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US11332859B2	Impact resistant, shrinkable braided tubular sleeve and method of construction thereof A textile sleeve for routing and protecting elongate members and method of construction thereof is provided. The sleeve includes an elongate, braided wall having a circumferentially continuous, tubular outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite open ends. The wall includes shrinkable yarns and non-shrinkable yarns. The shrinkable yarn provides the wall with an ability to be radially contracted from a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to a second, diametrically shrunken state.
US11332853B2	Twisting method and installation with tension control for the production of reinforcing cords for tires The method for producing a wire element by interlacing at least a first strand and a second strand, during which strand tension control is effected by includes defining an assembly tension set point representative of a state of longitudinal tension to be obtained in the first strand when said first strand reaches the assembly point. The method also includes measuring the actual assembly tension applied in the first strand, said measurement being taken at a first tension measurement point located along the first strand and upstream of the assembly point. The method proceeds with operating a tension regulating member such as a capstan, which acts on the first strand upstream of the assembly point such as to cause the actual assembly tension within said first strand to converge automatically towards the assembly tension set point.
US11332848B2	Silicon single crystal growth method and apparatus An embodiment provides a silicon single crystal growth method comprising the steps of: (a) allowing the shoulder of a single crystal to grow vertically; (b) allowing the shoulder to grow horizontally after the vertical growth; and (c) allowing the shoulder to grow in a downward convex shape after the horizontal growth of the shoulder, wherein the shoulder grows at a preset rate on the basis of the final diameter of the shoulder and the shoulder growth height according to steps (b) and (c).
US11332846B2	Hand-held cathode structure and electrolytic-polishing apparatus including the same The embodiment relates to a hand-held cathode structure and an electrolytic polishing apparatus including the same.The hand-held cathode structure according to the embodiment has a cathode plate structure that is disposed adjacent to an electrolytic polishing target material for an electrolytic polishing, a cathode plate movable with respect to the electrolytic polishing target material, and an insulating fiber coating layer capable of absorbing the electrolyte disposed between the electrolytic polishing target material and the cathode plate.
US11332844B2	Battery-powered electroplating barrel and methods of use Provided herein are systems, methods and apparatuses for a battery powered electroplating barrel and methods of use.
US11332840B2	Electrochemical attachment of phosphonic acids to metallic substrates and osteoconductive medical devices containing same A method of preparing a modified-metal surface by attaching a phosphorous-based acid to a surface of a metal: preparing a solution of the phosphorous-based acid in a protic solvent; immersing a strip of a metal work piece into the solution of the phosphorous-based acid, immersing a strip of a reference metal into the solution of the phosphorous-based acid, supplying a voltage for a duration of time, removing the metal work piece, cleaning the metal work piece, and drying the cleaned metal work piece under an inert atmosphere to obtain a modified metal work piece.
US11332834B2	Catalyst and manufacturing method thereof The present invention relates to a catalyst and a manufacturing method thereof, the catalyst is characterized that a distance between a transition metal of a transition metal oxide nanoparticle and oxygen is controlled by substituting at least a part of surface of the transition metal oxide nanoparticle with an inclusion.
US11332827B2	Gas distribution plate with high aspect ratio holes and a high hole density A gas distribution plate for a showerhead assembly of a processing chamber may include at least a first plate and second plate. The first plate may include a first plurality holes each having a diameter of at least about 100 um. The second plate may include a second plurality of holes each having a diameter of at least about 100 um. Further, each of the first plurality of holes is aligned with a respective one of the second plurality of holes forming a plurality of interconnected holes. Each of the interconnected holes is isolated from each other interconnected holes.
US11332826B1	Atomic layer deposition equipment and process method An atomic layer deposition equipment and an atomic layer deposition process method are disclosed. The atomic layer deposition equipment includes a chamber, a heater, a support unit, a hollow component, a bottom pumping port, and a shower head component, wherein the support unit is disposed on the top surface of the heater for supporting a substrate. There is an upper exhaust path formed between the hollow component and the support unit for exhausting process fluid such as precursors, so that the flow field of the process fluid in the atomic layer deposition process can be adjusted stably to make a uniform deposition on the substrate.
US11332825B2	Quantum printing nanostructures within carbon nanopores The invention includes apparatus and methods for instantiating and quantum printing materials, such as elemental metals, in a nanoporous carbon powder.
US11332824B2	Systems and methods for reducing effluent build-up in a pumping exhaust system A method for reducing effluent buildup in a pumping exhaust system of a substrate processing system includes, during a substrate treatment process, arranging a substrate on a substrate support in a processing chamber; supplying one or more process gases to the processing chamber; supplying an inert dilution gas at a first flow rate to the pumping exhaust system; performing the substrate treatment process on the substrate in the processing chamber; evacuating reactants from the processing chamber using the pumping exhaust system. The method includes, after the substrate treatment process, supplying cleaning plasma including cleaning gas in the processing chamber during a cleaning process; and supplying the inert dilution gas at a second flow rate that is less than the first flow rate to the pumping exhaust system during the cleaning process.
US11332822B2	Systems and methods for improved vapor deposition on complex geometry components An exemplary method of depositing a layer of a material on an interior substrate surface of a complex geometry component includes the steps of providing the complex geometry component having an aperture defining an edge of the interior substrate surface of the complex geometry component, at least a portion of the interior substrate surface defining a first area not visible from the aperture, providing a heating element adjacent to the first area of the complex geometry component, energizing the heating element to raise a surface temperature of the first area and establish a thermal gradient between the first area and an adjacent area, and providing a vapor deposition apparatus configured to deposit the layer of material on the interior substrate surface corresponding to the first area of the complex geometry component.
US11332821B2	Deposition processing systems having active temperature control and associated methods Several embodiments of the present technology are directed to actively controlling a temperature of a substrate in a chamber during manufacturing of a material or thin film. In some embodiments, the method can include cooling or heating the substrate to have a temperature within a target range, depositing a material over a surface of the substrate, and controlling the temperature of the substrate while the material is being deposited. In some embodiments, controlling the temperature of the substrate can include removing thermal energy from the substrate by directing a fluid over the substrate to maintain the temperature of the substrate within a target range throughout the deposition process.
US11332819B2	Holding devices for receiving a plurality of substrates for the treatment thereof, treatment systems, and treatment methods Holding devices for receiving a plurality of substrates in a substrate treatment system are disclosed. Holding devices comprise a flange, at least one segment that is releasably disposed on the flange, and at least one carrier for receiving one or a plurality of substrates. The flange has connection faces for disposing the at least one segment on the flange. The at least one segment has a segment support structure. The at least one carrier is assembled on the segment support structure.
US11332816B2	Zinc alloy plated steel material having excellent surface quality and corrosion resistance Provided is a plated steel material which can be used for an automobile, a household appliance, a building material, and the like and, more specifically, to a zinc alloy plated steel material having excellent surface quality and corrosion resistance, and a method for manufacturing the same.
US11332815B2	Cu—Co—Si-based copper alloy sheet material and method for producing the same, and component using the sheet material A copper alloy sheet material has a composition containing from 0.20 to 6.00% in total of Ni and Co, from 0 to 3.00% of Ni, from 0.20 to 4.00% of Co, and from 0.10 to 1.50% of Si, all in mass %, one or more of Fe, Mg, Zn, Mn, B, P, Cr, Al, Zr, Ti, Sn contained appropriately depending on necessity, the balance of Cu and unavoidable impurities, and has on a polished sheet surface thereof, a ratio SB/SC of 2.0 or more and an area ratio of SB occupied on the surface of 5.0% or more, wherein SB represents an area of a region having a crystal orientation difference from a Brass orientation {011} <211> measured by EBSD (electron backscattered diffraction) of 100 or less, and SC represents an area of a region having a crystal orientation difference from a Cube orientation {001} <100> of 10° or less.
US11332812B2	Electric resistance welded steel tubes for high-strength thin hollow stabilizers, and methods for manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an electric resistance welded steel tube for high-strength thin hollow stabilizers is provided. A steel with a certain chemical composition is heated to a temperature of 1000 to 1300° C., hot rolled under conditions where the rolling finish temperature is 750 to 950° C., cooled, coiled into a coil at 500 to 650° C., and skin pass rolled with a rolling reduction ratio of not less than 0.3%. The resultant hot rolled sheet is electric resistance welded into an electric resistance welded steel tube, which is then reheated to a temperature of 800 to 1100° C. and hot stretch-reducing rolled under conditions where the rolling finish temperature is not more than 850° C. and the cumulative diameter reduction is not more than 75%. Consequently, a thin electric resistance welded steel tube is produced.
US11332808B2	Systems and methods for monitoring metal recovery systems Various embodiments provide a leaching solution monitoring module comprising a first leaching solution distribution system interface, a flow meter in fluid communication with the first leaching solution distribution system interface, the flow meter in fluid communication a 3-way pressure regulator, and a second leaching solution distribution system interface in fluid communication with the 3-way pressure regulator.
US11332806B2	Method and system for desulfurization and dezincification of tailings A method for desulfurization and dezincification of tailings includes the step of passing tap water into a high oxidation reduction electrocatalytic water equipment to reduce the pH value of tap water to 1-2, mixing a specific ratio of the pH value 1-2 acid electrocatalytic water with low-quality high-sulfur iron in the tailings, heating the mixture to let H+ in the acid electrocatalytic water be reacted with sulfur and zinc in the low-quality high-sulfur iron and to further cause generation of an ion state of hydrogen sulfide gas where the volatilization of water vapor effectively removes the sulfur and zinc elements in the low-quality high-sulfur iron and the hydrogen sulfide gas thus generated is collected.
US11332804B2	High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet, high-strength coated steel sheet, and method for producing the same A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet or high-strength coated steel sheet that has a tensile strength (TS) of 780 MPa or more and has high ductility, stretch-flangeability, and in-plane stability of stretch-flangeability and methods for producing the same. The high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet has a specified chemical composition and a microstructure comprising, by area fraction, in a range of 50% to 80% of ferrite, 8% or less of martensite with an average grain size of 2.5 μm or less, in a range of 6% to 15% of retained austenite, and in a range of 3% to 40% of tempered martensite. A ratio fM/fM+TM being 50% or less, where fM denotes the area fraction of martensite and fM+TM denotes the total area fraction of martensite and tempered martensite, and a standard deviation of the grain size of martensite at certain portions being 0.7 μm or less.
US11332802B2	High-hardness wear-resistant steel and method for manufacturing same One aspect of the present invention aims to provide high-hardness wear-resistant steel having excellent wear resistance to a thickness of 40t (mm) as well as high strength and impact toughness, and a method for manufacturing same.
US11332800B2	Method and device for forming and hardening steel materials The invention relates to a method for internal high-pressure forming and hardening of galvanized pipes made of sheet steel in which a pre-fabricated pipe is used; the pipe has at least one inlet opening (5) and a cavity (4); the pipe is heated to a temperature above the austenitization temperature (AC3) of the respective steel alloy and after the achievement of a desired degree of austenitization, is inserted into an internal high-pressure forming tool and acted on with a pressurized medium, which is forced into the cavity (4) through the at least one inlet opening (5) until the pipe fills a predetermined mold (2) of the tool, characterized in that the forming tool is heated to a temperature between 400 and 650° C., in particular 450-550° C., and the pressurized medium is likewise heated and has a temperature of 400-650° C.; after the austenitization, the pipe is allowed to passively cool or is actively cooled to a temperature of 400-600° C., but a temperature above the martensite starting temperature (Ms) of the selected steel alloy, and the cooling of the pipe for hardening purposes only takes place after the removal from the mold.
US11332798B2	Compositions and methods for detecting Zika virus nucleic acid Disclosed are nucleic acid oligomers, including amplification oligomers, capture probes, and detection probes, for detection of Zika virus nucleic acid. Also disclosed are methods of specific nucleic acid amplification and detection using the disclosed oligomers, as well as corresponding reaction mixtures and kits.
US11332793B2	Methods for simultaneous amplification of target loci The invention provides methods for simultaneously amplifying multiple nucleic acid regions of interest in one reaction volume as well as methods for selecting a library of primers for use in such amplification methods. The invention also provides library of primers with desirable characteristics, such as minimal formation of amplified primer dimers or other non-target amplicons.
US11332792B2	Mitochondrial DNA mutation profile for predicting human health conditions and disease risk and for monitoring treatments The disclosure provides methods, algorithms and compositions for determining the risk, diagnosis or prognosis of mitochondrial-associated disease and disorders by determining the mutational heteroplasmic burden in a subject.
US11332790B2	Methods for spatial analysis using RNA-templated ligation Provided herein are methods of detecting an analyte of interest to interrogate spatial gene expression in a sample using RNA-templated ligation.
US11332788B2	Self assembled patterning using patterned hydrophobic surfaces Embodiments provided herewith are directed to self-assembled methods of preparing a patterned surface for sequencing applications including, for example, a patterned flow cell or a patterned surface for digital fluidic devices. The methods utilize photolithography to create a patterned surface with a plurality of microscale or nanoscale contours, separated by hydrophobic interstitial regions, without the need of oxygen plasma treatment during the photolithography process. In addition, the methods avoid the use of any chemical or mechanical polishing steps after the deposition of a gel material to the contours.
US11332782B2	Method for detecting nucleotide polymorphisms Methods for detecting single nucleotide polymorphisms in nucleotide sequences using LAMP reactions are provided herein. Generally, two sets of LAMP primers, a wild-type primer that matches expected DNA sequences and an SNP primer that matches the expected SNP DNA are provided. One method includes providing the wild-type primer and the SNP primer in separate wells of a multi-well microfluidic array device, adding the sample nucleotide sequence into the wells seeded with the primers, and initiating LAMP reactions within the wells. The method includes observing the reaction differential between the primers and determining the status of the DNA with regard to that particular SNP. A second method includes providing the primers with tags in a mixture, adding the sample nucleotide sequence to the mixture, and initiating LAMP reactions. The method includes providing a different visual indication when the wild-type primer reacts with the sample nucleotide sequence versus when the SNP primer reacts with the sample nucleotide sequence, and determining the status of the DNA with regard to that particular SNP.
US11332779B2	Nucleic acid melting analysis with saturation dyes Methods are provided for nucleic acid analysis wherein a target nucleic acid is mixed with a dsDNA binding dye to form a mixture. Optionally, an unlabeled probe is included in the mixture. A melting curve is generated for the target nucleic acid by measuring fluorescence from the dsDNA binding dye as the mixture is heated. Dyes for use in nucleic acid analysis and methods for making dyes are also provided.
US11332776B2	Methods and compositions for library normalization The disclosure provides for methods, compositions, and kits for normalizing nucleic acid libraries, for example sequencing libraries.
US11332774B2	Method for determining copy number variations The invention provides a method for determining copy number variations (CNV) of a sequence of interest in a test sample that comprises a mixture of nucleic acids that are known or are suspected to differ in the amount of one or more sequence of interest. The method comprises a statistical approach that accounts for accrued variability stemming from process-related, interchromosomal and inter-sequencing variability. The method is applicable to determining CNV of any fetal aneuploidy, and CNVs known or suspected to be associated with a variety of medical conditions. CNV that can be determined according to the present method include trisomies and monosomies of any one or more of chromosomes 1-22, X and Y, other chromosomal polysomies, and deletions and/or duplications of segments of any one or more of the chromosomes, which can be detected by sequencing only once the nucleic acids of a test sample. Any aneuploidy can be determined from sequencing information that is obtained by sequencing only once the nucleic acids of a test sample.
US11332768B2	Methods for hydrolysing lignocellulosic material A method for producing a partially hydrolysed lignocellulosic material is provided including treating a lignocellulosic material with an acid and/or an alkali and then a polyol. Also provided are methods of producing a fermentable sugar, or a fermentable sugar and a fermentation product from said partially hydrolysed lignocellulosic material. A partially hydrolysed lignocellulosic material, a fermentable sugar, and fermentation product produced by such methods are also provided. Also provided is an apparatus for producing a partially hydrolysed lignocellulosic material, such as by the aforementioned method.
US11332767B2	Nucleic acids and recombinant host cells expressing acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT) variants and their use in producing melatonin Described herein are variants of acetylserotonin O-methyltransferase (ASMT) as well as vectors and recombinant microbial host cells expressing such ASMT variant and their use in producing melatonin and related compounds. Preferred ASMT variants provide for a higher turnover of N-acetylserotonin into melatonin.
US11332763B2	Mutant microorganisms and methods of making and using This disclosure describes methods that allow for the uncoupling of microbial growth from product formation, which allows for maximal use of raw material and optimal end-product formation.
US11332762B2	Microbial processing of gases The invention includes methods, apparatus, and systems for the conversion of hydrogen together with carbon dioxide or carbon monoxide to methane using a population of microbes and a defined liquid medium. The microbial population maintains the amount of nutrients in the liquid medium within a relative range without requiring replenishment of the nutrients. Methods and apparatus for enriching the microbial population are also described.
US11332761B2	Methods and compositions for RNA-directed target DNA modification and for RNA-directed modulation of transcription The present disclosure provides a DNA-targeting RNA that comprises a targeting sequence and, together with a modifying polypeptide, provides for site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA. The present disclosure further provides site-specific modifying polypeptides. The present disclosure further provides methods of site-specific modification of a target DNA and/or a polypeptide associated with the target DNA The present disclosure provides methods of modulating transcription of a target nucleic acid in a target cell, generally involving contacting the target nucleic acid with an enzymatically inactive Cas9 polypeptide and a DNA-targeting RNA. Kits and compositions for carrying out the methods are also provided. The present disclosure provides genetically modified cells that produce Cas9; and Cas9 transgenic non-human multicellular organisms.
US11332759B2	Methods and products for expressing proteins in cells The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described.
US11332758B2	Methods and products for expressing proteins in cells The present invention relates in part to nucleic acids encoding proteins, therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding proteins, methods for inducing cells to express proteins using nucleic acids, methods, kits and devices for transfecting, gene editing, and reprogramming cells, and cells, organisms, and therapeutics produced using these methods, kits, and devices. Methods and products for altering the DNA sequence of a cell are described, as are methods and products for inducing cells to express proteins using synthetic RNA molecules. Therapeutics comprising nucleic acids encoding gene-editing proteins are also described.
US11332756B2	RNA virus vectors carrying DAI and RIPK3 RNA virus vectors comprising a gene encoding the DNA-dependent activator of interferon-regulatory factors (DAI) protein, and optionally further comprising a gene encoding the receptor-interacting serine/threonine-protein kinase 3 (RIPK3) may be used therapeutically to induce cell death, as well as an inflammatory immune response, against tumors and virally-infected cells.
US11332753B2	Tobacco plants having reduced nicotine demethylase activity The present invention generally relates to methods and materials involved in producing tobacco plants having reduced levels of conversion of nicotine to nornicotine. In certain embodiments, the invention is directed to mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, tobacco plants comprising mutations in a nicotine demethylase gene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof. In other embodiments, the invention is directed toward nicotine demethylase RNA interference, tobacco plants comprising a nicotine demethylase RNA interference transgene, and tobacco compositions and products thereof.
US11332751B2	Methods and compositions for production of aromatic and other compounds in yeast The present disclosure includes methods and components for production of valuable industrial compounds in yeast. In an embodiment, the present invention provides a nucleic acid construct with increased stability for gene expression or gene editing comprising: a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more of SEQ ID NO: 1-8 (CENs 1-8); and one or more regulatory elements functional in a yeast cell. In an embodiment of the present invention the nucleic acid constructs are vectors, preferably episomal vectors. High expression promoters, as well as methods for increasing production of compounds such as aromatics are disclosed.
US11332750B2	Expression system for eukaryotic organisms The present invention provides an expression system for a eukaryotic host, which comprises 1) an expression cassette comprising a core promoter, the core promoter controlling the expression of a DNA sequence encoding a synthetic transcription factor (sTF), and 2) one or more expression cassettes each comprising a DNA sequence encoding a desired product operably linked to a synthetic promoter, the synthetic promoter comprising a core promoter, and sTF-specific binding sites upstream of the core promoter. The present invention also provides a method for identifying universal core promoters for eukaryotic hosts, expression systems using universal core promoters, hosts comprising the systems, and methods for producing protein products in eukaryotic hosts.
US11332749B2	Real-time reporter systems for monitoring base editing Real-time systems for monitoring base editing in living cells, including base editing by APOBEC-Cas9 fusions, is provided herein.
US11332747B2	Bispecific aptamer for treating cancer Bispecific aptamers having a first end that specifically binds to a first tumor specific marker, tumor antigen, or viral protein and a second end that specifically binds to a second tumor specific marker, tumor antigen, or viral protein are provide. The bispecific aptamers can be used to treat cancer or virally infected cells. Generally, the bispecific aptamers bind to two surface proteins, preferably different proteins, on the same cell. In a preferred embodiment the bispecific aptamers bind to two different tumor markers, tumor antigens, tumor specific proteins and combinations thereof.
US11332744B1	Safe harbor loci Provided herein are safe harbor loci and methods for identifying and using safe harbor loci to engineer cells to express transgenes. The safe harbor loci exhibit increased transgene knock-in efficiency and allow for increased, stable expression of transgenes in engineered cells. Guide ribonucleic acids (gRNAs) may be used for insertion of transgenes in the safe harbor loci.
US11332738B2	Barcode-based nucleic acid sequence assembly Provided herein are methods, systems, and compositions for efficient nucleic acid assembly. Nucleic acid assembly may comprise assembly of variants comprising paired homology.
US11332736B2	Methods and compositions for multiplexing single cell and single nuclei sequencing The present invention provides methods and tools for analyzing genetic interactions. The subject matter disclosed herein is generally directed to single cell genomics and proteomics. In one embodiment provided is a method of cell and nuclei hashing using sample barcodes. In another embodiment are method of performing genomewide CRISPR perturbation screens.
US11332734B2	Modified peptide display The invention provides a replicable genetic package displaying a cyclic peptide having at least one intramolecular bond between amino acid side chains. Also provided are a method of preparing such a genetic package displaying cyclic peptides having at least one intramolecular bond. Further provided is a library of replicable genetic packages displaying cyclic peptides each having at least one intramolecular cyclic bond between amino acid side chains; and a method of producing such a library.
US11332731B2	Nitrile hydratase mutant, genetically engineered bacterium containing mutant and applications thereof The disclosure discloses a nitrile hydratase mutant, a genetically engineered bacterium containing the mutant and applications thereof, and belongs to the technical field of enzyme engineering. In the disclosure, glycine at position 47 of a nitrile hydratase mutant αL6T/A19V/F126Y-βM46K/E108R/S212Y (disclosed in the patent of disclosure CN102216455A) is mutated to asparagine. The obtained new mutant enzyme has better temperature tolerance and tolerance to a product, and is conducive to future industrial production. The recombinant strain containing the nitrile hydratase mutant is fermented at high density, and 3-cyanopyridine is used as a substrate to carry out a whole-cell catalytic reaction to prepare nicotinamide. Compared with a chemical production method, the method has a safe and clean production process and no environmental pollution. Compared with an enzymatic method, the substrate price is cheap and the catalytic efficiency is high. The yield of the final product nicotinamide is over 95%, the concentration reaches 680 g/L, and the separation and purification steps of the product are simplified.
US11332727B2	Method for reducing an immune response by administering an immune evading adeno-associated AAV8 or AAVDJ viral vector Described herein are methods of avoiding an immune response in a subject being administered a regimen requiring Cas9 in order to optimize and broaden the application of CRIPSR based therapeutics comprising administering immune orthogonal Cas9. Also described herein are methods to modify a Cas9 protein by swapping highly immunogenic peptides or amino acids with less immunogenic counterparts. These methods are particularly useful to enable the application of Cas9 arsenal for repeat treatments. Further provided are Cas9 proteins modified to reduce immunogenicity.
US11332726B2	Permanent gene correction by means of nucleotide-modified messenger RNA The present invention relates to a nucleotide-modified messenger RNA for the permanent correction of a genetic alteration on a DNA. The invention further relates to a nucleotide-modified messenger RNA in combination with a repair template. It also relates to a pharmaceutical composition. It finally relates to methods for the correction of a genetic alteration on a DNA.
US11332724B2	Microbial production of terpenoids The present invention provides genetically engineered host organisms capable of producing terpenoids. The present invention also relates terpenoids obtained from such genetically engineered organisms. Examples of the produced terpenoids include carotenoids, ionones, abienol, and other isoprenoid derived compounds. In addition, the invention relates to a methods of for the preparation of terpenoids using such a genetically engineered organism.
US11332718B2	Avian induced pluripotent stem cells and their use The present invention relates to the production of avian induced pluripotent stem cells from non-pluripotent somatic cells, including embryonic fibroblasts and adult somatic cells. In this method, avian (including quail or chicken) somatic cells are reprogrammed into a state closely resembling embryonic stem cells including the expression of key stem cell markers alkaline phosphatase, etc. by transfecting/transducing the non-stem cells with genes (preferably using a non-integrating vector as otherwise described herein or alternatively an integrating vector, such a lentiviral vector, retroviral vector or inducible lentiviral vector, among others) which express at least nanog, Lin28 and cMyc. In preferred aspects of the invention, the transfected/transduced vectors express nanog, Lig28, cMyc, Oct 4 (POU5F1 or PouV), SOX2 and KLF4. The induced stem cells which are produced contribute to all 3 germ layers, the trophectoderm and in certain aspects, the gonad in chimeric offspring.
US11332714B2	Cell system and method for storing cells The present disclosure provides a cell system comprising eukaryotic cells in a hydrogel comprising nanofibrillar cellulose in cell storage medium at a temperature in the range of 0-25° C. The present disclosure also provides a method for storing eukaryotic cells, the method comprising providing eukaryotic cells, providing nanofibrillar cellulose, combining the cells and the nanofibrillar cellulose to form the cell system, and storing the cell system at a temperature in the range of 0-25° C.
US11332710B2	Method for preparing fermented soy product using Bacillus amyloliquefaciens The present disclosure relates to a method for preparing a fermented soy product comprising: inoculating a Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CJ24-34 (KCCM12038P) strain into a soybean meal or a soy protein concentrate; and obtaining a fermented soybean meal or a fermented soy protein concentrate, which is fermented by culturing the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens strain, a fermented soy product prepared by the method, and an animal feed composition comprising the fermented product. The fermented soy product prepared by the method does not contain mucilage, shows an excellent antibacterial activity, and has a high content of low molecular weight peptides.
US11332709B2	Strain of Pseudomonas putida and its use in the control of diseases caused by bacteria and fungi in plants The present invention refers to the strain CECT8538 of Pseudomonas putida and mutants thereof, and the use of said strain as a pesticide in controlling plant diseases caused by fungi and bacteria. Further aspects of the invention relate to methods for preparing pesticidal compositions comprising said strain. Finally, the invention relates to a method for controlling various plant diseases caused by fungi and bacteria in a plant, comprising treating the plant and/or seed thereof or substrate used for growing said plant with the strain CECT8538 of P. putida or a composition including it.
US11332704B2	Culture device, culture system, and culture method This culture device comprises: a culture container which houses cells, magnetic particles and a culture medium; a temperature adjustment unit for adjusting the temperature of the culture container; a magnet which is provided to the outside of the culture container; a magnetic force adjustment unit for adjusting the magnetic force of the magnet; and a control unit for controlling the operation of the magnetic force adjustment unit. The magnetic force adjustment unit adjusts the magnetic force of the magnet, thereby holding magnetic particles and cells in a predetermined region within the culture container, or dispersing the magnetic particles and cells within the culture container.
US11332703B2	Process for the treatment and the winemaking of grapes A grape treatment and wine making process characterised by the steps of: cleaning a first container by means of a fluid mixed with ozone; placing the grapes in said first container in closed vats and/or buildings at controlled temperature; diffusing a fluid mixed with ozone within said vats and/or buildings at controlled temperature; cleaning said grapes placed in said first container by means of a fluid mixed with ozone; cleaning a press by means of a fluid mixed with ozone; pressing said grapes with said press to produce must; cleaning a second container by means of a fluid mixed with ozone; placing said must in said second container to produce fermented must; cleaning a third container by means of a fluid mixed with ozone; placing said fermented must (wine) in said third container.
US11332699B2	Particulate laundry softening wash additive A composition including a plurality of particles, the plurality of particles including: about 25% to about 94% by weight a water soluble carrier; about 5% to about 45% by weight a quaternary ammonium compound; and about 0.5% to about 10% by weight a cationic polymer; wherein the plurality of particles comprises individual particles that comprise at least one of the quaternary ammonium compound and the cationic polymer; wherein the individual particles differ from one another in weight fraction of at least one of the quaternary ammonium compound and the cationic polymer; and wherein the individual particles each have a mass from about 1 mg to about 1 g.
US11332698B2	Treatment agent composition for textile products The present invention provides a treatment agent composition for textile products, containing the following component (A) and the following component (B): component (A): an internal olefin sulfonate having 16 or more and 24 or less carbons; and component (B): a softening base for textile products.
US11332697B2	Composition containing ester quat, cationic polysaccharide and nonionic polysaccharide The present invention relates to a composition comprising: (a) a bis-(2-hydroxypropyl)-dimethylammonium methyl-sulphate fatty acid ester having an average chain length of the fatty acid moieties of from 12 to 30 carbon atoms; (b) a cationic poly saccharide; and (c) a nonionic polysaccharide. The present invention also relates to the method of use of the composition.
US11332695B2	Wax formulations comprising high molecular weight synthetic linear primary alcohols Described herein are wax formulations and candles that contain synthetic linear primary alcohols. The wax formulations and candles exhibit one or more desirable properties, such as good flame height, good fragrance character, low mineral impurity levels and little or no discoloration.
US11332693B2	Organic compounds A perfume composition is described which is a suitable replacement in perfumery applications for the compound 2-(2,4-dimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl)-5-methyl-5-(1-methylpropyl)-1,3-dioxane.
US11332692B2	Composition for odour improvement The invention relates to a preparation containing: (i) a composition containing (a) one, two or a plurality of compounds selected from the group consisting of (a1) alcohol monoterpenes of formula (I) in which R1 is H or methyl, R2 is H or C2-alkenyl, und R3 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical with 4 to 10 carbon atoms, and the enantiomers, diastereomers, racemates, solvates and physiologically compatible salts thereof, and/or (a2) bicyclic epoxy-monoterpenes, (b) at least two lactones of formula (II) in which R4 is H or methyl, R5 is a linear or branched, saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon radical with 2 to 10 hydrocarbon atoms and n is the number 1 or 2, and the enantiomers, diastereomers and racemates thereof, (c) one, two or a plurality of solvents selected from the group consisting of ethanol, water, dipropylene glycol (DPG), diethyl phtalate (DEP), propylene glycol (PG), isopropyl myristate (IPM), isopropyl palmitate (IPP), triethyl citrate (TEC), triacetin (TRI), 1,2-Propanediol, 1,3-Propanediol, Propanethiol, Pentanediol, Hexanediol, Octanediol, Decanediol (SymClariol®), Dodecanol, 4-hydroxy-acetophenone (SymSave® H), glycerine, butylene glycol, pentylene glycol, hexylene glycol, decylene glycol, propylene carbonate, butylene carbonate, glycerine carbonate, 2-5 benzyl heptanol, lauryl alcohol, trimethyl-hydroxypentyl-isobutyrate, glyceryl-caprylate, ethylhexyl glycerine, benzyl benzoate (BB), and optionally (d) other flavouring agents or aromatic substances selected from the group consisting of 3-phenylbutanal (Trifernal), acetyl methyl carbinol, anethole, anisyl acetate, dihydroeugenol, linalyl formate, 2-methyldecanal, 2-benzyl-2-methylbut-3-ene nitrile (Ci-Trowanil® B), 3-hexenyl acetate, styrallyl acetate, belanis, citronellal, cinnamyl acetate, rhubafuran, beta-ions, anther, prenyl acetate, 2-phenyl propanal, 4-(4-hydroxyphenyl)butan-2-one (Frambinon®), ethyl phenoxyacetate, isoralderine, gamma-terpinene, limonene, neocyclocitral, methyl lavender ketone, styrallyl propionate, phenyl ethyl propionate, limonenal, 4-isopentylcyclohexanol (Symrose®), 4-methyl-2-phenyl-3,6-dihydro-2H-pyran/4-methylene-2-phenyl-tetrahydropyrane (Rosyrane super), hydrocitronitril, phenoxanol, isoamyl phenylacetate, damascone, silvial, nectaryl, ambroxide, acetyl pyrazine, trimethyl pyrazine, isoamyl acetate, para-cresyl methyl ether, filbertone, cyclohexyl acetate, heliotropin, acetophenone, anisaldehyde, para-methyl acetophenone, veratraldehyde, methyl anisate and vertoprenal; (ii) aldehydes of formula (III) in which R6 is a saturated or non-saturated, linear hydrocarbon radical; and/or (iii) free fatty acids of formula (IV), in which R7 is a linear or branched, saturated hydrocarbon radical.
US11332689B2	Phosphorylated dispersants in fluids for electric vehicles The present disclosure relates to a lubricating fluid for an electric motor system and a method of lubricating gears and cooling a motor in an electric motor system. In particular, the disclosed technology relates to a lubricating fluid, for use in electric motor vehicle, comprising an oil of lubricating viscosity and at least one phosphorylated dispersant exhibiting increased resistivity after aging.
US11332680B2	Processes for producing petrochemical products that utilize fluid catalytic cracking of lesser and greater boiling point fractions with steam According to one more embodiments, presently disclosed are processes for producing petrochemical products from a hydrocarbon material. The process may include separating the hydrocarbon material into at least a lesser boiling point fraction and a greater boiling point fraction, combining steam with the greater boiling point fraction upstream of the cracking of the greater boiling point fraction, cracking at least a portion of the greater boiling point fraction in the presence of a first catalyst to produce a first cracking reaction product, combining steam with the lesser boiling point fraction upstream of the cracking of the lesser boiling point fraction, cracking at least a portion of the lesser boiling point fraction in the presence of a second catalyst to produce a second cracking reaction product, and separating the petrochemical products from one or both of the first cracking reaction product or the second cracking reaction product.
US11332672B2	Liquid crystal alignment agent composition, method of preparing liquid crystal alignment film, and liquid crystal alignment film, liquid crystal display using the same The present invention relates to a liquid crystal alignment agent composition comprising a polymerizable liquid crystal alignment polymer; and a catalyst precursor compound of a specific structure, a method for preparing a liquid crystal alignment film using the same, and a liquid crystal alignment film and a liquid crystal display using the same.
US11332670B2	Side-chain liquid crystal polymer, liquid crystal composition, retardation film, method for producing retardation film, transfer laminate, optical member, method for producing optical member, and display device A side-chain liquid crystal polymer including two or more kinds of constitutional units represented by the following general formula (I) and a liquid crystal constitutional unit which contains a side chain including a liquid crystal moiety, where the two or more kinds of constitutional units represented by the general formula (I) include a constitutional unit (a) represented by the general formula (I) and a constitutional unit (b) which is represented by the general formula (I) and is different from the constitutional unit (a) in carbon atom number of a linking group represented by L1 or L1′. The general formula (I) is:
US11332669B2	Polymerizable liquid crystal composition, optically anisotropic film, optical film, polarizing plate, image display device, and organic electroluminescent display device A polymerizable liquid crystal composition capable of manufacturing an optically anisotropic film having excellent light fastness; and an optically anisotropic film, an optical film, a polarizing plate, an image display device, and an organic electroluminescent display device, each of which uses the polymerizable liquid crystal composition. The polymerizable liquid crystal composition of an embodiment of the present invention contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound having reverse-wavelength dispersion properties and an ultraviolet absorber represented by Formula (1), in which a maximum absorption wavelength A of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound and a maximum absorption wavelength B of the ultraviolet absorber satisfy Formula (2), and a content of the ultraviolet absorber is 1% to 20% by mass with respect to a content of the polymerizable liquid crystal compound.
US11332667B2	Composition for washing pickled steel plate, method for washing pickled steel plate by using same, and steel plate obtained thereby A composition for washing a pickled steel plate and a method for washing a pickled steel plate using the same are provided. The composition for washing a pickled steel plate includes a phosphoric acid ester compound, an amine-based compound, sodium carbonate, ammonium acetate, ethylene diamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) and a remainder of water, and the method for washing a pickled steel plate is performed using the same.
US11332661B2	Modified perovskite quantum dot material, fabricating method thereof, and display device A modified perovskite quantum dot material, a fabricating method thereof, and a display device are provided. Hydroxyl-modified perovskite quantum dots are obtained by adding an excess amount of hydroxyl-containing surface ligands to a solution of synthesized perovskite quantum dots. After high-speed centrifugation, the obtained perovskite quantum dots are redispersed into a non-polar alkyl solvent to form a solution. Further, an excess amount of ethyl orthosilicate is added to the solution, and after exposing the solution for a long period of time, the ethyl orthosilicate is hydrolyzed to form a triethoxysilane group. After centrifugation, modified perovskite quantum dots wrapped by the triethoxysilane groups are obtained, which effectively improves stability of the perovskite quantum dots.
US11332658B2	Stimulation of wells in nano-darcy shale formations Formulations and methods for stimulating the production from wells in nano-darcy shale formations. In one embodiment, the method includes injecting a treatment mixture containing a metal complexing agent into a nano-darcy shale formation adjacent to a well at a pressure below the fracture pressure of the formation. A sufficient contact time is allowed and then the treatment mixture is pumped from the subsurface. This has been shown to stimulate well production in shale formations. Without being held to a particular theory it appears that the metal complexing agent is binding with naturally occurring metals in the shale formation, and particularly divalent metal ions, which are then extracted with the spent fluid. This removal of naturally occurring metals may be increasing the permeability of the formation in the contact region adjacent to the well, thereby causing the observed increased production.
US11332655B2	Slurry design process Methods of wellbore cementing are provided. A method of generating a wellbore treatment fluid may include: classifying a plurality of solid particulates using correlations; calculating a reactive index and/or a water requirement for at least one of the solid particulates; and selecting two or more solid particulates from the plurality of solid particulates to create a wellbore treatment fluid.
US11332650B2	Shape-stabilized phase change materials for energy storage based on hierarchically porous calcium magnesium carbonate A composite phase-change material containing a hierarchically porous Ca1-xMgxCO3 and having pores loaded with a phase change material is described. The heat storage material has a latent heat of melting 123 to 221 J/g, a latent heat of freezing of 107 to 201 J/g, and a thermal conductivity of 0.22 to 0.45 W·m−1·K−1. The phase change material may be polyethylene glycol, and the polyethylene glycol does not leak from the pores of the hierarchically porous Ca1-xMgxCO3 when heating or cooling over phase transitions.
US11332649B2	Surface modifier composition and adhesion method An object of the present invention is to provide a surface modifier composition that is capable of performing surface modification of various types of hardly adhesive materials, and of improving adhesion with respect to various types of hardly adhesive materials, and an adhesion method using the same. The present invention relates to a surface modifier composition, containing: an (A) component: a hydrogen abstraction type radical initiator; a (B) component: a silane compound having a hydrolyzable silyl group, and one or more functional groups which are at least one type of functional group selected from the group consisting of radical polymerizable functional groups and mercapto groups; and a (C) component: at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a (C1) specific silane compound and a (C2) condensation reaction catalyst, in which the surface modifier composition is used in surface modification of an adherend containing a resin having a hydrocarbon bond.
US11332646B2	Hot melt adhesive comprising isothiazolinone fungicides The present invention relates to hot melt adhesive compositions comprising ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer(s) and isothiazolinone fungicides according to formula (I). Such hot melt adhesives show improved fungus resistance and are thus particularly suited for applications where such properties are desirable, such as ventilation and air-conditioning systems and air filters. The invention further relates to the use of said hot melt adhesives in such ventilation and air-conditioning systems and air filters as well as for bonding, stabilizing and sealing of pleats, edge and frame bonding, or seam sealing of bag filters. Further encompassed are air filters comprising the hot melt adhesives and methods of their manufacture using the hot melt adhesives of the invention.
US11332634B2	Composition for overcoat layer, preparation method for the same, overcoat layer material, display substrate and display device The present disclosure relates to the field of display, in particular to a composition for an overcoat layer, a preparation method for the same, an overcoat layer material, and a display substrate and a display device including the overcoat layer material. The composition for the overcoat layer comprises: 10 to 30% by weight of styrene, 10 to 30% by weight of an epoxy resin, 1 to 3% by weight of a crosslinking agent, 0.1 to 0.5% by weight of a photoinitiator and/or a thermal initiator, 1 to 3% by weight of a surfactant, and 40 to 77% by weight of a solvent. The composition for the overcoat layer has styrene as a main monomer component, and may be initiated to cure by an initiator to obtain the overcoat layer material.
US11332632B2	Thermal substrate with high-resistance magnification and positive temperature coefficient ink An article comprising a heater that comprises a high-resistance magnification (HRM) PTC ink deposited on a flexible substrate to form one or more resistors. The HRM PTC ink has a resistance magnification of at least 20 in a temperature range of at least 20 degrees Celsius above a switching temperature of the ink, the resistance magnification being defined as a ratio between a resistance of the double-resin ink at a temperature ‘T’ and a resistance of the double-resin ink at 25 degrees Celsius.
US11332631B2	Film-printable ultraviolet-ray-curable ink composition, bezel pattern manufacturing method using same, bezel pattern manufactured according to same, and display substrate including same An ultraviolet curable ink composition for forming a bezel pattern of a foldable display substrate, methods of using the same, a bezel pattern formed from the same, and a foldable display substrate include the bezel pattern are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an ultraviolet curable ink composition includes a black pigment, a dispersant, an alicyclic epoxy compound, an oxetane compound, a photosensitizer, a photopolymerization initiator, and an organic solvent, wherein a weight ratio of the photosensitizer to the photopolymerization initiator is 1:1 to 1:2, and a sum of the amounts of the photosensitizer and the photopolymerization initiator is 13 to 21 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of a sum of the amounts of the alicyclic epoxy compound and the oxetane compound. The ink composition is capable of forming a bezel pattern having a diminished thickness and excellent light blocking properties.
US11332627B2	Filament resin molded article Provided is a filament resin molded article capable of reliably maintaining a shape of a 3D model when a shape memory resin is three-dimensionally formed. With the filament resin molded article, it is possible to form 3D models of various shapes, and to improve a curing speed. The filament resin molded article contains a shape memory resin and an inorganic filler. The inorganic filler is, for example, a glass fiber or a carbon fiber. The filament resin molded article is used for a hot melt lamination type 3D printer. A deformed shape is fixed by deforming a 3D shaped object formed using the filament resin molded article containing the shape memory resin, at a temperature which is equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the shape memory resin and lower than a melting temperature or a decomposition temperature, and cooling the 3D shaped object to the glass transition temperature or lower while maintaining its shape. An original molded shape is recovered by heating the 3D-shaped object in the temperature which is equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature, and lower than a melting temperature or a decomposition temperature.
US11332626B2	Paint, method for producing paint, coated component and method for producing coated component A new paint which makes it possible for a coating film to have both brightness and radiotransparency is demanded. The paint includes a flake, wherein the flake has a sea-island structure of including a plurality of island phases which are formed of metal, and a sea phase that is formed of resin or DLC, the sea phase linking the island phases to each other.
US11332624B2	Composition for coating friction surfaces The present invention relates to a general field of machine building and provides a composition for coating friction surfaces usable for coating friction surfaces to de-crease wear and to reduce the friction coefficient. Also uses of the composition are within the scope of the present invention.
US11332613B2	Polycarbonate compositions, methods of manufacture, and methods of use A polycarbonate composition includes: a continuous polycarbonate phase; discontinuous first domains distributed in the continuous phase, and comprising a core-shell silicone-(meth)acrylate impact modifier comprising a silicone elastomer core and a (meth)acrylate copolymer shell, wherein the first domains have an aspect ratio of at least 1.7, preferably at least 1.8; and discontinuous second domains distributed in the continuous phase, and comprising an alkenyl aromatic-olefin block copolymer impact modifier, wherein the second domains have an aspect ratio of at least 3, preferably at least 4, and a domain size of 6400 square nanometers or less, more preferably 5700 square nanometers or less. Optionally, the polycarbonate composition includes: a polycarbonate; a brominated polycarbonate different from the polycarbonate; a poly(carbonate-siloxane) comprising 30 to 70 weight percent of siloxane blocks; a core-shell silicone-(meth)acrylate impact modifier comprising a silicone elastomer core and an (meth)acrylate copolymer shell; and an alkenyl aromatic-olefin block copolymer impact modifier.
US11332609B2	Epoxy-fiber reinforced composites, method to form the composites and epoxy resin composition used therefor A resin composition is comprised of an epoxy resin comprised of a solid epoxy resin and a liquid polyurethane toughener that is dissolved in the epoxy resin and, upon curing of the liquid epoxy resin, the liquid polyurethane toughener phase separates into particles having a particle size of 50 nm to 2 micrometers, an epoxy hardener; and an epoxy soluble latent catalyst. The resin composition provides a more homogeneous infusion of the resin into a fibrous material for forming a prepreg and ultimately an epoxy fiber reinforced composition with improved toughness without sacrificing speed of impregnation or uniformity of the epoxy matrix within the composite.
US11332608B2	Curable epoxy resin composition, and fiber-reinforced composite material using same A resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material that makes it possible to improve productivity by suppressing deformation at the time of removal from a mold, in particular, in the PCM method, while achieving both rapid curing and storage stability. The resin composition for a fiber-reinforced composite material includes an epoxy resin (A) including a phenol novolac epoxy resin and a bisphenol A epoxy resin; a phenoxy resin (B); dicyandiamide (C); an imidazole-based curing aid (D); and a phenol-based curing accelerator (E) as essential components, wherein the phenol novolac epoxy resin of the epoxy resin (A) constitutes 40 parts by mass to 75 parts by mass, the bisphenol A epoxy resin constitutes 10 parts by mass to 35 parts by mass, and the phenoxy resin (B) constitutes 5 parts by mass to 15 parts by mass in the total of 100 parts by mass of the components (A) to (E).
US11332604B2	Composition comprising heterophasic propylene copolymer The invention relates to composition comprising (A) a propylene-based polymer, (B1) a first elastomer of ethylene and α-olefin comonomer having 4 to 10 carbon atoms, (B2) a second elastomer of ethylene and α-olefin comonomer having 4 to 10 carbon atoms and (C) an inorganic filler, wherein (B1) the first elastomer has a density of 0.850 to 0.890 g/cm3 and a melt flow index of 5 to 50 dg/min measured in accordance with ASTM D1238 using a 2.16 kg weight and at a temperature of 190° C., wherein (B2) the second elastomer has a density of 0.850 to 0.890 g/cm3 and a melt flow index of 0.55 to 4 dg/min measured in accordance with ASTM D1238 using a 2.16 kg weight and at a temperature of 190° C., wherein the total amount of (B1) the first elastomer and (B2) the second elastomer is 2 to 30 wt % based on the total composition, wherein the amount of (C) the inorganic filler is 0.1 to 30 wt % based on the total composition.
US11332601B2	Dual component LLDPE copolymers with improved impact and tear resistance, and methods of their preparation Disclosed are ethylene polymer compositions containing a homogeneously-branched first ethylene polymer component and 15-35 wt. % of a homogeneously-branched second ethylene polymer component of higher density than the first ethylene polymer component. The ethylene polymer composition can be characterized by a density from 0.912 to 0.925 g/cm3, a ratio of Mw/Mn from 2 to 5, a melt index less than 2 g/10 min, and a CY-a parameter at 190° C. from 0.35 to 0.7. These polymer compositions have the excellent dart impact strength and optical properties of a metallocene-catalyzed LLDPE, but with improved machine direction tear resistance, and can be used in blown film and other end-use applications. Further, methods for improving film Elmendorf tear strength also are described.
US11332600B2	Method for producing nanocelluloses from a cellulose substrate Disclosed is a method for producing nanocelluloses from a cellulose substrate including cellulose fibers, the method including the following sequence of steps: —a step of enzymatic treatment of the cellulose substrate, by bringing same into contact with at least one cleaving enzyme, then—a step of mechanical treatment of the cellulose substrate subjected to the step of enzymatic treatment, in order to delaminate the cellulose fibres and obtain the nanocelluloses. The at least one cleaving enzyme is chosen from the enzymes belonging to the family of lytic polysaccharide monooxygenases (LPMOs) capable of achieving cleavage in the presence of an electron donor. Also disclosed are the nanocelluloses obtained according to the method.
US11332598B2	Acetylated lactide oligomer-based plasticizer, method of preparing same and PLA resin composition containing same Disclosed herein is an acetylated lactide oligomer-based plasticizer and a method of preparing the same having improved thermal stability, enhanced plasticity and excellent compatibility with a resin, the method, including: (a) synthesizing a lactide oligomer through ring-opening polymerization (ROP) of an initiator and lactide; (b) putting acetic anhydride into the lactide oligomer and performing acetylation; and (c) removing acetic acid generated in step (b) and unreacted acetic anhydride.
US11332592B2	Method for preparing extruded polyamide foams A continuous method of producing polyamide foams by an extrusion foaming process is disclosed. The polyamide foam includes a polyamide resin compounded with a composite chain extender including an epoxy chain extender and a maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) wax. The produced polyamide foams have improved properties, including a smooth surface, low density, and small cell size.
US11332590B2	Crosslinked polyolefin foam having large core cells A closed cell crosslinked polyolefin foam sheet comprises an opposing first surface region and second surface region, and an intermediate region disposed therebetween, wherein the intermediate region is configured to have a gel content lower than an average gel content of the first surface region and the second surface region to enable a controlled tear propagation within the intermediate region when a splitting force is applied to the closed cell crosslinked polyolefin foam sheet. For example, a ratio of a gel content of the intermediate region versus an average gel content of the first surface region and the second surface region may be about 75% or less, and a ratio of the average cell size of the intermediate region versus an average cell size of the first surface region and the second surface region may be about 125% or higher.
US11332588B2	Process for modification of a solid surface A process for the modification of a surface of a solid material having the step of contacting the surface with a surface-modifying composition under irradiation with light of a wavelength in the range of 200 to 800 nm, optionally in the presence of a photoinitiator, wherein the solid material is chosen from the group consisting of polyesters, polyethers, polycarbonates, polyketones polyamides, polyurethanes, (meth)acrylate and (meth)acrylamide polymers and polyetherimides and wherein the surface modifying composition includes at least a hydrosilane.
US11332587B2	Window for display device and display device including the window A window for a display device and a display device including the window, the window including a base member; and a coating layer, the coating layer being formed on at least one surface of the base member and including core particles; and at least one polymer ligand, the polymer ligand being grafted onto surfaces of the core particles and bonds the core particles to the base member.
US11332583B2	Polyolefin-polydiorganosiloxane block copolymer and hydrosilylation reaction method for the synthesis thereof A polyolefin-polydiorganosiloxane block copolymer may be prepared by hydrosilylation reaction.
US11332582B2	Crosslinkable silicone composition for the production of non-stick coatings for flexible substrates and an attachment-promoting additive contained in this composition Crosslinkable or crosslinked silicone compositions that can be used, in particular, to form a non-stick and water-repellent coating or film for flexible substrates and in the form of natural or synthetic polymer films are provided. These compositions comprise crosslinking organopolysiloxanes bearing SiH units and unsaturated organopolysiloxanes, preferably vinyl organopolysiloxanes, capable of reacting with the crosslinker by addition reaction, in the presence of platinum in order to form the non-stick crosslinked coating on the flexible substrate, and at least one crosslinking and attachment-promoting additive X. These compositions are advantageously free of solvent and can be crosslinked instantaneously into a non-stick and/or water-repellent coating for a flexible substrate.
US11332580B2	Curable silicone rubber compounds Compositions of curable silicone rubber compounds containing at least one metal siloxane-silanol(-ate) compound, a method for preparing curable silicone rubber compounds containing at least one metal siloxane-silanol(-ate) compound, as well as the use of curable silicone rubber compounds containing at least one metal siloxane-silanol(-ate) compound as a sealant, an adhesive material, a potting compound and/or a coating agent.
US11332579B1	Fused dithieno benzothiadiazole polymers for organic photovoltaics A composition comprising: wherein the compositional ratio of x/y ranges from about 1/99 to about 99/1, and n ranges from 1 to 1,000,000. Additionally, in this composition, R′ and R″ are independently selected from: H, unsubstituted or substituted branched alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms, or unsubstituted or substituted linear alkyls with 1 to 60 carbon atoms.
US11332577B2	Binders The present invention relates to a water-soluble carbohydrate-polyamino acid-based pre-reacted binder composition, a method of its manufacture, use of the pre-reacted binder composition, a method of manufacturing a collection of matter bound by a polymeric binder, a binder solution or dispersion comprising the pre-reacted binder composition, as well as products comprising the pre-reacted binder composition in a cured state.
US11332576B2	Block copolymer derived from renewable materials and method for making such a block copolymer The invention relates to a block copolymer derived from at least one ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide monomer containing 14C.The present invention also relates to a method for preparing such a block copolymer.
US11332571B2	Epoxy resin system for structural composites A slow reacting epoxy resin system is disclosed. The slow reacting epoxy resin system comprises a high purity epoxy resin component selected from the group comprising of a high purity Bisphenol A(BPA), a high purity Bisphenol F (BPF), and a combination thereof, and an amine curing agent. The initial viscosity after mixing the high purity epoxy resin component and the amine curing agent is less than 350 mPa·s at 25° C.
US11332569B2	Low density polyurethane elastomer foam with high ball rebound The present disclosure provides for a polyurethane elastomer foam formed by reacting a mixture that includes 60 to 50 weight percent (wt. %) of a polyol formulation and 40 to 50 wt. % isocyanate pre-polymer (wt. % based on the total weight of the mixture). The polyol formulation includes 85 to 92 wt. % of a polytetramethylene ether glycol (PTMEG) with a weight average molecular weight of 1900 to 2100 and a hydroxyl number of about 53 to about 60; 4 to 10 wt. % of monoethylene glycol; a blowing agent; a catalyst; and a surfactant (wt. % values for the polyol formulation based on the total weight of the polyol formulation). The isocyanate pre-polymer includes 55 to 70 wt. % of a isocyanate blend having at least 90 wt. % of 4,4′-diphenylmethane diisocyanate; and 30 to 45 wt. % of the PTMEG, where the isocyanate pre-polymer has an isocyanate content of 16 to 21 wt. % based on the total weight of the isocyanate pre-polymer, and the polyurethane elastomer foam has a ball rebound of at least 50% measured according to ASTM D3574 on a 10 mm thickness test plate.
US11332567B2	Copolymer of 1, 3, 7-octatriene and butadiene, hydride thereof, and method for producing said copolymer The present invention provides a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from 1,3,7-octatriene and a structural unit derived from butadiene and a hydride thereof. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of producing a copolymer containing a structural unit derived from 1,3,7-octatriene and a structural unit derived from butadiene.
US11332566B2	Polymers, methods for preparing same, and uses thereof particularly for metal capture Disclosed are novel polymers that contain monomer units derived from 4-vinylpyridine and monomer units derived from a co-monomer. The polymers may be complexed with a metal, and linear or crosslinked. Also disclosed are methods for preparing these polymers by radical polymerization, as well as to their use for metal capture in aqueous media, particularly uranium capture in seawater or in final nuclear waste from nuclear power plants.
US11332564B2	Method to produce stimuli sensitive UV absorbing polymers Eco-friendly aqueous synthesis of substantive, UV-absorbing, cationic polymers with ‘inverse temperature dependent solubility’ are described in the present invention. These polymers are water-soluble at ambient temperature and water-resistant at temperature of human body as well as in the presence of electrolytes. This property makes these polymers useful for personal care products that are designed for protecting skin and hair from damages of UV radiation.The invention relates to aqueous synthesis of polymers of Formula I wherein, ArCO is an UV absorbing moiety selected from 2-cyano-3,3-diphenyl acryloyl, and p-methoxy cinnamoyl, R1 is selected from H and C1-C3 alkyl group, and R2 is selected from C1-C3 alkyl group, m and n are integers and a ratio of m to n is 40:5 to 40:1.
US11332562B2	Composition An object of the present invention is to provide a composition comprising components of (1) to (3): (1) a polymerizable monomer comprising components of (1-1) to (1-3): (1-1) a tricyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate in which the tricyclic ring is alicyclic, (1-2) a tricyclic bifunctional (meth)acrylate in which the tricyclic ring is alicyclic, and (1-3) a bifunctional (meth)acrylate having a bisphenol structure; (2) a polymerization initiator; and (3) a reducing, and wherein (1) the polymerizable monomer comprises 40 to 75% by mass of (1-1) the tricyclic monofunctional (meth)acrylate, 10 to 40% by mass of (1-2) the tricyclic bifunctional (meth)acrylate, and 15 to 40% by mass of the (1-3) the bifunctional (meth)acrylate having the bisphenol structure.
US11332553B2	Catalyst composition for polymerizing polyolefin, method for producing polyolefin, and polyolefin resin A catalyst composition for polymerizing a polyolefin having excellent processability and impact strength, a process for producing a polyolefin and a polyolefin resin thereof are disclosed. The catalyst composition comprises at least one first organometallic compound of following formula 1; at least one second organometallic compound of following formula 2; and aluminoxane. The polyolefin resin satisfies following properties (i) to (iv) and (vi), (i) melt flow index (ASTM D1238), measured at 190° C., under a load of 2.16 kg: 0.1 to 1.5 g/10 min, (ii) density: 910 to 930 kg/m3, (iii) the ratio (Mw/Mn), as measured by gel permeation chromatography (GPC): 3.0 to 7.0, (iv) the ratio (Mz/Mw), as measured by GPC: 2.2 to 4.5, and (vi) when the TREF curve of multimodal distribution is deconvoluted, the area of TREF curve having a peak at 50 to 74° C. is 40 to 75% of the total area of the TREF curve.
US11332551B2	Method for manufacturing polymer and flow-type reaction system for manufacturing polymer A method for manufacturing a polymer by performing an anionic polymerization reaction by a flow-type reaction, including: introducing a liquid A containing an anionic polymerizable monomer, a liquid B containing an anionic polymerization initiator, and a polymerization terminator into different flow paths respectively and causing the liquids to flow in the respective flow paths; causing the liquid A and the liquid B to join together by using a multilayered cylindrical mixer; subjecting the anionic polymerizable monomer to anionic polymerization while a solution formed by the joining is flowing to downstream in the reaction flow path; and causing a polymerization reaction solution flowing in a reaction flow path and the polymerization terminator to join together such that the polymerization reaction is terminated; and a flow-type reaction system suitable for performing the manufacturing method.
US11332547B2	Crosslinked dextran and crosslinked dextran-poly alpha-1,3-glucan graft copolymers Compositions are disclosed herein comprising one or more crosslinked dextrans or crosslinked dextran-poly alpha-1,3-glucan graft copolymers. Further disclosed are processes for preparing such crosslinked materials, as well as their use in absorption applications.
US11332545B2	Anti-FAP antibodies and methods of use The invention provides antibodies against Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP) and methods of using the same.
US11332544B2	Glycan-based antibody-drug conjugates Genetically engineered antibodies containing non-native N-glycosylated sites, preparation of the antibodies in yeast and fungi, site-specific conjugation of drugs to these antibodies, and methods of treatment utilizing these antibodies are described herein.
US11332540B2	Use of Circ-CDH1 inhibitors The invention belongs to the field of research and development of genetic engineering antibody drugs, in particular, relates to a method for treating a tumor by administering Circ-CDH1. The Circ-CDH1 is a circular RNA Circ-CDH1 nucleic acid molecule or the protein Circ-CDH1-28 KD expressed by the circular RNA Circ-CDH1 nucleic acid molecule. In particular, a monoclonal antibody Anti-Circ-CDH1 is designed against Circ-CDH1-28 KD, which can specifically detect the content of a protein encoded by endogenous circular RNA Circ-CDH1, can remarkably inhibit invasion and metastasis of cells from tumors such as glioma, breast cancer and the like, and has wide application prospects in clinical detection of tumors and invasion and metastasis treatment.
US11332536B2	Vectors comprising nucleic acids encoding anti-OX40 antibodies The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human OX40 receptor (OX40) and compositions comprising such antibodies. In a specific aspect, the antibodies specifically bind to human OX40 and modulate OX40 activity, e.g., enhance, activate, or induce OX40 activity, or reduce, deactivate, or inhibit OX40 activity. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as cancer, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human OX40 and modulates OX40 activity, e.g., enhances, activates, or induces OX40 activity. Also provided are methods for treating autoimmune or inflammatory diseases or disorders, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human OX40 and modulates OX40 activity, e.g., reduces, deactivates, or inhibits OX40 activity.
US11332535B2	Anti-CD123 antibodies and conjugates and derivatives thereof The present invention generally relates to antibodies, antigen-binding fragments thereof, polypeptides, and immunoconjugates that bind to CD123 antigen (the α chain of the interleukine 3 receptor, or IL-3Rα). The present invention also relates to methods of using such CD123-binding molecules for diagnosing and treating diseases, such as B-cell malignancies.
US11332534B2	Anti-CXCR2 antibodies and uses thereof Disclosed herein are human antibody molecules that immunospecifically bind to human CXCR2. The disclosed human antibody molecules are potent and selective antagonists of CXCR2 functions and prevent the recruitment of neutrophils into tissues without strongly depleting circulating neutrophil numbers. Pharmaceutical compositions, nucleic acid molecules, vectors, cells, and uses of the disclosed antibodies are also provided.
US11332533B2	Modified antibody constant region The present inventors succeeded in improving the antibody constant region to have increased stability under acid conditions, reduced heterogeneity originated from disulfide bonds in the hinge region, reduced heterogeneity originated from the H chain C terminus, and increased stability at high concentrations as well as in discovering novel constant region sequences having reduced Fcγ receptor-binding, while minimizing the generation of novel T-cell epitope peptides. As a result, the present inventors successfully discovered antibody constant regions with improved physicochemical properties (stability and homogeneity), immunogenicity, safety, and pharmacokinetics.
US11332528B2	Anti-CEACAM1 antibody and use thereof The present invention provides anti-CEACAM1 antibodies with improved binding abilities specific to CEACAM1, and a use thereof. Anti-CEACAM1 antibodies according to the present invention exhibit superior binding abilities specific to CEACAM1, and also activate the anti-cancer immune functions of cytotoxic T cells and natural killer cells, and thus, each one of them can be effectively used as an anti-cancer agent and a composition for treating cancer.
US11332526B2	Targeting synaptogyrin-3 in tauopathy treatment The invention relates to identification of synaptogyrin-3 as a target for treating or inhibiting progression of tauopathies or symptoms of tauopathies. In particular, synaptogyrin-3 inhibitors for use as a medicament in general, and for treating or inhibiting progression of tauopathies or symptoms of tauopathies are envisaged. The invention further relates to methods for identification of or for screening for inhibitors of synaptogyrin-3.
US11332525B2	Polypeptides comprising immunoglobulin single variable domains targeting TNFA and IL-23 The present technology aims at providing a novel type of drug. Specifically, the present technology provides polypeptides comprising at least three immunoglobulin single variable domains (ISVDs), characterized in that at least one ISVD binds to TNFα and at least two ISVDs bind to IL-23. The present technology also provides nucleic acids, vectors and compositions.
US11332524B2	Anti-IL-27 antibodies and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to anti-IL-27 antibodies, and antigen-binding portions thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods for treating or ameliorating one or more symptoms of a disease, such as cancer, by administering the antibodies or antigen-binding portion thereof. The disclosure also relates to methods for detecting IL-27 in, for example, a subject or a sample.
US11332523B2	Anti-TNF-alpha glycoantibodies and uses thereof The present disclosure relates to a novel class of anti-TNFα monoclonal antibodies or antigen binding fragments comprising a homogeneous population of anti-TNFα IgG molecules having the same N-glycan on each of Fc. The antibodies of the invention can be produced from anti-TNFα monoclonal antibodies by Fc glycoengineering. The glycoantibodies of the invention may have improved therapeutic values compared to the corresponding monoclonal antibodies that have not been glycoengineered.
US11332522B2	Modified variable domain molecules and methods for producing them The present disclosure provides an isolated, engineered or non-naturally occurring protein comprising an antibody light chain variable domain (VL) which may comprise at least one negatively charged amino acid positioned between residues 49 to 56 according to the numbering system of Kabat, the protein capable of binding specifically to an antigen.
US11332515B2	Multi-epitopic construct The invention relates to multiple epitope constructs, immunogenic and vaccine compositions comprising recombinant molecules presenting inserted multiple and different epitopes from a variety of antigens. The antigenic determinants being associated with different pathways leading to atherosclerosis. In particular, the invention relates to such compositions for eliciting an immune response against antigens and pathogens involved in the development of atherosclerosis the invention includes inter alia methods of treating and/or preventing the disease and recombinant protein products.
US11332508B2	Triple glucagon/GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist A a triple agonist having activities to all of glucagon, GLP-1, and GIP receptors is disclosed. Uses of the triple agonist are disclosed.
US11332504B2	Methods of reducing FUS/TLS- or TDP-43-mediated neuronal cytotoxicity by UPF1 Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) polypeptides, nucleic acids encoding NMD polypeptides, and methods of using such polypeptides and nucleic acids in the treatment of ALS and in screening for agents for the treatment of ALS are described.
US11332502B2	Modified AAV capsid proteins and uses thereof Adeno associated viral (AAV) particles are emerging as a useful vehicle for gene delivery to various organs and tissues, one of them being the retina. Provided here are variant AAV (e.g., variant serotype 2 (AAV2)) capsid proteins and variant capsid protein containing particles with enhanced ability to transduce retinal cells.
US11332501B2	Recombinant binding proteins and their use New designed ankyrin repeat domains with binding specificity for serum albumin, recombinant binding proteins comprising at least two designed ankyrin repeat domains with binding specificity for serum albumin, as well as recombinant binding proteins comprising at least one designed ankyrin repeat domain with binding specificity for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF), at least one designed ankyrin repeat domain with binding specificity for vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A), and at least two designed ankyrin repeat domain with binding specificity for serum albumin are described, as well as nucleic acids encoding such designed ankyrin repeat domains and recombinant binding proteins, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such designed ankyrin repeat domains, recombinant binding proteins or nucleic acids and the use of such designed ankyrin repeat domains, recombinant binding proteins, nucleic acids or pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of diseases.
US11332498B2	Ligands for integrin αVβ8, synthesis and uses thereof Disclosed are compounds represented by the following general formula (I): Cyclo-(Arg-Gly-Asp-X1-X2-X3-X4-X5) (I) wherein the variables groups X1 to X5 have the following meanings X1: Leu, Ile, Nle, Val, Tyr, Phe; X2: D-amino acid such as D-Pro, N-Me-D-Phe; X3: Pro, N-Me-amino acid such as N-Me-Lys, N-Me-Lys(Ac); Pro-Rx3, N-Me-Lys-Rx4; X4: Gly, Ala, Ser, Thr; X5: Leu, Ala, Tyr, His, Ile, Nle, Val, Phe wherein Pro-Rx3 represents a proline residue that carries at the C-3, C-4 or C-5 carbon atom and preferably the C-4 carbon atom a functional group selected from —NH2, —OH, —NH—Ac, —NH-hexyne, and wherein Lys-Rx4 represents a lysine residue, wherein the ω-amino nitrogen atom carries a group of the formula -L4-R4, wherein L4 is selected from the group consisting of covalent bond, —C(O)—, and —C(O)—O—, . . . , and wherein R4 is selected from the group consisting of —(CH2)n-C≡CH with n=0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8, or wherein the sub-sequence -X2-X3- represents a β-turn mimetic diffeωωring from the meanings above, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, solvates, polymorphs or modified forms thereof represented by the following general formula (II): (X0)n1L(X8)n2 wherein X0 represents the compound of the general formula (I) as specified above (excluding one hydrogen atom to allow bonding to the linker), L represents a linker, X8 represents the effector moiety and wherein n1 and n2 are each independently selected from the range of 1 to 5, preferably such that each of n1 and n2 represents 1, wherein n1+n2 represents the number of valencies of the linker and is preferably in the range of from 2 to 6, more preferably 2-5, with the proviso that each of n1 and n2 is at least 1, as well as uses therefore in therapy and imaging.
US11332496B2	Stapled and stitched polypeptides and uses thereof The present invention provides stapled polypeptides of the Formulae (I) and (VI): and salts thereof; wherein the groups ; R1a, R1b, R1c, R2a, R3a, R2b, R3b, R4a, R4b, RA, RZ, L1a, L1b, L2, L3, XAA, v, w, p, m, s, n, t, and q are as defined herein. The present invention further provides methods of preparing the inventive stapled polypeptides from unstapled polypeptide precursors. The present invention further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising a stapled polypeptide of Formula (I) or (VI), and methods of using the stapled peptides. The present invention also provides modifications of the staples post ring closing metathesis.
US11332495B2	Process for the preparation of Degarelix acetate and Degarelix acetate-mannitol premix Methods for preparing degarelix acetate are provided that include the steps of providing a suitable resin; deprotecting the resin with a diethylenetriamine solution; reacting sequentially the deprotected resin with different Fmoc protected amino acids; deprotecting the amino acid in each sequence with a diethylenetriamine solution in a stepwise fashion to yield a degarelix crude compound; and purifying the degarelix crude compound to yield pharmaceutically acceptable degarelix acetate. Methods of preparing degarelix acetate-mannitol premix and the resulting degarelix acetate-mannitol premix are also provided.
US11332492B2	CD73 inhibitors and therapeutic uses thereof This application discloses CD73 inhibitors represented by the general formula (I) and analogs thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing these compounds, methods of preparing them, and use of these compounds as therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases or conditions associated with CD73 activity, such as various cancers.
US11332487B2	Cyclopentadienyl nickel complex compound A cyclopentadienyl nickel complex compound represented by a formula (I): Ni(R1nC5H5-n)2 (I), where R1 is each independently a C1-4 alkyl group, and n is 2, 3, or 4.
US11332486B2	Aluminum compound and method for manufacturing semiconductor device using the same Provided are an aluminum compound and a method for manufacturing a semiconductor device using the same. The aluminum compound may be represented by Formula 1.
US11332480B2	Antitumoral compounds A compound of general formula I, wherein X, R1-R4 take various meanings, for use in the treatment of cancer.
US11332475B2	Optically active pyranochromenyl phenol derivative and pharmaceutical composition comprising same The present invention relates to pyranochromenylphenol derivatives having different efficacies depending on the direction of optical activity and a pharmaceutical composition including the same, and in the pyranochromenylphenol derivatives, an R-enantiomer has excellent anti-diabetic efficacy by suppressing a rise in blood sugar and an S-enantiomer has excellent anti-obesity efficacy by suppressing an increase in body weight.
US11332474B2	Compound and organic light-emission device The present invention provides a novel compound of an amine derivative including a spiro compound. The novel compound has excellent hole transport characteristics. Thus, when the novel compound is applied to a hole transport layer, an auxiliary hole transport layer and an electron blocking layer of an organic light-emitting device, the device realizes low driving voltage, high efficiency, high thermal stability and long life-span. Further, when the novel compound is applied as a blue light-emitting material, the device realizes a low driving voltage and high efficiency.
US11332473B2	Substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidines as Wee1 inhibitors This invention provides for substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compounds of the Formula (I): as Wee1 inhibitors. The substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compounds may find use as therapeutic agents for the treatment of diseases. The substituted pyrazolo[3,4-d]pyrimidine compounds may also find particular use in oncology.
US11332472B2	Substituted piperidines as inhibitors of ubiquitin specific protease 7 Compounds of formula (I): wherein R1, R2, R3, B, W, Z, m and n are as defined in the description.
US11332471B2	Leveling agent, metal plating composition containing same, preparation method therefor and use thereof Disclosed are a leveling agent, a metal plating composition containing same, and a preparation method therefor and the use thereof. The raw materials of the metal electroplating composition comprise a metal plating solution and a leveling agent; the metal plating solution comprises a copper salt, an acidic electrolyte, a source of halide ions and water; and the leveling agent is a compound of formula I. The metal plating composition can be used in the processes of printed circuit board electroplating and integrated circuit copper interconnection electroplating, can achieve the effects of no voids or defects, low purity in the plating layer, good plating homogeneity, a dense structure and small surface roughness, and has better industrial application value.
US11332470B2	CXCR4 inhibitors and uses thereof The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11332469B2	Solid state forms of lumateperone ditosylate salt Disclosed are solid state forms of lumateperone ditosylate, uses thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US11332461B2	2-(1H-pyrazol-3-yl) phenol compound and use thereof Provided are a compound of formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, ether, ester, prodrug and solvate thereof. The compound can be used for preventing and/or treating cancers.
US11332456B2	Method for preparation of fluoro alkylated 1,4-dioxene by homogeneous Ni catalysis The invention discloses a method for the preparation of fluoro alkylated 1,4-dioxene by homogeneous Ni catalyzed fluoro alkylation with fluoro alkyl halides of 1,4-dioxane in the presence of a base.
US11332453B2	MAGL inhibitors Provided herein are piperazine carbamates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful as modulators of MAGL. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of pain.
US11332452B2	Pesticidal compositions and methods This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in phyla Nematoda, Arthropoda, and/or Mollusca, processes to produce such molecules and intermediates used in such processes, compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such molecules against such pests. These molecules may be used, for example, as nematicides, acaricides, insecticides, miticides, and/or molluscicides. This document discloses molecules having the structure of Formula A.
US11332450B2	Isoxazole as FXR receptor agonists The present invention related to compounds of formula (I), to pharmaceutical compositions thereof and to their uses, in particular in the treatment and/or prevention of FXR mediated diseases.
US11332446B2	Charged ion channel blockers and methods for use The invention provides compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The compounds, compositions, methods and kits of the invention are particularly useful for the treatment of itch and other dermal conditions.
US11332445B2	Hydrophilic high quantum yield acridinium esters with improved stability and fast light emission Hydrophilic, high quantum yield, chemiluminescent acridinium compounds with increased light output, improved stability, fast light emission and decreased non specific binding are disclosed. The chemiluminescent acridinium esters possess hydrophilic, branched, electron-donating functional groups at the C2 and/or C7 positions of the acridinium nucleus.
US11332443B2	Derivatives of halo quinabactin The present invention relates to novel sulfonamide derivatives of formula (I), to processes and intermediates for preparing them, to plant growth regulator compositions comprising them and to methods of using them for controlling the growth of plants, improving plant tolerance to abiotic stress (including environmental and chemical stresses), inhibiting seed germination and/or safening a plant against phytotoxic effects of chemicals.
US11332439B2	Anthocyanin complex synthesized from date palm leaf extract The anthocyanin synthesized from date palm may include co-pigmented anthocyanin complexes synthesized by extracting an anthocyanin from date palm leaves and reacting the anthocyanin with phenolic compounds also resulting from date palm leaf extraction in order to produce a co-pigmented anthocyanin complex. Date palm leaf powder may be mixed with water containing about 1.08% hydrochloric acid in a glass or ceramic lined reactor, and extraction may be performed by boiling the mixture for an hour or more. The color of the co-pigmented anthocyanin complex produced by this method may be adjusted by continuing the heating in half hour increments, in order to deepen the hue of the co-pigmented anthocyanin complex. The co-pigmented anthocyanin complex may be separated from the liquid mixture by first filtering the liquid mixture, refining the liquid mixture by adding gelatin to form a colloidal solution, and freeze-drying the refined liquid mixture.
US11332435B2	Method for producing (3S)-3-(4-chloro-3-{[(2S,3R)-2-(4- chlorophenyl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methylbutanoyl]amino}phenyl)-3-cyclo-propylpropanoic acid and the crystalline form thereof for use as a pharmaceutical ingredient The present invention relates to a novel and improved process for preparing (3S)-3-(4-chloro-3-{[(2S,3R)-2-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-3-methylbutanoyl]amino}phenyl)-3-cyclopropylpropanoic acid of the formula (I), to the compound of the formula (I) in crystalline form and to their use for the treatment and/or prevention of diseases, in particular for the treatment and/or prevention of cardiovascular, cardiopulmonary and cardiorenal disorders.
US11332427B2	Menaquinol compositions and methods of treatment The present application discloses methods for the efficient preparation of high purity compounds of the Formula I, and their methods of use.
US11332425B2	Magnesium alkoxide particle and application thereof The magnesium alkoxide particle contains the reaction product of the following components: 1) a magnesium powder; 2) a mixed alcohol; 3) a halogenating agent; and 4) a titanate compound. The magnesium alkoxide particle is used for preparing a catalyst for olefin polymerization.
US11332423B2	Method for preparing 1,2-difluoroethylene and/or 1,1,2-trifluoroethane This invention relates to a method for preparing 1,2-difluoroethylene and/or 1,1,2-trifluoroethane, comprising a step of performing at least one fluorination reaction by bringing at least one halide selected from the group consisting of haloethanes represented by general formula (1) CHX1X2CH2X3 (wherein X1, X2, and X3 are the same or different, and represent Cl, Br, or F) and haloethylenes represented by general formula (2) CHX4═CHX5 (wherein X4 and X5 are the same or different, and represent Cl, Br or F, with the proviso that the case in which X4 and X5 are both F is excluded).
US11332420B2	Processes for isomerizing alpha olefins Processes are described for isomerizing one or more C14-C24 alpha olefins to produce an isomerization mixture comprising one or more C14-C24 internal olefins comprising contacting an olefinic feed comprising the one or more C14-C24 alpha olefins with a catalyst under isomerization conditions, wherein the catalyst comprises a microporous crystalline aluminosilicate having an MWW framework. The resulting isomerization mixture typically exhibits a low pour point with maintained biodegradability properties as compared to the olefinic feed, and is particularly useful in drilling fluid and paper sizing compositions.
US11332416B2	Process for synthesizing fluorinated cyclic aliphatic compounds The present invention relates to a novel method for producing fluorinated cycloaliphatic compounds from the analogous aromatic compounds by hydrogenation with an Rh-carbene catalyst system.
US11332415B2	Coated organic materials and methods for forming the coated organic materials A composition and method for producing an organic material with an inorganic coating. The inorganic coating may include ammonium sulfate. The present disclosure also provides a fertilizer having an inorganic coating. A method according to the present disclosure includes granulating an organic material and coating the organic material with a reactive coating composition. The inorganic coating material may be generated in situ to the process of coating the organic material.
US11332409B2	Optical apparatus and equipment A curved surface constituting a convex surface or a concave surface of each of a plurality of lenses includes at least a silicon nitride layer and another silicon nitride layer. An interlayer having a composition different from a composition of the silicon nitride layer and a composition of the other silicon nitride layer is arranged between the silicon nitride layer and the other silicon nitride layer, and a thickness of the interlayer is less than a thickness of the silicon nitride layer and a thickness of the other silicon nitride layer.
US11332408B2	Al2O3—ZrO2—Y2O3—TiN nanocomposite ceramic powder and preparation method thereof The present invention provides an Al2O3—ZrO2—Y2O3—TiN nanocomposite ceramic powder and a preparation method thereof, and belongs to the field of ceramic materials. In the ceramic powder provided by the present invention, a molar ratio of Zr:Al:Y:Ti is (30-70):(10-30):(0.4-1):(5-20). The nanocomposite ceramic powder provided by the present invention is good in dispersibility, and does not generate agglomeration, and the mechanical properties of a ceramic material obtained after sintering of the nanocomposite ceramic powder provided by the present invention are better. Proved by results of embodiments, the hardness of a ceramic material obtained by sintering of the nanocomposite ceramic powder provided by the present invention is 28-35 GPa, and abrasion ratio is 4500-6000:1.
US11332403B2	Vehicle mounted display device The present invention relates to a vehicle-mounted display device disposed in an interior member of a vehicle. The vehicle-mounted display device of the invention includes: a display panel; a cover glass covering the display panel; a housing accommodating the display panel; and a holding portion holding a position of the housing, in which the cover glass is a tempered glass having a thickness being 0.5 to 2.5 mm, a thickness of a compressive stress layer being 10 μm or more, and a surface compressive stress of the compressive stress layer being 650 MPa or higher, and when the thickness (unit: mm) of the cover glass is represented by x and an energy absorption rate (unit: %) of the holding portion is represented by y, Expression (1) is satisfied, and impact resistance of the cover glass is excellent: y≥−37.1×ln(x)+53.7 (1).
US11332401B2	Method of producing biochar from sludge The specification describes a system and process for treating a sludge or slurry to produce biochar. The sludge or in slurry may be digestate produced by an anaerobic digester that receives waste activated sludge from a wastewater treatment plant. In a process, digestate is dosed with metal ions, dewatered, and pyrolized. A corresponding system includes a reactor, a dewatering unit and a pyrolysis unit. In an example, the digestate is air stripped in the reactor and a metal salt is added to it. The metal ions form precipitates in the digestate that remain in the biochar. In some cases, a precipitate such as struvite is formed that also increases the phosphorous content of the biochar. The biochar may be used as a soil amendment, wherein the metal and phosphorous are beneficial to the soil.
US11332397B2	Treatment of acrolein and acrolein by-products in water and/or wastewater A process is disclosed for treating water, such as wastewater, with ozone under alkaline and acidic conditions to decompose and remove acrolein and acrolein byproducts from the water and/or wastewater. The process is able to lower the concentration of acrolein and acrolein byproducts from water to a sufficiently low level suitable for discharge to a municipal sewer collection system with reduced occurrence of the decomposition by-products of acrolein converting back to acrolein in the water. One embodiment of the process treats contaminated water containing acrolein with ozone by sparging or bubbling ozone through the contaminated water. The contaminated water can be treated with ozone where the contaminated water is initially adjusted to a pH greater than 7.0 for a time to convert at least a portion of the acrolein to 3-hydroxypropanal to obtain a partially treated water. The pH of the partially treated water is then adjusted to a pH below 7.0 while continuing the ozone treatment for a time sufficient to react with and decompose the 3-hydroxypropanal to inhibit the conversion of 3-hydroxypropanal back to acrolein.
US11332396B2	Method of driving ballast water treatment system The present invention relates to a method of driving a ballast water treatment system. The ballast water treatment system includes an air compressor for compressing air, an air receiver tank for storing the compressed air, an oxygen generator for generating oxygen from the air, an oxygen receiver tank for storing the oxygen, an ozone generator for generating ozone from the oxygen, a ballast water pump for pumping ballast water, an inflow line for transferring the ballast water, an ozone injector for injecting the ozone into the inflow line, and a destructor for purging the ozone. The driving method includes a step of pressing a stop button to stop the ballast water treatment system, a step of purging ozone generated in the ozone generator, and a step of stopping each device of the ballast water treatment system.
US11332395B2	Sanitary food washing stage in food production Methods and systems are described for providing improved food processing systems by treating wash water in a wash stage of the food processing system with a biocide. Sufficient biocide may be added to significantly reduce the levels of bacteria in the wash stage, which can prevent problems associated with bacteria in downstream processes.
US11332393B2	Auto jartest analyzer An auto jartest analyzer includes a plurality of water sample reaction equipment, coagulant providing/controlling equipment and a coagulant concentration analysis device. The coagulant providing/controlling equipment provides coagulant of different concentration to the plurality of water sample reaction equipment to allow contaminants in a water sample of the water sample reaction equipment to precipitate. The coagulant concentration analysis device analyzes turbidity measurements for the plurality of water sample reaction equipment and determines if they meet predetermined analysis criteria, so as to figure out an optimal concentration of coagulant currently required to be added to the water sample. This thus achieves automatic analysis of an addition concentration of coagulant to be added to the water sample, which not only improves operational efficiency but also makes the analysis result more accurate.
US11332392B2	Treatment of high peroxide waste streams A method of reducing a concentration of hydrogen peroxide from wastewater includes diluting the wastewater with water having a lower concentration of hydrogen peroxide than the wastewater to produce a diluted wastewater, contacting the diluted wastewater with a dissolved iron compound at an acidic pH to form a partially treated wastewater having a lower concentration of hydrogen peroxide than the diluted wastewater, and precipitating iron solids from the partially treated wastewater by raising a pH of the partially treated wastewater to form a neutralized partially treated wastewater.
US11332381B2	Functional element and temperature sensor of crystal grain trititanium pentoxide A functional element includes functional titanium oxide. The functional titanium oxide includes crystal grains of one or more of β-phase trititanium pentoxide (β-Ti3O5) and λ-phase trititanium pentoxide (λ-Ti3O5). The functional titanium oxide includes the property that at least a portion of crystal grains of one or more of β-phase trititanium pentoxide (β-Ti3O5) and λ-phase trititanium pentoxide (λ-Ti3O5) changes into crystal grains of titanium oxide (TiO2) when the functional titanium oxide is heated to 350° C. or higher.
US11332379B2	Industrial waste salt resourceful treatment method and device An industrial waste salt resourceful treatment method comprises the following steps: the industrial waste salt is sequentially subject to dissolving, chemical pre-purification, deep purification, organic matter concentration reduction, adsorption and oxidation decolorization and multi-effect evaporative crystallization to respectively obtain sodium sulfate, sodium chloride and sodium nitrate crystals; the crystallization temperature of sodium sulfate is in a range of 75° C. to 85° C.; the crystallization temperature of sodium chloride is in a range of 60 to 70° C.; and the crystallization temperature of sodium nitrate is in a range of 45° C. to 55° C. An industrial waste salt resourceful treatment device is further provided.
US11332375B2	Peeling device of sheet material including optimized outlet The present invention relates to a peeling device of sheet material for peeling off graphite, and the peeling device of sheet material according to the present invention is characterized in that a specific microchannel is used to apply a shear force required to peel off graphite, and simultaneously, graphene itself is not ground and the discharge flow rate of the graphene dispersion increases to increase graphene preparation efficiency.
US11332374B2	Graphene membrane and method for making graphene membrane A method for making a membrane includes buffing a first set of graphene platelets onto a surface of a porous substrate to force the graphene platelets into the pores of the substrate, to yield a primed substrate. The method further includes applying a fluid to the primed substrate. The method further includes forcing the fluid through the primed substrate while retaining at least a first portion of the graphene platelets of the first set on the substrate within the pores, to yield a graphene membrane comprising the substrate and a graphene layer platelets lodged within the pores of the substrate.
US11332370B2	Process for preparation of nitrogen oxides and nitric acid from nitrous oxide Described herein is an improved conversion of nitrous oxide (N2O) present as a by-product in a chemical process to NOx which can be further converted to a useful compound or material, such as nitric acid.
US11332369B2	Compositions and aggregates comprising boron nitride nanotube structures, and methods of making A composition (or an aggregate) comprising an epitaxial h-BN/BNNT structure that comprises a hexagonal boron nitride structure that is epitaxial with respect to a boron nitride nanotube structure. Also, a composition (or an aggregate) that comprises independent boron nitride nanotubes, in which a total mass percentage of independent hexagonal boron nitride and residual boron in the composition is not more than 35%. Also, a composition (or an aggregate) in which not more than 1% of independent boron nitride nanotubes and boron nitride nanotube structures have a dixie cup or bamboo defect. Also, a composition in which at least 50% of independent boron nitride nanotubes and boron nitride nanotube structures are single-wall. Also, a method of making a composition that comprises epitaxial h-BN/BNNT structures.
US11332367B2	Hydrogen producing apparatus, method for separating solid product and system for discharging and recycling solid product To provide an apparatus and a system suitable for continuously and stably producing hydrogen by taking advantage of a direction composition reaction of hydrocarbons as well as a method for separating a solid product.Provided are a hydrogen producing apparatus using a nickel-based metal structure for the direct decomposition reaction of hydrocarbons and a discharging and recovering system comprising: a depressurization chamber communicating with a lower opening of the reaction chamber of hydrogen producing apparatus 1 via a ventilation hole; a first valve capable of opening and closing said ventilation hole; a collection box communicating with the depressurization chamber via a channel; a second valve capable of opening and closing said depressurization chamber; and a depressurization pump communicating with the collection box.
US11332362B2	Vibration isolator platform with electronic acceleration compensation A system is provided for providing vibration isolation and acceleration compensation for a device such as a vibration-sensitive oscillator or sensor. The system has an assembly that moves or vibrates relative to an external component. The assembly includes a plurality of components mounted to either side of a PCB. One or more accelerometers are configured to detect acceleration of the PCB in at least one of an X-axis direction, a Y-axis direction, and a Z-axis direction. The system includes plurality of isolators coupled to the assembly and configured to isolate or dampen vibrations that would otherwise transfer to the assembly from an underlying component to which the assembly is configured to attach to. In certain embodiments, the isolators are located between the assembly and the underlying component within vertical confines of an exterior perimeter of the PCB.
US11332360B2	Gas pump alert warning system A system for warning that a fuel line nozzle should be removed from a gas tank, by: determining that a fuel pump nozzle has been tilted from its resting position in a pump cradle to a refueling position where it has been inserted into a gas tank tube; and then determining that fueling through the fuel line has stopped by detecting vibration of the fuel pump nozzle when the fuel line shuts off; and then activating an alert system including a warning light and an audible sound if the fuel pump nozzle has not been removed from the gas tank tube and returned to the pump cradle after a predetermined period of time. The system can also wirelessly transmit fuel line use data to a remote computer.
US11332358B2	Tap assembly A tap assembly 10 with a hollow tap body 16 which defines a dispensing chamber 24 leading to an outlet arrangement 26. A valve assembly with a valve element 18 is provided to selectively open an inlet into the dispensing chamber 24. A push button 20 is provided which operates the valve assembly, and which defines an operating chamber 28, with the push button movable into the operating chamber. A connecting member is provided extending from the push button 20 through the operating chamber. A seal 39 is provided to prevent liquid passing from the dispensing chamber 24 to the operating chamber.
US11332357B2	Liquid quality control device A liquid quality management device capable of being added to a liquid supply system which can supply a liquid within a storage container to a dispensing device in order to cool the liquid, and can dispense the liquid to a drinking container. The liquid quality management device includes an actual flow rate preparation unit including a flow rate sensor for determining an actual measured flow rate of the liquid; a dispensing liquid temperature sensor for measuring a temperature of the liquid dispensed into the drinking container; and a determination unit electrically connected to the actual flow rate preparation unit and the dispensing liquid temperature sensor, for determining an integrated flow rate of the liquid when the liquid temperature is equal to or higher than a set temperature, and for determining whether or not coolability of the dispensing device is suitable by comparing the integrated flow rate with a determination value.
US11332356B2	Content filling system and verification method of content filling system A preform is sterilized by a preform sterilizer. The preform is blow-molded by a blow-molding device to manufacture a container. Next, the container is filled with a culture medium by a filling device without sterilizing the container by a container sterilizer, and the container is plugged by a plugging device. Thereafter, it is verified how much microorganism survive or propagate in the culture medium in the container. A degree of sterilization in the container sterilizer is adjusted on the basis of a verification result.
US11332353B2	Mid-mount fire apparatus A mid-mount fire apparatus includes a chassis, a body assembly coupled to the chassis, a front cabin coupled to the chassis forward of the body assembly, a front axle coupled to the chassis, a rear axle coupled to the chassis, a ladder assembly having a proximal end that is coupled to the chassis rearward of the front cabin and between the front axle and the rear axle, and a pump positioned rearward of the front cabin and forward of an axis about which the ladder assembly rotates.
US11332349B2	Lifting/lowering device The lifting/lowering device (100) includes: a first plate member (51); a second plate member (52) to which the first plate member (51) is rotatably connected; a first expansion and contraction bag (31) which is disposed between the first plate member (51) and the second plate member (52) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust; a third plate member (53) to which the second plate member (52) is rotatably connected; a second expansion and contraction bag which is disposed between the second plate member (52) and the third plate member (53) and is capable of expanding and contracting by gas supply and exhaust. The first plate member (51), the first expansion and contraction bag (31), the second plate member (52), the second expansion and contraction bag (32) and the third plate member (53) are disposed so as to overlap in a plan view.
US11332346B2	Elevator landing door unlocking system Elevator door coupling systems are described. The systems include a car door lock having a coupling element and a lock element, the lock element operably connected to a latch for locking the car door lock and a landing door lock having a movable plate, a first contact element mounted to the movable plate and configured to engage with the coupling element and a second contact element configured to engage with the lock element. In operation, the coupling element is operable to apply force to the first contact element and cause the movable plate to rotate and as the movable plate rotates, the second contact element applies force to the lock element to urge the latch from a locked position to an unlocked position.
US11332345B2	Elevator system with optimized door response A method and system for controlling a movable door associated with a passenger compartment, the door moveable between an opened position and a closed position configured to provide access to, or egress from, the passenger compartment. The method includes monitoring a landing area of the elevator door with at least one sensor, and determining a level of urgency of an approaching passenger based on the information from the at least one sensor. If the level of urgency exceeds a predetermined threshold, modifying a closing of the elevator door based on the level of urgency. The method may also include modifying a closing speed of the elevator door if the level of urgency exceeds a predetermined threshold.
US11332340B2	Elevator control and user interface system An elevator system includes a drive controller configured to actuate a drive motor of an elevator drive assembly. A non-transitory computer-readable medium includes program instructions that cause a processor to retrieve a set of rules of the elevator system, generate at least one graphical user interface by applying the set of rules to at least one design template, calculate an acceptance score for the at least one graphical user interface based on a user profile of an administrator, and publish the at least one graphical user interface based at least partially on the acceptance score. The elevator system further includes a display device configured to display the graphical user interface after it is published and cause the drive controller to actuate the drive motor based on user input of a selection of at least one selectable option on the at least one graphical user interface.
US11332334B2	Paper roll support device for printing apparatus Disclosed herein is a paper roll support device for a printing apparatus. The paper roll support device includes: first and second paper guides arranged to be opposite to each other, and configured to support a paper roll; a support panel configured to fix the first and second paper guides; first and second transfer rods installed such that first ends thereof are fixed to the first and second paper guides, and configured to be movable in conjunction with each other; a pulley provided to be rotatable coaxially with the pinion gear; a belt installed such that one end thereof is fixed to one side of the outer circumference of the pulley and the other end thereof is fixed to one end of one of the first and second transfer rods, and configured to rotate the pulley; and an elastic member configured to reversely rotate the pulley to its original position.
US11332332B2	Medium conveying apparatus for detecting a folding of a medium A medium conveying apparatus includes a first optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and in a central part of the housing in a direction perpendicular to a medium conveying direction, a second optical sensor located on an upper part of the housing and on a side of the first optical sensor in the direction perpendicular to the medium conveying direction, and a processor to detect a folding of a medium based on the first signal or the second signal, and stop feeding of the medium by the feed roller in accordance with a detection result of the folding of the medium. The first light emitter emits first light toward a downstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction, and the second light emitter emits second light toward an upstream side of the medium in the medium conveying direction.
US11332330B2	Sheet feeding apparatus and image forming apparatus A sheet feeding apparatus includes a first detection device that outputs a first signal upon detecting a stacked sheet and outputs a second signal upon detecting no sheet, and a second detection device that outputs a third signal when a sheet stacking member is above a predetermined position and outputs a fourth signal in a case where the stacking member is below the predetermined position A control unit controls movement of sheet stacking member by restricting movement of the stacking member when the second signal is output and the third signal is output when power of the sheet feeding apparatus is turned on. The second detection device includes a switch that emits the third signal while abutting a moving member that moves with the sheet stacking member and emits the fourth signal while being separated from the moving member.
US11332325B2	Apparatus for coating containers with bypass and method for operating such an apparatus Provided is an apparatus for coating containers having an inlet where containers are handed over to the apparatus, and an outlet where containers leave the apparatus, having at least one vacuum device for producing a vacuum, having at least one treatment station for coating containers with a plasma, wherein the treatment stations are in fluid connection with the vacuum device and wherein the treatment stations have at least one treatment device into which is able to be introduced into a container, wherein the apparatus has a first and a second transport device for transporting containers, wherein the first transport device feeds the containers at least indirectly to a treatment station, wherein the first transport device is able to be switched off at least temporarily, resulting in the feeding of containers to the treatment station being interrupted, and the second transport device being an at least sectionally linear transport device.
US11332317B1	Toolless removable wear strip and/or guide rail for a conveyor A wear strip for a conveyor having a frame with frame spacers is provided. There are two frame spacers at one end of the frame, each having at least one lock. The lock has a riser and a head, wherein the head is wider than the riser forming a generally but not limited to T-shaped profile. A wear strip having a hole with an upper cavity and a lower passage having a wide gap and narrow gap is provided. The wear strip can be secured by the lock. This is accomplished by mounting the wear strip on the frame spacers so that the head of the lock projects into the upper cavity of the wear strip. Then, the wear strip is longitudinally moved so that the riser enters the narrow gap in the wear strip. Longitudinal wear strips can be inserted that longitudinally lock the wear strips in place.
US11332313B2	Conveyor belt monitoring system A conveyor belt monitoring system includes an imaging device which sequentially images a longitudinal predetermined range of a conveyor belt in running from above the conveyor belt. Image data captured by the imaging device is displayed in a monitor, and then is sequentially input into a control unit as detection data. The control unit causes a meander suppressing device to reduce a meander width of the conveyor belt on the basis of the image data.
US11332312B2	Automated storage and retrieval system and methods A method for operating an automated storage and retrieval system includes transferring a first item storage container from an aisle to a first region of a first storage location, positioning a second item storage container in the aisle proximate the first item storage container, interlocking the second item storage container to the first item storage container by engaging a releasable coupling structure extending there between, and applying, in a first direction transverse to the aisle, a force to the second item storage container sufficient in magnitude and duration to cause the first item storage container to occupy the second region of the first storage location and the second item storage container to occupy the first region of the first storage location, whereby the first and second item storage containers remain interlocked while in the first storage location.
US11332309B2	Overhead type transport apparatus An overhead type transport apparatus includes: a guide rail that includes a main rail and one or more sub rails crossing the main rail and is fixed to a ceiling side; two or more transport units that travel along the guide rail; a carrier unit that is coupled to the bottom of each transport unit and rotates about a carrier rotating unit, one end being inclined upward or downward with respect to the other end; and a basket unit that is attached to and detached from the bottom of each carrier unit.
US11332308B2	Mechanical arm system for collecting garbage from a garbage container The mechanical arm system can include a garbage container holder and at least one mast. The holder can have guiding wheels engaged with adjacent tracks of the mast, the two adjacent tracks both having a lower portion extending upwardly along the mast, the lower portion of the first track being located forwardly of the lower portion of the second track, the lower portion of both tracks leading into corresponding upper portions which are curved rearwardly. The system can have a primary mast and a secondary mast slidably mounted to the primary mast, with the garbage container slidable mounted to the secondary mast. A driving link can simultaneously connect the primary mast to the secondary mast, and the secondary mast to the holder in a manner that when the driving link is moved, both sliding movements are performed in the same direction.
US11332302B2	Aerosol product Provided is an aerosol product which has a simple configuration and enables spraying in the form of a mist at the time of use even when a stock liquid is stored in a high-viscosity state in an aerosol container. An aerosol product (100) has a plurality of partitioned housing spaces and a valve unit (120) provided with an inflow port (122) corresponding to the housing space, wherein at least one among the plurality of housing spaces is a main stock liquid housing section (142) that houses a main stock liquid (M), at least one other of the plurality of housing spaces is a viscosity lowering agent housing section (143) that houses a viscosity lowering agent (S), and the main stock liquid (M) discharged from the inflow port (122) and the viscosity lowering agent (S) discharged from the inflow port (122A) are mixed in an actuator (130).
US11332300B2	Actuator cap for a fluid spray dispenser An actuator cap (1; 50) for a fluid spray dispenser comprises a second body part (2) and a first body part (3). The first body part (3) is adapted for connection to a container for the fluid to be dispensed and incorporates a spray channel arrangement (4). The second body part (2) incorporates an actuator button (5) and is rotatable with respect to the first body part (3) from a first position in which the actuator button (5) is non-elevated into a second position in which the actuator button (5) is elevated and capable of depression to cause depression of a part (16) of the spray channel arrangement (4). The actuator button (4) defines a first cam profile (20) along which a first cam follower (22) defined by the first body part (3) travels to cause elevation or retraction of the actuator button (5) when the second body part (3) is rotated. The actuator button (5) also defines a second cam profile (23) that bears against said part (21) of the spray channel arrangement (4) such that when the actuator button (5) is in its elevated position and depressed the actuator button (5) depresses the second cam profile (23) and in turn depresses the part (21) of the spray channel arrangement (4) relative to the first body part (3) to dispense fluid from the container when in use. Preferably, the first and second body parts (3, 2) are individual, integrally moulded components that are snap-fitted together to assemble the actuator cap (1; 50).
US11332299B2	Package for components of aerosol generating devices Package for components of aerosol generating devices, comprising: at least two components; a sleeve comprising a first wall and a second wall opposite and parallel to each other, and a first opening and a second opening opposite to each other; a first and a second blister pack containing the components and slidable relative to the sleeve through the first opening and the second opening, respectively; a first guide flap extending from the second wall of the sleeve at the second opening to create a first slot with the second wall; a second guide flap extending from the first wall of the sleeve at the first opening to create a second slot with the first wall; a first sliding flap integral with the first blister pack and a second sliding flap integral with the second blister pack which are arranged in the first slot and in the second slot, respectively, and that are shaped to slide in the first slot and in the second slot, respectively.
US11332296B2	Membrane packaging for sterile, medical objects Container with a membrane packaging for medical objects, consisting of at least one cover which is connectable to a lower part, wherein at least one clamping membrane is circumferentially and peripherally attached to at least one container part, and the object to be protected lies upon the at least one clamping membrane and is borne by it, wherein only one clamping membrane, is given, which lies opposite to a fixed holding slot for holding the object on the other container part and an additional pretensioning can be applied to the clamping membrane upon closing of the container.
US11332295B1	Double door restraining device and method A double door assembly bottom restraining device and method provide stability to the double door assembly during manufacturing and shipping. The double door assembly bottom restraining device may be installed on the bottom of a double door assembly.
US11332294B1	Thru-hull adapters for pressure-proof housings Multiple embodiments of thru-hull adapters for underwater pressure-proof housings are described. The adapters are suitable for use with pressure proof housings including spheres, cylinders, flat and domed end caps. The thru-hull adapter is comprised of a pressure-proof circular disk that is sized to fit over a through hole drilled through the outer wall of a pressure-proof housing, a hollow threaded shaft that attaches to the circular disk and extends into the interior of the pressure proof housing, a fastener stack including washers and a jam nut that when tightened pulls the circular disk against the outer wall of the pressure proof housing and, with a bonded or o-ring elastomeric seal, forms an air and water tight seal between the thru-hull adapter and the wall of the pressure proof housing.
US11332293B2	Container device capable of storing liquid and manufacturing method thereof The present disclosure relates to a container device capable of storing and discharging liquid.A container device according to the present disclosure includes a pouch having the elastic property; a rigid container having a rigid outer case compared to the pouch and having a container opening at one side thereof; a coupling unit coupled to the container opening and for coupling an opening of the pouch with the container opening; and an air passage formed at the rigid container or the coupling unit. When the pressure is applied to the inside of the pouch and the volume of the pouch is increased, the volume of a space between the pouch and the rigid container is reduced by an increase in the volume of the pouch, such that the air in the space is discharged to the outside of the rigid container through the air passage to perform the depressurization of the space.
US11332289B2	Sealed container, a packing, and packing-equipped lid body A sealed container capable of knowing that the opening of the container body is exactly in close contact with a packing when a lid body is attached to the container body. The sealed container has a container body, a lid body attached to the opening of the container body, and a packing attached to the lid body, while the packing has a packing body provided in the lid body and a plurality of flexible ring-shaped protrusions provided thereupon which are mutually separated in the axial direction of the lid body The outer peripheral portion of the ring-shaped protrusion, which is the farthest from the top plate portion of the lid body in the axial direction, is in close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the container body, while the outer peripheral portions of other ring-shaped protrusions are radially separated from the inner peripheral surface of the container body.
US11332281B2	Polymer coated paperboard container and method A method of forming a coating on a cylindrical paperboard container having a closed end. The method includes the steps of heating a gas from a first temperature to a second temperature; providing the gas to a first inlet of a nozzle; providing a polymer in a liquid state at a third temperature; providing the polymer to a second inlet of the nozzle; and spraying the polymer onto the cylindrical paperboard container using the nozzle; wherein the second temperature is greater than the third temperature; and the second temperature and third temperature are such that the gas maintains the polymer in the liquid state at least until the polymer comes into contact with the cylindrical paperboard container. A system for applying a coating to a plurality of cylindrical paperboard containers and a container for a consumer product are also provided.
US11332278B2	Systems and methods for determining shrinkage of a commodity Systems and methods for determining shrinkage of a commodity sold by a store are provided which may include: identifying data indicative of a volume of the commodity, associating a label with a container that holds the commodity, collecting the label information with a reader and transmitting collected label information to at least one server, automatically determining data characterizing the material in the container, associating the label information and the data characterizing the material in the container, and determining performance data related to the commodity by comparing the data indicative of the volume of the commodity supplied to the store, the data indicative of the volume of the commodity sold by the store, and the data characterizing the material in the container.
US11332277B2	Apparatus and method for separation of air from fluids An apparatus and method for separation of air from fluids, whereby a contractable partition, a throat seal, and air vents are provided, which allow an inside portion behind the contractable partition to expand into or contract from an outside portion, increasing or decreasing the side of the inside portion to accommodate changing volumes of beverage, thereby preventing the entry of contaminating air and slowing the loss of carbonation of the remaining beverage.
US11332274B2	Dual use box Example aspects of a method of using a box are disclosed. The box can comprise a primary sealing flap comprising a primary adhesive, a secondary flap connected to the primary sealing flap and comprising a secondary adhesive, and a covered top panel opposite the secondary flap. The method can comprise removing a secondary peelable backing from the secondary adhesive; leaving a primary peelable backing adhered to the primary adhesive; and adhering the secondary flap to the covered top panel with the secondary adhesive.
US11332273B2	Container with variable volume A container (100) includes a body (110) having an upper end (104) and a lower end (106). The upper end has an opening formed therethrough. The body defines a plurality of ribs (110) between the upper end and the lower end that are configured to actuate between an expanded state and a compressed state to vary a volume inside the body. A sleeve (500) is positioned at least partially around the body. The sleeve inhibits one or more of the plurality of ribs that are in the compressed state from actuating into the expanded state.
US11332271B2	Filling device for filling a holder with vulnerable products, and method therefor The invention relates to a filling device (2) for filling a holder with vulnerable products, for instance apples, and a method therefor. The filling device according to the invention comprises: —a main frame (14) provided with an elevator conveyor (4) with a supply side (10) and a filling side (12); —a distributing device (28) connected operatively to the filling side of the elevator conveyor and provided with one or more distributors configured to distribute products over the holder; —height adjusting means (42,44) configured to move the distributing device in the height relative to the holder such that the distributing device is movable in the height during filling of the holder; and—a supply side guide arranged (66,68,70) on the main frame (14) for operation with the height adjusting means and configured to align the supply side of the elevator conveyor with a delivery end of a feed conveyor during a movement of the distributing device in the height.
US11332270B2	Binding machine and method for securing a part of a binding element in a loop around one or more objects A binding machine comprising: —a feeding device for feeding a binding element (3) in the form of a wire or strap in a loop around one or more objects to be bound and subsequently retracting the binding element to draw it tightly around said objects; and—a laser welding device for forming a welded joint between a section at the leading end of the binding element and an adjoining section at the trailing end of the part (3a) of the binding element fed in a loop around said objects to thereby secure this part of the binding element in a loop around the objects. The laser welding device is configured to cut off the binding element at said trailing end to thereby release said part (3a) of the binding element from the remaining part (3b) of the binding element.
US11332269B2	Smart packaging wall A packaging system for high flexibility and speed box-last packaging comprises one or more dimensional scanning sensors that are configured to scan a group of one or more target products that are to be boxed and gather dimension information describing physical dimensions of the group of one or more target products. The system also comprises one or more packaging-production machines that are configured to generate custom-made packaging templates that conform to a pre-determined set of packaging template types. Additionally, the system comprises a packaging template buffer that comprises physically divided sections that contain multiple packaging templates selected from the pre-determined set of packaging template types that are generated by the one or more packaging-production machines. Each of the packaging templates are organized within the physically divided section based upon packaging template type.
US11332265B2	Charger and portable device for unmanned aerial vehicle A portable device for holding and carrying an unmanned aerial vehicle (“UAV”) includes a body. The body includes a first holding member configured to hold the UAV and having a shape matching a shape of the UAV. The portable device also includes a charging board disposed in the body. The portable device also includes a first charging station disposed in the first holding member and configured to electrically connect with the charging board for charging the UAV. The portable device further includes at least one second charging station disposed on the body and configured to electrically connect with the charging board for charging at least one battery.
US11332263B2	Trolley system and method for transferring cargo in relation to a cargo compartment of a vehicle A trolley system for transferring cargo in relation to a cargo compartment of a vehicle includes a frame defining a cargo-retaining platform. The cargo-retaining platform is configured to receive and retain the cargo. At least a portion of a lower surface of the frame is formed of a low friction material. One or more handles are moveably coupled to the frame. The handle(s) are configured to be moved between a retracted position and an extended position. One or more attachments are configured to secure the cargo on the cargo-retaining platform.
US11332262B2	Apparatus and methods for marine capture of a UAV using water for braking and damping Apparatus and methods for marine capture of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using water for braking and damping are described. An example capture device is for capturing a UAV aboard a marine vessel located in a body of water. The capture device includes a mounting frame and a capture frame. The mounting frame is configured to be coupled to the marine vessel. The capture frame is configured to be rotatably coupled to the mounting frame. The capture frame is rotatable relative to the mounting frame about an axis of rotation. The capture frame includes a braking member configured to be submerged in the body of water. The braking member is configured to oppose rotation of the capture frame relative to the mounting frame based on a braking force to be applied to the braking member by the body of water.
US11332256B2	Fault tolerant hybrid electric propulsion system for an aerial vehicle Hybrid electric propulsion systems and methods therefore are provided. More particularly, the present disclosure is directed to control systems for hybrid electric propulsion systems for aerial vehicles that are configured for rapidly and automatically taking action in response to rapid electrical load changes on a torque source, such as an engine. Methods for operating hybrid electric propulsion systems for aerial vehicles are also provided.
US11332255B2	Primary structure of a strut for bearing an aircraft power plant, the rear part of which is formed by a set of connecting rods A primary structure of a strut for bearing an aircraft power plant including a front part intended to be joined to an aircraft power plant and a rear part intended to be joined to a structure of the aircraft, the front part being formed from a box including an upper longitudinal member, a lower longitudinal member, and lateral panels. A main rib is located at an interface between the front part and the rear part. The rear part is formed from a set of four connecting rods. The first end of each connecting rod is joined to the front part of the primary structure and the second end of each connecting rod is joined to a separate interface for fastening to the structure of the aircraft. This allows a substantial simplification of the primary structure of a strut for bearing an aircraft power plant, which can have advantages in particular in terms of cost, mass, and simplicity of implementation and integration.
US11332252B2	Using bleed air to supply outside air to a cabin An environmental control system of an aircraft includes a compressing device including a compressor and a turbine configured to receive a flow of first medium sequentially. The compressing device additionally includes a second turbine configured to receive a flow of second medium distinct from the first medium. A dehumidification system is arranged in fluid communication with the turbine and a bypass valve is configured to divert the flow of the first medium output from the compressor around the turbine.
US11332249B2	Actuatable display devices for aircraft passenger compartment suites An aircraft passenger compartment suite may include a privacy divider configured to separate a first side of the aircraft passenger compartment suite including a first aircraft seat and a second side of the aircraft passenger compartment suite including a second aircraft seat. The aircraft passenger compartment suite may include a collapsible display device positioned proximate to the privacy divider of the aircraft passenger compartment suite. The aircraft passenger compartment suite may include a first display device and a first plate configured to be an extension of a horizontal surface in the first side when the first display device is in a first display device stowed position. The aircraft passenger compartment suite may include a second display device and a second plate configured to be an extension of a horizontal surface in the second side when the second display device is in a second display device stowed position.
US11332246B2	Container retention and release apparatus for use with aircraft Container retention and release apparatus are disclosed. An example container retention and release apparatus includes an actuator, a swaybrace coupled to the actuator, and a clamp pivotally coupled to the swaybrace. The clamp pivots between a clamping position to retain a container and a release position to release a container.
US11332242B2	Aerial vehicle Aircraft capable of vertical takeoff and landing, hovering, and efficient forward flight are described. An aircraft includes two side mounted tiltable proprotors and a central rotor disposed above the proprotors. The proprotors are tiltable between at least a horizontal position for forward flight and a vertical position for vertical or hovering flight. The central rotor may be powered for vertical and transitional flight modes and may turn by free autorotation during forward flight. The proprotors may be differentially tilted during vertical or hovering flight to counter torque effects of the central rotor. The central rotor may be foldable and/or easily detachable from the aircraft to facilitate storage and transportation. Left and right proprotors may provide both forward thrust and attitude control. Control inputs to left and right proprotors may be connected directly to an autopilot creating closed loop actuation using motor RPM feedback.
US11332240B2	Anti-torque systems for rotorcraft An anti-torque system for a rotorcraft includes a first tail fan assembly including a plurality of first fan blades and a second tail fan assembly including a plurality of second fan blades. The first tail fan assembly has a larger diameter than the second tail fan assembly. The first fan blades have a larger rotational inertia than the second fan blades such that the second fan blades experience a larger angular acceleration than the first fan blades in response to torque, thereby providing yaw control for the rotorcraft.
US11332237B2	Method for controlling the torque of an aircraft wheel rotation drive device The invention relates to a method for controlling the torque of a drive device (1) for rotating wheels (2) of an aircraft comprising actuators for selectively driving rotating wheels of the aircraft to ensure its movement on the ground, comprising the step of regulating a torque generated by the drive device according to a torque setpoint (4) issued by the pilot. According to the invention, the method involves the step of generating, as long as the torque setpoint is not sufficient to guarantee a stable movement speed of the aircraft, a replacement torque setpoint (5) to allow the aircraft to move at a stable speed, and substituting the replacement torque setpoint for the torque setpoint generated by the pilot.
US11332233B2	System for driving a flap arrangement between a retracted position and an extended position A flap system driving a leading-edge flap between retracted and extended positions comprises a leading-edge flap, an actuator, first, second and third fixed links, first and second connecting links, and an auxiliary link. The first, second and third fixed links are rotatably supported on respective first, second and third structurally fixed points by respective first, second and third support joints. The first fixed link couples with an end of the first connecting link, which is coupled with a first flap joint at another end. The second fixed link rotatably couples with a central region of the first connecting link. The third fixed link rotatably couples with an end of the second connecting link, which is coupled with a second flap joint at another end. The second connecting link couples with the first fixed link through the auxiliary link, each at positions inside of the respective ends.
US11332232B2	Vertical tail structure having symmetry action slats Provided are vertical tail structures with symmetry action slat systems. Specifically, a vertical tail structure comprises a main element and a leading edge element. The leading edge element comprises a first slat body and a second slat body that are symmetrically positioned on either side of a longitudinal centerline of the vertical tail structure. Each slat body is configured to move between a retracted position and an extended position to increase a camber sag of an airfoil of the vertical tail structure and thereby increase a maximum aerodynamic yawing moment provided by the vertical tail structure. In a first operable mode, each of the slat bodes are in the respective retracted position. In a second operable mode, one of the slat bodies is in the respective extended position. The extended position of each of the slat bodies includes a pitch angle and an extension distance from the main element.
US11332230B2	Method for producing assembly, reinforcing member, and assembly The method for producing an assembly is a method for producing an assembly equipped with a member to be reinforced (20), a reinforcing member body (41), and a filler (42), wherein the reinforcing member body (41) has a pair of flanges (44) arranged spaced on the surface (20B) of the member to be reinforced (20), a web (45), and a connection portion (46) which connects the flanges (44) and the web (45) and forms a filler space (V) with the surface (20B). The method for producing an assembly includes a step for inserting a filler (42) into the filler space (V), a step for attaching a crack control member (43) to cover the end of the filler (42), a step for joining the flanges (44) and the member to be reinforced (20), and a step for curing at least the member to be reinforced (20).
US11332222B2	Ramped pontoon for retrieving a pool cleaner A floating platform dimensioned and configured to receive and transport an automated pool cleaner on the surface of the water is disclosed. For convenience, the floating platform is referred to as a pontoon. The pontoon is also configured to control the retrieval of the pool cleaner. The pontoon includes a buoyant housing having a first end and a second end. An inclined platform ramp is positioned in the pontoon housing at an angle from the first end towards the second end. The pontoon includes a winch for winding and unwinding a cable connected to the pool cleaner to thereby selectively release and retrieve the cleaner.
US11332221B2	Integrated kayak cooler A cooler installable on a kayak includes: a hollow cooler body tapering from an end adjacent to a kayak seat to a narrower end adjacent an end of the kayak; a flange portion formed around an upper end of the cooler body and located above a deck of the kayak when the cooler is installed on the kayak, the flange portion shaped to fit flush against an upper surface of the deck of the kayak; and a lid hingedly attached to the flange portion and shaped to cover an opening formed within the flange portion when in a closed position.
US11332219B2	Mat storage system for a boat A watercraft with a hull assembly and a mat storage system coupled to the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a mat compartment with the mat storage system configured to move the mat between a stored position, in which at least a portion of the mat is positioned in the mat compartment, and a deployed position. The mat compartment may be positioned beneath at least a portion of a floor of the hull assembly. The hull assembly may have a cover positioned adjacent the mat compartment and moveable between a closed position, in which it covers at least a portion of the mat compartment, and an open position. The mat storage system may have a motor that is configured to move the mat to a stored position.
US11332213B2	Bicycle rear sprocket assembly and bicycle drive train A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprises at least one sprocket. The at least one sprocket includes at least ten internal spline teeth configured to engage with a bicycle hub assembly.
US11332209B2	Robot system and work line including the same A robot system has at least one robot that performs predetermined work on at least first and second work portions among a plurality of work portions, and a plurality of locators each having a locate pin movable in three axial directions orthogonal to one another, and that position the workpiece with the locate pins being inserted into the holes at a first position where the robot performs work on the first work portion, and a control device that controls operation of the plurality of locators, in which after the work of the robot on the first work portion is completed, the control device controls the plurality of locators while keeping a state that the locate pins are inserted into the holes, so as to change a position of the workpiece from the first position to a second position where the robot performs work on the second work portion.
US11332207B2	Booster steering lock and load relief control system A booster for a trailer system is provided comprising a control system in communication with a sensor(s) for determining the direction and speed of the booster when in motion. The control system comprises instructions corresponding to one or more booster operations such as: detection of a reverse state, retraction of a suspension system when the reverse state is detected; engagement of a steer axle lock when the reverse state is detected; detection of a forward state; extension of the suspension system when the forward state is detected; disengagement of the steer axle lock when the forward state is detected; detection of a high-speed forward state; engagement of the steer axle lock when the high-speed forward state is detected; detection of a low-speed forward state; and disengagement of the steer axle lock when the low-speed forward state is detected.
US11332206B2	Final drive disconnect mechanism via transmission A vehicle drivetrain for a vehicle including a transmission configured to move the vehicle with a surface engaging traction member and a final drive assembly configured to drive the surface engaging traction member. The final drive assembly includes a drive assembly coupler. A transmission coupler is operatively connected to the transmission and disposed between the transmission and the drive assembly coupler. The transmission coupler includes a first position engaged with the drive assembly coupler and a second position disengaged from the drive assembly coupler. An actuator is operatively connected to the transmission coupler and is configured to move the transmission coupler between the first position and the second position. The actuator, in one embodiment, includes a worm drive having a worm gear configured to move the transmission coupler along a longitudinal direction of the transmission. The worm gear rotates about an axis inclined with the longitudinal direction.
US11332204B2	Augmented tire traction system for two-wheeled vehicle An augmented traction system for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising a CMG (control moment gyroscope) system including a plurality of CMGs to provide a first torque vector to decrease a roll angle of a turn of the vehicle and to increase force on one or more of the tires of the vehicle on a road surface, a steering system for the vehicle, the steering system to determine a steering control for the turn of the vehicle at a particular vehicle speed and roll angle, based on sensor data, and an aerodynamic control system to actuate one or more aerodynamic elements of the vehicle, the one or more aerodynamic elements to provide a second torque vector to decrease the roll angle of the vehicle.
US11332200B2	Haul truck space frame and body support arrangement A support arrangement for a haul truck comprises a space frame and a dump body operatively positioned on the space frame according to defined contact points. The space frame can include at least one rear support, at least one outer elongate support member, and at least one support rocker configured to pivot laterally about an axis. The dump body can include on a bottom thereof a rear pivot support and at least one flat contact surface, and on a front face thereof at least one vertical support structure. Each rear support of the space frame is configured to be pivotally coupled to the rear pivot support of the dump body. Each vertical support structure of the dump body is configured to be removably seated in a corresponding support rocker. Each flat contact surface is configured to be positioned adjacent to an outer lateral surface of an outer elongate support member.
US11332196B2	Rear vehicle-body structure of vehicle A first loop-shaped structure section is provided on a forward side of and closely to a damper support section so as to have a loop shape in a vehicle elevational view. A second loop-shaped structure section is provided around a rear-gate opening portion so as to have a loop shape in the vehicle elevational view. A third loop-shaped structure section is provided to extend continuously along a lower side wall part interconnecting lower wall parts of the first and second loop-shaped structure sections, a side wall part of the first loop-shaped structure section, an upper side wall part interconnecting upper end portions of upper wall parts of the first and second loop-shaped structure sections, and a side wall part of the second loop-shaped structure section so as to have a loop shape in a vehicle side view.
US11332193B2	Crossmember arrangement A crossmember arrangement for reinforcing a motor-vehicle body includes a crossmember for dissipating loads in the Y direction, an intermediate piece, which is connected directly or indirectly to the crossmember and is intended for fastening the crossmember to a supporting pillar, in particular a B pillar, and a fastening body, which is connected to the intermediate piece and is intended for butting with surface-area contact against the supporting pillar. The fastening body is configured in the form of a chamber profile which runs predominantly in the Y direction. Dissipation of high loads in a motor-vehicle body is made possible, along with straightforward installation capability of the crossmember arrangement in the motor-vehicle body, as a result of the fastening body of the crossmember arrangement, the fastening body is configured in the form of a chamber profile, running essentially in the Y direction.
US11332188B2	Steering knuckle assembly and method of assembling a steering knuckle assembly A steering knuckle assembly for a vehicle may have a steering knuckle with a first blind hole formed in a surface of the steering knuckle and a first king pin defining a rotation axis and non-rotatably mounted in the first blind hole.
US11332186B2	Failure detection device and electric power steering apparatus The failure detection device includes: an output unit detecting failure of a torque detection device that detects torque applied to a pinion shaft with torque sensors, and a target current calculation unit controlling drive of the electric motor. In response to detection of failure of one of the torque sensors, the target current calculation unit causes the motor to output continuous torque continuously generating torque that is detectable by the other of the torque sensors and, in response to the motor outputting the continuous torque, the output unit diagnoses failure of the other of the torque sensors based on a pattern of vibrations detected by the other torque sensor due to the continuous torque and determines that the other torque sensor is having failure if amplitude of vibrations is less than a reference amplitude.
US11332184B2	Rotary electric machine control device and method An ECU including a control circuit is provided to control driving of a motor, which outputs at least a part of torque required for steering a vehicle. The control circuit is configured to switch control modes including an ADS mode for controlling driving of the motor based on an angle command value and an EPS mode for controlling the driving of the motor based on a basic assist command value which is a torque command value. The control circuit is configured to change the calculation cycle period of at least a part of the calculations related to the driving control of the motor according to the selected control mode. Accordingly, an appropriate calculation cycle period can be set for each calculation related to the driving control of the motor according to the control mode, and the calculation load can be reduced.
US11332178B2	Foldable wagon A foldable wagon has a frame that is collapsible in a manner such that the wagon basically has the same vertical height when in the collapsed and expanded configurations. The frame has folding bar assemblies on its sides. As the wagon is altered from the expanded to the collapsed configurations, the lower leg outer end of each of the pair of folding bar assemblies slides downward relative to the corresponding upper leg outer on the respective vertically oriented pole. The pairs of folding bar assemblies increase in height and decrease in length. As wagon is altered from the collapsed to the expanded configuration, the lower leg outer end of each of the pair of folding bar assembly slides upward relative to the corresponding upper leg outer end s on the respective vertically oriented pole, and the pairs of folding bar assemblies decrease in height and increase in length.
US11332171B2	Derailing device Various systems and methods for derailing a vehicle from a track are provided. In one embodiment, a device is provided that includes a directional derail block extending from a base and including a wheel deflecting surface arranged at an angle less than or equal to about 13 degrees with regard to a longitudinal axis of the track and designed to deflect the wheel away from the track. The length of the device is greater than or equal to about 53 centimeters (cm) (21 inches (in)).
US11332168B2	Rail transport system A rail transport system 10 has at least two load carrying bodies 12 which are arranged end to end. Mutually adjacent bodies 12 are coupled together by respective coupling systems 14. The rail transport system 10 further includes a plurality of axles 16 each provided at opposite ends with respective rail wheels 18 which support the bodies 12. A flexible liner 20 is supported by the bodies 12. The liner 20 is configured to span respective coupling systems 14. In this way the bodies 12 and the flexible liner 20 form a continuous load carrying structure 22. The continuous load carrying structure 22 is arranged so as to be able to pivot about an axis perpendicular to the axles 16 to facilitate unloading of cargo from the bodies 12.
US11332167B2	Vehicle communication system A system includes one or more processors, a communication device, and a positive train control (PTC) system. The one or more processors and communication device are onboard a lead vehicle of a vehicle system that includes the lead vehicle and a first remote vehicle. The PTC system is configured to restrict movement of the vehicle system based on a location of the vehicle system. The PTC system communicates a list of vehicle identifiers to the one or more processors. The communication device communicates a wireless linking message, which includes a vehicle identifier associated with the first remote vehicle, to the first remote vehicle. The communication device establishes a communication link between the lead vehicle and the first remote vehicle responsive to receipt of the wireless linking message at the first remote vehicle. The one or more processors remotely control movement of the first remote vehicle via the communication link.
US11332166B2	Cableway with lock monitoring for a vehicle In order to be able to reliably prevent the departure of a vehicle without a locking of the closure device in a cableway with a locking monitor, a second receiving device is provided in the movement direction of the vehicle after the first receiving device. After the start of the vehicle in the first station, the transponder of the vehicle enters the effective range of the second receiving device, and the transponder transmits a signal with the locking state to the second receiving device. The cableway is stopped before the vehicle leaves the first station when the signal to the second receiving device indicates a faulty lock mechanism.
US11332163B2	In-vehicle device and incident monitoring method An in-vehicle device is mounted on a vehicle capable of automated driving, and comprises an incident detection processing unit which acquires vehicle information representing a control state of the vehicle, and detects an incident that occurred in the vehicle based on the vehicle information.
US11332160B2	On-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle An on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle comprising a vehicle-mounted controller configured to cause the vehicle to run toward a planned riding location such that the vehicle automatically runs along a predefined route which is determined in advance and in a runnable area. The vehicle-mounted controller communicates with an on-demand predefined route automated driving vehicle fleet controller. Based on route information and an in-advance vehicle dispatch command signal received from the vehicle fleet controller, the vehicle-mounted controller controls the vehicle so that the vehicle runs toward an anticipated riding location based on the in-advance vehicle dispatch command signal.
US11332154B2	Method for determining jumps and/or break points in an actuation characteristic of an actuation unit, evaluation module and vehicle A method for determining jumps and/or inflection points in an activation characteristic of an activation unit includes activating the activation unit using an activator, wherein different activation areas, separated from one another by the jumps and/or inflection points, are defined by the activation characteristic. Different activation forces for activating the activator are respectively set in the activation areas. The jumps and/or inflection points are determined by activating the activator by continuously determining activation travel values of the activator, respectively assigning an activation speed characteristic variable to the determined activation travel values, continuously forming value pairs from the determined activation travel value and the assigned activation speed characteristic variable, and checking, based on the value pairs which are formed whether significant changes occur in the activation speed. The jumps and/or inflection points in the activation characteristic are assigned to activation travel values at which significant changes occur in activation speed.
US11332150B2	System and method for controlling wheel slip of vehicle A method and system for controlling a wheel slip of a vehicle without using a reference speed is provided. The system includes a speed detector that detects a speed of a driving device for operating the vehicle and a controller that determines a torque calibration command based on a torque command of the driving device, and a current speed and a past speed of the driving device detected by the speed detector. The torque command of the driving device is calibrated using the determined torque calibration command, and a driving device is operated based on the calibrated torque command.
US11332147B2	Driving evaluation apparatus, driving evaluation system, and driving evaluation method A driving evaluation apparatus includes a processor configured to determine, based on information about facial expressions or behaviors of one or more passengers riding in a vehicle that is under automatic driving control, whether or not the passenger has displayed a facial expression or behavior indicating a specific feeling, and estimate ride comfort of the vehicle felt by the passenger in accordance with a determination result; and evaluate the driving of the vehicle that is under the automatic driving control, based on an estimation result of the ride comfort.
US11332145B2	Apparatus, system and software for brightness control of vehicle display based on infrared camera Apparatus for controlling a brightness of a display of a vehicle includes: an infrared illuminator, configured to emit infrared light in the vehicle; a near infrared (NIR) light sensing unit, configured to capture reflected infrared light; an image data processing unit, configured to analyze the reflected infrared light to generate a feedback; an imaging control unit, configured to adjust, in response to the feedback, one or more of a plurality of properties of the NIR light sensing unit, so that readouts of the NIR light sensing unit are within a first range, wherein the image data processing unit generates a calculated NIR intensity readout under the adjusted properties; a reconstruction unit, configured to reconstruct a human perceived brightness based on the calculated NIR intensity readout; and the display, configured to adjust the brightness. The NIR light sensing unit is a unit of a driver monitoring system (DMS).
US11332143B2	Method for controlling wheel slip of vehicle A method for controlling a wheel slip of a vehicle is provided. The method includes estimating equivalent inertia information of a driving system based on operation information of the driving system during operation of a vehicle and subsequently, calculating the amount of calibration for calibrating a torque command of a driving device for driving the vehicle from the estimated equivalent inertia information of the driving system. The torque command of the driving device is calibrated using the calculated amount of calibration and subsequently the torque applied to a driving wheel is adjusted according to the calibrated torque command.
US11332142B2	Method, computer program, apparatus, transportation vehicle, and network component for controlling a maneuver within a platoon A method, a computer program, an apparatus, a transportation vehicle, and a network component for controlling a maneuver within a platoon of transportation vehicles. The method for controlling a maneuver within a platoon of transportation vehicles includes receiving information related to a maneuver for the platoon, determining a reference point for the maneuver within the platoon based on one or more maneuver criteria, and providing information related to the reference point within the platoon.
US11332140B2	Steering system A steer-by-wire steering system, including: a two-system reaction force applying device including two reaction force controllers and configured to obtain operation information and apply an operation reaction force; a two-system steering device including two steering controllers and configured to steer a wheel; an operation information obtaining device; an auxiliary steering device capable of changing a direction of a vehicle; two dedicated communication lines one of which information-transmittably and information-receivably connects one of the two reaction force controllers and one of the two steering controllers to each other, and the other of which information-transmittably and information-receivably connects the other of the two reaction force controllers and the other of the two steering controllers to each other; and a first communication bus to which the operation information obtaining device is at least information-transmittably connected and to which the two steering controllers and the auxiliary steering device are at least information-receivably connected.
US11332130B2	Collision avoidance control method and apparatus for vehicle A collision avoidance control method for a vehicle, through which a collision avoidance control apparatus controls a vehicle to avoid a collision. The collision avoidance control method includes: calculating a TTC (Time To Collision) between the vehicle and a rearward vehicle, when the rearward vehicle approaching the rear of the vehicle is sensed; determining whether the vehicle and the rearward vehicle are likely to collide with each other, by comparing the TTC to a preset reference TTC; and performing a collision avoidance function when it is determined that the vehicle and the rearward vehicle are likely to collide with each other, the collision avoidance function including one or more of a collision risk warning signal output function, a forward acceleration control function and a lane change control function.
US11332127B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method and system A controller of an information processing apparatus is programmed to obtain a size of a vehicle to be parked in a parking lot, obtain information of a current free space of the parking lot, secure from the current free space of the parking lot a parking space that the obtained size matches; and provide the vehicle with guidance information indicating the secured parking space for driving the vehicle.
US11332126B2	Parking assistance apparatus When one sensors fails and thus malfunctions during automatic parking of a vehicle, only the other sensor functions. Accordingly, depending on the behavior of the vehicle, the detection characteristics of the other sensor cause degradation in recognition of the vehicle, hindering the automatic parking from being continued. In processing S401, a determination is made whether or not an external recognition device, such as a camera or sonar, malfunctions. In processing S402, based on the determination on malfunction of the external recognition device, a determination is made whether or not to restrict vehicle speed or to restrict a path, with reference to restriction information for parking control. The restriction information for parking control provides information for restricting the vehicle speed in accordance with the malfunction of the camera, and for restricting the path in accordance with the malfunction of the sonar. Next, in processing S403, a determination is made whether or not the automatic parking is in progress. When the automatic parking is in progress, the process proceeds to processing S404 where vehicle speed control or the like is performed for the automatic parking in accordance with the malfunction of the external recognition device.
US11332125B2	Parking assist device, vehicle, and parking assist method A parking assist device includes a hardware processor to: acquire region information on a parking region in which a contactless power feeding device is provided; perform, based on the region information, a first vehicle control for moving a vehicle to the parking region; and perform, after the vehicle is stopped in the parking region by the first vehicle control, a second vehicle control when relative positions between a power reception device provided in the vehicle and the contactless power feeding device deviate from each other.
US11332119B2	Apparatus and method for controlling vehicle, and vehicle system An apparatus for controlling a vehicle includes an energy predictor to predict an available energy using a battery energy based on a charging energy in battery charging and a battery energy based on a learned value of a state of health (SOH) of a battery, a distance calculator to calculate a driving range using the predicted available energy and a fuel efficiency which is previously learned, and a controller to update information on the calculated driving range.
US11332118B2	Electric motor vehicle and control method for electric motor vehicle Provided is an electric motor vehicle including a secondary battery, an electric motor, and a control device that controls an input to and an output from the secondary battery. Using an SOC of the secondary battery, the control device calculates a first OCV that is an OCV based on an assumption of absence of a change in voltage due to polarization. Using a voltage and a current of the secondary battery, the control device calculates a second OCV that is an OCV including a change in voltage due to polarization. When a voltage difference between the first OCV and the second OCV resulting from discharging of the secondary battery is large, the control device augments a limit value of electricity input into the secondary battery to be higher than a limit value when the voltage difference is small.
US11332115B2	Power regeneration system of work vehicle A power regeneration system of a work vehicle includes: a first generator (12) and a second generator (31) that are driven by an engine (11); a first electric circuit (C1) for supplying electric power to traveling motors (10L, 10R); a second electric circuit (C2) for supplying electric power to an auxiliary device (35); a voltage step down converter (21) providing electric power from the first electric circuit to the second electric circuit; and a controller (51) that determines whether a travel mode of the work vehicle is a powering mode or a regeneration mode in order to control driving of the voltage step down converter. If the travel mode is the regeneration mode, the controller provides the regenerative power from the first electric circuit through the voltage step down converter to the second electric circuit, in order to drive the auxiliary device with the regenerative power.
US11332112B2	Brake system for a motor vehicle and two methods for operating the brake system A brake system for a motor vehicle having hydraulically actuatable wheel brakes. Each wheel an electrically actuatable inlet valve and electrically actuatable outlet valve for setting wheel-specific brake pressures. A first electrically controllable pressure provision device is connected to a brake supply line to which the wheel brakes are connected. A second electrically controllable pressure provision device is connected to the brake supply line. A first electrical device activates the first pressure provision device. A second electrical device activates the second pressure provision device. Electrically independent first and second electrical partitions are provided. The first pressure provision device and the first electrical device are assigned to the first electrical partition and the second pressure provision device, the second electrical device and the inlet and outlet valves are assigned to the second electrical partition. The inlet and outlet valves are activated by the second electrical device.
US11332111B2	System for and method of controlling driving of an electronic vacuum pump A system for and a method of controlling driving of a continuously-operable electronic vacuum pump includes determining conditions for allowing and disallowing first and second electronic vacuum pumps to operate for each braking situation according to vehicle state information associated with braking. The first and second electronic vacuum pumps are driven individually or concurrently according to the determined braking situation. Thus, an optimal negative pressure optimal suitable for the vehicle state information is easily supplied to a booster.
US11332109B2	Pedal force simulator device A pedal force simulator device includes: a pressure piston actuatable by a brake pedal and axially moveably mounted in a housing; and at least two disk spring stacks connected in series, each disk spring stack having at least two disk springs, at least two of the disk spring stacks having different spring constants, and the disk spring stacks being situated in the housing between an end face of the pressure piston and an axial stop of the housing. At least one of the disk spring stacks includes an axial receiving recess, in which a spring element, which can be elastically deformed by the pressure piston, is situated, one end of the spring element being supported on the pressure piston and the other end being supported on one of the disk spring stacks.
US11332106B2	Electric booster and brake control device A master pressure control device of an electric booster sets an upper limit of current supplied to an electric motor in accordance with an operation amount of an input member to a current limit value A when a condition for limiting the driving of the electric motor is satisfied due to a decrease of voltage of a vehicle power source. The master pressure control device sets the upper limit of the current supplied to the electric motor in accordance with the operation amount of the input member to a current limit value B when the condition for limiting the driving of the electric motor is cancelled due to restoration of the voltage of the vehicle power source to normal while a brake pedal is operated. The current limit value B is larger than the current limit value A used when the driving of the electric motor is limited.
US11332105B2	Braking system for vehicles, in particular for cycles and motorcycles, and actuation method for a braking system A braking system for vehicles may have a pilot pump fluidically connected to a hydraulic actuator device. The hydraulic actuator device has a by-pass, configured to connect or disconnect fluidically a first actuation chamber and a delivery duct, where a movable septum is connected to a motor device. The movable septum places the first actuation chamber in communication with the by-pass and with a second actuation chamber, to a braking correction condition. The motor device is activated to translate the movable septum so that the first actuation chamber is fluidically separated from the by-pass and from the second actuation chamber. The second actuation chamber, fluidically connected to the delivery duct, controls the actuation of the braking device, excluding the action imposed by the user through the fluid under pressure in the first actuation chamber.
US11332099B2	Vehicle monitoring and theft detection A vehicle theft-prevention apparatus can include at least one computing device and a cylindrical body configured to be positioned within a cup holder of a vehicle, the cylindrical body having a cup holder element on a top side. The vehicle theft-prevention apparatus can further include a fish-eye camera sensor on an upper portion of the body, a passive infrared sensor positioned in the body, and a plurality of legs mechanically connected to a locking mechanism and configured to extend to provide an outward force on the cup holder to prevent removal of the vehicle theft-prevention apparatus. The at least one computing device can comprise a processor and a memory and can be configured to capture a plurality of images from the fish-eye camera sensor, read a plurality of measurements from the PIR sensor, and trigger an alarm based on the plurality of images and the plurality of measurements.
US11332097B2	Passenger seat airbag A passenger seat airbag includes: a bag main body; and a left-right tether, arranged in the bag main body to connect a left wall portion and a tight wall portion facing each other on a left-right direction side of the peripheral wall portion, preventing left and right outward protrusions of a connecting portion with the left wall portion or the right wall portion. The connecting portion includes a pair of strip portions and an intermediate portion which is sewn and connected to the left wall portion or the right wall portion between the strip portions. A sewn portion for sewing the intermediate portion to the left wall portion or the right wall portion is configured as a substantially rectangular shape having a pair of strip-side sides on the strip portion side and a pair of non-strip-side sides connecting both ends of the pair of strip-side sides.
US11332096B2	Knee airbag device A knee airbag device includes: an airbag case disposed at a lower face part of an instrument panel; a knee airbag accommodated within the airbag case in a folded state, the knee airbag inflating and deploying toward a vehicle rear side and a vehicle upper side upon being supplied with gas; and an airbag door part disposed at a vehicle lower side of the airbag case, the airbag door part having a substantially U-shaped rupture target part, the rupture target part is open toward a vehicle front side as seen in a plan view, at a portion, of a bottom wall part configuring a vehicle lower side face of the airbag door part, disposed rearward of an intermediate part of the airbag door part in a vehicle front-rear direction, and the portion of the bottom wall part disposed rearward of the intermediate part opening toward a vehicle lower side upon rupture of the rupture target part caused by inflation pressure of the knee airbag.
US11332095B2	Airbag chute panel and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a chute panel of an airbag assembly. The method comprises forming a substrate from a first material to have a body having first and second ends and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween and a void residing in the body. The method further comprises forming a chute and a chute door from a second material. The chute comprises a base molded onto the substrate body and one or more sidewalls extending from the base. And wherein forming the chute door comprises filling the void in the substrate body with the second material to form the chute door.
US11332094B2	Airbag inflatable across opening in vehicle body An assembly for a vehicle includes a vehicle body having an opening. The assembly includes a track supported by the vehicle body. The track extends along the opening. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the vehicle body. The airbag is slidably engaged with the track. The airbag is inflatable across the opening and along the track to an inflated position. The assembly includes a pyrotechnic device supported by the vehicle body and connected to the airbag. The airbag is slidable along the track by the pyrotechnic device to the inflated position.
US11332090B2	Flexing radar bracket in bumper A radar bracket mechanism arranged to accommodate a radar device behind a bumper skin of a vehicle. The radar bracket mechanism comprises a bracket arranged to accommodate the radar device, which bracket is flexibly mounted behind the bumper skin to allow the bumper skin to flex from a first position to a second position towards a body of the vehicle upon the bumper skin being subjected to a force exerting on an exterior of the bumper skin, and to allow the bumper skin to flex back to the first position when the exterior of the bumper skin no longer is being subjected to said force.
US11332088B2	Enhanced communication system for vehicle hazard lights A system for implementing strobing of existing vehicle hazard lights including an interface to a vehicle wiring harness configured to receive input to an existing vehicle flasher module, and a strobing circuit that responds to an activation signal from the vehicle wiring harness that is indicative of a hazard flasher deployment event by producing an electrical output through the interface to the vehicle wiring harness that causes a strobing of existing vehicle hazard lamps.
US11332082B1	Vehicle trim panel assembly A vehicle trim panel assembly includes a pillar trim panel, a grab handle extending from the pillar trim panel defining a corner between the pillar trim panel and the grab handle, and a ramp at the corner. The ramp is fixed relative to the pillar trim panel and the grab handle at the corner. The ramp is deformable relative to the grab handle.
US11332076B2	Ladder systems, agricultural vehicles, and related methods A ladder system includes a first rail, a second rail parallel to the first rail, a ladder bracket supported by and configured to slide along the first rail and the second rail, a ladder coupled to the ladder bracket and configured to rotate with respect to the ladder bracket between a lowered position and a storage position, and an air spring coupling the ladder to the ladder bracket and configured to apply a force to the ladder when the ladder is in the lowered position to keep the ladder in the lowered position. Another ladder system includes a rail, a bumper stop below the rail, a ladder bracket, a ladder, a bumper, and an air spring. An agricultural vehicle includes a chassis supported by a plurality of wheels, and a ladder system carried by the chassis. Related methods are also disclosed.
US11332075B2	Retractable stair system A retractable stair assembly for vehicles. In an embodiment, the retractable stair assembly may be detachable. Mounting brackets may be provided at opposing sides of a floor plate, and a one-piece mounting bracket assembly provided for installation at the threshold of a door in a recreational vehicle. Pivot plates are provided for pivotal movement of a retractable stair assembly about pivot studs provided on the mounting brackets. Pivot plates may be in the form of open jaw brackets provided at each side of a sill cover plate, to enable removal of the retractable stair assembly. A sill cover plate is provided that is shaped and sized to fit over the threshold and sill in a recreational vehicle doorway, yet allow closure of the door. In an embodiment a bottom stair is independently deployable, so the stair may be used, or not used, as may be appropriate at a given location. The independently deployable stairs are secured by an uplock and downlock operable with a latch which is biased in a closed condition at either the uplock or downlock position.
US11332067B2	Management system for work vehicle and management method for work vehicle A management system for a work vehicle, includes: a traveling condition data generation unit configured to generate traveling condition data of a work vehicle having a notification device configured to notify a moving direction; a notification data generation unit configured to generate notification data for controlling the notification device such that, based on the traveling condition data, the notification device operates in a first state at a time of moving forward of the work vehicle, and the notification device operates in a second state different from the first state at a time of moving backward of the work vehicle; and an output unit configured to output the notification data, to the work vehicle.
US11332066B2	Vehicle body component, method for manufacturing a vehicle body component and method for operating a lighting means arrangement A vehicle body component comprising a lighting means arrangement, which is configured as a LED strip being at least bendable in the longitudinal direction thereof and comprises a plurality of LEDs arranged one after the other and electrically interconnected; and a base body configured to receive the lighting means arrangement at a light exit side. Further disclosed is a method for manufacturing a body component and a method for controlling a lighting means arrangement on a vehicle.
US11332063B2	Vehicle lighting control apparatus, vehicle lighting control method, and computer readable medium A vehicle lighting control apparatus includes a light control unit, a first detection unit and a second detection unit. The first detection unit detects a target object present outside an illumination range of a low beam of a vehicle, using a far-infrared camera. The second detection unit detects a location of the target object detected by the first detection unit, using a ranging sensor that measures a distance with a laser. The light control unit illuminates the location of the target object detected by the second detection unit with a marking light that can illuminate an area at a greater distance when compared with the low beam.
US11332057B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat part, a back part, and an armrest pivotally supported by the seat part. The armrest includes an armrest body and a position adjustment mechanism that is capable of adjusting the armrest body between at least two positions including a deployment position in which the armrest body is deployed above the seat part and a retraction position in which the armrest body is retracted to be positioned adjacent to the seat part. An upper surface of the armrest body in the retraction position is coplanar with an upper surface of the seat part.
US11332056B2	Seat cover fastening clip A clip for securing a cover to an opening defined in a base includes a base defining a lower surface and an upper surface distal from the lower surface, the base further defining a cutout extending from the lower surface to the upper surface; a first wall extending from the upper surface of the base of the clip and defining a first latch nail at a distal end of the first wall; and a second wall extending from the upper surface of the base and defining a second latch nail at a distal end of the second wall, the first latch nail and the second latch nail defining a gap therebetween at the distal end of each of the first wall and the second wall, the cutout defined in the base between the first wall and the second wall.
US11332055B2	Pre-tensioning device and method for pre-tensioning a backrest and vehicle A pre-tensioning device for pre-tensioning a backrest of a vehicle rear seat is provided. The backrest is situated in an upright seating position and configured to be pivotable about a pivot axis that extends in a vehicle transverse direction, in the direction of a folded position which in relation to the seating position is disposed to be repositioned toward the front. In order for a pre-tensioning device which can be produced in a more cost-effective and light-weight manner and can be attached in a more durable manner to be provided, the pre-tensioning device has at least one leaf spring which is configured to be supported at least indirectly on a vehicle body, and is supported at least indirectly on the rear side of the backrest that faces away from a passenger cabin.
US11332052B2	Centrifugal blower device A centrifugal blower device includes a rotating shaft, a turbo fan unit and a casing. A shroud ring of the turbo fan unit and a cover portion of the casing form a gap between them. The gap includes a radial gap formed between the cover portion and the shroud ring in a radial direction and an axial gap formed between the cover portion and the shroud ring in an axial direction. The radial gap is located at a position outside of a shroud-side inner peripheral end in the radial direction. The axial gap is located at a position inside of the radial direction in the radial direction. A minimum gap dimension of the radial gap is smaller than a minimum gap dimension of the axial gap. A shortest distance between the shroud-side inner peripheral end and the cover portion is larger than the minimum gap dimension of the radial gap.
US11332051B2	Seat heater and vehicle seat Provided are: a seat heater including a heater unit and an air blower; and a vehicle seat, whereby the whole seat can be warmed quickly and improved comfort can be provided through adjustments made in temperatures as desirable for comfort at each of the sites. The seat heater includes a heater unit disposed in a seat, a blower disposed at a portion corresponding to the heater unit, and a controller configured to regulate outputs of the heater unit and the blower. The controller is configured to: bring the blower into operation if a predetermined condition is satisfied during an operation of the heater unit; and make an output of the heater unit higher when the blower is in operation than when the blower is not in operation.
US11332048B2	Vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat frame having an opening in a plate-shaped part, and an actuator mounted on the plate-shaped part. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a vehicle seat that further contributes to quietness in the interior of a vehicle.
US11332045B2	Operation system and control method An operation system for a vehicle includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to acquire a first signal indicating whether a seat in the vehicle is facing forward or rearward, and generate a display screen by arranging at least two operation elements in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The display screen is displayed on an operation panel installed in the vehicle. The processor reverses the arrangement of the at least two operation elements in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle in accordance with the first signal.
US11332039B2	Vehicle power distribution architecture Power distribution system architectures are described that can safely and effectively support the power needs of automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) systems and state-of-the-art autonomous systems and devices. In some implementations, a power distribution system may include: vehicle power sources that produce an output voltage to operate one or more devices in the vehicle, and power bridge devices that electrically couple a vehicle power source to the multiple banks of battery bridge devices and to power distribution units (PDUs). Various electrical loads in the vehicle can be electrically coupled to the battery bridge devices and to the PDUs.
US11332034B2	Battery replacement system and automatic guided vehicle A battery replacement system is configured to move a spare battery to an automatic guided vehicle. The battery replacement system includes a charging stand and a carrier. The charging stand includes a base and a plurality of supporting seat. The supporting seats are pivotably disposed on the base and configured to support the spare battery. The carrier includes a frame and a clamping component. The frame is located aside the charging stand. The clamping component is movably disposed on the frame and configured to replace a vehicle battery on the automatic guided vehicle with the spare battery.
US11332027B2	Manual release systems for electrified vehicle charge port locks This disclosure describes manual release systems for electrified vehicle charge port locks. In some embodiments, a vehicle key may be used to manually override a position of the charge port lock. In other embodiments, a pull button and cable arrangement may be used to manually override the position of the charge port lock. The pull button may be packaged under a vehicle hood and, in some embodiments, may be mounted to either a cooling system component or a grille support structure.
US11332026B2	System and method for unlocking a power chord during charging of a vehicle based on a user location An electric vehicle, and a system and method for charging the electric vehicle. The system includes a user locating system and a processor. The user locating system is configured to determine a location of the user. The processor is configured to charge the vehicle at a first charging rate and determine a location of a user of the vehicle with respect to the vehicle. The processor adjusts the charging of the vehicle from the first charging rate to a second charging rate when the location of the user is within a selected distance from the vehicle.
US11332022B2	Travel control device A travel control device includes: a first planning unit that, in response to the automobile being predicted to enter a restricted section in which a traveling condition is restricted, plans a traveling mode satisfying the restricted traveling condition as a first traveling mode in the restricted section; a second planning unit that plans a second traveling mode in a preparation section so as to perform the first traveling mode planned by the first planning unit, the preparation section being defined as a section extending to the restricted section before the automobile enters the restricted section, the second traveling mode adjusting a value of at least one parameter related to the first traveling mode to a preparation value appropriate for the first traveling mode; a control unit that controls travel of the automobile in the preparation section so as to perform the second traveling mode planned by the second planning unit.
US11332019B2	Photovoltaic panel mounting system for a vehicle A photovoltaic (PV) panel mounting system for a vehicle includes: a PV panel movably mounted on a vehicle panel; a first electrode electrically connected to the PV panel; a second electrode attached to the vehicle panel and electrically connected to the first electrode; and a damping mechanism elastically supporting the PV panel with respect to the vehicle panel. The damping mechanism allows the PV panel to move between a first position and a second position. The first position refers to a position in which an outer surface of the PV panel is flush with an outer surface of the vehicle panel and the second position refers to a position in which the outer surface of the PV panel is recessed from the outer surface of the vehicle panel.
US11332016B2	Train image monitoring system Proposed is technology that enables the linked use of a camera and sensor system in a train image monitoring system. A train image monitoring system is characterized by, in a train monitoring system (100), the following: a control device (271) comprising a means for managing the device configuration of the system, a means for receiving data from each device, a means for determining the control contents of each device, and a means for transmitting a control instruction to each device; a recording device comprising a means for receiving data from each device, a means for recording received data, a means for reading out recorded data, a means for transmitting read-out data, and a means for receiving a control instruction; and a display device comprising a means for receiving data from the recording device, a means for displaying received data on a screen, a means for detecting a user operation, a means for transmitting the contents of a user operation, and a means for receiving a control instruction.
US11332007B2	Vehicle speed control using speed maps Disclosed is a method for controlling the speed of a vehicle, the method comprising: determining a speed limit; determining an offset value based on (i) the speed limit, and (ii) a speed map, the speed map comprising a plurality of entries, each entry associating one of the offset values with a respective speed limit; and setting the speed of the vehicle according to the speed limit and the determined offset value.
US11332006B2	System for assisting the driving of a trailer from an open tipping hydraulic circuit The present invention concerns a hydraulic system comprising a hydraulic pump (130) installed on a truck tractor (10), a hydraulic pipe (160) connected to the outlet of the pump (130) and a connector (170) positioned at the outlet of the pipe (160) and designed to be connected to a complementary socket (180) provided on a trailer (20) in order to supply a ram (110) positioned on the trailer, for example for tipping purposes, characterised by the fact that it comprises a circuit selector (210) designed to connect said socket (180) selectively either to a ram (110) or a conduit (220) supplying a drive assistance circuit and an assistance circuit return conduit (250) designed to be connected to a tank (120) positioned on the truck tractor.
US11332005B2	Wheel-drive assembly A wheel drive assembly for transferring propelling torque from a source shaft to a wheel, the source shaft receiving torque from a motion actuator. The wheel drive assembly includes a wheel-hub, adapted to have the wheel mounted thereon, the wheel-hub being arranged about a longitudinal axis, which is adapted to coincide with a rotation axis of the wheel. The wheel drive assembly further includes a drive axle and a constant velocity (CV) joint mounted onto an outer end of the drive axle. The CV joint connects the drive axle to the wheel-hub. An outermost surface of the CV joint is disposed outwardly of an outermost surface of the wheel hub, along the longitudinal axis of the wheel-hub.
US11332002B2	Engine intake system In an engine compartment, a separation wall is provided between an intake pipe, which runs around to a rear side of the engine from a lateral side of the engine, and the engine. On an outer side of this separation wall, a travel wind guide having a vertical wall portion that opposes the separation wall with the intake pipe being therebetween is provided. The travel wind guide guides vehicle travel wind that is introduced into the engine compartment in a manner to cause the vehicle travel wind to flow along the intake pipe on the outer side of the separation wall.
US11331997B1	Power transmission apparatus for hybrid electric vehicle A hybrid power transmission apparatus for a vehicle which changes and outputs torque of an engine and a first motor, includes an input shaft selectively input engine torque through an engine clutch, an output externally engages with a differential final reduction gear through an output gear to output shifted torque, a fixed shifting section including a plurality of external gear sets implementing an engine mode having multiple fixed shifting stages, and a mode shifting section including a planetary gear set having a first rotation element fixedly connected to the input shaft and a third rotation element that is externally gear-engaged with a first motor gear of the first motor via a first gear, and one external gear set configured for power connection between a second rotation element of the planetary gear set and the output shaft.
US11331996B2	Construction of a transmission for a hybrid vehicle, drive train and hybrid vehicle A transmission has an input shaft, an output shaft coaxial to the input shaft, an intermediate shaft, a differential gear, and only one electric machine for driving a hybrid vehicle. The rotational axes of the input shaft, the intermediate shaft, the differential gear, and a rotor of the electric machine are axially parallel. The differential gear includes torque-transmitting interfaces to drive shafts connected to driving wheels of the hybrid vehicle. Torque is transmitted between the output shaft and the differential gear via the intermediate shaft. The rotor is permanently connected, via a constant gear ratio, to either the input shaft or a further shaft of the transmission. The rotational axis of the intermediate shaft is arranged spatially below a connection line between the rotational axes of the input shaft and the differential gear, and the rotational axis of the rotor is arranged spatially above the connection line.
US11331991B2	Motor configurations for multiple motor mixed-speed continuous power transmission An electric powertrain includes a first electric motor that has an uninterrupted connection with a drive shaft of a vehicle. The electric powertrain further includes a second electric motor that has an interruptible connection with the drive shaft. In one form, this interruptible connection includes a clutch. The electric powertrain further includes a first gear train in the form of a first planetary gear and a second gear train in the form of a second planetary gear. In one form, the first electric motor and second electric motor are the same type of electric motor, and in another form, the first electric motor and second electric motor are different types of electric motors.
US11331990B2	Multi-hinge tonneau cover A tonneau cover comprising: (a) a plurality of panels including at least a first panel and a second panel; and (b) one or more hinges located between and connecting the plurality of panels, at least one of the one or more hinges being a standing hinge located between the first panel and the second panel; wherein the standing hinge includes one or more rotary stands; and wherein the tonneau cover has a closed position where all of the plurality of panels are coplanar and extend within a plane, and when the first panel is rotated about the standing hinge, the one or more rotary stands lift the first panel and the second panel a distance above the plane.
US11331989B2	Tonneau cover access panel A tonneau cover access panel assembly connectable to a vehicle that eliminates the need for side rails to both locate and tension a tonneau cover. The assembly also reduces weight and complexity. The assembly incorporates a readily accessible rear latching system that reduces or eliminates interference with the tonneau cover during operation. The assembly also incorporates a tonneau cover tensioning system. The tension seals out environmental elements and holds the tonneau cover and locating bows in place. The assembly holds the tonneau in the closed tension state keeping the tonneau cover secured and tight until the cover is opened by an operator. The assembly is movable between a closed position and a fully open/stowable position and any intermediate positions. The assembly is also movable between at least a first open position and the deployed position for more limiting access to the cargo bed of the vehicle when desired.
US11331982B2	Portable apparatus and method of purifying air for breathing An apparatus and method are provided for purifying air for breathing. The apparatus includes an armrest having a receiver and an air purification module releasably received in the receiver. The air purification module is portable and displaceable between a first operating position held in the receiver and a second operating position remote from the armrest and the vehicle.
US11331981B2	On-board air conditioner control device, and vehicle This on-board air conditioner control device comprises: a PTC heater which is contained in a high-voltage circuit and generates heat by means of power supplied from a high-voltage battery; a micro-controller which is contained in a low-voltage circuit and controls the power supplied to the PTC heater from the high-voltage battery; a current detection sensor which is contained in the high-voltage circuit and outputs a voltage signal indicating a value for the current flowing through the PTC heater; a V/f conversion unit which is contained in the high-voltage circuit and converts the voltage signal outputted by the current detection sensor to a frequency signal; and a digital isolator which transmits the frequency signal to the micro-controller while preserving electrical insulation between the V/f conversion unit and the micro-controller.
US11331978B2	Integrated heat management system of vehicle An integrated heat management system for a vehicle includes an air conditioner configured to cool or heat a passenger compartment using a refrigerant, a water-cooled cooling device configured to cool a specific device using the refrigerant of the air conditioner, and an air conditioning load change preventing unit configured to prevent a sudden change in an air conditioning load of the air conditioner when turning on or off the water-cooled cooling device with respect to the air conditioner.
US11331977B2	Cooling system control method for autonomous driving controller A cooling system control method for an autonomous driving controller may include detecting the temperature of the autonomous driving controller by the controller when a vehicle is driving; determining whether a current temperature of the autonomous driving controller is lower than a target temperature by the controller; and terminating the controlling of the cooling system if the condition is satisfied in determining whether the current temperature of the autonomous driving controller is lower than the target temperature.
US11331973B2	Suspension control apparatus A voltage converter of a high voltage driver generates a high voltage applied to an electrorheological damper. The voltage converter and the electrorheological damper are electrically connected together through a connecting portion. The connecting portion comprises an electrode pin that connects the voltage converter and an electrode cylinder of the electrorheological damper; a ground pin that connects an external cylinder of the electrorheological damper and ground, and a ground detection pin disposed separately from the ground pin and connected to the ground through the external cylinder and the ground pin. When the ground detection pin and the ground are disconnected, the voltage converter discontinues the voltage generation with or without a command (control signal) of a sub-controller.
US11331969B2	Device for pulling a trailer and/or retaining a load carrying unit A device for pulling a trailer and/or retaining a load carrying unit that is mountable at the rear end of a motor vehicle body. The device comprises a supporting arm that is connected by a first end region to the motor vehicle body and is provided at a second end region with an element for attaching the trailer and/or for fixing the load carrying unit and furthermore which comprises sensors for capturing reversible deformations of the supporting arm caused by loads on the supporting arm. The device includes strain sensors which are affected by reversible deformations thereof are assigned to a supporting arm section of the supporting arm. For capturing at least one selected bending strain, at least one strain sensor is arranged on one side and at least one strain sensor on an opposite side of a surface region of a neutral reference surface assigned to the selected bending load. Each of the strain sensors are arranged at a distance from this surface region.
US11331965B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is provided, including: an annular-shaped tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction; a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion; and a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions; wherein a band-like sound absorbing member is adhered on an inner surface of the tread portion in the tire circumferential direction; and the band-like sound absorbing member has a plurality of cuts extending in two mutually intersecting directions, and of the cuts, a cut extending in one direction is a cut extending parallel with regard to a tire lateral direction or tire circumferential direction.
US11331959B2	Tire A tire capable of showing a sufficient cooling effect on a tire side portion when a vehicle travels at a low speed. A pneumatic tire includes a projection group in a tire side portion. A gap is formed between a first projection and a second projection. A size of the gap in a tire radial direction is smaller than a size of each of the first projection and the second projection in the tire radial direction.
US11331957B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes lug grooves arranged in a circumferential direction in a tread surface of a land portion defined by two main grooves adjacent in a lateral direction, the lug grooves each crossing the circumferential direction and communicating at both ends with the main grooves, defining the land portion in the circumferential direction. A notch portion is formed on an opening edge of the lug grooves. The notch portion is cutout from the tread surface inward in a radial direction. The lug grooves have a maximum groove width at a position from 30% to 70% of a lateral direction dimension of the land portion from one of the main grooves and a groove width that decreases from the maximum groove width to the main grooves. The notch portion has a notch width that increases from a position of the maximum groove width of the lug grooves to the main grooves.
US11331956B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a first main groove in a circumferential direction outward of an equatorial plane in a vehicle width direction, a second main groove in the circumferential direction at a position closer to the equatorial plane than the first main groove, a third main groove in the circumferential direction at a position inward of the equatorial plane in the vehicle width direction, and a fourth main groove in the circumferential direction at a position farther from the equatorial plane than the third main groove; relationships 1.05≤G1/G3≤1.25, 1.20≤G2/G3≤1.40, and 1.10≤G4/G3≤1.30 are satisfied; and relationships G3
US11331951B2	Enhanced durability for a non-pneumatic tire support A spoke (100) for a tire attaching an outer tread to a hub, the spoke (100) having first and second spoke elements (142, 144) possessing spoke element reinforcements, the spoke elements (142, 144) joined by a joint body (130) comprised of an elastomer connecting the first spoke element (142) to the second spoke element (144) and a reinforcement membrane (132) extending from the first spoke element (142) to the second spoke element (144) and having a first end (172) and a second end (170) and a middle portion (174), the first end (172) lying closer to the first spoke element reinforcements than the middle portion (174) and the second end (170) lying closer to the second spoke element reinforcements than the middle portion (174) of the spoke reinforcement membrane (132).
US11331950B2	Non-pneumatic tire A non-pneumatic tire comprises: a band part including an inner band and an outer band, the outer band being separated from the inner band by a predetermined distance to surround the inner band; and a spoke part provided to extend in a circumferential direction of the tire between the inner band and the outer band, the spoke part including one or more holes when viewed in the circumferential direction and one or more holes when viewed in an axial direction of the tire.
US11331945B2	Wheel carrier assembly for a motor vehicle A wheel carrier assembly for a motor vehicle including a wheel carrier, which has a main body and a knuckle arm extending from the main body for connecting a tie rod by means of a tie rod joint, and a brake disc, which is mounted on the wheel carrier by a wheel bearing. An air-guiding element is fastened to the main body via the knuckle arm, having a ventilation channel for ventilation of the brake disk, which is directed towards the brake disk.
US11331940B2	Ink jet recording method and method for manufacturing laminated printed matter An ink jet recording method includes the steps of ejecting an active-radiation-curable ink composition onto a recording medium by an ink jet process and curing the ejected ink composition by irradiation with active radiation. During transporting of the recording medium in the ejecting and curing steps, an unwinding stress in the recording medium is larger than a winding stress in the recording medium. The recording medium has a thickness of 10 μm to 100 μm. Also provided is a method for manufacturing laminated printed matter using printed matter produced by the ink jet recording method.
US11331937B2	Micro-imagery design integration A security element formed on a substrate having a printing side and a viewing side is provided, the security element including: a first image portion provided on the printing side of the substrate, the first image portion including one or more micro-image elements; a second image portion provided on the printing side and/or the viewing side of the substrate; and a plurality of focussing elements disposed on or in the viewing side of the substrate for observing the one or more micro-image elements; wherein the first image portion and the second image portion are integrated into at least one distinguishable security element when observed from the viewing side of the substrate.
US11331935B2	Liquid discharge apparatus having individually controlled irradiators and control method A liquid discharge apparatus includes a liquid discharge head, an irradiator, a carriage, and a conveyance controller. The liquid discharge head discharges liquid to a recording medium to form a liquid application surface. The irradiator emits active energy rays toward the liquid application surface. The carriage is mounted with the liquid discharge head and the irradiator. The conveyance controller conveys the carriage. The irradiator includes a first irradiator that is provided on one side surface of the carriage in a direction in which the carriage is conveyed and a second irradiator that is provided on another side surface of the carriage in the direction in which the carriage is conveyed. A position of the first irradiator and a position of the second irradiator in a direction perpendicular to the direction in which the carriage is conveyed, on irradiation of the active energy rays, are different from each other.
US11331934B2	Printer A printer includes a head which includes a nozzle face which ejects ink toward a top of a surface of a nail of a finger, a driving mechanism which moves the head in a predetermined direction, an image capturer which generates a nail side image showing a side of the nail of the finger by capturing an image of the nail of the finger, and a display controller which performs image processing on the nail side image from the image capturer, causing a display to display an image for height position adjustment including a target height position indicator added to the nail side image, the target height position indicator indicating a target height position of the nail of the finger spaced from the nozzle face by a predetermined distance.
US11331933B2	Cassette and system A cassette connectable to a printer includes a housing configured to house a recording sheet, a connector that is connected to a feed port of the printer for supplying the recording sheet to the printer, and a sensor group including sensor modules that measure a state in a space surrounded by the housing.
US11331932B2	Magnetic domain drawing apparatus A magnetic domain drawing apparatus includes a magnetic plate moving module including a magnetic plate seating part configured to hold a magnetic plate seated thereon and a magnetic plate moving part configured to move the magnetic plate seating part, and at least one of magnetic domain deforming modules disposed to be spaced apart from the magnetic plate seating part at a predetermined distance and configured to deform a magnetic domain of the magnetic plate when the magnetic plate is seated on the magnetic plate seating part. The at least one of magnetic domain deforming modules is configured to deform the magnetic domain of the magnetic plate by applying at least one of heat, a magnetic field and an external force to the magnetic plate.
US11331930B2	Liquid discharging head, liquid discharging unit, and device for discharging liquid A liquid discharging head includes a nozzle plate having a plurality of nozzles from which liquid is discharged; a plurality of individual liquid chambers that are communicably connected to the plurality of nozzles, respectively; a common liquid chamber that supplies liquid to the plurality of individual liquid chambers; and a circulation common liquid chamber that leads to a plurality of circulation channels. A part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles, and another part of the common liquid chamber overlaps the circulation common liquid chamber from a direction orthogonal to both the direction in which liquid is discharged from the nozzles and a direction in which the nozzles are aligned.
US11331928B2	Information processing apparatus and notification method An information processing apparatus includes: a state detection unit configured to detect states of the liquids contained in the plurality of liquid tanks; a light emission unit attached to an external surface of the information processing apparatus with a cover closed, the cover being opened when the plurality of tanks are operated; and a control unit configured to control the light emission unit, based on a fact that the state of the liquid detected by the state detection unit is a predetermined state in one of the plurality of liquid tanks, so that the light emission unit emits light in a light emission pattern corresponding to the liquid tank that contains the liquid in the predetermined state, out of a plurality of light emission patterns corresponding to the plurality of liquid tanks.
US11331926B2	Liquid consuming apparatus including liquid tank with rotatable cover There is provided a liquid consuming apparatus including: a tank having a liquid storing chamber, an erected wall through which the liquid inside the liquid storage chamber is visible from outside of the tank, and an inlet which is formed to penetrate through the erected wall and via which the liquid is poured into the liquid storage chamber; a liquid consuming section which consumes the liquid stored in the liquid storing chamber; and a cover. A transmitting section and a checking section are formed in an upper surface, of the cover, under a condition that the cover is in the exposure position, the transmitting section configured to transmit information optically to a user of the liquid consuming apparatus and the checking section configured to prevent the liquid moving on a particular surface of the cover from arriving at the transmitting section.
US11331917B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus the nozzle channel includes a first portion that extends in the first direction and communicates with the first communication channel and a second portion that extends in a third direction crossing the first direction and orthogonal to the second direction and communicates with the first portion, and an angle formed between the first direction and the third direction is larger than 0° and smaller than 90°.
US11331916B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head including a flow path forming substrate in which a pressure chamber is formed, a diaphragm, and a piezoelectric actuator. The piezoelectric actuator includes an active portion in which a piezoelectric layer is interposed between a first electrode and a second electrode. The active portion, in plan view, overlaps at least a portion of the pressure chamber and is provided so as to extend to an outside of the pressure chamber. The pressure chamber is formed so that, the closer to the piezoelectric actuator in a layered direction of the flow path forming substrate and the diaphragm, a width of the pressure chamber in a direction intersecting the layered direction becomes smaller.
US11331915B2	Fluid ejection dies A fluid ejection device may include a fluid ejection die embedded in a moldable material, a number of fluid actuators within the fluid ejection die to recirculate fluid within a number of firing chambers of the fluid ejection die, and a number of cooling channels defined in the moldable material thermally coupled to the fluid ejection die.
US11331914B2	Droplet discharging apparatus and driving waveform control method A droplet discharging apparatus that discharges liquid droplets from one or more nozzles based on drive waveforms, includes a memory and a processor configured to execute generating, as the drive waveforms, a first drive waveform, and a second drive waveform to change a drive voltage without discharging the liquid droplets; and controlling to output one set of drive waveforms including a predetermined number of instances of the first drive waveform and one instance of the second drive waveform.
US11331912B2	Actuator drive circuit of liquid discharge apparatus and print control apparatus An actuator drive circuit of a liquid discharge apparatus includes a discharge waveform generating circuit, a sleep waveform generating circuit, and a wake waveform generating circuit. The discharge waveform generating circuit is configured to generate a plurality of drive waveforms to be applied to actuators of the liquid discharge apparatus for liquid discharge. The drive waveforms correspond to gradation values of gradation scale data. The sleep waveform generating circuit is configured to generate a sleep waveform to be applied to the actuators. The sleep waveform causes a voltage of the actuators to transition to a first voltage without liquid discharge. The wake waveform generating circuit is configured to generate a wake waveform to be applied to the actuators. The wake waveform causes the voltage of the actuators to transition to a second voltage higher than the first voltage without liquid discharge.
US11331909B2	Thermal zone selection with a circular shift register Examples of a fluidic die for thermal zone selection with a circular shift register are described herein. In some examples, the fluidic die includes multiple thermal zones. Each thermal zone includes a temperature sensor and a fluidic actuator. The fluidic die also includes shared thermal control circuitry to process an output of the temperature sensor of a selected thermal zone. The fluidic die further includes a circular shift register that includes multiple memory elements. Each memory element is associated with one thermal zone. A token circulates within the circular shift register to select one thermal zone at a time for processing by the shared thermal control circuitry.
US11331906B2	Liquid discharge head and liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge head includes: a supply manifold; a feedback manifold; and a plurality of individual flow channels. Each of the individual flow channels includes: a supply portion, a descender portion, and a feedback portion. The supply manifold has a plurality of supply ports, and the feedback manifold has a plurality of feedback ports. A distance between the center of the supply manifold in one direction and the plurality of supply ports of the supply manifold is longer than ¼ of a width of the supply manifold in the one direction, and a distance in the one direction between the center of the feedback manifold in the one direction and the plurality of feedback ports of the feedback manifold is shorter than ¼ of a width of the feedback manifold in the one direction.
US11331904B2	Overflow chamber for print fluid tanks An example of an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a feeder tank to provide print fluid to a nozzle. The feeder tank is disposed below the nozzle to maintain a backpressure. The apparatus also includes a vent port to vent the feeder tank to atmosphere. The apparatus further includes an overflow chamber in fluidic communication with the feeder tank. The overflow chamber is disposed below the nozzle. In addition, the apparatus includes a return channel disposed on the overflow chamber to allow print fluid in the overflow chamber to return to the feeder tank.
US11331903B2	Sleeve exchange system A system for the replacement of sleeves that can be slipped on arbors of ink transfer rollers of at least printing machine has a storage device, in which the sleeves not being used in current ink transfer can be stored, and a transport device, with which several sleeves can be transported to the printing machine. The system has a transfer device the facilitates the transfer of the sleeves between the storage device and/or the transport device and the arbors of the ink transfer rollers, and/or between the storage device and the transport device.
US11331899B2	Manufacturing method and manufacturing device of flexible display panel A manufacturing method and a manufacturing device of a flexible panel are provided. the flexible panel includes a bending area, and the manufacturing method includes: providing a panel unit including a flexible substrate and a back film which are laminated, the panel unit including a panel area corresponding to the flexible panel and a non-panel area outside the panel area; and removing the non-panel area of the panel unit while peeling off a peelable portion of the back film in the bending area of the flexible panel.
US11331898B2	Method of peeling protective sheet for prepreg sheet and apparatus for peeling protective sheet from prepreg sheet A prepreg sheet attached with a protective sheet is placed on a mounting table to partially overhang. An angle between an edge side direction of an edge section of the mounting table on which overhanging is performed, and a fiber direction of the prepreg sheet, is then set large enough. Overhanging part is physically impacted in a direction to bend fibers of the prepreg sheet to partially peel the protective sheet from the prepreg sheet. A part of the protective sheet peeled from the prepreg sheet is hold and the protective sheet is peeled from an entire surface of the prepreg sheet. A method of peeling a protective sheet from a prepreg sheet more efficiently without damaging the prepreg sheet and an apparatus for peeling to be used therein are provided.
US11331895B2	Laminating method and device for display module, display module and electronic device The present disclosure relates to a laminating method and device for a display module, a display module and an electronic device. The laminating method includes steps of: laminating a second panel on a first surface of a first panel, and positioning the second panel relative to the first panel; and coating a bonding adhesive on a side surface of the second panel along an outer circumference of the second panel and curing the bonding adhesive to form a sealing frame adhesive on an outer circumference side of the second panel and the first surface of the first panel, so that the first panel and the second panel are bonded and fixed by the sealing frame adhesive, wherein a gap defined by the sealing frame adhesive, the first panel and the second panel is in a negative pressure state.
US11331890B1	Polymeric sandwich structure having enhanced thermal conductivity and method of manufacturing the same A polymeric sandwich structure having enhanced thermal conductivity includes a first layer formed from a first polymer matrix and including a first fiber reinforcing sheet embedded within the first polymer matrix, a second layer formed from a second polymer matrix and including a second fiber reinforcing sheet embedded within the second polymer matrix, and a third layer disposed between the first and second layers, the third layer formed from a third polymer matrix having graphene nanoplatelets interspersed therein. Each of the first and second fiber reinforcing sheets is made of reinforcing fibers and includes a respective set of staggered discontinuous perforations formed therein, wherein each respective set of staggered discontinuous perforations defines a respective first plurality of reinforcing fibers having a respective first length and a respective second plurality of reinforcing fibers having a respective second length longer than the respective first length.
US11331889B2	Plastic label A plastic label is provided having a substrate film, an ink layer, and a coating layer interposed between the substrate film and the ink layer. The coating layer contains a first resin and a second resin, the first resin being an acrylic-acid copolymer resin having a first glass transition temperature and the second resin being an acrylic-acid copolymer resin having a second glass transition temperature that is lower than the first glass transition temperature. An apparent acid value of the coating layer is 40 to 150 mg KOH/g or less, and a total content percentage of the first resin and the second resin in the coating layer is 50 to 95 parts by mass.
US11331883B2	Diffusion barrier structure, and conductive laminate and manufacturing method thereof A diffusion barrier structure, and a conductive laminate and a manufacturing method thereof are provided. The conductive laminate includes a substrate, a diffusion barrier structure, and a conductive layer. The diffusion barrier structure is formed between the substrate and the conductive layer. The diffusion barrier structure includes a discontinuous modifying layer and a barrier layer. The discontinuous modifying layer is disposed on the substrate. A material for composing the discontinuous modifying layer is a polymer with hydrophilic group. The barrier layer is disposed on the substrate and the discontinuous modifying layer. A material for composing the barrier layer includes at least one self-healing polymer.
US11331876B2	Electrically insulating resin composition and laminate sheet The present invention provides an electrically insulating resin composition comprising a polysulfone resin including a plurality of sulfonyl groups in the molecule and a polyamide resin, wherein the proportion of the polyamide resin is 1 to 45% by mass. The present invention also provides a laminate sheet obtained by bonding a plurality of sheet materials with a resin composition layer interposed therebetween, wherein the resin composition layer comprises a polysulfone resin including a plurality of sulfonyl groups in the molecule and a polyamide resin, and the proportion of the polyamide resin is 1 to 45% by mass.
US11331874B2	Rim flattener apparatus and method An apparatus for forming an upper edge of a paperboard container includes a pocket including a shell having a cavity with a mouth configured to receive the container along an axis such that the rim extends beyond the mouth. A workstation includes a forming member having a first forming surface which is actuatable toward the axis from a retracted position spaced from the rim to an extended position lying adjacent an upper end of the rim, and a forming segment having a second forming surface which is actuatable along the axis and the forming member in response to axial movement thereof such that the second forming surface is positioned spaced from a lower end of the rim. The second forming surface is actuatable along the axis towards the first forming surface to form the rim therebetween.
US11331871B2	Press load measuring apparatus and method for press machine A press load measuring apparatus for a press machine of 1-point type includes: a plurality of strain gauges attached to the respective columns of the press machine, the plurality of strain gauges detecting respective strains generated in the respective columns in association with a press load acting on the slide; a bending moment calculator configured to calculate bending moments acting on respective columns based on an angle formed between a direction of movement of the slide and the connecting rod; and a press partial load calculator configured to calculate press partial load signals corresponding to the respective columns, an impact of bending strain components caused by the bending moments included in the strain signals being eliminated from the press partial load signals based on the bending moments acting on the respective columns detected by strain gauges attached to the respective columns.
US11331869B2	Method of manufacturing mold substrate for diffraction lattice light guide plate, and method of manufacturing diffraction lattice light guide plate The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a mold substrate for a diffraction lattice light guide plate, and a method of manufacturing a diffraction lattice light guide plate.
US11331866B2	Forming machine with enhanced setup and health feedback Systems and methods for forming machine with enhanced setup and health feedback. One embodiment is a forming machine including a positioning system to move a forming member and mandrel relative to one another for forming a shaped part, and a sensor disposed between the forming member and the mandrel. A forming controller obtains a first coordinate position of the forming member and the mandrel in position to produce a target baseline parameter at the sensor prior to placement of a part over the mandrel. The forming controller calculates a second coordinate position of the forming member and the mandrel for forming the part based on the first coordinate position and a thickness of the part. After placement of the part over the mandrel, the forming controller directs the positioning system to move the forming member and the mandrel to the second coordinate position to shape the part.
US11331859B2	Plasticizing device, injection molding machine, and molding device A plasticizing device includes a first member having a groove portion that has a spiral shape extending to a center, a motor that rotates the first member, a second member that faces the first member, and a heating unit for heating a material that is transported along the groove portion, the first member having a plurality of recessed portions on a bottom surface of the groove portion. By providing a plurality of recessed portions on the bottom surface of the first member through which the material flows, the rotational force of the rotating first member is easily transmitted to the material and the amount of material flowing in the first member can be increased.
US11331858B2	Build material handling unit for a powder module for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Build material handling unit (2) for a powder module (3) for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects, which apparatus is adapted to successively layerwise selectively irradiate and consolidate layers of a build material (4) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, wherein the build material handling unit (2) is coupled or can be coupled with a powder module (3), wherein the build material handling unit (2) is adapted to level and/or compact a volume of build material (4) arranged inside a powder chamber (5) of the powder module (3) by controlling the gas pressure inside the powder chamber (5).
US11331856B2	Linear light source using ultraviolet LEDs, and photopolymer 3D printer comprising linear light source The present application relates to a linear light source using ultraviolet light emitting diodes (LEDs), and a photopolymer 3D printer comprising the linear light source. The linear light source may include a substrate distanced from a polymer case of the photopolymer 3D printer and an ultraviolet LED array in which a plurality of ultraviolet LEDs, which project ultraviolet rays toward the polymer case, are arranged on the substrate in multiple rows in the X-axis direction. The arrangement of the multiple columns in the Y-axis direction is at an oblique angle to the multiple rows.
US11331855B2	Additive manufacturing with dithering scan path An additive manufacturing apparatus includes a platform, a dispenser configured to deliver a plurality of successive layers of feed material on a platform, a light source configured to generate a light beam, an auxiliary polygon mirror scanner configured to receive the light beam from the light source and reflect the light beam, and a primary mirror scanner to receive the light beam reflected by the auxiliary polygon mirror scanner and direct the light beam to impinge on an exposed layer of feed material.
US11331853B2	Three-dimensional printing system Certain examples described herein relate to a removable unit for a three dimensional printing system. The removable unit comprises at least one compartment to store build material for a three-dimensional print job, a coupling to engage with a printer device of the three-dimensional printing system, and a memory. The memory is configured to store instructions for the three-dimensional print job for the printer device, and the instructions are readable from the memory by the printer device when the removable unit is engaged with the printer device.
US11331847B2	Additive manufacturing using polymer materials Systems and methods of additive manufacturing are provided, in which solid polymer material in form of strand(s) or particles is continuously received, and its surface is heated peripherally to liquefy the surface, using specified heating-related parameters which are selected to maintain a central volume of the continuously received solid polymer material in a solid state. The surface of a polymer substrate is also liquefied, and the peripherally heated surface of the continuously received solid polymer material is attached to the liquefied surface of the polymer substrate, followed by re-solidification of the liquefied surface to yield monolithic attachment of the material to the substrate. Liquefying only the surface of the material maintains some of its strength and prevents deformation upon solidification. The monolithic attachment provides uniform and controllable industrial products.
US11331844B2	Container having coordinated mold part line and longitudinal seam A container including a longitudinal overlapping seam extending from an end seam and a mold part line extending from the closed end of the container to the open end of the container. The container wall consists of a one-piece thermoplastic substrate.
US11331843B2	Method and device for the production of plastic containers provided with at least one built-in part by blow molding A method for producing a plastic container provided with at least one insert part by blow molding, which includes introducing a tubular preform, which is open at least at one end, into a blow molding tool; inserting the insert part into the open end of the preform together with a protective device, which prevents the insert part from adhering to the inner surface of the preform during the inserting operation; pulling out the protective device from the preform; closing the blow molding tool; and carrying out a blow molding operation. Also disclosed is an apparatus suitable for performing this method.
US11331842B2	Method for producing containers, by boxing that can be adjusted depending on the blowing curve A method for producing a container from a blank, inside a forming unit having a mold and a movable insert controlled by a variable-flow solenoid valve, a control unit linked to the solenoid valve. The method comprises developing a boxing curve characterizing the successive positions of the insert; determining, based on a reference blowing curve, points of inflection; measuring, on the boxing curve, distances actually travelled by the insert between points in time, some of which correspond to these points of inflection; and comparing the values of the measured distances with nominal values. If there is a difference between a measured value and a nominal value, controlling, by the control unit, a modification in the flow rate setpoint of the solenoid valve for the next production cycle.
US11331841B2	Sizer for an extrusion machine with improved cooling and vacuum channels A sizer for cooling an extrudate includes a core and a housing. The core includes an extrusion channel which accommodates the extrudate, a core cooling channel, and a core vacuum channel in fluid communication with said extrusion channel. The housing includes a housing cooling channel, a housing vacuum channel, a cooling intake, and a cooling exhaust. The housing cooling and vacuum channels having curved segments. The cooling intake and exhaust being in fluid communication with said housing cooling channel.
US11331840B2	Lamination forming system A lamination forming system includes a melt extruder, a nozzle head and a carrier unit. The melt extruder is configured to melt a plastic raw material into a plastic melt and to deliver the same. The nozzle head includes a sprue channel that has an inlet connected to the melt extruder for entry of the melt plastic into the sprue channel, and an outlet disposed distally from the inlet to deliver the plastic melt from the sprue channel. The carrier unit includes a slide table controllable to move relative to the nozzle head. The slide table is configure to carry the plastic melt outputted from the nozzle head.
US11331836B2	Methods of overmolding softer material with harder material and moisture tight container assemblies made by the methods A method of over-molding materials includes: providing a first material in a groove in a first portion of a mold such that only a single surface of the first material is exposed to a vacant portion of the mold; providing, via an injection molding process, a second material in a liquid form in the vacant portion of the mold adjacent to, and in engagement with, the first material; and allowing the second material to solidify and become directly coupled to the first material, thus forming a single component. The second material has one or both of a greater hardness when solidified than the first material and/or a higher melting temperature than the first material.
US11331834B2	Injection moulding system and method An injection molding module for performing a series of injection molding actions, includes a robotic system. The molding module in addition includes a series of anchoring members for fixing at least a portion of the robotic system at each location where an injection molding action takes place.
US11331833B2	Systems and methods of curing a thermoset composite to a desired state of cure Systems and methods of curing a thermoset composite (TSC) to a target state of cure (SOC) are disclosed herein. The methods include heating the thermoset composite to greater than a threshold temperature. During the heating, the methods further include monitoring an actual temperature of the thermoset composite, determining a maximum temperature achieved by the thermoset composite, and determining an elapsed time that the actual temperature of the thermoset composite is greater than the threshold temperature. The methods further include ceasing the heating based, at least in part, on the maximum temperature of the TSC and the elapsed time. The systems include a heating assembly, a support mandrel, a thermoset composite, a temperature detector, and a controller programmed to perform the methods.
US11331831B2	Installation for recycling composite materials with carbon fiber and/or glass fiber reinforcement and method for recycling in said installation The invention relates to a installation (4) for recycling composite materials comprising a horizontal reactor (5) with a first zone (1), second zone (2) and third zone (3), which are leak-tight and independent, aligned with and separated from one another by means of gates that allow the passage of the composite material to be recycled only when the process has ended in a previous zone. The first zone (1) comprises a rotation mechanism (9) for rotating the material and gas outlet means (8). The second zone (2) comprises air injectors (10) and gas outlet means (11). The third zone (3) comprises cooling means.The invention also relates to a method for recycling composite materials comprising a first pyrolysis phase, a second gassing phase for gassing the material resulting from the first phase, and a third cooling phase for cooling the reinforcement material.
US11331830B2	Process for producing fiber-polymer composites The present invention relates to a process for the manufacturing of composite materials from natural fibers and thermoplastic polymers. Examples of fibers are wood fibers originating from pulping processes known as refiner pulp (RMP), thermomechanical pulp (TMP) or chemi-thermomechanical pulp (CTMP), but the process can also be applied to other kinds of natural fiber containing raw materials. In the process according to the present invention, fibers are introduced from the blowline or the housing of a refiner into a flash tube dryer, separated from humid air in a cyclone, introduced into a compounder and mixed with at least one thermoplastic polymer and the product is subsequently pelletized. The process according to the present invention is advantageously run as a continuous process.
US11331829B2	Rotated concrete volume determination Volume of a concrete mix load in a rotatable mixer drum is determined using an in-and-out sensor probe system wherein the probe submerges into and exits from the concrete during mixer drum rotation and provides data to a processor used in the system for calculating volume of the concrete mix load based on the data. To take into consideration any concavity, convexity, and/or cascading surface flow effects that can hinder accurate determination of the concrete load volume, the processor is configured to compare original batch volume and rheology of the concrete load monitored during drum rotation. The calibration of load volume involves a comparison between real-time data and historic data stored in processor-accessible memory, and further take into account the speed and tilt of the mixer drum (such as caused by roadway conditions), the concrete mix design, and other factors.
US11331826B2	Mold frame having displaceable mold wall, use of the mold frame as well as a mold wall system having a displaceable mold wall A mold frame for the production of molded pieces, comprising at least one mold cavity, the at least one mold cavity being defined by a plurality of mold walls, wherein at least one mold wall of the mold cavity is a mold wall that is displaceably attached to the mold frame, and comprising at least one heating element for heating at least a part of the mold frame.
US11331819B2	Pet shaver A pet shaver includes an outer shell, a cutter head module provided at a top end of the outer shell, an air duct and a connecting device. The outer shell has an accommodating space. A bottom end of the outer shell is connected to the connecting device. A top end of the air duct extends out of the outer shell and provided above the cutter head module, a bottom end of the air duct extends out of the outer shell and is accommodated in the connecting device, and the air duct is communicated with the connecting device.
US11331818B2	Remotely controlled packable robot A remotely controlled packable robot includes a chassis, a motive subsystem for maneuvering the chassis, and an open channel under the robot defined by the chassis and the motive subsystem. A rearward arm base member mount is located between the chassis and a rotatable arm shoulder and is pivotable with respect to the chassis to store the arm underneath the robot in the open channel.
US11331814B2	Articulated mechanism with protective sleeve at joint An assembly of links and motorized joint unit comprises two or more links. The links have a tubular body, one or both ends of the tubular body being an open end. A motorized joint unit has a first portion received in the open end of the tubular body of a first of the links so as to be secured relative to the first of the links. A second portion is rotatable relative to the first portion by actuation of the motorized joint unit, the second portion received in the open end of the tubular body of a second of the links, the motorized joint unit secured relative to the second of the links. A protective sleeve has a tubular body mounted over part of the motorized joint unit to cover a gap between the first and the second of the links, the protective sleeve having a rigid annular member and a flexible annular member, the flexible annular member foldable onto the rigid annular member.
US11331813B2	Vacuum chamber with easier assembly for gripper A vacuum chamber for a gripper including at least one fastener plate and at least one pneumatic accessory fastened in a perforation in the fastener plate. The pneumatic accessory is held in the perforation by an elastically deformable tubular interface including an external groove in which the periphery of the perforation is received so as to provide sealing between the plate and the interface, the interface defining a channel extending between a first end of the interface extending inside the chamber and a second end extending outside the chamber, at least a portion of the pneumatic accessory being inserted in the channel of the interface.
US11331812B2	Robotic manipulation of fabric pieces using a dropping-roller-type picker The method of transporting a piece of fabric material using a Morton™ picker comprises the steps of aligning a weight vector of the piece of fabric material being lifted, from the gap between the toothed wheel and the pressing foot of the picker and into a region between a tangent to the toothed wheel and a right angle to the pressing surface of the pressing foot; and lifting and transporting the piece of fabric material while maintaining the alignment of the weight vector in that region. In another aspect, there is provided robotic installation comprising a robotic arm and a Morton™ picker for manipulating pieces of fabric material. The robotic arm is configured for simultaneously rotating an axis of the picker and moving the picker along a hyperbolic trajectory, in a single complex motion without jitter, while maintaining the aforesaid alignment of the weight vector.
US11331810B2	Device, method and program for estimating weight and position of gravity center of load by using robot A device, a method and a program, by which a weight and a horizontal position of a gravity center of a load attached to a movable part of a robot can be estimated by a simple configuration. The device has: two torque sensors configured to detect a first torque applied to a first axis of a robot, and a second torque applied to a second axis of the robot; and a calculation section configured to calculate a weight and a horizontal position of a gravity center of a workpiece, by using two detection values of the torque sensors in one posture in which a hand attached to a movable part of the robot holds the workpiece.
US11331807B2	System and method for dynamic program configuration The present teaching relates to method, system, medium, and implementations for configuring an animatronic device. Information about a user is obtained for whom an animatronic device is to be configured to carry out a dialogue with the user and is used to select, from a plurality of selectable programs, a program related to a topic to be covered in the dialogue, where the program is to be used by the animatronic device to drive the dialogue with the user. The animatronic device is then configured based on the program for carrying out the dialogue with the user.
US11331805B2	Motion restriction system and method A system for restricting user motion using a robot includes a robot comprising one or more barrier elements, a processing unit operable to identify one or more boundaries in a real environment and/or a virtual environment, the boundaries corresponding to a predetermined extent of allowed motion in that environment, and a control unit operable to control the robot such that at least one barrier element is arranged at a position corresponding to one of the identified boundaries.
US11331803B2	Mixed reality assisted spatial programming of robotic systems A computer-based system and method is disclosed for spatial programming of a robotic device. A mixed reality tool may select an object related to one or more interactive tasks for the robotic device. A spatial location of the object may be located including Cartesian coordinates and orientation coordinates of the object. An application program may be executed to operate the robotic device using the spatial location. Based on initial parameters, execution of the one or more tasks by the robotic device on the object related to a skill set may be simulated in a mixed reality environment.
US11331799B1	Determining final grasp pose of robot end effector after traversing to pre-grasp pose Grasping of an object, by an end effector of a robot, based on a final grasp pose, of the end effector, that is determined after the end effector has been traversed to a pre-grasp pose. An end effector vision component can be utilized to capture instance(s) of end effector vision data after the end effector has been traversed to the pre-grasp pose, and the final grasp pose can be determined based on the end effector vision data. For example, the final grasp pose can be determined based on selecting instance(s) of pre-stored visual features(s) that satisfy similarity condition(s) relative to current visual features of the instance(s) of end effector vision data, and determining the final grasp pose based on pre-stored grasp criteria stored in association with the selected instance(s) of pre-stored visual feature(s).
US11331791B2	3 degree-of-freedoms decoupling spherical parallel mechanism A 3 DOFs decoupling spherical parallel mechanism provided by the present disclosure comprises: a fixed platform, a rotation assembly, a moving platform, a first arc kinematic chain, a second arc kinematic chain, a first arc rod, and a second arc rod. In the 3 DOFs decoupling spherical parallel mechanism, the rotation assembly can drive the moving platform to rotate by 360 degrees around a direction being perpendicular to the fixed platform, and the first arc rod and the second arc rod reciprocate along tangential directions of the first arc kinematic chain and of the second arc kinematic chain respectively to enable the moving platform to rotate around an axis of a plane where the first arc kinematic chain or the second arc kinematic chain is located. In this way, the rotations of the moving platform in three directions are respectively driven by driving units in three directions and being independent from each other, such that the three rotation actions of the mechanism have decoupling capability.
US11331788B2	Smart grabbing device and method for controlling the same and terminal The present disclosure provides a smart grabbing device including: a controller, a container configured to accommodate articles, a grabber configured to grab the articles, and a movable mover. The mover is at a bottom of the container; the grabber is on the container; and both of the grabber and the mover are electrically coupled with the controller. The controller is configured to, control the mover to drive the smart grabbing device to move to a target position, and control the grabber to grab a target article and place the target article in the container.
US11331784B2	Ergonomic hand-held instrument An improved ergonomic hand-held instrument is provided with a housing having external surfaces defining contours which ergonomically engage surfaces of a user's thumb, index finger and middle finger when the user grasps the instrument, to provide a large surface area of contact between the user's hand and the instrument. The increased area of contact, compared to traditional designs, decreases the required level of applied unit area pressure, and also provides for greater control in manipulating the instrument by a wide range of users. The housing holds a removable cartridge having a working end or tip. The working end may be a pen, pencil, scalpel, knife, stylus, brush or similar tool. The top outer surface of the instrument includes an index finger compression surface for placement of the user's index finger. Base for storage of the instrument and at least one removable cartridge is also disclosed.
US11331783B2	Communication adapter attachment device and working machine A communication adapter attachment device in one aspect of the present disclosure is provided in a working machine, and includes an adapter housing portion, a cap, and a cap-side interface. The cap-side interface is configured to enable viewing of the adapter-side interface and/or an input operation to the adapter-side interface from outside of the working machine, in a state in which the communication adapter is accommodated in the adapter housing portion and the opening is closed with the cap.
US11331776B2	Flex-head tool A flex-head tool includes a first portion pivotally coupled to a second portion. A pivot mechanism is engaged with the first and the second portions. The pivot mechanism is movable between a first position in which the first portion is fixedly positioned with respect to the second portion, and a second position in which the first portion is pivotal with relative to the second portion. The pivot mechanism includes a toothed first engaging portion engageable with teeth of pivot holes of the first and the second portions simultaneously and not simultaneously selectively and a second engaging portion connected with a pivot hole and in surface-to-surface contact.
US11331775B2	Switch structure of electric screwdriver An improved electric screwdriver switch, wherein the switch is installed in a push-down type electric screwdriver, the lower end of the electric screwdriver is provided with a screwdriver head, and its inside is provided with a thimble; the switch includes a structure base with an inner slot and a micro-switch with a touch rod; the inner slot is provided with a L-rod and a spring, and the micro-switch is electrically connected to the motor of the electric screwdriver; when the electric screwdriver presses down the screwdriver head, the inner thimble is linked, and the upper end of the thimble touches the lower end of the L-rod; the touch distance of the upper end of the L-rod and the touch rod on the micro-switch can determine that the motor drives the start/stop of the screwdriver head; the improved structure base is designed as a whole, it features the strong structure and high precision, it is not easy to loose after installation. It can accurately reflect the micro touch switch, and improve the efficiency of the screw lock operation.
US11331769B2	Polishing apparatus and polishing method A polishing apparatus and a polishing method capable of detecting whether a polishing tool has been brought into contact with a substrate, such as a wafer, and further capable of detecting a position of the polishing tool are disclosed. The polishing apparatus includes a substrate holder configured to hold a substrate, a pressing member configured to press a polishing tool against a surface of the substrate, an actuator configured to apply a pressing force to the pressing member, a motor-drive moving device configured to move the pressing member along the surface of the substrate, and a monitoring device configured to emit an alarm if a motor current supplied to the motor-drive moving device is smaller than a threshold value.
US11331768B2	Polishing head and polishing apparatus A polishing head having a simple construction and a compact size is disclosed. The polishing head includes: a polishing-tool pressing member for supporting a polishing tool; a movable shaft coupled to the polishing-tool pressing member; a housing which houses the movable shaft therein; and a diaphragm which forms a pressure chamber between an end portion of the movable shaft and the housing, the diaphragm including a central portion in contact with the end portion of the movable shaft, an inner wall portion connecting with the central portion and extending along a side surface of the movable shaft, a folded-back portion connecting with the inner wall portion and having a curved cross section, and an outer wall portion connecting with the folded-back portion and located outside the inner wall portion.
US11331767B2	Pads for chemical mechanical planarization tools, chemical mechanical planarization tools, and related methods A pad for chemical mechanical planarization comprises a material having a major surface, and asperities extending from the major surface, a ratio between a length and a width of each of the asperities greater than about 2:1, and an included angle between a leading surface of at least some asperities and the major surface greater than about 90°. Related pads, tools for chemical mechanical planarization, and related methods are also disclosed.
US11331766B2	Substrate polishing device and polishing method One object is to improve the uniformity of polishing of a substrate.The present application discloses, as one embodiment, a substrate polishing device for a quadrilateral-shaped substrate, the device including: a surface plate; a substrate support mechanism that is attached to the surface plate and that supports the substrate; a polishing head mechanism for attaching a polishing pad, the polishing head mechanism opposing the surface plate; and an orbital drive mechanism for orbitally driving the polishing head mechanism. The substrate support mechanism includes: a base plate; a plate flow passage provided to the base plate; and a plurality of substrate support chambers that are connected to the plate flow passage, wherein each substrate support chamber independently applies a vertical direction force to the substrate, and the vertical direction force applied to the substrate corresponds to an internal pressure of the substrate support chamber.
US11331764B2	Polishing device, polishing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium A polishing device includes a polishing table comprising a polishing surface, a top ring configured to press a polishing target surface against the polishing surface and comprising a plurality of pressing portions configured to independently apply a pressing force to a plurality of areas of the wafer, and a controller configured to store a first pressing portion effect rate for a first pressing portion of the plurality of pressing portions in a storage unit, the first pressing portion effect rate being a change in polishing amount of the polishing target surface for a change in pressing force applied by the first pressing portion and control the pressing force applied by the first pressing portion based on the first pressing portion effect rate and a polishing profile of the polishing target surface.
US11331759B2	Solder alloy for power devices and solder joint having a high current density A solder joint which is used in power devices and the like and which can withstand a high current density without developing electromigration is formed of a Sn—Ag—Bi—In based alloy. The solder joint is formed of a solder alloy consisting essentially of 2-4 mass % of Ag, 2-4 mass % of Bi, 2-5 mass % of In, and a remainder of Sn. The solder alloy may further contain at least one of Ni, Co, and Fe.
US11331758B2	Systems and methods for altering high throughput cutting of sealing elements on packages Systems and methods described herein are optimized for cutting sealing elements on packages using optical radiation. Packages can pass through a cutting device that applies the optical radiation to damage, vaporize, or cut the sealing element (e.g., tape) on the package. The systems and methods control several aspects of the cutting process to adjust throughput, improve efficiency, and reduce line stoppages. Systems can include an in-feed conveyor that orients packages and rejects packages that are out of specification, which can lead to issues such as jamming or damage to the equipment. Systems can include a variable-speed cut conveyor controlled by a computing system to dynamically adjust the speed of packages based upon historical cut quality, environmental measurement data, and height data related to a vertical dimension of the package.
US11331754B2	Additive manufacturing apparatus and system with a part detachment assembly, and method of using the same An AM apparatus for an AM process is provided. The AM apparatus includes a build chamber with a build plate to support one or more parts built with a powder, during a build operation. The AM apparatus further includes a laser assembly operable to deliver a melting laser beam, to melt and fuse the powder used to build the one or more parts. The AM apparatus further includes a part detachment assembly, separate from the laser assembly and operable for a cutting operation. The part detachment assembly includes one or more laser beam delivery apparatuses, each operable to deliver a cutting laser beam, and a part holder apparatus. During the cutting operation, the part holder apparatus holds the one or more parts, and each of the laser beam delivery apparatus(es) delivers the cutting laser beam, to detach the one or more parts from the build plate within the AM apparatus.
US11331753B2	Simultaneous laser welding equipment of a vehicle light Simultaneous laser welding equipment of a vehicle light including at least a plurality of laser sources suitable for emitting light beams, a plurality of optical fibres associated, at the input ends to the at least one laser source and transmitting the light beams. A light guide is provided with at least one hollow seat that delimits a continuous perimetral contour, counter-shaped to the weld interface. The light guide comprises diffusion elements that pass through the perimetral contour of the seat of the light guide internally, so as to intercept and influence the light beams that propagate inside the seat and that are shaped to expand the light beams along a direction substantially tangent to the curvilinear abscissa defining the perimetral contour, before it projects from the light output wall and/or at the latter.
US11331751B2	Laser cladding apparatus A processing head of a laser cladding apparatus, configured to form a cladding layer on a substrate, includes: a laser irradiation part that introduces incident laser light and irradiates the substrate with the laser light; a jet nozzle, into which an assist gas is introduced and which forms a jet of the assist gas around the laser light; and a powder storage part that stores a cladding material powder to be fed to the substrate. The powder storage part has a powder feeding port that is opened facing a jet formation region of the assist gas.
US11331750B2	Machining room A three-dimensional laser cutter can be disposed in a machining room. The machining room includes a ceiling and a plate member. The ceiling is provided with a suction port connected to a suction device. The plate member is disposed below the ceiling with a gap therebetween. The plate member forms a space with the ceiling.
US11331749B2	Support device with slats mounted on a basic components, for storing or transporting single sheets or stacks of a packaging material A Support device (14) for storing or transporting single sheets or stacks of a packaging material is described. It comprises a multitude of slats (32) being arranged on a basic component (34), wherein the slats (32) are in an upright position and spaced from each other in a generally parallel manner such that respective side contour contact sections (36) of the slats (32) form a substantially flat support surface configured to support the single sheets or stacks. Each slat (32) is mounted on the basic component (34) via two connection tongues (52) being arranged on opposite ends of the slat (32), the connection tongues (52) engaging corresponding connection slots (54) being provided on the basic component (34)), wherein two types of slots (54) are provided on the basic component (34), wherein a first type of slots (54) is arranged closer to a basic surface of the basic component (34) than a second type of slots (54), and wherein two types of slats (32) are provided, wherein a first type of slats (32) is engageable with connection slots (54) of the first type, but not with connection slots (54) of the second type, and a second type of slats (32) is engageable with connection slots (54) of the second type, but not with connection slots (54) of the first type.
US11331747B1	Self-reacting friction stir welding tool A self-reacting friction stir welding (SR-FSW) tool includes a crown shoulder having a central bore and a pin that extends through the crown shoulder's central bore. The central bore includes a first region at a first axial end of the crown shoulder, a second region axially adjacent to the first region, and a third region axially adjacent to the second region. The first region and third region have a diameter that provides sliding contact with the pin. The pin and crown shoulder have an annular gap there between at the second region of the central bore.
US11331745B2	Distance measuring device, friction stir welding apparatus, and friction stir welding method The abutment portion touches with a shoulder surface of a joining tool for friction stir welding. The tip portion is freely movable in a first direction connecting a surface of the workpiece and the shoulder surface in a state of contacting the surface of the workpiece. The detector is configured to detect a position of the tip portion in the first direction. The output unit is configured to output a data of the position of the tip portion in the first direction detected by the detector. The controller is configured to calculate a position of the tip portion to the abutment portion from the data of the position output from the output unit, and to calculate a distance between the shoulder surface of the joining tool and the surface of the workpiece.
US11331741B2	System and device operating using a welding power bus A system and device operating using a welding power bus are provided. One welding power supply includes control circuitry configured to control the operation of the welding power supply and power conversion circuitry configured to convert input power to output welding power. The welding power supply also includes welding terminals configured to receive the output welding power from the power conversion circuitry and to provide the output welding power to a device that does not use the welding power for a welding operation. The control circuitry is configured to adapt the output welding power to the device.
US11331738B2	High temperature resistant silicon joint for the joining of ceramics A method for the joining of ceramic pieces with a hermetically sealed joint comprising brazing a layer of joining material between the two pieces. The ceramic pieces may be aluminum nitride or other ceramics, and the pieces may be brazed with a high purity silicon or a silicon alloy under controlled atmosphere. The joint material is adapted to later withstand both the environments within a process chamber during substrate processing, and the oxygenated atmosphere which may be seen within the interior of a heater or electrostatic chuck.
US11331732B2	Power tool Twisting of a locking member due to cogging torque is reduced without lowering the locking and unlocking operability for a user. A power tool includes a housing, an electric motor located inside the housing and including a permanent magnet, a shaft rotatable about an axis relative to the housing to transmit power from the electric motor, a locking member movable between a lock position and an unlock position in a nonenergized state of the electric motor and engageable with the shaft at the lock position to lock rotation of the shaft, and an abutting member that applies, to the locking member at the lock position, a force in a direction opposite to an axial torque caused by the permanent magnet and applied to the locking member.
US11331730B2	Drill stand A core drill includes a housing and a battery pack attachable to the housing for powering the core drill. The core drill is configured to be operated while being carried on a drill stand. The core drill is configured to be operated independently of and detached from the drill stand. The core drill is configured to be carried by an operator's hand while the core drill is not being carried on the drill stand.
US11331728B2	Turning insert A turning insert includes a top surface, an opposite bottom surface and a reference plane located parallel to and between the top surface and the bottom surface. A nose portion has a convex nose cutting edge, a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. The nose cutting edge connects the first and second cutting edges. The first and second cutting edges form a nose angle (α) of 71-85° relative to each other. The nose portion includes a third convex cutting edge adjacent to the first cutting edge and a fourth cutting edge adjacent to the third convex cutting edge. The fourth cutting edge forms an angle (β) of 10-30° relative to a bisector. The distance from at least a portion of the fourth cutting edge to the reference plane increases as the distance from the nose cutting edge increases.
US11331727B2	Method of additively manufacturing a structure on a pre-existing component out of the powder bed A method of additive manufacturing a structure on a pre-existing includes disposing the pre-existing component in a bed of powdery base material and levelling the component, such that a manufacturing plane of the component can be recoated with the base material and alternatingly recoating and irradiating the manufacturing plane with an energy beam in order to additively build up the structure, wherein the irradiation is carried out in that the manufacturing plane is scanned by the beam in a non-continuous way, wherein, for the irradiation according to a second vector for the structure, the beam is either only guided parallel with respect to a previous first vector, or the irradiation process is paused after the irradiation of the first vector for a time span between 1/10 second to 2 seconds until the irradiation is continued with the second vector.
US11331726B2	Device for the generative production of a three-dimensional object The invention relates to a device (1) for the generative production of a three-dimensional object (2) by means of successive layer-by-layer selective solidification of construction material layers consisting of a solidifiable construction material (3), by means of at least one laser beam (5), comprising at least one device (4) for generating at least one laser beam (5) for layer-by-layer selective solidification of individual construction material layers consisting of solidifiable construction material (3), a flow device (9) for generating a fluid flow (10) that flows at least partially through a processing chamber (8) of said device (1), and a detection device (12) for detecting an item of flow information describing at least one physical parameter and/or at least one chemical parameter of the fluid flow (10).
US11331725B2	Synthetic method for preparing small palladium nanocubes The present disclosure relates to a method for synthesizing Pd nanocubes having an average size less than 10 nm. The reaction temperature, reaction time, and molar ratios of TOP/Pd-OLA can be used to control size and formation of the Pd nanocubes. The present disclosure is also directed to Pd nanocubes, less than 10 nm, having face centered cubic structures. Pd nanocubes of the present disclosure are an effective catalyst for CO2 reduction reaction with excellent selectivity for CO. Small sized Pd nanocubes can be used not only as the seeds to prepare other metal nanocubes, but can also as powerful catalysts for a wide variety of reactions in different industrial processes.
US11331721B2	Magnetic material and process for manufacturing same Provided are a new, highly magnetically stable magnetic material which has higher saturation magnetization than ferrite-based magnetic materials, and with which problems of eddy current loss and the like can be solved due to higher electric resistivity than that of existing metal-based magnetic materials, and a method for manufacturing the same. A magnetic material powder is obtained by reducing in hydrogen Ni-ferrite nanoparticies obtained by wet synthesis and causing grain growth, while simultaneously causing nanodispersion of an α-(Fe, Ni) phase and an Ni-enriched phase by means of a phase dissociation phenomenon due to disproportional reaction. The powder is sintered to obtain a solid magnetic material.
US11331720B2	Pouring apparatus The pouring apparatus includes: a ladle including a nozzle and configured to store molten metal; a tilting mechanism configured to tilt the ladle so that a tapping position from the nozzle of the ladle is maintained at a constant position; and a radiation thermometer including a sensor head configured to output a signal related to a temperature at a measurement position and an amplifier configured to process the signal output by the sensor head, wherein the sensor head is disposed so that the measurement position is at the tapping position, and outputs a signal related to a temperature of molten metal in a molten metal flow at the tapping position.
US11331715B2	Dynamic mold shape control for direct chill casting Provided herein is a system, apparatus, and method for continuous casting of metal, and more particularly, to a mechanism for controlling the shape of a direct chill casting mold to dynamically control a profile of an ingot cast from the mold during the casting process. Embodiments may provide an apparatus for casting material including: first and second opposing side walls; first and second end walls extending between the first and second side walls, where the first and second opposing side walls and the first and second opposing end walls form a generally rectangular shaped mold cavity. At least one of the first and second opposing side walls may include two or more contact regions, where each of the two or more contact regions may be configured to be displaced relative to a straight line along the side wall.
US11331713B2	Bond fixture for composite splice fairing assembly A bond fixture includes a frame that defines a chamber for receiving a component. At least one bladder assembly is mounted to the frame and extends into the chamber to apply a pressure to an adjacent surface of the component. A caul assembly is positionable about the component and receivable within the chamber. The caul assembly heats a localized portion of the component.
US11331702B2	Colored stainless steel plate and colored stainless steel coil A color coating layer is formed on the surface of a stainless steel plate by a chemical coloring method or an electrolytic coloring method. Thereafter, a colored stainless steel plate having the color coating layer is cold-rolled, the thickness of the color coating layer is adjusted to between 0.05 μm and 1.0 μm, and an entire plate thickness is adjusted to 0.5 mm or less. By the cold rolling a Vickers hardness Hv is between 250 and 550 to form a deformed band. As surface roughness, an arithmetic average roughness Ra is adjusted to between 0.05 μm and 5.0 μm. In this manner, the strength and rigidity of a thin colored stainless steel plate can be secured, and a color stainless steel plate and a colored stainless steel coil which do not easily cause galling and are excellent in press moldability can be obtained.
US11331700B2	Manufacturing enclosure environmental containment systems and methods What is disclosed herein are embodiments of an enclosed manufacturing system configured to provide a controlled process environment for various articles of manufacture requiring a controlled process environment, and additionally to contain a process environment within the enclosure during periods of external access to the interior of the enclosed manufacturing system. Various embodiments of manufacturing systems of the present teaching can contain the environment within a manufacturing enclosure so as to minimize the interaction of an environment external to a manufacturing enclosure with the internal enclosure environment.
US11331699B2	Pipe cleaning robotic device for sludge removal, suction and discharge A pipe cleaning robotic device for sludge removal and suction and discharge includes a rail having a plurality of receiving grooves spaced at a predetermined distance on one side thereof; a fixed unit formed at an end of the rail, inserted into a pipe, and fixed in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the pipe; a driving unit mounted on the rail and movable in forward and backward directions along the rail by a wheel drive rotated by an external power; a cylindrical frame for moving and rotating in the forward and backward directions according to driving of the wheel drive; and a sound wave generator formed on one side of an outer circumference of the frame to generate a sound wave to remove the sludge in the pipe cleaning robotic device.
US11331695B2	Apparatus for treating horticultural products An apparatus for treating horticultural products having in series at least: a first station, which includes first elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one vision system, controlled by an electronic control and management unit, for the acquisition of information related to at least one parameter of interest of each horticultural product. The apparatus further includes a second station, including second elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products and at least one device for weighing each horticultural product in transit, controlled by the electronic unit, and a third station, including third elements for the individual handling of respective horticultural products. The second station includes an intermediate unloading assembly, which can be actuated selectively by the electronic unit for the early release of the horticultural products, handled by the second elements.
US11331692B2	Methods for treating a substrate and method for making articles comprising bonded sheets Described herein are articles and methods of making articles, for example glass articles, including a sheet and a carrier, wherein the sheet and carrier are bonded together using a coating layer, which is, for example, a fluorocarbon polymer coating layer, and associated deposition methods and inert gas treatments that may be applied on the sheet, the carrier, or both, to control the fluorine content of the coating layer and van der Waals, hydrogen and covalent bonding between the sheet and the carrier. The coating layer bonds the sheet and carrier together with sufficient bond strength to prevent delamination of the sheet and the carrier during high temperature processing to while preventing a permanent bond at during high temperature processing while at the same time maintaining a sufficient bond to prevent delamination during high temperature processing.
US11331688B2	Device for lacquer transfer A device for a lacquer transfer includes a transfer roller mounted at and rotatable relative to a frame. The roller includes a cylindrical support-body, first ring-element, second ring-element, and a tire including a middle-section forming a circumferential outer contact surface with depressions, the roller configured to roll with the outer contract surface on a work surface of a workpiece for transferring lacquer from the outer contact surface and the depressions to the work surface. The tire includes two annular end-sections attached to a cylindrical outer shell of the support-body resulting in two axially separated and circumferentially extending connections, the tire, connections, and outer shell of the support-body being fluid-tight. The first and second ring-elements are in the first cavity seated on the support-body at a distance in an axial direction of the roller from one another and the middle-section of the tire between the first and second ring-elements is prestrained in the axial direction.
US11331687B2	Multipurpose shower head fixing device and shower fixing device A shower fixing device includes a switching valve and a shower head fixing device. The shower head fixing device includes a connecting and fixing piece having a wrench structure and a shower head connecting mechanism detachably coupled to a shower head. The shower head connecting mechanism is fixedly connected to the connecting and fixing piece, and the connecting and fixing piece is detachably coupled to a locking nut of the switching valve.
US11331685B2	Refillable dispenser having reservoirs and refill containers configured for fluid and air transfer therebetween A fluid dispenser includes a housing, a pump, an outlet nozzle, a reservoir, a liquid passage, an air passage, and a refill container. The pump and reservoir are attached to the housing, and both the outlet nozzle and the reservoir are in fluid communication with the pump. The reservoir has at least one engagement member, and the liquid passage and the air passage are located in the engagement member. The refill container has at least one sealing member, and the refill container is configured to be releasably attached to the reservoir such that the refill container is in fluid communication with the reservoir. When the refill container is attached to the reservoir, the engagement member engages the sealing member to cause the liquid passage and the air passage to be in fluid communication with the refill container.
US11331683B2	Technologies for foam formation and output A foam output device, such as a dispenser, a gun, a turreted cannon, a hose adapter, an aerosol can, or others. The foam output device includes a valve configured to switch between a first mode and a second mode. The valve is configured to simultaneously receive a plurality of compositions and a fluid during the first mode such that the compositions and the fluid are able to react with each other within the valve to form a foam thereby. The valve is configured to prevent the compositions and the fluid from reacting with each other in the valve during the second mode.
US11331682B2	Visual insulating spray lance for live working Provided is a visual insulating spray lance for live working. A liquid guide tube and an air tube in a hollow operating rod are communicated with an inlet end of a spray nozzle; the operating rod is connected to a connecting rod and a display respectively through a fastener; a video optical transceiver fixedly arranged on the connecting rod is connected to the display through an optical fiber; the optical fiber is connected to an optical receiver, the optical receiver is connected to a chip for a video signal processor, the chip for a video signal processor is connected to a power divider having two output interfaces respectively connected to a display screen and a 4G communication module; a battery is connected to the optical receiver, the chip for a video signal processor, the power divider, the display screen, the 4G communication module, and a global positioning system (GPS) module.
US11331681B2	Fluid tip for spray applicator A spray system includes a spray applicator configured to apply a fluid to a target. The spray system also includes a rotary bell cup of the spray applicator, a splash plate of the spray applicator coupled to the rotary bell cup, and a fluid tip of the spray applicator. The fluid tip is configured to output the fluid onto the rotary bell cup. The fluid tip includes a fluid tip passage extending along a longitudinal fluid tip axis of the fluid tip. The longitudinal fluid tip axis intersects with the splash plate of the spray applicator. The fluid tip also includes a fluid exit port configured to output the fluid from the fluid tip passage onto the rotary bell cup. The fluid exit port extends along a fluid exit axis disposed at an angle relative to the longitudinal fluid tip axis of the fluid tip.
US11331680B2	Surface cleaning apparatus A hand vacuum cleaner has a first air treatment stage comprising a first stage air treatment chamber and a first stage longitudinal axis extending between the front and rear ends of the first air treatment stage and a second air treatment stage downstream from the first stage air treatment chamber, the second air treatment stage a second stage air treatment chamber and a second stage dirt collection chamber that is exterior to the second stage air treatment chamber. The second stage dirt collection chamber extends forward of the second stage air treatment chamber. A plane that is transverse to the first stage longitudinal axis extends through the first stage air treatment chamber and the second stage dirt collection chamber, and the first stage air treatment chamber and the second stage dirt collection chamber are concurrently openable.
US11331679B2	Centrifugal separator A centrifugal separator for separating milk into a cream phase and a skim milk phase is described. The separator includes a centrifuge bowl, a disc stack of conical discs arranged inside the centrifuge bowl. The disc stack includes a first set of discs and a second set of discs, the discs in the disk stack includes distribution openings such that the milk passes the first set of discs before passing the second set of discs. The discs in the first set of discs are separated from each other by a first distance, and the discs in the second set of discs are separated from each other by a second distance which is smaller than the first distance.
US11331677B2	Magnet separator There is provided a magnet separator that removes a magnetic body from a liquid to be treated, the magnet separator including a rotary drum in which a plurality of magnets are disposed, and a sprocket that is fixed to the rotary drum and transmits a driving force, in which the sprocket is formed by a plurality of sprocket split bodies having sprocket teeth.
US11331675B2	Method for producing granulated particles for electrochemical device, electrode for electrochemical device, and electrochemical device A step of obtaining a mixture by adding 0.3 parts by weight to 10 parts by weight of a particulate binder dispersion, which has a solid content concentration of 20% by weight to 60% by weight in terms of a solid content, to 100 parts by weight of an electrode active material; a kneading step of stirring the mixture by a kneading blade to obtain a uniformly dispersed mixture; a crushing step of crushing the uniformly dispersed mixture by a crushing blade to obtain granulated particles; and a drying step of drying the granulated particles are included.
US11331674B2	Liquid mixing An embodiment provides a device for mixing at least two reagent fluids, the mixed at least two reagent fluids being used for the measurement of a chemical attribute of a sample, including: a housing; at least two inlet ports, each to receive fluid in a premix state; an outlet port to dispense fluid in a postmix state; and a surface of a lumen for mixing, located within the housing, having a predetermined length, wherein the surface of the lumen is located between the at least two inlet ports and the outlet port, wherein the at least two inlet ports transition into the surface of the lumen, wherein the predetermined length is of a length allowing for sufficient mixing of the fluids received by the at least two inlet ports, wherein the surface of the lumen comprises at least one anti-siphoning element and a plurality of weirs to create a disturbance of a fluid contained therein, wherein the at least two fluids each comprise a reagent for a measurement of a chemical attribute of a sample. Other aspects are described and claimed.
US11331668B2	Methods and devices for acoustophoretic operations in polymer chips The invention relates to a method of performing an acoustophoretic operation, comprising the steps of: a. providing an acoustophoretic chip comprising a polymer substrate in which a microfluidic flow channel is positioned, b. providing at least one ultrasound transducer in acoustic contact with one surface of the substrate, c. actuating the at least one ultrasound transducer at a frequency f that corresponds to an acoustic resonance peak of the substrate including the microfluidic flow channel filled with a liquid suspension, and d. providing the liquid suspension in the flow channel to perform the acoustophoretic operation on the liquid suspension. The invention further relates to an acoustophoretic device, a method of producing an acoustophoretic device, and a microfluidic system comprising the acoustophoretic device.
US11331667B2	Apparatus and method for positioning particles inside a channel An apparatus and method are disclosed for modifying the position of particles distributed in a fluid flow in a channel, comprising a channel formed by two substrates, each of the two substrates being on opposite sides of the channel, each substrate having a preselected periodic profile pattern along a length of the channel, and a transducer, wherein one of the substrates is between the transducer and the channel, the transducer to generate an acoustic standing wave within the channel with at least one node or antinode positioned within the channel.
US11331666B2	Micro-fluidic substrate, micro-fluidic structure and driving method thereof The present disclosure provides a micro-fluidic substrate, a micro-fluidic structure and a driving method thereof. The micro-fluidic substrate of the preset disclosure includes a substrate, and a plurality of driving electrodes on the substrate and configured to drive a droplet to move, the plurality of driving electrodes being in a same layer with a gap space between adjacent driving electrodes. The micro-fluidic substrate further includes: at least one auxiliary electrode on the substrate and configured to drive the droplet to move, an orthographic projection of the auxiliary electrode on the substrate at least partially overlapping with an orthographic projection of the gap space on the substrate, and the auxiliary electrode and the driving electrodes being in different layers.
US11331664B2	Microfluidics chip with sensor die clamping structures Aspects of the embodiments are directed to a microfluidic chip that includes a plurality of openings to expose a microfluidic channel. The plurality of openings are within a recessed area of the microfluidics chip, the recess defining a surface onto which a sensor die can be clamped. The surface can include a clamping bump that contacts a membrane of a solid-state chemical sensor. The surface can also include a glue stop that, in some embodiments, can act as a spacer to prevent over-compression of the sensor die as it is clamped onto the microfluidic chip. The microfluidic chip can include a rigid structure, such as a printed circuit board, that is affixed to a top surface of the microfluidic chip. The rigid structure can include contact pads that are electrically connected to sensor electrodes on the sensor die by a wire.
US11331661B2	Fluid analysis cartridge, and fluid analysis apparatus including same A fluid analysis cartridge having an improved structure in order to increase test reliability, and a fluid analysis apparatus including the same are disclosed. The fluid analysis apparatus comprises: a housing having a fluid supply part for supplying a fluid sample, and a filter member arranged such that the fluid sample supplied to the fluid supply part passes therethrough; a fluid analysis cartridge having a test unit that is connected to the housing so that the fluid sample that has passed through the filter member can be introduced and a test can be performed; and a pressure member that is arranged to pressurize the fluid analysis cartridge in order to move the fluid sample supplied to the fluid supply part to the test unit, wherein the test unit includes a first panel that has a first inflow part facing the filter member, and a second panel that is arranged to face the first panel and that has a second inflow part corresponding to the first inflow part, and the first inflow part may have a smaller width than the second inflow part.
US11331660B2	Digital dispense system A digital dispense system for preparing and analyzing a plurality of samples. The system includes two or more fluid droplet ejection devices. Each fluid droplet ejection device contains a fluid droplet ejection cartridge containing at least one fluid to be dispensed. The fluid droplet ejection cartridge is attached to a translation mechanism for moving the fluid droplet ejection cartridge back and forth over a sample holder in an x direction. A sample tray translation mechanism is provided for moving a sample tray along a production path in a y direction orthogonal to the x direction through the two or more fluid droplet ejection devices.
US11331655B2	Method for preparation of homogenous catalyst for selective 1-hexene production A method for preparing a homogenous catalyst for the production of linear alpha olefins includes: preparing a first pre-catalyst solution comprising a modifier and an organoaluminum compound in a first solvent wherein the first pre-catalyst solution is reacted and stored in a first vessel for a period of time of 1 hour to 90 days; preparing a second pre-catalyst solution comprising a second solvent, a ligand, and a chromium containing compound, wherein the second pre-catalyst solution is stored in a second vessel for a period of time of 1 hour to 90 days; and after a period of time, adding the first pre-catalyst solution to a catalyst pre-formation unit; after the same period of time, adding the second pre-catalyst solution to the catalyst pre-formation unit; forming a homogenous catalyst by mixing the first pre-catalyst solution and the second pre-catalyst solution; adding the homogeneous catalyst to a reaction vessel, wherein the reaction vessel comprises an alpha olefin; and forming the linear alpha olefin by mixing the homogeneous catalyst and the homogenous catalyst.
US11331654B2	Catalyst for aromatization of long-carbon chain alkane and preparation method and use thereof The present invention provides a catalyst for aromatization of a long-carbon chain alkane and a preparation method thereof. In the present invention, a molecular sieve containing a BEA structure is taken as an active component and mixed with a carrier, and then the mixture is formed, dried and calcined to obtain the catalyst for aromatization of a long-carbon chain alkane. The active component is prepared by taking a Naβ molecular sieve as a raw material and modifying through the following steps of: first obtaining an Hβ molecular sieve through ammonium ion-exchange, and then conducting dealumination and silicon insertion treatment of the Hβ molecular sieve through first hydrothermal treatment; forming a mesoporous structure in a molecular sieve framework through second hydrothermal treatment; reducing the acidity of the catalyst by potassium ion exchange, and finally using metal modification to improve the capability of the catalyst for catalyzing the aromatization of the long-carbon chain alkane and enhancing the toluene selectivity. The catalyst provided by the present invention shows high stability in the aromatization of the long-chain alkane and has a service life up to 170 h or above and aromatic hydrocarbon selectivity up to 80%, and the selectivity to toluene in aromatic hydrocarbon products can reach 85.5%.
US11331651B2	Three-way catalyst The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising a carrier substrate of the length L extending between substrate ends a and b and three washcoat zones A, B and C wherein washcoat zone A comprises one or more first platinum group metals and extends starting from substrate end a over a part of the length L,washcoat zone C comprises one or more first platinum group metals and extends starting from substrate end b over a part of the length L, and washcoat zone B comprises the same components as washcoat zone A and in addition, one or more second platinum group metals and extends between washcoat zones A and C, wherein L=LA+LB+LC, wherein LA is the length of washcoat zone A, LB is the length of substrate length B and LC is the length of substrate length C.
US11331648B2	Composite material, gas adsorbent, and method for producing composite material A composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound (PCP), in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body. Also, a method for producing a composite material containing a porous body having pores inside the porous body and a porous coordination polymer compound, in which the porous body has a network structure of Si—O bonds obtained by copolymerizing a dialkoxysilane and a trialkoxysilane, and the porous coordination polymer compound is carried in the pores of the porous body via a solvent.
US11331647B2	High-capacity dispensable getter High-capacity dispensable moisture and hydrogen getter to be used as sealant and/or to control the level of these substances in electronic or optoelectronic sensitive devices, its use for the hermetic sealing or semi-hermetic sealing of such electronic or optoelectronic sensitive devices and a method to control the level of contaminants within them.
US11331646B2	Process for manufacturing a sorbent for a flue gas treatment process, sorbent and use of said sorbent in such flue gas treatment process The present invention is related to a process for manufacturing a sorbent suitable for a use in a circulating dry scrubber device comprising the steps of: providing quicklime and water in an hydrator; slaking said quicklime via a non-wet route in the hydrator; collecting a lime based sorbent at an exit of the hydrator. The process is characterized in that it comprises a further step of adding at least a first additive comprising: a compound comprising silicon, and/or, a compound comprising aluminum, and/or a compound comprising silicon and aluminum before or during said slaking step, at a molar ratio between silicon or aluminum or a combination thereof and the calcium provided to said hydrator equal to or below 0.2 and equal to or above 0.02. In some other aspects, the present invention is related to a sorbent, a premix, and a flue gas treatment process.
US11331644B2	Fill sheets and related fill pack assemblies A fill pack includes a first fill sheet defining an air intake edge, an air exit edge and an airflow axis extending between the air intake edge and the air exit edge. The first fill sheet defines a first flute section having a first inlet end, a first outlet end and a first peak extending between the first inlet end and the first outlet end. A second fill sheet defines a second flute section having a second inlet end, a second outlet end and a second peak extending between the second inlet end and the second outlet end. The first peak extends relative to the second peak such that a first flute portion defined by the first and second flute sections has a cross-sectional shape that changes between the first and second inlet ends and the first and second outlet ends.
US11331641B2	Reactor and reactor system provided with same Provided is a reactor capable of generating a proposed target solution in a short time by reacting the raw material solutions with each other while allowing a mixed raw material solution containing a plurality of kinds of raw material solutions mixed with each other to flow, and restraining the temperature of the mixed raw material solution from excessively rising. The reactor includes a reaction channel allowing the mixed raw material solution to flow and a solvent channel allowing a solvent dissolvable in the mixed raw material solution to flow. The solvent channel is connected to the reaction channel between the upstream end and the downstream end of the reaction channel so that the solvent flowing in the solvent channel is mixed with the mixed raw material solution flowing in the reaction channel from the middle of the reaction channel.
US11331636B2	Multi-opening chemical injection device A fluid mixing device includes a plurality of nozzles, each having a converging chamber, at least one chemical injection port, a diverging chamber, a nozzle throat, and an adjustable self-opening valve. The fluid mixing device provides for improvements in mixing fluids.
US11331635B2	Minute bubble generator, home appliance provided with minute bubble generator, and method of manufacturing minute bubble generator A minute bubble generator includes a flow path member including a flow path allowing a liquid to pass therethrough; and a colliding part provided in the flow path and generating minute bubbles in the liquid passing through the flow path by locally reducing a cross sectional area of the flow path. The colliding part is formed integrally with the flow path member and is provided closer to an upstream end or a downstream end relative to a lengthwise center of the flow path.
US11331629B2	Modular liquid degassing systems A fiber bundle cartridge for a fiber membrane degassing system includes an inner sleeve including one or more perforations and a fiber bundle positioned radially outward from the inner sleeve. The fiber bundle has an annular shape defining a central bundle axis. The perforations of the inner sleeve define a plurality of inlets and/or outlets facing radially with respect to the central bundle axis. A fiber membrane degassing system includes a housing defining a cylindrical volume having at least one inlet and at least one outlet. The system includes at least one fiber within the cylindrical volume, where fluid flowing through the cylindrical volume from the at least one inlet to the at least one outlet flows perpendicular to a longitudinal dimension of the fiber. A method of degassing a liquid includes directing a liquid volume through a fiber bundle in a direction radial to a longitudinally extending bundle axis.
US11331628B2	Vapor condenser enhanced by membrane evaporation A membrane evaporative condenser (MEC) includes a repeating sequence of channels for evaporation and/or condensation are arranged, each sequence of channels includes a condensation channel for condensation of a vapor to a liquid, an evaporation channel, and zero to one hundred evaporation-condensation channels. The condensation channel has walls of a non-permeable material which exterior to the condensation channel share the wall with a liquid evaporative medium (LEM) conduit that contains a LEM. The LEM conduit includes a moisture transfer membrane (MTM), where the LEM can evaporate into an evaporation channel or an evaporation-condensation channel that can amplify the effect of the heat transfer for additional mass transfer.
US11331627B2	Use of surface modified porous membranes for fluid distillation In some embodiments, the present disclosure pertains to systems and methods for distilling a fluid by exposing the fluid to a porous membrane that includes a surface capable of generating heat. In some embodiments, the heat generated at the surface propagates the distilling of the fluid by converting the fluid to a vapor that flows through the porous membrane and condenses to a distillate. In some embodiments, the surface capable of generating heat is associated with a photo-thermal composition that generates the heat at the surface by converting light energy from a light source to thermal energy. In some embodiments, the photo-thermal composition includes, without limitation, noble metals, semiconducting materials, dielectric materials, carbon-based materials, composite materials, nanocomposite materials, nanoparticles, hydrophilic materials, polymers, fibers, meshes, fiber meshes, hydrogels, hydrogel meshes, nanomaterials, and combinations thereof. Further embodiments pertain to methods of making the porous membranes of the present disclosure.
US11331626B2	Membrane filtration method This membrane filtration method includes: a membrane filtration process for adding a coagulant to water to be treated which contains viruses, and filtering the water to be treated by using a filtration membrane; and a cleaning process for, after the membrane filtration process, cleaning the filtration membrane, the membrane filtration process and the cleaning process being repeatedly performed, wherein, in the membrane filtration process, in the initial period of filtration, at least either an operation of filtering the water to be treated that includes the coagulant added by an amount larger than the amount of a coagulant added in a normal case, or an operation of filtering the water to be treated that has a pH lower than the pH of water to be treated in a normal case, is performed.
US11331622B2	Air ionization systems and components Ionization systems and methods include moving air into contact with one or more ion generators and then past an ozone removal assembly to remove at least some ozone from the air. The air may be moved by a fan and may be filtered before contacting the one or more ion generators. The amount of one or more of the following of the air may be measured: the amount of ions, particulates, temperature, humidity, and other relevant factors. The ionization amount may be adjusted based on one or more of the measured amounts. The one or more ion generators and ozone removal assembly may be constructed as part of a single unit so they can be removed and replaced easily.
US11331621B1	Sorbent dispersion for treating pollutants A system for dispersing sorbents to treat or remove flue gas pollutants can include a dispersion device with a venturi having an inlet, a throat, and an outlet. A sorbent supply can provide sorbent material to the dispersion device. A flue gas duct carrying flue gas streams traveling through the flue gas duct can include a port for attachment of the dispersion device to the port. In operational use, the dispersion device may be attached to the duct such that ambient air is drawn into the dispersion device and through the venturi. The air moving through the dispersion device can interact with and disperse the sorbent material into the duct for treating pollutants.
US11331618B2	R2R microelectromechanical gas concentrator Disclosed are techniques such as roll to roll processing to produce membrane valves in microelectromechanical systems that are integrated with micro-pumps that include a pump body having compartmentalized pump chambers. One application of this technology is as a valve assembly for a gas concentrator that includes a first micro pump for feeding an input gas stream, a second micro pump to supplying a vacuum and at least one sieve bed having a zeolite. The gas concentrator uses the valve assembly for controlling entry of gas from the first micro pump into the sieve bed and the second micro pump to vent.
US11331614B2	Thermally conductive particulate sensor In an example, an air filter system includes an air filter and a thermally conductive particulate sensor (TCPS). The TCPS includes a temperature sensor to measure a first temperature of the TCPS at a first time, measure a second temperature of the TCPS at a second time, and provide the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature to a controller. The controller to determine an actual rate of temperature change based on the measured first temperature and the measured second temperature, compare the actual rate of temperature change to a target rate of temperature change, and provide a notification when a difference between the actual rate of temperature change and the target rate of temperature change is greater than an accumulation threshold indicative of a threshold amount of particulate accumulation on the TCPS.
US11331612B2	Filter cartridge arrangements and assemblies; preferred features; methods of assembly and use The present disclosure relates to filter assemblies. The features described and characterized are typically applied in gas (for example, air) cleaner assemblies. A typical use is in air cleaner assemblies for vehicles or other equipment. The techniques described relate, at least in part, to provision of assemblies with preferred configurations for convenient servicing and operation, while ensuring a proper cartridge is appropriately positioned, oriented and secured for use. Many of the techniques relate to arrangements in which features at opposite ends of a housing and/or cartridge are eccentrically positioned as described.
US11331609B2	Assemblies; components and filter features thereof; and, methods of use and assembly Air cleaner assemblies, components therefor, and features thereof are described. Also described are methods of assembly and use. In depicted examples, the air cleaner assemblies and components optionally use advantageous housing seal features. Methods of assembly and use are described.
US11331608B2	Systems and methods for attaching and retaining a filter element on a rotating shaft An attachment and retaining mechanism is described for removably attaching a rotating filter element to a rotating shaft. The rotating filter element includes a filter media that is driven by a drive mechanism that rotates the rotating shaft. The filter element is removably attached to the rotating shaft such that the filter element and filtration system can be periodically replaced and/or serviced. In some arrangements, the drive shaft includes a D-shaped section that interacts with a mating section of the filter element sleeve of the rotating filter element. In other arrangements, the drive shaft includes at least one flat drive surface.
US11331606B2	Torsional no filter no run system and method A filtration system comprises a housing and a shell housing removably coupled to the housing. A valve comprise a valve housing and a plunger. The plunger comprises a seal member structured to seal an opening in the valve housing. The plunger is axially movable between a closed position, in which the seal member seals the opening, and an open position, in which the seal member does not seal the opening, thereby permitting fluid to flow through the valve housing. A filter element comprises filter media and an endcap. The endcap comprises an alignment tab configured to rotationally secure the filter element with respect to the shell housing when the shell housing is received in the housing. The endcap comprise a valve interaction projection structured to transfer rotation of the filter element and the shell housing to the plunger during installation of the filter element.
US11331603B2	Hybrid intake screen assembly An intake screen assembly including an intake member, a screen support member, and a screen member coupled to the screen support member. The screen member may be formed from a material, such as copper-nickel, that is different from a material, such as stainless steel, used to form the intake member and/or the screen support member. The intake screen assembly may include corrosion protection members for preventing contact between the components of the screen assembly that are formed from dissimilar materials. The assembly may be formed by coupling the screen support member to the intake member, and coupling the screen member to the screen support member.
US11331598B2	Method of isolating botulinum toxin from botulinum toxin-containing solution Provided is a method of isolating a botulinum toxin type A macro complex from a botulinum toxin-containing solution, the method including performing anion exchange chromatography and cation exchange chromatography.
US11331597B2	Cation exchange materials for dialysis systems A sorbent cartridge device includes an ion-exchange material containing zirconium phosphate and no more than about 0.1 mg of leachable phosphate ions per about 1 g of the ion-exchange material. In one example, the cartridge also includes a phosphate-adsorbing material containing zirconium oxide. In this example, the weight ratio between zirconium phosphate and zirconium oxide in the cartridge is from about 10:1 to about 40:1. The zirconium phosphate may be alkaline zirconium phosphate prepared by a process including the following steps: (i) drying acid zirconium phosphate to obtain a dry acid zirconium phosphate; (ii) combining the dry acid zirconium phosphate with an aqueous solution to obtain an aqueous slurry; and (iii) combining the slurry with an alkali hydroxide to obtain the alkaline zirconium phosphate. During step (ii), any free phosphate ions in the dry acid zirconium phosphate leach out into the aqueous phase of the slurry.
US11331596B2	Multi-dimensional chromatographic system for analyzing multiple sample components A chromatography system includes a first chromatography column for receiving and separating a flow stream, a plurality of traps configured to trap a plurality of distinct flow segments exiting the first chromatography column during separation of the flow stream, and a second chromatography column operatively associated with the plurality of traps for receiving and separating the distinct flow segments. The system can include at-column dilution at trapping and separating stages thereof. A chromatography method for operating the chromatographic system includes measuring a plurality of time segments corresponding to a plurality of peaks of a fluid sample flowing through the first chromatographic column, and sequentially fluidly coupling the plurality of distinct flow segments with the corresponding plurality of traps during time segments corresponding to the plurality of peaks.
US11331595B2	Extraction apparatus and method thereof The present invention relates to an extraction apparatus for extracting at least one constituent in a substance. The extraction apparatus comprises an extractor, an extraction separator and an extraction condenser. The extractor is used to mix the substance and an extraction fluid, wherein the extraction fluid is a subcritical fluid. The extraction separator is connected to the extractor for receiving and heating the extraction fluid to gasify the extraction fluid and to separate the constituent and the gasified extraction fluid. The extraction condenser is connected to the extraction separator and the extractor for receiving and liquefying the gasified extraction fluid from the extraction separator and sending the liquefied extraction fluid to the extractor.
US11331584B2	Information display method and apparatus for virtual pet, terminal, server, storage medium, and system An information display apparatus and method for displaying a virtual pet are provided. The method includes obtaining an event display instruction corresponding to the virtual pet from a user; obtaining, by a terminal from a server, event journal information of the virtual pet according to the event display instruction, the event journal information including information about n events related to the virtual pet, where n is a positive integer; and displaying the event journal information.
US11331580B2	System, method, program, machine-learning assisting device, and data structure for inspecting game program One or more embodiments of the invention provides a system for inspecting a game program for a game that progresses as a user selects a medium from an owned medium set including a plurality of media and places the medium on a game field. A game log including medium information regarding the media, included in a game state including the game field and the owned medium set, is obtained, tensor data is created by creating array data in which matrices representing the media information included in the game state are arrayed along a time axis based on the obtained game log, machine learning is performed by using the created tensor data, thereby generating a learning model, the medium to be selected by the user is inferred by using the learning model, and the game program is executed using the inferred medium as a choice of the medium by the user.
US11331575B2	Virtual environment mapping system The present disclosure provides embodiments of a virtual mapping system for using real world geographical locations to generate virtual environments within game applications. The virtual mapping system allows a game application to identify geographical information associated with real world locations. The geographical information can be used by the game application to recreate the selected geographical location using virtual assets from the game application.
US11331571B2	Systems and methods for portable exergaming In a first aspect, a system for playing a video game is provided that includes (1) one or more sensors adapted to monitor one or more biometric parameters of a user and communicate the one or more monitored biometric parameters (MBPs); (2) a computing device adapted to communicate with the one or more sensors and to receive the one or more communicated MBPs; and (3) a video game having an avatar adapted to move an object on an incline, the video game adapted to execute on the computing device. The video game is adapted to control the avatar to perform an action in the video game based in part on the received one or more communicated MBPs. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11331570B2	Game system, storage medium having stored therein game program, information processing apparatus, and game processing method An example of an operation device includes an inertial sensor and a vibrator, transmits inertia data based on an output of the inertial sensor to an information processing apparatus, and vibrates the vibrator based on a vibration control signal received from the information processing apparatus. One or more processors of the information processing apparatus execute game processing, and in a predetermined situation in the game processing, cause the vibration control signal for vibrating the vibrator to be output from the information processing apparatus. The one or more processors, based on the inertia data from the operation device, determine whether or not the operation device is moving, and at least under the condition that it is determined that the operation device is not moving, limit the vibration so that the vibrator of the operation device is not vibrated or the vibration is weakened in the predetermined situation.
US11331568B2	Asynchronous virtual reality interactions A method, including: recording gameplay metadata generated from execution of a first session of a video game, that renders a first view of a virtual environment for presentation through a first HMD, the first view being from a first location determined based on tracked movement of the first HMD; transmitting the gameplay metadata to a client device; tracking movement of a second HMD by the client device; executing, by the client device, a second session of the video game using the gameplay metadata to recreate gameplay events from the first session and render a second view of the virtual environment for presentation through a second HMD, the second view being from a second location determined based on the first location, the second location moving in response to movements of the first location so as to substantially maintain a predefined spatial relationship between the first location and the second location.
US11331566B2	Game machine with dance stage adaptive to tandem players The present invention provides a game machine provided with a stage which has a treading surface on which a plurality of play regions are set so as to be displaced from each other in a front and rear direction, that is a direction facing a display device, and are set as ranges where at least one player should perform dance steps on each range, and a step command device which commands the player step positions at which the player should tread in each of the play regions, with the step positions being changed in association with progress of a game, and being commanded through the display device in a distinguished manner for each of the play regions.
US11331565B2	Digital anatomical virtual extremities for pre-training physical movement Aspects of the disclosure include methods and systems for pre-action training. In an aspect, a method is presented for constructing a user-controllable image comprising obtaining anatomical and physiological data associated with a body, storing the anatomical and physiological data in a database; and creating the user-controllable image based on the stored anatomical and physiological data. The user-controllable image may be configurable to a user. At least a moveable portion of the user-controllable image may be constructed to move based on input from a user. The user-controllable image may be constructed to enable pre-action training of the user. As such, victims of traumatic brain injury or other neurological setbacks may pre-train their nervous system for use of one or more injured body parts. Additionally, the methods and systems described provide pre-action training control of non-virtual prostheses, exoskeleton body parts, powered orthotic devices, robots or other motile or audiovisual output devices.
US11331563B2	Crown cap game device A crown cap game device characterized in that a measurement device 4, consisting of electronic board 4a, the battery 4b covered by the casing 4c, clings to the wall 6, is installed inside below the teeth 3. All electronic elements on measurement device 4 like sensors, button, led diode are located on electronic board 4a and covered by the casing 4c. The battery 4b provides power to the electronic board 4a and casing 4c covers electronic board 4a to protect electronic board 4a against the influence of external factors. Casing 4c as well as crown bottle cap 2 may be in the any other form of small item enabling to perform fast tricks in the air and on the surface like coin shape.
US11331562B2	Game apparatus A game apparatus is disclosed that comprises a plurality of tokens including first tokens and second tokens, a frame arranged to define multiple pathways along which the tokens can move under force of gravity, and a retainer arranged to controllably retain the tokens relative to the pathways. The retainer is movable between a first position wherein the retainer retains the tokens relative to the pathways, and a second position wherein the tokens can move under force of gravity. The game apparatus also includes a separating mechanism arranged to direct the first tokens towards a first collection zone and to direct the second tokens towards a second collection zone. The separating mechanism comprises a first separating component associated with each first token and at least one second separating component associated with the frame.
US11331561B1	Multi-function ground engaging device A ground-engaging devices that is capable of sustained rolling, stable braking, secure standing, and walking. In one preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a wheeled footwear device. In another preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a wheeled footwear platform. In yet another preferred embodiment, the invention relates to a wheeled artificial foot.
US11331559B2	Coupling device and system for aiding learning of a sliding sport on two skates The invention relates to a mating device (2) for mating two skates, characterized in that it comprises a first fastening module (6) and a second fastening module (6′), each designed to be fastened to a skate and comprising a body (7) between the two fastening modules (6, 6′), the said body (7) allowing at least a translational freedom between the two fastening elements (6, 6′), the distance between the two fastening modules (6, 6′) being free between a predetermined minimum distance and a predetermined maximum distance.
US11331557B2	Virtual reality haptic system and apparatus A virtual reality (VR) system includes a VR display and a VR movement apparatus that includes hand interfaces and foot interfaces that can support the hands and feet of a system user. The VR movement apparatus allow the user's limbs to move in 3-dimensional space that include vertical, lateral, and fore-aft direction movements. A computer running VR software coordinate and synchronizes the VR movement apparatus and the VR display to provide system users with simulated activities in a VR environment.
US11331554B1	Aquatic learning station and methods therefor A system for learning to float including an aquatic learning station deployable in a volume of water. The learning station can include a horizontal member having an upper and a lower surface, wherein the horizontal member is supported in the volume of water with the upper surface located within four inches of a surface of the volume of water. The system can include a tether assembly coupled to the aquatic learning station. The tether assembly can include a tether portion releasably coupled to and extending away from the aquatic learning station and a belt portion connected to the tether portion and wearable by a person learning to float.
US11331552B2	Modular training device A modular training device for use by athletes to improve their stick-handling skills. More specifically, a modular training device comprising a main body having two side projections that are structured and configured to together define a central channel therebetween; and at least one hollow circular base portion located below the main body and structured and configured to receive and secure a hockey puck. The central channel may have a top opening and a channel floor, and each side projection may have a first tab projecting into the central channel for releasably securing an elongated object in a horizontal configuration within the central channel. The modular training device may be hollow so that it can couple with one or more additional modular training devices.
US11331548B2	Golf club head Disclosed herein is a golf club head comprising at least one crown opening and at least one crown insert attached to the body and covering the at least one crown opening. The golf club head further comprises at least one sole opening and at least one sole insert attached to the body and covering the at least one sole opening. The golf club head additionally includes at least one weight member configured to clamp first and second ledges at selected locations along a sliding weight track. The golf club head also comprise a coefficient of restitution (COR) feature located on the sole of the golf club head. The at least one crown insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc. The at least one sole insert is formed from a composite material having a density between 1 g/cc and 2 g/cc.
US11331542B1	Luminous ball and method of manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides a luminous ball and relates to the technical field of ball products. The luminous ball includes a bladder and an outer cover. The bladder is provided with a plurality of first fixing blocks therein. A side of each of the plurality of first fixing blocks is hinged with a telescopic device. Output ends of the telescopic devices are hinged with a gravity ball. The gravity ball is provided with a first rectangular slot therein. According to the present disclosure, one side of the first fixing block is hinged with a telescopic device, such that during the movement of the ball, the gravity ball can expand and retract, and the movement of the gravity ball is facilitated. Through the hinging the telescopic device with the first fixing block and the gravity ball, the movement of the gravity ball in any direction inside the bladder is facilitated. A stopper between a first rectangular slot and a retaining block can buffer a first circular opening to a certain extent during the movement of the gravity ball. The structure of this product greatly improves the water resistance, and the battery can be replaced.
US11331539B2	Balance board with adjustable tilt angle and adjustable resistance A balance board may include an upper plate having a top surface configured for a user to stand on; a base assembly configured to contact the ground; a center assembly pivotally connecting the upper plate with the base assembly; and an adjustable tilt system comprising at least a first adjustable angle stop configured to be rotated at adjustable intervals to change a maximum angle by which the upper plate may be tilted relative to the base assembly.
US11331538B2	Interactive exercise machine data architecture An interactive exercise system includes an exercise machine having a display able to present videos, a three-dimensional camera system, and local processing system able to provide pose estimation based on data from the three-dimensional camera system. The system also includes a communication module for connection to a cloud processing system, with the cloud processing system supporting exercise related analytics including those based on pose estimation provided by the local processing system.
US11331536B1	Isokinetic rotational testing, evaluation and training system An isokinetic rotational exercise device provides for training and collection of information of a knee joint as it rotates. The isokinetic rotational exercise device includes vertical supports attached to a base frame that provides for an inclusion of rotational foot plates. The rotational foot plates are connected to cables of a pulley system that allows for an ability to add resistance of free weights and resistance tubing. Bottoms of the rotational foot plates include sensors to measure rotational degree, and the corresponding information is sent to a processor for display on a monitor on the isokinetic rotational exercise device or to an external device. A degree of force used to turn the rotational foot plates when the resistance is added is data collectable through force sensors in the cables of the pulley system.
US11331532B2	Spherical dynamic resistance device The spherical dynamic resistance device enables simultaneous strength, core and cardiovascular training. A cavity exists whereby resistance bands are stored. By removing a band and connecting it to the exterior of the device at an attachment point and thereafter attaching the other end of the resistance band to a fixed point a user can engaged device to conduct a full body workout. The cavity can also retain a mass element adding weight thereby customizing the weight of the spherical dynamic resistance device. A serpentine channel associated with the outer portion of the device enables a user to grip the device while engaging hand, arm and core muscles. By gripping the device and through various motions that pull opposite of the resistance band while supporting the spherical dynamic resistance device of various weights, a user is able to attain a full body workout.
US11331531B2	Mind to muscle connection training A training and conditioning system including: a training and conditioning system assembly including: a plurality of weights; and a training manual. The training and conditioning system has a training and conditioning assembly; wherein each of the weights are configured to be manipulated by a user-athlete according to the training manual. The plurality of weights are unmarked as to how much each weighs so as to train a user-athlete mentally and physically to accomplish training regardless of weight randomly lifted.
US11331529B1	Sports training system and method A physical training system includes a belt for fixing around the waist of a person and that includes a plurality of belt extension straps each adapted for fixing with the belt at any location therearound and preferably adjustable in length. Two shoes are adapted for wearing on the person's feet, each shoe including at least four attachment loops at opposing quadrants of the shoe and optional shoe extension straps. A plurality of elastomeric bands are selectively fixable between any of the belt extensions straps and the attachment loops or shoe extension straps of the shoes. A shoulder harness comprising two straps is included for attachment to and positioning of the belt. As such, in use, the person while running experiences resistance as each leg extends into a fully extended position, and a reduction or cessation of resistance as each leg retracts into a non-extended position.
US11331521B2	Breathing aid A breathing aid for enabling a person buried by an avalanche to breathe has a housing which includes an inhalation channel having a valve situated in the housing, which automatically opens during inhalation and automatically closes during exhalation, and an exhalation channel having a valve situated in the housing, which automatically closes during inhalation and automatically opens during exhalation, wherein the inhalation channel and the exhalation channel open into a mouthpiece situated on the housing, and the housing includes at least one inhalation opening into which the inhalation channel opens, wherein the housing is designed as a handle which can be gripped by a user's hand and brought to the mouth.
US11331517B2	Multi-leaf collimator and radiation therapy device The present disclosure generally relates to a multi-leaf collimator. The multi-leaf collimator may include a set of leaves installed in a cavity, each leaf of the set of leaves having a length along a first direction. At least a portion of the set of leaves may extend beyond the cavity along the first direction. The set of leaves may be arranged along a second direction, the second direction being different from the first direction. A length of a target leaf of the set of leaves may be less than a length of a reference leaf of the set of leaves. The target leaf may be located in an end portion of the set of leaves along the second direction. The length of the set of leaves may conform to the shape of a maximum therapeutic radiation field.
US11331516B2	Treatment planning method and radiotherapy system A method of making a treatment plan with a treatment planning system and radiotherapy system are provided. The method includes: acquiring a preset dose distribution scheme; generating at least one radiation dose distribution scheme to be used with the treatment planning system, wherein the treatment plan system is adapted to at least one of beam energy of the radiotherapy system, a size of a collimator of the radiotherapy system, a radiation angle and radiation time of the radiotherapy system; and comparing the at least one radiation dose distribution scheme to be used with the preset dose distribution scheme, and determining, among the at least one radiation dose distribution scheme, a radiation dose distribution scheme that is the closest to the preset dose distribution scheme to make the treatment plan.
US11331513B2	Pain treatment device An apparatus for pain treatment includes first and second treatment heads, where each treatment head includes one or more light sources with different wavelengths oriented to deliver light to a patient area adjacent to the treatment head. The apparatus includes a first articulated arm pivotably connected to the first treatment head at a first end and a second articulated arm pivotably connected to the second treatment head at a first end. The apparatus includes a handle. A first end of the handle is coupled to the first articulated arm at a second end of the first articulated arm distal to the first end of the first articulated arm. A second end of the handle, distal to the first end of the handle, is coupled to the second articulated arm at a second end of the second articulated arm distal to the first end of the second articulated arm.
US11331511B2	Head photic stimulation device, head photic stimulation method, and program Provided is a head photic stimulation device including: a brain wave amplifier which subjects the subject brain waves acquired using a brain wave sensor to A/D conversion and amplification; a control signal generation circuit which, based on an output signal from the brain wave amplifier, generates a control signal for controlling LED driving; and a light irradiation unit which is driven based on an output from the control signal generation circuit, and which includes an LED for irradiating a head. The control signal generation circuit includes a band-pass filter for filtering an input signal, a DSP (signal processing) unit for controlling a signal that has passed through the band-pass filter, and a light irradiation output unit using a near-infrared LED for irradiating the head. The DSP unit has a feedback function for matching a phase of a PWM output for controlling the light irradiation output unit, in synchronism with the subject brain waves.
US11331510B2	Device for magnetic field stimulation of the body tissue of a user for use in digital telemedicine, in particular according to the E-pulse method for pelvic floor optimization A device for magnetic field stimulation of a user's body tissue, is provided which includes an adjustable seating arrangement for the user, at least one magnetic field applicator for generating a pulsating magnetic field in the area of the seating arrangement, control panel for setting one or several parameters of the pulsating magnetic field comprising pulse duration, pulse frequency and pulse amplitude, and/or for adjusting the seating arrangement, and display screen for displaying information. The control panel are designed to manually and/or automatically adjust one or more of the parameters of the magnetic field and/or to adjust the seating arrangement as a function of previously recorded individual information about the user.
US11331509B2	Changing cardiac shock delivery parameters based on a transform value A medical device that includes a power source, a therapy delivery interface, therapy electrodes, electrocardiogram (ECG) sensing electrodes to sense ECG signal of a heart of a patient, a sensor interface to receive and digitize the ECG signal, and a processor. The processor is configured to analyze the ECG signal to determine a cardiac rhythm and a transform value representing a magnitude of a frequency component of the cardiac rhythm, analyze the cardiac rhythm and the transform value to detect a shockable cardiac arrhythmia by classifying the cardiac rhythm as a noise rhythm or a shockable cardiac arrhythmia rhythm based on the transform value, and causing the processor to detect the cardiac arrhythmia if classifying the cardiac rhythm as a shockable cardiac arrhythmia rhythm, initiate a treatment alarm sequence, adjust the shock delivery parameter for a defibrillation shock, and provide the defibrillation shock via the therapy electrodes.
US11331508B1	Wearable cardioverter defibrillator with a non-invasive blood pressure monitor A wearable cardioverter defibrillator (WCD) system comprises a plurality of patient parameter electrodes and a plurality of defibrillator electrodes to contact a patient's skin when the WCD is delivering therapy to the patient, a processor to receive one or more patient parameters from the one or more patient parameter electrodes, an energy storage device to store a charge to provide electrical therapy to the patient via the plurality of defibrillator electrodes, and a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor to obtain a blood pressure measurement of the patient and to provide the blood pressure measurement to the processor. The processor is to determine whether to provide electrical therapy to the patient based on the one or more patient parameters during an episode, and to obtain the blood pressure measurement from the NIBP monitor during the episode.
US11331507B2	Multi-vector implantable cardioverter-defibrillator systems and methods with improved electrical symmetry Implantable cardioverter device (ICD) systems capable of delivering a multi-vector defibrillation shock, and methods for use therewith, are described herein. Such an ICD system can include a defibrillation charge capacitor, a charge circuit, first, second, and third electrodes, switches, a controller, and first, second and third filters. The defibrillation charge capacitor is coupled between a first voltage rail and a second voltage rail. The first filter is coupled between the first and second electrodes, and the second filter is coupled between the second and third electrodes, so that the first and second filters can shunt EMI signals. The third filter is coupled between the first and third electrodes and configured to provide for electrical symmetry when the first, second, and third electrodes are used to deliver a multi-vector defibrillation shock. Such filters, which can be implemented using capacitors, can be used to make the ICD system MRI compatible.
US11331503B2	Modular shield extender An implantable medical device (IMD) has a housing enclosing an electronic circuit. The housing includes a shield member defining a first portion of an interior cavity of the implantable medical device and a skirted feedthrough assembly. The feedthrough assembly includes a shield extender having a top face and a sidewall that extends from the top face so that the top face and the sidewall are a single continuous component. At least one feedthrough aperture extends through the top face.
US11331499B2	Medical device implant carrier for fragile medical implants A medical implant device (100) is disclosed that can protect and shield an implant (101) as the implant (101) moves through body tissue. The medical implant device (100) can comprise a main body portion (110) having a payload opening (111) to receive a payload (i.e., an implant). The medical implant device (100) can also comprise a tapered nose portion (120) at a front end (103a) of the medical implant device (100) extending from the main body portion (110) and configured to penetrate body tissue. In addition, the medical implant device (100) can comprise a payload coupling interface (130) configured to couple the implant (101) to the main body portion (110).
US11331497B2	Cardiac signal T-wave detection An example device for detecting one or more parameters of a cardiac signal is disclosed herein. The device includes one or more electrodes and sensing circuitry configured to sense a cardiac signal via the one or more electrodes. The device further includes processing circuitry configured to determine a representative signal based on the cardiac signal, the representative signal having a single polarity, and determine an end of a T-wave of the cardiac signal based on an area under the representative signal.
US11331496B2	Biostimulator feedthrough having integrated electrode cup A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, including an electrical feedthrough assembly mounted on a housing, is described. An electronics compartment of the housing can contain an electronics assembly to generate a pacing impulse, and the electrical feedthrough assembly can include an electrode tip to deliver the pacing impulse to a target tissue. A monolithically formed electrode body can have a pin integrated with a cup. The pin can be electrically connected to the electronics assembly, and the cup can be electrically connected to the electrode tip. Accordingly, the biostimulator can transmit the pacing impulse through the monolithic pin and cup to the target tissue. The cup can hold a filler having a therapeutic agent for delivery to the target tissue and may include retention elements for maintaining the filler at a predetermined location within the cup.
US11331495B2	Stimulation field modelling in an implantable stimulator device A field measurement algorithm and measuring circuitry in an implantable stimulator, and an field modelling algorithm operable in an external device, are used to determine an electric field in a patient's tissue. The field measuring algorithm provides at least one test current between two electrodes, and a plurality of voltage differentials are measured at different combinations of the electrodes. The voltage differential data is telemetered to the field modelling algorithm which determines directional resistance at different locations in the patient's tissue. The field modelling algorithm can then use a stimulation program selected for the patient and the determined directional resistances to determine voltages in the patient's tissue at various locations, which in turn can be used to model a more-accurate electric field in the tissue, and preferably to render an electric field image for display in a graphical user interface of the external device.
US11331491B2	Targeted electrostimulation fields based on focal dermatomal coverage Systems and methods for optimizing neuromodulation field design for pain therapy are discussed. An exemplary neuromodulation system includes an electrostimulator to stimulate target tissue to induce paresthesia, a data receiver to receive pain data including pain sites experiencing pain, and to receive patient feedback on the induced paresthesia including paresthesia sites experiencing paresthesia. The neuromodulation system includes a processor circuit configured to generate a spatial correspondence indication between the pain sites and the paresthesia sites over one or more dermatomes, determine an anodic weight and a cathodic weight for each of multiple electrode locations using the spatial correspondence indication, and generate a stimulation field definition for neuromodulation pain therapy.
US11331483B1	Montage design for closed loop sensing and neurostimulation of the dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and/or motor cortex Described is a system for automatic adjustment of neurostimulation. The system controls stimulation of specific neural regions through a neural device positioned on a human subject, while simultaneously performing recordings from the neural device using a targeted arrangement of stimulating electrodes and distinct types of recording electrodes of the neural device. Stimulation of the specific neural regions is adjusted in real-time based on the recordings from the neural device.
US11331473B2	Methods of treating disease using auricular peripheral nerve field stimulation A method for treating pain or discomfort in a patient is disclosed. The method comprises stimulating a cranial nerve with an electrical signal. The pain or discomfort may be a withdrawal symptom. The cranial nerve may be in an auricular area of the patient. The cranial nerve may be cranial nerve V, cranial nerve VII, cranial nerve IX, cranial nerve X, or branches of greater and lesser occipital nerves thereof and their associated neurovascular bundles. The withdrawal symptom may result from cessation of an opioid. The method may further comprise administering a secondary drug treats one or more of the withdrawal symptoms and addiction. The secondary drug may be administered about one day to about one week after initiating the stimulating step.
US11331471B2	Electrode pad cartridge for defibrillators A variety of electrode pad cartridges are described that are suitable for use with a defibrillator. In one aspect the cartridge includes a housing and a tray that carries a pair of defibrillation electrode pads. At least a portion of the tray is slidably received within the cartridge housing such that the electrode pads are received within the housing. The tray is configured to be slidably pulled from the cartridge housing while the housing remains attached to the defibrillator to provide access to the electrode pads to facilitate use of the defibrillator.
US11331461B2	Devices configured to provide treatment at an Abreu brain thermal tunnel Provided are devices for therapeutic interaction with an Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminus. Such devices are configured to provide one or more drugs to an ABTT terminus, and may provide heat to or remove heat from the ABTT terminus while providing the one or more drugs.
US11331456B2	Multilayer balloons An example medical device includes a balloon that is inflatable to an inflated configuration. The balloon includes a non-compliant layer coextruded on an inner layer, and an outer layer coextruded on the non-compliant layer. The non-compliant layer is configured to delaminate from the inner and the outer layers in the inflated configuration. The non-compliant layer may be configured to rupture in the inflated configuration. An example technique includes inflating the balloon to a predetermined pressure sufficient to rupture the non-compliant layer and insufficient to rupture both the inner and outer layers. The example technique further includes deflating the balloon, and introducing the balloon into a vasculature. Another example technique includes coextruding a non-compliant layer on an inner layer, coextruding an outer layer on the non-compliant layer, and forming a balloon from the inner layer, the non-compliant layer, and the outer layer.
US11331454B2	Needle tip protector for indwelling needle and indwelling needle assembly The present invention provides a needle tip protector of a novel structure for an indwelling needle, which enables improvements in safety, etc. as compared with conventional needle tip protectors. A needle tip protector 10 for an indwelling needle includes a tubular peripheral wall 58, and is externally attached over a needle hub 22 of an indwelling needle 16 and moved toward a needle tip 14 side so as to cover the needle tip 14. Detents 74, 74, which are to be detained with the needle hub 22 at a position in a movement of the protector toward the needle tip 14 side of the indwelling needle 16 so as to inhibit backward movement of the protector to the proximal end side of the indwelling needle 16 and to prevent the needle tip 14 from being reexposed, are formed within an inside enclosed by the peripheral wall 58, and are integrally molded with the peripheral wall 58.
US11331451B2	Medical tube, catheter and method of manufacturing medical tube A medical tube includes a distal portion provided on one end side having a first outer diameter, a first inner diameter, and a first thickness; a proximal portion provided on the other end side having a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter, a second inner diameter greater than the first inner diameter, and a second thickness greater than the first thickness; and an intermediate portion provided between the distal portion and the proximal portion and having an outer diameter, an inner diameter, and a thickness which gradually vary. Thus, a medical tube is provided having improved operability and which reduces the likelihood of bending during an operation.
US11331449B2	Automatically adjusting headgear for patient interface A headgear for securing a mask to a user's face is described. The headgear requires a first load force to elongate the headgear and, when fitted to a user, applies a balanced fit force that substantially equals a load force applied to the headgear during respiratory therapy. In some embodiments, the headgear includes an elastic portion configured to provide a retraction force, a non-elastic portion configured to be inelastic in comparison to the elastic portion, and a restriction mechanism connected to the non-elastic portion and to the elastic portion. The restriction mechanism is configured to apply a first resistance force to the user's head on elongation of the headgear and a second resistance force to the user's head on retraction of the headgear.
US11331446B2	Ventilation mask A nasal ventilation mask having one or more attachment ports located adjacent to and overlying an upper lip of a patient when worn.
US11331441B2	Inhalation system with computing device for transmitting signals An inhalation system including a metered dose inhaler and a separate computing device. The inhaler includes a flow rate sensor for detecting an inhalation flow through the actuator housing upon patient inhalation and a transmitting unit for transmitting a signal of the at least first switch as well as of the flow rate sensor to the computing device. The computing device generates visual and/or acoustic messages independently of the signals of the at least one switch and the flow rate sensor in order to guide the patient through multiple steps. The computing device further evaluates the use of the inhaler by comparing the transmitted signals of the at least first switch and of the flow rate sensor with the visual and/or acoustic messages. The transmitting unit transmits the signals of the at least first switch and the flow rate sensor to the computing device after the use of the inhaler.
US11331440B2	Pressure relief arrangement for open surgery insufflation system A surgical humidification system includes a source of gas flow and a humidifier that receives the gas flow and outputs a humidified gas to a delivery conduit. The delivery conduit has an outlet and a suitable interface, such as a diffuser, is connected to the outlet. The interface can be positioned near or within an open surgical cavity of a patient to supply the humidified gas to the cavity. The system also includes a pressure relief arrangement that operates to relieve pressure from the system above a normal operating pressure. The pressure relief arrangement can be located in a non-sterile portion of the system, such as upstream from the humidifier, for example.
US11331439B1	Needle assembly A needle assembly includes a needle, a rear needle cap and a front needle cap. The needle includes a needle hub and a needle shaft running through and attached to the needle hub. The shaft incorporates two sharp ends and an internal channel running through the entire length of the shaft. The needle hub includes a rear needle body and a front needle body. The rear needle cap is adapted to be attached to the rear needle body and the front needle cap is adapted to be attached to the front needle body. The front needle body incorporates a guiding channel and a locking receptacle connecting to and extending from the guiding channel in a needle detachment direction. The front needle cap includes an internal locking plug adapted to move along the guiding channel and be disposed inside the locking receptacle. The front needle cap also incorporates a funnel lip.
US11331434B2	Botulinum toxin prefilled syringe system The present invention relates a botulinum toxin prefilled syringe system with desirable injection force characteristics, in particular low gliding force and low break loose force, comprising a syringe barrel of glass containing a liquid botulinum toxin composition, a plunger stopper and a closure device such as a tip cap or a needle shield. In addition, the present invention relates to a kit comprising the botulinum toxin prefilled syringe system, and optionally instructions for use, and to the use of the botulinum toxin prefilled syringe system in therapeutic and cosmetic applications.
US11331432B2	Administration assembly for a medicament delivery device and a medicament delivery device comprising the same An administration assembly is presented having a plunger rod, a first resilient member biasing the plunger rod, an elongated plunger rod holder configured to receive the plunger rod, an activation sleeve receiving a portion of the plunger rod holder, and configured to move axially from a first position relative to the plunger rod holder to a second position. The activation sleeve is biased towards the first position and the plunger rod holder has a first and second hold and release structure, wherein in the first position the activation sleeve is configured to maintain the first hold and release structure in an axially locking contact position with the second hold and release structure in which the second hold and release structure is prevented from movement relative to the first hold and release structure, thereby locking the plunger rod axially relative to the plunger rod holder.

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