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| US11155490B1 |
Superomniphobic thin film
An article including an optically transparent, superomniphobic coating that is durable and relatively easy to keep clean, is disclosed. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an article comprising a substrate and a graded layer, the graded layer having a first side disposed adjacent the substrate, the first side comprising 45-85 wt. % silicon oxide in a first glass phase and 10-40 wt. % boron oxide in a second glass phase, and opposed the first side, a second side comprising at least 45 wt. % silicon oxide, no more than 5 wt. % boron oxide, and 10-50 wt. % aerogel, the aerogel present in the graded layer as a plurality of distinct domains. |
| US11155488B2 |
Apparatus and method for manufacturing porous glass preform for optical fiber
A manufacturing method of a porous glass preform for optical fiber by depositing glass microparticles on a starting member, including supplying a vaporizer with organic silicon compound raw material in a liquid state and a carrier gas; in the vaporizer, mixing and vaporizing the organic silicon compound raw material in a liquid state and the carrier gas to convert the organic silicon compound raw material and the carrier gas into a raw material mixed gas; supplying a burner with the raw material mixed gas and a combustible gas, combusting the raw material mixed gas and the combustible gas in the burner, and ejecting SiO2 microparticles generated by the combustion from the burner; and depositing the SiO2 microparticles ejected from the burner on the starting member by repeatedly moving the vaporizer and the burner together, in a synchronized manner, parallel to the starting member in a longitudinal direction thereof. |
| US11155487B2 |
Method for manufacturing infrared-transmissible lens, infrared-transmissible lens, and infrared camera
Provided is a method for manufacturing an infrared-transmissive lens having an excellent surface quality. A method for manufacturing an infrared-transmissive lens includes firing a preform of a chalcogenide glass in an inert gas atmosphere to obtain a fired body and then subjecting the fired body to hot press molding. |
| US11155484B2 |
Systems and methods for treating wastewater and providing class A sludge
A method of providing, maintaining and using a youthful added microbe population for the treatment of wastewater. A method to obtain Class A sludge without the need for disinfecting procedures. |
| US11155481B2 |
Use of cationic sugar-based compounds for microbial fouling control in a water system
Described herein are the methods of using a cationic alkyl polyglycoside in a fouling control composition to reduce microbial and/biofilm growth in a water system. The described methods or compositions are found to be effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used single quaternary compounds for reducing microbial or biofilm growth in water systems. |
| US11155480B2 |
Use of cationic sugar-based compounds as corrosion inhibitors in a water system
Described herein are the methods of using a cationic alkyl polyglycoside in a corrosion control composition to reduce corrosion for metal surfaces in a water system. The described methods or compositions are found to be effective than those methods or compositions including commonly used corrosion inhibitors for water systems. |
| US11155476B2 |
Systems for removing perchlorate from water
Provided are methods of removing perchlorate from water. The methods include contacting water suspected of containing perchlorate with a cationic material. The cationic material includes one or more cationic metal atoms connected by an atom or molecule into an extended structure, and a charge balancing anion. The contacting removes perchlorate (e.g., selectively), if present, from the water. Water treatment vessels, systems and facilities that find use in practicing the methods of the present disclosure are also provided. |
| US11155473B2 |
Nanostructured mixed metal oxides as catalysts and method of making thereof
A method of forming a metal oxide material having a rod shape or polyhedral nanostructure includes preparing a first reverse micro-emulsion system comprising an aqueous precipitating agent dispersion and a second reverse micro-emulsion system containing an aqueous metal salt dispersion; combining the micro-emulsions together to initiate a reaction; allowing the reaction to continue to form a product mixture comprising a metal oxide gel and aqueous media; separating the metal oxide gel from the aqueous media; collecting the metal oxide gel; and calcining the metal oxide gel to form the metal oxide material. The metal oxide material corresponds to the chemical formula of La2MxNi1-xO4, Pr2-yAyNiO4, or La2-zDzNiO4, wherein M is copper, cobalt, iron, manganese, chromium, aluminum, or platinum; A is lanthanum or neodymium; D is calcium, barium or strontium; x ranges from 0 to 1; y ranges from 0 to 2; and z ranges from 0 to 0.25. |
| US11155471B2 |
Bandgap-tunable perovskite materials and methods of making the same
Bandgap-tunable perovskite compositions are provided having the formula CsPb(A)xBy)3, wherein A and B are each a halogen. The mixed halide perovskite composition has a morphology which suppresses phase segregation to stabilize a tuned bandgap of the mixed halide perovskite composition. For example, the perovskite may be in the form of nanocrystals embedded in a non-perovskite matrix, which, for example, may have the formula Cs4Pb(A)xBy)6, wherein A and B are each a halogen. Solar cells and light-emitting diodes comprising the mixed perovskite compositions are also provided. |
| US11155470B2 |
Small-pore calcium hydroxide particles and method for manufacturing same
The present invention relates to calcium hydroxide particles having a total pore volume greater than 0.18 cm3/g, said total pore volume being calculated with the BJH method for a range of pores having a diameter of between 20 and 1000 Å, said particles being characterized in that the BJH partial pore volume for the range of pores having a diameter of between 20 and 100 Å corresponds to more than 20% of said BJH total pore volume. |
| US11155468B2 |
Process for the synthesis of ammonia
Process for the synthesis of ammonia comprising the steps of reforming of a hydrocarbon feedstock into a raw product gas, purification of said raw product gas obtaining a make-up synthesis gas, conversion of said synthesis gas into ammonia; said purification includes shift conversion of carbon monoxide into carbon dioxide and the reforming process requires a heat input which is at least partially recovered from at least one of said step of shift conversion, which is carried out with a peak temperature of at least 450° C., and said step of conversion into ammonia. |
| US11155460B2 |
Root mean square sensor device
A sensor device includes a first and second Micro-Electro-Mechanical (MEM) structures. The first MEM structure includes a first heating element on a first layer of the first MEM structure. The first heating element includes an input adapted to receive an input signal. The first MEM structure also includes a first temperature sensing element on a second layer of the first MEM structure. The second MEM structure includes a second heating element on a first layer of the second MEM structure and a second temperature sensing element on a second layer of the second MEM structure. An output circuit has a first input coupled to the first temperature sensing element and a second input coupled to the second temperature sensing element. |
| US11155458B2 |
Device for preventing overflow of urea water for vehicle
The present disclosure relates to a device for preventing overflow of urea water out of an injection hole of a urea water tank when urea water is injected into the injection hole. The device is configured to enhance the function of a ventilation flow path, thus efficiently relieving pressure in the urea water tank when urea water is injected into the urea water tank. |
| US11155457B2 |
Supply control apparatus, supply device, supply control method, and program
A supply control apparatus includes a display information output unit configured to output display information to allow a user to recognize an identifier of a supply object and information to prompt the user to decide on the supply object when the supply object is supplied to a supply destination container and a supply control unit configured to remove a supply limit for the supply destination container of the supply object when a decision operation in which the user confirming the display information decides on the supply object is detected. |
| US11155452B2 |
Working machine and a controller
A working machine has a body and a load handling apparatus coupled to the body. The load handling apparatus is moveable with respect to the body by an electrically driven actuator assembly. A controller is configured to receive a tilt signal representative of a moment of tilt of the working machine and issue a control signal configured to control an electrical drive element of the electrically driven actuator assembly based on the value of the tilt signal relative to a tilt threshold. |
| US11155448B2 |
Crane and information display method
There is provided a crane for enabling easily carrying out an operation of a boom such as raising and lowering, telescoping, or turning, by displaying a range wherein a hook may be moved or may not be moved in a direction approaching a vehicle part of the crane. The crane includes: a vehicle; a boom positioned upon the vehicle; a wire rope being suspended from a base end side of the boom toward a leading end side thereof; a hook being hung from the leading end side of the boom and raised and lowered by winding and unwinding the wire rope; a camera for photographing an image including the hook; a display device for displaying the image; and a control device connected to the camera and the display device, the control device being for processing information. On the basis of the length of the boom or the height of the hook, the control device computes an inner boundary which is a boundary between a range where the hook may move, and a range where the hook may not move, in a direction approaching the vehicle. The display device displays an image wherein images indicating the inner boundary are superimposed on the image photographed with the camera. |
| US11155446B2 |
Method for installing or uninstalling a component of a wind turbine
Provided is a method for installing or uninstalling a component of a wind turbine, which component is moved with a lifting device at which the component is fixed with cables, whereby two ropes are fixed to the component, with each rope running to a winch attached at a previously installed component of the wind turbine, with the ropes crossing each other and being moved around the winches for tensioning the rope while the component is lowered to its installation position or is lifted from its installation position. |
| US11155445B2 |
Lifting assembly for lifting heavy loads
Provided is a lifting assembly for lifting a load, including an upper part and a number of independent lower parts, wherein the upper part includes a lifting beam, a suspension arrangement for suspending the lifting beam from a crane hook, and a locking assembly including an actuator arrangement realized to engage the upper part to a lower part; and wherein a lower part includes a lifting tool realized for connection to a load, and a locking interface realized to engage with the locking assembly of the upper part. A method of lifting a load using such a lifting assembly is also provided. |
| US11155444B2 |
Elevator door interlock assembly
An illustrative example elevator door interlock includes a base, a plurality of interlock bumpers supported on the base, and a latch supported on the base for movement relative to the base between a door locking position and a released position. The plurality of interlock bumpers are supported on the base with a gap between the plurality of interlock bumpers. Each of the interlock bumpers includes a contact surface configured to contact at least one vane supported on an elevator car door. Each of the interlock bumpers remains rotationally fixed relative to the base. The latch includes a latch bumper that is situated relative to the gap such that the at least one vane contacts the latch bumper and urges the latch into the released position when the at least one vane is at least partially in the gap. |
| US11155441B2 |
Buffer cap for elevator
According to one embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a buffer cap for an elevator to be placed on an upper surface of a buffer provided below a counterweight for an elevator so as to be opposed to a lower surface of the counterweight, which is configured to restrict lowering of the counterweight, the buffer cap including: a support column; an upper plate provided to an upper end of the support column; and a lower plate provided to a lower end of the support column, wherein the support column is formed of flat plates, and each of the upper plate and the lower plate is formed of a flat plate, and wherein the flat plates for forming the support column, and the flat plates for the support column and the upper plate or the lower plate are fittable and disassemblable. |
| US11155440B2 |
Elevator overspeed governor with automatic reset
A governor assembly is provided including a sheave rotatably mounted on a shaft and a ratchet disc mounted on the shaft. Rotation of the ratchet disc is restricted. An overspeed assembly includes a swing jaw mounted to the sheave. The swing jaw is movable between a normal position and a tripped position. The swing jaw is biased into the tripped position. When the swing jaw is in the tripped position, rotation of the sheave in a first direction is restricted. A tripping lever is pivotally mounted to the sheave and is configured to cooperate with the swing jaw. Rotation of the sheave in a second, opposite direction is configured to automatically move the swing jaw against its bias to the normal position. |
| US11155439B2 |
Elevator energy solution
The invention relates to an elevator system comprising: an elevator car; at least one motor operable in two modes wherein in the first mode the at least one motor is consuming electrical energy and in the second mode the at least on motor is generating electrical energy; at least one rechargeable battery coupled to the at least one motor; wherein the at least one rechargeable battery is configured to be charged with an energy generated by the at least one motor when the motor is in the second mode. |
| US11155437B2 |
Estimating the number of passengers in an elevator system
A solution for estimating the number of persons entering or leaving an elevator car, wherein a stepwise change in passenger load is detected based on a passenger load signal relating to the elevator car, and the change in a passenger count is estimated based on passenger load change ranges depending on traffic intensity and the stepwise change in the passenger load. |
| US11155432B2 |
Sheet post-processing apparatus and image forming system incorporating same
A sheet post-processing apparatus includes an output tray on which a sheet ejected from a sheet outlet is stacked; a wall disposed downstream from the output tray in a sheet ejection direction; and an alignment member configured to contact and move the sheet on the output tray, to bring a rear end of the sheet in the sheet ejection direction into contact with the wall for alignment. The alignment member is selectively set at three positions of: an alignment position protruding beyond the wall toward the output tray to contact the sheet on the output tray; a withdrawn position inward of the wall; and a home position between the alignment position and the withdrawn position. |
| US11155426B2 |
Image forming apparatus
According to one embodiment, an image forming apparatus includes a support shaft, a connecting member, and a detachable member. The support shaft extends in a first direction. The support shaft includes a protrusion. The protrusion protrudes in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. The connecting member is formed of an elastic material. The connecting member interposes the protrusion therebetween. The connecting member is connected to the support shaft to surround an outer periphery of the support shaft. The detachable member is detachably connected to the support shaft via the connecting member. |
| US11155425B2 |
Sheet feed device
A sheet feed device includes: a tray provided in a device body in a manner capable of being pulled out and having a loading part that is moved up and down; an extension part attached to the device body to support a portion of a sheet to be fed through the tray; a lifting mechanism that has a lifting/lowering part for moving the loading part up and down and a driving part for lifting and holding the loading part via the lifting/lowering part; and a disconnecting part that disconnects the lifting/lowering part and the driving part when an uncoupling operation is accepted in a state in which the tray is accommodated in the device body. |
| US11155423B2 |
Beverage bottle holding and transport device for holding and transporting beverage bottles and similar containers
The application discloses a beverage bottle holding and transport device for holding and transporting beverage bottles and similar containers. |
| US11155421B2 |
Conveying device and method for converting a serially transported piece goods stream into a parallelly transported piece goods stream
A conveying device for converting a serially transported piece goods stream into a parallelly transported piece goods stream. A feed belt conveyor serially feeds the piece goods stream, and a plurality of discharge belt conveyors parallelly discharge the fed piece goods stream. The discharge belt conveyors are assigned to a longitudinal side of the feed belt conveyor. The directions of transport of the discharge belt conveyors are oriented parallel to one another and transversely to the direction of transport of the feed belt conveyor. The discharge belt conveyors are configured as telescopic belt conveyors. The longitudinal side of the upper strand of the feed belt conveyor that is assigned to the discharge belt conveyors is arranged lower than the opposite longitudinal side of the upper strand of the feed belt conveyor. |
| US11155418B2 |
Spiral conveyor construction as well as a drive tower
A spiral conveyor construction comprises an endless conveyor belt guided on a conveying path. At least a part of the conveying path surrounds a drive tower. Spaced along the periphery of the drive tower are arranged vertical engagement members. Additionally on a lower section of the drive tower adjacent blocks are provided, radially projecting further from the drive tower than the engagement members, and where the blocks are provided with a radially extending secondary rib. |
| US11155414B2 |
Rebar cage assembly machine
A machine for assembling rebar cages includes a support frame, axial rollers mounted to the support frame for rotatably supporting a cylindrical wire cage for axial rotation about an axis of elongation, a carriage movably mounted to the support frame for translation, with the carriage adapted for driving an elongate rebar rod in a first axial direction. A drive mechanism is mounted to the support frame for driving the carriage in translation back and forth between a retracted position and an extended position for driving rebar rods into the rebar cages for assembly. |
| US11155409B2 |
Tire storage device
The present invention relates to a device for storing tires, particularly large tires, said tire storage device comprising a plurality of storage niches (10) and at least one elevator disposed in a front portion (31) of the device and engaging the plurality of storage niches (10), each storage niche (10) consisting of an inclined upper platform (II), a lower inclined platform (12), and a connecting platform (13) associating the upper platform (11) with the lower platform (12), the upper platform (11) comprising an inlet end of the tire (111) engaging the elevator and a second end (112) opposite the inlet end of the tire (111) engaging the connecting platform (13), the lower platform (12) comprising a first end (121) engaging the connecting platform and an outlet end of the tire (122) opposite the first end (121). |
| US11155408B2 |
Food storage system
A food product-carrying unit (10) for transferring food product from an in-feed section to an out-feed section of a small-scale, variable retention time (VRT) food storage system comprises a pair of opposing side portions (11, 12) joined by a pair of opposing end portions (13, 14) to form an open rectangular frame section (15). The side portions (11, 12) have formations (16, 17; 18, 19), respectively, thereon, which formations (16, 17; 18, 19) are adapted to reversibly link the food product-carrying unit (10) to corresponding formations on neighbouring food product-carrying units in the food storage system. A wheel (20, 21) is mounted at ends (22, 23), respectively, of end portion (13). Corresponding wheels (24) (only one wheel shown) are mounted at ends (25, 26), respectively, of end portion (14). The and each wheel (20, 21, 24) has an axle with a plastics wear part, and the wheels (20, 21, 24) are aligned such that, in use, the food product-carrying unit (10) is movable forwards and backwards on the wheels (20, 21, 24) in a straight line through the food storage system. The food product-carrying unit (10) also has a wear pad (27, 28; and 29) mounted on the and each end portion (13, 14), respectively, to the outside (31) of the frame section (15). |
| US11155406B2 |
Hands-free lid opener
A lid opener for interconnection with a waste container with a handle and a lid the lid opener is provided with a lever dimensioned to pivotally couple with the handle. The lid opener is further provided with a cord coupled with a force portion of the lever. A load portion of the lever is dimensioned to extend underneath the lid, whereby downward force applied to the cord causes the lever to pivot about the handle and open the lid. |
| US11155401B2 |
Sanitary glove dispensing apparatus
A sanitary glove dispensing apparatus. The sanitary glove dispensing apparatus, dispenses connected protective gloves overlapped in a pre-determined pattern, by both cuff ends, so that finger ends of the protective gloves are not contaminated during dispensing and protecting remaining protective gloves in the apparatus from surrounding environment and from other users of the apparatus. |
| US11155394B2 |
Flexible container
The present disclosure provides a flexible container. In an embodiment, the flexible container includes (A) a front panel, a rear panel, a first gusseted side panel, and a second gusseted side panel. The gusseted side panels adjoin the front panel and the rear panel along peripheral seals to form a chamber. (B) Each peripheral seal has (i) a body seal inner edge (BSIE) with a bottom end and an opposing top end, (ii) a bottom tapered seal inner edge (b-TSIE) extending from the BSIE bottom end, and (iii) a top tapered seal inner edge (t-TSIE) extending from the BSIE top end. (C) The t-TSIE has a length that is at least 1.1 times greater than the length of the BSIE (in mm). |
| US11155393B2 |
Filter cap assembly including protective baffle and method of use
A filter baffle assembly, including a filter cap engageable to a mouth of a container, the filter cap including a filter vent operatively attached to a liner situated within an inner space of the filter cap, and a gas permeable baffle disposed between a mouth of the container and the filter vent, covering the filter vent, the baffle including a single perforation to permit gas exchange between an interior of the container and the filter vent, and to protect the filter vent from contact with contents housed in the interior of the container. A gas permeable point baffle for protecting a filter vent from contact with the contents of a container, including a single perforation, the point baffle being welded to a liner and covering a filter vent operatively attached to the liner, housed within a cap engageable to the mouth of the container. A method for protecting a filter vent from the contents of a container. |
| US11155392B2 |
Dispenser integrated in a cap of a container for granular and/or powdered products
A dispenser (a) applicable to cap of a container (b) for granular and/or powdered products. The present dispenser (a) comprises a cylindrical body chute (10) with the required capacity, which is mounted with the possibility of relative rotation, on a virtual longitudinal (11) axis, in a cradle (2) formed on the wall of a lateral recess of the cap (b) of the container (c), being said chute provided with a projecting peripheral flap (14) acting as a manually operated turning means. The wall of the cradle (2) has an opening (3) facing the interior of the container (c) and the chute (10) has first and second openings (12-13) angularly separated. Chute (10) can run between a product loading position, with the first opening (12) facing the opening (3) of the cradle and the second opening (13) closed by the wall of the cradle, and a product discharge position, with the first opening (12) closed by the wall of the cradle (2) and the second opening (13) facing the outside of the cap. |
| US11155389B2 |
Beverage container closure with venting
A beverage container closure or lid adapted for closing an open end of a beverage container. The lid is couplable to the beverage container and includes a selectively openable stopper that when closed, creates a fluid-tight seal between the beverage container and the environment. The stopper may be opened by pressing a button disposed on a side of the beverage container closure. The stopper is subsequently automatically closed when the button is released. Thus, the user may open and close the beverage container closure using a single hand without the need to remove the beverage container closure from the beverage container. The beverage container closure includes an actuating lever configured to press the button when a user applies a force to the lever. By utilizing the mechanical advantage provided by the lever, a user is able to selectively open and close the stopper using a relatively low amount of force. |
| US11155388B2 |
Covered storage bin
A storage bin including a box and a lid. The box includes a bottom and at least four walls extending from the bottom to an upper rim. The lid is configured to be positioned relative to the rim such that the lid closes the box. The lid defines a planar lid surface with an upwardly extending peripheral raised edge thereabout. A plurality of friction feet may be secured to the box bottom. The lid may include at least one lock assembly. The lid may include a label assembly. |
| US11155383B2 |
Reusable cup
The present invention relates to a reusable cup comprising a cup body formed from a liquid impervious, flexible material, the cup having an upper portion, a middle portion and a base portion, and having foldable pre-forms arranged so as to define at least a first folding hinge around a first circumferential location interposed between the middle portion and the upper portion, and a second folding hinge around a second circumferential location, separate from the first circumferential location, interposed between the base portion and the middle portion, an outer peripheral band is formed around the middle portion of the cup to provide a central band, wherein the cup body is foldable into itself, at the circumferential locations, so as to adopt a nested, concentric form. |
| US11155377B2 |
Capsules
The present invention provides a method of assembling a filter element (8) with a cup-shaped capsule body (2) using a combined weld-head (70) and former (80), comprising the steps of positioning the filter element (8) at or near a mouth of the cup-shaped capsule body (2), moving the combined weld-head (70) and former (80) so as to contact and drive the filter element (8) into the cup-shaped capsule body (2), wherein, the filter element (8) is deformed by a sprung-loaded former (80) of the combined weld-head (70) and former (80) to form a cup-shaped filter element (56), and using a weld-head (70) of the combined weld-head (70) and former (80) to bond the cup-shaped filter element (56) to the cup-shaped capsule body (2). The present invention further provides a method of making a beverage capsule and a beverage capsule produced using this method. |
| US11155376B2 |
Cigarette filter rod boxing machine
A cigarette filter rod boxing machine, including a cigarette filter rod holding mechanism and a cigarette filter rod pushing mechanism. The cigarette filter rod holding mechanism includes a lifting groove and a lifting power mechanism. The cigarette filter rod pushing mechanism includes a bottom plate, a middle push plate, a middle push vertical plate, an upper push plate, and an upper push plate limiting mechanism. The middle push vertical plate is vertically fixed on one side of the middle push plate, and the other side of the middle push vertical plate is precisely opposite to the other side of the U-shaped groove body. The first power mechanism used for controlling the middle push plate and the components on the middle push plate to advance to or return from the inside of the lifting groove is arranged between the bottom plate and the middle push plate. |
| US11155375B2 |
Strapping apparatus having an actuating element for the tensioning device
In the case of a strapping apparatus for strapping articles to be packaged with a strapping band, said apparatus having a tensioning device for applying a band tension to a loop of a strapping band, wherein the tensioning device is provided with a tensioning element that is provided to apply a band tension and to engage in the strapping band and is drivable in rotation, and having a connecting device for creating a permanent connection, in particular a welded connection at two regions, located one on top of the other, of the loop of the strapping band, a possibility is intended to be created by way of which damage to articles to be packaged that is attributable to the tensioning operation, and non-uniform applications of tensile stress to a band loop are avoided or at least reduced. For this purpose an actuating element for the tensioning device is proposed, with which different rotational speeds of the tensioning element are achievable, by way of different intensities of actuation of the actuating element, during the operation of tensioning the strapping band. |
| US11155370B2 |
Spacecraft landing and recovery inflation system
A landing inflation system may include a compressed gas source, an airbag assembly fluidly coupled to the compressed gas source and configured to receive compressed gas, and a command processor configured to: (1) generate an inflation initiation command signal in response to an initiation signal, (2) generate an inflation cessation command signal in response to a nominal fill pressure signal, and (3) generate a vent command signal in response to an impact pressure signal. |
| US11155363B2 |
Self-leveling launch and recovery platform for aerial vehicle and method of maintaining a level platform during launch and recovery
A self-leveling recovery platform for a landing operation of an unmanned aerial vehicle and a method for an unmanned aerial vehicle on a self-leveling recovery platform are described. The platform includes landing includes a base, a landing pad, first to sixth motors, first to sixth arms, an accelerometer, a gyroscope/inertial measurement unit, and a controller. The base is for fixedly mounting to a moving body. The landing pad has a landing surface on which an aerial vehicle can land. The first to sixth motors are attached to the base. The first to sixth arms control the first to sixth motors to the platform. The accelerometer and gyroscope/inertial measurement unit sense motion of the platform and output sensing signals. The controller is responsive to the sensing signals to control each of the motors to adjust the arms such that the landing surface is maintained in a substantially stable plane relative to a predetermined surface. |
| US11155361B2 |
Methods and systems for a graphical user interface of an electronic aviation checklist
Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for updating a graphic user interface (GUI) of a vehicle. For instance, the method may include generating and displaying a checklist GUI with a plurality of tasks on a display; determining whether information indicating that a task of the plurality of tasks has been completed has been received; in response to determining that the information indicating that the task has been completed has been received, determining whether a user or a system indicated that the task is complete; in response to determining that the user indicated that the task is complete, updating the checklist GUI to change a status indicator of the task to a first type of status indicator; and in response to determining that the system indicated that the task is complete, updating the checklist GUI to change the status indicator of the task to a second type of status indicator. |
| US11155357B2 |
Generator with jet pump having motive fluid for fluidly coupling to a cooling circuit
An apparatus and method relating to a generator comprising a housing defining an interior and fluidly separating the interior from surrounding ambient air, at least one of a rotor or stator located within the housing, a cooling circuit passing through at least a portion of the housing to cool the interior and recirculating a coolant having a density greater than the ambient air, and a jet pump having a motive fluid conduit fluidly coupled to the cooling circuit, a transport fluid circuit fluidly coupled to the ambient air. |
| US11155354B2 |
Airbag systems
An airbag system includes a VTOL aircraft fuselage having an airbag compartment defined within the fuselage. A protective cover defines a portion of the exterior surface of the fuselage. The protective cover encloses at least a portion of the airbag compartment. An airbag is folded within the airbag compartment secured to a point on the fuselage. A method for deploying an airbag in an aircraft includes sending a signal to a gas generator to inflate at least one airbag secured within an airbag compartment within a fuselage of an aircraft. The method includes jettisoning off a protective cover from the airbag compartment. The method includes inflating the airbag with the gas generator to extend outside of the airbag compartment to attenuate forces and cushion the aircraft upon ground impact. |
| US11155349B2 |
Method and apparatus for economical refueling of drones
A drone control method is provided. The method may be responsive to drone recharge energy cost being greater than a predefined threshold and include commanding a processor of the drone to execute actions that preclude the drone from recharging. The method may also be responsive to drone charge level falling below a charge threshold selected only while the drone recharge energy cost exceeds the predefined threshold and include commanding the processor to execute actions to recharge the drone. |
| US11155348B2 |
Methods and systems for cloud-based management of images captured by aerial vehicles
Systems, devices, and methods for receiving image data; transferring the captured image data to a server having a processor and addressable memory via a network-connected computing device; storing the captured image data on the server; generating captured image metadata based on the stored captured image data; providing access to the captured image data and captured image metadata via an image management component; displaying, by the image management component, the captured image data; and filtering, by the image management component, the captured image data based on the generated captured image metadata. |
| US11155345B2 |
Side folding and reforming linkage for landing gear
A system for use with a landing gear of an aircraft includes a drag brace assembly having an upper end configured to be rotatably coupled to the aircraft and a lower end configured to be rotatably coupled to a shock strut of the landing gear. The system further includes a jury linkage having a brace portion configured to be pivotally coupled to the drag brace assembly and a strut portion pivotally coupled to the brace portion and configured to be rotatably coupled to the shock strut. |
| US11155344B2 |
Load assembly and unmanned aerial vehicle
An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) includes a UAV body including a first mounting member, a gimbal, and a plurality of stands. The gimbal includes a second mounting member connected to the first mounting member, and a gimbal body connected to the second mounting member. The plurality of stands are fixedly attached to the gimbal body and configured to rotate together with the gimbal body around a yaw axis of the gimbal body. |
| US11155343B2 |
Brake systems for aircraft and related methods
Braking systems for aircraft are disclosed. An example braking system includes a fan cowl having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The braking system includes a hinge assembly coupled between the leading edge and a fan cage of an aircraft engine to enable the fan cowl to move between a stowed position and a deployed position. An actuator is coupled to the leading edge of the fan cowl, and the actuator is to move the fan cowl via the hinge from the stowed position to the deployed position in a direction away from the aircraft engine and toward a fore end of the aircraft to provide an air brake during a braking event. |
| US11155341B2 |
Redundant fly-by-wire systems with fault resiliency
Aircraft fly-by-wire systems and related vehicle electrical systems are provided. In one embodiment, an electrical system suitable for use with a control surface of a vehicle, such as an aircraft, is provided. The electrical system includes a plurality of communications buses and a plurality of control modules, wherein each of the plurality of control modules is connected to a respective subset of the plurality of communications buses that is unique among the plurality of control modules, and a plurality of actuation control modules associated with the control surface, wherein each of the plurality of actuation control modules is connected to a respective subset of the plurality of communications buses that is unique among the plurality of actuation control modules. Thus, each of the control modules is isolated from at least one of the communications buses. |
| US11155337B2 |
Monobloc and removable pedal module for an aircraft rudder bar
Disclosed herein is a monobloc and removable pedal module for an aircraft rudder bar. The pedal module, which is intended for a rudder bar, includes a pedal, at least one integrated adjustment system, and a connection device which enables a removable connection of the pedal module to be produced. The pedal module is a monobloc component in order to simplify and facilitate its replacement via the removable connection obtained by the connection device. |
| US11155336B2 |
Composite aircraft propeller blade with an integrated spar
A reinforcing fiber structure for a propeller blade made of composite material is woven as a single piece to have an airfoil, a spar portion, and an enlarged portion. The fiber structure includes a zone of non-interlinking extending between the front and rear edges of the airfoil, and extending between an intermediate zone and the bottom edge of said airfoil. The spar portion extends inside the airfoil in the zone of non-interlinking, the spar portion extending outside the airfoil through the bottom edge of said airfoil. The enlarged portion extends from the spar portion outside the airfoil. The airfoil includes skins that are not interlinked with each other in the zone of non-interlinking and that surround the spar portion. The skins define two housings present inside the airfoil on respective sides of the spar portion and opening out through the bottom edge of the airfoil. |
| US11155332B2 |
Winglet
A winglet for attachment to a wing portion of an aircraft is disclosed having a winglet tip and a winglet root opposite from the winglet tip. The winglet has an opening for receiving therethrough a connector for connecting the winglet to a wing portion in use. The winglet has a retainer internal of the winglet for use in retaining the connector relative to the winglet. The retainer has a hole that extends along an axis that passes through the opening for receiving therethrough a portion of the connector when the connector is located through the opening. The retainer includes a body for reacting against a retention component with which the connector engages in use. |
| US11155331B2 |
Winglet
A winglet for attachment to a wing portion of an aircraft is disclosed having a winglet tip and a winglet root opposite from the winglet tip. The winglet has an opening for receiving therethrough a connector for connecting the winglet to a wing portion in use. The winglet has a retainer internal of the winglet for use in retaining the connector relative to the winglet. The retainer has a hole that extends along an axis that passes through the opening for receiving therethrough a portion of the connector when the connector is located through the opening. The retainer includes a body for reacting against a retention component with which the connector engages in use. |
| US11155329B2 |
Variable camber system
A variable camber system for an aircraft wing including a wing bracket extending downward from a wing, a flap bracket pivotably coupled to the wing bracket, and a flap pivotably coupled to the flap bracket such that the flap pivots around an axis of rotation through the flap. The variable camber system is configured to adjust position of both the flap and the flap bracket relative to the wing while maintaining position of the flap relative to the flap bracket. The variable camber system is also configured to adjust position of the flap relative to the flap bracket. |
| US11155325B2 |
Water safety garment, related apparatus and methods
A water safety garment and apparatus configured to avoid drowning can be configured to permit submergence for a predetermined period of time without inflation. After the predetermined time has passed, the garment or other apparatus can be configured to inflate to help a person wearing the garment float on top of the water to avoid drowning or other potentially harmful condition that may result from being underwater for too long. In some embodiments, a circuit may be utilized to detect the submergence condition of a person wearing the apparatus or garment. Upon a determination that the detected submergence condition has occurred continuously for a pre-determined period of time, an inflation mechanism can be actuated to force the person wearing the apparatus or garment to float to the top of the water. |
| US11155323B2 |
Universal mounting system for watersport tow boats
In one implementation, an accessory mount system for a watersport tow boat includes a boat mount that is configured to be attached to a boat mounting surface that is adjacent to or part of a swim platform that extends from a rear of the watersport tow boat. The accessory mount system can further include an accessory arm that includes a first end and a second end, where the first end is configured to be fixedly attached to the accessory arm mounting surface of the boat mount and the second end is configured to be positioned above a top surface of the swim platform when the accessory arm is attached to the watersport tow boat via the boat mount. The accessory mount system can further include an accessory adapter positioned at the second end of the accessory arm. |
| US11155320B2 |
Fastener arrangement on bicycle
An e-bike includes a frame assembly, wheels supporting the frame assembly, a motor assembly coupled to the frame assembly by a motor fastener having a hollow portion, and an accessory component coupled to the frame assembly by an accessory fastener positioned at least partially in the hollow portion of the motor fastener. |
| US11155319B2 |
Dual-sided brake controller housing
A hydraulic brake control device for a bicycle includes a housing having a first side and a second side, the second side being opposite the first side. The housing includes a first hydraulic line path and a second hydraulic line path, the first hydraulic line path including a first recess at the first side of the housing and the second hydraulic line path including a second recess at the second side of the housing. |
| US11155310B2 |
Asymmetrical tailgate
A tailgate assembly mounted along an open edge of a vehicle's load carrying bed includes a frame having a first or proximal lateral side adapted to be hingedly connected for opening in a swing open mode and a second or distal lateral side oppositely positioned relative to the first lateral side. The tailgate assembly further includes a reinforcement frame component overlaid onto the frame at the first lateral side to increase torsional stiffness at or near the first lateral side. |
| US11155309B2 |
Aerodynamic mud flap
Embodiments include a mud flap having a barrier section configured to intercept and deflect matter discharged from the tire when rotating during vehicle operation. The barrier section including a plurality of horizontal louvers, each horizontal louver forming an elongate member having a length extending primarily in a direction of the mud flap width, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are spaced apart in the direction of the mud flap height in the form of an array, where the plurality of horizontal louvers are configured to intercept and deflect matter of a minimum size traveling along any linear trajectory path from the outer circumference of the tire/wheel assembly towards the front side of the mud flap while substantially maximizing the spacing between adjacent louvers to minimize aerodynamic drag. Other embodiments provide a method of using the mud flap. |
| US11155308B2 |
Vehicle side body structure
To provide a vehicle side body structure capable of securing vibration suppression performance while suppressing an increase in body weight by a connecting member that connects an outer reinforcement and an inner reinforcement. The present invention includes: a rear wheel house configured to include a wheel house outer and a wheel house inner; an outer reinforcement cooperating with the wheel house outer to define a first closed cross section that extends in a vertical direction and is provided along a part of a rear door opening edge; and an inner reinforcement cooperating with the wheel house inner to define a second closed cross section that extends in the vertical direction. A connecting member is provided to fix a striker to the outer reinforcement and connect a front flange of the outer reinforcement and each of a front wall and a front flange of the inner reinforcement. |
| US11155307B2 |
Front pillar structure
A front pillar structure has: a front side pillar frame member and a rear side pillar frame member that structure a front pillar disposed at a vehicle transverse direction outer side of a front windshield glass; a transparent member that extends between the front side pillar frame member and the rear side pillar frame member, and that is disposed along a direction intersecting the front windshield glass; a planar portion that is formed at the front side pillar frame member so as to face toward a vehicle front side, and to which a vehicle transverse direction outer side end portion of the front windshield glass is mounted from a vehicle front side; and an angle absorbing member that is provided at a vehicle front side end portion of the transparent member, and that is mounted to the planar portion from the vehicle front side. |
| US11155305B2 |
Press-molded product, press-molded product producing method, and press-molded product producing apparatus
A press-molded product capable of improving the bonding strength between a vehicle body reinforcing member and the other member or the rigidity of a vehicle body by enlarging a cross-section of a member to a fullest extent of a design cross-section without forming a notch for preventing a press-molding failure in a ridge-portion flange. A press-molded product is formed by a steel plate having a tensile strength of 340 MPa or more, and includes an inward continuous flange in at least one end portion, the inward continuous flange being obtained by continuously forming a ridge-portion flange, a first flange formed inward in at least a part of an area of the end portion of a first surface portion, and a second flange formed inward in at least a part of an area of the end portion of a second surface portion. |
| US11155300B1 |
Vehicular body structural arrangement
A vehicular body structural arrangement includes a polymeric deck panel. The deck panel includes corrugations, a crosswise crossbeam footprint and, along a partial length of the crossbeam footprint, two features for securing a crossbeam thereto. The corrugations include an adjacent ridge and valley. The features include a first feature having a first direction along the deck panel, and a second feature having a second direction toward the deck panel. The first feature includes a unitarily-formed web projecting normally to the deck panel past the ridge, and a rivet nut installed to the web against a backing facing the first direction. The second feature includes a unitarily-formed stanchion behind the web projecting normally to the deck panel from inside the valley, and a threaded insert seated in the stanchion facing the second direction. |
| US11155299B2 |
Automatic parking system and automatic parking method
An automatic parking system includes a sensor system measuring whether there is a parking section line and positions of surrounding vehicles, and a controller configured to analyze data sensed by the sensor system to calculate parking areas around a subject vehicle, calculate a range allowing generation of a moving path based on the parking areas, provide a moving path range for a parking type that is selected among the moving path ranges provided for the at least two parking types, and an optimal parking area for the selected moving path range, and automatically park the subject vehicle in the optimal parking area. |
| US11155297B2 |
Motor driven power steering system and control method thereof
An MDPS (Motor Driven Power Steering) system may include: a vehicle speed sensor configured to sense vehicle speed; a yaw rate sensor configured to sense a tilted state of the vehicle, and output a yaw rate value; a lateral acceleration sensor configured to sense lateral acceleration which acts in a lateral direction of the vehicle; and an MDPS controller configured to receive the vehicle speed, the yaw rate value and the lateral acceleration from the vehicle speed sensor, the yaw rate sensor and the lateral acceleration sensor, respectively, and calculate assist torque by estimating column torque. |
| US11155291B2 |
Shopping cart with bag attachment mechanism
Shopping carts and mobile shopping baskets equipped with one or more bag attachment mechanisms are discussed. The shopping carts and mobile shopping baskets may include multiple rows of bag attachment mechanisms located at varying distances from a top edge of a cart or basket side wall. The shopping carts and mobile shopping baskets may include bag attachment mechanisms on multiple side walls of the basket. The bag attachment mechanisms may take a number of forms including downward facing loop attachment mechanisms, clipping mechanisms and/or hook mechanisms. |
| US11155290B2 |
Handcart
A stackable handcart includes a cart frame, a display, and a restriction member. The cart frame includes a receiving portion on which a shopping basket is placeable and a front end portion that abuts a first stackable handcart when the stackable handcart is stacked with the first stackable handcart from behind the first stackable handcart. The display is attached to the cart frame. The restriction member is attached to the cart frame at a position to abut a front end portion of a second stackable handcart when the second stackable handcart is stacked with the stackable handcart from behind the stackable handcart. The restriction member is positioned such that a display of the second stackable handcart does not abut the display of the stackable handcart when the front end portion of the second stackable handcart abuts the restriction member. |
| US11155289B2 |
Folding cart
The present invention discloses a folding cart, which comprises a left frame, a right frame, plurality of platforms, a left connecting rod, a right connecting rod, a guide rod, a sliding sleeve, a pressing member, a moving block and an elastic member. The sliding sleeve, disposed on the guide rod and slidable up and down relative to the guide rod, has a limiting hole opposite to the second opening of the guide rod. The pressing member has a first slope. The moving block has a second slope and a limiting protrusion. By the slope sliding between the pressing member and the moving block and the sliding of the sliding sleeve along the guide rod, the sliding is smooth, with low friction. Therefore, not too much force is required and the operation is thus easier. |
| US11155286B1 |
Passenger communication output control circuit for unmanned metro train
The present disclosure relates to a passenger communication output control circuit for an unmanned metro train. The unmanned metro train is installed with passenger emergency communication units each having a communication button and a communication relay. The communication relay has a normally-closed contact pair and is linked with the communication button in a one-to-one correspondence. When the communication button is pushed down, the communication relay is energized to disconnect the normally-closed contact pair. The normally-closed contact pairs of all the coaches are connected in series to form an emergency communication circuit. Two terminals of the emergency communication circuit are respectively connected to a train power supply and an input/output module of a TCMS in the coach. When the passenger information system works normally, both a communication network and hardwire can transmitte the communication signal. When the two communication signals are inconsistent, the communication signal transmitted by hardwire shall prevail. |
| US11155285B2 |
Optical system for a LED signal and wayside LED signal
An optical system (100) for a light emitting diode (LED) signal includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) (12, 14), a plurality of optical lenses (20, 40, 60, 80) for diverging and collimating light generated by the plurality of LEDs (12, 14), wherein the plurality of LEDs (12, 14) and the plurality of optical lenses (20, 40, 60, 80) are sequentially arranged in an axial direction, and wherein the plurality of optical lenses (20, 40, 60, 80) are configured such that by altering an axial position of one of the optical lenses (20, 40, 60, 80) from a first defined axial position to a second defined axial position, a final angular light distribution of the optical system (100) is variable. |
| US11155279B2 |
Rail transport system
The present disclosure discloses a rail transport system. The rail transport system includes: a rail, where the rail is provided with an escape passage; and a rail vehicle, where the rail vehicle includes a vehicle body and a plurality of bogies, the plurality of bogies respectively movably straddles the rail, and the vehicle body is connected to the plurality of bogies and pulled by the plurality of bogies to travel along the rail; and the vehicle body includes a plurality of compartments hinged sequentially along a length direction of the rail, the plurality of compartments forms at least one compartment group, the compartment group includes three compartments hinged sequentially, and the bottom of each of only compartments that are located at two ends of the compartment group and that are of the three compartments is connected to the bogie. The rail transport system according to this embodiment of the present disclosure has advantages such as facilitation of evacuation of passengers in an emergency, low costs, small occupied space, small rail weight bearing, high stability, and flexible steering. |
| US11155277B2 |
Assembly for use in a transportation system
An assembly that may be used in a transportation system is disclosed that in one or more embodiments includes at least one or more of the following: a braking system, which at least partially functions with an air bearing, a linear induction motor (‘LIM’) that has tilting abilities, and an inflated air bearing that is positioned with respect to a rail such that a portion of the rail is inside the air bearing. Regarding the latter, in one or more embodiments the inflated air bearing has a semi-enclosed cavity shape and the rail is cross-sectionally curved such that a portion of the cross-sectionally curved is positioned partially inside the semi-enclosed cavity. In one or more embodiments, the assembly is included as part of a monorail system. |
| US11155275B2 |
Rope climbing robot capable of surmounting obstacle and obstacle surmounting method thereof
Disclosed in the present invention are a rope climbing robot capable of surmounting an obstacle and an obstacle surmounting method thereof. The rope climbing robot includes a robot body. The robot body includes a shell, a drive module and a guide module. The shell is longitudinally cut into an even number of shell segments, and is laterally cut into a corresponding drive housing segment and a corresponding guide housing segment according to mounting positions of the drive module and the guide module in the shell. There is at least one guide module and at least one guide housing segment, and a shell opening mechanism is further mounted in the shell. The shell opening mechanism includes a first shell opening mechanism configured to open/close the guide housing segment and a second shell opening mechanism configured to open/close the drive housing segment. |
| US11155271B1 |
System and method of reducing vehicle collisions based on driver risk groups
Systems and methods for reducing vehicle collisions based on driver risk groups are provided. A plurality of vehicle operators may be classified into a driver risk group based on one or more attributes (e.g., location, workplace, school, demographic, hobby, interest, etc.) shared by the plurality of vehicle operators. Vehicle sensor data (e.g., speed data, acceleration data, braking data, cornering data, following distance data, turn signal data, seatbelt use data, etc.) associated with each of the plurality of vehicle operators of the driver risk group may be analyzed. Based on the analysis of the vehicle sensor data, one or more indicia of safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be identified. In response to a third-party query regarding a vehicle operator in the driver risk group, an indication of the safe driving behavior associated with the driver risk group may be provided to the third party. |
| US11155270B2 |
Driving evaluation apparatus, driving evaluation system, and driving evaluation method
A driving evaluation apparatus includes: a communication device configured to be able to communicate through a network with at least one of a vehicle-mounted device installed in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control and a mobile terminal of a passenger who is riding in the vehicle; and a processor configured to send a signal for displaying a query for evaluating the driving of the vehicle on at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal to at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal by controlling the communication device, and receive a reply to the query from the passenger from at least one of the vehicle-mounted device and the mobile terminal by controlling the communication device. |
| US11155268B2 |
Utilizing passenger attention data captured in vehicles for localization and location-based services
Techniques are disclosed for utilizing passenger attention data captured in vehicles for vehicle localization and location-based services. In an embodiment, a method includes receiving sensor data from one or more sensors of an autonomous vehicle operating in an environment, and generating passenger attention data for a passenger of the autonomous vehicle using the sensor data. A processing circuit determines one or more physical features in the environment based on the passenger attention data. The processing circuit obtains physical feature data associated with the physical feature(s) and initiates one or more actions on the AV based at least in part on the physical feature data. The actions include but are not limited to requesting content for physical features(s) and assisting in localization of the autonomous vehicle. |
| US11155267B2 |
Mobile sensor platform
Provided is a disclosure for a mobile sensor platform including various hardware and software to perform sensing operations of various occupants in the mobile sensor platform. |
| US11155265B2 |
Method for takeoff of a vehicle comprising a hybrid driveline
A method is provided for moving off of a vehicle with a hybrid powertrain, comprising a combustion engine; a gearbox with input and output shafts; a first planetary gear connected to the input shaft and a first main shaft; a second planetary gear connected to the first planetary gear and a second main shaft; first and second electrical machines respectively connected to the first and second planetary gears and capable of operating each other; one gear pair connected with the first planetary gear and output shaft; and one gear pair connected with the second planetary gear and output shaft. The method comprising, while the combustion engine is in operation:a) ensuring that the rotatable components of the first and second planetary gears are respectively disconnected from each other, b) ensuring that at least one gear is engaged, corresponding to the one gear pair connected with the first planetary gear, and/or the one gear pair connected with the second planetary gear, and c) activating the first and second electrical machines, where total power output from the electrical machines is zero, and so that a torque is generated in the output shaft. |
| US11155262B2 |
Vehicular mitigation system based on wireless vehicle data
The disclosure includes embodiments for modifying the acceleration of an ego vehicle based on wireless vehicle data included in a wireless message. A method includes receiving the wireless message that includes wireless vehicle data that describes one or more physical properties of a downstream vehicle. The wireless vehicle data indicates a presence of a traffic obstruction. The method includes determining a modification for an acceleration of the ego vehicle based on the wireless vehicle data and the indication of the traffic obstruction. The method includes modifying the acceleration of the ego vehicle based on wireless vehicle data compliant with the DSRC standard. The modified acceleration causes the ego vehicle to travel at a velocity consistent with a preceding vehicle and the downstream vehicle so that the ego vehicle does not collide with the preceding vehicle or the other downstream vehicle, which are in the same lane as the ego vehicle. |
| US11155257B2 |
Automatic parking control device
An automatic parking control device is capable of causing a vehicle to correctly reach the next frame without relying on normal parking route regeneration when a determination is made that the vehicle cannot reach the next frame under automatic parking vehicle control along a section route constituting a part of a parking route. When a determination is made whether the next frame is located on an extension of the current section route and the determination result shows that the next frame is located on the extension, the host vehicle travels further. When the determination is made whether the next frame is located on a remaining section of the current section route and the determination result shows that the next frame is located on the remaining section, the host vehicle decelerates earlier, thereby allowing the host vehicle to reach and come to a stop at the next frame. |
| US11155252B2 |
Braking system valve assembly and brake caliper body with said assembly
A valve assembly for a braking system having a master cylinder side opening, at least one caliper side opening, and at least one valve pipe, connecting the master cylinder side opening and the caliper side opening. A shutter element has a shutter body movable with respect to the valve body. When the shutter body is in a valve closing position, it interrupts a at least one main fluid passage and defines a master cylinder side pipe stretch facing a master cylinder side opening and a caliper side pipe stretch facing a caliper side opening in the valve pipe. The shutter body at least partially delimits at least one secondary fluid passage, so that, when the shutter body is in a valve closing position, the master cylinder side pipe stretch is in fluid communication with the caliper side pipe stretch only through the secondary fluid passage. |
| US11155250B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium
A vehicle control device includes: an obstacle recognizing unit; a state recognizing unit; an operation detecting unit; a braking force control unit that performs automated brake control of outputting a braking force by operating a brake device in a case in which a relation between the obstacle recognized and the vehicle satisfies a predetermined condition; and a stopping control unit that causes the braking force control unit to stop the automated brake control in a case in which a driving operation of a predetermined level or more using the operator is detected from a time that is a predetermined time before start of the automated brake control to a time at which the automated brake control starts, wherein the stopping control unit does not perform the stopping of the automated brake control in a case in which the state of the driver is recognized as a predetermined state. |
| US11155247B1 |
Robotic towing device
Provided is a robotic towing device including: a mobile robotic chassis; a set of wheels coupled to the mobile robotic chassis; one or more motors; one or more processors; a casing coupled to the mobile robotic chassis; one or more arms coupled to the mobile robotic chassis on a first end; one or more lifts, each of the one or more lifts corresponding and coupled to one of the one or more arms on a second end; and one or more lift wheels, each of the one or more lift wheels corresponding and coupled to a terminal end of one of the one or more lifts. |
| US11155242B2 |
End piece for a wiper blade
The invention relates to an end piece for a wiper blade, extending longitudinally between a bottom wall and an inlet for inserting a structural element of the wiper blade into the end piece, said end piece comprising at least one first receiving element designed to receive a wiper blade, a second receiving element designed to receive the structural element, and a third receiving element into which a means for attaching the end piece to the structural element extends, the first receiving element and the second receiving element being arranged one above the other in a longitudinal plane (P) of the end piece, characterised in that the attaching means comprises a lug which is flexible around a vertical axis (Z′) parallel to the longitudinal plane (P), the flexible lug having an “L” shape, at least one limb of which extends towards an edge defining the third receiving element. |
| US11155235B2 |
Airbags including inflator assemblies
Airbag inflator system including a housing defining a flow passage leading into an interior of an airbag). A reverse flow valve is arranged at an inlet end region and selectively enables connection of the flow passage to ambient atmosphere dependent on a pressure differential on opposite sides of the reverse flow valve. A gas generator is arranged in connection with the housing. An activation system provides a signal to the gas generator to cause generation of gas. An aspirator is arranged between the reverse flow valve and the outlet end region and includes an inlet portion alongside the reverse flow valve and an aspiration portion partly separated from the inlet portion to define at least one opening in flow communication with the gas generator. The aspirator is preferably configured to generate gas flow in accordance with the Prandtl-Meyer effect. |
| US11155225B2 |
Vehicle bumper cleaning device and methods of making and using the same
A vehicle bumper cleaning device includes a selectively longitudinally movable, laterally-extending, bumper sweeper comprising a first end and an opposed second end and configured for disposition proximate an upper surface of a vehicle bumper. The vehicle bumper cleaning device also includes a selectively movable first actuator attached proximate the first end of the bumper sweeper. The vehicle bumper cleaning device also includes a selectively movable second actuator attached proximate the second end of the bumper sweeper, the selectively movable first actuator and the selectively movable second actuator configured to selectively and reversibly move the bumper sweeper rearward and forward across the vehicle bumper. |
| US11155223B2 |
Lightweight bumper beam
A lightweight bumper beam includes an elongated U-shaped monoblock cross member provided at respective ends with an attachment portion for attachment to a body in white of a vehicle. Each attachment portion is provided with two elongated reinforcing means extending between an inner top surface of the elongated U-shaped monoblock cross member and a bracket of said attachment portion. The elongated reinforcing means being arranged at a distance relative to each other so as to form a space therebetween, and said distance being smallest at an intermediate portion of said two elongated reinforcing means. |
| US11155220B2 |
Holder arrangement comprising a bracket and a spacer, and a manufacturing method for manufacturing a spacer
The invention relates to a holder arrangement (1, 101) for holding a cable (3, 3′) or the like to a support structure (5, 5′). The holder arrangement comprises a spacer (10, 110, 210) being configured for attachment to the support structure, and a bracket (20, 120, 220) comprising a cable supporting portion (22, 122, 222) and a spacer receiving portion (24, 124, 224) having a spacer receiving volume (26, 226) for holding the spacer. The spacer receiving portion comprises an inner wall (28) which is provided with a bracket axial locking arrangement (32) and a bracket rotational locking arrangement (30), configured for mating with corresponding spacer axial locking arrangement (16) and spacer rotational locking arrangement (14), to axially lock the bracket in relation to the spacer, and to rotationally lock the bracket in relation to the spacer, respectively. The internal wall further comprises a bracket load transferring surface (34) being distant from the bracket rotational locking arrangement, for transferring loads from the bracket to the spacer to avoid, or reduce, unintentional movement of the bracket relative the spacer. |
| US11155218B2 |
Utility rack
A utility rack configured for use on a vehicle. The utility rack may include a base, storage surface, and rails coupled to the base via supports. The storage surface may be configured to hold various types of equipment, boxes, and the like. The utility rack may additionally include, on a bottom side of the base, a housing for a storage container and a housing for utility equipment. In at least one example, the storage container may be configured to house liquids, such as gasoline or diesel fuel for the vehicle. |
| US11155213B2 |
Roof luggage rack, roof luggage rack assembly, and vehicle having roof luggage rack
A roof luggage rack, a roof luggage rack assembly, and a vehicle having a roof luggage rack are provided. The roof luggage rack includes a body portion, defining a receiving chamber, and an illuminator, arranged in the receiving chamber. According to present the roof luggage rack, a lighting effect is provided to illuminate a side of the vehicle. A driver can observe a traffic condition or check articles carried on the luggage rack at night. Further, the luggage rack may have a dazzling lighting effect, and the vehicle may have an aesthetic appearance. |
| US11155212B2 |
Rearview mirror assembly with rounded front substrate
An interior rearview mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a mirror casing and a mirror reflective element having a first glass substrate and a second glass substrate with an electro-optic medium sandwiched therebetween and bounded by a perimeter seal. A front substrate has a rounded perimeter edge region that has a radius of curvature of at least 2.5 mm and that spans between a front side and a rear side of the front substrate. The rear side of the front substrate is adhesively attached at a first surface of the first glass substrate of the mirror reflective element. The rounded perimeter edge region of the front substrate is exterior the mirror casing and provides a smooth continuous transition between the front side of the front substrate and a side wall surface of the mirror casing. |
| US11155209B2 |
Virtual mirror with automatic zoom based on vehicle sensors
In one approach, a method includes: displaying, to a user of a first vehicle, image data obtained using a first field of view of a camera of the first vehicle, where the camera collects the image data for objects located outside of the first vehicle; detecting, by at least one processing device of the first vehicle, a second vehicle; determining, by the one processing device, whether the second vehicle is within a predetermined region relative to the first vehicle; and in response to determining that the second vehicle is within the predetermined region, displaying image data obtained using a second field of view of the camera. |
| US11155201B2 |
Apparatus for angular adjustment of lighting unit components
An apparatus for adjusting a lighting feature, comprising: a lighting feature, configured to rotate around a first axis of rotation, and comprising a first contact surface; and a rotatable means, configured to rotate around a second different axis of rotation, and comprising a second contact surface angled at a substantially non-perpendicular angle with respect to said second axis of rotation; wherein: the apparatus is configured such that said first contact surface contacts said second contact surface and rotation of said rotatable means around said second axis of rotation effects interaction of said second contact surface with said first contact surface thereby adjusting the angular displacement of said lighting feature around said first axis of rotation. |
| US11155198B2 |
Rotatable bed for a pickup truck
A pickup truck can include a bed that is configured to be rotatable. The bed can be defined in part by a first side wall, a second side wall, a front wall, a back wall, and a floor. The bed can include a standard position in which the first and second side walls of the bed can be substantially parallel to a longitudinal direction of the pickup truck. The bed can be selectively rotatable about an axis of rotation into one or more rotated positions. In a rotated position, the first and second side walls can be angled relative to the longitudinal direction. The bed can also be raised in an elevational direction such that a lowermost point of the bed is located above a chassis frame of the pickup truck. A rotatable bed can expand its uses and allow for convenient access to the bed from a desired position. |
| US11155197B2 |
Lift stand for vehicles and trailers
An embodiment includes first and second brackets to respectively couple to a trailer bed; first and second arms to respectively couple to the first and second brackets; wherein (a) in a first orientation the first arm is to couple to the bed non-orthogonally with the bed raised a first distance and with the first arm not extending below wheels of the trailer; (b) in a second orientation the first arm is to couple to the bed orthogonally with the bed being raised a second distance which is less than the first distance and with the first arm extending to a level of the bottom of the wheels, and (c) in a third orientation the first arm is to couple to the bed orthogonally with the bed being raised a third distance, which is between 0 inches and the second distance, and with the first arm extending below the wheels. |
| US11155194B2 |
Vehicle component
A component for a vehicle is disclosed. The component may comprise a roller rotatable relative to a base; a sheet coupled to the roller and movable between retracted and extended states; a lock mechanism; and a button. The lock mechanism may disengage to allow sheet movement sheet and engage to block sheet movement. The lock mechanism may comprise a latch to hold the button in an actuated position. The button may move the lock mechanism to block sheet movement. The lock mechanism may comprise an arm to engage a set of teeth of the roller to hold the sheet extended. The component may comprise an actuator to move the lock mechanism to block movement of the sheet. The actuator may provide tension in the sheet. The actuator may rotate the roller to provide tension in the sheet. The component may comprise a tonneau cover, cargo cover or retractable table. |
| US11155192B2 |
Foam molded article, method for manufacturing molded foam article, and seat for automobile
A foam molding article includes an outer-shell-configuring part, an insert that is at least partially embedded in the outer-shell-configuring part, and a fitting member. The outer-shell-configuring part includes a body side foam member. The body side foam member includes a foam and a missing part where a part of the foam is missing. The missing part is located in an intermediate part of the body side foam member, and the fitting member is mounted in the missing part. |
| US11155190B2 |
Vehicle seat heater and vehicle seat
A vehicle seat heater is provided in a vehicle seat. This vehicle seat heater includes a first heat generator, second heat generator, and controller. The first heat generator is disposed in a first area of the vehicle seat supporting an occupant. The second heat generator is disposed in a second area not being in contact with the occupant or being less pressed by the occupant than the first area is. The controller controls current application to the first heat generator in a manner such that a heating temperature zone of the first heat generator is a direct heat transfer temperature zone close to a body temperature of the occupant, and also controls current application to the second heat generator in a manner such that a heating temperature zone of the second heat generator is a radiation heat transfer temperature zone. |
| US11155189B2 |
Bumper assembly for vehicle seat
A bumper assembly for a vehicle seat damper includes a bumper cap and a grommet configured to engage the bumper cap. The bumper cap includes a protruding central portion having a supporting rib structure within the protruding central portion. Further, a vehicle seat assembly includes a vehicle seat configured to be removably installed on a vehicle floor of a vehicle, the vehicle seat including a seat damper, and a bumper assembly configured to be installed on the vehicle floor such that the bumper assembly contacts the seat damper when the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor. When the vehicle seat is installed on the vehicle floor, the seat damper contacts the bumper assembly and the bumper assembly then contacts a body panel of the vehicle so as to provide support for the vehicle seat assembly. |
| US11155188B2 |
Child restraint system and adjustable headrest assembly thereof
The present invention discloses a child restraint system. The child restraint system includes a main body and an adjustable headrest assembly. The adjustable headrest assembly is installed on the main body. The adjustable headrest assembly includes at least one rail disposed on the main body. The head support portion is movably disposed on the at least one rail. A position of the head support portion can be adjusted by movement of the head support portion relative to the rail easily. Furthermore, the present invention further discloses a related adjustable headrest assembly. |
| US11155186B2 |
Sliding device for a vehicle seat provided with an improved releasing assembly
A sliding device for a vehicle seat is provided with a pair of tracks and an improved releasing assembly. The sliding device comprises a pair of locking assemblies, one for each track, each including a plurality of locking pins for locking upper rails of the tracks to lower rails of the tracks. The sliding device further includes a releasing assembly for driving the locking pins to an unlocking configuration for adjusting the position of the vehicle seat. The releasing assembly comprises a releasing member having a pair of substantially parallel arms pivotally connected to the tracks, a crossbar extending transversely to the tracks and provided at each end with an engaging assembly for engaging the locking pins of the respective locking assembly, and a pair of connecting members configured to convert a rotational movement of end portions of the arms into a translational movement of the crossbar. |
| US11155181B2 |
Method and system for calculating distance to empty of eco-friendly vehicle
A method for calculating a distance to empty (DTE) of an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The method includes determining a travel route along which the vehicle travels to a received destination, estimating cooling power consumption for cooling a battery by reflecting travel information predicted for the determined travel route, and calculating the DTE by reflecting the estimated cooling power consumption. |
| US11155179B2 |
Method and system for binding battery devices to carrier devices
A system for battery binding includes a service end electronic device, at least one battery device and at least one carrier device. The service end electronic device is configured to send a carrier identifier corresponding to a carrier device to a battery device for storage therein in order to bind the battery device to the carrier device. |
| US11155165B2 |
Planetary gear PTO unit with a hydraulic control, work vehicle comprising the same and PTO torque estimation
A power-takeoff (PTO) unit for a work vehicle includes a planetary gear driven by an engine of the work vehicle; a PTO spline connected in power transmission to the planetary gear and defining a gear ratio; a hydrostatic transmission driven by the planetary gear to control the gear ratio; a pressure sensor unit for sensing a differential pressure across a loop of the hydrostatic transmission; and a control unit. The control unit is configured to calculate a differential pressure in the loop from a calibration mathematical model representing an unloaded functioning of the PTO spline. The control unit is also configured to calculate a PTO spline torque from a further mathematical model. The model is based on the pressure drop, on pressure signals from the sensor unit, and on kinematic or hydraulic factors of the planetary gear and the hydrostatic transmission. |
| US11155163B2 |
Method for assembling a clutch control unit in a transmission clutch housing
A method for assembling a clutch control unit in a transmission clutch housing of a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of coupling the clutch control unit to the transmission clutch housing by a first guide means comprising a first pin and a first slot; coupling the clutch control unit to the transmission clutch housing by a second guide means comprising a second pin and a second slot; and displacing the clutch control unit from a first position at least partially outside the transmission clutch housing to an operative second position within the transmission clutch housing. |
| US11155162B2 |
Travel control apparatus
Disclosed is a travel control apparatus applied to a vehicle which includes two coupling apparatuses individually changing coupling torques between a drive output part for secondary drive wheels and left and right secondary drive wheel axles and in which the ratio of rotational speed of the drive output part to the average of rotational speeds of primary drive wheels is greater than 1. The apparatus generates a yaw moment in a turning direction by using driving force. When a demand of further increasing the yaw moment arises, the control apparatus renders the braking force of the primary drive wheel on the turning locus inner side coincident with a target braking force changing with the travel state of the vehicle and decreases the coupling torque of the coupling apparatus corresponding to the secondary drive wheel on the turning locus outer side. As a result, generation of an anti-spin moment is avoided. |
| US11155161B2 |
Motor drive device for automobile and equipped with speed reducer
An automobile-motor driving device equipped with speed reducer which has improved supply of lubrication oil to inside of the rolling bearings without sacrificing the function of the bearings, to reduce deformation in the rolling bearing outer ring. A parallel shaft gear speed reducer provides an automobile-motor driving device equipped with speed reducer. The parallel shaft gear speed reducer includes a plurality of gear shafts having two ends supported via rolling bearings fitted into bearing fitting holes in a speed reducer casing which houses the parallel shaft gear speed reducer. A groove in an inner circumferential surface of the bearing fitting hole into which the rolling bearing is fitted communicates between a space that houses the speed reducer and an inside space of the bearing fitting hole, at a location not crossed by the line of action of a load acting upon the rolling bearing due to the meshing of the gears. |
| US11155155B2 |
Power transmission system of vehicle
A power transmission system of a vehicle may include: a first input shaft selectively connectable to an engine output through a first clutch; a second input shaft selectively connectable to the engine output through a second clutch; a first intermediate shaft; a second intermediate shaft; an output shaft disposed in parallel with and apart from the first intermediate shaft and transmitting power from the first intermediate shaft and the second intermediate shaft to a final reduction gear of a differential apparatus; a motor/generator fixedly connected to any one of the first input shaft and the first intermediate shaft; a continuously variable shifting device operably connecting the first input shaft to the first intermediate shaft; and a plurality of shifting gear sets operably connecting the second input shaft, the first and the second intermediate shaft and the output shaft with each other. |
| US11155153B2 |
Energy sharing system and method for a vehicle
A vehicle including a hybrid battery pack includes a first battery pack and a second battery pack. The first battery pack has a higher energy density than the second battery pack. The second battery pack has a higher power density than the first battery pack. A power inverter module is connected between the hybrid battery pack and a motor generator unit (MGU) that is connected to a powertrain of the vehicle. The power inverter module is configured to regulate power flow between the hybrid battery pack and the MGU. A battery management module is configured to: control switching of the power inverter module; selectively charge and discharge at least one of the first battery pack and the second battery pack; and selectively charge the first battery pack with power from the second battery pack. |
| US11155152B2 |
Hydraulic energy collection system
Disclosed and described herein are embodiments of a system that compresses a hydraulic fluid, which is used to perform work. |
| US11155151B2 |
Transmission for energy storage device, energy storage device and method for controlling the transmission
A transmission for an energy storage and recovery system comprises a variable slip transmission and a clutch arranged to transmit drive while slipping. The level of torque transmitted through the slipping clutch is dependent on the clutch force but is independent of the clutch slip speed. Preferably the clutch is provided by a plurality of clutches connected in parallel in a range extender. When drive is transferred between clutches in parallel, the clutch forces of both clutches are controlled to maintain the total torque transmitted by the clutches. This reduces torque fluctuations at the energy source/sink during clutch transfer. Where there are two slipping clutches in series, one clutch is controlled to provide the required torque and the other clutch is controlled in response to a clutch slip speed. This helps to control the speed of rotation of the mass between the clutches. |
| US11155150B2 |
Cooling system integrated with vehicle battery tray
A battery support tray for an electric vehicle includes a tray floor structure that has an upper surface that is configured to interface with battery modules. The battery support tray also includes a plurality of cooling features that integrally extend along portions of the tray floor structure that are configured to draw heat away from the battery modules supported at the upper surface of the tray floor structure. The tray floor structure may also have a cross-sectional profile that is substantially consistent longitudinally along a length of the tray floor structure or laterally across a width of the tray floor structure, such as formed from extruding a metal, such as an aluminum alloy. |
| US11155148B2 |
Integrated mounting systems for mounting electric drive components within electrified vehicles
Integrated mounting systems for mounting electric drive components within electrified vehicles may include a cross brace assembly that mounts or supports one or more electric drive components relative to a vehicle frame. A cross brace assembly of the mounting system may include a cross brace, a first bridging side bracket, and a second bridging side bracket. The cross brace may be mounted to lower surfaces of vehicle frame rails and the bridging side brackets may be mounted to upper surfaces of the vehicle frame rails to provide a robust and serviceable mounting solution that evenly distributes vehicle loads. |
| US11155145B2 |
Vehicle sun visor assembly
A slide-on-rod assembly includes a tube and a carriage configured to move within the tube. The carriage has a first contact surface, the carriage includes a wing rotatably coupled to a body of the carriage, the wing has a second contact surface, the first contact surface of the carriage is configured to contact a corresponding first contact surface of the tube, and the second contact surface of the wing is configured to contact a corresponding second contact surface of the tube. The slide-on-rod assembly also includes a biasing member coupled to the at least one wing and to the body of the carriage. The biasing member is configured to drive the first contact surface of the carriage into contact with the corresponding first contact surface of the tube and the second contact surface of the wing into contact with the corresponding second contact surface of the tube. |
| US11155143B2 |
Load management for refrigerated truck unit
Disclosed is a system for managing power in a transport refrigeration unit (TRU) installed on a trailer, having: a TRU controller configured to execute a range extender mode of operation to manage operations of the TRU and TRU components, wherein the TRU controller: selects a power management strategy from a plurality of demand-side power management strategies; determines, from the selected power management strategy, operational parameters for a TRU; and executes the generated operational parameters. |
| US11155141B2 |
Facilitating personalized vehicle occupant comfort
A vehicle occupant comfort system, comprises a processor that stores computer executable components stored in memory. A plurality of sensors sense ambient conditions associated with exterior and interior conditions of a vehicle. A context component infers or determines context of an occupant of the vehicle. A comfort model component implicitly and explicitly trained on occupant comfort related data analyzes information from the plurality of sensors and context component. A comfort controller adjusts environmental conditions of a passenger compartment of the vehicle based at least in part on output of the comfort model component. |
| US11155139B2 |
Thermal management system for vehicle
Disclosed is a thermal management system for a vehicle including: a refrigerant circulation line including a refrigerant loop having a compressor, a water-cooling condenser, a first expander, an air-cooling condenser, a second expander and an evaporator, and a third expander and a chiller which are connected with the second expander and the evaporator in parallel in order to circulate refrigerant; a cooling line in which a radiator exchanging heat with the air to cool coolant, an electronic part, the chiller and a battery are connected in parallel and in which the coolant flows; and a heating line which circulates the coolant heated by exchanging heat with the refrigerant in the water-cooling condenser to heat the interior, and which is connected with the cooling line or blocked from the cooling line according to heating and cooling modes. |
| US11155138B2 |
Heat pump system for heating or cooling a battery module by using a chiller for a vehicle
A heat pump system for a vehicle has a first cooling device including a first radiator and a first water pump connected through a first coolant line and circulating a coolant to cool an electrical component and a motor through the first coolant line, a second cooling device including a second radiator and a second water pump connected through a second coolant line, a battery module provided on a battery coolant line selectively connectable to the second coolant line through a first valve, a first chiller provided on the battery coolant line and connected to an air-conditioning device and making the coolant exchange heat with a refrigerant supplied from the air-conditioning device, a second chiller selectively connectable to the first coolant line through a second valve, and a heat exchanger provided in the air-conditioning device and connected to the first and second coolant lines and the refrigerant line. |
| US11155137B2 |
Suspension stop of a motor vehicle
The invention relates to a suspension stop with an upper cup and a lower cup arranged to form between them an annular chamber which is delimited laterally by two walls. The chamber having an external section formed between a bearing surface of each wall respectively, the suspension stop having an external sealing element with two complementary bearing surfaces. The external sealing element is mounted to be mobile in the external section between a stable position in which the complementary bearing surfaces are arranged at a distance from the bearing surfaces of the external section and a stressed position by bearing on the external sealing element in which the complementary bearing surfaces are forced against one of the bearing surfaces to ensure the sealing of the external section at the interface thereof. |
| US11155127B2 |
Method for operating a tire pressure monitoring unit and tire pressure monitoring system
A tire pressure monitoring unit is mounted on a vehicle wheel having a pressure and acceleration sensor. A method for assigning wheel positions includes pressure and acceleration data determined from the sensors. The pressure data and at least one piece of information derived from the acceleration data are transmitted wirelessly in a data telegram together with a characteristic identifier. Information concerning the reliability of the information derived from the acceleration data is acquired in the tire pressure monitoring unit on the basis of the measurements and is transmitted with the data telegram. A central evaluation unit considers a plurality of data telegrams and, taking account of data from the ABS sensors, assigns the individual tire pressure monitoring units to wheel positions. Data telegrams in which the reliability is higher receive a greater weighting, and data telegrams in which the reliability is smaller receive a smaller weighting. |
| US11155120B2 |
Stage-corresponding caster device
To provide a stage-corresponding caster device being entirely compact, able to smoothly and stably work, and able to easily get over a stage end face, a holder main body 1 attached to an attached member B and having a pair of left and right side wall portions 10, a main wheel supporting member 2 in which the main wheel 7 is pivoted to a lower portion 2b and an upper portion 2a is pivoted to the holder main body 1, a sub wheel supporting member 3 in which the sub wheel 8 is pivoted to a front portion 3c and a rear portion 3d is pivoted to the main wheel supporting member 2 coaxially with the main wheel 7, and a slide roller 30 attached to the sub wheel supporting member 3 on a forward position to the main wheel 7, are provided; and the holder main body 1 has a guiding groove 13 inclined backward and downward in side view on the side wall portion 10 to guide the slide roller 30, the front portion 3c of the sub wheel supporting member 3 is oscillated downward by contact of the main wheel 7 with the stage end face Ja, the sub wheel 8 is pressed to the stage upper face Jb, and the main wheel 7 climbs over the stage end face Ja. |
| US11155117B2 |
Pop-up gloss card
Disclosed herein is a pop-up or three-dimensional gloss card including a substantially flat gloss layer having at least one color chip with a predetermined gloss finish, and a top layer defining at least one window. The top layer is positioned on top of the gloss layer so that the at least one color chip is visible through the at least one window. The gloss card also has an activator that reversibly bends the gloss layer so that the at least one color chip protrudes through the at least one window to exhibit the gloss finish of the color chip. |
| US11155114B1 |
Multi-purpose sticker
A multi-purpose sticker for decorating and sealing an envelope and also for attaching the sealed envelope to a package, such as a gift. The multi-purpose sticker generally includes a double-sided adhesive layer hidden below a decorative covering. With the decorative cover in place, one side of the double-sided adhesive of the sticker can be used to seal an envelope, and the sticker serves as a decorative sticker. If desired, the decorative cover can be peeled off to expose an adhesive in order to affix the sealed envelope to a package. |
| US11155107B2 |
Recording medium conveying apparatus and image recording apparatus
A recording medium conveying apparatus includes: a mount member having an outer peripheral surface on which a recording medium is placed; a ventilation member provided along part of an inner peripheral surface of the mount member; an air chamber having air permeability to/from the outer peripheral surface side of the mount member through the holes provided in the mount member and the ventilation member; a suction unit; and a side wall member having side wall surfaces covering part of side surfaces of the ventilation member. A buffer region that is not provided with the ventilation member is included in a ventilation member-disposed region enclosed by straight lines passing through the first surface, the second surface, and the pair of side wall surfaces, in an arbitrary cross section that intersects the pair of side wall surfaces across the ventilation member and is perpendicular to the first surface. |
| US11155103B2 |
Dryer system to cool printer
A printer including a print bar and a dryer system. The print bar operates to deposit printing material in accordance with a print job. The dryer system operates to intake and heat air from an internal region in which one or more electrical components of the printer are located. The dryer system directs the heated air through multiple outlets that are acutely angled with respect to a location or media of deposited printing material, to dry the printing material while cooling the internal region of the printer. |
| US11155101B2 |
Tablet printing apparatus and heat dissipation method thereof
According to one embodiment, a tablet printing apparatus includes: a conveyor configured to convey a tablet while sucking and holding the tablet by the discharge of air; an inkjet head configured to perform printing on the tablet conveyed by the conveyor; an exhaust pipe which the air discharged from the conveyor passes through; an exhaust blower as a heat source that generates heat; a heat conductive member that is in contact with the exhaust pipe and the exhaust blower; and a housing configured to house the conveyor, the inkjet head, the exhaust pipe, the exhaust blower, and the heat conductive member. |
| US11155098B2 |
Negative pressure application to a gas-filled volume
In some examples, a method includes applying a negative pressure to a gas-filled volume through a vent. While a pressure in the volume decreases, the method draws a gas out through the vent and moves a liquid into the volume. The volume is filled with the liquid so that one side of the vent is covered with the liquid and the pressure in the volume increases up to a specified point. |
| US11155095B2 |
Inkjet recording apparatus and cleaning method of intermediate transfer body
An inkjet recording apparatus includes an ink jetter; a transfer unit that has an intermediate transfer body and transfers ink on its transfer surface to a recording medium to record an image; a thickening device that thickens the ink landed on the transfer surface before transfer to the recording medium; a cleaner that removes residual ink remaining on the transfer surface; and a hardware processor. The cleaner has a first ink remover that removes the thickened residual ink in first ink removing operation in which an adhesive member brought into contact with the thickened ink is separated from the transfer surface. If the transfer surface has a region occupied by the thickened ink of a predetermined reference area or more, the hardware processor causes the first ink remover to perform the first ink removing operation. |
| US11155093B2 |
Method of producing structure, protective substrate, and method of producing protective substrate
A method of producing a structure having a through substrate includes: forming a protective member having an atmosphere communication layer having a structure communicating with the through hole by permeation from at least a part of a layer side surface part to the through hole, and a gas-impermeable protective layer in this order, on the second surface of the through substrate; forming a dry film resist layer having a resin layer and a support member in this order, on the first surface of the through substrate; and peeling the support member from the resin layer, the support member being peeled from the resin layer in a state that the through hole of the through substrate is communicated with atmosphere by at least the atmosphere communication layer, in the peeling. |
| US11155092B2 |
Liquid jetting apparatus capable of jetting a plurality of kinds of liquid
A liquid jetting apparatus jetting a liquid onto a recording medium conveyed in a first direction includes head units arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction. One head unit includes nozzle chips; one nozzle chip has a nozzle arrangement area wherein nozzles are aligned in a third direction crossing the first and second directions. The nozzle chip is arranged to be shifted relative to another nozzle chip in a direction crossing the first and second directions and different from the third direction. The head unit has a first overlapping portion wherein nozzle arrangement areas of first and second nozzle chips included in the nozzle chips partially overlap with each other in the first direction. The liquid jetting apparatus has a second overlapping portion wherein nozzle arrangement areas of third and fourth nozzle chips included in the head units partially overlap with each other in the first direction. |
| US11155090B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus
A liquid ejecting head including: a liquid ejecting portion configured to eject a liquid; a supply flow path configured to supply the liquid to the liquid ejecting portion; and a discharging flow path configured to discharge the liquid from the liquid ejecting portion, in which a supply portion along a horizontal plane in the supply flow path and a discharging portion along the horizontal plane in the discharging flow path have different positions with respect to a direction perpendicular to the horizontal plane. |
| US11155085B2 |
Thermal fluid ejection heating element
A thermal fluid ejection heating element may include a first conductive trace, and an at least partially perforated resistive thin film material electrically coupling the first conductive trace to a second conductive trace. The perforations within the perforated resistive thin film material defines a resistance of the thermal fluid ejection heating element. |
| US11155082B2 |
Fluid ejection die
A fluid ejection die includes a fluid slot, laterally adjacent fluid ejection chambers each communicated with the fluid slot and having respective drop ejecting elements therein, and orifices each communicated with a respective one of the laterally adjacent fluid ejection chambers. The laterally adjacent fluid ejection chambers are spaced substantially a same distance from the fluid slot along a same side of the fluid slot, and the orifices communicated with the laterally adjacent fluid ejection chambers are spaced different distances from the fluid slot. |
| US11155081B2 |
Liquid discharge head and printer
A liquid discharge head includes an actuator and a drive circuit. The actuator is configured to expand and contract a pressure chambers. The drive circuit is configured to apply a first drive waveform to cause the actuator to discharge a liquid droplet at a first speed, and then a second drive waveform after the first drive waveform to cause the actuator to discharge a liquid droplet at a second speed slower than the first speed. |
| US11155080B2 |
Cleaning method of liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus
A method of cleaning a liquid discharge head includes first eluting a first electrode and second eluting a second electrode. In the cleaning method, the first eluting and the second eluting are executed such that a ratio between a first electric power amount used in the first eluting and a second electric power amount used in the second eluting is a ratio based on a ratio between an area of a first face of the first electrode and an area of a second face of the second electrode. |
| US11155076B2 |
Method for inkjet printing
Inkjet printing is carried out to provide monochrome or polychrome inkjet-printed images. An ink-receptive medium is provided with a substrate with an aqueous-based ink-receptive layer disposed thereon. The aqueous-based ink-receptive layer has: (a) one or more water-soluble salts of a multivalent metal cation in an amount of 0.6-49 weight %; (b) one or both of a polyvinyl alcohol and a polyvinyl amine (or a copolymer of a vinyl alcohol and vinyl amine) in a total amount of 0.5-30 weight %; and optionally, (c) a crosslinking agent and (d) silica particles. One or more aqueous pigment-based inks are inkjet printed onto this aqueous-based ink-receptive layer, each ink comprising: a) one or more anionically-stabilized pigment colorants; b) one or more water-miscible humectants that are present in a total amount of 1-20 weight % and each having a carbon atom to oxygen atom ratio of at least 1.0:1.0 and only two hydroxy groups. |
| US11155074B2 |
Machine for producing 3D screen-printed articles
The invention relates to a system for producing three-dimensional screen-printed articles, comprising a press bed with a printing screen, by means of which at least one printing exploit can be printed multiple times, wherein after each completed printing, the lift-off can be increased by the application thickness of the previous printing. |
| US11155072B2 |
Methods for fine feature detail for additive manufacturing
The present disclosure generally relates to methods for additive manufacturing (AM) that utilize a computer aided design (CAD) model of a part to develop a layer representation of the part. The method includes: determining a build layer thickness of an additive manufacturing apparatus; identifying a feature of the part within the model; determining that the feature is not aligned along the z-axis based on the build layer thickness; and moving the feature within the model along the z-axis by a feature offset such that the feature is aligned along the z-axis. |
| US11155067B2 |
Protective material applicator device
Devices, methods and systems disclosed herein relate to the application of a protective film on a surface of an electronic device that instantly reduces air bubbles and eliminates the waiting time usually required when using a wet fluid solution. In one embodiment, a flange may be configured to couple to the protective film. The flange may aid in the accurate application of the protective film to the electronic device. |
| US11155066B2 |
Functionalized corrugated cardboard
Functionalized corrugated cardboard, at least one paper web of which is replaced by a functionalized, multi-layer plastic film. |
| US11155061B2 |
Laminated glass
There is provided laminated glass with a heat shielding property in which a need to change an intermediate film is reduced even though thicknesses of glass plates are changed. Laminated glass of an embodiment includes: a pair of glass plates; and an intermediate film sandwiched between this pair of glass plates. A total thickness of the pair of glass plates and the intermediate film is 3.6 mm or less. Further, a ratio (A2/A1) of an absorbance (A2) of the intermediate film at the wavelength of 1500 nm to an absorbance (A1) of the pair of glass plates at a wavelength of 1500 nm is 2.0 or more when plate thicknesses of the pair of glass plates are each set to 2.0 mm. Further, a solar radiation transmittance (Tts) provided by ISO13837 (2008) is 60% or less. |
| US11155060B2 |
Sliding element for an engine
A sliding element for an engine may include a metallic substrate, a first polymer-based layer, and a second polymer-based layer. The first polymer-based layer may include a polymeric material and may be disposed on the metallic substrate. The second polymer-based layer may include a polymeric material and may be disposed on the first polymer-based layer. The polymeric material of the first polymer-based layer may be the same as the polymeric material of the second polymer-based layer. The second polymer-based layer may further include a tungsten disulphide particulate. |
| US11155059B2 |
Multi-layered fibre composite material
The present invention relates to a multilayer composite, comprising at least three superimposed plies of fibre composite which are defined relative to one another as two outer plies of fibre composite and at least one inner ply of fibre composite, wherein each of these at least three plies of fibre composite comprises endless fibres, the endless fibres being unidirectionally aligned within the respective ply and embedded in a polycarbonate-based plastic, wherein the polycarbonate is selected from homopolycarbonate or copolycarbonate, the inner plies of fibre composite essentially have the same orientation and their orientation relative to the outer plies of fibre composite is rotated by 30° to 90° , wherein the orientation of a ply of fibre composite is determined by the orientation of the unidirectionally aligned fibres present therein. |
| US11155055B2 |
Corrugated cardboard plant
A corrugated cardboard plant comprises at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side; a lamination web dispensing device; a lamination web printing device disposed downstream of the lamination web dispensing device; and a device, disposed downstream of the lamination web printing assembly, for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides from the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side and from a lamination web. The at least one device for producing a respective corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side is configured and/or disposed in such a manner that the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side, at least in a manner adjacent upstream of the device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on both sides, has a respective upwardly directed corrugation. The lamination web in the device for producing a corrugated cardboard web laminated on two sides is guided in such a manner that said lamination web therein runs above the at least one corrugated cardboard web laminated on one side. |
| US11155054B2 |
Quick adjust print system for pouch filling machines
A print and inspection apparatus for use with a pouch filling and sealing machine. The apparatus has a platform with a vertical height adjustment. A print module and an inspection module are mounted to carriages which are adjustably movable along a horizontal “X” axis and adjustable along a horizontal “Z” axis. A path for the pouches is formed by a guide rail and back rail. The apparatus permits printing of information on a pouch and inspection of the pouch. |
| US11155053B2 |
Method for forming an opened die-cut element, particularly for forming a wrap-around box of the tray plus lid type, and a cartoning machine
A main die-cut element is divided along a predefined division line to obtain a first die-cut element and a distinct second die-cut element. Glue is deposited on a first portion of one from between the first die-cut element and a secondary die-cut element and on a second portion of one from between the second die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element. The method includes forming an opened die-cut element of the tray plus lid type given by the combination of the first die-cut element and the second die-cut element, wherein these two elements are coupled to the secondary die-cut element, with the first die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element partly superposed and pressed to one another at the first portion and the second die-cut element and the secondary die-cut element being partly superposed and pressed together at the second portion. |
| US11155052B2 |
Three dimensional footwear component and method of manufacture
A 3D foam component for an article of footwear and a method for manufacturing a 3D foam component for an article of footwear is provided. The method includes a sequential deposition of liquid droplets of liquid polymer material onto an object carrier. A blowing agent is introduced to the molten polymer prior to or sequentially with or after the discharge of a liquid droplet. The resulting component includes a plurality of foam pellets formed by the expansion and cooling of droplets of liquid polymer material injected with the blowing agent. |
| US11155046B2 |
Fabrication of complex-shaped composite structures
A hot drape-forming method for shaping fibrous preforms and prepreg plies into complex geometries. For shaping fibrous preforms, the hot drape-forming method includes: a) dividing the total number of preforms into a plurality of sub-preforms (S1, S2, S3); and b) consecutively shaping each sub-preform (S1, S2, S3) by applying vacuum pressure and heat, wherein the shaping of all sub-preforms (S1, S2, S3) are carried out in the same tool housing (10) over the same molding surface. The resulting shaped preform (S1, S2, S3) is ready for resin infusion. The same method can also be used to shape resin-impregnated prepreg plies. |
| US11155044B2 |
Zip strips for molding of infused fiberglass products
A method of removing a vacuum bag from a composite mold. Removable strips are placed around the perimeter of the component parts and across the parts to create natural break points in the consumable materials used during manufacture of a composite product, e.g. wind turbine blade. The vacuum bag, and other consumable layers, are placed over the removable strip such that when the strips are pulled, the strip tears, in a controlled and complete manner, through each layer of consumables. This eliminates the need to use a knife/scissor to remove the finished product, thereby avoiding risk of injury. |
| US11155042B2 |
Hybrid ultrasonic staking for joining panels
An apparatus to join two panels together includes a chamber, a horn positioned within the chamber, the horn moving reciprocally within the chamber, and a set of heating elements positioned about the horn to heat the horn. One of the panels has a post molded to it, the post extending through the other panel, and after the horn is heated an end of the horn is placed on top of the post and is ultrasonically vibrated to form a head of the post to join the two panels together. |
| US11155041B2 |
Methods of generating energy transmission properties in voxel data structures using texture maps
A procedural approach toward optical characterization of subsurface scattering of light to generate a mixture of optically opaque materials and optically transparent materials, with a scattering map projected from the surface toward the center of mass of a model. The resulting voxel slices communicate with an additive manufacturing printer, with the resulting model using a typical CMYK and white mixture, with the addition of transparency keyed to the alpha channel of the voxel slice texture maps, to create an accurate model. The resulting stack of textures have color values for the voxels at the surface that are extrapolated downward to the center of the mass from the surface normal, thereby creating a color and texture spectrum from the surface normal to the center of mass, to more accurately represent color and texture on a printed object. |
| US11155040B2 |
Adaptive material deposition for additive manufacturing
A closed-loop adaptive material deposition apparatus and method uses a scanning system to monitor an additively manufactured object as it is being fabricated and adapting the geometric shape and material composition of the subsequent layers based on the scan data. The scanning system repeatedly captures geometric and/or material information of a partially manufactured object with optional auxiliary objects inserted during the manufacturing process. Based on this information, the actual surface geometry and/or actual material composition is computed. Surface geometry may be offset and used as a slicing surface for the next portion of the digital model. The shape of the slicing surface may then be recomputed each time the system scans the partially fabricated object. |
| US11155038B2 |
Information processing apparatus, modeling apparatus, and information processing method
[Solving Means] An information processing apparatus to be used for a modeling apparatus including a stage, a regulation member, an irradiation unit, and a moving mechanism and includes an acquisition unit, an irradiation position control unit, and a compensation unit. The acquisition unit is configured to acquire the plurality of slice image data items. The irradiation position control unit is configured to variably control, in accordance with the number of laminated layers of a material, an irradiation position of the energy ray to the material in a direction of relative movement of the stage and the regulation member within a modeling surface of the stage. The compensation unit is configured to compensate for a reference position of at least one slice image data item of the plurality of slice image data items in accordance with a change of the irradiation position. |
| US11155035B2 |
Method of printing a contoured object using color and structural layers
A method of printing a three-dimensional color object having a contoured surface onto a substrate includes printing color ink layers and structural ink layers. A color ink layer is printed onto the substrate. Structural ink layers are printed onto the color ink layer to build the three-dimensional shape of the object. The contoured surface is formed from varying the heights of pixel columns in the printing information. The heights of the pixel columns may be varied by printing different numbers of layers in adjacent columns or by printing the same number of layers in adjacent columns where some pixels in a column have different thicknesses than other pixels in the column. |
| US11155032B2 |
Curing device
Disclosed is a curing device for a 3D printer. The curing device for a 3D printer according to the present invention includes: a main body having a reflection plate therein and having a sealing structure; a plurality of light energy irradiating units provided inside the main body and irradiating a curing target with light energy to cure the curing target; and a support unit provided inside the main body and rotatably supporting the curing target. |
| US11155031B2 |
5-axis continuous carbon fiber 3D printing and meta-materials, parts, structures, systems, and design methods thereby enabled
A nozzle for depositing fiber-reinforced polymer having a radiative chamber comprising an outer structure of a nozzle end; a cooling chamber coupled to the outer structure; and a filament guide tube extending into the cooling chamber. |
| US11155030B2 |
Fluid delivery system for a printing system
A fluid delivery apparatus for a printing system includes a fluid outlet defining an upper fluid flow path. The fluid outlet includes an upper portion, a lower portion, a lateral surface, and an electronic device. The upper and lower portions of the fluid outlet each surround the upper fluid flow path. The lateral surface is between the upper and lower portions. The electronic device is disposed upon the lateral surface and includes a substrate, an information storage device, and a plurality of electrical contact pads. The information storage device stores information pertaining to the fluid delivery apparatus. The plurality of electrical contact pads are disposed upon the substrate and face downwardly to receive upwardly extending pressure contacts. |
| US11155025B2 |
Methods for additive manufacturing of an object
The combination of 3D printing technology plus the additional dimension of transformation over time of the printed object is referred to herein as 4D printing technology. Particular arrangements of the additive manufacturing material(s) used in the 3D printing process can create a printed 3D object that transforms over time from a first, printed shape to a second, predetermined shape. |
| US11155024B2 |
Method and device for producing a registered embossed material
A method for the continuous in-register embossing of a stretchable film is provided where a repeating printed image or a laminate may be formed by way of the stretchable film in an embossing station. The embossing station may include a rotating embossing roll having an embossed image and an associated rotating counter-roll. The printed image length of the film may be stretched longitudinally before the embossing contact with the embossing roll to a length greater than or equal to or smaller than or equal to the embossed image length or the circumference of the embossing roll. The maintenance of register of the embossing may be achieved by way of a relative speed between the circumferential speed of the embossing roll and the web speed of the film in the embossing station. |
| US11155022B2 |
Device, mould assembly and method for thermoforming of a product from a plastic film
A device and method for thermoforming of a product from a plastic film includes a mould assembly which is used in such a device. The plastic film is clamped between the mould parts in primary and secondary manner. The forming process can hereby be divided into more or less independent zones. Different forming techniques, positive or negative, can be used in the different zones. This makes it possible to combine the advantages of the two techniques in one forming process. |
| US11155011B2 |
Method of injection molding a discrete part
A method and assembly for injection molding a part. The injection molding assembly has a frame and a core back assembly on the frame with a material controlling region. The core back assembly has first and second states with the material controlling region: i) in a first position with the core back assembly in the first state; and ii) in a second position with the core back assembly in the second state. First and second mold units are configured to be placed in operative relationship on the frame wherein the first and second mold units cooperate to form a mold cavity on the frame. The frame, core back assembly, and first and second mold units are configured so that the state of the core back assembly is changed as an incident of the first and second mold units being placed in the operative relationship. |
| US11155009B2 |
Biodegradable and industrially compostable injection moulded microcellular flexible foams, and a method of manufacturing the same
A process for injection molded microcellular foaming various flexible foam compositions from biodegradable and industrially compostable bio-derived thermoplastic resins for use in, for example, footwear components, seating components, protective gear components, and watersport accessories wherein a process of manufacturing includes the steps of: producing a suitable thermoplastic biopolymer or biopolymer blend; injection molding the thermoplastic biopolymer or biopolymer blend into a suitable mold shape with inert nitrogen gas; controlling the polymer melt, pressure, temperature, and time such that a desirable flexible foam is formed; and utilizing gas counterpressure in the injection molding process to ensure the optimal foam structure with the least amount of cosmetic defects and little to no plastic skin on the outside of the foamed structure. |
| US11155004B2 |
Inkjet printing of three-dimensional ceramic pattern
The disclosure relates to systems, methods and compositions for inkjet printing of ceramic dielectric portions. Specifically, the disclosure relates to systems, methods and compositions for the inkjet printing of three dimensional patterns formed from pre-ceramic polymer derived interpenetrated networks that are comprised of at least two phases, or bi-continuous phases, one formed by free radical polymerization and the other by sol-gel polymerization. |
| US11155003B2 |
Method for producing a green body layer by layer from pulverous material by means of insert elements arranged in a defined manner
A method for the layered production of a green body (10) from powdery material, including insert elements which are placed at defined positions in the powdery material, in which the green body (10) is segmented in a building direction (16) into N, N≥2 consecutive, cylindrical cross-sectional areas (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) made up of a two-dimensional cross-sectional surface and a layer thickness. Setting areas for the insert elements are defined in the cross-sectional areas of the green body (10) which include the defined positions for the insert elements, and loose powder particles surrounding the setting elements are at least partially bonded to each other before the insert elements are placed into the powdery material. |
| US11155002B2 |
Process for binding lignocellulosic materials using polyisocyanate compositions
A process for binding lignocellulosic material comprising the steps of a) bringing lignocellulosic material into contact with a methylene bridged polyphenyl polyisocyanate composition and b) subsequently allowing said material to bind wherein said polyisocyanate composition has a surface tension below or equal to 46 mN/m. |
| US11155001B2 |
Panel cutter with efficient and effective clamping system
A panel cutter has a clamping mechanism positioned adjacent to the cutting path to hold the panel material in position during the cutting process. The clamping mechanism includes a clamping bar which is removably coupled to a pair of lever mechanisms which are rotatably coupled to the framework of the panel cutter. An actuator bar having cams at both ends is also coupled to the framework and position adjacent to the lever arms, wherein movement of the actuator bar causes movement of the lever arms. Based upon the configuration and positioning of these components, movement of the lever arms causes the clamping bar to move between a locked position and an unlocked position. |
| US11154997B2 |
Method and apparatus for providing feedback regarding motion of a rotary shaver performed by a user
There is provided a method of providing feedback regarding motion of a rotary shaver performed by a user, the method comprising the steps of receiving, during at least one time interval, at least one motion type determined for the motion of the rotary shaver performed by the user, wherein the motion type is selected from a set of predefined motion types that comprises small rotational motion and one or more other predefined motion types; determining a degree of occurrence in the time interval of each of the motion types in the set of time interval; determining from the determined degree of occurrence of each of the motion types in the set of predefined motion types which motion type has a highest degree of occurrence in the time interval; and providing feedback to the user to increase a degree of occurrence of small rotational motion of the rotary shaver if the determined motion type having the highest degree of occurrence is one of the other predefined motion types. |
| US11154993B2 |
Tool changer
A tool changer 30 with a master half 32 and tool half 34. Mating member 60, 138 enables the master half 32 and tool half to mesh with one another. A securing mechanism has a clasp 70 and a cam 72. The clasps 70 move between a release position and a grasping position. In the grasping position, the master 32 and tool halves 34 are secured together with one another. The cam 72 moves the clasps 70 between the release and grasping positions. From a release position, the master half 32 engages the tool half 34. The master half 32 moves horizontally with respect to the tool half 34. This, in turn, moves the cam 72 from its release position to its grasping position. In the grasping position, the clasps 70 grasp the tool half 34, the cam locks 72 in its grasping position and the master 32 and tool 34 halves secure with one another. |
| US11154992B2 |
Soft robotic actuators for positioning, packaging, and assembling
Exemplary embodiments relate to applications for soft robotic actuators in the manufacturing, packaging, and food preparation industries, among others. Methods and systems are disclosed for packaging target objects using soft robotic actuators, for moving and positioning target objects and/or receptacles, and/or for diverting or sorting objects. By using soft robotic actuators to perform the fixing, positioning, and/or diverting, objects of different sizes and configurations may be manipulated on the same processing line, without the need to reconfigure the line or install new hardware when a new object is received. |
| US11154989B2 |
Pipe traversing apparatus, sensing, and controls
A system for detecting radial movement of a robotic apparatus on a pipe, comprising distance sensors configured to measure a distance between their respective fixed positions and a surface of the pipe, and a processor configured to detect a change and determine whether the change is indicative of radial movement. A system for tracking a position of a robotic apparatus on a pipe, comprising mirrored, freely-rotating mecanum wheels, a sensor(s) configured to measure rotation of the mecanum wheels, and a processor configured to calculate a linear displacement of each mecanum wheel and resulting axial and circumferential positions of the robotic apparatus. A method for navigating a bend or curve of a pipe, comprising generating computer models of the robotic apparatus and the pipe, performing a computer simulation to identify a combination of wheel speeds that keeps the wheels in constant contact with the pipe, and operating the wheels accordingly. |
| US11154984B2 |
Robot mechanism
A robot mechanism is provided, including a base, a main body, a motor, a driver, a bottom plate, a flexible heat conductive member, and a controller. The main body is connected to the base and has a housing. The motor and the driver are disposed in the main body, and the driver is electrically connected to the motor. The bottom plate is disposed on the housing and situated between the driver and the housing, and a gap is formed between the bottom plate and the driver. The flexible heat conductive member is disposed between the driver and the housing. The flexible heat conductive member contacts the driver. The controller is detachably disposed in the base. |
| US11154982B2 |
Attachment structure for securing a robot arm to a support structure
An attachment structure for securing a robot arm to a support structure, the attachment structure comprising: a mount for mounting to the support structure; and a carrier for connecting to the base of the robot arm, the carrier comprising: a carrier rotational alignment feature for engaging a complementary robot arm base rotational alignment feature, a carrier axial alignment feature for engaging a complementary robot arm base axial alignment feature, and a locking mechanism moveable, once the robot arm base and the carrier are engaged, between an unlocked position which does not constrain the location of the robot arm base along an axis of the carrier, and a locked position which does constrain the location of the robot arm base along the said axis of the carrier relative to the carrier, wherein the locking mechanism is independent of the carrier rotational alignment feature and the carrier axial alignment feature such that the locking mechanism is not actuated during engagement of the carrier and the robot arm base. |
| US11154980B2 |
Bracket apparatus
The present invention discloses a bracket apparatus. The bracket apparatus includes a pedestal, an upright rod and a sliding assembly. The pedestal supports the upright rod; the upright rod is disposed vertically with one end installed on the pedestal; and the sliding assembly includes a clamping member, an anti-skid member, a locking assembly and a holding member. The clamping member is installed on the upright rod and the clamping member is capable of sliding along the upright rod; the anti-skid member is installed on the clamping member; the locking assembly is connected to the anti-skid member, the locking assembly is configured to push the anti-skid member to abut against the rod, so that the clamping member is fixed on the upright rod, and the locking assembly is further configured to drive the anti-skid member out of the upright rod, so that the clamping member is capable of sliding along the upright rod; and the holding member is installed on the clamping member and is configured to carry a required calibration apparatus. |
| US11154976B2 |
Tool including load sensor
A tool includes a switch and a controller. The switch is configured to cause an electric component to operate. The switch includes a switch manipulation part and a load sensor. The switch manipulation part is configured to manipulate the switch. The load sensor is configured to detect a load corresponding to a pressing force according to a manipulation of the switch manipulation part. The controller is configured to correct an output corresponding to the load detected by the load sensor. The switch is configured to cause the electric component to operate based on the output corrected by the controller. |
| US11154974B2 |
Hand-held tool and clamping device thereof
The present embodiment discloses a hand-held tool and a clamping device thereof. The clamping device of a hand-held tool includes: a mounting base; a clamping unit configured to fasten a working tool in an axial direction; and an operation assembly, including an operating member and a driving member, where the operating member is capable of performing compound motion relative to the mounting base, and the operating member is operable to drive the driving member to selectively mate with and disengage from the clamping unit. In this way, the hand-held tool of the present embodiment has the clamping device. By way of compound motion, not only comfort of operation can be achieved, but also parts can be saved, thereby making the structure simpler and more reliable. |
| US11154971B2 |
Nail gun
A nail gun includes a power module, a magazine module and a detection module. The power module performs a nail-driving operation by receiving a first pressure, and is prevented from receiving the first pressure when the power module is subjected to a second pressure. The detection module includes a valve rod and a detection member operable to pivot between an unsealing position and a sealing position. The detection member is moved to the sealing position when the number of the nails in the magazine module is less than a predetermined amount. |
| US11154968B2 |
Oil filter removal device
A device for removing an oil filter includes a sleeve. The sleeve includes a grip portion and a reservoir portion. The grip portion includes a wall and a plurality of spacer ribs. The wall is disposed about an axis and defines a filter cavity open through a first end of the grip portion to receive the oil filter therein. The spacer ribs extend radially inward from the wall and are configured to engage the filter. The reservoir portion extends from a second end of the grip portion and defines a reservoir cavity open to the filter cavity. The sleeve is movable between an extended position in which the reservoir portion is below the grip portion and a nested position in which the reservoir portion is at least partially nested within the grip portion. |
| US11154967B2 |
Ratchet wrench
A ratchet wrench includes a head with a ratchet wheel, a first pawl unit and a second pawl unit received therein. The first pawl unit includes a first pawl and a second pawl, and the second pawl unit includes a third pawl and a fourth pawl. The first and second pawl units are controlled to be engaged with the ratchet wheel so as to provide sufficient number of teeth to be engaged with the ratchet wheel. The ratchet wrench outputs sufficient torque with a small angle of rotation. |
| US11154965B2 |
Locking pliers with improved adjustment member
A hand tool includes a first jaw, a first handle fixed to the first jaw, a second jaw, and a second handle pivotally coupled to the second jaw, a link member, and an adjustment member. The adjustment member is operable to axially move a first end of the link member to vary a distance between the first and second jaws. The adjustment member includes an engagement surface engageable with the first end of the link member, a shank in threaded engagement with a bore in the first handle, and a flange extending from the shank opposite the engagement portion. The flange includes a first side, a second side opposite the first side, and an elongate opening extending through the first and second sides. |
| US11154957B2 |
Method for cross-wedge rolling poppet valves
The invention relates to a method for producing poppet valves, the method including: cross-wedge rolling a preform (2), which has at least one disk portion (4) and a shaft portion, to produce a valve blank (10), wherein a diameter of the shaft portion (6) is reduced substantially to a shaft diameter of a shaft (16), and additionally a length of the shaft portion (6) is increased substantially to a length of the shaft (16) by means of a rolling-out process. |
| US11154955B2 |
Method of repairing wind turbine blade
Provided is a method of repairing damage on a wind turbine blade with a simple method. The method of repairing a wind turbine blade is a method of repairing a wind turbine blade for a damage portion caused by a lightning strike, including the steps of: generating in advance a repairing member molded in a predetermined flat plate shape and solidified; determining a damage determination range defined in advance for the damage portion; and bonding the repairing member when a result of inspecting the wind turbine blade indicates that the damage portion is within the damage determination range. The step of generating the repairing member may include stacking glass fiber materials to generate the repairing member. |
| US11154954B2 |
Welding base
The disclosure relates to the field of welding technology. A welding base includes a welding groove defined therein. A limiting member is arranged inside the welding groove for preventing solder and to-be-welded member from loosening from the welding groove after the to-be-welded member is welded to the welding joint. Based on the prior art welding base, the inside of the welding groove of the present disclosure is provided with a limiting member, which can prevent the solder from a longitudinal movement, thus preventing the solder from falling off the welding groove. |
| US11154953B2 |
Mounting system for an ultrasonic-welding installation
A clamping system for an ultrasonic welding apparatus configured to clamp a contact element in the ultrasonic welding apparatus is presented. The contact element has a flat elongate shape and a welding region, a clamping region, and a contacting region arranged along a longitudinal axis. The clamping system includes two clamping units mechanically connected to the ultrasonic welding apparatus which are arranged spaced apart from one another and are moveable toward one another. Each clamping unit defines a clamping finger which is movable to extend over the clamping region. Each clamping finger has a clamping face that is configured to press on a surface of the clamping region that is located opposite an anvil of the ultrasonic welding apparatus while in a clamped state. |
| US11154952B2 |
Laser processing apparatus
A laser processing apparatus includes a laser beam applying unit having a focusing unit applying a laser beam to a workpiece held on a chuck table, a feeding mechanism relatively moving the chuck table and the laser beam applying unit, and a chamber having a top wall connected to the focusing unit and a side wall connected to the top wall to define an enclosed space, the top wall having a transparent plate located directly below the focusing unit and allowing the pass of the laser beam applied from the focusing unit. The laser processing apparatus further includes a liquid supplying unit supplying a liquid into the enclosed space to make a condition that the enclosed space is filled with the liquid under a predetermined pressure. |
| US11154939B2 |
Hole drilling machine and method for drilling oval hole and inner-diameter-changing hole by means of hole drilling machine
Provided is a hole drilling machine and the method for drilling an oval hole and an inner-diameter-changing hole by means of the hole drilling machine, the machine and the method being configured so that the oval hole can be shaped with high accuracy and drilling of a complicated hole such as the inner-diameter-changing hole can be performed with high accuracy. A hole drilling machine 100 includes a spindle 101 and an auxiliary spindle 120 holding both end portions of a processing tool 102 having a cutting blade 103. The spindle 101 includes a spindle drive motor 106 configured to rotatably displace the processing tool 102 on a circular path, and a tool turnable-drive motor 105 configured to spin the processing tool 102. The auxiliary spindle 120 includes an auxiliary spindle drive motor 120b. In the auxiliary spindle drive motor 120b, a tool fitting portion 120a in which a tip end portion of the processing tool 102 is slidably fitted is synchronously rotatably driven on the same circular path as that for the spindle 101. A table reciprocatably-displacing mechanism 111 is provided between the spindle 101 and the auxiliary spindle 120. The table reciprocatably-displacing mechanism 111 reciprocatably displaces a work piece WK in an X-axis direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the spindle 101. |
| US11154932B2 |
Manufacturing method for three-dimensional structure, manufacturing apparatus for three-dimensional structure, and control program for manufacturing apparatus
A manufacturing method for a three-dimensional structure includes forming unit layers using at least one of a first flowable composition including first powder and a second flowable composition including second powder and solidifying at least one of the first flowable composition including the first powder and the second flowable composition including the second powder in the unit layers. In the forming the unit layers, both of the first flowable composition and the second flowable composition are caused to be present in plane directions crossing a thickness direction of the unit layers. |
| US11154931B2 |
Manufacturing method of three-dimensional formed object by forming contour region and object
A manufacturing method for a three-dimensional formed object for manufacturing the three-dimensional formed object by stacking layers includes supplying a first forming material of the three-dimensional formed object to a contour region of the three-dimensional formed object in the layers, applying energy to the first forming material supplied to the contour region to solidify the first forming material, supplying a second forming material to a region corresponding to the three-dimensional formed object, the region being a contact region in contact with the contour region, and applying energy to the second forming material supplied to the contact region to solidify the second forming material. |
| US11154929B2 |
Metal powder material
The present invention relates to a metal powder material containing: metal particles having a particle diameter d10 of 10 μm or more and 100 μm or less; and nanoparticles containing a metal or a metal compound, in which the particle diameter d10 is a particle diameter at which an under-sieve cumulative fraction in a mass base distribution of particle diameter reaches 10%, and the nanoparticles are adhered to or mixed with the metal particles. |
| US11154928B2 |
Method and system for indexing moulds
A method and system for indexing moulds using a flaskless moulding machine and a mould conveyor are provided. The method comprises: (i) forming one or more moulds, each of the one or more moulds being added to the mould string while the mould string is stationary by being brought into contact with the mould string. Once the one or more moulds has been added to the mould string, the method continues (ii) by advancing the mould string, in a single continuous motion, a distance corresponding to the sum of the thicknesses of the one or more moulds, wherein (1) the moulding machine assists the mould conveyor in advancing the mould string during a first part of the distance, and (2) the mould conveyor advances the mould string a second part of the distance, corresponding to the remainder of the distance, without assistance from the moulding machine. |
| US11154927B2 |
Composite casting system and composite casting method for manufacturing heterogeneous material casting product, and heterogeneous material casting product manufactured by composite casting method
A composite casting system for manufacturing a heterogeneous material casting product may include a fixed mold; a movable mold for opening or closing one side of the fixed mold; a slide core pin provided inside the fixed mold or the movable mold, and capable of being protruded to a cavity side, which is formed by a combination of the fixed mold and the movable mold, from the inside of the fixed mold or the movable mold; a high-pressure casting device for injecting high-pressure casting molten metal into the cavity; and a gravity casting device for injecting gravity casting molten metal through a gravity casting hole formed on the fixed mold or the movable mold. |
| US11154925B2 |
Configured tundish
A tundish with improved flow characteristics for molten metal has an outlet in its base. The outlet is spaced longitudinally in the tundish from a pour zone. The pour zone is positioned to receive a stream of molten steel from a ladle. The outlet is provided with a refractory barrier at its upper end. A portion of the floor of the tundish circumferential to the outlet is provided with a refractory structure having an interior free volume. Structures within the tundish, such as a dam extending upwardly from the tundish floor between the pour zone and the outlet, or a well in the tundish floor surrounding the outlet, may be used to affect the flow of molten metal in the tundish. |
| US11154924B2 |
Process and apparatus for producing metal ingots
A process for producing metal ingots includes the steps of: a) filling at least one ingot mould at a filling temperature with at least one metal charge in the solid state, which has a melting temperature higher than ambient temperature, b) melting the metal charge by heating the ingot mould to a heating temperature higher than or equal to the melting temperature of the metal charge, c) solidifying the molten metal charge into an ingot by cooling the ingot mould to a cooling temperature lower than the melting temperature of the metal charge and higher than the ambient temperature, d) extracting the ingot from the ingot mould at an extraction temperature, and e) repeating steps a) to d). At steady state, both the filling temperature and the extraction temperature are lower than or equal to the cooling temperature and higher than the ambient temperature. |
| US11154923B2 |
Method and device for making wire baskets
A device and method for making a wire basket, the device having a spinning fixture with a top plate with an outer periphery, arms attached at a top end at the periphery of the top plate and projecting downwardly, such that bottom ends of the arms collectively form a circular arrangement having a diameter greater than the diameter of the top plate, a means for guiding wire onto the spinning fixture such that the wire is wound onto the spinning fixture in a preselected pattern, and contacts to maintain the wire onto the spinning fixture in preselected locations, and the method including providing an apparatus for delivery of wire through a wire feed and for translating the wire feed lineally along a traverse, providing a spinning fixture for winding wire thereon, and winding a preselected pattern of wire onto the spinning fixture by translating the wire feed along the transverse. |
| US11154921B2 |
Manufacturing device for laminated iron core
A device for manufacturing a laminated iron core includes a die and a punch configured to punch iron core pieces out of a thin-plate workpiece, a squeeze ring in which the iron core pieces are laminated, and a back-pressure device configured to apply back pressure to the laminated iron core pieces from a side opposite to the punch in a forward-backward direction of the punch. The back-pressure device includes a support body configured to move in the forward-backward direction, a biasing member configured to bias the laminated iron core pieces toward the punch, a drive device having an output shaft, and a conversion mechanism configured to convert rotary motion of the output shaft into linear motion of the support body in the forward-backward direction. |
| US11154920B2 |
Rolling mill for rolling concave, rod-shaped bodies
A rolling mill for rolling hollow or, in all cases, concave rod-shaped bodies, in particular tubes, in particular seamless tubes, said rolling mill comprising a rolling section (10) with a plurality of mill stands and/or rolling dies (11) arranged in succession to define a rolling axis Y, said rolling mill further comprising moving means for moving a mandrel (20) and a tubular blank (21) fitted onto an end portion (22) of said mandrel (20) along said rolling axis and through said mill stands or rolling dies (11) in succession; wherein said moving means are structured so as to move said mandrel (20) and said blank (21) along said rolling axis Y and through said mill stands or rolling dies (11) in succession by applying a traction on said mandrel. |
| US11154910B2 |
Laundry dryer comprising a filter assembly and a method to clean a filter assembly
A laundry dryer having a cabinet with a plinth, a first door on the plinth, a drum rotatable in the cabinet, a process air flow duct exiting the drum, and a filter assembly behind the first door in the a duct section inside the plinth. The filter assembly includes a frame, a filter supported by the frame, and a cleaning device. The cleaning device has a slidable wiper and a fluff collector. The cleaning device is movable within the frame to cause the wiper to wipe the filter, and to collect material wiped from the filter in the fluff collector. |
| US11154908B2 |
Separating apparatus for polysilicon
A separating apparatus for polysilicon has at least one screen plate, comprising a feed region for polysilicon, a profiled region having peaks and valleys, a region having screen apertures which adjoins the profiled region, and a takeoff region, wherein the screen apertures widen in the direction of the takeoff region, and a separating plate which is horizontally and vertically displaceable is arranged below the screen apertures. |
| US11154907B2 |
Powder classifying apparatus
This powder-classifying apparatus has: a centrifugation chamber configured so as to be sandwiched between two opposing members; an air supply unit that supplies air into the centrifugation chamber and generates a swirl flow; a raw material supply unit that supplies raw-material powder into the swirl flow; a fine powder recovery unit having an opening part through which air that includes fine powder classified within the centrifugation chamber is ejected to outside of the centrifugation chamber; a coarse powder recovery unit provided to the outer edge part of the centrifugation chamber, for ejecting classified coarse powder to outside of the centrifugation chamber; and an annular slit provided to at least one of the members that constitute the centrifugation chamber, the slit being provided in a region between the center part of the centrifugation chamber and the outer edge part. |
| US11154904B2 |
Acoustic sources for air data systems
An ultrasonic air data system (UADS) can include a body configured to mount to an aircraft, an acoustic signal shaping feature associated with the body, and an acoustic source operatively connected to the acoustic signal shaping feature, the acoustic source configured to emit a directional acoustic signal. The acoustic signal shaping feature can be configured to reshape the directional acoustic signal from the acoustic source into an at least partially reshaped signal. The system can include one or more acoustic receivers disposed on or at least partially within the body for receiving the reshaped signal. |
| US11154894B2 |
Spray gun and nozzle assembly attachment
A liquid spray gun nozzle assembly is disclosed comprising a coating liquid inlet portion comprising a liquid connector for connection to an external liquid source; a coating liquid outlet portion comprising a liquid nozzle for spraying a coating liquid fed into the nozzle assembly through the coating liquid inlet portion, the liquid nozzle being disposed along a spray axis; a coating liquid flow path fluidly connecting the coating liquid inlet portion to the liquid nozzle; and a spray gun connection portion opposite the coating liquid outlet portion adapted to connect the liquid spray gun nozzle assembly to a compatible liquid spray gun body. The spray gun connection portion comprises a nozzle assembly sealing surface adapted to seal the liquid spray gun nozzle assembly to the compatible liquid spray gun body, the nozzle assembly sealing surface comprising first and second sealing members that are each circular and concentric with one another. |
| US11154890B2 |
Underground sprinkler system
An improved underground sprinkler system having pop-up sprinklers installed within specifically arranged underground trenches. The kit comprises a flow control member that attaches to the water faucet can be manually or automatically switched between water zones where the underground sprinkler are placed. |
| US11154889B2 |
Sprayer for liquids with precompression chamber
A sprayer of liquids with trigger-operated pump includes a body which can be attached to the mouth of a container and a nozzle for delivery of the liquid. In the body is formed a pumping chamber in communication with the interior of the container and with the delivery nozzle. A one-way valve of suction and of delivery is located in the outlet duct of the liquid a system of precompression comprising a piston pushed with constant force by a spring in occlusion of the outlet duct such as to increase the pressure of the liquid in the outlet duct during the pumping, and also thereby increase the speed or the acceleration of the liquid in output from the nozzle. |
| US11154888B2 |
Spray pump
A spray pump is disclosed. A spray pump according to an aspect of the present invention comprises: a housing having an inflow space, the housing being coupled to a container entrance; a housing cover coupled to the upper end of the housing; a disk for opening or closing the housing according to the pressure in the inflow space; a valve movably inserted into the housing cover, the valve comprising a valve head and a valve body communicating with the valve head; a guide having a part inserted into the valve body and the remainder positioned on the outside of the valve body, the guide having a guide passage corresponding to a channel through which content is discharged; a valve spring for providing an elastic force that pressurizes the valve upwards; a piston movably inserted into the outer peripheral surface of the guide so as to open or close the guide passage by means of upward/downward movements of the valve; a nozzle coupled to the valve head and having an insert insertion portion; and an insert inserted into the insert insertion portion and having an orifice. The valve head has a valve passage communicating with the guide passage. The valve passage has a valve helical groove formed on the inner peripheral surface thereof. |
| US11154887B2 |
Piston, cartridge and method of venting a cartridge
A two-component piston for a cartridge includes a piston cover as the first component and a piston body as the second component. The piston has a first side and a second side, and a rear side of the piston cover arranged adjacent to at least a part of the piston body. A front side of the piston cover is arranged at the first side, and the rear side of the piston cover includes a valve member. The valve member is to be received within the piston body and to extend into the piston body towards the second side. The piston cover is configured to be moved relative to the piston body on actuation of the valve member and the piston cover is non-releasably connected to the piston body. |
| US11154883B2 |
Electrostatic coating machine
A shield member (14) is provided on an outer peripheral side of a front surface section (9D) of a shaping air spurting member (9) and is formed of an annular body radially extending to shield electric flux lines traveling toward rotary atomizing head (4) from each of electrodes (6C) in an external electrode member (6). A tubular insulating member (15) formed of an insulating material covering an outer peripheral surface (9B) of the shaping air spurting member (9) is provided on an outer peripheral side of the shaping air spurting member (9). Further, a discharge buffering member (16) formed of an annular self-returning insulator or semi-conductive material is provided in a position where the shield member (14) is separated from the insulating member (15) between the shield member (14) and the insulating member (15). |
| US11154878B2 |
Micro-current therapy beauty care shower head and micro-current therapy
This disclosure relates to a micro-current therapy beauty care shower head and a micro-current therapy. The micro-current therapy beauty care shower head includes a body, a lid, a mount and a power supply mechanism. The body has a conductive portion. The lid is connected to the cover and is provided with a water outlet portion. The mount is disposed between the lid and the cover. A first chamber is defined between the mount and the cover, and a second chamber is defined between the mount and the lid. A first through hole in communication with the water outlet is formed on the mount. The power supply mechanism is electrically coupled with the conductive portion of the body, and can generate a current, and introduce the current into water flow to be conducted to a human body through the water flow. |
| US11154874B2 |
Flow modulation device for dispensing pressurized fluids
A flow modulation device 300 for controlling a rheological state of a dispensed pressurized fluid includes a porous element 304 and an exit tube. The porous element 304 is in fluid communication with a distal end of an outlet tube 303 and receives pressurized fluid in a first rheological state. The porous element 304 includes a plurality of channels that divide a flow channel into a plurality of flow paths through which the pressurized fluid flows and that modulates the flow of the pressurized fluid. The exit tube 305 includes proximal end 355 and distal end 345 and an intermediate body including a sidewall 365 defining a hollow internal lumen 375. The exit tube 305 is in fluid communication with the porous element 304 and receives the modulated pressurized fluid from the plurality of flow paths and refocuses the fluid to dispense the pressurized fluid in a second rheological state. |
| US11154873B2 |
Multi-cyclonic dust filter device
A multi-cyclonic dust filter device comprises a dust collection chamber for collecting dust, a cyclonic chamber providing a gas to-be-filtered out dust to enter and forming a first cyclone to enter into the dust collection chamber, and a deflector component disposed between the dust collection chamber and the cyclonic chamber; the deflector component comprises a first deflector tube for receiving the gas to-be-filtered out dust refluxed from the dust collection chamber and forming a second cyclone, and a second deflector tube disposed in a same axial direction as the first deflector tube and separately disposed by an airflow convergence interval, the first deflector tube is provided with at least one dust filter hole for discharging the dust in the second cyclone, and the second deflector tube combines the first cyclone and the second cyclone through the airflow convergence interval to form a third cyclone for discharging. |
| US11154867B2 |
Sonic reactor
A sonic reactor for transferring kinetic energy to a process fluid medium has a resonant element horizontally oriented and mounted to the two resonance units using two or more nodal support rings located at the nodal positions of the resonant element. The nodal support rings are adjustable in position relative to the resonant element and the resonance units to permit positioning of the rings directly at the nodal positions during operation. The sonic reactor has a grinding or mixing chamber mounted at one or both of the free ends of the resonant element. The sonic reactor is used for applications that include fly ash beneficiation, pulverization and dispersion; fine ore grinding; preparing ready mix cement formulations; oil sands cuttings for oil recovery; spilled oil, water and oily water storage treatment; organic and inorganic industrial wastewater treatment; environmental remediation of contaminated soils; sodium dispersion and destruction of PCBs; biosludge conditioning; cellulosic biofuels processing; lignin processing; dispersion and deagglomeration of pigments; and dye destruction. |
| US11154861B2 |
Fluidic device for the detection, capture, or removal of a disease material
The present disclosure relates to a fluidic device to detect, capture, and/or remove disease material in a biological fluid. The present invention also relates to methods for the treatment/prevention of sepsis through the use of the claimed device. |
| US11154857B2 |
Single-channel, hybrid biosensor and sensor system including the same
A single-channel, chemical-immunological hybrid biosensor is disclosed. According to an embodiment, the hybrid biosensor includes a reaction strip 100 in the form of a porous membrane through which a sample 1 moves by capillary action. the reaction strip 100 is in the form of a porous membrane through which the sample 1 moves by capillary action. Biomarkers in the sample 1 are independently detected based on a chemical reaction and binding reactions on the reaction strip 100. |
| US11154839B2 |
Recycling of superabsorbent polymer via UV irradiation in flow system
Poly(acrylic acid)-based superabsorbent polymer (SAP) in a feed stream is converted with UV irradiation into poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) in a flow system. The UV total energy used to convert SAP into PAA is less than about 50 MJ/kg SAP. |
| US11154838B2 |
Low emissions, high working capacity adsorbent and canister system
The present description provides high working capacity adsorbents with low DBL bleed emission performance properties that allows the design of evaporative fuel emission control systems that are lower cost, simpler and more compact than those possible by prior art. Emission control canister systems comprising the adsorbent material demonstrate a relatively high gasoline working capacity, and low emissions. |
| US11154836B2 |
Methods and apparatus for controlling radiation dose to fluids in UV-LED photoreactors
A reactor that operates with ultraviolet light emitting diodes (UV-LEDs) to attain UV photoreactions or UV photo-initiated reaction in a fluid flow for various applications, including water purification. The UV-LED reactor is comprised of a conduit means for passing fluid flow, an ultraviolet light emitting diode (UV-LED), and a radiation-focusing element to focus the UV-LED radiation to the fluid in the longitudinal direction of the conduit proportionally to the fluid velocity in the cross section of the conduit. |
| US11154835B2 |
Continuous polymerization apparatus and continuous production method for polymer
The present invention provides a continuous polymerization apparatus capable of simply and efficiently separating a polymer and solid matter from a reaction mixture while having an apparatus configuration conducive to washing and maintenance, and a continuous production method for a polymer. A continuous polymerization apparatus (100) includes a plurality of reaction vessels (1a to 1c), wherein the plurality of reaction vessels are configured such that reaction mixtures (9a to 9c) successively move through each reaction vessel; in the plurality of reaction vessels, gas phase parts formed above the reaction mixture communicate with one another; and the continuous polymerization apparatus includes a washing part (5), the washing part configured to separate a solid included in the reaction mixture by sedimentation and to perform countercurrent washing. |
| US11154831B2 |
Device for treating particles in a rotating fluidized bed
Device for treating particles having a vortex chamber defined by end walls at both ends and a circular wall, a rotation imparting device with a fluid feeder arranged in a mainly tangential direction, a particle outlet and a central fluid outlet, an auxiliary chamber coaxially arranged with the vortex chamber defining a treating zone, which auxiliary chamber has a circular outer wall and an end wall and opens into the vortex chamber through an opening in the end wall of the vortex chamber opposite the central fluid outlet, a device for injecting particles coaxially into the treating zone, and a device for feeding a treating fluid into the treating zone in mainly axial direction, wherein the ratio of the area of the opening to the cross-sectional area of the vortex chamber is less than 0.50. |
| US11154828B2 |
Turbulent mixing by microscopic self-assembled spinners
A system for mixing particles that includes a liquid comprising inert particles and defining a liquid and air interface; magnetic microparticles suspended at the liquid and air interface; and a magnetic source configured to apply a uniaxial alternating magnetic field parallel to the liquid and air interface, wherein the uniaxial alternating magnetic field promotes a turbulent motion of the magnetic microparticles, which in turn promotes a diffusive motion of the inert particles. |
| US11154827B2 |
Cell bag rotator
A cell bag rotator is constructed to slowly agitate a plurality of cell bags by rotation along a rotation axis that is at least partially horizontal. The cell bag rotator comprises a plurality of plates to which a respective cell bag is attached. The cell bag rotator is suitable for mixing cells with particles for performing various types of subsequent cell therapy processes on the cells. |
| US11154824B2 |
System and method for generation of emulsions with low interfacial tension and measuring frequency vibrations in the system
A method and apparatus for generating droplets with a high level of uniformity in liquid systems that present a low interfacial tension. This method and apparatus utilize the breakup of the dispersed phase in a controlled fashion by periodically varying the pressure that drives the fluids so as to successfully generate emulsions with a good control over the size. The method and apparatus can be used for the formation of simple emulsion or double emulsion where a larger droplet contains one or more smaller droplets. |
| US11154815B2 |
Exhaust gas treatment system
Described are exhaust gas treatment systems for treatment of an engine exhaust gas stream containing NOx. The exhaust gas treatment system comprises an engine, a catalyst system including a selective catalytic reduction article comprising two zones, an upstream zone comprising iron-promoted first molecular sieves and a downstream zone comprising copper-promoted second molecular sieves. The catalyst system is effective to reduce high NOx levels in the exhaust gas stream. Also described are methods for treatment of engine exhaust gas streams, comprising treating engine exhaust gas streams containing high NOx levels with catalyst systems including selective catalytic reduction articles having two zones. |
| US11154811B2 |
Gas filter
A gas filter includes a housing including a mounting portion and a main portion. The mounting portion is configured to mount the gas filter on a surface of a device. The main portion is configured to be positioned apart from the surface of the device and extends from the mounting portion in a horizontal direction. The housing has an inlet and an outlet and defines a flow channel between the inlet and the outlet. The flow channel has first and second channel portions, the first channel portion extending from the inlet to the second channel portion, the second channel portion extending in a direction substantially parallel to the horizontal direction. A filter member is positioned in the flow channel between the inlet and the outlet. |
| US11154809B2 |
Packing, method for manufacturing same, and liquid film-forming structure
A packing for gas-liquid contact has at least one packing element of a thin layer shape, placed in a standing position. The packing element has a main body portion having a planar liquid film-forming surface extending along a liquid flow direction, and at least one wall portion provided to stand relative to the liquid film-forming surface and extending along the liquid flow direction. The wall portion has a side surface inclined at a predetermined angle to the liquid film-forming surface in a surface position of a liquid film to be formed by a liquid on the liquid film-forming surface. |
| US11154805B2 |
Filter insert as well as fluid filter
A filter insert for installation in a fluid filter has at least one main separator for separating liquid from aerosol. The main separator is supported at a main separator support tube. The filter insert further has at least one post separator for separating liquid from aerosol that is supported at a post separator support tube. The post separator is arranged downstream of the main separator in a flow direction of a fluid to be cleaned. The post separator is arranged concentric to the main separator and is radially spaced by an intermediate space from the main separator. The post separator support tube is configured to add axial elasticity to the support tube. |
| US11154801B1 |
Pipeline filter
A pipeline filter assembly comprising a base assembly, an outer wall, and a lid assembly. The outer wall has a lower end portion and an upper end portion, wherein the upper end portion comprises a lower collar, and the lower collar comprises at least one lock notch spaced around an exterior surface thereof. The lid assembly is configured to couple to the lower collar of the outer wall. The lid assembly has an upper collar configured to threadedly mate with the lower collar. The upper collar has at least one housing that projects from the upper collar, the housing having an interior surface, and at least one biasing clip pivotally mounted within the housing for releasable engagement with the lock notch. A pair of pipeline filter assemblies, wherein at least one connection plate is used. |
| US11154799B2 |
Dual bypass filter cascade
A filtration system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the filtration system includes a fine mesh filter configured for disposition within a chamber and defining a first volume, the first volume in fluid communication with a main exit conduit; and a coarse mesh filter configured for disposition within the chamber and at least partially surrounding the fine mesh filter, the coarse mesh filter and the fine mesh filter defining a second volume, the second volume in fluid communication with a first bypass valve, the coarse mesh filter and the chamber defining a third volume, the third volume in fluid communication with a second bypass valve. |
| US11154798B2 |
Magnetic filtration apparatus
Provided is a magnetic filtration apparatus with a simple structure for permitting easy and effective discharge of magnetic substances from the inside of a flow passage to its outside, the magnetic substances being captured by attraction from a liquid to be treated by magnetic separation. The magnetic filtration apparatus includes a treatment container 12 having an inlet 26 and outlet 28 of the liquid, and a discharge port 36 of the separated magnetic substances. A magnetic apparatus 20 attached around the treatment container 12 attracts the separated magnetic substances to an inner wall of the treatment container 12, while cancellation of the effect of the magnetic field generated by the magnetic apparatus 20 allows the attracted magnetic apparatus to flow into a detachable collecting container 14 positioned below the treatment container 12, due to the gravity, through a communication passage 15. |
| US11154796B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for automated separation of sand from a wellbore slurry
Sand separation systems and methods according to which one or more energy sensors are adapted to detect a response to energy imparted to a sand separator of a known type. One or more computers are adapted to communicate with the one or more energy sensors. The one or more computers and/or the one or more energy sensors are pre-tuned. The one or more computers are configured to determine the unknown sand level in the sand separator of the known type based on: the response detected by the one or more energy sensors, and the pre-tuning of the one or more energy sensors and/or the one or more computers. |
| US11154795B2 |
Use of compressed gas for moving eluent applied to chromatography
The invention relates to a method for chromatographic separation, comprising at least one step of elution of species held on a stationary phase by means of an eluent, followed by a step of moving the eluent in contact with the stationary phase by means of a compressed gas. Preferably, the movement step takes place after a step of elution of the product(s) of interest and/or after a step of regeneration of the stationary phase. |
| US11154789B1 |
Non-electric toy transmission system
The disclosure relates to the technical field of toys, and provides a non-electric toy transmission system, to resolve a prior-art technical problem that an electric toy transmission mechanism has high use costs and a short service life. Technical solutions in the disclosure are as follows: The non-electric toy transmission system includes an instruction apparatus, an execution apparatus, a pipeline, and a transmission medium, where the instruction apparatus and the execution apparatus are connected by the pipeline, and the instruction apparatus, the execution apparatus, and the pipeline are filled with the transmission medium; and the instruction apparatus is capable of being triggered to enable the transmission medium in the instruction apparatus to enter the execution apparatus through the pipeline, and the execution apparatus completes, under pressure of the transmission medium, an action designed for a toy. |
| US11154788B2 |
Protective enclosure for a model vehicle
The present invention provides for a protective enclosure comprising a base comprising a first continuous mating surface and at least one conveyance aperture, a cover comprising a second continuous mating surface, wherein the second continuous mating surface is configured to form a seal with the first continuous mating surface, and a clamp, wherein at least a portion of the clamp is coupleable to the base, wherein a mouth of the clamp is configured to be offset from the aperture when the clamp is coupled to the base, wherein the clamp comprises a first sealing layer, and wherein the clamp is configured to seal the aperture against contaminants. The protective enclosure may be configured for use in a remotely controllable model vehicle to protect a control module. |
| US11154784B2 |
Application interface for tracking player identity
Systems and method for providing a single sign in a gaming console that associates online activity that is out-of-game/cross game, and/or online activity that is in-game, and/or activity that is offline and in-game with that account. While online, a service tracks activity of gamers and provides usage statistics in a profile. While offline, the game console tracks the player's activity via a mechanism to collect detailed information about a specific player's in-game statistics and accomplishments. The offline activity is cached and uploaded when the console connects to the online service. Players can accumulate achievements offline that are credited towards online activities. |
| US11154780B2 |
Controlling a user interface of a computer device
A computer device having a user interface, a processor, and computer storage. The user interface provides a gameboard comprising tiles supporting game objects, the tiles comprising predefined sets of tiles which are available to support spreading blocking elements. The processor receives a detected user input. If it detects a match condition, the processor removes the game elements of the match condition and generates and displays new game objects to replenish the gameboard. A data structure having tile data is stored in the computer storage. Tile data for tiles of the predefined set(s) comprises a set indicator which indicates whether a tile is in one of the predefined sets. If a blocker spreading mode has been triggered, the processor selects an origin tile which supports a spreading blocking element, identifies a target tile to which the spreading blocking element may spread and generates a blocking element for the target tile. |
| US11154779B2 |
Processing device, program, and method
A processing device includes: an input interface receiving an instruction to operate an operator character object associated with a first virtual camera in a virtual game space in which a player character object is arranged; a memory storing arrangement coordinates of the player character object, the first virtual camera, and the operator character object; and a processor. The processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions to update the arrangement coordinates of the operator character object and the first virtual camera to updated arrangement coordinates when receiving the instruction, virtually image the virtual game space by the first virtual camera arranged at the updated arrangement coordinates, and generate a first virtual image of the virtual game space virtually imaged by the first virtual camera. |
| US11154778B2 |
Display control program, display control apparatus and display control method
Methods and apparatus for controlling a display include: acquiring information indicative of first entered instructions from a first input apparatus used by a first user wearing a head mounted display and information indicative of second entered instructions from a second input apparatus used by a second user enabled to view a display apparatus; controlling, in a virtual three-dimensional space, an event on the basis of one or more of the first entered instructions and the second entered instructions acquired; generating a first image of said virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on said head mounted display; and generating a second image of said virtual three-dimensional space to be displayed on said display apparatus, where the first image includes the first input apparatus, and where the second image does not include the second input apparatus. |
| US11154774B2 |
System and method for providing recommendations for in-game events
Recommendations for in-game content are provided to players of an online game. An instance of a virtual space is executed in which an online game is conducted and implemented to facilitate presentation of a view of the virtual space to users through client computing platforms associated with the users. Device specification sets of the client computing devices are determined and recommendations for in-game content are presented to the users based on the obtained device specification sets of the client computing devices associated with the users. |
| US11154771B2 |
Apparatus and method for managing operations of accessories in multi-dimensions
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for presenting in a graphical user interface a plurality of associable three-dimensional (3D) actions and a plurality of accessories having distinct operational functions, receiving a request to associate one of the plurality of 3D associable actions with an input function of a select one of the plurality of accessories, associating the 3D action with the input function of the selected accessory, monitoring the selected accessory for a stimulation of the input function, and transmitting the 3D action responsive to detecting the stimulation of the input function. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11154769B2 |
Interactive tops collision enhancing battling environment
A battle arena game apparatus with one or more symmetrical side tracks creating a one-way flow pattern that repeatedly exits spinning tops into a middle area of a battling surface to maximize the frequency of collisions between actively spinning tops for enhanced game play and fun for a user. A barrier at an exit of the one or more side tracks prevents the one or more spinning tops from entering the exit of the side tracks creating a one-way flow pattern of the one or more spinning tops from a periphery area of the battling surface to launch into the middle area of the battling surface to continuously engage spinning toy tops in combat. |
| US11154762B2 |
Golf putting training tool
A golf putter training tool having a putter mounting base on top of an artificial green connected through a slot to a linear putting guide located beneath the artificial green. A golfer engages putter mounting base with a golf club, which is held in place by a friction or interference fit next to or on a sponge-like or rubber-like material. Practice shots made on the tool are constrained to be linear back-and-forth by linear putting guide. This constraint helps the golfer develop muscle memory for correctly aiming a put. Putter mounting base has an alignment guide against which the face of the golf club rests, constraining the face of the golf club square to the ball when the golfer makes the stroke. This constraint helps of golfer develop muscle memory for hitting the ball squarely. The tool has accessories such as a gravity ball feed mechanism. |
| US11154757B2 |
Grip for golf club
A grip for a golf club includes a cylindrical portion into which a shaft is inserted; and an end cap portion. The cylindrical portion, on its outer surface, includes a minute projection region where a plurality of minute projections each of which has a maximum width of 0.2 mm or more and 1.2 mm or less are arranged at intervals of 0.05 mm or more and 0.7 mm or less. The minute projection region is disposed in a first region whose distance in an axial direction from a grip butt end is from 0 mm to 210 mm. Of the grip, a portion from the grip butt end up to 50 mm therefrom has a weight of 10 g or more, and the weight accounts for 39% or more of the whole weight of the grip. |
| US11154756B2 |
Golf club and golf club head structures
A golf club head has a body defining a ball striking face. The body further has a first leg extending away from the ball striking face and a second leg extending away from the ball striking face wherein a void is defined between the first leg and the second leg. The body further defines a cover that extends over the void. The golf club head may further have support structures and adjustable weight members. |
| US11154753B2 |
Golf ball
An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having excellent approach spin performance under a dry condition and excellent approach spin performance under a condition that there is grass between the golf ball and the club face. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film formed on a surface of the golf ball body, wherein the paint film is composed of at least one layer, and an outermost paint film layer located at the outermost layer of the golf ball contains, as a base resin, a polyurethane obtained by a reaction between (A) a polyisocyanate composition and (B) a polyol composition, and the outermost paint film layer has a dynamic friction coefficient of from 0.75 to 1.5 measured with a dynamic friction tester under specific conditions. |
| US11154752B2 |
Collaborative exercise
A report of a state of a local exercise device based at least in part on a user response to an electromagnetic resistance unit in the local exercise device is sent. An update based on a state of a remote exercise device is received. The electromagnetic resistance unit is caused to change state in reaction to the received update. |
| US11154749B1 |
Exercise machine with adjustable handles
An exercise machine with adjustable handles that provide for multiple handle positions. The exercise machine with adjustable handles generally includes a frame with one or more rails, a carriage movably positioned upon the rails, and a pair of adjustable handles positioned near an end of the frame. The adjustable handles each have a handle portion that is movably connected to a corresponding handle stanchion to pivot from a storage position to an extended position. |
| US11154747B2 |
Stationary exercise machine
An exercise machine of the type which have pedals or foot plates through which a person can, in use, transfer kinetic energy to the machine is described. In embodiments the exercise machine is configured such that the pedals or foot plats vibrate during exercise. |
| US11154746B2 |
Exercise apparatus
An exercise apparatus comprises a platform having a front roller, a rear roller and an endless belt mounted around the front roller and the rear roller for allowing a user to perform a first exercise type of a relatively lower resistance or a second exercise type of a relatively higher resistance. A front frame is mounted at a front side of the platform and has at least one holding portion adapted to be grasped by the user. A first control interface controls the first exercise type. The first exercise type is selected from a group consisting of walking, jogging, and running. A second control interface that controls the second exercise type. The second exercise type includes the user pushing the endless belt backwards against resistance while grasping the holding portion. |
| US11154744B2 |
Loadable dumbbell assembly and bumper weights for a loadable dumbbell
A combination loadable dumbbell and bumper weight including a loadable dumbbell having a central shaft and opposing sleeves. At least one bumper weight having a core and a bumper portion surrounding the core is provided. The core has a central bore. The at least one bumper weight can be slid over one of the opposing sleeves so that the opposing sleeve is directed into the central bore. |
| US11154742B1 |
Portable resistance exercise device (PRED)
An exercise device is portable and lightweight, where a user pushes levers (for example, handles or pedals) in a linear fashion. The levers may not be connected to each other and may be used alternately or both at the same time. Each lever is connected to a bearing mechanism inside of a housing, where the bearing mechanism reduces friction and creates stability when pushing the levers. The levers are attached to one or more sets of resistance bands that enable different levels of resistance by rotating a top dial to vary the intensity of physical activity. The device has a base having foldable base supports and foldable pedals, thus providing portability of the device. The exercise device may have a pedometer situated within one of the levers that counts the steps and may communicate with an application executing on a mobile device in order to measure the user's exercise performance. |
| US11154738B2 |
Quick-response sprinkler
The invention relates to fire-extinguishing means, and more particularly to sprinklers for fire-extinguishing systems. A sprinkler comprises a body with an outlet opening which is closed off by a check valve, and a unit for controlling the state of the check valve. The sprinkler is provided with a fire sensor and an activation unit. The unit for controlling the state of the check valve is equipped with an electric trigger device. The input pins of the activation unit are connected to the outputs of the fire sensor. The output pins of the activation unit are connected to the outputs of the electric trigger. The technical result is an increase in the response speed of the sprinkler. |
| US11154735B2 |
Personal respiratory protection device
The present invention relates to a personal respiratory protection device, in particular, such a device comprising a respirator body having a periphery, a filter media, forming at least part of the respirator body, and a gasket, the gasket being located at the periphery and extending along at least a portion of its length. |
| US11154731B2 |
Cosmetic use of Bifidobacterium species lysate for the treatment of dryness
Cosmetic use of an effective amount of a lysate of at least one microorganism of the genus Bifidobacterium species and/or one of its fractions in treating and/or preventing dryness and/or associated disorders of a keratinous substance. |
| US11154729B2 |
High brightness electron beam based precise radiation therapy method and system
An apparatus for applying an electron beam to a subdermal tumor generates a pulsed electron beam that is collimated to a diameter of less than 1 mm and less than 10 millimeter-milliradiant transverse emittance. A biopsy needle having an interior diameter less than 2 mm and length between 1 cm and 100 cm is inserted through the skin to the tumor, and the electron beam is electromagnetically directed through the needle, so as to reach the tumor without irradiating intervening normal tissue and with minimal irradiation of surrounding normal tissue. The electron pulsing rate can be in the S-band or Q-band, the beam energy can be between 1 Mev and 6 MeV, and/or the beam brightness can be less than 10 mm·mrad. A distal end of the biopsy needle can include an electron-permeable vacuum barrier, and the apparatus can be evacuated to less than 10−8 Torr. |
| US11154725B2 |
Blood-tissue surface based radiosurgical renal treatment planning
Devices, systems, and methods for planning radiosurgical treatments for neuromodulating a portion of the renovascular system may be used to plan radiosurgical neuromodulation treatments for conditions or disease associated with elevated central sympathetic drive. The renal nerves may be located and targeted at the level of the ganglion and/or at postganglionic positions, as well as preganglionic positions. Target regions include the renal plexus, celiac ganglion, the superior mesenteric ganglion, the aorticorenal ganglion and the aortic plexus. Planning of radiosurgical treatments will optionally employ a graphical representation of a blood/tissue interface adjacent these targets. |
| US11154724B2 |
Systems and methods for anti-microbial effect for bones
Systems and methods for restructure and stabilization of bones that provide an anti-microbial effect are disclosed herein. A device includes a delivery catheter having an inner void for passing at least one light sensitive liquid, and an inner lumen; an expandable member releasably engaging the distal end of the delivery catheter; at least one channel positioned in the expandable member; and a light conducting fiber sized to pass through the inner lumen of the delivery catheter and into the expandable member, wherein, when the light conducting fiber is in the at least one channel, the light conducting fiber is able to disperse light energy to provide an anti-microbial effect. When the light conducting fiber is in the expandable member, the light conducting fiber is able to disperse the light energy to initiate hardening of the light sensitive liquid within the expandable member to form a photodynamic implant. |
| US11154721B2 |
Method of forming an electrical contact for implantable medical device
A one-piece electrical contact ring for use in a lead receptacle of an implantable medical device includes (i) a tubular body defining a cavity extending through the body and (ii) a plurality of resiliently deflectable elements extending from the tubular body into the cavity. The deflectable elements have a lead contacting portion configured to contact the lead when received by the cavity. The lead contacting portions of the deflectable elements in a relaxed state are located in a plane that intersects the tubular body and are configured to deflect along the plane towards the tubular body as the lead is inserted in the contact ring. The contact ring may further include a plurality of stops, each configured to (i) engage a stop portion of the elements when the elements are sufficiently outwardly deflected and (ii) inhibit further outward deflection of the elements when the stops engage the stop portions. |
| US11154720B2 |
Systems and methods for gradually adjusting a control parameter associated with a cochlear implant system
An exemplary cochlear implant system includes a cochlear implant configured to be implanted within a patient and a sound processor. The sound processor is configured to receive, from a fitting system during a fitting session, a command that sets an M level to an initial value and a target value for the M level; gradually adjust, subsequent to the fitting session, the M level from the initial value towards the target value in accordance with an adaption time course; and direct the cochlear implant to apply stimulation having the gradually adjusted M level to the patient. Other systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11154719B2 |
Method and system utilizing a percentage-based atrio-ventricular delay adjustment
A method and device for dynamic device based AV delay adjustment are provided. The method provides electrodes that are configured to be located proximate to an atrial (A) site and a right ventricular (RV) site. The method utilizes one or more processors, in an implantable medical device (IMD), for detecting an atrial paced (Ap) event or atrial sensed (As) event. The method determines a measured AV interval corresponding to an interval between the Ap event or the As event and a ventricular sensed event and calculates a percentage-based (PB) offset based on the measured AV interval. The method automatically dynamically adjusting an AV delay, utilized by the IMD, based on the measured AV interval and the PB offset and manages a pacing therapy, utilized by the IMD, based on the AV delay after the adjusting operation. |
| US11154718B2 |
Feedback loop for stimulating nerve tissue downstream of a damaged or severed nerve
This document provides methods and materials involved in detecting and delivering neurochemical signals, electrophysiological signals, ions, or combinations thereof within a mammal. For example, systems that can include one or more implantable devices containing probes configured to detect neurochemical signals (e.g., neurotransmitter concentrations), electrical signals, ions, or combinations thereof and one or more implantable devices containing electrodes and/or microfluidic delivery components configured to deliver neurochemical signals (e.g., neurotransmitters), electrical signals, ions, or combinations thereof to one or more locations within a mammal are provided. |
| US11154717B2 |
Therapy adjustment based on patient event indication
An indication that a patient event occurred may be used to evaluate the efficacy of at least one therapy program and/or adjust therapy delivery to the patient. In some examples, the patient event indication includes patient input that may be received via an event indication button of a programming device. In some examples, therapy delivery may be adjusted by adjusting at least one therapy parameter value, switching therapy programs or therapy program groups or restarting a therapy cycle of a medical device. |
| US11154713B2 |
Electrode structure for implantable medical leads
An implantable segmented electrode structure may be configured to conduct electrical signals between elongated conductors of an implantable medical lead and respective portions of tissue of a patient. The implantable medical lead may extend from an implantable medical device that is implanted within the patient. The segmented electrode structure includes a plurality of separate electrode surfaces. The electrode surfaces are at a plurality of different axial positions and angular positions within the implantable segmented electrode structure. The segmented electrode structure additionally includes a plurality of prongs. The prongs extend axially from a proximal end of the segmented electrode structure through the segmented electrode structure. Each prong may electrically connect to one of the electrode surfaces. The prongs may terminate distally at respective electrode surfaces. Each prong may be configured to electrically connect to one of the elongated conductors. |
| US11154712B2 |
Methods for assessing efficacy of renal neuromodulation and associated systems and devices
Provided herein are methods, devices and compositions for assessing neuromodulation efficacy based on changes in the level of one or more biomarkers in plasma or urine collected from a human subject following a renal neuromodulation procedure. |
| US11154711B2 |
Magnet management MRI compatibility
An implantable medical device, including a magnet and a body encompassing the magnet, wherein the implantable medical device includes structural components in the body configured to move away from one another upon initial rotation of the magnet relative to the body when the magnet is subjected to an externally generated magnetic field, thereby limiting rotation of the magnet beyond the initial rotation. |
| US11154708B2 |
Implantable neurostimulator and methods for implanting and using same
A method is provided for preventing muscle atrophy, including the steps of identifying a nerve or nerve plexus which controls a targeted muscle or muscle group; implanting a neurostimulator at the nerve or nerve plexus; and transmitting a signal to the neurostimulator to induce activity in the targeted muscle or muscle group. The nerve or nerve plexus can be a pelvic nerve or nerve plexus. The method can be used to prevent atrophy in numerous settings and patients. Further, a tool and method for using the tool are provided which allow for implantation of a neurostimulator in a much easier, faster and safer procedure. |
| US11154707B2 |
Generating tumor treating fields (TTFields) with high uniformity throughout the brain
This application discloses configurations for arranging transducer arrays on a person's head to impose tumor treating fields (TTFields) in the brain at field strengths that are as uniform as possible throughout the entire brain. In some embodiments, L-shaped sets of electrodes are positioned near the right and left ears, each with a horizontal arm above the ear and a vertical arm behind the ear. Optionally, these embodiments may be combined with a second pair of electrodes positioned on top of the head and behind the neck. In other embodiments, one pair of electrodes is positioned above the right ear and on the left/rear portion of the neck; and a second pair of electrodes is positioned above the left ear and on the right/rear portion of the neck. These configurations improve the uniformity of the electric fields imposed throughout the brain, and are particularly useful for preventing and/or treating metastases. |
| US11154702B2 |
Early warning of LVAD thrombus formation
A method of determining an adverse event within a patient having an implantable blood pump including calculating a plurality of power consumption trends of the blood pump during a plurality of time periods using a low-pass filter, determining a plurality of power trend differences between the plurality of power consumption trends, calculating a total amount of the plurality of power trend differences during a time interval, and generating an alarm when the total amount of the plurality of power trend differences exceeds a pre-determined threshold. |
| US11154696B2 |
Surgical device with integrated visualization and cauterization
Surgical devices with integrated visualization and cauterization are described herein where such devices include an elongate structure having a central lumen and an expandable space-creating structure having at least one expandable leaflet mounted in the vicinity of the distal end and is configured for placement within a mammalian body proximate to a therapeutic target. Also included is a proximal terminal having an actuator mounted in the vicinity of the proximal end and is configured to remain outside of said body and provide an actuation mechanism for actuating the space-creating structure. Additionally, at least one fluid connector and said central lumen is in fluid communication between an interior of the expandable space-creating structure and the at least one fluid connector. |
| US11154694B2 |
Balloon catheter having a retractable sheath and locking mechanism with balloon recapture element
An intravascular catheter device includes a handle assembly, an inner member which accommodates a guide wire, an outer member disposed about the inner member, and a balloon. A proximal end of the balloon is attached to a distal end of the outer member. The balloon surrounds a portion of the inner member and the distal end of the balloon is attached to a distal end of the inner member. A sheath is selectively disposed about, and adapted for movement relative to, the balloon. A clamp at the handle assembly selectively secures the outer member at a number of positions relative to the sheath to selectively expose a variable portion of the balloon for movement into an inflated state. A balloon recapture device is located at a distal end of the sheath and aids the balloon in reentering the sheath following deployment. |
| US11154691B2 |
Catheter and method of manufacture
The instant invention relates generally to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter introducer catheters (introducer catheters with lumens greater than about 6 French) having increased strength, flexibility, and kink resistance. Introducer catheters according to the teachings herein may also include curved distal ends and flared (that is, funnel-like) transition sections within their lumens. |
| US11154688B2 |
Catheter assembly with a protective sleeve inside of a package
A urinary catheter assembly (1) for relieving urinary retention is provided, which comprises a package (3) housing a protective sleeve (5) and a catheter (7), the protective sleeve protecting the catheter. To allow a catheter to be removed from the package with or without a protective sleeve, the catheter assembly forms a removal structure configured for at least a first removal procedure and a second removal procedure. The first removal procedure provides simultaneous removal of the catheter and the protective sleeve from the package with the protective sleeve protecting the catheter, and the second removal procedure provides removal of the catheter from the package and retains the protective sleeve in the package. |
| US11154682B2 |
Ventilation tube unit for connection to a medical ventilator as well as a ventilation system comprising the ventilator and at least one ventilation tube unit
A ventilation tube unit (2), for connection to a medical ventilator, includes an outer tube (4) with a tubular connection device (18) with a jacket-side branch (24, 28), for connecting a medical unit such as a water trap, arranged between a first outer tube part (20) and a second outer tube part (22). An inner line (6) is arranged within and extends with the outer tube (4) between two port connectors (8). Each outer tube part (20, 22) includes a variable-length outer tube part that can be varied between a compressed state and an expanded state. The connection device (18) is displaceable in the longitudinal direction (A) relative to the inner line (6) by a compression of one outer tube part (20) and a corresponding expansion of the other outer tube part (22). A ventilation system with at least one such ventilation tube unit is also provided. |
| US11154678B2 |
Customized sealing member using stock material
A customized sealing member is for a customized mask. The customized mask includes a support member. The customized sealing member is manufactured by the process of generating surface geometry data of a face of a patient, the surface geometry data corresponding to and representing a surface geometry of the face of the patient; providing a directing apparatus shaped according to the surface geometry data, the directing apparatus being structured to receive and direct a stock of material; and inserting the stock of material into the directing apparatus in order to produce the customized sealing member. |
| US11154676B2 |
Catheter inflatable cuff pressure stabilizer
A cuff pressure stabilizer includes a substantially rigid protective housing and a balloon disposed therein. The balloon has a base low pressure of 10 cm H2O when it contains a base low-pressure volume of air. When the balloon contains a first medium-pressure volume of air, the balloon has a first medium pressure of 25 cm H2O. When the balloon contains a second medium-pressure volume of air, the balloon has a second medium pressure of 40 cm H2O, and at least 20% of an outer surface of the balloon touches a portion of the inner surface of the housing. The second medium-pressure volume of air equals the base low-pressure volume of air plus a second incremental quantity of air that is less than 60 cc. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11154674B2 |
Respiratory therapy apparatus
A respiratory therapy apparatus includes a rocker mechanism (101, 110, 111, 112) that provides an oscillating resistance to expiration. The apparatus also includes an air entrainment arrangement (200) at its air inlet (3) having a ring orifice (214) connected via a gas inlet (4) to a source (119) of oxygen at elevated pressure. The oxygen emerging around the ring orifice (214) entrains ambient air and supplies this as a continuous flow of respiratory gas to the patient interface (2) to provide a positive airway pressure. |
| US11154673B2 |
Lung recruitment in mechanical ventilation
A ventilation system includes a breathing apparatus which provides a mechanical ventilation to a patient. The breathing apparatus is configured to perform an automated full recruitment manoeuvre, FRM, comprising a recruitment phase and a PEEP titration phase, wherein the PEEP titration phase is a phase of stepwise decrease in PEEP from a maximum PEEP level to a minimum PEEP level, via one or more intermediate PEEP levels. The breathing apparatus is configured to deliver a number of breaths at each PEEP level, and to monitor a parameter indicative of a potentially harmful level of ventilation during the PEEP titration. The breathing apparatus is further configured to automatically decrease PEEP to a lower PEEP level when the monitored parameter reaches a first threshold value. |
| US11154672B2 |
Methods, systems and devices for non-invasive ventilation including a non-sealing ventilation interface with an entrainment port and/or pressure feature
Systems and methods may include a gas source, a gas delivery circuit, and a nasal interface allowing breathing ambient air through the nasal interface. A gas flow path through the nasal interface may have a distal gas flow path opening. A nozzle may be associated with a proximal end of the nasal interface a distance from the distal end gas flow path opening. At least a portion of an entrainment port may be between the nozzle and the distal end gas flow opening. The nozzle may deliver gas into the nasal interface to create a negative pressure area in the gas flow path at the entrainment port. The nasal interface and the nozzle may create a positive pressure area between the entrainment port and the distal end gas flow path opening. Gas from the gas delivery source and air entrained through the entrainment port may increase airway pressure or lung pressure or provide ventilatory support. |
| US11154669B2 |
Wickless vaporizing devices and methods
Deformable valves and atomizer designs for a vaporizer (e.g., electronic cigarette). The vaporizer may be used for vaporization of liquid and/or organic material. The vaporizer may enable enhanced flow control of fluid and may generate high quality and quantity of vapor efficiently. In some instances, flow path of the vaporizer may allow bulk fluid flow, e.g., in contrast to capillary flow, to deliver fluid to a vicinity of the vaporizer. In some instances, the vaporizer may utilize improved atomizer designs for vaporizing devices, where said designs can be configured optionally, with various embodiments of a breath-modulating deformable valve. |
| US11154667B2 |
Methods and devices for controlled drug vaporization
The present invention an electronic inhaler for the delivery of pharmaceuticals through vaporization. |
| US11154666B2 |
Vaporiser head for an inhaler, in particular for an electronic cigarette product
The invention relates to a vaporiser head for an inhaler, in particular for an electronic cigarette product, comprising a heating element-wick structure assembly consisting of an electrically operable heating element, which has at least one liquid-conducting through-channel and a porous and/or capillary wick structure arranged at an inlet side of the heating element, and a support plate for retaining the heating element-wick structure assembly. The vaporiser head has a liquid-conducting cannula having a preferably protruding piercing region. |
| US11154662B2 |
Cap with hemisphere portion for medical injector
A medical injector includes an injector housing defining a reservoir, a plunger rod, and a stopper engaged with a portion of the plunger rod, the stopper being slidably disposed within the reservoir and sized relative to an interior of the injector housing to provide sealing engagement with a sidewall of the injector housing. The medical injector further includes a needle having a sharpened first end and a second end in communication with the reservoir, a first cap covering the sharpened first end of the needle, and a second cap covering at least a part of the first cap. The second cap includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and a hemispherical member including a gripping component. The second cap is engaged with the first cap such that removal of the second cap simultaneously removes the first cap from the first end of the needle. |
| US11154658B2 |
Mixing and injection device with sterility features
The present invention relates to a mixing and injector device which can include: a housing having a plurality of separate and distinct chambers disposed therein; one or more displacement mechanisms corresponding to each of the plurality of chambers disposed within the housing; a needle assembly being provided about one of the plurality of chambers, the needle assembly including the following: a septum; a needle being separated from the plurality of chambers by the septum, the needle having a proximal end configured to pierce the septum in an actuated state; and a needle carrier, the needle carrier being configured to translate axially with respect to and toward the septum and pierce the septum and provide fluid communication from the plurality of chambers through the needle in the actuated state. |
| US11154655B2 |
Modular infusion system
A pump system is disclosed that comprises a control unit and one or more modular pumping units removably docked to the primary control unit. Each modular pumping unit comprises a pumping mechanism and a processor configured to control the pumping mechanism and communicate with the control unit. The modular pumping unit is configured to manipulate a portion of a fluid delivery set to pump a fluid. The first processor and the second processor are configured to exchange one or more operating parameters when the modular pumping unit is docked to the primary control unit. The modular pumping unit is configured to pump the fluid after being undocked. |
| US11154654B2 |
Coupling mechanism for a medication delivery device
A coupling mechanism for a medication delivery device includes a first part axially fixed relative to a housing and rotatable around a longitudinal axis of the first part, the first part having a gearing engagement to a second part arranged along the longitudinal axis, the gearing engagement having a first frictional resistance. The second part axially moveable along the longitudinal axis, and directly or indirectly in a friction fit engagement with the housing, which has a second frictional resistance. The first frictional resistance being below the second frictional resistance such that a rotation of the first part in a first direction axially longitudinally moves the second part away from the first part and a rotation in a second direction, opposite to the first rotation direction, reduces the axial distance between the first and second part and/or axially moves the second part into coupling abutment with the first part. |
| US11154651B2 |
Reduced-pressure treatment systems with reservoir control
A reduced-pressure system for delivering reduced pressure for medical purposes to a desired site and to receive fluids in one instance includes a reservoir having an interior space operable to contain the fluids. A reduced-pressure delivery conduit is placed in fluid communication with the interior space for delivering the reduced pressure to the desired site. A source conduit and a pressure sensor conduit are placed in fluid communication with the interior space. A pressure sensor is placed in fluid communication with the pressure sensor conduit. A reduced-pressure source is placed in fluid communication with the source conduit. A reduced-pressure control unit is associated with the pressure sensor and the reduced-pressure source and is operable to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor and supply data from the reduced-pressure source and to determine when a reservoir-full/blockage condition exists. Other systems and methods are presented. |
| US11154640B1 |
Method for producing hollow fiber scaffold
A scaffold of hollow fibers comprising a mixture of polylactic acid (PLA) and polybutylene succinate (PBS) and cellulose nanofibers (CNF), medical products made of these scaffolds and methods of using the scaffolds in regenerative medicine. A method for producing the scaffolds is also disclosed. |
| US11154639B2 |
Biocompatible substrate for facilitating interconnections between stem cells and target tissues and methods for implanting same
Disclosed herein are substrates for cell delivery to target tissues requiring treatment for various diseases that induce cell death, damage or loss of function. The substrates are configured to provide seeded cells, including stem cells, with a structural support that allows interconnection with and transmission of biological signals between the cells and the target tissue. |
| US11154638B2 |
Methods for forming scaffolds
A method of forming a scaffold is disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a method of forming a scaffold includes dissolving a polymer in a solvent to form a polymer solution; adding additive precipitating agent to the polymer solution; precipitating and expanding the polymer from the polymer solution to form a scaffold; and removing the solvent from the scaffold. In some embodiments, prior to adding the precipitating agent, the method further comprising adding at least one of calcium phosphate or a bioactive additive to the polymer solution to form a mixture including the polymer solution and the at least one of calcium phosphate or bioactive additive. |
| US11154629B2 |
Room sterilization method and system
A sterilization system consisting of a mobile emitter, a sensing subsystem and a data logging subsystem is described. The emitter has one or more UV emitting lamps or devices. The sensing system comprises at least one remote UV sensor and at least one door sensor. The door sensor comprises a safety shut off door detector and may contain an emergency stop detector and arming detector to protect people from being exposed to UV energy. The system has a remote control for starting, stopping and setting system parameters which include but are not limited to: treatment time, dosage, room size, room number, unit number, floor, facility name, operator name, operator identification number, password, default dosage values, dosage, and patient identification number. The number of treatments per unit of time can be maximized because of the use of incident light measurement. |
| US11154628B2 |
Self-sterilizing sensor
Techniques regarding self-sterilizing touch sensors are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise an apparatus, which can comprise a heating element. Also, the apparatus can comprise a protective layer adjacent to the heating element. The heating element can generate heat based on a pressure applied to the protective layer and can sterilize the protective layer. |
| US11154625B2 |
Fucoidans as ligands for the diagnosis of degenerative pathologies
The present invention relates to the diagnosis of clinical conditions characterized by undesirable and/or abnormal selectin expression. In particular, the invention provides for the use of fucoidans for the detection of selectins using imaging techniques including ultrasonography, scintigraphy and MRI. Selectin-targeted imaging agents are provided that comprise at least one fucoidan moiety associated with at least one detectable moiety. Methods and kits are described for using these imaging agents in the diagnosis of clinical conditions such as thrombosis, myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury, stroke and ischemic brain trauma, neurodegenerative disorders, tumor metastasis and tumor growth, and rheumatoid arthritis. |
| US11154623B2 |
Mechanical opening of lipid bilayers by molecular nanomachines
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of opening a lipid bilayer by associating the lipid bilayer with a molecule that includes a moving component capable of moving (e.g., rotating) in response to an external stimulus; and exposing the molecule to an external stimulus before, during or after associating the molecule with the lipid bilayer. The exposing causes the moving component of the molecule to move and thereby open the lipid bilayer (e.g., by pore formation). The external stimuli may include an energy source, such as ultraviolet light. The opened lipid bilayer may be a component of cell membranes in vitro or in vivo. The opening of the lipid bilayer may allow for the passage of various materials (e.g., active agents, such as peptide-based drugs) through the lipid bilayer and into cells. Additional embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to the aforementioned molecules for opening lipid bilayers. |
| US11154621B2 |
Liponucleotide-based therapy for COPD
Compositions and method are therefore disclosed for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and/or pulmonary fibrosis (PF). In particular, disclosed a composition that contains one, two, or more cytidine diphosphate (CDP)-conjugated phospholipid precursors selected from the group consisting of CDP-choline, CDP-ethanolamine, and CDP-diacylglycerol in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier for use in treating COPD and/or PF. |
| US11154616B2 |
Methods of treating locally advanced or metastatic breast cancers using PD-1 axis binding antagonists and taxanes
The invention provides methods and compositions for treating locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer and for enhancing immune function in an individual having locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer. The methods comprise administering a PD-1 axis binding antagonist and a taxane. |
| US11154606B2 |
Vaccine for prevention of necrotic enteritis in poultry
In certain embodiments, the present invention provides a poultry vaccine comprising an antigenic protein comprising a PlcC protein unit that is operably linked to a peptide linker that is operably linked to a NetB protein unit, where the vaccine is effective in stimulating a protective cellular and/or humoral immune response to C. perfringens. Methods are also provided for making the vaccine and for vaccinating poultry by administering such a vaccine. |
| US11154600B2 |
Use of anti-CD47 agents to enhance immunization
Methods are provided for enhancing immunization strategies by manipulation, e.g. in vitro manipulation, of phagocytic antigen presenting cells. In the methods of the invention, phagocytic antigen presenting cells (phAPC) are incubated with a particulate antigen in the presence of an anti-CD47 agent in a dose and for a period of time sufficient to allow the phAPC to phagocytose the particulate antigen, which process generates a “loaded” phAPC. The loaded phAPC is contacted with a population of T cells matched for at least one major histocompatibility locus with the phAPC, where the T cells are stimulated after contacting to generate an effector response against an epitope or epitopes present on the particulate antigen. |
| US11154598B2 |
Compositions comprising secreted extracellular vesicles of cells expressing NFATC4 useful for the treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to a composition comprising secreted extracellular vesicles (SEV) of cells expressing nuclear factor of activated T-cells, cytoplasmic, calcineurin-dependent 4(NFATC4), for use in the treatment of cancer or in the treatment or prevention of metastatic cancer. It further relates to in vitromethods for determining or predicting the therapeutic efficiency of a treatment with a composition comprising SEV of cells expressing NFATC4 in a cancer patient, based on the ability of the composition comprising SEV of cells expressing NFATC4 to induce an increase in TGFβ1 expression level. |
| US11154590B2 |
Nkx3.2 fragment and pharmaceutical composition comprising same as active ingredient
An Nkx3.2 fragment with improved stability under a histopathological environment of arthritis and a pharmaceutical composition containing the Nkx3.2 as an active ingredient are disclosed. The Nkx3.2 fragment has a function to activate NF-κB at the similar level to full-length Nkx3.2 and resistance to proteolysis by Siah1. In addition, the Nkx3.2 fragment exhibited at least a 10-fold improvement in degenerative arthritis treatment effect compared with Nkx3.2 in an animal model-based in vivo efficacy evaluation. Therefore, the Nkx3.2 fragment can be favorably used in the prevention or treatment of arthritis. |
| US11154579B2 |
Cannabinoid conversion in cannabis extracts
The present invention is a process for producing various types of cannabis extract from harvested cannabis. A quantity of harvested cannabis, which typically includes the inflorescence, floral leaves, and small stems of a flowering cannabis plants, is pre-frozen. The harvested cannabis is first subjected to cryogenic grinding to produce pulverized cannabis. The pulverized cannabis is then subjected to alcohol extraction to produce an initial cannabis extract, which can be subjected to one of several forms of further processing according to the desired chemical profile of the final product. The initial cannabis extract may then be subjected to chemical processing that promote the conversion of THCA to Δ9 THC; the conversion of THCVA to THCV; the conversion of THCA to cannabinol (“CBN”); or the conversion of THCA to Δ8-THC. |
| US11154577B2 |
Amnion coated embolic agents for treating tumors
This document provides methods and materials for treating a mammal (e.g., a human) having one or more tumors. For example, embolic agents including an amnion tissue preparation (e.g., amnion coated embolic agents) that can be used in arterial embolization to reduce or eliminate blood flow in a blood vessel that supplies a tumor are provided. |
| US11154565B2 |
Process for preparing a stable emulsion comprising one or more avermectins
A process is described for preparing a stable emulsion that includes at least one avermectin. Also described, is the emulsion thus obtained, especially for use in the treatment of dermatological disorders such as rosacea. |
| US11154553B1 |
Method of providing aripiprazole to patients having impaired CYP2D6 or CYP3A4 enzyme function
The disclosed embodiments relate to methods of initiating aripiprazole treatment in a patient who is a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer or a CYP3A4 poor metabolizer, or both. |
| US11154552B2 |
Aripiprazole prodrug composition
Described is a composition comprising (a) a population of particles of an aripiprazole prodrug having a volume based particle size (Dv50) of less than 1000 nm and (b) at least one surface stabilizer comprising an adsorbed component which is adsorbed on the surface of the aripiprazole prodrug particles and a free component available for solubilisation of the aripiprazole prodrug. The surface stabilizer to prodrug ratio provides the optimal quantity of free surface stabilizer for the purposes of producing a lead-in formulation. Also described are methods of treatment using the aforementioned composition. |
| US11154549B2 |
Opioid compositions resistant to overdose and abuse
The invention provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising macromolecular gastrointestinal enzyme-labile opioid prodrugs, co-formulated with small-molecule and/or macromolecular gastrointestinal enzyme inhibitors. The macromolecular constructs are minimally absorbed from the GI tract, and can produce non-linear pharmacokinetic profiles of the delivered opioid agonist following oral ingestion. An optional macromolecular opioid antagonist may also be present in compositions of the invention to discourage tampering by potential abusers. |
| US11154545B2 |
Methods of treatment
The present disclosure provides for methods of treating a patient with a CYP3A4 substrate drug, wherein the patient is treated with posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient stops posaconazole treatment, waits for at least 2 days, and then is treated with the CYP3A4 substrate drug as soon as it is safe to do so. In some embodiments, treatment with the CYP3A4 substrate drug is delayed for about 2-42 days after stopping posaconazole. In some embodiments, the patient is treated with a reduced dose of the CYP3A4 substrate drug for about 2-42 days. |
| US11154542B2 |
Nail lacquer composition containing ciclopirox
The present invention relates to a nail lacquer composition containing at least one antifungal agent as a pharmacologically active ingredient. The present invention has an excellent penetrating effect of a drug in skin areas where the drug is applied because of needing treatment and, specifically, in fingernails by containing a polymer material which forms a specific film, and a penetration enhance, is convenient for management after locally applying the drug to a treatment site, and has excellent storage stability of the drug. |
| US11154540B2 |
Methods of treating ophthalmic disease/disorder or injury with ibudilast
This disclosure is directed to methods of treating ophthalmic disease/disorder or injury associated with neurodegenerative disease/disorder, such as progressive multiple sclerosis, or a neuro-ophthalmologic disorder in human patients using ibudilast. |
| US11154537B2 |
Method of treatment for ketamine infusion
Methods for treatment for patients having depression and/or pain are contemplated as including an administration of first preparation comprising an antiemetic agent, preferably ondansetron, followed by a second preparation of a synergistic combination of ketamine and a benzodiazepine, preferably lorazepam, administered via a continuous intravenous infusion. Such methods may be seen to better alleviate depression and pain symptoms, and may result in reduced need for other medications. |
| US11154536B2 |
Pyrazoline-derived compound and its use in a weekly dosage regime against inflammation and pain derived from degenerative joint disease in mammals
The present invention refers to the use of the compounds E-6087 in a weekly dosage regime for the treatment of pain and inflammation associated to a degenerative joint disease such as osteoarthritis or a condition associated to any such disease such as lameness. The present invention is directed to the treatment of mammals, preferably of dogs. |
| US11154535B2 |
Transdermal formulation containing COX inhibitors
Disclosed are gel compositions suitable for the topical administration of an active compound having poor solubility and skin penetration, for example, of a COX-2 inhibitor compounds, processes of preparation thereof and methods of use thereof for the treatment of indications treatable by the active compound. |
| US11154533B2 |
Topical compositions and methods for treating inflammatory skin diseases
Compositions and methods for treating skin conditions, ailments or diseases, such as autoinflammatory skin diseases such as psoriasis, dermatitis, pyoderma gangrenosum, palmoplantar pustulosis, prurigo nodularis and/or hidradenitis suppurativa, are described. The compositions comprise an agent that modulates the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, in particular an agent that agonizes the receptor. In one embodiment, the agent is indigo or a derivative of indigo, such as indirubin. |
| US11154530B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating liver cancer, comprising tetraarsenic hexoxide crystalline polymorph
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver cancer and a method for producing same, the composition comprising tetraarsenic hexoxide in which the content of tetraarsenic hexoxide crystalline polymorph a (As4O6-a) is 99% or more. The composition of the present invention exhibits an excellent cancer cell proliferation inhibition effect and thus can be useful as an anticancer drug. |
| US11154529B2 |
Phosphaplatin liquid formulations
Pharmaceutical compositions of phosphaplatin compounds, in particular buffered stable liquid formulations of pyrodach-2 ready for use in the treatment of various cancers, and methods of preparation are disclosed. |
| US11154518B2 |
Methods and apparatus for treating a wound
Methods for treating a wound or promote wound healing are provided, comprising the step of administering a composition including an effective amount of β-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist to a subject in need thereof. Also provided is apparatus for wound healing, comprising a dressing and a composition including an effective amount of β-1 adrenergic receptor antagonist. |
| US11154515B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising cannabidiol and beta-caryophyllene and methods for their use
The disclosure describes compositions comprising beta-caryophyllene (BCP) and cannabidiol (CBD). The disclosure also describes compositions which further introduce low levels of THC. The disclosure further describes methods of making and using said compositions, including for the treatment of chronic pain, neurological disorders including epilepsy, addiction and inflammatory skin conditions. The disclosure further describes the use of fluorinated-CBD derivatives for treating inflammatory skin conditions. |
| US11154514B2 |
Quinic acid-modified nanoparticles and uses thereof
The present invention generally relates to targeted nanoparticle delivery to E-selectin- or P-selectin-positive cells or tissues. In particular, this invention discloses a method for preparing quinic acid-modified nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery to cancerous cells or tissues via E-selectin- or P-selectin-mediated transcytosis. The invention described herein also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating cancers. |
| US11154512B2 |
Hemostatic compound and preparation method thereof
A hemostatic compound is provided. The hemostatic compound comprises molecular sieves and a fiber. The molecular sieves are independently dispersed on a fiber surface of the fiber without agglomeration and directly contact the fiber surface. A first surface of the molecular sieve contacted with the fiber is defined as an inner surface, and a second surface of the molecular sieve uncontacted with the fiber is defined as an outer surface. The molecular sieve forms a growth-matched coupling with the fiber on the inner surface, and the growth-matched coupling refers to that a plurality of molecular sieve microparticles grow to match the fiber surface to form a tightly-coupled coupling interface that matches the fiber surface. |
| US11154510B2 |
Process for the preparation of drug loaded microparticles
Provided is a process for the production of nano- and/or microparticles containing a therapeutically active agent embedded in a polymer matrix or encapsulated by a polymer shell, and nano- and/or microparticles obtainable by the process, said process comprising the steps of: a) providing a solution of a polymer selected from polylactide, polyglycolide, and polyester copolymers comprising copolymerized units of lactic acid and/or glycolic acid in an organic solvent SI having limited water solubility: b) providing a solution or dispersion of a therapeutically active agent in as solvent or mixture of organic solvents S2 comprising at least 50 vol. % benzyl alcohol, c) combining the solution or the solution and suspension provided in step a) and step b) to provide an organic phase which comprises dissolved polymer and dissolved therapeutically active agent in a mixture of the organic solvents S I and S2; d) agitating the organic phase provided in step c) in a vessel and adding an aqueous surfactant solution to the agitated organic phase in a volume ratio of at least 2:1 in terms of the total volume of the aqueous surfactant solution to the total volume of the organic phase as provided in step c), thus causing the formation of a dispersion containing a continuous aqueous phase and a discontinuous organic phase; and e) allowing the spontaneous formation of the nano- and/or microparticles via transfer of organic solvent from the discontinuous organic phase into the continuous aqueous phase directly after the dispersion has been formed. |
| US11154509B2 |
Methods for controlled release oral dosage of a vitamin D compound
A stable, controlled release formulation for oral dosing of vitamin D compounds is disclosed. The formulation is prepared by incorporating one or more vitamin D compounds into a solid or semi-solid mixture of waxy materials. Oral dosage forms can be prepared by melt-blending the components described herein and filling gelatin capsules with the formulation. |
| US11154504B2 |
Sustained release cyclosporine-loaded microparticles
A controlled release pharmaceutical formulation is provided, comprising cyclosporine-loaded microparticles of a bioresorbable polymer comprising poly(D,L-lactide), wherein the mean diameter of the microparticles is in the range 20 μm to 40 μm. Also provided are medical uses of the pharmaceutical formulation, in particular in the treatment of uveitis, a process for production of the pharmaceutical formulation and injectable dosage forms, including those formulated for intravitreal injection. |
| US11154502B2 |
Lecithin vesicles for oral delivery
Giant multi-lamellar vesicles (GMVs) comprising lecithin are provided which are at least about 3 μm in size. Methods for preparing the GMVs, and for preparing large unilamellar vesicles (LUVs) from the GMVs, are provided, as well as methods for encapsulating cargo within the GMVs and LUVs. The present vesicles are useful for the oral delivery of encapsulated cargo. |
| US11154500B2 |
Solid solution compositions and use in chronic inflammation
The present specification discloses pharmaceutical compositions, methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and uses of treating a chronic inflammation and/or an inflammatory disease in an individual using such pharmaceutical compositions. |
| US11154499B2 |
Creatine and/or creatinine compositions and related methods
The disclosure is directed to methods related to creatinine, for example, a method for its safe administration to a human, a method for using creatinine to improve the bioavailability of creatine, and a metn. |
| US11154498B2 |
Stabilized liquid formulation of levothyroxine
The present invention relates to stabilized liquid formulations of Levothyroxine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, intended for parenteral administration. Further this invention also describes process of preparing such compositions. |
| US11154495B2 |
Multicomponent gummy compositions with soft core
The present disclosure provides oral, chewable dosage forms that are suitable for delivery of one or more active ingredients to a consumer, particularly a human individual. The dosage forms can be configured as multicomponent compositions formed of a first component including a gummy composition, at least one further component including a composition that is different from the gummy composition, and an active ingredient. The gummy composition and the second composition can be co-deposited to form multicomponent dosage forms wherein a gummy shell at least partially surrounds a core that is solid or liquid at standard temperature. |
| US11154491B2 |
Use of Undaria extract to reduce signs of skin aging
Compositions for reducing skin aging are disclosed herein. The compositions can be topically applied to a skin region to reduce or prevent skin wrinkles, fine lines, thinning skin, sagging skin, skin dryness, and skin itchiness. |
| US11154490B2 |
Composition for keratin fibers
The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) at least one botanical butter; (b) at least one alkaline agent comprising at least one primary amino group and at least three hydroxyl groups; (c) at least one wax; and (d) water. The composition according to the present invention does not produce NDELA, because it does not need to use TEA, but it can provide keratin fibers such as eyelashes with enhanced or improved cosmetic effects or properties, such as excellent volumizing effects (e.g., the thickness of keratin fibers is increased) and even application effects (e.g., the composition can be applied evenly onto keratin fibers to clean appearance of the keratin fibers). |
| US11154489B1 |
Anti-aging hair treatment
A hair strengthening, nourishment, and growth composition and method of application that can be used in the form of a shampoo, conditioner, and a serum. |
| US11154484B2 |
Threads of hyaluronic acid and/or derivatives thereof, methods of making thereof and uses thereof
The present invention provides threads of hyaluronic acid, and/or derivatives thereof, methods of making thereof and uses thereof, for example, in aesthetic applications (e.g., dermal fillers), surgery (sutures), drug delivery, etc. |
| US11154481B2 |
Hyaluronic acid composition
An injectable hyaluronic acid composition including a hyaluronic acid; a local anesthetic selected from the group of amide and ester type local anesthetics or a combination thereof; and an ascorbic acid derivative in an amount which prevents or reduces the effect on the viscosity and/or elastic modulus G′ of the composition caused by the local anesthetic upon sterilization by heat. Further, the medical and non-medical, such as cosmetic, use of such a composition, and to a method of manufacturing such a composition. |
| US11154479B1 |
Methods of removing color from color-treated hair
The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for removing direct dyes from hair, the methods comprising contacting hair with a composition comprising at least one organic salt selected from imidazolium-based compounds and/or ammonium-based compounds. |
| US11154477B2 |
Use of alkanolamine alkylamides as humectants
The disclosure provides personal care compositions that comprise a compound of formula (I) wherein n is an integer from 2 to 5, R1 is independently H or C1-C3 alkyl and R2 is an unsubstituted linear or branched C1-C6 alkyl and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. In particular, the compound of formula (I) is diglycolamine acetamide The composition may be used to moisturise skin or hair. |
| US11154473B2 |
Composition comprising resorcinol or derivative thereof
The present invention relates to a composition, preferably a cosmetic composition, comprising: (a) at least one compound selected from the group consisting of resorcinol and resorcinol derivatives; (b) at least one lipophilic UV filter; (c) at least one lipophilic antioxidant; and (d) at least one oil. The composition according to one embodiment of the present invention is stable with regard to light and/or temperature. |
| US11154471B2 |
Flexible solid cosmetic composition comprising sulfonate anionic surfactants, fatty esters and fatty alcohols, and cosmetic treatment method
Flexible solid cosmetic composition comprising sulfonate anionic surfactants, fatty esters and fatty alcohols, and cosmetic treatment method The present invention relates to an aqueous cosmetic composition in flexible solid form, comprising (i) at least 10% by weight of anionic surfactants comprising a sulfonate group, (ii) esters of fatty acid(s) comprising at least 12 carbon atoms, and (iii) fatty alcohols comprising at least 16 carbon atoms. The composition finds a particular application as a composition for cleaning or washing keratin materials, in particular the hair. The invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment method, in particular for caring for, cleaning and/or conditioning keratin materials using said composition. |
| US11154465B2 |
Cosmetic compositions in forms of aqueous gels and uses thereof
A cosmetic composition in a form of an aqueous gel may include (percentages by weight referred to weight of the cosmetic composition): greater than or equal to 5% and less than or equal to 30% of at least one inorganic pigment; greater than or equal to 10% and less than or equal to 50% of at least one film-forming agent including at least one acrylic copolymer comprising two or more monomers selected from: acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, C1-C8 alkyl acrylate, or C1-C8 alkyl methacrylate; greater than or equal to 0.05% and less than or equal to 3% of at least one thickening agent; greater than or equal to 0.1% and less than or equal to 5% of at least one surfactant; greater than or equal to 1% and less than or equal to 20% of at least one C1-C4 alkanol; and water equal to the complement to 100%. |
| US11154462B2 |
Method and device of detecting and/or blocking reflux
A naso/orogastric device having backflow blocking means and comprises a naso/orogastric tube sized and shaped for being disposed within the esophagus so that at least a distal end thereof being placed in the stomach lumen of a patient, at least one elastic esophageal body, positioned along the naso/orogastric tube, having a pressure dependent volume, at least one esophageal sensor that detects fluid around at least one segment of the naso/orogastric tube, and a pressure regulator that regulates a pressure within the elastic esophageal body according to the detection. |
| US11154458B2 |
Vial adapter
An exemplary vial adapter may include a moveable member, an elongated member with a first passage, a second passage coupled to an expandable first reservoir, and a third passage coupled to an expandable second reservoir. In a first orientation of an exemplary vial adapter, a fluid may be directed through the first passage into the first reservoir or the second reservoir. In a second orientation of an exemplary vial adapter, a fluid may be drawn through the first passage and a fluid drawn through an air passage into the second passage. In a second orientation of an exemplary vial adapter, a fluid may be directed through the first passage and through the third passage into the second reservoir. In a first orientation of an exemplary vial adapter, a moveable member may be activated to direct a fluid from the second reservoir through the third passage. |
| US11154453B2 |
Intelligent compression wrap
An intelligent compression device for controllable compression. The compression device includes a compressible body and a microprocessor. The compressible body encircles a limb of a user and includes an elastomer layer and an activation layer. The elastomer layer includes voxelated liquid crystal elastomers that contract in response to a stimulus. The activation element, which is positioned proximate to the elastomer layer, supplies the stimulus. The microprocessor actuates at least a portion of the activation element layer. |
| US11154452B2 |
Compression garment system
Compression garments and methods may include a head garment configured to be positioned around both sides of a head of a body from a posterior of the head to an anterior of the head and a torso garment. Such garment portions may include one or more controllable pressure applying regions to move lymph from the head downward to the torso. |
| US11154447B2 |
Orthopedic device and method for lower limb elevation and stabilization
A support device provides elevation and support for a patient's foot, including ankle and heal, and limits lateral and medial rotation of the foot. This protects the knee from injury while healing. The device includes a generally flat main body, two spaced-apart lateral ridges, and a medial depression between the lateral ridges that provides a support surface on which the foot may be positioned. The lateral ridges can extend to a height above the support surface so that inner side surfaces of the lateral ridges are adjacent to a majority of a foot placed in the medial depression. The lateral ridges can terminate below a top of the foot to permit unrestricted ventilation and access to the foot. The lateral ridges can be spaced apart to facilitate placement of a foot onto and removal of the foot from the support surface without manual manipulation of the device. |
| US11154446B2 |
Portable transfer chair and lift
According to various embodiments, a portable chair for a disabled individual is disclosed. The portable chair includes a webbing configured to support at least a back and legs of the individual and a plurality of handles around the webbing and weaved together to support the webbing. The handles are configured for lifting the individual. |
| US11154443B2 |
Removable power assist for manual wheelchair
Apparatus and associated methods relate to a removable power assist for converting a manual wheelchair into an electronic wheelchair, based on configuring a friction roller to releasably engage with a wheelchair wheel, configuring the friction roller when engaged to drive the wheel through a contact surface with the wheel that may be positioned under the wheelchair seating area, or to the side of the wheelchair seating area, or to the underside of an armrest, or in front of a wheelchair wheel, configuring a motor to rotate the friction roller, and moving the wheelchair based on engaging the friction roller and activating the motor to turn the wheel through force by the friction roller against the contact surface with the wheel. Some designs include a lever configured to permit a user seated in the wheelchair to engage or disengage the friction roller. Configuring the friction roller under the wheelchair seating area, or to the side of the wheelchair seating area, or to the underside of an armrest, or in front of a wheelchair wheel may permit wheelchair folding or unfolding without uninstalling the power assist. |
| US11154441B2 |
Mobility restraint device tensioner
A tensioning device is provided for tensioning a retractor in a wheelchair securement system. The tensioning device may include a clutch assembly for communicating rotational movement of a handle to a drive shaft operably connected to the spool of the retractor. The clutch assembly may include a pawl operably connected to the handle, which pawl communicates rotational movement of the handle to a drive sprocket. The clutch assembly may also include a friction member which communicates rotation of the drive sprocket to the drive shaft up to a predetermined amount of rotational force. If the rotational force exceeds the predetermined amount, the friction member will slip and cease to transfer rotational movement from the drive sprocket to the drive shaft. The clutch assembly may also include a compression member for compressing the friction member and drive sprocket whereby the predetermined amount of force may be adjusted. |
| US11154437B2 |
Absorbent cores having material free areas
An absorbent core (28), for use in an absorbent article, comprising a core wrap (16, 16′) enclosing an absorbent material (60) comprising superabsorbent polymer particles. The core wrap comprises a top side (16) and a bottom side (16′), and the absorbent core comprises one or more area(s) (26) substantially free of absorbent material through which the top side of the core wrap is attached to the bottom side of the core wrap, so that when the absorbent material swells the core wrap forms one or more channel(s) (26′) along the area(s) (26) substantially free of absorbent material. The superabsorbent polymer particles have a time to reach an uptake of 20 g/g (T20) of less than 240 s as measured according to the K(t) test method. |
| US11154436B2 |
Absorbent articles with biocompostable properties
Disclosed is an absorbent article with biocompostable properties, such as a feminine hygiene pad. Particularly, the present invention is directed to an absorbent sanitary article with a high degree of biocompostability. The sanitary article comprises, in one embodiment, at least a top layer, a back layer, and absorbent core, wherein the absorbent core includes a superabsorbent polymer, and wherein at least the superabsorbent polymer is biocompostable. The absorbent article exhibits improved biocompostable properties and performance comparable to non-biodegradable absorbent articles which include non-biodegradable superabsorbent polymers. |
| US11154434B2 |
Absorbent article
An absorbent article including at least a topsheet layer and a backsheet layer, each layer having a body facing surface and a garment facing surface, and longitudinal and transversal edges, the article having a longitudinal front portion, a longitudinal back portion and a crotch portion located between the front and the back portion, the article includes a first zone of microencapsulated phase change material on a surface of a layer of the article, and wherein the first zone has a non-linear boundary in at least the transversal direction of the article. |
| US11154428B2 |
Absorbent articles with indicia and/or color
An absorbent article is disclosed, including a three-dimensional material formed of a liquid permeable topsheet and an acquisition material. The acquisition material is positioned beneath the topsheet, and both may be formed of nonwoven material. The three dimensional material may have two surfaces and a plurality of protrusions extending in a z-direction from one of the surfaces, each protrusion having side walls defining an opening in the other of the surfaces. One of the topsheet and the acquisition material may include fibers spun of polymer resin pigmented with a first color that differs from a second color of fibers of the other of the topsheet and the acquisition material, and the differing colors are visible when viewing a wearer-facing surface of the absorbent article. |
| US11154427B2 |
Medical tape
Medical tape suitable to be adhered onto a skin wound for healing of the skin wound or onto a scar for suppressing a thickening, an expansion and an extension of the scar after healing of the wound. The medical tape includes a flexible and stretchable substrate consisting of a plastic film or foil; a release paper which is adhered to one side of the substrate via a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer; and a peelable support consisting of two sheets of plastic films which are adhered to another side of the substrate via a silicone-coating layer and a slightly adhesive layer, in that order. The two sheets of plastic films are butted with each other at the midpoint of a longitudinal direction of the substrate, and over a widthwise direction of the substrate. The medical tape advantageously applies a shrinking force only to a wound surface or a scar surface. |
| US11154425B2 |
Varying a numerical aperture of a laser during lens fragmentation in cataract surgery
Some embodiments disclosed here provide for a method fragmenting a cataractous lens of a patient's eye using an ultra-short pulsed laser. The method can include determining, within a lens of a patient's eye, a high NA zone where a cone angle of a laser beam with a high numerical aperture is not shadowed by the iris, and a low NA zone radially closer to the iris where the cone angle of the laser beam with a low numerical aperture is not shadowed by the iris. Laser lens fragmentation is accomplished by delivering the laser beam with the high numerical aperture to the high NA zone, and the laser beam with the low numerical aperture to the low NA zone. This can result in a more effective fragmentation of a nucleus of the lens without exposing the retina to radiation above safety standards. |
| US11154424B2 |
Methods and systems for changing a refractive property of an implantable intraocular lens
A method of altering a refractive property of a crosslinked acrylic polymer material by irradiating the material with a high energy pulsed laser beam to change its refractive index. The method is used to alter the refractive property, and hence the optical power, of an implantable intraocular lens after implantation in the patient's eye. In some examples, the wavelength of the laser beam is in the far red and near IR range and the light is absorbed by the crosslinked acrylic polymer via two-photon absorption at high laser pulse energy. The method also includes designing laser beam scan patterns that compensate for effects of multiphone absorption such as a shift in the depth of the laser pulse absorption location, and compensate for effects caused by high laser pulse energy such as thermal lensing. The method can be used to form a Fresnel lens in the optical zone. |
| US11154419B2 |
Simultaneous thermal and cooling therapeutic device
A therapeutic device combines both hot and cold therapy to work simultaneously together. The therapeutic device has a first portion being made of a material capable of being heated to a first temperature and a second portion having a fastener capable of connecting to a cold pack having a second temperature. The application of both hot and cold to the site of an injury of a user stimulates blood circulation to an injured muscle with heat and reduces inflammation with cold to facilitate a faster and more efficient recovery process of the afflicted area. |
| US11154418B2 |
Vascular treatment systems, cooling devices, and methods for cooling vascular structures
Treatment systems, methods, and apparatuses for improving the appearance of skin and other treatments are described. Aspects of the technology are directed to improving the appearance of skin by reducing a vascular structure. A non-invasive cooling device can cover and cool the vascular structure to affect the blood vessels of the vascular structure. |
| US11154413B2 |
Implantable medical device for lubricating an artificial contacting surface
An apparatus for treating obesity of a patient having a stomach with a food cavity. The apparatus comprising a volume filling device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient with the outer surface of the volume filling device resting against the stomach wall, such that the volume of the food cavity is reduced in size by a volume substantially exceeding the volume of the volume filling device. The apparatus further comprises at least one adjustable stretching device adapted to be at least substantially invaginated by a stomach wall portion of the patient with the outer surface of the stretching device resting against the stomach wall and adapted to stretch a portion of stomach wall, and a fluid connection device interconnecting the volume filling device and the stretching device. |
| US11154409B2 |
Device for the exo-prosthetisation of limbs and other percutaneous applications
A percutaneous collar is made up of a central rigid ring and a flexible mesh inside a microporous silicone disc. The volume of the disc has a three-dimensional network of interconnected micropores forming microchannels connecting both external faces of the disc through the external micropores to the internal flexible mesh wherein the flexible mesh is formed by crossed longitudinal and radial elements or plates which form a plurality of holes. |
| US11154407B2 |
Device for enhancing a subject's grasping capability
A device for enhancing a user's grasping capability comprises a belt-like support configured to be tightly fitted about a user's part of the body; an articulated gripping element having a plurality of phalanxes: proximal, fixed to the support, intermediate and distal, which are articulated to each other by articular joints; a motor unit fixed to the support; a winding drum; a tendon partially wound on the drum and extending along the phalanxes and the joints, arranged so that, by pulling it from the drum, the phalanxes rotate about respective articular joints and move the articulated gripping element from an extended position to a gripping bow-shaped position, causing a flexion/extension movement of the articulated gripping element, the joints configured so that by releasing the tendon from the drum, the phalanxes rotate about the respective joints and move the articulated gripping element between gripping bow-shaped position and extended position. |
| US11154405B2 |
Articulating expandable interbody fusions devices
Articulating expandable fusion devices, systems, instruments, and methods thereof. The articulating expandable fusion implant having a plurality of links is capable of being deployed and articulated inside an intervertebral disc space link by link. After the links are articulated into a polygonal shape, the links may be expanded outwardly into an expanded configuration. Instruments may be provided to articulate and expand the implant. |
| US11154402B1 |
Instrumentation for fusing a sacroiliac joint
An apparatus for installing a fusion implant into the sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”). The apparatus comprises a working channel, a joint locator, an abrading device, and an insertion device. The joint locator is inserted into the working channel, and this combination, guided by a K-wire, is advanced into the SI Joint. The joint locator is removed, and the abrading device is used to abrade the sacrum and ilium inside the SI Joint. The insertion device then advances the implant into the abraded area of the SI Joint. The abraded area heals across the implant, thereby fusing the sacrum to the ilium and fusing the SI Joint. |
| US11154401B2 |
Method of forming patient-specific implant
Methods and apparatus are provided for forming a patient-specific surgical implant based on mold system. The apparatus comprises a forming tool and a mold that may be generated using imaging and processing techniques and rapid prototyping methods. The mold apparatus includes at least two non-adjacent surface features for securing an implant forming material (such as a titanium mesh) during the forming process, enabling the implant forming material to be stretched beyond its elastic and thus permanently deformed with the correct patient-specific curvature. The implant may include one or more anatomic surface features for guidance and registration when transferring the implant to a patient. |
| US11154399B2 |
Prosthetic heart valves and apparatus and methods for delivery of same
Apparatus and methods are described herein for use in the transvascular delivery and deployment of a prosthetic heart valve. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes an outer sheath, a tube member movably disposed within the outer sheath, a retention device coupled to the tube member, and a valve holder. A prosthetic heart valve is disposed within the outer sheath and includes an outer frame and an inner frame that is removably coupled to the valve holder. The outer frame is disposed in an inverted configuration relative to the inner frame. A first actuation wire is releasably coupled to a first portion of the outer frame and releasably coupled to the retention device at a first location on the retention device. A second actuation wire is releasably coupled to a second portion of the outer frame and releasably coupled to the retention device at a second location on the retention device. |
| US11154398B2 |
Stent for the positioning and anchoring of a valvular prosthesis in an implantation site in the heart of a patient
A method of placing an implant including a stent at a native heart valve site includes orienting an expandable body of the stent such that a first open end of the stent is upstream a second open end of the stent relative to a direction of blood flow through a native heart valve. The native heart valve includes native leaflets and an annulus. The method also includes radially expanding a plurality of positioning arches positioned around an outer perimeter of the expandable body. The method additionally includes inserting the plurality of positioning arches respectively within a plurality of pockets defined by leaflets of the native heart valve and a heart structure from which the native leaflets extend. The method further includes radially expanding the first open end of the stent into a position upstream of the annulus and out of contact with nerve bundles. |
| US11154394B2 |
Methods of identifying and replacing implanted heart valves
A prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and for post-implant expansion and having a valve-type indicator thereon visible from outside the body post-implant. The indicator communicates information about the valve, such as the size or orifice diameter of the valve, and/or that the valve has the capacity for post-implant expansion. The indicator can be an alphanumeric symbol or other symbol or combination of symbols that represent information about the characteristics of the valve such as the valve size. The capacity for post-implant expansion facilitates a valve-in-valve procedure, where the valve-type indicator conveys information to the surgeon about whether the implanted valve is suitable for the procedure and informs the choice of the secondary valve. |
| US11154384B2 |
Multilayer dental appliances and related methods and systems
A dental appliance for positioning a patient's teeth includes a removable orthodontic tooth positioning appliance having teeth receiving cavities shaped to directly receive at least some of the patient's teeth and apply a resilient positioning force to the patient's teeth. The appliance includes a hard polymer layer having a hard polymer layer elastic modulus disposed between a first soft polymer layer having a first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and a second soft polymer layer having a second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. The hard polymer layer elastic modulus is greater than each of the first soft polymer layer elastic modulus and the second soft polymer layer elastic modulus. At least one of the first soft polymer layer and the second soft polymer layer has a flexural modulus of greater than about 35,000 psi. |
| US11154379B2 |
Method for implant surgery using augmented visualization
A method for guiding the position of a dental drill for implant treatment of a patient, the method acquiring a volume image of patient anatomy; superimposing an image of a planned drill hole on a display of the acquired volume image according to observer instructions to form an implant plan; displaying at least a portion of the implant plan in stereoscopic form on a head-mounted device worn by an observer and tracking patient position so that the displayed portion of the implant plan is registered to the patient anatomy that lies in the observer's field of view; and highlighting the location of the planned drill hole on the head-mounted device display. |
| US11154377B2 |
Neurosurgical apparatus
Neurosurgical apparatus has a guidance device having a guide tube and a neurosurgical instrument for insertion into the guide tube. The inner surface of the guide tube is arranged, for example profiled, to at least partially engage the outer surface of the neurosurgical instrument when inserted therein. The guide tube thus guides the neurosurgical instrument along a predefined path through the guide tube. At least one of the guidance device and the outer surface of the neurosurgical instrument are configured to provide a fluid return path for carrying any fluid displaced from within the guide tube during insertion of the neurosurgical instrument into the guide tube. A seal may also be provided for sealing the fluid return path. |
| US11154376B2 |
Dispenser and folded gloves system and method
A method includes opening a first cuff portion of a first glove, the first glove has the first cuff portion connected to a first palm portion and the first palm portion is connected to a first finger portion, and positing a second finger portion of a second glove into the first cuff portion of the first glove, the second glove includes the second finger portion connected to a second palm portion and the second palm portion is connected to a second cuff portion. The gloves are contained in a dispenser and the connection of finger into cuff allows for single glove removal in succession. |
| US11154372B2 |
Robotic cutting workflow
Embodiments of a system and method for surgical tracking and control are generally described herein. A system may include a robotic arm configured to allow interactive movement and controlled autonomous movement of an end effector, a cut guide mounted to the end effector of the robotic arm, the cut guide configured to guide a surgical instrument within a plane, a tracking system to determine a position and an orientation of the cut guide, and a control system to permit or prevent interactive movement or autonomous movement of the end effector. |
| US11154371B2 |
Drive mechanisms for robot arms
A robot arm comprising a joint mechanism for articulating one limb of the arm relative to another limb of the arm about two non-parallel rotation axes, the mechanism comprising: an intermediate carrier attached to a first one of the limbs by a first revolute joint having a first rotation axis and to a second one of the limbs by a second revolute joint having a second rotation axis; a first drive gear disposed about the first rotation axis, the first drive gear being fast with the carrier; a second drive gear disposed about the second rotation axis, the second drive gear being fast with the second one of the limbs; a first drive shaft for driving the first drive gear to rotate about the first rotation axis, the first drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a first shaft gear thereon, the first shaft gear being arranged to engage the first drive gear; a second drive shaft for driving the second drive gear to rotate about the second rotation axis, the second drive shaft extending along the first one of the limbs and having a second shaft gear thereon; and an intermediate gear train borne by the carrier and coupling the second shaft gear to the second drive gear, the intermediate gear train comprising an intermediate shaft arranged to rotate about an axis parallel with the first rotation axis, the intermediate shaft having a third shaft gear thereon, the third shaft gear being arranged to engage the second drive gear. |
| US11154370B2 |
Apparatus and methods for robot assisted bone treatment
A method for performing a surgical procedure includes planning a resection of a bone of a patient. A volume of the bone is removed according to the planned resection using a surgical tool. As the bone is removed, data corresponding to a shape and volume of the removed bone is tracked with a computer system operatively coupled to the surgical tool. A prosthesis is implanted onto the bone of the patient based on the tracked data corresponding to the shape of the removed bone. |
| US11154368B2 |
Port assembly for use with robotic devices and systems to perform single incision procedures and natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgical procedures
Example embodiments relate to surgical devices, systems, and methods. The system may include a port assembly. The port assembly may be for use with a surgical arm assembly having a surgical arm and elongated anchor section. The port assembly may include a first main body having an elongated body and a main channel. The main channel may be formed by a portion of an interior surface of the elongated body. The main channel may extend between the proximal and distal ends of the elongated body. The first main body may include an instrument gate secured at a proximal end of the main channel. The instrument gate may include an expandable opening configured to be in a persistently closed position. The expandable opening may be configurable to adaptively expand to a shape of a cross-section of a surgical arm when the surgical arm is inserted through the expandable opening. |
| US11154366B1 |
Systems and methods for guidance of intraluminal devices within the vasculature
System for guiding an instrument within a vascular network of a patient are disclosed. In some embodiments, the system receives a medical image from a medical imaging device and identifies a distal tip and a direction the instrument in the image. The system may then determine a waypoint for the distal tip of the instrument based at least in part on the position and direction of the distal tip of the instrument. The system may then generate a trajectory command for moving the instrument through the vascular network from the current position to the waypoint. The system may operate in a closed loop. The system may provide the trajectory command to a robotic medical system configured to move the instrument according to the command. |
| US11154365B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for navigating to a medical target
A system for monitoring an approach to a target includes a luminal device including a distal portion, a sensor coupled to the distal portion of the luminal device, and a surgical instrument including one or more indicators having a detectable property located along at least a portion of the surgical instrument. The luminal device is configured to be inserted into a patient, and the distal portion of the luminal device is configured to be guided proximate a target. The sensor is configured to sense the detectable property of the one or more indicators. The surgical instrument is configured to be guided through the luminal device. |
| US11154362B2 |
Customized surgical guide and customized surgical guide generating method and generating program
The present invention relates to a customized surgical guide device and a customized surgical guide generating method and program. A customized surgical guide generating method comprises the steps of: acquiring body surface data and treatment area data from medical image data by a computer; a first shape data generating step, wherein the first shape data is data which corresponds to the shape of the body part cover; a target point setting step of setting one or more target points; setting individual first points on the body surface accessible to the target point with a medical tool; setting a guide tube length on the basis of a distance from the first point to the target point; and generating final shape data in which one or more guide tubes are combined to the first shape data by applying the guide tube length to the first point. |
| US11154361B2 |
Method and system for image processing to determine blood flow
Embodiments include a system for determining cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart, and create a three-dimensional model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The at least one computer system may be further configured to create a physics-based model relating to a blood flow characteristic of the patient's heart and determine a fractional flow reserve within the patient's heart based on the three-dimensional model and the physics-based model. |
| US11154359B2 |
Bone cut treatment
A method of cutting a bone (2) comprises the steps of: preparing the bone (2) in order to be accessible to an osteotomic instrument; predefining an osteotomic geometry on the bone (2); and applying the osteotomic instrument to the bone (2) thereby cutting the bone (2) along the osteotomic geometry and generating a cut surface (21) to the bone (2). The method further comprises delivering a laser beam to the cut surface (21) of the bone (2) such that the cut surface (21) of the bone (2) is ablated. The method according to the invention allows to improve healing of a bone at its cut surface after being cut by the osteotomic instrument. |
| US11154354B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for treatment of heart failure by splanchnic nerve ablation
Apparatuses and methods for treating a heart failure patient by ablating a nerve of the thoracic splanchnic sympathetic nervous system to increase venous capacitance and reduce pulmonary blood pressure. A method comprising: inserting a catheter into a vein adjacent the nerve, applying stimulation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying ablation energy and observing hemodynamic effects, applying stimulation energy after the ablation and observing hemodynamic effects and monitoring for presence of the lung in the ablation zone. An alternative method comprising: inserting a catheter into a vein adjacent the nerve, detecting that lung tissue is a safe distance from an ablation zone, and delivering ablation energy to the target nerve when lung tissue is a safe distance from the ablation zone. |
| US11154349B2 |
Vaginal remodeling device and methods
This invention relates generally to apparatus and methods for tightening tissue of the female genitalia by heating targeted connective tissue with radiant energy, while cooling the mucosal epithelial surface over the target tissue to protect it from the heat. Embodiments include a handle and treatment tip that has both an energy delivery element and a cooling mechanism. The handle may be a two-handed handle allowing control even while rotating and maneuvering the treatment around the genital opening. The apparatus or system may also include an integrated controller, which may confirm tissue contact without applying RF energy, based only on the temperature of the applicator and the time since the last application of energy from the applicator. |
| US11154347B2 |
Therapeutic treatment system and operation method for therapeutic treatment system
A therapeutic treatment system includes a holding section configured to hold a biological tissue, electrodes provided in the holding section and capable of outputting first high-frequency energy for sealing the biological tissue at a first sealing temperature and second high-frequency energy for dissecting the biological tissue at a first dissection temperature higher than the first sealing temperature, electrodes provided in the holding section and capable of outputting first thermal energy for sealing the biological tissue at a second sealing temperature higher than the first sealing temperature and second thermal energy for dissecting the biological tissue at a second dissection temperature lower than the first dissection temperature and higher than the second sealing temperature, and a control section configured to control temperature of each of the electrodes to output the second thermal energy after the output of the first high-frequency energy. |
| US11154339B2 |
Bone stabilization implant with anchor screw locking element
A bone stabilization implant includes a stabilization plate provided with anchor orifices intended to receive bone anchor screws and a locking element secured in rotation to a pivot shaft pivotally mounted in a bore of the plate and movable between a rest position and a locking position of the bone anchor screw. The locking element is integrally disposed inside a recess and its lower face has a central area bearing on a bottom wall of the recess and at least one peripheral area adapted to at least partially cover an anchor orifice in the locking position. The lower face has a convex shape according a radial axis extending radially to its peripheral area. |
| US11154337B2 |
Spinal screw handling
Various exemplary methods and devices are provided for the delivery of spinal screws to a spinal implant site. A variety of exemplary configurations and implementations are provided, but, in general, a handheld tool is provided having a guide member with a lumen formed therein that is configured to deliver a spinal screw to a cervical spine implant. The tool can include various features that facilitate the delivery of the spinal screw to the implant. The tool can include a storage component, such as a magazine, that is configured to hold a plurality of spinal screws for delivery of multiple spinal screws during a surgical procedure. |
| US11154331B2 |
Modular tulip assembly
A modular tulip assembly has a rod receiving tulip and a saddle. The saddle is interlockingly held inside a distal portion of the tulip. The saddle has a locking projection. The tulip has a pair of grooves or recesses. The locking projection is positioned into the proximal tulip groove or recess and holds the saddle in a pre-loaded unlocked state ready to be pushed onto a head of an implanted bone screw. Upon receiving the head of the bone screw, the saddle can be moved distally relative to the tulip to a locked state by moving the locking projection distally into the distal tulip locking groove or recess. |
| US11154324B2 |
Methods and devices for puncturing tissue
Novel and unique medical devices and associated methods are disclosed, for facilitating efficient and repeatable puncture of a tissue site while allowing vascular access from various access sites of a patient's body. Disclosed medical devices include dilators and wires usable alone or in combination and configured to facilitate tissue access and puncture at various anatomical locations from desired access sites. The medical devices each include one or more sections having sufficient flexibility for accessing the tissue site from the access site while retaining sufficient stiffness to perform one or more additional functions. |
| US11154323B2 |
Subcutaneous delivery tool
Subcutaneous implantation tools and methods of implanting a subcutaneous device using the same. The tool may include a tool body having a longitudinally extending recess having a distal opening and having a tunneler at a distal end of the tool body extending from the distal opening of the recess. The tool may include a plunger slidably fitting within at least a portion of the tool body recess. The recess may be configured to receive an implantable device and the tunneler preferably extends distally from the recess at a position laterally displaced from the device when the device is so located in the recess. Movement of the plunger distally within the recess advances the device distally out of the recess and alongside of and exterior to the tunneler. |
| US11154322B2 |
Endoscopic surgical systems and methods
An access system is provided for establishing an access path to a surgical site within a patient. The access system comprises an access portal defining a working channel with a central axis, and an adaptor with a mating section mountable to the access portal. The adaptor is selectively rotatable about the central axis. The access portal includes a plurality of openings and the adaptor includes a plurality of projections, each of the projections and openings being arranged so that, in a first orientation, the openings and projections align to allow mounting of the adaptor to the access portal and, in a second orientation, the openings and projections do not align to prevent disassociation between the adaptor and the access portal. The adaptor also includes a holder for a viewing device, the viewing device being movable with the adaptor about the access portal and vertically translatable relative to the access portal. |
| US11154319B2 |
Slanted drive axis rotary surgical cutting tools and powered handpieces
A surgical cutting tool adapted to be rotatably driven by a motor. The surgical cutting tool includes an elongated shaft defining intermediate and coupling portions. A shape of the intermediate portion defines a primary central axis of the shaft. The coupling portion includes a tang having a tapered cylindrical shape that defines a drive axis. The drive axis is slanted with respect to the primary central axis. When coupled to the motor of a powered handpiece, the tang transmits an input or drive force from the motor to the intermediate portion as a torque about the primary central axis. In some embodiments, the drive axis extends through a centroid of first and second spaced apart cross-sectional planes of the tang, the first and second planes each being perpendicular to the primary central axis. |
| US11154316B2 |
Surgical instrument
Provided is a surgical instrument including an end tool, a connection portion, a frame portion, a bridge portion, a manipulation portion, and a driving force transmission portion. The surgical instrument further includes a guide portion having one end portion provided on the bridge portion and the other end portion provided on the frame portion, surrounding a wire portion in a preset section, and guiding a movement path of the wire portion. The surgical instrument is manually operated for use in laparoscopic surgery or various surgical procedures. |
| US11154315B2 |
Medical handle
A retrieval device attachable to a scope includes a handle which has an attachment portion configured to couple the handle to the scope; a shaft coupled to the handle having a wire immovably coupled to the handle; and a sheath movable relative to the handle over the wire between a distal position and a proximal position via an actuator of the handle. The actuator actuates a slider assembly of the handle. The slider assembly is coupled to the sheath and movable relative to the attachment portion to move the sheath and an expandable end effector coupled to the distal end of the wire. The end effector is movable between a collapsed configuration when the sheath is moved distally to the distal position to cover the end effector and an expanded configuration when the sheath is moved proximally to the proximal position, uncovering the end effector. |
| US11154311B2 |
Customizable surgical bone-cutting jigsaw puzzle-type guide device and customizable surgical bone-cutting guide-traction-suction device
Provided is a customizable surgical bone-cutting jigsaw puzzle-type guide device. The customizable surgical bone-cutting jigsaw puzzle-type guide device includes: a main guide portion that includes a main contact surface lengthily formed along a required main incision line of a bone to be cut and shaped to be brought into contact with the bone, and a main guide surface forming a guide line together with the main contact surface along the same line as the main incision line and shaped to be brought into contact with a cutting blade for guiding the movement of the cutting blade during cutting of the bone; and a connection portion extending from the main guide portion and connected to a side of the bone such that the main guide portion may be supported on the bone, the connection portion being configured to be detachably attached to the side of the bone. |
| US11154310B2 |
Cranial perforator
Cranial perforator (1) comprising a rotating element (10) capable of being fixed to a driving element, a first drill-head (20) and a second drill-head (30), clutch means (50) disposed on the first drill-head (20) and the rotating element (10) means of disengagement (60) from a engaged position of the first drill-head (20) to an idle position of the first drill-head (20) and a casing (40) fixed at one of its extremities to the rotating element (10) and partly encasing the second drill-head (30). |
| US11154308B2 |
Drill assembly for preparation of surgical sites
This disclosure relates to a drill assembly and method for preparing a surgical site. The drill assembly disclosed herein may be utilized for removing bone prior to positioning a graft and/or implant at a surgical site. |
| US11154306B2 |
Surgical tool handle assembly
A handle assembly is disclosed for firmly holding a surgical tool. The handle assembly comprises a handle and a locking mechanism attached to the handle. The locking mechanism includes a locking ring, a collet, and a compressible locking pin engageable with the locking ring and collet. The locking ring is moveable between first and second positions relative to the handle. The first position is an unlocked position whereby the locking pin is in a decompressed state relative to the locking ring and the collet. In the first position, a surgical tool may be inserted and withdrawn from the collet of the locking mechanism. The second position is a locked position whereby the locking pin is in a compressed state relative to the locking ring and the collet. In the second position, a surgical tool is anchored in the collet of the locking mechanism. |
| US11154304B2 |
Polymer overmolded bariatric clamp and method of installing
A bariatric clamp may include substrate members overmolded in polymer forming first and second elongated portions, a bight portion having a flexible hinge, a fastener portion, and an engagement portion for retaining the clamp in a closed position to partition the stomach. A method for installing may include creating an opening in a patient's abdominal cavity to access the stomach, removing tissue connected to the stomach adjacent areas the clamp is to be positioned, positioning the clamp in an open position wherein first ends of the first and second elongated portions are open relative to one another, inserting the clamp into the abdominal cavity in the open position and the first and second elongated portions of the clamp separately pass through the opening in the abdominal cavity, positioning the first and second elongated portions adjacent first and second sides of the stomach, and closing the clamp to partition the stomach. |
| US11154303B2 |
Medical device for modification of left atrial appendage and related systems and methods
Several embodiments are set forth of devices, systems and methods for modifying an atrial appendage such as a left atrial appendage (LAA). In one embodiment, a medical device includes a frame member and a tissue growth member. The frame member includes a unitary, seamless central portion having a plurality of struts defining a multi-cellular structure and an anchoring system, the plurality of struts extending between and configured to self-expand and directly bias the anchor system to anchor the frame member at least partially within the LAA. With this arrangement, the tissue growth member is attached to the frame member to occlude the LAA. |
| US11154301B2 |
Modular stapling assembly
A modular shaft assembly is disclosed. The modular shaft assembly includes one or more inputs configured to receive input motions from a surgical instrument system, such as a handle, for example. The shaft assembly further includes one or more on-board inputs configured to generate input motions. The input motions received and generated by the shaft assembly are transferrable to an end effector of the shaft assembly to perform various functions at the end effector. The end effector can include a staple cartridge and a firing member which is movable between a proximal position and a distal position to eject staples from the staple cartridge. The end effector can include a plurality of jaw members and the firing member can comprise camming members which are configured to position the jaw members relative to one another. |
| US11154297B2 |
Layer arrangements for surgical staple cartridges
A staple cartridge assembly includes, one, a plurality of staples movable between unfired positions and fired positions and, two, a layer, such as a tissue thickness compensator and/or a buttress material, for example, wherein the staples are configured to at least partially capture the layer when the staples are moved between the unfired positions and the fired positions. The layer can include a cushioning member at least partially extending around a peripheral portion of the tissue thickness compensator. The layer can include features which create a flexible transition between the tissue supported by the layer and the staples and the unsupported tissue. |
| US11154286B2 |
Surgical devices for access to surgical sites
Access devices including access ports and retractors, which enhance the working area and access to a surgical site. The access port includes a tubular body with at least one sidewall defining an interior path along the length of the tubular body. The sidewall includes a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The flexible portion is able to stretch or deform, for example, to accommodate an angled trajectory of a surgical implement. A surgical access device for retracting tissue includes a plurality of retractor blades. The outer surface of the retractor blades form a substantially circular cross-sectional configuration with a plurality of spiral ridges projecting therefrom such that advancement of the retractor into the surgical site may be improved. |
| US11154280B2 |
Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing program
It is an object of the present invention to enable prediction of a menstrual date while preventing a decrease in the accuracy of the prediction, even if there is a large variation among menstrual cycles. An information processing device determines a threshold value used to predict a menstrual cycle, based on the result of a comparison between a base cycle and a representative value of a plurality of reference cycles modified based on each of a plurality of candidate threshold values for an outlier. Alternatively, the information processing device removes a first outlier identified based on a first threshold value from among a plurality of past menstrual cycles, changes a second outlier based on a second threshold value to a length corresponding to a second threshold value, and then predicts the length of a menstrual cycle. |
| US11154273B2 |
Systems and methods for vascular mapping
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable media for mapping a section of a vasculature of a subject are described herein, including moving a probe to a first position adjacent the section of the vasculature; transmitting, by the probe, a first ultra-sound beam into a first portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving first ultra-sound data including at least one imaging parameter; moving the probe to a second position at the body of the subject adjacent the section of the vasculature and different from the first position; transmitting, by the probe, a second ultrasound beam into a second portion of the section of the vasculature through the body of the subject; receiving second ultrasound data including the at least one imaging parameter; and constructing a map of the section of the vasculature based on the first ultrasound data and the second ultrasound data. |
| US11154272B2 |
Apparatus for ultrasound flow vector imaging and methods thereof
Apparatus and methods of use are provided for complex flow imaging and analysis that is non-invasive, accurate, and time-resolved. It is particularly useful in imaging of vascular flow with spatiotemporal fluctuations. This apparatus is an ultrasound-based framework called vector projectile imaging (VPI) that can dynamically render complex flow patterns over an imaging view at millisecond time resolution. The VPI apparatus and methods comprise: (i) high-frame-rate broad-view data acquisition (based on steered plane wave firings); (ii) flow vector estimation derived from multi-angle Doppler analysis (coupled with data regularization and least-squares fitting); and (iii) dynamic visualization of color-encoded vector projectiles (with flow speckles displayed as adjunct). |
| US11154270B2 |
X-ray imaging apparatus
This X-ray imaging apparatus (100) includes a rotation mechanism (8) for relatively rotating an imaging system (200) constituted by an X-ray source (1), a detector (5), a first grating (2) and a second grating (3), and an image processing unit (6) for generating a dark-field image based on an X-ray intensity distribution at each of a plurality of rotation angles. The image processing unit (6) is configured to perform a scattering correction for reducing a dark-field signal of a pixel whose dark-field signal is larger than a threshold value (V1) among a plurality of pieces of pixels in the dark-field image to a set value (V2). |
| US11154268B2 |
High-resolution anti-pinhole PET scan
The present disclosure relates to a new positron emission tomography (PET) scanning method that generates images with improved spatial resolution. The method includes placing a plurality of radiation-attenuating rods in a parallel arrangement near the target region of a patient, where the rods are in a first orientation with respect to the patient and conducting one or more PET scans of the target region generating a projection data that includes the radiation-attenuating rods, and reconstructing an image of the target region from the projection data. |
| US11154267B2 |
Methods, systems, apparatuses, and computer programs for processing tomographic images
A method, system and computer readable storage media for segmenting individual intra-oral measurements and registering said individual intraoral measurements to eliminate or reduce registration errors. An operator may use a dental camera to scan teeth and a trained deep neural network may automatically detect portions of the input images that can cause registration errors and reduce or eliminate the effect of these sources of registration errors. |
| US11154263B2 |
Radiography apparatus, radiography apparatus operation method, and radiography apparatus operation program
An acquisition unit of a console acquires a first radiographic image and a second radiographic image. The first radiographic image and the second radiographic image are radiographic images which are output from a radiation detector by directing a radiation source to emit first radiation and second radiation in order to perform a moving image capture mode that continuously acquires a radiographic image required for the display of a moving image according to a preset frame interval. A receiving unit receives a request signal to request the generation of an energy subtraction image referred to for diagnosis. A generation unit generates the energy subtraction image in a case in which the receiving unit receives the request signal. |
| US11154262B1 |
Method and apparatus for mounting and aligning detectors of a medical imaging apparatus
Detector heads in a gantry of a medical imaging apparatus are pivotally-coupled to mounting rails oriented axially about the gantry's axial centerline. Radial alignment blocks facilitate alignment and fixation of detector faces circumferentially transverse and normal to a radius projecting from the gantry's axial centerline. A column of detector heads on a common rail are separated by axial stop blocks, for precise axial separation. Abutting detector heads on a common mounting rail are slaved to another previously transverse-aligned detector through a common, shared radial alignment block. Plural, stacked gantry backplanes are fabricated simultaneously, assuring common circumferential and radial co-registration of plural mounting rails relative to the axial centerline of the gantry. Adjustable orientation of the detector heads compensates for tolerance stack up during final assembly of the gantry, so that the detector heads are mutually aligned in a uniform grid of axial columns and circumferential rows. |
| US11154261B2 |
Radiation image capturing apparatus and radiation image capturing system
A radiation image capturing apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises pixels, drivers to which row signal lines for driving the pixels for each row are respectively connected and a controller. The controller supplies, before radiation irradiation, selection signals to a driver group constituted by not less than two drivers which drive detection pixels, of the pixels, to cause each of the drivers included in the driver group to select a row signal line to which the detection pixels are connected, and the controller supplies, during radiation irradiation, a drive signal for driving pixels connected to a row signal line selected from the plurality of row signal lines to each driver included in the driver group to cause the radiation image capturing apparatus to acquire a signal for measuring a dose of radiation entering from each of the detection pixels. |
| US11154259B2 |
Catheter type selection
Methods, image processing system, and computer program elements are provided for algorithmically determining optimal catheter types for use in traversing a determined vascular path. The algorithmic determination uses geometric values obtained from angiogram imaging data and a database of available catheter types and corresponding geometric values for the available catheter types. |
| US11154258B2 |
Method for pre-operative visualization of instrumentation used with a surgical guide for dental implant placement
The invention relates to manufacturing a surgical guide to be placed in a patient's mouth. The patient's mouth is scanned to obtain surgical-region scan data at a region where an implant is to be located. The patient's mouth is also scanned in the opened position to acquire dental conditions opposite from the surgical region so as to obtain opposing-condition scan data. A virtual model is developed using the surgical-region scan data and the opposing-condition scan data. Using the virtual model, a surgical plan is developed that includes the location of the implant to be installed in the patient. A virtual surgical guide is also developed based on the surgical plan. The dimensions of instrumentation to be used with the surgical guide are checked to ensure they will fit within the mouth by use of the opposing-condition scan data. After checking, final surgical-guide manufacturing information is obtained for manufacturing the surgical guide. |
| US11154254B2 |
Systems and methods for predicting and detecting a cardiac event
Systems and methods for predicting and/or detecting cardiac events based on real-time biomedical signals are discussed herein. In various embodiments, a machine learning algorithm may be utilized to predict and/or detect one or more medical conditions based on obtained biomedical signals. For example, the systems and methods described herein may utilize ECG signals to predict and detect cardiac events. In various embodiments, patterns identified within a signal may be assigned letters (i.e., encoded as distributions of letters). Based on the known morphology of a signal, states within the signal may be identified based on the distribution of letters in the signal. When applied in the in-vehicle environment, drivers or passengers within the vehicle may be alerted when an individual within the vehicle is, or is about to, experience a cardiac event. |
| US11154251B2 |
System and method for classifying time series data for state identification
There is provided a system and method for classifying time series data for state identification. The method including: training a machine learning model to classify occurrences of the state; receiving a new time series data stream; determining whether a current sample in the new time series data stream is an occurrence of the state by determining a classified feature vector, the classified feature vector determined by passing the current sample and samples in at least one continuous sampling window into the trained machine learning model, each continuous sampling window including a plurality of preceding samples from the time series data, an epoch for each respective continuous sampling window determined according to a respective exponential decay rate; and outputting the determination of whether the current sample is an occurrence of the state. |
| US11154249B2 |
Sensing for health status management
In some examples, determining a health status includes using an implantable medical device configured for subcutaneous implantation and comprising at least one optical sensor. Processing circuitry of a system comprising the device may determine, for a patient, a current tissue oxygen saturation value based on a first signal received from the at least one optical sensor and a current pulsatile oxygen saturation value based on a second signal received from the at least one optical sensor. The processing circuitry may further compare the current tissue oxygen saturation and current pulsatile oxygen saturation values to corresponding baseline values, determine corresponding heart failure and pulmonary statuses of the patient based on the comparisons, and determine the health status of the patient based on the statuses. |
| US11154246B2 |
Systems and methods of IV infiltration detection
As an IV infiltration occurs and fluid leaks into surrounding tissues, several physiological changes are expected locally. The systems and methods described herein provide a scalable automated IV infiltration detection device to provide medical staff an early warning of a possible infiltration such that they can respond accordingly. The systems and methods capture the physiological state of the user at or around a peripheral catheter insertion site by incorporating one or more modalities of wearable sensing, processing the data collected from these wearable sensors, detecting the presence of extravascular fluid, and providing an indication to a medical professional. |
| US11154245B2 |
Validating continual probe contact with tissue during bioelectric testing
The disclosure extends to methods, systems, and computer program products for validating continual probe contact with tissue during bioelectric testing. The disclosure extends to methods, systems, devices, and computer program products that could be utilized to validate continual probe or probe hood contact with a test subject's tissue or tissue surrounding a test point. The methods, systems, and computer program products may be included with skin or tissue contact validation, warnings, alerts, and systems and procedures that could invalidate a compromised reading and initiate a new reading at the compromised test point. |
| US11154244B2 |
Automated turf testing apparatus and system for using same
A mobile apparatus that is automated to measure controlled and applied forces to sport surfaces allowing for safety assessment of athletic apparel and athletic surfaces, such as natural or artificial turf. The apparatus is capable of using not only horizontal and vertical forces, but also rotational moments, and all prescribed forces and moments in combination at the same or different times. The apparatus and related system can apply horizontal and vertical forces, and rotational moments, and link these forces and moments together and combine them to more closely mimic behavior of human foot during an athletic movement, thereby applying and measuring interactions between all forces and moments at the same or different times. |
| US11154242B2 |
Metal-ion electrochemical biosensor and use thereof
One aspect of the invention provides a method of determining metal ion levels in the patents due to corrosion and wear processes of the metallic implant in a human or veterinary patient. One embodiment provides a cost effective and patient driven early diagnostic method which has a potential application in orthopedics and dentistry. In one embodiment, the method includes the use of an electrochemical biosensor to detect metal ions or particles in a sample taken from a patient having a metallic implant. |
| US11154236B2 |
Cervix measuring device and method
A cervix measuring device is provided including an elongated shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, a positioning member slidably carried by the elongated shaft, the positioning member having a semicircular shape to allow partially encirclement of a base of a ectocervix, and a stop member stopping the positioning member from sliding past the distal end of the elongated shaft. |
| US11154235B2 |
Method and system for measuring perspiration
A perspiration sensing system includes a sensor patch and a smart device. The sensor patch includes one or more perspiration sensing portions. The one or more perspiration sensing portions include an inlet having a predefined size to receive perspiration from a predefined number of sweat glands and an outlet for reducing back pressure. At least one perspiration sensing portion includes a channel having a colorimetric sensing material that changes color when exposed to perspiration. At least one perspiration sensing portion includes a colorimetric assay in a substrate that changes color when exposed to biochemical components of perspiration. The system further includes a smart device having a camera that can take a picture of the sensor patch and determine the volume, rate of perspiration, and/or biochemical components of the perspiration from the one or more perspiration sensing portions. |
| US11154224B2 |
System and method for non-invasive monitoring of hematocrit concentration
A method of non-invasively monitoring hematocrit levels includes monitoring a first emission response to the light provided at the first excitation wavelength, wherein the first emission response is monitored at a first wavelength and monitoring a second emission response to the light provided at the first excitation wavelength, wherein the second emission response is monitored at a second wavelength. A ratiometric value is calculated based on a ratio of the first emission response to the second emission response, wherein the ratiometric value corresponds with hematocrit level of the patient. |
| US11154213B2 |
Detection of position and frequency of a periodically moving organ in an MRI examination
A method and system are provided for detecting a position of a periodically moving organ in a MRI examination. MR images of an examining person including a periodically moving organ are provided over a plurality of periodic cycles of the periodically moving organ. Based on the provided MR images, a pixel frequency is associated with each pixel of the MR images. Using the associated pixel frequencies and the positions of the pixels within the MR images, the position and the frequency of the periodically moving organ are determined. |
| US11154212B2 |
Systems and methods for estimating histological features from medical images using a trained model
Systems and methods for estimating quantitative histological features of a subject's tissue based on medical images of the subject are provided. For instance, quantitative histological features of a tissue are estimated by comparing medical images of the subject to a trained model that relates histological features to multiple different medical image contrast types, whether from one medical imaging modality or multiple different medical imaging modalities. In general, the trained model is generated based on medical images of ex vivo samples, in vitro samples, in vivo samples or combinations thereof, and is based on histological features extracted from those samples. A machine learning algorithm, or other suitable learning algorithm, is used to generate the trained model. The trained model is not patient-specific and thus, once generated, can be applied to any number of different individual subjects. |
| US11154210B2 |
Method of determining vasoreactivity using inhaled nitric oxide
A method for treating pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient can include determining whether a patient with pulmonary arterial hypertension has an enlarged right ventricle or right ventricular dysfunction, where the patient has previously been administered a prostanoid and weaning the patient off of the prostanoid if the patient does not have an enlarged right ventricle or right ventricular dysfunction. |
| US11154207B2 |
Implantable medical sensor and fixation system
An implantable medical device, such as a sensor for monitoring a selected internally detectable physiological parameter of a patient, is attached to a fixation assembly that is deployable within the patient to position and orient the sensor to enable it to perform its function. The fixation assembly is formed having at least one flexible asymmetric connector where each fixation member includes a plurality of loops, wherein a first loop of the plurality of loops has a maximum pitch that is different from a maximum pitch of a second loop of the plurality of loops. The attachment of the housing and the fixation assembly includes providing a tubular member that is welded to the housing and crimped over a section of the fixation assembly. |
| US11154202B2 |
Management method of patch, management module of patch, and patch device
A management method of a patch for managing a sticking state of a patch with respect to an individual having a body temperature includes a step (1) of sticking the patch to the individual, a step (2) of detecting a temperature change caused by sticking the patch to the individual, and a step (3) of judging whether or not the patch is stuck to the individual based on a presence or absence of the temperature change. |
| US11154201B2 |
Implantable medical devices for optogenetics
Provided are implantable biomedical devices and related methods for interfacing with a target tissue. The devices comprise a substrate, an electronic device supported by the substrate and a freely positionable injectable needle electronically connected to the electronic device by a deformable interconnect, where the injectable needle has one or more optical sources provided on a distal tip end. The injectable needle may further comprise a photodetector. |
| US11154199B2 |
Imaging system with hyperspectral camera guided probe
A medical imaging system for identifying a target structure (TS), e.g. a tumor, in a biological tissue. A hyperspectral camera system is used for imaging a surface area (A1) of the tissue (BT), e.g. with a limited spectral resolution, but enough to allow identification of suspicious areas where the target structure (TS) may be, e.g. such areas can be visually indicated on a display to the operator. A probe (PR), e.g. an optical surface probe, is used to provide probe measurement of a smaller surface area (A2) of the tissue, but with more information indicative of the target structure. The probe is selected to provide a higher specificity with respect to identification of the target structure than the hyperspectral camera (HSC). The hyperspectral processing algorithm (PP) is then calibrated based on probe measurement data performed within the suspicious areas, thus providing a calibrated hyperspectral processing algorithm resulting in images with an enhanced sensitivity to identify the target structure. Only few probe measurements are required to significantly improve the resulting image, thereby providing a reliable and fast target structure (TS) identification. |
| US11154197B2 |
Inflatable membrane for fluorescent imaging and improvements in dye materials
An inflatable membrane for use with a three-dimensional (3D) scanning system configured to measure signal intensity of a first and a second wavelength of light may include a matrix material, a pigment for opacity, and a fluorescent material that is transparent to the first and the second wavelengths of light. The first and second wavelengths of light may be ranges of wavelengths. The matrix material may include a silicone, and the pigment for opacity may include a carbon black. The 3D scanning system may be configured to scan anatomical cavities, such as the human ear canal. |
| US11154195B2 |
System and method for remote monitoring of a user's vital signs and bodily functions
A system and method for comprehensive remote monitoring of a user's vital signs and bodily functions includes a wearable monitor in bi-directional communication with a gateway element that communicates with one or more external devices to allow remote access to user vital sign and bodily function information. |
| US11154194B2 |
Device and method for optical retinography
Principles of the present disclosure are directed to novel methods and devices for focal or global optical stimulation of retina and detecting activity of the retina by collecting and processing the back-scattered optical signal from the retina (Optical RetinoGram). Specifically, the invention provides device and method for quantitatively determining the layer specific activity of retina from the acquired intrinsic back reflected signal by monitoring phase/intensity fluctuations and thereafter employing multifractality algorithm on optical signal for obtaining various multifractal parameters such as width of singularity spectrum, Hurst exponent, fractal dimension, locally connected fractal mapping as well as artificial intelligence based classification for the use of diagnosis of retinal degenerative/ocular disease(s) and asses the progression of diseases or recovery of function due to one or more treatment by therapeutic drugs, devices, protocols. |
| US11154193B2 |
Fundus imaging apparatus with trans-pars-planar illumination
Methods and apparatus are described for illuminating the fundus of an eye for wide-angle fundus photography. The present disclosure delivers light through a pars planar area of the eye for illuminating the interior of the eye, or through an eyelid and a pars plana of the eye. Trans-pars-planar illumination frees the entire pupil for imaging and therefore eliminates need for pupil dilation or complex balancing between illumination and imaging in previous wide-angle fundus photography based on trans-pupillary illumination. Additionally, the present disclosure discloses, when an optical fiber bundle multiple-channel trans-pars-planar illuminator placed adjacent to the pars plana, at least one optical fiber in the optical fiber bundle aligns with the pars plana to deliver light through the pars plana into the fundus of the eye, thus eliminating the previous problem of having to move an optical fiber to search a location of the pars plana. |
| US11154191B2 |
Cornea transplantation
A planning device generating control data for a treatment apparatus for cornea transplantation using a laser device to separate a corneal volume by at least one cut surface in the cornea and to separate a transplant, from a surrounding transplantation material by at least one cut surface, wherein the planning device includes an interface supplying measurement data relating to parameters of the cornea. A computer defines a corneal cut surface which confines the corneal volume to be removed, and determines a transplant cut surface by using the transplantation material data and depending on the defined corneal cut surface. The transplant cut surface confines the transplant, and the computer generates one control data for each cut surface to control the laser, wherein the respective cut surfaces can be produced by the laser to isolate the corneal volume and the transplant and to make them removable. |
| US11154189B2 |
Supercontinuum light source
A supercontinuum light source can include a seed laser arranged to provide seed pulses with a pulse frequency Fseed; a pulse frequency multiplier (PFM) arranged to multiply the seed pulses by converting pulses having the pulse frequency Fseed to pump pulses with a pulse frequency Fpump, where Fpump is larger than Fseed; and a non-linear element arranged to receive said pump pulses and convert said pump pulses to pulses of supercontinuum light. The PFM can further include a splitter for splitting pulses into first and second sub beams each having the same pulse frequency, where the PFM is configured such that the sub beams experience different delays; and a combiner for combining said first and second sub beams into a beam having the pulse frequency that is greater than said same pulse frequency. The splitter can have an uneven splitter ratio. |
| US11154186B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for imaging and treating a selected tissue
A catheter for imaging and treating a selected tissue and method of use is provided. Imaging, and treatment assemblies may be co-located at a distal end of a single catheter. The imaging assembly may include at least a portion of a confocal microscope. The treatment assembly may include at least a portion of the imaging assembly. A method of treating a selected tissue is also provided. The method may be performed using a single catheter. The imaging and treatment steps of the method may be performed simultaneously. |
| US11154183B2 |
Single access surgical robotic devices and systems, and methods of configuring single access surgical robotic devices and systems
Example embodiments relate to devices, systems, and methods for performing a surgical action. The device may comprise a port assembly, a camera arm assembly, and an instrument arm assembly. The port assembly comprises an access port and a plurality of anchoring portions. The camera arm assembly comprises at least one camera at a distal end and is configurable to insert into the access port and attach to one of the anchoring portions. The instrument arm assembly comprises a serial arrangement including a plurality of arm segments, a plurality of joint portions, and at least one end instrument attached to one of the arm segments by an instrument joint portion at a distal end. Each joint portion is configurable to provide an attached arm segment with at least one degree of freedom. Furthermore, the instrument joint portion is configurable to provide the end instrument with at least one degree of freedom. |
| US11154181B2 |
Endoscopic instrument and endoscopic instrument system
An endoscopic instrument according to the invention includes an elongate tube, which has an axially continuous and substantially cylindrical main lumen for receiving a shaft of an endoscope lens system, and a tool, which is arranged at a distal end of the tube and can be controlled via an elongate transmission element from a proximal end of the tube, wherein the tube has an axially continuous secondary lumen which adjoins the main lumen in a transverse direction, is connected to the main lumen via a narrowed transition area and receives the transmission element. The invention also relates to an endoscopic instrument system. |
| US11154180B2 |
Camera positioning system, method, and apparatus for capturing images during a medical procedure
In some embodiments, a visualization device for a robotic surgery apparatus can include a housing configured to be removably attached to a mounting interface of the apparatus and be positioned adjacent an insertion device of the apparatus. The housing can include first and second openings positioned on an exterior of the housing. The housing can include a substantially flexible camera tube with a first end attached to the housing and a second end including at least one camera. The second end can be inserted through the first opening in the housing, pass through interior of the housing, and exit the housing through the second opening in the housing. The second end can extend away from the housing toward a region of interest outside the housing or retract away from the region of interest and back toward the housing. The camera tube can form a loop around a portion of the housing. |
| US11154177B1 |
Mop bucket accessorizing system and method of use
A system of accessorizing a mop bucket by attaching a holder to its front edge. The holder having multiple compartments to accommodate spray bottles, rags or other supplies or implements. The holder is attached to the bucket by way of a connection device such as hangers, a strap or the like. A handle is attached to facilitate removal of the holder while the mop bucket is emptied. |
| US11154170B2 |
Autonomous vacuum operation in response to dirt detection
An automated cleaning device includes a chassis, a controller operably connected to a drive assembly and configured to move the chassis within an area to be cleaned in repeated cleaning cycles, a cleaning unit carried by the chassis, a sensor configured to detect material drawn into the cleaning unit and provide a debris signal corresponding to an amount of material drawn into the cleaning unit, the controller being operably connected to the sensor and configured to generate a high-material indicator in response to the debris signal exceeding a predetermined debris threshold, and determining whether the autonomous cleaner is in a high traffic area when the chassis moves within the area to be cleaned based on locations of high-material indicators. |
| US11154168B1 |
Toilet seat conditioning assembly
A toilet seat conditioning assembly for heating or cooling a toilet seat includes a cover that is formed into a circular shape for positioning on top of a toilet seat. A thermal unit is integrated into the cover and the thermal unit is actuatable to heat the cover or the cool the cover to enhance comfort for the user. A plurality of vibration units is each integrated into the cover. Each of the vibration units vibrates the cover when the vibration units are turned on to enhance comfort for the user. A remote control is in remote communication with the thermal unit and each of the vibration units for remotely controlling the thermal unit and the vibration units. |
| US11154166B2 |
Dispenser for rolled sheet materials
In one aspect, the present disclosure is directed to a sheet material dispenser that includes a feed roller that is rotatable to facilitate dispensing of the sheet material from a discharge in a housing of the dispenser. The dispenser can have a cutting assembly that includes a cutting blade and at least one movable support coupled to cutting blade and that is actuated with rotation of the feed roller to cause movement of the cutting blade to at least partially cut, score, or perforate the sheet material during dispensing thereof. The dispenser also can have a biasing assembly coupled to the feed roller body to assist rotation of the feed roller body and/or movement of the cutting blade. Other aspects also are described. |
| US11154160B2 |
Beverage dispensing machine and operating method
Provided is a beverage dispensing machine, for example a coffee machine, having a brewing chamber. The beverage dispensing machine includes at least one electrovalve for totally or partially blocking the beverage from exiting the brewing chamber based on brewing parameters previously set or monitored in real-time by one or more sensors. |
| US11154159B2 |
Beverage-making apparatus
A beverage-making apparatus includes a water supply heater configured to heat water; an ingredient supplier connected to the water supply heater through a water supply channel; a container connected to the ingredient supplier through a first channel; a first valve configured to regulate a flow through the first channel; and a beverage extractor connected to the first channel at a location between the ingredient supplier and the first valve. |
| US11154155B2 |
Perforated valve for pressure container
Valve (V) for a pressure vessel comprises a hollow cylindrical valve cover element (1) adapted to define an outer cover for a hollow body (2) adapted to be disposed, in use, to the inside of the element (1) itself in the hollow part (C) of the said element (1); and a pawl (3) adapted to be inserted and housed, in use, inside said hollow body (2). |
| US11154147B2 |
Support utility cushion for head, neck, and body
A pillow is described. The pillow includes an elongate outer fabric cover at least partially forming a closed elongate tube with the outer cover. The pillow also includes at least one aperture in the closed elongate tube, the at least one aperture having a selective closure associated therewith. Further, the pillow includes at least one baffle formed within the elongate tube. The at least one baffle is formed of fabric and is coupled to the outer cover at at least three points around the interior of the elongate tube. Further still, the pillow includes a filling material disposed within the elongate tube, the filing material comprises individual pieces of filling material. The filling material is configured with a size that it may bypass the baffle, but not generally freely. The elongate outer fabric and the filling material are configured to be bendable to any of a variety of shapes. |
| US11154141B2 |
System for manufacturing string of pocketed coil springs
A system for manufacturing a string of pocketed coil springs comprising: a coil-forming subsystem that produces two coil springs; a spring transporter subsystem that receives the two coil springs at a first position and conveys the two coil springs to a second position; a spring compressor subsystem that compresses the two coil springs; a fabric-folding subsystem that receives a piece of fabric and folds the fabric to create an open side; a spring inserter subsystem that receives the two compressed coil springs and inserts the two compressed coil springs between top and bottom surfaces of a folded piece of fabric; two welder subsystems that form first and second welds between top and bottom surfaces of the folded piece of fabric, the first welds and the second welds forming a plurality of pockets in the fabric, each of the plurality of pockets comprising a compressed coil spring. |
| US11154137B2 |
Modular furniture with locking tab and slot joint
An joint is provided for modular furniture. The joint includes a locking tab which is held in a slot such that the tab cannot be moved out of a locking section of the slot without elastically bending the tabbed panel to prevent inadvertent disassembly of the item of furniture. The tab and slot configuration may also provide increased stiffness and rigidity to the piece of furniture while allowing the piece of furniture to be assembled without fasteners such as screws or nails. |
| US11154135B2 |
Equipment support apparatus
A molded plastic support foot is provided having an overall conical shape and further defining a plurality of internal openings, that extend substantially a height of the support foot and provide a load bearing structure that can be used to support and elevate heavy objects off a floor or worksurface. |
| US11154131B2 |
Side deployable keyboard tray system
Embodiments of a side deployable keyboard tray systems that may include a height adjustment system. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11154130B2 |
Table apparatus and method
Some implementations of a table system can include a protective member that is positionable below a table to provide protection to both a table and chairs. The protective member can extend lateral beyond a peripheral edge of the table top, for example, to protect the table and accessory furniture while allowing the table top and the peripheral edge of the table top to remain exposed. |
| US11154127B2 |
Clamshell pack
A pack enables objects stored therein to be accessed easily and efficiently. The pack includes a rear portion including one or more first sidewalls, and a front portion including one or more second sidewalls. Each first sidewall has a generally convex configuration, and each second sidewall has a generally concave configuration that complements the convex configuration of the first sidewalls. The second sidewalls are extendable generally along the first sidewalls to couple the front portion to the rear portion. |
| US11154126B1 |
Replenishable dispenser
A replenishable dispenser for dispensing a liquid product. The replenishable dispenser comprises a housing, a canister for storing the liquid product, a triggering unit, an application member and a suction assembly for dispensing the liquid product from the canister to the application member upon being actuated by the triggering unit. The canister is detachably connected to the housing to replace the canister upon being exhausted with a new canister to replenish the dispenser. The dispenser further includes an applicator tip detachably connected to a holding unit of the application member. |
| US11154122B2 |
Flexible insulative container with valve
The present disclosure relates to a high-performance, portable, flexible, collapsible, inflatable, insulative container with increased carrying capacity and the portability of a backpack. The container of the present disclosure is both collapsible as well as inflatable via the use of a non-leaking, substantially waterproof valve that facilitates air flow into and out of an insulative space of the container. |
| US11154119B2 |
Compact motorized tensioning device for footwear
A tensioning system for articles of footwear and articles of apparel is disclosed. The tensioning system includes a spool system that can be engaged or disengaged from a driveshaft through the use of a cam device. The motorized tensioning device includes a torque transmitting system that allows for incremental tightening, incremental loosening and full loosening of the tensile element. |
| US11154118B2 |
Footwear accessory
The present invention is directed to a footwear accessory comprising a pad and sleeve that extends from sides of the pad. The pad having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the pad is wider at the proximal end in comparison to the distal end. The left and right sides of the pad tapers slightly inwards from the proximal end towards the distal end. The sleeve of the pad is configured to be snugly worn in the foot, such that when the foot accessory is worn, the pad is positioned over the bridge of the foot. |
| US11154116B2 |
Sole structure with segmented portions
A sole structure for an article of footwear includes an upper layer comprised of a plate member and a lower layer comprised of a plurality of segmented portions separated by flexing regions. The flexing regions may comprise portions of a compressible material. The sole structure accommodates vertical bending and torsion, while limiting lateral bending. |
| US11154114B2 |
Lightweight thermoplastic soles
An EVA sole having an upper face and a bottom, comprising an inscribed channel and a plurality of recesses positioned on the upper face, a TPU material disposed of within the inscribed channel, and a nylon stabilizer, which is bonded to the upper face inside of the inscribed channel. |
| US11154113B2 |
Footwear upper with lace-engaged zipper system
A footwear upper comprises a front section and a rear section. The front section is at least partially forward of the rear section and at least partially defines a foot-receiving cavity. The front section has a medial edge and a lateral edge partially defining a foot entry opening. A zipper system includes a medial slider movable along the medial edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the medial edge, a medial zipper pull engaged with the medial slider, a lateral slider movable along the lateral edge of the front section to zip the rear section to the lateral edge, and a lateral zipper pull engaged with the lateral slider. A tightening system includes a lace-receiving feature on the front section forward of the zipper system, and a lace extending through the lace-receiving feature, through the medial zipper pull, and through the lateral zipper pull. |
| US11154111B2 |
Article of footwear with color change portion and method of changing color
An article with a color change portion and a method of changing color. The article includes at least one color change portion capable of changing colors. The color change portion includes composite material including a photonic lattice. The color change portion can change colors according to one or more performance parameters. The article can be connected to a computer and the color change portion can be controlled using the computer. |
| US11154110B2 |
Article of footwear having a knitted component with a forefoot portion and a heel portion
In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a knitted component. The knitted component may have a forefoot portion with a top layer and a bottom layer, where a void is formed between the top layer and the bottom layer, and where the top layer is secured to the bottom layer via at least one common knit structure. A heel area may extend from the bottom layer of the forefoot portion in a longitudinal direction and may be secured to the bottom layer of the forefoot portion via at least one common knit structure. At least one extension may extend from the heel area in a second direction, the second direction being different than the longitudinal direction. |
| US11154109B2 |
Three-dimensional (3D) shoe blank made by flat knitting machine and manufacturing method thereof
A 3D shoe blank is an integral knit fabric without any sewn portion made by a flat knitting machine and includes an upper portion knitted from at least a yarn, a front sole portion knitted from the upper portion with a folding line therebetween and two connection lines at two sides of the front sole portion and the upper portion, so the front sole portion is folded and connected to the upper portion to form a pocket structure, a rear portion knitted from the front sole portion, and a heel portion extending from a center rear end of the rear portion, two opposite sides of the heel portion respectively connected to a left rear end and a right rear end of the rear portion to form a 3D rear shoe portion with two joining lines between the heel portion and the rear portion on the two opposite sides. |
| US11154108B2 |
Vented soft-sided helmet
A soft-sided helmet may comprise a ventilation system having at least two radial vents, including a first radial vent and a second radial vent; at least a first air channel connecting the first radial vent to at least one other radial vent; and at least a second air channel connecting the second radial vent to at least one other radial vent. The first radial vent may oppose the second radial vent. The ventilation system may further comprise further radial vents, which optionally may be connected to each other via one or more air channels. |
| US11154107B2 |
Visor locking mechanism and helmet
A visor locking mechanism is applied to a helmet equipped with a visor. The visor is provided on an inner side of an outer shell of the helmet which has a facial opening in a front side thereof. The visor is attached to a pair of left and right holders which are pivotably attached to the outer shell. The visor is configured to close or open at least part of the facial opening. A lock member that has an operation portion and a catch portion is disposed near at least one of the pair of holders. The operation portion allows the catch portion to fit together with or disengage from a catch counterpart portion provided at the pair of holders, whereby the visor becomes anchored or released. |
| US11154100B2 |
Wetsuits with hydrodynamic interlocking and kinesiologic features
A wetsuit for aquatic activities may include a wetsuit material having a first surface and an opposite second surface. The wetsuit has a portion comprising one or more paddling assist members that may be configured to lay flat while inserting the portion into water and extend outward from the surface of the wetsuit when the portion is drawn backward during a paddling stroke movement to provide greater resistance to the movement, increasing thrust provided by the movement. |
| US11154099B2 |
Article of apparel having enhanced mobility
An article of apparel comprising a first panel joined to a second panel such that a neck opening, a right arm opening, a left arm opening, and a waist opening are formed, and a midline plane extends through the article of apparel from one side to the other and through at least the neck opening, right arm opening, and left arm opening to define an anterior portion and a posterior portion of the article of apparel. In some aspects, the first panel extends from the anterior portion to the posterior portion proximate to the neck opening. In other aspects, the second panel extends to the anterior portion inferior to the right arm opening and left arm opening to a right seam and a left seam, respectively. |
| US11154097B2 |
Apparatus to enhance shirt collar appearance
A shirt collar adjustment and support apparatus defines a curved body having a first edge and a second edge that converge to define an opening between two endpoints. One of said edges is tapered at respective ends toward the endpoints to define tapered ends of the device defining an opening there between. The device is worn under a shirt collar to add support. |
| US11154095B2 |
Control for an electronic smoking device
An electronic smoking device includes a body through which a flow path at least partially extends, an air inlet in the body that is fluidly connected to the flow path, a liquid compartment for storing a liquid within the body, a vaporizer positioned in the body and configured to receive liquid from the liquid compartment and air from the flow path to generate vaporized liquid, an outlet in the body configured to receive vaporized liquid from the vaporizer, and circuitry connected to the vaporizer. In one embodiment, the circuitry is configured to shut off the electronic smoking device based on activation time of the vaporizer. In another embodiment, the circuitry is configured to shut off the electronic smoking device after a determined amount of usage has occurred. |
| US11154093B2 |
Flavor generating segment, and flavor generating article and flavor inhalation system equipped therewith
Provided are a flavor generating segment comprising a first flavor generating member and a second flavor generating member, wherein: at least either of the first and the second flavor generating members includes a plurality of stacked flavor generating sheets and has, between at least a pair of the neighboring flavor generating sheets, a non-contact part in which the flavor generating sheets do not come into contact with each other; and principal surfaces of the flavor generating sheets face the other flavor generating member, as well as a flavor generating article and a flavor inhalation system equipped therewith. The flavor generating segment gives a good smoking flavor. |
| US11154092B2 |
Evaporator device, consumable unit, inhaler and method for manufacturing electrically heatable heating bodies and seal carriers
An evaporator device for an inhaler, in particular for an electronic cigarette product comprises an electrically heatable heating body having at least one passage opening for evaporating liquid contained in the passage opening and a carrier for retaining the heating body. The evaporator device has a sealing device, and the sealing device is arranged between the heating body and the carrier and encloses the at least one passage opening in a sealing manner. |
| US11154091B2 |
Electrically operated aerosol-generating system with a tubular aerosol-generating article and a retaining feature
An electrically operated aerosol-generating system is provided, including a main unit including a heating portion disposed at an outer surface of the main unit, the heating portion including one or more electric heaters; and a tubular aerosol-generating article including a tubular aerosol-forming substrate and an inner passage, wherein: the inner passage of the tubular aerosol-generating article is configured to receive the heating portion of the main unit; the one or more electric heaters are configured to heat the tubular aerosol-forming substrate when the tubular aerosol-generating article is received on the heating portion of the main unit; and at least one of the main unit and the tubular aerosol-generating article includes at least one retaining feature configured to removably retain the tubular aerosol-generating article on the heating portion of the main unit when the tubular aerosol-generating article is received on the heating portion of the main unit. |
| US11154090B2 |
Ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomization core and atomizer
Disclosed are an ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomization core and atomizer, the electronic cigarette atomization core including an atomization core fixing sleeve. A first atomization sheet, a first tobacco tar guide component and a bracket are arranged in the atomization core fixing sleeve. The ultrasonic electronic cigarette atomization core not only can atomize two kinds of tobacco tar at the same time, but also can atomize the solid tobacco product, and the amount of smoke is large, therefore the demands of smokers for different tastes, in particular the demands for the taste of true cigarette, can be satisfied. |
| US11154083B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing fish roe paste having foreign substances removed therefrom
Provided is an apparatus for producing fish roe paste, the apparatus including: a flow passage forming section configured to form a flow passage for conveying the fish roe paste in a state of being thinly spread; at least two areas to be imaged that are formed in an upper surface and a lower surface of the flow passage forming section, and are each made of a material that transmits predetermined visible light or a predetermined ultraviolet ray; at least two image pickup sections that are provided at positions at which the at least two areas to be imaged are able to be imaged, and are configured to perform image pickup processing; an inspection section configured to perform inspection processing; and a removal section that is provided on a downstream side of a conveyance direction in the flow passage forming section, and is configured to perform removal processing. |
| US11154076B2 |
Eicosapentaenoic acid-producing microorganisms, fatty acid compositions, and methods of making and uses thereof
The present invention is directed to isolated microorganisms as well as strains and mutants thereof, biomasses, microbial oils, compositions, and cultures; methods of producing the microbial oils, biomasses, and mutants; and methods of using the isolated microorganisms, biomasses, and microbial oils. |
| US11154073B1 |
Temperature control system and method TDSF plus
Versatile temperature control systems adaptable to many different applications employ different states and proportions of a pressurized dual phase medium in direct contact with a thermal load. In one aspect of the invention, thermal energy generated by pressurization of a gaseous medium is stored at a selected temperature level so that it is later readily accessible. In addition, in accordance with the invention temperature control of a two-phase medium can be exercised across selectable dynamic ranges and with different resolutions. In accordance with such features, the control can be exerted by varying the input flow rate of a mixture applied to a thermal load, or by controlling the back pressure of the flow through the thermal load.In accordance with another feature of the invention, substantial energy conservation can be effected by employing an ambient temperature evaporator configuration between the thermal load and the input to the compressor. This variant also utilizes the two-phase characteristics of the medium. Moreover, the system can be configured compactly utilizing a thermal reservoir for retaining thermal energy for special purposes. In a food processing system for providing a frozen product, for example, the thermal reservoir can be accessed to utilize the refrigerant itself in different operating modes, such as rapid heating and system cleansing. In the food processing application, target temperatures can be set and maintained on a platen which is to receive food ingredients using energy flows at two different enthalpies, to enable rapid freezing or temperature elevation. |
| US11154072B2 |
Plant for the manufacture and/or preparation of confectionery masses, and a method for the cleaning of a plant for the manufacture and/or preparation of confectionery masses
The invention relates to a system for producing and/or preparing confectionery compounds from at least one liquid raw material and granular and/or powder raw materials. The system includes at least one first mixing container and at least one other product-processing device. The first mixing container has at least one raw material inlet, a product outlet, and a mixing device for mixing the raw materials in an at least largely homogenous manner. According to the invention, at least the mixing container includes at least one spray device in an upper container region for introducing the at least one liquid raw material, wherein at least one exit cone of the spray device is oriented in the direction of an inner wall surface of the first mixing container at least in some regions. The invention further relates to a method for cleaning a system for producing and/or preparing confectionery compounds. |
| US11154068B2 |
Method for producing vegetable cheese-like food product
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a method for producing a vegetable cheese-like food product which exhibits suitability for a shaping process, such as shredding, and which has natural cheese-like meltiness (melting and oil-release when heated) and a milky flavor similar to that of natural cheese. This vegetable cheese-like food product is obtained by adjusting, through organic acid fermentation and/or lactic acid fermentation, the pH of an emulsified oil or fat composition to 3.5-5.7, said composition including a specific soybean protein, an acid-treated starch, and an oil or fat in which the solid fat content (SFC) account for at least 45% at 10° C. and at least 20% at 20° C. |
| US11154063B2 |
Method for producing a bacteriostatic and fungistatic additive in masterbatch for application in plastics
A method for production of an additive case having the steps of preparing a zinc oxide concentration from a paste of nanometric zinc oxide that was previously subjected to surface treatment based on silane additives, preparing a silver concentrate starting from a silver paste of nanometric metallic silver, and preparing the additive paste by mixing the zinc oxide concentrate and the silver concentrate and a polymeric carrier with a compatible resin. The polymeric carrier and compatible resin are in a proportion of between 10:90 to 90:10. The steps obtains the additive paste of ZnO/AG° in masterbatch in pellet form. |
| US11154057B2 |
Use of nootkatone to treat mosquito infestations
Compositions and methods for treating and preventing mosquito infestations are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are compositions and methods to reduce or prevent the spread of diseases for which mosquitoes may act as a vector. |
| US11154052B2 |
Dual-chamber vial for corneal graft preservation
A device and method for preserving corneal graft tissue. In one embodiment, a device for preserving corneal graft tissue comprises: a first chamber; a second chamber; and a corneal graft tissue suspension assembly that is configured to retain and suspend the corneal graft tissue between the first chamber and the second chamber, the first chamber being fluidly isolated from the second chamber when the corneal graft tissue is graft tissue is retained and suspended within the corneal graft tissue suspension assembly. In one embodiment, a method includes filling a first chamber of a device with a first preservation medium and filling a second chamber of the device with a second preservation medium different than or the same as the first, a corneal graft tissue being located between the first and second chambers. |
| US11154051B2 |
Apparatus for testing, assessment, and maintenance of harvested hearts for transplanting
An apparatus, a system, and methods for receiving, perfusing and maintaining and assessing excised donor heart physiological functionality. The system generally comprises an apparatus for receiving and holding an excised heart that is interconnected with: (i) a perfusate-processing system, (ii) a bi-directional perfusate pumping system, (iii) flow sensors for monitoring the flow of perfusate to and from an installed heart's aorta, pulmonary artery, pulmonary vein, and vena cava, (iv) an ECG apparatus interconnectable with the installed heart, and (v) probes interconnecting the installed heart with instruments for monitoring the heart's physiogical functionality using load independent indices and load dependent indices. |
| US11154050B2 |
Ex vivo organ care system
The invention generally relates to systems, methods, and devices for ex vivo organ care. More particularly, in various embodiments, the invention relates to caring for a liver ex vivo at physiologic or near-physiologic conditions. |
| US11154044B2 |
Insect trap
An insect trap to entice and collect insects with UV light, and including a main body, a cross-fan, an insect filter, an insect collector detachably provided to the cross-fan, and a decoy UV LED installation unit coupled to a buttress above the main body and including a decoy UV LED module, in which the main body has an inlet port and a flow channel having an inclined shape and a curved shape extending from the inclined shape, the insect collector including an insect collector mesh through which air introduced into the main body is discharged, the decoy UV LED module includes at least one chip-on-board type UV LED chip or at least one UV LED package mounted on a support substrate, and the insect filter is detachably coupled to the inlet port and allows selective passage of insects therethrough. |
| US11154043B2 |
Protective device for fishing rods for use on fishing vessels
A fishing rod shield for use on a fishing vessel. The fishing rod shield protects fishing rods while also providing improved safety to the fishing vessel. The fishing rod shield includes a rod protector and a cover positioned over the rod protector. The rod protector includes a plurality of openings through which a fishing rod may be at least partially inserted and easily removed. The shield includes an anti-slip or other safety surface to provide improved safety on the fishing vessel. |
| US11154038B2 |
Portable mews apparatus
A modular apparatus for housing animals comprising a wall unit, a window unit, a roof unit, a skylight unit, a door unit, a bath unit, an observation unit, and a port unit, and a fastening system adapted to releasibly interlock said units to form a housing suitable for animals. The apparatus can be assembled at a first location and subsequently disassembled and reassembled at a second location. Among the animals are raptors and other avian species. |
| US11154036B1 |
Animal garment with improvised human-like hugging sensation
This animal garment can be used on any animal that has a neck, two pairs of appendages, and a mid-body between the two pairs of appendages. The garment traverses the animal's neck and its mid-body. It has a pair of straps and a pair of flaps that are fastened securely by hook-and-loop fasteners in a way that creates constant pressure on the animal. More specifically, when the garment is worn by the animal, a pair of straps extends around the animal's neck. This pair of straps, extending from opposite sides of the central portion of the garment, connects through an object with a hole in it, such as a ring-shaped object. The object serves as the point of reversal for each strap, and the point where each strap doubles back after passing through the aforementioned hole, and becomes fastened and secured in place. The remaining portion of the garment has two flaps extending from opposite sides of the central portion of the garment, which extend around, and conform to, the outside of the mid-body of the animal. Once the garment is securely fastened on the animal, the animal will feel secure, and will feel as if a human is holding it. |
| US11154035B2 |
Pet drinking bowl component
A pet drinking bowl component includes a steel pipe, a copper head inlayed at one end of the steel pipe, a seal ring arranged in the copper head, and a steel ball moving in the steel pipe and blocked by the seal ring. The end of the steel pipe is provided with a groove-inlaying part. A ring-inlaying part is arranged at an end of the copper head. The groove-inlaying part and the ring-inlaying part are spliced through glue. A seal ring mounting part is arranged on the copper head. And inner diameter of the seal ring mounting part is reduced along a water outlet direction. An outer wall of the seal ring is adhered to the mounting part. The seal ring mounting part is close to half a height of the steel ball. |
| US11154028B2 |
Cotton variety GW-13-1409
A cotton cultivar designated GW-13-1409 is disclosed. Embodiments include the seeds of cotton GW-13-1409, the plants of cotton GW-13-1409, to plant parts of cotton GW-13-1409, and methods for producing a cotton plant produced by crossing cotton GW-13-1409 with itself or with another cotton variety. Embodiments include methods for producing a cotton plant containing in its genetic material one or more genes or transgenes and the transgenic cotton plants and plant parts produced by those methods. Embodiments also relate to cotton cultivars, breeding cultivars, plant parts, and cells derived from cotton GW-13-1409, methods for producing other cotton cultivars, lines or plant parts derived from cotton GW-13-1409, and the cotton plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. Embodiments further include hybrid cotton seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing GW-13-1409 with another cotton cultivar. |
| US11154025B1 |
Soybean variety BR33575233
A novel soybean variety, designated BR33575233 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety BR33575233, cells from soybean variety BR33575233, plants of soybean BR33575233, and plant parts of soybean variety BR33575233. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety BR33575233 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety BR33575233, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety BR33575233, and methods of characterizing soybean variety BR33575233. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety BR33575233 are further provided. |
| US11154020B2 |
Apparatus for growing plants, and irrigation apparatus of the apparatus for growing plants
In various embodiments, an apparatus for growing plants is provided. The apparatus may include an irrigation apparatus, an accommodating space for accommodating one or more seed mats, and a controller which is configured to control the irrigation apparatus by a program controller. The irrigation apparatus includes a water circuit system for feeding water to the seed mats. The water circuit system includes at least one inlet, a water tank, at least one water circuit pump and at least one outlet. The irrigation apparatus includes a sensor which is configured to determine a conductance of the fed water. |
| US11154018B2 |
Method for optimizing an operating parameter of a machine for application of agricultural material to a field and a corresponding machine
A computer unit calculates an operating parameter for a machine for application of agricultural material to a field using data concerning a plant growth affecting property of the location to be supplied with the material and data concerning the property and/or an operating parameter of the machine derived therefrom for an adjacent location in the field in the sense of an optimization of a horticultural result. |
| US11154016B2 |
Systems and methods for managing a weight of a plant in a grow pod
An assembly line grow pod includes a seeding region, a harvesting region, a track that extends between the seeding region and the harvesting region, a cart including a tray for holding plant matter, and a wheel coupled to the tray, where the wheel is engaged with the track, and a weight sensor positioned on the cart or the track, where the weight sensor is positioned to detect a weight of the plant matter positioned within the cart. |
| US11154010B2 |
System and method for autonomous harvesting of mushrooms
Provided are a system, method(s), and apparatus for automatically harvesting mushrooms from a mushroom bed. The system, in one implementation, may be referred to herein as an “automated harvester”, having at least an apparatus/frame/body/structure for supporting and positioning the harvester on a mushroom bed, a vision system for scanning and identifying mushrooms in the mushroom bed, a picking system for harvesting the mushrooms from the bed, and a control system for directing the picking system according to data acquired by the vision system. Various other components, sub-systems, and connected systems may also be integrated into or coupled to the automated harvester. |
| US11154009B2 |
Single disk rotary forage harvester header
A non-row sensitive forage harvester header is formed with a single rotary member driven by a simplified drive mechanism coupled to the primary drive of the forage harvester to which the header is mounted. A horizontal drive shaft transfers the rotational power laterally to a gear box. The vertical output shaft from the gearbox has a first drive sprocket mounted thereon to connect directly with a drive chain fixed to the crop transfer disks, and a second drive sprocket mounted thereon and coupled to a drive chain entrained around a driven sprocket on the cutting disk to provide a drive speed differential with respect to the crop transfer disks. The crop guides are formed with rearwardly angled transfer arms cooperable with sweeper members on the crop transfer disk to direct the severed crop into engagement with the transfer disks for feeding into the forage harvester. |
| US11154008B2 |
System and method for steering an agricultural harvester
In one aspect, a system for operating an agricultural harvester may include a sensor assembly configured to detect a parameter indicative of an operating line of the harvester. The system may also include a controller configured to monitor the operating line of the harvester based on measurement signals received from the sensor assembly when the harvester is operated in a first operating mode. The controller may also be configured to determine a differential between the operating line and a predetermined guidance line of the harvester. Furthermore, the controller may be configured to update a stored correction value based on the determined differential. Additionally, when the harvester is switched from the first operating mode to a second operating mode, the controller may be configured to adjust a location of the predetermined guidance line based on the stored correction value. |
| US11154006B2 |
Compensating for stray capacitances for a robotic lawnmower
A robotic lawnmower system comprising a signal generator (240), a boundary cable, at least one guide cable (260) and a robotic lawnmower (100), said signal generator being configured to transmit a control signal through said boundary cable and a guide signal through said at least one guide cable, and wherein said robotic lawnmower comprises a controller (110) and at least one sensor (170), wherein the controller is configured for receiving said control signal through said at least one sensor (170′) and determining a signal level for the control signal; and if the signal level for the control signal is below a threshold value, the controller (110) is configured to receive said guide signal and to synchronize on said guide signal. |
| US11154005B2 |
Lawn mower robot
A lawn mower robot includes an outer cover; an inner body accommodated into the outer cover to mount wheels for traveling on both sides thereof; wheel drive motors mounted on both sides of the inner body, respectively, to drive the wheels, respectively; a rotating plate rotatably mounted on a bottom surface of the inner body; blades rotatably mounted on the rotating plate to mow the grass; a blade drive motor mounted inside the inner body to rotate the blades together with the rotating plate; a battery mounted inside the inner body to supply power to the wheel drive motor and the blade drive motor; a battery receiving portion extended upward in a protruding manner from a bottom surface of the inner body toward an inner space of the inner body to accommodate the battery therein; and a battery cover mounted to cover the battery receiving portion. |
| US11154004B2 |
Agricultural seed sensing and control system
An example agricultural machine comprises a material distribution system that includes a material distribution line configured to convey particulate material to a component. The agricultural machine comprises a sensing system that includes a first sensor configured to generate a first sensor signal indicative of a measure of a flow of the particulate material in the material distribution line, a second sensor configured to generate a second sensor signal indicative of a measure of the flow of the particulate material in the material distribution line, and a correlation generation component configured to receive indications of the first and second sensor signals and to generate a correlation metric that represents a correlation between the first and second sensor signals. In one example, the correlation metric is applied to a sensor signal from a second material distribution line to determine a flow rate in the second material distribution line. |
| US11160201B2 |
Component mounting system and component data creation method
A component mounting system includes a component mounting apparatus, a data creating apparatus and a component arranging operation supporting apparatus. The component mounting apparatus mounts components on a substrate. The data creating apparatus creates component data for each component. The component arranging operation supporting apparatus includes an identification information acquiring unit that acquires component identification information given to the component supplying member, and a control unit which checks a component to be disposed in a position based on the component identification information. The control unit of the component arranging operation supporting apparatus performs a request for a creation of component data regarding an alternative component, and the data creating apparatus receives the request and creates the component data regarding the alternative component. |
| US11160199B2 |
Enclosures and corresponding magnetic joints
Enclosures and corresponding magnetic joints. An apparatus includes an enclosure. The enclosure includes a magnetic panel joint formed by: a first panel carrying a magnet and comprising a first pocket; a second panel including a second pocket; and a ferromagnetic shield coupled within the second pocket and couplable within the first pocket via the magnet. |
| US11160197B2 |
Heat dissipation unit
A heat dissipation unit includes a main body having a first and a second plate member, which are closed to each other to together define an airtight chamber in between them. A working fluid is filled in the airtight chamber, and a first wick structure layer and a holding-down thin layer are provided between the first and the second plate member and superimposed in the airtight chamber. With the holding-down thin layer and the first wick structure layer being superimposed in the airtight chamber, the first wick structure layer is closely and flatly attached to the second plate member without warping. |
| US11160196B1 |
Micro-strand heat dissipation system
A micro-strand heat dissipation system includes a first processing device and a plurality of first micro-strand heat dissipator elements that are each positioned on the first processing device in a spaced apart orientation from the other first micro-strand heat dissipator elements. Each of the plurality of first micro-strand heat dissipator elements include a first micro-strand heat dissipator element portion that extends into the first processing device from an outer surface of the first processing device, and a second micro-strand heat dissipator element portion that extends from the outer surface of the first processing device. The first processing device may define a plurality of micro-strand heat dissipator connector features to which each of the plurality of first micro-strand heat dissipator elements may be connected, or the plurality of first micro-strand heat dissipator elements may be integrated as part of the first processing device. |