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US11161930B2	Two component polyurethane composition The present invention relates to a composition comprising a first component containing at least one polyol, and a second component containing at least one polyisocyanate, the composition further comprising at least one aldimine of formula (I). The composition exhibits a long open time and fast curing without odor immissions, wherein a bubble-free, elastic material having a non-tacky surface and good strength, extensibility, elasticity and resistance is produced, which does not tend to problems arising with plasticizer migration.
US11161929B2	Thermoplastic polyurethane film and preparation method thereof A thermoplastic polyurethane film including a cured product of a polyurethane resin composition is provided. The polyurethane resin composition includes a polyurethane resin, a first isocyanate-based curing agent, and an organic solvent. The thermoplastic polyurethane film has a tensile strength of 0.2 MPa to 1.5 MPa at an initial elongation of 5% to 10%. A method for preparing the thermoplastic polyurethane film is also provided.
US11161927B2	Functionalized polymer, process for preparing and rubber compositions containing the functionalized polymer Disclosed herein are a functionalized diene monomer-containing polymer containing first and second functionalizing groups, processes for preparing the functionalized polymer, and rubber compositions containing the functionalized polymer. The functionalized polymer contains polymer chains comprises of at least one conjugated diene monomer optionally in combination with at least one vinyl aromatic monomer wherein each polymer chain is functionalized at its chain end with at least the first functionalizing group and is coupled via the first functionalizing group to the second functionalizing group.
US11161926B2	Surfaces having antifogging characteristics, coating compositions having antifogging characteristics, and methods of making antifogging surfaces Articles having anti-fogging characteristics, coating compositions providing anti-fogging characteristics, and methods for applying coating compositions with anti-fogging characteristics are described. The coating compositions give a surface or article an anti-fogging characteristic. Articles having such anti-fogging characteristics include those having optical clarity, such as eyewear.
US11161921B2	Method for producing polyethylene resin The present invention provides a method for producing a polyethylene resin in which gel or fish eye formation is greatly reduced, by controlling various reaction conditions such as the supply flow rate ratio of the monomers to each reactor, the temperature range of each reactor, and the temperature range of the mixing region, in the method for producing a polyethylene resin which is applied to produce a polyethylene resin for a protective film of display.
US11161912B2	Heparanase-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies The present invention relates to heparanase-neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (m Abs), pharmaceutical composition comprising same, and use thereof for treating a disease or disorder associated with heparanase activity, including but not limited to cancer, inflammation, diabetes and related complications. The present invention further provides combined therapies comprising the heparanase-neutralizing m Ab and an anti-cancer treatment such as chemotherapy or radiation, for treating a proliferative disease in a subject.
US11161910B2	Glycated CD59 peptides, their preparation, and uses thereof The present invention provides glycated Amadori products of the CD59 peptide and fragments thereof to be used as tools and among methods for the diagnosis and prognosis of pre-diabetes and diabetes. Certain aspects of the invention include glycated Amadori products of CD59 and fragments thereof to be used for the generation of antibodies and antibody fragments. Still other aspects of the invention include methodologies for the preparation of glycated Amadori products of CD59, fragments thereof, the inventive antibodies, and antibody fragments.
US11161908B2	BAFF-R targeted chimeric antigen receptor-modified t-cells and uses thereof Provided herein are T cells expressing a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeted to B cell activating factor receptor (BAFF-R). The CAR targeted to BAFF-R (BAFF-R CAR) described herein includes a domain that binds BAFF-R. Methods of making and using the BAFF-R CAR are also provided.
US11161906B2	Multispecific antibodies, multispecific activatable antibodies and methods of using the same The invention relates generally to multispecific antibodies and to multispecific activatable antibodies that specifically bind to two or more different antigens or epitopes, as well as to methods of making and using these multispecific antibodies and/or multispecific activatable antibodies in a variety of therapeutic, diagnostic and prophylactic indications.
US11161902B2	Tissue-specific exosomes as biomarkers In general, the present invention relates to the field of (bio-)medicine and in particular to various metabolic diseases. Specifically, the invention provides means and methods for diagnosing, monitoring and predicting the risk for developing metabolic diseases. The invention uses exosomes as biomarkers for the aforementioned purposes. Moreover, an antibody of the present invention capable of specifically recognizing tissue-specific exosomes is also provided.
US11161901B2	Methods for epitope selection The present invention relates to certain new methods to select epitopes for antibodies. The present invention also provides a method of generating an antibody (e.g. a functional antibody) to a protein, said method comprising (i) identifying an antigenic epitope in said protein by exposing the protein to limited or restricted proteolysis by contacting the protein with at least one protease to form at least one digested, deconstructed or truncated version of the protein and at least one surface-exposed peptide that is cleaved off from the protein by the action of said protease and generating an antigenic epitope based on said surface-exposed peptide; and (ii) raising an antibody against the antigenic epitope. The present invention also provides antigenic epitopes and antibodies against such epitopes.
US11161900B2	Antibodies that specifically bind to human complement factor C2b Provided are antibodies and antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind specifically to human complement factor C2 and are capable of inhibiting activation of the classical and lectin pathways of the complement system. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragment exhibit improved manufacturability, pharmacokinetics, and antigen sweeping. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments, nucleic acids and vectors encoding the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments, host cells comprising the nucleic acids or vectors, and methods of making and using the antibodies and antigen-binding fragments. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments can be used to inhibit the classical pathway of complement activation in a subject, e.g., a human. The antibodies and antigen-binding fragments can also be used to inhibit the lectin pathway of complement activation in a subject, e.g., a human.
US11161899B2	Method using split inteins to generate protein conjugates Disclosed herein are split inteins, fused proteins of split inteins, and methods of using split inteins to efficiently purify and modify proteins of interest.
US11161898B2	Anti-amyloid-beta antibodies The present invention relates, in part, to isolated antibodies that specifically interact with and show measurable binding affinity to an epitope of the amyloid-beta (Aβ) protein. Such antibodies may be used for the modulation of Aβ activity and/or aggregation or amyloidosis, to study the effects of the Aβ protein on cell function and, in certain embodiments, for the treatment and/or prevention of a disease or condition associated with Aβ activity, aggregation, and/or amyloidosis.
US11161895B2	Methods to identify immunogens by targeting improbable mutations The invention is directed to methods to identify improbable mutations in the heavy or light chain variable domain of an antibody, methods to identify antigens which bind to antibodies comprising such improbable mutations, and methods of using such antigens to induce immune responses.
US11161894B2	Polyomavirus neutralizing antibodies The present invention relates to anti-VP1 antibodies, antibody fragments, and their uses for the prevention and treatment of polyoma virus infection and associated diseases.
US11161892B1	Method of compact peptide vaccines using residue optimization A system for selecting an immunogenic peptide composition comprising a processor and a memory storing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to create a first peptide set by selecting a plurality of base peptides, wherein at least one peptide of the plurality of base peptides is associated with a disease, create a second peptide set by adding to the first peptide set a modified peptide, wherein the modified peptide comprises a substitution of at least one residue of a base peptide selected from the plurality of base peptides, and create a third peptide set by selecting a subset of the second peptide set, wherein the selected subset of the second peptide set has a predicted vaccine performance, wherein the predicted vaccine performance has a population coverage above a predetermined threshold, and wherein the subset comprises at least one peptide of the second peptide set.
US11161887B2	Uromodulin for use in prevention and therapy of pathological crystallization Described herein is the use of a uromodulin polypeptide in prevention or therapy of vascular calcification or a disease caused by, or related to, vascular calcification, particularly vascular calcification in chronic kidney disease, in diabetes, in aging and in atherosclerosis.
US11161883B2	Modified peptides The present invention relates to the field of antimicrobial agents. In particular, the present invention relates to polypeptides comprising the sequence of a peptidoglycan hydrolase and a peptide sequence heterologous to the peptidoglycan hydrolase wherein said heterologous peptide sequence comprises a specific sequence motif which is 16, 17, 18, 19 or 20 amino acids in length. The present invention relates also to corresponding nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits. The present inventions also relates to the use of said polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits in methods for treatment of the human or animal body by surgery or therapy or in diagnostic methods practiced on the human or animal body. The polypeptides, nucleic acids, vectors, bacteriophages, host cells, compositions and kits according to the invention may also be used as an antimicrobial in, e.g., food or feed, in cosmetics, or as disinfecting agent.
US11161882B2	Monocins and methods of use The disclosure relates to the identification, cloning, and expression of a genetic locus within a Listeria monocytogenes genome that encodes a phage tail-like bacteriocin (PTLB), termed a monocin. Also provided are non-natural monocins, which have been engineered to have altered bactericidal specificity. Nucleic acid molecules encoding natural or non-natural monocins, vector constructs containing such nucleic acids operably linked to a heterologous promoter, producer cells containing such vectors, the encoded monocins, as well as methods of making and using such monocins are described.
US11161881B2	Composition comprising a peptide and an inhibitor of viral neuraminidase Described is a composition comprising a peptide which consists of 7-17 adjacent amino acids and comprises the hexamer TX1EX2X3E, where X1, X2, and X3 can be any natural or non-natural amino acid, and the peptide is cyclized and does not exhibit TNF receptor binding activity, and an inhibitor of viral neuraminidase.
US11161880B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors, such as lung cancer, including NSCLC A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer. A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer.
US11161879B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors, such as lung cancer, including NSCLC A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer. A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer.
US11161877B2	Immunotherapy against several tumors including lung cancer A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer. A method of treating a patient who has glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the glioblastoma and/or gastric cancer.
US11161874B2	Tumor-specific polypeptide and use thereof The present invention relates to a novel tumor-specific polypeptide and use thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to a tumor-specific polypeptide having high affinity for HLA-A0201 and having cytotoxic T lymphocyte inducing ability, and its use for diagnosing, preventing and treating diseases (especially cancer) associated with high expression of the TWISTNB gene or mutation(s) in the TWISTNB gene.
US11161872B2	Methods for preparing bile acids The present disclosure provides methods of preparing cholic acid, deoxycholic acid, or chenodeoxycholic acid, an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable salt thereof, and novel and useful synthetic intermediates, for example, as described for methods 1, 1A, 1B, 2, 3, 3A, and 4. The method can start with a plant derived steroid as a starting material, such as dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or Acetyl-dehydroepiandrosterone (Ac-DHEA). Also provided are pharmaceutical or cosmetic compositions and uses thereof, which comprise one or more of cholic acid, deoxycholic acid, or chenodeoxycholic acid, an ester thereof, or a pharmaceutically or cosmetically acceptable salt thereof, which is of high purity, for example, free of animal derived impurities.
US11161868B2	N-acetylated sialic acids and related sialosides The present invention provides N-acetyl derivatives of sialic acids, including N-acetyl derivatives of Neu5Ac and Neu5Gc. Methods for preparing related precursors and a variety of sialosides are also disclosed.
US11161864B2	Sting agonists The present invention provides compounds of Formula I′: wherein , W, X, Y, Z, Z1, Z2, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the STING protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the agonism of STING.
US11161862B2	Phosphonium-ion tethered tetracycline drugs for treatment of cancer This invention relates to compounds that are useful as cancer therapies. The compounds comprise derivatives of tetracycline antibiotics, e.g. doxycycline, having a phosphonium cation tethered to the tetracycline tetracycle. The invention also relates to methods of using said compounds and to pharmaceutical formulations comprising said compounds.
US11161861B2	Boron-nitrogen ligand with chiral 1,2-ethylenediamine backbone, and preparation method and use thereof A boron-nitrogen ligand with a chiral 1,2-ethylenediamine backbone, a preparing method and used thereof are provided. The structural formula of the boron-nitrogen ligand is as shown in formula (I): wherein R1, R2 and R3 are respectively at least independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C3-C10 cycloalkyl, C1-C10 alkyl or aryl; R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, R11 and R12 are respectively at least independently selected from hydrogen, halogen, substituted or unsubstituted C1-C10 alkyl, C1-C4 alkoxy, C3-C30 cycloalkyl or aryl; Ar1 and Ar2 are respectively at least independently selected from substituted or unsubstituted C6-C30 aryl. The preparation method of the present application is simple, and can be used for preparing a racemic or chiral boron-nitrogen ligand, which can be used as a catalyst for an asymmetric catalytic reaction and has economic practicability and industrial application prospects.
US11161857B2	Metal bicyclic amidinates Compounds are synthesized with bicyclic amidinate ligands attached to one or more metal atoms. These compounds are useful for the synthesis of materials containing metals. Examples include pure metals, metal alloys, metal oxides, metal nitrides, metal phosphides, metal sulfides, metal selenides, metal tellurides, metal borides, metal carbides, metal silicides and metal germanides. Techniques for materials synthesis include vapor deposition (chemical vapor deposition and atomic layer deposition), liquid solution methods (sol-gel and precipitation) and solid-state pyrolysis. Copper metal films are formed on heated substrates by the reaction of copper(I) bicyclic amidinate vapor and hydrogen gas, whereas reaction with water vapor produces copper oxide. Silver and gold films were deposited on surfaces by reaction of their respective bicyclic amidinate vapors with hydrogen gas. Reaction of cobalt(II) bis(bicyclic amidinate) vapor, ammonia gas and hydrogen gas deposits cobalt metal films on heated substrates, while reaction with ammonia produces cobalt nitride and reaction with water vapor produces cobalt oxide. Ruthenium metal films are deposited by reaction of ruthenium(II) bis(bicyclic amidinate) or ruthenium(III) tris(bicyclic amidinate) at a heated surface either with or without a co-reactant such as hydrogen gas or ammonia or oxygen. Suitable applications include electrical interconnects in microelectronics and magnetoresistant layers in magnetic information storage devices. Hafnium oxide films are deposited by reaction of hafnium(IV) tetrakis(bicyclic amidinate) with oxygen sources such as water, hydrogen peroxide or ozone. The HfO2 films have high dielectric constant and low leakage current, suitable for applications as an insulator in microelectronics. The films have very uniform thickness and complete step coverage in narrow holes.
US11161854B2	Indazolyl-spiro[2.2]pentane-carbonitrile derivatives as LRRK2 inhibitors, pharmaceutical compositions, and uses thereof The present invention is directed to substituted certain reversed indazolyl-spiro[2.2]pentane-carbonitrile derivatives of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, R3, X, Y, and Z are as defined herein, which are potent inhibitors of LRRK2 kinase and may be useful in the treatment or prevention of diseases in which the LRRK2 kinase is involved, such as Parkinson's Disease and other diseases and disorders described herein. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and the use of these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of such diseases in which LRRK-2 kinase is involved.
US11161852B1	Inhibitors of NEK7 kinase Compounds having activity as inhibitors of NEK7 are provided. The compounds have Structure (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer or prodrug thereof, wherein, A, X, Y, R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and methods to modulate the activity of the NLRP3 inflammasome are also provided.
US11161850B2	Fused pyrazine derivatives as A2A / A2B inhibitors This application relates to compounds of Formula (I): or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which modulate the activity of adenosine receptors, such as subtypes A2A and A2B receptors, and are useful in the treatment of diseases related to the activity of adenosine receptors including, for example, cancer, inflammatory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, and neurodegenerative diseases.
US11161844B2	Cyclic substituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivatives The present invention provides novel cyclic substituted imidazo[4,5-c]quinoline derivatives of Formula (I), and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein R1, R2, R4, R5, R6, X and Z are as defined in the specification. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula I and to use of the compounds in the treatment of diseases associated with LRRK2, such as neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease, cancer, Crohn's disease or leprosy.
US11161843B2	Fused heterocyclic compound and composition containing same Provided is a heterocyclic compound which exhibits an excellent controlling effect against harmful arthropods. In particular, provided is a heterocyclic compound represented by formula (I), wherein Q denotes a group represented by Q1 or the like, A2 denotes a nitrogen atom or CR4a, A3 denotes a nitrogen atom or CR4b, A4 denotes a nitrogen atom or CR4c, and T denotes a C1-C10 linear hydrocarbon group having one or more halogen atoms, or the like. Also provided is a composition that contains this compound and one or more components selected from the group consisting of group (a), group (b), group (c), group (d) and group (e) as listed in the description.
US11161842B2	Bifunctional molecules for degradation of EGFR and methods of use The present application provides bifunctional compounds of Formula (I): which act as protein degradation inducing moieties for EGFR and/or a mutant thereof. The present application also describes methods for the targeted degradation of EGFR and/or a mutant thereof through the use of the bifunctional compounds that link a ubiquitin ligase-binding moiety to a ligand that is capable of binding to EGFR and/or a mutant thereof which can be utilized in the treatment of disorders modulated by EGFR or a mutant thereof.
US11161840B2	Process for producing heterocylic compounds The present invention relates to a process for producing compounds of formula (I) in which R1, A, X and Z are as defined in the description by reaction of compounds of formula (II) or salts thereof with 2-chloro-5-chloromethylpyridine in a nonpolar aliphatic or aromatic solvent, preferably in the presence of a phase transfer catalyst.
US11161837B2	Benzofuran derivatives for the treatment of hepatitis C The disclosure provides compounds of formula (I), including their salts, as well as compositions and methods of using the compounds. The compounds have activity against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and may be useful in treating those infected with HCV.
US11161833B1	Deuterated etoricoxib, methods of manufacture, and use thereof Disclosed herein are compounds, such as compounds of Formulae (I), (II), and (III), and d3-etoricoxib, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, polymorphs, co-crystals, metabolites, and prodrugs thereof, and compositions, methods, uses, and kits thereof. The compounds disclosed herein are COX inhibitors and are therefore useful for the treatment and/or prevention of various conditions (e.g., inflammation, pain, or fever).
US11161827B2	Catalytic systems for stereoselective synthesis of chiral amines by enantiodivergent radical C—H amination In one aspect, the disclosure relates to a mode of asymmetric induction in radical processes based on sequential combination of enantiodifferentiative H-atom abstraction and stereoretentive radical substitution. Also disclosed is an asymmetric system for stereoselective synthesis of strained 5-membered cyclic sulfamides via radical 1,5-C—H amination of sulfamoyl azides. The disclosed metalloradical system can control the degree and sense of asymmetric induction in the catalytic radical C—H amination in a systematic manner. The disclosed system is applicable to a broad scope of substrates with different types of C(sp3)—H bonds and exhibits reactivity and selectivity, providing access to both enantiomers of useful 5-membered cyclic sulfamides in a highly enantioenriched form. Also disclosed are catalysts useful in these processes. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US11161824B2	Heterocyclic lipoxin analogs and uses thereof The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein L is an optionally substituted heterocyclic group excluding unsubstituted monocyclic pyridine groups; wherein a is 0, 1 or 2; wherein R1 is H or with R2 is a bond; wherein R2 is an optionally substituted alkoxy or aryloxy group, or with R1 forms a bond; wherein R3 is an optionally substituted alkyl group; and wherein R4 is CH2, CMe2 or O. Such compounds may be used in the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease or condition in which inhibition of acute inflammation and/or promotion of its resolution and/or suppression of fibrosis.
US11161822B2	Amide compounds and use thereof Provided are a novel amide compound and a use thereof. According to the present invention, there may be provided a use of a novel amide compound which is harmless to the human body with excellent skin stability and decreases activity of peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) to fundamentally inhibit sebum overproduction, thereby providing the skin with an effective effect, and a cosmetic composition including the same.
US11161821B2	Process for the preparation of Eltrombopag olamine and its intermediates The present invention relates to an improved process for the purification of Eltrombopag olamine of compound of formula (2). The present invention also relates to an improved process for the preparation of Eltrombopag olamine intermediates and further conversion to Eltrombopag olamine of a compound of formula (2).
US11161820B2	Process for producing organic compound A process for producing an organic compound using a flow reactor for a first reaction in which a raw material liquid A and a raw material liquid B are mixed, and reacted in a reactor unit, and a flow reactor for a second reaction in which a first reaction solution discharged from the flow reactor for the first reaction and a raw material liquid C are mixed, and reacted in a reactor unit, wherein the raw material liquid A is a solution in which triphosgene and/or diphosgene is dissolved, wherein the raw material liquid B is a nitrogen-containing organic compound or a solution thereof, wherein the raw material liquid C is a reaction substrate having a functional group capable of reacting with phosgene, or a solution containing the reaction substrate, and wherein a product of the first reaction is phosgene.
US11161815B2	Hydrocarbylsulfonyl-substituted pyridines and their use in the treatment of cancer There is provided compounds of formula I (I) or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof, wherein L, R1, R2, R3 and X have meanings provided in the description, which compounds are useful in the treatment of cancers.
US11161812B2	Production of cyclic imides suitable for oxidation catalysis Disclosed are novel processes for the production of cyclic imide compounds such as N-hydroxyphthalimide (NHPI). The processes may be particularly well-suited for commercial-scale production of cyclic imides such as NHPI. Such cyclic imide compounds are suitable for use as oxidation catalysts, and specifically may be used to oxidize cyclohexylbenzene to cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide. Such an oxidation may be particularly useful in a process for the production of phenol and/or cyclohexanone from benzene via a process comprising hydroalkylation of benzene to cyclohexylbenzene, oxidation of the cyclohexylbenzene to cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide, and cleavage of the cyclohexyl-1-phenyl-1-hydroperoxide to phenol and cyclohexanone. The cyclic imide production process may advantageously include water washing and reactant recovery steps to maximize purity and yield.
US11161803B2	Ammonium carboxylate compound, crystalline form, amorphous form and preparation method thereof The present disclosure belongs to the field of chemical synthesis, and in particular relates to an ammonium carboxylate compound, a crystalline form and an amorphous form, and a preparation method thereof. The present disclosure prepares the compound and the crystalline form I and its single crystal, amorphous form and crystalline form II thereof. The compound, the crystalline forms, the single crystal and the amorphous form can stably exist and exhibit good solid forms, suitable for medicine-making. Furthermore, these products possess high purity and less single impurity. Moreover, the preparation methods of the present disclosure are easy to implement due to the simple processes with mild reaction conditions, and could produce products of high yield and high purity without complex purification steps. Furthermore, the preparation methods may facilitate safety, environmental protection, and industrial production.
US11161802B2	L-ornithine phenyl acetate and methods of making thereof Disclosed herein are forms of L-ornithine phenyl acetate and methods of making the same. A crystalline form may, in some embodiments, be Forms I, II, III and V, or mixtures thereof. The crystalline forms may be formulated for treating subjects with liver disorders, such as hepatic encephalopathy. Accordingly, some embodiments include formulations and methods of administering L-ornithine phenyl acetate.
US11161796B2	Systems and processes for efficient production of one or more fuel additives A method for the production of a fuel additive includes passing a hydrocarbon stream comprising crude mixed C4 hydrocarbons through a first hydrogenation unit to produce a first product stream; passing the first product stream from the first hydrogenation unit to a methyl tert-butyl ether synthesis unit forming methyl tert-butyl ether and a byproduct stream; passing the byproduct stream through a first distillation unit to separate the byproduct stream into a first 1-butene stream, an isobutane stream, and a 2-butene and n-butane stream; forming a second product stream by passing the 2-butene and n-butane stream to a selective conversion unit; passing the second product stream into a second distillation unit to form an n-butane stream and a second 1-butene stream; passing the second 1-butene stream to a fuel additive production unit; and passing the first 1-butene stream to the fuel additive production unit to form the fuel additive.
US11161795B2	Method for preparation of insensitive high explosive The present invention provides a method for the preparation of an insensitive high enthalpy explosive Dihydroxylammonium 5,5′-bistetrazole-1,1′-diolate (TKX-50) in the presence of N,N-dimethylformamide, N,N-dimethylacetamide, or N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone as a solvent via a four-step, one-pot reaction route to obtain a final product after four reaction steps. The more dangerous intermediate diazidoglyoxime may be solved by the one-pot method without the need of isolation. Further, the cyclization reaction is carried out in the presence of dropwisely added concentrated sulfuric acid to replace hydrochloric gas so no hydrochloric gas generator is needed to greatly reduce the amount of waste acid so as to effectively reduce the cost by avoiding using hydrochloric gas steel cylinders which require much safety equipment.
US11161793B2	Median barrier finishing machine Various embodiments for a median barrier finishing machine are described. A median barrier finishing machine may include a housing configured to encapsulate at least a portion of a median barrier, where the housing comprises a first vertical wall, a second vertical wall, and a horizontal wall. The median barrier finishing machine may include at least one adjustable member configured to couple the housing to the vehicle and retain the housing a predetermined distance relative to the vehicle while the vehicle is in motion. Further, the median barrier finishing machine may include at least one finishing device disposed within the housing, where the at least one finishing device is configured to contact a surface of a median barrier at least partially positioned within the housing and treat the surface as the vehicle moves the housing along a length of the median barrier.
US11161792B2	Vacuum infiltration system for ceramic matrix composites A method for infiltrating a porous preform for a gas turbine engine is provided, which comprises providing a chamber for infiltrating a porous preform. The porous preform is positioned within a slurry confinement fixture within the chamber. A vacuum is created in the chamber. A solvent is added to the slurry confinement fixture until a pressure in the chamber is substantially equal to an equilibrium partial pressure of the solvent. A slurry is added to the slurry confinement fixture. The slurry includes the solvent and a particulate. The pressure in the chamber is increased, and the slurry is urged into the porous preform.
US11161791B2	Additive for internal post treatment of mineral binder compositions An admixture for mineral binder compositions, in particular an after-treatment agent for mineral binder compositions, including at least one water-absorbing substance and at least one shrinkage reducer.
US11161786B2	Alkali sulfate-activated blended cement Described are cementitious reagent materials produced from globally abundant inorganic feedstocks. Also described are methods for the manufacture of such cementitious reagent materials and forming the reagent materials as microspheroidal glassy particles. Also described are apparatuses, systems and methods for the thermochemical production of glassy cementitious reagents with spheroidal morphology. The apparatuses, systems and methods make use of an in-flight melting/quenching technology such that solid particles are flown in suspension, melted in suspension, and then quenched in suspension. The cementitious reagents may be combined with Portland cement and an alkali activator to form a blended cement. The cementitious reagents can be used in concrete to substantially reduce the CO2 emission associated with cement production.
US11161784B2	Material and production thereof for use as a storage medium in a sensitive energy storage system in the low-, medium- or high-temperature range The present invention relates to a modified red mud/a modified bauxite residue and also to processes for the production thereof and to a storage medium comprising a modified red mud, to a heat storage means comprising a storage medium and to numerous uses of a modified red mud as storage medium, in particular in a heat storage means. The modified red mud contains the following components: haematite (Fe2O3), —corundum (Al2O3), —rutile (TiO2) and/or anatase (TiO2), —quartz (SiO2), —optionally perowskite (CaTiO3) and —optionally pseudobrookite ((Fe3+,Fe2+)2(Ti,Fe3+)O5), nepheline ((Na,K)[AlSiO4]) and/or hauynite ((Na,Ca)4-8[Al6Si6O24(SO4)]), wherein the modified red mud is substantially free from Na2O and/or glass. A novel material is thus provided, and the production thereof for use as a storage medium in a sensitive energy storage system in the low-, medium- or high-temperature range is described.
US11161783B2	Struvite-K and syngenite composition for use in building materials A composition and process for manufacture thereof used in hybrid inventive building materials comprising Syngenite (K2Ca(SO4)2.H2O) and Struvite-K (KMgPO4.6H2O). Starting constituents include magnesium oxide (MgO), monopotassium phosphate (MKP) and stucco (calcium sulfate hemihydrate), mixed in predetermined ratios, cause reactions to proceed through multiple phases, which reactions variously are proceeding simultaneously and in parallel. Variables, e.g., water temperature, pH, mixing times and rates, have been found to affect resultant reaction products. Preferred ratios of chemical constituents and manufacturing parameters, including predetermined weight percent and specified ratios of Struvite-K and Syngenite are provided for building products used for specified purposes. Reactions are optimized in stoichiometry and additives to reduce the combined heat of formation to non-destructive levels. Various additives help control and guide reactions. Building products, such as board panels, include the resultant composition. A significant amount of the composition is disposed adjacent a building panel face.
US11161779B2	Functional building material for windows Provided is a matte gray functional building material for windows, comprising: a transparent glass substrate; and a low-emissivity coating formed on one surface of the transparent glass substrate.
US11161770B2	Glass An alkali-free glass of the present invention includes as a glass composition, in terms of mass %, 55% to 70% of SiO2, 15% to 25% of Al2O3, 0% to 1% of B2O3, 0% to 0.5% of Li2O+Na2O+K2O, 2% to 6% of MgO, 2% to 8% of CaO, 0% to 4% of SrO, and 6% to 12% of BaO, and has a strain point of more than 720° C.
US11161769B2	High transmission glasses with alkaline earth oxides as a modifier Compounds, compositions, articles, devices, and methods for the manufacture of light guide plates and back light units including such light guide plates made from glass. In some embodiments, light guide plates (LGPs) are provided that have similar or superior optical properties to light guide plates made from PMMA and that have exceptional mechanical properties such as rigidity, CTE and dimensional stability in high moisture conditions as compared to PMMA light guide plates.
US11161766B2	Method and device for separation of glass portions or glass ceramic portions A method is provided that includes producing filamentary damages in a volume of a glass or glass ceramic element adjacently aligned along a separation line and extend obliquely relative to a surface of the glass or glass ceramic element; and separating a portion from the glass or glass ceramic element along the separation line. The step of producing the filamentary damages includes directing laser pulses of an ultrashort pulse laser obliquely on the surface so that the laser pulses have a light propagation direction that extends obliquely relative to the surface and so that the filamentary damages resulting from the laser pulses have the longitudinal extension that extends obliquely relative to the surface; generating a plasma within the volume with the laser pulses; and displacing the laser pulses at points of incidence over the surface along the separation line.
US11161760B2	Biomass selection and control for continuous flow granular/flocculent activated sludge processes A continuous flow granular/flocculent sludge wastewater process selects for granule biomass capable of nitrogen and phosphorus removal and controls granule size and concentration of granular and flocculent sludge for optimal nutrient, organic, and solids removal in a smaller footprint. A series of biological process zones lead to a secondary clarifier. Mixed liquor sludge, preferably from an aerobic zone, goes through a classifier or separator processing flow from the aerobic zone, to the secondary clarifier. In a sidestream process that can be included a portion of sludge preferably from an aerobic zone goes through a classifier or separator to selectively produce a granular-rich effluent, and the clarifier may also have a separator to further concentrate granular biomass, most of which is cycled back to an initial multi-stage anaerobic process zone. The anaerobic zone is structured and operated to encourage growth of granules in subsequent process zones.
US11161753B1	Solar-powered autonomous robotic water surface maintenance and cleaning system The present invention describes a water surface maintenance and cleaning system which comprises a home base station and a plurality of cleaning robot. The home station is either fixed on the water bank or floating on the water surface as an island. The home station serves as a charging station and trash collection station. The home base station is covered with solar PV panels and the PV panels convert the sunlight into electricity and then store the electricity into the batteries. The self-driving cleaning robot boat, which floats on water surface and drives around and sweeps the water surface. While sweeping across the water surface, the robot boat which is equipped with motor, rotors, pumps, nets, containers, etc. can intake water and filter out trashes and any other environmental unfriendly substances such as plastic bottles, cans, leaves, algae, plants, bio-films, and oil/grease.
US11161752B2	Portable water-purifying pouch A portable water-purifying pouch is provided that includes a pouch-shaped body comprising an inlet part, through which water to be treated is introduced, and an outlet part, from which drinking water obtained by filtering the water being treated is discharged and a pouch-shaped filter medium, which is provided inside the body so as to hold and filter the water being treated, which has been introduced into the body, and comprises a fiber web layer having the structure of a three-dimensional network formed of nanofibers. The portable water-purifying pouch allows a large flow rate of drinking water to be obtained in a short time while filtering, with significantly superior efficiency, foreign substances such as bacteria and harmful germs in the water being treated merely by self-weight or by lightly applying pressure with a hand to the water being treated.
US11161751B2	Composition for conducting material removal operations and method for forming same A composition can comprise a carrier including a liquid and an abrasive particulate contained in the carrier, the abrasive particulate having, on average, at least 10 wt % cerium oxide in the abrasive particulate and a cerium 3+ ratio (Ce 3+/total cerium) of at least 0.1. In another embodiment, a slurry composition can comprise a liquid carrier comprising water, cerium oxide particles, and free silicate ions, wherein a material removal rate when polishing a silicon oxide wafer can be is increased by at least 3% in comparison to a slurry composition not including free silicate ions.
US11161746B2	Preparation of molecular sieve and treatment of silicon-containing wastewater therefrom A method for the treatment of silicon-containing wastewater from the preparation of a molecular sieve or a catalyst includes the step of contacting the silicon-containing wastewater with at least one acid or at least one alkali, so that at least a part of the silicon elements in the silicon-containing wastewater form a colloid. A mixture containing a colloid is thus obtained. A silicon-containing solid phase and a first liquid phase are produced by a solid-liquid separation. A solid phase and a second liquid phase are produced by a solid-liquid separation after at least a part of the metal elements in the first liquid phase form a precipitate. At least a part of the second liquid phase is subjected to electrodialysis to produce an acid liquor and/or an alkali liquor. The silicon-containing solid phase can be used as the raw material for a molecular sieve synthesis.
US11161741B2	Method for producing polyphosphoric acid and device for such a method A method and device for producing a solution of polyphosphoric acid from a feed solution P0 by the wet method is provided. An enriched phosphoric acid solution optionally mixed with a direct feed solution is pulverised in a flame of a combustion chamber in order to form the polyphosphoric acid solution. The combustion gases from the combustion chamber are placed in contact with the feed solution in a gas-acid contactor in order to increase the temperature and the P2O5 concentration thereof and thus to form an enriched phosphoric acid solution. A portion of the enriched phosphoric acid solution is conveyed with a flow rate of Qp into the combustion chamber in order to be pulverised in the flame. The rest of the enriched phosphoric acid solution is conveyed into a recirculation loop in order to be reinjected into the gas-acid contactor with a flow rate of Q2. The ratio of Qp/(Qp+Q2) is controlled with a predefined value.
US11161739B2	Process and reactor comprising a plurality of catalyst receptacles A reactor having a shell comprising one or more reactor tubes located within the shell, said reactor tube or tubes comprising a plurality of catalyst receptacles containing catalyst; means for providing a heat transfer fluid to the reactor shell such that the heat transfer fluid contacts the tube or tubes; an inlet for providing reactants to the reactor tubes; and an outlet for recovering products from the reactor tubes; wherein the plurality of catalyst receptacles containing catalyst within a tube comprises catalyst receptacles containing catalyst of at least two configurations.
US11161731B2	Device for opening and closing urea inlet for vehicle A device for opening and closing a urea inlet for a vehicle is configured to close an inlet of a urea filler neck in a push manner and to open the same in a pull manner, preventing a user from touching the vehicle body or peripheral portions when opening and closing the inlet.
US11161728B2	Sterilization control method of water purifier A method for controlling sterilization of a water purifier according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a housing accommodating components for generating cold water and/or hot water; a water chute which protrudes from a front surface of the housing and includes a water outflow part extending downward; and a light emitting element which is mounted inside the water chute corresponding to an upper end of the water outflow part and emits ultraviolet rays for sterilization, and the method includes when a sterilization mode is started, turning on the light emitting element for a first set time and to emit ultraviolet rays through the water outflow part; and after the lapse of the first set time, turning off the light emitting element for a second set time to stop emission of ultraviolet rays, in which a sterilization cycle is defined as a sum of the first set time and the second set time, in which the sterilization mode is started at the same time when the water purifier is powered on, and in which the first set time is set such that the sterilization mode is performed for one day so that the amount of ultraviolet rays emitted to the outside of the water outflow part is less than 3 mJ/cm2 during the accumulated on time of the light emitting element.
US11161727B2	Handheld assistive container opening device A handheld assistive container opening device comprises two elongated arms extending from a body at an acute angle, having gripping contours on the interior arm surfaces for gripping a rotatable container cap. The arms may be rotatable though respective limited arcs about respective axes parallel to the container axis, to improve the capability to grip the cap. The device may include a movable top plate positioner, positionable over the interior of the acute angle to align a container cap with the arms, or away from the acute angle to accommodate irregularly shaped caps. The body may further include a concave finger engagement recess for application of torque from the side of a finger without gripping the device. In an exemplary embodiment, the body has the shape of an “X” with arms extending from a pair of adjacent ends at approximately 60 degrees.
US11161722B2	Telescopic jib bracing device A telescopic jib bracing unit for a mobile crane includes a holding frame which is embodied for fastening to the telescopic jib of the mobile crane and exhibits an open cross-section, the cross-sectional opening of which enables the jib to be retracted into the holding frame, and two bracing supports which are connected by the holding frame to form a structural unit. Two frame parts which form the open cross-section of the holding frame are coupled to each other via a coupling point such that they can be moved with respect to each other. A bracing unit transport system, a mobile crane and a fitting method are also provided.
US11161721B2	Method for ascertaining the load capacity of a crane and crane A method for ascertaining the load capacity of a functional element of a crane, the load capacity of a sub-assembly of a crane or the load capacity of a crane, wherein: a maximum bearing load is calculated for a specifically occurring configuration and/or specifically occurring state parameters and/or specifically occurring operating parameters on the basis of a predetermined formula; and the calculation is verified on the basis of stored bearing load values.
US11161709B2	Adhesive tape applicator with pivotable deflector edge unit An adhesive tape applicator with a holder for a roll of adhesive tape and at least one handle and an applicator head arranged so that it is in a fixed position relative to the handle, wherein a deflector edge unit is arranged in particular so that it can move relative to the applicator head.
US11161708B2	System and method for rolling up a flexible sheet A system and method for rolling up a flexible sheet includes a frame; a friction element mounted on the frame and having an endless friction outer surface with a sheet-engaging portion to engage an end of the sheet; and a drive connected to the friction element to move the endless friction outer surface such that the sheet-engaging portions thereof move upwardly to engage the end of the flexible sheet and lift up and roll the end of the flexible sheet over on itself to form a roll. The method for rolling up the flexible sheet includes rotating the friction element and engaging the end of the flexible sheet with the endless friction outer surface such that the sheet-engaging portions move upwardly to engage the end of the flexible sheet and curl the end of the flexible sheet upwardly back over on itself to form a roll.
US11161707B2	Paper sheet feeding apparatus and foreign object detection method A paper sheet feeding apparatus includes an inserting unit in which a paper sheet is inserted, a pick-up roller for picking up a paper sheet inserted in the inserting unit, a rotating shaft for rotating the pick-up roller, a detecting member that is supported by the rotating shaft so as to be able to rotate around the rotating shaft and is rotated by a bundling member that bundles paper sheets together, and a first detecting unit that detects rotation of the detecting member.
US11161701B2	Method for operating a transport apparatus in the form of a long stator linear motor Method for operating a transport apparatus that utilizes a long stator linear motor, the method includes moving a transport unit along a transport route of the long stator linear motor, causing drive magnets arranged on both sides of a main body of the transport unit to interact, at least in a region of a transfer position for transferring the transfer unit between two opposite route portions of the transport route, with drive coils of the opposite route portions of the transport route in order to generate a propulsive force (Fv), utilizing the drive magnets of the transport unit and the drive coils of the transport route of the long stator linear motor as sources of magnetomotive force of a magnetic circuit that develops at least in the region of the transfer position on both sides of the transport unit, and transferring the transport unit between the opposite route portions of the transport route in the transfer position by changing on at least one side of the transfer unit a magnetic flux (Ψ1, Ψ2) of the magnetic circuit of the at least one side during movement of the transport unit along the transport route in order to generate a lateral force acting on the transport unit.
US11161696B2	Object stop for automated object conveying systems An object redirection mechanism for a conveying system is provided. The object redirection mechanism is configured to redirect an object moved by the conveying system from a first direction to a second direction. The object redirection mechanism includes an arm tunnel positioned proximate an end of a conveyor configured for moving an object in the first direction. The arm tunnel includes an object stop having an object stopping portion defining at least a first side of the arm tunnel at least substantially parallel with the second direction and configured to engage an object moving in the first direction. The object stopping portion defines at least one finger aperture to enable at least one of the rotationally-retractable fingers to, when aligned with the at least one finger aperture, rotate between a retracted configuration and an extended configuration. A corresponding object conveying system and method of assembling an object stop are provided.
US11161692B2	Method and system for generating RFID labels using RFID encoder attachment The present disclosure provides a system and method for generating RFID labels using a non-RFID label printer and an easy-to-attach RFID encoder. The RFID encoder comprises an RFID controller coupled to a network, one or more antennas, a label detector, and an RFID reader. The RFID encoder can be packed into two or more encoder units that are clipped onto the front and back of the non-RFID label printer. The RFID controller receives a packet of reader settings and a packet (array) of encode data via the one or more antennas. As unprinted labels pass through the non-RFID label printer and the RFID encoder, the label detector senses tags of the unprinted labels, and triggers the RFID controller and the non-RFID label printer to encode RFIDs onto the tags.
US11161690B2	Storage system vehicle A remotely operated vehicle for picking up storage bins from an underlying storage system includes a vehicle lifting device for lifting the storage bin from the underlying storage system, a first vehicle rolling assembly including a first rolling set and a second rolling set arranged at opposite sides of a vehicle frame, allowing movement of the vehicle along a first direction (X) on the underlying storage system during use, a second vehicle rolling assembly including a first rolling set and a second rolling set arranged at opposite sides of the vehicle frame, allowing movement of the vehicle along a second direction (Y) on the underlying storage system during use, the second direction (Y) being perpendicular to the first direction (X), and a rolling set displacement assembly arranged to move the first vehicle rolling assembly in a vertical direction (Z) between a first position and a second position. The first vehicle rolling assembly allows movement of the vehicle along the first direction (X). The second vehicle rolling assembly allows movement of the vehicle along the second direction (Y). Each of said rolling sets includes at least a first wheel and a second wheel rigidly interconnected by a wheel connecting element. The wheel connecting element of the first rolling set of the first vehicle rolling and the wheel connecting element of the first rolling set of the second vehicle rolling assembly are pivotally connected to the vehicle frame, such that each of said first rolling sets may tilt in a vertical plane.
US11161688B2	Robotic parking device and handling method An exemplary robotic parking device of the present disclosure includes a number of stacks of containers. The stacks being positioned within a frame structure including uprights and a horizontal grid disposed above the stacks. The grid having substantially perpendicular rails on which load handling devices can run. Cars or vehicles are positioned in containers and are moved into and out of the stacks by the robotic handling devices running on the grid. The cars are put into the grid at entry points that may be positioned at points under the stacks.
US11161681B2	Propellantless aerosol system A propellantless aerosol fluid dispensing system including a reusable pressurizable canister and a disposable fluid containing pouch, the pouch including a valve assembly for dispensing the fluid.
US11161677B2	Package for food product A package is configured for heating a food in a solid state microwave oven, and a method heats a food in a solid state microwave oven. Particularly, the package comprises includes a tray and a susceptor, and a thermal insulation is positioned between the susceptor and a food to be placed in the tray.
US11161675B2	Solution mixing and dispensing container system having a cartridge release mechanism The present disclosure provides a new and innovative container system for mixing and dispensing a solution, such as a cleaning solution, that includes a container, dispenser, and a cartridge. The cartridge includes a reservoir containing a concentrated solution and a snap portion that closes the reservoir. The dispenser includes a sleeve that engages with the snap portion as part of a cartridge release mechanism to release the cartridge's concentrated solution into the container. As the dispenser's cap is tightened to the container, the dispenser's sleeve is forced downwards to engage the cartridge's snap portion and force the snap portion to disengage from the cartridge. The reservoir is therefore opened and its contents exit into the container's interior. As the dispenser's cap is disengaged from the container, the dispenser's sleeve is forced upwards, bringing the snap portion back to the cartridge and closing the reservoir.
US11161673B2	System and method for the storage and protection of priceless works of art A reusable preservation and storage frame system is provided having a interlocking frame wall system of a non-off-gassing nature, such as aluminum, and includes a back panel and front lid, which provides for utilization of channels for connector systems, and internal support systems for a stackable storage frame, adaptable for storage of artwork of various dimensions.
US11161672B1	Resealable packaging device and method for packaging food product A packaging device incorporating a breathable peel/reseal film and enabling a preservation process for allowing for the distribution, storage and multiple servings of a food product, particularly perishable food product(s), and initiating and controlling the transmission rates, respiration rates or deterioration of the perishable food product(s) and thereby, maintaining good internal and external food quality and normal development of flavor and aroma characteristics. The packaging device includes a plurality of atmospheric control attributes that modulates or controls the atmosphere within the packaging device as the food product(s) respire in order to promote the extended shelf-life of the food product and the maintenance of the quality and desirable marketable characteristics of the food product. The atmospheric control attributes can include perforations that may be positioned in breathable peel/reseal film portion of the package to allow the product respiration for multiple servings without substantially altering the shelf life extension properties of the packaging device.
US11161670B2	Shipping system for shipping glass sheets A shipping system for shipping planar substrates includes a plurality of planar substrates stacked to form a pack and a plurality of interleaving material including substantially spherical beads positioned between the substrates of the pack and configured to carry a load. Substantially all of the beads have a diameter within 25% of Dmax, where Dmax is a diameter corresponding to a size of an opening of an upper limit sieve used in the shipping system. Also disclosed are a spacer for use in a shipping system for shipping planar substrates, a wrapped system for shipping planar substrates, a method of wrapping a system for shipping planar substrates, and a powder applicator.
US11161668B1	Packing material and method of manufacturing the packing material A packing material including a plurality of discrete cushioning elements and methods for making the same. The discrete cushioning elements may be cellulosic cushioning elements. A flexible linkage may connect the plurality of discrete cushioning elements in the packing material. The packing material may also include a bottom cellulosic sheet connected to a top cellulosic sheet with the plurality of cellulosic cushioning elements positioned between the top cellulosic sheet and the bottom cellulosic sheet. The packing material may also be a molded packing material that includes bonds comprising adhesive and cellulosic fibers. The adhesive and cellulosic fibers of the bonds may be dispersed between the folds of each of the cellulosic cushioning elements.
US11161667B2	Plastic container with pivotable base portion A plastic container has a mouth portion, a main body, and a base portion which adjoins the main body. The base portion has a central region as well as a diaphragm which runs in a circumferential direction and extends from the central region to the main body. The central region is pivotable relative to the main body between at least two positions which differ with regard to an internal volume of the container. The wall has at least one and preferably at least two circumferential grooves and are spaced apart from one another. The central region has a projection extending in the direction of the interior of the plastic container, and at least one web extending at least in part in a radial direction in the circumferential wall.
US11161666B2	Package for consumable products In the present invention, a package for supporting at least one consumable product is provided. The package includes a support member for supporting the at least one consumable product, a flexible package for enclosing the support member and the at least one product, and a closure mechanism configured to transit the package between open and closed positions. The flexible package has a line of weakness and a flap defined and positioned near an area formed by the line of weakness. When the flap is pulled, it ruptures the line of weakness and creates an opening to allow access to the at least one consumable product.
US11161664B2	Securing device for straps and the like A device for securing a bundled grouping such as a strap, hose, cable or wire, including a clip having a tongue element and latch structure and a cord attached at one end of the metal clip, with said clip adapted to be inserted between layers of the bundled grouping. The bundled grouping is secured by pulling on the cord and wrapping the cord around the bundled grouping and securing the cord to the latch structure on the clip and causing the tongue element of the clip to be pulled into the layers of the bundled grouping.
US11161663B2	Zip tie for one hand use A zip tie operable with one hand comprising a head having a channel defined by a first top wall, a second top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, a second sidewall, a front wall and an end wall. The first top wall and the second top wall are configured to cooperate to provide a top access to the channel. Teeth are disposed on an inner wall of the channel transverse to a longitudinal axis of the channel and an elongated member extends from the head. The elongated member has a distal section having a serrated section, a starter cord and a pull tab. The starter cord is insertable into the channel typically through the top access and the pull tag enables pulling of the elongated member through the channel while the one or more teeth engage with the serrated section to prevent the zip tie from getting undone.
US11161661B2	Aerosol dispenser with valve anti-removal feature An aerosol container for an aerosol dispenser. The aerosol container has an outer container. The outer container has a closed end bottom and a longitudinally opposed threaded open neck. The open neck has one or more pawls or ratchets disposed near the neck. The pawls or ratchets allow a complementary valve to be threaded onto the neck. The valve has complementary ratchets or pawls. The ratchet and pawl combination co-acts to impede or even prevent reverse rotation and subsequent removal of the valve. The outer container may be made from a preform having the ratchets and/or pawls integrally molded as part of the injection molding process. A valve having a housing may have ratchets and or pawls integrally molded as part of the injection molding process.
US11161659B2	Closure for a fluid-filled container The disclosure relates to a closure having a sealing element for a fluid-filled container. The closure has at least one securing mechanism which is designed to be irreversibly changed in a visible manner during the first opening of the closure.
US11161657B2	Child resistant senior friendly bottle packaging for liquids In one embodiment there is provided a bottle assembly to dispense a liquid. The assembly includes a bottle, a syringe, a cap and collar. The assembly includes a child-resistant adult-friendly retaining portion to permit the removal of the cap and collar. The syringe is configured to draw liquid from the bottle at a precise dosage and then when the cap and collar is removed the user can expel the liquid.
US11161656B2	Child protective packaging container and its method of use A child protective packaging container and a method of use thereof which includes a main body defining a cavity for receiving an article, a bottom portion indented downwardly and an opening portion protruded upwardly; a cap having a raised portion corresponding to a shape and a size of the opening portion; and a safety button hidden and received inside a receiving cavity of the raised portion of the cap for restricting the opening and closing of the cap with respect to the main body. The present invention has the advantages of good safety performance, and high cost effectiveness.
US11161649B2	Handle A handle including a connector portion with a through-slot and a biasing member. The through-slot defines a travel path. The biasing member is adjacent the through-slot and extends along the travel path. The through-slot is configured to receive a distal portion of an anchor. The biasing member is configured to bias the distal portion in a travel direction along the travel path.
US11161648B2	Panel storage container Provided is a panel storage container that can suppress flexure of the middle portions of the panels. A panel storage container has: a container body for storing panels; and a panel support means for supporting the panels. The panel support means has: a panel support portion for supporting right and left edges of the panels; a central support portion for supporting each middle portion of the panels; and elastic bodies for contacting the panels, the elastic bodies being provided along a front and rear direction of the central support portion at a predetermined interval.
US11161645B2	Pallet container A pallet container having eight side walls, a bottom piece, two leg flaps that are used to automatically deploy the container from a flat, collapsed position, and a series of inside folds and outside folds. The pallet container is constructed from one or more blanks made of cardboard. The blanks used to make the pallet container may have different configurations. The pallet container has an open and a closed position and can be converted from one position to the other by a single person without the need of special tools or equipment. A cardboard blank for making the pallet container is also disclosed.
US11161643B2	Interlocking stackable containers An interlocking container formed from one piece of material, comprising, a base panel having a first, second, third, and forth edge; a first side foldably connected along a first edge to the first edge of the base panel, a second side foldably connected along a first edge to the second edge of the base panel, a third side is foldably connected along a first edge to the third edge of the base panel, a fourth side is foldably connected along the a edge to the fourth edge of the base panel, wherein when folded a container with interlocking tabs is formed.
US11161642B2	Fastener assembly A fastener assembly for coupling together two or more articles includes a plastic fastener and an anchoring member. The plastic fastener includes a pair of parallel cross-bars that are interconnected by a transverse filament. The anchoring member is constructed as a unitary, solid, plastic disc with opposing flattened surfaces. In use, the anchoring member is disposed against an outer surface of the articles to be coupled together. During the fastener dispensing process, the ejected cross-bar penetrates through the articles as well as the anchoring member. Upon completion, the ejected cross-bar lies directly upon the exposed surface of the anchoring member. As such, the stiffened anchoring member provides structural integrity to articles that are deformable in construction. In this manner, the anchoring member prevents intact removal of a dispensed fastener by either intentional or unintentional widening of the hole in the articles through which the fastener extends.
US11161641B2	Method and system for forming sleeved containers The present application relates to a system and method for forming sleeved containers. The method comprises conveying a row of containers, arranging sleeves around the containers being conveyed, attaching the sleeve to the container being conveyed by heat shrinking, removing a part of the sleeve, the removing comprising at least partially laser cutting a part out of the sleeve thereby causing the creation of a fume region containing fumes of sleeve material evaporated by the laser cutting and blowing air along the wall of the container, wherein the flow of air is directed towards the fume region to force the fumes to move away from the container.
US11161635B2	Egg-orienting station for orienting eggs, and apparatus for transporting and packaging eggs An egg-orienting station for an apparatus for transporting eggs and packaging them in egg packs has a plurality of tracks, which are arranged parallel to one another in the conveying direction, and a transfer region for transferring the eggs to a conveyor belt. An adjustment device is arranged upstream of the transfer region, the adjustment device being used to insert the eggs, optionally by way of the bottom or of the top of said eggs, in egg holders of the first conveyor belt.
US11161633B2	Packaging system for aseptic filling of small volume vials A packaging system for aseptically packaging, filling, and sealing medical containers includes a container tray (100) having a container cell (120) for receiving and stabilizing the medicine container. The system also includes a stopper holder (300) with a stopper cell (320) forming a closed body with a distal opening, an interior space, a proximal wall opposite the distal opening, and a proximal outer surface (330). The stopper cell (320) is configured for releasably securing the stopper and releasing the stopper into a fill opening of the medicine container when a compressive force is exerted on the proximal outer surface of the stopper cell (320).
US11161625B2	Systems and methods for aircraft braking signal An exterior lamp for an aircraft may comprise a housing, a navigation light disposed within the housing, and a brake light disposed within the housing, wherein the brake light is configured to illuminate in response to a brake signal. The exterior lamp may include a controller disposed within the housing, and a tangible, non-transitory memory configured to communicate with the controller, the tangible, non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, in response to execution by the controller, cause the controller to perform operations comprising receiving a brake signal and illuminating the brake light in response to a brake signal.
US11161624B2	Aircraft component monitoring system Systems and methods for determining aircraft component phase position are provided. In one embodiment, a method can include receiving a set of data from a data acquisition system associated with a component. The method can include identifying a plurality of phase reference points based, at least in part, on the set of data. Each phase reference point can be indicative of a phase position of the component relative to the data acquisition system at a respective point in time. The method can include generating a model based, at least in part, on the plurality of phase reference points. The model can be indicative of the phase position of the component relative to the data acquisition system at a plurality of times. The method can include determining the phase position of the component at one or more points in time based, at least in part, on the model.
US11161621B2	Heat exchanger with moving ice filter Disclosed is a heat exchanger for a thermal management system of an aircraft assembly, the heat exchanger including: a core including a first side with a first core inlet, a second side opposing the first side and includes a first core outlet, the first core inlet is in fluid communication with the first core outlet, a third side having a second core inlet and a fourth side opposing the third side and includes a second core outlet, the second core inlet is in fluid communication with the second core outlet, and a screen wrapped around the core, the screen covering the first core inlet and the first core outlet, and a plurality of rollers disposed between the core and the screen for movably securing the screen to the core, the rollers engaging the screen and movement of at least one of the rollers moves the screen about the core.
US11161620B2	Aircraft nacelle with rotary fan cowling incorporating an access hatch An aircraft nacelle comprising an air inlet, with a single fan cowling made of a single piece which extends over all the circumference of the fan. The fan cowling is borne by the air inlet and is mounted to be rotationally mobile about the axis of the nacelle relative to the air inlet, via a link and guiding arrangement comprising a circular rail and a runner capable of sliding along the circular rail. The fan cowling comprises one or more openings closed by hatches allowing access to the interior of the nacelle. The fan cowling has little susceptibility to being deformed both in flight and on the ground during maintenance operations. Furthermore, no pylon portion is needed in the zone of the fan cowling since the latter is not attached to the pylon.
US11161619B2	Turbojet engine comprising a nacelle equipped with a fan case and with a fixed structure A turbojet engine comprising an engine, a nacelle comprising a fan case, an intermediate case having a part forming a hub and an outer shroud radially spaced away from the hub by a secondary, or bypass, flow path and fixed to the hub via arms, in which the outer shroud is situated to the rear and in the continuity of the fan case, a fixed structure fixed to the outer shroud, a mobile assembly mounted with the ability to effect translational movement on the fixed structure, and a ramp fixed to the outer shroud and configured to direct the secondary or bypass flow to exit the outer shroud. Such a turbojet engine makes it possible to simplify assembly and among other things, makes it possible to fix the ramp directly to the outer shroud.
US11161618B2	Joint for connecting aircraft structures A joint for connecting a first aircraft structure to a second aircraft structure such that relative rotation and relative translational movement of the first and second aircraft structures along a first axis is permitted, whilst relative translational movement of the first and second aircraft structures along axes orthogonal to the first axis is substantially prevented. The joint includes a bracket having an opening aligned with the first axis; a pin aligned with the first axis and extending through the opening; and a bearing mounted in the opening. The bearing has an inner bearing surface defining a bore through which the pin extends, which is configured for translational sliding contact with the pin, and a part-spherical outer bearing surface configured for rotational sliding contact with the opening.
US11161611B2	Methods and systems for aircraft collision avoidance A system for aircraft collision avoidance includes a first aircraft, the first aircraft configured to detecting at least a projected flight path of at least a second aircraft, determine, as a function of the at least a projected flight path, that the first aircraft is on a collision course with the at least a second aircraft, select a collision avoidance maneuver, the collision avoidance maneuver including at least a flight path for the first aircraft and at least a flight path for the at least a second aircraft, and transmit the collision avoidance maneuver to the at least a second aircraft.
US11161609B2	Multi-UAV continuous movement control method, apparatus, device, and storage medium for energy efficient communication coverage Provided is a multi-UAV continuous movement control method for energy efficient communication coverage. The method includes: determining observation information at a current moment, the observation information including one or more of the following: energy consumption information of a UAV, coverage indication information of users covered by a UAV network facilitated by the UAV or coverage fairness information of the UAV network; determining control information corresponding to the observation information using a DDPG model according to the observation information, wherein the DDPG model is generated from a DDPG algorithm with sample information as an input, the sample information indicating a mapping relationship between sampled observation information and sampled control information; and controlling the UAV to move according to the control information. The value of the mobile policy from the DDPG model is continuous, thus mitigating the imprecision in existing movement control due to the discreteness in evaluating the mobile policy.
US11161608B2	Unmanned aerial vehicle and flying control method thereof A UAV and a flying control method thereof that can detect a user grip of the UAV are provided. The UAV and a flying control method thereof can detect a user grip at a first position and can detect release of the user grip at a second position.
US11161607B2	Flying body and system Provided is a flying body comprising an antenna for forming a communication area by a beam irradiated toward the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area; and an attachment/detachment part configured to physically attach to and detach from another flying body for combining with and separating from another flying body. Provided is also a flying body comprising an antenna for forming a communication area by a beam irradiated toward the ground to provide wireless communication service for a user terminal in the communication area; a cable having an attachment/detachment part configured to physically attach to and detach from another flying body; a cable communication unit configured to communicate with another flying body via the cable; and an electric power transmission unit configured to transmit electric power with another flying body via the cable.
US11161606B2	Flexured standpipes for aircraft propulsion assemblies A propulsion assembly includes a rotor assembly, a mast coupled to the rotor assembly and a bull gear coupled to the mast. The bull gear is subject to radial and axial loads. The propulsion assembly includes a flexured standpipe extending through the bull gear and a ball bearing including inner and outer races interposed between the bull gear and the flexured standpipe. The ball bearing is configured to absorb axial loads from the bull gear. The bull gear is rotatably coupled to the flexured standpipe via the ball bearing. The flexured standpipe flexes in response to radial loads from the bull gear.
US11161602B2	Transmission for rotor for an aircraft capable of hovering A rotor for an aircraft capable of hovering includes a stationary support structure and a rotative element, which is rotatable about a first axis with respect to said stationary support structure with a first rotational speed. The rotor includes at least one blade, which is operatively connected with said rotative element; and a transmission group, which includes an output element rotatable about first axis with a second rotational speed different from first rotational speed.
US11161601B2	Hydro-elastic damper and an aircraft A hydro-elastic damper comprising at least one elastic assembly comprising an elastic member between two strength members. The elastic assembly including a compression chamber. The hydro-elastic damper includes a damping assembly provided with an expansion chamber that is defined in a transverse direction by an end wall and by a piston. The compression chamber is hydraulically connected to the expansion chamber by three hydraulic connections comprising respectively: a duct; at least one first passage with an overpressure valve; and at least one second passage with a check valve.
US11161598B2	Transfer bearing collapsing device A system for feathering a propeller assembly disposed within a housing of the propeller assembly has a sleeve defining an outer wall and one or more sleeve tabs extended outward in a radial direction along at least a circumferential portion of the sleeve, wherein the one or more sleeve tabs is separated from the outer wall in an axial direction, a retainer defining one or more retainer tabs extended inward in the radial direction, wherein the one or more retainer tabs is disposed between the outer wall and the one or more sleeve tabs of the sleeve along the axial direction, and a beta tube assembly extended through the sleeve along the axial direction. The beta tube assembly defines one or more internal walls. The one or more internal walls defines a hydraulic fluid transfer cavity in fluid communication with one or more hydraulic fluid transfer orifices.
US11161592B2	Torque box sleeves for aircraft wing assemblies A wing assembly for an aircraft includes a torque box sleeve having an open end and a plurality of integral sides including leading, aft, top and bottom sides that jointlessly form a continuous surface having a generally airfoil shape. The wing assembly includes an internal support subassembly having a plurality of ribs coupled to a central spar. The internal support subassembly is formed into a single component outside the torque box sleeve and inserted into the open end of the torque box sleeve as the single component. The internal support subassembly is coupled to an interior of the torque box sleeve.
US11161582B2	Hybrid type vessel propulsion apparatus A vessel propulsion apparatus includes a first transmission path that transmits the power of an engine to a propeller shaft, a second transmission path that transmits the power of a motor to the propeller shaft, and a controller. A first clutch cuts off the power transmission of the first transmission path in a first disconnection state, and permits the power transmission of the first transmission path in a first connection state. A second clutch cuts off the power transmission of the second transmission path in a second disconnection state, and permits the power transmission of the second transmission path in a second connection state. The controller executes tuning control of both the engine and the motor when the first clutch is switched between the first disconnection state and the first connection state and when the second clutch is switched between the second connection state and the second disconnection state.
US11161579B2	Systems, modules, and submersible vehicles for collecting material from a seafloor A submersible vehicle for collecting material from a seafloor includes a chassis. A module may be supported on the chassis, the module including an electric power supply. A drive system may be supported on the chassis, the drive system including a battery, and a propulsion assembly, the battery in electrical communication with the electric power supply and the propulsion assembly, and the propulsion assembly operable to locate the chassis relative to a seafloor. A power tool may be coupled to the chassis, the power tool operable to collect material from the seafloor. A reactor may be supported on the chassis, the reactor defining a reaction chamber. A valve assembly may be actuatable to move a hydrogen-containing gas from the reaction chamber and direct the hydrogen-containing gas to one or more of the electric power supply or the power tool.
US11161577B1	Personal flotation device with safety features A personal safety flotation device which can be carried on a person for an evacuation requiring entry into a body of water. The personal safety flotation device is for individual use comprising a carrying bag and an inflatable platform which is stowed in the carrying bag in a deflated state. The inflatable platform has a hexagonal shape allowing stability on the water and ability to connect to other inflatable platforms to create a larger surface area. The inflatable platform comprises additional safety features such as an emergency radio beacon, LED lights, light reflective strip, radar reflective pad, rope around a perimeter, and spring hooks for attachment. The carrying bag is attachable to a person and upon entry into a body of water the inflatable platform is automatically inflated with a connected compressed gas cylinder and the inflatable platform remains connected to the carrying bag via a connection strap.
US11161576B2	Navigation system A navigation system includes a sensing device and an environment map creator. The sensing device generates environment information which indicates a shape of a shore arrival location. The environment map creator creates an environment map which indicates the shape of the shore arrival location based on the environment information.
US11161573B1	Gas supply marine vessel and floating refueling facility A gas supply marine vessel and a floating refueling facility are described. The gas supply marine vessel includes a hull with an upper deck having an elongated cargo cavity formed therein. Gas interface modules are disposed in the cavity and extend between hull sides, each module having a plurality of fuel vessel docking stations. A plurality of stacked fuel container assemblies are fluidically coupled to the docking stations. A gantry, movable along the length of the cavity, straddles the cargo cavity between hull sides. An articulating crane is mounted on the gantry and it utilized to move fuel container assemblies to a fuel container depression formed in the deck of the floating refueling facility. The floating refueling facility may include a concave side to facilitate mooring adjacent a shoreline, the concave side forming angled extensions at corners of the deck with a linkspan extending from each of the angled extensions.
US11161572B1	System and method for underway autonomous replenishment of ships An autonomous loading/unloading system and method for transferring material includes: a buoy for releasing onto water; a messenger line coupled to the buoy for being pulled; a carrier line loop coupled to the messenger line for being pulled, where a payload is coupled to the carrier loop for transferring the material to or from an unmanned ship; a fetch/release platform to fetch or release the payload from or onto the water; a loading/unloading dock for the payload; a plurality of line guides for guiding the carrier loop; and a platform-to-payload interconnect for autonomous loading or unloading of the material from/to the payload.
US11161567B2	Electric bicycle An electric bicycle includes a front wheel, a rear wheel, a driving unit that transmits a driving force to at least one of the front wheel and the rear wheel, a battery housing area that is able to house a battery that supplies power to the driving unit, a head pipe, and a down frame extending from the head pipe in a diagonally downward and rearward direction of a vehicle body. The down frame includes a first extension extending in the diagonally downward and rearward direction of the vehicle body and a second extension extending in the diagonally downward and rearward direction of the vehicle body and provided side by side with the first extension in a width direction of the vehicle body. The battery housing area is located at least partially between the first extension and the second extension.
US11161563B2	Guard structure for saddle riding vehicle The guard structure for a saddle riding vehicle includes a body frame, a guard member fixed to the body frame and guarding a vehicle body, a stay connecting the guard member to the body frame. The stay includes a frame connection section connected to the body frame side, a guard member connection section connected to the guard member, and a linking section that connect the frame connection section and the guard member connection section. The stay is formed in a U shape by the frame connection section and the guard member connection section, which are disposed to face each other, and the linking section.
US11161561B1	Horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack A horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack includes a fixing main body, an extension assembly, swingable arms and an adjusting assembly. The adjusting assembly can be controlled to swing the swingable arms to appropriate angles, so that a bicycle can be stably hung on the horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack. When not in use, the horizontal wall-mounted bicycle rack can be folded for stowing, the extension assembly can be pivoted relative to the fixing main body about an axle, and after the extension assembly or the swingable arm is pushed, a status of the extension assembly is changed from the lateral extension to the upward extension which is at a stowing position. At the stowing position, the extension assembly is in an upward extension status, so that the extension assembly is not protruded on the wall to prevent from affecting other's activity and danger of accidental collision.
US11161558B2	Air guide device for a motor vehicle body of a motor vehicle An air guide device for a motor vehicle body of a motor vehicle. The motor vehicle body has a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, and a vertical axis. The air guide device includes: an air guide element, which is received in the motor vehicle body so as to be movable with the aid of an adjusting device, and which is movable into at least a first position and a second position. In order to effect a reduced coefficient of air resistance and an increased downforce, the air guide element has a guide element, which is configured to be movable and which is received movably on a wing top surface of the air guide element.
US11161554B2	Lightweight structural crossmembers A vehicle cross member has a beam with an overall U-shape cross-section. A pair of legs are connected, via rounded portions, with a web. A series of aperture is formed on the legs along a longitudinal axis of the beam. A flange is formed at a free end of the legs. The flange enables securement of the beam with a vehicle. The legs are angled with respect to one another so that the web has a width less than a width of the beam at the flange. The web has an arcuate portion along the longitudinal axis of the beam aligned with the series of apertures in the legs.
US11161553B2	Vehicle body front structure A vehicle body front structure includes a damper housing and a cross member. The cross member is connected to the damper housing to form a closed cross section with the damper housing and the cross member. The closed cross section extends in a vertical direction across a front side frame and an upper member. The cross member has a first attachment portion. A mounting member supporting a drive source of a vehicle is attached to the first attachment portion. The cross member is formed such that a distance dimension from the damper housing decreases downward from the first attachment portion in the closed cross section.
US11161546B2	Work vehicle and control method for work vehicle When left and right steering levers are both operated and the operation amount of the left lever is larger than that of the right lever, a controller calculates a correction left operation amount of the left lever according to the operation amount of the right lever, and controls a left steering clutch so as to cause a vehicle body to turn toward the left in accordance with the correction left operation amount. When left and right steering levers are both operated and the operation amount of the right lever is larger than that of the left lever, the controller calculates a correction right operation amount of the right lever according to the operation amount of the left lever, and controls a right steering clutch so as to cause the vehicle body to turn toward the right in accordance with the correction right operation amount.
US11161540B2	Power steering system with steering column retractable according to an improved backward stroke by means of a through inductive sensor A power steering system for a motor vehicle, having a steering column integrating an upper shaft and an intermediate shaft rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, an upper tube and a lower tube rotatably linked and movable in translation relative to one another, the upper shaft being movable in rotation and linked in translation within the upper tube, and an assist module integrating an output shaft linked in rotation with the intermediate shaft via a torsion bar, a reducer having a worm screw driven by an assist motor and which meshes on a worm wheel linked to the output shaft; and an angle measuring device having an inductive sensor carried by an annular support having a central orifice dimensioned so as to let the upper tube pass, a lower target securely mounted around the output shaft and an upper target.
US11161539B2	Transportation apparatus A transportation apparatus reconfigurable between at least two modes of operation. Each mode of operation comprises a mode of transport. A first mode of operation comprises a stroller, push-chair or perambulation (pram) mode. A second mode comprises a velocipede mode, such as a tricycle, bicycle and/or quadricycle mode.
US11161538B2	Transport device with chassis mounted battery A transport device comprising a battery pack and a chassis member at least partially encased in the battery pack.
US11161535B2	Adjustable load wheel A load wheel assembly for a pallet truck includes a first load arm that rotates about an axis of rotation, and a load wheel rotationally coupled to an end of the first load arm opposite from the axis of rotation. The load wheel supports a fork at an elevation above the load wheel. Additionally, the load wheel assembly includes a second load arm pivotally coupled to the first load arm at the axis of rotation and forming a load arm angle, and an adjustment mechanism further coupling the second load arm to the first load arm. The adjustment mechanism varies the load arm angle formed between the first load arm and the second load arm to adjust the elevation of the fork above the load wheel.
US11161534B1	Portable cooler A portable cooler includes a first semicylindrical member defining a first aperture in a first side and a second aperture in a second side thereof. A second semicylindrical member is hingedly coupled with the first semicylindrical member. A cradle is removably positioned in the first semicylindrical member. The cradle can rotate with respect to the first semicylindrical member within the space defined by the first semicylindrical member. First and second wheels are rotatably coupled with the first semicylindrical member. First and second axles extend through the wheels and first semicylindrical member and into the cradle. The axles allow independent rotation of the cradle, the first semicylindrical member and the wheels to maintain a substantially horizontal rotational orientation of the cradle with respect to the first semicylindrical member.
US11161532B2	Monitoring system, wayside LED signal, and method for monitoring a wayside LED signal A monitoring system for a light emitting diode (LED) signal (100) includes optical detectors (120) for measuring a light output of LEDs (112, 114), a first processing unit (124) in communication with the plurality of optical detectors (120) and configured to receive and process measurement data of the light output from the plurality of optical detectors (120), and a first switching element (130) operably coupled to the first processing unit (124). The first processing unit (124) is further configured to transmit a control signal based on the measurement data of the light output of the plurality of LEDs (112, 114) to the first switching element (130) to disconnect a reference load (150) by switching from a first state to a second state when the light output is less than a predefined threshold value, wherein the second state of the first switching element (130) is stored in a storage medium (148).
US11161531B2	Rail testing system An ultrasonic inspection apparatus for an ultrasonic inspection system for inspecting a railway track, the ultrasonic inspection system for attaching to a bogie for pulling over the railway track, comprising a framework for attaching to the bogie, a sled for inspecting a rail, the sled carrying an array of ultrasonic transducers for detecting flaws in the rail, the system further comprising a water subsystem for ensuring fluid coupling between the sled and the rail, automatic lateral position rectification subsystem for keeping the sleds centered over the railway tracks as the train moves along the track, the ultrasonic transducers in data communication with a computing system in a wagon over the bogie for analyzing and mapping the flaws in the rail, wherein at least one pair of ultrasonic transducers is mounted in the same housing thereby shortening the length of the sled to be irrigated.
US11161530B2	Traction mechanism, bogie assembly, and straddle-type monorail vehicle A traction mechanism, a bogie assembly and a straddle-type monorail vehicle are disclosed. The traction mechanism comprises: a traction component, comprising a transmission shaft and a traction connecting rod, the transmission shaft and the traction connecting rod being connected, the transmission shaft being suitable to be rotatably connected to a vehicle body, and the traction connecting rod being suitable to be hinged to a bogie frame; and a traction crank, both ends of the traction crank being suitable to be respectively hinged to the bogie frame and the vehicle body. The traction mechanism of the present disclosure has a simple and compact structure, and a transmission path of a traction force is short. The traction mechanism is convenient to assemble and disassemble, occupies a small space, is wide in usage range, can be used for low-floor and high-floor vehicles, and is also applicable to a single-axle bogie, a double-axle bogie and a multi-axle bogie.
US11161524B2	Acceleration compensation during engine torque changes Disclosed is a vehicle acceleration compensation system, including an accelerator pedal, throttle, and a transmission configured to shift between two or more fixed gears, wherein each gear relates the motor power to a vehicle torque. The system also includes a control unit configured to receive data from one or more sensors. The control unit includes a real-time throttle map relating the accelerator pedal position to the throttle position, such that a given accelerator pedal position directs a corresponding target throttle position, and a real-time shift map relating a desired transmission gear to a current transmission gear, current vehicle speed, and current throttle position, such that a given vehicle speed, given throttle position, and given transmission gear directs a corresponding target transmission gear. In response to sensor data, the control unit updates the throttle map and shift map such that the vehicle torque is altered to produce a desired acceleration value.
US11161522B2	Vehicle display device A vehicle display device includes a display unit that displays at least an image relating to a driving state of a vehicle, a controller that generates image data of an image to be displayed on the display unit, and a temperature sensor that measures a temperature of the controller. The controller has a function of performing a first processing other than generating image data relating to the driving state. When the temperature of the controller is equal to or higher than a predetermined first value, the controller generates the image data relating to the driving state while reducing an amount of first processing performed by the controller.
US11161518B2	Detecting road conditions based on braking event data received from vehicles Data is received regarding vehicle braking events, each event occurring on one of a plurality of vehicles, and each event associated with a location. A determination is made that the braking events correspond to a pattern. Based on determining that the braking events correspond to the pattern, a first location is identified. In response to identifying the first location, at least one action is performed.
US11161512B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program A vehicle control system includes: a partition line recognizing unit that recognizes partition lines of a road on which a subject vehicle is running; an information acquiring unit that acquires information relating to running histories of other vehicles for a section in which no partition line can be recognized by the partition line recognizing unit from an external device; and an automated driving control unit that determines a behavior of the subject vehicle and performs automated driving on the basis of the running histories acquired by the information acquiring unit in a case in which there is a section in which no partition line can be recognized by the partition line recognizing unit after passing through a gate installed on the road.
US11161511B2	Method for supporting guidance of at least one transportation vehicle, assistance system, and transportation vehicle A method for assisting an operation at least of one transportation vehicle, a corresponding assist system and the corresponding transportation vehicle. Respective environmental data are collected by transportation vehicles in areas in which two roads meet. A respective priority action is automatically determined from the environmental data for the areas. The determined priority actions are used to automatically determine priority rules for the areas. The determined priority rules are provided to at least one transportation vehicle to be operated to assist the operation of the transportation vehicle.
US11161510B2	Methods and system for operating a hybrid vehicle Methods and systems are provided for operating a driveline of a hybrid vehicle that includes an internal combustion engine, an electric machine, an integrated starter/generator, and a transmission are described. In one example, transmission output torque and electric machine torque are adjusted while a brake pedal and accelerator pedal are contemporaneously applied.
US11161505B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program A vehicle control device includes a control unit, which is a control unit that determines, on the basis of the positions of a plurality of other vehicles, whether or not the position of a host vehicle lane is being correctly detected by a detection unit, and controls the host vehicle by determining that the position of the host vehicle lane is being correctly detected by the detection unit, on the basis of another vehicle existing among the plurality of other vehicles, for which a first distance, which is a distance in a lane widthwise direction between the position of the host vehicle lane and a position corresponding to the position of the other vehicle, is less than a threshold value.
US11161501B2	System and method for optimizing a path for obstacle evasion for a vehicle In one embodiment, example systems and methods relate to generating an optimal path for a vehicle to avoid an obstacle. As the vehicle travels on a road segment, a polyline representing a path of the vehicle is generated. The polyline may include a plurality of nodes, and each node may have a set of coordinates with respect to the polyline. The vehicle uses sensors to detect one or more obstacles on the road, and lane boundaries of the road. The vehicle uses these obstacles and lane boundaries to calculate lateral constraints for the polyline. The vehicle then uses the lateral constraints and a quadratic program to optimize the polyline. The optimized polyline may be used to determine the optimal path for the vehicle that avoids the one or more obstacles.
US11161500B1	Advanced passenger safety for an autonomous vehicle Systems and methods can improve passenger safety for an Autonomous Vehicle (AV) based on the integration of sensor data captured by the AV's interior and exterior sensors. The AV can determine passenger occupancy data corresponding to where each passenger is detected within the AV by the interior sensors. The AV can determine multiple sets of one or more driving actions that the AV can perform at a future time. The AV can generate crash impact data corresponding to where each passenger is detected from one or more simulated collisions between the AV and one or more objected detected by the exterior sensors when the AV performs one or more sets of driving actions from among the multiple sets. The AV can determine ranked sets of driving actions based on the passenger occupancy data and the crash impact data.
US11161498B2	Control apparatus for vehicle A control apparatus for a vehicle that includes: drive wheels; an engine; a flywheel damper connected to the engine; at least one inertial body provided between the flywheel damper and the drive wheels; and a clutch for connecting and disconnecting between the flywheel damper and the at least one inertial body. In a process of reduction of a rotational speed of the engine for stopping the engine, the control apparatus keeps the clutch engaged until the rotational speed has passed through a first resonance speed range, and causes the clutch to be released before the rotational speed reaches a second resonance speed range. The first resonance speed range is a range of the rotational speed in which resonance is generated with the clutch being released. The second resonance speed range is a range of the rotational speed in which the resonance is generated with the clutch being engaged.
US11161493B2	Communications system for a hydraulic brake system A communications system is described for a hydraulic brake system, including a communications bus, a connected, first control device, a connected, second control device, and a further connected communications unit. In response to a loss of its communication with the first control device in spite of its regular communication with the at least one further communications unit, at least one instance of functional impairment of the first control device and/or of a first motorized device controlled by the first control device is detectable with the aid of the second control device. A hydraulic brake system for a vehicle, a method for checking a communications system, and a method for operating a hydraulic brake system of a vehicle, are also described.
US11161492B2	Control device and method for operating a simulator-equipped hydraulic brake system of a vehicle A control device operates a vehicle hydraulic brake system (a) in a fallback mode during which a simulator isolating valve is closed and a brake circuit isolating valve is open, (b) in a simulator mode during which the simulator isolating valve is open and the brake circuit isolating valve is closed, and (c) to transition from the fallback mode to the simulator mode using an intermediate mode in which, at least once, the simulator isolating valve and the at least one brake circuit isolating valve are simultaneously closed for a first time interval, the simulator isolating valve and the at least one brake circuit isolating valve are simultaneously open for a second time interval, and the simulator isolating valve is closed for a third time interval, while the at least one brake circuit isolating valve is open at least part of the time during the third time interval.
US11161491B2	Automatic deceleration control device An automatic deceleration control device includes an electronic control unit including a central processing unit, the electronic control unit configured to: acquire road-type information that is information about a type of a road on which a vehicle is traveling; set a maximum deceleration based on the road-type information; and output a signal to decelerate the vehicle at a first deceleration that is equal to or lower than the maximum deceleration, when an actual vehicle speed of the vehicle exceeds a target vehicle speed of the vehicle.
US11161488B2	Brake compliance calibration with electrohydraulic brakes An EH braking system including a brake valve operably connected to a brake and a brake pressure sensor. A calibration event for the EH braking system where the compliance calibration time is measured from when the brake valve is operated at full activation to when the brake pressure sensor senses the pressure starts to build in the brake circuit. The compliance calibration time is the time it takes to fill the compliance volume of the brake(s). The compliance calibrated fill time is used during a normal braking event wherein the brake valve will be operated to a full activation condition for duration of the compliance calibration time. After the calibrated fill time has elapsed, the brake valve will be operated at the desired operator command of the brake pedal. This results in quicker fill times of the brake and better brake system response.
US11161481B2	Plastic clip core and rotary brush A plastic clip core is disclosed for use in a rotary brush in a carwash. The plastic clip core is used in conjunction with a rotational hub, a plurality of plastic clips, and an equal plurality of longitudinal washing elements (“LWE”). The plastic clip core has a plurality of semi-cylindrical void cavities, each with an adjoining cylindrical void cavity. Each plastic clip has two parallel members, a first member and a second member. Each LWE has an upper edge, lower edge, free edge, and a cylindrical mount. A first member of a plastic clip fits into the cylindrical mount of the LWE and the semi-cylindrical void cavity. The second member of the plastic clip fits into the cylindrical void cavity, thus securing the LWE to the plastic clip core. The plastic clip core mates with the rotational hub in a no-slip condition.
US11161473B2	Side airbag assembly An assembly includes a seatback frame having a pair of upright frame members. Each of the upright frame members has an inward side and an outward side. The inward sides are spaced from each other and face each other. The outward sides face away from each other. The assembly includes a cross-member extending from one of the upright frame members to the other of the upright frame members. The assembly includes an airbag having a first connection fixed to the outward side and a second connection fixed to the inward side of one of the upright frame members.
US11161470B2	Occupant observation device An occupant observation device includes an imager configured to capture an image of a head of an occupant of a vehicle; an eye detector configured to detect at least a part of eyes of the occupant in an image captured by the imager; a mouth detector configured to detect at least a part of the mouth of the occupant in the image captured by the imager; and a condition estimator configured to estimate a condition of the occupant on the basis of a detection result of the eye detector and a detection result of the mouth detector, in which the condition estimator changes a ratio of reflecting each of the detection result of the eye detector and the detection result of the mouth detector in an estimation of the condition of the occupant, on the basis of the detection result of the eye detector or a result of a process performed on the basis of the detection result of the eye detector.
US11161469B2	Vehicle front portion structure A vehicle front portion structure includes a lower absorber installed in a lower region of a vehicle front portion and having a longer length in a width direction of a vehicle, at least one load bearing member disposed on a rear side of the lower absorber and connected to the lower absorber so as to receive a load transferred from the lower absorber, in which at least a part of the lower absorber is equipped with a reinforcement member, and the reinforcement member is formed, in cross section, in a shape of substantially a wave composed of a series of upward protruding parts protruded upward of the vehicle and downward protruding parts protruded downward of the vehicle, the upward and downward protruding parts alternating along the width direction of the vehicle.
US11161468B2	Vehicle component for a vehicle A vehicle component for a vehicle has a component body which extends longitudinally in a longitudinal direction, wherein the component body has deformation zones which are spatially distributed in the longitudinal direction and are formed in the component body of sheet metal material. At least two locally distributed and spaced-apart deformation zones have different tensile strengths configured to influence a deformation course of the component body upon a force acting on the component body.
US11161457B2	Pivotable interior rearview device for a motor vehicle A pivotable interior rearview device for a motor vehicle includes a mirror surface provided by at least one of a reflective element and a display element, a first sensor device suitable for a light propagation time measurement for detecting at least one gesture by a driver of the motor vehicle incidence of light on the mirror surface, a switching device for switching the display element on and off, a pivoting device for pivoting the mirror surface from a normal position into at least one dimming position in which dazzling of the driver by light reflected in the mirror surface is reduced, and a control unit for controlling at least one of the switching device and the pivoting device. A method of using the rearview device is also described.
US11161451B1	Vehicle headlight with infrared spotlight, automatic height adjustment, automatic height adjusting method A vehicle headlight with automatic height adjustment, an automatic height adjusting method and a vehicle are provided. The vehicle headlight includes: an infrared spotlight configured to project infrared stripes onto a road surface to be traveled, the infrared stripes are formed by alternate bright and dark horizontal stripes; and the infrared stripes can form corresponding twisted stripes as profile of road surface varies; a camera configured to capture image information of the twisted stripes formed by the infrared stripes projected onto the profile of the road surface; an image processor in data connection with the camera, and configured to acquire the image information and generate a height adjustment command according to the image information; and a headlight module in data connection with the image processor, and configured to acquire the height adjustment command and adjust a headlight illumination height of the headlight module according to the height adjustment command.
US11161450B2	Autonomous headlight control based on elevation profile The autonomous headlight height adjustment and masking system disclosed herein may comprise a system that automatically adjusts the level of the headlamps based on the elevation profile to be traversed so as not to blind other traffic by the controller of the high beams adjusting the headlamp to illuminate areas that do not interfere with other humans or vehicles based on the profile of the road or via another method in which there is a mechanism for masking or blocking the light emitted by the head light with a dynamic LCD or light segmented into different areas where they can be selectively turned on and off.
US11161447B2	Cargo/payload securement system for trucks/trailers The present disclosure provides a cargo securement system for use in various types of cargo areas of transportation vehicles or in other applications where is desirable to secure payloads, materials, goods, products or other cargo in position to prevent unwanted or undesired movement or repositioning. The cargo securement system is flexible and adaptable or configurable for installation in a variety of cargo areas having different sizes, dimensions and constructions.
US11161446B2	Floor joint for multiple room connection for vehicles A joint is connected between floors of a vehicle that are movable relative to each other. The joint includes a plurality of hinged segments to accommodate vertical and longitudinal relative motion between the floors. At least one of the hinged segments includes a flat, walkable surface aligned with the floors.
US11161445B2	Loading/unloading device for a delivery vehicle A loading/unloading device for attachment to a delivery vehicle to facilitate at least one of load and unloading of the delivery vehicle. The loading/unloading device comprises a fixed base member for attachment to the delivery vehicle. A movable base member is supported and axially movable, by a first drive, with respect to the fixed base member. A first end of a lifting arm is pivotably connected to a first end of the movable base member, and the lifting arm is pivotable mounted with respect to the movable base member by a second drive to facilitate pivoting movement of the lifting arm relative to the movable base member. A first end of a support arm is pivotably connected to a second end of the lifting arm, and the support arm is pivotably mounted with respect to the lifting arm to facilitate loading and unloading of the delivery vehicle.
US11161438B2	Ventilation device for slim vehicular seat A ventilation device for a slim vehicular seat configured for easily ensuring an airflow path in the slim seat and of reducing a thickness of the slim seat to a desired extent, may include a blowing duct, which extends from a lower portion of a seat cushion, is connected to the lower end portion of a foam pad to greatly reduce the width of the space between the foam pad and a back board, making it possible to easily manufacture a slim seat in which the overall thickness of a seat back is minimized.
US11161437B2	Seat heat and ventilation systems and vehicle seat assemblies A conditioning system for a vehicle passenger seat and a vehicle passenger seat assembly, the system including at least one conditioning unit including a Venturi device configured to generate air flow relative to a seat element and a temperature element configured to heat or cool the Venturi device or the air flow, a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature in relation to the at least one conditioning unit, and a controller communicatively coupled to the temperature sensor and operably coupled to the at least one conditioning unit. The controller is configured to operate in a first operating condition in which the Venturi device is activated and the temperature element is inactive to ventilate the seat, and a second operating condition in which both the Venturi device and the temperature element are activated to heat or cool the seat.
US11161436B1	Heated seat for mobile hydraulic equipment A system and method for providing heating to a seat of a mobile hydraulic equipment. The system includes a heat exchanger disposed in or adjacent the seat for recycling the heat from a return hydraulic fluid received from a diverter manifold to heat the operator's seat. A valve disposed within the diverter manifold routes the return fluid to one or more of the heat exchanger or a return fluid reservoir based on a control signal received from a controller.
US11161431B2	Manual unlocking lever for seat track A track for a vehicle seat comprising: a lower rail; an upper rail, mounted sliding relative to the lower rail in a longitudinal direction; where a bolt has means of pivoting between a manual lever and an attachment part comprising a first part and a second part belonging respectively to the manual lever and of the attachment part, or vice versa, hinged one relative to the other around said axis of rotation. According to the present disclosure, the first part and the second part comprise means for clipping, mutually engaging, allowing an assembly of the manual lever and the attachment part by elastic deformation of the one at least of the clipping means belonging to the first part and/or to the second part.
US11161429B2	Vehicle power supply apparatus A vehicle power supply apparatus includes first and second device batteries, a power supply line, and a current path. The power supply line includes first, second, and third segments. The first segment is coupled between a first end of the power supply line and a first diode. The second segment is coupled between the first diode and a first switch. The third segment is coupled between the first switch and a second end of the power supply line. The current path is routed from the third segment to the first segment through a second diode, to bypass the second segment. An electric device of a vehicle is coupled to the first segment. The second device battery is coupled to the second segment. The first device battery is coupled to the third segment through a second switch.
US11161428B2	Adaptive open circuit voltage based soc reset method at the end of charge based on temperature and charging rate An electrified vehicle includes a traction battery that is operated according to a state of charge of the traction battery. A controller is programmed to operate the traction battery according to the state of charge of the traction battery and, in response to completion of a charge cycle of the traction battery, generates an adaptive relaxation time and an adaptive compensation voltage of the state of charge that changes with a temperature and a charge rate of the traction battery. The controller is further programmed to, in response to expiration of the adaptive relaxation time after completion of the charge cycle, update the state of charge to a value corresponding to a voltage defined by a difference between a measured voltage of the traction battery and the adaptive compensation voltage.
US11161425B2	Power equipment for electric vehicles Power equipment for electric vehicles (2), comprising: a first electrical connector (3) connected to an electric power supply grid; a second electrical connector (4) connected to a battery of the vehicle (2) and configured to mechanically couple to the first electrical connector (3); actuating means (9) of said first connector (3) for actuating the first connector (3) between a first condition in which it is removed from the second connector (4) to a second condition in which it is coupled to the second connector (4) to determine a passage of current from the electric grid to said battery; and a support body (10) of said actuating means (9), said first connector (3) and said actuating means (9) in the first condition being contained in the volume defined by said support body (10), said support body (10) has a support base (11) configured to be fastened to a parking surface of the vehicle (2) and underneath the vehicle (2) itself.
US11161423B2	Battery charging system for electric vehicle and method for charging the electric vehicle A method for charging an electric vehicle may include (a) a step of determining, by a vehicle-side controller, whether to exchange cooling fluid between the vehicle and electric vehicle service equipment (EVSE), when a charge port of the vehicle and a connector of the electric vehicle service equipment are connected together, (b) a step of providing, by the vehicle-side controller, a signal for requesting the exchange of the cooling fluid to a charger-side controller when determining to exchange the cooling fluid, and (c) a step of controlling, by the vehicle-side controller, a cooling line of the vehicle through which cooling fluid of the vehicle circulates, to cause the cooling fluid of the vehicle to flow into a cooling line of the electric vehicle service equipment through the charge port.
US11161421B2	Auxiliary wireless power transfer system Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating and storing electrical energy for a partially or fully electric vehicle having a motor/generator, the system includes an auxiliary power device configured to generate electrical energy by converting non-electrical energy into electrical energy. The system includes a transmitter connected to the auxiliary power device and configured to wirelessly transmit the electrical energy generated by the auxiliary power device. The system includes a battery configured to store electrical energy and power the motor/generator to propel the vehicle. The system includes a receiver connected to the battery and configured to receive electrical energy and charge the battery. The system includes a power bus configured to wirelessly receive the generated electrical energy from the transmitter and transmit the generated electrical energy to the receiver.
US11161420B2	Vehicle power supply apparatus A vehicle power supply apparatus includes first and second power supply devices, an electrical conduction path, an accumulator, an electric device, and a power supply controller. In switching to a state with electric power supplied from the second power supply device to the electric device, the power supply controller determines whether a discharge state of the accumulator is normal, with a target voltage of the second power supply device lower than an inferior voltage, and with a target voltage of the first power supply device between the inferior voltage and a superior voltage. After determining that the discharge state of the accumulator is normal, the power supply controller allows the target voltage of the first power supply device to be lower than the inferior voltage, and allows the target voltage of the second power supply device to be higher than the superior voltage.
US11161417B2	Vehicle with maximum vehicle speed setting unit A vehicle includes a body holding device configured to hold the body of a seated driver; a travel control unit configured to drive the vehicle body so that it travels; and a maximum vehicle speed setting unit configured to set a set maximum vehicle speed. The travel control unit controls an output from the driving unit based on the operation amount of an accelerator device if the vehicle speed is lower than the set maximum vehicle speed, and restricts the output from the driving unit irrespective of the operation amount of the accelerator device if the vehicle speed is equal to or higher than the set maximum vehicle speed. The maximum vehicle speed setting unit sets, if it is detected that the body holding device is worn, a first vehicle speed as the set maximum vehicle speed, and sets, if it is detected that the body holding device is not worn, a second vehicle speed lower than the first vehicle speed as the set maximum vehicle speed.
US11161416B2	Vehicle battery drainage avoidance A system for drainage avoidance includes an interface and a processor. The interface is configured to receive an indication to power on. The processor is configured to query a wake up voltage threshold, perform a boot sequence, determine whether the boot sequence completed successfully, and in the event the boot sequence completed successfully, provide a reset indication to reset the wake up voltage threshold.
US11161414B2	Circuit and method for detecting a creeping short circuit in bridge connections A circuit for detecting a creeping short circuit in bridge connections. The circuit includes a first detection device for a power loss at a battery-side connection of the bridge connection to a first counting register and a second detection device for a power loss at a ground-side connection of the bridge connection to a second counting register.
US11161408B2	Three speed transfer case for four wheel drive vehicles A multi-speed transfer case equipped with a planetary reduction gearset and a range clutch disposed between an input shaft and an output shaft. A clutch actuation mechanism controls actuation of the range clutch to establish distinct ratio drive connections between the input shaft and the output shaft.
US11161406B2	Power transmission device for vehicle A power transmission device includes an electric motor, and a torque converter connected to the electric motor to transmit torque. A torque converter characteristic line is determined based on a capacity coefficient of the torque converter and indicates torque of the torque converter relative to each rotational speed of the torque converter. An electric motor characteristic line indicates a maximum output torque of the electric motor relative to each rotational speed of the electric motor. A first range corresponds to a range equal to and greater than a base rotational speed of the electric motor and equal to or less than a first average rotational speed, which is an average of the base rotational speed and a maximum rotational speed of the electric motor. The capacity coefficient is such that the characteristic line for the torque converter intersects the characteristic line for the electric motor in the first range.
US11161405B2	Sealing device for sealing a through opening in a vehicle chassis and vehicle having such a sealing device A sealing device for sealing a through opening in a vehicle chassis includes a sealing element that can be shifted between an open position, in which the through opening is released, and a closed position, in which the through opening can be closed. The sealing device has an adjusting device which includes a guide housing that can be arranged in a spatially fixed manner on the vehicle chassis, in which guide housing a carrier element is translationally and pivotably guided, where the carrier element has the sealing element. A slide guide is provided, via which the carrier element can be translationally shifted and pivoted in relation to the guide housing. A traction element is translationally entrainably connected to the carrier element, and simultaneously connected in a rotationally decoupled manner, via a pivot bearing. The traction element is translationally shiftable by the drive.
US11161404B2	Drivetrain unit with transmission-side mounting of a triple clutch of a hybrid module A drivetrain unit for a motor vehicle comprises a hybrid module, which includes an electric machine having a stator and a rotor, with at least two clutches having clutch parts that are respectively connectable to one another. A rotor carrier is provided, to which the rotor is attached and to which in each case one clutch part of the at least two clutches is connected for conjoint rotation therewith. A transmission device interacts with the hybrid module by a first transmission input shaft and the rotor carrier is mounted on the first transmission input shaft so as to be rotatable relative thereto.
US11161402B2	Electric vehicle platform Vehicle platforms, and systems, subsystems, and components thereof are described. A self-contained vehicle platform or chassis incorporating substantially all of the functional systems, subsystems and components (e.g., mechanical, electrical, structural, etc.) necessary for an operative vehicle. Functional components may include at least energy storage/conversion, propulsion, suspension and wheels, steering, crash protection, and braking systems. Functional components are standardized such that vehicle platforms may be interconnected with a variety of vehicle body designs (also referred to in the art as “top hats”) with minimal or no modification to the functional linkages (e.g., mechanical, structural, electrical, etc.) therebetween. Configurations of functional components are incorporated within the vehicle platform such that there is minimal or no physical overlap between the functional components and the area defined by the vehicle body. Specific functional components of such vehicle platforms, and the relative placement of the various functional components, to allow for implementation of a self-contained vehicle platform are also provided.
US11161397B2	Systems and methods for reducing strain on a vehicle door using a relief bracket A system for reducing strain on a vehicle door comprises the vehicle door. The vehicle door comprises an inner panel and a division bar comprising a first portion and a second portion. The system further comprises a relief bracket configured to reduce strain on the inner panel when the vehicle door is closed. The relief bracket comprises a first portion coupled to the second portion of the division bar, a second portion coupled to the inner panel, and a relief portion extending between the first portion and the second portion.
US11161390B2	Air flow control system An air flow control system includes a forming portion, an outside air introduction door, and an air controller. The forming portion forms a front side communication port that communicates between the interior of the vehicle cabin and an engine compartment disposed on the front side in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the interior of the vehicle cabin and accommodating a traveling engine. The outside air introduction door opens or closes an outside air introduction port to introduce an air flow from an outside of a vehicle cabin into the interior of the vehicle cabin. The air controller controls the outside air introduction door to open the outside air introduction port, and causes the air flow, introduced from the outside of the vehicle cabin into the interior of the vehicle cabin via the outside air introduction port with travel of the vehicle, to be blown from the interior of the vehicle cabin into the engine compartment through the front side communication port.
US11161388B2	Method and apparatus for hybrid power trailer refrigeration A refrigeration system for cooling a refrigeration compartment. The refrigeration system comprises a cooling reservoir for cooling refrigerant in a first loop using energy recovered from an engine exhaust stream and a refrigeration circuit comprising a compressor drivable by an internal combustion motor, the compressor circulating refrigerant in a second loop. The refrigeration system comprises at least one heat exchanger in communication with the first and second loops to receive cooled refrigerant, and at least one blower for forcing air over the at least one heat exchanger. A controller selectively activates the internal combustion motor based on a temperature of the cooling reservoir.
US11161384B2	Dual hydraulic tank adjuster A hydraulic flow adjuster includes a first hydraulic tank, a second hydraulic tank, and a piston actuator. A first piston operates within the first hydraulic tank and a second piston operates within the second hydraulic tank. The piston actuator adjusts a relative position of the first piston in the first hydraulic tank and a relative position of the second piston position in the second hydraulic tank, such that the relative position of the first piston in the first hydraulic tank is the same as the relative position of the second piston in the second hydraulic tank.
US11161382B2	Axle arrangement for an agricultural baler An axle arrangement for a baler includes a first axle, a second axle, and a pair of elongate members. The first axle has first and second ends. First and second suspension cylinders are positioned at the first and second ends. The first axle is coupled with the chassis. The second axle has first and second ends. First and second suspension cylinders are positioned at the first and second ends to accommodate generally vertical loads. A first elongate member interconnects the first end of the second axle with the first end of the first axle. A second elongate member interconnects the second end of the second axle with the second end of the first axle.
US11161378B2	Vehicle tire pressure monitoring interface A tire pressure monitoring system interface comprising: a receiver configured to receive tire pressure signals from each of a plurality of tire pressure sensors of a corresponding plurality of vehicle wheels; an alerting device; an electronic input/output device configured to display at least one menu with data selections of tire pressure related data and receive manually inputted instructions; and an electronic controller having electronic memory and being electronically connected to the receiver, the alerting device and the electronic input/output device, the electronic controller being configured to: operate the electronic memory to access data that defines a first tire pressure and a second tire pressure for each of the plurality of wheels, the first tire pressure being for on-road driving conditions and the second tire pressure being for off-road driving conditions, display the at least one menu via the electronic input/output device, receive at least one of data input, data selection and operation instructions, the instructions including requesting off-road driving conditions; monitor tire pressure in each of the plurality of vehicle wheels; determining wheel by wheel whether or not the change in tire pressure in each of the plurality of wheels has been manually achieved by a person manually changing the tire pressure outside of the vehicle; and operating the alerting device to alert the person manually changing the tire pressure that the change in tire pressure has been achieved for each wheel, wheel by wheel.
US11161376B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire exerts an excellent blurring effect on irregularities resulting from a boundary between members in a sidewall portion. A pneumatic tire includes a serration portion formed by providing multiple basic ridges side by side at intervals in a tire circumferential direction on a surface of a sidewall portion, and multiple sub-ridges extending in a direction crossing the basic ridges and shorter than the basic ridges, which are provided without coupling the basic ridges neighboring each other.
US11161375B2	Tire The tire has a tread portion 2 comprising a plurality of main grooves and a first land portion 11 divided by the main grooves. The first land portion 11 comprises a plurality of first blocks 15 divided by first lateral grooves 14. The first lateral groove 14 is provided with a first tie bar 19 raising from a part of the groove bottom excluding its end portions in the tire axial direction. The first block 15 is provided with a first sipe 20 inclined with respect to the tire axial direction to the same orientation over its entire length from a first longitudinal edge 26 to a second longitudinal edges 27 of the block. The first sipe 20 is composed of a first portion 21 extending from the first longitudinal edge 26, a second portion 22 extending from the second longitudinal edge 27, and a third portion 23 between the first portion 21 and the second portion 22. The angle with respect to the tire axial direction of the third portion 23 is greater than the angles with respect to the tire axial direction of the first portion 21 and the second portion 22.
US11161373B2	Tire A tire includes a tread portion with a designated install direction to a vehicle to have an inboard tread edge and an outboard tread edge. The tread portion is provided with a circumferentially extending inboard shoulder main groove to form an inboard shoulder land portion and a circumferentially extending outboard shoulder main groove with a width smaller than a width of the inboard shoulder main groove to form an outboard shoulder land portion. The inboard shoulder land portion is provided with inboard shoulder lug grooves extending inwardly in a tire axial direction from at least the inboard tread edge and terminated within the inboard shoulder land portion. The outboard shoulder land portion is provided with outboard shoulder lug grooves extending inwardly in the tire axial direction from at least the outboard tread edge to the outboard shoulder main groove.
US11161372B1	Castor with a brake pad A castor with a brake pad is disclosed, wherein the fixing sections and the pressing sections of the brake pad press against the two wheel-side portions of the wheel body, so in addition to providing friction, it can also provide clamping function, as a result, the braking effect can be achieved more easily, and the braking force tends to be even. Furthermore, because the fixing sections and the pressing sections of the brake pad press against the two wheel-side portions instead of pressing against the center of the wheel body, so no extra resistance is generated, and there is no excess wear, thereby extending the service life of the wheel body.
US11161371B2	Augmented high strength caster with dual offset orbital mounting assembly In a heavy duty orbital caster assembly that includes a rotatable wheel unit joined to a transfer plate that pivots about a mounting post extending from a mounting plate adapted to be secured to the bottom surface of an object, the improvement comprising a pair of roller bearing assemblies that extend upwardly from the upper surface of the transfer plate adjacent to the caster wheel post as it extends through its bearing. The rollers impinge on the lower surface of the mounting plate, and serve to transfer some of the load of the supported object directly to the caster wheel, enabling the support of very heavy loads.
US11161363B2	Sheet transfer apparatus and bookbinding apparatus A sheet transfer apparatus for transferring a sheet is provided with a back receiver section that rotates a sheet to transfer, and a support section that supports the back face of the back receiver section swingably. By this means, the back receiver section is capable of rotating smoothly.
US11161362B1	Method for enhancing fluorescent images on a substrate A method of enhancing a fluorescent image on a substrate, the method including forming the fluorescent image on the substrate, the fluorescent image including a fluorescent marking material, forming a border on the substrate adjacent to the fluorescent image, the border including a non-fluorescing marking material and a thickness, wherein the border at least partially circumscribes the fluorescent image.
US11161361B2	Inkjet printer and eccentric wheel thereof An eccentric wheel and an inkjet printer including the eccentric wheel are provided. The eccentric wheel includes two groups of eccentric wheel bodies, mounted on a base of a trolley and configured to drive a print head to move backward and forward and move leftward and rightward in a print head groove. A distance from an outer edge to a rotation center of each of the eccentric wheel bodies is gradually changed. The outer edge of each of the eccentric wheel bodies is in contact with a side edge of the print head. One group of the eccentric wheel bodies are arranged in a forward and backward movement direction of the print head, and the other group of the eccentric wheel bodies are arranged in a leftward and rightward movement direction of the print head.
US11161358B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes an ejection unit including a nozzle surface configured to eject a liquid droplet, the nozzle surface facing a printing surface of a medium, a transport unit configured to transport the medium in a transport direction, a steam application unit configured to apply steam to the printing surface, the steam application unit being provided upstream of the ejection unit in the transport direction, and a medium compression unit configured to compress the medium, the medium compression unit being provided upstream of the ejection unit in the transport direction and downstream of the steam application unit in the transport direction.
US11161355B1	Media transport through a dryer that attenuates thermal artifacts in images on substrates printed by aqueous ink printers An inkjet printer includes a dryer configured to attenuate the effects of temperature differentials arising in substrates that are caused by holes in a media transport belt and a platen covering a vacuum plenum. The dryer includes a platen, a heater configured to direct heat toward the platen, at least one media transport belt configured to slide over the platen to move the substrates past the heater after the ink images have been formed on the substrates, and at least one belt diversion component configured to divert the at least one media belt from a straight-line path over the platen.
US11161354B2	Drying device and printer incorporating the drying device A drying device includes one or more first heating bodies configured to heat a drying target object conveyed with liquid applied on the drying target object, and a second heating body configured to heat the drying target object after the drying target object is heated by the one or more first heating bodies. The one or more first heating bodies include at least one heating body configured to heat the drying target object at a heating temperature greater than a heating temperature of the second heating body.
US11161353B1	Personalization vending kiosk Kiosk systems are used for personalizing articles. The articles may include an item to be personalized assembled with components of packaging in a pre-hooped configuration. The system may include a housing and a personalization system within the housing. The personalization system may include a plurality of system components for personalizing the article. The system may also include a conveying system within the housing. The conveying system may be used to transfer the article in the pre-hooped configuration between the system components of the personalization systems. The system may also include a control system in the housing and/or remote from the housing. The control system may receive a personalization order and in response the control system may control the system components of the personalization systems and the conveying system so that the article is personalized without human intervention once within the housing.
US11161351B2	Liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head is provided with a recording element substrate, and the recording element substrate includes an ejection port member, an electric wiring layer including a pressure generating element array and electric connection portions, and a silicon substrate including the ejection port member and the electric wiring layer on a front surface. The silicon substrate includes a first through hole and a second through hole that protrude the electric connection portions. The rear surface of the silicon substrate is a (100) surface. An extension line of a side extending along the [110] direction, out of sides of the opening of the first trough hole and an extension line of a side extending along the [110] direction, out of sides of the opening of the second through hole are displaced from each other in a direction orthogonal to the [110] direction.
US11161348B2	Ink jet recording apparatus An ink jet recording apparatus is provided with a conveying unit, a drive roller controller and a discharge timing controller. The drive roller controller controls a rotation speed of a drive roller based on pulse signals output by an encoder and corresponding to an angular velocity of a driven roller and an actual outer diameter of the driven roller. The discharge timing controller controls an ink discharge timing based on signals obtained by attenuating multiple frequency components of a target frequency corresponding to a pulse number of the pulse signals output from the encoder during one turn of the driven roller in the pulse signals and an actual outer diameter of the driven roller.
US11161343B2	Liquid ejection head and manufacturing method thereof A liquid ejection head includes an ejection orifice forming surface provided with an ejection orifice from which a liquid is ejected. The ejection orifice forming surface includes a first region in a vicinity of the ejection orifice, a second region that is further spaced apart from the ejection orifice than the first region and protrudes from the first region in a liquid ejection direction and a third region that connects the first region and the second region. When a contact angle of pure water in the first region is a first contact angle θ1 and a contact angle of pure water in the third region is a third contact angle θ3, θ1 is larger than θ3 by 10 degrees or more.
US11161341B2	Inkjet printing system An inkjet printing system includes an inkjet head including first to n-th nozzles disposed in a row in a first direction, where the inkjet head discharges an ink onto a pixel printing target substrate, a transfer part which transfers the pixel printing target substrate toward the inkjet head in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a discharge waveform signal generator which generates different discharge waveform signals based on a pixel interval in the pixel printing target substrate and a transferring speed of the pixel printing target substrate, and a discharge waveform signal selector which selects first to n-th discharge waveform signals among the plurality of different discharge waveform signals based on discharge position error data respectively corresponding to the first to n-th nozzles, such that the first to n-th discharge waveform signals are selectively provided to each of the first to n-th nozzles.
US11161338B2	Liquid discharging apparatus A liquid discharging apparatus includes: a liquid discharging head having nozzles; a purge mechanism which performs purge of discharging liquid from the nozzles; a signal outputting circuit which outputs signals depending on whether each of the nozzles is a failure nozzle which does not satisfy a predetermined discharging performance; a memory which stores, with respect to each of the nozzles, a value of an failure parameter regarding a number of times each of the nozzles is continuously determined to be the failure nozzle; and a controller. The controller performs failure nozzle determination with respect to at least a part of the nozzles as to whether each of at least the part of the nozzles is the failure nozzle, based on a signal from the signal outputting circuit, and updates the value of the failure parameter in the memory, based on a result of the failure nozzle determination.
US11161333B2	Method of improving dimensional stability and adhesive strength of bonded structures A method of accelerating the reduction of residual stress in a bonded structure is provided. The method can include: providing a bonded structure having at least two substructures, wherein the substructures are bonded together with an adhesive; and submitting the bonded structure to a high-humidity environment having a relative humidity of at least 75%. The method can also include a step of submitting the bonded structure to an low-humidity environment having a relative humidity of at most 20%. According to the method, the bonded structure can have a first residual stress at a first time and a second residual stress at a second time, wherein an absolute value of the first residual stress is greater than an absolute value of the second residual stress. According to the method, the residual stress at the second time can be about zero.
US11161330B2	Laminate and airbag A laminate includes a fabric; and a thermoplastic film, wherein the thermoplastic film is a multilayer film including an adhesive layer including a thermoplastic polyester elastomer and a barrier layer that is bonded to the adhesive layer, and that has a melting point that is higher than a melting point of the adhesive layer, and that includes a polymer, and wherein the fabric includes a polyester, and the fabric has a fabric weight of 190 g/m2 or less.
US11161328B2	Process for producing laminated foam sheet and extruded laminated foam sheet A laminated foam sheet having a polyethylene resin foam layer and an antistatic polyethylene layer laminated on one or both sides thereof is produced by coextruding melts for respective layers, wherein the melt for the antistatic layer contains a polyethylene resin, an ionomer resin antistatic agent and a specific amount of volatile plasticizer blend containing an alcohol and a saturated hydrocarbon or a dialkyl ether. The antistatic layer of the obtained laminated foam sheet has specific morphology.
US11161325B2	Dynamic multi-pane insulating assembly and system A dynamic multi-pane insulating assembly and system including methods for dynamically maintaining the thermal resistance value of the assembly and system. The dynamic multi-pane insulating assembly and system includes an interior pane and first and second exterior panes. The first exterior pane and a first side of the interior pane defines an evacuated gap in communication with a vacuum source and a second side of the interior pane and the second exterior pane defines a pressurized gap in communication with the source of pressurized gas.
US11161321B2	Composite elastic nonwoven fabric Elastic nonwoven composites suitable for a wide variety of uses are provided. The composite includes at least one extensible nonwoven layer, including a first extensible nonwoven layer, and at least one elastic nonwoven layer, in which the nonwoven layer comprises elastic continuous filaments. The composite may be bonded and activated by, at least in part, a stretching operation. The elastic continuous filaments may comprise an additive, such as a slip additive.
US11161320B2	Structural component A structural component, in particular for an aircraft, spacecraft or rocket, has a ply of fiber reinforced polymer; a first carbon nanotube mat; and a metallic layer, wherein the carbon nanotube mat and the metallic layer are arranged on the ply of fiber reinforced polymer to form a hybrid lightning strike protection layer. A component for manufacturing such a structural component, a method for manufacturing a component of this type, a method for manufacturing a structural component and an aircraft or spacecraft with such a structural component are described.
US11161319B2	Multilayer tubular structure having better resistance to extraction in biofuel and use thereof A multilayer tubular structure MLT intended for the transport of petrol. The MLT has at least one inner barrier layer and at least one outer layer located above the barrier layer. All the layers located above the barrier layer contain from 0 to 5% of plasticizer relative to the total weight of the composition of the layer. The outer layer is predominantly at least one aliphatic polyamide. The polyamide(s) has a number of carbon atoms per nitrogen atom selected from the following: A, from 4 to 8.5; B, from 7 to 10; C, from 9 to 18; with the proviso that when the outer layer comprises at least three polyamides, at least one of the polyamides A, B and C is excluded.
US11161315B2	Press machine A press machine has a body, a lower pressing assembly, and an upper pressing assembly. The body has a first driving device, a second driving device, at least one first supporting rod, and at least one second supporting rod. The at least one first supporting rod is rotatably connected to the first driving device. The at least one second supporting rod is rotatably connected to the second driving device. The lower pressing assembly is movably mounted with the at least one first supporting rod of the body. The upper pressing assembly is movably mounted with the at least one second first supporting rod of the body, and is able to move toward the lower pressing assembly.
US11161308B2	Solid freeform fabrication using a plurality of modeling materials A system and methods for solid freeform fabrication of an object is disclosed. The system comprises a solid freeform fabrication apparatus having a plurality of dispensing heads, a building material supply apparatus configured to supply a plurality of building materials to the fabrication apparatus, and a control unit configured for controlling the fabrication apparatus and the supply apparatus based on an operation mode selected from a plurality of predetermined operation modes.
US11161307B1	Data aggregation and analytics for digital manufacturing Systems and methods for aggregating and analyzing digital manufacturing data are disclosed. An aggregator can collect output data generated by a number of digital manufacturing machines. The output data can be filtered and transmitted to a server for storage in a database. One or more clients can access the data in the database via an API. This can extract 3D printer data, transform it into a canonical form, and upload it to a network-based database. These services can interact using a client-centric messaging system like Kafka or, more generally, a message manager. When a client's producer sends a message, the messaging system responds that the message request either can or cannot be processed. If the message can be processed, then the aggregator sends the message; otherwise the producer can retry at a future time.
US11161303B2	Platform carrier and an assembly for additive manufacturing A platform carrier that is mountable on a machine table of an additive manufacturing machine. The platform carrier is exchangeable and has a rigid construction. In an embodiment, at least one heating element is integrated in the platform carrier. In an embodiment, a plurality of fixing modules for connecting a build plate onto the platform carrier is integrated in the platform carrier.
US11161300B2	System and print head for additive manufacturing system A print head is disclosed for use in an additive manufacturing system. The print head may include a receiving end configured to receive a matrix and a continuous reinforcement, and a discharging end configured to discharge the continuous reinforcement at least partially coated in the matrix. The print head may also include a compactor located at the discharging end and forming a tool center point for the print head.
US11161297B2	Control methods for additive manufacturing system A method is disclosed for controlling an additive manufacturing system. The method may include causing a head to discharge composite material along a first trajectory, and activating a cure enhancer to at least partially cure composite material discharging from the head along the first trajectory. The method may also include selectively deactivating the cure enhancer as the head nears a corner location, moving the head to a second trajectory after the head reaches the corner location, and reactivating the cure enhancer after moving the head to the second trajectory.
US11161294B2	Method and apparatus for introducing a foil into an elongated duct and apparatus and method for laminating a foil to a duct An apparatus (1) and method for introducing a foil (10) to be laminated to an inner surface (15) of an elongated duct (6), wherein the foil is providable on an axle (2), the axle being movable from a first position outside of the duct, where the foil is provided on the axle, to a second position inside the duct where the foil is in position for lamination to the inner surface of the duct.
US11161293B2	Blow nozzle with holes for directional blowing A blow nozzle for supplying compressed air to the internal cavity of a preform, the blow nozzle including a tube having a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer, the first layer being radially wider and having a larger diameter than the second layer, the second layer being disposed between the first and third layers, and the second layer being radially wider and having a larger diameter than the third, and a plurality of holes disposed on the third layer for directional blowing of the compressed air into the preform, when the nozzle is inserted into a neck opening of the preform and rests in a blow molding position.
US11161292B2	Preform provided with a concave body portion Disclosed is a container perform made from plastic material, including: a body; an open neck that extends from the body from which it is separated by a radially projecting flange; a bottom that closes the body opposite the neck; the body having a concave portion in axial cross section, where: B≤0.9·A 0.5.C≤C′≤0.95.C in which A is the overall diameter of the body, measured below the flange; B is the outer diameter of the bottom, measured at the junction of same with the body; C is the cumulative height of the body and the bottom, measured from the flange; C′ is the height, measured axially, of the concave portion of the body, and the concave portion has, in axial cross-section, on an outer surface, an outer radius of curvature RE such that: 1.5.0≤RE≤10.C
US11161291B2	Molded circuit board of camera module, manufacturing equipment and manufacturing method for molded circuit board A molded circuit board (10) of a camera module (100), manufacturing equipment (200) and a manufacturing method for the molded circuit board. The manufacturing equipment (200) comprises a forming mold (210), which comprises a first mold (211) and a second mold (212) that can be opened or closed, where the first mold (211) and the second mold (212) form a forming cavity (213) when closed. Also, a light window forming block (214) and a base forming guide groove (215) located at the periphery of the light window forming block (214) are provided within the forming cavity (213). When a circuit board is mounted in the forming cavity (213), once a molding material (13) filled into the base forming guide groove (215) is solidified into form by undergoing a transition process from a liquid state to a solid state, a molded base (12) is formed at the position corresponding to the base forming guide groove (215), a through hole of the molded base (12) is formed at the position corresponding to the light window forming block (214), where the molded base (12) is integrally formed on the circuit board so as to form the molded circuit board (10) of the camera module (100). The through hole is used for providing the camera module (100) with an optical path. The molded base (12) can serve as a frame for the camera module (100).
US11161289B2	Device and method for the suction of air in injection molds and the subsequent expulsion of molded pieces The device for the suction of air in injection molds and the subsequent expulsion of molded pieces has a Venturi ejector connected to a first valve, that when the mold is closed causes the suction of air in a mold cavity, having at least one insert made from porous material through which and by means of a communication duct that defines a suction circuit, and a second valve, that after the solidification of the plastic material, causes the air to be blown towards the at least one insert made of porous material, cleaning the at least one insert made of porous material. The volume of air to be reduced in the second part of the injection cycle with the same empirical value of 90% efficiency of the Venturi ejector.
US11161288B2	Waterproof gasket structure and gasket shaping mold thereof A waterproof gasket structure and its gasket shaping mold are provided. The gasket shaping mold includes a mold seat having a surface, and plural mold cavity ring-grooves concavely formed on the surface, each having two corresponding longitudinal groove sections. At least one longitudinal groove section has one or more inwardly bent wavy bent portions, and plural turning round corner portions are formed at the junction between the longitudinal groove section and the wavy bent portion, and each turning round corner portion has a radius equal to or greater than 6 mm. Therefore, the middle of the mold cavity ring-groove can be utilized effectively, and plural waterproof gaskets can be manufactured by the same gasket shaping mold while achieving the effects of reducing the mold volume, improving the manufacturing efficiency, and saving the manufacturing cost.
US11161285B2	Sub-ambient pressure morphology control process for use in molding extruded polymer foams, and parts produced therefrom A method of sub-ambient pressure processing of blow-molded polymer foams and skin-over-foam sandwich panel configurations for lightweight components having improved structural properties. The method can create either skinned or un-skinned foams that offer smooth interior and exterior surfaces, zero or controlled surface porosity, skins of pre-defined thickness, and foam cells that are expanded and oriented normal to the material plane, effectively spherical or polyhedral in nature, and offering improved bending and compressive strength.
US11161281B2	Structure and method for monitoring directed self-assembly pattern formation A capacitive sensor array for in-situ monitoring directed self-assembly of a self-assembling material is provided. The capacitive sensor array includes a bottom electrode plate including a plurality of bottom electrodes that are spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another, template structures located on the bottom electrode plate, wherein the template structures define trenches therebetween, each of the trenches exposing at least one of the plurality of bottom electrodes; and a top electrode plate assembled on the bottom electrode plate, wherein the top electrode plate includes a plurality of top electrodes that are spaced apart and electrically isolated from one another, the top electrodes facing and intersecting, but electrically isolated from, the bottom electrodes.
US11161280B2	Strain and kinetics control during separation phase of imprint process Systems and methods for improving robust layer separation during the separation process of an imprint lithography process are described. Included are methods of matching strains between a substrate to be imprinted and the template, varying or modifying the forces applied to the template and/or the substrate during separation, or varying or modifying the kinetics of the separation process.
US11161279B2	Shaped object production method A shaped object production method includes a first preparation step (S30) of preparing a molding sheet that includes a base, a thermally expansive layer laminated on a first main surface of the base, the thermally expansive layer including a thermally expandable material, and a brushed layer laminated on a surface of the thermally expansive layer on a side that is opposite to the base, the brushed layer including fiber; a first heat conversion layer laminating step (S40) of laminating a heat conversion layer that converts electromagnetic waves into heat onto a surface of the molding sheet on a side that is opposite to the brushed layer; and a first unevenness forming step (S50) of forming an unevenness on the surface of the thermally expansive layer on the side that is opposite to the base by irradiating the heat conversion layer with electromagnetic waves, thereby causing the thermally expandable material to expand.
US11161276B2	Method of preparing flexible deformable photonic crystal material for structural health monitoring Disclosed is a method of preparing a flexible deformable photonic crystal material for structural health monitoring, comprising the following steps: washing a grating master template; preparing and assembling a mold; obtaining an assembled mold by printing a three-dimensional mold comprising an upper die and a lower die by use of a 3D printing device and installing the grating master template on the three-dimensional mold; obtaining a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) one-dimensional photonic crystal film by replicating a one-dimensional grating structure of a surface of the grating master template by pouring PDMS into the assembled mold; finally, obtaining the PDMS one-dimensional photonic crystal film with a one-dimensional photonic crystal structure on a middle surface and protrusion structures at both ends by demolding, wherein the PDMS one-dimensional photonic crystal film is the flexible deformable photonic crystal material. A mechanochromic photonic crystal film is prepared by using a master template with a photonic crystal structure, a process is simple and easy to operate, a preparation period of a mechanochromic material is greatly shortened, and a preparation cost is reduced.
US11161275B2	Modular extruder An extruder includes an extruder barrel module, an extruder feeder module, a screw motor module, and an electronics module. The extruder barrel module includes an axially extending barrel in which an extruder barrel screw is removably receivable. The extruder feeder module is removably connectable to the extruder barrel module, and has an axially extending flow passage having a feedstock outlet end and a screw motor module mounting end. The screw motor module is removably connectable to the extruder feeder module, and has a motor drivingly connectable with a screw in the flow passage of the extruder feeder module. The electronics module is electrically connectable with the screw motor module and mechanically removably mounted as part of the extruder.
US11161274B2	Method for manufacturing transparent ceramic material for faraday rotator A slurry or slip composed of a dispersion medium and a dispersoid including sinterable raw material powder containing a complex oxide powder represented by the following formula (1): (Tb1-x-yRxScy)3(Al1-zScz)5O12 (1) wherein R is yttrium and/or lutetium, 0.05≤x<0.45, 0
US11161273B2	Method for manufacturing a wood composite Method for manufacturing a wood composite, comprising the steps of providing an reactive composite mixture (4) by mixing a reactive binder and vegetable fibres; supplying the reactive composite mixture to an extruder (5), discharging of the composite mixture from the extrusion device via an extrusion discharge (6) to a curing mould (8); filling the pores of the vegetable fibres with the reactive binder while simultaneously expensing the air from the pores at extrusion process conditions; reacting of the reactive binder around the vegetable fibres and in the pores of the vegetable fibres into a wood composite at the temperature of the extrusion process conditions.
US11161271B2	Method for preparing room temperature cured multifunctional wood modifier and method for wood modification The present invention relates to a method for preparing a wood modifier and a method for wood modification, and in particular, to a method for preparing a room temperature cured multifunctional wood modifier and a method for wood modification to solve the problems of high construction temperature, high toxicity, poor leaching-resistance and single function of existing wood modifiers. The method includes: step 1: weighing a hydrophobic polymer resin, an additive, a curing agent and a solvent, mixing and then stirring at room temperature to obtain a functional reagent A; step 2: weighing nanoparticles, a surface modifier and toluene, mixing and then stirring, cleaning with acetone, centrifuging, and drying to obtain a functional reagent B; step 3: adding a functional reagent C into the functional reagent A, evenly stirring, adding the functional reagent B, and performing ultrasonic processing to obtain the multifunctional wood modifier.
US11161267B2	Glazing panel removal A glazing panel removal device includes a winder unit having first and second winder spools for winding a cutting filament and a drive, for driving the winder spools. The drive means includes a single or common drive input for driving both the first and second winder spools. The drive maybe a rotary input drive, and driving the rotary input in a first rotary direction may cause winding of the filament onto the first winder spool and driving the rotary input in the opposite direction causes winding of the filament onto the second winder spool.
US11161262B2	Trimmer device with an adjustable cutting assembly An electric-powered trimmer includes a handle. A battery pack is positioned in the handle. An electrical circuit is positioned in the handle and electrically connected with the battery pack. A cutting assembly is removeably coupled to the handle.
US11161255B2	Robot Provided is a robot equipped with two joint parts attached to an end of an arm in a coupled state. For example, in a joint part of a robot, a motor and a reduction gear are housed in a case, and an output-side member having a flange is fixed to the output shaft of the reduction gear. An opening that opens in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the output shaft of the reduction gear is formed in the case. A planar attachment face orthogonal to the opening direction of the opening is formed in the opening. The robot is provided with a plurality of biaxial joint units comprising two joint parts. In the robot, the attachment face of the case of one joint part constituting a biaxial joint unit is fixed to the flange of the other joint part either directly or via a coupling member.
US11161248B2	Automatic robotic arm calibration to camera system using a laser A system for calibration of a robot includes an imaging system (136) including two or more cameras (132). A registration device (120) is configured to align positions of a light spot (140) on a reference platform as detected by the two or more cameras with robot positions corresponding with the light spot positions to register an imaging system coordinate system (156) with a robot coordinate system (150).
US11161247B2	Robot trajectory generation method, robot trajectory generation apparatus, storage medium, and manufacturing method An operation instruction list including starting points and ending points of trajectories of a plurality of robot arms is generated (a trajectory definition data generation process). Order of generation of trajectories is determined in accordance with the operation instruction list (a generation order determination process). A trajectory of a specific robot arm included in the operation instruction list is generated in accordance with a starting point and an ending point such that the trajectory avoids obstacle spaces registered in the obstacle memory when trajectories of other robot arms are generated (a trajectory generation process). A sweeping space in which a structure of the arm sweeps when the robot arm is operated along the generated trajectory is added to the obstacle memory as an obstacle space to be avoided by the other robot arm (an obstacle registration process).
US11161246B2	Robot path planning method and apparatus and robot using the same The present disclosure provides a robot path planning method as well as an apparatus and a robot using the same. The method includes: obtaining a grid map and obtaining a position of obstacle and a position of track in the grid map; determining a cost of grids of the grid map based on the position of obstacle and the position of track; generating a grid cost map based on the cost of the grids and the grid map; and planning a global path of the robot from a current position to a destination position based on the grid cost map. In this manner, it effectively integrates free navigation and track navigation, thereby improving the flexibility of obstacle avoidance and ensuring the safety of obstacle avoidance of the robot.
US11161239B2	Work robot system and work robot A work robot system includes, a work robot and a work robot control unit that perform work on a target part of an object conveyed by a conveyer device, a measurement robot, a sensor that is attached to the measurement robot and that detects a position of a detection target of the object conveyed by the conveyer device, a measurement robot control unit that moves, through control of the measurement robot, the sensor in accordance with conveyance of the object, in order to detect the position, and a force detector that is used when force control is performed. When the work robot performs the work, the work robot control unit performs force control while performing control of the work robot based on a detection result of the sensor.
US11161237B2	Robot sealing structure and robot A robot sealing structure including a shaft end face of a reducer, an attachment surface of an arm member that is to be in surface contact with the shaft end face, a number of bolts that fix the shaft and the arm member to each other in a state in which the shaft end face and the attachment surface are in surface contact; a recessed flat portion that is provided in part of one of the shaft end face and the attachment surface, and a seal member that is disposed on the recessed flat portion, where the recessed flat portion is a portion recessed in a direction along the center axis line of the shaft, with respect to the shaft end face or the attachment surface, and the recessed flat portion is continuous over an entire circumference around the center axis line.
US11161236B2	Robot as personal trainer Methods and systems for using a robot to provide feedback to a user when the user is engaged in a physical activity includes detecting presence of the user in a geo-location. The user is identified and associated with the robot. User activity in the geo-location is monitored and when the robot detects the user is performing an exercise from an exercise routine, the robot is positioned to one or more positions proximate to the user so as to capture image of a posture held by the user while performing the exercise. The captured image is analyzed and feedback provided to the user to allow the user to improve their posture.
US11161233B2	Vertical drill mount A first example drill mount assembly includes a base assembly and a mast. The base assembly has a first mount, a second mount, and an adjuster plate. The second mount is extendable relative to the first mount. The adjuster plate is slidable relative to the second mount. The mast extends from the adjuster plate.
US11161231B2	Out-of-band point of sale activation for electronic power tool devices An electronic power tool device includes an electronic processor, a communication interface in communication with the electronic processor, and a wake-up sensor configured to generate a wake signal for activating the communication interface and the electronic processor responsive to a stimulus. The communication interface is configured to receive a first electronic message that includes an activation state and transmit the first received electronic message to the electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to control the activation state of the electronic power tool device to allow or prevent operation of the electronic power tool device based on the first received electronic message.
US11161227B2	Electric working machine and method for controlling motor of electric working machine An electric working machine in one aspect of the present disclosure includes: a motor, a manipulator, a setter, and a controller. The setter sets first control characteristics preliminarily registered. The first control characteristics are set to achieve a rotational speed of the motor from a minimum rotational speed to a maximum rotational speed with a manipulating range of the manipulator, which is 50% or less of an effective manipulating range thereof.
US11161224B2	Chain sprocket tensioner wrench apparatus A chain sprocket tensioner wrench apparatus for safely and easily loosening engine belt tensioners in tight spaces includes a housing and a frame clip coupled to a bottom edge of the housing configured to selectively engage a frame of a truck. A sprocket is rotatably coupled within the housing and is configured to selectively receive a socket wrench to be driven. A chain stop is coupled to a back edge of the housing. A chain has a proximal end pivotably coupled to the chain stop, extends over the sprocket, and extends down beneath the frame clip. A wrench is pivotably coupled to a distal end of the chain and is configured to selectively engage a belt tensioner of an engine of the truck. Driving the sprocket drive head lifts the chain to pivot the wrench and rotate the wrench drive head to loosen the belt tensioner.
US11161221B2	Device for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright position, and method A device for maintaining a plurality of doors in an upright position includes a body with a plurality of connecting portions extending therefrom. Each connecting portion has a connecting surface configured to abut a side of one of the doors.
US11161220B2	Shot treatment device A shot treatment device includes, a rotary table rotatable in a first rotation direction about a first rotation shaft extending along a vertical direction, a plurality of placement tables arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction on an upper surface of the rotary table, an ejector configured to eject shot media, a first inspection detector configured to inspect surface properties of a workpiece, a shot chamber in which shot media is ejected to a workpiece, and a first inspection chamber provided downstream in the first rotation direction from the shot chamber. The ejector ejects shot media to a workpiece held on a first placement table that has entered the shot chamber, and the first inspection detector capable of ascending and descending is disposed above a second placement table that has entered the first inspection chamber and inspects surface properties of a workpiece held on the second placement table.
US11161217B2	Method for polishing a semiconductor wafer on both sides Semiconductor wafers are polished on both sides between polishing pads of a Shore A hardness of at least 80 and a compressibility of less than 3%, attached to upper and lower polishing plates, the polishing pads attached to the upper and lower polishing plates by bonding the polishing pads to the plates, and positioning an intermediate pad having a compressibility of at least 3% between the two bonded polishing pads as an intermediate layer and then pressing together the two polishing pads with the intermediate pad situated therebetween for a period of time.
US11161215B2	Double row abrasive disc An abrasive disc (2) for grinding and/or polishing hard floor surfaces of stone, concrete or similar, the abrasive disc including a plurality of fixing means (3, 4) for mounting detachably mountable carrier plates (9), each with abrasive elements (11), to a grinding side (2a) of the abrasive disc (2), each carrier plate having a specific fixing geometry, characterized by that the fixing means are disposed at least two separate distances from the centre of the disc, first fixing means (3) at a first predetermined distance (r1) and second fixing means (4) at a second predetermined distance (r2), said second predetermined distance (r2) being shorter than the first (r1), so that the carrier plates (9) will be arranged in at least to rows, a first outer row and a second inner row, and each fixing mean (3, 4) includes a groove (7) providing a female coupling adapted for corresponding male couplings of the carrier plates (9).
US11161212B2	Laser machine for machining workpieces A laser machine for machining workpieces has a workpiece support that forms a support main plane and is permeable to air perpendicularly to the support main plane. Supply air is directed to an upper side of the workpiece support. Air that is contaminated due to machining is discharged as exhaust air from the upper side of the workpiece support through the workpiece support to the bottom side of the workpiece support. In order to generate a laminar supply air flow which is perpendicular to the upper side of the workpiece support, the flow cross section of the supply air channel is divided into partial cross sections by partial cross sectional walls.
US11161210B2	Milling system and method under different lubrication conditions The disclosure provides a milling system and method under different lubrication conditions. The system uses a tool to mill the workpiece, a force measuring system to measure the milling force, a tool change system to replace the tools, a tool storage to store the tools. It can store the tools, provide the lubricating oil to the milling surface, select different tools according to different processing conditions, select the best angle differences of the unequal spiral angle tools according to different conditions comprising dry cutting, casting-type lubrication, minimal quantities of lubrication or minimal quantities of nanofluid lubrication, and/or choose the optimal tool according to different cutting parameters in order to obtain the minimum milling force.
US11161209B2	Machine tool A machine tool includes a motor configured to rotate a spindle, a tool magazine holding a plurality of tools, and a controller. The controller has a storage unit storing motor information indicating that the motor is a synchronous motor. When the machine tool stops, while a tool exchange process is carried out, due to electric power outage, operation of a stop button, a value of a drive current of the motor, or a value output from the sensor, the controller uses a command for the synchronous motor, based on the motor information, as a part of a series of commands for recovery of the machine tool, where the tool exchange process is a process in which a tool attached to the spindle is changed with one of the plurality of tools of the tool magazine.
US11161204B1	Allograft optimization system An allograft optimization system utilizes an optical system to determine the outer perimeter of a tissue blank for allograft cutting therefrom. The optical system determines an optimal allograft array pattern that can be derived from the irregular tissue blank and may include a plurality of various allograft shapes and sizes. A computer operates an allograft optimization computer program that receives input regarding the outer perimeter of the tissue blank. A cutting implement, such as a laser, is configured to cut the allografts from the irregularly shaped tissue blank according the allograft array pattern. The cutting implement is automatically actuated by an actuator with respect to the tissue blank to cut the allografts therefrom. The cutting implement may be a laser or a galvo laser that is directed by one or more mirrors. The tissue may be birth tissue including placental tissue and amnion.
US11161201B2	System and methods for fabricating a component with a laser device A powder melting device for an additive manufacturing system is provided. The powder melting device includes at least one laser device configured to generate at least one energy beam for forming at least one melt pool in a layer of powdered material. The powder melting device also includes at least two optical elements configured to dynamically induce beam distortion in the at least one energy beam to modify a beam spot incident on the layer of powdered material. The at least two optical elements are configured to induce at least one of an aspect ratio adjustment of the at least one energy beam, an optical powder redistribution between a periphery and a center of the at least one energy beam, and a rotation of the at least one energy beam.
US11161194B2	System and method for welding with input current limiting A method and apparatus for providing welding-type power is disclosed. The system includes a power supply, a wire feeder, and a controller. The wire feed speed is reduced when the input current exceeds a value to prevent tripping circuit breakers on the power line the welder is connected to. The speed reduction is based on an average current draw exceeding a threshold. The output voltage is reduced if the input current exceeds a second threshold.
US11161193B2	Method and apparatus for providing welding type power with flux balancing A welding-type power supply includes a controller, a preregulator, a preregulator bus, and an output converter. The controller has a preregulator control output and an output converter control output. The controller has a converter control output connected to the control input, and a flux balancing module. The converter control output is responsive to the flux balancing module such that the flux in the transformer remains balanced.
US11161189B2	Wire electrical discharge machining method A method for controlling a wire electrical discharge machining process, wherein the method comprises the following steps: dividing a workpiece height HWP into a number NS of vertical sections S of the workpiece, setting a defined observation period TM, NDTM, with each discharge Di, determining a discharge position of each discharge, counting the number of discharges determining any numbers of discharges and adjusting at least one process parameter.
US11161186B2	Shale shaker motor mounting plate milling machine The present invention is directed to a device that is removably secured to the exterior surface of a motor mounting plate to allow for milling of the mounting plate both in the field and off site. The adjustable attachment, positioning and securing frame of the device supports an operating frame that houses a travel mechanism and a cutting mechanism wherein a cutting tool attached to a cutting mechanism travels along a predetermined path, along and across the face of the motor mount plate, milling the surface of the motor mount plate true and flat.
US11161185B2	Hole saw adaptor Hole saw adapter (10) comprised of an adapter body (12) with a first end equipped with a spindle (14) for fastening to a drive unit, such as a drilling machine, and a second end to receive a hole saw (32) and a central drill (34), in which the adapter body (12) is extended and equipped with a longitudinally running axial groove (16) where the longitudinally running axial groove (16) is at least partially formed as a cross-wise through-running open slit in the adapter body (12). The central drill (34) is fasten to the inner axially displaceable holding part (22) so that it can be made loose, said inner axially displaceable holding part (22) can be displaced in the longitudinally running axial groove (16) in the adapter body (12) and is fastened to an external displacement part (18), as the external displacement part (18) surrounds the adapter body (12) and is set up for a forced axial displacement of the axially displaceable holding part (22) and the central drill (34) in the longitudinally running axial groove (16) for the pushing out of a core (40) that remains in the hole saw (32) after drilling.
US11161184B2	Quick-changing brazed drill A quick-changing brazed drill includes a drill body and a quick-changing joint. The drill body is connected to the quick-changing joint detachably, and a vent hole is provided at a connection point between the drill body and the quick-changing joint. The drill body has a cylindrical structure, an interior of a front end of the drill body is hollow, and an outer side of the front end of the drill body is provided with 2-6 grooves. The quick-changing joint includes a transition block and a rear cover; a rear end of the transition block is connected to the rear cover by an external thread; a snap-fit area is provided between the transition block and the rear cover; a middle portion of the transition block is provided with a first threaded hole and is connected to a rear end of the drill body.
US11161182B2	Four-edged drill The invention relates to a four-edged drill having two long main cutting edges, arranged in a point-symmetric manner with regard to the axis of rotation, which each extend from an outer circumferential cutting corner to a chisel edge in the middle of the drill tip, and two short main cutting edges, arranged in a point-symmetric manner with regard to the axis of rotation, which each extend from an outer circumferential cutting corner in the direction of the middle of the drill tip. According to the invention, each long main cutting edge has an outer partial cutting edge, extending from the cutting corner as far as a shoulder, and an inner partial cutting edge, extending from the shoulder as far as the chisel edge, said inner partial cutting edge having a greater cutting height (Δx) than the outer partial cutting edge and the short main cutting edges.
US11161177B2	Method and apparatus for detecting defects in freeform fabrication A method for detecting defects in three-dimensional articles. Providing a model of said article. Providing a first powder layer on a substrate, directing an energy beam over said substrate causing said first powder layer to fuse in selected locations forming a first cross section of said three-dimensional article, providing a second powder layer on said substrate, directing the energy beam over said substrate causing said second powder layer to fuse in selected locations to form a second cross section of said three-dimensional article. A first and second image of a first and second fusion zone of said first powder layer respectively is captured. Comparing said first and second images with corresponding layers in said model. Detecting a defect in the three-dimensional article if a deviation in said first image with respect to said model is at least partially overlapping a deviation in said second image with respect to said model.
US11161174B2	Method and apparatus for conveying sand molds Method and apparatus for feeding sand molds laterally and/o between stations of differing heights. The method and apparatus of this invention utilize walking-beam-type conveyors having spaced apart fixed outboard rails and a central reciprocating rail. Walking-beam conveyors can be disposed in perpendicular directions with a junction therebetween that allows for a perpendicular change in direction. The method and apparatus of this invention include lift, leveling, and/or lateral transfer mechanisms for lateral placement of the stations relative to the conveyance path.
US11161167B2	Method and device for stacking flat material sheets, and device and sheet metal printing machine for processing and/or treating material sheets in the form of metal sheets Two-dimensional material sheets are stacked in a stacking device. One of a printing machine and a coating machine has at least one stacking unit having a stacking space. Material sheets are conveyed, via the stacking space of the stacking unit, comprised by the stacking device, and are deposited into a stack on top of one another on a loading aid. For two different production runs, the stacks are formed on the loading aid with the four corners of their areas in mutually different relative orientations with respect to the loading aid, which is arranged, in each case, in the stacking space of the stacking unit and is larger-format compared with the material sheets to be deposited in each case. For the two production runs, in each case, one loading aid of the same format is positioned on different positions, as seen in projection in the horizontal, in the stacking space of the stacking unit.
US11161166B2	Forging method and forging apparatus The present invention relates to a forging method and a forging apparatus, capable of: reducing the amount of tray plates used during the forging of materials by reducing the width from front to back of the tray plates by fixing only the rear of the materials to the tray plates for fixing the materials; and minimizing the amount of materials used, by compression-molding products by fixing, to the tray plates, the materials having a minimum size necessary for the fmal products, the present invention comprising: a press having upper and lower molds; a tray plate supply means for supplying, to the top rear of the lower mold, tray plates to be vertically movable from one side to the other side by a pitch and to be spaced from the upside of the lower mold; a punching unit provided at one side of the upper and lower molds so as to continuously punch material fixing hole parts in the tray plates; a material plate supply means provided at the front of the other side of the punching unit so as to supply material plates by a pitch to under the material fixing hole parts of the tray plates and, at the same time, form penetrating protrusion parts, which penetrate into the material fixing hole parts, on the rear top of the material plate in each pitch, which is moved by a pitch; a cutting and compressive fixing unit provided on the upper and lower molds at the other side of the punching unit so as to cut the material plates, which are inserted into the material fixing hole parts of the tray plates, by a pitch and, at the same time, allow the penetrating protrusion parts formed at the rear of the cut materials to penetrate into the material fixing hole parts, thereby compressively fixing same; and a compression molding unit provided on the upper and lower molds at the other side of the cutting and compressive fixing unit so as to compression-mold the materials being transferred.
US11161165B2	Processes for producing a sleeve for an electrode for medical applications One aspect relates to a method of producing a sleeve for a ring electrode for electrophysiological and neuro-medical applications from a biocompatible metallic tape. Repetitive structures are punched into the tape and each includes at least one surface that is connected by at least one fin to at least one external strip. The at least one external strip connects the repetitive structures to each other on the margin. A sleeve mold is formed from a multiple of the repetitive structures through multiple reforming steps by a reforming technique. The sleeve mold is punched off the such that the sleeve is formed with a first tube-shaped region with a larger diameter and a second tube-shaped region with a smaller diameter. The first region with the larger diameter has a larger external diameter and internal diameter than the second region with the smaller diameter, and the two regions are connected.
US11161164B2	Method for manufacturing a press-molded article, a retainer, and a manufacturing system for a press-molded article A method for manufacturing a press-molded article may include molding a blank material which is a steel plate into a press-molded article by sandwiching the blank material between a first molding surface and a second molding surface of a die, and press-molding the blank material into a predetermined shape. The method for manufacturing a press-molded article may include irradiating a predetermined portion of the press-molded article with infrared light after removing the press-molded article from the die.
US11161162B2	Method and apparatus for forming a helical type flight Apparatus for use in the formation of a helical screw flight, the apparatus comprising: a drive first and second support heads arranged for relative axial movement with respect to one another in a direction of a main axis in response to actuation of the drive the first and second support heads being configured so as to be able to provide for a plurality of position adjustments including a lateral position adjustment whereby the first and second support heads can be displaced or moved laterally with respect to the main axis in a direction of respective lateral axes and a rotational position adjustment wherein at least one of the first and second work heads can be rotated about a rotation axis which extends in a direction generally parallel to coaxial with the main axis.
US11161159B2	Automated can height adjustment system and associated method An automated can adjustment system for a can cleaning system and associated method is disclosed. The automated can adjustment system can store different stage height information corresponding to various cans with different heights in a controller. The stage height information corresponding to the different can heights is associated with and recallable by various preset buttons operatively coupled with the controller. The controller is configured to communicate with the one or more drive mechanisms to adjust one or more stage heights based on the stage height information recalled when a particular preset button is selected. Different stage heights may be changed by then selecting a different preset button associated with a can having a different height.
US11161154B2	Earth equipment maintenance tool The disclosed invention facilitates the removal of dirt and other sediment from a bucket of heavy machinery. With regular use, buckets build up dirt that decreases the available volume. Removing the dirt can require additional equipment and labor, and would require the heavy machinery to be away from the service area. The disclosed invention allows for rapid removal of the dirt on site with a single piece of equipment.
US11161153B1	Systems, methods, and devices for classifying and identifying waste in real-time A device is disclosed which includes a processor, a screen, and either or both of a camera and a microphone. The device may receive input related to a waste item, identify the waste item, classify a disposal type for the waste item, and provide a suggestion for disposing of the waste item.
US11161151B1	Screen assembly for vibratory separation A screen assembly for vibratory separation includes a screen having a plurality of raised screen components formed therein, with each of the raised screen components defining a face oriented to oppose a flow direction of the screen assembly. In examples, a screen of the screen assembly is assembled from a plurality of metal cloth layers bonded together. Bonding of the metal cloth layers may be accomplished by a sintering process.
US11161148B2	Vibrating device, camera water-droplet-removing device, and camera A vibrating device includes a tubular body including a first end, a second end, and a plurality of side surfaces that connect the first and second ends, piezoelectric vibrators that are fixed to the tubular body and vibrate the tubular body, and a light transmitting body unit that is directly or indirectly connected to the second end of the tubular body.
US11161141B2	Coating device configured to apply a coating agent to an object and detect a shape of the object after the application of the coating agent to the object The present application discloses a coating device including: a coating gun configured to apply a coating agent to an object; a sensor device configured to form a detection area in which the coating agent is detected on the object; a bracket on which the coating gun and the sensor device are mounted; and a robot configured to hold and rotate the bracket about a predetermined first axis of rotation. When the robot rotates the bracket from a first rotational position, at which the coating gun applies the coating agent to a coating position on the object, to a second rotational position in which the bracket is angularly changed by a predetermined rotational angle about the first axis of rotation, the detection area overlaps with the coating position.
US11161140B2	Slot die coater for changing coating form of electrode active material slurry through movement of slots Disclosed is a slot die coater for coating an electrode active material slurry on an electrode current collector, which includes a lower die having a lower outlet, and an upper die disposed above the lower die and having an upper outlet, wherein an upper surface of the lower die and a lower surface of the upper die are at least partially in contact with each other and capable of sliding relative to one another such that the upper die and the lower die are capable of sliding relative to each other along a horizontal direction.
US11161139B2	Method and system for treating a surface A method of applying a treatment to a surface of an open body having a volume within an interior of the open body comprises; providing an inner structure (110) shaped to complement the shape of the interior of the open body and to fill a major portion of the volume or a major portion of a width of the interior of the open body; positioning the inner structure (110) within the open body in order to form a treatment fluid inner volume comprising an inner space (150) confronting an inner surface within the interior of the open body; and introducing a treatment fluid into the treatment fluid inner volume to thereby modify the inner surface of the open body by applying the treatment using the treatment fluid. Optionally, the method includes providing a tank (120) shaped to complement and contain the open body; positioning the open body within the tank (120) in order to form a treatment fluid outer volume comprising an outer space confronting the outer surface of the open body; and introducing the treatment fluid into the treatment fluid outer volume to thereby modify the outer surface of the open body by applying the treatment using the treatment fluid.
US11161125B2	Fluid jet dispenser using multilayer ceramic actuators A fluid jet dispenser using at least two multilayer piezoelectric actuators is provided. The fluid jet dispenser includes a dispensing head and an electrical driver. The dispensing head includes at least two d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators, a displacement magnifying element mechanically coupled to the d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators, a piston, and a nozzle. More preferably, the two d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators operate in an anti-phase condition. The electrical driver is electrically coupled to the d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators for displacing the actuators in directions substantially perpendicular to polarization of piezoelectric layers in the d31-mode multilayer piezoelectric actuators in response to charging and discharging of the actuators by the electrical driver, to generate a fast movement of the piston to jet a pressurized fluid out of the nozzle of the dispensing head.
US11161121B2	Cutting blade assembly Embodiments of the invention provide a cutting blade assembly operably coupleable to a fluid pump. The cutting blade assembly comprises a cutting plate and a cutting hub. The cutting plate may have a front axial surface, an opening, and a plurality of cutting features. Each of the plurality of cutting features may define a pair of cutting edges. The cutting hub may be disposed at least partially within the opening of the cutting plate and may have a cutting arm and fin adjacent to the front axial surface. The cutting arm may define an arcuate front surface having a leading edge. When the cutting plate and the cutting hub are rotated relative to each other, the leading edge of the cutting arm may pass adjacent to the plurality of cutting features so that the relative rotation of the cutting plate and the cutting hub defines a cutting action between the cutting arm and each cutting feature.
US11161119B2	Single vial manual magnetic stand and/or holder A holder that can be used to stand up a PCR tube on a flat surface or held in a user's hand. The holder has a first elongated portion, a second elongated portion and a third elongated portion. The first elongated portion having a magnet, the second elongated portion having a tube holding means and the third elongate portion acting as a stabilizer to allow the holder to standup in an upright position. The third elongate portion can also be used as a gripping surface to be held between fingers of a hand.
US11161118B2	Automatic analysis device The mixing of reagents with each other in the reagent storage flow paths of an automatic analyzer is suppressed before and after exchange of the reagents, which are capable of being replenished without stopping analysis. An exchangeable reagent container that accommodates a reagent is connected to a reagent storage flow path that stores a portion of the reagent. The reagent storage flow path has first and second flow paths in which the second flow path is branched from the first flow path. A reagent syringe applies a negative or a positive pressure to the first and second flow paths; and a valve controls the flow path through which the reagent is sent. As a result, the reagent supplied to a measurement portion at a predetermined timing is switched from the reagent container to the reagent storage flow path wherein the reagent can be supplied without stopping analysis.
US11161116B1	Devices, methods and systems for reducing sample volume Devices, methods and systems are provided for reducing the sample volume required for analysis. Inserts placed within a sample container, and substitute sample containers having smaller volume sample chambers are provided. Methods are provided for detection and quantification of target substances in reduced volume samples. Methods include placing a small-volume of sample in a small-volume insert. Methods include diluting a small-volume sample, and placing the diluted sample in a small-volume insert. Methods include reducing the volume of sample, and: increasing illumination; increasing dye concentration or amount; increasing the amount of an enzyme substrate; increasing the amounts, concentration, or labeling of antibodies for detection; increasing optical detector sensitivity; increasing the path length of light passing through the sample; decreasing the separation between sample and detector; altering the wavelength, or polarization, or number of wavelengths, passing through the sample; increasing electronic amplification of electrical signals; altering assay temperature; and other alterations.
US11161113B2	Microchannel having a spiral geometry structured with asymmetrical curls for continuous separation of cancer cells from blood and enrichment thereof in the circulatory system A microchannel (1) having a spiral geometry structured with asymmetrical curls (2) that enables separation of metastasis cancer cells rarely found in blood from the blood cells and enrichment thereof, which forces the particles or the cells to focus quicker and where high-quality particle focusing in a wider flow rate range can be performed.
US11161112B2	Phosphoprotein detection using a chip-based pillar array Techniques for phosphoprotein detection, quantification, and purification using a chip-based pillar array are provided. In one aspect, a method for purifying a protein sample includes: introducing a mixture including the protein sample and an antibody to a nanoDLD array having a plurality of pillars separated by a gap g, wherein the antibody and proteins in the protein sample form antibody-protein complexes having a size that is greater than a size threshold of the nanoDLD array created by the gap g which permits size-based separation of the antibody-protein complexes as the mixture flows through the nanoDLD array; and collecting a purified protein sample containing the antibody-protein complexes from the nanoDLD array. A lab-on-a-chip (LOC) device including the nanoDLD array is also provided.
US11161108B2	Pipetting device, fluid processing system and method for operating a fluid processing system A pipetting device having a lube has an opening al one end for suctioning or discharging a sample fluid and can be operatively connected to a pressure generation device at the other end, a first electrode is formed on the pipetting device and forms a measuring capacitor together with a second electrode formed by at least one part of the sample fluid that can be received in the tube and that measuring capacitor is operatively connected to a measuring unit, and the measuring unit is designed to determine a volume of the suctioned or discharged sample fluid according to the capacity of the measuring capacitor, as well as having a first electrical contact that is designed to create an electrical connection with the working fluid, the first electrical contact can be electrically connected to the measuring unit via a low-resistance converter circuit.
US11161106B2	Preparation method of denitration catalyst with wide operating temperature range for flue gas The invention discloses a preparation method and application of a denitration catalyst with wide operating temperature for flue gas, which utilizes an organic vanadium compound as a vanadium precursor, and titanium dioxide powder or titanium tungsten powder as a carrier, and is prepared by mechanical ball milling method and heat treatment to obtain a catalyst, which denitration of fixed source flue gas under wide temperature range. Compared with the existing arts, the present invention includes minor modifications to the traditional vanadium tungsten titanium catalyst system and adopts the mechanical ball milling method, the activity and resistance to sulfur and water poisoning are improved significantly, thus providing a preparation technology of SCR denitration powder catalyst which is green, highly efficient, low cost and simple in operation. Through the interaction of the organic vanadium precursor with the carrier, the vanadium surface atom concentration of the catalyst is higher, the species of polymeric vanadium is more, and the vanadium oxide is more easily reduced, thereby obtaining higher denitrification activity at low temperature. The denitration catalyst of the present invention has relatively higher activity at 200-450° C. while having good resistance to sulfur and water poisoning.
US11161105B2	Hydrogenation catalyst, its production and application thereof The present application relates to a hydrogenation catalyst, a process for producing the same and application thereof in the hydrotreatment of feedstock oil. The process comprises at least the following steps: (1) contacting a first active metal component and a first organic complexing agent with a carrier to obtain a composite carrier; (2) calcining the composite carrier to obtain a calcined composite carrier having a total carbon content of 1% by weight or less; and (3) contacting a second organic complexing agent with the calcined composite carrier to obtain the hydrogenation catalyst. The hydrogenation catalyst has both excellent hydrodesulfurization activity and hydrodenitrogenation activity, and exhibits a significantly prolonged service life.
US11161101B2	Catalyst structure and method for producing the catalyst structure A catalyst structure includes a carrier having a porous structure composed of a zeolite type compound and at least one catalytic material existing in the carrier. The carrier has channels communicating with each other, and the catalytic material is a metal fine particle and exists at least in the channel of the carrier.
US11161100B2	Use of a palladium/platinum/zeolite-based catalyst as passive nitrogen oxide adsorber for purifying exhaust gas The invention relates to the use of a catalyst as a passive nitrogen oxide adsorber, which has a carrier substrate, a zeolite, palladium, and platinum, wherein the palladium is provided in a quantity of 0.01 to 10 wt. %, based on the sum of the weights of zeolite, platinum, and palladium and calculated as a palladium metal, and platinum in a quantity of 0.1 to 10 wt. %, based on the weight of the palladium and calculated as a platinum metal. The invention also relates to the use of said catalyst in connection with a SCR catalyst in an exhaust gas system.
US11161095B1	Synthesis and characterization of MoO2 nanoparticles and their ability to decontaminate water The disclosure provides a decontaminant comprising MoO2. The disclosure also provides methods to produce a decontaminant comprising MoO2 and methods for decontamination of a fluid comprising us of a decontaminant comprising MoO2.
US11161090B2	Powder, method of producing powder and adsorption apparatus The present invention provides that powder is mainly constituted from secondary particles of hydroxyapatite. The secondary particles are obtained by drying a slurry containing primary particles of hydroxyapatite and aggregates thereof and granulating the primary particles and the aggregates. A bulk density of the powder is 0.65 g/mL or more and a specific surface area of the secondary particles is 70 m2/g or more. The powder of the present invention has high strength and is capable of exhibiting superior adsorption capability when it is used for an adsorbent an adsorption apparatus has.
US11161084B2	Cooled axial flow converter In a cooled axial flow converter, in which process gas passes from an outer annulus via a catalyst bed, wherein the process gas is converted to a product, to an inner centre tube, the catalyst bed comprises at least one module comprising at least one catalyst layer. Feed means are arranged to provide a flow of process gas from the outer annulus to an inlet part of one or more modules, and collector means are arranged to provide a flow of product stream of converted process gas, which has passed axially down the catalyst bed of one or more of the modules to the centre tube. At least one of the one or more modules comprises one or more cooling plates arranged to be cooled by a cooling fluid.
US11161081B2	Nanobubble generator The present disclosure relates to an apparatus for generating nanobubbles of a gas in a liquid, the apparatus including: (a) an outer tube; (b) a porous inner tube coaxially located within the outer tube that is at least partially occluded so as to define one or more liquid flow paths through the inner tube; (c) a pair of end assemblies attached to respective first and second ends of the outer tube, each end assembly having an opening in fluid communication with the one or more liquid flow paths so as to allow a flow of liquid in an axial direction through the apparatus; and, (d) a gas inlet for allowing a flow of gas into a chamber formed between the outer and inner tube, the flow of gas permitted to permeate through the porous inner tube into the one or more liquid flow paths, wherein, as the gas permeates through the porous inner tube, nanobubbles of gas are generated which become entrained in the liquid flow.
US11161080B2	Mixer for an exhaust system comprising two oppositely bent areas A mixer for an exhaust system for mixing reactant injected into an exhaust gas stream with exhaust gas includes a mixer body (22). The mixer body includes a reactant passage body area (24) with a reactant passage opening (26), a mixer plate body area (30) adjoining the reactant passage body area (24) on one side in a mixer longitudinal direction (L) and a mixer main body area (36) adjoining the reactant passage body area (24) in the mixer longitudinal direction (L) on another side opposite the one side.
US11161073B2	Separation of CO2 from gas mixtures Processes for separating carbon dioxide from a gas mixture that comprises CO2 and N2 that are based upon formation of gas hydrates, and systems useful for implementing such processes, are disclosed.
US11161071B2	Separating device for separating a fluid from gas as well as separating element and coupling element for such a separating device A separating device for separating a liquid from gas is provided with a separating element that has a housing with housing cover closing off an end face of the housing. A filter element is arranged in the housing. A coupling element is provided to couple the separating element to a connector device. The housing cover has a central first gas passage and a second gas passage arranged radially outwardly of the first gas passage. The housing cover has a housing cover thread correlated with the first gas passage. The housing cover thread is to be screwed to a coupling element thread of the coupling element. A fluid discharge channel is arranged within the coupling element for discharging separated liquid from the separating device. The housing cover thread and the coupling element thread, in a position of use of the separating device, are connected substantially seal-tightly to each other.
US11161070B2	Filter media, elements, and methods Fibrous filter medium that includes a surface-loading filter layer comprising fine fibers having an average diameter of less than 1 micron; a depth loading filter layer; and a support layer; wherein the layers are configured and arranged for placement in a gas stream with the surface loading filter layer being the most upstream layer.
US11161065B2	Filtration device for chromatographic instruments A liquid chromatography system, includes a fluidic flow path, a chromatography column located in the fluidic flow path, a filtration device located in the fluidic flow path before the chromatography column, the filtration device including a housing having a fluidic inlet, a fluidic outlet, wherein at least a portion of the fluidic flow path is located between the fluidic inlet and the fluidic outlet and at least one filter disposed in the portion of the fluidic flow path, wherein the at least one filter is made of a micromachined material. Liquid chromatography filtration methods are further disclosed.
US11161064B2	Removal system and removal aid for a separating element A removal system is provided with a separating element for separating contaminants contained in a fluid and with a removal aid for removing the separating element from a housing. The separating element has an end disk arranged at an end face of the separating element. The end disk has a central recess. The removal aid has a grip section and at least two locking fingers. The locking fingers extend along a center axis of the removal aid away from the grip section. Each locking finger has a hook element that serves for engaging behind the end disk of the separating element radially outside of an end disk area that delimits in radial outward direction immediately the central recess. A removal aid for such a removal system is provided.
US11161063B2	Underdrain system using one-piece cell dividers The present invention is directed to a one-piece cell divider for use in a filter underdrain system that supports a parous plate that supports a filter media for filtering a fluid. The one-piece cell divider includes: a divider portion; a porous plate support portion, including a flange that supports the porous plate; a support member portion, including a flange that attaches the divider to a base. A filter underdrain using a one-piece cell divider may include; at least one porous plate for supporting the filter media for filtering a fluid, the porous plate spanning across at least one of the dividers; the at least two dividers including: one or more one-piece cell dividers; one or more multiple-piece dividers, each multiple-piece cell divider comprising a divider portion and a support member, the support member being directly under the divider portion.
US11161062B2	Filter systems and related methods Filter systems disclosed herein collapse for storage purposes and include mechanisms to continuously fill an upper chamber, allowing it to be smaller and to include more filters. A UVC light in a lower chamber sanitizes water entering therein. Water entering the lower chamber may pass through a quartz tube near the UVC light for sufficient exposure. The UVC light may be cycled between shorter periods of higher intensity and longer periods of lower intensity. A low power source such as a small solar array and/or battery may power the UVC light. A proximity switch may control the UVC light by providing power to the light only when the upper chamber is engaged with the lower chamber which may protect the user from exposure to the UVC light. Sealing mechanisms between the upper and lower chambers, as well as tote mechanisms and an alternative bucket filter system are disclosed.
US11161061B2	Turbid matter separating apparatus, turbid matter separating method, and turbid matter separating system A turbid matter separating apparatus extracts turbid matter and a supernatant liquid separately from a suspension. The invention is directed to a turbid matter separating apparatus which includes a liquid container which includes a sediment discharge port and a supernatant liquid discharge port and is filled with a suspension containing turbid matter, a sediment valve which is provided in the sediment discharge port, a supernatant liquid valve which is provided in the supernatant liquid discharge port, an ultrasonic irradiator which irradiates the suspension filled in the liquid container with ultrasound, and a control unit which controls the sediment valve, the supernatant liquid valve, and the ultrasonic irradiator, the control unit being configured to control the sediment valve to discharge a sediment and controls a supernatant liquid valve to discharge a supernatant liquid after a predetermined time elapses since the irradiation with ultrasound by the ultrasonic irradiator is stopped.
US11161058B2	Fluid separation systems for oil and gas applications A fluid separation system for separating fluids within a container includes an inlet pipe arranged within the container to receive an incoming fluid stream including first, second, and third fluids. The fluid separation system further includes a fluid distribution device coupled to the inlet pipe and including first and second distribution components for respectively separating the incoming fluid stream into first internal fluid streams and second internal fluid streams within the container. The first and second internal fluid streams each include the first, second, and third fluids. The fluid separation system further includes one or more walls arranged to guide the first and second internal fluid streams towards an outlet of the container. The fluid distribution device and the one or more walls together cause the first, second, and third fluids of the first and second internal fluid streams to separate from one another other upstream of the outlet.
US11161055B2	Use of top dividing wall in isomerization unit The invention is directed to a combined naphtha hydrotreating (NHT) and isomerization process scheme, which includes dividing wall columns (DWC) that replace multiple distillation columns and allow optimized heat integration within the system. The disclosed design provides reductions in both capital and energy costs compared to conventional schemes.
US11161047B2	Game processing system, method of processing game, and storage medium storing program for processing game A game processing system for processing a game having a first mode and a second mode according to an aspect includes one or more computer processors. The one or more computer processors are configured to provide, in the first mode, an interaction with a virtual character in accordance with first detection information obtained by an information processing device not mounted on a head of a player. The one or more computer processors also performs a switch process from the first mode to the second mode and provide, in the second mode after the switch process, an interaction with the virtual character in accordance with second detection information obtained by a head mounted display mounted on the head of the player.
US11161042B2	Video game for changing model based on adjacency condition A system for changing appearance of a character composed of a plurality of models judges whether a model can be changed or not on the basis of whether an adjacency condition is satisfied or not. Whether the adjacency condition is satisfied or not is judged on the basis of a shape of a judgement target and a shape of a model adjacent to a change target. The system may refer to a type of a shape set to each model to judge whether the adjacency condition is satisfied or not. The system may also refer to a type regarding a portion adjacent to another model set to each model for the judgement. Moreover, the system may adjust a shape of an adjacent model on the basis of information that is set to the model.
US11161040B2	Game device, control method, control program, and computer-readable recording medium having control program recorded therein The purpose of the present invention is to provide a game device, etc., that improves the operability of an operation unit. The game device comprises: a storage unit that stores an image of a first object; a display processing unit that displays at least an image of the first object; first and second operation units for outputting operation information on the basis of a player action; a determination unit that determines whether or not the output operation information fulfills a prescribed condition; an identification unit that identifies, as an object operation unit, the operation unit that output operation information fulfilling the prescribed condition, out of the first and second operation units; and an object control unit that changes the first object in accordance with the operation information from the object operation unit.
US11161039B2	Communication system, communication device, storage medium, and communication method A communication system includes a group setting means, a first communication means, and a second communication means. The group setting means sets groups such that each of devices belongs to one of first-type groups, and to one of second-type groups. The first communication means enables, in each of the first-type groups, each of devices belonging to a first-type group to send its own data to other devices belonging to the same first-type group as the device. The second communication means enables, in each of the second-type groups, each of devices belonging to a second-type group to send its own data and data received from other devices belonging to a same first-type group as the device, to other devices belonging to the same second-type group as the device.
US11161038B2	Systems and devices for controlling network applications This disclosure describes, in part, techniques for controlling network applications. For instance, a remote system may send, over a network, data representing a state of an application to a display device, such as a television. The remote system may then receive, over the network, input data from a control device. The input data may represent one or more inputs received by the control device. Using the input data, the remote system may update the state of the application. The remote system may then send, to the display device, data representing the updated state of the application. In some instances, the remote system may further send, to the control device, audio data representing sound corresponding to the updated state of the application. The control device may synchronize outputting of the sound with the displaying the updated state of the application by the display device.
US11161028B2	Electronic down and distance marker system An electronic down and distance marker system that may comprise a first marker, a second marker connected to a first marker by a physical member having a distance of about ten yards, and a down marker. The present system may include a measurement device for measuring a linear distance between the down marker and the second marker and one or more electronic displays disposed on one of the down marker and the second marker that may display a down and/or the measured linear distance between the down marker and the second marker. A light projector may project one or more of a line of light corresponding to the line to gain, and/or a shape to optically mark the line to gain on the sideline. A remote control, camera and/or an improved wireless measurement and communications capability may also be incorporated into the present system.
US11161027B2	Infrared hockey puck and goal detection system Methods, systems, and techniques for automated detection of goals and announcement of same are provided. The system includes a modified hockey puck and a set of goal units that can be mounted on a hockey goal. Within the puck are light sources, motion sensors, infrared transmitters, and a power source. Within the goal units are light sources, infrared sensors, and a microcontroller. When the goal units are mounted on the hockey goal, the infrared sensors form a detection area through which the puck must pass in order to count as a goal. The infrared transmitter of the puck and the infrared sensors of the goal units communicate with one another, and, when an infrared signal is received, the microcontroller automatically triggers one or more annunciator devices, such as visual, auditory, or haptic devices, to automatically indicate that a goal has been scored without human intervention.
US11161026B2	Athletic training system and method An athletic training system (200) has a data recording system (202) and a data engine (204). The data recording system (202) is configured to record an athletic competition event. The event may have a first team of players competing against a second team of players. The data engine (204) is configured to receive data associated with the recorded athletic competition event. The data engine (204) processes the data and displays the data as a replay of the event in animated form.
US11161022B2	Golf club heads with a multi-material striking surface Embodiments of putter-type golf club head comprising a striking surface capable of achieving consistent ball speeds across the striking surface to account for various ball impact locations are described herein. The striking surface has at least two materials that differs in concentration away from the geometric center of the striking surface to provide this consistency. Consistent (or uniform) ball speed is achieved throughout the striking surface as the portion of the golf ball that contacts the striking surface interacts with at least two materials having a differing material characteristic.
US11161021B2	Golf club with grooved striking face A golf club is disclosed that has a golf club head with a face having peaks or ridges and deep grooves or valleys. The deep grooves or valleys promote improved “feel” and/or reduced “smash factor” which may be particularly desirable when the golf club head comprises a putter face. The deep grooves or valleys may eliminate the need for costly soft metal alloy faces and/or polymeric or other resilient inserts between the face and the body of the golf club head.
US11161020B2	Localized milled golf club face A wood-style golf club head includes a strike face and a body that cooperate to define a hollow internal club head volume. The strike face formed from a strike plate having an outer perimeter and a frame surrounding the strike plate. The strike plate is affixed to the frame across the entire outer perimeter. The strike plate and frame define a continuous ball striking surface that has a surface texture characteristic of milling that extends continuously across both the strike plate and the frame.
US11161019B2	Variable thickness face plate for a golf club head Disclosed herein is a golf club heads having a body portion and a face portion, wherein the face portion comprises a variable thickness profile disposed at an angle on the rear surface of the face plate.
US11161017B1	Racket with discontinuous frame A racket includes a handle to be gripped by a user and a head. The head has a frame defining an open interior having a perimeter. The frame is coupled to a first end of the handle at a first point along the perimeter. The frame is discontinuous and includes a first terminal end point and a second terminal end point defining a gap along the perimeter at a second point which is different than the first point. A biasing member is coupled to the first and second terminal end points so as to span the gap. A plurality of strings traverses the open interior, with a first set of spaced strings being arranged angularly offset from a second set of spaced strings to form a grid-like string pattern.
US11161016B2	Racket A grommet of a racket includes a tubular portion. The tubular portion has a through hole through which a string is passed. The through hole has a base-side opening, a side wall, and a tip-side opening. In the tip-side opening, an inner dimension in a direction parallel to a face is larger than an inner dimension in a direction perpendicular to the face. In the tubular portion, the string is in contact with the side wall from the base-side opening to the tip-side opening.
US11161012B1	Dynamic motion resistance module A modular and dynamic force apparatus for adjusting standard and dynamic torque-to-linear forces during physical activity in real-time, the apparatus including a force module, a user device and an apparatus tracking processing unit. The force module includes an open hub attachment point, wherein the open hub attaches the apparatus to an external source, one or more sensors measuring data for physical activity efficiency, an internal processor, wireless radio and force sensor module, a variable length cable, a force generating component, and motor controls. The internal processor, wireless radio and force sensor module includes an apparatus tracking measurement unit (“ATMU”) adapted to measure data, a first electronic communications channel for transmitting the measured data to an apparatus tracking processing unit (“ATPU”), and a second electronic communications channel for transmitting one or more apparatus conditions data to adjust dynamic forces. The user device receives one or more apparatus conditions data over the second electronic communications channel for real-time notification and/or adjustments to the user. The user interface includes a display that provides feedback and an apparatus tracking processing unit (“ATPU”). The ATPU includes the first electronic communications channel for receiving the measured data from the ATMU, a microprocessor, a memory storage area, a database stored in the memory storage area, and a tracking processing module located in the memory storage are. The database stores a first set of evaluation rules and a second set of evaluation rules, the first set of evaluation rules corresponding to one or more tracking parameters, and the second set of evaluation rules corresponding to the one or more apparatus conditions. The tracking processing includes program instructions that, when executed by the microprocessor, causes the microprocessor to determine the one or more tracking parameters using the measured data and the first set of evaluation rules, and determine the one or more apparatus conditions data using the one or more tracking parameters and the second set of evaluation rules.
US11161010B2	Activity and workout updates The present disclosure generally relates to navigating, viewing, and sharing activity and workout data and interacting with workout and/or activity applications. In some examples, scrolling of activity data is based on the content being displayed. In some examples, friends' activity data may be viewed. In some examples, a notification and workout data for a friend's completed workout is received and displayed. In some example, the activity data received from friends is viewed and managed. In some examples, workout data for a multi-segment workout is displayed in a three-dimensional stack on a map. In some examples, a workout application operates in a limited mode until a touch input is received with a characteristic intensity that is greater than a threshold intensity.
US11161007B2	Retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system A retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system for that is extended outwardly from the wall when in use and retracted towards the wall when not in use. The retractable wall mounted weightlifting bench system generally includes a mounting bracket adapted to be attached to a wall, a bench pivotally connected to the mounting bracket that has an extended position and a retracted position, a first support member pivotally attached to the bench and a second support member pivotally attached to the bench. The first surface of the bench is horizontal or inclined when in the extended position to be used as a weightlifting bench. The first surface of the bench is in a substantially vertical position when in the retracted position for compact storage of the bench near the wall.
US11161006B2	Tandem sit-up device A tandem sit-up device is provided. The tandem sit-up device has two support frameworks pivotably interconnected by a pivot bar so that the device moves between a flat, operable condition and a folded, storage condition. A distal end of the support framework may provide a seat portion. The pivot bar may provide an inner disc and outer disc rotatable relative to each other for moving between the operable and storage conditions. Each disc type provides a pair of arms for a proximal end of each support framework to selectively attach to so that a distance between the associated seat portion and a foot strap supported by the pair of arms.
US11161000B2	Portable water storage system A portable water storage system for draining and refilling building fire protection systems is provided. The system includes a tank for storing fire protection system water, a hose connecting the building fire protection system to the tank. A vacuum pump is configured to draw a low pressure on the fire protection system. A water pump is configured to return the water of the fire protection system from the tank to the system.
US11160999B2	Protector for heat-sensitive element of sprinkler head To provide a protector for a heat-sensitive element of a sprinkler head, the protector being configured to be removably attached to a sprinkler head to protect a heat-sensitive element of the sprinkler head and being configured to be easily removed after completion of installation of the sprinkler head. A protector is to be attached to a sprinkler head including: a main body including a nozzle; frame arms extending from the main body in a water discharge direction of the nozzle; and a heat-sensitive element disposed between the frame arms. The protector includes: an opening through which the heat-sensitive element is insertable into the protector; a base opposite to the opening; lateral faces extending from the base toward the opening and lying adjacent to the frame arms; a flat face provided on an inner side of the base and of the lateral faces; and projections provided on the lateral faces.
US11160998B2	Fall energy limiter A self-retracting lifeline including a housing, a drum mounted for rotation in the housing, a lifeline wrapped around the drum and extending from the housing, and a rotary energy absorber unit including at least one mount adapted for selective rotation in the housing, and an energy absorber adapted to absorb energy in response to the mount rotating relative to the housing.
US11160997B2	Tool having a pump and a pump A portable tool capable of being moved by persons, users and/or operators includes a motor; an actuable tool component at least connectable to the work cylinder; an add-on from a group at least including an extension, a connection and a fork, configured to be placed on the tool; and a controller connected to the motor and configured to determine presence of the add-on on the tool to selectively increase or reduce motor force and/or speed, depending on detected presence or absence of the add-on.
US11160996B2	Taurine and aloe synergistic anti-irritant compositions and methods Personal care compositions containing active ingredients and an anti-irritant combination of aloe and taurine are disclosed. Methods of preparing the personal care composition and uses of the personal care composition are also disclosed.
US11160992B2	Light-emitting capsule treatment tool A light emitting type capsule treatment tool for irradiating light with a specific wavelength required for photoimmunotherapy, includes a power receiving coil, a magnetic member, a light emitting member and a capsule. The power receiving coil is formed by winding a conductive wire and configured to receive electric power supplied from an external transmission antenna via a magnetic flux. The magnetic member is placed on an inner circumference of the power receiving coil. The light emitting member is configured to be supplied with electric power from the power receiving coil and to emit the light with the specific wavelength. The capsule houses the power receiving coil, the magnetic member and the light emitting member.
US11160990B1	Wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) alarms A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) comprises a plurality of electrocardiography (ECG) electrodes, a right-leg drive (RLD) electrode, and a plurality of defibrillator electrodes to contact the patient's skin when the WCD is delivering therapy to the patient, a preamplifier coupled to the ECG electrodes and the RLD electrode to obtain ECG data from the patient as one or more ECG vectors, a processor to receive ECG data from the preamplifier and an abort signal from a user interface, an isolation barrier to isolate the preamplifier from the processor, and a high voltage subsystem to provide a defibrillation voltage to the patient through the defibrillator electrodes in response to a shock signal received from the processor. A shock is provided when an abort signal is not received within a predetermined time period of a shock criterion being met. Less than one false alarm occurs every ten patient-days.
US11160984B2	Implantable pulse generator for providing a neurostimulation therapy using complex impedance measurements and methods of operation In one embodiment, an implantable pulse generator (IPG) for providing a neurostimulation therapy, comprises: pulse generation circuitry and pulse delivery circuitry for controlling generation and delivery of electrical pulses to a patient using one or more electrodes of a stimulation lead; measurement circuitry for determining characteristics of one or more electrodes selected for delivery of electrical pulses; and a processor for controlling the IPG according to executable code; wherein the IPG is adapted to calculate values for an impedance model of the one or more selected electrodes using the determined plurality of voltage measurements and to adjust current levels for the exponentially decreasing current pattern based on the calculated values for the impedance mode.
US11160982B2	Methods for treating post-traumatic stress disorder in patients via renal neuromodulation Methods for treating post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or for reducing a risk associated with developing PTSD in patients via therapeutic renal neuromodulation and associated systems are disclosed herein. Sympathetic nerve activity can contribute to several cellular and physiological conditions associated with PTSD as well as an increased risk of developing PTSD following a traumatic event. One aspect of the present technology is directed to methods for improving a patient's calculated risk score corresponding to a PTSD status in the patient. Other aspects are directed to reducing a likelihood of developing PTSD in patients presenting one or more PTSD risk factors. Renal sympathetic nerve activity can be attenuated to improve a patient's PTSD status or risk of developing PTSD. The attenuation can be achieved, for example, using an intravascularly positioned catheter carrying a therapeutic assembly configured to use, e.g., electrically-induced, thermally-induced, and/or chemically-induced approaches to modulate the renal sympathetic nerve.
US11160981B2	Systems and methods for selecting stimulation parameters based on stimulation target region, effects, or side effects A system or method for identifying sets of stimulation parameters can include receiving at least one image of a region of a patient; registering the at least one image with an anatomical or physiological atlas that identifies different anatomical or physiological structures; identifying a desired stimulation region using the at least one image; comparing the desired stimulation region with each of a plurality of predetermined estimated stimulation regions, where each of the estimated stimulation regions is a calculated estimate of a stimulation volume for a corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters; selecting one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions based on the comparing; and providing the corresponding set of electrical stimulation parameters for the selected one of the predetermined estimated stimulation regions to a user or an electrical stimulation device. Other systems or methods use functional maps or subregions of a region of synchronous neural activity to identify stimulation parameters.
US11160970B2	Fluid seals for catheter pump motor assembly A catheter pump system is disclosed. The catheter pump system can include a shaft assembly and an impeller coupled with a distal portion of the shaft assembly. A motor assembly can impart rotation on the impeller through the shaft assembly, the motor assembly comprising a motor which rotates the shaft assembly. The catheter pump system can include a fluid pathway which conveys fluid proximally during operation of the catheter pump system. A seal can be disposed between the motor assembly and the impeller. The seal can be configured to impede or prevent the fluid from the fluid pathway from entering the motor assembly at least about an outer periphery of the shaft assembly. The seal can comprise an opening through which a portion of the shaft assembly extends.
US11160965B2	Method for manufacturing transdermal absorption sheet Provided is a method for manufacturing a transdermal absorption sheet which makes it possible to manufacture a transdermal absorption sheet with a stable shape. The method for manufacturing a transdermal absorption sheet includes a step of forming a drug layer (110) on needle-like recess portions (42) of a mold (50) having the needle-like recess portions (42), a step of supplying a polymer layer forming solution (112) to the inside of a step portion (52) of the mold (50), a step of drying the polymer layer forming solution (112) so as to form a polymer layer (114) and a transdermal absorption sheet (120), and a step of peeling off the transdermal absorption sheet (120) from the mold (50). In the step of peeling off, pressing force is applied to a part of the step portion (52) in a second direction (B) opposite to a first direction (A) in which the transdermal absorption sheet (120) is released from the mold (50), and the transdermal absorption sheet (120) is aspirated with a vacuum suction pad (160) from a side opposite to the mold (50) so that the transdermal absorption sheet (120) is peeled off from the mold (50) in the first direction (A).
US11160962B2	Antiseptic delivery device and method of use A fluid delivery device and method is provided, comprising a handle, a plate, a foam applicator coupled to a bottom surface of the plate and impregnated with an antiseptic solution. A lid member protects the foam applicator from an external environment and defines at least one aperture therein, wherein the lid member is coupled to the plate to form a breakable seal between the plate and the lid member. A tray member, having a bottom surface and at least one sidewall to define a volume therein, contains the foam applicator. The foam applicator is hermetically sealed from the external environment by the lid member, plate and tray member. The lid member is detachable from both the plate and the tray to release the foam applicator from the fluid delivery device and is in a ready-to-use condition without further activation.
US11160961B2	Adjustable shunts and associated systems and methods The present technology is directed to adjustable interatrial shunting systems that selectively control blood flow between the left atrium and the right atrium of a patient. The adjustable interatrial devices include a shunting element having an outer surface configured to engage native tissue and an inner surface defining a lumen that enables blood to flow from the left atrium to the right atrium when the system is deployed across the septal wall. The systems can include an actuation assembly for selectively adjusting a geometry of the lumen and/or a geometry of a lumen orifice to control the flow of blood through the lumen.
US11160954B2	Neurosurgical apparatus and method A method for delivering fluid to the brain of a subject using an intraparenchymal catheter, the method comprising the step of inserting the catheter 5 into the brain using a posterior to anterior approach and methods of treating neurodegenerative disorders using this delivery method, as well as methods for delivering fluid to an elongate structure of the brain using an intraparenchymal catheter, the method comprising the step of inserting a catheter into the brain along an insertion axis that is substantially aligned with a long axis of the elongate structure.
US11160952B2	Catheter Catheters and methods for supporting a guidewire or delivering a radiopaque, diagnostic or therapeutic agent through a vessel stenosis or other tortuous anatomy are disclosed. A catheter can comprise an elongate shaft body and a tip member disposed at a distal end of the shaft body. The shaft body can extend from a proximal end to the distal end and can define an inner lumen. The shaft body can include a liner, a braid member surrounding the liner, a multi-layer coil surrounding the braid member, and a polymer cover surrounding the multi-layer coil. An outer surface portion of the polymer cover can include one or more helical threads, which can be enveloped in an outer wrapper. The tip member can be made from a metal or a polymer. Polymer tip members can include a hard or semi-hard distal tip.
US11160947B2	Nasal mask system A swivel elbow and connector assembly for a patient interface system includes a ring (128) configured to be sealingly secured in an aperture of the patient interface system and an elbow (125) swivably secured in the ring (128). The ring (128) includes a first side (128(1)) in an interior of the patient interface system and a second side (128(2)) at an exterior of the patient interface system when the ring (128) is secured in the aperture. The ring (128) comprises a first flange on the first side and a second flange on the second side, the first and second flanges defining a channel (128(3)) that sealingly engages the aperture of the patient interface system. An inner surface (128(4)) of the ring (128) is partially spherical and an outer surface (125(3)) of the elbow (125) is partially spherical and the elbow (125) and the ring (128) form a ball and socket connection.
US11160943B2	Cushion for breathing mask and breathing mask A cushion for a breathing mask and a breathing mask. The cushion includes a connection portion for connecting to a frame or an elbow assembly of the breathing mask; a face contact portion for getting in contact with the face of a patient, wherein the face contact portion is formed by a thin membrane; and a support portion which is connected between the connection portion and the face contact portion, wherein the face contact portion has an outwardly extending portion which extends from the support portion to the exterior of the cushion and an inwardly extending portion which extends from the outer circumference side of the outwardly extending portion to the interior of the cushion in at least partial area.
US11160940B2	Aerosol generation system with replaceable atomizer An electrically operated aerosol generation system has a replaceable atomizer. The system includes a housing and an atomizer that can be received within a bore in a grasp ring of the housing. A power supply unit can be connected to the housing. A reservoir contains vaporizable liquid which can be supplied to the atomizer. A mouthpiece assembly is provided and can be actuated relative to the housing in order to separate and eject the atomizer from the housing when the power supply unit is removed.
US11160937B2	Drug dose cartridge for an inhaler device Devices and methods are described for preparing, managing, and/or administering metered doses of substances for vaporized administration. In some embodiments, dose cartridges comprising at least one botanical substance include a heating element integrated into the cartridge in close contact with the botanical substance. In some embodiments, cartridge-mounted doses are stored in a magazine, optionally in carousel form, before use. Transport of a cartridge from a magazine to an electrically operated vaporizing chamber which activates the heating element is provided by a mechanical pickup means.
US11160935B2	Reusable instrument handle with single-use tip A reusable instrument handle with single-use tip may include an instrument tip and an instrument handle. The instrument tip may include an outer base, a nosecone, a pressure mechanism, a hypodermic tube, a blank, a fixation mechanism, and a tip cover. The instrument handle may include an actuation structure, a fixation mechanism receptacle, and an instrument tip housing. The fixation mechanism and the fixation mechanism receptacle may be configured to temporarily fix the instrument tip in the instrument tip housing. A compression of the actuation structure may be configured to actuate the hypodermic tube relative to the blank. The instrument tip may be removed from the instrument tip housing after use by removing the fixation mechanism from the fixation mechanism receptacle.
US11160934B2	Conical needle and methods of use and manufacturing A conical needle includes a hollow needle body has a distal end and a proximal end. The needle body has a substantially consistent cross-sectional diameter along the entire length of a central longitudinal axis of the needle body between the proximal end and the distal end of the needle body. The interior of the needle body defines a fluid pathway extending along the longitudinal axis. A conical portion is located at the distal end of the needle body. The conical portion has a sidewall, a distal end, and a proximal end. The conical portion forms a sharp tip located at the distal end of the conical portion. A lateral opening is located fully within the sidewall of the conical portion. The lateral opening is in fluid communication with the fluid pathway.
US11160930B2	Medication device A medication device with a cartridge or a syringe having a longitudinal axis and containing a medicament, a housing receiving the cartridge or the syringe and having a center axis, and with an RFID device comprising at least one RFID chip with a first antenna, at least one RFID readout unit with a second antenna, wherein the at least one RFID chip is associated with the cartridge or the syringe or the housing and the at least one RFID readout unit is associated accordingly with the housing or the cartridge or the syringe. The first antenna of the at least one RFID chip and the second antenna of the at least one RFID readout unit are each embodied as a coil and aligned so as to be coaxial with one another and with the longitudinal axis as well as with the center axis.
US11160927B2	Drug delivery device The present disclosure relates to a drug delivery device having a case adapted to retain a medicament container, a plunger disposed within the case and slidable from a proximal position into a distal position for delivering a medicament from the medicament container, and at least one feedback mechanism that is in operative connection with the plunger. The feedback mechanism includes a collar, a needle shroud, and a control spring biasing the needle shroud in a distal direction relative to the collar. The collar is operatively coupled to the case in an axial direction and prevented from axially decoupling from the case by the plunger when in the proximal position. The plunger, during movement from the proximal position towards the distal position, allows axial decoupling of the collar from the case driven by the control spring until the collar's movement is halted, which creates an audible and/or tactile feedback.
US11160925B1	Automatic drug delivery system for delivery of a GLP-1 therapeutic The disclosed embodiments are directed to a wearable automatic drug delivery device configured to provide basal dosing of GLP-1 or co-formulation of GLP-1 and insulin. The size and frequency of the basal doses may be controlled by a medication delivery algorithm resident on the wearable drug delivery device based on a basal dosing history and readings from a continuous glucose monitor monitoring the glucose levels of the wearer of the device.
US11160920B2	Feeding syringe holder In one aspect, a system is provided for administering a formulated food solution. The system includes a syringe body having a collar, a barrel, and at least one protrusion. The system includes a handle configured to be hung on a support and a holder body connected to the handle. The holder body has a central opening sized to receive the syringe body. The holder body includes at least one alignment portion configured to engage at least one protrusion of the syringe body and resist turning of the syringe body in the central opening of the holder body.
US11160919B2	Mixing/administration system for vaccines and medicaments Mixing/administration systems and methods for preparing an agent for administration to an individual are disclosed. Caps may be included as part of the system, which may include compositions comprising at least one of a cleansing, antiseptic, antimicrobial, or disinfectant agent. The caps may additionally be included that may be used for hemostasis at an injection site. Packaging and/or the mixing/administration system within it may include a tracking mechanism for data tracking regarding many different aspects of the system, including aspects of manufacture and administration.
US11160912B2	Blood processing unit with modified flow path A blood processing apparatus may include a heat exchanger and a gas exchanger. At least one of the heat exchanger and the gas exchanger may be configured to impart a radial component to blow flow through the heat exchanger and/or gas exchanger. The heat exchanger may be configured to cause blood flow to follow a spiral flow path.
US11160907B2	Medical device with a tubular portion comprising a thermoplastic elastomer with soft and hard segments, method for preparation thereof, and use thereof A medical device, a method for preparation thereof, and use thereof are provided. The medical device comprises a thermoplastic elastomer that is composed of soft segments and hard segments. The method for preparing a medical device comprising a thermoplastic elastomer, comprises forming the thermoplastic elastomer into tubing or other shapes via extrusion, molding, or coating, assembling the tubing or other shapes with other parts including: cables, coils, coated cables, or coated coils, and bonding the tubing, cables, or coils with other components including: other tubing components, cables, coils, sleeves, electrical pulse generator, defibrillation shock generator, electrodes, sensors, or drug release components. The medical device is used for correcting cardiac rhythm, defibrillating, assisting hearts, sensing, stimulating neurological systems, gastrointestinal system, or skeletomuscular tissues or organs.
US11160901B2	Bioadhesive chitosan gel for controlling bleeding and for promoting healing with scar reduction without obscuring or interfering with access to a surgical field An aqueous chitosan gel system of novel non-scarring, non-interfering, transparent, stable, solubilized chitosan that controls bleeding is described herein. The aqueous chitosan gel system can comprise water, chitosan, an acid, a plasticizer, a rheology modifying agent, an antioxidant stabilizer, an alcohol, and a multi-valent salt. Additional components of the aqueous chitosan gel system can comprise a bifunctional organic acid, a tnfunctional organic acid, a multi-functional organic acid, a phosphoric acid, a polyphosphoric acid and a salt.
US11160899B2	Intraoperative uses of settable surgical compositions Provided herein are bio-absorbable, settable and homogenous multi-putty bone-adhesive compositions for medical use in tissue hemostasis, surgical repair and reconstruction. Also provided are improved methods of intraoperative use of said compositions for re-approximation of adjacent bone fragments to create a restored alignment and stabilize fracture line.
US11160898B2	Vacuum membrane thermoformed poly-4-hydroxybutyrate medical implants Methods to produce thermoformed implants comprising poly-4-hydroxybutyrate homopolymer, copolymer, or blend thereof, including surgical meshes, have been developed. These thermoforms are preferably produced from porous substrates of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate homopolymer or copolymer thereof, such as surgical meshes, by vacuum membrane thermoforming. The porous thermoformed implant is formed by placing a porous substrate of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate homopolymer or copolymer thereof over a mold, covering the substrate and mold with a membrane, applying a vacuum to the membrane so that the membrane and substrate are drawn down on the mold and tension is applied to the substrate, and heating the substrate while it is under tension to form the thermoform. The method is particularly useful in forming medical implants of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers thereof, including hernia meshes, mastopexy devices, breast reconstruction devices, and implants for plastic surgery, without exposing the resorbable implants to water and without shrinking the porous substrate during molding.
US11160896B1	Light blocking apparatus and air purifier Provided are a light blocking apparatus and an air purifier including the light blocking apparatus. The light blocking apparatus includes a housing, a light blocking member and a through hole. The through hole is located in the housing. A spacing or a gap is provided between the light blocking member and the housing. Projection of the light blocking member in spaced relationship from the housing covers the through hole.
US11160895B2	Automated modular environment modification device A modular environment modification device receives different cores for performing different functions such as dispensing decontaminant agents. These cores are contained within a housing that can communicate with other like devices and with remote devices such as iOS or Android powered smart devices. Communication between multiple like devices provides the ability to accommodate spaces of varying size. Sensors within each device monitor the environment, sense temperature and pressure, the presence of certain pathogens, and sound. Sensed information is used by the device to make decisions, like suspension of the decontamination process. Sensed information is sent to smart devices which perform various interfacing or data collection functions.
US11160894B2	Perfume emanating device The present invention relates to the field of perfumery. It relates more particularly to perfume dispensing device. The device of the present invention comprises dispensing means and a liquid composition including a perfume and selected compounds which impacts the fragrance perception diffused in the surrounding air during use.
US11160885B2	Phospholipid composition and microbubbles and emulsions formed using same A composition, and method thereof, for stabilizing a fluorocarbon emulsion includes phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine-PEG, and a cone-shaped lipid.
US11160884B2	Alternating current magnet system for magnet-assisted transfection The present system relates to a mains-powerable, compact and customizable alternating current magnetic field plate for magnet-assisted transfection of genes to target cells. Magnet plate is based on at least one alternating current electromagnet comprising a laminated steel stack core and a multi-layer, multi-turn coil wound longitudinally therearound. The system includes a voltage rating adjustment controller, as well as a current adjuster for selective control of magnetic force applied to genetic material for delivery. Rapid magnetic field polarity switching exacts lateral motion efficiently and uniformly, thus improving the distribution of means, such as SPIONS, used to transfect cells with genes of interest, and in turn enhancing gene delivery and tissue localization, especially for hard-to-transfect genes, compared to DC magnet plates.
US11160876B2	Methods and compositions for targeting t-cell cancers Described herein are compositions of binding agents and carrier proteins, and at least one therapeutic agent, wherein the binding agents are capable of binding an antigen expressed on T-cells and methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a T-cell cancer therapeutic. Also described are lyophilized compositions of binding agents and carrier proteins, and at least one therapeutic agent, and methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a T-cell cancer therapeutic.
US11160873B2	Anti-metalloprotease antibody for diagnosis and treatment of cancers Expression of proteolytically active, high molecular weight ADAM10 protease is relatively increased in tumour cells that also express the putative tumour stem cell marker CD133. A recombinant humanized antibody or antibody fragment based on 8C7 monoclonal antibody may be used to selectively bind to proteolytically active, high molecular weight ADAM10 protease to thereby detect tumour cells and also as a therapeutic agent for treating cancers, tumours and other malignancies inclusive of leukemia, lymphoma, lung cancer, colon cancer, adenoma, neuroblastoma, brain tumour, renal tumour, prostate cancer, sarcoma and/or melanoma.
US11160870B2	Extended release microparticles and suspensions thereof for medical therapy An improved microparticle or lyophilized or otherwise reconstitutable microparticle composition thereof for medical therapy, including ocular therapy.
US11160869B2	Compositions, formulations and interleukin production and purification Described herein are cholix-IL-10 fusion proteins, and methods of use thereof, which can be characterized by a distinct response in an individual when administered. This distinct response can comprise changes in levels of one or more markers in the individual and/or co-localization of IL-10 in the lamina propria of the individual. Further described herein, in some embodiments, are oral formulations of the cholix-IL-10 fusion proteins. Described herein are methods for the purification of an IL-10 delivery construct, including methods for refolding and enrichment, which can result in maintenance of a high percentage of the IL-10 delivery constructs in the biologically active dimer form. Described herein are oral formulations configured for site-specific release of a therapeutic protein in the small intestines or colon. In some cases, the therapeutic protein is in the form of a dimer, such as an IL-10 delivery construct capable of crossing the gut epithelium.
US11160858B2	Live recombinant measles-M2 virus—its use in eliciting immunity against influenza viruses The invention relates to an active ingredient which is a live attenuated recombinant measles virus expressing influenza A virus antigen(s) and to its use in the elicitation of immunity, in particular protective immunity and advantageously broad-spectrum protective immunity against influenza A virus. In particular, the influenza A virus is selected among epidemic seasonal viruses and/or endemic viruses circulating in the human population and advantageously encompasses a pandemic virus such as H1N1v.
US11160854B2	Immunostimulatory preparation exhibiting antitumor activity The proposed preparation and methods relate to medicinal microbiology and pharmacology, and relate to preparations exhibiting an immunostimulatory effect, which may be used for the prevention and treatment of oncological diseases. The essence of the preparation and methods consists in a primary component of the preparation including a polyvalent corpuscular antigen, prepared on the basis of Treponema pallidum culture strains. The proposed preparation exhibits an immunostimulatory effect, with a primary influence on components of T-cell immunity. The proposed preparation, in a preventative therapeutic application, is effective with regard to tumors of various histogenesis.
US11160852B2	Method of vaccinating using allogeneic cells The invention disclosed herein relates generally to immunotherapy and, more specifically, to the use of immunotherapy for treating tumors and pathogen infected tissues by first priming patients with allogeneic cells designed to be rejected by a Th1 mediated mechanism, then inducing necrosis or apoptosis in a tumor or pathogen infected lesion by methods such as cryotherapy, irreversible electroporation, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, ultrasound therapy, ethanol chemoablation, microwave thermal ablation, radiofrequency energy or a combination thereof applied against at least a portion of the tumor or pathogen infected tissue, and then delivering one or more doses of allogeneic cells (e.g., Th1 cells) within or proximate to the tumor or pathogen-infected tissue in the primed patient. The present invention provides an immunotherapeutic strategy to develop de-novo systemic (adaptive) immunity to a tumor or pathogen.
US11160851B2	Peptide conjugated particles The present invention provides compositions comprising peptide-coupled biodegradable poly(lactide-co-glycolide) (PLG) particles. In particular, PLG particles are surface-functionalized to allow for coupling of peptide molecules to the surface of the particles (e.g., for use in eliciting induction of immunological tolerance).
US11160848B2	Methods of treating gastrointestinal sphincter deficiency disorders A method of treating a sphincter deficiency disorder (e.g., incontinence; gastrointestinal disorders) is carried out by administering stromal cell-derived factor 1 (SDF-1) to a sphincter or sphincter complex, such as a urethral or gastrointestinal sphincter (e.g., a rectal sphincter) of the subject in a treatment-effective amount.
US11160844B2	Methods of diagnosing and treating cervical cancer based on expression of farnesyl pyrophosphate synthase The present invention is related to diagnostic tests or rapid detections of different types of cancer, especially cervical cancer and precancerous lesions. Especially, the invention relates to specific and useful protein biomarkers for the detection of said diseases, and to the methods for determination and detection of said biomarkers.
US11160842B2	Drug or health care product preventing or treating liver and kidney damage-related diseases and use thereof A traditional Chinese medicine composition for protecting the liver and kidney and a preparation method and use thereof. The composition is composed of 100-200 parts of Polygonatum odoratum, 100-200 parts of fructus lycii, 80-160 parts of radix ophiopogonis, 70-130 parts of Angelica sinensis, 70-130 parts of semen cassiae, 70-130 parts of white peony root, 70-130 parts of dried orange peel, 70-130 parts of prepared rehmannia root, 70-130 parts of chrysanthemum, 30-70 parts of rhizome chuanxiong, 20-40 parts of Irkutsk anemone rhizome, and 10-20 parts of bupleurum by weight.
US11160840B2	Composition for improvement of muscle function containing 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid or chrysanthemum extract The present invention relates to a composition for preventing or treating a muscle disorder, which includes a chrysanthemum extract or 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid as an active ingredient, and specifically, it may be used to reduce mRNA expression of atrogin-1 and MuRF1, which are main biomarkers involved in muscle protein degradation and increase mRNA expression of the mTOR protein, which is a main biomarker involved in muscle protein formation, and myogenin and MyoD, which are biomarkers related to muscle differentiation, thereby reducing muscle loss, and thus the chrysanthemum extract or 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid can be used in prevention and treatment of a muscle disorder, or improvement in muscle function. In addition, the chrysanthemum extract or 3,5-dicaffeoylquinic acid increases the activity of SIRT1 and PGC-1α, which are the main biomarkers involved in exercise performance, thereby excellently enhancing exercise performance. In addition, the present invention is a natural substance and may be safely used without a side effect, and therefore may be used as a medication, food or a cosmetic.
US11160839B2	Pediococcus pentosaceus CCFM1012 and application thereof to preparation of Campylobacter jejuni infection antagonism medicine The disclosure discloses P. pentosaceus CCFM1012, fermented food thereof and application thereof to preparation of a C. jejuni infection antagonism medicine. The P. pentosaceus CCFM1012 of the disclosure can remarkably reduce a colonization rate of in-vivo C. jejuni of mice infected with C. jejuni and transcriptional activity of virulence genes flaA, cadF, cdtB, cdtC and dnaJ of the C. jejuni, can effectively relieve physiological damage caused by infection of the C. jejuni, can also be used for preparing dairy products, bean products and fruit and vegetable fruits for preventing infection of the C. jejuni and an additive that can be added to a poultry and livestock feed for reducing infection and carrying of the C. jejuni in poultry and livestock, and has quite broad application prospects.
US11160828B2	Iron-fortified food composition The present invention relates to compositions for fortifying food and/or beverages with iron. More specifically, the present invention relates to compositions comprising Fe(lll), phytic acid, a hydrolysed protein and an acidity regulator, which provide stable and soluble sources of iron for fortifying food and/or beverages.
US11160825B2	Methods and materials for treating diabetes or liver steatosis This document provides methods and materials for treating diabetes and/or liver steatosis. For example, methods for using compositions containing a potato polysaccharide preparation to reduce one or more symptoms of diabetes or liver steatosis are provided. In some cases, a composition containing a potato polysaccharide preparation provided herein can be used to treat fatty liver disease.
US11160820B2	Pharmaceutical use of argininyl fructosy glucose The present invention discloses a pharmaceutical use of argininyl fructosy glucose (AFG), and belongs to the field of research and development of pharmaceutical products. The pharmaceutical use refers to application of the AFG as an active ingredient in preparation of a drug for treating or preventing an acute hepatic failure disease (AHFD). The AHFD is an oxidative stress injury caused by use of a combination of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and D-galactosamine (D-GalN), and the drug is used for protecting liver cells from injuries, and reducing apoptosis caused by LPS/D-GalN. The purity of the AFG is 80%-99.99%. The present invention proposes the use of the AFG in prevention or treatment of the acute hepatic failure for the first time, which provides a new raw material for the preparation of the drug for the acute hepatic failure, and also provides a new method for the prevention and treatment of the acute liver failure.
US11160815B2	Dry powder formulations for inhalation A respirable dry powder can include acetylsalicylic acid in particles having a mass median aerodynamic diameter (MMAD) within a range of about 0.5 μm to about 10 μm. The respirable dry powder may contain a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, such as an amino acid (e.g., Leucine), in an amount ranging from about 0.1% (w/w) to about 40% (w/w) of the particles.
US11160811B2	Solid dosage formulations of an orexin receptor antagonist The present invention is directed to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compound suvorexant, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, a concentration-enhancing polymer, and optionally a pharmaceutically acceptable surfactant.
US11160810B2	Fused imidazo-piperidine JAK inhibitor compound The invention provides a compound of formula 1 or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, that is useful as a JAK inhibitor. The invention also provides crystalline forms of the compound, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compound, methods of using the compound to treat diseases amenable to a JAK inhibitor, and processes and intermediates useful for preparing the compound.
US11160808B2	Compounds that enhance Atoh1 expression This invention generally provides compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for their use, which include methods that result in increased expression in an Atoh1 gene (e.g., Hath1) in a biological cell. More specifically, the invention relates to the treatment of diseases and/or disorders that would benefit from increased Atoh1 expression, e.g., a hearing impairment or imbalance disorder associated with a loss of auditory hair cells, or a disorder associated with abnormal cellular proliferation.
US11160804B2	Pharmaceutical dosage forms The present invention relates to solid pharmaceutical dosage forms comprising the drug substance 3-(2,6-dichloro-3,5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-1-{6-[4-(4-ethyl-piperazin-1-yl)-phenylamino]-pyrimidin-4-yl}-1-methyl-urea or any pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. It further relates to processes of making said solid pharmaceutical dosage forms.
US11160801B2	RORgamma modulators and uses thereof The present invention provides novel compounds that are modulators of RORgamma. These compounds, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, are suitable means for treating any disease wherein the modulation of RORgamma has therapeutic effects, for instance in autoimmune diseases, autoimmune-related diseases, inflammatory diseases, metabolic diseases, fibrotic diseases, or cholestatic diseases.
US11160799B2	Pediatric combination An aqueous composition for intranasal administration by spray including a mixture of (a) sufentanil, a salt and/or analogs thereof and (b) ketamine, a salt and analogs thereof in solution. Also, an aqueous composition for intranasal administration by spray including (a) sufentanil, a salt and/or analogs thereof in solution and an aqueous composition for intranasal administration by spray including (b) ketamine, a salt and/or analogs thereof in solution, for use in a method for the treatment or prevention of pain in a child. The composition is useful for treating or preventing pain in a child of 17 years or younger. The composition is delivered from a nasal spray device to treat or prevent the pain such as procedural pain in a child.
US11160795B2	Methods of treating tuberous sclerosis complex with cannabidiol and everolimus The present disclosure provides methods of treating tuberous sclerosis complex comprising administering cannabidiol and everolimus.
US11160790B2	Method of inhibiting Cryptococcus growth using eltrombopag Provided is a method of inhibiting the growth of a fungus using eltrombopag, wherein the fungus is selected from the group consisting of Cryptococcus, Candida glabrata, and Trichophyton rubrum. Also provided are a combination agent that includes eltrombopag and a macrolide calcineurin inhibitor and a method of using the combination agent for inhibiting the growth of Cryptococcus. Also provided is a method of inhibiting virulence factor formation in Cryptococcus using eltrombopag.
US11160789B2	Compounds for the treatment of cancers associated with human papillomavirus The present invention relates to the pyrrolidine substituted with flavone derivatives, represented by the compounds of Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, a solvate, a stereoisomer or a diastereoisomer thereof for use in the treatment of cancers associated with human papillomavirus. The present invention also relates to the pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds of Formula (I) for the treatment of cancers associated with human papillomavirus.
US11160785B2	Methods and compositions for improving cognitive function The invention relates to compositions comprising a synaptic vesicle glycoprotein 2A (SV2A) inhibitor in an extended release and an acetylcholinesterase inhibitor (AChEIs). The invention also relates to using such compositions in treating cognitive impairment associated with central nervous system disorders in a subject in need or at risk thereof, including, without limitation, subjects having or at risk for age-related cognitive impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), dementia, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), prodromal AD, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), cancer-therapy-related cognitive impairment, mental retardation, Parkinson's disease (PD), autism, compulsive behavior, and substance addiction.
US11160781B2	Apparatuses, methods, and systems for extraction, isolation and conversion of various cannabinoids, and modifications of whole-plant hemp extracts therewith Apparatuses, methods, and systems for extraction, isolation, purification, and conversion of various cannabinoids, and modifications of whole-plant hemp extracts therewith are presented. A method for preparing a whole-plant hemp extract based product includes extracting cannabinoids from plant materials, such as one or more hemp varieties of Cannabis sativa. The method also includes separating and purifying CBD from the extracted cannabinoids, converting purified CBD to Δ9-THC and Δ8-THC and concurrently converting Δ9-THC to CBN, purifying and separating the CBN, and combining the purified CBN with a whole-plan hemp extract. Products and supplements related to the method are also described.
US11160763B2	Multifunctional pH responsive drug delivery system and method of use A multi-functional drug composition capable of pH responsive drug release comprising siliceous nanoparticles having three dimensional cage structures type silica with thick pore walls and mesosilicalite, superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPION) and pharmaceutical composition thereof is disclosed. The drug delivery system is useful for targeting a drug to particular diseased tissues such as cancerous tissues.
US11160759B1	Capsule with internal diaphragm for improved bioavailability A multi-compartment capsule may include a body, a diaphragm between, which seals off the body and provides a first compartment to hold an ingredient, and a cap applied to the body whereby a space between the inner portion of the cap and the diaphragm defines a second compartment for holding an oil. A two-compartment capsule may include a body, a diaphragm between, which seals off the body and provides a first compartment to hold an oil, and a cap applied to the body whereby a space between the inner portion of the cap and the diaphragm defines a second compartment for holding an ingredient. The ingredient may have increased bioavailability after exposure to the oil. This disclosure also provides particular formulations for use in such a capsule.
US11160757B1	pH dependent release coated microparticle cannabinoid formulations The present disclosure provides a microparticulate comprising one or more cannabinoids and a pH dependent release polymer. In embodiments, the one or more cannabinoids are present in an amount ranging from 10% w/w to about 50% w/w. In embodiments, the pH dependent release polymer is present in an amount ranging from ranging from about 5% w/w to about 85% w/w.
US11160755B2	Amphiphilic polymer The present application relates to an amphiphilic polymer and a method for producing the same. The present application also relates to micelles comprising the amphiphilic polymer and a method for producing the same. The amphiphilic polymer of the present application can have excellent dispersion properties while effectively encapsulating the drug.
US11160752B1	Method for preparing liposomes containing an essential oil in an oil-in-water emulsion The invention pertains to liposomes containing an oil-in-water emulsion of a selected combination of at least ten different essential plant oils produced with phospholipids found in human membranes and methods for treating respiratory diseases, disorders or conditions by administering the liposomes into the nose and respiratory system.
US11160750B2	Composition and method for promoting hair growth Compositions comprising one or more of the following extracts: an Euterpe oleracea extract comprising cyanidin 3-glycoside and/or cyanidin 3-rutinoside, an Olea europaea extract comprising oleuropein, a Coffea arabica extract, and/or a Tabebuia impetiginosa extract. The compositions further comprise a micronutrient comprising zinc and vitamin D3. Dietary supplements and hair/body care products comprising the compositions. The compositions are useful for non-medicinal treatment of hair loss and/or nourishment and rejuvenation of hair, skin and nails.
US11160748B2	Non-rinse-off hair protective cosmetic A non-rinse-off hair protective cosmetic including a polyoxyalkylene-modified organopolysiloxane compound which has: a terminal to which a siloxane chain having a polyoxyalkylene group shown by a formula (1) is bonded; 50 or more structural units shown by a formula (2) per molecule; a viscosity of 50,000 mPa·s or more at 25° C.; and an HLB of 1 to 7, where each R1 represents an alkyl group or a phenyl group; A represents a monovalent group having a polyoxyalkylene group shown by a formula (3) or (4). Thus, a non-rinse-off hair protective cosmetic excellent in hair protection performance, resistant to water, but easily removable with a shampoo or the like after use.
US11160739B1	Compositions and methods for altering the color of the hair The present disclosure relates compositions and methods for altering the color of the hair, the compositions comprising at least one amino acid, at least one carboxylic acid, optionally at least one amine, and at least one hair coloring agent.
US11160738B2	Method for forming a catalyzed dye system The invention relates to a method for forming a catalyzed dye system. The method includes the successive steps of (1) forming a mixture comprising at least one dye precursor and a catalyst and (2) adding an alkalizer to the mixture, which forms a catalyzed dye system. The dye system may be exposed to hair for less time than standard oxidative dye systems, which is believed to result in reduced damage to hair.
US11160727B2	Lockable medicine container and methods A lockable medicine container includes a canister having a closed bottom end, an opposite top end defining an access opening, a surrounding wall between the bottom end and the access opening, and an interior volume within the surrounding wall. A radially inwardly extending ledge protrudes from the surrounding wall along at least a portion of a perimeter of the access opening. A lid is removably covering the access opening on the top end. A locking ring is rotatably and non-removably secured to the lid and is rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The locked position is when the locking ring is engaged with the ledge to prevent removal of the lid from the canister. The unlocked position is when the locking ring is disengaged from the ledge to allow removal of the lid from the canister. A lock member is connected to the locking ring to permit selectively moving the locking ring between the locked position and unlocked position.
US11160726B2	Plasma stimulation apparatus and acupuncture treatment apparatus including the same The inventive concept relates to a plasma stimulation apparatus and an acupuncture treatment apparatus including the same. The plasma stimulation apparatus includes a cover that covers a stimulation medium inserted into a body part and a plasma generation unit that generates plasma and supplies the plasma to the cover.
US11160725B2	Combined mobility and stability apparatus A combined mobility and stability device including a body member having a platform base formed at a first end and a semi-circular dome shaped pressure application member formed at an opposing second end, the platform base having a diameter between about 2 inches to about 12 inches, the body member having a flexion portion disposed on an outer surface of the body member between the platform base and the pressure application member, wherein the flexion portion includes a relief disposed between the first end and the opposing second end and is configured to allow the pressure application member to bend with respect to a pivot axis centered about the relief.
US11160721B2	Percussive therapy device with variable amplitude A percussive therapy device that includes a housing, an electrical source, a motor positioned in the housing, a switch for activating the motor, a push rod assembly operatively connected to the motor and configured to provide reciprocating motion in response to activation of the motor, and a massage attachment secured to a distal end of the push rod assembly. The reciprocating motion of the push rod assembly has a user-adjustable amplitude.
US11160720B2	Vibrating massage aid A massage aid takes the form of a ring configured to be worn on a body part, such as a finger, of a user and, once activated, creates a vibration which emanates from the ring and through the finger. In accordance with the invention, the ring includes an eccentric load mounted for rotation relative to an inner ring such that, upon the circumferential rotation of the eccentric load about the inner ring, vibrations are created and transferred to throughout the finger.
US11160718B2	Device for strengthening spinal muscles A device for strengthening spinal muscles is provided. The device can elastically perform acupressure along uneven portions of the spine, the device can relieve a patient's pain, prevent skin damage due to acupressure that is repeatedly performed several times, and effectively maintain contact with a cervical spine for a long time.
US11160717B2	Device and method for instilling intrinsic motivation regarding eye contact in children affected by eye contact disorders This describes a treatment method for autism/ASD intended to induce greater intrinsic motivation to make eye contact in affected children. The treatment method incorporates an artificial demonstration of the phenomenon of eye contact, and that method is described herein along with the principles of action of the treatment and the necessary procedure to perform it. Also described are two embodiments of a therapy tool that can be used to effect the demonstration: first, an item in the form of a cuboid with animatronic eyes affixed to one side, and second, another in the form of a stuffed dog.
US11160715B2	Support rehabilitation training robot and operation method thereof Provided are a support rehabilitation training robot and an operation method thereof. The support rehabilitation training robot includes a crawler-type walking machine, a pedestal, a lifting lead screw mechanism, a manipulator and a counterweight mechanism. The manipulator includes a shoulder joint, a revolute joint, an elbow joint and a wrist joint. Each of the joints includes a motor, a harmonic reducer and an output terminal.
US11160709B2	Surgical table with movement capabilities of lower body support structures A surgical table for prone and lateral positioning of a patient, where the table includes a base and a patient support structure. The base may include a head and a foot end support structure. The patient support structure may include an upper body support structure cantilevered off of the head end support structure at a first end and a lower body support structure cantilevered off of the foot end support structure at a second end. The upper body support structure may include a chest pad. The lower body support structure may include a lower body translation and rotation structure and at least one pelvic pad supported thereon.
US11160708B2	Lifting device for disabled person The invention provides an electronically control motorized lifting device for transfer of a paraplegic between seated positions. A post extends from a wheeled base and movably supports a head for upwards and downwards movement. A lifting arm arrangement is pivotably secured to the head. The head is also rotatable about the post and the base movable between an expanded stabilizing condition and a retracted condition. The latter condition allows the lifting device to fit through a standard width doorway. Movement of the base between these conditions is effected by pivoting of the lifting arm arrangement into and out of a lateral supporting position. The base preferably includes five legs extending substantially radially from the post with two of the legs foldable towards adjacent legs.
US11160707B2	Multifunctional mattress overlay A multifunctional mattress overlay of the present invention comprises an air cell body, a gas pipe set and an inflating device. The air cell body has multiple first and second air cells. The first and second air cells both have a left and right air chamber. The gas pipe set respectively connects to the left and right air chambers. The inflating device is connected to the gas pipe set, and can selectively inflate and/or deflate the left and right air chambers, which makes the air cell body show an alternate state. The inflating device can inflate and/or deflate all the right or all left air chambers separately, which makes the air cell body show a turnover state. Through it, the air cell body can selectively in the alternating state or the turnover state, which makes the air cell body massage the patient and also assist the patient in turning over.
US11160706B1	Patient support arrangement A patient support arrangement includes features that reduce pressure points and chafing. Chafing is reduced by using a mattress topper including first and second low friction sheets adjacent to each other and secured relative to a cushion, so that when the patient shifts relative to the cushion, the shifting is more likely to be borne between the first and second low friction sheets than between the patient and the mattress topper.
US11160705B2	Adjustable patient support apparatus for assisted egress and ingress An adjustable patient support apparatus comprises a base, a support frame, and a patient support deck. The patient support deck comprises articulating deck sections, such as a leg section, seat section, and a back section pivotally coupled together. One or more actuators may be configured to move the leg and/or back section between a lowered position and one or more raised positions. The seat section may include one or more articulating seats to assist with ingress and egress from the patient support apparatus. The one or more seats may be articulated manually or electrically via a lever or actuator.
US11160700B1	Apparatus, system, and method for covering a medical cast with a removable protective structure A medical cast protective structure apparatus and methods are used to protect against unsanitary contamination of a medical cast. A medical cast has a hardened exterior layer and a plush interior layer. A water-resistant fabric cover has a substantially cylindrical shape and is positioned over at least a portion of an exterior of the medical cast and a terminating end of the medical cast. An annular pocket is formed in a first end of the fabric cover, wherein the first end of the fabric cover is positioned abutting the plush interior layer of the medical cast. A biasable clip is positioned within the annular pocket, wherein the biasable clip is movable between collapsed and expanded states, wherein in the expanded state, the annular pocket with biasable clip therein contacts the plush interior layer of the medical cast and is retained in a substantially stationary position relative to the medical cast.
US11160699B2	Absorbent article The absorbent article comprises 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 comprises a first and a second zone of microencapsulated phase change material on a surface of a layer of the article. The first and second zones are selected form zones having different microencapsulated phase change materials, different concentrations of a microencapsulated phase change material or comprise microencapsulated phase change material having different phase change temperature intervals.
US11160698B2	Diaper band with central inner-facing hook fabric and secure rear hook and loop fabric closure A diaper band for ensuring that a toddler cannot remove a diaper secured thereby. The diaper band has central inner-facing hook fabric that can be attached to the fabric on the front of a typical diaper (disposable or reusable). The diaper band also has ends bearing hook and loop material that are securable to the back of the diaper behind the back of the toddler, to ensure that the toddler cannot detach the diaper band. The diaper band securely covers the attachment tabs of the diaper, so that the toddler cannot undo the diaper tabs. The central inward-facing hook fabric can be one or more material patches that are big enough to grab onto the front fabric of the diaper, the same front fabric for attaching the diaper tabs. Alternatively, the central inward-facing hook material region can extend along the entire length of the diaper band.
US11160690B2	Topsheets integrated with heterogenous mass layer An absorbent article and method of making the absorbent article are disclosed. The absorbent article having a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core structure having one or more layers wherein at least one layer is a heterogeneous mass layer, wherein the topsheet and the heterogeneous mass are integrated such that they reside in the same X-Y plane.
US11160689B2	Bandaging device A wound care device that can be effectively attached to a wide range of wound locations without the use of any adhesives, can apply controlled, consistent pressure to the wound, and can be configured to allow the clinician to see relevant areas of the patient's body is disclosed. The wound care device includes a contact pad connected with a securing strap. The securing strap includes an inelastic strap segment and an elastic strap segment. The elastic strap segment is coupled with an attachment segment, which attaches to the inelastic strap segment and cooperates with the elastic strap segment to compress the contact pad to the wound.
US11160680B2	Traction provider robot for patient's fractured foot in surgical operation The invented robot provides necessary traction for reduction of foot bone fracture in surgical operation. This robot is equipped with four electrical motor and with aid of three linear and one rotational degree of freedom assists surgery team to align broken foot bone fragments in line precisely. Hence patient foot restores its desired direction during all different stages of operation with proper traction.
US11160672B2	Robotic systems and methods for distraction in intervertebral disc prosthesis implantation Systems and methods for robotically distracting a disc space are provided for implantation of an intervertebral prosthetic disc. The system includes a 3D modeling system for creating a 3D model of first and second vertebra adjacent the disc space and identifying positions of the first and second vertebrae. A robotic distractor precisely opens the disc space just large enough to receive a selected intervertebral disc. A computing system stores and processes the 3D model and the positions of the first and second vertebrae before and after distraction. A surgeon interface on the computing system allows the surgeon to select an intervertebral disc prosthesis to be implanted and a desired distraction distance or force to be achieved.
US11160670B2	Spinal implant system and method An instrument includes a sleeve extending between proximal and distal ends. The sleeve defines a passageway. The distal end defines an engagement portion including an engagement surface extending from a first end to a second end. A peg extends outwardly from the first end. An opening that is in communication with the passageway extends through the second end. A knob is coupled to the proximal end. A shaft includes a proximal end and an opposite distal end. The distal end of the shaft includes a mating portion. The mating portion extends through the opening. The proximal end of the shaft is coupled to the knob. The knob is rotatable relative to the sleeve to rotate the shaft relative to the sleeve. Methods of use are disclosed.
US11160669B2	Expandable and adjustable lordosis interbody fusion system An expandable housing for an interbody fusion system has movable tapered external helical threaded members that travel along tracking to operably engage against the top and bottom shell members, urging them apart to cause expansion in the height of the housing. In an embodiment, the tapered members are disposed in a dual arrangement such that independent engagement of the tapered members along lateral portions of the top and bottom shells cause an angular tilt to the exterior surface of the housing when the tapered members are moved to different degrees. This function permits adjustment in the angular relationship between adjacent vertebrae and assists the lordotic adjustment of the patient's spine. When the functions of the device are used in combination by the surgeon, the device provides an effective tool for in situ adjustment when performing lateral lumbar interbody fusion.
US11160668B2	Implant with bone contacting elements having helical and undulating planar geometries An implant including a first body member and a second body member and a first bone contacting element extending from the first body member to the second body member. The first bone contacting element may have a spiral configuration forming a plurality of arched members including at least two arched members extending substantially parallel to and offset with respect to one another.
US11160667B2	Intervertebral implant with blades for connecting to adjacent vertebral bodies An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion operatively coupled to the spacer portion and one or more blades for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The blades preferably include superior and inferior cylindrical pins for engaging the adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant may be configured to be inserted via a direct lateral trans-psoas approach. Alternatively, the implant may be configured for insertion via an anterior approach.
US11160664B2	Devices and methods for metatarsophalangeal arthroplasty procedures A device for use during an arthroplasty procedure of a joint of a patient, the joint extending between a first joint end of a first bone and an abutting second joint end of a second bone of the patient. The device includes first and second components that can be mated together. The first component includes an attachment fitting configured for disposing over the first joint end of the first bone and a stem extending from the attachment fitting and suitable for extending along an intra-medullary canal of the first bone. The second component includes an end plate configured to mate with the attachment fitting and a longitudinal plate extending from the end plate and configured for disposing along a medial, longitudinal surface of the first bone. The device also includes at least one fastener for coupling the longitudinal plate to the first bone.
US11160658B2	Total knee prosthesis with ceramic-on-ceramic friction torque and mobile ceramic plate A total knee prosthesis to be implanted in a human patient includes a femoral element having a longitudinal axis, a tibial plateau having a longitudinal axis and a mobile plate. The mobile plate is interposed between the femoral element and the tibial plateau to form two joints with them wherein: a) the surfaces of mutual friction of the femoral element with the mobile plate and the surfaces of mutual friction of the tibial plateau with the mobile plate are entirely constituted by one and the same massive ceramic material; and b) the mobile plate includes two condylar bowls, and the femoral element includes two condyles, the condyles and the condylar bowls each having surfaces of mutual friction spaced apart from each other by a distance smaller than 100 μm when the longitudinal axes of the femoral element and the tibial plateau form an angle of 0° to 75°.
US11160657B2	Heart valve sealing devices and delivery devices therefor An exemplary implantable prosthetic device has a coaption element and at least one anchor. The coaption element is configured to be positioned within the native heart valve orifice to help fill a space where the native valve is regurgitant and form a more effective seal. The coaption element can have a structure that is impervious to blood and that allows the native leaflets to close around the coaption element during ventricular systole to block blood from flowing from the left or right ventricle back into the left or right atrium, respectively. The coaption element can be connected to leaflets of the native valve by the anchor.
US11160650B2	Ocular systems, devices, and methods Various embodiments are described herein for an ocular device implantable in a user's eye and which has an adjustable optical element for varying one or more optical properties for the eye such as, but not limited to, providing a dynamically adjustable aperture stop to control the amount of incoming light, filtering incoming light, polarizing incoming light, and/or varying a depth of field for the eye.
US11160645B2	Liquid jet apparatus and methods for dental treatments Systems and methods for using a liquid jet apparatus for dental treatments are disclosed. In one implementation, the liquid jet apparatus may include a handpiece configured to deliver a high velocity liquid jet to a desired location in the mouth of a patient. The handpiece may include a positioning member having a channel through or along which the jet can propagate. The positioning member may have a distal end portion configured to be at least partially disposed in a pulp cavity, canal space, or opening in the tooth under treatment. During operation, the jet may impact an impingement surface of the distal end portion of the positioning member and be deflected as a spray through one or more openings in the distal end portion. The liquid jet apparatus may be used for root canal treatments.
US11160641B2	One step gingiva retraction and impression material and method A dental retraction and impression system providing self-retracting and impression taking of a prepared tooth in one step. Paired setting materials simultaneously retract gingiva, widen a sulcus around the tooth, and take an impression of the tooth and margins. A low viscosity setting gingival retracting impression material having an astringent and a high viscosity setting impression material set together. The high viscosity setting impression material is heavy body and has a higher viscosity than the low viscosity setting gingival retracting material so as to force the low viscosity setting gingival retracting impression material into the gingival space or sulcus.
US11160640B2	Orthodontic implant structure and orthodontic implant jig An orthodontic implant structure (2) that is used by being implanted in bone in an oral cavity includes a first screw (6, 6B) having a screw body (6b) and an engaging portion (14), a plate securing implement (12, 13), a second screw, and a base plate having a first surface (4p) and a second surface (4q) and in which a first attachment hole (24A, 24B) and a second attachment hole (26) are formed.
US11160636B2	Masticatory orthodontic device A masticatory orthodontic device includes a masticatory unit with a rigid body. The masticatory unit is configured to be removably worn on a dental arch, wherein when worn during mastication, the shape of the masticatory unit is maintained even under a stress from occlusal forces. The masticatory unit includes a teeth-receiving surface with several recesses for accommodating teeth of the dental arch. A shape memory mesh is disposed between the teeth-receiving surface and the dental arch, configured to remember the shape of the teeth in target teeth positions to guide teeth movements from initial teeth positions toward the target teeth positions. A buffering member is disposed between the teeth-receiving surface and the shape memory mesh. Occlusal forces loading on the masticatory unit are transmitted to the shape memory mesh and the teeth through the buffering member, to achieve teeth movements in the recesses.
US11160633B2	Medical observation apparatus, driving control method, medical observation system, and support arm apparatus A medical observation apparatus includes an imaging device that captures an observation target, an arm that supports the imaging device and includes multiple links joined to each other by multiple joints, and driving circuitry. The driving circuitry is configured to determine a control torque in at least one joint to be controlled from among the multiple joints and to control driving of the at least one joint based on the control torque such that an external torque acting on the at least one joint according to an operation on the arm is within a fixed range.
US11160623B2	Robotic surgical systems and robotic arms thereof A robotic arm configured to support and operate a surgical instrument includes a slider, first and second nuts rotatably disposed within the slider, a gear, and left-handed and right-handed lead screws. The first and second nuts each have a geared outer surface operably coupled to the gear. The left-handed lead screw extends through the slider and threadingly engages the first nut. The right-handed lead screw is disposed in parallel relation with the left-handed lead screw and extends through the slider. The right-handed lead screw threadingly engages the second nut. A rotation of the left-handed lead screw and/or the right-handed lead screw effects a rotation of the gear relative to the slider or an axial movement of the slider and the gear along the lead screws.
US11160619B2	Method and apparatus for intraoperative measurements of anatomical orientation Electronic devices that detect their position and/or orientation with respect to earth's frame of reference are described. A coupler can removeably maintain the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can have a housing and the coupler can be included on the housing and arranged to physically connect the housing of the electronic device to the housing of at least one other electronic device. Alternatively, the coupler can be a packaging that maintains the electronic devices in physical proximity of one another. Each electronic device can be calibrated using the orientation or position information obtained by other electronic devices maintained by the coupler. Further, each electronic device can include a power source that remains inactive until the device is ready for use.
US11160618B2	Flexible electromagnetic sensor A medical instrument may comprise a flexible shaft and a sensing coil extending within the flexible shaft. The sensing coil may include an electrical conductor wound around a flexible core. The flexible core may comprise adjacent flexible pieces of magnetically permeable material that are configured to slide relative to each other in response to a bending of the flexible core.
US11160614B2	Surgical imaging sensor and display unit, and surgical navigation system associated therewith Described are various embodiments of a mobile surgical imaging sensor and display unit, and surgical navigation system associated therewith, in which the mobile unit may be disposed to provide line-of-sight or near line-of-sight imaging and display capabilities to an operator thereof during a surgical procedure, while a position and/or orientation of the mobile unit is tracked relative to a surgical site to associate a surgical site location with images captured and rendered by the mobile unit.
US11160609B2	Systems and methods for generating customized control boundaries A method for customizing an interactive control boundary based on a patient-specific anatomy includes obtaining a standard control boundary and determining an intersection between a reference feature associated with the standard control boundary and a virtual representation of an anatomy of the patient. The method further includes identifying an anatomic perimeter at the intersection between the identified reference feature and the virtual representation of the anatomy. An anatomic feature on the virtual representation of the anatomy is determined from the intersection of the reference feature and the virtual representation of the anatomy. The standard control boundary is modified based on at least one anatomic feature to generate a customized control boundary.
US11160600B2	Monopolar return electrode grasper with return electrode monitoring An electrosurgical system includes a generator, a delivery device, a return device, and a return electrode monitor (REM). The delivery device is in electrical communication with the generator and has a delivery electrode configured to deliver electrosurgical energy to tissue. The return device has a first jaw member including a first return electrode and a second jaw member including a second return electrode. The first and second jaw members are configured to capture tissue between the first and second return electrodes. The REM is disposed within the generator and is in electrical communication with the first and second return electrodes. The REM is configured to determine a size of a return contact area of the first and second return electrodes with tissue to prevent delivery of electrosurgical energy from the generator to tissue when the size of the return contact are is below a threshold size.
US11160598B2	Ceramic tip for gas-assisted electrosurgical probe An apparatus for gas-assisted electrosurgery having a gas-assisted electrosurgical probe comprising a tube and an electrode within said tube, wherein a distal end portion of said electrode extends from an opening at a distal end of said tube and an electrically insulating tip connected to a distal end of said electrode. The electrically insulating tip has a substantially hemispherical distal end portion having a radius r1 and a proximal portion having a circular cross-section and a central axis of a length l1, wherein l1>r1.
US11160596B2	Catheter with jet impingement cooled thermoelectric module Cryocatheter including an elongated flexible catheter member having a short rigid catheter tip for introduction into a therapy site and a heat exchange arrangement for freezing the catheter tip to a cryo-temperature from between about −15° C. to about −30° C. for freezing human tissue at the therapy site. Cerebral medical procedures include inter alia employing a local ice ball for sealing a bleeding rupture in an arterial wall in the case of a stroke hemorrhage, employing a local ice ball for mapping electrical disorder foci in a brain, for example, epileptic foci, and the like.
US11160595B2	System, device and method for delivery of biomaterials for fracture fixation The invention relates to a delivery system, device and method for delivering biomaterials for fracture fixation (including augmented fixation), in particular, for delivery of bone cements. The mixing system ensures the biomaterial only commences setting upon extrusion from the mixer, cannula or during injection through an appropriate internal fracture fixation device, allowing for rapid closing by the surgeon. The system also permits the surgeon to cease injecting the cement for an extended period of time before continuing the injection in another area using the same cartridge, through the simple removal of one mixer and attaching another in its place. The invention also provides a method of delivery of biomaterials to a desired implantation site.
US11160593B2	Device for variable fixation of bone fragments Device for bone fixation with a head portion (5), a tapering front portion (8) and a shaft (3) between said head portion (5) and said tapering front portion (8), said shaft (3) having a distal portion (3a) adjacent to said tapering front portion (8) and a proximal portion (3b) adjacent to said head portion (5); whereby said distal portion (3a) being provided with a thread and having a constant outer diameter DA and an inner core diameter DI; at least the proximal portion (3b) of said shaft (3) has a core (2) consisting of a biologically non-degradable material with degradation rate BND and having a diameter d≤DI; a sleeve (9) surrounding said core and consisting of a biologically degradable material with degradation rate BD, whereby BD>BND and said sleeve (9) being fixed to said core in a non-rotatable manner.
US11160590B2	Volar distal radius stabilization system Devices, systems, and methods for bone stabilization, especially volar distal radius stabilization. The stabilization system may include a bone plate having an elongated portion, an enlarged head portion, and a transition region connecting the elongated portion to the enlarged head portion, and the plate including a plurality of through holes. A plurality of fasteners may be configured to extend through one or more of the plurality of through holes in the bone plate and into the bone. The plate may be used to stabilize a fracture in a long bone, such as a radius.
US11160589B1	System and method for joining boney structures Disclosed are system and methods that use at least one non-threaded anchor and an implant with at least one aperture to join boney structures, where the interaction of the head of the anchor with the implant aperture causes the anchor to move transversely with respect to an initial trajectory. This movement causes compression or distraction of the boney structures which are coupled to the anchors.
US11160586B2	Anchoring device with extended tabs An anchor can be coupleable to a bone, where the anchor includes a head, a shank, a first extension, and a second extension. The head can include a distal head portion and a proximal head portion, where the proximal head portion can be open at a proximal end of the head. The shank can extend distally from the distal head portion, where the shank including a threaded portion configured to engage the bone. The second extension can be opposing the first extension, and the second extension can include a second proximal support coupled to a second end of a first elongate portion, where a first proximal support can extend transverse to the longitudinal axis, and the first proximal support portion and the second proximal support portion can be separated in a first condition and can be engaged to transfer forces there between in a second.
US11160583B2	Offset rods, offset rod connectors, and related methods Devices and methods that allow a rod to be offset in a relatively small amount of space are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, first and second offset rods can be joined by a plate-type connector having a reduced thickness suitable for insertion into a small space, e.g., between adjacent bone anchors. In some embodiments, first and second offset rods can be joined by a curved connector that conforms to adjacent bone anchors and likewise has a reduced thickness.
US11160581B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with lock and release insert A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a shank having an upper capture portion and a lower anchor portion for fixation to the bone of a patient, and a receiver having an open channel for receiving a rod and a lower cavity for pivotably supporting the capture portion in a non- locked configuration. The assembly also includes an insert positionable into the receiver separate from the capture portion and thereafter downwardly deployable by tooling to apply a frictional force toward the capture portion that holds the angular position of the shank relative to the receiver prior to locking the assembly with a closure, with exterior surfaces of the insert entering into a non-threaded frictional biased engagement with interior surfaces of the receiver to maintain the insert in the deployed position. The exterior surfaces of the insert are further disengageable from the interior surfaces of the receiver by tooling to re-establish pivotal movement between the shank and the receiver.
US11160578B2	Mechanical lockout for ultrasonic surgical instrument An ultrasonic surgical instrument that includes an ultrasonic transducer, a handle assembly supporting the ultrasonic transducer, a clamp arm assembly, and a mechanical lockout assembly. The handle assembly includes a housing and an ultrasonic blade acoustically coupled with the ultrasonic transducer. The clamp arm assembly includes a clamp arm. The mechanical lockout assembly is configured to switch between at least an unlocked configuration and a locked configuration. In the locked configuration, the handle assembly and the clamp arm assembly are not completely coupled together and the operator is physically prevented from activating the instrument using an operator input feature. In the unlocked configuration, the clamp arm assembly and the shaft assembly are completely coupled together and the operator is able to activate the instrument using the operator input feature.
US11160576B1	Amputation system for field use An amputation system includes a cutting element having a cutting blade traversing a V-shape. The V-shape has a vertex and an angle in a range of 90-120°. A rod, rigidly coupled to the cutting element, has its longitudinal axis aligned with the vertex so it bisects the angle of the V-shape. A barrel having a bore receives at least a portion of the rod therein wherein the rod's outboard end resides in the bore. An energetic energy source, positioned in the bore adjacent to the rod's outboard end, generates a pressure force that is incident on the rod's outboard end. The pressure force is one that peaks within 0.5 milliseconds to propel the rod from the bore at a velocity in a range of 300 to 1000 feet per second.
US11160574B2	Nose clearing assembly A nose clearing assembly for cleaning a user's nostrils includes a tube that is insertable into a nostril of user. A swab is coupled to the tube and the swab can be inserted into the user's nostril. The swab is comprised of a fluid absorbent material for absorbing fluid mucous from the user's nostril. A shovel is coupled to the tube and the shovel can be inserted into the user's nostril. The shovel lies on a plane that is oriented perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the tube. In this way the shovel can engage, and subsequently remove, dried mucous from the user's nostril.
US11160569B2	Esophageal probes and methods Methods for collapsing a tubular organ, such as the esophagus, involve inserting a device into the tubular organ, at least partially sealing off a section of the tubular organ, and drawing in the wall of the tubular organ by application of suction. The devices may be used to move the wall of the tubular organ away from an area undergoing treatment or therapy, such as to minimize damage to the tubular organ by application of radiofrequency energy or to limit temperature increase of the tubular organ.
US11160568B1	Optimal selection of contact curves A cutting jig and corresponding method of manufacture is provided. The jig comprises a unitary piece combining a bone cutting guide defining a cut plane and a set of fins projecting from a jig substrate and terminating in curvilinear bone-jig contact surfaces for abutting articular surface features. The curvilinear surfaces are characterized by custom patient-specific parameters derived from measurements obtained from selected image slices of a patient's joint region such that the curvilinear surfaces establish one and only one mechanical self-locking position for the unitary piece. One obtains a series of image slices of a patient's joint region, then selects a set of slices that show specified articular surface features in the joint region. Patient-specific parameters obtained from measurements of the slices specify curvilinear bone-jig contact surfaces and a cut plane. The contact surfaces at the ends of the fins may be extruded as stepped set of line segments that follow curves along the articular surface features.
US11160567B2	Opening and closing wedge osteotomy guide and method Methods and devices for performing an osteotomy on a bone are presented. In one example of the invention, a method of performing an osteotomy on a bone includes removing a portion of bone from a first side of the bone to create a gap on the first side of the bone; making a cut on a second side of the bone, opposite the first side; and rotating the bone from a first position to a second position to close the gap on the first side of the bone and open the cut on the second side of the bone to create a gap on the second side of the bone.
US11160562B2	Assemblies for preparation of surgical sites This disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for repairing bone defects. The assemblies disclosed herein may be utilized for determining a dimension of a surgical site and removing bone prior to positioning a graft and/or implant at the surgical site.
US11160558B2	Multiple open/close of reloadable clip A system for treating tissue includes an applicator including a catheter and a control member extending therethrough, the control member longitudinally movable relative to the catheter and including an abutment structure proximate a distal end thereof, and a clip assembly releasably coupleable to a distal end of the applicator, the clip assembly including a pair of clip arms, a proximal end of each of the clip arms slidably received within a channel of a capsule and configured to be releasably coupled to the distal end of the control member so that the clip arms are movable relative to the capsule between a tissue receiving configuration and a tissue clipping configuration, the capsule including proximal tabs movable between a biased non-engaging and an engaging configuration, in which the proximal tabs engage an engaging portion of the lumen of the catheter, when the abutment structure is received within the capsule.
US11160557B2	Embolization device constructed from expansile polymer Devices for the occlusion of body cavities, such as the embolization of vascular aneurysms and the like, and methods for making and using such devices. The devices may be comprised of novel expansile materials, novel infrastructure design, or both. The devices provided are very flexible and enable deployment with reduced or no damage to bodily tissues, conduits, cavities, etceteras.
US11160545B2	Knotless instability anchor Methods and devices are provided for anchoring suture to bone. In one exemplary embodiment, a suture anchor is provided that includes one or more bone-engaging surfaces features and an external sidewall. The external sidewall can allow a suture coupled to the suture anchor and located between the anchor and bone to be movable relative to the suture anchor, even when the suture anchor is partially or fully disposed within a bone hole. Suture threaders and suture anchor drivers are also provided that can be used with the various methods and devices disclosed herein, or with other methods and devices known in the art.
US11160537B2	Apparatus and method for real-time tracking of tissue structures A method and system are disclosed for radiosurgical treatment of moving tissues of the heart, including acquiring at least one volume of the tissue and acquiring at least one ultrasound data set, image or volume of the tissue using an ultrasound transducer disposed at a position. A similarity measure is computed between the ultrasound image or volume and the acquired volume or a simulated ultrasound data set, image or volume. A robot is configured in response to the similarity measure and the position of the transducer, and a radiation beam is fired from the configured robot.
US11160534B2	Utilizing depth from ultrasound volume rendering for 3D printing Various embodiments include systems and methods for utilizing depth from ultrasound volume rendering for 3D printing. Volumetric ultrasound dataset may be generated, based on echo ultrasound signals, and one or more volume rendered ultrasound images, based on the volumetric ultrasound dataset, may be displayed. Based on the one or more volume rendered ultrasound images and/or the volumetric ultrasound dataset, three-dimensional (3D) printing data may be generated. The 3D printing data may be configured to enable producing, via a 3D printer, a physical volume representation of one or more objects and/or structures in the one or more volume rendered ultrasound images. The 3D printing data may be based on 3D modeling of at least a portion of at least one of the one or more volume rendered ultrasound images. The 3D modeling may comprise a surface mesh representation.
US11160532B2	Method of employing a medical apparatus with translatable imaging device for real-time confirmation of interception of target tissue A method of generating an image of a medical instrument using a medical apparatus includes a catheter, a medical instrument assembly, and an imaging assembly. The catheter has a first working channel terminating with a first distal exit, and a second working channel terminating with a second distal exit. The medical instrument assembly has a medical instrument adapted to be housed within the first working channel and adapted to be extendable through the first distal exit to an extended position beyond the first distal exit to intercept a target tissue. The imaging assembly includes an imaging device adapted to be housed within the second working channel and is extendable through the second distal exit to an extended position beyond the second distal exit. The imaging device is adapted to generate an image in an image plane of the distal end of the medical instrument when the distal end of the medical instrument is extended out the first distal exit.
US11160526B2	Method and apparatus for scatter estimation in cone-beam computed tomography An x-ray imaging apparatus and associated methods are provided to receive measured projection data in a primary region and measured scatter data in a shadow region and determine an estimated scatter in the primary region during a current rotation based on the measured scatter data in the shadow region from a neighboring rotation. Coverage of the shadow region during the neighboring rotation overlaps the primary region during the current rotation. A beamformer is configured to adjust a shape of the radiation beam to create the primary and shadow regions on the detector, including an embodiment to follow the Tam-Danielson window during a helical scan.
US11160523B2	Systems and methods for cardiac imaging Methods and systems are provided for generating a diagnostic cardiac image using a CT system without ECG gating techniques. In one example, a method for an imaging system includes determining a scanning duration for scanning a heart of a patient with the imaging system based on a heart rate of the patient, scanning the patient with the imaging system for the scanning duration, the scanning commenced independent of a current phase of a cardiac cycle of the heart of the patient, and reconstructing an image from data acquired during the scanning.
US11160522B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing apparatus includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a radiographic image of a breast; and a derivation unit that derives a percentage of mammary glands of a breast image in the radiographic image acquired by the acquisition unit on the basis of an amount of incident radiation on a direct region which is a region directly irradiated with radiation without passing through the breast and an amount of incident radiation on a mammary gland tissue pixel obtained by a portion of the breast which is estimated to be composed of only mammary gland tissues in the radiographic image.
US11160518B2	Methods and systems for integrated filter system Various methods and systems are provided for an integrated filter assembly including a plurality of bowtie filters and a hardening filter mounted on a single carriage. In one embodiment, an imaging system may include a carriage including a hardening filter and one or more bowtie filters, and a filter driving system for moving the carriage to selectively position the hardening filter and one of the one or more bowtie filters in a path of a radiation beam between a radiation source and an imaging subject, the hardening filter at least partially overlapping with at least one of the one or more bowtie filters. In this way, a single carriage may include a plurality of filters which may be selectively positioned in a path of the radiation beam entering a subject without having to stack multiple carriages and switch carriages between scans.
US11160515B2	X-ray CT scanner, X-ray image processor, and X-ray image display An X-ray CT scanner generates CT imaging information on an imaging region, and has a revolution arm positioning an X-ray generator and an X-ray detector to face one another with a subject therebetween, directing the revolution arm to move so X-ray beam radiation is offset from the center of the imaging region. An axial direction changing mechanism changes an imaging target from a first imaging region to a second imaging region in an axial direction of the imaging central axis, and a controller controls offset CT imaging, and an X-ray imaging information generator to generate first and second CT imaging information based on projection data of the first and second imaging region and to generate a stitch imaging information comprising the first and second CT imaging information.
US11160510B2	Video clip selector for medical imaging and diagnosis A method for clip selection includes receiving through an interface to a medical imaging device, a selection of a diagnostic procedure and a target portion of a mammalian body. Thereafter, the device acquires video clip imagery of the target portion and stores the video clip imagery in an image store. Each video clip of the video clip imagery is then image processed to determine a view and a quality of each video clip and a rule is retrieved from a rules base corresponding to the selected diagnostic procedure and target portion. In this regard, the rule specifies a requisite view and quality of the video clip imagery. Finally, the retrieved rule is applied to the video clip imagery as a filter to produce a subset of video clip imagery satisfying the specified requisite view and quality and the subset of video clip imagery is stored in the image store.
US11160509B2	Methods and systems of de-noising magnetic-field based sensor data of electrophysiological signals The exemplified technology facilitates de-noising of magnetic field-sensed signal data (e.g., of an electrophysiological event) using signal reconstruction processes that fuse the magnetic field-sensed signal data with another sensed signal data (e.g., voltage gradient signal data) captured simultaneously with the magnetic field-sensed signal data. To this end, the purely algorithmic processing technique beneficially facilitates removal and/or filtering of noise from a sensor lead of a noisy captured source and rebuilds the signal for that lead from information simultaneously obtained from other leads of a different source. In some embodiments, a data are fused via a sparse approximation operation that uses candidate terms based on Van der Pol differential equations.
US11160504B2	Electronic device for measuring biometric information Disclosed is an electronic device including a plurality of electrodes selectively connectable to a touch sensor or one or more biometric sensors; and a processor configured to receive a user input through the plurality of electrodes in a state in which the touch sensor and the plurality of electrodes are connected; perform an operation relating to the touch sensor when where the user input satisfies a first condition; connect the plurality of electrodes to the one or more biometric sensors when where the user input satisfies a second condition; and obtain a plurality of pieces of biometric information according to a pre-determined sequence through the plurality of electrodes connected with the one or more biometric sensors.
US11160503B2	Wearable continuous vascular access monitor A system for monitoring a vascular access is provided. The system includes a wearable vascular access monitor which can be a sleeve or other protective covering fitted with two or more sensors for obtaining physiological measurements at different locations from the vascular access. The sleeve or other protective covering is also fitted with an ultra-low power processor for relaying the physiological measurements to a patient's mobile phone. The patient's phone can evaluate the physiological measurements to determine a state of the vascular access, and if the physiological measurements fall out of nominal ranges, the patient's phone can alert a clinic, nurse, or physician. The system can be used to monitor fistulas or grafts used for hemodialysis or peritoneal dialysis.
US11160502B2	Electroencephalography headset and system for collecting biosignal data One variation of a system for collecting biosignal data includes: a left junction; a right junction; a first band spanning the left and right junctions; a first band adjuster configured to adjust a length of the first band between the left and right junctions; a second band spanning the left and right junctions and radially offset from the first band about a lateral axis spanning the left and right junctions; a second band adjuster configured to adjust a length of the second band between the left and right junctions; a first electrode fixedly mounted to the first band and centered between the left and right junctions; a second electrode mounted to the first band offset from the first electrode and laterally-adjustable along the length of the first band; and a third electrode mounted to the second band and laterally-adjustable along the length of the second band.
US11160499B2	Device, system and method for estimating the energy expenditure of a person The present invention relates to a device for accurately estimating the energy expenditure of a person, in particular by which the effect of cardiovascular drift is taken into account. The device comprises an input unit (10) for obtaining a movement signal (13) representing physical activity of the person and a heart rate signal (15) representing the heart rate of the person, a cardiovascular drift determination unit (16) for determining cardiovascular drift phases (17) from said movement signal (13) and either said heart rate signal (15) and/or one or more cardiovascular drift related signals (23) carrying information on one or more of amount of sweat, weight loss, temperature rise, blood lactate concentration and physical fatigue of the person, a correction unit (18) for correcting the heart rate signal (15) generated and representing the heart rate during a cardiovascular drift phase, and an estimation unit (20) for estimating the energy expenditure of the person from the corrected heart rate signal (19).
US11160497B1	Software configuration for virtual skincare assessment and virtual cues A software configuration generates, with a processor, a graphical user interface that renders a menu of a plurality of selection indicia. The plurality of selection indicia includes a skincare rejuvenation area indicium, a skincare assessment indicium, and a skincare interactive cue indicium. Furthermore, the software configuration receives, with the processor, a first user input corresponding to a skincare rejuvenation area associated with the skincare rejuvenation area indicium. Moreover, the software configuration receives, with the processor, a second user input corresponding to the skincare assessment indicium to initiate a skincare assessment based on the skincare rejuvenation area. Furthermore, the software configuration performs, with an image capture device, an image capture of the skincare rejuvenation area. Additionally, the software configuration performs, with the processor, an image analysis of the image capture with one or more previous image captures captured by the image capture device.
US11160492B2	Finger inserts for a nailfold imaging device A finger insert for use with a nailfold imaging device includes a housing to receive the user's finger and an immersion substance (e.g., immersion oil), and a deformable pad that holds the user's finger in place during imaging, as well as prevent bubble formation in the substance. The housing includes a transparent wall to facilitate imaging of the finger. The transparent wall includes multiple angled portions that prevent or reduce contact between the nailfold and the wall, to ensure sufficient blood flow through the nailfold region for imaging.
US11160491B2	Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring wounds Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring and determining characteristics of wounds on a subject are disclosed. A monitoring device includes an imaging component and a computing device communicatively coupled to the imaging component. The imaging component includes a light emitting component that emits light at a calibrated wavelength, a laser emitting device, and an imaging device. The computing device directs the light emitting component to emit the light at the calibrated wavelength, directs the imaging component to cause the laser emitting device to emit a laser projection toward the wound, receives, from the imaging component, image data captured by the imaging device, determines, from the image data, the characteristics of the wound, and scores the wound based on the characteristics of the wound to obtain a wound score. The characteristics include one or more of a size of the wound, a type of tissue, and an amount of exudate.
US11160490B2	Sensory-motor generation of therapeutic musical tracks The present invention is directed to devices and methods for rhythmic therapy. A system streams a patient specific audio file to a patient for therapy or rehabilitation while the patient is performing an exercise, where the audio comprises a musical track selected from a library of musical tracks, and simultaneously playing a second audio file with a motivational message, for example, and further where the tempo of the track, or the selection of the tracks are changed based on data received from sensors and determining if the patient is improving or regressing.
US11160487B2	Method and device for analyzing a condition of a heart A method for analyzing a condition of a heart, comprises receiving a plurality of electric signals, which are acquired by non-invasive measurement on the skin of a person or animal, each signal representing electrical activity in a respective region of the heart of the person or animal; calculating a derivative value of each signal at a plurality of time instances; selecting a plurality of the calculated derivative values of a first signal and determining a first point in time of a first event based on the selected derivative values; selecting a plurality of the calculated derivative values of a second signal and determining a second point in time of a second event, corresponding to the first event, based on the selected derivative values of the second signal, and calculating at least one measure based on a difference of the first point in time and the second point in time.
US11160482B2	Basket catheter with deflectable spine A catheter adapted for mapping and/or ablation in the atria has a basket-shaped electrode array with two or more location sensors with a deflectable expander. The catheter comprises a catheter body, a basket electrode assembly at a distal end of the catheter body, and a control handle at a proximal end of the catheter body. The basket electrode assembly has a plurality of electrode-carrying spines and an expander that is adapted for longitudinal movement relative to the catheter body for expanding and collapsing the assembly via a proximal end portion extending past the control handle that can be pushed or pulled by a user. The expander is also adapted for deflection in responsive to an actuator on the control handle that allows a user to control at least one puller wire extending through the catheter body and the expander.
US11160481B2	Atrial fibrillation mapping using atrial fibrillation cycle length (AFCL) gradients A method including calculating, at multiple intra-cardiac locations, respective average atrial fibrillation cycle-length (AFCL) values. A determination is made as to whether the calculated average AFCL values are indicative of a regular atrial fibrillation (AF) activity. Gradients between pairs of the average AFCL values are calculated for a plurality of average AFCL values that are determined to be indicative of regular AF activity. The calculated AFCL gradients are presented to a user, overlaid on a map of at least a portion of the heart.
US11160474B2	Implantable biosensor and methods of use thereof Provided herein is a stabilized oxygen transport matrix that includes a reversible oxygen binding protein, such as hemoglobin, immobilized throughout the stabilized oxygen transport matrix. The stabilized oxygen transport matrix is used to transport oxygen and can be used as an oxygen transport region and a reaction region of an analyte sensor, such as an implantable glucose sensor. The reversible binding protein can also function as an oxygen probe within the analyte sensor.
US11160472B2	Patient incontinence notification system and incontinence pads A notification system is provided that provides notification of patient events such as movement and/or incontinence. The notification system provides for a plurality of different pressure sensor pads as well as an incontinence pad to be used in association with a single monitor.
US11160465B2	Wrap and method to provide compression, and protection to body part of user Disclosed is a wrap which is removably attached with a body part of a user to provide compression, and protection. The wrap includes first sensing unit, second sensing unit, movement unit, adjuster unit, and a power source. The first sensing unit senses the physiological state of the user's body. The second sensing unit measures the dimension of the body part of the user. The body part is selected from at least one of: wrist, ankle, lower back, knee and/or combination thereof. The movement unit receives sensed information from first sensing unit, and second sensing unit to support an inflate mechanism and deflate mechanism to provide desired compression to the body part of the user. The adjuster unit configured with the movement unit to engage or disengage the wrap from the body part of the user. The power source which further includes a rechargeable battery powers the first sensing unit, second sensing unit, movement unit, and the adjuster unit.
US11160461B2	Blood pressure measurement using a wearable device Systems and methods for performing a blood pressure measurement are provided. An example method includes simultaneously recording, by a wearable device, an electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG). PPG is measured at a blood artery. The method also includes analyzing ECG and PPG to determine a pulse transit time (PTT), a pulse rate (PR), and a diameter parameter. The diameter parameter includes a diameter of the blood artery or a change thereof. The method also includes determining, based on PTT, PR, and the diameter parameter, a blood pressure (BP) using a pre-defined model. The pre-defined model establishes a relationship between PTT, PR, the diameter parameter, and BP. The pre-defined model may be trained using statistical data obtained in a calibration process. The statistical data includes PTT, PR, and the diameter parameter measured with the wearable device and corresponding values of BP measured with an external device.
US11160458B2	Epidermal devices for analysis of temperature and thermal transport characteristics Provided are tissue-mounted devices and methods for monitoring a thermal transport property (e.g., thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity, heat capacity) of tissue, such as skin. The devices conformally mount to the tissue and have one or more thermal actuators and a plurality of sensors. The actuator applies heat to the tissue and the sensors to detect a spatio temporal distribution of a physiological tissue parameter or physical property resulting from the heating. This spatio temporal information may be correlated with a rate, velocity and/or direction of blood flow, the presence of a vascular occlusion, circulation changes due to inflammation, hydration level and other physiological parameters.
US11160456B2	Laser optoacoustic ultrasonic imaging system (LOUIS) and methods of use Provided herein are the systems, methods, components for a three-dimensional tomography system. The system is a dual-modality imaging system that incorporates a laser ultrasonic system and a laser optoacoustic system. The dual-modality imaging system generates tomographic images of a volume of interest in a subject body based on speed of sound, ultrasound attenuation and/or ultrasound backscattering and for generating optoacoustic tomographic images of distribution of the optical absorption coefficient in the subject body based on absorbed optical energy density or various quantitative parameters derivable therefrom. Also provided is a method for increasing contrast, resolution and accuracy of quantitative information obtained within a subject utilizing the dual-modality imaging system. The method comprises producing an image of an outline boundary of a volume of interest and generating spatially or temporally coregistered images based on speed of sound and/or ultrasonic attenuation and on absorbed optical energy within the outlined volume.
US11160455B2	Multi-wavelength wearable device for non-invasive blood measurements in tissue A system for measuring one or more physiological parameters is provided with a wearable device that includes a light source comprising a driver and a plurality of semiconductor sources that generate an output optical light. The wearable device comprises: one or more lenses to receive at least a portion of the output optical light and to deliver a lens output light to tissue, and a detection system to receive at least a portion of the lens output light reflected from the tissue and to generate an output signal having a signal-to-noise ratio, and to be synchronized to the light source. The detection system comprises at least one analog to digital converter coupled to at least one spatially separated detector. The plurality of semiconductor sources comprises six light emitting diodes, and wherein the plurality of semiconductor sources and the plurality of spatially separated detectors are located on one or more arcs.
US11160454B2	System and method for imaging biomarkers indicative of cardiac thermal ablation lesions Described here are systems and methods for visualizing thermal ablation lesions by imaging specific chemical compounds that are created during thermal ablation procedures, such as cardiac ablation procedures. When a cardiac ablation procedure is performed, a central area of coagulative necrosis is created at the treatment site. This necrotic region is surrounded by layers of tissues with ultra-structural and electrophysiological changes. Two particular changes include the denaturation of proteins and the formation of ferric iron containing chemical compounds, such as methemoglobin and metmyoglobin. The formation of and distribution of such chemical compounds can be imaged with the appropriate systems and methods. Accordingly, these chemical compounds can be utilized as biomarkers that indicate the presence and physical characteristics of thermal ablation lesions. Imaging can be performed using magnetic resonance imaging, optical imaging, or photoacoustic imaging, as examples.
US11160450B2	Systems and methods for evaluating human eye tracking Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating human eye tracking. One method includes receiving data representing the location of and/or information tracked by an individual's eye or eyes before, during, or after the individual performs a task; identifying a temporal phase or a biomechanical phase of the task performed by the individual; identifying a visual cue in the identified temporal phase or biomechanical phase; and scoring the tracking of the individual's eye or eyes by comparing the data to the visual cue.
US11160448B2	Optical measurement apparatus for eyeball An optical measurement apparatus for an eyeball includes a light emitter, a light receiver, a detector, and a controller. The light emitter emits light such that the light passes across an eyeball of a subject. The light receiver receives the light that has transmitted through the eyeball. The detector detects a direction of the eyeball. The controller performs control such that the light emitter starts emitting light having an intensity used in measurement or the light emitter increases an intensity of light emitted by the light emitter to the intensity used in measurement in a case where the direction of the eyeball detected by the detector is in a predetermined range.
US11160445B2	Balloon endoscope reprocessing system and method A reprocessing system for balloon endoscopes including an endoscope reprocessing system including cleaning functionality and disinfection functionality, and a leak testing device including inflation and deflation functionality, the inflation and deflation functionality being operative to selectably inflate and deflate a balloon of a balloon endoscope.
US11160441B2	Endoscope operation portion and endoscope An endoscope operation portion includes: an operation portion body provided being connected to a grasping portion; a joystick-type bending operation lever provided on a back side of the operation portion body, including a lever shaft body, and configured to perform a bending operation of a bending portion; and a suction button provided on a front side of the operation portion body so that an angle formed by an operation axis in a pressing-down operation direction relative to a central axis of the lever shaft body is an obtuse angle, and an intersection point between the central axis and the operation axis is positioned inside the operation portion body.
US11160440B2	Endoscope system and a water bottle cap assembly for such an endoscope system An endoscope system and particularly but not exclusively a water bottle cap assembly for an endoscope/endoscopic device. An endoscope system includes an endoscope device and means for directing a fluid adjacent a tip of the endoscope device. The fluid directing means includes a fluid container for containing the fluid, the container including an inlet and an outlet. The system further includes separating means for separating liquid or solid particles from gas entering the container through the inlet.
US11160436B2	Dishware drying rack and method of directing and collecting water A drying rack for collecting water from one or more pieces of dishware includes a frame and a support shelf removably positioned on the frame. The support shelf is configured for supporting the one or more pieces of dishware. The drying rack also includes a drip tray removably supported by the frame below the support shelf. The drip tray includes a guide surface and defines a drain opening, wherein the guide surface is angled toward the drain opening to guide water toward the drain opening. The drying rack also includes a drip pan bracket supported by the frame. The drip pan bracket includes a pair of pan rails configured to removably receive and position a drip pan below the drain opening to collect the water guided by the guide surface through the drain opening.
US11160434B2	Height adjuster mechanism for a dishwasher dish rack A dish rack is supported for both selective movement into and out of a washing chamber of a dishwasher tub and vertically relative to the tub, with the vertical adjustment being made by manually grasping and shifting at least one frontal cross bar extending about a front wall of the dish rack to cause pivoting of first and second lever members extending along sides of the dish rack. The side lever members cooperate with latching mechanisms to lift and retain the dish rack in a select raised position.
US11160431B2	Surface cleaning apparatus The present disclosure provides a surface cleaning apparatus that includes a housing adapted for movement over a surface to be cleaned and a headlight having at least one light emitting element internal to the housing. A light pipe is integrated with a cover for a brushroll, and conveys light emitted from the light emitting element to an exterior of the housing. Methods for operating the headlight are also disclosed.
US11160430B2	Vacuum cleaner A vacuum may include a cleaner body including a suction motor for generating suction force, a suction part communicating with the cleaner body and suctioning air and dust, and a battery assembly for supplying a power to the suction motor. The battery assembly may include a battery unit, a battery terminal, a switch for connecting or disconnecting the battery unit and the battery terminal, and a battery case for accommodating the battery unit. The cleaner body may include a body supporting the battery assembly and a switching operation part for operating the switch when the battery assembly is mounted on the cleaner body.
US11160429B2	Swivel joint for hand-held vacuum cleaner and hand-held vacuum cleaner A swivel joint for a hand-held vacuum cleaner includes a first joint tube and a second joint tube rotatably connected at one end portions thereof with respect to each other, a connecting tube enabling communication between the first joint tube with the second joint tube, and a conductive assembly. The connecting tube is a corrugated flexible tube. The other end portions of the first and second joint tubes respectively connect a vacuum cleaner body with a dust suction tube of a vacuum cleaner or the dust suction tube with a dust suction head of the vacuum cleaner. The conductive assembly includes a first conductive interface and a second conductive interface respectively disposed on the first and second joint tubes and a conducting wire disposed inside the corrugated flexible tube. Two ends of the conducting wire connect with the first and second conductive interfaces, respectively.
US11160427B2	Cover for a fluff screen in a surface treatment apparatus A vacuum cleaning apparatus may include a debris container and a filtering system. The debris container may define a debris collection chamber and include a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet. The filtering system may be at least partially disposed in the debris collection chamber, and may include a fluff screen and a fluff screen cover defining a cavity for receiving at least a portion of the fluff screen. The fluff screen and the fluff screen cover may both include tapered outer surfaces. The tapered outer surfaces may have opposing tapers.
US11160422B2	Shower tray The disclosure relates to a shower tray comprising a base element provided with a peripheral edge from where an inclined surface projects towards a drainage opening, and a surface for supporting the user formed by floor tiles, and strips which protrude from the inclined surface, wherein the upper faces of the strips form a horizontal base surface for the floor tiles, a groove is formed at least between two floor tiles for the evacuation of the water towards the inclined surface. The first ends of the floor tiles are secured on at least one transverse band or strip, and one swivelling end of the transverse band or strip includes a corner with a right-angled profile and adapted to slide on the longitudinal recess, when the floor tiles are withdrawn from their horizontal base surface.
US11160421B2	Hot air fryer cooking appliance A hot air fryer cooking appliance includes a hot air blowing system, a vessel and a basket. The basket includes a manipulating handle having a bracket and the vessel including an upper edge and a receiving area for the handle. The bracket bears against the upper edge and the handle is housed in the receiving area when positioning the basket in the vessel. The basket includes on its outer and inner walls a first and a second assembly part, respectively. These assembly parts cooperate and ensure the lateral guiding of the basket when positioning the basket in the vessel until the handle reaches its position in its receiving area and the basket reaches a centered bearing position in the vessel, allowing the bottom of the basket to be kept away from the bottom of the vessel and to be laterally wedged in the vessel.
US11160413B2	Coffee machine with improved coffee dispenser The coffee machine (1) comprises a coffee dispenser having a support (3), a first spout (4) and at least a second spout (5) for dispensing coffee, and a mechanism for connecting the first and at least second spout (4, 5) to the support (3) configured to adjust the position of the first spout (4) and at least a second spout (5) in the direction of the width (L) and at the same time of the height (A) of the coffee machine (1).
US11160408B2	One hand automatic closing mailbox door The present invention is an improved door for rural mailboxes, comprising of a frame and door rotating inward and vertically downward, or just vertically downward, allowing access to the mailbox for depositing or removal of mail in one motion. The frame and door made of wood, metal, plastic, rubber or other materials can be made as part of a new mailbox or made as a complete assembly to be added to an existing mailbox. The frame comprises channels with springs to hold door closed. The door having pins or one rod horizontally mounted on the door or held on each side of the door by collars and springs also used to hold the door closed or move the door vertically and inward as it moves toward the bottom of the mailbox. The pins extend into the channels on the frame.
US11160406B2	Display hanger for slide style shoes A display hanger for slides includes a body member and a holder configured to engage and attach to the body member. The body member includes a display hanger hook, an elongated central member connected to the display hanger, a bottom member connected to the central member, and opposed first and second side members connected to each side of the bottom member and extend laterally therefrom and then extend upwardly such that first and second clips are formed, respectively. The holder has parallel first and second longitudinal side walls and parallel first and second transverse side walls. The longitudinal side walls and transverse side walls are integrally connected to each other to form a generally rectangular frame having an open space in the middle. The display hanger further includes a bungee cord for keeping the slides with the display hanger while a customer tries them on.

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