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US11241725B2	Method for rolling metal composite plate strip The present invention discloses a method for rolling a metal composite plate/strip, comprising the following steps: 1) selecting a metal base plate and a metal cladding plate, cleaning the surfaces of the base plate and the cladding plate to be composited until the metal matrixes are exposed; 2) sequentially laminating the base plate and the cladding plate to obtain a composite plate slab; 3) rolling the composite plate slab through a composite rough rolling mill having a corrugated roll to obtain a composite plate having a corrugated mating surface on its composite surface; and 4) flattening the composite plate having a complete corrugated cladding plate by a composite finish rolling mill to a desirable thickness to obtain a composite plate/strip.
US11241721B2	Sensor cleaning system and sensor cleaning method for vehicle Systems and methods for cleaning vehicle sensors are disclosed that optimize sensor cleaning fluid usage. An exemplary vehicle sensor cleaning system includes a sensor cleaning fluid delivery system that delivers sensor cleaning fluid to a sensor of a vehicle and a sensor cleaning control system in communication with the sensor cleaning fluid delivery system. The sensor cleaning control system determines a target cleanliness level for the sensor based on sensor cleaning data associated with the sensor. The target cleanliness level is less than a maximum cleanliness level indicating indicates a contaminate-free sensor. The sensor cleaning control system further monitors a cleanliness level of the sensor and initiates a sensor cleaning operation when the cleanliness level of the sensor is less than an operational cleanliness threshold, such that the sensor cleaning fluid delivery system delivers sensor cleaning fluid to the sensor to clean the sensor to the target cleanliness level.
US11241718B2	Cleaning components and methods in a plating system Systems for cleaning electroplating system components may include a seal cleaning assembly incorporated with an electroplating system. The seal cleaning assembly may include an arm pivotable between a first position and a second position. The arm may be rotatable about a central axis of the arm. The seal cleaning assembly may include a cleaning head coupled with a distal portion of the arm. The cleaning head may include a bracket having a faceplate coupled with the arm, and a housing extending from the faceplate. The housing may define one or more arcuate channels extending through the housing to a front surface of the bracket. The cleaning head may also include a rotatable cartridge extending from the housing of the bracket. The cartridge may include a mount cylinder defining one or more apertures configured to deliver a cleaning solution to a pad coupled about the mount cylinder.
US11241706B2	Systems and methods for controlling operation of a valve A drive circuit is provided for controlling a solenoid valve having a solenoid coil. The drive circuit includes a first semiconductor device, a flyback circuit, and a processor. The first semiconductor is coupled in series with the coil and is controlled by a gate signal to energize the coil. The flyback circuit is in parallel with the coil and includes a series-coupled second semiconductor device and a diode. The second semiconductor is controlled by a flyback control signal to enable the flyback circuit when the first semiconductor is controlled by the gate signal to hold the valve open. The diode has a low forward voltage to slow decay of a current conducted through the coil. The processor generates the gate signal to control the first semiconductor and to reduce a duty cycle of the gate signal when the flyback circuit is enabled to reduce power consumption by the coil.
US11241705B2	Fluid metering and dispenser device A fluid measuring and dispensing device comprises a bottle engaging element having a bottom portion configured for removably sealably engaging the mouth of the bottle, a fluid container movably mounted on a top portion of a bottle engaging element and defining a fluid chamber, and a mist spray pump connected to the fluid container and having a fluid input port in fluid communication with the chamber. The fluid container is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the bottle engaging element. When the fluid container is in the first position, the chamber is sealed from the interior of the bottle. And when the fluid container is in the second position, at least one passageway extends throughout a bottom wall of the fluid container and throughout the bottle engaging element respectively, such that the chamber is in fluid communication with the interior of the bottle.
US11241694B2	System and method for infusion and desiccation of foodstuffs A food recycler can include a housing having a housing volume, a motor in electrical communication with a controller, a grinding mechanism in mechanical communication with the motor, a bucket having a bucket volume, the bucket being configured with the grinding mechanism contained therein, and a removable filter having a side wall, a top surface, a bottom surface and a filter material, wherein the side wall, the top surface, the bottom surface and the filter material are all made from a compostable or biodegradable material. A ratio of the bucket volume to the housing volume can be between 0.0717 and 0.2857, inclusive. The motor can be configured within the housing adjacent, at least in part, to the bucket.
US11241692B2	Gene sequencing reaction device, gene sequencing system, and gene sequencing reaction method A gene sequencing reaction device, a gene sequencing system and a gene sequencing reaction method. The gene sequencing reaction device includes: a supporting platform; a dipping container disposed on the supporting platform, wherein the dipping container has a dipping reaction area, and the dipping reaction area is configured to hold a chemical reagent for gene sequencing reaction, so as to dip a sequencing chip having a DNA sample loading structure on the surface and having a DNA sample loaded thereon in the chemical reagent to perform a gene sequencing reaction; a temperature control apparatus, configured to control the temperature of the chemical reagent in the dipping reaction area; and a transfer apparatus, configured to insert the sequencing chip into the dipping reaction area or pull out the sequencing chip from the dipping reaction area.
US11241686B2	Separator A separator for separating a first from a second phase of a liquid in a tubular container has an elastic float with a circular sealing edge for sealing engagement with the inside of the tubular container in a sealing position. At the underside of the float, a ballast is attached. The density of the ballast is greater than the density of the float and the density of the entire separator is in a range between the density of the first phase and the density of the second phase of the liquid. The float has a local constriction and, in the area of the constriction, a membrane.
US11241673B2	Process for the hydroconversion of heavy hydrocarbon oils with reduced hydrogen consumption operating at full conversion In the hydroconversion processes of heavy hydrocarbon oils, in which the hydrogen is introduced at the reactor base by bubbling, the low diffusion rate of hydrogen, from the gas phase to the reaction liquid, limits the degree of conversion. The process circumvents the obstacle of the limited amount of reactant hydrogen by using a slurry bubble column reactor which reduces the formation of light hydrocarbon products, and therefore the hydrogen required for the hydroconversion, allowing to operate at full conversion.
US11241671B2	Monolithic composite photocatalysts Monolithic composite photocatalysts for fluid purification, chemical transformations, and surface sterilization are disclosed. The monolithic composite photocatalysts comprise a photoactive nanocrystal component and a non-photoactive porous support. Photocatalytic fluid purification systems that contact an impurity-containing fluid with the subject monolithic composite photocatalysts are also disclosed.
US11241667B2	Method for preparing solids from a mixture of at least one malachite powder and an oxide powder and the use of said solids The invention relates to a method for preparing a solid comprising the mixture of a set of compounds comprising at least one Cu2(OH)2CO3 powder, one metal oxide powder selected from the group of metals consisting of copper, zinc, iron, manganese and mixtures thereof, and at least one binder as well as the use of the solid prepared by means of this method.
US11241665B2	Method for producing a plastic granulate The invention relates to a method for producing a plastic granulate (16), in which a process fluid (12) is contained in a process chamber (10) where an underwater granulation takes place and the process fluid in the process chamber has a temperature greater than 120° C. A process pressure of at least 2.0 bar is obtained in the process chamber, at which a granulation of the plastic strands (14) into plastic granulate occurs. From the process chamber, a mixture (18) of process fluid and plastic granulate is diverted into a first cooling zone (25) during cooling of the plastic granulate, while maintaining the process pressure. In a first separating device (22), the plastic granulate is separated from the process fluid under process pressure. In the process chamber, the process fluid has a temperature in the range from 120° C. to 160° C., and the process pressure obtained there is greater than the pressure of the vapour pressure curve of the process fluid. After separation from the process fluid in the first separating device, the plastic granulate is fed continuously in a line to a dealdehydization container (46).
US11241664B1	Apparatus for starting the flow of a compacted material from a hopper trailer An apparatus for starting the flow of a compacted material from a hopper trailer is disclosed. The apparatus may include a means of substantially joining the apparatus with the rim of a hopper trailer, an auger shaft having flighting, and a means of turning said shaft on a longitudinal axis in order to displace compacted material and initiate the flow of same. In one embodiment, the auger shaft consists of an internal shaft capable of receiving segmented sleeves having flighting in order to allow for compatibility with a wide variety of hopper trailers. In another embodiment, the drive means of the apparatus may be operated by wireless control.
US11241662B2	Multiphase flow mixing apparatus and method of mixing An apparatus and associated method for mixing at least a first fluid phase having a first density and a second fluid phase having a second density, the apparatus comprising; at least one container (1), the container comprising at least one inlet (2) for a multiphase flow and at least one outlet (3) at a lower axial end of the container (1), a hollow flow regulating device (4) axially arranged within the container (1), wherein a first end of the flow regulating device (4) is arranged in a distance from the outlet (3) providing a drainage gap (5) between the flow regulating device (4) and the outlet (3), which drainage gap (5) has a drainage area, the flow regulating device (4) comprising a number of perforations (6) along the axial length thereof and a discharge means (7) in a first end, which discharge means (7) opens towards the outlet (3), the flow regulating device (4) being connected to a position adjustment device (8), the position adjustment device (8) being arranged to move the flow regulating device (4) in the axial direction, thereby adjusting the drainage area of the drainage gap (5).
US11241659B2	Method for manufacturing gas separation membrane and gas separation membrane manufactured thereby Provided is a method for preparing a gas separation membrane, the method including forming a porous layer by coating a hydrophilic polymer solution on a porous substrate; and forming an active layer by coating a composition for forming an active layer including a polymer of Chemical Formula 1 on the porous layer, wherein in Chemical Formula 1, n is the number of a repeating unit, and is an integer of 500 to 3,000, and R1 to R5 are the same as or different from each other, and each independently is hydrogen, an alkyl group, or —(C═O)R6, and R6 is an alkyl group, wherein the polymer of Chemical Formula 1 is included in an amount from 1% by weight to 5% by weight based on the composition for forming an active layer, and a gas separation membrane prepared using the same.
US11241656B2	Single pass cross flow diafiltration module and method Disclosed herein is a single pass cross flow diafiltration system comprising: a filtration module having; two or more filtration segments fluidly connected in series, each having an upstream side and a downstream side; wherein each filtration segment comprises hollow fiber filter membranes, and wherein each filtration segment has a selected length; wherein the hollow fiber filter membranes of each filtration segment have a selected inner diameter; wherein the selected inner diameter of each filtration segment may be the same or different, provided that at least one selected inner diameter differs from another selected inner diameter, and provided that the two or more filtration segments are arranged such that no selected inner diameter in a given filtration segment is larger on the upstream side; one or more pumps, mounted to urge fluid flow; and one or more points of introduction of a diadiluent, each of said points of introduction being fluidly connected to an upstream filtration segment.
US11241652B2	Absorbent and process for selectively removing hydrogen sulfide An absorbent for the selective removal of hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream comprising carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, wherein the absorbent contains an aqueous solution, comprising: a) an amine or a mixture of amines of the general formula (I) wherein R1 is C1-C5-alkyl; R2 is C1-C5-alkyl; R3 is selected from hydrogen and C1-C5-alkyl; x is an integer from 2 to 10; and b) an ether or a mixture of ethers of the general formula (II): R4—[O—CH2—CH2]y—OH; wherein R4 is C1-C5-alkyl; and y is an integer from 2 to 10; wherein R1 and R4 are identical; wherein the mass ratio of b) to a) is from 0.08 to 0.5. The absorbent is suitable for the selective removal of hydrogen sulfide from a fluid stream comprising carbon dioxide and hydrogen sulfide. The absorbent has a reduced tendency for phase separation at temperatures falling within the usual range of regeneration temperatures for the aqueous amine mixtures and is easily obtainable.
US11241645B2	Method for producing a filter medium, and a filter medium In a method for producing a filter medium, at least one substrate layer of a nonwoven comprising cellulose fibers and/or synthetic polymer fibers is provided and a fiber layer of polymer fibers is deposited on the at least one substrate layer. Prior to depositing the fiber layer, a solvent is applied to the at least one substrate layer, wherein a material of the substrate layer and/or a material of the fiber layer is soluble in the solvent. A filter medium produced by the method has material-fused connections at crossing points of the polymer fibers and/or cellulose fibers of the substrate layer with the polymer fibers of the fiber layer.
US11241640B2	Solvent reservoir filters, systems and methods A solvent reservoir filter for a liquid chromatograph system includes a first screen extending in a first plane, the first screen configured to filter solvent received through the first screen, a second screen extending in a second plane that is parallel to the first plane, the second screen configured to filter solvent received through the second screen, a main body extending between and connecting the first screen and the second screen, and a fluid outlet configured to expel solvent filtered by the first and second screens from the solvent reservoir filter. Methods of use and assembly of the solvent reservoir filter for a liquid chromatograph system are further disclosed.
US11241639B2	Gas-liquid separator, hydrocarbon extractor, and related separation method The gas-liquid separator having an introduction duct defining an introduction opening receiving the multiphase fluid stream, and a static first separation stage extending along a longitudinal axis, connected with the introduction duct, the first separation stage including an outer wall, an inner wall and at least an inner baffle inducing an helical movement of the multiphase fluid stream around the longitudinal axis driving a liquid contained in the fluid stream onto the outer wall and a gas contained in the multiphase fluid stream onto the inner wall. The outer wall or/and the inner wall delimit(s) at least a lateral orifice evacuating a respective one of the liquid or the gas separated along the inner baffle, each lateral orifice extending along each inner baffle and defining a lateral staged evacuation of the respective one of the liquid or of the gas in an evacuation canal along the respective inner and outer walls.
US11241636B2	Toy vehicle having adjustable suspension A toy vehicle includes at least a chassis, a front wheel base, and a suspension system. The suspension system adjustably secures the front wheel base to the chassis in a manner that provides two operational modes. In a first mode of the two operational modes, the front wheel base is freely, resiliently supported below the chassis. In a second mode of the two operational modes, the front wheel base is selectively posable by a user over a range of orientations for different types of vehicle mobility. The suspension system retains poses when the toy vehicle is operating in the second mode.
US11241632B2	Amusement ride, particularly a roller coaster An amusement ride, particularly a roller coaster, comprising a guide track, a number of first vehicles that can move along said guide track and comprise a first person receiving arrangement, a number of second vehicles that can move along the guide track and comprise a second person receiving arrangement differing from said first person receiving arrangement, an in-coupling device, by means of which the first vehicles and/or the second vehicles can be coupled into the guide track, and a launch section by means of which said in-coupled first and second vehicles can be accelerated.
US11241628B2	Augmented gaming with item gifting and online gameplay A system and methods for augmented gaming with item gifting and online gameplay, that combines physical games and objects with online functionality to produce an augmented-reality gaming experience.
US11241626B2	Systems and methods to control movement based on a race event A system, a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions, and a computer-implemented method to control movement of a non-player character is provided. Actions of a player character in a race event of a multiplayer game are detected. A player character movement model based on the actions of the player character is generated. A set of non-player actions is generated in a non-player character movement model based on the player character movement model. A movement of a non-player character in the multiplayer game is controlled based on the set of non-player actions in the non-player character movement model.
US11241622B2	Autoplayers for filling and testing online games An autoplayer system and method enables one or more automated player(s) (autoplayers) that can be used to populate and/or fill a multiplayer online game. The autoplayers may emulate a human player in playing the online game. By filling the online game, the autoplayers may enhance the enjoyment of the human players in playing the online game. Additionally, autoplayer(s) may be used to replace players who drop out of the online game during gameplay of the online game, so that the remaining players can experience a sufficiently filled online game that continues in a similar manner as when the online game was initiated. Autoplayer(s) can also be used to test an online game, such as with a relatively large number of players, prior to deployment for players to play. New features that have been added to an online game can also be tested using autoplayers.
US11241621B2	Non-transitory computer-readable medium and video game processing system A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a video game processing program for causing a server to perform functions regarding a search of a moving route in a virtual space is provided. The functions include a setting function, an arranging function, a thinning function, and a searching function. The setting function is configured to set a navigation mesh corresponding to a movable area of an object in a virtual space. The arranging function is configured to arrange a plurality of waypoints on the set navigation mesh in accordance with a predetermined arrangement rule. The thinning function is configured to thin out some waypoints, which are selected in accordance with a predetermined selection rule, from the plurality of waypoints thus arranged. The searching function is configured to search a moving route of the object on a basis of arrangement of the plurality of thinned waypoints.
US11241617B2	Smart trigger-stops for videogame controllers Videogame controllers with smart trigger stops may include: a housing including a trigger, the trigger movable along a path of travel; a sensor configured to detect the position of the trigger and to generate a signal representing trigger position; a processor configured to interpret signals generated by the sensor and cause an output signal to be transmitted to a gaming console; a trigger-stop that is movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the trigger-stop in the disengaged position allowing the trigger to move along the entire path of travel, the trigger-stop in the engaged position blocking the trigger from moving along the entire path of travel; and a switch coupled with the housing and the trigger-stop, wherein movement of the trigger-stop from the disengaged position to the engaged position flips the switch and causes the processor to map received signals to generated signals in a different manner.
US11241607B2	Swing practice device for emitting light at impact through self-generation A swing practice device for emitting light at impact through self-generation enables an impact moment to be checked with the naked eyes without needing a battery by emitting light at an impact time point through self-generation during swinging by using a golf club, a baseball bat, and the like. The swing practice device includes a power generation magnet provided to a shaft so as to slide in the longitudinal direction of the shaft during swinging; a power generation coil provided on the circumference of a section in which the power generation magnet moves; a light-emitting lamp connected to the power generation coil so as to be turned on by the movement of the power generation magnet; and a magnet control means for preventing the movement of the power generation magnet at a set swing speed or lower.
US11241604B2	Golf club head A golf club head includes: a sole; a crown; a toe; a heel opposite the toe; a strike face generally bounded by a face perimeter edge, the strike face comprising a geometric center; a rear portion; and a substantially enclosed interior cavity at least partially delimited by the sole, the crown, the strike face, and the rear portion. The golf club head also includes at least one rib having a first portion secured to the strike face, having a second portion secured to the crown, and being positioned such that a location on the strike face laterally spaced toe-ward from the geometric center by no less than 0.4 in is associated with a COR value no less than 0.825.
US11241603B2	Training guidance instrument and training guidance method using the same A training guidance instrument 200 includes a pressor part 2091, a heel placing part 2092A, and a control unit including rotary members 210 and 214, support members 211 and 215, rotary parts 202A and 202B, support members 212 and 216, and telescopic members 219 and 220. The control unit is configured to move the heel placing part 2092A toward the ground in response to application of a force Pw2 toward the ground which is stronger than upward force applied on the heel placing part 2092A when the heel placing part 2092A is positioned above and away from the ground and move the heel placing part 2092A upward in response to application of weaker force toward the ground than the force Pw2 on the heel placing part 2092A, while the second joint and third joints of the toes of the trainee are pressed by the pressor part 2091 and the heel is placed on the heel placing part 2092A.
US11241602B2	Exercise weight positioning device An exercise weight positioning device allows a barbell portion of the exercise weight to be positioned in a recessed portion of the positioning device. The positioning device is tapered toward the recessed portion. Additionally, the positioning device is rotatable around an axis. This feature allows the positioning device to rotate when the barbell moves laterally in relation to the positioning device.
US11241598B2	Extended coverage dry pendent storage sprinkler for a large storage freezer A dry sprinkler has a casing tube having an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. When the sprinkler is in a non-actuated state, an inlet seal assembly operatively seals the inlet orifice and an outlet seat assembly operatively seals the outlet orifice. A translating member extends through the casing tube between an inlet and an outlet. The translating member axially translates from a first position, in which the translating member retains the inlet seal assembly in a sealed state, to a second position, in which the translating member releases the inlet seal assembly, toward the outlet when the outlet seat assembly is released. The sprinkler has a nominal K-factor greater than 17 gpm/(psi)1/2. In addition, a difference between a cross-sectional area of the casing tube and a cross-sectional area bounded by an outer perimeter of the translating member is more than 30% of the cross-sectional area of the casing tube.
US11241597B2	Ventilation fan A ventilation fan according to the invention comprises a fan module, a fire damper module and a cover module. The fire damper module comprises a link frame, a fire damper body and an adjustment element. The fire damper body is disposed in the link frame and detachably linked up with the link frame. The adjustment element is disposed on the fire damper body and near an opening of a flange of the fire damper body. The adjustment element comprises a fixed portion, a stop portion and a trace portion. Wherein the stop portion abuts and shields the opening when no electrical wire passing through the opening. Wherein when the cover module comprises an electronic device having an electrical wire, the trace portion abuts the opening and the electrical wire passing through the trace portion and the opening to connect to the fan module.
US11241594B2	Face mask for filtering air and air monitoring system A face mask for filtering air includes a face seal for providing an airtight flexible seal around the nose and mouth of a user, a support sealably attached to the face seal, wherein the support has an open area that allows for passage of incoming air and outlet valves for expelling exhaled air, a front shell for removably attaching to the support, wherein the front shell has inlet holes for allowing the incoming air to pass through the open area of the support, and a filter for filtering particulate elements from air. The filter is configured to be housed between the front shell and the support. The face seal provides a direct connection between the filter and the user.
US11241589B2	Target tracking and irradiation method and device using radiotherapy apparatus and radiotherapy apparatus A method for tracking and irradiating a target using a radiotherapy apparatus, a device and a radiotherapy apparatus are provided. The radiotherapy apparatus includes a first ray source, a second ray source, and at least one detector. The method includes: moving the first ray source to a first location to emit a ray beam; receiving the ray beam emitted from the first ray source at the first location and generating first image data of a target according to the received ray beam, by the detector; and adjusting the second ray source according to the first image data to make the second ray source move to the first location and an emitted ray beam pass through the target, wherein a time taken for the second ray source to move to the first location is a positive integer multiple of a preset respiratory period of a patient.
US11241588B2	Light irradiating toothbrush having multiple light sources arranged in alternation Provided is a light irradiated toothbrush, in which light sources, irradiating light having mutually different wavelengths, are arranged in alternation at the bottom of waveguide bristles so that light of different wavelengths give rise to constructive interference which strengthens the intensity of the irradiated light, and the height of the light sources are varied on the basis of the wavelength of the light irradiated therefrom so as to effectively transmit light of short wavelengths to the waveguide bristles, and light having mutually different wavelengths are transmitted by means of the waveguide bristles, thereby effectively transmitting the light to the mouth of a user.
US11241587B2	Fiber optic light delivery, monitoring and apparatus therefor Apparatus for illuminating comprises one or more fibers, the one or more fibers including fiber portions meeting at an apex and a bottom location to form a three dimensional cage; a detector attached to each of the fiber portions for receiving light and transmitting light along each of the fiber portions, respectively; and an illumination member situated within the cage. A method for illuminating a hollow member includes the steps of inserting one or more fibers into the hollow member, wherein one or more fibers include fiber portions that meet at a location to form a three-dimensional cage; permitting light to emit from within the three-dimensional cage and towards the fiber portions; receiving light at distinct locations on each of said fibers; and allowing each of the fibers to transmit the light received on each of the fiber portions out of the hollow member.
US11241586B2	Systems and methods for preventing, mitigating, and/or treating dementia Devices, systems, and methods for a treating dementia or Alzheimer's disease in a subject in need thereof. In one example, combined auditory and visual stimuli having a frequency of about 20 Hz to about 60 Hz, and more specifically about 40 Hz, are non-invasively delivered to the subject to induce synchronized gamma oscillations in at least one brain region of the subject. In particular, pursuant to various treatment and exposure protocols, combined auditory and visual stimulation (as opposed to auditory or visual stimulation alone) promotes a microglia response in the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). More generally, combined auditory and visual stimulation induces an extended microglia clustering response in the auditory cortex, the visual cortex, and the mPFC.
US11241582B2	Externally powered implantable stimulator An example method includes receiving, by an implantable device and from an external device, an energy signal; transducing, by the implantable device, the energy signal into electrical power; outputting, by the implantable device and to the external device, a feedback signal that represents an absolute level of the electrical power transduced from the energy signal, wherein the feedback signal includes a first portion that represents a relative level of the electrical power transduced from the energy signal and a second portion that represents a reference voltage level; and delivering, by the implantable device, a level of electrical stimulation therapy proportional to the absolute level of the electrical power transduced from the energy signal.
US11241574B2	Systems and methods for providing and coordinating vagus nerve stimulation with audio therapy A method of providing vagus nerve stimulation to a user is provided. The method includes the step of prompting, via a first audio cue emitted by an earpiece worn by a user, the user to inhale at a first point in time. The method may further include the step of prompting, via a second audio cue emitted by the earpiece, the user to exhale at a second point in time. The method may further include the step of stimulating a vagus nerve of the user with a first electrical signal generated by the earpiece at the second point in time. The first electrical signal may be applied to a concha of an ear of the user. The first electrical signal may be applied to an ear canal of the user. The first electrical signal may be applied to a tragus of the user.
US11241570B2	Systems and methods for inertial sensing for VAD diagnostics and closed loop control A blood circulation assist system includes a ventricular assist device (VAD) and a controller. The VAD is attachable to a heart of a patient to pump blood from a ventricle of the heart into a blood vessel of the patient. The VAD includes an impeller, a motor stator operable to rotate the impeller, and an accelerometer generating an accelerometer output indicative of accelerations of the VAD. The controller controls operation of the motor stator to control rotational speed of the impeller based on the accelerometer output.
US11241567B2	Valve device for a medical fluid line system A valve device for a medical fluid line system includes a main body, the main body having a first fluid passage and a second fluid passage, each fluid passage of the first and second fluid passages extending between an inlet side and an outlet side of the main body. The main body has a first wall portion and a second wall portion which are each elastically displaceable, under an effect of fluid pressure, relative to a substantially dimensionally stable web portion of the main body. Each wall portion of the first and second wall portions is arranged on the web portion, forming one of the first and second fluid passages, in such a way that the first fluid passage is substantially uninfluenced by a fluid-pressure-induced deformation of the second wall portion, and the second fluid passage is substantially uninfluenced by a fluid-pressure-induced deformation of the first wall portion.
US11241566B1	Clip for urinary drainage system A clip retains tapered connector members which joining tubing sections of a medical fluid drainage system, such as a urinary collection system. The clip has first and second ends configured to bear against external flanges projecting from the tapered connector members. A central body of the clip applies a controllable compression force to the first and second ends for urging the connector members together. The first and second ends include sub-fingers for snapping onto a respective one of the tapered connector members.
US11241562B2	Ingestible device with relatively large payload volume Ingestible devices with a relatively large payload volume or sample volume, as well as related components, systems and methods, are disclosed.
US11241558B2	Trapping catheter and kit and method for preparing a trapping catheter Trapping catheter and kit and method for preparing a trapping catheter A trapping catheter (10) for insertion into a guide catheter assembly (3) comprises a balloon (22) and a trapping catheter body (23) bounding an inflation lumen (24) extending longitudinally within the trapping balloon catheter. The inflation lumen has a distal end opening (25) into an internal space bounded by the balloon. The trapping catheter body is provided with a stopper (26) for abutting against an abutment (27) at a proximal end (27) of the guide catheter assembly so as to determine a maximum insertion depth of the trapping catheter into the guide catheter. A kit and method for preparing a trapping catheter prior to insertion into a guide catheter is also described.
US11241550B2	Remote diagnostics of respiratory therapy devices A system and method is disclosed for performing diagnostics on patient devices. The patient devices may include respiratory therapy devices that operate in accordance with instruction sets, such as software or firmware. A server may maintain a database of diagnostic data indicating faults in one or more of a plurality of patient devices. The server may transmit this diagnostic data to one or more computing devices, including identification of faults that have occurred. The server may also transmit service data to the plurality of patient devices in order to address the identified faults.
US11241548B2	Mouthpiece, and automizing device comprising the mouthpiece A mouthpiece and an atomizing device including the mouthpiece are provided, the mouthpiece includes an upper cover body, a sensor assembly and a base, where both the upper cover body and the base are hollow structures which open at both ends; the upper cover body is sleeved on one end of the base; an inner surface of the upper cover body and an inner surface of the base jointly define an inner cavity of the mouthpiece; the sensor assembly is fixed in the inner cavity of the mouthpiece; an air passage gap is formed in the inner cavity of the mouthpiece; and the sensor assembly includes at least one sensor that functions to detect the temperature or humidity or both of the smoke. The mouthpiece can detect the temperature and/or humidity of the smoke in real time.
US11241546B2	Holder for a recording unit The present disclosure relates to a holder for a recording unit, which recording unit is arranged with an interface configured to cooperate with an interface of a medicament delivery device for obtaining information regarding the use of the medicament delivery device, the holder has an interface configured to cooperate with the interface of the recording unit, and the holder further has attachment elements for attaching the holder to a suitable surface.
US11241539B2	Autoinjector with low energy plunger loading An injection device, method, and system for drug delivery includes a container for storing a drug, the container having a stopper movably disposed in the container for expelling the drug; an injection drive mechanism having a plunger for acting on the stopper and an energy source having a first selected potential energy for exerting a force on the plunger to cause the plunger to act on the stopper to expel the drug; and a plunger loading mechanism for substantially preventing the plunger from accelerating to a predetermined velocity before it acts on the stopper. The plunger loading mechanism may be a spring having a second selected potential energy for reducing or eliminating a distance between the plunger and the stopper, prior to the plunger accelerating to the velocity. The second selected potential energy of the spring may be less than the first selected potential energy of the energy source.
US11241538B2	Device and method for improving retention of a therapy in the bladder Devices that are placed within fluid filled organs, such as the bladder, which reduce the risk of bacterial infections using a combination of active agents and mechanical disruption of bacteria.
US11241534B2	Power management techniques for an infusion pump system Some embodiments of an infusion pump system can employ a number of power management techniques to avoid using substantially excessive power during operation of the pump drive system. Thus, the infusion pump system can draw upon the energy supply in an efficient manner that extends the useful life on the power supply. Furthermore, the infusion pump system can be configured estimate an amount of power remaining to operate the pump system without the requirement of directly detecting the remaining charge on power supply device (e.g., without detecting the remaining charge on a battery). As such, the infusion pump system can readily inform a user of a particular estimated amount of time remaining for medicine dispensing operations.
US11241529B2	Fluid interconnection scheme between reservoir, pump and filling member A filling member (43) in a medicament delivery device (1), the filling member (43) includes a first conduit (12) that fluidly communicates with a reservoir (4) and a second conduit (14) that fluidly communicates with a pump (3) and with the first conduit (12), wherein the filling member (43) provides two-way medicament flow that enters the reservoir (4) via the first conduit (12), exits the reservoir (4) into the first conduit (12) and the second conduit (14), and exits the second conduit (14) to the pump (3). The reservoir (4) includes a reservoir tube (44A) having one end that is formed with the reservoir (4), and the reservoir tube (44A) having another end that is press fit to the filling member (43) to establish fluid communication with the reservoir (4).
US11241519B2	Small flexible liquid core catheter for laser ablation in body lumens and methods for use Embodiments relate to the design and use of a low profile ablation catheter with a liquid core for use in laser ablation removal of arterial plaque blockages to restore blood flow.
US11241518B2	Cartilage regenerative material An object of the invention is to provide a cartilage regenerative material that is capable of regenerating bone and cartilage using cells. Provided is a cartilage regenerative material including a cell construct, which includes biocompatible polymer blocks and stem cells, in which a plurality of the biocompatible polymer blocks are disposed in gaps between a plurality of the stem cells.
US11241517B2	Hydrogel composition and bioink composition including the same Provided are a hydrogel composition with high viscoelasticity and a bioink composition including the hydrogel composition. The hydrogel composition according to an embodiment is composed of natural biocompatible substances and thus is not toxic, but has high viscosity, resulting in high mechanical stability or long persistence. Thus, the hydrogel composition may be usefully utilized as a bioink composition for bioprinting, a support in tissue engineering, or a soft tissue filler.
US11241509B2	Ligands for imaging cardiac innervation Novel compounds that find use as imaging agents within nuclear medicine applications (PET imaging) for imaging of cardiac innervation are disclosed. These PET based radiotracers may exhibit increased stability, decreased NE release thereby reducing side effects, improved quantitative data, and/or high affinity for VMAT over prior radiotracers. In some instances the compounds are developed by derivatizing certain compounds with 18F in a variety of positions: aryl, alkyl, a keto, benzylic, beta-alkylethers, gamma-propylalkylethers and beta-proplylalkylethers. Alternatively or additionally, a methyl group a is added to the amine, and/or the catechol functionality is either eliminated or masked as a way of making these compounds more stable.
US11241506B2	Composition for treatment of Crigler-Najjar syndrome The invention provides a polynucleotide sequence (e.g., a gene, e.g., DNA or RNA) encoding UGT1A1 (e.g., expressing human UGT1A1). The invention further provides a vector, such as an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector (e.g., AAV8) having a vector genome including inverted terminal repeat sequences and a UGT1A1 coding sequence operably linked to one or more expression control sequences (e.g., expression control sequences including a liver-specific promoter). Also provided are compositions containing these AAV vectors and methods of treating Crigler-Nijjar syndrome type I, Crigler-Nijjar syndrome type II, and Gilbert syndrome.
US11241501B2	Anticancer prodrug for overcoming drug resistance Disclosed is an anticancer prodrug that disturbs energy metabolism in cancer cells to overcome drug resistance. The anticancer prodrug has a structure including a pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase (PDK) inhibitor moiety, a mitochondrial targeting group, and an anthracycline moiety reversibly connected to the PDK inhibitor moiety and the targeting group.
US11241496B2	Compositions, comprising improved IL-12 genetic constructs and vaccines, immunotherapeutics and methods of using the same Nucleic acid molecules and compositions comprising: a nucleic acid sequence that encodes IL-12 p35 subunit or a functional fragment thereof and/or a nucleic acid sequence that encodes IL12 p40 subunit or a functional fragment thereof, are disclosed. The nucleic acid molecules and compositions further comprising a nucleic acid sequence that encodes an immunogen are also disclosed. Method of modulating immune response and methods of inducing an immune response against an immunogen are disclosed. Therapeutic and prophylactic vaccination methods are also disclosed.
US11241495B2	Immunogenic composition The present application discloses an immunogenic composition comprising N. meningitidis capsular polysaccharides from at least one of serogroups A, C, W135 and Y conjugated to a carrier protein to produce a N. meningitidis capsular polysaccharide conjugate, wherein the average size of each N. meningitidis polysaccharide is above 50 kDa.
US11241494B2	Method for eliciting an immune response to an immunogen The invention relates to methods for eliciting an immune response to an immunogen, and in particular, to such methods using polymersomes as carriers for immunogen.
US11241493B2	Coronavirus vaccine The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.
US11241492B2	Mutations that confer genetic stability to genes in influenza viruses The disclosure provides for an isolated recombinant influenza virus having at least one of: a PB2 viral segment encoding PB2 with residue at position 540 that is not asparagine or a residue at position 712 that is not glutamic acid, a PA viral segment encoding PA with a residue at position 180 that is not glutamine or a residue at position 200 that is not threonine, or a PB1 viral segment encoding PB1 with a residue at position 149 that is not valine, a residue at position 684 that is not glutamic acid or a residue at position 685 that is not aspartic acid, or any combination thereof, and methods of making and using the virus.
US11241489B2	Multivalent pneumococcal polysaccharide-protein conjugate composition Provided are mixed carrier, multivalent pneumococcal conjugate compositions comprising 20 different pneumococcal capsular polysaccharide-protein conjugates, wherein each of the conjugates includes a capsular polysaccharide from a different serotype of Streptococcus pneumoniae conjugated to either tetanus toxoid or CRM197, wherein the Streptococcus pneumoniae serotypes are selected from 1, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 6B, 7F, 8, 9V, 10A, 11A, 12F, 14, 15B, 18C, 19A, 19F, 22F, 23F, and 33F, wherein two of the capsular polysaccharides are conjugated to tetanus toxoid and the remaining capsular polysaccharides are conjugated to CRMig7, and wherein the two capsular polysaccharides that are conjugated to tetanus toxoid are selected from the group consisting of serotypes 1, 3, and 5. Also provided are methods of producing the mixed carrier, multivalent pneumococcal conjugate compositions and methods of using the same for prophylaxis against Streptococcus pneumoniae infection or disease in a subject.
US11241480B2	Methods for modulation of dietary and microbial exposure with compositions comprising an EGFR ligand Among the various aspects of the present disclosure is the provision of compositions and methods for modulation of dietary and microbial exposure. The present disclosure provides for compositions and methods for treating, preventing, or reducing the likelihood of development of an allergic disorder, necrotizing enterocolitis, sepsis, or an inflammatory disease, disorder, or condition in a subject including administering an effective amount of a composition comprising an EGFR ligand.
US11241473B2	Bicyclic peptide ligands and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11241466B2	Okra as a substitute for cervical mucus Artificial cervical fluid is disclosed that contains a mucilaginous extract from the okra plant. The mucilaginous extract can be produced using a hot aqueous extractant or cold extraction process followed by separation of larger particles from the extract. The extract finds many uses, for example as a sperm storage medium, a sperm freezing medium, a sexual lubricant, an artificial insemination medium, and an in vitro fertilization medium.
US11241463B2	Lactic acid bacterium, drug, food or drink, and feed which contain the lactic acid bacterium A composition includes cells of Lactobacillus paracasei MCC1849 (NITE BP-01633). The composition is in the form of a pharmaceutical composition, a food, a drink, or a feed. The pharmaceutical composition can be used for treating an inflammatory disease, ulcer, food allergies, bronchial asthma, urticaria, pollinosis, anaphylactic shock or an opportunistic infection.
US11241459B2	Treating liver fibrosis using adipose stem cell-derived exosomes as active ingredient The present embodiment relates to a composition containing human adipose stem cell-derived exosomes as an active ingredient for preventing, alleviating or treating liver fibrosis. The adipose stem cell-derived exosomes according to the present embodiment carry genetic information, protein, growth factor and the like for treating liver fibrosis, and have shown excellent results in treating liver fibrosis in animal models therefor, and, being a cell-derived substance, exosomes have the advantages of being highly biocompatible and having a superb absorption rate.
US11241458B2	Cell preparations for extemporaneous use, useful for healing and rejuvenation in vivo The present invention relates to new plasma or new platelet-rich plasma preparations, new cell dissociation methods, new cell associations or compositions, a method of preparation thereof, a use thereof, devices for the preparation thereof and preparations containing such a platelet-rich plasma preparation and cell associations or compositions. Specifically, the invention provides plasma or platelet-rich plasma alone or in cell composition preparations for use in tissue regeneration and bone regeneration and pain reduction.
US11241455B2	Methods of treating disease by metabolic control of T-cell differentiation Provided herein are methods for treating an individual for a disease (e.g., an autoimmune disease or a cancer) using an active agent which affects metabolism of α-ketoglutarate (α-KG) and/or 2-hydroxyglutarate (2-HG) in differentiating T cells. In some embodiments, a Got1 inhibitor is used to generate a population of T cells enriched in peripheral regulatory T (iTreg) cells, which population enriched in iTreg cells may find use in treating an autoimmune disease. In some embodiments, a TCA cycle-associated metabolite, or a derivative thereof, is used to generate a population of T cells in enriched in IL-17- and IL-17F-producing CD4 T (TH17) cells, which population enriched in TH17 cells may find use in treating a cancer.
US11241454B2	Materials and methods to enhance hematopoietic stem cells engraftment procedures This disclosure is directed to the methods of enhancing hematopoietic stem cells (HSPC) and progenitor cell (HSPC) engraftment procedure. Treatment in vivo of a HSPC donor with compounds that reduce PGE2 biosynthesis or PGE2 receptor antagonists alone, or in combination with other hematopoietic mobilization agents such as AMD3100 and G-CSF, increases the circulation of available HSPCs. Compounds that reduce the cellular synthesis of PGE2 include non-steroidal anti-inflammatory compounds such as indomethacin. Treatment ex vivo of HSPC with an effective amount of PGE2 or at least one of its derivatives such as 16,16-dimethyl prostaglandin E2 (dmPGE2), promotes HSPC engraftment. Similar methods may also be used to increase viral-mediated gene transduction efficacy into HSPC.
US11241448B2	Methods for cancer therapy The present disclosure relates to methods or dosing regimens comprising a proteasome inhibitor of formula (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for treating cancer, or preventing cancer recurrence or progression; wherein ring A, Z1 and Z2 are as defined herein.
US11241446B2	19-nor C3, 3-disubstituted C21-N-pyrazolyl steroids and methods of use thereof Provided herein are 19-nor C3,3-disubstituted C21-pyrazolyl steroids of Formula (I): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof; wherein , R1, R2, R3a, R3b, R4a, R4b, R5, R6, and R7 are as defined herein. Such compounds are contemplated useful for the prevention and treatment of a variety of CNS-related conditions, for example, treatment of sleep disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum disorders, convulsive disorders, disorders of memory and/or cognition, movement disorders, personality disorders, autism spectrum disorders, pain, traumatic brain injury, vascular diseases, substance abuse disorders and/or withdrawal syndromes, and tinnitus.
US11241439B2	Salts and solid forms of (S)-3-(4-((4-(morpholinomethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione and compositions comprising and methods of using the same Salts and solid forms of 3-(4-((4-(morpholinomethyl)benzyl)oxy)-1-oxoisoindolin-2-yl)piperidine-2,6-dione, or a stereoisomer thereof, are disclosed. Compositions comprising and methods of using the salts and solid forms are also disclosed.
US11241438B2	Formulations of an AXL/MER inhibitor The present application relates to pharmaceutical formulations and dosage forms of an AXL/MER inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, including methods of preparation thereof, which are useful in the treatment of AXL/MER mediated diseases such as cancer.
US11241436B2	Autophagy inducers for treatment of CNS conditions The invention provides a compound of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, and R4 are as defined herein, ginsenoside Rg2 of structure (II): or a combination thereof, for use in treating or preventing a condition responsive to the induction of autophagy in a brain of a mammal in need thereof.
US11241426B2	Aqueous composition for ophthalmic or nasal administration Provided is an aqueous composition for ophthalmic or nasal administration comprising levocetirizine or its salt. In one embodiment, the composition comprises levocetirizine or its salt at a levocetirizine concentration of 0.05-0.5% (w/v). The composition may further comprise a surface active agent and/or an organic acid salt.
US11241423B2	Antiproliferative compounds and methods of use thereof Compounds of formula I for treating, preventing or managing cancer are disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of treating, preventing or managing cancer, such as leukemia, comprising administering the compounds. In certain embodiments, the method of treatment comprise administering a compound provided herein in combination with a second agent. Pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosage forms comprising the compounds are also disclosed.
US11241422B2	Methods for treatment of Fabry disease Provided are in vitro and in vivo methods for determining whether a patient with Fabry disease will respond to treatment with a specific pharmacological chaperone.
US11241419B2	Pharmaceutical compositions The present invention relates to the field of methods for providing pharmaceutical compositions comprising poorly water-soluble drugs. In particular the present invention relates to compositions comprising stable, amorphous hybrid nanoparticles, comprising at least one protein kinase inhibitor and at least one polymeric stabilizing and matrix-forming component, useful in pharmaceutical compositions and in therapy.
US11241417B2	Compositions and methods for the treatment and prevention of neurological disorders The invention provides compositions and methods for treating neurological disorders, such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, frontotemporal degeneration, and Alzheimer's disease, among others. Using the compositions and methods described herein, a patient having a neurological disorder, such as a neurological disorder associated with TAR-DNA binding protein (TDP)-43 aggregation, may be administered an inhibitor of cytochrome P450 (CYP450) isoform 51A1 (CYP51A1), also referred to herein as lanosterol 14-alpha demethylase, so as to treat an underlying etiology of the disorder and/or to alleviate one or more symptoms of the disease. The inhibitor of CYP51A1 may be a small molecule, anti-CYP51A1 antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof, or a compound, such as an interfering RNA molecule, that attenuates CYP51A1 expression. Patients that may be treated using the compositions and methods described herein include those that express a mutant TDP-43 isoform containing a mutation associated with TDP-43-promoted aggregation and toxicity.
US11241414B2	Administration of benzodiazepine compositions The invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising one or more benzodiazepine drugs for nasal administration, methods for producing and for using such compositions.
US11241410B2	Method and compound for the treatment of covid-19 A method for the treatment of a coronavirus disease, including administering to a subject in need thereof of an anti-pathogenic compound, such that the anti-pathogenic compound is derived from an herbal extract.
US11241408B2	Omega-3 compositions and methods relating thereto The present invention provides for a water-soluble composition comprising at least one source of Omega-3 comprising at least one Omega-3 fatty acid selected from eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), docosapentaenoic acid (DPA) and alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), and micelle-promoting agents comprising one or more of carrier oils, solvents, emulsifiers and antioxidants, in order to promote an increase in biovailability of the Omega-3 Source of at least two times.
US11241400B2	Compositions comprising ephedrine or an ephedrine salt and methods of making and using same The present disclosure provides compositions comprising ephedrine sulfate ready for immediate use in a clinical setting, and methods of making and using same.
US11241393B2	Organosilicon carriers for use in treating infections and/or diseases caused by SARS viruses A method for treating, attenuating or inhibiting an infection and/or disease associated with a SARS virus in a subject is provided that includes administering a pharmaceutical composition to the subject. The composition includes an organosilicone carrier with one or more active substances that block and/or inhibit an ACE2 receptor in a host cell of the subject, the spike protein of a SARS virus and/or internal components of a virion of the SARS virus.
US11241389B2	Method to generate microcapsules with hexahydrotriazine (HT)-containing shells Materials and methods for preparing a payload-containing microcapsule with walls that have hexahydrotriazine (HT) and/or hemiaminal (HA) structures are disclosed. To an HT small molecule or a HA small molecule, or a combination thereof, in a solvent is added a cross-linking agent, NH4Cl, and a copolymer. The solution is acidified, and a payload agent is added. The HT small molecule and HA small molecule may have orthogonal functionality.
US11241385B2	Topical composition and method for treating and preventing atopic dermatitis and infections related to bacteria biofilm A nanoemulsion containing a quaternary ammonium salt with at least a twenty carbon chain is effective to prevent the growth of biofilms.
US11241377B2	Antipsychotic injectable depot composition The present invention is directed to a composition that can be used to deliver an antipsychotic drug such as risperidone, paliperidone or a combination thereof, as an injectable in-situ forming biodegradable implant for extended release providing therapeutic plasma levels from the first day. The composition is in the form of drug suspension on a biodegradable and biocompatible copolymer or copolymers solution using water miscible solvents that is administered in liquid form. Once the composition contacts the body fluids, the polymer matrix hardens retaining the drug, forming a solid or semisolid implant that releases the drug in a continuous manner. Therapeutic plasma levels of the drug can be achieved from the first day up to at least 14 days or more even up to at least four weeks.
US11241375B2	Cosmetic composition comprising biodegradable polymers Disclosed is a cosmetic composition for, e.g., use on eyelashes, that includes a latex polymer and a polyhydroxyalkanoate, where the polyhydroxyalkanoate is present in the composition in a total amount of between about 1% and about 5% by weight, and the monomers of the polyhydroxyalkanoate have carbon chain lengths of between 3 and 5.
US11241373B2	Cosmetic composition of dispersion formulation comprising spherical particle The present disclosure relates to a cosmetic composition of dispersion formulation including: a aqueous phase as an external phase; and an oil phase consisting of spherical particles dispersed in the aqueous phase, wherein the spherical particles including an alcohol having 22 or less carbon atoms and a sucrose-based surfactant, wherein the cosmetic composition has excellent formulation stability by including the spherical particles, and causes no irritation when applied to the skin.
US11241372B2	Compositions comprising solvent, a monoalcohol, glycerin, and thickener Compositions are provided for removing nail polish that include a co-mixture that consists of C2-C3 monoalcohol, glycerin, and a solvent selected from acetone, a C2-C4 alkyl acetate, and combinations thereof. The compositions are essentially free of water. The glycerin and the solvent are present in a glycerin to solvent weight ratio of at least 1.2. The concentration of C2-C3 monoalcohol is from 5% by weight to 50% by weight. If the solvent includes C2-C4 alkyl acetate, then the concentration of C2-C3 monoalcohol is from 15% by weight to 50% by weight and the glycerin and the solvent are present in a glycerin to solvent weight ratio of at least 2.0. The composition further includes a polyacrylamide.
US11241369B2	Skin-brightening compositions and methods A cosmetic composition for brightening skin and a method for brightening skin using the cosmetic composition are provided. The cosmetic composition is ammonia-free and persulfate-free, and includes hydrogen peroxide, at least one alkaline booster and at least one fatty compound present from about at least 30% by weight, based upon the total weight of the composition. The method for brightening skin includes applying to the skin a composition provided as a multi-part system, the parts separately containing two or more sub-compositions each of which comprises one of the hydrogen peroxide and the alkaline booster, one or both comprising a fatty compound component, the sub-combinations combinable at the time of use.
US11241367B2	Nasogastric tube holding assemblies Tube holding assemblies and methods for using and making the same are provided, including an assembly for holding a nasogastric tube to a patient's head while also being adjustable along a track that may be positioned underneath the patient's nose but above the patient's mouth and about an axis of rotation.
US11241364B2	Buffering agent cartridge A cartridge for dispensing a pre-measured buffering agent together with a medical fluid such as dental anesthetic. The cartridge includes a sharp piercing element at one end, a frangible barrier proximate the piercing element, and a traveling closure. The buffering solution is in a chamber between the barrier and the closure. When loaded into a syringe and subjected to operating pressures, the barrier is pierced, enabling the buffering solution to mix with the medical fluid. Continued pressure propels a desired, controlled mixture into a tissue of a patient. A dye may be included for visual confirmation of mixing. The invention may be regarded as the cartridge, a syringe having the cartridge, or a kit, with or without a syringe, or cartridges having closures of different types.
US11241363B2	Carousel for automatic drug compounder A carousel configured to house a plurality of pump cartridges for a compounder system is provided. The carousel may include a plurality of cartridge pockets each having an extended portion that covers a portion of a cartridge and a bottom surface Shaving an extension with a recess. The bottom surface recess of each cartridge pocket may be shaped and sized to receive a needle housing of a pump cartridge in the cartridge pocket. A recess may be provided in the extended portion of each pocket that receives a protrusion that extends from a top surface of a backpack coupled to the pump cartridge to secure the pump cartridge in the cartridge pocket. The bottom surface recess may have an additional bottom surface that prevents actuation of the needle housing of the pump cartridge.
US11241359B2	Sexual stimulation device A device for mutual sexual stimulation of partners is provided. The device includes a central area forming a base for at least three arms that extend therefrom in a common plane, the three arms comprising a pair of outer arms and an inner arm that is disposed in the common plane between the outer arms, where each of the outer arms includes at least one pressure sensor and at least one vibration motor. The device also includes a controller operatively coupled with the at least one pressure sensor and the at least one vibration motor, and configured to detect a pressure applied to a first outer arm of the pair of outer arms and activate the vibration motor in a second outer arm of the pair of outer arms in response to the detected pressure.
US11241356B2	Walking assistance apparatus A walking assistance apparatus includes a knee fastener, a heel fastener, a first wire and a second wire connected to the knee fastener and the heel fastener, a first motor connected to the first wire, a second motor connected to the second wire, and a control circuit that controls the first motor and the second motor. The first wire is connected to a first position included in a right-half region of the heel fastener. The second wire is connected to a second position included in a left-half region of the heel fastener. The control circuit acquires gait information of the user, and, based on the gait information, the control circuit controls the first motor to reduce a length of the first wire and the second motor to reduce a length of the second wire at a predetermined timing.
US11241354B2	Gravity balancing device for rehabilitation robot arm The present invention discloses a gravity balancing device for a rehabilitation robot arm, and belongs to the field of rehabilitation robots. The gravity balancing device includes a shoulder joint connecting member, an upper arm connecting member and a gravity balancing assembly; the shoulder joint connecting member and the upper arm connecting member are pivotally connected according to the human body bionic structure to simulate the rotational movement of the upper arm of the human body around the shoulder joint; the gravity balancing assembly includes a plurality of springs, wire ropes and guide pulleys, the wire ropes connect the springs to the shoulder joint connecting member and the upper arm connecting member, the spring tension is used to balance the gravity of the arm, and the guide pulleys are used to change the force directions of the wire ropes, thereby saving space and making the device structure more compact. Further, by locking different guide pulleys, the arm gravity can be still balanced by the spring tension after switching of the rehabilitation robot between the left and right hand training modes, thereby ensuring that the robot can still work normally after the training mode is switched.
US11241352B2	Contoured urinal assembly A contoured urinal assembly for enhancing comfort for a user during urine collection includes a bottle that has an angled neck to facilitate a user to insert the user's penis into the angled neck for urine collection. A handle is coupled to the bottle for gripping. A ring extends around the bottle and the ring is comprised of a resiliently compressible material to enhance comfort for the user. A saddle is coupled to the ring. The penis is positioned on the saddle to inhibit the penis from being abraded. Additionally, the saddle extends into the bottle to direct the penis into the bottle for urine collection.
US11241351B1	Fireman's carry harness A harness assembly to assist in and secure a fireman's carry of a victim. The harness assembly includes an adjustable strap to be secured around the victim and an adjustable strap to be secured over the shoulder and under the armpit of a carrier. A harness system includes two harness assemblies with one harness assembly being attached around a leg of the victim and one shoulder of the carrier and the other harness assembly being attached around the chest of the victim and the other shoulder of the carrier. The straps are adjustable so that they can be cinched.
US11241350B2	Patient turning system A system for turning a patient supported on a patient support apparatus includes a U-shaped frame and a rectangular frame pivotably coupled to the U-shaped frame. The rectangular frame includes first and second sheet grippers configured to removeably couple a plurality of sheets to the system and secure the patient between the sheets. The rectangular frame, the sheets, and the patient are configured to rotate at least 180 degrees relative to the U-shaped frame after the U-shaped frame, the rectangular frame, the sheets, and the patient are raised at least a clearance distance above the patient support apparatus.
US11241349B2	Patient support including a connector assembly This disclosure provides a patient support for supporting a patient. The patient support comprises a crib assembly comprising a support material with a cover assembly disposed over the crib assembly. The cover assembly defines a recess and comprising a patient support surface having an outer periphery. The patient support further comprises a connector assembly for connecting the patient support to a fluid source with the connector assembly comprising a connector with a plurality of ports. The assembly defines a three dimensional interior corner adjacent the recess in the cover assembly. The connector assembly is disposed in the recess of the cover assembly such that the plurality of ports of the connector are presented for connection to the fluid source at the three dimensional interior corner and inside the outer periphery of the patient support surface.
US11241346B1	Portable body positioning bed frame assembly A portable body positioning bed frame assembly having a first frame support reversibly attached to a second frame support. The first frame support has a back frame attached rotatably thereto and the second frame support has a thigh frame attached rotatably thereto, with a linear actuator attached between the second frame support and the thigh frame. A calf frame is attached rotatably to the thigh frame. The linear actuator raises and lowers the thigh frame and the calf frame. The calf frame is hinged to the thigh frame to maintain the calf frame approximately parallel to the second frame support as the thigh frame and calf frame are raised and lowered by the linear actuator. The back frame has a support bar for raising and lowering the back frame and adjustable curvilinear back supports for an adjustable convexity in the back of a user that will maintain the shoulders in an anterior position.
US11241342B2	Disposable menstrual undergarment A disposable undergarment that includes a waistband; an outside surface; an inner surface, where the inner surface includes absorbent non-woven material; a pocket within an inner crotch area, where the pocket includes an opening; and a pad, where the pad inserts into the pocket through the opening. The pad may include a top surface with a series of channels across the top surface. Further the pad according to the present invention may include varying degrees of density to encourage fluid flow away from the skin of the user.
US11241341B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article includes a body and a hip holding portion. The body has a shape having a predetermined length in a front-rear direction and a predetermined width in a direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The hip holding portion includes a side region protruding from a rear side portion of the body and a rear region protruding from the rear end of the body, and includes a first protruding portion including a portion where the width of the body from a centerline in the front-rear direction is largest, a first depressed portion forward of and adjacent to the first protruding portion, and a second protruding portion forward of and adjacent to the first depressed portion in the side region. The width of the second protruding portion from the centerline is smaller than or equal to the smallest width of the first depressed portion from the centerline.
US11241339B2	Perforated binder for laminated wound dressing A binder layer for a laminated wound dressing is brought into contact with a sheet coated with a pattern-coated adhesive sheet. As the binder layer is in contact with the pattern-coated adhesive sheet, a series of closed-loop cuts are made in the binder layer. The closed-loop cuts are made in such a way that the material enclosed by each closed loop is substantially physically separated from the remainder of the binder layer. Then the binder layer is moved away from the pattern-coated adhesive sheet, so that the binder layer and the pattern-coated adhesive sheet are no longer in contact. When the binder layer and the pattern-coated adhesive sheet are moved apart, the material enclosed in the closed-loop cuts—i.e., the cut waste fragments—are retained on the pattern-coated adhesive sheet, ensuring that the binder layer includes a series of cleared perforations.
US11241337B2	Devices and methods for treating and closing wounds with negative pressure The present invention relates to a negative pressure wound closure system and methods for using such a system. Preferred embodiments of the invention facilitate closure of the wound by preferentially contracting to provide for movement of the tissue.
US11241335B2	Ophthalmic cutting instruments having integrated aspiration pump A device for extracting lens material from an eye including a distal, disposable portion releasably coupleable to a proximal, reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a cutting tube having a distal cutting tip and an inner lumen having an open distal end. The disposable portion includes an aspiration pump fluidly coupled to the inner lumen of the cutting tube and a cutting tube drive mechanism configured to oscillate the cutting tube. The reusable portion includes an aspiration pump motor configured to drive the aspiration pump and a coupler for releasably operatively coupling the pump motor to the aspiration pump. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.
US11241328B2	Coupleable support splint An articular support for supporting bones connected to one another by joints, includes at least one support splint, which is structured in at least two segments. The support splint has at least one guide per segment to receive a reinforcing element for longitudinal coupling of the at least two segments and coupling means for transverse coupling of this support splint to at least one additional neighboring support splint.
US11241324B2	Stent delivery catheter with fine thumbwheel control and fast crank handle Various embodiments for a stent delivery device that utilizes a first mode of actuation for slow retraction of an outer sheath and a second mode of actuation for fast retraction of the outer sheath during delivery of a self-expanding implantable device such as a stent or stent graft.
US11241318B2	Intervertebral implant and insertion device therefor An intervertebral implant includes a body with a first face, a second face connected to the first face, and an axis of rotation. The body defines a hollow space for connecting to an insertion device, the hollow space being accessible through an opening formed between the first and second faces. The opening is elongate and extends around the axis of rotation to facilitate pivoting of the implant relative to the insertion device about the axis of rotation to a first angular position and a second angular position. The implant further includes a first abutment surface that engages the insertion device in a form-fit manner at the first angular position, and a second abutment surface that engages the insertion device in a form-fit manner at the second angular position. The opening can also engage the insertion device to hold the implant at at least one additional angular position.
US11241311B2	Delivery system with pacing element Medical device delivery assemblies are disclosed. The assembly may include a catheter-based delivery system. The assembly may include a pacing element to pace a patient's heart before, during, or after a procedure. The pacing element may be a detachable, implanting pacing element. The pacing element may be an implantable pacemaker and the implantable pacemaker may be disposed on a catheter-based delivery system. The assembly may include a prosthetic heart valve with one or more pacing elements on it. The pacing element may include a pacing strip or strips. These strips may be conductive or insulative. These strips may prevent, treat, or correct abnormal electrical communication in a heart.
US11241310B2	Replacement heart valve delivery device A medical device system may include a delivery device including an outer sheath and an inner shaft having a coupler fixed to a distal end of the inner shaft, and a replacement heart valve implant releasably attached to the coupler, the replacement heart valve implant including an expandable anchor member and a plurality of locking mechanisms configured to engage with the coupler. The delivery device may include a plurality of collars configured to secure the coupler to the plurality of locking mechanisms. The delivery device may include a stop element configured to selectively prevent disengagement of the plurality of collars from the plurality of locking mechanisms.
US11241308B2	Device for securing heart valve leaflets A fixation device for securing together leaflets of a heart valve is provided. The fixation device may comprise two plates that are disposed on either side of the tricuspid valve. The plates may be secured to one another by a locking clip, thereby securing the valve leaflets between the plates.
US11241307B2	Replacement heart valve with diaphragm A replacement heart valve system may include a delivery sheath and a replacement heart valve. The replacement heart valve may include a mesh anchor member disposed within the delivery sheath in an elongated delivery configuration, the mesh anchor member being expandable to a deployed configuration when unconstrained by the delivery sheath. The mesh anchor member may include an upstream chamber, a downstream chamber, and a tubular middle portion extending between the upstream chamber and the downstream chamber. The replacement heart valve may include a diaphragm disposed within the downstream chamber of the mesh anchor member, wherein the diaphragm is configured to selectively prevent fluid flow through the replacement heart valve.
US11241305B2	Method and apparatus for stitching tendons Methods and apparatuses for repairing a tear in soft tissue are disclosed. A method according to the principles of the present disclosure includes connecting an intermediate member to a bone anchor and placing the intermediate member on the soft tissue. The method further includes inserting a first suture through the intermediate member and the soft tissue to attach the intermediate member to the soft tissue and fixing the bone anchor to bone to secure the soft tissue to the bone.
US11241304B2	Method for fluid flow through body passages A device includes a first end portion, a second end portion, an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a graft material coupled to at least the intermediate portion. The first end portion has a first end diameter. The second end portion has a second end diameter larger than the first end diameter. The intermediate portion tapers between the first end portion and the second end portion. A method of diverting fluid flow from a first passage to a second passage comprising deploying the device in a third passage between the first passage and the second passage, expanding the first end portion against sidewalls of the first passage, and expanding the second end portion against sidewalls of the second passage.
US11241303B2	Apparatus for inserting medical tube and surgical procedure kit for inserting medical tube, having same A surgical procedure kit for inserting a medical tube according to the present invention includes: an insertion pathway formation means configured to include a medical tube provided with a hollow tube main body, a tube member including a hollow conduit having the medical tube received therein and forming a pathway into which the medical tube is to be inserted, and a support member including a support rod which is inserted into the medical tube and has stiffness greater than that of the tube member; and a push means configured to be slidable within the conduit of the tube member and push the medical tube through the conduit of the tube member.
US11241301B1	Measurement device A measurement device and associated systems and methods are described. The device includes a body and an attachment mechanism fixed to and extending from the body. The attachment mechanism is configured for attachment to a part of a human or animal subject. The or a part of the body is configured for gripping by a user. The device incudes a processor in communication with a force sensor module and a position sensor module. The force sensor module is configured to measure a force applied to the attachment mechanism, in use, and output force measurement data relating to the measured force. The position sensor module is configured to measure the position of the part of the human or animal relative to other parts thereof, in use, and output position measurement data. The processor is configured to store the force measurement data and position measurement data in a memory component associated therewith.
US11241295B2	System and method for automatic adjustment of fluoroscopic imaging using a motorized collimator X-ray imaging systems and methods comprising, at least, an x-ray source, an x-ray detector, and a collimator assembly. The collimator assembly comprising a computer, a display, a camera, an x-ray source to object (patient) measuring device to measure source to object distance (SOD), and a plurality of metallic barriers used to manipulate a size and shape of X-ray beams, thereby also reducing the volume of irradiated tissue in the patient. The collimator may comprise computer-controlled motorized shutters to admit radiation into the region defined by the adjustable beam-defining components of the collimator of an X-ray apparatus. In some embodiments, the plurality of metallic barriers may be a fixed cone, or a cone comprised of movable plates.
US11241294B2	Real-time surgical reference guides and methods for surgical applications Apparatus and methods are described which guide a surgeon in performing a reconstructive or cosmetic procedure. The apparatus and methods utilize three dimensional presentations of the target surgical site incorporating one or more virtual surgical guides which help attain proper alignment and orientation of the post surgical outcome.
US11241288B2	Flexible surgical instrument system Disclosed is a flexible surgical instrument system, comprising a distal structural body comprising at least one distal structural segment each comprising a distal spacing disk, a fixing disk and structural backbones; a proximal structural body comprises at least one proximal structural segment each comprising a proximal spacing disk, a proximal fixing disk and structural backbones; a plurality of cable transmission mechanisms each comprising a gear set and a pulley-cable part, the gear set being operable to transfer a rotational motion to the pulley-cable part; and a driving unit comprising a motion transmission part comprising a plurality of proximal segment turning transmission chains to convert a rotational output into mutually reversed rotational motions, and transfer one of the mutually reversed rotational motions to one of the gear sets.
US11241280B2	Apparatus and method of assessing transvascular denervation A catheter apparatus for assessing denervation comprises: an elongated catheter body; a deployable structure coupled to the catheter body, the deployable structure being deployable outwardly from and contractible inwardly toward the longitudinal axis of the catheter body; one or more ablation elements disposed on the deployable structure to move outwardly and inwardly with the deployable structure; one or more stimulation elements spaced from each other and disposed on the deployable structure to move with the deployable structure, the stimulation elements being powered to supply nerve stimulating signals to the vessel; and one or more recording elements spaced from each other and from the stimulation elements, the recording elements being disposed on the deployable structure to move with the deployable structure, the recording elements configured to record response of the vessel to the nerve stimulating signals.
US11241279B2	Adjustable electrosurgical pencil An electrosurgical tool or pencil for use in performing surgery includes an elongate, non-conductive housing having an elongate passage extending from a front end. An elongate electrode is mounted in the passage and slidable therein and has an operating forward section, an insulated central section, and an non-insulated rear section. The electrode can be adjusted in its longitudinal direction by a user. A conducting member is mounted on the rear section of the electrode and an elongate conducting strip is fixedly mounted in the elongate passage adjacent one side of the electrode and parallel thereto. The strip is supported by the housing so as to be in electrical contact with the conducting member which is slidable relative to the conducting strip. A circuit board for controlling the tool's operation is mounted in the housing and connected to the conducting strip.
US11241277B2	Skin treatment apparatus using RF energy and method for skin treatment using same Disclosed herein are a skin treatment apparatus using RF energy and a skin treatment method using the same. There are provided a skin treatment apparatus using RF energy, including a first handpiece configured to include a first electrode unit coming into contact with a skin surface and to form perforations through which an agent penetrates by transferring RF energy to the skin surface through the first electrode unit, a second handpiece configured to include a second electrode unit inserted into the inside of the skin and to insert the second electrode unit into the inside of the skin into which the agent has penetrated and transfer the RF energy, and a controller configured to control parameters of the RF energy transferred to the first electrode unit and the second electrode unit, and a treatment method using the same.
US11241272B2	Bipolar electrosurgical instrument with movable electrode and related systems and methods An electrosurgical device is provided that includes a handset having a shaft extending therefrom, a pair of active electrodes at a distal end of the shaft, and a movable, electrically floating electrode selectively positionable between the active electrodes. The floating electrode, when positioned to contact tissue between the active electrodes, modifies the electrosurgical current flows through tissue. The resultant modified current flows enables a surgeon to more effectively to control tissue desiccation by focusing electrosurgical energy toward targeted tissue and by reducing peripheral current flows. Embodiments are provided wherein the active electrodes include cooling provisions. Related electrosurgical systems and method of use are also provided.
US11241271B2	Methods of treating nasal airways A device is described for treating a nasal airway by modifying a property of a nasal tissue of or near a nasal valve of the airway, without using a surgical incision or an implant, to decrease airflow resistance or perceived airflow resistance in the nasal airway. Various embodiments include an elongate shaft, a bipolar radiofrequency delivery member extending from one end of the shaft, and a handle attached to the elongate shaft at an opposite end from the radiofrequency delivery member. The radiofrequency delivery member is sized to be inserted into a nose and configured to at least temporarily deform the nasal tissue and deliver radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency delivery member includes two rows of protruding electrodes disposed on a tissue contact surface, and the device is configured to deliver radiofrequency energy from one row of electrodes to the other row of electrodes.
US11241268B2	Electrosurgery devices and methods for providing electric energy treatment A medical device including an energy generator, a proximal end, and a distal end. The proximal end may include a handle and one or more connectors coupled to the energy generator. The distal end may include a number of movable branch members connected to one or more movable filaments at the distal end to form at least one expandable snare. At least one of the one or more movable filaments may be coupled to the one or more connectors to transfer energy to the at least one of the one or more movable filaments. A portion of the at least one of the one or more movable filaments forming the at least one expandable snare may be insulated.
US11241262B2	Methods and devices for spinal fixation element placement Minimally invasive methods and devices are provided for positioning a spinal fixation element in relation to adjacent spinal anchors. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is a percutaneous access device that can be coupled to a spinal anchor, and the method includes the step of positioning a spinal fixation element through at least one sidewall opening of at least two percutaneous access devices such that the spinal fixation element extends in a lengthwise orientation that is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of each percutaneous access device. The spinal fixation element can then be advanced in the lengthwise orientation to seat the spinal fixation element in or adjacent to the receiver heads of at least two adjacent spinal anchors. A fastening element or other closure mechanism can then be applied to each spinal anchor to engage the spinal fixation element within the receiver heads of the adjacent anchors.
US11241261B2	Apparatus and method for soft spinal stabilization using a tensionable cord and releasable end structure A hinged bone screw and tool set is used for implanting such bone screws in a human spine, followed by the implantation of a longitudinal connecting member into the bone screws. The hinged bone screw includes a shank with an upper portion and a receiver with integral arms forming a U-shaped channel. A lower curved seat partially defining the U-shaped channel cooperates with an upper portion of the bone screw shank for hinged movement of the shank with respect to the receiver. The tool set includes an insertion tool, a bone screw driver, a reduction tool and a closure starter. The insertion tool includes a bone screw attachment structure and a laterally opening channel. The insertion tool further includes a threaded portion for cooperation with the reduction tool to provide synchronized placement of a closure structure in the bone screw receiver while reducing and capturing a longitudinal connecting member within the receiver. Further alternative bone screws are hinged, polyaxial or fixed and include lordosing or kyphosing lateral surfaces.
US11241260B2	Fastener retention system for spinal plates A fastener retention system for retaining fasteners within apertures of an orthopedic plate includes a first pocket disposed between two of the apertures in the plate, a blocking member disposed between the two apertures and including a second pocket that forms a cavity with the first pocket, and a spring that expands from a compressed configuration within the first pocket to a decompressed configuration within the cavity.
US11241259B2	Bone anchor An anchor assembly can be couplable to a bone and can include an anchor and a housing. The anchor can include a shank securable to bone and a head coupled to a proximal portion of the shank. The housing can include a proximal portion including an anchor bore and a distal portion including a secondary bore configured to engage the anchor to limit angulation of the anchor relative to the housing.
US11241256B2	Method and apparatus for altering biomechanics of the shoulder Selectively placed implants are specifically configured and dimensioned to address pathologies of the shoulder joint arising from improper force distribution. By using appropriately sized and positioned implants as described herein, displacement of targeted connective and muscle tissues acting on the shoulder is accomplished in order to realign force vectors and/or alter moment arms loading the joint to achieve therapeutic effects without cutting bone and with minimal cutting of the connective tissues.
US11241255B2	Method and devices for a sub-splenius/supra-levator scapulae surgical access technique A novel posterolateral inter-muscular approach has been developed to access the cervical spine. The approach includes elevating the splenius capitis and trapezios muscles dorsally to create a window for deep spine access, wherein the window comprises: i) an anterior superior border of the trapezius muscle; ii) an anterior inferior border of the splenius capitis muscle, and iii) a posterior superior border of the levator scapulae muscle. Preferably, a device such as an implant or an instrument is then passed through the window to manipulate the spine.
US11241253B2	Subcutaneous delivery tool Subcutaneous implantation tools and methods of implanting a subcutaneous device using the same. The tool may include a tool body having a longitudinally extending recess having a distal opening and having a tunneler at a distal end of the tool body extending from the distal opening of the recess. The tool may include a plunger slidably fitting within at least a portion of the tool body recess. The recess may be configured to receive an implantable device and the tunneler preferably extends distally from the recess at a position laterally displaced from the device when the device is so located in the recess. Movement of the plunger distally within the recess advances the device distally out of the recess and alongside of and exterior to the tunneler.
US11241251B2	Medical device A medical device is disclosed for cutting an object in a body lumen, including: a rotation structure which includes a cutting portion; a first shaft which is connected to a center shaft of the rotation structure and drives the rotation of the rotation structure; and a second shaft which is formed in a tubular shape surrounding the first shaft, wherein the second shaft is bendable at two positions including a first curved portion and a second curved portion located more distal than the first curved portion, and the second shaft is rotatable in a state in which a proximal side of the first curved portion and a distal side of the second curved portion of the second shaft are kept substantially parallel to each other.
US11241250B2	Vascular treatment devices and methods An apparatus for performing a vascular treatment includes an intraluminal member that is controllingly moved during the vascular treatment. The intraluminal member of the vascular treatment device can be connected to a motor. The intraluminal member may be configured to retain endothelium during the vascular treatment procedure.
US11241242B2	Microneedle array for administering various types of drugs, microneedle structure including microneedle array, method of fabricating microneedle array, and method of fabricating microneedle structure A microneedle array includes a plurality of microneedles of which surfaces are coated with a liquid drug and a base for supporting the microneedles in which the microneedles are divided into two or more areas, and the surfaces of microneedles disposed in each of the divided areas are coated with different liquid drugs, and the ingredient of a liquid drug coated on microneedles disposed in one of the divided areas is different from the ingredients of liquid drugs coated on microneedles disposed in the remainder of the divided areas.
US11241241B2	Surgical blade assembly A surgical blade assembly includes a blade having side surfaces defining a width greater than its thickness. The surgical blade assembly also includes a reinforcing member having a body portion, and first and second arms extending from the body portion to define a receiving portion. The receiving portion is configured to receive the blade and the first and second arms are configured to abut the side surfaces of the blade. The first and second arms act as a strut to reinforce the blade against external forces applied to the blade. The blade and the reinforcing member may include coupling features to prevent separation of the reinforcing member from the blade. The blade and the reinforcing member may be substantially perpendicular to each other when coupled.
US11241240B2	Surgical sagittal blade cartridge with a reinforced guide bar A surgical sagittal saw cartridge that includes a guide bar formed from an inner plate and opposed outer plates, the inner plate defining a head. The cartridge has a blade that is disposed against the head of the inner plate. The inner plate may comprise an inner tine and/or two opposed outer tines. The inner tine may be formed to define the head against which the blade is disposed. The outer tines extend distally so as to define a space between the outer tines in which the blade is seated.
US11241236B2	Buttress attachment methods for circular EEA staplers An apparatus for joining two hollow organ sections includes a staple cartridge assembly including an annular wall, an anvil assembly, a buttress member, and a fastening member. The annular wall of the staple cartridge assembly defines an inner aperture in an inner surface thereof and an outer aperture in an outer surface thereof. The buttress member is configured to be positioned on a distal surface of the staple cartridge assembly. The buttress member defines a cutout on a peripheral portion thereof. The fastening member has a first end securely affixed to the inner aperture of the annular wall of the staple cartridge assembly and a second end securely affixed to the outer aperture of the annular wall of the staple cartridge assembly to secure the buttress member on the staple cartridge assembly. The cutout of the buttress member is in registration with the outer aperture of the annular wall.
US11241230B2	Clip applier tool for use with a robotic surgical system A clip applier tool for use with a robotic surgical system is disclosed. The clip applier tool comprises a housing, a shaft, an end effector, a firing chamber, a replaceable clip magazine, an articulation joint, an articulation drive configured to articulate the end effector, a rotation drive configured to rotate the shaft, and a firing drive. The housing comprises an interface for attachment to the robotic surgical system. The interface comprises rotatable inputs. The end effector comprises a crimping chamber. The replaceable clip magazine comprises a storage chamber, clips removably positioned in the storage chamber, and a biasing member configured to sequentially bias the clips from the storage chamber into the firing chamber. The firing drive is configured to advance a clip positioned in the firing chamber into the crimping chamber. The articulation drive, the rotation drive, and the firing drive are each operably coupled to different rotatable inputs.
US11241229B2	Staple cartridges comprising driver arrangements Staple cartridge assemblies are disclosed herein which are an improvement over previous staple cartridge assemblies. Certain embodiments utilize tri-staple drivers which simultaneously eject three staples from a staple cartridge.
US11241220B2	Biopsy tissue sample transport device and method of using thereof A biopsy tissue sample transport device and method of using thereof including a tissue storage assembly having a sample container, having a holding structure to hold a tissue sample, the holding structure having a sample access opening formed in a sidewall; a housing that receives the tissue storage assembly, the housing comprising an assembly insertion opening through which the tissue storage assembly is inserted into the housing; a sealing member configured to engage and substantially seal the sample access opening of the holding structure of the sample container of the tissue storage assembly; and a lid to engage and substantially seal the assembly insertion opening of the housing.
US11241219B2	Ultrasound system and method for generating elastic image An ultrasound system and method for generating an elastic image are disclosed. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe and a processor. The ultrasound probe is configured to transmit ultrasound signals into a target object and receive ultrasound echo signals from the target object while the ultrasound probe applies a variable compression force on the target object. The processor is configured to set a Doppler gate at a predetermined location in an image of the target object, generate a plurality of frames of B-mode ultrasound data while the variable compression force is applied on the target object based on the ultrasound echo signals, generate a plurality of frames of Doppler-mode ultrasound data based on the Doppler gate while the variable compression force is applied on the target object based on the ultrasound echo signals, determine a period for a cycle of the variable compression force based on the Doppler-mode ultrasound data, select two frames of the B-mode ultrasound data based on the period, and generate an elastic image of the target object based on the selected frames of the B-mode ultrasound data.
US11241211B2	Method and apparatus for singles spectrum estimation and for dead-time correction in positron emission tomography (PET) A method and apparatus is provided to perform dead-time correction in a positron emission tomography (PET) by estimating a full singles spectrum using a scatter model. The scatter model can use a Monte Carlo method, a radiation transfer equation method, an artificial neural network, or an analytical expression. The scatter model simulates scatter based on an emission image/map and an attenuation image/map to estimate Compton scattering. In the full singles spectrum, the singles counts with energies less than 511 keV are determined from the simulated scatter. The attenuation image can be generated based on X-ray computed tomography or based on applying a joint-estimation to PET data.
US11241207B2	Hybrid CT system with additional detectors in close proximity to the body This disclosure generally relates to systems, methods, and devices for performing high-resolution computer tomography (CT) scans providing highly detailed images of particular regions using whole body clinical CT scanners while maintaining high imaging speeds and low dose levels. In particular, the disclosed systems use flat panel detectors in conjunction with common CT detectors to quickly produce high-resolution CT images.
US11241203B2	Reducing measurement sensor error For position sensors, e.g., a fiber-based system, that build a shape of an elongated member, such as a catheter, using a sequence of small orientation measurements, a small error in orientation at the proximal end of the sensor will cause large error in position at distal points on the fiber. Exemplary methods and systems are disclosed, which may provide full or partial registration along the length of the sensor to reduce the influence of the measurement error. Additional examples are directed to applying selective filtering at a proximal end of the elongated member to provide a more stable base for distal measurements and thereby reducing the influence of measurement errors.
US11241202B2	Head and neck radiation shield structure A shield structure configured to protect a head and/or neck of a patient during a radiologic procedure comprises a bottom wall, a side wall, and an opening. The bottom wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to be positioned between the head and/or neck of the patient and a radiation source so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward the bottom of the patient. The bottom wall is of a general size to shield the head and/or neck of the patient. The side wall includes radiation attenuating material and is configured to extend upward from the bottom wall so as to shield the patient from radiation directed toward a side of the patient. The opening is configured to receive the head and/or neck of the patient.
US11241201B2	Compression unit with a U-shaped accommodating unit for an exchangeable compression element A compression unit is for a mammography system. In an embodiment, the compression unit includes an essentially U-shaped accommodating unit including two opposing fastening elements, connected via an adjustable spacer element arranged between the two opposing fastening elements, a distance between the two opposing fastening elements being adjustable. In an embodiment, the compression unit further includes a compression element, fastenable and exchangeable in the accommodating unit.
US11241198B2	Method and apparatus for synchronizing impedance cardiography with electrocardiography to lower patient auxiliary current An approach is provided for synchronizing an impedance cardiography (“ICG”) measurement period with an electrocardiography (“ECG”) signal to reduce patient (105) auxiliary current. The approach involves measuring an ECG signal of a patient via an ECG device (103). The approach also involves processing the ECG signal to cause, at least in part, a detection of one or more ECG features of the signal. The approach further involves synchronizing a start, a stop, or a combination thereof of a measurement of an ICG signal of the patient via an ICG device (101) based, at least in part, on the detection of the one or more ECG features. The measurement of the ICG signal includes injecting an electrical current into the patient (105) for a duration of the measurement.
US11241197B2	Apparatus for blood pressure estimation using photoplethysmography and contact pressure An apparatus for estimating cardiovascular information includes: a main body; and a strap connected to the main body and formed to be flexible to be wrapped around an object, wherein the main body may include: a pulse wave measurer configured to measure, from the subject, a first pulse wave signal by using a first light of a first wavelength, and a second pulse wave signal by using a second light of a second wavelength, the first wavelength being different from the second wavelength; a contact pressure measurer configured to measure a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave measurer; and a processor configured to extract a cardiovascular characteristic value based on the first pulse wave signal, the second pulse wave signal, and change in the contact pressure, and estimate cardiovascular information based on the extracted cardiovascular characteristic value.
US11241194B2	Method and system for measuring, predicting, and optimizing human cognitive performance A system, method and apparatus is disclosed, comprising a biomathetical model for optimizing cognitive performance in the face of sleep deprivation that integrates novel and nonobvious biomathematical models for quantifying performance impairment for both chronic sleep restriction and total sleep deprivation; the dose-dependent effects of caffeine on human vigilance; and the pheonotypical response of a particular user to caffeine dosing, chronic sleep restriction and total sleep deprivation in user-friendly software application which itself may be part of a networked system.
US11241193B2	Evaluation of an implanted prosthesis Evaluating an implanted hearing prosthesis, including operating the implanted hearing prosthesis, capturing sound generated by a transducer of the prosthesis during said operation, and comparing the captured sound to a sound model.
US11241188B2	System and methods for monitoring and improving cognitive flexibility A system and methods for monitoring and controlling a mental state of a subject are provided. In some aspects, a method includes receiving physiological and behavioral data acquired using the plurality of sensors while the subject is performing a task, and applying, using the data, a state-space framework to determine a plurality of decoder parameters correlating brain activity and behavior with a mental state of the subject. The method also includes identifying the mental state of the subject using the decoder parameters, and generating a report indicating the mental state of the subject. In some aspects, the method further includes generating, based on the identified mental state, a brain stimulation to treat a brain condition of the subject.
US11241187B2	Electromagnetic wave sensing and modulating of neuronal activities The present invention presents methods and apparatus for detecting, imaging, monitoring, and modulating of brain activities and neuronal activities in the brain using radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) waves, as well as methods and apparatus for detecting, imaging, and monitoring breathing and heart-beating using RF EM waves.
US11241185B2	Resonating device and method of individual EEG cognitive frequency, recording medium for performing the method Provided is a method for enhancing cognitive function based on individual cognitive frequency resonance that intentionally and selectively enhances a specific cognitive function by resonating with brain waves through brain stimulation using an electric current of the same frequency or waveform as individual cognitive frequency generated during a cognitive task, and the method includes executing, by a subject, a cognitive task.
US11241183B2	EEG headsets with precise and consistent electrode positioning This document discloses EEG headset designs that address shortcomings in prior art headsets and also provides headset solutions for new and useful applications utilizing EEG headsets. One such application is brain computer interface (BCI) applications, and more specifically, a BCI application for stroke therapy in which the headset is utilized to obtain ipsilateral brain signals. This document also discloses BCI devices and methods utilizing EEG headsets.
US11241182B1	Gel distribution apparatus and method A gel distribution apparatus can include modules so that each module is connected to a respective sensor of a sensor array included in headgear. Each module can be configured to facilitate the distribution of a gel onto a scalp of a patient to permit deployment of the gel at locations on the head of a patient near the sensor to which the module is adjacently positioned or attached. The modules can each include at least one flange to permit a user to pull the module away from the scalp while also pressing a compressible gel reservoir of the module toward the scalp for directing the gel onto the scalp. The pulling force can help counteract internal pressure generated from compression of the reservoir to expel the gel so that the gel flows along a desired gel flow path without excessive back pressure.
US11241181B2	Bio-signal measurement apparatus, docking apparatus and methods of their coupling A bio-signal measurement apparatus comprises tool-less connectors, coupling targets, a controllable coupling selection arrangement, and a control arrangement. The tool-less connectors are for an electric contact with a separate docking apparatus or an electrode arrangement. The coupling targets include a battery and a data communication unit that performs electrically a plug-and-play data transfer with the separate docking apparatus. The tool-less connectors, the number of which is three, are electrically coupled with the controllable coupling selection arrangement, which electrically couples all the tool-less connectors with only one of the coupling targets at a time in response to control from the control arrangement. The battery receives electricity from the tool-less connectors for charging the battery through the electric coupling caused by the coupling selection arrangement under control of the control arrangement during a first time window when the bio-signal measurement apparatus is connected with the docking apparatus. The data communication unit sends and/or receives data through the tool-less connectors using the plug-and-play data transfer based on the electric coupling caused by the coupling selection arrangement under control of the control arrangement during a second time window when the bio-signal measurement apparatus is connected with the docking apparatus.
US11241179B2	Method of monitoring health status of a patient Foley type catheter embodiments for sensing physiologic data from a urinary tract of a patient are disclosed. The system includes the catheter and a data processing apparatus and methods for sensing physiologic data from the urinary tract. Embodiments may also include a pressure sensor having a pressure interface at a distal end of the catheter, a pressure transducer at a proximal end, and a fluid column disposed between the pressure interface and transducer. When the distal end is residing in the bladder, the pressure transducer can transduce pressure impinging on it into a chronological pressure profile, which can be processed by the data processing apparatus into one or more distinct physiologic pressure profiles, for example, peritoneal pressure, respiratory rate, and cardiac rate. At a sufficiently high data-sampling rate, these physiologic data may further include relative pulmonary tidal volume, cardiac output, relative cardiac output, and absolute cardiac stroke volume.
US11241175B2	Displays for a medical device Embodiments described herein relate to an analyte monitoring device having a user interface with a display and a plurality of actuators. The display is configured to render a plurality of display screens, including a home screen and an alert screen. The home screen is divided into a plurality of simultaneously displayed panels, with a first panel displays a rate of change of continuously monitored analyte levels in interstitial fluid, a second panel simultaneously displays a current analyte level and an analyte trend indicator, and a third panel displays status information of a plurality of components of the device. When an alarm condition is detected, the display renders the alert screen in place of the home screen, the alert screen displaying information corresponding to the detected alarm condition. Furthermore, the actuators are configured to affect further output of the analyte monitoring device corresponding to the detected condition.
US11241174B2	Wearable device for monitoring bodily fluids A wearable monitoring system includes a first flexible substrate encapsulating a current ramping system to provide a current to an electrode in direct contact with a predetermined location of skin of a user to promote bodily fluid secretion, and a second flexible substrate placed over the predetermined location, the second flexible substrate having an integrated electrochemical sensor to determine bodily fluid concentration levels secreted through the skin.
US11241172B2	Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling the same Disclosed is a ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus an a method of controlling the same, capable of allowing a sonographer to take an appropriate rest by measuring the usage time and the angle of bend of the probe and assigning weights to the usage time and the angle of bend of the probe such that the wrist fatigue of a sonographer is determined, and warning the sonographer about the determined wrist fatigue, the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus including a probe configured to transmit an ultrasonic signal to a target object and receive a ultrasonic signal reflected from the target object; a storage configured to store a weight that is determined on the basis of a type of the probe and an application of the probe; and a controller configured to determine a wrist fatigue of a user who uses the probe on the basis of the stored weight and a usage time of the probe.
US11241169B2	Methods and systems for detecting stroke symptoms A stroke detection system analyzes images of a person's face over time to detect asymmetric changes in the position of certain reference points that are consistent with sagging or drooping that may be symptomatic of a stroke or TIA. On detecting possible symptoms of a stroke or TIA, the system may alert caregivers or others, and log the event in a database. Identifying stroke symptoms automatically may enable more rapid intervention, and identifying TIA symptoms may enable diagnostic and preventative care to reduce the risk of a future stroke.
US11241166B1	Communications between smart contact lens and ingestible smart pill A body-mountable device is provided to facilitate communication, via in-body electrical signals transmitted via electrodes of the body-mountable device into fluid of the body, with a smart pill located in a gastrointestinal tract of a body to which the body-mountable device is mounted or with some other device located within the body. The body-mountable device can be a contact lens or other eye-mountable device such that the electrodes of the eye-mountable device can transmit in-body electrical signals via tear fluid. The body-mountable device could transmit a command to the smart pill to dispense a drug into the body. The smart pill could transmit, via in-body electrical signals, an indication of a detected property of the gastrointestinal tract to the body-mountable device. A latency of transmission of signals between the body-mountable device and the smart pill could be used to determine the location of the smart pill within the gastrointestinal tract.
US11241165B2	Magnetic sensor for tracking the location of an object An apparatus for emitting a field comprising a core, a conductive winding with a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion, where the conductive winding surrounds a portion of the core and is wound about a winding axis, a protrusion for aligning the apparatus where the protrusion is parallel with the winding axis, and a conductive connector extending from the conductive winding, wherein the conductive connector is electrically coupled with the conductive winding at the intermediate portion.
US11241160B2	Blood pressure measuring device Disclosed herein is a blood pressure measuring device including: a pressure measuring tool 110; a fastening member 120 configured to fasten the pressure measuring tool 110 in rest position onto a skin region covering an anastomotic region of a shunt blood vessel 201; and a control circuit 130 configured to receive an input signal from the pressure measuring tool 110 and to process the input signal to calculate a pressure inside the anastomotic region of the shunt blood vessel 201.
US11241155B2	Optical coherence tomography device for characterization of atherosclerosis with a 1.7 micron swept laser source An OCT system with a swept light source centered around 1.7 μm for identifying atherosclerotic plaque and visualization of large lipid pool is provided. Advantages for using the 1.7 μm swept source laser include higher contrast between lipid and normal tissue and deeper penetration of the optical signals from the 1.7 μm swept source laser into the tissue. With deeper penetration into the tissue, more structural information from deep within the tissue is obtained. The present invention also features multimodality imaging systems that integrate additional imaging systems into the OCT system at 1.7 μm. As an example, an integrated 1.3 μm and 1.7 μm OCT system is provided which simultaneously generates OCT images using both the OCT systems which are used to characterize and differentiate the types of tissue.
US11241154B2	Multimodal imaging system, apparatus, and methods In part, the invention relates to an image data collection system. The system can include an interferometer having a reference arm that includes a first optical fiber of length of L1 and a sample arm that includes a second optical fiber of length of L2 and a first rotary coupler configured to interface with an optical tomography imaging probe, wherein the rotary coupler is in optical communication with the sample arm. In one embodiment, L2 is greater than about 5 meters. The first optical fiber and the second optical fiber can both be disposed in a common protective sheath. In one embodiment, the system further includes an optical element configured to adjust the optical path length of the reference arm, wherein the optical element is in optical communication with the reference arm and wherein the optical element is transmissive or reflective.
US11241152B2	Evaluation device, evaluation method, and non-transitory storage medium An evaluation device includes: a display screen configured to displays images; a gaze point detection unit configured to detect a position of a gaze point of an examinee who observes the display screen; a display controller configured to display an indicator at an offset position having a predetermined relative positional relationship with the gaze point on the display screen based on a detection result of the position of the gaze point; an arithmetic unit configured to determine whether the examinee has recognized the indicator; and an evaluation unit configured to evaluate a visual function of the examinee based on a determination result from the arithmetic unit, wherein the arithmetic unit is further configured to determine that the examinee has recognized the indicator when the gaze point moves toward the indicator and thus the offset position is located outside the display screen.
US11241151B2	Central supervision station system for Progressive Lens Simulators A Progressive Lens Simulator comprises an Eye Tracker, for tracking an eye axis direction to determine a gaze distance, an Off-Axis Progressive Lens Simulator, for generating an Off-Axis progressive lens simulation; and an Axial Power-Distance Simulator, for simulating a progressive lens power in the eye axis direction. The Progressive Lens Simulator can alternatively include an Integrated Progressive Lens Simulator, for creating a Comprehensive Progressive Lens Simulation. The Progressive Lens Simulator can be Head-mounted. A Guided Lens Design Exploration System for the Progressive Lens Simulator can include a Progressive Lens Simulator, a Feedback-Control Interface, and a Progressive Lens Design processor, to generate a modified progressive lens simulation for the patient after a guided modification of the progressive lens design. A Deep Learning Method for an Artificial Intelligence Engine can be used for a Progressive Lens Design Processor. Embodiments include a multi-station system of Progressive Lens Simulators and a Central Supervision Station.
US11241145B2	Endoscopic surgery device and outer tube An object of the present invention is to provide an endoscopic surgery device and an outer tube, capable of easily obtaining an image desired by an operator to facilitate treatment as well as of performing minimally invasive surgery. In the endoscopic surgery device and the outer tube, an endoscope and a treatment tool are inserted into a body cavity through an outer tube. The outer tube is provided with a built-in slider. The slider is provided so as to be axially movable in the outer tube body. The endoscope and the treatment tool, inserted into the outer tube, are held by the slider. Moving the treatment tool allows endoscope to be moved in conjunction with the movement of the treatment tool.
US11241136B2	Method and apparatus for cleaning/scraping metal grates on a grill A hardened or flexible tool created for cleaning, removing debris, preventing brush debris from being left on a surface, preventing flare ups and fires for all users of grate(s) with particular application to grates being used in grills, can be formed from a hardened material for the added cleaning ability and safety for all users of grill grates, grates, grills or the like. The handle may be of any material, shape, size, color, holes, indentions or composition and may or may not be attached by chemical bond, friction fit, snap fit, bolt on, or the like. The molding/forming, stamping, cutting creation of the device can include but is not limited to laser cutting, water jetting, molding, forming and stamping. The device can be formed from a composition which may include, but is not limited to steel, stainless steel, metal, plastic, wood, rubber, plastic and synthetics.
US11241135B2	Water cleaning device and cleaner having the same A cleaner includes a nozzle assembly, a cleaner body coupled to the nozzle assembly, and a water cleaning device coupled to the nozzle assembly. The water cleaning device includes a water tank that is configured to hold a cloth and that defines a water storage area and an air hole, and a control device that is configured to open or close the air hole and that includes a movable member located outside of the water storage area and configured to move between a first position and a second position to open or close the air hole.
US11241133B2	Charging station, charging system and a method for automatically charging a device A charging station configured to be attached to a wall includes a main body, a rotatable arm, a restoring member, a charging port and a magnetic member. The main body is configured to be attached to the wall. The rotatable arm is rotatably connected to the main body. The restoring member is connected between the main body and the rotatable arm. The charging port and the magnetic member are disposed on a surface of the rotatable arm.
US11241132B2	Connector assemblies and associated methods Connector assemblies including a first subassembly having a recessed portion and a pair of locator tracks and a second subassembly having a pair of locator projections, vacuum assemblies including these connector assemblies, and methods of using the same are provided herein.
US11241128B2	Toilet assembly A toilet assembly includes a toilet with a bowl, a rim surrounding the bowl, and a water inlet pipe extending upward from a rear of the toilet, a toilet seat that rests on the rim and has an opening positioned above the bowl, and an attachment connected to the inlet pipe and the toilet seat. The attachment may include a coupling engaging the inlet pipe and a hinge connection connected to the coupling, where the seat is pivotably connected to the hinge connection of the attachment to pivotably mount the seat on the toilet, such that the seat is pivotable about the hinge connection between a raised position and a lowered position. The coupling may engage the inlet pipe such that the hinge connection is positioned and connected to the seat at a location spaced upward from the top surface of the rear of the toilet.
US11241125B2	Toilet system and components thereof A toilet system includes a waterless waste disposal system. A waste liner advancement mechanism is configured to: cover a toilet seat with a liner, capture waste expelled from a user, and mechanically advance the liner into a waste storage area so as to place a fresh liner over the toilet seat after capturing the waste.
US11241124B2	Dispenser with automatic stub roll drop down Various dispensing systems with drop-down features are disclosed. In certain embodiments, the dispensing system includes a roll support with a sensor and a piston. The sensor can move as the roll decreases in size (e.g., the outside diameter decreases) and can apply a force to the roll. The piston can move to become less engaged with the roll, such as becoming less received in a roll plug or the hollow core of the roll. When the roll has decreased to a threshold size, the piston substantially or fully disengages from the roll and/or the sensor applies a force to dislodge the roll from the roll support. This results in the roll automatically dropping off the roll support. The roll support is thus available to receive a fresh roll.
US11241123B2	Product use determination system A dispenser for dispensing consumable product having a consumable product storage area configured to store the consumable product within the dispenser; a dispensing mechanism operatively coupled to the consumable product and configured to facilitate a dispensing cycle to dispense a portion of consumable product, and wherein the dispensing cycle creates a vibration event in at least a portion of the dispenser; a vibration sensing device configured to sense a vibrational characteristic of the vibration event, wherein a value of the vibrational characteristic changes as a function of an amount of consumable product remaining in the dispenser; and a data processing device configured to (i) store data describing the vibrational characteristic and (ii) communicate the data to a remote receiver separate from the dispenser.
US11241122B2	Material roll dispenser with adjustable support arms Material roll dispenser devices having adjustable support arms. Exemplary devices include those suitable for dispensing paper products such as toilet paper.
US11241120B2	Cooking pot support assembly A cooking pot support assembly includes a support rack that has a grapple portion and a support portion. The grapple portion is positionable to engage a front edge of a sink having the support portion angling downwardly into the sink. The support portion has a cooking pot positioned thereon to support the cooking pot at an angle. In this way the support portion assists with pouring liquid from the cooking pot into the sink. A support is rotatably coupled to the support rack. The support is positionable in a deployed position to extend into the sink. The support includes a stop portion extending upwardly from the support rack to inhibit the cooking pot from sliding along the support rack into the sink.
US11241116B2	Digital thermometers having heat vents and insulating layers for directing heat away from electronic components A digital thermometer for cooking includes an outer casing having a bottom wall that defines a closed lower end and a side wall that projects upwardly from the bottom wall to define an open upper end, and a housing for electronic components disposed inside the outer casing and being surrounded by the side wall of the outer casing. A printed circuit board is disposed inside the housing, and a microprocessor and a visual display component are mounted on the printed circuit board. An insulating assembly is disposed inside the outer casing and is located between the bottom wall of the outer casing and the housing containing the electronic components. A temperature sensing probe projects from the bottom wall of the outer casing for obtaining temperature readings and transmitting the temperature readings to the microprocessor. The side wall of the outer casing is spaced from the housing to define a heat vent for dissipating heat.
US11241112B2	Hand-held fruit pitter A fruit pitter includes a frame, a fruit holder supported by the frame, and a lid and a pusher plate each pivotally attached to the frame. The fruit holder has a hole formed therethrough. The lid is moveable between a fully closed position adjacent to the fruit holder and a fully open position away from the fruit holder. A cutting rod depending from the lid passes through the fruit holder hole when the lid is moved from the fully open position to the fully closed position. The lid and the pusher plate rotate relative to the frame about a common rotational axis. The pusher plate is located between the fruit holder and the lid, and the cutting rod passes through the pusher plate as the lid is moved between the fully closed position and the fully open position.
US11241110B2	Valve assembly The invention relates to a valve element (110, 310, 510, 601, 603) for allowing a user to drink from an upper rim (124, 324, 524) of a valve assembly (100, 300, 500, 600, 601) comprising a body (613) comprising a resiliently deformable portion (619) having a rim (621), the rim (621) located in a first plane, wherein at least the rim (621) of the resiliently deformable portion (619) is configured to deform substantially inwardly, to be located in a second plane, into a sealing position within a valve assembly (100, 300, 500, 600, 601), and further wherein a portion (629) of the rim (621) is configured to lift out of the second plane upon application of a suction force to an upper surface (639) of a corresponding portion (629) of the resiliently deformable portion (619). The invention also relates to a valve assembly (100, 300, 500, 600, 601) comprising a valve element (110, 310, 510, 601, 603) according to the invention.
US11241106B2	System to support cantilevered members from a vertical panel A system to support a member extending from a wall. The system includes a wall with one more apertures, a bracket configured to be disposed an aperture, and a member comprising a tang, wherein the tang is configured to be supported by the bracket. The bracket comprises a body with a hole, the hole receives the tang therein, wherein the body comprises a plurality of surfaces that collectively define the hole, wherein the body includes a portion biased inwardly toward the opposite surface, wherein the biased portion extends inwardly past an inner surface of the respective wall of the plurality of walls that includes the biased portion. The body further includes a plurality of fingers extend from the plurality of walls, the plurality of fingers each biased in a direction away from the hole.
US11241104B2	Furniture Furniture articles have an integrally formed shell that generally has rounded features, the shell diminishing in circumference outwardly from a mounting surface, and a mounting portion configured to secure the shell to the mounting surface. A perimeter edge of the shell defines a mounting plane against which the mounting surface is to be secured. When the shell is secured to the mounting surface, the mounting portion is inaccessible and hidden from view. Furniture includes a shelving unit, a desk unit, a seating unit, and a bed.
US11241099B2	Cup holder for attachment at back of auditorium/theater seating A cup holder for a seat of an auditorium or theater includes a cup receiving body and a mounting arm. The cup receiving body is configured to receive and support a cup therein. The mounting arm extends from the cup receiving body and includes a receiving portion and an attachment portion. With the mounting arm extending across a side portion of a seat back frame of a single seat, and with the receiving portion receiving a front portion of the seat back frame and the mounting arm extending from the front portion of the seat back frame to a rear portion of the seat back frame, the attachment portion of the mounting arm abuts the rear portion of the seat back frame, and the attachment portion is attached at the seat back frame to secure the cup holder relative to the seat back frame.
US11241097B2	Portable chair A portable chair may include a first front leg and a second front leg connected by a front sled and a first back leg and a second back leg connected by a back sled. The first front leg and the first back leg may be pivotally connected to a sliding pivot on an armrest, where the sliding pivot moves relative to the armrest to adjust the chair from an upright position to a reclined position. The seat assembly may include a fabric member that is attached secured to a seat frame by a plurality of fabric retention members. In some examples, the portable chair may include a fabric member is releasably connected to the seat frame and back frame and also extends from a forward rail of the seat frame to a top rail of the back frame.
US11241091B2	Pull-out guide for drawers or the like A pull-out guide for drawers or the like comprising a fixed guide part fastenable to the body of a piece of furniture, a movable guide part fixable to a drawer or the like, an intermediate guide part between the fixed guide part and the movable guide part, wherein at least one first sliding carriage is interposed between the fixed guide part and the intermediate guide part and at least one second carriage is interposed between the movable guide part and the intermediate guide part; means of synchronizing the pull-out guide is further provided which comprise at least one synchronization element arranged on the intermediate guide part and contoured to functionally connect the fixed guide part and the movable guide part to each other during the pull-out or retraction movement of the pull-out guide.
US11241088B2	Portable stand for portable electronic devices In some embodiments a portable stand for supporting portable electronic devices when the portable stand is resting on a flat surface includes a panel-shaped top piece and a panel-shaped bottom piece. The top and the bottom pieces are configured to be interlocked to form an interlocking structure with an X shape when viewed via a view substantially orthogonal to the flat surface when resting on the flat surface in a first position. The interlocking structure is configured to be interchangeably positioned in the first position for presenting a support structure for supporting a laptop computer and at least one of a second position for presenting a tablet slot for supporting a tablet computer, or a third position for presenting an e-reader slot for supporting at least an e-reader.
US11241084B2	Oral care device An oral care device may include: a body including a head; a plurality of teeth cleaning elements extending from the head; a first sacrificial electrode on the head; a second sacrificial electrode on the head and spaced apart from the first sacrificial electrode; a power source; and a controller configured to alternate between an ON state and an OFF state, wherein: in the ON state the controller operably couples the power source to the first and second sacrificial electrodes to create an electric potential between the first sacrificial electrode and the second sacrificial electrode, the electric potential having one of a first polarity and a second polarity, and for each successive transition from the OFF state to the ON state, the controller is configured to alternate between the first polarity and the second polarity.
US11241082B2	Cleaning roller for cleaning robots A cleaning roller is mountable to a cleaning robot. The cleaning roller includes a sheath comprising a shell, an outer diameter of the shell tapering from a first end portion of the sheath and a second end portion of the sheath toward a center of the roller. The cleaning roller further includes a core including a central portion interlocked with the sheath to rotationally couple the core to the sheath and inhibit relative translation of the sheath and the core along an axis of rotation. An inner surface of the sheath and an outer surface of the core define an air gap therebetween, the air gap extending from the central portion of the core longitudinally along the axis of rotation toward the first end portion or the second end portion.
US11241080B2	Oral care implement and monofilament bristle for use with the same A monofilament bristle including: a body portion; a tip portion extending from the body portion and comprising a multi-lobed transverse cross-section, the monofilament bristle extending along a longitudinal axis; co-extruded first and second components, the first component being a first color and forming a first lobe of the multi-lobed transverse cross-section, the second component being a second color, which is different from the first color, and forming a second lobe of the multi-lobed transverse cross-section; and each of the first and second components forming a longitudinal section of the body portion, with an interface between the first and second components extending substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
US11241078B2	Oral hygiene handle device An oral hygiene handle device is configured for a holding of an oral-hygiene means, in particular an interdental brush, with at least one base body comprising at least one accommodation region for an accommodation of the oral-hygiene means in an application position wherein the accommodation region of the base body is longer than 30 mm, and is configured for an accommodation of a handle element of the oral-hygiene means.
US11241077B2	Portable device accessory The present invention is a portable device accessory that includes a cover, a plurality of hooks, a connector, a first adhesive pad, and a second adhesive pad. The first adhesive pad is attached to one side of the connector. The other side of the connector is attached to a portable device, such as mobile phone, by the second adhesive pad. The user may remove the cover to reveal the first adhesive pad, then temporary attaches the first adhesive pad to a mounting surface so the user may take a selfie with the portable device. After the portable device accessory is detached from the mounting surface, the user may place the cover over the first adhesive pad and pressed the cover and the connector towards each other thus enabling the plurality of attachments to be frictionally attach around a lateral wall of the connector.
US11241075B2	Cosmetic applicator tool and container system Methods, devices, and systems of cosmetic applicator tool and container (100) are disclosed; where a triangular shaped cosmetic applicator tool (110) having a combination of rectilinear (225) and curvilinear sides (221,223), may be made of flexible material and may further comprise a tacky coating to adhere to a skin surface. Additionally, the cosmetic applicator tool and container (100) may include a storage housing (150) comprising a removable lid member (160) and a base member (170), where the base member (170) may facilitate affixing of the storage housing to a solid flat surface via providing a suction cup, and where the storage housing (150) may be configured to receive and store the cosmetic applicator tool (110) and suction cup.
US11241070B2	Anti-theft pocket insert An anti-theft pocket insert designed to prevent a pickpocket from stealing items stored within a traditional pocket. The anti-theft pocket insert includes a first fabric member having a front surface and a rear surface. A second fabric member is affixed to the front surface of the first fabric member such that a compartment having an interior volume designed to hold a passport or wallet is formed. An upper side of the second fabric member is not affixed to the first fabric member such that an opening in communication with the interior volume is formed. Further, the first fabric member is greater in length than the second fabric member such that a top edge of the first fabric member overhangs the opening. In this way, a user is able to store items inside the anti-theft pocket insert and place the insert within a pocket to prevent pickpockets from stealing the items.
US11241068B2	Watch band with braided strands A stretchable watch band can include braided strands that provide a comfortable fit around the wrist of the user. The watch band can stretch and conform to the user based on the elasticity within each strand and based on the ability of the strands to move relative to each other. End sections of the watch band can include attachment elements that securely connect the watch band to a housing of the watch. The end sections can be configured to releasable connect to the housing in a manner that is reliable and easy for a user. Additionally, the watch band can provide a smooth transition from the size and/or shape of the housing to a size and/or shape of a continuous section of the watch band. Additionally, the watch band can conceal portions thereof other than the braided strands when connected to the housing of the watch.
US11241067B2	Hidden blade belt ratcheting device IV The Hidden Blade Belt Ratcheting Device (HB-BRD) facilitates unidirectional belt fastening and fast release. The HB-BRD includes a turning gate rotatably installed diagonally in a channel. The turning gate has a hidden sharp blade front which operates below on the lower belt surface avoiding visible scratches. Attached at the rear is a resilient plate which acts as a spring. The HB-BRD has two states: “active” and “inactive”. In the active state the device works as a belt ratchet i.e. allowing the belt to be pulled forwards but restricting any belt motion backwards. In the inactive state the ratcheting is disabled and the belt is released. Usually, the BRD is kept in active state by a preloaded resilient plate. After fastening, the belt remains fastened until the HB-BRD is switched manually into inactive state by pulling a latch. The blade's smooth side and channel's smooth surfaces minimize belt wear.
US11241066B2	Sole arrangement with ground-engaging member support features The present disclosure is directed to an article of footwear including an upper configured to receive a foot and a sole component fixedly attached to a bottom portion of the upper. The sole component may include a baseplate having a bottom surface and at least a first ground engaging member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate and a first elongate support member extending substantially downward from the bottom surface of the baseplate, abutting the first ground engaging member at a side portion, and extending horizontally from the side portion of the first ground engaging member. The first support member may extend horizontally away from the first ground engaging member in a direction toward a region of the sole component adjacent to a gap in the sole component.
US11241064B2	Article with ribbon structure having nodes and links An article of footwear with an upper including a ribbon structure is disclosed. The ribbon structure comprises ribbon sections running in at least two different directions. Ribbon sections are connected at nodes. Between nodes portions of ribbon act like links joining the nodes. The links can be arranged in various geometries, including a rectangular grid and a triaxial grid. The ribbon structure may extend the entire length of the article of footwear, and may extend through a forefoot, midfoot and heel.
US11241060B2	Safety helmet fan system A safety helmet fan system includes a fan housing carrying a fan and configured to be mounted on an exterior of a safety helmet shell above a brim of the safety helmet shell, and an elongate cooling air duct connected to the fan housing to direct cooling air flow from the fan housing around the brim and into an interior of the safety helmet shell. The duct can have a flexible construction that allows the duct to be selectively reshaped to accommodate different safety helmet brim configurations. The duct can have a releasable connector configured to releasably connect the duct to a brim of a safety helmet shell.
US11241054B2	Multiple apparel products by using fabric templates and laser finishing Laser finishing of apparel products allows an operating model that reduces finishing cost, lowers carrying costs, increases productivity, shortens time to market, be more reactive to trends, reduce product constraints, reduces lost sales and dilution, and more. Improved aspects include design, development, planning, merchandising, selling, making, and delivering. The model uses fabric templates, each of which can be used to produce a multitude of laser finishes. Operational efficiency is improved.
US11241050B2	Article of apparel The present invention is directed toward an article of apparel effective to regulate the temperature of the wearer. In an embodiment, the article of apparel includes a base textile with a thermal regulation membrane. The thermal regulation membrane contains a plurality of system-reactive components selectively engaged heat and/or moisture. In an embodiment, the printed coating includes a cooling agent, a phase change material, and a heat dissipation material. In operation, the article of apparel is effective to delay/diminish the rise in skin temperature (compared to a garment lacking the membrane), increasing wearer comfort.
US11241049B2	Garment having cup parts A clothing article having a cup part includes a main body cloth front part 11, a main body cloth rear part 12, and a main body cloth shoulder strap 14 that are formed only of an elastic material. The main body cloth shoulder strap 14 is continuously formed with the main body cloth front part 11 and the main body cloth rear part 12. The main body cloth shoulder strap 14 is larger in width and less prone to stretch at a main body cloth shoulder strap top portion 14a than at a main body cloth front part joint portion 15 and at a main body cloth rear part joint portion 16. The main body cloth front part 11 is less prone to stretch at its bust part, and the main body cloth rear part 12 is less prone to stretch at its center zone. The main body cloth rear part joint portion 16 is placed more inward than the main body cloth shoulder strap top portion 14a and the main body cloth front part joint portion 15.
US11241047B1	Locking zipper and garments associated therewith A locking zipper pull is described wherein the zipper pull is locked when the pull's lever(s) are locked in a first position and can be unlocked by moving the lever(s) into a second position to allow the zipper pull to be slid along an associated zipper chain.
US11241044B2	Airflow management for vaporizer device A vaporization device includes a cartridge having a reservoir that holds a vaporizable material, a heating element, and a wicking element that can draw the vaporizable material to the heating element to be vaporized. The wicking element can include two ends in contact with the reservoir. The cartridge can include an airflow control feature for controlling airflow in the cartridge.
US11241043B2	Vapor provision apparatus A vapor provision apparatus including a vapor generation chamber containing a vaporizer for generating vapor from a vapor precursor material; and an air channel wall defining an air channel between the vapor generation chamber and a vapor outlet at a mouthpiece end of the vapor provision apparatus through which a user can inhale vapor during use; wherein an inner surface of the air channel wall is provided with at least one protrusion extending into the air channel to modify (redirect) a flow of air in the air channel during use. For example, the at least one protrusion may be arranged to define one or more portions of a helical wall extending into the air channel so as to impart a degree of rotation about an axis of extent of the air channel to air flowing in the air channel during use.
US11241039B2	Split airflow system for an electrically heated smoking system and method for guiding an airflow inside an electrically heated smoking system The split airflow system for an electrically heated smoking system for generating aerosol, the split airflow system having a downstream end comprises a first channel defining a first flow route and a second channel defining a second flow route. The first flow route directs ambient air from outside the system to the downstream end of the system. The second flow route directs ambient air from outside the system towards a preferably substantially flat, fluid permeable, heating element before conveying the ambient air to the downstream end. The first channel and the second channel define a total volume of ambient air passing through the system and the first channel provides at least 50 percent of the total volume of ambient air passing through the system. The invention also refers to a method for guiding an airflow in an electrically heated smoking system for generating aerosol and an electrically heated smoking system comprising the split airflow system.
US11241034B2	Micro-vaporizer with multiple liquids A micro-vaporizer has an annular main body, a vaporization chamber, and a liquid delivery arrangement. The liquid delivery arrangement is configured for sequential delivery of a plurality of vaporizable liquids to the vaporization chamber. The liquid delivery arrangement has an annular wick having an internal wick surface defining at least a portion of the vaporization chamber. The liquid delivery arrangement also comprises a liquid reservoir surrounding the wick. The liquid reservoir is configured for storage of at least one vaporizable liquid therein and is in fluid communication with the wick. A heating element is positioned within the vaporization chamber for heating and vaporizing vaporizable liquid at or near the internal wick surface.
US11241032B2	Aerosol generating articles and methods for manufacturing the same A sheet-type aerosol generating article includes at least two aerosol generating sheets each having aerosol generating material and an inductively heatable susceptor The inductively heatable susceptor is positioned between the aerosol generating sheets and each of the aerosol generating sheets has an exposed surface. Methods for manufacturing sheet-type aerosol generating articles are also disclosed.
US11241031B2	Rebaudioside A and stevioside with improved solubilities The invention describes sweetening compositions and methods to prepare sweetening compositions containing steviol glycosides, salts, and other natural or synthetic sweeteners with improved solubilities and sensory profiles.
US11241028B1	Banana food A banana food made using ripe banana removed from bark and stalk. Cooking and stirring the ripe banana and dried banana as a mash. Adding green banana biomass to partially cooked mash of ripe banana and dried banana and further cooking the mixture of green banana biomass with the mash of ripe banana and dried banana.
US11241027B2	Self-contained popcorn popper A popcorn popper is provided having a cabinet including a popcorn popping chamber, a kettle positioned within the popcorn popping chamber, at least one inlet provided in the top wall of the popcorn popping chamber configured to receive effluent from the kettle when popping popcorn and a recirculation passage in fluid communication with the at least one inlet that is configured to receive effluent from the at least one inlet. A filter is positioned in the recirculation passage and a blower including a housing in fluid communication with the recirculation passage is provided with an outlet of the housing being configured to direct filtered effluent into the popcorn popping chamber through the top wall and downwardly generally parallel to one of the side walls. A method of operating a popcorn popper is also provided.
US11241025B2	Engineered phytases in animal feed Methods for enhancing phytase thermal stability by fusing binding elements to target phytases are provided. Engineered phytases that include binding elements fused to target phytases to cause cyclization of the engineered phytases and enhance thermal stability of the target phytases are described. Engineered nucleic acids encoding engineered phytases and hosts engineered to express engineered nucleic acids are also provided. Methods for incorporating engineered phytases in animal feed and animal feed including the same are described.
US11241018B2	Process for preparing oligo-saccharide enhanced milk products The subject invention aims to solve the problem of production of glucose accompanying the production of galactooligosaccharides after milk raw material is treated with lactase, by additionally adding transglucosidase to convert glucose to functional isomalto-oligosaccharide. The subject invention relates to a process for the production of a milk product enhanced with oligo-saccharides, characterized in that lactase and transglucosidase are used to treat milk raw materials. The subject invention further relates to the milk product of the process of the invention, whose oligo-saccharide content reaches a functional level. Human physiological effect assays confirm that the milk product increases intestinal probiotics, reduces harmful intestinal bacteria, improves the intestinal bacterial flora, reduces blood total cholesterol, reduces blood LDL cholesterol, increases blood HDL cholesterol, and improves the immunity, and may be used as low glycemic index (GI) dietary supplements.
US11241015B2	Liquid antimicrobial composition A valve structuring designed for use in all water installations, water inlets for houses, kitchen installations and embedded shower filters as a stop valve, in the areas to perform on-off control, in faucets with the purpose of providing water savings and to use in domestic and industrial type kitchen faucets as a stop valve. The valve is designed for use as an on-off valve in air installations that operate with air.
US11241014B2	Antimicrobial coatings and methods of making and using thereof Disclosed are antimicrobial articles and surfaces, as well as methods of making such articles and surfaces.
US11241012B2	Use of tetrazolinones for combating resistant phytopathogenic fungi on soybean The present invention relates to the use of use of a tetrazolinones for combating phytopathogenic fungi on soybean, such fungi containing a G143A mutation in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene conferring resistance to Qo inhibitors.
US11241010B2	Use of succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors for extending shelf life of fruits and vegetables The present invention relates to the use of succinate dehydrogenase Inhibitors for extending shelf life and storage stability of fruits and vegetables, to a method for extending shelf life of fruits and vegetables by applying a succinate dehydrogenase inhibitor to the crops prior to the harvest of the fruits or vegetables and to a fruit or vegetable treated with a succinate dehydrogenase Inhibitor.
US11241000B2	Dual-bearing reel A dual-bearing reel includes a frame, a clutch yoke and a guide member. The guide member guides the clutch yoke in an axial direction. The guide member includes a metal body attached to the frame, metal shaft members extending from the body and resin cover portions that cover the shaft members and are inserted into through holes in the clutch yoke.
US11240998B1	Live bait rig A live bait rig for adding motion to live bait as it moves through the water. The live bait rig generally includes a leader with a fixed loop adapted for attachment to a fishing line, the leader also being attached to or including a fishhook. The rig also includes a float on the leader positioned between the fixed loop and the fishhook, the float having a flat front surface toward the fixed loop and a curved rear surface toward the fishhook, and having an opening that extends from the flat front surface to the curved rear surface, wherein the opening is asymmetrically positioned on the float, wherein the leader passes through the opening such that the float is free to rotate on the leader.
US11240996B2	Mice with transgene of iBox peptide inhibitor of group B p21-activated kinases Mice comprising a transgene encoding a peptide (iBox) inhibitor of Group B p21-activated kinase are provided. Also provided are cells, tissue, and organs obtained from such transgenic mice. Also provided are methods for producing mice comprising an iBox-encoding transgene.
US11240992B2	Radio device for implantation in an animal A radio device for implantation in an animal. The radio device comprises a capsule encapsulating at least one of a radio receiver and a radio transmitter. Also disclosed herein is a method for making a radio device for implantation in an animal, a method for providing electrical power to a radio device attached to an animal, and a method for implanting a radio device into an animal.
US11240991B2	Pet tent support structure A pet tent support structure includes a top-portion support, a bottom-portion support, and two lateral supports capable of being sequentially folded towards the bottom-portion support. The top-portion support includes two horizontal rods capable of being respectively folded towards the lateral supports. The bottom-portion support is a rectangular structure formed by four horizontal rods. The two lateral supports each comprise a horizontal rod and two vertical rods respectively connected to two ends of the horizontal rod. The vertical rods are connected to the bottom-portion support via bottom-portion connection members, and the bottom-portion connection members of the two lateral supports have a difference in height therebetween. The pet tent support structure can be folded easily and quickly, and the size of the structure after folding is small and occupies a small space, thus enabling convenient storage and carrying.
US11240978B2	Hemp variety NBS CBD-1 The present invention discloses a hemp plant variety designated NBS CBD-1. The cultivar is a feminized, autoflowering, high CBD hemp variety. The plant and products thereof can be useful for a variety of medicinal uses, including movement disorders, anxiety, and pain, as well as a variety of industrial uses. Also provided are tissues cultures, seeds, and plant cells of the NBS CBD-1 variety.
US11240972B2	Planting container A planting container has a first basin and a second basin forming a yin-yang shape. The first basin is configured to contain soil, the second basin is configured to hold water and provided with a plastic floating board. The plastic floating board has a plurality of receiving holes with a planting basket. An inner side of the plastic floating board faces the first basin and has at least one opening allowing at least one fiber strip to pass through the opening and enter the second basin, and another end of the fiber strip passes behind the first and second basin and placed on or in the soil of the first basin.
US11240971B2	Temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation A lighting system for temporal, irradiance-controlled photoacclimation includes a photoacclimation controller configured to generate control signals based on a photoacclimation schedule, a user interface configured to receive user input to the photoacclimation controller, the photoacclimation schedule based on the user input, a plurality of luminaires configured to emit light suitable for photosynthesis in plants at a plurality of different selectable levels of light output, and a communications network via which the control signals are provided to the plurality of luminaires, the luminaires adjusting the light output in response to the control signals.
US11240970B2	Plant light raising and lowering apparatus Disclosures of the present invention describe a plant light raising and lowering apparatus. Particularly, a control module is configured for controlling a rope winch to complete at least one inching rotation along a clockwise direction or a counterclockwise direction, such that a base is driven by the rope winch so as to have an upward inching movement or a downward inching movement. Moreover, a counter is adopted for counting the direction, times and/or frequency of the inching rotation, and therefore the control module is able to know a total moving distance of the base by using the inching movement recording unit to record each time of the upward inching movement and each time of the downward inching movement. Therefore, a user is able to control the base to move back to a specific position such as an initial position or a previously-staying position.
US11240965B2	Multi-material needle for square balers One embodiment of the present disclosure is a multi-material needle assembly for a baler that has a core formed from a first material and a first side formed of a second material and coupled to the core. The first side is positioned at least partially along a wear zone of the core.
US11240963B2	Bag bracket A bag bracket. The bag bracket is a horizontal, planar, support assembly. The bag bracket supports a refuse bag assembly. The refuse bag assembly supports a collection bag. The collection bag comprises a front, a back, a bottom and two sides with top edges having loops.
US11240958B2	Discharging residue from a combine harvester An embodiment includes a combine including a sensor positioned to detect a physical characteristic of a windrow produced by the combine or an operational state of the combine, a windrow door for expelling the residue from the combine, a windrow door actuator coupled to the windrow door to position the windrow door at a windrow door angle, a windrow chute for receiving the expelled residue from the windrow door and guiding the residue into a windrow, a windrow chute actuator coupled to the windrow chute to position the windrow chute at a windrow chute angle, a controller configured to determine a physical characteristic of the windrow or the operational state of the combine based on an output of the sensor, and adjust at least one of the windrow door angle or the windrow chute angle based on the determined physical characteristic or operational state.
US11240952B2	Alley vacuum dumping receptacle for manure dilution A method and an apparatus for receiving manure from a vacuum truck, as that manure is collected from alleys of a dairy barn, includes receiving the manure in a mixing basin. The received manure is diluted in the mixing basin with a jet of water discharging a sufficient volume of water to form a sand-laden manure flow having a velocity of over 3 feet per second and dilute the received manure into a sand-laden manure suspension of less than seven percent manure solids. The resulting sand laden manure suspension is conducted into a vestibule of a sand settling lane to slow the flow of the sand laden manure suspension to enter a sand settling lane at a velocity of less than 1.25 feet per second. Sand is collected in the sand settling lane.
US11246245B2	Camera In a camera, a circuit board converts light having passed through a lens into an electric signal. A connector connects the circuit board to an outside cable. A shielding conductor surrounds the circuit board. An insulating housing houses the circuit board and the shielding conductor. A connector includes inner, intermediate, and outer connectors. The inner connector includes a first outer skin conductor, and is mounted to the circuit board. The intermediate connector includes a second outer skin conductor supporting a shielding conductor, and is connected to the inner connector and the shielding conductor. The outer connector includes a third outer skin conductor, and connects an outside cable to the intermediate connector. The shielding conductor wraps the circuit board from a boundary, as a starting point, between the second outer skin conductor and the shielding conductor. The insulating housing is connected to and supported by the intermediate connector.
US11246243B2	Data center facility Waterborne data center facility systems and methods comprising a purpose-built marine vessel, a pre-fabricated data center facility structure, a plurality of computer systems, a plurality of energy-efficient water-based heat exchange systems, a plurality of energy efficient closed loop cooling systems, a plurality of data center modules and a plurality of electrical power generators. Described systems and methods may be employed to quickly deploy an energy-efficient waterborne data center facility. Described waterborne data center facility is transportable and may be moved to areas where data center facility and data center type services are needed. Water-based heat exchange and closed-loop cooling system enable energy-efficient cooling to data center facility and the plurality of computing systems therein. Power generators may be used to provide power to data center facility. Waterborne data center facility may prove helpful in areas following natural disasters or for military purposes where data center services are needed but not readily available.
US11246239B2	Heatsink The present disclosure provides a heatsink that can improve heat radiation efficiency of a heat radiating fin and equalize a heat input in a heat receiving portion while securing sufficient volumes of the heat receiving portion, a heat insulating portion, and a heat radiating portion even in an environment in which an installation space for the heatsink, more specifically, an installation space in a width direction of the heatsink is limited.A heatsink including: a heat transport member having a heat receiving portion thermally connected to a heating element; and a heat radiating fin group which is thermally connected to a heat radiating portion of the heat transport member and in which a plurality of heat radiating fins is arranged, wherein the heat transport member has an integral internal space that communicates from the heat receiving portion to the heat radiating portion and that is filled with a working fluid, and a cross-sectional area of an internal space in a direction orthogonal to a heat transport direction of the heat transport member in the heat radiating portion is larger than the cross-sectional area in a heat insulating portion between the heat receiving portion and the heat radiating portion.
US11246233B2	Magnetic attachment mechanism with safety latch for a desktop display This application relates to a magnetic attachment mechanism attached to a stand for a display unit. The display unit includes a housing enclosing a display panel. The housing has a recess formed on a rear surface of the housing to accept the magnetic attachment mechanism. The magnetic attachment mechanism includes a magnetic element that is magnetically coupled to a corresponding magnetic element in the housing of the desktop display device when the magnetic attachment mechanism is inserted into the recess. The magnetic attachment mechanism also includes a latch mechanism that locks the display unit to the stand when the latch mechanism is engaged with a surface feature of the recess. The latch mechanism can be disengaged to allow for mobility of the display unit as separated from the stand.
US11246226B2	Laminate structures with hole plugs and methods of forming laminate structures with hole plugs Laminate structures including hole plugs, and methods for forming a hole plug in a laminate structure are provided. A laminate structure may be formed with at least a dielectric layer and a first conductive foil on a first side of the dielectric layer. A blind hole may be formed in the laminate structure extending toward the first conductive foil from a second side of the dielectric layer and at least partially through the dielectric layer, the blind hole including a hole depth to hole diameter aspect ratio of less than ten (10) to one (1). Via fill ink may be disposed in the blind hole, and the via fill ink may be dried and/or cured to form a hole plug.
US11246225B2	Circuit board with high reflectivity and method for manufacturing the same A circuit board having a high reflectivity includes a wiring board, a first solder resist layer, and a second solder resist layer. The wiring board includes a wiring layer on an outer side, the wiring layer including wiring and a bond pad spaced from the wiring. The first solder resist layer, with opening and groove, covers the wiring layer, the bond pad is exposed from the opening but spaced from the first solder resist layer. The second solder resist layer infills the groove and covers the first solder resist layer but does not make contact with the mounting surface of the bond pad. A method for manufacturing such circuit board is also disclosed.
US11246220B2	Physical quantity detector A physical quantity detector includes a housing, a circuit board, a cover, a resin member, a conductor, and a conductive member. The circuit board includes a board surface. The cover faces the board surface and defines, together with the hosing, a passage through which the target fluid flows. The conductor includes a passage side portion and a connecting portion. The conductive member electrically connects the connecting portion to the circuit board. The conductive member includes a first end in the thickness direction facing a contact target that is either one of the connecting portion or the board surface. The first end includes a contact portion in contact with the contact target and a contactless portion away from the contact target in the thickness direction.
US11246218B2	Core layer with fully encapsulated co-axial magnetic material around PTH in IC package substrate Embodiments may include inductors with embedded magnetic cores and methods of making such inductors. In an embodiment, an integrated circuit package may include an integrated circuit die with a multi-phase voltage regulator electrically coupled to the integrated circuit die. In such embodiments, the multi-phase voltage regulator may include a substrate core and a plurality of inductors. The inductors may include a conductive through-hole disposed through the substrate core and a plugging layer comprising a dielectric material surrounding the conductive through-hole. In an embodiment, a magnetic sheath is formed around the plugging layer. In an embodiment, the magnetic sheath is separated from the plated through hole by the plugging layer. Additionally, a first layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a first surface of the magnetic sheath, and a second layer comprising a dielectric material may be disposed over a second surface of the magnetic sheath.
US11246217B2	Electronics connectors having power-regulating passive components Electronic device package technology is disclosed. In one example, a connector for coupling an electronics sub-assembly to an electronics assembly includes a connector body. The connector body has a sub-assembly interface and a circuit board interface. The connector body has at least one passive electronic component that is necessary for operating the sub-assembly, thereby maximizing available space for computational components on the sub-assembly. The connector body can comprise two separate bodies wherein the passives are contained between the bodies. At least one extension cable can electrically couple the connector to the sub-assembly. A method of making an electronics assembly, capable of receiving a sub-assembly via a connector, comprises providing an assembly circuit board having an electrically coupled connector with at least one passive electronic component.
US11246216B2	Printed circuit board and display module comprising the same The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board including a first insulating layer; and a plurality of connection pads disposed on one surface of the first insulating layer, wherein the first insulating layer has a groove portion penetrating a portion of the first insulating layer in respective regions between the plurality of connection pads, and a display module including the same.
US11246213B2	Physiological monitoring garments Described herein are apparatuses (e.g., garments, including but not limited to shirts, pants, and the like) for detecting and monitoring physiological parameters, such as respiration, cardiac parameters, and the like. Also described herein are methods of forming garments having one or more stretchable conductive ink patterns and methods of making garments having one or more highly stretchable conductive ink pattern formed of a composite of an insulative adhesive, a conductive ink, and an intermediate gradient zone between the adhesive and conductive ink. The conductive ink typically includes between about 40-60% conductive particles, between about 30-50% binder; between about 3-7% solvent; and between about 3-7% thickener. The stretchable conductive ink patterns may be stretched more than twice their length without breaking or rupturing.
US11246210B2	Laser wake-field acceleration (LWFA)-based nuclear fission system and related techniques A laser wake-field acceleration (LWFA)-based nuclear fission system and related techniques are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the disclosed system may be configured to accelerate charged particles, such as protons, to velocities close to the speed of light utilizing LWFA. The system also may be configured, in accordance with some embodiments, to use these high-energy relativistic charged particles in causing nuclear fission of a given downstream fissionable target, thereby releasing large amounts of harvestable energy. Optionally, the system further may be configured, in accordance with some embodiments, to utilize charged particles resulting from the fission in producing electrical energy.
US11246209B2	Radiation treatment apparatus A radiation treatment apparatus includes an accelerator that emits a charged particle beam, a time measurement unit that measures an emission time of the charged particle beam of the accelerator, a first control unit that controls the accelerator based on the emission time measured by the time measurement unit, and an emission determination unit that determines whether or not the accelerator is emitting the charged particle beam while the first control unit is controlling the accelerator. The time measurement unit adds a time, for which a result of a determination performed by the emission determination unit is that the accelerator is emitting the charged particle beam, to the emission time and does not add a time, for which the result of the determination performed by the emission determination unit is that the accelerator is not emitting the charged particle beam, to the emission time.
US11246208B2	Systems and methods for focus control in x-rays A method may include obtaining a feedback or a reference value of a tube voltage applied to a radiation source of a radiation device for generating radiation rays. The method may also include determining, based on the feedback or the reference value of the tube voltage, a specific value of a focusing parameter associated with a focusing device of the radiation device. The method may further include causing the focusing device to shape a focus of the radiation rays according to the determined value of the focusing parameter. The focus of the radiation rays may satisfy an operational constraint under the specific value of the focusing parameter.
US11246207B2	Systems and methods to allow for a smart device Smart switch devices, systems, and methods for modifying an existing electrical system to utilize the power state output of a physical switch as an indicator or signal for the operation of a smart home device or system or network of such devices to facilitate interoperability of physical switches with smart devices. The smart switch detects or determines the power state of a circuit and infers the corresponding state of a mechanical switch that operates the circuit. This information is then transmitted to associated smart devices, which may not be physically connected to the circuit controlled by the switch. When the mechanical switch is operated, it can control both electrically attached loads, such as a conventional light appliance, and wirelessly control unconnected smart devices.
US11246206B2	Activating a light source in dependence on previous power cycle duration A method of activating at least one light source comprises reading (109) a value from a memory of a light device upon the light device being powered on. The value depends on how long the light device was continuously powered on before the light device was last powered off. The method further comprises determining (203) from the value whether the light device was continuously powered on for more than a predetermined period before the light device was last powered off and activating (213) the at least one light source in dependence on the determination.
US11246202B2	LED lighting driver and drive method An LED lighting driver has a switched mode power supply which generates an auxiliary power supply. The auxiliary power supply circuit has a first power supply inductor and a second power supply inductor in series with each other. The second power supply inductor is selectively switched into or out of the auxiliary power supply circuit, thereby varying a transformer ratio to the main energy storage inductor. The switching may be made based on a light output mode or a standby mode being in operation. The standby mode then enables more efficient generation of an auxiliary supply voltage.
US11246197B2	Light source and method for augmenting color perception for color deficient persons The invention provides a lighting system (1) comprising a lighting device (100) configured to provide lighting device light (101) with a variable spectral distribution (SD), wherein the lighting system (1) comprises a control system configured to control the spectral distribution (SD) of the lighting device light (101), wherein the lighting device (1) comprises at least two lighting modes (M1,M2), wherein: 5 (i) in a first lighting mode (M1) the lighting device (1) is configured to provide white light (101) with a first spectral distribution (SD1) in the visible with a first spectral intensity P1, the first spectral distribution (SD1) having a spectral intensity gap (G) configured in the spectral range of 430-600 nm, the spectral intensity gap (G) having a spectral gap width (GW1) of at least 20 nm and a maximum spectral gap intensity PG1 of lighting device light (101) within the spectral intensity gap (G) of PG1/P1≤k, wherein k is a predefined intensity ratio value, and (ii) in a second lighting mode (M2) the lighting device (1) is configured to provide white light (101) with a second spectral distribution (SD2) with a second spectral intensity P2, with a relatively enhanced intensity P2* of the lighting device light (101) in the same spectral range of the spectral intensity gap (G) of the first lighting mode, wherein P2*/P2>k.
US11246196B2	LED light apparatus A light apparatus for generating a mixed light output. The light apparatus includes multiple LED modules. Each LED module includes multiple LED regions. The multiple LED regions have separate electrodes. The multiple LED regions share the same package housing but at least two LED regions are covered with different fluorescent layers for emitting lights with different optical characteristics.
US11246195B2	Light source apparatus and endoscope system A fluorescent type of green light source of a semiconductor in a light source apparatus for an endoscope includes a blue excitation light source device and green emitting phosphor. The blue excitation light source device emits blue excitation light. The green emitting phosphor is excited by the blue excitation light, and emits green fluorescence. A dichroic filter in a dichroic mirror cuts off the blue excitation light from an emission spectrum of mixed light of the blue excitation light and green fluorescence from the fluorescent type of green light source. Thus, illumination light with the emission spectrum of a target can be stably supplied without influence of the blue excitation light to a light amount of blue light from a blue light source of a semiconductor.
US11246194B2	Driver circuit with a semiconductor light source and method for operating a driver circuit A driver circuit for a semiconductor light source and to a method for controlling the brightness thereof are provided. When a pulse width modulated semiconductor light source reaches a duty cycle threshold value, the voltage is increased or decreased through a variable voltage source in order to achieve a higher dynamic range.
US11246187B2	Worker safety system with scan mode A system including an instrument node and a wireless mesh network having an encryption key is provided. In response to receiving a scan mode message from the instrument node, the wireless mesh network is operative to transition into a scanning state wherein the wireless mesh network listens on a primary channel for a boPeep message from another wireless mesh network having the same encryption key. In response to receiving the boPeep message, the wireless mesh network generates and queues for receipt by the instrument node a network information message identifying one or more properties of the another wireless mesh network. In response to receiving the network information message, the instrument node joins the another wireless mesh network.
US11246184B2	Method for transmitting signal based on coverage enhanced level in wireless communication system and an apparatus therefor A method for transmitting signals by a medium access control (MAC) entity of a transmission end in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes steps of receiving a protocol data unit (PDU) from a Radio Link Control (RLC) layer; transmitting a signal including the PDU based on a specific coverage enhanced (CE) level to a network; when a transmission of the signal to a network is failed, determining whether a current CE level is changed or not from the specific CE level; if the current CE level is changed from the specific CE level, transmitting an indication requesting a retransmission of the PDU, to the RLC layer; receiving the PDU from the RLC layer; and transmitting a signal including the PDU based on the current CE level to the network.
US11246183B2	Method and apparatus for controlling access in next generation mobile communication system An apparatus and a method to apply 5G communication systems to IoT networks is provided. The apparatus includes technologies, such as a sensor network, machine type communication (MTC), and machine-to-machine (M2M) communication may be implemented by beamforming, multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), and array antennas. Application of a cloud radio access network (RAN) as the above-described big data processing technology may also be considered to be as an example of convergence between the 5G technology and the IoT technology. The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for controlling network access in a next generation mobile communication system.
US11246180B2	Systems and methods for improving wireless mesh networks Disclosed herein is a wireless mesh network comprised of ultra-high-capacity nodes that are capable of establishing ultra-high-capacity links (e.g., point-to-point or point-to-multipoint bi-directional communication links) using a millimeter wave spectrum, including but not limited to 28 Ghz, 39 Ghz, 37/42 Ghz, 60 Ghz (including V band), or E-band frequencies, as examples. The higher capacity and/or extended range of these ultra-high-capacity nodes/links may be achieved via various advanced signal processing techniques. Further, these ultra-high-capacity nodes/links may be used in conjunction with other types of point-to-point and/or point-to-multipoint links to build a multi-layer wireless mesh network.
US11246178B2	Balancing uplink transmissions for dual connectivity Techniques are disclosed relating to apportioning data between network links in dual-connectivity environments. In some embodiments, a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) entity implemented by a mobile device determines a ratio for sending packet data to two or more different radio link control (RLC) entities implemented by the mobile device for dual connectivity communications via two or more different networks. In some embodiments, in response to a current data volume meeting a threshold value, the PDCP entity apportions packet data between the two or more different RLC entities based on the determined ratio. The ratio may be determined based on various input parameters from one or more protocol layers or may be specified by the network. In various embodiments, the disclosed techniques may improve resource utilization and reduce re-ordering delay at the receiver.
US11246175B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving data and control information in wireless communication system Disclosed is a method performed by a terminal in a wireless communication system, including receiving, from a base station, configuration information including a plurality of information elements for a time-frequency region, receiving control information from the base station, and cancelling a transmission of physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) associated with a time-frequency region indicated by the control information, wherein the time-frequency region indicated by the control information is associated with at least one of the plurality of information elements included in the configuration information.
US11246169B2	Communication method, related device, and system Embodiments of this application disclose a communication method, a related device, and a system. The method includes: receiving, by a network device, a first preamble sequence that is sent by a first terminal in a time window; sending, by the network device, a response message to the first terminal based on the first preamble sequence; receiving, by the network device, a first message sent by the first terminal, where the first message includes information used to identify the first terminal; and sending, by the network device, a second message to a second terminal and the first terminal, where the second message is used to indicate that the first terminal and the second terminal belong to a same user equipment cooperative group. According to this application, efficiency of establishing a user equipment cooperative group can be improved.
US11246167B2	Technique for performing a random access procedure over a radio interface The invention relates to a technique for performing a random access procedure over a radio interface, for example between a mobile terminal and a radio base station of a mobile network. A method aspect of the invention comprises the steps of transmitting a synchronization request for synchronization information; receiving synchronization information in response to the synchronization request; and transmitting, based on at least one transmission parameter adjusted in accordance with the synchronization information, a resource request for data transmission resources.
US11246163B2	Random access procedures using multiple active bandwidth parts Wireless communications using multiple active resources (e.g., bandwidth parts (BWP)) are described. A predetermined rule may be used to determine on which downlink (DL) BWP of multiple active DL BWPs, and/or on which uplink (UL) BWP of multiple active UL BWPs, a message is to be sent. A wireless device and/or a base station may reduce the quantity of active DL BWPs and/or active UL BWPs to monitor for a response.
US11246162B2	Wireless communication device According to one embodiment, a wireless communication device includes: a receiver that configured to receives a first frame; and a transmitter that configured to transmits a second frame including a first identifier and acknowledgement information on the first frame, the first identifier being extracted from a predetermined field of the first frame and being different from a source address of the first frame.
US11246157B2	Method and user equipment for transmitting random access channel signal, and method and base station for receiving random access channel signal A user equipment in a wireless communication system receives RACH configuration information including preamble format information indicating a first format and transmits a RACH preamble with the first format. The RACH preamble with the first format includes a cyclic prefix (CP) part and a sequence part in a time domain. The RACH preamble with the first format satisfies: a CP length of the RACH preamble of the first format is N times a CP length NCP of an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol, where N is the number of OFDM symbols used to transmit a RACH preamble and is greater than 1.
US11246156B2	Communication system A communication system is disclosed in which communication devices communicate with a base station using radio frames made up of a sequence of subframes and a frequency band made up of frequency subbands. The base station identifies a subframe in which a broadcast message, carrying information for at least one communication device, is to be broadcast; transmits, in a control channel, in a frequency subband in a current subframe that precedes the identified subframe, control information to identify said subframe in which said broadcast message is to be broadcast; and transmits the broadcast message in the identified subframe.
US11246155B2	Acknowledgement feedback in unlicensed new radio Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may communicate in an unlicensed spectrum (e.g., a shared radio frequency spectrum band). As such, the UE may determine a codebook size for transmitting hybrid access request (HARQ) acknowledgement (ACK) feedback with respect to the unlicensed spectrum. Accordingly, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number of HARQ processes with which the UE has been configured. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a number and/or duration of downlink channel monitoring occasions indicated by the base station. In some cases, the UE may base the HARQ ACK codebook size on a combination of the techniques described herein.
US11246147B2	Scheduling requests, status reports, and logical channel prioritization Features, methods, and functions for beam failure recovery and scheduling requests are provided, including methods for triggering, canceling, and transmitting beam recovery requests. The scheduling request may be designed to accommodate new criteria for transmission on a grant-free uplink shared channel (UL-SCH) and for putting the schedule request on hold.
US11246139B2	Methods and apparatus for control detecting and DL/UL format processing Aspects of the disclosure provide an apparatus that includes a receiving circuit and a processing circuit. The receiving circuit is configured to receive signals transmitted from a second apparatus to the apparatus and generate digital samples in response to the received signals. The signals have a plurality of resource elements. The processing circuit is configured to receive the digital samples, process the digital samples to generate symbols carried by the resource elements, detect control channel assistance information at a predetermined position of the resource elements and detect control information based on the detection of the control channel assistance information.
US11246138B2	Resource allocation in cellular networks Methods and Systems are disclosed for allocating a time-frequency resource of a large cell base station either to a selected first user equipment associated with the base station, or to a selected self-backhaul link associated with a small cell within the coverage area of the large cell base station. In embodiments, data is provided representing target allocation proportions of the time-frequency resource, for each of the first user equipment(s) and the one or more backhaul link(s). Allocations are made, for each of a series of time units or intervals, either to a selected first user equipment or backhaul link based on the target data.
US11246133B2	Signal transmission method, terminal device and network device The application provides a signal transmission method, a terminal device and a network device. In the method, transmission of a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS) in an SS block occupies M PRBs, a ZP CSI-RS is located on N PRBs. In a case where the ZP CSI-RS is located on a symbol occupied by the SS block, the terminal device determines that at least one first RE does not include the ZP CSI-RS or determines that the at least one first RE includes the ZP CSI-RS, the at least one first RE being at least one RE, except one or more REs overlapped with the maximum-frequency PRB in the M PRBs, in a first PRB, and/or, the at least one first RE being at least one RE, except one or more REs overlapped with the minimum-frequency PRB in the M PRBs, in a second PRB
US11246126B2	Transport block size determination for joint transmission Aspects of the present disclosure relate to wireless communications, and more particularly, to techniques for determining transport block size (TBS) for joint transmissions involving multiple transmission reception points (TRPs).
US11246125B2	Reference signal sending method, terminal device, and access network device The present disclosure relates to reference signal sending or receiving methods and systems, terminal devices, and access network devices. One example method includes sending, by a first device, first control information to a second device, where the first control information is used to indicate a first resource used by the first device to send a reference signal, and sending, by the first device, the reference signal to the second device on the first resource.
US11246122B2	Device and method for handling bandwidth parts A method for handling BWPs utilized in a communication device comprises receiving a first MAC CE for activating at least one first SCell, from a network; activating the at least one first SCell; starting a sCellDeactivationTimer associated with the at least one first SCell, when activating the at least one first SCell; deactivating the at least one first SCell, if a second MAC CE for deactivating the at least one first SCell is received from the network, or if the sCellDeactivationTimer expires; stopping the sCellDeactivationTimer, when deactivating the at least one first SCell; and stopping a first BWP-InactivityTimer for the at least one first SCell, when deactivating the at least one first SCell.
US11246118B2	Method and apparatus for downlink transmission using preconfigured downlink resource A method and apparatus for downlink transmission using preconfigured downlink resource in a wireless communication system is provided. A wireless device transmits, to a network, a message to request downlink resource for downlink transmission, wherein the message includes traffic pattern information for the downlink transmission. A wireless device receives, from the network, a configuration for the downlink resource. A wireless device receives the downlink transmission based on the downlink resource.
US11246112B2	Position-based automatic configuration of portable device A method for automatically configuring a portable device comprises determining a position of the portable device and automatically configuring the portable device based on the determined position.
US11246110B2	Method and apparatus for receiving system information in the wireless communication The present invention discloses a method for a user equipment to receive system information in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized in detecting a first synchronization signal block configured with a Primary Synchronization Signal (PSS), a Secondary Synchronization Signal (SSS) and a Physical Broadcasting Channel (PBCH) at a specific frequency position, determining a presence or non-presence of system information corresponding to the first synchronization signal block within a first synchronization raster corresponding to a specific frequency position based on a system information indicator included in the PBCH, and if the system information corresponding to the first synchronization signal block is determined as not existing, determining a second synchronization raster having system information exist therein based on the system information indicator.
US11246108B2	Method and device for transmitting and receiving synchronization signal block in 5G system The present disclosure provides a method for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal block in a 5G system, and a device for transmitting and receiving a synchronization signal block in a 5G system. The method for transmitting includes: determining a position of a synchronization subframe, the synchronization subframe being configured to transmit the synchronization signal block, and the synchronization signal block comprising at least a signal for measurement; and transmitting the synchronization signal block according to the position of the synchronization subframe within a minimum period for the uplink/downlink configuration in a LTE system. Embodiments in the present disclosure are configured to transmit the synchronization signal block with a smaller interference between different systems.
US11246106B2	Electronic device for performing power control An electronic device according to the present invention comprises: a first power amplifier for amplifying a first signal to a first power value in a first frequency band of a first communication system; and a second power amplifier for amplifying a second signal to a second power value in a second frequency band of a second communication system. The electronic device may comprise a baseband processor for: when the first and the second signal are transmitted at the same time, determining whether an average value of power values fed back from the first and the second power amplifier for a regular time interval exceeds a threshold value; and when the average value exceeds the threshold value, decreasing a gain of at least one of the first and the second power amplifier at regular time intervals.
US11246105B2	Techniques and apparatuses for handling power state transitions of a beamforming apparatus A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. According to some aspects, the apparatus may identify a first power state and a second power state, wherein the first power state is associated with a first transmission or reception of one or more first beams, and the second power state is associated with a second transmission or reception of one or more second beams; and/or switch from the first power state to the second power state, wherein the apparatus is configured to use at least one of a scheduled gap or at least one intermediate power state between the first power state and the second power state to smooth a transition from the first power state to the second power state. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11246101B2	Power control method and terminal A power control method includes: obtaining, by a first terminal, parameter information required for power control, where the parameter information includes at least one of a first parameter, a second parameter, and a third parameter; and determining, by the first terminal based on the parameter information, uplink transmit power used when uplink transmission is performed on a target beam or a target beam pair; where the first parameter includes a beam reception gain of a network device and/or a beam sending gain of the first terminal; the second parameter is used to indicate interference caused by a second terminal to the first terminal on the target beam; and the third parameter includes beam-specific target power and/or terminal-specific target power.
US11246100B1	Apparatus and method for selecting path through beam search A method of selecting a path for transmitting a maximum power from a base station to a terminal includes simplifying a plurality of structures in an area by using OBBs, the area being an area in which beam search is to be performed; forming the plurality of simplified structures into a tree structure for ray tracing; performing the ray tracing by applying a ray tracing relation tree reduction (RRTR) algorithm for reducing an amount of computation of a GPU to the tree structure; and applying a linear regression (LR) algorithm for calculating the maximum power to be transmitted from the base station to the terminal based on a result of the ray tracing.
US11246098B2	Method and apparatus for wake-up of communication node in vehicle network An operation method of a communication node in a vehicle network may include detecting a wake-up event; generating a wake-up signal including an identifier indicating a wake-up reason corresponding to the wake-up event based on a wake-up table, the wake-up table configured for storing the wake-up reason corresponding to the wake-up event, a target communication node configured to be woken up by the wake-up reason, and an operation power configured to be supplied to the target communication node; and transmitting the wake-up signal.
US11246097B2	Method and apparatus for providing link quality based reception sleep mode for narrowband internet of things devices In an aspect of the disclosure, a method, a computer-readable medium, and an apparatus are provided. The apparatus may be a narrowband Internet of thing (NB-IoT) user equipment (UE). Further, the apparatus may be configured to receive NB reference signals (NRS) on a NB channel during a gap between reception events, perform link quality measurements based on the NRS received during an evaluation time interval, the evaluation time interval being shorter than the gap between the reception events, determine whether a link quality is greater than or equal to a first threshold, during the evaluation time interval, based on the link quality measurements, and determine whether to enable an autonomous reception (RX) sleep mode for a remaining duration of the gap between the reception events based at least in part on determining whether the link quality is greater than or equal to the first threshold value.
US11246095B2	Method for transmitting or receiving frame in wireless LAN system and device therefor According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a method by which a station (STA) receives a wake-up radio (WUR) frame in a wireless LAN (WLAN) comprises the steps of: entering a WUR duty cycle mode in which an on-duration for which a WUR receiver of the STA is awake and an off-duration for which the WUR receiver of the STA is sleeping are alternately repeated; and turning on a primary connectivity radio (PCR) when a WUR frame is detected in the on-duration of the WUR duty cycle mode, wherein, when the WUR frame indicates reception of a PCR beacon frame or a delivery traffic indication map (DTIM), the STA can turn on the PCR after delaying a predetermined time from the detection of the WUR frame according to a time point at which the PCR beacon frame or the DTIM is transmitted.
US11246092B2	Lightweight messaging Lightweight messaging between a cloud-based platform and compact wireless device. The wireless device may transmit an initial message to a cloud-based platform, and receive an initial response message from the platform that specifies an interval. In response, the wireless device may transmit a reporting message to the platform that identifies the wireless device and indicates a status of the wireless device, set a reporting interval to the specified interval, and, upon expiration of each of a plurality of the reporting interval, transmit a new reporting message to the platform. The reporting interval may be subsequently changed by update messages from the platform. In an embodiment, to reduce resource consumption at the wireless device, the wireless device does not transmit an acknowledgement message to the platform in response to the update messages. Rather, the platform infers acknowledgement based on subsequent actions of the wireless device.
US11246091B2	Method and apparatus for scanning access points in a portable terminal A method for scanning an Access Point (AP) in a portable terminal includes determining whether a request to activate the portable terminal is detected; and upon detecting the request, immediately and additionally scanning an AP independently of a predetermined scan cycle.
US11246085B2	Communication terminal, core network apparatus, communication system, information management method, and computer readable medium An object is to provide a communication terminal capable of using a newly-generated network slice or service. A communication terminal (10) according to the present disclosure includes a communication unit (11) configured to receive a parameter related to SM-NSSAI (Session Management-Network Slice Selection Assistance Information) from a core network when subscriber information of the communication terminal itself managed in the core network or a location of the communication terminal itself is changed, and a control unit (12) configured to update NSSAI by using the parameter related to the SM-NSSAI, the NSSAI being managed to select a network slice.
US11246082B1	Wireless communication for end node A communication system supports communication between an end node (101) of a vehicle (103) and a remote correspondent node (105) via a fixed network (107) which comprises a plurality of wireless access points (109) with a directional antenna arrangement for mm wave radio communication using directional beams. A vehicle (103) comprises wireless modems (111, 113, 701, 703) employing electronically steerable beamforming directional antennas for establishing mm wave radio communication links to the access points (109). The air interface communication may use a frequency channels selected from a set of available frequency channels and using a transmission scheme from a set of available transmission schemes. The access points (109) transmit a first beacon data set in a frequency channel using a common transmission scheme and a second beacon data set using a different transmission scheme which is also used for data communication. The first beacon data set comprises an indication of the transmission schemes used for data communication for the access point (109).
US11246077B2	Cell reselection method, apparatus, and system A cell reselection method and apparatus are provided. In the method, system information of a serving cell is received by a terminal; configuration information of a neighboring cell from the system information is obtained by the terminal, where the configuration information includes information related to cell reselection; and the cell reselection is performed by the terminal according to the configuration information of the neighboring cell, signal quality of the serving cell, and signal quality of the neighboring cell.
US11246075B2	Apparatus, system and method for dual connectivity An SeNB (30) informs an MeNB (20) that it can configure bearers for the given UE (10). At this time, the MeNB (20) manages the DRB status, and then sends a key S-KeNB to the SeNB (30). The MeNB (20) also sends a KSI for the S-KeNB to both of the UE (10) and the SeNB (30). After this procedure, the MeNB (20) informs an EPC (MME (40) and S-GW (50)) about the new bearer configured at the SeNB (30), such that the S-GW 50 can start offloading the bearer(s) to the SeNB 30. Prior to the offloading, the EPC network entity (MME (40) or S-GW (50)) performs verification that: 1) whether the request is coming from authenticated source (MeNB); and 2) whether the SeNB (30) is a valid eNB to which the traffic can be offload.
US11246073B2	Short message transmission and handover procedures A method performed by a connectivity-related network entity is provided. The method includes: receiving, from a Packet Data Network (PDN) gateway and a Serving Gateway (SGW), a Short Message Service (SMS) message to be sent in a downlink; determining to use a control plane only, out of the control plane and a user plane, for transferring the SMS message; transmitting a trigger message to a user equipment to initiate establishment of connectivity with the user equipment via the control plane only and not via the user plane, wherein the user equipment starts a timer when the establishment of the control plane connectivity is initiated; receiving a response message from the user equipment; encapsulating the SMS message in a security protected Non-Access Stratum (NAS) message; and transmitting the security protected NAS message to the user equipment, in receipt of which the user equipment stops the timer.
US11246072B2	Switching communication modes (direct and indirect UE access) Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for switching a communication mode of a remote UE. One apparatus includes a processor (405) and a radio transceiver (425) that communicates with a relay unit (120). Here, the processor (405) decides to handover the relay unit (120) and determines a group of one or more remote units (105) associated with the relay unit (120), wherein the relay unit (120) is a relay for the group. The processor (405) selects a target base unit (110) of a mobile communication network based on the relay unit (120) and the group of one or more remote units (105) and determines a first subgroup of remote units (105) from among the group of one or more remote units (105) that cannot be supported by the target base unit (110). The processor (405) also sends, to a remote unit (105) in the first subgroup of remote units (105), a command to resume communication with the mobile communication network without using the relay unit (120).
US11246071B2	Method for managing a connection in a distributed wireless network A method, for a distributed wireless communication network, for managing the connection of a client node to a first gathering node is provided. A quality indicator presenting a quality of the connection is determined. If the quality indicator indicates a poor quality, then: to each gathering node of the network, a command to collect quality data is sent, messages comprising the quality data are received, for each gathering node, a quality indicator is determined, and a second gathering node according to the quality indicators determined is selected. If the second gathering node is different from the first gathering node, then to each gathering node, except for the second gathering node, a command to refuse association with the client node is sent.
US11246069B2	Single transmit sharing during handover and dual connectivity operations Wireless communications systems and methods related to communications in a wireless network during handover and/or dual connectivity operations are provided. A user equipment (UE) transmits, to a first base station (BS), a first communication signal based on a first time-division multiplexed (TDM) configuration. The UE transmits, to a second BS different from the first BS, a second communication signal, the second communication signal being multiplexed with the first communication signal based on the first TDM configuration. The UE transmits, to the first BS, a third communication signal based on a second TDM configuration different from the first TDM configuration. The first TDM configuration and the second TDM configuration are associated with a handover from the first BS to the second BS. The UE transmits, to the second BS, a fourth communication signal, the fourth communication signal being multiplexed with the third communication signal based on the second TDM configuration.
US11246067B2	Methods and apparatuses for performing cell (re)selection in non-public network A method performed by a User Equipment (UE) for cell (re)selection includes the UE storing allowed Non-Public Network (NPN) information that is in a form of a Cell Access Group (CAG) Identity (ID) list or in a form of a Stand-alone Non-Public Network (SNPN) ID list, receiving NPN information and area information associated with the NPN information via a System Information Block (SIB) Type 1 (SIB1) broadcast by a cell, the NPN information including an NPN ID list, performing a first procedure according to the allowed NPN information when the allowed NPN information is in the form of the CAG ID list, and performing a second procedure according to the allowed NPN information when the allowed NPN information is in the form of the SNPN ID list.
US11246063B2	Selection of a network element A method for delivering information on a serving mobile switching centre server for an user equipment between a first communication network and a second communication network. The method includes a step of requesting an attachment of the user equipment to the second communication network by signaling between the user equipment and a network node of the second communication network, the signaling including at least part of information on the mobile switching centre server serving the user equipment in the first communication network. Additionally, an user equipment and a network node implementing the aspects of the method are described.
US11246061B2	Voice service processing method and terminal device The present invention provides a voice service processing method and a terminal device. The method includes: sending, by a terminal device, a first message to a network device of a first network, where the first message is used to request a circuit switched fallback CSFB voice service; receiving, by the terminal device, a second message sent by the network device of the first network, where the second message is used to instruct the terminal device to perform network redirection; if the second message carries no frequency information, determining, by the terminal device, a redirection frequency, where the redirection frequency is a frequency supported by a second network; and sending, by the terminal device based on the redirection frequency, a connection request to a network device of the second network, to perform a CS voice service.
US11246059B2	Transmitting device, receiving device, and methods performed therein for handling buffer reset A method performed by a transmitting device is disclosed herein. The transmitting device operates in a communications network. The transmitting device performs a reset on a buffer of the transmitting device. The transmitting device then switches, based on the performed reset, a first value in an indication to a second value. The indication is of the reset of the buffer. The transmitting device sets the indication to the second value for all packets generated by the transmitting device after the performed reset. This is set until the second value is switched again by the transmitting device in another indication, based on another performed reset of the buffer. The transmitting device then sends the indication with the second value to a receiving device operating in the communications network. The second value indicates that the reset was performed by the transmitting device.
US11246058B2	Radio communication device and radio communication method UE (200) performs Asymmetric ROHC that applies header compression in a packet data convergence protocol layer to either an uplink or a downlink. The UE (200) includes a data transmitting-receiving unit (220) that receives from eNB a support notification indicating that the Asymmetric ROHC is supported and a capability notifying unit (240) that notifies, when the data transmitting-receiving unit (220) receives the support notification, the eNB of information to be used for setting the Asymmetric ROHC by including a profile of the Asymmetric ROHC in capability information of the UE (200).
US11246055B1	Consistent quality of service policy in a software defined enterprise network Systems and methods for providing enhanced Quality of Service (QoS) network transmissions can be based on an application sub-class or a user class. Systems and methods can include inspecting the information packet having a network level QoS field having a first network level QoS portion and a second network level QoS portion, determining an application sub-class or user class associated with the information packet, tagging the first network level QoS portion of the information packet according to a first network level QoS value, tagging the second network level QoS portion of the information packet according to a traffic priority indication and to a determined application sub-class or user class, and queuing the information packet for transmission from a network element based on the tagged first network level QoS portion and the second network level QoS portion.
US11246053B2	Congestion/overload control method and apparatus A congestion/overload control method and apparatus are provided. The method includes: learning, by a gateway device, information about network access time of a User Equipment (UE) or UE group; and rejecting or discarding, by the gateway device, session management request messages of the UE or UEs in the UE group beyond the network access time of the UE or UE group; or discarding, by the gateway device, data of the UE or the UEs in the UE group beyond the network access time of the UE or UE group. Embodiments of the present invention can perform congestion/overload control differentially on the UE or UEs in the group, implement congestion/overload control on the gateway device, avoid congestion/overload caused by a large number of UEs on the gateway device, and improve the efficiency of congestion/overload control.
US11246052B2	Wireless communication method, terminal device and network device A wireless communication method, a terminal device and a network device are provided. The terminal device in an idle or de-activated state can carry out cell measurement on the basis of the configuration of the network device. After entering a connected state, the measurement result is reported to assist the network device in configuring an auxiliary cell and/or auxiliary cell group in a CA, and/or, assist in configuring a multi-wireless access technology dual connection. The wireless communication method includes that the terminal device receives first configuration information sent by the network device, the first configuration information being used to indicate the terminal device in an idle state and/or de-activated state to carry out cell measurement and including first measurement information for E-UTRAN and/or second measurement information for NR, and the terminal device carries out cell measurement according to the first configuration information.
US11246051B2	Method and apparatus for interference measurement in wireless communication system A method for measuring and reporting an interference by using a port-wise interference measurement resource in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may comprise the steps of: receiving a configuration associated with a port-wise interference measurement resource, wherein the port-wise interference measurement resource corresponds to an independent interference assumption for each port; and measuring an interference for each port in the port-wise interference measurement resource, and reporting a measurement result, wherein the measurement result includes an index of a port having a channel quality indicator (CQI) exceeding a target CQI.
US11246044B2	Systems and methods for communications node upgrade and selection Implementations described and claimed herein provide systems and methods for intelligent node type selection in a telecommunications network. In one implementation, a customer set is obtained for a communications node in the telecommunications network. The customer set includes an existing customer set and a new customer set. A set of customer events is generated for a node type of the communications node using a simulator. The set of customer events is generated by simulating the customer set over time through a discrete event simulation. An impact of the customer events is modeled for the node type of the communications node. The node type is identified from a plurality of node types for a telecommunications build based on the impact of the customer events for the node type.
US11246043B2	Wireless communication device, method, and recording medium In order to enable reducing a possibility of being unable to connect to an AP in which a failure of a network connection occurs and also lessening a decline in a communication rate, a wireless communication method includes: detecting occurrence of a failure of a network connection in a first wireless communication device, when detecting the occurrence of the failure, determining whether or not to make a first wireless connection to the first wireless communication device, when making the determination to make the first wireless connection, making the first wireless connection to the first wireless communication device, and relaying a first communication between the first wireless communication device and a network.
US11246040B2	Communication method and system in wireless communication system using beamforming scheme A transmission method for communication by a transmission apparatus of a wireless communication system performing wireless communication in a beamforming scheme is disclosed. The method may include assigning identifiers to all transmission beam directions in which transmission is possible and transmitting a reference signal with a beam identifier assigned in each direction, when identifier information of a beam direction, which allows reception from a reception apparatus, and error detection information are received, examining the error detection information to examine whether an error exists, and transmitting a response signal to the reception apparatus according to whether the examined error exists, and transmitting and receiving data on the basis of the received beam information when the error does not exist, as a result of the examination of the error detection information.
US11246039B2	Method and apparatus for secure multi-terminal cooperative working This application provides a method for secure multi-terminal cooperative working, applied to a network on which a plurality of terminal devices perform cooperative playing and/or cooperative recording, where the plurality of terminal devices include a first terminal device. The method includes: determining, by the first terminal device, a security mechanism; obtaining, by the first terminal device, cooperative working information, where the cooperative working information is information played and/or recorded by the plurality of terminal devices; and performing, by the first terminal device, security processing on the cooperative working information based on the security mechanism. After obtaining the cooperative working information, the first terminal device performs security processing on the cooperative working information based on the security mechanism, so that a process other than the cooperative working process cannot access the cooperative working information, thereby ensuring security of the cooperative working information.
US11246035B2	Programmable long-range wireless signal remote control device The present invention provides a programmable long-range wireless signal remote control device that receives a wireless signal through a processor, performs a verification procedure on the wireless signal by using a signal packet data protocol entity, and then utilizes a control transmission interface to transmit the control signal in the wireless signal to a processing component. A sequence data control interface transmits a data signal in the wireless signal externally, and a programmable entity controls a number of sequences and the time of transmitting the wireless signal or a control signal externally, thereby achieving the effect of information preservation and data identification, the reception and transmission of stable signals, transmission of the control signal in a one-to-many time-series interval manner, and the provision of the control signal and the data signal to a controlled device.
US11246032B1	Device provisioning and authentication Among other things, techniques are described for provisioning and authentication of devices in vehicles. In one aspect, a device in a vehicle establishes a communication session with a network server that manages provisioning of devices corresponding to an enterprise associated with the vehicle. The device receives instructions from the network server to generate cryptographic keys, and in response, generates a public and private key pair. The device sends, to the network server, a certificate signing request that includes the public key and an identifier of the device. In response, the device receives a digital security certificate for the device, and a security certificate of a signing certificate authority. The device authenticates the security certificate of the certificate authority using a known enterprise root certificate, and upon successful authentication, stores the device security certificate and the security certificate of the signing certificate authority.
US11246028B2	Multiple authenticated identities for a single wireless association Multiple authenticated identities for a single wireless association may be provided. First, an Access Point (AP) may provide an association with a client device. The AP may then establish, on the association, a first authenticated session for the client device based on a first media access control (MAC) address and a first identity. Next, the AP may establish, on same the association, a second authenticated session for the client device based on a second MAC address and a second identity.
US11246024B2	Systems and methods for locating cellular phones and security measures for the same Systems and methods for locating a cellular phone are provided. More particularly, systems and methods for providing the location of a requested user's cellular phone from a requesting user's device (e.g., a second cellular phone) based on access rights defined by the requested user. Location descriptions may be provided at a multitude of levels. For example, if a cellular phone, or an identity associated to (e.g., logged into) a cellular phone, has been given access rights to a cell phone's exact location for an indefinite amount of time, that cell phone can receive, on command, the exact location of the approved cell phone. Other levels of location information that can be granted include, for example, proximities, states, and countries.
US11246021B2	Electronic control unit, electronic control system, and recording medium An electronic control unit includes: a first determination unit which determines whether a message received is an address claim message; a second determination unit which determines, when it is determined that the message received is an address claim message, whether a device name included in the address claim message received is a predetermined device name; and a third determination unit which performs a predefined determination process, when it is determined that the device name included in the address claim message received is the predetermined device name, and determine whether the address claim message received is an unauthorized message according to a result of the predefined determination process.
US11246018B2	Computerized tool implementation of layered data files to discover, form, or analyze dataset interrelations of networked collaborative datasets Various embodiments relate generally to data science and data analysis, computer software and systems, and wired and wireless network communications to provide an interface between repositories of disparate datasets and computing machine-based entities that seek access to the datasets, and, more specifically, to a computing and data storage platform that facilitates consolidation of one or more datasets, whereby one or more computerized tools may be configured to discover, form, and analyze, for example, via one or more layered data files, interrelations among a system of networked collaborative datasets. In some examples, a method may include transforming of a set of data to an atomized format to form an atomized dataset that includes a derived dataset attribute. The method may also include presenting data representing an annotation at the user interface based on the derived dataset attribute. In some examples, the annotation may be associated with a layer file.
US11246014B2	System and method for providing information on terminal devices Systems and methods for providing information are disclosed. An exemplary method may comprise determining a current service stage of a service, obtaining status information matching the current service stage, and providing the obtained status information on a locked screen of the terminal device.
US11246009B1	Location tracking consent management Location tracking consent management may be provided. A zone in a network may be configured with a corresponding tracking type. Next a computing device associated with the zone may be enabled to transmit an information element indicating the tracking type configured for the zone. A client device may then be allowed to disallow tracking of the client device based on the tracking type.
US11246005B2	Safety geofence zone deployment Safety geofence zones may be created and deployed for a ride sharing service. At least one set of safety geofence zones may be created which are associated with a ride sharing service. A zone type may be set for each set of safety geofence zones in the at least one set of safety geofence zones. At least one trigger condition may be set for the at least one set of safety geofence zones. The at least one set of safety geofence zones may be deployed.
US11246004B2	Power tool geofence tracking and dashboard Methods and systems for power tool geofence tracking. One embodiment provides a method for power tool geofence tracking and dashboard display. The method includes determining, using an electronic processor with a transceiver, a location of one or more power tool devices and generating, using the electronic processor, a dashboard to simultaneously display a location-based inventory, indication of number of missing tool, and geofence setup of power tool devices within the inventory. The method also includes displaying, using the electronic processor, the dashboard on an electronic display.
US11246002B1	Determination of composite acoustic parameter value for presentation of audio content Determination of a composite acoustic parameter value for a headset is presented herein. A directionally enhanced audio signal is generated based on audio signals from an acoustic sensor array and a spatial signal enhancement filter that is directed for enhancement of a sound source. A SNR improvement value is determined based on a SNR value of the directionally enhanced audio signal and a SNR value of an audio signal from an acoustic sensor of the acoustic sensor array. The SNR improvement value is input into a model that maps SNR improvement values to spatial acoustic parameters to determine a spatial acoustic parameter. A temporal acoustic parameter is determined based on the audio signals. The composite acoustic parameter value is determined based on the spatial acoustic parameter and a temporal acoustic parameter value. Audio content presented to a user is adjusted based in part on the composite acoustic parameter value.
US11245999B2	Stereophonic service apparatus, operation method of the device, and computer readable recording medium The present invention relates to a stereophonic service apparatus, its method of driving, and a computer readable recording medium. The stereophonic sound service apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention may include the storage unit which matches and stores HRTF data related to a physical characteristic of a user and the sound source environment 3D data related to the sound source environment; and the control unit that extracts an HRTF candidate group from HRTF data stored based on a test result of a user for sound matching and setting at least one of data having a similarity value equal to or higher than a reference value as individualized data for each user.
US11245997B2	Headphone volume control method and headphone A headphone volume control method calculates a level of a sound signal, which is captured by a microphone, during a first period, determines a target value of a sound volume based on the above-mentioned level, and gradually changes a reproduction volume of content to be reproduced to the above-mentioned target value over a second period.
US11245987B2	Micro-speaker The micro-speaker includes a hollow frame, a diaphragm, a voice coil, an elastic damping piece, and a magnetic circuit assembly. The hollow frame includes a hollow portion, a top surface, and a bottom surface. The diaphragm includes a central portion and an outer peripheral portion surrounding the central portion. The voice coil is coaxially held in the hollow portion. The voice coil includes a top edge fixedly connected to the central portion and a bottom edge. The elastic damping piece includes an outer fixing member connected to the hollow frame, an inner fixing member connected to the voice coil, and an elastic piece body connected between the outer fixing member and the inner fixing member. The magnetic circuit assembly is held in the hollow portion and is in the voice coil but not in contact with the voice coil.
US11245986B2	Electro-magnetic motor geometry with radial ring and axial pole magnet An electro-acoustic transducer includes a diaphragm and an electro-magnetic motor that is coupled to the diaphragm. The motor includes a voice coil and a magnetic circuit that defines an air gap within which the voice coil is at least partially disposed. The magnetic circuit includes a first, axially polarized permanent magnet that provides a first magnetic flux path and a second, radially polarized permanent magnet that provides a second magnetic flux path. The first and second magnetic flux paths are arranged to interact with the voice coil to drive motion of the diaphragm.
US11245983B2	Audio processing device and method for echo cancellation Provided are an audio processing device, an audio processing method, an information processing device, and a computer program that perform echo cancellation corresponding to double talk. The audio processing device includes an estimation unit that estimates a filter representing a transmission characteristic from a speaker where a reference signal is output to a microphone in which the reference signal sneaks, an adjustment unit that adjusts a step size on the basis of a filter update coefficient estimated by the estimation unit, and an update unit that updates the filter according to the update coefficient and the step size. The adjustment unit adjusts the step size on the basis of a ratio of power of the filter update coefficient to maximum power of the filter.
US11245982B2	Wind noise reduction by microphone placement An image capture device includes a housing having a lens snout protruding from a front housing surface. A front microphone is mounted below the lens snout. A top microphone is mounted under a top housing surface. The top microphone is positioned to receive direct freestream air flow at a first pitched forward angle. The front microphone is positioned to receive turbulent air flow at a second pitched forward angle. The second pitched forward angle is greater than or equal to the first pitched forward angle. An audio processor receives a first audio signal and a second audio signal from the top microphone and front microphone, respectively. The audio processor generates frequency sub-bands from the first and second audio signals. The audio processor selects the frequency sub-bands with the lowest noise metric and combines them to generate an output audio signal.
US11245974B2	Wireless earphone and method for controlling a wireless earphone Provided are a wireless earphone and a method for controlling a wireless earphone. The wireless earphone includes a charging box and an earpiece placed in the charging box. A charging box open/closed-state sensor, an earpiece attitude sensor and a magnetic-field control circuit are disposed in the charging box. The charging box open/close-state sensor is configured to detect an open state of the charging box or a closed state of the charging box. The earpiece attitude sensor is configured to detect an orientation attitude of the earpiece in the charging box. The magnetic-field control circuit controls, according to results detected by the charging box open/closed-state sensor and the earpiece attitude sensor, whether the earpiece is suspended from the charging box.
US11245973B2	Hearing device with active vent click compensation A hearing device has an ear plug for insertion into an ear canal of a user of the hearing device. The ear plug comprises a vent having a vent valve device configured to open or close the vent. The hearing device is configured to obtain a predetermined audio signal representing a sound emitted by the vent when the vent valve device is being manipulated. The signal processor is configured to output a phase-inverted version of the predetermined audio signal to the receiver substantially at the same time as the vent valve device is manipulated, thus cancelling out the sound of the vent. The predetermined audio signal may be obtained during manufacture of the hearing device or it may be picked up by an in-the-ear microphone. Accordingly, the unpleasant sound of a vent being opened or closed while the hearing device is worn by a user is reduced or eliminated.
US11245972B2	Ear tip device An ear tip device for padding an in-ear headphone includes a cylinder, which comprises silicone and viscoelastic polyurethane foam so that the cylinder is resiliently compressible. A channel is axially positioned in and extends through the cylinder. The channel is configured to expand to allow insertion of a headphone and to contract to couple the cylinder to the headphone. The cylinder is configured to be compressed between digits of a hand of a user, positioning the user to at least partially insert the cylinder into an ear canal of the user. The cylinder is positioned to expand to conform to the ear canal and to couple the cylinder to the ear. The cylinder is configured to attenuate ambient noise and to direct a sound transmitted by the headphone to an eardrum of the user.
US11245971B1	Supporting optical line terminals of a passive optical network A first network device may configure a first bridge connecting a passive optical network (PON) controller and first optical line terminals (OLTs) of the first network device. The first network device may be associated with a PON and each of the first OLTs may be connected to a first plurality of optical network units (ONUs). The first network device may establish a connection between the first bridge and a second bridge of a second network device. The second network device is associated with the PON, the second bridge may connect with second OLTs of the second network device, and each of the second OLTs may connect to a second plurality of ONUs. The PON controller of first network device may receive traffic from a PON domain manager and may provide the traffic to the first OLTs and the first plurality of ONUs via the first bridge.
US11245969B2	Method for collecting data, sensor and supply network A method for collecting data of a consumption, a physical or physico-chemical parameter and/or an operating state in a supply network for consumables. A measuring element of a local sensor provides elementary measuring units, which correspond to at least one physical or physico-chemical variable or at least one physical or physico-chemical parameter, as raw measurement data. In order to determine the measurement resolution of the sensor, the conditions for generating time stamps are determined in advance using a correlation model, time stamps of successive raw measurement data are generated in the sensor on the basis of the correlation model, and the time stamps are transmitted via a wired connection and/or via a radio path. The raw measurement data are reconstructed and evaluated based on the time stamps with the correlation model. The conditions for generating time stamps can be changed dynamically within the framework of the correlation model.
US11245965B2	Systems and methods for alerting users of the postponed recording of programs Systems and methods are provided herein in relation to notifications about alternative viewing opportunities for recording and playback of media programs. In particular, the systems and methods provide users with information related to alternative recorded programming viewing opportunities for programs scheduled for recording by a user.
US11245963B2	Methods and apparatus to determine when a smart device is out-of-tab Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to determine whether a smart device is in-tab are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a labelled data generator to identify a first smart television that corresponds to a first panelist by comparing first data from the first smart television to second data from the first panelist; and generate training data by labelling the first smart television as in-tab or out-of-tab based on the second data from the first panelist; and a model trainer to train a model using the training data, the model trainer to train the model to determine a tab status for a second smart television.
US11245961B2	System and methods for detecting anomalous activities for interactive videos Methods and supporting systems collect data associated with interactive videos user engagement and dynamically adapt an interactive video application and/or interactive video content and detect anomalous behaviors based on the data.
US11245953B2	Packetized content stream-enabled headphone system Novel techniques are described for enabling headphone-driven systems to handle packetized streams of next-generation television (NGTV) content. For example, a headphone system can include an antenna and a NGTV tuner to receive and decode a packetized television content stream wirelessly from a content provider via a digital television content network. The decoded stream can be processed by the headphone system to generate an audio stream and a video stream. Audio content of the audio stream can be output via an audio transducer of the headphone system. The video stream can be transmitted, via a device interface of the headphone system, to a media playback device for outputting of video content (e.g., and audio content, in some cases) of the video stream. For example, the video stream is transmitted, via a short-range wireless network to a smartphone, tablet computer, transport vehicle display, or other playback device.
US11245948B2	Content playback method and electronic device supporting same An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a sensor module functionally connected with the electronic device; a receiving module functionally connected with the electronic device; and a processor, wherein the processor may detect that the electronic device is worn by a user, obtain content from an external electronic device in response to the detection, and execute the obtained content upon obtaining the content from the external electronic device.
US11245946B2	Systems and methods for adapting content items to secured endpoint media device data Methods, systems, and machine-readable media for adapting content composites to device operations of an endpoint media device are disclosed. Blockchain data associated with a blockchain address may be processed by one or more processing devices. The blockchain data and/or the blockchain address may be mapped by the one or more processing devices to a first endpoint media device. Based at least in part on the blockchain data, a first content composite may be identified by one or more processing devices for delivery from a content provider system via one or more networks to the first endpoint media device. Transmission of the first content composite may be caused where, consequent to delivery of the first content composite to the first endpoint media device, the first endpoint media device or a second endpoint media device performs at least one operation relating to the first content composite.
US11245945B2	Systems and methods for displaying segments of media guidance data Systems and methods are provided herein for substituting an updated segment of media guidance data that no longer includes a selected media asset identifier with another segment of media guidance data that includes the selected media asset identifier. A media guidance application may determine, following an update to a segment of media guidance data, that a selected media asset identifier, associated with a given media asset classifier, is no longer included in the updated segment of media guidance data. The media guidance application may retrieve another segment of media guidance data that is associated with the given media asset classifier and that includes the selected media asset identifier.
US11245934B1	Software defined networking Systems and methods presented herein provide for a software defined network (SDN) controller in a cable television system that virtualizes network elements in the cable television system to provide content delivery and data services through the virtualized network elements. In one embodiment, the SDN controller is operable in a cloud computing environment to balance data traffic through the virtualized network elements. For example, the SDN controller may abstract Layer 2 Control Protocol (L2CP) frame processing of the network elements into the cloud computing environment to relieve the network elements from the burdens of Ethernet frame processing. In this regard, the SDN controller comprises a L2CP decision module that determines how L2CP should be processed for the network elements in the cable television system.
US11245932B2	Encoding method and apparatus and decoding method and apparatus A decoding method includes: parsing a data stream, and if partitioning an image block with a size of 2N×2N using a quadtree partition pattern is allowed, processing a 2N×N first subimage block and a 2N×N second subimage block or an N×2N first subimage block and an N×2N second subimage block in a constraint subimage processing mode, wherein an image block partition pattern obtained for the partitioned second subimage block and the partitioned first subimage block is different from an image block partition pattern obtained after the 2N×2N image block is partitioned using the quadtree partition pattern, where the 2N×N first subimage block and the 2N×N second subimage block or the N×2N first subimage block and the N×2N second subimage block are obtained by partitioning the image block with the size of 2N×2N.
US11245930B2	Method and apparatus for deblocking filtering a block of pixels A method of filtering a block of pixels in an image, comprising obtaining a first clipping control parameter (tc) value based on a quantization parameter of the block; comparing a first value of a first pixel located on one side of an edge in said block and a second value of a second pixel located on the other side of the edge in said block with a predetermined threshold derived from the first clipping control parameter value; and determining whether to apply a strong filtering to the first pixel based on the result of the comparison, wherein: the strong filtering comprises filtering the first pixel value so that the filtered first pixel value differs from the first pixel value by no more than a range value based on the clipping control parameter (tc), the ration between two range values corresponding to successive values of bitdepths being strictly lower than 2.
US11245928B2	Systems and methods for image processing A method for decoding an encoded code stream is provided. The method may include obtaining the encoded code stream. The method may include determining a plurality of code blocks based on the encoded code stream. The method may include determining a plurality of bit-planes for each of the plurality of code blocks, the plurality of bit-planes ranging from a most significant bit-plane to a least significant bit-plane. The method may include determining at least one query-plane for each of the plurality of bit-planes. The method may further include decoding each of the plurality of bit-planes based on the at least one query-plane.
US11245924B2	Methods and devices for coding and decoding a data stream representative of at least one image A method and device for encoding and a method and device for decoding a signal including encoded data representing an image sub-divided into blocks, and information representing a correction block and a residual block. For a current block of the image, a first pixel is encoded from a prediction value obtained for the first pixel from at least one pixel of a previously rebuilt block. The prediction is corrected using at least one value of a pixel of the correction block. At least one current pixel of the current block is encoded from a prediction value obtained for the current pixel from at least one previously corrected pixel of the current block. The prediction is corrected by using at least one value of a pixel of the correction block, delivering a prediction block for the current block. The residual block is computed from the current block and the predictive block.
US11245923B2	Representative motion information for temporal motion prediction in video encoding and decoding Disclosed herein are representative embodiments of generating representative motion information that can be used during processing of a video frame. In one exemplary embodiment disclosed herein, a reference frame comprising a group of blocks is processed, and motion information for the group of blocks is compressed at least by buffering representative motion-vector information and representative reference-frame index information for the group of blocks. The representative reference-frame index information comprises reference-frame index information of a representative block of the group of blocks, and the representative reference-frame index information represents reference-frame index information for the group of blocks during processing of a current frame.
US11245920B2	Escape code coding for motion vector difference in video coding A device for coding video data is configured to code a motion vector difference (MVD) value using a codeword prefix and a codeword suffix. Based on an absolute value, minus 2, of the MVD value being 131070 or greater, the codeword prefix of the MVD value is equal to 1111 1111 1111 1111 and the codeword suffix is coded using the fixed length code.
US11245918B2	Method for encoding and decoding video, and apparatus using same The present invention relates to a technique for encoding and decoding video data, and more particularly, to a method for performing inter-prediction in an effective manner. The present invention combines an inter-prediction method using an AMVP mode and an inter-prediction method using a merge mode so as to propose a method for using the same candidate. The method for encoding video data proposed by the present invention comprises the following steps: receiving mode information on an inter-prediction method of a current block; determining, on the basis of the received mode information, whether the interprediction method to be applied to the current block is an AMVP mode or a merge mode; and selecting a candidate to derive motion information of the current block, wherein the candidate is selected in a left region, top region and corner region of the current block and in the same position block as the current block, and the AMVP mode and the merge mode are applied on the basis of the selected candidate.
US11245907B2	Video encoding method, video decoding method, and apparatus using same The present invention relates to a video encoding method, to a video decoding method, and to an apparatus using same. The video encoding method according to the present invention comprises the steps of: setting a tile and a slice for the inputted current picture; performing encoding based on the tile and the slice; and a step of transmitting the encoded video information. The current picture may include one or more tiles and one or more slices. The largest coding units (hereinafter, referred to as LCUs) in the slice may be arranged based on a tile scan.
US11245906B2	Video decoding implementations for a graphics processing unit Video decoding innovations for multithreading implementations and graphics processor unit (“GPU”) implementations are described. For example, for multithreaded decoding, a decoder uses innovations in the areas of layered data structures, picture extent discovery, a picture command queue, and/or task scheduling for multithreading. Or, for a GPU implementation, a decoder uses innovations in the areas of inverse transforms, inverse quantization, fractional interpolation, intra prediction using waves, loop filtering using waves, memory usage and/or performance-adaptive loop filtering. Innovations are also described in the areas of error handling and recovery, determination of neighbor availability for operations such as context modeling and intra prediction, CABAC decoding, computation of collocated information for direct mode macroblocks in B slices, reduction of memory consumption, implementation of trick play modes, and picture dropping for quality adjustment.
US11245905B2	Method and apparatus for blended intra prediction Methods and apparatuses for intra prediction in video encoding and decoding using a blended intra predictor are described. In one exemplary embodiment, intra prediction is preformed using a blended intra predictor for a pixel of a current block being encoded and decoded. The blended intra predictor is determined by summing with corresponding weights a predictor using the intra prediction direction to be used for the current block and one or more predictors using the one or more corresponding intra prediction directions of the one or more neighboring blocks. The corresponding weights for the one or more neighboring blocks decrease with increased distance of the pixel to the one or more neighboring blocks.
US11245903B2	Method and apparatus for quantization, adaptive block partitioning and codebook coding for neural network model compression A method of quantization, adaptive block partitioning and codebook coding for neural network model compression, is performed by at least one processor and includes determining a saturated maximum value of a multi-dimensional tensor in a layer of a neural network, and a bit depth corresponding to the saturated maximum value, and clipping weight coefficients in the multi-dimensional tensor to be within a range of the saturated maximum value. The method further includes quantizing the clipped weight coefficients, based on the bit depth, and transmitting, to a decoder, a layer header including the bit depth.
US11245897B2	Methods and apparatuses for signaling partioning information for picture encoding and decoding A picture encoding apparatus configured to hierarchically partition a block of picture data into sub-blocks; determine that a sub-block being coded belongs to an unequally-sized partitioned block; prepare a list of neighboring blocks for the sub-block of the unequally-sized partitioned block based on a size of the sub-block of the unequally-sized partitioned block and a partitioning type of at least one neighboring block of the unequally-sized partitioned block; and derive a context model that is used to encode split information of the sub-block of the unequally-sized partitioned block into a bit stream based on the prepared list of neighboring blocks.
US11245881B2	Method and apparatus for correcting color convergence error Provided are a method and an apparatus for correcting a color convergence error. The method includes: in a dark room environment, collecting a projection light point on a projection screen projected by a projection system, to obtain a projection image; adjusting the test pattern, so that a first projection light point corresponding to the white point of a first coordinate on the test pattern after being projected by a first color light source is located in a center of the projection image; obtaining a second and/or a third projection light points corresponding to the white point of the first coordinate after being projected by a second and/or a third color light sources from the projection image; and adjusting an assembly parameter of the projection system according to a position of the second and/or the third projection light points and a position of the first projection light point.
US11245880B2	Techniques for spatial data projection A system including a projection device configured to emit a plurality of light beams, where each individual light beam is emitted with a unique path within an environment, and where each individual light beam has a modulation pattern configured to transmit data corresponding to the unique path. The system also includes a receiver device having a sensor configured to detect at least one individual light beam of the plurality of light beams, a receiver processor configured to identify the modulation pattern of the detected individual light beam and generate response instructions based on the position data transmitted via the modulation pattern, and an output device configured to output a response based on the generated response instructions.
US11245876B2	Audio/video recording and communication devices An audio/video recording and communication device configured as a doorbell has a housing with a support structure and a removable faceplate. A flexible translucent membrane of the faceplate supports a button aligned with a mechanical switch when the removable faceplate is attached to the housing such that a plurality of light emitting elements are positioned around the mechanical switch transmit light through the translucent membrane. A removable battery casing is configured to hold at least one battery and has a release button physically coupling with a detent of the support structure to retain the removable battery casing within the support structure. The removable battery casing may be removed from the device for recharging without removing the device from a surface on which it is mounted.
US11245875B2	Monitoring activity with depth and multi-spectral camera A camera system is configured to automatically monitor an area. Depth image(s) of the area are acquired based on active IR light emitted by the camera system and reflected from the area to a sensor array of the camera system. The depth image(s) are computer analyzed to identify a human subject. For each spectral illuminator of the camera system, spectral light image(s) of the area are acquired based on active spectral light in the spectral light sub-band of the spectral illuminator reflected from the area to the sensor array. The spectral light image(s) for the spectral illuminators are computer analyzed to identify an interaction between the human subject and an object in the area. In response to identifying the interaction between the human subject and the object in the area, an action to be performed for the object in the area is computer issued.
US11245869B2	Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, reception method, and transmission/reception system This technology is to enable high quality audio reproduction on the reception side without supplying a transmission clock using a clock signal line from the reception side to the transmission side. The transmission apparatus receives encoded data capable of clock recovery from a reception apparatus (external device), generates an audio clock on the basis of a carrier clock recovered from the encoded data, and transmits audio data to the reception apparatus in synchronization with the audio clock. The reception apparatus transmits the encoded data capable of clock recovery to the external device in synchronization with the carrier clock generated on the basis of an self-generating audio clock, receives the audio data from the transmission apparatus (external device), and processes the audio data on the basis of the self-generating audio clock.
US11245864B2	Comparator and image sensor including the same A comparator includes a comparison circuit and a positive feedback circuit. The comparison circuit generates a comparison signal by comparing an input signal and a reference signal. The positive feedback circuit generates an output signal based on the comparison signal, such that the output signal transitions more rapidly than the comparison signal. The positive feedback circuit includes a first circuit configured to electrically connect a first power supply voltage to a conversion node in response to a transition of the comparison signal and electrically disconnect the first power supply voltage from the conversion node in response to a transition of the output signal, a second circuit configured to electrically connect a second power supply voltage to the conversion node in response to the transition of the output signal, and an output circuit configured to generate the output signal based on a voltage of the conversion node.
US11245861B2	Solid-state imaging element Stability of a current-voltage conversion circuit is increased in a solid-state imaging element that converts photocurrent to a voltage signal.A photodiode photoelectrically converts incident light and generates photocurrent. A conversion transistor converts photocurrent to a voltage signal and outputs the voltage signal from a gate. A current source transistor supplies predetermined constant current to an output signal line connected to the gate. A voltage supply transistor supplies a certain voltage corresponding to the predetermined constant current from the output signal line to a source of the conversion transistor. A capacitance is connected between the gate and the source of the conversion transistor.
US11245859B2	Shooting system, shooting method, and program This shooting system includes a plurality of cameras capable of capturing a subject that moves on a course from different directions, and a controller that receives a setting made by the user regarding a switch order of the plurality of cameras that temporally share continuous shooting of the subject that moves on the course, and switches output videos of the plurality of cameras in accordance with the set switch order.
US11245857B2	Apparatus for generating high-dynamic-range image, method, and storage medium An object of the present invention is to generate a high-dynamic-range image with fewer pseudo-contours. An apparatus of the present invention generates a high-dynamic-range image and includes a setting unit for setting an imaging condition for each region that constitutes an image. The apparatus includes a setting unit configured to set an exposure condition for the region and a correcting unit configured to correct the set exposure condition so that a difference between a maximum value and a minimum value out of the set exposure condition is small.
US11245856B2	Image processing method and apparatus Disclosed is an image processing method and apparatus. The image processing method includes receiving an image including frames captured over time in a light environment including an alternating current (AC) light, extracting AC pixels corresponding to the AC light from pixels in the image, estimating visual spaces of the AC pixels based on values of the AC pixels in the frames, estimating information of the AC light included in the image based on the visual spaces, and processing the image based on the information of the AC light.
US11245855B2	Handheld gimbal and shooting control method for handheld gimbal A shooting control method includes determining a handheld gimbal is in a selfie mode, determining characteristic information of a target object, controlling a shooting device of the handheld gimbal to track and shoot the target object according to the characteristic information of the target object, determining position information of the target object in a shooting image according to the characteristic information of the target object, adjusting a control parameter of the shooting device according to the position information of the target object in the shooting image, to enable the shooting device to shoot the target object in a preset configuration to obtain the shooting image, and displaying the shooting image in real time on a display screen of the handheld gimbal.
US11245854B2	Intelligent photography system Disclosed is an intelligent photography system including an intelligent tripod head, a search camera, a shooting camera, a communication component and a control component. The search camera is mounted on the intelligent tripod head, and configured to search for a target to be shot. The shooting camera is mounted on the intelligent tripod head, and configured to take a target image. The communication component is fixed on the intelligent tripod head. The control component includes a circuit board component electrically connected with the intelligent tripod head, the search camera, the shooting camera and the communication component respectively, so that remote control of the shooting camera for shooting is realized, photographers are freed, and better effects are achieved.
US11245852B2	Capturing apparatus for generating two types of images for display from an obtained captured image based on scene luminance and exposure An apparatus obtains a captured image, obtains exposure setting relating to the captured image, obtains for luminance of a scene, sets a mode for generating the display image; and generates the display image by performing luminance conversion of the captured image depending on the set mode. The apparatus performs, in a case where a first mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a first conversion characteristic indicating that output luminance after conversion is determined for the luminance of the scene, and does not change depending on the exposure setting. And the apparatus performs, in a case where a second mode is set, the luminance conversion of the captured image using a second conversion characteristic indicating that the output luminance changes depending on the exposure setting.
US11245849B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method It is possible to easily reproduce and edit image data that is a moving image obtained by capturing an image of a non-central projection method, in which distortion correction and blur correction are reflected. For this purpose, an information processing apparatus includes: a distortion correction processing unit that performs distortion correction processing for converting image data as a moving image acquired by capturing an image of a non-central projection method into an image of a central projection method; and a blur correction processing unit that performs blur correction processing of reducing the image blur generated in the image data using posture data of an imaging apparatus for image data that has been subjected to the distortion correction processing. In other words, the blur correction is performed after the distortion correction.
US11245844B2	Processing apparatus, imaging apparatus, and imaging system A processing apparatus configured to obtain polarization information using a plurality of images each of which is obtained in a different polarization state of light from an object includes a processor configured to select one reference image from the plurality of images and to generate difference data relating to a difference between the reference image and an image other than the reference image, and a recorder configured to record the reference image and the difference data.
US11245841B2	Method for marking target position of gimbal, gimbal, and photographing device A method for marking a target position of a gimbal includes obtaining a current offset angle between a base of the gimbal and an axis arm of the gimbal during rotation of the base, determining a final target position of the gimbal when the base rotates to a current position according to the current offset angle, and displaying the final target position.
US11245838B2	Shooting method for shooting device, and electronic equipment A shooting method for a shooting device and an electronic equipment are provided, and the method including: a shooting device in a standby state detecting motion data and judging if the shooting device meets a starting condition according to the motion data, and starting the shooting device and beginning detecting faces if the shooting device meets the starting condition; determining, at least based on a situation of face detected by the shooting device, whether to start the shooting device to begin shooting a video, and recording face feature information corresponding to the video; and uploading, according to an uploading condition, the face feature information and the shot video corresponding to the face feature information to a server after the shooting is completed.
US11245830B2	Image capture apparatus and control method for same, and storage medium An image capture apparatus includes an image capture device, a driving device configured to drive to change an orientation of the image capture device; an input device configured to receive input of voice, and a controller configured to, if the input voice is an instruction to shoot an image, perform control of stopping the driving device and causing the image capture device to capture an image at a stopping position, and also of moving the orientation of the image capture device from the stopping position by a predetermined amount in positive and negative directions in the drive direction and causing the image capture device to capture images at the position after being moved in the positive direction and the position after being moved in the negative direction.
US11245823B2	Fully buried color filter array of image sensor An image sensor includes a substrate. An array of photodiodes is disposed in the substrate. A plurality of spacers is arranged in a spacer pattern. At least one spacer of the plurality of spacers has an aspect ratio of 18:1 or greater. A buffer layer is disposed between the substrate and the spacer pattern. An array of color filters is disposed in the spacer pattern.
US11245821B2	Image pickup apparatus comprising heat transfer member connected between a circuit board equipped with heating element and a chassis An image pickup apparatus which is capable of efficiently dispersing heat from a circuit board. A heating element is mounted on the circuit board. A heat transfer member made of a material with higher thermal conductivity than that of a chassis is disposed between the circuit board and the chassis in a direction of an optical axis. First connecting units support the circuit board and the heat transfer member in a stacked manner at a plurality of positions including two positions different from each other in a horizontal direction. A second connecting unit supports the heat transfer member. A third connecting unit supports an exterior member of the image pickup apparatus. Both the second connecting unit and the third connecting unit are provided between the two positions of the first connecting units in the horizontal direction.
US11245819B2	Vehicular camera module A vehicular camera module includes a metal front housing, a printed circuit board housed by the metal front housing, a lens holder disposed at the metal front housing with the lens aligned with an imager at the printed circuit board, a metal rear housing joined with the metal front housing, and a coaxial connecting element. With the metal rear housing joined with the metal front housing, an inward-extending portion of the coaxial connecting element extends inward of the metal rear housing towards the metal front housing and electrically connects with circuitry at the printed circuit board. With the metal rear housing joined with the metal front housing, a plurality of spring tabs make, via spring contact, an electrical connection between the circuitry at the printed circuit board and the metal rear housing. An outward-extending portion of the coaxial connecting element is configured for coaxial electrical connection to a vehicle connector.
US11245818B2	Camera expansion frames and modules A frame for an image capture device includes a frame body configured to receive and secure the image capture device, a frame I/O interface configured to mate with an imaging I/O interface of an image capture device when the image capture device is secured within the frame body, a frame interface seal configured to provide waterproofing between the frame body and the image capture device when the frame I/O interface and the imaging I/O interface are mated, and a frame accessory integrated into the frame body and configured to communicate with the image capture device when the frame I/O interface and the imaging I/O interface are mated.
US11245817B2	High temperature video camera system A housing for a high temperature video camera system includes a support and a conductor. The support has at least one compartment defined therein, the at least one compartment being airtight with respect to a support exterior and configured for accommodating at least one of a camera and a battery. A plurality of insulation layers is stacked in a linear direction to form the support, including the at least one compartment, where an outer periphery of each insulation layer of the plurality of insulation layers defines the support exterior. A conductor interposed between at least one pair of immediately adjacent insulation layers of the plurality of insulation layers and extends from the at least one compartment to the support exterior. The conductor connects a plurality of exterior lights disposed external to the support with a battery disposed in the at least one compartment.
US11245810B2	Image processing apparatus, method, and program product for embedding corresponding information in an area overlapping a recognized object An object of the present disclosure is to reduce the load of a user in a case where multiplexed information is embedded in an image. One embodiment of the present invention is an image processing apparatus having: a recognition unit configured to recognize an object within an image; a selection unit configured to select additional information corresponding to an object recognized by the recognition unit from among additional information stored in a storage unit; and a layout unit configured to lay out the additional information so that at least a part of an area in which additional information selected by the selection unit is embedded overlaps an area of an object recognized by the recognition unit.
US11245803B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing information processing program An information processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit acquires electronic data, and a display control unit that in a case where there is a page meeting a predetermined condition in the electronic data, performs control to display a thumbnail of the page.
US11245801B2	Image forming apparatus and image forming method capable of changing guidance screen from terminal Provided is an image forming apparatus capable of changing a guidance screen from a terminal. An instruction acquiring unit acquires an instruction to change a guidance screen stored in a storage unit. A change acquiring unit acquires change data corresponding to the instruction acquired by the instruction acquiring unit from an external terminal 2. A change application unit applies the change data acquired by the change acquiring unit to screen data of the guidance screen. A display unit displays the screen data of the guidance screen to which the change data is applied by the change application unit.
US11245800B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a processor. The processor is configured to acquire biological information on a user, and output information that supports a process when a psychological state of the user indicated by the biological information is brought to a state determined in advance while an operation related to the process is performed by the user.
US11245795B2	System and method of running an agent guide script-flow in an employee desktop web client In the field of government engagement management, an agent guide or script-flow in an employee desktop web client is implemented. In such a system and method, when agents create interactions with clients they can follow a script-flow which will guide the agent through the interaction through a series of menu selections and automated sets of instructions. This feature of the government engagement management system allows existing customer investment from the rich desktop client or non-web client in developing specific scripts, that can also now function in the web client atmosphere. This system and method also enables an agent to handle calls with the web client more efficiently, and allows agents on the web client to automatically classify.
US11245793B2	System and method for managing a dialog between a contact center system and a user thereof A computer-implemented method for managing a dialog between a contact center system and a user thereof, comprising the steps of: hosting a dialog over a communication channel between an automated dialog engine of said contact center and said user thereof, said dialog comprising messages sent between said automated dialog engine and said user in both directions; said automated dialog engine receiving input messages from said user, and determining response messages in response to said inputs; detecting from said messages of said dialog a trigger event matching a rule; in response to detection of said trigger event: providing said agent station with a summary of said dialog; and providing control of said automated dialog engine to said agent station.
US11245791B2	Detecting robocalls using biometric voice fingerprints The disclosed system and method detect robocalls using biometric voice fingerprints. The system receives audio input representing a plurality of telephone calls. For at least a portion of the telephone calls, the system analyzes the received audio based on a voice biometrics detection model to identify one or more biometric indicators characterizing a speaker in the analyzed telephone call. The system generates and stores a voice fingerprint characterizing the speaker based on the biometric indicators, and a time of the analyzed telephone call. The system analyzes stored voice fingerprints and times corresponding to speakers in the analyzed telephone calls to determine a frequency of occurrence of each voice fingerprint within an analyzed timeframe. If the frequency of occurrence of a voice fingerprint exceeds a threshold call quantity within the analyzed timeframe, the voice fingerprint is characterized as being associated with a robocaller.
US11245788B2	Acoustic echo cancellation based sub band domain active speaker detection for audio and video conferencing applications Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for detecting an active speaker in a two-way conference. Real time audio in one or more sub band domains are analyzed according to an echo canceller model. Based on the analyzed real time audio, one or more audio metrics are determined from output from an acoustic echo cancellation linear filter. The one or more audio metrics are weighted based on a priority, and a speaker status is determined based on the weighted one or more audio metrics being analyzed according to an active speaker detection model. For an active speaker status, one or more residual echo or noise is removed from the real time audio based on the one or more audio metrics.
US11245787B2	Acoustic echo cancelling apparatus and method Disclosed are an acoustic echo cancelling apparatus and an acoustic echo cancelling method. The acoustic echo cancelling apparatus comprises a first capturer configured to capture a remote audio signal received from a remote machine; a second capturer configured to capture a local audio signal that is input to a local microphone; an acoustic echo canceller (AEC) configured to cancel an acoustic echo of the local audio signal using the remote audio signal and output a local audio signal from which the acoustic echo is cancelled; and a transmitter configured to transmit an output signal of the AEC to the remote machine.
US11245784B1	Self-organizing communications network nodes and systems A communications node includes an apparel item in the form of a harness that includes a primary portion. A halo element extends from the primary portion and is configured to be worn about the neck. A fastener that demountably couples the primary portion to the halo element. An antenna element positioned within the apparel item. An A/V hub is affixed to the halo portion and configured to receive audio/video input. A communications device and battery are positioned within the apparel item. A control circuit is positioned within the apparel item and communicatively coupled to the antenna element, the A/V hub, the communications device, and the battery. The A/V hub includes a microphone. The control circuit is configured to establish a self-organizing wide area network with a plurality of computing devices that connect directly, dynamically, and non-hierarchically to the WAN.
US11245775B2	Communication control device, communication control system, mounted device, communication control method, and program A communication control device selects, based on scenario information, one or more of a plurality of reverse proxy devices that transfer information transmitted and received between an information processing device and a mounted device of a moving body. The communication control device performs operation control of the selected reverse proxy device. The communication control device selects the scenario information used for operation of the reverse proxy device based on an operation start signal transmitted from the mounted device, and transmits the scenario information to the mounted device.
US11245774B2	Cache storage for streaming data Described herein are systems and techniques to efficiently cache data for streaming applications. A cache can be organized to include multiple cache segments, and each cache segment can include multiple cache blocks. A cache entry can be created for streaming data, and the streaming data can be streamed directly into a first cache block. When the first cache block is full, a next cache block can be identified, in a same cache segment or in a new cache segment. The streaming data can be streamed directly into the next cache block, and into any further cache blocks as needed.
US11245773B2	System and method for a convertible user application Provided is a convertible software application management system for a shared data-access layer in a distributed structure system linked to a database for customizable data processing at least in the transportation, home healthcare, hotel, e-commerce, delivery, and other goods and/or service industries. Provided is a dispatching service provider (DSP) application for dispatching objects of service companies to provide an efficient mobile app to promote a cooperative relationship between a DSP and service companies using white label apps and a streamlined/efficient dispatching system. Customers only need to download or utilize a single mobile app to access service providers from a plurality of service companies, white label companies, and/or a DSP, all using the same dispatch software. This increases the likelihood of a customer to find suitable service providers for his/her needs and allows service entities to reach additional customers and maintain their brands without the need for a plurality of mobile applications.
US11245772B1	Dynamic representation of remote computing environment Systems and methods for dynamic representation of a remote computing environment which can be implemented in the context of a virtual desktop infrastructure. A server hosting a computing environment may communicate system state to a remote client via a network. A representation of the computing environment may be generated by obtaining graphical data of a virtual computing environment, sub sampling the graphical data to determine a plurality of regions, determining a manner to prioritize the plurality of regions, and causing, based on the prioritization, an approximate representation of the graphical data to be transmitted to a second system.
US11245771B1	Location based notifications A location-based notification application may generate a location based notification on a client device based on a location of the client device and data stored within the client device.
US11245769B2	Service-oriented internet of things platform and control method therefor The present invention pertains to an Internet of things platform which includes: a middleware that includes an apparatus management unit for receiving apparatus generated information from an Internet of things apparatus so as to establish a connection to the Internet of things apparatus, a service management unit for abstracting the Internet of things apparatus into a service apparatus and for controlling the Internet of things apparatus according to a service scenario, and a data management unit for generating and storing data regarding the apparatus management unit, the service management unit and the Internet of things apparatus; and a script editor that generates the service scenario for the service apparatus.
US11245768B2	System and method for network migration with minimal traffic impact Migrating data traffic from legacy networks to packet networks by inserting a first circuit emulation device (CEM) at a first endpoint and a second circuit emulation device (CEM) at a second endpoint of a connection in the legacy network, duplicating data traffic provided to the first CEM by routing one copy of the data traffic over the connection in the legacy network to the second CEM and one copy of the data traffic over a packet network from the first CEM to a comparison server, duplicating data traffic provided to the second CEM over the legacy network from the first CEM by routing one copy of the data traffic to customer communication equipment and one copy of the data traffic to the comparison server, comparing the data traffic routed to the comparison server and validating that the packet network can be used to replace the connection in the legacy network.
US11245767B1	Multi-route communication system and route selection system Example implementations described herein are directed to management of communication sessions a target application for an underlying apparatus and a corresponding server. Such example implementations involve obtaining a plurality state, of a target application, each of which corresponds to delay requirement, establishing a plurality of communication sessions each of which satisfy the plurality of state using different network slices, specifying the network slices which satisfy the current state and sending data using the specified network slices. When the state of the target application is changed, the communication session and network slice is also changed to another communication session that satisfies the new state.
US11245763B2	Data processing method, computer device and storage medium A data processing method is performed at a terminal. The method includes: generating a supplementary signal frame according to a first original signal frame of a first data collector when a first frame rate of the first data collector in a terminal is less than a second frame rate of a second data collector, and determining an input time stamp of the supplementary signal frame according to the second frame rate; inputting the supplementary signal frame into a first input queue of the first data collector when a current time reaches the input time stamp of the supplementary signal frame; obtaining a second original signal frame that is currently input into a second input queue and that is of the second data collector; and performing signal fusion on the supplementary signal frame in the first input queue and a second original signal frame in the second input queue.
US11245762B1	Data request servicing using smart network interface cards Data requests can be serviced by smart network interface cards (NICs). For example, a smart NIC can receive a request for data at a hardware-implemented path of the smart network interface card (NIC). The smart NIC can determine, based on a mapping table accessible by the hardware-implemented path of the smart NIC, a first storage node includes the data. The smart NIC can transmit the request to the first storage node for determining a second storage node, rather than the first storage node, includes the data and transmitting at least a portion of the request to the second storage node.
US11245751B1	Service or network function workload preemption Techniques are described to provide service or network function workload preemption. In one example, a method includes identifying a network location at which a first function can be instantiated; determining whether compute resources are available at the network location to instantiate the first function; based on determining that compute resources are available, instantiating the first function; based on determining that compute resources are not available, determining whether preemption of a second function can be performed at the network location, wherein determining whether preemption of the second function can be performed is based, at least in part, on a comparison between a setup priority of the first function and a holdover priority of the second function; and, based on determining that preemption of the second function at the network location can be performed, performing preemption of the second function and instantiating the first function at the network location.
US11245749B2	Vehicle information communication system and environment improvement system, and server used therein A vehicle information communication system includes: a plurality of vehicles; and a server configured to communicate with the plurality of vehicles. The server is configured to perform communication by using either a first communication mode or a second communication mode. In the first communication mode, the server receives and transmits information to and from each of the plurality of vehicles individually. In the second communication mode, the server receives and transmits the information to and from a part of the plurality of vehicles and the information is shared among the plurality of vehicles by using vehicle-to-vehicle communication.
US11245745B2	Modification of local logs by enterprise hub An enterprise hub receives a first local log from a first transaction delivery system of a first media outlet, and a second local log from a second transaction delivery system of a second media outlet The local logs represents media items scheduled for delivery by the media outlets. The enterprise hub also receives a first avail claim, to be inserted into both the first local log and the second local log, from a first content provider. The enterprise hub inserts the first avail claim into the first local log to generate a first revised log, and into the second local log to generate a second revised log. The first and second revised logs are transmitted from the enterprise hub to the corresponding first or second media outlet.
US11245742B2	Apparatus, system, and method for flow-level switchover of video streams A disclosed method may include (1) measuring a quality level of a first instance of a video flow received via a first link within a network, (2) measuring a quality level of a second instance of the video flow received via a second link within the network, (3) determining that the quality level of the second instance of the video flow is better than the quality level of the first instance of the video flow, and then in response to determining that the quality level of the second instance of the video flow is better, (4) performing a flow-level switchover from the first instance of the video flow to the second instance of the video flow by (A) activating the second instance of the video flow and (B) deactivating the first instance of the video flow. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.
US11245740B2	Media asset streaming over network to devices Streaming of a media asset from a cloud server computer to a media playback device is disclosed. In an embodiment, a list of media assets stored in the cloud server computer is sent over network from the cloud server computer to a portable device. In another embodiment, the list is transferred via close-range communication to the portable device from the media playback device which received the list from the cloud server computer over network. In the embodiments, a media asset is started streaming over network from the cloud server computer to the media playback device responsive to selection of one of the listed media assets at the portable device. In some embodiments, streaming is redirected from the portable device to the media playback device responsive to a user's operation or in case of disconnection.
US11245738B2	Multiparty real-time communications support over information-centric networking Embodiments include technologies for creating a manifest for a conferencing event in a network, adding a name tag identifying the conferencing event to the manifest, receiving an interest packet including one or more parameters indicating a named flow being produced at a source node, adding content metadata of the named flow to the manifest, and sending the manifest to the source node. Further embodiments include adding, to the manifest, session-level metadata associated with a user of the source node. Embodiments include receiving a second interest packet with one or more second parameters identifying a user of a client node, where the second interest packet indicates a request to authorize the user of the client node to subscribe to the conferencing event. In further embodiments, session-level metadata associated with the user is added to the manifest if the user is authorized to subscribe to the conferencing event.
US11245736B2	System and method for automatic meeting note creation and sharing using a user's context and physical proximity A computer-implemented method disclosed herein includes identifying, by a processor, a plurality of participants of a video conference meeting, the plurality of participants comprising a first user of a first user device and a set of scheduled attendees in addition to the first user of the first user device, wherein the first user of the first user device and the set of scheduled attendees were invited to participate in the video conference meeting via a calendar invitation. The method further includes receiving an indication that a second user of a second user device is interested in participating in the video conference meeting, wherein the second user of the second user device was not invited to participate in the video conference meeting via the calendar invitation, adding the second user of the second user device to the plurality of participants of the video conference meeting, generating meeting notes of the first user of the first user device, the meeting notes being associated with the video conference meeting, and causing access to the meeting notes to be provided to at least a subset of the plurality of participants.
US11245734B2	Maintaining communication with conferencing computing device A conferencing computing device, including memory storing one or more dispatch data structures. The conferencing computing device may further include a processor configured to, at a port, receive, from a sender computing device, a first input packet including first input packet data and a second input packet that includes a copy of the first input packet data, via a first communication channel and a second communication channel, respectively. Based on the input packet data and the one or more dispatch data structures, the processor may add the input packets to a queue of a transport provider bound to the port. The processor may transmit the input packets to an application program instance associated with the queue. The processor may determine that the first communication channel or the second communication channel is disconnected and may maintain communication with the sender computing device through the port via a remaining communication channel.
US11245733B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and method of remote information sharing An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to acquire one or more pieces of resource information usable at the information processing apparatus in response to a selection of the one or more pieces of resource information by a user operation performed at the information processing apparatus; determine whether another information processing apparatus has at least one piece of resource information that matches any one of the one or more pieces of resource information acquired for the information processing apparatus; present to the user the another information processing apparatus, having the at least one piece of resource information that matches any one of the one or more pieces of resource information acquired for the information processing apparatus, as a remotely-located connectable apparatus; and perform a remote information sharing between the information processing apparatus and the another information processing apparatus using the acquired one or more pieces of resource information.
US11245726B1	Systems and methods for customizing security alert reports The disclosed computer-implemented method for customizing security alert reports may include (i) identifying a local machine learning model that predicts how a client responds to security alerts generated for the client, (ii) identifying a set of peer machine learning models that predict how a set of peers of the client each responds to security alerts generated for each respective peer, (iii) measuring a level of similarity between the client and each respective peer of the set of peers according to a similarity metric to create a similarity model, (iv) aggregating the local machine learning model and at least one of the set of peer machine learning models based on the similarity model to create an aggregated machine learning model, and (v) protecting the client by applying the aggregated machine learning model to customize an electronically displayed security alert report. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11245723B2	Detection of potentially deceptive URI (uniform resource identifier) of a homograph attack Disclosed herein is technology that detects potentially deceptive URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) of a homograph attack (e.g., an Internationalized Domain Name (IDN) homograph attack). In one or more implementations, the detection may be accomplished, at least in part, by assessing the likelihood that all of the characters in the URI (e.g., domain name) were typed on a keyboard using a single keyboard map. This Abstract is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
US11245722B1	Content delivery network (CDN)-based bot detection service with stop and reset protocols A server interacts with a bot detection service to provide bot detection as a requesting client interacts with the server. In an asynchronous mode, the server injects into a page a data collection script configured to record interactions at the requesting client, to collect sensor data about the interactions, and to send the collected sensor data to the server. After the client receives the page, the sensor data is collected and forwarded to the server through a series of posts. The server forwards the posts to the detection service. During this data collection, the server also may receive a request from the client for a protected endpoint. When this occurs, and in a synchronous mode, the server issues a query to the detection service to obtain a threat score based in part on the collected sensor data that has been received and forwarded by the server. Based on the threat score returned, the server then determines whether the request for the endpoint should be forwarded onward for handling.
US11245719B2	Systems and methods for enhanced host classification Certain aspects and features of the present disclosure relate to systems and methods for automatically classifying hosts in real-time. For instance, classifying hosts as bots, and subsequently mitigating or blocking traffic from the hosts classified as bots can be advantageous in real-time data exchange systems. In a real-time data exchange system, data can be exchanged between a server and a target host in real-time when the target host accesses a webpage. Inhibiting data communication between servers and hosts operated by bot scripts can reduce fraudulent activity. In some implementations, hosts can be automatically classified into various groups based at least in part on the data included in requests received from the hosts.
US11245718B2	Method and system for tracking fraudulent activity A method and system for tracking potentially fraudulent activities associated with one or more web sites is disclosed. The system includes a fraud tracking server connected to a fraud tracking database. The fraud tracking server includes a communications module to facilitate the exchange of data between the server and multiple client devices. The fraud tracking server receives data from one or more client devices that identifies a potential spoof site. The fraud tracking server also includes control logic to generate a spoof site tracking record in the fraud tracking database. The spoof site tracking record includes the data identifying the potential spoof site. After the spoof site tracking record has been created, the fraud tracking server notifies an administrator of the potential spoof site by communicating the data received and stored in the fraud tracking database to an administrator.
US11245717B1	Automated detection, alarming, and removal of subdomain takeovers Techniques for automated detection and mitigation of subdomain takeovers are described. A method for automated detection and mitigation of subdomain takeovers comprises receiving, by a subdomain manager, a request to monitor one or more resources associated with one or more mapping records, periodically scanning each resource from the one or more resources, receiving a response from at least one resource indicating that the at least one resource does not exist or is invalid, and sending a notification indicating that the at least one resource does not exist or is invalid using a notification service.
US11245713B2	Enrichment and analysis of cybersecurity threat intelligence and orchestrating application of threat intelligence to selected network security events Techniques are disclosed which can provide an orchestrated response to a cybersecurity threat. This orchestrated response may be based upon, at least in part, a reputation score. Threat model(s) may be received that identify cybersecurity threat(s). An indication of observations, false positives, and/or page views for the threat may be obtained. Data feeds may be received including known good data feeds, known bad data feeds, and enrichment data feeds. The data feeds may provide information about one or more indicators of compromise (IOC). For each IOC, a weighted criticality score may be determined. The weighted criticality score may be mapped to a corresponding point value. An aggregated score may be determined based upon at least the corresponding point value. A reputation score may be computed, and in some configurations, provided to a user.
US11245711B2	Network data timeline A system and a method are disclosed for describing a mechanism for tracking malicious activity detected on a network. For example, based on network data collected from a server, the disclosed system may detect malicious activity originating from a client device directed to the server. To detect the malicious activity, network data may be captured by the server and analyzed. When malicious activity is detected, the system may track the malicious activity, using the network data, to an earliest connection date of a client device from where the malicious activity potentially originated. The earliest connection date may indicate a potential start date of the malicious activity.
US11245706B2	Protection configuration for application programming interfaces A system is configured to authorize client access to an application programming interface (API) of a host device. A proxy is configured to handle network traffic between a host and a client. Clients engage the host through the proxy to access an API of the host. An authorized client-side application permitted use of the API is distributed to clients and includes a Software Development Kit configured to generate a unique token and provide the token in association with an API request when challenged by the proxy. For example, the proxy may challenge a client to present a token in response to receiving an API request lacking a token or when a token is expired. The proxy verifies the token to authenticate the client and permits authorized clients access to the API by passing API requests received from authenticated clients on to the host for servicing.
US11245705B2	Intuitive resource management platform A system for making specified resource management services available to a user through a mobile application and/or online portal based on the user's determined level of resource management competency. Further, an intuitive platform for resource management is provided that can provide instinctual guidance throughout the entire lifecycle of a user's engagement with the resource management entity, including but, not limited to, onboarding, providing services to the users, allowing the user to conduct resource interactions and the like.
US11245704B2	Automatically executing responsive actions based on a verification of an account lineage chain Aspects of the disclosure relate to account lineage tracking and automatically executing responsive actions upon detecting an account lineage. A computing platform may receive a first account-change message from a source-level interceptor. The first account-change message may include information identifying a source account associated with a first computing device and identifying a first target account. The first target account may be associated with a target application configured to access the target database. The computing platform may receive a second account-change message from a database-level interceptor. The second account-change message may include information identifying the first target account as a database-level source account and identifying a second target account associated with one or more target databases. After receiving the first and second account-change messages, the computing platform may generate a notification comprising information associated with an account lineage between the source account and the second target account.
US11245702B2	Security vulnerability assessment for users of a cloud computing environment A security profile manager receives a request to add a user to a cloud computing environment and generates a security profile for the user that includes an attribute associated with usage activity of a resource category available to the user. The security profile manager monitors the usage activity of the resource category by the user in view of the security profile, determines a security vulnerability value for the user in view of the usage activity, and executes a security audit operation on the security profile in view of the security vulnerability value.
US11245700B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium recording information processing program An information processing apparatus includes: a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to: generate, when a browser is coupled to an authenticator, unique identification information by using information acquired from the browser; verify, by referring to a first list storing identification information of a browser permitted to be coupled, whether or not the identification information is stored in the first list, store a verification result in the memory while linking with the identification information, and transmit a verification completion notification to the browser; acquire, by receiving unique identification information generated by the authenticator using the information acquired from the browser, the verification result linked with the identification information from the memory; and transmit the acquisition result to the authenticator that controls coupling propriety with the browser.
US11245698B2	Registration system and registration method A registration system includes a management apparatus configured to acquire first information of an authentication key for registration from a communication processing apparatus to communicate with the management apparatus, put a signature for the first information with a first registration key, and transmit the first information completed with the signature to the communication processing apparatus, and a registration server configured to acquire a registration request including the first information completed with the signature by the management apparatus from the communication processing apparatus to communicate with the registration server, verify the signature put for the first information included in the registration request, by using a second registration key paired with the first registration key, and register the first information included in the registration request, based on a result of verifying the signature put for the first information.
US11245697B2	Application-based network security A network device may receive, from an application on a user device, a first network packet associated with a packet flow. The network device may identify an application identifier of the first network packet, wherein the application identifier identifies the application on the user device. The network device may select, based on the application identifier, a security protocol, wherein the security protocol is associated with at least one of an authentication header (AH) or an encryption algorithm. The network device may selectively apply, to a second network packet associated with the packet flow, at least one of the AH or the encryption algorithm, associated with the security protocol, to generate a protected network packet. The network device may transmit the protected network packet.
US11245696B2	Device management system and device management method A device management system according to the present invention issues a register key that specifies a worker tenant, receives a registration request including the register key from a network device, and transmits first authentication information to the network device. The first authentication information is registered in the worker tenant that is specified by the register key of the registration request. If there has been communication that uses the first authentication information from the network device after the tenant is created, the information about the network device registered in the worker tenant is automatically changed to be registered in the different tenant.
US11245693B2	Method and apparatus for authentication of a user to a server using relative movement Method and apparatus for authentication of a user to a server that involves the user performing a requested act and that further involves relative movement between the user and a camera wherein fiducial marks are captured.
US11245692B2	User authenticated encrypted communication link Systems and methods are provided for establishing a secure communication link between a first client and a second client. One exemplary computer-implemented method for establishing a secure communication link between a first client and a second client includes accessing, from a storage, identification information of a user of the first client. The method further includes receiving a Domain Name Service (DNS) request from the first client requesting a secure network address corresponding to a secure domain name associated with the second client. The method further includes authenticating the user based on the user identification information. The method also includes transmitting the secure computer network address in response to the DNS request based on a determination that the user has been authenticated. A secure communication link between the first client and the second client is established based on the secure computer network address.
US11245688B2	Device authentication method The present disclosure relates to a device authentication method as a procedure designed for authenticity of an apparatus. A connecting apparatus to be authenticated and an authentication box are connected to a trusted network through which authentication information is received by the connecting apparatus. The connecting apparatus is electrically connected to a non-trusted network through which the connecting apparatus and an intermediary server are electrically connected with each other; a virtual hub network is created by the intermediary server and electrically connected to both the authentication box and the connecting apparatus such that the connecting apparatus is authenticated by authentication box based on the authentication information.
US11245683B2	Single-sign-on for third party mobile applications A mobile computing device is configured to allow a user to launch native SaaS applications from different vendors using a single-sign-on without having to modify or hook the native SaaS applications. A VPN application operates as man-in-the-middle (MITM) for identity provider requests from SaaS services. The VPN application is initially authenticated with the identity provider, and receives an IDP authentication token which is stored. The IDP authentication token is used for authentication requests from SaaS services.
US11245680B2	Garbled circuit for device authentication This application describes systems and methods for using a garbled circuit and a physical unclonable function (PUF) value to authenticate a device. During enrollment, the device and at least one computer collaboratively construct multiple garbled circuits corresponding to bits of an enrollment PUF value generated by PUF circuitry coupled to the device. During authentication, the device and at least one computer evaluate the multiple garbled circuits using an authentication PUF value. Using the results of this evaluation, the at least one computer compares the enrollment PUF value with the authentication PUF value and determines a distance between them. The at least one computer may authenticate the device when the calculated distance is less than a threshold value.
US11245677B2	Secure packet modification In various implementations, a network device receives a packet from a content producer. The packet includes data and further includes a signature generated by the content producer, based on the data, using a private key of the content producer. The network device modifies the packet without affecting the signature and forwards the modified packet toward a user device. The network device also sends the user device a manifest specifying how the packet was modified. The user device receives the packet and manifest, restores the packet's original data based on the manifest, and verifies the original data using the signature and a public key corresponding to the private key of the content producer. In response to verification of the original data, an application on the user device is allowed to use the data.
US11245670B1	Dynamic system and method for identifying optimal servers in a virtual private network The present embodiment relates to method and system for dynamically identifying the optimal servers from among a plurality of VPN servers. The method and system to score or rank the plurality of VPN servers through mathematical operations to produce a scored list of servers. The servers are dynamically scored based on several server conditions including but not limited to server location, server hub score, server creation time, server load, and other like information. The method and system further calculate server penalty scores for a plurality of VPN servers and dynamically identifies optimal servers based on the least server penalty score. Further, the method and system provide means for the VPN service provider to direct their users to connect with the optimal servers consistently.
US11245669B1	Firewall filter comprising one or more objects A device may determine, based on one or more first objects of a first version of a firewall filter, a set of first firewall rules and may determine, based on one or more second objects of a second version of the firewall filter, a set of second firewall rules. The device may determine, based on the set of first firewall rules and the set of second firewall rules, modification information related to the firewall filter, wherein the modification information indicates at least one difference between the set of first firewall rules and the set of second firewall rules. The device may identify, based on the modification information, at least one object, of the one or more first objects or the one or more second objects, is a modification or has been added or deleted and may send the at least one object to an additional device.
US11245668B1	Critical firewall functionality management A network device may detect, from an application associated with a user space of the network device, a request to configure a firewall provided by a kernel of the network device with a rule. The network device may intercept the request to configure the firewall before the firewall is configured with the rule. The network device, based on intercepting the request to configure the firewall, may analyze the rule to determine whether the rule modifies a critical functionality of the firewall. The network device may reject the request to configure the firewall based on determining that the rule modifies the critical functionality of the firewall.
US11245663B1	Systems and methods for detecting the IPv4 address and the IPv6 address of a purported end user device over a network Embodiments disclosed herein relate to systems, devices, and methods for determining the Internet Protocol Version 4 (IPv4) address and the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) address of a purported end user device to use for detection and filtering of invalid traffic (IVT). In an exemplary embodiment, a method comprises receiving, at a domain only supporting IPv4, a request from the purported end user device over a network, wherein the purported end user device comprises an IPv6 address and an IPv4 address. The method further comprises redirecting, by the domain only supporting IPv4, the request to a domain supporting IPv6. The method further comprises measuring ad traffic and/or performing user tracking using the IPv4 and IPv6 addresses and fulfilling the request from the purported end user device.
US11245660B1	Communication of endpoint information among virtual switches Techniques for utilizing virtual edge switches of cloud computing networks to send, receive, and store in respective virtual memory, associations between virtual resource and virtual edge switches for better convergence in virtual application centric infrastructure networks. Each virtual memory acts as a virtual endpoint database and contains a number of records indicating associations between each virtual endpoint and the virtual edge switch attached to the virtual endpoint. Each virtual edge switch is hosted by a physical server and is configured to forward communications received from separate physical servers in the cloud computing network to the virtual endpoints attached to the virtual edge switch. The advertisement messages are configured to be sent upon a new virtual resource or a migrated virtual resource spinning-up on a physical server. The advertisement message may be configured to store additional network routing information associated with the virtual machine hosting the virtual endpoint.
US11245655B2	Facilitating message processing at a target endpoint An approach is described of facilitating processing of a message at a target endpoint. The approach may facilitate message processing regardless of format. A method pertaining to such approach may include receiving, at a target endpoint, a message that includes a content portion and a script code portion that is required to execute the content portion. The message may be propagated via a network. The method further may include parsing the script code portion to identify at least one instruction. The method further may include processing the content portion by executing the at least one instruction via at least one scripting engine. The at least one scripting engine may be located in a restricted operating system environment within a virtual machine. According to an embodiment, the script code portion may be stored in a header of the message.
US11245651B2	Information processing apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable medium An information processing apparatus includes a receiving unit that receives an operation that, using a character string that is specified by multiple messages about a predetermined topic, registers a task that involves one or more users, and a display controller that displays, as information on the task registered when the receiving unit receives the operation, information that is a combination of the specified character string and a predetermined character string that is identified based on the specified character string or the messages.
US11245647B2	Information processing apparatus and information processing method An information processing apparatus communicable with a first terminal device is configured to transmit a message in response to receiving an inquiry. The information processing apparatus includes: reference information referenced when responding to the inquiry received from the first terminal device, which includes at least one set of a question item and a response corresponding to the question item; and history information including inquiries received from the first terminal device and messages that are transmitted or received with respect to the received inquiries. The information processing apparatus opens a first screen displaying information in the history information, receives an operation of selecting change target information from the information displayed on the first screen, opens a second screen for updating the reference information corresponding to the selected change target information, and receives an updating operation for updating the reference information corresponding to the selected change target information through the second screen.
US11245645B2	Virtual network device A virtual network device increases the effective number of local physical ports by converting each of the local physical ports into a plurality of virtual local physical ports, and the effective number of network physical ports by converting each of the network physical ports into a plurality of virtual network physical ports.
US11245643B2	Speculative resource allocation for routing on interconnect fabrics Methods and systems related to speculative resource allocation for routing on an interconnect fabric are disclosed herein. One disclosed method includes speculatively allocating a collection of resources to support a set of paths through an interconnect fabric. The method also includes aggregating a set of responses from the set of paths at a branch node on the set of paths. If a resource contention is detected, the set of responses will include an indicator of a resource contention. The method will then further include transmitting, from the branch node and in response to the indicator of the resource contention, a deallocate message downstream and the indicator of the resource contention upstream, and reallocating resources for the multicast after a hold period.
US11245641B2	Methods and apparatus for application aware hub clustering techniques for a hyper scale SD-WAN Some embodiments provide a method for a software-defined wide area network (SD-WAN) connecting first and second sites, with the first site including an edge node and the second site including multiple forwarding hub nodes. At the edge node of the first site, the method receives a packet of a particular flow including a flow attribute. The method uses the flow attribute to identify a hub-selection rule from multiple hub-selection rules, each hub-selection rule identifying at least one forwarding hub node at the second site for receiving one or more flows from the first site, and at least one hub-selection rule identifying at least one forwarding hub node that is not identified by another hub-selection rule. The method uses the identified hub-selection rule to identify a forwarding hub node for the particular flow. The method then sends the packet from the edge node at the first site to the identified forwarding hub node at the second site.
US11245629B2	Adaptive source port generation in overlay networks In some embodiments, a method determines when a packet is fragmented into multiple fragmented packets in a flow between a first workload and a second workload. The method switches from generating an outer source port in the outer header using layer 4 information from the inner header to using layer 3 information from the inner header. A fragmented packet is encapsulated with the outer header that includes an outer source port value that is generated using the layer 3 information. The method initiates a process to determine when to switch back to using layer 4 information from the inner header to generate the outer source port. When it is determined to switch back to using layer 4 information, the method switches back to using layer 4 information from the inner header to generate the source port in the outer header of a packet from the first workload.
US11245627B2	Traffic distribution method and apparatus in hybrid access network A traffic distribution method and apparatus in a hybrid access network, where the method includes transmitting, by a hybrid access aggregation point (HAAP), probe traffic using a second tunnel after determining that a first tunnel is congested when user traffic is transmitted over the first tunnel, obtaining, by the HAAP, a status of the first tunnel and a status of the second tunnel, determining, by the HAAP according to the status of the first tunnel and the status of the second tunnel, whether the status of the first tunnel and the status of the second tunnel meet an offloading condition, and transmitting, by the HAAP, the user traffic using the first tunnel and the second tunnel after determining that the status of the first tunnel and the status of the second tunnel meet the offloading condition.
US11245623B2	Method and apparatus for collecting data in network communication using concealed user address A method and an apparatus for collecting data in a network communication are provided. The method includes receiving a request from a local application for a connection to a remote application using a first address which is assigned for Inter Process Communication (IPC) process corresponding to the local application, wherein the IPC process is performed on a Distributed IPC Facility (DIF) layer, storing a routing table that maps the first address of the local application in the DIF layer and an address of the remote application in a network layer, generating a connection between the local application and the remote application using the routing table to conceal a network layer address of the local application, and storing a communication data between the local application and the remote application using the first address of the local application.
US11245615B2	Method for determining link state, and device In a method, a controller sends a first route update packet including a first route to a first forwarding device, so that the first forwarding device sends a third route update packet including a third route to at least one target forwarding device; a second forwarding device receives the third route update packet, determines a target link from the first forwarding device to the second forwarding device, and sends, based on a monitored state of the target link, a second route update packet including a second route and a target field to the controller; and the controller determines the state of the target link based on the target field in the second route update packet.
US11245612B2	Node and a method performed by the node operable in a mesh communication network for routing a received packet towards a destination A node operable in a mesh communication network and a method performed thereby for routing a received packet towards a destination are provided. The method includes receiving a packet addressed to a destination node in the mesh network, the packet including information related to address of source node, last hop address, address of destination node, and a hop counter. The method further includes determining whether the destination address is included in a routing table of the node in the mesh communication network. When the destination address is included in a routing table, the received packet is forwarded according to the routing table; or when the destination address is not included in a routing table, the received packet is flooded by broadcasting it in the mesh communication network.
US11245608B1	Tunnel processing distribution based on traffic type and learned traffic processing metrics In some implementations, a network device may determine throughput rate metrics for a plurality of processing units of the network device that are processing network traffic of a network. The network device may maintain the throughput rate metrics in a status table associated with the plurality of processing units. The network device may receive tunnel traffic associated with a particular tunnel of the network. The network device may determine, based on a characteristic of the tunnel traffic, a potential throughput rate associated with processing the tunnel traffic. The network device may direct the tunnel traffic to a particular processing unit, of the plurality of processing units, based on the potential throughput rate and the throughput rate metrics indicated in the status table.
US11245607B2	Dynamic data movement between cloud and on-premise storages The disclosure provides an approach for transferring files to cloud storage so as to reduce usage of on-premise storage units, and for dynamically reading ahead from cloud storage to improve read performance. In one embodiment, each storage unit in an on-premise storage system is considered independently, and a decision made to move files from a storage unit to cloud storage when utilization of that storage unit reaches an associated mid-water-mark. In particular, files may be transferred beginning with least-recently accessed and smallest files and proceeding until utilization percentage of the on-premise storage unit decreases to an associated low-water-mark. In addition, while files are being transferred to cloud storage, additional files may be written to the on-premise storage unit until an associated high-water-mark is touched, at which point any further writes are redirected to the cloud storage until usage of the on-premise storage unit is reduced to the low-water-mark or more.
US11245606B1	Network latency time measurement using DNS and web server messages A first time that a Domain Name System (DNS) response message is sent by the gateway server of a network to a user device may be determined, the DNS response message being generated by a Local DNS server of the network in response to a DNS request message from the user device for routing via the gateway server to the user device. A second time that a client handshake message for an external server identified by a network address in the DNS response is received at the gateway server may be determined, in which the client handshake message is sent by the user device. A roundtrip time for the network that is a time difference between the first time and the second time is calculated. The roundtrip trip time is then halved to obtain a network latency time measurement for the network.
US11245597B2	Multi-site wide area network in a cloud computing system One or more examples provide techniques for providing a multi-site wide area network in a cloud computing system. In an example, a method of providing a multi-site wide area network (WAN) in a cloud computing system includes: creating a plurality of sites; creating a compute profile in each of the plurality of sites, each compute profile having a compute cluster of virtual machines (VMs); creating a service mesh having the compute profile of each of the plurality of sites; and deploying an application to the service mesh.
US11245596B2	Management system that manages computer system A management system displays a list of elements of some element types from among a plurality of element types, and receives a selection of the two or more elements from the list. The management system displays a topology which is configured of the two or more selected elements and an element (related element) related to the two or more selected elements and in which the two or more selected elements and the related element are segmented by element types.
US11245595B2	Management of user interfaces within a network An apparatus, system, and method to manage user interfaces within a network, such as a wireless network at least partially included within a hazardous area. The method includes creating an application user interface based upon data content included within a single application binary file, serving the application user interface, creating a device user interface based upon data content included within a single device binary file, and serving the device user interface, in which the data content of the single application binary file and the data content of the single device binary file are identical. Additionally or alternatively, the method includes sending the single device binary file to an application computer through a serial connection to create an application user interface, in which the device user interface and the application user interface are configured to be identical.
US11245593B2	Frequency-domain analysis of data-center operational and performance metrics The current document is directed to methods and systems for frequency-domain analysis of operational and performance metric values and other data generated and collected within computer systems, including large distributed computer systems and virtualized data centers. In one implementation, each set of time-ordered values for each metric in a set of metrics is partitioned into time intervals, transformed from the time domain to the frequency domain, and aligned to generate a metric surface in a frequency-time-amplitude space. The metric surfaces are then pairwise compared to identify related metrics. Transfer functions are generated for transforming metric surfaces into one another. The comparison values and transfer functions are used to produce graphs that encapsulate discovered relationships between metrics.
US11245592B1	Template validation for virtualized resources Various embodiments provide for the creation and validation of resource templates that may be used to provision or launch resources or resource instances. In various embodiments, a user can use values for various resource instance parameters to create a resource template, and can request validation of that template. A validation service can perform multiple validations, including independent validation of all template parameters, as well as validations of cross-parameter dependencies. If any errors are detected that cause the template to be invalid, information for those errors can be returned to the user such that the user can make the appropriate changes to enable the template to be valid. Templates can be re-validated at future times, such as at launch time or for use with a new service, to ensure the template remains valid under those circumstances.
US11245591B1	Implementation of a mock server for discovery applications A mock server implementation for discovery applications is provided. A computing system includes a mock server, which receives a client request from a mock client on a discovery server. The client request corresponds to a user query associated with a discovery of resources on a remote computing system. The mock server determines a first response from a mock response dataset. The first response to the client request is determined based on the received client request. The mock response dataset includes a set of responses associated with a sequence of operations executed in the past for the discovery of resources on the remote computing system. The mock server transmits the determined first response to the mock client on the discovery server. The mock client receives the transmitted first response and sends the received first response to a discovery application interface on a user device.
US11245589B2	IoT topology analyzer defining an IoT topology and associated methods An Internet of Things (IoT) topology analyzer includes an input to passively receive packets exchanged between IoT devices operating within a network and at least one IoT server connected to the network. A processor is coupled to the input and is configured to determine a number of IoT devices operating within the network based on the received packets, with the number of IoT devices used to define an IoT topology of the network.
US11245587B2	Policy conflict resolving system and policy conflict resolving method A policy conflict system includes a determining unit that determines, according to an instruction for application of a second polity from a second network provider to a first network provider that performs policy control based on a set of first policies, presence or absence of a third policy conflicting with the second policy, a calculating unit that, when the determining unit determines that the third policy is present, concerning each of the second policy and the third policy, calculates priority levels different from each other referring to a storing unit storing information indicating a target that should be prioritized concerning an item relating to a policy, and an imparting unit that imparts the priority levels calculated by the calculating unit to each of the second policy and the third policy. Consequently, the policy conflict resolution system enables a conflict between policies to be resolved.
US11245584B2	Software defined network optimization using quantum computing Aspects of the disclosure provide for mechanisms for networking optimization using quantum computing. A method of the disclosure includes: receiving profile information of software defined network, wherein the profile information comprises information about a current configuration of the software defined network; generating, in view of the profile information, an optimization algorithm for optimizing the software defined network; and generating, by a processing device, a plurality of quantum instructions for implementing the optimization algorithm.
US11245583B2	Determining whether a vehicle should be configured for a different region An apparatus can have a processor configured to determine a length of time that a vehicle is in a region and to determine whether the vehicle needs to be configured for the region based on the determined length of time. Configuring a vehicle can include configuring updating the software/firmware of the vehicle.
US11245576B2	Blockchain-based configuration profile provisioning system A blockchain-based configuration profile provisioning system includes a client device that generates and broadcasts a blockchain transaction that identifies the client device and is directed to a blockchain address that is included in a blockchain. A blockchain device receives the blockchain transaction broadcast by the client device, executes a smart contract associated with the blockchain address, and determines that the execution of the smart contract has provided an indication that the client device identified in the blockchain transaction is authorized to receive a configuration profile. In response, the blockchain device causes a configuration profile token to be generated and transmitted. A configuration profile system receives the configuration profile token and, in response, retrieves and transmits the configuration profile to the client device.
US11245575B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, communication method, and integrated circuit To provide a terminal apparatus, a base station apparatus, a communication method, and an integrated circuit which are capable of efficient communication. The terminal apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive a message for adding a data radio bearer (DRB) including information of an EPS bearer identity, and a processing unit configured to notify to a NAS layer that the DRB indicated by the message is established and an EPS bearer identity of the established DRB in a case that the message does not include first information, and not to notify to the NAS layer that the DRB indicated by the message is established and an EPS bearer identity of the established DRB in a case that the message includes the first information.
US11245574B2	Method and apparatus for configuration uplink and downlink carriers Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and an apparatus for configuring uplink and downlink carriers. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the UE determines according to received uplink and downlink carrier configuration signaling, the pairing between the uplink and downlink carriers, and/or a timing reference downlink carrier for the uplink, and/or a pathloss reference cell for the uplink. Thus, the uplink and downlink carriers may be configured more flexibly. Further, through the configuration of the reference downlink carrier for the uplink timing and the uplink power control, the carrier aggregation performance and that on the unlicensed band may be supported more effectively, so as to improve the performance of the LTE system.
US11245572B1	Messaging between remote controller and forwarding element Some embodiments of the invention provide a forwarding element that can be configured through in-band data-plane messages from a remote controller that is a physically separate machine from the forwarding element. The forwarding element of some embodiments has data plane circuits that include several configurable message-processing stages, several storage queues, and a data-plane configurator. A set of one or more message-processing stages of the data plane are configured (1) to process configuration messages received by the data plane from the remote controller and (2) to store the configuration messages in a set of one or more storage queues. The data-plane configurator receives the configuration messages stored in the set of storage queues and configures one or more of the configurable message-processing stages based on configuration data in the configuration messages.
US11245569B2	System and method for enhancing identification of network node initiator errors A method and system for adding a notification to an error message. A first node and a second node are positioned in a communication network, and the first node is different from the second node. The first node is configured to process a network message before sending the network message to the second node. The first node encounters an error when processing the network message, and, before sending the network message to the second node, writes a reason of the error in a header section of the network message. The first node is configured to send the network message to the second node with the header section.
US11245568B2	Beam failure recovery processing method and terminal A beam failure recovery processing method and a terminal are provided. The method is applied to the terminal and includes: triggering a beam failure recovery; and determining whether the beam failure recovery succeeds or not.
US11245558B2	Method and apparatus for generating OFDM signals A method in a transmitter circuit of generating a signal comprising a first sequence of OFDM symbols, which are to be transmitted within a frequency sub band of a second sequence of OFDM symbols is disclosed. A first cyclic prefix (CP) of the second sequence of OFDM symbols has a first duration, and a second CP of the second sequence of OFDM symbols has a second duration. In order to generate both the first and the second cyclic prefix with an integer number of equidistant samples, a first sampling rate is required. The method comprises generating the signal comprising the first sequence of OFDM symbols at a second sampling rate, lower than the first sampling rate, and adjusting a sampling phase during CPs.
US11245557B2	Method, software and device for generating channel estimates A method of generating channel estimates of a communication channel in an OFDM system includes receiving references symbols from at least one time frequency observation block of a predetermined block size in frequency and time; generating subspace-transformed reference symbols from the received reference symbols; and subspace filtering the subspace-transformed reference symbols to generate a channel estimate for a communication channel target time; wherein a latency between a communication channel time instant of a currently received reference symbol and the communication channel target time is smaller than the observation block size in time.
US11245550B2	Message authentication based on a physical location on a bus A system for authenticating messages transmitted on a bus based on physical location of transmitting units, comprising a reflector adapted to inject a plurality of reflection signals at a first point of a line topology bus, each in response to each of a plurality of messages transmitted by a plurality of bus connected units and a probe adapted to intercept the messages and the reflection signals at a second point of the bus. The probe calculates propagation timing between a reception time of the message and a reception time of an associated reflection signal transmitted in response to the message and determines validity of the message according to a match between the calculated propagation timing and a predefined propagation timings associated with the bus connected units. Wherein the bus connected units are statically connected to the bus between the first point and the second point.
US11245545B2	Implementation of internet of things-enabled connectivity devices for processing operation information of devices lacking network connectivity Methods, apparatus, and processor-readable storage media for implementing Internet of Things- (IoT-) enabled connectivity devices for processing operation information of devices lacking network connectivity are provided herein. An example computer-implemented method includes interfacing, via at least one Internet of Things-enabled connectivity device, with one or more client devices, wherein the client devices lack network connectivity; processing, via the at least one Internet of Things-enabled connectivity device, data pertaining to operation of at least a portion of the client devices, wherein processing the data comprises automatically converting the data from a first format to a second format using at least one translation table; and automatically transmitting, wirelessly via the at least one Internet of Things-enabled connectivity device, the processed data converted into the second format to an Internet of Things-enabled server, for use in initiating at least one of one or more automated actions and one or more machine learning-based actions.
US11245543B2	Identifying abnormal usage of electronic device A method and an apparatus for identifying an abnormal usage of an electronic device are provided. A usage behavior of the electronic device may be monitored. Usage information associated with the usage behavior may be obtained. The usage information may be provided to a personal usage model established for a user of the electronic device. An abnormal usage of the electronic device may be determined based at least on the usage information through the personal usage model. A notification of the abnormal usage may be generated.
US11245542B2	Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium for transmitting information based on a determined security level of the surroundings of a location An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to obtain user's surroundings at a usage location where the user uses a service accompanied by communication with another location, determine, based on the obtained surroundings, a security level at the usage location for transmission of a video from the other location to the usage location or a security level at the usage location for transmission of an audio from the other location to the usage location, and determine, based on a determined level, whether to perform video or audio transmission between the usage location and the other location.
US11245540B2	Over the top network traffic classification A system and method is disclosed to transform Over-The-Top (OTT) call log data collected by telecommunications network operators into a peer-to-peer log in order to determine more accurate information. In this method the IP addresses in the call log records are compared to a list of known mediator server IP addresses and the records in the log that contain mediator server IP addresses are removed from the log to create a peer-to-peer log containing only those records that contain peer IP addresses. The data in the peer-to-peer log can then be categorized with confidence to determine network performance information as well as, for example, the percentage of traffic to a particular country. Conclusions may then be inferred regarding the removed data records based upon the data found in the peer-to-peer log.
US11245537B2	System and method for a local server with self-signed certificates A system comprising a processor and a computer readable memory coupled to the processor, the computer-readable memory comprising computer program code executable by the processor to generate create a self-signed certificate, create a second certificate using the set of certificate generation parameters, the second certificate linked to the self-signed certificate, store the self-signed certificate in a certificate store of a first web browser; and store the second certificate in a local server certificate store to allow a local service to use the second certificate in a handshake to establish a secure socket connection with the first web browser in compliance with a mixed content security policy of the first web browser.
US11245534B2	System and method for securing a resource A system and method for securing a resource includes a combination code generator configured to receive a first input sequence and a first panel context and generate a first computed combination code. A second computed combination code is generated from a received second input sequence and a second panel context. A set panels module receives the first computed combination code and the first panel context and re-orders the panels of the first panel context to set the second panel context. a hash key generator converts the received second panel context and the second combination code into a first hash key.
US11245530B2	System and method for secure communication One embodiment described herein provides a system and method for secure point-to-point communication. During operation, the system establishes a voice communication channel between a local client device and a remote client device and obtains an encryption key negotiated between the local client device and the remote client device. The system can then obtain a voice signal generated by a user associated with the local client device based on the encryption key and performs a key-validation operation by sending the voice signal from the local client device to the remote client device using the voice communication channel. In response to a successful validation of the encryption key, the system establishes a secure point-to-point communication channel between the local and remote client devices using the validated encryption key.
US11245526B2	Full-duplex password-less authentication Upon an attempt to access a service of a third-party server, full-duplex password-less authentication provides a one-time password to the user displayed at the client device and at a mobile device associated with the user. The user verifies the access by comparing the one-time password displayed at the mobile device and the one-time password displayed at the client device. The one-time password is displayed as a combination of a picture and a set of alphanumeric characters for ease in making the comparison. The user determines whether to accept or deny the authentication sequence after a simple visual comparison.
US11245525B2	Managing a third-party recipient digital resource vehicle via a distributed trust computing network A system for managing a digital resource vehicle within a distributed trust computing network, such as a blockchain network or the like. The digital resource vehicle monitors for occurrence of output-triggering events and in response to determining the occurrence of event, determines output recipients, distribution portions and initiates execution of the resource events. The distributed trust computing network ensures immutability of the digital resource vehicle and provides a source of truth for verification/validation of triggering events and resulting resource events.
US11245518B2	Systems and methods for enhancing web security Disclosed are methods, systems, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for enhancing web security. For instance, the method may include transmitting a request to a server, the request including a payload and a service worker public key, the service worker public key corresponding to a service worker private key. The method may also include receiving a push from the server, the push including a server public key that corresponds to a server private key, and receiving a response to the request from the server. The method may also include constructing a shared-secret based on the service worker private key and the server public key, and decrypting the response using the shared-secret.
US11245516B2	Shared secret data production with use of concealed cloaking elements Systems and methods to produce shared secret data are generally described. In some examples, a first device may receive a first public key from a second device. The first device may produce a first public key based on the first public key of the second device. The respective private keys of each device may be associated with the first public keys of each device. Each device may produce a second public key based of respective private keys and the other devices first public key. Each device may transmit a second public key to the other device. The first device may produce the shared secret data based on its private key and the second public key of the second device. The second device may produce the shared secret data based on its private key and the second public key of the first device.
US11245513B2	System and method for authorizing transactions in an authorized member network In the disclosed transaction processing system, members of an authorized network of consumers and merchants manage account information using blockchain ledgers. Because both consumers and merchants maintain copies of the blockchain, for any consumer/merchant transaction, both entities can quickly validate the transaction because both are aware, via their blockchain entries, of the current status of the account sourcing the transaction, allowing fast and accurate transaction validation without the need to incur the processing charges inherent in traditional fiat currency credit transactions.
US11245508B2	Carrier resource configuration method, uplink information transmission method, base station and user equipment Embodiments of the present invention provide a carrier resource configuration method, an uplink information transmission method, a base station, and a user equipment. The configuration method includes: determining, by the base station, a serving cell group to which a serving cell of the UE belongs; and sending, by the base station, a belonging relationship between a serving cell and a serving cell group to the UE, so that the UE performs uplink transmission according to the belonging relationship. The technical solutions of the present invention solve a problem that a UE cannot be scheduled correctly because a base station cannot acquire UCI of the UE in time.
US11245507B2	Efficient allocation of uplink HARQ-ACK resources for LTE enhanced control channel Systems and methods for selecting Physical Uplink Control Channel (PUCCH) resources are disclosed. An Enhanced Physical Downlink Control Channel (EPDCCH) is detected in signals received from a base station in a first subframe. A HARQ-ACK resource indicator offset (ΔARO) value is identified for the EPDCCH. A PUCCH resource is selected for transmission of a Hybrid Automatic Repeat reQuest-ACKnowledgement (HARQ-ACK) corresponding to the EPDCCH. The PUCCH resource is selected based upon the ΔARO value. The ΔARO value may correspond to a semi-statically configured PUCCH resource. A second PUCCH resource may be selected for transmission of the HARQ-ACK on a second antenna port. A HARQ-ACK resource offset field value may be detected in a Downlink Control Information (DCI) format of the EPDCCH. A table that maps the HARQ-ACK resource offset field value for certain DCI formats to ΔARO values may be used to determine the ΔARO value for the EPDCCH.
US11245505B2	Communicating RF terminal capability Apparatus and method for communicating control data indicative of the capability of RF receiver equipment in wireless telecommunications devices. The control data is then used to allocate transmission resources to the telecommunications devices (including MTC-type terminals). Where a virtual carrier is established to carry data for a given MTC-type device, the position of the centre frequency for that virtual carrier is assigned on the basis of both the capability of the RF receiver equipment of that terminal and the degree of traffic congestion on the frequency band at which the virtual carrier has been established.
US11245499B2	Signaling overhead reduction in NOMA The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for communicating based on improved signaling. A base station can transmit an indication of resources in time and frequency to a UE allocated for NOMA communication with the UE. The indication of resources can comprise a set of NA-RUs. The UE can then transmit uplink NOMA communication to the base station based on the indication of resources received from the base station. Also, the base station can transmit a compact UL resource grant via DCI, or signal the semi-static transport format configuration via RRC, to the UEs allocated for NOMA communication. The DCI or the payload of RRC signaling can be scrambled with a NOMA group RNTI, as well as comprise NOMA transmission parameters indicated by a MCS table. The UE can then transmit uplink NOMA communication to the base station based on the DCI or the RRC signaling.
US11245496B2	Method and apparatus for sending harq-ack feedback codebook and device This application provides methods and apparatuses for sending a HARQ-ACK feedback codebook. One example method includes detecting DCI in a plurality of time units corresponding to at least one carrier, where a type of the DCI is a first DCI type or a second DCI type, where the first DCI is used to indicate to feed back CBG-level HARQ-ACK information for data scheduled by the first DCI, and where the second DCI is used to indicate to feed back TB-level HARQ-ACK information for data scheduled by the second DCI. A HARQ-ACK feedback codebook is then sent to a network device, where the codebook includes HARQ-ACK information of at least one piece of data scheduled by the DCI, and the HARQ-ACK feedback codebook is determined according to the type of the DCI and a type of the HARQ-ACK feedback codebook.
US11245495B2	Method for HARQ-ACK/NACK feedback in wireless communication system and device therefor A method for hybrid automatic repeat request-acknowledgment/negative-acknowledgment (HARQ-ACK/NACK) feedback in a wireless communication system, according to one embodiment of the present disclosure, is performed by a terminal and may comprise the steps of: determining an uplink resource for transmitting a NACK if the NACK must be transmitted as HARQ-ACK/NACK feedback for a downlink signal; determining whether to transmit, along with the NACK, a channel quality indicator (CQI) associated with the downlink signal corresponding to the NACK; and if it is determined to transmit the CQI along with the NACK, transmitting the NACK and the CQI on the determined uplink resource.
US11245494B2	Transmitting apparatus and signal processing method thereof A transmitting apparatus and a receiving apparatus are provided. The transmitting apparatus includes: an encoder configured to generate a low density parity check (LDPC) codeword by performing LDPC encoding; an interleaver configured to interleave the LDPC codeword; and a modulator configured to modulate the interleaved LDPC codeword according to a modulation method to generate a modulation symbol. The interleaver includes a block interleaver formed of a plurality of columns each comprising a plurality of rows, and the block interleaver is configured to divide the plurality of columns into at least two parts and interleave the LDPC codeword.
US11245486B2	Application of orbital angular momentum to Fiber, FSO and RF A communications system receives a plurality of input data streams and applies a different orthogonal function to each of the plurality of input data streams. The system processes each of the plurality of input data streams to spatially locate a first group of the plurality of input data streams onto a first carrier signal and to spatially locate a second group of the plurality of input data streams onto a second carrier signal. The system temporally locates the first carrier signal and the second carrier signal onto a third carrier signal and transmits the third carrier signal over a communications link.
US11245483B2	Packet processing method and network device A packet processing method includes receiving a first packet by a first receiving interface of a media conversion module of a first network device, where the first packet includes a first alignment marker (AM), sending a second packet by a first sending interface of the media conversion module, where the second packet includes the first AM, and the second packet is the first packet processed by the media conversion module, and calculating a time interval T1 between a time at which the media conversion module receives the first packet and a time at which the media conversion module sends the second packet, where the T1 is used to compensate for a first timestamp at which the first network device receives or sends the third packet.
US11245481B2	Cross-link interference avoidance methods and signaling in NR dynamic TDD The invention relates to a method for operating a network node in a wireless network. The method includes detecting cross-link interference on one or more time slots used when communicating with the network node, identifying an aggressor node generating the detected cross link interference, and transmitting, to the aggressor node, a signal having an indication of slot number and/or a transmission direction of the detected cross link interference.
US11245480B2	Devices and methods for robust measurement and data receiving Devices and methods of simultaneous data reception and measurement are generally described. A UE transmits to an eNB antenna capacity and receives a Beamformed Reference Signal (BRS) configuration in response. Beamformed signals from the eNB include a BRS subframe in accordance with the BRS configuration. The BRS subframe has a BRS whose structure depends on the UE antenna capacity. If the UE has a single antenna panels, neither an EPDCCH nor a PDSCH for the UE is in the BRS frame. If the UE has a single antenna panels and multiple ports or multiple antenna panels, the BRS may contain an EPDCCH or PDSCH for the UE as different ports or antenna panels may be assigned different functionality. The UE measures BRS Received Power (BRS-RP) of the BRS, transmits a BRS report based on the BRS-RP and selects an optimal beam based on BRS-RPs from BRSs of the beams.
US11245478B1	Method and system for determining relative complex gain of channels in phase array antenna A method is provided for performing receiver and transmitter tests of a phased array antenna using a test system including probe antennas for transmitting and receiving RF signals, respectively. For the receiver tests, the method includes receiving the RF signals at receiver channels over propagation paths corresponding to the probe antennas, where each of the receiver channels is set at a selected complex gain setting of multiple available complex gain settings; measuring a combined receive signal output from a single combined output of the phased array antenna; isolating complex gain and complex path loss products from the measured combined receive signal corresponding to the selected complex gain setting and the propagation paths at each of the receiver channels; and determining a relative value between the complex gain of one receiver channel and previous complex gain of the one receiver channel using the isolated complex gain and complex path loss products.
US11245477B2	System and method for a subscriber-powered network element A system for powering a network element of a fiber optic wide area network is disclosed. When communication data is transferred between a central office (CO) and a subscriber terminal using a network element to convert optical to electrical (O-E) and electrical to optical (E-O) signals between a fiber from the central office and twisted wire pair, coaxial cable or Ethernet cable transmission lines from the subscriber terminal, techniques related to local powering of a network element or drop site by the subscriber terminal or subscriber premise remote powering device are provided. Certain advantages and/or benefits are achieved using the present invention, such as freedom from any requirement for additional meter installations or meter connection charges and does not require a separate power network.
US11245475B2	Optical system and method for seeding an optical transmitter An optical system and method for seeding an optical transmitter includes a first optical transmitter comprising a first reflective optical amplifier and a second optical transmitter comprising a second reflective optical amplifier. The second optical transmitter is optically coupled to the first optical transmitter. The optical system also includes an optical cavity for seeding the first reflective optical amplifier with a first optical seed signal. The optical cavity is formed between the first reflective optical amplifier of the first optical transmitter and the second reflective optical amplifier of the second optical transmitter. The first reflective optical amplifier is configured to transmit a first optical signal to the second reflective optical amplifier and the second reflective optical amplifier is configured to provide the first optical seed signal by reflecting a portion of the first optical signal back to the first reflective optical amplifier.
US11245464B2	Direction-of-arrival estimation and mutual coupling calibration method and system with arbitrary sensor geometry and unknown mutual coupling The direction-of-arrival estimation and mutual coupling calibration method and system with arbitrary sensor geometry and unknown mutual moupling are disclosed, a direction-of-arrival estimation and mutual coupling calibration method with arbitrary sensor geometry and unknown mutual moupling, comprising the following steps: acquiring an array signal, and then estimating a covariance matrix according to the array signal, a noise subspace is obtained by eigendecomposition of the covariance matrix; determining the angle search range of DOA, and generating a group of grids according to the angle search range of DOA, based on the noise subspace and the mutual coupling matrix between the elements, and obtaining a spectrum function corresponding to each grid; Estimating DOA based on the peak value of spectrum function corresponding to each grid, and obtaining the mutual coupling coefficient between the array elements from the DOA. The DOA estimation and mutual coupling calibration of arbitrary array manifold under the condition of mutual coupling are realized simply.
US11245462B2	Signal transmission and reception using multiple antennas In an exemplary embodiment, a network node can receive signals from user devices in a wireless communication network. The network node can combine the signals received at each receive antenna of the network node based on vectors from a pre-defined set of vectors. The network node can also process the combined signals to obtain an estimate of the signals.
US11245457B2	Method and apparatus for validating stored system information A system for converging fifth generation (5G) communication systems for supporting higher data rates beyond fourth generation (4G) systems with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) is provided. The communication method and system may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A system is provided for determining system information validity by acquiring and storing a first system information block and other system information, including information on a public land mobile network (PLMN) identity and a value tag, and determining whether the stored system information is valid for the cell. As another example, a terminal and base station are provided for performing beam failure detection and a recovery procedure using first and second configuration information for beam failure recovery (BFR) and if failure is detected, initiating a first random access (RA) procedure and if second configuration information is received while the first RA procedure is ongoing, terminating the first RA procedure and initiating a second RA procedure based on the second configuration information.
US11245455B2	Wireless communication apparatus for low-complexity beamforming feedback and method of operating the apparatus A method of operating a wireless communication apparatus configured to support adaptive beamforming of a base station, the method including receiving a sounding packet from the base station through a plurality of sub-carriers, generating first channel information corresponding to first sub-carriers among the plurality of sub-carriers based on the sounding packet, performing an interpolation operation using the first channel information to generate second channel information corresponding to second sub-carriers among the plurality of sub-carriers, generating first beamforming feedback including the first channel information and the second channel information, and transmitting the first beamforming feedback to the base station.
US11245453B2	Selecting a CSI-RS for a random access procedure of a cell A base station receives, from a wireless device, at least one first measurement report of at least one synchronization signal of a cell. One or more channel state information reference signals (CSI-RSs) of the cell are selected based on: the at least one first measurement report; and a first antenna port of the one or more CSI-RSs being quasi-collocated with a second port of the at least one synchronization signal. At least one second measurement report of the one or more CSI-RSs is received. At least one first CSI-RS of the one or more CSI-RSs is selected based on the at least one second measurement report. A downlink control information initiating a random access procedure of the cell is transmitted. The random access procedure is based on the at least one first CSI-RS.
US11245452B2	Information sending, information determining and relationship determining methods and devices Information sending, information determining and relationship determining methods and devices are provided. According to the information sending method, a base station sends M parameter sets via high-layer signaling, wherein M>=1, M is a positive integer, each parameter set includes quasi-co-location Non-Zero Power (NZP) Channel State Information Reference Signal (CSI-RS) indication information, and the quasi-co-location NZP CSI-RS indication information is used by a terminal to acquire a large-scale characteristic of a channel; and when M>1, the base station indicates, via a physical-layer control signaling, parameter set selection information of a subframe on which the physical-layer control signaling is sent.
US11245449B2	Network node, wireless device and methods thereby to indicate a first set of antenna ports and a second set of antenna ports Method performed by a network node (210) to indicate a first and a second set of antenna ports. The network node (210) indicates (803) to a wireless device (250) at least one of: a) a first indication of a first set (M′) of antenna ports for first measurements on first radio signals, the first measurements associated with periodic reporting, and b) a second indication of a second set (M) of antenna ports for second measurements on second radio signals, the second measurements associated with aperiodic reporting. The first set is different than the second set. The periodic and the aperiodic reporting are by the wireless device (250) and correspond to a same Channel State Information, CSI, process. The network node (210) also transmits (804), to the wireless device (250), the first radio signals, periodically, over the first set and the second radio signals over the second set.
US11245448B2	Antenna connection detection method and apparatus An antenna connection detection method and apparatus are provided, to detect whether a connection sequence between communications interfaces of a network side device and antenna elements is incorrect. The method includes that a network side device receives, by using antenna elements connected to a plurality of communications interfaces, reference signals sent by N terminal devices, where N is an integer greater than 0. Then, the network side device determines N channel correlation matrices based on the reference signals sent by the N terminal devices, and then determines, based on the N channel correlation matrices and a preset channel correlation matrix, whether a connection sequence between the plurality of communications interfaces and the antenna elements is incorrect, where one channel correlation matrix is used to represent correlation between transmission channels between the network side device and one terminal device.

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