formulation in powdered dosage form, which is useful to enhance the physical endurance or strength in athletes. The disclosure also includes a method of preparation of the formulation, which involves the encapsulation of the natural ingredients in a natural matrix. The formulation comprises Moringa oleifera, Kaempferia parviflora and Punica granatum that are processed to obtain the product in powder form by encapsulation of the natural ingredients in a natural matrix. The formulation increased the nitrate and nitrite levels in serum and saliva in human and is useful to improve the general health of the athletes. |
| US11123394B2 |
Process for the preparation of powder compositions
Disclosed is a process for the preparation of powder compositions including a lipophilic extract of Echinacea spp., a lipophilic extract of Zingiber officinale and phospholipids. Also disclosed are powder compositions obtainable by the process and pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic formulations including the compositions. Also described is a use of the powder compositions and formulations thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of inflammatory and painful states. |
| US11123392B2 |
Traditional chinese medicine composition for treating interstitial pulmonary fibrosis and method for making same
Disclosed herein is a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, which is prepared from 10-20 parts by weight of Radix salviae miltiorrhiza, 4-8 parts by weight of peach kernel, 2-4 parts by weight of hirudo, 5-15 parts by weight of Radix paeoniae rubra, 5-15 parts by weight of Radix ophiopogonis, 5-15 parts by weight of Chebulae fructus immaturus and 2-4 parts by weight of Oroxylum indicum (Linn.) Kurz. The invention also provides a method of preparing the composition. |
| US11123386B2 |
Fermentation product of Punica granatum and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides a fermentation product of Punica granatum and methods for regulating expression of MMP gene, TIMP gene and COL4A4 gene, promoting collagen production, and anti-aging by using the fermentation product of Punica granatum. |
| US11123380B2 |
Engineered therapeutic probiotic system and method
The claimed invention provides therapeutic as well as protective measures against colorectal cancer by utilizing genetically modified gut bacteria (101) in conjunction with an optimized diet high in cruciferous vegetable intake. According to the claimed system and method, engineered gut bacteria maximize the therapeutic value of the cruciferous vegetable diet to eradicate, offset or prophylactically prevent the onset of colorectal cancer. In the claimed invention gut bacteria Escherichia coli bind specifically to the heparan sulphate proteoglycan on colorectal cancer cells to secrete the enzyme myrosinase to transform host-ingested glucosinolates which are natural components of cruciferous vegetables to sulphoraphane, an organic small molecule with known anti-cancer activity. |
| US11123378B2 |
Compositions comprising bacterial strains
The invention provides compositions comprising bacterial strains for treating and preventing brain injury. |
| US11123376B2 |
Method of treatment
The present disclosure relates generally to the methods of treatment of mammalian subjects by an enhanced cell-based therapeutic approach in order to facilitate tissue and neuronal repair, regeneration and/or reparation. Medicaments useful in the treatment of mammalian subjects and methods of production of the medicaments are also encompassed by the present disclosure. |
| US11123370B2 |
Peptides and scaffolds for use in immunotherapy against head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US11123369B2 |
Bispecific CAR T-cells for solid tumor targeting
Disclosed herein are methods of engineering a bi-specific T-cell expressing chimeric antigen receptors for promoting the in vivo expansion and activation of an effector cell and a second chimeric antigen receptor or TcR specific for a ligand on a tumor. Methods of administering to subjects in need, bi-specific chimeric antigen receptor bearing cells are also provided. |
| US11123367B2 |
Combined organ and hematopoietic cells for transplantation tolerance of grafts
Methods and compositions are provided for combined transplantation of a solid organ and hematopoietic cells to a recipient, where tolerance to the graft is established through development of a persistent mixed chimerism. An individual with persistent mixed chimerism, usually for a period of at least six months, is able to withdraw from the use of immunosuppressive drugs after a period of time sufficient to establish tolerance. |
| US11123361B2 |
Double-stranded oligo RNA structure comprising miRNA
The present invention relates to a double-stranded oligo RNA structure comprising double-stranded miRNA, and a composition for preventing or treating cancer, containing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to an anti-cancer pharmaceutical composition, containing: a double-stranded oligo RNA structure comprising miR-3670, miR-4477a and miR-8078, and characterized by a method for effectively inhibiting cancer cell proliferation or inducing cancer cell apoptosis; and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. |
| US11123360B2 |
Oligonucleotides to treat eye disease
The invention relates to the fields of medicine and immunology. In particular, it relates to novel antisense oligonucleotides that may be used in the treatment, prevention and/or delay of Usher Syndrome type II and/or USH2A-associated non syndromic retina degeneration, especially by skipping a pseudo exon (PE40) between exon 40 and 41 in the human USH2Agene. |
| US11123358B2 |
Medicament for the treatment of acute liver failure
The present invention relates to a compound for use as a medicament in the treatment or prevention of acute liver failure, which acute liver failure is induced by intoxication prior to or following administration of the compound. Accordingly, the invention relates to the compound for use in the treatment of an intoxication that without treatment is expected to result in acute liver failure or that without treatment is sufficient to induce acute liver failure. The invention also provides the compound for use in the treatment, and a corresponding method for the treatment of an intoxication sufficient to induce acute liver failure. |
| US11123357B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating oral mucositis
Methods and pharmaceutical compositions including Bisphosphocins for treating oral mucositis in a patient are disclosed. |
| US11123355B2 |
Antiviral benzyl-amine phosphodiamide compounds
Compounds of Formula I: and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts are useful for the inhibition of HIV reverse transcriptase. The compounds may also be useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of infection by HIV and in the prophylaxis, delay in the onset or progression, and treatment of AIDS. The compounds and their salts can be employed as ingredients in pharmaceutical compositions, optionally in combination with other antiviral agents, immunomodulators, antibiotics or vaccines. |
| US11123352B2 |
Testosterone ester triglyceride formulations
Testosterone ester triglyceride formulations, optionally further including adducts. Methods of in-situ control of the manufacture or formation of such adducts are also described. |
| US11123345B2 |
Prevention and/or treatment of contrast-induced acute kidney injury
Methods are provided for preventing, reducing, and/or treating contrast-induced acute kidney injury which include administering an inhibitor of fatty acid oxidation to a patient in need thereof. Also provided are methods involving use of trimetazidine or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof for the prevention and/or treatment of contrast-induced acute kidney injury. Methods are also provided for preventing and/or treating contrast-induced acute kidney injury which include administration of one or more of trimetazidine, etomoxir, oxfenicine, perhexiline, mildronate, or ranolazine, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts of any of the preceding. |
| US11123341B2 |
Butyrylcholinesterase inhibitors for treatment of opioid use disorder
A method of treating opioid use disorder involves administering a selective butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) inhibitor. |
| US11123339B2 |
WASp-protecting small molecules, compositions, methods and uses thereof in the treatment of innate and acquired immune-related disorders or conditions
The present invention provides specific small molecule compounds that modulate degradation and stability of Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome protein (WASp), methods and uses thereof in innate and acquired immune-related disorders or conditions, specifically, in primary and secondary immune-deficiencies. |
| US11123329B1 |
Use of angiotensin II type 2 receptor agonist
There is provided N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-isobutylthiophene-2-sulfonamide, or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, for use in a method of treatment of respiratory virus-induced tissue damage. Such damage may be caused by coronaviruses, including severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus. N-Butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide alleviate symptoms of diseases caused by those viruses (including coronavirus disease 2019 or COVID-19), such as cough, dyspnea, pneumonia, respiratory distress, respiratory failure and/or fibrosis of organs such as the lungs, the heart or the kidneys, and may thus prevent respiratory virus-induced morbidity and/or mortality. In particular, it has been found in a clinical study that the proportion of patients with COVID-19 needing oxygen treatment was significantly lower for patients that were administered N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide compared to placebo. |
| US11123328B2 |
Dantrolene and analogs thereof for the chronic treatment and prevention of dyssynchronous cardiac dysfunction
The present disclosure relates to methods for the chronic treatment of dyssynchronous cardiac dysfunction (including non-arrhythmia cardiac dysfunction such as heart failure, cardiomyopathy, viral myocarditis, ischemia induced cardiomyopathy, ischemia, chemotherapy, pacing induced cardiomyopathy or ion channel mutation related dysfunction) and for the prevention or treatment of diseases or conditions associated with dyssynchronous cardiac dysfunction. The method comprises chronically administering to a patient an effective amount of dantrolene, or derivative or analogs thereof (such as azumolene). |
| US11123324B2 |
Immunomodulator
The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition to be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of allergic diseases. More specifically, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition to be used for the treatment or prophylaxis of allergic diseases, which contains a substance that induces selective IgA class switching in B cells. As a substance that induces selective IgA class switching in B cells, a PKC activator can be used. In addition, a composition containing a substance that induces selective IgA class switching in B cells can also be useful as a mucosal adjuvant. |
| US11123320B2 |
Prophylactic or therapeutic agent for hyperaciive bladder
Various side effects are reported for existing overactive bladder therapeutic drugs, and prophylactic or therapeutic agents for overactive bladder without side effects have been eagerly desired. The present invention provides a prophylactic or therapeutic agent for overactive bladder that comprises 5-aminolevulinic acids (ALAs) as the active ingredient. |
| US11123319B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating edema refractory to oral diuretics
The present invention features methods and compositions for the intranasal, sublingual, and subcutaneous administration of bumetanide for the treatment of subjects suffering from edema refractory to oral diuretics. |
| US11123318B2 |
Substantially sodium free diclofenac potassium oral solutions
Provided are orally formulations of diclofenac potassium with improved stability in response to cold conditions, and excellent taste and palatability. |
| US11123313B2 |
Methods and compositions for treating sleep apnea
Methods and compositions for the treatment of conditions associated with pharyngeal airway muscle collapse while the subject is in a non-fully conscious state, e.g., sleep apnea and snoring, comprising administration of a norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (NRI) and a muscarinic receptor antagonist. |
| US11123310B2 |
Amphetamine controlled release, prodrug, and abuse-deterrent dosage forms
The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising highly pure amphetamine and amphetamine-class compounds resulting from the synthesis of chiral and racemic amphetamine derivatives by stereospecific, regioselective cuprate addition reaction with aziridine phosphoramidate compounds, and to methods of manufacturing, delivering, and using the amphetamine compounds resulting from the synthesis of chiral and racemic amphetamine derivatives by stereospecific, regioselective cuprate addition reaction with aziridine phosphoramidate compounds. |
| US11123309B2 |
Methods for drug delivery, tumor imaging, and oxidative dehydrogenation using hierarchical ZSM-5 complex
The invention is directed to hierarchical aluminosilicates that contain both micro- and meso-pores, to methods for loading and delivering poorly soluble antioxidants such as CoQ10 and curcumin to subjects, and to a top-down method for producing hierarchical aluminosilicates. |
| US11123305B2 |
Patch
In a patch comprising a support layer and an adhesive agent layer, the adhesive agent layer comprises free asenapine, a maleic acid alkali salt, and a rubber-based adhesive agent. |
| US11123297B2 |
Systems and methods for making and using gel microspheres
The present invention generally relates to microfluidic droplets and, in particular, to multiple emulsion microfluidic droplets. In certain aspects, particles such as gel particles can be prepared in an aqueous carrier from aqueous droplets (or a non-aqueous carrier from non-aqueous droplets). For example, in some embodiments, double-emulsion droplets of a first fluid, surrounded by a second fluid, contained in a carrier fluid may be prepared, where the first fluid forms a gel and the second fluid is removed. For instance, the second fluid may be dissolved in the carrier fluid, or the second fluid may be hardened, then removed, for example, due to a change in pH. Other embodiments of the present invention are generally directed to kits containing such microfluidic droplets, microfluidic devices for making such microfluidic droplets, or the like. |
| US11123292B2 |
Use of biocompatible microdroplets for the treatment of atherosclerosis, heart disease and stroke
A pharmacologically acceptable emulsion of biocompatible solvent microdroplets is provided for treating atherosclerosis, heart disease and stroke. Intravenous administration of the biocompatible solvent microdroplets enables the microdroplets to bind and dissolve free cholesterol, cholesterol esters or other fatty compounds within the plaque. A high level of selectivity is ensured from energy principals, by designing the microdroplets to have a low interfacial surface energy when binding to free cholesterol or cholesterol esters in arterial plaque and a high interfacial surface energy when coming into contact with blood cells or endothelial cells along the walls of blood vessels. A review of many compounds which may form the basis of the biocompatible solvent from which the microdroplets are fabricated, as well as their solubility parameters are provided. Furthermore, a specially designed catheter with a micromachined tip is also provided to allow the microdroplets to be generated directly within a blood vessel, as an alternative to emulsification. |
| US11123291B2 |
Methods and systems for forming multi-layered particles
Provided is a method of encapsulation, the method including: providing a first mixture; applying heat to the first mixture until the first mixture reaches a first temperature; providing a second mixture; applying heat to the second mixture until the second mixture reaches a second temperature; mixing the first mixture with the second mixture to obtain a third mixture; providing a fourth mixture; applying heat to the fourth mixture until the fourth mixture reaches a third temperature; mixing the third mixture with the fourth mixture to obtain a fifth mixture. |
| US11123290B2 |
Specially formulated compositions of inhaled nintedanib and nintedanib salts
Disclosed herein are formulations of nintedanib and salts thereof, indolinone derivative compounds and salts thereof for aerosolization and use of such formulations for the prevention or treatment of various fibrotic, carcinogenic, vascular and viral infectious diseases, including diseases associated with the lung, heart, kidney, liver, eye, central nervous system and surgical sites. Formulations and delivery options described herein allow for efficacious local delivery of nintedanib or a indolinone derivative compound or salt thereof. Methods include inhalation procedures, indications and manufacturing processes for production and use of the compositions described. Also included are methods for identifying compounds and indications that benefit by reformulation and inhalation administration. |
| US11123289B2 |
Rapamycin for the treatment of lymphangioleiomyomatosis
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for treating lymphangioleiomyomatosis in a human subject in need of such treatment. The methods comprise administering to the subject via inhalation an aerosol composition comprising rapamycin or a prodrug or derivative (including analog) thereof. |
| US11123287B2 |
Orodispersible films having quick dissolution times for therapeutic and food use
The present invention concerns an orodispersible self-supporting film free from hydrocolloids comprising: a) a film-forming substance consisting of a maltodextrin in an amount comprised between 40 and 80% by weight; b) a plasticizer in an amount comprised between 15 and 55% by weight; e) a surfactant System in an amount comprised between 0.5 and 6% by weight; d) an active ingredient for food or therapeutic use in an amount between 0.05 and 30% by weight, characterised in that it contains a homopolymer or a copolymer of vinyl acetate in a quantity comprised between 2 and 10% by weight where the percentages are calculated on the total weight of said film. |
| US11123286B2 |
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. |
| US11123283B2 |
Soluble estradiol capsule for vaginal insertion
According to various embodiments of this disclosure, pharmaceutical formulations comprising solubilized estradiol are provided. In various embodiments, such formulations are encapsulated in soft capsules which may be vaginally inserted for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy. |
| US11123276B2 |
Cosmetic compositions
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for treating and/or cleansing keratinous materials. The compositions comprise at least one carboxylate anionic surfactant, at least one secondary surfactant other than the at least one carboxylate anionic surfactant, at least one glyceryl ester, and a cosmetically acceptable solvent, wherein the at least one carboxylate anionic surfactant and the at least one glyceryl ester are present in a weight ratio ranging from about 0.50 to about 1.00. |
| US11123275B2 |
High-performance hair treatment agents with increased care effect
The split end-reducing effect of anteiso fatty acid quats can be further enhanced by alkyldimethylammonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed keratin so that hair treatment agents containing at least one anteiso fatty acid quat and alkyldimethylammonium hydroxypropyl hydrolyzed keratin are particularly effective in reducing split ends. |
| US11123273B1 |
Method for providing bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity with a biosolvent formulation
A biosolvent for cleansing surface that provides bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity such that the bacteriostatic activity continues to inhibit bacterial growth on the surface even after rinsing. The biosolvent comprises C2 to C4 alcohols and lactate esters of C2 to C4 alcohols. The bactericidal and bacteriostatic activity are especially useful for cleaning active biological surfaces and in particular for sanitizing hands. |
| US11123271B2 |
Aqueous cosmetic powder composition
The present invention relates to an aqueous cosmetic powder composition especially designed for styling hair comprising water, hydrophobic colloidal silica and a water soluble non-ionic polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups and is solid at ambient temperature. |
| US11123270B2 |
Oral care compositions for active agent delivery
An oral care composition with an aqueous phase, hydrophobic phase, active agent, and optionally emulsifier. A jammed emulsion with aqueous phase, hydrophobic phase, active agent, and optionally emulsifier. An oral care composition with aqueous phase, hydrophobic phase, active agent, and optionally emulsifier. Methods of using disclosed compositions for active agent delivery. |
| US11123258B2 |
Stimulation device having an appendage
A stimulation device is provided in accordance with one embodiment. The stimulation device includes a chamber which has a flexible wall portion. A drive unit of the stimulation device is in physical communication with the flexible wall portion so as to cause deflections of the flexible wall portion in opposing directions, thereby resulting in a changing volume of the chamber. The changing volume of the chamber results in modulated positive and negative pressures with respect to a reference pressure. An opening of the stimulation device is for applying the modulated positive and negative pressures to a body part. An appendage of the stimulation device may be used as a handle to allow a user to position the stimulation device over the body part. The stimulation device includes a control device for controlling the drive unit. |
| US11123257B2 |
Foam glide
An exercise apparatus, comprising an elongate base platform having a top planar surface, bottom planar surface, a depth, a length and a width. A seat assembly is supported by the base, the seat assembly includes a top planar surface, a bottom surface and wheels attached to the bottom surface. A pliable rolling device is utilized with the apparatus, wherein channels are formed in the depth on the top planar surface of the base platform enabled to accept the wheels and with a first area of a user resting on the seat assembly, a second area of a user resting on the foam roller, the user translates the seat assembly along the channels causing the second area to be translated on the foam roller. |
| US11123249B2 |
Vertically adjustable boom head and cable management therefor
A medical device assembly including a movable suspension arm, a vertically adjustable service head located at an end of the suspension arm, the vertically adjustable service head including a service head face with outlets thereon, and conduits routed by the suspension arm, into the vertically adjustable service head in a horizontal direction and vertically within the vertically adjustable service head to the outlets. The vertically adjustable service head includes a vertically adjustable column for raising and lowering the outlets. |
| US11123248B2 |
Airplane mobility system for passengers
The disclosure refers to an airplane's own mobility system. For supporting a passenger with reduced mobility on board an airplane and for simplifying as much as possible the use of a toilette, a mobility system for passengers with reduced mobility is provided. The mobility system includes an onboard toilette spatial unit having an entrance zone, an entrance door, and a toilette using zone with a toilette. Moreover, a movement device with a passenger carrying equipment is provided, which is moveable at least from the entrance zone to the toilette using zone and supported in the ceiling area. The passenger carrying equipment includes a seat device enabling a passenger a seat like position. For using the toilette, a passenger is movable back and forth with the movement device from the entrance zone to the toilette using zone. |
| US11123246B2 |
Techniques for managing patient therapy protocols
A system and a method for managing patient therapy protocols are disclosed. The system includes a patient support apparatus for supporting a patient, a first input device for use by a first caregiver, a second input device coupled for use by a second caregiver, a location system for determining a location of the first caregiver, and a therapy management system. The therapy management system receives a location of the first caregiver and a selection of a patient therapy protocol, which includes a location requirement. The therapy management system then determines whether the first caregiver location input signal satisfies the location requirement before initiating the selected patient therapy protocol or notifying the second caregiver if the location of the first caregiver does not satisfy the location requirement. |
| US11123242B2 |
Motorized wheelchair chassis and motorized wheelchair comprising the same
A motorized wheelchair chassis includes a frame assembly having a first frame element that supports first and second caster wheels at an end of the first frame element. The first frame element is designed to support a seat assembly, a battery support assembly secured to an underside of the frame assembly, at least one battery, first and second power drive assemblies disposed on lateral sides of the battery support assembly, and first and second drive wheels driven by the first and second power drive assemblies, respectively. The frame assembly further comprises a second frame element that is secured to the battery support assembly. The first frame element is supported onto the second frame element via a coupling structure comprising a ball-joint bearing permitting relative movement of the first frame element with respect to the second frame element in more than two degrees of freedom within a limited range of movement. |
| US11123238B2 |
Disposable hygiene article with improved fit
The present invention relates to a disposable hygiene article having a core with a first area which has its narrowest width (M) in the transverse direction (x) in a front portion or at a location of a transition between the front portion and a crotch portion of the article. Further, the absorbent core in the crotch portion has at least one front compression line forming an essentially upside down turned V comprising a first leg, a second leg and a common front tip with a V-shaped second compression line in the front portion having a third leg and a fourth leg. Each of the legs extends and diverges at a mutual angle (α4) of from 30-120° in the respective mirror-imaged portions (I) and (II). The common front tip is located in contact with or at a distance from an imaginary transverse line indicating the narrowest width M. |
| US11123236B2 |
Absorbent assemblies and absorbent articles including a hydrophobically modified polymer
An absorbent article can include a bodyside liner, an outer cover, and an absorbent body disposed between the bodyside liner and the outer cover. The bodyside liner can be treated with a surfactant. A component of the absorbent article can be treated with a hydrophobically modified polymer. The hydrophobically modified polymer can be configured to interact with the surfactant upon wetting of the absorbent article when the surfactant and the hydrophobically modified polymer are in an aqueous solution to increase surface tension of the aqueous solution. |
| US11123231B2 |
Diaper with wet diaper monitoring device
A diaper includes a diaper body and a wet diaper monitoring device, which includes a disposable pouch and a monitoring device. The monitoring device includes a monitoring casing, a first sensor electrode, a second sensor electrode, a sensing circuitry and an indicator. The first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode are provided on an inner surface of and received in the monitoring casing, and form a single planar capacitor when the diaper body is dry. When the diaper body becomes wet, a capacitance between the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode increases substantially so as to transform the single planar capacitor of the first sensor electrode and the second sensor electrode into two much larger series connected capacitors. |
| US11123229B2 |
Bonding apparatus and method
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatuses for mechanically bonding substrates together. The apparatuses may include a pattern roll including a pattern element protruding radially outward. The pattern element includes a pattern surface and includes one or more channels adjacent the pattern surface. The pattern roll may be positioned adjacent an anvil roll to define a nip between the pattern surface and the anvil roll, wherein the pattern roll is biased toward the anvil roll to define a nip pressure between pattern surface and the anvil roll. As substrates advance between the pattern roll and anvil roll, the substrates are compressed between the anvil roll and the pattern surface to form a discrete bond region between the first and second substrates. As such, during the bonding process, some yielded substrate material flows from under the pattern surface and into the channel to form a channel grommet region. |
| US11123228B2 |
Thermoplastic injection molded and flushable tampon applicator
A flushable tampon applicator product includes an outer tube for housing a tampon; an inner tube, at least a portion of which extends into the outer tube, wherein the outer tube includes an outer, body-contacting surface, wherein the inner tube is moveable relative to the outer tube and configured to expel a tampon from the outer tube, and wherein at least one of the outer tube and the inner tube comprises a thermoplastic composition including partially-hydrolyzed polyvinyl alcohol (PVOH), polyethylene glycol (PEG), a plasticizer, and a hydrophobic polymeric component, wherein at least one of the outer tube and the inner tube is a molded part; and a wrapper material configured for storage under high and low moisture storage conditions, the wrapper material having a water vapor transmission rate of less than 0.05 g/100 in2/day. |
| US11123226B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for wound therapy
Some arrangements disclosed herein relate to devices and methods for treating a wound, comprising applying negative pressure to the wound through a cover applied over a wound, monitoring the internal pressure to the wound, and controlling the closure of the wound by controlling the amount that a wound packing material positioned under the cover collapses within the wound based on the monitored internal pressure. The wound packing material collapse can be controlled to ensure that the monitored internal pressure does not exceed a threshold value. Additionally, some embodiments or arrangements disclosed herein relate to a visualization element to visualize a location of a wound surface. The visualization element can comprise a radiopaque member that is configured to be positioned on or adjacent to a surface of an open wound. |
| US11123225B2 |
Integrated wireless earbuds and earplugs
A wireless audio system suppresses exterior noise and directs desired sound into a user's ear canal. An audio system may include an earplug to create a seal in the interior of an ear canal. The earplug may include a ribbed exterior profile and can be flexible to create the seal. A speaker may be inserted within the earplug. A channel may extend through a body of the earplug to direct sound into a user's ear canal. A proximal opening may extend from the speaker to the channel of the earplug, and an audio wire may be connected to the speaker. The audio wire may connect to a wireless receiver, or other receiver, to allow audio data to pass through the wire and to the speaker, where it can be converted to audio that is passed directly into the ear canal of the user. |
| US11123223B2 |
Low power light therapy device for treating the eye
Low power light therapy device for treating the eye, comprising a light source emitting monochromatic or quasi monochromatic light in a wavelength range between 600-700 nm and/or 780-950 nm, and the device comprises a beam expander (2) positioned in the path of the light emitted from the light source and at least one light scattering element (3) arranged past the beam expander (2) and the light intensity at the site of the treatment is smaller than 1 mW/cm2, which is substantially smaller than the output intensity of the light source. |
| US11123219B2 |
Mouth appliance and a method to improve breathing during sleep and exercise
A mouth appliance to promote nasal breathing and reduce or eliminate snoring and to help improve breathing during exercise. The mouth appliance includes upper and lower pieces that are hinged in the rear and conformed to fit the mouth and teeth of a wearer. The upper and lower mouth pieces come together to create a seal and promote nasal breathing. The frame of the mouth appliance may be formed from a hard or semi-hard material, and may be form-fitted to the mouth of a wearer to ensure both comfortable and effective use. The upper and lower pieces include a latching mechanism that allows for the mouth to be opened, closed, or semi-opened during wear and use of the appliance, and also allows for talking and drinking without removing the mouth appliance. The mouth piece can be worn at any time and provide protection of the teeth. |
| US11123216B2 |
Condom for patients with erectile dysfunction
The present invention relates to a functional condom that enables a patient with erectile dysfunction to have normal sexual intercourse and, more particularly, to a condom including a micro-needle (13) provided on an inner surface of an upper portion (10), wherein the micro-needle (13) contains a drug (P) that is an erection-inducing substance. According to the present invention, patients, including those for whom pharmacotherapy is not possible due to side effects or due to a lack of therapeutic effect, may resolve erectile dysfunction without the use of painful injection therapy, by simply wearing the condom. |
| US11123215B2 |
Pressure relief apparatus for wound
A pressure relief apparatus is provided for a wound on a patient body. The pressure relief apparatus includes a pliable body including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface contacts with the patient body. Further, the pliable body defines an aperture that is sized to surround the wound. The pliable body is made of a washable foam material. The pressure relief apparatus further includes at least one fastening member attached to the pliable body, wherein the at least one fastening member detachably secures the pliable body to a portion of the patient body. |
| US11123214B2 |
Back-brace assistive device
A back-brace assistive device is provided for supporting a proper lifting posture of a user, including a back-brace assembly featuring a series of interconnected and articulating vertebrae assemblies, as well as an upper back plate assembly and a lower back plate assembly, each in connection with the series of the vertebrae assemblies. Each vertebrae assembly fits into the adjacent assembly via a ball joint, and the series of the vertebrae assemblies couples with the upper and the lower back plate assemblies via additional ball joints. At least one support component extends from the upper back plate assembly, across the series of the articulating vertebrae assemblies, to the lower back plate assembly to provide rigidity and articulation support for the vertebrae assemblies. An anchoring mechanism such as a harness attaches to the back-brace assembly to secure the back-brace assembly to the user's back. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US11123209B2 |
Medical device delivery
A stent delivery system includes a core member and a coupling assembly rotatably coupled to the core member distal segment. The coupling assembly includes first and second plates and first and second spacers. The first plate is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes an outer surface having three or more projections separated by recesses. The first spacer is coupled to the core member and disposed between the first plate and a proximal restraint. The second plate is rotatably coupled to the core member and includes an outer surface having three or more projections separated by recesses. The second spacer is coupled to the core member and disposed between the first plate and the second plate. A stent extends along the core member distal segment such that an inner surface of the stent is engaged by one or more projections of the first plate or the second plate. |
| US11123202B2 |
Spinal implants and instruments
An intervertebral spacer inserter includes a sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a hollow sleeve bore extending through the sleeve along the longitudinal axis, a sleeve tip end and an opening of a passage disposed in the sleeve tip end. The passage extends into the sleeve to the sleeve shaft along a passage axis that intersects the longitudinal axis at an angle less than about 90°. A sliding tip with an elongated slot is in contact with the sleeve tip end and is moveable with respect to the sleeve tip end between a first position with the opening accessible through the elongated slot and disposed adjacent a first end of the elongated slot and a second position with the opening accessible through the elongated slot and disposed adjacent a second end of the elongated slot opposite the first end. |
| US11123201B2 |
Intervertebral spacer
Intervertebral implant systems include spacers that may have solid and porous bodies integrally formed together as a single part. The bone-facing sides of the spacers include asymmetric lobes which may include solid and/or porous portions. Bone anchor holes may extend through the spacers and lobes, to receive bone anchors. A helically fluted bone anchor may be received in the bone anchor holes. |
| US11123196B1 |
Stand alone metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint fusion device
An MTP joint fusion device is disclosed which stabilizes the fusion site without the use of a fusion plate. Further, the MTP joint fusion device comprises an MTP head replacement component placed over the distal end of the first metatarsal. This portion of the device contains the bone ingrowth matrix. An intramedullary screw is driven through the distal central portion of the device into the base of the proximal phalanx of the hallux. At least two metatarsal screws are driven radially through the device into the metatarsal neck area. This secures the MTP head replacement component to the metatarsal at a specifically determined angle. Thus, the MTP joint fusion device provides for a more secure fusion environment, increased capacity for bone ingrowth, less potential for irritation from retained hardware, and earlier weight bearing as compared to traditional methods. |
| US11123194B2 |
System of designing a guide tool and/or surgical kit tools and/or an implant comprising a positioning mark
A method for designing an implant includes designing a contour curvature of the implant so that an articulate surface of the implant is designed to correspond to a simulated healthy cartilage surface reconstructed from a 3D model based on one or more images taken with MRI or CT-scanning of a damaged cartilage surface of a joint; and providing a positioning mark on a surface of the implant. The positioning mark is provided such that the positioning mark is parted from the center of the implant to be visible for a surgeon and is adapted to be used for indicating a rotational position of the implant to the surgeon. |
| US11123192B2 |
Cervical spine fixation apparatus
The disclosure relates to a cervical spine fixation apparatus comprising: a body; a spacer; and a frame which is positioned on the lateral side of the spacer and couples with the spacer, wherein the frame has a coupling part for coupling with the body, and the body comprises a hole in which the coupling part of the frame is inserted. Or, the disclosure relates to a cervical spine fixation apparatus comprising: a body; and a spacer having a coupling part, wherein the body comprises a hole in which the coupling part is inserted, and the spacer moves with respect to the body. |
| US11123188B2 |
Intravascular introducer devices
Disclosed embodiments of introducer devices provide hemostatic sealing and allow a delivery catheter to be inserted through the introducer seals without the use of a separate loader device that covers a medical device that is mounted on the catheter. Some disclosed introducers comprise a housing, a distal sheath extending distally from the housing and adapted to be inserted into a patient's vasculature, a distal hemostatic seal mounted within the housing and a proximal hemostatic seal mounted within the housing, and a slidable tube positioned within the housing that is movable longitudinally relative to the distal hemostatic seal between a proximal position and a distal position, wherein in the proximal position a distal end of the tube is positioned proximal to the distal hemostatic seal with the distal hemostatic seal closed, and wherein in the distal position the distal end of the tube extends through the distal hemostatic seal. |
| US11123187B2 |
Transcatheter atrial anchors and methods of implantation
Anchor assemblies for endovascular introduction and implantation for tethering a replacement heart valve to a cardiac wall. An anchor delivery system introduces the assembly. The anchor may be either implanted with a tether connected thereto or implanted and then connected to a tether. If the latter, a tether assembly is mounted to the implanted anchor to connect the anchor to the valve. The anchors may be implanted into any cardiac wall including the interventricular septum or the epicardial space and the valve may replace the mitral or tricuspid valve. |
| US11123185B2 |
Delivery apparatus for prosthetic heart valve
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a delivery apparatus for a prosthetic heart valve. Disclosed delivery apparatuses can include a housing, a steerable shaft, a slide nut, and a threaded shaft disposed over the slide nut. The slide nut can have an external threaded surface and an internal surface comprising a slot. The threaded shaft can have an internal threaded surface engaging the external threaded surface of the slide nut. The delivery apparatus can further include an elongated nut guide extending into the slot of the nut to restrain the slide nut against rotation relative to the housing, and a pull wire having a proximal end portion extending into the housing and coupled to the slide nut, and a distal end portion coupled to a distal end portion of the steerable shaft. The threaded shaft can be rotatable relative to the housing to produce axial movement of the slide nut within the threaded shaft. |
| US11123184B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve
Embodiments of a radially collapsible and expandable prosthetic heart valve are disclosed. A valve frame can have a tapered profile when mounted on a delivery shaft, with an inflow end portion having a smaller diameter than an outflow end portion. The valve can comprise generally V-shaped leaflets, reducing material within the inflow end of the frame. An outer skirt can be secured to the outside of the inflow end portion of the frame, the outer skirt having longitudinal slack when the valve is expanded and lying flat against the frame when the valve is collapsed. A diagonally woven inner skirt can elongate axially with the frame. Side tabs of adjacent leaflets can extend through and be secured to window frame portions of the frame to form commissures. The window frame portions can be depressed radially inward relative to surrounding frame portions when the valve is crimped onto a delivery shaft. |
| US11123183B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve
Described embodiments are directed toward centrally-opening leaflet prosthetic valve devices having a leaflet frame and a leaflet construct including one or more leaflets. In some examples, the leaflet construct is coupled to the leaflet frame via a retention element. In some examples, the retention element is in the form of an outer frame that is coaxially arranged with the leaflet frame. |
| US11123180B2 |
Prosthetic valves and related inventions
This invention relates to the design and function of a compressible valve replacement prosthesis, collared or uncollared, which can be deployed into a beating heart without extracorporeal circulation using a transcatheter delivery system. The design as discussed focuses on the deployment of a device via a minimally invasive fashion and by way of example considers a minimally invasive surgical procedure preferably utilizing the intercostal or subxyphoid space for valve introduction. In order to accomplish this, the valve is formed in such a manner that it can be compressed to fit within a delivery system and secondarily ejected from the delivery system into the annulus of a target valve such as a mitral valve or tricuspid valve. |
| US11123178B2 |
Power calculator for an ophthalmic apparatus with corrective meridians having extended tolerance or operation band
An IOL calculator is disclosed to determine the spherical equivalent (SE) and cylinder power for toric lenses and ophthalmic apparatuses having the extended band of operational meridian, such as the rotational extended tolerant toric intraocular lens. The IOL calculator may also be used for an extended rotational tolerant toric intraocular lens, an extended depth of field intraocular lens, an extended depth of field toric intraocular lens, an extended range of vision intraocular lens, and an extended range of vision toric intraocular lens. |
| US11123177B2 |
Advanced tendon grasping devices and devices for their application
Devices used to repair ruptured tendons are described, particularly a tendon grasping device and devices for the application thereof and to the uses if these devices; the tendon grasping device is made of a suitable for surgery bio-compatible material, a series of curved elements connected sequentially to form a hollow deformable structure; in use each curved element surrounds the tendon and the structure deforms between a radially extended condition and a radially retracted condition, in which each curved element firmly surrounds the tendon by applying pressure around the tendon without penetrating it. |
| US11123176B2 |
Apparatus and method for repair of disruptions between bones
An apparatus and method for the repair of disruptions between bones. The apparatus defines a combination of sleeves, strands and crimps are provided to secure the bones, using a dual sided drill guide to prepare the bones for installation of the apparatus, which is adjusted upon installation to suit the appropriate alignment and tension of the apparatus. The method includes the preparation of the bones, the installation of the apparatus and the adjustment of the apparatus to properly align and tension the apparatus for repair of the bone. |
| US11123175B2 |
Endografts for parallel endoluminal grafts
An endograft is provided for a blood vessel having a branch extending from said blood vessel, including a body having a wall defining a lumen and an exterior surface. The endograft body includes a first portion defining or being made to define a non-circular cross-sectional dimension, and a second portion defining a circular cross-sectional dimension. Modular systems including the endograft and methods for creating endografts according to the disclosure are described also. |
| US11123174B2 |
External steerable fiber for use in endoluminal deployment of expandable devices
The present disclosure describes treatment of the vasculature of a patient with an expandable implant. The implant is constrained to a reduced delivery diameter for delivery within the vasculature by at least one sleeve. The implant can be constrained to other diameters, such as an intermediate diameter. The sleeves can be expanded, allowing for expansion of the diameter of the expandable implant, by disengaging a coupling member from the sleeve or sleeves from outside of the body of the patient. The expandable implant can comprise a steering line or lines which facilitate bending and steering of the expandable implant through the vasculature of a patient. |
| US11123172B2 |
Devices and methods for the amelioration of fecal incontinence
A fecal incontinence device for insertion into a vagina, comprising: a plurality of shell segments, which together form an enclosed cylinder with rounded ends in a collapsed state of the device, wherein one of the cylindrical shells is disposed in the device facing a posterior wall of the vagina when the device is inserted into the vagina; a pressure generating structure attached to and abutting the posterior-facing cylindrical shell; and, a state-changing mechanism configured to reversibly transition the device from the collapsed state to an expanded state. |
| US11123171B2 |
Fastening means for implantable medical control assembly
A control assembly for implantation in a patient comprises a first unit adapted for subcutaneous implantation at a first side of a body tissue of said patient, a second unit adapted for implantation in a body cavity of said patient at a second side of said body tissue, wherein at least one of the first and the second unit is adapted to control an implanted powered medical device, and an interconnecting device adapted for mechanical interconnection of the first and second units to keep the assembly in place by the body tissue, the interconnecting device having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first unit and the second unit in a plane parallel to the extension of the body tissue. |
| US11123168B2 |
Electrical discharge irrigator apparatus and method
An electrical discharge irrigation includes a power source to produce a first voltage, a circuit coupled to the power source to convert the first voltage to a second voltage, a discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage from the circuit, a transistor and/or a controlled rectifier coupled to the discharge capacitor to receive the second voltage, and an output tip. This tip is coupled to a transistor and/or a controlled rectifier and includes a first end, a second end, a longitudinal axis extending between them, an electrode located in an interior space of the tip to receive an electrical charge from the a transistor and/or a controlled rectifier and to release an electric discharge, and a ground return. The ground return is an outside surface of the tip. A space between the electrode and the ground return holds a conductive medium in contact with the electrode and the ground return. |
| US11123165B2 |
Dental restoration molds
A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a first mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient. The first mold body includes a portion corresponding with at least a first surface of the tooth and an interproximal portion corresponding with an interproximal surface of the tooth, the interproximal portion being of unitary construction. The first mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing a first portion of missing tooth structure of the tooth. |
| US11123164B2 |
Dental prosthetic
A dental prosthetic comprising a pre-fabricated metal base and a crown, wherein the dental prosthetic is fabricated by a process comprising the steps of manufacturing the pre-fabricated metal base from a first metallic material, wherein the pre-fabricated metal base is dimensionally adapted to be secured to, and fitted to, an implant fixture, and fabricating the crown from a second material using a 3D printing technology, so that the crown is printed on the pre-fabricated metal base and thereby fabricating the crown fused onto the pre-fabricated metal base, and thereby obtaining the dental prosthetic. |
| US11123162B2 |
Method for producing an anatomical dental implant
A method for producing a bone replacement, a cavity or a bone being detected in a fully automated manner and the bone replacement being produced based on the detection also in a fully automated manner. It is also possible to produce information in relation to medical instruments or navigation information in a fully automated manner. |
| US11123151B2 |
Biopsy marker
A biopsy marker may include three shaped portions arranged sequentially along an axis, each shaped portion having a first surface and a second surface parallel to the first surface. A first narrow portion connects a first of the three shaped portions to a second of the three shaped portions. A second narrow portion connects the second of the three shaped portions to a third of the three shaped portions. The first narrow portion is twisted about the axis such that the first surface of the first shaped portion is at a first angle to the first surface of the second shaped portion. The second narrow portion is twisted about the axis such that the first surface of the second shaped portion is at a second angle to the first surface of the third shaped portion. |
| US11123149B2 |
Methods of using an angled endoscope for visualizing a body cavity with robotic surgical systems
A method of visualizing a body cavity during a surgical procedure including positioning an elongated body of an angled endoscope in a first position within a body cavity of a patient, rotating the elongated body about a longitudinal axis in response to a command point, capturing a plurality of images with an image capture device positioned within the elongated body as the elongated body is rotated, and generating a panoramic view of the body cavity from the plurality of images. In the first position of the elongated body, a surgical site is within a field of view of the image capture device. The field of view of the image capture device capturing a first volume of the body cavity, including the surgical site, when the angled endoscope is in the first position. |
| US11123148B2 |
Coordinated sizer-punch tool for articular cartilage repair
A tool system for the repair of joint articular cartilage defects is disclosed. The tool system may include a non-trephine cutting tool, having a handle coupled to a movable support and a cutter section, coupled to the handle. The cutter section has a closed geometric peripheral shape sized to surround a lesion in cartilage of an articular joint. The cutter section also has a cutting edge that is sufficiently sharp to cut, by the application of force normal to the cutting edge, through cartilage surrounding a joint articular cartilage lesion from a repair site while having insubstantial effect on subchondral bone underlying the cartilage surrounding the joint articular cartilage lesion cartilage being cut, and a cartilage repair patch. |
| US11123144B2 |
Registration of frames of reference
Apparatus, including a patient tracker, attached to a subject, having magnetic field sensors and optical landmarks with known spatial relationships to each other. A camera acquires a 3D optical image, in a first frame of reference (FOR), of the subject's face. A magnetic radiator assembly generates magnetic fields at the subject's head, thereby defining a second FOR. A processor: processes field sensor signals to acquire location coordinates of the sensors in the second FOR; segments a tomographic image of the subject, having a third FOR, to identify the subject's face in the third FOR; computes a first transformation between the third and first FORs to map the tomographic face image to the 3D optical image; maps the optical landmarks to the third FOR; maps the respective location coordinates of the sensors to the first FOR; and computes a second transformation between the second FOR and the third FOR. |
| US11123142B2 |
Quick registration of coordinate systems for robotic surgery
A method for controlling a robot, which moves an ensemble that includes an arm and a tool, includes receiving from the robot, at one or more times, an arm-tracking signal, which indicates an arm-pose of the arm relative to a robot coordinate system (RCS) of the robot, deriving, from the arm-tracking signal, respective RCS-poses of at least one portion of the ensemble, relative to the RCS, at the times, receiving, from a tracking system, a sensor-tracking signal, which indicates a sensor-pose of at least one sensor, which belongs to the tracking system and is coupled to the ensemble, relative to a tracking-system coordinate system (TCS) of the tracking system, deriving, from the sensor-tracking signal, respective TCS-poses of the portion of the ensemble, relative to the TCS, at the times, registering the RCS to the TCS based on the RCS-poses and the TCS-poses, and, based on the registering, controlling the robot. |
| US11123141B2 |
Systems and methods for navigating a catheter and delivering a needle
Systems and methods for navigating a catheter and delivering a needle to a desired anatomic location are provided. The system includes an injection catheter that includes a needle slidably exposed from, or retracted into, the catheter lumen. The system further includes a first acoustic marker located at a distal end of the catheter and configured to generate an acoustic signal, and a second acoustic marker located at the distal end of the retractable needle and configured to generate an acoustic signal. The acoustic markers allow, in conjunction with a Doppler ultrasound imaging system, identification and navigation of an injection catheter and delivering a needle to a desired anatomic target location. |
| US11123138B2 |
Medical device comprising a hydrophilic curved flexible tip for the treatment of varicose veins
The invention relates to a medical device intended to be inserted into the lumen of a cavity of the human or animal body or in the lumen of a blood vessel. The invention is characterised in that said device comprises a probe (5) suitable for delivering a treatment by the endovenous route, and, at the terminal end thereof, a hooked flexible tip (1), wherein the angle α formed between the extension of the end portion of the probe (5) and the extension of the end portion of the tip (1) is strictly less than +90°, said tip comprising means (3) for delivering a treatment. The invention is particularly applicable to the treatment of varicose veins, reticular veins and spider veins. |
| US11123130B2 |
RF tissue ablation devices and methods of using the same
RF tissue ablation devices are provided. Aspects of the RF tissue ablation devices include an elongated member having a proximal and distal end, first and second jaws at the distal end, wherein the first and second jaws are configured to apply intra and inter RF energy to tissue disposed between the jaws during use, and a connector at the proximal end for operatively connecting to a RF energy source. Also provided are systems that include an RF tissue ablation device operatively coupled to a RF energy source, as well as kits that include the devices and methods of using the devices in RF tissue ablation applications, including cardiac applications. |
| US11123129B2 |
Dual stage energy activation for electrosurgical shears
A surgical instrument includes an end effector, a handle assembly, and an electrode activation assembly. The end effector includes a first jaw, a second jaw, a knife, and an electrode assembly. The handle assembly includes a housing, and an arm. The arm can pivot the second jaw between the open position and the closed position. The arm can pivot relative to the housing between a first position, a second position, and a third position. The electrode activation assembly includes an activation button associated with the handle assembly, a resilient body, and a detent associated with either the housing or the arm. The activation button can activate the electrode assembly in response to the arm pivoting to the third position. The resilient body includes a first cam feature. The detent can engage the first cam feature as the arm pivots between the first position and the second position. |
| US11123128B2 |
Method and device for electrochemical therapy of skin and related soft tissues
A method of altering skin tissue includes creating an electrochemical reaction in the tissue, wherein the electrochemical reaction occurs while avoiding electro-thermal damage to the tissue. |
| US11123127B2 |
System and method of controlling power delivery to a surgical instrument
A thermal surgical instrument having a system to control the delivery of power from an energy source to an active element located on a tip. The system for controlling delivery to the tip may include a control algorithm which uses one or more measurements, such as tip current, SWR, and rapid changes in reflected power, to manage power without affecting cutting efficacy, and in a manner that may be imperceptible by a surgeon. The system may utilize a state machine to determine the current environment in which the tip may be in. Power delivered to the tip may be selectively managed according to a fixed power index or a repeatedly executed power profile. |
| US11123126B2 |
Universal adaptor for gas scavenging systems
An adapter for putting two incompatible medical systems in fluid communication with each other. The adapter may have a continuous outer diameter and may include two segments: a first segment composed of a rigid material and including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion having a continuous outer diameter and the second portion defining one or more flanges, the first segment defining a first passage therethrough; and a second segment composed of a flexible material and coupled to the first segment, including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of the second segment may have an inner surface configured to surround the flanges of the second portion of the first segment, and the second portion of the second segment having a tapered inner surface, the second segment defining a second passage therethrough that is continuous with the first passage. |
| US11123123B2 |
Medical bone screw and implant system
An implant system includes an acetabular implant and a bone screw having an articulated screw head which allows an unchanged contact position of the screw head on the acetabular implant when the bone screw is aligned relative to the acetabular implant. For this purpose, a slotted hole is made in the acetabular implant in which slotted hole the bone screw can be pivoted in longitudinal direction of the slotted hole. |
| US11123121B2 |
Coracoclavicular fixation device and related method thereof
An adjustable and self-locking fixation device for fixedly securing two structures wherein the device comprises two spans and a receiving aperture configured to receive the spans and form a closed loop around a first structure. The two spans are further configured to secure and lock onto each other so as to form a second closed loop around the two structures and secure the two structures in a tensioned state. |
| US11123112B2 |
Spinal implant for use in thoracic insufficiency syndrome
An implant system for correcting deformities is provided. The implant system includes A proximal extension having a hollow interior and a distal extension configured to be received within the hollow interior of the proximal extension. The implant system also includes a locking element configured to lock the distal extension from moving with respect to the proximal extension. The distal extension is configured with ratchet teeth on a top surface for interacting with a distractor instrument for contacting or distracting the distal extension with respect to the proximal extension. The proximal extension and distal extension are configured to receive clamping elements for coupling to the implant to anatomical regions of the body. |
| US11123110B2 |
Posterior cervical fixation system
A posterior cervical fixation system including an occipital plate member, a cross connector, a pair of elongated spinal rods and a plurality of polyaxial screws. The occipital plate member configured for fixing to an occipital bone comprises an aperture to receive a bone anchor member to secure the occipital plate member to the occipital bone and at least one rod clamping element dimensioned to receive at least one spinal rod. The cross connector secures the pair of elongated spinal rods to vertebral bodies. The cross connector includes a pair of collet connectors and a cross bar that is configured to secure the pair of elongated spinal rods in a desired distance. Each polyaxial screw has an anchor head associated with a fastening member. The pair of elongated spinal rods is configured to extend along the vertebral bodies between the occipital plate member and at least one of the polyaxial screws. |
| US11123109B2 |
Bone anchoring device
A bone anchoring device includes an anchoring element having a shaft and a head, a receiving part having a coaxial bore and a seat for receiving the head, a pressure element configured to be movable within the bore, and a preload element being positionable between the head and the pressure element. When the head is inserted in the receiving part, the head is pivotable with respect to the receiving part, and can be locked at an angle relative to the receiving part by the pressure element. The pressure element can assume a position relative to the receiving part where the pressure element and the preload element are in direct contact, and where the pressure element exerts a force onto the head via the preload element to maintain one of a plurality of releasable angular positions between the head and the receiving part by friction before locking the head. |
| US11123108B2 |
Polyaxial bone anchoring device and system including an instrument and a polyaxial bone anchoring device
A polyaxial bone anchoring device includes a receiving part with two legs defining a recess for receiving a rod and a pressure member for exerting pressure on a head of a bone anchoring element in the receiving part, the pressure member having an engagement portion. The engagement portion can extend at least partially into a leg and is directly engageable from outside the bone anchoring device to move the engagement portion axially for adjusting the pressure member from a non-locking position where the head is pivotable to a locking position where the head is clamped. When the pressure member is in the locking position and the engagement portion is free from any outside axial forces, a first contact surface of the receiving part cooperates with a second contact surface of the pressure member to hold the pressure member in the locking position. |
| US11123105B2 |
Visual insufflation port
A visual insufflation obturator is provided. The obturator includes seals, valves, screens and/or various other tip features to eliminate the ingress of fluids, matter and/or gas that can disrupt the visual field of the laparoscope disposed within the obturator. The obturator provides additional features such as lens and anti-fog features to further increase visibility of the scope, efficiently insufflate the patient and ultimately provide an access channel into the insufflated abdomen once the visual insufflation obturator is removed. |
| US11123103B2 |
Introducer systems for bone access
Described herein are various implementations of systems and methods for accessing and modulating tissue (for example, systems and methods for accessing and ablating nerves or other tissue within or surrounding a vertebral body to treat chronic lower back pain). Assessment of vertebral endplate degeneration or defects (e.g., pre-Modic changes) to facilitate identification of treatment sites and protocols are also provided in several embodiments. Several embodiments comprise the use of biomarkers to confirm or otherwise assess ablation, pain relief, efficacy of treatment, etc. Some embodiments include robotic elements for, as an example, facilitating robotically controlled access, navigation, imaging, and/or treatment. |
| US11123100B2 |
Medical apparatus and its visualisation
An ultrasonically actuated medical implement is used in improving medical interventions and in certain instances to the generation of image data, in particular data acquired during a medical intervention or procedure. The medical implement employs a piezoelectric element which causes reciprocation between first and second mass assemblies in order to ultrasonically actuate a probe member and improve the visibility of the probe member to imaging methods. The invention also concerns the visibility of structures in target regions to be imaged and how this may be enhanced using the medical implement of the invention. |
| US11123099B2 |
Apparatus for use with needle insertion guidance system
A guidance system utilizes ultrasound imaging or other suitable imaging technology. In one embodiment, the guidance system includes an imaging device including a probe for producing an image of an internal body portion target, such as a vessel. One or more sensors may be associated with the probe. The system may include a medical device, such as a needle, separate from the probe, the medical device having a magnetic field associated therewith. The system may include a processor that uses data relating to the magnetic field sensed by the one or more sensors to determine a position and/or orientation of the medical device. The system may also include a display that shows an image of the internal body portion target taken by the ultrasound imaging probe and a depiction of the medical device positioned and/or oriented with respect to the image. |
| US11123091B2 |
Device and methods for treating paranasal sinus conditions
Described here are paranasal sinus devices for treating paranasal sinus conditions. The devices include a cavity member, ostial member, and nasal portion. One or more of the cavity member, ostial member, and nasal portion may deliver an active agent for sustained release to treat the paranasal sinus condition. Exemplary paranasal sinus conditions are sinus inflammation due to functional endoscopic sinus surgery (FESS) and rhinosinusitis. |
| US11123086B1 |
Cannulated modular magnetic glenoid reamer
A glenoid reamer having a rim, a hub located central to the rim, a plurality of cutting blades, each of the blades extending from the rim to the hub, and a first transverse slot and a second transverse slot, wherein the first and second transverse slots are positioned to bisect the rim. The glenoid reamer can be configured to slide over a guide pin and toggle with respect to the guide pin, such that the guide pin is received in the first and second transverse slots and the reamer is substantially parallel with the guide pin. The glenoid reamer can also be configured to toggle with respect to the guide pin, such that the reamer is substantially perpendicular with respect to the guide pin. |
| US11123083B2 |
Device and method for hemostasis at the puncture sites of patients' blood vessels as well as an evaluation unit having a sensor
The invention relates to a device and a method for stopping bleeding at the puncture sites of vessels of patients undergoing an extracorporeal treatment, in particular dialysis. The device has a controller which controls the introduction of fluid into an expandable chamber arranged on a strip-shaped basic element and/or draining from the chamber. The invention also relates to an evaluation unit having at least one sensor for measuring the degree of filling of the chamber. Furthermore, the invention relates to a medical technical treatment unit as an arrangement of a hemodialysis machine and the device. |
| US11123081B2 |
Surgical clip applicator and manufacturing method therefor
A method for manufacturing a surgical clip applicator comprises metal injection molding a pair of jaws. The method further comprises stamping a U-shaped body portion having a pair of laterally spaced arms and an integral bridge extending between the arms to define a gap. The method comprises welding a jaw to a corresponding arm by electron beam welding or other welding processes and removing the bridge to form the clip applicator. In some embodiments, the bridge is optional. |
| US11123076B2 |
Multi-band rubber band ligation device and method of operation thereof
A rectal injection device and a method of operating the same. In one embodiment, the device includes: (1) a body having a handle, (2) a suction system associated with the body, (3) a trigger associated with the handle, (4) a pod coupled to the body via a neck and (5) multiple suction ports associated with the pod, each of the multiple suction ports configured to receive a ligation band thereabout, the suction system configured to provide a suction to the multiple suction ports to draw tissue thereinto, the pod configured to deploy the ligation bands upon activation of the trigger. |
| US11123075B2 |
Circular surgical stapler
An apparatus includes a body, a shaft, and a stapling head assembly. The body includes a chassis, a bracket, a coupling, and a conical coil. The bracket is configured to move relative to the chassis between first and second positions when selectively activated by a user. The bracket includes an upright member. The conical coil spring is disposed between the bracket and the coupling. The conical coil spring includes a proximal end, a distal end, a conical helical body disposed between the proximal and distal ends, and at least one dead coil disposed at the distal end of the conical coil spring that is configured to prevent the distal end of the conical coil spring from being retained between the bracket and the chassis. The shaft extends distally from the body. The stapling head assembly is positioned at a distal end of the shaft. |
| US11123074B2 |
Method for controlling cutting member actuation for powered surgical stapler
A method is provided for operating a powered surgical stapler having a motor unit, a controller. and a stapling assembly having a closure member, a staple driver member, and a knife member. The controller receives a user input that indicates a tissue gap to be defined by the stapling assembly in a closed state. Based on the user input, the controller controls the motor unit to actuate the closure member to transition the stapling assembly to the closed state to define the tissue gap and clamp tissue therein. The controller then controls the motor unit to actuate the staple driver member to drive staples into the clamped tissue. In response to determining that the staple driver member has reached a predetermined longitudinal position, the controller controls the motor unit to initiate actuation of the knife member to cut the clamped tissue. |
| US11123070B2 |
Clip applier comprising a rotatable clip magazine
A surgical device comprising a housing, a shaft extending from the housing, an end effector extending from the shaft, a feeder drive, a rotatable clip magazine, and a rotary input is disclosed. The shaft defines a shaft axis and comprises a feeding chamber. The feeder drive is configured to move between a proximal position and a distal position relative the shaft. The rotatable clip magazine is configured to rotate about the shaft axis. The rotary input is selectively engageable with the feeder drive and the rotatable clip magazine. The rotary input is configured to be engaged with the feeder drive and the rotatable clip magazine to consecutively feed a clip from and deliver a clip to the feeding chamber. |
| US11123065B2 |
Surgical cutting and stapling instruments with independent jaw control features
Surgical instruments and end effectors therefor are disclosed. In various implementations, the surgical instrument includes a surgical end effector that comprises a lower jaw and an upper jaw that are supported for movable travel toward and away from each other. The instrument may further include a firing member that is operably supported for selective operable travel within the surgical end effector. The instrument may also include a first jaw closure system that operably interfaces with the lower jaw and is configured to selectively move the lower jaw relative to the upper jaw. A second jaw closure system operably interfaces with the upper jaw and is configured to selectively move the upper jaw relative to the lower jaw. A firing system operably interfaces with the firing member and is configured to apply firing motions to the firing member to move the firing member within the end effector. |
| US11123064B2 |
Tissue closure device
The present invention provides a tissue closure device, comprising: a first and a second clamping base which form a cavity there between for accommodating a tubular tissue; and a pouch assembly comprises: a tying band provided with a first free end and a second free end; a first tying band buckle which is arranged adjacent to the first free end in an initial state; a second tying band buckle arranged adjacent to the second free end in an initial state, wherein the second tying band buckle is buckled with the first tying band buckle after the first and the second clamping base are closed; and a first driving mechanism which enables the first and the second tying band buckle to move synchronously after the first and the second tying band buckle are buckled and then cooperate with the tying band to gather the tubular tissue into a pouch. |
| US11123062B2 |
Surgical method for reconstructing labionasal muscle tension structure
The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to design a cosmetic surgical method for presenting a deeper or longer philtrum at the lip by adjusting the muscle flaps at the lips and nose. The theoretical basis of this surgical method is a “theory of labionasal muscle tension thread group” summarized from a series of studies with respect to anatomy, biomechanics and clinical surgical verification. According to this theory, the labionasal muscle tension structure is reconstructed by surgical adjustment of the position and direction of the muscle flaps, so as to produce an effect of changing the profile of the “philtrum” and to improve or remodel the “philtrum” as an aesthetic labial structure. |
| US11123061B2 |
Self-cinching suture anchors, systems, and methods
Various self-cinching suture anchors, self-cinching suture anchor systems, and methods of use are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, a suture anchor is provided that includes an outer member and an inner member configured to be received within the outer member. The inner and outer members can define a gap that allows a suture to be movably disposed within the outer member, e.g., within the gap, when the inner member is disposed within the outer member. The inner member can be configured to be secured within the outer member by a knot of the suture having a diameter greater than a width of the gap so as to fix the inner member within the outer member, while still allowing uni-directional tensioning of the suture. |
| US11123059B2 |
Vascular hole closure delivery device
A surgical delivery instrument for delivering a vascular hole closure device having first and second flexible members and a first and second engagement members extending from the respective flexible member. The delivery instrument includes a housing having first and second longitudinally extending openings and first and second projecting surfaces, the first projecting surface extending into the first opening for engagement by the first engagement member and the second projecting surface extending into the second opening for engagement by the second engagement member. The first engagement member is held by the first projecting surface until a predetermined force is applied to the first engagement member during placement of the closure device at a target site. |
| US11123057B2 |
Foreskin manipulator
A device dimensioned to temporarily retract the foreskin of an uncircumcised penis to allow for the healing of an infection or disease affecting the skin of the glans of the penis, external urethral orifice and foreskin. The device may be configured to stretch and constrict as needed without creating too much pressure as to cut off circulation, and/or include non-elastic and/or elastic synthetic material. Device may be available at different sizes to the patient to ensure the best fit. Device may perform other foreskin manipulation procedures, such as pulling it forward as opposed to retracting the foreskin. The use of such device. |
| US11123053B2 |
Multi-lumen tamper tube
The present technology relates generally to a method and device for closing percutaneous punctures, and more particularly to a multi-lumen tamper for such a device. A closure device for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a wall of a body passageway is disclosed, the closure device including a plug configured to engage a surface of the puncture; a toggle configured to engage an internal surface of the body passageway; an elongate filament configured to associate the plug with the toggle; a locking member configured to engage the plug; and a tamper comprising at least two lumens, wherein a first lumen of the at least two lumens is configured to deliver a pharmaceutical agent to the plug. |
| US11123052B2 |
Temporary anastomotic seal and method
Forming a proximal anastomosis on an aortic wall includes method and instrumentation and apparatus for forming an aortic puncture and inserting into the vessel through the puncture a fluid-impervious sealing element with a protruding retainer. An anastomosis of a graft vessel over the puncture is partially completed with the retainer of the sealing element protruding through the partial anastomosis. The retainer facilitates removal of the sealing element from the partial anastomosis prior to completion of the procedure. |
| US11123049B2 |
System for collecting biomaterial in a vessel
A system for hands-free collection of biomaterials, such as urine, in a vessel disposed below a closable port, the vessel being sealable by an at least partially automated sealing mechanism, the sealed vessel being transferable to a storage area. In general terms this application is directed to a hands-free, biomaterial collection system that is it least partially automated. In one aspect, a biomaterial collection system comprises a biomaterial capture area including a port, a collection area disposed below the capture area, a vessel disposed in the collection area and aligned with the port, and a sealing mechanism disposed in the collection area for sealing the vessel. |
| US11123043B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, medical image processing apparatus, and medical image processing method
An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to one embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry acquires local function index values related to a right ventricle. The processing circuitry generates a functional image of the right ventricle representing a distribution of the local function index values, using a medical model diagram of the right ventricle, the medical model diagram being a model diagram in which the right ventricle is developed onto a plane, and in which a blood inlet portion leading into the right ventricle and a blood outflow portion leading out from the right ventricle are plotted to positions that are separated from each other on the external circumference side of the model diagram. The processing circuitry then causes a display to display the functional image of the right ventricle. |
| US11123039B2 |
System and method for ultrasound treatment
Embodiments provide an ultrasound treatment system and method. In some embodiments, the system includes a removable transducer module having an ultrasound transducer. In some embodiments, the system can include a hand wand with at least one finger activated controller and a control module that is coupled to the hand wand and has a graphical user interface for controlling the removable transducer module, and an interface coupling the hand wand to the control module. The interface may provide power to the hand wand or may transfer a signal from the hand wand to the control module. In some embodiments, the treatment system may be used in cosmetic procedures on at least a portion of a face, head, neck, and/or other part of a patient. |
| US11123034B2 |
Spectral imaging
An imaging system includes radiation source that emits radiation that traverses an examination region and a portion of a subject therein and a detector array that detects radiation that traverses the examination region and the portion of the subject therein and generates a signal indicative thereof. A volume scan parameter recommender recommends at least one spectral scan parameter value for a volume scan of the portion of the subject based on a spectral decomposition of first and second 2D projections acquired by the radiation source and detector array. The first and second 2D projections have different spectral characteristics. A console employs the recommended at least one spectral scan parameter value to perform the volume scan of the portion of the subject. |
| US11123031B2 |
Augmented reality for radiation dose monitoring
A system (300) for radiation dose monitoring in a medical environment (305) includes an imaging device (310) for directing radiation (312) onto a patient (315) and a radiation dose measuring device (325) for measuring a radiation dose of at least one medical personnel (320) within the medical environment (305). The system further includes a processor (327) for receiving radiation dose information of the patient or of the at least one medical personnel, and for rendering, in real-time, a virtual object (401) associated with each radiation dose measuring device (325), the virtual object (401) representing radiation dose information. The system can further include a display (340) for displaying distribution of radiation (505) in the medical environment (305). |
| US11123023B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining respiratory information for a subject
There is provided a method and apparatus for determining respiratory information for a subject. One or more physiological signals indicative of at least one physiological characteristic of the subject is acquired (202) and contextual information relating to at least one of the subject and the one or more physiological signals is obtained (204). Based on the contextual information, at least one signal processing algorithm for each of the one or more physiological signals is selected (206), the at least one signal processing algorithm being adapted to determine respiratory information. Respiratory information for the subject is determined based on the one or more physiological signals using the at least one signal processing algorithm selected for the one or more physiological signals (208). |
| US11123020B2 |
Neck-worn physiological monitor
The invention provides a neck-worn sensor that is a single, body-worn system that measures the following parameters from an ambulatory patient: heart rate, pulse rate, pulse oximetry, respiratory rate, temperature, thoracic fluid levels, stroke volume, cardiac output, and a parameter sensitive to blood pressure called pulse transit time. From stroke volume, a first algorithm employing a linear model can estimate the patient's pulse pressure. And from pulse pressure and pulse transit time, a second algorithm, also employing a linear algorithm, can estimate systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure. Thus, the sensor can measure all five vital signs along with hemodynamic parameters. It also includes a motion-detecting accelerometer, from which it can determine motion-related parameters such as posture, degree of motion, activity level, respiratory-induced heaving of the chest, and falls. |
| US11123019B2 |
Automated identification and classification of intravascular lesions
Devices, systems, and methods of mapping a vessel system of a patient and identifying lesions therein are disclosed. This includes a method of evaluating a vessel of a patient, the method comprising obtaining image data for the vessel of the patient, obtaining physiological measurements for the vessel of the patient, co-registering the obtained physiological measurements with the obtained image data such that the physiological measurements are associated with corresponding portions of the vessel of the patient, analyzing the co-registered physiology measurements to determine a classification of a lesion within the vessel of the patient, and outputting, to a user interface, the classification of the lesion. Other associated methods, systems, and devices are also provided herein. |
| US11123018B2 |
Extracting a mother wavelet function for detecting epilleptic seizure
A method for creating a mother wavelet function. The method includes preparing a plurality of vectors, extracting a kernel from the plurality of vectors, and extracting the mother wavelet function from the kernel. The kernel includes a mode value of a vector of the plurality of vectors. |
| US11123014B2 |
Systems and methods for ambient energy powered physiological parameter monitoring
A system for treating and/or monitoring a patient includes a patient physiological parameter monitoring patch and a companion device. The patient physiological parameter monitoring patch including an energy harvesting module, an energy storage module, a sensor module and a communication module. The energy harvesting module harvesting energy from one or more ambient sources, the energy being storable in the energy storage module and usable by one or more components of the patient physiological parameter monitoring patch. The sensor module senses one or more physiological parameters of the patient and the communication module can transmit the sensed data. The companion device can receive the sensed physiological parameters and can send the same to a remote device or store the same. |
| US11123012B2 |
Underwater measurement of bioelectric signals
A system and method of measuring bioelectric signals generated by an individual, inclusive of humans or other living organisms, comprises a plurality of sensors, at least one of the plurality of sensors being constituted by a capacitive-type sensor. Sensor has an associated insulated layer of material preventing the conduction of direct current between an electrode and individual, wherein a bioelectric signal of individual can be measured underwater. |
| US11123010B2 |
Apparatus and method for prediction of rapid symptomatic blood pressure decrease
A monitoring arrangement 100 is configured to predict a rapid symptomatic drop in a subject's blood pressure, e.g. during a medical treatment or when operating aircraft. To this aim, a pulse shape parameter (pps) with respect to a peripheral body part (105) of the subject (P) is repeatedly registered by means of a pulse oximetry instrument (110) adapted to detect light response variations in blood vessels. A respective pulse magnitude measure is calculated based on each of a number of received pulse shape parameters (pps), and a statistical dispersion measure is calculated based on the thus-calculated pulse magnitude measure. It is investigated whether or not the statistical dispersion measure fulfils a decision criterion relative to a reference measure. An output signal (α) is generated if the decision criterion is found to be fulfilled. |
| US11123003B2 |
Apparatus and methods for removing a large-signal voltage offset from a biomedical signal
Apparatus and methods remove a voltage offset from an electrical signal, specifically a biomedical signal. A signal is received at a first operational amplifier and is amplified by a gain. An amplitude of the signal is monitored, by a first pair of diode stages coupled to an output of the first operational amplifier, for the voltage offset. The amplitude of the signal is then attenuated by the first pair of diode stages and a plurality of timing banks. The attenuating includes limiting charging, by the first pair of diode stages, of the plurality of timing banks and setting a time constant based on the charging. The attenuating removes the voltage offset persisting at a threshold for a duration of at least the time constant. Saturation of the signal is limited to a saturation recovery time while the saturated signal is gradually pulled into monitoring range over the saturation recovery time. |
| US11122999B2 |
Optokinesys
The present system can measure eye gaze position and detect, in near real-time, smooth eye movements that are driven by a moving stimulus. Smooth movements that match the velocity of a moving stimulus provide evidence that the subject can see the moving stimulus. The present system can give real-time feedback to the user, for example in the form of music, contingent on the ability of the user to perform smooth velocity-matched eye movements. The present system can measure visual impairment and train visual ability both for rehabilitation and development purposes. |
| US11122997B2 |
Modulating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor system to treat major depressive disorder
Materials and methods for treating major depressive disorder by modulating the aryl hydrocarbon receptor system are provided herein. |
| US11122996B2 |
Blood glucose measurement device, blood glucose calculation method, and blood glucose calculation program
A blood glucose measurement device, a blood glucose calculation method, and a blood glucose calculation program capable of accurately measuring a blood glucose level by using light are provided. The blood glucose measurement device includes a light source 11 that outputs measurement light L1 to be input to a living body 50; a light detector 12 that detects the measurement light L1 propagated inside the living body 50 and generates a detection signal in accordance with an intensity of the measurement light L1; and a computation unit that obtains a time lag between a temporal change in a first parameter related to an oxygenated hemoglobin concentration and a temporal change in a second parameter related to a deoxygenated hemoglobin concentration based on the detection signal, and obtains the data related to the blood glucose level based on the time lag. |
| US11122993B2 |
Portable photogrammetry studio
A portable photogrammetry studio for topographical digitisation of stationary surfaces, such as human body surfaces, including at least one high-resolution digital camera to photograph said surface; one or more light sources capable of illumination of said surface; and a mechanised viewing system that is capable of providing different views of said surface to said camera; such that multiple pictures may be taken of said surface from multiple different positions by each said camera. The human body surface is prepared, preferably by coating with a texturiser. |
| US11122992B2 |
Determining a location and an orientation of a magnetic field sensor
A method, including receiving from a sensor affixed to a probe, signals output by the sensor in response to a calibrated magnetic field, and estimating, using calibration data, location coordinates of the sensor. Using the calibration data and the estimated location, an estimated vector including orientation coordinates is computed, and updated orientation coordinates that best fit the received signals to the estimated vector are computed for the estimated location. Based on the updated orientation, updated location coordinates that best fit the received signals to the estimated vector are computed. The steps of computing the vector, computing the orientation, and computing the location and monitoring changes in the updated location are repeated until the changes are linear. Upon the changes being linear, a final location of the sensor is computed using a linear projection from the updated location, and a position of the probe is presented based on the final location. |
| US11122988B2 |
Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus
A technology of improving image quality of a calculation image or parameter estimation accuracy even in a case where a method of simultaneously generating calculation images of a plurality of parameters is used is provided. Thus, by utilization of a reconstructed image in an optimal resolution of each parameter to be estimated, a value of the parameter is estimated and a calculation image that is a distribution of the value of the parameter is acquired. A reconstructed image in an optimal resolution is acquired by adjustment of a resolution of a reconstructed image acquired in an optimal resolution of an estimation parameter with the highest optimal resolution among parameters to be estimated in scanning. Alternatively, in scanning, only a reconstructed image used for calculation of a predetermined parameter to be estimated is acquired in an optimal resolution of the parameter to be estimated. |
| US11122983B2 |
Wearable medical monitoring device
A wearable defibrillator includes garment configured to be worn by a patient, treatment electrodes configured to apply electric current to the patient, and an alarm module configured to provide audio, visual, and haptic notifications. The notifications are configured to indicate that an electric current will be administered imminently, and prompt the patient to provide a response input. The wearable defibrillator includes a motion sensor configured to detect motion and a lack of motion of the patient, and a controller in electrical communication with the alarm module and the motion sensor. The controller is configured to monitor for the response input, cause administration of the electric current to be delayed or cancelled if the response input is received and motion of the patient is detected, and cause administration of the electric current to be delivered if no response input from the patient is received and a lack of motion is detected. |
| US11122982B2 |
Flexible epidermal multimodal health monitor
Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for wearable, real-time multimodal sensing of electrochemical and electrophysiological and/or physical parameters of a user. In some aspects, a multimodal sensor device includes a flexible substrate; an electrochemical sensor disposed on the substrate and including electrochemical sensing electrodes operable to measure an electrical signal corresponding to a reaction including a chemical substance via an electrochemical sensing electrode and an analyte at the electrochemical sensor; and an electrophysiological sensor including two or more electrodes disposed on the substrate to acquire an electrophysiological signal of the user, such that when the multimodal sensor device is electrically coupled to an electronics unit and adhered to the user, the device is operable to simultaneously monitor an electrochemical parameter and an electrophysiological parameter of the user. |
| US11122981B2 |
Arterial wall characterization in optical coherence tomography imaging
A method, including: obtaining, by a processor, imaging data from a vessel; detecting, using the processor, an inner wall of the vessel based on the imaging data; identifying, using the processor, a plurality of visible edge portions of an outer wall of the vessel based on the imaging data; fitting, using the processor, a continuous surface model to the plurality of identified visible edge portions of the outer wall; and detecting, using the processor, the outer wall of the vessel based on fitting the continuous surface model to the plurality of identified visible edge portions of the outer wall such that the imaging data has defined therein a wall area between the inner wall and the outer wall of the vessel. |
| US11122980B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options
Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options are disclosed. In some instances, a method of evaluating a vessel of a patient includes moving a second instrument longitudinally through a vessel of the patient from a first position to a second position while maintaining a first instrument in a fixed longitudinal position with respect to the vessel; obtaining pressure measurements from the first and second instruments while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel; visually depicting the vessel on a display based on the obtained pressure measurements; and modifying the visual depiction of the vessel to simulate one or more treatment options. Systems for performing such methods are also provided. |
| US11122978B1 |
PARS imaging methods
A dual-modality photoacoustic remote sensing combined with optical coherence tomography (PARS-OCT) system for visualizing details in a sample, the system comprising one or more light sources configured to generate (1) one or more excitation beams configured to generate signals in the sample at one or more first locations below a surface of the sample; (2) one or more interrogation beams incident on the sample at one or more second locations; (3) a sample beam; and (4) a reference beam. |
| US11122972B2 |
Device and method for determination of pupil size in a subject having closed eyelids
Devices and method for determining a pupil size of a subject having closed eyelids. |
| US11122971B2 |
Device and method for enhanced visualization of the small intestine
A device for distending a body lumen for enhanced visualization with a capsule endoscope that includes a camera lens includes an attachment element configured to attach to the capsule endoscope and a plurality of struts extending from the attachment element and meeting at an apex. The plurality of struts are configured to extend both axially and radially away from the camera lens so as to form a frame therearound. |
| US11122968B2 |
Optical fiber waveguide in an endoscopic system for hyperspectral imaging
Optical fiber waveguide for communicating electromagnetic radiation pulsed by an emitter in an endoscopic imaging system. A system includes an emitter for emitting pulses of electromagnetic radiation and an endoscope comprising an image sensor for sensing reflected electromagnetic radiation. The system includes a waveguide communicating the pulses of electromagnetic radiation from the emitter to the endoscope. The system is such that at least a portion of the pulses of electromagnetic radiation emitted by the emitter comprises electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength from about 513 nm to about 545 nm, from about 565 nm to about 585 nm, and/or from about 900 nm to about 1000 nm. |
| US11122965B2 |
Robotic capsule system with magnetic actuation and localization
Systems and methods are presented for localization of a capsule based on magnetic fields. The capsule is positioned in a magnetic field generated by a first magnet and an electromagnetic coil is operated to generate a sinusoidal magnetic field with a magnetic moment orthogonal to the magnetic moment of the first magnet. An average signal measurement calculated for each magnetic field sensor is defined as the magnetic field applied to the magnetic field sensor by the first magnet and used as an offset to determine the magnetic field applied by the electromagnetic coil. The pose of the capsule is then determined based at least in part on a combination of magnetic field signals applied by the electromagnetic coil to each of the magnetic field sensors. |
| US11122962B2 |
Flexible endoscopic support system
A scope system is provided including an elongate tube with a distal portion and a lumen extending therethrough. The scope system also includes at least one accessory channel including a tubular structure with an accessory lumen extending therethrough, the at least one accessory channel movably disposed at least partially within the lumen of the elongate tube. The at least one accessory channel includes a distal section and a forward-viewing configuration and a side-viewing configuration. In the forward-viewing configuration, the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is substantially parallel to the distal portion of the elongate tube and in the side-viewing configuration, the distal section of the at least one accessory channel is arced at a radius greater than a radius of the distal portion of the elongate tube. |
| US11122959B2 |
Dishwashing appliance having an air-drying dehumidification assembly
A dishwashing appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a tub, a pump, a spray assembly, a fluid recirculation duct, and a cold water line. The tub may be housed within the cabinet and define a wash chamber. The fluid recirculation duct may extend from a path inlet to a path outlet to recirculate air within the wash chamber. The path inlet may be defined in fluid communication between the wash chamber and the path outlet. The path outlet may be defined in fluid communication between the path inlet and the wash chamber downstream from the path inlet. The cold water line may extend through the fluid recirculation duct. The cold water line may define a cold water nozzle that is disposed within the fluid recirculation duct to provide a condensing, cold-water flow into the fluid recirculation duct between the path inlet and the path outlet. |
| US11122958B2 |
Domestic dishwasher having a metering device
A dosing apparatus for dispensing molded cleaning agent bodies into a dishwashing chamber of a household dishwasher includes a reservoir for holding a supply of molded cleaning agent bodies, a cell wheel configured to actively transport the molded cleaning agent bodies from the reservoir into the dishwashing chamber, and a feed facility configured to feed the molded cleaning agent bodies to the cell wheel in parallel relation to an axis of rotation of the cell wheel. |
| US11122957B2 |
Warewash machine with vapor extraction unit
A warewash machine includes a chamber with a wash zone and front, left and right access openings. At least one spray arm is disposed to spray liquid toward the wash zone. A multi-sided hood assembly includes movable front, left, right and top wall sections, and is movable between a lowered and closed position for washing and a raised open position for inlet and outlet of wares. A stationary chamber rear wall includes an outlet opening fluidly connected with a vapor extraction unit at a back side of the rear wall. The vapor extraction unit includes an enclosure with a condenser therein, wherein incoming water to the machine from a cold water input passes through the condenser, wherein the enclosure includes an air outlet to surrounding ambient environment and at least one air mover. |
| US11122953B2 |
Robotic cleaning device
A robotic cleaning device having a main body, at least one drive wheel, at least one linking member rotationally coupled to the main body about a suspension axis and rotationally supporting the at least one drive wheel about a drive wheel axis such that at least a section of the main body can be raised from a lowered position, closer to the ground surface, to a raised position, further away from the ground surface. First and second spring members are arranged to provide a moment on the linking member about the suspension axis in the first direction to press the at least one drive wheel towards the ground surface. The moment provided by the first spring member is higher in the lowered position than in the raised position and the moment provided by the second spring member is higher in the raised position than in the lowered position. |
| US11122938B2 |
Foldable bath tub
A foldable bath tub includes a base, a rim, and a basin wall. The basin wall includes at least one circumferential crease. The basin wall is configured to be positioned in one of a folded condition and an extended condition. When in the extended condition, the basin wall defines opposing lateral sides, a first back rest adjacent a first end of the bath tub and a second back rest adjacent a second end of the bath tub. When in the extended condition, the first back rest extends at a first angle relative to an associated subjacent surface and the second back rest extends at a second larger angle, and respective ends of the opposing sides of the basin wall nearest to the first end of the bath tub are offset a greater width distance as compared to respective ends of the opposing sides of the basin wall nearest to the second end. |
| US11122937B2 |
Pot gripper and cooking system comprising the pot gripper and a pot
A pot gripper comprises a first lever and a second lever joined at a fulcrum. The first lever has a first jaw extending from the fulcrum, and the second lever has a second jaw extending from the fulcrum. The first jaw and the second jaw define a clamping area for a pot when the first lever and the second lever are rotated from an open position into a closed position. The first jaw has at least one support slot, the support slot being shaped to fit to the contour of a gripping area of the pot to be held in the clamping area. The first lever has a first locking feature and the second lever has a second locking feature. The first locking feature engages with the second locking feature in the closed position so that the first lever and the second lever are locked in the closed position. |
| US11122933B2 |
Grease pan expansion assembly
A grease pan expansion assembly for capturing grease that would otherwise spill from an overflowing grease pan in a cooking grill includes a container that is positionable around an existing grease pan in a cooking grill. The container has a fluid capacity that is greater than the fluid capacity of the existing grease pan. Thus, the container inhibits grease from spilling out of the cooking grill when the existing grease pan becomes full. A bolt is extendable through the container and the existing grease pan thereby releasably coupling the container to the existing grease pan. A handle is attached to the existing grease pan and engages the container for emptying the existing grease pan. |
| US11122925B2 |
Drone delivery container assembly having delivery state assembly having opening/closing assembly and elevator assembly
A delivery container assembly for receiving a package. The delivery container assembly includes a container having at least one wall and an open top end defining a storage space. The container includes a lid hingedly coupled to the container and is movable between an open position and a closed position. The container includes an elevator assembly disposed within the container and including an elevator floor movable between a lowered position and a raised position. The lid is movable from the closed position to the open position upon movement of the elevator floor from the lowered position to the raised position. |
| US11122924B2 |
Bracket system for hats
A hat bracket supports hats having a bill extending from a crown. The bracket has a back plate which may have bores therethrough. The back plate connects at an upper portion to a top arm which extends forwardly and downwardly relative to the back plate. A bottom arm extends forwardly and upwardly relative to the back plate and provides a hat support, such as a whale tail, onto which a rear of the crown is supported with the bill extending upwardly and prevented from outward rotation by the top arm. Multiple brackets may be connected together. |
| US11122923B2 |
Thermal regulation and stabilization vessel
A thermal stabilization vessel may include a double walled tube. The tube may have an outer wall, an inner wall, and a sealed off volume located between the inner and outer walls. A removable base may close off a bottom opening of the tube and conduct heat to or from a container placed within the vessel. A top may partially close off a top opening of the tube. The top may include an annulus of elastomeric material. The annulus may have a plurality of resilient tabs extending radially inward toward a central axis of the tube. When a container such as a bottle of wine is placed within a vessel, the tabs of the annulus may resiliently deflect as needed to accommodate the container and then restrict air exchange between an ambient environment and a space located interior to the inner wall of the tube and exterior to the container. |
| US11122922B2 |
Liquid containing vessels with integrated coaster
Different liquid containing vessels with integrated coasters are provided. The liquid containing vessels have an upper portion, channel, base, and integrated coaster. The upper portion retains some amount of liquid. The channel is disposed beneath the upper portion and above the above the base. The channel is formed from a central stem connecting the upper portion to the base and a cavity that surrounds the stem for some radius that is less than a radius of the upper portion or base. Disposed in the channel is the integrated coaster. The integrated coaster is a trapping element that in some embodiments is a solid porous ring of an adsorptive or absorptive material. Condensation forming about the outer surface of the upper portion drips downwards towards the channel. The channel redirects the condensation to the trapping element where it is removed by the adsorptive or absorptive materials. |
| US11122920B2 |
Personal egg peeler
An apparatus is described that permits a user to quickly and effortlessly separate an egg shell from the body of a hard-boiled egg. The apparatus has a hollow body into which an egg is inserted, a convex shaped bottom section and a convex shaped top portion. Additionally, the interior surface of the hollow body has a number of protrusions that contribute to peeling action. Eggs are inserted into the apparatus, water is added, the apparatus is sealed, the user agitates the apparatus for a short time, and then pours out the separated egg and egg shell along with the water. |
| US11122918B2 |
Bottom-fitted sheet and method of making
Elements and methods for providing bottom-fitted sheet are provided. In some embodiments, the bottom-fitted sheet can include a bottom layer and a top layer, wherein the feet ends of the two layers are joined together. In some embodiments, one or more elastic elements can also be used for coupling at least a portion of the bottom layer to the top layer. |
| US11122912B2 |
Slipcover strap hook
A slipcover hook includes a first closed ring and a second open ring connected to the first closed ring. The second open ring has a slot located in spaced relation to the lateral sides of the hook. In one embodiment, the intermediate slot is located equidistantly from the lateral sides (i.e., in or proximate to the center). The first and second closed ring are coplanar. The central opening is configured to permit the passage of a loop of fabric through the gap or opening so that the loop can be introduced into or removed from the second opening. |
| US11122911B2 |
Modular sleep solution
A modular sleep apparatus that enables customization of a conventional mattress. The modular sleep apparatus includes a customizable mattress pad casing having pockets into which various inserts can be placed. The more the number of pockets, the greater customization the mattress pad allows. The inserts themselves can be of varying thickness, firmness, and material. The inserts can also be placed directly over a conventional mattress and held in place with a fitted sheet. The inserts can also be placed directly into pockets or envelopes in the top layer of a mattress. The mattress pad casing can be pre-assembled with inserts. |
| US11122908B2 |
Apparatus for graduated lateral rotation of a sleep surface
A lateral rotation apparatus includes a first adjustable frame positioned under a head segment of a person support surface and operable to rotate the head segment of the person support surface to a head tilt angle in the range of about 7 to about 30 degrees relative to a horizontal support plane. A second adjustable frame is positioned under a torso segment of a person support surface and operable to rotate the torso segment of the person support surface to a torso tilt angle that is within a range of about 5 degrees to about 10 degrees less than the head tilt angle. Each of the first adjustable frame and the second adjustable frame includes an upper frame positioned below the person support surface, and a lower frame coupled to and positioned below the upper frame. The upper frame being moveable with respect to the lower frame. |
| US11122904B2 |
Lightweight folding chair
The invention discloses a lightweight folding chair, comprising a chair seat and a bottom bracket assembly; the assembly comprises a frame member in the middle that comprises left rear, right rear, left front, and right front connectors, and rear, left, front, and right horizontal tubes that sequentially connect the left rear, right rear, left front, and right front connectors together; a backrest tube is connected to each upper end of the left rear and right rear connectors through the elastic cord; an upper support tube is connected to each upper end of the left front and right front connectors through the elastic cord. The angle of the leg tube is small and the stress is good during use; after the invention is folded, the components are brought close together, the folded volume is smaller, which does not occupy much space and is more convenient to be carried and transported. |
| US11122902B2 |
Chair and chair base
The present disclosure discloses a chair and a chair base. The chair base comprises a connection pipe, four support legs, and two C-shaped swinging rods. The four support legs are respectively disposed along four directions. The two support legs disposed in a left-to-right direction are fixedly connected to the connection pipe, and lower sides of middle portions of the two support legs are respectively disposed with a hinge piece. The two support legs disposed in a front-to-rear direction are rotatably connected to the connection pipe and comprise sliding sleeves. Two ends of the two C-shaped swinging rods are respectively rotatably connected to the hinge pieces of the two support legs disposed in the left-to-right direction. Middle portions of the two C-shaped swinging rods are respectively connected to the sliding sleeves of the two support legs disposed along the front-to-rear direction through link rods. |
| US11122898B2 |
Recliner or lift and recliner chair with variable lift profile
A recliner or lift and recliner chair is provided having a recline or lift and recline chair mechanism with preferably with at least one recline or lift-recline actuator that controls a reclining movement or a lifting and reclining movement. The chair mechanism has a recline or lift-recline base, a seat and a back connected thereto. For additional functionality, a cradle assembly is provided in order to provide a cradling movement to the recline or lift-recline base. The cradle assembly can be provided by a system of standoffs and pivot connections, which can be direct or use links, or can be configured with a track and roller or slide system in order to achieve a desired cradling movement. A cradle actuator is connected between the cradle base and the recline or lift-recline base. A controller is provided that controls movement of the cradle actuator and preferably at least one recline or lift-recline actuator. |
| US11122892B2 |
Apparatus and method for pullout cage mounting and adjustment
A pullout cage apparatus is provided which is comprised of a base frame removably mounted to a pair of robust drawer slides. The drawer slides are coupled to each other by a pair of cross braces, which are in turn mounted to the base of a cabinet frame. A retainer cage is rigidly mounted to the base frame. The retainer cage supports a plurality of adjustment brackets, which allow adjustment of a face plate. |
| US11122890B2 |
System for reducing injury from pinch zones in adjustable height work surface assemblies
Embodiments of a system for reducing injury from pinch zones in adjustable-height work surface assemblies are shown, the system including a desk surface; one or more adjustable-height legs, a controller for the adjustable-height legs; a Hall-effect sensor providing a signal to the system corresponding to a current draw of a motor in the adjustable height leg and wherein the system disables the motor if the current draw of the motor exceeds a fixed set point; and a proximity detection sensor being a strip of conducting material disposed adjacent to a perimeter of the desk surface and in electrical connection with an LC tank circuit, wherein the LC tank circuit is configured to exhibit a change in state when an object is in close proximity to the strip of conducting material and wherein the system disables the motor when the LC tank circuit exhibits the change in state. |
| US11122885B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement includes a head portion. The head portion includes one or more tooth cleaning elements. The oral care implement includes a handle portion that may be coupled to the head portion. The handle portion includes a central body having a proximal portion. The proximal portion may be opposite the head portion. The handle portion may include a first appendage extending laterally outwards from a first side of the central body in a first direction and a second appendage extending laterally outwards from a second side of the central body in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The first and second appendages may be angled towards each other to form an obtuse angle therebetween (e.g., when in an unstressed state). The proximal portion of the central body may protrude from a bottom end of the first and second appendages. |
| US11122884B2 |
Method of cleaning a vehicle with a rotary brush vehicle wash component
A component for a vehicle wash system includes a rotatable stem portion and a backing member in communication with the rotatable stem portion. The backing member is configured to rotate with the stem portion about an axis of rotation defined by the centerline of the stem portion. A plurality of media elements are secured to the backing member with the plurality of media elements being constructed of a generally self-supporting, non-marring material and wherein the plurality of media elements are oriented generally perpendicular to the backing member. The plurality of media elements configured to rotate in a working plane defined by the backing member and the working plane is oriented generally perpendicularly to the axis of rotation. Additionally, the plurality of media elements are configured during a wash process to contact at least an exterior painted surface of a vehicle to effectuate cleaning thereof. |
| US11122879B1 |
Hygienic cosmetic applicator and method of use
Hygienic cosmetic applicators, blenders and aids, and more particularly to a soft, resilient blender system that includes an open-cell memory foam surface component that is easily cleanable or disposable in combination with a core resilient component that is fluid impermeable. Hygienic cosmetic applicators, blenders and aids including a core component with one or more spring elements for greatly accelerating the rebound of the blender surface from a compressed state to a repose memory state. |
| US11122872B2 |
Shade umbrella for facilitating folding of umbrella surface
An umbrella for facilitating folding of umbrella surface includes an umbrella surface assembly and a pole assembly that are cooperatively connected to each other. The umbrella surface assembly includes a middle stick, an upper umbrella tray, a lower umbrella tray, a set of first cross rods and a set of second cross rods. The upper umbrella tray is hingedly connected to a first diagonal draw bar, a middle portion of the first diagonal draw bar is hingedly connected to a second diagonal draw bar, and a lower end of the first diagonal draw bar is hingedly connected to a sliding portion. The pole assembly includes an outer pole, an inner telescopic rod slidably connected to the outer pole, a traction device and an elastic element. |
| US11122871B2 |
Articulated cross pendant
An articulated cross pendant, such as may be worn on a necklace around the neck of a user, is disclosed. The pendant has an upright bar crossed by a horizontal bar. The horizontal bar has right and left arms extending to the left and to the right of the upright bar, respectively. The upright bar may have an upper portion extending upward and a lower portion extending downward from the horizontal bar. The lower portion may be elongated such that it is longer than the upper portion and longer than each of the right and left arms of the horizontal bar. The top end of the upper portion may be looped, and the lower portion is fully articulated to prevent the ends of the upright bar, worn on a necklace, from poking or piercing the skin of a user when the user bows the head downward toward the chest. |
| US11122870B2 |
Jewelry for holding an interchangeable ornament
The inventive concept relates to jewelry (200; 300) for holding an interchangeable ornament (210; 310), comprising a jewelry body (202; 302); a setting base (204; 304) arranged above and attached to the jewelry body (202; 302), the setting base (204; 304) having an upper and a lower surface; and a plurality of ornament holders (208; 308) arranged along a circumference of the setting base (204; 304) and extending in a vertical direction from the setting base (204; 304), at least one of which is a moveable ornament holder (208; 308). The at least one moveable ornament holder (208; 308) is configured to be moved between a first position in which the interchangeable ornament (210; 310) is restricted from moving, and a second position wherein the interchangeable ornament (210; 310) is moveable. |
| US11122861B2 |
Heel counter
A heel counter for an article of footwear is disclosed. The heel counter includes an outer frame member and an inner elastic member. The heel counter may also include wing portions that extend up to a lacing region of the article of footwear. The wing portions may have eyelets that can be engaged by a lace. As the lace is tightened, the outer frame member is pulled forward to lock down the foot while the inner elastic member stretches and conforms to the heel to provide increased support. |
| US11122860B2 |
Item of footwear
The invention relates to a sole for an item of footwear, and an item of footwear comprising the sole. The item of footwear includes a sole having a layer of material defining a frontal/toe region, a mid-foot region and a heel region, wherein the layer has a first major surface for facing the foot of a wearer and a second major surface opposite the first; and a securing means for securing the item of footwear to a foot of a wearer, wherein: the material has the same composition in each of the frontal/toe region, the mid-foot region and the heel region; the frontal/toe region and the mid-foot region have formed therein a plurality of cavities such that the average density of the frontal/toe region and the mid-foot region is less than the heel region. |
| US11122856B2 |
Intelligent temperature controller for shoes and intelligent temperature controlling shoe and intelligent temperature controlling method thereof
An intelligent temperature controller for shoes includes a master chip, a heating unit, a temperature detecting unit detecting a current temperature of the shoes, a power source and a charging circuit connected with the power source, wherein the master chip is respectively and electrically connected with the heating unit, the temperature detecting unit and the power source, wherein the master chip controls the power source to supply power to the heating unit, wherein the master chip is communicated with an electric device to control the temperature of the shoes and provides operating states feedback to the electric device. |
| US11122853B2 |
Foot motion control and/or stability systems for articles of footwear and other foot-receiving devices
Footwear includes structural features that may provide one or more of the following features or functions: (a) help “lock” the wearer to the ground under torsional forces induced in the leg/foot (e.g., by a golf swing or other activities); (b) help provide stable support, e.g., at the medial heel and/or lateral forefoot areas; (c) help support and prevent undesired distortion of the footwear upper, e.g., when torsional forces are applied; and/or (d) help provide a very stable and secure feel and fit by securing across the instep portion of the foot, e.g., in a forward lateral-to-rear medial direction (e.g., between medial heel and lateral forefoot sidewall supports). |
| US11122852B2 |
Intelligent electronic footwear and logic for navigation assistance by automated tactile, audio, and visual feedback
Presented are intelligent electronic footwear and apparel with controller-automated features, methods for making/operating such footwear and apparel, and control systems for executing automated features of such footwear and apparel. A method for operating an intelligent electronic shoe (IES) includes receiving, e.g., via a controller through a wireless communications device from a GPS satellite service, location data of a user. The controller also receives, e.g., from a backend server-class computer or other remote computing node, location data for a target object or site, such as a virtual shoe hidden at a virtual spot. The controller retrieves or predicts path plan data including a derived route for traversing from the user's location to the target's location within a geographic area. The controller then transmits command signals to a navigation alert system mounted to the IES's shoe structure to output visual, audio, and/or tactile cues that guide the user along the derived route. |
| US11122851B2 |
Shoes with shape shifting orthotic soles
A shape shifting orthotic sole having a cushioning layer, shape changing layer, and a sensing layer in communication, the shape changing layer and sensing layer communicatively coupled with a power source and circuitry unit which provides for default and evolving settings, and automatic and manual support settings for the shape changing region as a result of input from the sensing layer. The shape shifting orthotic sole may communicate with a cellular device and other device able to maintain mobile applications, and an IOT Health Monitoring Device during the operation of the shape shifting orthotic sole. |
| US11122850B2 |
Article having a knitted component with a strap
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an article formed of a knitted component. The article may be an upper for an article of footwear. The knitted component may have a first portion and a second portion, where the first portion of the knitted component at least partially forms a foot-receiving portion of the upper, where the second portion of the knitted component at least partially forms a strap of the upper, where the strap includes a first edge and a second edge secured to the first portion of the knitted component, and where the strap includes a third edge that extends from the first edge to the second edge. |
| US11122848B2 |
Protective headwear
A helmet (10) comprising (i) an outer shell (12); (ii) an inner pad (14) configured to deform resiliently to cushion the head of a user; and (iii) a solid open-cell foam material (18) wherein the outer shell is spaced apart from the inner pad by the solid open-cell foam material and wherein the solid open-cell foam material is arranged to deform irreversibly in the event of an impact which applies a pressure greater than a selected threshold pressure to absorb the energy of the impact. |
| US11122847B2 |
Article with UV radiation curable material adhered to textile and method of making the same
An article of apparel, sporting equipment, or footwear incorporates a component formed of a UV radiation curable material. In the case of an article of footwear, the UV radiation curable material may be formed into an outsole. The method of manufacturing such articles includes shaping one or more pieces of an ultraviolet (UV) radiation curable material; placing the shaped UV radiation curable material in direct contact with a surface of a textile; using heat or pressure or both to adhere the shaped UV radiation curable material to the surface of the textile, and curing at least a portion of the shaped UV radiation curable material adhered to the surface of the textile by exposing the shaped UV radiation curable material to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, thereby forming an article comprising UV radiation cured material bonded to the surface of the textile. |
| US11122843B2 |
Systems and methods for relief from face mask ear loops
Embodiments of the present invention may make wearing a surgical mask having ear loops more comfortable for a wearer. It may include a head band that may connect to the two ear loops of a mask. A head band may include a strap and a connector near each end of a strap which may be removably or even permanently attached to a surgical mask. A head band may go around the back of the head perhaps so that a pull from the mask may occur on the back of the head and not on the ears and may avoid the ear pull in a forward and downward direction. |
| US11122841B2 |
Face mask and method for manufacturing thereof
The present application discloses a mask including a sheet, a first loop, a second loop and an elastic film. The sheet comprises a central portion, a first lateral portion, a second lateral portion and an opening. The first loop is coupled to the sheet. The second loop is coupled to the sheet. The elastic film is coupled to the sheet and covers the opening. A method of manufacturing the aforementioned face mask is also disclosed. |
| US11122836B2 |
Atomizer and electronic cigarette having same
An atomizer with adjustable air intake quantity is disclosed including: an atomizer body, having a liquid storage chamber formed therein for storing tobacco liquid; an aerosol generator, configured for aerosolizing the tobacco liquid from the liquid storage chamber to generate an aerosol; at least one air inlet, formed on the atomizer body; an air pipe, disposed inside of the atomizer body and configured for conducting the aerosol to flow along the air pipe; the air inlet being in communication with the air pipe; and an adjusting cover, connected with the atomizer body by a thread to cover the air inlet; the adjusting cover is configured for being rotated to move up and down along axial direction of the atomizer body, to adjust a clearance between an edge of the adjusting cover and the atomizer body. |
| US11122831B2 |
Nutraceutical formulation for mitigating loss of bone and facilitating bone growth
A nutraceutical formulation used to militate against bone loss, while also facilitating bone growth, is disclosed herein. The nutraceutical formulation used to therapeutically treat humans includes kale, broccoli, mushroom, raisin, and prune. The nutraceutical formulation also omits ingredients that would otherwise diminish bone density or inhibit the inhibitory effects of the other ingredients in mitigating bone loss. |
| US11122828B2 |
Microbial compositions comprising ellagitannin and methods of use
A combination is provided comprising an ellagitannin composition, and an enzymatic composition comprising one or more ellagitannin enzymes, where the one or more ellagitannin enzymes comprise a tannin acyl hydrolase enzyme, a gallate decarboxylase enzyme, or a combination thereof. Methods of making and using combinations disclosed herein are also provided. |
| US11122826B2 |
Organic compounds
A compound according to the formula (I) or edible salts thereof, Wherein R together with the carbonyl group to which it is attached is a residue of a carboxylic acid. Said compounds may be used in edible compositions such as foods and beverages to impart or modify flavour and mouth feel to said compositions. |
| US11122821B2 |
Compositions and methods that modulate bacteria in a companion animal
A specific bacterium in a companion animal can be improved by adjusting the diet of the animal to increase the amount of a compound which positively or negatively modulates the specific type of bacterium or to decrease the amount of a compound which positively or negatively modulates the specific type of bacterium. The specific type of bacterium can be one or more of Bifidobacterium, Lactobacillus, or Clostridium perfringens. |
| US11122820B2 |
Edible pet chew of artificial bully stick
An edible pet chew includes a member of Artificial Bully Stick formed from a composition material with at least 20% plant ingredient imitating existing traditional bully stick products, serving as an alternative to traditional bully stick. The imitation includes the structure, and/or appearance, and/or size, and/or color, and/or texture, and/or flavor, and/or durability, and/or palatability of traditional bully stick. Preferably it is an extruded stick processed by an extruder. |
| US11122818B2 |
Vicine and covicine removal from a feed stock
A system and method for vicine/covicine removal includes generating a feed stock from a plant-based protein source, the plant-based protein source having anti-nutritionals disposed therein, including vicine and covicine. The system and method includes generating an ethanol slurry by combining the feed stock with an ethanol wash containing a first volume of ethanol and processing the ethanol slurry through an extractor to generate an ethanol matrix and a feed stock mass. The method and system further includes providing the feed stock mass to a desolventizer and generating a desolventized feed stock mass therefrom. Therein, the method and system includes drying the desolventized feed stock mass to generate a clean feed stock with at least a portion of the vicine/covicine removed therefrom. |
| US11122814B2 |
Beverage compositions containing Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856
The present invention discloses beverage compositions comprising probiotic Bacillus coagulans and water soluble prebiotic fibers that have been subjected to treatments under extreme stress, temperature and pressure conditions like brewing or aeration wherein the spore viability is maintained post said treatments. |
| US11122813B2 |
High fat human milk products
The disclosure features a human milk cream composition as well as methods of making a human milk cream composition and using a human milk cream composition. In particular, the disclosure features a method of using a human milk cream composition to raise the caloric content of human milk. |
| US11122809B2 |
Bio-stimulant composition for improved plant growth and the process of preparing the same
The present invention discloses a bio-stimulant composition for promoting plant growth comprising natural product based extracts, such as, Adhatoda zeylanica extract containing Vasicine, Moringa oleifera extract, algal extract and combinations thereof, and excipients, and a process for preparing the same. |
| US11122807B2 |
Herbicidal mixtures comprising L-glufosinate or its salt and a second herbicide
The present invention relates to herbicidal mixture comprising L-glufosinate or its salt and a herbicidal compound II selected from chlorthiamid, dichlobenil, flupoxam, indaziflam, isoxaben, triaziflam, 1-cyclohexyl-5-pentafluorphenyloxy-14-[1,2,4,6]thiatriazin-3-ylamine (CAS 175899-01-1), diflufenzopyr, diflufenzopyr-sodium, naptalam and naptalam-sodium, bromobutide, chlorflurenol, chlorflurenol-methyl, cinmethylin, cumyluron, cyclopyrimorate (CAS 499223-49-3) and its salts and esters, dalapon, dazomet, difenzoquat, difenzoquat-metilsulfate, dimethipin, DSMA, dymron, endothal and its salts, etobenzanid, flurenol, flurenol-butyl, flurprimidol, fosamine, fosamine-ammonium, indanofan, maleic hydrazide, mefluidide, metam, methiozolin (CAS 403640-27-7), methyl azide, methyl bromide, methyl-dymron, methyl iodide, MSMA, oleic acid, oxaziclomefone, pelargonic acid, pyributicarb, quinoclamine, tridiphane; bilanaphos (bialaphos) and bilanaphos-sodium. The invention furthermore relates to a method for controlling undesirable vegetation in burndown programs, in industrial vegetation management and forestry, in vegetable and perennial crops and in turf and lawn. |
| US11122806B2 |
Antimicrobial coating for building panel
In general, the present invention is directed to a building panel, such as a gypsum board, comprising a core having a first side and a second side opposing the first side and at least one facing material having a coating comprising at least one fungicide, at least one polymeric binder, and at least one pigment. The panel satisfies at least one of the following: the board exhibits a rating of 2 or less when tested in accordance to ASTM G21-15 or the board exhibits a rating of at least 8 when tested in accordance to ASTM D3273-16. The panel may also exhibit at least a Level 3 finish. |
| US11122800B2 |
Antimicrobial organic preservatives
The invention is a chemically and physically stable solution of levulinic acid, benzoic acid, and sorbic acids or their salts which is antimicrobially effective against bacteria and fungi. The solution provides improved antibacterial protection for personal care and cosmetic products at lower than expected levulinic acid levels and at desirable use levels.The composition may also include a solvent selected from the group of aromatic alcohols consisting of phenoxyethanol, phenylpropanol, phenylethanol, benzyl alcohol, and mixtures of these alcohols. These solvents extend the range of acidity over which the invention is capable of inhibiting bacterial and fungal growth. |
| US11122798B2 |
Modulation of release rate from microencapsulated pesticides
Aqueous pesticidal mixtures comprising a microencapsulated pesticide and an agent that modulates the release rate of the pesticide from the microcapsules are described. Also described are various methods of modulating the release rate of a microencapsulated pesticide in a pesticidal mixture. Further, various pesticidal mixtures comprising a microencapsulated pesticide and a co-pesticide that provides for enhanced crop safety are described. |
| US11122795B2 |
Aortic cannula for ex vivo organ care system
The invention provides, in various embodiments, devices and methods relating to ex-vivo organ care. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to aortic cannulas for use in perfusion systems to return perfusate to the heart or delivering perfusate from the heart while the organ is sustained ex vivo at physiologic or near-physiologic conditions. |
| US11122792B2 |
Apparatus and method for electrically killing plants
An apparatus to electrically kill a plant or at least attenuate plant growth is disclosed herein, wherein the apparatus comprises at least an electrical energy processing unit and an electrical continuity system. Also disclosed are methods of producing and using same. |
| US11122789B2 |
Termite preferred resource compositions and methods
The present invention relates to termite preferred resource compositions and methods. In embodiments, the present invention is directed to termite preferred resource compositions including materials from a Sabal palm tree material (Sabalpalmetto; Family Arecaceae) and a pesticide toxic to one or more species of termites. In additional embodiment's, the present invention is directed to a method of creating a termite assurance program to limit termite damage to a structure including the steps of providing an initial investigation of termite detection, damage, or activity for a structure; placing a termite station comprising a housing, at least one entry point in the housing allowing for ingress and egress of a termite, and materials from a Sabal palm tree contained within the housing in an area proximate the structure, and inspecting the termite station for live termites or evidence of termite activity after it is placed. |
| US11122788B2 |
Fly fishing storage assembly
A fly fishing storage assembly includes a case. A first half of the case has a divot therein for receiving an eyelet of a fly fishing lure. A first magnet is coupled to a second half of the case for storing the fly fishing lures. A second magnet is coupled to the first half of the case and the second magnet is aligned with the divot. The second magnet magnetically engages the eyelet of the fly fishing lure to retain the fly fishing lure in the divot. A pair of guides is each aligned with the divot. Each of the guides is spaced apart from each other to define a fishing line space between the guides. The fishing line space guides a fishing line through the eyelet on the fly fishing lure to tie the fly fishing lure without the risk of dropping the fly fishing lure. |
| US11122787B2 |
Fishing reel
A fishing reel includes a reel body, a drive shaft, a handle, a one-way clutch, and a seal mechanism. The drive shaft is rotatably supported by the reel body. The handle includes a handle arm extending in a direction intersecting the drive shaft, and a handle-side accommodating part in which the drive shaft is partially accommodated. The one-way clutch is disposed in the handle-side accommodating part and transmits only rotation of the handle in the fishing line winding direction to the drive shaft. The seal mechanism prevents water from entering the handle-side accommodating part from the outside. |
| US11122783B2 |
Movable partition wall
A device (1) for separating segments (2) in a tank. The tank system includes a circular tank system with water flow for the farming of fish, said device being movable and comprising a plurality of preferably two element units, which are joined so as to form a V-shape seen from above. Further, the invention comprises the use of the device for the farming of edible fish. |
| US11122772B2 |
Animal feeding apparatus
An animal feeding apparatus can include a container shaped to hold food or water and a support to which the container can be removably mounted and releasably locked. The support can be configured to prevent the container from tipping while enabling easy removal of the container from the support for cleaning or replacement. |
| US11122771B2 |
Feed-mixing wagon
The invention provides a feed-mixing wagon (1) for animal feed, comprising a frame with a drive, a container (4) with a continuous wall (5) with a feed-unload opening, a feed auger which is arranged in the container for mixing and cutting animal feed and comprising an auger shaft (8) and an auger body (10) which is arranged around it in a spiral which has several blades, wherein the blades comprise at least one blade (11) of a first, long type and at least one blade (12) of a second, short type, and wherein at least one blade of the short type is situated closer to the bottom (6) than at least one blade of the long type. As a result of the various blades in the described configuration, the cutting and mixing behaviour can be adjusted in an optimum way. |
| US11122770B2 |
Automatic feed composing device
An automatic and autonomous feeding device comprising a feed kitchen having different feed varieties and a feed fetching device, and a control system for executing a feed composing cycle including receipt or generation of a feed order and controlling of the feed fetching device to fetch feed from the feed kitchen according to the feed order in order to compose a feed mixture, and comprising a feed determining device configured to deteiiiiine quantity information of the feed varieties, wherein the control device further contains fall-back information, for at least one feed variety, which fall-back information specifies what action the feeding device, during and/or after execution of a feed composing cycle, needs to perform if the feed determining device determines that that quantity of this feed variety which is desired in the feed order is greater than the available quantity. |
| US11122766B1 |
Soybean cultivar 96140088
A soybean cultivar designated 96140088 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 96140088, to the plants of soybean cultivar 96140088, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 96140088, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 96140088. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96140088. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96140088, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 96140088 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11122763B1 |
Soybean variety 5PKEM45
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PKEM45 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PKEM45, cells from soybean variety 5PKEM45, plants of soybean 5PKEM45, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PKEM45. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PKEM45 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PKEM45, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PKEM45, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PKEM45. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PKEM45 are further provided. |
| US11122760B2 |
Soybean cultivar 2564307
A soybean cultivar designated 2564307 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of soybean 2564307, the plants of soybean 2564307, to plant parts of soybean 2564307, and methods for producing a soybean plant produced by crossing soybean 2564307 with itself or with another soybean variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to soybean cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from soybean 2564307, methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from soybean 2564307, and the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing 2564307 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11122753B2 |
Methods for modifying flowering time and seed yield in field crops
Methods for manipulating yield and generation time of short day plants grown in a field environment are provided. The methods comprise manipulating external signals such as photoperiod in order to increase the per plant seed yield. Also provided are methods for synchronizing the flowering times of plants in different maturity groups. |
| US11122749B2 |
Plant propagation incubator
An incubator is disclosed. In one aspect, the incubator includes a housing, a reservoir disposed in the housing, and a vaporizer disposed in the housing so as to receive liquid collected in the reservoir. In certain embodiments the incubator includes a tray supported by the housing and disposed above at least a portion of the reservoir. |
| US11122746B2 |
Geared hand tool
A hand tool includes a first jaw; a second jaw rotatably coupled to the first jaw, the second jaw including a first set of projections and a first bearing surface, the first bearing surface having a first curvature; and a lever coupled to the first jaw, the lever including a second set of projections and a second bearing surface, the second bearing surface having a second curvature. During a movement of the first and second jaws from a full open position to a full close position, the first and second sets of projections are at least partially engaged to prevent a slippage between the first and second bearing surfaces that are in a rolling contact during the movement of the first and second jaws from the full open position to the full close position. |
| US11122742B2 |
Cross auger mounting device for flexible harvesting header
When using a cross auger assembly on a crop harvesting header with a flexible frame having end frame sections pivotal relative to a centre frame section, mounting devices are coupled between the bearing housings at opposing ends of the cross auger assembly and the outer ends of the end frame sections. Each mounting device includes a first mounting structure fixed relative to the outer end of the end frame section, a second mounting structure fixed to a portion of the respective bearing housing, and a flexible mounting arrangement between the mounting structures to accommodate variation in lateral positioning of the bearing housings relative to the ends of the flexible frame as the flexible frame flexes over varying ground contours without requiring a telescoping shaft arrangement on the cross auger assembly. |
| US11122740B2 |
Surroundings detection device for agricultural work machines
An agricultural work machine is provided comprising a surroundings detection device for detecting a surroundings in sections, and one or more controllable working elements, wherein the surroundings detection device generates surroundings detection signals, which can be processed in a control and regulating device assigned to the agricultural work machine, wherein the surroundings detection device is designed as a scanner, which scans the surroundings in scanning planes, and wherein each scanning plane is assigned to the control of working elements. |
| US11122736B2 |
Harvester roller configuration
A roller is connected to a harvesting platform for movement with a combine over a ground surface in a direction of travel. The roller includes a first portion defining a first diameter and including a first material, and a second portion defining a second diameter and including a second material. The second diameter is greater than the first diameter. The second portion substantially surrounds the first portion, the second material has different material properties than the first material. The roller extends in the direction of travel and rotates about a second axis which extends generally parallel to the direction of travel. |
| US11122728B2 |
Tractor
A tractor in which a lift valve of a hydraulic system for lifting up/down a work machine is mechanically coupled to a lift lever, and conditions for an engine startup are set as follows: a reverser lever is at a neutral position thereof; a PTO (power take-off) clutch is disengaged; a seat switch is ON; and the lift lever is at a lowermost position thereof. A switch driving unit is provided on a side face of the lift lever so that the side face is orthogonal to a turning direction of the lift lever; a switch is provided so as to be opposed to the switch driving unit when the lift lever is turned to be at the lowermost position; and the lift lever at the lowermost position is detected by the switch. |
| US11122725B2 |
Tillage apparatuses and related methods
An apparatus, which may be a tillage apparatus may have a flexible frame. The frame may be made from transverse and longitudinal open members. The frame may support ground engagers and may be supported on wheel assemblies. The ground engagers may be connected to a spring trip mechanism. The ground engagers may be mounted to open members of the frame with a clamping style mechanism. The clamp mechanism may include wedge devices. The frame may be lowered and raised relative to wheels of the wheel assemblies with a lift mechanism. One row of ground engagers may be raised or lowered relative to the frame independent of another row of ground engagers. An anti-skid or skew control system may be employed in association with the independent height adjustment of one row of ground engagers. A system may be provided to maintain and control the height of a tow hitch forming part of the apparatus. |
| US11122724B1 |
Ground engaging tiller with involute profile
A tilling apparatus is disclosed. The tilling apparatus includes a central rotating assembly and multiple tiller blades. The tiller blades are attached to the circumference of the central rotating assembly. At least one surface of the tiller blades has an involute curve. A tilling apparatus is also disclosed including a central rotating assembly, multiple tiller blades in circumferential rows, a hitch assembly, and a frame. The central rotating assembly is mounted longitudinally on a horizontal shaft and has a fillable cavity. Each tiller blade has at least one surface with an involute curve. A ratio of the central rotating assembly's radius to a radial length of the tiller blades is at least about 1:1. |
| US11129317B2 |
Reel holder, tape supply device, robot hand, robot, and part mounting system
A reel holder includes: a plate-shaped rotating plate; multiple reel support portions evenly arranged in a circumferential direction about the center of the rotating plate, and supporting the tape reels such that each of the tape reels is rotatable about the center thereof; and a rotating plate support portion supporting the rotating plate such that the rotating plate is rotatable about the center of the rotating plate. |
| US11129311B1 |
Electromagnetic compatibility gasket and vent
A chassis-mounted electronic device includes a chassis, an upper EMI gasket, and a lower EMI gasket is provided. The chassis, including an upper chassis and a lower chassis, is constructed from a conductive sheet with a first thickness. The upper chassis and the lower chassis are coupled to form an interior of the chassis housing an electronic device. The upper EMI gasket is attached to the upper chassis, and is thinner than the upper chassis. The lower EMI gasket is attached to the lower chassis, and is also thinner than the lower chassis. The upper and lower EMI gaskets include perforations to allow cooling air through the EMI gaskets and into the interior of the chassis. Both the upper EMI gasket and the lower EMI gasket are configured to resiliently contact a portion of the electronic device to provide EMI shielding for the electronic device. |
| US11129309B2 |
Cooling device, lid-equipped cooling device, case with cooling device, and inverter
A cooling device to be provided is capable of being reduced in size, capable of cooling a heating component uniformly, having high radiating performance, and facilitating implementation of a work in a flat state. A first cooler body includes a first base plate and first blades. The first base plate has a first component mounting surface. A second cooler body includes a second base plate and second blades. The second base plate has a second component mounting surface. With the second cooler body maintained connected to the first cooler body, a rotary mechanism allows the second cooler body to rotate relative to the first cooler body between a state in which the first component mounting surface and the second component mounting surface are pointed to the same direction and a state in which the second blades get into gaps between the first blades without interfering with the first blades. |
| US11129303B1 |
Cooling of server high-power devices using double-base primary and secondary heat sinks
A cooling system includes a primary heat sink including a primary top base plate, a primary bottom base plate and a primary fin pack including a plurality of fins, where the primary fin pack is disposed between the primary top base plate and the primary bottom base plate. The cooling system further includes secondary heat sink including a secondary top base plate, a secondary bottom base plate and a secondary fin pack including a plurality of fins, where the secondary fin pack is disposed between the secondary top base plate and the secondary bottom base plate. A heat pipe extends between the primary top base plate and the primary bottom base plate, where the heat pipe further extends from the primary heat sink and couples with the secondary heat sink. |
| US11129302B1 |
Apparatus, system, and method for electromagnetic interference mitigation in split heatsink technologies
The disclosed apparatus may include (1) a split heatsink assembly that comprises (A) a first heatsink that includes a base for thermally coupling to a first heat-emitting component, wherein the base of the first heatsink forms an opening, and (B) a second heatsink that includes a pedestal for thermally coupling to a second heat-emitting component, wherein the pedestal of the second heatsink fits into the opening formed by the base of the first heatsink, and (2) an EMI absorber that at least partially encompasses the pedestal of the second heatsink and resides between the pedestal of the second heatsink and the base of the first heatsink in the opening. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11129299B2 |
Heat sink
The invention relates to a improved heat sink. In one embodiment this is accomplished by a base member and a heat radiating portion, wherein heat radiating portion includes a plurality of fins, wherein the distance between rows of the plurality of fins (fluid guide) are arranged such that they don't obstruct the horizontal flow of fluid or change the characteristic of the fluid substantially. |
| US11129296B2 |
Staggered arrangement for server fan array
A fan arrangement to generate increased airflow in a chassis is disclosed. The chassis includes one area having electronic components. A first row of fan modules is located in the chassis relative to the electronic components to generate airflow in a direction of the length of the chassis through the electronic components. The first row of fan modules includes at least one gap between the fan modules. A second row of fan modules is located a predetermined distance from the first row. The second row of fan modules includes at least one gap between the fan modules. Each of the fan modules in the second row is staggered from one of the fan modules of the first row. A first panel connects one of fan modules in the first row with one of the fan modules of the second row to create a channel. |
| US11129294B2 |
Modular rack assembly
A frame structure for a cabinet enclosure has a front frame assembly having first and second front pillars, a rear frame assembly having first and second rear pillars, a first side brace member, and a second side brace member, each having a beam that has opposite ends, with the opposite ends of each side brace member connected to one of the front pillars and one of the rear pillars. The frame structure also includes cable management and air flow management features and functions. |
| US11129293B2 |
Apparatus for mounting processors for cluster computing
A bracket for mounting a processor and a support structure for receiving bracket-supported processors for cluster computing are provided. In some embodiments, a bracket may be configured to receive a processor and fasten the processor to the bracket. The bracket may be configured to mount the processor to a support structure. The support structure may be configured to receive an array of brackets. The support structure may be configured to be stacked in combination with additional support structures. |
| US11129292B1 |
Connector interface for liquid-cooled IT servers
Embodiments are disclosed of a fluid connector including a connector body having at least a first exterior surface and a second exterior surface. A male interface projects longitudinally from the first exterior surface and includes a male internal chamber bounded in part by a pair of spaced-apart laterally-moving fluid gates coupled to each other by a first elastic member. A female interface longitudinally adjacent to the male interface is recessed into the first exterior surface. The female interface includes a female internal chamber bounded in part by a longitudinally-moving fluid gate, the longitudinally-moving fluid gate being biased into its closed position by a second elastic member. A plurality of fluid distribution ports are positioned on the second surface, each being fluidly coupled to the male interface, the female interface, or both. |
| US11129286B2 |
Power supply noise suppressor
A power supply noise suppressor includes a housing configured to be fastened or adhered to a customer-premises equipment (CPE) device. A first connector is configured to connect to a cable. A second connector is configured connect to the CPE device. A circuit is positioned at least partially within the housing and connected to the first and second connectors. The circuit is configured to reduce an amount of a power supply switch noise that is transmitted in an upstream direction from the CPE device to the cable. |
| US11129283B2 |
Method of electroplating a circuit board
An electroplating method of a circuit board includes: providing a multi-layer board having a conductive layer embedded therein; penetratingly forming a thru-hole and at least one penetrating hole in the multi-layer board, and forming a conductive portion on an inner wall defining the thru-hole and connected to the conductive layer, wherein the at least one penetrating hole is located at one side of the thru-hole, and an annular portion of the conductive layer exposed from the at least one penetrating hole is defined as an electroplated region; and electroplating the electroplated region to be formed with a metal post by applying a current to the conductive portion, wherein the metal post is filled in the at least one penetrating hole and is connected to the electroplated region. |
| US11129280B2 |
Electronic component-embedded substrate
An electronic component-embedded substrate includes an electronic component module having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and including a first support member having a first through-portion, a first electronic component disposed in the first through-portion, a first resin layer covering at least a portion of the first electronic component, a second support member disposed on one side of the first support member and having a second through-portion, a second electronic component disposed in the second through-portion and connected to the first electronic component, and a second resin layer covering at least a portion of the second electronic component, an insulating material covering at least a portion of each of a side surface of the electronic component module and the first surface, and a first wiring layer disposed on the insulating material and connected to the first electronic component. |
| US11129279B2 |
Optical subassembly and optical module
An optical subassembly includes: a support block made of ceramic in front of the first surface, the support block having a substrate mounting surface, the support block having a first side opposite to a surface in front of the first surface; an element-mounted substrate on the substrate mounting surface, the element-mounted substrate having a first conductor pattern; a pedestal made of metal and configured to be the same potential as the eyelet, the pedestal situated in front of the first surface; and a lead pin in the through-hole and for transmitting the electric signal. The support block has a metallization pattern that is electrically connected to the pedestal and is continuous from at least a part of the substrate mounting surface to at least a part of the first side. |
| US11129278B2 |
Camera module having elasticity and mobile device with the same
A camera module is provided. The camera includes a circuit board to which an image sensor disposed is disposed, one or more first conductive portions at one or more regions of the circuit board, one or more elastic connectors, including an elastic member and a metal film surrounding at least part of an outer portion of the elastic member, the elastic connector is disposed on the first conductive region, a lens device including one or more lenses and a driver capable of moving the lens device, a housing which accommodates the lens device, and a second conductive portion in one or more regions of the housing. The housing may be disposed above the elastic connector such that the second conductive portion is electrically coupled to the first conductive portion due to a contact with the elastic connector. |
| US11129276B2 |
Socket assembly, light emitter module, and lighting system
A socket assembly comprises a base frame formed of a thermally conductive material holding a light emitting diode (LED) package to a support structure, a contact element electrically contacting the LED package, and an isolator PCB. The LED package includes an LED PCB having an LED mounted on the LED PCB. The base frame includes a base mounted to the support structure and mechanically engaging the LED PCB so that the LED package is attached to the support structure with a predetermined holding force. The contact element electrically connects the isolator PCB to the LED PCB. The isolator PCB supplies electrical power to the LED. The isolator PCB has a first surface and a second surface; the second surface is in heat transmitting contact with the base frame and the electronic component is disposed on the first surface of the isolator PCB and electrically connected to the LED. |
| US11129273B2 |
Metal-ceramic substrate and method for producing a metal-ceramic substrate
A metal-ceramic substrate (1) comprising an insulating layer (11) extending along a main extension plane (HSE) and comprising a ceramic, and a metallisation layer (12) bonded to the insulating layer (11) over a bonding area (A), the bonding area (A) being delimited by at least one edge (K) in a plane parallel to the main extension plane (HSE), characterized in that the edge (K) is at least partially covered with a filling material (2) and an edge region (RB) of the metallisation layer (12) adjoining the edge has a material weakening. |
| US11129270B2 |
Control device for an electric machine
A control device for an electric machine includes a circuit board and a cooling body, which are joined together, wherein a heat-conducting paste is introduced between the circuit board and the cooling body at least for thermally connecting the circuit board to the cooling body. The circuit board and/or the cooling body has at least one recess, wherein the recess is formed in the lateral direction between a region to be protected and the introduced heat-conducting paste in such a way that, when the circuit board and the cooling body are joined, an excess portion of the laterally spreading heat-conducting paste can be received by the recess. |
| US11129263B2 |
Communicative lighting systems
A communicative lighting system may comprise a plurality of network connected light sources. Each light source may possess a unique identifier permitting light sources to be associated with one another. An input received by one light source may alter the light output of that light source as well as other light sources associated with the light source. The light output of a light source may be altered by changing color, brightening or dimming, blinking, adjusting which of a plurality of light emitting diodes are activated, or otherwise modifying the type or amount of light output. |
| US11129259B2 |
Method and apparatus for multi-experience metadata translation of media content with metadata
A method or apparatus that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for retrieving a plurality of sensory information from an environment of a device. A digital representation of the environment of the device is identified corresponding to the plurality of sensory information from the environment of the device. A media presentation element of the device associated with media content of the device is identified. A user interface of the media presentation element is adapted to modify a presentation of the media content by the media presentation element of the device according to the digital representation of the environment of the device. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11129258B1 |
Sensing type lamp fixture and brightness adjustment method thereof
The sensing type lamp fixture executes an initialization procedure to calculate an ambient brightness value to determine whether entering the nighttime and to generate a nighttime-entering command. The sensing type lamp fixture will light up and start timing a nighttime value and automatically adjust the brightness at various adjustment times during the night. The sensing type lamp fixture will continuously detect the ambient brightness to determine whether it has entered the daytime. If not, the nighttime value will continue to be timed until entering the daytime. Then the lamp fixture will be off and stop timing the nighttime value and generate a midnight time of the next night. The sensing type lamp fixture calculates the brightness adjustment times of the next night according to the midnight time, and automatically adjusts the light-on time of the sensing type lamp fixture and automatically adjusts the brightness to save power and energy. |
| US11129256B2 |
Systems and methods for providing network connectivity and remote monitoring, optimization, and control of pool/spa equipment
Systems and methods for providing network connectivity and remote monitoring, optimization, and control of pool/spa equipment are provided. “Internet-of-Things” (IoT) functionality is provided for pool and spa equipment in a flexible and cost-effective manner. Network connectivity and remote monitoring/control of pool and spa equipment is provided by various components such as a network communication and local control subsystem installed in pool/spa equipment, and other components. Also disclosed are various control processes (“pool logic”) which can be embodied as software code installed in any of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. |
| US11129255B2 |
Multi-color flat rope light string system
A system is disclosed. The system has a plurality of flat rope light strings, and a controller coupled to a power source at a first connection and at least one of the plurality of flat rope light strings at a second connection, said second connection including a plurality of connection leads, said second connection being polarized such that said plurality of flat rope light strings is capable of one connection orientation at said second connection, each of said plurality of flat rope light strings including a plurality of lighting elements, each of said plurality of lighting elements including a plurality of pairs of different colored lights, each of said plurality of pairs including a first light and a second light, said first light of said light pair activated via a first voltage polarity and said second light of said light pair activated via a second voltage polarity. |
| US11129253B2 |
Temporally modulated lighting system and method
Electric light sources typically exhibit temporal variations in luminous flux output, commonly referred to as “flicker.” Flicker, or temporal modulation, is known to influence the growth, health and behavior patterns of humans, and is also linked to growth, health and behavior patterns throughout the growth cycle of plants and animals. Control of peak radiant flux emitted by a light source to temporally modulate a light source will allow for the control of plants and animals for sustainable farming including but not limited to horticultural, agricultural, or aquacultural endeavors. The light source allows the transmission of daylight, which is combined with the flicker. |
| US11129252B2 |
Output stabilization of mixed color temperature LED lighting systems
Methods and systems for controlling compound ramps in LED luminaires and lighting circuits are disclosed. In a compound ramp, the light output of one set of LED light engines increases while the light output of another set of LED light engines decreases. During such a ramp, the methods and systems may control the total light output to keep it relatively constant. In some embodiments, the methods and systems may also control the color of the emitted light maintain ideal color characteristics. |
| US11129250B2 |
Artificial sunlight luminaire
The invention provides a lighting system (1) with at least two subsets (SS1, AS1) of light sources, wherein one or more first subsets (SS1, SS2, . . . ) provide first light (111) mimicking the solar light (during the day) and with the first light (111) having a variable direction, and wherein one or more second subsets (AS1, . . . ) provide second light (211) mimicking the sky (without the sun, as the sun is provided by the first subset(s)) 5 (during the day). Especially, the color and/or color temperature of the first light (111) is variable, in addition the variability in direction. The lighting system may further comprise a control system (20) configured to control the color and intensity of the first light and/or second light. |
| US11129246B2 |
Grid connected coordinated lighting adapter
In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for systems and methods that employ a control component and/or power source integrated in an LED based light source to control and/or power the LED light source wirelessly. In embodiments, the LED based light source may take the form of a standard light bulb that plugs into a standard lighting socket or fixture. |
| US11129244B2 |
Microwave oven
A user interface for a microwave oven. The user interface including: a power input element for receiving user input to adjust a cooking power setting; a time input element for receiving user input to adjust a cooking time setting; a display element for displaying the cooking power setting and the cooking time setting; and a processor module that receives a first signal from the power input element that is indicative of an adjustment to a cooking power setting and a second signal from the time input element that is indicative of an adjustment to a cooking time setting; the processor being coupled to the display element to cause the display to present the user selected cooking power setting and the user selected cooking time setting; wherein: upon commencing a cooking cycle, user input applied to the power input module caused the user selected cooking power setting to be adjusted. The user interface can further include: a plurality of shortcut selection elements, each shortcut selection element is associated with a predetermined cooking profile having predetermined cooking settings. The user interface can further include: an “a bit more” selection element that causes calculation of a supplemental cooking setting. |
| US11129238B1 |
Battery powered wireless controller system
A battery powered controller system preferably includes at least one battery, a master programmable controller, a slave programmable controller, a master wireless communication device and a slave wireless communication device. The master wireless communication device is connected to the master programmable controller. The slave wireless communication device is connected to the slave programmable controller. The master programmable controller sends instructions to the slave programmable controller through the master and slave wireless communications. The master programmable controller and the master wireless communication device are attached to a base unit. The slave wireless communication device and the slave programmable controller are attached to a rotational head. The slave programmable controller and the slave wireless communication device are powered by the battery through power input ports. Output ports of the slave programmable controller are connected to a plurality of hydraulic valve solenoids and/or at least one sensor. |
| US11129235B2 |
System and method for dynamic group data protection
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method for providing data protection to members of a Vertical Application Layer (VAL) group is provided. The method includes creating, by a group management server, the VAL group based on a VAL group creation request from a VAL server, announcing, by the group management server, a VAL group creation information to at least one group management client from a plurality of group management clients, registering, by the group management server, at least one group management client as a VAL group member from a plurality of group management clients, and sharing, by the group management server, VAL group member information comprising an identity list with the at least one group management client. |
| US11129230B1 |
Emergency-responsive community and building infrastructure control
An emergency dispatch system may determine that an emergency vehicle has been dispatched to a predefined gated community, based on a dispatch address being within the gated community. The system may access a database to obtain a custom map pre-associated with the gated community. The system may also determine a path to an emergency location within the gated community, based on the custom map and send the path and the custom map to the vehicle, responsive to determining the path. |
| US11129229B2 |
Method and apparatus for wireless device connectivity management
A method, apparatus and computer program are disclosed that perform in a wireless network: monitoring radio network connectivity release requests received from a wireless device of a given subscriber of the wireless network; determining a radio network connectivity release request frequency based on the radio network connectivity release requests received from the wireless device; receiving a current radio network connectivity release request from the wireless device; determining whether the radio network connectivity release request frequency meets a first threshold and: if yes, taking first corrective action to mitigate network load by excessive radio network connectivity release requests. |
| US11129228B2 |
Method and device for determining RRC state
Provided are a method by which an access stratum (AS) layer of a terminal determines a radio resource control (RRC) state in a wireless communication system, and a device for supporting the same. The method can comprise the steps of: entering an RRC_INACTIVE state; receiving, from a core network (CN), CN paging in the RRC_INACTIVE state; forwarding a UE ID of the terminal and a CN domain to a non-access stratum (NAS) layer of the terminal; receiving an RRC connection release request from the NAS layer of the terminal; and entering an RRC_IDLE state on the basis of the received RRC connection release request. |
| US11129222B2 |
Systems and methods for improving wireless mesh networks
Disclosed herein is a first wireless communication node comprising a first communication module that includes a first baseband unit configured to handle baseband processing for the first communication module, a first RF unit configured to define a frequency range of radio signals for the first communication module, and a first antenna unit configured to generate a first extremely-narrow beam that facilitates exchange of radio signals with at least one other wireless communication node. The first wireless communication node may also comprise a second communication module that includes a second baseband unit configured to handle baseband processing for the second communication module, a second RF unit configured to define a frequency range of radio signals for the second communication module, and a second antenna unit configured to generate a second extremely-narrow beam that facilitates exchange of radio signals with at least one other wireless communication node. |
| US11129211B2 |
Core network device selection method and apparatus
A core network device selection method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by an access network node, an access stratum message sent by a terminal, where the access stratum message includes a NAS request message and a network selection auxiliary parameter; querying configuration information based on the network selection auxiliary parameter, and determining a group identifier of at least one mobility management device group, where the configuration information includes a correspondence between a network selection auxiliary parameter and a group identifier of a mobility management device group; determining a device identifier of a target mobility management device based on the group identifier of the at least one mobility management device group; and sending the NAS request message to a mobility management device indicated by the device identifier of the target mobility management device. |
| US11129209B2 |
Cost efficient PRACH detection
A base station for detecting a Physical Random Access Channel (PRACH) transmission from a User Equipment device (UE) comprises a radio device and at least one additional device. The radio device comprises narrowband receivers respectively coupled to antenna elements of an antenna array. Each narrowband receiver is configured to receive a signal from a respective antenna element and process the signal to provide received symbols for a PRACH received via the respective antenna element. The radio device also comprises accumulation circuitry configured to, for each antenna element, accumulate a subset of the received symbols for the PRACH received via the antenna element to output a first averaged symbol for the PRACH received via the antenna element. The at least one additional device is configured to receive, from the radio device, the first averaged symbols and process the first averaged symbols to perform PRACH detection for one or more receive beams. |
| US11129207B2 |
Apparatus and method for prioritization of random access in a multi-user wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to the prioritization of devices taking part in a multi-user random access wireless communication. Based on some known conditions, devices that comply with the conditions are given preferential treatment during the random access period. The preferential treatment may refer to the eligible devices being allowed to access more resource units during the random access, or it may also mean faster access to the medium during the random access. By taking advantage of the methods described in the present disclosure, it is possible to assign higher priority to selected frame types and/or device categories in a multi-user random access wireless communication system. |
| US11129205B2 |
Apparatus and method for configuring channel resource in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure provides a method for configuring channel resource, a corresponding base station and a corresponding user equipment. The method comprises receiving first system information, and deriving resource configuration information for PDCCH that schedules second information from the received first system information. |
| US11129200B2 |
User terminal and radio communication method
To perform a random access procedure appropriately in communication using beamforming.A user terminal for communicating with a radio base station using a plurality of beams includes: a transmission section that transmits a random access preamble; a reception section that receives a random access response corresponding to the random access preamble; and a control section that controls transmission of the random access preamble and/or reception of the random access response using given resources associated with a plurality of beam patterns. |
| US11129198B2 |
Mobile station apparatus and method to perform a random access using a randomly selected signature in a cellular communication system
A mobile station apparatus detects a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature informed by a base station. In addition, the mobile station apparatus performs a random access using a randomly selected signature, in case of detecting a signature not reserved as a dedicated signature. |
| US11129197B2 |
User apparatus, base station, control information detection method and control information transmission method
A user apparatus and a control information detection method executed by a user apparatus are disclosed. The user apparatus includes a memory that stores a preamble and identification information of the user apparatus; a processor that detects control information, addressed to the user apparatus, by monitoring a candidate area of a common candidate area where a plurality of user apparatuses commonly perform monitoring and an individual candidate area for the user apparatus; and a transmitter that transmits the preamble to a base station. The processor monitors, during a period when the user apparatus monitors a random access response, the individual candidate area using the identification information of the user apparatus to detect control information that is scrambled by the base station using the identification information of the user apparatus. |
| US11129194B2 |
Method and system for sounding and channel selection
Methods and apparatus may be used for sounding for multi-user (MU) scheduling and for signaling and procedures for sub-channel selection. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) may receive information from an access point (AP) indicating a plurality of sub-channels to use for uplink data transmission as part of uplink MU wireless communications using a carrier sense multiple access (CSMA) wireless medium. The WTRU may transmit, using a plurality of sub-channels, a Physical Layer Convergence Protocol (PLCP) Protocol Data Unit (PPDU) including a preamble portion and a data portion, and, using at least a subset of the plurality of sub-channels, sounding signals to the AP for scheduling MU communications. The AP may receive sounding information from more WTRUs that the plurality of WTRUS associated with the scheduling information for the uplink data transmission during a time interval, in addition to receiving uplink data from the plurality of WTRUs. |
| US11129193B2 |
Data transmission method and apparatus using a clear channel assessment (CCA) detection threshold
A data transmission method and apparatus using a clear channel assessment (CCA) detection threshold are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining, by a base station, at least one CCA detection threshold; determining a current CCA detection threshold from the at least one CCA detection threshold; determining transmit power of to-be-sent data based on the current CCA detection threshold; and sending the to-be-sent data to a target terminal based on the transmit power. |
| US11129192B2 |
Client device, network node, and methods thereof for predicting user-experienced signal-to-interference-plus-noise ratio
A client device is configured to receive an indication of a first network SINR for a first data transmission from a network node, and to derive the first network SINR based on the indication of a first network SINR. The client device is further configured to estimate a SINR adjustment for a second data transmission from the network node, and to compute a SINR difference value between the first network SINR and the SINR adjustment. Furthermore, the client device is configured to transmit at least one first control message having an indication of the SINR adjustment to the network node if the SINR difference value is larger than a threshold value. |
| US11129186B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmission of uplink grant
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and apparatus for transmitting uplink grant, the method comprising: transmitting the uplink grant by selecting a downlink subframe from a plurality of candidate downlink subframes each of the plurality of downlink subframes enabling scheduling of at least one user equipment to start transmitting burst data in a uplink subframe. |
| US11129184B2 |
Wireless communication terminal, wireless communication device, wireless communication system, and processing method for requesting uplink resource
If an uplink resource is not granted, wireless communication terminal, when the uplink resource occurs in the corresponding wireless communication terminal, transmits a scheduling request using a dedicated scheduling request resource of a second cell that is smaller in cell coverage than a first cell, and if grant of the uplink resource in response to the scheduling request is not performed, the wireless communication terminal transmits a random access preamble and thus performs a random access procedure that requests the grant of the uplink resource from a wireless communication device. |
| US11129183B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control channel information in carrier aggregation system
A method for transmitting control information by a base station in a communication system using a plurality of serving cells comprises transmitting is provided. The method includes a terminal, an identifier of a second serving cell identifying where control information regarding a first serving cell is transmitted, transmitting, to the terminal, a predetermined value of a carrier identifier used in the second serving cell, and transmitting the control information regarding the first serving cell including the carrier identifier having the predetermined value through the second serving cell. |
| US11129181B2 |
Method for transmitting uplink control information of terminal in wireless communication system and device using the method
Provided are a method for transmitting uplink control information of a terminal in a wireless communication system and a terminal device using the method. The method comprises: determining the number of transmission blocks to be transmitted via a PUSCH supporting multiple-layer transmission; according to the determined number of transmission blocks, determining UCI to be included in each transmission block; and transmitting each transmission block comprising the UCI to a base station. |
| US11129177B2 |
Cross-carrier scheduling method and device
A cross-carrier scheduling method and a cross-carrier scheduling device are provided. The cross-carrier scheduling method includes receiving a cross-carrier scheduling indication transmitted from a base station via a first carrier; determining a cross-carrier scheduling time indicated by the base station according to the cross-carrier scheduling indication; adding a delay time to the cross-carrier scheduling time to obtain an actual cross-carrier scheduling time; and performing communication between user equipment by using a second carrier during the actual cross-carrier scheduling time. |
| US11129175B2 |
Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving of data in a wireless communication system providing different services
A communication method and system for converging a fifth generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a fourth generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. |
| US11129174B2 |
User equipment groups for group physical downlink control channel communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may transmit, and a UE may receive, via a configuration message, a group identifier indicating a group of UEs with which the UE is associated, the group of UEs being one of multiple groups of UEs which are each allocated resources. The base station may transmit the group downlink control information message to the group of UEs, and the UE may receive the group downlink control information message. The UE may determine that the group downlink control information message pertains to the UE by associating the group identifier with the group downlink control information message. The base station and the UE may communicate in accordance with the group downlink control information message based at least in part on the UE being associated with the group to which the group downlink control information message pertains. |
| US11129171B2 |
Methods and apparatus for wireless signal maximization and management in a quasi-licensed wireless system
Methods and apparatus for managing radio device transmitters, beams, and receivers within a power-limited system. In one embodiment, the methods and apparatus utilize so-called “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizens Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum in conjunction with a distributed controller architecture that dynamically allocates frequency, base station, and transmit/receive beam resources for delivery of services to a number of installed fixed wireless apparatus (FWA) at user or subscriber premises. The FWA include radio path controller logic that obtains signal data via its antennae and radio head, and transmits the data to a network centralized controller that determines the resource allocation and timing (e.g., via a slotted TDD medium) for service delivery to each FWA. As such, the base stations do not determine the allocations as in the prior art, and multiple power-limited base stations can transmit signals to a single FWA to achieve greater coverage area and/or receive aggregated power. |
| US11129168B2 |
System and method for random access in heterogeneous communications systems
A method for operating a user equipment includes receiving a set of first random access channel (RACH) parameters associated with a first group of identifiers, and wherein identifiers in the first group of identifiers are used for generating pseudo-random sequences, and performing a random access procedure in accordance with the set of first RACH parameters and the first group of identifiers. |
| US11129164B2 |
Device and method for handling system information change
A base station (BS) for handling SI change comprises at least one storage device for storing instructions and at least one processing circuit coupled to the at least one storage device. The at least one processing circuit is configured to execute the instructions stored in the at least one storage device. The instructions comprise broadcasting a plurality of synchronization signal (SS) blocks (SSBs) and a SI block (SIB) in a first bandwidth part (BWP) of a first carrier; communicating with a first communication device in a second BWP of the first carrier; updating a content of the SIB to an updated content, and broadcasting the SIB comprising the updated content in the first BWP; transmitting a SI change notification in the second BWP to the first communication device; and broadcasting the SIB comprising the updated content in the second BWP. |
| US11129162B2 |
Method for transmitting and receiving signal by terminal in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for transmitting and receiving a signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting reconfiguration of wireless resources. Specifically, the method comprises a step of monitoring wireless resource reconfiguration control information on a number of sub-frames within a set monitoring cycle in order to reconfigure wireless resources, wherein a first uplink-downlink setting in accordance with wireless resource reconfiguration control information is valid only if equally detected on a number of sub-frames, and wherein a number of sub-frames are sub-frames set to monitor wireless resource reconfiguration control information of a terminal. |
| US11129161B2 |
Method and apparatus for beam indication in next generation wireless systems
A method of a user equipment (UE) for a beam indication in a wireless communication system includes receiving, from a base station (BS), downlink control information (DCI) including scheduling information for a data transmission on a downlink data channel, wherein the DCI includes an index of a spatial quasi-co-location (QCL) configuration, comparing a time offset between the data transmission and the DCI with a threshold that is pre-configured at the UE, and calculating a receive (Rx) beam based on the index of the spatial QCL configuration or a pre-configured spatial QCL assumption, receiving the data transmission based on the time offset. |
| US11129159B2 |
Programmatic orchestration of cloud-based services
A computational instance of a remote network management platform may be dedicated to a managed network that has access to computing resources of one or more remote networks. One or more server devices may be disposed within the computational instance and may cause a cloud service catalog software application to: (i) obtain a selection of a catalog item, where the catalog item defines prospective computing resources that provide a computing function, and where the selection includes a set of variables that associate the prospective computing resources with the one or more remote networks and determine configuration details for the prospective computing resources, (ii) populate a template representation with the variables, (iii) transmit the template representation to a server configured to identify target computing resources of the one or more remote networks and provision the target computing resources, and (iv) receive identification information related to the target computing resources. |
| US11129157B2 |
Method for determining whether to continue to detect downlink control channel, terminal and base station
Provided are a method for determining whether to continue to detect a downlink control channel, a terminal and a base station, for solving the technical problem, for which there is no specific solution in the prior art, of how to determine, after successfully receiving one piece of DCI of a specific DCI format, whether it is still necessary to continue to perform a blind test according to the DCI format. The method for determining whether to continue to detect a downlink control channel comprises: the terminal obtaining first downlink control information (DCI); and the terminal determining, based on the first DCI, whether to continue to detect the downlink control channel. |
| US11129154B2 |
Information exchange between base stations
Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications involving base stations. A base station may configure a downlink channel (e.g., a physical downlink control channel) based on the configuration of a downlink channel associated with another base station. One or more base stations may manage overlap between downlink channels. |
| US11129150B2 |
Shortened transmission time interval (STTI) configuration for low latency communications
Methods and apparatus are provided for shortened Transmission Time Interval (sTTI) configurations for low latency communications. A User Equipment (UE) receives at least one transmission in a first TTI of a first duration configured for the UE, the first TTI assigned within a second TTI of a second duration, wherein the first TTI is configured for Ultra-Reliable and Low-Latency Communications (URLLC) and uses, at least in part, a configuration for communicating using the second TTI. |
| US11129147B2 |
Uplink signal transmission method and device
Provided are an uplink signal transmission method and device. The method comprises: a network device determining a physical resource used, in a time domain scheduling unit, for transmitting an uplink control signal; and the network device receiving the uplink control signal on the physical resource used for transmitting an uplink control signal, wherein the uplink control signal is transmitted by using a cyclic prefix-orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CP-OFDM) waveform. In the embodiments of the present invention, an uplink control signal is transmitted by using a CP-OFDM waveform, and by using multi-carrier transmission characteristics, the uplink control signal may be configured with continuous or discontinuous physical resources in a frequency domain, so that the problem, in the prior art, where an uplink control signal must be mapped to continuous physical resources in a frequency domain when using a single carrier to perform uplink transmission on the uplink control signal is prevented, thereby improving the flexibility of configuring a physical resource for an uplink control signal. |
| US11129145B2 |
Method and apparatus for mapping uplink control information for channel state information feedback
The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Ggeneration (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Ggeneration (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars, connected cars, health care, digital education, smart retail, security, and safety services. A method of transmitting uplink control information in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving channel state information (CSI) feedback configuration information from a base station, generating (CSI) including at least one of a CSI reference signal resource indicator (CRI), a rank indicator (RI), a precoding matrix indicator (PMI), or a channel quality indicator (CQI) based on the CSI feedback configuration information, identifying an information sequence including the CSI, encoding the information sequence using a polar code, and transmitting the encoded information sequence to a base station. The CRI and the RI are placed before padding bits in the information sequence and the PMI and the CQI are placed after the padding bits in the information sequence. |
| US11129140B2 |
Search process for physical downlink control channels in a communication system
A method for a user equipment (UE) to determine locations for M candidate physical downlink control channels (PDCCHs) in a set of N physical resource blocks (PRBs) in a transmission time interval (TTI) is provided. The method includes determining a location for each of M candidate PDCCHs in a different PRB if N is greater than or equal to M and determining a location for each of N candidate PDCCHs in a different PRB and determining a location for each of remaining M−N candidate PDCCHs in a different PRB if M is greater than N and 2N is greater than or equal to M. |
| US11129131B2 |
Configuration of a ran based notification area for a user equipment in RRC inactive state
A communication system is disclosed in which a base station receives, from at least one further base station, information identifying at least one respective tracking area associated with at least one cell of each further base station. The base station also receives, from a core network, information identifying a registration area for a user equipment (UE). The base station defines, based on the received information identifying at least one respective tracking area and the received information identifying a registration area, a radio access network (RAN) based notification area for the UE. |
| US11129129B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for determining a geo-location
Apparatus, systems and methods for determining a geo-location are provided. The apparatus comprises a receiver, a sensor, a processor, and a transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive a first geo-location. The sensor is configured to determine a change in a pose of the apparatus. The processor is operatively coupled to memory, the receiver, and the sensor. The processor is configured to determine a second geo-location based on the first geo-location and the sensor utilizing a neural network. The first transmitter is configured to output the second geo-location of the apparatus. |
| US11129125B1 |
Coordinated radio fine time measurement
Coordinated radio fine time measurement is provided via sending, from a client device, a ranging request to a first radio; receiving a first response sent at a first time from the first radio over a first channel; receiving a second response sent at the first time from a second radio over a second channel; and calculating, based on times of flight for the first response and the second response, a location of the client device relative to the first radio and to the second radio. Coordinated radio fine time measurement is also proved via in response to receiving, at an Access Point (AP), a ranging request from a client device and determining to respond using multiple channels: sending, both at a first time, a first response from a first radio over a first channel a second response from a second radio over a different channel. |
| US11129124B2 |
Electronic device, server device, and method for determining location of electronic device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit supporting near-field communication with APs, a second wireless communication circuit supporting cellular communication with base stations, a processor, and a memory. The processor receives a first identifier of a first AP by using the first wireless communication circuit, generates a first determination by confirming whether or not the list includes the first identifier and location information associated with the first identifier, transmits the first identifier to an external server by using the first wireless communication circuit or the second wireless communication circuit at least partially on the basis of the first determination, receives first information regarding a location associated with the first identifier from the external server through the first wireless communication circuit or the second wireless communication circuit, and determines the location of the electronic device at least on the basis of the first information. |
| US11129111B2 |
Wireless base station and transmission power control method
In a radio base station including: a plurality of transmission points each including at least one antenna element; and a signal processing unit connected to the plurality of transmission points, the signal processing unit includes: an estimating section that estimates, in each of the antenna elements, a path-loss with a radio terminal; and a calculating section that calculates a power control weight for controlling transmission power of each of the antenna elements based on the path-loss of the antenna element, which is estimated by the estimating section. |
| US11129110B1 |
Sidelink control channel reinforcing in vehicle based wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A first user equipment (UE) may determine that a second UE is to transmit a control channel message retransmission using a first subchannel of a sidelink control channel during a subframe. The first UE may determine that the first UE is to transmit a sidelink transmission using a second subchannel of the sidelink control channel during the subframe, the second subchannel being different from the first subchannel. The first UE may transmit, by the first UE and during the subframe, the control channel message retransmission of the second UE using the first subchannel and the sidelink transmission of the first UE using the second subchannel. |
| US11129109B2 |
Uplink transmission techniques for exposure limited transmissions
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for handling uplink grants that have associated uplink transmission that may exceed exposure limits. Exposure limits may be based on maximum permissible exposure (MPE) limits of millimeter wave transmissions and may be determined at a user equipment (UE) and provided to a base station. If the UE receives an uplink grant for a transmission in which an associated uplink transmission would exceed the exposure limits, the UE may drop the uplink transmission prior to forming a transport block, transmit control signaling to the base station to indicate the exposure limits at the UE, or combinations thereof. |
| US11129104B2 |
Wake up signaling in wireless telecommunication networks
A telecommunication network may operate to enable a wake up signals (WUSs) within the telecommunication network. A mobility management entity (MME) may estimate a coverage enhancement (CE) level of a user equipment (UE), determine, based on the CE level, a number of repetitions for a wake up signal (WUS) for the UE, and cause a WUS for UE to be transmitted to a radio access network (RAN) node corresponding to the UE. The RAN node may inform the MME that the RAN node has disabled the WUS feature, and may cause system information to be broadcast to UEs in IDLE mode, indicating that the WUS feature of the RAN node has been disabled. A UE may determine a paging occasion (PO) determine a maximum WUS duration, minimum offset, and start location of the WUS. |
| US11129099B2 |
Mobile device battery optimization for processing location beacons using mobile inbuilt sensors
A battery saving controller toggles between a normal mode and a battery saving mode which selectively processing location beacons using mobile inbuilt sensors. Bluetooth location beacons are periodically sent by nearby Bluetooth location devices for updating a current location of mobile devices. Battery power within the mobile devices is selectively used for processing the location beacon. The processing exposes the unique tag id from Bluetooth LE data packets, and determines the RSSI value of the data packets received from Bluetooth devices. The battery saving controller deactivates location beacon processing to save power usage from the battery, responsive to detecting identical packets over a time interval. Additionally, the battery saving controller reactivates location beacon responsive to at least one of the sensors inbuilt to the mobile device detecting movement of the mobile device. |
| US11129096B2 |
Systems and methods for improved geolocation in a low power wide area network
Systems and methods for improved geolocation in a low power wide area network are disclosed. One example method may include receiving an instruction to determine a geolocation of an end in a low power wide area network. An instruction may be transmitted to the end node for the end node to transmit a high-energy geolocation signal at a power of about 0.5 Watt to about 1 Watt. The end node may transmit the high-energy geolocation signal and a plurality of gateways of the low power wide area network may receive the high-energy geolocation signal. A plurality of receipt times may be identified. Each receipt time may be indicative of the time at which the high-energy geolocation signal was received by the respective gateway of the plurality of gateways. Based at least in part on the plurality of receipt times, a geolocation of the end node may be determined. |
| US11129094B2 |
Electronic device for requesting NSSAI in wireless communication network and method thereof
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a wireless communication circuitry, a processor operatively connected with the wireless communication circuitry, and a memory, operatively connected with the processor, storing configured network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI) and an application. The memory stores instructions, when executed, causing the processor to, when the electronic device is booted, identify a single-NSSAI (s-NSSAI) candidate group including at least one s-NSSAI, based on configuration information of the application, determine a specified number of s-NSSAIs among at least one s-NSSAI included in the configured NSSAI as a first requested NSSAI based on the number of s-NSSAIs included in the configured NSSAI and the s-NSSAI candidate group, and transmit a first registration request message including the first requested NSSAI, via the wireless communication circuitry. |
| US11129091B2 |
Methods and apparatus for providing a resource element (RE) identification system to process received uplink transmissions
Methods and apparatus for providing a resource element identification system to process received uplink transmissions. In an embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving one or more symbols from an uplink transmission. Each symbol comprises resource elements. The method also includes categorizing the resource elements into a plurality of categories to generated categorized resource elements, and forwarding the categorized resource elements to downstream processing functions. |
| US11129090B2 |
RNA configuration signalling optimization
Embodiments described herein provide methods and apparatus for determining a radio access network notification area, RNA, in a wireless communications network. A method in a wireless device comprises receiving an indication of the RNA, wherein the indication comprises a public land mobile network code, PLMN associated with a plurality of tracking area codes, TACs; and determining based on the RNA indication, a plurality of tracking area identifiers comprising each of the plurality of TACs and their associated PLMN. |
| US11129088B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). A method of a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting configuration information on a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP to a terminal, generating first downlink control information (DCI) for the second BWP such that a size of first DCI for the second BWP corresponds to a size of second DCI for the first BWP, and transmitting the first DCI for the second BWP on a control region of the first BWP. |
| US11129087B2 |
Control information sending/receiving method and device
A control information sending/receiving method and device are provided, to implement indicating a time-frequency location of a control channel to a terminal device in a 5G NR system or a future evolved LTE system. The method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, broadcast information; determining, from at least two predefined time-domain locations, a time-domain location of a broadcast channel carrying the broadcast information; determining a time-domain location of a control channel based on the time-domain location of the broadcast channel; and performing control channel detection in the determined time-domain location of the control channel. |
| US11129085B2 |
System and method for selecting a message transport for a multi-mode communication device
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for selecting a network for use by a communication device to process a data transmission. The method comprises: determining whether an amount of data sent by the communication device over a first network in communication with the communication device has reached a data limit; and if the amount of data has reached the data limit, selecting a second network for use by the communication device. |
| US11129084B2 |
Notification of event subsequent to communication failure with security system
Methods and systems for monitoring a premises are described. A server external to the premises may be in communication with a system at the premises. The server may receive status data from the system from one or more interfaces. If a loss of communication occurs on one interface, then the status data may be received via a second interface. The server may determine timing information for status data received via the first interface and for status data received via the second interface. The server may send, based on the timing information, a message to a computing device indicating the loss of communication. |
| US11129082B2 |
Method of route construction of UAV network, UAV and storage medium thereof
A method of route construction of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) network includes: obtaining transmission information of the UAV network; determining a relay set from the UAV network based on the transmission information; wherein, the relay set includes at least one UAV; determining environment state parameters according to the transmission information and the information of the relay set; inputting the environment state parameters into a Deep Q-Learning network (DQN) to obtain an accumulated reward corresponding to each UAV; and selecting a UAV with the largest accumulated reward as a target UAV. This disclosure also discloses a UAV and computer readable storage medium that can be used to construct routes for a UAV network. |
| US11129081B2 |
Providing communication for a mobile communication device using a central unit node and distributed unit nodes
According to an exemplary embodiment a method may be provided to operate a central unit, CU, node that is coupled with first and second distributed unit, DU, nodes. Communication is provided between the CU node and a mobile communication device through the first DU node over a first radio link between the first DU node and the mobile communication device. A message is received from the first DU node informing the CU node that the radio link is temporarily unavailable. Responsive to receiving the message, communication through the first DU node is suspended, wherein configuration of the first DU node to serve the mobile communication device using the first radio link is maintained. While suspending communication through the first DU node, communication may be provided through the second DU node over a second radio link between the second DU node and the mobile communication device. |
| US11129073B2 |
Wireless communication handover responsive to uplink interference at a serving cell
A wireless communication network hands-over wireless User Equipment (UE) from a serving cell to a neighbor cell. The serving cell wirelessly exchanges data with the wireless UE and determines uplink interference for a radio band. The serving cell wirelessly transfers an uplink interference offset to the wireless UE that indicates the uplink interference at the serving cell for the radio band. The wireless UE uses the uplink interference offset to trigger a handover request to the serving cell. The handover request indicates downlink signal strength at the wireless UE for the serving cell. The serving cell initiates a handover to a neighbor cell responsive to a combination of the downlink signal strength at the wireless UE and the uplink interference for the serving cell falling below a handover threshold. After the handover, the neighbor cell wirelessly exchanges data with the wireless UE over a different radio band. |
| US11129063B2 |
Method, terminal and system for updating transmission paths
Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method for updating transmission paths, which includes that: a terminal detects a link state of a communication link between the terminal and an adjacent network node; when the link state changes, the terminal determines at least one other terminal associated with the terminal; the terminal sends a first updating indication message including a link identity identifier and a link change identifier of the communication link, to the at least one other terminal, and the first updating indication message is used for indicating each of the at least one other terminal to update a corresponding transmission path set according to the link identity identifier and the link change identifier. The embodiments of the present disclosure also disclose a terminal and a system. By utilizing the present disclosure, available transmission paths of the terminal can be updated timely and accurately. |
| US11129062B2 |
Enhanced techniques for using core based nodes for state transfer
Methods and apparatus for storing, manipulating, retrieving, and forwarding state, e.g., context and other information, used to support communications sessions with one or more end nodes, e.g., mobile devices, are described. Various features are directed to a mobile node controlling the transfer of state from a first access node to a second access node during a handoff operation thereby eliminating any need for state transfer messages to be transmitted between the second access node and the first access node during handoff. Other features of the invention are directed to the use of a core network node to store state information. State information stored in the core node can be accessed and used by access nodes in cases where a mobile node does not send a state transfer message during a handoff, e.g., because communication with the first access node is lost or because such messages are not supported. |
| US11129056B2 |
System information transmission method, base station, and terminal
Disclosed in the present invention are a system information transmission method, a base station, and a terminal, which can improve the flexibility of resource allocation. The method comprises: a base station obtains at least two wireless configuration parameter sets, each of the at least two wireless configuration parameter sets comprising at least one wireless configuration parameter, and values of the at least one wireless configuration parameter in any two wireless configuration parameter sets being different; among at least two wireless configuration parameter sets, the base station determines at least one wireless configuration parameter set for transmitting first system information in a first time period; and the base station sends, according to the at least one wireless configuration parameter set, the first system information in the first time period by means of at least one frequency-domain resource, the at least one frequency-domain resource being in a one-to-one correspondence with the at least one wireless configuration parameter set in the first time period, and frequencies corresponding to any two frequency-domain resources among the at least one frequency-domain resource being different. |
| US11129051B2 |
Proxy equipment in a cellular telecommunication system
A cellular telecommunication system comprises a radio access part comprising a plurality of base stations that can be offset by wireless connection, as well as a core network part comprising quality-of-service policy control equipment connected via a first connection to a gateway via which radio bearers are set up. Proxy equipment: intercepts, on said first connection, each session establishment or session update message; when the intercepted message does not concern a radio bearer involving a base station offset by wireless connection, propagates the message to its destination. Otherwise the proxy equipment: determines a remaining bandwidth via said wireless connection; when the remaining bandwidth covers a bandwidth requirement expressed in the intercepted message, propagates the message to its destination; and otherwise modifies the message by indicating a bandwidth requirement of no more than the remaining bandwidth. |
| US11129048B2 |
Data transmission method, base station, and wireless communications device
A present invention discloses a data transmission method, a base station, and a wireless communications device, which can ensure normal communication between a terminal and a base station in a multi-stream aggregation scenario. The method includes: receiving, by a primary base station, offloading information sent by a wireless communications device, where the wireless communications device is a secondary base station or a terminal; and adjusting, by the primary base station according to the offloading information, offloading data that is allocated to a multi-stream aggregation base station. The present invention is applicable to the communications field. |
| US11129047B2 |
Radio link control status reporting
Various communication systems may benefit from an enhanced radio link control status report. A method may include determining a negative acknowledgment sequence number range. The negative acknowledgment sequence number range may include a plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers. The method may also include determining at least one of a negative acknowledgment end sequence number when the plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers exceeds the negative acknowledgment sequence number range. In addition, the method may include sending a radio link control status report comprising at least one of a negative acknowledgment sequence number, the negative acknowledgment sequence number range, or the negative acknowledgment end sequence number when the plurality of consecutive radio link control missing sequence numbers exceeds the at least one negative acknowledgment sequence number range. |
| US11129043B2 |
Systems and methods for client device roaming in a wireless network to provide lossless video transmission services
A device may receive threshold data identifying threshold ranges, and may receive, from a first access point of multiple access points, first network data identifying first quality measurement indicators associated with a first link. The device may determine whether a first quality of the first link is good, fair, or poor based on comparing the first network data and the threshold data, and may provide, to the first access point and when the first quality is determined to be poor, a request for second network data identifying second quality measurement indicators associated with multiple links between the device and the multiple access points. The device may receive, from the first access point, the second network data, and may select one of the multiple access points based on the second network data. The device may utilize a link associated with the one of the multiple access points to receive video data. |
| US11129042B2 |
Path crossing detection based on wireless signals travel time
Presented herein are systems and methods for detecting a boundary line crossing based on Round Trip Time (RTT) measured for wireless signals transmitted between and initiator wireless transceiver and a responder wireless transceiver deployed to form a straight boundary line. The initiator wireless transceiver transmits wireless probe signal(s) to the responder wireless transceiver, receives a wireless response signal transmitted by the responder wireless transceiver in response to the wireless probe signal(s), calculates an RTT combining a travel time of the wireless probe signal(s) and the travel time of the wireless response signal(s), compares the RTT to a reference RTT computed for a wireless probe signal and a corresponding wireless response signal transmitted in a clear straight transmission path while the boundary line is clear of obstacles and determines whether an object is blocking the straight transmission path based on a deviation of the RTT from the reference RTT. |
| US11129041B2 |
Reporting early measurement results in the next generation wireless networks
Some of the present implementations provide a method for reporting measurement results by a user equipment (UE). The method receives, at the UE, a radio resource control (RRC) release message to transition to an RRC Inactive state. The method of some of the present implementations performs measurements while in the RRC Inactive state. The method then receives an RRC resume message from a base station, the RRC resume message comprising a request for the measurement results. After receiving the RRC resume message, the method transmits the measurement results to the base station in an RRC resume complete message. |
| US11129040B2 |
Methods and apparatus to determine mobile device application usage in vehicles including media applications
An example method for classifying a service set identifier (SSID) as a vehicle SSID includes determining, by executing an instruction with a processor, that a first SSID detected by a mobile device satisfies a detection threshold, determining, by executing an instruction with the processor, that a counter of non-vehicle SSIDs different from the first SSID satisfies a quantity threshold, the counter to increment when an SSID of the non-vehicle SSIDs satisfies a time threshold, and the non-vehicle SSIDs detected while detecting the first SSID, and classifying, based on the first SSID satisfying the detection threshold and the counter of non-vehicle SSIDs satisfying the quantity threshold, the first SSID as the vehicle SSID. |
| US11129039B2 |
Method and apparatus for uplink transmission in wireless communication system
A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided, which may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. An uplink transmission method is provided, which can increase an uplink coverage through improvement of reception reliability of uplink control information and data information. |
| US11129037B2 |
Cross link interference measurement for wireless communications in 5G or other next generation network
A cross link interference (CLI) measurement system is disclosed. The cross link interference measurement system can measure both unconstrained CLI that do not require any special constraints on the frame structure, and constrained CLI that does require special constraints on the frame structure (e.g., measurement gaps). The system does this in part by not only measuring reference signal received powers, but also determining load based on a power scaling of a reference signal and based on angle of arrival determinations. |
| US11129036B2 |
Method and apparatus for estimating pathloss of PUSCH in a wireless communication system
Methods and apparatuses estimating pathloss of PUSCH in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, the UE receives a first configuration of a first serving cell and a second serving cell, wherein the second serving cell is a pathloss reference for the first serving cell. The UE receives a second configuration of multiple downlink bandwidth parts of the second serving cell, wherein a downlink bandwidth part among the multiple downlink bandwidth parts is an active downlink bandwidth part. The UE estimates (or derives) a pathloss for an uplink transmission in an uplink bandwidth part of the first serving cell based on a reference signal in the downlink bandwidth part. |
| US11129034B2 |
Link latency and system behavior
Various communication systems may benefit from improved wireless communications. For example, communication systems may benefit from a wireless broadband network that monitors and detects link latency. A method includes detecting latency information of data being transmitted on at least one link between a first base station and at least one second base station. In addition, the method includes forming at least one array comprising the latency information of the data. Further, the method includes modifying a system behavior relating to at least the first base station or the at least one second base station based on the at least one array. |
| US11129033B2 |
Wireless communication device, wireless communication method and computer readable medium
A delivery data transmission device (100A) is mounted on a train, and transmits delivery data. A redundancy-degree decision unit (115A) decides a redundancy-degree of an erasure-correction code to be applied to delivery data when a distance between the delivery data transmission device (100A) and a next arrival station the train stops at next becomes equal to or smaller than a threshold value. An encoding unit (116B) encodes the delivery data at an encoding rate corresponding to the redundancy-degree decided by the redundancy-degree decision unit (115A). |
| US11129031B2 |
Systems and methods for improving coverage and throughput of mobile access points in a network of moving things, for example including a network of autonomous vehicles
Systems and methods for enhancing node operation in a network of moving things. As non-limiting examples, various aspects of this disclosure provide systems and methods for adapting mobile access point coverage, for example adapting a mobile access point of a vehicle (e.g., an autonomous vehicle, a manually locally controlled vehicle, a remotely controlled vehicle, etc.). |
| US11129028B2 |
Prioritization for potential shared channel transmissions
Improved methods, systems, devices, or apparatus that support prioritization for potential shared data transmissions are described. In some cases, a receiving device may identify transmission parameters for shared transmissions including a scheduled shared transmission and determine resources for a potential shared transmission. The receiving device may monitor for the shared transmission(s) based on priority rules for a shared transmission and the potential shared transmission. For instance, the receiving device may be configured to receive only one of the scheduled or potential shared transmission. In some cases, the transmitting device may consider the priority rules and determine whether to transmit or drop one or more shared transmissions. |
| US11129024B2 |
Vehicle-to-X communication device and method for realizing a safety integrity level in vehicle-to-X communication
A vehicle-to-X communication apparatus includes a generating device which is designed to generate a vehicle-to-X message to be sent, a signing device which is designed to sign the vehicle-to-X message to be sent, a first verification device which is designed to verify the vehicle-to-X message to be sent, a transmitting device which is designed to send the vehicle-to-X message. The first verification device is configured according to a higher safety integrity level than the generating device, the signing device and/or the transmitting device. Furthermore, a corresponding method as well as the use of the apparatus in a vehicle or an infrastructure facility is disclosed. |
| US11129023B2 |
Systems and methods for distributing SD-WAN policies
In one embodiment, a router includes one or more processors and one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media coupled to the one or more processors. The one or more computer-readable non-transitory storage media include instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the router to perform operations including receiving software-defined networking in a wide area network (SD-WAN) policies from a component of an SD-WAN network. The operations also include establishing a session with a mobile device and receiving information associated with the mobile device in response to establishing the session with the mobile device. The operations further include filtering the SD-WAN policies based on the information associated with the mobile device to generate SD-WAN device-specific policies and communicating the SD-WAN device-specific policies to the mobile device. |
| US11129016B2 |
Method and device for networking between devices
A method for networking between devices, including: connecting to, by a user mobile phone C, a primary router A, and detecting a nearby device B that can be networked; tapping, by a user on the user mobile phone C, a button for adding the device B, to send information about the to-be-added device B to the primary router A; after receiving a message sent by the mobile phone C, obtaining, by the primary router A, the SSID of the to-be-added device B, and sending a notification message to the SSID (the message needs to include an SSID and a password of the router A that need to be encrypted) to instruct B to connect to the primary router A; and after receiving the SSID and the password of the primary router A, connecting to, by the device B, the primary router A, so that the device is added. |
| US11129015B2 |
Method for establishing a bidirectional communication channel between a server and a secure element, corresponding servers and secure element
The invention concerns a method for establishing a bidirectional communication channel between a server and a secure element cooperating with a terminal in a cellular telecommunication network for exchanging data and commands, the method comprising: a—Sending a first attachment request signaling message from the terminal to the server, the first message comprising a MCC and a MNC of the server, and at least a part of a unique identifier of the secure element, the server being provisioned with the unique identifier; b—Sending from the server to the secure element, in at least a first signaling message: At least a command; A correlation identifier if further messages have to be sent from the secure element to the server; A first payload comprising data; c—Executing at the secure element the command. |
| US11129012B2 |
Apparatus and method for determining timer value for changing mode in wireless communication system
The disclosure relates to technology for a sensor network, machine to machine communication (M2M), machine type communication (MTC), and the Internet of things (IoT). The disclosure may be used for an intelligent service (a smart home, a smart building, a smart city, a smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety-related service, etc.) on the basis of the technology. A mobility management entity (MME) apparatus in a wireless communication system includes a transmission/reception unit and a control unit functionally connected to the transmission/reception unit, wherein the control unit is configured to: determine a timer value used to allow a terminal supporting a power saving mode (PSM) to perform transition from a PSM state to an idle mode state; and control the transmission/reception unit so as to transmit, to the terminal, a message including information related to the determined timer value, and the timer value is determined on the basis of one of a mobile terminated (MT) data occurrence expectation time point and a mobile terminated data reception target value, pre-configured in the MME. |
| US11129011B2 |
System and method to detect and report to the authorities high level sounds that infringe the law
A smart cellphone application is used as sound pressure level meter for determining if ambient noise infringes the legal limit, and sends evidence to prove the infringement to the law enforcement agency. The application play in the speaker at least one reference burst tone, and use Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to achieve the mentioned functionality. |
| US11129010B2 |
Emergency management system
An emergency management system having a downloadable cloud base website that assists in the management of an emergency event. Based upon an emergency notification from a first responder, the website sends an initial emergency notification to primary parties. Based upon the type of emergency, a second emergency notification is sent to secondary parties. A two-way communication system is activated between the secondary parties and at least one of the primary parties known as an administrator. |
| US11129005B2 |
Media playback system control via cellular network
An example implementation involves a media playback system that includes one or more playback devices that are controllable by the mobile device while the mobile device is joined to the media playback system. The mobile device may join the media playback system over one or more communication paths via a cellular network from the mobile device to the media playback system. The example implementation may involve detecting that the mobile device is outside of a threshold proximity to the media playback system while the mobile device is joined to the media playback system. Based on detecting that the mobile device is outside of the threshold proximity to the media playback system, the mobile device may disconnect from the media playback system. |
| US11129001B2 |
Method and device to provide a coexistence mechanism for two different wireless communication technologies on a shared frequency range
A method for operating a network infrastructure-side network unit of a cell-based wireless communication network is provided. The method includes ascertaining a first scheduling grant message, the first scheduling grant message including an assignment of at least one sidelink resource of the first sidelink channel to the roadside network unit; sending the first scheduling grant message to the roadside network unit on a downlink channel; receiving from the roadside network unit on the uplink channel an indication that the assigned sidelink resource of the first sidelink channel is occupied; ascertaining a second scheduling grant message, the second scheduling grant message including an assignment of at least one sidelink resource of a second sidelink channel in a licensed frequency range to the roadside network unit; and sending the second scheduling grant message to the roadside network unit on the downlink channel. |
| US11128996B2 |
Media echoing and social networking device and method
A method and apparatus for echoing media via a mobile device are disclosed herein. According to an embodiment, the method can include displaying automatically to a user, on the mobile device, a list of one or more respective identifiers of one or more other users experiencing respective media within a selectable geographic area. The user is then allowed to select whether to play one or more of the respective media on the mobile device, and can connect with the one or more other users via a social networking site. As a result, the user can network with previously unknown people, based on a common taste in music or other media, for example, as well as a geographic location. |
| US11128992B2 |
Communications device, base station, and communications method
A communications apparatus, a base station, and a communications method. The communications apparatus includes processing circuitry configured to: group users in a 3D beam-forming space of a current cell into multiple space user groups; determine group configuration information of the users in the 3D beam-forming space of the current cell; notify a neighbor cell of the group configuration information of the users in the 3D beam-forming space of the current cell to assist inter-cell interference coordination, wherein the current cell is configured with an antenna array having multiple physical antennas to achieve 3D beam-forming. |
| US11128990B2 |
Communication apparatus, control method, and storage medium
Another communication apparatus reproducing a content stored in an external apparatus transmits an instruction for causing a communication apparatus to obtain the content stored in the external apparatus and reproduce the obtained content. Another communication apparatus also transmits a reproduction start timing of the content and information indicating a reproduction position of the content being reproduced by the another communication apparatus to the communication apparatus. If the received reproduction start timing has come, the communication apparatus starts reproducing the content. In starting to reproduce the content, the communication apparatus reproduces the content from a reproduction position at a subsequent time from the received reproduction position based on the reproduction start timing. |
| US11128984B1 |
Content presentation and layering across multiple devices
A method may include causing first content to be displayed on a display device; causing second content to be rendered irrespective of a location of a mobile device relative to the display device; and causing the second content to be displayed on the mobile device such that the second content is layered over the first content. When the second content has moved a predetermined distance from the screen, The method may also include causing the second content to be rendered based on the location of the mobile device relative to the display device; and causing the second content to be displayed on the mobile device such that the second content is layered over the first content. |
| US11128978B2 |
Rendering of immersive audio content
The present document relates to methods and apparatus for rendering input audio for playback in a playback environment. The input audio includes at least one audio object and associated metadata, and the associated metadata indicates at least a location of the audio object. A method for rendering input audio including divergence metadata for playback in a playback environment comprises creating two additional audio objects associated with the audio object such that respective locations of the two additional audio objects are evenly spaced from the location of the audio object, on opposite sides of the location of the audio object when seen from an intended listener's position in the playback environment, determining respective weight factors for application to the audio object and the two additional audio objects, and rendering the audio object and the two additional audio objects to one or more speaker feeds in accordance with the determined weight factors. The present document further relates to methods and apparatus for rendering audio input including extent metadata and/or diffuseness metadata for playback in a playback environment. |
| US11128977B2 |
Spatial audio downmixing
Channels of audio data in a spatial audio object are associated with any one or more of a direction and a location of one or more recorded sounds, which channels are to be reproduced as spatial sound. A visualized spatial sound object represents a snapshot/thumbnail of the spatial sound. To preview the spatial sound (by experiencing its snapshot or thumbnail), a user manipulates the orientation of the visualized spatial sound object, and a weighted downmix of the channels is rendered for output as a spatial preview sound, e.g., a single output audio signal is provided to a spatial audio renderer; one or more of the channels that are oriented toward the user are emphasized in the preview sound, more than channels that are oriented away from the user. Other aspects are also described and claimed. |
| US11128976B2 |
Representing occlusion when rendering for computer-mediated reality systems
In general, techniques are described for modeling occlusions when rendering audio data. A device comprising a memory and one or more processors may perform the techniques. The memory may store audio data representative of a soundfield. The one or more processors may obtain occlusion metadata representative of an occlusion within the soundfield in terms of propagation of sound through the occlusion, the occlusion separating the soundfield into two or more sound spaces. The one or more processors may obtain a location of the device, and obtain, based on the occlusion metadata and the location, a renderer by which to render the audio data into one or more speaker feeds that account for propagation of the sound in one of the two or more sound spaces in which the device resides. The one or more processors may apply the renderer to the audio data to generate the speaker feeds. |
| US11128972B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and program
[Object] To provide an information processing device, control method, and program that are capable of showing presence of a virtual object in a real space.[Solution] The information processing device includes: a calculation unit configured to calculate a localization position of a sound source of a virtual object relative to a user on the basis of information on the virtual object and information on a state of the user, the virtual object causing the user to feel as if the virtual object exists in a real space through sound image localization; and a sound image localization unit configured to perform a sound signal process of the sound source such that a sound image is localized at the calculated localization position. |
| US11128964B2 |
Filter for a microphone system, a microphone system, a miniature electronic device and a method of equipping a printed circuit board
A filter for a microphone system of a miniature electronic device. The filter includes a sound inlet and a sound outlet, wherein the filter is adapted to be mounted on a surface of a printed circuit board. |
| US11128963B1 |
Hearing aid and method for use of same
A hearing aid and method for use of the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the hearing aid includes a body having various electronic components contained therein, including an electronic signal processor that is programmed with a respective left ear qualified sound range and a right ear qualified sound range. Each of the left ear qualified sound range and the right ear qualified sound range may be a range of sound corresponding to a preferred hearing range of an ear of the patient. The electronic signal processor is also programmed with a tinnitus frequency which is a range of sound corresponding to a sensation of tinnitus in the ear of the patient. Sound received at the hearing aid is converted to the qualified sound range prior to output with the output amplified at 0 dB at the tinnitus frequency or an inverse amplitude signal applied at the tinnitus frequency. |
| US11128962B2 |
Grouping of hearing device users based on spatial sensor input
Systems and methods for controlling hearing devices are disclosed. Each hearing device is worn by a user, the users of the hearing devices having a conversation and the hearing devices being communicatively interconnected with each other for data exchange to form a hearing device system. A method includes acquiring a sound signal of each user with a microphone of the hearing device of the user; acquiring spatial information of each user; determining conversation patterns from the spatial information acquired for all users; determining conversation groups from the conversation patterns; outputting the sound signals from the users with a hearing device, such that sound signals from users of a conversation group that the user of the hearing device is a member of are output to the user and that sound signals from users of conversations groups of which the user is not a member are muted. |
| US11128959B2 |
MEMS microphone with improved particle filter
A MEMS microphone including a carrier board and a MEMS chip mounted thereon over a sound opening. A filter chip includes a bulk material with an aperture covered and closed by a mesh. The mesh includes a layer of the filter chip with parallel through-going first holes structured in the layer. The filter chip is arranged in or on the carrier board such that the mesh covers the sound opening. |
| US11128947B2 |
Modular loudspeaker system
To provide flexibility in multiple loudspeaker combinations, and reduced space requirements, a modular loudspeaker system is provided comprising a first loudspeaker cabinet 10 having a first face 40, and a first loudspeaker 30 for producing sound, in use, to be emitted through the first face, the first loudspeaker cabinet including a first passage 50 arranged such that with a second loudspeaker cabinet 20, including a second loudspeaker 80, placed adjacent the first loudspeaker cabinet 10 the sound produced by the second loudspeaker 80, in use, travels through the first passage 50 to be emitted through the first face 40 of the first loudspeaker cabinet 10. |
| US11128945B2 |
Loudspeaker and method for improving directivity, head-mounted device and method
The present disclosure discloses a loudspeaker and a method for improving directivity of a sound of a loudspeaker, a head-mounted device and a method for improving a sound effect of a head-mounted device. The loudspeaker comprises: a housing, a magnetic circuit unit that is provided within the housing and is for generating a magnetic force, a voice coil that vibrates by the magnetic force, and a vibrating diaphragm that in response to the vibration of the voice coil vibrates and generates a sound; wherein the loudspeaker further comprises a curved-surface extension structure; the curved-surface extension structure connects to the vibrating diaphragm, and radiating the sound generated by the vibrating diaphragm into a predetermined directivity range. |
| US11128944B2 |
Proximity detecting headphone devices
A proximity detecting headphone device is provided, with a proximity sensor, plurality of output devices, data store having predetermined heat signatures, and a control circuit communicatively coupled to the proximity sensor, output device, and data store. The control circuit is configured to: capture, via the proximity sensor, proximity data within a threshold distance of the proximity detecting headphone device; determine, using the proximity data, a presence of a person within the threshold distance; generate an audio notification when the presence of the person within the threshold distance is determined; and transmit, via the plurality of output devices, the audio notification. The proximity detecting headphone device communicates with a computing device. The proximity sensor comprises a laser rangefinder that captures time-of-flight data. The predetermined heat signatures comprise the heat signatures of vehicles and persons. The proximity detecting headphone device includes a communications device used to communicate with the computing device. |
| US11128943B2 |
Earphones
An earpiece is described that includes a driver housing that encloses an audio driver. The driver housing is oriented so that a first end of the driver housing can be supported by a concha bowl of a user's ear and a second end opposite the first end can tilt outside of the user's ear so that the ear need not accommodate an entirety of the driver housing. The driver housing is held in place by an ear clip that engages an exterior portion of the user's ear and attaches to the driver housing by way of a bridge element that can enclose other electronic components such as a battery, antenna, processor and the like. |
| US11128940B2 |
Transmission method for an optical burst transport network, slave node, and computer storage medium
The disclosure provides a transmission method for an Optical Burst Transport Network (OBTN), a slave node and computer storage medium. The transmission method includes that: a slave node performs frame synchronization training and timeslot synchronization training according to a test data frame and test control frame transmitted by a master node, and transmits a result of the frame synchronization training and a result of the timeslot synchronization training to the master node; and the slave node controls reception and transmission of each timeslot in a data frame according to a bandwidth map transmitted by the master node as well as the result of the frame synchronization training and the result of the timeslot synchronization training, and transmits a request for bandwidth to the master node, wherein the test data frame and the data frame are transmitted through a data channel, the test control frame is transmitted through a control channel, and the control channel and the data channel are independent of each other. |
| US11128937B2 |
Apparatus and method for maintaining parameter ranges for remote sensing devices
A method and apparatus for managing parameter ranges in a monitoring system includes storing a plurality of predetermined parameter ranges, receiving from a remote sensing device a measured parameter measured at the remote sensing device, determining a first parameter range based on the plurality of predetermined parameter ranges such that the measured parameter is within the first parameter range, transmitting a message to the remote sensing device that includes the first parameter range. |
| US11128935B2 |
Realtime multimodel lossless data compression system and method
Methods and systems for processing telemetry data that contains multiple data types is disclosed. Optimum multimodal encoding approaches can be used which can achieve data-specific compression performance for heterogeneous datasets by distinguishing data types and their characteristics at real-time and applying most effective compression method to a given data type. Using an optimum encoding diagram for heterogeneous data, a data classification algorithm classifies input data blocks into predefined categories, such as Unicode, telemetry, RCS and IR for telemetry datasets, and a class of unknown which includes non-studied data types, and then assigns them into corresponding compression models. |