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| US11267121B2 |
Conversation output system, conversation output method, and non-transitory recording medium
First information is acquired that is information of at least one of information about a user of a robot or situation information that is information about a situation around the robot. Conversation data is generated on the basis of the first information that is acquired. The conversation data creates an impression on the user that the robot and a predetermined target are having a conversation that corresponds to at least the first information. An outputter is controlled so as to output information based on the generated conversation data, thereby creating an impression on the user that the robot and the predetermined target are having the conversation that corresponds to at least the first information. The robot does not include a function that executes a conversation of a level greater than or equal to a level of the conversation based on the conversation data. |
| US11267114B2 |
Single-motion magazine retention for fastening tools
A fastening tool including a magazine securely and releasably retained on the fastening tool by a cam mounted on one of the fastening tool and the magazine. In a single rotary motion, the cam wedges together the housing member of the fastening tool and the housing member of the magazine, while simultaneously rotating cam lobes into respective chambers formed on the fastening tool and the magazine. The cam rotation and magazine retention system is accomplished without tools. |
| US11267112B2 |
Installation apparatus for mounting a garnish onto a vehicle structure and methods of making and using the same
An installation apparatus for mounting a garnish having at least one attachment element onto a pillar frame structure of a vehicle can include a handle portion and a J-shaped portion located at one end of the handle portion. The J-shaped portion can include a shorter member configured to engage the vehicle from a bottom area of the pillar frame structure to create a hinge point, and a longer member configured to engage the garnish and attachment structure. The garnish can be installed to the pillar frame structure when pivoting the handle of the apparatus about the hinge point downward and towards an interior of the vehicle. |
| US11267111B2 |
Hose clamp setting tool and system
A clamp setting tool secures a hose clamp having a pre-clamped state where a catch tab engages a stopper tab, and a clamped state where the catch tab releases from the stopper tab. The clamp setting tool includes first and second head elements having respective first and second notches formed therein, the second notch positionally corresponds to the first notch. The first and second notches receive the catch and stopper tabs. A stop mechanism is connected to one of the first and second head elements. The clamp setting tool moves the first and second head elements between an open position where the hose clamp is maintained in the pre-clamped state and a closed position where the first and second head elements move the hose clamp to the clamped state. The stop mechanism prevents movement of the first and second head elements from the open position toward the closed position. |
| US11267110B2 |
Zero distance tool
A zero distance tool for turning a fastener is disclosed. The tool may have a driver configured to receive a torsional input. The tool may also have an adapter rotatably coupled to the driver. The adapter may be configured to engage with a fastener. The tool may have a housing configured to enclose the driver and the adapter. |
| US11267109B2 |
Electric tool
An electric tool includes a motor section, a head section, a handle section, a coupling section, a battery, and a fragment ejecting mechanism. The head section is configured to twist off the fragment portion of a shear bolt. The coupling section detachably couples the head section to the motor section and allows the pointing direction of the front end of the head section to be changed along the radial direction of the motor shaft in the motor section. The fragment ejecting mechanism has a pushing portion and a driving portion. The pushing portion is provided in the head section and is configured to push out the twist-off fragment portion. The driving portion is provided at the coupling section and is configured to drive the pushing portion. The electric tool can twist off and then eject the fragment portion of a shear bolt even after the head section has changed direction. |
| US11267106B2 |
Wrench head
A wrench head comprises a working axis, a first jaw, a second jaw, and a third jaw. The first jaw comprises first-jaw arcuate convex contact surfaces. The second jaw is coupled with and pivotable relative to the first jaw and comprises a second-jaw arcuate convex contact surface and a second-jaw planar contact surface. The third jaw is coupled with and pivotable relative to the second jaw and comprises a third-jaw arcuate convex contact surface and a third-jaw planar contact surface. |
| US11267105B2 |
Universal part gripper using 3-D printed mounting plate
A generic holder includes a generic holder plate and a 3-D insert plate. The 3-D insert plate contains locating features mirrored to the backside of the part to be printed and vacuum grippers to secure the part in the insert plate. The insert plate is secured in the generic holder plate that includes vacuum couplings. The part is located on the insert plate and vacuum is applied to the generic holder plate and insert plate to hold the part for printing. |
| US11267103B2 |
Foldable tool sharpener
Apparatus and method for sharpening a cutting tool, such as a knife. A sharpener includes a first support member, a second support member and a hinge assembly. The first support member supports a first abrasive surface and has at least a first guide at a selected end of the first abrasive surface. The second support member supports a second abrasive surface and has at least a second guide at a selected end of the second abrasive surface. A hinge assembly couples the first and second support member to facilitate movement of the second support member relative to the first support member between a closed position and an open position. In the closed position, the first guide is in facing relation to the second guide and the first abrasive surface is in facing relation to the second abrasive surface. |
| US11267102B2 |
Aluminum diamond cutting tool
A novel diamond cutting tool and its use in cutting and grinding applications. The cutting surface of the tool is composed of an aluminum/diamond metal matrix composite comprising diamond particles dispersed in a matrix of aluminum or an aluminum alloy, and wherein the diamond particles have thin layers of beta-SiC chemically bonded to the surfaces thereof. |
| US11267099B2 |
Chemical mechanical planarization membrane
In some embodiments, the present disclosure, in some embodiments, relates to a method of forming a CMP membrane. The method is performed by providing a malleable material within a cavity within a membrane mold. The cavity has a central region and a peripheral region surrounding the central region. The malleable material within the cavity is cured to form a membrane. Curing the malleable material is performed by heating the malleable material within the central region of the membrane mold to a first temperature and heating the malleable material within the peripheral region of the membrane mold to a second temperature that is greater than the first temperature. |
| US11267094B2 |
Reduced-vibration surface treatment device
A vibration-reducing component and an apparatus for its use. The vibration-reducing component combines an elastic member with a compression element to both resist applied forces and absorb selected vibrations. The vibration reducing component finds particular utility in tools that inherently create vibrations. |
| US11267090B2 |
System for supporting workpieces
A system for supporting workpieces comprises a base and a plurality of support members (1), each support member (1) comprising a plate (11) and means for positioning the plate (11) in relation to the base. In at least some of the support members (1). The means for positioning the plate (11) comprise at least three controllably extendable members (13) arranged for determining the position and inclination of the plate (11) in relation to the base, thereby allowing for controlled positioning of the plate (11) in relation to the base and for controlled inclination of the plate (11). |
| US11267086B2 |
Method for producing a constructed camshaft of an internal combustion engine
A method for producing a constructed camshaft of an internal combustion engine may be used in connection with a camshaft having a cam, a shaft, and an anti-friction bearing. The method may involve machining the cam, machining the shaft to produce a setting region for arranging the cam, heating the cam and the anti-friction bearing, pushing the cam onto the shaft into a preliminary position and pushing the anti-friction bearing onto the shaft into a bearing position, equalizing a temperature between the shaft, the cam, and the anti-friction bearing by cooling at least the cam, and setting the cam onto an end position by way of pushing the cam onto the setting region. |
| US11267085B2 |
System and method for replacing the top of an under-dispenser containment (UDC) unit
A system configured to replace a top portion of an under-dispenser containment unit embedded within a concrete island under a fuel dispenser. The system includes a mounting structure configured to be coupled to the top portion of the under-dispenser containment unit, and a dispenser sump top configured to be coupled to the mounting structure and the fuel dispenser. The mounting structure includes a series of angles and the dispenser sump top includes a frame having a pair of opposing end walls and a pair of opposing sidewalls, a central opening defined by the frame, a splash lip extending outward from a lower portion of each of the pair of opposing ends walls and the pair of opposing sidewalls, and a series of dispenser support flanges extending outward from an upper portion of the pair of opposing ends walls and the pair of opposing sidewalls. |
| US11267084B1 |
Dipstick adapter leak repair method and kit
A leaking oil dipstick adapter is repaired by removing a flanged nut from a threaded extension of the dipstick adapter. A gasket and preferably also gasket seal forming material are applied surrounding the threaded extension of the dipstick adapter and adjacent to an exterior side of the wall of the oil pan. A washer is applied adjacent to this gasket. A nut is threaded onto the threaded extension of the dipstick adapter and applies a compression force on the washer, compressing the gasket against the exterior surface of the wall of the oil pan. A tool is preferably used to retain the dipstick adapter and keep it from falling into an interior of the oil pan during the repair. |
| US11267082B2 |
Copper-based brazing material and use of the brazing material
A copper-based brazing material comprises an alloy having nickel in a proportion of from 20 to 35 percent by weight, zinc in a proportion of from 5 to 20 percent by weight, manganese in a proportion of from 5 to 20 percent by weight, chromium in a proportion of from 1 to 10 percent by weight, silicon in a proportion of from 0.1 to 5 percent by weight and molybdenum in a proportion of from 0 to 7 percent by weight, each based on the total weight of the alloy, and the remainder being copper and unavoidable impurities. The alloy is in particular free from boron, phosphorus and lead. The brazing material can be used for induction brazing of components made of iron materials for exhaust systems in motor vehicles. |
| US11267081B2 |
Aluminum welding filler composition suitable for formation into wire used for fusion welding
This invention relates to the field of welding high strength aluminum structures, and more particularly to the alloy filler metal composition, its resultant microstructure, and the physical and mechanical properties which are obtained in the weld bead during fusion welding. A composition for producing small diameter aluminum welding filler metal wires having a chemistry comprising Si varying from approximately 0.3 to 0.9 wt. %, Mn varying from approximately 0.05 to 1.2 wt. %, Mg varying from approximately 2.0 to 7.0 wt. %, Cr varying from approximately 0.05 to 0.30 wt. %, Zr varying from approximately 0.05 to 0.30 wt. %, Ti varying from approximately 0.003 to 0.20 wt. %, and B varying from approximately 0.0010 to 0.030 wt. %, and a remainder of aluminum and various trace elements. |
| US11267076B2 |
Semiconductor device and semiconductor device fabrication method
A semiconductor device, including a semiconductor element, and a first wiring member and a second wiring member bonded to each other and being electrically connected to the semiconductor element. The first wiring member has an irradiation area for receiving irradiation of a laser beam. The semiconductor device also includes a protection member disposed on an area of the second wiring member opposite the irradiation area of the first wiring member, the protection member having a melting point higher than a melting point of at least one of the first wiring member and the second wiring member including the area on which the protection member is disposed. |
| US11267071B2 |
Ultrasonic bonding head, ultrasonic bonding device, and ultrasonic bonding method
An ultrasonic bonding head includes a vibrator unit, a holder, and a pressurizing shaft. The vibrator unit includes a press part formed at a tip of the vibrator unit in a longitudinal axis thereof and configured to press a bonding scheduled part to be bonded. The holder holds a base of the vibrator unit in a cantilever manner so that the tip is a free end. The pressurizing shaft is connected with the holder and transmits a force of pressing the press part against the bonding scheduled part so that the vibrator unit moves substantially perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis. The holder is provided with a restraint portion. The restraint portion contacts with the vibrator unit at a counterforce dispersion position located between a main hold position for holding the vibrator unit by the holder and the free end. |
| US11267067B2 |
System and device operating using a welding power bus
A system and device operating using a welding power bus are provided. One welding power supply includes control circuitry configured to control the operation of the welding power supply and power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to output welding power. The welding power supply also includes welding terminals configured to receive the output welding power from the power conversion circuitry and to provide the output welding power to a device that does not use the welding power for a welding operation. The control circuitry is configured to adapt the output welding power to the device. |
| US11267066B2 |
Weld signature analysis for weld quality determination
A method of determining weld quality includes the step of providing a reference weld signature having a first shape. A weld signature of a welding parameter is captured, wherein the weld signature of the welding parameter has a second shape. The first shape is automatically compared to the second shape and a weld signature shape difference between the first shape and the second shape is determined. A weld fault condition is determined based on the weld signature shape difference. |
| US11267064B2 |
Arc welding control method
A method of controlling arc welding with a consumable electrode includes repeating the following periods in sequence: a short-circuit welding period to perform short-circuit arc welding; a pulse welding period to perform pulse welding; and a cooling period in which the welding current output is zero. |
| US11267057B2 |
End mill having teeth and associated flutes with correlated physical parameters
An end mill includes a plurality of teeth and flutes. The teeth and their associated flutes include one or more correlated physical parameters. One such correlated parameter is that, at an axial location in a front half of an effective cutting length, at least one tooth of the plurality of teeth has a rake angle smaller than an average rake angle value of the plurality of teeth, and, at the same axial location, a flute preceding each such tooth has a helix angle larger than an average helix angle value of the plurality of flutes. |
| US11267050B2 |
Method for forming horizontal overhanging structure without vertical support in selective laser melting
A method for forming a horizontal overhanging structure without vertical support in selective laser melting, comprising: sequentially forming an initial layer, a repair layer and a conventional layer, wherein initial layer is printed by scanning at a speed set lower than the conventional speed using a laser spot in a defocused state, so that the Plateau-Rayleigh instability effect occurs in each track, to form an initial layer with a specific texture structure; repair layer is printed on upper surface of the initial layer by scanning at a speed set higher than conventional speed in a continuous-wave laser output mode using a laser spot in a focused state, and completes the transition from transition process parameter to conventional process parameters within the set number of processing layers; and conventional layer is printed on upper surface of repair layer using conventional process parameters, to form a horizontal overhanging structure without vertical support. |
| US11267049B2 |
Components
An assembly 2 comprises a rigid, self-supporting AM component 4 which is in the form of a T-shaped pipe having an elongate section 6 which is open at its ends 8, 10 and a section 12 which extends transversely to elongate section 6 and opens at its end 13. The component 4 forms internal walls of a capsule which is subjected to Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP). External walls of the capsule are defined by sheet metal sections (referenced 14 in FIG. 1 and described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5) and are arranged to define the outer shape of at least a portion of a final component made by HIP. Between its inner and outer walls a void is defined into which powdered metal 16 is introduced so the capsule encases the powdered metal 16. In use, the assembly is subjected to HIP and, thereafter, the sheet metal sections of the capsule are removed to define a final component comprising both the AM component 4 and HIPed powder 16. |
| US11267045B2 |
Roll line unit
A roll line unit for a continuous casting apparatus includes a roll mantle or roll body surface rotatable relative to a support housing by means of bearing(s). The support housing has a seal(s) located axially outward relative to the at least one bearing and/or seal(s) located axially inward relative to the at least one bearing, and a lubrication system having lubricant reservoir(s) containing lubricant. The support housing has one or more cavities containing lubricant located adjacent to the seal disposed axially outward of the bearing(s) and/or the seal located axially inward of the bearing(s). The lubricant reservoir(s) is/are in fluid communication with the at least one cavity. An actuator within the lubricant reservoir(s) is arranged to move when the volume of lubricant increases in the cavity and/or the reservoir, and/or to push lubricant from the lubricant reservoir into the cavity when the amount of lubricant in the cavity decreases. |
| US11267044B2 |
Method for manufacturing a shell mold
A method for manufacturing a mold includes providing first information regarding a location of a shrinkage hole generated during hardening of a molten metal in a shell mold. Second information regarding a change in the location of the shrinkage hole in response to adjustment of a heat transfer rate of the shell mold is obtained. The heat transfer rate of the shell mold is adjusted to shift the shrinkage hole to a predetermined location. |
| US11267042B2 |
End effector
An end effector may be configured to be modular in nature such that the weight of the end effector may be adjusted for specific applications. The end effector may further be configured to accept interchangeable dollies, wherein a dolly may be configured with a jacket on a contact end of the dolly, which contact end is configured to engage a distal end of a rivet during use. |
| US11267036B2 |
Stock lifter assembly
A stock lifter for metal forming dies includes a self-contained assembly. The assembly includes a guide pin that reciprocates within a base. A hardened end cap, which contacts the stock, is attached to the guide pin. A spring is located on the exterior surface of a portion of the base and surrounds the guide pin body. One end of the spring contacts a surface on the cap, while the other end of the spring contacts a surface on the base or an optional mounting flange that is attached above the base. Thus, the stock lifter assembly has a hardened cap for the stock to slide on and a larger, externally mounted spring that provides longer life for the stock lifter. The stock lifter assembly can be made of several different lengths and sizes by using longer or wider guide pins and springs. |
| US11267034B2 |
Forming device and forming method
The controller controls the gas supply of the gas supply unit so as to maintain a pressure in a metal pipe material at a first pressure when a gas is supplied into the metal pipe material which is formed into a pipe portion in a main cavity portion in a state where an upper die and a lower die are joined to each other. It is possible to prevent pressure drop in the pipe portion caused by cooling of the pipe portion due to a contact between the dies, and the pipe portion. Thus, it is possible to suppress a decrease in a force for pressing the pipe portion against the dies. It is possible to suppress a decrease in adhesion between the pipe portion and the dies when the metal pipe is formed, and it is possible to suppress occurrence of variations in hardenability in the pipe portion. |
| US11267031B2 |
Expendable hollow carrier fabrication system and method
Embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for fabricating a perforating gun including forming an expendable hollow carrier (EHC) via a drawing process. The method also includes determining a wall thickness of the EHC is above a threshold. The method includes machining a coupling component to at least one end of the EHC. The method further includes installing perforating components within an interior of the EHC. |
| US11267026B2 |
Sheet metal rolling machine for forming complex shapes
First drive roller and second drive roller are coplanar and adjustable about an axis to increase or decrease the distance between the same to accommodate varying thicknesses in material. A first shaping roller and a second shaping roller that are also coplanar are provided with ends tiltable on an axis with respect to each other. While the first drive roller and the second drive roller remain parallel with respect to each other, the first shaping roller and the second shaping roller are not constrained in a parallel orientation, but rather can tilt with respect to each other to form sheet metal with complex shapes. |
| US11267022B2 |
Positive and negative wind pressure automatic cleaning method for optical device
The invention discloses a positive and negative wind pressure automatic cleaning method for an optical device and belongs to the field of generator rotors. The invention discloses a positive and negative wind pressure automatic cleaning method for an optical device, which utilizes fast-flowing air in a parallel direction to form alternating positive and negative wind pressure on the surface of the optical device in a pit structure of a rotatory component to cause dust particle vibration to realize automatic cleaning. |
| US11267014B2 |
Device for lacquer transfer
A device for lacquer transfer includes a frame, a transfer roller with a circumferential lateral wall, a drive unit and a lacquer application unit. The lacquer application unit is mounted on the frame and applies lacquer to a work surface of a work piece while the device is moved in an application direction across the work surface. The drive unit drives the transfer roller in a rotation direction about an axis of rotation. An outside contact surface of the lateral wall comprises a plurality of depressions forming a predetermined structure. The transfer roller rolls with the outside contact surface on the work surface of the work piece for transferring the predetermined structure defined by the depressions in the outside contact surface to lacquer previously applied to the work surface by the lacquer application unit. |
| US11267007B2 |
Cosmetic vessel
A cosmetic vessel may include a vessel body including an inner case configured to accommodate cosmetics and having an inlet, and an outer case configured to accommodate the inner case therein and having an opening in a top thereof, a cap part coupled to the open top of the outer case, a discharge means coupled to the inlet and configured to discharge the cosmetics to an outside through a suction pipe extending to a bottom surface of the inner case, and a discharge part moving downwards to operate the discharge means and configured to transmit the cosmetics discharged from the discharge means to the outside. |
| US11267006B2 |
Pressurizable fluid container apparatus
A pressurizable fluid container apparatus, system and method of use. |
| US11267000B2 |
Separation of minerals by specific gravity
A centrifuge for separating minerals by specific gravity is disclosed. The centrifuge rotates to circulate slurry across a collection region and to subject slurry in the collection region to centripetal forces that facilitate stratification within the collection region by the specific gravity of the constituent minerals of the slurry. Energy, such as acoustic energy, is coupled with the collection region and enhances the stratification by specific gravity within the collection region. |
| US11266998B2 |
System and method of desorbing nitrogen from particles
Described herein are various embodiments of an oxygen concentrator system. In some embodiments, oxygen concentrator system includes one or more components that improve the useful lifetime of gas separation adsorbents. |
| US11266994B2 |
Screen diverter and dual comminutor with continual operation
A system for comminuting solid waste material including a casing defining a comminution chamber having two side walls and adapted for connection in a solid waste disposal channel. The system includes a first shredding device and a second shredding device disposed along a line extending perpendicular to a flow direction in the channel to form a pair of interactive shredding members. A rotating screening drum disposed within the casing upstream of the first and second shredding devices and positioned between the first and second shredding devices, the rotating screening drum configured to permit fluid to pass therethrough and to move solids toward one of the shredding devices. The rotating screening drum is configured to rotate clockwise and counter clockwise to alternately distribute solids captured thereon to one of the first and second shredding devices. |
| US11266989B2 |
Immunodetection and separation on nanoDLD
An apparatus is provided. The apparatus may comprise a layer of a microfluidic chip. The layer may comprise a nanoscale deterministic lateral displacement (nanoDLD) array. The nanoDLD array may comprise a plurality of pillars arranged in a plurality of columns. Further, the nanoDLD array may separate particles from a purified fluidic sample associated with a bodily materials of an organism.A method for purifying at least one target particle from a sample by utilizing a sized-based separation is provided. The method may include detecting the at least one target particle associated with the sample, by utilizing at least one detector molecule in a nanoDLD array. The method may then include separating the detected at least one target particle and the at least one detector molecule from a bump fraction in the sample based on a size of the detected at least one target particle. |
| US11266986B2 |
Sizing of a microfluidic device for confining a sample
The present invention relates to a method for manufacturing a microfluidic device. The microfluidic device includes an input zone adapted to receive a carrier fluid medium and a sample in suspension in the carrier fluid medium, the sample comprising at least one population of cells or microparticles, a confinement zone adapted to confine a selected amount of the sample, and an output zone adapted to discharge the carrier fluid medium and the sample in suspension in the carrier fluid medium. |
| US11266982B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst
A substrate (11) of an exhaust gas purification catalyst (10) includes inflow-side cells (21), outflow-side cells (22), and porous partition walls (23), each porous partition wall separating the cells (21, 22) from each other. A first catalyst portions (14) is provided at least on a portion of a side of the partition wall (23) that faces the inflow-side cell (21), the portion being located on an upstream side in an exhaust gas flow direction, and a second catalyst portion (15) is provided at least on a portion of a side of the partition wall that faces the outflow-side cell, the portion being located on a downstream side in the exhaust gas flow direction. A first pore volume is greater than a second pore volume, where the first pore volume is a pore volume of pores with a pore size of 10 μm to 18 μm, as measured on the first catalyst portions (14) and the partition walls (23) within a region where the first catalyst portions (14) are provided, and the second pore volume is a pore volume of pores with a pore size of 10 μm to 18 μm, as measured on the second catalyst portions (15) and the partition walls (23) within a region where the second catalyst portions (15) are provided. The first catalyst portion (14) exhibits the peak top of the pore size at between 20 nm and 500 nm. |
| US11266978B2 |
Method for preparing dispersion of metal-containing particles and method for producing hydrogenated conjugated diene polymer
A method for producing a dispersion of metal-containing particles includes contacting a metal-supported material obtained by supporting a metal and/or a metal compound on a carrier with a polymeric protective agent showing affinity for the metal and/or the metal compound in a solvent to obtain a dispersion of metal-containing particles in which the metal and/or the metal compound is dispersed in the solvent in the form of particles. |
| US11266977B2 |
Vanadium-based selective catalytic reduction catalyst
The present invention relates to a selective catalytic reduction catalyst for the treatment of an exhaust gas of a diesel engine comprising (i) a flow-through substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and a plurality of passages defined by internal walls of the flow-through substrate extending therethrough; (II) a coating disposed on the surface of the internal walls of the substrate, where-in the surface defines the interface between the passages and the internal walls, wherein the coating comprises a vanadium oxide supported on an oxidic material comprising titania, and further comprises a mixed oxide of vanadium and one or more of iron, erbium, bismuth, cerium, europium, gadolinium, holmium, lanthanum, lutetium, neodymium, praseodymium, promethium, samarium, scandium, terbium, thulium, ytterbium, yttrium, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, cobalt, nickel, copper, aluminum and antimony. |
| US11266975B2 |
Solution target for cyclotron production of radiometals
Methods of producing and isolating 68Ga, 89Zr, 64Cu, 63Zn, 86Y, 61Cu, 99mTc, 45Ti, 13N, 52Mn, or 44Sc and solution targets for use in the methods are disclosed. The methods of producing 68Ga, 89Zr, 64Cu, 63Zn, 86Y, 61Cu, 99mTc, 45Ti, 13N, 52Mn, or 44Sc include irradiating a closed target system with a proton beam. The system can include a solution target. The methods of producing isolated 68Ga, 89Zr, 64Cu, 63Zn, 86Y, 61Cu, 99mTc, 45Ti, 52Mn, or 44Sc further include isolating 68Ga, 89Zr, 64Cu, 63Zn, 86Y, 61Cu, 99mTc, 45Ti, 52Mn, or 44Sc by ion exchange chromatography. An example target includes a target body including a target cavity for receiving the target material; a housing defining a passageway for directing a particle beam at the target cavity; a target window for covering an opening of the target cavity; and a coolant gas flow path disposed in the passageway upstream of the target window. |
| US11266973B2 |
Arrangement for continuous production of polymer
The invention relates to an arrangement for continuous production of polymer including a polymerisation reactor. The reactor includes a first pulley and a second pulley arranged at a distance from each other, which distance, defining a longitudinal first direction, and a flexible endless belt having a first edge section and a second edge section, which belt, is arranged to travel over the first pulley and the second pulley as a flat belt. The reactor further includes a supporting structure, which is arranged to support the flexible endless belt between the first pulley and the second pulley, whereby the supporting structure is arranged to form the flexible endless belt into a trough section by deviating the first edge section and the second edge section of the flexible endless belt away from the first direction. The trough section has a width-to-height ratio <1.2. |
| US11266970B2 |
Imaging multiple chemical reactions in a flow cell array
Apparatus, computer program products, and methods for using a flow cell array are provided herein. A computer program product includes a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a device to cause the device to determine placement of one or more reaction sites on a first component; provide a material for the reaction sites in one or more surface channels of the first component; connect the first component to a second component to form an array, wherein the surface channels of the first component connect the reaction sites with one or more vias, and wherein the second component comprises the vias connected to multiple sub-surface channels; and align the surface channels of the first component with the vias of the second component to form a connection between the first component and the second component. |
| US11266965B1 |
Ultra-low-speed rotating low-strain high-filling-rate hydrogen storage alloy reaction device and technology
An ultra-low-speed rotating low-strain high-filling-rate hydrogen alloy automatic absorption-desorption reaction device includes a shell, a hydrogen storage reaction bed, a motor, a controlling and monitoring system, a wire inlet port, a hydrogen absorption and desorption port, and a universal angle wheel. The reaction bed is circular, rotating at a low speed under driving of a light ultra-low speed motor; facades on two sides of the reaction bed are respectively provided with a transmission shaft and the hydrogen absorption and discharge port which are respectively connected with an ultra-low-speed gear reduction motor or a high-pressure hydrogen storage tank and a hydrogen-consuming device; the reaction bed includes a hydrogen storage metal alloy, a heat-conducting anti-hardening filling material, and a phase change material; a shell of the alloy reaction bed has a heater and an external side surface of a hydrogen storage alloy reaction device has a PLC controlling and monitoring system. |
| US11266964B2 |
Methods of sulfurizing metal containing particles
Methods of sulfurizing metal containing particles in the absence of hydrogen are described. One method includes contacting a bed of metal containing particles with a gaseous stream comprising hydrogen sulfide and inert gas under reaction conditions sufficient to produce sulfided metal containing particles. The gaseous stream is introduced into a vertical reactor at an inlet positioned at the bottom portion of the reactor and any unreacted hydrogen sulfide and inert gas is removed at an outlet positioned above the inlet. The sulfided metal containing particles can be removed from the reactor and stored. |
| US11266963B2 |
Vessel comprising a bottom of decreasing cross section and variable angle of inclination, with lateral injections of liquid to limit fouling
A vessel for the downflow of a preferably hydrocarbon liquid, containing solid particles: a bottom comprising a cylindrical upper part (11), a lower part (12) with a decreasing cross section and a varying angle of inclination α with respect to the vertical axis (Z), and an outlet pipe (9); injections (5) and (6) of recirculated and/or of makeup liquid into the lower and upper parts respectively; injections (5) inclined with respect to the tangent to the wall of the lower part at the injection point by an angle β1 in the vertical plane (xz) and by an angle β2 in the horizontal plane (xy); injections (6) are inclined with respect to the wall of the upper part by an angle θ1 in the vertical plane (xz) and by an angle θ2 in the horizontal plane (xy). |
| US11266956B2 |
Gas/liquid infusion system with intelligent level management and adjustable absorption output
A system features a controller having a signal processor configured to: receive signaling containing information about a liquid level of a gas infused liquid in a liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel, one or more gas input characteristics of a gas provided to the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel, and one or more liquid input characteristics of an incoming non-infused liquid provided to the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel; and determine corresponding signaling containing information to control a pump that provides the incoming non-infused liquid to the infusion tank/vessel on demand each time a beverage is dispensed with the gas infused liquid from the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel and to maintain a desired liquid level and target equilibrium gas pressure in the liquid/gas infusion tank/vessel at a given temperature. |
| US11266953B2 |
Reverse osmosis filtering module and reverse osmosis filter comprising same
A reverse osmosis filtering module includes: a purified water discharge pipe in which a purified water discharge path is formed, and which has a communication hole that is formed on an outer periphery thereof and communicates with the purified water discharge path; a reverse osmosis filtering part including a reverse osmosis filtering member in which a purified water flow space is formed, and which is wound around the purified water discharge pipe such that the purified water flow space communicates with the communication hole; a first flow channel formation cap provided at one side and having an inlet hole; and a second flow channel formation cap provided at the other side of the reverse osmosis filtering part and having an outlet hole. |
| US11266948B2 |
Use of metal organic frameworks for H2O sorption
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to methods of sorption of H2O from an environment by associating the environment with a porous material such that the association results in the sorption of H2O to the porous material. The porous material includes a (M)-2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid coordination polymer, where M is a divalent metal ion selected from the group consisting of Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Mg, and combinations thereof. The coordination polymer has a one-dimensional pore structure and shows reversible soft-crystal behavior. The porous material may be a Mg(II) 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylic acid coordination polymer (i.e., Mg-CUK-1). The methods of the present disclosure may also include one or more steps of releasing the sorbed H2O from the porous material and reusing the porous material after the releasing step for sorption of additional H2O from the environment. |
| US11266946B2 |
Purification of gases containing sulfur compounds
A system includes a purification unit configured to process a vapor stream including sulfur dioxide. The purification unit includes an inlet configured to allow the vapor stream to enter the purification unit. The purification unit includes a steam coil configured to circulate steam and provide a source of heat. The purification unit includes a packed bed. The purification unit includes a tray configured to accumulate sulfur. The purification unit includes an absorber section configured to remove at least a portion of the sulfur dioxide from the vapor stream. The purification unit includes an outlet configured to allow an effluent with a lower sulfur dioxide content than the vapor stream to exit the purification unit. The system includes a sulfur tank including a vent line in fluid communication with the inlet. The vent line is configured to allow vapor to flow from the sulfur tank to the purification unit. |
| US11266944B2 |
Systems and methods for water extraction control
A controller can be configured to control a system for extracting liquid water from air comprising a thermal unit, a primary desiccant wheel, and a regeneration fluid path. The controller can comprise a sensor, a motor, and a microcontroller coupled to the sensor and the motor. The microcontroller can be configured to determine a water extraction efficiency based on at least one signal received from the sensor, and also can be configured to maximize the water extraction efficiency by adjusting a speed of the motor in response to the determined water extraction efficiency. |
| US11266941B2 |
Surface modified filter media
Surface modified filter media, including surface modified filter media having enhanced performance characteristics, are provided. In some embodiments, a filter media may comprise two or more layers designed to enhance fluid separation efficiency. One or more of the layers may have at least a portion of a surface that is modified to alter and/or enhance the wettability of the surface with respect to a particular fluid. In certain embodiments involving a filter media including more than one surface modified layer, at least one surface modified layer may have a greater air permeability and/or mean flow pore size than that of another surface modified layer. Such a configuration of layers may result in the media having enhanced fluid separation properties compared to filter media that do not include such modified layers or configuration of layers, all other factors being equal. The filter media may be well-suited for a variety of applications, including filtering fuel, air, and lube oil. |
| US11266940B2 |
Vacuum system for removing caustic particulate matter from various environments
One illustrative system disclosed herein includes an upper filter, a lower filter positioned vertically below the upper filter, at least one incoming air inlet positioned vertically above the upper filter, and a vacuum pump positioned vertically below the lower filter, the vacuum pump including an outlet, wherein an incoming air stream is adapted to flow downwardly through the at least one incoming air inlet, then through the upper filter, then through the lower filter and then out of the outlet of the vacuum pump where it exits as a cleaned air stream. |
| US11266932B2 |
Faucet filtration system and related methods
A water filtration apparatus comprises a housing having a housing outlet and a housing inlet, the housing outlet configured to allow filtered water to exit therefrom, the housing inlet includes a valve stem, where the housing has latch arms disposed adjacent to the valve stem. At least one filter is disposed in the interior portion of the housing, and the at least one filter is in fluid communication with the housing outlet and the housing inlet. A valve assembly includes a valve body releasably coupled with the valve stem, where the valve body has a faucet interface component, and the valve body configured to fluidly couple with a faucet via the faucet interface component. The valve assembly has a valve body release coupled with the valve body, and the valve body release is slidable relative to the valve body and the one or more latch arms. |
| US11266927B2 |
Method for dissolved gas separation
Techniques in the disclosure use non-wetting or wetting surfaces to promote or hinder separation of gas from solution in a liquid. The systems and processes promote bubble nucleation and/or promote separation of a gas or gases from a liquid using non-wetting surfaces. Also, the systems and processes suppress bubble nucleation in order to create supersaturated solutions of gas or gases in a liquid by using wetting surfaces. |
| US11266924B2 |
Supersonic treatment of vapor streams for separation and drying of hydrocarbon gases
Selective recovery of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is achieved through the use of a converging-diverging nozzle, or de Laval nozzle. The vapor stream comprising C2 to C4 hydrocarbons is fed into an inlet of a de Laval nozzle having a throat. The vapor stream may have an initial temperature of between 0° C. and 100° C., and an initial pressure of between 200 psig and 500 psig. In the de Laval nozzle, the vapor stream expands after passing through the throat of the de Laval nozzle, producing a vapor stream having re-duced temperature and pressure. Then, C2 to C4 hydrocarbons condense from the reduced-temperature vapor stream as liquid droplets, which may be recovered. Fractionation of C2 to C4 hydrocarbons by means of a de Laval nozzle is possible; the technique allows select-ive recovery of propane from a mixture of propane and ethane. |
| US11266923B2 |
Fluid distribution devices
A fluid distribution device includes a riser having a first end and a second end. A cap operatively connected to the second end of the riser. The cap includes an inner surface and an outer surface with a plurality of holes defined between the inner and outer surface. The device includes at least one distribution arm extending radially outward from the cap. The at least one distribution arm has an interior surface and an exterior surface. The at least one distribution arm includes a plurality of holes between the interior surface and the exterior surface. A processing assembly includes a vessel defining an interior space and the fluid distribution device including a riser mounted in the interior space of the vessel having a first end mounted to the vessel and a second end opposite from the first end. |
| US11266921B1 |
Atmospheric effects systems for presenting atmospheric effects relating to an event
An air amplifier utilizes a high-pressure input stream of air to accelerate a low-velocity input stream of air to provide a high-velocity, high-volume output stream of air. A coupled air amplifier array includes multiple air amplifiers which couple their respective output streams of air to one another to form a single collective output stream of air. Multiple coupled air amplifier arrays can be utilized to form coupled air amplifier array systems to provide multiple collective output streams of air which can be focused toward to an audience within a venue. The coupled air amplifier array system can be implemented within atmospheric effects systems to provide atmospheric effects, such as wind, scent, and/or temperature to provide some examples, relating to an event. These atmospheric effects systems can present these atmospheric effects to the audience to enhance the immersion of the audience as they are viewing the event. These atmospheric effects systems can include multiple portable mobile effects pods that are situated within different locations within the venue to present these atmospheric effects to different locations with the venue. |
| US11266913B2 |
Method and apparatus for synchronously displaying game content and storage medium
The present application discloses a method for synchronously displaying game content at a terminal device. The method includes: detecting a first operation instruction on a first client of a game application when a round of the game application is run on the first client, accounts participating in the round of game including a first account and a second account, and determining, a first operation that corresponds to the first operation instruction and is performed by a first operation object corresponding to the first account in the round of game; determining first content that needs to be displayed on the first client when the first operation object performs the first operation, and obtaining second content to be simultaneously displayed with the first content, the second content being content that needs to be displayed on the second client; and simultaneously displaying the first content and the second content on the first client. |
| US11266912B2 |
Methods and systems for processing disruptive behavior within multi-player video game
Disruptive behavior events are identified within an online gaming system. Players responsible for the identified disruptive behavior events are verified. A behavioral designation is applied to players in the online gaming system. The behavioral designation indicates whether or not a player is verified as responsible for one or more of the identified disruptive behavior events. Current real-time player behavior demographic data is generated for a specified game space using the behavioral designations applied to players associated with the specified game space. The generated current real-time player behavior demographic data for the specified game space is displayed to players associated with the specified game space. Using current real-time player behavior demographic data generated and displayed for different game spaces, a player is enabled to make a behavior-informed selection of a game space in which to enter for game play. Also, player behavioral profiles enable tracking of player-specific behavior preferences and events. |
| US11266910B2 |
Control method and control device
A control method includes obtaining information of an external environment and operating information of a target application and switching the controlled object from a first operating state to a second operating state based on a correspondence among the external environment information, the operating information of the target application and an operating state. The target application is an application configured to respond to information of an external operation to cause an object controlled by the target application to generate a corresponding response. The correspondence indicates the operating state of the object under different information of the external environment information and different operating information of the target application. An application parameter of the target application corresponding to the controlled object being in the first operating state is different from an application parameter of the target application corresponding to the controlled object being in the second operating state. |
| US11266909B2 |
Storage medium storing game program, information processing apparatus, game processing method, and game system
An offensive object and a defensive object are disposed in a field according to a first user's operation, and a display device is caused to display a portion of the field including the disposed offensive and defensive objects. A second user's defensive object disposed according to the second user's operation, and the offensive object disposed by the first user, are disposed in a field, and a battle process between the first user's offensive object and the second user's defensive object is performed according to the first user's operation. |
| US11266905B2 |
Method and apparatus for adapting to gaming venue states
A system that incorporates teachings of the present disclosure may include, for example, a method for detecting that a gaming system has presented a first of a plurality of gaming venue states of a game, presenting a first of a plurality of screen shots at a display responsive to detecting the first gaming venue state, detecting that the gaming system has transitioned to a presentation of a second of the plurality of venue states, and presenting a second of the plurality of screen shots at the display responsive to detecting the second gaming venue state. Additional embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11266902B2 |
Robotic device and method for setting up at least one bowling pin
An appliance for setting up at least one bowling pin. The appliance includes an object recognition device for detecting the bowling pin and an orientation of the bowling pin, wherein the orientation of the bowling pin encompasses a vertical orientation and a horizontal orientation of the bowling pin, at least one robot arm which is designed for gripping and holding the bowling pin and for setting up the bowling pin onto a predefined desired position and a control unit which is designed to evaluate data of the object recognition device and to activate the robot arm in dependence on the predefined desired position of the bowling pin and/or on the detected orientation of the bowling pin. |
| US11266900B2 |
System to support multiple battery packs of different capacity and a sensor system
Methods and apparatus are discussed for an electric powered personal transportation vehicle with electric motors powered by one or more batteries. A set of universal battery mounting hole locations and a reserved space for one or more battery housings exist on a board for the personal transportation vehicle. The reserved space on the board for the one or more battery housings that house one or more battery packs is set to not interfere with an operation of the motors or the wheels. A first battery pack containing the one or more batteries differs in at least one of i) a different amp-hour capacity, ii) a different length, width, or height, and iii) a different shape than another battery pack designed to be physically contained in the one or more battery housings and electrically connect with corresponding electrical connections in the one or more battery housings. |
| US11266895B2 |
Device for measuring speed of tennis ball
Disclosed is a device for measuring speed of a tennis ball, which includes: a housing, a power supply, a main control device, a sensor device, a transmission device, a clamping device and a limiting device. The clamping device is clamped at the serve opening of a tennis ball machine, which can detect the serve speed of a tennis ball accurately with simple operation. The transmission device is engaged with the second sensor device, and the housing is slidably connected with the second sensor device. The emitting ends of the second sensor device and the first sensor device are positioned in the same vertical plane. The limiting device is connected with the second sensor device to limit excessive operation of the transmission device. |
| US11266893B2 |
Physical therapy apparatus and method of use
An apparatus and method for physical therapy includes a base structure, a roller table positioned on the base structure including a plurality of free motion rollers, at least one motor and/or and at least one air compressor connected to the base structure, a plurality of powered rollers or a contact plate located within the base structure being in contact with the plurality of free motion rollers, at least one pneumatic block with a pneumatic piston connected to the at least one air compressor and being configured to raise and lower the power rollers and/or the contact plate, a load cell in communication with the apparatus being configured to measure and record a patient's response to the transition of the roller table and/or the contact plate, and a programmable logic controller. |
| US11266890B2 |
Golf club grip with quilted texture
A flexible tubular golf club grip is formed of elastomeric material having a substantially closed end with an end cap. The tubular portion is formed of substantially softer material than the end cap and has disposed on opposite sides axially spaced discrete areas of macro-texture having spaced raised portions giving a quilt-like appearance. The discrete areas of macro-texture are disposed peripherally spaced on opposite sides of the grip. The end cap has an extension which closely inter-fits the inner periphery of the tubular portion and provides support therefor proximate the substantially closed end. The cap extension has axially extending protrusions peripherally spaced on the top and bottom of the cap which are flush with the outer surface of the tubular portion. |
| US11266889B2 |
Golf clubs having weighting system with movable weights
Golf clubs having weighting systems with movable weights are disclosed. In one embodiment, the golf club head includes: a main body having a periphery; and a weighting system including a movable weight, wherein the weighting system is configured to allow the weight to move between: a first position inward of the periphery of the main body; and a second position wherein at least a portion of the weight is located outward of the periphery of the main body. In other cases, the movable weight need not be movable to a position that is outward of the periphery of the main body. |
| US11266887B2 |
Golf club heads with ribs and related methods
Provided herein are embodiments of golf club heads comprising a crown and a ribbed region. The ribbed region of the golf club head can be positioned on a portion of the crown and can further include a ribbed wall, wherein the ribbed wall comprises a ribbed wall interior surface, a ribbed wall exterior surface, and one or more external ribs. The one or more external ribs can protrude from the ribbed region to increase the strength of the crown and beneficially reduce crown thickness. Other embodiments and related methods are disclosed herein. |
| US11266886B2 |
Golf club heads with trench features and related methods
Golf club heads with trench features are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein. |
| US11266881B2 |
Golf ball
A golf ball has a plurality of dimples 12 and a land 14 on a surface thereof. The golf ball further has a large number of minute projections 18 formed on surfaces of the dimples 12 and the land 14. The surface of the golf ball has an arithmetic average height Sa of not less than 0.5 μm and not greater than 30 μm. An average value Hav of heights H of the minute projections 18 is not less than 0.5 μm and not greater than 50 μm. A ratio Pp of a sum of areas of all the minute projections 18 to a surface area of a phantom sphere of the golf ball is not less than 7%. An average value Dav of diameters D of the minute projections 18 is not less than 5 μm and not greater than 50 μm. |
| US11266880B2 |
Foldable swimming goggles
Disclosed are foldable swimming goggles. The swimming goggles include a left frame body and a right frame body, wherein the left frame body is provided with a supporting block and a limiting block, the supporting block is internally provided with an accommodating groove, a pressing shaft is clamped in the accommodating groove, the lower portion of the pressing shaft is fixedly provided with a positioning rotary wheel, and the right frame body is provided with a steering block. Firm connection of the product is completed through the pressing shaft and the positioning rotary wheel. When the swimming goggles need to be folded, the pressing shaft is pressed to separate the positioning rotary wheel from the steering block, so that the right frame body rotates to make the product folded. |
| US11266877B2 |
Rehabilitation system and method therefor
A knee rehabilitation system includes a plurality of compressible resistance members, a knee garment, and a resistance member receptacle. Each compressible resistance member in the plurality of compressible resistance members has (i) a same size and a shape as each other compressible resistance member in the plurality of compressible resistance members, and (ii) a compression resistance different from each other compressible resistance member in the plurality of compressible resistance members. The knee garment has a knee garment ventral portion and a knee garment dorsal portion. The resistance member receptacle is coupled to the knee garment dorsal portion, and the resistance member receptacle is sized to carry each compressible resistance member in the plurality of compressible resistance members, one at a time. |
| US11266876B2 |
Ankle muscle resistance-training apparatus
The present invention addresses the technical problem of providing an ankle muscle resistance-training apparatus which induces an angle change of the ankle while the ankle is actively moving, and can improve strength of the ankle muscle by applying resistance force to the ankle movement. To this end, the ankle muscle resistance-training apparatus according to the present invention comprises: a support member; a first movement guiding shaft; an intermediate member; a second movement guiding shaft; a foot support; a first resistance force application part; and a second resistance force application part. The first resistance force application part is linked with the first movement guiding shaft and applies resistance force of an adjustable intensity against the active ankle movement of a user made with respect to the first movement guiding shaft in a state in which the foot is placed on the foot support, and the second resistance force application part is linked with the second movement guiding shaft and applies resistance force of an adjustable intensity against the active ankle movement of a user made with respect to the second movement guiding shaft in the state in which the foot is placed on the foot support. |
| US11266870B2 |
Barbell grips
A set of angled grips for attachment to a weightlifting bar, such as a barbell bar or similar device, in order to provide an optimized gripping surface for a user's hands in terms of increased friction and comfort of the grips, thickness and circumference of the grips, and ergonomic angle of each grip surface relative to the bar. |
| US11266869B2 |
Exercise device configured for attachment to a desk, table, countertop or similar article
An exercise unit includes a pair of brackets configured to attach to a desktop in a spaced manner, resistance bands extend from a handle to the two spaced brackets wherein the handle is near a mid-point thereof. When attached to the desktop, the brackets maintain the resistance bands and handle generally underneath the desktop when not in use. When needed, the user grips the handle with two hands and is able to perform various exercises while seated in his or her chair. The handle is configured ergonomically to match the angle of the user's hands when gripping the handle from a seated position. |
| US11266867B2 |
Training equipment and method
Training equipment is configured for targeted muscle actuation. The training equipment contains a muscle-powered actuating element and a damping system having two components that can move in relation to one another. One of the components is operatively connected to the actuating element, such that a movement of the actuating element can be damped. A field-sensitive rheological medium and a field generation system are associated with the damping system, in order to generate and control the field strength. A damping characteristic can be influenced by the field generation system. A control system is suited and configured to control the field generation system in a targeted manner in accordance with a training parameter, such that the movement of the actuating element can be damped taking into account the training parameter. |
| US11266863B2 |
Fluid flow control device
This invention relates in general to a device for controlling the flow of a fluid. The device having a plurality of motor assemblies mounted at equidistant points around a mounting collar. An elongated annular outer casing surrounds and is spaced outwardly from the motor assemblies and defines with the motor assemblies an annular air passage. The outer casing having a central longitudinal axis, an open forward end for receiving ambient air and an open rear end for discharging air forced fluid. The device has a supporting structure on which the outer casing is mounted and a fluid flow assembly. A turntable is coupled to the supporting structure for rotation and an actuating assembly is used for raising and lowering the outer casing, wherein the actuating assembly is coupled between the supporting structure and outer surface of the outer casing. |
| US11266862B2 |
Self-retracting lanyard with fall protection harness tracker
A self-retracting lanyard system includes a self-retracting lanyard having a main body and a retractable line, a harness connected to the retractable line and wearable by the user of the self-retracting lanyard, and an electronic device disposable on the harness. The electronic device includes an accelerometer, a processor or programmable circuit, and a non-transitory program storage medium on which are stored instructions executable by the processor or programmable circuit to perform operations including receiving a measurement from the accelerometer, comparing the measurement to a threshold, detecting that the user of the self-retracting lanyard has fallen based on a result of the comparing, and instructing a wireless transmitter to transmit a wireless signal in response to the detection that the user has fallen. |
| US11266860B2 |
Full face mask with head harness receiving channel
There is disclosed a full-face mask to be worn in combination with a protective helmet having a suspension harness. The mask comprises a receiving channel interfacing with the suspension harness to secure the connection between them while preventing the safety helmet to physically interfere with or hinder wearing the mask. Thus, the combination of protective headgears may be worn with improved comfort and decreased risks of breaking the seal provided by the full-face mask. |
| US11266858B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for quality assurance of radiation therapy
Systems, devices, and methods for quality assurance for verification of radiation dose delivery in arc-based radiation therapy devices using a 3D gamma evaluation method. |
| US11266856B2 |
Radiotherapy system with linear motor for transverse actuation of base and rotation of gantry
A radiation therapy system includes a treatment couch positioning assembly that is directly coupled to a fixed structure supporting the linear accelerator of the radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system can be installed in a radiation therapy facility without the floor of the facility being excavated and a sub-floor structure, such as a base frame, being installed. To laterally position a patient relative to the linear accelerator, the treatment couch positioning assembly of the radiation therapy system is laterally translated via a linear motor, and laterally translates with the treatment couch, rather than cantilevering the treatment couch to either side of the couch positioning assembly. |
| US11266854B2 |
Laser beam device and laser beam hand piece having same
The present invention relates to a laser beam device and a laser beam hand piece having same, the laser beam device outputting a laser beam that is polarized and has high output energy. The laser beam device, according to the present invention, comprises: a light source unit emitting a pumping light; a first optical unit generating a laser beam that is polarized by being pumped by the pumping light provided from the light source unit; and a second optical unit amplifying the polarized laser beam provided from the first optical unit. Accordingly, a compact structure and the outputting of a polarized laser beam having amplified output energy may be enabled, and thus the size and manufacturing costs of the laser beam device and the laser beam hand piece having same may be reduced. |
| US11266851B2 |
Bi-phasic paired pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation
It is an aspect of the present invention to provide a method for recording a response to Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) utilizing a bi-phasic double pulse pair from a TMS coil device to stimulate a subject wherein the second pulse has a lower amplitude compared to the first pulse in the bi-phasic double pulse pair. Significant advantages are achieved using bi-phasic double pulse pairs, particularly where the second pulse in a pair has an intensity lower than the first. Obtaining measurements is simpler and more accurate as the number and intensity of stimulation can be reduced compared to standard single pulse stimulation. |
| US11266845B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for cardiac resynchronization therapy
The present technology generally includes devices, systems, and methods for providing electrical stimulation to the left ventricle of a human heart in a patient suffering from Left Bundle Branch Block (LBBB). In particular, the present technology includes an implantable receiver-stimulator and an implantable controller-transmitter for leadless electrical stimulation of the heart. The receiver-stimulator can include one or more sensors capable of detecting the electrical conduction of the heart and the receiver-stimulator can be configured to pace the stimulation of the left ventricle based off the sensed electrical conduction to achieve synchronization of the left and right ventricles. |
| US11266841B1 |
Securing antennas to wearable articles
A method of securing an antenna assembly to a wearable article includes positioning a template carrying a first antenna at a desired position on the wearable article worn on a body of a patient. The desired position is in proximity to a wireless tissue stimulator implanted within the body. The method further includes marking a location of the desired position of the template against the wearable article, securing a first attachment feature to the wearable article at a mark located at the desired position, and attaching the antenna assembly to the wearable article at the first attachment feature. The antenna assembly includes a second antenna configured to send a signal carrying electrical energy to the wireless tissue stimulator and a housing carrying the second antenna. The housing includes a second attachment feature configured to engage the first attachment feature for positioning the second antenna adjacent the body. |
| US11266840B2 |
Wireless cardiac pace making
Systems, devices, and methods involving cardiac pace making are provided. Implantable wireless pace making systems, devices, and methods using electromagnetic waveforms to interact with subcutaneous implanted sensors or stimulators, or both, are described. Systems, devices, and methods can include wireless, miniaturized, battery-free, radiofrequency (RF) microwave activated, sensors or stimulators or integrated sensor/stimulators that are implanted in multiple thoracic cavity locations, and interact with a remote pace making control-module or multiple modules. |
| US11266838B1 |
Airway diagnostics utilizing phrenic nerve stimulation device and method
A device and method for treating a variety of conditions, disorders or diseases with diaphragm/phrenic nerve stimulation is provided. |
| US11266835B2 |
Electrical stimulator for neuromuscular stimulation
The invention concerns an arrangement comprising an electrical stimulator (1), a programming system (25) for assisting a user in programming it for performing a determined body movement by neuromuscular stimulation; and an input device (24) operable by the user. The programming system is configured to: decompose the neuromuscular movement into distinct actions (31), select one of them, and configuring the electrical stimulator with the electrical stimulation parameters associated with the selected action. The programming system is further configured to select one electrical stimulation parameter among the electrical stimulation parameters associated with the selected distinct action, and, in a cycle performed while the electrical stimulator is connected to the user's body: to receive a value of the selected electrical stimulation parameter through the input device (24); and to configure the electrical stimulator (1) with the received value of the selected electrical stimulation parameter. |
| US11266833B2 |
Calibration of electrode-to-muscle mapping for functional electrical stimulation
A functional electrical stimulation (FES) device includes electrodes arranged to apply functional electrical stimulation to a body part of the user. FES stimulation is performed by: receiving values of a set of user metrics for the user; receiving a target position of the body part represented as values for a set of body part position measurements; determining a user-specific energization pattern for producing the target position based on the received target position and the received values of the set of user metrics for the user; and energizing the electrodes of the FES device in accordance with the determined user-specific energization pattern. The determination may utilize an FES calibration database with records having fields containing: values of the set of user metrics for reference users; energization patterns; and values of the set of body part position metrics for positions assumed by the body part in response to applying the energization patterns. |
| US11266831B2 |
Implantable cochlear system with integrated components and lead characterization
Cochlear implant systems can include first and second subsystems, each subsystem including an input source, a signal processor, a stimulator, and a cochlear electrode. A single implantable battery and/or communication module can provide power to and communicate with each subsystem, such as via each signal processor. Systems can include separate leads providing separate communication between the implantable battery and/or communication module and each subsystem, or can include a bifurcated lead providing signals to both subsystems simultaneously. The implantable battery and/or communication module can be configured to output addressed signals designating for which subsystem a signal is intended. The implantable battery and/or communication module can be configured to separately update settings associated with each respective subsystem, such as a transfer function associated with each signal processor. |
| US11266830B2 |
Neurostimulation device
The present disclosure describes an implantable lead device that includes an internal support comb. The support comb can include one or more faces that enable the alignment, routing, and holding of the lead device's internal wires. The support comb can enable the interconnection of the wires with to the microelectrode film that includes the lead device's electrodes. |
| US11266829B2 |
Universal power supply for a functional cranial implant
A low-profile intercranial device with universal power supply includes a static cranial implant adapted for the selective integration of a functional neurological implant. It also includes a universal power supply having a universal implantable power source with a connector. |
| US11266828B2 |
Implantable medical lead with moveable conductors
A medical lead includes a lead body, a connector, an electrical conductor, and a sleeve. The lead body includes a distal end and a proximal end defining a longitudinal axis of the lead body. The connector is positioned near the proximal end of the lead body. The electrical conductor extends about the longitudinal axis of the lead body. The sleeve is coupled to an insulative material of the lead body and positioned around the electrical conductor. The electrical conductor is electrically coupled to the connector. The sleeve includes a fixed portion that is fixed to the electrical conductor and an unfixed portion that is not fixed to the electrical conductor. In response to bending of the medical lead, the conductor may move within the unfixed portion to relieve strain created by the bending. |
| US11266825B2 |
Manual clot aspiration and filtration system and method of removing a clot
A manual clot aspiration and filtration system enables a method of removing a clot without general anesthesia and the expense of an operating room. An aspiration and filtration system for bodily fluid utilizes a syringe coupled with a filter unit to draw bodily fluid through the filter unit to collect debris on the filter. A flow valve may then be turned and the plunger depressed to force the filtered fluid back into the body. The filter may be configured to capture particles such as blood clots and plaque. The filter unit has a cover that can be removed for inspection and/or removal of the collected debris. When the cover is replaced, trapped air may be removed by turning the flow-valve to a purge direction and pressing the plunger into the syringe to force fluid back toward the filter unit to purge the trapped air through the purge valve. |
| US11266821B2 |
Autonomous fluid instillation system and method with tissue site pressure monitoring
A system and method for providing fluid to a tissue site is described. The method fluidly couples an instillation therapy system to the tissue site and monitors a pressure supplied to the tissue site by a reduced-pressure source with the instillation therapy system for a time period. The method provides fluid to the tissue site with the instillation therapy system in response to the pressure at the tissue site during the time period. The system includes a pressure sensor fluidly coupled to the tissue site to measure a pressure proximate the tissue site. A valve and a flow meter are fluidly between a fluid reservoir and the tissue site. A controller is communicatively coupled to the pressure sensor and the valve and configured to monitor the pressure at the tissue site and a volume of fluid flow to the tissue and, in response, operate the valve. |
| US11266818B2 |
Wedge dissectors for a medical balloon
A cage can be positioned around a medical balloon, such as an angioplasty balloon, to assist in a medical procedure. The cage can include a plurality of strips, each extending between a set of rings including first and second rings. As the balloon expands, the first and second rings move closer together and allow the strips to expand outward. The cage may have wedge dissectors on the strips. |
| US11266816B2 |
Inflation devices with remote displays, methods and kits related thereto
Inflation devices configured to communicate with remote displays are disclosed herein. Kits including such inflation devices with portable display devices are also disclosed herein. Methods of remotely displaying pressure data from a medical device are also disclosed herein. Devices, kits, and methods of connecting medical devices to remote displays and transferring information to or from linked computers are also disclosed. |
| US11266813B2 |
Interlocking low profile gripping device
A low profile gripping device having a locking assembly attached to a base having a table, wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking strap with pairs of fins disposed for insertion into an aperture of a buckle. The locking assembly comprises an offset anchor block having opposing sides, the locking strap attached to one side, and the buckle attached to the opposing side. The interface between the locking strap and the anchor block forms a creased groove for seating a flexible polymer tube or polymer coated cable. The creased groove is located above the table such that the seated tube or cable is substantially centered above the base. The locking strap is inserted through the aperture to secure the tube or cable in the creased groove, and the fins retain the locking strap in fixed relation to the buckle. |
| US11266803B2 |
Tubing assembly for patient interface device and elements for improving the fit and feel of such assembly
A tubing assembly for use with a patient interface device includes a manifold portion structured to be coupled to a conduit carrying a flow of breathing gas and a number of tubular portions. Each tubular portion extends from the manifold portion to a distal end which is structured to be coupled to the patient interface device. Each tubular portion is structured to communicate the flow of breathing gas from the manifold portion to the patient interface device. Each tubular portion comprises an adjustment element which provides for a characteristic of the tubular portion to be selectively varied. |
| US11266802B2 |
Methods of respiratory enhancement using a dental appliance
A dental appliance apparatus is disclosed herein. In various aspects, the dental appliance may include a body removably attachable to one or more teeth selected from premolars and molars, and a flange extending forth from lingual portions of the body to contact a tongue at one or more locations proximate the premolars and the molars in order to cause a contraction of the genioglossus that positions the tongue anteriorly and downward toward the mandible by stimulation of the hypoglossal nerve. The dental appliance may include a connector connected to the body, and the connector may pass about buccal-labial sides of the anterior teeth. A bumper may be included on a labial side of the connector, and the bumper may contact the lips to promote pursed lips breathing. An anterior flange may extend lingually from the connector to stimulate the hypoglossal nerve proximate a tip of the tongue in order to cause contraction of the genioglossus to position the tongue anteriorly and downward toward the mandible. |
| US11266801B2 |
Ventilation devices and systems and methods of using same
A ventilation system having a mask, a blowing assembly, and a processor. The mask has a mask body and a pressure sensor operatively associated with the mask body and configured to measure pressure within the mask. The mask body defines an inlet opening and a plurality of leak openings. The blowing assembly is positioned in fluid communication with the inlet opening of the mask body and configured to direct air to the inlet opening of the mask body. The processor is positioned in operative communication with the blowing assembly and the pressure sensor of the mask. The processor is configured to selectively control the blowing assembly based upon at least the measured pressure within the mask. |
| US11266794B2 |
Arm restraint for IV site stabtility
The invention relates to an upper extremity restraint which uses moveable non-adhesive restraint strappings and a reversible rigid platform, which enables a caregiver to ensure the patient's secure upper limb positioning for intravenous site maintenance. The present invention also includes an upper extremity restraint which uses parallel openings in the backbone restraint, which enable the immobilization of the upper limb through use of tie down restraining to prevent formation of hematomas or other types of patient injury caused by IV catheter site interruption or displacement. |
| US11266791B2 |
Apparatus for the safe management of hypodermic needles
An apparatus for the safe removal and replacement of hypodermic needle caps, interchanging of needles, and storage during tasks is disclosed, including a heavy base with space hollowed out to allow for cap gripping mechanism and tunnel for capped needle removal, wherein the base may be slanted slightly towards the user. The friction or mechanical needle cap gripping mechanism may be comprised of rubber, soft plastic, or the like, with a top to secure the cap gripping mechanism in the base. A ramped cone shaped opening is provided in the top to allow for the cap of a capped needle to pass through and be captured by the cap gripping mechanism, and an extended tunnel shaped opening is provided to allow for the re-capped needle to be removed and needles to be interchanged. |
| US11266786B2 |
Stopper for a medicament container
A stopper for use within a medicament container, preferably a plastic container, is presented having a main body defining an open distal end and a closed proximal end, where the main body has a longitudinal axis L. A cup shaped tip portion is integrally formed with the main body adjacent the closed proximal end and a distally extending flexible skirt extends from a distal end outer surface of the main body, where the distally extending flexible skirt has a rib which extends radially outward around a perimeter of the distally extending flexible skirt. A proximally extending flexible skirt extends from a proximal end outer surface of the main body, where the proximally extending flexible skirt has at least two ribs which extend radially outward around a perimeter of the proximally extending flexible skirt and that are axially spaced apart along the proximally extending flexible skirt. |
| US11266785B2 |
Medical connector with internal valve member movable within male projection
Disclosed herein is a valve assembly comprising a male luer end portion and a female luer end portion and a passage for the transfer of fluids extending between the male and female luer end portions, valve means movable between a first position, in which the passage is closed, and a second position, in which the passage is open, biasing means for biasing the valve means toward the first position, and actuating means extending into the male luer end portion and coupled to the valve means to actuate the valve means when a female luer end portion of a medical accessory is engaged with the male luer end portion. |
| US11266780B2 |
Methods and systems for closed-loop control of drug administration
A control system for administration of a drug comprises a drug administration actuator for administering the drug to a patient at a controllable dosage; a monitor for measuring an effect of the drug on the patient; and a controller configured to determine a control signal to the drug administration actuator; wherein the controller is configured to implement a closed loop model-predictive control scheme comprising, for each of a series of time steps, minimizing a cost function subject to one or more constraints to determine the control signal, the cost function based at least in part on a reference level and the monitor measurement; wherein the control signal is used as an input to an auxiliary model to estimate at least one concentration level of the drug in the patient; and wherein the constraints comprise at least one constraint on the estimate of the concentration level of the drug. |
| US11266779B2 |
IV set spike with enhanced removal force
IV spikes are described herein. An IV spike includes a spike body. The spike body can be formed of a first material and can include a spike portion converging to a point. The IV spike further includes at least one spike flow port formed through the spike body. The IV spike further includes a lower flow port in fluid communication with the at least one spike flow port. The IV spike can also include an overmolded engagement feature disposed around the spike body, wherein the overmolded engagement feature comprises a second material and is configured to retain the IV spike within an IV container. |
| US11266776B2 |
Method and apparatus for irrigation
Disclosed is an irrigation system. The irrigation system includes a manual pump and refill. The manual pump can provide pressurized liquid through a tube at an outlet. |
| US11266775B1 |
Suction device for medical use in removing material from a surgical site or similar
A device for evacuating a surgical site of a patient includes a container that defines a first end having a tapered surgical site engaging surface and a second end having a pressure source engaging surface. The first end defines a tapered cross-section configured for being engageably received within an opening at the surgical site. In operation, vacuum pressure is applied to the second end in order to create a vacuum within the container to evacuate fluids from the surgical site. |
| US11266772B2 |
Use of heparin and carbohydrates to treat cancer
The method is described as the removal of mediators that contribute to the pathogenesis of cancer from blood by contacting the blood with a solid, essentially non-micro-porous substrate which has been surface treated with heparin, heparan sulfate and, optionally, other molecules or chemical groups (the adsorbent media or media) having a binding affinity to the mediator, and wherein the size of the interstitial channels within said substrate are balanced with the amount of interstitial substrate surface area such that high flow rates of blood past said substrate creates a flow transport that is characterized by convection transport more than Brownian diffusion transport. |
| US11266770B2 |
Wound therapy system with fluid canister volume detection
A wound therapy system includes a wound dressing fluidly connected to a fluid canister. The fluid canister is attached to a canister receiving attachment of a housing structure. A pump is fluidly coupled to the canister and is configured to draw a negative pressure within an interior of the canister. A controller of the wound therapy system is configured to operate the pump to apply a vacuum to the interior of the canister and to obtain one or more measurements representative of at least one or a flow rate of air that is exhausted from the canister interior, a pressure within the canister interior and pump ripple. The controller is configured to estimate the volume of the canister based on the comparison of the measured parameters against model data stored by the controller that is representative of the operation of the therapy system with canisters of varying volumes. |
| US11266769B2 |
Sleeve for medical device assembly
The present disclosure describes a medical device assembly comprising an expandable medical device wrapped with an improved constraining sleeve. The sleeve in accordance with various embodiments of the present disclosure is thin walled and translucent, having reduced edge sharpness. The sleeve in accordance with the present disclosure exhibits resistance to ripping and delamination. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods of making sheet material usable for constraining sleeves from flattened film tubes. Methods for making improved constraining sleeves and medical device assemblies that comprise an improved constraining sleeve are also disclosed herein. |
| US11266760B2 |
Cartridge and sterilizing device using same
The present invention provides a cartridge used for a sterilization device. The cartridge comprises a sterilant container configured to contain a sterilant used for sterilization and an injector receiving the sterilant contained in the sterilant container through the sterilization device and delivering the sterilant to an article to be sterilized. |
| US11266751B2 |
Methods of imaging and delivering therapeutic agents
The present disclosure provides imaging agents that are useful for the detection and evaluation of heart conditions, such as myocardial infarction. Upon activation, the imaging agents of the present disclosure may be detected using an ultrasound imaging device. |
| US11266745B2 |
Extension sequences for diabodies
Provided herein are diabodies that comprise extension sequences and antigen binding constructs that comprise extension sequences. |
| US11266743B2 |
Peptide compositions and methods of use thereof
Described herein are membrane permeabilizing peptides and antimicrobial peptides, polynucleotides encoding the peptides, and compositions containing the peptides. Furthermore, described herein are methods for using the peptides, polynucleotides, and compositions for research, diagnosis, and therapy. |
| US11266742B2 |
Conjugates having a degradable linkage and polymeric reagents useful in preparing such conjugates
The present invention provides conjugates having a degradable linkage and polymeric reagents useful in preparing such conjugates. The conjugates as well as the polymeric reagents used to form the conjugates include at least one of each the following: an aromatic moiety comprising an ionizable hydrogen atom, a spacer moiety, and a water-soluble polymer. Methods of making polymeric reagents and conjugates, as well as methods for administering conjugates and compositions, are also provided. |
| US11266739B2 |
Methods and compositions for adoptive cell therapy
Provided are methods for multiple administrations of cells for adoptive cell therapy, and for administering cells to subjects having received prior administrations, and compositions and articles of manufacture for use in the methods. The cells generally express recombinant molecules such as recombinant receptors, e.g., chimeric antigen receptors (CARs) and/or other transgenic receptors. The methods can involve administering cells expressing a first or prior receptor(s) and cells expressing a second or subsequent receptor(s), the second or subsequent receptor(s) being distinct from the first, and which generally do not express the first receptor, and/or administering the cells expressing the second receptor to a subject having received the first administration. The methods can provide various advantages, such as improved efficacy in the context an immune response in the subject against the first or prior receptor and/or in the context of antigen loss, downregulation, or modification, following a first or prior administration. |
| US11266735B2 |
Combination vaccine
The present invention relates to a vaccine, especially a combination vaccine providing at least a first and a second antigenic function, the combination vaccine comprising at least one RNA encoding at least one or more proteins or fragments, variants or derivatives of proteins awarding antigenic function, wherein the first antigenic function being a Fusion (F) protein or a fragment, variant or derivative of a Fusion (F) protein derived from the virus family Paramyxoviridae and the second antigenic function being an Hemagglutinin (HA) protein or a fragment, variant or derivative of an Hemagglutinin (HA) protein derived from the virus family Orthomyxoviridae. Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a kit or kit of parts comprising the components of said combination vaccine and to said combination vaccine for use in a method of prophylactic or therapeutic treatment of diseases, particularly in the prevention or treatment of infectious diseases like RSV and influenza. |
| US11266734B2 |
Influenza virus hemagglutinin proteins and uses thereof
Provided herein are chimeric hemagglutinin (HA) polypeptides and uses thereof for inducing an immune response (e.g., an antibody response) against influenza virus. Also provided herein are methods of generating antibodies to the chimeric HA polypeptides in a subject. |
| US11266732B2 |
Recombinant HCMV and RHCMV vectors and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to recombinant rhesus cytomegalovirus (RhCMV) and human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) vectors encoding heterologous antigens, such as pathogen-specific antigens or tumor antigens, which may be used, for example, for the treatment or prevention of infectious disease or cancer. The recombinant RhCMV or HCMV vectors elicit and maintain high level cellular immune responses specific for the heterologous antigen while including deletions in one or more genes essential or augmenting for CMV replication, dissemination or spread. |
| US11266730B2 |
Methods of treating and diagnosing disease using biomarkers for BCG therapy
The invention provides methods of treating disease, such as hypercholesterolemia (e.g., by modulating serum lipids, such as cholesterol, low-density lipoproteins, high-density lipoproteins, and triglycerides) and hyperglycemia by administering Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG). Methods of the invention also encompass the use of genomic, proteomic, and metabolomic analyses for determining the likelihood that a patient has disease or will respond to treatment (e.g., with BCG therapy), as well as for determining whether a patient previously administered BCG would benefit from BCG redosing. |
| US11266727B2 |
Arenavirus particles as cancer vaccines
The present application relates generally to genetically modified arenaviruses that are suitable vaccines against neoplastic diseases, such as cancer. The arenaviruses described herein may be suitable for vaccines and/or treatment of neoplastic diseases and/or for the use in immunotherapies. In particular, provided herein are methods and compositions for treating a neoplastic disease by administering a genetically modified arenavirus in combination with an immune checkpoint inhibitor, wherein the arenavirus has been engineered to include a nucleotide sequence encoding a tumor antigen, tumor associated antigen or antigenic fragment thereof. |
| US11266720B2 |
Factor VIII-FC chimeric and hybrid polypeptides, and methods of use thereof
The present invention provides methods of administering Factor VIII; methods of administering chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor VIII; chimeric and hybrid polypeptides comprising Factor VIII; polynucleotides encoding such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides; cells comprising such polynucleotides; and methods of producing such chimeric and hybrid polypeptides using such cells. |
| US11266716B2 |
Use of dermcidin in sterile inflammatory conditions
A method of treating a sterile inflammatory condition in a subject using an isolated dermcidin peptide or an active fragment thereof of or an active analog thereof is provided. Also provided is a method of inhibiting organ transplantation-associated is chemia/reperfusion and/or organ transplantation-associated inflammation. |
| US11266713B2 |
Di-sulfide containing cell penetrating peptides and methods of making and using thereof
Disclosed is a general, reversible bicyclization strategy to increase both the proteolytic stability and cell permeability of peptidyl drugs. A peptide drug is fused with a short cell-penetrating motif and converted into a conformationally constrained bicyclic structure through the formation of a pair of disulfide bonds. The resulting bicyclic peptide has greatly enhanced proteolytic stability as well as cell-permeability. Once inside the cell, the disulfide bonds are reduced to produce a linear, biologically active peptide. This strategy was applied to generate a cell-permeable bicyclic peptidyl inhibitor against the NEMO-IKK interaction. |
| US11266712B2 |
Antimicrobial peptides and methods of using the same
Aspects of the present invention relate to peptides having antimicrobial activity. In certain aspects, the invention relates to peptides having potent antimicrobial activity, broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, and/or the ability to kill otherwise antibiotic-resistant microbes, or microbes protected by biofilms. |
| US11266711B2 |
Oxytocin compositions and methods of use
Disclosed are oxytocin compositions having a therapeutically effective amount of oxytocin, an analog or derivative of oxytocin, or an oxytocin receptor agonist for the treatment of neonatal abstinence syndrome (“NAS”) in a subject. Also disclosed are methods for the treatment of NAS by administering a therapeutically effective amount of oxytocin, an analog or derivative of oxytocin, or an oxytocin receptor agonist to a subject. |
| US11266710B2 |
Angio-3 for treatment of retinal angiogenic diseases
This disclosure provides methods of a method of treating a retinal angiogenic in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of an Angio-3 peptide. |
| US11266704B2 |
Total flavonoid extract from Gynura formosana Kitam., preparation method thereof, and use of same in treating non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
A total flavonoid extract from Gynura formosana Kitam., comprising 80-85% of rutin. A preparation method comprises selecting a complex enzyme consisting of a specific composition and ratio of enzymes for enzymatic hydrolysis, extracting and concentrating by a macroporous resin, and separating and purifying by a macroporous resin. The extract has therapeutic effect on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. |
| US11266702B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition and method of manufacturing
The present invention provides for methods of obtaining an extract of Cannabis plant material as well as subsequent processing of the extract to provide a concentrate of Cannabis. The present invention also provides for pharmaceutical dosage forms (e.g., oral thin films and transdermal patches) that include the concentrate (or extract) of Cannabis, as well as methods of medical treatment that include administering the pharmaceutical dosage forms. |
| US11266699B2 |
Synergistic bacterial compositions and methods of production and use thereof
Provided are therapeutic compositions containing microbial populations for prevention, treatment and reduction of symptoms associated with a dysbiosis of a mammalian subject such as a human. |
| US11266698B2 |
Bacterium for use as a probiotic for nutritional and medical applications
A first aspect of the invention relates to the bacterial species Roseburia hominis for use in: regulating the immune system of a subject treating an immune disorder; treating an intestinal disorder; improving intestinal microbiota; regulating the innate immune system of a subject; regulating the adaptive immune system of a subject; regulating appetite in a subject; promoting Tregs and immune tolerance; promoting gut health in a subject; and/or maintaining immune homeostasis in a subject. Further aspects of the invention relate to compositions comprising Roseburia hominis. |
| US11266697B2 |
Methods for enhancing lifespan and/or treating cellular proliferative disorders by transplantation
The invention found that first, the feasibility of transfer of tumor resistance and other healthy longevity characters through transplantation of bone marrow mononuclear cells (BMMNC) or hematopoietic stem cells (HSC)/hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPC) consisting of genetically engineered EKLF gene encoding the hematopoietic transcription factor EKLF. Secondly, the present invention demonstrates expression of EKLF in the long-term hematopoietic stem cells (LT-HSC), and thus EKLF as a target of regulation of hematopoiesis. |
| US11266694B2 |
Restimulation of cryopreserved tumor infiltrating lymphocytes
The present disclosure provides methods for re-stimulating TIL populations that lead to improved phenotype and increased metabolic health of the TILs and provides methods of assaying for TIL populations to determine suitability for more efficacious infusion after re-stimulation. |
| US11266692B2 |
Intracellular genomic transplant and methods of therapy
Genetically modified compositions, such as non-viral vectors and T cells, for treating cancer are disclosed. Also disclosed are the methods of making and using the genetically modified compositions in treating cancer. |
| US11266686B2 |
Metal complexes and methods of treatment
In one embodiment, the present application discloses compounds that are selective neuroactive agents for the treatment of diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). In one aspect, the neuroactive agents are NCDs of metal chelates, including complexes of iron, copper or zinc. |
| US11266683B2 |
Antimicrobial and cleansing composition consisting of a polymeric biguanide and EDTA
The invention relates to a antimicrobial and cleansing composition consisting of a. a polymeric biguanide, and b. a metal ion chelating agent, and g. a solvent, wherein the ratio of a:b is between 0.75:2.25 and 1.25:2.25, or about 1:2, and optionally one or more of the following ingredients; c. a quaternary ammonium salt, d. at least one surfactant, e. a humectant and f. a gelling agent. The invention further relates to said composition for use in a treatment, prevention or reduction of a disease, disorder or condition related to microbials, or treatment, prevention or reduction of infection, or inflammation, or infected wounds, or inflamed wounds, or treatment, prevention or reduction of biofilms, or removal of necrotic tissue. A liquid flow system may be used for administration of the composition. |
| US11266674B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for tumor treatment or prevention, method, and use thereof
A pharmaceutical composition comprising a 4′-thionucleoside phosphamide derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, hydrate, solvate, and isomer thereof, any crystalline form thereof or racemate, metabolite, or a combination of a mixture thereof with other drugs, and a method and use thereof for disease treatment and/or prevention. |
| US11266668B2 |
Dietary supplement for glycemia control and diabetes prevention
A formulation for a dietary supplement includes standardized extracts of astragalus root, phlorizin, root bark of white mulberry, olive leaf, and bitter melon. The formulation may further include chromium, 2-deoxy-D-glucose, biotin, vitamin D and vitamin C. A method of controlling postprandial blood glucose includes administering the formulation for the dietary supplement to a patient. |
| US11266663B2 |
Treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders with neurosteroids and analogues thereof
Described herein are neurosteroids and analogues thereof and derivatives thereof, including, but not limited to, allopregnanolone, allopregnanolone analogues, and derivatives thereof that can be used for treatment of a neuropsychiatric disorder and/or symptom thereof. Also described herein are pharmaceutical formulations containing an effective amount of a neurosteroids and analogues thereof and derivatives thereof, where the effective amount can be effective for treating a neuropsychiatric disorder and/or symptom thereof. Also described herein are methods of treating a neuropsychiatric disorder and/or a symptom thereof in a subject in need thereof. |
| US11266660B2 |
Betulin-containing birch bark extracts and their formulation
The present disclosure relates to birch bark extracts, methods of producing such extracts, stable pharmaceutical compositions containing such extracts and methods of using of such extracts. The birch bark extracts of the present disclosure contain triterpenes, which are known to improve wound healing. |
| US11266659B2 |
Nanostructured formulations for the delivery of silibinin and other active ingredients for treating ocular diseases
Formulations are described, containing silibinin or other active ingredients incorporated in lipid nanoparticle systems of the SLN and NLC type, and based on calixarenes, possibly mucoadhesive, or in micellar and nanoparticle systems based on amphiphilic inulin copolymers for use in the treatment of neurodegenerative ocular diseases. The versatility of the calixarene compound is also described, capable of charging and releasing active ingredients characterized by low water solubility, easy chemical and enzymatic degradation, low bioavailability, either of natural origin or not, to be used in the treatment of ocular diseases. |
| US11266658B2 |
Preparation, comprising inclusion complex of varenicline or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for oral administration
The present disclosure relates to an orally administered pharmaceutical formulation containing an inclusion complex formed as varenicline or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is included in cyclodextrin. The pharmaceutical formulation can improve convenience of medication by effectively masking the bitter taste of the drug and the irritation during swallowing, can provide the oxidation stability of varenicline and can improve the solubility of the drug. |
| US11266651B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions and methods of treating cardiovascular diseases
Provided herein is a pharmaceutical composition comprising two or more compounds, wherein each compound is independently a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, an adenosine receptor antagonist, a calcium channel blocker, a histamine H1-receptor agonist, a histamine H2-receptor agonist, a histamine H3-receptor antagonist, or a β2-adrenoreceptor agonist. Also provided herein is a method of treating, preventing, or ameliorating a cardiovascular disease in a subject, comprising administering to the subject in need thereof two or more compounds, wherein each compound is independently a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, an adenosine receptor antagonist, a calcium channel blocker, a histamine H1-receptor agonist, a histamine H2-receptor agonist, a histamine H3-receptor antagonist, or a β2-adrenoreceptor agonist. |
| US11266650B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing and treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, hepatic fibrosis, and liver cirrhosis, comprising adenosine derivatives
A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating liver disease is provided. The pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound represented by formula 1 below or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt of the compound as an active ingredient: where A is S, R is a linear or branched C1-C5 alkyl which is non-substituted or is independently or selectively substituted with one or more C6-C10 aryl groups, a benzyl which is non-substituted or is independently or selectively substituted with halogen or one or more linear or branched C1-C4 alkoxy groups, or a hydroxycarbonyl-substituted benzyl, and Y is H or a halogen atom. |
| US11266647B2 |
Method for increasing cell proliferation in pancreatic beta cells, treatment method, and composition
The present invention relates to a method of increasing cell proliferation in a population of pancreatic beta cells and a method of treating a subject for a condition associated with an insufficient level of insulin secretion. Also disclosed is a composition. The composition includes a dual-specificity tyrosine phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1 A) inhibitor and a transforming growth factor beta (TGFP) superfamily signaling pathway inhibitor. |
| US11266645B2 |
Methods for treating lymphoma
Compositions and methods for treating lymphoma, in particular, T-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma, in a human patient are provided. The methods entail administering to the patient an effective amount of cerdulatinib. |
| US11266641B1 |
Formulations of a somatostatin modulator
Described herein are formulations of a somatostatin modulator, methods of making such formulations, and methods of using such formulations in the treatment of conditions, diseases, or disorders that would benefit from modulation of somatostatin activity. |
| US11266640B2 |
Polycyclic compound acting as IDO inhibitor and/or IDO-HDAC dual inhibitor
Compounds as IDO inhibitors and/or dual inhibitors of IDO-HDAC are described. Specifically, the compounds represented by the following formula (I) are described, wherein each group is defined as described in the specification. The compounds have IDO inhibitory activity or IDO-HDAC dual inhibitory activity and can be used for preventing or treating diseases associated with IDO and/or IDO-HDAC activity or expression levels. At the same time, the compounds of the present invention can be combined with an anti-tumor antibody such as PD-1 and PD-L1, and such a combination can greatly increase the anti-tumor response rate of the antibody and broaden the types of tumors to be treated. |
| US11266632B1 |
Maslinic and oleanolic acids derivatives for treating SARS-CoV-2 infection
Provided are methods of using oleanolic acid and derivatives for treating coronavirus infection. The method includes using propargyl-moiety containing oleanolic acid derivatives for inhibiting coronavirus growth by impairing the viral replication of SARS-CoV-2 through inhibition of the viral function of SARS-CoV-2 main protease. |
| US11266630B2 |
Oral preparation of glucokinase activator and preparation method therefor
Disclosed is a solid dispersion and a preparation method therefor. The solid dispersion contains a glucokinase activator, an isotopic label thereof, or a medicinal salt thereof and a polymer support. Further disclosed is a solid dispersion composition containing the solid dispersion and an excipient. Also disclosed is an oral preparation of the glucokinase activator, containing the solid dispersion or the solid dispersion composition. Also disclosed is a tablet and a capsule of the glucokinase activator and a preparation method therefor. In addition, also disclosed is the uses of the solid dispersion, the solid dispersion composition and the oral preparations comprising the tablet and the capsule, which can be used for treating and/or preventing selected diseases or medical conditions and especially one or more diseases selected from type I diabetes mellitus, type II diabetes mellitus, impaired glucose tolerance, impaired fasting glucose and hyperglycemia. |
| US11266628B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions of apremilast
The present invention relates to a disintegrant free pharmaceutical composition comprising apremilast or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. Particularly the present invention relates to disintegrant free immediate release dosage form comprising apremilast or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients. It further relates to process of preparing such composition and its use in psoriatic arthritis and psoriasis. |
| US11266626B2 |
Reduction of ER-MAM-localized APP-C99 and methods of treating alzheimer's disease
The invention provides for methods for treating Alzheimer's Disease in a subject by reducing ER-MAM localized APP-C99. |
| US11266623B2 |
Use of cannabinoids and terpenes for treatment of organophosphate and carbamate toxicity
Pharmaceutical compositions in which isolated cannabinoid receptor modulators are optionally combined with terpene blends in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Methods for treating or preventing a disease, disorder, dysfunction or condition caused by exposure to an organophosphate or carbamate acetylcholinesterase inhibitor with the inventive compositions are also disclosed. |
| US11266619B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for enhancing antitumor effect by immune checkpoint inhibitor
The object of the invention is to provide a pharmaceutical composition for enhancing the antitumor effect by an immune checkpoint inhibitor. Provided is a pharmaceutical composition for enhancing the antitumor effect by an immune checkpoint inhibitor comprising 5-aminolevulinic acids (ALAs) as the active ingredient. |
| US11266617B2 |
Beta-hydroxybutyrate encapsulated PLGA nanoparticle compositions
The present invention provides compositions comprising β-hydroxybutyrate, cyclic or linear β-hydroxybutyrate oligomers, and/or β-hydroxybutyrate ester derivatives, or pharmaceutically-acceptable salts thereof. In various embodiments, the compositions are encapsulated by nanoparticles, such as nanoparticles comprising, e.g., poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid). In additional embodiments, the invention provides methods of using such compositions to induce intestinal stem cell regeneration and/or treat radiation-induced intestinal damage in a subject. |
| US11266615B2 |
Pyrimethamine-based pharmaceutical compositions and methods for fabricating thereof
Pharmaceutical compositions that include aqueous suspensions of therapeutically effective quantity of a diaminopyrimidine compound (such as pyrimethamine) are provided herein. Methods for fabricating and using the compositions, and kits that include the compositions are also described. |
| US11266611B2 |
More potent and less toxic formulations of epinephrine and methods of medical use
The present invention provides pharmaceutical formulations of levorotatory-epinephrine, 1-epinephrine, more potent and less toxic than existing pharmaceutical formulations of epinephrine, along with methods of producing and using these pharmaceutical formulations of 1-epinephrine, including preventing and or treating hypotension and hemostasis under surgical anesthesia. |
| US11266610B2 |
Cinnamaldehyde derivative compounds, and methods of use for cinnamaldehyde derivative compounds nicotine cessation
Compounds, compositions, and methods of use of such compounds and compositions are provided for reducing human dependency to nicotine. In one example, a method of treating an individual with an addiction to nicotine comprises administering to the individual a compound that is a structural analog of trans-cinnamaldehyde ((2E)-3-Phenylprop-2-enal): Based on the administration, a rate at which nicotine is metabolized may be reduced, which in turn may reduce a desire for the individual to consume nicotine-containing products. |
| US11266609B2 |
Bacitracin and/or daptomycin combined with cannabidiol for treatment of bacterial infections
The present invention relates to compositions comprising Cannabidiol (CBD) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and bacitracin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and/or daptomycin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compositions show a synergistic effect in the inhibition of growth of Gram-positive bacteria. Thus, the compositions according to the invention may e.g. find use as medicaments in the treatment of Gram-positive bacterial infections. |
| US11266608B2 |
Biodegradable extended release microsphere-hydrogel ocular drug delivery system and method
A hydrogel delivery composition and method, including degradable microcapsules suspended in a degradable thermo-responsive hydrogel. The hydrogel is thermo-responsive at a physiological temperature and changes after application to a more solid state due to body temperatures. The composition includes one or more treatment agents to be released over time as the composition degrades. The composition can be varied to modify the structure and/or release of the treatment agent. The degradable microcapsules include one or more of magnesium hydroxide (Mg(OH)2), bovine serum albumin (BSA), polyethylene glycol (PEG), and sucrose to improve release duration. |
| US11266607B2 |
Process for the manufacture and use of pancreatin micropellet cores
A process for manufacturing and using pancreatin micropellet cores and pancreatin micropellets which are substantially free of synthetic oils. In one embodiment, a pharmaceutical composition is provided comprising a pancreatin micropellet with the enteric coating being designed to deliver pancreatin to the upper portion of the intestine of a mammal for release. |
| US11266604B2 |
Highly stable non-vesicular nanoparticles and application thereof in treating microbial infection
Non-vesicular nanoparticles which have antibacterial activity and are made from a C8-C28 fatty acid or a derivative thereof, a surfactant and an optional lipid. |
| US11266603B2 |
Synthetic polypeptides and uses thereof
Disclosed herein are novel synthetic polypeptides and uses thereof in the preparation of liposomes. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, the synthetic polypeptide comprises a membrane lytic motif, a masking motif, and a linker configured to link the membrane lytic motif and the masking motif. The linker is cleavable by a stimulus, such as, light, protease, or phosphatase. Once being coupled to a liposome, the exposure to the stimulus cleaves the linker that results in the separation of the masking motif from the membrane lytic motif, which in turn exerts membrane lytic activity on the liposome that leads to the collapse of the intact structure of the liposome, and releases the agent encapsulated in the liposome to the target site. Also disclosed herein are methods of diagnosing or treating a disease in a subject by use of the present liposomes. |
| US11266602B2 |
PEGylated liposomes and methods of use
Provided herein are PEGylated liposomes, and methods of making and using thereof. The PEGylated liposomes comprise at least a cholesterol, a non-PEGylated neutral lipid, and a PEGylated lipid, wherein the average molecular weight of the PEG component in the PEGylated lipid is about 5000 Daltons or less. The PEGylated liposomes are stable and capable of delivery of an agent for the generation of an immune response, for example an agent for vaccine, therapeutic, or diagnostic uses. Compositions and methods related to making the PEGylated liposomes and using the PEGylated liposomes for stimulating an immune response are also provided. |
| US11266601B2 |
Liposomes for modulating Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein
Embodiments of the invention relate to liposomes comprising: a lipid bilayer having an internal cavity; a therapeutic agent within the internal cavity configured to modify expression or degradation of WASp in a cell; and a targeting moiety external to the lipid bilayer configured to target an extracellular domain of a cell. Embodiments of the invention relate to methods of treatment of disease comprising administering the liposomes. Novel pharmaceutical compositions are also disclosed. |
| US11266595B2 |
Deodorant production method and deodorant
Provided are: a method for producing a deodorant which is derived from earthworm castings and can be used in a liquid form; and a deodorant. The deodorant production method characterized by including a mixing step of mixing earthworm castings with water and a collecting step of collecting vaporized water generated from a mixture obtained in the mixing step to obtain a liquid; and the deodorant produced by the production method. It is preferred to further mix an organic substance together with the earthworm castings and the water in the mixing step. |
| US11266594B2 |
Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts
A method of treating a skin condition resulting from exposure to pollution or free radicals is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin having the skin condition a composition comprising an effective amount of an extract of Diospyros mespiliformis leaf to reduce oxidative damage in the skin having the skin condition. |
| US11266590B2 |
Skin care composition
The present disclosure generally relates to a skin care composition for providing ultraviolet (UV) protection to skin with desired sensory feels by the consumers. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a UV-blocking skin care composition having both proper stringiness and proper viscosity. |
| US11266586B2 |
Depilatory compositions comprising aminoalkylpropanol
The present invention is directed to depilatory compositions comprising a depilatory active, alkali metal hydroxide and an aminoalkylpropanol. The compositions have a pH in the range of from 10 to 12.5. The depilatory active preferably contains a thiol group, the alkali metal hydroxide preferably comprises potassium hydroxide and the aminoalkylpropanol preferably comprises aminomethylpropanol. The composition is preferably a gel, mousse, foam, cream, lotion or peelable film, especially a translucent or transparent gel. The depilatory compositions provide effective hair removal yet are well tolerated by the skin and allow for acceptable application times of the composition. The present invention further provides a depilatory composition comprising urea, a carbomer, and a gum; these compositions may or may not comprise aminoalkylpropanol. |
| US11266585B2 |
Lipophilic cosmetic compositions containing pelargonic acid esters
Cosmetic lipophilic composition comprising less than 20% by weight of an aqueous component and an oily component characterized in that the oily component comprises at least one ester selected from neopentylglycol dipelargonate, glycerol tripelargonate, pentaerythritol tetrapelargonate or mixtures thereof. |
| US11266583B2 |
Cosmetic method for treating human perspiration using particles of an expanded amorphous mineral material; compositions
Provided is a cosmetic method for treating perspiration and, optionally, the body odors related to thereto, e.g. underarm odors, with an effective amount of particles of an expanded amorphous mineral material or of a composition thereof, and more particularly containing expanded perlite particles. The composition can contain, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at least the above particles and at least one antiperspirant salt or complex. Also provided is a composition containing, in a cosmetically acceptable carrier, at least the above particles and at least one antiperspirant salt or complex. Also, provided is an anhydrous solid composition in stick form comprising in a cosmetically acceptable carrier: (i) more than 1% by weight, relative to the total weight of the composition, of expanded mineral particles as defined above; and (ii) at least one fatty phase comprising at least one volatile oil and/or at least one non-volatile oil and a structuring agent. |
| US11266582B2 |
Water-soluble refill dose article enclosing a concentrated cleanser composition and kits having same
Water-soluble refill dose articles for forming a cleanser have a water-soluble film defining a first compartment enclosing a first composition and a second compartment enclosing a second composition, which are individual separate articles or are part of an integral article. The first composition has a rheology modifier, a first surfactant, 10% or less by weight water, 20% or less by weight glycol, and the first surfactant does not activate the rheology modifier. The second compartment has an alkaline substance that when mixed with the first composition and water activates the rheology modifier to increase the viscosity of a resulting cleanser and 10% or less by weight water. When the article is diluted in water at a 1:1 to 1:20 ratio, it produces a cleanser having a viscosity within a range of 2000 cps to 50,000 cps. |
| US11266577B2 |
Stable emulsions of polymer-shell drops
An emulsion comprising a continuous aqueous phase and a dispersed fatty phase in the form of drops, or conversely, wherein the drops comprise a shell formed of at least one anionic polymer comprising at least one carboxylic acid function and at least one cationic polymer comprising at least two amine functional groups, wherein the quantity of amine functional groups provided by the cationic polymer in the fatty phase is between 0.2 μmol and 10.5 μmol per gram of fatty phase. |
| US11266575B2 |
Systems and methods for bioimpedance body composition measurement
There is provided a system for monitoring a heart of a subject and monitoring impedance-related parameters, comprising: a feeding tube, an electrode disposed(s) on a distal end of the feeding tube, a controller that performs, while the feeding tube is in located in an esophagus and feeding is delivered to a subject via the feeding tube, in a plurality of iterations: continuously measuring voltage at the electrode(s) of the feeding tube, applying alternating current(s) between the electrode(s) of the feeding tube and at least one other electrode, computing impedance measurement(s) from the electrode(s) of the feeding tube according to the applied alternating current(s) and the measured voltage, computing impedance-related parameter(s) based on the impedance measurement(s), terminating the application of the alternating current(s), obtaining an electrocardiogram (ECG) measurement based on the voltage measured at the electrode(s) of the feeding tube, and providing the impedance-related parameter(s) and the ECG measurement. |
| US11266574B2 |
Blenderized diet and/or bolus delivery manual pump
Delivery pumps for providing a bolus or blenderized diet to enterally fed mammals are provided. A delivery pump according to the present disclosure is manually operated, and does not require mechanically powered operation. A delivery pump according to the present disclosure also has a size sufficient to contain an entire bolus or blenderized diet feeding, and is shaped to allow filling of the reservoir with a bolus or blenderized diet by a user. The present disclosure also includes a method of providing a bolus or blenderized diet to a mammal. |
| US11266571B2 |
Syringe adaptor and complementary fluid-port adaptor
A syringe adaptor includes a body, shaped to define a body lumen, a syringe fitting at a proximal end of the body, configured to connect to a distal end of a syringe, a needle extending distally from the syringe fitting into the body lumen, a septum housing, and an elastomeric septum mounted inside the septum housing. The septum includes a proximal face, shaped to define an aperture having an aperture diameter, and a distal face. The septum is shaped to define a cavity, joined to the aperture, having a cavity diameter that is larger than the aperture diameter. The septum housing is configured to slide proximally within the body lumen such that a distal end of the needle contained in the cavity passes through the distal face of the septum. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11266570B2 |
Protector housing plastic spike with flash intended for DVO last drop extraction
A device for transferring fluids in a closed system transfer device using flash for last drop extraction and to reduce coring. The device including a piercing member having a distal end and a proximal end and defining a longitudinal fluid channel. A first opening positioned at the distal end of the piercing member wherein the first opening is in fluid communication with the longitudinal fluid channel. A cover or flash positioned over the first opening. The cover including a pre-cut pattern wherein the cover opens along the pre-cut pattern upon application of a distally directed force from the longitudinal fluid channel. The distal end including the first opening having a steep taper to facilitate last drop extraction. |
| US11266563B2 |
Extendable penile implant
According to an aspect, a penile implant includes a base portion, an extending portion, and an articulating portion. The extending portion being configured to be placed in a first configuration and a second configuration. The extending portion having a first length when the extending portion is in its first configuration. The extending portion having a second length when the extending portion is in its second configuration. The second length being greater than the first length. |
| US11266561B2 |
Exoskeleton fit evaluation system and method
A method of performing a fit test on an actuator unit coupled to a user. The method includes actuating the actuator unit; determining a first configuration of the actuator unit generated during the actuating the actuator unit; determining a second configuration of the actuator unit generated during the actuating the actuator unit; determining a change in configuration of the actuator unit based at least in part on the difference between the first and second configuration; and determining that the change in configuration corresponds to an improper fit of the actuator unit to the user. |
| US11266560B2 |
Hand rehabilitation device, rehabilitation training device and method for controlling the same
A hand rehabilitation device, a rehabilitation training device, and a method for controlling the same are disclosed, and the hand rehabilitation device includes a hand rehabilitation component including: a glove; a hand pneumatic muscle group including at least one finger pneumatic muscle component, wherein a back of each finger sleeve in the glove is installed with at least one of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component; and a stopper which is connected with each finger sleeve and a side of each of the at least one finger pneumatic muscle component facing a corresponding finger sleeve. |
| US11266559B2 |
Methods and apparatus for handling cremation ashes
A crematorium ashes transfer container made of paper and/or cardboard comprises: one or more sides and/or walls defining a cavity to receive the ashes; an outlet in one of the sides and/or walls allowing exit of ashes in the cavity from the container, the outlet comprising a nozzle and a removeable cap that closes the nozzle, the nozzle being capable of sealing engagement with a long term storage container, whereby ashes within the cavity of the container can be transferred to the long term storage container without being visible during transfer and without leakage of ashes during transfer. A method of transferring cremation ashes into a long term ashes storage container, comprises:— a. providing ashes from a cremation, b. providing a long term ashes storage container having an inlet and providing a crematorium ashes transfer container made of paper and/or cardboard that comprises a nozzle capable of sealing engagement with the inlet on the long term storage container, c. transferring the ashes into the crematorium ashes transfer container, d. sealing the crematorium ashes transfer container, e. opening the nozzle, f. connecting the nozzle with the inlet of the long term storage container so as to be in sealing engagement therewith, and g. transferring the ashes into the long term storage container. A kit comprises the transfer container and the long term storage container. |
| US11266553B2 |
Mobile wheelchair/chair, in particular for the disabled
A mobile wheelchair/chair, especially for the disabled, having a body support system mounted on the casing, a swivel and drive assembly and castors is characterized in that the swivel and drive assembly equipped with drive motor (8) and swivel motor (5) has s form of coupled vertical fixed fork (6) furnished with at least one swivel wheel (7), and seat (3) is mounted on the steering and swivel axis of fixed fork (6), with swivel motor (5) located in the upper part of the steering and swivel column (6a) of fixed fork (6). Casing (1) is equipped with castors (2) in its lower part. |
| US11266551B2 |
Inflatable mattress with longitudinally oriented stringers
A transfer mattress includes a top panel, a bottom panel, an outer stringer and an inner stringer. The top panel has a perimeter including a proximal edge and a distal edge, wherein a central longitudinal axis extends from the proximal edge to the distal edge. The bottom panel has a plurality of perforations and a perimeter including a proximal edge and a distal edge coupled to the perimeter of the top panel. The outer stringer and inner stringer each have a superior edge coupled to the top panel and an inferior edge coupled to the bottom panel and a longitudinal portion that is substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis. The inner stringer is positioned between the central longitudinal axis and the outer stringer. |
| US11266550B2 |
Absorbent article and method for producing same
An absorbent article includes a novel design printing portion suitable for a stretchable region. An absorbent article has an elastic film stretchable structure, in which an elastic film is stacked between a first sheet layer and a second sheet layer. The first sheet layer and the second sheet layer are bonded together directly or through the elastic film by a large number of sheet bonded portions arranged at intervals. A region having the elastic film stretchable structure includes a stretchable region. The stretchable region is contracted in a stretchable direction by a contraction force of the elastic film is extensible in the stretchable direction. A design printing portion is provided in a portion located in the stretchable region in the elastic film. |
| US11266546B2 |
Wearable article having elastic belt
Disclosed is a wearable article continuous in a longitudinal direction and a transverse direction comprising a center chassis and a ring-like elastic belt comprising a front belt and a back belt; the front and back belt each formed by a laminate comprising a plurality of elastic bodies running in the transverse direction, an inner sheet, an outer sheet, and an outer sheet fold over, wherein at least one of the front belt and the back belt has: a) the longitudinal edge of the center chassis distal than, preferably at least about 10 mm distal than, the outer sheet fold over proximal edge, and b) in the left and right side panels: b-1) at least one elastic body, preferably at least 2 elastic bodies, disposed between the outer sheet and the outer sheet fold over in regions where the inner sheet does not overlap in the thickness direction; and b-2) the remaining elastic bodies disposed between the outer sheet and the inner sheet in regions where the outer sheet fold over does not overlap in the thickness direction. |
| US11266543B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for assembling elastic laminates with different bond densities for absorbent articles
The methods herein relate to assembling an elastic laminate with a first elastic material and a second elastic material bonded between first and second substrates. During assembly, an elastic laminate may be formed by positioning the first and second substrates in contact with stretched central regions of the first and second elastic materials. The elastic laminates may include two or more bonding regions that may be defined by the various layers or components of the elastic laminate that are laminated or stacked relative to each other. In some configurations, a first plurality of ultrasonic bonds are applied to the elastic laminate to define a first bond density in the first bonding region, and a second plurality of ultrasonic bonds are applied to the elastic laminate to define a second bond density in the second bonding region, wherein the second bond density is not equal to the first bond density. |
| US11266540B2 |
Kinesiology support tape
In one embodiment, an anatomical support device includes an elongate body. The elongate body includes a first portion extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and an oppositely positioned second end, a first wing extending transversely from the first portion, and a second wing extending transversely from the first portion. An adhesive material is positioned on at least a portion of one side of the elongate body. The elongate body is rigid in a first direction extending in-line with the longitudinal axis and is stretchable in a second direction extending transversely to the longitudinal axis. |
| US11266539B2 |
Adhesive tape
An adhesive tape (1) comprises a base material layer, an adhesive layer, and a release material layer, wherein two edges (11 and 12) extending in the longitudinal direction of the adhesive tape include parallel portions (11a and 12a), the length of one of the two edges (11 and 12) is greater than the length of the other, the ends of the two edges (11 and 12) are connected to the ends of two other edges (13 and 14), and two angles formed between the longer edge of the two edges (11 and 12) extending in the longitudinal direction and the two other edges (13 and 14) are acute angles. |
| US11266538B2 |
Adhesive wound dressing
An adhesive wound dressing is disclosed herein. The adhesive wound dressing comprises a first layer that is an outer layer. A second layer is a resilient layer and affixed to an inner surface of the first layer. A third layer is an inner gauze dressing and affixed to an inner surface of the second layer, wherein the first layer, the second layer, and the third layer define a generally tubular configuration having an open end and a closed end. An adhesive layer may be applied adjacent to the open end for configured securing the adhesive wound dressing to a wounded body part subsequent to the wounded body part being inserted within the open end. |
| US11266534B2 |
Extensible dressings
The present invention generally relates to dressings such as bandages or tapes having improved extensibility and conformability to human skin and joints. |
| US11266533B2 |
Occlusion device capable of occluding an ear canal
Occlusion devices, earpiece devices and methods of occluding an ear canal are provided. An occlusion device includes an insertion element, a foldable element and an expandable element. The foldable element is disposed on the insertion element and is configured to receive a medium via the insertion element. The expandable element is disposed over the foldable element. The foldable element is configured to unfold, responsive to the medium, and cause the expandable element to expand to contact the ear canal. |
| US11266526B2 |
Automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe
Methods and systems for automatically pulsing different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level, and applied to the probe in a pulsed manner. |
| US11266525B2 |
Patient warming device for surgical procedures
A single-use patient positioning and warming pad configured to be placed between a patient and an operating table during a surgical procedure is provided. The pad includes a viscoelastic foam body having a top portion and a bottom portion; a heating element at least partially disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion of the foam body; and an electrical connector having a proximal end portion enclosed within the foam body connected to the heating element and a distal end portion extending from the foam body, configured to directly or indirectly connect to a power source and/or control unit for the heating element. Optionally, the foam body is formed from a foam material having sufficient viscosity and resiliency to maintain positioning of the patient relative to the operating table during surgical procedures in which the operating table is moved to an inclined position. |
| US11266522B2 |
Pessary
The present disclosure relates in general to a malleable and non-absorbent pessary having a solid cylindrical body formed of wax for use in improving symptoms associated with pelvic organ prolapse. |
| US11266521B2 |
Ostomy attachment
An ostomy attachment comprises a flexible annular seal configured to embrace a stoma and a spout that in use is disposed beneath the stoma and configured to collect ostomy output at skin level and direct ostomy output away from the patient and annular seal and into an ostomy bag, in which the flexible annular seal is formed from an absorbent material and the spout is formed from a non-absorbent material. The annular seal may be an open ring comprising at least one mouldable arm that in use can be wrapped at least partially around the patients' stoma. |
| US11266517B2 |
Stent
An illustrative stent may comprise an elongated tubular member having a first end and a second end and an intermediate region disposed therebetween. The elongated tubular member configured to move between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration. The elongated tubular member may comprise at least one twisted filament, such as a knitted filament having a plurality of twisted knit stitches with intermediate rung portions extending between adjacent twisted knit stitches, or a plurality of helical filaments twisted with a plurality of longitudinal filaments. |
| US11266514B2 |
Radiolucent trial
Spinal implant trials are provided having various configurations and sizes that aid the selection of spinal implants having similar configurations and sizes. A surgeon during surgery can insert various configurations and sizes of the spinal implant trials into a disc space between two adjacent vertebral bodies of a patient to enable the selection of a spinal implant configured and sized to fit the patient's disc space. Fluoroscopic images can be used in aiding the selection of an appropriately configured and sized spinal implant corresponding to one of the spinal implant trials. The spinal implant trials include features that reveal on the fluoroscopic images whether the spinal implant trials are properly located and oriented in the disc space and include features corresponding to different sizes of spinal implants also revealed on the fluoroscopic images. |
| US11266512B2 |
Surgical apparatus to support installation of a prosthetic component and method therefore
A surgical apparatus comprising a first distraction mechanism, a second distraction mechanism, and a third distraction mechanism. The surgical apparatus is configured to be placed in a joint of the musculoskeletal system to precisely separate the first bone from the second bone to support one or more bone cuts for installing a prosthetic joint. The first distraction mechanism simultaneously changes a height of a first side and a second side of the joint. The change in height is equal on the first and second sides. The second distraction mechanism changes the height on the first side of the joint but not the second side. The third distraction mechanism changes the height of the second side of the joint but not the first side. The surgical apparatus further includes at least one module to measure loading applied by the joint to the surgical apparatus. |
| US11266510B2 |
Spinal implant with fluid delivery capabilities
A spinal implant that allows for fluid injection of material is disclosed. The implant includes a fitting with a passage and holes that are in fluid communication with the passage. The holes extend through upper and lower surfaces and/or into a central cavity of the implant. The implant allows for material to be introduced into the implant after initial implantation thereof. Methods of implanting the implant are also disclosed. |
| US11266509B2 |
Anatomically shaped knee joint augment
The present disclosure relates to a knee joint augment having an anatomical shape. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a knee joint augment that is used for artificial joint replacement to replace lost bone, wherein the augment is used in artificial knee replacement surgery to be coupled to a knee implant. The augment includes a top surface configured to be brought into contact with a distal surface of a base plate that forms the body of a tibia element and a bottom surface configured to be brought into contact with a cut surface of a tibia. The bottom surface has an area smaller than that of the top surface, and has a tapered shape that narrows from the top to the bottom. An intermediate line at which one end surface cut to be perpendicular to the top surface and an outer surface meet each other has a shape that is outwardly convex to the outside of the augment with respect to a straight line connecting a top point where the intermediate line and the top surface meet and a bottom point where the intermediate line meets the bottom surface, whereby the intermediate line has a shape corresponding to the anatomical shape of a cut bone. |
| US11266504B1 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing orthopedic prostheses
An orthopedic prosthesis mold, comprising a first housing including a first cavity therein shaped to form a portion of an orthopedic prosthesis; a second housing coupled to the first housing, the second housing including a second cavity therein shaped to form a portion of an orthopedic prosthesis, wherein the first and second housings are constructed from a material having a first hardness; a first shell element configured to receive at least a portion of the first housing therein; a second shell element configured to receive at least a portion of the first housing therein, wherein the first and second shell elements are constructed from a material having a second hardness greater than the first hardness; and a connection element releasably engageable to the first and second shell elements to prevent separation of the first shell element from the second shell element. |
| US11266503B2 |
Method for manufacturing a patient-specific prosthesis for a fractured long bone
The invention concerns a method for manufacturing a prosthesis (11) for a fractured long bone of a patient, the method comprising the steps of: A) providing data representative of the fractured long bone, the fractured long bone comprising a diaphyseal fragment (2) comprising a medullary cavity (8); B) based on said data, designing the prosthesis specifically to the patient, the prosthesis comprising a stem part (12) configured to be inserted into the medullary cavity, step B) comprising: a sub-step of choosing, specifically to the patient, a contact zone (40) of the medullary cavity onto which a respective chosen mechanical stress is planned to be applied by the stem part, and a sub-step of designing the stem part so that the stem part may be inserted into the medullary cavity and thus apply the chosen mechanical stress to said contact zone; and C) manufacturing the prosthesis designed at step B). |
| US11266501B2 |
Device and method for controlling in-vivo pressure
A differential pressure regulating device is provided for controlling in-vivo pressure in a body, and in particularly in a heart. The device may include a shunt being positioned between two or more lumens in a body, to enable fluids to flow between the lumens, and an adjustable flow regulation mechanism being configured to selectively cover an opening of the shunt, to regulate the flow of fluid through the shunt in relation to a pressure difference between the body lumens. In some embodiments a control mechanism coupled to the adjustable flow regulation mechanism may be provided, to remotely activate the adjustable flow regulation mechanism. |
| US11266498B2 |
Method of making a prosthetic valve and valve obtained therewith
The present invention provides a method of making a leaflet assembly, the leaflet assembly thus made and a prosthetic valve. The leaflet assembly can take a first form wherein the valve is open and a second form wherein the valve is closed, the valve comprising a leaflet assembly having at least one leaflet attached to a supporting element, the leaflet having a free margin that can move between a first position wherein the valve takes the first form and a second position wherein the valve takes the second form, the method comprising providing a textile structure, and forming the leaflet assembly from the textile structure, such that a selvedge of the textile structure forms the free margin of the leaflet, wherein the textile structure is made by weaving warp and fill threads into a two-layer woven fabric having two stacked and interconnected layers, the two layers having selvedges at one longitudinal edge, and wherein forming the leaflet assembly comprises connecting two lateral edges of a single piece of the fabric to make a substantially tubular structure wherein the inner layer forms the leaflet and the outer layer forms the supporting element. With this method a prosthetic valve can be made with little process variability and errors, and resulting in a valve with high reliability and durability. |
| US11266496B2 |
Adjustable optical power intraocular lenses
The present technology is directed to an adjustable power intraocular lens comprising a container, an optical fluid in the container, and a transport substance in solution with the optical fluid. The container has an optical component and a peripheral component extending around at least a portion of the optical component. The optical component has an anterior optical element, a posterior optical element, and a fluid chamber having a chamber volume between the anterior optical element and the posterior optical element. The transport substance is configured to pass through the container. The adjustable power intraocular lens further comprises volume control elements in the container. The volume control elements are configured to be activated by a non-invasive energy and upon activation release the transport substance into the optical fluid to decrease the chamber volume and/or absorb the transport substance from the optical fluid to increase the chamber volume. |
| US11266486B2 |
Positioning handle and occlusal locks for removable prosthesis
The present invention discloses occlusal locks and positioning handles as part of an upper and/or lower denture or other prosthetic solution, the locks facilitating alignment construction and delivery of the conversion prosthesis, expediting the clinical procedure, and ensuring accurate alignment that improves the accuracy of rapid tooth replacement procedures. |
| US11266484B2 |
Dental appliance with simulated teeth and method for making
The present invention relates to orthodontic positioning appliances that represent teeth in desired positions and related systems and methods. An appliance can include teeth receiving cavities shaped to receive and apply a resilient positioning force to a patient's teeth. An appliance can include an outer component having a surface representing teeth in desired positions. An outer component can be integral with an appliance. An outer component can be separate and configured to couple with an appliance main body. |
| US11266483B2 |
Mouth piece removal tool
A mouth piece removal tool. The mouthpiece removal tool includes an elongated handle having a first end opposite a second end. A first hook extends perpendicular from the second end of the elongated handle. The first hook includes a pointed tip curving upwards. |
| US11266478B2 |
Surgical bowl set
A surgical bowl set features a first rectilinear bowl having an internal length (1l) and an internal width (1w), and a second rectilinear bowl having an external length (2l) and an external width (2w), in which the external length (2l) is close to but less than internal length (1l) in order to permit the second bowl to fit lengthwise within the first bowl while allowing easy extraction of the second bowl from the first bowl, and the external width (2w) is about half or less of internal width (1w). |
| US11266477B2 |
Modular storage system for medical needles
A modular storage system is described for storing and/or shielding a hypodermic needle which includes a modular needle container element for storing and/or shielding a hypodermic needles. The system includes a compartment for storing the needle, defined by first and second walls configured to be end walls, and a front wall and a rear wall extending between the first and second walls; each of the first and second walls has an outer surface directed away from the compartment, and each of the first and second walls include either a male connector on the outer surface of the wall or a female connector extending through the wall. The male connector includes a clip arm and the female connector includes a slot, such that the male connector is configured for engagement in a snap-fit manner to the female connector in the first or second wall of a second container element. |
| US11266471B2 |
Robotic hand controller
A hand controller for enabling a user to perform an activity and method for controlling a robotic arm is provided. The hand controller includes a bar with a grip and a plurality of motors to provide a force feedback to the user in response to the movement of the plurality of mechanical arms. The method involves receiving input corresponding to the manipulation of a bar and providing a force feedback in response to the movement of the plurality of mechanical arms. |
| US11266468B2 |
Cooperative utilization of data derived from secondary sources by intelligent surgical hubs
Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub is for use with a medical imaging device at a remote surgical site in a surgical procedure. The surgical hub comprises a circuit configured to: receive a livestream of the surgical site from the medical imaging device; capture an image frame of a surgical step of the surgical procedure from the livestream; derive information relevant to the surgical step from data extracted from the image frame; and overlay the information onto the livestream. |
| US11266467B2 |
Systems and methods for registration of intra-body electrical readings with a pre-acquired three dimensional image
There is provided a method of displaying a pre-acquired three dimensional (3D) image of at least a portion of an organ of a patient, the method comprising: receiving a plurality of electrical readings, each from a different electrode mounted on a catheter inside the portion of the organ of the patient, wherein the electrodes are mounted on the catheter at known distances from each other, transforming the plurality of electrical readings to a corresponding plurality of image points using a mapping transformation that transforms each electrical reading of the catheter from inside the portion of the organ of the patient to an anatomically corresponding image point in the 3D image based on the known distances, and displaying the 3D image with a marking of at least one of the plurality of image points. |
| US11266466B2 |
Shape sensor systems with redundant sensing
A method of operating a shape sensing apparatus comprises receiving first shape data from a first shape sensor section including a first elongated optical fiber section extending between a first location coupled to a reference fixture and a second location coupled to a first target fixture. The method further comprises receiving second shape data from a second shape sensor section including a second elongated optical fiber section extending between a third location coupled to the reference fixture and a fourth location coupled to the first target fixture. The first and third locations are maintained in a first known kinematic relationship, and the second and fourth locations are maintained in a second known kinematic relationship. The method further comprises determining a position of an end portion of the first shape sensor section using the second shape data and using the first and second known kinematic relationships. |
| US11266465B2 |
Quantitative three-dimensional visualization of instruments in a field of view
A system is provided that includes a Q3D endoscope disposed to image a field of view and a processor that produces a Q3D model of a scene and identifies target instruments and structures. The processor is configured to display the scene from a virtual field of view of an instrument, to determine a no fly zone around targets, to determine a predicted path for said instruments or to provide 3D tracking of said instruments. |
| US11266463B2 |
Devices and methods for nerve modulation
Systems for nerve and tissue modulation are disclosed. An illustrative system may include an intravascular nerve modulation system including a catheter shaft, an expandable basket and one or more electrode assemblies affixed to the expandable basket. The one or more electrode assemblies may be affixed to the expandable basket using one or more covers or coatings. |
| US11266462B2 |
Medical instrument for tissue ablation by means of an HF electrode with the function of a controlled distal angular orientation
The disclosure relates to a medical instrument for minimally invasive tissue ablation by means of an HF electrode, with a hollow shaft, wherein the HF electrode is electrically insulated from the hollow shaft, is arranged at a distal end of the latter and, in order to ablate tissue, protrudes axially beyond the hollow shaft at least in part. The angle orientation of the HF electrode relative to the hollow shaft is adjustable in a controlled manner to a working position in which the HF electrode, protrudes radially beyond an outer circumference of the hollow shaft in order to ablate tissue. In the working position, by means of suitable adjustment of the shaft and of the HF electrode, a position can always be found in which the distal end of the HF electrode sufficiently reaches or touches tissue portions that are to be ablated in the region of the bladder neck. |
| US11266456B2 |
Cryogenic ablation system with rotatable and translatable catheter
An ablation assembly includes a handle, a catheter assembly and a connector locking assembly. The catheter assembly includes: a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector at the distal and proximal ends of the catheter shaft, and a delivery tube extending between there between. The connector includes a connector body secured to the proximal end and a plug secured to the delivery tube, the plug and delivery tube movable axially and rotationally. The handle includes an open portion receiving the plug and the connector body. The connector locking assembly includes: means for simultaneously automatically connecting the plug and the connector body to the handle to place the connector in a load state prior to use, and means for automatically releasing the connector body and thereafter the plug from the handle to place the connector in an eject state to permit the connector to be removed from the handle. |
| US11266454B2 |
Wire tensioner with swivel hinge
Provided is a device for tensioning a wire in conjunction with an external bone fixation (EBF) device. A swivel hinge body comprises two forks extending in a plane parallel from the swivel hinge body. A lower lip extends from the swivel hinge body below and in parallel with the two forks. A swivel pin and a swivel block are positioned between the lower lip and the plane of the two forks and held in place by the swivel pin such that the swivel block is able to rotate in an arc with respect to the lower lip and the swivel hinge body. The swivel block comprises a face, wherein the face is configured to fit against an edge of a component of the EBF device such that, when the tensioning mechanism is applying tension to the wire, the swivel hinge body is prevented from deflecting to one side. |
| US11266447B2 |
Surgical constructs and related methods of installation
A method of assembling a surgical construct includes installing a fastener within a bone of a patient. A connector rod is positioned on the fastener and an interference or press fit is created between the fastener and the rod, with very little effort required on the surgeon's part. No additional steps are necessary or desirable; the surgeon can simply position the rod over the fastener, and very quickly and accurately couple the two one to another. A securing device can be used to couple the fastener and the rod, and a different device can be used to uncouple the fastener from the rod. The securing device engages the fastener and the rod, and pushes the rod over the fastener as the surgeon activates the gripping mechanism. |
| US11266445B2 |
External fixation for the correction of bone deformity and trauma
Provided is an apparatus and component parts of a system for the external fixation of bones. The component parts include fixation plates such as a C-shaped Plate, an N-shaped Plate, a J-shaped Plate, a K-shaped Plate, an I-shaped Plate, a Foot Plate, a Z-shaped Plate and a T-shaped Plate. Two or more fixation plates are configured along an axis, the two or more fixation plates; a plurality of telescoping adjustable struts that connect a first fixation plate along the axis with a second fixation plate of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis, wherein the first and second fixation plates are adjacent plates along the axis; and a plurality of posts, each post connecting two adjacent fixation plates of the plurality of fixation plates along the axis. |
| US11266444B2 |
External fixation device with absorption material for reducing radiofrequency induced heat transfer and method thereof
The present invention provides an external fixation device and method thereof. The device includes at least an insert for inserting into a patient's tissue such as a bone. The insert is fastened to a fastening assembly which comprises at least a RF heat source member during MRI scanning of the patient. At least a part of the RF heat source member's surface is covered with an absorption material to reduce the direct or indirect transfer of RF induced heat from the member to the insert. The absorption material has an electric conductivity greater than 10−4 S/m. |
| US11266443B2 |
Skin care methods, systems, and devices
Methods, systems, and devices for skin care are provided. Some embodiments may include a device or system for skin care that may include a skin tool head portion, a skin tool head support that may be coupled with the skin tool head portion, and/or a portable microscope connector that may be configured to couple a portable microscope with the skin tool head support. Some embodiments include a device for skin care that may include a spacer configured to couple with a portable microscope. The spacer includes at least one aperture configured to facilitate the use of a skin tool. Some embodiments include a spacer coupled with a compressible structure configured to preclude a skin tool from contacting a portion of skin when in an uncompressed state and to allow the skin tool to contact the portion of skin when in a compressed state. |
| US11266442B1 |
Visually assisted entry of a Veress needle with a tapered videoscope for microlaparoscopy
A Veress needle is modified to receive a forward-looking miniature videoscope through the cannula of an insufflation tube of the Veress needle. The modified instrument enables direct viewing of progress of the instrument through tissue to the peritoneal cavity of a patient, for proper location of the needle and insufflation of the cavity via the needle. The videoscope has an elongated shaft of smaller diameter than the cannula of the insufflation tube for passage of insufflation gas with the scope in place. In another embodiment a needle is fitted with a miniature videoscope to provide the same function, with the needle's cannula serving as an insufflation tube. |
| US11266433B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument blades
An ultrasonic surgical instrument including an ultrasonically actuated blade or end effector having a treatment portion. The blade can define a central axis and at least one axis which is transverse to the central axis, wherein the transverse axis can lie within a plane which is perpendicular, or normal, to the longitudinal axis and can define a cross-section of the treatment portion. Such a cross-section can include a central portion and a step extending from the central portion, wherein the central portion can comprise a width, and wherein the step can comprise a cutting edge. In at least one embodiment, the cutting edge can be defined by first and second surfaces which define an angle therebetween. In various embodiments, the position of the cutting edge and/or the angle between the cutting edge surfaces can be selected in order to balance the blade with respect to the transverse axis. |
| US11266432B2 |
Ultrasonic surgical instrument
An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an elongated assembly releasably engagable with an ultrasonic transducer and including a waveguide having a blade at a distal end and a torque adapter towards a proximal end. Fixed and movable sleeves are disposed about the waveguide and support and operably couple to a jaw member at the respective distal ends thereof. A drive tube is fixed to the movable sleeve such that translation of the drive tube pivots the jaw member relative to the blade. A torque housing is slidably disposed about the drive tube, longitudinally fixed about the fixed sleeve, and fixedly about the torque adapter. A rotation knob is longitudinally fixed about the torque housing and operably coupled to the torque housing such that the torque housing and the rotation knob cooperate to define a torque wrench inhibit application of additional torque to the waveguide above a torque limit. |
| US11266429B2 |
Transducer unit and ultrasonic treatment instrument
The disclosed technology is directed to a transducer unit used in a treatment instrument that comprises an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations. A cylindrically-shaped casing is configured to hold the ultrasonic transducer therein along a central axis. The cylindrically-shaped casing includes an outer circumferential portion having respective circular arc portions and extension portions formed thereon. A virtual polygon is formed by connecting together a plurality of virtual points located at positions outside of the outer circumferential portion and is separated by a predetermined distance from the central axis when a cross-section intersecting the central axis at right angles and a first virtual distance between the central axis and each side of the virtual polygon are defined. The circular arc portions each includes, as a radius from the central axis, a first length greater than the first virtual distance but smaller than the predetermined distance. |
| US11266427B2 |
Self-expanding intravascular medical device
A self-expanding intravascular medical device including a multi-component assembly with a self-expanding outer cage component comprising a plurality of struts; and a single cell wave-shape component disposed within the self-expanding outer cage component forming a channel therein. The proximal end of the single cell wave-shape component is connected to the self-expanding outer cage component at a proximal joint. |
| US11266422B2 |
Drill guide assembly
A drill guide assembly for accurate and stable drilling of a bone tunnel. The drill guide assembly includes a guide body having first and second ends, and a slot extending from the first end toward the second end. The drill guide assembly also includes a curved guide arm having a first arm connected at an angle to a second arm. The first arm terminates in a distal tip. The second arm has first and second sides, and is slidable within the slot of the guide body. The second arm also includes detents along its second side. A locking mechanism is attached at the first end of the guide body and in a first position, and the locking mechanism is engaged with one of the detents. The drill guide assembly also includes a clamp mechanism attached at the second end of the guide body and a guide sleeve removably extending therethrough. |
| US11266420B2 |
Sparse contact femoral jig mechanism
A femur cutting jig mechanism (FCJM) is provided having a number N1 of spaced apart FCJM contact points that correspond to a number N1 of spaced apart femur contact points on at least one of a medial condyle, a lateral condyle, and a trochlear groove on the patient's knee. The FCJM contact points are positioned in contact with the knee contact points, and a cut bar mechanism is positioned in contact with the FCJM to provide a location and an angular orientation of a cut bar plane that is to be used to resection and remove a selected portion of the patient's, knee. The FCJM is removed from the patient's knee, and a selected portion of the patent's knee is resectioned and removed. The number N1 is at most 12 in some embodiments. |
| US11266418B2 |
Integrated medical device constraining lumen
Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include an implantable medical device and a constraining line conduit arranged around a circumference of the implantable medical device. The apparatuses, systems, and methods may also include a constraining line arranged through the constraining line conduit. |
| US11266410B2 |
Surgical device for use with a robotic system
A surgical device for use with a robotic system is disclosed. The surgical device includes an elongate shaft including a first interface, an enclosure, a first control system, a second control system, and a firing system. A loading unit is operably couplable to the first interface. The enclosure includes a second interface that includes a first rotary driven element, a second rotary driven element, and a third rotary driven element. The first control system is configured to effect a first control motion based on rotation of the first rotary driven element. The second control system is configured to effect a second control motion based on rotation of the second rotary driven element. The second control motion includes a decoupling motion. The firing system is configured to provide a firing motion to a firing member of the loading unit based on rotation of the third rotary driven element. |
| US11266409B2 |
Fastener cartridge comprising a sled including longitudinally-staggered ramps
A fastener cartridge comprising a cartridge body comprising a tissue-supporting deck, a longitudinal slot, cavities, and ridges protruding from the tissue-supporting deck is disclosed. The fastener cartridge further comprises fasteners positioned in the cavities, drivers supporting the fasteners, and a sled configured to engage the drivers to fire the fasteners from the cavities during a firing stroke. The sled comprises a central portion and ramps. The ramps comprise a first ramp on a first side of the central portion, a second ramp on the first side of the central portion, a third ramp on a second side of the central portion, and a fourth ramp on the second side of the central portion. The first ramp, the second ramp, and the third ramp are longitudinally-staggered. The central portion comprises a hump intermediate the first ramp and the third ramp, and a stabilizer extending from the hump distally beyond the ramps. |
| US11266406B2 |
Control systems for surgical instruments
Surgical instruments and control systems therefor are disclosed. A surgical instrument can comprise: a power circuit comprising a power source and a switch, a microcontroller coupled to the power circuit, a handle comprising an attachment portion, and a control circuit in signal communication with the microcontroller. The attachment portion can comprise a first electrical contact in signal communication with the microcontroller. The control circuit can comprise a sensor configured to detect an attachment state of the attachment portion. The control circuit can communicate the detected attachment state to the microcontroller, and the microcontroller can ignore signals from the first electrical contact when the control circuit communicates a detached state. The attachment portion can comprise a second electrical contact coupled to a second power circuit, and the second power circuit can decouple the second electrical contact and the second power source when the sensor detects the detached state. |
| US11266403B2 |
Tissue cutting washer for right angle surgical stapler
A staple cartridge unit configured for use with a surgical stapler includes a cartridge housing having a deck and a plurality of openings that house staples configured to be driven distally into tissue positioned against the deck. A knife movably disposed within the cartridge housing is configured to be driven distally through the tissue. An anvil arranged distal to the cartridge housing includes an elongate slot and a plurality of staple-forming pockets. A cutting washer is fixed relative to the anvil and includes a cutting portion disposed within the elongate slot of the anvil. The knife is movable distally to cut tissue against the cutting portion. The cutting washer includes a pair of side flanges that extend transversely to the anvil and are configured to cover a gap defined between the anvil and a distal support structure of the surgical stapler in which the staple cartridge unit is received. |
| US11266397B2 |
Suture anchor assemblies and methods of use thereof
A suture anchor assembly includes an eyelet of a pound-in tip formed through both of a distal portion and a proximal portion of the tip. An anchor body of the assembly is configured to be inserted over the proximal portion of the tip such that it partially occludes the tip eyelet, allowing for a shorter overall total length of the anchor assembly. |
| US11266389B2 |
Body part repositioning apparatus and method
A device for manipulating the left atrial appendage (LAA) of a heart, including: an elongated and hollow guide instrument which is shaped and sized to be transvascularly and transseptally introducible into the left atrium (LA); a suction channel passing through the guide instrument, the suction channel terminating with a concave holder, wherein the suction channel and the concave holder are shaped and sized to be enclosed within a lumen of the guide instrument during the transvascular and transseptal introduction into the LA and to forwardly extend from the lumen of the guide instrument after reaching the LA, and wherein the concave holder is configured to radially expand; a loop fastener shaped and sized to be enclosed within the lumen of the guide instrument during the transvascular and transseptal introduction into the LA and to forwardly extend from the lumen of said guide instrument. |
| US11266385B1 |
Control of multiple generators for surgical devices
A method for controlling a plurality of surgical devices includes: receiving a foot pedal signal indicating a foot pedal activation of a first foot pedal of a plurality of foot pedals; generating a control signal based on the foot pedal signal, wherein: if the foot pedal signal indicates that only the first foot pedal is pressed, then generating the control signal to cause a generator to activate a first surgical device associated with the first foot pedal; if the foot pedal signal indicates that the first foot pedal remains pressed and a second foot pedal is newly pressed, then generating the control signal to cause the generator to: maintain activation of the first surgical device associated with the first foot pedal; and not activate a second surgical device associated with the second foot pedal; and outputting the control signal to the generator. |
| US11266381B2 |
Devices for integrated, repeated, prolonged, and/or reliable sweat stimulation and biosensing
A sweat sensing device includes a plurality of sweat collection pads communicating with a sensor. Each of the pads is activated by a timing circuit which allows one or more of the pads to be activated at a selected time and subsequent deactivated after a defined period of time. This allows for selective collection of sweat from a plurality of pads over a prolonged period of time. An impedance measuring circuit can be employed to determine if one or more of the pads becomes disconnected, in order to avoid irritation. Further, the devices can use a common microfluidic device which both transports sweat activating substance, such as pilocarpine, to the surface of the skin and directs sweat away from the skin to a sensing device. |
| US11266380B2 |
Medical ultrasound image processing device
The present invention relates to the field of medical ultrasound imaging, and in particular to a medical ultrasound image processing device for supporting reproducible acquisition of 2D ultrasound images. A medical ultrasound image processing device (10) is presented that comprises a first interface (2) for receiving a first 3D scout ultrasound image (3) and a first 2D ultrasound image (4) of a volumetric region; a second interface (5) for receiving a second 3D scout ultrasound image (6) of the volumetric region; and a processing unit (11) arranged to perform the steps of: determining an orientation of an image plane of the first 2D ultrasound image with respect to the first 3D scout ultrasound image (S73); registration of the first 3D scout ultrasound image and the second 3D ultrasound scout image in a common coordinate frame (S75); determining an orientation of the image plane of the first 2D ultrasound image with respect to said common coordinate frame based on said registration of the first and second 3D scout ultrasound images and the determined orientation of the image plane of the first 2D ultrasound image with respect to the first 3D scout ultrasound image (S76); and providing a control signal adapted to control an acquisition of a second 2D ultrasound image of the volumetric region by an ultrasound probe in accordance with the orientation of the image plane of the first 2D ultrasound image of the volumetric region (S77), wherein an orientation of an image plane of the second 2D ultrasound image corresponds to the determined orientation of the image plane of the first 2D ultrasound image of the volumetric region, wherein the acquisition of the second 2D ultrasound image by the ultrasound probe is from either a same position as, or a tracked position with respect to, the position of the acquisition of the second 3D scout ultrasound image. |
| US11266379B2 |
Ultrasonic diagnostic device and ultrasonic image generation method
An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes: a probe including a plurality of elements; a transmission unit that transmits an ultrasonic beam by performing transmission focusing in a first direction from the plurality of elements; a reception unit that generates element data by processing reception signals output from the plurality of elements that has received an ultrasonic echo generated by the transmitted ultrasonic beam; an element data processing unit that generates reflection component removal data by removing a reflection component generated from the first direction from the element data; an image generation unit that generates an ultrasonic image by performing reception focusing for the element data; and a control unit that controls the image generation unit to generate an image signal along a second direction different from the first direction by performing reception focusing in the second direction for the reflection component removal data generated by the element data processing unit. |
| US11266377B2 |
Support apparatus and support method
A support apparatus comprises processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to calculate, based on an irradiation plan with radiation on a target site of a subject, a recommendation degree of disposition of an ultrasonic probe configured to scan the target site at irradiation with the radiation, for each position in the subject. And the processing circuitry is configured to notify an operator of the recommendation degree in association with a position in the subject. |
| US11266375B2 |
Device and method for determining fetal heart rate
The invention relates to determining a fetal heart rate from an ultrasonic Doppler echo signal. Rather than extracting the Doppler signal from the carrier signal using synchronous demodulation, quadrature demodulation is used, which allows to distinguish between systolic and diastolic movements. This velocity direction can be used to cut out unwanted parts of the signal (systolic or diastolic heart activity), thus eliminating double counting heart rates. In particular, a binary sign signal (15′) may be used to cut out unwanted signal episodes, resulting in a processed reference signal (10′) having only the signal parts of one heart activity. Another aspect relates to determining a first and a second heart rate from at least two channels having a different depth range, and selecting one of the first and second heart rate based on external information of the fetal or maternal heart rate. |
| US11266372B2 |
Chronic monitoring of blood pressure using heart sounds
This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of a patient using received physiologic information, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using the heart sound information and the determined indication of contractility of the heart. The system can include an assessment circuit configured to determine an indication of contractility of a heart of the patient using first heart sound (S1) information of the patient, and to determine blood pressure information of the patient using second heart sound (S2) information of the patient and the determined indication of contractility of the heart. |
| US11266369B2 |
Radiography system, control method, and control program
A radiography system includes a mammography apparatus and a control device including a compression control unit that, in a case of performing continuous imaging in which the simple imaging and the tomosynthesis imaging are continuously performed while the breast being compressed by the mammography apparatus, performs control to cause a compression member to compress the breast at a first force in a first imaging of the simple imaging or the tomosynthesis imaging that is performed first in the continuous imaging, to change a force of the compression member compressing the breast from the first force to a second force lower than the first force after the first imaging, and to cause the compression member to compress the breast at the second force in a second imaging that is performed later. |
| US11266362B2 |
X-ray detection unit for wheelchair, and X-ray diagnostic apparatus
According to one embodiment, an X-ray detection unit for a wheelchair includes a container and an attachment portion coupled with the container. The container is configured to contain a flat X-ray detector. The attachment portion is configured to be detachably mounted to a part of the wheelchair in which a subject is seated, so that a detection plane of the X-ray detector in the container faces the subject. |
| US11266361B2 |
Method of in vivo monitoring of the condition of an internal surgical repair
A method of in vivo monitoring the condition of an internal body repair in which an imageable, non-absorbable repair device having non-absorbable, particulate imaging material substantially uniformly dispersed therein has been surgically inserted, including: in vivo sensing of dimensional deformation of said repair device during the post-surgical healing process; comparing the sensed values with a previously developed correlation between said sensed values and the values at which failure occurs of comparable repair devices; wherein said sensed values relative to the repair device's failure values, considered in conjunction with the anticipated time for complete healing of said repair, provides information as to the condition of the repair. |
| US11266360B2 |
Methods and systems for collision avoidance in an imaging system
Various systems are provided for collision avoidance in an x-ray imaging system. In one example, an x-ray system includes a moveable arm comprising an x-ray source arranged at a first end and an x-ray detector arranged at a second end, an ultrasonic sensor positioned on the movable arm, the x-ray source, or the x-ray detector, and a sterile drape configured to be positioned over at least a portion of the movable arm, the x-ray source, and/or the x-ray detector, the sterile drape including an adhesive pad configured to contact a front face of the ultrasonic sensor. |
| US11266353B2 |
Support system and method
A posture support system for a person supporting appliance comprising: a module (300), each module (300) comprising: an expandable body (20), means (60) for changing the degree of expansion of the expandable body (20); a sensor (27) configured to produce measurement data corresponding to the degree of expansion of the expandable body (2); a processor (116) arranged to process the measurement data generated from the sensor (27); and a wireless communication unit (114) arranged to transmit the measurement data wirelessly to a controller (320) and receive control data to control the degree of expansion of the expandable body (20). |
| US11266350B2 |
Adhesive patches for the attachment of radiofrequency (RF) electromagnetic (EM) cup-shaped probe with radiation absorbing material
An adhesive patch for attaching at least one EM probe to a subject's body, the adhesive patch comprising a planar member having at least one layer of radiation absorbing material and having at least one opening formed within the radiation absorbing material to allow the propagation of EM radiation via the opening from one side of the planar member to the other. The adhesive patch further comprises at least one layer of an adhesive attached over at least part of a bottom surface of the planar member, which adhesive layer may be applied so as to form a pattern on the bottom surface, the pattern comprising at least one adhesive-covered portion and at least one adhesive-free portion. |
| US11266349B2 |
Sphygmomanometer, device, and blood pressure measurement method
A sphygmomanometer includes a cuff and a main body. The main body is equipped with a substrate, a pump and a pressure sensor that are attached to one surface of the substrate, and a plate-shaped member opposed to an other surface of the substrate on an opposite side of the one surface of the substrate. The substrate includes a first through-hole and a second through-hole. The other surface of the substrate and an opposing surface of the plate-shaped member opposed to the other surface constitute the planar direction passage extending in a planar direction along the other surface of the substrate. The planar direction passage communicates with a fluid bag of the cuff. The sphygmomanometer further includes a pressurization controller and a blood pressure calculator. The pressurization controller controls pressing the measured site through the planar direction passage. The blood pressure calculator calculates a blood pressure. |
| US11266345B2 |
Apparatus for visualization of tissue
A tissue imaging system comprising a computing device, tissue visualization application, image capturing unit, and an illumination unit, is configured to capture measurement data. The visualization application extracts visualizations of tissue health indicators from the measurement data. The application generates an interface with one or more interface elements corresponding to the visualization of tissue health indicators. |
| US11266343B2 |
Treatment of fecal incontinence
Methods and devices to diagnose and treat fecal incontinence in females and males are provided. A multiple sensor-enabled catheter for positioning in a patient's rectum allows for the visualization and manipulation or positioning of an anatomical reference point(s) in the patient's body. A multiple sensor-enabled catheter for rectal insertion in a patient allows for the visualization and implementation of efficient and effective exercises to strengthen pelvic floor muscles. |
| US11266342B2 |
Brain-computer interface for facilitating direct selection of multiple-choice answers and the identification of state changes
Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are disclosed utilizing brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Various embodiments are disclosed to allow a user to directly select multiple-choice answers, to provide motorized wheelchair controls, and to allow a user to play a game via the BCI. When used in a cognitive assessment test, embodiments include the administration of unmodified standardized tests with results in the same or a similar format as those taken without a BCI. Various embodiments are disclosed to improve the accuracy of BCI test administration using a three-step process for each test question, which includes determining whether the user intends to select an answer, monitoring user brain activity to determine a selected answer, and verifying the selected answer. In addition, the selected answer may be verified by monitoring user brain activity in accordance with a hold-release process to determine whether a user intends to initiate a state change. |
| US11266340B2 |
Multi-channel scalable EEG acquisition system on a chip with integrated patient specific seizure classification and recording processor
An integrated circuit chip and method for EEG monitoring. In one embodiment, the integrated circuit chip includes an Analog Front End cell in communication with an electrode and a Classification Processor wherein a signal received from the electrode is processed by the Classification Engine cell and designated as seizure or non-seizure. In another embodiment, the Analog Front End cell includes an amplifier cell in communication with an electrode; and an ASPU cell in communication with the amplifier cell. In yet another embodiment, the Classification Processor includes a DBE Channel Controller cell; a Feature Extraction Engine Processor cell, and a Classification Engine cell in communication with the Feature Extraction Engine Processor cells and the DBE Channel Controller cell. |
| US11266337B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for sample collection, stabilization and preservation
Herein, systems and methods are disclosed including a sample acquisition component (SAC) for user-friendly sample collection, a separation component for optional separation of plasma, and one or more stabilization components for stabilizing analytes. In a particular embodiment, the system and methods are directed towards sample collection and stabilization with optional sample separation. Other embodiments can perform any combination of collection, separation, stabilization or detection. |
| US11266333B2 |
Apparatus and methods for monitoring hypoxia
An oximetry device for monitoring blood oxygen saturation of a user includes a main body and a wrist strap coupled with the main body and adapted to removably secure the main body on a wrist of the user during operation of the device. The main body includes an oximeter sensor adapted to generate an output signal indicative of measured blood oxygen saturation, a controller in operative communication with the oximeter sensor and configured to determine a percentage blood oxygen saturation of the user as a function of the output signal generated by the oximeter sensor, and a display for presenting visual information generated by the controller to the user. The display includes a changeable backlighting color, the controller being configured to adjust a color of the display backlighting as a function of a measured blood oxygen saturation of the user. |
| US11266323B2 |
Skin measuring apparatus for measuring skin moisture level using voltage application electrode and current detection electrode
A skin measuring apparatus measures a skin moisture level using a voltage application electrode and a current detection electrode. The skin measuring apparatus includes an electrode driving module applying sinusoidal wave voltage to skin of a user through the voltage application electrode so that an amount of current is output from the skin through the current detection electrode, a signal detecting unit detecting the amount of current from the skin through the current detection electrode to calculate at least one of an impedance signal and an admittance signal, and a skin information determination unit analyzing the at least one of the impedance signal and the admittance signal to calculate the skin moisture level and a sweat production rate of the user, thereby analyzing the skin moisture level and the sweat generation rate more precisely without distortion. |
| US11266322B2 |
Blood flow analysis apparatus, blood flow analysis method, and blood flow analysis program
The blood flow analysis apparatus includes a blood vessel region extraction unit that extracts a blood vessel region from a blood vessel image obtained by capturing an image of an object including a blood vessel; a flow velocity vector acquisition unit that acquires a flow velocity vector indicating a blood flow velocity and a blood flow direction in the blood vessel region; and a back flow specification unit that sets a central axis which extends in an extension direction of the blood vessel region, integrates a component of the flow velocity vector in a direction of the central axis with respect to a time axis to calculate an integral value, and specifies whether there is a blood back flow in the blood vessel region on the basis of a change in the integral value. |
| US11266320B2 |
Concentric architecture for optical sensing
An electronic device including optical sensing with a concentric architecture and methods for operation thereof is disclosed. The concentric architecture can include light detector(s) arranged in a concentric manner around light emitter(s). In some examples, at least one light emitter can be located in the center of the device, and each light detector can be located the same separation distance from the light emitter. Each light detector can be arranged such that the separation distance from the centrally located light emitter can be greater than the separation distance from another light emitter. Examples of the disclosure further include a selective transparent layer overlaying the light detector(s). The selective transparent layer can include section(s) transparent to a first wavelength range and non-transparent to a second wavelength ranges. In some examples, the selective transparent layer can further include section(s) transparent to the second wavelength range. |
| US11266318B2 |
Blood pressure monitor, assessment system, and method of controlling blood pressure monitor for assessing autonomic nerve function of a subject
A blood pressure monitor includes a processor configured to control a cuff pressure and calculate blood pressure information of a subject based on a cuff pressure signal representing the cuff pressure and a pulse wave signal superimposed on the cuff pressure signal. The processor calculates first blood pressure information of the subject who has maintained a recumbent position for a prescribed time period, maintains the cuff pressure at a first pressure lower by a prescribed value than a systolic blood pressure included in the first blood pressure information, determines if an amplitude of the pulse wave signal is equal to or greater than a threshold value when the cuff pressure is maintained at the first pressure and the subject is in an upright position, assesses an autonomic nerve function of the subject based on a result of the determination, and outputs a result of the assessment. |
| US11266314B2 |
Method and system for determining a material type of an object of interest
A method for determining a material type of an object of interest comprises: directing, using a radio frequency (RF) source, RF energy into a region of interest, the region of interest comprising the object of interest, a known reference and a boundary between the object of interest and the known reference; detecting, using an acoustic receiver, at least one thermoacoustic multi-polar signal generated in response to the RF energy; correlating, by one or more processors, the at least one thermoacoustic multi-polar signal to a transmitted power correction factor to generate a corrected thermoacoustic multi-polar signal; and determining, by the one or more processors, the material type of the object of interest as a function of the corrected thermoacoustic multi-polar signal and a transmitted power of the RF energy. |
| US11266313B2 |
System and method for large field of view, single cell analysis
A method and system for medical imaging employs an excitation source configured to cause an object having a plurality of cells to at least one of emit, reflect, and fluoresce light. An optical receptor is employed that is configured to receive the light from the object. A filter assembly receives the light from the optical receptor and filters the light. An image processor having a field of view (FOV) substantially greater than a diameter of a cell of the object and an analysis resolution substantially matched to the diameter of a cell of the object that receives the filtered light from the filter and analyzes the filtered light corresponding to each cell in the FOV. A feedback system is provided that is configured to provide an indication of a state of each cell in the FOV and a location of a cell in the FOV meeting a predetermined condition. |
| US11266311B2 |
Systems and methods for generating an elastogram of brain tissue using mesoscopic wavelength ultrasound
Methods, systems, and devices for mechanically disturbing tissues of the central nervous system including a brain of a subject are provided. An elastogram of brain tissue may be generated using mesoscopic wavelength ultrasound composed of longitudinal waves in brain tissues to produce micromechanical disturbances of brain nuclei and circuits for characterization of their mechanical properties (e.g., stiffness, elasticity, rigidity, viscoelasticity). A magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) system includes an MRE engine in electronic communication with at least one transducer and with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device. The MRE engine is configured to electronically control operation of the at least one transducer to emit ultrasound, to electronically receive, from the MRI device, at least one signal indicative of measurements of displacement of the brain tissue by the ultrasound, and to electronically generate an elastogram of the brain tissue based on the at least one signal. |
| US11266307B2 |
Evaluation device, evaluation method, and non-transitory storage medium
An evaluation device includes a display screen; a gaze point detection unit that detects a position of a gaze point of an examinee; an area setting unit that sets a specific area for a first indicator on the display screen; a determination unit that determines whether the gaze point is present in the specific area based on the position thereof; a display controller that displays a second indicator at a different position from the first indicator when determining that the gaze point is present in the specific area; a arithmetic unit that determines whether the examinee has recognized the second indicator; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a visual function of the examinee based on a determination result from the arithmetic unit. The display controller doesn't display the second indicator when determining that the gaze point isn't present in the specific area after the second indicator has been displayed. |
| US11266295B2 |
Endoscope apparatus and control method of endoscope apparatus
An endoscope apparatus includes: an endoscope at least a part of which is inserted into an observation object and that propagates an image of an inside of the observation object irradiated with illumination light; a light source that emits the illumination light illuminating the inside of the observation object to the endoscope; an imager that captures an image of the inside of the observation object having been propagated from the endoscope and generates a captured image of the inside of the observation object; and control circuitry that performs driving control for the endoscope, the light source, and the imager. The control circuitry is configured to change the radiation angle of the illumination light in accordance with whether an insertion portion being a part of the endoscope is moving in the inside of the observation object or as stopped. |
| US11266294B2 |
Image processing device, endoscopic surgery system, and image processing method
Provided is an image processing device including: an image processing unit that generates image data for output from a captured image of an inside of a body cavity of a patient photographed by an endoscope. The image processing unit generates the image data in a manner that, when a lens barrel of the endoscope is moved in an optical axis direction of an objective lens during photographing, a display range in the captured image that is a range expressed in a display image displayed on a display device does not change, during the movement and after the movement, from a display range before the movement. |
| US11266290B2 |
Domestic dishwasher having increased rigidity in a region of connection flanges of base and rear wall
A household dishwasher includes a dishwasher cavity which includes a base having a first connection flange, a dishwasher cavity casing connected to the base, and a rear wall connected to both the base and the dishwasher cavity casing. The rear wall includes a second connection flange having at least one section resting against the first connection flange. The second connection flange has a deformation region which projects beyond the first connection flange and is bent in a direction oriented away from the first connection flange in such a way that the deformation region rests against the second connection flange. |
| US11266289B2 |
Automatic washing machine and method
The invention relates to a method of automatic dishwashing of dishware using wash water, in which, in a first step, a first composition, which comprises an oxygen bleach but substantially no enzyme, is supplied to the wash water, and the dishware is washed in a washing zone with the oxygen bleach-containing wash water; and, in a second step which occurs after the first step, a second composition, which comprises an enzyme but substantially no bleach, is supplied to the wash water, and the dishware is washed in said washing zone with the enzyme-containing wash water. The invention also relates to an automatic dishwasher and a cartridge suitable for use in this method. |
| US11266286B2 |
Floor cleaning robot and docking station therefore
A system for autonomously cleaning a floor has a robot having a chassis. A clean water tank and a dirty water tank are disposed within the chassis. A valve in fluid communication with the dirty water tank receives dirty water from a cleaning surface during a cleaning operation. A docking station has a platform. A docking station drain communicates with the valve for receiving contents of the dirty water tank when the robot is in the docking station. A water source communicates with the clean water tank to fill the clean water tank when the robot is in the docking station. A charging structure charges the robot when the robot is in the docking station. |
| US11266282B2 |
Suction tool and electric vacuum cleaner
A suction tool includes: a hollow cylindrical main pipe having: a rear end side connected to a vacuum cleaner main body; a front end portion in which a main suction port is formed; and a hollow cylindrical sub pipe having: a rear end side at which an inside of the hollow cylindrical sub pipe communicates with an inside of the main pipe; and a front end portion in which a sub suction port is formed. The sub pipe is movable between a retracted position in which the front end portion of the sub pipe is arranged so as to be retracted from the front end portion of the main pipe, and a use position in which the front end portion of the sub pipe is arranged so as to protrude from the front end portion of the main pipe along an axial direction of the main pipe. |
| US11266277B2 |
Urine deflector
A urine deflector to deflect urine issuing from a seated user, the urine deflector has at least one retaining projection extending from a urine deflector body portion, where the retaining projection is sized and shaped to be positioned and then held in place between a medial aspect of the user's legs and a toilet seat. The deflector body portion is sized and shaped to contain and direct a flow of urine emanating from said user generally downwardly, The urine deflector can be thus held in position between said user and a toilet seat in front of said user's genitals to prevent said flow of urine from escaping beyond said urine deflector in any direction except downwardly. The retaining projections may be flexible, include a living hinge or a hinge pin to facilitate positioning the retaining projection under the legs of a user. |
| US11266275B1 |
Shower caddy grip hook and accessory grip lock
A mounting clamp for mounting an organizer or other structure to a pipe or pole. The mounting clamp comprises an outer shell that is formed with a semicircle opening and containing a flexible material that is attached to the outer shell at each end of the semicircular opening. The mounting clamp is pressed against the pipe or pole to cause the flexible material to stretch around the pipe or pole to secure the mounting clamp to the pipe or pole. The organizer or other structure being secured to the mounting clamp and thus the pipe or pole. |
| US11266272B2 |
Food processor non-contact interlock
A food processing container includes a food processing chamber and a cover assembly with a latch mechanism operable between latched and unlatched positions. The latch mechanism includes a first magnetic member disposed therein. An interlock assembly is disposed outside of and adjacent to the food processing chamber and includes a sealed cavity with a plunger member moveable disposed within the sealed cavity. The plunger is operable between at-rest and actuated positions within the sealed cavity and includes upper and lower magnetic members disposed at opposite ends of the plunger member. The plunger member moves to the actuated position as the latch mechanism moves to the latched position due to a repulsion force between the first magnetic member and the upper magnetic member, and further wherein the lower magnetic member moves into the lower portion of the sealed cavity as the latch mechanism moves to the latched position. |
| US11266268B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker. |
| US11266267B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker. |
| US11266265B2 |
Device and system for creating infused beverages
A device for creating infused beverages that includes a solvent flow management system having a pump body with a pump bore defining a pump interior volume, a piston disposed within the pump interior volume and in a fluidically sealed configuration with the pump bore, and a pump drive system operably coupled to the piston to generate a piston translation path. The device also includes a solvent-flow conduit and in fluid communication with the pump interior volume and a brewing chamber, an outlet, and a flow control valve, wherein the pump drive system is operably configured to selectively drive the piston along the piston translation path, when the flow control valve is in a selectively closed position, to induce a negative pressure and the flow of fluid through a solute housed in the brewing chamber, downstream and through the solvent-flow conduit, and into the pump interior volume. |
| US11266257B1 |
Straw cover
The straw cover is configured for use with a straw. The straw cover encloses the straw such that the straw is protected from the environment when the straw is not in use. The straw cover comprises a base tube, a lid, a hinge, and a plurality of decorative elements. The hinge attaches the lid to the base tube such that the lid rotates from an open position to a closed position. The straw inserts through the base tube. The end of the straw is enclosed by the lid. Each of the plurality of decorative elements attaches to a structure selected from the group consisting of the base tube and the lid. The plurality of decorative elements are used to uniquely identify the straw cover. |
| US11266256B2 |
Expendable service surface device
Examples provide a height adjustable tray including a service surface for moving one or more items from a first height near the top of a display case down to a lower height within reach of a user in a seated position or otherwise unable to reach a top surface of the display case. The tray is connected to a set of one or more support arms. A gearing mechanism moves the set of support arms along a range of motion to lower the tray from the first height near the top of the display case to a position in front of the display case at a second height. The tray remains in a horizontal orientation substantially parallel to the floor or ground surface as the tray moves through the range of motion. An operating mechanism controls movement of the tray along the range of motion. |
| US11266250B2 |
Inflatable pillow
The invention provides an inflatable pillow or cushion that is configured to transition between a deflated state in which the pillow conforms to a substantially planar profile within at least one plane, and an inflated state in which the pillow conforms to a non-planar profile within the at least one plane. |
| US11266248B2 |
Armrest
An armrest according to the technology described herein includes a bracket, an armrest body, a device connecting port, an armrest-side connector, and a cable. The bracket is fixed to a seat frame. The armrest body is attached to the bracket to be rotatable. The device connecting port is exposed through an outer surface of the armrest body. The armrest-side connector is fixed to the seat frame at a position different from the bracket. The cable includes an end connected to the device connecting port and an end connected to an armrest-side connector. The armrest body includes a cable retaining portion through which the cable is passed and in which the cable is retained. Any one of the bracket and the armrest body includes a hole (an elongated hole) that allows movement of the cable along with rotation of the armrest body. |
| US11266239B1 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a working member and a contact feature. The second rail and the first rail are movable relative to each other. The working member is mounted to a connecting part arranged on one of the first rail and the second rail. The contact feature is arranged on the other one of the first rail and the second rail. At least one space is defined between the working member and the connecting part. When the slide rail assembly is in a retracted state, the working member is configured to block the contact feature, in order to prevent the second rail from being moved from a predetermined position along one direction. |
| US11266237B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a contact structure and a locking device. The second rail is movable relative to the first rail. The contact structure is arranged on the second rail. The locking device is arranged on the first rail and includes a working member configured to be in a blocking state or an unblocking state relative to the first rail. When the second rail is located at a retracted position and when the working member is in the blocking state, the working member is configured to block the contact structure, in order to prevent the second rail from being moved relative to the first rail from the retracted position along an opening direction. |
| US11266235B2 |
Under cabinet mounted shelving system
The present invention provides an improved under cabinet mounted storage system with a one rotateable arm extending between a mounting anchor and a vertical support structure with an angled channel adapted for slidable receipt of at least one common kitchen, cooking or staging items. |
| US11266234B2 |
Sink
There is provided a sink including: a washing case that is divided into a plurality of spaces including a dishwashing space; a table on which the washing case is mounted; a dish rack that is detachably provided the dishwashing space and having a washing nozzle rotatably installed on a bottom; a sump assembly that is mounted on a bottom surface of the dishwashing space and stores washing water to be supplied to the washing nozzle in a state where the dish rack is mounted on the dishwashing space; and a washing cover that slides horizontally above the dishwashing space to be inserted into the table or to cover an opened upper surface of the dishwashing space, in which the washing cover includes an operation unit for inputting operating command for dishwashing and a display unit for displaying various information. |
| US11266232B2 |
Automatic height adjustment system
An automatic height adjustment system includes an adjustable desk frame, a first drive assembly operable to control a height of the adjustable desk frame, an adjustable monitor mount, a second drive assembly operable to control a viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount, a transceiver, and a first controller communicatively coupled to the first drive assembly and to the transceiver. The first controller is configured to receive, via the transceiver, a first communication based on the detection of a position of a user from a computing device and to transmit, via the transceiver, a second communication to the first drive assembly to control the height of the adjustable desk frame and movement of the adjustable desk frame and the adjustable monitor mount are synchronized such that an adjustment of the height of the adjustable desk frame causes a corresponding adjustment of the viewing height of the adjustable monitor mount. |
| US11266225B2 |
Lanyard clip
The present disclosure describes clips for lanyards, such as hard hat lanyards. The clips include opposing teeth that move to a closed/clamped position to secure a lanyard to a user, such as to the clothes of a user. The clip includes a body, a lever and a grip. Opposing teeth are located on the grip and body. The clip includes multiple pivoting connections between the body, lever and grip. The teeth on the grip may lie along an arcuate path and/or may have a tooth depth that facilitates engagement with material such as clothing. |
| US11266224B2 |
Ergonomic rotatable apparatus and method for use thereof to carry and store equipment and accessories
An apparatus for use about a selected portion of a user's torso comprising at least one accessory mountable traveler member and at least one traveler band. The accessory mountable traveler member is slidably saddled upon the least one traveler band, which encircles and encloses the selected portion of a user's torso to allow the circumvolution of the accessory mountable traveler member about the entire outer perimeter of the apparatus and around the user's torso. |
| US11266220B2 |
Apparatus and method for dispensing a fluid
A fluid transfer assembly comprises a housing for accommodating a fluid. A bellows member disposed in the housing defines an opening therethrough adapted to be in fluid communication with an applicator assembly. The bellows member is adapted to operatively engage the applicator assembly for extension in a first direction and contraction in a second direction. The bellows member seals against the inner surface of the housing during extension and contraction for defining a variable volume chamber with the housing. Expansion of the bellows member in the first direction reduces the chamber volume for generating positive pressure in the housing and forcing fluid through a valve to the applicator assembly. Contraction of the bellows member in the second direction increases the chamber volume for generating negative pressure within the housing for drawing fluid into the chamber. |
| US11266219B2 |
Set comprising a makeup product and an applicator
The present invention relates to a set comprising a makeup product and a cosmetic applicator for applying this product, the applicator comprising a stem and an application member borne by the stem, the latter comprising a flexible portion (14) of wavy shape, of flattened cross section on a major axis, the flexible portion comprising a succession of elementary patterns, the flexible portion (14) having its angular deflection about the major axis limited by elementary patterns coming into mutual abutment. |
| US11266217B2 |
Color application bottle with parting comb attachment and related methods of use
A device operable to apply coloring dye to hair while coordinating parting of the hair can include a reservoir sized and shaped to receive a coloring compound, a dispenser head in fluid communication with the reservoir, the dispenser head operable to dispense the coloring compound, and a parting comb attachment removably coupled to the reservoir. Related methods of use are also provided. |
| US11266216B2 |
Removable storage pouch assembly
A removable storage pouch includes a pouch having a closeable opening providing access to an inner volume and three pouch attachment points coupled to an exterior side of the pouch. The removable storage pouch also includes a connector assembly comprising three corresponding pouch attachment points and two surface attachment points. Further, the removable storage pouch includes a removable light assembly operatively coupled to an inner surface of the pouch within the inner volume. Two of the three pouch attachment points of the pouch and two of the corresponding attachment points of the connector assembly are coupled together to complete an electrical circuit. The removable light assembly operatively coupled to an inner surface of the pouch includes electrical connectivity and removably coupling the light assembly to the inner surface of the pouch in order to light a light source of the light assembly. |
| US11266214B2 |
Cleaning apparatus for mobile electronic devices
A housing for a mobile device (4) comprises a pouch (1) or case including cleaning material arranged to clean the surface of the mobile device (4) as it is slid into or out of the housing. Shock-absorbing material (5) may be provided between the cleaning material (3) and the pouch (1) or case. The pouch may be reversible for use as a cleaning pad or mitt, and may include a pocket (6) for holding the mobile device when the pouch is reversed. |
| US11266213B2 |
Smart modular luggage with suitcase and removable power device
The present invention generally relates to a travel bag or a packaging container. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a modular travel, garment bag or similar container system that can be customized based on the needs of the user. Furthermore, the various modules or segments of the bag may have different shapes and sizes so as to be adapted to carry items, with such modules or segments being combinable in varying arrangements to provide a flexibly configured bag that is suitable for a variety of uses. The present invention also relates to a packaging system for suits, blazers and jackets from garment, fashion and retail brands. |
| US11266211B1 |
Earring finding
An earring clip for supporting an elongated jewelry item having a substantially planar backing surface. The earring clip includes a top loop that terminates in a spherical member that is for support at a base of the pinna of the ear of the user; an intermediate section that is contiguous with the top loop and that includes at least one contact pad that is secured to the substantially planar backing surface of the elongated jewelry item in order to support the elongated jewelry item from the earring clip; and a lower loop that is contiguous with the intermediate section and that terminates in an end location. The earring clip further includes a pivot leg that is hinged at the end location of the lower loop, and has both an open position wherein the pivot leg is disposed away from the spherical member to enable the earring clip to engage about the ear of the user, and a closed position wherein the pivot leg is closed toward the spherical member in order to hold the earring clip in place. |
| US11266210B2 |
Zipper device comprising an electrically conductive slider
The invention provides a monitor device for monitoring the state of a zip closure system comprising an electrically conductive slider (4), a first tape (1), and a second tape (2), each provided with a series of members (3), such as teeth or spiral turns, that can be coupled and uncoupled with the series of corresponding members (3) by moving said slider. Two strips (5, 6) of electrically conductive material, referred to as conductive strips, that are secured to the first tape (1) and that are arranged transversely, preferably perpendicularly, relative to the longitudinal axis of the first tape (1). Said strips (5, 6) and the slider (4) are configured in such a manner that the two strips (5, 6) are electrically connected together by the slider (4) when said slider (4) is moved level with said strips (5, 6). Said device further comprises a detector system (8) configured to detect the state of electrical continuity between the two strips (5, 6). |
| US11266206B2 |
Fastening device
A fastening device including a case unit, a knob and an engaging unit is provided. The case unit includes a wall forming a receiving space and a plurality of mounting teeth. The knob covers on the case unit. The engaging unit is within the receiving space. The engaging unit corresponds to the mounting teeth and is selectively coupled to the knob. The knob is switched between a first position and a second position. When the knob is in the first position to couple to the engaging unit, the engaging unit is linked up with the knob and the engaging unit is engaged with the mounting teeth to prohibit the knob from rotating in a first direction, and when the knob is in the second position to disengage from the engaging unit, the engaging unit does not prohibit the knob from rotating in the first direction. |
| US11266205B2 |
Wearable shoe shaper
The present disclosure relates to a shoe shaper or pair of shoe shapers that may be worn by a user while wearing a pair of shoes. In particular, each wearable shoe shaper is a complex contoured sheet configured to fit over a user's foot in a front portion of the shoe. Each wearable shoe shaper includes one or more features related to performance and or comfort. |
| US11266202B2 |
Footwear sole structure with nonlinear bending stiffness
A sole structure for an article of footwear comprises a sole plate that has a forefoot region, and a stiffness enhancing assembly disposed in the forefoot region of the sole plate. The stiffness enhancing assembly further comprises a compression member disposed at a foot-facing side of the sole plate, and a tensile member disposed at an opposite side of the sole plate from the compression member. The tensile member is spaced apart from the compression member by a first distance in a first portion of a flexion range during dorsiflexion of the sole structure, and interferes with the compression member during a second portion of the flexion range that includes flex angles greater than in the first portion of the flexion range. |
| US11266201B2 |
Shoe cover for protecting cleats during active use
The present application provides for a shoe cover for protecting cleated shoes from contact with the ground while also allowing the wearer to run or engage in sporting activities while wearing the product, as well as kits that include the shoe cover and methods for the use and manufacturing of the shoe cover. A shoe cover as provided herein includes a sole, a first cover, a second cover, a first fastener, and a second fastener. Another shoe cover as provided herein includes a sole, a cover, and a fastener. |
| US11266198B2 |
Connector assembly for a helmet
A helmet has a helmet shell, a visor connected to the helmet shell, an electrical device attached to at least one of the helmet shell and the visor, and an electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector assembly has a flexible member having a first end magnetically connected to the helmet shell, which is electrically connected to the electrical device. The electrical connector assembly also has a connector connected to a second end of the flexible cord that is electrically connected to the electrical device via the flexible cord. The connector is adapted to connect to a power source. |
| US11266196B2 |
Protective helmet with multi-density impact liners and method for same
A helmet and method for forming a helmet having a multi-density impact liner may include forming a puck comprising an interface surface and at least one side is formed. The interface surface of the puck is placed in direct contact with a receiving surface of a cap located in an impact liner mold. Next, the interface surface of the puck is thermally fused directly to the receiving surface of the cap while contemporaneously an impact liner body is formed inside the mold. The impact liner body is fused to the at least one side of the puck, and to a majority of the receiving surface of the cap. The density of the puck may be greater than the density of the impact liner body. The puck and the impact liner body may be expanded polystyrene (EPS), and the cap may be polycarbonate (PC). |
| US11266193B2 |
Headwear with temperature control apparatus
The present disclosure provides an exemplary for a temperature control apparatus (TCA) that may be applied under variations of headwear to keep the head and overall body temperature cooler. In some implementations, the cooling material may be stored in a secondary temperature control system to keep the cooling materials as cool as possible and as durable as possible. In some embodiments, different TCA may exist for different types of headwear and usages by the user. |
| US11266192B2 |
Multipurpose, crossbody strap with universal in interlocking rings
An ambidextrous, adjustable cross-body strap comprising a plurality of variably sized pockets, a buckle and universal interlocking keyring system for added user security. The cross-body strap can be worn under or over a shirt or jacket. In one embodiment, it is water resistant or waterproof. In one embodiment, the cross-body strap has interchangeable clasps and hooks that are stored in one of the plurality of pockets built into the strap. The interchangeable clasps hook and carabiners can be used separately or in combination with the universal interlocking rings to self-attach or alternatively attach to any messenger bag, gym bag tactical clips, such as a keyring holder, straps with snaps or briefcase. |
| US11266191B2 |
Article of apparel
An article of apparel includes a first layer and a second layer. The first layer includes a four way stretch material. The second layer, coupled to the first layer, includes an auxetic layer. |
| US11266187B2 |
Athletic garment for cycling
A garment that includes a bottom portion having first and second leg openings, a front part and a back part, first and second shoulder straps that each have a front portion extending upwardly from the front part and a back portion extending upwardly from the back part. The first and second shoulder straps each include a shoulder portion that connects the front portion to the back portion, The back portion of the first shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. The back portion of the second shoulder strap includes an upper section and a lower section and the lower section is wider than the upper section. At least a portion of the lower section of the first shoulder strap overlaps at least a portion of the lower section of the second shoulder strap. |
| US11266185B2 |
Gamer hoodie
An upper torso garment has a torso section extending from a waist region to a neck region, the torso section including a front region and a back region, where the front region is positioned adjacent a chest of a wearer of the garment and the back region is positioned adjacent a back of the wearer. The torso section includes a left torso region and a right torso region, where the left torso region is positioned on a lateral left side of the torso section and the right torso region is positioned on a lateral right side of the torso section. The garment includes quick-draw pockets in the front region proximate to the waist region, where each quick-draw pocket includes a first pocket chamber and a holster pocket chamber in a stacked configuration. |
| US11266184B2 |
Microphone mask
A mask is worn to cover a mouth of a wearer, and includes a mask main body made of a cloth-like material, a microphone arranged on the mask main body, and configured to collect voice of the wearer, a cord connected to the microphone, and a support portion that supports the microphone. The support portion is joined to a peripheral portion of the mask main body and higher in rigidity than the mask main body. |
| US11266183B2 |
Systems and method for compression control in a wearable compression device
An active compression device includes a textile wrap configured to be secured around a waist of a user. Additionally, the active compression device includes a controller assembly disposed within the textile wrap, wherein the controller assembly includes one or more shape memory wires configured to apply compression to the user's back in response to actuation of the one or more shape memory wires. The controller assembly also includes processing circuitry configured to receive a selection of a predetermined compression profile, and in response to receiving the selection of the predetermined compression profile, activate a predetermined pattern of compressions corresponding to the selected predetermined compression profile. |
| US11266182B2 |
Aerosol generating system with multiple inductor coils
An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a housing having a chamber sized to receive at least a portion of an aerosol-forming substrate, the chamber defining a heating zone; a first coil disposed at least partially around, or adjacent to, the heating zone; and a second coil disposed at least partially around, or adjacent to, the heating zone, the first coil being a drive coil couplable to a source of alternating current, and the second coil being a resonant coil of a resonant circuit, the second coil being inductively couplable to the first coil. |
| US11266180B2 |
Hot-wire control for an electronic cigarette
An electronic cigarette (“e-Cig”) may include functionality for monitoring and controlling the thermal properties of the e-Cig. The system and method described herein may monitor a temperature based on a resistor (i.e. hot wire) near the wick and model the thermal cycle of an e-Cig. The model can be used for controlling the temperature of the e-Cig and preventing burning. The temperature control may dictate optimal conditions for atomization and smoke generation in an e-Cig while avoiding hotspots and burning to the atomizer or cartomizer. |
| US11266178B2 |
Aerosol delivery device including a control body, an atomizer body, and a cartridge and related methods
The present disclosure relates to aerosol delivery devices. The aerosol delivery devices may include a control body, an atomizer body including an atomizer, and a cartridge including a reservoir configured to contain an aerosol precursor composition. The control body may be configured to releasably engage the atomizer body and the atomizer body may be configured to releasably engage the cartridge. The atomizer may be configured to receive an electrical current from the control body and the aerosol precursor composition from the cartridge to produce an aerosol. |
| US11266173B1 |
Food breading device
The food breading device is configured for use with a target foodstuff and a coating foodstuff. The coating foodstuff has a bulk solid phase. The food breading device coats the coating foodstuff on the target foodstuff. The food breading device includes a containment shell, a paddle structure, and a timing device. The timing device attaches to the containment shell. The paddle structure mounts in the containment shell. The target foodstuff is placed inside the containment shell. The paddle structure is a rotating structure. The paddle structure rotates such that the paddle structure changes the position of the target foodstuff within the containment shell. The rotation of the paddle structure further releases the coating foodstuff onto the target foodstuff. |
| US11266168B2 |
Probiotic bacteria for fish
A method for increasing the weight and growth rate of fish, preferably Salmonidae, and for preventing and/or treating microbial infections, comprising the steps of a) adding one or more species of probiotic bacteria to water, wherein the species of bacteria comprises or consists of Aliivibrio njordis, Aliivibrio balderis and/or Aliivibrio nannie; and b) exposing the fish to the water containing the one or more species of probiotic bacteria. Preferably, the bacterial strains Aliivibrio njordis strain B1-25, 8-1/2013 mandib V11, Aliivibrio balderis B1-24, 18-1/2013 kidn V12 and/or Aliivibrio nannie B8-24, 313/2013 kidn V13 are used. |
| US11266156B2 |
Portioning/trimming of rib primal cuts
An animal ribcage primal cut having a bone array located therein is portioned into one or more sub primal cuts, each having at least one bone located therein. The primal cut is scanned at scanning station 14 while being conveyed on a conveyor 12 to determine the physical characteristics of the primal cut. A processor 18 determines how to portion the primal cut into desired sub primal cuts in accordance with desired physical characteristics of the sub primal cut and production requirements for the sub primal cuts. A controller controls a cutter to divide the primal cut into one or more sub primal cuts according to the determination previously made on how to portion the primal cut into desired sub primal cuts. |
| US11266155B2 |
Interiorly supported edible structure and related methods
Implementations of edible structures may include: at least four walls, each wall having an inner side and an outer side, at least one flexible interior wall support coupled to the inner sides of the at least four walls where the width of the at least one flexible interior wall support is less than the height of any of the at least four walls, a roof having two or more roof sections, wherein the roof is configured to rest on the at least four walls, each roof section having an inner side and an outer side, and at least one flexible interior roof support coupled to the inner sides of the two or more roof sections, wherein the at least one flexible interior roof support is not directly connected to the at least one flexible interior wall support. |
| US11266152B2 |
Conveyer-type oven
A conveyor-type oven is particularly well suited for cooking food products such as pizza. The oven may comprise a housing defining a baking chamber, and a primary chamber that is positioned beneath the baking chamber, the housing having an opening at each of the two longitudinal ends of the baking chamber. A continuous conveyor belt transports food to be cooked through the baking chamber, and a source of hot air is arranged to introduce hot air into the primary chamber. An upper plenum assembly is disposed in the baking chamber and includes a plurality of orifices from which to discharge hot air downwardly towards the conveyor belt, while a lower plenum assembly is disposed in the baking chamber and includes a plurality of orifices from which to discharge hot air upwardly towards the conveyor belt. Ducting interconnects the primary chamber with the upper and lower plenum assemblies, and one or more fans are operable to transport hot air from the primary chamber through the ducting to the upper and lower plenum assemblies. The conveyor-type oven enables fast, even cooking of food products while maintaining a relatively small floor-space footprint. |
| US11266146B2 |
Microbiocidal quinoline (thio)carboxamide derivatives
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1. Furthermore, the present invention relates to agrochemical compositions which comprise compounds of formula (I), to preparation of these compositions, and to the use of the compounds or compositions in agriculture or horticulture for combating, preventing or controlling infestation of plants, harvested food crops, seeds or non-living materials by phytopathogenic microorganisms, in particular fungi. |
| US11266142B1 |
Method and apparatus for excluding rodents and other animals from a structure
A Drip Edge Configuration (aka Rodent Proof Drip Edge System) is designed for residential use to cover the construction gap above the fascia to prevent rodent entry and to direct water into the gutters. The Drip Edge Configuration also comes with a Roof Return Configuration to seal the gap where the soffit meets the shingles. Finally, The Drip Edge Configuration also has the option for venting in the rare occasion where a house has no soffit or additional venting is required. An improved drip edge which includes holes in the fascia-facing face which allows the drip edge to be screwed from the face using screws with rubber washers for a water proof seal just as used on a metal roof for a rodent proof solution. An improved drip edge which includes also galvanized steel and is flexible enough to cut and bend for proper installation to have rodent proof inside and outside corners. A roof return configuration to seal the construction gap where the soffit meets the shingles. |
| US11266138B1 |
Fastening device for fishing rod and methods of making and using same
An apparatus removably attachable to a fishing rod includes a base configured to extend parallel to a shaft of a fishing rod and an eyelet extending outwardly from the base and the shaft of the fishing rod. The eyelet can be configured to receive a fishing line therethrough. The apparatus can include at least one pair of legs extending outwardly from the base. Each leg can be configured to extend around at least a portion of the shaft of the fishing rod. An opening can extend through the base. The opening can be configured to receive at least a portion of a fastener therethrough. |
| US11266136B2 |
Spinner bait with hydro-drive rattle
A spinner bait lure includes a wire harness having a line eye. A fishing hook is coupled to the wire harness. A spinner blade is rotatably coupled to the wire harness. A bead is rotatably coupled to the wire harness. Retrieval of the spinner bait lure through a water body causes the spinner blade and the bead to rotate. The spinner blade and the bead rotate about a common axis of rotation and a path of rotation of the bead intersects with the spinner blade. Therefore, the bead knocks into the spinner blade, causing deflection and noise. |
| US11266133B2 |
Mollusc farming machine
A mollusc farming machine deploys a tillage assembly connected by a support frame to a vehicle platform. The vehicle platform enables the user to mechanically traverse the tillage assembly across an aquaculture harvesting area, digging into the earth of the harvesting area in order to harvest clams and other molluscs. An agitating mechanism causes reciprocal motion of the tillage assembly in order to break up the aquaculture earth as a tilling section of the tillage assembly is displaced at an angle through the earth, forcing the earth and any buried molluscs onto the tillage section. The agitating motion further serves to sift the earth by causing dirt, plant matter and other debris to fall through spaces between a plurality of sifting rods of the tilling section, leaving behind any molluscs previously buried within the earth to be collected by workers. |
| US11266132B2 |
Light bait, an improved light fixture for greater water depth
A lamp for use under water, comprising: an electrical lighting means, electrical connections for the power supply of the electrical lighting means, and a housing, wherein the housing is translucent at least in sections and defines a watertightly closable hollow space, wherein the electrical lighting means and the electrical connections are arranged within the hollow space, wherein the housing forms a mechanical shell surrounding the hollow space, the mechanical shell having a double curvature at each point of the shell; and a use of the lamp as a light bait when fishing. |
| US11266130B2 |
Device and method for testing insect repellency
In a housing (1), an internal space capable of housing an insect is formed, an opening (11) through which the internal space and an outside communicate with each other is formed, and a portion other than the opening (11) is closed so that the insect is incapable of passing through the portion. Rails (2) in a pair are disposed in parallel with each other on both sides of the opening (11) across the opening (11) on an outer surface of the housing (1), maintain a gap between a face, on which the opening (11) is formed, of the housing (1) and a cover (3) to have a size preventing the insect from passing through the gap, and slidably retain the cover (3) on the external side of the housing (1). A sample holder retains a sample, is slidably retained by the rails (2), and enables the sample to be exposed from the opening (11) to the internal space when being slidably retained by the rails (2) in the state of retaining the sample. The cover (3) and the sample holder retaining the sample can be slid between the rails (2) in the pair in a state in which one side of the cover (3) and one side of the sample holder come into contact with each other, whereby the cover (3) and the sample holder can be moved between a position at which the cover (3) covers the opening (11) and a position at which the sample covers the opening (11). |
| US11266129B2 |
Murine model of fetal/neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia
A transgenic mouse comprising T30A, S32P, Q33L, N39D, and M470Q mutations in GPIIIa, as well as methods for making the transgenic mouse and methods for using the transgenic mouse to screen test compounds are described. |
| US11266127B2 |
Method and apparatus for a supplemental spring loaded feeder
An apparatus and method is described for a supplemental feeder system that provides a spring loaded supplemental feeder mounted on and spaced along a feed line. The spring loaded supplemental feeder acts as control that controls one or more follower supplemental feeders that is attached to control the one or more distally space apart supplemental feeders to dispense feed. The apparatus includes a pair of left and right annular collar clamps spaced apart and a tubular collar coaxial with respect to the left and right annular collar clamps and rotationally attached to the left and right annular collars. An extension tube having an interior extension channel is communicably attached to an interior channel of the tubular collar. |
| US11266126B2 |
Bat exhibition and viewing system and method thereof
According to an embodiment of the present invention, the bat exhibition and viewing system for providing habitat-based bat ecological viewing contents includes: a bat detector including an ultrasonic communication module for detecting an ultrasonic signal of a bat and radiating the ultrasonic signal generated therein to the outside, a signal conversion module for converting the ultrasonic signal of the bat into a social call of an audible band, and an interface module communicating with an external information communication terminal to transmit data received from the signal conversion module; and a viewing contents providing unit installed in the information communication terminal, audibly outputting sound of the bat in accordance with the social call, and extracting intention information matching the social call from pre-learned bat species-specific intention information to visually display the intention information. |
| US11266115B2 |
Methods for the production of seed with improved seed germination properties
The present invention provides methods for the production of plant inbred seed, or for the production of plant hybrid seed, wherein the seed obtained exhibits altered and/or improved germination properties, in particular improved germination properties such as enhanced seed germination rate, enhanced seed germination capacity and/or enhanced seedling fresh weight. The present invention also provides for the use of periclinal chimera plants for improving germination properties of seed. |
| US11266114B2 |
Petunia plants having a spotted flower color pattern
Petunia plants comprising spotted flower color patterns are disclosed. Petunia plants comprising spotted flower color patterns in combination with other flower patterns are also disclosed. Also disclosed are methods of breeding with the Petunia plants having the novel spotted flower color pattern to provide new, distinct and stable Petunia plants having flowers with a spotted flower color pattern. |
| US11266113B1 |
Pepper hybrid SVPB4272 and parents thereof
The invention provides seeds and plants of pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421 and to methods for producing a pepper plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves or with another plant, such as a pepper plant of another genotype. The invention further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. The invention further relates to plants, seeds, plant parts, and tissue cultures of pepper hybrid pepper hybrid SVPB4272, pepper line SBR-8T17-6522, and pepper line SBR-8T16-6421 comprising introduced beneficial or desirable traits. |
| US11266109B2 |
Soybean variety 01077385
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077385. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077385. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077385 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077385 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11266108B2 |
Soybean variety 01081409
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01081409. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01081409. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01081409 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01081409 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11266105B2 |
Soybean variety 01077338
The invention relates to the soybean variety designated 01077338. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the soybean variety 01077338. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the soybean variety 01077338 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing soybean plants by crossing the soybean variety 01077338 with itself or another soybean variety and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11266104B2 |
Soybean cultivar 99030547
A soybean cultivar designated 99030547 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 99030547, to the plants of soybean cultivar 99030547, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 99030547, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 99030547. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99030547. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 99030547, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 99030547 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11266099B1 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011136
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011136. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011136, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011136 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011136. |
| US11266091B2 |
Canola variety 4006562-02
Provided is a canola variety designated 4006562-02 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 4006562-02 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 4006562-02 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety 4006562-02, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety 4006562-02 are disclosed. |
| US11266088B2 |
Lettuce variety growler
The present invention provides novel lettuce cultivar Growler and plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. The invention also provides methods for producing a lettuce plant by crossing the lettuce plants of the invention with themselves or another lettuce plant. The invention also provides lettuce plants produced from such a crossing as well as plant parts, seed, and tissue culture therefrom. |
| US11266086B2 |
Efficient plant transformation method
Disclosed herein are methods for the production of value added explants from the seeds of dicotyledonous cultivars of interest. Also described are methods of transformation using the value added explants produced by the methods disclosed herein. |
| US11266085B2 |
Increased homogeneity of mycological biopolymer grown into void space
The method of growing a biopolymer material employs incubation of a growth media comprised of nutritive substrate and a fungus in containers that are placed in a closed incubation chamber with air flows passed over each container while the chamber is maintained with a predetermined environment of humidity, temperature, carbon dioxide and oxygen. The air flows may be directed parallel or perpendicularly to the surfaces of the growth media. |
| US11266083B2 |
Sprayable polymer membrane for agriculture
A process for preparing a polymeric membrane for soil materials used in crop production comprising providing an aqueous dispersion of polyurethane and spraying the aqueous dispersion onto soil materials to be used in crop production to form a polymeric membrane. |
| US11266079B2 |
Pot assembly with a saucer
A pot with a base is pivotally connected to, and supported upon a saucer. A cam surface is provided between the saucer and the pot so that rotation of the pot in a first rotary direction relative to the saucer extends the pot from the saucer, and rotation of the pot in a second rotary direction relative to the saucer retracts the pot to the saucer. |
| US11266077B2 |
Multiple cell tray with media plugs
A multiple cell horticulture propagation tray arranged in rows of star-shaped cells forming a substantially rectangular shaped tray having the cells formed therein, combined with inserted cylindrically shaped growing media plugs comprising primarily of peat moss with an amount of biochar, and enveloped to retain moisture within the growing media plugs |
| US11266075B2 |
Stem bayonet clip
A stem bayonet clip having a compression portion with opposing main body portions movable with respect to one another; which may include one or more compression ribs provided on interior surfaces of the opposing main body portions; a locking mechanism provided about an edge portion of the opposing main body portions, the locking mechanism being configured to retain a compressive force applied to a stem of a floral element inserted between the opposing main body portions; and a bayonet portion configured to be inserted into floral foam or similar material. The stem bayonet clip configured to grip the stem portion of a flower while the bayonet portion holds the flower in place (in floral foam) as part of a flower arrangement. |
| US11266071B1 |
Windrow merger with active weight transfer system
Windrow mergers employ one or more design features as described herein in connection with a suspension assembly that allows the pickup head to rise or fall relative to a frame of the merger. One feature maintains a substantially constant force or pressure between a pickup head of the merger and the terrain regardless of a height of the head. Another feature maintains a substantially constant hydraulic pressure in a hydraulic actuator that connects the pickup head to a frame assembly of the merger. Still another feature employs a hydraulic pump driven by a power takeoff (PTO) of the tractor to charge and discharge a hydraulic actuator arranged to raise and lower the pickup head of the merger between an upper limit and a lower limit. |
| US11266068B2 |
System and method for aquatic plant harvesting
A system for aquatic plant processing includes a harvester, which includes a nozzle assembly and optionally a pump assembly; and a transport subsystem. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include and/or interface with any or all of: a conduit, a collection assembly, a control subsystem, a sensor subsystem, a pond, and/or any other suitable components. A method for harvesting includes operating the harvesting system in a set of one or more operation modes. |
| US11266062B2 |
Flow control insert for an agricultural metering system
A flow control insert for an agricultural metering system includes a body configured to couple the flow control insert to a housing of the agricultural metering system. The flow control insert also includes a shoulder extending from the body. The shoulder is configured to engage a channel in a meter roller to control flow of particulate material within the channel along a rotational direction of the meter roller. |
| US11266056B2 |
System and method for residue detection and implement control
A residue detection and implement control system and method are disclosed for an agricultural implement. The system includes a source of environment data and image data of an imaged area of a crop field containing residue. The system includes a data store containing a plurality of image processing methods and at least one controller that processes the image data according to one or more image processing instruction sets. The controller selects one or more of the image processing methods based on the environment data, and processes the image data using the selected image processing instruction(s) to determine a value corresponding to residue coverage in the imaged area of the field. The controller adjusts the configuration of the agricultural implement to respond to the amount and type of residue detected. |
| US11266054B2 |
System and method for automatically estimating and adjusting crop residue parameters as a tillage operation is being performed
A method for estimating and adjusting crop residue parameters may include controlling an operation of a tillage implement as the implement is being towed by a work vehicle across the field to perform a tillage operation and receiving a pre-tilled image of an imaged portion of the field located to one side of a first section of the field as the implement is being towed across the first section of the field. The method may also include receiving a post-tilled image of the imaged portion of the field as the implement is being towed across the field, analyzing the pre-tilled and post-tilled images of the imaged portion of the field to estimate a crop residue parameter for the field, and, when the estimated parameter differs from a target associated with such parameter, actively adjusting the operation of the tillage implement in a manner designed to adjust the crop residue parameter. |
| US11266052B2 |
Agricultural tilling system and components
An agricultural tilling assembly has an elongate structure, and at least one ground engaging tool sub-assembly. The sub-assembly includes a hub having a mounting portion, a ground engaging tool securable to the hub or integrally formed therewith, and a weight having a body with an open aperture having a mouth, the mouth configured for enabling the weight plate to be threaded over the elongate structure so that the elongate structure extends through the aperture, and the open aperture configured so that the weight plate is maneuverable over a portion of a length of the hub whilst in situ on the elongate structure and to be beatable on the mounting portion. The ground engaging tool is connectable to a respective one of the hubs of the tilling assembly whilst that hub is retained interconnected in situ on the tilling assembly, and without removing another ground engaging tool from the tilling assembly. |
| US11272650B2 |
Component mounting machine and component mounting method
A component mounting machine including a mounting head configured to pick up and mount a component; a component camera to image the component from below the mounting head; a board camera to image the circuit board from above; an imaging position memory to memorize imaging position coordinates during imaging, based on images acquired by the component camera; a relative position memory to memorize relative position coordinates that are a relative position of the mounting head with respect to the board camera; and a correction necessity determining section to perform imaging of the mounting head by the component camera when the moving device has arrived at the imaging position coordinates, and determine whether it is necessary to correct the relative position coordinates memorized in the relative position memory, based on a position of the mounting head understood from the images acquired from the imaging. |
| US11272648B2 |
Component mounting machine
A component mounting machine, includes a mounting base provided in a component mounting machine main body and movable at least in the horizontal direction; a mounting/demounting tool, detachably mounted on the mounting base and movable in the up-down direction while holding a component; a tool moving mechanism configured to move the mounting/demounting tool in the up-down direction; a mounting base moving mechanism configured to move the mounting base at least in the horizontal direction; and a control device configured to perform a seating improvement process for applying a force in a predetermined direction, including the horizontal direction, to the mounting base on which the mounting/demounting tool is mounted after the mounting/demounting tool is mounted on the mounting base and before the mounting/demounting tool holds the component, by a moving operation different from a moving operation for holding the component on the mounting/demounting tool in the mounting base moving mechanism. |
| US11272646B2 |
Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding film, circuit board, and preparation method for EMI shielding film
Provided are an Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shielding film, a circuit board including the EMI shielding film, and a preparation method for the EMI shielding film. The EMI shielding film includes a shielding layer and an adhesive film layer, wherein the shielding layer includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other; the second surface is a rolling uneven surface; convex conductor particles are also formed on the rolling uneven surface; and the second surface of the shielding layer is provided with the adhesive film layer, so the adhesive film layer of the EMI shielding film will extrude adhesive materials into recesses of the second surface in a lamination process, the adhesive holding capacity is increased, and delamination and blister of board is unlikely to occur. Moreover, the rolling uneven surface also has conductor particles with a certain height, so it can be ensured that the shielding layer smoothly punctures the adhesive film layer in the lamination process, reliable grounding is achieved, and the practicality is strong. |
| US11272642B2 |
Liquid distribution unit design for liquid cooling of electronic racks of a data center
An electronic rack liquid cooling system includes a rack manifold having a rack liquid supply line or channel and a rack liquid return line or channel. The liquid supply line is to receive first cooling liquid from a cooling liquid source and the liquid return line is to return first warmer liquid carrying the exchanged heat back to the cooling liquid source. The electronic rack further includes an array of server blades arranged in a stack therein. Each server blade includes one or more liquid cold plates associated with one or more information technology (IT) components. The electronic rack further includes a set of one or more liquid distribution units (LDUs) coupled between the rack liquid supply and return lines and the server blades. Each LDU includes a liquid supply port, a liquid return port, one or more pairs of supply sub-ports and return sub-ports, and a plate heat exchanger. |
| US11272641B2 |
Mounting bracket having electrical and thermal properties
Example embodiments described in this disclosure are generally directed to a mounting bracket for deployment in a vehicle. In one embodiment, a multilayer mounting bracket includes a first layer made of a dual-conductive polymer and a second layer made of a polymer that includes an endothermic blowing agent. The dual-conductive polymer includes carbon material that renders the first layer electrically conductive and also includes graphite material that renders the first layer thermally conductive. The endothermic blowing agent renders the second layer thermally insulative. An electronic module such as an engine controller can be mounted upon the first layer, which operates as a heat sink to dissipate heat generated by the electronic module and also operates as an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield. The second layer prevents heat from being transferred from the first layer into another electronic module that may be mounted upon the mounting bracket. |
| US11272635B2 |
Frame and electronic frame
A frame includes a first frame, a back case and a second frame. The first frame includes a first frame plate and a first frame wall, the back case includes a back case plate and a back case wall, the second frame includes a second frame plate and a second frame wall, and the second frame surrounds the first frame and the back case. The second frame plate is located on a side of the first frame plate facing away from the back case plate, and the first frame wall is protruded from a surface of the first frame plate facing towards the back case plate, the back case wall is protruded from a surface of the back case plate facing towards the first frame plate, and the second frame wall is protruded from a surface of the second frame plate facing towards the first frame plate. |
| US11272631B2 |
Conductive PVD stack-up design to improve reliability of deposited electrodes
An electronic device can include a housing component that can define an interior surface and an exterior surface of the device, a metallic film deposited on the interior surface and extending at least partially onto the exterior surface, and a ceramic film deposited on the exterior surface and at least partially over a portion of the metallic film on the exterior surface. The ceramic film can be in electrical communication with a portion of the metallic film deposited on the interior surface to form an electrical pathway from the exterior surface to the interior surface. |
| US11272630B2 |
Hydraulic system control module having improved housing features and method of manufacturing the same
The present disclosure relates to a control module having a connector and a housing. The housing defining a first opening that receives the connector, and a hermetically sealed interior housing at least one electronic component. The electronic component is electrically coupled to the connector. The control module further includes a retaining clip in physical contact with the housing and mechanically coupling the at least one electronic component to the connector. |
| US11272629B2 |
Hand-held power tool having grasp-activated power switch
A grasp-activated power switch is integrated within a handle for a hand-held power tool. The switch has an inner channel having an outer conductive layer, and a flexible outer shell having an inner conductive layer separated from the outer conductive layer by an air gap. On its surface the outer shell has actuating and non-actuating areas. A manual grasping force when applied to the actuating area flexes the inner conductive layer across the gap and electrically couples the two layers. The closure energizes an RF transmitter, which sends a pulse to a complementary receiver. With each pulse, the receiver toggles power to a motor off or on, and when on, the motor transmits power through the inner channel. When operating the tool, an operator may grasp the non-actuating area to avoid powering the tool off or on. The inner conductive layer may consist of conductive segments separated by a resilient insulator that maintains the switch open in the absence of a grasping force. |
| US11272627B2 |
Electronic device and stand
An electronic device includes a device main body and a stand that is placed on a sucked surface and supports the device main body. The stand includes a base portion and an elastic body that is disposed on a lower surface of the base portion and has a suction surface that is attached by suction to the sucked surface with negative pressure generated in a gap between the suction surface and the sucked surface. The elastic body generates no negative pressure in the gap when no external force is exerted on the stand in a direction to separate from the sucked surface while the stand is placed on the sucked surface. The elastic body generates negative pressure in the gap by being elastically deformed in the direction to separate from the sucked surface when the external force is exerted on the stand while the stand is placed on the sucked surface. |
| US11272626B2 |
Display device
Provided is a display device. The display device includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels. The display device further includes a roller to which the display panel is wound or unwound. The display device further includes a lifting unit configured to move the display panel in a vertical direction. The lifting unit lifting unit includes a plurality of unit blocks and a plate to which the plurality of unit blocks is fixed. Therefore, the structure of the lifting unit is simplified to improve the durability and the rocking. |
| US11272625B2 |
Method for forming a semiconductor package
In one embodiment, a semiconductor package may be formed having a first side and a second side that is substantially opposite to the first side. An embodiment may include forming an attachment clip extending substantially laterally between the first and second sides wherein the attachment clip is positioned near a distal end of the first and second sides. An embodiment may also include forming the attachment clip to have a flexible main portion that can bend away from a plane of the main portion toward a bottom side of the semiconductor package. |
| US11272618B2 |
Mechanically-compliant and electrically and thermally conductive leadframes for component-on-package circuits
A component-on-package circuit may include a component for an electrical circuit and a circuit module attached to the component. The circuit module may have circuitry and at least one leadframe which connects the circuitry to the component both electrically and thermally. The leadframe may have a high degree of both electrical and thermal conductivity and a non-planar shape that provides spring-like cushioning of force applied to the component in the direction of the circuit module. |
| US11272617B2 |
Electronic printed circuit board assembly for high-power components
The invention relates to an electronic module (40) comprising at least one printed circuit board of a first type (referred to as “printed circuit board A”), which is equipped in an overlapping manner with at least one printed circuit board of a second type (referred to as “printed circuit hoard B”), printed circuit board B being equipped with at least one electronic component with specific requirements (19), and the interconnected printed circuit boards A and B forming a stepped composite printed circuit board (100, 200, 300, 400, 500). The composite printed circuit board (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) is delimited at least in some regions by end regions (16) which are formed by sections of the at least one printed circuit board A, and the composite printed circuit board (100, 200, 300, 400, 500) is placed on a heat sink (20). A fastening side (15) of the at least one printed circuit board B rests flat on a contact face (21) of the heat sink (20), the contact face (21) of the heat sink (20) being dimensioned and positioned such that at least part of it extends laterally beyond the fastening side (15) of the at least one printed circuit board B in each case towards the end regions (16) formed. Supporting elements (23, 24, 25, 26) are formed on the contact face (21) of the heat sink for the mechanical support of the end regions (16). The invention also relates to a method for producing such an electronic module. |
| US11272615B2 |
Wiring circuit board
A wiring circuit board includes an insulating layer and a conductive layer disposed on a front surface of the insulating layer. The conductive layer includes a first wiring, a first terminal electrically connected to the first wiring, a second wiring independent of the first wiring and having a thick thickness T2 with respect to a thickness T1 of the first wiring, and a second terminal electrically connected to the second wiring. The surfaces of the first terminal and the second terminal are disposed at generally the same position in a thickness direction. |
| US11272613B2 |
Printed circuit board and package including printed circuit board
A printed circuit board includes: a laminate including a core layer and insulating layers stacked on first and second sides of the core layer; and a first antenna formed on a surface of the laminate. A thickness of the core layer is greater than a thickness of one of the insulating layers. A dielectric constant of the core layer is higher than a dielectric constant of the one of the insulating layers. |
| US11272611B2 |
Flexible circuit board with improved bending reliability and manufacturing method thereof
A flexible circuit board with improved bending reliability and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed, the flexible circuit board comprising: a first dielectric formed to be elongated in a horizontal direction; a second dielectric positioned above the first dielectric; a third dielectric spaced apart from the second dielectric in the horizontal direction and positioned above the first dielectric; a first cover layer positioned on the first dielectric and covering an upper portion of the first dielectric between the second dielectric and the third dielectric; a first bonding sheet positioned between the first dielectric and the second dielectric and covering an upper portion of one end of the first cover layer; and a second bonding sheet positioned between the first dielectric and the third dielectric and covering an upper portion of the other end of the first cover layer. |
| US11272607B2 |
Laser produced plasma illuminator with low atomic number cryogenic target
Methods and systems for generating X-ray illumination from a laser produced plasma (LPP) employing a low atomic number, cryogenic target are presented herein. A highly focused, short duration laser pulse is directed to a low atomic number, cryogenically frozen target, igniting a plasma. In some embodiments, the target material includes one or more elements having an atomic number less than 19. In some embodiments, the low atomic number, cryogenic target material is coated on the surface of a cryogenically cooled drum configured to rotate and translate with respect to incident laser light. In some embodiments, the low atomic number, cryogenic LPP light source generates multiple line or broadband X-ray illumination in a soft X-ray (SXR) spectral range used to measure structural and material characteristics of semiconductor structures. In some embodiments, Reflective, Small-Angle X-ray Scatterometry measurements are performed with a low atomic number, cryogenic LPP illumination source as described herein. |
| US11272602B2 |
Lighting control method for excess electrical power accounting
The invention provides a control system (1000) comprising an electrical power control system (100) for monitoring electrical power consumption by a target system (200), wherein: —the target system (200) comprises (i) one or more dimmable electronic devices (210), wherein each dimmable electronic device (210) comprises a lighting device (220), wherein the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210) are operable at a plurality of different dimming conditions thereby defining a dimming range of the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210) with a predetermined relation between the plurality of different dimming conditions and an electrical power consumption by the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210), (ii) a target control system (230) configured to control the dimming conditions of the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210), and (iii) a source of electrical power (240) configured to provide electrical power to the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210); —the electrical power control system (100) is configured to execute an electrical power control operation comprising (i) bringing the one or more dimmable electronic devices (210) consecutively at N different dimming conditions, wherein N is at least 2, (ii) sensing the respective electrical power consumptions during the N different dimming conditions, and (iii) determining in a determination stage whether or not a further electronic device (10) having deviating dimming behavior or having no dimming functionality is functionally coupled to the source of electrical power (240) based on a comparison of the sensed electrical power consumptions and the predetermined relation between the plurality of different dimming conditions and the electrical power consumption. |
| US11272600B2 |
Information processing apparatus and information processing method
To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method. Provided is an information processing apparatus that includes a recognition section and an output control section. The recognition section recognizes background content displayed in a background of an aquarium. The output control section controls an output of light into an interior of the aquarium that acts as a foreground, on the basis of a result of recognizing the background content. |
| US11272596B2 |
LED constant-current driver circuit
The present disclosure relates to the technical field of LED light control, and in particular to an LED constant-current driver circuit. According to the LED constant-current driver circuit of the present disclosure, by connecting driver modules together in series, when a voltage is input, the input voltage is distributed to each driver module. Thus, different ranges of voltages can be input, and the attenuation of the input voltage is reduced, increasing the reliability of the system. Moreover, the overall structure is simple, reducing the cost of the product. |
| US11272594B2 |
Multi-array lighting system for providing high intensity narrow spectrum light
Multisource LED systems for providing high intensity narrow spectrum light are provided. In one example embodiment, a lighting system includes one or more first light sources configured to emit high intensity narrow spectrum (HINS) light. The lighting system can include one or more second light sources configured to emit non-HINS light. The system can include a power circuit configured to provide power to the one or more first light sources and the one or more second light sources. |
| US11272593B2 |
System and methods for providing a uniform and tunable hyper-spectral source
An illumination system includes an illumination source configured to emit illumination light and a dispersive optical element configured to generate an angularly dispersed optical signal from the illumination light that is used to generate a spectral image. A digital micro-mirror device (DMD) includes an array of reflective elements that receive the spectral image and direct a portion of the spectral image to an integrating sphere. A controller is configured to calculate a subset of an array of reflective elements of the DMD to activate based on a target illumination output signal using a calibration model of the illumination system. The controller is also configured to activate the subset of the array of reflective elements to change the portion of the spectral image directed to the integrating sphere to generate an illumination output signal that substantially matches the target illumination output signal. |
| US11272588B2 |
Dimming signal processing circuit having multiple functions
A dimming signal processing circuit having multiple functions includes a dimming signal input terminal and a dimming signal output terminal, and further includes an input signal processing circuit, a modulation circuit, an isolation circuit and an output shaping circuit connected in cascade to the dimming signal input terminal, and an oscillation signal output circuit connected to the modulation circuit, wherein the output shaping circuit comprises a plurality of signal output circuits connected to the dimming signal output terminal respectively. The dimming signal processing circuit having multiple functions is low in cost and high in practicability, and meets new laws and regulations and more use requirements. |
| US11272586B2 |
Heating cooker
The heating cooker includes a first heater disposed below a tray to heat the tray, and second heater disposed over the tray to heat the tray. In addition, the heating cooker includes a controller that controls output of the first heater and switches energization of second heater in accordance with a kind of object to be heated and a quantity of object to be heated. Furthermore, second heater includes two plane-shaped insulators and a plurality of planar heat generators that are sandwiched between insulators, and the controller heats regions that are disposed over and below the tray to be opposed to each other by controlling energization of the first heater and second heater. Furthermore, second heater has a distortion suppressor between the plurality of planar heat generators, and the distortion suppressor suppresses internal distortion of insulators caused by heating of the plurality of planar heat generators of second heater. |
| US11272580B2 |
Conductive transfer
A conductive transfer 201 for application to a surface includes two non-conductive ink layers 202, 203. A heating element 204 is positioned between the two non-conductive ink layers. An adhesive layer 207 for adhering said conductive transfer to a surface is also present. The heating element comprises an electrically conductive ink 205 having a positive temperature coefficient such that the electrically conductive ink exhibits an increase in resistance in response to an increase in temperature. A method of production of the conductive transfer involves a printing process. |
| US11272578B2 |
Heating assembly, aerosol-generating device and a method for heating an aerosol-forming substrate
The present invention relates to a heating assembly (10) of an aerosol-generating device for heating aerosol-forming substrate. The heating assembly comprises a chemical heating device (200) configured to generate primary heat by an exothermic chemical reaction and to supply the primary heat to an aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate. The heating assembly further comprises an electrical heating device (100) configured to electrically generate and supply secondary heat to the aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate. The invention further relates to an aerosol-generating device including such a heating assembly. A method for generating an aerosol by heating aerosol-forming substrate comprises at least one of a sequential or a parallel performance of the following steps: generating primary heat by an exothermic chemical reaction and supplying the primary heat to the aerosol-forming substrate for heating the substrate; and electrically generating secondary heat and supplying the secondary heat to the aerosol-forming substrate for further heating the substrate. |
| US11272573B2 |
Communication systems for allocating resources for feedback between devices
A communication device performs direct communication between terminals. The system transmits and receives wireless signals and controls transmission of data using a predetermined resource pool and reception of feedback from a transmission destination terminal of the data. The system performs control to secure a resource for transmission of the data and a resource for the feedback for the transmission destination terminal of the data within the predetermined resource pool, and notifies the transmission destination terminal of information regarding the resource for the feedback by using SCI. |
| US11272571B2 |
Two stage role switch for fully wireless earbuds
The present disclosure provides for role switch with perceptible continuity of audio streaming during the role switch. The role switch occurs in two stages, with a first stage including a host link role switch and a second stage including a relay link role switch. For example, the host link role switch concerns the relationship of each audio receiver device to the host device, where the master device receives audio directly from the host for relay to the slave. The relay link role switch concerns a relationship between the audio receiver devices. For example, the communication master controls timing, such as when to send packets between the master and slave devices. Each stage of the two stage procedure may take approximately 100 ms or less. Between each stage, the audio buffers of the master and slave devices have an opportunity to refill. |
| US11272568B2 |
Command reception method and apparatus and communication system
A command reception method and apparatus and a communication system. The command reception method includes: receiving a command for activating or deactivating duplication transmission transmitted by a network device by using a bitmap field; and activating or deactivating duplication transmission of one or more packet data convergence protocol entities or radio bearers according to the bitmap field. Hence, one or more PDCP entities in the user equipment may be activated or deactivated with respect to duplication transmission modes. |
| US11272567B2 |
Adaptation handling for layer-2-based sidelink relay
Apparatus and methods are provided for adaptation handling for L2-based sidelink relay for packet routing. In novel aspect, the sidelink adaptation protocol (SAP) layer inserts SAP header including the adaptation layer address (ALA) before routing the packet data to the next hop. In other embodiments, the SAP layer includes a sequence number (SN). In one embodiment, the SN number in the SAP layer is the same as the PDCP SN number. In another embodiment, the SAP layer assigns SN number. In other embodiments, the SAP layer performs bearer mapping between an ingress logical channel and an egress logical channel at one or more intermediate nodes. In one embodiment, the bearer mapping is based on the QoS information or is based on a fixed logical channel configuration. |
| US11272562B2 |
Method for eNB to transmit downlink data to remote UE in wireless communication system and device therefor
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for transmitting downlink data to remote UE, the method for an eNB to transmit downlink data to a remote UE in a wireless communication system comprises a step in which the eNB receives out of coverage related information on the remote UE; a step in which the eNB determines that the relay UE of the remote UE and the remote UE are maintained in a connected mode after receiving the out of coverage related information on the remote UE; and a step of transmitting downlink data to the remote UE. |
| US11272559B2 |
System and method of determining real-time location
A system and method to determine location information with respect to a plurality of portable devices, with potentially a large number of portable devices such as 40 or more portable devices in proximity to the system. The system may connect to and locate each of the plurality of portable devices in proximity to the system. The location information may be determined with respect to an object, such as a vehicle or building, and optionally within a larger system of objects, such as a mass transit system. |
| US11272557B2 |
System and method for coordinating device-to-device communications
A master user equipment (UE) device may coordinate device-to-device (D2D) communications amongst a plurality of UE devices. For example, a UE device, which has been designated as a master UE device, may coordinate a D2D communication between a first UE device and a second UE device. The master UE device may be a UE device that obtains an indication that it is a master UE device that is to coordinate D2D communications amongst the plurality of UE devices. In some embodiments, the coordinating the D2D communication may be on behalf of a network and/or to facilitate wireless communication between the network and at least one of the plurality of UE devices. |
| US11272553B2 |
Bluetooth connection establishment
Embodiments of the current disclosure facilitate the creation of a wireless connection between a host device and an accessory device over a wireless medium. For instance, according to some embodiments, a method of connecting an accessory device to a host device includes transmitting a plurality of advertising beacons over a wireless medium. Each wireless beacon can contain information identifying a predetermined time when the accessory device will begin a page scan. The accessory device can begin the page scan at the predetermined time and can receive pages from a host device during a page scan window of the page scan over the wireless medium. The received pages can then be subsequently used to establish an ad hoc network connection between the accessory device and the host device. |
| US11272549B2 |
Wireless communication method for simultaneous data transmission, and wireless communication terminal using same
The present invention relates to a wireless communication method for simultaneous data transmission and a wireless communication terminal using the same, and more particularly, a wireless communication method in which a plurality of terminals simultaneously transmit data for improving a data throughput in a high density environment, and a wireless communication terminal using the same. To this end, the present invention provides a wireless communication method for a terminal including transmitting a trigger frame indicating simultaneous uplink data transmission of multi-users, receiving uplink data transmitted by a plurality of terminals in response to the trigger frame, and transmitting a block acknowledgement for the plurality of terminals having transmitted the uplink data, and a wireless communication terminal using the same. |
| US11272548B2 |
Method and apparatus for switching between 2 step and 4 step random access (RA) procedures and contention resolutions
A communication method and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of things (IoT) are 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 method for performing a random access (RA) procedure is provided. The method comprises transmitting a first message of a 2 step RA procedure including an RA preamble and a cell-radio network temporary identifier (C-RNTI), receiving a second message of the 2 step RA procedure on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) addressed to the C-RNTI, identifying whether a time alignment timer (TAT) is running or not, and determining that the 2 step RA procedure is completed successfully in case that the TAT is running and the PDCCH schedules an uplink (UL) transport block (TB) for a new transmission. |
| US11272541B2 |
Method and apparatus for managing allocation and usage of radio resource, method and apparatus for transmitting data through unlicensed band channel, and method and apparatus for managing access of radio resouce
Provided is a method for transmitting, by a transmitter, a first data having periodicity through a channel of an unlicensed band:The transmitter adjusts at least one of transmission timing of the first data and clear channel assessment (CCA) timing for the channel to occupy the channel. The transmitter determines whether the channel may be occupied by performing a CCA on the channel at the CCA timing. The transmitter transmits the first data through the channel at the transmission timing of the first data, when it is determined that the channel may be occupied. |
| US11272534B2 |
Contention-free random access with multiple SSB
According to some embodiments, a method in a wireless device of performing random access comprises receiving a random access configuration. The random access configuration comprises one or more associations of a synchronization signal block (SSB), a preamble sequence, and physical random access channel (PRACH) configuration resources. The PRACH resources comprise time domain resources and frequency domain resources. The method further comprises receiving one or more SSBs; selecting one of the one or more received SSBs; and selecting a preamble sequence. The preamble sequence is associated with the selected SSB in the random access configuration. The method further comprises transmitting the selected preamble sequence on PRACH resources associated with the selected SSB in the random access configuration. In particular embodiments, more than one SSB is associated with identical PRACH resources, and the preamble sequence associated with each of the more than one SSBs identifies the SSB with respect to the PRACH resources. |
| US11272528B2 |
Scheduling assignment information transmission method and system, and device
Example scheduling assignment information transmission methods, systems, and devices are described. One example method includes obtaining, by a user equipment (UE), a multiplexing manner used to indicate a relationship between a time-frequency resource for transmitting scheduling assignment information and a time-frequency resource for transmitting data information. The UE receives downlink control information comprising scheduling assignment resource indication information sent by a network device, and obtains, based on the scheduling assignment resource indication information and the multiplexing manner, resource location information occupied to transmit the scheduling assignment information. The UE can then transmit the scheduling assignment information based on the resource location information occupied by the scheduling assignment information. |
| US11272522B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing scheduling request to support plurality of services efficiently
The present disclosure relates to a communication scheme for the convergence of a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate after the 4G system and the IoT technology and a system thereof. A method for performing a scheduling request (SR) is provided. The method performed by a user equipment (UE) comprises receiving, from a base station, first information on a mapping relation between an SR configuration and a logical channel (LCH), receiving, from the base station, second information on a condition for initiating a regular buffer status report (BSR) transmission procedure regardless of priority, and transmitting, to the base station, the SR based on the first information and the second information. |
| US11272521B2 |
Spatial reuse for scheduled data transfer periods
Communication device for communicating within a group of communication devices. The communication device comprising circuitry configured to listen to a training and control period of a further communication device which is acting as a wireless network coordinator of a further group of communication devices and transmits frames with a succession of directive beams, each identified by a transmit sector and to generate reception quality information associating each transmit sector with a quality indicator indicative of a reception quality of the received frames. Further, the circuitry is configured to obtain scheduling information from the further communication device including at least one scheduled data transfer period with transmit sector information associated therewith, and to generate scheduled data transfer periods for the group of communication devices based on the reception quality information and the scheduling information, including the transmit sector information, such that interference levels at the further communication device and/or another communication device are minimized. |
| US11272520B2 |
Uplink transmission method, terminal device, and network device
An uplink transmission method and a terminal device, the method including setting, by a terminal device, a first transmit power for a first uplink channel based on a channel priority of the first uplink channel and a channel priority of a first physical random access channel PRACH, where the first uplink channel includes at least one of a physical uplink shared channel PUSCH and a physical uplink control channel PUCCH, a first time domain resource on which the first uplink channel is located and a second time domain resource on which the first PRACH is located overlap, the channel priority of the first uplink channel is higher than or equal to the channel priority of the first PRACH, and the first transmit power is greater than 0, and sending, by the terminal device, the first uplink channel at the first transmit power. |
| US11272517B2 |
Resource energy determining method and apparatus
Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to the field of vehicle to vehicle communications technologies, and provide a resource energy determining method and apparatus. An example method includes: obtaining, by first user equipment (UE), time-frequency resource indication information and resource cycle reservation information of second UE in a sensing time window of the first UE; determining, by the first UE, energy of a first resource based on the time-frequency resource indication information of the second UE; and determining, by the first UE, where a time-frequency domain location of the first resource in a transmission period in which the first resource is located is the same as a time-frequency domain location of each of the at least one second resource in a transmission period in which the second resource is located. |
| US11272516B2 |
Methods and apparatus to mitigate coexistence interference in a wireless network
Methods and apparatus to mitigate coexistence interference in a wireless network are disclosed. An example apparatus includes a station component interface to receive an expected transmission power from an access point; an index processor to determine a set of preferred resource unit (RU) indexes from a set of available RU indexes for at least one of (A) uplink transmission to the access point based on a comparison of allowable transmission power and the expected transmission power or (B) downlink reception based on a comparison of a noise floor to a noise threshold; and the station component interface to transmit a message including the preferred RU indexes to the access point. |
| US11272515B2 |
User equipment that transmits identity information for an interference analysis
A user equipment for a mobile telecommunications network has a circuitry which is configured to: receive a signal from an entity of a mobile telecommunications network, thereby determining identity information about the determined entity; and transmit the identity information to the mobile telecommunications network for interferences analysis. |
| US11272513B2 |
Adjudication of access policies in wireless device network
Methods and systems for controlling dynamic spectrum access (DSA) for the purposes of wirelessly communicating or exchanging data within a network environment are disclosed. Methods may include detecting, via at least one asset included in a wireless device network, at least one candidate asset attempting to enter the wireless device network from an external network, and constructing a spectrum profile for the wireless device network based on metadata for transactions between assets in the wireless device network. The method may also include applying an access policy including the spectrum profile to the at least one candidate asset within the wireless device network, and admitting the at least one candidate asset to the wireless device network in response to applying the access policy to the at least one candidate asset. |
| US11272508B2 |
Communications device, infrastructure equipment, wireless communications network and methods
A user terminal configured to perform communication with an infrastructure equipment of a mobile communications network. The user terminal including a receiver configured to receive signals transmitted by the infrastructure equipment in accordance with a wireless access interface and a transmitter configured to transmit signals to the infrastructure equipment in accordance with the wireless access interface. The user terminal is configured to receive an indication on a downlink of the wireless access interface of one of a plurality of different subcarrier spacing which the communications device should use to transmit or to receive the signals representing the data. |
| US11272507B2 |
Bandwidth part switching for multiple transceiver nodes
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A UE may monitor a first bandwidth part for communications from one or more transceiver nodes. The UE may receive a control message on the first bandwidth part from a first transceiver node that includes an indication of a second bandwidth part different from the first bandwidth part. The UE may determine whether the second bandwidth part is associated with each of the transceiver nodes. The UE may communicate with a second transceiver node on the second bandwidth part based on the control message and on a determination that the second bandwidth part is associated with the second transceiver node. |
| US11272503B2 |
Method and apparatus for UE transmitting signal in wireless communication system supporting plurality of TTI lengths
An embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for a UE transmitting a signal in a wireless communication system supporting a plurality of transmission time interval (TTI) lengths, wherein the signal transmission/reception method comprises the steps of: performing a measurement for each first-TTI resource unit; selecting a first-TTI resource that is the closest to first-TTI resources having measurement results that are greater than or equal to a preset value on the time axis; and transmitting a signal using the selected first-TTI resource. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, the BS or a network. |
| US11272501B2 |
Service transmission method and apparatus
Provided are a service transmission method and apparatus. The method comprises: a first mobile station acquiring N resource allocation parameter sets, wherein each of the resource allocation parameter sets comprises at least one resource allocation parameter, and N is greater than or equal to 2; the first mobile station determining a second resource allocation parameter set from the N resource allocation parameter sets, and the first mobile station determining a second target resource; the first mobile station sending to a second mobile station indication information about the second resource allocation parameter set and indication information about the second target resource; and the first mobile station transmitting, according to the second resource allocation parameter set, a second service with the second mobile station using the second target resource. The method can flexibly and rapidly cope with different requirements of different services on semi-persistent scheduling. |
| US11272500B2 |
Unified facility communications system with device location
Systems and methods for unified facility communications systems with device location are provided. One system embodiment comprises: a master unit and a plurality of remote antenna units defining a DAS. The master unit communicates with a base station to receive a base station downlink RF signal and to transmit a base station uplink RF signal. The remote antenna units radiate a remote downlink RF signal into a coverage area and receive a remote uplink RF signal from the coverage area. The master unit comprises uplink and downlink circuitry to transport user device communications, and a facility supervisory module to process facility device traffic associated with wireless facility assets in the coverage area. Facility device traffic is transported via the remote antenna units. Within the master unit, user device communications is routed via the uplink and downlink circuitry and facility device traffic is routed via the facility supervisory module. |
| US11272497B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and operation method thereof
A method of operating a wireless communication apparatus is described. The method includes receiving, a repeated physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) from a base station, performing blind decoding on a plurality of candidate PDCCHs, performing a cyclic redundancy check (CRC), comparing the at least two pieces of control information with each other, and determining whether to terminate the blind decoding based on the comparison. |
| US11272496B2 |
Narrowband retuning in wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may retune from a first narrowband carrier to a second narrowband carrier. The UE may determine to retune in one or more symbols of either a first narrowband subframe or a second narrowband subframe based on the number of symbols for the UE to retune and a number of other factors. The other factors may include the start symbol of a downlink channel scheduled in the second narrowband subframe, the number of antenna ports configured for the UE, hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) identifier (ID), coding rate or effective coding rate, among others. The UE may determine to retune in the first narrowband subframe, the second narrowband subframe, or in both subframes in order to utilize reference signals transmitted to the UE and reception of all downlink messages scheduled for the UE. |
| US11272491B2 |
Resource indication method, network device, and terminal device
This application discloses a resource indication method, a network device, and a terminal device, to improve utilization of a resource mapped to a DMRS port. The method includes: sending, by a network device, configuration information to a terminal device, so that the terminal device determines, based on the configuration information, that a second resource in first resources is used to transmit first information or that a third resource in first resources is not used to transmit first information, where the first resources are resources mapped to a DMRS port. In this way, the terminal device can multiplex the resources mapped to the DMRS port. When some of the first resources are not used to transmit a DMRS, the resources may be indicated to determine whether the resources may be used to transmit the first information, for example, the first information may be data, control information, or other information different from DMRS information, thereby ensuring maximum use of the resources mapped to the DMRS port, and improving resource utilization. |
| US11272486B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting data in wireless communication system
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system. In detail, the present invention is a method for transmitting data to a base station (BS) by a user equipment (UE) includes: receiving information on a contention-based Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) zone including a plurality of contention-based PUSCH resource blocks from the base station (BS); allocating at least one contention-based PUSCH resource block for transmission of the data based on the information on contention-based PUSCH zone; and transmitting the data to the base station (BS). |
| US11272482B2 |
Methods for transmission to achieve robust control and feedback performance in a network
Aspects of the disclosure relate to methods for wireless communication. A transmitting device transmits a first portion of a control message to a receiving device. The first portion includes information for decoding a second portion of the control message and for decoding data. The transmitting device then transmits the second portion to the receiving device, the second portion including additional information for decoding the data. Thereafter, the first device transmits the data to the receiving device. The receiving device receives the first portion and the second portion, and decodes the received second portion based on the information included in the first portion. The receiving device then receives the data from the second device if the received second portion is able to be decoded. The receiving device decodes the received data based on the information included in the first portion and the additional information included in the second portion. |
| US11272475B2 |
Wireless communication system and method for establishing a connection between user equipment and a mobility management entity thereof
The present invention relates to a wireless communication system and method for establishing connection between a User Equipment (UE) and a Mobility Management Entity (MME) in the wireless communication system in which the data-centric terminal requests the mobility management entity for attachment and checks, when the mobility management entity responds, data-centric features supported by the mobility management entity. According to the present invention, it is possible to connect the data-centric terminal to the mobility management entity supporting the data-centric features of the corresponding data-centric terminal efficiently in the wireless communication system. |
| US11272462B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing power headroom report in wireless communication system
A communication method and a system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) are provided. The disclosure 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. The disclosure discloses a method for a terminal to generate all entry information of multiple power headroom reports (PHRs) as virtual PHs regardless of whether the terminal transmits an uplink to a serving cell in a wireless communication system supporting uplink carrier aggregation. |
| US11272461B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting plurality of packets by sidelink terminal in wireless communication system
An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for transmitting a plurality of packets by a sidelink terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising the steps of: transmitting a first packet of a plurality of packets with a first period and a first transmission power value; and transmitting a second packet of the plurality of packets with a second period and a second transmission power value, wherein the first period is longer than the second period, and the first transmission power value is greater than the second transmission power value. The UE is capable of communicating with at least one of another UE, a UE related to an autonomous driving vehicle, the BS or a network. |
| US11272460B2 |
Communication device and method for indicating a preference based on the device power consumption or on performance of carriers
A wireless communication device and method therein for improving its performance are disclosed. The wireless communication device obtains information on power consumption requirement and/or performance of certain carriers regarding at least one of path loss, load and interference. The wireless communication device determines an indication parameter associated with preferences of the wireless communication device based on the obtained information. The wireless communication device then sends the indication parameter to the network node and receives signals from the network node with allocated radio resources configured by the network node based on the indication parameter. |
| US11272459B2 |
Power control for wireless device cooperative transmission schemes
Generally, the described techniques provide for efficiently transmitting uplink signals to a base station using shared antennas associated with different power classes. A first device may be in communications with a base station using local antennas and may identify a second device having auxiliary antennas available for transmitting uplink signals to the base station. The local and auxiliary antennas may be associated with different power classes, and the first device may transmit a message to a base station indicating that the first device is capable of transmitting using antennas associated with different power classes. The first device may then receive configurations from a base station of different transmit powers to transmit on the antennas associated with the different power classes, and the first device may transmit uplink signals to the base station in accordance with the different transmit power configurations. |
| US11272456B2 |
Wake up receiver transmit waveform
This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to generating a wake up receiver (WUR) transmit waveform. A device may determine one or more symbols bit sequence of a wake up receiver (WUR) frame to be sent to a first station device capable of decoding the bit sequence. The device may determine a first symbol of the one or more symbols, wherein the first symbol is associated with an ON state. The device may determine a second symbol of the one or more symbols, wherein the second symbol is associated with the ON state. The device may generate a first on-off keying (OOK) waveform associated with the first symbol. The device may generate a second OOK waveform associated with the second symbol, wherein the second OOK waveform is different from the first OOK waveform. The device may cause to send the WUR frame to the first station device based on the first OOK waveform and the second OOK waveform. |
| US11272449B2 |
Method and mobile terminal for performing random access
A random access channel (RACH) procedure includes a mobile terminal receiving from a network a message that indicates a RACH preamble for the mobile terminal. The terminal transmits the RACH preamble to the network and then receives a RACH response from the network. The terminal monitors a downlink channel according to a discontinuous reception (DRX) active time for radio resource allocation information for a data transmission by the terminal. The DRX active time specifies a time until the radio resource allocation information for the data transmission is indicated. |
| US11272447B2 |
Radio terminal, base station, and radio communication system configured to scramble or spread signal transmitted using line identification information related to setting of host line between base station and host node
A radio terminal includes a radio reception device that receives line identification information related to a setting of a host line between a base station and a host node, and a radio signal from the base station, when a radio line between the radio terminal and the base station is disconnected, and the host line used by the radio terminal to communicate via the base station is maintained, a control device that scrambles or spreads a signal to be transmitted to another communication device or the base station, using the line identification information, and a radio transmission device that transmits the scrambled or spread signal to the base station. |
| US11272445B2 |
Power state transition in the presence of uplink traffic
A wireless device transmits uplink data via a first configured grant resource of a first cell of a plurality of cells. The wireless device determines a second cell from the plurality of cells to transition from a dormant state to a non-dormant state, where the determining is based on the second cell being configured with a control resource set for receiving uplink grants for retransmission of the uplink data. In response to the transmitting, the wireless device transitions the second cell from the dormant state to the non-dormant state. The wireless device receives an uplink grant via the second cell, wherein the uplink grant indicates a radio resource. Based on the uplink grant, the wireless device retransmits the uplink data via the radio resource. |
| US11272442B2 |
Method and system for dynamic access point selection in coordinated access point group
A system and method for dynamic access point (AP) selection by a station (STA) in a coordinated AP group is herein disclosed. According to an embodiment, a STA obtains one or more link quality metrics for each link between the STA and each of a plurality of member APs in the coordinated AP group. The STA dynamically selects at least one anchor AP for the STA from the plurality of member APs based on the one or more link quality metrics for each link. The at least one anchor AP being used to relay transmission between the STA and a coordinator of the coordinated AP group. Authentication of the STA with the at least one anchor AP is shared with all APs in the coordinated AP group, allowing the STA to utilize any subsequently selected anchor AP to relay transmissions without re-authentication. |
| US11272440B2 |
Network slice selection method and apparatus
A network slice selection method and apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: receiving, by a first SSF device of a VPLMN, a first service request message; obtaining, by the first SSF device, roaming information of UE according to the first service request message; selecting, by the first SSF device, a first network slice instance in the VPLMN for the UE based on the roaming information of the UE. |
| US11272435B2 |
Method for updating a list of stations that can be received by a radio receiver system
Disclosed is a method for updating a list of radio stations that can be received by a receiver system including at least two radio receivers, the method including: ⋅determining a list of radio stations that can be received at a given instant, ⋅measuring the quality of a current radio signal, corresponding to a frequency selected and listened to, ⋅determining the ageing of the list of receivable radio stations, ⋅comparing the quality with a configurable threshold that can be upgraded at least as a function of the ageing of the list, ⋅if the quality exceeds the configurable threshold, deactivating the phase diversity filtering function and evaluating the change in the quality of the received signals and, ⋅as a function of the evaluation:—automatically updating, or—keeping unchanged the list of receivable radio stations. |
| US11272434B2 |
Narrow beam related search information
Methods and apparatuses are provided which may be implemented in a base station, user equipment, and/or the like, to share information supportive of narrow beam transmissions. For example, a base station may be configured to access a neighbor cell list corresponding to a coverage area, determine a subset of the neighbor cell list corresponding to a first narrow beam to be transmitted, and transmit a message indicative of the subset of the neighbor cell list. In another example, a user equipment may be configured to receive a message indicative of a subset of a neighbor cell list for a portion of a coverage area of a base station corresponding to a first narrow beam, and search for one or more wireless signals based, at least in part, on the subset of the neighbor cell list. |
| US11272432B2 |
System message block transmission method, base station and user equipment
A system message block transmission method, a base station and a UE are provided. The system message block transmission method includes: generating a first system message block and transmitting the first system message block. The first system message block includes cell access related information and service indication information, the service indication information is used to indicate at least one of a service type supported by a cell and a new function of the first system message block, the service type includes a service type in a first protocol release or the service type includes a service type in the first protocol release and a service type in a second protocol release, the new function is related to the second protocol release, and the second protocol release is an evolution release of the first protocol release. |
| US11272426B2 |
Techniques for directional discovery in millimeter wave communications system
Techniques are described that support techniques for directional discovery in a millimeter wave communications system. A vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications system may support beam discovery procedures that use directional beams to discover other entities, establish directional communication links with other entities, or maintaining directional communication links with other entities. The beam discovery procedure may include a sweep pattern where a transmitting entity may probe with directional beams in a plurality of beam directions. During a beam discovery procedure a transmitting entity may transmit discovery signals in a plurality of different directions and a receiving entity may listen for the discovery signals in a plurality of different directions. The sweep patterns of the transmitting entity and the receiving entity may be coordinated to increase a likelihood that the receiving entity will discover the transmitting entity. |
| US11272423B2 |
Live video analytics over high frequency wireless networks
A multi-hop relay network comprises a set of data nodes arranged in a relay topology, wherein the set of data nodes communicate with one another via a data plane comprising a set of high frequency data links, such as mmWave links. An edge node communicates with one or more of the set of data nodes via the data plane and communicates with the set of data nodes over a control plane comprising a set of low frequency wireless links, such as a Wi-Fi network. The edge node determines a path utilization for the set of high frequency wireless links. When one of the high frequency wireless links is over-utilized, the edge node communicates, to a data node in the set of data nodes via the control plane, a command to change the relay topology. The edge node also determines whether the relay topology is operating at a target accuracy. When it is not, the edge node adjusts a data analytics parameter for a node to improve the overall accuracy of the network. |
| US11272422B2 |
Vehicle, system, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment of a mobile communication system
A transportation vehicle, a system, apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for user equipment of a mobile communication system. The method for a first user equipment (user equipment) of a mobile communication system includes determining a lack of coverage of the mobile communication system; determining two or more relay candidates, a relay candidate being a user equipment capable of providing network access for the first user equipment via direct communication; and selecting a second user equipment for network access from the two or more relay candidates based on a common route section of the first and second user equipments. |
| US11272421B2 |
Data transfer path calculation device and data transfer terminal
A data transfer path calculation device includes: a travel plan acquisition section that acquires a travel plan composed of routes on which vehicles are estimated to travel and passage times at which the vehicles are estimated to pass through points on the routes; a communication environment acquisition section that, for each of wireless base stations, acquires communication environment information indicating a communication environment for communicating with the corresponding one of the wireless base stations at points; and a transfer path calculation section that searches for a data transfer path based on the travel plan and the communication environment information, the data transfer path being a path through which data sequentially passes, among the vehicles, from an acquisition vehicle through one or more relay vehicles by inter-vehicle communication and from a last relay vehicle among the relay vehicles, the data finally reaching a server via one of the wireless base stations. |
| US11272419B2 |
Conditional packets forward control rules
Disclosed herein is a method for implementing conditional packet forwarding control rules, performed by User Plane Function (UPF). The method comprises: receiving, from a Control Plane Function (CPF) a packet forwarding control rule comprising one or more rule enforcement conditions; and applying the packet forwarding control rule according to the rule enforcement condition(s). |
| US11272418B2 |
Wireless communication device, communication control method, and computer program
A wireless communication device installed in a flying vehicle, includes a wireless communication part configured to receive a wireless signal transmitted from a wireless base station, a cell counter configured to count the number of cells corresponding to wireless base stations identified by wireless signals received by the wireless communication part, and a communication controller configured to change a communication party selecting method to select the wireless base station serving as a communication party from among a plurality of wireless base stations serving as communication party candidates when an increment or a decrement of a unit-time cell count representing the counting result of the cell counter in a predetermined time is equal to or more than a predetermined threshold. |
| US11272417B2 |
Conditional handover procedures
A method for a conditional handover (CHO) is described in some of the present embodiments. The method may receive from a source base station (e.g., a gNB or an eNB) one or more CHO commands that each is associated with one or more triggering conditions for a CHO to a target cell associated with a target base station (e.g., a target gNB or a target eNB). The method may continuously evaluate the triggering condition(s) associated with each received (and valid) CHO command. When the method determines that at least one of the triggering conditions has been fulfilled, the method may execute the CHO command that is associated with the triggering condition in order to connect to one or more candidate target cells associated with the CHO command. |
| US11272411B2 |
Method and apparatus for determining state of terminal device
Embodiments of the present application provide a method and an apparatus for determining a state of a terminal device. The method includes: the terminal device determines an amount of data to be sent; and the terminal device determines, according to the amount of data to be sent, a state in which the terminal device needs to be. According to the embodiments of the present application, unnecessary state switching can be avoided for the terminal device, signaling overhead can be reduced, and power consumption of the terminal device can be reduced, thereby improving system efficiency. |
| US11272410B2 |
Communication system
A gateway is described which facilitates a change of communication cell for a mobile device in a communication system, which includes a core network. The gateway receives messages from a base station operating a cell and forwards the messages received from the base station to the core network. The gateway intercepts a message relating to a change of communication cell, from a source cell in which the mobile communication device is located to a target cell, to determine if the core network needs to be notified of the change of cell. When it is determined that the core network needs to be notified, the gateway generates a message for providing information relating to the change of cell to the core network and transmits the message to the core network. |
| US11272405B2 |
Blind decoding limits for dual active protocol stack (DAPS) handover
This disclosure provides systems, methods and apparatus including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for a user equipment (UE) to determine and apply limits to physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) processing in a dual active protocol stack handover scenario. In one aspect, the UE utilizes a joint blind decode capability for both a source cell group and a target cell group to determine whether a total limit for PDCCH candidates to monitor or non-overlapped control channel elements (CCEs) to monitor is applicable. The UE may identify a per cell limit for each configured single transmit receive point (TRP) cell and each multiple TRP cell based on a sub-carrier spacing SCS of the cell and the determination. The UE may include an interface configured to obtain a PDCCH for a slot. The UE may perform blind decoding operations on CCEs up to the per cell monitoring limit for each cell. |
| US11272403B2 |
Control link definition in networked control system
The present disclosure relates to methods and nodes configured for control link definition in a networked control system, wherein the networked control system comprises a controlling node, a controlled process node and a Machine Type Communication, MTC, wireless communication link between the controlling node and the controlled process node. The method comprises to obtain process characteristics for a process performed in the controlled process node and NCS requirements for an automatic control process to be performed in the NCS. The controlling node also determines link capability requirements for the MTC wireless communication link based on the process characteristics and the NCS requirements. One or more quality of service, QoS, parameters of the MTC wireless communication link are customized based on the determined link capability requirements. |
| US11272401B2 |
Terminal device and uplink data transmission method
Disclosed is a technology for deriving an effect of meeting a demand of a scenario (for example, mMTC) supported by a 5G communication system and supporting service performance by implementing new uplink data transmission considering energy efficiency of a terminal and connection density of a base station. |
| US11272400B2 |
Advanced narrow band traffic controller units (TCU) and their use in omni-grid systems
The present invention is directed to novel tools and systems for controlling narrow band data (e.g., data communication and telecommunications) pathways through selective engagement with one or more narrow band platforms of an omni-grid system. These methods further comprise enhanced compression methods suitable to structure the data for controlled data flow in an omni-grid system. In particular, the tools and the systems of the present invention provide improved transmission to off-grid environments (e.g., stronger, faster, and stable with less latency, jitter, and/or packet loss under difficult/harsh signal conditions), including in the context of an urban environment where one may be off the grid temporarily due to an emergency, in educational settings, as well as for use in geographically remote locations not in proximity to physical network infrastructure (e.g., for Internet of Things data access). |
| US11272399B2 |
Data processing method, mobility management device, and terminal device
A data processing method and apparatus, and a terminal device are described. The method includes: receiving, by a mobility management device, uplink data sent by a terminal device by using a NAS message, and determining, based on a processing capability of the mobility management device, whether the mobility management device is overloaded; and when the mobility management device is overloaded, instructing, by the mobility management device, the terminal device to transmit the uplink data through a user plane. The data processing method and apparatus may improve communication quality, especially when a bearer between the mobility management device and a service device is not set up, the bearer does not need to be first set up and then released, saving signaling and resources. |
| US11272396B2 |
Frame aggregation method, network setting frame sending method, and device
This application describes a frame aggregation method. A first forwarding node device receives a first data frame and a second data frame, where the first data frame includes a first MAC header and a first MSDU, the second data frame includes a second MAC header and a second MSDU, and a destination MAC address in the first MAC header is the same as a destination MAC address in the second MAC header; and generates a first aggregated frame, where the first aggregated frame includes an aggregated MAC header and an aggregated MSDU, the aggregated MSDU includes a first sub-MSDU and a second sub-MSDU, the first sub-MSDU includes the first MSDU and a source MAC address of the first data frame, and the second sub-MSDU includes the second MSDU and a source MAC address of the second data frame. A second forwarding node device sends the first aggregated frame. |
| US11272395B2 |
Communication efficiency
There is provided a method comprising: determining, by a first network node of a cellular communication network, that a transfer of a data block to a second network node of the cellular communication network needs a retransmission; determining whether at least one criterion for a size and/or latency requirements of said data block is met; and as a response to determining that the at least one criterion is met, performing the retransmission according to a first set of rules, otherwise performing the retransmission according to a second set of rules. |
| US11272393B2 |
Method and apparatus for sending buffer state
A method for sending buffer state includes: determining a logical channel of a user equipment (UE) for transmitting service data; acquiring a buffer state report trigger mode corresponding to the logical channel based on a trigger mode relationship table, the trigger mode relationship table comprising logical channels in the UE and buffer state report trigger modes corresponding to the logical channels; and sending the buffer state corresponding to the logical channel to an access network device based on the buffer state report trigger mode. |
| US11272391B2 |
Concatenation of service data units above a packet data convergence protocol layer
An apparatus of a cellular data communication device includes one or more memory devices configured to store data corresponding to a plurality of service data units (SDUs) from a protocol layer higher than a packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) layer of a cellular data network, and one or more processors operably coupled to the one or more memory devices and configured to concatenate the plurality of SDUs into a single protocol data unit (PDU) above the PDCP layer. |
| US11272388B2 |
Transfer of measurement configuration information in wireless communication networks
Methods and related user equipment are described in which the UE receives a measurement configuration message via a radio network node, the measurement configuration message comprising location information associated with a measurement configuration file, and in which the UE retrieves the measurement configuration file from a server using the received location information. |
| US11272384B2 |
Systems and methods for increasing the reliability of a wireless communication connection
Systems and methods for increasing the reliability of a wireless communication connection in a connected system are provided. Such systems and methods can include a control panel, a wireless access point that connects the control panel to the Internet via a first wireless communication connection, and a connection reliability module coupled to the wireless access point. In some embodiments, when the control panel detects a fault on the first wireless communication connection, the control panel can transmit a signal to the connection reliability module via a second wireless connection that is different than the first wireless connection, and responsive to receiving the signal, the connection reliability module can power cycle the wireless access point. |
| US11272381B2 |
Pattern recognition and classification of packet error characteristics for multi-user multiple input multiple output (MU-MIMO) optimization
Pattern recognition and classification of packet error characteristics for Multi-user Multiple Input Multiple Output (MU-MIMO) optimization may be provided. First, a packet error characteristic data of a channel for a Downlink (DL) Multi-user (MU) group may be received. Next, the received packet error characteristic data may be provided as input data to a classifier model. Then, in response to providing the received packet error characteristic data as the input data to the classifier model, output data may be received from the classifier model. The output data may indicate at least one probability value corresponding to at least one channel effect. An optimization for improving performance of DL MU-MIMO in the presence of the at least one channel effect may then be performed when the at least one probability value is above or below a predetermined level. |
| US11272380B2 |
Methods and apparatus for managing code block interleaving
Methods and apparatus are provided for managing code block interleaving and de-interleaving in wireless communication systems. A transmitter detects one or more conditions related to transmissions to be made from the transmitter and decides, based on the detection, to disable an interleaver while processing the transmissions, the interleaver used to spread code blocks over available resources. A receiver detects one or more conditions relating to the transmissions from the transmitter and determines, based on the detection, whether an interleaver was used at the transmitter while processing the transmissions. The receiver decides whether or not to de-interleave code blocks of the received transmission based on the determination. |
| US11272372B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for providing dynamic, prioritized spectrum utilization management. The system includes at least one monitoring sensor, at least one data analysis engine, at least one application, a semantic engine, a programmable rules and policy editor, a tip and cue server, and/or a control panel. The tip and cue server is operable utilize the environmental awareness from the data processed by the at least one data analysis engine in combination with additional information to create actionable data. |
| US11272366B2 |
System and method for accessing a privately hosted application from a device connected to a wireless network
A method and system for determining a path of data traffic based on a destination Internet Protocol (IP) address, the destination IP address being either private or public and belonging to any one of multiple organizations. In the method and system, a VPN is activated at a telecommunication endpoint. In response to activating the VPN, a service device on a private network interconnects with a VPN gateway. A subscriber identifier associated with the telecommunication endpoint and the destination IP address of one of the multiple organizations is received at a managed service platform. If both the subscriber identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are not registered in a predetermined policy database at the telecommunication endpoint, a subscriber identified by the subscriber identifier is prompted to register the subscriber identifier associated with the telecommunication endpoint. The subscriber identifier is then registered in the predetermined policy database, based on information received from the telecommunication endpoint in response to the prompting. If the subscriber identifier and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations are registered in the predetermined policy database, the service device on the private network routes the data traffic to a private network resource of the one of the multiple organizations matching the destination IP address. If the subscriber identifier is registered in the predetermined policy database and the destination IP address of the one of the multiple organizations is not registered in the predetermined policy database, the service device on the private network routes the data traffic via an IP transit service to a public internet. |
| US11272363B2 |
Authentication method in a communication system
A method is provided for authenticating one device to another device. In the method, a first device proves to a second device that a first credential comprising multiple first attributes is valid. The second device proves to the first device that a second credential comprising multiple second attributes is valid. The first device reveals a first attribute of the multiple first attributes to the second device. The second device verifies the first attribute and decides whether to continue revealing attributes. If continuing, the second device reveals to the first device a first attribute of the multiple second attributes. The first device verifies the first attribute of the multiple second attributes. The first device decides whether to continue revealing attributes. Attributes can be revealed until one of the first or second devices end the method or until no attributes of the multiple first and second attributes remain to be revealed. |
| US11272361B2 |
Zero-touch onboarding in a network
A technique for establishing connectivity between electronic devices is described. In particular, when an electronic device is first connected to a network, the electronic device may use a predefined location of a registrar device to request location information for a controller for the electronic device. The electronic device may provide a manufacturer certificate to the registrar device to confirm its identity. After receiving from the registrar device the location information and a registrar certificate that confirms its identity, the electronic device may use the location information to request the security information from a controller that allows the electronic device to establish connectivity with another electronic device. The electronic device may receive the security from the controller along with a controller certificate that confirms the identity of the controller. Moreover, the electronic device may establish a connection with the other electronic device based on the security information. |
| US11272360B2 |
Communication method and related apparatus
A communication method and a related apparatus, where sending, by an access and mobility management function (AMF) entity, a request message to a session management function (SMF) entity, wherein the request message comprises a data network name (DNN) of a terminal device and an identifier of a slice of the terminal device; obtaining, by the SMF entity, a security policy based on the DNN of the terminal device and the identifier of the slice of the terminal device; sending, by the SMF entity, the security policy to a base station; and enabling, by the base station, user plane encryption protection when the security policy comprises first encryption protection indication information indicating the base station to enable the user plane encryption protection. |
| US11272359B2 |
Configuring radio resources
A method (1300), performed by a wireless device, is disclosed. The method is for managing radio resources in the wireless device and comprises receiving a message configuring a radio bearer for use by the wireless device (1302), checking the message for a ciphering configuration setting enabling or disabling ciphering for the radio bearer (1304), and performing at least one of enabling or disabling ciphering for the radio bearer in accordance with the received message (1306).Also disclosed are a method (1500) performed by a base station for configuring radio resources for use by a wireless device, a wireless device (1400), a user equipment and a base station (1600). |
| US11272357B2 |
Method and device for determining SIM card information
Provided are a method and device for determining Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card information. The method includes that: negotiation with a terminal is performed to establish a session Identifier (ID) channel; SIM card information allocated for the terminal by a network-side server is acquired; and the SIM card information is sent to the terminal through the session ID channel. With adoption of the technical solutions, the problem in the related art that a large storage space is wasted and a SIM card information acquisition flow is complex because the SIM card information may be acquired only through a physical SIM card is solved, a physical SIM card form is not required, cost is greatly reduced and, meanwhile, a SIM card information acquisition process is simplified. |
| US11272354B2 |
Method and apparatus for using mobile subscriber identification information for multiple device profiles for a device
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system that manages reuse of mobile subscriber identity information. Further aspects may include mobile subscriber identity information used in a device having multiple device profiles indexed, directly or indirectly, by multiple ki (e.g. shared secret keys). Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11272353B2 |
Multi-operator unified device design
A unified device design is described. In an example, a user device can be designed to be permissibly operable with at least two different service providers such that the user device is associated with static features that are applicable for each of the at least two different service providers and the dynamic features that are applicable for individual ones of the at least two different service providers. In an example, a user device can be associated with a subscriber identity module (SIM) that is associated with a service provider. Based at least in part on using a permission to determine that the service provider is one of the at least two different service providers, a subset of dynamic features that are associated with the service provider can be accessed for configuring the user device with the subset of the dynamic features corresponding to the service provider. |
| US11272351B2 |
System and method that facilitate steering of roaming
Aspects directed towards steering of roaming (SoR) are disclosed. In one example, a communication from a public land mobile network (PLMN) is received by a user equipment (UE) in which the communication indicates an acceptance of a UE registration with the PLMN. This example further includes performing a determination of whether an SoR indicator associated with a home PLMN (HPLMN) is embedded within the communication. The UE then manages PLMN selection according to the determination. In another example, a UE is configured to operate according to an SoR configuration in which the UE is configured to ascertain whether an SoR indicator is embedded within a communication from a PLMN. An SoR indicator associated with an HPLMN is then generated and subsequently transmitted from the HPLMN to the UE via the PLMN. |
| US11272344B2 |
Determining service provider performance with ranged transmissions
A network system receives an order request from a requesting device including a list of requested items and a delivery location. The network system may create an order entry by selecting a source location and a provider for the order. The network system sends order information from the order entry to a provider device of the selected provider and a source device corresponding to the source location, where the order information includes an order identifier, a source identifier, and a provider identifier. The provider device broadcasts a beacon including the source identifier and the order identifier. The provider device detects a short range beacon signal from the source device and determines whether the detected source identifier and order identifier match the received source identifier and order identifier from the order information. Responsive to a successful match the provider device verifies its proximity to the source device. |
| US11272342B2 |
Pedestrian safety communication system and method
A method at a power-limited computing station for communicating in an intelligent transport system, the method including operating the computing station in one of a non-critical radio operating state and a safety-critical radio operating state; receiving a trigger at the computing station; determining whether the trigger should cause the computing station to transition a radio operating state; and if the trigger should cause the computing station to transition the radio operating state, changing the radio operating state to the other of the non-critical radio operating state and the safety-critical radio operating state. |
| US11272338B2 |
Method and device for managing information exchange between a main element, for example a NFC controller, and a set of at least two auxiliary elements
A device, including a main element (ME) and a set of at least two auxiliary elements (SEi), said main element including a master SWP interface (MINT), each auxiliary element including a slave SWP interface (SLINTi) connected to said master SWP interface of said NFC element through a controllably switchable SWP link (LK) and management means (PRMprocessor, CTLM, AMGi) configured to control said SWP link switching for selectively activating at once only one slave SWP interface on said SWP link. |
| US11272333B2 |
Convergent charging method and device
A convergent charging method includes determining, by a session management function (SMF), a charging type of a first data flow and a charging type of a second data flow, where the charging type is online charging or offline charging. The method further includes sending, by the SMF, a first message to a charging server using an online-offline convergent charging session based on the charging types of the first data flow and the second data flow, where the first message includes a first online charging request of the first data flow or a first offline charging request of the second data flow, and the online-offline convergent charging session is used to send the first online charging request and the first offline charging request. |
| US11272332B2 |
Over the air provisioning of mobile device settings
A mobile device has a display, a memory, at least one processor, and executable instructions stored in the memory. The executable instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, (i) cause the mobile device to communicate over a cellular network with one or more remote servers to receive mobile network carrier option data for the mobile device, wherein the one or more remote servers are operated by an entity that is not a mobile network carrier identified by the mobile network carrier option data, (ii) display on the display, based on the received mobile network carrier option data, a user interface presenting a plurality of mobile network carriers, and (iii) in response to a selection, by a user of the mobile device from the user interface, of one of the plurality of mobile network carriers, cause the mobile device to be activated for use with the selected one of the plurality of mobile network carriers and enable access by the mobile device of wireless communication services provided by the selected one of the plurality of mobile network carriers for a service plan offered by the selected one of the plurality of mobile network carriers. |
| US11272331B2 |
Mobile device with applications that use a common place card to display data relating to a location
Some embodiments provide a graphical user interface (GUI) that includes a map with selectable indications pertaining to a location within the map. In response to detecting selection of the selectable indication, a place card providing particular information pertaining to the location is rendered in the GUI. |
| US11272325B2 |
System and method for communicating through multiple endpoints
A system and method for a communication system that includes configuring a set of communication endpoints of an entity; distributing communication requests of an entity across the set of communication endpoints, comprising: receiving at least one communication request that specifies a set of destination endpoints; and for each of the set of destination endpoints, selecting a communication endpoint and establishing a communication with the destination endpoint from the selected communication endpoint. |
| US11272321B2 |
Systems and methods for location and movement tracking using GPS enabled cell phones
A system of tracking location and movement of geographically dispersed entities with a cell phone with a GPS function, has a slave agent operable in the phone that collects location data from the GPS function and periodically sends a time and location data record to a master cell phone using prior art wireless network. The master cell phone has a master agent operable in the master cell phone that receives and saves the location data record, and plots and displays a location plot of each of the entity, enabling the master cell phone to track and display location and movement data of a plurality of entity cell phones that are geographically dispersed. The system requires the entity phone to be attached to or in possession of each of the entities. |
| US11272320B1 |
Mobile electronic device for identifying and recording an animal harvest
Systems, methods and one or more computer readable storage media are configured to facilitate entry by a user into a first electronic device of information associated with an animal harvest, where the information includes at least one of an animal species, a geographic location indicating where the animal harvest occurred, and a date of the animal harvest. Harvest data is uploaded from the first electronic device to a second electronic device, where the harvest data includes the information entered by the user. |
| US11272317B1 |
Multi-channel geo-fencing systems and methods
A method of remotely configuring a banking application based on a detected location of a computing device running the banking application, the method comprising: receiving a beacon identifier relating to a location of the computing device; determining the location of the computing device based on the beacon identifier; transmitting information about the determined location associated with a second authentication level that does not require authentication information; receiving authentication information relating to the user; authenticating the user to access a graphical user interface associated with the determined location based on the received authentication information; transmitting an authentication decision to the computing device; and displaying the graphical user interface instead of the information about the determined location. |
| US11272310B2 |
Scalable binaural audio stream generation
Described is a method performed by a computation device for generating a binaural audio stream, comprising: receiving an audio stream for a sound source; determining a measure of processing capability of the computation device; selecting, based on the determined measure, a filtering mode from among a predefined set of filtering modes for use in an audio filtering process intended to convert the audio stream into a binaural audio stream; determining, based on a relative position of the virtual source location to a virtual listener location in a virtual listening environment, filter parameters for a set of filters specified by the selected filtering mode; generating the binaural audio stream by applying the audio filtering process to the audio stream, using the set of filters specified by the selected filtering mode; and outputting the binaural audio stream for playback. Further described are corresponding computation devices, computer programs, and computer-readable storage media. |
| US11272309B2 |
Apparatus and method for mapping first and second input channels to at least one output channel
An apparatus for mapping a first input channel and a second input channel of an input channel configuration to at least one output channel of an output channel configuration, wherein each input channel and each output channel has a direction in which an associated loudspeaker is located relative to a central listener position, configured to map the first input channel to a first output channel of the output channel configuration; and despite of the fact that an angle deviation between a direction of the second input channel and a direction of the first output channel is less than an angle deviation between a direction of the second input channel and the second output channel and/or is less than an angle deviation between the direction of the second input channel and the direction of the third output channel, map the second input channel to the second and third output channels by panning between the second and third output channels. |
| US11272305B2 |
Apparatus, method or computer program for generating a sound field description
An apparatus for generating a sound field description having a representation of sound field components, including a direction determiner for determining one or more sound directions for each time-frequency tile of a plurality of time-frequency tiles of a plurality of microphone signals; a spatial basis function evaluator for evaluating, for each time-frequency tile of the plurality of time-frequency tiles, one or more spatial basis functions using the one or more sound directions; and a sound field component calculator for calculating, for each time-frequency tile of the plurality of time-frequency tiles, one or more sound field components corresponding to the one or more spatial basis functions evaluated using the one or more sound directions and a reference signal for a corresponding time-frequency tile, the reference signal being derived from one or more microphone signals of the plurality of microphone signals. |
| US11272304B2 |
Method and terminal for playing audio data, and storage medium thereof
The present disclosure provides a method for playing audio data, and belongs to the field of computer technology. The method includes: in a process of playing audio, partitioning left-channel audio data of the audio into audio data of a preset number of frequency sub-bands and partitioning right-channel audio data of the audio into audio data of the preset number of frequency sub-bands; calibrating the left-channel audio data of respective frequency sub-bands with left-channel calibration parameter values of respective frequency sub-bands to obtain left-channel audio data to be played; calibrating the right-channel audio data of respective frequency sub-bands with right-channel calibration parameter values of respective frequency sub-bands to obtain right-channel audio data to be played; and playing, over a left channel, the left-channel audio data to be played, and playing, over a right channel, the right-channel audio data to be played. |
| US11272301B2 |
Measuring loudspeaker nonlinearity and asymmetry
Loudspeaker parameters are measured separately for various forward and rearward cone displacements, using a test signal that permits measurement of parameters at various degrees of either forward or rearward cone movement. The test signal uses a brief frequency sweep signal such as a logarithmic sweep signal, in combination with a very low frequency (VLF) audio tone having a fundamental frequency below, e.g., 10 Hz. The very low frequency audio tone may have a sine wave shape, a square wave shape or a clipped sine wave shape. |
| US11272297B2 |
Intra-operative determination of vibratory coupling efficiency
Presented herein are directed to techniques for using objective measurements to determine a combined efficiency of an implantable actuator and a mechanical coupling of the implantable actuator to an auditory structure of an ear of a recipient. In particular, the implantable actuator is activated so as to deliver, via the mechanical coupling, mechanical stimulation to the auditory structure to effect a pressure change in an inner ear of the recipient. At least one stimulation device, that is separate from the implantable actuator, is configured to deliver secondary stimulation to the recipient to also effect a pressure change in the inner ear of the recipient. Objective measurements are performed to intra-operatively capture auditory evoked responses of the recipient in response to the mechanical stimulation and in response to the secondary stimulation. These auditory evoked responses are analyzed to determine a vibratory coupling efficiency. |
| US11272296B2 |
Robust dual membrane microphone
A dual membrane microphone is disclosed. In an embodiment, a MEMS microphone includes a first membrane, a backplate with a separated central area including a first backplate electrode on a lower portion of the backplate, a second backplate electrode on a upper portion of the backplate and a backplate insulation layer galvanically isolating the first and the second backplate electrodes, a second membrane and a coupling central portion, wherein the first membrane couples mechanically to the separated central area of the backplate in an electrically isolating manner and the separated central area of the backplate couples to the second membrane in an electrically isolating manner. |
| US11272292B2 |
Loudspeaker apparatus
A loudspeaker apparatus includes a circuit housing configured to accommodate a circuit component or a battery; an ear hook; a housing of an earphone core configured to accommodate the earphone core; and a housing protector at least partially covering a periphery of the circuit housing and the ear hook. A first end of the ear hook is connected to the circuit housing. The earphone core is driven by the circuit component or the battery to vibrate to generate sound. The housing of the earphone core is connected to a second end of the ear hook away from the circuit housing through a hinge component. The hinge component is capable of rotating to change a position of the housing of the earphone core relative to the ear hook. |
| US11272290B2 |
Speaker module and electronic device
Provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure are a speaker module and an electronic device. The speaker module includes a speaker unit and a module housing, the speaker unit is mounted in an inner cavity that is encircled by the module housing, and a closed rear acoustic cavity is formed between the speaker unit and the module housing; the speaker unit is provided thereon with a unit leakage holes which is in communication with the rear acoustic cavity, and an air-permeable separation element is fixed on the unit leakage holes; at least one porous material frame is disposed in the rear acoustic cavity; a region other than the porous material frame disposed in the rear acoustic cavity is filled with sound-absorbing particles. The technical solution provided by the present disclosure may reduce the resonance frequency fluctuation range of the speaker, thereby improving the acoustic performance of the speaker module. |
| US11272287B2 |
Headphone earcup mount in continuous headband-spring headphone system
Various implementations include headphone systems. In one implementation, a headband for a headphone system, includes: a continuous spring section sized to extend over a head of a user; an earcup mount coupled with an end of the continuous spring section, the continuous spring section and the earcup mount forming an arcuate joint, and the earcup mount configured to rotate relative to the continuous spring section at the arcuate joint; and a friction assembly spanning between the continuous spring section and the earcup mount, the friction assembly linearly arranged across the arcuate joint and configured to provide a substantially constant resistance to the rotation of the earcup mount relative to the continuous spring section, where the friction assembly includes a coupler having a primary axis extending across the arcuate joint, where the earcup mount rotates off-axis relative to the primary axis of the coupler. |
| US11272286B2 |
Method, apparatus and computer program for processing audio signals
A method including obtaining a first clean signal and a first processed signal dependent upon audio input at a first microphone; obtaining a second clean signal and a second processed signal dependent upon audio input at a second microphone; using the first clean signal and the second clean signal to enable further processing of at least the first processed signal and the second processed signal. |
| US11272285B2 |
Low inertia speaker
A speaker including a supporting structure, a diffusion membrane that is movable relative to the supporting structure, a motor for actuating the diffusion membrane, including a movable unit relative to the supporting structure, the movable unit being mechanically connected to the diffusion membrane for synchronized movement thereof, and a hydraulic circuit interposed between the movable unit and the diffusion membrane, the diffusion membrane and the movable unit each including a movable piston surface, interacting with a fluid of the hydraulic circuit. |
| US11272278B2 |
Electronic components and glasses
The present disclosure relates to electronic components and glasses comprising an electronic component. The electronic component may include a component body, a first circuit board, a second circuit board, a first microphone element, and a second microphone element. The component body may include a cavity. The first circuit board and the second circuit board may be inclined to each arranged in the cavity. The first microphone element may be arranged on a sidewall, facing the component body, of the first circuit board. The second microphone element may be arranged on a sidewall, facing the component body, of the second circuit board. A first sound conducting hole may be arranged on a sidewall, opposite to the first microphone element, of the component body. The first sound conducting hole may be configured to conduct a sound to the first microphone element. A second sound conducting hole may be arranged on the sidewall, opposite to the first microphone element, of the component body. The second sound conducting hole may be configured to conduct a sound to the second microphone element. The present disclosure may make full use of a space of the electronic component. When the electronic component is applied to an electronic device, it is beneficial to the thinness and lightness of the electronic device. |
| US11272277B2 |
Housing with access passage
A housing for a device an outside and an inside, as well as an access passage for access from the outside of the housing to a component of the device inside the housing. The access passage comprises an outer opening section, and an inner drainage channel. The drainage channel is arranged below the outer opening section, which has vertical side walls extending inwardly from the outside of the housing. Each sidewall has a top width (WT) and a bottom width (WB), the top width (WT) being narrower than the bottom width (WB). The sidewalls provide a guiding surface for a liquid entering the access passage, such that the liquid is guided towards the drainage channel. |
| US11272276B2 |
Portable Bluetooth speaker device having complex functions
A portable Bluetooth speaker device having complex functions is provided. The speaker device including: a Bluetooth receiver receiving voice information data; a GPS receiver receiving latitude, longitude, and altitude information using a plurality of global positioning system (GPS) satellites to obtain current location information data; a carbon monoxide detector detecting carbon monoxide concentration in air; a display unit displaying the current location information data and a current carbon monoxide concentration value on a display screen; a power amplifier amplifying the voice information data to a predetermined amplification level; a voice output unit outputting the amplified voice information data; a controller configured to receive the voice information data and transmit the received voice information data to the power amplifier and to control such that the current location information data and the current carbon monoxide concentration value are displayed on the display screen; and a power supply unit supplying necessary power to the respective units. |
| US11272275B1 |
Magnetic recoil fastener assembly for in-wall speaker installations
A magnetic recoil fastener assembly comprises a fastener with a head and a shank, and two annular magnets. When assembled, the annular magnets are arranged on the shank of the fastener to magnetically repel each other. At least the magnet arranged closer to the head of the fastener has a varying inner diameter of its axial opening, including a first diameter at one end which is larger than the width of the head, and a second diameter which is smaller than the width of the head. The end having the larger first diameter is arranged facing the head of the fastener. Also described are in-wall speaker assemblies including such magnetic recoil fastener assemblies for magnetically mounting speaker grilles in an adjustable manner, as well as methods for installing such in-wall speaker assemblies using such magnetic recoil fastener assemblies. |
| US11272263B2 |
Electronic apparatus, control method of electronic apparatus, and recording medium
Provided is an electronic apparatus including: at least one communicator configured to communicate with a first external apparatus and a second external apparatus; and a processor configured to receive a request for writing a file on the second external apparatus from the first external apparatus, receive the file from the first external apparatus based on a filename format of the file, writing of which is permitted, and make the received file be selectively stored in the second external apparatus. |
| US11272257B2 |
Method and apparatus for pushing subtitle data, subtitle display method and apparatus, device and medium
A method and apparatus for pushing subtitle data in a live scenario. The method includes: obtaining video stream data and audio stream data, the audio stream data being data corresponding to an audio part in the video stream data; generating the subtitle data according to the audio stream data, the subtitle data comprising a subtitle text corresponding to a speech in the audio stream data and time information of the subtitle text; and pushing, in response to pushing the video stream data to a user terminal, the subtitle data to the user terminal, the subtitle data instructing the user terminal to synchronously display the subtitle text with live pictures in the video stream data and the audio part in the audio stream data according to the time information of the subtitle text. |
| US11272254B1 |
System, method, and computer program for using user attention data to make content recommendations
As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for deriving user attention data. In use, user attention data is collected for a user. The user attention data includes first information describing content being viewed by a user on a first device, and second information describing user activity occurring on the first device and/or one or more second devices while the content is being viewed by the user on the first device. Further, the first information and the second information are processed, using a machine learning model, to predict a degree to which the user likes the content. Still yet, the prediction is output for use in making one or more content recommendations. |
| US11272238B2 |
Electronic messaging display optimization
A method, system, and/or computer program product optimize a display of messages on a public electronic video display. A video camera captures images of multiple mobile vehicles that are traversing a vehicular pathway, which is physically proximate to a public electronic video display. The multiple mobile vehicles are categorized into a specific vehicle category based on captured images of the multiple mobile vehicles. The specific vehicle category is matched to a particular set of multiple video display messages. A video display message is displayed on the public electronic video display based on the specific vehicle category. |
| US11272237B2 |
Tailored video streaming for multi-device presentations
Systems and methods described herein are provided for displaying video content in a multi-device environment where video content may be synchronized between two or more display devices. Video content displayed on one or more of the display devices may be a cropped version (or region of interest) of video content shown on a main display. Some embodiments may make recommendations to determine regions of interest based on contextual cues and user preferences. For some embodiments, a user may indicate a desire to follow a traced object, which may be used to determine regions of interest. |
| US11272236B2 |
Systems and methods for avoiding spoilers in presenting recording prompts relating to a competition
Systems and methods are described for a media guidance application (e.g., implemented on a user device) that avoids spoilers in presenting recording prompts relating to a competition by scheduling presentation of notifications according to the user profile. |
| US11272235B2 |
Dynamic adjustment of electronic program guide displays based on viewer preferences for minimizing navigation in VOD program selection
Items of video content offered for viewing on a video-on-demand (VOD) platform of a digital TV service provider are each assigned a respective title and hierarchical address corresponding to hierarchically-arranged categories and subcategories within which the title for the video content is to be categorized. The title is listed in a location of an electronic program guide (EPG) using the same categories and subcategories as its hierarchical address. Any TV subscriber can access the EPG and navigate through its categories and subcategories to find a title for viewing on the TV. The EPG dynamically adjust its display listings of each level of categories, subcategories, and titles in order to minimize the number of remote control keypresses needed for a viewer to navigate to a title of interest. In one basic form, the EPG display is reordered by listing more frequently visited categories or subcategories first, and other less frequently visited categories or subcategories lower on the listing or out-of-sight on another page of the display. |
| US11272228B2 |
Systems and methods for dynamic stitching of advertisements in live stream content
Receiving a first portion of a live stream of a content item being either prerecorded or being captured from a live event, the content item comprising or to comprise a set of stream-enabled video segments, the first portion of the live stream comprising a first subset of stream-enabled video segments. Identifying insertion point(s) within at least one stream-enabled video segment. Generating a first playlist based on the one or more identified insertion points, the first playlist associated with at least a first sub-subset stream-enabled video segments. Providing the first playlist to a consumer system. Receiving a second portion of the live stream comprising a second subset of stream-enabled video segments. Receiving a second playlist associated with the second portion of the live stream. Updating the first playlist based on the second playlist, and providing the updated first playlist to the consumer system. |
| US11272226B2 |
System and method for continuous media segment identification
This invention provides a means to identify unknown media programming using the audio component of said programming. The invention extracts audio information from the media received by consumer electronic devices such as smart TVs and TV set-top boxes then conveys said information to a remote server means which will in turn identify said audio information of unknown identity by way of testing against a database of known audio segment information. The system identifies unknown media programming in real-time such that time-sensitive services may be offered such as interactive television applications providing contextually related information or television advertisement substitution. Other uses include tracking media consumption among many other services. |
| US11272225B2 |
Watermarking with phase shifting
Apparatus, devices, systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are disclosed for watermarking with phase shifting. An example watermark decoding apparatus includes a component detector to identify watermark components in a media signal and detect phases of the respective ones of the watermark components in the media signal. The example apparatus also includes a phase reference determiner to identify a phase reference for the watermark components. The example apparatus also includes a phase comparator to perform comparisons of the phases of the respective ones of the watermark components with the phase reference. The example apparatus also includes a phase shift determiner to determine phase shifts associated with respective ones of the watermark components based on the comparisons. In addition, the example apparatus also includes a symbol determiner to determine a symbol based on the phase shifts. |
| US11272223B2 |
Slicing and tiling in video coding
A video coding mechanism is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving at a decoder, a bitstream including a video coding layer (VCL) network abstraction layer (NAL) unit containing a slice of image data divided into a plurality of tiles. A number of the tiles in the VCL NAL unit are determined. A number of entry point offsets for the tiles is also determined as one less than the number of the tiles in the VCL NAL unit. Each entry point offset indicates a starting location of a corresponding tile in the VCL NAL unit. The number of entry point offsets is not explicitly signaled in the bitstream. The entry point offsets for the tiles are obtained based on the number of entry point offsets. The tiles are decoded at the entry point offsets to generate a reconstructed image. |
| US11272222B2 |
Bit rate control method and video processing device
A bit rate control method includes the following operations: receiving a first target bit of a video to be coded; determining a second target bit for first coding tree units (CTUs) in CTUs of the video according to the first target bit; determining a fourth target bit of at least one fourth CTU in the CTUs according to an actual bit of at least one second CTU in the CTUs and a third target bit of at least one third CTU in the CTUs, in which the at least one second CTU is completely coded, the at least one third CTU is not completely coded, and a coding of the at least one fourth CTU is not started; and sequentially adjusting at least one coding parameter for coding the video according to the second target bit, the third target bit, and the fourth target bit. |
| US11272220B2 |
Boundary forced partition
Embodiments provide an apparatus and method of partitioning of an image or an image slice. In particular, on an image processing apparatus, the image or image slice is split into an integer number of coding tree units in both vertical and horizontal directions. Boundary coding tree units are then at least partially forced-split so that at least one resulting coding unit is a result of binary-tree partitioning, i.e., includes a coding unit which is longer on one side than on the other side. The longer side is parallel or concurrent to the image or image slice boundary. Recursively partitioning coding units that span the picture boundary without the requirement for signaling partition information in a bitstream can be achieved. |