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US11186754B2	Hydrogenated petroleum resin, and production method and use therefor A hydrogenated petroleum resin, and a manufacturing method and use thereof, are provided. More specifically, a hydrogenated petroleum resin manufactured by subjecting dicyclopentadiene and an olefinic monomer to thermal polymerization and then carrying out a hydrogenation reaction, and a manufacturing method and use therefor are provided. The hydrogenated petroleum resin has the advantage of being useful in practical applications, since the petroleum resin is manufactured via thermal polymerization using inexpensive raw materials and on the contrary to conventional catalytic polymerization, a catalyst elimination process can be excluded. The hydrogenated petroleum resin produced in this way can be applied to, for example, an adhesive agent used in environmentally friendly sanitary goods, because the petroleum resin has excellent compatibility, adhesiveness and heat resistance, and has no bad odor.
US11186752B2	Low-dust products using microcrystalline wax emulsion The present invention relates generally to wall repair compounds such as joint compounds, spackling compounds, and the like used to repair imperfections in walls or fill joints between adjacent wallboard panels. Particularly, the present invention relates to such a wall repair compound comprising a dust reducing additive that reduces the quantity of airborne dust generated when the hardened compound is sanded. The dust reducing additive also imparts adhesion to the wall repair compounds to which it is added, for example to a joint compound. The dust reducing additive comprises microcrystalline-wax based emulsion.
US11186749B2	Slurry composition and method of manufacturing integrated circuit device by using the same A slurry composition is disclosed which includes: a corrosion inhibitor including a material selected from carbon allotropes and derivatives thereof; and an oxidant. A method of manufacturing an integrated circuit device is disclosed which includes: forming a first metal film and a second metal film on a substrate, the first metal film and the second metal film respectively including different metals; and polishing, by using the slurry composition, a polishing target surface at which the first metal film and the second metal film are exposed.
US11186747B2	System and method for reducing viscosity variations in roofing asphalt An asphalt shingle coating system that includes a coater, a mixer, a viscosity gauge, a wax supply, a wax pump and a control system. The coater applies a layer of a coating asphalt mixture on an asphalt shingle substrate. The mixer mixes the coating asphalt mixture and is positioned upstream of the coater. The viscosity gauge may be positioned between the coater and the mixer, and it measures the viscosity of said coating asphalt mixture before it is delivered to the coater. The wax supply is in fluid communication with the mixer and a wax pump may deliver a volume of wax from the wax supply to the mixer, and the control system may selectively adjust the operation of the wax pump to substantially maintain a desired viscosity of said coating asphalt mixture.
US11186740B2	Inorganic particle dispersion An inorganic particle dispersion having high spinnability comprises an inorganic powder, hydrophilic fumed silica, and a resin having a hydroxyl group.
US11186737B2	Ink and printing method An ink includes water, a compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1, Pigment Red 269 represented by the following Chemical formula 2, and alkylene glycol alkyl ether, wherein the proportion of the compound represented by the following Chemical formula 1 in a total amount of the Pigment Red 269 is 2 or less percent by mass.
US11186730B2	Chromium-free coating composition with anti-corrosive effect for metallic substrates The present disclosure relates to a chromium-free coating composition including at least one binder and at least one iron(III)-tris(N,N-dithiocarbamate) complex, where the binder includes at least one synthetic resin and at least one crosslinker. The present disclosure also relates to the use of such a coating composition for the protection against corrosion of metallic substrates, a process for at least partially coating a metallic substrate with such a priming coat, a substrate at least partially coated therewith and an article or a component made of such a substrate.
US11186729B2	Anti-corrosion coating composition Provided is a humic acid-based coating suspension comprising humic acid, particles of an anti-corrosive pigment or sacrificial metal, and a binder resin dissolved or dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein the humic acid has a weight fraction from 0.1% to 50% based on the total coating suspension weight excluding the liquid medium. Also provided is an object or structure coated at least in part with such a coating.
US11186727B2	Reinforced powder paint for composites A fiber reinforced powder paint provides improved flexural fatigue resistance for composites substrates. Fiber loading in the powder is greater than 40%. Aramid fiber loading in an epoxy based powder paint is exemplified. A composite bow limb coated with the powder paint survives a remarkably greater number of bending cycles before failure when coated with the powder paint.
US11186722B2	Resin coated inorganic or metallic pigment A resin coated inorganic or metallic pigment includes inorganic or metallic particles (A) and an acrylic copolymer (B) formed on the inorganic or metallic particles (A) by subjecting a radically polymerizable unsaturated carboxylic acid or radically polymerizable phosphate monomer (B1) and a monomer (B2) containing 3 to 6 (meth)acryloyloxy groups per molecule to radical polymerization reaction using a polymerization initiator (C) containing a nitrile group, wherein the inorganic or metallic particles (A) are coated with a coating resin including the acrylic copolymer (B), and the acrylic copolymer (B) has at a tail thereof a structure which is derived from the polymerization initiator (C) and which is represented by the following general formula (1): wherein R1 represents a methyl group, and R2 represents an alkyl group having 2 to 5 carbon atoms, or the like.
US11186719B2	Hemicyanine dyes The present disclosure embodies compounds of Formula I, methods of use thereof, and kits thereof: that are useful in connection with the detection of analytes of all types (e.g., biological molecules such as proteins, organic molecules, natural or synthetic molecules). The disclosure is particularly applicable to detection of proteins and nucleic acids using all types of membrane-based assays by techniques such as Western blotting, Dot blotting, Southern blotting, and Northern blotting.
US11186716B2	Polyamide moulding compound and moulded articles producible therefrom The invention relates to a polyamide moulding compound consisting of an amorphous, microcrystalline or partially crystalline polyamide or mixtures hereof, at least one impact modifier, hollow glass balls and also further additives. The invention likewise relates to moulded articles produced from this polyamide moulding compound.
US11186711B2	Semi-crystalline polyolefin-based additive masterbatch composition An additive masterbatch composition comprising a semi-crystalline polyolefin carrier resin and an additive package comprising a product of a reaction of an acidic condensation catalyst and a secondary diarylamine. A moisture-curable polyolefin composition comprising the additive masterbatch composition and a (hydrolyzable silyl group)-functional polyolefin prepolymer. A method of making the compositions; a moisture-cured polyolefin composition prepared therefrom; a manufactured article comprising or made from the formulation; and a method of using the manufactured article.
US11186698B2	Rubber composition Disclosed is a rubber composition which comprises a rubber, fibrous carbon nanostructures and a filler, wherein, in a state where the filler is dispersed in the rubber composition, the filler is mainly present as aggregates each formed of a plurality of primary particles aggregated with each other, and the aggregates have an average maximum diameter of 100 nm or more and 1,000 nm or less.
US11186696B2	Reversibly cross-linkable resin Reversibly cross-linkable foam is provided. The reversibly cross-linked foam includes a first polymeric material, at least one reversibly cross-linkable monomer polymerized with the first polymeric material, and at least one blowing agent. The reversibly cross-linkable co-polymeric foam is thermally stable at temperatures of at least 10 degrees higher than otherwise identical polymeric foam that does not include the reversibly cross-linkable agent polymerized with the first polymeric material.
US11186694B2	Polyolefin porous separator and preparation method thereof A polyolefin porous separator includes a first surface and a second surface corresponding to the first surface. The surfaces of the polyolefin porous separator contain dendritic crystals and micropores, the dendritic crystals intersect with the micropores on the first surface or/and the second surface, and the dendritic crystals penetrate through the second surface from the first surface. A preparation method of the polyolefin porous separator includes: (1) a mixed melting of polyethylene resin and a mineral oil; (2) an extrusion of the mineral oil/polyethylene resin molten mixture; (3) a stretching of a thick sheet in a machine direction (MD); (4) a stretching of the separator in a transverse direction (TD); (5) immersing the separator into a solvent to extract the mineral oil; (6) a secondary stretching of the separator in the TD; and (7) subjecting the separator having the longitudinal crystals to a heat-setting treatment and then rolling up.
US11186690B2	Nanostructured bacteria-resistant polymer materials Methods for creating nanostructured surface features on polymers and polymer composites involve application of low pressure during curing of solid polymer material from a solvent solution. The resulting nanoscale surface features significantly decrease bacterial growth on the surface. Polymer materials having the nanoscale structuring can be used in implantable medical devices to inhibit bacterial growth and infection.
US11186686B2	Silicone elastomers and their preparation and use The present invention relates to an elastomeric composition comprising a silicone rubber, glycerol, at least one crosslinking agent, and optionally one or more excipients, wherein said glycerol is present as discrete droplets in the silicone rubber, obtainable through the application of high shear forces.
US11186685B2	Emulsion of nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof, production method therefor, and production method for particles An emulsion of a nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof and a method for producing it are provided. The emulsion has high stability and low dispersity of the particle diameter of emulsified particles. A method for producing particles including a crosslinked nitrogen atom-containing polymer or sat thereof using the emulsion is also provided. The method for producing the emulsion includes a step of mixing a first solution that includes a nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof and a hydrophilic solvent and has a viscosity of 10 to 2,000 mPa·s, and a second solution that includes a hydrophobic solvent and has a viscosity of 1 to 100 mPa·s, stirring the mixture, and thus obtaining an emulsion of the nitrogen atom-containing polymer or salt thereof, wherein a ratio between the viscosity of the first and second solutions is in a range of 0.1:1 to 300:1.
US11186683B2	Process of manufacturing surfactants and lubricants A method of producing an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant includes reacting a low molecular weight initiator with ethylene oxide in the presence of a polymerization catalyst, the low molecular weight initiator having a nominal hydroxyl functionality at least 1, and the polymerization catalyst being a Lewis acid catalyst having the general formula M(R1)1(R2)1(R3)1(R4)0 or 1, whereas M is boron, aluminum, indium, bismuth or erbium, R1, R2 and R3 each includes a same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group, and optional R4 includes a functional group or functional polymer group. R1, R2, and R3 are the same fluoroalkyl-substituted phenyl group. The method further includes forming the alcohol ethoxylate surfactant or lubricant having a number average molecular weight of greater than the number average molecular weight of the low molecular weight initiator in the presence of the Lewis acid catalyst.
US11186680B2	Method for preparing biodegradable polyester elastomer A method for preparing a biodegradable polyester elastomer includes a following steps comprising: dissolving a predetermined amount of titanium dioxide in an aqueous mixture of sulphuric acid, DI water, and ethanol to form a first solution; refluxing the first solution in a silicone oil bath and a stirring speed of 300-450 rpm at a temperature of 90-100° C. to form a second solution; preparing a solid superacid catalyst by drying, grinding and calcining sulfated titania and using this catalyst to produce a biodegradable polyester elastomer.
US11186676B2	Polymer containing S,S-dioxide-dibenzothiophene in backbone chain with content-adjustable triarylamine end groups and preparation method and application thereof Provided are a polymer containing S,S-dioxide-dibenzothiophene in backbone chain with content-adjustable triarylamine end groups, and a preparation method and an application thereof. Triarylamines hole-transport small molecules are introduced into the polymer end group, and a content of the triarylamine end groups can be adjusted by controlling a polymer molecular weight, so that the polymer has better electron-transport and hole-transport capabilities, and charge carrier transport can be balanced, so that more exciton recombination takes place effectively, thus improving the luminous efficiency and stability of the polymer. The polymer is prepared by a Suzuki polymerization reaction and does not require synthesis of new monomers. The polymer material is used for preparing highly effective and stable monolayer devices, and is dissolved directly in an organic solvent, then spin-coated, ink-jet printed, or printed to form a film.
US11186675B2	Epoxy resin composition and transformer comprising the same The disclosure describes an epoxy resin composition and a transformer including the same. The epoxy resin composition according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an epoxy resin having a glycol-based functional group in a main chain, a filler, a curing agent, and an imidazole-based catalyst, and the transformer according to an embodiment includes an insulated conductor wound in multiple layers in a vertical direction; a semi-conductive layer which is provided on the insulated conductor and disperses a concentrated electric field; and an insulator which is casted on the insulated conductor and the semi-conductive layer and forms an outer shape of the transformer, and the insulator consists of the epoxy resin composition including the epoxy resin having the glycol-based functional group in the main chain, the filler, the curing agent, and the imidazole-based catalyst.
US11186674B2	Epoxy resin composition, prepreg, fiber-reinforced composite material, and method for producing same Provided is a fiber-reinforced composite material exhibiting high heat resistance and excellent appearance quality. is the composite material is based on an epoxy resin composition which contains constituents [A], [B], and [C] and satisfies conditions (i) and (ii): [A] a tri- or higher functional epoxy resin; [B] an aromatic amine; [C] an imidazole compound; 0.20≤b/a≤0.60; and (i) 0.002≤c/a≤0.014; (ii) wherein a (mol) denotes the number of epoxy groups in 100 g of the epoxy resin composition, b (mol) denotes the number of active hydrogens contained in the constituent [B], and c (mol) denotes the number of imidazole rings contained in the constituent [C]).
US11186671B2	Reduced flammability flexible polyurethane foam A method of forming a flexible polyurethane foam that passes BS 5852:2006 source V (Crib 5) test. The method includes providing a modified polyisocyanate polyaddition (PIPA) 5 polyol formed by contacting a PIPA polyol dispersion with at least one carboxylic acid having a melting point above zero degree Celsius and present in a carrier solvent. The PIPA polyol dispersion has a polyol liquid phase content of 60 wt. % to 90 wt. % and a solid particle phase content of 10 wt. % to 40 wt. % based on a total weight of the PIPA polyol dispersion. From 10 weight percent (wt. %) to 80 wt. % of the modified PIPA polyol is combined with 90 wt. % to 20 10 wt. % of at least another polyether polyol based on a total weight of a polyol blend of the PIPA polyol and the at least another polyether polyol, where the polyether polyol is formed with propylene oxide and ethylene oxide and has an equivalent weight of 1,000 to 2,000 and a functionality of 3 to 6. The combination of the modified PIPA polyol and the polyether polyol are reacted with a polyisocyanate and a blowing agent to form the flexible polyurethane foam.
US11186664B2	Propylene ethylene random copolymer A propylene ethylene copolymer having: i) xylene soluble fraction at 25° C. ranging from 14 wt % to 27 wt %; ii) intrinsic viscosity of the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 1.0 to 2.4 dl/g; iii) melt flow rate, MFR, ranging from 1.0 g/10 min to 50.0 g/10 min; iv) an ethylene derived units content ranging from 5.0 wt % to 12.0 wt %; v) the ethylene derived units content on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 2.5 wt % to 6.0 wt %; vi) the ethylene derived units content on the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 15.2. wt % to 30.2 wt %; and vii) C13 NMR sequences PEP measured on the fraction insoluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 3.5 mol % to 5.5 mol % and C13 NMR sequences PEP measured on the fraction soluble in xylene at 25° C. ranging from 11.0 mol % to 14.2 mol %.
US11186663B2	High filler loaded compositions with high melt flow polyolefins This disclosure relates to a composition comprising (a) a blend; (b) one or more fillers comprising at least one of carbon black, ferrite magnet powder, calcium carbonate, alumina trihydrate, magnesium hydroxide, talc, titanium dioxide, fibers, marble dust, cement dust, clay, feldspar, silica or glass, fumed silica, alumina, magnesium oxide, antimony oxide, zinc oxide, barium sulfate, calcium sulfate, aluminum silicate, calcium silicate, titanium dioxide, titanates, clay, nanoclay, organo-modified clay or nanoclay, glass microspheres, chalk, or any combination thereof. The cross-linking agents comprise organic peroxide, and the coagents comprise at least one of di- and tri-allyl cyanurates and isocyanurates, liquid and metallic multifunctional acrylates and methacrylates, zinc-based dimethacrylates and diacrylates, and functionalized polybutadiene resins and optionally (c) a cross-linking pack including cross-linking agents and coagents.
US11186662B1	Metallocene catalyst systems with chemically-treated solid oxides for producing ethylene-based plastomers and elastomers Polymerization processes for producing ethylene-based plastomers and elastomers having densities less than 0.91 g/cm3 utilize a metallocene-based catalyst system containing a chemically-treated solid oxide. These polymerization processes can be conducted in a slurry reactor, a solution reactor, and/or a gas phase reactor. Ethylene polymers produced from the polymerization process can be characterized by a density of less than 0.91 g/cm3, a CY-a parameter of less than 0.2, and a ratio of HLMI/MI of at least 30, or a density less than 0.91 g/cm3, a CY-a parameter from 0.25 to 0.75, and a ratio of Mw/Mn from 2 to 3.
US11186660B2	Internal electron donor compound for preparing α-olefin polymerization catalyst component An internal electron donor compound for preparing α-olefin polymerization catalyst component, including two kinds of electron donors; the proportion of the two kinds of electron donors in the compounding preparation of the catalyst is determined via designed experiments so as to obtain a catalyst component having good comprehensive performance or a particular performance. The electron donor compound of the present invention can be used in the preparation of α-olefin polymerization and co-polymerization catalyst component, particular the preparation of propylene polymerization catalyst component, and is applicable to prepare the propylene polymerization catalyst component by reacting magnesium chloride-ethanolscomlex compound carrier with titanium tetrachloride and electron donors, or to directly prepare the propylene polymerization catalyst component by reacting magnesium chloride, alcohols, titanium tetrachloride, and internal electron donor. In addition, also provided is a theoretical basis for selecting a proper electron donor combination from a plurality of electron donors.
US11186658B2	Vinyl chloride-based polymer and preparation method thereof The present disclosure provides a method of preparing a vinyl chloride-based polymer having improved processability due to excellent blendability, and the vinyl chloride-based polymer having a particle non-uniformity of 10 or more defined by Equation 1. Particle ⁢ ⁢ non ⁢ - ⁢ uniformity ⁢ [ E ⁡ ( X ) ] = 1 50 ⁢ ∑ i = 1 50 ⁢ X i [ Equation ⁢ ⁢ 1 ]
US11186657B2	Hyperbranched polymer, metal recovery agent, metal recovery method, and catalytic activity inhibitor There is provided a hyper-branched polymer represented by the following formula (1) and having a weight-average molecular weight in a range of 1,000 to 1,000,000. In the formula (1), A1 is a group containing an aromatic ring, A2 is a group containing an amide group, A3 is a group containing sulfur, R0 is hydrogen or a substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, ml is in a range of 0.5 to 11, and n1 is in a range of 5 to 100.
US11186656B2	Preparation of large pore silicas and uses thereof in chromium catalysts for olefin polymerization Silica composites and supported chromium catalysts having a bulk density of 0.08 to 0.4 g/mL, a total pore volume of 0.4 to 2.5 mL/g, a BET surface area of 175 to 375 m2/g, and a peak pore diameter of 10 to 80 nm are disclosed herein. These silica composites and supported chromium catalysts can be formed by combining two silica components. The first silica component can be irregularly shaped, such as fumed silica, and the second silica component can be a colloidal silica or a silicon-containing compound, and the second silica component can act as a glue to bind the silica composite together.
US11186649B2	Anti-CD38 antibodies and methods of use The disclosure provides binding proteins that bind CD38 polypeptides, e.g., human and cynomolgus monkey CD38 polypeptides. For example, the binding proteins can be monospecific, bispecific, or trispecific binding proteins with at least one antigen binding domain that binds a CD38 polypeptide. The disclosure also provides methods for making binding proteins that bind CD38 polypeptides and uses of such binding proteins.
US11186636B2	Anti-human TREM2 antibodies and uses thereof The present invention relates to antigen binding proteins, such as monoclonal antibodies, that specifically bind to and activate human triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-2 (TREM2) and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antigen binding proteins. The agonist antigen binding proteins (e.g. antibodies) of the invention are capable of activating TREM2/DAP12 signaling in myeloid cells in the absence of Fc-mediated cross-linking of the antigen binding proteins. Methods of treating or preventing conditions associated with TREM2 loss of function, such as Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis, using the antigen binding proteins are also described.
US11186633B2	Specific monoclonal antibody to acetylated mouse BubR1 and preparation method therefor Provided is a rabbit monoclonal antibody to acetylated mouse BubR1 and a preparation method therefor and, more particularly, provides the use of the monoclonal antibody in a method for measuring the activity of cell division checkpoints on the basis of a degree of acetylation of BubR1, a method for detecting a tumor disease on the basis of aberrant cell division, a method for diagnosing cancer, a method for screening anti-cancer agents, or a method for regulating a cell division cycle.
US11186631B2	Anti-STAT3 bispecific antibody having cell-penetrating ability, and pharmaceutical composition containing same An anti-STAT3 specific antibody and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same is provided. The anti-STAT3 specific antibody includes a site that specifically binds to STAT3, and further includes a STAT3 site plus a DNA binding site that confer cell penetration ability, and the pharmaceutical composition includes the anti-STAT3 specific antibody as an active ingredient. The STAT3 specific antibody, and particularly the STAT3/DNA dual specific antibody having a dual specific characteristic, contains a DNA binding site that can penetrate cells and specifically bind to DNA in the nucleus, and thus can overcome the limitations of conventional antibody therapeutics that can target only extracellular proteins. The antibody can inhibit transcription factor activity of STAT3 by specifically binding to phosphorylated activated form of STAT3. Thus, the antibody could be used for the development of a therapeutic agent without side effects for various diseases caused by activation of STAT3.
US11186623B2	Ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins and methods of use The present disclosure provides recombinantly manufactured ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins for use in treating canine diabetes. The insulin-Fc fusion proteins comprise an insulin polypeptide linked via a peptide linker to an Fc-fragment of canine origin. Based on the results obtained, creating a treatment that is amenable to low cost manufacturing, exhibits sufficient in vivo bioactivity, displays extended duration of bioactivity, does not induce anti-drug antibodies, and substantially retains is potency over multiple administrations, requires a non-obvious combination of insulin polypeptide, peptide linkers, and species-specific Fc fragment, in addition to selective mutations on one or more of these components. Exemplary ultra-long acting insulin-Fc fusion proteins, polynucleotides encoding these insulin-Fc fusion proteins, and pharmaceutical formulations of exemplary insulin-Fc fusion proteins are provided, in addition to methods of use and preparation.
US11186619B2	Antimicrobial peptides based on CMAP27 The invention concerns derivatives of CMAP27, which have a good antimicrobial activity and a low haemolytic activity as compared to the wild-type CMAP27 peptide. These derivatives can be used for antibiotic therapy or in a bacteriocidal composition. Further comprised in the invention is the use of CMAP27 and/or its derivatives as adjuvant.
US11186618B2	Dendritic-cell-targeted peptide, fusion peptide utilizing said peptide, and vaccine utilizing said fusion peptide The purpose of the present invention is to provide a peptide that is capable of efficiently delivering an antigen to dendritic cells and improving the vaccine effects of the antigen. A peptide that has at least one motif sequence comprising the amino acid sequence of sequence listing 1, or an amino acid sequence comprising the aforementioned amino acid sequence, but in which a mutation has been induced in the amino acid residue at the first and/or second position of the amino acid sequence, is bound to an antigen protein or an antigen peptide to efficiently deliver the antigen protein or antigen peptide to dendritic cells, allowing for significantly superior vaccine effects to be exhibited.
US11186617B2	Epitope The present invention relates to a polypeptide comprising an epitope of an antigen; a kit and a composition for diagnosing allergy, wherein the kit and the composition comprise the aforementioned polypeptide, and a method for diagnosing allergy and a method for treating allergy, wherein the methods use the aforementioned polypeptide; a pharmaceutical composition comprising the aforementioned polypeptide; and a raw material or a processed product in which the antigen comprising the aforementioned polypeptide is removed or reduced. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a tester for determining the presence or absence of the antigen in an object.
US11186612B2	Substance P analog having progenitor cell or stem cell recruiting activity and method for progenitor cell or stem cell recruiting using the same A substance P analog having a progenitor cell or stem cell recruiting activity and a method of recruiting progenitor cells or stem cells using the substance P analog are disclosed. The substance P analog has an effect of recruiting endogenous progenitor cells or stem cells to a wound or disease-occurring site. Thus, the disclosure also describes its use in recruiting progenitor cells or stem cells and a method of regenerating or treating a damaged organ or tissue, or a method of healing a wound.
US11186609B2	Method for preparing S-Bz-MAG3 as a precursor of contrast media The present invention provides a method for preparing S-Bz-MAG3 as a precursor of contrast media. Thioglycolic acid and benzoyl chloride are taken for the thiol protection reaction. Next, N,N′-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and N-hydroxysuccinimide are converted to corresponding ester compounds. The corresponding ester compounds then react with triglycine by amide bonding reaction. The product of the reaction is recrystallized using acetone, filtered, and finally flushed using flushing agent to give the final product. This is a bifunctional chelator and can be bridged with 99mTc and 186/188Re effectively and applied to nuclear medicine imaging and tumor radiotherapy. By taking advantage of fewer synthesis steps and ease of operations, complicated separation and purification reactions can be reduced and thus achieving highly productivity of S-Bz-MAG3.
US11186608B2	Solid phase synthesis of acylated peptides The present invention relates to methods and compounds for the solid phase synthesis of peptides carrying a substituent at an amino group of an amino acid side chain.
US11186607B1	Pleuromutilin ursodeoxycholic acid ester with antibacterial activity and a method of preparing the same A compound with antibacterial activity having the following formula (I): is disclosed. A method of preparing the compound of formula (I) is also disclosed.
US11186605B2	Crystal of cytidine diphosphate choline and production method thereof An object of the present invention is to provide a crystal of cytidine diphosphate choline which contains no methanol and has improved powder properties, and a production method thereof. According to the present invention, the crystal of cytidine diphosphate choline which contains no methanol and has improved powder properties can be obtained by precipitating the crystal of cytidine diphosphate choline in an aqueous solution in which cytidine diphosphate choline is dissolved, collecting the precipitated crystal of cytidine diphosphate choline, and washing the collected crystal of cytidine diphosphate choline with an aqueous solution containing an organic solvent other than methanol in which a water content is 5% to 50% by volume.
US11186599B2	Phosphonamide ester compound, salt thereof, related crystal form thereof, preparation method therefor and use thereof The present invention relates to compounds represented by formula (I) and formula (II) and a chiral synthesis and chiral isolation method therefor, further relating to a salt and crystal form of the compound represented by formula (I), a preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same, and use thereof in the preparation of a medicament used for the treatment of a viral infectious disease such as hepatitis B.
US11186596B2	Anticancer indenes, indanes, azaindenes, azaindanes, pharmaceutical compositions and uses Disclosed are compounds for medical uses, for example, compounds of formula (Ia), wherein A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A7, R6, R7 and E are as described herein, pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, and methods of treating or preventing a disease or condition, for example, cancer.
US11186594B2	Podophyllotoxin derivatives and their use Provided herein are compounds, compositions, and methods for treating cancer in a subject in need thereof.
US11186593B2	Heterocycle amines and uses thereof Compounds and methods in the fields of chemistry and medicine are disclosed. Some of the disclosed embodiments include compounds, compositions and methods of using heterocycle amines. Some of the disclosed embodiments include heterocycle amines useful to treat inflammatory disorders.
US11186589B2	Cyanoindoline derivatives as NIK inhibitors The present invention relates to pharmaceutical agents useful for therapy and/or prophylaxis in a mammal, and in particular to inhibitors of NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK—also known as MAP3K14) useful for treating diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, metabolic disorders and autoimmune disorders. The invention is also directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and to the use of such compounds or pharmaceutical compositions for the prevention or treatment of diseases such as cancer, inflammatory disorders, metabolic disorders including obesity and diabetes, and autoimmune disorders.
US11186587B2	Compound as ACC inhibitor and use thereof Disclosed are a class of compounds which are inhibitors of acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) and the use thereof. In particular, provided are compounds as shown in formula I or isomers, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, crystals or prodrugs thereof, and methods for preparing the same, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds and the use of the compounds or compositions for treating and/or preventing diseases associated with ACC expression, such as fibrotic diseases, metabolic diseases, cancers or tissue hyperplasia diseases. The compound has a good inhibitory activity against ACC and shows good promise to be a therapeutic drug for fibrotic diseases, metabolic diseases, cancers or tissue hyperplasia diseases.
US11186585B2	Compositions and methods of enhancing opioid receptor engagement by opioid hexadienoates and optionally substituted hexadienoates The present invention relates to opiate derived compositions and their antagonists useful in therapeutic areas associated with opioid receptor modulation. A 3-hexadienoate modification of the opioids is formulated to improve opiates' engagement of the opioid receptors when given orally. A 3-hexadienoate modification of Nalbuphine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of thereof to improve quality of pain management when given intravenously, intranasally, transdermally, sublingually, rectally, topically, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or via inhalation. A 3-hexadienoate modification of the opioids antagonists is formulated to improve inhibition of the opioid receptors when given orally. A 3-hexadienoate modification of Naloxone or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of thereof to improve quality of Sobering when given intravenously, intranasally, transdermally, sublingually, rectally, topically, intramuscularly, subcutaneously or via inhalation.
US11186582B2	Substituted [1,2,4]triazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidin-7-yl compounds as PDE2 inhibitors The invention provides a chemical entity of Formula (I): wherein R1, R2, X, Y and Z have any of the values described herein, and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods as disclosed herein, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies; detection and imaging techniques; radioactive treatments; modulating and treating disorders mediated by PDE2 activity; treating neurological disorders, CNS disorders, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and trauma-dependent losses of function; treating stroke, including cognitive and motor deficits during stroke rehabilitation; facilitating neuroprotection and neurorecovery; enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, including animal skill training protocols; and treating peripheral disorders, including hematological, cardiovascular, gastroenterological, and dermatological disorders.
US11186573B2	Inhibitors of ROR gamma The present disclosure relates to salts and crystalline forms of a compound having the formula (I): Also described are processes for the production of the salts and crystalline forms described herein.
US11186571B2	Quinazolinone derivatives useful for imaging Compounds comprising quinazolinone derivatives and methods of identification and use of imaging agents. The compounds have the general formula I: wherein R2 is selected from halogen, halosubstituted alkyl, alkyl, hydroxyl-alkyl, and amino-alkyl; X is selected from ester, carbonyl or —CH2—; R1 is selected from mono-, or bicyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic ring systems, wherein the mono-, or bicyclic aromatic or heteroaromatic ring systems are optionally substituted by halo, alkyl, nitro, alkoxy, amino; R3 is selected from one or two halo, halosubstituted alkyl, alkyl, nitro, hydroxyl-alkyl, and alkyl tosylate; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The compounds of the present invention may be used for detection, diagnosis and/or staging of prostate or other forms of cancer, and may also be used for cardiac disease.
US11186570B2	Intermediate of eribulin and preparation method therefor Disclosed are an intermediate of Eribulin and a preparation method therefor. In particular, disclosed are compounds as represented by formula II, formula III and formula V and a preparation method therefor. Ar is C1-10 alkyl substituted, alkyloxy substituted or unsubstituted aryl; R1 and R2 is an acetal protecting group or a thioacetal protecting group; R3 is hydrogen or a hydroxyl protecting group; and X is halogen or a leaving group. The preparation method therefor has the advantages of mild reaction conditions, high selectivity, easy purification, low synthesis cost and the like, being suitable for large scale production.
US11186561B2	Compounds, compositions and methods for treatment of eye disorders and skin diseases Disclosed is a compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrate, solvate, crystal, co-crystal, enantiomer, stereoisomer, polymorph or prodrug thereof, which is useful for treatment of eye disorders, skin diseases and/or complications associated therewith. Also disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition comprising as an active ingredient at least one compound of formula I and a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. Also disclosed is a method of treating an eye disorder, skin disease and/or a complication thereof in a subject in need thereof by administering at least one compound of formula I or a pharmaceutically acceptable hydrate, solvate, crystal, co-crystal, enantiomer, stereoisomer, polymorph or prodrug thereof.
US11186560B2	Arthropod repellent chemicals Compositions and methods for repelling arthropods. The compositions include a carrier and an arthropod repelling compound, which can be a compound discovered by a novel and complex cheminformatic process to demonstrate repellency behavior across a broad spectrum of arthropods. The compound can be a thiane compound, a pyrrolidone compound, a cyclohexadiene compound, a cyclohexenone compound, a cyclohexene compound, a furanone compound, a pyran compound, a tetrahydropyran compound, a thiazolidine compound, a thiazoline compound, a dihydrothiophene compound, a dithiolane compound, a dithiane compound, an epoxide compound, an oxathiane compound, a cyclopentene compound, a cyclohexane compound, a quinoline compound, an oxazoline compound, a tetrahydropyridine compound, and an imidazolidinone compound, or a combination thereof.
US11186556B1	Salts of a thiazolidinone compound, solid forms, compositions and methods of use thereof Provided herein are formulations, processes, solid forms and methods of use relating to salts of (Z)-5-((Z)-3-chloro-4-((R)-2,3-dihydroxypropoxy)benzylidene)-2-(propylimino)-3-(o-tolyl)thiazolidin-4-one.
US11186555B2	Methods and compositions for gamma-glutamyl cycle modulation The present disclosure provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising Gamma-glutamyl cycle inhibitors (GGCI) and certain pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and methods of use.
US11186553B2	Metal complex formulations The present invention relates to a method of preparation of formulations of lanthanide metal complexes of macrocyclic chelators which further comprise a small excess of free chelator. The method uses a solid phase-bound scavenger chelator to remove excess lanthanide metal ions, prior to the addition of a defined excess chelator. Also provided is a method of preparation of MRI contrast agents, together with solid-phase bound chelator meglumine salts useful in the methods.
US11186551B2	Composition of scalable thyrointegrin antagonists with improved retention in tumors Chemical compounds/compositions, methods of synthesis, and methods of use. The compounds/compositions are directed toward thyrointegrin antagonists conjugated to a polymer. The compounds/compositions further comprise an additional substituent also conjugated to the polymer. The compounds/compositions demonstrate increased uptake across the blood brain barrier along with increased retention therein and retention within tumor. The compounds/compositions may also include improved synthesis scalability, improved purity, improved aqueous solubility, and a solid product or intermediate. The compounds/compositions may demonstrate improved antiangiogenic effect and improved efficacy against conditions, particularly cancers, requiring blood brain barrier permeability, for example, glioblastoma (GBM).
US11186546B2	Method for preparing 2,3-dichloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine with high selectivity The present invention discloses a method for preparing 2,3-dichloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine, comprising at a temperature of 100˜150° C. and a pressure of 0.5˜5.0 MP, in presence of at least one catalyst selected from supported metal chloride, supported zeolite molecular sieve and supported heteropolyacid, 2-chloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine reacts with chlorine gas to obtain 2,3-dichloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine. The preparing method provided by the present invention has advantages such as high selectivity of desired product, high utilization rate of chlorine gas, moderate process condition, simple operation and less three wastes. The present invention also discloses a preparing method for preparing 2-chloro-5-trifluoromethylpyridine, which is capable of reducing unit consumption, reducing separation cost, and improving safety compared to the prior art.
US11186545B2	Phenalene-1-one-containing photosensitizer composition, phenalene-1-one compound and the use thereof A phenalene-1-one compound, a photosensitizer composition including the phenalene-1-one compound, an article including the phenalene-1-one compound and/or photosensitizer composition and the use thereof.
US11186542B2	Combined apparatus for the synthesis of urea Combined apparatus (1) for the synthesis of urea from ammonia and carbon dioxide, comprising an internal wall (3) which delimits two coaxial zones (4) inside the apparatus, operating respectively as reaction (4) and condensation (5) zones, and optionally also comprising a stripping zone and/or a scrubber integrated in the same apparatus.
US11186538B2	Twin tail amine compounds and their zwitterionic derivatives A compound of general formula (I) or (II), wherein Rn and Rm independently represent a C3-C27 aliphatic group, R1 to R4, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, represent hydrogen or a C1-C8 alkyl group, X1 and X2, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, represent a linear or branched divalent hydrocarbon radical with 1 to 24 carbon atoms which can be optionally substituted and/or interrupted by one or more heteroatoms or heteroatom containing groups, and R5 and R6, which may be the same or different at each occurrence, represent a group selected from —O−, -Alk-CH(OH)—CH2—SO3— and -Alk-CO2— wherein Alk represents an alkylene group.
US11186537B2	Method for producing compound, compound, epoxy curing agent, and method for producing amine composition Provided are: a method for producing a compound that excels in storage stability and handleability; the compound; and an epoxy curing agent containing the compound. The method for producing a compound represented by Formula (1-1) includes subjecting the compound represented by Formula (5-1) to an addition reaction to add ethylene and/or propylene in the presence of a base. In Formula (5-1), RX to RZ each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, or an isopropyl group, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3. In Formula (1-1), RA to RD each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an ethyl group, an n-propyl group, or an isopropyl group, and n is an integer of from 1 to 3.
US11186535B2	Method for producing alkyl lactate Provided is a method of efficiently preparing alkyl lactate from by-products which are generated during a process of converting lactic acid into lactide, or from poly(lactic acid) (PLA).
US11186533B2	Chalcone compound and preparation method thereof A method for preparing 2,2′,4,4′-Tetrahydroxy-3-(2″-hydroxy-3″-methylbutyl-3″-alkenyl)chalcone includes the following steps: subjecting a Morus alba leaf to extraction with an aqueous solution of methanol or ethanol having a volume fraction of 40%-100%, concentrating an extract to remove methanol or ethanol and dissolving in water, subjecting to extraction with petroleum ether and ethyl acetate successively, and concentrating an ethyl acetate extract to obtain a paste; chromatographing the paste over a silica gel column using chloroform-methanol, collecting an eluate where the volume ratio of chloroform-methanol is 95/5; chromatographing the eluate over a reversed-phase column using methanol-water, collecting an eluate where the volume ratio of methanol-water is 60/40, and thereby the compound is obtained.
US11186528B2	PBX composition The invention relates to a cast explosive composition. There is provided a precure castable explosive composition comprising an explosive material, a polymerisable binder, said cross linking reagent comprising at least two reactive groups each of which is protected by a labile blocking group.
US11186526B2	Method for preparing organic boron fertilizer for engineering wound soil remediation and prepared organic boron fertilizer A method for preparing an organic boron fertilizer for engineering wound soil remediation includes a step of: effectively compounding at least one of chitin oligosaccharide, wormcast and silkworm excrement, at least one of water and hydrogen peroxide, an organic boron element solution, sodium alkyl benzene sulfonate and polysorbate under certain conditions. The present invention has significant effects on improving physical and chemical properties of engineering wound soil, enhancing availability of boron element in the soil, preventing plants from physiological diseases caused by lack of boron, and promoting growth and development of the plants.
US11186523B2	Compositions and methods for curing concrete A composition that may be used to retain moisture within fresh concrete as it cures to optimize the curing of the concrete may include one or more hardening and densifying agents (e.g., alkali metal polysilicate, colloidal silica, etc.) and one or more temporary moisture sealing agents (e.g., a wax, etc.). Additionally, such a composition may include a siliconate (e.g., a metal siliconate, such as an alkali metal siliconate like potassium methyl siliconate, etc.). The hardening and densifying agent of such a composition may penetrate the surface of fresh concrete to react with free lime, providing the fresh concrete with a strong surface. The temporary moisture sealing agent may form a moisture barrier on the surface of the fresh concrete to prevent moisture from escaping from the fresh concrete (e.g., evaporating, etc.) before the fresh concrete has sufficiently cured. The temporary moisture sealing agent may degrade within a matter of days (e.g., three days, seven days, 14 days, less than a month, etc.), facilitating its removal from the surface of the concrete once the concrete has cured and enabling further treatment of the surface without undue delay.
US11186514B2	Tempered glass substrate having reduced iridescence A process for the manufacture of a heat strengthened glass substrate, includes the application of a temporary layer including a polymer on a glass substrate including a glass sheet, then the application to the glass substrate coated with the temporary layer of a treatment for the heat strengthening of the glass including heating, leading to the removal of the temporary layer, and then cooling by blowing of air through nozzles. The glass substrate thus obtained exhibits a reduced level of iridescences.
US11186513B2	Systems and methods for minimizing SHR from pharmaceutical part converting using negative pressure evacuation Systems for producing articles from glass tube include a converter having a base with a plurality of processing stations and a turret moveable relative to the base. The turret indexes a plurality of holders for holding the glass tubes successively through the processing stations. The systems further include a gas flow system or a suction system for producing a flow of gas through the glass tube during one or more heating, forming, separating or piercing operations. The flow of gas through the glass tube produced by the gas flow system or suction system may be sufficient to evacuate or purge volatile constituents of the glass from the glass tube and/or pierce a meniscus formed on the glass tube during separation, thereby reducing the Surface Hydrolytic Response (SHR) of the interior surface of the glass tube and articles made therefrom.
US11186512B2	Mold manufacturing method Provided is a mold manufacturing method that is capable of manufacturing a mold of a complex shape particularly of an optical element with sufficient shape accuracy and within a relatively short time. This mold manufacturing method includes: a step for forming a base made of metal into a first shape through machining; a step for coating the base with a resin layer; a step for forming the resin layer into a second shape; and a step for forming the base into a third shape through dry-etching.
US11186511B2	Submerged combustion melter The invention relates to a submerged combustion burner (1) and to a melter comprising submerged combustion burners (1). The burner comprises at least one oxidant feeding tube, at least one fuel feeding tube, a burner head having a peripheral envelope, the fuel and oxidant feeding tubes abutting against the burner head, at least two, preferably at least three, peripheral outward directed nozzles, each of the nozzles having a nozzle outlet, the nozzle outlets being arranged on a peripheral line on the peripheral envelope of the burner head, the nozzle outlet axis being inclined by an angle of 5 to 30° to the horizontal, and the nozzles practiced in the burner head being connected to the oxidant feeding tube and to the fuel feeding tube.
US11186508B2	Water treating agent and kit and methods for producing and using An object of the invention is to provide a water treatment agent useful for reducing the MLSS and the like in a food factory effluent or the like and for reducing the total nitrogen of a water to be treated including nitrogen-containing compounds, a method for producing the water treatment agent, a method for treating water to be treated using the water treatment agent, and a kit for producing the water treatment agent. The water treatment agent of the invention is a water treatment agent that contains green rust and an enzymatic treatment agent containing a liver extract from a mammal (excluding a human being), a yeast lytic enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase, a glucose dehydrogenase, and water.
US11186506B2	Subsurface flow constructed wetland and method of using the same for wastewater treatment A subsurface flow constructed wetland (SFCW) includes a sand layer having a ventilation property of 90 mL/(cm·s) and a permeation rate of less than 0.3 kg/m2/h under a two-meter-high pressure head, a filter layer disposed on the sand layer, and a gabion module disposed on the filter layer. The filter layer includes fine sand with a particle size of 0.25-0.35 cm. The gabion module includes a gabion box including a plant layer and a filler layer, and the filler layer is disposed on the plant layer.
US11186503B2	Scalable floating micro-aeration unit, devices and methods Disclosed are floating micro-aeration unit (FMU) devices, systems and methods for biological sulfide removal from water/wastewater bodies and streams. In some aspects, a system includes a manifold structure including one or more opening to flow air out of an interior of the manifold structure; one or more support structures connected to the manifold structure, in which the one or more support structures are floatable on a surface of a fluid that includes water or a wastewater; and an air source that flows air to the manifold structure, such that the manifold structure supplies the air containing a predetermined amount of oxygen (e.g., less than 0.1 mg/L of oxygen) to oxidize sulfide of the fluid.
US11186502B2	Treatment of fecal matter by smoldering and catalysis Described are methods and devices for the treatment of fecal matter. A column reactor is used to smolder fecal matter to produce and a volatile components stream and smoldered media. The volatile components stream may be subject to catalysis to reduce the emission of noxious substances and/or generate heat energy. Also described is the use of a turntable for removing smoldered media from the column reactor.
US11186498B2	Filtration medium for removal or inactivation of microorganisms from water A filtration medium useful to remove bacteria and/or inactivate virus in water. Examples of the medium include two outer layers made from cellulose fibers and an inner layer made of packed ceramic granules. Methods for producing the medium are also provided.
US11186496B2	Indicator for filtering cartridge management for a filtering bottle, a filtering bottle comprising such an indicator for filtering cartridge management and a set comprising a filtering bottle and such an indicator for filtering cartridge management An indicator for management of a filter cartridge for a filtering bottle, the bottle including a container with a neck, a filter cartridge and a cap with a coat. The indicator includes a first ring, a second ring arranged coaxially on the first ring, wherein the first and the second rings are rotatable relative to each other. One of the rings includes markings relating to the filter cartridge arranged around the ring and defining a time unit. The other ring includes an indicating element for indicating a selected marking relating to the filter cartridge by rotating one of the rings relative to the other. The indicator for management of the filter cartridge is also adapted to be mounted around the neck of the container of the filtering bottle under the coat of the cap. Furthermore, a filtering bottle and such an indicator for management of a filter cartridge and a set of a filtering bottle and such an indicator for management of a filter cartridge are described.
US11186494B2	Method of making room temperature stable δ-phase bismuth(III) oxide Provided is room temperature stable δ-phase Bi2O3. Ion conductive compositions comprise at least 95 wt % δ-phase Bi2O3, and, at 25° C., the compositions are stable and have a conductivity of at least 10−7 S/cm. Related methods, electrochemical cells, and devices are also disclosed.
US11186491B2	Molecular sieve SSZ-117, its synthesis and use A novel synthetic crystalline aluminogermanosilicate molecular sieve material, designated SSZ-117, is provided. SSZ-117 can be synthesized using N,N,N,3,5-pentamethyladamantan-1-ammonium cations as a structure directing agent. SSZ-117 may be used in organic compound conversion reactions and/or sorptive processes.
US11186488B2	Separation and recovery method The disclosed method includes a separation step wherein composite particles are transferred to a vicinity of an inlet of a fibrous carbon nanostructure path configured to recover fibrous carbon nanostructures by allowing the fibrous carbon nanostructures to pass therethrough, and a fluid flowing toward the inlet of the path and an external force including a component of a direction opposite to the direction in which the fluid flows are applied to the composite particles to separate the fibrous carbon nanostructures and a particulate ceramic support substrate; and a recovery step wherein the separated fibrous carbon nanostructures are transferred to an interior of the path for recovery by a flow of the fluid, with the separated substrate transferred away from the fibrous carbon nanostructure path for recovery, wherein, in the separation step, the external force applied to the substrate is greater than that applied to the fibrous carbon nanostructures.
US11186487B2	Manganese dioxide-based composite material and a method for production thereof A composite material includes electro-deposited manganese dioxide particles of up to 110 micron in size and in a form of γ-modification of manganese dioxide; and single-walled carbon nanotubes with a diameter of 1 to 2 nm and a length of 1 to 5 μm, wherein a content of the carbon nanotubes is 0.0001 to 0.1 wt % of the composite material. Optionally, the particles have an average size of about 40-60 microns. Optionally, the carbon nanotubes form a coating on a surface of the particles and extend inward from the surface. Optionally, the single-wall carbon nanotubes form a three-dimensional conductive network in the material.
US11186485B2	Polycrystalline cubic boron nitride and method for manufacturing the same A polycrystalline cubic boron nitride comprising 96% by volume or more of cubic boron nitride, wherein the cubic boron nitride has a dislocation density of 8×1015/m2 or less, the polycrystalline cubic boron nitride comprises a plurality of crystal grains, and the plurality of crystal grains have a median diameter d50 of an equivalent circle diameter of less than 100 nm.
US11186479B2	Systems and methods for operating a MEMS device based on sensed temperature gradients An exemplary microelectromechanical device includes a MEMS layer, portions of which respond to an external force in order to measure the external force. A substrate layer is located below the MEMS layer and an anchor couples the substrate layer and MEMS layer to each other. A plurality of temperature sensors are located within the substrate layer to identify a temperature gradient being experienced by the MEMS device. Compensation is performed or operations of the MEMS device are modified based on temperature gradient.
US11186474B2	Aseptic filling apparatus and method of decontaminating the same A method of decontaminating an aseptic filling apparatus that includes stations including a content filling station arranged from an upstream side to a downstream side of a flow of a preform or container, and each of the stations is covered by a chamber. The method includes sterilizing the content filling station by performing a CIP and then an SIP or performing an SIP serving also as a CIP of the content filling station, removing a cleaning liquid used in the CIP or SIP, and performing a COP and/or an SOP of the various kinds of stations in a predetermined order. A first SOP using a first sterilizer and a second SOP using a second sterilizer are performed stepwise on the various kinds of stations while the CIP and the SIP or the SIP serving also as the CIP are being performed on the content filling station.
US11186473B2	Corkscrew Corkscrew for the extraction of a cork from the neck of a bottle, wherein the corkscrew has a body, an extraction screw, an articulated lever having a first lever and a second lever, which are coupled with each other by a coupling system with at least one set of slots, a set of pins and a set of holes, which guide the reciprocal movement of the second lever with respect to the first lever.
US11186471B2	Manual capper with two lever for crown caps A manual capper for crown caps, of the type including a main support, two jaws, arranged symmetrically to the main support, each including a lower portion configured to encircle the neck of the bottle to be capped and an upper portion connectable to handlebars of the lever type, the actuation of which generates the opening and/or closure of the jaws, said capper wherein an actuation thereof in opening and/or in closure induces at least one simultaneous and linear displacement of the upper portion and of a portion of the handlebars, and wherein after the closure of the jaws, means suitable to keep the lower portion movable in a direction parallel to the vertical capping axis operate.
US11186470B2	Multi-tine lifting implement The present subject matter relates to a multi-tine lifting implement, which, when mounted on a vehicle such as a skid steer loader, can pry and lift objects such as concrete or asphalt slabs or pavement, pieces of concrete or asphalt, rocks, shrubs, small trees, and the like. The implement has removeable sides, and a top portion that is removeable and replaceable with a grapple. Tines may be supported by reinforced sleeves.
US11186460B2	Sheet folding apparatus In a sheet folding apparatus for folding a sheet, a sheet is pushed at a predetermined position thereof by a push member while the sheet is being conveyed by a conveyance roller. The predetermined position of the sheet is guided to the nip section of a folding roller pair. Then, the sheet is nipped at the predetermined position thereof and folded by the folding roller pair.
US11186453B2	Sandbag filling system and a method thereof A sandbag filling system includes a support frame, a driving unit, a conveyor unit, and a hopper chute. The support frame includes a feed gate and an adjustable mount and is configured to receive a material and guide the material to a conveyor belt. The driving unit is arranged in the support frame and includes a motor connected to a drive shaft. The conveyor unit is arranged in the support frame as well and includes a conveyor belt configured to be moved by the driving unit. The hopper chute is arranged below the feed gate of the support frame and located proximal to the conveyor belt.
US11186452B2	Sequencing bulk material containers for continuous material usage In accordance with presently disclosed embodiments, systems and methods for sequencing portable containers of bulk material to provide continuous bulk material usage at an outlet are provided. The disclosed sequencing techniques may involve identifying a sequence for opening different portable containers of bulk material (or identifying the “next” portable container to open) and automatically actuating the discharge gates of the portable containers in the desired sequence to provide a continuous flow of bulk material to the outlet (e.g., blender unit). The identified sequence may be executed through a control system communicatively coupled to actuators used to open/close the discharge gates of the portable bulk material containers. A GUI may be communicatively coupled to the control system to allow an operator to select the desired sequence for execution by the control system and to display information regarding the portable bulk material containers.
US11186450B2	Apparatus for handling metal sheets and operation method thereof An apparatus for handling sheets and the operating method thereof is disclosed, the apparatus including: a handling unit for gripping and transferring sheets to and from a sheet change support with a substantially horizontal attitude; and a receiving-transmitting electromagnetic beam unit which generate electromagnetic beams arranged on a plane which is intercepted by the sheets when they take up an attitude at least partially different from the horizontal one. The receiving-transmitting electromagnetic beam unit is fixedly arranged on at least a couple of linear bars arranged at the same height for generating a horizontal-mesh barrier, consisting of intersecting, stationary electromagnetic beams, generated by the receiving-transmitting unit, the barrier being defined above an area occupied by the sheet change support.
US11186449B2	Gripping method and component A gripping method is for gripping an object using a gripping mechanism including a roller and a frame that houses the roller. The gripping method includes a first stage and a second stage. In the first stage, the gripping mechanism moves relative to the object such that a first portion of the object is gripped between an outer surface of the roller and an inner surface of the frame. In the second stage, the gripping mechanism further moves relative to the object such that the roller is lifted by a second portion of the object before gripping of the object is released.
US11186447B2	Multiple axis work-piece transfer apparatus A work-piece transfer apparatus, comprising at least one work-piece engagement structure; at least one first robot arm pivotally connected to the work-piece engagement structure; a first motor coupled to the first robot arm and being adapted for translating the first robot arm fore and aft in a generally horizontal direction; a second motor, at least one second robot arm being in operating driving relationship with the second motor and operatively coupled with the work-piece engagement structure for raising and lowering the work-piece engagement structure; and a support structure for supporting the apparatus or portions thereof; wherein the first motor and second motor are operated synchronously to raise, lower, and/or translate the work-piece engagement structure in a fore and aft direction by way of one or both of the first robot arm and second robot arm.
US11186445B2	Picking system According to the present embodiment, a picking system includes a control device configured to control a suction device and a moving device, wherein when it is determined that a transport target article needs to be moved to a transport target position with a front side and back side of the transport target article turned over, the control device causes a suction unit to suction the transport target article, the moving device to transport the transport target article to a position above the transport target position, a turning-over section to set the suction hand to an orientation in which the transport target article is positioned above the suction unit and a direction substantially orthogonal to the suction surface is inclined with respect to the gravity direction.
US11186444B2	Apparatus for unscrambling randomly arranged containers An apparatus for unscrambling articles includes a transport system for transporting randomly-arranged articles on a transport plane and a system for extracting articles arranged with a predefined orientation and/or position. Devices for picking and releasing the articles are configured to pick up the articles randomly arranged on the transport system and release them to an extraction system with a predefined orientation and/or position. A detection system is designed to detect position and arrangement of the articles in transit and to provide information for controlling gripping and release devices, while a unit for processing and controlling components and drives of the apparatus is designed to receive the position and/or arrangement information of the articles and to control the gripping and release devices. The pick and release devices include a robot for picking up articles only from the first section, and a robot for picking up articles only from the second section.
US11186441B2	Conveyor systems and methods Embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for monitoring and removing contaminants from a conveyor surface based upon predicted frictional engagement qualities detected on a conveyor surface. In some examples, the methods may include monitoring the conveyor surface with at least one sensor configured to sense a condition on the conveyor surface. The sensor may detect the presence of a contaminant, and communicate the location of the detected contaminant to a processor. A treatment cycle may then be initiated to remove or displace the contaminant from the conveyor surface after the presence of a contaminant has been detected.
US11186440B2	Parts accumulator A parts accumulating section includes a cylindrical center member; and a hose helically wrapped around the outer periphery of the cylindrical center member, and connecting two predetermined steps of a parts production line to each other. The hose has an inner diameter dimension which enables parts to pass, in a predetermined attitude, through the hose with only a respective one of the parts disposed in the hose in the radial direction of the hose. A vibration generating section applies torsional vibrations to the parts accumulating section so that the parts are fed through the hose. The parts discharged from the upstream step are accumulated in the hose in the same order as they are handled in the upstream step. The parts are fed through the hose without generating surface damage to the parts due to their collision against each other, and are supplied to the downstream step.
US11186434B2	Convertible bag with packaging mailer and drawstring bag configurations, and components and methods of use thereof A convertible bag is provided. It may include a bag front, a bag back, a drawstring retention compartment, and at least one drawstring. The bag front may include a front perforation, a front part of the drawstring retention compartment, and a mailer front top with a top flap. The bag back may include a mailer back top, a back perforation, and a back part of the drawstring retention compartment. The convertible bag may be configured for converted from a packaging mailer configuration to a drawstring bag configuration. In the packaging mailer configuration, the top flap of the mailer front top may be folded over and secured to the mailer back top to close the convertible bag. In the drawstring bag configuration, the convertible bag may be configured to be cinched closed by pulling a portion of the at least one drawstring out of the drawstring retention compartment.
US11186433B2	Underground storage tank An underground storage tank for the containment of liquids such as gasoline or water is comprised of a cylindrical body with ribs provided about the circumference of the body. The ribs have a cross-section in the nature of a rectangular sine wave. By providing lower ribs, no greater than one half-inch in height above the surface of the cylindrical body, and as much as five or six inches in breath, strength is maintained with a reduction in the amount of material used. The rib may be strengthened against crushing forces by providing linear material of high modulus, such as graphite or carbon fiber, in the upper portion of the rib. The resulting tank can be built to take advantage or recent changes in transportation regulations and may extend up to eight and one half feet, providing for more economical tank manufacture from source to installation.
US11186423B2	Liquid spray system A spray system for dispensing a homogenous mixture of a liquid formulation and propellant as an atomized aerosol where a fill cup containing a liquid base is connected to a charge can to pressurize the inside of the fill cup and to act as a propellant. The charge can is attached to the fill cup through a fitting in fluid communication with the interior of the fill cup, where the fitting may be configured to allow the pressurized charge can to be detached after adding a propellant compatible with the liquid base to the fill cup. Preferably the liquid formulation is a paint base that can be tinted at the point of sale before charging with the charge can.
US11186421B2	Storage tank device configured to prevent ice formation A cryogenic storage device includes a storage tank having an inner tank, an intermediate tank and an outer tank spaced apart from each other so as to define a fluid reservoir for holding a cryogenic liquid and a thermal insulative space bounding the fluid reservoir. A top cover closes the open top. An inlet supplies the cryogenic liquid to the fluid reservoir. A fluid sensor is configured to detect a pressure within the cryogenic storage device and is removably disposed within the fluid reservoir so as to allow an ice formation to be thawed without having to thaw the entire cryogenic storage device.
US11186420B2	Signal processing device, seal breakage detecting module, program, seal breakage detecting method, and article packing element To be able to detect seal breakage of a container portion for containing an article by a simpler scheme, there is provided a signal processing device including: a processor that executes a program; and a memory that stores the program for causing the processor to function as a detection unit that transmits a signal to one or more signal lines formed of a breakable material in such a manner that the signal passes through regions corresponding to one or more respective container portions of a package for containing articles, and detects seal breakage of each container portion on the basis of whether the transmitted signal returns via each region.
US11186418B1	Sexual assault evidence collection kit usable by a victim A sexual assault evidence collection kit that may be used by the victim or other non-professionals. The kit may be simplified compared to kits for professional use, and may be usable with no specialized training. Victims may therefore be able to collect evidence themselves after an assault, instead of searching for a facility with personnel trained in forensic evidence collection, and enduring a long, intrusive examination. Embodiments may include a package (for example a clear bag) and the following components inside the package: gloves, swabs, swab containers, water, evidence collection bags, evidence bag sealing tape, evidence collection tape, a permanent marker, and instructions on how to identify, collect, seal, document, and store evidence.
US11186413B1	Dripless cap and cup A liquid bottle or container, such as for liquid detergent, and corresponding cap and cup is disclosed for operation in a horizontal position with the cap and cup side wall substantially parallel to the ground, the cap and cup shape providing a built-in drip collector cavity positioned around a portion of the circumference or perimeter of the cap and cup rim on the open end of the cap. The cap and cup may be used to cover a nozzle or other valve dispenser during storage. The drip collector cavity has a volume sufficient to collect liquid residue remaining after normal use of the cap as a measuring and dispensing cup, and any post-use drops from the dispenser nozzle. Thus, the cap and cup of the present disclosure is dripless or nearly drip less. In an embodiment, at least a portion of the cap rim perimeter around which no built-in drip collector cavity is positioned is shaped as a pouring spout. In another embodiment, the area of the liquid container body which receives the cap is shaped to have an indent to accept the pouring spout, thus acting as an orientation key. In yet another embodiment, the drip collector cavity includes one or more radial partitions providing additional rigidity and support to the rim. In another alternative embodiment, the cap and cup shape provides a built-in drip collector cavity at the closed end of the cap. The side wall along the lowest elevation has a negative slope such that when the cap and cup is in the generally horizontal storage position covering the nozzle dispenser, the lowest point of elevation of the rim of the cap and cup is a higher elevation than the lowest point of elevation of the closed end of the cap and cup, thus resulting in collection of liquid residue at and/or near the closed end of the cap and cup.
US11186411B2	Thermoformed plastic container A thermoformed plastic container (1) is disclosed, comprising a secondary recess (4) extending along the full circumference of the container externally to a sealing flange (3) at the top of a side wall (2) of the container, wherein the container is designed in such a way that, when two such containers are stacked on top of each other, the secondary recess of the uppermost of the two containers rests on the lowermost of the two containers.
US11186407B2	Single-use beverage barrel made of stainless steel A single-use beverage barrel for one-time use, produced from a primarily cylindrical casing part, deep-drawn bottom and lid parts, having an opening in the center of the lid part, which is sealed by a plastic fitting and wherein the casing part is produced from stainless steel and has a wall thickness of 0.8 mm or less and the bottom part and the lid part are also produced from stainless steel and have a wall thickness of 0.8 mm or less.
US11186406B2	Tamper evident locking folded box A tamper resistant latching mechanism is provided with an insert tab and wings on a first section used in conjunction with a slot and release panel on an opposite hingedly connected section.
US11186396B2	Method and device for filling a cartridge for an aerosol generating device with a liquid Method and device for filling a cartridge for an aerosol generating device with a liquid, according to which is: supplied a cartridge comprising a container comprising a lateral wall and an absorbent element arranged in the container; arranged one dispensing end of at least one cannula between the lateral wall of the container and the absorbent element; and injected, a dosed quantity of liquid in the container through the cannula.
US11186394B2	Cable tie tensioning and severing tool A cable tie tensioning and severing tool includes: a cutting member, a pulling member with a pivotable pushing block abutting against the cutting member, a trigger with a stop block abutting against the pushing block, a pivotable pressing hammer, a turning knob, and an elastic member compressed between the pressing hammer and a spirally ramped end face of the turning knob such that the pressing hammer applies to the cutting member a pressing force whose magnitude can be adjusted by rotating the turning knob. The stop block can be driven by the trigger to push the pushing block, which in turn pulls a cable tie through the pulling member and, once the pressing force is overcome, pivots the cutting member to sever the cable tie.
US11186393B2	Attachment unit for attaching a container element, and apparatus for attaching container elements The present disclosure relates to an attachment unit for attaching a container element to a container body. The attachment unit comprises a retaining device adapted to retain the container body while the container element is being attached to the container body and an applicator for positioning the container element in the container body. The retaining device comprises at least one through-going positioning cavity being adapted to receive a portion of the container body. The applicator is aligned with the positioning cavity, such that the container element is displaceable by means of the applicator into the container body by moving at least partly through the positioning cavity of the retaining device. The attachment unit comprises an internal housing arranged to provide and maintain a protective gas atmosphere above the positioning cavity of the retaining device. The internal housing is adapted to at least partly enclose the applicator.
US11186388B2	Weighing and packaging system A weighing and packaging system includes a plurality of weighing machines, a plurality of packaging machines, and a control unit. The plurality of weighing machines are configured to weigh articles supplied thereto. The plurality of packaging machines, each of which forms a weighing and packaging unit with a corresponding weighing machine among the plurality of weighing machines, are configured to receive a supply of the articles weighed and discharged by the corresponding weighing machine, and package the articles supplied thereto. The control unit is configured to, in a case where a problem occurs in at least one of weighing by the weighing machine and packaging by the packaging machine in any of the weighing and packaging units, change processing capacities of the weighing machine and the packaging machine of at least some of the weighing and packaging units other than the weighing and packaging units in which the problem occurs.
US11186387B2	Variable heat rejection device A heat rejection system that employs temperature sensitive shape memory materials to control the heat rejection capacity of a vehicle to maintain a safe vehicle temperature. The technology provides for a wide range of heat rejection rates by actuation of the orientation or position of a heat rejection panel which impacts effective properties of the heat rejection system in response to temperature. When employed as a radiator for crewed spacecraft thermal control this permits the use of higher freezing point, non-toxic thermal working fluids in single-loop thermal control systems for crewed vehicles in space and other extraterrestrial environments.
US11186382B2	Fuel oxygen conversion unit An engine includes a stripping gas source, a combustion section, and a fuel oxygen conversion unit positioned upstream of the combustion section, the fuel oxygen conversion unit defining a stripping gas flowpath in airflow communication with the stripping gas source. The fuel oxygen conversion unit includes a contactor defining a fuel inlet, a gas inlet in airflow communication with the stripping gas flowpath, and a fuel gas mixture outlet; and a fuel gas separator defining a fuel gas mixture inlet for receiving a fuel gas mixture from the contactor, a liquid fuel outlet, and a stripping gas outlet; wherein the stripping gas flowpath receives substantially all of a stripping gas flow therethrough from the stripping gas source and provides the stripping gas flow to the contactor.
US11186381B2	Integral multistage ring gear systems for aircraft A drivetrain for an aircraft includes an engine, a driveshaft to receive rotational energy from the engine and a gearbox including a multistage planetary gear system to receive rotational energy from the driveshaft. The multistage planetary gear system includes an integral multistage ring gear system having flanged and cantilevered ends. The integral multistage ring gear system forms a first stage ring gear at the cantilevered end and a second stage ring gear interposed between the flanged end and the first stage ring gear. The multistage planetary gear system includes a first stage sun gear, first stage planet gears and a first stage carrier. The first stage planet gears mate with the first stage ring gear. The multistage planetary gear system includes a second stage sun gear, second stage planet gears and a second stage carrier. The second stage planet gears mate with the second stage ring gear.
US11186376B2	Aerial delivery system An aerial payload delivery system uses a cruciform parachute canopy that is connected to base by plurality of suspension lines including an adjustable control line. A control system includes an actuator to selectively adjust the length of the control line. By adjusting the length of the control line, the parachute can be selectively set to glide or descend substantially vertically subject to wind. In an embodiment, the suspension lines also include a short line and a plurality of long lines. The parachute is set to glide by adjusting the control line to be about the same length as the short line and set to vertically descend by adjusting the length of the control line to differ from the short line.
US11186374B2	Reclinable passenger seat A reclinable passenger seat including a base, a seat pan frame having a front end connected to the base via a first fixed pivot, a support arm having one end connected to the base via a second fixed pivot aft of the first fixed pivot, and a backrest frame having an upper backrest member and a lower backrest member. An opposed end of the support arm is pivotally connected to the lower backrest member at a first location spaced from the upper backrest member. A rear end of the seat pan frame is pivotally connected to the lower backrest member at a second location between the first location and the upper backrest member. The backrest frame and seat pan frame are configured to move simultaneously between a sitting configuration and a reclined configuration through pivoting motion about the fixed pivots and about the two locations.
US11186373B1	System including resettable cupholder apparatus A system may include a resettable cupholder apparatus. The resettable cupholder apparatus may include a cupholder member and a cantilever spring. The cupholder member may have a cup hole and may include a cupholder member pivot portion having a stowed detent, a deployed detent, and a bearing face positioned between the stowed detent and the deployed detent. The cantilever spring may have a spring bearing face, and the cantilever spring may apply a force to the cupholder member pivot portion. The resettable cupholder apparatus may be in a stowed position when the spring bearing face is located in the stowed detent. The resettable cupholder apparatus may be in a deployed position when the spring bearing face is located in the deployed detent.
US11186369B2	Pivotable luggage locker, and vehicle having a luggage locker A pivotable luggage locker for a vehicle, the luggage locker including a luggage compartment which has a bottom and the rear wall, and a first holder. The first holder is attached on an outer side of the rear wall and is set up to hold the luggage compartment rotatably. In addition, the luggage locker includes a second holder which is attached in a region of an upper side of the luggage compartment, and an actuating mechanism which is coupled rotatably to the luggage compartment on the second holder and is set up to rotate the luggage compartment about the first holder. Furthermore, a vehicle having a pivotable luggage locker of this type is disclosed.
US11186368B2	Methods and systems for door-enabled loading and release of payloads in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Example implementations may relate to door-enabled loading and release of payloads in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), which could be a type of UAV in a group of UAVs that is assigned to carry out certain transport tasks. In particular, the UAV may include a fuselage having a first side and a second side, as well as a chamber formed within the fuselage and arranged to house a payload. A first door may be arranged on the first side of the fuselage, such that an opening of the first door enables loading of the payload into the chamber. And a second door may be arranged on the second side of the fuselage, such that an opening of the second door enables release of the payload from the chamber. Moreover, the UAV may include a control system configured to control flight of the UAV, and possibly opening and/or closing of door(s).
US11186363B2	Electric propulsion system for a rotary wing aircraft A rotary wing aircraft includes an airframe, a stationary mast fixedly engaged to the airframe and extending along a first axis, and an electric motor. The electric motor includes a stator assembly engaged to the mast and a rotor assembly disposed radially outward from the stator assembly and configured to rotate with respect to the stator assembly. A plurality of rotor blades project radially outward from the rotor assembly.
US11186360B2	Aircraft landing gear, aircraft, and related methods Methods of retracting a strut assembly for stowing aircraft landing gear comprise longitudinally translating an upper bulkhead within an upper tubular housing from a lower position to an upper position by pressurizing an upper bulkhead space between an upper plate of the upper bulkhead and an upper bulkhead restriction structure that is fixed to the upper tubular housing. Other methods of retracting a strut assembly for stowing aircraft landing gear comprise flowing liquid from an upper liquid chamber positioned above an upper bulkhead within an upper tubular housing to a recoil chamber, wherein during the flowing, the liquid is prevented from passing from the recoil chamber to a pressure chamber that is defined between the upper bulkhead and a lower bulkhead, thereby longitudinally translating a lower tubular housing upward.
US11186357B2	System and method for controlling rotorcraft In an embodiment, a method includes: obtaining a first signal from a first sensor of a rotorcraft, the first signal indicating measured angular velocity around a first axis of the rotorcraft; filtering the first signal with a lag compensator to estimate angular position around the first axis of the rotorcraft; and adjusting flight control devices of the rotorcraft according to the estimated angular position and the measured angular velocity around the first axis of the rotorcraft, thereby changing flight characteristics of the rotorcraft around the first axis of the rotorcraft.
US11186354B2	Unitary drain mast A drain mast is provided that includes a unitary structure having a first housing, a second housing, and a plurality of tubes extending between the first housing and the second housing. The unitary structure is configured to provide a plurality of fluid paths through the drain mast, each fluid path extending through the first housing, one of the plurality of tubes, and the second housing.
US11186353B2	Passenger door with deployable lower step A mobile platform with a passenger door system having stairs with one or more deployable lower steps and associated methods for deployment and/or stowing of such lower steps are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises using movement of the door to drive a movement of a handrail associated with the stairs, and using the movement of the handrail to drive a movement of the one or more lower steps.
US11186348B2	Floating structure comprising a plurality of modular floating blocks A floating structure having at least one row of floating rectangular parallelepipedal modular blocks, one block having four vertical peripheral faces that meet at four vertical edges, each vertical edge bearing an assembly lug in which an assembly system can be received in order to join the block to one or more adjacent blocks, each row having a plurality of blocks joined to one another by assembly systems arranged in two diagonally opposite lugs of each block, with the exception of two end blocks, the floating structure being configured so that each block is joined to an adjacent block by a single assembly lug.
US11186343B2	Multi-pinion arrangement and bicycle drive having a multi-pinion arrangement of said type A bicycle drive includes a multi-sprocket arrangement for rotatable mounting on a rear-wheel axle an engagement with a bicycle chain having inner link plate pairs and chain outer link plate pairs. The multi-sprocket arrangement includes a sprocket having, between an axial inner side and an oppositely situated axial outer side, a flat sprocket body and a plurality of teeth formed on a circumference of the sprocket. The plurality of teeth include at least one tooth of a first tooth group, the axial width of which is dimensioned to be greater than a chain inner link plate spacing and smaller than a chain outer link plate spacing, and a second tooth group, the axial width of which are dimensioned to be smaller than the chain inner link plate spacing.
US11186342B2	Motorized wheel system for pediatric stander A motorized and controllable wheel system for a non-motorized stander is disclosed. Micro-controllers are programmed to be capable of acquiring and processing multiple inputs from the user and therapist and controlling the motors. Additional sensors are implemented in order to enhance safety and provide some device autonomy with the goal of providing a device that improves the mobility, autonomy, and educational experience of children.
US11186339B2	Vehicle body frame structure for saddle riding vehicle In a vehicle body frame structure for a saddle riding vehicle, including an engine, a vehicle body frame that supports the engine, and a swing arm that supports a rear wheel. The vehicle body frame includes a head pipe, a main frame that extends from the head pipe toward a rear of the vehicle along a path superior to the engine, a down frame that extends from the head pipe downwardly along a path anterior to the engine, a lower frame that extends from a lower portion of the down frame toward the rear of the vehicle along a path inferior to the engine, and a pivot support member that extends from a rear portion of the lower frame upwardly up to a position of a pivot shaft that rotatably supports the swing arm. The pivot support member includes a pivot support portion that supports the pivot shaft.
US11186337B1	Retaining assembly to attach one or more mobile devices to a mobile object A retaining assembly to attach one or more mobile devices to a mobile object. The retaining assembly may include a mounting plate that attaches to the mobile object by way of a mounting bracket or scorecard clip-on. The mounting bracket provides dovetails for selecting engaging the mounting plate in different orientations. The mounting plate facilitates various magnetized components to removably attach to the mobile device. If the mobile device has a third-party extensible grip, a retaining ring may be employed to attach the mobile device or the extensible grip modified to one of the various magnetized components.
US11186334B2	Object adjusting apparatus and related methods for use with automotive manufacturing systems Object adjusting apparatus and related methods for use with automotive manufacturing systems are disclosed. A disclosed object adjuster for an automotive manufacturing system includes a frame. The object adjuster also includes a guide supported by the frame and positioned near a conveyor configured to convey an object. The object adjuster also includes a receiver slidably coupled to the guide. The receiver includes a portion that is configured to engage an attachment movably coupled to the object to adjust the attachment when the object moves.
US11186330B2	Track assembly for an off-road vehicle A track assembly for traction of a tracked vehicle, such as an agricultural vehicle, an industrial vehicle (e.g., a construction vehicle) or a military vehicle, is provided. The track assembly comprises a plurality of wheels which comprises a drive wheel and a plurality of roller wheels, as well as an elastomeric endless track disposed around the plurality of wheels for engaging the ground. A roller wheel may comprise a wheel body and a covering on the wheel body. The covering may comprise a lateral portion dimensioned to contact a drive/guide lug of the track. The roller wheels and the track may implement a self-alignment system of the track assembly. The track assembly may comprise a cooling system for transferring heat away from a roller wheel. The track assembly may comprise a lateral motion mechanism allowing a roller wheel to move widthwise in response to a side load.
US11186328B2	Fifth wheel turntable lubrication device A turntable lubrication device for lubricating sliding mating surfaces of a base plate and an upper plate, the device comprising; —a casing, and—a lubricating grease contained and sealed within the casing, which lubrication device is intended to be manually positioned on the mating surface of the base plate and ruptured under pressure of the upper plate when the upper plate is positioned on top of the base plate, thereby allowing the grease to be distributed between the mating surfaces. The lubrication device is elongated and plastically formable, thus allowing the device to be shaped and curved so that it substantially follows a circumferential shape of the base plate such that the grease is evenly distributed over the sliding mating surfaces.
US11186327B2	Industrial cart comprising a mother or primary cart and a secondary or daughter cart In one example, a mother cart is provided that is suitable for transporting a daughter cart. The mother cart includes a lower frame, an upper frame connected to the lower frame, and the lower frame includes wheels configured to allow the mother cart to be moved. The lower frame also includes support guides configured to support the daughter cart in a raised position to provide a predetermined ground clearance, and the lower frame has two open sides so as to provide for two-way loading and unloading of the daughter cart on the mother cart.
US11186323B2	Vehicle rear structure with reinforced back frame A vehicle rear structure includes: a back frame defining a back opening; and a corner reinforcing structure mounted on an upper corner of the back frame. The back frame is defined by a rear edge of a roof panel and rear edges of a pair of side structures. The corner reinforcing structure includes a first reinforcing member connected to each side structure, a second reinforcing member connected to the rear edge of the roof panel, a third reinforcing member connected to the first reinforcing member, and a structural member connecting the first reinforcing member and the second reinforcing member.
US11186322B2	Curved quarter fender rock guard A quarter panel is configured for use with a vehicle having a forward end, a wheel, and a vertical surface located forward of the wheel. The quarter fender assembly includes a quarter fender in the form of an arcuate panel. The quarter panel is sized and configured to be mounted to the vehicle between the wheel and the vertical surface. The quarter panel assembly further includes a flexible flap mounted to an upper portion of the quarter fender. The flap has an at least partially arcuate forward surface.
US11186319B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure that includes a rear pillar assembly that has an upper end and a lower end. The rear pillar structure at least partially defines a rear corner area of a passenger compartment. The rear pillar assembly further includes a first panel and a second panel. The first panel extends downward from the upper end and the second panel extending from the upper end in a vehicle forward direction at least partially defining a roof rail assembly. The first panel and the second panel overlap one another at the upper end of the rear pillar assembly defining an overlap area. The first and second panels are fixedly attached to one another at the overlap area.
US11186315B2	Space frame front upper frame connection A front upper frame connection casting can comprise a vertical front upper frame connection boss oriented in a first downward direction and configured to weldably attach to a first elongate support member; a rearward angular front upper frame connection boss oriented in a second downward direction and configured to weldably attach to a second elongate support member different from the first elongate support member; and a center cast section castably attached to the vertical front upper frame connection boss and the rearward angular front upper frame connection boss. The center cast section can have a top surface configured to weldably attach to a front upper body support and frame connection fabrication of a space frame of a rear haul truck.
US11186314B2	Articulated vehicle assembly and articulation system for use therein An articulated vehicle assembly comprising a master vehicle having a master steering system and an onboard sensor arrangement configured to monitor at least said master steering system; a slave vehicle having a slave steering system and an onboard actuator arrangement configured to manipulate at least said slave steering system; an articulation system for articulating in a queue the master and the slave vehicles along a common longitudinal axis; and a processing unit configured to receive input signals from the onboard sensor arrangement and produce corresponding output signals to the onboard actuator arrangement to manipulate said slave steering system so as to maintain the master vehicle and the slave vehicle aligned along the common longitudinal axis, at least when the master vehicle performs a turn on a horizontal plane.
US11186311B2	Control circuit and motor control device A control circuit connected to a control device configured to control a motor connected to a rotation shaft that is convertible into a turning angle of a turning wheel, the control circuit includes a main circuit configured to calculates a rotation number indicating a rotational state of the rotation shaft based on a detection signal from a rotation angle sensor configured to detect a rotation angle of the motor as a relative angle, a detection result communication unit configured to detect whether or not there is an abnormality in the main circuit and output a detection result to the control device, and a pseudo abnormality generating unit configured to set the detection result to be abnormal based on a pseudo abnormal signal from the control device.
US11186310B2	Frequency tracking based friction detection using accelerometer According to the technical solutions described herein, an example method for frequency tracking based friction detection includes receiving, by a filter module, an accelerometer signal from an accelerometer coupled with an assist torque system. The method further includes estimating, by the filter module, harmonic content in the accelerometer signal based on an order frequency of the assist torque system. The method further includes in response to the harmonic content that is detected being greater than or equal to a predetermined threshold, initiating a friction estimation in the assist torque system. The method further includes adjusting an amount of torque being generated by the assist torque system based on an estimated friction in the assist torque system.
US11186304B2	Method and electronic system for detecting rail switch degradation and failures Method for detecting rail switches degradation and failures, the method having the steps of applying a Discrete Wavelet Transform to stored measurement data relative to a switch move to be analysed and obtaining a feature vector associated with said switch move and including Discrete Wavelet Transform coefficients delivered by the applied Discrete Wavelet Transform; comparing the obtained feature vector with feature vectors associated with rail switch moves previously obtained and associating each to a respective health class among several given health classes; and determining a health class for the said switch move to be analyzed by selecting one of the health classes associated with the previously obtained feature vectors based upon the comparison step.
US11186302B2	Section based safety functions for independent cart applications An independent cart system with safety functions prevents unintended motion independently within different sections of the track while permitting motion along other sections of the track. A safety controller receives one or more input signals corresponding to operating conditions along the track. A safety program executing in the safety controller monitors the state of the input signals to determine whether a safety function is to be executed. When a safety program is executed, the safety controller transmits an output signal to one or more segment controllers present in one section along the track. Each segment controller is responsible for regulating current flow to the coils mounted to the corresponding track segment. In response to the signal from the safety controller, each segment controller in the section controls the power output to the coils along that section of track to achieve the safe operation desired in that segment.
US11186298B2	Train window structure and train with train window structure A train window structure and a train with the train window structure, the train window structure comprising: a train window frame; train window glass disposed in the train window frame; and a fastener penetrating through an inner side of the train window frame and disposed on a train body to fasten the train window frame, the axis of the fastener being parallel to a plane where the train window glass is provided. The fastener penetrates through the train window frame from an inner side of the train window frame and is screwed into the train body; the fastener is internally installed, thus reducing a gap between the adjacent train window structures, so that the train body is more aesthetically pleasing and wind resistance is lower.
US11186297B2	Vehicle control system, vehicle control method, and vehicle control program A vehicle control system includes an automated driving control unit that executes automated driving for autonomously controlling at least one of steering or acceleration and deceleration of a vehicle, an occupant state determination unit that determines a state of an occupant of the vehicle, and a learning unit that learns automated driving control executed by the automated driving control unit so that the state of the occupant determined by the occupant state determination unit approaches a predetermined state on the basis of a combination of a behavior of the vehicle occurring with the automated driving control or a notification to the vehicle occupant of information relating to the automated driving control and the state of the occupant determined by the occupant state determination unit after the behavior of the vehicle or the information notification to the vehicle occupant.
US11186294B2	In-vehicle timing controller and vehicle using the same There is provided an in-vehicle timing controller, which includes a main input interface configured to receive input image data from an image processor, an input pin configured to receive a vehicle signal indicating a state of a vehicle from the vehicle, a sub image generator configured to generate sub image data based on the vehicle signal, and an image processing circuit configured to generate output image data to be displayed on a display panel based on at least one of the input image data and the sub image data.
US11186293B2	Method and system for providing assistance to a vehicle or driver thereof A method, system, and computer program product is provided for assisting a driver of the vehicle or providing guidance based on one or more geo-fences. The method comprises displaying one or more geo-fences super-imposed on a map display for a vehicle, wherein the one or more geo-fences comprises a tolerance zone; identifying a driving maneuver profile for the vehicle associated with the one or more geo-fences, and displaying the driving maneuver profile on the map display, wherein displaying the driving maneuver profile comprises: displaying a distance of the vehicle from the tolerance zone, and displaying a prohibited maneuver for the vehicle based on the one or more geo-fences and the distance of the vehicle from the tolerance zone.
US11186292B1	Systems and methods for configuring a vehicle Methods and systems described in this disclosure identify a driver of a vehicle. The driver may have a profile indicating vehicle settings, and at least one of the vehicle settings may not be overridden by the driver. The vehicle may be configured according to the vehicle settings in the profile, such that the vehicle may not operate outside of at least one of the vehicle settings that cannot be overridden. An insurance rate for insuring the vehicle may be generated based at least in part on the vehicle settings associated with the profile.
US11186289B2	Concealment system for improved safe driving The disclosure includes embodiments for concealing a distracting object. A method according to some embodiments includes analyzing environment data to identify a distracting object that is viewable by a driver, wherein the environment data is generated by a sensor set of a first vehicle and the environment data describes an environment including the first vehicle. The method includes determining a risk value of concealing the distracting object from the driver. The method includes responsive to the risk value failing to meet a threshold value, overlaying a concealing graphic on the distracting object while the first vehicle is being operated.
US11186288B1	Technology for notifying vehicle operators of incident-prone locations Systems and methods for improving vehicular safety are disclosed. According to embodiments, an electronic device may collect or accumulate various sensor data associated with operation of a vehicle by an individual, including image data, telematics data, and/or data indicative of a condition of the individual. The electronic device may analyze the sensor data to determine whether the individual is distracted and whether the vehicle is approaching a location that may be prone to incidents. The electronic device may accordingly generate and present a notification to the individual to mitigate any posed risks.
US11186286B2	Method for estimating road surface friction coefficient of tire and device for estimating road surface friction coefficient of tire in high speed normal driving state The present invention relates to a method and device for estimating the road surface friction coefficient of a tire, which estimate the road surface friction coefficient of a tire mounted on a wheel of a vehicle in a state in which the vehicle is normally running at high speed. The method includes: acquiring the state information of a vehicle including at least one of engine state information, transmission state information, and chassis state information from sensors mounted on the vehicle and specifications set for the vehicle; estimating a longitudinal slip ratio, normal force, and longitudinal force for a tire mounted on each wheel of the vehicle by using the acquired state information of the vehicle; and estimating a road surface friction coefficient for the tire by using the estimated longitudinal slip ratio, normal force, and longitudinal force.
US11186285B2	Method for estimating a friction coefficient of a roadway by a transportation vehicle, control device, and transportation vehicle A method for estimating a friction coefficient of a roadway by a transportation vehicle, wherein a control device of the transportation vehicle receives a first estimated value of a maximum horizontal force from a traction control system that is transmitted to the roadway by a wheel of the transportation vehicle. A control device receives a second estimated value of a wheel contact-patch force of the wheel from a damper controller and calculates the friction coefficient as a vehicle-independent friction coefficient based on the estimated values from the wheel contact-patch force and the horizontal force.
US11186284B2	Control device A control device performs upshifting in a state in which an operating point of a rotating electrical machine for outputting requirement-based torque at wheel-based rotational speed falls within an operable range of the rotating electrical machine both before and after shifting a shift speed by the upshifting, and in which before shifting the shift speed, output torque from the rotating electrical machine is less than or equal to determination torque (T1), the wheel-based rotational speed being rotational speed of the rotating electrical machine based on rotational speed (V) of a wheel, the requirement-based torque being output torque from the rotating electrical machine based on required wheel transmission torque, and the determination torque (T1) being torque obtained by subtracting an amount of increased torque (ΔTmg) resulting from torque increase control from maximum torque (Tmax) that can be outputted from the rotating electrical machine at the wheel-based rotational speed.
US11186282B2	Automated lane change system and methods Driver assistance systems and autonomous driving systems have been attractive to researchers in the automotive industry to reduce the number of accidents and to increase driving efficiency. One of the most challenging tasks to safely and effectively automate is changing between traffic lanes. The systems and methods of the present application include applications of the Dynamic Windows Approach algorithm to guide a vehicle through an automated lane change procedure with improved safety and efficiency.
US11186279B2	Control device for vehicle travelling A control device for vehicle travelling is provided, which executes following control that controls a vehicle speed in accordance with a following distance from a preceding vehicle. The following control includes LK following control that is executed so that a following distance from a preceding vehicle on a travel lane becomes an LK target following distance, under a situation of lane keep. The following control farther includes LC following control that is executed so that a following distance from a vehicle to be a preceding vehicle on a target lane becomes an LC target following distance, under a situation of lane change. In the LC following control, a vehicle speed is controlled so that a larger value is allowed as compared with at a time of execution of the LK following control, with respect to one or both of an acceleration and a jerk.
US11186277B2	Energy-optimal adaptive cruise controller An energy-optimal vehicle control system for at least one vehicle including a roadway data source configured for providing traffic and map data including at least one drive segment of the at least one vehicle, and an electrical processing system operably coupled with the roadway data source. The electrical processing system includes an optimizer for generating an energy-optimal speed profile for the at least one drive segment, and the electrical processing system is configured for controlling the speed of the at least one vehicle in accordance with the energy-optimal speed profile.
US11186276B2	Adjusting speeds along a path for autonomous driving vehicles In some implementations, a method is provided. The method includes determining a path for an autonomous driving vehicle. The path is located within a first lane of an environment in which the autonomous driving vehicle is currently located. The method also includes obtaining sensor data. The sensor data indicates a set of speeds for a set of moving obstacles located in a second lane of the environment and wherein the second lane is adjacent to the first lane. The method further includes determining whether the set of speeds is lower than a threshold speed. The method further includes determining a new speed for the autonomous driving vehicle in response to determining that the set of speeds is lower than the threshold speed. The method further includes controlling the autonomous driving vehicle based on the path and the new speed.
US11186270B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same A vehicle includes an engine including a forced induction device, a knock sensor and a crank angle sensor that detect an occurrence of LSPI, a battery that supplies electric power to a second motor generator, and an ECU. When an occurrence of the LSPI is detected, the ECU restricts a maximum torque, which can be output by the engine with the forced induction device, more than when an occurrence of the LSPI is not detected to prevent an engine operating point from being included in an LSPI area, and when an output of the engine becomes insufficient along with the restriction on the maximum torque, the engine compensates for an amount of the insufficient output with electric power supplied from the battery.
US11186266B2	Vehicle controller A vehicle controller is applied to a vehicle having an engine, a transmission, a clutch connecting and disconnecting a crankshaft of the engine and an input shaft of the transmission to each other, a vehicle wheel connected to a drive axle of the transmission, and an electric motor disposed to be capable of transmitting torque to the crankshaft The vehicle controller controls driving of the electric motor such that a rotation speed of the engine is reduced when an operation state of the engine shifts from operation to stop. The vehicle controller controls rotation of the crankshaft so as to avoid coincidence between a crank angle and a top dead center angle of the engine in a vibration amplification region amplifying an amplitude of vibration generated when the operation state of the engine shifts to the stop.
US11186260B2	Windscreen wiper device A windscreen wiper device includes an elongated wiper blade, a spoiler, and a connector assembly. The spoiler is coupled to and extends between opposite ends along the longitudinal length of the wiper blade. The connector assembly is operably attached to the spoiler and detachably connects the windscreen wiper device to an oscillating wiper arm adapted to oscillate the wiper blade along the surface of a curved windshield of a vehicle.
US11186259B2	Wiper drive device A wiper drive device includes: a drive member that is configured to cause a wiper blade to wipe a region of a windshield as a wiping operation, the region of the windshield including a to-be-imaged region of the windshield, the to-be-imaged region being included in a field of view of a camera which images a predefined imaging range near a vehicle through the windshield; and a stop section that is configured to stop the wiper blade in an outside region in response to that an anomaly that hinders the wiping operation occurs while the drive member causes the wiper blade to perform the wiping operation on the windshield, the outside region being a region of the windshield outside of the to-be-imaged region.
US11186257B2	Automobile driver biometric authentication and GPS services Systems and methods for authenticating users to operate a vehicle are disclosed. The system can receive biometric data from a sensor on user equipment (UE) or a sensor installed in the vehicle. The system can also receive location data from the UE and the vehicle. The biometric data can be compared to stored biometric data for one or more authorized users. The location data of the UE and the location data of the vehicle can be compared to determine the proximity thereof. When the biometric data matches at least one biometric profile in the stored biometric data and the UE location data is within a predetermined distance of the vehicle location data, the user can be authenticated to operate the vehicle. The system can also detect risky driving behavior and assume control of the vehicle or report the behavior to authorities.
US11186255B2	System for keyless activation, engagement, and monitoring of vehicles A system for keyless activation, engagement, and monitoring of vehicles and mobile app system and methods of use via the Internet is provided. The system may include a group of devices having a processor and a data store that are connected to a network. Any one of a first, second, and/or third computing devices may be configured to transmit, receive and process at least one vehicle activation command associated with a first vehicle via a close proximity wireless communication. Additionally, a fourth computing device may be configured to electrically communicate with any of the first, second, and/or third computing device so as to control the first, second, and/or third computing device. An associated method is also provided.
US11186254B2	Tire theft monitoring system, tire theft monitoring apparatus, and tire theft monitoring method A tire theft monitoring system includes a transmitter attached to a tire and configured to transmit tire ID information, a second database configured to store the vehicle ID information of the vehicle and contact information of an owner of the vehicle in association with each other, and a monitoring apparatus mounted on a vehicle to be monitored, and the monitoring apparatus includes a reader configured to perform near field communication with the transmitter attached to the tire mounted on the vehicle to be monitored, to acquire the tire ID information, and a controller configured to, in a case where the reader cannot acquire the tire ID information, determine that the tire identified with the tire ID information has been stolen and make a notification to contact information stored in the second database in association with vehicle ID information of the vehicle to be monitored.
US11186252B2	Retractor pretensioner assembly A seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly for use in a vehicle is provided. The seatbelt pretensioning retractor assembly includes a housing adapted for being mounted to a frame and having an interior cavity, a pretensioner tube having an arcuate and curved shape, a pretensioner wheel rotatably mounted to the housing and fixedly coupled to a spindle, a pretensioner rod disposed within the tube and a guide plate having a guide portion and a rod guide. The pretensioner rod engages with the pretensioner wheel during pretensioning. In addition, the pretensioner wheel includes a body portion, a pair of flanges radially extending from the body portion and a plurality of vanes with the cavities formed between adjacent two of the plurality of vanes.
US11186251B2	Airbag device An airbag device includes a curtain airbag that is inflated by gas supplied to an inside of the curtain airbag, and that is configured to be deployed to a vehicle width direction outer side of an occupant seated in a vehicle seat, a main airbag that is inflated by gas supplied to an inside of the main airbag, and that is configured to be deployed from an instrument panel side to a front side of the occupant seated in the vehicle seat, and an auxiliary airbag that is inflated by gas supplied to an inside of the auxiliary airbag, and that is configured to be deployed between a vehicle width direction inner portion of the main airbag and an instrument panel.
US11186242B2	Energy absorption member and energy absorption structure Provided is an energy absorption member including a plate shaped rear wall portion which extends in a vehicle width direction; and an extension wall portion that extends in the vehicle width direction and extends forward from an intermediate part in a height direction of the rear wall portion; wherein the rear wall portion takes on an arch shape that projects forward in a plan view, and the extension wall portion is inclined downward or upward from its rear end part toward its front end part.
US11186241B2	Automated emotion detection and environmental response A processor associated with a vehicle receives sensor data from a plurality of sensors associated with a vehicle, where each sensor generates data corresponding to a different parameter of a passenger in the vehicle. Based on the sensor data, one or more primitive emotional indications are generated. The processor applies a model to the one or more primitive emotional indications that when applied outputs a contextualized emotional indication associated with the passenger that includes an assessment of an emotional state of the passenger and a reason for the emotional state. A contextual response is selected based on the contextualized emotional indication, and the processor causes an output by the vehicle to enact the contextual response.
US11186239B2	Grommet and wire harness A grommet includes: a main body part fitted to a penetration hole penetrating an attachment panel along an axial direction, stops water at the penetration hole, and has a wiring material inserted thereinto along the axial direction; and a tubular part unified with the main body part so as to have a tubular shape, and has the wiring material inserted thereinto. The tubular part includes a halved part formed to have a shape of a part of the tubular part in a circumferential direction, an open part where an inside of the tubular part is open at a position except a position where the halved part is formed in the circumferential direction, and an open/close part formed continuing from the halved part and is able to open and close the open part.
US11186233B2	Electric retractable vehicle periphery viewing device To provide an electric retractable vehicle periphery viewing device, that can improve fuel efficiency due to air resistance and that can prevent a damage or the like in the event of a collision of an obstacle when the device is in use, the electric retractable vehicle periphery viewing device of the present invention includes a base (2), a shaft (3) and a viewing assembly (4). The viewing assembly (4) includes a housing (4U), (4D), a viewing unit (5), and an electric retracting unit (6). The electric retracting unit (6) includes a casing (6U), (6D), a motor (7M), a speed reduction mechanism (7), a clutch mechanism (8), and a rotational force transmission mechanism (9). The motor (7M), the speed reduction mechanism (7), the clutch mechanism (8), and the rotational force transmission mechanism (9) are arranged in a direction intersecting with an axial direction of the shaft (3).
US11186228B2	Storage device for a vehicle cab A storage device for a vehicle cab, the storage device comprising: a vertically moveable storage unit onto or into which items are intended to be stored; and a support structure configured to support the storage unit and to allow vertical movement of the storage unit between a first/upper position and a second/lower position when the storage device is mounted to a wall or similar, wherein the support structure comprises a spring member arranged to dampen downwards movement and assist upwards movement of the storage unit.
US11186226B2	Running board having improved performance characteristics The present invention pertains to a running board system for vehicles, which comprises at least two drive groups at each side of the running board system and a driving member, where said driving member is fixed onto a drive flange such that rotational motion provided by said driving member is transferred through to a worm gear. Said running board system further comprises a bracket gear whereby movement is transferred from worm gear to bracket gear and a middle bracket centered to bracket gear. Said running board system further comprises a torque arm whereby movement from the side with driving member is transferred to the side without driving member in a synchronized manner and thereby running board is opened and closed parallel to vehicle, and the running board is driven parallel to the ground in a horizontal and vertical opening-closing motion.
US11186221B2	Work vehicle with rear pillar lamp A purpose of the invention is to provide a tractor that includes a rear lamp with high designability. A tractor of the present invention includes a rear lamp, a cabin, a lamp housing that is provided along a longitudinal direction of a rear pillar of the cabin, and a light source that is housed in the lamp housing, wherein the rear lamp is provided from a vicinity of one end to a vicinity of the other end of the rear pillar in the longitudinal direction.
US11186218B1	Dunnage bag and load strap hanger apparatus and method A dunnage bag and load strap hanger apparatus includes a dunnage bag and load strap hanger and a handle mounted applicator block operative to support and affix the dunnage bag and load strap hanger. The hanger is fabricated from three distinct and separate parts: a generally planar support substrate, adhesive patches or regions on the support substrate, and release paper covering the adhesive patches. The support substrate in some embodiments is a sheet that is further divided into two contact members separated by a resilient coupler. Each contact member preferably has a contact body, a hanging loop distal to the resilient coupler, and in alternative embodiments an adhesive coating or other fasteners and affixers. In one embodiment there is one affixing surface, and a fastener to couple two contact members together to support a load strap. In another alternative embodiment a load strap is woven through a pair of slots.
US11186216B2	Cargo hauler for a pickup truck A cargo hauler for hauling cargo that includes a rack assembly with a stationary frame and a tilting frame pivotally connected to the stationary frame, a rail assembly detachably connected to and extending rearwardly from the tilting frame, a carriage assembly including a carriage frame configured for supporting the cargo, and an actuating mechanism. The actuating mechanism is configured for tilting the tilting frame relative to the stationary frame, and for towing the carriage assembly from the ground over the rail assembly and onto to the tilting frame, and for lowering the carriage assembly from the tilting frame over the rail assembly and onto the ground.
US11186209B2	Child safety seat The invention relates to a child safety seat (100) comprising a seat base (102) and a seat back (104), the child safety seat (100) being convertible between a backless booster configuration and a highback booster configuration, in the backless booster configuration a first side (106) of the seat back (104) providing the sitting area (114) of the seat and a second side (108) of the seat back (104) being opposite to the seat base (102), the first side (106) being opposite to the second side (108), in the highback booster configuration the seat base (102) providing the sitting area (114) of the seat and the second side of the seat back (104) providing a back rest of the seat.
US11186205B2	Motor vehicle seat The invention relates to a motor vehicle seat for motor vehicles comprising an adjustment device for a backrest head adjustment, the motor vehicle seat having a backrest, which has a backrest frame as the first component of the backrest head adjustment and a backrest head as the second component of the backrest head adjustment, and an actuator. The backrest head is pivotably connected to the backrest frame and the actuator has a driving element and a movable element, the actuator being connected to the backrest frame and the backrest head and it being possible to carry out a linear movement by means of the actuator. The driving element of the actuator is rigidly connected to the backrest frame or backrest head and the movable element of the actuator has a guide element which engages in a guide arranged on the backrest frame or backrest head.
US11186203B2	Gear unit, electric gear motor and seat A gear unit (G) includes a gear housing (2) with at least one locking component (2.4, 2.4′) for a form and/or force-locking mounting of an electric motor (1) to the gear unit (G). The locking component (2.4, 2.4′) is configured as a circumferential edge or flange collar (5), in which a number of undercuts (2.4.1, 2.4.1′) are incorporated, in which the electric motor (1) can be locked by a form or force-locking connection. The gear housing (2) includes an additional locking unit (4) as an additional radial stop, which locking unit can be pressed into the locking component (2.4) to achieve a locked state. An electric gear motor (GM) includes at least one electric motor (1) and the gear unit (G). The locking component (2.4, 2.4′) can be form and/or force-lockingly connected to the motor locking element (A, A′). A seat (S) includes the electric gear motor (GM).
US11186202B2	Power supply device In a power supply device, a battery switching unit is a circuit capable of switching a series-connected relay, a parallel-connected relay, a parallel-connected relay, and a parallel-connected relay to switch to a series circuit connecting a first battery and a second battery in series or a parallel circuit connecting the first battery and the second battery in parallel. When charging the first battery and the second battery, a controller controls the battery switching unit to switch to a parallel circuit, controls the parallel-connected relay based on voltages applied to a first cathode terminal and a first anode terminal, and further controls the parallel-connected relay based on voltages applied to a second cathode terminal and a second anode terminal.
US11186200B2	Systems and methods for battery-driven personal mobility vehicle management in dynamic transportation networks The disclosed computer-implemented method may include tracking personal mobility vehicle batteries. In some embodiments, the method may track and maintain battery power for personal mobility vehicles to help to ensure that there are personal mobility vehicles with sufficient charge available to perform the needed transportation tasks within a dynamic transportation network. In some examples, a swappable battery for a personal mobility vehicle may communicate with a dynamic transportation management system and provide information about current and/or historical charge information. In some examples, the method may use the current state of charge and/or historical charge information to predict the performance of the battery. Based on the predicted performance, the method may predict the range of a personal mobility vehicles with the battery and/or a lifespan of the battery and make matching decisions accordingly. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11186195B2	Control device and method for controlling a charging point A control device which, in addition to pairing a charging station with a vehicle to be charged, also pairs a control connection to a mobile terminal of a charging station user. A control connection via a near-field communications interface is formed with the mobile terminal (MD) after an authorisation from a vehicle-side and terminal-side authorisation pair is received. After the control connection has been formed, the charging station is assigned based on an interaction between the control connection, formed using the near-field communications interface, and the vehicle-side authorization.
US11186193B2	System and method for controlling charging power of eco-friendly vehicle A system for controlling charging power of an eco-friendly vehicle is provided. The system includes a battery, a power supply unit supplying AC power, and an inverter having a plurality of legs including a plurality of power conversion devices. Legs of the plurality of legs are supplied with power by being connected with the power supply unit and both ends of each leg of the legs being connected with the battery. One or more switches are disposed between one or more legs of the plurality of legs and the power supply unit. A controller changes a power transmission path from the power supply unit by determining a phase of a power that is supplied from the power supply unit and by operating each switch of the one or more switches based on the phase of the supplied power.
US11186192B1	Improving energy transfer with vehicles Disclosures herein are related to improving energy transfer with vehicles.
US11186191B2	Charging device for electric vehicle A charging device for charging an electric vehicle includes a power plug, a charging gun, a control box, a temperature detecting circuit and an over-temperature protection circuit. The charging gun is detachably connected with the electric vehicle and includes a connection confirmation terminal and a connection confirmation circuit. The connection confirmation circuit outputs a connection confirmation signal to the connection confirmation terminal. The temperature detecting circuit detects the temperature of the power plug or the control box and outputs a temperature signal to a second control unit of the control box when the temperature of the power plug or the control box exceeds a threshold temperature level. The over-temperature protection circuit is electrically connected between the second control unit and the connection confirmation terminal. The second control unit controls the over-temperature protection circuit to adjust the voltage level of the connection confirmation terminal according to the temperature signal.
US11186188B2	System, method, and apparatus for powering vehicles A system for powering vehicles is disclosed includes a roadway having of a pair of road-based conductors that move vertically with respect to the roadway from a lowered position to a raised position or vice versa. A voltage is selectively delivered across the pair of road-based conductors. A first tire of the vehicle has a first conductive surface that is in electrical contact with a first road-based conductor and a second tire of the vehicle has a second conductive surface is in electrical contact with a second road-based conductor when the pair of road-based conductors in the raised position and the voltage is conducted into the vehicle through the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface. A power system of the vehicle receives the voltage from the first conductive surface and the second conductive surface and provides power to run or charge the vehicle.
US11186187B1	Opto-inductive coupling system and method for wireless charging and data communications A wireless recharging system and method in which, by means of direct optical coupling, a matrix of coils and their respective LED lights or lasers interact transmitting and receiving light pulses and wireless power bursts in a fast control loop scheme, allowing precise current control and efficient energy transmission rates with integrated optical data communications in the same interface. An alignment mechanism in which in the matrix of coil transmitters only those receiving direct pulsed light are activated, keeping other coils off, extending the active charging surfaces and improving the overall efficiency, avoiding the requirement of precisely positioning wireless power receptors. A range of power transmission rates and the possibility of recharging different devices with different power requirements simultaneously while laying on top of the charging surface, acting also as an optical communication hub. Charging of vehicles while in motion due to the fast responsiveness of the optical communication.
US11186184B2	Electrically operated vehicle and charging system Various embodiments include an electrically operated vehicle comprising: an electric motor for driving the vehicle; a battery for supplying electrical power to the electric motor; a first charging connection socket for connecting a charging cable for electrically recharging the battery; and a second charging connection socket for connecting a second charging cable for electrically recharging the battery.
US11186181B2	Drive system and method for vehicle employing multiple electronic motors A drive system with one or more electrically driven axles, a transmission subsystem, which is drivingly coupled to the drive gearbox of each of the electrically driven axles, synchronous and asynchronous motors, which are each drivingly coupled to the transmission subsystem, and a controller. Each of the axles has a drive gearbox that transmits rotary power to an associated set of vehicle wheels. The controller controls the synchronous motor and/or the asynchronous motor responsive to at least a torque request and a shaft speed of the synchronous motor and/or the shaft speed of the asynchronous motor. Over a significant portion of the operating range of the drive system, the controller is configured to vary the respective magnitudes of the rotary power provided by the motors to satisfy the torque request in a manner that maximizes a combined efficiency of the motors in a predetermined manner.
US11186180B2	Vehicle including remote terminals connected to battery so as to prevent electronic tampering This disclosure relates to a motor vehicle including remote terminals connected to battery so as to prevent electronic tampering, and a corresponding method. An example vehicle includes a battery with battery terminals. The vehicle further includes remote terminals electronically connected to the battery terminals so as to prevent electronic tampering with the battery via the remote terminals.
US11186178B2	Monitoring system, server, terminal device, monitoring method, and storage medium This invention provides a technique for suppressing deterioration in the value of a power storage system. This invention provides a monitoring system comprising: a detection unit that detects that a detection value related to a power storage system satisfies a condition; a specifying unit that specifies the type of prohibited action executed in the power storage system that satisfies the condition; and a determination unit that, on the basis of the specified type of prohibited action, calculates the life of the power storage system and/or determines the time over which the power storage system can keep operating after the specification.
US11186162B2	Twin system electric all-wheel drive supplementary drive axle A number of variations may include a product comprising a first electrical machine and a second electrical machine operatively connected to a gearbox; at least one axle assembly operably attached to the gearbox; wherein the first electrical machine and the second electrical machine are constructed and arranged to drive the gearbox; and wherein the gearbox is constructed and arranged to drive the axle assembly.
US11186160B2	Method for operating a drive system of a motor vehicle and drive system A drive system (1) of a motor vehicle includes a first planetary gear set (2), a first electric machine (13) coupled to a ring gear (5) of the first planetary gear set (2) directly or indirectly via a second planetary gear set (3), and a second electric machine (14) coupled to a sun gear (4) of the first planetary gear set (2) directly via a third form-fit shift element (C) or indirectly via the second planetary gear set (3). The sun gear (4) of the first planetary gear set (2) is braked against the housing by engaging a first form-fit shift element (A). The sun gear (4) of the first planetary gear set (2) is coupleable to a carrier (6) of the first planetary gear set (2) via a second form-fit shift element (B) while providing a direct drive at the first planetary gear set (2).
US11186158B2	Battery unit mounting structure of electric vehicle A battery unit comprises side frames, cross frames, and plural battery modules having substantially the same size comprising a longitudinal dimension, a lateral dimension, and a height dimension. The battery modules are respectively mounted at the cross frames in the same position and arranged in plural rows adjacently to a vehicle width direction such that a direction of the above-described longitudinal dimension is substantially parallel to a vehicle longitudinal direction, and mounting rigidity of the battery modules stored in a first storage area is set to be different from that of the battery modules stored in second and third storage areas.
US11186151B1	Mounting systems and methods for Tonneau covers An embodiment provides a truck cover system that includes a side rail, a cover, and a latching mechanism. The latching mechanisms include a housing attached to the cover, a latch extending through a first end of the housing and configured to engage with a bottom portion of the side rail, a cap attached to a second end of the housing, a plunger attached to the latch and having a first plunger end partially extending through an opening of the cap, an anchor element attached to the first plunger end preventing the first plunger end from entering the housing, and a spring wrapped around the plunger. When the spring is compressed, the latch may disengage with the side rail, and, when the spring is uncompressed, the latch may engage with the side rail.
US11186149B2	Bias regulated rolling truck bed cover A tonneau system that includes tonneau cover and a canister. The canister includes one or more tracks for guiding the tonneau cover within the canister during movement of the tonneau cover into the canister; and a retraction system including: a drive roller; one or more lines connecting the drive roller to the tonneau cover; a bias member that moves the drive roller and the one or more lines to assist in moving the tonneau cover into the canister, and a tensioner.
US11186148B2	Automotive panel hem stabilizing assembly and method An automotive panel assembly includes, among other things, a first panel, a second panel, a flange of the first panel folded over an edge region of the second panel to hem together the first and second panel, and a dimple of the flange extending into an aperture within the edge region of the second panel. At least a portion of the aperture is exposed.
US11186146B1	Laminated glazing A laminated glazing includes a first glass layer, a second glass layer, an interlayer, and an optical coating layer. The interlayer is between the first glass layer and the second glass layer and has a first textured surface with a texture. The optical coating layer is between the interlayer and the second glass layer and includes an optical coating material. One or more of the texture or the optical coating material is different between an outer region and a central region of the laminated glazing.
US11186145B2	Cabin air filter tray A tray for holding a cabin air filter that filters airflow entering a vehicle passenger cabin. The tray includes a frame configured to hold the cabin air filter. A retention member includes a first end attached to the frame and a second end configured to be anchored at a mounting location in a vehicle. When the frame is moved away from the mounting location, the retention member is tensioned to (i) guide and pull the flexible frame towards the mounting location and/or (ii) hold the flexible frame at the mounting location.
US11186143B2	Vehicle HVAC system A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system for a vehicle. The HVAC system includes an airflow inlet case defining a fresh air inlet and a recirculation air inlet. The airflow inlet case includes an evaporator and a filter both aligned with an axis of rotation of a blower configured to draw airflow through the airflow inlet case into a heater case. The recirculation air inlet faces the heater case. The airflow inlet case is configured to be mounted on an engine side of a vehicle firewall such that the recirculation air inlet is at the firewall.
US11186142B2	Engine HSG loading for rapid cabin warmup A method of rapidly increasing a temperature within a hybrid vehicle includes receiving an on input from a temperature control system after the vehicle engine has been turned on. In response to receiving the on input, an ambient temperature, a coolant temperature, and a battery state of charge are detected. When the ambient temperature is less than a predetermined threshold, the coolant temperature is less than a predetermined threshold, and the battery SOC is less than a predetermined threshold, a charge mode of the vehicle is changed to a charge increasing mode to thus increase the coolant temperature.
US11186138B2	Vehicle thermal management system A vehicle thermal management system includes a refrigerant system, a first valve, a second valve, a third valve, a first thermally managed assembly, a second thermally managed assembly, a chiller, and a radiator, where the chiller is connected to the refrigerant system, and the chiller and the radiator respectively are arranged for cooling and/or heating the first and/or the second thermally managed assembly. In a connected mode for cooling or heating the first thermally managed assembly and the second thermally managed assembly, the first thermally managed assembly and the second thermally managed assembly are connected to each other via the first valve, the second valve, and the third valve, where the first thermally managed assembly and the second thermally managed assembly are connectable to the chiller and/or the radiator in a connected thermal control loop.
US11186129B1	Towing coupler A towing coupler for truck or other vehicle includes a body and a hook. A first latch is coupled to the body for pivoting about a first pivot axis between an open and closed position. In the open position, a draw bar or other towing element of a towed vehicle can be placed on or removed from the hook while in the closed position the first latch retains the draw bar on the hook. A second latch is coupled to the body for pivoting about a second pivot axis between first and second positions. The first latch is biased to pivot toward the open position and the second latch is biased to pivot in the opposite direction from the first latch. The first and second latches have surfaces configured for coupling together to retain the first latch in the position to which it is moved.
US11186126B2	Tyre cavity noise absorber A tyre cavity noise absorber comprising a body 1 of sound absorbing material with an outer protective cover 3. The body of sound absorbing material is intended to be mounted to a wheel 2 of a wheel and tyre 6 assembly so that a surface of the body is exposed in a tyre cavity of the wheel and tyre assembly. The outer protective cover only partially covers said surface of the body of sound absorbing material such that the cover protects the body of sound absorbing material from a bead 7 of a tyre as a tyre is fitted to, or removed from, the wheel and the uncovered parts of the body of sound absorbing material are free to absorb sound.
US11186125B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of circumferential main grooves, a plurality of lug grooves, and a plurality of blocks. Raised bottom portions are formed on groove bottoms of shoulder circumferential main grooves that are the circumferential main grooves, among the plurality of circumferential main grooves, positioned most outward in a tire lateral direction, and shoulder lug grooves that are the lug grooves, among the plurality of lug grooves, positioned outward from the shoulder circumferential main grooves in the tire lateral direction and connected to the shoulder circumferential main grooves from outer sides in the tire lateral direction. The raised bottom portions are formed so as to exclude at least intersection portions where the shoulder circumferential main grooves and the shoulder lug grooves intersect.
US11186123B2	Vehicle tire pitch sequence design methodology and associated reduced road noise vehicle tires Exemplary embodiments described herein are directed to tire pitch sequence design methodologies that are usable to develop tire tread pitch sequences that will minimize objectionable tonal qualities and disperse the acoustic energy produced during tire rotation across a wider frequency band. The exemplary design methodologies employ iterative randomization of pitch subsequences, waveform generation and analysis of pitch subsequences and full pitch sequences, and associated sorting and ranking using an objective function with an applied penalty factor.
US11186115B2	One-hand operated multi-pencil A four color multi-pencil capable of one-handed operation is presented. Each color is contained in a cartridge assembly and each cartridge assembly may be individually selected for use and the material within the cartridge advanced for dispensing by means of a single pressing motion. The multi-pencil is designed to be a “snap together” assembly. No fasteners or adhesives are required. The multi-pencil contains a main body and a barrel. Housed within the barrel are a plurality of cartridge assemblies. Housed within the main body are a plurality of slide members for actuating the cartridges. Each cartridge assembly contains a mechanism for advancing drawing material or material to be dispensed.
US11186112B1	Synthesis of curved surface moiré The present disclosure describes a method and computerized means for creating dynamically evolving moiré shapes on curved surfaces. The method applies geometrical transformations in order to obtain curvilinear moirés and creates the moirés on curved surfaces by applying mappings from planar space to 3D space. The method relies on the superposition of a base layer with base bands and of a revealing layer with sampling elements. The dimensions of the revealing layer sampling elements such as cylindrical or spherical lenses as well as the distances between the base and revealing layer surfaces are adapted to the space between neighbouring isoparametric lines that define the curved surface. The resulting moiré shapes evolve smoothly on the specified curved surface and show recognizable shapes such as words, letters, numbers, flags, logos, graphic motifs, drawings, clip art, and faces.
US11186108B1	Sublimation printing on to dark surfaces A heat transfer process on to a stainless steel cup with a dark surface involves a stainless steel dark surface treatment layer arranged on a base layer of the outer circular surface of the cup body. The stainless steel dark surface treatment layer is sequentially arranged as at least one wire screen printing layer, a resin layer, and a thermal transfer image layer. The is one or several screen printing layers on the dark rough surface to fill up the rough pits on the dark surface to form a smooth surface and then a thermal transfer resin coating is applied, followed by heat transfer printing. A colorful personalized product can thus be produced from the cup.
US11186103B2	Printing management apparatus A printing management apparatus includes a memory; and a processor that is connected to the memory, in which, in a case where a printing apparatus, which performs printing on continuous form paper, processes plural jobs with respect to the continuous form paper in one-time printing, the processor calculates a length, which is acquired by excluding a part used to print the plural jobs from a length determined by a transport start spot, at which transport of the continuous form paper starts and a transport end spot at which the transport of the continuous form paper ends, as an amount of waste paper indicative of a part which becomes a loss of the continuous form paper, and outputs an amount of waste paper for each job of plurality of jobs, which is acquired by allocating the calculated amount of waste paper to the plural jobs.
US11186101B2	Base material processing apparatus and detection method A base material processing apparatus includes a first edge sensor, a second edge sensor, and a displacement amount calculation part. The first edge sensor acquires a first detection result (R1) by detecting the position of an edge of a base material in the width direction at a first detection position. The second edge sensor acquires a second detection result (R2) by detecting the position of the edge of the base material in the width direction at a second detection position. The displacement amount calculation part calculates the amount of displacement in the position of the base material in the transport direction on the basis of the first detection result (R1) and the second detection result (R2). Accordingly, the amount of displacement in the position of the base material in the transport direction can be detected without depending on images such as register marks.
US11186100B2	Image processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An image processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to set an image position of a reference image in a transport direction of a recording medium to an arbitrary position on a specific page of the recording medium. The reference image is formed using a first color and serves as a reference for an image position of an image of a second color to be formed after the image of the first color is formed. The processor is also configured to adjust the image position for the second color on an adjacent page, located adjacently upstream of the specific page in the transport direction, by using image information of the reference image formed on the specific page.
US11186092B2	Printing apparatus, printing method and storage medium One embodiment of the present invention is a printing apparatus including: a print head having a printing element column in which a plurality of printing elements for ejecting ink from ejection ports is arrayed and performing printing on a printing medium by ejecting ink based on print data; a sensor that detects temperature of the print head; an acquisition unit configured to acquire information indicating a number of dots to be printed by printing elements corresponding to a predetermined area in the printing element column; and a control unit configured to control a printing operation of the print head based on temperature detected by the sensor and the number of dots acquired by the acquisition unit, and the printing apparatus performs printing on the printing medium by ejecting ink from the print head while the print head and the printing medium are moving relatively.
US11186090B2	Fluid ejection device Examples include a fluid ejection die embedded in a molded panel. The fluid ejection die comprises a substrate, and the substrate includes an army of nozzles extending therethrough. The substrate has a first surface in which nozzle orifices are formed and a second surface, opposite the first surface, in which nozzle inlet openings are formed. The fluid ejection die is embedded in the molded panel such that the first surface of the substrate is approximately planar with a top surface of the molded panel. The molded panel has a fluid channel formed therethrough in fluid communication with the nozzle inlet openings of the array of nozzles.
US11186085B2	Head A head includes a plurality of individual channels, a first common channel, and a second common channel. The plurality of individual channels are arranged in a first row in a first direction. The plurality of individual channels are arranged in a second row in a second direction. The first direction and the second direction intersect each other. The first common channel extends in the first direction and is fluidly communicated the plurality of individual channels. The second common channel extends in the first direction. The second common channel is fluidly communicated the plurality of individual channels and overlaps the first common channel in a third direction. The third direction is orthogonal to both the first direction and the second direction.
US11186079B2	Oscillating roller and printing press having a plurality of printing units that have such a roller A roller for a printing unit of a printing press, has a roller outer body, which is mounted on a roller inner body, so as to be movable axially in a reciprocating manner. For the axial movement of the roller outer body, in at least a first direction, a pneumatic drive is provided. The pneumatic drive has at least one first chamber, which is mounted in the interior of the roller in the manner of a cylinder/piston system between one or more structural elements, that are fixed to the roller outer body, and one or more structural elements that are fixed to the roller inner body. The chamber can be pressurized with compressed air. The parts of the structural elements adjoining the chamber, and that are movable axially relative to one another, form a non-contact seal between themselves on their mutually facing sides.
US11186077B2	Laser-produced porous surface The present invention disclosed a method of producing a three-dimensional porous tissue in-growth structure. The method includes the steps of depositing a first layer of metal powder and scanning the first layer of metal powder with a laser beam to form a portion of a plurality of predetermined unit cells. Depositing at least one additional layer of metal powder onto a previous layer and repeating the step of scanning a laser beam for at least one of the additional layers in order to continuing forming the predetermined unit cells. The method further includes continuing the depositing and scanning steps to form a medical implant.
US11186074B2	Method and apparatus for changing rolls on an embosser/laminator machine An embosser/laminator machine has an adhesive unit releasably connectable with a main frame structure of the machine, and a roll extractor configured to move a roll between the main frame structure and an exchange position between the main frame structure and the adhesive unit when the adhesive unit is spaced from the main frame structure during removal and installation of the roll. The sub-frame comprising the adhesive unit may be formed with a bearing cap that cooperates with the main frame structure such that when the adhesive unit is connected with the main frame structure, the roll is operatively secured to the machine between main frame structure and the sub-frame of the adhesive unit for normal operation of the machine. When the sub-frame comprising the adhesive unit is released and spaced from main frame structure, the roll may be removed from and installed into the main frame structure.
US11186072B2	Peelable polyester film, use thereof and process for production thereof A transparent peelable polyester film is provided having a base layer (B) with first and second surfaces. A layer (C) is applied on the base layer (B). A heat-sealable layer (A), peelable to APET AND RPET, is applied on the opposing surface of the base layer (B). The heat-sealable and peelable outer layer (A) is formed from (a) from 85 to 99% by weight of polyester and (b) from 1 to 15% by weight of other substances. The polyester is formed from 25 to 95 mol % of units derived from at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid and from 5 to 75 mol % of units derived from at least one aliphatic dicarboxylic acid, and the polyester includes at least 10 mol % of units derived from linear or branched diols having more than 2 and the layer (C) includes crosslinked acrylate and/or methacrylate-based copolymers.
US11186070B2	Room darkening material and architectural covering made from same A light blocking or blackout composite material is described. The light blocking material includes at least two metalized layers. In one embodiment, a polymer film is coated on both sides with a first metalized layer and a second metalized layer. The metalized layers may have matching or different optical densities. Other layers can be combined with the metalized layers in order to provide a finished surface and/or to protect the metalized layers.
US11186068B2	Interlayer for laminated glass, roll body, and laminated glass There is provided an interlayer film for laminated glass capable of being enhanced in handling properties at the time of preparing laminated glass. The interlayer film for laminated glass according to the present invention has one end and the other end being at the opposite side of the one end, the thickness of the other end is larger than the thickness of the one end, and the glossiness on the surface of a maximum thickness part is 3% or more.
US11186067B2	Gypsum board from gypsum having high level of chloride salt and a starch layer and methods associated therewith Gypsum boards formed from synthetic gypsum and other gypsum sources having high chloride salt concentrations. Gypsum boards may include a board core including set gypsum. A total concentration of the chloride anion in the board core ranges from about 500 ppm to about 3000 ppm, typically about 1000 ppm to about 3000 ppm, based on weight of the calcium sulfate hemihydrate. An inner surface of a front paper cover sheet contacts a first face of the board core. An inner surface of a back paper cover sheet contacts a second face of the board core. A starch layer coats the inner surface of at least one of the front and back cover sheet. Methods of making the gypsum board, and a wall system for employing the gypsum boards, are also provided.
US11186063B2	Lapped nonwoven with attachable backing and applications thereof A fibrous nonwoven material which is vertically lapped in its entirety or which includes one or more lapped regions which include vertically lapped fibers provides for padding to be applied to a substrate (e.g., an article of interest such as a handle for sporting equipment or tool, or on the inside of a motorcycle or bicycle helmet, etc.). The skin contacting surface of the nonwoven has regions which are relatively thicker than other regions, and air, sweat, and the like are allowed to easily pass through these regions for cooling, wicking of fluid and enhanced breathability. The lapped nonwoven includes a backing material which helps define the pad shape and which permits securing to a substrate. A hook and loop fastener may be affixed to the lapped nonwoven at the backing material so as to allow retrieval and replacement of the nonwoven on the substrate. An acquisition layer on the surface can be used on the surface of the nonwoven, and a carded consolidated web may be positioned within the nonwoven. The nonwoven may take a variety of shapes including the shape of a strip and the shape of a koozie.
US11186062B2	Perforated laminated product and method for producing this product A laminated product includes an extruded film of microperforated plastic material with a vacuum perforation process having protuberances extending in a same direction from a same face of the film, with first holes having an average diameter between 100 microns and 300 microns, produced at the vertices of the protuberances, and—a layer of nonwoven fabric mechanically joined by lamination to the film on the opposite face to that on which the protuberances extend, the laminated product being perforated with second through holes having an average diameter between 300 microns and 700 microns.
US11186057B2	Press machine and press machine execution system A press machine is provided. Two vertical hydraulic cylinders are arranged on an upper beam plate of a press machine body, and the two hydraulic cylinders correspond to workbenches at corresponding positions in a one-to-one correspondence, constituting left and right working units, and a common mechanical drive unit and a common hydraulic drive unit are set for the left and right working units. The mechanical driving unit is composed of a driving motor through an electromagnetic clutch, an electromagnetic brake and lead screw nut driving mechanism driven by a gear pair. According to the load profiles during the working process of hydraulic press machine, the mechanical driving unit or the hydraulic driving unit are selected to provide energy for the two working units. A control method for the press machine, a press machine execution system and a control method for the press machine execution system are further involved.
US11186053B2	Tire with variable shear element A tire includes a central region configured to be mounted to a wheel and a crown region including a circumferential tread and a shear element disposed below the circumferential tread. The shear element includes an upper reinforcement layer, a lower reinforcement layer, and an elastic region disposed between the upper reinforcement layer and the lower reinforcement layer. A radial distance between the upper reinforcement layer and the lower reinforcement layer varies along an axial width of the tire. The tire also includes an intermediate region extending from the central region to the crown region.
US11186048B2	Systems and methods of constructing composite assemblies A method of constructing a cured composite assembly includes positioning a composite assembly within a bonding tool, wherein the composite assembly comprises an uncured composite spar and a skin and performing a curing cycle on the composite assembly to simultaneously cure the uncured composite spar and bond the skin to the cured composite spar.
US11186045B2	Systems for manufacturing modular rotor blades A system for manufacturing a rotor blade comprises a first tooling, positioned at a factory location and configured to assemble a first blade module, comprising a first-module skin and a first-module spar, each comprising a first thermoplastic polymer and a first reinforcement material. The system also comprises a second tooling, configured to assemble a second blade module, comprising a second-module skin and a second-module spar, each comprising a second thermoplastic polymer and a second reinforcement material. The system further comprises a first support, positioned at a field location and configured to receive the first blade module, and a second support, positioned at the field location and configured to receive the second blade module. The system also comprises a spar welding assembly, positioned at the field location and configured to join the first-module spar with the second-module spar.
US11186041B2	Optically shaping apparatus and manufacturing method An optically shaping apparatus includes a light modulation element having a plurality of pixels and configured to modulate light from a light source for each pixel, an optical system configured to irradiate modulation light from the light modulation element onto the photocurable resin through the light-transmissive portion, a controller configured to control the light modulation element based on each of a plurality of two-dimensional shape data corresponding to a plurality of sections in a three-dimensional object, and a moving member configured to move a cured portion cured by the modulation light among the photocurable resin in a direction separating from the light-transmissive portion. The controller controls an irradiation timing of the modulation light onto the photocurable resin for each pixel to form the cured portion corresponding to the same section in the three-dimensional object, in accordance with information on a shape of the light-transmissive portion.
US11186037B2	Manufacturing method and forming apparatus of three-dimensional formed object A manufacturing method of a three-dimensional formed object includes disposing a first forming material on a forming table to form a plurality of structures which are separated from each other, and disposing a second forming material for forming the three-dimensional formed object such that the three-dimensional formed object is supported by the plurality of structures in a state of being separated from the forming table.
US11186034B2	Method of fabricating a part by additive manufacturing A method is for fabricating a part by additive manufacturing while sparing certain particularly sensitive surfaces of the part, and in particular surfaces that have an influence on the aerodynamics of the final part. The method includes the following steps: providing a digital model of a part that is to be fabricated, the part that is to be fabricated including at least one surface that is to be spared, and orienting the digital model relative to a construction direction wherein the part is to be constructed in such a manner that the surface that is to be spared presents a construction angle greater than 30°, preferably greater than 50°.
US11186031B2	Apparatus for installing a screen protector on an electronic device An apparatus for assisting in affixing a screen protector to a display of an electronic device. The apparatus includes a base having a platform for supporting the electronic device, a lid attached to the base, and a positioning mechanism for aligning the electronic device on the platform. The positioning mechanism includes a first positioning jaw movable between a first and a second position. The positioning jaw includes a first surface configured to contact the first corner of the electronic device and a second surface configured to contact the second corner of the electronic device when the first positioning jaw moves from the first position to the second position. Moving the lid from a first position to a second position at least partially covering the electronic device moves the first positioning jaw from the first position to the second position.
US11186030B2	Thin-walled microplate and thermoforming method Described herein are microplates having wells with ultra-thin walls and methods of forming thereof. The microplates can be made by thermoforming processes that use ultrasound, electricity, etc., to heat a thin polymer sheet or film prior to molding. Vacuum can be optionally applied to help form or shape the wells.
US11186028B2	Blow mold unit, blow molding machine and method for replacing blow mold unit A blow mold unit including: a blow mold including first and second blow cavity split molds and a plurality of raised bottom molds; first and second pressure receiving members; first and second fixing plates to which the first and second blow cavity split molds and the first and second pressure receiving members are respectively fixed; a third fixing plate interposed between the first and second fixing plates and to which the raised bottom molds are fixed at a first surface thereof; a pressure receiving rod extending down from a second surface; and a placement portion fixed to at least one of the first and second fixing plates and placing the third fixing plate thereon when the first and second blow cavity split molds are closed. The pressure receiving rod includes a first engaging portion engageable with a second engaging portion in a vertical direction.
US11186025B2	Method and apparatus for producing fibre-reinforced plastic mouldings A method and a device for producing fibre-reinforced plastic mouldings, using coated fibre strands. For the coating of the fibre strands, an air flow of ionised air is produced and guided through a Venturi nozzle. Powder from a storage container is taken by means of a screw conveyor and supplied to the Venturi nozzle, a flow of a powder-air mixture being present or forming behind the Venturi nozzle in the direction of flow. This stream is introduced into a chamber and fibre strands that are earthed or ionised unlike the powder are passed through the chamber and through the powder-air mixture flowing through the chamber, powder particles being deposited on the fibre strands. The fibre strands guided out of the chamber therefore have a coating, and the fibre strands coated in this way are supplied to a plasticising device of an injection moulding machine or an extrusion machine.
US11186024B2	Mold positioning device Disclosed herein, amongst other things, are structure and steps for positioning a first mold part of a mold on a mold mounting face in an injection molding machine. In particular, the structure and steps may include a positioner that is configured to connect the first mold part to part of the injection molding machine, wherein the positioner is adjustable to position the first mold part across the mold mounting face.
US11186022B2	Injection molding flow control apparatus and method An apparatus for controlling the rate of flow of mold material to a mold cavity, the apparatus comprising: an injection molding machine and a manifold; an actuator interconnected to a valve pin having a tip end; a valve system in fluid communication with the actuator to drive the actuator at one or more rates of travel, the valve system having a start position, one or more intermediate drive rate positions and a high drive rate position, the start position holding the valve pin in a gate closed position; a controller that instructs the valve system to move from the start position to the one or more intermediate drive rate positions and to remain in the one or more intermediate drive rate positions for one or more corresponding predetermined amounts of time.
US11186020B2	Actuator with eccentric pin drive An injection molding apparatus (5) comprising an electrically driven actuator (200) having a driven rotatable rotor drivably rotatably interconnected to an output shaft (12) or to an output rotation device (16, 430, 500) that is rotatably driven around an output rotation axis (12a, R3a) and a cam device or surface (600) that is eccentrically disposed or mounted off center a selected distance (ED) from the output rotation axis (12a, R3a) in an arrangement such that when the shaft (12) or rotation device (16, 430, 500) is rotatably driven, the cam member or surface (600) is eccentrically rotatably driven around the output rotation axis (12a, R3a).
US11186016B2	Golf club head having multi-material face and method of manufacture A golf club with a multi-material face is disclosed herein. More specifically, the golf club head in accordance with the present invention has a multi-material striking face portion that is made out of a backing layer having a frontal pocket, made out of titanium, and an insert, made out of a composite material, adapted to be inserted into the frontal pocket. The frontal pocket and the insert could have complementary dovetail shaped undercut features to create a mechanical bond between these two components.
US11186015B2	Pod processing device A pod processing device includes a top plate having a first aperture, and a cutting plate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The cutting plate can be attached to the top plate such that the cutting plate is spaced a distance from the top plate. The cutting plate can include at least one cutting blade extending at an angle from the top surface of the cutting plate along a portion of the distance towards the top plate. The pod processing device can be used to remove the lid from a pod to facilitate composting of the contents of the pod.
US11186013B2	Preform, a mold stack for producing the preform, and a preform handling apparatus for handling the preform A preform suitable for subsequent blow-molding into a final-shaped container comprises: a neck portion; a base portion; and a body portion extending between the neck portion and the base portion; the body portion being defined between an inner surface having a circular transverse cross-sectional shape and an outer surface also having a circular transverse cross-sectional shape, the inner and outer surfaces being non-concentric, such that a wall thickness of the body portion varies circumferentially around the preform. A preform handling apparatus for retrieving a preform from a mold comprises a take-off device having a preform carrier and a take-off device alignment mechanism for maintaining the preform carrier in alignment with a contact surface of a body portion of the preform regardless of any offset between a longitudinal axis of a cylindrical outer surface of the body portion and a longitudinal axis of a cylindrical inner surface of the body portion.
US11186012B2	Method for performing a material change in a feeding device of an extruder A method changes the material from a feed mixture to a subsequent mixture in a feed device of an extruder, the method comprising the steps of detecting a change request for changing the material, emptying a mixing area of a mixing device of the feed device, identifying the completion of the emptying of the mixing area, and filling the mixing area of the mixing device with the subsequent mixture after the completion of the emptying has been identified.
US11186010B2	Support structure for concrete mixer vehicle A concrete mixer vehicle comprises a chassis, an engine, a cab, a drum assembly, a front roller pedestal, a transmission mounting bracket assembly, and a rear pedestal. The chassis has a frame. The drum assembly includes a mixing drum, a drum driver, and a hopper assembly. The front roller pedestal is configured to support a front end of the mixing drum. The front roller pedestal includes a support member configured to provide support to the front roller pedestal in a longitudinal direction with respect to a longitudinal axis of the frame. The rear pedestal is configured to support a rear end of the mixing drum. The rear pedestal includes a first bar-pin member and a second bar-pin member configured to couple the rear pedestal in a first installation position or a second installation position based on a length of the mixing drum.
US11185999B2	Folding knife with locking mechanism Folding knife embodiments are disclosed herein comprising a blade operable to pivot relative to a handle, between an open position and a closed position, about a pivot axis extending through a tang portion of the blade having at least one locking recess. The knife can have a locking mechanism comprising a rod that extends along the pivot axis through the tang portion and a locking member coupled to the rod which engages the at least one locking recess of the tang portion when the blade is in at least one of the open position or the closed position. The knife can further comprise a push button coupled to the rod, wherein depression of the push button is configured to eject the locking member from the locking recess in the blade, thereby unlocking the blade.
US11185998B2	Information processing device and storage medium There is provided an information processing device including a passive ultrasonic sensor, a notification section that notifies a user, and a control section that, when detecting a feature indicating approach of an object learned in advance from sensor data detected by the ultrasonic sensor, controls the notification section to notify the user.
US11185997B2	Robot A robot includes: a first arm having a first body, a first housing fixed to the first body, and a first gear transmitting power to a rotary member supported by the first housing so as to be rotatable; a second arm supporting the first arm and having a second body, a second shaft having a second gear meshing with the first gear, and a second bearing supporting the second shaft so that the second shaft is rotatable relative to the second body; and a channel in the arms. An inlet of the channel is formed in an outer surface of the first body, an outlet of the channel opening into a space in which an outer peripheral surface of the second shaft and the second bearing are arranged inside the second arm, the channel extending from the inlet to the outlet through inside of the first body.
US11185989B2	Virtual creature control system and virtual creature control method A virtual creature control system, including: a communication unit configured to receive information of current states of a plurality of virtual creatures and transmit a signal for controlling operations of the plurality of virtual creatures, at least one virtual creature among the plurality of virtual creatures being hardware; and a control unit configured to generate a signal for controlling an operation of the at least one virtual creature among the plurality of virtual creatures such that the plurality of virtual creatures are not visually recognized at a same time by a specific user and control the communication unit such that the signal is transmitted to the one virtual creature. The virtual creature control system and virtual creature control method can control the plurality of virtual creatures in conjunction and promote indirect communication among a plurality of spots using the virtual creatures.
US11185987B2	Isolated and environmental anomaly detection and correction using a distributed set of robots Provided are robots that autonomously detect and correct individualized anomalies resulting from deviations in the sensors and/or actuators of individual robots, and environmental anomalies resulting from deviations in the environment elements that the robots rely on or use in the execution of different tasks. To do so, a robot may receive a task, may determine expected kinematics that include expected activations of a set of sensors and actuators by which the robot executes the task, may activate the set of sensors and actuators according to the expected kinematics, may track the actual kinematics resulting from activating the set of sensors and actuators according to the expected kinematics and continuing the activations until detecting one or more environment elements signaling completion of the task, and may adjust one or more sensors, actuators, or environment elements in response to the actual kinematics deviating from the expected kinematics.
US11185984B2	Method and apparatus for controlling robot A method and an apparatus for controlling a robot are provided. According to one aspect of the present disclosure, the method can include receiving information on a work type of robot motion performed by the robot; generating workflow of the robot motion based upon the received information on the work type of the robot motion; measuring information on work environment in which the robot motion is performed in accordance with the work type and the workflow of the robot motion by controlling the robot; receiving work information on the robot motion in accordance with the work type and the workflow of the robot motion by controlling the robot; and performing the robot motion in accordance with the work type and the workflow of the robot motion by controlling the robot based upon the measured information on the work environment and the received work information on the robot motion.
US11185983B2	Position control method for servo, computer readable storage medium, and robot A position control method for a servo, includes: receiving, from a control terminal, a motion control command that comprises a motion planning parameter about position of an output shaft of the servo; acquiring speed information or time information indicated by the motion planning parameter, and determining a constant parameter control duration according to the speed information or time information; determining a control parameter corresponding to a constant parameter control stage according to the constant parameter control duration and a preset constant parameter; performing a transient adjustment to the servo when the constant parameter control stage ends, and changing the control parameter to an adaptive operation parameter when the transient adjustment ends; and controlling a rotation angle of the output shaft of the servo to perform a position control of the servo, based on duration values and control parameters corresponding to each of a plurality of control stages.
US11185982B2	Serving system using robot and operation method thereof A serving system using a robot may include a caller mounted on each of a plurality of tables, and a robot driving to a target table among the plurality of tables based on information received from the caller. The robot may store information on the location of each of the plurality of callers, the size and shape of each of the plurality of tables, the location of the caller mounted on the table, and the rotational angle with respect to a baseline of the caller. The caller may transmit to the robot information on the distance from the caller to the robot and the direction of the robot with respect to the caller during driving of the robot. The robot may transmit and receive a wireless signal over a mobile communication network constructed according to 5G (Generation) communication.
US11185981B2	Robot control apparatus, robot control method, and program A robot control apparatus includes a section setter to set, on a straight line connecting a start point to an end point, an acceleration section until reaching a predetermined angular velocity, a constant velocity section in which the predetermined angular velocity is maintained, and a deceleration section in which the predetermined angular velocity is decreased, a segment setter to divide each of the acceleration section, the constant velocity section, and the deceleration section into a plurality of segments and to set segment distances of each of the acceleration section, the constant velocity section, and the deceleration section so as to equalize or substantially equalize moving times of the segments of the reference point to each other, and when the reference point is moved in each of the segments according to point to point control, an angular velocity setter to set an angular velocity of each of the segments based on a variance in an angle of a joint which becomes maximum with respect to each of the segments in each of the acceleration section, the constant velocity section, and the deceleration section.
US11185980B2	Machine learning-based systems and methods for controlling robotic object picking and placement in training and run time environments Methods, systems, and software for controlling object picking and placement by a robot system are disclosed. The method includes assigning machine learning training data of a machine learning model for an object. The machine learning training data includes a plurality of known grasp location labels assigned to the object positioned in a plurality of different object poses. The method includes providing the object in a work space of the robot system. For the object in the work space in a first pose of the plurality of different object poses, the method includes: mapping a first candidate grasp location on the object; executing robotic movements for the first candidate grasp location on the object; and evaluating a result of the executing for the first candidate grasp location according to at least one predetermined performance criteria.
US11185977B2	Information processing apparatus, grasping system, and information processing method It is an object to enable a grasping operation to be executed according to a state of an object. The invention provides an information processing apparatus which determines the grasping operation in a grasping unit for grasping the object. The information processing apparatus has: an obtaining unit for obtaining an image acquired by capturing the object; a recognizing unit for recognizing a state of the object from the image obtained by the obtaining unit; and a generating unit for generating information for allowing the grasping unit to execute the grasping operation on the basis of the object state recognized by the recognizing unit and conditions to execute the grasping operation.
US11185967B2	Driving tool A driving tool capable of avoiding blank shot after a predetermined time has elapsed when performing a bump firing and capable of smoothly performing the bump firing is provided. The driving tool includes: an accumulator chamber which accumulates compressed air; a nose section provided on a housing; a cylinder; a trigger; and a push lever provided in the nose section, and when the trigger and the push lever are operated, the compressed air is supplied into the cylinder. The driving tool further includes: a delay valve which prevents the compressed air from being supplied into the cylinder when the push lever is not operated within a predetermined time after the trigger is operated: and a switching valve which supplies the compressed air of the accumulator chamber to the delay valve when the trigger is operated, and discharges the compressed air supplied to the delay valve to an outside of the housing when the push lever is operated within the predetermined time.
US11185966B2	Hybrid tool pins A re-useable, easily removable tool pin features a non-stick outer surface with a harder inner core configured to be gripped by a removal tool for extraction of the tool pin, without damage, from a mold and from composite plies that may have cured in contact with the tool pin. The tool pin prevents insertion into the mold such that the extractor tool is not attachable to the tool pin. A system includes the tool pin, a mold for forming a molded part, the mold having holes for insertion of tool pins, and an extractor tool adapted to grip the tool pin for removal from the mold and molded part. The extractor tool can be ergonomically designed for easy removal of the tool pin by hand. Such tool pins are adapted for production of parts from composite materials in many industries, including aerospace, automotive, transportation, agricultural, and energy.
US11185963B2	Hand-held power tool and mechanical striking mechanism In a hand-held power tool that includes a mechanical striking mechanism, including a drive shaft for rotatably driving a impactor associated with the mechanical striking mechanism, at least one V-shaped guide groove, whose base lines that converge into a connecting section have a concave-polygonal design, at least in sections, is provided on an outer circumference of the drive shaft.
US11185958B2	Apparatus and method for cutoff machining sintered magnet A sintered magnet sawing apparatus is provided comprising a cylindrical work carrier mounted on a horizontal rotating spindle and having a regular polygonal shape in a perpendicular cross section, and a plurality endless elastic belts adapted to force a work of sintered magnet against the carrier surface to secure the work thereto and adapted to travel synchronously with and counter to the rotation of the carrier in a circulatory manner. In accordance with rotation of the carrier, the work is delivered to the peripheral surface of the carrier, secured thereto by the elastic belts, moved further forward and cutoff machined by an outer cutoff blade. The divided work is moved further forward, released and discharged from the carrier.
US11185957B2	Multi-axis machine tool and methods of controlling the same One embodiment of the present invention can be characterized as a method for controlling a multi-axis machine tool that includes obtaining a preliminary rotary actuator command (wherein the rotary actuator command has frequency content exceeding a bandwidth of a rotary actuator), generating a processed rotary actuator command based, at least in part, on the preliminary rotary actuator command, the processed rotary actuator command having frequency content within a bandwidth of the rotary actuator and generating a first linear actuator command and a second linear actuator command based, at least in part, on the processed rotary actuator command. The processed rotary actuator command can be output to the rotary actuator, the first linear actuator command can be output to a first linear actuator and the second linear actuator command can be output to a second linear actuator.
US11185952B2	Flange fitting for tubular structures Devices, systems, and methods are directed to automated techniques for fitting flanges to tubular sections used to form tubular structures, such as large-scale structures used in industrial applications (e.g., wind towers and pipelines). As compared to manual techniques for fitting flanges to tubular sections, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure facilitate faster attachment of flanges, which may be useful for achieving cost-effective throughput. By way of further comparison to manual techniques, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure may, further or instead, facilitate achieving tighter dimensional tolerances. In turn, such tighter dimensional tolerances may be useful for forming thinner-walled, lighter, and lower cost tubular structures. Still further or in the alternative, automated techniques for fitting flanges to tubular sections may facilitate attachment of multipiece flanges or other non-traditional flange geometries.
US11185950B2	Cu ball, Osp-treated Cu ball, Cu core ball, solder joint, solder paste, formed solder, and method for manufacturing Cu ball Provided are a Cu ball, an OSP-treated Cu ball, a Cu core ball, a solder joint, solder paste, and formed solder, which realize high sphericity and low hardness and in which discoloration is suppressed. An electronic component is configured by joining a solder bump of a semiconductor chip and an electrode of a printed circuit board with solder pastes The solder bump formed by joining a Cu ball to an electrode of the semiconductor chip. The Cu ball has a purity of 99.995% by mass or more and 99.9995% by mass or less, a total content of at least one element selected from Fe, Ag, and Ni of 5.0 ppm by mass or more and 50.0 ppm by mass or less, a content of S of 1.0 ppm by mass or less, and a content of P of less than 3.0 ppm by mass.
US11185947B2	Welding structure and welding method for metal member A welding structure for a metal member includes a first member containing a metal member, a second member containing a metal member, a first solidifying portion, a second solidifying portion, and a third solidifying portion. The first solidifying portion is present from a first surface to a second surface of the first member. The second solidifying portion has a first end that is present in the second member and a second end that is connected to the first solidifying portion. The third solidifying portion has a first end that is present in the second member and a second end that is connected to the first solidifying portion. The third solidifying portion is shorter than the second solidifying portion. The second solidifying portion and the third solidifying portion are separated from each other in the second member.
US11185944B2	Friction stir spot welding device and friction stir spot welding method During friction stir spot welding, a controller executes a temperature holding control in which the controller controls a rotation driving unit so that a rotational speed of a tool is set to a value which is equal to or lower than a predetermined rotational speed at which a temperature of the tool is regarded as being equal to a welding temperature of lapped portions, and in which the controller controls a displacement driving unit to increase and reduce a welding pressure or plunge depth of the tool so that the temperature of the tool is held in a predetermined set range.
US11185943B2	Method and device for producing a continuous strip-shaped composite material A device and method for producing a continuous strip-shaped composite material including a base material of metal, which is unwound in the form of a metal strip by a first coil-unwinding apparatus, and at least one cladding material of metal, which is unwound in the form of a metal strip by a second coil-unwinding apparatus. The metal base and cladding metal strips unwound by the respective coil-unwinding apparatuses are brought together in the hot state of at least 720 degrees Celsius. The unwound base and cladding metal strips brought toward each other and are joined by hot-rolling such that a single continuous strip-shaped composite material is thereby formed by roll cladding such that the composite material includes the base material and the cladding material.
US11185941B2	Welding-type devices having configurable interfaces Welding-type devices having configurable interfaces are disclosed. An example welding-type device, includes only one user interface input device, a receiver circuit configured to receive interpretation information, and a controller configured to interpret input received via the user interface input device based on the interpretation information to modify zero or more of a plurality of welding-type variables, and to control a welding-type operation based on the plurality of welding-type variables.
US11185940B2	Systems and methods for controlling an output power of a welding power supply A method for controlling an output current of a welding power supply includes detecting, using control circuitry of the welding power supply, a root mean square (RMS) current setting. The method also includes calculating, using the control circuitry, an average current command based on the RMS current setting. The method also includes controlling, using the control circuitry, the output current using the average current command to produce an output substantially the same as the RMS current setting.
US11185936B2	Multi-function power saw system A power saw system including a workstation having a table top surface, a saw arm coupled to the workstation at a first hinge member, the saw arm being configured to pivot toward and away from the table top surface about the first hinge member, a circular saw coupled to a distal end of the saw arm, and a second hinge member provided to the saw arm between the first hinge member and the circular saw, the second hinge member configured such that circular saw can be selectively rotated about the second hinge member in a direction lateral to an axis of the saw arm.
US11185935B2	Machining system and cutting insert and methods There is provided a machining assembly and cutting insert for machining metal or like workpieces, wherein the cutting insert body has a cutting end. The cutting end comprises at least one cutting edge and at least one cutting lip formed adjacent the at least one cutting edge. The at least one cutting lip includes at least one cutting protrusion and associated chip cutting edge to split the chip formed by the at least one cutting edge, for producing chips during machining which are of a width that is sufficiently reduced to allow proper evacuation or removal.
US11185934B2	Conical countersink The invention relates to a conical countersink (10) having at least one main cutting edge (16-1, 16-2, 16-3) extending in an arc-shaped, in particular spiral-shaped manner.
US11185930B2	Cutting insert A cutting edge includes a nose portion, a first cutting edge portion, and a second cutting edge portion. When a boundary between a first inclined portion and a first breaker portion, a boundary between a first step surface and a second breaker portion, a boundary between a second inclined portion and a third breaker portion, and a boundary between a second step surface and a fourth breaker portion are a first position, a second position, a third position, and a fourth position, respectively, the second position is higher than the first position and the fourth position is higher than the third position in a direction perpendicular to the seating surface, and a distance between the first position and the third position is greater than a distance between the second position and the fourth position in a direction parallel to the seating surface.
US11185921B2	Hypoeutectic amorphous metal-based materials for additive manufacturing Systems and methods for developing tough hypoeutectic amorphous metal-based materials for additive manufacturing, and methods of additive manufacturing using such materials are provided. The methods use 3D printing of discrete thin layers during the assembly of bulk parts from metallic glass alloys with compositions selected to improve toughness at the expense of glass forming ability. The metallic glass alloy used in manufacturing of a bulk part is selected to have minimal glass forming ability for the per layer cooling rate afforded by the manufacturing process, and may be specially composed for high toughness.
US11185919B2	Methods and systems for forming mixtures of lead oxide and lead metal particles According to one or more embodiments presently described, a mixture of lead oxide and lead metal particles may be formed by a method that includes forming a molten metal lead material from a solid lead metal supply material, introducing the molten metal lead material into a reaction zone of a reactor, and contacting the molten metal lead material with an oxidizing gas in the reaction zone to oxidize a portion of the molten metal lead material and form at least solid lead oxide particles and solid lead metal particles. The molten metal lead material may be introduced to the reaction zone in a laminar flow or as atomized molten particles. The weight ratio of formed solid lead oxide particles to solid lead metal particles may be less than 99:1.
US11185918B2	Self-aligning metal patterning based on photonic sintering of metal nanoparticles A method is disclosed for aligning layers in fabricating a multilayer printable electronic device. The method entails providing a transparent substrate upon which a first metal layer is deposited, providing a transparent functional layer over the first metal layer, depositing metal nano particles over the functional layer to form a second metal layer, exposing the metal nano particles to intense pulsed light via an underside of the substrate to partially sinter exposed particles to the functional layer whereby the first metal layer acts as a photo mask, and washing away unexposed particles using a solvent to leave partially sintered metal nano particles on the substrate.
US11185913B2	Fastening tool A fastening tool includes a bolt-gripping part, an anvil, a bolt-gripping-part driving mechanism, a motor, a housing, and thrust rolling bearings. The bolt-gripping-part driving mechanism includes a first mechanism part supported by the housing and a second mechanism part connected to the bolt-gripping part. The second mechanism part is configured to be driven in a longitudinal-axis direction by the first mechanism part being rotationally driven, so that the bolt-gripping part is moved in the longitudinal-axis direction relative to the anvil. The thrust rolling bearings are disposed on a first direction side and a second direction side of the first mechanism part, respectively.
US11185907B2	Press ring with elongated holes A press ring (1) for pressing tubular workpieces (35), comprising: at least two movable press jaws (3); and at least one connecting press jaw (5) connecting the movable press jaws (3); wherein the movable press jaws (3) are each hinged at their proximal ends to the connecting press jaw (5) by means of respective bolts (9), so that the distal ends (7) of the movable press jaws (3) can be rotated towards and away from each other to close respectively open the press ring (1) to receive a workpiece (35) therein, and characterized in that the respective bolts (9) are arranged in elongated holes (11), allowing a translational displacement of the bolts (9) in the elongated holes (11) upon rotating the movable press jaws (3).
US11185903B2	Bending machine having a working area image capturing apparatus and method for improving the operational safety of a bending machine A bending machine with a work area image capture apparatus has a machine frame, a longitudinally extended, fixed machine table, and a longitudinally extended press beam moved by a drive relative to the frame and guided therein. The longitudinal expanse and the press beam movement direction define a working plane establishing a front working and manipulation space and a rear machine space. An image capture apparatus above the machine table in the machine space has a capture region oriented toward the machine space and is connected with a display configured to represent the captured image of the capture region. The capture apparatus is connected with the display by an image processing processor having a coordinate transformation module configured the captured image perspective. The coordinate transformation module is connected with a wireless position determination system configured to determine the machine operator position in the working and manipulation space.
US11185900B2	Systems and methods for controlling silica dust during hydraulic fracturing operations using an improved manifold A system for controlling dust during hydraulic fracturing operations includes a manifold having a plurality of ports for capturing dust when negative air pressure is applied to the manifold. A support frame positions the manifold above a piece of hydraulic fracturing equipment receiving sand from a sand source.
US11185899B2	Vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff and drive shaft A vehicle mounted garbage bin cleaning system including power takeoff includes a first pair of arms for lifting a first garbage bin, a second pair of arms configured for lifting a second garbage bin, a hopper for accepting the first and second garbage bins, at least two spray rods in the hopper, including high-pressure, rotating water nozzles that spray water jets, and a power takeoff driven pressure washing system comprising a gearbox mechanically coupled with a transmission, such that the transmission drives the gearbox the gearbox drives a mechanical means, the mechanical means drives the first pressure washer pump, the at least two spray rods fluidically coupled with the pressure washer pump such that pressure washer pump provides pressurized water to the at least two spray rods.
US11185898B2	Closet auger A closet auger includes an elongated casing member extending along an axis, a cable drum rotatably coupled to the elongated casing member, a drive coupling connected to the cable drum to rotate the cable drum about the axis, and a flexible cable having a first length stored within the cable drum and a second length extending through the casing member and out from the casing member. The closet auger also includes a feed assembly having a handle movable along the casing member and a plurality of gripping members carried by the handle. Each gripping member has a first end pivotally coupled to the handle and a second end biased radially outward from the handle. The plurality of gripping members is circumferentially spaced about the axis and operable to selectively engage the flexible cable to push the flexible cable into or pull the flexible cable out of the cable drum.
US11185897B2	Sewer cleaning machine A sewer cleaning machine includes a frame and a drum rotatably supported by the frame. The drum is positioned on a first side of the frame. The sewer cleaning machine also includes a first motor supported by the frame and coupled to the drum. The first motor is operable to rotate the drum. The sewer cleaning machine further includes a cable positioned at least partially within the drum. The cable is configured to be extended from and retracted into the drum. The sewer cleaning machine also includes a track positioned on a second side of the frame. The track includes a first endless belt configured to rotate about a first roller. The sewer cleaning machine further includes a second motor supported by the frame and coupled to the first roller. The second motor is operable to drive the track.
US11185896B2	Substrate liquid processing apparatus, substrate liquid processing method, and computer-readable storage medium having substrate liquid processing program stored thereon A substrate liquid processing method comprises: providing a substrate liquid processing apparatus that includes a processing liquid flow path including a concentration sensor and a heater configured to heat the processing liquid; measuring a period of time for which the processing liquid is retained in the part of the processing liquid flow path including the concentration sensor; when determined that the period of time measured by the timer is longer than a predetermined period of time, 1) heating the processing liquid to a temperature higher than a crystallization temperature at which a reaction between the processing liquid and the cleaning fluid resulting in crystallization occurs, 2) supplying at least a part of the heated processing liquid into the part of the processing liquid flow path including the concentration sensor; and supplying the cleaning fluid into the part of the processing liquid flow path including the concentration sensor.
US11185895B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing apparatus, and composite processing apparatus According to one embodiment, a first liquid is supplied on a first face of a substrate. The first liquid has a pH with which a surface zeta potential of the substrate becomes negative and a surface zeta potential of a foreign substance attaching to the first face becomes positive. Then, a solidified layer in which at least part of the first liquid has been solidified is formed by cooling the substrate down to be equal to or lower than a solidification point of the first liquid. Thereafter, the solidified layer is melted.
US11185894B2	Feed-through ultrasonic cleaning system for winding of large-sized superconducting coils A feed-through ultrasonic cleaning system for winding of a superconducting coil, including a sealed chamber system, a main ultrasonic cleaning system, a deionized water spraying system, a compressed air blow-drying system, and an automatic control system. During the winding of an armored superconducting coil, a superconducting conductor which is fed at a constant speed successively passes through a sealed chamber, an ultrasonic cleaning chamber, a first compressed air blow-drying chamber, a deionized water spray chamber, and a second compressed air blow-drying chamber in the ultrasonic cleaning system.
US11185893B2	Peracid compositions with conductivity monitoring capability Peroxycarboxylic acid compositions comprising compatible ionic compounds to deliver conductivity signals to enable monitoring of the peroxycarboxylic acid concentration by conductivity when diluted for use are disclosed. Methods of measuring peroxycarboxylic acid concentration by conductivity are also disclosed. Beneficially, conductivity measurement allows a user to determine concentration of the peroxycarboxylic acid at a point of use without cumbersome titration steps to determine the concentration providing various benefits at an application of use.
US11185891B2	Mail item sorting using augmented reality glasses An approach is provided for performing sorting of physical mail items using Augmented Reality (A/R) glasses. A/R glasses acquire an image of a physical mail item to be sorted and generate image data that represents the image. A unique value is generated for the image, for example, by processing the image data for the image using one or more hash functions to generate a hash value. The hash value is used to obtain sorting information for the mail item from a mail item manager. The A/R glasses use the sorting information to assist the user in sorting the mail item by displaying the name of a sort location for the mail item, visually distinguishing the sort location from other sort locations, displaying information about the mail item, providing “out of view” assistance, etc. The A/R glasses may allow the user to override the sort location specified for the mail item and override information is sent to the mail item manager.
US11185890B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for securing screen assemblies Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for systems, apparatuses, and methods of securing screen assemblies. Embodiments include a system having a compression assembly with a compression pin and a pin assembly having a pin. The compression assembly may be attached to a first wall member of a vibratory screening machine and the pin assembly may be attached to a second wall member of the vibratory screening machine opposite the first wall member such that the compression assembly is configured to assert a force against a first side portion of a screen assembly and drive a second side portion of the screen assembly against the pin of the pin assembly. The pin assembly may include a pin that is internally or externally mounted and that is adjustable and/or replaceable.
US11185889B2	Sieving device and operating method The sieving device includes a support device, which holds a sieve, which has at least one sieve lining that is held by a sieve frame, which is connected to a drive device. The drive device, which is controllable by a control device by means of a control program, includes at least three actuators, which are connected each on one side via a first swivel joint to the support device and which are connected each on another side via second swivel joint to the sieve frame, so that the sieve is held solely by the actuators and is displaceable within an operating volume and optionally rotatable.
US11185882B2	Sealant applying device for applying sealant in vehicle body A sealant applying device for applying a sealant along a joint line formed on a panel joint, may include a nozzle device including a nozzle tip mounted through a fixing block to apply the sealant to the joint line, a guide unit mounted on one side of the fixing block adjacent to the nozzle tip and configured to be slidably movable along the joint line to guide the nozzle tip and a floating unit connected to the fixing block and a robot and allowing the fixing block to move upwards and downwards.
US11185881B2	Drying facility for painting A dehumidification forward passage is provided for guiding air withdrawn from a treating chamber as dehumidification-subject air A″ to an adsorption area of an adsorption/desorption type dehumidifying device. A dehumidification return passage is provided for guiding air A″ past through the adsorption area to the treating chamber. A desorption heat pump is provided for heating desorbing air HA to be flown through a desorption area of adsorption/desorption type dehumidifying device, with utilizing, as a heat sink, dehumidified air A″ which has flown through the adsorption area and sent to the dehumidification return passage. There is provided a sensible-heat heat exchanger configured to cool the dehumidification-subject air A″ present in the dehumidification forward passage through a heat exchange reaction with dehumidified air A″ present in the dehumidification return passage which has been cooled via absorption of its heat by the desorption heat pump.
US11185880B2	Skid-mounted movable boom cradles for an agricultural product sprayer An apparatus and method are provided for removably mounting an agricultural product sprayer, having at least one foldable boom, on an agricultural product applicator having a chassis adapted for removably receiving the agricultural product sprayer, by attaching the foldable boom to a skid adapted for operative, removable mounting on the applicator chassis. The skid further has a boom cradle adapted for supporting the foldable boom in a folded position when the skid is mounted on the chassis, and when the skid is separated from the chassis of the agricultural applicator. The boom cradle is selectively movable between an inboard and an outboard position of the cradle to facilitate operation of the product applicator, and also to facilitate mounting the sprayer on, and removing the sprayer from the chassis of the applicator.
US11185878B2	Dispenser container The invention relates to a dispenser container consisting of an outer container and an inner container for receiving a fluid, wherein the outer container and the inner container are formed from blow-moulded plastics, which do not form an integral connection with one another, and wherein a first plastic from which the inner container is formed has a higher elasticity than a second plastic from which the outer container is formed, such that the inner container is deformable, and wherein the outer container has at least one pressure compensation opening for pressure compensation in the region between the outer container and the inner container, wherein the inner container has a first outlet region and the outer container has a second outlet region, wherein the first outlet region can be shifted relative to the second outlet region in an outlet direction.
US11185874B2	Nozzle tips with neck portions for reduced cleaning times The invention relates to nozzle tips including a nozzle body and a tip portion, configured to minimize the accumulation of a resin on the nozzle tip as it is dispensed through the nozzle tip. The nozzle tip can contain a central flow channel and an internal portion that branches and guides the resin into multiple exiting flow channels that define tangential pathways to the outer surface of the nozzle tip. The nozzle tip can include grooves that define extended, sharply angled flow paths for the resin.Nozzle tips can have a neck portion separating a nozzle body and a tip end of the nozzle tip; here, a doughnut-shaped space located around the neck portion can be defined by the base of the nozzle, the crown of the nozzle, and the neck portion, for encouraging turbulent flow of the resin to scour the nozzle tip during dispensing.
US11185872B2	Method for converting a naturally-aspirated flotation cell to a forced-gas flotation cell, and apparatus thereof The disclosure relates to an adapter (200) for converting a naturally-aspirated flotation cell (10) to a forced-gas flotation cell without replacing the naturally-aspirated flotation cell reducer (21) with a specialized conversion reducer (103). The adapter (200) is designed to be located below the naturally-aspirated flotation cell reducer (21) and at a location along the drive shaft. The adapter (200) comprises an outer static casing (201) having a forced gas inlet (210); an inner rotating spanner (204) having at least one port (205) therein; sealing means (203, 224, 225, 226) provided between the static casing (201) and the spanner (204); and, a chamber (213) formed between the outer static casing (201) and the spanner (204). Related methods and apparatus incorporating the adapter (200) are further disclosed.
US11185869B2	Method and apparatus for washing and grading sand An apparatus for washing and grading sand includes a first vibrating screen having a deck arranged to receive a feed material. Oversize material passes over the deck of the first vibrating screen for collection as a first product, and undersize material and water are collected in a sump of the first vibrating screen before being pumped to a hydrocyclone. A second vibrating screen receives an underflow from the hydrocyclone upon a deck thereof, with oversize material passing over the deck of the second vibrating screen for collection as a second product. An overflow from the hydrocyclone passes into a settling tank, and a water storage reservoir receives water overflowing from the settling tank while sludge is collected and removed from a lower end of the settling tank. Water is passed from the water storage reservoir to the first and second vibrating screens to wash and fluidise material thereon.
US11185867B2	Distribution metering device for a roller mill, roller mill with such a distribution metering device, method for grinding grinding stock, and roller mill comprising a switching cabinet with a cooling system A distribution metering device (I) for a roller mill which includes a housing (2) with at least one grinding stock inlet (3), at least one grinding stock outlet (4), and a feed roll (5) which is arranged in the housing (2) for metering grinding stock into a grinding gap of the roller mill through the grinding stock outlet (4). The feed roll is rotatable about a feed roll axis (SA). A conveyor shaft (6) is arranged in the housing (2) for distributing grinding stock along the feed roll (5). The conveyor shaft is rotatable about a conveyor shaft axis (FA). The conveyor shaft axis (FA) is substantially parallel to the feed roll axis (SA), and a first fill state sensor (7) is arranged in the housing (2) for ascertaining a first grinding stock fill state of the housing (2).
US11185863B2	System for applying a reagent to a sample In order to provide a system allowing an improved and facilitated preparation of a sample for an appropriate analysis, a device for preparing a patient's sample before analysis is provided. The device comprises a housing (10, 30) and an actuator (50). The housing includes a receiving chamber (32). The receiving chamber is configured for receiving a liquid. The actuator is movable relative to the housing. The actuator is configured for extracting a predetermined amount of the liquid received in the receiving chamber and for supplying the extracted liquid to a reagent chamber, so that the reagent is suspended in the liquid. The actuator comprises a metering chamber (52) configured for receiving the predetermined amount of the liquid and for supplying the predetermined amount of the liquid to the reagent chamber.
US11185862B2	Digital microfluidic systems with electrode bus and methods for droplet manipulation The present disclosure relates to digital microfluidic systems having an electrode bus controlled by a single actuation input, and methods for droplet manipulation using the electrode bus. Particularly, aspects are directed to a digital microfluidic system including a first group of droplet actuation electrodes formed in a substrate, a first wiring bus formed in the substrate and connected to each electrode in the first group of droplet actuation electrodes, and a first single point of actuation connected to the first wiring bus; and a second group of droplet actuation electrodes formed in the substrate, a second wiring bus formed in the substrate and connected to each electrode in the second group of droplet actuation electrodes, and a second single point of actuation connected to the second wiring bus.
US11185861B2	Multistage deterministic lateral displacement device for particle separation Multistage deterministic lateral displacement devices, methods of forming the devices, and methods of separating a fluid mixture including particles having three or more particle sizes generally include a first module and at least one additional module. Each module includes a condenser portion and a separate portion. The condenser portion is generally configured to focus a streamline of all particles to a center of a channel whereas the separator separates the streamline of all particles into two different streamlines. One of the streamlines focuses the largest particles in the fluid mixture along a sidewall of the channel and the other streamline of smaller particles is between opposing sidewalls that define the channel. Each additional module can be used to further separate the largest particles remaining in the fluid mixture from the smaller particles.
US11185857B2	Fluid flow device and method for making the same Techniques for making fluid flow devices are described. The technique is based on radiation-induced conversion of a radiation-sensitive substance from a first state to a second state. With adjustment of the radiation parameters such as power and scan speed we can control the depths of barriers that are formed within a substrate which can produce 3D flow paths. We have used this depth-variable patterning protocol for stacking and sealing of multilayer substrates, for assembly of backing layers for two-dimensional (2D) lateral flow devices and for fabrication of 3D devices. Since the 3D flow paths can be formed via a single laser-writing process by controlling the patterning parameters, this is a distinct improvement over other methods that require multiple complicated and repetitive assembly procedures.
US11185856B2	Pipette tip Disclosed here are pipette tips useful for receiving and dispensing liquids, which include a plurality of beveled interior ribs.
US11185849B2	Nano-sized zeolite catalyst having a high silica to alumina ratio A catalyst includes a zeolite, wherein the zeolite has: a CHA framework; a particle size less than or equal to 100 nanometers; and a silica to alumina mole ratio in the range of about 50:1 to about 150:1. The catalyst can include a metal dopant. The catalyst can be used for purifying a product by flowing a reactant across the catalyst to form the product; and condensing or separating the product. The product can be an olefin or alkenes with an increased carbon chain. The catalyst can be used for selective catalytic reduction of nitrogen oxide or a gas to liquid reaction. A method of producing the catalyst can include selecting the concentration of a crystal growth inhibitor based on the ratio of the silica precursor and an alumina precursor such that the zeolite crystals have a mean particle size less than or equal to 100 nanometers.
US11185848B2	Perovskites oxygen storage and release materials and their use for exhaust gas treatment A catalyst system includes an oxygen storage and release material that has at least one compound of the structure YMO3+δ, where M is selected from Mn, Co, Cu, Ce, Ti, Ni, Zn, Fe and any combination thereof, and where δ is ≥0. The oxygen storage and release material is configured to allow absorption and release oxygen depending on the conditions of a reagent stream such that sufficient oxygen is maintained for the catalytic removal of at least one of incompletely combusted hydrocarbons, CO, and NO. The catalyst system is useful in a catalytic converter such that oxygen is supplied under rich combustion conditions in an engine upstream of the catalytic converter inlet and oxygen is adsorbed and absorbed under lean rich combustion conditions in the engine.
US11185844B2	Carrier for adsorbing organic matter An object of the present invention is to provide a carrier for adsorbing organic matter, which achieves both of adsorption ability for organic matter and suppression of pressure increase. The present invention provides a carrier for adsorbing organic matter, comprising a sea-island type solid composite fiber, wherein the pore volume is 0.05 to 0.5 cm3/g and the fiber diameter is 25 to 60 μm.
US11185839B2	Reconfigurable multi-step chemical synthesis system and related components and methods The instant disclosure is related to fluidic distributors, fluidic systems, and associated methods and articles. Certain embodiments are related to fluidic distributors that comprise bays including fluidic connections with relative positions that substantially correspond to each other. In some embodiments, a fluidic distributor may comprise bays with electrical interfaces with relative positions that substantially correspond to each other.
US11185835B2	Method of forming porous metal oxide microspheres using polydisperse polymer nanospheres Porous metal oxide microspheres are prepared via a process comprising forming a liquid solution or dispersion of polydisperse polymer nanoparticles and a metal oxide; forming liquid droplets from the solution or dispersion; drying the liquid droplets to provide polymer template microspheres comprising polymer nanospheres and metal oxide; and removing the polymer nanospheres from the template microspheres to provide the porous metal oxide microspheres. The porous microspheres exhibit saturated colors and are suitable as colorants for a variety of end-uses.
US11185834B2	Injection device for atomizing a liquid hydrocarbon charge An injection device is described herein, which is configured to atomize a liquid into droplets using a gas. The injection device has a body with walls defining a recess, a liquid inlet orifice being formed laterally in the walls, and a gas injection assembly in which there is formed a passage for the circulation of gas between a gas inlet orifice at one end of the recess and a gas outlet orifice situated inside the recess. The assembly defines, with the walls of the body, a space for the circulation of liquid from the liquid inlet orifice to the constriction. The walls of the body define a constriction having a throat, downstream of the gas outlet orifice, and the injection device is arranged in such a way that the stream of gas at the outlet orifice covers a wall portion in close proximity to the throat.
US11185833B2	Control system for a livestock feed mixer A control system for mixing materials for livestock feed including a container that receives the materials, agitators that mix the materials in the container, a driveline that drives the agitators at an output speed with an output torque, a power source that provides an input speed at an input torque, a continuously variable transmission that connects the driveline and the power source and having a hydrostatic loop to provide a speed ratio between the input speed and the output speed, a plurality of sensors positioned between the power source and the agitators that provides mixing signals commensurate to mixing parameters, and an electronic control unit configured to receive the mixing signals, extract mixing parameter values from the mixing signals, and actuate the continuously variable transmission and adjust the speed ratio based on the mixing parameter values to enhance efficiency of the mixing of the materials.
US11185832B2	Method for mixing heat-dissipating material A method for mixing a heat-dissipating material, is provided. The method for mixing a heat-dissipating material includes determining a capacity (V) of the static mixer based on an injection amount (Q) per process unit time, a process unit time (td) and a time (t2) during which the viscosity of the heat-dissipating material flowing out of the static mixer becomes twice of the initial mixing viscosity, where when the heat-dissipating material is sequentially injected into first and second external devices using the static mixer, the process unit time is the difference between a first time point on which the heat-dissipating material starts to be injected into the second external device and a second time point on which the heat-dissipating material starts to be injected into the first external device.
US11185831B1	Lids for drinking cups An open-topped drinking cup and a lid comprising a lid cover and a mixing device for holding and mixing a condiment into a beverage held in the dinking cup. The lid cover defines a circular mounting aperture within which the mixing device is displaceably located. The mixing device includes at least two mixing elements which are connected to another so as to be telescopically displaceable relative to one another between a retracted condition and an extended condition wherein the mixing device extends into the beverage. The mixing device includes a condiment chamber which is defined within a mixing element for holding a condiment such as sugar. The mixing device further includes a mixing element which has a number of circumferentially-spaced slots through which the condiment is discharged into the beverage.
US11185829B2	Thin metal/ceramic hybrid membrane sheet and filter A thin micro-porous membrane sheet and filtering device using it is presented. The membrane sheet includes a thin porous metal sheet of thickness between 20 and 200 μm with a porous ceramic coating of thickness less than 25 μm on at least one of its surfaces. The porous metal sheet has mean pore sizes at micro and sub-micrometer level and has a surface substantially free of pores greater than 10 micrometers. The ceramic coating layer may be made of particles with a mean particle size in a range of 10 to 300 nm and contains certain sintering promoters. The ceramic coating is sintered with the metal sheet in non-oxidizing environment at lower temperatures than typical ceramic membranes. The thin membrane sheet is used to filter fine particulates from micrometers to nanometers from a liquid or gas stream. The thin membrane sheet may be assembled into a filter device having high surface area packing density and straight mini-flow channels.
US11185827B2	Modified filter membrane and the use thereof A surface-modified filter membrane for filtering blood, in particular for separating blood plasma and blood serum, and a method for the production thereof, a filter provided therewith and the use thereof.
US11185824B2	Hemofiltration device and methods of use thereof Parallel plate devices for hemofiltration or hemodialysis are provided. A parallel plate device includes a parallel plate assembly having an aligned stack of stackable plate subunits, each stackable plate subunit having a through channel for blood, where the blood channels are opened up at opposite ends of the parallel plate assembly. The parallel plate assembly is configured to form filtrate/dialysate channels interleaved with the blood channels, adjacent channels being separated by a silicon nanoporous filtration membrane. A blood conduit adaptor is attached to the parallel plate assembly at each of the ends, and is configured to distribute blood to or collect blood from the blood channels. Also provided are systems and methods for using the parallel plate devices.
US11185820B2	Multi-layer three-way catalytic converter The invention relates to a three-way catalytic converter, which is suitable, in particular, for the removal of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides out of the exhaust gas of combustion engines operated with stoichiometric air-fuel mixture. The three-way catalytic converter is characterized in that it has a high oxygen storage capacity after aging and consists of at least two catalytically active layers.
US11185818B2	Process and apparatus for removal of hydrogen sulphide from a gas A process and apparatus for removing hydrogen sulphide from a gas is disclosed. The process comprises the steps of: providing a gas comprising hydrogen sulphide; supplying oxygen for the process if the gas does not comprise oxygen, or does not comprise sufficient oxygen for converting hydrogen sulphide to elementary sulphur; leading the mixture of gas and, if supplied, oxygen to a tank comprising i) a foam forming liquid, such as a scrubber liquid and ii) a foam layer made from said foam forming liquid on the top of the foam forming liquid where the hydrogen sulphide in the gas is oxidized to elementary sulphur to form a cleaned gas removed from hydrogen sulphide.
US11185816B2	Process and plant for the thermal abatement of malodorous emission from a purification plant with energy recovery from said abatement A process and a plant for the thermal abatement of foul air containing malodorous substances. A flow of foul air containing malodorous substances as combustive air is fed into the combustion chamber of a unit for production and recovery of energy, and a flow of exhaust gas is obtained. The flow of exhaust gas is fed into a scrubber for the abatement of polluting substances, whereby the scrubber uses water for the washing of the flow of exhaust gas, producing a flow of low-temperature purified gas and a heated washing liquid. The heated washing liquid is conveyed to at least one heating jacket of a storage tank for the biological treatment of sewage of the aforementioned purification plant.
US11185811B1	Rotational mechanical gas separator The invention provides a system for removing target moieties from gas streams, the system comprising a supersonic expander coaxially positioned within an array of oblique shock inducers. Also provided is a method for removing target moieties from gas streams, the method comprising simultaneously subjecting the streams to supersonic expansion and oblique shock compression.
US11185807B1	Air filtration system for a box fan The air filtration system for a box fan is a frame that couples to a box fan and holds an air filter adjacent to the box fan such that air drawn into the box fan must pass through the air filter. The front of the frame includes a fan mount that retains the fan in the frame using a press-fit. The rear of the frame comprises a filter mount that holds an air filter in the path of air flowing through the fan. The filter mount includes a top door that retains the filter and allow access to install and remove filters. In some embodiments, the air filtration system for a box fan may include a second fan mount to hold a second air filter.
US11185805B2	Filter attachment Disclosed is a filter attachment that removably couples with a faucet or other vessel. The attachment includes a flexible cover holding the filter on the vessel and that acts as a pressure relief mechanism if the water pressure of the faucet is above a predetermined threshold. Another flexible cover may be located on the opposite side of the attachment to allow reversible use and cleaning by backwashing. The attachment may further include a removable cap on one side that includes a flexible cover and that couples to the remainder of the attachment in a removable manner so as to allow other fitments to couple to the attachment.
US11185804B2	Latch reset filter unit A filter unit that includes a slide assembly and a head assembly. The slide assembly is moveably mounted to the head assembly. The head assembly is configured to receive an end portion of a filter cartridge in releasable engagement. The slide assembly is movable between a first position in which the slide assembly prevents disengagement of the filter cartridge from the head assembly, and a second position in which the filter cartridge is permitted to disengage from the head assembly. In the second position, the slide assembly maintains engagement with the head assembly until an external force is applied by engagement of the filter cartridge with the slide assembly when removing the filter cartridge from the head assembly.
US11185802B2	Apparatus, system and methods to divide flow An example nonlimiting embodiment of the present invention provides a flow divider that includes a slurry receiving compartment and a discharge arrangement having a plurality of discharge apertures. The slurry receiving compartment is arranged to relatively uniformly flow a portion of a slurry into each of the discharge apertures. The discharge apertures may be arranged linearly and/or horizontally such that the portions of the slurry exits each of the discharge apertures at a relatively even flow rate and feed feed boxes connected to vertically tiered screening surfaces of a screening machine.
US11185800B2	Apparatus and method for filtering aqueous liquid The invention relates to an apparatus for the filtration of aqueous liquid that is capable of effectively removing suspended particles from aqueous liquid during a prolonged period of time without clogging of the particulate filter media and associated pressure build-up. This filtration apparatus comprises: ⋅a filtration chamber comprising an inlet opening that is located near the bottom of the filtration chamber, and an outlet opening that is located near the top of the filtration chamber; ⋅a screen covering the outlet opening of the filtration chamber; ⋅a first dosing unit that is located upstream of the filtration chamber adapted to release water-soluble components into the stream of aqueous liquid that flows from the inlet to the filtration chamber; ⋅a particulate filter media that partially fills the interior of the filtration chamber; ⋅a flow regulator that regulates the flow rate of aqueous liquid through the filtration chamber and that can operate in a high flow rate mode or a reduced flow rate mode; ⋅a timer that controls the flow regulator; wherein the timer is programmed to alternatingly switch the flow regulator from the high flow rate mode to the reduced flow rate mode.
US11185798B2	Dual chamber horizontal vessel The present disclosure relates to a device for removing particulates, such as sand, from a fluid at an oil and/or gas wellsite. In one aspect, a vessel for separating particulates from a fluid is provided. The vessel includes a body having an inlet and an outlet. The vessel also includes a first chamber and a second chamber disposed in the body. The vessel further includes a screen configured to separate particulates from the fluid. The screen is disposed in the second chamber. Additionally, the vessel includes a vessel door for inserting and removing the screen from the second chamber. In another aspect, a pressure vessel for separating particulates from a fluid is provided. In yet a further aspect, a method of separating particulates from a fluid is provided.
US11185795B2	Techniques for thermally insulating a chromatographic column Apparatus and methods for performing chromatography may include a chromatography column and a vacuum insulated jacket having an inner wall and an outer wall. A vacuum area may be formed between the inner wall and the outer wall. The inner wall of the vacuum insulated jacket may surround the chromatography column. A gap may be formed between an outer wall of the chromatography column and the inner wall of the vacuum insulated jacket. The vacuum insulated jacket may extend beyond one or more end frits of the column. The gap may be filled with one or more materials so as to form an insulating or thermal barrier.
US11185794B2	Method of fraction collection for a liquid chromatography system Described are a fraction collector and a method of fraction collection for a liquid chromatography system. The method includes diverting a liquid chromatography system flow from a waste channel to a collection tube at a start of a fraction collection window and collecting the system flow dispensed from the collection tube during the fraction collection window. At the end of the window, the system flow is diverted to the waste channel and a flow of a wash solvent is provided to the collection tube to dispense liquid remaining in the collection tube at the end of the window from the collection tube. The method can increase the amount of the collected fraction and can reduce or eliminate cross-contamination of a subsequently collected fraction. The method is useful for analytical scale applications where the collected fractions may have volumes defined by a limited number of drops dispensed from the collection tube.
US11185791B2	Rotary evaporator capable of accurately quantifying concentrated liquid and/or distillate The present invention provides a rotary evaporator capable of accurately quantifying concentrated liquid and/or distillate. A distillation flask is improved into a structure having a liquid discharge opening formed at the bottom, and/or a spherical collecting flask is improved into a structure having a liquid release opening formed at the bottom. Concentrated liquid and/or distillate can be discharged without dismounting the distillation flask and/or the collecting flask. In addition, fine metering scale tubes and quantitative capacity increase units are disposed at the liquid discharge opening and/or the liquid release opening, there is a valve on the top and another valve on the bottom of each tube, so that the constant subtle changes of the amount of concentrated liquid and/or distillate can be observed, and an accurate amount of concentrated liquid and/or distillate can be discharged.
US11185783B2	Controller emulation for cloud gaming A server may determine a client device type from an identifier and generate a user interface configuration profile for the client device using the client device type. The client device can use the profile to configure a first user interface to provide inputs for a software title emulated by the server. The software title is configured for use with a device having a second user interface. The server sends the profile to the client device and emulates the software title with inputs received from the client device. It is emphasized that this abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract that will allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US11185782B2	Information processing system, a non-transitory storage medium having stored therein an information processing program, an information processing apparatus, and an information processing method The game system comprises: a first selection unit that performs a first selection in which a game character is selected; a strengthening unit that raises the skill level of the game character on condition that the game character selected in the first selection is already possessed by the user; an effect-enabling unit that enables the game character to be changed in appearance on condition that the game character selected in the first selection is an appearance changing character; an effect applying unit that changes the appearance of the game character that is enabled to be changed in appearance; and a second selection unit that performs a second selection in which an appearance changing ticket applicable to any game character possessed by the user can be selected when the skill level of all types of the game character reaches an upper limit.
US11185777B2	Method and terminal for displaying distance information in virtual scene This disclosure relates to a distance information display method in a virtual scene and a terminal. The method includes: obtaining location information of a target location point in the virtual scene; obtaining distance information according to the location information of the target location point; and displaying the distance information corresponding to an indication icon of the target location point in a scene picture of the virtual scene. According to the foregoing solution, in a virtual scene, for a target location point at which an indication icon exists in a scene picture of the virtual scene, the terminal may display information about a distance between a current controlled object and the target location point corresponding to the indication icon in the scene picture of the virtual scene.
US11185776B2	Systems and methods for providing a dynamic obstacle in a computer game A system and method for providing a dynamic obstacle in a computer game may include: altering a display of each of a subset of game assets displayed by a computer system with a visual indication that indicates that the subset of game assets are available for inhibition; displaying associated with a game asset an inhibitor, wherein displaying an inhibitor associated with the game asset indicates that the game asset is inhibited; and periodically removing from display the inhibitor from one game asset of the subset of game assets and displaying the inhibitor associated with another game asset of the subset of game assets.
US11185774B1	Handheld computer application for creating virtual world gaming spheres A computer application for performing a method for creating a panoramic view port about a nodal point, which includes positioning an image-capturing mobile device at a nodal point, capturing a first digital image having a focal point within the image's left, right, top and bottom image borders, pivoting the mobile device about the nodal point, either vertically or horizontally, until the focal point of a subsequent image moves outside an image border of a previous image, in which an application indicator then displays on a preview image aiding in adjacent border alignment subsequent to image capture. Thereafter, there is a conjoining of the subsequent image with the one or more previous images into a sphere segment and looping through the process of pivoting the image-capturing mobile device, and conjoining subsequent captured images with the sphere segment, until a desired spherical view port about a nodal point has been created.
US11185773B2	Virtual vehicle control method in virtual scene, computer device, and storage medium A virtual vehicle control method in a virtual scene, performed by a terminal, is provided. The method includes providing a display interface of an application program, the display interface including a scene picture of the virtual scene, and the virtual scene including a virtual vehicle; obtaining a moving speed of the virtual vehicle; and adjusting, based on the moving speed of the virtual vehicle being greater than a moving speed threshold, the scene picture to a picture of the virtual vehicle being observed in the virtual scene by using a camera model in a predetermined viewing angle direction, the camera model being located at a position with respect to the virtual vehicle.
US11185771B2	Accessory switch method and apparatus in virtual environment, device, and storage medium An attachment switching method, apparatus and a storage medium are provided. The method includes displaying, by the terminal, a first interface, the first interface including an image of the virtual environment observed by a virtual object, the virtual object holding a virtual gun, and a primary slot of the virtual gun being equipped with a first attachment; receiving, by the terminal, an attachment switching operation; and switching, by the terminal, the first attachment in the primary slot to a second attachment in a secondary slot according to the attachment switching operation, the primary slot and the secondary slot being the same type of gun attachment slots of the virtual gun.
US11185770B2	Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming A method of and system for handling latency issues encountered in producing real-time entertainment such as games of skill synchronized with live or taped televised events is described herein. There are multiple situations that are dealt with regarding latencies in receiving a television signal with respect to real-time entertainment based on the unfolding games played along with the telecasts. Systemic delays, arbitrarily imposed delays of a broadcast signal and variances in the precise broadcast times of taped television programs have to be equalized so as to provide fair entertainment.
US11185767B2	Gaming device and gaming controller A gaming device including a self-stabilizing module with at least two self-stabilizing axes, a display assembled to the self-stabilizing module, a controller assembly assembled to the self-stabilizing module, a motion sensor, and a processing module is provided. A relative movement of the controller assembly and the display are generated via at least one self-stabilizing axis of the self-stabilizing module. The processing module generates a frame signal to transfer to the display according to a program. When the self-stabilizing module is activated and the relative movement is generated, the motion sensor generates a control signal to the processing module, and the processing module generate another frame signal, which correspondingly depicts a posture of the controller assembly relative to the display, to transfer to the display according to the control signal and the program. A gaming controller is also provided.
US11185763B2	Holding and releasing virtual objects Techniques and devices for determining how to present the release of the virtual object based at least in part on received sensor data is described herein. For example, when the hardware and/or software determines that the virtual object is to be released, the hardware and/or software may calculate one or more of a velocity of the object (e.g., speed and direction), a position at which the virtual object is to be released, a trajectory of the virtual object from the position of release to the landing point of the virtual object, a landing location of the virtual object, and/or the like. The hardware and/or software may then present the virtual object being released according to this determined information.
US11185759B2	RFID system for facilitating selections at a table game apparatus In accordance with some embodiments, a system for facilitating a card game is equipped with RFID antennas or interrogators operable to detect initial wagers placed by players on a table surface of the system. The system is further equipped with an electronic shoe which deals cards for the game and a processor with is operable to receive data both from the RFID antennas and the electronic shoe. Upon receiving data from an RFID antenna that a player has placed an initial wager based on initial odds and receiving data identifying some (but not all) cards dealt for a hand, the processor is operable to calculate adjusted odds for a re-characterization wager that would replace the initial wager, and output on a display of the system an offer for the re-characterization wager that corresponds to adjusted odds.
US11185756B2	Groin area shield An athletic garment for protecting genitals of a user includes shorts having a pair of leg receiving portions and a flap defining a pocket centered in a groin region. The pocket extends in front of a portion of each of the leg receiving portions. A protective shield is disposed within the pocket and includes an arch portion and left and right wings extending laterally outward from opposing sides of the arch portion. The left wing extends over a portion of one of the leg receiving portions and the right wing extends over a portion of the other of the leg receiving portions.
US11185754B1	System and method to identify impact locations A golf club comprising a golf club head having a face wall, an inertial motion unit (IMU) positioned within the body, and a transceiver in communication with the IMU, a shaft attached to the golf club head, and a grip attached to the shaft is disclosed herein. The IMU identifies an impact location with a golf ball.
US11185748B2	Golf ball retrieving device A golf ball retrieving device is provided. The golf ball retrieving device comprises a golf ball holding structure which is adapted for being placed between a bottom portion of a golf flagstick and an inside wall of a golf cup. The golf ball holding structure retains a golf ball after being putted into the golf cup. An interacting structure secures the golf ball holding structure to the bottom portion of the golf flagstick.
US11185745B2	Golf club head or other ball striking device having stiffened face portion A ball striking device, such as a golf club head, has a head that includes a face configured for striking a ball and a body connected to the face, the body being adapted for connection of a shaft proximate a heel thereof. The face has a thickened portion including an annular tapered area that tapers in thickness between an upper boundary and a lower boundary and encloses an elevated area bounded by the upper boundary. The upper and/or lower boundary defines a shape having two lobes, each with an outer edge with a convex profile, and a connecting portion extending between the lobes, such that the connecting portion is defined by two outer edges extending between the outer edges of the lobes, wherein at least one of the outer edges of the connecting portion has a concave outer profile.
US11185743B1	Process for incorporating nanofiller masterbatch into a core of a golf ball A method for forming a golf ball core with a nanofiller masterbatch is disclosed herein. The method includes mixing the nanofiller masterbatch, a graphene masterbatch material with other materials to form a core mixture, wherein the masterbatch preferably comprises 1-80% by weight of nanofillers and 20-99% by weight of a carrier polymer.
US11185741B1	Method and system for utilizing radio-opaque fillers in multiple layers of golf balls A golf ball comprising layers that have from 0.05% to 70% by weight of a radio-opaque filler, and wherein the concentration of the radio-opaque filler is measurably different in each layer is disclosed herein. The radio-opaque filler is preferably a compound based on barium, bismuth, tungsten, iodine, or reduced iron.
US11185739B2	Electronic device, and method for providing personalised exercise guide therefor A system for providing a personalised exercise guide according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a wearable device for measuring a first bio-signal of a user using one or more sensors, and for transmitting to an electronic device and measured first bio-signal of the user; and the electronic device for receiving from the wearable device the measured first bio-signal of the user, for obtaining body data of the user based on the received first bio-signal of the user, for calculating a required quantity of exercise based on the obtained body data of the user and a preset goal, and for comparing and analyzing body data variation of the user that is estimated based on the calculated required quantity of exercise with the actual body data variation of the user due to exercise.
US11185736B2	Systems and methods for wearable devices that determine balance indices The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for balance index determination. For example, a wearable apparatus may have at least one gyroscope configured to measure angular velocity about a first axis; at least one inertial measurement device (IMU) configured to measure deviation along a second axis and a third axis; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive angular velocity measurements over a period of time from the at least one gyroscope; receive deviations from the second axis and from the third axis over the period of time from the at least one IMU; weight the deviations based on directions associated with the deviations; and generate a composite balance index based on the angular velocity measurements, the weighted deviations from the second axis, and the weighted deviations from the third axis.
US11185734B2	Twisting stepper apparatus A Twisting Stepper Apparatus comprising a Frame Structure Member, a Foot Engagement Member, and an optional Resistance Member. The Frame Structure Member is comprised basically of a Base Frame Member and a Guide Platform Member. The Foot Engagement Member is pivotally mounted to the Base Frame Member and mainly comprises two Foot Support Members pivotally coupled together by a lever assembly such that they move in reciprocating upward and downward motions. The lever assembly is a dual lever assembly which keeps the Foot Support Member in a relatively horizontal positon while moving upward and downward. The Foot Support Members operatively engage the Guide Platform Member, with the upward and downward movements of the Foot Support Members create the twisting movement of the Foot Engagement Member, and vice versa. The optional Resistance Member provides resistance in the twisting motion of the Foot Engagement Member, and thus also in the upward and downward movements of the Foot Support Members.
US11185732B1	Ski accessory A portable ski accessory that converts a portable resistance device into a ski-type exercise machine is presented. The ski accessory contains a hanger chassis, a mounting element, a track, a cord, a handle, and a connection element. The hanger chassis contains a cord input portion and a cord output portion. The cord input portion is positioned terminally opposite to the cord output portion along the hanger chassis. The mounting element is connected adjacent to the hanger chassis. The track is positioned within the hanger chassis. The track traverses from the cord input portion to the cord output portion. The cord traverses through the track. The handle is connected to the cord. The connection element is connected to the cord, opposite to the handle.
US11185731B2	Kettlebell A kettlebell includes a base seat, a plurality of weight plates stacked on the base seat, and a lift seat separably disposed on the base seat. The base seat includes a base main body, an adjusting module mounted to the base main body for adjusting configuration of the lift seat and the weight plates, and a locking module mounted in the base main body. The locking module is operable to switch between a locking state in which the locking module engages the adjusting module such that the adjusting module is not operable, and an unlocking state in which the locking module disengages from the adjusting module such that the adjusting module is operable.
US11185728B2	Fluid delivery system for a fire apparatus A fire apparatus includes a fluid delivery system having a water circuit, an agent circuit, and a ratio controller. The water circuit includes a water pump configured to pump water from a water source through the water circuit. The agent circuit includes an agent tank configured to store an agent, an agent pump configured to pump the agent through the agent circuit, and an agent metering valve positioned to variably restrict a flow of the agent therethrough. The ratio controller is positioned to receive the water and the agent. The ratio controller is configured to provide an agent-water solution to one or more outlets. The agent metering valve is a self-adjusting metering valve having a valve controller configured to adjust at least one of an orifice size and a valve position based on a water flow rate entering the ratio controller and a preselected agent-to-water ratio for the agent-water solution.
US11185727B2	System, apparatus and method for arresting propagation of a deflagration in a clean air return duct of an air-material separator Disclosed herein are a system, method, and apparatus for arresting flames in an air return line. The apparatus includes a flame barrier containing one or more metal mesh layers and configured to permit airflow there through while preventing flame break-through. The flame barrier can also have or be connected to one or more temperature or pressure sensors configured to detect blockage of airflow through the flame barrier and to detect damage to the flame barrier. The apparatus can also include additional temperature or pressure sensors for detecting the propagation of deflagration in the air return line.
US11185719B2	Methods and systems for controlling and acoustic energy deposition in various media A system and method for controlling acoustic energy deposition in various media or objects are disclosed. The system and method can generate an acousto-mechanical or acousto-elastic effect in the various media or objects. The acousto-mechanical or acousto-elastic effect can induce a fragmentation of the media or objects.
US11185718B2	Radiation based treatment beam position calibration and verification A phantom is described. The phantom having a spherical phantom body and an X-ray luminescent material, wherein at least a portion of the X-ray luminescent material is on a surface of the phantom.
US11185714B2	Monochromatic x-ray imaging systems and methods According to some aspects, a carrier configured for use with a broadband x-ray source comprising an electron source and a primary target arranged to receive electrons from the electron source to produce broadband x-ray radiation in response to electrons impinging on the primary target is provided. The carrier comprising a housing configured to be removeably coupled to the broadband x-ray source and configured to accommodate a secondary target capable of producing monochromatic x-ray radiation in response to incident broadband x-ray radiation, the housing comprising a transmissive portion configured to allow broadband x-ray radiation to be transmitted to the secondary target when present, and a blocking portion configured to absorb broadband x-ray radiation.
US11185713B2	IORT device for radiotherapy treatment of cancer patients An IORT device (10) for radiotherapy treatment of cancer patients, comprising a source of particles, an accelerating device (11), which sends a beam of particles (12) on a target (14) through an applicator (15), a scattering filter (16), which allows the distance between the source of particles and the target (14) to be kept within a range compatible with the use of IORT devices (10) in standard operating rooms, and an optical system for collimating the beam of particles (12), which is placed between the scattering filter (16) and the applicator (15); specifically, the optical collimating system of the beam of particles comprises a primary screen (17), configured to shield the radiation produced by the scattering filter (16), a secondary screen (18), configured to shield the photons produced on the primary screen (17), and a collimating apparatus (19), which provides for housing the monitor chambers (20).
US11185701B2	Pacing mode switching and rate response limit in a ventricular pacemaker An intracardiac ventricular pacemaker having a motion sensor, a pulse generator and a control circuit coupled to the pulse generator and the motion sensor is configured to identify a ventricular systolic event, detect a ventricular passive filling event signal from the motion signal, and determine a time interval from the ventricular systolic event to the ventricular passive filling event. The pacemaker establishes a minimum pacing interval based on the time interval.
US11185700B2	Systems and methods for dynamic control of heart failure therapy Systems and methods for monitoring and treating patients with heart failure (HF) are discussed. The system may sense cardiac signals, and receives information about patient physiological or functional conditions. A stimulation parameter table that includes recommended values of atrioventricular delay (AVD) or other timing parameters maybe created at a multitude of patient physiological or functional conditions. The system may periodically reassess patient physiological or functional conditions. A therapy programmer circuit may dynamically switch between left ventricular-only pacing and biventricular pacing, or switch between single site pacing and multisite pacing based on the patient condition. The therapy programmer circuit may adjust AVD and other timing parameters using the cardiac signal input and the stored stimulation parameter table. A HF therapy may be delivered according to the determined stimulation site, stimulation mode, and the stimulation timing.
US11185695B1	Method and system for logging quantitative seizure information and assessing efficacy of therapy using cardiac signals A system and method for analyzing and logging changes in brain state of a subject for administering therapy to the subject based on the at least one cardiac signal wherein the system and method comprises the steps of receiving at least one cardiac signal of the subject into a processor, analyzing the cardiac signal to detect at least one cardiac signal change indicative of a brain state change, and logging at least one characteristic of the detected signal change or the brain state change.
US11185693B2	Cochlear implant localization system A navigation system or combination of navigation systems can be used to provide one or more navigation modalities to track a position and navigate a single instrument in a volume. For example, both an Electromagnetic (EM) and Electropotential (EP) navigation system can be used to navigate an instrument within the volume. The two navigation systems may be used separately to selectively individually navigate the single instrument in the volume. Disclosed are also systems and processes to determine a shape of the single instrument either alone or in combination with the position of the instrument. The instrument may be navigated with the addition of tracking devices or with native or inherent portions of the instrument.
US11185689B2	Skin treatment device and method for producing said skin treatment device A skin treatment device includes a substrate and a plurality of discrete galvanic couples provided on the substrate, each discrete galvanic couple including a first conductive electrode that is an anode and a second conductive electrode that is a cathode, wherein the anode of each galvanic couple includes a first metal and the cathode of each discrete galvanic couple includes a second metal, different from the first metal, the first and second metal having a different standard potential.
US11185687B2	Electromedical implantable or extracorporeally applicable device for the treatment or monitoring of organs, and methods for therapeutic organ treatment The invention relates to an electromedical implantable or extracorporeally applicable device for treating and monitoring organs as well as a method for therapeutic organ treatment. The aim of the invention is to create an electromedical implantable or externally applicable device which allows healing processes to be excited in diseased organs. Said aim is achieved by an electromedical implantable or extracorporeally applicable device for treating and monitoring organs, comprising a programmable generator and receiver unit which generates and receives electrical microcurrents and electromagnetic power and is connected in a conducting manner to electrodes, a telemetry unit that is integrated into the generator and receiver unit and is provided with a transmitter and a receiver for exchanging data with extracorporeal devices, and a power supply unit.
US11185685B2	Elastic neural electrode and method for fabricating the same An elastic neural electrode is provided, having at least one planar metal layer which comprises conductive material and which is placed on an elastomer layer (PDMS), wherein, for reinforcement of the electrode, a high-tensile-strength polymer layer, in particular parylene layer is applied directly onto the at least one metal layer, the high-tensile-strength polymer layer, in particular parylene layer being the outermost layer of the electrode.
US11185684B2	Minimally invasive two-dimensional grid electrode A system for deploying an electrode array at a target location through a hole formed in the patient's cranium. The system includes an array of electrodes attached to a substrate and an inserter attached to the substrate and/or the array of electrodes. The inserter, substrate and array of electrodes are configured into a first compressed state and are positioned within the lumen of a cannula. Using the cannula, the system is inserted through the hole, the cannula is then removed, and the inserter is used to transition the substrate and electrode array from the first compressed state to a second uncompressed state, thereby deploying the array of electrodes at the target location.
US11185683B2	Ventricular cuff An implantable system includes a ventricular assist device and a cuff for attachment to a heart. The ventricular assist device includes an inlet cannula. The cuff defines an opening for insertion of the inlet cannula into the opening. The cuff includes an annular fastening member and an attachment member. The annular fastening member is configured to be sutured to heart tissue. The attachment member includes flexible extensions. Each of the flexible extensions is configured to interface with the inlet cannula during insertion of the inlet cannula into the opening so as to cause the flexible extension to flex outward to accommodate passing of the inlet cannula along the opening. Each of the flexible extensions is configured to interface with the inlet cannula to impede extraction of the inlet cannula from the opening.
US11185681B2	Device for managing the operation of an artificial heart A device for controlling the functioning of a cardiac prosthesis, the device for controlling includes a control path, the control path having a control system designed and arranged to monitor and regulate the electrical supply of a cardiac prosthesis; a first insulating system designed and arranged to electrically insulate the cardiac prosthesis from the electrical supply; and a controller designed and arranged to monitor and regulate the electrical supply.
US11185680B2	Ventricular assist device Apparatus and methods are described including a blood pump that includes an impeller that has proximal and distal bushings, and is configured to pump blood through a subject's body. A frame, which includes proximal and distal bearings, is disposed around the impeller. An axial shaft passes through the proximal and distal bearings of the frame and the proximal and distal bushings of the impeller. The axial shaft is coupled to at least one of the proximal and distal bushings of the impeller, such that the at least one bushing is held in an axially-fixed position with respect to the axial shaft, and is not held in an axially-fixed position with respect to the proximal and distal bearings. Other applications are also described.
US11185679B2	Blood-pressure-measurement tube Apparatus and methods are described including placing, into a subject's body, a blood-pump tube, with a blood pump disposed within the blood-pump tube. At least one blood-pressure-measurement tube, which defines an opening at a distal end thereof, extends to at least an outer surface of the blood-pump tube, such that the opening at the distal end of the blood-pressure-measurement tube is in direct fluid communication with a bloodstream of the subject outside the blood-pump tube. Blood is pumped through the blood-pump tube, using the blood pump. Pressure of the bloodstream of the subject outside the blood-pump tube is measured by measuring pressure of blood within the blood-pressure-measurement tube. Other applications are also described.
US11185676B2	Vascular access system with connector A connector for fluidly coupling proximal and distal tubular segments of a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the connector can include a connector body having an outer surface defining a first outer perimeter and an inner surface defining a lumen. The connector can also include a connecting device having an open configuration and a plurality of closed configurations. The connecting device can include first and second members configured to engage each other to secure the fluid conduit to the connector. The connecting device can also include a plurality of closed configurations for securing fluid conduits of different sizes.
US11185667B2	Medical device handle and method of use A handle assembly includes a drive wire coupled to an expandable end effector, the wire having a diameter of no more than 3 French and a handle cannula receiving the wire therethrough, rotation of the handle cannula transferring torque to rotate the wire. The assembly also includes a shaft receiving the handle cannula, rotation of the shaft transferring torque to rotate the handle cannula. The assembly further includes an actuation assembly receiving the shaft, the actuation assembly coupled to a sheath sized to receive the wire and end effector therethrough, the actuation assembly moveable between a proximal configuration in which the sheath is moved proximally to expand the end effector and a distal configuration in which the sheath is moved distally to retract the end effector, the actuation assembly including a rotation mechanism transferring torque to the shaft to rotate the shaft.
US11185663B2	Apparatus for delivering fluid to treat renal hypertension A surgical apparatus for delivering fluid to treat renal hypertension including an elongated member having a distal tip and a plurality of openings formed in a sidewall proximal of the distal tip. A plurality of fluid delivery members are movably positioned in the elongated member, each of the fluid delivery members having a lumen and at least one opening communicating with the lumen for delivering fluid extravascularly. An actuator is operatively associated with the fluid delivery members, the actuator actuable to a first position to move the fluid delivery members from a retracted position within the elongated member to a deployed position extending radially with respect to the elongated member. A balloon is expandable radially from the elongated member to seal the renal artery during application of fluid through the fluid delivery members.
US11185659B2	System and method for a digitally-interactive plush body therapeutic apparatus A system and method for a therapeutic apparatus that includes an external casing of a first therapeutic apparatus, wherein the external casing comprises of a plush body, the external casing comprising at least one compartment; a therapeutic module system that comprises of a set of interaction devices and a wireless communication system, wherein the therapeutic module system may be removably oriented into the at least one compartment; the set of interaction devices comprising of: sensing inputs that comprise of a auditory sensing system, a haptic sensing system, an olfaction sensing system, and other biosensing systems, and output systems that comprise of at least an auditory feedback and haptic feedback systems; and a processing system that comprises configuration to assess the state of a subject through the sensing inputs and control the output systems in response to the sensing inputs.
US11185657B2	Removable and/or replaceable humidifier Humidifier apparatus for a respiratory apparatus includes a housing providing a gas flow path, a heater apparatus, and a water supply distribution member configured and arranged to deliver water vapour to the gas flow path. The water distribution member is provided to the housing and in thermal communication with the heater apparatus.
US11185655B2	Passive leak valve A passive valve for use as a fixed leak valve. The valve includes a body having an internal chamber, first and second body ports in fluid communication with the chamber with the first port configured for fluid communication with a patient connection and the second body port configured for fluid communication with a ventilator, a body passageway in fluid communication with the chamber and with ambient air exterior of the body, and a check valve seal positioned to seal the body passageway to permit the flow of gas within the chamber through the body passageway to the exterior of the body and to prevent the flow of ambient air exterior of the body through the body passageway into the chamber. In alternative embodiments, the valve is incorporated into the patient connection or constructed as a separate part connectable to the patient connection.
US11185650B2	Self-contained breathing apparatus Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for improving the Weight/Duration ratio of Self Contained Breathing Apparatuses (SCBAs) by decreasing the amount of fresh breathing gas required from the system by saving exhaled air that is low in carbon dioxide in a reservoir and reusing it at the subsequent inhalation. Electronic control units (“ECUs”) including conventional oxygen sensors and special types of carbon dioxide sensors are used to monitor and predictably regulate the consumption of breathing gas, further contributing to a significantly lower overall system weight for any given duration of the SCBA.
US11185646B2	Nebuliser device A nebuliser device with a vibrating mesh, for administering medicaments is provided. The nebuliser device includes a casing, a nozzle, a nebuliser and a chamber that houses a medicament. The chamber housing a medicament is a disposable capsule forming an independent body that can be extracted from the casing of the device. The disposable capsule attaches to the nebuliser and to the casing. An attachment between the nebuliser and the casing allows the disposable capsule to be coupled to the nebuliser device or to be uncoupled therefrom.
US11185645B2	Dry powder inhaler and system for drug delivery A breath-powered, dry powder inhaler, a cartridge, and a pulmonary drug delivery system are provided.
US11185633B2	Spring arrangement and drug delivery device herewith The present disclosure is directed to a spring arrangement for use in a drug delivery device and a drug delivery device including such a spring arrangement. The spring arrangement includes a clutch spring which is located axially interposed between a stationary housing component and an axially movable sleeve. The sleeve includes clutch features adapted to engage corresponding clutch features of a clutch element. The clutch spring biases the clutch features and the corresponding clutch features into engagement. The sleeve is coupled to a button such that upon actuation of the button the sleeve is translated against the bias of the clutch spring from a proximal position in which the sleeve is rotationally locked to the housing component into a distal position in which the sleeve is rotationally un-locked from the housing component. Upon release of the button the clutch spring translates the sleeve and the button into the proximal position.
US11185622B1	Method and system for controlled hyperthermia Methods and for treatment of cancer and other diseases including complications from late stage viral infections by inducing hyperthermia in a patient relying on withdrawing blood from the patient and returning the withdrawn blood to the patient to establish an extracorporeal flow circuit. Blood is heated by passing through the extracorporeal circuit at a controlled rate until a target body core temperature in is achieved. Usually, the blood will be subjected to a continuously re-circulating dialysis to balance electrolytes. Additionally, the blood will be subjected to a continuously recirculating regeneration through a carbon sorbent column where toxins and contaminants are removed. The blood temperature is maintained at the target blood temperature for a treatment period, and the blood is cooled after the treatment period has been completed. The method can also be effective in treating rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, hepatitis, sepsis, the Epstein-Barr virus, and patients with life threatening complications from other viruses, including the COVID-19 virus. A method for removing viruses from the blood supply in an external circuit is also presented.
US11185621B2	Apparatus for carrying out an extracorporeal blood treatment The invention relates to an apparatus for carrying out an extracorporeal blood treatment in which a substitution fluid is administered to the patient, wherein the apparatus comprises an extracorporeal blood circuit and a substitution line opening into the extracorporeal blood circuit, wherein the substitution line has at least one heating container, and wherein a pump is arranged in the substitution line downstream of the heating container or containers for the conveying of substitution fluid into the extracorporeal blood circuit.
US11185619B2	Breast pump system with pressure sensor Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast responsive to a controller, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure.
US11185617B2	Drainage system with retention ring In one general aspect, the present disclosure provides a drainage system. The drainage system may include a container having an interior and a mouth, the mouth having an outer surface and an opening. A frangible seal may cover the opening. A cap may be secured to the mouth, and the cap may be in fluid communication with a drainage line. The cap may have an inner surface for engaging with the outer surface of the mouth. The drainage system may further include a retention ring with a collar having an inner surface configured to engage an outer surface of the cap, where the retention ring includes a bead for at least partially concentrating a restriction force provided by the retention ring on an adjacent area of the outer surface of the cap.
US11185615B2	PET solutions and methods of making PET solutions for medical devices A method of making a solution including poly(ethylene terephthalate). The method includes dissolving poly(ethylene terephthalate) in a solvent mixture to form a solution, the solvent mixture including two solvent components. A Hansen Solubility Parameter Distance between the solvent mixture and HSP coordinates having a dispersion HSP of 18.02 MPa0.5, a polar HSP of 5.56 MPa0.5, and a hydrogen bonding HSP of 14.27 MPa0.5 is less than about 2 MPa0.5.
US11185607B2	Preparation method of calcium peroxide-mediated in situ crosslinkable hydrogel as a sustained oxygen-generating matrix, and biomedical use thereof A preparation method of calcium peroxide-mediated in situ crosslinkable hydrogel as a sustained oxygen-generating matrix, includes: a) reacting a natural or a synthetic polymer with Traut's reagent (TR) in a solvent, and synthesizing a polymer derivative having thiol group in backbone of the polymer derivative; and b) mixing and reacting a solution of the polymer derivative having thiol group with calcium peroxide (CaO2), and thereby forming a hydrogel, wherein in the step b), disulfide bonds (—S—S) are induced between backbones of the polymer derivative having thiol group attached by decomposition of calcium peroxide (CaO2), and thereby in situ crosslinking is formed.
US11185606B1	Odor treatment dispenser An odor treatment dispenser is disclosed for an odor. The device comprises a housing having a canister channel. An aperture traverses the housing. A canister contains an odor treatment substance positioned within the canister channel. An actuator engages the canister for dispensing the odor treatment substance through the aperture for treating the odor.
US11185605B2	Device and related compositions and methods for use in surface decontamination Devices are provided for applying an indicator composition and, optionally, a disinfectant composition to an article being dispensed through the device. The device includes a housing at least partially surrounding an interior volume and having a wall defining a dispensing aperture extending through the wall, a reservoir having at least one chamber sized to contain an indicator composition, and an application mechanism positioned within the housing relative to the dispensing aperture. The reservoir optionally has a second chamber sized to contain a disinfectant composition. The application mechanism is configured to be in fluid communication with the reservoir to apply an amount of the indicator composition and the optional disinfectant composition from the reservoir to an article dispensed through the dispensing aperture. Related compositions, articles, and methods are provided.
US11185604B2	Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status Methods and systems for monitoring sterilization status are provided.
US11185601B2	Alpha(v)beta(6) integrin-binding peptides and methods of use thereof The present invention provides peptide conjugates that target an integrin such as αvβ6 integrin. In particular embodiments, the peptide conjugates comprise a moiety such as a PEG moiety, an imaging agent, or a therapeutic agent. The peptide conjugates of the present invention are particularly useful for imaging a tumor, organ, or tissue. Compositions and kits containing the peptide conjugates of the present invention are also provided herein.
US11185597B2	Process for using optical agents In certain aspects, the invention relates to processes for using renally excretable optical agents to detect one or more tissues of the renal system of a surgical patient. In certain aspects, the invention relates to a kit including a biocompatible composition containing one or more optical agents and instructions for using the optical agent(s) in a process of the present invention.
US11185596B2	Endonuclease targeting blood coagulation factor VIII gene and composition for treating hemophilia comprising same The present invention provides a method for inducing an inversion of normal blood coagulation factor VIII (F8) gene, a method for correcting an inversion of blood coagulation factor VIII gene in which the inversion has occurred, and a Hemophilia A patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cell in which the inversion is corrected, constructed using the same. The method of the present invention effectively reproduces the inversion of intron 1 and intron 22 of the F8 gene, which is responsible for the majority of severe hemophilia A, and thereby may be effectively used for studying the development mechanism of hemophilia A and as a research tool for screening therapeutic agents. The inversion-corrected induced pluripotent stem cell constructed according the method of the present invention enables an efficient and fundamental treatment for hemophilia A by restoring a genotype in which mutation has occurred to a wild type-like state, without limitation via normal gene or protein delivery.
US11185594B2	(Anti-HER2 antibody)-drug conjugate As an antitumor drug which is excellent in terms of antitumor effect and safety and has an excellent therapeutic effect, there is provided an antibody-drug conjugate in which an antitumor compound represented by the following formula is conjugated to an anti-HER2 antibody via a linker having a structure represented by the formula: L1-L2-LP-NH—(CH2)n1-La-Lb-Lc or -L1-L2-LP- wherein the anti-HER2 antibody is connected to the terminal L1, and the antitumor compound is connected to the terminal Lc or LP with the nitrogen atom of the amino group at position 1 as the connecting position.
US11185592B2	Spirocyclic degronimers for target protein degradation This invention provides compounds that have spirocyclic E3 Ubiquitin Ligase targeting moieties (Degrons), which can be used as is or linked to a targeting ligand for a protein that has been selected for in vivo degradation, and methods of use and compositions thereof as well as methods for their preparation.
US11185587B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing a mixture of proenzymes and enzymes Pharmaceutical composition containing a mixture of proenzymes and enzymes, containing proenzymes trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen and enzymes α-amylase and lipase as active substances, and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients, for simultaneous, separate and subsequent administration of the composition in parenteral or transmucosal way, the composition has anti-proliferative and anti-metastatic effects to cancer tumours and is intended for therapeutic, prophylactic and anti-metastatic use in mammals.
US11185584B2	Anti-IL-23 antibodies, compositions, methods and uses An anti-IL-23 antibody, including isolated nucleic acids that encode at least one anti-IL-23 antibody, vectors, host cells, transgenic animals or plants, and methods of making and using thereof have applications in diagnostic and/or therapeutic compositions, methods and devices.
US11185579B2	Oral vaccine against ruminant respiratory disease comprising polyvinylpyrrolidone The present invention relates to an oral vaccine against respiratory disease in ruminants, comprising live attenuated Mannheimia haemolytica bacteria and a Polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP). The addition of PVP significantly improves the protective effect of vaccination on lung scores after a challenge infection. Further the PVP allows vaccination by a method of mass administration, such as by oral route via a drink. In addition the invention relates to methods for the preparation of such a vaccine, to methods for the vaccination of ruminants employing such a vaccine, and to medical uses of a composition comprising M. haemolytica bacteria.
US11185574B2	Protective solution for preventing or reducing reperfusion injury of the brain and the whole body The present invention relates to a protective solution for preventing or reducing reperfusion injury of the brain which contains magnesium ions and which has an osmolality of 350 to 600 mOsm/L, a pH value of 6.8 to 7.8 and albumin in an amount of 1 to 20% by weight.
US11185570B2	Method of treating cardiovascular disease and heart failure with modified relaxin polypeptides The present disclosure generally relates to modified relaxin polypeptides, such as modified human relaxin 2 polypeptides, comprising a non-naturally encoded amino acid which is linked to a pharmacokinetic enhancer, and therapeutic uses of such polypeptides, such as for the treatment of cardiovascular conditions (such as heart failure) and/or conditions relating to fibrosis.
US11185559B2	Tumor microenvironment-responsive nanocomplex and anticancer composition comprising same Various embodiments of the present disclosure are to provide a tumor microenvironment-responsive nanocomplex capable of presenting a novel paradigm for tumor therapy by reprogramming tumor microenvironments and an anticancer composition containing the same.
US11185556B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating glaucoma, containing adenosine derivative A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating eye diseases and an oral administration agent for preventing or treating eye diseases are provided. The pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating eye diseases comprises the compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US11185554B2	Method of use of eritoran as a TLR4 antagonist for treatment of ebola and Marburg disease The present invention is directed to methods for treating ebola virus infections or Marburg virus infections comprising administering to a subject an effective amount of a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11185552B2	Inhibitors of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase for treating cardiovascular and pulmonary conditions The present disclosure provides for methods of treating or preventing a cardiovascular disorder and/or a related pulmonary disorder in a subject. In certain embodiments, the method comprises administering a therapeutically effective amount of an inhibitor of Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, non-salt amorphous form, solvate, poly-morph, tautomer or prodrug thereof.
US11185550B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US11185545B2	Crystalline monosodium salt of 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid The present invention is directed to a crystalline sodium salt of 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid wherein the molar ratio of 5-methyl-(6S)-tetrahydrofolic acid to sodium is from 1:0.5 to 1:1.5 (in mol/mol) and/or hydrates and/or solvates thereof, as well as, a processes of obtaining the same.
US11185543B2	Antiproliferative compounds and methods of use thereof Provided herein is 4-(4-(4-(((2-(2,6-dioxopiperidin-3-yl)-1-oxoisoindolin-4-yl)oxy)methyl)benzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-fluorobenzonitrile, or an enantiomer, a mixture of enantiomers, a tautomer, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods for treating, preventing or managing multiple myeloma using such compounds. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of use of the compositions.
US11185533B2	Methods and compositions for treating hyperhidrosis Aspects of the disclosure include methods for treating hyperhidrosis in a subject with a composition including a muscarinic antagonist and a muscarinic agonist. In practicing methods according to certain embodiments, a therapeutically effective amount of a composition including a muscarinic antagonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and a muscarinic agonist or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is administered to a subject and is sufficient to reduce hyperhidrosis in the subject and to reduce a dry mouth side effect of the muscarinic antagonist. Compositions for practicing the subject methods are also described as well as dose units containing one or more of the subject compositions.
US11185526B2	Cannabinoid, menthol and caffeine dissolvable film compositions, devices and methods The present disclosure relates to a dissolvable thin oral tape, film or strip or segment thereof composition or device, including a film former, at least one cannabinoid, menthol, caffeine and vitamins.
US11185522B2	Cilastatin for use in the treatment of sepsis The present invention relates to the treatment of sepsis and sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI). More specifically, it relates to cilastatin for use in a method of treating sepsis and/or SA-AKI and reducing its associated mortality, in a mammalian subject. It is further directed to methods for treating sepsis and/or SA-AKI; and to pharmaceutical compositions for use in the methods of the invention.
US11185519B2	Methods of treatment of cholestatic diseases The present invention relates to the use of compound 1-[4-methylthiophenyl]-3-[3,5-dimethyl-4-carboxydimethyl-methyloxyphenyl]prop-2-en-1-one (Elafibranor or GFT505) for treating cholestatic diseases, and more specifically PBC and/or PSC.
US11185518B2	S-beta-hydroxybutyrate compounds and compositions enriched with S-enantiomer Ketogenic compositions include a mixture of optically pure S-beta-hydroxybutyrate salts and acid(s) or non-racemic mixture of beta-hydroxybutyrate salts and acid(s) enriched with the S-enantiomer. The S-beta-hydroxybutyrate enantiomer modulates the effect of ketone bodies in the subject and controls the rate at which ketosis is achieved. Beta-hydroxybutyric acid is more rapidly absorbed and utilized by the body than salts or esters, enhances taste, and reduces the need to include citric acid or other edible acids. Beta-hydroxybutyrate salts are more slowly absorbed and utilized by the body and can provide one or more electrolytes. Compositions for controlling ketone body level in a subject may contain a dietetically or pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and optically pure S-beta-hydroxybutyrate or non-racemic mixture enriched with S-beta-hydroxybutyrate, wherein the compositions contains from about 50.5% to 100% by enantiomeric equivalents of S-beta-hydroxybutyrate and from about 49.5% to 0% by enantiomeric equivalents of R-beta-hydroxybutyrate.
US11185514B2	Aqueous solution comprising a polyphenol Aqueous solution, comprising, in dissolved state,—at least one stilbenoid—at least one saccharide, and method for increasing the solubility in water.
US11185510B2	Combinations of mRNAs encoding immune modulating polypeptides and uses thereof The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for the preparation, manufacture and therapeutic use of combinations of immunomodulatory polynucleotides (e.g., mRNAs) encoding an immune response primer polypeptide (e.g., an interleukin 23 (IL-23) polypeptide or an interleukin 36γ (IL-36-gamma) polypeptide), and an immune response co-stimulatory signal polypeptide (e.g., an OX40L polypeptide).
US11185506B1	Manufacturing of bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes Embodiments of the present application relate to commercial manufacturing processes for making bupivacaine multivesicular liposomes (MVLs) using independently operating dual tangential flow filtration modules.
US11185505B2	Delivery of agents to inflamed tissues using folate-targeted liposomes The invention described herein pertains to folate-receptor targeted agents comprising therapeutic agents useful for the treatment of inflammatory disease, including folate-receptor targeted liposomes (folate-targeted liposomes) containing entrapped therapeutic agents and folate-receptor targeted dendrimers conjugated to therapeutic agents (folate-targeted dendrimer conjugates), useful for the treatment of inflammatory disease, including auto-immune disease, as well as to folate-targeted liposomes containing entrapped imaging agents and dendrimer conjugates conjugated to imaging agents, for use in the diagnosis and monitoring of treatment in such disease.
US11185504B2	Transdermal non-aqueous nanoemulgels for systemic delivery of aromatase inhibitor Transdermal nanoemugels for systemic delivery of potent drugs like aromatase inhibitors letrozole and anastrozole are disclosed. The disclosed compositions may include gelling agent, surfactants, cosolvents, and oily components. The process of preparing the nanoemulgels is simple and the formation of nanoemulgels is spontaneous. Penetration enhancers are included in the compositions of the transdermal nanoemugels. The compositions have penetration power with emollient effects to the skin. The transdermal drug delivery system may be applied to skin in a single dose that produces pharmacologically effective blood concentration of the potent drug for one week or up to one month depending on the amount and thickness of the applied nanoemugels in the transdermal matrix patches.The nanoemulgels can be used for topical delivery of NSAID.
US11185498B2	Multilayer thin film drug delivery device and methods of making and using the same Multilayer thin film devices that include a bioactive agent for elution to the surrounding tissue upon administration to a subject are provided. The multilayer thin film devices are useful as medical devices, such as ocular devices. Also provided are methods and kits for localized delivery of a bioactive agent to a tissue of a subject, and methods of preparing the subject devices. The multilayer thin film medical device includes a first layer, a bioactive agent and a second layer. The first and the second layers may be porous or non-porous. The devices have a furled structure, suitable for administration to a subject.
US11185497B2	Intranasal delivery of dihydroergotamine by precision olfactory device Methods are provided for acutely treating migraine headache with or without aura. The methods comprise administering to a subject with migraine headache an effective dose of a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising dihydroergotamine (DHE) or a salt thereof, wherein the dose is administered by an intranasal delivery device that provides, following intranasal administration, (a) a mean peak plasma DHE concentration (Cmax) of at least 750 pg/ml, (b) with a mean time to Cmax (Tmax) of DHE of less than 45 minutes, and (c) a mean plasma AUC0-inf of DHE of at least 2500 pg*hr/ml. Also provided are kits for acutely treating migraine with or without aura in which a liquid pharmaceutical composition comprising DHE or DHE salt is contained within a sealed vial that is attachable to a precision intranasal olfactory delivery device packaged therewith.
US11185496B2	Bioerodible implant for long-term drug delivery and associated methods of manufacture and use A drug delivery system is provided in the form of a controlled release, bioerodible pellet for subdermal implantation. The pellet is bioerodible, and provides for the sustained release of a pharmacologically active agent over an extended time period. As such, the drug delivery system finds significant utility in chronic drug administration. Bioerosion products are water soluble, bioresorbed, or both, obviating the need for surgical removal of the implant. Methods for manufacturing and using the drug delivery system are also provided.
US11185494B2	Skin whitening composition comprising culture of pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora or extract thereof Disclosed in the specification is a skin whitening composition comprising as an effective ingredient a Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora strain, a lysate thereof, a culture thereof, or an extract from the strain, lysate, or culture. Also, the specification discloses a Pseudoalteromonas carrageenovora SNC 121 strain, deposited with accession number KCCM12049P, which exhibits a skin whitening function.
US11185493B1	Betel leaf extract composition has bactericidal and antiviral properties and method of manufacturing the same A bactericidal, antiviral composition including betel leaf extracts/essential oils in combination with at least two active ingredients plant extracts, a 4-allylpyrocatechol (APC) ingredient, a camphor ingredient, a water paraffin ingredient, an alcohol ingredient, other ingredients, and a water ingredient. The process of manufacturing the bactericidal, and antiviral composition simply, mixing the ingredients to create a homogenous mixture by predetermined percentage by weight of each ingredient.
US11185489B2	Oral care particles and system for the administration thereof Disclosed is a system and method for the delivery, into interdental spaces, of oral care active agents contained in particles. The particles are made of one or more superabsorbent polymers (SAP), and are of size generally small enough to be easily applied into an interdental space. To this end, the particles typically have a length of below 1.5 mm. By virtue of the SAP's ability of absorbing several times its own weight in water, the particles will swell once in contact with saliva. As a result, the volume of the particles as applied in between teeth increases by at least eight times, thereby effectively making the particles larger than the average interdental gap size. The particles, once swollen, are thus held more firmly between the walls of the interdental space, thus preventing them from being easily washed away.
US11185487B2	Hair growth composition and method The present invention relates to compositions for and methods of retarding hair loss or facilitating hair growth comprising a hair growth active, a C8-C24 alcohol ester of a carboxylic acid and a viscosity modifying agent comprising: a nonionic hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose and a high molecular weight carboxymethyl cellulose at a ratio of the nonionic hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose to the high molecular weight carboxymethyl cellulose of greater than about 1:1.
US11185485B2	Hair coloring compositions and methods of using the same Hair coloring compositions that form a transparent microemulsion and have a desirable texture. The hair coloring compositions may include about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more oxidative dye precursors; about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more anionic surfactants chosen from acyl amino acid surfactants; about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more amphoteric surfactants; about 0.1 to about 30 wt. % of a plurality of nonionic surfactants; and water. The plurality of nonionic surfactants include about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of one or more alkyl polyglucosides; about 0.1 to about 15 wt. % of a sorbitan compound, a derivative thereof, or a mixture thereof; and about 0.1 to about 10 wt. % of one or more polyol esters.
US11185482B2	Alcohol containing low-water cleansing composition A low-water cleansing composition is provided that includes 5.0 wt. % to less than 40 wt. % of one or more C1-C8 alcohol, at least 10.0 wt. % of a mixture of two or more surfactants, at least 0.05 wt. % of a pH adjuster; and water, the concentrations being based on a total weight of the low-water cleansing composition.
US11185475B2	Polymeric bone foam composition and method Biomaterials, in particular bone foams, a process for preparing such materials as well as an applicator for applying the biomaterials directly to the patient's application site, and the use of a composition comprising water, a surfactant and a propellant in the preparation of a bone foam for the preparation of a calcium phosphate foam wherein the foam is obtainable by the mixture of at least two phases, a first phase comprising water and optionally a propellant, a second phase comprising one or more sources for calcium and/or phosphate, and wherein the foaming is performed during the mixture of the at least two phases to provide an improved calcium phosphate foam, process for the preparation of a calcium phosphate foam, use of a composition, solid state structure, calcium phosphate cement foam and bone foam applicator.
US11185469B2	Flexible cross slit housing with printed temperature sensors One embodiment provides an apparatus, comprising: a first flexible substrate with a plurality of slits and at least one sensor, wherein the slits are arranged around a center of the first flexible substrate, wherein the sensor is arranged between a pair of the slits, and wherein when an object is inserted into an orifice created by the slits, the sensor is configured to maintain contact with the object, thereby allowing a measurement of a characteristic of the object over a predetermined period of time.
US11185463B2	Pressure field stimulation device having an expandable cup top Embodiments of the present invention relate to an improved stimulation device. Embodiments of the improved stimulation device includes a cup and a driver. The cup has a cavity surrounded by a rim. The driver comprises a plate disposed on an underside of the cup, a cam disposed adjacent to the plate, and a motor mechanically coupled to the cam. The driver comprises a cam pin affixed to the cam, and a bearing rotatably disposed on the cam pin. The bearing is mechanically coupled to a lifter. The lifter is mechanically coupled to a linear bearing, enabling a smooth reciprocating back-and-forth motion from the rotation of the motor. A top of the cup swells and unswells during an operation cycle of the driver.
US11185462B2	Conveyance seat Provided is a conveyance seat including a pelvis support member of which a state or the like is adjusted. The conveyance seat includes the pelvis support member configured to support a portion of an occupant's body where a pelvis is positioned and lumbar supports configured to move the pelvis support member. The pelvis support member includes a seat back side support portion positioned behind a back portion of the occupant, a seat cushion side support portion positioned below buttocks of the occupant, and a connection portion that connects the seat back side support portion and the seat cushion side support portion. The lumbar supports are configured to move the pelvis support member so that a position of at least one of the seat back side support portion, the seat cushion side support portion, and the connection portion is changed with respect to the portion where the pelvis is positioned.
US11185461B2	System and apparatus for mobility cane for the visually impaired A system and apparatus for a mobility cane for the visually impaired to help aid pedestrian identification and provide walking assistance are described. The disclosed embodiments describe, amongst other things, a mobility cane whose shaft length may be illuminated and/or may utilize sensor information to determine illumination patterns. The cane may be a stand-alone device, or may be used in conjunction with a smart mobile device (e.g. smart phone).
US11185460B2	Self contained powered exoskeleton walker for a disabled user A walker for use by a mobility impaired disabled user. The walker supports the user while moving them through a set of movements correlating to a walking motion. The walker includes an exoskeleton, a power source in the form of a battery pack or other similar onboard power pack together with its associated power supply cables, and a control systemThe exoskeleton includes a rigid pelvic support member including a pelvic harness and a pair of leg structures. Each of the leg structures comprise an upper leg structural member, a lower leg structural member, a foot member, a main hip actuator, a knee actuator and a main foot actuator.
US11185456B2	Medical system including medical imaging device and robotic bed In a medical system including a medical imaging device and a robotic bed, the table may be movable between a first position where a maximum dimension of the robot arm not hidden under the table is less than one fourth of a longitudinal dimension of the table when the table is viewed from vertically above, and a second position where a maximum dimension of the robot arm not hidden under the table is one fourth of a longitudinal dimension of the table or more when the table is viewed from vertically above. The second position may be an imaging position or an imaging preparation position where an image is taken by the medical imaging device. The first position may be surgery position where a shortest distance between the robotic bed and a location of the medical imaging device is at least a predetermined distance.
US11185454B2	User interface for hospital bed A user module for a patient support apparatus is provided. The user module has a user interface operably coupled thereto. The user interface includes an input device and an output device. The output device includes a visual display including textual and non-textual elements. The non-textual elements include enhanced, graphical, and animated portions relating to one or more operational features of the patient support or to a person positionable on the patient support. The input device includes one or more touch sensors corresponding to defined regions of the visual display.
US11185453B2	Apparatus and method to dispense feminine hygiene products using a motion sensor A dispenser of feminine hygiene products, including feminine pads and tampons activated by a motion sensor. A motion of a person's hand or other object within a given distance from the motion sensor will close an electronic circuit causing a motor to rotate. The motor is attached to a shaft which rotates. The shaft retains a feminine product dispenser. The feminine product dispenser transports one of the feminine hygiene products to a retrieval tray. A time delay reduces the likelihood of or prevents someone from continuously activating the motion sensor to dispense all of the products in the machine.
US11185452B2	Absorbent article with graphics printed in preservative-free ink, and methods of manufacture thereof Absorbent articles having components bearing graphics printed using particular inkjet ink compositions and fluid sets are disclosed. The aqueous inkjet ink compositions may have a dynamic viscosity ≤5 centipoise (5 mPa-sec) at 25° C., and include: (a) a polymer-dispersed pigment colorant at 0.9-6 weight %; (b) a composition consisting of one or more compounds represented by the following Structure (I): HO—CH2—CH2—R (I) wherein R may be a substituted or unsubstituted phenyl group or a substituted or unsubstituted phenoxy group, at 0.5-2 weight %; and (c) a water-soluble humectant, co-solvents, or both, at 20 weight %. Each colorant may have a 50th percentile particle diameter ≤70 nm and a 95th percentile particle diameter ≤150 nm. Replenishment or maintenance fluids containing a Structure (I) compound may also be used. Methods for printing using the aqueous inkjet ink compositions and the fluid sets are also disclosed.
US11185451B2	Indirect printing of AGM The present invention relates to a method of applying absorbent gelling material (AGM) granules by indirect printing onto an carrier layer for use in an absorbent article, particularly diaper for babies or adults, training pants, pull-up diapers (diaper pants), sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like. These articles typically comprise the carrier layer with the AGM particles together with further layers, making up the complete article.
US11185449B2	System and method for wireless sensing of health monitoring An ultra-high frequency (UHF) wireless sensor includes an agent activated non-metal antenna formed of a conductive stimuli-responsive hydrogel material. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag in electronic communication with the non-metal antenna includes a wireless data communication integrated circuit (IC). The non-metal antenna is configured to be inactive prior to an interaction with an activating agent and active upon the interaction with the activating agent.
US11185447B2	Medical headgear A flexible band for a medical headgear comprises an inner surface, an opposite outer surface, and a non-stretch central portion having a friction pad disposed on the inner surface. The friction pad is formed from a grip or tacky material and is disposed at least partially between the inner surface and the outer surface of the non-stretch central portion in a solidified state of the friction pad.
US11185444B1	Image guidance methods and apparatus for glaucoma surgery An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe can be coupled together with a fastener or contained within a housing. The imaging probe and the treatment probe can be sized and shaped to enter the eye through an incision in the cornea and image one or more of the ciliary body band or the scleral spur. The treatment probe may comprise a treatment optical fiber or a surgical placement device to deliver an implant. A processor coupled to the detector can be configured with instructions to identify a location of one or more of the ciliary body band, the scleral spur, Schwalbe's line, or Schlemm's canal from the image.
US11185443B2	Image guidance methods and apparatus for glaucoma surgery An imaging probe comprises a camera or endoscope with an external detector array, in which the probe is sized and shaped for surgical placement in an eye to image the eye from an interior of the eye during treatment. The imaging probe and a treatment probe 500 can be coupled together with a fastener or contained within a housing. The imaging probe and the treatment probe 500 can be sized and shaped to enter the eye through an incision in the cornea and image one or more of the ciliary body band or the scleral spur. The treatment probe 500 may comprise a treatment optical fiber or a surgical placement device to deliver an implant. A processor coupled to the detector can be configured with instructions to identify a location of one or more of the ciliary body band, the scleral spur, Schwalbe's line, or Schlemm's canal from the image.
US11185440B2	Devices, systems and methods for endovascular temperature control Devices, systems and methods for controlling a patient's body temperature by endovascular heat exchange.
US11185437B2	Testicle covering condom assembly A testicle covering condom assembly for protecting a user's penis and scrotum from sexually transmitted diseases includes a condom that is wearable on a user's penis for protection during sexual intercourse. A sack is coupled to and extends away from the condom for containing the user's scrotum when the condom is worn. Additionally, the sack is comprised of a resiliently stretchable material to accommodate varying sizes of scrotums. A pair of arms is each of the arms is coupled to the condom and each of the arms is positioned outside of the sack. Each of the arms extends along opposite sides of the sack to limit the possible diameter of the sack thereby inhibiting the sack from sliding downwardly on the scrotum.
US11185433B2	Hallux valgus sandal having at least one great toe strap section and one holding strap section A hallux valgus sandal for treating at least great toe malpositions, having a sole element with an outsole and a footbed, with a great toe strap section for the lateral positional fixing of the great toe and with a holding strap section, which holds the sandal on the foot when the sandal is worn. The wrap length of the great toe strap section can be changed in such a way that an adjustable corrective force can be exerted on the great toe. A metatarsus strap section is also provided, the wrap length of which can be changed, wherein both strap sections can be coupled to each other such that a metatarsus corrective force acting laterally on the metatarsal bone can be varied to press the metatarsal bone on the foot inner side in the lateral direction towards the foot outer side. As a result of said metatarsus corrective force, a hallux corrective force in the direction toward the foot inner side can be exerted, wherein the great toe strap section is guided backwards from the great toe at an angle and enters a channel on the inside of the sole element that is arranged in the metatarsus region of the sandal.
US11185432B2	Devices for treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome The present disclosure describes soft-robotic wearable devices to treat and/or relieve Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, for example during typing assist applications. Soft actuators within the device adjust the angle of the wearer's wrist angle dynamically to achieve a neutral angle, alleviating the pressure on the median nerve and relieving Carpal Tunnel Syndrome strain.
US11185429B2	Impedance simulating motion controller for orthotic and prosthetic applications An impedance simulating motion controller for orthotic and prosthetic devices includes an equilibrium trajectory generator that receives locomotion data regarding the locomotion of a user, a dynamic trajectory compensator that generates one or more control parameters based on the locomotion data and one or more physiological characteristics of the user, and a dynamic gain tuner that adjusts the one or more control parameters based on a gain scaling factor that is calculated using a measured deflection point and an expected deflection point. The adjusted control parameters are used to control movement of an actuator of an orthotic or prosthetic device.
US11185426B2	Systems and methods for prosthetic wrist rotation Features for a prosthetic wrist and associated methods are described. The wrist couples with a prosthetic socket and a prosthetic hand. The wrist may rotate the hand. The wrist includes features to prevent or mitigate undesirable separation of the wrist from the socket. The wrist may have an expanding coupling, such as an expanding ring, to better secure the wrist with the socket. An actuator may cause the coupling to expand outward to prevent or mitigate undesirable separation of the wrist from the socket. Alternatively or in addition, the wrist may include torque control features to prevent undesirable or premature separation of the hand from the wrist, for example when using a “quick wrist disconnect” (QWD) apparatus. A torque control method may tailor or limit multiple torques to be applied by the wrist to the hand based on operational requirements and phases, such as anticipated torque loads and operational timing.
US11185424B2	Alignment guide for acetabular implant surgery and methods for use An alignment guide for acetabular implants is designed to fit a particular patient using 3D medical imagery, conforms to the patient and uses one or more guide holes to direct the insertion of a positioning pin to indicate the correct positioning of various surgical tools during a medical procedure.
US11185421B1	Spinal implant with features facilitating independent expansion of portions thereof and method for use thereof An expandable spinal implant having a first portion and a second portion is provided. The expandable implant includes a first moveable portion and a second moveable portion attached to the first portion. The first moveable portion and the second moveable portion are moveable independently of one another. The movement of the first moveable portion and the second moveable portion facilitate independent expansion of a trailing end portion and a leading end portion of the expandable implant.
US11185420B2	Expandable cage An expandable cage which is used in spinal surgery and which allows adjustment of distance between two vertebrae in which it is placed as preferred. An expandable cage-basically includes at least one body which is located in emptied area between damaged vertebrae during the surgical procedure and serves as a disc; and at least one movable element which is located on the body and is fitted in the opening made in the body by means of the retainers disposed at the sides thereof; which has a toothed surface contacting with the upper vertebra and being attached to it; and the height of which can be adjusted by pushing the protrusion provided in the lower portion thereof according to the intervertebral distance of patient by means of the expansion apparatus.
US11185413B2	Tissue grasping devices and related methods A clip for immobilizing leaflets of a cardiac or venous valve includes a hub having a pair of tangle resistant spring-biased outer arms coupled to an inferior end of the hub and a pair of tangle resistant spring-biased inner arms adjacent to the outer arms and coupled to a superior end of the hub. A delivery catheter may be used to position the valve clip adjacent a target valve while the outer and inner arms are biased in an opened position relative to each other. After the valve leaflets are located between the opened outer and inner arms, the biasing forces may be released to allow the clip to self-close the clip over the valve leaflets.
US11185409B2	Collapsible inner flow control component for side-delivered transcatheter heart valve prosthesis The invention relates to a transcatheter heart valve replacement (A61F2/2412), and in particular a side delivered transcatheter prosthetic heart valve having a collapsible inner flow control component, and an outer annular support frame having compressible wire cells that facilitate folding flat along the z-axis and compressing the valve vertically along the y-axis, or orthogonally to the central axis of the flow control component, allowing a very large diameter valve to be delivered and deployed to the tricuspid valve from the inferior vena cava or superior vena cava, or trans-atrially to the mitral valve, the valve having a height of about 5-60 mm and a diameter of about 25-80 mm, without requiring an oversized diameter catheter and without requiring delivery and deployment from a catheter at an acute angle of approach.
US11185404B2	Tenodesis anchor A tenodesis anchor having an anchor member coupled to at least one fiber loop. The anchor member is inserted into a bone and the loop closed about a tendon to be anchored to the bone. Closing the loops additionally deforms the anchor member so that it remains within the bone, thereby securing the tendon trapped in the loop to the bone without the use of a staple.
US11185400B2	Administration of oral care agents Disclosed is a method, and a system, for accomplishing the in situ formation of a gel in an interdental space. This is useful for the interdental application of one or more dental care agents, such as antimicrobial agents or other anti-plaque agents. The invention makes use of a two component system comprising a gelable liquid and a liquid gelling agent capable of bringing about gelation of the liquid. The system of the invention is arranged such that first the gelable, typically viscous, liquid can be applied, and then the liquid gelling agent is forced, e.g. jetted, into the applied gelable liquid. The system is designed such as to prevent the gelling agent and the gelable liquid to come into contact with each other before both have been applied. The system is configured to allow the gelable liquid to be applied prior to the gelling agent.
US11185396B2	3D fabrication for dental applications based on ablation A three-dimensional dental device is fabricated in a layer-by-layer approach using a support material. The support material is deposited in a liquid form on a surface, hardened by cooling or ultraviolet (UV) curing, and selectively ablated to create an area within which the desired structure of the dental device will be formed. Active dental material is deposited into this area, and the layer-by-layer process repeated until the three-dimensional dental device has been completed. Thereafter, any remaining support material is removed by water or other solvent.
US11185392B2	One-piece dental restoration molds A custom tool for forming a dental restoration in a mouth of a patient includes a one-piece mold body providing for a customized fit with at least one tooth of the patient, the one-piece mold body including an occlusal portion forming an occlusal surface corresponding with an occlusal surface of the tooth, a mesial proximal portion forming a mesial proximal surface corresponding with a mesial proximal surface of the tooth, and a distal proximal portion forming a distal proximal surface corresponding with a distal proximal surface of the tooth. The mold body is configured to combine with the tooth of the patient to form a mold cavity encompassing missing tooth structure of the tooth. The occlusal portion, the mesial proximal portion, and the distal proximal portion are based on three-dimensional scan data of the mouth of the patient.
US11185379B2	Comprehensive messaging system for robotic surgical systems One example method for comprehensively recording and reporting messages generated within a robotic surgical system includes capturing and storing network data on an internal network of the robotic surgical system. The method further includes subscribing to and receiving published messages from processes of interest executing on one or more task devices of the robotic surgical system. The received published messages each is associated with a priority. The method further involves sending at least a portion of the published messages according to the respective message priorities to a server device for analysis. Based on the analysis result, the method involves causing the surgical robotic system to be modified to improve its performance.
US11185372B2	Assisting in navigation of a medical instrument A method for assisting in navigation of a medical instrument such as a catheter inside a hollow body such as a vascular system based on a dataset provided by a sensor device of the medical instrument is provided The method includes determining, by a control device, an internal extent of the hollow body based on the provided dataset and determining, by the control device, a navigation path for an impending movement of the medical instrument through the hollow body based on the determined internal extent. The control device is able to generate a control signal that describes a movement along the navigation path.
US11185370B2	Interactive anatomical mapping and estimation of anatomical mapping quality A method includes receiving an anatomical mapping that includes multiple measurements acquired at multiple respective locations within an organ of a patient. An estimated surface of the organ is computed based on the measurements. A three-dimensional (3D) shell of the organ, which extends inwards from the estimated surface of the organ and has a predefined thickness, is defined. A quality of the anatomical mapping is estimated based on the measurements whose locations fall within the 3D shell.
US11185366B2	Estimation of tissue thickness from rate of change of catheter temperature Apparatus, consisting of a probe having a distal end that is configured to be inserted into contact with tissue. An electrode is attached to the distal end, and there is a temperature sensor incorporated in the distal end and configured to output a temperature signal. A radiofrequency (RF) signal generator is configured to apply a pulse of RF electrical energy via the electrode to the tissue, so as to heat the tissue. The apparatus includes processing circuitry that is configured to compute, based on the temperature signal, a rate of temperature change of the distal end following termination of the pulse, and to estimate a thickness of the tissue in response to the rate of temperature change.
US11185357B2	Distal radius plate A distal radius plate according to the invention is ergonomically formed to be more easily centered on the radius bone. The distal radius plate has two main portions: an elongated portion that attaches to the body of the radius and a distal radius portion that attaches to the lower most, wider portion of the radius bone. Because of its ergonomic shape the distal radius plate is fast and easy to center on the radius and install. In another embodiment, the distal radius plate may include a metal support that is partially or entirely covered with a plastic to eliminate or reduce detailed machining of the metal, which reduces part cost and manufacturing time.
US11185344B2	Tool for neuroma treatment and nerve regeneration procedures The present disclosure provides a mechanically-actuated tool for cutting a tissue graft having a hollow core and methods for use thereof. A portion of a biological structure, such as a nerve, is attached to the hollow core to form an implantable neural graft assembly. The tool has a cutter mechanism and a grasper mechanism. The grasper mechanism has one or more component(s) that open and close via an actuation mechanism, like a handle, and rotate via a controller component, like a rotatable wheel. The cutter mechanism may be a cutting tube component that harvests the tissue graft. The tool may also have an ejector mechanism to remove the tissue graft as part of the implantable neural graft assembly. Such devices and methods are particularly suitable for treating neuromas and other neural regeneration procedures.
US11185341B2	Catheter A catheter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a mesh member, a first hollow shaft, a front end tip, a guiding film, and a core wire. The mesh member has a tubular shape and is radially expandable and contractable. The guiding film is formed with a stretchable material and is disposed on the mesh member, the guiding film having a front end located between a base end of the front end tip and a front end of the first hollow shaft. A thickness of a base end of the guiding film is larger than a thickness of the front end of the guiding film.
US11185335B2	System for and method of treating aneurysms An apparatus for treating an aneurysm in a blood vessel includes an occlusion element disposed on a wire, the occlusion element including a cover for covering a neck of an aneurysm and an inner anchoring member. The cover is configured to expand from a compressed configuration in a tube to an expanded configuration when advanced out of a distal end of the tube to cover the neck of the aneurysm. The cover includes a sphere of mesh material formed into a hemisphere including two layers of mesh that is formed by folding a top portion of the sphere into a bottom portion of the sphere. The inner anchoring member is coupled to and extends from the second surface of the cover and is configured to contact an interior surface of the aneurysm. The inner anchoring member may be a cylindrical stem extending from a central portion of the cover.
US11185331B2	Method for controlling end effector closure for powered surgical stapler A powered surgical stapler includes a motor unit, a movable member, a controller, a sensor assembly, an anvil, and an opposing deck surface. A method of operating the stapler includes controlling the motor unit to actuate the movable member to move from the open position towards the closed position. The method also includes sensing closure data using the sensor assembly. The closure data includes an initial tissue contact position, a gap formed between the anvil and the opposing deck surface, and an axial force on the anvil. The method also includes communicating the closure data to the controller. The method also includes determining at least one of an adjusted closure rate or an adjusted closure stroke using the closure data. The method also includes controlling the motor unit using at least one of the adjusted closure rate or the adjusted closure stroke.
US11185329B2	Operating structure of surgical clip applier An operating structure of a surgical clip applier is provided to drive a clip clamping unit. The operating structure of the surgical clip applier comprises: a body; a front driving element for driving the clip clamping unit; a restoring spring for driving the front driving element to move backward; a press-control element pivotally connected to the body; a front driving arm pivotally connected to the press-control element; and a lower driving arm with two ends pivotally connected to the body and the front driving arm, respectively, to drive the front driving element to move forward.
US11185326B2	Surgical stapling apparatus A surgical stapling apparatus includes an actuating device, a tool assembly mounted on the actuating device, and a firing cam bar assembly movable with respect to the tool assembly. The tool assembly articulates between first and second positions. The tool assembly includes first and second jaw members having an open position and an approximated position. The firing cam bar assembly includes at least one firing cam bar having a cam surface including a first cam portion and a second cam portion. The second cam portion is connected to and extends from the first cam portion. The first and second cam portions are disposed proximally of a distal end of the at least one firing cam bar. The cam surface is configured to engage the tool assembly to move the first and second jaw members from the open position to the approximated position.
US11185324B2	Anvil retention and release features for powered circular surgical stapler A surgical instrument includes a body assembly, a shaft assembly extending distally from the body assembly, an anvil, and a stapling head assembly. The stapling head assembly includes at least one annular array of staples, a staple driver, and a trocar. The trocar includes a shaft defining a longitudinal axis, an actuating feature coupled with a motor unit, and at least one coupling feature. The motor unit is configured to actuate the actuating feature to move the at least one coupling feature of the trocar in a transverse direction relative to the longitudinal axis of the shaft between a contracted position and an expanded position. In the contracted position, the shaft of the trocar is configured to move along the longitudinal axis relative to the anvil. In the expanded position, the shaft of the trocar is configured to move together with the anvil along the longitudinal axis.
US11185323B2	Authentication and information system for reusable surgical instruments A surgical instrument includes a handle having a handle frame, a microcontroller having at least one program and memory, and a handle interface supported by the handle frame and in electrical communication with the microcontroller. The instrument further includes a loading unit having a body configured for operative coupling to the handle frame of the handle, and an end effector coupled to a distal end of the body and configured to perform a surgical task. A bracket is mounted to the loading unit and includes a microchip having at least one of authentication data and identification data relating to the loading unit.
US11185320B2	Adjustable knotless loops Methods of attaching a soft tissue to an adjacent bone at a defect site are provided. An adjustable loop region of a flexible construct contained in a bore defined by a fastener is passed through a tissue. The adjustable loop is passed through the tissue. The fastener is passed back through the adjustable loop to fold the adjustable loop upon itself. The fastener is attached to the bone. An adjusting arm on the flexible construct is engaged to reduce the size of the adjustable loop and secure the soft tissue to the bone.
US11185315B2	Device and method for assisting laparoscopic surgery—rule based approach A method for assisting a surgical operator in performing a surgical procedure uses a surgical controlling system includes a controller having a processing means communicable with a controller's database, said controller configured to control the spatial position of a surgical tool. The controller's database is in communication with movement detection means. The controller's database is configured to store a predetermined set of rules according to which allowed and restricted movements of the surgical tool are determined, each detected movement by said movement detection means of said at least one surgical tool being determined as either an allowed movement or as a restricted movement according to said predetermined set of rules. The system automatically real-time analyzes and determines the location of each anatomical element in the surgical environment.
US11185314B2	Tear collection device A tear collection device comprises: a body attached to an eyeball; a tear inlet for allowing tear to flow into the body; a storing space formed inside the body and capable of storing the tears having flowed into the body; and a pump forming a pressure difference inside the body such that tears flow into the body through the tear inlet, wherein the pump is driven by using, as power, eye blinking movements of a wearer so as to form the pressure difference inside the body, thereby allowing the tears to flow into the body.
US11185312B2	Medical image capturing control device, method, and program An imaging conditions acquisition unit acquires imaging conditions relevant to the positioning of an irradiation device and a radiation detector for acquiring a medical image. An imaging control unit controls the irradiation device and the like so as to acquire a pre-shot image or the medical image of the subject. A correction amount calculation unit calculates the correction amount of the imaging conditions based on the pre-shot image. A notification unit sends notification of the correction amount.
US11185309B2	Control device of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and control method for ultrasound diagnostic apparatus Control device 10 of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a hardware processor that sets, among a plurality of operation modes in which pulse waveforms of ultrasound pulses to be transmitted are different from one another, at least first and second operation modes for which observation results are to be simultaneously displayed on a screen, sets at least one operation type that defines transmission timing of ultrasound pulses, and sets a switching frequency of a switching signal.
US11185306B2	Ultrasound probe An ultrasound probe includes a first assembly having a first case, a second assembly coupled with the first assembly, having a second case, and configured to be rotatable between a first position of being unfolded with respect to the first assembly and a second position of being folded on the first assembly, a first acoustic module disposed in the inside of the first case, a second acoustic module disposed in the inside of the second case, and a first space reducing portion disposed in at least one of a portion of the first case toward the second assembly and a portion of the second case toward the first assembly, and configured to reduce a space between the first acoustic module and the second acoustic module when the second assembly is at the first position.
US11185305B2	Intertial device tracking system and method of operation thereof A tracking system for ultrasound imaging includes an imaging probe which acquires ultrasound image information including a plurality of ultrasound image frames; an inertial measurement unit coupled to the imaging probe and which synchronously acquires tracking information including a plurality of tracking frames indicative of motion of the imaging probe; and a controller. The controller is configured to obtain the ultrasound image information for at least two of the plurality of ultrasound image frames from the plurality of ultrasound imaging frames, and determine a similarity value based upon a comparison of the at least two ultrasound image frames. The controller is configured to compute whether the similarity value (Cframe) is less than a similarity threshold value (Cthresh), and select first or second pose estimation methods, each different from each other, based upon results of the computation of whether the similarity value (Cframe) is less than the similarity threshold value (Cthresh).
US11185301B2	Radiation imaging apparatus and radiation imaging system A radiation imaging apparatus is provided. The apparatus comprises a detection unit configured to generate an image signal according to radiation emitted by a radiation source, an image processing unit, and a control unit. The control unit performs first imaging and second imaging performed after the first imaging using radiations of different energies, the image processing unit generates an energy subtraction image using a first image signal generated by the detection unit in the first imaging and a second image signal generated by the detection unit in the second imaging, and the second imaging is performed under a radiation irradiation condition according to a noise amount included in the first image signal.
US11185295B2	Imaging systems and methods thereof An imaging system includes a collimator assembly, a detector assembly and a control device. The collimator assembly is configured to collimate photons emitted from an imaged subject. The collimator assembly includes a plurality of slit-plates, each of the plurality slit-plates including one or more slits configured to collimate the photons in a first direction, and a plurality of slats parallel to a transverse plane of the imaging system. The detector assembly is configured to generate signals based on the collimated photons. The control device is configured to place the plurality of slit-plates in a plurality of locations to provide a plurality of fields of view of the imaging system.
US11185294B2	Super-resolution tomosynthesis imaging systems and methods A super-resolution digital tomosynthesis system for imaging an object including a source configured to emit penetrating particles toward an object; a detector configured to acquire a series of projection images of the object in response to the penetrating particles from the source; positioning apparatus configured to position the source and the detector; and an imaging system coupled to the source, the detector, and the positioning apparatus. The imaging system is configured to control the positioning apparatus to position the source in relation to the detector along a scan path and to change a distance between the source and the detector, control the source and the detector to acquire the series of projection images along the scan path with the distance change between the source and detector, and construct a tomographic volume exhibiting super-resolution from data representing the acquired series of projection images.
US11185293B2	Medical image diagnostic apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus According to one embodiment, a medical image diagnostic apparatus includes a gantry, a couch, a movable base, a screen, a reflecting plate, and a support body. The gantry has a bore formed therein and performs medical imaging. The couch is configured to move the table top along the central axis of the bore. The movable base is provided independently of the table top so as to be movable along the central axis of the bore. The screen is provided on the movable base. An image from a projector is projected on the screen. The reflecting plate reflects the image projected on the screen. The support body is provided on the movable base and supports the reflecting plate.
US11185292B2	Applied data quality metrics for physiological measurements A model of data quality is derived for physiological monitoring with a wearable device by comparing data from the wearable device to concurrent data acquisition from a ground truth device such as a chest strap or electrocardiography (EKG) heart rate monitor. With this comparative data, a machine learning model or the like may be derived to prospectively evaluate data quality based on the data acquisition context, as determined, for example, by other sensor data and signals from the wearable device.
US11185291B2	Health monitoring systems and methods Systems, methods and devices for reducing noise in health monitoring including monitoring systems, methods and/or devices receiving a health signal and/or having at least one electrode and/or sensor for health monitoring.
US11185288B2	Device and method for measuring a physiological parameter of a human limb The present invention relates to a device for measuring a physiological parameter of a human limb such as peripheral capillary oxygen saturation. The device comprises a body comprising an opening for receiving the limb therein, a moving means coupled to the body and movable relative to the body, a receiving element for receiving a sensor configured for interacting with the limb received in the opening, wherein the body comprises a first section and a second section movable relative to the first section for defining the opening, wherein the moving means is coupled to the second section so as to adjust the size of the opening by moving the moving means.
US11185285B2	Systems and methods for integrating electronics into a mouth guard Mouth guard that includes a flexible printed circuit board encapsulated within a base member is provided. The flexible printed circuit board includes multiple separate stiff sections spaced apart from each other within the base member. One or more electronic devices are disposed within the base member. In particular, the one or more electronics are disposed on the base member.
US11185282B2	System and method for monitoring and identifying posology efficacy for an an individual A system for monitoring and identifying the efficacy of posology for a target individual having a health condition with respect to administration of a therapeutic composition assigned thereto for treatment comprises a user interface, a database and a controller in communication with the user interface and the database. The database includes information of health conditions, symptoms, therapeutic compositions, and side effects. The controller comprises a memory of computer implementable steps for receiving information from the user interface regarding the target individual's health conditions, symptoms, therapeutic compositions and side effects assigned to the target individual; comparing the received information to a match with the health conditions, the therapeutic compositions, the symptoms and the side effects; prompting and receiving user feedback; and determining whether the therapeutic composition administered at a dosage should be modified to be increased or decreased.
US11185280B2	System and method for facilitating analysis of a wound in a target subject A system and method for facilitating analysis of a wound in a target subject is provided. The method comprises obtaining one or more digital images of at least a portion of the wound; extracting a plurality of feature vectors from the one or more digital images; and identifying, using a first trained deep neural network, a type of wound tissue based on the plurality of extracted feature vectors.
US11185279B2	Detecting erythema caused by wearable devices Techniques are described for detecting erythema caused by wearable devices. In various embodiments, a wearable device may include light source(s) to emit light at multiple wavelengths; light sensor(s) to receive light reflected from tissue of an individual that wears the wearable device; and logic configured to: operate the light source(s) to emit light at multiple wavelengths; receive a signal generated by the light sensor(s), wherein the signal is generated by the light sensor(s) in response to detection of light reflected from the tissue; analyze the signal to determine a first metric from a first wavelength of the light reflected from a first depth of the tissue and a second metric from a second wavelength of the light reflected from a second depth of the tissue; identify a correlation between the first and second metrics; and provide output indicative of tissue erythema based on the correlation.
US11185276B2	Vision examination system with improved visually evoked potential waveforms A method and a system are disclosed for extracting important signal information. The method examines a group of signals obtained from testing of a patient's nervous system and finds a signal area of interest. Once a cluster of signals that all have the area of interest is found—the system concludes that the area of interest is located and validated. Signals that are not within the cluster are rejected and the signals within the cluster are signal-averaged to yield a signal-averaged waveform. The signal averaged waveform represents the results of the test.
US11185274B2	Identifying orthogonal sets of active current location (ACL) patches A position tracking system includes an electrical interface and a processor. The electrical interface is configured to communicate with one or more electrodes that are coupled to a distal end of a probe inserted into a heart of a patient. The electrical interface is further configured to receive, from a plurality of electrode-patches attached to a skin of the patient, position signals that are indicative of positions of the one or more electrodes in the heart. The processor is configured to select, based on the position signals, a partial subset of the electrode-patches whose position signals are least-correlated with one another, and to estimate a position of at least one of the electrodes in the heart, based on the position signals received from the selected partial subset of the electrode-patches.
US11185269B1	Context-aware post traumatic stress disorder monitoring and intervention Optimizing psychiatric and physiologic monitoring of a patient having PTSD or anxiety-related mental health condition. According to an embodiment, one or more physiological variables are longitudinally measured; resting heart rate is measured from which a timeseries is constructed; outlier anomalous values are removed from the timeseries, it is de-trended and/or de-meaned; and a serial normal sinus rhythm beats (SDNN) and/or other parameters are determined. Fractal properties of the serial SDNN values are calculated, such as the Hurst exponent alpha via detrended fluctuation analysis (DFA) or spectral regression; and other measures of chaos and nonlinearity are calculated, such as the Shannon entropy of the SDNN or related timeseries. Where such measures indicate a statistically-significant transgression of a context-indexed reference range, a notification is provided to a case management clinician or caregiver so that appropriate additional evaluation and diagnosis and treatment may be undertaken.
US11185263B2	Biosensor array for the detection of analytes Embodiments of the present disclosure relate generally devices for detecting analytes in a subject. More particularly, the present disclosure provides a biosensor array for detecting analytes in a subject. Embodiments of the present disclosure include a biosensor array comprising a plurality of sensor cells for detecting an analyte in a subject. In accordance with these embodiments, the plurality of sensor cells comprise at least one electrode, at least one antibody immobilized on a surface of the at least one electrode, and a biodegradable coating in contact with the at least one antibody.
US11185255B2	Systems and methods for monitoring a physiological parameter of persons engaged in physical activity The present disclosure provides system and method for monitoring of at least one physiological parameter of a person engaged in a physical activity, for example, an impact received by a player engaged in a contact sport such as football. The system includes a monitoring unit that actively monitors the physiological parameter of the person, wherein the monitoring unit generates an alert event when the monitored physiological parameter exceeds a threshold of the parameter. The monitoring unit determines whether the parameter exceeds an over-exposure threshold, wherein said threshold is based upon both a single incidence or cumulative incidences.
US11185254B2	Entrainment sonification techniques A processing device in one embodiment is configured to generate a first sound cue of a first type, the first sound cue comprising a primary entrainment cue for an entrainment sonification system, to generate one or more additional sound cues of a second type, each of the one or more additional sound cues comprising an auxiliary entrainment cue for the entrainment sonification system, to provide the first sound cue and the one or more additional sound cues to one or more audio devices of the entrainment sonification system for generation of sound for audible presentation to a user, to receive from one or more sensors of the entrainment sonification system one or more feedback signals, and to adjust one or more characteristics of at least one of the first sound cue and the one or more additional sound cues based at least in part on the one or more received feedback signals.
US11185237B2	Calibration methods for blood pressure devices A method for calibrating a blood pressure monitoring system includes activating a reference monitor to perform a reference measurement of the blood pressure of a user as part of a calibration process. A wearable sensing device is activated to detect a parameter of user that is correlatable to the user's blood pressure. A processor of the user interface device processes the at least one parameter detected by the wearable blood pressure sensing device with reference to the reference measurement to determine a correlation factor that correlates the at least one parameter detected by the wearable blood pressure sensing device to the blood pressure of the user. The reference measurement includes an inflation phase, a measurement phase and a deflation phase. The processor is configured to only use the at least one parameter detected by the wearable blood pressure sensing device during the measurement phase in determining the correlation factor.
US11185234B2	System and method of using ultrafast Raman spectroscopy and an ablative laser for quasi-real time removal of skin cancer and other anomalous tissues with clear tissue margins formed by array created displays Resonance Raman scatter is used to differentiate in quasi-real time (QRT) anomalous tissue from adjacent normal tissue. The fingerprint generated from the tissue by a 1 second pulse of 532 nm emission for approximately one second is collected and is relayed by fiber-optic to a computerized controller that determines whether the target tissue is anomalous or normal. If anomalous it is ablated. This is performed by a pattern of Resonance Raman diagnostic emission and diagnostic sensor fibers. This diagnostic/therapeutic pattern of fibers can be moved by a joystick or robotically controlled. The data received by the computer is examined instantly, and should the site be diagnosed as anomalous, the optical biopsy/ablation is repeated immediately and repeated until the site is read as normal. Novel arrays of the diagnostic and therapeutic energies ensure a 3D anomalous tissue free zone around the removal site.
US11185232B2	Methods for measuring phase dynamics and other properties Systems and methods for measuring phase dynamics and other properties (e.g. intracranial pressure) are disclosed. For example, the system may generate a reference waveform and a measurement waveform using digital synthesizers, each waveform having an identical constant frequency but also a relative phase shift. Next, system may send a tone-burst, via a transducer, into a sample (e.g. a skull or a bonded material), and then receive a reflected tone-burst in response. Then, a phase difference between the received tone-burst and the measurement waveform may be determined with a linear phase detector. Next, the phase shift of the measurement waveform may be adjusted, by the determined phase difference, such that there is no longer any phase difference between the received tone-burst and the adjusted measurement waveform generated by the appropriate digital synthesizer. A similar adjustment may occur after subsequent tone-bursts, allowing accurate monitoring of continuously variable phase relationships.
US11185230B2	Transmission apparatus for transmitting brain parameter sensor data A transmission apparatus for the transmission of brain parameter sensor data includes, a receiving unit with an antenna, which can be wirelessly connected to a transmitting unit of a brain parameter sensor for data transmission, a data processing device which is in signaling connection to the receiving unit, a high frequency source for generating a data transmission carrier frequency, wherein the high frequency source is integrated in a housing of the data processing device. The result is a transmission apparatus which is designed for use in a domestic patient environment.
US11185224B2	Ocular monitoring headset A system for monitoring ocular movement can comprise a housing, a plurality of light sources, at least one imager, and a controller. The housing can define a cavity configured to allow each eye of a patient to view an interior region of the housing. The plurality of light sources can be oriented within the interior region of the housing. The at least one imager can be oriented to capture an image of an eye of a patient during an evaluation. The at least one controller can comprise at least one processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions. The instructions can be executed by the processor and cause the controller to receive image data from the at least one imager and illuminate the plurality of light sources in a predetermined and reconfigurable sequence.
US11185222B2	Label-free contrast enhancement for translucent cell imaging by purposefully displacing the detector A method for imaging vertebrate translucent retinal structures includes: imaging a translucent retinal structure at a first imaging plane in the retina with a light source focused at such first imaging plane, and detecting reflected light with a non-confocal off-axis detector, wherein the detector is axially displaced from a plane conjugate to the first imaging plane to a plane conjugate to a reflective layer deeper in the retina along a path of illumination from the light source.
US11185221B2	Ophthalmologic information processing apparatus, ophthalmologic apparatus, and ophthalmologic information processing method An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an OCT measurement unit, a corneal shape measurement unit, an eyeball model generator, and a site specifying unit. The OCT measurement unit is configured to acquire data of a subject's eye by deflecting measurement light using an optical scanner to project onto the subject's eye and detecting interference light between returning light of the measurement light from the subject's eye and reference light. The corneal shape measurement unit is configured to obtain curvature radius distribution on a cornea by detecting returning light of a measurement pattern projected onto a cornea of the subject's eye. The eyeball model generator is configured to generate an eyeball model using the curvature radius distribution on the cornea. The site specifying unit is configured to specify a traveling direction of the measurement light by performing ray tracing on the measurement light incident on each of a plurality of incident positions on the cornea based on a scan angle and the eyeball model, and to specify a position corresponding to an intraocular site of the subject's eye in the traveling direction based on the data acquired using the measurement light.
US11185217B2	Drape for endoscopic camera and container An embodiment herein includes a device comprising a tubular drape for covering surgical equipment and furthermore comprising a container adapted to accommodate a substantial portion of the drape in an axially compressed state in a ring-shape, the container comprising a first sheet and a second sheet, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are oppositely arranged, the first sheet having a first opening and the second sheet having a second opening, wherein the first opening is configured for withdrawal of the drape from the container, and wherein the first and the second openings are configured for passing the surgical equipment to be covered therethrough, wherein the accommodated ring-shaped drape portion has a mechanical stiffness substantially contributing to the overall stiffness of the device. A method for manufacturing a device comprising a tubular drape and a container is disclosed herein.
US11185214B2	Endoscope system with image data correction, processor device, and method for operating endoscope system An endoscope system includes a correction-value calculating unit that calculates a correction value of data to be used for calculation of the biological information or the like; an index-value calculating unit that calculates one type of index value or a plurality of types of index values to be used as a determination reference for determining whether, for example, the correction value is to be calculated; a determination unit that determines, by using the one type of index value or the plurality of types of index values, whether an endoscope image is appropriate for correction; and a correction unit that, if the determination unit determines that the endoscope image is appropriate for correction, corrects the endoscope image, the biological information, or the data by using the correction value calculated by using the endoscope image that has been determined to be appropriate for correction.
US11185210B2	Pump and dishwasher including the same A pump (8) is disclosed. The pump (8) includes a partition wall (84) configured to divide the interior of a body into two spaces, a first chamber (C1) located under the partition wall (84), the first chamber (C1) having an introduction portion (841), through which water is introduced, a second chamber (C2) located above the partition wall (84), the second chamber (C2) having a discharge portion (849), through which water is discharged, a communication hole (86) formed through the partition wall (84) to allow the first chamber (C1) and the second chamber (C2) to communicate with each other therethrough, an impeller (85) provided in the second chamber (C2) to move water to the discharge portion (849), a housing configured to define the bottom surface of the first chamber (C1), the housing being made of a conductor, a heater (H) configured to heat the housing (81), and a steam discharge (843) port formed through the first chamber (C1) to allow steam to be discharged therethrough.

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