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US11243269B2	System and method for spool fault detection of solenoid valves using electrical signature The present disclosure relates to a system for monitoring a solenoid operated valve including at least one coil and at least one spool. The system compares a normalized current signature and a normalized current signature comparator to determine a spool fault condition.
US11243268B2	Systems and methods for monitoring transformers and performing actions based on the monitoring A transformer monitoring system that has one or more monitoring devices coupled to respective distribution transformers, and the monitoring devices each have a network device. The network devices monitor operational data of their respective distribution transformer and perform a monitoring device action based upon the operational data monitored. Further, the monitoring device transmits operational data and data indicative of the monitoring device action via the network device. The system also has a central computing device communicatively coupled to the one or more monitoring devices via the network devices and there is a processor resident on the central computing device that receives the operational data and the data indicative of the monitoring device action, interprets the received data, and performs an action based upon the operational data and the data indicative of the monitoring device action.
US11243264B2	Abnormal power supply voltage detection device and method for detecting abnormal power supply voltage The abnormal power supply voltage detection device has a function of accurately detecting the abnormal voltage in accordance with the characteristics of the semiconductor element for each semiconductor chip. Circuit group for operating the adjustment function has a function of preventing the influence of the power supply voltage of the logic system such as control in the semiconductor product malfunctions becomes abnormal. Furthermore, it has a function of detecting the abnormal voltage of the various power supplies in the semiconductor product. It also has a function to test the abnormal voltage detection function in the normal power supply voltage range during use of semiconductor products.
US11243259B2	Insulation resistance detection circuit, detection method, and detection apparatus An insulation resistance detection circuit, detection method, and detection apparatus are provided. The circuit includes an alternating-current signal source, a resonant cavity, a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor, a fourth resistor, a first switch, and a second switch. The alternating-current signal source is sequentially connected to the first resistor, the resonant cavity, the first switch, the second resistor, and the third resistor in series to form a loop. The first resistor is connected to a positive electrode of the alternating-current signal source, and the third resistor is connected to a negative electrode of the alternating-current signal source. One end of the second switch is connected to a negative electrode of a to-be-detected battery, the other end of the second switch is connected to the fourth resistor, and the other end of the fourth resistor is connected to ground.
US11243250B2	Testing an array of integrated circuits formed on a substrate sheet Integrated circuits (12) are manufactured by printing an array of circuit elements CE each containing an integrated circuit and associated testing circuitry (14). A plurality of integrated circuits within the array are tested in parallel to generate a corresponding plurality of individual test result signals. These individual test result signals are combined to form a combined test result signal indicating whether any of the plurality of integrated circuits tested in parallel operated incorrectly during their testing. If the combined test result signal indicates any faulty integrated circuits, then the entire plurality of integrated circuits (e.g. an entire row or column) may be discarded. The array of tested integrated circuits are then separated into discrete integrated circuits and are also separated from their testing circuit. Contacts (16, 18, 20) providing power signals, clock signals, and the reading of the combined test result signals are located at the periphery of a substrate sheet onto which the array of circuit elements are printed.
US11243248B2	Symbolic backend for execution of quantum programs Symbolic backend for execution of quantum programs is provided. A parser receives an input qasm and parses it as a circuit graph. A layering component segments the circuit graph into multiple layers. An evaluation engine reads respective layers, translates the respective layers into a mathematic expression over qubits, and performs a simplification of the input qasm. A checker determines whether the input qasm and the simplified qasm are equivalent.
US11243247B2	Device and method for testing semiconductor device and test handler A device for testing a semiconductor device includes a blade, a socket, and a test board. The blade includes one or more outer blade conductors disposed on one or more side surfaces of the blade. The socket includes one or more outer socket conductors disposed on one or more side surfaces of the socket. The one or more outer socket conductors are disposed at a location such that they are in contact with or are isolated from the one or more outer blade conductors depending on a position of the blade. The test board transfers a test signal to the one or more outer socket conductors.
US11243246B2	Functional safety system A functional safety system with high reliability is provided. The functional safety system includes power source apparatuses VS1 and VS2, voltage monitoring apparatuses VM1 and VM2, semiconductor devices SC1 and SC2, interruption circuits IN1 and IN2, and a motor MT. A the voltage converting circuit DA1 of the voltage monitoring apparatus VM1 generates a detected voltage VA1 from a power source voltage VDD1 on the basis of a switching signal VC1, and a voltage converting circuit DA2 of the voltage monitoring apparatus VM1 generates a detected voltage VA2 from the power source voltage VDD1 on the basis of a switching signal VC1.
US11243245B2	Analysis method for semiconductor device The present disclosure provides an analysis method of a semiconductor device, and the semiconductor device comprises a plurality of HKMG fin field effect transistors and a wafer on which the plurality of HKMG fin field effect transistors are located, and the analysis method comprises: performing acceptance testing on the wafer to be tested; constructing an N-type model based on the position of each N-type transistor at the surface of the wafer to be tested and the corresponding acceptance test result, constructing a P-type model based on the position of each P-type transistor at the surface of the wafer to be tested and the corresponding acceptance test result, and constructing an N/P ratio model corresponding to the surface of the wafer to be tested based on the N-type model and the P-type model; and identifying the N/P ratio model based on a preset standard wafer model to determine whether the wafer to be tested is compliant based on the N/P ratio model. According to the analysis method provided by the present disclosure, it is possible to find a non-compliant wafer among a plurality of wafers, thereby enabling the subsequent targeted parameter analysis and improving the efficiency of optimizing the process scheme.
US11243244B2	Switched bypass capacitor for component characterization A method of testing a semiconductor device having a DC line configured to carry either a DC signal or a DC voltage and a circuit electrically connected to the DC line includes: during a first part of a test sequence, enabling a switch device so as to electrically connect a capacitor to the DC line via the switch device and applying a test signal to the circuit while the capacitor is electrically connected to the DC line; and during a second part of the test sequence, disabling the switch device so as to electrically disconnect the capacitor from the DC line via the switch device, injecting an AC signal onto the DC line after the capacitor is electrically disconnected from the DC line, and measuring a response of the circuit to the AC signal.
US11243241B2	Noise detection device A noise detection circuit includes an open and close switch connected onto a signal line for transmitting a detection signal of an extraneous noise, and the open and close switch is configured so as to be in an off state during a time period when the switching of the conduction state of a solid state switch is performed by a control circuit, whereas the open and close switch is configured so as to be in an on state during a time period when the switching of the conduction state of the solid state switch is not performed. As a result, an extraneous noise occurring irregularly can be detected.
US11243237B2	Method for determining an electrical parameter and measurement arrangement for determining an electrical parameter In an embodiment a method for determining an electrical parameter includes charging, in parallel, a first capacitor and a second capacitor from a common supply voltage, measuring a first discharge time by discharging the first capacitor using a comparator and a time-to-digital converter that is connected to an output of the comparator and that provides a digital output signal, measuring a second discharge time by discharging the first capacitor a second time or by discharging the second capacitor using the comparator and the time-to-digital converter and determining the electrical parameter from a ratio of the first and second discharge times.
US11243236B2	Device and method for monitoring power quality and performance of electricity distribution components in electricity distribution network A device and method are provided for monitoring quality and performance parameters of an electricity distribution component in an electricity distribution network and detecting any deviation of operating parameters from the specified regulatory set and enforced limits. The critical and increasing problem is mitigated for the myriad of private domestic and commercial DEG devices being installed and connected to the distribution networks which were not initially designed for, or even not anticipated with, the recent DEG evolution, and the increasing complex electrical components with changing loads and power factors across the distribution network.
US11243231B2	Vertical probe card A probe card includes a circuit board and a probe set. The probe set is electrically coupled to the circuit board. Also, the probe set includes a plurality of probes. Each of the plurality of probes includes a plurality of nanotwinned copper pillars that are arranged in a predetermined crystal orientation. In addition, each of the plurality of probes further includes a tip. The tip substantially and electrically contacts a chip. Such that the circuit board can test the chip via the tip.
US11243227B2	Angular accelerometer device and method based on capacitive sensing An angular acceleration sensor includes a curved track having first and second metallic layers, and a spherical conductive ball provided within the track. The first metallic layer has a constant, uniform, width along a length of the track while the second metallic layer has a varying-width along the length of the track. An angular acceleration experienced by the spherical conductive ball is associated with a change in a capacitance between the spherical conductive ball and the curved track, which is uniquely associated with an external linear acceleration experienced by the sensor.
US11243225B2	Acceleration sensor comprising differential graphene resonant beams An acceleration sensor with differential graphene resonant beams includes a substrate, a sensitive mass plate, a first insulating layer, a second insulating layer, a first excitation electrode pair, a first graphene resonant beam, a second graphene resonant beam, a third insulating layer, a second excitation electrode pair, and a vacuum cover. An indirect acceleration-sensitive mode is adopted, so that the sensitive mass block directly senses acceleration to be measured, and converts the acceleration to be measured into a concentrated force to cause axial displacement of the sensitive mass block and then to cause a change in the axial stress of the graphene resonate beams, thereby causing a change in the resonant frequency of the beams.
US11243223B2	Airflow velocity measuring apparatus and airflow rate measuring apparatus An airflow velocity measuring apparatus that includes a fixed-temperature heat generating device. The fixed-temperature heat generating device includes a power supply, a positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor element, a switching element, a comparator element, a first negative-temperature-coefficient thermistor element, a second negative-temperature-coefficient thermistor element, and plural resistor elements. The positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor element is disposed at a measuring point at which the velocity of airflow is measured. The switching element is repeatedly turned ON and OFF so as to cause the positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor element to generate heat at a preset temperature, thereby applying a pulse voltage from the power supply to the positive-temperature-coefficient thermistor element. The airflow velocity measuring apparatus measures the velocity of airflow at the measuring point based on the waveform of this pulse voltage. Adding of a second switch makes it possible to correct measurement errors caused by a rise or a fall in the temperature of subject airflow.
US11243222B1	Method for calculating true wind direction and true wind speed by adjusting measured values of anemometer mounted on moving body based on observation errors caused by degree of slant of moving body and device using the same A method for calculating a true wind direction and a true wind speed by adjusting measured values of an anemometer mounted on a vehicle based on observation errors caused by a degree of slant of the vehicle and a device using the same are provided. The method includes steps of: (I) acquiring a Gt, which is information on the degree of slant corresponding to a current time t, from an electronic compass module, and (II) acquiring a Wmt which is information on a measured wind measured by the anemometer at the current time t, to acquire a Wmt′, which is information on a measured corrected wind in a space after a first error correction on the Wmt by referring to the Gt, to thereby calculate a first true wind direction and a first true wind speed.
US11243221B2	Monitoring device and monitoring method of main spindle rotating speed in machine tool, and machine tool A monitoring device of a main spindle rotation speed in a machine tool displays a variation state of the rotation speed by a rotation speed variation unit using a display unit in the machine tool. The monitoring device includes a variation value setting unit, a drawing unit, a first display unit, and a settable range calculating unit. The settable range calculating unit is configured to calculate a settable range of a variation amplitude and a variation cycle based on a calculation formula. The calculation formula includes the variation cycle, a difference between a first rotation speed and a second rotation speed at mutually different timings among the rotation speeds varied relative to a reference rotation speed, an inertia of a rotating body, a rated output of a motor that drives a main spindle, and a usage proportion to the rated output of the motor.
US11243220B2	Injector manifold A device and method for purification of information or particles from a sample and provides a device for performing washing steps in automated analyzer systems, the device comprising a multilayer unit with liquid channel and valves. The multilayer unit may comprise three layer.
US11243215B2	3D-exoquant method for the analysis of surface molecules and quantification of tissue-specific exosomes in biological fluids In various embodiments methods are provided for identifying and/or quantifying one or more antigens of interest (biomarkers) on the surface of cell- or tissue-specific exosomes. In an illustrative embodiments the methods comprise: i) incubating a population of exosomes with one or more tissue-specific antibodies that bind an antigen specific to a tissue or cell type of interest that produces exosomes, where the tissue specific antibodies are attached to acceptor bead or magnetic beads so the antibodies bind exosomes displaying the antigen; ii) obtaining a purified population of exosomes bound by the tissue specific antibodies with and/or without photocleavable linker based technology; iii) incubating a test subset of the isolated tissue-specific exosomes with acceptor beads attached to test antibodies that bind an antigen of interest thereby binding exosomes that display the antigen of interest and a control subset with negative control acceptor beads; v) incubating the test subset of isolated exosomes and the control subset of exosomes with a donor-bearing antibody that binds an exosome specific antigen; and vi) detecting a signal produced upon illumination of the control subset and/or the test; and vii) detecting the antigen(s) of interest.
US11243212B2	Liposomal preparations for non-invasive-prenatal or cancer screening Disclosed are controls for use in identifying any of a number of genotypes and/or for use in identifying or characterizing a disease or condition. The controls may be particularly useful for diagnostic tests that utilize circulating cell-free DNA or microRNA. A control may comprise a mixture of nucleic acids. In some embodiments, a control comprises liposomes, e.g., wherein nucleic acids of the control are associated with the liposomes. For example, the controls are useful for determining whether a fetus comprises an aneuploidy. Also disclosed are methods of using the controls.
US11243203B2	Companion diagnostic method for use in the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with dietary interventions or faecal microbiota transplant The present invention provides a diagnostic method which may be used to determine the likelihood that a subject with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) will respond to treatment with an IBS intervention diet or faecal microbiota transplant (FMT). In particular, the method may be used to predict, or determine the likelihood of, a positive response of the subject with IBS to treatment with an IBS intervention diet or FMT, especially to determine the likelihood that the dietary intervention or FMT may have a positive (i.e. beneficial) effect on the subject's GI tract, specifically the GI tract microbiota, or other symptoms or complications of IBS (e.g. reducing severity thereof). The method of the present invention is based on analysing the abundance of certain bacteria in GI tract samples, e.g. by nucleic acid analysis.
US11243195B2	System and method for tracking of chemical and odor exposures Systems and methods are provided for tracking all chemicals, including odors, a package is exposed to throughout the shipping process. A device is attached to the package or placed within the package to extract the chemicals that are in the surrounding environment to the device. The device can extract and concentrate volatile, semi-volatile and non-volatile chemicals that the device and the corresponding package are exposed to throughout the shipping process. The extracted chemicals may then be desorbed from the device and analyzed by an analytical instrumentation method.
US11243193B2	Supercritical fluid device A supercritical fluid device includes an analytical channel, a liquid delivery part for delivering a mobile phase constituting a supercritical fluid in the analytical channel, a back pressure regulator for controlling a pressure of the analytical channel so as to cause the mobile phase in the analytical channel to reach a supercritical state, a sample injecting device that includes a sample holder for holding a sample and a switching valve for switching between a state where the sample holder is arranged on the analytical channel and a state where the sample holder is not arranged on the analytical channel, a bypass channel whose one end is connected to a position upstream of the sample injecting device and whose other end is connected to a position downstream of the sample injecting device on the analytical channel, and an analytical column for separating a sample introduced by the sample injecting device into individual components, the analytical column is provided downstream of the position to which the other end of the bypass channel is connected on the analytical channel.
US11243187B2	Electrophoretic medium container The present invention addresses the problem of providing an electrophoretic medium container capable of stabilizing a liquid delivery pressure while ensuring sealing of an electrophoretic medium. In order to resolve this problem, this electrophoretic medium container is provided with a syringe part for holding an electrophoretic medium, and a sealing component for sealing one end of the syringe part, the electrophoretic medium container being characterized in that the sealing component has a sealing surface, a body part, and a groove provided between the sealing surface and the body part, wherein the sealing surface is in contact with the inner wall of the syringe part.
US11243184B2	Digital time-domain readout circuit method for BioFET sensor cascades Various bioFET sensor readout circuits and their methods of operation are described. A readout circuit includes a plurality of logic gates coupled in cascade, a delay extractor, and a counting module. Each logic gate of the plurality of logic gates includes at least one bioFET sensor. The delay extractor is designed to generate a pulse-width signal based on a time difference between an output signal from the plurality of logic gates and a reference signal. The counting module is designed to receive the pulse-width signal and output a digital count corresponding to a width of the pulse-width signal.
US11243182B2	Moisture soil probe system A moisture soil probe system includes a probe having a solid rod with a plurality of sensors attached around the outer circumference of the rod in close proximity to the soil being measured, covered by a waterproof coating. A wireless transmitter unit receives a precision GPS timing signal which is propagated to logic and control circuitry associated with each sensor for use in calculating a volumetric moisture content of the soil in proximity to the sensor. The calculated moisture content is transmitted back to the wireless control unit which further transmits the data to a central station.
US11243176B2	Automatic exposure control method and automatic exposure control component system The present disclosure provides an automatic exposure control method, including: providing an object to be tested; providing an image sensor, including a photosensitive element array composed of a plurality of photosensitive elements arranged in an array, and the photosensitive element array includes at least a plurality of first photosensitive elements and a plurality of second photosensitive elements; turning on the radiation source, and the first readout signals on the first photosensitive elements are read after exposing the area to be tested for the first preset time; continuing the exposure for the second preset time, turning off the photosensitive elements and reading the second readout signals on the second photosensitive elements; acquiring the preset dose threshold of the area to be tested based on the second and first readout signals, and obtaining the remaining time to reach the preset radiation dose to control the exposure of the radiation source.
US11243174B2	Arrangement and method for contactless determination of a dimension of a moving web The invention relates to an arrangement for contactless determination of at least one dimension of a moving material web, in particular a material web of opaque material, with a background illumination, with optical detection means for detecting at least one current contrast image and with evaluation means, wherein the background illumination is arranged opposite the optical detection means, wherein the material web moves in a plane between the at least one optical detection means and the background illumination, and wherein the current contrast image has at least one piece of information about at least one light intensity laterally adjacent to the material web. Furthermore, the present invention concerns a corresponding process. For simplifying and improving the non-contact determination of the dimension, the present invention proposes to provide a shadowing element and to compare the current contrast image with a reference contrast image, wherein the current contrast image represents a shadowing of the background illumination by the material web and by the shadowing element.
US11243172B2	Portable scanning device for ascertaining attributes of sample materials The disclosed devices can ascertain attributes of sample materials. For example, a portable device can include a chamber that forms a reference environment for a camera device to capture an image of a sample material in an interior of the chamber. The portable device can include an opening to the interior of the chamber and a stage configured to position the sample material on a surface area and at a distance from the camera device. As such, the camera device can capture the image of the sample material at a resolution that enables ascertaining an attribute of the sample material based on a detectable physical characteristic of the sample material. The detectable physical characteristic of the sample material includes a color, size, shape, or texture.
US11243153B2	Hose fatigue resistance evaluation system A hose to be evaluated is installed on a fixing frame in a preset shape, and a strain gauge and markers are attached to a surface of the hose. During a course of application of predetermined internal pressure to the hose, strain data is acquired using the strain gauge and an image of an external shape of the hose is captured using a camera device to acquire image data. Based on the strain data and the image data acquired, a change in the shape of the hose between a plurality of time points at identical internal pressure is determined. Such hose fatigue resistance evaluation system can determine changes in the degree of deformation of a hose over time due to repeated application of internal pressure.
US11243152B2	Pipe testing method and apparatus A method and apparatus for testing rings cut from pipes for use in making subsea pipelines are described. The method for determining the whether a test ring is correctly assembled in a test chamber for testing pipes for use in making subsea pipelines comprises: mounting a test ring in a pressure chamber such that the ends of the test ring forms seals with opposing surfaces of the chamber to isolate the inside of the test ring from the outside; providing means for measuring the displacement of the test ring; providing means for measuring a force applied to the inner surface of the test ring; applying a force to the inner surface of the test ring; and using the displacement measurement and force measurements to determine whether the test ring is correctly mounted in the pressure chamber.
US11243150B2	Shear tester A portable shear testing device includes a shear force unit that has two elongated jaw members that are positioned adjacent to each other. One of the jaw members can be moved away from the other, stationary jaw member. One of the jaw members is moved by a pivotally mounted lever that laterally moves a load transfer block connected to the jaw member. A digital load cell is positioned between the lever and the load transfer block and a threaded knob is rotated to press against the lever.
US11243148B2	Preparation of tissue sections using fluorescence-based detection The present disclosure is directed to an improved method for distinguishing tissue from an embedding medium, such as paraffin in a formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sample. The method involves the use of fluorescence of naturally-occurring species in tissue to determine the location of the tissue in the embedded sample. An embedded sample is generally excited by light of a selected wavelength, and the fluorescence emission at an emitted wavelength is used to locate the boundary or location of the tissue in the embedded sample.
US11243146B2	Method for precisely determining protein content in edible fungus The present invention relates to a method for precisely determining protein content in edible fungus, belonging to the technical field of food detection. The method is as follows: determining total nitrogen content in an edible fungus sample by using a Kjeldahl method; additionally taking an equal amount of sample, and washing same with acid and alkali solutions to obtain chitin residues; then determining nitrogen content in the chitin residues by using the Kjeldahl method; subtracting the nitrogen content in the chitin residues from the total nitrogen content in the sample, so as to eliminate the interference of the nitrogen content in chitin; and finally obtaining precise protein content by calculation based on a formula. The present invention provides a method for precisely determining protein content in edible fungus, and provides a method for the precise assessment of the nutrient composition and value of protein in the edible fungus.
US11243142B2	Method for reliability testing of a driven component A method is provided for testing a reliability of a plurality of driven component variants (22, 24, 30), such as those to be used as power train elements in one or more wind turbines. The method includes conducting physical success run testing on a test bench (42) of a first subset of test specimens (50) provided for the component variants (22, 24, 30), and conducting virtual success run testing of a second subset of the test specimens (50). The virtual success run testing does not use test bench time or physical component samples, which reduces the costs typically needed to provide reliability results for specified operating time durations or other parameters at desired confidence levels for operators of driven components such as wind turbine operators, who want to avoid unscheduled downtime based on component failures.
US11243138B2	Automatic impact inducing device The present invention is directed to an automatic impact inducing device for inducing an impact on an object wherein, in particular on a machine tool.
US11243134B2	Pressure sensing device isolation cavity seal monitoring An industrial process differential pressure sensing device includes a housing having first and second isolation cavities that are respectively sealed by first and second diaphragms, a differential pressure sensor, a static pressure sensor, an eddy current displacement sensor, and a controller. The static pressure sensor is configured to output a static pressure signal that is based on a pressure of fill fluid in the first isolation cavity. The differential pressure sensor is configured to output a differential pressure signal that is indicative a pressure difference between the first and second isolation cavities. The eddy current displacement sensor is configured to output a position signal that is indicative of a position of the first isolation diaphragm relative to the housing. The controller is configured to detect a loss of a seal of the isolation cavity based on the position signal, the static pressure signal and the differential pressure signal.
US11243131B2	Resonant pressure sensor and manufacturing method therefor A resonant pressure sensor includes a first substrate including a diaphragm and at least one projection disposed on the diaphragm, and at least one resonator disposed in the first substrate, at least a part of the resonator being included in the projection, and the resonator being disposed between a top of the projection and an intermediate level of the first substrate.
US11243128B2	Sensor capable of ensuring that a sensor housing has sufficient rigidity A sensor includes a permanent magnet mounted on a shaft, a magnetic yoke, a magnetism collecting ring, a circuit board, and a sensor housing through which the shaft is inserted. The sensor housing has a box-shaped accommodating chamber accommodating at least the circuit board via an opening that opens in a direction crossing an axial direction of the shaft. A reinforcing member connecting two wall surfaces of the accommodating chamber that face each other in the axial direction of the shaft is provided in the accommodating chamber.
US11243125B2	Integrated piezoresistive and piezoelectric fusion force sensor Described herein is a ruggedized microelectromechanical (“MEMS”) force sensor including both piezoresistive and piezoelectric sensing elements and integrated with complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (“CMOS”) circuitry on the same chip. The sensor employs piezoresistive strain gauges for static force and piezoelectric strain gauges for dynamic changes in force. Both piezoresistive and piezoelectric sensing elements are electrically connected to integrated circuits provided on the same substrate as the sensing elements. The integrated circuits can be configured to amplify, digitize, calibrate, store, and/or communicate force values electrical terminals to external circuitry.
US11243123B2	Temperature calibrator A temperature calibrator for calibrating temperature function devices has an outer and an inner housing as well as a calibrator block. The calibrator block is radially spaced from the inner housing to form a flow space. The flow space is in communication with the environment at the upper end and at the lower end to generate a flow. A fan having a fan wheel that can be driven by a motor is connected to the flow space. The fan wheel is formed from a heat-resistant material; and the fan forms a predominantly closed surface in a plan view.
US11243121B2	Indicator tags that exhibit color transition An indicator tag and a method for fabricating the same are disclosed. For example, the indicator tag includes a three-dimensional mesh comprising a plurality of pores, wherein the three-dimensional mesh is printed with a water soluble and ultra-violet (UV) light curable ink, a container enclosing the three-dimensional mesh, a membrane coupled to the three-dimensional mesh, and a dye dispensed on top of the membrane, wherein the three-dimensional mesh interacts with the dye when in contact with the dye to provide an indication.
US11243120B2	Temperature sensor embedded in processor, method of operating the same, and devices including the same A temperature sensor, a processor including the same, and a method of operating the same are provided. The temperature sensor includes: a reference circuit configured to receive a supply voltage provided from outside the processor and utilized by a logic block of the processor for operation of the logic block, and generate, using the supply voltage, at least one temperature information signal that varies according to a temperature of the logic block and at least one reference signal that is substantially constant relative to the temperature of the logic block; and a digital temperature generator configured to receive the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal generated by the reference circuit, and generate a digital temperature information signal indicative of the temperature of the logic block based on the at least one temperature information signal and the at least one reference signal.
US11243119B2	Protective sleeve for a component of a turbine engine and method of installing the same A sleeve for a probe of an environment-sensing device is provided. The sleeve includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a first inner surface, a first outer surface, a first body extending between the first inner surface and the first outer surface, at least one first body channel, and a first-portion projection extending axially along the first portion. The second portion includes a second inner surface, a second outer surface, a second body extending between the second inner surface and the second outer surface, at least one second body channel, and a second-portion receiving channel extending axially along the second portion. The at least one first body channel and at least one second body channel include a filler material. The first portion and the second portion are configured to couple together by mating the first-portion projection with the second-portion receiving channel.
US11243117B2	NIR motion detection system and method A motion sensor for detection motion of humans is provided. The motion sensor contains a near infrared (NIR) low resolution image sensor that captures image frames in the near infrared spectrum and a sensor that detects the amount of visible light. In addition, a processor is connected to the visible light sensor and the NIR motion sensor. The processor is configured to receive the amount of visible light from the visible light sensor and the images from the NIR low resolution image sensor. The processor is further configured to compare the image frames to detect motion; the sensitivity of the detection of motion is determined by the amount of visible light detected by the visible light sensor. The output has two or modes based on the detection of motion by the processor.
US11243115B2	Optical system for reference switching Systems and methods for determining one or more properties of a sample are disclosed. The systems and methods disclosed can be capable of measuring along multiple locations and can reimage and resolve multiple optical paths within the sample. The system can be configured with one-layer or two-layers of optics suitable for a compact system. The optics can be simplified to reduce the number and complexity of the coated optical surfaces, et al. on effects, manufacturing tolerance stack-up problems, and interference-based spectroscopic errors. The size, number, and placement of the optics can enable multiple simultaneous or non-simultaneous measurements at various locations across and within the sample. Moreover, the systems can be configured with an optical spacer window located between the sample and the optics, and methods to account for changes in optical paths due to inclusion of the optical spacer window are disclosed.
US11243111B2	Integrated physiological signal detection sensor Disclosed is an integrated physiological signal detection sensor, comprising a movable housing member, a fixed housing member, and a sensing unit circuit board. The movable housing member and the fixed housing member are connected to form an internal space therebetween. The sensing unit circuit board is fixedly installed on the fixed housing member within the space. A piezoelectric film is attached to the sensing unit circuit board. A hollowed-out region surrounds the periphery of the piezoelectric film. A protrusion is provided on the movable housing member at a position corresponding to the piezoelectric film. The sensor of the present invention has advantages of simplified sensor installation, improved signal integrity, and simplified wire routing of an electromagnetic shield layer, thereby eliminating errors caused by sensor installation and improving the accuracy of data detection.
US11243109B2	Ultrasonic flow meter with subsampling of ultrasonic transducer signals An ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed, including a switching unit for switching electrical transmission signals between a signal generator and at least two ultrasonic transducers and for switching electrical reception signal between the transducers and a receiver circuit, wherein the switching unit is coupled to an output terminal of an operational amplifier of the signal generator and to an inverting input terminal of an operational amplifier of the receiver circuit. Furthermore, a method for characterizing an ultrasonic transducer is disclosed, including the step of determining directly from one or more supply current signals for an active component of a signal generator one or more quantities useful for characterizing the transducer. Furthermore, a method for determining the time delay of an ultrasonic signal in a flow path of an ultrasonic flow meter is disclosed, including the step of comparing physically transmitted, delayed and received signals with simulated non-delayed signals.
US11243108B2	Radar measuring device with plano-convex lens A radar measuring device for level and/or limit level monitoring is provided, including a radar signal source configured to generate and/or transmit a radar signal, an antenna arrangement configured to direct the radar signal, a plano-convex lens with a plane side configured to face a medium and to focus the radar signal, the radar measuring device being configured such that the plane side rests at least partially on a container surface and such that a contact surface is formed between the plano-convex lens and the container.
US11243104B2	Ultrasonic flowmeter having a deposition-resistant reflector formed of a bionic surface Disclosed is a flow meter comprising at least two measuring sensors spaced apart from each other, preferably ultrasonic sensors, whose measuring signals are reflected by a deposition-resistant reflector.
US11243098B2	Configurable nodes for sensing systems A sensor node for a distributed sensing system, can include a physical memory configured to store configuration settings data, one or more sensor channels configured to interface with one or more physical sensors to receive signals from the one or more physical sensors, and one or more configurable logic modules connected to the physical memory and operative to receive the configuration settings data and to be configured by the configuration settings data into a logic state to control whether and/or how the one or more one or more configurable logic modules receive and/or processes data from the one or more sensor channels. The one or more configurable logic modules can include one or more FPGAs and/or PLDs, for example.
US11243097B2	Rotary encoder and method for manufacturing a rotary encoder A rotary encoder includes a rotor, a stator, and a casting compound. The casting compound has a first surface facing the stator. The first surface has a first predetermined shape and is fixed in relation to the stator. The casting compound has a second surface facing away from the stator, the second surface having a second predetermined shape.
US11243095B2	Rotational angle detection apparatus and rotational angle detection method To reduce the error in a rotational angle detected by a rotational angle detection apparatus, provided is a rotational angle detection apparatus that detects a rotational angle of a magnetic field generation source, including a magnetic field detection apparatus that detects magnetic field components in at least two directions, and outputs resulting detection data; a correction value calculating section that calculates correction values for correcting an angle error of the rotational angle, based on a steady-state error that does not depend on rotation of the magnetic field generation source; and an angle computing section that calculates the rotational angle of the magnetic field generation source based on the detection data and the correction values, and outputs an angle signal indicating the rotational angle.
US11243093B2	Methods, systems and devices for generating real-time activity data updates to display devices Methods, systems and devices are provided for displaying monitored activity data in substantial real-time on a screen of a computing device. One example method includes capturing motion data associated with activity of a user via an activity tracking device. The motion data is quantified into a plurality of metrics associated with the activity of the user. The method includes connecting the activity tracking device with a computing device over a wireless data connection, and sending motion data from the activity tracking device to the computing device for display of one or more of the plurality of metrics on a graphical user interface of the computing device. At least one of the plurality of metrics displayed on the graphical user interface is shown to change in substantial real-time based on the motion data.
US11243089B2	Navigation method, navigation apparatus, computer readable medium, and mobile terminal A navigation system may obtain a current location of the mobile terminal in a navigation session. The navigation system may determine a remaining navigation route based on the current location and a navigation end-point. The navigation system may obtain respective locations of key points in the remaining navigation route. The navigation system may obtain a map representative of a geographic area comprising the respective locations of the key points of the navigation route. The navigation system may display, in a navigation interface, the map. The navigation system may display the remaining navigation route and the key points on the displayed map.
US11243088B2	System and method for storing and providing routes In one aspect, a system and method is provided whereby map-related requests from mobile devices are used to store and aggregate routes. The routes are then used to determine optimum directions in response to subsequent requests.
US11243086B2	Method, device and apparatus for acquiring map, and computer readable storage medium Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a device for acquiring a map, a device, and a computer readable storage medium. The method includes: acquiring a reference map of an acquisition area; dividing the acquisition area into a plurality of sub-areas based on the reference map; generating a plurality of acquisition tasks corresponding to the plurality of sub-areas, wherein each of the plurality of acquisition tasks is configured to acquire a map of each of the plurality of sub-areas; and assigning each of the plurality of acquisition tasks to an acquisition entity, to enable the acquisition entity to acquire the map of each of the plurality of sub-areas.
US11243076B2	Systems and methods for extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network Extending the spatial coverage of a reference pressure network. Particular embodiments described herein include machines that initially determine that an estimated position of a mobile device resides outside a coverage area of a network of reference pressure sensors. Reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network are determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. A pressure pattern for a region that includes the estimated position and an area not included in the coverage area of the network is determined using reference-level pressures that were not determined using measurements of pressure from the network of reference pressure sensors. The reference-level pressures corresponding to reference pressure sensors of the network and the pressure pattern are used to determine a reference-level pressure value for use in calibrating a pressure sensor of the mobile device or for use in estimating an altitude of the mobile device.
US11243070B2	Apparatus and method for multilayer thin film thickness measurement using single-shot angle-resolved spectral reflectometry In the embodiment in association with the present disclosure, an apparatus and method for multilayer thin film thickness measurement using single-shot angle-resolved spectral reflectometry are provided which allow simultaneously obtaining the absolute reflectance and phase data of a measurement object over a broad wavelength range and wide incident angle according to various polarization states by a single-shot measurement.
US11243067B2	Systems and methods for semiconductor chip surface topography metrology Embodiments of systems and methods for measuring a surface topography of a semiconductor chip are disclosed. In an example, a method for measuring a surface topography of a semiconductor chip is disclosed. A plurality of interference signals each corresponding to a respective one of a plurality of positions on a surface of the semiconductor chip are received by at least one processor. The plurality of interference signals are transformed by the at least one processor into a plurality of spectrum signals each corresponding to the respective one of the positions on the surface of the semiconductor chip. The spectrum signals are classified by the at least one processor into a plurality of categories using a model. Each of the categories corresponds to a region having a same material on the surface of the semiconductor chip. A surface height offset between a surface baseline and at least one of the categories is determined by the at least one processor based, at least in part, on a calibration signal associated with the region corresponding to the at least one of the categories. The surface topography of the semiconductor chip is characterized by the at least one processor based, at least in part, on the surface height offset and the interference signals.
US11243060B2	Primer insert having a primer pocket groove The present invention provides a primer insert for use in a polymeric ammunition cartridge includes a top surface opposite a bottom surface and a extraction flange that extends circumferentially about an outer edge of the top surface; a coupling element that extends from the bottom surface, wherein the substantially cylindrical coupling element is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding; a primer recess in the top surface that extends toward the bottom surface, wherein the primer recess comprises a recess bottom and a circular recess side wall; a primer flash aperture through the recess bottom that extends through the bottom surface, wherein the primer flash aperture is adapted to receive a polymer overmolding to form a flash hole; and a groove in the primer recess positioned around the primer flash aperture adapted to receive a polymer overmolding, wherein the groove extends at least partially over the bottom surface and at least partially over the circular recess side wall and the groove is adapted to receive polymer over the bottom surface and at least partially over the circular recess side wall.
US11243057B2	Chemical agent delivery receptacle with reusable digital control cartridge A digitally controlled hand-tossable explosive delivery receptacle comprises a ruggedized reusable compartment enclosing a digital circuit and a disposable cartridge holding one or more explosive chemical agents and a primer. The disposable cartridge is configured to be mounted to the ruggedized reusable cartridge, and a high-strength bulkhead incorporated into the reusable or disposable compartment that separates the digital circuit from the chemical agents. The reusable compartment is sufficiently ruggedized to withstand the ignition of the primer and the detonation of the chemical agents to be reused with one or more additional disposable cartridges. In one implementation, the delivery receptacle uses a commercial airbag initiator as the primer, which is arranged in relation to the one or more chemical agents so that when the initiator is activated, it generates a pressure wave that expels the one or more chemical agents from the grenade.
US11243056B2	Very low power actuation devices A munition including: a control surface actuation device including: an actuator having two or more pistons, each of the pistons being movable between an extended and retracted position, the retracted position resulting from an activation of each of the two or more pistons; and a movable rack having a pocket corresponding to each of the two or more pistons, each pocket being engageable with a corresponding portion of each of the two or more pistons, a distance between the pockets being different than a distance between the portions of the two or more pistons, such that activation of the portion into the corresponding pocket sequentially translates the rack; and a control surface operatively connected to the rack such that translation of the rack rotates the control surface.
US11243054B2	CEW weapon system and related methods Implementations of conductive energy weapons (CEWs) may include a shock generating circuit configured to couple to a power source, two electrodes operatively coupled to the shock generating circuit, and a safety circuit operatively coupled to the shock generating circuit. The shock generating circuit may be configured to generate a first pulse train and deliver the first pulse train to a target, and may be configured to generate at least a second pulse train and deliver the at least second pulse train to a target. The safety circuit may be configured to prevent the CEW from applying pulse trains to the target after a predetermined number of pulse trains. The first pulse train may include two or more pulses having waveforms substantially identical with each other, each of the waveforms of the two or more pulses having both a positive voltage segment and a negative voltage segment.
US11243049B1	Tool-less re-zero optical scope knob adjustment systems and methods Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a user-zeroable adjustment knob for an optical aiming device. The adjustment knob includes a rotating member rotatable about an axis of rotation to change a setting of the optical aiming device, the rotating member including a rotating member clutch surface centered on the axis of rotation and a dial comprising a dial clutch surface, and wherein the dial is movable between an engaged position where the dial clutch surface is engaged with the rotating member clutch surface, and a disengaged position in which the dial clutch surface is disengaged from the rotating member clutch surface, allowing the dial to be rotated relative to the rotating member to set a zero position.
US11243045B2	Projectile launching apparatus A projectile launching apparatus for launching a projectile, such as a pellet, a BB bullet, an arrow, a dart and a paintball includes a linear motion converter driven by a motor, a piston coupled to the linear motion converter and reciprocally movable within a cylinder, a spring assembly and a breech assembly. The piston compresses a gas within the cylinder, after which the compressed gas expands in the barrel of the breech assembly for launching the projectile. Breech assembly includes a breech, a bolt, and bolt barrel cam, which rotate with the gas spring to allow a projectile to enter the breech and then to seal the bolt in the breech before the spring assembly releases its stored energy to launch the projectile.
US11243040B2	Recoil booster for firearm suppressor A firearm suppressor with a recoil booster may be provided. In one example, the suppressor may include a housing, a back end member coupled to the housing, and a recoil booster coupled to the back end member. The recoil booster may be configured to couple to a firearm. The recoil booster may include a coil spring, a rear cap coupled to the back end member, and a piston configured to slide relative to the rear cap. The rear cap may include a main body at least partially disposed within the back end member and including a first bearing surface to receive a first end of the spring and a flange extending forward from the main body and maintained within an inner circumference of the spring. The piston may include a second bearing surface configured to receive a second end of the spring. Additional embodiments and related methods are provided.
US11243039B2	Barrel section for reducing water and debris build-up An barrel (or barrel section) for a pneumatic gun can comprise a plurality of grooves and ridges arranged in parallel straight lines. The ridges may have a substantially arch-shaped cross-section with a rounded upper surface to provide minimal contact with a projectile such as a paintball being launched through the barrel. The grooves preferably provide channels to permit water and debris to be expelled from the barrel without interfering with the projectile travel. A plurality of apertures may be formed through a sidewall of the barrel along one or more of the grooves to further help expel water and debris, to impart spin to the projectile, and/or to improve a sound signature of the barrel.
US11243038B1	Systems and methods for launching a projectile from a disrupter cannon A disrupter cannon includes a barrel for launching a projectile. An insert may be used to launch a projectile of a smaller diameter than the projectile launched through the barrel of the disrupter cannon. An insert includes a bore therethrough, a breech-end portion, and a muzzle-end portion. The breech-end portion includes a channel. An O-ring is positioned in the channel of the breech-end portion. The muzzle-end portion includes one or more channels. A respective O-ring is positioned in each channel of the muzzle-end portion. While the insert is positioned in the barrel, the O-rings are configured to form a seal between an outer surface of the insert and an inner surface of the barrel. The projectile with a smaller diameter is launched through the bore of the insert.
US11243035B1	Grip safety interlock for firearm An example grip safety interlock can include a lower receiver with a trigger assembly, a safety selector having a detent channel, a grip having an internal recess, an extended detent pin having a detent point and an interference abutment surface, a grip safety lever having an interference ledge, and a lever bias spring positioned within the grip, extending between the grip and the grip safety lever. The grip safety lever can be positioned to pivot within the internal recess of the grip, and the extended detent pin can extend within the grip such that the detent point contacts the detent channel of the safety selector. The lever bias spring can push the grip safety lever to a first pivot position such that the interference ledge of the grip safety lever abuts the interference abutment surface of the extended detent pin to prevent movement and rotation of the safety selector.
US11243031B2	Heat exchanger and method for producing same A heat exchanger includes: a pillar shaped honeycomb; an inner cylindrical member; an outer cylindrical member arranged on a radially outer side of the inner cylindrical member such that a part of the outer cylindrical member forms a flow path for a second fluid; an upstream cylindrical member having a cylindrical portion and a flange portion, the upstream cylindrical member being located on a side of a first end face of the honeycomb structure, and an end portion of the flange portion being connected to the inner cylindrical member and/or the outer cylindrical member; and a downstream cylindrical member having a cylindrical portion and a flange portion, the downstream cylindrical member being located on a side of a second end face of the honeycomb structure, and an end portion of the flange portion being connected to the inner cylindrical member and/or the outer cylindrical member.
US11243029B2	Process monitoring and control for lyophilization using a wireless sensor network A non-invasive method to monitor and control of lyophilization of a frozen product solution to remove solvents is disclosed which includes installing one or more wireless pressure sensors configured to fit into a lyophilization vial tray disposed in a lyophilization chamber having a plurality of product vials, wherein the wireless pressure are distributed among the product vials being lyophilized thereby providing spatial pressure variations, collecting the spatial pressure information from said wireless pressure sensors, calculating sublimation rate of the solution, and adjusting pressure and/or temperature within the lyophilization chamber such that the calculated sublimation rate stays within a predetermined envelope.
US11243025B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a drawer door assembly including a front panel door part and a drawer part that defines an accommodation space; a rail that movably configured to connect the drawer door assembly to the cabinet and enable the drawer door assembly to insert into and withdraw from the cabinet; a driving device located at the front panel door part and configured to provide power; and an elevation device located in the drawer part and configured to be coupled to the driving device and elevate a portion of the drawer part relative to the front panel door part. The driving device includes: a motor assembly configured to provide driving force; a screw assembly configured to perform an elevation operation based on the driving force; and a lever that connects the screw assembly to the elevation device and that is configured to rotate based on the elevation operation.
US11243021B2	Attachment arrangement for vacuum insulated door A refrigerator includes an insulated cabinet structure and a cooling system. A door assembly includes a perimeter structure that is movably mounted to the insulated cabinet structure and an outer door that is movably mounted to the perimeter structure whereby the outer door can be moved between open and closed positions relative to the perimeter structure when the perimeter structure is in its closed position The outer door may comprise a vacuum insulated structure including porous core material disposed in a cavity of the outer door.
US11243018B2	Method for creating ice structures A method for building an ice structure includes making a plurality of ice logs and attaching the ice logs together to form a support structure. The support structure may be two or more stories high and may be constructed by freezing the ice logs together.
US11243014B2	Cryocooler A cryocooler includes a displacer, a cylinder that forms an expansion space, a Scotch yoke mechanism configured to drive the displacer in a reciprocating manner, a first rod that extends from the Scotch yoke mechanism, a housing that includes an assist chamber, a rotary valve configured to switch between a state in which the expansion space and a discharge side of a compressor are connected and the assist chamber and a suction side of the compressor are connected and a state in which the expansion space and the suction side of the compressor are connected and the assist chamber and the discharge side of the compressor are connected, a motor configured to drive the Scotch yoke mechanism and the rotary valve, and an on-off valve configured to open and close a gas flow path through which the rotary valve and the assist chamber are connected.
US11243013B2	Solar concentrator having a continuous parabolic reflective surface The present invention relates to a system for a parabolic solar concentrator (SCA) having a substantially continuous reflective surface aiming to maximize the efficiency of the parabolic solar concentrator and of its fabrication method. The system of the present invention allows the fabrication of a low cost parabolic solar concentrator, based on a torsion bar, ribs and a plurality of reflective pieces of sheet metal preferably covered with a reflective film. The parabolic solar concentrator according to a preferred embodiment allows the reduction of surfaces shading the reflective surface. Another advantage is the lack of presence of supporting or movement elements protruding in the concave side of the parabola, not including receiver tube components and supports, thereby increasing the reflection efficiency and solar collection.
US11243012B2	Portable heat shield assembly A portable heater shield assembly for directing heat laterally away from a heat source includes a plurality of panels that removably engaging each other to form a disk. Each of the panels is comprised of a heat resistant material. A plurality of brackets is each removably coupled to a heat source having the brackets being vertically oriented. The disk is positionable on top of the brackets when the brackets are removably coupled to the heat source having the disk spaced upwardly from the heat source. In this way the disk directs heat laterally away from the heat source for warming users sitting around the heat source.
US11243009B2	Device for preheating a fluid, in particular coolant for a combustion engine The invention relates to a device for heating a fluid (2), comprising a heating body (4) having a through passageway (6, 8) for the fluid and provided with at least one groove (14) on its outer surface; at least one electrical resistance (24) housed in the at least one groove (14) of the heating body. The device further comprises at least one closure plate (20) of the at least one groove (14) overlying the at least one resistance (24).
US11243007B2	System and method for a controlled environment An integrated system and process provides integrated control of the environment within a personal space. A tent or other structure suitable for forming a personal space, is in contact with, and may enclose, a user station. The system includes a control system, main controller, control modules, sensors, environmental units and other controllers that operate in an integrated fashion to provide a controlled environment within the personal space. The tent may enclose all or portions of the control system, main controller, control modules, sensors, environmental units and other controllers. Portions of the control system, main controller, control modules, sensors, environmental units and other controllers may reside outside tent. A process for providing environmental control of the personal space includes learning capabilities.
US11243003B2	Demand control ventilation with predictive humidity control Systems, apparatus and methods for operating an environmental control system that delivers dehumidified outdoor air into a conditioned space through an air valve. The method includes establishing CO2 setpoints corresponding to a ventilation outdoor air flow rate and a dehumidification outdoor air flow rate, determining a humidity metric of the conditioned space, and delivering outside air to the conditioned space at the ventilation outdoor air flow rate or dehumidification outdoor air flow rate based upon the humidity metric. The outside air may be tempered with return air from the conditioned space. The dehumidification CO2 set point is determined by predicting the dehumidification CO2 set point based on the airflow quantity per occupant and the relationship of the occupant predicted water vapor emission rate and CO2 emission rate.
US11243002B2	Smart air vent A method includes receiving, by a monitoring system that is configured to monitor a property, and from a sensor, sensor data, receiving data indicating an operational state of the HVAC system, determining that the HVAC system is providing air to a smart vent device, determining (i) a particular direction for the smart vent device to direct air flowing from the HVAC system and into the room of the property and (ii) a particular flow rate for the smart vent device to provide air from the HVAC system and into the room of the property, and providing, to the smart vent device, instructions to (i) direct air flowing from the HVAC system and into the room of the property in the particular direction and (ii) adjust the flow rate of air flowing from the HVAC system and into the room of the property according to the particular flow rate.
US11242995B2	Gas oven with electric and gas heating elements An oven has a housing defining a cooking cavity. A door is configured to open and close to provide access to the cooking cavity. At least one gas heating element is provided at a lower portion of the cooking cavity, and an electric heating element is provided at an upper portion of the cooking cavity.
US11242994B2	Combustion chamber for a turbomachine A combustion chamber for a turbomachine having a bottom wall, at least one mixing bowl for promoting the mixing of air and fuel, mounted in an opening in the bottom wall, at least one annular baffle mounted axially downstream of the bottom wall, with respect to the direction of the gas flow within the combustion chamber, around the opening. The baffle is produced in one piece with the mixing bowl so as to form a one-piece assembly that has at least one channel for the flow of cooling air. The channel has an air inlet located upstream of the bottom wall and an air outlet located downstream of the bottom wall. The air outlet is located radially opposite the baffle.
US11242988B2	Two-stage energy-integrated product gas generation system and method A multi-stage product gas generation system converts a carbonaceous material, such as municipal solid waste, into a product gas which may subsequently be converted into a liquid fuel or other material. One or more reactors containing bed material may be used to conduct reactions to effect the conversions. Unreacted inert feedstock contaminants present in the carbonaceous material may be separated from bed material using a portion of the product gas. A heat transfer medium collecting heat from a reaction in one stage may be applied as a reactant input in another, earlier stage.
US11242983B2	Casing for lighting assembly A fire-resistant, recessed lighting unit that obviates the need for a separate junction box and a separate incandescent “can”. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.
US11242982B2	Lighting unit and rail type lighting device comprising same A lighting unit and rail type lighting device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a body part having a body plate and a first guide part disposed on the top of the body plate in a lengthwise direction of the body plate, a magnet material accommodation part disposed at an upper portion of the body part to accommodate a magnet material magnetically coupled with a rail unit; and a body-coupling part that is slide-coupled to each of both ends of the body part along the first guide part.
US11242981B2	Recessed lighting fixture A lighting fixture is provided that may include a channel configured for disposition at least partially within a recessed groove. The channel may be configured for mounting in the recessed groove by one or more fasteners, brackets and/or a combination of both fasteners and brackets. The lighting fixture may further include a mounting tray positioned within the channel and configured for mounting of a lighting element. The lighting fixture may also include a lens, for example a flexible lens, disposed at least partially within the channel and configured to at least partially cover the lighting element.
US11242978B2	Reflector lamp with push-push adjustment assembly for varying a light beam angle thereof A reflector lamp including a light source, a lens or a reflector arranged coaxially with the light source in a spaced-apart fashion, and a push-push adjustment assembly for varying a beam angle of the light beam in a push manner. The push-push adjustment assembly includes a frame coupled fixedly to the lamp, an actuator in operative connection with the lens or the reflector, wherein the actuator movably rests in the frame so that the movement of the actuator enables the lens or the reflector to slide relative to the light source thereby to provide variable axial spacing between the lens or the reflector and the light source, and a push-push latch mechanism coupled to the actuator and/or the frame to move the actuator in the frame in a push manner, and to latch the actuator in different latching positions of the frame.
US11242975B2	Light-emitting device, display apparatus and lighting apparatus Provided is a light-emitting device with reduced in-plane luminance variation. The light-emitting device includes a main substrate, a plurality of light sources, a plurality of lenses, and one or more light reflection members. The main substrate includes a central part and a peripheral part that surrounds the central part. The plurality of light sources are each disposed on the central part of the main substrate. The plurality of lenses are disposed to correspond to the plurality of light sources respectively. The plurality of lenses apply optical effects to beams of light from the plurality of light sources respectively. One or more light reflection members are each disposed on the peripheral part. The light reflection members each have reflectance that is higher than the reflectance of the main substrate.
US11242972B2	Vehicular lighting using passive and/or active optics A reflector unit may behave as a retroreflector to reflect light of a selected color. The reflector unit may comprise a first reflector having a first color, a second reflector having a second color, and a mask that either allows incoming light to reach the first reflector and not the second reflector or allows incoming light to reach the second reflector and not the first reflector. An active light unit may emit light of a particular color in response to receiving light. In this fashion, the active light unit may simulate the operation of a reflector. The reflector unit and the active light unit may operate on a bi-directional vehicle.
US11242971B2	Reflector for a supplementary beam A vehicle headlamp assembly, a reflector for the headlamp assembly, and a method for generating a supplementary beam using the reflector are provided. The vehicle headlamp assembly includes a light source and a reflector. The reflector includes a plurality of facets. Each facet of the plurality of facets is configured to contribute to a section of a beam pattern of a light beam of the headlamp assembly by reflecting light emitted by the light source.
US11242967B1	Displayer screen hanging lamp The present invention discloses a displayer screen hanging lamp, comprising a lamp body and a fixed bracket, wherein the lamp body comprises a lamp housing, a lens and a light source; the fixed bracket comprises an regulating frame, a support clamping mechanism and two clamping legs; the lamp body is connected and fixed with the regulating frame which is installed onto the support clamping mechanism, the forepart of the bottom of the support clamping mechanism is equipped with two clamping feet extending downward; the whole fixed bracket is clamped onto the displayer via the clamping feet and the clamping legs; the clamping feet clamp the front surface of the top of displayer and the clamping legs are rotated to change the clamping angle to clamp the back of displayer. The present invention can stably and conveniently install the whole lamping lamp onto any displayer of any specification and thickness through two clamping legs, two clamping pieces, two supporting arms and a regulating frame designed for interaction and it does not cover over the displayed content; the regulating frame is set with a clamping leg on its left and right sides respectively, not only solving the problem that the clamping legs interfere with the displayer bracket but also making the lamplight irradiate in front of the displayer. The lamp body is designed with a light-polarizing lens so that the lamplight does not irradiate towards the displayer to prevent the displayer from being not seen clearly due to lamplight reflection.
US11242961B2	Method of manufacturing light-emitting device A method of manufacturing a light-emitting device includes: placing a light-emitting element; providing a light-shielding frame; supplying a light-reflective resin; providing a light-transmissive member; forming an optical member; and bonding an upper surface of the light-emitting element and a surface of the light-transmissive member with each other.
US11242959B2	U-shaped luminaire The present invention provides a U-shaped luminaire, comprises a lamp head module, a first glass tube, a second glass tube, a first light source board, a second light source board and a light transmission module, said lamp head module engaging said first glass tube and said second glass tube respectively, said first light source board being located within said first glass tube, said second light source board being located within said second glass tube and said light transmission module engaging said first glass tube and said second glass tube respectively.
US11242955B2	Method and system for optimizing the filling, storage and dispensing of carbon dioxide from multiple containers without overpressurization This invention relates to a novel method and system for dispensing CO2 vapor without over pressurization from a system having multiple containers. The system includes one or more liquid containers and one or more vapor containers. The system is designed to operate in a specific manner whereby a restricted amount of CO2 liquid is permitted into the vapor container through a restrictive pathway that is created and maintained by a shuttle valve during the filling operation so that equalization of container pressures is achieved, thereby allowing shuttle valve to reseat when filling has stopped. During use, a pressure differential device is designed to specifically isolate the vapor container from the liquid container so as to preferentially deplete liquid CO2 from the vapor container and avoid over pressurization of the system until the vapor container becomes liquid dry. The system can be operated so that at least 50% of the CO2 vapor product is dispensed from the vapor container.
US11242945B2	Hanger for messenger wire A messenger wire hanger includes a body having integral first, middle, and hook portions. The hook portion is in the shape of a hook adapted to hook over a messenger wire. The body defines a first opening between the first portion and the middle portion and a second opening between the middle portion and the hook portion. A lashing strap has a first portion and a second portion with the first portion of the lashing strap being disposed in the first opening of the body and the second portion of the lashing strap being disposed in the second opening of the body. Another configuration uses three openings with a second pawl extending between the second and third openings to define a tortuous path for the lashing strap.
US11242943B2	Micro-valve Provided is a micro-valve having a laminate structure capable of improving sealing performance when a foreign substance is mixed. The micro-valve 10 has a laminate structure and includes a base layer 20 and a diaphragm layer 30. The base layer is formed with an inlet port 23 for introducing a gas into the micro-valve and an outlet port for allowing the gas to flow outside. The diaphragm layer is arranged to face the base layer. The diaphragm layer switches the flowing and blocking of the gas from the inlet port to the outlet port by elastic deformation thereof. The diaphragm layer has a configuration in which a plurality of deformation regions 33 and a plurality of rigid body regions 34 are alternately formed, the deformation region being elastically deformable in accordance with an inflow of a pneumatic fluid into the micro-valve. The diaphragm layer closes at least one of the inlet port and the outlet port by elastic deformation of at least a part of the plurality of deformation regions.
US11242940B2	Capacity control valve A capacity control valve includes a valve housing provided with a main valve seat; a main valve body that is inserted into the valve housing and includes a main valve portion which is capable of seating on the main valve seat 10a to open and close a communication between a suction port and a control port using a driving force of a solenoid; and a pressure-sensitive body that applies a biasing force to the main valve body in an opening direction according to pressure of a fluid surrounding the pressure-sensitive body. The fluid is supplied from the control port to around the pressure-sensitive body, and the fluid is supplied from the suction port to a back pressure side of the main valve body.
US11242938B2	Internal engagement structure of housing for water control valve An internal engagement structure of a housing for a water control valve, the water control valve including the housing and a valve assembly, and the housing contains: a holder and a cover. The holder is configured to accommodate the valve assembly, and the cover is covered on the holder. The holder includes two opposite receiving grooves, two locking recesses formed on two lower ends of the two opposite receiving grooves respectively and communicating with the holder, and two tilted guide faces arranged on two upper ends of the two opposite receiving grooves respectively. The cover includes two opposite retainers extending downward from a bottom thereof and corresponding to the two opposite receiving grooves respectively, two hooks formed on two lower ends of the two opposite retainers respectively, and two cutouts defined above the two hooks respectively and configured to accommodate the two tilted guide faces respectively.
US11242934B2	Valve device Provided is a valve device which can precisely adjust the flow rate while ensuring the flow rate of the fluid. A valve device includes a main actuator which receives a pressure of a supplied drive fluid and moves an operating member to an open position or closed position; an adjusting actuator arranged to receive at least a part of a force generated by the main actuator and for adjusting the position of the operating member positioned at the open position; and a pressure regulator provided in a feed path of the drive fluid to the main actuator and for regulating the pressure of the supplied drive fluid to suppress fluctuation of the pressure of the drive fluid supplied to the main actuator.
US11242933B2	Floating valve seat for a rotary control valve for use in severe service applications A valve seat is provided for use in a rotary valve for use in highly corrosive and abrasive applications. The valve seat includes a seat body adapted to selectively engage a portion of the floating ball element. The valve seat also includes a sealing element disposed in a first groove formed in the seat body and adapted to prevent fluid flow between the seat body and the valve body. The valve seat further includes a first bearing disposed in a second groove formed in the seat body, and a second bearing disposed in a third groove formed in the seat body, wherein the second and third grooves are formed immediately adjacent the first groove such that the first and second bearings are disposed immediately adjacent the sealing element.
US11242930B2	Seal structure and seal method A seal structure includes an elastic body and a cap which are located in a boundary between a first component and a second component that seal and define a gas flow path. The flow path is defined by a first through hole in the first component and a second through hole in the second component, the elastic body has a loop-shaped second opening which overlaps with a first opening of the first through hole, and the cap covers the elastic body such that the first opening, the second opening, and a third opening of the cap overlap with each other. The cap is fitted into a groove in the first surface and is in close contact with the second surface. The cap and second component are in close contact with each other to have slidability.
US11242929B2	Piston ring The present invention addresses the problem of providing a piston ring covered with a DLC coating that has excellent wear resistance and shows a low attacking property on a cylinder bore sliding surface. The problem is solved by a piston ring which is used in the presence of an engine lubricating oil and includes a DLC coating on an outer peripheral sliding surface. The DLC coating has an sp2 component ratio of 0.5 to 0.85 as determined from a TEM-EELS spectrum obtained by a combination of a transmission electron microscope (TEM) and electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS), as well as a coating hardness of 12 GPa to 26 GPa and a Young's modulus of 250 GPa or less as measured by a nanoindentation method.
US11242928B2	Control apparatus for vehicle A vehicle control apparatus includes a learning control portion configured to execute a learning control operation, and to limit a learning value obtained through the learning control operation, by a guard value, and an update control portion configured to obtain a new guard value from an external device, and to update the guard value to the new guard value. The update control portion limits the learning value by the new guard value, prior to execution of the learning control operation, such that the learning value is rewritten, by the update control portion, to a value within a new guard-value range defined by the new guard value in a case in which the learning value is deviated from the new guard-value range, and such that the learning value is kept unchanged by the update control portion in a case in which the learning value is within the new guard-value range.
US11242925B2	Ring gear for an epicyclic or planetary reduction gear of a turbomachine A ring gear for an epicyclic or planetary reduction gear of a turbomachine, in particular of an aircraft, said ring gear extending about an axis X and comprising first and second coaxial annular elements and comprising, respectively, two inner annular toothing sets of different orientation, each of said toothing sets having a pitch diameter and a median plane substantially perpendicular to said axis and with an intersection point designated Y in an axial cross-section of the ring gear, said first and second annular elements further comprising, respectively, first and second radially outer annular flanges for attaching said first and second elements to each other, wherein each of said first and second flanges comprises a peripheral portion extending in a plane that is angled with respect to said axis X and that passes substantially through said intersection point Y.
US11242923B2	Driving force transmission apparatus A continuously variable transmission includes a case member including an outer surface on the side where a torque converter is disposed and an inner surface on the side where a driving force transmission mechanism is disposed. The case member includes a supporting hole by which a bearing that supports a third shaft is supported, a supporting hole by which a bearing that supports a fourth shaft is supported, and an oil path through which an lubricant, to be supplied to the bearing and the bearing, is supplied. The oil path protrudes from the outer surface from the case member and has a straight line shape connecting between the supporting hole and the supporting hole. Thus, components can be appropriately lubricated even when it is difficult to provide lubrication pipes.
US11242920B2	Torque converter assemblies with integrated planetary-type torsional vibration dampers Presented are torque converters (TC) with planetary-type vibration dampers, methods for making/using such TC assemblies, and vehicles equipped with such TC assemblies. A TC assembly includes a TC housing drivingly connected to a prime mover to receive torque therefrom, and a TC output member drivingly connected to a transmission to transfer torque thereto. Rotatably mounted within an internal fluid chamber of the TC housing are juxtaposed turbine and impeller blades. The impeller blades are rotatably mounted to the housing. A TC clutch is operable to lock the TC housing to the TC output member. A torsional vibration damper, which is disposed within the internal fluid chamber, includes a sun gear attached to the TC output member for unitary rotation, a ring gear attached to the TC clutch for unitary rotation, and a planet carrier intermeshed with the ring and sun gears and attached to the turbine blades for unitary rotation.
US11242915B1	Selectable one-way clutch in two speed drive unit of electrical vehicle A two-speed drive unit of an electric vehicle includes a planetary gear set transmission having multiple elements including a first element, a second element and a third element. A motor generator unit supplies a motive force to the planetary gear set transmission. A first stage gear transfers the motive force to the planetary gear set transmission from the motor generator unit. A second stage gear is connected through the second element to a final drive. A first torque transmitting device defining a selectable one-way clutch (SOWC) is connected to the third element.
US11242914B2	Power transmission unit A power transmission unit that can prevent unintentional disengagement of a clutch. A first set of teeth formed on an outer circumferential surface of a first rotary member is engaged with a third set of teeth formed on an inner circumferential surface of a second rotary member. A second set of teeth formed on an inner circumferential surface of the first rotary member is meshed with a fourth set of teeth formed on an outer circumferential surface of a third rotary member. A center of engagement between the first set of teeth and the third set of teeth is situated at a point withdrawn from a center of engagement between the second set of teeth and the fourth set of teeth in the direction to disengage the first set of teeth from the third set of teeth.
US11242913B2	Cellulose-containing gear A gear is provided that has excellent continuous moldability for practical use, and both high slidability and high durability. The provided gear is a molded resin constructed of a resin composition comprising a thermoplastic resin (A) and cellulose nanofibers (B) with an average fiber diameter of 1000 nm or smaller, and having a number average molecular weight of the thermoplastic resin (A) in the range of 10,000 to 150,000, wherein a sliding surface of the gear with another gear teeth has an arithmetic mean surface roughness Sa of 3.0 μm or lower.
US11242912B2	Chain fastening assembly A chain fastening assembly includes a fastener that has a first loop and a second loop. The first loop has a clevis that is attached to a chain being releasably fastened to the first loop. Additionally, the first loop has a diameter that is sufficient to have a chain link passed therethrough regardless of the orientation of the chain link. The second loop has an inside diameter being sufficient to have a chain link passed therethrough when the chain link is oriented to lie on a vertical plane. Thus, the chain link can be passed into the second loop. Moreover, the second loop has an inside diameter being insufficient to allow the chain link to pass therethrough when the chain link is oriented to lie on a horizontal plane. In this way the fastener retains the chain in a closed loop for towing or the like.
US11242900B2	Clutch control device A first engagement member includes a first meshing portion and rotates integrally with a first shaft. A second engagement member includes a second meshing portion configured to mesh with the first meshing portion and rotates integrally with a second shaft. An electric clutch device drives the first engagement member via a pressing member that extends and contracts in response to drive of a clutch actuator. When the electric clutch device is to be engaged, the first shaft command computation unit sets the first shaft rotation speed command value to be smaller than the rotation speed of the second shaft. Further, after the rotation speed of the first shaft matches the first shaft rotation speed command value, the first shaft command computation unit sets the first shaft rotation speed command value to be gradually closer to the rotation speed of the second shaft.
US11242899B2	Fluid distribution apparatus and the axle assembly made therewith A fluid distribution apparatus for an axle assembly, the fluid distribution apparatus including a cylindrical portion rotatably disposed about a bearing race. A conical portion is coupled with the cylindrical portion, and a retaining portion is coupled with the conical portion. A plurality of circumferentially spaced tubes are coupled with the retaining portion, wherein the tubes are at least partially disposed through a rotating component of a clutch.
US11242896B2	Spline slip constant velocity joint A constant velocity ball joint uses a star shaped sleeve with a splined connection to its shaft. The sleeve is longitudinally retained on its shaft using a retaining ring in an outwardly facing groove of the shaft. The star shaped sleeve has a 30° assembly assist chamfer angle on one side, as well as a 45° transition chamfer angle and a 65° ramp chamfer angle facing the opposite direction. These angles control the diameter of the retaining ring as it is compressed inward into the groove during assembly and disassembly. The star shaped sleeve can be used in a dynamic length CV joint, with the splines of a configuration that allows longitudinal sliding of the sleeve on the shaft, so the shell of the dynamic length CV joint still can be of the spherical race type.
US11242888B2	Drive shaft coupling A drive shaft coupling for connecting a rotating tube cleaning shaft to a tube cleaning machine wherein high pressure fluid is pumped through the coupling, wherein the coupling is sealed to contain the high pressure fluid, and wherein a machine driven rotary flexible shaft passes through the coupling.
US11242885B2	Multi-patch threaded fastener A multi-patch threaded fastener includes a shank having a threaded portion and two or more polymer patches disposed on the shank. The two or more polymer patches are configured to wedge against a mating threaded component to promote contact between non-patched threaded portions of the shank and the mating threaded component to resist removal from the mating threaded component. A method of making the multi-patch threaded fastener includes positioning two or more nozzles for dispensing a patch material at locations corresponding to desired patch locations on the shank, conveying the shank past two or more nozzles, and dispensing the patch material from each nozzle onto the shank to form the two or more polymer patches on the shank.
US11242877B2	Method and apparatus for joining composite panels A method of joining panels is disclosed, including adhesively bonding a case in a slot of a first panel, the case having a channel on an inner side, and adhesively bonding a plate to a tab portion of a second panel, the plate having an external pin member. The method further includes inserting the tab portion of the second panel into the case in the slot of the first panel and sliding the external pin member of the plate along the channel on the inner side of the case, to a locking position.
US11242874B2	Pneumatic control device and process control device equipped therewith A pneumatic control device includes a functional assembly that has an interruption valve device for the selective opening or interruption of at least one main working channel used for the pneumatic control of a pneumatic actuator. The functional assembly also contains a manually actuatable valve device that is connected to the interruption valve device by means of at least one auxiliary working channel and which enables manual pneumatic control of the connected actuator, if the at least one main working channel is interrupted by the interruption valve device at the same time. A process control device can also be equipped with a control device of this type.
US11242872B2	Cylinder device A cylinder device includes: a first piston (8) inserted in a first cylinder hole (4) so as to be movable in an axial direction, a piston rod (7) being hermetically inserted in the first piston (8), the first piston (8) being fixed to the piston rod (7); a second piston (10, 37) inserted in a second cylinder hole (5) so as to be movable in the axial direction, the piston rod (7) being inserted in the second piston (10, 37); and a partition wall (13) dividing a cylinder hole (6) into the first cylinder hole (4) and the second cylinder hole (5), the partition wall (13) being movable in the axial direction.
US11242870B2	Cylinder bypass Disclosure herein are hydraulic systems and method of use thereof. The hydraulic systems can include a hydraulic cylinder and a manifold. The hydraulic cylinder can have a first end and a second end. The hydraulic cylinder can include a first port, a second port, and a third port. The first port can be located proximate the first end. The second port cane be located proximate the second end. The third port can be located in between the first port and the second port. The manifold can include a first valve and a second valve. The first valve can be in fluid communication with the first port and the third port. The second valve can be in fluid communication with the second port and the third port.
US11242868B2	Axial fan An axial fan, including: a wind deflector including a cavity; a motor; a plurality of blades circumferentially disposed on the motor; and a grid mesh disposed on one end face of the wind deflector. The motor and the plurality of blades are disposed in the cavity. The grid mesh includes a central part provided with a fixed platform. The motor is disposed on the fixed platform.
US11242867B2	Fan structure A fan structure includes a fan frame and a fan body. The fan frame includes two side plates, a first connecting plate, a buckling portion and a second connecting plate. The side plate includes a fan stopping plate, a first protruding portion and two second protruding portions. The first protruding portion and the second protruding portions are disposed on the fan stopping plate. The first connecting plate is connected with the fan stopping plates. The buckling portion is disposed on the first connecting plate. The second connecting plate connects with the fan stopping plates and the first connecting plate. The fan body is accommodated between the side plates. The fan body has some first and second recessed portions which accommodate the first protruding portions and the second protruding portions respectively. The side plates, the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate are integrally formed.
US11242865B2	Fluid apparatus Structures are formed in a shape protruding from a wing surface, and a plurality of riblets are formed in a shape depressed from the wing surface. A first cross section obtained by cutting the structure by a flat face that is parallel to a flow and perpendicularly intersects with the wing surface has an inclined side that extends from a point on the wing surface to a top that is a point apart from the wing surface. An inter-structure flow channel is formed between two adjacent structures among the plurality of structures. The area of a face in one of the two structures and the area of a face in the other structure with which a fluid flowing in the inter-structure flow channel comes into contact are different from each other. Accordingly, peeling of the flow can be suppressed and the frictional resistance of the flow can be decreased.
US11242863B2	Fan blade with improved structure A fan blade with improved structure includes a hub, a plurality of blades. The hub has a lateral side having two ends, one of which is formed a top side and the other end is extended to form an extended section, and a plurality of connecting slots located on the periphery of the extended section. Each blade has a first end correspondingly engaged in respective connecting slot and a second end. With these arrangements, the fan blade with improved structure can increase structural strength of thin fan blades and be easy to connect the hub to the blades.
US11242860B2	Fuel pump A fuel pump includes an output shaft of a motor and an impeller configured to rotate integrally with the output shaft. An outer periphery of the output shaft includes a first flat portion for engaging with the impeller. The impeller includes a through hole at a center thereof, the through hole being larger than an outer diameter of the output shaft and including a second flat portion for engaging with the output shaft. In this fuel pump, when the output shaft and the impeller are arranged coaxially, spots exist which have different lengths of a gap between the first flat portion and the second flat portion in a rotational axis direction of the output shaft.
US11242859B2	Vertical lighting vaneless inverter fan A vertical lighting vaneless inverter fan comprises a body, a blast system, an air supply column, a lighting device and a sound-reducing structure. The blast system is mounted in the inner chamber of body. The air supply column is installed on the top of body. The blast system supplies air to the air supply column, the airflow is jetted from the air supply column. The impeller is located above the motor. When the blast system is installed in the inner chamber of body case, the impeller corresponds to the bottom of air outlet, so that the wind can be delivered through the air outlet directly.
US11242855B2	Electric pump At an electric pump, a first gasket is interposed between a stator and a motor housing, and a supporting member, and a second gasket is interposed between the supporting member and a substrate housing. Further, the electric pump has a first snap-fit structure that assembles the stator to the supporting member, a second snap-fit structure that assembles the motor housing the supporting member, and a third snap-fit structure that assembles the substrate housing to the supporting member.
US11242854B2	Scroll compressor A scroll compressor is provided in which a center of a back pressure chamber is eccentrically disposed relative to a center of a fixed scroll. For example, the center of the back pressure chamber may be moved towards a center of an orbiting scroll at a time of discharge, thereby preventing displacement of the fixed scroll and ensuring stability in orbital movement of the orbiting scroll.
US11242851B2	Linear actuator assembly and system A linear actuator system includes a linear actuator and at least one proportional control valve and at least one pump connected to the linear actuator to provide fluid to operate the linear actuator. The at least one pump includes at least one fluid driver having a prime mover and a fluid displacement assembly to be driven by the prime mover such that fluid is transferred from the pump inlet to the pump outlet. The linear actuator system also includes a controller that establishes at least one of a speed and a torque of the at least one prime mover and concurrently establishes an opening of the at least one proportional control valve to adjust at least one of a flow and a pressure in the linear actuator system to an operational set point.
US11242849B1	Dual use valve member for a valve assembly A valve member for a valve assembly includes a body. The valve member also includes a first sealing assembly, coupled to the body at a first end, the first sealing assembly forming at least a portion of a first end strike face. The valve member further includes a second sealing assembly, coupled to the body at a second end opposite the first end, the second sealing assembly forming at least a portion of a second end strike face. The valve member also includes a guide leg assembly coupled to the body at the first end.
US11242847B2	Gas compressor and system and method for gas compressing Systems are provided comprising at least one driving cylinder comprising a driving chamber and a driving piston within the driving chamber. The driving piston separates the driving chamber into a driving fluid zone for receiving a driving fluid and a buffer zone for receiving a buffer fluid. The driving piston is movable in the driving chamber by the driving fluid. The systems may also comprise a driven cylinder comprising a driven chamber and a driven piston moveable in the driven chamber. The driven piston is connected to and driven by the driving piston to move within the driven chamber. The driven chamber comprises an input port configured to receive a driven fluid at a first, lower pressure into the driven chamber and an output port configured to expel the driven fluid at a second, higher pressure from the driven chamber when the driven fluid is pressurized by the driven piston. The buffer fluid is different from the driving fluid and the driven fluid, and the buffer fluid in the buffer zone separates the driving fluid from the driven fluid.
US11242842B2	System and method for forecasting power output of a wind farm The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for forecasting a farm-level power output of a wind farm having a plurality of wind turbines. The method includes collecting actual operational data and/or site information for the wind farm. The method also includes predicting operational data for the wind farm for a future time period. Further, the method includes generating a model-based power output forecast based on the actual operational data, the predicted operational data, and/or the site information. In addition, the method includes measuring real-time operational data from the wind farm and adjusting the power output forecast based on the measured real-time operational data. Thus, the method also includes forecasting the farm-level power output of the wind farm based on the adjusted power output forecast.
US11242836B2	Apparatuses, systems, and methods for providing power generation Apparatuses, systems, and methods are provided for generating power. A pipe having an input flow is coupleable to an input section configured to receive at least a portion of the input flow. A generation section is coupleable to the input section and includes a pipe section to carry the at least a portion of the input flow, a turbine coupleable to the pipe section and configured to capture energy from the at least a portion of input flow carried by the pipe section, and a generator coupleable to the turbine and configured to generate power from the energy captured by the turbine. An output section is coupleable to the pipe and configured to provide output of the generation section to the pipe.
US11242832B2	Structure for attaching metal diaphragm damper A structure for attaching a metal diaphragm damper, includes a housing, a housing cover that cooperates with the housing to define a space, and a pair of diaphragms each formed in a disk shape, the pair of diaphragms having weld portions on an outer periphery side thereof, the weld portions being welded to each other in an annular shape to form the metal diaphragm damper of which inside is filled with gas, the metal diaphragm damper being attached to the housing and the housing cover so as to be disposed in the space between the housing and the housing cover. The pair of diaphragms is provided with outer peripheral portions on the outer peripheral side of the welded portions, and the outer peripheral portions of the pair of diaphragms are held by the housing and the housing cover in a thickness direction of the pair of diaphragms.
US11242831B2	Fuel injection valve A fuel injection valve includes a valve body, a fixed core, a movable core, a spring, a cup, and a guide. The cup contacts the spring and the valve body to transmit a valve closing elastic force to the valve body, and includes a cylindrical portion having a cylindrical shape. The guide has a sliding surface on which an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion slides so as to guide the movement of the cylindrical portion in an axial direction while restricting the movement of the cylindrical portion in a radial direction. The guide has a recessed surface connected to the sliding surface and recessed to increase a gap between the recessed surface and the cup in the radial direction.
US11242829B2	Fuel pump module, fuel supply device, and method of installing fuel pump module in fuel tank A fuel pump module includes: a pump unit; a lid provided to close an opening of a fuel tank; and a flexible fuel tube. The pump unit includes a fuel pump configured to pump fuel out of the fuel tank, a housing that holds the fuel pump, and a filter configured to filter the fuel. The lid has a discharge port to supply the fuel to outside of the fuel tank. The flexible fuel tube connects the pump unit and the discharge port. The housing includes a guide portion configured to fix the pump unit to a fixing member having a pair of rails provided in the fuel tank, and a separation regulating member configured to regulate the guide portion from separating from the pair of rails by engaging with the fixing member.
US11242824B2	Fuel adsorption device and evaporated fuel processing apparatus including the same A fuel adsorption device may include a case and a heater. The case may be metal and may have a multi-cylindrical shape. The case may accommodate a plurality of adsorbents configured to at least one of adsorb and desorb evaporated fuel. The case may include a cylindrical first wall part, at least one cylindrical second wall part disposed further inward than the first wall part, and a plurality of connection parts connecting the first wall part and the at least one second wall part to one other. A first adsorbent of the plurality of adsorbents may be arranged in a first space disposed between the first wall part and the second wall part. A second adsorbent of the plurality of adsorbents may be arranged in a second space disposed further inward than the second wall part. The heater may be disposed on an outer surface of the first wall part.
US11242822B2	Structured panel with multi-panel structure(s) A structured panel is provided that includes a first skin with a plurality of perforations, a second skin and a core. The core forms a plurality of cavities vertically between the first skin and the second skin. Each of the cavities is respectively fluidly coupled with one or more of the perforations. The cavities include a first cavity. An element of the core is configured with a multi-layered structure. The multi-layered structure includes a first layer and a second layer attached to the first layer. The first layer is configured with a first rib projecting into the first cavity.
US11242820B2	Chain cover A chain cover is configured to cover a timing chain that transmits rotation of a crankshaft of an internal combustion engine to a camshaft. The chain cover includes a crankshaft-side opening forming portion that defines a crankshaft-side opening into which the crankshaft is inserted, and a general portion that is a section different from the crankshaft-side opening forming portion. The crankshaft-side opening forming portion is made of a first material. The general portion is made of a second material. The first material and the second material are different from each other.
US11242817B2	Engine control method and engine system An engine control method includes a step of setting combustion mode in which a first combustion mode in which a mixed gas is combusted by propagating flame or a second combustion mode in which the mixed gas is combusted by self-ignition is selected, a step of setting air-fuel ratio mode in which a lean first air-fuel ratio mode or a second air-fuel ratio mode equal to or richer than a theoretical air-fuel ratio is selected, a step of setting torque reduction in which a torque reduction amount by which a torque generated by an engine is reduced based on a steer angle of a steering wheel, and a suppressing step in which reducing the torque generated by the engine based on the torque reduction amount set in the step of setting torque reduction is suppressed.
US11242816B1	Systems and methods for reverse flow detect Systems and methods for reverse flow detection for a dual fuel engine are disclosed. The engine may include an intake manifold, a liquid fuel supply line and a gaseous fuel supply line, the gaseous fuel supply line including a gaseous fuel supply and a gaseous fuel rail. The method may include: receiving sensed values of gaseous fuel supply pressure, intake manifold pressure, and gaseous fuel rail pressure; determining a threshold value based on the sensed value of gaseous fuel supply pressure; determining a reverse flow in the gaseous fuel supply line based on the sensed values of gaseous fuel supply pressure and gas rail pressure and the determined threshold value; and outputting an indication of reverse flow in response to the determination of reverse flow.
US11242815B2	Error diagnosis device and error diagnosis method The error diagnosis device has: an input unit that receives detected values for pressure inside the common rail; a calculation unit that, if the detected values are less than a target common rail pressure, calculates the pressure differences and the fuel pump discharge amounts; and a determination unit that determines whether or not a set time has lapsed in a state in which the pressure differences are at least a first threshold value and less than a second threshold value and the discharge amounts are at least a third threshold value and less than a fourth threshold value. The determination unit determines that an error has occurred in the high-pressure pump if the set time has lapsed and determines that an error has occurred in the flowrate adjustment valve if the set time has not lapsed.
US11242809B2	Exhaust catalyst light-off in an opposed-piston engine In an opposed-piston engine which includes a catalytic aftertreatment device in its exhaust system an exhaust gas condition indicating a catalyst temperature of the aftertreatment device is monitored. When the catalyst temperature is near or below a light-off temperature, a catalyst light-off procedure is executed to elevate the temperature of the catalyst.
US11242802B2	Turbine engine exhaust duct system and methods for noise dampening and attenuation A mobile fracking system and methods may include a gas turbine housed at least partially inside a trailer and an exhaust attenuation system configured to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine. The exhaust attenuation system may include a lower elongated plenum configured to receive exhaust gas from the gas turbine and an upper noise attenuation system that is movably connected relative to a distal end of the lower elongated plenum.
US11242799B2	Air logic control for auxiliary air injection system The invention relates generally to gas turbine engines used for electrical power generation. More specifically, embodiments of the present invention provide systems and ways for improving the life and reducing start-up time necessary for bringing gas turbine engines online and up to full power.
US11242797B2	Turbocharger assembly A turbocharger assembly (1) comprises a turbine (4), a compressor (6), a housing (8), one or more electronic components (38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 50, 51, 52, 54, 58) and a pettier device (46). The pettier device (46) is configured to provide electrical power to the one or more electronic components (38, 40, 41, 42, 45, 47, 50, 51, 52, 54, 58).
US11242794B2	Exhaust connector system in automotive vehicle exhaust systems A connector system for attaching diffusers to automotive vehicle exhaust systems which, in accordance with the characteristics thereof, provides a connector system in a specific structure of the mechanical type and based in an outlet nozzle with a groove flange, a tongue flange making the interface outlet nozzle-diffuser, an outlet connector with a tongue flange making the interface to the automotive vehicle exhaust system, a groove flange making the interface outlet connector-diffuser, and fixing clamps for the pairs of tongue-groove flanges, in order to provide complete optimization procedures to press fit and fasten the diffusers and their parts such as outlet nozzles and outlet connectors to automotive sports vehicle exhaust systems, coupled with a 360-degree double rotating system of their parts.
US11242792B2	Sensor and production method therefor for use in an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine Various embodiments include a method for the production of a sensor for an exhaust gas stream of an internal combustion engine, wherein the sensor comprises a first electrode and a second electrode. The method comprises: arranging a glass solder in a mold substantially between and substantially insulating the first electrode and the second electrode; arranging an insulating element in the mold in contact with a free surface of the glass solder; and finish molding the glass solder into a glass insulator together with the insulating element in a predetermined position relative to the first electrode and the second electrode. The insulating element shapes the glass insulator during the finish molding and at least partially isolates the glass insulator from the exhaust gas of the internal combustion engine during a measuring operation of the sensor.
US11242788B2	Mixer and doser cone assembly with injector for low temperature conditions A vehicle exhaust system includes a mixer assembly for a vehicle exhaust system. The mixer assembly includes a mixer housing that defines an internal cavity and which includes at least one injection opening. A manifold is positioned within the internal cavity at the injection opening. A primary injector is configured to inject fluid through the injection opening and into the internal cavity, and at least one secondary injector, which is separate from the primary injector, is configured to inject fluid into the internal cavity when operating temperatures fall below a predetermined level.
US11242786B2	Control device for exhaust purging system The present disclosure relates to ECU for an exhaust purging system comprises: a NOx catalyst provided in an exhaust passage; and a second composite sensor detecting an air-fuel ratio in a downstream of the NOx catalyst, the ECU, which performs a routine of a purge control, calculates the sum of values of the reductant that have been supplied to the NOx catalyst since the start of the routine of the purge control, determines whether the sum is greater than or equal to an end determination threshold, determines whether the air-fuel ratio is less than or equal to a predetermined value, and ends the routine of the purge control in response to an earlier one of a first affirmative determination that the sum is greater than or equal to the end determination threshold and a second affirmative determination that the air-fuel ratio is less than or equal to the predetermined value.
US11242783B1	Sound deflecting muffler A sound deflecting muffler for deflecting and absorbing sound waves associated with exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine includes a casing having a muffler body defining an interior area and defining an inlet opening operatively connected to the internal combustion engine for receiving exhaust gases into the interior area and defining an outlet opening in communication with the interior area for directing the exhaust gases downstream from the interior area. The casing includes a pair of sound baffles that define a flow path for the exhaust gases flowing between the inlet and outlet of the muffler body, each sound baffle being perforated and having an arcuate configuration such that the flow path narrows at a midpoint. A first sound deflector is positioned in the flow path proximate the inlet end so as to deflect a portion of the exhaust gases toward the pair of sound baffles.
US11242780B2	Actuator for use in a separator An actuator for a separator for separating contaminants from a fluid stream which includes entrained contaminants. The actuator is arranged to move along an actuator axis to adjust an open cross-sectional area of at least one aperture of the separator, and comprises a flexible diaphragm, and a support assembly for the flexible diaphragm. The support assembly is movable along the actuator axis carrying the flexible diaphragm and has an upper support member mounted on a lower support member. A portion of the flexible diaphragm is located between the upper and lower support members. The lower support member comprises an axially extending support portion coupled to a radially extending support portion. The upper support member comprises a diaphragm anti-inversion feature coupled to a radially extending support portion. The diaphragm anti-inversion feature extends such that it axially overlaps at least part of the axially extending support portion of the lower support member.
US11242779B1	Engine lubrication system An engine oil lubrication system includes an oil flow control baffle disposed in the sump of the oil pan. The baffle may be detachably mountable in the sump of the oil pan. The baffle may be configured to prevent oil returning to the sump from the engine from short-circuiting and flowing directly to the oil pump intake. The baffle creates a circuitous flow path which forces mixing of the returning oil before being drawn into the oil pump intake nozzle via increasing resonance time of the oil in the sump to enhance cooling. The present disclosure further provides a modular engine mounting system which extends the number of engines and vehicle chassis which can utilize a single oil pan to mount to the chassis. Interchangeable mounting flanges are provided having different bolting patterns compatible with the different chassis.
US11242774B2	Rocker assembly with a hydraulic lash adjuster A rocker assembly including a rocker shaft having an outer surface, main oil passage, a first radial passage and a second radial and a rocker arm having a first end and an inner cylindrical surface defining a bore, wherein the rocker shaft is received in the bore to pivotably mount the rocker arm onto the rocker shaft. The rocker arm includes a hydraulic lash adjuster mounted within the first end and a first oil passage having an inlet at the inner cylindrical surface and an outlet in fluid communication with the hydraulic lash adjuster. The inner cylindrical surface is spaced apart from the outer surface of the rocker shaft by a radial clearance, and wherein an inlet to the first oil passage and a first outlet of the first radial passage are in a loaded region of the radial clearance.
US11242773B2	Reversible camshaft target Disclosed is a toothed wheel for a camshaft, forming a target for a camshaft position sensor, the toothed wheel including a circular body including two opposite main faces, and at least four teeth distributed around the circumference of the circular body, each tooth including two edges, one corresponding to a rising edge and the other to a falling edge, according to a direction of rotation of the wheel, the angular separation between the edges of each tooth being different for each tooth, characterized in that the four teeth are shaped so that the toothed wheel includes, considering the same main face and the same direction of rotation of the wheel: four edges of the same first rising or falling type spaced apart by 90° respectively, and three edges of the second falling or rising type respectively, spaced apart by 120° respectively.
US11242772B2	Large scale cost effective direct steam generator system, method, and apparatus Embodiments of the present disclosure can include a system for generating steam. The system can include a direct steam generator configured to generate saturated steam and combustion exhaust constituents. A close coupled heat exchanger can be fluidly coupled to the direct steam generator, the close coupled heat exchanger can be configured to route the saturated or superheated steam and combustion exhaust constituents through an exhaust constituent removal system. The system can include an energy recovery system that reclaims the energy from the exhaust constituents.
US11242768B2	Investment casting core bumper for gas turbine engine article A gas turbine engine article includes an article wall that defines a cavity, a cooling passage network embedded between inner and outer portions of the article wall, and at least one conical passage through at least a portion of the inner portion of the article wall. The cooling passage network has an inlet orifice through the inner portion of the article wall to receive cooling air from the cavity, an outlet orifice through the outer portion of the article wall, and an intermediate region of passages that connects the inlet orifice to the outlet orifice. The conical passage has a first end that is proximate the cavity and a second end that opens at the intermediate region of passages.
US11242765B2	Apparatus for adjusting clearance and gas turbine including the same A clearance adjusting apparatus disposed in front of a compressor of a gas turbine to axially move a compressor disk back and forth to adjust a tip clearance formed between a compressor blade and a compressor casing is provided. The clearance adjusting apparatus includes a hollow fastening part disposed in front of the compressor casing, a shaft disposed in the fastening part and coupled to a front side of the compressor disk, an adjusting part disposed between the fastening part and the shaft to axially move the shaft back and forth to adjust the tip clearance, and a biasing part disposed on the fastening part to bias the adjusting part back and forth to adjust a position of the adjusting part and the shaft.
US11242760B2	Turbine rotor blade with integral impingement sleeve by additive manufacture A turbine rotor blade is additively manufactured and includes an airfoil body with a radially extending chamber for receiving a coolant flow, a tip end at a radial outer end of the airfoil body, and a shank at a radial inner end of the airfoil body. The radially extending chamber extends at least partially into the shank to define a shank inner surface. An integral impingement cooling structure is within the radially extending chamber. The integral impingement cooling structure allows an exterior surface of a hollow body thereof to be uniformly spaced from the airfoil inner surface despite the curvature of the chamber. The turbine rotor blade has impingement cooling throughout the blade.
US11242756B2	Damping coating with a constraint layer A coating is applied to a base material. The coating comprises a viscoelastic layer having a surface in which cavities are formed; and a constraint layer. The viscoelastic layer is disposed on the base material, and the constraint layer is disposed on, and partially bonded, at an interface, to the viscoelastic layer over the surface in which the cavities are formed. The cavities are filled with particles configured for vibration and frictional interaction at the partially bonded interface between the partially bonded viscoelastic layer and the constraint layer. A turbine blade having an airfoil with the subject coating is also provided.
US11242754B2	Gas turbine disk Disclosed herein is a gas turbine disk that includes a cooling target, and a disk unit having a main passage that is open to supply cooling air to the cooling target, and a plurality of unit passages that are open at an end of the main passage while each having a predetermined size.
US11242750B2	Adjustable lattice girder An adjustable lattice girder includes a first lattice girder portion having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, with the first lattice girder portion having a first connection member, and a second lattice girder portion having a first end and a second end positioned opposite the first end, with the second lattice girder portion having a second connection member configured to engage the first connection member. The first connection member is slidable relative to the second connection member between a first position corresponding to a first distance between the second end of the first lattice girder portion and the first end of the second lattice girder portion, and a second position corresponding to a second distance between the second end of the first lattice girder portion and the first end of the second lattice girder portion. The first distance different than the second distance.
US11242749B2	Control structure for rib spalling of coal wall with large mining height based on flexible reinforcement and construction equipment therefor The invention relates to the technology of rib spalling. In the present invention, adjacent support anchors are tightly connected with each other by anchor cables; each of the support anchors are at least connected with an anchor cable tightly extending from four different directions, so that each of the anchor cables constitutes a mesh structure, and a flexible gap corresponding to the thickness of the support anchor is formed between the inner flexible support net and the outer support net at the anchor cable, which not only allows the support anchor to tighten an anchor bolt, but also makes the anchor bolt in the entire region form a whole.
US11242748B2	Tunneling device for pipe jacking and its construction method A tunneling apparatus for use in a pipe jacking method including an excavating apparatus, a head front-end track, a middle-section track, and a rear device. The excavating apparatus includes a transmission device and a chain blade. The transmission device includes a driving device and a sprocket. During construction, the chain blade for excavating rock and earth runs on the head front-end track and the middle-section track. The shape of a head excavation face is the same as that of the cross-section of a pipe section. The rear apparatus includes a jacking device mounted in a construction well. The front end of the middle-section track is connected to the head front-end track, and the tail end of the middle-section track is connected to the rear device. During construction, the driving device drives the chain blade, so that the chain blade runs along the tracks. Blades on the head front-end track excavate the ring-shaped rock and earth in a projection part of the cross-section of the pipe section.
US11242746B2	Well planning using geomechanics nudge A method for planning and drilling a well includes receiving geomechanical and geological data for a subterranean domain, and receiving an initial well trajectory including a well path and survey points. The method includes conducting a wellbore stability analysis along the well trajectory based in part on the geomechanical and geological data. Conducting the wellbore stability analysis includes identifying a subset of the well path intervals along the well trajectory as having a risk for instability. The method includes calculating a geomechanics nudge for one or more survey points along the well trajectory. The geomechanics nudge is calculated as a derivative of the wellbore stability at the one or more survey points. The method includes modifying the one or more survey points and the one or more well path intervals connected thereto based in part on the geomechanics nudge to generate a modified well trajectory.
US11242745B2	Drill head for earth boring, drilling device for earth boring having the drill head, method to detect objects while earth boring, and use of direct digital synthesizer as a signal in detecting an obstacle in earth boring A drill head for earth boring, in particular for a horizontal drilling device, includes a housing, a transmitter for generating a radio signal, an antenna and a receiver for receiving a reflected radio signal, wherein the transmitter which is adapted to generate the radio signal includes a direct digital synthesizer.
US11242742B2	System and console for monitoring and managing pressure testing operations at a well site A well advisor system and console for monitoring and managing pressure testing operations at a well site. The system may be accessed through one or more workstations, or other computing devices, which may be located at a well site or remotely. The system is in communication with and receives input from various sensors. It collects real-time sensor data sampled during operations at the well site. The system processes the data, and provides nearly instantaneous numerical and visual feedback through a variety of graphical user interfaces (“GUIs”), which are presented in the form of an operation-specific console. The input and data provides information related to pressure testing at a well site.
US11242735B2	System and process for recovering hydrocarbons using a supercritical fluid A process is provided for recovering hydrocarbons, such as heavy oils, from a subterranean reservoir. The process includes providing a subcritical or a supercritical aqueous fluid at a high temperature and high pressure to the underground hydrocarbon reservoir, injecting the aqueous fluid into the reservoir to heat the hydrocarbons in the reservoir, and recovering the heated hydrocarbons from the reservoir. In some cases, the supercritical fluid is also used to upgrade the hydrocarbons and/or facilitate the transportation of the hydrocarbons from the production field to another location, such as a refinery. Advantageously, isentropic expansion may be employed anywhere in the system for a more efficient and effective processes and systems.
US11242734B2	Fluid retrieval using annular cleaning system A method of drawing a fluid into a wellbore from a formation. The wellbore is separated into a first section and a second section via an annulus closure device, the annulus closure device having a passage therethrough. A pump at a surface location, circulates a circulation fluid in the first section to reduce a pressure in the second section. Reducing the pressure in the second section draws the fluid from the formation into the second section.
US11242731B2	Liner installation with inflatable packer A well tool includes a deformable liner configured to be positioned within a wellbore. The deformable liner is configured to be deformed radially. The well tool includes a first inflatable packer configured to be positioned within the deformable liner. The first inflatable packer is configured to be inflated while positioned within the deformable liner to deform the deformable liner radially. The well tool includes a second inflatable packer configured to be positioned around the deformable liner. The second inflatable packer is configured to be inflated to an inner wall of the wellbore.
US11242730B2	Hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection The disclosure describes hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection. Such a protection system includes a fluid flow pathway fluidically coupled to a corrosion inhibitor injection pump that injections corrosion inhibitor into a hydrocarbon carrying flowline. When the injection pump pressure exceeds a threshold flow pressure, the corrosion inhibitor is flowed through a first branch of the fluid flow pathway to relieve the excess pressure. The first branch is fluidically isolated from a second branch. When a rupture disc in the first branch fails, then the corrosion inhibitor is diverted to flow through the second branch and the first branch is isolated from the corrosion inhibitor flow.
US11242729B2	Expansion assembly The present invention relates to a drill pipe expansion assembly (1) for expansion of a completion component (3) located at a fixed position in a well (4) having a longitudinal axis (5), the drill pipe expansion assembly comprising an expansion unit (6) which is moveable in relation to the completion component comprising a tubular element (7) comprising a first end (8) and a second end (10) and a wall (11) having an outer face (12) and an outlet (14) for ejection of pressurised fluid, and a first sealing element (15,15a) and a second sealing element (15, 15b) arranged on the outer face on each side of the outlet, and a positioning unit (20) comprising a body (21) and a first fixation element (22) movable between a projected position and a retracted position in relation to the body, the positioning unit being connected with the tubular element in order to maintain the expansion unit in a fixed position in relation to the completion component (3) during expansion. The present invention further relates to a downhole system.
US11242725B2	Bridge plug apparatuses containing a magnetorheological fluid and methods for use thereof Magnetorheological fluids may regulate fluid flow downhole by forming a fluid seal using a bridge plug apparatus. Bridge plug apparatuses employing a magnetorheological fluid may be deployed in a wellbore in a retrievable configuration or in a substantially permanent configuration. Retrievable bridge plug apparatuses may comprise spaced apart magnets having a gap defined therebetween, and a reservoir of magnetorheological fluid housed within the gap. The magnets move laterally with respect to one another to expand or contract the gap and to displace the reservoir of magnetorheological fluid radially with respect to the magnets. Other bridge plug apparatuses may comprise a flow path extending between a reservoir of magnetorheological fluid and the exterior of a housing, where at least a portion of the flow path is located within a gap defined between spaced apart magnets.
US11242712B2	Vertical blinds A vertical blind structure has: an upper track, at least one track set and a plurality of blades. The upper track with an adjustable length has an inner track and an outer track, and the inner track and the outer track are disposed on a same side and connected to each other with a connecting track. The inner and outer tracks of the upper track respectively have an engaging portion and further have a plurality of clamping members. The at least one track set has a plurality of sliding tracks parallel with each other, and each sliding track has a positioning groove and a corresponding limiting groove at two opposite sides and a storing groove at a bottom side. An end of each positioning groove of the sliding track comprises a sliding block.
US11242711B2	Fabric having a backing material for a covering for an architectural opening An architectural covering with an operable vane having a fabric backing is provided. The vane may include a vane fabric and a backing material connected to the vane fabric by a layer of adhesive. The backing material may increase a machine-direction stiffness of the vane while slightly affecting a cross-direction stiffness of the vane. As such, the vane may have increased stiffness in its machine direction while simultaneously remaining flexible in its cross direction.
US11242704B2	Anti-derailment device for sliding leaves of furniture items An anti-derailment system is described for a wheel which can roll on a track and is pivoted on a carriage which translatably supports a leaf of a piece of furniture. The system has a slider which is inseparably mountable or mounted on the track and is able to translate on the track independently of the carriage, and a constraint element for constraining the slider and at least one of the wheel, the carriage or the leaf to each other, so as to keep the wheel in condition of rolling on the track without derailing.
US11242703B2	Low profile arc resistant door latching mechanism The disclosed concept pertains generally to electrical switching apparatus, such as circuit breakers, and more particularly, to enclosures for electrical switching apparatus and the components of the enclosures, such as latching doors and latching mechanisms.
US11242702B2	Push-pull passage lock A push-pull passage door lock comprising at least one handle, at least one lever, at least one rotating block, a slipping block, a latch bolt and a reset device for resetting the latch bolt. The lever, rotating block and slipping block are located inside the housing. The lever and rotating block are hinged to the housing. The rotating block comprises a rotation portion and a touch portion located at the two sides of an articulated shaft of the rotating block. One end of the lever is connected to the handle and the other end is adjacent the rotation portion. One end of the slipping block is connected to the latch bolt and the other end is adjacent the touch portion. The lever rotates the rotation portion of the rotating block, whereby the touch portion of the rotating block pushes up the slipping block and thereby retracts the latch bolt.
US11242701B2	Vehicle door lock device Provided is a vehicle door lock device having a structure enabling easy mounting of a pivot lever and urging means configured to urge the pivot lever to pivot. The urging means locked to a base member and the pivot lever does not generate an urging force when the pivot lever is positioned at an outside position at which the pivot lever is positioned on one direction side with respect to an in-operation pivoting range, and when the pivot lever pivots from the outside position to the in-operation pivoting range, an elastic deformation piece climbs over a temporary stopper while being elastically deformed, and the urging means locked to the base member and the pivot lever is elastically deformed to generate the urging force.
US11242700B2	Truck tailgate locking system A lock assembly for use in a vehicle lock, such as on a truck tailgate. The lock assembly includes a single key cylinder which can concurrently control the locked/unlocked state of one or more door handles, thus rendering multiple handles simultaneously locked or unlocked. Such a lock assembly may provide manual control of access to a pickup truck bed, independently of the vehicle battery, thereby permitting the driver access even if the vehicle battery is dead.
US11242696B2	Transportable corral A transportable corral includes a plurality of fence panels that are hinged to each other in an end to end manner, manually releasable fence panel latches that are mounted to the fence panels and are arranged to engage and latch together adjacent fence panels so that the plurality of fence panels are able to be folded into a compact fence panel set to facilitate transport. Retractable wheel assemblies that are mounted to the fence panels to facilitate movement of a fence panel set or to facilitate the movement of an individual fence panel.
US11242694B2	Base for a fence post A base for a subterranean fence post which includes a body with a ground-engaging surface and a mechanism for mounting a lower end of the fence post to the body wherein a footprint of the surface is sufficient to provide lateral support to maintain the post in an upright orientation and a mass of the body is sufficient to stabilize the upright post.
US11242689B2	Floor panel system The present invention provides a prefabricated floor panel system used in stay in place formwork for pouring concrete floors. The prefabricated floor panel system includes a top and has walls depending downwardly at an upper lateral edge of the wall from each outermost lateral edge of the top, a lower lateral edge of each wall having a ledge extending outwardly away from the top. A first ledge of one prefabricated floor panel system is capable of overlying another ledge of an adjacent prefabricated floor panel system to allow for the one prefabricated floor panel system to be joined to the adjacent prefabricated floor panel system to form a channel. The first ledge of the prefabricated floor panel system is provided with a reinforcing bar spaced away from the wall and the first ledge of the prefabricated floor panel system, the reinforcing bar being supported by a plurality of a reinforcing bar chairs spaced along the length of the prefabricated panel system, the reinforcing bar chairs being attached to the first ledge or wall such that there are no significant interfering structures projecting from a lower surface of the first ledge. The other ledge of the prefabricated floor panel system is free of interfering structures above the ledge to allow the first ledge of one prefabricated floor panel system to overlie the other ledge of an adjacent prefabricated floor panel system to allow for the one prefabricated floor panel system to be joined to the adjacent prefabricated floor panel system to form a channel.
US11242686B2	Roof window system with improved transition means between a roof window and a ventilation assembly In a roof window system, the roof window (1) has a frame with a frame top member (21), and a sash with a sash top member (31), and further a ventilation device (40) for connection to a ventilation assembly by means of transition means provided between the ventilation assembly and the frame top member (21) and the sash top member (31) of the roof window (1) to accommodate a set of flow paths for air to and from the ventilation assembly. The transition means comprise a plurality of apertures (2102) extending through the frame top member (21).
US11242685B2	Rooftop-mountable load support structure with adapter plug(s) Load support structures for mounting a load atop a raised rib metal panel roof make use of relatively small, inexpensive, and easy-to-make adapter plugs as interfaces between the raised ribs and one or more component pieces or members of the load support structure, such as an upper diverter or a lower closure member. The adapter plug has an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface having an inner profile substantially matching or conforming to some or all of the profile of a particular style of rib profile. The outer surface of the adapter plug has a standardized shape, some or all of which is made to conform to an upper diverter, lower closure, and/or other component member of the load support structure.
US11242682B2	Modular panel assembly for an enclosure A modular panel assembly for use with, e.g., a shower enclosure. The modular panel assembly includes a plurality of panels, each panel having a first side surface and a second side surface. The modular panel assembly also include a plurality of channel members, wherein each channel member is configured to be coupled to an edge portion of one or more panels. Additionally, a plurality of brackets are provided, wherein each bracket is configured to hold both the first side surface and the second side surface of two or more of the plurality of panels and an end portion of one or more of the plurality of channel members.
US11242677B2	Corrugated stormwater chamber having sub-corrugations A plastic arch-shape cross section corrugated stormwater chamber has a multiplicity of crest corrugations and valley corrugations which run transverse to its length. Sub-corrugations run along part or all of the arch-curve lengths of either crest corrugations or valley corrugations, or along both of them. A sub-corrugations are smaller in dimension than an associated crest corrugation or valley corrugation. Sub-corrugations may taper in width and depth and may taper to nothingness. A compound convex shape end cap, useful for closing off the ends of stormwater chambers, has substantially vertical corrugations with analogous sub-corrugations.
US11242673B2	Anti-freezing water valve with optional anti-siphon assembly and water-valve accessories An embodiment of a fluid valve includes a substantially flat face plate, a receptacle, a cavity, and a valve assembly. The receptacle is disposed in the face plate and has at least one protrusion each configured to engage a respective at least one groove of a valve-opening-and-fluid-dispensing device. The cavity has a front end in fluid communication with the receptacle, and has a rear end. And the valve assembly is disposed in the cavity, includes a first sealing ring, is configured to form a seal by urging the sealing ring against the rear end of the cavity in response to the valve-opening-and-fluid-dispensing device being absent from the receptacle, and is configured to allow fluid to flow into the rear end of the cavity in response to the valve-opening-and-fluid-dispensing device being disposed in the receptacle.
US11242669B2	Systems and methods for controlling machine ground pressure and tipping Methods and systems for operating an industrial machine. One system includes a controller that includes an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to calculate an eccentricity of a center of gravity of the industrial machine with respect to a center of a bearing propelling the industrial machine and calculate a ground pressure associated with the bearing based on the eccentricity of the center of gravity. The electronic processor is also configured to set a maximum torque applied by an actuator included in the industrial machine to a value less than an available maximum torque based on the eccentricity of the center of gravity and the ground pressure.
US11242668B2	Quick joint of front loader A quick joint of a front loader, the quick joint includes: a coupling member (30) having a hook shape and pivotally connected to a first pivot point (P1) of a boom post (20) through a first pivot shaft (31); a spring member (32) for applying an elastic force in a direction of releasing the coupling member (30) from a coupling target shaft (14) disposed on a boom post support (10) which is attached to a tractor (1); a lock unit (34) having a part making contact with the coupling member (30), and provided with a lock pin (36) for restraining behavior of the coupling member (30) at a coupling position (A1); and a guide slot (38) having an arc shape and formed in the boom post (20) to define a moving path of the lock pin (36) when the lock unit (34) rotates.
US11242666B2	Shovel A shovel includes a traveling body, an upper turning body turnably provided on the traveling body, an attachment including a boom, an arm, and a bucket and attached to the upper turning body, and a processor. The processor is configured to correct the motion of the attachment in such a manner as to control a slip of the traveling body toward the back in the extension direction of the attachment.
US11242664B2	Portable mechanically assembled ground fixation stake device The portable mechanically assembled ground fixation stake device is applied to the engineering of treating land earthwork, water-based desilting, excavating materials, moving, land, underwater heavy objects, civil engineering, harbor, river, lake construction and the like, and is characterized in that the whole device is fixed only by the action of the working tensile force itself. The whole device has six stake columns 2a, 2b, 4a,4b, 9, 1) arranged on the ground, wherein four constituent brackets (2a, 2b, 4a, 4b) are supported on the ground. The top ends of the four supports are mounted on the shaft (6), and a cuboid rigid block (15) is mounted in the middle of the shaft (6). When the system is subjected to pulling force, the cuboid rigid block (15) rotates around the central shaft (6), and due to the opposite movement direction of the two end points of the cuboid rigid block (6), the tension conversion direction of the system forms an inclined downward pressure, so that the protective stake (9) is subjected to pressure at the same time from the pressure rod (7), and due to the fact that the tensile force and the pressure are synchronized, the greater the tension force is also increased, so that the whole device achieves the effect of fixing the stake. The device is light in weight and convenient to carry, and can be mounted and disassembled anywhere.
US11242662B2	Concrete seawall with precast components Seawalls and methods for making seawalls are disclosed. A seawall may include a concrete footing, with a first plurality of anchorages disposed in the concrete footing. A plurality of precast concrete tee beams may include single-tee beams and/or double-tee beams. Flanges of the tee beams may be positioned to form seaward and landward faces of the wall, and stems of the tee beams may be coupled to the footing between the seaward and landward faces. A second plurality of anchorages may be disposed at tops of the stems. Elongate steel components extend through the stems, and are tensioned between the first plurality of anchorages and the second plurality of anchorages. Interior fill may be disposed between the seaward and landward faces. One or more wave deflectors may be disposed above the tee beams.
US11242661B2	Devices and methods for collecting waste The disclosed technology includes a device for collecting animal waste. The device can comprise a collection portion, an inner shaft, and a rotating blade assembly configured to rotate a blade to collect the waste into the collection portion. The inner shaft can be affixed to the collection portion such that the waste collector can remain upright without the assistance of the user. Furthermore, the collection portion can be configured to retain collected waste until the waste is emptied. The blade can be modified to collect different types of waste on various surfaces.
US11242660B1	Preformed reflective line marking for roadways and associated methods thereof A preformed thermoplastic roadway line marking includes a preformed thermoplastic substrate layer capable of being attached to a roadway, and a preformed thermoplastic upper layer in contact with the substrate layer. Advantageously, such an upper layer includes a surface area having a plurality of spaced-apart slits. The slits penetrate through an entire cross-sectional thickness of the upper layer and are in fluid communication with the substrate layer. When heated to a liquid state, the substrate layer has a morphed shape and is at least partially displaced upwardly through the slits and disposed on the upper layer such that the upper layer is fixedly locked to the substrate layer and maintained at a substantially stable position relative to the substrate layer. Such a structural configuration provides an unexpected and unpredictable result of insuring the marking is locked into place relative to the roadway, thereby reducing labor costs and improving durability.
US11242658B2	Paver machine and a method for paver screed height calibration A paver machine includes a screed arranged to level out road material disposed on the ground and a pressure actuated screed lifting cylinder arranged to lift and lower the screed with respect to the ground. A pressure sensor is arranged to measure the pressure in the cylinder when the screed is being lifted or lowered. Further a control unit configured to receive pressure data from the pressure sensor indicative of the pressure in the screed lifting cylinder when the screed is being lifted by the screed lifting cylinder. Based on analysing the pressure data, the control unit sets a reference height position for the screed.
US11242656B2	Disposable towel produced with large volume surface depressions A disposable tissue or paper towel product including at least two plies, an exposed outer surface of at least one of the two plies comprising a plurality of pockets, the plurality of pockets having an average volume greater than 0.4 mm3 and an average surface area of 2.5 mm2.
US11242655B2	Paper treatment agent Provided is a paper treatment agent in which a polyhydric alcohol as a moisturizer has been mixed, and with which paper that has a favorable texture when pressed strongly against the skin as in the case of blowing the nose or the like, suppresses the moisture absorption and moisture desorption even under the environment of high humidity or low humidity, and retains the sense of use, the moist feeling, and the softness can be obtained.
US11242650B2	Methods and systems for solvent purification A method including: (a) contacting lime with an extract including a S1 solvent carrying a contaminant load to form a lime treated extract; and (b) reducing the contaminant load by removing solids. Optionally, the method includes washing the lime treated extract with water. Optionally, a pH of the lime treated extract is at least 6.5.
US11242646B2	Low pressure laundry treating appliance An apparatus and method for a low pressure laundry treating appliance having a cabinet defining an interior, and a drum provided within the interior, the drum including at least an inner wall and an outer wall. Pressure differentiations and flash evaporation can enable drying without excess use of conventional heating methods.
US11242645B2	Laundry treating appliance having a door assembly A laundry treating appliance includes a chassis defining an interior and having a front panel defining a front panel opening. A rotatable treating chamber is located within the interior and accessible through the front panel opening. A door assembly is mounted to the chassis for movement between opened and closed positions to selectively open or close the front panel opening. The door assembly includes a window or panel slidable between first and second positions.
US11242644B2	Door assembly for a laundry treatment machine A laundry treatment machine door assembly having a front frame and a cap element outwardly assembled to the front frame. The front frame and the cap element both comprise an irregularity which defines a handle for the door assembly.
US11242638B2	Washing machine Provided is a washing machine having an improved structure for efficiently controlling a distribution of washing water to improve washing performance. The washing machine includes a tub, a rotary tub rotatably provided inside of the tub, a tub cover coupled to the tub to prevent washing water from overflowing the tub, and a plurality of guide units formed on a bottom surface of the tub cover to guide the washing water into the inside of the rotary tub. The plurality of guide units includes a first guide having an outer end spaced from an edge of the tub cover in an inward direction of the tub cover, a second guide having an outer end spaced from the edge of the tub cover in the inward direction of the tub cover, and disposed to be spaced apart from the first guide in a circumferential direction of the tub cover, and a third guide connecting the outer end of the first guide and the outer end of the second guide.
US11242634B2	Clothes treatment apparatus and method for controlling the same Disclosed herein is a clothes treatment apparatus. The clothes treatment apparatus includes a drum configured to accommodate clothes, an inputter configured to receive one of a plurality of programs and configured to receive a start command, a storage configured to store information on a setting time corresponding to a weight of clothes for each program and configured to store information on a default time for each program previously executed, in the form of tables, a processor configured to detect a weight of clothes when any one program is received and a start command is received, configured to identify a setting time corresponding to the detected weight of clothes and the received program, configured to control the execution of the received program based on the identified setting time, and configured to store an operation time, which is taken until the completion of the received program, as a default time, and a display configured to display a remaining time during the execution of the received program.
US11242633B2	Washing machine appliances and methods of operation A washing machine appliance, including one or more methods of operation, is provided herein. A method of operation may include rotating articles within a tub at a tumble speed for a first period and rotating articles within the tub at a pre-plaster speed for a second period following the first period. The pre-plaster speed may be greater than the tumble speed. The method may also include measuring movement of the tub during the second period. The method may further include determining whether a set condition is met based on the measured movement, and rotating articles within the tub at a plaster speed in response to determining the set condition is met based on the measured movement.
US11242632B1	Automatic laundry machine An automatic laundry machine is fashioned as a device having a washing machine and dryer in a single unit, a plurality of washing soap and fabric softener reservoirs, a means for calibrating the weight of a load of wash and automatically dispensing a corresponding amount of washing soap and fabric softener and a mechanical conveyor capable of moving washed clothing from the washing machine component to the drying component. Each component is capable of independent operation.
US11242631B2	Laundry processing apparatus A laundry processing apparatus includes: an outer tub for accommodating washing water therein; an inner tub disposed inside the outer tub and containing laundry therein; a pulsator provided in a lower portion of the inner tub; a blade provided below the pulsator; a driving motor disposed outside the outer tub for rotating a washing shaft; a pulsator connecting shaft penetrating a lower side surface of the outer tub for rotating the pulsator; a blade connecting shaft which also penetrates a lower side surface of the outer tub for rotating the blade; and a gear module disposed outside the outer tub for transmitting a rotational force of the washing shaft to the pulsator connecting shaft and the blade connecting shaft respectively.
US11242630B2	Wettable fluoropolymer fiber material A wettable, dispersion spun fluoropolymer fiber prepared from non-melt-processible fluoropolymer particles.
US11242628B2	Spacer fabric A knitted spacer fabric has two transversely spaced knitted layers and first and second spacer yarns extending transversely between and connecting the knitted layers. Both knitted layers are formed by metal braid that is arranged such that laminar electrical and thermal conduction is provided by the metal braid in both knitted layers, and the first spacer yarns are also formed by metal braid.
US11242626B2	Narrow fabric needle loom and corresponding weaving method A ribbon needle weaving loom including an electromechanic actuator for driving the weft thread insertion needle. A control device is provided and the actuator is configured—in co-operation with the control unit—in such manner as to allow preselection of the end position of the weft thread insertion needle at weft-insertion and of the position with retracted weft-insertion needle, and/or the starting time point of the motion of the weft-insertion needle and/or—the instantaneous speed of the motion of the weft-insertion needle, at least within a certain range. The electromechanic actuator is configured as rotary actuator or a linear actuator.
US11242622B2	Bulked continuous carpet filament manufacturing from polytrimethylene terephthalate A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament from polytrimethylene terephthalate (PTT) with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) comprises: (1) splitting the PTT stream extruded from the primary extruder into a number of polymer streams, each of the plurality of polymer streams having an associated spinning machine; (2) adding a colorant to each split polymer stream; (3) adding PET to the extruded polymer stream downstream of the primary extruder; (4) using one or more static mixing assemblies for each split polymer stream to substantially uniformly mix each split polymer stream and its respective colorant and PET; and (5) spinning each polymer stream with its substantially uniformly mixed colorant and any additives into BCF using the respective spinning machine.
US11242618B2	Silicon carbide substrate and method of manufacturing the same A silicon carbide substrate capable of stably forming a device of excellent performance, and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. A silicon carbide substrate is made of a single crystal of silicon carbide, and has a width of not less than 100 mm, a micropipe density of not more than 7 cm−2, a threading screw dislocation density of not more than 1×104 cm−2, a threading edge dislocation density of not more than 1×104 cm−2, a basal plane dislocation density of not more than 1×104 cm−2, a stacking fault density of not more than 0.1 cm−1, a conductive impurity concentration of not less than 1×1018 cm−3, a residual impurity concentration of not more than 1×1016 cm−3, and a secondary phase inclusion density of not more than 1 cm−3.
US11242617B2	Method for producing silicon single crystal A silicon single crystal production method includes pulling up and growing a silicon single crystal from silicon melt containing red phosphorus as a dopant by Czochralski process. The silicon single crystal is intended for a 200-mm-diameter wafer. The silicon single crystal includes a straight body with a diameter in a range from 201 mm to 230 mm. The straight body includes a straight-body start portion with an electrical resistivity in a range from 0.8 mΩcm to 1.2 mΩcm. A crystal rotation speed of the silicon single crystal is controlled to fall within a range from 17 rpm to 40 rpm for at least part of a shoulder-formation step for the silicon single crystal.
US11242613B2	Electrodeposited, nanolaminate coatings and claddings for corrosion protection Described herein are electrodeposited corrosion-resistant multilayer coating and claddings that comprises multiple nanoscale layers that periodically vary in electrodeposited species or electrodeposited microstructures. The coatings may comprise electrodeposited metals, ceramics, polymers or combinations thereof. Also described herein are methods for preparation of the coatings and claddings.
US11242605B1	Systems and methods for separating and extracting metals In a system and method for separating metals from a substance comprising them, a system may comprise a constant current power supply and a furnace having a chamber for containing the substance. The furnace may comprise an insulating outer section, a chamber wall, and two electrodes.
US11242595B1	Method of making metal nanostructures using low temperature deposition A method of forming metal nanostructures is a low temperature closed space vacuum deposition method. The method includes disposing a source material in an enclosed space at low evaporation temperatures to controllably form nanostructures of different dimensionalities on a substrate. The nanostructures have dimensionalities determined by a chosen evaporation temperature. An apparatus is also provided for performing the method.
US11242593B2	Steel for nitrocarburizing, and component Provided is a steel for nitrocarburizing that can ensure hardened case depth by suppressing precipitation of Cr, V, and Nb in a part of the surface layer very close to the surface. The provided steel comprises: a specific chemical composition satisfying 9.5≤([Cr]/52+[V]/50.9+[Nb]/92.9+M)×103≤18.5, with the balance being Fe and inevitable impurities; and a steel microstructure in which an area ratio of bainite phase with respect to the entire microstructure is more than 50%.
US11242592B2	Continuous nitriding treatment furnace and continuous nitriding treatment method A continuous nitriding treatment furnace includes a nitriding chamber, a heater, a first nitriding zone, and a second nitriding zone lower in atmosphere gas temperature than the first nitriding zone by 25° C. to 150° C., the continuous nitriding treatment furnace being configured such that an atmosphere gas in the first nitriding zone flows into the second nitriding zone and being configured to execute a nitriding treatment that forms an iron nitride compound layer composed of an ε phase or of the ε phase and a γ′ phase on a surface of the steel member in the first nitriding zone and precipitates the γ′ phase in the iron nitride compound layer in the second nitriding zone.
US11242590B2	Continuous galvanizing apparatus for multiple rods A continuous galvanizing apparatus for multiple rods. The apparatus includes a kettle for heating and retaining a liquid therein with at least a portion of the kettle having an open top. A trough assembly retains liquid therein. The trough assembly is arranged above the kettle open top above the liquid level, with the trough assembly having at least one lower chamber within the kettle below a level of the liquid in the kettle. A pump in the lower chamber draws liquid from the kettle to the trough assembly. A plurality of entry openings are provided in the trough assembly along with a plurality of exit openings opposed to and aligned with the entry openings. Adjacent tubes in the trough assembly are aligned with the plurality of entry and exit openings.
US11242575B2	Manufacturing process control with deep learning-based predictive model for hot metal temperature of blast furnace A blast furnace control system may include a hardware processor that generates a deep learning based predictive model for forecasting hot metal temperature, where the actual measured HMT data is only available sparsely, and for example, measured at irregular interval of time. HMT data points may be imputed by interpolating the HMT measurement data. HMT gradients are computed and a model is generated to learn a relationship between state variables and the HTM gradients. HMT may be forecasted for a time point, in which no measured HMT data is available. The forecasted HMT may be transmitted to a controller coupled to a blast furnace, to trigger a control action to control a manufacturing process occurring in the blast furnace.
US11242571B2	Method to homogenize parvovirus B19 in clinical samples Various aspects of the invention relate to compositions and methods of analyzing blood plasma, blood serum, and manufacturing pools of plasma-derived products wherein an anionic surfactant is added to an aliquot of the blood plasma, blood serum, or manufacturing pool prior to analysis, and the counterion of the anionic surfactant is not sodium ion. The anionic surfactant may be, for example, lauryl sulfate. The counterion of the anionic surfactant may be, for example, lithium ion.
US11242565B2	Multigene assay An in vitro method of determining the type of a fibroepithelial tumour of the breast in a biological sample is provided. The method comprises the steps of obtaining an expression profile of one or more genes selected from the group consisting of PRAME, ADH1 B, CTHRC1, NPTX2, NEFL, ABCA8, DAPL1, TP63_v2, COL17A1, GCNT2, CCL19, MMP3, FN1, TRERF1, TRIM29, TESC, KIF20A, UHRF1, HEPACAM2, APOD, SERHL2. KIF15, HOXD13, GAGE2B, CALML5, C2orf40, ADH1C, CYP1B1, SPAG11B, GRB7, UBE2C, SYNGAP1, TP63_v1, LAMB1, OR5P3, SPC25, SHISA2, SCARA5, LHX2, RORC, DPYSL4, CH25H, and CHST1 in a sample and determining the differential activity of the one or more genes relative to a control; correlating the differential activity of the one or more genes relative to the control to obtain a p-score; and determining the type of fibroepithelial tumour based on the p-score, wherein a p-score of less than 0.5 is indicative of a fibroadenoma and a p-score of 0.5 and above is indicative of phyllodes tumour. Particularly, the said method is exemplified using an expression profile of five genes comprising of PRAME, FN1, CCL19, ABCA8 and APOD. A method for managing the treatment of a subject with a fibroepithelial tumour of the breast is also provided as well as a kit when used in the methods of the present invention.
US11242561B2	DNA sequencing with non-fluorescent nucleotide reversible terminators and cleavable label modified nucleotide terminators This invention provides a process for sequencing nucleic acids using 3′ modified deoxynucleotide analogues or 3′ modified deoxyinosine triphosphate analogues, and 3′ modified dideoxynucleotide analogues having a detectable marker attached thereto.
US11242559B2	Method of nuclear DNA and mitochondrial DNA analysis An amount of mitochondrial DNA molecules relative to an amount of nuclear DNA molecules is determined in a biological sample, and the relative amount is used for various purposes, e.g., screening, detection, prognostication or monitoring of various physiological and pathological conditions. As examples, an amount of mitochondrial DNA can be used to estimate a concentration of DNA of a tissue type, such as a fetal DNA concentration, tumor DNA concentration, or a concentration of DNA in the biological sample derived from a non-hematopoietic tissue source. Sequencing techniques can be used to determine a mitochondrial DNA concentration in a sample for an accurate detection of a level of cancer. A level of an auto-immune disease is also determined using a relative amount of mitochondrial DNA molecules compared nuclear DNA molecules.
US11242558B2	Systems and methods for generation of emulsions with suitable clarity with applications of use The inventions cover systems and methods for generation of emulsions having suitable clarity without requiring refractive index matching between emulsion components. Systems can include: a substrate including a set of openings; a reservoir facing the substrate at a first side and containing a sample fluid configured for droplet formation upon interacting with the set of openings of the substrate; and a collecting container facing the substrate at a second side and containing a set of fluid layers configured with a density gradient and suitable immiscibility characteristics. One or more components of the system(s) can support methods for emulsion generation, in relation to enabling interactions between multiple continuous phases and a dispersed droplet phase to generate clear emulsions. Applications of the inventions(s) can include performance of droplet-based digital PCR in an improved manner (e.g., without requiring implementation of correction factors based upon Poisson statistics).
US11242554B2	Nitrodiarylethenes as fluorescence quenchers for nucleic acid probes Fluorescence quenching nitrodiarylethene analogs are useful in oligonucleotide conjugates and probes. These analogs, whose absorption spectra are substantially blue-shifted relatively to emission spectra of common fluorophores (such as fluorescein), do not need to rely on spectral overlap of quencher absorbance and fluorophore's emission for their quenching abilities. The oligonucleotide-quencher conjugates may be used in detection methods for nucleic acid targets.
US11242552B2	Nucleic acid integrated detection method and detection reagent tube A nucleic acid integrated detection method and detection reagent tube are provided, separating a lysis solution, a cleaning solution and a reaction solution in a detection reagent tube by providing a plurality of separation plugs in an over-under arrangement and disposing a hydrophobic layer in liquid or solid phase on each separation plug; adding a sample into the lysis solution; extracting nucleic acid in the sample using magnetic nanobeads; and then driving the magnetic nanobeads carrying the nucleic acid to sequentially pass through each hydrophobic layer along a magnetic bead channel and into the cleaning solution and the reaction solution to realize a cleaning and amplification for the nucleic acid, and finally, detecting the nucleic acid of the sample by an external device using an optical detection method, thus realizing a plurality of steps of nucleic acid extraction, cleaning and amplification reactions in the same detection reagent tube.
US11242545B2	Corynebacterium for producing L-lysine by fermentation A method for producing L-lysine by fermentation, comprising modifying a gene for coding an NCBI reference sequence NP_601029.1 and/or NP_599350.1 on a Corynebacterium bacterial chromosome to enable the activity and/or expression quantity of NP_601029.1 and/or NP_599350.1 to be reduced; replacing a promoter of one or more genes on the Corynebacterium bacterial chromosome with a EP5 promoter, and fermenting bacteria obtained by modification to produce L-lysine. Also provided are methods and applications derived from the method, and bacteria and promoter that can used in the methods and the applications.
US11242544B2	Microbiomes and methods for producing medium-chain fatty acids from organic substrates Microbiome compositions and uses thereof. The microbiome compositions include a set of microbes. The sets of microbes contain members of Lactobacillaceae, Eubacteriaceae, Lachnospiraceae, and Coriobacteriaceae. The number of individual physical microbes in the set constitutes a certain percentage of the total number of individual physical microbes in the microbiome composition. The microbiome compositions can be used for producing medium-chain fatty acids from organic substrates through anaerobic fermentation in a medium. The medium can include lignocellulosic stillage.
US11242537B2	Method for improving sensitivity of plant to gibberellin inhibitor and use thereof The present invention discloses a method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor. The method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor provided by the present invention comprises the step of introducing an encoding gene of a protein into a recipient plant to obtain a transgenic plant; the transgenic plant has increased sensitivity to the gibberellin inhibitor compared to the recipient plant; the protein is a protein of the following a) or b) or c): a) a protein whose amino acid sequence is set forth in positions 1-821 of SEQ ID NO: 1; b) a protein whose amino acid sequence is set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1; c) a fusion protein obtained by attaching tag(s) to the N-terminus or/and C-terminus of a) or b). The experiments prove that the method for increasing the sensitivity of a plant to a gibberellin inhibitor of the present invention can be used to increase the sensitivity of plants to gibberellin inhibitors, and the plant height of plants can be regulated by the plant height-related protein HRP of the present invention.
US11242534B1	INHT31 transgenic soybean Transgenic INHT31 soybean plants comprising modifications of the MON89788 soybean locus which provide for facile excision of the modified MON89788 transgenic locus or portions thereof, methods of making such plants, and use of such plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.
US11242533B2	RNA-nanostructured double robots and methods of use thereof Described herein are immuno-stimulatory RNA nanostructures (which comprises a single-stranded RNA (ssRNA) molecule, wherein the ssRNA molecule forms at least one paranemic cohesion crossover), as well as compositions and methods of use thereof.
US11242532B2	Self-assembled 3D RNA cage nanoparticles Disclosed herein are three-dimensional cage molecules, wherein the cage molecule is composed of RNA. Also disclosed is a composition including the three-dimensional cage molecule, as well as a pharmaceutical composition containing the three-dimensional cage molecule. Also disclosed herein are methods of administering a cage molecule, composition, or formulation thereof to a subject in need thereof.
US11242529B2	Method for treating a neurological disorder comprising administering ASM inhibitors The present invention relates to a method for treating degenerative neurological disorders in a subject in need thereof, comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising an acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) activity inhibitor or expression inhibitor as an active ingredient.
US11242525B2	CRISPR/CAS-related methods and compositions for treating sickle cell disease CRISPR/CAS-related compositions and methods for treatment of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) are disclosed.
US11242518B2	Methods for co-isolation of nucleic acids and proteins Provided are methods for isolating biomolecules, such as nucleic acids and proteins, from a sample using a silica-containing surface and/or a high salt, low pH buffer.
US11242514B2	Endocellulases and uses thereof The invention relates to an endocellulase catalytic domain comprising the sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 or a functionally equivalent variant of said catalytic domain that substantially maintains or improves its catalytic activity. The invention also relates to a polypeptide, a nucleic acid, an expression cassette, a vector or a host cell. Additionally, the invention relates to the use of an endocellulase catalytic domain or the polypeptide of the invention for hydrolysing cellulose, producing bioethanol or as a detergent. The invention also relates to a method for hydrolysing cellulose and for producing bioethanol.
US11242511B2	Cytoplasmic protein complex comprising a kinase substrate sensor, cells comprising the complex, and associated detection methods The disclosure relates to a cytoplasmic protein complex comprising: (a) a first recombinant fusion protein comprising a kinase, fused to a first interaction polypeptide; and (b) a second recombinant fusion protein comprising a domain comprising a reporter phosphorylation site, whereby the domain is fused to a second interaction polypeptide. The disclosure relates further to a method to detect compound-compound-interaction using the cytoplasmic protein complex, and to cells comprising such cytoplasmic protein complex.
US11242509B2	Vaccinia virus mutants useful for cancer immunotherapy Disclosed herein are methods and compositions related to the treatment, prevention, and/or amelioration of cancer in a subject in need thereof. In particular aspects, the present technology relates to the use of poxviruses, including a recombinant modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) virus or vaccinia virus with deletion of vaccinia host-range factor C7 (MVAΔC7L and VACVΔC7L, respectively), alone or in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents, as an oncolytic and immunotherapeutic composition. In some embodiments, the technology of the present disclosure relates to a MVAΔC7L or VACVΔC7L virus further modified to express human Fms-like tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (Flt3L).
US11242508B2	Methods relating to pluripotent cells The technology described herein relates to methods, assays, and compositions relating to causing a cell to assume a more pluripotent state, e.g. without introducing foreign genetic material.
US11242507B2	Mutant strain Aspergillus aculeatus for producing cellulase and xylanase and preparation method thereof The present invention relates to a novel mutant strain Aspergillus aculeatus E14-292 and a genetic modification process of said strain, wherein the mutant strain according to this invention can produce cellulase and xylanase more than the BCC199 (wild type). Moreover, the obtained enzymes can be used to digest the pretreatment bagasse to further produce sugars effectively.
US11242506B2	Methods and apparatus for separating cells from microcarriers An apparatus for separating cells from microcarriers comprises a chamber having a body and a base. The chamber is configured to receive a mixture comprising cells and microcarriers. The apparatus further comprises a filtration element disposed within the chamber and coupled to the body. The filtration element is configured to filter microcarriers from the mixture. The apparatus further comprises an adjustment mechanism coupled to the chamber. The adjustment mechanism is configured for selective extension and retraction of at least a portion of the body of the chamber to move the filtration element relative to the base of the chamber.
US11242493B1	Methods for processing crude oils to form light olefins A hydrocarbon material may be processed by a method that includes separating the hydrocarbon material into at least a lesser boiling point fraction, a medium boiling point fraction, and a greater boiling point fraction. The method may further include steam cracking at least a portion of the lesser boiling point fraction, catalytically cracking at least a portion of the medium boiling point fraction, and hydrocracking at least a portion of the greater boiling point fraction.
US11242487B2	Liquid crystal composition, liquid crystal display element and liquid crystal display A liquid crystal composition, and a liquid crystal display element or liquid crystal display comprising the liquid crystal composition, and belongs to the field of liquid crystal display, the liquid crystal composition of the present disclosure comprising a compound represented by formula I, one or more compounds represented by formula II, one or more compounds represented by formula III, and at least one polymerizable compound. The liquid crystal composition simultaneously has a low rotary viscosity (γ1), a larger dielectric anisotropy (Δε), and a fast response speed.
US11242485B2	Methods and devices for growing scintillation crystals with short decay time The present disclosure discloses a method for growing a crystal with a short decay time. According to the method, a new single crystal furnace and a temperature field device are adapted and a process, a ration of reactants, and growth parameters are adjusted and/or optimized, accordingly, a crystal with a short decay time, a high luminous intensity, and a high luminous efficiency can be grown without a co-doping operation.
US11242484B2	Luminescent material including a rare earth halide and an apparatus including such material A luminescent material can include a rare earth halide having a chemical formula of RE(1-A-B-C)HTADETBSETCXz, wherein RE is a rare earth element, HT is an element or an interstitial site that provides a hole trap, DET is a dopant that provides a relatively deep electron trap, SET is a dopant that provides a relatively shallow electron trap, X is one or more halides, each of A, B, and C has a value greater at least 0.00001 and at most 0.09, and Z has a value in a range of 2 to 4. In an embodiment, a ratio of B:C is selected so that luminescent material has good linearity performance. In another embodiment, the ratio of B:C can be in a range of 10:1 to 100:1.
US11242479B2	Geopolymer cement for use in subterranean operations Methods and compositions for using geopolymers to create storable cementitious slurries used for oil and gas well cementing are provided. The methods of the present disclosure include providing a set-delayed geopolymer cement composition including a geopolymer; activating the set-delayed geopolymer cement composition; introducing the set-delayed geopolymer cement composition into at least a portion of a subterranean formation; and allowing the set-delayed geopolymer cement composition to set in the subterranean formation.
US11242478B2	Charged composite materials, methods of synthesizing, and methods of use Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods of producing charged composite materials. The method may include synthesizing a composite material and charging the composite material to produce a charged composite material. The composite material may include an inorganic composite component and an organic component. The organic component may include one or more primary or secondary amines. The organic component may be covalently bonded to the inorganic composite component. The charged composite material may be positively charged.
US11242473B2	Electrically conductive adhesive film and producing method thereof A conductive adhesive film according to an embodiment includes: an adhesive base layer including first and second major surfaces facing each other; and a plurality of discrete individual particles distributed in the adhesive base layer, wherein outer surfaces of the particles are coated with metal at least in part to form metal coatings, and the metal coatings are connected with one another and are extended between the first and second major surfaces, such that an electrically and mechanically continuous three-dimensional porous network of the metal is formed.
US11242472B2	Adhesive film One aspect of the present invention is an adhesive film comprising a first adhesive layer comprising a first conductive particle that is a dendritic conductive particle; and a second adhesive layer containing a second conductive particle that is a conductive particle other than the first conductive particle, the second conductive particle comprising a nonconductive core body and a conductive layer provided on the core body.
US11242465B2	Aqueous inkjet ink compositions Aqueous inkjet ink compositions, methods of preparing the inkjet ink compositions, inkjet ink cartridges containing the aqueous inkjet ink composition, methods of filling a print cartridge with the aqueous inkjet ink composition, and methods of printing an image on a substrate using the inkjet ink composition are disclosed.
US11242462B2	Method for producing polymer emulsion for water-resistant coating film The present invention relates to [1] a method of producing a polymer emulsion for water-resistant coating films with excellent water resistance, including emulsion polymerizing a radical polymerizable monomer (B) in the presence of a compound (A) represented by the following formula (1); and [2] a method of producing a polymer coating film, including a step 1 of emulsion polymerizing a radical polymerizable monomer (B) in the presence of a compound (A) represented by the following formula (1), to obtain a polymer emulsion having an average particle diameter of 30 nm or more and 300 nm or less, and a step 2 of applying the obtained polymer emulsion on a substrate and then drying: wherein R1 represents an alkyl group having 16 or more and 24 or less carbon atoms; m represents an average addition molar number of (CH2H2O) and is 0.5 or more and 10 or less; and M represents a cation or a hydrogen atom.
US11242458B2	Organopolysiloxane emulsion composition and resin composition By incorporating a polyoxyalkylene-modified organo(poly)siloxane compound having a specific structure as an emulsifier or emulsification aid, an organopolysiloxane having a high degree of polymerization can be easily emulsified. The obtained organpolysiloxane emulsion composition has excellent resistance to polar solvents including DMF and is dispersible in water. When incorporated into a resin composition of either the solvent-based type including an organic solvent or the water-based type, the emulsion composition can hence impart slipperiness, wear resistance, and glossiness without causing cissing or blushing.
US11242457B2	Millable silicone rubber composition and electric-field relaxation layer The present invention provides a millable silicone rubber composition characterized by comprising: (A) two raw alkenylated organopolysiloxane rubbers (A-1) and (A-2), i.e., a raw organopolysiloxane rubber including a molecular chain which is represented by a specific empirical formula and in which each of both terminals has been blocked with a trialkenylsiloxy group and a raw organopolysiloxane rubber including a molecular chain which is represented by a specific empirical formula and in which each of both terminals has been blocked with a monoalkenyldialkylsiloxy group; (B) an organohydrogenpolysiloxane having at least two silicon-atom-bonded hydrogen atoms in the molecule; (C) carbon black having an average primary-particle diameter of 100-350 nm; (D) reinforcing fumed silica having a specific surface area, as determined by the BET adsorption method, of 50 m2/g or greater; and (E) a platinum-group metal catalyst. This millable silicone rubber composition has an excellent electric-field relaxation ability, a high elongation at break, a reduced tension set, and high dielectric or insulating properties.
US11242456B2	Interlayers comprising polyesteramide compositions The present application discloses interlayers comprising novel polyesteramides comprising diols with tunable properties based on the monomers and monomer ratios used to prepare the polyesteramides and varying the reaction conditions. The interlayers have improved properties and can be used in many different applications.
US11242448B2	Rubber composition for tire and tire Provided is a rubber composition for tires having low tan δ at approximately 60° C. and excellent fracture energy at approximately 25° C. Included is a rubber composition for tires, containing a rubber component including an isoprene-based rubber, the rubber composition having a correlation length Ξb of 55 nm or less as determined by fitting the following Equations 1 to 6 to a scattering intensity curve I(q) obtained by X-ray scattering analysis or neutron scattering analysis: I ( q ) = A 1 + q 2 ⁢ ξ 2 + B ( 1 + q 2 ⁢ Ξ b 2 ) 2 + C ( 1 + q 2 ⁢ Ξ c 2 ) 2 ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 1 ) ⁢ ξ < Ξ b < Ξ c ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 2 ) A = 8 ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ N a ⁢ σ 2 ⁢ ξ 3 ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 3 ) B = 4 ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ N b ⁢ σ 2 ⁢ Ξ b 2 ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 4 ) C = 4 ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ N c ⁢ σ 2 ⁢ Ξ c 2 ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 5 ) ⁢ q = 4 ⁢ ⁢ π ⁢ ⁢ sin ⁢ θ 2 λ ( Equation ⁢ ⁢ 6 ) A , B , C , ξ , Ξ b , Ξ c ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ fitting ⁢ ⁢ parameter q ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ scattering ⁢ ⁢ vector N a ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ number ⁢ ⁢ per ⁢ ⁢ unit ⁢ ⁢ volume ⁢ ⁢ ( number / cm 3 ) ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ scatterers ⁢ ⁢ having ⁢ ⁢ a ⁢ ⁢ correlation ⁢ ⁢ length ⁢ ⁢ ξ N b ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ number ⁢ ⁢ per ⁢ ⁢ unit ⁢ ⁢ volume ⁢ ⁢ ( number / cm 3 ) ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ scatterers ⁢ ⁢ having ⁢ ⁢ a ⁢ ⁢ correlation ⁢ ⁢ length ⁢ ⁢ Ξ b N c ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ number ⁢ ⁢ per ⁢ ⁢ unit ⁢ ⁢ volume ⁢ ⁢ ( number / cm 3 ) ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ scatterers ⁢ ⁢ having ⁢ ⁢ a ⁢ ⁢ correlation ⁢ ⁢ length ⁢ ⁢ Ξ c σ ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ electron ⁢ ⁢ density ⁢ ⁢ difference ⁢ ⁢ ( electron · ( cm - 3 ) ) ⁢ ⁢ between ⁢ ⁢ scatterers ⁢ ⁢ and ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ surrounding ⁢ ⁢ matrix , or ⁢ ⁢ scattering ⁢ ⁢ length ⁢ ⁢ density ⁢ ⁢ difference ⁢ ⁢ ( cm - 2 ) ⁢ ⁢ between ⁢ ⁢ scatterers ⁢ ⁢ and ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ surrounding ⁢ ⁢ deuterated ⁢ ⁢ solvent θ ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ scattering ⁢ ⁢ angle λ ⁢ : ⁢ ⁢ wavelength ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ X ⁢ ⁢ rays ⁢ ⁢ or ⁢ ⁢ neutrons ⁢ .
US11242447B2	High rigidity compound for pneumatic tyres comprising functionalized lignin A rubber compound for making a pneumatic tyre structural component comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated-chain polymer base, a reinforcing filler, a thermosetting resin and a vulcanization system. The thermosetting resin comprises functionalized lignin with —OR groups wherein R is an alkyne group with a number of carbon atoms of between (3) and (18).
US11242446B2	Cellulose composite [Problem] The present invention addresses the problem of providing a cellulose composite whereby the cellulose composite itself disperses stably even when ions are blended in a high concentration in a beverage, and also has excellent suspension stability.[Solution] A cellulose composite comprising cellulose, an anionic polysaccharide not having a chemically crosslinked structure, and water-absorbent particles comprising a compound having a chemically crosslinked structure wherein the cellulose composite has a viscosity of 10 mPa·s or higher when 1 mass % of the cellulose composite is dispersed in an aqueous solution in which 0.45 g of sodium bicarbonate is dissolved in 100 mL of pure water.
US11242445B2	Resin additive composition and synthetic resin composition using same Provided are: a resin additive composition containing a specific metal phosphate, which composition has excellent dispersibility in a resin even when made into a pellet form and exhibits a desired physical property improving effect when incorporated into a resin; and a synthetic resin composition using the same. The resin additive composition contains, with respect to 100 parts by mass of (A) sodium-2,2′-methylene-bis(4,6-di-tert-butylphenyl)phosphate: 25 to 400 parts by mass of (B) a lithium phosphate compound represented by the following Formula (1); and 10 to 300 parts by mass of (C) a fatty acid metal salt represented by the following Formula (2). The component (C) is incorporated in an amount of 10 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass with respect to a total of 100 parts by mass of the components (A) and (B).
US11242444B2	Triazine compounds, compositions, and methods Trisubstituted triazines having the formula: wherein: X is O and n is 0 or 1, Y is OH, NH2 or CH2NH2, Q is P, P═O, CH or N, when Q is P, R is phenyl, when Q is P═O, Z is R or OR, and R is alkyl or phenyl, when Q is CH, Z is PO(R)2 or PO(OR)2, when Q is N, Z is R, and their uses as epoxy and cyclic carbonate polymer curing agents.
US11242443B2	Dark-color polymer composite films A black-color polymer composite film comprising a phthalocyanine compound dispersed in a polymer selected from the group consisting of polyimide, polyamide, polyoxadiazole, polybenzoxazole, polybenzobisoxazole, polythiazole, polybenzothiazole, polybenzobisthiazole, poly(p-phenylene vinylene), polybenzimidazole, polybenzobisimidazole, and combinations thereof, wherein the phthalocyanine compound occupies a weight fraction of 0.1% to 50% based on the total polymer composite weight. Preferably, the phthalocyanine compound is selected from copper phthalocyanine, zinc phthalocyanine, tin phthalocyanine, iron phthalocyanine, lead phthalocyanine, nickel phthalocyanine, vanadyl phthalocyanine, fluorochromium phthalocyanine, magnesium phthalocyanine, manganous phthalocyanine, dilithium phthalocyanine, aluminum phthalocyanine chloride, cadmium phthalocyanine, chlorogallium phthalocyanine, cobalt phthalocyanine, silver phthalocyanine, a metal-free phthalocyanine, or a combination thereof.
US11242437B2	Process for the preparation of biodegradable plastic films A process for the manufacture of biodegradable plastic films in aqueous environment, starting from vegetal wastes in powder form includes dissolution at a temperature lower than 50° C. of waste material in form of a powder in an aqueous solution of hydrochloric acid, and transfer of the aqueous solution in a casting mould and evaporation of the aqueous solution, to yield the biodegradable plastic film. The total concentration of the hydrochloric acid is equal to or lower than 5% by weight. The aqueous solution may include acetic acid. The aqueous solution may also be filtered or centrifuged and/or subjected to dialysis against pure water.
US11242434B2	Super-activation of emulsion polymers A method for the super-activation of emulsion polymers is provided. The method includes carrying out a one to three-step polymer activation process to form an activated polymer-diluent mixture, the steps selected from (a)-(d): (a) premixing the first polymer-diluent mixture at a predetermined pressure to form a second polymer-diluent mixture; (b) blending the first polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture with a blending device to form a blended polymer-diluent mixture; (c) (i) recycling the blended polymer-diluent mixture to be blended as in step (b) or premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; or (ii) recycling the second polymer-diluent mixture to be premixed as in step (a) at a predetermined pressure; and (d) reducing the pressure in a portion of the blended polymer-diluent mixture or the second polymer-diluent mixture to relax the polymer and form a relaxed polymer-diluent mixture.
US11242433B2	Solid-liquid separation device and method for washing lignocellulosic solid residue A solid-liquid separation device includes a kettle body, a piston, a stirrer, a separation plate having filtration pores, and a filtration mesh. The kettle body is hollow along an axial direction to form a chamber body. The separation plate is fitly installed in the chamber body, and divides the chamber body into a washing chamber and a draining chamber. The piston and the stirrer are fitly disposed in the washing chamber. The filtration mesh is attached on a side of the separation plate to cover the filtration pores. The kettle body is further provided with a feed inlet, a water inlet, a material outlet, and a liquid outlet. The feed inlet and material outlet are communicated with the washing chamber, and the water inlet and the liquid outlet are communicated with the draining chamber. The method includes the following steps: feeding, solid-liquid separation, washing, and material discharge.
US11242430B2	Crosslinking compositions and coatings formed therefrom A crosslinking composition includes a compound having at least two functional groups that are each independently represented by Chemical Structure (I): X is an oxygen, sulfur, or nitrogen; R1 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, or an alkylaryl group; R2, R3, and R4 are each independently an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, or a hydrogen; R5 is an alkyl group, an aryl group, an alkylaryl group, or a hydrogen; z is 0 when X is oxygen or sulfur and z is 1 when X is nitrogen; and when a double bond is formed between a carbon atom bonded to R3 and an adjacent nitrogen, m is 0, and when a single bond is formed between the carbon atom bonded to R3 and the adjacent nitrogen, m is 1.
US11242422B2	Polymerizations for olefin-based polymers The invention provides a process to form an olefin-based polymer, said process comprising polymerizing at least one olefin in the presence of at least one catalyst system comprising the reaction product of the following: A) at least one cocatalyst; and B) a procatalyst comprising a metal-ligand complex of Formula (I), as described herein:
US11242419B1	Integrated process for producing propylene polymers and copolymers with reduced greenhouse gas emission A substantially zero-carbon-emission (ZCE) process for making propylene polymers and copolymers including: converting alkanes to the olefin monomers ethylene, propylene, and butene or combinations thereof, using renewable electric power and scrubbing the stack gases from any fired heaters or boilers to remove carbon dioxide, in an oxidative-coupling of methane plant including the steps of passing alkanes through an ethylene plant while adding oxygen, passing a portion of the polymerization grade ethylene through a 2-butene plant, and passing the 2-butene stream and a portion of the polymerization grade ethylene stream through a propylene plant. The polymerization grade propylene is polymerized to produce isotactic homopolymer polypropylene, or ethylene-propylene random copolymer, or impact grade polypropylene containing ethylene-propylene rubber.
US11242416B2	Amino acid chelates of titanium and use thereof in aqueous titanation of polymerization catalysts A method comprising contacting a silica support with a titanium-containing solution to form a titanated silica support, wherein the titanium-containing solution comprises a titanium compound, a solvent, and an amino acid. The method further comprising drying the titanated silica support to form a pre-catalyst composition; contacting a chromium-containing compound with the silica support, the titanated silica support, the pre-catalyst composition, or combinations thereof; and calcining the pre-catalyst composition to form an olefin polymerization catalyst.
US11242415B2	Bis-phenyl-phenoxy polyolefin catalysts having an alkoxy- or amido-ligand on the metal for improved solubility Embodiments are directed to a catalyst system comprising metal ligand complexes and processes for polyolefin polymerization using the metal ligand complex having the following structure: where X is selected from the group consisting of —ORX or NRX2.
US11242414B2	Method for manufacturing polymer and flow-type reaction system for manufacturing polymer The present invention provides a method for manufacturing a polymer by a flow-type reaction. The method includes introducing a liquid A of an anionic polymerizable monomer, a liquid B of an anionic polymerization initiator, and a polymerization terminator into different flow paths, allowing the liquids to flow in the flow paths, allowing the liquid A and the liquid B to join together, subjecting the monomer to anionic polymerization while the liquids having joined together are flowing to downstream in a reaction flow path, and allowing a solution, which is obtained by the polymerization reaction and flows in the reaction flow path, and the polymerization terminator to join together so as to terminate the polymerization reaction and to obtain a polymer having a number-average molecular weight of 5,000 to 200,000. A static mixer is disposed in the reaction flow path, and a polymer having a number-average molecular weight equal to or greater than 2,000 is introduced into an inlet port of the mixer. The present invention also provides a flow-type reaction system suitable for performing the manufacturing method.
US11242413B2	Method and system for the control of a plant for the continuous production of a polymer A method for the control of a plant (10) for the production in continuous of a polymer, wherein the plant (10) comprises at least one reactor (11) fed with at least a first monomer and a second monomer, a first stripper (12), a second stripper (17), a third stripper (18), at least one recycling vat (13) of the fine products, measurement equipment (14) and a control system comprising distributed control devices (15) controllable by at least one electronic processing and control unit (16) based on a plurality of control variables, the control method comprising the following steps: collecting data comprising recipe parameters, laboratory analysis results and predefined coefficients stored in a database (40); collecting the data measured by the measurement equipment (14); determining, by means of a first calculation module (20) a production potentiality value of the at least one reactor (11); determining, by means of a second calculation module (21) the polymer concentration in the at least one reactor (11), in the first stripper (12) and in the at least one recycling vat of the fine products (13); determining, by means of a third calculation module (22) the flow-rate of oil for feeding the second stripper (17); determining, by means of a fourth calculation module (23), the flow-rate of the chain terminator (TERM) for feeding the at least one reactor (11), controlling the plant (10) on the basis of the plurality of control variables.
US11242401B2	Monoclonal antibody and a method of use for the treatment of lupus The present invention relates to compositions and methods useful for the treatment of lupus using a humanized IgG1 anti-CD6 monoclonal antibody (T1h) that binds to the SRCR domain 1 (D1) of CD6 without blocking the interaction of CD6 with the CD6 ligand Activated Leukocyte Cell Adhesion Molecule (ALCAM).
US11242400B2	CD123 binding proteins and related compositions and methods The present disclosure relates to protein molecules that specifically bind to CD123, which may have at least one humanized or human CD123-binding domain. Such molecules are useful for the treatment of cancer. The protein molecule binding to CD123 may have a second binding domain that binds to another target. In one embodiment, multi-specific polypeptide molecules bind both CD123-expressing cells and the T-cell receptor complex on T-cells to induce target-dependent T-cell cytotoxicity, activation, and proliferation. The disclosure also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the CD123-binding polypeptide molecules, nucleic acid molecules encoding these polypeptides and methods of making these molecules.
US11242397B2	Anti-CD40 antibody and methods for blocking CD40-CD40L signaling The present invention relates to novel anti-CD40 antibodies and a use thereof and, more specifically, provided are a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing autoimmune diseases and a composition for inhibiting immune rejection during organ transplantation, both compositions containing, as an active ingredient, novel anti-CD40 antibodies that specifically bind to a novel epitope of CD40. Novel anti-CD40 antibodies of the present invention directly target CD40, but not CD40 ligands, and block the signaling of CD40-CD154 without stimulating platelets so as to exhibit excellent antagonistic effects, thereby being expected to be usable as a preparation effective in the treatment of autoimmune diseases and the inhibition of organ transplantation rejection.
US11242395B2	Anti-CD137 molecules and use thereof The present disclosure provides antibodies that bind to human CD137 or antigen binding fragments thereof, nucleic acid encoding the same, therapeutic compositions thereof, and their use to enhance T-cell function to upregulate cell-mediated immune responses and for the treatment of T cell dysfunctional disorders, such as tumor immunity, and for the treatment of cancer.
US11242393B2	Antibodies against MICA and/or MICB and uses thereof The disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind human MICA/B and methods of use thereof. In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods of treating a cancer in a subject, comprising administering to the subject an anti-MICA/B antibody.
US11242392B2	Anti-vista antibodies and fragments The present invention relates to novel antibodies and fragments that bind to a V-domain Ig Suppressor of T cell Activation (VISTA), and methods of making and using same. Methods of use include methods of treatment of cancer, including leukemias, lymphomas, solid tumors and melanomas.
US11242389B2	Compositions and methods for treating cancer with anti-CD19/CD22 immunotherapy Chimeric antigen receptors containing CD19/CD22 or CD22/CD19 antigen binding domains are disclosed. Nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, antigen binding fragments, and pharmaceutical compositions, relating to the chimeric antigen receptors are also disclosed. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a subject, and methods of making chimeric antigen receptor T cells are also disclosed.
US11242387B2	Costimulatory B7-H1 in renal cell carcinoma patients: indicator of tumor aggressiveness and potential therapeutic target The invention features methods of diagnosis by assessing B7-H1 expression in a tissue from a subject that has, or is suspected of having, cancer, methods of treatment with agents that interfere with B7-H1-receptor interaction, methods of selecting candidate subjects likely to benefit from cancer immunotherapy, and methods of inhibiting expression of B7-H1.
US11242379B2	Monoclonal antibodies and cocktails for treatment of Ebola infections Described herein are compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of ebolavirus infection. In certain embodiments of the present invention, monoclonal antibodies substantially similar to those described herein, as well as affinity matured variants thereof, alone or in combination, provide therapeutic efficacy in a patient against multiple species of ebolavirus.
US11242378B2	Monoclonal antibodies and cocktails for treatment of Ebola infections Described herein are compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of ebolavirus infection. In certain embodiments of the present invention, monoclonal antibodies substantially, similar to those described herein, as well as affinity matured variants thereof, alone or in combination, provide therapeutic efficacy in a patient against multiple species of ebolavirus.
US11242376B2	Compositions and methods for TCR reprogramming using fusion proteins Provided herein are T-cell receptor (TCR) fusion proteins (TFPs), T-cells engineered to express one or more TFPs, and methods of use thereof for the treatment of diseases, including cancer.
US11242372B2	IFN beta protein analogs The present invention provides a composition comprising an interferon-beta (IFN-beta) protein of which at least 80% is deamidated, a deamidated IFN-beta 1a protein, methods of producing deamidated proteins, and therapeutic uses of such compositions and deamidated IFN-beta 1a proteins.
US11242370B2	Neuregulin-4 compounds and methods of use The present invention relates to neuregulin (NRG) 4 compounds and methods of treatment with NRG4 compounds.
US11242369B1	N-terminal capping modules of ankyrin repeat domains Described herein are proteins comprising an ankyrin repeat domain having an N-terminal capping module with improved properties, as well as corresponding protein libraries, pharmaceutical compositions and nucleic acids encoding such proteins. In other aspects, the disclosure relates to methods using such proteins, corresponding protein libraries or pharmaceutical compositions.
US11242365B2	FOXM1-derived peptide, and vaccine including same The present invention provides FOXM1-derived epitope peptides having the ability to induce cytotoxic T cells. The present invention further provides polynucleotides encoding the peptides, antigen-presenting cells presenting the peptides, and cytotoxic T cells targeting the peptides, as well as methods of inducing the antigen-presenting cells or CTLs. The present invention also provides compositions and pharmaceutical compositions containing them as an active ingredient. Further, the present invention provides methods of treating and/or preventing cancer, and/or preventing postoperative recurrence thereof, using the peptides, polynucleotides, antigen-presenting cells, cytotoxic T cells or pharmaceutical compositions of the present invention. Methods of inducing an immune response against cancer are also provided.
US11242357B2	Fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound and organic thin film and electronic device A fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1, and an organic thin film, an organic thin film transistor, and an electronic device including the fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound are provided. The fused polycyclic heteroaromatic compound may have a conjugation structure but reinforce planarity among adjacent rings and have further dense packing and thus much increase charge mobility.
US11242356B2	PTEFb inhibiting macrocyclic compounds The present invention relates to novel modified macrocyclic compounds with improved tolerability of general formula (I) as described and defined herein, and methods for their preparation, their use for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of disorders, in particular of hyper-proliferative disorders and/or virally induced infectious diseases and/or of cardiovascular diseases. The invention further relates to intermediate compounds useful in the preparation of said compounds of general formula (I).
US11242353B2	Heterocyclic LSF inhibitors and their uses The present invention is directed to heterocyclic SV40 Factor (LSF) inhibitors and their uses. In some implementations, the present invention discloses small-molecule compounds of Formula (I). In some implementations, the compounds of Formula (I) are used in methods for inhibiting LSF in a subject. In some implementations, the compounds of Formula (I) are used in methods for treating cancer in a subject.
US11242349B2	Ethynyl derivatives The present invention relates to compounds that may be used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, anxiety, emesis, obsessive compulsive disorder, autism, neuroprotection, cancer, depression or diabetes type 2.
US11242347B2	2-phenyl-3,4-dihydropyrrolo[2,1-Ff] [1,2,4]triazinone derivatives as phosphodiesterase inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention relates to compounds of formula I or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or hydrate thereof, wherein R1 is C1-C3alkyl optionally substituted with F, C3-C6cycloalkyl, C1-C3alkoxy; X represents a bond or C1-C3alkylene optionally substituted with OH, ONO, ONO2; R2 is H, OH, ONO, ONO2, C(O)OH, C(O)OC1-C3alkyl, CHO, CN, C1-C3alkoxy, OC(O)H, OC(O)—C1-C3alkyl, C(O)N(R6)OR7, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OH, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OC1-C3alkyl, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)N(R6)OR7, S(O0-2)C1-C3alkyl, CR8═N—OR9, CR8═N—NR10R11, CR8═NR12 or CR8═N—ONO2; R3 is C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted with F, OH, ONO, ONO2, C1-C3alkoxy, C3-C6cycloalkyl; C3-C6cycloalkyl, C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl; R4 is C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted with C3-C6cycloalkyl, C1-C6alkoxy, F, ONO, ONO2; C2-C6alkenyl, C2-C6alkynyl, C3-C6cycloalkyl; R5 is H, SO2NR13R14, NHSO2NR13R14; R6 is H or C1-C3alkyl; R7 is H, C1-C3alkyl, C1-C3alkoxy, C1-C3alkyl substituted with phenyl, benzyl or a heterocyclic ring, wherein said phenyl, benzyl or said heterocyclic ring are independently optionally substituted by C1-C3alkyl, F; R8 is H, CH3 or C2H5; R9: H, C1-C3alkyl optionally substituted with OH, ONO, ONO2, CN, COOH, COOC1-C3alkyl, C1-C3alkoxy, OC(O)H, OC(O)—C1-C3alkyl, C(O)N(R6)OR7, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OH, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OC1-C3alkyl, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)N(R6)OR7, S(O0-2)C1-C3alkyl; R10 and R11 are each independently H, C1-C3alkyl optionally substituted with OH, ONO, ONO2, CN, COOH, COOC1-C3, C1-C3alkoxy, OC(O)H, OC(O)—C1-C3alkyl, C(O)N(R6)OR7, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OH, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OC1-C3alkyl, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)N(R6)OR7, S(O0-2)C1-C3alkyl, or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring, wherein preferably said heterocyclic ring is selected from aziridine, azetidine, pyrollidine, piperidine, morpholine, piperazine and homopiperazine, wherein said heterocyclic ring is optionally substituted with C1-C3 alkyl; R12 is C1-C3 alkyl optionally substituted with OH, ONO, ONO2, CN, COOH, COOC1-C3alkyl, C1-C3alkoxy, OC(O)H, OC(O)—C1-C3alkyl, C(O)N(R6)OR7, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OH, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)OC1-C3alkyl, OC1-C3alkylene-C(O)N(R6)OR7, S(O0-2)C1-C3alkyl; R13 and R14 are each independently H or C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted with F, OH, ONO, ONO2, COOH, C1-C3alkoxy, C3-C6cycloalkyl; or together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached form a heterocyclic ring, wherein preferably said heterocyclic ring is selected from aziridine, azetidine, pyrollidine, piperidine, morpholine, piperazine, homopiperazine, 2,5-diazabicyclo[2,2,1]heptane and 3,7-diazabicyclo[3,3,0]octane, wherein said heterocyclic ring is optionally substituted with R15; R15 is C1-C6alkyl optionally substituted with halogen, OH, ONO, ONO2, C1-C3alkoxy, C1-C3haloalkoxy, COOR16, NR17R18, C═NR19, or with a tetrazole group which is optionally substituted with C1-C3alkyl; or a heteroaryl ring which is optionally substituted with F, wherein the at least one heteroatom of said heteroaryl ring is nitrogen; R16 is H, or C1-C4alkyl optionally substituted with F, OH, ONO, ONO2, NR17R18, or with a heteroaryl ring, wherein the at least one heteroatom of said heteroaryl ring is nitrogen, and wherein preferably said heteroaryl ring is selected from pyrrolidine, piperidine, piperazine, morpholine, pyrrole, and imidazole, wherein nitrogen atom is directly bound to C1-C4 alkyl; R17 and R18 are each independently H or C1-C4alkyl optionally substituted with ONO, ONO2; R19 is C1-C4alkyl optionally substituted with F, ONO, ONO2; C3-C6cycloalkyl; and their use in methods of treating or preventing a disease alleviated by inhibition of PDE-5 in a human or in a non-human mammal.
US11242346B2	Mechanistic target of rapamycin signaling pathway inhibitors and therapeutic applications thereof Selective mTOR inhibitors of formulas (I)-(III), processes for their preparation, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and their use in the treatment of diseases and disorders, arising from abnormal cell growth, functions, or behaviors mediated by an mTOR kinase and/or one or more PI3K enzyme, are provided. Such diseases and disorder include cancer, immune disorders, cardiovascular disease, viral infection, inflammation, metabolism/endocrine function disorders and neurological disorders.
US11242345B2	Sulfonimidoylpurinone compounds and methods of treatment using the same The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as described herein, and their prodrugs or pharmaceutically acceptable salt, enantiomer or diastereomer thereof, and compositions including the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11242342B2	Isoquinoline amine compounds as mGluR4 allosteric potentiators, compositions, and methods of treating neurological dysfunction Isoquinoline amine compounds which are useful as allosteric potentiators/positive allosteric modulators of the metabotropic glutamate receptor subtype 4 (mGluR4); synthetic methods for making the compounds; pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds; and methods of using the compounds, for example, in treating neurological and psychiatric disorders or other disease state associated with glutamate dysfunction.
US11242340B2	Crystal forms of demethyleneberberine hydrochloride and preparation method therefor Provided are four crystal forms, A, B, C and D, of demethyleneberberine hydrochloride, and a preparation method therefor, and further provided are X-ray powder diffraction characteristic absorption peaks, infrared absorption peaks and DSC spectra of the four crystal forms. The X-ray powder diffraction characteristic diffraction peaks of the crystal forms are at about 8.205°, 8.805°, 10.817°, 14.835°, 15.479°, 16.668°, 17.492°, 18.529°, 20.656°, 21.536°, 23.538°, 25.657°, 26.192°, and 28.808°. A preparation method for the four crystal forms of the demethyleneberberine hydrochloride is also involved. The preparation method has a simple process, a high yield and a low cost; and has a high product purity and a stable quality.
US11242338B2	EBNA1 inhibitor crystalline forms, and methods of preparing and using same The invention relates, in certain aspects, to developable forms of certain compounds that are useful to treat and/or prevent EBV infection and related conditions in a subject. The invention further provides EBNA1 inhibitors, and/or pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same, that are useful for the treatment of diseases caused by latent Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) infection and/or lytic EBV infection.
US11242333B2	Inhibitors of plasma kallikrein The present invention provides compounds of formula (I), compositions comprising such compounds; the use of such compounds in therapy (for example in the treatment or prevention of a disease or condition in which plasma kallikrein activity is implicated); and methods of treating patients with such compounds; wherein R5, R6, R7, R12, R13, A, L, B, n, W, X, Y and Z are as defined herein.
US11242331B2	Analogs of yohimbine and uses thereof The present disclosure provides compounds of Formulae (I-A), (II′), (III-A), (IV′), and (V-A), wherein the compounds are derived from or based on yohimbine. The provided compounds may be useful in treating or preventing a disease (e.g., proliferative disease, cancers, inflammatory diseases, autoimmune diseases, and infectious diseases) in a subject in need thereof. The present disclosure provides methods of preparing compounds of Formulae (I-A), (II′), (III-A), (IV′), and (V-A). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, kits, methods, and uses that include or involve a compound described herein.
US11242328B1	Heterogeneous catalyst and method for preparation of aromatic tricyclic pyrans Provided herein are methods for converting CBD to a product mixture comprising Δ8-THC, Δ9-THC, or a combination thereof. The methods provided herein may comprise one or more of (1) a contacting step wherein a starting material comprising CBD, a catalyst comprising an iron (III) salt, and optionally a solvent are added to a reaction vessel, thereby forming a reaction mixture; (2) a conversion step wherein at least a portion of the CBD is converted to THC, thereby forming a product mixture; and (3) optionally, a separation step wherein at least a portion of the catalyst is removed from the product mixture. Advantageously, the methods utilize a catalyst comprising iron (III) sulfate, which is commonly used as a food additive and is generally recognized as safe for human consumption, and do not require the use of catalysts or other reagents that are hazardous to human health.
US11242326B2	Multivalent ligand for myotonic dystrophy Abnormally long r(CUG)n repeat expansion is believed to be the major cause of Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) because it binds to muscleblind-like 1 (MBNL 1) protein which regulates RNA splicing, leading to the mis-splicing of more than 100 pre-mRNAs. The rational design of oligomers with alternating bisamidine and melamine structure resulted in good binding affinity to the RNA target because of a multivalent effect. The oligomers also showed excellent activity in disrupting nuclear foci, reversing the mis-splicing of IR minigene, and sabotaging the toxic RNA biosynthesis. Excellent activity in Drosophila based DM1 models was also observed for the oligomers, rescuing the climbing ability of the flies upon oral treatment.
US11242325B2	Pegylated prodrugs of phenolic TRPV1 agonists Described herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to modulate transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptor (TRPV1) activity.
US11242324B2	Solid forms of an n-terminal domain androgen receptor inhibitor and uses thereof The present invention relates to a crystalline form of Compound I, a salt, a solvate, or a solvate salt thereof or an amorphous form of Compound I, a salt, a solvate, or a solvate salt thereof. The present invention also provides compositions comprising the crystalline form and/or the amorphous form, therapeutic uses of the crystalline forms and/or the amorphous forms, and the compositions thereof.
US11242323B2	Inhibition of OLIG2 activity Described herein are urea compounds and pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds, which inhibit the activity of Olig2. Also described herein are methods of using such Olig2 inhibitors, alone and in combination with other compounds, for treating cancer and other diseases. In particular the Olig2 inhibitors may be used to treat glioblastoma.
US11242322B2	Triflazoles and methods of making the same Methods for producing triflazoles or related derivatives thereof, and the resulting products are provided. For example, triflazoles can be prepared by reaction of trifluoromethanesulfonyl fluoride with an azole or azolate salt. Yields up to 78% are obtained. Triflazoles can be prepared by the reaction of a trifluoromethanesulfonyl fluoride with an N-silylazole in the presence of a basic catalyst. Yields up to 97% are obtained.
US11242311B2	Cationic lipids and transfection methods The present invention relates in part to novel cationic lipids and their use, e.g., in delivering nucleic acids to cells.
US11242301B2	Method of hydrogenolysis for improved production of paraxylene The invention relates to a selective hydrogenolysis method for treating a feed rich in aromatic compounds having more than 8 carbon atoms, comprising transforming at least one alkyl group with at least two carbon atoms (ethyl, propyl, butyl, isopropyl, etc.) attached to a benzene ring into at least one methyl group. The invention also relates to the integration of the hydrogenolysis unit into an aromatic complex.
US11242300B2	Catalyst systems that include metal co-catalysts for the production of propylene Embodiments of methods of synthesizing a metathesis catalyst system, which include impregnating tungsten oxide on silica support in the presence of a precursor to produce a base catalyst; calcining the base catalyst; dispersing a solid metal-based co-catalyst onto the surface of the base catalyst to produce a doped catalyst; and calcining the doped catalyst to produce a metathesis catalyst system. Further embodiments of processes for the production of propylene, which include contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising a mixture of 1-butene and 2-butene with embodiments of the metathesis catalyst system to produce, via metathesis conversion, a product stream comprising propylene.
US11242299B2	Catalyst systems that include metal oxide co-catalysts for the production of propylene Embodiments of methods of synthesizing a metathesis catalyst system, which include impregnating tungsten oxide on silica support in the presence of a precursor to produce a base catalyst; calcining the base catalyst; impregnating a metal oxide co-catalyst comprising a metal oxide onto the surface of the base catalyst to produce a doped catalyst; and calcining the doped catalyst to produce a metathesis catalyst system. Further embodiments of processes for the production of propylene, which include contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock comprising a mixture of 1-butene and 2-butene with embodiments of the metathesis catalyst system to produce, via metathesis conversion, a product stream comprising propylene.
US11242290B2	Freeze-cast ceramic membrane for size based filtration Provided herein are methods for making a freeze-cast material having a internal structure, the methods comprising steps of: determining the internal structure of the material, the internal structure having a plurality of pores, wherein: each of the plurality of pores has directionality; and the step of determining comprises: selecting a temperature gradient and a freezing front velocity to obtain the determined internal structure based on the selected temperature gradient and the selected freezing front velocity; directionally freezing a liquid formulation to form a frozen solid, the step of directionally freezing comprising: controlling the temperature gradient and the freezing front velocity to match the selected temperature gradient and the selected freezing front velocity during directionally freezing; wherein the liquid formulation comprises at least one solvent and at least one dispersed species; and subliming the at least one solvent out of the frozen solid to form the material.
US11242289B2	Ceramics with engineered microstructures via 3D printing and templated grain growth A three-dimensional (3D) printing composition includes ceramic filaments comprising an additive having an aspect ratio of at least 2:1. 3D printed ceramic articles include the ceramic filaments.
US11242287B2	Bitumen which is solid at ambient temperature Bitumen pellets including a core and a coating layer, in which: the core includes at least one bitumen base, and the coating layer includes at least one fumed silica compound. Process for manufacturing bitumen pellets and also their use as road binder, in particular for the manufacture of bitumen mixes. Process for manufacturing bitumen mixes from bitumen pellets and also a process for transporting and/or storing and/or handling bitumen pellets.
US11242284B2	Microfabrication method A microfabrication method is provided with which it is possible to easily form a fine periodic structure on a surface of any substrate. A glass precursor is applied to a substrate, and the glass precursor is irradiated with short-pulse laser light. By the irradiation with short-pulse laser light, the glass precursor is activated to undergo a thermal reaction, and a fine periodic structure can be easily formed on the surface. Furthermore, by oxidizing the substrate on which the fine periodic structure has been formed, the hue of the surface can be improved while maintaining the fine periodic structure.
US11242278B2	Tapered furnace muffles An optical fiber draw furnace muffle includes a body portion defining a substantially cylindrical cavity extending along a centerline axis of the muffle. A tapered portion has an interior surface which defines a first curved portion with a first radius of curvature and a second curved portion with a second radius of curvature. At least one of the first and second radii of curvature has a radius greater than a radius of the cylindrical cavity.
US11242275B2	Apparatus to control glass flow into glass forming machines A glass forming apparatus includes a glass delivery vessel, a forming body with a forming body inlet and a downcomer (48) between the glass delivery vessel and the forming body. The downcomer includes a downcomer tube (100) with an inlet end (110) for receiving molten glass from the glass delivery vessel and an outlet end (109) for discharging molten glass to the forming body inlet. An upper heating zone (110) and a lower heating zone (150) positioned downstream from the upper heating zone (110) encircle the downcomer tube and a lower controlled atmosphere enclosure (155) is positioned around and sealed to the downcomer tube (100) in the lower heating zone (150). The lower controlled atmosphere enclosure (155) includes at least one heating element (156) for heating molten glass flowing through the downcomer tube within the forming body inlet.
US11242274B2	Beverage dispenser and method therefore for suppression of germ formation The present invention discloses a beverage dispenser, including: an inlet connected to a water source; an outlet for dispensing the water to a user vessel; at least one filter element having an input and an output for filtered water; a pump for pumping water to the input of the filter element; a flow sensor connected between the inlet and the outlet, wherein the flow sensor determines the actual flow rate of the water; at least one water preparation element connected between the output for outputting filtered water and the outlet and adapted to prepare the water for drinking by a human, wherein the water preparation element comprises a water preparation rate input by which the water preparation rate of the water preparation element can be controlled; and a controller connected to the water preparation rate input of the water preparation element and the flow sensor, wherein the controller controls the water preparation rate of the water preparation element by a signal to the water preparation rate input such that the water preparation rate is proportional to the actual flow rate.
US11242268B2	Compound heavy metal chelating agent containing dithiocarboxylate functionalized ethoxylated pentaerythritol core hyperbranched polymer A compound heavy metal chelating agent, which relates to the field of chemical and environmental protection technology, includes dithiocarboxylate functionalized ethoxylated pentaerythritol core hyperbranched polymer and alkylene diamine-N,N′-sodium bisdithiocarboxylate with a molar ratio in a range of 1:1.0 to 1:10.0. The two different structural types of components have the synergistic positive effect. While chelating heavy metals, the compound heavy metal chelating agent alternately combine with heavy metals to form insoluble chelating super-molecular deposits, which has both chelation and flocculation functions. The compound heavy metal chelating agent meets the standard for treating heavy metal wastewater, and low concentration heavy metal wastewater. It has a wide adaptability range, and does not need to add coagulant. Moreover, it is simple in preparation method, easily available for raw materials, low in cost, and easy to be industrialized.
US11242260B2	Process for preparing precipitated silica A process of preparing precipitated silica is disclosed. Said process comprises of reacting an aqueous solution of a metal silicate with a mineral acid in the presence of a surfactant solution comprising gelatin and C8-C20 sulfosuccinate blend, at a reaction temperature in a range of about 70 to 100° C. with constant stirring such that a reaction mixture having a pH of about 10·0.3 is obtained; optionally, allowing the reaction mixture to age at a temperature in a range of about 70 to 100° C. for a time period in range of 10 to 100 minutes; adjusting the pH of the reaction mixture to about 4, followed by aging said mixture at a temperature in a range of about 70 to 100° C. for a time period in a range of 10 minutes to 2 hours; and recovering the precipitated silica from the reaction mixture.
US11242259B2	Method for producing silicic acid with variable thickening A process for production of silica having variable thickening wherein a) a product stream I containing at least a vaporous, hydrolysable and/or oxidizable silicon compound, b) a product stream II containing oxygen and c) a product stream III containing at least a combustible gas are made to react, where d) a feed port in a pipepiece A, the pipepiece A containing one or more static mixing elements, is used to import product stream I into product stream II, or vice versa and thereby create product stream IV, then e) a feed port in a pipepiece B, the pipepiece B containing one or more static mixing elements, is used to import product stream III in product stream IV and thereby create product stream V, f) product stream V leaving pipepiece B is imported into a reaction chamber, ignited therein and reacted in a flame, and g) the resultant solid material is separated off.
US11242258B1	Method of manufacture of porous silicon A method for manufacturing porous silicon can include reducing unpurified silica in the presence of a reducing agent to prepare a porous silicon material. The method of manufacture can optionally include purifying a silica, exposing the silica to reaction modifiers, purifying the mixture of the silica and reaction modifiers, comminuting the silica, purifying the silicon, coating the silicon, post-processing the silicon, and/or any suitable steps.
US11242256B2	Multi-stage calcination method for making hollow silica spheres A method for forming hollow silica spheres by dissolving a hydrolyzable aryl silane in an aqueous solution of water and an acid to form a hydrolyzed silane solution, mixing the hydrolyzed silane solution with a hydroxide base to form a precipitate, and calcining the precipitate in a multi-stage calcination procedure that includes (a) heating to a first temperature of 180 to 240° C. with a first ramp rate of 3 to 10° C./min and holding the first temperature for 2 minutes to 2 hours, then (b) heating to a second temperature of 600 to 740° C. at a second ramp rate of 0.1 to 4° C./min, and holding the second temperature for 2 to 24 hours.
US11242250B2	Electrochemical method for the production of graphene composites and cell for conducting the same A method of making an electrically conductive composite includes applying graphene oxide (27) to at least one non-conductive porous substrate (25) and then reducing the graphene oxide (27) to graphene via an electrochemical reaction. An electrochemical cell (10) for causing a reaction that produces an electrically conductive composite includes a first electrode (13), a second electrode (15), an ion conductive medium (17), electrical current in communication with the first electrode, and an optional third electrode having a known electrode potential. The first electrode (13) contains at least one layered electrocatalyst, which includes at least one non-conductive porous substrate (25) coated with graphene oxide (27) and at least a first and second active metal layer (29a, 29b) comprising a conductive metal in contact with the non-conductive porous substrate (25) coated with graphene oxide (27).
US11242246B2	Catalyst carrier for autothermal reforming processes Methods for autothermal reforming with a red mud catalyst support composition, one method including providing a methane feed with oxygen and carbon dioxide to react over the red mud catalyst support composition at increased temperature and increased pressure to produce synthesis gas comprising H2 and CO, the composition comprising red mud material produced from an alumina extraction process from bauxite ore.
US11242243B2	MEMS chip and electrical packaging method for MEMS chip Embodiments of the application provide a MEMS chip and an electrical packaging method for a MEMS chip. The MEMS chip includes a MEMS device layer, a first isolating layer located under the MEMS device layer, and a first conducting layer located under the first isolating layer. At the first isolating layer, there are a corresponding quantity of first conductive through holes in locations corresponding to conductive structures in a first region and in locations corresponding to electrodes in a second region. At the first conducting layer, there are M electrodes spaced apart from one another, and the M electrodes are respectively connected to M of the first conductive through holes. At the first conducting layer, electrodes in locations corresponding to at least some of the conductive structures in the first region are electrically connected in a one-to-one correspondence to electrodes in locations corresponding to at least some of the electrodes in the second region.
US11242241B2	Systems and methods for micro-cantilever actuation by base excitation A system and methods for base excitation of moderately high vibration of micro-cantilevers are disclosed. A micro-cantilever may be coupled to one or more actuators adjacent its base. The actuators may comprise bulk materials, bridges, or formed wires that expand and contract by application of electric currents, due to, for example, the effect of electro-thermal heating or piezoelectric effects. Single actuators or an array of actuators may be placed around the micro-cantilever to oscillate it and apply actuation pulses. The system and methods, and adjustments of the geometrical parameters, may be performed to yield a nominal natural frequency in the system. The excitation of actuators with signals corresponding to the natural frequency may induce resonance in the system and may result in high amplitude vibrations and displacement of the cantilever tip of the micro-cantilever. Various architectures of the actuators may be implemented to stimulate different frequencies of the beam and induce displacement in different direction and amplitudes.
US11242238B2	Fuel delivery system having additive injection assembly A fuel dispensing system for dispensing fuel into a vehicle comprises a stationary fuel tank adapted to contain a quantity of fuel. At least one fuel dispenser is in fluid communication with the fuel tank via piping. A pump is operative to transfer fuel from the fuel tank to the fuel dispenser. A level detector is located in the fuel tank. A tank monitor is in electronic communication with the level detector, the tank monitor being operative to produce information indicative of the quantity of fuel in the fuel tank. The fuel dispensing system further includes a fuel additive injection assembly comprising an additive reservoir configured to contain a quantity of fuel additive. A controller is in electronic communication with the tank monitor to receive information indicating a delivery of fuel into the fuel tank, the controller having a processor and memory operative to execute instructions determining when an additive quantity should be provided. Additive piping defines a flow path extending between the additive reservoir and a discharge location. A valve is situated along the flow path, the valve being in electronic communication with the controller to open so that the fuel additive will flow along the flow path. A meter is also situated along the flow path and is operative to measure a flow of the fuel additive, the meter being in electronic communication with the controller.
US11242236B2	Perfect pour drink mixer The invention provides a multi-compartment container for storing and dispensing separately a plurality of consumable liquids that can be mixed in an accurate and repeatable manner. Each storage compartment within the container encloses a predetermined quantity of a consumable liquid, wherein the first compartment is filled with a first liquid and the other compartments are filled with second and third liquids. The individual storage compartments are structurally merged to form elongated dispensing compartments each with a first end and a second end, wherein a one-way outlet positioned at the first end and a one-way outlet located at the second end permits passage of liquid from the storage compartments into the corresponding dispensing compartments. Upon fully inverting the container, the designated outlet of each dispensing compartment is opened, wherein precise amounts of liquids in the first, second, and third compartments are dispensed at constant volume ratio using gravity.
US11242231B1	Apparatus for conveying delivered items into a building envelope An apparatus for conveying delivered items into a building envelope translocates deliveries from a designated receiving area exterior to a building envelope via secure passage onto a deposit area locatable interior to the building envelope. Deposit of an item upon the receiving area signals presence of the delivery. The apparatus is operable automatically via command instantiated in circuit and/or over network in response to the signal.
US11242230B2	Mine explosion-isolating hoisting device with built-in type permanent magnet motor A mine explosion-isolating hoisting device with a built-in type permanent magnet motor includes a spindle fixed on the ground; a permanent magnet motor stator fixed on the spindle; a drum rotating relative to the spindle, the drum surrounding the spindle circumferentially; and a permanent magnet motor external rotor fixed by a spoke plate and rotating relative to the spindle; the drum is connected to the permanent magnet motor external rotor via an isolating disc; and a radial distance between an outer circumferential surface of the permanent magnet motor external rotor and an inner wall of the drum is greater than a preset value.
US11242226B2	Elevator door safety control Embodiments include techniques for operating an elevator safety control system and method. The techniques include charging one or more portions of an elevator system, the elevator system includes an elevator door and elevator frame, and monitoring a charge on the one or more portions of the elevator system. In addition, the techniques include detecting a change in the charge on the one or more portions of the elevator system, and responsive to the detection, controlling an operation of the elevator door.
US11242223B2	Constant deceleration progressive safety gear system A safety gear system for an elevator has a main static mass, an auxiliary static mass and a dynamically changing mass, wherein the dynamically changing mass changes in accordance with the travel of the main static mass. The safety gear system includes at least one first safety gear which is configured to brake the auxiliary static mass by a constant braking force, and at least one second safety gear which is configured to brake the main static mass and the dynamically changing mass by an adjustable brake force which is adjustable in accordance with the change of the dynamically changing mass.
US11242222B2	Elevator braking device mechanism A support member of a braking device includes a body configured to couple to the braking device. The body has a first portion including a first inclined body surface and a second inclined body surface. The first portion is receivable within an opening having a first inclined opening surface and second inclined opening surface. The first inclined body surface is complementary to the first inclined opening surface and the first portion of the body is movable within the opening.
US11242215B2	Apparatus and methods for detecting stray optical fibers during winding The apparatus and methods disclosed herein are directed to detecting the presence of a whipping tail when using a fiber winding system to wind a fiber onto a rotating spool. The fiber is guided onto the rotating spool through a containment region between the spool and a whip shield to create the wound fiber. The whipping tail outwardly extends from the wound fiber and periodically or quasi-periodically passes through a light beam to create a series intensity dips in the light beam, thereby forming a modulated light beam. The modulated light beam is converted into a digital electrical signal made up of electrical pulses having a timing defined by the intensity dips. The measured timing of the electrical pulses is compared to an estimated timing based on the rotating spool to ascertain the presence of a whipping tail.
US11242214B2	Converting machine with fold sensing mechanism A converting machine is used to convert sheet material into packaging templates for assembly into boxes or other packaging. The converting machine includes a converting assembly that performs transverse conversion functions and longitudinal conversion functions on the sheet material to create the packaging templates. A fanfold crease sensing mechanism detects the presence and location of fanfold creases in the sheet material. Based on the location of the fanfold creases, the fanfold creases are either cut out of the sheet material, or the sheet material is cut to adjust the position of the fanfold crease in a packaging template.
US11242212B2	Sheet storage apparatus, image forming apparatus, and method for sheet storage apparatus A sheet storage apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store sheets, a biasing unit configured to apply a biasing force to the storage unit so that the storage unit is biased toward a mounting position, and a regulating unit configured to be located at a first position at which movement of the storage unit in a drawing out direction is regulated and a second position at which movement of the storage unit from the mounting position in the drawing out direction is permitted. The regulating unit is moved from the first position to the second position in response to an operation by an operator who operates a handle.
US11242206B2	Vibratory conveyor A conveyor includes a trough with a floor having an upper surface configured to receive items to be conveyed in at least a first direction from a first end to a second end. The conveyor also includes a platform with at least one exciter attached thereto. The at least one exciter has at least one shaft with an eccentric mass attached thereto, the shaft having an axis of rotation about which the mass is rotated. The conveyor also includes a base. At least one first toroidal resilient member is disposed between the trough and the platform, and at least one second toroidal resilient member disposed between the platform and the base.
US11242204B1	Manually-adjustable lifter apparatus for conveyor belts An apparatus/method for a conveyor belt lifter apparatus that can be manually-configured to accommodate differently-sized conveyor belts of conveyor systems. The apparatus includes a pair of lifts in between which a trough-shaped adjustable conveyor belt support arm is releasably-secured. An adjustable shaft coupler connects the lifts to allow simultaneous activation and movement of both lifts by an operator engaging only one lift. An adjustable base also allows the apparatus to be adjusted for the conveyor system size. These adjustable components comprise segments that can be releasably secured using quick-release pins. The height of the ends of the conveyor belt support arm can also be manually adjusted to eliminate any gap between the conveyor belt and the support arm before lift activation. Each lift comprises a manually-controlled screw jack with an extender formed thereon to allow the lifter apparatus to raise or lower the particular conveyor belt once the lifter apparatus is installed.
US11242203B2	Paddle conveyor system A paddle conveyor system for efficiently removing tare, dirt, small particles, and other debris from large bulky products such as sugar beets. The paddle conveyor generally includes a first pulley including a first side and a second side and a second pulley including a first side and a second side. A first linkage is connected between the first side of the first pulley and the first side of the second pulley and a second linkage is connected between the second side of the first pulley and the second side of the second pulley. A plurality of paddles is each connected between the first linkage and the second linkage such that the plurality of paddles forms a loop for conveying a material towards the second pulley. Each of the paddles includes one or more slots through which debris from the material may fall.
US11242201B2	Method and goods storage system for picking goods with efficiently operated dynamic buffer The invention relates to a method for picking order goods which are allocated to an order comprising a plurality of shipping containers. In the method, order goods allocated to the order are removed from a store (2), transported into a dynamic buffer (5, 5a, 5b) and stored there temporarily. The dynamic buffer (5, 5a, 5b) comprises an infeed line (6), an outfeed line (7), a plurality of buffer lanes (8) arranged between the infeed line (6) and the outfeed line (7), and at least one return lane (9) arranged therebetween. If a portion of the order goods available in the dynamic buffer (5, 5a, 5b) is sufficient to fill a predefinable number of shipping containers and is ready for packing, this portion of the order goods ready for packing is discharged from the dynamic buffer (5, 5a, 5b), transported to a picking workstation (10) and transferred, there, into the predefined number of shipping containers. The predefined number of shipping containers is smaller here than the total number of shipping container necessary to fulfill the order. The invention also relates to a goods storage system (1a . . . 1g) for carrying out said method.
US11242200B2	Swinging door garbage can apparatus A swinging door garbage can apparatus for easy garbage bag removal includes a base comprising a vertical base wall. A can body has a can door is coupled to the can body. The can door has a hinge coupled to the can sidewall. The can door swiningly moves from a closed position extending and an alternate open position exposing a can inside. A shelf is coupled to a door inner face of the can door. A panel track is coupled to the door inner face. A locking panel is coupled to the door inner face and slidably engages within the panel track. The locking panel has a plurality of locking pins. The plurality of locking pins is selectively engageable with a plurality of pin receptacles coupled to the can body to secure the can door in the closed position.
US11242198B2	Household goods with antimicrobial coatings and methods of making thereof Various trashcans, their coatings, and coatings for other household goods are disclosed. In certain implementations, the disclosed coatings are antimicrobial. Various methods for forming antimicrobial coatings for household goods are also disclosed. In some embodiments, the antimicrobial coating comprises a substrate and an antimicrobial agent. In certain implementations the coating can be applied to a household good where the coating leaves a substantially streak-free finish. Some embodiments pertain to protective films that can be removed from a coated household good without leaving residue.
US11242197B2	Collapsible container A collapsible container has a collar that extends above the top opening and attaches at peripheral edges to a panel by a separable fastener.
US11242195B2	Capsule for preparing a beverage such as coffee and the like A capsule for the preparation of a beverage in a beverage preparation device having a flange partially made of paper and partially made of polymer so as to improve the inside tightness of the capsule, such as to prevent air enters inside the capsule via folds and creases, is disclosed. Methods of producing and using the capsule are also disclosed.
US11242194B2	Bicycle packaging system A packaging system for a bicycle includes a rear panel and a front panel that mates with the rear panel to form an enclosure. The front panel partially detaches from the rear panel to lay flat on a ground surface that supports the packaging system such that at least a portion of an interior side of the front panel forms a work surface that covers the ground surface. The packaging system also includes a rear insert positioned within the enclosure, wherein the rear insert includes a tire receptacle configured to receive a rear tire of the bicycle. The packaging system further includes a front insert positioned within the enclosure opposite of the rear insert, wherein the front insert includes a front fork mount attached thereto, and wherein the front fork mount is configured to secure front forks of the bicycle.
US11242192B2	Spray canister device A spray canister device includes a canister containing a liquid product, a canister housing having an opening, a chassis element, and a tray slidably coupled to the chassis element. The canister includes an actuator cap and is positioned in the canister housing such that a nozzle of the actuator cap is positioned proximate the opening. The canister housing, and the canister positioned therein, may be engaged with the tray via at least one protruding member. Once engaged, the tray may be slidably moved along the chassis element between a retracted position and an extended position to facilitate relative movement between the canister and the canister housing to compress the actuator cap of the canister and spray the liquid product.
US11242191B2	Pressure control system A novel pressure control system is provided for maintaining a constant predetermined excess pressure in a fluid dispensing container, comprising a high-pressure plastic vessel having an inner chamber, a closed end and an open end, and a pressure control device with a valve, which pressure control device is mounted on the open end of the high-pressure vessel, whereas a passageway is provided from the inner chamber to the outside, which is controlled by the valve, wherein the high-pressure vessel is essentially spherical.
US11242190B2	Aerosol dispensing cap for automated installation A device for dispensing pressurized air and/or tire sealant from a pressurized can. The device comprising a cap body, a depressor button with a lock clip, and a hose positioned within the cap body attached to the pressurized can. The lock clip locks the depressor button in the compressed position for ease during use, while a shield element keeps the depressor button in the non-compressed position for safety during non-use. The hose provides an extension to attach to a tire stem valve, while being stored and attached to the cap body of the device.
US11242188B2	Stand-up pouch with breachable sauce packet Disclosed are disposable containers, such as a stand-up pouch, for heating food in a microwave oven and while automatically dispensing sauce onto the food. Methods and apparatuses for making sauce packets and disposable containers are also disclosed.
US11242186B2	Packing body, method of manufacturing packing body, and method of manufacturing liquid ejecting apparatus There are included a packing material that has a moisture-proof property and forms a third space, a liquid ejecting head that includes a case member which forms a second space communicating with the third space, and a first moisture absorbing material and a piezoelectric element which are disposed in the second space, and is disposed in the third space, and a second moisture absorbing material that has a higher moisture absorbing property than that of the first moisture absorbing material and is disposed in the third space.
US11242185B2	Evacuated bottle system An evacuated bottle system including a bottle defining a hollow interior, the bottle having a neck with a rim defining an opening; a cap assembly supported on the bottle, the cap assembly including a funnel having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being insertable within the interior of the bottle and the second portion engaging a portion of the bottle to support the funnel above the rim, the funnel defining a bore that fluidly communicates with the hollow interior of the bottle; a self-sealing membrane that covers the bore formed by the funnel to selectively seal the hollow interior of the bottle; a cap attachable to the bottle, the cap including a cover portion that extends at least partially over the self-sealing membrane to restrain movement thereof, the cover portion being axially spaced from the self-sealing membrane to define a gap that permits axial movement of the self-sealing membrane to selectively open the bottle to fluid communication outside of the bottle.
US11242182B2	Squeeze cap container A container including a base and a cap is provided. The base can include a pull down ramp and first threads on an exterior of the base and the cap can include one or more engagement lugs and second threads on an interior of the cap. The one or more engagement lugs are configured to engage with the pull down ramp to couple the cap to the base and form a hollow section between the cap and the base below the one or more engagement lugs and the pull down ramp and the one or more engagement lugs are configured to disengage from the pull down ramp to decouple the cap from the base when the cap is compressed into the hollow section. The second threads are configured to engage with the first threads to tighten a top of the cap against an upper lip of the base.
US11242180B2	Drink lid for a cup A recloseable lid for closing an open top of a cup terminating in an annular upper edge includes a cup mount defining an annular channel configured to receive the annular upper edge of the cup and a cap having an annular side wall extending upwardly from the cup mount and terminating in a top having an annular floor spaced above the cup mount. A drink opening is disposed in the top and a plug assembly having a drink opening plug is provided. The drink opening plug can be selectively moveable between a closed position in which the drink opening plug is received within the drink opening for closing the drink opening and an open position in which the drink opening plug is not disposed within the drink opening. The lid can also include a plug retainer disposed in the cap and configured to retain the drink opening plug in the open position.
US11242178B2	Drink bottles Drink bottles, or drink containers with cap assemblies that include a drink spout. In some embodiments, the drink spout is pivotally coupled to a base of the cap assembly. In some embodiments, the drink spouts include mouthpieces, including self-sealing and/or bite-actuated mouthpieces. In some embodiments, the cap assembly includes a handle, which may include at least one guard for the drink spout and/or mouthpiece. In some embodiments, the drink containers include an on/off valve. In some embodiments, the dispensing spout includes a mount for the mouthpiece and/or cooperates with the cap to provide a manual on/off valve to selectively restrict flow of drink fluid from the drink container regardless of the drink spout's and/or mouthpiece's configuration. In some embodiments, the drink containers include a drink tube extending from external of the drink containers and/or an air return system.
US11242176B2	Closure element for a container A closure element of the press-twist type for closing a container comprises: a capsule having a side wall extending about an axis, and a transverse panel extending transversely to said axis, an annular seal for sealingly engaging with a mouth of the container. The annular seal is made of a PVC-free material and comprises: a side portion arranged in contact with the side wall of the capsule; a front portion extending from the side portion towards said axis; a deformability promoting element for increasing deformability of the front portion, the deformability promoting element comprising a recessed zone configured to be at least partially filled by the material forming the front portion when the front portion is pressed against an edge of the container delimiting the mouth.
US11242174B2	Maintainable pallet In one embodiment, a maintainable pallet is provided with interchangeable support structures and sensors for identifying any damage that the interchangeable support structures may experience. The maintainable pallet may include two side supports, two end supports coupled to the two side supports end-to-end to form a rectangle, a central support position between the two side supports, a plurality of top transverse support fastened onto the two side supports to form a top loading surface and the central support with two-part releasable fasteners, and two bottom transverse supports fastened to the ends of the two side supports to form a bottom surface with two-part releasable fasteners. Sensors, in some embodiments, may be embedded in the two side supports to measure, for example, acceleration, location, or other logistic information. When a damaged piece is identified, the maintainable pallet can be disassembled by unfastening the two-part releasable fasteners to remove the damaged piece; and a new interchangeable piece will replace the damaged piece.
US11242167B2	Welding head A welding head comprises a welding element for welding a lid to an opening device of a container, a supporting body for supporting the welding element and a compensating device for compensating a possible mutual mispositioning of the welding element and the lid during welding of the lid to the opening device, the compensating device being interposed between the supporting body and the welding element, the compensating device comprising a planar spring arrangement provided with at least one planar spring element having a first member and a second member mutually connected by deformable elements.
US11242161B1	Cube-shaped primary structure module A method and apparatus provides cube-shaped satellite primary structures, each comprised of six identical, or nearly identical, rectangular truss panels and internal struts. The struts, all adjustable in length, connect, and are directed between all cube opposite corners and all cube opposite panel centers. All struts meet at the cube center where they attach rigidly to either a block called the “nucleus fitting” or to a hollow sphere. Each strut attaches to either a ball-socket corner fitting located at the interior corner of the cube, or to a ball-socket panel center fitting located at the panel center interior to the cube.
US11242160B2	Aeronautical display system and method A computer-implemented method, computer program product and computing system for receiving angle-of-attack information concerning an aircraft; and rendering an angle-of-attack indicator within a flight director of the aircraft based, at least in part, upon the angle-of-attack information.
US11242157B2	Primary structure of an aircraft pylon having at least one transverse reinforcer equipped with two diagonally disposed link rods, and aircraft comprising such a primary structure A primary structure of an aircraft pylon, which comprises upper and lower spars, right-hand and left-hand lateral panels, transverse reinforcers that are disposed in transverse planes and, each have a square or rectangular contour and at least one sole to which the upper and lower spars and the right-hand and left-hand lateral panels are fastened. At least one of the transverse reinforcers of the primary structure has first and second link rods that are oriented along diagonals of the transverse reinforcer, and connecting systems that each connect first and second ends of the first and second link rods to the sole or to one of the soles.
US11242152B2	Method and apparatus for detecting ice accretion A method of determining ice accretion on a surface of an aircraft can include supplying a known power to a heating element formed in a patch, wherein the patch includes a temperature sensor. A controller module can compare a sensed thermal signature with a threshold signature and determine the presence of ice accretion on the aircraft.
US11242151B2	Method of using printed highly flexible conductive ink bus bars to transfer power to heated components A resistive heating circuit for a heated or ice protected aircraft structure includes a flexible dielectric substrate, a resistive heating element supported by the substrate, and a bus bar. The bus bar is electrically connected to the resistive heating element and includes a conductive ink printed onto the substrate such that the bus bar and resistive heating element flex freely with the heated or ice protected aircraft structure. Heated or ice protected aircraft structures and methods of making resistive heating circuits for heated or ice protected aircraft structures are also described.
US11242149B2	Moveable T-divider for meal cart stowage A T-divider secures meal carts against lateral movement, and is at least partially deflectable to allow the meal carts to be removed from a restricted environment. The T-divider is secured in linear orientation via a latch with one or more indicators; one indicator indicates if the latch is locked; another indicator indicates if the T-divider is secured. The movement of the T-divider is defined by a track. One or more stops on the track define a linear, secured orientation and a fully deflected orientation.
US11242146B2	Ring-shaped airfoil aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically, and hovering A ring-shaped airfoil aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically, and hovering, comprising: a fuselage, a cockpit; a passenger cabin, a power bay, a tapered tail rudder, a ring-shaped airfoil; a flight controller. The ring-shaped airfoil aircraft has the flying abilities for vertical takeoff and landing and hovering at a fixed altitude of multiaxial rotary wing powered aircraft, but compared with multiaxial rotary wing powered aircraft, its flight attitude is hardly in by air side flow, the flight attitude is more reliable. In addition, it can implement the airspeed of fixed wing ducted aircraft, and the flight energy consumption is much less than the existing fixed wing ducted aircraft, and its takeoff and landing are free of runways. The ring-shaped airfoil aircraft can obtain the lift for aircraft, reduce the drag to aircraft and enhance its flight safety performance.
US11242142B1	Vertical takeoff and landing aircraft An aircraft has a fuselage, and pivot wings pivotally connected with the fuselage, the pivot wings pivoting between a vertical orientation for vertical takeoff, and a horizontal orientation for horizontal flight. Ailerons on each of the pivot wings provide roll control for the aircraft in all phases of flight. A gimbal motor assembly is mounted on the fuselage to adjustably support a motor. An upper rotary pivot free wing is mounted on a mast driven by the motor. A vectored thrust mechanism is provided for forward movement of the aircraft.
US11242141B2	Method of drag reduction on vehicle with internal rotors A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) airborne vehicle includes a fuselage, a front vertical thrust fan positioned forward of the fuselage and rotating in a first plane, and a rear vertical thrust fan positioned rearward of the fuselage and rotating in a second plane above the first plane. The relative positioning of the front and rear vertical thrust fans changes the distribution of aerodynamic forces on an upper profile of the fuselage to reduce drag.
US11242138B2	Rotor drive key assembly In some examples, an assembly includes a vehicle wheel that defines an interior and an exterior surface, where the interior surface defines a first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion defines a first aperture extending in a substantially axial direction. The assembly further includes a rotor drive key on the interior surface, the drive key defining a first and second feature, and the first feature defines a second aperture extending in the substantially axial direction and is configured to align with the first aperture. The assembly includes a fastener configured to be inserted through the first and second aperture in the substantially axial direction to attach the key to the interior surface of the wheel, where the second aperture is configured to form a threaded connection with an end of the fastener. When the fastener is tightened via the threaded connection, the second feature engages the second protrusion.
US11242137B2	Lock and aircraft landing gear assembly A mechanical lock for a vehicle assembly such as an aircraft landing gear assembly. The lock is either pivotally mounted and substantially mass balanced, or part of an aircraft landing gear assembly and arranged to be mechanically operated from the ground by a mechanical actuation device.
US11242129B2	Aerofoil structure and method of assembly A structural assembly for an airfoil structure comprising at least one connection member configured to connect a leading-edge member, or a trailing-edge member, of an airfoil structure to a torsion-box member, such that the connection member prevents the leading-edge member, or trailing-edge member, from pivoting relative to the torsion-box member away from an operational position. At least one corresponding support is provided wherein the support is configured to be attachable to the connection member and further configured to be attachable to at least one system element.
US11242125B2	Adaptive harness to stabilize airships in high winds and method An airship dynamic adaptive harness is provided to stabilize airships and particularly a tethered aerostat in high winds and atmospheric changes. A novel adaptive device accommodates the supply of a lift gas and simultaneously controls opposing cables in a tethered harness with a cascade control system that provides an immediate and particularly the dynamic control of roll, yaw and particularly the pitch of the aerostat in response to real time environmental flight conditions and impart stability to the airship in high winds using a stability zone geometric suspension control system and enhance the duration of in flight missions. A lifting gas replenishment system and particularly a ground based lifting gas replenishment system adds long duration deployment to the dynamic adaptability to high wind conditions for long term deployment.
US11242119B2	Transforming floating dock system The invention presented is a transformable floating dock system comprising a stationary floating dock section with a pair of movable floating dock sections operatively attached to each end of the stationary dock. The transformable floating dock system can be moved into different configurations by rotating the movable sections around each other and around each end of the stationary dock to form different configurations of the dock system. The configurations can be transformed without entering the water or moving the stationary dock system.
US11242116B2	Towing anchor capable of extending wing plate and installation method therefor A towing anchor capable of extending wing plate and an installation method therefor are provided. The towing anchor includes a main anchor plate and two wing plates which can slide outwards relative to the main anchor plate and will not be detached from the main anchor plate. The main anchor plate is anchored with a mooring steel cable connected to a towing vessel. The main anchor plate is further provided with a limit cable-receiving groove, in which first, second and third fixed pulleys are respectively provided correspondingly to each of the two wing plates. One end of a tensioning steel cable is fixed to an inner edge of the wing plate, and the other end of the tensioning steel cable sequentially surrounds the third, second, and first fixed pulleys and then passes through an opening formed at middle position of the groove to be connected to the towing vessel.
US11242109B2	Folding bicycle Folding bicycle comprising a frame with a front frame portion on which is mounted a front wheel (1) and a rear frame portion (A) on which is mounted a rear wheel (2). The front frame portion includes an upper bar (10), a seat bar (5) and an oblique bar. The rear frame portion comprises at least one seat stay (8), at least one lower bar (9) and the seat bar (5). The oblique bar comprises an upper oblique rod (14) and a lower oblique rod (15). The lower oblique rod (15), the upper oblique rod (14), the upper bar (10) and the seat bar (5) are interconnected by joints (P1, P2, P3, P4), in this order, so as to form an articulated quadrilateral (D) deformable between a folded position and an unfolded position.
US11242105B2	Display systems and methods for a recreational vehicle The present application discloses systems and methods to present information to recreational vehicle riders and to provide customizable visual information to recreational vehicle riders. The present application further discloses systems and methods to connect and transmit audio information between a driver portable communication device and a driver audio interface device through the recreational vehicle and audio information between a passenger portable communication device and a passenger audio interface device.
US11242104B2	Motorcycle lean angle indication device, system and method The present disclosure is directed to lean angle indication for motorcycles. The disclosure provides a motorcycle lean angle indication device that is operationally configured to be attached to a motorcycle and contact a surface that a motorcycle is traveling upon when the motorcycle realizes a target lean angle when executing a turning maneuver.
US11242103B2	Foot rest assembly for motorcycles A foot rest assembly for use with a motorcycle has a mounting block having a central portion, and first and second winged portions extending at an angle from each opposite end of the central portion, with each winged portion having a cylindrical housing provided at its outward end, and with each cylindrical housing having a bore extending therethrough and at least one threaded opening provided in the cylindrical housing. The assembly also includes first and second foot rests, each foot rest having a vertical bar that has a bottom end, with the vertical bar extending and being bent by about ninety degrees to a horizontal section. The vertical bar of each foot rest is inserted into a corresponding one of the bores of the cylindrical housings, and a threaded bolt is screwed into the at least one threaded opening to secure each vertical bar inside each corresponding bore.
US11242101B2	Equipment rack with lighting An equipment rack is described with an integrated lighting system. The integrated lighting system may connect to the vehicle's electrical system to provide tail light, brake light, hazard, reverse light, and turn signal functions. The lighting system may include an automatic connection for lighting attached to a rack extension when the rack extension is attached to a base rack. The lighting may also be visible on a pivoting rack when the rack is stowed or in use to carry bicycles. The lighting elements may be disposed on or inside the equipment rack and may be provided with internal wiring to connect the lights to the vehicle's electrical system.
US11242099B1	Collapsible trailer The disclosure presented herein relates to a trailer of a collapsible configuration. The trailer comprises a connector connectable to a vehicle. The trailer further comprises a frame structure coupled to the connector. The frame structure comprises a telescopic spine member, a pair of front members pivotally connected to the telescopic spine member and extending from the the telescopic spine member, a pair of lateral members pivotally connected to the pair of front members, a plurality of support members pivotally connected to and extending from the telescopic spine member and connected to the pair of lateral members. The pair of front members, the pair of lateral members, and the plurality of support members are pivotally coupled to the telescopic spine member, thereby providing a collapsible configuration to the trailer. This allows the maneuvering of the trailer in confined spaces.
US11242098B2	Efficient autonomous trucks The technology relates to enhancing the operation of autonomous vehicles. Extendible sensors are deployed based on detected or predicted conditions around a vehicle while operating in a self-driving mode. When not needed, the sensors are fully retracted into the vehicle to reduce drag and increase fuel economy. When the onboard system determines that there is a need for a deployable sensor, such as to enhance the field of view of the perception system, the sensor is extended in a predetermined manner. The deployment may depend on one or more operating conditions and/or particular driving scenarios. These and other sensors of the vehicle may be protected with a rugged housing, for instance to protect against damage from the elements. And in other situations, deployable foils may extend from the vehicle's chassis to increase drag and enhance braking. This may be helpful for large trucks in steep descent situations.
US11242091B2	Vehicle body front structure A vehicle body front structure includes a pair of side frames, a bumper beam, a pair of sub-frames, and a lower beam. The side frames extend substantially in a front-rear direction. The side frames are provided in a vehicle width direction. The bumper beam couples front end portions of the side frames to each other. The bumper beam extends substantially in the vehicle width direction. The sub-frames are disposed below the respective side frames. The sub-frames extend substantially in the front-rear direction. The sub-frames are provided in the vehicle width direction. The lower beam is disposed below the bumper beam. The lower beam couples end portions of the sub-frames to each other. The lower beam extends substantially in the vehicle width direction. The lower beam extends outwardly in the vehicle width direction beyond first coupling portions between the lower beam and the sub-frames.
US11242089B2	Chassis for a passenger car A chassis for a passenger car includes two main longitudinal chassis beams which are connected to one another via a bumper cross member. A support arrangement extends between the two beams and is supported on a central tunnel. The support arrangement forms a load path in an event of a collision-related force being applied to the passenger car where above and/or below the support arrangement an installation space region is provided for accommodating a component or unit in need of protection. The support arrangement includes a strut which extends in a region of a center of the passenger car between the two beams and which forms a protective device which transmits impact forces forwards to the central tunnel. The strut has a first longitudinal section that is deformable in a targeted energy-absorbing manner and a second longitudinal section which functions as a rigid beam.
US11242087B2	Motor control apparatus, motor drive system, and motor control method A synchronization signal generating portion of a transmitter microcomputer generates a synchronization signal that is synchronized with a drive timing of the own microcomputer and also causes to synchronize the drive timing of microcomputers, and transmits to a receiver microcomputer. A timing corrector of the receiver microcomputer is capable of correcting the drive timing of the own microcomputer so as to synchronize with the received synchronization signal, and includes a timing determiner which determines whether the received synchronization signal is normal or abnormal. The receiver microcomputer permits the timing correction if the synchronization signal is determined to be normal in the timing determination, and prohibits timing correction and drives the motor asynchronously with the transmitter microcomputer if the synchronization signal is determined to be abnormal.
US11242084B2	Steering apparatus A steering apparatus includes, at a gear housing, a rack bar containing portion movably containing a rack bar configured to turn a turning target wheel and made from a metallic material, and an engagement protrusion portion provided between a bracket portion and a frame of a vehicle. The bracket portion is provided at the rack bar containing portion. The bracket portion is made from a metallic material. The bracket portion includes a cylindrical portion. The bracket portion is coupled with the frame of the vehicle made from a metallic material. The engagement protrusion portion is made from a metallic material having a higher degree of hardness than the metallic material of the bracket portion and the metallic material of the frame of the vehicle, and protrudes toward a vehicle frame side on which the frame of the vehicle is located. The engagement protrusion portion abuts against a plastically deformable portion of the frame of the vehicle with the bracket portion and the frame of the vehicle coupled with each other with use of a coupling member.
US11242079B1	Removable and disposable fitted plastic cover or enclosure for covering the handle of a shopping cart and a luggage cart The present invention provides a removable and disposable fitted plastic enclosure or cover for covering a shopping cart handle or a luggage cart handle for cleanliness. The plastic enclosure has two closed sides, three closed edges, and one open side for snuggly receiving in the enclosure a handle of a shopping cart or a luggage cart. The two closed sides preferably include two rectangular shaped sides facing each other for covering and enclosing the handle. The three edges include three narrow surrounding closed edges to form the enclosure. Further, a plurality of enclosures are detachably connected in and end-to-end relationship to form a continuous roll of detachable plastic enclosures, which are disposable after use.
US11242074B2	Opening and closing method and opening and closing mechanism of convertible movable top cover of railway freight wagon An opening and closing method and mechanism is adapted for a convertible movable top cover of a railway freight wagon including first and second convertible movable top covers; a belt driving mechanism is arranged on the wagon. One end of the first convertible movable top cover is connected with one side of a driving belt in the belt driving mechanism and a first outer convex portion; one end of the second convertible movable top cover is connected with the other side of the driving belt in the belt driving mechanism and a second outer convex portion. A moving direction of one side of the driving belt is opposite to that of the other side of the driving belt. First and second stopper devices are arranged on the ground. When the wagon moves, the first stopper device contacts the first outer convex portion or the second stopper device contacts the second outer convex portion.
US11242073B2	Bone structure of railcar and side bodyshell including same A bone structure of a railcar includes: a pair of first lateral bones arranged at an inner side of a wainscot panel in a car width direction and extending in a car longitudinal direction, the first lateral bones being joined to the wainscot panel; and a side post arranged at an inner side of a pier panel in the car width direction and extending in a car upper-lower direction, the side post intersecting with the first lateral bones, wherein the side post includes: at least one first flange portion joined to the pier panel; a pair of cutout portions located at positions corresponding to the wainscot panel, the first lateral bones passing through the respective cutout portions in the car longitudinal direction; and at least one second flange portion arranged between the first lateral bones and joined to the wainscot panel.
US11242070B2	Apparatus and method for determining an attention requirement level of a driver of a vehicle An apparatus (100) for determining an attention requirement level of a driver of a vehicle is provided, which comprises a first signal processing unit (101), a second signal processing unit (104), a third signal processing unit (107), a fourth signal processing unit (110), and an attention requirement determination unit (113), connected to the first, second, third and fourth signal processing unit (101, 104, 107, 110) and configured to determine an attention requirement level (114) as a function of current values of the first, second, third and fourth attention requirement parameters (103, 106, 109, 112). In addition, a vehicle (200) having such an apparatus (100) and an operating method (300) for the apparatus (100) are provided.
US11242068B2	Vehicle display device and vehicle Disclosed is a display apparatus for vehicle comprising: a display unit; an interface unit; and a processor configured to receive information on a first object and a second object positioned outside a vehicle through the interface unit, and control the display unit to display a graphic object corresponding to the first object, when the second object is positioned between the vehicle and the first object.
US11242059B2	Intention-aware supervisory control with driving safety applications In one aspect, the present disclosure provides a method in a data processing system comprising at least one processor and at least one memory, the at least one memory comprising instructions executed by the at least one processor to implement a vehicle overtaking monitoring system. The method comprises receiving, from a first plurality of sensors coupled to an ego vehicle, lead vehicle data about a lead vehicle, inferring an estimated intention of the lead vehicle based on the lead vehicle data, selecting an intention model from a plurality of intention models based on the estimated intention, calculating a set of permissible driving inputs of the ego vehicle based on the intention model, calculating at least one driver input range based on the set of permissible driving inputs, and causing the at least one driver input range to be displayed to a driver of the ego vehicle.
US11242058B2	Method for detecting a driving state of a vehicle A method detects a driving state of a vehicle. The vehicle has a drive train with at least one drive and an accelerator pedal. A rest state of the accelerator pedal is determined by evaluating an operating point position of the accelerator pedal by a first accelerator pedal gradient in a first time interval, and checking whether the first accelerator pedal gradient within the first time interval is less than a maximum value.
US11242057B2	Method for optimizing three-point turn of autonomous driving vehicles In one embodiment, it is determined that a speed of an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV) is below a predetermined speed threshold during a current turn section of a three-point turn, where the three-point turn includes at least three turn sections. In response, detecting an obstacle within a predetermined proximity of the ADV, determining a type of obstacle. An amount of time during which the speed of the ADV remains below the predetermined speed threshold is determined. It is determined whether the amount of time is greater than a time threshold corresponding to the type of the obstacle. If the amount of time is greater than the time threshold, the current turn section is ended and a next turn section is started.
US11242056B2	Apparatus and method for controlling smart cruise control system The present disclosure relates to a control apparatus and a control method of an adaptive cruise control system. The control apparatus of the adaptive cruise control system includes: an information collector configured to collect at least one of driving information about a host vehicle, information about an object positioned ahead of the host vehicle, and information about a road on which the host vehicle runs; a target selector configured to select a target vehicle based on the information about the object and to select a first driving route of the host vehicle based on the information about the road; a route corrector configured to generate a second driving route obtained by correcting the first driving route based on road structure information among the information about the road; an offset determinator configured to determine a lateral offset based on the second driving route and object information about the target vehicle; a target corrector configured to select the target vehicle as an ultimate target vehicle based on the lateral offset; and a signal outputter configured to output a control signal to avoid the ultimate target vehicle while the host vehicle runs on the second driving route.
US11242038B2	Wiper blade and wiper arm connecting structure and wiper blade There is provided a wiper blade and wiper arm connecting structure in which a wiper blade is connected to a wiper arm by fitting a connecting portion of the wiper blade into a coupling portion of the wiper arm, which improves the aesthetic appearance of a portion where the wiper blade is connected to the wiper arm. In a wiper blade and wiper arm connecting structure, a wiper blade 1 is connected to a wiper arm 2 by fitting a clip 13 of the wiper blade 1 into a coupling portion 21 of the wiper arm 2. The coupling portion 21 includes an opening 24 through which the clip 13 is introduced into the coupling portion 21. A locking portion 26 engaging with a locking recess portion 44 on a locking piece 40 of the clip 13 is provided at a distal end 22A (an edge portion of the opening 24) of a top wall 22 of the coupling portion 21.
US11242034B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control device includes a processor a memory storing program instructions executable by the processor to transmit a virtual key enabling an operation on a vehicle through automated valet parking control to another device by using a communicator communicating with the other device; and an operation controller configured to operate the vehicle according to operation information of the vehicle in a case where the communicator receives use information of the virtual key.
US11242032B2	Custom vehicle alarm based on electronic device identifier In various embodiments, methods, systems, and vehicles are provided. In certain embodiments, a vehicle includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor is configured to at least facilitate detecting when a user is disposed within the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the sensor, and is configured to at least facilitate: identifying the user; retrieving, from a memory, a sequence of inputs that is associated with the identified user as a trigger for a customized silent alarm feature for the user; monitoring for the sequence of inputs while the user is disposed within the vehicle; and providing instructions for taking an action when the sequence of inputs is detected while the user is disposed within the vehicle.
US11242031B2	Method and apparatus for authenticating vehicle smart key A key authentication method of an apparatus is provided. The key authentication method includes receiving a signal from a terminal using a plurality of communication modules, determining whether the terminal is within a predetermined distance from the apparatus, on the basis of each signal received via the plurality of communication modules, and changing a control mode of a vehicle on which the apparatus is mounted, on the basis of whether the terminal is within the predetermined distance from the apparatus.
US11242027B2	Front airbag of a vehicle passenger restraint system A front airbag of a vehicle occupant restraint system comprises an outer cover including a front wall and a peripheral wall, wherein a fixing portion (22) for fixing the front airbag tightly to the vehicle is provided on the peripheral wall and the front wall constitutes a baffle for the vehicle occupant and includes a circumferential first peripheral edge (20) which is circumferentially connected at a circumferential second peripheral edge (24) of the peripheral wall to the latter. The length of the two peripheral edges (20, 24) is equal. The front wall includes a cut (12) that is flatly spreadable. The front wall cut (12) has at least one notch (28) starting from the first peripheral edge (20) at two connecting points (32), wherein from each of the connecting points (32) an edge portion (34) of the notch (28) extends into the interior of the front wall cut (12) so that the two edge portions (34) are convergent in V-shape and meet in one point. In the finished front airbag, the two edge portions are connected to each other along their total length so that the connecting points (32) are located in the first peripheral edge (20) and are directly adjacent each other and in the inflated front airbag a bulge is formed in the front wall in the area of the edge portions.
US11242026B2	Techniques for deploying vehicle airbag systems with primary and auxiliary airbags Airbag systems for use in a vehicle that is operable in a manual-steering mode or an automated-steering mode are provided. In one embodiment, an airbag system includes a primary airbag installed in a dashboard of a vehicle. The primary airbag is configured to be deployed when a collision event is detected, and, when deployed, the primary airbag is configured to protect a person seated in a driver seat of the vehicle. the airbag system also includes an auxiliary airbag configured to be deployed when the collision event is detected. During operation of the vehicle in a manual-steering mode, the deployment of the auxiliary airbag is configured to reduce contact between the primary airbag and a steering wheel of the vehicle when the primary airbag is deployed from the dashboard.
US11242022B2	Pedestrian protecting device for vehicle and vehicle including same A pedestrian protecting device for vehicle comprises: a protection device which protects a protection target upon colliding with a vehicle; a measurement device which measures an image of the protection target and a distance from the vehicle to the protection target; and a control device which operates the protection device in a different manner depending on a size of the protection target.
US11242020B2	Vehicle body structure A vehicle body structure includes a bumper beam extending in a left-right direction, and left and right side members functioning as a frame member supporting both ends of the bumper beam. The bumper beam includes a connecting member that connects the both ends to suppress the extension between the both ends.
US11242019B2	Cooling and lubrication system for a motor vehicle drive unit A cooling and lubrication system for a motor vehicle drive unit includes a drive unit sump, a first mechanically-driven pump, a second mechanically-driven pump, and an oil/air separator reservoir, among other possible components. The drive unit sump holds drive unit fluid. The first mechanically-driven pump fluidly communicates with the drive unit sump, and the second mechanically-driven pump fluidly communicates with the drive unit sump. The oil/air separator reservoir resides downstream of the first mechanically-driven pump and resides downstream of the second mechanically-driven pump.
US11242017B2	Grommet A first grommet 11 includes a ring-shaped seal portion 15 into which a peripheral edge of an attachment hole Pa is fit, and a joining piece 23 serving as a first joining portion. A second grommet 12 includes a holding portion 33 serving as a second joining portion that is joined to the joining piece 23. The seal portion 15 includes a brim portion 21 serving as a first flange portion that is engaged with a side surface Pc of a vehicle body panel P, and a lip portion 22 serving as a second flange portion that is engaged with a side surface Pb of the vehicle body panel P. Also, the joining piece 23 is formed on the inner side in the radial direction of the lip portion 22.
US11242016B2	Grommet and wire harness A grommet includes: a water stopping part with an annular shape; a first partition wall part and a second partition wall part that form closing parts disposed on one side and the other side, respectively, of the water stopping part in an axial direction; a tubular part and a tubular part provided penetrating centers of the first partition wall part and the second partition wall part, respectively, and allowing a wiring material to be inserted thereinto; and a plurality of slit parts that divide one of the tubular parts, that is, the tubular part and the second partition wall part provided with the tubular part continuously to the water stopping part.
US11242014B2	Cable spacer arrangement The present invention relates to a cable spacer arrangement mountable to a cable of a vehicle; said cable spacer arrangement comprising a cable spacer comprising a circumferentially arranged cable fixing portion having an inner surface arranged to face the cable when mounted thereto, and an outer surface arranged on an opposite side of the cable fixing portion relative to the inner surface; a plurality of circumferentially arranged cable spacing elements, each cable spacing element extending from the cable fixing portion in an at least partially radial direction therefrom, wherein a portion of the cable spacing element is arranged to abut an inner surface of a tube in which the cable is to be positioned, wherein the cable fixing portion further comprises first and second end portions in the circumferential direction such that the cable fixing portion is non-continuous in the circumferential direction thereof.
US11242013B2	Vehicle-mounted camera, vehicle-mounted system and method of using vehicle-mounted camera To reduce discomfort of occupants caused by operation sound of a camera cooling system in a vehicle, a vehicle-mounted camera includes a camera cooler and a controller. The vehicle-mounted camera is installed inside of a windshield. The camera cooler cools the vehicle-mounted camera. The controller determines if the vehicle-mounted camera is in a high temperature state. If it is determined that the vehicle-mounted camera is in the high temperature state, the controller controls the camera cooler to operate. The controller controls an air conditioner to provide a sound generation process to generate concealing sound to conceal operation sound caused by the camera cooler when the air conditioner operates.
US11242012B1	Attachable holder for a mobile device A cell phone holder for use with an automotive seatbelt. The device is to be attached to a seatbelt strap using a hook and loop fastener, a magnet or two-sided tape attachment methods. Magnets of the device hold a cell phone in place while in use. A magnetic plate with an adhesive side is provided to be attached to a back end of the mobile device. The magnetic plate is then received by the holder to facilitate a secure attachment. The holder may be provided in several embodiments, one embodiment may include a holder having a slit that is then mounted onto the seatbelt. Another embodiment may be provided as a foldable holder that folds over the seatbelt and is then secured through a provided fastener. Yet another embodiment may include a holder having butterfly clutch clips on a back end to be attached to the seatbelt.
US11242006B2	Vehicle door mirror assembly An external mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a support arm adapted to be affixed to an associated vehicle side door and a housing movably mounted to the support arm. The housing has an adapter plate disposed within the housing for attachment of a glass assembly. The glass assembly includes a mirror affixed to a mirror backing plate. The mirror backing plate secures the glass assembly to the housing so that movement of the housing and glass assembly together and in tandem relative to the support arm adjusts a field of view of the mirror as viewed by an associated vehicle operator. The mirror backing plate is releasably connected to the adapter plate at a connection location which is concealed by a door removably mounted to the housing.
US11242002B2	Ejection type safety warning sign for car and ejection system thereof The invention discloses an ejection type safety warning sign for car, having a polyhedral structure for suppressing tumbling in a free state, capable of being restrained into tubular storage state by external force, and automatically releasing as polyhedral structure when external force disappears; polyhedral structure having warning marker on surface. A ejection system comprises: warning sign; launch tube having inner cavity for accommodating warning sign in tubular storage state; pressure tank communicated with end of launch tube; solenoid valve disposed between launch tube and pressure tank; controller connected to solenoid valve; launch tube having piston for pushing warning sign. When sudden situation occurs during driving, driver can press ejection button of warning sign while braking, so that warning sign can be ejected and stays near position of braking. Location of warning sign is at distance from position parking, eliminating take warning sign, promptly alerting rear car, reducing rear-end accidents.
US11241999B2	User-configurable indication device for use with an on-demand transport service An indication device for a vehicle of a service provider associated with a transport service includes an output device and a communication interface for establishing a communication link with a provider device of the service provider. The communication interface can receive, via the communication link, a set of output configuration data associated with a request for the transport service to cause the output device to transition from outputting a default configuration to outputting the output configuration based on a determined state of the service provider or the transport service.
US11241993B2	Vehicle with expandable space A vehicle may include a door pivotally mounted to a vehicle body at a lower end portion of the door, to open or close an opening formed at a portion of one surface of the vehicle, while being configured to form a bottom surface connected to a floor of the vehicle in a state of completely pivoting toward an outside of the vehicle in accordance with an opening operation of the door, forming a terrace space connected to an internal compartment of the vehicle, and a seat slidably mounted in the internal compartment of the vehicle, to provide a seating compartment for passengers, while being configured to be slidable outwards toward the opening of the vehicle, providing a seating compartment in the terrace space when the terrace space is used in accordance with the opening operation of the door.
US11241986B2	Vehicle seating system and method A vehicle seating system may include a seat part having a trim material positioned over a base material. A method for producing the seating system may include configuring an attachment arrangement to have an adhesive material and a non-adhesive material bonded to the adhesive material. The method may also include molding the base material onto the non-adhesive material such that a surface of the adhesive material faces outward away from the base material. The trim material may be disposed over the base material such that a back side of the trim material is adhered to the adhesive material.
US11241983B2	Child restraint system for an infant A child restraint system for securely carrying an infant in a vehicle, said child restraint system comprising a rigid shell that is concave of an inner side and which may be attached to a seat of a vehicle, to provide a unitary element that serves as both seat and back for supporting the infant, and a harness for holding the infant within the concave side of the shell; the unitary element comprising two parts that are hinged together so that the shell folds along a center line running through the rigid shell, each part comprising at least two panels, such that each panel is attachable to adjacent panels to form the rigid shell, or disconnectable from the adjacent panels so that the child restraint system is compactable into a substantially flattened configuration for storage.
US11241975B2	Electric vehicle home microgrid power system An efficient system and method for usage, storage, and sharing of electrical energy with buildings, vehicles, and power grid distribution equipment. More specifically, a microgrid power system and method of use that interconnects an electric vehicle with a home grid-based power system for optimized energy management of the combined power sources.
US11241972B2	Vehicle and method of controlling the same A vehicle performs external charging in which a battery mounted on the vehicle is charged with power supplied from a charger provided external to the vehicle in accordance with a prescribed charging standard. The vehicle includes: a short-distance communication module and a navigation screen that provide a user of the vehicle with information on the external charging; and an ECU that controls the short-distance communication module and the navigation screen. The ECU controls the short-distance communication module and the navigation screen, when failure to perform the external charging in accordance with the charging standard is caused by the charger, to provide the user with at least one of information that the failure is caused by the charger and information that it is recommended to use another charger other than the charger.
US11241971B2	On-board charger, vehicle including the same, and method of operating the on-board charger A method of operating an on-board charger for charging a high voltage battery of an electrically-charged vehicle includes supplying a DC voltage obtained by converting an AC voltage to the high voltage battery to perform a charging operation, measuring an internal voltage of a DC EMI filter for removing noise of the DC voltage, generating a leakage current estimate based on the internal voltage, and controlling the charging operation in accordance with the leakage current estimate.
US11241965B2	Systems, methods, and devices for pre-charge control of a battery module The present subject matter relates to a battery module for use in a vehicle. The battery module may include a housing, a plurality of battery cells disposed within the housing, and solid state pre-charge control circuitry that pre-charges a direct current (DC) bus that may be coupled between the battery module and an electronic component of the vehicle. Furthermore, the solid state pre-charge control circuitry may include solid state electronic components as well as passive electronic components.
US11241963B2	Configurable user interface method and apparatus The present disclosure relates to a configurable user interface for a vehicle (V). The configurable user interface includes a plurality of control devices for controlling a first set of vehicle systems (S-n). The control devices are each associated with at least one of the vehicle systems (S-n) in said first set. At least one processor is provided for identifying a subset of the first set of vehicle systems (S-n) consisting of the vehicle system(s) (S-n) installed on the vehicle (V). A memory is connected to the at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to enable any of said control devices associated with the vehicle systems (S-n) contained in said subset; and/or to disable any of said control devices associated with the vehicle systems (S-n) not contained in said subset. The present disclosure also relates to a steering wheel of a vehicle (V) incorporating a configurable user interface. A vehicle (V) and a method of configuring a user interface are also disclosed.
US11241957B2	Accelerator device An accelerator device includes a housing, a rotary shaft, and an operating member. The operating member is configured to move in an opening direction and a closing direction. The operating member includes a first contact portion arranged at a first distance from the rotary shaft and a second contact portion arranged at a second distance from the rotary shaft. When the first contact portion has an initial shape and the operating member is located at the accelerator idle position, the second contact portion is arranged at a predetermined distance from the inner wall. When the first contact portion is deformed more than a predetermined volume from the initial shape and the operating member is located at the accelerator idle position, the second contact portion is in contact with the inner wall.
US11241952B1	Fuel filler structure A fuel filler structure includes a base member, a shutter member, a seal part, and an opening part. The base member includes a fuel filler port and a fuel filler port outer circumferential part which is provided outward further than the fuel filler port. In the shutter member, an opening-closing valve is supported movable to a closed position and an open position. The seal part is arranged between the fuel filler port outer circumferential part and the opening-closing valve when the opening-closing valve is located at the closed position. The opening part connects together an outer surface and an inner surface of the fuel filler port outer circumferential part, and a second opening end of the opening part is arranged at a position that overlaps the opening-closing valve when the opening-closing valve is located at the closed position.
US11241950B2	Powertrain for hybrid vehicle A powertrain for a hybrid vehicle may include a complex planetary gear set including four rotation elements having first, second, third, and fourth rotation elements; a motor-generator fixedly connected to the first rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; a first brake configured to selectively connect the second rotation element of the complex planetary gear set to a transmission housing; an input shaft connected to an engine and configured to be selectively connectable to each of the first rotation element and the third rotation element of the complex planetary gear set; and an output shaft connected to the fourth rotation element of the complex planetary gear set.
US11241949B2	Hydraulic mount with negative-pressure valve A hydromount suitable for mounting a motor vehicle engine on a vehicle body includes: a load-supporting spring that supports a mount core, encloses a working chamber, and is supported on an outer ring, an intermediate plate, and a compensation chamber separated from the working chamber by the intermediate plate and delimited by a compensation diaphragm. The compensation chamber and the working chamber are filled with a damping liquid and are connected with each other in a liquid-conducting manner via a damping channel disposed in the intermediate plate. The intermediate plate may include an upper nozzle disk, a lower nozzle disk, and a diaphragm disposed between the upper nozzle disk and the lower nozzle disk. The diaphragm may have an inner circumference, an outer circumference, and at least one valve opening. The at least one valve opening may be disposed completely between the inner circumference and the outer circumference.
US11241943B2	Sun visor stored in a vehicle roof A roof-storage-type sun visor includes a housing located inside a roof of a vehicle. The housing has a storage recess therein and a sun visor unit configured to be disposed along the storage recess. The sun visor unit includes a sun visor located so as to correspond to a windshield glass and includes multi-stage rails located at opposite sides of the sun visor. The sun visor is configured to be withdrawn outside the storage recess along the multi-stage rails.
US11241942B2	Vehicle having a movable and retractable sun shield Disclosed is a vehicle having a movable and retractable sun shield. The vehicle comprises a vehicle body and a retractable device, wherein a cavity is arranged at the top of the cab of the vehicle body, an opening is arranged on the front end of the cavity; and the retractable device comprises a sun shield and an actuating device, the sun shield is mounted in the cavity at the top of vehicle body in an extensible and retractable manner, the actuating device is mounted in the cavity at the top of vehicle body and coupled to the sun shield to drive the sun shield to stretch out and draw back, the cavity at the top of vehicle body is provided with a sliding rail, the sun shield is provided with bending rims at two sides thereof, and the bending rims are slidably engaged on the sliding rail.
US11241941B2	Blowing device of air conditioner A blowing device of an air conditioner includes a case (20) connected to an air conditioner of a vehicle; a ventilating flow path (50) formed from an inlet port (50c) to an outlet port (50d) of the case (20); a first inclined portion (51) provided on the inlet port (50c) side of the case (20); a second inclined portion (52) provided on the outlet port (50d) side of the case (20); an intermediate portion (53) formed between the first inclined portion (51) and the second inclined portion (52) in the case (20); and an airflow direction changing device (40) provided in the ventilating flow path (50) and capable of changing an airflow direction of an inflow wind through the inlet port (50c) toward a space between the outlet port (50d) and the intermediate portion (53), wherein the airflow direction changing device (40) includes a plurality of fins (40f) inclined in conjunction with each other.
US11241939B2	Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle HVAC system Disclosed are climate systems for vehicles and methods for controlling the climate systems. In some implementations, a climate system includes: (1) a temperature sensor configured to measure a temperature within the compartment of the vehicle; (2) a first compressor powered by an engine of the vehicle to compress a refrigerant; (3) a second compressor driven by an electric motor to compress the refrigerant; and (4) a controller electrically coupled to the first compressor and the second compressor. The controller configured to: (1) calculate a thermal load of the compartment based on a difference between a desired temperature and a measured temperature; and, (2) based on the calculated load, selectively activate: (i) the engine, (ii) the first compressor, and/or (iii) the second compressor.
US11241938B2	Air-conditioning device for a vehicle comprising an articulated flap Described herein is a heating and/or air-conditioning device for a motor vehicle, the device including an inlet duct for the supply of fresh air, an air transmission branch, and an air heating branch, both supplied by the inlet duct and communicating with each other via a mixing zone. A butterfly flap is mounted pivotably around a rotation axis located at the mixing zone. The butterfly flap comprises a first wing associated with a first branch and a second wing associated with a second branch, as well as a wing extension elastically hinged to the first wing according to a hinge axis parallel to the rotation axis of the butterfly flap. Within the first branch are arranged abutment formations suitable to be engaged by the wing extension and to induce, during a rotation of the butterfly flap, a rotation of the wing extension with respect to the first wing.
US11241937B2	Method and apparatus for controlling air conditioning devices in a transportation vehicle A method for controlling air conditioning devices in a transportation vehicle wherein, upon the recording of an operator's air conditioning need and a conversion of the need into an air conditioning function for an air conditioning device, the implementability of the air conditioning need is compared with an influencing variable measured by a sensor. In response to the air conditioning need being recognized as implementable, information asserting this fact is issued to the operator. An apparatus for performing the method.
US11241934B2	Techniques to optimize vehicular systems for occupant presence and condition Methods and apparatus relating to optimization of vehicular systems for occupant presence and condition are described. In one embodiment, logic circuitry detects presence and/or condition of one or more occupants of a vehicle based on sensor data. Memory (e.g., non-volatile memory) stores information corresponding to one or more functions of the vehicle. The logic circuitry transmits a request to the vehicle to cause an adjustment to the one or more functions of the vehicle. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.
US11241932B2	Adsorption system An adsorption system can be used as part of a climate control system in a vehicle or in any other space requiring heating or cooling. The adsorbent system can include an enclosure, a plurality of layers arranged in a stack inside the enclosure, and a vapor channel inside the enclosure.
US11241928B2	Hybrid suspension arm for vehicle The present disclosure provides a hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle, having excellent durability. A hybrid suspension arm for a vehicle according to one embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: a suspension arm body which is made of metal material and comprises a top plate part and two sidewall parts extending downward from the top plate part to be open downward; and an insert molding which is made of plastic material and is formed by being insert-molded in the suspension arm body, wherein a thickness of at least a portion in the portion of the insert molding that comes in contact with the top plate part and the sidewall parts is in the range of 2 mm to 3 mm.
US11241927B2	Rear suspension assembly for an off-road vehicle A vehicle has a frame, seats, front and rear suspension assemblies, front and rear wheels, a motor, a rear differential, left and right constant velocity joints operatively connected to the rear differential; and left and right half-shaft operatively connecting the constant velocity joints to the rear wheels. Each of the rear suspension assemblies has: a trailing arm having a front end pivotally connected to the frame; a knuckle pivotally connected to a rear portion of the trailing arm; lower and upper links pivotally connected between the trailing arm and the frame; and a toe link pivotally connected between the knuckle and the frame. Each of the rear suspension assemblies has an instant center axis passing through a connection between the trailing arm and the frame. Centers of the velocity joints are laterally outward of their corresponding instant center axes when viewed in a top plan view of the vehicle.
US11241921B2	Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire on a rim with 5° taper, a bead core includes a bead core bottom inclined 0° to 5° with respect to a rotation axis in a direction in which the bead core bottom extends outward in a radial direction from an inner side toward an outer side in the lateral direction, a bead portion includes a bead base portion inclined 8° to 12° with respect to the rotation axis in a direction in which the bead base portion extends outward in the radial direction from the inner side toward the outer side in the lateral direction. A bead width BW is a distance between tire inner and outer surfaces on a straight line through a bead core center in the meridian cross-section and parallel to the bead base portion. The bead core has a maximum width CW within a range of (BW×0.54)≤CW≤(BW×0.58).
US11241916B2	Pneumatic tire A plurality of main grooves extending from a tread center region including a tire equator to ground contact ends so as to be inclined with respect to a tire width direction are provided on a tread section at intervals in a tire circumferential direction. Sub-grooves extending in a direction crossing the tire width direction with a narrower groove width than the main grooves in the tread center region are provided. Tie bars connecting blocks separated by the sub-grooves are provided inside the sub-grooves.
US11241915B2	Pneumatic tire To provide a pneumatic tire capable of improving rut performance. A pneumatic tire according to an embodiment is a tire having a specified rotation direction. A shoulder region of a tread portion is provided with a shoulder block and a raised portion is provided in an outer extension portion of the shoulder block in a tire width direction in relation to a tire ground contact end. The raised portion includes a corner portion which protrudes from an edge portion of the shoulder block on a front side in the rotation direction toward the front side in the rotation direction.
US11241914B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is provided in which an inner tie rubber layer and an outer tie rubber layer are selectively disposed between a carcass layer and an innerliner layer in a region on both sides in a tire width direction excluding a center region of a tread portion. End portions of the inner tie rubber layer and outer tie rubber layer on a tire equator side are disposed within a range of from 10 mm to 25 mm on an inner side in the tire width direction from an end portion on an outermost side in the tire width direction of a belt layer. A rubber thickness t1 of the inner tie rubber layer differs from a rubber thickness t2 of the outer tie rubber layer. A rubber thickness of the outer tie rubber layer is from 120% to 200% a rubber thickness of the inner tie rubber layer.
US11241913B2	Rubber composition, crosslinked product, and tire A rubber composition contains: (A) a polymer having a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond and exhibiting a value α of 0.6 or more as obtained by the following formula (i): α=(p+(0.5×r))/(p+q+(0.5×r)+s) (i) wherein p, q, r, and s are the proportions by mole of structural units represented by the following formulae (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively in the polymer: and (B) modified silica.
US11241909B2	Wheel hub assembly and method therefor The present invention relates to a wheel hub assembly for a vehicle which is suitable for being driven by a drive shaft. The wheel hub assembly includes a wheel engaging hub and a shaft engaging hub including internal splines configured for engagement with complementary external splines on the drive shaft. The shaft engaging hub is engageable with the wheel engaging hub by at least one or more axially extending threaded engaging formations in which the wheel hub assembly further includes an engaging arrangement configured for further facilitating engagement of the wheel engaging hub with the shaft engaging hub. The engaging arrangement includes a plurality of engaging formations extending in a radial direction between the wheel engaging hub and the shaft engaging hub, the plurality of engaging formations are engageable in use with complementary engaging formations to facilitate transfer of torque between the wheel engaging hub and the shaft engaging hub.
US11241904B2	Retractable pen A retractable pen including a first barrel, an ink cartridge, a second barrel, a clamping component and a spring; a main body of the ink cartridge, the spring and the clamping component are all located inside the first barrel and the second barrel, the spring is wound on a portion, close to the nib, of the ink cartridge, and the nib in a portion of the ink cartridge can be extended and exposed out of the first barrel; a mounting portion, muff-coupled to the first barrel, is arranged on the clamping component, and the clamping component is rotatable with respect to the first barrel; when the first barrel is muff-coupled to the second barrel, a polygonal neck is formed on a surface where an outer surface of the clamping component comes into contact with the second barrel.
US11241899B2	Package, printing apparatus, and printing system A package includes a print target material on which printing is to be performed by a printing apparatus. The package includes a plate-like member, a positioning target portion, and an opening portion. The plate-like member configured to hold a portion on which printing is to be performed, of the print target material to cause the portion to be flat. The positioning target portion is arranged in the plate-like member and configured to engage with a positioning member configured to position the print target material with respect to a printing position in the printing apparatus. A portion of a printing region of the print target material is opened in the opening portion.
US11241896B2	Housing case and tape ribbon set A housing case includes a tape roll housing section configured to house a tape roll of a wound tape to be fed to a tape printing device, a tape discharge side removal portion removably provided in a first wall section, the tape discharge side removal portion to be removed to form a tape discharge in the first wall section through which the tape fed from the tape roll is fed, and a cartridge housing section configured to house a ribbon cartridge having an ink ribbon, the ribbon cartridge to be mounted into the tape printing device and being configured to hold the tape fed from the tape roll.
US11241895B2	Paper cutting device for kiosk printer and kiosk printer equipped with the same The paper cutting device includes: a lower frame configured such that a platen roller and a thermal head are disposed on the top surface thereof and provide a paper movement path and a drive unit is contained therein; an upper frame configured to form the paper movement path in association with the lower frame, and to open the paper movement path; a fixed cutter configured to be disposed on the upper frame, and to cut the roll paper; a movable cutter configured to be disposed on the lower frame, to cut the roll paper, and to allow the roll paper to move; and a jam control unit configured to detect a jam of the roll paper, and to detect the opening of the paper movement path and lower the movable cutter.
US11241887B2	Ink jet printing method and ink jet printing apparatus An ink jet printing method includes an application step of ejecting a coloring ink composition functioning to color a printing medium through an ejection opening of a first ink jet head to apply the coloring ink composition onto a printing medium, and an application step of ejecting a non-coloring composition different from the coloring ink composition through an ejection opening of a second ink jet head to apply the non-coloring composition onto the printing medium. The coloring ink composition is circulated through a circulation path connected to the first ink jet head after being fed into the first ink jet head and before being ejected through the ejection opening of the first ink jet head. The non-coloring composition is not circulated through a circulation path after being fed into the second ink jet head and before being ejected through the ejection opening of the second ink jet head.
US11241886B2	Inkjet recording device and program An inkjet recording device includes: an inkjet head that includes a nozzle for discharging ink on a recording material, and forms an image by discharging the ink from the nozzle on the recording material based on image data; and a hardware processor that performs image processing of the image data, wherein the hardware processor calculates a difference in ink adhesion amount between a target region and an adjacent target region adjacent to the target region in the image data, determines whether the difference in the ink adhesion amount exceeds a threshold based on a calculation result of the hardware processor, and performs a responding process for occurrence of a wrinkle on the recording material based on a determination result of the hardware processor.
US11241885B2	System and method for detecting amount of ink used by inkjet printer and inkjet printer Provided are a system and method of detecting an ink use amount of an inkjet printer, which allow detection of an ink use amount of an inkjet printer configured to perform image forming by discharging an inkjet ink on a web-shaped print base material by a single-pass method, and an inkjet printer. A system of detecting an ink use amount of an inkjet printer configured to perform image forming by discharging an inkjet ink on a web-shaped print base material by a single-pass method, includes: an ink tank mass measuring device configured to measure a mass of an ink tank; a comparison operation device configured to perform a comparison operation between a setting reference value of an ink use amount, which is prepared in advance, and a use amount measurement value of the ink tank mass measuring device; and a display device configured to display a warning when a difference between the use amount measurement value and the setting reference value exceeds a range set in advance.
US11241882B2	Liquid discharge head A liquid discharge head includes: a first substrate having pressure chambers, the first substrate having a first surface in which nozzles communicating with the pressure chambers are open and a second surface in which first holes and second holes communicating with the pressure chambers are open; a piezoelectric actuator arranged on the second surface of the first substrate and configured to apply discharge energy to liquid inside the pressure chambers; a second substrate joined to the second surface of the first substrate and having first channels and second channels, the first channels communicating with the pressure chambers via the first holes, the second channels communicating with the pressure chambers via the second holes; first ring-shaped traces connected to the piezoelectric actuator and each surrounding one of the first holes; and second ring-shaped traces connected to the piezoelectric actuator and each surrounding one of the second holes.
US11241880B2	Drive circuit and liquid ejecting apparatus A drive circuit that drives a piezoelectric device including a drive signal selection control circuit which controls supply of the drive signal to the piezoelectric element, the drive circuit including a drive signal output circuit that outputs the drive signal, a power supply voltage signal output circuit that outputs a power supply voltage signal, and a power supply voltage control circuit that controls supply of the power supply voltage signal to the drive signal selection control circuit, in which the drive signal output circuit includes a modulation circuit, an amplification circuit, a demodulation circuit, a feedback circuit, and a discharge circuit, a first wiring electrically couples the drive signal selection control circuit and the power supply voltage control circuit to each other, and the discharge circuit is electrically coupled to a second wiring through which the drive signal output from the demodulation circuit propagates, through the feedback circuit.
US11241879B2	Fluid pump actuation on a fluid ejection device A fluid ejection device may include fluid ejectors, fluid pumps to circulate fluid to the fluid ejectors, a first actuation signal line and at least one second actuation signal line. The first actuation signal line is connected to each of the fluid ejectors and each of the fluid pumps along which a first signal is transmittable to actuate a selected one of fluid ejectors and the fluid pumps. The at least one second actuation signal line is connected to the fluid pumps along which a second signal is transmittable to actuate a selected one of the fluid pumps.
US11241877B2	Transfer body, image recording method and image recording apparatus A porous layer included in a transfer body for image recording by a heat transfer method has a multiple layer configuration, and porous layers are provided such that when a thickness (mm) of each porous layer from a porous layer P(1) of the plurality of porous layers on a side closest to the surface layer to a porous layer P(n) on a side closest to the substrate is set to t(n) (n≥2), and a total thickness of the transfer body is set to T (mm), Expression (1): C×T≤t(1)+ . . . +t(n) (here, C=0.4, and T≥1) is satisfied.
US11241876B2	Method for controlling the drive of a machine A method for controlling a drive of a machine having at least one first roll element, which rolls with a surface on a counter surface at least in subintervals of a revolution cycle with the action of a contact force under elastic deformation, that includes a speed correction method, which automatically compensates for deformation-related deviations of the peripheral velocity of the first roll element by way of an adaptation of the setpoint value for the velocity of the first roll element, and a retrospective method, which automatically compensates for deviations of the speed consistency of the first roll element within a revolution cycle by applying a correction signal determined from the curve of a control variable, in particular an actual velocity or actual position of the first roll element, in a preceding revolution cycle or in multiple preceding revolution cycles, are applied in combination.
US11241871B2	Laminated can end stock with elevated temperature annealing Improved aluminum can end stock (CES) is disclosed. The CES includes a laminated, amorphous polymer coating exhibiting low feathering, low blushing, and high performance in an acetic acid test. The laminated metal strip can include the laminated polymer coating on an interior-facing side and a lacquered coating on an exterior-facing side. The CES is formed by performing an annealing process on the laminated metal strip, wherein the metal strip is raised to an annealing temperature above the melting point of the polymer for a sufficient duration to render the polymer amorphous. In some cases, the polymer film laminated to the metal strip is a Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film.
US11241869B2	Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition, melt-forming material, multilayer structure, and multilayer pipe An ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition contains: (A) an ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer; (B) an antioxidant; and (C) a sorbic acid ester; wherein the sorbic acid ester (C) is present in an amount of 0.00001 to 10 ppm based on the weight of the ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition; wherein the weight ratio (B)/(C) of the antioxidant (B) to the sorbic acid ester (C) is 500 to 1,000,000. The resulting ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer composition is less susceptible to coloration.
US11241867B2	Multicomponent polymer resin, methods for applying the same, and composite laminate structure including the same Embodiments disclosed herein relate to polymer resins having a first thermoset and one or more additional components (e.g., a second thermoset and/or a thermoplastic), composite laminates including the same, methods of making and using the same, and composite laminate structures including the same.
US11241866B2	Door body Embodiments provide a door body which opens and closes a front part of an article body, and which has a front panel that constitutes the front of the door body, a frame that supports at least a part of the outside edge of the front panel, and a back panel that constitutes the back of the door body. According to at least one embodiment, the front panel includes a hard coat laminated sheet; the hard coat laminated sheet has a first hard coat, a second hard coat, and a transparent resin sheet layer in that order from the surface on the front side. The first hard coat is formed from a coating material which contains (A) 100 parts by mass of a polyfunctional(meth)acrylate, (B) 0.01-7 parts by mass of a water repellant and (C) 0.01-10 parts by mass of a silane coupling agent and which does not contain inorganic particles, and the second hard coat is formed from a coating material which contains (A) 100 parts by mass of the polyfunctional (meth)acrylate and (D) 50-300 parts by mass of inorganic fine particles having an average particle diameter of 1-300 nm. This door body may have a display on at least a part of the front thereof.
US11241865B2	Lamination of electrochromic device to glass substrates Electrochromic device laminates and their method of manufacture are disclosed.
US11241863B2	Glass roll with resin film Provided is a glass film-resin composite body which makes it possible to obtain a long-length (e.g., 500 m or more-long) glass roll. The glass roll with resin film comprises a glass film, and a resin film laminated to at least one surface of the glass film through an adhesive, wherein a creep amount a of the adhesive is 50 μm or less, as measured after applying a tensile shear load per unit area of the adhesive of 5 g/mm2, to the resin film for 48 hours, in a state in which the glass film is fixed in 23° C. and 50% RH.
US11241860B2	Relating to insulation A flexible insulation material comprising a flexible porous medium defining a pore volume, and a phase change material (PCM) within the pore volume.
US11241859B2	Plant for the production of corrugated cardboard A plant (10) for the production of corrugated cardboard comprising: a corrugating unit (36) adapted to produce containerboard, and a double baker (60) adapted to receive the containerboard. The corrugating unit (36) is positioned in proximity to an output end (66) of the double baker (60). The plant (10) further comprises a transfer unit (72) adapted to receive the containerboard and move it. The transfer unit (72) comprising: an input end (722) for the containerboard positioned in proximity to the corrugating unit (36), and an output end (724) for the containerboard positioned in proximity to an input end (64) of the double baker (60).
US11241858B2	Tear-assist blade A material dispenser having a dispensing member configured to dispense a line of the material along a path in a downstream direction, and a cutting member having a cutting edge extending generally downstream with respect to the path. The cutting member having a convex shape across the path, such that the cutting edge engages and sequentially initiates cuts through the line of material when the line of material is pulled against the cutting member, thereby minimize cutting forces.
US11241857B2	Horizontal high-speed paper cup/paper bowl forming machine A horizontal high-speed paper cup/paper bowl forming machine is provided. Specifically, the seven-station main rotation tower forming mechanism has a stamping die station, a paper feeding connection station, a first cup bottom preheating station, a second cup bottom preheating station, a bottom crimping station, a rolling station, and a main and auxiliary tower connection station. The seven-station auxiliary rotation tower forming mechanism has the main and auxiliary tower connection station, a cup rim lubrication station, a pre-crimping station, a first final crimping station, a second final crimping station, a cup outlet station, and a reserved vacant station. The stations arranged in sequence along the circumferential direction of the seven-station main rotation tower forming mechanism is in an opposite order to the stations arranged in sequence along the circumferential direction of the seven-station auxiliary rotation tower forming mechanism.
US11241852B2	Linear actuated press A mechanical press is provided that utilizes linear actuation driven by an electric power source and two opposing horizontal platform mounted press plates, an upper fixed plate and a lower traveling plate arranged vertically and tracked via vertical track posts to press resin, oils, extracts, or compounds from a raw plant material. The press plates are heated during press operation and function to heat and melt the desired plant products and the force from the press plates squeezes the melted materials out of the plant and onto a parchment paper or into a melt groove to flow to a collection tray.
US11241851B2	Composite stiffener A composite stiffener for a stiffener reinforced panel is disclosed. The stiffener has a longitudinal direction and a run-out region which terminates at an end of the stiffener. The stiffener also has a constant section region inboard of the run-out region in the longitudinal direction and having a constant cross section transverse to the longitudinal direction with a crown between adjacent foot portions. The run-out region has a changing cross section transverse to the longitudinal direction with a crown between adjacent foot portions and the crown reduces in height towards the end of the stiffener forming a ramp. The composite stiffener includes a number of blankets of non-crimp fabric layers.
US11241850B2	Process and plant for building tyres for vehicle wheels A plant for building tyres of at least two different models for vehicle wheels, includes at least a tyre building line, which in turn, includes: a plurality of work stations arranged according to a sequential series, each work station being adapted for building at least one structural component of each tyre and assembling at least one elementary component; at least one handling device for the tyres being processed on the respective forming supports associated to each work station; and at least one transfer device adapted for transferring the tyre being processed on its forming support from any first work station of the sequential series to any other second work station not adjacent thereto of the sequential series, so that the tyre being processed on its forming support only passes in the first and second work stations.
US11241841B1	Systems and methods for greater inter-layer bond integrity in additive manufacturing An additive manufacturing apparatus includes an extruder configured to receive a thermoplastic material and an applicator assembly downstream of the extruder, the applicator assembly including a nozzle for depositing the thermoplastic material as a plurality of layers. The additive manufacturing apparatus also includes a temperature sensor configured to detect a temperature of at least a portion of a deposited layer and a positioning assembly configured to change an angular position of the temperature sensor.
US11241836B2	Method and apparatus for determining extrudate flow in three-dimensional (3D) printing An additive manufacturing apparatus, and corresponding method, determine a mass (or volume) output flow rate of extrudate used in three-dimensional (3D) printing, and such determination is insensitive to rheological properties of a material of the extrudate being printed. A thermal energy balance on a liquefying extrusion head enables a load on a heater, used to heat the extrusion head, to be related to the output flow rate of extrudate. Based on the thermal energy balance, the output flow rate may be determined based on a duty cycle of the heater. The output flow rate may be employed to affect the 3D printing to prevent over- or under-extrusion of the extrudate and to identify a fault condition.
US11241835B2	System and method for remote production of financial instruments Financial instruments are produced at a remote location by a 3D printer. In one embodiment, a request is made for a financial instrument, such as a prepaid gift instrument, by user system(s) at the remote location(s). The user system(s) may be at one or more of a retailer location, a money transfer agent location, or an instrument holder or recipient location (such as at an instrument holder/recipient's residence). An instrument issuer may transmit a print file to a user system which may in turn provide the print file to the 3D printer in order to produce the instrument. At least of a portion of the print file may be rendered unusable at the user system after being provided to or used by the 3D printer, in order to prevent use of the print file to produce unauthorized copies of the instrument.
US11241833B2	3D printed electronics using directional plasma jet A device and method for printing 3D articles including electronic and functional elements including 3D printer and a plasma jet printer based on a dielectric barrier atmospheric pressure plasma jet system in which both printing and in-situ treatment and post-deposition treatment can be carried out to tailor the materials characteristics. Plasma jet printer comprising of electrodes in the nozzle/print head for applying electric field and generating atmospheric plasma that could be used for non-gravity based highly directional printing in any direction. Integration of dielectric barrier plasma printer and plasma treatment jets with the 3D printer increases the capability of embedding high performance electronics in a 3D printed structure aiding in additive manufacturing of functional devices. Ability to use a range of materials for print head assembly including micro machined silicon increases the resolution of the plasma jet printer to sub-micron level.
US11241831B2	Device for the additive manufacturing of a shaped body In a device for the additive manufacturing of a shaped body, comprising a construction platform, at least one printing head for applying material layer by layer to the construction platform or the shaped body at least partially constructed on the construction platform, a positionable carrier for the at least one printing head, a positioning system for the carrier, a holder for a material stock, and a supply device for supplying material from the material stock to the at least one printing head, the holder for the material stock, the supply device and the printing head are arranged in a unit designed as an exchangeable insert.
US11241826B2	Methods of manufacturing articles utilizing foam particles Methods for manufacturing articles of footwear are provided. In various aspects, the methods comprise utilizing additive manufacturing methods with foam particles. In some aspects, the additive manufacturing methods comprise increasing the temperature of a plurality of foam particles with actinic radiation under conditions effective to fuse a portion of the plurality of foam particles comprising one or more thermoplastic elastomers. Increasing the temperature of the foam particles can be carried out for one or multiple iterations. The disclosed methods can be used to manufacturer articles with sub-regions that exhibit differing degrees of fusion between the foam particles, thereby resulting in sub-regions with different properties such as density, resilience, and/or flexural modulus. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US11241825B2	Resin powder, device for solid freeform fabrication object, and method of manufacturing solid freeform fabrication object A resin powder contains a resin, wherein the proportion of fine powder having a number diameter of 40 percent or less of a mean number diameter Mn of the resin powder is 30 percent or less in the resin powder.
US11241822B2	Dual cure resins for additive manufacturing Provided herein is a resin product useful for the production of three-dimensional objects by additive manufacturing, and methods using the same. The resin may include a reactive blocked prepolymer comprising a prepolymer blocked with reactive blocking groups; a polyol; a photoinitiator; and at least one organometallic catalyst. A packaged product useful for the production of three-dimensional objects by additive manufacturing, the product comprising a single container having a single chamber and a resin in the chamber with all components mixed together, is also provided.
US11241817B2	Controlled pressure enclosure The present invention relates to an external cooling system for a molten film tube produced by a blown film tubular extrusion process, comprised of one or more enclosures with one or more respective cavities that directly receive a portion of cooling gas emanating from one or more associated cooling elements. Each enclosure includes a port containing a variable exhaust device and optional flow buffer, acting to maintain a pressure differential between the cavity and an adjacent inside volume of the molten film tube, adjustable to optimize molten film tube stability cooling element efficiency and spaced apart dimension between cooling elements. Significant increases in production speeds are achieved with improved film quality over an increased range of tubular film sizes, down to a minimum size which occurs when operating at zero internal to molten film tube pressure.
US11241816B2	Process and device for producing molded foam An apparatus for producing a foam-molded product, including a plasticizing cylinder which has a plasticization zone for plasticizing and melting a thermoplastic resin into a molten resin and a starvation zone for allowing the molten resin to be in a starved state and which is formed with an introducing port for introducing a physical foaming agent into the starvation zone; and a physical foaming agent supply mechanism which supplies the physical foaming agent to the plasticizing cylinder via the introducing port, wherein the introducing port is open at all times, and the physical foaming agent having a fixed pressure is continuously introduced into the starvation zone from the physical foaming agent supply mechanism via the introducing port during the producing of the foam-molded product.
US11241814B1	Apparatus and method for extruding stripes onto an extruded product An apparatus for extruding a jacket and/or insulative material onto an extruded product with one or more longitudinal stripes incorporated onto the surface of said extruded product comprising a body, a primary feed conduit for conveying a primary extrusion material, a striping die, a secondary feed conduit for conveying a secondary extrusion material, a striping die adapter, a striping feed conduit extending through the striping die adapter for conveying striping extrusion material. The striping die adapter may also include a thermocouple for maintaining the viscosity of the striping extrusion material and a thermocouple for monitoring the temperature of said striping die adapter. The striping die includes one or more striping extrusion outlets for conveying striping extrusion material onto the extruded product. The striping die may also include a wishbone-shaped trough for delivering equal amounts of striping extrusion material to said extrusion outlets for extrusion onto the product.
US11241813B2	Systems and methods for autotuning PID control of injection molding machines In order to reduce oscillations in process variables of an injection molding process, a variable-gain proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller is utilized to control one or more of the process variables. The injection molding system may also include a tuning controller to automatically tune at least one of the proportional, integral, or derivative gains within a mold cycle. The tuning controller may obtain sensor data that monitors the operation of the injection molding machine to determine an adjustment to at least one of the proportional, integral, or derivative gains. The tuning controller may adjust the gains of the variable-gain PID controller in accordance with the determined adjustment to the at least one of the proportional, integral, or derivative gains.
US11241807B2	Molded article and manufacturing method for same The purpose of the present invention is to provide a molded article and a manufacturing method for a molded article by which it is possible to mitigate deformation of an opening. The present invention provides a molded article comprising a cylindrical base and an opening provided in the base, wherein a rib is provided adjacent to the opening. The present invention provides a manufacturing method for a molded article that includes a molded body formation step for forming a molded body having a cylindrical portion provided at one end thereof with an occlusion by molding a melted resin, and a cut-off step for cutting off the occlusion by cutting the cylindrical portion, wherein in the cut-off step, the cutting is performed in a state where a side wall of the cylindrical portion is warped in-plane by an external force.
US11241800B2	Asymmetric dual end effector robot arm An apparatus includes a first arm comprising an unequal-link linkage having a first end effector; a second arm comprising an equal-link linkage having a second end effector; and a drive unit coupled to the first arm and the second arm, the drive unit being configured to move the first arm and the second arm. The first end effector is asymmetric to the second end effector. The first end effector is angled relative to the second end effector such that a first substrate support section on the first end effector is not positioned over or under a second substrate support section on the second end effector.
US11241799B2	Solar energy array robotic assembly A new and highly optimized solar photovoltaic (PV) system including: 1) field deployable fully automated solar PV robotic array assembly and installation system, 2) solar PV panel wiring and power conversion system designed to allow tracking panel-to-panel shading while maintaining maximized power output, 3) combined structural and electrical inter-panel connector system supporting the new wiring scheme, 4) panel structural supports for the automated assembly and new inter-panel connector systems, and 5) fully automated post installer for posts supporting the large robotically assembled solar array sections. It is a fully integrated system for rapid installation, lower cost, higher energy output, and higher quality assembly of PV arrays, including tracking and floating arrays, which together create a transformative advancement for the solar energy industry.
US11241798B1	Source automatic mounting and demounting control system and method for nuclear logging instruments A mounting and demounting control system is used for installing a radioactive source in nuclear logging instruments. In this system, a tail end of a truss manipulator is fixedly provided with a worktable through a bolt, a left side of an upper surface of the worktable is provided with a source capsule mounting and demounting manipulator, a right side is provided with a compression screw mounting and demounting manipulator, and the upper surface of the worktable close to the inner side of the two manipulators is respectively provided with opposed photoelectric sensors through bolts; four corners of the truss manipulator are fixed to a support through bolts, a beam is fixed between two legs at the front side of the support through bolts; and a positioning device is placed near the front of the support, and an upper part of positioning device is fixedly provided with an instrument.
US11241797B2	Control system A control system includes an imaging device and a controller. The controller includes a position conversion unit that detects an object from an image imaged by the imaging device and converts a detection position of the detected object on an image coordinate system or a sensor coordinate system into a detection position of the object on a machine coordinate system, an operation control unit that controls the operation of a machine based on the detection position of the object on the machine coordinate system, a detection range calculation unit that calculates a detection range on the machine coordinate system based on a predetermined detection range in the image on the image coordinate system or the sensor coordinate system, and a position determination unit that determines whether the detection position of the object on the machine coordinate system is within the detection range on the machine coordinate system.
US11241796B2	Robot system and method for controlling robot system A robot system includes a robot, a first movable object on which the robot is mounted and which is configured to move with the robot, a camera mounted on the first movable object to take, while the first movable object is moving, a plurality of images of a reference object that relates to a position of a workpiece, and circuitry configured to control the robot to operate on the workpiece based on the plurality of images while the first movable object is moving.
US11241795B2	Soft package, robot system for processing the same, and method thereof A soft package includes a package body made of a soft deformable material, and a plurality of rigid gripping components disposed at periphery or corners of the package body. Each of the rigid gripping components includes a rigid ring structure configured to be gripped by a robot device. A robot system may be used to process the soft package, by controlling a computer vision system of the robot system to capture images of the soft package, processing the images of the soft package to recognize the locations of the rigid gripping components, and controlling the robot devices of the robot system to grasp the rigid gripping components.
US11241793B2	Method for estimating position where abnormality has occurred, and program for estimating position where abnormality has occurred A method estimates a position where an abnormality has occurred. The method for estimating a position where an abnormality has occurred in a robot includes an abnormality detection step of detecting occurrence of an abnormality, and a position detection step of detecting a position where the abnormality has occurred when the occurrence of the abnormality is detected in the abnormality detection step.
US11241787B2	Waist imitating device of robotic rat based on multiple-connecting-rod transmission A waist imitating device of robotic rat based on multiple-connecting-rod transmission comprises a pitch parallel connecting rod group (8) and a yaw parallel connecting rod group (2). The pitch parallel connecting rod group (8) and the yaw parallel connecting rod group (2) are respectively connected with a front joint and a back joint of a waist of a robotic rat. Under the drive of a first motor (4), crank connecting rods drive the yaw parallel connecting rod group (2) such that left-right yaw motion of the waist of the robotic rat relative to wheels and forelimbs can be achieved. Under the drive of a second motor (14), crank connecting rods drive the pitch parallel connecting rod group (8) such that upper-down pitch motion of the waist of the robotic rat relative to the wheels and the forelimbs can be achieved.
US11241786B2	Servo control device, robot, and servo control method A servo control device for controlling a motor based on a position command when an operation target is connected to the motor via a wave gear reduction mechanism may include a position control system configured to detect a shaft angular position of the motor to perform a closed-loop control based on the shaft angular position; an inverse control element having an inverse characteristic of dynamics of the position control system; and a compensation amount generation unit configured to generate a compensation amount for compensating for an angular transmission error of the wave gear reduction mechanism. The inverse control element is configured to apply compensation amount to the position control system.
US11241779B2	Power tool A power tool is provided that includes a tool carrier for mounting an impact tool. The tool carrier has a base member aligned with an operational axis. The base member has a head end for receiving impact energy, a foot end provided with a tool mount configured to transmit the impact energy to the impact tool, and a casing engagement feature between the head end and foot end. A first casing module is provided with a tool carrier engagement feature complementary in shape to, and for interlocking engagement with, the tool carrier casing engagement feature to prevent rotation of the tool carrier relative to the first casing module around the operational axis, and permits relative movement between the tool carrier and the first casing module along the operational axis.
US11241770B2	Support base A support base supports a plate-shaped workpiece. The support base includes a flat plate-shaped box member having a support face for supporting a workpiece and a placement face that is a face on the opposite side to the support face and is placed on a holding face of a chuck table, a temperature measurement unit accommodated in the box member, and a battery accommodated in the box member and serving as a power supply for the temperature measurement unit. The temperature measurement unit includes a temperature measuring instrument that measures a temperature at the support face, and a recording unit that records the temperature measured by the temperature measuring instrument.
US11241769B2	Methods and apparatus for profile and surface preparation of retaining rings utilized in chemical mechanical polishing processes A retaining ring for a polishing process is disclosed. The retaining ring includes a body comprising an upper portion and a lower portion, and a sacrificial surface disposed on the lower portion, the sacrificial surface comprising a negative tapered surface having a taper height that is about 0.0003 inches to about 0.00015 inches.
US11241767B2	Pendulum grinding machine A high efficiency grinding machine for grinding the pin on a crankshaft has a machining space with a grinding wheel mounted on the lower end of an arm to form a pendulum assembly. A headstock supports the crankshaft in the machining space. A pivot drive rocks the pendulum assembly back and forth equal distances about the equilibrium position causing the grinding wheel to follow the non-circular path of a pin as the crankshaft as it is rotated about its elongated axis.
US11241766B2	Numerical control apparatus A numerical control apparatus for controlling a tool attached to a column of a machine tool includes a compensation data setting unit that sets, as selection input, a linear drive axis combination of the column, a tilt direction of the column, and a perpendicularity error of the column, and a compensation amount calculation unit that generates a tool vector from a tool length as a distance in an axial direction from a tool attachment position to a tool tip end and a tool diameter as a distance in a direction perpendicular to the axial direction from the tool attachment position to the tool tip end to calculate a position compensation amount of the tool tip end as a machining point in an execution program from the linear drive axis combination of the column, the tilt direction of the column, and the perpendicularity error of the column set by the compensation data setting unit and the tool vector.
US11241765B2	Workpiece-holding tools and techniques Workpiece-holding tools and techniques are described. Workpiece-holding tools and techniques are usable to ensure consistent and durable alignment of various workpieces while providing access for performing attachment techniques thereon. In one example, the workpiece-holding tool is configured to allow objects to be held or removably affixed to an alignment surface. Holding objects with the workpiece-holding tool ensures that the alignment of objects with an alignment surface does not change while a user is operating upon a workpiece, e.g., as by joining aligned objects together, without interfering or obstructing access to the objects. The ability to hold objects is enhanced by the inclusion of cutouts that provide increased access to interior surfaces of the workpiece-holding tool, such as to increase the area available for use of clamps or other fastening devices.
US11241763B2	Assembling apparatus and assembling method An assembling apparatus places a retainer on a valve spring to surround an upper end of a valve stem. The apparatus includes an assembling head, and a moving unit configured to move the assembling head between the supply position of the retainer and an assembling position. The assembling head includes a holding unit configured to hold the retainer, and a push unit configured to push out the retainer. The push unit includes a push member supported to be able to advance/retreat along an elevating direction of the assembling head, and a biasing member configured to bias the push member in an advancing direction.
US11241762B2	Method and system for establishing a sectional or modular wind turbine blade and a mobile factory for joining sections of a wind turbine blade The invention relates to a method for establishing a sectional or modular wind turbine blade. The method comprises the steps of transporting at least two blade sections of said wind turbine blade and a mobile factory for joining blade sections to a location at or in proximity of a wind turbine site, positioning said blade sections with two blade section ends facing each other and supported on a platform in said mobile factory, moving said platform in relation to the ground at the location for levelling said platform, aligning said blade section ends in relation to each other, and establishing said sectional or modular wind turbine blade by joining blade sections in an area of connection at said blade section ends.The invention also relates to a system for establishing a sectional or modular wind turbine blade and a mobile factory for joining sections of a wind turbine blade.
US11241758B2	Laser cutting Laser cutting systems and methods are described herein. One or more systems include a laser generating component, an optical component, a fixture for holding a support with a part positioned on the support, and a control mechanism for adjusting at least one of the laser generating component, the optical component, and the fixture such that a ratio of a laser energy applied to the part and a part material thickness is maintained within a predetermined acceptable range at each point along a cut path to cut through the part while maintaining the integrity of the support. Other systems and methods are disclosed herein.
US11241756B2	Joining method An edge of each of a first metal member and a second metal member is formed to have a U-shaped cross section with a first horizontal plate projecting from a base edge of a vertical plate, and with a second horizontal plate projecting from a top edge of the vertical plate. The second metal member includes a projecting part. The joining method includes: an abutting step of forming an abutted part by abutting a front surface of the first horizontal plate the first metal member against a second side surface of the second metal member; and a joining step of performing friction stir welding of the first metal member and the second metal member by inserting a stirring pin from the projecting part and moving a joining rotating tool along an inner corner at the top edge of the vertical plate of the second metal member while making only the stirring pin in contact with the first metal member and the second metal member.
US11241755B2	Friction stir welding method and apparatus for structural steel An object is to provide a friction stir welding method and apparatus that provide sufficient strength and good welding workability by advantageously eliminating plastic flow deficiency generated as a result of insufficient heating of workpieces.In friction stir welding for steel sheets (3,3) as workpieces, a pair of facing rotary tools (1,15) are inserted into a non-welded part from both one surface side and the other surface side of the steel sheets (3,3), the rotary tools move in a welding direction while rotating, and in addition, a preheating process for heating steel sheets (3,3) is performed by heating means (5) provided in front of the rotary tools (1,15). The configuration of the pair of facing rotary tools (1,15) and the surface temperature, area, position, and so forth of a heated region in the preheating process are strictly controlled.
US11241750B2	Electrical discharge machining device and method The present disclosure relates to an electrical discharge machining (EDM) device, and a method for machining a workpiece by the EDM device. The EDM device includes a spindle, a guide structure including a plurality of guideways, and a plurality of electrodes, the electrode coupled to the spindle via a flexible link, and slidably engaged with a respective one of the plurality of guideways.
US11241749B2	Electrical discharge machining method and electrical discharge machining device An electrical discharge machining method includes selectively immersing only a portion of a workpiece in an electrical discharge machining liquid such that a machining object portion included in the portion of the workpiece is opposed to an electrode immersed in the electrical discharge machining liquid and applying an electrical discharge machining to the machining object portion by applying a voltage between the electrode and the workpiece in a state where the portion of the workpiece is selectively immersed in the electrical discharge machining liquid.
US11241747B2	Cutting tool and undersized bore-less indexable insert therefor An undersized indexable cutting insert being devoid of a through bore and has exactly three main cutting edges. The cutting insert has an inscribed circle which tangentially contacts only and all main cutting edges, and has an inscribed circle diameter of under 3.8 millimeters.
US11241742B1	Multi-material three-dimensional printer with underlying adjustable binder A jetted binder printing system includes a carrier substrate configured to travel along a longitudinal direction thereof, an adjustable binder printer configured to deliver an adjustable binder to the carrier substrate, a dispensing module located downstream from the adjustable binder printer on the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate, the dispensing module including at least one powder container, the dispensing module being configured to dispense powder onto the carrier substrate, and a primary binder printer located downstream from the compaction module along the longitudinal direction of the carrier substrate. The primary binder printer includes a print head configured to print a primary binder on the dispensed powder according to a desired pattern. The primary binder is printed on a surface of the powder that is opposite a surface on which the adjustable binder is printed. The primary binder is printed to match the pattern of the adjustable binder.

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