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US11311983B2	Multi-purpose tool for use with gas cylinders A tool, for opening a variety of valves associated with gas cylinders, includes an elongated body. One end of the body defines a hook. The body has a generally square cut-out extending through the thickness of the body. The body also includes two or three threaded holes which enable a set of threaded pins to be screwed into the holes. The body also includes an opening defining regions of distinct widths. The tool can be used to remove or insert a cap or cover on a gas cylinder, to operate a valve of a welding gas cylinder, to open or close a nut or fitting associated with a gas cylinder, and to open or close a valve wheel associated with a gas cylinder. The tool thus simplifies the management of gas cylinders, by reducing or eliminating the need for auxiliary tools such as wrenches and hammers.
US11311979B2	Apparatus and method for manufacturing display device An apparatus for manufacturing a display device includes a moving part including a belt that circulates, a roller that circulates the belt, and at least one meandering prevention portion that moves in a first direction parallel to a direction of a rotation shaft of the roller and prevents meandering of the belt, and a polishing head disposed corresponding to the moving part, the polishing head polishing a surface of a base material disposed on a first surface of the belt. A part of the at least one meandering prevention portion faces a second surface of the belt, the second surface being a side surface of the belt.
US11311978B2	LCD glass lapping apparatus A lapping apparatus includes a processing part and a fixing part. The processing part is provided for a target object to be seated and polishes a lower surface of the target object seated as it rotates. The fixing part is provided for pressing the seated target object against the processing part so that the lower surface of the target object is fixed in a state of being seated on the processing part. The fixing part rotates relative to the processing part along with the target object by shear force applied to the target object from the processing part so that the processing of the lower surface of the target object is made when the processing part rotates while the fixing part fixes the target object, and the location axes of the fixing part and the processing part do not match.
US11311974B2	Method of torque control and apparatus thereof A method of torque control and a torque control apparatus for a pneumatic torque tool are provided. The method includes: connecting a torque control apparatus between an air supply system and a pneumatic torque tool; under predetermined working and control conditions, driving the pneumatic torque tool at the first and second working air pressures to calibrate output torque, and to obtain maximum and minimum torque values; constructing correspondence relationship between air pressure and torque value based on the first and second working air pressures and the maximum and minimum torque values obtained; entering any target torque value ranging from minimum torque value to maximum torque value of the correspondence relationship to obtain a corresponding working air pressure value and drive the pneumatic torque tool; and verifying whether all working and control conditions are controlled within a predetermined range of variation to control the output torque.
US11311972B2	Crack stopper for welds A method for joining two structural elements by welding, in particular by butt welding comprises forming a weld line joining the two structural elements; and adding material across the weld line, thereby forming one or more crack stoppers for limiting crack propagation along the weld line. The one or more crack stoppers each have a limited extension along the weld line as seen in relation to a length of the weld line. A structural system comprising two structural elements joined by the method is disclosed. The method may be applied, e.g., to components of aircraft engines.
US11311970B2	Shielding gas nozzle for metal forming and laser metal forming apparatus A shielding gas nozzle for metal forming includes a wire feed line being a path to feed a wire at an inclination angle θ, a first gas ejection hole to jet a shielding gas at an angle equal to or less than the inclination angle θ, and a second gas ejection hole to jet the shielding gas in a direction different from that of the first gas ejection hole. The first gas ejection hole jets the shielding gas toward an intersection along a direction in which the absolute value of the angle to the wire feed direction is less than 90 degrees, and the second gas ejection hole jets the shielding gas toward the intersection along a direction in which the absolute value of the angle to the wire feed direction when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the base material surface is greater than 90 degrees.
US11311964B2	Internally cooled valve having a valve bottom, and method for the production thereof A method for manufacturing an internally cooled valve (2), includes providing a valve body (4) having a valve stem (6) that ends in a valve head (8). The valve body (4) has a cavity (10) that is open toward the valve head (8) and with a valve base element (12) by friction welding the valve base element (12) to the valve head (8). The valve bottom element (12) is preferably a sintered component.
US11311958B1	Digital welding and cutting efficiency analysis, process evaluation and response feedback system for process optimization The present invention combines automatic process control feedback or process improvement recommendations based on capturing consumable data, running the consumable data through a data analytics processing system and establishing logical process improvement recommendations and actions based on consumable consumption ratios and process inefficiency correlations.
US11311956B2	Soldering apparatus Provided is a soldering apparatus capable of blowing gas through a first blowing port more uniformly than a conventional apparatus, at each position in the first blowing port. The soldering apparatus according to the present disclosure is a soldering apparatus that performs soldering, including a blowing unit that supplies gas to an object, wherein the blowing unit includes a case including a first blowing chamber, a fan housed in the first blowing chamber to blow the gas in a centrifugal direction, a first baffle plate, and a heater that heats the gas or a cooling unit that cools the gas, the case includes a first wall that faces the fan in an axial direction of the fan, a second wall that faces the first wall, and an inner wall connecting the first wall and the second wall, the first wall, the second wall and the inner wall define the first blowing chamber, in the first wall, a first blowing port is formed, and the first baffle plate is disposed in the first blowing chamber to guide part of the gas blown from the fan to the first blowing port.
US11311953B2	Machine tool A machine tool that generates internal teeth or external teeth on a cylindrical workpiece includes a workpiece holder, a column which is relatively movable to the workpiece holder, a rotary main spindle which is rotatable with respect to the column, a working tool which is held by the rotary main spindle, and a phase detecting unit which detects a phase of the working tool with respect to the rotary main spindle. The working tool includes a cutter portion which has cutters, a holder portion, and a detected portion which is formed on the holder portion. The phase detecting unit includes a detecting section which detects the detected portion, and a calculating section which calculates a phase angle of the detected portion with respect to a reference position of the rotary main spindle, based on a result detected by the detecting section.
US11311949B2	Indexable face milling cutting insert and face milling cutting head using the cutting insert Disclosed is an indexable face milling cutting insert which comprises an insert body and a cutting body laminated on an upper surface of the insert body, and the insert body comprises multiple positioning side surfaces, an upper plane, and a positioning bottom surface; a projection of an edge of the positioning bottom surface, or an extension line thereof, on a rake face is intersected with a corresponding edge of the rake face, or an extension line thereof, to form a surface deflection angle and multiple flank faces are arranged between the rake face and the multiple positioning side surfaces, so as to avoid damaging the positioning side surfaces when a cutting edge is sharpened, thereby ensuring stability and long-term effect of a positioning reference, and a face cutting milling and a wiper face milling are applicable to a same face milling insert retaining slots.
US11311948B2	Rotary drill tool with insert centring surfaces A cutting insert for a rotary drill tool and a drill tool assembly in which an insert and a support body are coupled via cooperative contact surfaces and a mounting screw. The contact surfaces provide a dual function to axially and rotationally lock the insert at the support body in addition to providing a centring function of the insert.
US11311947B2	Rotary tool A rotary tool according to a non-limiting aspect includes a body having a rotation axis and extending from a first end to a second end. The body including: a first part including the first end; a second part located closer to a second end than the first part and having a larger outside diameter than the first part; a cutting edge located at a side of the first end; a ridge portion located in the first part and the second part, connected to the cutting edge and helically extending from the cutting edge toward the second end; and a flute located along the ridge portion. The flute includes: a first flute located at the first part and having a first helix angle; and a second flute located at the second part and having a second helix angle. The second helix angle is smaller than the first helix angle.
US11311946B2	Coated tool and cutting tool including the same A coated tool of the present disclosure may include a base and a coating layer covering at least a part of the base. The base may include a hard phase of a carbonitride including Ti and a binder phase including at least one of Co and Ni and has a thermal expansion coefficient at 25 to 1000° C. of 9.0×10−6/° C. or more. The coating layer may include a TiCN layer and an Al2O3 layer positioned on the TiCN layer. The TiCN layer may have a compressive stress of 250 to 500 MPa. The Al2O3 layer may have a thickness of 2 μm or more and a compressive stress of 450 MPa or more, and the value of the compressive stress is greater than the compressive stress of the TiCN layer.
US11311943B2	Multi-spectral method for detection of anomalies during powder bed fusion additive manufacturing Embodiments of the systems can be configured to receive electromagnetic emissions of a substrate (e.g., a build material of a part being made via additive manufacturing) by a detector (e.g., a multi-spectral sensor) and generate a ratio of the electromagnetic emissions to perform spectral analysis with a reduced dependence on location and orientation of a surface of the substrate relative to the multi-spectral sensor. The additive manufacturing process can involve use of a laser to generate a laser beam for fusion of the build material into the part. The system can be configured to set the multi-spectral sensor off-axis with respect to the laser (e.g., an optical path of the multi-spectral sensor is at an angle that is different than the angle of incidence of the laser beam). This can allow the multi-spectral sensor to collect spectral data simultaneously as the laser is used to build the part.
US11311942B2	Metal-connected particle articles Apparatus and methods for making metal-connected particle articles. A metal containing fluid is selectively applied to a layer of particles. The metal in the fluid is used to form metal connections between particles. The metal connections are formed at temperatures below the sintering temperature of the particles in the layer of particles.
US11311939B2	Method for fabrication of copper-silver and copper-gold porous microsheets A method for preparing copper-solver and copper-gold porous microsheets with specific pore sizes, the method including the steps of providing a solution of copper microsheets and adding a silver or gold solution under controlled temperature, the reaction conditions can be changed to determine pore sizes.
US11311938B2	Mechanically alloyed powder feedstock Disclosed herein are embodiments of mechanically alloyed powder feedstock and methods for spheroidizing them using microwave plasma processing. The spheroidized powder can be used in metal injection molding processes, hot isostatic processing, and additive manufacturing. In some embodiments, mechanical milling, such as ball milling, can be used to prepare high entropy alloys for microwave plasma processing.
US11311937B2	Apparatus and method for the production of quantum particles Systems, methods, and devices are disclosed for producing quantum particles (e.g., quantum dots) having a uniform size by vaporization of molten precursor droplets. More particularly, the present technology produces quantum dots by melting or liquefying solid and substantially pure precursor materials followed by production of uniformly sized droplets of molten precursor by use of a droplet maker into a microwave generated plasma torch.
US11311934B2	Covered particle The present invention provides covered particles wherein insulating layers cover the surfaces of electroconductive particles, and the covered particles are excellent in the adhesion between the surfaces of the electroconductive particles and the insulating layers. The covered particles includes: electroconductive particles in which metal films are formed on the surfaces of core materials, and a triazole-based compound is disposed on the outer surfaces on the sides opposite to the core materials in the metal films; and insulating layers covering the electroconductive particles, and the insulating layers comprise a compound having phosphonium groups.
US11311930B2	Method of forging outer joint member of constant velocity universal joint A method is used to forge an outer joint member of a constant velocity universal joint. Track grooves of the outer and inner joint members each have an arc-shaped ball raceway center line having a curvature center that is not offset in an axial direction with respect to a joint center. The forging method includes performing ironing by press-fitting a cylindrical portion of one end of a shaft portion of a pre-processing material of the outer joint member including the shaft portion and the cylindrical portion into a die hole of a die while a punch set that is radially expandable and contractable is fitted to an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The punch set includes punches and a punch base to guide the punches to enable advancing and retreating. Each of the punches has a pair of forming surfaces for forming the adjacent track grooves.
US11311927B2	Processing auxiliary device integrated with clamping and blanking functions The present invention discloses a cutting auxiliary device integrated with clamping and blanking functions includes a positioning and loading unit, a clamping unit and a supporting unit. The supporting unit and the clamping unit can slide left and right on the platform of the positioning and loading unit through the slide block and slide groove structure. The supporting unit and the clamping unit are connected through an adjustable push rod with a scale bar; The board is placed on the positioning platform, and the adjustable push rod is pushed to move the supporting unit and the clamping unit to fix the board again for cutting. After completion, the handwheel is turned to make the clamping platform rotate such that the material is transferred into the material receiving container.
US11311926B2	Electromagnetic forming method An electromagnetic forming method includes: a step of setting pipe periphery members at plural positions along an axial direction of a pipe material; a step of setting a coil unit on a side of one end, in the axial direction, of the pipe material, the coil unit including a conductor wound portion, conductor extension portions, and a resin-made conductor support portion; a step of setting a support member on a side of the other end, in the axial direction, of the pipe material; a coil unit holding step; a coil setting step; and a swaging step. The coil setting step and the swaging step are performed in this order at each of the plural positions of the pipe material while the coil unit is kept held by the support member.
US11311923B2	Sheet material forming A formed sheet metal material (100) and methods, tools (1, 2, 8) and apparatus for forming the sheet metal material (100) in which a pattern of projections and depressions are cold worked in a first portion (101) and, simultaneously, indicia (103) is embossed in a second portion (102) of the sheet material (100). The cold worked portion (101) is formed with the projections and depression configured and distributed such that lines drawn on a surface of the formed sheet material (100) between adjacent rows of projections and depressions are not rectilinear. The indicia (103) is indicative of the alignment between the tools (1, 2, 8).
US11311917B2	Apparatus and method for contamination identification Method and apparatus for identifying a contaminant on a substrate. Identification of a contaminant removed from a substrate can be useful in identifying and eliminating or reducing the source of the contamination and tailoring the removal method to minimize the potential for substrate damage. The methods and apparatus for identification of the contaminant provide liberation of molecules of the contaminant from the surface of the substrate, accounting for different geometries and substrate materials, sample preparation, and chemical analysis of the contaminant.
US11311907B2	Superomniphobic coatings and methods of preparation A composition useful for producing a superomniphobic coating on a substrate, the composition comprising a colloidal suspension of a fluorinated siloxane in a non-silicon-containing fluorinated solvent. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises particles of a hydrophobized metal oxide, e.g., silicon oxide, wherein the hydrophobized metal oxide may be fluorinated. In some embodiments, the composition further comprises a non-silicon-containing fluorinated polymer. The invention is also directed to methods for making the above composition. The invention is also directed to methods for using the above-described composition for rendering a substrate superomniphobic. The aforesaid method comprises depositing a liquid coating solution onto a substrate to form a coated substrate, followed by subjecting the coated substrate to a drying step to remove a liquid phase of the liquid coating solution, wherein the liquid coating solution comprises a colloidal suspension of a fluorinated siloxane in a non-silicon-containing fluorinated solvent.
US11311904B2	Method for the partial coloring of plastic parts The invention relates to an improved method for the partial coloring, in particular for the color laser engraving, of plastic parts, in particular thermoplastic plastic parts, more particularly thermoplastic plastic parts that have a multi-layered structure, to the resulting partially colored, preferably color laser engraved, plastic parts, in particular thermoplastic plastic parts, and to a device for the partial coloring of plastic parts.
US11311901B2	Separator coating apparatus A separator coating apparatus for coating an organic slurry on a separator, the apparatus including a coating bar that rotates in a transferring direction of the separator and coats the organic slurry on the separator; a bar holder spaced apart from the coating bar such that gap is present between the bar holder and the coating bar, the organic slurry being supplyable into the gap and onto the rotating coating bar; a coating block that supplies the organic slurry into the gap through a supply passage at both sides of the bar holder relative to the transferring direction of the separator; and a supporter that is on the bar holder and facing the coating bar.
US11311895B2	Fluid dispenser having a discharge head A fluid dispenser having an accumulator and a discharge head. The discharge head is secured to a base unit of the dispenser, which base unit includes a fluid accumulator. The discharge head has a housing displaceable relative to the base unit for actuating the dispenser. The discharge head has an inlet through which fluid travels from the fluid accumulator into the discharge head, and a discharge opening through which the fluid is delivered into the atmosphere. A swirling chamber having an inlet channel is provided between the fluid inlet and the discharge opening so that inflowing fluid is provided with a swirl which forms a spray stream when exiting the discharge opening. The swirling chamber is switched between a first and a second configuration by changing the geometry of its walls and/or the inlet channel.
US11311894B2	Water outlet structure for atomized particle water and shower A water outlet structure for fine-gentle atomized particle water comprises a water inlet cavity, a first arc acceleration track, a side flushing cavity, a second arc acceleration track, and a water outlet hole. A first end of the first arc acceleration track is connected to a side wall of the water inlet cavity, a second end of the first arc acceleration track is connected to a first end of the side flushing cavity, and a second end of the side flushing cavity is connected to the second arc acceleration track. The water outlet hole is disposed on a circle center of the second arc acceleration track. The present disclosure further provides a shower and a kitchen shower comprising the water outlet structure.
US11311891B2	Multi-cyclone separator of a multi-stage fluid filter for cleaning gaseous fluid and multi-stage fluid filter A multi-cyclone separator of a multi-stage fluid filter for cleaning gaseous fluid is provided with a plurality of cyclone cells for separating particles and/or liquid from the gaseous fluid. The cyclone cells each have an inlet for the gaseous fluid to be purified, an outlet for the gaseous fluid freed of particles and liquid, and at least one discharge window discharging the separated particles and liquid. At least one discharge chamber is provided, and the discharge windows of the cyclone cells open into the at least one discharge chamber. At least one discharge opening leads out of the at least one discharge chamber. The at least one discharge chamber tapers in a funnel shape toward the at least one discharge opening. A multi-stage fluid filter is provided with the multi-cyclone separator that is arranged upstream of a main filter of the multi-stage fluid filter.
US11311888B2	Electrostatic precipitator The invention concerns an electrostatic precipitator comprising an ionisation stage, a collector stage and a power supply. The power supply comprises a first high-voltage power supply unit for applying a first DC high voltage to the ionization stage and a second high-voltage power supply unit for applying a second DC high voltage to the collector stage. The first high-voltage power supply unit is configured to operate the ionization stage current-controlled. A current sensor required for this is advantageously arranged in the return line carrying low voltage, for which purpose the first high-voltage power supply unit and the second high-voltage power supply unit are galvanically isolated from the mains connection and from each other.
US11311880B2	Microchip controlling system A microchip controlling system comprises a microchip which is configured by adhesion of an elastic sheet and a plate/sheet member, and on which a flow path is provided as an inadhesive section between the elastic sheet and the plate/sheet member; and a microchip controlling apparatus comprising a valve mechanism which is inflated or deflated so as to control the flow path to be opened or closed.
US11311878B2	Microfluidic device The invention relates to a microfluidic device comprising at least one element (1) of magnetic shape memory (MSM) material for handling of a fluid flow, the MSM element (1) being controlled by a magnetic field. The device comprises elastic material (2) between the handled fluid and the MSM element (1), and that the magnetic field is arranged to form a local shrinkage to the MSM element (1) which together with the elastic material (2) form a shrinkage cavity (3) in a location where the magnetic field is applied to the MSM element. Preferably, the microfluidic device is connected to a lab-on-a-chip, and it can act as one of the followings: a pump, vacuum pump, compressor, refrigerator, valve, manifold, dozer, mixer.
US11311876B2	Single-cell analysis chip for anticancer drug combination An analysis chip for determining an efficient anticancer drug or anticancer drug combination for cancer cells, according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, includes a chamber which is a unit for analyzing single cancer cells, and a plurality of valves configured to regulate a fluid to be injected into the chamber, wherein the chamber includes a channel through which a fluid including an anticancer drug and a cell lysis buffer flows, a cell sorting part configured to focus cancer cells flowing along the channel, a cell capturing part configured to focus the cancer cells focused by the cell storing sorting part, and an antibody array configured to capture proteins secreted from the captured cancer cells and intracellular protein through cell lysis.
US11311875B2	Sample device for mobile water analysis The invention relates to a sample device that allows for simultaneous analysis of multiple liquid samples (e.g., drinking water samples). More specifically, the sample device is adapted for use with a mobile water analyzer, the sample device including an upwardly open receptacle divided into a plurality of separate upwardly open compartments separated by dividing walls. Each of the compartments is configured to contain a separate water sample, and the sample device is adapted to receive the inlet opening of a removable test element of a mobile water analyzer.
US11311861B2	Zinc doped manganese-iron spinel catalyst material and method of making and using the same Catalyst for oxygen storage capacity applications that include a zinc doped manganese-iron spinel mixed oxide material. The zinc doped manganese-iron spinel mixed oxide material may be synthesized by a co-precipitation method using a precipitation agent such as sodium carbonate and exhibits a high oxygen storage capacity.
US11311859B2	Exhaust gas purification catalyst and method for manufacturing exhaust gas purification catalyst The exhaust gas purification catalyst disclosed here is an exhaust gas purification catalyst disposed in the exhaust pipe of an internal combustion engine to purify nitrogen oxides contained in exhaust gas discharged from the internal combustion engine, provided with a silver alumina catalyst comprising at least alumina as a catalyst and silver supported on this alumina, wherein, in the silver alumina catalyst, the ratio of the peak intensity at a wave number of 1595 cm−1 to the peak intensity at a wave number of 1613 cm−1 by the pyridine IR method is at least 0.3, and the carried amount of the silver is 1.0 wt % to 6.0 wt % given 100 wt % as the total amount of the silver alumina catalyst.
US11311856B2	Vanadium metal-organic framework for selective adsorption A permanently porous vanadium(II)-containing metal-organic framework (MOF) with vanadium(II) centers and methods for synthesis of such MOF frameworks are provided. Methods for using such compounds to selectively react with N2 over CH4 are provided. In the synthetic methods, a vanadium source, such as VY2(tmeda)2, where Y is a halogen and tmeda is N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethane-1,2-diamine and a H2(ligand) are reacted in the presence of acid in a solvent at between 110° C. and 130° C. to form an intermediate product. The intermediate product is collected and washed with a washing agent, such as DMF and acetonitrile, and the vanadium(II) based MOF is activated by heating the washed intermediate product to at least 160° C. under dynamic vacuum.
US11311851B2	Feedstock injection device of an FCC unit The invention relates to an injection device (10) for atomizing a liquid into droplets using a gas, comprising a hollow tubular body (12) having a longitudinal direction (X). An inner wall (13) defines a first region, referred to as contact region (Z1), and a second region (Z2). The body includes: —at least two inlet ports (14; 16) for injecting liquid and an inlet port for injecting gas, all of said ports extending to the first region (Z1); —at least one outlet port (18), located downstream of the first and second regions, for discharging the atomized liquid. The body (12) has an inner cross-section that varies continuously or constantly over the entire length thereof. Between regions (Z1) and (Z2), the inner wall (13) includes at least one baffle (261) which is shaped such that in each plane running perpendicularly to the longitudinal direction of the body containing said baffle, the baffle reduces an inner cross-section of the body over the entire periphery of the inner wall (13).
US11311850B2	Diamond composites by lithography-based manufacturing A lithography based method for the manufacture of diamond composite materials in which green bodies are prepared by a layer-by-layer construction with resulting green bodies de-bound and sintered to achieve a dense high hardness material.
US11311844B2	Continuous compounding systems and methods of use Continuous compounding systems include a feeding section and a compounding section. Method for compounding or mixing solid matter and liquid matter include providing a continuous compounding system, adding matter to the continuous compounding system, and mixing or compounding the matter.
US11311842B2	Membrane separation device having improved filtration velocity A blood filtration device comprising a generally cylindrical housing having an interior wall. An interior member is mounted interior of the housing and comprises an outer surface having a porous membrane disposed thereon. The housing and interior member are relatively rotatable and define an annular gap therebetween. The blood filtration device also comprises an inlet for directing fluid into the annular gap, a first outlet for exiting filtrate passing through the membrane, and a second outlet for directing from the annular gap the remaining retentate. The porous membrane comprises a first layer and a second layer.
US11311839B1	Systems and method for SO3 mitigation at high temperature injection locations Systems and methods for the use of highly reactive hydrated lime (HRH) in high temperature flue gas streams, namely those at greater than 400° F., such as are present before an air preheater (APH) to remove sulfur trioxide (SO3) from the flue gas.
US11311837B2	Polymer blended membranes for sour gas separation A method of separating gas and a method of making a gas separation membrane. The method of separating gas includes flowing a gas stream through a membrane, in which the membrane comprises a crosslinked mixture of a poly(ether-b-amide) copolymer and an acrylate-terminated poly(ethylene glycol) according to formula (I) or formula (II); and separating the gas stream via the membrane. In formulas (I) and (II), each n is of from 2 to 30; and each R is independently —H or —CH3.
US11311836B2	Membrane permeation treatment with adjustment of the temperature of the first retentate as a function of the CH4 concentration in the third and/or fourth permeate A facility and method for membrane permeation treatment of a feed gas flow containing at least methane and carbon dioxide that includes a compressor, a pressure measurement device, at least one valve, and first, second, third, and fourth membrane separation units for separation of CO2 from CH4 to permeates enriched in CO2 and retentates enriched in CH4, respectively. A temperature of the first retentate is adjusted at an inlet of the second membrane separation unit with at least one heat exchanger as a function of the measured CH4 concentration in such a way so as to reduce the determined difference.
US11311833B2	Method and system for recovering acidic gas A method for recovering an acidic gas, includes: a step of bringing a gas to be treated that contains an acidic gas into gas-liquid into contact with an amine absorbing solution, allowing the amine absorbing solution to absorb the acidic gas, thereby removing the acidic gas from the gas to be treated; a step of allowing the amine absorbing solution that has absorbed the acidic gas to release the acidic gas, thereby regenerating the amine absorbing solution, and at the same time, recovering the released acidic gas; and an analysis step of calculating concentrations of iron ions and/or heavy metal ions in the amine absorbing solution.
US11311832B2	Separating particles from a processing gas stream A separator for separating solid particles from a processing gas stream that has been fed repeatedly through a work machine, wherein the separator includes a processing gas inlet through which particle-laden processing gas emitted from the work machine is fed into the separator, and a filterless separator element to reduce the particle content of the processing gas and a processing gas outlet to discharge the processing gas with its reduced particle content to the work machine, the separator including a secondary stream filter, which filters a smaller portion of the processing gas, and a secondary outlet, connected thereto, which ejects the filtered secondary stream of processing gas.
US11311827B1	Water filter system head with interchangeable inlet and outlet connections A water filtration system and water filtration system head provide interchangeable water inlet and outlet ports, so that a direction of a flow of water through the water filtration system can be reversed by configuring a valve provided in the water filtration system head that attaches to a cartridge housing containing a water filter cartridge. The head has a first fluid channel communicating with a fluid volume between the cartridge housing and the outer surface of a water filter cartridge, a second fluid channel in communication with an inside of the cartridge, and a multi-position valve that either conducts inlet water from a first port to the first fluid channel and conducts outlet water from the second fluid channel to the second port, or conducts inlet water from the second port to the first fluid channel and conducts outlet water from the second fluid channel to the first port.
US11311825B2	Spa fill hose filter The filter includes a body, cap, and a filter media. The body includes an internal chamber and a plurality of perforations exposing the internal chamber. A filter media is positioned and retained in the internal chamber such that it covers the plurality of perforations. The internal chamber is in fluid communication with a water fill hose so as to receive water and dispense the water out of the body through the plurality of perforations after having passed through the filter media. The cap is adapted to cover the open top of the body. The cap includes a threaded passage for receiving a male threaded connector on the hose. The internal chamber is preferably filled with sanitizer preferably selected from a group consisting of an oxidizer and chlorine.
US11311824B2	Filter system, filter, and method A filter system for liquid has a filter head with drainage channel and stop element. A filter cartridge is mounted by screw-in movement at the filter head and has a support ring rotatably fastened to its housing part. The support ring has an eccentric closure element and a first positioning element guided toward the stop element by the screw-in movement to position the support ring at the filter head in a rotational position for axially aligning closure element and drainage channel. The closure element is transferred axially into a sealing seat at the filter head to close the drainage channel when screwing on the filter cartridge. The support ring has a second positioning element holding the support ring in a rotationally fixed position at the filter head when unscrewing the filter cartridge so that the closure element is moved out of the sealing seat only in an axial direction.
US11311822B2	Bubble separator, and fluid circuit for automobile that includes bubble separator A bubble separator used in a fluid circuit for an automobile and that separates bubbles in a refrigerant may include a swirl flow formation part extending in a substantially horizontal direction, and including an internal space having a columnar shape. The bubble separator may also include a flow inlet disposed at one end of the swirl flow formation part, and being open so as to cause the refrigerant to flow in the flow inlet in a tangential direction of an inner peripheral surface of the swirl flow formation part and so as to form a swirl flow on the inner peripheral surface. The bubble separator may also include a flow outlet disposed at another end of the swirl flow formation part, and being open so as to cause the refrigerant to flow out of the flow outlet in a tangential direction from the inner peripheral surface. The bubble separator may further include a gas discharge port to discharge gas separated from the refrigerant in the swirl flow formation part outside of the swirl flow formation part, and at least one liquid drop nozzle provided on a wall surface of the swirl flow formation part.
US11311821B2	Degassing apparatus for removing dissolved gas from liquids The degassing apparatus removes liquid from a vacuum tank (1) with a suction pump (6) and supplies that liquid to a storage tank (9), sprays storage tank liquid into the vacuum tank through a convergent nozzle (7), removes gas from liquid in a state of reduced pressure inside the vacuum tank, and stores the degassed liquid in the storage tank. The storage tank is an airtight hermetically sealed tank provided with a reduced pressure retaining valve that discharges gas accumulated inside the storage tank.
US11311820B2	Spacers for ion-exchange device Provided are spacers, ion-exchange devices comprising spacers, and methods of preparing spacers for improved fluid distribution and sealing throughout an ion-exchange device. These spacers can include an internal cavity surrounded by a perimeter of the spacer. The perimeter can have a first opening and a second opening within the perimeter, and the first opening and the second opening can be located on opposite sides of the internal cavity. The spacers can also have a first and second plurality of channels located within the perimeter, wherein each channel of the first and second plurality of channels extends from the internal cavity towards the first opening or the second opening.
US11311816B2	Balloon inflator for simultaneously filling two balloons A balloon inflator for simultaneously filling two balloons to substantially identical sizes includes an air pump having a first air chamber communicating with a first inflation nozzle and second air chamber communicating with a second inflation nozzle. A reciprocating piston causes an alternating increase and decrease in the first and second air chambers to advance air to fill balloons on the first and second inflation nozzles. The volume of inflation gas advanced to the first balloon inflation nozzle is substantially identical to the volume of inflation gas advanced to the second balloon inflation nozzle, thus permitting a virtually identical inflation of a first balloon at said first balloon inflation nozzle and a second balloon at said second balloon inflation nozzle upon repeated reciprocation of the piston.
US11311815B1	Suspension shock absorber A suspension shock absorber for remote control (RC) cars includes an inner tube and an outer tube coaxial with each other. The hollow area inside the inner tube defines a hollow chamber where a piston and a piston rod slidably moves. A shock cap seals the top of the inner tube and the outer tube. The space between the coaxial inner tube and outer tube is used as an inter-tube bypass route through which bypass oil flows. The shock cap has a bypass passage connecting the inter-tube bypass route with the upper portion of the hollow chamber. A bypass valve in line with the co-axis of the inner tube and the outer tube is disposed on top of the shock cap and used to regulate the amount of oil flow through the bypass passage.
US11311812B2	Techniques for concealed vehicle reset Embodiments disclosed herein include an amusement park ride. The amusement park ride include a ride vehicle that can transition from a first configuration to a second configuration during the duration of the ride. The amusement park ride can include a loading area for loading passengers into the ride vehicle and a separate unloading area for disembarking passengers from the ride vehicle. After disembarking passengers from the ride vehicle the ride vehicle travels to a transition area concealed from the public where the ride transitions from the second configuration to the first configuration. In the transition area, maintenance can be performed on the ride vehicle and calibration can be performed on one or more of the ride vehicle systems (e.g., projector or audio systems).
US11311808B2	Systems and methods to predict a future outcome at a live sport event In an embodiment, a process to predict an outcome of a competition includes receiving time-stamped position information of participant(s), the time-stamped position information captured by a telemetry tracking system during the competition. The process includes calculating while the competition is ongoing a covariate parameter for each of one or more participants at a point in time, where each respective covariate parameter is derived from the time-stamped position information of a corresponding participant at the point in time. The process includes predicting the outcome of the competition, as of the point in time, based at least in part on (i) a difference between a calculated competitor strength of the first competitor the second competitor based on historical data associated with the competitors, and (ii) the calculated first covariate parameter(s).
US11311802B2	Method for controlling a display element by a games console A method for controlling a position of a display element, comprising the steps: —measuring a position of a control lever, —projecting the position of the lever into a base plane, in order to determine a first set of coordinates, —determining a circle of positions, —determining a square circumscribing the circle of positions, —projecting, onto the circumscribed square, at least one coordinate of the first set of coordinates, —calculating a second set of coordinates in a Cartesian frame of reference, on the basis of the projection of the at least one coordinate of the first set of coordinates onto the circumscribed square.
US11311801B2	Methods for using high-speed data communication fabric to enable cross-system command buffer reading for data retrieval in cloud gaming A cloud gaming system includes a storage system and a compute system connected through a PCIe fabric. The compute system generates a command buffer for a read operation, writes the command buffer to compute system memory, and notifies the storage system about the command buffer. The storage system reads the command buffer in the compute system memory and processes the command buffer to read requested data. In one embodiment, the storage system writes the requested data in the compute system memory and notifies the compute system about the requested data in the compute system memory, and the compute system reads the requested data from its memory. In another embodiment, the storage system writes the requested data in the storage system memory and notifies the compute system about the requested data in the storage system memory, and the compute system reads the requested data from the storage system memory.
US11311799B2	Role-play synchronisation system A system for synchronising role-play amongst two or more role-players; said system comprising: A portable digital device closely associated with each role-player; each portable digital device including at least a processor in communication with a memory thereby to execute commands of an application stored in the memory; the processor in communication with input/output apparatus as directed by the commands of the application stored in the memory; each portable digital device in communication with a local network thereby to place each portable digital device in communication with each other portable digital device participating in the role-play; a downloadable role-play and synchronisation application which is downloaded and stored on and executing on each portable digital device; a suite of audio files for each portable digital device participating in the role-play; each suite of audio files containing a file specific to each character in the role play which incorporates: a) The characters' internal dialogue; b) Dialogue between the character and other characters within the role play; c) Directions for the individualised, co-ordinated choreographed movement of the player; d) Sound effects, and; e) Musical score, and wherein content of the role-play, experienced through listening to the audio files, requires the player and their co-players, to physically enact a series of pre-determined, choreographed and co-ordinated movements which are a key component of the roleplay experience.
US11311796B2	Playing surface for spinning top toy apparatus and methods A toy battle arena game and method for manufacturing an asymmetrical battling stadium providing unique arena having four inclined battling surface curved regions collectively creating an asymmetrical concave bowl-shaped battling stadium for generating unpredictable top action about and around an asymmetrical battling surface for exciting and dynamic game play in a relatively small arena. Four semi-circular or curved inclined surfaces each includes a banked corner and are each defined by arc segment with a radius prescribing a midpoint of each arc segment. Connecting midpoints of each arc segment or partial sphere delineates an irregular quadrilateral in a central area of stadium to collectively create an asymmetrical battling surface which enhances game play by maximizes random and dynamic interactions between actively spinning tops about and around the asymmetrical battling surface.
US11311792B2	Shin guard with sock engaging feature A shin guard includes a protective shell having a convex outer surface and a concave inner surface, a cushioning element abutting the inner surface, and a polymeric texture provided on the outer surface to inhibit the motion of an overlaid textile relative to the protective shell.
US11311789B2	Launch monitor A launch monitor for golf training includes both a continuous wave radar transmitter and a frequency modulated continuous wave radar transmitter. A first set of golf ball trajectory parameters are estimated with the continuous wave radar transmitter and a second, different set of golf ball trajectory parameters are estimated with the frequency modulated continuous wave radar transmitter. The array of transmitters and receivers may be non-uniform.
US11311781B2	Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads Examples of golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads are generally described herein. In one example, a body portion of a golf club head may include a cavity having an opening and an internal structure defined by a wall portion and a base portion. A hosel portion may include an insert portion and a neck portion extending therefrom. The hosel portion may be attached to the body portion by an interference fit between the neck portion and the opening of the cavity. The insert portion may be received inside the cavity and may be spaced apart from the internal structure of the cavity. A space between the insert portion and the internal structure of the cavity may be partially or entirely filled with an adhesive to hold the hosel portion in place. Other examples may be described and claimed.
US11311775B2	Motion capture data fitting system Enables a fitting system for sporting equipment using an application that executes on a mobile phone for example to prompt and accept motion inputs from a given motion capture sensor to measure a user's size, range of motion, speed and then utilizes that same sensor to capture motion data from a piece of equipment, for example to further optimize the fit of, or suggest purchase of a particular piece of sporting equipment. Utilizes correlation or other data mining of motion data for size, range of motion, speed of other users to maximize the fit of a piece of equipment for the user based on other user's performance with particular equipment. For example, this enables a user of a similar size, range of motion and speed to data mine for the best performance equipment, e.g., longest drive, lowest putt scores, highest winning percentage, etc., associated with other users having similar characteristics.
US11311774B2	Electronic device and method of processing exercise information by electronic device An electronic device and a method of processing exercise information by an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes at least one communication module, a display, at least one sensor, and a processor. The processor may perform control to make a connection with at least one external electronic device through the communication module, identify first exercise-related information measured during a first time interval, based on information received from the at least one external electronic device, identify second exercise-related information measured during a second time interval after the first time interval, based on information received from the at least one external electronic device, and when it is determined that the identified first exercise-related information and the identified second exercise-related information are information on a correlated exercise, based on a configured reference, display the first exercise-related information and the second exercise-related information as one continuous exercise through the display.
US11311770B2	Adjustable fitness bench An adjustable fitness bench includes a base frame, a shuttle slidable along at least a portion of the base frame, a support bar pivotally connected to the base frame, a seat back pivotally connected to the shuttle and the support bar, a seat bottom pivotally connected to the shuttle, and a link. The link includes a first end connected to the seat back, and a second end configured to rest against an undersurface of the seat bottom when the adjustable fitness bench is in a horizontal position.
US11311769B2	Auxiliary weight adjusting device for weight training equipment An auxiliary weight adjusting device for weight training equipment includes a selector device and auxiliary weight pieces. The selector member of the selector device is provided with positioning portions and rotatably installed on the main weight device of the weight training equipment. The selector device has positioning members arranged on the selection member in a manner of moving in a horizontal direction and corresponding to the positioning portions. The auxiliary weight pieces are adjacent to the main weight device by moving up and down in the vertical direction and correspond to the positioning members and arranged in a straight line or an array in the horizontal direction. The rotation of the selection member makes the positioning portions drive the positioning members to extend toward the auxiliary weight pieces, so that different numbers of auxiliary weight pieces move with the main weight device.
US11311768B2	Joint extension method and exercise system A joint extension system that embodies a method of exercise that applies progressive accommodating resistance to joint extension during closed-chain movement.
US11311766B2	Exercise apparatus and method An apparatus including an elongated foam piece first and second ends; and a suction cup attached to the elongated foam piece at the first end. The elongated foam piece may be a cylindrical foam piece. The suction cup is typically removably attached to the elongated foam piece. The apparatus may further include a plate to which the suction cup is removably attached. The plate typically has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the suction cup. The apparatus may include a weight attached to the plate, underneath the plate, opposite from where the suction cup is removably attached to the plate. A plurality of such apparatuses, spaced apart from each other, may be attached to a surface by suction; and a plurality of exercises using each of the plurality of apparatuses may be performed, such as by contacting or weaving in and out of the apparatuses.
US11311765B2	Electronically enabled road bicycle with dynamic loading A dynamic training system provides elevated load and energy demand on a rider of a moving bicycle out on the road or track. Resistance to movement of the bicycle is provided by a resistance unit which may include an eddy current brake. A processor may generate a control signal that adjusts the resistance to replicate the effort of riding a predetermined course or training protocol. Multiple riders at different times or locations can compete on a common virtual course. A stronger rider can be restrained by a heavier imposed load to keep pace together with a weaker rider, without compromising total power expenditure to keep the riders together.
US11311762B2	Modular play set A modular play set including a support beam for supporting one or more play equipments therealong, two or more support assemblies each supporting an end of the support beam above a support surface, the support assemblies each including one or more upright poles having a lower end for engagement with the support surface and an upper end remote from the lower end, a lateral support structure engaging the upper end of each pole, the lateral support structure having a support beam connection for connecting to one end of one or more of the support beams and extending by a predetermined distance transverse to the or at least one of the support beams connected thereto. A play equipment may be a swing having a pivot assembly mounted to the frame for pivoting about a substantially horizontal fixed axis; a swivel assembly operatively associated with the pivot assembly for pivoting about a swivel axis substantially orthogonal to the said fixed axis to pivot about the fixed axis; and a frame mounted to said swivel assembly for supporting a user, the frame having a platform spaced from the fixed axis a distance sufficient for a user to stand on the platform through which the swivel axis passes and a hanger portion operatively interposed between the platform and the swivel assembly and spaced from the swivel axis.
US11311761B2	Compositions and uses of trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene Disclosed is a mixture comprising the compound trans-1,1,1,4,4,4-hexafluoro-2-butene and at least one additional compound selected from the group consisting of HFOs, HFCs, HFEs, CFCs, CO2, olefins, organic acids, alcohols, hydrocarbons, ethers, aldehydes, ketones, and others such as methyl formate, formic acid, trans-1,2 dichloroethylene, carbon dioxide, cis-HFO-1234ze+HFO-1225yez; mixtures of these plus water; mixtures of these plus CO2; mixtures of these trans 1,2-dichloroethylene (DCE); mixtures of these plus methyl formate; mixtures with cis-HFO-1234ze+CO2; mixtures with cis-HFO-1234ze+HFO-1225yez+CO2; and mixtures with cis-HFO-1234ze+HFC-245fa. Also disclosed are methods of using and products of using the above compositions as blowing agents, solvents, heat transfer compositions, aerosol propellant compositions, fire extinguishing and suppressant compositions.
US11311759B2	Sprinkler head A sprinkler head includes a main body, a valve element, a heat-sensitive disassembling unit, a cylindrical frame, a set pin between the valve element and the disassembling unit, and a spring member engaged with the pin. The body includes a nozzle from which fire-extinguishing liquid is discharged. The disassembling unit includes a plunger having an interior circumferential surface. The disassembling unit keeps the nozzle closed with the valve element and opens the nozzle through a breakdown action during activation. The frame includes an upper part connected to the body and a lower part engaged with the disassembling unit. The pin includes a leg inserted in the plunger and including an inclined surface and a straight portion closer to the valve element. The straight portion is in contact with and slidable over the circumferential surface. The breakdown action causes the pin to move, with the inclined surface contacting the circumferential surface.
US11311758B2	Device for extinguishing a fire The invention is a device for extinguishing a fire, the device comprises a pad adapted to be configured in various shapes and sizes and having a body or core filled with free-flowing expanded glass granulate having fire extinguishing properties, the body or core is compartmentalized to separately contain the free flowing granulate within defined regions, the body or core is formed from a sacrificial material that disintegrates upon exposure to heat whereby the free-flowing expanded glass granulate contained in the body or core is released onto the fire or source of heat to extinguish it. In one embodiment the device includes a fire resistant cover member. In another embodiment one side or face of the device is provided with a fire resistant layer or barrier so that only the opposite side or face of the device will disintegrate.
US11311754B2	Avalanche airbag system, carrying device, and method for operating an avalanche airbag system The invention relates to an avalanche airbag system (10) comprising an airbag (14) and a filling device (20) for introducing ambient air into the airbag (14). The filling device (20) comprises a fan (16) with an electric motor (18), a first electric energy storage (22, 40) for providing electric energy to the electric motor (18), a second electric energy storage (24) and a control device (26) for actuating the electric motor (18). By means of the control device (26) depending on at least one parameter both a supplying of the electric motor (18) with electric energy originating from both energy storages (22, 40, 24) as well as with electric energy originating from only one of the two energy storages (22, 40, 24) can be effected. Moreover, the invention relates to a backpack comprising such an avalanche airbag system (10) and a method for operating such an avalanche airbag system (10).
US11311752B2	Flexible filter element having an end outlet The present description provides a filter element that includes an end or side portion attached breather tube. One exemplary filter element described herein includes filter media having front and rear walls each including a proximal end and a distal end, a side portion at the proximal ends of the front and rear walls, and an outlet. The filter element further includes a breather tube attached to the filter media in fluid communication with the outlet. The outlet is positioned at least partially on the side portion, and the front and rear walls of the filter media are joined together at least partially along a perimeter.
US11311750B2	Lubricating member for razor cartridges comprising metathesized unsaturated polyols The invention relates to a lubricating member for a razor cartridge comprising a metathesized unsaturated polyol ester for improved lubrication.
US11311745B2	System and method for synchronous motion optimization of device with moving components Systems and methods for synchronous motion optimization of device of moving components are provided. The methods may include obtaining positions of multiple components of a system; determining, based on the positions, a velocity of each component at each position; determining, based on the velocity of each component, a minimum duration for each component to traverse each segment between two sequential positions; determining, based on the minimum duration for each component to traverse each segment, an optimized duration corresponding to each segment; and determining, based on the optimized duration corresponding to each segment, motion parameters of each component in each segment, the motion parameters of each component in each segment forming the control plan of the system.
US11311744B2	Dynamic dosing systems for phototherapy and associated devices, systems, and methods Dynamic dosing systems for phototherapy and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a dynamic dosing phototherapy system can include a self-service phototherapy kiosk (“SPK”) configured to emit UV radiation, a user interface communicatively coupled to the SPK, and a dynamic dosing system communicatively coupled to the user interface and the SPK. The dynamic dosing system can determine initial, user-specific parameters specific to define a first individual phototherapy protocol, and then determine adjustments to the initial parameters and the first individual phototherapy protocol based on user inputs related to erythema response to a previous phototherapy treatment session. The SPK can deliver UV radiation to a user in accordance with the first individual phototherapy protocol and/or an adjusted, second phototherapy protocol that takes into account the user's erythema response.
US11311736B2	System for control of multiple defibrillation therapies A defibrillation system that includes a first defibrillation device and a second defibrillation device. The first defibrillation device including a therapy module, a communication module, a physiological parameter module and a timing control unit. The second defibrillation device including a therapy module and a communication module. The timing control unit configured to output an instruction to cause the therapy module of the first defibrillator and the therapy module of the second defibrillator to each discharge an energy delivery according to a timing relationship.
US11311734B2	Leadless pacing device for His bundle and bundle branch pacing The present disclosure relates generally to pacing of cardiac tissue, and more particularly to adjusting delivery of His bundle or bundle branch pacing in a cardiac pacing system to achieve synchronized ventricular activation. A leadless pacing device (LPD) may include a plurality of electrodes comprising a bundle pacing electrode leadlessly connected to the housing, which may be implanted proximate to or in the His bundle or bundle branch of the patient's heart. An electrical pulse generator may generate and deliver electrical His-bundle or bundle-branch stimulation pulses using the bundle pacing electrode based on sensing one or both of an atrial event and a ventricular event. The LPD may receive communication from another implantable device, such as a subcutaneously implanted device, and deliver His-bundle or bundle-branch pacing in response to the communication.
US11311732B2	Coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics The present invention is generally directed to methods, systems, and computer program products for coordinating musculoskeletal and cardiovascular hemodynamics. In some embodiments, a heart pacing signal causes heart contractions to occur with an essentially constant time relationship with respect to rhythmic musculoskeletal activity. In other embodiments, prompts (e.g., audio, graphical, etc.) are provided to a user to assist them in timing of their rhythmic musculoskeletal activity relative to timing of their cardiovascular cycle. In further embodiments, accurately indicating a heart condition during a cardiac stress test is increased.
US11311727B2	Systems and methods to place one or more leads in tissue to electrically stimulate nerves to treat pain It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated, not by motor point stimulation of muscle in the local region where pain is felt, but by stimulating muscle spaced from a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt. Spinal nerves such as the intercostal nerves or nerves passing through a nerve plexus, which comprise trunks that divide by divisions and/or cords into branches, comprise “nerves of passage.”
US11311725B2	Systems and methods for stimulating and/or monitoring loci in the brain to treat inflammation and to enhance vagus nerve stimulation Described herein are methods and systems for using EEG recordings to improve vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy. In particular, described herein are methods and systems for using EEG recordings to detect P300 and/or activation of the nucleus basalis and/or the locus coeruleus to determine the efficacy of VNS. The EEG recordings can be used to provide feedback control to help optimize stimulation parameters and to screen for patients that respond well to VNS therapy.
US11311716B2	External defibrillator A variety of arrangements and methods relating to a defibrillator are described. In one aspect of the invention, a defibrillator includes two paddles that each include a defibrillator electrode covered in a protective housing. The two paddles are sealed together using a releasable seal to form a paddle module such that the housings of the paddles form the exterior of the paddle module. An electrical system including at least a battery and a capacitor is electrically coupled with the paddles. The battery is arranged to charge the capacitor. The capacitor is arranged to apply a voltage at the defibrillator electrodes, which generates an electrical shock for arresting a cardiac arrhythmia.
US11311715B2	Self-powered sheet The disclosure provides a self-powered sheet which is configured to absorb a liquid content and to be applied on a human skin. The self-powered sheet includes a base layer and a plurality of electrically conductive inks. The base layer is configured to absorb the liquid content and adapted to be applied on the human skin. The base layer has a contact surface. The electrically conductive inks are disposed on the contact surface of the base layer. Each of the electrically conductive inks has a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes. When each of the first electrodes and each of the second electrodes are soaked in the liquid content, an electrical potential difference between one of the plurality of first electrodes and one of the plurality of second electrodes generates a current in the human skin.
US11311712B2	Impeller for catheter pump An impeller for a pump is disclosed herein. The impeller can include a hub having a fixed end and a free end. The impeller can also have a plurality of blades supported by the hub. Each blade can have a fixed end coupled to the hub and a free end. The impeller can have a stored configuration and a deployed configuration, the blades in the deployed configuration extending away from the hub, and the blades in the stored configuration being compressed against the hub.
US11311705B2	Medical pressurization control device The present invention provides a medical pressurization control device, comprising an outer tube and a threaded push rod inside the outer tube. A movable caliper comprising two arms, a caliper control member connected to the movable caliper, and an operating member connected to the caliper control member are provided in the outer tube; when the operating member moves from a second position to a first position, the operating member drives the caliper control member to move to a locking position, so as to push the two arms of the movable caliper to hold the threaded push rod for locking the threaded push rod; when the operating member moves from the first position to the second position, the operating member drives the caliper control member to move to a release position, so as to push the two arms of the movable caliper to release the threaded push rod for unlocking the threaded push rod.
US11311704B2	Externally programmable valve assembly An externally programmable shunt valve assembly that includes a magnetic rotor that is operable in response to an externally applied magnetic field and configured to increase or decrease the working pressure of the shunt valve assembly in finite increments.
US11311693B2	Apparatus and method to provide breathing support A ventilator, or a breathing assistance apparatus, is disclosed to ventilate patients who may have breathing difficulties, said device comprising a inspiratory pressure control duct configured to be immersed in a first body of fluid; a positive end-expiratory pressure control duct configured to be immersed in a second body of fluid; at least one valve connected to the peak inspiratory pressure control duct and to the positive end-expiratory pressure control duct, and at least one controller communicably connected to the valve to control rate of cycling of the valve, thereby controlling number of breaths per minute, and to control the duration of peak inspiratory pressure also known as inspiratory time.
US11311692B2	Negative-pressure oral apparatus and method for maintaining negative oral pressure and collecting liquid The present invention discloses a negative-pressure oral apparatus capable of relieving discomfort of soft tissues in the oral cavity and improving fixation of the oral apparatus to prevent the oral apparatus from falling off due to mouth opening. The oral apparatus is compact and elastic so that it fits various shapes and sizes of the oral cavity and is easy to be put on and taken off to provide convenience and safety to the user. In another embodiment, a method for maintaining a negative oral pressure and collecting liquid by coupling the oral apparatus to a liquid collecting apparatus capable of effectively providing the oral cavity with a negative pressure to expel liquid in the oral apparatus and deliver the liquid to an absorbing element in the liquid collecting apparatus so as to prevent liquid leakage or contamination.
US11311687B2	Three-dimensional structure heating unit and liquid guiding unit for atomizer of an e-cigarette The present invention provides a 3D atomizing heating component comprising a plate body having upper and lower surfaces, the plate body providing a plurality of 3D heating units for guiding, heating and atomizing the e-liquid. The 3D heating units have a through hole in the plate body and guide channels distributed regularly at the periphery of the through hole, which runs through the upper and lower surfaces of the plate body. The guide channels are recessed from the surface of the plate body and communicate with the through hole. The guide channels of the adjacent 3D heating units are connected with each other on the surface of the plate body, and the plurality of 3D heating units form a regular pattern on the surface of the plate body. The components provided improve the taste and user experience. Manufacturing is easy, facilitating the mass and mechanical production.
US11311686B2	Surface acoustic wave device for the nebulisation of therapeutic liquids A device is disclosed for the preparation of nebulised droplets, for inhalation. The device has: a surface acoustic wave (SAW) transmission surface; a SAW transducer adapted to generate and propagate SAWs along the SAW transmission surface; and an array of cavities opening at the SAW transmission surface for containing a liquid. In operation, SAWs propagating along the SAW transmission surface interact with the liquid in the cavities to produce nebulised droplets of the liquid. Operation of the device results in a nebulised plume of droplets of average diameter in the range 1-5 μm.
US11311682B2	Cap assembly for medicament delivery device The present disclosure relates to a cap assembly for a medicament delivery device. The cap assembly comprises: a cap body arranged to be mounted to a proximal end of a medicament delivery device for protecting and for removing a medicament delivery member shield. The cap body has an inner cap structure defining a channel extending along the central axis of the cap body, and a gripping member configured to be received in the channel. The gripping member is radially flexible and has a first leg, a second leg, and a connecting portion extending between the first leg and the second leg. The first leg and the second leg each has a proximal portion that is radially flexible and extends distally from the connecting portion. Each proximal portion has an inclined section extending radially inwards in an axial direction away from the connecting portion. Each of the first leg and the second leg has a distal portion extending from the inclined section, the distal portions being radially flexible and extending radially outwards in an axial direction away from the proximal portions to allow the gripping member to receive a medicament delivery member shield between the distal portions. The gripping member and an inner wall of the channel are configured to engage to retain the gripping member in the inner cap structure. Each distal portion is provided with a medicament delivery member shield gripper configured to engage with a medicament delivery member shield when the gripping member engages with the inner wall of the channel and the gripping member has received a medicament delivery member shield causing the proximal portions and the distal portions to flex radially inwards.
US11311681B2	Injection device with outer cap with needle protection cap removal element and method for assembling an injection device An injection device comprising a cap for removing a needle protection cap from a product container, and a method for assembling an injection device. The cap comprises an engaging element for removing the needle protection cap from the product container when the cap is removed from the injection device. The engaging element can be deformed in such a way that the engaging element can be moved from a distanced position, in which the engaging element is radially distanced from the needle protection cap, into an engagement position, in which the engaging element engages with the needle protection cap, with the engaging element being deformed when the cap is removed.
US11311676B2	Syringe having dosing indications for prophylaxis and treatment A medicine dispensing device including a vessel configured to contain a drug to be dispensed by the medicine dispensing device. The dispensing device includes a first series of zones of varying widths on a first portion of a surface of the vessel, with each zone of the first series of zones corresponding to a pre-determined treatment dose of the preselected drug, the treatment dose of the preselected drug correlated to a physical characteristic of a patient. A second series of zones of varying widths are also provided on a second portion of the surface of the vessel, with each zone of the second series of zones corresponding to a pre-determined prophylaxis dose of the preselected drug, the prophylaxis dose of the preselected drug correlated to the physical characteristic of the patient.
US11311673B2	Packaging and devices for mixing medicament substances A device (200) for mixing first and second substances. The device comprises a first container (100) for storage of the first substance and a second container (150) received in the first container (100) and for storage of the second substance. An outlet (112) is disposed at the distal end of the first container (100). Valve means (180) are provided for closing a distal end of the second container (150) and a proximal end of the first container (100). A stopper means (166) closes a proximal end of the second chamber (152) and is movable with respect to the second container (150). An operating mechanism drives relative movement between the first and second containers for causing displacement of the second substance into the first chamber (102) through the valve means (180) when the outlet (112) is closed, for mixing the first and second substances in a mixing stroke of the device.
US11311670B2	Automatic injection device having a passive drive system with a shape memory spring An automatic injection device has an insertion needle configured to be inserted into a patient and a drug container which contains a pharmaceutical product and includes a plunger. The automatic injection device also has a fluid path which fluidly connects the drug container to the insertion needle, and a drive system configured to cause linear movement of the plunger to force the pharmaceutical product into the fluid path. The passive drive system has a movable element. The movable element has a shape memory alloy and is configured to change shape to move the plunger.
US11311668B2	Auto-calibration of physiological response estimates for closed-loop insulin delivery using patient-selected standardized meals Examples of determining and using physiological response estimates with glucose monitoring and insulin dosing systems and methods are disclosed. For example, one method includes receiving a selection of food items from a predefined catalog of food items as being part of a meal associated with a user profile, the catalog including nutritional information corresponding to food items in the catalog; determining nutritional information of the meal based on the nutritional information of each selected food item; receiving a notification from a user interface that a user associated with the user profile has started eating the meal; receiving successive indications of the user's glucose levels; computing a physiological response estimate associated with the user profile and the meal based on the successive indications of the user's glucose levels and the nutritional information of the meal.
US11311666B1	Modular wearable medicament delivery device and method of use thereof A medicament delivery device and method of use thereof. The device includes a sensor module and an injector module. The injector module is adapted to (i) be coupled to the sensor module during injection of a cannula and a needle into subcutaneous tissue and during delivery of the medicament and (ii) be removed from the sensor module after the delivery of the medicament.
US11311663B2	Device for cleaning two-sided bodily punctures An all-in-one, sterile, waste- and mess-free device for cleaning two-sided bodily punctures is described. The device may be a hand-held device that encloses around both sides of a two-sided bodily puncture and provides targeted cleaning fluid soaking, fully or partially submerged, without the user ever needing to touch or disturb jewelry in the two-sided bodily puncture. Cleaning fluid soaking involves cleaning fluid, without elevated pressure, soakingly contacting a two-sided bodily puncture to: (1) kill microorganisms in the area surrounding the two-sided bodily puncture (e.g., skin surrounding openings of the two-sided bodily puncture); and/or (2) remove cellular debris and/or microorganisms from the area surrounding the two-sided bodily puncture.
US11311662B2	Multi-conduit manifolds, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to a subcutaneous tissue site The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to systems, methods, and apparatuses for applying a reduced pressure to a subcutaneous tissue site. In one instance, a manifold for applying reduced pressure to a subcutaneous tissue site includes a plurality of first conduits, each of the plurality of first conduits having a wall with at least one first aperture and at least one second aperture. At least one of the plurality of first conduits is operable to deliver reduced pressure to the subcutaneous tissue site. The plurality of first conduits is coupled in a spaced arrangement that forms an interior space. The manifold further includes a second conduit comprising the interior space and formed by a portion of each wall of the plurality of first conduits. The second conduit is in fluid communication with the plurality of first conduits via the at least one second aperture.
US11311661B2	Ophthalmic pressure control system, a kit of parts and a method The invention relates to an ophthalmic pressure control system, comprising: a pressure regulator having an input port and an output port, and an infusion line having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end being connected to the output port of the pressure regulator, and the distal end being detachably connected to an ophthalmic irrigation module. Further, the system includes a control unit driving the pressure regulator for controlling an infusion fluid pressure at a distal end of the ophthalmic irrigation module. The control unit is arranged for performing a fluid calibration process including a step of determining a fluid impedance of the ophthalmic irrigation module. The infusion line is associated with a kit of parts including a first and a second ophthalmic irrigation device, or the ophthalmic irrigation module is an ophthalmic irrigation device for surgical use.
US11311659B2	Blood treatment device comprising a metering line having a membrane pump and a valve and method for metering The invention relates to a blood treatment device having at least one metering line which opens into a fluid circuit, wherein a conveyor module is arranged in the metering line and comprises a membrane pump and a valve which is arranged at the pressure side thereof and which can act both as a blocking valve and as a restricting valve.
US11311656B2	Modular assembly for a portable hemodialysis system A modular assembly for a portable hemodialysis system may include a dialysis unit, e.g., that contains suitable components for performing hemodialysis, such as a dialyzer, one or more pumps to circulate blood through the dialyzer, a source of dialysate, and one or more pumps to circulate the dialysate through the dialyzer, and a power unit having a housing that contains suitable components for providing operating power to the pumps of the dialysis unit. The power unit may be selectively connected to the dialysis unit and provide power (e.g., pneumatic power in the form of pressure and/or vacuum) to the dialysis unit for the pumps when connected to the dialysis unit, but may be incapable of providing power to the dialysis unit when disconnected from the dialysis unit. The dialysis unit and the power unit are sized and weighted to each be carried by hand by a human.
US11311648B2	Crosslinkable polymer compositions The present disclosure pertains to crosslinkable compositions and systems as well as methods for forming crosslinked compositions in situ, including the use of the same for controlling the movement of bodily fluid within a patient, among many other uses.
US11311647B2	Implantable calcium phosphate compositions and methods An implantable composition is provided. The composition comprises porous ceramic granules. The porous ceramic granules comprise hydroxyapatite in an amount of about 8 to about 22 wt. % and beta-tricalcium phosphate in an amount of about 78 to about 92 wt. % based on a total weight of a ceramic granule. The composition includes a collagen carrier, and the porous ceramic granules have an average diameter from about 50 μm to 800 μm. Methods of making are also disclosed.
US11311643B2	Fibrin and/or dialdehyde starch hydrolysate materials, and preparation and use thereof Various compositions of matter, methods of making compositions of matter, and methods of using compositions of matter, e.g. for inducing hemostasis, are disclosed. In some embodiments, a starting fibrin material is subjected to controlled hydrolysis, desirably base-catalyzed, to prepare a fibrin hydrolysate material with increased water sorption capacity. Such fibrin hydrolysate materials, alone or combined with one or more additional substances, can be used in the preparation of hemostasis promoting foams, powders or gels. In some embodiments, a starting dialdehyde starch material is subjected to controlled hydrolysis to prepare a dialdehyde starch hydrolysate material. Such dialdehyde starch hydrolysate materials, alone or combined with one or more additional substances, in some cases combined with a fibrin hydrolysate material, can be used in the preparation of hemostasis promoting foams, powders or gels.
US11311642B2	Composition for hard tissue repair and kit for hard tissue repair Disclosed are: a composition for hard tissue repair with excellent penetrability to an adherend such as a cancellous bone and excellent adhesion to an adherend, which comprises a monomer (A), a polymer powder (B) comprising 54% by mass or more of a polymer powder (b1) having a volume mean particle diameter of 27 to 80 μm and a polymerization initiator (C); and a kit for hard tissue repair comprising members in which the components of the monomer (A), the polymer powder (B) and the polymerization initiator (C) contained in this composition for hard tissue repair are encased in three or more divided groups in an optional combination.
US11311633B2	Satiation peptides for weight loss and altered taste sensitivity The present application provides methods and compositions for AAV-mediated delivery of PYY and Glucagon-like Peptide 1 or an analog thereof (e.g., Exendin-4) to a subject (e.g., the saliva of a subject). In some embodiments, compositions and methods for topical delivery of Ex-4 and PYY peptides also are provided. Methods and compositions are useful to promote weight loss and/or altered lipid taste sensitivity, as well as for the treatment of diabetes.
US11311632B2	Viral vectors for prophylaxis and therapy of hemoglobinopathies Provided are compositions and methods for inducing expression of human beta-globin in erythrocytes for use in prophylaxis and/or therapy of a hemoglobinopathy in an individual. The method generally entails introducing into CD34+ cells a poly-nucleotide encoding: i) a 5′ long terminal repeat (LTR) and a self-inactivating 3′ LTR; ii) at least one polyadenylation signal; iii) at least one promoter; iv) a globin gene locus control region (LCR); v) an ankyrin insulator element (Ank); vi) a Woodchuck Post-Regulatory Element (WPRE) configured such that the WPRE does not integrate into a target genome; and vii) a sequence that is a reverse complement of a sequence encoding human beta-globin, and can include beta-globin that has a PT87Q mutation. Intron 2 of the beta globin gene can be a complete intron. Modified erythrocyte progenitor cells, recombinant vectors and virions comprising recombinant polynucleotides, and methods of making the vectors and virions are included.
US11311631B2	Paclitaxel-albumin-binding agent compositions and methods for using and making the same Described herein are nanoparticle compositions comprising binding agents, carrier proteins and an amount of paclitaxel derivative, and optionally a therapeutic agent. Also described herein are nanoparticle compositions comprising carrier proteins and an amount of paclitaxel, and optionally binding agents and/or a therapeutic agent, wherein the paclitaxel is present in an amount that is less than an amount that provides a therapeutic effect. Also disclosed herein are nanoparticles which contain (a) carrier protein, (b) a paclitaxel derivative, the paclitaxel derivative having reduced toxicity compared to paclitaxel, and optionally (c) a binding agent and/or (d) a therapeutic agent. Also described are methods of making and using the same, in particular, as a cancer therapeutic.
US11311630B2	Magnetic particle conjugates, micelles, and methods of delivering agents Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for magnetic particle conjugates, methods of making the magnetic particle conjugates, methods of using magnetic particle conjugates, micelles (also referred to as a “magnetic composite nanocarrier” (MCNC)), methods of making micelles, methods of using micelles, and the like.
US11311624B2	Inhibitors of MEK/PI3K, JAK/MEK, JAK/PI3K/mTOR and MEK/PI3K/mTOR biological pathways and methods for improving lymphatic uptake, bioavailability, and solubility of therapeutic compounds Inhibitors of mTOR, MEK, JAK and PI3K and compositions containing the same are disclosed. Methods of using the inhibitors in the treatment of a variety of diseases and conditions wherein inhibition of one or more of mTOR, MEK, JAK and PI3K provides a benefit also are disclosed. Methods of using chemical attachment moieties and linkers for the purposes of modifying compound solubility and/or lymphatic absorption are also disclosed.
US11311623B2	Nicotine delivery product, related uses and oral dosage forms, and methods of production The present invention relates to a nicotine delivery product comprising, or even consisting essentially of, a population of nicotine-loaded cation exchange resin particles, said population comprises at least 50% (w/w) particles having a size in the range of 90-300 micron which provides an improved nicotine stability to oral dosage forms comprising the nicotine delivery product. The invention furthermore relates to methods of producing the nicotine delivery product and the oral dosage forms and to the use of the nicotine delivery product.
US11311622B2	Development of masked therapeutic antibodies to limit off-target effects In one embodiment, a masked monoclonal antibody (mAb) is provided, the mAb, encoded by a nucleic acid sequence or an amino acid sequence molecule comprising a signal sequence, a masking epitope sequence, a linker sequence that is cleavable by a protease specific to a target tissue; and an antibody or a functional fragment thereof. In another embodiment, a masked monoclonal antibody (mAb) is provided, which includes a therapeutic mAb and a mask, the mask comprising protein A and protein L attached by a protease cleavable linker.
US11311620B2	Neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer This invention relates to a neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer in bladder cancer patients who are scheduled for a cystectomy and methods of carrying out such a neoadjuvant therapy. In particular, the invention relates to a composition comprising hexyl 5-ALA ester (HAL) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in a neoadjuvant therapy for bladder cancer in a bladder cancer patient who is scheduled for a cystectomy, the therapy comprises instilling said composition into the bladder of said patient and exposing the inside of said bladder to light.
US11311618B2	Use of adjuvants for the prevention and/or treatment of autoimmune diseases The invention provides an adjuvant for use in the prevention and/or treatment of an autoimmune disease.
US11311617B2	Methods and devices for the treatment of food allergies Methods and devices are provided for treating a food allergy in a subject in need thereof. The method entails delivering an effective amount of an allergen associated with the food allergy into the subject's cutis skin layer. Delivering the allergen is carried out by inserting one or more allergen-coated solid microneedles into the subject's skin. The one or more solid microneedles each has a base, shaft and tip, and when inserted in the subject, do not extend beyond the cutis. The allergen is allowed to dissociate from the one or more microneedles while inserted in the subject's cutis. Once the allergen disassociates, the one or more microneedles is removed from the subject's skin.
US11311616B2	Feline leukemia virus vaccine The present invention provides a vaccine for feline leukemia virus and methods of making and using the vaccine alone, or in combinations with other protective agents.
US11311615B2	Vaccine compositions Provided herein are vaccine compositions for example in a dry powder form for intranasal delivery, and their preparation methods. Also provided are methods of using vaccine compositions, for example in stimulating mucosal or systemic immune responses by delivering the vaccine compositions intranasally.
US11311606B2	Enhancing chemotherapy in medulloblastoma and glioblastoma with high basal p53 levels Provided herein is a method of treating medulloblastoma or glioblastoma in a subject by administering to the subject a PI3K activator (e.g., thymosin β-4 or a derivative thereof) and one or more chemotherapeutic agents and/or radiation. The combination therapy is effective in the treatment of medulloblastoma or glioblastoma characterized by cells with elevated p53 levels.
US11311605B2	Methods of treating heart failure and fibrotic disorders using modified relaxin polypeptides Modified relaxin polypeptides and their uses thereof are provided. Exemplary embodiments provide relaxin polypeptides which include one or more amino acid substitutions with natural or non-naturally encoded amino acids, and/or linkage to a water-soluble polymer, such as polyethylene glycol. Additionally, use of said relaxin polypeptides for treatment of disease, such as heart failure, is also provided.
US11311601B2	AIMP1 protein fragment and hair growth-promoting composition containing same as active ingredient The present invention relates to novel fragments of AIMP1 protein and a composition for improving alopecia and promoting hair growth comprising the same, more specifically it relates to a polypeptide consisting of 4 to 21 consecutive amino acids from the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, wherein the polypeptide comprises the 28th to 31st amino acid residue (KEKA) of amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, or a polypeptide consisting of an amino acid sequence having 70% or more sequence homology with the polypeptide; a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide; a pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food composition for improving alopecia and promoting hair growth comprising the polypeptide.
US11311598B2	Peptides and analogs for use in the treatment of oral mucositis Preclinical data obtained in models of chemotherapy-induced mucositis, radiation-induced mucositis, neutropenic infection and colitis indicate oral mucositis is a promising indication for Innate Defense Regulator (IDR) peptides. Preclinical efficacy results obtained with IDRs in mouse and hamster models of mucositis indicate that dosing every third day should be able to cover the mucositis “window” with seven to fourteen doses, depending on the duration of chemotherapy or radiation exposure. IDRs have also shown efficacy in mouse models of chemotherapy-induced oral and gastrointestinal mucositis, consistent with the response of the innate immune response to chemotherapy and/or radiation damage. IDRs are also effective at reducing bacterial burden and improve survival in the presence or absence of antibiotic treatment in various murine infection models.
US11311589B2	Cannabinoids infused coffee beans and raw nuts The present disclosure is directed to whole spectrum cannabinoids infused coffee beans or raw nuts and methods of producing the cannabinoids infused coffee beans or raw nuts. The coffee beans or raw nuts are infused in an overall two-step process, in which cannabinoids from a Cannabis species are first infused into coconut oil, which in turn is used to infuse coffee beans or raw nuts with cannabinoids to generate the cannabinoids infused coffee beans or raw nuts.
US11311588B2	Ingestible films having substances from hemp or cannabis Films that are mucosally dissolvable, and containing a matrix and one or more active agents from hemp or cannabis within the matrix, are provided. The disclosure also provides methods for preparing such a film for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications.
US11311587B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing cannabis, uses thereof and methods for improving energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue A pharmaceutical composition containing cannabis for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue in a patient. Also provided are a use of the pharmaceutical composition for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue in a patient, and methods for increasing energy levels and/or alleviating fatigue. The pharmaceutical composition preferably includes a combination of therapeutically effective amounts of one or more of the following medicinal ingredients: cannabis, an herb, vitamins, and/or fructose.
US11311582B2	Bacteriophage compositions and methods of use thereof The present application provides bacteriophage compositions, and methods of treating or preventing bacterial infections using the bacteriophage compositions. The bacteriophage compositions can inhibit bacterial adhesion, invasion, and/or colonization in epithelial cells. The compositions and methods described herein are useful for treating or preventing mastitis in dairy cows.
US11311580B2	Method for identifying a mammal receptive to embryo transfer The present invention is drawn to novel methods of selecting mammals receptive to embryo transfers in order to improve reproductive efficiency and milk production of the mammals. The present invention encompasses three methods: (1) selecting from any group of mammals; (2) selecting from estrus-negative mammals; and (3) selecting from estrus-negative mammals and pooling the selected mammals with estrus-positive mammals. Also encompassed is a kit for selecting mammals receptive to embryo transfers.
US11311577B2	Coordinating gene expression using RNA destabilizing elements Control Devices are disclosed including RNA destabilizing elements (RDE), and RNA control devices, combined with transgenes, including Chimeric Antigen Receptors (CARs) in eukaryotic cells. RDEs can be combined with RNA control devices to make RDEs that include ligand mediated control. These smart RDEs and other RDEs can be used to optimize expression of transgenes, e.g., CARs, in the eukaryotic cells so that, for example, effector function is optimized. CARs and transgene payloads can also be engineered into eukaryotic cells so that the transgene payload is expressed and delivered at desired times from the eukaryotic cell.
US11311570B2	Method of inducing satiety The invention provides a method of inducing satiety in a subject comprising a step of orally administering a composition comprising an effective amount of a first agent capable of inducing satiety and of a second agent capable of augmenting the satiety-inducing effect of the first agent. Also disclosed are compositions for carrying out the method, and a body weight management system comprising such compositions in combination with a device configured for the collection, storage and/or display of information relating to a subject's response to a predefined therapeutic regimen of orally administering the composition.
US11311567B2	Cytochrome P450 enzyme complexes and methods of treatment using the same The present invention provides methods and compositions for balancing electron reduction potentials of formulations in a manner that reduces susceptibility to changes from xenobiotics. The present invention also provides novel compositions of matter based on structuring from a mobile nucleotide integral to its architecture.
US11311566B2	Cytochrome P450 enzyme complexes and methods of treatment using the same The present invention provides methods and compositions for balancing electron reduction potentials of formulations in a manner that reduces susceptibility to changes from xenobiotics. The present invention also provides novel compositions of matter based on structuring from a mobile nucleotide integral to its architecture.
US11311564B2	Compositions and methods for treating an infection A dry formulation may include one or more active agents including one or more anti-infective agents such as an anti-bacterial agent, anti-fungal agent, or other anti-active agent. The dry formulation may be prepared for administration by mixing the dry formulation with a diluent. In one example, the diluent is a hydrocortisone and acetic acid solution or a sodium chloride solution. The combined preparation may be administered to the ear or skin to treat or prevent an infection.
US11311561B2	Composition and method for treating, relieving or preventing neuropathic pain, containing choline alfoscerate as active ingredient Choline alfoscerate is useful for treating cognitive dysfunction associated with cerebrovascular diseases and degenerative brain diseases. It is a drug with proven safety, which has no effect on the kidney and liver and with no severe side effect reported. When administered to a patient with neuropathic pain, it can significantly reduce the pain intensity and the occurrence of neuropathic pain. Accordingly, it may be used as an active ingredient in a pharmaceutical composition for treating or preventing neuropathic pain and a health functional food composition for improving neuropathic pain and may also be used for a method for treating neuropathic pain by administering choline alfoscerate. In addition, choline alfoscerate may also be used to prepare a medication for treating neuropathic pain.
US11311559B2	Compositions and methods for enhanced delivery of antiviral agents Disclosed herein are methods, compositions and kits for treating a viral infection, for example, COVID-19, MERS and SARS. The disclosed compositions provide for enhanced delivery of the disclosed antiviral agents.
US11311558B2	Composition for inhalation The invention relates to a formulation comprising formoterol and budesonide for use in the treatment of respiratory diseases. The composition further contains HFA 227, PVP and PEG, preferably PVP K25 and PEG 1000.
US11311556B2	Topical dutasteride emulsions for treating endocrine therapy-induced alopecia The invention features topical dutasteride emulsions for local delivery to the dermis of a subject suffering from hair loss, such as hair loss secondary to endocrine therapy in patients with breast cancer.
US11311555B2	High-strength testosterone undecanoate compositions The present disclosure is drawn to pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage capsules containing testosterone undecanoate, as well as related methods. The capsule includes a capsule shell and a capsule fill. The capsule fill can include a solubilizer and about 14 wt % to about 35 wt % testosterone undecanoate based on the total capsule fill. The oral dosage capsule is such that when a single oral administration to a male subject of one or more capsules with a total testosterone undecanoate daily dose of about 350 mg to about 650 mg it provides a ratio of serum testosterone Cmax to serum testosterone Cave of about 2.7 or less. In yet another embodiment, a method for providing a serum concentration of testosterone within a target serum testosterone concentration Cave range for a male subject is provided.
US11311553B1	Methods of treating 4-repeat tauopathies The present invention relates to the treatment patient with a 4-repeat (4R) tauopathy using a therapeutically effect amount of a rho kinase inhibitor. One preferred inhibitor is fasudil and preferred methods involve the daily oral administration of between 20 and 250 mg of fasudil. Preferred 4R tauopathies treatable according to the invention include progressive supranuclear palsy with Richardson syndrome (PSP-RS) and corticobasal syndrome with probable sporadic corticobasal degeneration.
US11311552B2	Therapies for cancer The invention relates to 6-{4-[1-(Propan-2-yl)piperidin-4-yl]-1,4-diazepan-1-yl}-N-(pyridin-4-yl)pyridine-2-carboxamide, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treatment of CNS cancers. The invention also relates to combination treatments with irradiation and/or a chemotherapeutic agent for use in the treatment of cancer.
US11311551B2	Use of H3K9me3 modulation for enhancing cognitive function Use of H3K9me3 modulation for enhancing cognitive function and treating anxiety related disorders is presented. A composition is administered to the subject comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a SUV39H1 inhibitor comprising analogs of ETP69. The therapeutically effective amount is effective in treating cognitive dysfunction in aging and age-related disorders.
US11311542B2	Inhibitors of cyclin dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) The present invention provides, inter alia, compounds having the structures of formulas described herein; pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates, hydrates, tautomers, and isotopic forms thereof; and compositions (e.g., pharmaceutical compositions and kits) containing one or more of the foregoing. Also provided are methods of administering and uses involving the compounds and/or pharmaceutical compositions for treating or preventing disease. The disease can be a proliferative disease, such as a cancer (e.g., a blood cancer (e.g., a leukemia or lymphoma), a brain cancer, a breast cancer, melanoma, multiple myeloma, or an ovarian cancer) a benign neoplasm, pathologic angiogenesis, or a fibrotic disease. While no aspect of the invention is limited by the biological events that may transpire, administering a compound or other composition described herein may selectively inhibit the aberrant expression or activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 7 (CDK7) and, thereby, induce cellular apoptosis and/or inhibit the transcription of disease-related genes in the patient (or in a biological sample).
US11311536B2	Amorphous solid dispersions The disclosure provides new, stable, pharmaceutically acceptable amorphous solid dispersions of 1-(4-fluoro-phenyl)-4-((6bR,10aS)-3-methyl-2,3,6b,9,10,10a-hexahydro-1H,7H-pyrido[3′,4′:4,5]pyrrolo[1,2,3-de]quinoxalin-8-yl)-butan-1-one, together with methods of making and using them, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising them.
US11311535B2	Pancreatitis treatment Compositions and methods related to the amelioration of pancreatitis through the pharmaceutical manipulation of calcium signaling are disclosed. Such compositions and methods may be used to ameliorate symptoms of acute or chronic pancreatitis or to reduce the chance or severity of pancreatitis in an individual at risk of the condition. In other embodiments, disclosed herein are compositions and methods related to the amelioration of viral diseases through the pharmaceutical manipulation of calcium signaling. In further embodiments, disclosed herein are compositions and methods related to the amelioration of Th17-induced diseases through the pharmaceutical manipulation of calcium signaling.
US11311531B2	Method for producing benzazoloquinolium (BQs) salts and using the biological activity of the composition Disclosed is the synthesis procedure for benzazolo[3, 2-a]quinolinium chloride salts and the inclusion of chloro-substituent, amino-substituent, and nitro-substituent resulting in several compounds. The compounds are further used as markers due to their fluorescent properties including in hypoxic environments.This disclosure further describes anti-cancer screening of two BQS, namely, 7-benzyl-3-aminobenzimidazo[3, 2-a]quinolinium chloride (ABQ-48: NSC D-763307) and the corresponding 7-benzyl-3-nitrobenzimidazo[3, 2-a]quinolinium chloride (NBQ 48: NSC D-763303).
US11311530B2	Lewy body disease therapeutic agent containing pyrazoloquinoline derivative Provided is a therapeutic agent for Lewy body disease comprising (S)-7-(2-methoxy-3,5-dimethylpyridin-4-yl)-1-(tetrahydrofuran-3-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[4,3-c]quinolin-4(5H)-one represented by formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11311529B2	Topical formulations of 5-α-reductase inhibitors and uses thereof Disclosed herein are topical compositions of 5-α reductase inhibitors, such as dutasteride or finasteride, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester, or derivative thereof and the use of the compositions for the treatment of hair loss secondary to endocrine therapy in patients with breast cancer (Endocrine Therapy-Induced Alopecia or ETIA), androgenetic alopecia (AGA), alopecia areata, and hirsutism. The topical composition is advantageous over the existing oral compositions of 5-α reductase inhibitors because the topical composition is safer and more effective. The topical formulation may allow for a slow release of the active ingredient dutasteride, better penetration at the therapeutically effective amount of dutasteride with an improved safety profile because it does not need to travel through the bloodstream to be efficacious, thereby minimizing the risk of systemic side effects.
US11311527B2	Inhibiting mutant isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (mIDH-1) Patients diagnosed with a cancer harboring an IDH-1 mutation can be treated by the administration of a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising Compound 1, a selective inhibitor of 2-HG production from mIDH-1 enzymes including the R132 mutations R132C, R132H, R132L, R132G, and R132S.
US11311524B2	Pharmaceutical composition used for treatment of HTLV-1-associated myelopathy The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition containing an inhibitor selected from the group consisting of an EZH1 inhibitor, an EZH2 inhibitor and an EZH1/2 dual inhibitor as an active ingredient, for use in treating HTLV-1-associated myelopathy. The present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition for use in treating HTLV-1-associated myelopathy, containing a 1,3-benzodioxole derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11311518B1	Parenteral dosage form of β3 adrenoreceptor agonists Disclosed are the injection compositions of β3 adrenoreceptor agonists such as mirabegron or their pharmaceutically acceptable salts or solvates or esters thereof. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing injection compositions and methods of using these dosage forms for the treatment of obesity, other related metabolic diseases, and reduction/removal of fat. The injection compositions as per the present invention have advantages of simple preparation, simple and convenient application, easy absorption, and better effect of treating. The compositions can also be used in cases where oral administration of the drug is not possible due to underlying conditions or concerns around inadequate oral absorption. The injection compositions as per the present invention have desirable pharmaceutical technical attributes.
US11311515B2	Oxymetazoline compositions The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising oxymetazoline and methods of stabilizing oxymetazoline compositions for long term storage.
US11311514B2	Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating pruritus, containing pyrazole derivative as active ingredient, and screening method for detecting same The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating pruritus, containing a pyrazole derivative as an active ingredient, and a screening method for detecting the same. A pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating pruritus, according to the present invention, can relieve the symptoms of pruritus by inhibiting the activity of intracellular Mrgpr X1, and can relieve the symptoms of pruritus by inhibiting the activity of intracellular hH1R, thereby being usable also as a medicine for preventing or treating histamine-mediated pruritus. In addition, it has been confirmed through dry skin mouse model experimentation that the composition also has significant alleviation effects on dry skin, thereby being usable as a medicine for treating dry skin. Furthermore, the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention can relieve the symptoms of pruritus caused by psoriasis, thereby being usable also as a medicine for treating psoriasis. Moreover, the pharmaceutical composition according to the present invention can maintain stable activity, even during in vivo drug administration, without causing adverse reactions.
US11311513B2	Methods, agents, and compositions for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia A method of treating a subject suffering from a condition characterized by over-expression of Ten-eleven translocation 1 (TET1) is provided, the method including administering to the subject an effective amount of a compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, having the Formula I: wherein: R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 are each independently selected from the group consisting of H, hydroxyl, alkyl, alkoxy, amine, halo, and trifluoromethyl, and wherein any two adjacent moieties of R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 may come together to form a heterocyclic ring; R6 is H or hydroxyl; and R7 is selected from H, wherein R8 is C or O. Also provided are methods for selectively suppressing transcription of TET1 and/or reducing a level of 5-hydroxymethylcytosine in a subject by administering an effective amount of a Formula I compound and pharmaceutical compositions comprising Formula I compounds.
US11311512B2	Lymph directing prodrugs The present invention relates to compounds and their uses, in particular, compounds in the form of prodrugs that promote transport of a pharmaceutical agent to the lymphatic system and subsequently enhance release of the parent drug.
US11311509B2	Ketone bodies and ketone body esters as blood lipid lowering agents The subject disclosure provides compositions for reducing serum cholesterol and/or triglyceride levels in subjects. These compositions can comprise racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, optionally in the acid form, physiologically compatible salts of racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, esters of D-β-hydroxybutyrate, oligomers of D-β-hydroxybutyrate containing from 2 to 20 or more monomeric units in either linear or cyclic form, racemic 1,3 butandiol or R-1,3 butandiol alone and can be, optionally, administered in conjunction with a low fat diet to a subject. Alternatively, compositions comprising racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, optionally in the acid form, physiologically compatible salts of racemic β-hydroxybutyrate or D-β-hydroxybutyrate, esters of D-β-hydroxybutyrate, oligomers of D-β-hydroxybutyrate containing from 2 to 20 or more monomeric units in either linear or cyclic form, racemic 1,3 butandiol, R-1,3 butandiol or combinations thereof can be formulated as nutritional supplements (also referred to as nutritional compositions) or incorporated into therapeutic compositions containing a) anti-hypertensive agents; b) anti-inflammatory agents; c) glucose lowering agents; or d) anti-lipemic agents) which are administered to a subject, optionally in combination with a low fat diet, in order to cause a reduction or lowering of: serum cholesterol levels; triglyceride levels; serum glucose levels, serum homocysteine levels, inflammatory proteins (e.g., C reactive protein) and/or hypertension in treated subjects. Alternatively, compositions disclosed herein can be administered alone, or in combination with other therapeutic agents to prevent or reverse vascular disease.
US11311507B2	Enterically coated cysteamine, cystamine and derivatives thereof The disclosure provides oral cysteamine and cystamine formulations useful for treating cystinosis and neurodegenerative diseases and disorders. The formulations provide controlled release compositions that improve quality of life and reduced side-effects.
US11311505B2	Synergistic compositions to stimulate the synthesis of human lung and sinus surfactants to decrease coughing, increase FEV-1/FVC ratios, decrease lung fibrosis, by increasing apoptosis of myofibroblasts Methods for the treatment of patients with both Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and pulmonary fibrosis, and of patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis without COPD, by stimulating the synthesis of human and animal patient lung and sinus surfactants to increase lung functions, inhibiting fibrosis and reducing coughing and nasal erythema, include the following steps: A) analyzing and diagnosing a patient with a lung ailment selected from the group consisting of i) both COPD and pulmonary fibrosis; and ii) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis without COPD; and, B) treating the patient to raise the patient's lung functions including FEV1/FVC ratio by contacting mammalian cells with a [therapeutically effective amount of a treatment] composition that includes: a) a pyruvate salt; b) a phosphate; c) a salt of calcium; and d) a salt of magnesium, in an aqueous carrier, containing no more than 2.2 grams of said pyruvate salt per liter.
US11311500B2	Methods for the treatment of depression The present invention is directed to methods and dosing regimens for the treatment of depression (preferably, treatment resistant depression), for the treatment of depression in a suicidal patient, and/or for the treatment and/or prevention of suicidality (e.g. suicidal ideations).
US11311498B2	Use of cannabinoids in the treatment of epilepsy The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) in the treatment of absence seizures. In particular, the disclosure relates to the use of CBD for reducing absence seizures in patients suffering with etiologies that include: Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome; Tuberous Sclerosis Complex; Dravet Syndrome; Doose Syndrome; CDKL5; Dup15q; Jeavons syndrome; Myoclonic Absence Epilepsy; Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinoses (NCL) and brain abnormalities. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs).
US11311494B2	Cold sore treatment formulation and related method of application-liquid patch for treatment of viral lesions A formulation of a discrete liquid patch for the treatment of cold sores or viral lesions, including a combination of the adhesive layer and an active compound/ingredient such as antiviral agents, and/or amino acids, and/or minerals/vitamins. The adhesive layer of the discrete patch is substantially free of hydrocolloid particles. The adhesive layer does not include any backing layer to maintain the compliance of the patch with a thickness ranging from 5 microns to 1,300 microns. Wherein, the discrete patch of the invention is configured to apply to a viral lesion to maintain in contact therewith for a time effective to substantially complete re-epithelialization of the lesion.
US11311493B2	Methods of improving the solubility and bioavailability of therapeutic agents This invention relates to methods of preparing nanotherapeutic compounds and compositions comprising nanotherapeutic compounds. The nanotherapeutic compounds prepared according to the methods provided herein are useful for the treatment of disease, for example, cancer, in a subject in need thereof.
US11311483B2	Curcumin solubilisate A solubilisate consisting of curcumin in a quantity of less than or equal to 10% by weight, preferably less than or equal to 7.5% by weight, particularly preferably 6% by weight, and at least one emulsifier having an HLB value in the range between 13 and 18, in particular polysorbate 80 or polysorbate 20 or a mixture of polysorbate 20 and polysorbate 80, wherein the average diameter of the micelles loaded with curcumin is between 5 nm and 40 nm, preferably between 6 nm and 20 nm, particularly preferably between 7 nm and 10 nm.
US11311478B2	Prebiotic and probiotic cookie preparation A cookie that provides a prebiotic effect and/or a probiotic effect to a consumer is described. The cookie fails to contain refined sugars, synthetic vitamins, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), artificial sweeteners, and artificial preservatives. The cookie comprises at least two baked food compositions formed into a biscuit. Each of the at least two baked food compositions contains a polyphenol, a resistant starch, and a prebiotic soluble fiber. A crème filing is sandwiched between the at least two baked food compositions. The crème filing comprises a resistant starch, a nut butter, a vegetable fat, and spores of a probiotic bacterium. Consumption of the cookie increases Lactobacillus bulgaricus and butyrate in the consumer.
US11311477B2	Ophthalmic preparations The present invention provides ophthalmic formulations containing cyclosporine, methods for preparing the formulation, and methods for using the formulation.
US11311476B2	Compositions and uses of alpha-adrenergic agents The disclosure provides cosmetic and therapeutic compositions of alpha-adrenergic agents. Compositions of the disclosure may be used for topical, transdermal or parenteral administration to the eye or eyelid. The compositions of the disclosure may be used cosmetically to improve the appearance of the eye or therapeutically to treat ptosis.
US11311475B2	Skin care compositions containing peptide compound and aphanothece sacrum exopolysaccharide extract Skin care compositions comprising Aphanothece sacrum exopolysaccharide extract help the skin penetration of peptide compounds contained therein.
US11311473B2	Use of a bio-based polymer in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition The present invention relates to the use of a polymer in a cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition, wherein the polymer is crosslinked or non-crosslinked, characterized in that the polymer comprises at least 9.49 mol-% of repeating units (a) according to Formula (1) wherein at least 10 wt.-%, preferably at least 20 wt.-% of the repeating units according to Formula (1) comprise from 28 wt.-% to 100 wt.-% bio-based carbon content, relative to the total mass of carbon in the repeating unit according to Formula (1), measured according to standard ASTM D6866-12, Method B
US11311469B2	Water-soluble personal cleansing product and uses Described herein, a water-soluble personal cleansing product including a water-soluble fibrous structure; wherein the water-soluble fibrous structure comprises a plurality of fibrous elements; wherein the plurality of fibrous elements comprises one or more fibrous element-forming materials comprising one or more polyvinyl alcohols; and one or more active agents present within the plurality of fibrous elements, wherein the one or more active agents comprise one or more surfactants, wherein the one or more surfactants comprise at least one glutamate surfactant according to the general formula (I): wherein R1 is a saturated or unsaturated, straight or branched alkyl or alkenyl chain with from 5 to 20 carbon atoms; and M is H, ammonium, triethanolammonium (TEA), sodium or potassium and mixtures thereof; and wherein the water-soluble fibrous structure is substantially free of alkyl sulfate and alkyl ether sulfate type of surfactants.
US11311457B2	Automated detection of cardiopulmonary resuscitation chest compressions A system for assisting a rescuer in providing resuscitative treatment to a victim is described. The system includes a motion sensor configured to generate motion sensor signals that are indicative of motion of the chest of the victim during chest compressions, an input device configured to receive user input indicative of a type of chest compressions, an output device, and a processor, a memory, and associated circuitry, the processor communicatively coupled to the motion sensor, the input device, and the output device and is configured to receive the motion sensor signals and the user input indicative of the type of chest compressions, determine chest compression feedback for the rescuer based on the motion sensor signals, and control the output device to selectively provide the chest compression feedback for the rescuer based at least in part on the type of chest compressions indicated by the user input.
US11311454B2	Handheld acoustic shock wave or pressure pulse application device and methods of use A handheld acoustic shock wave or pressure pulse applicator device has a body structure and an applicator head. The body structure has a proximal end and a distal end with a longitudinal axis extending between the ends. The applicator head is at the distal end. the head emits pressure pulses or shock waves at an inclined angle relative to the longitudinal axis of the body structure. The applicator head has a balloon or lens or membrane through which the emitted pressure pulses or shock waves pass. The lens or membrane is configured to be coupled directly or indirectly to an exposed soft tissue surface of a palate inside a patient's mouth to direct emitted pressure pulses or shock waves to the brain. The applicator device can be configured with the inclined obtuse angle fixed between 150 degrees and 90 degrees or can be adjustable between 180 degrees and 90 degrees.
US11311450B2	Head and neck compression therapy system A compression garment system and method that may include a head garment portion configured to be donned on a head of a body. The compression garment and method may further include a neck garment portion configured to be donned on a neck of the body. A controller may be configured to control pressure applied by each of one or more head pressure applying regions and/or each of one or more neck pressure applying regions to move lymph at least from the head towards the neck.
US11311444B2	Assistive stretching device and method of use An assistive stretching device worn by a user to reduce physical stress while lifting to aid another individual in stretching and method is disclosed. The device includes a belt sized to fit around the torso of the user, first and second pulleys supported on the belt, first and second wrist attachments; first and second ankle attachments; first and second cords threaded through corresponding pulleys with one end attached to corresponding ankle attachments and the opposite end attached to corresponding wrist attachments. The pulleys operate to change the direction of the lifting force, making it easier to lift and stretch the anterior aspects of the musculature of the individual rather than lifting dead weight. An attachment including a dual pulley system may replace the first and second pulleys and includes an arm supporting a pulley at each end and openings to provide leverage adjustments when attaching the arm to the belt.
US11311442B2	Inflatable surgical support accessory having single fault tolerance Inflatable positioning equipment in the shape of an elongate roll for positioning a patient during a renal surgical procedure is provided. The positioning equipment includes: an inflatable covering which defines the external dimensions of the positioning equipment; a first air chamber system on the inside of the covering, which can be filled with air for inflating the covering; and a second air chamber system on the inside of the covering, which can be filled with air to inflate the covering. The second air chamber system is fluidically separated from the first air chamber system such that a leak in one air chamber system does not result in air loss in the other air chamber system.
US11311431B2	Adjuster for use with flexible restraints A harness system includes one or more harness assemblies. Each harness assembly includes a flexible restraint formed of a coated fabric. An adjuster is provided to adjust an effective length of the flexible restraint. The adjuster includes a frame, a restraint guide, and a cam.
US11311425B2	Manufacturing method and manufacturing apparatus for disposable wearable article In order to manufacture a wearable article of the first size, the introduction velocity is set to the first introduction velocity having a high velocity and the arrangement velocity is set to the first the arrangement velocity having a high velocity. In order to manufacture wearable article of the second size having a shorter length in the carrying direction than that of the first size, the introduction velocity is set to the second introduction velocity lower than the first introduction velocity and the arrangement velocity is set to the second arrangement velocity lower than the first the arrangement velocity and the drum velocity is set to a fixed velocity regardless of the size.
US11311423B2	Facial patch Provided is a facial patch including a support, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer, and a release layer in this order, in which (a) the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer satisfies the following conditions (a-1) to (a-3): (a-1) the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains a styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer, a tackifier resin, and a softening agent; (a-2) the ratio (mass ratio) of the styrene-isoprene-styrene block copolymer and the tackifier resin is 1:2 to 1:4; and (a-3) the content of the softening agent is 40% to 60% by mass; and (b) the support has elastic moduli with a Young's modulus of 0.01 GPa to 0.5 GPa, and also provided is a method for producing the facial patch, the method including a step of forming a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer on the upper surface of the release layer.
US11311421B2	Reduction kits Customizable garments and kits, including uses thereof, having adaptations for ease of positioning for providing therapeutic compression such as compression therapy for the treatment of circulatory disorders such as Lymphedema and Venous Disease.
US11311419B2	Eustachian tube dilation balloon with ventilation path An apparatus comprises a shaft, an expandable dilator, and at least one ventilation pathway. The shaft defines a longitudinal axis and comprises a distal and proximal ends with at least one shaft lumen. The expandable dilator comprises body with its own proximal and distal ends. The body is configured to transition between a contracted state and an expanded state. The body is configured to dilate a Eustachian tube of a patient in the expanded state. The at least one ventilation pathway is configured to provide ventilation from the distal end of the body to the proximal end of the body when the body is in the expanded state. In some examples, the ventilation pathway comprises a set of transversely oriented vent openings formed through the shaft. In some other examples, the ventilation pathway comprises a space defined between one or more radially outwardly protruding features of the expandable dilator.
US11311415B2	Contact lens manipulator with suction cup and safety release mechanism A lens manipulator that includes an over-sleeve with a suction cup and lumen therethrough that forms a pore in the suction cup and a rod opening at the opposite end for receiving an adjustment rod. Adjustment of the length of the adjustment rod in the lumen controls the amount of suction force generated under the suction cup against a contact lens. Removal of the adjustment rod from the lumen eliminates the suction force and acts as a safety release against excessive pull force on an eye when removing a contact lens.
US11311408B2	Auxiliary shaping device for cervical vaginal penetration plasty and use method thereof An auxiliary shaping device for cervical vaginal penetration plasty and a use method thereof. The auxiliary shaping device includes a uterine cavity support, a cervical canal support and a vaginal support which are made of elastic material. The uterine cavity support is a hollow bowl-shaped structure; the uterine cavity support includes a first end and a second end; the first end has a larger diameter than the second end; the first end includes a plurality of valve bodies evenly distributed in circumferential direction; a concave part is arranged between two adjacent valve bodies, the concave part has an opening shape; uterine cavity secretions enter an interior of the uterine cavity support through the concave part; one end of cervical canal support is connected with the second end, other end is connected with vaginal support; a passage is arranged in the uterine cavity support; cervical canal support and vaginal support.
US11311407B1	Bidirectional jaw displacement oral appliance Disclosed is a bidirectional jaw displacement oral appliance that is worn in the mouth of a user to reduce the effects of snoring and sleep apnea. The oral appliance includes an upper arch tray assembly against which the user's upper set of teeth are received and a lower arch tray assembly against which the user's lower set of teeth are received. An intermediate arch tray assembly is located between the upper and lower arch tray assemblies. The upper arch tray assembly is hingedly connected to the intermediate arch tray assembly so as to be rotatable with the user's upper set of teeth upwardly relative to the intermediate arch tray assembly. The lower arch tray assembly is adapted to move with the user's lower set of teeth in a horizontal direction relative to the upper and intermediate arch tray assemblies by which the user's lower jaw is advanced relative to the user's upper jaw to maintain an airway to the user's throat.
US11311404B2	Stomal diverter device A stomal diverter device includes a catheter, a stoma rod, and a bracket. The catheter includes a first tube having an open end, a second tube spaced from the first tube having a closed end, and a drain tube. The stoma rod is positioned between the first and second tubes and includes structure to releasably attach the stoma rod to the abdomen of the patient. The bracket is supported on the catheter and the stoma rod and defines a locking feature that is configured to engage a mating feature of the stoma rod to secure the catheter between the stoma rod and the bracket.
US11311399B2	Lock and release mechanisms for trans-catheter implantable devices Delivery systems and catheters including lock and release connectors for implantable devices and methods for retaining, positioning, and deploying a medical device are disclosed. The lock and release connectors can include a body and at least one door engaged with the body, wherein the door is moveable from a first position to a second position. The lock and release connectors can further include at least one fastener connecting at least one end of the door to the body. The door can be integral with the body or connected and can comprise a shape memory material and/or other materials.
US11311394B2	Synchronized muscles An actuator device and method of manufacturing the same that includes at least two or more panels disposed in a frame is disclosed. Each of the two or more panels include a first rotationally-actuating artificial muscle fiber section between a first contact point of the frame and a tether point located on the panel and a second rotationally-actuating artificial muscle fiber section between the tether point and a second contact point on the frame. The tether point is approximately halfway across the length of the panel. A first and second muscle support is disposed on the panel between the tether point and the first contact point. The actuator device also includes a synchronization rod attached to the at least two or more panels.
US11311392B2	Modular femoral trialing system permitting relative movement An assembly for attachment to a first implant component has a size and shape of a second implant component to be implanted together with the first implant component. The assembly includes a first body and a second body removably connected to the first body. In a temporary configuration, the first and second bodies are prevented from separating while the first and second bodies permit relative movement therebetween. A modular kit includes a plurality of the first bodies each having a different size or shape, and a plurality of the second bodies each having a different size or shape. A method of assembling the assembly includes removably connecting the first body to the second body, such that the first and second bodies are prevented from separating while permitting relative movement therebetween, and positioning the assembly on the first implant component.
US11311389B2	Interspinous process implant A system and method for providing a spinal implant having a main body, a proximal anchor, a distal anchor, and an internal plunger. The proximal anchor comprises a nut having an internal bore. The distal anchor comprises a plurality of wings having a first closed configuration and a second open configuration. The internal plunger is housed within a central bore of the main body. The distal end of the internal plunger is operatively connected to the first wing and the second wing to selectively move the wings between the first closed configuration and the second open configuration, and vice versa.
US11311385B2	Systems and methods for converting a joint prosthesis from a first type to a second type in-situ A joint prosthesis system includes a femoral component that has an articular side, a bone facing side, and medial and lateral condylar portions. The medial and lateral condylar portions at least partially define an intercondylar recess located therebetween and have a first concave surface extending in a mediolateral direction across the medial and lateral condylar portions. A first modular component has a second concave surface and is connectable to the femoral component such that, when the first modular component is connected to the femoral component, the first and second concave surfaces come together to form a transverse opening extending in the mediolateral direction. A first tibial assembly has a baseplate component and a head extending therefrom. The head defines an axle opening that extends therethrough. An axle is configured to be received within the transverse opening and axle opening so as to connect the tibial assembly to the femoral component.
US11311383B2	Spinal implant system and method A delivery system comprising an agent and a foldable covering including a first surface disposed with the agent and a second surface connectable with the first surface to intra-operatively dispose the covering in a selected configuration.
US11311382B2	Pump assembly having a push valve for a penile prosthesis According to an aspect, an inflatable penile prosthesis includes a fluid reservoir, an inflatable member, and a pump assembly. The pump assembly includes a pump bulb, a valve body, a push valve movably coupled to the valve body, a first fluid port, and a second fluid port. The push valve includes a movable valve element configured to move between an inflation position and a deflation position within a bore of the valve body. The movable valve element in the inflation position defines a fluid passageway through the bore to transfer fluid from the pump bulb to the second fluid port. The movable valve element, when moved to the deflation position, is configured to change the fluid passageway through the bore to transfer fluid from the second fluid port to the first fluid port such that the pump bulb is bypassed.
US11311373B2	Ophthalmic system including accommodating intraocular lens and remote component and related methods of use Ophthalmic systems and methods of changing an optical power of an ophthalmic system are described. In an example, the ophthalmic system includes an accommodating intraocular device shaped to be implantable in an eye and an extraocular device separate from the accommodating intraocular device shaped to be removably mountable to a portion of the eye outside a bulb of the eye, such as an underlid portion of the eye. In an example, the method includes wirelessly transmitting power from a power source of an extraocular device removably mounted outside a bulb of an eye to an accommodating intraocular device implanted in the eye. In an example, the method includes sensing with an accommodation sensor biological accommodation signals of the eye; generating accommodation control signals representative of the biological accommodation signals; and driving an accommodation actuator disposed in the accommodating intraocular device based on the accommodation control signals to change an optical power of the ophthalmic system.
US11311372B2	Intraocular lens implant for the correction of vision Novel intraocular lenses comprising at least one haptic having a shape memory alloy with a transition temperature substantially higher than the human body temperature, the shape memory alloy being post-surgically, selectively adjustable with a laser beam.
US11311366B2	Biomedical patches with aligned fibers A structure of aligned (e.g., radially and/or polygonally aligned) fibers, and systems and methods for producing and using the same. One or more structures provided may be created using an apparatus that includes one or more first electrodes that define an area and/or partially circumscribe an area. For example, a single first electrode may enclose the area, or a plurality of first electrode(s) may be positioned on at least a portion of the perimeter of the area. A second electrode is positioned within the area. Electrodes with rounded (e.g., convex) surfaces may be arranged in an array, and a fibrous structure created using such electrodes may include an array of wells at positions corresponding to the positions of the electrodes.
US11311363B2	Toothbrush and system A toothbrush of the present invention includes: a main body including a head portion having a bristle raising surface on which bristles are provided in a standing manner; a light emission unit configured to emit light through a specific region of the bristle raising surface to a tooth surface; and a light reception unit configured to receive radiated light from the tooth surface resulting from the light through the specific region, the light emission unit and the light reception unit being provided in the main body. The toothbrush also includes a detection unit configured to collectively detect whether or not dental plaque or dental calculus is present on the tooth surface based on an output from the light reception unit. The toothbrush further includes a determination unit configured to determine that dental calculus is present on the tooth surface.
US11311362B2	Dental device A dental device to be placed in the oral cavity between the lower teeth and the tongue for use as a combined saliva/fluids ejector and tongue deflector/retractor in dental treatments, comprising: a substantially flat head portion with hollow tubing on a portion of its periphery, and suction holes (preferably oval-shaped and protected from soft tissue entrapment by raised ribs) and in communication with the hollow tubing; a body portion provided with a bore and a ratchet mechanism, the bore in communication at its upper end with the hollow tubing and at its lower end with a suction system; and an arm having a collar adapted to adjustably engage with and disengage from the teeth of the ratchet mechanism. The cross sections of the collar and ratchet mechanism portion of the body are essentially square in shape.
US11311358B1	Dental restoration devices and methods Processes and devices for dental restorations employ molding tools that isolate individual tooth surfaces onto which dental composite material is to be applied and cured into individual cavities to prevent bonding of adjacent teeth. The processes and tools utilize matrix separators between teeth and a molding tool having matrix guide pockets that receive edges of the matrix separators to define the individual cavities.
US11311357B2	Dental composite material and mill blanks consisting of said composite material A polymerizable dental composite material comprising (i) 70 to 85% by weight of an inorganic filler component comprising at least one dental glass and optionally at least one amorphous metal oxide, (ii) 10 to 30% by weight of a mixture of at least two different urethane (meth)acrylates, (iii) 0.01 to 5% by weight of at least one di-, tri-, tetra- or multi-functional monomer not being a urethane (meth)acrylate, (iv) 0.01 to 10% by weight of at least one initiator, of an initiator system as well as optionally of at least one stabilizer and optionally of at least one pigment, wherein the total composition of the composite material amounts to 100% by weight, as well as a polymerized composite material having a flexural strength of greater than or equal to 200 MPa and an elastic modulus of 15 to 20 GPa for producing indirect dentures.
US11311356B1	Finger rest clip for dental impression tray A finger rest clip, a method of using a finger rest clip and a system for taking an impression of a tooth structure are described, the finger rest clip including an attachment portion which fits over a flange of a dental impression tray and a finger rest portion which extends outwardly from the flange at an angle. The finger rest is designed to prevent the fingers a dentist from being bitten as the dental impression tray is positioned in the mouth of a patient. Two or more finger rest clips are used on the dental impression tray in opposing positions on the flange to enable balanced positioning. The finger rest clips have an attachment part which conforms to the shape of the flange, and may have gripping features. The attachment part and/or the finger rest may be covered with a hydrophilic coating or a biocompatible coating.
US11311355B1	Method for making hinged dental tray A dental impression tray device for taking a dental impression is provided. The dental impression tray device includes a dental impression tray main body and a handle bar connected to the dental impression tray main body. The dental impression tray main body includes a cavity which is formed by an outer curvature wall surface and a base surface. The outer curvature wall surface includes a first finger rest and a second finger rest positioned in a first symmetrical half and a second symmetrical half, respectively, of the dental impression tray device. Each of the first finger rest and the second finger rest has a flat surface shaped as a semi ellipse which has a height less than half of a diameter thereof. Further, the semi ellipse is positioned at a first angle with respect to a line of symmetry.
US11311354B2	Screw-attached pick-up dental coping system and methods A temporary alignment system and method for holding a dental coping to an implant abutment using the same threads in the abutment that are used for definitive attachment are disclosed. The disclosed temporary fasteners initially orient and hold a coping against an abutment with a force along the same axis as the semi-definitive screw. The aligned coping can be picked-up in a closed-tray impression process without unscrewing the temporary fastener. Embodiments include threaded posts that release copings from the abutment through axial forces. Some embodiments include a threaded post with separable cap that is picked-up with the coping. Methods for converting an existing prosthesis for screw attachment to implants in a single visit and digital capture of the converted prosthesis are described.
US11311353B2	Superstructure support having special inner and outer geometry The invention relates to a superstructure support (20) as part of a prosthetic tooth replacement (1) between an implant body (10) and a superstructure, comprising a hollow implant post (23), a hollow implant pin (50), and an implant flange (31) lying therebetween. The cavity zones (67, 62) of the implant post (23) and of the implant pin (50) transition into each other. The cavity zones have respective center lines (69, 63), which include an angle of 60 to 86 angular degrees. The cavity zone (62) of the implant pin (50) has a screw head seat surface (65) that widens toward the implant flange. At least some areas of the implant flange form a supporting enveloping surface (37), which is oriented toward the implant post (23) and the outer edge (33) of which spans a reference plane (38), which is perpendicularly intersected by the center line (69) of the post-side cavity zone (67). The center lines of the implant post (23) and of the implant pin (50) intersect or cross below the reference plane (38). By means of the invention, a superstructure support (20) for the prosthetic tooth replacement is improved in such a way that a secure and lasting screwed connection to the implant body is ensured.
US11311347B2	Teleoperated surgical system with surgical instrument wear tracking A surgical method is provided, comprising: providing an information structure in a computer readable storage device that associates an indication of surgeon skill level in at least one surgical activity performed using the surgical instrument with a surgical instrument actuator safety state of the surgical instrument for use during performance of the at least one surgical activity using the surgical instrument by a surgeon having the indicated skill level; tracking surgical instrument actuator state of a surgical instrument during performance of a surgical procedure by a surgeon; and transitioning the surgical instrument actuator state of the surgical instrument to the surgical instrument safety state during performance of the at least one surgical activity by the surgeon using the surgical instrument.
US11311346B1	Systems and methods for automated control of medical instruments using artificial intelligence Disclosed is a system and method for assembling instrument sets that include correct instruments with one or more verified states for different procedures. The system may receive a request for a particular instrument, and may determine instrument states defined for the particular instrument or a procedure involving the particular instrument. The system may scan a first instrument using one or more sensors, may verify that the first instrument matches a make, model, or type of the particular instrument based on the scanning data, and may classify the first instrument states with at least a threshold probability based on the scanning data matching characteristics from a probabilistic model. The system may control the distribution of the first instrument to a first destination or a second destination based on whether or not the first instrument states satisfy the instrument states defined for the particular instrument or the procedure.
US11311342B2	Method for communicating with surgical instrument systems A method for adjusting the operation of a surgical instrument using machine learning in a surgical suite is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of gathering data during surgical procedures, wherein the surgical procedures include the use of a surgical instrument, analyzing the gathered data to determine an appropriate operational adjustment of the surgical instrument, and adjusting the operation of the surgical instrument to improve the operation of the surgical instrument.
US11311340B2	Methods and systems for optimizing perivascular neuromodulation therapy using computational fluid dynamics Methods and systems for optimizing perivascular neuromodulation therapy using computational fluid dynamics. Digital data regarding three-dimensional imaging of a target blood vessel and corresponding hemodynamic data are inputs to generating a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model. The CFD model enables identification of one or more regions of the vessel suitable for neuromodulation therapy and/or identifying one or more regions of the vessel to avoid during such therapy. A system of the present technology can include a neuromodulation catheter, a computing device that can generate and analyze the CFD model, and a user interface for displaying the vessel with indicia for target regions and/or avoidance regions.
US11311338B2	Apparatus for laser lithotripsy An apparatus for fragmenting a stone includes an endoscope, a laser fiber, a sheath and a detection feedback system. The endoscope includes a working channel. The working channel is configured to have a retrieval basket inserted therethrough. The sheath may include a first lumen and a second lumen. A first one of the lumen is connected to the endoscope with a shaft of the endoscope extending through the first lumen. A second one of the lumen is spaced from the shaft of the endoscope providing a channel proximate an exterior side of the shaft. The second lumen has the laser fiber inserted therethrough. The detection feedback system is configured to deliver a low energy check pulse from the laser fiber and detect a response, and configured to at least partially control delivery of a high energy laser pulse from the laser fiber to cause the stone to fragment.
US11311336B1	Laser energy delivery hand piece with disposable optical fiber A hand piece for delivering energy from a laser to a target through a fiber tip includes an elongated handle having a proximal end and a distal end. An axial bore traverses the handle along a longitudinal axis thereof. A fiber tip holding mechanism is fixed within the axial bore of the handle and includes a forward section fixed with the handle, a spring, and a rear section that includes a hollow collet projecting forward therefrom that traverses the spring and the forward section. The forward section is slidable rearward towards the rear section to compress the spring in a rear position. The spring urges the forward section forward into a forward position. A chuck is fixed with the forward end of the fiber tip holding mechanism and includes a tapered sleeve and two or more oppositely tapered jaws.
US11311332B2	Thrombectomy devices Described embodiments include an apparatus for removal of a thrombus from a body of a subject. The apparatus includes a first electrode, made of a first conductive metal, a second electrode, made of a second conductive metal that is different from the first conductive metal, and a voltage source, configured to apply a positive unipolar voltage between the first electrode and the second electrode while the first electrode is in contact with the thrombus, and while the second electrode is inside the body of the subject. Other embodiments are also described.
US11311328B2	High-pressure steam-based surgical tool for cutting and hemostasis The present disclosure relates to a surgical tool for cutting and hemostasis of biological tissues. The surgical tool includes a hollow blade comprising a cutting implement residing within a hollow cavity configured to provide high-pressure steam through an apical surface. The cutting implement can operate independently or in cooperation with the provided high-pressure steam. The surgical tool of the present disclosure applies a directionally-controlled, high-pressure steam flow to a tissue region of interest. A control unit provides temperature-controlled steam at a flow-rate determined in accordance with tissue type and intended procedure.
US11311327B2	Methods and systems for locating and treating nerves with cold therapy The present invention generally relates to improved medical devices, systems, and methods. In many embodiments, devices, systems, and methods for locating and treating a target nerve with cold therapy are provided. For example, a focused cold therapy treatment device may be provided that is adapted to couple with or be fully integrated with a nerve stimulation device such that nerve stimulation and focused cold therapy may be performed concurrently with the cryo-stimulation device. Improvements in nerve localization and targeting may increase treatment accuracy and physician confidence in needle placement during treatment. In turn, such improvements may decrease overall treatment times, the number of repeat treatments, and the re-treatment rate. Further, additional improvements in nerve localization and targeting may reduce the number of applied treatment cycles and may also reduce the number of cartridge changes (when replaceable refrigerant cartridges are used).
US11311323B2	Bone plate with insert(s) for optimally directing fasteners An apparatus is provided for fusing bones of the human body. The apparatus comprises a bone plate which generally is a member having one or more fixation apertures, configured to receive fasteners, and an insert aperture. The bone plate comprises a semi-rigid material, such as a biocompatible metal or Polyetheretherketone (PEEK), possessing a tensile strength suitable for immobilizing bones. A convertible insert is configured to be retained within the insert aperture. The convertible insert is configured to optimally direct a fastener towards a chosen point of purchase for fixating or compressing bones. In some embodiments, the insert is configured to direct a fastener at an oblique angle relative to a plane of the fusion plate. In some embodiments, the insert is configured to direct a fastener at a substantially right angle relative to the fusion plate.
US11311319B2	Unilateral nail holder The application provides a unilateral nail holder, including: a holding rod having a lower end provided with a clamping groove for receiving a single side plate of a pedicle screw; a fixing hook connected to the holding rod, where the fixing hook is located at an inner rear side of the clamping groove, a rear side of the single side plate is provided with a fixing hole, and the fixing hook hookable with the fixing hole; and a separating mechanism provided between the holding rod and the fixing hook for pushing the fixing hook to withdraw from the fixing hole. The fixing hook is hooked with the fixing hole on the rear side of the single side plate, the single side plate is limited in the clamping groove, and the clamping of the pedicle screw is realized.
US11311318B2	Bone anchor assemblies and methods with improved locking Various exemplary methods and devices are provided for fixing bone anchors to bone. In general, the methods and devices can allow for a bone anchor to be fixed to a bone at a desired angle to a receiver member. In an exemplary embodiment, a bone anchor assembly is provided that includes a bone anchor configured to engage bone, a receiver member that seats a spherical head of the bone anchor and a spinal fixation element, a compression member seated within the receiver member, proximally of the head of the bone anchor, and a closure mechanism seated within the receiver member, proximally of the compression member. One or more of the receiver member, the compression member, and the closure mechanism can have gripping features thereon configured to secure the bone anchor and/or the spinal fixation element within the receiver member, thereby reducing a risk of slippage of the bone anchor and/or the spinal fixation element with respect to the receiver member.
US11311313B2	Apparatus and methods for accessing and sealing bodily vessels and cavities Everting balloon systems and methods for using the same are disclosed herein. The systems can be configured to access and dilate body lumen and cavities. For example, the systems can be used to dilate the cervix and access the uterine cavity. The systems can also be used to occlude the cervix. The systems can also be used to occlude the urethra.
US11311312B2	Subcutaneous delivery tool Subcutaneous implantation tools and methods of implanting a subcutaneous device using the same. The tool may include a tool body having a longitudinally extending recess having a distal opening and having a tunneler at a distal end of the tool body extending from the distal opening of the recess. The tool may include a plunger slidably fitting within at least a portion of the tool body recess. The recess may be configured to receive an implantable device and the tunneler preferably extends distally from the recess at a position laterally displaced from the device when the device is so located in the recess. Movement of the plunger distally within the recess advances the device distally out of the recess and alongside of and exterior to the tunneler.
US11311308B2	Diaphragm entry for posterior surgical access Methods and devices described herein facilitate diaphragm entry for posterior access of body organs.
US11311307B2	Manufacturing method of a grasping device and treatment instrument In a manufacturing of a grasping device that is openable and closable and includes a first jaw having a first hole and a second jaw having a second hole larger than the first hole, the first jaw is arranged in between protruding portions of the second jaw. The second hole is located outside the first hole in a width direction of the grasping device, and a cross-sectional area of the second hole is larger than the first hole. A pin member is inserted through both the first hole and the second hole. The positions of the first jaw and the pin member are adjusted relative to the second jaw to predetermined positions. The pin member is fixed to the second jaw upon positioning the first jaw and the second jaw at the predetermined positions.
US11311306B2	Surgical systems for detecting end effector tissue distribution irregularities A surgical stapling instrument includes an end effector that has a first jaw; a second jaw movable relative to the first jaw between an open configuration and a closed configuration to grasp tissue between the first jaw and the second jaw; an anvil; and a staple cartridge with staples deployable into the tissue and deformable by the anvil. The surgical stapling instrument further includes a control circuit configured to: determine tissue impedances at predetermined zones; detect an irregularity in tissue distribution within the end effector based on the tissue impedances; and adjust a closure parameter of the end effector in accordance with the irregularity.
US11311301B2	Flexible bone reamer A bone reamer is provided and may include a shaft and a cutting element. The shaft may include a proximal end, a distal end, and a flexible portion. The flexible portion may be disposed between the proximal and distal ends. The cutting element may be carried by the shaft and may include a cutting surface facing the distal end of the shaft. The distal end of the shaft may be offset from the cutting surface.
US11311299B2	Surgical clip with bracket-free guide system A surgical clip of branch-crossed design has two Z-shaped clip branches connected to each other at a proximal end of each of the clip branches by a spring-elastic connection piece. Each of the clip branches has a jaw part at a distal section with a gripping surface. In an assembled position of the clip, the clip branches cross and the gripping surfaces are opposite each other and are held in contact on one another by a closing force of the spring-elastic connection piece. At least one first clip branch has a groove in which the second clip branch is held and/or guided, at least in sections, such that a displacement of the clip branches in a transverse direction of the clip branches is prevented.
US11311297B2	Devices for approximating tissue and related methods of use Devices for approximating multiple tissue edges internal to a body are disclosed.
US11311295B2	Adaptive powered stapling algorithm with calibration factor A surgical system includes: an adapter assembly; an end effector configured to couple to a distal portion of the adapter assembly; and a surgical device configured to couple to a proximal portion of the adapter assembly. The surgical device includes: a power source; a motor coupled to the power source, the motor configured to actuate at least one of the adapter assembly or the end effector; and a controller operatively coupled to the motor and configured to calibrate the motor while at least one of the adapter assembly or the end effector is actuated by the motor.
US11311293B2	Surgical stapling instrument having a two-position lockout mechanism Surgical stapler systems can include lockout mechanisms to restrict further movement of a jaw assembly and provide different functionality when a jaw assembly is empty and when a partially or fully fired reload cartridge is present in the jaw assembly. When the jaw assembly is empty, the empty jaw assembly lockout mechanism can arrest an open-close stroke of the jaw assembly. When an at least partially fired reload is present in the jaw assembly, a fired reload lockout mechanism can allow operation of the jaw assembly through a substantial portion of an open-close stroke, but restrict actuation of the jaw assembly in a firing stroke. The separate lockout mechanisms can be embodied in a single lockout lever actuatable by lockout actuators to three distinct positions or by two independently-operable lockout levers.
US11311292B2	Surgical instrument with detection sensors Aspects of the present disclosure are presented for a surgical instrument having one or more sensors at or a near an end effector and configured to aide in the detection of tissues and other materials and structures at a surgical site. The detections may then be used to aide in the placement of the end effector and to confirm which objects to operate on, or alternatively, to avoid. Examples of sensors include laser sensors used to employ Doppler shift principles to detect movement of objects at the surgical site, such as blood cells; resistance sensors to detect the presence of metal; monochromatic light sources that allow for different levels of absorption from different types of substances present at the surgical site, and near infrared spectrometers with small form factors.
US11311290B2	Surgical instrument comprising an end effector dampener A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation joint is disclosed. The end effector is rotatably connected to the shaft about the articulation joint, wherein the end effector is rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the shaft comprises a longitudinal axis and the end effector comprises a tissue gap, wherein the tissue gap faces the longitudinal axis when the end effector is in its first orientation, and wherein the tissue gap extends at an angle relative to the longitudinal axis when the end effector is in its second orientation. The surgical instrument further comprises an articulation drive system configured to articulate the end effector relative to the shaft and a dampener configured to prevent the end effector from being back-driven from its second orientation into its first orientation.
US11311289B1	Compression and fixation systems and processes for using the same A staple apparatus can include a base member substantially coplanar to a first axis and a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The base member can include a trapezoidal shape including two substantially equal length sides and two unequal length sides, the two unequal length sides comprising a first side and a second side with the first side being shorter than the second side and the first side being parallel with the second side on the first axis. The base member can include an aperture passing through a center point of the base member, a first indentation in the first side, and a second indentation in the second side. The staple apparatus can include a first pair of legs protruding from the first side of the base member and a second pair of legs protruding from the second side of the base member.
US11311288B2	Suture needles having bendable regions A suture needle having a bendable region includes an elongated body having a proximal section, a distal section, and a bendable region located between the proximal and distal sections. The bendable region has a reduced cross-section and/or is made of a superelastic material that is more flexible than the proximal and distal sections of the elongated body for enabling the suture needle to transform from a first configuration having a larger dimension to a second configuration having a smaller dimension. When in the first configuration, the suture needle is larger than an inner diameter of an elongated conduit of a trocar. In order to pass the suture needle through the elongated conduit of the trocar, the elongated body is bent at the bendable region so that the suture needle is smaller than the inner diameter of the elongated conduit of the trocar. After passing the suture needle through the trocar, the elongated body is bent back to the first, larger dimension to configure the suture needle for use for suturing tissue.
US11311285B2	Prosthetic suturing device and methods thereof A prosthetic suturing device is disclosed. The prosthetic suturing device has a guide tip defining a cuff receiving area. The device also has a guide tip having at least one needle guide configured to guide at least one needle through the cuff receiving area. Another prosthetic suturing device is disclosed. The prosthetic suturing device has a guide tip defining a cuff receiving area and comprising first and second apertures for receiving a suture adapter. The prosthetic suturing device also has first and second needles, each needle having an end configured to engage a suture adapter. The prosthetic suturing device further has at least one set of needle guides configured to guide the first and second needles through the cuff receiving area. The prosthetic suturing device also has a grip pointing in a direction substantially orthogonal to the cuff receiving area.
US11311283B2	Suturing device, in particular for suturing lacerations of the meniscus A suturing device, in particular for suturing lacerations of the meniscus, comprises an elongated body provided with a longitudinal cavity extending along a main direction, at least a first and a second implant slidably inserted in the cavity and arranged in sequence along the main direction and a surgical thread slidably inserted in the cavity and connected to the first and second implant. Such first and second implant comprise, respectively, a first and a second wedge-shaped element arranged in sequence and extending from an enlarged portion to a tapered portion along the main direction.
US11311281B2	Occluder and occlusion device An occluder and an occlusion device, including: a mesh occlusion body, which defines a cavity, and a proximal end bolt head; the proximal end bolt head configured with a locking hole which penetrates the cavity; the occluder further having a locking member, a distal end of the locking member being connected to a distal end of the occlusion body; the locking member having a connecting portion which is connected to the occlusion body; the diameter of a circumscribed circle of a projection of the first bending portion on a cross section perpendicular to a length direction thereof being smaller than the diameter of the smallest inscribed circle of a locking hole, and the width of a projection of the first bending portion on a plane perpendicular to longitudinal central axis direction of the locking hole being larger than the diameter of the largest inscribed circle of the locking hole.
US11311273B2	System with an inflatable member for being arranged in the patient's respiratory tract A system with at least one inflatable member configured for being arranged in a part of the patient's respiratory tract includes a catheter carrying the at least one inflatable member. The catheter includes a fluid line for filling the inflatable member with a fluid; and a pressure monitoring and control member to be arranged outside the patient's body. The pressure monitoring member is in fluid communication with the inflatable member and is configured to receive, during operation, fluid from the inflatable member when the pressure increases above a predetermined threshold pressure and to return the received fluid when the pressure decreases below said predetermined threshold pressure. The pressure monitoring and control member is an elastically expandable balloon made from a material configured to expand elastically when the pressure in the balloon increases above a predetermined threshold pressure and to contract when the pressure decreases below said predetermined threshold pressure.
US11311271B2	Catheter with integrated controller for imaging and pressure sensing An intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) device that includes a flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a controller coupled to the distal portion of the flexible elongate member; an ultrasound transducer disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member and in communication with the controller; a pressure transducer disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member and in communication with the controller; and plurality of conductors extending from the controller to the proximal portion of the catheter, at least one conductor of the plurality of conductors being configured to carry both the signals representing information captured by the ultrasound transducer and information captured by the pressure transducer.
US11311264B2	Computed tomography machine for interventional use A computed tomography machine suitable for interventional procedures provides partial scans displaced about the patient away from the physician position to substantially reduce Compton scattering received by the physician. A modeling of patient dose accounting for the presence of shielding, different physician characteristics, patient positions, and probe position may be accomplished to affect a trade-off between these various factors optimized for interventional or similar procedures where a nonpatient must be close to the scanner during operation.
US11311259B2	Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and computer-readable medium The image processing apparatus acquires a first three-dimensional image, generates a second three-dimensional image by applying image processing to the first three-dimensional image having been acquired, and generates a two-dimensional projected image by applying projection processing to the second three-dimensional image having been generated. The image processing apparatus determines a parameter to be used for the image processing of the three-dimensional image on the basis of a parameter for the projection processing.
US11311257B2	Systems and methods for a mobile x-ray imaging system Various methods and systems are provided for a mobile x-ray imaging system. In one embodiment, a system includes a gantry with an x-ray source and an x-ray detector mounted thereon opposite each other, a carrier coupled to the gantry and configured to rotate the gantry relative to the carrier, and a robotic arm coupling the carrier to a base, the robotic arm comprising at least three links and four joints.
US11311254B2	Apparatus photographing apparatus An acceleration sensor (10) is attached to a collimator (12) and detects an acceleration of the collimator (12), and a speed calculation unit that calculates the speed of the collimator 12 on a basis of the acceleration detected by the acceleration sensor (10). When the speed of the collimator (12) exceeds a setting speed that is set in advance, a lifting or lowering of an arm (13) is stopped by attaching a permanent electromagnet (42) to a stopper plate (43). In addition, a warning message as a warning indication is displayed on a display unit, and a warning sound as a warning indication is generated from a speaker. Accordingly, damage to an apparatus is prevented.
US11311251B2	Exercise support apparatus An exercise support apparatus is capable of supporting exercise taken by a patient during blood purification treatment and includes an estimation generating device that generates an estimation representing a circulating-blood-volume rate of change regarding a circulating blood volume that is estimated to be observed after the exercise is started, the estimation being generated after the blood purification treatment is started and from a continuous measurement of the circulating-blood-volume rate of change as regarding changes in circulating blood volume that is conducted before the exercise is started; a calculating device that calculates a difference between a measured value of the circulating-blood-volume rate of change that is acquired after the exercise during the blood purification treatment is started and a value of the estimation generated by the estimation generating device; and a first monitoring device that monitors whether the difference or ratio calculated by the first calculating device is over a predetermined threshold.
US11311250B2	Spectroscopic monitoring for the measurement of multiple physiological parameters The present disclosure relates to devices, systems, methods and computer program products for continuously monitoring, diagnosing and providing treatment assistance to patients using sensor devices, location-sensitive and power-sensitive communication systems, analytical engines, and remote systems. The method of non-invasively measuring multiple physiological parameters in a patient includes collecting photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal data from a wearable sensor device, applying one or more filters to correct the signal data and extracting a plurality of features from the corrected data to determine values for blood glucose, blood pressure, SpO2, respiration rate, and pulse rate of the patient. An alert may be automatically sent to one or more computing devices when the value falls outside a custom computed threshold range for the patient. The method offers ease of usage, allows continuous real-time monitoring of the patient in any setting for timely intervention, and results in improved accuracy of the signal data.
US11311248B2	Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain three-dimensional image data of a brain acquired by performing a magnetic resonance imaging process. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a projection image rendering a micro bleed or calcification occurring in the brain by performing a projecting process on the three-dimensional image data in a range limited on the basis of a shape of the brain. The processing circuitry is configured to output the projection image.
US11311245B2	ECG noise-filtering device An Electrocardiography (ECG) noise-filtering device is provided in the invention. The ECG device includes a filter and a calculation circuit. The filter receives a first ECG signal and performs a Savitzky-Golay algorithm to generate a second ECG signal. The calculation circuit is coupled to the filter to receive the second ECG signal and processes the second ECG signal according to a Stationary Wavelet Transform (SWT) algorithm to generate a noise signal, and subtracts the noise signal from the second ECG signal to filter the noise signal in the first ECG signal.
US11311244B2	Devices and methods for heart sound detection This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to produce a composite heart sound signal of a patient using a first signal including heart sound information over a first physiologic interval and a second signal including heart sound information over the first physiologic interval.
US11311242B2	Biological information processing apparatus, biological information processing method, and information processing apparatus A biological information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology is provided with a sphygmographic sensor unit, a plurality of calculation units, and an output unit. The sphygmographic sensor unit outputs a pulse wave signal. The plurality of calculation units respectively calculate heart rate candidate information with a reliability on a basis of the output pulse wave signal. The output unit outputs heart rate information on a basis of the heart rate candidate information and the reliability thereof calculated by each of the plurality of calculation units.
US11311222B2	Neural locating system A nerve mapping system includes an elongate medical device, a non-invasive mechanical sensor, and a processor. The elongate medical device includes a distal end portion configured to explore an intracorporeal treatment area of a subject, and the distal end portion includes an electrode. The non-invasive mechanical sensor is configured to provide a mechanomyography output signal corresponding to a monitored mechanical response of a muscle innervated by the nerve. The processor is in communication with the electrode and the sensor, and is configured to provide a plurality of electrical stimuli to the electrode. Each of the plurality of stimuli is provided when the electrode is located at a different position within the intracorporeal treatment area. The processor determines the likelihood of a nerve existing at a particular point using the magnitudes of each of the stimuli and the detected response of the muscle.
US11311221B2	Method and device for accurate real-time detection of drowsiness in operators using physiological responses A method and device for detection of drowsiness of a person, based on a relationship between distal temperature and heart rate and on a balance between body heat loss and body heat production, wherein the distal temperature in a predetermined distal region of the person is monitored as a measure for body heat loss, and the heart rate of the person is monitored as a measure for body heat production, wherein drowsiness in the immediate future is concluded when a change of distal temperature passes a first threshold and, subsequently, a change of the heart rate passes a second threshold or, subsequently, the change of the distal temperature is larger than the change of the heart rate.
US11311218B2	Syringe-based fluid diversion mechanism for bodily fluid sampling A syringe-based device includes a housing, a pre-sample reservoir, and an actuator. The housing defines an inner volume between a substantially open proximal end portion and a distal end portion that includes a port couplable to a lumen-defining device. The pre-sample reservoir is fluidically couplable to the port to receive and isolate a first volume of bodily fluid. The actuator is at least partially disposed in the inner volume and has a proximal end portion that includes an engagement portion and a distal end portion that includes a sealing member. The engagement portion is configured to allow a user to selectively move the actuator between a first configuration such that bodily fluid can flow from the port to the pre-sample reservoir, and a second configuration such that bodily fluid can flow from the port to a sample reservoir defined at least in part by the sealing member and the housing.
US11311217B2	Methods, systems, and devices for calibration and optimization of glucose sensors and sensor output A continuous glucose monitoring system may utilize externally sourced information regarding the physiological state and ambient environment of its user for externally calibrating sensor glucose measurements. Externally sourced factory calibration information may be utilized, where the information is generated by comparing metrics obtained from the data used to generate the sensor's glucose sensing algorithm to similar data obtained from each batch of sensors to be used with the algorithm in the future. The output sensor glucose value of a glucose sensor may also be estimated by analytically optimizing input sensor signals to accurately correct for changes in sensitivity, run-in time, glucose current dips, and other variable sensor wear effects. Correction actors, fusion algorithms, EIS, and advanced ASICs may be used to implement the foregoing, thereby achieving the goal of improved accuracy and reliability without the need for blood-glucose calibration, and providing a calibration-free, or near calibration-free, sensor.
US11311209B1	Force measurement system and a motion base used therein A force measurement system and a motion base used therein is disclosed herein. The force measurement system includes a force measurement assembly configured to receive a subject, a motion base for displacing the force measurement assembly, and one or more data processing devices operatively coupled to the force measurement assembly and an actuation system of the motion base. The motion base includes a support structure; a displaceable carriage coupled to the force measurement assembly; and an actuation system, the actuation system including one or more actuators operatively coupling the displaceable carriage to the support structure, the one or more actuators configured to displace the displaceable carriage with the force measurement assembly relative to the support structure, the displaceable carriage being suspended below a portion of the support structure.
US11311208B2	Health information providing system through plantar pressure measurement A health information providing system through plantar pressure measurement, including: a plantar pressure measurement device rolled in such a manner as to be carried and adapted to measure a measurement subject's plantar pressures in a state of being unrolled to transmit the measured plantar pressures to a measurement subject terminal; and the measurement subject terminal adapted to compare the plantar pressures received from the plantar pressure measurement device with reference plantar pressure ranges according to foot portions pre-stored, to extract and display a body region where a disease is suspected, the body region matching the foot portion having the plantar pressure exceeding the reference plantar pressure ranges according to foot portions, and to display health guidance information including guidance information on symptoms and treatments of the extracted body region where the disease is suspected.
US11311206B2	Devices and methods for measuring anatomic regions A guidewire insertion tool configured to measure a length of an anatomic region. The tool can include a housing, a light chamber, and a track at least partially extending through the light chamber. The track is adapted to guide a guidewire as it is advanced through the insertion tool. The tool can also include an optical sensor assembly in optical communication with the light chamber. The optical sensor assembly can include one or more light sources, an optical sensor, and a magnifier. The one or more light sources can be adapted to direct light toward a portion of the guidewire within the track, and the optical sensor can be adapted to receive reflected light from the portion of the guidewire within the tract. A processing unit can analyze data from the optical sensor assembly to determine the length of the anatomic region and output the measurement to a display.
US11311204B2	Systems and methods for reconstruction of intrabody electrical readings to anatomical structure In some embodiments, a body cavity shape of a subject is reconstructed based on intrabody measurements of voltages by an intrabody probe (for example, a catheter probe) moving within a plurality of differently-oriented electromagnetic fields crossing the body cavity. In some embodiments, the method uses distances between electrodes as a spatially calibrated ruler. Positions of measurements made with the intrabody probe in different positions are optionally related by using spatial coherence of the measured electromagnetic fields as a constraint. Optionally, reconstruction is performed without using a detailed reference (image or simulation) describing the body cavity shape. Optionally, reconstruction uses further information to refine and/or constrain the reconstruction; for example: images, simulations, additional electromagnetic fields, and/or measurements characteristic of body cavity landmarks. Optionally, reconstruction accounts for time-dependent cavity shape changes, for example, phasic changes (e.g., heartbeat and/or respiration), and/or changes in states such as subject hydration, edema, and/or heart rate.
US11311203B2	Microcirculation detection system A microcirculation detection system including a heating device, a photosensitive array and a processing unit is provided. The heating device is used to heat a skin area. The photosensitive array is used to detect outgoing light from the skin area, and output a plurality of brightness variation signals respectively at different time points within a heating period. The processing unit is used to calculate a change of an array energy distribution varied within the heating period according to the plurality of brightness variation signals to accordingly identify a microcirculation state.
US11311202B2	Robust real-time heart rate monitoring method based on heartbeat harmonics using small-scale radar The present disclosure relates to a heart rate monitoring method based on heartbeat harmonics. First, mixed data of a subject, which includes a fundamental respiration signal, respiration harmonics, a fundamental heartbeat signal, and heartbeat harmonics, is acquired by scanning a set of range bins. Range Doppler processing of the mixed data is performed to determine a range bin of interest. Data spectrum is then extracted based on a portion of the mixed data acquired at the range bin of interest. Next, the data spectrum is adaptively filtered to at least remove a spectrum peak of the fundamental respiration signal and a spectrum peak of the fundamental heartbeat signal mixed with a portion of respiration harmonics that are spectrally close to the fundamental heartbeat signal. Finally, the fundamental heartbeat signal is recovered based on a strongest heartbeat harmonic in the filtered data spectrum.
US11311193B2	System, method and computer-accessible medium for predicting response to electroconvulsive therapy based on brain functional connectivity patterns An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for determining a position or a characteristic of a target(s) for a transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment of a patient(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving imaging information of a portion(s) of a head of the patient(s), and determining the position or the characteristic of the target(s) for the TMS treatment of the patient(s) based on the imaging information. The imaging information can be magnetic resonance imaging information. The imaging information can include information regarding a brain and a skull of the patient(s). The position or the characteristic of the target(s) can be determined by identifying (i) the skull, and (ii) a parcel in a section(s) of a brain of the patient(s). The parcel can a dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) parcel. The DLPFC parcel can be identified using a parcellation procedure, which can be a human connectome pipeline procedure.
US11311192B1	Methods and systems for predicting printed label's life Various embodiments illustrated herein disclose a method comprising receiving, by a processor, one or more patient characteristics associated with a first patient. The one or more patient characteristics comprises at least a type of sanitization, and/or a frequency of sanitization usage. Further, the method includes receiving one or more image characteristics associated with an image of a patient bracelet worn by the first patient. The method further includes training a machine learning (ML) model defining a relation between the one or more patient characteristics and the one or more image characteristics. The ML model is utilized to predict a count of days until the patient bracelet, associated with a second patient, deems unusable. Additionally, the method includes generating an instruction to a printing apparatus to print a new patient bracelet for the second patient based on the count of days being less than a predetermined number of days threshold.
US11311191B2	Ophthalmic apparatus An ophthalmic apparatus may include a first light source configured to output a first light, a second light source configured to output a second light, a first interferometer configured to execute an examination of a first range using first interference light, and a second interferometer configured to execute an examination of a second range using second interference light, the second range being different from the first range. A central wavelength of the first light may be different from a central wavelength of the second light. A first optical path and a second optical path may at least partially overlap with each other, the first optical path being an optical path of the first light, and the second optical path being an optical path of the second light. The examination of the first range and the examination of the second range may be able to be executed simultaneously.
US11311190B2	System and method for measuring ocular motility The present invention provides a system and a method for measuring ocular motility of a patient. The system comprises a display unit capable of presenting at least one target; a blocking unit configured and operable to selectively block/unblock at least one target in a field of view of at least one eye of the patient; a camera unit comprising at least one imaging element configured and operable to generate at least two image data indicative of at least one eye condition; and a processing unit connected to the blocking unit, to the display unit and to the camera unit, the processing unit being configured for performing the following steps: (a) displaying at least one target, for at least one eye (b) receiving image data indicative of at least one eye's condition from the camera unit, (c) controlling the blocking unit to block/unblock at least one target in the field of view of at least one eye of the patient, (d) detecting a change in at least one eye's condition, (e) displacing the target for at least one eye; and repeating steps (a)-(e) until no change in the eye's condition is measured to thereby determine at least one ocular motility parameter.
US11311189B2	Ophthalmic imaging apparatus, controlling method thereof, ophthalmic imaging method, and recording medium An ophthalmic imaging apparatus of an exemplary aspect includes a data acquisition device, image constructing circuitry, and composing circuitry. The data acquisition device is configured to sequentially apply optical coherence tomography (OCT) scans to a plurality of regions different from each other of a fundus of a subject's eye in order and under a condition according to a fundus shape, to acquire a plurality of pieces of data corresponding to the plurality of regions. The image constructing circuitry is configured to construct an image from each of the plurality of pieces of data. The composing circuitry is configured to construct a composite image of a plurality of images constructed from the plurality of pieces of data by the image constructing circuitry.
US11311187B2	Methods and systems for corneal topography with in-focus scleral imaging A system includes: a group of first light sources arranged around a central axis, the group being separated from the axis by a radial distance defining an aperture in the group; a plurality of second light sources; a detector array; and an optical system adapted to provide light from the second light sources through the aperture to a cornea of an eye, and to provide images of the first light sources and images of the second light sources from the cornea, through the aperture, to the detector array. The optical system includes a field flattener such that a shape of a surface of best focus on the detector array curves away from detector array in generally a same direction as the eye and a sclera of the eye.
US11311185B2	Endoscope system First illumination light having a first peak wavelength range and second illumination light having a second peak wavelength range different from the first peak wavelength range are automatically switched and emitted. Identification processing for allowing a first object to be observed and a second object to be observed to be identified in a composite display image is performed. The first object to be observed has a first absorption peak in the first peak wavelength range of the first illumination light and the second object to be observed has a second absorption peak in the second peak wavelength range of the second illumination light.
US11311182B2	Capsule endoscope system, automatic frame rate adjustment method thereof and computer readable storage medium The present invention discloses a capsule endoscope system, an automatic frame rate adjustment method thereof and a computer readable storage medium. The automatic frame rate adjustment method includes: receiving a first acceleration information ac(t) sensed by a first acceleration sensor in a capsule endoscope; receiving a second acceleration information am(t) sensed by a second acceleration sensor in an external device; calculating and comparing the first acceleration information ac(t) and the second acceleration information am(t) to obtain the relative motion amplitude statem(t) between the capsule endoscope and the external device; adjusting the frame rate of the capsule endoscope according to the relative motion amplitude statem(t), where, the larger the relative motion amplitude statem(t), the larger the frame rate F0(t).
US11311174B2	Imaging scope with leak indicator, and related imaging system and method An imaging scope includes an internal surface defining an internal cavity, a window permitting visual inspection of the internal cavity, a fluid in the internal cavity having a pressure different than ambient pressure, and a leak indicator transitionable between nonvisible and visible through the window when the pressure of the fluid changes toward ambient pressure.
US11311173B2	Method and system for automatically turning on/off a light source for an endoscope during a surgery In this patent disclosure, a machine-learning-based system for automatically turning on/off a light source of an endoscope camera during a surgical procedure to ensure the safety of the surgical staff is disclosed. The disclosed system can receive a real-time video image captured by the endoscope camera, wherein the real-time video image is captured either inside the patient's body or outside of the patient's body. The system next processes the real-time video image using a first statistical classifier to classify the real-time video image as either being inside the patient's body or being outside of the patient's body. If the real-time video image is classified as being outside of the patient's body, the system next determines if the light source is turned on. If so, the system generates a control signal to immediately turn off the light source. Otherwise, the system continues receiving and processing real-time video images captured by the endoscope camera.
US11311170B2	Domestic dishwasher having a spray device A household dishwasher includes a washing compartment and a spray device arranged inside the washing compartment and configured to spray washing liquor and/or clean water within the washing container. The spray device includes a cage and a rotary element which is mounted in the cage for rotation about an axis of rotation. The rotary element includes a bearing surface which is radially distanced from the axis of rotation and extending around the axis of rotation for enabling the rotary element to be mounted rotatably in the cage.
US11311168B2	Dishwasher and method for operating a dishwasher A dishwasher includes a dishwashing container, a lower holder for items to be washed arranged in the dishwashing container, and an upper holder for items to be washed which is arranged in the dishwasher container above the lower holder. A control device executes a dishwashing program from a number of dishwashing programs for washing the items to be washed by actuating a hydraulic facility in such a manner that in a first segment of the dishwashing program a washing liquor having a first washing liquor temperature is only sprayed by a lower spray facility onto the lower holder and in a second segment of the dishwashing program following the first segment washing liquor having a second washing liquor temperature that is lower than the first washing liquor temperature is sprayed by an upper spray facility onto the lower holder and the upper holder.
US11311167B2	Extractor tank assembly A recovery tank for a surface cleaning apparatus such as an extractor is provided. The apparatus comprises a base positionable on the surface to be cleaned and includes a suction nozzle having a suction inlet in fluid communication with a duct and an exhaust outlet. The recovery tank is mountable to the base and has one or more walls and a bottom surface. The recovery tank includes a tank inlet extending through the bottom surface, wherein the tank inlet is positioned adjacent the base and operatively coupled to the duct outlet when the recovery tank is mounted to the base. A tank air outlet extends through the bottom surface, wherein the tank air outlet is positioned adjacent the base and operatively coupled to the exhaust outlet when the recovery tank is mounted to the base. A tank air outlet tube extends into the recovery tank from the tank air outlet.
US11311165B2	Cleaning device A cleaning device is provided. The cleaning device includes a driving roller, a driven roller, a flexible cleaning belt sleeved on the driving roller and the driven roller, a garbage collection box disposed on one side of the cleaning belt, a brush disposed over the garbage collection box, a sewage collection tank, a clean water tank and a water squeezing roller disposed on the side of the cleaning belt. The garbage collection box is provided with a guide plate near one end of the cleaning belt, and the guide plate corresponds to the outer side of the cleaning belt. The sewage collection tank and the clean water tank are located downstream of the garbage collection box along the moving direction of the cleaning belt, and the water squeezing roller corresponds to the sewage collection tank.
US11311159B2	Extraction cleaner An extraction cleaner includes a portable extractor and a base adapted to be moved to perform a cleaning operation on a floor surface when the portable extractor is operably mounted to the base. The portable extractor includes a recovery tank assembly provided on the housing adjacent to the recovery tank assembly.
US11311153B1	Wind flow generating device adapted to hand dryer A wind flow generating device adapted to a hand dryer includes an electric motor provided with a motor housing and a driving shaft, a wind barrel including a bowl, a rotatable fan blade connected with the driving shaft for generating an airflow, and a guide frame fixed to the motor housing. An air outlet gap is jointly defined by the motor housing and the bowl, the guide frame includes a support ring fixed to the motor housing, and a plurality of guide vanes formed on the support ring at intervals and extending along a surface of the motor housing. Any adjacent two of the guide vanes define a guide channel along the motor housing. An inlet and an outlet of each guide channel are positioned on different contour lines of the motor housing, and each guide channel guides the airflow to be discharged from the air outlet gap.
US11311152B2	Spindle assembly for sheet product dispensers An assembly for supporting a roll of sheet product with respect to a sheet product dispenser is provided including a mandrel configured to be positioned within a housing of the dispenser and a spindle. The spindle includes a spindle body positioned over the mandrel and configured to be received within a central opening of the roll. The spindle includes first and second sets of friction elements extending away from respective ends of the spindle body. Each friction element is configured to extend radially inward from the spindle body so as to provide a contact force against the mandrel when the spindle is installed on the mandrel. The contact forces applied against the mandrel may be designed to be constant irrespective of whether the roll of sheet product is installed on the spindle and/or if the inner surface of the central opening of the roll of sheet product has any inconsistencies.
US11311144B2	Roasting and glazing apparatus A roasting and glazing apparatus includes a housing having a top peripheral surface with an opening defined by an interior edge, a roaster bowl movable from within the housing, through the opening, to an elevated position above the housing, and a pour tray configured to detachably couple to the interior edge, and to receive and guide a fluid exiting the roaster bowl when the roaster bowl is in the elevated position. The pour tray has a bottom surface and a mounting bracket extending from the bottom surface. The mounting bracket is configured to detachably couple to the interior edge of the housing defining the opening. In an assembled configuration, the bottom surface of the pour tray is oriented at an angle relative to the top peripheral surface of the housing and supported by a shoulder or side peripheral surface of the housing.
US11311137B2	Exchangeable supply pack for a beverage dispensing machine, doser, pump assembly and method of manufacturing An exchangeable supply pack for a beverage dispensing machine. The pack comprises a doser including a pump assembly comprising a pump channel between an inlet and an outlet, for receiving a fluid from an ingredient container and for pumping it to the outlet. The pump assembly comprises a pump chamber and at least two engaging gears forming a gear pump. At least one of said gears forms a driving gear and comprises a shaft opening for receiving a driving axle of the beverage dispensing machine. The shaft opening coincides with an axle reception opening of a support wall of the pump chamber, and a flexible seal is arranged at least between the driving gear and the support wall. The seal comprises a through opening coinciding with the shaft opening and the axle reception opening for receiving the driving axle.
US11311133B2	Selectively sized artificial tree and wheel assembly A selectively sized artificial tree comprising a frame assembly including an upper frame and body frame. The artificial tree may be configured for trees of different heights, having different radii, and having different sector sizes such as full circle, semicircle for positioning against a wall, and conical for positioning in a corner. The frames which are less than full circle may be combined, such as two semi circles for forming a full tree. A wheel assembly is provided for moving the tree. The wheels are housed with the frame when not engaged.
US11311131B2	Garment holding device The present invention is related to a garment holding device that can be attached to any kind of luggage bag carried by an individual. The device comprises a case having a first portion and a second portion; a first and second fastening means used to attach the first and second portions of the case; a pin, a torsion spring and a carabiner clip that is attachable to a bag strap; a cover that is detachably attachable to the case; a strap that is retractably stored in the case and is movably connected to the cover; a central drum that is supported by first drum support apparatus and second drum support apparatus; a coiled spring that enables the retractive moment of the strap; a lock; a first pin and a second pin, wherein the first pin is located in between a torsion spring, the lock and the second drum support apparatus; a torsion spring attached to the lock; and an adjustment buckle that is used to adjust the length of strap.
US11311126B2	Utensil A utensil comprises a main body having a handle and a receptacle. A resilient arm has a curved flexible portion and is operatively connected to the main body to be movable between a rest configuration and an extended configuration whereat the curved portion is less curved than in the extended configuration. A remover is operatively connected to the resilient arm in substance disengaging relation with respect to the receptacle. A trigger operatively mounted on the main body for movement between a rest position corresponding to the rest configuration of the resilient arm and an actuating position corresponding to the extended configuration of the resilient arm. In use, movement of the trigger from the rest position to the actuating position causes extension of the resilient arm from the rest configuration to the extended configuration to thereby moving the remover in substance disengaging relation with respect to the receptacle.
US11311122B2	Foldable display rack with hinged and telescopic side walls and method for the build-up thereof The invention relates to a display, a kit, and a method for displaying goods. The display has a compact and one or more built-up configurations. The display has shelves that can be supported by hingedly connected, slideably attached, and telescopic side walls. The kit has a display and an advertisement wall for the display. The method relates to the spacing of two shelves by means of two side walls by exerting a force on one of both shelves and hinging and sliding the side walls to a position in essence perpendicular to both shelves.
US11311121B2	Method of assembling a modular display booth that requires no tools A modular display can be assembled and disassembled by one person without any tools, and which stacks flat into a manageable box that can be either rolled in or shipped on a standard pallet. The structural parts of the assembly include several types of interlocking pieces which form stable columns, and various bridging devices that allow for slatwall or pegboard to be easily inserted to display a wide range of products that merchandise on slatwall, pegboard, shelves, tables and free-standing pedestals as well as garment poles. This display booth emulates a retail shopping experience where physical products are sold on varying display mediums. The parts fit to together by inserting hooked tabs into slots that fit the width of the tabs. Since all the parts are interchangeable, the system allows for multiple configurations, as well as easy expansion of the display booth by adding more parts.
US11311119B2	Quick assembly stacking display case A four-sided stacking display case with multiple sections that can be easily assembled and disassembled. The top section has a uniform bottom attachment, the middle sections have a uniform top attachment and a uniform bottom attachment, and the bottom section has a uniform top attachment. All uniform top attachments are the same and consist of four panels attached in an offset cross pattern where each panel has a groove, and all uniform bottom attachments are the same and consist of four panels attached in an offset cross pattern where each panel has a protruding tongue, where the four tongues insert into and attach to the four grooves, so that the sections are easily attached or detached.
US11311115B2	Inflatable bed The present disclosure provides an inflatable bed. The inflatable bed includes a tensioning assembly and an air valve, and further includes an upper piece, a bottom piece, a left piece, a right piece, a front piece, and a rear piece which cooperatively form an inflatable cavity. A left ring frame and a right ring frame are respectively provided on the left and right sides of the upper piece. The tensioning assembly is connected to the inner wall of the inflatable cavity. The air valve is communicated with the inflatable cavity. The inflatable bed of the present disclosure is simple in structure and more economical under the premise of preventing turning sideways.
US11311113B2	Height-adjustable supple member The invention relates to a height-adjustable supple member for lying and/or sitting furniture, including one or more adjustable springs and a rotary part. Each adjustable spring is configured to change in height along a central axis under the effect of a radial stress relative to the central axis. The rotary part includes one or more rails each extending over an angular sector about the central axis, in a plane perpendicular to the central axis, from a first end to a second end more distant from the central axis than the first end. Each rail cooperates, in the radial direction relative to the central axis, with a corresponding adjustable spring among the one or more adjustable. The rotary part is able to rotate, about the central axis, so as to exert, through each rail, said radial stress on the corresponding adjustable spring.
US11311107B2	Compartment divider assembly A compartment divider assembly. The compartment divider assembly may comprise: one or more dividers and at least one coupler. The one or more dividers may comprise a first divider and a second divider. The at least one coupler may comprise at least one support coupler and at least one set of prongs. The one or more dividers may further comprise at least one dovetail groove traversing along a longitudinal axis. The one or more dividers may be positioned substantially horizontally. The first divider may be positioned substantially perpendicular to the second divider. The at least one set of prongs may further comprise at least one planar face and at least one non-planar face. The at least one non-planar face of the at least one set of prongs may be adapted to engage with at least one dovetail groove of the one or more dividers.
US11311101B2	Folding table A folding table has two table tops. A connecting piece of one table top is rotatably pivoted to a facing connecting piece of the other table top, wherein the connecting piece and the facing connecting piece are respectively disposed with a lock hole, the lock hole of the connecting piece is aligned with the lock hole of the facing connecting piece when the two table tops are unfolded; further comprising a lock element synchronously inserted to the lock hole of the connecting piece and the lock hole of the facing connecting piece to lock the connecting piece and the facing connecting piece and an elastic element to apply elastic force on the lock element to keep the lock element in the lock holes. The elastic element forces the lock element to be synchronously inserted to the two lock holes to lock the connecting piece and the facing connecting piece.
US11311099B1	Toilet brush system A toilet brush system includes a toilet brush cleaner for cleaning a toilet brush of the type having an elongated handle with a proximal end and a distal end terminating in a brush head having a plurality of projecting brush bristles. The toilet brush cleaner comprises an elongated handle with a proximal end and a distal end that terminates in an open-ended sleeve sized to accommodate the distal end of the brush therein. The sleeve has a plurality of resilient, inwardly-projecting radial nubs, preferably made from an elastomeric material. In use, with the user holding the handle of the brush cleaner in one hand and the handle of the toilet brush in another hand, the user can repeatedly insert and withdraw the brush from the open sleeve, preferably while rotating the brush and within a flow of water in a toilet, to clean the brush head with the nubs.
US11311096B2	Brush head for an oral cleansing device A brush head for an oral cleansing device is provided. The brush head may include a shaft and a cantilevered beam positioned within the shaft. The cantilevered beam may be configured to press against a drive shaft of the oral cleansing device to transfer motion of the drive shaft to the brush head. The cantilevered beam may be formed on an adapter secured within the shaft.
US11311088B2	Pencil sharpener An illustrated view of an exemplary pencil sharpener for sharpening pencils is presented. The pencil sharpener is useful for sharpening one or more pencils during a single event. Also, the pencil sharpener is useful for storing one or more pencils in a convenient location to be sharpened immediately or at other determined times and intervals.
US11311084B2	Multi-purpose bag and method for packing and selling clothes The present invention generally relates to a travel bag or a packaging container. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention are directed toward a modular travel, garment bag or similar container system that can be customized based on the needs of the user. Furthermore, the various modules or segments of the bag may have different shapes and sizes so as to be adapted to carry items, with such modules or segments being combinable in varying arrangements to provide a flexibly configured bag that is suitable for a variety of uses. The present invention also relates to a packaging system for suits, blazers and jackets from garment, fashion and retail brands.
US11311082B2	Tool organizer for retaining a tool having a through-hole and a tool assembly thereof A tool organizer is configured to hold one or more tool having a through-hole. The tool organizer includes at least two braces and a resilient band. Each brace includes a neck and defines at least two slots provided on either side of the neck. The resilient band is configured to attachably couple to and detachably couple from the braces. Each of the at least two slots defines a retainment portion and a channel portion extending from the retainment portion to define an opening along an outer perimeter of the brace. A dimension of the channel portion is less than that of the retainment portion, and a section of the retainment portion is defined by the neck. The resilient band is attachable to wrap around the necks of the at least two braces and extend through the retainment portions of the slots and between the at least two braces.
US11311080B2	Shoe with composite upper and foam element and method of making same A bonded mesh composite panel can be used to form a three-dimensional upper shell that includes extensions used for double-lasting and/or to otherwise provide a shelf to support foam padding. The foam padding may be, e.g., a foam midsole. The extensions of the upper shell may be located in a lower portion of the shell and may be bonded to the foam midsole in a heel, midfoot and/or forefoot regions.
US11311079B2	Footwear with felting transition between materials An article of footwear comprises a sole structure and an upper. The upper is connected to the sole structure to form an enclosure to at least partially receive a foot. The upper comprises a first panel, a second panel, a backing panel and fibers. The first panel and the second panel at least partially form the enclosure. The backing panel is located within the enclosure along surfaces of the first and second panels. The fibers extend from the backing panel and are mechanically embedded in the first and second panels so that at least some of the fibers are partially disposed outside the enclosure.
US11311078B2	Shoe assembly There is provided a shoe assembly, comprising: a shoe body having: a first outer side which faces the ground when the shoe is used in a standing position; and at least one further outer side; and an attachable and detachable heel for the shoe body; a securement mechanism for securing the heel to the shoe body; and a release mechanism for releasing the securement mechanism, said release mechanism being located on a further outer side.
US11311077B2	Fully convertible high heel-to-flat shoe The present disclosure describes a shoe that may be transformed from a high heel shoe to a low heel shoe. The shoe may include three parts: a removable stelo, a removable high heel attachment, and the corresponding attachment systems integrated into the base shoe sole. The removable high heel attachment may be a standard heel of any design, width and height that has a locking system comprising a threaded post located at the heel base. When the stelo and heel attachment are attached, the shoe may be a high heel shoe. When they are removed, the shoe may be a low heel shoe, or flat shoe.
US11311072B2	Footwear with removable midsole and outsole An article of footwear having a removable outsole, midsole, and upper is provided. A portion of the upper may have a perimeter lip that may be coupled to a perimeter channel in an upper surface or side of the outsole. The midsole may be securely placed into the upper to further secure the upper to the outsole. The fit of the outsole, upper, and midsole generates a securely assembled article of footwear ready for user wear. In aspects, the removable outsole, midsole, and upper may be changed to customize the article footwear for the user.
US11311069B2	Face shield and its assembly method The present invention refers to a face shield for the protection of user's eyes and face in case there s accidental exposure to infectious, hazardous, and undesired substances, chemicals, powders, liquid spray, aerosols, and particles. More specifically, the invention refers to a protective barrier for workers in the health industry, laboratory personnel, dentists, dermatologists, beauty parlors, spas, dialysis clinics, tattoo artists, janitorial personnel, artists, and workshops of varying types, for protection against accidental exposure to infectious and/or hazardous and potentially toxic materials, as well as harmful airborne particles.
US11311064B2	Medical/dental/utility glove with anti-fatigue and ergonomic improvement An improved glove has both anatomically correlating stress relief zones and/or reinforced zones to add support in areas opposite the stress relief zones to keep bunching or slipping of the glove from interfering with the bending of the user's joints. The glove may have corrugated relief zones over some or all of the joints and knuckles of the hand, wherein the relief zones are formed of peaks and valleys. A relief zone can also be provided over the webbing between the thumb and the palm. The vertical or longitudinal relief zones provide for improved glove quality while keeping manufacturing difficulty and costs at a minimum.
US11311062B2	Impact reduction system A torso load distribution assembly. The torso load distribution assembly includes one or more plate portions and a plate engaging member. The one or more plate portions includes a body having a front surface, a rear surface and a side surface. The side surface joins the front surface to the rear surface. The body includes a plurality of body portions that are spaced apart from a substantially central body portion. The plate engaging member includes a body having central body portion, a first body portion connected to the central body portion and a second body portion connected to the central body portion. Each of the first body portion and the second body portion that attach to the plurality of body portions of the one or more plate portions. The body of the plate engaging member is configured to be slightly smaller dimensionally than dimensions formed by the side surface of the body of the one or more plate portions for maintaining the body of the one or more plate portions of the plate engaging member in a bowed orientation when the plurality of body portions of the one or more plate portions are attached to the plate engaging member. An assembly configured for arrangement about a torso of a user is also disclosed. Methods for assembling the same are also disclosed. Another torso load distribution assembly is also disclosed, and, a method for forming the same is also disclosed.
US11311061B2	Apparel with selectively attachable and detachable elements An article of apparel has a surface with a first part of a fastening system, and an attachment element has an outer area with a second part of the fastening system. The first part of the fastening system is joinable to the second part of the fastening system to attach the attachment element to the apparel. The first part of the fastening system is also separable from the second part of the fastening system to separate the attachment element from the apparel. The attachment element may be formed from a polymer foam material, may include a fluid-filled chamber, or may incorporate an electronic device, for example. In some configurations, the attachment element is secured to an exterior of the apparel. In other configurations, the attachment element is secured between two layers of the apparel.
US11311060B2	Composite devices and methods for providing protection against traumatic tissue injury Articles including protective gear for a variety of sports and activities provide protection from one or both of linear and angular forces that either directly or indirectly impact the gear when it is donned. The articles include at least two layers of material that provide multimodal energy dissipation to minimize the extent of transmission of impact forces to tissue.
US11311059B2	Illuminated indicator assembly having particular application to clothing An illuminated clothing article (8) including an indicator assembly (10, 12) having at least one light source (22), circuitry (14, 16, 18, 22), and a sensor (14, 16). The circuitry (14, 16, 18, 22) is configured to modulate at least one property of the light (22) emitted by the at least one light source (22) in response an external variable sensed by the sensor (14, 16). An illuminated clothing article (8) including an indicator assembly (10, 12) having at least one light source (22), circuitry (14, 16, 18, 22), and a sensor (14, 16). The circuitry (14, 16, 18, 22) is configured to modulate at least one property of the light (22) emitted by the at least one light source (22) in response an external variable sensed by the sensor (14, 16).
US11311058B2	Methods for controlled application of adhesive and garments formed thereby A method of manufacturing a garment is provided that includes applying an adhesive layer to a first ply and/or a second ply in a first amount in a first zone where structural support is desired and in a second amount in a second zone where breathability is desired; arranging the first and second plies with respect to one another so that the adhesive layer is therebetween; and activating the adhesive layer to secure the first and second plies to one another.
US11311057B2	Brassiere An adjustable brassiere includes a pair of cup parts, a base part supporting the cup parts, a back part, and straps. Each cup part has, on its back surface, an underbust adjustment pocket and a volume adjustment pocket. The base part is continuous with the cup parts and has a stretchable skin-side base part and a front-side base part that are layered. The front-side base part includes a wire insertion part that has substantially the same curve as a curve of a lower edge of the cup part on a front surface. The skin-side base part and the front-side base part are fixed to each other at the front center tops, side edges, and a lower end, and the cup lower edge of the skin-side base part and the wire insertion part of the front-side base part are not fixed to each other, except for both ends thereof.
US11311056B2	System and method of maintaining pocket square form in a pocket A system of maintaining the form of a pocket square comprises an insert, a pocket square sleeve, and a holder. The insert comprises a semi-rigid or rigid material. The pocket square sleeve comprises fabric sewn along a lengthwise seam to form a sleeve and a second seam substantially perpendicular to the lengthwise seam forming a cavity configured to receive the insert. The holder comprises an elongate member and a fastening element, the elongate member configured to be folded to cause engagement of the fastening element. The insert is disposed in the cavity of the pocket square sleeve and the combined insert and pocket square sleeve is disposed in the holder with the fastening element engaged.
US11311055B2	Sock for preventing ankle injury The present disclosure relates to a sock for preventing ankle injury of a subject, comprising a sock body which includes a leg section and a foot section, wherein the leg section comprises a fixation band comprising a first zone of high compression, configured to contour the transversal leg subject body, wherein the foot section comprises a second zone of high compression positioned to match the back of the ankle of the subject and configured to minimize subject adduction/abduct ion movements; a third zone of high compression that bounds to the subject leg section and foot section with a X-shape that begins in the fixation band and contours the plant of the foot section and the upper part of the foot section, configured to restrict the movement of subject plantar flexion, namely eversion/inversion movements, wherein the first zone and the second zone of high compression are bound by a vertical band, wherein such vertical band accompanies laterally the peroneal alignment path of the subject ending in the fixation band, wherein the remaining zones are low compression zones.
US11311054B2	Method for filling aerosol generating product and prepared aerosol generating product A method for filling an aerosol generating product includes: preparing a tube body of the aerosol generating product; filling a filter element into the tube body, wherein the filter element is adjacent to a near-lip end of the tube body; installing a blocking and flow guide element from a far-lip end of the tube body; installing a fuming unit from the far-lip end of the tube body, where the fuming unit is located at the far-lip end of the tube body; and sealing the far-lip end of the tube body, and forming a sealing part on an end face of the far-lip end of the tube body. In the new method, each component is successively filled from the near-lip end to the far-lip end of the aerosol generating product, thereby effectively avoiding the pollution caused by the fuming unit on the tube body during the filling of the fuming unit.
US11311053B2	Power supply unit for aerosol inhaler A power supply unit for an aerosol inhaler, which includes a power supply configured to discharge electricity to a load that is configured to heat an aerosol generation source and has a correlation between temperature and electric resistance values, includes: a first element connected in series to the load and having a first electric resistance value; a second series circuit that includes a second element having a second electric resistance value, and a third element connected in series to the second element and having a third electric resistance value, the second series circuit being connected in parallel with a first series circuit including the load and the first element; and an operational amplifier connected to the first series circuit and the second series circuit. The first electric resistance value is less than an electric resistance value of the load.
US11311052B2	Device with separate gas inlet for cigarette set A device with a separated gas inlet for cigarette set includes a controller switch, a controller switch seat, a transparent light guide seat, a filter holding seat, an insulation fixing sleeve, and a charging base. In the device with the separated gas inlet for cigarette set, air inlet channel for initiating a controller switch is separated from a smoke gas channel for cigarette, thereby avoiding the failure of the controller switch caused by tarry matters of cigarette gas attaching on an initiating hole of the controller switch, and prolonging the service life of cigarette set.
US11311047B2	Aerosol-generating device, and method of selecting a consumable using the aerosol-generating device The aerosol-generating device includes a housing, a mouthpiece on an end of the housing, a first and second receiving chamber defined within the housing, where the first and second receiving chambers receive and accommodate a first and second consumable. A selection member is arrangeable in a first position and a second position, where the first position establishes a first airflow passageway that traverses through the first receiving chamber while circumventing the second receiving chamber, and the second position establishes a second airflow passageway that traverses through the second receiving chamber while circumventing the first receiving chamber. The method includes providing at least two consumables in a housing, establishing an airflow through a selected one of the at least two consumables while circumventing the airflow from passing through a non-selected one of the at least two consumables, and guiding the airflow to an outlet opening of a mouthpiece.
US11311039B2	Methods of reducing a concentration of formaldehyde in aqueous solutions of sugar carbonyls A method of reducing a concentration of formaldehyde in an aqueous solution containing formaldehyde, hydroxyacetaldehyde and other sugar carbonyls is provided. The method includes adding an amino acid to the aqueous solution and maintaining the aqueous solution at a temperature for a duration sufficient for the formaldehyde and the amino acid to react according to a Maillard reaction to produce a final concentration of formaldehyde and a final concentration of hydroxyacetaldehyde in the aqueous solution. The final concentration of formaldehyde is substantially lower than an initial concentration of formaldehyde and the final concentration of hydroxyacetaldehyde is not substantially lower than an initial concentration of hydroxyacetaldehyde. An aqueous solution and a method of browning a foodstuff are also provided.
US11311033B1	Fermented beverages and methods of production thereof Provided herein are fermented beverages comprising symbiotic microbial communities, and methods of production thereof.
US11311031B2	Apparatuses and methods for enclosing a filling in a food product A filling device comprises a modified vacuum-filling head that introduces a viscous filling, such as a gravy, into a loaf matrix in a retortable can so that the filling remains enclosed by the set loaf matrix after retorting. The filling can remain as a viscous gravy or can set as a gel, depending on the formulation of the filling. Preferably the viscous filling is distributed horizontally into the loaf matrix, for example through horizontally-facing apertures, during a pause in the descent of the can away from the filling device. The flow of the filling can be controlled by synchronized pneumatic valves.
US11311030B2	Modification of feed consumption patterns in beef cattle rations The present invention relates to feed compositions that can modify the feeding behavior of animals. Supplements can be added to no or low roughage rations that improve the performance of animals. In particular, the addition of calcium chloride to a low or no roughage ration can increase the number of feedings but decrease the amount of feeding per meal. This can result in promoting enhances feed conversion and better cost of feed to weight gain.
US11311029B2	Prebiotic composition A composition comprising branched fructan molecules derived from a fructan extract of perennial high sugar grass (HSG) selected from the group consisting of AberMagic cultivar, AberDart cultivar, and S48 (Lolium spp), and obtained by enzymic endo-hydrolase hydrolysis, wherein said branched fructan molecules have a molecular weight of between 0.3 to 3 kDa, and wherein at least 50% of the branched fructan molecules present in the composition have a molecular weight of between 0.48 and 1.9 kDa is provided. Also provided are feed or food supplement comprising such a composition, a method of producing a composition comprising branched fructan molecules, and a method of making a feed or foodstuff.
US11311019B1	Fishway effect evaluation method based on stable isotope method Disclosed in the present invention is a fishway effect evaluation method based on stable isotope method, belonging to the technical field of fishway effect evaluation. The fishway effect evaluation method according to the present invention comprises stable isotope ratio determination, trophic niche estimation and effectiveness evaluation on fishway construction. The evaluation method according to the present invention is used for researching one or more migratory fishes in the upstream and downstream of the water conservancy projects, determining and quantitatively explaining whether the influence of the water conservancy projects on one or more migratory fishes is eliminated or not from the perspective of the ecosystem through comparison and analysis of stable isotopes, and has the characteristics of high detection speed, stable result and the like.
US11311018B2	Sausage casing storage with filling level monitoring A method and a device for separating shirred casing sticks, where a row R1 with a first number of consecutively disposed shined casing sticks in a shined casing stick storage is pushed in a first stroke cycle by a pusher along a sloped plane in the direction of a separation edge and one after the other over the separation edge and, once the last shined casing stick of the row has been pushed over the separation edge, the pusher moves back along the sloped plane and takes a row R2 with a second number of consecutively disposed shined casing sticks and pushes them in a further stroke cycle in the direction towards the separation edge, characterized in that a control device determines the filling level of shined casing sticks in the shined casing stick storage from the number of shined casing sticks pushed over the separation edge.
US11311009B2	Incubating enclosure An incubator assembly includes an incubator enclosure having an internal chamber in which a controlled environment is maintained and which is defined by one or more walls. The incubator assembly further includes a jacket assembly mounted adjacent to at least one of the walls and having an internal airspace in which an internal fluid is enclosed for maintaining a homogenous temperature within the internal chamber. The jacket assembly further has a vent movable between a plurality of positions including an open position in which the internal fluid is allowed to exit the internal airspace into an ambient environment.
US11311006B2	Container for fluid A container for fluid, including a container housing, a button atop the container housing, an overcap at least partially enclosing the button, the overcap having an orifice to allow flow of the fluid and an aperture for facilitating actuation of the button, the overcap further having a projecting member, and a fitting member disposed at least partially circumferentially about the container.
US11311005B2	Heated insect trapping device and methods thereof An insect trapping device includes a base with a shroud and a cartridge. The cartridge includes an adhesive portion that is positioned adjacent the shroud, when the cartridge is attached to the base. The shroud includes an electric heating element, which heats the shroud and the adhesive portion of the cartridge.
US11311004B2	Collapsible fish trap with acoustic masking properties Various aspects of the disclosure generally relate a fish trap for use in waters among marine predators which use echolocation. In one aspect the fish trap has acoustic masking properties. In one aspect the fish trap may be a lightweight, collapsible column for use by small commercial vessels and recreational fishing. In one aspect the fish trap may have an overlapping net, forming a double seam for added strength. In one aspect the fish trap may have reinforcing wire along bridle attachment points to hold heavier loads of fish.
US11311000B2	Device and method for enhancing the feeding response of larval fish A device and method are provided for enhancing the feeding response of larval fish to feedstock. A food distribution mechanism is positionable above the tank housing the larval fish and is adapted for receiving the feedstock therein. The food distribution mechanism selectively deposits portions of the feedstock into the tank. A light source is positionable adjacent the tank and selectively directs a laser beam at the tank. A controller is operatively connected to the food distribution mechanism and the light source. The controller is configured to actuate the food distribution mechanism for a time period at selected intervals such that the food distribution mechanism deposits a portion of the feedstock into the tank during each time period. In addition, the controller is configured to actuate the light source for at least a portion of each time period.
US11310999B2	Aquaculture process for the production of salmon eggs A process for harvesting fish eggs is provided, in particular fish eggs from Salmon. The process comprises rearing sexually immature salmon in an aquatic environment in stages during which at least the light exposure and time span is adjusted. The rearing includes at least a winter-summer period that comprises a winter life-cycle stage, within which the broodstock is exposed to light that simulates winter light exposure, and a subsequent summer life-cycle stage, within which the broodstock is exposed to light that simulates summer light exposure, wherein the total Accumulated Thermal Unit (ATU) during the winter-summer period is no more than 5000. The inventions also provides salmon eggs that are produced by the disclosed process.
US11310996B2	Locating a mobile radiofrequency transmitter using a mobile receiver An antenna module is described for configuring a mobile device, e.g., a smartphone, to locate an animal wearing a radiofrequency (RF) transmitter, the module having a directional antenna structure, the antenna structure including a plurality of antenna elements configured to generate a directional radiation field; at least one RF receiver connected to the directional antenna structure; and, a controller configured to control the RF transceiver and a mobile device interface for providing communication with the mobile device, the controller being configured to execute the steps of: receiving one or more time series of beacons signals broadcasted by the RF transmitter that is within the directional radiation field of the directional antenna structure; determining distance estimates for beacon signals in the one or more time series, a distance estimate being determined by the antenna module on the basis of a signal strength and/or a signal quality of a detected beacon signal.
US11310993B2	Master-slave cooperative cleaning robot system The present invention provides an autonomous cleaning robot device for cleaning in the animal husbandry environment. The cleaning robot is composed of a master machine (autonomous moving controller) and a slave machine (self-propelled cleaning head). The master machine and the slave machine are connected by a robotic arm and a traction hose. The robotic arm can adapt to the movement of the cleaning slave machine to reduce the resistance and secondary pollution or damage caused by friction between the traction cable and the ground during the movement. The traction hose combined with the robotic arm allows slave machine to enter and exit the fence without opening and closing the door to improve efficiency. In the treatment of dirt, the excrement is collected by a suction driving device, and is centrally collected in a storage tank, and then is compacted into blocks by the excrement compression device.
US11310986B1	Maize hybrid X25R343PWE A novel maize variety designated X25R343PWE and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X25R343PWE with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X25R343PWE through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X25R343PWE, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X25R343PWE are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X25R343PWE and methods of using maize variety X25R343PWE are disclosed.
US11310985B1	Maize hybrid X13R254 A novel maize variety designated X13R254 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X13R254 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X13R254 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X13R254, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X13R254 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X13R254 and methods of using maize variety X13R254 are disclosed.
US11310977B2	Spinach plants resistant to at least Peronospora farinosa races 8, 9, 11, 13 and 16 The invention relates to a cultivated spinach plant having a new resistance against at least Peronospora farinosa races 8, 9, 11, 13 and 16, seed, cell cultures and progeny of said plant, use of the plant with the resistance, and methods for generating and identifying such a plant.
US11310965B1	Air flow method and system for plant growth and air purification Disclosed is an air flow method and system for plant growth and air purification within a grow room to optimize plant production and promote constant growth and quality. The grow room includes a first air mover, a second air mover, and a third air mover. The first air mover is configured to pull air upwards into a first air mover inlet and out of a first air mover outlet oriented away from the first air mover and proximate to the ceiling. The second air mover is configured to pull air into a second air mover inlet and out of the second air mover outlet, moving air towards the floor. The third air mover is to pull air into the third air mover inlet out of the third air mover outlet, moving air away from the third air mover in a horizontal direction towards an opposing wall.
US11310957B2	Reduction of wheel tracks for robotic lawnmower A robotic lawnmower system comprising a robotic lawnmower (100) and a signal generator (240) to which a cable (250, 260) is to be connected, the signal generator (240) being configured to transmit a signal (245) through the cable (250, 260). The robotic lawnmower (100) comprises: a sensor (170) configured to pick up magnetic fields generated by the signal (245) in the cable (250, 260) thereby receiving the signal (245) being transmitted and a controller (110). The controller (110) is configured to follow the cable (250, 260) at a distance by determining a received signal quality level and adapting the distance at which the robotic lawnmower (100) is following the cable at according to the determined signal quality level.
US11310956B1	Slurry applicator with independent opening and closing units A first biasing element is positioned between an opening unit and a first frame for urging the opening unit downward. A lateral pivot combines the first biasing element to the first frame to allow for lateral movement in a horizontal plane of the opening unit. A first resilient device is positioned between the closing unit and the first frame to allow for lateral movement about a vertical axis of the closing unit and to urge the closing unit back to a neutral position. A second resilient device is positioned between the closing unit and the first frame to allow for vertical movement about a horizontal axis and to urge the closing unit back to a neutral position.
US11310955B2	Pneumatic conveying system for an agricultural product applicator The invention provides a pneumatic conveying system for an agricultural product applicator, which system comprises multiple fans configured to serve separate boom sections of the applicator to more efficiently conduct airflow with respect to each section. In aspects of the invention, multiple centrifugal fans of the same or similar size can be used, or multiple centrifugal fans of various sizes can be used, such as one or more larger fans and one or more smaller fans. Exemplar aspects could include three small or medium sized centrifugal fans, four small or medium sized centrifugal fans, and five small or medium sized centrifugal fans, thereby allowing the system to raise outlet air pressure at an elevated flow. Another aspect of the invention could include configuring one fan to supercharge another fan, in series, also allowing the system to raise outlet air pressure at an elevated flow.
US11317549B2	Component mounting machine and retry method for picking up components A component mounting machine including a component supply device to supply a component to a supply position; a component transfer device to pick up the component from the supply position and mount the component on a board; a component detecting section to detect whether the component is present at the supply position before or while the component is being picked up by the component mounting tool; a holding detecting section to detect whether the component mounting tool is holding the component following pickup; and a retry performing section to determine whether to perform a retry operation of attempting to pick up the component again using the component mounting tool based on a detection result of the component detecting section and a detection result of the holding detecting section, and to perform the retry operation in accordance with a result of the determining of whether to perform the retry operation.
US11317540B2	Solid state drive apparatus and data storage apparatus including the same A solid state drive (SSD) apparatus includes a case including an air tunnel disposed between an inner plate and an upper wall and an accommodation space between the inner plate and a lower wall. The air tunnel extends in a first direction, and both end parts of the air tunnel are exposed to the outside. A substrate is disposed in the accommodation space. At least one semiconductor chip is disposed on the substrate.
US11317535B2	Computer cooling system and method of use A reliable, leak-tolerant liquid cooling system with a backup air-cooling system for computers is provided. The system may use a vacuum pump and a liquid pump and/or an air compressor in combination to provide negative fluid pressure so that liquid does not leak out of the system near electrical components. Alternatively, the system can use a single vacuum pump and a valve assembly to circulate coolant. The system distributes flow and pressure with a series of pressure regulating valves so that an array of computers can be serviced by a single cooling system. A connector system is provided to automatically evacuate the liquid from the heat exchangers before they are disconnected. Leak detection and mitigation structures are also disclosed. Various turbulators are also provided, as well as a system and method for optimizing the heat transfer characteristics of a heat exchanger to minimize total energy requirements.
US11317533B2	Heat sink arrangements for data storage systems A system includes an enclosure with an air inlet end, an air outlet end, an upper wall, and a lower wall. The system also includes air movers positioned near the air outlet end, a first memory module positioned near the air inlet end at a first orientation, and a second memory module positioned near the air inlet end at a second orientation that is opposite the first orientation.
US11317531B2	Microelectronic device and circuit board thereof A microelectronic device includes an accommodating housing, a circuit board, an electronic component, and a conducting wire. The accommodating housing has an accommodating space therein. The circuit board is disposed within the accommodating space, and has a first and a second end surface disposed opposite to each other. The first end surface includes a first conductive contact, and a lateral side of the circuit board includes a receiving hole being a half-open hole extending from the second end surface. A second conductive contact is disposed on the surface of the receiving hole and electrically connected to the first conductive contact via an internal power layer of the circuit board. The electronic component is disposed on the first end surface and electrically connected to the first conductive contact. One end of the conducting wire is disposed in the receiving hole and electrically connected to the second conductive contact.
US11317529B2	SSD carrier bracket A carrier device includes a base bracket, a device bracket, a lever, and a cable holder. The device bracket is coupled to the base bracket and is movable between an initial device bracket position and a final device bracket position. The lever is coupled to the base bracket and is movable between an initial lever position and a final lever position. The lever is configured to move from the initial lever position toward the final lever position in response to the device bracket moving from the initial device bracket position to the final device bracket position. The cable holder is coupled to the base bracket and the lever. The cable holder is configured to hold one or more cables. The cable holder is further configured to move from an initial cable holder position to a final cable holder position, in response to the lever moving to the final lever position.
US11317525B2	Electronic device An electronic device of a novel embodiment, specifically an arm-worn electronic device used while being worn on an arm, is provided. An arm-worn secondary battery used while being worn on an arm is provided. An electronic device is provided, which includes a structure body having a curved surface as a support structure body, a flexible secondary battery including a film as an exterior body over the curved surface of the support structure body, and a display portion including a plurality of display elements between a pair of films over the secondary battery. The plurality of display elements and the secondary battery overlap with each other at least partly. It is possible to provide an electronic device which has a small maximum thickness of 1 cm or less and a light weight of 50 g or less even when an arm-worn secondary battery is provided with a display portion.
US11317524B2	Rollable display device and rollable display apparatus The present invention provides a rollable display device and a rollable display apparatus. The rollable display device includes a rollable display panel and at least one main flexible circuit board. The rollable display panel includes a driving portion having at least one connection portion. The connection portion includes a wiring region including a plurality of external lines, and one end of each of the external lines is connected to the display region. The main flexible circuit board is arranged corresponding to a flexible connector, and a width of the main flexible circuit board is less than a predetermined value.
US11317522B2	Wiring board manufacturing method Provided is a method of manufacturing a circuit board involves: preparing a composite laminate including a support, a release layer, and a multilayered circuit board; disposing the composite laminate on a stage such that one face of the composite laminate is put into tight contact with the stage; and releasing the support or the multilayered circuit board from the release layer such that the support or the multilayered circuit board forms a convex face with a curvature radius of 200 to 5000 mm while the face of the composite laminate is kept in tight contact with the stage. The method according to the present invention can prevent the occurrences of defects, for example, breaking in the support and cracking and wire disconnections in the multilayered circuit board in manufacturing of circuit boards, such as coreless circuit boards, and ensure stable release of the support or the multilayered circuit board.
US11317519B2	Fabrication of superconducting devices that control direct currents and microwave signals Fabrication of superconducting devices that combine or separate direct currents and microwave signals is provided. A method can comprise forming a direct current circuit that supports a direct current, a microwave circuit that supports a microwave signal, and a common circuit that supports the direct current and the microwave signal. The method can also comprise operatively coupling a first end of the direct current circuit and a first end of the microwave circuit to a first end of the common circuit. The direct current circuit can comprise a bandstop circuit and the microwave circuit can comprise a capacitor. Alternatively, the direct current circuit can comprise a bandstop circuit and the microwave circuit can comprise a bandpass circuit. Alternatively, the microwave circuit can comprise a capacitor and the direct current circuit can comprise one or more quarter-wavelength transmission lines.
US11317516B2	Roll-to-roll additive manufacturing method and device A method of manufacturing a flexible laminate electronic device and the flexible laminate electronic device itself is disclosed. The method includes placing electronic components over a flexible substrate layer that includes electrical connections between ones of the electronic components. A first flexible additive layer that includes apertures is positioned to align ones of the electronic components in respective ones of the apertures. A subsequent flexible additive layer is arranged over the first flexible additive layer and the apertures are aligned around respective portions of ones of the electronic components protruding above the first flexible additive layer. A flexible cover layer is emplaced over the subsequent flexible additive layer.
US11317512B2	Electronic device including interposer An electronic device is provided that includes a first circuit board including a first electronic component and a second electronic component disposed on a side of the first circuit board, a second circuit board spaced apart from the first circuit board and having a side facing the side of the first circuit board on which the first electronic component and the second electronic component are disposed, a first interposer disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board to form an inner space between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and a second interposer disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board to divide the inner space into a first region and a second region, wherein the first electronic component on the first circuit board is disposed corresponding to the first region, and the second electronic component on the first circuit board is disposed corresponding to the second region, and wherein the first interposer and the second interposer electrically connect the first circuit board to the second circuit board.
US11317511B2	Circuit board The present disclosure provides a circuit board. The circuit board may include a number of stacked core boards each having a top surface. At least part core boards of the number of stacked core boards may include circuit layers at top surfaces thereof. A groove may be defined through the at least part core boards. A conductive material may be received in the groove configured to couple to the circuit layers of at least two core boards. A cross section of the groove may include a length in a first direction and a length in a second direction, and the length in the first direction may be greater than the length in the second direction. Electroplating solution may capable of contacting any portions of the groove to electroplate, to form the conductive material.
US11317510B2	Load reduced memory module The embodiments described herein describe technologies for memory systems. One implementation of a memory system includes a motherboard substrate with multiple module sockets, at least one of which is populated with a memory module. A first set of data lines is disposed on the motherboard substrate and coupled to the module sockets. The first set of data lines includes a first subset of point-to-point data lines coupled between a memory controller and a first socket and a second subset of point-to-point data lines coupled between the memory controller and a second socket. A second set of data lines is disposed on the motherboard substrate and coupled between the first socket and the second socket. The first and second sets of data lines can make up a memory channel.
US11317508B2	Wiring board A wiring board of the present disclosure comprises an insulating layer, a first conductor layer located on the surface of the insulating layer and containing any one of nickel and chromium, a metal belonging to group of the periodic table; or a metal belonging to group of the periodic table, a second conductor layer located inside the outer circumferential edge on the first conductor layer and containing copper, a third conductor layer located on the surface of the insulating layer in a state of covering the first conductor layer and the second conductor layer and containing nickel, and a fourth conductor layer located in a state of covering the third conductor layer and containing gold. The third conductor layer has an overhanging part extending outward from the outer circumferential edge of the first conductor layer, and the fourth conductor layer is located between the overhanging part and the insulating layer.
US11317499B2	Lighting relay panel features for improved safety and reliability A lighting relay panel may include lower-cost features or components related to improved safety and reliability. In some cases, the relay panel includes a power supply capable of protecting the panel from high-voltage and high-current transients. A microcontroller may determine a power interruption based on a zero-cross signal received from the power supply, and may also configure latching relays during the interruption. In some implementations, the relay panel includes a relay sense circuit that is capable of receiving actuation signals from multiple relays connected to different phases of a power signal, and the microcontroller may synchronize or repeat the actuations based on a signal from the relay sense circuit. The microcontroller may generate relay addresses based on the relay positions within the relay panel. In some cases, the relay panel may include isolation circuits that are capable of providing an isolated control signal having an improved voltage range.
US11317498B2	Control device having an integral reflecting structure for a sensing circuit A wall-mounted keypad may include a light detector circuit located inside the keypad that is configured to measure an ambient light level in a space. The light detector circuit may receive ambient light through an aperture that is hidden from view by the keypad. The keypad may include a reflector for directing ambient light onto the light detector circuit. The keypad may include an enclosure that houses the light detector circuit. The enclosure may define a recess that exposes at least a portion of the light detector circuit. The enclosure may include a reflector that may focus ambient light received through the aperture onto the light detector circuit. The keypad may include a control circuit that may be configured to illuminate the indicia of respective buttons of the control device in response to actuations of the one or more buttons, in accordance with the measured ambient light level.
US11317493B2	LED illumination device An LED illumination device includes a circuit substrate, a bridge rectifier, a current-limiting chip, a resistance switching module and an LED group. The bridge rectifier is disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The current-limiting chip is disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The resistance switching module is disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The LED group includes a plurality of LED chips disposed on the circuit substrate and electrically connected to the circuit substrate. The bridge rectifier, the current-limiting chip, the resistance switching module and the LED group are electrically connected with each other. The resistance switching module includes a plurality of resistance switches and a plurality of resistor elements respectively corresponding to the resistance switches, and each of the resistance switches includes a physical switching key that is exposed.
US11317490B2	Input detection and protection circuit An input detection and protection circuit and an AC electronic ballast for HID lamps, including a power input circuit performing a first limitation to an input surge voltage and then performing a second limitation to a residual voltage from the first input surge voltage limitation; an input voltage acquisition circuit feeding back an input voltage to an MCU chip; a pull-in circuit for a relay connecting to a relay in the power input circuit; a PFC circuit, and an MCU chip controlling the PFC circuit to switch on and off according to voltage values input by the input voltage acquisition circuit, and controlling pull-in and drop-out of the relay through the pull-in circuit for the relay.
US11317487B1	Driving device, control method of driving device and lighting system A driving device is provided. The driving device includes a signal processing circuit and a driving circuit. The signal processing circuit is configured to generate a current input signal according to a target current signal. The driving circuit is configured to receive the current input signal and generate a current output signal according to the current input signal to drive a light emitting element. In a first time interval, the current input signal gradually rises from a first current value to a target current value in a continuous or segmented manner according to a rising slope. Further, a control method of the driving device and a lighting system including the driving device are also provided.
US11317481B2	Supporting structure for induction heating coil, and induction heating device Provided is a supporting structure for an induction heating coil and an induction heating device in which a surface of an induction heating coil is not formed of a coating film for insulation that generates a gas, and movement of the induction heating coil when the induction heating coil is energized can be suppressed. A supporting structure 4 of an induction heating device 1 includes a supporting column 20 and a plurality of restricting members 21. The supporting column 20 is disposed at an outer side in a radial direction of winding portions 13 of the induction heating coil 3, and extends in an axial direction S1. The restricting members 21 receive the induction heating coil 3 to restrict movement of the induction heating coil 3 in the axial direction S1 in an insulated state, and are supported by the supporting column 20.
US11317479B2	Cooking apparatus and control method thereof Disclosed herein is a cooking apparatus. The cooking apparatus includes a cooking plate, a plurality of induction heating coils installed under the cooking plate, a plurality of drivers configured to supply driving power to the plurality of induction heating coils, and a controller configured to control the plurality of drivers to drive a plurality of groups to which the plurality of induction heating coils belong, respectively. Power output by a first driver, among the plurality of drivers, which drives a first group among the plurality of groups may be increased and power output by a second driver, among the plurality of drivers, which drives a second group among the plurality of groups may be decreased.
US11317476B2	Evaporator unit for an inhaler and method for controlling an evaporator unit An evaporator unit for an inhaler comprising a heating element is designed to evaporate liquid, the evaporated liquid being taken up by an airflow flowing through the evaporator unit. The evaporator unit comprises at least one air-permeable capillary structure having a surface that is heatable in order to preheat the liquid and can be wetted, at least in part, by liquid and is supplied with liquid by capillary action, and the heating element is designed to heat the airflow flowing through the evaporator unit, the capillary structure being arranged downstream of the heating element such that the heated airflow leads to evaporation of the preheated liquid.
US11317474B2	Wirelessly operable cooking appliance A wirelessly operable cooking appliance for cooking food products includes a wireless communication device. A computing device, such as a smartphone, can wirelessly communicate with the cooking appliance to control and monitor the cooking appliance.
US11317473B2	Device-capability-based and standalone paging in new radio unlicensed band A device may operate within a specified frequency band within a specified coverage area of a wireless cellular network served by a cell. The device may monitor, during a cell-specific paging window, paging messages transmitted by the cell within the cell-specific paging window to devices operating within the specified coverage area and targeted to receive paging messages. The device may enter an idle state if the monitoring indicates that the paging messages do not include a respective paging message intended for the device. If the monitoring indicates that the paging messages include a paging message intended for the device, the device may process the paging message. Furthermore, the device may indicate to the cell, when attaching to the cell, whether the device has a capability to support standalone operation within the specified frequency band. If the indication is that the device does not support such standalone operation, the cell may not issue paging messages to the device.
US11317470B2	Network system, network device applied thereto and operation method for network device, and operation method for network node Disclosed is a control function transfer technology that moves/loads a control function, contained in a network node (NF), into another NF, so that signalings among respective NFs which occur during signaling processing associated with a UE may be reduced and a delay in signaling processing with respect to the UE may be reduced.
US11317469B2	Radio access network node technology There is provided a radio access network node (200) for a wireless communication system, wherein the radio access network node (200) is configured to be implemented as a clustered system comprising a cluster of interconnected network node sub-modules (210). Each network node sub-module (210) comprises a processing unit (212) and memory (214), and the memory (214) comprises a data structure. At least one of the network node sub-modules (210) is configured to manage at least one radio and/or antenna unit (220). The radio access network node (200) also has a communication mechanism for communication between the network node sub-modules (210), and the communication mechanism is configured to enable a direct memory write operation from at least one network node sub-module into the data structure of at least one other network node sub-module.
US11317467B2	Method for electing root node in mesh network Disclosed is a method for electing a root node in a mesh network, comprising the steps of: S1) when it is determined that there is no root node in the mesh network, all devices separately broadcast and transmit real-time signal strengths between the devices and a router; S2) all devices separately perform a first scanning, and each device elects, according to received real-time signal strengths between the other devices and the router and the real-time signal strength between the device and the router, a device having a maximum real-time signal strength as a root node candidate and broadcasts and transmits the same; and S3) all devices separately perform another scanning, and each device elects, according to the received root node candidates respectively elected by the other devices, a root node candidate having a maximum signal strength as a new root node candidate and broadcasts and transmits the same again until a unique root node is elected. According to the present invention, signal strengths and other information of devices may be transferred to one another in an entire mesh network, such that all devices may participate in comparison and voting to elect an optimal root node.
US11317466B2	Remote monitoring of geographically distributed assets using mobile platforms The technology provides a convenient and efficient way for business entities and other organizations to gather and transmit data from remotely located facilities without having to rely on satellite communication or specialized communication equipment. A geographically isolated facility may be used for manufacturing, warehousing, power generation, environmental monitoring, as well as other services. Information about the facility, its equipment and operation are transmitted to a back end system using high altitude platforms (HAPs). This provides opportunistic communication between remote facilities and the back-end system on an as-needed basis, for example based on bandwidth usage, peak/off-peak usage, etc. The HAPs may act as a store and forward service, or process received data before transmitting it to a ground station or the back end system. This approach allows an organization to periodically monitor its facilities, to determine equipment failure, resupply needs, and to assess the status of each facility.
US11317464B2	Cell state management method and apparatus, terminal device, and network device The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a cell state management method and an apparatus, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes receiving, by a terminal device, first configuration information sent by a network device, where the first configuration information is used to indicate whether a state of a first cell is a first state or a second state, the first state represents an active state with a dormancy behavior, and the second state represents an active state with a non-dormancy behavior.
US11317462B2	Apparatus, systems, and methods for transmitting large network configuration messages Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to communicate an RRC message (such as an RRC configuration message) having a size that exceeds PDCP SDU size constraints. According to some embodiments, a base station may generate a large RRC message, e.g., by encoding an RRC configuration as a single large RRC message. The base station may then segment the RRC message, e.g., at the RRC layer or the PDCP layer, into a series of PDUs that comply with the size constraints. According to some embodiments, the base station may encode an RRC configuration as a series of RRC messages, each complying with the size constraints. The base station may further provide an indication of when a receiving user equipment should apply the RRC configuration.
US11317460B2	Terminal device and PCRF Communication control for establishing a multi-access PDN connection is performed based on a response to a PDN connectivity establishment request from a terminal device. Communication control for transmitting and/or receiving user data using one or more default bearers for a multi-access PDN connection is performed. This provides a communication control method and the like along with a multi-access PDN connectivity establishment request from the terminal device.
US11317457B1	Use of secondary-node loading as basis to control timing for configuring dual connectivity A mechanism for controlling configuration of dual connectivity for a UE that has a first connection with a first access node. The first access node could make a determination whether a level of load of a second access node with which the UE is not currently connected is threshold high. And if the determination is that the determined level of load of the second access node is not at least threshold high, then the first access node could proceed with application of a process for adding the second connection, without applying a timer for delaying application of the process. Whereas, if the determination is that the determined level of load of the second access node is at least predefined threshold high, then the first access node could apply the timer for delaying application of the process and, upon expiration of the timer, could proceed with application of the process.
US11317447B2	Configuration of a packet data network connection A method for communications is proposed. The method may comprise transmit a request for a packet data network connection of the terminal device to a network node. The method may further comprise receiving a response to the request from the network node. The response may indicate whether user plane setup is needed for data transfer on the packet data network connection.
US11317441B2	Wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method for clear channel allocation The present invention relates to a wireless communication terminal and wireless communication method for clear channel assessment, and more particularly, to a wireless communication terminal and a wireless communication method for performing an efficient clear channel assessment for spatial reuse of a communication system.For this, provided are a wireless communication terminal comprising: a transceiver configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal; and a processor configured to control an operation of the terminal, wherein the processor is configured to: perform a backoff procedure of a channel for data transmission, suspend the backoff procedure when a wireless signal having a signal strength higher than a predetermined first clear channel assessment (CCA) threshold is received through the channel, identify whether the received wireless signal is a wireless signal of the same basic service set (BSS) as the terminal, and determine whether to resume the backoff procedure based on a CCA threshold determined according to the identification result and a wireless communication method using the same.
US11317437B2	Method and device for determining contention window Provided by an embodiment of the present application are a method and device for determining a contention window, the method comprising: according to feedback information sent by a terminal device, a network device determining the length of a contention window (CW) used for channel detection, the feedback information comprising feedback information corresponding to a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) sent by the network device on a first carrier wave; according to the length of CW, the network device performing channel detection on the first carrier wave.
US11317435B2	Terminal apparatus, base station apparatus, and communication method A terminal apparatus includes a transmitter configured to transmit, in one uplink BWP of one serving cell, a first PUSCH corresponding to a configured uplink grant, and a receiver configured to receive, in one downlink BWP of the one serving cell, downlink control information to be used to schedule a second PUSCH on a PDCCH, in which, in a case that a duration of the first PUSCH overlaps a duration of the second PUSCH in the one uplink BWP, a first uplink symbol of the first PUSCH is expected to not be earlier than a first (next) uplink symbol at which a CP begins after a predetermined period of time after a last symbol of the PDCCH.
US11317432B2	Method and device for receiving signal in wireless communication system The method for reception of a signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise a step of monitoring control channel candidates on the basis of information on precoding granularity. Specifically, even if information on the precoding granularity instructs to the terminal to assume that the reference signal with respect to the control channel candidates is mapped to all resource element groups (REGs) included in consecutive resource blocks in the first control resource set, when some of the consecutive resource blocks overlap with a second control resource set set by a physical broadcasting channel (PBCH), the terminal may not assume that the reference signal with respect to the control channel candidates is mapped to the REGs included in some resource blocks which are overlapping.
US11317430B2	Time density and frequency density determination of phase tracking reference signals (PT-RS) in new radio (NR) systems Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE), Next Generation Node-B (gNB) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may receive an information element (IE) that includes: a higher layer parameter that indicates a plurality of modulation and coding scheme (MCS) thresholds; and another higher layer parameter that includes a plurality of resource block (RB) thresholds. The UE may determine a time density of phase tracking reference signal (PT-RS) to be transmitted by the UE based at least partly on a comparison between a MCS and the plurality of MCS thresholds. The UE may determine a frequency density of the PT-RS based at least partly on a comparison between a scheduled bandwidth and the plurality of RB thresholds. The UE may encode the PT-RS for transmission in accordance with the determined time density and the determined frequency density.
US11317429B2	Method for transmitting and receiving scheduling information in communication system A method for transmitting and receiving scheduling information in a communication system is disclosed. A method for operating a UE comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a control channel including scheduling information of first data in slot #n; receiving, from the base station, a data channel including the first data and second data in the slot #n; receiving, from the base station, a control channel in slot #n+k, the control channel including PI indicating a transmission position of the second data in the slot #n; and demodulating the data channel on the basis of the scheduling information and the PI. Therefore, the performance of a communication system can be improved.
US11317426B2	Radio resource scheduling method, radio base station, and mobile station According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a radio resource scheduling method, wherein the method includes generating format information, wherein the format information specifies a format of resource allocation information, the format corresponding to a number of a plurality of mobile stations that simultaneously perform communication with the radio base station; generating the resource allocation information provided with the format specified by the format information corresponding to radio resources allocated to the plurality of mobile stations; and transmitting, to the plurality of mobile stations, the resource allocation information.
US11317424B2	Prioritizing requested network resource delivery A system for prioritizing network resource dispatch may include receiving a request for a network resource from a mobile device associated with a user, the request comprising mobile device and user characteristics, and location information. A request priority may be determined based on some combination of a mobile device score and user score. The request priority is assigned to the request. A highest ranked mobile device request priority is determined, and the network resource is dispatched to a location corresponding to the highest ranked request priority. A heatmap may be generated to illustrate a geographical representation of each mobile device data usage rate at each mobile device respective location. The request priorities may change based on any combination of the mobile device characteristics, user characteristics, location information and the usage characteristics. Therefore, the priority of dispatching the network resource may be determined dynamically and updated as the inputs change.
US11317423B2	Method and system for managing interference caused by rogue user equipment Li-Fi communication network A method and system for identifying and mitigating interference caused by a rogue User Equipment (UE) in a Light Fidelity (Li-Fi) communication network is disclosed. The method includes detecting interference caused by the rogue UE to at least one UE from a set of UEs associated with a Li-Fi access point in the Li-Fi communication network. The method further includes assigning a unique first transmission channel to each of the at least one UE in response to detecting the interference. The unique first transmission channel assigned to each of the at least one UE is distinguishable from a second transmission channel associated with the rogue UE. The method further includes scheduling data transmission from each of the at least one UE to the Li-Fi access point based on the associated unique first transmission channel.
US11317420B2	Resource query processing A device may be configured to receive, process, forward, and/or respond to one or more resource queries. For example, the device may determine whether multiple queries are satisfied by a multicast response. The device may receive a first query and a second query directed to a resource, The first and the second query may comprise a structure proxy rule identifier (sPRID). The device may determine the similarity between the two queries. For example, the similarity determination may be based on the sPRID of the two queries. The device may determine whether a response that satisfies the first query also satisfies the second query, which may be based on a response to the first query and information comprised within the sPRID of the two queries. If the response satisfies both queries, the device may multicast the response.
US11317418B2	Communication method and communication apparatus A communication method and a communication device are provided. The communication method includes: a terminal device transmits a preset uplink sequence, the preset uplink sequence is used for triggering a network device which receives the preset uplink sequence to transmit a first downlink reference signal; and the terminal device receives the first downlink reference signal transmitted by at least one first network device according to the preset uplink sequence, the network device includes the at least one first network device.
US11317414B2	Exchanging location information of a base station that is associated with a plurality of different transmission point locations In an embodiment, a network entity (e.g., a base station, a location server, etc.) transmits, to a user equipment (UE), at least one base station almanac (BSA) message that indicates (i) a set of transmission point locations associated with at least one base station, the set of transmission point locations including at least one transmission point location of a base station that is based upon a plurality of different transmission point locations associated with the base station, and (ii) a mapping of each of a plurality of beams to the at least one transmission point location. The UE receives the transmitted at least one BSA message.
US11317404B2	Data transmission method, related device, and system Embodiments of the present invention describe a data transmission method, a related device, and a system. The method may include sending, by a terminal, uplink data to a network device. The uplink data is scrambled by using a scrambling sequence, and the scrambling sequence is generated based on information about a radio resource used by the terminal to send the uplink data. According to the embodiments of the present invention, it can be ensured that scrambling and descrambling on the uplink data are successfully implemented when the network device does not obtain an identifier of the terminal in a cell.
US11317403B2	Device, system and method employing unified flexible 5G air interface An eNodeB (eNB), user equipment (UE) and method of providing a flexible Radio Access Technology (FRAT) are generally described. The information (resource allocation, partition information and numerology) of at least one of a plurality of RATs used by the eNB is provided to a UE. Each RAT has a flexible subcarrier spacing and symbol duration, which are integer multiples of a base subcarrier spacing and symbol duration, and is associated with at least one of different temporal and frequency resources. The symbol and/or frame structure of each RAT are independent. A Transmission Time Interval (TTI) boundary between the RATs is common, and the RATs comprise a common reference TTI duration. The information of the RATs is provided either via a different RAT than the RAT used by the UE for communication or via a dedicated carrier in the RAT used by the UE for communication.
US11317398B2	Semi-persistent scheduling for autonomous transmission activation and release Described is an apparatus of a User Equipment (UE). The apparatus may comprise a first circuitry and a second circuitry. The first circuitry may be operable to process a first Downlink Control Information (DCI) format 0A transmission indicating a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) activation. The first circuitry may also be operable to process a second DCI format 0A transmission indicating an SPS release. The second circuitry may be operable to generate one or more Uplink (UL) transmissions for an unlicensed spectrum of the wireless network after the SPS activation and before the SPS release in accordance with a configured schedule.
US11317394B2	Correspondence indicating and determining method and apparatus, base station, and user equipment This disclosure relates to a correspondence indicating and determining method, device, base station, user equipment, and computer-readable storage medium. The correspondence indicating method includes: determining a beam to be sent; generating indication information, the indication information comprising a number of beam groups and identifiers corresponding to beams in each beam group sending a synchronization signal block (SSB), wherein the identifier corresponding to the beam to be sent is used for indicating a correspondence between SSBs in a corresponding beam group and remaining minimum system information (RMSI); and sending an SSB corresponding to the beam to be sent and the indication information to user equipment. According to embodiments of this disclosure, the correspondence between the RMSI and the SSB can be indicated without increasing bit overhead.
US11317391B2	Method for transmitting/receiving special subframe in wireless communication system and device therefor A method in which a terminal transmits/receives a special subframe in a wireless communication system supporting time division duplex (TDD) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a step for receiving information about a special subframe configuration; a step for receiving a downlink signal from a base station during a time corresponding to a downlink pilot time slot (DwPTS) allocated according to the special subframe configuration; and a step for transmitting an uplink signal to the base station during a time corresponding to an uplink pilot time slot (UpPTS) allocated according to the special subframe configuration, wherein the special subframe consists of the DwPTS, a guard period (GP), and the UpPTS, and is received or transmitted through an sTTI structure pattern including a plurality of short transmission time interval (sTTI) transmission blocks, wherein the sTTI structure patterns can be determined according to the special subframe configuration.
US11317389B2	Data transmission method, apparatus, and system A data transmission method, comprising: a terminal device at a transmit end sends information about a transmission reliability requirement of to-be-transmitted data to a radio access network device through a wireless communications interface; and the terminal device at the transmit end obtains a transmission resource that is configured by the radio access network device and that is required for sending the to-be-transmitted data on the wireless direct communications interface, and sends the data to the terminal device at the receive end by using the transmission resource.
US11317386B2	Method and device for transmitting uplink control channel in communication system The present invention relates to: a communication technique for merging, with IoT technology, a 5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G system; and a system therefor. The present invention can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, security and safety-related services, and the like) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to provide an operating method and device of a terminal and a base station, which are for transmitting uplink control information in a communication system.
US11317384B2	Communication of control information using alert flag and version number To effectively and efficiently provide control information, a broadcast pointer channel (BPCH) may be used to identify the type and perhaps relative location of control information that is being provided in a given frame structure, such as a sub-frame, frame, or superframe. A sub-frame (or like framing entity, such a frame or superframe) may have a BPCH and a corresponding system control information segment in which control information may reside. The system control information segment may have any number of control information blocks, wherein each control information block that is present may correspond to a particular type of control information. The BPCH is used to identify the type of control information that is present in a corresponding system control information segment, and if needed or desired, the relative locations of the various control information.
US11317381B2	Method and apparatus for handling device-to-device feedback transmission in a wireless communication system Methods and apparatuses for handling device-to-device feedback transmission in a wireless communication system are disclosed herein. In one method, a first device receives a configuration for operating in a network scheduling mode for acquiring sidelink resources. The first device receives a sidelink control information with a report request from a second device. The first device triggers or is triggered to transmit a report to the second device in response to the report request. If the first device has no available sidelink resource for transmitting the report, the first device triggers a scheduling request. The first device transmits a signaling of the scheduling request to the network. The first device receives a sidelink grant from the network. The first device utilizes sidelink resource(s) indicated by the sidelink grant to transmit the report to the second device.
US11317380B2	Method for allocating and reserving resource for sidelink communication, and apparatus therefor A method for transmitting data in sidelink communication, performed by a transmitting terminal, may comprise transmitting first control information including first resource allocation information for a first data transmission resource and second resource allocation information for a second data transmission resource; transmitting data through the first data transmission resource; transmitting second control information including the first resource allocation information for the first data transmission resource and the second resource allocation information for the second data transmission resource; and transmitting data through the second data transmission resource.
US11317379B2	Blind detection and CCE allocation for carrier aggregation A UE determines N1 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect a respective one PDCCH in a slot. The UE determines N2 component carriers on each of which the UE is configured to detect respective at least two PDCCHs in the slot. The UE determines a total Q blind detections of PDCCH that the UE is capable of performing. The UE determines a first predetermined scaling factor X. The UE allocates M1 blind detections of the Q blind detections to be available on each of the N1 component carriers and M2 blind detections of the Q blind detections to be available on each of the N2 component carriers such that (N1M1+N2M2) is a largest integer no greater than Q. M2 equals to X*M1. The UE performs blind detections in accordance with the allocations.
US11317375B2	Communication coordination and collision mitigation for multi-subscriber identity module devices This disclosure relates to systems, apparatuses, and methods for coordinating communication and avoiding and/or mitigating collisions for multi-subscriber identity module devices in a wireless communication system. A wireless device may coordinate communication associated with different subscriber identity modules and/or may mitigate collisions between communications associated with different subscriber identity modules. A network may provide information to improve coordination and/or mitigate collisions. A network may adjust paging schedules and/or provision of alert messages to improve coordination.
US11317374B2	RAN paging handling A second base station receives, from a first base station, a radio access network (RAN) paging message for a wireless device. The RAN paging message comprises a parameter indicating whether the wireless device is allowed to access a non-closed access group (CAG) cell. The second base station sends a second paging message via a cell determined based on the cell being the non-CAG cell and the parameter indicating that the wireless device is allowed to access a non-CAG cell.
US11317368B2	Relay system synchronization method and apparatus, and computer device and storage medium Disclosed are a relay system synchronization method and apparatus, and a computer device and a storage medium. The method may comprise: a relay node determining a first slot boundary; the relay node sending downlink data to a child node by means of time alignment between a second slot boundary of the downlink data sent to the child node and the first slot boundary; in addition, the relay node determining a first timing advance at least according to the following information: a second timing advance for the relay node to send uplink data to a parent node and the transmission delay between the relay node and the child node; and the relay node sending the first timing advance to the child node, wherein the first timing advance is used for the child node to determine the sending time for sending the uplink data to the relay node.
US11317366B2	Synchronous carrier selection method and apparatus, and computer storage medium Disclosed are a method and device for selecting a synchronization carrier, and a computer storage medium. The method comprises: determining, by a terminal, two or more synchronization carriers from a plurality of carriers, wherein synchronization information is provided on each of the synchronization carriers; selecting, by the terminal, a first synchronization carrier from the two or more synchronization carriers based on reference information of the two or more synchronization carriers, wherein the first synchronization carrier is used for providing first synchronization information for each of the plurality of carriers, to enable the plurality of carriers to transmit data synchronously based on the first synchronization information.
US11317364B2	Synchronization for extended DRX A wireless communication device in a 3GPP NB-IoT wireless communication network operates during an inactivity period of an eDRX cycle. An activation procedure comprises calculating, in a time reference frame inherent to the wireless communication device, an earliest and a latest point in time for obtaining a narrowband master information block (MIB-NB) transmitted by a network node in a narrowband physical broadcast channel (NPBCH) during a single NPBCH transmission time interval. Between the calculated earliest point in time and latest point in time, radio receiver circuitry is activated in the wireless communication device and at least one radio subframe comprising the NPBCH is received and decoded. By this decoding, the MIB-NB is obtained, from which a system frame number (SFN) is read. A communication procedure then comprises activating the wireless communication device according to the eDRX cycle, and communicating, in a designated time interval as determined by the SFN, with the network node.
US11317363B2	Systems and methods relating to transmission timing difference in a multi-carrier system under UL CCA Systems and methods relating to a transmission timing difference between cells in a multi-carrier system in which at least one of the cells is subject to Clear Channel Assessment (CCA) before transmitting are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method of operation of a User Equipment (UE) comprises determining a transmission timing difference between a first cell that operates on a first carrier and a second cell that operates on a second carrier, wherein CCA is required to be performed on at least one of a first channel in which the first carrier is located and a second channel in which the second carrier is located before the UE is permitted to transmit. The method further comprises using the transmission timing difference for one or more operational tasks of the UE. The transmission timing difference is determined when the first channel and the second channel are available at the UE.
US11317356B2	Techniques for resource-specific transmit power control configuration Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a wireless node may receive a plurality of sets of parameters for uplink transmit power control configuration; select a set of parameters, from the plurality of sets of parameters, based at least in part on a configuration of an uplink communication; select one or more parameters from the set of parameters based at least in part on the configuration of the uplink communication; and transmit the uplink communication in accordance with the one or more parameters. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11317355B2	System and method for wireless power control A method for operating a user equipment (UE) includes receiving at least one of a configuration of a first group of one or more downlink (DL) signals, a configuration of a second group of one or more open-loop power control (PC) parameters, a configuration of a third group of one or more closed-loop PC parameters, or a configuration of a fourth group of one or more loop states, receiving a configuration of a PC setting, wherein the PC setting is associated with at least one of a subset of the first group, a subset of the second group, a subset of the third group, or a subset of the fourth group, selecting a transmit power level in accordance with the PC setting and a pathloss, wherein the pathloss is determined in accordance with a DL reference signal (SS) and a synchronization signal (SS).
US11317353B2	Beam indication for uplink power control A user equipment (UE) being configured to receive a downlink, DL, information; determine a spatial association for an uplink, UL, transmission based on the DL information; and determine UL power control, PC, parameters based on the DL information.
US11317349B2	Method and apparatus for power saving in personal area networks Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of reducing power consumption in a wireless network device, comprising determining a duration prior to a beacon being received by the device; comparing the duration against a predetermined value; and adjusting a duration of a sleep period in response to the comparison.
US11317348B2	Communication apparatus and communication method for low power event monitoring According to an aspect of the present invention, a communication apparatus is provided. The communication apparatus may include: a Wake Up Receiver (WURx) which, in operation, receives Wake-Up Radio (WUR) Physical Layer Protocol Data Units (PPDU) from an Access Point (AP); determination circuitry which, in operation, determines an unexpected event related to the reception of the WUR PPDU; and a Primary Connectivity Radio (PCR) transmitter which, in operation, transmits to an access point (AP) information based on the determined unexpected event.
US11317347B2	Method and apparatus for providing service by using Bluetooth low energy technology The disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus for providing a service by a first device with a main device in a wireless communication system. The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus in which: in a specific state, a first device transmits an advertising packet indicating a state of the first device to the main device, connects with the main device via Bluetooth LE, on the basis of the advertising packet, and then activates the main power in order to provide a specific service together with the main device, wherein the specific mode state indicates a state in which a low power wireless communication module for transmitting or receiving a packet of the Bluetooth LE has been activated and the main power has been deactivated, and the main power is activated when the first device recognizes activation of the main power of the main device.
US11317343B2	Information processing device, information processing method, and information processing system for controlled transmission of content An information processing device includes: an exchange unit configured to exchange information concerning a communication state with, respect to a server using a first communication with another information processing device which becomes the other party of communication in a second communication; and a method selection unit configured to select a transmission/reception method of content data with respect to another information processing device using the second communication based on the information exchanged by the exchange unit in accordance with the communication state of each device with respect to the server using the first communication.
US11317341B2	System information request adjustment method and apparatus, and user equipment A system information (SI) request adjustment method includes: if a first system information block (SIB1) indicates that SI to be acquired by UE is not being broadcast, sending an SI request to a base station via a first message (MSG1) or a third message (MSG3); and if a present SI request process is not completed yet, and SI required to be requested within a next SI modification period that is entered changes relative to the SI requested in the present SI request process, sending a new SI request to the base station through a new MSG1 or a new MSG3.
US11317340B2	Method and device for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device. The network hotspot device creates a first hotspot and a second hotspot. The method can include: in response to first access information of the first hotspot having been updated, disabling, by the network hotspot device, a connection between the first hotspot of the network hotspot device and the unconfigured device that has accessed the network hotspot device through the first hotspot; and in response to the unconfigured device accessing the second hotspot, sending, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot, wherein the unconfigured device is configured to access the first hotspot using the updated first access information.
US11317339B2	Communication control method and communication control device A method for communication control includes: receiving indication information which is related to uplink transmission denial information and is sent by a first base station; determining a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information; and denying transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information. As such, indication information related to uplink transmission denial information is received, and a communication resource corresponding to the uplink transmission denial information is determined, and then it is possible to deny transmission of uplink information via the communication resource according to the indication information.
US11317333B2	Preempt single radio voice call continuity by moving to voice over WiFi to improve voice/video call quality A configuration is disclosed to enable a UE to preempt SRVCC by triggering a handover to a Wi-Fi network. The apparatus determines whether a Wi-Fi cell is viable as a first target cell, from a plurality of target cells, serving the UE to continue the active transmission on the Wi-Fi cell. The apparatus extends a TTT timer length based at least in part on the determination that the Wi-Fi cell is viable as the target cell serving the UE to continue the active transmission on the Wi-Fi cell. The apparatus initiates a handover to the Wi-Fi cell from the first network prior to the expiration of a TTT timer and prior to the first network initiating a handover to a second target cell, from the plurality of target cells, on a second network.
US11317330B2	Method for providing steering in a Wi-Fi network Various implementations described herein are directed to technologies for providing steering for devices of a Wi-Fi network. A steering operation to hand off a client from a first device of the Wi-Fi network to a qualified second device of the Wi-Fi network is initiated based on a performance factor. The steering operation from the first device to the second device is performed in a manner that avoids packet loss.
US11317329B2	Method and apparatus for providing services of network to terminal by using slice The present disclosure relates to a communication technique of fusing a 5G communication system for supporting higher data transmission rate beyond a 4G system with an IoT technology and a system thereof. The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail business, security and safety related service, or the like) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT related technology. A communication method of a CCNF comprises detecting a CCNF relocation necessity situation, determining a new CCNF, and transmitting a CCNF relocation request message including information on a terminal being served by the CCNF to the new CCNF The method further comprises receiving a CCNF relocation response message from the new CCNF, and performing a location update procedure with the terminal according to a predetermined condition.
US11317327B2	Self configuring and optimization of cell neighbors in wireless telecommunications networks A mobile terminal assists in the updating of a neighbor cell list associated with a first cell of a wireless telecommunications network. The list comprises elements that identify other cells that have a neighbor cell relationship with the first cell. The mobile terminal comprises a radio transceiver; and a controller coupled to the radio transceiver.
US11317324B2	Device category in 3GPP communications A user equipment (UE) device may communicate according to a new device category satisfying specified QoS (quality of service) requirements while also satisfying specified link budget requirements, and/or additional optimization requirements. The UE device may communicate with a cellular base station according to a first mode of operation associated with the new device category, and may switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a second mode of operation associated with a second (pre-existing) device category in response to the link budget requirements exceeding a specified value and the quality of service requirements not being sensitive. The UE device may also switch to communicating with the cellular base station according to a third mode of operation associated with a third (pre-existing) device type in response to the link budget requirement not exceeding the specified value, or the QoS requirements being sensitive and a downlink throughput requirement exceeding a specified throughput value.
US11317314B2	Techniques for handling network traffic To handle network traffic, a Deep Packet Inspection (DPI) node receives, from a Policy and Charging Rules Function (PCRF) network node, packet inspection control data that maps a specific service to an identifier. The DPI node identifies that a data packet pertains to the specific service. The identifying comprises performing DPI on at least a data section of the data packet. The DPI node notifies the PCRF network node that the DPI node received the data packet and that the data packet pertains to the specific service. The DPI node marks the data packet with the identifier in accordance with the packet inspection control data received from the PCRF network node.
US11317305B2	User interface for MIMO networks A graphical user interface for use with one or more radios in a network can include any number of interfaces for providing access to features associated with one or more radios or the network.
US11317304B2	Systems and methods for detecting interference probability within a radio frequency band A device may receive location information associated with a fixed service satellite station (receiver) configured to communicate via a first radio frequency (RF) band. The device may obtain historical communication data associated with the location and relating to previous communications conducted via a second RF band, of user equipment (UEs). The historical communication data may include historical signal power measurements of the previous communications. The device may adjust the historical signal power measurements to model estimated signal power measurements relating to a UE to communicating via a first RF band. The device may determine, based on the estimated signal power measurements, an interference score associated with a probability of a UE interfering with the receiver when communicating, via a first RF band, with a base station.
US11317299B1	Mapping cellular communications coverage using connected devices Cellular communication network is managed by receiving at a computing device certain data specifying geolocation information of one or more user equipment in communication with one or more nodes of the cellular communication system. The computing device identifies a disruption in receipt of the periodic geolocation information, and uses the received geolocation information to at least partially define a location of a peripheral edge of a communication dead zone. The peripheral edge information is used to facilitate a dynamic modification or control of the cellular communication network and/or the user equipment.
US11317298B2	Fronthaul system for a wireless telecommunication network having uplink synchronization and summing System having baseband units; a radio equipment controller module; radio equipment modules coupled to a physical antenna port having a slave port coupled to a master port of the radio equipment controller module or another radio equipment module. The radio equipment modules receive an uplink antenna-carrier stream from a physical antenna port and transmit the stream to its slave port and, if a master port is connected to another radio equipment module, it synchronizes and sums the stream with an uplink antenna-carrier stream from said master port, creating a summed uplink antenna-carrier stream transmitted to its slave port. The radio equipment modules receive a downlink antenna-carrier stream from the radio equipment controller module or another radio equipment module to its slave port for transmission to said physical antenna port and, if a master port is connected to another radio equipment module, forwards the downlink antenna-carrier stream to the master port.
US11317295B2	Communications method and apparatus In the method, the network device sends first signaling to a first terminal device, the first signaling is used to instruct the first terminal device to perform, on an unlicensed spectrum, a listen before talk LBT procedure used for occupying an unlicensed frequency band, and send uplink information within a first time length on the unlicensed frequency band; the network device receives, on the unlicensed spectrum, the uplink information from the first terminal device within the first time length, where the first time length is a part of maximum channel occupancy time obtained by the first terminal device on the unlicensed spectrum, and the first time length is less than the maximum channel occupancy time.
US11317293B2	Methods for authenticating a user of an electronic device A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device is provided. The method includes displaying a section of a graphical representation to the user on a display of the electronic device. The graphical representation comprises a graphical object. Further, the method includes requesting the user to navigate to the graphical object. Additionally, the method includes capturing data from one or more sensors of the electronic device that is indicative of a movement of the electronic device by the user for navigating to the graphical object and/or data from one or more input devices of the electronic device that is indicative of a user input by the user for navigating to the graphical object. The method further includes authenticating the user based on the captured data.
US11317286B2	Network authentication via encrypted network access packages According to one aspect disclosed herein, a provider device can receive, from a requester device, a network access request requesting, on behalf of the requester device, access to a Wi-Fi network associated with a network provider and provided, at least in part, by a network device. In response, the provider device can prompt the network provider to accept or deny the requester device access to the Wi-Fi network. The provider device can receive input indicating that the network provider accepts the network access request, and in response to the input, can create a network access package that includes a secure network access configuration to be utilized by the network device to establish, at least in part, a secure connection with the requester device to provide the requester device access to the Wi-Fi. The provider device can encrypt the network access package to create an encrypted network access package.
US11317279B2	Client, computing platform, and methods for conducting secure transactions The present invention is generally related to client and computing platforms that may be used for conducting secure transactions.
US11317278B2	Device and method for detecting mismatch of encryption parameter in wireless communication system Disclosed is a fifth generation (5G) or pre-5G communication system for supporting data transmission rate higher than that of a fourth generation (4G) communication system such as long term evolution (LTE). The objective of the present disclosure is to detect a mismatch of an encryption parameter in a wireless communication system, and an operating method of a reception end includes the steps of: receiving, from a transmission end, a packet including information related to a serial number of the packet and an encryption parameter determined on the basis of the serial number; determining whether the encryption parameter determined by the reception end is mismatched, on the basis of the information related to the serial number and the encryption parameter.
US11317277B2	Method, device and system for secure connection in wireless communications networks The present invention proposes a method, device and system for protecting the connection to a wireless network (a WiFi network) by users of electronic communications devices, even the first time the user device connects to the network. The proposed method, device and system provides an improved security when connecting to a WiFi network, avoiding attacks that may jeopardize the security, confidentiality, integrity and availability of WiFi users and WiFi infrastructure. In the proposed solution, the network will be certified by the user device before connecting to an access point for accessing the wireless network.
US11317272B2	Method and system for enabling broadband roaming services A method and system for supporting roaming broadband services. The method is implemented by a computing device in a parent provider network of a user having a unique user identifier to enable the user to utilize services associated with a broadband access service contract of the user of the parent provider network in a visited location in the parent provider network or in a roaming provider network. The method includes receiving a registration request from the user, determining the unique user identifier for the user, determining services for the user based on the unique user identifier, determining whether the user is connected to a home customer premise equipment (CPE) in the parent provider network, and configuring services and resources at a local data center in the parent provider network, in response to the user being connected to the visited location in the parent provider network.
US11317271B2	Mobile station, position management apparatus, subscriber information management apparatus, mobile communication system, access control apparatus, home base station and communication method A system includes a subscription storage that stores an APN for identifying a home base station and the service class available for a UE as subscription information, in correspondence with a mobile terminal identifier for identifying UE; a positional information update request receiver for receiving a positional information update request of UE 70 from an MME; and a positional information response transmitter that extracts the available service class included in the positional information update request, from the subscription storage and transmits a positional information update response included with the extracted service class to MME. With this configuration, it is possible to provide a mobile communication system in which, for a plurality of services of a home base station, the owner of a home base station can set the access right for each of the services, and communication data is transferred based on the set access right.
US11317267B2	Systems and methods for retrofit wireless communications in power tools A power tool system includes a power tool configured to receive an input power via a cable from a power source. The power tool system also includes a communications system disposed within the power tool. The communications system includes communications circuitry configured to receive operating information related to the power tool. The power tool system includes a retrofit tag removably coupled to an external surface of a housing of the power tool. The retrofit tag is configured to wirelessly couple with the communications system to receive at least a portion of the operating information with a first wireless communication mode. The retrofit tag is configured to transmit at least a portion of the operating information with a second wireless communication mode. The first wireless communication mode is different than the second wireless communication mode.
US11317265B2	Systems and methods for secure localized communications in a local communications network Systems and methods for facilitating secure localized communications in a local communications network are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: detect proximity of portable communication devices; pair a central communication hub with a first portable communication device and pair the central communication hub with a second portable communication device; receive instructions, from a first client computing platform that is associated with a first supervisory user; generate the one or more messages for transmission to the one or more portable communication devices; and transmit the one or more messages to the one or more portable communication devices via the secondary wireless communication links such that a first message is transmitted to the first portable communication device.
US11317264B2	Sensor and system for monitoring dispenser levels, traffic flow, and staff location An electronic material sensor for a container, such as a dispenser for paper or liquid materials, or a waste receptacle, in a facility such as a restroom. The material sensor may be adapted to fit inside an existing material dispenser. The material sensor provides wireless data transmission of the level of liquid or paper material in the container. A traffic sensor senses presence of people in the facility. An electronic beacon assigned to a user, such as a cleaning staff, tracks location of the user in the facility. In a system employing one or more sensors, including material sensors, traffic sensors, and beacons, the sensors send real-time data to a base station running a software application, to give details about levels of the materials and facility usage, and the location of cleaning staff. The system sends notifications to cleaning and maintenance staff when the materials need to be replenished and receptacles need to be emptied, and the system may be used by managers to schedule cleaning according to traffic and location of staff.
US11317259B2	V2X communication device and communication method thereof The present disclosure discloses a communication method of a hybrid V2X communication device. The method of comprises accessing a first channel; receiving a Service Advertisement Message (SAM) from the first channel, the SAM providing service information and information related with a service channel through which a service is provided; and accessing a service channel and receiving service data based on the SAM.
US11317254B2	User interface and method of viewing unified communications events on a mobile device A user interface and method for viewing communications events on a mobile device includes a user interface, a communications event handler, and a communications event database is disclosed herein. The communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history associated with the correspondent of an incoming communications event. Additionally the communications event handler interfaces with the database and the user interface to provide a user of the mobile device with a communications event history for a specified correspondent.
US11317253B2	Complex computing network for improving establishment and broadcasting of audio communication among mobile computing devices and providing descriptive operator access for improving user experience Systems, methods, and computer program products are provided for improving establishment and broadcasting of communication among mobile computing devices, including providing an improved user experience using descriptive operator access. For example, a method comprises determining a first user accesses a mobile application on a first mobile device of the first user; determining a second user accesses the mobile application on a second mobile device of the second user; and initiating the audio conversation between the first user and the second user, wherein the audio conversation is streamed to a third user who accesses the mobile application on a third mobile device of the third user, wherein a selectable descriptive operator associated with at least one of the audio conversation, the first user, or the second user, is displayed to third user on the mobile application.
US11317252B2	Echo avoidance in large volume system-wide calls A method and system to avoid echo in large volume calls is provided. A Land Mobile Radio (LMR) core network receives audio packets for audio packets intended for a plurality of mobile devices. The Smart Connect Gateway determines a geographic location of each of the plurality of mobile devices. The Smart Connect Gateway transmits the audio packets to the plurality of mobile devices based upon the geographic location of each of the plurality of mobile devices.
US11317251B2	Numerologies that support broadcasting over a carrier Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described to improve support for broadcast systems. In some wireless communications systems, such as broadcast systems for a multimedia broadcast/multicast service (MBMS), an inter-site distance between transmitters or between a transmitter and a receiver may be relatively large compared to an inter-site distance for other scenarios of a wireless communication system (for example, cellular data or talk scenarios). A transmitter in a broadcast system may adjust one or more characteristics of resources in a frame, such as the subframe structure, slot structure, or symbol structure, in carriers dedicated for MBMS resource transmissions. For instance, the transmitter may adjust durations of one or more symbols in a frame.
US11317250B2	Method for transmitting MBMS interest indication message by terminal and device supporting same Disclosed are a method for transmitting an MBMS interest indication message and a device supporting same. A method for transmitting an MBMS interest indication message, according to an embodiment of the present invention, comprises the steps of: deciding a coverage enhancement (CE) level of a terminal in a wireless communication system; receiving CE level information of an MBMS service of interest; comparing the decided CE level of the terminal and the received CE level information of the MBMS service and thus determining whether or not the MBMS service can be received; and, if it is determined that the MBMS service can be received, transmitting to a base station an MBMS interest indication message comprising information about an MBMS frequency of interest or an MBMS service of interest.
US11317247B1	Method, apparatus, and system for data-driven evaluation of heuristics for trajectory cropping An approach is disclosed for a data-driven evaluation of heuristics for trajectory cropping. The approach involves, e.g., determining a cropping heuristic, wherein the cropping heuristic comprises an algorithm for cropping a probe trajectory collected from one or more sensors of a mobile device to anonymize the probe trajectory data. The approach also involves processing the probe trajectory using the cropping heuristic to generate a cropped probe trajectory. The approach further involves extracting one or more heuristic-based features of the cropped probe trajectory data. The approach also involves extracting one or more privacy-based features from a privacy preference, wherein the one or more privacy-based features represent a target level of cropping to meet the privacy preference. The approach further involves computing a score based on a distance between the one or more heuristic-based features and the one or more privacy-based features. The approach further involves providing the score as an output.
US11317246B1	Flexible mesh network for locating assets in a clinical environment An example system connects to a location engine in a mesh network, transmits a first message indicating a bus master service hosted by a bus master, and receives a message indicating a location service hosted by a location engine and an aggregation service hosted by an aggregator connected to the location engine. The bus master stores a first entry corresponding to the location service and a second entry corresponding to the aggregation service. The bus master transmits a request to access the location service; receives a response confirming a subscription to the location service; and receives timing data indicating times at which the multiple receivers in a clinical environment received a wireless signal from a tag. The bus master aggregates the timing data into a data stream and transmits data stream to the location service in accordance with the subscription.
US11317245B2	Time-domain waveform reporting for positioning Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may report measurements of a signal transmitted by a base station via a waveform. Based on the waveform, the base station may determine a position of the UE. The UE may measure the signal in a frequency band, where additional signaling in an adjacent frequency band causes interference on the signal. The UE may determine characteristics for measuring the signal based on the interference and may generate samples of the signal based on the measurement characteristics. Additionally, the UE may identify one or more antennas for measuring the signal and generate the samples based on the identified antennas. The UE may transmit the waveform report to the base station based on the samples. In some cases, the waveform may be based on a fractional symbol reporting scheme or a time mask with an offset and sampling rate.
US11317244B1	System, method, and computer program for making travel route recommendations based on a network quality of service prediction At least one target destination of a consumer is determined. A quality of service (QOS) of a network at each target destination of the at least one target destination is predicted. One or more travel route recommendations are made to the consumer, based on the predicted QOS of the network at each target destination of the at least one target destination.
US11317242B1	System and method for detecting a distance threshold between a target device and a mobile device has been exceeded A target device is configured to communicatively connect to a common network and a mobile device. The mobile device includes a processor operable to determine that the mobile device is not within a proximity distance threshold to the target device as indicated by a lack of connectivity with the target device through a short-range wireless protocol. The processor is further operable to determine that both the mobile device and the target device are connected to the common network at a first time period, wherein the common network is designated as a safe zone for each of the target device and the mobile device. The processor is then operable to determine that at least one of the mobile device and the target device is not connected to the common network at a second time period after the first time period. An alert is produced via the mobile device as a result.
US11317241B2	Undesirable encounter avoidance A method disclosed herein for allows users to avoid such undesirable encounters by determining whether an undesirable contact of the user has opted for sharing location information, in response to determining that the undesirable contact has opted for sharing location information, collecting location signal from the undesirable contact, forecasting anticipated locations of the undesirable contact over a period based on the location signal of the undesirable contact, forecasting anticipated locations of the user over the period, determining potential of encounter between the user and the undesirable contact based on analysis of anticipated locations of the user and the anticipated locations of the undesirable contact over the period, generating an undesirable contact avoidance scheme based on the potential of encounter, and optionally notifying the user of the undesirable contact avoidance scheme.
US11317240B2	Geo-location based event gallery Systems and methods are provided for determining that geolocation data from a computing device corresponds to a geo-fence associated with a plurality of galleries and providing user-selectable gallery information comprising indicia for each of the plurality of galleries corresponding to the geo-fence to the computing device. The systems and methods further provide for receiving a first message comprising a photograph as the background for the message in response to a second message in a first gallery of the plurality of galleries, and adding the first message to the first gallery associated with a selection of the indicia for the first gallery in the plurality of galleries of the of user-selectable gallery information. The first message is accessible by other computing devices accessing the gallery information to view the first message comprising the photograph as the background of the first message.
US11317238B1	Monitoring outdoor and indoor regions with mobile devices Methods and systems are provided for allocating monitoring resources of a mobile device based on information received at the mobile device. A plurality of outdoor regions and a plurality of indoor regions associated with a geographic area may be stored on the mobile device. Additionally, a determination may be made whether the mobile device is outside of each of the plurality of outdoor regions. Additionally, monitoring resources of the mobile device may be allocated in a first mode or a second mode based on the determination whether the mobile device is outside of each of the plurality of outdoor regions.
US11317237B2	Secure and private cloud based broadcast identification A tracking device can securely communicate with a secondary device by generating a hash value based on the identity of the tracking device. If the secondary device cannot resolve the hash value, the hash value can be provided to a tracking server, such as a cloud server, for resolving the hash value. Upon resolving the hash value, the tracking server can store a location of the tracking device in association with the identity of the tracking device. To preserve power, the secondary device can activate location-detection functionality (such as a GPS receive) only in response to the detection of movement of the tracking device, can obtain location information, and can de-activate the location-detection functionality upon providing the location information to the tracking server. The tracking server can associate one or both of a previous location and the current location information based on movement of the tracking device.
US11317235B2	Binaural sound in visual entertainment media A method provides binaural sound to a listener while the listener watches a movie so sounds from the movie localize to a location of a character in the movie. Sound is convolved with head related transfer functions (HRTFs) of the listener, and the convolved sound is provided to the listener who wears a wearable electronic device.
US11317227B2	Monitoring circuitry Monitoring circuitry, comprising: a current monitoring unit operable to monitor a speaker current flowing through a speaker and generate a monitor signal indicative of that current; and a controller operable, based on a control signal, to control the current monitoring unit to control whether the monitor signal is generated and/or a property of the monitor signal.
US11317225B2	In-ear housing with customized retention A custom fit hearing device that includes an in-ear housing designed to fit at least partially in a hearing device user's ear canal. The in-ear housing includes one or more areas on its outer-surface that are designed to provide retention of the in-ear housing in the ear canal. The one of more area may be rougher than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may have greater a friction coefficient than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may be made of a different material than the rest of the outer-surface of the in-ear housing, may contain granular material and/or may include surface features such as shapes extending outward from the outer-surface or undulations/ripples in the outer-surface. The in-ear housing may be produced using virtual designs and a 3D scan of the ear canal and may be manufactured using additive manufacturing or 3D printing.
US11317224B2	High fidelity and reduced feedback contact hearing apparatus and methods An output transducer is coupled to a support structure, and the support structure configured to contact one or more of the tympanic membrane, an ossicle, the oval window or the round window. An input transducer is configured for placement near an ear canal opening to receive high frequency localization cues. A sound inhibiting structure, such as an acoustic resistor or a screen, may be positioned at a location along the ear canal between the tympanic membrane and the input transducer to inhibit feedback. A channel can be coupled to the sound or feedback inhibiting structure to provide a desired frequency response profile of the sound or feedback inhibiting structure.
US11317217B2	Sound device and portable terminal Disclosed are a sound device and a portable terminal. The sound device includes a first vibration system including a bobbin voice coil, the bobbin voice coil being provided behind a first diaphragm and fixedly connected to the first diaphragm, the bobbin voice coil including a bobbin and a voice coil body formed by winding voice coil leads on the bobbin, one end of the bobbin away from the first diaphragm at least partially configured to protrude from the voice coil body; a second vibration system including a second diaphragm opposite to the first diaphragm; and a magnetic circuit system between the first diaphragm and the second diaphragm, the magnetic circuit system being provided with an avoiding portion. One end of the bobbin away from the first diaphragm is movable to penetrate through the avoiding portion and is fixedly connected to the second diaphragm.
US11317216B2	Speaker The present invention discloses a speaker which has a frame formed by side walls, a vibrating system and two conductive terminals. Each of the conductive terminal includes a soldering sheet, an extending arm, a connecting arm bending and extending from the extending arm and arranged on opposite to the soldering sheet, an elastic arm, and a contacting hook. The two extending arms respectively extend from the two soldering sheets at the sides away from each other. The two connecting arms respectively extend from the two extending arms towards the direction close to each other, and the elastic arms are arranged spaced from the side walls. Compared with the related art, the conductive terminals of the speaker of the present invention have the advantages of strong working elasticity and long service life.
US11317213B2	Diaphragm for electroacoustic transducer In a diaphragm 1, at a front surface side surface layer of a base material 10 made of pulps 20 which are mainly composed of cellulose, a mixed layer 11 in which the pulps 20, mica 22, and cellulose nanofibers 21 are mixed is formed.
US11317211B2	Speaker diaphragm and speaker The present disclosure provides a speaker diaphragm and a speaker. The diaphragm includes two surface layers compounded together and at least one intermediate layer located between the two surface layers, at least one of the surface layers being a thermoplastic polyester elastomer film layer (11), at least one intermediate layers being an adhesive layer (12), wherein the plastic polyester elastomer is a copolymer composed of a hard segment A of polyester and a soft segment B of polyether or aliphatic polyester, and the hard segment A of polyester has a mass percentage of 10-95%. The speaker diaphragm accommodates an excellent rigidity, a good damping performance and resilience and so on.
US11317200B2	Sound source separation system, sound source position estimation system, sound source separation method, and sound source separation program A sound source separation system includes: a controller that: acquires pieces of sound collection data with microphones that collect sounds output from first and second sound sources. The first sound source is at a first position at which effective distances from the microphones are equal and the second sound source is at a different position. The controller further acquires, based on the sound collection data, frequency spectra in two dimensions of a circumferential direction of a circle and a time direction. The first position is a center of the circle and each of the effective distances is a radius of the circle. The controller further separates, from the frequency spectra, a first sound source spectrum and a second sound source spectrum.
US11317199B2	Vented acoustic transducers, and related methods and systems An electronic device has an acoustic transducer with an acoustic diaphragm. The diaphragm has opposed first and second major surfaces. A front volume is positioned adjacent the first major surface. A back volume is positioned adjacent the second major surface. An elongated channel defines a barometric vent and extends from a first end fluidly coupled with the front volume to a second end fluidly coupled with the back volume, fluidly coupling the front volume with the back volume. The elongated channel may have a high aspect ratio (L/D), providing the vent with a substantial air mass. The elongated channel may be segmented to define a higher-order filter. For example, a segmented channel can have a cascade of repeating acoustic-mass and acoustic-compliance units, providing the barometric vent with additional degrees-of-freedom for tuning.
US11317195B2	Miniature loudspeaker module Disclosed is a miniature speaker module. The module includes: a module housing and a speaker unit, wherein the speaker unit divides an inner space of the module housing into a front sound cavity and a rear sound cavity. The module housing includes a side wall and a bottom wall connected to the side wall, in which side wall being provided a sound outlet hole. The module housing further includes a supporting platform arranged in a cavity enclosed by the side wall and the bottom wall, and a partition wall connected to the supporting platform, wherein the partition wall and the bottom wall are parallel and oppositely arranged one above another. The speaker unit is mounted on the supporting platform. The speaker unit, the supporting platform and the partition wall constitute the front sound cavity, wherein the front sound cavity is in communication with the sound outlet hole.
US11317192B2	Active noise control headphones Embodiments of active noise control (ANC) headphones and operating methods thereof are disclosed herein. In one example, a headphone for ANC includes a speaker, an internal microphone, a processor, and a filter function module. The speaker is configured to play an audio based on a first audio source signal. The internal microphone is configured to obtain a mixed audio signal comprising a noise signal and a second audio source signal based on the audio of interest played by the speaker. The processor is configured to determine a current system parameter of the ANC headphone based on the mixed audio signal at a first time point and determine a current parameter of a filter function module based on the current system parameter of the ANC headphone and pre-tested data. The filter function module is to perform ANC based on the determined current parameter of the filter function module.
US11317191B2	Acoustic input and output apparatus The present disclosure discloses an acoustic input and output apparatus. The acoustic input and output apparatus may include a loudspeaker assembly, a sound-pickup assembly configured to pick up a sound signal, and a connection assembly including an elastic member, wherein a first end of the elastic member may connect to the loudspeaker assembly, and a second end of the elastic member may connect to the sound-pickup assembly. The elastic member may be configured to cause an average amplitude attenuation rate of vibrations within a phonic frequency band generated by the loudspeaker assembly to be larger than or equal to 35% in a process that the vibration transmits from the first end of the elastic member to the second end of the elastic member.
US11317186B2	In-ear headphone An in-ear headphone includes a shell, a speaker, a circuit board, and a sensing structure. The shell has an accommodating space. The speaker is disposed in the accommodating space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the speaker. A sensing chip is disposed on the circuit board. The sensing structure includes a sensing member and a transmission member. The sensing member protrudes from a front end of the shell and has a conductor. The sensing member is electrically connected to the sensing chip by the transmission member. A material of the sensing member is different from a material of the shell.
US11317185B2	Earphone The purpose of the present invention is to provide an earphone with a better fit and with an improved sound quality. An earphone 20 is provided with: an elastic housing 21; a speaker 24 contained within the housing 21; and a nozzle 26 fixed on the housing 21. The nozzle 26 includes a sound guiding part 33 through which sounds from the speaker 24 pass and is configured such that the orientation of the sound guiding part 33 relative to the housing 21 can be adjusted by elastic deformation of the housing 21.
US11317184B2	Vibration sensor and audio device The present disclosure provides a vibration sensor and an audio device. The vibration sensor includes a housing having an inner wall and an inner chamber, an elastic sheet, a mass piece and a MEMS chip having a back cavity, the elastic sheet, the mass piece and the MEMS chip being arranged in the chamber. The elastic sheet is attached to the inner wall, the mass piece is mounted on one side of the elastic sheet away from the inner wall. The elastic sheet covers the concave cavity and defines a first through hole communicated with the concave cavity. The mass piece is provided with a second through hole communicated with the first through hole. And the first and the second through holes communicate with the back cavity and the concave cavity. The vibration sensor provided by the present disclosure has simple structure, small height and high sensitivity.
US11317182B2	Portable speaker system A portable audio input/output device may include one or more openings that extend through a cover of the device and allow acoustic signals outside a housing of the device to reach a microphone disposed within the housing. The opening(s) may be illuminated by a light guide disposed within the housing, which scatters light emitted from lights disposed within the housing. In some instances, a hole may pass through a printed circuit board to allow acoustic signals to be received by the microphone disposed below the printed circuit board. An input/output (I/O) interface module with multiple buttons and inputs may be installed in the hole. The multiple buttons and I/O ports of the I/O interface module may be aligned along an axis vertical relative to the housing and centered with respect to each other.
US11317181B2	Speaker box and electronic device The present invention provides a speaker box and an electronic device. The speaker box includes: a case having a receiving space; a speaker body having a sound outlet and received in the receiving space; and a graphite sheet received in the receiving space and connected to both the speaker body and the case. The speaker body divides the receiving space into a front cavity in communication with the sound outlet and a rear cavity opposite to the front cavity. The electronic device uses the speaker box. Compared with the related art, the speaker box and the electronic device provided by the present invention have a better heat dissipation effect.
US11317178B2	Low-frequency spiral waveguide speaker A low-frequency loudspeaker is provided comprising an enclosure having a front, a back and a sidewall. An audio speaker is mounted in an opening in the front of the enclosure. The audio speaker has a diaphragm for producing front sound waves that are transmitted outwardly from the diaphragm and back sound waves that are transmitted into the enclosure from the diaphragm. A spiral waveguide is positioned within the enclosure. The spiral waveguide has a first end proximal to the speaker diaphragm for receiving the back sound waves and extends outwardly therefrom in a spiral pattern to a second end that forms a low-frequency terminus exit port opening in the sidewall.
US11317177B2	Optical communications module link extender, and related systems and methods This disclosure describes devices and methods related to multiplexing optical datasignals. A method may be disclosed. The method may comprise receiving, by a dense wave division multiplexer (DWDM), one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise combining, by the DWDM, the one or more optical data signals. The method may comprise outputting, by the DWDM, the combined one or more optical data signals to a first circulator. The method may also comprise combining, by the WDM, the second optical data signal and one or more third signals, and outputting an egress optical data signal to an optical switch. The method may also comprise outputting, by the optical switch, the egress optical data signal on a primary fiber.
US11317170B2	Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method There is provided a transmission device including: a transmission unit that transmits a container in a predetermined format including a first component stream that has, as component data, transmission video data obtained by switching between a plurality of types of transmission video data, and a predetermined number of second component streams that have pieces of other component data; and an information insertion unit that inserts dynamic range information of the component data that each of the component streams has into the component streams.
US11317168B2	System and method for detecting advertisements in multimedia assets Systems and methods for determining the location of advertisements in multimedia assets are disclosed. A method includes obtaining an audio signature corresponding to a time period of a multimedia asset, identifying a match between the obtained audio signature and one or more stored audio signatures, comparing programming data of the multimedia assets of the obtained audio signature and the matching audio signatures, and determining whether the time period of the multimedia asset contains an advertisement based on the comparison of the programming data of the multimedia assets of the obtained audio signature and the one or more matching audio signatures. Another method includes identifying matches between a plurality of obtained audio signatures and a plurality of stored audio signatures, and determining whether consecutive time periods of the multimedia asset contain an advertisement based on a number of consecutive matching audio signatures of the plurality of stored audio signatures.
US11317160B2	Systems and methods for enabling a user to generate a plan to access content using multiple content services A system for facilitating access to items of content presents recommendations to a user. Items of content may include movies and television shows. Recommendations may include access plans specifying a plurality of digital media services, where each specified digital media service provides availability to items of content included in a user defined set. Further, recommendations may be based on one or more use defined constraints. User defined constraints may include a user budget for accessing items of content during a specific time period.
US11317159B2	Machine-based object recognition of video content Current interfaces for displaying information about items appearing in videos are obtrusive and counterintuitive. They also rely on annotations, or metadata tags, added by hand to the frames in the video, limiting their ability to display information about items in the videos. In contrast, examples of the systems disclosed here use neural networks to identify items appearing on- and off-screen in response to intuitive user voice queries, touchscreen taps, and/or cursor movements. These systems display information about the on- and off-screen items dynamically and unobtrusively to avoid disrupting the viewing experience.
US11317158B2	Video playback in an online streaming environment A computer-implemented method of displaying video content includes, based on an input to transition playback of a video content item from a first media player that is instantiated in a user interface to a second media player that is instantiated in the user interface, determining a current value of a first state descriptor associated with the first media player; setting a value of a second state descriptor associated with the second media player to match the current value of the first state descriptor; and after setting the value of the second state descriptor, causing the second media player to begin playback of the video content item, wherein the second media player begins playing the video content item based on the value of the second state descriptor.
US11317156B2	Video analytics for modifying training videos for use with head-mounted displays A method of creating and/or modifying a video for use in a head-mounted display while a user of the head-mounted display is carrying out a task that is illustrated by the video. The method may include processing an initial video to automatically determine when the initial video does not cover key aspects of the task and thus when video mashing is desired. When video mashing is desired, a supporting video is obtained to cover the missing key aspects, and the initial video and the supporting video are automatically mashed, result in a composite video for subsequent display on the head-mounted display.
US11317149B2	Group coordinator selection Embodiments described herein involve facilitating playback in a media playback system that includes a first media device and a second media device. An example implementation involves comparing one or more first network performance metrics corresponding to a network interface of the first media device to one or more second network performance metrics corresponding to a network interface of the second media device, wherein the comparison indicates that the first media device has a better network connection than the second media device. Based on the comparison, the first media device is configured to forward data indicating audio content from a network source to the second media device to facilitate playback of the audio content by the second media device. The second media device plays back particular audio content via one or more speakers by receiving data indicating the particular audio content from the first media device.
US11317147B2	Methods, systems, and devices for processing private media content captured by sensors operating in privacy modes of operation An electronic device includes one or more sensors capturing media content from an environment of the electronic device. One or more processors, operable with the one or more sensors, determine whether the media content is private media content. The electronic device includes a private data store and a public data store. When the one or more processors determine the media content is the private media content, the one or more processors store the private media content in the private data store and preclude transmission of the private media content from the private data store to another electronic device. When the one or more processors determine the media content is other than the private media content, the one or more processors store the media content in the public data store and permit transmission of the media content to the another electronic device.
US11317146B2	Viewer identification based on wireless device proximity Methods, systems, and computer readable media can be operable to facilitate an identification of a viewer based upon the proximity of an associated wireless device to an access point. An association between a wireless device, user, display device, and a position of the wireless device relative to an access point may be created and stored at the access point. The access point may monitor the position of the wireless device, wherein the position is based on the strength of a signal received from the wireless device at one or more receivers. When the access point determines that a position of the wireless device is associated with a display device, the access point may identify the user of the wireless device as a potential viewer of the display device. Targeted advertisements and set-top box functionality may be configured based on the identification of a viewer of the display device.
US11317144B2	Detection of mute and compensation therefor during media replacement event In one aspect, an example method includes (i) presenting, by a playback device, first media content from a first source; (ii) encountering, by the playback device, a trigger to switch from presenting the first media content from the first source to presenting second media content from a second source; (iii) determining, by the playback device, that the playback device is presenting the first media content from the first source in a muted state; and (iv) responsive to encountering the trigger, and based on the determining that the playback device is presenting the first media content from the first source in a muted state, presenting, by the playback device, the second media content from the second source in the muted state.
US11317143B2	Dynamic reduction in playout of replacement content to help align end of replacement content with end of replaced content When a device is playing out a media stream, the device determines a target time at which the device is to start playing out replacement content in place of a portion of the media stream. However, the device then detects that a starting time when the device starts playout of the replacement content is delayed from the target time by a delay period of duration P. In response, the device then reduces its playout of the replacement content by duration P, to help playout of the replacement content end at a desired time. For instance, the device could seek forward in playout of the replacement content by duration P and/or could remove one or more other portions of the replacement content to total a reduction of duration P.
US11317140B2	Systems and methods for selectively storing specific versions of media assets Systems and methods provided herein for intelligently distinguishing between different versions of a media asset and selectively storing those requested media assets that differ from versions that were previously stored in some pre-defined characteristics. These systems and methods, upon identifying a version of the requested media asset was previously stored, determine a characteristic of the requested media asset. These systems and methods compare the characteristic of the requested media asset with a corresponding characteristic of the version of the requested media asset that was previously stored to determine a difference between the two versions. The systems and methods then determine whether the difference in characteristic renders the requested media asset preferable over the previously stored version. Upon determining that the requested media asset is preferable over the previously stored version, the systems and methods store the requested media asset.
US11317138B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving service signaling for broadcasting service A method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving service signaling for a broadcasting service is disclosed. The method for transmitting service signaling for a broadcasting service comprises the steps of: generating a first packet stream including first media data by a first transmission protocol; generating a second packet stream including second media data by a second transmission protocol; generating a user service description including service signaling related to at least one of the first packet stream and the second packet stream; and transmitting the first packet stream, the second packet stream, and the user service description.
US11317133B2	Electronic apparatus and method for upscaling a down-scaled image by selecting an improved filter set for an artificial intelligence model A method for controlling an electronic apparatus according to the disclosure includes receiving image data and information associated with a filter set that is applied to an artificial intelligence model for upscaling the image data from an external server; decoding the image data; upscaling the decoded image data using a first artificial intelligence model that is obtained based on the information associated with the filter set; and providing the upscaled image data for output.
US11317130B2	Method and system for carrier-initiated traffic tuning and communication of subscriber parameters A network device for a mobile carrier network sends, to a third-party platform, a first client message including a first parameter extension. The first parameter extension indicates subscription parameters for a data flow between a user equipment (UE) device that originated the first client message and the third-party platform. The network device receives, from the third-party platform, a server message. The server message does not include a confirmation that the third-party platform accepts subscription parameters. The network device forwards, to the UE device, the server message with the first parameter extension. The network device receives, from the UE device, a second client message including a second parameter extension. The second parameter extension confirms that the third-party platform accepts the one or more subscription parameters. The network device then generates a policy enforcement rule for the data flow that relies on the confirmation from the third-party platform.
US11317128B1	Systems, methods, and devices for media content tamper protection and detection Techniques for media content tamper protection and detection are described. In some embodiments, the protection method is performed at an encoder. The encoder obtains a first sequence of signatures within a group of pictures and a second sequence of signatures for audio frames corresponding to the group of pictures. The encoder then combines the first sequence of signatures and the second sequence of signatures to generate a combined signature, and the combined signature is then embedded in a transport stream for transmission to a client device. In some embodiments, the detection method is performed at a client device, where the client device, in response to detecting a first message in the transport stream, starts calculation of signatures for a group of pictures and corresponding audio frames. The client device then uses the calculated signatures to validate an expected signature for the group of pictures and the corresponding audio frames.
US11317126B1	Interrupting presentation of content data to present additional content in response to reaching a timepoint relating to the content data and notifying a server System for present content. The system includes means for receiving a set of timepoints relating to a content data and means for generating display signals based on the content data. The system also includes means for sending display signals to a display device that represent the content data and means for notifying a server over the Internet, that a timepoint among the set of timepoints has been reached in the content data. The system also includes means for receiving, from the server, via the Internet, an identification of one or more particular additional content and in response to receiving the identification of the one or more particular additional content from the server, means for interrupting presentation of the content data; and presenting the one or more particular additional content. The system further includes means for resuming, presentation of the content data after presenting the one or more particular additional content.
US11317122B2	Filters for motion compensation interpolation with reference down-sampling The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing video content using motion compensation interpolation. The methods include: in response to a target picture and a reference picture having different resolutions, applying a band-pass filter to the reference picture, to perform a motion compensated interpolation with reference down-sampling to generate a reference block; and encoding or decoding a block of the target picture using the reference block.
US11317120B2	Data generation method, data reproduction method, data generation device and data reproduction device A data generation method is for generating video data that covers a second luminance dynamic range wider than a first luminance dynamic range and has reproduction compatibility with a first device that does not support reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range and supports reproduction of video having the first luminance dynamic range, and includes: generating a video signal to be included in the video data using a second OETF; storing, into VUI in the video data, first transfer function information for identifying a first OETF to be referred to by the first device when the first device decodes the video data; and storing, into SEI in the video data, second transfer function information for identifying a second OETF to be referred to by a second device supporting reproduction of video having the second luminance dynamic range when the second device decodes the video data.
US11317118B2	Video signal processing method and apparatus using multiple transform kernels Disclosed is a video signal processing method comprising the steps of: obtaining at least one transform block for a residual signal of a current block from a video signal bitstream; determining, on the basis of length information of a first side of the transform block, a horizontal transform kernel for horizontal transformation of the transform block, regardless of the length of a second side of the transform block, which is orthogonal to the first side; determining, on the basis of length information of the second side, a vertical transform kernel for vertical transformation of the transform block, regardless of the length of the first side; obtaining the residual signal of the current block by performing, on the transform block, inverse transformation using the horizontal transform kernel and the vertical transform kernel; and reconstructing the current block on the basis of the obtained residual signal.
US11317116B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes receiving circuitry and processing circuitry. For example, the processing circuitry receives a bitstream including bits corresponding to residues associated with a prediction of a block in a coding tree unit (CTU) and determines a maximum transform size based on the CTU size. The maximum transform size is used in a partition to form, from the residues, one or more transform blocks that are respectively encoded into the bits. Then, the processing circuitry reconstructs based on the maximum transform size and from the bits the residues associated with the prediction of the block, and then the processing circuitry reconstructs samples of the block based on the reconstructed residues and the prediction of the block.
US11317115B2	Prediction image generation device, video decoding device and video coding device Coding efficiency is improved. A motion compensation filter unit acts on a motion vector applied image obtained by acting a motion vector on a reference image. The motion compensation filter unit causes filter coefficients mcFilter[i]-[k] designated by a phase i and a filter coefficient position k to act on the motion vector applied image. The filter coefficients mcFilter[i][k] includes filter coefficients calculated by using filter coefficients mcFilter[p][k] (p≠i) and filler coefficients mcFilter[q][k] (q≠i).
US11317113B2	Features of intra block copy prediction mode for video and image coding and decoding Innovations in intra block copy (“BC”) prediction mode facilitate intra BC prediction that is more effective in terms of rate-distortion performance and/or computational efficiency of encoding and decoding. For example, some of the innovations provide ways to select block vector (“BV”) values more effectively. Other innovations provide ways to encode/decode BV values more efficiently. Still other innovations address how to perform in-loop deblock filtering when a block has intra BC prediction mode, or address how to perform intra BC prediction when constrained intra prediction is enabled.
US11317105B2	Modification of picture parameter set (PPS) for HEVC extensions A method, apparatus, article of manufacture, and a memory structure for signaling extension functions used in decoding a sequence comprising a plurality of pictures, each picture processed at least in part according to a picture parameter set is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises reading a first extension flag signaling a first extension function in the processing of the sequence and determining if the first extension flag has a first value. Further, the method reads a second extension flag signaling a second extension function in the processing of the sequence and performs the second extension function according to the read second extension flag only if the first extension flag has a first value.
US11317103B2	Electronic device and method for compressing video data A computer-implemented method for compressing video data comprises receiving a sequence of video data values, each video data value being a digital value from a successive one of a plurality of pixels that form a video sensor, the sequence of video data values resulting from successive frames of video captured by the video sensor; extracting the video data values for each pixel in turn to create a plurality of pixel data streams, each pixel data stream including the video data value for each frame of captured video for the pixel; and applying data compression to each pixel data stream to create compressed data for each pixel data stream.
US11317097B2	Video encoding method and apparatus, computer-readable storage medium, and computer device The disclosure relates to a video encoding method and a video encoding apparatus, a computer-readable storage medium, and a computer device. The method includes: acquiring a current video frame and an initial quantization parameter; calculating first historical complexity corresponding to the current video frame at a first time granularity; acquiring a second available bit rate at a second time granularity corresponding to the current video frame and a current first available bit rate at the first time granularity corresponding to the current video frame; adjusting the second available bit rate and the first available bit rate according to complexity of the current video frame and the first historical complexity; updating the initial quantization parameter according to an adjusted second available bit rate to obtain a current quantization parameter; and encoding the current video frame according to the current quantization parameter.
US11317090B2	Method and apparatus for video coding Aspects of the disclosure provide methods and apparatuses for video encoding/decoding. In some examples, an apparatus for video decoding includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry receives coded information of a current coding tree unit (CTU) from a coded video bitstream, and determines a context model for a split flag associated with a current block within the current CTU at least partially based on split information of a corresponding block in a reference CTU for the current CTU. Then, the processing circuitry determines the split flag based on the context model, and decodes the current block based on the split flag that is determined based on the context model.
US11317081B2	Gaze correction of multi-view images Gaze is corrected by adjusting multi-view images of a head. Image patches containing the left and right eyes of the head are identified and a feature vector is derived from plural local image descriptors of the image patch in at least one image of the multi-view images. A displacement vector field representing a transformation of an image patch is derived, using the derived feature vector to look up reference data comprising reference displacement vector fields associated with possible values of the feature vector produced by machine learning. The multi-view images are adjusted by transforming the image patches containing the left and right eyes of the head in accordance with the derived displacement vector field.
US11317071B2	Video signal processing method and apparatus A video signal processing method includes obtaining a first linear luminance signal based on a first linear red green blue (RGB) signal corresponding to a video signal, converting the first linear luminance signal into a first non-linear luminance signal, performing a piecewise luminance mapping on the first non-linear luminance signal to obtain a second non-linear luminance signal, converting the second non-linear luminance signal into a second linear luminance signal, calculating a luminance gain between the second linear luminance signal and the first linear luminance signal, and obtaining, based on a product of the luminance gain and the first linear RGB signal, an RGB display signal corresponding to the video signal.
US11317070B2	Saturation management for luminance gains in image processing Image analysis and processing may include using an image processor to receive image data corresponding to an input image, determine an initial gain value for the image data based on at least one of a two-dimensional gain map or a parameterized radial gain model, determine whether the initial gain value is below a threshold, determine a maximum RGB triplet value for the image data where the initial gain value is below the threshold, determine a pixel intensity as output of a function for saturation management, determine a final gain value for the image data based on the maximum RGB triplet value and the pixel intensity, apply the final gain value against the image data to produce processed image data, and output the processed image data for further processing using the image processor.
US11317066B2	Phase modulation element and display device A phase modulation element of the present disclosure includes a substrate, and a plurality of columnar structures formed from a dielectric material provided at a first surface of the substrate, wherein the plurality of columnar structures have a refractive index and a pitch that produce a waveguide effect for incident light including a first light component and a second light component, the first surface of the substrate includes a first region provided with a plurality of first columnar structures that modulate phase for the first light component, and a second region provided with a plurality of second columnar structures that modulate phase for the second light component having parameters different from parameters of the first light component.
US11317060B1	Individual video conferencing spaces with shared virtual channels and immersive users Managing a video conference includes presenting, to a plurality of participants of the video conference, a channel pane containing information for the video conference that is controlled by a presenter, the channel pane being provided on a background that is visible to the plurality of participants and superimposing a dynamic image of the presenter on the background. The dynamic image of the presenter is continuously captured by a camera. Managing a video conference also includes adjusting the dynamic image of the presenter to prevent obscuring the information of the channel pane and/or to focus attention of the participants to specific information of the channel pane. The dynamic image of the presenter may be adjusted in response to the channel pane being enlarged and/or moved and/or by shrinking and/or by making the dynamic image semi-transparent. The channel pane may include a physical medium that the presenter actuates.
US11317055B2	Transmission apparatus, transmission method, reception apparatus, and reception method A processing load on a reception side when subtitle graphics data is superimposed on video data is alleviated.A video stream including video data is generated. A subtitle stream including bitmap data is generated, the bitmap data being obtained by converting subtitle graphics data. A container having a predetermined format containing the video stream and the subtitle stream is transmitted. The subtitle stream includes a bitmap conversion table containing conversion information of a color gamut and/or a luminance. On the reception side, subtitle graphics data having characteristics matched with those of target video data of a superimposition destination can be easily obtained by just converting the bitmap data to the subtitle graphics data by using the bitmap conversion table.
US11317054B2	Video processing method, video processing control apparatus and display control apparatus and display apparatus A video processing method includes: receiving motion information of a display apparatus; determining, according to the motion information of the display apparatus and a motion threshold of the display apparatus, whether a motion state of the display apparatus affects the effect of the display apparatus using a frame rate up-conversion image processing method based on motion compensation to process a video that is to be displayed by the display apparatus; if yes, stopping using the frame rate up-conversion image processing method based on motion compensation to process the video that is to be displayed by the display apparatus; if no, continuing to use the frame rate up-conversion image processing method based on motion compensation to process the video that is to be displayed by the display apparatus.
US11317052B2	Techniques for video analytics of captured video content Techniques for video analytics of captured video content are described. An apparatus may comprise a flash memory, a serial bus, and a processor circuit coupled to the flash memory and the serial bus. The processor circuit may comprise a multi-core central processing unit (CPU) and an integrated graphics processing unit (GPU). The processor circuit may receive captured video content via a local communication link, perform video analytics on the captured video content; and send data associated with the performed video analytics to a network interface, for communication to a remote device via a network communication link. Other examples are described and claimed.
US11317050B2	Image reader comprising CMOS based image sensor array The invention features an image reader and a corresponding method for capturing a sharp distortion free image of a target, such as a one or two-dimensional bar code. In one embodiment, the image reader comprises a two-dimensional CMOS based image sensor array, a timing module, an illumination module, and a control module. The time during which the target is illuminated is referred to as the illumination period. The capture of the image by the image sensor array is driven by the timing module that, in one embodiment, is able to simultaneously expose substantially all of the pixels in the array. The time during which the pixels are collectively activated to photo-convert incident light into charge defines the exposure period for the sensor array. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the exposure period occurs during the illumination period.
US11317048B2	Image sensing device An image sensing device is provided to comprise: an image sensing region including a first pixel and a second pixel that produce a first pixel signal and a second pixel signal, respectively, in response to reception of light incident on the image sensing region; and a signal processing circuit electrically coupled to the image sensing region and operable to convert the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal to a first digital output and a second digital output, respectively, the signal processing circuit including a first node configured to receive the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal and a second node configured to receive ramp signals used for conversion of the first pixel signal and the second pixel signal.
US11317045B2	Event-based image sensor and operating method thereof An event-based image sensor is provided that includes a plurality of pixel circuits. Each pixel circuit includes a photoreceptor circuit with a light-sensitive element configured for delivering at an output a photoreceptor current, an analog bus, and a bank of current memory cells connected to the analog bus. An output of the photoreceptor circuit is selectively connected to the analog bus. Each current memory cell is adapted to store an electric current flowing in the analog bus and to deliver an electric current stored within the current memory cell. Each pixel circuit may further include a current comparator including a current sign detector connected to the analog bus and configured for comparing a value of a compared electric current resulting from a difference between the photoreceptor current and a previous photoreceptor current stored in a current memory cell. At least one storage cell may also be provided that has a state conditioned by the output of the current sign detector.
US11317043B2	Imaging device An imaging device includes a pixel including a permittivity modulation element that includes opposite and pixel electrodes and a permittivity modulation structure whose permittivity changes according to the radiation of light, a capacitive element that includes first and second electrodes, and a detection circuit that outputs a signal corresponding to the potential of the pixel electrode. Also provided are a voltage supply circuit that applies first and second voltages in different first and second periods to one of the opposite electrode and the first electrode, and a signal processing circuit that generates a third signal being a difference between a first signal output from the detection circuit in the first period and a second signal output from the detection circuit in the second period. The potential difference between the opposite electrode and the first electrode when the second voltage is applied is less than when the first voltage is applied.
US11317038B2	Pixel unit with a design for half row reading, an imaging apparatus including the same, and an imaging method thereof Disclosed are a pixel unit, and an imaging method and apparatus thereof. The pixel comprises a first and a second pixel sub-portion each comprising one or more photodiodes; one or more transfer transistors each coupled to a floating diffusion, for transferring the charges generated by the one or more photodiodes in response to incident light during an exposure period and accumulated in the photodiode during said exposure period respectively to the floating diffusion; a reset transistor; and a source follower transistor coupled to the floating diffusion for amplifying and outputting the pixel signal of the floating diffusion. In some embodiments, the pixel further includes a capacitor and a gain control transistor.
US11317036B1	Self-contained mobile sensor calibration structure A mobile calibration room may be used for calibrating one or more sensors used on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A system can include folding or collapsible walls to enable the system to be moved between a stowed position and a deployed position. In the deployed position, the system can comprise a calibration room including one or more 2D or 3D targets used to calibrate one or more sensors (e.g., cameras) on a UAV. The system can include a turntable to rotate the UAV about a first axis during calibration. The system can also include a cradle to rotate the UAV around, or translate the UAV along, a second axis. The turntable can include a frame to rotate the UAV around a third axis during calibration. The mobile calibration room can be coupled to a vehicle to enable the mobile calibration room to be moved between locations.

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