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US11306500B2	Swimming pool cleaning system with image capture device The invention relates to a swimming pool cleaning system comprising a cleaning apparatus (10) to be immersed in the pool, the system further comprising at least one moving image acquisition means (30) secured to a float (31) via a flexible tie (32).
US11306497B2	Support post The present invention relates to a support post (2) comprising at least two tubes (4, 6) telescopically in sliding connection to each other. A locking device (8) holds the tubes in a locked state and allowing relative sliding of the tubes in an unlocked state. At least one end (10) of the support post has an opening (12; 112) in connection with a surface support element (14; 114). A spring is arranged within the opening of the support post to act on the surface support element (14; 114), to resiliently affect the surface support element (14; 114) in a direction away from the open end (10) of the support post and vice versa. The locking device (8) comprises a locking ring loosely arranged on one of the tubes (4) and further comprises a first ring holding arm arranged at one end of the other tube (6); the first ring holding arm having a first recess for retaining the locking ring in loose arrangement around said tube (4) with limited movability. A lever is in engagement with the spring and arranged in a first position in an unstressed condition of the spring. The lever is arranged in a second position in a stressed condition of the spring. By moving the lever from the first position to the second position, and vice versa, resiliently affect the surface support element (14; 114) in a direction to and from the open end (10) of the support post (2). The surface support element is arranged to be installed on a floor, and the lever is a pedal.
US11306493B2	Formwork brace and method of constructing a formwork brace Disclosed herein is a concrete formwork suitable for use in shuttering formwork. The formwork comprises a base and a plurality of clamping brackets. The clamping brackets further comprise clamping members that are engageable with the clamping brackets to define clamping portion that are aligned with openings on the base. The base is pivotally connected to a shuttering contact member which is supported by two braces. Also disclosed herein is a method of constructing the disclosed formwork.
US11306491B2	Grabber tool and system Devices for anchoring objects to structural elements such as rafter beams and other similar objects are disclosed. Such anchoring devices include coupling devices configured to grasp beams nondestructively and may include multiple coupling devices to enable supporting extended structures too large or heavy to be supported by a single anchoring point in areas where hanging or supporting objects might otherwise be difficult.
US11306490B1	Roofing safety system The roofing safety system is a safety device. The roofing safety system is configured for use with a pitched roof. The roofing safety system forms an anchor point to which individuals and materials are attached during the installation of the pitched roof. The roofing safety system comprises a plurality of anchor plates, a master spar, and a shingle shelf. The plurality of anchor plates secure the roofing safety system to the pitched roof. The plurality of anchor plates attach to the master spar. The shingle shelf attaches to the plurality of anchor plates. The plurality of anchor plates removably attach to the pitched roof. Any individuals on the pitched roof are anchored to the master spar using a cord and a carabiner. Any roofing materials, such as a plurality of shingles, located on the pitched roof are secured using the shingle shelf.
US11306484B2	Apparatus and method for wall decorating An apparatus and method for securing a deformable material to a wall structure such that the deformable material is allowed to solidify to form a predetermined configuration upon the wall structure, includes securing a fabric member to a wall structure, the fabric member having a configuration that supports a deformable material that ultimately solidifies; a plurality of offset strips (when required) that separate the fabric member from the wall structure to provide an air gap; and fasteners that maintain the relative position of the fabric upon the wall structure throughout the application of the deformable material upon the fabric member, the configuring of a design into the deformable material, and after the deformable material has solidified.
US11306483B2	Sunshade and a method of constructing a sunshade The present invention relates to sunshades and methods of constructing sunshades, particularly, sunshade canopies installed at a fixed location in the temperate zones.In a first aspect of the invention, a sunshade element is configured such that the sunshade element is viewed from a reference shade point as a thin profile between adjacent apertures over predetermined days in winter, thereby maximising the admission of sunshine to the shade area; and configured such that the sunshade element presents the maximum or near maximum breadth of its during predetermined days in summer; resulting in the admission of sunshine in winter and the blocking of sunshine in summer. During the spring period winter, sunshine is gradually replaced by summer shade, and during the autumn period, summer shade is replaced by winter sunshine, such that the sunshade elements provide effective blocking and admission of sunshine to the shade area over the annual solar cycle.
US11306479B2	Multi-directional beam for a drywall ceiling soffit related application A straight beam made for use in a suspended horizontal drywall ceiling. The beam is modified so that it can be bent in multiple directions to multiple predetermined angles. The beam has a web connecting two top flanges to two bottom flanges. A notch in the web extends through either the top or bottom flanges dividing the beam into a first side and a second side. The first side and the second side may each contain a pocket angled away from an outward face of the web forming a cutout having a locking edge and optionally a protuberance projecting out in the same direction as the pocket. Furthermore, the first side and the second side may optionally each contain an indentation projecting outward from the web in a direction opposite the spring pocket. As a result, when the beam is bent to the desired predetermined angle the locking edge or indentation may engage with the protuberance locking the angle in place. A soffit may then be constructed with drywall hung therefrom.
US11306478B2	Integrally assembled hidden beam hollow two-way floor system and method for assembling the same An integrally assembled hidden beam hollow two-way floor system includes precast slabs (1), honeycomb steel beams (3), and cast-in-place concrete (4). A plurality of compartments (12) arranged in a matrix is integrally provided on one surface of each of the precast slabs (1), and connecting grooves (14) are provided at a periphery of another surface of the precast slab (1) is provided with connecting grooves (14). Prepared bolt holes (13) penetrating through the precast slab (1) are provided in the connecting grooves (14). The honeycomb steel beam (3) serves as a primary beam or a secondary beam of a steel structure of the floor system. A surface of the precast slab (1) provided with no compartments is lapped and fixed between the secondary beams or between the primary beam and the secondary beam, and adjacent precast slabs (1) are connected and fixed by a U-shaped hoop (2) passing through the prepared bolt hole (13) to form a seam. The cast-in-place concrete (4) includes a surface layer cast onto the compartments (12) and a cast-in-place concrete ribs (41) cast between the compartments (12) of adjacent precast slabs (1) and between the compartment (12) and the primary beam and the secondary beam, the surface layer and the cast-in-place concrete ribs (41) being integrated. An assembly method for the integrally assembled hidden beam hollow two-way floor system is further provided. A method for assembling an integrally assembled hidden beam hollow two-way floor system is provided. The floor system and method for assembling the same achieve similar force performances in two directions, reliable connection between the floor slab and peripheral members, elimination of a risk of cracking of slab seams, and improved assembly efficiency.
US11306477B2	Streamlined body and streamlined apparatus for suppressing vibrations of enclosure and method for hoisting tower A streamlined body, apparatus for suppressing vibrations of an enclosure, and a method for hoisting a tower are provided. The streamlined body surrounds the enclosure, and the streamlined body has a streamlined leading edge. The leading edge can faces towards the upwind incoming flow, to allow the upwind incoming flow to form a positive attack angle or a negative attack angle. In this solution, the enclosure is surrounded by the streamlined body, and when the upwind incoming flow flows around the enclosure to come into contact with the streamlined body, the aerodynamic configuration is changed, and the aerodynamic coefficient becomes small, thus the vibrations are reduced. Moreover, the direction and path of the airflow are changed, which disrupts the correlation of the upwind incoming flow near the streamlined body, and disrupts the consistence of frequencies of vortex shedding of the airflow at the streamlined body and other positions.
US11306475B2	Specialized connection devices and method of use An anchor bolt fastener assembly with specialized connection capabilities and features for attaching building components to concrete slabs, walls, ceilings, and/or structural surfaces. Compression force can be established and maintained over time using a compression washer in combination with a specialized fastener stud that is designed to exploit the compression washer benefits. Methods of using exemplary embodiments include installing the anchor bolt fastener assembly relatively flush with the surface of the concrete slurry by direct insertion in the slurry using a specialized threaded anchor bolt float. Once the slurry hardens, the anchor bolt and anchor bolt float embedded in the concrete slurry cooperate with the specialized fastener stud to secure the building component to the concrete.
US11306473B2	Precast modular structural building method The present invention is a modular structural building method consisting of prefabricated, precast, composite reinforced concrete raised floor and steel beam panels with adjustable levelling connection assemblies between panels, supported by columns. The system has the ability to accommodate the use of the floor by construction personnel during the on-site assembly process. The perimeter of the raised floor slab can be provided with ducts for a field installed conventional reinforcement means to create a continuous structural diaphragm for the floor panel.
US11306470B2	Toilet overflow prevention system and method A system for preventing overflow of a toilet includes a sensor, a processor and an actuator. The sensor senses a parameter caused by fluid dynamics within the toilet during a flush cycle. The parameter may involve vibration, sound, pressure, fluid flow rate or other detectible characteristics of the toilet. The processor uses information regarding the parameter that is gathered by the sensor to evaluate the condition of the flush cycle to determine if an impeded flush condition exists. In the event of an impeded flush condition, the processor directs the actuator to close a valve, which may be the toilet flapper valve in some embodiments. Also disclosed are methods for preventing toilet overflow, detecting an impeded flush condition and calibrating the system.
US11306463B2	Hydrant shoe assembly Example aspects a hydrant shoe assembly and a method for assembling a hydrant shoe assembly are disclosed. The hydrant shoe assembly can comprise a shoe body defining a shoe body outer surface and a shoe body inner surface, the shoe body inner surface defining a void, the void defining an inlet end and an outlet end, an opening extending from the shoe body inner surface to the shoe body outer surface, the opening oriented proximate to the inlet end; a harness received in the void, the harness defining a harness inner surface and a harness outer surface, a protuberance extending radially outward from harness outer surface, the protuberance engaging the opening; and a pipe extending into the void through the inlet end, the harness inner surface engaging the pipe.
US11306462B2	Collection tank for sump pump under building floor A collection tank for mounting in a bed of gravel particles under a floor of a building for collecting ground water from an area under the floor has a tank body including a lower tank portion and an upper tank portion. The lower tank portion defines a container for collected water with an open top. The upper tank portion has an outer wall upstanding from the open top of the lower tank portion, in which the outer wall is perforated with holes for passage of ground water into the tank body. Each of the holes extends radially through the outer wall of the upper tank portion at an upward slope so as to minimize entry of surrounding gravel particles into the tank body through the holes.
US11306461B2	Implement ground engaging tip assembly having tip with tapered retention channel A ground engaging tip of a ground engaging tip assembly includes an adapter that attaches to the base edge and having a forwardly extending adapter nose, and a ground engaging tip. The tip has a rear edge and a top and bottom outer surfaces. The top and bottom outer surfaces extend forward from the rear edge of the ground engaging tip and converge at a front edge of the tip. The tip includes first and second side outer surfaces extending forward from the rear edge to the front edge. Tip includes a nose cavity for receiving the adapter nose therein. The nose cavity has first and second side inner surfaces opposite the first and second side outer surfaces, respectively. The nose cavity has an aperture and a retention channel on at least one of the first and second side inner surfaces. The retention channel extends from the rear edge to the aperture and guides a lug of the adapter into the aperture during installation of the ground engaging tip on the adapter. The retention channel has an untapered portion and a tapered portion, with the tapered portion extending from the rear edge to the untapered portion and the untapered portion extending from the tapered portion to the aperture.
US11306458B1	Adjustable foundation support bracket The present devices and methods provide an adjustable foundation support that rests upon the top end of a pier driven to load bearing strata, and is configured to receive a jack within the bracket of the adjustable foundation support to adjust the height of the foundation by the jack pushing down upon the pier through the pier cap and pushing upwards upon the bracket. The foundation can be adjusted by the adjustable foundation support to provide a level foundation, either alone or in cooperation with one or more additional adjustable foundation supports. Once foundation has been adjusted to the required height, the height adjustment lock is engaged to the pier cap to support the weight of the foundation through the bracket, to maintain the required height for the service life of the adjustable foundation support, with the ability to readjust the height, should that be required in the future.
US11306456B2	Helical pile and bracket module comprising the same Provided are a helical pile and a bracket module comprising the same. The helical pile includes a column body, at least a helical blade and a loading member. The column body has a fixing end, a loading end opposite to the fixing end, and a body section between the fixing end and the loading end. The helical blade is disposed on the column body between the fixing end and the loading end. The loading member is connected to the loading end of the column body and includes a flange. The ratio of the body diameter of the column body to the blade diameter of the helical blade ranges from 1:3 to 1:7. The helical pile features excellent compression bearing capacity and uplift bearing capacity due to its specific element-size ratio, and is applicable for installation in areas subject to harsh conditions or with peculiar geological features or soil conditions.
US11306455B2	Erosion control apparatus The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.
US11306454B2	Erosion control apparatus The present invention relates to an erosion control apparatus and methods of using and installing the apparatus. The apparatus is constructed to prevent erosion of soil during typical weather or tidal conditions and adverse weather events. The apparatus can include a plurality of anchored rolls and soil lifts operative to stabilize the shoreline.
US11306449B2	Spool-less system for deployment, recovery, and manipulation of a traversable road covering track A spool-less system for deployment, recovery and manipulation of a traversable road covering track. The system includes an arcuate guide member detachably coupled to a retaining member; the guide member and retaining member defining a volume for receiving a roll of traversable road covering; the guide member arranged to contact the roll along a first arcuate range and the retaining member configured to contact the roll along a second arcuate range; and wherein the guide member and retaining member are detachably coupleable having, a first position in which, the guide member and retaining member are separated at a first diameter whereby the roll of traversable road covering may be deployed or recovered when the host machine is in motion, and a second position in which, the guide member and retaining member are separated at a second diameter in which the roll of traversable road covering is retained.
US11306441B2	Composition comprising cross-linked anionic, organic polymeric microparticles, its preparation and use in paper and paperboard making processes The present invention concerns a composition being an inverse emulsion comprising cross-linked anionic, organic polymeric microparticles, said microparticles having an unswollen z-average particle size diameter of less than 0.75 μm, wherein the organic polymeric microparticles are formed from a monomer mixture comprising (a) an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, or a salt thereof; (b) an ethylenically unsaturated non-ionic monomer; and (c) from 1 to 10 mole % of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulphonic acid, or a salt thereof. The invention also provides a process for preparing the composition, the use of the composition in a paper or paperboard making process and methods of making paper or paperboard employing said composition.
US11306433B2	Composition of matter effluent from refiner of a wet laid process A composition and process for making the composition by co-refining: fibrillated virgin cellulose fibers, waste/recycle cellulose fibers, or both; co-refined cellulose ester (CE) staple fibers having a denier per filament (DPF) of less than 3 and the weight percent of CE staple fibers is less than 30 wt. %, based on the weight of CE staple fibers and said cellulose fibers; and water. The composition can be co-refined to obtain lower Canadian standard freeness yet improved drainage and wet laid products having good tensile strength, air permeability, stiffness, burst strength, and bulk.
US11306431B2	Articles including microcapsules for on-demand adhesion and methods of making same Articles are provided, including a substrate having a first major surface, the substrate including a nonwoven material, a woven material, or a foam. The article further includes microcapsules having an outer surface and a plasticizer encapsulated in the microcapsules, where the plurality of microcapsules is attached to the first major surface of the substrate with a polymeric material. A method of making an article is also provided, including providing a substrate having a first major surface and providing microcapsules having an outer surface and a plasticizer encapsulated in the microcapsules. The method further includes attaching the microcapsules to the first major surface of the substrate with a polymeric material, thereby forming a polymeric matrix attached to the first major surface of the substrate.
US11306430B2	Treatment method for cotton textile A method of making an antimicrobial textile comprising TiO2 nanoparticles is described. The TiO2 nanoparticles are immobilized by first treating a textile with a base, and then contacting with TiO2 nanoparticles in a solution of an alcohol and acid. The textile may be subsequently irradiated with UV light prior to use. The antimicrobial textile shows high effectiveness against the growth and proliferation of microorganisms transmitted within indoor environments.
US11306419B2	Woven fabric A comfortable fabric with a strong three-dimensional effect is woven from warps and wefts. The warps and the wefts are woven into a 1/1 pattern, wherein the warp density is 11 threads/cm and the weft density is 10 threads/cm. The warps and the wefts each include a cationic dyeable polyester hollow yarn that comprises two different polyester yarns which can be dyed with two different colors. The warps and wefts comprise big-belly yarns and the cationic dyeable polyester hollow yarns. The resulting fabric has protruding patterns, a strong three-dimensional effect, good air permeability, a rough feel to the touch, and a unique aesthetic appearance.
US11306418B2	Flame resistant fabric having high tenacity long staple yarns Flame resistant fabrics that have incorporated into them high tenacity long staple yarns formed of long staple fibers. Such high tenacity long staple yarns are less expensive than continuous filament yarns and increase the strength of fabrics that incorporate them as compared to fabrics formed of only spun yarns formed of short staple fibers.
US11306417B2	Bast-fiber material processing method The invention relates to the textile industry, and specifically to methods for processing bast-fiber materials, for instance the fiber of flax, hemp, jute, nettle, kenaf, and others. The technical result which the present invention aims to achieve consists in: enhancing the quality of a cottonized fiber, when processing bast-fiber materials, by means of high-voltage electric pulse discharges following preliminary biochemical and final minimal mechanical processing; and in enhancing the physical/mechanical and spinning properties thereof, which, overall, allows for an optimized, efficient production process. Said technical result is achieved in that a bast-fiber material processing method includes a technological sequence of processes involving feeding raw material into a bale breaker, which is provided with a decompactor, and into a dosing system, processing using high-voltage electric pulse discharges, rinsing with emulsifying reagents, washing and press-drying in a drum-type installation, decompacting, final drying and light decompacting; the raw material is biochemically treated prior to being fed into high-voltage electric pulse discharge chambers.
US11306416B2	Functional regenerated viscose fiber A functional regenerated cellulose fiber includes a graphene structure and non-carbon non-oxygen elements. The non-carbon non-oxygen elements includes elements of Fe, Si, and Al. The elements of Fe, Si, and Al account for 0.018 wt % to 0.8 wt % of the regenerated cellulose fiber.
US11306415B2	Process for producing a non-woven fabric A process for producing a nonwoven fabric comprising forming a polymer composition comprising a primary polypropylene and at least one secondary polyolefin; in a spunbond process, forming fibers then fabric from the polymer composition; and exposing the fabric to an heating environment within a range from 50° C. to 250° C.
US11306414B2	Articles with improved flame retardancy and/or melt dripping properties Compositions and articles with improved flame properties and fabric with improved melt dripping properties is disclosed. Reduced melt dripping can prevent injuries. Methods for making and using such compositions, articles and fabric are disclosed.
US11306413B2	Spinneret assembly for spinning polymeric fibers A spinneret assembly for spinning polymeric fibers, including: (a) a cap provided with an inlet port and a flared lower surface that flares outwardly from the inlet port in the direction of flow; (b) a spinneret having numerous spinning flow channels through its thickness; (c) a filter freely resting on the spinneret; and (d) a flow guide with a tapered geometry mounted in a cavity defined by the cap and the spinneret. The flow guide has an apex facing the inlet port, a base facing the filter, and one or more side surfaces tapering up to the apex. A diverging flow passage is defined by the tapering side surface(s) of the flow guide and the cap's flared lower surface. The base of the flow guide is spaced apart from an upper surface of the spinneret, creating a space that is in fluid communication with the divergent flow passage.
US11306412B2	SiC single crystal manufacturing apparatus and SiC single crystal manufacturing method A SiC single crystal manufacturing apparatus of the present invention is a SiC single crystal manufacturing apparatus that manufactures a SiC single crystal by performing crystal growth on a growth surface of a seed crystal disposed inside a crucible, and the crucible 1 is able to accommodate a raw material M for a SiC single crystal therein, and includes a crucible lower portion 1A and a crucible upper portion 1B, the crucible lower portion including a bottom portion 1Aa and a side portion 1Ab, and the crucible upper portion including a top portion 1Ba provided with a seed crystal installation portion 1Bc for installing a seed crystal SD and a side portion 1Bb. A male thread 1AAa is provided at an outer circumference 1AA of the side portion 1Ab of the crucible lower portion 1A, a female thread 1BBa engaging with the male thread is provided at an inner circumference 1BB of the side portion 1Bb of the crucible upper portion 1B, and the crucible includes a rotation mechanism 10 that is configured to relatively move the crucible upper portion 1B and the crucible lower portion 1A in a vertical direction by rotating at least one of the crucible upper portion 1B and the crucible lower portion 1A.
US11306411B2	Method for growing large-size crystal by laser assisted heating and dedicated device The object of the present invention is to provide a method for growing a large-size crystal by laser assisted heating and a dedicated device. The device comprises a laser core heating device, a xenon lamp surface heating device, a base, a vacuum cavity and etc. When a crystal is prepared, seeding and crystal growing are implemented by a xenon lamp-laser synergetic heating mode. According to the present invention, the structure and functions of the dedicated device are designed to introduce, at the center of a float melting zone, a laser heating source having high precision and strong controllability, so that a composite heating mode with xenon lamp surface heating and laser core heating is formed; and combined with the control of process, the method and the device solve the difficulty in growing a large-size test crystal bar and enable the growth of the crystal bar having a diameter up to 35 mm so as to facilitate engineering uses.
US11306401B2	Methods and apparatuses for production of carbon, carbide electrodes, and carbon compositions An apparatus containing at least one electrochemical cell with an electrode structure. The electrode structure contains at least one carbide chemical compound. The carbide chemical compound may be a salt-like carbide. The electrode may contain at least one electronically conductive element different from the carbide. Carbon compositions of various forms may be formed by the methods and apparatus using the electrode structure. Large pieces of pure carbon may be produced. Post-reaction processing of the carbon may be carried out such as exfoliation.
US11306395B2	Methods for depositing a transition metal nitride film on a substrate by atomic layer deposition and related deposition apparatus An apparatus and method for depositing a transition metal nitride film on a substrate by atomic layer deposition in a reaction space defined by an at least one chamber wall and showerhead is disclosed. The apparatus may include, a substrate support disposed within the reaction space, the substrate support configured for supporting at least one substrate and a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the at least one chamber wall at those portions of the at least one chamber wall that is exposed to a vapor phase reactant. The apparatus may also include a temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the showerhead, wherein the temperature control system for controlling a temperature of the showerhead is configured to control the temperature of the showerhead to a temperature of between approximately 80° C. and approximately 160° C. The method may include, providing at least one substrate on a substrate support within the reaction space and controlling a temperature of the at least one chamber wall at least at those portions of the at least one chamber wall that is exposed to a vapor phase reactant and controlling a temperature of a showerhead. The method may also include, alternatively and sequentially feeding at least two vapor phase reactants into the reaction space, wherein the temperature of the showerhead is controlled to a temperature between approximately 80° C. and approximately 160° C.
US11306393B2	Methods and apparatus for ALD processes The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for an atomic layer deposition (ALD) chamber. In one embodiment, a lid assembly is provided that includes a multi-channel showerhead having a plurality of first gas channels and a plurality of second gas channels that are fluidly isolated from each of the first gas channels, and a flow guide coupled to opposing sides of the multi-channel showerhead, each of the flow guides being fluidly coupled to the plurality of second gas channels.
US11306384B2	Strengthening mechanism for thermally sprayed deposits The present disclosure provides a method, system, and apparatus that adds one or more reinforcing structures to a thermally sprayed layer of metallic material onto a substrate to reinforce and/or further support the formed substrate coating. The reinforcing structure may be a metallic or non-metallic wire, filament, whisker, mesh, or similar structure and may be coupled to the substrate before or during the thermal spray process, thereby embedding the reinforcing structure(s) into the resulting thermal spray matrix. The type, material, size, shape, and application technique of the reinforcing structure is variable based upon the desired characteristics of the ultimate coating. The durable coating may be formed by a plurality of separate and/or distinct layers. The resultant coating (e.g., the reinforcing structure(s) with the one or more thermal spray layers) provides numerous benefits, including increased strength and resistance to spalling, breaking, cracking, deforming, crack formation, and corrosion.
US11306368B2	High pressure and corrosion resistant steel and preparation method and application thereof The present invention belongs to the technical field of alloy materials, and particularly relates to high pressure and corrosion resistant steel and a preparation method and an application thereof. The high pressure and corrosion resistant steel provided by the present invention has a tensile strength of 1,020-1,100 MPa, a yield strength of 980-1,050 MPa, an elongation of 20%-22%, a reduction of area of 60%-80%, and impact energy of more than 100 J at a low temperature of 40° C., and has excellent high pressure and corrosion resistance.
US11306365B1	Molecular marker C42257 for rapidly identifying genetic sex of Marsupenaeus japonicus and applications thereof The present invention provides a molecular marker C42257 for rapidly identifying genetic sex of Marsupenaeus japonicus and applications thereof. The nucleotide sequence of the molecular marker C42257 is shown in SEQ ID NO:1. The nucleotide sequences of the primer pair of molecular marker C42257 used for detection are C42257F: GGGGGACAA ACAGAGACA (SEQ ID NO: 2) and C42257R: ATCGGGGTGGATTTAGAA (SEQ ID NO: 3), respectively. The molecular marker C42257 is not affected by the tissue specificity of M. japonicus and the environment, and the steps are simple and the results are obvious. The genomic DNA of M. japonicus and the primer pair are subjected to PCR reaction and electrophoresis detection. If a target band appears at 183 bp, it is a female M. japonicus. The molecular marker can also promote the establishment of the seedling breeding technology of all-female or high-female-ratio M. japonicus. Therefore, it has a broad application prospect.
US11306364B2	TERT promoter mutations in gliomas and a subset of tumors We surveyed 1,230 tumors of 60 different types and found that tumors could be divided into types with low (<15%) and high (≥15%) frequencies of TERT promoter mutations. The nine TERT-high tumor types almost always originated in tissues with relatively low rates of self renewal, including melanomas, liposarcomas, hepatocellular carcinomas, urothelial carcinomas, squamous cell carcinomas of the tongue, medulloblastomas, and subtypes of gliomas (including 83% of primary glioblastoma, the most common brain tumor type). TERT and ATRX mutations were mutually exclusive, suggesting that these two genetic mechanisms confer equivalent selective growth advantages. In addition to their implications for understanding the relationship between telomeres and tumorigenesis, TERT mutations provide a biomarker for the early detection of urinary tract and liver tumors and aid in the classification and prognostication of brain tumors.
US11306362B2	Gene signature predictive of hepatocellular carcinoma response to transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) This disclosure provides methods for predicting the likelihood that a hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) will respond to transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) using a gene signature of 14 or 15 genes. Also provided are nucleic acid probes and kits for detecting the gene signature.
US11306361B2	Pathology prognosis method The invention relates to a method for the prognosis a person's susceptibility to environmental stress. The method includes: a step of determining the sequence for initiating the translation of at least one of the genes from the CCND family, and a step of quantifying the expression of the protein encoded by said gene, the translation initiation sequence of which was sequenced in the previous step, and comparing said expression with the expression level of said protein from a reference sample.
US11306360B2	Assessment of cellular signaling pathway activity using linear combination(s) of target gene expressions The present application mainly relates to specific methods for inferring activity of a cellular signaling pathway in tissue and/or cells of a medical subject based at least on expression levels of one or more target gene(s) of the cellular signaling pathway measured in an extracted sample of the tissue and/or cells of the medical subject, an apparatus comprising a digital compressor configured to perform such methods and a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that are executable by a digital processing device to perform such methods.
US11306358B2	Method for determining genetic condition of fetus Provided is a method for determining a genetic condition of a fetus, the method including: an objective region selection step of selecting an objective region for determining the genetic condition, from regions on a human genome; a step of isolating a single cell from a maternal blood sample; a step of extracting genomic DNA from the single cell; a step of performing PCR amplification on the objective region using a primer set designed so as to perform the PCR amplification on the objective region using genomic DNA extracted from the single cell as a template; and a DNA sequencing step of decoding a DNA base sequence of a PCR amplification product of the objective region, in which the primer set designed so as to perform the PCR amplification on the objective region is designed through a method for designing a primer set used for the polymerase chain reaction, the method for designing a primer set including a first stage selection step based on a local alignment score and a second stage selection step based on a global alignment score.
US11306356B2	Immuno-PETE Methods and compositions are described herein for primer extension target enrichment of immune receptor (BCR or TCR) sequences.
US11306351B2	Methods for genotyping The present invention provides for methods for discriminating between alleles at polymorphic positions in a genome. In general, the methods employ allele-specific extension of oligonucleotides that are complementary to one of the alleles at the 3′ end of the oligonucleotide. The allele-specific oligonucleotides are resistant to proofreading activity from a polymerase and may be extended in an allele-specific manner by a DNA polymerase with a functional 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity. The allele-specific oligonucleotides may be attached to a solid support such as a chip or a bead.
US11306349B2	Detection of target nucleic acid sequences by PTO cleavage and extension assay The present invention relates to the detection of a target nucleic acid sequence by a PTOCE (PTO Cleavage and Extension) assay. The present invention detects a target nucleic acid sequence in which the PTO (Probing and Tagging Oligonucleotide) hybridized with the target nucleic acid sequence is cleaved to release a fragment and the fragment is hybridized with the CTO (Capturing and Templating Oligonucleotide) to form an extended duplex, followed by detecting the presence of the extended duplex. The extended duplex provides signals (generation, increase, extinguishment or decrease of signals) from labels indicating the presence of the extended duplex and has adjustable Tm value, which are well adoptable for detection of the presence of the target nucleic acid sequence.
US11306347B2	In vitro and cell based assays for measuring the activity of botulinum neurotoxins Disclosed herein are means for the detection and characterization of neurotoxins such as botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) or tetanus neurotoxin. The present disclosure provides methods for determining potency and activity of neurotoxins in vitro and in vivo. Also disclosed are polypeptides comprising N- and C-terminal fragments of a reporter protein that are split by a linker comprising a neurotoxin cleavage site. Cleavage of the linker by a neurotoxin decreases reporter protein activity, thereby indicating activity of the neurotoxin. Compositions and kits comprising the disclosed polypeptides, nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding such polypeptides, and cells expressing such polypeptides are also disclosed.
US11306340B2	Biosynthetic production of steviol glycoside rebaudioside D4 from rebaudioside E The present invention relates, in some aspects, to the production of steviol glycoside rebaudioside D4 through the use of rebaudioside E. In some aspects, the invention relates to mutant CP1 enzymes, mutant HV1 enzymes as well as host cells and methods utilizing such enzymes, such as to produce rebaudioside D4.
US11306339B2	Method for the production of a rhamnolipid A method for the production of a rhamnolipid. The method includes culturing in a fermentation medium an organism capable of producing a rhamnolipid to form a fermentation broth comprising at least one rhamnolipid and having a pH>5; extracting at least one lipophilic impurity from said fermentation broth; acidulating said fermentation broth to form an aqueous medium of pH<5 comprising the at least one rhamnolipid; extracting the at least one rhamnolipid from said acidulated fermentation broth; and separating the at least one rhamnolipid to obtain a purified rhamnolipid.
US11306336B2	Process for production of Galacto-oligosaccharides A process for production of galacto-oligosaccharides is provided. The process for production of galacto-oligosaccharides includes growing Sporobolomyces singularis in a fermentation medium, harvesting the said microbes from the fermentation medium, inoculating the said microbes with lactose solution in a reactor and incubating in an aerobic condition to convert lactose into galacto-oligosaccharides. The process also includes separating the galacto-oligosaccharides from the microbes; filtering thus obtained galacto-oligosaccharides; and optionally making the powder form of galacto-oligosaccharides. The process for producing galacto-oligosaccharides provides high yield and high purity.
US11306335B2	Genes and proteins for aromatic polyketide synthesis Nucleic acid molecules encoding polypeptides having polyketide synthase activity have been identified and characterized. Expression or over-expression of the nucleic acids alters levels of cannabinoid compounds in organisms. The polypeptides may be used in vivo or in vitro to produce cannabinoid compounds.
US11306328B2	Genome engineering Methods are provided for altering target DNA in a cell genetically modified to express a Cas 9 enzyme that forms a co-localization complex with a guide RNA complementary to the target DNA and that cleaves the target DNA in a site specific manner. Methods include introducing into the cell a first foreign nucleic acid encoding a donor nucleic acid sequence, introducing into the cell from media surrounding the cell the guide RNA complementary to the target DNA and which guides the Cas 9 enzyme to the target DNA, wherein the RNA and the enzyme are members of a co-localization complex for the target DNA, wherein the donor nucleic acid sequence is expressed, wherein the guide RNA and the Cas 9 enzyme co-localize to the target DNA, the Cas 9 enzyme cleaves the target DNA and the donor nucleic acid is inserted into the target DNA to produce altered DNA in the cell.
US11306327B1	Nucleic acid-guided nucleases Disclosed herein are nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Disclosed herein are engineered non-naturally occurring nucleic acid-guided nucleases, guide nucleic acids, and targetable nuclease systems, and methods of use. Targetable nuclease systems can be used to edit genetic targets, including recursive genetic engineering and trackable genetic engineering methods.
US11306326B2	Biologically active synthetic nanoparticle constructs and methods of use thereof This application discloses the compositions comprising biologically active synthetic nanoparticle constructs and methods of use thereof to modify gene expression including transcriptional activation and transcriptional repression.
US11306324B2	AAV delivery of nucleobase editors Provided herein are methods of delivering “split” Cas9 protein or nucleobase editors into a cell, e.g., via a recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV), to form a complete and functional Cas9 protein or nucleobase editor. The Cas9 protein or the nucleobase editor is split into two sections, each fused with one part of an intein system (e.g., intein-N and intein-C encoded by dnaEn and dnaEc, respectively). Upon co-expression, the two sections of the Cas9 protein or nucleobase editor are ligated together via intein-mediated protein splicing. Recombinant AAV vectors and particles for the delivery of the split Cas9 protein or nucleobase editor, and methods of using such AAV vectors and particles are also provided.
US11306322B2	Plants having increased tolerance to herbicides The present invention refers to a method for controlling undesired vegetation at a plant cultivation site, the method comprising the steps of providing, at said site, a plant that comprises at least one nucleic acid comprising a nucleotide sequence encoding a wild-type or a mutated protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO) which is resistant or tolerant to a PPO-inhibiting herbicide by applying to said site an effective amount of said herbicide. The invention further refers to plants comprising wild-type or mutated PPO enzymes, and methods of obtaining such plants.
US11306316B2	Angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
US11306314B2	Angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
US11306312B2	Compositions and methods for MYC messenger RNA inhibitors The present invention provides compositions and methods of making and using MYC mRNA antisense inhibitors. In a particular embodiment, the invention features compositions and methods useful for the treatment of a condition (e.g., cancer).
US11306308B2	High-throughput CRISPR-based library screening Provided herein is an improved method for performing CRISPR/Cas based screening that is not dependent on viral cloning methods.
US11306302B2	Soluble Sortase A Herein is reported a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 38 as sole Listeria monocytogenes derived polypeptide and its use in conjugating polypeptides.
US11306298B1	Mad nucleases The present disclosure provides new RNA-guided nuclease systems and engineered nickases for making rational, direct edits to nucleic acids in live cells.
US11306291B2	AAV vectors produced by insect cells comprising REP52 and REP78 coding sequences with differential codon biases The present invention relates to production of proteins in insect cells whereby repeated coding sequences are used in baculoviral vectors. In particular the invention relates to the production of parvoviral vectors that may be used in gene therapy and to improvements in expression of the viral rep proteins that increase the productivity of parvoviral vectors.
US11306289B2	Methods of using IL-21 for adoptive immunotherapy and identification of tumor antigens Methods for preparing ex vivo T cell cultures using IL-21 compositions for use in adoptive immunotherapy are described. Addition of IL-21 to cultures of non-terminally differentiated T cells population, either isolated or present in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are exposed to one or more tumor antigens, and in the presence of IL-21 compositions and antigen presenting cells (APCs), the resulting T cell population has an enhanced antigen-specificity, and can be reintroduced into the patient. Methods are also disclosed for identifying tumor antigens by culturing T cell populations exposed to IL-21 compositions and APCs in the presence of tumor material.
US11306282B1	Modular multiple media tray system A system may include a base assembly having a top and a bottom restable on a surface, with the base assembly comprising at least one trough having an upper opening into a cavity and a trough holder configured to hold the at least one trough. The system may also include a cover assembly mounted on the base assembly and configured to cover the at least one trough in the holder. The cover assembly may comprise a main cover portion including a cover wall extending over the at least one trough, with at least one aperture extending through the main cover portion and being substantially vertically aligned with the cavity of the at least one trough mounted on the base assembly. The cover assembly may also include a disc pressure portion configured to removably insert into the at least one aperture press against a disc positioned at the aperture of the main cover portion to move the disc toward the cavity of the at least one trough.
US11306281B2	Culture device, culture method and cultured organ produced by the culture method A culture device and a culture method by which a substance to be cultured can be three-dimensionally cultured, and the substance thus cultured can be removed as an integrated product with multiple tubes; and a cultured organ produced by the culture method. The culture device comprises a sealed container (2) which contains the substance to be cultured (A) and is disassembled after the culture is completed; multiple ducts (3, 4, 5) arranged in the sealed container (2) and having a plurality of micropores formed on the outer peripheral surface; a culture medium-feeding device (6, 7) for feeding/circulating the culture medium (B) to at least one duct (3 or 5); an excretory device (8) connected to at least one duct (4) for excreting the waste product (C)permeating into the duct (4) through the micropores of the duct (4) from the substance to be cultured to the outside of the sealed container.
US11306278B2	Cleaning agent containing amylases A cleaning agent for hard surfaces and methods for cleaning are provided herein. In one embodiment, the cleaning agent includes at least one first amylase, wherein the first amylase is an α-amylase from Bacillus sp. No. 707 or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. The cleaning agent further includes at least one second amylase, wherein the second amylase is an AA560 α-amylase from Bacillus sp. or a functional fragment or a variant thereof. In another embodiment, the method includes dispensing the cleaning agent into the interior of an automatic dishwasher while a dishwashing program is being executed, before the main washing cycle begins, or in the course of the main washing cycle.
US11306275B2	Treatment compositions The present invention relates to treatment compositions containing polymer systems that provide stability and benefit agent deposition as well as methods of making and using same. Such treatment compositions may be used for example as through the wash and/or through the rinse fabric enhancers as well as unit dose treatment compositions.
US11306274B2	Liquid detergent composition for hard surfaces Provided are a liquid detergent composition for hard surfaces which is excellent in detergency against oil spots including a degenerated oil such as a thermally degenerated oil; and a method for cleaning a hard surface using the liquid detergent composition. The liquid detergent composition for hard surfaces contains (a) an alkyl or alkenyl amine oxide in which the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has a predetermined number of carbons; a monooxyethylene or polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl amine in which the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has 8 or more and 24 or less carbons and the number of added moles of the oxyethylene group is 1 or more and 8 or less; and water, wherein in the amine, the content of (b) a monooxyethylene or polyoxyethylene alkyl or alkenyl amine in which the alkyl group or the alkenyl group has a predetermined number of carbons and the number of added moles of the oxyethylene group is 1 or more and 3 or less is 50% by mass or more.
US11306268B1	Combustible structure with fire log and integrated starter fuel Described are combustible structures. For example, a combustible structure includes a starter fuel chamber with a starter fuel, an external lighter opening, and an external air opening. The combustible structure includes a conveying fuel chamber adjacent to the starter fuel chamber and including a conveying fuel. The combustible structure includes a partition between the conveying fuel chamber and the starter fuel chamber, the partition including an opening such that combustion in the starter fuel chamber can spread to the conveying fuel chamber through the opening. The combustible structure includes a fuel chamber that includes an artificial fire log and an external vent. The combustible structure includes a retaining structure that provides for ease of transport and holds the artificial fire log in place such that combustion in the conveying fuel chamber spreads to the fuel chamber.
US11306265B2	Fuel compositions with enhanced cold properties and methods of making the same Methods of making a diesel fuel blend having enhanced cold properties; methods of lowering the cloud point of a mineral middle distillate fuel; and diesel fuel blends including a blend of a renewable fuel and a mineral middle distillate fuel.
US11306260B1	Systems and methods for enhanced inorganic contaminant removal from hydrocarbon feedstock Systems and methods to enhance the removal of inorganic contaminants, including metals, from hydrocarbon feedstocks at a refinery. One or more embodiments of such systems and methods may be used to provide a renewable hydrocarbon feedstock having a reduced amount of metal contaminants. The reduction of metal contaminants in the renewable hydrocarbon feedstock mitigates catalyst fouling and/or deactivation during downstream refinery processing of the renewable hydrocarbon feedstock.
US11306259B2	Method and apparatus for self-heat-extracting flash evaporation of sulfuric acid alkylation reaction product The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for self-heat-extracting flash evaporation of a sulfuric acid alkylation reaction product. There is provided a method for self-heat-extracting flash evaporation of a sulfuric acid alkylation reaction product. One step is to coalesce and vaporize a preliminarily distributed sulfuric acid alkylation reaction product to cause preliminary vaporization of a hydrocarbon therein, thereby taking heat away and preliminarily separating the hydrocarbon from sulfuric acid. Another step is to subject the preliminarily separated alkylation reaction to reinforced separation, where the hydrocarbon is further vaporized to take heat away and further separate the hydrocarbon from the sulfuric acid. There is also provided an apparatus for self-heat-extracting flash evaporation of a sulfuric acid alkylation reaction product.
US11306256B2	Transfer hydrogenation of heavy hydrocarbons with hydrogen-donor solvents Processes for treating highly viscous hydrocarbons, such as bitumen from oil sands or petroleum residues, with hydrogen-donor solvents are described. The hydrogen-donor solvent is prepared. A mixture of the hydrocarbon and the hydrogen-donor solvent is heated, and the product is cooled to produce a low viscosity and mildly upgraded hydrocarbon. The hydrogen-donor solvent can be modified to improve its solvent usefulness.
US11306255B2	Multistage thermolysis method for safe and efficient conversion of e-waste materials Clean, safe and efficient methods, systems, and processes for utilizing thermolysis methods to processes to convert various e-waste sources into Clean Fuel Gas and Char source are disclosed. The invention processes e-waste sources, such as for example whole circuit boards, to effectively shred and/or grind the waste source, and then process using thermolysis methods to destroy and/or separate halogen and other dangerous components to provide a Clean Fuel Gas and Char source, along with the ability to recover precious metals and other valuable components from the Char.
US11306253B2	Circular economy for plastic waste to polyethylene via refinery FCC or FCC/alkylation units Provided in one embodiment is a continuous process for converting waste plastic into recycle for polyethylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene and/or polypropylene, and passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is separated into offgas, a pyrolysis oil and optionally wax comprising a naphtha/diesel and heavy fraction, and char. The pyrolysis oil is passed to a refinery FCC unit from which a liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered, as well as a C4 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction. The liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is passed to a steam cracker for ethylene production. The C4 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is passed to a refinery alkylation unit, from which a n-butane and naphtha feed for a stream cracker to produce ethylene is recovered.
US11306251B2	Liquid-crystalline medium Liquid-crystalline media having one or more compounds of formula C and high-frequency components containing these media, especially microwave components for high-frequency devices, such as devices for shifting the phase of microwaves, tunable filters, tunable metamaterial structures, and electronic beam steering antennas (e.g. phased array antennas).
US11306249B2	Substrate processing method, substrate processing device and etching liquid A substrate processing method includes holding a substrate; and supplying an etching liquid to the substrate held in the holding of the substrate. The etching liquid contains an etching agent configured to etch a metal-based first material and a silicon-based second material exposed on the substrate and a protection agent configured to react with the second material between the first material and the second material to form a protection layer on a surface of the second material. Here, the etching agent is a liquid which contains fluorine atoms and an organic solvent and substantially does not contain water, and the protection layer protects the second material from etching with the etching agent.
US11306247B2	Borate fluorescent powder and preparing method thereof A borate fluorescent powder and a preparing method thereof are provided. The formula of the borate fluorescent powder is Ba2-nSrnLu5-x-y-m-zLmCexTbyEuzB5O17. L is one or any combination of the elements Gd, La, and Sc. Ranges of x, y, z, m, and n are respectively 0
US11306245B2	Method for preparing CsPbX3 perovskite quantum dot film by one-step crystallization The present disclosure provides a method for preparing a perovskite quantum dot film by one-step crystallization, and belongs to the field of perovskite quantum dot material technology. The present disclosure uses adamantanemethylamine and hydrohalic acid as ligands, first mixes a cesium halide, a lead halide, and the ligands with a solvent to obtain a precursor solution, then deposits the precursor solution on a substrate, and then heats the substrate to obtain the CsPbX3 perovskite quantum dot film. The present disclosure uses adamantanemethylamine and hydrohalic acid as the ligands, which can quickly coat the perovskite, complex with the CsPbX3 perovskite, and directly form the perovskite quantum dot via a strong steric effect. Further, the present disclosure is simple and inexpensive, can directly obtain a high-quality perovskite quantum dot film with a thickness of more than 500 nm by one-step crystallization.
US11306243B2	Composition, film, multilayer structure, light emitting device and display A light-emitting composition including: semiconductor fine particles as component (1); and a compound represented by Formula (X) or a modified product thereof as component (2).
US11306240B2	Frac fluids for far field diversion Aqueous well treatment fluids especially suited for use in far field diversion in low viscosity carrier fluids comprise water, a friction reducer, and a diverter. The diverter comprises dissolvable particulates and proppants. The dissolvable particulates have a specific gravity of from about 0.9 to about 1.6 and a particle size of about 50 mesh or less. The proppants have a specific gravity of from about 0.9 to about 1.4 and a particle size of from about 20 to about 100 mesh. The dissolvable particulates have a higher specific gravity and a smaller particle size than the proppant.
US11306238B2	Shape-stabilized phase change materials for energy storage A heat storage material comprising mesoporous Mg(OH)2 and having pores loaded with a phase change material is described. The heat storage material has a cooling latent heat of 130-140 J/g, and a solidification enthalpy of 120-135 J/g, and a thermal conductivity of 25-45 W·m−1·K−1. The phase change material may be polyethylene glycol, and the polyethylene glycol does not leak from the pores of the mesoporous Mg(OH)2 when heating or cooling over phase transitions.
US11306237B2	Latent-heat storage material composition and latent-heat storage tank A latent-heat storage material composition includes: a latent-heat storage material for storing or releasing heat by utilizing absorption or release of latent heat in association with phase change; and additives mixed with the latent-heat storage material. The additives can adjust a property of the latent-heat storage material. The additives include a first additive, which is a water-soluble substance belonging to polysaccharides and is gellan gum, which is also a thickener for increasing the viscosity of a melt of the latent-heat storage material composition in a liquid phase state, based on interaction of the thickener with water contained in the latent-heat storage material composition and cations. The content of the gellan gum is 1 wt % or less of the weight of the whole latent-heat storage material composition.
US11306235B2	Compositions containing difluoromethane and fluorine substituted olefins Compositions comprising multi-fluorinated olefins and HFC-32 are disclosed. Such compositions are useful particularly for in stationary refrigeration and air conditioning equipment.
US11306233B2	Compositions containing difluoromethane, tetrafluoropropene, and carbon dioxide and uses thereof In accordance with the present invention refrigerant compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a refrigerant mixture consisting essentially of HFC-32, HFO-1234yf, and CO2. The compositions are useful as refrigerants in processes to produce cooling and heating, in methods for replacing refrigerant R-410A, and in refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump systems. These inventive compositions match cooling capacity for R-410A within ±10% with GWP less than 400 or less than 300.
US11306229B2	Polybenzoxazine that can be used for coating metal and for the bonding of same to rubber Polybenzoxazine comprises repeat units which comprise at least one unit corresponding to the formulae (I) or (II): in which Z1 and Z2, which are identical or different, represent an at least divalent, aliphatic, cycloaliphatic or aromatic bonding group comprising at least one carbon atom and optionally at least one heteroatom selected from O, S, N and P. Such a polybenzoxazine may be used as a metal-adhesive layer, in particular for the adhesive bonding of a metal substrate, in particular made of carbon steel, to a rubber.
US11306226B2	Hot melt adhesive composition and use thereof The sprayable olefin-based hot melt adhesive and absorbent articles comprising the adhesive are disclosed. The sprayable olefin-based hot melt adhesive is particularly suitable for spraying at low application temperatures. The sprayable low application temperature hot melt adhesives have high green strength, excellent bond strength and aging performance. Moreover, the sprayable low application temperature hot melt adhesives allows for thin bond lines without bleed-through and burn-through risks for heat-sensitive substrates.
US11306210B2	Nonstick ceramic coating composite and heating kitchen utensil using the same A nonstick ceramic coating composite and a heating kitchen utensil using the same, and more particularly, a nonstick ceramic coating composite that is prepared by filing a nonstick silicone fluid in the pores of a functional filler and mixing the filler with an inorganic binding agent, etc. and a heating kitchen utensil that has a nonstick ceramic coating layer using the nonstick ceramic coating composite in order to render heating kitchen utensils nonstick for a long period, according to which it is possible to provide a nonstick ceramic coating composite that is prepared by loading a nonstick silicone fluid in the pores of a functional filler and mixing the filler with an inorganic binding agent, etc., and, by applying the nonstick ceramic coating composite on a heating kitchen utensil, acquire adequate corrosion resistance, wear resistance, heat resistance, etc., prevent food from being sticking to such utensils when being heated and retain the nonstickability of such utensils for a long period by restricting to the extent possible, when compared with conventional nonstick ceramic composites, the nonstickability-endowed compounds from being deteriorated.
US11306208B2	Product having ultraviolet radiation protection A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer is disclosed which has a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with a quantity of synthetic polymer chips having C—H bonds. A product for incorporating ultraviolet radiation protection and antimicrobial protection into a synthetic polymer prior to forming a synthetic material is also disclosed which has a quantity of synthetic polymer chips and a quantity of zinc oxide particles modified with a layer of a reactive group that forms a bond with the quantity of the synthetic polymer chips.
US11306206B2	Vacuum-assisted co-extrusion of flexible fibres and the moldable thermoplastic composites produced A composite and method for producing the composite by incorporating wood or wood pulp fibres with a suitable thermoplastic polymer and coupling agent are described. Homogeneous, void-free transparent/translucent thermoplastic materials in the form of pellets, films or three-dimensional moldable products are produced. The wood pulp fibres can be discrete natural fibres, and flexible assemblies of nano to micro elements, e.g., assemblies of aggregated carbon nanotubes. It is also possible to use our vacuum-assisted co-extrusion process to produce hybrid composites comprising the wood pulp fibre and a further rigid fibre, like glass or carbon fibres, and a flexible fibre or fibrillar network, like cellulose fibres or cellulose filaments. The thermoplastic resin can be, but not limited to, polyolefins, like polypropylene or polyethylene, or polyesters, like polylactic acid, or co-polymers, like acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene terpolymer.
US11306205B2	Addition-curable silicone rubber composition The present invention relates to an addition-curable silicone rubber composition having self-bonding capability. The addition-curable silicone rubber composition exhibits self-bonding capability in particular to substrates that contain residual hydroxyl groups or other residual hydrosilyl-reacting groups on their surface, including polycarbonate, polyester, polyamide, polysulfone, polyurethane, phenolic resin, epoxy resin, cellulose, glass and the mixture thereof.
US11306204B2	Polyphenylene sulfide resin composition, method of producing same, and molded article A polyphenylene sulfide resin composition includes a polyphenylene sulfide resin (A); an aromatic vinyl compound block copolymer (B) containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of a carboxyl group, an acid anhydride group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, an epoxy group and an isocyanate group; and an alkoxysilane compound (C) containing at least one functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, an amino group and an isocyanate group; wherein a phase structure of the polyphenylene sulfide resin composition is a sea-island structure in which the polyphenylene sulfide resin (A) forms a sea phase, and the aromatic vinyl compound block copolymer (B) forms an island phase dispersed in a number average dispersed particle size of 1,000 nm or less.
US11306201B2	Rubber composition for tires and tire Provided are a rubber composition for tires having excellent low fuel consumption and having crack resistance and tear resistance, which contains a rubber component (A) containing a synthetic isoprene having a weight-average molecular weight (Mw) of 800,000 or more, a molecular weight distribution (Mw/Mn) of 2.5 or less, and a cis-1,4-bond content of 96% or more, a carbon black (B), and a specific carbon black dispersant (C); and a tire using the rubber composition.
US11306198B2	Polypropylene composition and molded article A polypropylene composition made from or containing (i) component (1) made from or containing a propylene/ethylene copolymer containing 2 to 4% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the propylene/ethylene copolymer; and (ii) component (2) made from or containing an ethylene/propylene copolymer containing 65 to 87% by weight of an ethylene-derived unit, based upon the total weight of the ethylene/propylene copolymer; wherein the polypropylene composition has 1) a weight ratio of component (1) to component (2) in the range of 65:35 to 77:23, 2) an intrinsic viscosity of xylene solubles (XSIV) in the range of 0.8 to 1.4 dl/g, 3) a MFR (at 230° C. under a load of 2.16 kg) in the range of 15 to 40 g/10 min., and 4) the absence of a crystal nucleating agent.
US11306194B2	Nucleating agent, polyolefin-based resin composition containing same, and molded article thereof Provided are: a nucleating agent capable of simultaneously improving the thermal stability and the transparency of a polyolefin resin; a polyolefin-based resin composition containing the same; and a molded article of the composition. The nucleating agent contains a compound represented by Formula (1) below where R1 to R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a linear or branched alkyl group having 1 to 9 carbon atoms; R5 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms; and M represents a hydrogen atom or a sodium atom. In this nucleating agent, the mass ratio of phosphorus atoms and sodium atoms, P/Na, is in a range of 1.200 to 1.500.
US11306191B2	Polymer-based construction materials Aspects described herein are directed to compositions, systems, and methods of manufacturing a polymer-based construction material comprising polymeric resin, filler such as calcium carbonate (CaCO3), and titanium oxide (TiO2). A surface of the polymer-based construction material may be treated such that the surface energy is increased from the material's inherent value to a predetermined value of at least 40 dynes/cm2. Further, the surface energy of the treated surface may persist within 20% of the predetermined value for at least three days.
US11306189B2	Polyethylene glycol phase change composite A heat energy storage system may have a shape-stabilized composite prepared using an easy impregnation method involving a porous Ca2+-doped MgCO3 matrix and PEG as the functional phase. The heat storage capability, microstructures, and interactions with the PEG/CaMgCO3 composite can be characterized by DSC, SEM imaging, FT-IR spectroscopy, and TGA. Likely because of the synergistic phase change effect of CaMgCO3 and PEG, the PEG/CaMgCO3 composites can have high thermal enthalpies, and their enthalpy efficiencies are substantially higher than those of traditional shape stabilized PCMs. The functional material PEG can permeate porous CaMgCO3 matrices under capillary action. Liquid PEG can be stabilized within the porous matrix, and/or the CaMgCO3 matrix can improve the thermal stability of the PEG. The high heat energy storage properties and good thermal stability of such organic-inorganic composites offers utility in a range of applications, including thermal energy storage.
US11306186B2	Method for preparing intelligent antibacterial and antioxidative film A method for preparing an intelligent antibacterial and antioxidative film involves preparing a PVA solution; adding nano-TiO2 to the PVA solution to obtain a PVA-TiO2 solution; determining the optimal amount of nano-TiO2; preparing a PSPC solution; preparing a PSPC-TiO2-PVA solution; and producing a PSPC/TiO2/PVA film. The film has better mechanical performance than saccharide and protein films. Shelf life of food is prolonged as the film possesses antibacterial and antioxidative properties. Furthermore, the film shows different colors in various pH environments. The film has a wide range of applications in food packaging owing to the integration of color development and antibacterial and antioxidative properties.
US11306184B2	Functionalized silicone polymers and methods of making and using the same Functionalized silicone polymers incorporating segments formed from medium-chain fatty acids are generally disclosed herein. Methods of using such compounds, for example, as surfactants, are also disclosed herein, as well as methods of making such compounds, for example, from medium-chain fatty acids derived from natural oils.
US11306181B2	Process for preparing nylon salt and its polymerization The present invention relates to a process for preparing a granular nylon salt material, wherein an aqueous mixture, comprising at least 65 wt. % of salt components, and at most 35 wt. % of an aqueous medium, the weight percentages (wt. %) being relative to the total weight of the aqueous mixture, is flashed from a pressure vessel via a flash valve into a flash chamber, thereby evaporating the aqueous medium in an amount sufficient to result in a residual moisture content of at most 7.5 wt. %, and forming a granular nylon salt material. The invention also relates to a process for preparing a nylon polymer, comprising direct solid state polymerization of the granular salt material prepared by flash granulation.
US11306173B2	Semi-crystalline thermoplastic block copolymers Semi-crystalline, thermoplastic polyolefin block copolymers comprising: (A) A first polyolefin A block comprising isotactic poly(1-butene) (iPB); (B) A polyolefin B block comprising an ethylene and/or alpha-olefin/1-butene copolymer or terpolymer; and (C) A second polyolefin A block comprising isotactic poly(1-butene) (iPB); the A and B blocks bonded to one another to form a block copolymer in which the first and second polyolefin A blocks are joined to and separated by the polyolefin B block. In one embodiment the polyolefin block copolymer is a BAB block copolymer.
US11306171B2	(Meth)acrylic copolymer, adhesive composition containing same, and adhesive sheet A (meth)acrylic copolymer (A) having a mass average molecular weight of 50,000 to 1,000,000, in which the (meth)acrylic copolymer (A) is obtained by polymerizing a monomer mixture including a macromonomer (a) that has a number average molecular weight of 500 or more and less than 6000 and a vinyl monomer (b), and preferably includes 7 to 40% by mass of a repeat unit derived from the macromonomer (a), has sufficient coating workability, adhesive holding power and adhesive property as an adhesive composition.
US11306170B2	Water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer A water-soluble and/or water-swellable hybrid polymer comprising: (i) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% water-soluble and/or water-swellable polysaccharide polymer; (ii) from 5 wt.-% to 95 wt.-% synthetic polymer comprising: (a) from 40 mol-% to 99.9 mol-% repeating units according to Formula (1) (b) from 0.01 mol-% to 5 mol-% crosslinking or branching units, wherein the crosslinking or branching units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least two olefinically unsaturated double bonds; (c) from 0.01 mol-% to 88.51 mol-% of neutral structural units; (d) from 1.98 mol-% to 20 mol-% of anionic structural units, wherein the repeating anionic structural units result from the incorporation of a monomer comprising at least one carboxylate anion, and wherein the repeating anionic structural units are different from units (a); wherein components (i) and (ii) are polymerized by radical precipitation polymerization in a polar solvent.
US11306168B2	Styrene-free copolymers and coating compositions containing such copolymers An aqueous coating composition is provided that is preferably substantially free of styrene and structural units derived from styrene. The coating composition includes a resin system that preferably includes a water-dispersible polymer and an emulsion polymerized ethylenically unsaturated monomer component. The resin system is preferably formed using a process that includes emulsion polymerizing the ethylenically unsaturated monomer component in the presence of an aqueous dispersion including the water-dispersible polymer. In certain preferred embodiments, the water-dispersible polymer is a salt of an acid- or anhydride-functional aromatic polyether polymer.
US11306167B2	Fluorinated elastic copolymer, and method for producing fluorinated elastic copolymer To provide a fluorinated elastic copolymer excellent in adhesion, processability, mechanical properties, heat resistance and chemical resistance.A fluorinated elastic copolymer having units based on a monomer (a), units based on a monomer (b) and optionally units based on a monomer (c), which has an iodine atom bonded to a terminal of a molecular chain and the unit based on the monomer (b) adjacent to the iodine atom, and which has a proportion of the units based on the monomer (b) of from 0.09 to 2.0 mol % to all units. Monomer (a): monomer selected from the group consisting of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene, vinylidene fluoride, chlorotrifluoroethylene, a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether) and 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene; monomer (b): a monomer having at least one type of functional group selected from the group consisting of an epoxy group, a hydroxy group, a carbonyl group-containing group and an isocyanate group; monomer (c): a monomer selected from the group consisting of ethylene and propylene.
US11306164B2	Water purification material for petrochemicals Vapor phase polymerization can be used to synthesize a 3D porous network of polystyrene-containing, branched carbon nanofibers on polyurethane(s), optionally using natural light (NL) initiation. NL styrene polymerization in a confined reactor containing CNF-grafted PU can provide a stable porous network. The NL can vaporize the styrene by increasing the reactor temperature and generate styrene radicals. Without CNF, the polymerization on polyurethane (PU) provides a delicate, fragile surface. Radical styrene in vapor phase can interact with CNF to produce polystyrene branches by generating active sites on CNF, while reinforcing the 3D porous structure. After polymerization, the PU surface area increased from 9 to 184 m2/g and pore size decreased from 2567 to 10 Å. 3D porous networks of NL-assisted PS branched CNF supported PU can provide a hydrophobic, oleophilic surface with a water contact angle of approx 148±3°, rapidly gravity separating hexane and water without external force.
US11306160B2	Curable composition An object of the present invention is to provide a curable composition having sufficient polymerization properties even under acidic conditions. The curable composition of the present invention includes (a) a polymerizable monomer having an acidic group, (b) a transition metal compound, (c) at least one compound selected from benzoxazole compounds and benzothiazole compounds, and (d) a reducing agent.
US11306154B2	Methods of treating cancer by administering antigen-binding molecules comprising a TNF family ligand trimer The invention relates to novel TNF family ligand trimer-containing antigen binding molecules comprising (a) at least one moiety capable of specific binding to a target cell antigen and (b) a first and a second polypeptide that are linked to each other by a disulfide bond, characterized in that the first polypeptide comprises two ectodomains of a TNF ligand family member or fragments thereof that are connected to each other by a peptide linker and in that the second polypeptide comprises only one ectodomain of said TNF ligand family member or a fragment thereof.
US11306153B2	Anti-AXL tyrosine kinase receptor antibodies and uses thereof The present invention relates to antigen-binding proteins, or antigen-binding fragments thereof that bind to a glycan on the AXL receptor tyrosine kinase. The present invention also relates to antigen-binding proteins, or antigen-binding fragment conjugated to a radioisotope or cytotoxin, and wherein said antigen-binding proteins, or antigen-binding fragment is internalised into a cell upon binding to AXL receptor tyrosine kinase. Compositions comprising a physiologically acceptable carrier and a therapeutically effective amount of the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, therapeutic use of the antigen-binding protein, or antigen-binding fragment thereof, methods for detecting cancer as well as kits when used in such methods are also provided.
US11306152B2	Anti-podoplanin antibody The present invention provides a cancer cell-specific anti-podoplanin antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof having an epitope in a Thr85-containing region of an amino acid sequence of human podoplanin represented by SEQ ID NO: 1, the Thr85 having a sialylated O-glycan added thereto.
US11306142B2	Bispecific antibodies to ROR1 and CD3 There is described bispecific antibodies which selectively bind to Receptor Tyrosine Kinase Like Orphan Receptor 1 (ROR1) and the CD3 subunit of the T-Cell Receptor (TCR), their production and their use. Also described is the use of the bispecific antibodies in the treatment of cancer.
US11306135B2	Anti-VEGF protein compositions and methods for producing the same The present disclosure pertains to compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions.
US11306125B2	PCSK9 antagonists bicyclo-compounds Disclosed are compounds of Formula I, or a salt thereof cyclic polypeptide of Formula I: Formula I where A, B, E, R4, and R8 are as defined herein, which compounds have properties for antagonizing PCSK9. Also described are pharmaceutical formulations comprising the compounds of Formula I or their salts, and methods of treating cardiovascular disease and conditions related to PCSK9 activity, e.g. atherosclerosis, hypercholesterolemia, coronary heart disease, metabolic syndrome, acute coronary syndrome, or related cardiovascular disease and cardiometabolic conditions
US11306119B2	Peptide bound to PD-L1 and use thereof The present invention relates to a peptide bound to PD-L1 and uses for cancer immunotherapy and anticancer using the same, and the peptide of the present invention specifically binds to PD-L1 and inhibits it, thereby activating the function of immune cells against cancer cells and exhibiting anticancer effects. The peptides of the present invention selected two peptides (PD-L1Pep-1 and PD-L1Pep-2) that bind well to cells with high expression of human PD-L1 protein using phage peptide display technology and it was confirmed that it inhibits its function by binding to PD-L1 in humans and mice. The peptide of the present invention showed an effect similar level to that of an antibody and is relatively stable in blood, indicating a high potential as a cancer immunotherapy in the future.
US11306115B2	Aminoglycoside derivatives and uses thereof in treating genetic disorders Novel pseudo-disaccharide and pseudo-trisaccharide aminoglycosides, represented by Formulae I or Ia, as defined in the instant specification, designed to exhibit stop codon mutation readthrough activity, are provided. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions containing the same, and uses thereof in the treatment of genetic diseases and disorders, such as diseases and disorders associated with stop codon mutations.
US11306113B2	Process for the production of cellulose, lignocellulosic sugars, lignosulfonate, and ethanol A process for the production of cellulose, lignocellulosic sugars, lignosulfonate, and ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. The process comprises steaming, pretreatment, chemical recovery, saccharification, and optionally fermentation. The pretreatment conditions use only sulfur dioxide and water, simultaneously resulting in high glucan conversion to glucose at low enzyme charges, high recovery of hemicellulose-derived monomeric sugars, high lignosulfonate yield, and the absence of lignin precipitates. High-yield production of ethanol through fermentation can be obtained using this process.
US11306112B2	Biphenyl tetradentate phosphite compound: preparation method and application thereof The disclosure relates to chemical synthesis, and more particularly to a biphenyltetradentate phosphite compound and a preparation and application thereof. The compound has a structure of formula(I):
US11306111B2	Organophosphate derivatives Provided herein are organophosphates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds.
US11306107B2	Compounds that inhibit MCL-1 protein Provided herein are myeloid cell leukemia 1 protein (Mcl-1) inhibitors, methods of their preparation, related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of using the same. For example, provided herein are compounds of Formula I, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds. The compounds and compositions provided herein may be used, for example, in the treatment of diseases or conditions, such as cancer.
US11306106B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing substituted polycyclic pyridone derivatives and prodrug thereof The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing the following compound having antiviral action: wherein each of the symbols is defined in the specification.
US11306104B2	Solid state forms of Relugolix The present disclosure provides solid state forms of Relugolix, crystalline forms of Relugolix, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and pharmaceutical formulations thereof. Methods for producing these forms of Relugolix, pharmaceutical compositions, and pharmaceutical formulations are also provided.
US11306103B2	Thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compound, preparation method thereof and use thereof The present invention relates to a novel thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compound, a preparation method thereof, and a use thereof. The novel thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compound according to the present invention is synthesized via an aza-[3+3] cyclization addition reaction using BOP, wherein the compound is obtained by synthesizing a 4-arylthiophen-3-amine in which aryl groups such as 4-piperidyl-C6H4, 4-pyrrolidyl-C6H4, 4-MeOC6H4, 3,4,5-(MeO)3C6H4, C6H5, 4-C6H5C6H4, and 4-F3COC6H4 are introduced via a synthesis process by a bromination reaction, a hydrolysis reaction, a decarboxylation reaction, and a Suzuki coupling reaction of methyl 3-aminothiophene carboxylate, and by synthesizing 4-arylthiophen-3-amine and mono-methyl fumarate via a formal aza-[3+3] cyclization addition reaction using BOP and conjugation. Accordingly, novel thieno[3,2-b]pyridine-5(4H)-one derivative compounds according to the present invention have fluorescence properties with a wide range of emission wavelengths and thus may be utilized in various industrial fields such as physics, chemistry, and biomedical research.
US11306101B2	Substituted 1-oxo-isoindoline-5-carboxamide compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment therewith Provided herein are 1-oxo-isoindoline-5-carboxamide compounds having the following structure: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4 and n are as defined herein, compositions comprising an effective amount of a 1-oxo-isoindoline-5-carboxamide compound, and methods for treating or preventing disorders.
US11306099B1	Compounds and methods for modulating Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase Provided herein, inter alia, are compounds and methods for modulating Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase.
US11306098B2	Substituted pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazines and pyrrolo[1,2-a][1,4]diazepines as TREX1 inhibitors The present invention provides compounds of Formula I wherein X, R1, R2, R3 and R4 are as defined herein, or a stereoisomer, tautomer, pharmaceutically acceptable salt, prodrug ester or solvate form thereof, wherein all of the variables are as defined herein. These compounds are effective at modulating the TREX1 protein and thus can be used as medicaments for treating or preventing disorders affected by the inhibition of TREX1.
US11306097B2	Activation of carbonyl beta-carbons for chemical transformations The present invention relates to a method for synthesizing a compound of Formula (I) as defined herein, comprising: (i) activating a compound of Formula (II) as defined herein, by reacting said compound of Formula (II) with a compound of Formula (III) as defined herein, in the presence of a base, to obtain a compound of Formula (IV) as defined herein; and (ii) reacting the compound of Formula (IV) with an electrophile to obtain the compound of Formula (I). The present invention further relates to the organocatalysts used in the described methods and their respective uses.
US11306096B2	4,6 dihydropyrrolo [3,4-C] pyrazole-5 (1H)-carbonitrile derivates for treating cancer The present invention relates to novel compounds and methods for the manufacture of inhibitors of deubiquitylating enzymes (DUBs) and/or desumoylating enzymes. In particular, the invention relates to the inhibition of ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase 7 or ubiquitin specific peptidase 7 (USP7). The invention further relates to the use of DUB or desumoylating inhibitors in the treatment of cancer. Described herein are compounds of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein R1a, R1b, R1c and R1d each independently represent hydrogen, optionally substituted C1-C6 alkyl or R1a and R1b together form an optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl ring, or R1c and R1d together form an optionally substituted C3-C6 cycloalkyl ring; A is a 5 membered nitrogen-containing aromatic ring and is substituted with at least one optionally substituted 5 to 10 membered monocyclic or bicyclic heteroaryl or aryl ring attached through an optional linker.
US11306094B2	Stable formulations of 5,10-methylene-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid The invention is directed towards stable formulations of 5,10-methylene-(6R)-tetrahydrofolic acid and its hemisulfate salt as well as pharmaceutical compositions and uses thereof in therapy, preferably chemotherapy.
US11306093B2	Process for preparation of 2-(6-nitropyridin-3-yl)-9H-dipyrido[2,3-b;3′,4′-d]pyrrole A process for preparing the compound of formula I comprising: a) coupling a compound of formula 2 wherein a leaving group O—SO2—R is selected from the triflate group, the tosylate group, the mesylate group, the besylate group, the nosylate group or the brosylate group, with a suitable boronic acid, a trifluoroborate or a boronic acid ester under argon condition and in the presence of a catalyst and a base in a suitable solvent and then isolating the product as an acid addition salt to afford the compound of formula Ia and b) converting the acid addition salt of formula Ia wherein the acid HX comprises suitable organic or inorganic acids into the compound of formula I by treatment with at least a stoichiometric equivalent of a suitable base.
US11306091B2	Process for producing fluorinated compounds using alcohol solvent having unsaturated hydrocarbon The present invention relates to a process for producing an organofluoro compound including [18F]fluorine, and by using a solvent represented by Formula 1 in nucleophilic fluorination reaction, an organofluoro compound may be prepared at a high yield. In addition, since the solvent has very excellent solubility for a precursor compound, the solvent is suitable for the automated synthesis of 18F-labeled radiopharmaceuticals.
US11306090B2	Azabicyclo and diazepine derivatives The present invention provides in one aspect azabicyclo and diazepine derivatives useful as modulators of muscarinic receptors. In another aspect, the present invention provides pharmaceutical compositions for treating ocular diseases, the compositions comprising at least one muscarinic receptor modulator.
US11306069B2	Benzimidazole derivatives as dual histamine H1 and histamine H4 receptor ligands Novel benzimidazole enantiomeric derivatives, their process of preparation and their therapeutical uses as dual H1 and H4 receptor ligands are disclosed.
US11306068B2	Oxopiperazine derivatives The present invention relates to novel compounds of formula (I) or formula (Ia) pharmaceutically-acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates, or stereoisomers thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions of these compounds which are useful for preventive and therapeutic use in human and veterinary medicine.
US11306067B2	Diphenyl substituted thiophene-2-amide derivatives and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful as antimicrobial Compounds or pharmaceutical acceptable salts thereof of Formula (I), in which RM have the meaning described herein and pharmaceutical compositions thereof useful as antimicrobial and/or adjuvant:
US11306059B2	Drug-induced activation of the Reelin signaling system Disclosed herein are compounds for activating the Reelin signaling system for the treatment of neurological disorders. Further provided are compounds and methods for activating a lipoprotein receptor, such as ApoER2 or VLDLR.
US11306055B2	Isocyanate production method An isocyanate production method is characterized by having: a carbamation step in which a carbonic acid ester, an inorganic acid salt of an amino acid derivative, and a basic compound are reacted to obtain a reaction mixture containing a carbamic acid ester derived from the carbonic acid ester, a hydroxy compound derived from the carbonic acid ester, and the carbonic acid ester; and a thermal decomposition step in which the carbamic acid ester is subjected to a thermal decomposition reaction to obtain an isocyanate.
US11306049B2	Process using catalytic composition for the conversion of syngas to higher alcohols The present disclosure relates to a process for converting syngas to C2+ alcohols, said process comprising the steps of providing a reactor, of providing a catalyst composition and one or more acidic materials within said reactor, of providing a feed stream comprising a mixture of H2 and CO; and of contacting said feed stream with said catalyst composition and said one or more acidic materials under reaction conditions to provide product stream. Said process is remarkable in that said catalyst composition comprises an active phase comprising CuFe deposited on a carbon-containing support, and the one or more acidic materials are one or more zeolites having a Si/Al molar ratio ranging between 2 and 200.
US11306047B2	Integrated stabilizer in deisobutanizer for isomerization of hydrocarbons and product separation An isomerization method consists of a deisobutanizer column receives feed comprising n-butane. The deisobutanizer column delivers its bottoms a portion to a reboiler and another portion along with hydrogen is routed to a isomerization reactor and the reactor effluent is returned to the column. A stabilizer which is integrated with the column, an overhead stream used as a reflux and bottoms containing an iso-butane-rich stream that is the iso-butane product stream.The column overhead effluent is routed to separator, which splits the hydrocarbons and effluent, where the hydrocarbons are routed to deisobutanizer column and effluent recycled to stabilizer, where the stabilizer separates the reactor effluent into product streams contains an iso-butane product stream, a n-butane product stream, and a lighter hydrocarbon product stream.
US11306043B2	Method for preparing paraffin The present invention relates to a method for preparing paraffin, and can provide a method for preparing paraffin including a hydrogenation step of by-products of a process for preparing linear alpha olefins. Since the method for preparing paraffin of the present invention can convert the by-products of the process for preparing linear alpha olefins to paraffin at a high conversion ratio, it is possible to increase the added value of the by-products.
US11306032B2	Radiofrequency component incorporating temperature compensated dielectric material Disclosed are embodiments of tungsten bronze crystal structures that can have both a high dielectric constant and low temperature coefficient, making them advantageous for applications that experience temperature changes and gradients. In particular, tantalum can be substituted into the crystal structure to improve properties. Embodiments of the material can be useful for radiofrequency applications such as resonators and antennas.
US11306030B2	Method for preparing graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite dielectric material Provided is a method for preparing a graphene-copper calcium titanate CCTO based ceramic composite dielectric material, which includes: dissolving metal ion sources in respective solvents to obtain respective solutions, and mixing the solutions evenly to obtain a precursor collosol of the CCTO based ceramic; allowing the precursor collosol of the CCTO based ceramic to stand for aging, followed by adding a graphene oxide dispersion to mix with the precursor collosol evenly, drying the resulting mixture to obtain dry precursor powders of the graphene-CCTO based ceramic, which are then grinded into fine powders, followed by irradiating by a low-power laser to obtain graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite powders; and compacting and molding the graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite powders, followed by catalytic synthesis with a high-power laser to obtain the graphene-CCTO based ceramic composite dielectric material.
US11306029B2	Alumina sintered body, method for manufacturing the same, and part for semiconductor manufacturing apparatus An alumina sintered body comprising 0.01 to 1.0 mass % of one or more types selected from Ta, Nb, and V in terms of oxide thereof. The alumina sintered body may further comprise 0.01 to 1.0 mass % of Mg in terms of Mg oxide. It is particularly preferable that the alumina sintered body has an alumina purity of 99% or more. An alumina sintered body having low dielectric loss as compared with that in related art can therefore be produced at low cost.
US11306023B2	Material comprising a stack having thermal and esthetic properties A material includes a transparent substrate on the surface of which is deposited a stack of layers which itself includes a plurality of functional layers making it possible to influence the solar and/or infrared radiation capable of striking said surface. The material has high thermal performance qualities and also an attractive shiny surface appearance of neutral color.
US11306016B2	Method of producing glass products from glass product material and an assembly for performing said method The invention is related to a method of producing glass products from glass product material. Said method comprises the steps of heating the glass product material, shaping the heated glass product material into a glass product, cooling the shaped glass product, and inspecting the shaped glass products by means of at least one sensor sensitive to infrared radiation In said inspecting step a first image of the glass product is taken under a first viewing angle. In addition a second image of said glass product is taken under a second viewing angle which is different from the first viewing angle. The first image is compared with the second image for eliminating parasite reflections. The first and second images are analyzed for detecting whether said glass product is defective or not. An assembly is described for performing said method of producing glass products from glass product material.
US11306013B2	Biodegradation treatment method for organic compounds An object is to provide an efficient treatment method for organic compounds using constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium strain N23. As a means for achieving the object, a biodegradation treatment method is provided, wherein organic compounds are biodegradation-treated with strain N23, which is a constitutive 1,4-dioxane-degrading bacterium deposited under Accession No. NITE BP-02032, under a condition of pH 3.0 or higher but no higher than 5.5.
US11306011B2	Apparatus and method for dosage and administration of liquid chemicals A channel block for a liquid chemical dosing apparatus. The channel block has a process outlet; a chemical liquid inlet; an evacuation outlet; a calibration column outlet; channels provided within the channel block that connect at least the process outlet, the chemical liquid inlet, the evacuation outlet and the calibration column outlet; a pressure indicator mounted to the channel block to measure the pressure of the chemical liquid entering through the chemical liquid inlet; a additional regulation valve mounted to the channel block upstream of at least one of the process outlet and the calibration column outlet; a evacuation regulation valve mounted to the channel block upstream of the evacuation outlet; at least three control valves mounted to the block configured to control the chemical liquid passing through the channels.
US11306008B2	Working medium and water treatment system A working medium includes a first amine compound and a second amine compound. The first amine compound is a heterocyclic tertiary amine compound including a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom and a hydrogen atom, and in which a ratio (C/N ratio) of a carbon atom number to a nitrogen atom number included in one molecule is from 7 to 9. The second amine compound is a heterocyclic tertiary amine compound including a carbon atom, a nitrogen atom and a hydrogen atom. and in which a ratio (C/N ratio) of a carbon atom number to a nitrogen atom number included in one molecule is in a range of 5 or more to less than 7.
US11306002B2	Process for synthesis of MG2SI/MGO nanocomposites The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of a composite material comprising steps of: (a) reacting gaseous magnesium (Mg) and silica (SiO2) in an inert atmosphere; (b) washing the product obtained in step (a) in an acidic medium; and (c) reacting further gaseous magnesium (Mg) with the silica (SiO2) and silicon (Si) product obtained in step (b). The process of the invention allows Mg2Si/MgO nanocomposites to be prepared without too many separate steps, and wherein the MgO phase is homogeneously dispersed within the Mg2Si matrix. The nanocomposites obtained may for example find practical application as thermoelectric materials in thermoelectric generators.
US11306000B2	Graphene-based compound, preparation method thereof, and single-phase composition for preparing graphene-based compound and graphene quantum dot Provided are a graphene-based compound, a preparation method thereof, a single-phase composition for preparing a graphene-based compound, and a graphene quantum dot. Specifically, provided are a graphene-based compound prepared from a single-phase composition for preparing a graphene-based compound including hydrocarbyl amine, a hydroxyl group-containing carbon source, and an acid, a preparation method thereof, a single-phase composition for preparing a graphene-based compound, and a graphene quantum dot.
US11305993B2	Hexagonal boron nitride powder, method for producing same, resin composition and resin sheet An hBN powder containing an aggregate of primary particles of hBN, the hBN powder having a ratio of an average longer diameter (L1) to an average thickness (d1) of the primary particles, [L1/d1], of 10 to 25, a tap density of 0.80 g/cm3 or more, and a BET specific surface area of less than 5.0 m2/g, in which a particle size distribution curve showing a frequency distribution based on volume of the hBN powder is a bimodal distribution curve having a first peak and a second peak in a range of a particle size of 500 μm or less and having a peak height ratio of a second peak height (HB) to a first peak height (HA), [(HB)/(HA)], of 0.90 or less, a method for producing the same, and a resin composition and a resin sheet each comprising the hBN powder.
US11305992B2	Ozone generation device and power supply for ozone generation device An ozone generation device includes an inverter, an ozone generator, and a reactor. The inverter turns on and off a switching element by pulse width modulation (PWM) control to convert DC power into AC power. In the ozone generator, voltage of the AC power is applied to a dielectric electrode, and discharge is generated in raw material gas flowing in a discharge gap between the dielectric electrode and a metal electrode, so that ozone is generated by the discharge. The reactor is connected in series to a dielectric electrode, and reduces an inrush current that flows through the dielectric electrode when the switching element is switched from off to on by the PWM control by the inverter.
US11305987B2	System and methods for microfabrication A method comprising: adhering a first surface of a mask to a carrier substrate via a first adhesive layer; forming a second adhesive layer on at least one of a second surface of the mask or a third surface of a wafer having a second alignment mark; bringing the carrier substrate and the wafer towards each other along a vertical axis such that the second surface of the mask and the third surface of the wafer is separated by an alignment gap based on a thickness of the second adhesive layer; performing an alignment operation based on imaging the first alignment mark and the second alignment mark; configuring the second surface of the mask to adhere to the third surface of the wafer via the second adhesive; and disconnecting the carrier substrate from the mask.
US11305986B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus and program There is provided a technique for improving a resistance of a film to vibration in a semiconductor device having a vibrating film, including at least: forming a first silicon oxide film; forming a first silicon nitride film; forming a second silicon oxide film; and forming a second silicon nitride film, and each film formation is performed using a substrate processing apparatus configured to supply gas to a process chamber including upper and bottom electrodes, and selectively supply high frequency power or low frequency power to each of the upper and bottom electrodes by switching.
US11305985B2	MEMS device and manufacturing method thereof A MEMS device and a manufacturing method thereof. The manufacturing method comprises: forming a CMOS circuit; and forming a MEMS module on the CMOS circuit which is coupling to the MEMS module and configured to drive the MEMS module. Forming the MEMS module comprises: forming a protective layer; forming a sacrificial layer in the protective layer; forming a first electrode on the protective layer and on the sacrificial layer so that the first electrode covers the sacrificial layer, and electrically coupling the first electrode to the CMOS circuit; forming a piezoelectric layer on the first electrode and above the sacrificial layer; forming a second electrode on the piezoelectric layer and electrically coupling the second electrode to the CMOS circuit; forming a through hole to reach the sacrificial layer; and forming a cavity by removing the sacrificial layer through the through hole.
US11305983B2	Hermetic housing comprising a getter, optoelectronic component or MEMS device incorporating such a hermetic housing and associated production method A hermetic housing is disclosed (10a) for an optoelectronic component (11) or a MEMS device configured to form an enclosure (12) within which a low pressure or vacuum prevails. The hermetic housing includes: an optical window (14) transparent for at least one wavelength of interest (λ); and a layer of a getter material (15a) configured to capture gases present in said enclosure and deposited on the optical window opposite the enclosure. This layer of getter material has a thickness (e_t), greater than 60 nanometers, and a porosity (P) in the range from 10 to 70% to satisfy the following relation: (1−P)*e_t<λ/2πk with λ corresponding to the at least one wavelength of interest, and k corresponding to the extinction coefficient of the material of the layer of getter material for the at least one wavelength of interest of the optical window.
US11305977B2	Container-filling system A container-filling system includes a product-dispenser system and a control system. The product-dispenser system includes a conveyor defining a predetermined path, a container loader, and a container filler. The predetermined path has a sensing station, a loading station, and a filling station. The control system determines if a container is present at the sensing station. The cup loader provides a container at the loading station. The cup filler dispenses a product into the container at the filling station.
US11305976B1	Funnel A funnel is provided, including: a main body, being a transparent plastic member which is integrally formed of one piece by injection, including an enlarged section, an intermediate section and a joint section which are connected in sequence in an axial direction, the intermediate section being in communication with and between the enlarged section and the joint section, the main body being provided with an exhaust conduit, the exhaust conduit being in communication with an interior of the joint section and in communication with an outside of the funnel.
US11305967B2	Elevator renewal construction method and elevator control panel An elevator renewal construction method includes a series of divided construction work steps, each being determined as such a unit that the elevator operation becomes normally possible after finishing of each of the divided construction work steps, wherein one of the series of the divided construction work steps comprises the steps of: replacing an old control panel of the existing elevator with a new control panel; connecting an old cable for an old car device, which has connected the old car device and the old control panel of the existing elevator to each other, to a communication conversion unit provided in the new control panel; and converting a new serial communication system to an old serial communication system by the new control panel via the communication conversion unit and the old cable to control the old car device through the old serial communication system.
US11305959B2	Sheet conveyance apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet conveyance apparatus includes a body portion and a guide unit having a first and second guides. Where an openable portion in the body portion is closed, a first conveyance path is formed between the first guide and a third guide in the openable portion and a second conveyance path is formed between the second guide and the body portion, and a sheet is conveyed from the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path by passing through a gap between the guide unit and a downstream end of the third guide. In a state where the openable portion is open, the guide unit moves with respect to the openable portion so the second guide faces the third guide and the gap between the guide unit and the downstream end of the third guide becomes larger than the gap in a state where the openable portion is closed.
US11305956B2	Transport device A transport device includes: a medium support unit having a placement surface where a sheet-like medium is placed; a transport unit supplied with the medium placed at the placement surface and transporting the medium in a transport direction along a sheet surface of the medium; an ultrasonic transmitting unit provided at a part of the medium support unit and transmitting an ultrasonic wave; an ultrasonic receiving unit provided at another part of the medium support unit, and receiving the ultrasonic wave and outputting a received signal; and a floating detection unit determining whether a floating of the medium from the placement surface is present or not, based on the received signal.
US11305955B2	Image forming apparatus An image forming apparatus includes an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet being conveyed on a horizontal path and a double feed sensor configured to execute double feed detection processing of detecting a state in which a plurality of sheets being conveyed on the horizontal path are conveyed in a duplicate manner. The image forming apparatus includes a double feed detection function table, in which whether to enable or disable the double feed detection processing is set according to a type of a sheet. The image forming apparatus determines whether to execute the double feed detection processing at a time of image formation in accordance with sheet setting information including information on a characteristic of a sheet to be used for the image formation and setting information on whether to execute the double feed detection processing, and the double feed detection function table.
US11305952B2	Wine cabinet A wine cabinet, which comprises a main cabinet body, and further comprises a transparent display cabinet body arranged at a top end of the main cabinet body, a control mechanism, a driving mechanism connected with the control mechanism, and an automatic lifting and sliding mechanism connected with the driving mechanism. A display chamber of the display cabinet body is separated from a storage chamber of the main cabinet body by a laminated plate, the control mechanism, the driving mechanism and the automatic lifting and sliding mechanism are arranged in the storage chamber, and an opening is arranged at a side of the top end of the display cabinet body. The opening is covered with a transparent movable cover plate and the automatic lifting and sliding mechanism is connected with the movable cover plate.
US11305951B2	Coordinated control of commodity container pressure selection with run selection in a commodity delivery system of a work vehicle A work vehicle includes a commodity delivery system that distributes commodity from a commodity source between a plurality of delivery runs, a commodity container pressure delivery system that may deliver selected pressure to the commodity container, and an electric control system coordinating operation of the commodity container pressure delivery system with a commodity manifold valve member delivering the commodity into a selected delivery run helping to match or otherwise balance pressure within the container storing the commodity with the selected commodity delivery path for control of siphoning and/or floating of the commodity as it is dispersed from the commodity container and into selected ones of the plurality of delivery runs of the work vehicle.
US11305950B2	Noncontact support platform with blockage detection A noncontact support platform includes a plurality of pressure nozzles on an outer surface of a PV stage of the noncontact support platform. The pressure nozzles connected to a pressure source for creating an outflow of fluid through the pressure nozzles. A plurality of vacuum nozzles are interspersed with the pressure nozzles on the outer surface and are connected to a vacuum manifold via one or a plurality of hoses to create an inflow of the fluid through the vacuum nozzles. At least one flowmeter is configured to generate a signal that is indicative of a measured inflow via at least one hose of the hoses. A controller is configured to analyze the signal to determine whether the measured inflow is indicative of blockage of a vacuum nozzle and to generate a response when blockage is indicated.
US11305949B1	Automated tray handling systems and methods Automated tray handling systems and methods may include robotic systems having various end effectors to move trays relative to item sortation systems. For example, the robotic systems may include robotic arms and gantry systems. In addition, the various end effectors may include dual end effectors and passthrough end effectors. The dual end effectors may lift, move, and place trays by engaging and clamping onto flanges of the trays. The passthrough end effectors may lift, move, and place trays through an interior of the end effectors by engaging and pulling or pushing flanges, edges, or other surfaces of the trays. The various automated tray handling systems and methods may increase the speed and efficiency of such processes while also reducing or minimizing the space required for such systems.
US11305948B2	Magnetic workpiece conveyor for robotic welding cell A conveyor for ferrous workpieces includes a frame. A static bed is affixed to the frame. The static bed has a workpiece support portion constructed from a non-magnetic material. The workpiece support portion defines a workpiece flow path. A drive assembly is arranged beneath the workpiece support portion. The drive includes multiple discrete magnets configured to move in a direction of the workpiece flow path. At least one guide rail extends upward with respect to the workpiece support portion on a side opposite the drive assembly. The guide rail is configured to orient a workpiece to a desired position with respect to the workpiece flow path.
US11305947B1	Pass-through conveyance system and method A pass-through conveyance system and method includes a main assembly comprising at least a platform that is translatable along a radius and movable between two separate environments, an opening between the two separate environments and at least one opening sealing member. The platform is adapted to receive an object; e.g, article, container or package, loaded thereon from a first environment by manual or mechanical ways and translate the object through an opening to a second environment.
US11305946B2	Drive system of scraper conveyor and control method The present invention discloses a drive system of a scraper conveyor and a control method. The drive system includes a nose sprocket, a tail sprocket, a nose sprocket drive mechanism, and a tail sprocket drive mechanism, where the nose sprocket drive mechanism is a hydraulic motor I, and the tail sprocket drive mechanism is a hydraulic motor II; and a hydraulic system that drives the hydraulic motor I and a hydraulic system that drives the hydraulic motor II include same hydraulic elements, and both include a three-position four-way solenoid directional valve, a two-position two-way solenoid directional valve, a two-position three-way solenoid directional valve, an accumulator, and an oil supplement valve group. The present invention is applicable to rapid starting and stopping of the scraper conveyor in a heavy load status while adjusting chain tension in real time, thereby resolving a power imbalance problem in a dual-drive system, and has a simple structure and a long service life.
US11305942B2	Reduced noise toothed belt drive A toothed belt drive for transport in a production process and/or a packaging process. The toothed belt drive includes a drive roller having a toothing system which runs along an outer circumference, a conveyor belt which is driven by the drive roller in a circulating direction, and a support roller. The conveyor belt includes a toothing system along an inner side and a continuous groove in the toothing system parallel to the circulating direction. The support roller includes a support disk which projects radially as an elevation so as to bear in a force-loading manner against the inner side of the conveyor belt. The elevation is a counterpart to the continuous groove of the conveyor belt. The support disk is arranged so that the elevation lies on a bottom of the continuous groove.
US11305934B2	Waste/recycling receptacle protector/monitor The present disclosure provides a waste/recycling receptacle protector/monitor for obtaining at least one objective for an individual. The waste/recycling receptacle protector/monitor includes a tension adjustable fastening module. The tension adjustable fastening module has first and second opposing ends that adapt to extend along at least one direction of a lid of a waste/recycling receptacle. The tension adjustable fastening module breaks apart under a predetermined opposable force preset by the individual. The at least one objective includes protection against at least one of theft of the waste/recycling receptacle, natural climate, personal data theft, and unauthorized dumping into the waste/recycling receptacle and surveillance of vicinity and one or more objects around the waste/recycling receptacle.
US11305928B2	Packaging bag A packaging bag is a packaging bag made of a laminate formed in a bag shape which is in a rectangular shape in plan view, the laminate being composed of a sheet-shaped substrate made of a resin, a cushioning material made of a foamed resin sheet laminated on an inner side relative to the substrate, and a sealant layer laminated on an inner side relative to the cushioning material. The packaging bag includes a seal section in which the sealant layers are sealed to each other on one end edge in a flow direction (MD direction) of the foamed resin sheet, the seal section extending in a direction perpendicular to the flow direction of the foamed resin sheet, wherein a notch is formed in the seal section to be oriented to the other end edge in the flow direction of the foamed resin sheet.
US11305927B2	Easy open plastic bags A woven laminated plastic bag having features that prevent leakage of contents out of the bag, or infestation of organisms into the contents of the bag is provided. The bag can provide a top end and a bottom end that provide a discrete area that may contain discrete graphics or printing. The bag can also include an easy open feature that can be easily opened with less force than a sealed closure of the bag. The easy open feature may be oriented in various directions with respect to the bag.
US11305925B2	Surface patterned flange for packing container A container and a method for forming a container that has a base flange on a base, and a lid flange on a lid. One or both of the base flange and lid flange have a relief pattern. For each flange that has the relief pattern, the relief pattern imparts rigidity in the flange to resist flexure of the flange relative to the portion of the container (the base or lid) to which the flange is attached.
US11305924B2	Carrier with handle features A carrier for holding at least one article includes a plurality of panels and a handle. The plurality of panels extends at least partially around an interior of the carrier, and the plurality of panels includes a top panel, a bottom panel, and at least one side panel. The handle includes at least one handle feature in the top panel. The at least one handle feature includes a plurality of foldably connected handle sections that includes a first outer section and a second outer section each foldably connected to a central section and such that the at least one handle feature is positionable between a first, substantially flat configuration and a second, substantially recessed configuration wherein the handle is activated for carrying the carrier.
US11305921B1	Lever lid container with child-resistant lid release A container employs an access tool in child-resistant packaging. The container includes a container body having a sidewall and a base. A bottom surface defines a recess at a lower end of the container body. The container includes a lid that covers an aperture at an upper end of the container body when the container is closed, and a lever ring. The lever ring defines the aperture and is configured to receive and grip a plug portion of the lid. When not in use, the access tool is magnetically attached to the bottom surface, hidden from view. In use, the access tool is a lever configured to abut against the lever ring as fulcrum to pry the lid away from the lever ring. In an embodiment, the container has a circular cylindrical body, the lever ring has an annular shape, and the access tool is a circular disc.
US11305915B2	Portable multi-kit assembly for storing electronic parts A portable multi-kit assembly for storing electronic parts according to the present invention includes a base in which a plurality of accommodation portions configured to accommodate electronic parts is formed. The plurality of accommodation portions includes a first accommodation portion configured to accommodate a first part. The first part is fastened to the first accommodation portion, and is coupled to a first coupling kit having a shape corresponding to that of the first accommodation portion and accommodated in the first accommodation portion. A grip portion is foiled on the first coupling kit, and allows the first part to be withdrawn from or retracted into the base in such a manner that the grip portion is pushed with a finger.
US11305913B2	Repairable plastic pallet with carvings in the top deck and associated methods A pallet includes a top deck, a bottom deck, and spaced apart support blocks coupled between the top and bottom decks and forming an opening therebetween for receiving a lifting member. The top deck includes at least one deck scoop area on an underside thereof. A thickness of the top deck is reduced in the at least one deck scoop area to reduce influence of top deck deflection on ability of the lifting member to pass through the opening between the top and bottom decks.
US11305905B2	Web packaging machines with variable depth forming A packaging machine is for forming a product cavity in a web including a forming die box defining a recess into which the product cavity is formed. An insert is axially movable in the recess to thereby vary a depth of the recess. A variable depth mechanism selectively moves the insert to vary the depth of the recess. The packaging machine includes a latching mechanism that moves the forming die box into and between a first position in which the forming die box is spaced apart from the die box base and a second position in which the forming die box is supported by the die box base.
US11305899B2	Pallet strapping device The present invention is a pallet strapping device having a platform, a lower guiding strap portion, an upper guiding strap portion, a first frame portion, a second frame portion and a central guiding strap portion. By controlling a first guiding strap portion, a second guiding strap portion, and the central guiding strap portion that is moved to a retracted position, a first guiding strap circulation path can be formed. In addition, by controlling the first frame portion, the second frame portion and the central guiding strap portion that is moved to an extended position, a second guiding strap circulation path is formed. The present invention is capable of switching to different strapping paths corresponding to different pallets for strapping. Besides, it is quite convenient to conduct strapping tasks under the condition that the corresponding pallets is not needed to depart from the platform of the pallet strapping device.
US11305895B1	Self-preserved amphibious landing of space hardware A method for preserving and recovering the main engine of the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle involves utilizing a portion of a first stage propellant tank together with a parachute and a deployed buoyancy device to float the engine in a body of water until the engine can be recovered. Controlled explosions remove portions of the propellant tank to permit it to stabilize the position of the engine relative to the water following splash down.
US11305893B2	Enablement of aircraft operation with limited inspection after a lightning strike and before performance of an extended conditional inspection for lightning strike damage of the aircraft A method of evaluating continued usage of a particular type of aircraft after a lightning strike includes performing structure assessments of one or more structures of the type of aircraft based on one or more representative values for lightning strike damage for the type of aircraft. The method also includes determining a number indicating how many flights an aircraft of the type of aircraft can fly after a lightning strike and before performing an extended conditional inspection for lightning strike damage.
US11305891B2	Gearbox cover, port plugs, and mast cap for aircraft Embodiments are directed to gearbox covers, mast caps, port plugs, and other coverings or lids that can be used to protect aircraft components against corrosion and contaminants. The protective coverings may be may be manufactured using three-dimensional printing or other additive manufacturing fabrication methods. The protective coverings are ultraviolet-light resistant, weather resistant, and impact resistant. The protective coverings may include a desiccant filter to reduce an aircraft component's exposure to water. The protective coverings may attach to the aircraft components using thumbscrews and may include an O-ring or gasket that creates an airtight and watertight seal.
US11305890B2	Stiffener composite charge application system A stiffener composite charge placement system is presented. The stiffener composite charge placement system comprises a longitudinal end effector having a first attachment point and a second attachment point; a first rotational arm having a first connector configured to connect to the first attachment point; a first movement system configured to move the first rotational arm within a manufacturing environment; a second rotational arm having a second connector configured to connect to the second attachment point; and a second movement system configured to move the second rotational arm within the manufacturing environment.
US11305889B2	System, method and software based medium for providing a safe and secure delivery platform for a drone including real time data communication incorporating any of video, RFID and process step notification An assembly for accomplishing any of drone takeoff/landing, recharging, or package transfer/delivery. The assembly includes a base supporting at least one extendable member. A receiving platform is secured atop the member and a controller interfaces the assembly with the drone for issuing a set of commands for guiding the drone relative to the platform. The command instructions include at least an instruction to elevate/lower the platform at any point for the exchange or landing. Additional command instructions provide for managing each of pre-exchange, during-exchange or post-exchange interactions. The assembly also provides secure retention and post-exchange access by a recipient in the instance of a drone delivered and securely retained package.
US11305886B1	Graphical user interface in a computer system in an aircraft A method, apparatus, and system for displaying information for an aircraft on a display device in a flight deck of the aircraft. A computer system in the aircraft displays a dynamic home page in a graphical user interface on the display device in the flight deck of the aircraft. The information in the dynamic home page is based on the information used to operate the aircraft during a current phase of flight. The computer system changes the information in the dynamic home page as the current phase of flight changes or non-normal conditions occur during operation of the aircraft.
US11305885B2	Auxiliary power unit adaptive cooldown cycle system and method A system and method for adaptively controlling a cooldown cycle of an auxiliary power unit (APU) that is operating and rotating at a rotational speed includes reducing the rotational speed of the APU to a predetermined cooldown speed magnitude that ensures combustor inlet temperature has reached a predetermined temperature value, determining, based on one or more of operational parameters of the APU, when a lean blowout of the APU is either imminent or has occurred, and when a lean blowout is imminent or has occurred, varying one or more parameters associated with the shutdown/cooldown cycle.
US11305883B2	Circulating coolant fluid in hybrid electrical propulsion systems A hybrid propulsion system includes a heat engine configured to drive a heat engine shaft. An electric motor configured to drive a motor shaft. A transmission system is connected to receive rotational input power from each of the heat engine shaft and the motor shaft and to convert the rotation input power to output power. A first lubrication/coolant system is connected for circulating a first lubricant/coolant fluid through the heat engine. A second lubricant/coolant system in fluid isolation from the first lubrication/coolant system is connected for circulating a second lubricant/coolant fluid through the electric motor.
US11305881B2	Arm for unmanned aerial vehicle Arms and an associated unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are disclosed, which include a connecting component, a frame and arms. Each arm includes a longitudinal tube having an inverted teardrop shape-cross section with a hollow interior. The upper end of the longitudinal tube is a first curved surface. The lower end of the longitudinal tube is a second curved surface. The arc length of the first curved surface is greater than the arc length of the second curved surface. The connecting component connects the arm to the frame, and comprises an installing component and a mounting component. The installing component and the mounting component are mounted on two respective ends of the arm. The frame of UAV and the driving assembly are connected through the arm. Compared to circular shape, the raindrop/half lemniscate shape is more streamlined than those having a circular cross-sectional shape, resulting in substantially improved air fluidities.
US11305876B2	Aircraft cabin apparatus including personal electronic device holder An apparatus for an aircraft cabin may include a body and a personal electronic device (PED) holder. The body may include a sloped surface between a top surface and a recess surface with a plurality of recess protrusions configured to support a PED. The body may be couplable to a surface within the aircraft cabin via one or more couplers. The PED holder may include a paddle and at least one hinge coupler. The paddle may be located opposite the sloped surface within the recess. The paddle may be dimensioned to fit within the recess when the PED holder is in a closed position. The paddle may be configured to support the PED when the PED holder is in an open position. The PED holder may be configured to rotate about an axis through the at least one hinge coupler between at least the open position and the closed position.
US11305874B2	Aerial vehicle adaptable propeller blades Sounds are generated by an aerial vehicle during operation. For example, the motors and propellers of an aerial vehicle generate sounds during operation. Disclosed are systems, methods, and apparatus for actively adjusting the position and/or configuration of one or more propeller blades of a propulsion mechanism to generate different sounds and/or lifting forces from the propulsion mechanism.
US11305867B2	Fitting providing motor structure and stator support A hub assembly for a ducted-rotor aircraft includes a plurality of stator supports, a first integral fitting that attaches to first ends of the stator supports, and a second integral fitting that attaches to second ends of the stator supports. The first fitting includes a plurality of motor attachment portions configured to locate and support a motor of the ducted-rotor aircraft, a plurality of fairing mounts configured to support attachment of an aerodynamic fairing to the hub assembly, and a plurality of stator locators configured to locate respective ones of the plurality of stator supports for attachment to the hub assembly. The first fitting has a body portion with an annular wall that supports the motor attachment portions, the fairing mounts, and the stator locators. The first fitting may be fabricated as a monolith that includes the body portion, motor attachment portions, fairing mounts, and stator locators.
US11305862B2	Joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body A joint joining an aircraft wing to an aircraft body employs a splice panel that is engaged in surface engagement with a skin panel on a side of the aircraft body and is engaged in surface engagement with a leg panel extending upwardly from the aircraft wing. A plurality of fasteners extend through the splice panel and the leg panel and extend through the splice panel and the skin panel. The plurality of fasteners attach the splice panel to the skin panel and attach the splice panel to the leg panel and thereby attach the skin panel to the leg panel. After fastener holes have been drilled through the splice panel and the leg panel to attach the splice panel to the leg panel, the splice panel can be removed from the leg panel. This provides easy access to the fastener holes drilled through the leg panel for deburring of the fastener holes.
US11305860B2	Aircraft privacy door and door frame assembly A privacy door assembly for installation in an aircraft relative to a flight deck door of the aircraft includes a door frame having a first post and a second post, where the second post comprises a latch recess. The privacy door comprises a latch positioned on an edge of the privacy door and arranged to engage the latch recess when the privacy door is in a closed position within the door frame. An access door is positioned in the privacy door, where the access door is rotatable from a closed position to an open position in a forward direction. A first mechanical door handle system including a mechanical combination lock is positioned on an aft side of the privacy door and coupled to the latch, and a second mechanical door handle system is positioned on a forward side of the privacy door and coupled to the latch.
US11305856B2	Steering apparatus for outboard motor A steering apparatus for an outboard motor is provided, which stabilizes a steering load of the outboard motor to realize good steering performance, and further is excellent in durability even when a load acts on a steering handle from above. Between a steering bracket (15) and a swivel bracket (14), a steering load adjustment device (20) that adjusts a loaded load to a steering operation following steering of a steering handle (18), and a suspension portion (40) that allows the steering load adjustment device to be supported by the steering bracket are included, and load absorbing portions (44, 22b) that absorb a load applied to the steering bracket from above are provided respectively at the suspension portion and the steering load adjustment device.
US11305849B2	Float, float assembly, and method for installing float assembly Present invention provides a float capable of suppressing deformation of the synthetic resin body even if internal gas expands and contracts due to environmental temperature change. A float comprises a float body made of a synthetic resin molded in a hollow shape, a projecting portion projecting from the upper surface of the float body and having a vent hole, and a microporous membrane adhered to the outside of the vent hole.
US11305848B2	Layered data acquisition system applied to marine information network and method thereof A hierarchical data acquisition system and method applied to a marine information network are provided. Multiple sensor nodes are arranged in clusters, each of the clusters includes a cluster head node and multiple ordinary nodes. The multiple ordinary nodes acquire data information of a seafloor and transmit the acquired data information to the cluster head node, and the cluster head node aggregate the data and transmits the aggregated data to an autonomous underwater vehicle, reducing energy consumption of each of the sensor nodes, prolonging service lives of sensors of a data acquisition layer, and improving data acquisition efficiency of a data acquisition layer. In addition, after each of data acquisition periods, a sensor node in each of the clusters is selected as a cluster head node in a next data acquisition cycle. Cluster head nodes are continuously updated in cycles.
US11305847B2	Rainwater harvesting system A system for collection of rainwater in the open ocean may include: (a) one or more ocean-going vessels, wherein each ocean-going vessel is configured for collection and storage of rainwater, wherein each ocean-going vessel is configured to drift with surface ocean currents in order to navigate to one or more delivery locations, wherein each delivery location is on or near to a land mass; and (b) one or more delivery stations located at the one or more delivery locations, wherein each delivery station is configured to receive stored rainwater from one or more of the ocean-going vessels.
US11305846B2	Towable watercraft A towable watercraft including a body member having a tow-rope hitch coupled to a front portion thereof and first and second elongated stabilizing members extending beyond an aft portion of the body member is disclosed. The stabilizing members may be coupled to the hitch or an intermediate portion between the stabilizing member may be retained about a circumferential portion of the body member, wherein first and second end portions of the first and second elongated stabilizing members having corresponding stirrups are laterally movable away from, and back toward, each other.
US11305845B2	Stand-up inflatable paddle board A stand-up inflatable paddle board (2) comprising (i) a deck (4); (ii) a valve (6) for enabling the stand-up inflatable paddle board (2) to be inflated and deflated; (iii) indicator means (12) for indicating that the stand-up inflatable paddle board (2) requires at least one fold which is longitudinal when the stand-up inflatable paddle board (2) is to be placed in a deflated condition; and (iv) at least one deck pad (8, 10) which extends longitudinally of the deck (4) and which is for receiving a user of the stand-up inflatable paddle board (2), and the stand-up inflatable paddle board (2) being such that (v) the deck pad (8, 10) causes the stand-up inflatable paddle board to have a gap (14) which permits the fold to be effected about the gap (14).
US11305842B1	Independent structural member drain channels An article of manufacture including molded-in notches in the peripheral edge of long, uninterrupted molded-in compartments in a rotational molded boat hull for permitting the flush fitting of certain independent structural members in said notches to provide both structural support and drainage of water away from seams between adjacent deck panels and hatches secured over the compartments without resorting to elaborate pre-fabricated decks. The article of manufacture includes a body, wherein the body is a plastic molded boat hull comprised of numerous molded-in cavities and molded-in features to create an interior layout that is comparable to a conventional boat built of aluminum or fiber reinforced plastic.
US11305839B2	Transmission device for bicycle A transmission device for a bicycle includes a housing, a mandrel, an assembling member, a transmission assembly, a derailleur assembly and a clutch assembly. The mandrel is rotatably disposed on the housing and extends along an axial direction. The assembling member has a driving gear. The transmission assembly is rotatably disposed on the housing and engaged with the driving gear. The derailleur assembly includes a first derailleur gear and a second derailleur gear. The transmission assembly is engaged with the first derailleur gear and the second derailleur gear. The clutch assembly includes a clutch member.
US11305834B2	Non-uniform steerer tube or fork leg A non-uniform steerer tube. The non-uniform steerer tubes includes an axis-symmetric outer surface and a non axis-symmetric inner surface. The axis-symmetric outer surface and the non axis-symmetric inner surface defining a wall thickness therebetween. The wall thickness varying along an axial length of the non-uniform steerer tube.
US11305832B2	Leaning vehicle A left suspension unit supports a left wheel. A right suspension unit supports a right wheel. A steering actuator imparts a force causing the left suspension unit and the right suspension unit to turn about a left steering axis and a right steering axis respectively to a steering force transmission mechanism. A leaning actuator imparts a force causing a body frame to lean leftward or rightward of a leaning vehicle to a link mechanism. A control unit is capable of selecting a first mode wherein both of the steering actuator and the leaning actuator are employed, and a second mode wherein the steering actuator is employed without employing the leaning actuator, in order to control a leaning angle of the body frame in cooperation with a steering mechanism.
US11305822B2	Liftgate arrangement having a carbon fiber reinforced sheet molding compound reinforcement A liftgate arrangement including a thermoplastic inner panel with an outer surface and an inner surface. The liftgate arrangement further includes one or more carbon fiber sheet mold compound reinforcements connected to and extending across a portion of the outer surface of the inner panel. The one or more carbon fiber sheet mold compound reinforcements also includes a channel extending between two openings on the one or more carbon fiber sheet mold compound reinforcements. The one or more carbon fiber sheet mold compound reinforcements are used to strengthen the inner panel at desired locations.
US11305821B1	Vehicle body front structure A front vehicle body structure includes a windshield and a lighting body unit provided beside and along an end surface of the windshield in a vehicle width direction. The lighting body unit has a lighting body and an outer lens that is disposed along the end surface of the windshield and transmits light from the lighting body. A gap is provided between the windshield and the outer lens. The outer lens has a front surface portion facing a front side of a vehicle, and a side surface portion extending toward a rear side of the vehicle from an end of the front surface portion on the windshield side. A chamfered portion is provided at an outside corner portion formed by the front surface portion and the side surface portion.
US11305809B2	Motor control device A motor control device controls driving of a motor, which outputs torque to a rack shaft as a load by rotation of a shaft fixed to a rotor. The motor control device has a rotation stress check unit for determining a rotation stress indicating a rotation stress, which is applied inversely from the load to a protection target member such as a shaft, bearing and oil seal related to the rotation of the shaft or torque transmission to the load. The rotation stress check unit determines the rotation stress is excessive based on that an absolute value of a rotation evaluation value exceeds a stress threshold value. The stress threshold value is set to be larger than an absolute value of an upper limit value realized in normal drive control.
US11305799B2	Debris deflection and removal method for an apparatus and method for gathering data from sensors oriented at an oblique angle relative to a railway track A system and method for inspecting a railway track using sensors oriented at an oblique angle relative to a rail vehicle on which the system is traveling. The use of an air blower, ducts, and one or more air distribution lids over the sensors helps remove debris from blocking the sensors and structured light generators.
US11305798B2	Vehicle control based on communication with route examining system A system includes a route examining system and an off-board failsafe controller. The route examining system is configured to examine a route on which a first vehicle system is moving and to generate an inspection signal based on the route examination. The inspection signal indicates a status of a segment of the route as damaged or undamaged. The off-board failsafe controller is configured to receive the inspection signal from the route examining system. Responsive to a lack of receipt of the inspection signal within a designated time period which indicates communication loss with the route examining system, the failsafe controller is configured to generate a warning signal for communication to a second vehicle system. The warning signal is generated to direct the second vehicle system to (i) avoid traveling over the route segment or (ii) travel over the route segment or another route segment at a reduced speed.
US11305795B2	Methods for assessing contamination and cleaning of a rail, in particular for a railway vehicle A method for assessing contamination of a rail, in particular for a railway vehicle, comprises the steps of imposing a first sliding value lower than a first threshold between the wheels of a first controlled axle and the rail, the first controlled axle being the head axle of the railway vehicle, imposing a second sliding value greater than a second threshold between the wheels of a second controlled axle and the rail, the second axle following the first axle and the second threshold being greater than the first threshold, and determining the trend of an adhesion curve between the wheels belonging to a plurality of controlled axles and the rail, based on a first adhesion value between the wheels of the first axle and the rail, and a second adhesion value between the wheels of the second axle and the rail.
US11305785B2	Driving assistance apparatus, driving assistance system, driving assistance method, and program A driving assistance apparatus according to an embodiment includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not there is a probability that a vehicle is deviated from a traveling possible range based on map information, position information of the vehicle, and information regarding an advancing direction of the vehicle, and a control information output unit configured to output first control information regarding at least one of warning a driver of the vehicle, restricting drive force of the vehicle regardless of an operation of the driver, and applying braking force to the vehicle regardless of an operation of the driver, in a case where the determination unit determines that there is a probability that the vehicle is deviated from the traveling possible range.
US11305783B2	Vehicle control device Provided is a vehicle control device which makes it possible, in a redundant configuration, to make use of a normally operating part in a failed system. A vehicle control device having a redundant configuration includes a task switching function unit configured to switch tasks to be executed when an abnormality is detected. The task switching function unit being configured to, when a diagnostic function unit determines that an abnormality has occurred in a unit of a host system, cause the unit of the failed system to stop calculation of control variable, and stop drive control for a control object, and then execute calculation other than the calculation of the control variable of the host system, and the drive control for an electric motor, so that the calculation unit of the failed system can take over at least a part of calculation of a normal system or another on-vehicle device.
US11305781B2	Vehicle control device A vehicle control device stores learning data to correct a parameter used in a control program for controlling a vehicle, determines whether or not a part controlled by the parameter has been replaced; and resets the learning data when determining that the part has been replaced. The vehicle control device determines whether or not the part has been replaced by identifying individuality of the part based on characteristics of a sensor output from a sensor provided in the part.
US11305775B2	Apparatus and method for changing lane of autonomous vehicle According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a lane changing apparatus of an autonomous vehicle configured to change a driving lane in consideration of a congested situation includes a controller configured to determine whether an expected driving lane is congested based on driving information, and a communicator configured to receive the driving information. At least one among an autonomous driving vehicle, a user terminal, and a server according to embodiments of the present disclosure may be associated or integrated with an artificial intelligence module, a drone (unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, and a 5G service related device.
US11305774B2	Apparatus and method for controlling lane change in vehicle An apparatus for controlling a lane change of a vehicle includes: a sensor to sense an external vehicle, an input device to receive a lane change command from a driver of the vehicle, and a control circuit to be electrically connected with the sensor and the input device. The control circuit may receive the lane change command using the input device, calculate a minimum operation speed for lane change control, and determine whether to accelerate the vehicle based on a distance between a preceding vehicle which is traveling on the same lane as the vehicle and the vehicle, when a driving speed of the vehicle is lower than the minimum operation speed when receiving the lane change command.
US11305767B2	Controlling movement of a vehicle Apparatus (101) for controlling movement of a vehicle (100), a system (201) and vehicle 5 (100) comprising the apparatus (101), and a method (500, 600) for controlling the movement of a vehicle (100) are disclosed. The apparatus (101) comprises a controller (10) configured to receive first signals from a receiving means (202) in dependence on received transmitted signals from a remote control device (200) indicating a requested motion of a vehicle and to receive second signals indicative of a value of traction of the vehicle. A maximum speed 10 value for the vehicle is determined in dependence on the value of traction of the vehicle and/or on one or both of the detected pitch and roll angles of the vehicle (100). The controller (10) provides an output signal for controlling speed of the vehicle (100) based on the requested motion. The output signal is limited dependent upon the maximum speed value determined by the controller (10).
US11305765B2	Method for predicting movement of moving objects relative to an autonomous driving vehicle In response to perceiving a moving object, one or more possible object paths of the moving object are determined based on the prior movement predictions of the moving object, for example, using a machine-learning model, which may be created based on a large amount of driving statistics of different vehicles. For each of the possible object paths, a set of trajectory candidates is generated based on a set of predetermined accelerations. Each of the trajectory candidates corresponds to one of the predetermined accelerations. A trajectory cost is calculated for each of the trajectory candidates using a predetermined cost function. One of the trajectory candidates having the lowest trajectory cost amongst the trajectory candidates is selected. An ADV path is planned to navigate the ADV to avoid collision with the moving object based on the lowest costs of the possible object paths of the moving object.
US11305764B2	Object detection apparatus An object detection apparatus applied to a vehicle having a sensor unit mounted on a predetermined member provided to the vehicle, the sensor unit being provided with an object detection sensor that detects position information of an object present around the vehicle and a tilt sensor that detects a tilt angle as inclination with respect to a predetermined direction, and performing a process of detecting the object based on the position information of the object detected by the object detection sensor, the object detection apparatus comprising a detachment state determination section that determines a detachment state of the predetermined member based on the tilt angle detected by the tilt sensor.
US11305763B2	Vehicle moving control apparatus The vehicle moving control apparatus executes a following moving control to execute a target acceleration setting process and a following acceleration/deceleration process. The vehicle moving control apparatus corrects a target acceleration set by the target acceleration setting process to increase when the following moving control is executed, the target acceleration larger than zero is set by the target acceleration setting process, and an acceleration of an own vehicle is smaller than a predetermined threshold. The vehicle moving control apparatus stops the following acceleration/deceleration process and starts the steering avoidance control when a steering avoidance condition becomes satisfied as the following moving control is executed. The vehicle moving control apparatus limits the target acceleration to a value smaller than or equal to a predetermined acceleration when the steering avoidance control is stopped, and the following acceleration/deceleration process is restarted.
US11305760B2	Apparatus and method for controlling avoidance of emergency vehicle, and vehicle system An apparatus and a method for controlling the avoidance of an emergency vehicle, and a vehicle system are provided. The apparatus includes a communication device to receive traveling data from vehicles traveling in a specific section on an expected traveling path of the emergency vehicle, a determination device to identify locations of the vehicles from the received traveling data and to determine at least one control vehicle based on the identified locations of the vehicles, and a controller to determine an avoidance control time point of each control vehicle based on an expected approach time of the emergency vehicle to the control vehicle, and to transmit a control message to the control vehicle based on the avoidance control time point of the control vehicle.
US11305758B2	Method and device for determining a maximum speed for a vehicle and automatic drive system A method for determining a maximum speed for a vehicle, including: receiving items of state information concerning a state of at least one vehicle component of the vehicle; and determining a maximum speed of the vehicle on the basis of the state information, such that a stopping path of the vehicle from a recognition of a dangerous state until the vehicle is at a standstill is less than or equal to a specified value.
US11305757B2	Vehicle travel control method and vehicle travel control device A method performs autonomous travel control of a subject vehicle to a target stop position on the basis of a remote operation command from a remote operation device. The subject vehicle has an autonomous travel control function and an automatic locking/unlocking function for a vehicle door. The autonomous travel control is executed under a precondition that a locking/unlocking device for the door is unlocked. The method includes prohibiting the automatic locking/unlocking function from locking the door while the vehicle is executing autonomous travel control; detecting a distance between the vehicle and the remote operation device when the vehicle stops at the target stop; setting a temporal interval from when the vehicle stops until the locking/unlocking device for the door is locked using the automatic locking/unlocking function to a temporal interval in accordance with the distance; and locking the door using the automatic locking/unlocking function when the temporal interval has elapsed.
US11305751B2	Vehicle and controlling method thereof A vehicle is provided to include an engine, a motor operating with electrical energy of a battery, an engine clutch for switching between an operation mode including an EV mode for transferring power generated by the motor to wheels and an HEV mode for transferring power generated by the engine and the motor to the wheels, and a controller. The controller collects status information from the motor and the engine, determines an equivalence factor based on status information of the battery and load information using electrical energy of the battery and determines an operation mode in which energy consumption is minimized among a plurality of energy consumption amounts calculated based on the determined equivalent factor and the modes of the engine clutch.
US11305746B2	Separable tow hook brake release system A brake release system for a vehicle is described to transfer mechanical movement between two hydraulic actuators. The system includes a first hydraulic system on a removable portion of the vehicle and a second hydraulic system on a main chassis of the vehicle. The two hydraulic systems are mechanically engaged with each other where the removable portion of the vehicle attaches to the main chassis. In this way, a force applied to the removable portion of the vehicle when the vehicle's tow hook is engaged may be transferred to release the parking brake on the main chassis without a hydraulic connection between the removable portion and the main chassis. This may be useful when a removable battery frame with a tow hook makes up a separable rear portion of an electric vehicle, allowing the battery frame to be quickly and efficiently removed from the main chassis of the vehicle.
US11305740B2	Air knife for sensor clearing This technology relates to a system for clearing sensors. The system may include an air knife, a sensor cover, and a sensor motor. The sensor cover may be configured to house one or more sensors. The sensor motor may be used to rotate the sensor cover. The air knife may be configured to clear the sensor cover of debris by providing a pressurized stream of fluid against the sensor cover as the sensor motor rotates the sensor cover.
US11305737B2	Cleaning device intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of a sensor of an optical detection system A cleaning device (100), intended to spray at least one fluid towards a surface to be cleaned of a motor vehicle, such as an optical surface of a sensor of an optical detection system, said cleaning device comprising at least one conveying body (1) and a delivery ramp (2) for delivering one or more cleaning and/or drying fluids, and attachment means (101) for attaching a connecting portion (20) of the delivery ramp (2) to an end of the conveying body (1). The attachment means (101) comprise an elastic interlocking assembly (102) and a foolproofing assembly (103) formed respectively by elements carried by the conveying body (1) and complementary elements.
US11305733B2	Wiping device for an optical device and a rear view device for a motor vehicle with same A wiping device for an optical device with a lens includes a surface, such as a curved or calotte-shaped surface, where the wiping device has a wiping element for wiping the surface of the lens free from water and dirt particles with at least one passage channel and at least one outlet channel which branches off from the passage channel in order to guide cleaning fluid onto the surface of the lens. In addition, a rear view device for a motor vehicle with an optical device includes such a wiping device.
US11305728B2	Control device, computer readable recording medium recording program for control device, and control method A control device includes a communication unit configured to acquire control information on a vehicle from an information processing device in a wired or wireless communication, and a processing unit configured to execute a process of starting vehicle control based on the control information. The processing unit continues or suspends the process of starting vehicle control depending on a result of an authentication process on usage authority of the control information, and the authentication process is executed while the process of starting vehicle control is executed.
US11305725B2	Quick release buckle Quick Release Buckle (QRB) is an automated seatbelt system. QRB utilizes a power source and control unit software incorporated into pre-existing components within the vehicle's transmission or by micro-switch. QRB automatically disengages the seatbelt upon placing the vehicle in “park”, regardless of the ignition setting for law enforcement/military vehicles. While in “park”, an electrical signal energizes a solenoid releasing the buckle. The control unit contains proprietary software that records every engage/disengage of the seatbelt. Electronic records can be downloaded at any time, using an integrated micro-scan disk (SD) module/card. During a collision, the system ceases to record activity, showing electronic proof the seatbelt was engaged/disengaged. Civilian application includes accident investigations, insurance inquiries, and private company regulation compliance. Civilian QRB differs slightly as the transmission must be placed in “park” and the ignition must be in “off” for system operation.
US11305719B2	Curtain airbag device A curtain airbag device may include: an inflator configured to generate operating gas; a bracket part installed in a shape to abut on a side surface of the inflator, and having one side installed so as to be inclined in a direction away from the inflator; a cushion part inserted into a mounting space formed between the inflator and the bracket part, and inflated by the operating gas generated through the inflator; and a clamping part installed in a shape to surround outsides of the cushion part and the bracket part.
US11305700B2	Upper room system for utility vehicles A upper room storage system for utility vehicles is provided. The upper room storage system is adapted to associate with a structural roof of a utility vehicle, so that when retrofitted to a utility vehicle with a cargo bed, the cargo bed maintains full functionality. The upper room storage system embodies a storage box with a plurality of lockable entry points, providing access from at least two sides of the utility vehicle.
US11305698B2	Power sliding center console and method of operating same A center console may include a moving portion, a motor, and a controller. The moving portion may be configured to move between a first position and a second position. The motor may be configured to move the moving portion between the first position and the second position. The controller may be configured to, responsive to moving the moving portion in a first direction towards the first position, a number of motor position increments exceeding a first threshold within a period, and an absence of location data of a position of the moving portion, stop the motor.
US11305690B2	Vehicular adaptive lighting control system A vehicular lighting control system includes a controller configured to be disposed at a vehicle and operable to control interior lighting of the vehicle, with the interior lighting including (i) an interior light of the vehicle and/or (ii) a backlighting light of a display of the vehicle. The controller adjusts color of the interior lighting for different driving conditions. During daytime, the controller adjusts color of the interior lighting of the vehicle to follow a daytime color scheme. Responsive to a navigation input, the controller determines if an input destination has an estimated arrival time of the vehicle after daytime. Responsive to determination that the estimated arrival time of the vehicle is after daytime, the controller maintains the daytime color scheme for the interior lighting of the vehicle until the vehicle arrives at the input destination after daytime.
US11305687B2	Safety brake light module and method of engaging a safety brake light A safety brake light module configured to energize a safety brake light of a vehicle and a method of energizing the safety brake light with the safety brake light module. The safety brake light module comprises a controller; and a power circuit communicatively coupled to the controller and adapted to be electrically coupled to the safety brake light; the controller comprising processing instructions configured to generate a safety brake light signal configured to cause the safety brake light to illuminate in an illumination pattern based thereon, wherein during a second braking event the illumination pattern only a constant portion when the time duration between a first braking event and the second braking event does not exceed the first predetermined time period.
US11305686B2	Protective grid for motorcycle headlamp and motorcycle headlamp assembly comprising said protective grid Protective grid adapted and configured to be coupled to a vehicle headlamp, where the vehicle headlamp is adapted and configured to emit a light beam, the protective grid including at least one grid element, and coupling means for operatively coupling the grid element, directly or indirectly, to the vehicle headlamp the coupling means, when the protective grid is operatively coupled to the vehicle headlamp, are adapted and configured for allowing the grid element to be moved such that the grid element can be displaced from a work configuration to a rest configuration, where in the work configuration the grid element is such to intercept the light beam and where in the rest configuration the grid element is placed so that it does not intercept the light beam, the protective grid including locking means configured to keep the at least one grid element in the rest and/or work configuration during motion of the motorcycle.
US11305684B1	Cargo securing systems with synthetic tiedown chains A cargo securing system which incorporates synthetic chains in a manner which addresses the increased pitch of the synthetic link and the increased elongation of the synthetic chain, while still allowing the usage of conventional prior art load binders in a timely and safe manner. The system includes a length-adjusting coupling device for connecting a load binder to a section of chain.
US11305682B2	Repositionable deck device for a structure The present invention relates to a repositionable deck system for a camper, RV, mobile home, trailer or the like, that is comprised of a frame, decking fixedly attached to said frame, legs for supporting the frame above a ground surface, one or more shock absorbers for positioning between the decking and the side of the camper to prevent damage to either surface during travel, a plurality of spring assisted hinges for attaching the deck component to the side of the camper, wherein the plurality of spring assisted hinges permit the decking component to be repositioned between a deployed position and a stowed position with minimal effort, and a locking mechanism for locking the deck component to the side of the camper when the repositionable deck system is in the stowed position.
US11305677B2	Vehicle seat device A vehicle seat device includes an SB main frame that is joined to a seat cushion via a reclining shaft; an SB subframe that is swingable with respect to the SB main frame at least about a roll axis; a backrest that is installed on the SB subframe; and a lower support wire and an upper support wire that limit rearward movement of the SB subframe and allow movement of the SB subframe about the roll axis. A straight line connecting between the front end and the rear end of the lower support wire is inclined with respect to a normal line so as to rise toward the front, the normal line being normal to a straight line connecting between an upper end of the SB main frame and the reclining shaft.
US11305671B2	Method of controlling electric vehicle and electric vehicle system An electric vehicle including: a battery configured to store electric power; a motor electrically connected to the battery through a first wire; an external port connected to a second wire branched from the first wire, the external port being used for input/output of electric power from/to an external device; a converter provided between the external port and the first wire on the second wire; an electric generator provided on a third wire bypassing the converter from the second wire; a first switch provided on the third wire on the external port side relative to the electric generator; and a second switch provided on the third wire on an opposite side of the first switch relative to the electric generator. A method of controlling the electric vehicle, wherein in a case in which electric power generated by the electric generator is supplied to the external device, the first switch is turned OFF and the second switch is turned ON such that the electric power generated by the electric generator is supplied to the external device through the converter.
US11305662B2	Retractable charging station A charging station for charging the battery of a vehicle, comprising: a base portion configured for mounting in a substructure; a charging portion having a charging outlet for connection to a vehicle; and a retraction mechanism for moving the charging portion between an extended position in which it extends out of the base portion and a retracted position; and a controller for controlling the retraction mechanism; the controller being configured to: determine whether a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the most recent charging from the charging outlet ceased; and cause the retraction mechanism to move the charging portion to the retracted position if the predetermined period of time is determined to have elapsed since the most recent electrical supply from the outlet.
US11305661B2	Modular charging station for electric automobiles A charging station for electric automobiles having a variable number of power electronics modules and a variable number of charging connections electrically connected to the power electronics modules.
US11305659B2	Electric vehicle and cooling method thereof A cooling method can be used with an electric vehicle that comprises a vehicle charging connection unit connected to an external cable connected to a charger located outside the electric vehicle, a battery configured to be charged through the vehicle charging connection unit, and a pump configured to circulate cooling water to cool the vehicle charging connection unit. The cooling method includes determining whether an amount of cooling water is insufficient and, upon determining that the amount of cooling water is insufficient, restricting a charging rate of charging power supplied through the vehicle charging connection unit.
US11305658B2	Charger for charging an electric vehicle A charger for charging an electric vehicle, comprising: a movable plug assembly comprising a downward facing plug that is connectable to an upward facing socket on top of the electric vehicle, the moveable plug assembly being mounted above the electric vehicle such that the movable plug assembly can be moved to be above the electric vehicle when the downward facing plug is not connected to the upward facing socket; a downward facing image capturing device; and a controller connected to the movable plug assembly and the downward facing image capturing device, and arranged to: control the downward facing image capturing device to capture at least one image in respect of the upward facing socket; and when the downward facing plug is not in alignment or connection with the upward facing socket, control a movement in respect of the movable plug assembly based on the at least one image, in order to enable the downward facing plug to move from above the electric vehicle downwards into alignment or connection with the upward facing socket.
US11305653B2	Electric vehicle drive device An electric vehicle drive device includes: a first motor; a second motor; a transmission mechanism coupled to the first motor and the second motor; and a control unit configured to control operation of the first motor and the second motor based on a drive signal. The transmission mechanism includes: a sun gear shaft coupled to the first motor; a first planetary gear mechanism; a second planetary gear mechanism; and a one-way clutch configured to restrict a rotation direction of a first carrier to a predetermined positive rotation direction. The drive signal includes gear change information indicating a first state in which the second motor is controlled based on torque or a second state in which the second motor is controlled based on rotation speed, and throttle information indicating an acceleration of rotation speed of a wheel.
US11305650B2	Systems and methods for warehouse environment speed zone management Systems and methods for a materials handling vehicle configured to navigate along a warehouse environment inventory transit surface, the vehicle including control architecture in communication with a drive mechanism, a materials handling mechanism, a speed zone sensing subsystem configured to provide an indication of whether the vehicle is in a speed zone, and a speed control processor configured to prompt the operator to reduce a vehicle speed of the vehicle to under a speed zone limit when the vehicle speed is approaching or in the speed zone, determine whether the vehicle speed is under the speed zone limit in the speed zone, and apply a speed cap to limit a maximum vehicle speed of the vehicle to a magnitude that is at or below the speed zone limit when the speed control processor has determined that the vehicle speed is under the speed zone limit in the speed zone.
US11305649B2	Apparatus and method for controlling alcohol interlock An apparatus for controlling alcohol interlock includes a sensor that senses an environment of a driver's seat and a camera that obtains a face image of a passenger and an image of exhalation of the passenger. A controller activates a start lock mode of a vehicle and determines whether a condition for detecting components of the exhalation of the passenger is satisfied based on the environment of the driver's seat. The controller determines whether the exhalation of the passenger is exhalation of a driver based on the face image of the passenger and the image of the exhalation of the passenger, and determines whether to detect alcohol concentration in the exhalation of the passenger based on the determination result.
US11305644B2	Method for forming a welding spout on a parison during the blowing of a tank The invention relates to a tank of plastics material produced by blow-molding of a parison, incorporating a welding spout, of a shape projecting from its outer surface which has an edge configured to be welded to a corresponding edge of an attached part, the welding spout ending axially, on an inside of the tank, in a shape resulting from contact molding between the parison and a molding component, in which the welding spout ends axially on an outside of the tank in a shape resulting from contact molding between the parison and a molding component.
US11305643B2	Fuel delivery unit, fuel delivery system and vehicle A fuel delivery unit for use within a vehicle fuel tank includes: a surge tank arranged on a wall of the fuel tank, a feed line extending from a region of the surge tank to a connector stub on the flange, and a wiring harness extending from the fuel pump to the flange. A flange-side holder forms a first force application point for fixing the wiring harness on a flange side, and a surge tank-side holder forms a second force application point for fixing the wiring harness on the surge tank side. The wiring harness, the flange-side holder and the surge tank-side holder together form a force absorber configured to protect the feed line and the connector stub during a vehicle impact by absorbing kinetic energy from the impact acting on the fuel delivery unit, thereby dissipating the kinetic energy.
US11305642B2	Vehicle The vehicle of the present application includes a vehicle frame; a muffler supported by the vehicle frame; and a supporting unit comprising a rubber damper, located between the muffler and the vehicle frame and, connected to the vehicle frame such that the muffler is suspended from the vehicle frame and supported by the vehicle frame. The supporting unit comprises a first bracket and a second bracket on the first bracket.
US11305640B2	Vehicle caravan of electric vehicles configured for coordinated movement and airflow control and method of using A vehicle caravan comprising electric vehicles configured for coordinated movement and airflow control comprising: a lead vehicle and a chase vehicle, the lead vehicle disposed at the front of the caravan and the chase vehicle disposed behind the lead vehicle in a chase pattern. Each lead and chase vehicle comprising: a vehicle chassis and a front rotatable vehicle drive axle; a selectively movable electric propulsion motor comprising a rotatable motor shaft and a motor axis configured to be oriented in a substantially vertical direction; an air duct configured to direct an airflow to the propulsion motor; an airflow shutter in the front end of the air duct to selectively control the airflow within the air duct; and a vehicle controller; the caravan and the chase pattern configured for coordination of the motor position and the open/closed position of the lead vehicle and the chase vehicle shutters while the caravan is moving.
US11305627B2	Vertically actuating automated tonneau cover for trucks A tonneau cover system for a vehicle includes a cover, a scissor lift assembly, and an electric actuator. The scissor lift has a fixed arm for mounting to an inner side panel of a cargo bed of the vehicle and a plurality of movable arms coupled to the fixed arm for selectively raising and lowering the cover in dependence upon a distance between a drive point on one of the movable arms and the fixed arm. The electric actuator has an end anchored at a fixed position relative to the fixed arm and a second end coupled to the drive point. The actuator dynamically changes length under electrical power to be between an extended length and a retracted length thereby changing the distance between the drive point and the fixed arm. A controller control the electric actuator to change length in accordance with a user input signal.
US11305624B2	Multi position folding panel truck box cover assembly The present concept is a multi position folding panel truck box cover assembly which includes a left and a right longitudinally extending foldable cover sections, wherein each cover section includes an outside face an inside face and an outer edge and an inner edge. The left and right cover sections are pivotally connected, to a left sidewall and a right sidewall respectively of a truck box. The left and right cover sections each further include two longitudinal panels namely a left and right inner panel and a left and right outer panel, wherein the left panels are pivotally coupled at the inside face proximate a middle edge and make up the left cover section, and wherein the right panels are pivotally coupled at the inside face proximate a middle edge and make up the right cover section.
US11305619B1	Three-in-one windshield A windshield assembly for an off-road vehicle includes a pair of windshield members that may be configured without tools to adopt multiple configurations, including: a) a first configuration that is a full windshield configuration in which the windshield extends substantially from the hood of the vehicle to the roof of the vehicle, thus providing full coverage for the cockpit; b) a second configuration that is a flip-down windshield configuration in which the upper portion of the windshield is flipped downward and/or forward, thus providing airflow into the cockpit; and c) a third configuration that is a half windshield configuration in which the upper portion of the windshield has been detached and removed from the lower portion, thus leaving only a half windshield to protect the cockpit.
US11305618B2	Air vent An air vent for ventilating a passenger compartment of a motor vehicle. The air vent includes an air channel, which is divided, by an air splitter, into two partial air channels, which can be steplessly partially or completely blocked for air passing through, by blocking elements, which are pivotably mounted at the air splitter. The blocking elements may be displaced by way of a ram, which can be moved in the air splitter transversely to the air channel. Either one or the other blocking element can be selectively displaced by way of the ram. The respective other blocking element, in an open position, then rests against the outside of the air splitter.
US11305616B2	Dual compressor transportation refrigeration unit A transportation refrigeration unit includes an evaporator circulating a flow of refrigerant therethrough to cool a flow of supply air flowing over the evaporator, a first compressor operably connected to an engine and driven by the engine, a second compressor operably connected to a battery and driven by the battery. The first compressor and/or the second compressor are in fluid communication with the evaporator to compress the flow of refrigerant and configured and connected in parallel with one another. A condenser is in fluid communication with the evaporator and the first compressor and/or the second compressor.
US11305611B2	Air-conditioning apparatus for vehicle An air-conditioning apparatus for a vehicle may include a radiator module; a refrigerant module; a hot portion for heat-exchanging with a condenser and a heater core of an internal air-conditioning module; a cold portion for heat-exchanging with an evaporator and a cooling core of the internal air-conditioning module; an electric portion for heat-exchanging with an electric component; a battery portion for heat-exchanging with a high-voltage battery; a connection module for connecting the hot portion, the electric portion, or the battery portion to any one or more radiators among a first radiator, a second radiator, and a third radiator; and a control unit configured of controlling the operations of a compressor and a valve.
US11305608B2	Air conditioner for vehicle The present invention relates to an air conditioner for a vehicle having a rear seat outlet, which can relieve temperature inversion that discharge temperature of the console vent becomes higher than discharge temperature of a rear seat floor vent in a bi-level mode, and prevent reduction of air volume of the console vent in the cooling mode. The air conditioner for a vehicle, which has a rear seat outlet, includes an air-conditioning case having an air passageway formed therein and a plurality of air outlets, and a cooling heat exchanger and a heating heat exchanger disposed in the air passageway of the air-conditioning case to exchange heat with air passing through the air passageway. Wherein the air outlets include a console vent and a rear seat floor vent, and an entrance of the rear seat floor vent is formed above an entrance of the console vent.
US11305603B2	Suspension system and vehicle Provided is a suspension system capable of expanding one of an oil chamber and a gas chamber of an intermediate unit and contracting the other when a damper compresses or expands without generating friction in the intermediate unit. The intermediate unit includes an intermediate case having an intermediate oil chamber connected to an oil chamber of a right damper and the oil chamber of a left damper and an intermediate gas chamber, and a diaphragm made of a flexible material, which partitions the intermediate oil chamber and the intermediate gas chamber.
US11305601B2	Control apparatus for suspension apparatus and suspension system A control apparatus for a suspension apparatus includes: an acquisition section which acquires a stroke amount of the suspension apparatus disposed between a vehicle body and a wheel to damp vibration propagated from the wheel; a calculation section which calculates a stroke velocity based on the stroke amount; and a damping force control section which controls damping force of the suspension apparatus based on the stroke velocity. The calculation section includes a first calculation section which differentiates the stroke amount by use of a first time constant as a time constant, to thereby calculate a first stroke velocity, and a second calculation section which differentiates the stroke amount by use of a second time constant larger than the first time constant as a time constant, to thereby calculate a second stroke velocity, and calculates the stroke velocity based on the first stroke velocity and the second stroke velocity.
US11305600B2	Vehicle behavior control apparatus A controller 10 as a generation mechanism control portion includes a base control portion 15 that determines a lower limit value on an instruction signal (i.e., a base instruction value) that serves as a lower limit on a force to be generated by a variable damper 6 (a force generation mechanism) according to at least a running speed of a vehicle. The base control portion 15 corrects the base instruction value by a base instruction value calculation portion 28 based on a result of a determination about a road surface output from a road surface determination portion 26 (i.e., a result of detection by a road surface state detection portion). A vehicle behavior control apparatus is configured to variably control a damping force characteristic of the variable damper 6 according to a road surface state with use of an instruction value output from the controller 10.
US11305598B2	Recreational off-highway vehicle A recreational off-highway vehicle includes a vehicle frame, at least one front wheel, a pair of rear wheels, a solid rear axle, a pair of trailing arms, a rear differential and a motor. The solid rear axle rotatably supports the rear wheels at its opposite ends. Each of the trailing arms is pivotally connected to the vehicle frame and the solid rear axle. A shock absorber is coupled between the vehicle frame and each of the trailing arms. The rear differential is supported on the solid rear axle and connected to the rear wheels. The transmission has a propeller shaft connected to the rear differential to drive the rear wheels. The motor is connected operatively to the transmission. The propeller shaft includes first and second drive sections that articulates relative to each other. The second drive section is connected to the rear differential.
US11305597B2	Apparatus for pulling travel trailers An apparatus for pulling travel trailers is disclosed. The apparatus for pulling a travel trailer includes an extension arm and a frame. One end of the extension arm is connected to a ball coupler, and another end of the extension arm is connected to the frame. The ball coupler is to be rotatably coupled to a gooseneck ball located on a towing truck. The frame includes a hitch ball to be coupled to a hitch ball receptacle from the travel trailer. A pair of mounting arms is extended from the frame, and a pair of clamping brackets is rotatably connected to the pair of mounting arms via a pair of hinges, respectively. The clamping brackets are configured to secure to an A-frame of the travel trailer via a set of pins.
US11305592B2	Pneumatic vehicle tire A pneumatic vehicle tire of a radial type of construction with a profiled tread (1), sidewalls (3), bead regions (2) and an airtight inner layer (4), which forms the inner side (4a) facing the interior space of the pneumatic vehicle tire, ribs (6) being formed on the inner layer (4), having been imprinted in it by a heating bladder introduced into the interior of the tire during the vulcanizing of the pneumatic vehicle tire in a tire heating mold, and a sound absorber (5) being provided so as to extend in an annular manner on a circumferential region (4b) of the inner side (4a) opposite from the tread (1).Grooves (7) have been formed by the heating bladder at least in a partial region of the circumferential region (4b) of the inner layer (4a) on which the sound absorber (5) is provided.
US11305589B2	Motorcycle tire for traveling on rough terrain A motorcycle tyre for traveling on rough terrain, the tyre includes a tread portion provided with blocks. The at least one of the blocks includes a ground contact surface having a pair of lateral edges extending in a tyre axial direction. The at least one of the blocks is provided with a pair of lateral narrow grooves extending in the tyre axial direction on the ground contact surface to form a pair of edge-side portions defined between the pair of lateral narrow grooves and the pair of lateral edges. The at least one of the pair of edge-side portions includes a neck portion having a minimum circumferential length thereof, wherein a circumferential length of the at least one of the pair of edge-side portions increases toward axially both sides from the neck portion.
US11305585B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprising a carcass 12, at least one inclined belt layer 13, at least one first circumferential cord layer 14 arranged inward in the tire radial direction of the inclined belt layer 13, a tread 16 arranged outward in the tire radial direction of the inclined belt layer 13, and a second circumferential cord layer 15 which is arranged outward in the tire radial direction so as to cover a tire width direction end of the inclined belt layer 13, and where X is defined as X=Y×n×m×d, Y is the Young's modulus (GPa) of the cord, n is the number of cords implanted (cords/50 mm), d is the cord diameter (mm), and m is the number of the first circumferential cord layers 14, X is smaller than X of the first circumferential cord layer 14.
US11305579B2	Bicycle axle A bicycle axle is provided, including a mandrel and a sleeve member. The mandrel defines an axial direction and includes an axial rod, a head portion radially protruding from an end of the axial rod and an engaging portion radially protruding from the axial rod and being axially spaced apart from the head portion. The sleeve member is sleeved around the head portion and includes a flange radially extending inwardly. At least part of the flange is located between the head portion and the engaging portion and is abuttable against the head portion and the engaging portion in the axial direction.
US11305575B2	Counterfeit-preventive optical element and information medium Provided are a highly versatile counterfeit-preventive optical element applicable to both the banknote field and the ID field and an information medium including the optical element. A counterfeit-preventive optical element (1) of an embodiment includes a first layer (2), second layer (3), and a third layer (6) that are stacked in this order. A relief structure (R) is provided between the first layer (2) and the second layer (3), the first layer (2) includes a first region (4) and a second region (5), the first region (4) totally reflects incident light incident from the first layer (2) due to at least one of the angle of a face of the relief structure (R) and the refractive index ratio of the first layer (2) and the second layer (3), and the second region (5) transmits or refracts at least some of incident light incident from the first layer (2) due to one of the angle of a face of the relief structure (R) and the refractive index ratio of the first layer (2) and the second layer (3). The transparency of the second region (5) is higher than the transparency of the first region (4) only when the optical element is observed from the first layer (2) at a particular angle.
US11305570B2	Dye sublimation ready coating for low temperature plastic substrates It is the object of the present invention to provide a new polymer coating for low temperature plastics and plastic foams that allows for the application of disperse dyes in a sublimation process that preserves the original properties of the underlying plastic substrate. The composition includes an optically clear synthetic organic polymer base holding two layers, a first reflective layer supported by the low temperature plastic substrate that includes IR radiation reflecting additives, and a second layer supported by the first layer having light scattering particulate additives. The disperse dyes utilized in the invention may include additives to absorb IR radiation provided by an external IR source positioned above the disperse dyes causing the dyes to sublimate and diffuse quickly into the light scattering layer. The combination of these layers allows for diffusion of the disperse dye ink into the light scattering layer while protecting the low temperature plastic below.
US11305568B2	Lock pins for carriage assemblies of printing devices Examples techniques to restrict unlatching of manifolds of carriage assemblies in printing devices are described. In an example, a carriage assembly of a printing device comprises a carriage structure defining an opening to house a printhead and a manifold coupled to the carriage structure. The manifold covers the printhead in a latched position and allows access to the integrated printhead in an unlatched position. A lock pin is mounted on the carriage structure, the lock pin being slideable to a first position and a second position with respect to the manifold along the carriage structure. In an example, the lock pin restricts unlatching of the manifold with the carriage structure in the second position.
US11305563B1	Apparatus to flatten a substrate along a print path of a printer Disclosed here is an apparatus to flatten the substrate as the substrate travels along the print path of a printer, thus reducing damage to the transport belt, motor, gearbox, etc., and increasing print quality. The apparatus includes two strapping metal bands mounted on the printer and parallel to the print path. The two strapping metal bands are under tension from a torsion spring and a ratchet placed at least at one end of the print path. In a rest position, the two strapping metal bands are lifted off the transport belt. When a printhead of the printer lowers to engage in printing, the printhead pushes on the two strapping metal bands causing them to push the edges of the substrate downward, thus increasing the flatness of the substrate.
US11305562B2	Image forming apparatus for paper alignment An image forming apparatus is provided. The image forming apparatus includes a printing engine, a paddle device, a stapler device, and a processor. The printing engine is to form an image on a printing paper. The paddle device is to move the printing paper ejected from the printing engine in a moving direction to align a first end of the printing paper. The stapler device is to staple the align printing paper. The processor is to control the paddle device and the stapler device to move a second end of the aligned printing paper in an opposite direction to the moving direction when the first end of the printing paper is aligned.
US11305561B2	Printer A printer that performs printing for a print region of a glass plate includes a conveying unit that includes a plurality of paired rollers adapted to sandwich both side faces of the plate, brings the paired rollers respectively in contact with the both side faces with an urging force, and conveys the plate only by the plurality of the paired rollers; a printing unit that includes a printhead and a swinging unit adapted to swing the printhead between a printing position and a retracting position and shifts the printhead to the printing position so as to come in contact with the print region by the swinging unit when printing, and performs printing for the print region by the printhead; and a suppressing guide unit that regulates floating-up of the plate when printing by coming in contact with the plate only on a neighborhood region of the side face.
US11305557B2	De-contented fluid ejection In example implementations, a system is provided. The system includes at least one fluid ejection apparatus, a heater and an energy source. The at least one fluid ejection apparatus dispenses a de-contented fluid onto a substrate during conveyance of the substrate. The heater is arranged after the at least one fluid ejection apparatus along a substrate conveying path. The heater removes a liquid from the de-contented fluid on the substrate such that the particles of the de-contented fluid remain on the substrate. The energy source is arranged after the heater along the substrate conveying path. The energy source applies energy to the substrate during the conveyance of the substrate to heat the substrate to a temperature that is approximately a melting temperature of the substrate to fuse the particles on the substrate to the substrate.
US11305551B2	Control device and storage medium A control device for a printing execution unit including a printing head, a head drive unit, and a movement unit, wherein, in a case where a non-character object region is located at an upstream end of a partial region which is configured to be printed by a first partial printing: dots are formed in a first overlap region by both the first partial printing and a second partial printing, the first overlap region including the upstream end of the partial region, wherein, in a case where a character region is located at the upstream end of the partial region, dots are formed in a second overlap region by both the first partial printing and the second partial printing, the second overlap region including the upstream end of the partial region, and wherein a length of the second overlap region is shorter than a length of the first overlap region.
US11305548B2	Cap seal and valve sequencing An ink tank includes a cap assembly attached to the ink tank by a preloaded hinge that defines a rotational axis of the cap assembly when the cap assembly is opened and closed. The preloaded hinge biases the cap assembly to an opened position when the cap assembly is unlatched. The cap assembly includes a cap housing, a bung retained within the cap housing, a spring disposed between the cap housing and the bung, a latch to hold the cap assembly in a closed position, where in the closed position the spring applies a force to provide a seal between the bung and the ink tank. The cap assembly also includes an effector that is operative when the cap assembly is unlatched, to sequence a closing of an internal valve of the ink tank and a breaking of the seal between the bung and the ink tank thereafter.
US11305546B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes a connector component, a head unit, and a relay module component. The connector component is electrically connectable to a drive board. Ink from an ink chamber is supplied to the head unit. The relay module component is between the connector component and the head unit. The relay module component is detachable from the connector component and the head unit. The relay module component includes a channel to supply the ink supplied from the ink chamber to the head unit.
US11305544B2	Cleaning nozzles of a print apparatus There is disclosed a method comprising determining, by a processor, if there are consecutive nozzles of a print apparatus that are occluded by a contaminant; and, when a predetermined number of consecutive nozzles are occluded, automatically triggering a cleaning operation to at least partially remove the contaminant.
US11305543B2	Print head maintenance Example apparatus is disclosed, including apparatus for print head maintenance, the apparatus comprising a print mead maintenance device to perform a print head maintenance operation on a print head during a printing process, and a controller to cause the print head maintenance device to perform the print head maintenance operation with a parameter based on an amount of print agent applied by the print head.
US11305542B2	Print head servicing A method comprising: soaking a portion of a web in a printing device with printing liquid from a first print head (110) of the printing device; and wiping at least one nozzle of a second print head (120) in the printing device with the soaked portion of the web. The method provides a servicing method for print heads in the printing device.
US11305541B2	Inkjet print heads cleaning system The disclosure relates to a portable system for cleaning ink jet print heads. Specifically, the disclosure relates to external, portable systems and jig assemblies for cleaning clogged nozzles of ink jet print head under controlled pressure. The jig assembly can be self-contained and detachable, and can be programmed to operate upon receiving various signals indicating clogged nozzle plate or portion thereof, and/or as a routine maintenance operating procedure.
US11305540B2	Cleaning print head cap A print head cap comprising a base element extending along a longitudinal direction and a first wall element extending along the longitudinal direction and connected to the base element. The base element comprises a cleaning element of a cleaning material on an inner side of the base element facing the first wall element. The first wall element comprises a first attachment element to removably attach the print head cap to a print head. The first attachment element allows removing the print head cap from the print head while the cleaning element remains in contact with the printing area of the print head by sliding the print head cap along the longitudinal direction, wherein the longitudinal direction is perpendicular to an ink depositing direction of the print head.
US11305537B2	Nozzle arrangements and supply channels Examples include a fluid ejection device. The fluid ejection device includes at least one fluid ejection die coupled to a support structure and having a die length and a die width. The at least one fluid ejection die may include a plurality of nozzles arranged along the die length and a die width. The plurality of nozzles is arranged such that at least one pair of neighboring nozzles are positioned at different die width positions along the width of the fluid ejection die. The at least one fluid ejection die further includes a plurality of ejection chambers including a respective ejection chamber fluidically coupled to each respective nozzle. The at least one fluid ejection die further includes an array of fluid feed holes. The array of fluid feed holes includes at least one fluid feed hole fluidically coupled to each respective ejection chamber.
US11305536B2	Ink-jet head having passage unit and actuator units attached to the passage unit, and ink-jet printer having the ink-jet head A printhead module includes a plurality of rows of printhead nozzles, at least some of the rows including at least one displaced row portion, the displacement of the row portion including a component in a direction normal to that of a pagewidth to be printed, wherein the displaced row portions of at least some of the rows are different in length than the displaced row portions of at least some of the other rows.
US11305533B2	Liquid discharge apparatus and method for manufacturing the same A liquid discharge apparatus is provided, including a liquid discharge head including: an upper substrate, a plurality of piezoelectric elements, an intermediate substrate, a lower substrate and a plurality of individual traces arranged on the upper substrate and extending toward the contacts arranged on the one end side in the second direction from the plurality of piezoelectric elements respectively.
US11305532B2	Liquid ejection head A liquid ejection head includes pressure chambers arrayed in an array direction, a supply manifold extending in the array direction, a return manifold disposed below the supply manifold, and a bypass channel. Each pressure chamber receives a pressure for ejecting liquid from a corresponding nozzle. The supply manifold communicates with the pressure chambers and includes a supply opening through which liquid enters from an exterior. The return manifold is formed by a first forming unit to extend in the array direction and communicate with the pressure chambers, and includes a return opening through which liquid exits to the exterior. The bypass channel connects the supply manifold and the return manifold. The first forming unit includes a first top surface defining a top surface of the return manifold, and a first protrusion protruding downward from the first top surface and having a lower end at which the bypass channel is open.
US11305531B2	Liquid ejection head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejection head includes a substrate; an energy generator that is provided on the substrate; an electrode portion that is provided on the substrate; a liquid ejection face that is provided near a surface of the substrate having the electrode portion; and flexible printed circuits including a conductive pattern and a base material having a first surface and a second surface, the first surface having the conductive pattern, the second surface being provided on the opposite side from the first surface. The base material of the flexible printed circuits has a leading region from the terminal end of a region having the conductive pattern to an end of the base material near the energy generator, without formation of the conductive pattern in the leading region, and at least a part of the second surface of the leading region inclines toward the substrate.
US11305530B2	Printing apparatus and method of controlling printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes: a variable resistance circuit including a plurality of resistors intercoupled and one or more drive elements that feed currents through the respective resistors; an optical sensor coupled to the variable resistance circuit; a shift register that outputs signals to select one or more of the drive elements and to turn on the selected drive elements; and a controller that acquires a detection value of the optical sensor and that controls the shift register based on the detection value.
US11305529B2	Group reference In an example, a print system is described and includes a supply interface to form electrical communication with a container of print fluid and a controller to retrieve data from a machine-readable medium coupled to the container, identify a container group identifier based on the retrieved data, and set a group flag based on a comparison of the container group identifier with data representing a group reference.
US11305521B2	Thermal transfer apparatus and transfer method A thermal transfer apparatus includes a controller to control a transfer tool and a pressing body conveyor. The controller controls the pressing body conveyor to press a predetermined region of a transfer object, and controls the transfer tool and the pressing body conveyor to press at least a portion of thermal transfer foil placed on the predetermined region pressed by the transfer tool and a light absorption film having a light absorption property and placed on the thermal transfer foil and to apply light to the light absorption film.
US11305520B2	High-shrink, high-strength multilayer film A multilayer, heat-shrinkable film has a first portion containing an outer heat seal layer and a second portion containing a PVDC barrier layer and a second outer layer comprising polyester. Both film portions comprise polymer networks which are strained by solid-state orientation, but only the first portion contains a crosslinked polymer network. The film has (i) a total free shrink at 85° C. of at least 90% and (ii) an instrumented impact energy-to-break of at least 0.0.65 J/mil and/or an instrumented impact peak load of at least 70 N/mil. The film is primarily made from ethylene-based polymers. Packaging articles can be made by sealing the film to itself. The film comprises no polyamide or polyamide in an amount up to 10 wt %, on a total film weight basis.
US11305515B2	Systems and methods for producing objects incorporating selectably active electromagnetic energy filtering layers and coatings A system and method are provided for forming body structures including energy filters/shutter components, including energy/light directing/scattering layers that are actively electrically switchable. The filters or components are operable between at least a first mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the shutter components, appear substantially transparent when viewed from an energy/light incident side, and a second mode in which the layers, and thus the presentation of the energy filters or shutter components, appear opaque to the incident energy impinging on the energy incident side. The differing modes are selectable by electrically energizing, differentially energizing and/or de-energizing electric fields in a vicinity of the energy scattering layers, including electric fields generated between a pair of transparent electrodes sandwiching an energy scattering layer. Refractive indices of transparent particles, and the transparent matrices in which the particles are fixed, are tunable according to the applied electric fields.
US11305514B2	Laminate, verification, and method of producing laminate A laminate includes a recording layer, a translucent front covering layer and a security foil laminated between the recording layer and the front covering layer and sealed in the laminate. The security foil has a thickness that is ⅕ or less the thickness of the recording layer to prevent or reduce falsification reusing the security foil. The security foil includes a relief layer having a relief surface and a protective layer covering the relief surface. In the thickness direction of the laminate, the protective layer adheres to the recording layer and the relief layer adheres to the front covering layer. The adhesion strength between the security foil and the recording layer is higher than the adhesion strength between the security foil and the front covering layer.
US11305512B2	Roll-bonded laminate and method for producing the same This invention provides a roll-bonded laminate that is excellent in press workability and/or a roll-bonded laminate with improved performance and ease of handling at the time of production. More specifically, this invention relates to a roll-bonded laminate composed of a stainless steel layer and an aluminum alloy layer with the peel strength of 60 N/20 mm or higher, a roll-bonded laminate composed of a stainless steel layer and a pure aluminum layer with the peel strength of 160 N/20 mm or higher, and a roll-bonded laminate composed of a pure titanium or titanium alloy layer and an aluminum alloy layer with the peel strength of 40 N/20 mm or higher.
US11305510B2	Splice tape with internal, interlayer separation interface A splice tape is provided. The splice tape includes two internal support layers bonded at interface between opposing inner surfaces of the internal support layers. The support layers are formed utilizing a process and/or materials that ensure that the two internal support layers separate cleanly and consistently along the interface of the two internal support layers.
US11305508B2	Impact resistant, tubular textile sleeve and method of construction thereof A protective textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members against impact and method of constructed thereof are provided. The sleeve includes a plurality of yarns interlaced with one another, with the interlaced yarns forming an elongate, circumferentially continuous, tubular wall extending lengthwise along a longitudinal axis between opposite open ends. At least some of the plurality of yarns include tubular yarn having a central cavity extending along the length of the tubular yarn, thereby providing an impact resistant, dual layered wall to the tubular yarn. The sleeve can be constructed in a weaving, braiding or knitting process, wherein the tubular yarn can be interlaced as a woven yarn, braided yarn, or knit yarn, and further, the tubular yarn can be interlaced as an inserted yarn.
US11305502B2	Tire uniformity correcting drum and tire uniformity correcting apparatus including same A tire uniformity correcting drum comprises: a lower drum to be in contact with a portion of an inner circumferential surface of a tire; an upper drum provided to be movable up and down with respect to the lower drum and configured to press another portion of the inner circumferential surface of the tire which is not in contact with the lower drum; and a hydraulic driving unit configured to connect the lower drum and the upper drum and move up and down the upper drum with respect to the lower drum. A contact area of the upper drum with the inner circumferential surface of the tire is smaller than a contact area of the lower drum with the inner circumferential surface of the tire.
US11305498B2	System and method for fabricating a composite ply layup A method is provided for fabricating a composite ply layup with a desired shape. The method includes moving a shuttle having a sheet of elastic material into engagement with at least one composite ply at a ply pickup station, and picking up the at least one composite ply with the shuttle. The method also includes transporting the shuttle and the at least one composite ply from the ply pickup station to a forming station, and moving the shuttle and the at least one composite ply into engagement with a forming tool at the forming station or any previously laid plies on the forming tool. The method further includes compacting the at least one composite ply on the forming tool or any previously laid plies on the forming tool with the shuttle to form the composite ply layup with the desired shape.
US11305493B2	Container with product visualization aperture The present invention relates to a method for providing a product viewing window in a container. The container has at least a body ply and a liner ply, wherein the body ply has at least one aperture therethrough. The liner ply is adhered across the aperture, forming a window into the container. A window-finishing machine that comprises at least two platens and, optionally, a machine pocket positioned between them, a heating element extending through at least one of the platens, and a pressurized air device engages a container. The heating element heats the window of the container to the desired temperature, pressurized air is injected into the container such that the window is forced at least partially through the aperture of the container (and optionally into contact with the machine pocket wall), and the container window is then cooled to the desired temperature.
US11305492B2	Pig for use in a system for lining ducts water or sewage pipes The present invention relates to a pig for use in a system for lining ducts such as water or sewage pipes or electrical ducts or gas pipes. The pig is insertable at least partly within a fabric liner sleeve located in a duct such as a water or sewage pipe and is capable of heating the liner sleeve in situ in the duct to melt or soften thermoplastic material of the liner sleeve to subsequently form, on cooling of the melted thermoplastic material, a rigid liner in the duct. A pig for fitting a liner to the inside of a pipe, comprising a pig body defining a longitudinal axis in a longitudinal direction from a front portion to a rear portion; a gas supply port in the front portion; a gas outlet diffuser forming part of the rear portion; a heating chamber in the pig body forming a flow path from the fluid inlet to the outlet diffuser; and a heater within the heating chamber, wherein the outlet diffuser comprises a plurality of channels, each channel comprising an inlet facing the front portion in the longitudinal direction and an outlet extending radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis.
US11305485B2	System, method and apparatus for fluidized bed additive manufacturing A system, method and apparatus for additive manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes fluidizing particles with a medium to form a fluidized bed and additively manufacturing an article formed from the particles. The article has an open porous structure defining a plurality of pores and a plurality of fluid paths through the article. The method further includes flowing the particles and the medium through the fluid paths while the fluid paths are being formed. The article may be additively manufactured by selectively sintering the particles at target areas on the article which are near the surface of the fluidized bed.
US11305484B2	Laminated object additive manufacturing for veneer applications A method of laminated object additive manufacturing for veneer applications may include, but is not limited to, loading at least one veneer into a laminated object additive manufacturing device, feeding a first layer of the at least one veneer over a working surface of the laminated object additive manufacturing device, cutting the first layer of the at least one veneer to form a first portion of the veneer product, actuating the working surface, feeding an additional layer of the at least one veneer over the first layer of the at least one veneer, and cutting the additional layer of the at least one veneer to form an additional portion of the veneer product. The at least one veneer may be fabricated from a mixture including wood product and a binder. The first layer and/or the additional layer may be cured.
US11305483B2	Techniques for application of light in additive fabrication and related systems and methods Techniques for illuminating a photocurable material within a build area of an additive fabrication device are described. According to some aspects, a light source is provided that can be moved alongside a build area, allowing light to be directed to any desired position within the build area by moving the light source. This configuration may also allow the distance from the light source to the build area to be substantially the same for each position across the build area by moving the light source whilst maintaining a fixed distance from the light source to the build volume. The described approach may allow for fabrication of larger parts in an additive fabrication device by expanding or eliminating the practical upper limit on the area of the build volume that can be imposed by use of a laser light source in such a device.
US11305479B2	Cartridge having composite material A cartridge (1) for a 3D printer, wherein the cartridge (1) has a nozzle or is designed in such a way that a predefined nozzle can be formed in the cartridge (1). The cartridge (1) contains a dental composite material, and the dental composite material comprises a curable, in particular a light-hardenable, matrix and only fillers having a maximum particle size of <5 μm. The dental composite material has a viscosity, in a non-cured state, in the range of 1 to 10,000 Pas, preferably 10 to 2,000 Pas, more preferably between 50 to 800 Pa*s.
US11305470B2	Method of manufacturing a moulded product The present invention relates to methods of manufacturing moulded products, for example building panels, and in particular, but not exclusively, to manufacturing a panel comprising natural stone or rock set into a polymeric layer. The method of manufacturing a moulded product as described herein comprises at least one article being set into a polymeric layer, followed by placing the at least one article and particulate ferrous material in a container so that at least a portion of the or each article is embedded in the particulate ferrous material, introducing a polymeric material into the container to form the moulded product, and removing the moulded product from the container.
US11305469B2	Method for producing an interior unit for a motor vehicle, and interior unit for a motor vehicle A method for production of an interior unit for a motor vehicle includes production of a support by injection molding, featuring an enclosed front side, wherein at a backside of the support a screw boss is formed whose drill hole is sealed by a support section in the direction of the front side of the support, which support section features a reduced wall thickness in comparison to the remainder of the support, and production of a foam layer on the enclosed front side of the support. Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to an interior unit for a motor vehicle.
US11305467B2	Toggled roll stack A roll stack for the production of plastic sheeting uses a pneumatically-operated toggle joint, instead of a hydraulic press, to precisely separate two rollers. The pneumatically-operated toggle joint allows the rollers to be more quickly and safely further separated from each other in case there is an emergency.
US11305459B2	Device and method for semi-automatic concrete mixing and for training operators for use thereof A system and method for automatically controlling concrete batch mixing cycles and for training an operator to minimize the mixing cycles, includes receiving real time mixer motor power measurements; detecting an initial peak value among the real time mixer motor power measurements; determining, by a processor, an initial amount of water to add to a concrete batch; waiting a first time period to determine a first supplemental amount of water to add to a concrete batch; and, then, periodically determining additional supplemental amounts of water to add to a concrete batch; until, the real time mixer motor power measurements meet a pre-determined target mixer motor power value, responsive to which, one or more outputs are activated, such as a user interface indicator that the batch is ready, or an optional electronic signal to a batch control system to dump the batch, or both.
US11305456B2	Selective laser sintering device A selective laser sintering (SLS) device. The SLS device includes a laser forming unit, a support platform and a driving mechanism. The support platform is configured to support a plurality of raw materials for additive manufacturing of an object including a plurality of sections. The laser forming unit is disposed on the support platform and is configured to lay powders on a surface of each section of the object and sinter the powders. The driving mechanism is disposed under the laser forming unit and includes a vertical driving mechanism and a horizontal driving mechanism. The vertical driving mechanism is connected to the laser forming unit and configured to lift the laser forming unit layer by layer. The horizontal driving mechanism is configured to drive the laser forming unit to move in a horizontal direction with respect to the support platform.
US11305454B2	Moveable saw fence and saw support A miter saw includes a base, a horizontal table supported by the base, an arm pivotably coupled to the base at a rear pivot point configured to permit the arm to pivot about a horizontal axis, a circular saw blade arbor supported by the arm at a location spaced forward from the rear pivot point, and a circular saw blade supported by and concentric with the arbor. The saw blade is configured to be driven to cut a workpiece on the horizontal table. The rear pivot point permits the blade to move along an arc in a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal table. Between a rear edge of the arbor and a rear edge of the blade, the arm extends substantially above the height of the blade to allow substantially the entire blade area rearward of the rear edge of the arbor to be available for cutting the workpiece.
US11305453B2	Dismantling system A system for dismantling a pallet includes a feed system configured to convey the pallet along a direction of travel. The feed system has a measuring station and a staging area. The measuring station is configured to obtain dimensions of the pallet. A saw is configured to dismantle the pallet. A manipulator includes a robotic arm. The manipulator is configured to move the pallet from the staging area to the saw for dismantling.
US11305448B1	Food cutting assembly A food cutting assembly a loop that has a circular shape. The loop includes a plurality of sections telescopically coupled together to allow a diameter of the loop to be selectively adjusted. The sections are comprised of a resiliently flexible material. A spanning member is attached to an inner surface of the loop and traverses a diameter of the loop. The spanning member includes a middle section and a pair of end sections. Each of the end sections extends into and is slidably extendable outwardly of the middle section. The middle section and the end sections each have a bottom surface comprising a cutting member.
US11305443B2	Utility instrument and a method of using same A utility instrument is in the form of a cutting tool suitable for fitting onto a user's finger. The tool has a blade and a sheath, both coupled to a mounting structure. The blade and sheath are pivotable with respect to each other. A user can wear the tool on a finger about a finger joint. The user can bend the finger to set the tool to an open condition to expose the blade for use, and can stretching the finger to set the tool to a closed condition to safely shade the blade using the sheath. The tool may further have a housing for fully receiving the blade. The blade may extend out of the housing for use, and may be retracted into the housing for safety.
US11305441B2	Tool for removing a head assembly or a knot of a tie secured around an object A tool for removing a head or knot of a cable bundling device includes a housing, an opening, and a cutting element disposed within the opening. The housing defines the opening and a funneling element is position within the opening to direct the object to be cut towards an exposed cutting edge of the cutting element. The opening and funneling element are sized and arranged to accommodate the head or knot of the cable device while preventing any undesirable articles from being exposed to the cutting edge. The funneling element includes a wedge shape to prove improved access between the cable tie and the cutting edge.
US11305438B2	Robot control device, robot, and robot system A robot control device that controls a robot including a motor, the robot control device comprising: a power converter that is connected to the motor by a power line and converts supplied power to power to be supplied to the motor; a brake that brakes the motor by short-circuiting the power lines, and an inductance element that is provided on the power line and positioned closer to the power converter side than a connection point between the brake and the power line.
US11305437B2	Robot hand, robot apparatus, and method of producing electronic apparatus A robot hand according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a finger unit and a guide member. The finger unit is capable of holding a flexible linear member such that the linear member is slidable in a longitudinal direction of the linear member, the linear member being a linear member whose one end is fixed. The guide member is mounted on the finger unit, and includes a guide section that guides the linear member to a predetermined position.
US11305429B2	Synchronization of multiple robots In the following, a method for synchronizing the motion sequences of at least two robots will be described. In accordance with one embodiment, the method comprises the following: During operation of a robot cell having at least two robots, a path parameter is regularly calculated for each of the at least two robots based on a current position of the respective robot and on a previously specified robot path of the respective robot. The path parameter represents the current position of the robot. Subsequently, a run-ahead limit is calculated for each robot based on the path parameters determined for the respective other robots. Based on the respective calculated run-ahead limit, the path speed of every robot can be adjusted.
US11305427B2	Robot system and robot control method A robot system includes a robot, an image acquisition part, an image prediction part, and an operation controller. The image acquisition part acquires a current image captured by a robot camera arranged to move with the end effector. The image prediction part predicts a next image to be captured by the robot camera based on a teaching image model and the current image. The teaching image model is constructed by a machine learning of teaching image which is predicted to capture by the robot camera while the movable part performs an adjustment operation. The operation controller calculates the command value for operating the movable part so that the image captured by the robot camera approaches the next image, and controls the movable part based on the command value.
US11305422B2	Control apparatus and control method To accurately predict a sensor value even in the case where external force is received. A control apparatus according to the present disclosure includes a prediction section that, in an actuator including a torque sensor that detects torque generated at a driving shaft, and an encoder that detects a rotational angle of the driving shaft, predicts a detection value of the encoder on a basis of a detection value of the torque sensor, or predict the detection value of the torque sensor on a basis of the detection value of the encoder, and a trouble determination section that compares a prediction value predicted by the prediction section with an actually measured value of the torque sensor or the encoder to perform trouble determination on the torque sensor or the encoder.
US11305416B1	Dynamic arrangement of motorized furniture Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for validation of mobile device workflows. In some implementations, sensor data is received from a sensor located at a property. Based on the sensor data, an event that is occurring at the property is determined. Based on the event that is occurring at the property, a configuration for furniture located at the property is determined. Instructions are provided to the furniture to move into the configuration.
US11305409B2	Retrieving device and impact mechanism for an electric nail gun having the same A retrieving device is adapted to be installed in an electric nail gun. The retrieving device includes at least one stationary seat that is adapted to be connected to a swing arm of the nail gun and that has at least one stationary elongated hole being elongated in an extending direction, at least one moving seat that is adapted to be co-movably connected to a movable impact member of the nail gun, and at least one resilient member that interconnects the at least one stationary seat and the at least one moving seat, and that has at least one first end coil extending through the at least one stationary elongated hole and being movable parallel to the extending direction along the at least one stationary elongated hole.
US11305407B2	Tension fed fastener installation tool and related methods of use An installation tool and related methods are provided. The tool can pull a strip of collated fasteners along a collated fastener path to a guide, where individual fasteners are sequentially separated from the strip and advanced into a workpiece. The tool can include a tension feeder located downstream of the guide. The tension feeder is configured to apply tension to the strip between the guide and a leading end of the strip. The tool can include a driveshaft configured to attach to a conventional drive tool chuck or a drive tool having hexagonal type drive components. The guide can be one piece and replaceable, with a guide body and a guide head. A strip slot can be defined in the same to align a fastener head with a backstop and facilitate entry of a fastener shank in a feed slot. Related methods of use are provided.
US11305406B2	Power tool having hammer mechanism A power tool, such as a hammer driver-drill (1), includes a spindle (26) that is axially and rotatable supported inside a metal gear case (41). A first cam (83) is affixed to the spindle so as to rotate therewith and is housed in the gear case (41). A second cam (84) is disposed around spindle such that it is rotatable separately with respect to the spindle and can be brought into contact with the first cam. Hammer-switching levers (95) are movable relative to the gear case between an advanced position, at which rotation of the second cam is restricted (blocked), and a retracted position, at which the rotational restriction on the second cam is released. Receiving members (89) are respectively interposed between the gear case and the hammer-switching levers and are configured to absorb vibration generated when a hammering operation is being performed using the power tool.
US11305405B2	Cutter clamp, an attachment device, a cutter clamp kit and a holding frame The present disclosure relates to a cutter clamp (8, 37) that comprises a first arm part (10, 39) and a second arm part (11, 40), where the arm parts (10, 11; 39, 40) are arcuate and arranged to adjustably at least partially enclose a major part of a circumference (57, 63) having a center (58, 64). The cutter clamp (8, 37) comprises at least one hollow rod (21, 22; 48, 62) arranged for receiving a mounting rod (36) for a power cutter (1, 56) in a pivoting manner. The smaller circumference the arm parts (10, 11; 39, 40) are adjusted for, the closer to the center (58, 64) said hollow rod (21, 22; 48, 62) is moved. The present disclosure also relates to a cutter clamp attachment device (68), a cutter clamp kit and a cutter clamp holding frame (76).
US11305404B2	Sprung carrier Tooling for engaging with a workpiece has a body and a spring section formed as a monolithic structure from a resilient material. At least three deformable arms connect a movable shuttle to the body, the arms being configured to enable constrained movement of the shuttle relative to the body.
US11305395B2	Thermal displacement compensation system A thermal displacement compensation system detects a state quantity indicating a state of a machine, infers a thermal displacement compensation amount of the machine from the detected state quantity, and performs a thermal displacement compensation of the machine based on the inferred thermal displacement compensation amount of the machine. The thermal displacement compensation system generates a learning model by machine learning that uses a feature quantity, and stores the generated learning model in association with a combination of specified conditions of individual difference of the machine.
US11305394B2	Blade guard for saw of saw house and method A blade guard assembly for a circular saw blade of a saw house includes a blade cover with a face panel and an edge portion that extends from the face panel. An actuator is mountable the blade cover and the structure of the saw house. When the blade guard assembly is mounted in saw house, the blade cover is movable with the actuator between a covered position and an exposed position. In the covered position, the face panel and edge portion at least partially surround the saw blade. In the exposed position, the face panel is spaced from the saw blade.
US11305386B2	Heat exchanger, air conditioner, and apparatus for manufacturing heat exchanger A heat exchanger includes a flat tube and a plurality of fins. The plurality of fins are arranged on the flat tube and inclined with respect to a longitudinal direction of a cross section perpendicular to an axis of the flat tube. The plurality of fins may be inclined at different angles with respect to the axis of the flat tube. The flat tube may include a straight portion on which the plurality of fins are arranged, and a bend on which at least one fin other than the plurality of fins is arranged. The at least one fin extends perpendicularly to the axis of the flat tube.
US11305384B2	Cartesian positioning device and laser-machining head having same According to the invention, a Cartesian positioning device for positioning an optics includes an optics socket for holding the optics; a y actuating element for linear movement of the optics socket in the y direction, the y actuating element having a y slider at one end; an x actuating element for linear movement of the optics socket in the x direction, the x actuating element having an x slider at one end; wherein the x actuating element and the y actuating element are arranged on a support element and adjustable along the y direction. Furthermore, a laser machining head for machining a workpiece by means of a laser beam includes such a Cartesian positioning device for positioning an optics, the optics being arranged in a beam path of the laser machining head.
US11305381B2	Welding method One aspect of the present disclosure is a welding method including welding an upper plate and a lower plate overlapped with the upper plate by irradiating a surface of the upper plate with a laser beam. The welding includes forming a main welding path that intersects a welding advancing direction and that includes turning points. The upper plate and the lower plate are arranged in an inclined manner with respect to a horizontal plane when viewed parallel to the welding advancing direction. In the forming the main welding path, an amount of energy applied by the laser beam in an area in a neighborhood of the turning point on a vertically upper side is designed to be larger than an amount of energy applied by the laser beam in an area in a neighborhood of the turning point on a vertically lower side.
US11305373B2	Ultrasonic additively manufactured coldplates on heat spreaders A method of forming a cooling structure for a heat-dissipating surface includes arranging a heat spreader layer adjacent the heat-dissipating surface, bonding a coldplate directly to the heat spreader layer opposite the heat-dissipating surface, and forming an intermetallic bond between the heat spreader layer and the coldplate. The coldplate is bonded to the heat spreader layer using ultrasonic additive manufacturing.
US11305369B2	Engine-based welder with auto-start feature In one embodiment, a welding system includes an engine and a generator connected to the engine. The welding system also includes a power source having a controller. The power source is electrically connected to a welding electrode and a workpiece. The controller determines that an electrical load on the welding system has not been detected for a first time period while the engine is running, determines that a coolant temperature meets a minimum requirement, commands shutdown of the engine when the load has not been detected for the first time period and when the coolant temperature meets the minimum requirement, determines that the load has been detected (due to a single contact of the welding electrode to the workpiece) during a second time period after the engine has been shut down, and commands restart of the engine when the load has been detected during the second time period.
US11305368B2	Inductive position sensor with switch function A sensor which includes inductive coils and an inductance to digital converter. The output of the sensor may be used to replace the functions of a switch and a potentiometer to initiate and control various outputs in welding-type systems and applications.
US11305365B2	Logic switching device and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a logic switching device and a method of manufacturing the same. The logic switching device may include a domain switching layer adjacent to a gate electrode. The domain switching layer may include a ferroelectric material region and an anti-ferroelectric material region. The domain switching layer may be a non-memory element. The logic switching device may include a channel, a source and a drain both connected to the channel, the gate electrode arranged to face the channel, and the domain switching layer provided between the channel and the gate electrode.
US11305364B2	Apparatus and method for attaching interconnector of solar cell panel A solar cell connecting method for manufacturing a solar cell string, includes placing first interconnectors on a working table by a first fixing member fixing both sides of the first interconnectors in a longitudinal direction and transporting the first interconnectors in a state that the first interconnectors are spaced apart from each other at intervals; placing a first solar cell on the first interconnectors, fixing the first solar cell and the first interconnectors by an exhaust adsorption, and releasing the first fixing member from the first interconnectors; and placing second interconnectors on the first solar cell and the working table by the first fixing member fixing both sides of the second interconnectors in a longitudinal direction and transporting the second interconnectors in a state that the second interconnectors are spaced apart from each other at intervals.
US11305363B2	Repair of through-hole damage using braze sintered preform A method may include removing a portion of a base component adjacent to a damaged portion of the base component to define a repair portion of the base component. The base component may include a cobalt- or nickel-based superalloy, and the repair portion of the base component may include a through-hole extending from a first surface of the base component to a second surface of the base component. The method also may include forming a braze sintered preform to substantially reproduce a shape of the through-hole. The braze sintered preform may include a Ni- or Co-based alloy. The method additionally may include placing the braze sintered preform in the through-hole and heating at least the braze sintered preform to cause the braze sintered preform to join to the repair portion of the base component and change a microstructure of the braze sintered preform to a brazed and diffused microstructure.
US11305361B1	Saw tool A saw tool is provided, including: a rotatable member, a first end portion of the rotatable member being configured to be connected with a power source, a second end portion of the rotatable member including an insertion hole; and a driven assembly, driven by the rotatable member to be reciprocatably movable relative to the rotatable member; wherein the driven assembly includes a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to the first end portion, the first end portion being configured to be connected with a driving tool, the second end portion being slidably received within the insertion hole.
US11305360B2	Milling head for a ball track milling cutter, ball track milling cutter having a milling head of this type, method for producing a cutting edge for a ball track milling cutter, computer program product for carrying out a method of this type, data carrier having a computer program product of this type, and grinding machine for carrying out the method A milling head for a ball track milling cutter includes an imaginary center axis, a first, working-side end and a second, clamping-side end opposite the first end when viewed along the central axis, and comprising at least one geometrically defined cutting edge, extending along a cutting edge profile of the cutting edge from a first cutting edge end facing the first end of the milling head in the direction of the second end of the milling head up to a second cutting edge end facing the second end of the milling head, wherein at least one cutting edge is formed as an intersecting line between the rake face associated with at least one cutting edge and a first flank face associated with at least one cutting edge, wherein at least one cutting edge is assigned a negative rake angle, a first clearance angle and a wedge angle. It is provided that a value of the negative rake angle in the region of the first cutting edge end has a different value than in the region of the second cutting edge end, that the first clearance angle in the region of the first cutting edge end has a different value than in the region of the second cutting edge end, and that the wedge angle along the cutting edge profile is constant.
US11305359B2	Device for securing a boring bar A fixing device for fixing a boring bar on a material-removing machine includes a reducing sleeve with a hollow profile arranged on a front face which faces away from a machine chuck. The boring bar is received in an interior of the hollow profile. An end region of the boring bar projects from the hollow profile and carries a cutting tool. The hollow profile has a wall arranged between the interior and an exterior of the hollow profile. The wall has a first thickness and a second thickness. The first thickness is less than the second thickness. The first thickness is established at a side of the fixing device where the cutting tool projects radially from the boring bar. A longitudinal axis of the hollow profile is parallel to and at a distance from the axis of the reducing sleeve which is coaxial with the interior of the boring bar.
US11305349B2	Method and apparatus for forming layers of particles for use in additive manufacturing A method and an apparatus for forming a particle layer are provided. The layering method includes injecting particles in an injection zone defined at a gas-liquid interface between a carrier liquid and an ambient gas, and controlling a flow of the carrier liquid along the gas-liquid interface to carry the particles downstream along a particle flow path from the injection zone to a layer formation zone. The method also includes accumulating the particles in the layer formation zone to gradually form the particle layer on the gas-liquid interface, and withdrawing the particle layer from the layer formation zone. The particle layer formed by the layering method and apparatus can be used to fabricate a three-dimensional object by additive manufacturing.
US11305347B2	Method for manufacturing sintered component, sintered component, and drill Provided is a method for manufacturing a sintered component, which can suppress occurrence of edge chipping when a through-hole is formed in a powder-compact green body and also has a good productivity. The method for manufacturing a sintered component includes a molding step of press-molding a raw material powder containing a metal powder and thus fabricating a powder-compact green body; a drilling step of forming a hole in the powder-compact green body using a drill; a sintering step of sintering the powder-compact green body after drilling, wherein the drill used for drilling has a circular-arc shaped cutting edge on a point portion thereof.
US11305346B2	Poppet valve and method of its manufacture A method for manufacturing a poppet valve or mushroom valve includes providing a mixture of metal powder and a binder, filling and pressing said mixture in a mold, to obtain a green product, removing the binder from the green product, and thermally sintering the green product to a poppet valve blank, by hot isostatic pressing. A poppet valve is also provided that is manufactured with this method.
US11305345B2	Method for preparing neodymium-iron-boron permanent magnetic material A method for preparing a NdFeB permanent magnetic material may include providing a covered NdFeB magnetic powder by depositing heavy rare earth particles or high-melting particles onto a NdFeB magnetic powder by physical vapor deposition; and performing orientation molding and sintering on the covered NdFeB magnetic powder to provide the NdFeB permanent magnetic material.
US11305344B2	Process for the preparation of bimetallic core/shell nanoparticles and their catalytic applications The present invention disclosed an improved process for the preparation of bimetallic core-shell nanoparticles by using facile aqueous phase synthesis strategy and their application in catalysis such as selective hydrogenation of alkynes into alkenes or alkanes and CO hydrogenation to hydrocarbons.
US11305338B2	Method for manufacturing a crystallizer for continuous casting A crystallizer for continuous casting including a tubular body formed of a first and a second tubular element both monolithic each made in one single piece in a metal alloy and mounted coaxial, the first inside the second with radial play, one of the first and second tubular element being provided with one or more grooves opened towards the other tubular element; the first and second tubular element are mechanically coupled together, by plastic deformation by means of drawing between a die and a mandrel appropriately shaped, in such a manner to eliminate the radial play, so that the tubular body is monolithic and the grooves are radially closed, forming conduits in the tubular body configured to serve as cooling conduits and/or housing reinforcement bars.
US11305335B2	Curing agent for water glass molding and manufacturing method and use thereof A curing agent for water glass molding comprises: ester; amorphous silica; and water. The amorphous silica is formed by means of a pyrolysis method and/or by means of a precipitation method. Also disclosed is a use of the curing agent for water glass molding in preparation of a casting mold and a mold core. Respective components of the curing agent comprising ester, amorphous silica and water are mixed at a high speed to form a suspension. Next, the suspension is applied to prepare a water glass self-hardening sand. The curing agent does not cause powder contamination, and can be measured and added conveniently. Also disclosed are a manufacturing method of the curing agent for water glass molding and a water glass self-hardening sand.
US11305334B2	Method and apparatus for forging gear The present disclosure provides a method for forging a gear capable of preventing burrs from being formed at an edge of the surface opposite to a direction in which a material in external teeth of the material is pushed. A first exemplary aspect is a method for moving the second punch along a tooth profile groove of the guide die to stack the material and the second punch in this order; and pushing the material and the second punch into a tooth profile groove of the tooth profile die in a stacked state to pass them therethrough, in which a tooth pressing part of the second punch covers at least an edge of a region where external teeth are formed on a surface of the material on the first punch side.
US11305331B2	Binding machine and auxiliary member for binding machine A binding machine includes a curl guide configured to guide a wire in a loop shape around a binding target and a twisting part configured to bind the binding target by twisting the wire guided in the loop shape around the binding target. The curl guide has a tapered protrusion at a tip end-side.
US11305326B2	Process and system for pressure forming of a workpiece A process and a system for forming of a workpiece using a press including a pressure generator, a forming tool, and an at least in part elastically deformable element, are disclosed. At least one of the workpiece or the forming tool is heated, and the workpiece is formed using the press so as to obtain a formed workpiece. The heating of at least one of the workpiece or the forming tool is such that the temperature of the at least one of the workpiece or the forming tool during the forming of the workpiece by way of forming pressure generated by the pressure generator is higher than the ambient temperature.
US11305325B2	Processing method for metal plate A processing method for a metal plate includes a curve surface forming recess forming step, a protruding step, and a shaping and dividing step. In the curve surface forming recess forming step, a recess is formed in the metal plate, the recess having an outer periphery forming a curve surface, a side portion formed in a frustum, and a bottom portion being round. In the protruding step, a portion of the recess from the bottom portion to the side portion is protruded toward an inside of the recess, and the side portion of the recess is formed to be close to a center of the recess. In the shaping and dividing step, the protruded portion and the outer periphery of the recess are shaped so that the recess is divided into a group of the plural recess portions adjacent to each other.
US11305324B2	Geared conduit bender A tool, such as a conduit bender, that includes a gear assembly for providing a mechanical advantage when bending a workpiece conduit. The gear assembly comprises a pinion gear rotatably coupled to a handle, the handle including a pin that can be selectively engaged with the pinion gear. The conduit bender also includes a shoe with teeth that protrude radially inward from a curved outer portion. When the conduit bender is in use, the teeth of the pinion gear engage with the teeth of the shoe.
US11305320B2	Method for producing seamless metal pipe A method for producing a seamless metal pipe includes the steps of: preparing a billet having a diameter (B); heating the billet; forming, in a center part of a rear end of the heated billet, a hole including four grooves extending in an axial direction of the billet, the grooves each having a groove width (D) satisfying Formula (1), a groove height (H) satisfying Formula (2), and a groove depth (L1) satisfying Formula (3); and subjecting the billet provided with the hole to piercing-rolling from a front end thereof by means of a piercing machine. By this means, the generation of burrs and internal defects at the rear end of a hollow shell after piercing-rolling can be suppressed. 0.12≤D/B≤0.25 (1) 0.10≤H/B≤0.20 (2) 0.05≤L1/B≤0.10 (3)
US11305319B2	Device and method for cleaning monocrystalline pulling apparatus A device for cleaning the inside of a monocrystalline pulling apparatus includes a main tube unit to be inserted into a pull chamber and an inner surface cleaning mechanism that is provided at an upper part of the main tube unit and cleans the inner surface of the pull chamber. The main tube unit includes a retreat/housing section into which a seed chuck provided at the lower end of a wire retreats and which houses the seed chuck therein, and a continuous extension mechanism that is provided at the lower part of the main tube unit and to which a plurality of extension rods are capable of being added and joined. Accordingly, the inner surface of the pull chamber is efficiently cleaned.
US11305318B2	Particle sorting apparatus and particle sorting method A particle sorting apparatus is provided. The particle sorting apparatus includes a first detector of a first scatter channel to detect a first light scatter generated by a particle flowing in a flow channel of a fluid sample and passing through a first laser beam, and a second detector of a second scatter channel to detect a second light scatter generated by the particle flowing in the flow channel of the fluid sample and passing through a second laser beam. The particle sorting apparatus also includes circuitry configured to output a first scatter pulse information and a first detection time of the first light scatter channel, a second scatter pulse information and a second detection time of the second light scatter channel. The first laser beam and the second laser beam are irradiated to the particle in different positions of the flow channel.
US11305314B2	Separator screen in discs or stars for waste, axle usable in such screen as well as method for modifying a separator screen in discs or stars for waste An axle useable in a disc or star separator screen for waste includes a rotation shaft defining a longitudinal axis, a plurality of discs or stars integrally coupled with the rotation shaft, and a plurality of anti-clogging sleeves mounted idle on the rotation shaft, each of the anti-clogging sleeves being interposed between a respective pair of consecutive discs or stars. Each anti-clogging sleeve has a first rotating element and a second rotating element arranged adjacent to each other, at least one of which is a tubular body. The rotating elements are mounted idle on the rotation shaft so as to rotate independently with respect to each other.
US11305305B2	Method for controlling an electrostatic atomizer for liquids The invention relates to a method for controlling an electrostatic atomizer for liquids, the atomizer comprising a liquid tank and a delivery device for liquid from the liquid tank, a high-voltage source and also at least one atomizer nozzle for the atomization of liquid, the at least one atomizer nozzle being connected to the high-voltage source. Here, the voltage and/or the current intensity at at least one of the atomizer nozzles are detected by sensors of control electronics and/or the voltage and/or the current intensity at the high-voltage source are detected by sensors of the control electronics.
US11305299B2	Micro-bubble generator and shower head One object is to generate, without the need for a motive power source and a high level of machining accuracy, micro-bubbles containing a large amount of fine air bubbles. Another object is to provide a micro-bubble generator that switches between micro-bubble water, which contains micro-bubbles, and foamed water containing a large amount of air and having a tender texture. The micro-bubble generator includes: a water passage that includes a smaller diameter portion and a larger diameter portion disposed on the downstream side of the smaller diameter portion; an air inlet disposed in the larger diameter portion and an elastic body disposed in the air inlet and configured to isolate the water passage from external air. The elastic body is compressible by negative pressure generated in the water passage, causing the external air to be sucked into the water passage through the air inlet and over the compressed elastic body.
US11305298B2	Discharge modifier for pressurized vessels A discharge modifier for a pressurized vessel. A shroud includes a base wall, a circumferentially extending skirt extending away from the base wall, and an outlet in the skirt. A manifold includes a hub, including an axial lower end, an axially upper end, a radially outer surface, an inlet at the lower end, a main passage extending between the lower and upper ends, and a plurality of branch passages in fluid communication with, and extending transversely outwardly from, the main passage. The manifold also includes a plurality of barrels extending radially outwardly with respect to the manifold hub, and including a plurality of barrel passages in fluid communication with the plurality of branch passages of the manifold hub.
US11305293B2	Method and apparatus for recycling asphalt milings Apparatus and method for recycling asphalt millings containing bitumen and stone. A milling tube is provided having an outer tube and an inner tube axially aligned with and substantially contained within the outer tube, the inner tube having a diameter less that a diameter of the outer tube to thus define a mixing space between the inner and outer tubes. At least one of the inner and outer tubes is adapted to rotate relative to the other. An inlet is provided to the mixing space to receive the asphalt millings. A plurality of inner tube projections project radially outward from a surface of the inner tube toward the outer tube, and a plurality of outer tube projections project radially inward from a surface of the outer tube toward the inner tube. The milling tube facilitates the separation of the asphalt millings into bitumen and stone as one of the inner and outer tubes rotates relative to the other. Preferably, at least one of the outer and inner tubes contains an abrasive coating on a surface thereof, the inner tube projections and outer tube projections are comprised of wire rope, and an inlet is provided in the outer tube through which cold air can be applied to the mixing space.
US11305285B2	Cap for closing a sample container for microwave treatment and a method and sample assembly for performing microwave treatment A cap closes a sample vessel for the microwave treatment of samples. The cap contains a closure body for closing the sample vessel. The closure body is fitted to the sample vessel and closes the sample vessel at a sealing surface. A spring-loaded pressure relief valve and a vent duct are provided. The vent duct, the pressure relief valve and the closure body are configured in such a manner that the vent duct connects the closure body via the pressure relief valve to the surrounding area such that when a defined first pressure level is exceeded at the closure body excess pressure can escape through the vent duct into the area surrounding the cap. A reservoir is provided. The reservoir and the vent duct are configured such that condensate precipitating in the vent duct accumulates in the reservoir when the cap is in the state fitted to the sample vessel.
US11305284B2	Determining a bulk concentration of a target in a sample using a digital assay with compartments having nonuniform volumes An embodiment of a system includes a compartment-generating device, a compartment detector, and electronic computing circuitry. The device is configured to generate compartments of a digital assay, at least one of the compartments having a respective volume that is different from a respective volume of each of at least another one of the compartments. The detector is configured to determine a number of the compartments each having a respective number of a target that is greater than a threshold number of the target. And the electronic circuitry is configured to determine a bulk concentration of the target in a source of the sample in response to the determined number of compartments. Because such a system can be configured to estimate a bulk concentration of a target in a source from a polydisperse digital assay, the system can be portable, and lower-cost and faster, than conventional systems.
US11305282B2	Devices, processes, and systems for determination of nucleic acid sequence, expression, copy number, or methylation changes using combined nuclease, ligase, polymerase, and sequencing reactions The present invention relates to methods, devices, instruments, processes, and systems for the highly specific, targeted molecular analysis of regions of human genomes and transcriptomes from the blood, i.e. from cell free circulating DNA, exosomes, microRNA, IncRNA, circulating tumor cells, or total blood cells. The technology enables highly sensitive identification and enumeration of mutation, expression, copy number, translocation, alternative splicing, and methylation changes using spatial multiplexing and combined nuclease, ligation, polymerase, and sequencing reactions. Such technology may be used for non-invasive early detection of cancer, non-invasive cancer prognosis, and monitoring both treatment efficacy and disease recurrence of cancer.
US11305279B2	Integrated fluidic circuit and device for droplet manipulation and methods thereof Various embodiments of fluidic devices and methods of the present teaching can provide precision on-device loading of fluidic samples, and merging, mixing, and splitting of the fluidic samples, in illustrative embodiments as droplets, using pressures that can be provided by standard laboratory liquid handling equipment. Various embodiments of fluidic devices of the present teachings can provide on-device manipulation of accurate and precise fluidic volumes at the picoliter to nanoliter scale for each steps from fluidic sample loading to fluidic sample splitting. Various embodiments of fluidic elements of the present teachings, for example, but not limited by, various embodiments of fluidic traps of the present teachings, can have a constrained and measurable geometry, allowing for accurate and precise tuning of each fluidic sample volume throughout the on-device liquid handling process.
US11305277B2	Micro-structured mold-core of microfluidic chip and its manufacturing method A micro-structured mold-core of a microfluidic chip and its manufacturing method, which includes the steps of: installing a mold-core on a worktable of a five-axis machining center, and installing a micro-milling cutter and a fine milling-grinding tool on a tool holder of the five-axis machining center; rough-milling a surface of the mold-core using the micro-milling cutter according to a preset first machining track, to form a micro-projection array structure with a specific shape; finishing a surface of the micro-projection array structure formed by rough-milling using the fine milling-grinding tool according to a preset second machining track, to form a desired micro-projection array structure; and installing the mold-core on an injection molding machine, and adding particle material of polymer for micro injection molding to form a microfluidic chip, or installing the mold-core on a hot-embossing machine, and adding block material of polymer for hot embossing to form a microfluidic chip.
US11305276B2	Systems and methods for point of use evacuation of an array Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for evacuating and for filling an array at the point of use.
US11305273B2	Isolation tube with a rheological control member and a plunger A separation container for extracting a portion of a sample for use or testing and method for preparing samples for downstream use or testing are provided. The separation container may include a body defining an internal chamber. The body may define an opening, and the body may be configured to receive the sample within the internal chamber. The separation container may further include a seal disposed across the opening, such that the seal may be configured to seal the opening of the body, and a plunger movably disposed at least partially inside the internal chamber. The plunger may be configured to be actuated to open the seal and express the portion of the sample.
US11305272B2	Ion exchanger filled cartridge and metal removing column An ion exchanger filled cartridge accommodated inside an accommodating container of a metal removing column and in which an ion exchanger is filled is provided. The ion exchanger filled cartridge includes a cylinder portion, an upper lid in which a through hole for a liquid to be treated is formed and which is provided on an upper end of the cylinder portion, a lower lid in which a through hole for a treated liquid is formed and which is provided on a lower end of the cylinder portion, an insertion pipe connected to the lower lid, having an O-ring attached to an outer side, and inserted into a treated liquid discharge pipe provided on a bottom portion of the accommodating container of the metal removing column, and the ion exchanger filled inside the cylinder portion.
US11305271B2	Chromatography media and method Adsorptive media for chromatography, particularly ion-exchange chromatography, derived from a shaped fiber. In certain embodiments, the functionalized shaped fiber presents a fibrillated or ridged structure which greatly increases the surface area of the fibers when compared to ordinary fibers. Also disclosed herein is a method to add surface pendant functional groups that provides cation-exchange or anion-exchange functionality to the high surface area fibers. This pendant functionality is useful for the ion-exchange chromatographic purification of biomolecules, such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs).
US11305269B2	Coated wall-flow filter The present invention relates to a catalytically coated wall-flow filter, to a method for the production thereof and to the use thereof in order to reduce harmful exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine.
US11305258B2	Nanocomposite hydrogels and methods of using same in purifying a fluid There is provided herein a method for preparing a graphene oxide (GO) hydrogel. The method comprises the steps of adding vitamin C (VC) to a dispersion GO in a ratio GO:VC varying from 1:50 to 1:300; and incubating at a temperature above 45° C., preferably at 95° C. the dispersion for a time sufficient for a porous hydrogel to be self-assembled from the dispersion. CNPs can also be added to the hydrogel in a ratio GO:CNPs from 4:1 to 1:1. There is also provided the hydrogel so obtained and its use for removing contaminants from a fluid. The hydrogel can also be used as a filter for such decontamination.
US11305251B2	Methods including functionalizing nanoparticles and forming suspensions A composition of matter includes a liquid and nanoparticles suspended in the liquid. The nanoparticles each include silica, alumina, and an organosilicon functional group having a molecular weight of at least 200. A method includes functionalizing a surface of nanoparticles with an organosilicon functional group and dispersing the nanoparticles in a liquid to form a suspension. The functional group has a molecular weight of at least 200. The nanoparticles each include silica and alumina at a surface thereof.
US11305244B2	Gas-liquid contact apparatus A gas-liquid contact apparatus has a gas-liquid contact unit, a liquid supply system, and a gas supply system. The gas-liquid contact unit includes a plurality of stages which are allocated so as to be arranged in the lateral direction. Each of the plurality of stages includes a plurality of vertical flat plates arranged parallel to each other at intervals. The liquid supply system supplies a liquid to the gas-liquid contact unit, and causes the liquid to be circulated along the arrangement of the plurality of stages successively. The gas supply system supplies a gas to the gas-liquid contact unit, and causes the gas to be circulated along the arrangement of the plurality of stages successively. The supplied liquid flows down on the plurality of vertical flat plates in each of the plurality of stages, and comes into contact with the supplied gas.
US11305243B2	Chemical reaction device and particle production method using chemical reaction device A chemical reaction device that supplies a raw material liquid into a solution and causes particles to precipitate in the solution is provided. The chemical reaction device includes an agitation tank configured to accommodate the solution, an impeller configured to agitate the solution, and a plurality of discharge parts configured to discharge the raw material liquid into the solution.
US11305242B2	Water carbonation unit and continuous water carbonation method Provided is a water carbonation unit including: at least one water feed and at least one pressurised carbon-dioxide feed; a merging duct extending between a first, closed end and a second end, the at least one water feed and at least one carbon-dioxide feed opening into said duct at said first end; said second end opening into a mixing chamber linked to a carbonated water outlet; the carbonated water outlet configured to restrict outflow of carbonated water from the chamber to thereby maintain pressure within the chamber while carbonated water flows out of the carbonated water outlet.
US11305237B2	Spiral membrane element Provided is a spiral membrane element that has a restricted outer diameter and is capable of being decreased in operation energy therefor. The element is a spiral membrane element including plural membrane leaves in each of which a permeation-side flow-channel member is interposed between opposed separation membranes a supply-side flow-channel member interposed between any two of the membrane leaves a perforated central pipe on which the membrane leaves and the supply-side flow-channel member are wound and a sealing part that prevents a supply-side flow-channel member from being mixed with a permeation-side flow-channel member. This element has an efficiency index E of 0.005 to 0.10, and the thickness of the supply-side flow-channel member is from 10 to 110 mil.
US11305233B2	System, device and method for production of high-nitrogen organic liquid fertilizer from ammonia rich wastewaters and digester effluents A method, system and device for recovering a desired nutrient from wastewater or digester effluents while separating the remaining components into various side streams which may have additional value or be suitable for inexpensive disposal due to the processing.
US11305231B2	Pollutant treatment process and apparatus A process for removing hydrocarbons from a feed stream containing hydrocarbons includes introducing ozone to the feed stream to produce an ozone doped stream containing ozone and hydrocarbons, and contacting the ozone doped stream with a supported metal catalyst at a temperature of from 100° C. to 300° C. to produce a treated stream, wherein the supported metal catalyst comprises iron supported on a support selected from aluminosilicates, silica-aluminas, silicates and aluminas. A process for removing NOx from a feed stream containing NOx, and an apparatus for removing hydrocarbons and/or NOx from a feed stream containing hydrocarbons and/or NOx are also provided.
US11305225B2	Apparatus for collecting particles within a fluid An apparatus includes a chamber and an intake device configured to control a flow of fluid into the chamber. The fluid comprises particles; a resonance device is configured to resonate the chamber to provide an acoustic standing wave within the chambers. The frequency of the standing wave is selected to cause particles above a specific size to collect at a node of the standing wave.
US11305223B2	Smoke evacuation system fluid trap A fluid trap for minimizing the escape of contaminated fluids from the fluid trap when an orientation of the fluid trap changes during removal or transport includes a front cover, a rear cover coupled to the front cover, and an interior chamber defined by the front and rear covers. The front cover defines an inlet port extending a first distance into an interior chamber of the fluid trap. The rear cover defines an exhaust port extending a second distance away from the rear cover of the fluid trap and positioned above the inlet port when the fluid trap is in an upright position. The interior chamber has a maximum fluid volume defined as the lesser of a fluid reservoir volume, a front cover volume, and a rear cover volume.
US11305222B2	Sterilizing method and apparatus Methods and apparatus for sterilization are presented. An exemplary embodiment includes a sterilizing cabinet assembly. The sterilizing cabinet includes a cabinet having an access port, a door connected to the cabinet, the door moveable between an open position permitting passage through the access port to an interior of the cabinet and a closed position precluding passage through the access port. The sterilizing cabinet assembly also includes at least one of the cabinet and the door having a vent port. The sterilizing cabinet has a primary filter overlying the vent port and forming a sealed interface with an adjacent portion of the one of the cabinet and the door and a secondary filter overlying at least a portion of the primary filter.
US11305220B2	Purification device for air purification and air purifier having same A purification device comprising a housing provided with an air inlet and an air outlet and at least one purifying assembly rotatably arranged in a cavity inside the housing. A respective purifying assembly comprises a first rotary cylinder and a first rotary disk. The first rotary disk is connected downstream of the first rotary cylinder, and a portion of the first rotary disk is provided with a second mesh. The purification device further comprises a water inlet pipe including a water inflow end and a water discharge end that is provided with a plurality of circumferentially distributed water injection nozzles. The purification device further comprises a fan assembly including a fan and a motor. The fan is arranged downstream of the purifying assembly to drive air from the air inlet to the air outlet, and the motor is configured to drive the purifying assembly and the fan into rotation.
US11305219B2	Filter system and filter element A filter system for liquid media has a filter housing with housing pot and housing cover. The housing pot has a drainage channel with bottom-side drainage opening. A bottom end disk of a filter element has a closure element arranged off-center to a longitudinal filter element axis. The closure element, in predetermined installation position of the filter element, extends seal-tightly across or into the drainage opening. The bottom end disk has a cutout corresponding with a positioning aid of the housing pot. By screwing on the housing cover, the filter element moves with the housing cover axially toward the drainage opening and rotates until positioning aid and cutout engage and lock the filter element relative to the housing pot in a predetermined rotational position where the closure element is axially aligned with the drainage opening. The filter element moves with the housing cover axially into the predetermined installation position.
US11305216B2	Filter device A filter device for transmission oil has a filter element (24) insertable into a transmission oil pan (70) with a filter medium (32) separating an unfiltered side from a filtrate chamber connected to an outlet (38, 50, 72), to which a suction oil pump can be connected. The filter medium (32) has a first structural layer (46) having a predetermined surface area and predeterminable filter properties and has a second structural layer (44, 60) having predeterminable filter properties. The surface area of the second structural layer (44; 60) is different from the surface area of the first structural layer (46). The structural layers (44, 46, 60) encompass an inner filter cavity (30) and are pleated having the same type of pleats. The pleated structural layers (44, 46, 60) extend in axial alignment between two end caps (22, 34) of the filter element (24). Viewed in the flow direction of the fluid flow to be cleaned, the structural layers (44, 60) having the higher filtration grade are downstream of an upstream structural layer (46) having a lower filtration grade.
US11305215B2	Filter device A filter device that facilitates maintenance is provided. A case that internally includes a filter element includes a lid body. The lid body includes a flange portion having a substantially cylindrical shape fixed to the case and a cover having a substantially plate shape detachably provided to the flange portion. The flange portion has a first hole, and the cover has a second hole. The first hole and the second hole communicate between a space inside the case and a space outside the case.
US11305214B2	Submersible sieve apparatus for minerals A submersible sieve apparatus provided with an exoskeletal frame enveloping a filter element and a detached post-filter backing; positioned to strain a lotic stream of entrained sediment prior to or upon being deposited. The frame can positioned and manipulated for greater efficiency. The filter and backing will take the shape of the frame and the backing may or may not be attached.
US11305213B2	Filter element with torsion lock and/or sliding piston, assembly and methods A filtration assembly is provided that comprises a filter cartridge and a filter head, that has particular application for liquid filtration, such as engine fuel filtration in an embodiment. The filter cartridge can include a thread and a torsion lock detent to provide twist and lock mounting to the filter head. Separately, the filter cartridge can include a slidable piston that can become pressurized by application of liquid pressure during operation that can apply an axial force to the filter head to load the thread and increase threaded attachment rigidity and/or the natural frequency of the filter cartridge to a more desirable level, and thereby limit vibrational impacts.
US11305207B2	Detachable and adjustable wheeled base for mobile device The present disclosure relates to a toy that provides attachable wheeled base for a mobile device to turn the mobile device into a wheeled toy. In one embodiment, the disclosed toy comprises a four linkages with each linkage connecting a wheel, a first alignment telescoping rod connecting the first linkage and the third linkage, a second alignment telescoping rod connecting the second linkage and the fourth linkage, a first flat bar that connects the first linkage and the fourth linkage, and a second flat bar that connects the second linkage and the third linkage. The flat bars form a scissor structure so that when it expands, the alignment telescoping rods will retract causing distance between first and second linkage and distance between third and fourth linkage to increase, and distance between first and third linkage and distance between second and fourth linkage to decrease.
US11305206B1	Toy systems with suction portion for audible interaction and entertainment A toy comprises a resiliently deformable member, a first contactor defining a first contacting surface, and a second contactor defining a second contacting surface. At least one of the first and second contactors defines a concave surface. The resiliently deformable member supports the first and second contactors for movement along a main axis between an engaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is contact with the second contacting surface and a disengaged configuration in which the first contacting surface is disengaged from the second contacting surface. The resiliently deformable member biases the first and second contactors in opposite directions along the main axis. Application of force to displace the first and second contactors along the main axis creates a sound when the first and second contactors are disengaged from each other.
US11305205B2	Electronic toy with radial independent connector and associated communication protocol An expandable play set as well as associated methods, communication protocols, and tangible computer-readable media are disclosed. The play set may generate interactive responses based upon which characters are coupled to a base unit and to which connectors of the base unit the characters are coupled. A character may include circuitry that permits the character to identify to which connector of the base unit the character is coupled. Such circuitry may also permit the character to identify and communicate with other characters that are also coupled to the base unit. Based upon obtained identifiers, the character may generate or otherwise cause suitable interactive responses such as activating a load in the base unit, turning on a light in the base unit and/or character, and/or generating a suitable audible response via an audio speaker of the character.
US11305201B2	Mobile subassembly for receiving and conveying at least one passenger and associated attraction installation Mobile subassembly (30) to receive and convey at least one passenger, comprising a support (20), a cabin (22) and a cabin (22) guide (32) in relation to the support (20) in rotation around a horizontal reference axis (200). The mobile subassembly (30) is equipped with a stabilization system (36) comprising at least one gear ring (38) attached to the support (20), at least one sprocket (40), a motor (66) comprising a motor shaft which turns around an axis which is fixed in relation to the cabin (22) a kinematic transmission chain between the motor shaft and the sprocket (40), and a coupling mechanism to guide the sprocket between an engagement position with the gear ring, in which the first sprocket is able to mesh with the first gear ring (38), and an uncoupled position in which the first sprocket (40) is a distance away and disengaged from the first gear ring (38).
US11305199B2	System and method for managing fantasy sports teams and leagues A method of using, computer software implementing, and a system for allowing a fantasy sports contest application to provide to a user the ability to substitute bench players for active players prior to or during a corresponding live game. The method is implemented by computer software executed on a system comprising plurality of computers, including: a user interface, a player performance stats tracking mechanism configured to track stats from each player's game, a game clock reader that reads a game clock from each player's game, a database configured to store game clock times and player stats, including player active and inactive statuses, a substitution mechanism configured to substitute a bench player for an active player, a point tallying mechanism configured to tally points based on active player stats, and a stats projection update mechanism configured to provide real-time player stats projection updates.
US11305198B2	Visually representing virtual fantasy sports contests II A fantasy sports visual simulation system providing an audiovisual experience that allows contest participants and spectators to view a videogame-like model of a virtual fantasy sports contest. These simulations can occur at any time between any two or more contest participants, like mini contests within the context of a broader league. Once a league is formed and team rosters are created, numerical calculations are performed based on real-athlete statistics to determine a current “state” of performance for all virtual athletes in gameplay. Further simulation inputs can be provided by artificial intelligence, coaching, randomization, and other factors. This statistical analysis is the basis for assigning performance variables to each virtual athlete, which allows the system to calculate numerical point values based on the performance of each virtual athlete and team in this fantasy sports visual simulation system. Participants can experience the simulation through a variety of audiovisual devices, including extended reality.
US11305190B2	Location indication information display method, electronic apparatus, and storage medium A location indication information display method is provided for an electronic device. The method includes obtaining a distance between a first virtual object and a second virtual object in a virtual scene, and obtaining location indication information of the second virtual object according to the distance. The distance is used to indicate a degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image, and a greater distance indicating a lower degree at which display of the location indication information occludes a field-of-view image. The method also includes displaying the location indication information of the second virtual object in a field-of-view image of the first virtual object, where the location indication information of the second virtual object have different display content and display styles in response to different distances.
US11305188B2	Hosting and broadcasting virtual events using streaming interactive video Methods for and operating a service and systems are provided. One method includes executing one or more video games on one or more servers of a service. The one or more video games are played or used by one or more users on one or more client devices remote to the service via compressed streaming interactive video. The compressed streaming interactive video is sent to the one or more client devices where decompression of the compressed streaming interactive video is preformed to display video of each of said one or more video games and said one or more servers are configured to receive user control input to driver interactivity with said one or more video games. The method includes broadcasting the one or more video games as one or more streams of compressed streaming interactive video to enable one or more viewing client devices to view said one or more video games over the Internet. Each of the one or more viewing client devices receives one or more of the streams of compressed streaming interactive video. The method includes overlaying with the streams of compressed streaming interactive video, audio from one or more of the viewing client devices, such that the audio is included in the broadcasting of the one or more video games. And, adjusting a compression rate for said broadcasting to each of said viewing client devices based on a respective connection performance each of said viewing client devices has with respect to said one or more servers of the service.
US11305180B2	Capacitive sensing assembly for detecting proximity of user to a controller device A capacitive sensing assembly comprises a nonconductive interface material, a conductive plastic, an electrode, and a controller. The capacitive sensing assembly is configured to detect a proximity of skin to the nonconductive interface material. The nonconductive interface material comprises a first surface and a second surface that are opposite one another. The first surface receives contact with the skin. The conductive plastic is coupled to the second surface of the interface material. The electrode is electrically coupled to the conductive plastic and configured to provide an electrical signal. The electrical signal corresponds to a surface capacitance of the nonconductive interface material that is based in part on the conductive plastic, the nonconductive interface material, and the proximity of the skin to the interface material. The controller determines the proximity of the skin based on the electrical signal that corresponds to the surface capacitance.
US11305179B1	Systems and methods for in-person live action gaming Various embodiments provide systems and methods for live action gaming.
US11305178B2	Chess variant including additional player piece and method of play A chess variant includes (a) one of an 8 by 8 board, a 8 by 10 board, or a 10 by 10 board; (b) a conventional chess piece set; and (c) a novel non-conventional chess piece set, wherein the pieces of the non-conventional chess piece set perform non-standard movements with rules associated therewith to govern how the pieces move and capture upon the board. Additionally, the set of rules governing how the rules of movement for the piece can undergo a change when a non-conventional chess piece reaches the furthest rank, akin to the process of promotion in standard chess.
US11305177B2	Front insert for a ski mountaineering ski boot, for hooking the ski boot to a ski mountaineering binding A front insert for a ski mountaineering boot has first and second heads, positionable on lateral portions of a front part of the boot, a first housing in the first head, a second housing in the second head, and two contact elements with respective holes for coupling with respective hooking elements of a binding. The housings and respective ones of the contact elements are reciprocally conformed so as to enable the contact elements to displace from internal positions with respect to the housings, towards the outside, so that the contact elements orient with respect to the housings so that the holes can misalign from an alignment axis to maintain the contact with the hooking elements following a rotation of the ski boot with respect to the ski.
US11305173B2	System for sensor-based objective determination The present disclosure is directed to a system for sensor-based objective determination. In general, sensor data may be used to render objective determinations that were not previously possible due to the unavoidable subjectivity of human-based officiating systems. For example, at least one device may be configured to make objective determinations during the course of a sporting event. Data collection circuitry may receive data from sensor devices coupled to players, equipment, playing surfaces, etc. Data analysis circuitry may categorize the data and input the data into a model to determine if an infraction occurred. For example, categorization may involve determining a type of infraction that may have occurred based on the sensor data. The model may then be selected based on the type of infraction, the model being developed utilizing prior sensor data, rules for the sporting event, etc. Output circuitry may generate a notification based on the infraction determination.
US11305169B1	Aquatic exercise device According to a first embodiment of the present application, Applicant discloses an aquatic exercise device for assisting a swimmer to practice swimming in place. The device comprises: a pair of tines, each tine comprising an upper end and a lower end; a fork root attached to the upper ends of the pair of tines; and a suspension element attached to and suspending the fork root. The suspension element suspends the fork root and the upper ends of the tines above water comprising a practice area, the lower ends of the tines are submerged in the water of the practice area, and the pair of tines operative to maintaining a position of the swimmer in the practice area.
US11305168B2	Self-supporting and stowable climbing wall A stowable climbing wall device having a self-supporting frame, and a climbing wall first side and a second side releasably joined together for movement between a closed position and an open position, and the climbing wall side includes a removable panel for engaging climbing holds.
US11305167B2	Martial arts training device In accordance with a version of the invention, a martial arts training device is provided which allows solitary training, particularly with regard to clinch training. In certain versions of the application, the martial arts training device generally comprises: a base assembly having a top; a primary spring affixed to the top of the base assembly, the primary spring having a top and a bottom; a torso body assembly; a vertical adjustment assembly adapted to vertically translate the torso body assembly between a downward position and an upward position; and at least one bidirectional spring-biased assembly for yieldably maintaining the torso body assembly in a default resting position.
US11305166B2	Turf base A base or similar structure utilized in playing a sport is provided including a top base structure including a number of bores formed therein and an insert including an upper surface having a number of studs thereon engageable with the bores, and a lower surface including a number of posts thereon. The posts extend outwardly from the insert to securely engage the ground against horizontal or lateral forces exerted on the base.
US11305165B2	Iron type golf club head Iron-type golf club heads are disclosed having a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, a top-line portion, a front portion, a rear portion, and a striking face. The iron-type golf club heads include a localized stiffened region that is located on the striking face of the club head such that the localized stiffened region alters the launch conditions of golf balls struck by the club head in a way that wholly or partially compensates for, overcomes, or prevents the occurrence of a rightward deviation. In particular, the localized stiffened region is located on the striking face such that a golf ball struck under typical conditions will not impart a right-tending sidespin to the golf ball.
US11305163B2	Golf club heads Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a striking surface, a sole, a crown, and a hosel, which is configured to provide improved aerodynamic and inertia generating properties of the golf club head. Certain embodiments include an inertia generator positioned in the sole between an area proximate the club head's center of gravity and a position toeward of the center of gravity at the rear of the golf club head. Some embodiments include fixed or removable mass elements, weights or weight assemblies positioned in the sole, including, in some instances, within or adjacent to the inertia generator. In particular embodiments, one or more weight assemblies are movably retained within a weight channel defining a path along the sole.
US11305161B2	Intelligent ball passing system An intelligent ball passing system is provided, including: a ball passing robot configured for carrying out a ball passing action according to human body postures, including: a video capture device configured for acquiring human body posture data, a movement mechanism configured for driving the ball passing robot to move according to a ball passing instruction, and a central processing module connected to the movement mechanism and the video capture device respectively; and a software system configured for controlling the ball passing robot to carry out the ball passing action, the central processing module recognizing and classifying the human body postures by using the software system that uses a BP neural network.
US11305159B2	Metallic monomer used as ionomeric additives for ionomers and polyolefins A golf ball comprising: (a) a core: (b) an outer cover layer; and (c) optionally, at least one intermediate layer, wherein at least the outer cover layer or the intermediate layer comprises a blend composition of: (i) a metallic coagent; and (ii)(a) at least one polyolefin or (ii)(b) at least one ionomer.
US11305153B2	Portable elliptical exercise machine and transport mechanism An exercise apparatus having a pulley, a pair of stabilizing assemblies each configured to couple a front portion of a respective pedal element to each side of the pulley, a looped belt configured to couple the pulley to a resistance assembly, a tension stabilizer configured to maintain a tension of the looped belt on the pulley, and the resistance assembly configured to assert an adjustable resistance to the pedal elements through the looped belt. The exercise apparatus also comprises a transport mechanism with a handle for transporting the exercise apparatus.
US11305150B2	Simulated hill-climbing exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus includes a support frame unit, a crank wheel unit disposed on the support frame unit, a resistance unit for providing resistance to the crank wheel unit, and two link units respectively disposed on left and right sides of the support frame unit. Each link unit includes a first pivot arm pivotally connected to the support frame unit, a pedal rod pivotally connected to the first pivot arm, a second pivot arm pivotally connected between the support frame unit and the pedal rod, a drive rod pivotally connected between the first pivot arm and the crank wheel unit, and a foot plate disposed on the pedal rod.
US11305149B2	Spring-loaded adjustable workout handle apparatus A spring-loaded adjustable workout handle apparatus for adjustable height and cushioned workouts includes a handle having a parallel portion and a pair of perpendicular return portions. A pair of support tubes is coupled to the perpendicular return portions. Each support tube is cylindrical and has a sidewall and an open bottom end. A pair of support legs is coupled to the pair of support tubes. Each support leg has a shaft portion and a foot portion. The shaft portion is slidably engaged within the open bottom end. Each of a pair of springs is coupled within one of the support tubes and is compressible by the shaft portion of the respective support leg. Each of a pair of adjustment mechanisms is selectively engageable with the pair of support tubes and the pair of support legs to adjust a fixed height of the handle.
US11305148B2	Multi-functional exercise device A multi-functional exercise device that enables a user to exercise different muscle groups. The exercise device has a a first planar support member, a second planar support member extending from the first planar support member at an angle therebetween, and a handle coupled to the first planar support member and to the second planar support member. The handle has an elongated gripping portion that is oriented generally parallel to the first planar support member and generally perpendicular to the second planar support member. The exercise device is configured to be alternated between a first orientation in which the first planar support member is positioned against a surface, and a second orientation in which the second planar support member is positioned against the surface.
US11305147B1	Support garment for resistance exercise A support garment for use during resistance training. The support garment includes a segment of elastomeric material having two ends and upper and lower perimeters. The segment of material also has a chest support segment located between the two ends. Each end is positioned and attached to the upper perimeter of the segment of material to form a sleeves band. Each sleeve band has an opening on opposite sides of the support garment. Each sleeve band is also configured to accommodate an arm of a user of the garment and are biased inwardly by the chest support segment. The user positions one arm in each sleeve band and positions the chest support segment across a chest of the user during resistance training.
US11305146B2	Adjustable exercise device A sliding clip is disclosed. The clip may slide along a strap, for example on a belt. Optionally the clip includes a fastener. Optionally, the fastener may be configured to hold one or more cords, for example bungee cords. For example, the cords may fit into a channel and/or be immobilized by a pressing them with a clamp and/or a threaded knob. Optionally the positions of the cords may be adjusted and/or the fastener may be opened for replacement of the cords. Optionally the fastener is configured for one handed use. For example the parts may be retained together even when the fastener is opened. Optionally one or more clips and/or bungee cords are mounted of a belt assembly forming an exercise device.
US11305136B2	Respiratory face mask for improved communications The present disclosure delineates both active as well as passive respiratory filtration systems. The respiratory filtration systems are configured to be worn by a user, providing the user protection from the ambient environment, possibly containing microorganisms, pathogens, particulate matter, and the like. The respiratory filtration system is also designed to protect others by filtering the exhalation air released into the environment by the user. The disclosed respiratory filtration system(s) includes one or more hygienic materials. The hygienic materials are carefully selected and disposed at predetermined locations within the respiratory filtration system, so to optimize user to the observer(s) communications, especially the oronasal cover. Optimized communications include the transmission of distortion-free speech and/or unobstructed view of the user's oronasal area, especially the mouth.
US11305134B2	Respirator having noncircular centroid-mounted exhalation valve A respirator 10 that has a mask body 12 and a harness 16 has an exhalation valve 23 that includes a valve seat 36 and a flexible flap 42. The valve seat 36 has an orifice 38 and has a noncircular seal surface 40 surrounding the orifice 38. The flexible flap 42 is secured to the valve seat 36 at a centroid of the orifice and has a variable stiffness structure. The variable stiffness structure allows the flap to equally deflect under a given load at different distances from the centroid at the noncircular seal surface. An exhalation valve having this construction may beneficially optimize pressure drop and overall valve performance for applications where valve space may be limited.
US11305132B2	System for non-invasive heart treatment The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein.
US11305125B2	Implantable medical device with gyroscope An implantable medical device (IMD) that includes a housing, a first electrode secured relative to the housing, a second electrode secured relative to the housing, and a gyroscope secured relative to the housing. The IMD may include circuitry in the housing in communication with the first electrode, the second electrode, and the gyroscope. The circuitry may be configured to determine and store a plurality of torsion data measurements, from which a representation of a twist profile may be determined.
US11305121B2	Programmable autotitrating of electrical parameters of implantable medical device We report a method of automatically titrating an electrical therapy administered to a patient by an implanted medical device to a target dosage, comprising programming the medical device with a programmed electrical therapy comprising a first target value for a first therapy parameter; programming at least one titration parameter for automatically adjusting the first therapy parameter from a first value to the first target value over a titration time period initiating the electrical therapy, wherein the first therapy parameter comprises said first value; and automatically titrating the electrical therapy by making a plurality of adjustments to the value of the first therapy parameter, whereby the first electrical therapy parameter is changed from the first value to the first target value according to a titration function. We also report a medical device system configured to implement the method.
US11305118B2	Head worn apparatuses for vision therapy Systems, devices, and methods for use in delivering stimulation to the head of a patient, including examples directed to delivering electrical or other stimulation to the eye of the patient. In some examples eyepieces or eyepatches are configured to deliver electrical or other stimulus to the eye of a patient by being worn on the face of the patient.
US11305117B2	Terminal device, control method, program, and treatment system A terminal device, a control method, a treatment system, and a non-transitory computer-readable medium, with the terminal device being configured to wirelessly communicate with an electrical treatment device. A terminal device is configured to wirelessly communicate with electrical treatment devices. Each one of the electrical treatment devices comprises a case and a vibration source that vibrates the case. The terminal device comprises a display control unit that displays image information associated with the each one of the electrical treatment devices on a display of the terminal device; a vibration instruction unit that instructs one of the electrical treatment devices associated with image information selected by a user to vibrate the case; and a treatment content setting unit that sets a treatment content performed by the each one of the electrical treatment devices in accordance with an instruction from the user notified by vibration of the case.
US11305113B2	Nocturia reduction system Example inventions reduce nocturia for a user. Examples determine that the user is sleeping, determine that the user has an urge to urinate, and then apply external electrical stimulation to a tibial nerve of the user.
US11305112B2	Electrical stimulation implants A bone implant kit includes an implant and first and second electrical stimulation anchors. The implant defines an inner surface inner configured to face a bone to which the bone implant kit is configured to attach, and an outer surface opposite the inner surface. The implant further defines first and second bone fixation holes that each extend from the inner surface to the outer surface. The first and second bone fixation holes are spaced from each other along a longitudinal direction. The first electrical stimulation anchor can be sized and configured for insertion into the first bone fixation hole, and the second electrical stimulation anchor can be sized and configured for insertion into the second bone fixation hole. The first and second electrical stimulation anchors can be configured to respond to a magnetic field so as to generate an electric field between the first and second electrical stimulated anchors.
US11305110B2	Detection and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea A treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”) of a user includes affixing a patch externally on a dermis of the user, the patch including a flexible substrate, an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate. The treatment includes detecting an occurrence of OSA and activating the patch in response to the detecting, the activating including generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate the genioglossus muscle of the user.
US11305108B2	Implantable medical lead devices and systems having balanced clocked conductor positions Implantable medical lead devices such as leads and lead extensions include conductors within the lead device body that interconnect proximal and distal electrical connectors and that have balanced clocked positions. The balanced clocked positions may be achieved by separating a first conductor from a second conductor by an adequate amount, where the first conductor has a length as measured from a given point along the lead to the end of the conductor that is most similar to the length of the second conductor as measured in the same manner. The balanced clocked position of conductor pairings based on similarity of length may provide benefits such as reducing the tendency of the lead to curve when one or more layers of the lead body are being injection molded around the conductors.
US11305105B2	Cannula assembly Cannula assemblies and methods of manufacturing cannula assemblies are provided. The cannula assembly includes a cannula and a pigtail extension coupled to the cannula. The pigtail extension includes a proximal section having a first stiffness and a distal section having a second stiffness, the first stiffness greater than the second stiffness. The proximal section of the pigtail extension is positioned between the cannula and at least a portion of the distal section.
US11305103B2	Blood pump with in-situ attaching motor stators A housing having an interior and an exterior. A pump rotor is configured to be received within the interior of the housing, the pump rotor includes a magnet. A stator having a delivery configuration and an operative configuration is included, the stator in the delivery configuration has a delivery diameter, the stator in the operative configuration being configured to be disposed around the exterior of the housing and to form an assembled pump having a diameter greater than the delivery diameter.
US11305102B2	Pressure activated proximal valves A catheter assembly for regulation or transfer of fluids to and from a patient. The catheter assembly may include a catheter and a valve assembly. The valve assembly may include a diaphragm having two unidirectional slit valves that open in different directions, a first unidirectional slit valve opening distally in response to an infusion-induced pressure and a second unidirectional slit valve opening proximally in response to an aspiration-induced pressure.
US11305101B2	Applicator for medical-use liquids An applicator for medical-use liquids includes a handle having a hollow cylindrical member, a container incorporated in the cylindrical member, and a cleaving member of the container; and an applying section having an attachment plate of an application pad (integrally) fixed to a lower end of the cylindrical member to be an inclined cross section and the application pad fixed to the attachment plate. The attachment plate has a bank section formed thick at a peripheral edge, a base bottom section formed as a recess in a center, an inclined outflow hole opened inclinedly with respect to the base bottom section near the base bottom section center such that the solution flows out toward an attachment plate distal end direction, and a weir provided in an arcuate or crescent shape. A flow of the solution flowed out from the inclined outflow hole is reversed to flow backward by the weir.
US11305098B2	Methods of fabricating an inflatable balloon Inflatable devices are disclosed including a surface which has a network of polymer chains and is configured to be inflatable into a therapeutically or diagnostically useful shape, and at least one ultrashort laser pulse-formed modification in the surface. The network can, for example, include a network morphology that is substantially unchanged by modification with the ultrashort pulse laser. Ultrashort laser pulses can be laser pulses equal to or less than 1000 picoseconds in duration. Advantageously, the etching process uses a relatively low-heat laser to avoid significant heating of surrounding polymers while modifying the surface (and other structures) of the device. The process is configured so that the polymer chain morphology adjacent the modification is substantially unaffected by the low-heat laser. The resulting inflatable device has customized surface features while still retaining substantially homogenous polymer network morphology. This preserves the elasticity, especially the surface elasticity, of the inflatable device.
US11305097B2	Support devices for bodily fluid transfer systems and methods of using the same A method includes disposing a lumen-defining device within a portion of a vein of a patient. A support member is inserted into a lumen of the lumen-defining device and advanced through at least a portion of the lumen of the lumen-defining device. At least a portion of the lumen-defining device is supported via the support member such that the support member limits complete occlusion of the lumen in response to a force exerted on the lumen-defining device. A volume of bodily fluid is withdrawn from the patient via the lumen-defining device when the support member is disposed in the lumen-defining device.
US11305096B2	Catheter system A medical device system may include a structure including a first elongate member, a line including a plurality of flexible members, and an actuator coupled to the line to selectively transmit force to at least the first elongate member. The structure may include a delivery configuration in which at least a portion of the structure is arranged to be percutaneously delivered to a bodily cavity. Respective portions of the flexible members may be intertwined together to form a braided portion of the line, and the line may include an unbraided portion secured at least to the first elongate member. The braided portion of the line may be located between the actuator and the first elongate member.
US11305088B2	Air circuit for respiratory therapy device A connection assembly for a respiratory therapy system, comprising: an outlet assembly, said outlet assembly including an outlet housing and a swivelling disc located on said outlet housing, said outlet housing and said swivelling disc defining, at least in part, a recess; an outlet connector located at an end of a tube portion, said outlet connector including an electrical connector; and a cable having a first end to connect to the electrical connector and a second end to connect to at least one electrical component of the respiratory therapy system, said cable having a slack portion, wherein said outlet connector and said swivelling disc are rotatable in unison between a first position and a second position, and wherein the slack portion of the cable extends from the recess and wraps around the swivelling disc as the swivelling disc is rotated from the first position to the second position.
US11305086B2	Air-delivery system for breathing-assist devices An embodiment of the disclosure provides a universal sealing apparatus for one or more cannulas. The apparatus includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. The first and second portions are configured to removably adhere directly or indirectly to a nose. The third portion is coupled to the first and second portions. The third portion removably couples to one or more cannulas and places a force upon a base of flared portions of the one or more cannulas when the first and second portions are adhered to the nose. The force maintains a fluid seal of the one or more cannulas within one or more respective nostrils of the nose.
US11305085B2	Mask system with snap-fit shroud A shroud for a mask system includes a retaining portion structured to retain a frame, a pair of upper headgear connectors each including an elongated arm and a slot at the free end of the arm adapted to receive a headgear strap, and a pair of lower headgear connectors each adapted to attach to a headgear strap. The retaining portion, the upper headgear connectors, and the lower headgear connectors are integrally formed as a one piece structure.
US11305078B2	Ventilator This invention provides ventilators that provide superior air-oxygen mixing and gas delivery. The ventilators that supply a gas mixture to the lungs of a subject. The gas mixture comprises a first gas (e.g. oxygen) and a second gas (e.g. ambient air). The ventilators comprise a first gas inlet, a second gas inlet, flow modulator of the first gas, a flow modulator of the second gas, a junction configured to mix the first gas and the second gas, a patient interface configured to deliver the gas mixture to a subject, a pressure sensor, a plurality of flow sensors comprising at least a first flow sensor and a second flow sensor, and at least one controller configured for obtaining data from the pressure sensor and flow sensors and controlling the flow modulators to provide a gas mixture having a target pressure and a target oxygen content.
US11305070B2	Needle cover A needle protection device (10) for protecting a needle has a needle carrier (12) for carrying said needle (14) and being translatable along a longitudinal axis X between a first, deployed, position (D) and a second, protected, position (P); a shuttle (16) surrounding said needle (14); a hub (24) for receiving the needle carrier (12); a sleeve (26) being rotatable around each of said needle carrier (12), said shuttle (16) and said hub (24); a first driving mechanism (30) between said needle carrier (12) and said shuttle (16) to cause axial displacement of said shuttle (16) in a first direction (A) between a first, retracted position R and a second, deployed position Ds upon axial displacement of the needle carrier (12) along axis X; and a second driving mechanism (32) between said needle carrier (12) and said sleeve (26) to cause axial displacement of the carrier (12) in said first direction (A) upon rotational displacement of the sleeve (26).
US11305065B2	Injector An injector includes an encapsulating portion configured to encapsulate a substance intended for injection, a first application portion configured to combust ignition charge and discharge a combustion product thereby applying a primary ejection energy to the substance intended for injection that is encapsulated in the encapsulating portion, an energy accumulation portion configured to accumulate an energy to be further applied to the substance intended for injection, the energy being different from the primary ejection energy applied by the first application portion. The injector also includes a second application portion configured to release the energy accumulated in the energy accumulation portion by using the discharged combustion product thereby applying, as a secondary ejection energy, the released energy to the substance intended for injection. With this configuration, the substance intended for injection can be caused to suitably reach the target region without affecting the substance intended for injection to be ejected.
US11305059B2	Needle guard A needle set includes a needle guard and a winged needle. The needle guard has upper and lower jaws, each of the upper and lower jaws defining a channel and coming together at a hinge. The upper and lower jaws are separated by slots in sides of the needle guard, which slots divide the sides into upper and lower side walls, respectively. The winged needle can be inserted between the upper and lower jaws, with wings of the winged needle passing through the slots. The hinge has an opening and a tube connected to the winged needle passes through the opening.
US11305055B1	Medical personnel syringe slot holder kit and table top system Provided is a medical personnel syringe slot holder kit and table top system kit for a syringe of different lengths and widths. Also are tubes of at least two single rows of cylindrical tubes. Further, each are a corresponding of syringes of the tubes. Also provided are each of at least of each syringe with each tube, one of each row different in a diameter than of in sequence of at least of same two single rows of tubes. Further are a use of a clean plastic of a pouch of such tubes with each of the tubes with each other and vertically against each tube sufficient to permit syringes to the within kit. Also is a pouch of clear plastic of scrub pouches within a general pouch for using. The general and scrub pouches provide holding various minor nursing essential including at least bandages, alcohol wipes, betadine, gauze, and tapes.
US11305053B2	Surgical handpiece having directional fluid control capabilities A medical system is provided having a system host and a control device connected to the system host. The medical system further includes a handpiece having a sleeve with a port opening configured to enable fluid to pass there through, a fluid channel connected to the port opening, and a fluid flow restrictor configured to restrict fluid flow of the fluid channel through the port opening. The control unit is configured to receive input from a user and control an amount of fluid provided by the fluid flow restrictor based on the input received from the user. In one aspect, the medical system is a phacoemulsification system, the handpiece a phacoemulsification handpiece, and the control device a footpedal.
US11305050B2	Connector with valve for negative pressure wound therapy system A negative pressure wound therapy device that includes a first tubing connectable in flow communication with a source of negative pressure configured for application of negative pressure to a wound site, a second tubing in flow communication with the wound site, and a valve.
US11305049B2	Suction instrument with varying inner diameter A suction instrument includes a grip portion and a cannula. The grip portion includes a suction port and defines a first lumen. The cannula extends distally from the grip portion. The cannula defines a second lumen in fluid communication with the first lumen of the grip portion. The cannula includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion of the cannula defines a first portion of the second lumen. The first portion of the second lumen has a first cross-sectional area. The distal portion terminates into an open distal end. The distal portion of the cannula defines a second portion of the second lumen. The second portion of the second lumen has a second cross-sectional area. The second cross-sectional area is smaller than the first cross-sectional area.
US11305043B2	Method for regulating a heating device for heating a fluid for a dialysis fluid circuity, control device and blood treatment apparatus The present disclosure relates to a method and system for regulating and/or monitoring a heating device for heating a fluid, which has flowed in an in-flow section of a dialysis fluid circuit. The dialysis fluid circuit is part of a blood treatment apparatus, which comprises a container for receiving the fluid and a heating container for heating the fluid. The method encompasses the step of starting a heating process for heating the fluid in the heating container. The fluid is in fluid communication with the container when the filling level of the container reaches a pre-determined filling level value by means of direct or indirect flow from the inlet.
US11305038B2	Vascular cast-based scaffolds and methods of making the same The present application relates to biomimetic three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds, constructs and methods of making the same. The three-dimensional scaffold can include a sacrificial internal cast and a durable external scaffold material, wherein the durable external scaffold material comprises a biocompatible material which completely surrounds the sacrificial internal cast and wherein the sacrificial internal cast be removed to yield a branching 3D network of hollow, vessel-like tubes that substantially mimics a native tissue or organ.
US11305037B2	Facemask having integrated modules A facemask includes integrated actuating modules having sensors and other mechanisms. The facemask has one or more sockets into which various modules may be inserted. The facemask itself or the modules may include air filters and check valves to regulate airflow along or through the various modules. The modules may detect various substances either in the ambient air or the air exhaled by the wearer. The facemask also includes modules for measuring pulmonary and/or cardiovascular exertion, lung capacity and other physiological metrics. Other modules may provide supplements, vitamins or other substances such as tobacco smoke or vapor from vaporizers to the wearer. The modules may include microcontrollers in wireless communication with software applications on electronic devices so that the facemask may also serve as a cellular phone.
US11305032B2	Ultraviolet air irradiation system and ultraviolet air irradiation process The present invention is a compact and portable personal ultraviolet air irradiation system having an ultraviolet air irradiation unit, a breathing tube, and a face mask. Unfiltered air passes through the ultraviolet air irradiation unit and is purified to ensure biological material has been neutralized by utilizing UV LEDs in the germicidal wavelengths of 100-280 nm. The ultraviolet air irradiation unit may further purify air of air particulates, gases, vapors, and biological material by utilizing a HEPA filter. The ultraviolet air irradiation unit may provide variable pressure to the mask to meet the breathing demands of the user. Flow through the ultraviolet irradiation unit may be reversible to irradiate the exhalations of a user who may be infected with a virus or other disease spread through exhalations.
US11305026B2	Systems and approaches for sterilizing a drug delivery device A shielding member for use in sterilizing drug container assemblies includes a housing. The housing includes a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion. The first shielding portion includes a first and second surfaces and a plurality of first bore portions extending between. The second shielding portion having a first and second surfaces and a plurality of second bore portions corresponding to and aligned with the plurality of first bore portions. The first and second bore portions cooperate to form a plurality of receptacles including a plurality of openings in the first surface of the first shielding portion of the housing. The receptacles are sized and configured to receive drug container assemblies, each comprising a container with a container contact region and a seal member disposed adjacent the container contact region to seal the contents of the container at a sealing interface, such that each drug container assembly is exposed out of the housing through one of the openings.
US11305023B2	Method for diagnostically imaging lesions in the peripheral nervous system An improved method for diagnosing and characterizing peripheral nerve lesions to permit early identification and characterization of peripheral nerve injuries that will require surgical intervention.
US11305017B2	Anti-fugetactic agent and anti-cancer agent combination therapy and compositions for the treatment of cancer The invention described herein relates to methods and compositions for treating cancer in a patient or a tumor cell by administering an effective amount of an anti-fugetactic agent and an additional anti-cancer agent.
US11305014B2	Modulating permeability of the blood cerebrospinal fluid barrier The present invention relates to methods and compositions for modulating the blood CSF barrier and for diagnosing, preventing and/or treating leptomeningeal metastasis. In particular embodiments of the invention, the permeability of the blood CSF barrier is modulated by agonists or antagonists of Complement Component 3 (C3) or its receptor.
US11305009B2	Recombinant virus with diminished latency and methods of using same The disclosure provides recombinant herpes virus with diminished latency. In embodiments, the recombinant herpes virus comprises a latency gene or transcript linked to an altered or heterologous promoter. The disclosure also provides compositions and methods for inducing immunity in animals using the recombinant herpes viruses.
US11305006B2	Avian influenza and fowl adenovirus type 4 bi-combined genetic engineering subunit vaccine and method for preparing the same The disclosure relates to the technical field of veterinary biological products, and discloses an avian influenza and fowl adenovirus type 4 bi-combined genetic engineering subunit vaccine. An antigen in the vaccine is a fusion antigen; the fusion antigen has a) avian influenza virus HA protein; b) fowl adenovirus fiber2 protein; c) a specific linker peptide located between the avian influenza virus HA protein and the fowl adenovirus fiber2 protein; the amino acid sequence of the specific linker peptide is as shown in SEQ ID NO:2. This vaccine contains the fusion antigen which can induce poultries to produce a high-level specific antibody to protect poultries from avian influenza and fowl adenovirus infection. Meanwhile, the disclosure also discloses a method for preparing the vaccine.
US11305005B2	Methods of use of influenza vaccine for prevention of pneumonia This application relates to the field of prevention of pneumonia by administration of a high-dose influenza vaccine.
US11305004B2	Compositions and methods related to ebolavirus vaccines The present invention provides novel engineered Ebolavirus GP proteins and polypeptides, as well as scaffolded vaccine compositions that display the engineered proteins. The invention also provides methods of using such engineered Ebolavirus GP proteins and vaccine compositions in various therapeutic applications, e.g., for preventing or treating Ebolavirus infections.
US11305001B2	Multiple antigen presenting system (MAPS)-based Staphylococcus aureus vaccine, immunogenic composition, and uses thereof The present embodiments provide for an S. aureus (SA) Multiple Antigen Presenting System (MAPS) immunogenic composition comprising an immunogenic polysaccharide which induces an immune response, where at least one S. aureus (SA) peptide or polypeptide antigen is associated to the immunogenic polysaccharide by complementary affinity molecules. In some embodiments, the immunogenic polysaccharide can be an antigenic capsular polysaccharide of a Type 5 or Type 8 from S. aureus, or alternatively, a different immunogenic capsular or noncapsular polysaccharide, and where the protein or peptide SA antigens are indirectly linked via an affinity binding pair. The present SA-MAPS immunogenic compositions can elicit both humoral and cellular immune responses to the immunogenic polysaccharide and one or multiple SA antigens at the same time.
US11304998B2	Combination immunotherapies comprising IL-15 superagonists Methods and compositions for generating enhanced immune responses using adenovirus vectors that allow for multiple vaccinations in combination with an IL-15 superagonist complex in subjects in need thereof are provided.
US11304997B2	HSP70-derived peptide, pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing cancer using same, immunity inducer, and method for producing antigen-presenting cell The present invention provides a peptide containing 8 or more consecutive amino acid residues in an amino acid sequence of any of SEQ ID NOS: 1 to 15 and consisting of 11 or less amino acid residues.
US11304991B2	Antimicrobial compositions and methods of use thereof The present application discloses a method for treating microbial infection using an antimicrobial composition comprises antimicrobial peptide which contains at least one VGFPV motif.
US11304988B2	Inhibiting tumor cell migration by inhibition of kinesin light chain 1, variant 1 (KLC1C) Provided herein are compositions and methods for inhibiting tumor cell transendothelial migration by inhibition of kinesin light chain 1, variant 1 (KLC1C) expression and/or activity, and treatment or prevention of cancer and/or metastasis therewith.
US11304986B2	Methods of extraction of plant materials and extracts obtained using supercritical glycerin A method for extracting bioactive compounds from plant materials using supercritical glycerin and at least one inert co-solvent that lowers the effective supercritical point of the supercritical glycerin to its boiling point, and the extracts obtained from the method.
US11304985B2	Compositions and methods for promoting a healthy microbial flora in a mammal The disclosure provides compositions and dosage forms for promoting healthy microbial flora in a mammal, for example, a human. The disclosure further provides compositions and dosage forms for disrupting biofilm or preventing formation of biofilm containing pathogenic bacteria and/or pathogenic fungi in a particular region of a subject. The dosage forms contain (i) an isolated non-pathogenic fungal strain that is viable in the region of the subject, (ii) an isolated non-pathogenic bacterial strain that is viable in the region of the subject, and optionally (iii) an enzyme capable of disrupting the biofilm. The present disclosure also provides methods of disrupting a biofilm or preventing formation of a biofilm with such a composition or dosage form, methods of identifying a subject suitable for treatment with such a composition or dosage form, and methods of improving nutrient absorption using such a composition or dosage form.
US11304984B2	Pharmaceutical composition comprising Codium fragile extract as effective ingredient for protecting or treating articular cartilage A pharmaceutical composition includes a hot-water extract of Codium fragile as an effective ingredient for treating or preventing arthritis, which is a highly effective natural product-derived composition available for cosmetics, beverages, functional foods, etc. which are expected for the alleviation of arthritis.
US11304983B2	Medicated honey and method of preparation thereof Medicated honey and method of preparing the same are disclosed herein. The disclosed honey is obtained by feeding honeybees with bee-feed obtained from medicinal plants. The medicated honey disclosed herein is such that it has anti-oxidant and anti-cancer properties. The embodiments disclosed herein may be instrumental in strengthening the immune system, as an anti-cancer agent and as an anti-oxidant.
US11304982B2	Methods and compositions for modulating angiogenesis and vasculogenesis Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for stimulating angiogenesis, using cells descended from marrow adherent stromal cells that have been transfected with sequences encoding a Notch intracellular domain. Applications of these methods and compositions include treatment of ischemic disorders such as stroke.
US11304981B2	Platelet lysate gel The invention concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising a platelet lysate and its use to treat a wound, an anal fissure, vaginal atrophy or a wrinkle.
US11304975B2	Methods for engineering allogeneic and highly active t cell for immunotherapy The present invention relates to methods for developing engineered T-cells for immunotherapy that are non-alloreactive. The present invention relates to methods for modifying T-cells by inactivating both genes encoding T-cell receptor and an immune checkpoint gene to unleash the potential of the immune response. This method involves the use of specific rare cutting endonucleases, in particular TALE-nucleases (TAL effector endonuclease) and polynucleotides encoding such polypeptides, to precisely target a selection of key genes in T-cells, which are available from donors or from culture of primary cells. The invention opens the way to standard and affordable adoptive immunotherapy strategies for treating cancer and viral infections.
US11304973B2	Botulinum toxin and colloidal silver particles Botulinum toxin is combined with colloidal silver particles to provide improved compositions for use in medical and cosmetic treatments.
US11304972B2	Nitric oxide topical application apparatus and methods A topical application of nitric oxide may be provided by two separate containers, each containing an active component media to produce nitric oxide when combined. For example, a nitrite component media may be contained in one dispenser and an acidified component media may be contained in another dispenser. Each dispenser may dispense the respective component media as a foam. The resultant foams are combined to initiate the production of nitric oxide and the mixture of foams is applied topically to treat various skin disorders or wounds.
US11304967B2	Compounds and compositions for improving power output and oxygen efficiency The present invention provides the use of a compound of formula I, and compositions comprising such a compound, for improving power output and/or oxygen efficiency in a subject.
US11304965B2	Flavonoid compositions and related methods Flavonoids that are isolated from plant material of the genus Cecropia can be used to perturb G-protein coupled receptors in a mammalian cell. In some instances, one or more flavonoids may interact with one or more of the G-protein coupled receptors to transiently increase the concentration of cytosolic calcium. Administration of the isolated flavonoids can be used to treat hypertension, to protect the integrity of blood vessels and related conditions.
US11304962B2	Methods of reducing risk of preterm birth This disclosure generally relates to methods for reducing the risk of preterm birth in a pregnant human female patient that include subcutaneous administration of HPC. The disclosure relates in part to the discovery that subcutaneous administration of HPC is actually feasible and can result in sufficient plasma levels of HPC in pregnant patients that can reduce the risk of preterm birth.
US11304959B2	Vaginal inserted estradiol pharmaceutical compositions and methods According to various embodiments of this disclosure, pharmaceutical compositions comprising solubilized estradiol are provided. In various embodiments, such compositions are encapsulated in soft capsules which may be vaginally inserted for the treatment of vulvovaginal atrophy.
US11304954B2	Lipid prodrugs of mycophenolic acid and uses thereof The present invention provides lymphatic system-directing lipid prodrugs, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, methods of producing such prodrugs and compositions, and methods of improving the bioavailability or other properties of a therapeutic agent that comprises part of the lipid prodrug. The present invention also provides methods of treating a disease, disorder, or condition such as those disclosed herein, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof a disclosed lipid prodrug or a pharmaceutical composition thereof.
US11304947B2	Compositions and methods for treating lung injuries associated with SARS-COV-2 infections The present invention provides methods and compositions for treating and preventing lung injuries due to or associated with coronavirus infections that cause Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, including COVID-19. More specifically the present invention provides methods for treating or preventing the lung injuries associated with SARS-CoV-2 infections, such as acute lung injury (ALI), lung fibrosis, and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The methods comprise administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising a protein kinase inhibitor compound having MAP3K2/MAP3K3 inhibition activity, such as pazopanib or nintedanib, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or prodrug thereof, to a patient in need thereof. The present invention also provides devices for administering the compositions.
US11304944B2	MetAP2 inhibitors and methods of treating obesity The present invention relates to modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of preventing, inducing, causing or increasing weight loss, treating obesity and/or treating metabolic syndrome utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors. The present invention also relates to methods of improving insulin sensitivity and glycemic control, reducing insulin levels and/or improving leptin sensitivity utilizing the modified or polymer conjugated MetAP2 inhibitors.
US11304942B2	Parenteral unit dosage form of dihydroergotamine A parenteral unit dosage form comprising an aqueous solution of dihydroergotamine or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as a sole active ingredient, one or more pH adjusting agents, and optionally one or more co-solvents, wherein the pH of the aqueous solution is such that it contains substantially lower amount of impurity of Formula I and impurity of Formula II as compared to aqueous solution having a pH of 4.0 or less, when the parenteral unit dosage form is stored at 25° C. and 60% relative humidity for at least three months.
US11304938B2	Compositions and methods for treating chemotherapy resistant cancer The present invention features methods for increasing sensitivity and/or reversing resistance to chemotherapy, methods for treating or preventing a cancer in a subject, methods for treating clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential in a subject, and methods of identifying resistance or sensitivity to chemotherapy in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods contain the step of administering an agent that inhibits the expression or activity of a Protein phosphatase 1D (PPM1D) polypeptide or polynucleotide. The present invention also features compositions for increasing sensitivity and/or reversing resistance to chemotherapy.
US11304935B2	Use of I-BRD9 or derivatives thereof in preparing anti-epileptic drugs Provided are methods of using bromodomain-containing protein 9 inhibitor (I-BRD9) or a derivative thereof in preparation of anti-epileptic drugs. The I-BRD9 has significant effects on anticonvulsion, prolonging of convulsion latency, and reduction of seizure level, and can be used for preparing anti-epileptic drug preparations.
US11304929B2	Tosylacetate based compounds and derivatives thereof as PHGDH inhibitors The present invention encompasses compounds of formula (I), wherein the groups R1 to R, A1 to A4 and n have the meanings given in the claims and specification, their use as inhibitors of PHGDH, pharmaceutical compositions which contain compounds of this kind and their use as medicaments, especially as agents for treatment and/or prevention of oncological diseases.
US11304925B1	Cannabis composition The invention relates to a method for treating cancer or a symptom associated with cancer. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for treating cancer or a symptom associated with cancer, comprising administering to a patient in need thereof an effective amount of the pharmaceutical composition comprising a Cannabis extract that comprises Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in an amount of from 50% to 99% by weight of the pharmaceutical composition.
US11304916B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of Shiga Toxicosis Methods for treating Shiga toxicosis, caused by infection with Shiga toxin bacteria, are provided. The methods include administering to a subject in need thereof an effective amount of one or more active agents selected from tamoxifen, 4-hydroxytamoxifen, endoxifen, toremifene, raloxifene, bazedoxifene, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. In some embodiments, the methods further include the administration of an antibiotic or a manganese compound to the subject. Pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment of Shiga toxicosis are also described.
US11304910B2	Soft gelatin capsules with pH-independent release Disclosed are soft gelatin capsules comprising a gelatin shell, a plasticiser, water, and optionally a calcium salt and a filling containing a dispersed or solubilised medicament comprising gelatin with gelling power, hydrolysed gelatin, glycerol, water, pectin and gellan gum. The formulations according to the invention allow gradual release of the active ingredient, regardless of pH.
US11304909B2	Tamper resistant dosage forms The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US11304908B2	Tamper resistant dosage forms The present invention relates to pharmaceutical dosage forms, for example to a tamper resistant dosage form including an opioid analgesic, and processes of manufacture, uses, and methods of treatment thereof.
US11304897B2	Pharmaceutical formulation containing umeclidinium bromide and vilanterol trifenatate The present invention relates to a liquid pharmaceutical preparation and a method for administering the pharmaceutical preparation by nebulizing the pharmaceutical preparation in an inhaler. The propellant-free pharmaceutical preparation comprises: (a) active substances selected from umeclidinium bromide and vilanterol trifenatate; (b) a solvent; (c) a pharmacologically acceptable solubilizing agent; (d) a pharmacologically acceptable preservative; and (e) a pharmacologically acceptable stabilizer; and optionally includes other pharmacologically acceptable additives.
US11304894B2	Compositions, delivery devices, and methods thereof for feminine health Disclosed herein are compositions, delivery devices and methods for feminine health. A delivery device for feminine health can include a feminine hygiene product including an absorbent substrate and a composition absorbed onto the absorbent substrate for placement against a vulva, inserted into a vagina, or both. The composition can include a continuous phase and a dispersed phase dispersed throughout the continuous phase forming a fluid suspension. The continuous phase can include a solvent of one or more essential oils, one or more lubricants, or a combination thereof. The continuous phase can include one or more solutes dissolved in the solvent including one or more fat-soluble vitamins. The dispersed phase can include a pH-balancing agent, a dietary mineral, an absorbent, one or more water-soluble vitamins, or a combination thereof.
US11304890B2	Conditioning hair treatment product with washout protection Hair treatment products comprising, in relation to its weight, from about 0.001 to about 20% by weight of at least one alpha-substituted aldehyde and from about 0.001 to about 50% by weight of at least one amino-functional silicon, which lead to improved structural reinforcement of keratin fibers and improved hair care, and which reduce or prevent color washout in dyed hair.
US11304889B2	Oral care compositions and methods for increasing the stability of the same An oral care composition including a hydrophobic phase and a hydrophilic phase is disclosed. The hydrophobic phase may include a source of hydrogen peroxide and an acyl donor, and the hydrophilic phase may include an enzyme having perhydrolytic activity that catalyzes the generation of peracetic acid between the source of hydrogen peroxide and the acyl donor.
US11304888B2	Oral care composition An oral care composition including a base formulation, sodium bicarbonate, and nisin, wherein the oral care composition removes biofilm from a tooth surface more effectively than the base formulation with the sodium bicarbonate or the nisin alone.
US11304886B2	N-acyl sarcosines as antimicrobials for preservation of home and personal care products N-Acyl sarcosines of Formula I, wherein, R═C7 alkyl and C10 alkenyl group with terminal double bond, are described as new antimicrobial preservatives for home and personal care products. Lipidated sarcosines of this patent application preserve creams, lotions, emulsions, solutions or suspensions types of formulations of personal care industry. These are used in: leave-on ̆ (cold cream, sunscreen) as well as: rinse-off ̆ (facewash, body wash, shampoo) formulations either alone or in combination with other antimicrobials.
US11304885B2	Liquid compositions for hair removal devices comprising metathesized unsaturated polyol esters The invention relates to liquid compositions for use with hair removal devices comprising a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester for improved lubrication.
US11304884B2	Methods, compositions and uses relating thereto A method of treating a material, the method comprising contacting the material with a composition comprising an alpha-substituted aldehyde.
US11304883B2	Polished talc microbeads Polished talc microbeads, i.e. polished talc particles with a largest average diameter of less than 500 μm and methods for the preparation thereof, which microbeads are especially suitable to be use as an alternative for plastic microbeads used in cosmetics and personal hygiene products. Body scrubs, tooth pastes and soaps comprising the present polished talc microbeads. The use of polished talc microbeads with a talc content of more than 70% (w/w) and a largest diameter of less than 500 μm as a substitute for plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal hygiene products.
US11304881B2	Composition based on an aqueous phase containing a dispersion of an anhydrous composite material The present invention relates to a composition, especially for caring for and/or making up keratin materials, comprising at least one aqueous phase containing at least one hydrophilic gelling agent, and a dispersion of at least one anhydrous composite material formed from at least: 3% to 15% by weight of at least one lipophilic gelling agent, relative to the total weight of the material; 10% to 50% by weight of fillers, relative to the total weight of the material; and 40% to 85% by weight of at least one fatty phase, relative to the total weight of the material. The invention also relates to a cosmetic process for making up and/or caring for a keratin material, in particular the skin, comprising at least one step that consists in applying to said keratin material a composition as defined above.
US11304879B2	Adhesive composition for dental use The present invention provides a dental adhesive composition that, even after photocuring with a high-output LED irradiator, shows high bond strength not only for dentin untreated by phosphoric acid etching but also for dentin treated by phosphoric acid etching. The present invention relates to a dental adhesive composition comprising a phosphoric acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A), the phosphoric acid group-containing polymerizable monomer (A) comprising: a dihydrogen phosphate monoester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-1) represented by general formula (1); a hydrogen phosphate diester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-2) represented by general formula (2); and a phosphoric acid tetraester group-containing polymerizable monomer (A-3) represented by general formula (3).
US11304878B2	Nutritional support feeding efficiency There is provided a method comprising: computing a target nutritional goal to reach at an end of a time interval based on a real time energy expenditure of a patient, wherein the target nutritional goal comprises a volume to be delivered (VTBD) by the end of the time interval corresponding to a target amount of energy expenditure of the patient over the time interval, computing a target feeding profile defining a target feeding rate for enteral feeding of the patient for reaching the VTBD by the end of the time interval, continuously monitoring the real time energy expenditure, adapting the target nutritional goal and corresponding VTBD to compute a maximum VTBD to reach at the end of the time interval according to the monitoring, and dynamically adapting the target feeding rate and the corresponding target feeding profile for a remaining portion of the time interval for reaching the maximum VTBD.
US11304869B2	Portable system for the prophylaxis of deep vein thrombosis A kit is disclosed for facilitating the supply and return of a system for stimulating venous and arterial circulation in a patient to prevent deep vein thrombosis, which includes a left and right set of inflatable garment sleeves that are disposable, a pair a rechargeable battery powered pump assemblies for inflating the sleeves and that are reusable, a power supply adapter for recharging the pump assemblies and that is reusable, and a shipping carton for returning the pump assemblies and adapter to a supplier after the patient is ambulatory and the risks of deep vein thrombosis have ended.
US11304868B1	Protective patient procedure chair/table toe protective cover with improved hygienic and adaptable design for medical treatment furnishings A protective cover improves the hygiene of patient procedure chair/table, such as a toe cover. There is a need to for an improvement on the ability to effectively disinfect all components of a universally adaptable protective cover applied to the toe area of healthcare furnishing/patient procedure chair. The embodiments of the present protective cover is universally adaptable to various shapes and sizes found in patient procedure chairs. Textiles selected for use include vinyl, medical grade upholstery vinyl, or other textiles that may be used in healthcare settings so that all components can be disinfected with intermediate grade disinfectants. The design also allows for decoratively enhancing the patient environment. Dental patient chair will be used to demonstrate images. The design can be adapted to various patient chairs and tables.
US11304859B2	Diaper including removable waistband The present disclosure relates to a diaper with removable waistbands, including a first diaper body disposed in an abdominal area, which is in front on a basis of a waist; removable waistbands, which are connected to both sides of the first diaper body, formed of a stretchable material and configured to be removable by perforated lines formed between the first diaper body and the removable waistbands; waistband Velcro portions provided at ends of the removable waistbands; a second diaper body which is connected to the first diaper body and disposed in a buttocks area, which is in rear on the basis of the waist; combination wings connected to both sides of the second diaper body; combination wing Velcro portions provided at ends of the combination wings; and wrinkle connection portions which connect the first diaper body and the second diaper body in a wrinkle manner.

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