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US11360086B2 Diagnostic to distinguish bacterial infections
Assays, arrays, and methods for distinguishing a bacterial infection from a viral infection are disclosed. The antibiotic crisis is in part driven by over prescription of antibiotics. There is a tendency, particular in pediatrics, to give an antibiotic even for viral infections. Thus, embodiments herein are directed to the problem of distinguishing a bacterial infection from a viral infection to reduce unnecessary antibiotic usage.
US11360083B2 Optical molecular nanowire sensor
A nanowire molecular sensor, and a molecular detection system, comprising a nanowire waveguide (30), a nanowire sidewall (51) functionalized in order to attach a molecule (54), and light emissive point sources (52), wherein the amount of light emitted at an end (53) of the waveguide is dependent of the amount of specific molecules attached to the sidewall of the nanowire. A method employing said sensor may be used for single cell detection and analysis.
US11360079B2 T-cell reactivity platform
Methods for assaying antigen-specific T-cell activation in vitro, comprising the steps of (a) providing a phagocytable particle, having a candidate antigen polypeptide tightly associated thereto, wherein the particle with the associated polypeptide has been subjected to a denaturing wash resulting in an endotoxin level low enough to not interfere with the subsequent steps; (b) providing a viable antigen-presenting cell; (c) contacting the washed particle with the antigen-presenting cell under conditions allowing phagocytosis of the particle by the antigen-presenting cell; (d) providing a T-cell sample to be assayed comprising viable T-cells; (e) contacting the T-cell sample with the antigen-presenting cell contacted with the particle under conditions allowing specific activation of T-cells in response to an antigen presented by an antigen-presenting cell; and (f) determining the degree of T-cell activation in the T-cell sample.
US11360073B2 Semiconductor device for determining a biomolecule characteristic
A semiconductor device includes a circuit layer and a nanopore layer. The nanopore layer is formed on the circuit layer and is formed with a pore therethrough. The circuit layer includes a circuit unit configured to drive a biomolecule through the pore and to detect a current associated with a resistance of the nanopore layer, whereby a characteristic of the biomolecule can be determined using the currents detected by the circuit unit.
US11360072B2 Label-free monitoring of excitation-contraction coupling and excitable cells using impedance based systems with millisecond time resolution
A system for monitoring cell-substrate impedance of excitable cells at millisecond time resolution and methods of assessing cell beating by monitoring cell-substrate impedance of beating cells at millisecond time resolution.
US11360064B2 Oxy-pyrohydrolysis system and method for total halogen analysis
Oxy-pyrohydrolysis articles, systems and methods for total halogen, in particular fluorine analysis are provided. A sample containing halogen elements is provided into a pyrotube for combustion. A combustion-enhancing bed including ceramic fibers or fabrics is disposed inside the pyrotube to enhance the combustion and protect the pyrotube from damage by corrosive gases.
US11360061B2 Methods for detecting lacosamide by mass spectrometry
Provided are methods for determining the amount of lacosamide in a sample using mass spectrometry. The methods generally involve ionizing lacosamide in a sample and detecting and quantifying the amount of the ion to determine the amount of lacosamide in the sample.
US11360049B2 Sample support body
Provided is a sample support body that includes a substrate, an ionization substrate, a support, and a frame. The ionization substrate has a plurality of measurement regions for dropping a sample on second surface. A plurality of through-holes that open in a first surface and the second surface are formed at least in the measurement regions of the ionization substrate. A conductive layer is provided on peripheral edges of the through-holes at least on the second surface. The frame has a wall provided on peripheral edges of the measurement regions on the second surface to separate the plurality of measurement regions when viewed in the direction in which the substrate and the ionization substrate face each other.
US11360048B2 Method for phonon assisted creation and annihilation of subsurface electric dipoles
Methods and systems are disclosed for dynamically creating and annihilating subsurface electric dipoles having variable strength and variable alignment. The ability of various embodiments to create, annihilate, and control subsurface dipoles may be a useful technology for wide variety of applications including the nondestructive testing of materials and structures, for generating and receiving directed and omni-directional variable amplitude and frequency transmission waves without the need for conductive antennas, for phonon to electromagnetic power conversion, for materials and manufacturing process control, atomic and nanoparticle alignment, and for control and utilization as medical therapies.
US11360046B2 Organic electrochemical transistor based on conductive polymer and Ag, AgX (X = Cl, I, Br) halide nanoparticles, as chemical sensor
The present invention relates to an organic electrochemical transistor based on conducting polymers (for example PEDOT:PSS) in which the gate electrode has been integrated on the surface of the channel through the deposition of Ag halide nanoparticles, AgX (X═CI, Br, I). This configuration allows the device to operate without applying a potential difference to the gate electrode (with consequent reduction in operating costs). The device is able to detect the halide ion: by varying the nature of the nanoparticles and in particular by using AgX (X═CI, Br, I) or Ag2S the sensor acquires sensitivity towards anion X or sulfide.
US11360043B2 Sensor element
A sensor element includes: an element base including: a ceramic body made of an oxygen-ion conductive solid electrolyte, and having an inlet at one end portion thereof; at least one internal chamber located inside the ceramic body, and communicating with the inlet under predetermined diffusion resistance; an electrochemical pump cell including an electrode located on an outer surface of the ceramic body, an electrode facing the internal chamber, and a solid electrolyte located therebetween; and a heater buried in the ceramic body; and a porous leading-end protective layer surrounding a first range at least including a leading end surface and a region to be coped with water-induced cracking specified in advance. A single heat insulating space is interposed between the leading-end protective layer and a whole side surface of the element base at least in the above region.
US11360042B2 Ethylene receptor biosensor
The present disclosure relates to biosensors (10) having a receptor layer (5) and a mediator layer (6), the receptor layer including ethylene receptor molecules. The present disclosure also relates to sensor units (20) comprising one or more biosensors (10) and a controller (11). In some embodiments, one or more sensor units (20) may be in wireless communication with a receiver module or a network gateway.
US11360040B2 Devices and methods for capacitive foam detection in liquid containers
Devices and corresponding methods for capacitive foam detection in liquid containers are disclosed. The device has a sensor with a measurement electrode having a plurality of sub-electrodes, a bottom plate that is used as a counter electrode for arranging a liquid container, a sensor electronic unit that is connected to the measurement electrode and the bottom plate and is adapted to determine an impedance, in particular a capacitance, between the measurement electrode and the bottom plate, and an evaluation unit, the measurement electrode being arranged substantially perpendicularly to the bottom plate.
US11360038B1 Thermal test vehicle
A mechanism for thermal testing is described. The system includes a heating element, a thermal sensor and a processor. The processor is configured to control the heating element to output an amount of the energy per unit time; receive temperature readings using the thermal sensor; and determine a thermal property associated with a thermal mass based at least in part the amount of the energy output and the received temperature readings.
US11360035B2 Method for measuring fiber orientation degree, fiber orientation degree measurement apparatus, and control computer program for fiber orientation degree measurement apparatus
A method for measuring a fiber orientation degree includes: irradiating a sample formed of a composite material containing discontinuous carbon fibers with an X-ray to acquire an X-ray diffraction image; calculating an angle (2θ)A of a peak originating from a crystal face of graphite; calculating a correction coefficient δ of a thickness of the sample; calculating an upper limit (2θ)B of the peak of the crystal face of graphite; calculating a diffraction sensitivity IC(ϕ) of the peak originating from the crystal face of graphite by correcting an integrating range with the correction coefficient δ and integrating the X-ray diffraction image with respect to a diffraction angle (2θ); and calculating a fiber orientation degree Sd(β) by the method of Hermans from the diffraction sensitivity IC(ϕ).
US11360032B2 Strontium tetraborate as optical coating material
Strontium tetraborate is used as an optical coating material for optical components utilized in semiconductor inspection and metrology systems to take advantage of its high refractive indices, high optical damage threshold and high microhardness in comparison to conventional optical materials. At least one layer of strontium tetraborate is formed on the light receiving surface of an optical component's substrate such that its thickness serves to increase or decrease the reflectance of the optical component. One or multiple additional coating layers may be placed on top of or below the strontium tetraborate layer, with the additional coating layers consisting of conventional optical materials. The thicknesses of the additional layers may be selected to achieve a desired reflectance of the optical component at specific wavelengths. The coated optical component is used in an illumination source or optical system utilized in a semiconductor inspection system, a metrology system or a lithography system.
US11360029B2 Methods and systems for time-gated fluorescent-based detection
The present disclosure provides methods, apparatus and systems for time-gated fluorescent-based detection. Time-based fluorescence analysis can be used in certain biochemical assays by measuring the emitted photon flux from fluorophores after an individual excitation pulse.
US11360026B2 Fluorescence immunoassay device based on integration of photonic crystal and magnetic beads and method thereof
A fluorescence immunoassay device based on integration of a photonic crystal and magnetic beads and a method thereof are provided. Magnetic beads with high surface-to-volume ratio are used as carriers of fluorescent molecules to obtain higher fluorescence density. The electric field on the surface of the photonic crystal is enhanced through excitation of photonic crystal resonance. The intensity of the fluorescence signal excited by the enhanced electric field is increased. Moreover, through interaction with the photonic crystal, some fluorescent signals that originally cannot be received by the fluorescent sensor are coupled to the photonic crystal resonant modes and reradiate toward the fluorescent sensor, thereby increasing collection efficiency. The fluorescence signals generated by fluorescent molecules on the magnetic beads are significantly intensified, which could lower the detection limit. Furthermore, the magnetic beads aggregation method can achieve the detection capability that cannot be achieved by the current fluorescent immunoassay.
US11360025B2 Automated analysis tool for biological specimens
Systems and methods are described for analyzing a plurality of biological samples with a plurality of fluorescent reagents in an automated fashion. The system may include two optical systems, a fluorescence imaging system and an optical quenching system. These two systems may be placed laterally adjacent to one another, and generally beneath one of the wells of sample-containing microtiter plate. The biological sample contained therein may be stained with a series of fluorescent reagents, with the fluorescence quenched between stainings. By precise positioning of the sample with respect to the imaging system, the sample may be imaged with a plurality of serially applied reagents.
US11360024B1 Measurement arrangement for measuring diffusely reflected light and specularly reflected light
A measurement arrangement for measuring diffusely reflected light and specularly includes a measurement light source for generating measurement light, an optical receiver for receiving measurement light, and a first mirror for reflecting the measurement light emerging from the measurement light source. The measurement arrangement additionally comprises a second mirror for reflecting diffusely reflected measurement light to the optical receiver. A settable third mirror is also provided, which in a first position is aligned for directing the measurement light that was directed onto a sample by the first mirror and specularly reflected by the sample to the optical receiver. The third mirror in a second position releases a beam path between the second mirror and the optical receiver, so that the measurement light directed onto the sample by the first mirror and diffusely reflected by the sample to the second mirror is directed to the optical receiver by the second mirror.
US11360018B2 Corrosion testing apparatuses and associated methods
No reliable test presently exists for predicting the amount or type of corrosion a metal surface may experience during field use, particularly when the corrosion can be a result of both acid-induced corrosion and microorganism-induced corrosion mechanisms. Apparatuses affording more field-like testing conditions may comprise: a one-pass fluid train comprising a reservoir configured to maintain a fluid at a first temperature state under anoxic conditions; a pre-conditioning chamber in fluid communication with the reservoir and configured to receive a defined volume of the fluid; an autoclave chamber having an impeller in fluid communication with the pre-conditioning chamber that is configured to receive the defined volume of the fluid from the pre-conditioning chamber; and one or more sampling receptacles in fluid communication with the autoclave chamber that are configured to receive the defined volume of the fluid while maintaining anoxic conditions. The pre-conditioning chamber and the autoclave chamber are configured to maintain anoxic conditions at a second temperature state different than the first temperature state.
US11360012B2 Vibronic sensor
Disclosed is an apparatus for determining a process variable of a medium in a containment, comprising a first oscillatory element and a second oscillatory element, a first driving/receiving unit and a second driving/receiving unit, and an electronics, wherein the first driving/receiving unit is embodied to excite the first oscillatory element by means of a first electrical excitation signal to execute mechanical oscillations, and to receive the mechanical oscillations of the first oscillatory element and to convert such into a first electrical, received signal, wherein the second driving/receiving unit is embodied to excite the second oscillatory element by means of a second electrical excitation signal to execute mechanical oscillations, and to receive the mechanical oscillations of the second oscillatory element and to convert such into a second electrical, received signal, and wherein the electronics is embodied to determine the process variable from the first received signal and/or the second received signal.
US11360005B2 Contact-type patch, staining method using the same, and manufacturing method thereof
The present disclosure relates to a gel-phase patch that performs a function of assisting in staining during a staining process such as a process of coming into contact with a specimen such as blood to perform a staining function of staining the specimen, a process of fixing the specimen, or a process of forming an optimal pH at a specimen stained by a staining sample. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a contact-type staining patch includes a staining solution that reacts with a specimen and a gel receptor provided as a gel matrix of a mesh structure in which a pore that accommodates the staining solution is formed and the mesh structure prevents the staining solution in the pore from leaking or degenerating, and having a contact surface that comes into contact with the specimen to transfer some of the staining solution to the specimen.
US11360002B2 Portable air sampling device
A portable sampling device includes a housing at least partially enclosing an inner chamber and an airflow assembly disposed within the inner chamber and comprising a portion of an airflow path. The airflow assembly includes a portion of a printed circuit board (PCB); a manifold configured to be sealably coupled to the portion of the PCB to define at least one airflow channel disposed between an inner surface of the manifold and an outer surface of the PCB; and one or more pumping elements positioned on the PCB.
US11360000B2 Priority-based dynamic resource allocation for product testing
Systems and methods to dynamically allocate resources in product test automation. In a testing lab, multiple tests are run on multiple machines to test multiple products, where each product has an initial priority. A test distributor calculates, for each product, a specific number of machines on which that product is to be tested based on the initial priority of that product; determines a number of remaining machines not being used in testing; determines one or more products being tested that need one or more additional machines for testing; and determines, for each product identified as needing one or more additional machines for testing, a number of machines to be allocated to run the tests for that product.
US11359999B2 Experimental platform and experimental method for simulating coal rock disaster of coal mine stope
The present invention provides an experimental platform for simulating a coal rock disaster of a coal mine extraction, including a base device, a coal simulation device, an immediate roof simulation device, a hydraulic support and a removable impact device. The coal simulation device is fixedly disposed on the base device; the hydraulic support is fixed on the base device and is located at one side of the coal simulation device; the immediate roof simulation device is disposed above the coal simulation device and the hydraulic support; the removable impact device is disposed above the immediate roof simulation device; the immediate roof simulation device is a rectangular frame; the rectangular frame is configured to pave a bulk simulation material and an immediate roof simulation material sequentially from the bottom up; and the removable impact device can impact the immediate roof simulation material and the bulk simulation material.
US11359994B2 Laser beam profiling system for use in laser processing systems
A testing apparatus for use with a laser processing system that includes a laser for generating a non-stationary laser beam and a work plane positioned at a working distance relative to the non-stationary laser beam, wherein the testing apparatus includes a support tube; a protective window mounted in the support tube for protecting components mounted within the support tube; a reimaging lens mounted in the support tube for enlarging the non-stationary laser beam for characterization thereof; a pin-hole defining structure mounted in the support tube for receiving laser light generated by the laser beam, wherein the pin-hole is located at a predetermined distance from the reimaging lens; a fiber optic cable disposed within the pin-hole defining structure that has a proximal end at which the laser light is received through the pin-hole and a distal end to which the laser light is delivered; and a photodetector located at the distal end of the fiber optic cable that converts the laser light delivered to the photodetector into electrical voltage output signals based on intensity of the laser light received through the pin-hole.
US11359989B2 Pipeline leak detection apparatus and methods thereof
An apparatus for the continuous monitoring of a pipeline or a pipeline network carrying flowing media that can not only detect the presence of a leak but also locate the source of the leak through the use of rarefaction wave detection and a method of using the same is disclosed within. The apparatus and method are specifically configured to locate the leak source within less than 36 inches using a calibration means and a noise cancellation means.
US11359988B2 Vacuum pump and leak detector
A vacuum pump comprises: a pump rotor portion configured such that multiple rotor blade stages including stacking portions formed in a ring shape and turbine blades radially formed on an outer peripheral side of the stacking portions are stacked on each other; a rotor shaft to which inner peripheral surfaces of the stacking portions of the multiple rotor blade stages stacked on each other are fixed; and a communication path allowing communication between a clearance space between the rotor shaft and each stacking portion and a pump exhaust path in which the turbine blades are arranged and discharging gas in the clearance space through the pump exhaust path.
US11359987B2 Pressure-temperature detection unit with decreased measurement deterioration
A sensor device includes a pressure-temperature detection unit and a signal processing circuit. The sensor device is configured to detect abnormalities by changing a supply voltage supplied to the pressure-temperature detection unit and to the signal processing circuit, and by monitoring changes in a pressure signal and in a temperature signal caused by changing the supply voltage.
US11359986B2 Electronic device having fixed conductive plates and elastic conductive plates
Fixed conductive plates are buried in a case. In its internal space, a first contact surface, which is part of each fixed conductive plate, and a second contact surface, which is an inner surface of the case, are opposite to each other, and an elastic conductive plate is interposed in this opposing portion. The elastic conductive plate is structured so that, in a restricting portion, a support piece portion is fitted to the thin plate portion of the fixed conductive plate and that an elastic arm portion extends from the support piece portion.
US11359979B2 Hybrid temperature sensor
A hybrid temperature sensor for an integrated circuit includes two temperature sensors—an application temperature sensor for measuring temperature during normal use of the integrated circuit, and a calibration temperature sensitive element. By providing two temperature sensitive elements within the integrated circuit, it is possible to take advantage of different characteristics of temperature sensors to achieve high accuracy calibration of the application temperature sensor relatively quickly and at low cost, whilst also maintaining desirable characteristics for the application temperature sensor, such as high speed, low power consumption, high resolution, etc.
US11359978B2 System and method for interactively evaluating energy-related investments affecting building envelope with the aid of a digital computer
A system and method for interactively evaluating energy-related investments affecting building envelope with the aid of a digital computer are provided. Obtained is a total amount of fuel purchased for a building over a set period from which an existing amount of the fuel consumed for space heating is derived. Characteristics including thermal performance and furnace and delivery efficiencies of the building for both existing and proposed equipment are obtained, including remotely controlling a heating source inside the building. The thermal performance and furnace and delivery efficiencies characteristics of the existing and proposed equipment are expressed as interrelated ratios. An amount of fuel to be consumed for space heating is evaluated as a function of the existing amount of the fuel consumed for space heating and the ratios of the existing and proposed equipment.
US11359974B2 Systems, methods and devices for obtaining feedback information to reveal group preferences
The present disclosed is directed to systems, methods, and devices for obtaining feedback information from individuals to reveal group preferences and to systems, methods, and devices for enabling providers to provide outcomes which utilize, at least in part, the preferences of the group. For example, a system comprising a plurality of devices, wherein at least one device of the plurality of devices captures at least one feedback in one substantially simple transaction; and the at least one device of the plurality of devices sends the at least one captured feedback to at least one computer; and the at least one computer receives the least one feedback; and the at least one feedback can be given at one or more of the following: periodic time intervals, predefined time intervals, random time intervals, substantially random time intervals and substantially any time.
US11359973B2 MEMS device having curved reflective layer and method for manufacturing MEMS device
A MEMS device according to an example embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a lower substrate; an infrared sensor formed on the lower substrate; and a lower bonding pad disposed to cover the infrared sensor. The infrared sensor includes: a metal pad formed on an upper surface of the lower substrate and electrically connected to a detection circuit; a reflective layer formed on the upper surface of the lower substrate and reflecting an infrared band; an absorption plate disposed to be spaced apart from an upper portion of the reflective layer and absorbing infrared rays to change resistance; and an anchor formed on the metal pad to support the absorption plate and to electrically connect the metal pad and the absorption plate to each other. The reflective layer has a curved or stepped shape such that a distance between the reflective layer and the absorption plate varies depending on a position of the reflective layer.
US11359972B2 Temperature calibration with band gap absorption method
A method and apparatus for calibration non-contact temperature sensors within a process chamber are described herein. The calibration of the non-contact temperature sensors includes the utilization of a band edge detector to determine the band edge absorption wavelength of a substrate. The band edge detector is configured to measure the intensity of a range of wavelengths and determines the actual temperature of a substrate based off the band edge absorption wavelength and the material of the substrate. The calibration method is automated and does not require human intervention or disassembly of a process chamber for each calibration.
US11359968B2 Apparatus and method for adjusting installation location of temperature sensor configured to measure surface temperature of wafer in semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus
Disclosed herein is an apparatus for adjusting the installation location of a temperature sensor configured to measure the surface temperature of a wafer in a semiconductor wafer cleaning apparatus. The apparatus includes: a bracket which is disposed in the upper end of the side wall of each of multi-station processing chambers (MPCs); a first fastening member which fastens a cable; a second fastening member which fastens a temperature sensor; a location adjustment member which fastens and supports the temperature sensor; the temperature sensor which is fixedly coupled to an end of the location adjustment member; a jig which includes a location adjustment plate and a control substrate, and which adjusts the detection location of the temperature sensor; and a controller which is provided with a wafer surface monitoring system configured to separate the surface temperature into a plurality of channels and to display the surface temperature.
US11359966B2 System, method and apparatus for wide wavelength range imaging with focus and image correction
A variable focus imaging lens assembly has different, calibrated settings for each of multiple different wavelength ranges. Images are captured for each wavelength range using the different settings, corrected and stacked to form an image data cube. Using multiple wavelength ranges allows a scene or object to be imaged by multispectral imagers, hyperspectral imagers and imaging spectrometers using an overall wide wavelength range.
US11359963B2 Variable laser energy multi-spectrometer for gas and particulate chemicals in air
The present invention relates to the design, construction, and operation of a laser air-sampling multi-spectrometer; its operation with variable laser energy to simultaneously and/or sequentially perform spectrometric techniques of LAS, LEFS, RSS, and LIBS. The combined spectrometric operation will detect gas and particulate chemicals directly in a flowing stream of air sample and/or particulate chemicals on filter collected from the flowing stream of air sample.
US11359960B2 Directional acoustic sensor, and methods of adjusting directional characteristics and attenuating acoustic signal in specific direction using the same
Disclosed are a directional acoustic sensor, a method of adjusting directional characteristics using the directional acoustic sensor, and a method of attenuating an acoustic signal in a specific direction using the directional acoustic sensor. The directional acoustic sensor includes a plurality of resonance units arranged to have different directionalities and a signal processor configured to adjust directional characteristics by calculating at least one of a sum of and a difference between outputs of the resonance units. In this state, the signal processor attenuates an acoustic signal in a specific direction by using a plurality of directional characteristics obtained by calculating at least one of the sum of and the difference between the outputs of the resonance units at a certain ratio.
US11359959B2 Wireless scale assembly
A wireless scale assembly for weighing an object in any location includes a plurality of load cells that is each positionable beneath an object to be weighed. In this way each of the load cells can measure the weight of the object. A processing unit is in electrical communication with each of the load cells thereby facilitating the processing unit receive weight data from each of the load cells. The processing unit is in wireless communication with an extrinsic electronic device thereby facilitating the extrinsic electronic device to store the weight data. In this way the extrinsic electronic device facilitates a user to read the weight recorded by each of the load cells.
US11359953B2 Impedance sensor and method for its operation
The invention is an impedance sensor with: a probe which can be influenced in a capacity by a medium surrounding the probe, a measuring oscillation circuit in which the probe is arranged as a capacity-determining element, an electronics unit with a signal generator for excitation of the measuring oscillation circuit and a signal detector for determining a response signal of the measurement oscillation circuit and a signal processing unit connected with the electronics unit, wherein the signal generator is designed as a digital controllable circuit.
US11359938B2 Dual absolute encoder
An exemplary encoder assembly includes a substrate, a first encoder, and a second encoder. The substrate has two or more position sensors, each position sensor being configured for detecting a rotary position of a shaft or other rotating element of a machine. The first encoder includes at least one first position sensor of the two or more position sensors. The at least one first position sensor is disposed on the substrate for off-axis alignment with the shaft or other rotating element of the machine. The second encoder includes a second position sensor of the two or more position sensors, the second position sensor being disposed on the substrate for on-axis or off-axis alignment with the shaft or other rotating element of the machine. Each position sensor is configured to detect different or common signal types, and a signal type of the second position sensor excludes optical signals.
US11359937B2 Optical-path folding-element with an extended two degree of freedom rotation range
The present disclosure is of a sensing mechanism for sensing rotation movement around a rotation axis, including: a magnet; and a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic flux of the magnet and to determine a relative shift between the magnet and the magnetic sensor based on change in the detected magnetic flux, wherein the magnet is shaped such that a cross section of the magnet has a width that increases from a point substantially at a center of the magnet towards each end of the magnet, thereby increasing a range of detectable change in the magnetic flux and increasing a corresponding detectable range of the relative shift between the magnet and the magnetic sensor.
US11359931B2 Vision guidance systems and methods for aircraft
Systems and methods useful in providing equivalent visual operation (EVO) for the flight crew of an aircraft independent of the actual outside weather and visibility conditions through the use of synthetic vision (SV) and enhanced vision (EV) technologies are described. The systems and methods described herein can contribute toward gaining an operational credit that can expand the operational capabilities of an aircraft. The systems and methods described herein can provide relatively simple and intuitive solutions for activating and operating such systems.
US11359927B2 Mapping of temporal roadway conditions
The systems and methods described herein disclose detecting events in a vehicular environment using vehicle behavior. As described here, vehicles, either manual or autonomous, that detect an event in the environment will operate to respond to the event. As such, those movements can be used to determine if an event has occurred, even if the event cannot be determined directly. The systems and methods can include collecting detection data about a vehicle behaviors in a vehicular environment. Event behaviors can then be selected from the vehicle behaviors. A predicted event can be formulated based on the event behaviors. The predicted event and an event location can be associated in the vehicular environment. A guidance input can then be formulated for a recipient vehicle. Finally, a recipient vehicle can be navigated using the guidance input.
US11359919B2 Calculating vehicle states of a vehicle system for lane centering
A system includes an inertial navigation system module (INS module) that detects vehicle yaw rates and vehicle lateral speeds, a controller circuit communicatively coupled with the INS module. The controller circuit determines a tire cornering stiffness (Cf, Cr) based on vehicle physical parameters and vehicle dynamic parameters. The controller circuit determines a vehicle moment of inertia (Iz) based on the vehicle physical parameters, the vehicle dynamic parameters, and the tire cornering stiffness (Cf, Cr).
US11359917B2 Method for non-destructive testing of walls of components
A method for non-destructive testing of walls of components, at least one ultrasonic transducer (1) which is fixed to a surface of the wall is used to emit horizontally polarized transverse waves (3) in a lateral propagation direction and compression waves or vertically polarized transverse waves (6) in a radial propagation direction. The at least one ultrasonic transducer (1) and/or at least one further ultrasonic transducer arranged at a known distance from the at least one ultrasonic transducer (1) on the respective wall of the component (2) is/are used to detect horizontally polarized transverse waves (4) reflected by defects and compression waves or vertically polarized transverse waves (7) after or while running the non-destructive testing of the wall in order to determine the respective wall thickness.
US11359911B2 Abrasion inspection apparatus, abrasion inspection method, and program
An abrasion inspection apparatus includes: a first imaging unit that is installed on a side of a track, a vehicle traveling along the track, a guide wheel being installed on a side of the vehicle, the first imaging unit imaging an inside of the track via a telecentric lens; a second imaging unit that is installed in a vehicle traveling direction with respect to the first imaging unit on the side of the track and images the inside of the track via a telecentric lens; an image acquisition unit that acquires an image which is an image of a boundary of the guide wheel captured by the first imaging unit and is an image of a boundary on a first direction side in the vehicle traveling direction and an image which is an image of the boundary of the guide wheel captured by the second imaging unit at the same time as the capturing of the image by the first imaging unit and is an image of a boundary on an opposite side to the first direction side; and a guide wheel detection unit that detects an abrasion situation of the guide wheel according to a position of a boundary indicated in the images acquired by the image acquisition unit.
US11359909B2 Induction-type rotation detection device
A magnetically responsive member is disposed on a rotating member along the circumference of the rotating member in such a manner that the magnetically responsive member rotates together with the rotating member, and the magnetically responsive member is formed in a line-shaped pattern varying cyclically in a rotational axis direction. A stator is disposed around the rotating member in a contactless manner, and the stator includes a primary coil wound around the rotating member, and a secondary coil forming a loop pattern of a plurality of cycles along the circumference of the rotating member. As the primary coil is AC-energized, an induced AC output signal corresponding to relative positions between the line-shaped pattern of the rotating member and the loop pattern of the secondary coil, which depend on a rotational position of the rotating member, is output from the secondary coil.
US11359907B2 Magnetic position sensor mounting arrangement
A position sensing arrangement for sensing the position of a revolute joint of an articulated structure. The position sensing arrangement comprises a disc and a magnetic sensor assembly. The disc comprises a first magnetic ring with m magnetic pole pairs, and a second magnetic ring with n magnetic pole pairs, where m and n are co-prime, and a mounting arrangement by which the disc is mountable to a magnetisation jig during manufacture and the articulated structure during operation, the mounting arrangement permitting the disc to be mounted to the magnetisation jig and articulated structure in a single orientation only. The magnetic sensor assembly comprises a first magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the first magnetic ring, and a second magnetic sensor array for detecting the magnetic pole pairs of the second magnetic ring.
US11359902B2 Length measurement device and system
A length measurement device comprises: a tape which is wound on a reel received in a case, one end of which is pulled out of the case so as to measure the length of an object, and which has a barcode formed on one surface thereof; a first measurement unit for recognizing the barcode on the tape so as to generate a first measurement value of the length along which the tape is pulled out of the case; a second measurement unit for sensing a rotation angle of the reel so as to generate a second measurement value of the length along which the tape is pulled out of the case; and a control unit for making the first measurement value and the second measurement value mutually compensate for each other so as to convert same into the pulled-out length information of the tape.
US11359900B2 Detonator, method of operating same, and communication system for same
A detonator includes a control circuit and a charging circuit. The control circuit receives a first signal transmitted using a voltage applied to a cable by a blasting device and transmits a second signal to the blasting device using a current flowing to the cable. The charging circuit performs a charging operation by receiving the voltage through the cable. The charging circuit stops the charging operation while the control circuit transmits the second signal to the blasting device.
US11359894B2 Bullet hit squib and method for manufacturing
Provided is a bullet hit squib including: an electrical connection line; a glow wire connected to the electrical connection line; and a primary explosive charge by which an active substance is formed which can be ignited by the glow wire. The primary explosive charge is formed by a primary explosive which is free of heavy metals and contains silver azide. A method for producing a bullet hit squib is also provided.
US11359893B2 Methods and systems for playing field football dart game
Methods and systems for playing field football dart game. The method includes receiving request to start field football dart game from player device. The method includes presenting user interface (UI) of field football dart gaming application on player device based on received request. The UI includes a dartboard with one or more darts, yard field with yard lines, football placed on yard field, a scoreboard associated with each player, a timer and a plurality of actionable buttons. The method further includes facilitating playing of field football dart game by receiving dart inputs in response to throws of physical darts on physical dartboard by players, and moving football placed on yard field in response to dart inputs in field football dart gaming application and a plurality of pre-defined rules. The dart inputs are provided by one or more players by moving darts on dartboard in field football dart gaming application.
US11359886B2 Restroom stall firearm receptacle
An example firearm receptacle includes a mounting structure, a firearm holder, and a door stopper. The mounting structure is configured to be fixably mounted to one of a wall or a door. The door stopper is configured to transition between a deployed position and a stowed position. In the example embodiment, the door stopper is configured to impede the opening of the door when the door stopper is in the deployed position and to allow the opening of the door when the door stopper is in the stowed position. The door stopper is additionally configured to prevent the door stopper from transitioning to the stowed position when a firearm is disposed in the firearm holder.
US11359883B2 Archery accessory coupler and method
An archery accessory coupler and method are disclosed herein. The archery accessory coupler, in an embodiment, includes first and second members. The first member has a first riser engager. The second member has a second riser engager. At least one of the first and second members is configured to at least partially support an accessory. The first and second riser engagers are configured to be engaged with a bow riser in an arrangement in which the first and second riser engagers are spaced apart from each other.
US11359882B1 Crossbow with an effort-saving safety element
A crossbow-used trigger assembly includes a casing, a connector, a trigger, a safety element, and a shield. The casing includes a trigger pivot, a latch pivot, and a first groove in communication with a second groove. The safety element is movable in the first groove. The connector is movable in the second groove. The trigger is pivotally supported on the trigger pivot and includes a front end and a rear end pivotally connected to the connector. The latch is pivotally supported on the latch pivot. A spring biases the latch towards the front end of the trigger. Another spring biases the trigger to keep the connector from the first groove. The shield is pivotally supported on the trigger pivot and includes a protuberance extending beyond the front end of the trigger to abut against the latch.
US11359881B2 Vehicular tire deflation device and propulsion unit for vehicular tire deflation device
A propulsion unit includes a platform, a propulsion assembly, and a tether. The propulsion assembly facilitates selective launching of a tire deflation device from the platform. The tether is coupled to the platform and is configured for attachment to a deflation device.
US11359879B2 Firearm suppressor
An apparatus is provided for a firearm suppressor. The apparatus includes an outer tube defining a longitudinal axis, and an inner cylinder defining an inner chamber. The inner cylinder is disposed at least partially within the outer tube and defines an outer chamber with the outer tube, where the outer chamber is disposed between an inner surface of the outer tube and an outer surface of the inner cylinder, and where the inner cylinder comprises at least one opening to fluidly couple the inner chamber with the outer chamber. The apparatus also includes at least one flow structure disposed in the outer chamber and positioned to direct firearm combustion gasses in a fluid pathway that is off-axis with respect to the longitudinal axis.
US11359877B2 Apparatus and method for accelerating an object via an external free jet
An apparatus includes an energy source and an expansion structure. The energy source is configured to convey an amount of energy operable to increase a pressure of a compressible gas disposed in a chamber. The expansion structure is configured to be placed in fluid communication with the chamber and to receive a flow of the compressible gas in response to the increase in pressure. The expansion structure includes an inlet having a first diameter and an outlet having a second diameter greater than the first diameter and is configured to allow the compressible gas to expand as the compressible gas flows from the inlet to the outlet such that a supersonic free jet of the compressible gas exits the outlet. In some instances, the supersonic free jet of the compressible gas can accelerate, relative to the expansion structure, a projectile disposed outside of the expansion structure.
US11359875B1 Radiant heat pump
A method for transferring heat from a lower temperature heat source to a higher temperature heat sink using only the energy in the heat source and heat sink. The method uses a converting material which is adapted to receive external radiation from the lower temperature heat source, absorb the external radiation exciting an element of the converting material, non-radiatively transfer heat within the converting material by relaxing an element of the converting material, and conductively transferring heat from the converting material to the exterior of the converting material, where the heat can be used for an external process or application.
US11359871B2 Heat exchanger with fluid flow normalization
A heat exchanger is provided with a unitary, single-piece structure that can be formed via 3D printing, for example. The heat exchanger includes a main body a plurality of plates stacked and integrally formed with the body. First fluid channels are defined by gaps in the material of the main body, and second fluid channels are defined by gaps in the material of the main body and are stacked with the first fluid channels in alternating fashion, separated by the plates. Each of the first fluid channels are fluidly coupled to two manifolds, and each of the second fluid channels are fluidly coupled to two more manifolds. One of the manifolds has a reduced interior volume to control and normalize fluid flow through the heat exchanger.
US11359864B2 Rectangular helical core geometry for heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes a first fluid manifold extending along a first fluid axis from a first fluid inlet to a first fluid outlet. The first fluid manifold comprises a inlet header, a outlet header, and a multi-helical core section. The inlet header is disposed to fork the first fluid inlet into a plurality of first fluid branches distributed laterally across a plane normal to the first fluid axis. The outlet header is disposed to combine the plurality of first fluid branches into the first fluid outlet. The multi-helical core section fluidly connects the inlet header to the outlet header via a plurality of laterally distributed helical tubes, each helical tube corresponding to one of the plurality of first fluid branches and oriented parallel to all others of the plurality of helical tubes at each axial location along the first fluid axis.
US11359860B2 Herb essential oil processing equipment
A plant oil extractor includes a food grade tray with a removable lid that together define an evaporation chamber. A gaseous fluid pump has an inlet fluidly connected to the evaporation chamber and an outlet fluidly connected to an area outside of the evaporation chamber, which may be positioned in a freezer to recover condensed solvent leaving previously dissolved plant essential oil on the food grade tray. A vacuum sublimation freeze drying apparatus includes a container, which defines a drying chamber, is positioned in a freezer. A gaseous fluid pump has an inlet fluidly connected to the drying chamber and an outlet that opens outside the container. Water in fresh herbs positioned in the drying chamber initially freezes and then sublimates leaving behind freeze dried herbs.
US11359859B2 System for pre-purification of a feed gas stream
A system and method of pre-purification of a feed gas stream is provided that is particularly suitable for pre-purification of a feed air stream in cryogenic air separation unit. The disclosed pre-purification systems and methods are configured to remove substantially all of the hydrogen, carbon monoxide, water, and carbon dioxide impurities from a feed air stream and is particularly suitable for use in a high purity or ultra-high purity nitrogen plant. The pre-purification systems and methods preferably employ two or more separate layers of hopcalite catalyst with the successive layers of the hopcalite separated by a zeolite adsorbent layer that removes water and carbon dioxide produced in the hopcalite layers. Alternatively, the pre-purification systems and methods employ a hopcalite catalyst layer and a noble metal catalyst layer separated by a zeolite adsorbent layer that removes water and carbon dioxide produced in the hopcalite layer.
US11359853B2 Energy efficient refrigerated container operation
A refrigerated storage container is provided and includes a container housing defining an interior, an air conditioner operable to maintain control of temperatures within the interior and a local controller configured to cycle the air conditioner on and off within a time window based on waste heat ingestion from neighboring refrigerated storage containers.
US11359849B2 Ice making device
An ice making device includes an ice tray, an ice separating mechanism which is a mechanism structured to take out ice pieces from the ice tray, a drive part structured to drive the ice separating mechanism, and a frame which supports the ice tray and the drive part. The frame is provided with a water passage part which guides water supplied from an outside to the ice tray, and the frame is attached with a water supply adaptor which is a water passage member separately provided from the water passage part for supplying the water to the water passage part.
US11359848B2 Mobile cooling box with ice maker
A mobile cooling box has a box main body with inner side walls and a bottom, and at least one lid for opening the mobile cooling box and providing access to the inside of the mobile cooling box. The inside of the mobile cooling box is laminated with a lining at the inner side walls and at the bottom thereof. The mobile cooling box further has an ice maker module. The ice maker module has a freezing compartment, wherein the ice maker module can be removably placed on a freezing zone on a bottom part of the lining. The mobile cooling box further comprises an evaporator arranged underneath the lining at the freezing zone for providing sufficient cooling power for freezing goods being located in the freezing compartment.
US11359847B2 Systems and methods for controlling a refrigeration system
A refrigeration system includes a heat exchanger configured to place a cooling fluid in a heat exchange relationship with a working fluid, a free-cooling circuit having a pump configured to circulate the working fluid through the heat exchanger and a condenser, a flow control valve configured to control a flow rate of the working fluid to the condenser, a condenser bypass valve configured to control a flow rate of the working fluid that bypasses the condenser, and a controller configured to adjust a position of the flow control valve, a position of the condenser bypass valve, a speed of a fan of the condenser, a speed of the pump, and a temperature of a heater based on an ambient temperature, a temperature of the working fluid leaving the condenser, the position of the flow control valve, the position of the condenser bypass valve, or a combination thereof.
US11359846B2 Refrigeration system leak detection
A refrigeration system includes: a leak sensor disposed within a building and configured to measure an amount of refrigerant that has leaked from the refrigeration system within the building; an estimation module configured to determine an estimated amount of refrigerant that has leaked from the refrigeration system within the building based on the measured amount; and a leak module configured to: determine whether a leak is present in the refrigeration system within the building based on the estimated amount of refrigerant that has leaked from the refrigeration system; and take one or more remedial actions when a leak is present in the refrigeration system within the building.
US11359843B2 Refrigeration system and method for controlling the same
According to one embodiment, there is provided a refrigeration system including detectors, each of which detects a phase indicative of a displacement of a displacer of each of cryogenic refrigerators; a processor that calculates an operation frequency of a motor of each of the cryogenic refrigerators, which is a frequency that suppresses oscillations or noises generated by reciprocating motions of the displacer of each of the cryogenic refrigerators, based on a detection result obtained by each of the detectors; and drivers, each of which drives the motor of each of the cryogenic refrigerators based on a calculation result obtained by the processor.
US11359840B2 Systems and methods for photothermal material
Chinese ink is applied on various materials and stabilized by atomic layer deposition to fabricate solar steam generation devices. The encapsulated ink has excellent photothermal properties and evaporation efficiency under simulated sunlight, holding great promise in solar evaporation device applications.
US11359832B2 HVAC switchable communication bus and power bus control board systems and methods
The present disclosure includes a control board including a switchable input/output port. The switchable I/O port may provide a switchable communication bus capable of selectively supporting one of multiple different communication protocols and may provide a switchable power bus capable of selectively conducting electrical power from one of multiple different power supplies. As such, the control board may communicatively and/or electrically couple to a wide range of devices. To that end, the control board may support the dynamic interchange and reconfiguration of devices coupled to the control board, allowing a control system including the control board greater operational flexibility.
US11359830B2 Sensor device and secured wireless communication protocol for air quality sensor devices
A system and method for secured and power-efficient communication between a sensor device and a control device operable in an air-quality system. The method includes receiving, during a first time period, a wake-up signal, wherein the wake-up signal includes at least a packet number; sending, during a second time period, an acknowledgment (ACK) signal, wherein an ACK signal is sent in reference to a synchronized time slot and a packet number; sending, during a third time period, at least sensor reading data of at least one air quality detector, wherein the sensor reading data is encrypted using at least an encryption key; receiving, during a fourth time period, a sleep signal; and entering into a sleep mode upon receipt of the sleep signal.
US11359822B2 Circulation pump assembly
A circulation pump assembly includes a first inlet (84), an outlet (80), an electric drive motor (30) and at least one impeller (68; 100) driven by the drive motor (30). The circulation pump assembly has at least one first flow path (26; 48) positioned in a connection between the first inlet (84) and the outlet (80) for increasing the pressure of a fluid. The circulation pump assembly has a second inlet (86). The at least one impeller (68; 100) has at least one second flow path (28; 50) for increasing the pressure of a fluid, which is positioned in a connection of the second inlet (86) to the outlet (80). A heating system is provided having a circulation pump assembly of this type.
US11359819B2 Gas burner with a wired temperature sensor
A gas burner assembly includes a gas burner. A grate with a plurality of fingers is positioned above the gas burner. A sensor finger of the plurality of fingers defines an open downward facing slot at a bottom of the sensor finger. A temperature sensor is mounted to the sensor finger at a first end portion of the slot. A pogo pin terminal block is mounted to the grate at a second end portion of the slot. A wire extends between the temperature sensor and the pogo pin terminal block within the slot.
US11359817B2 Pellet grills
Pellet grills and associated methods of operation are disclosed. An example pellet grill includes a one or more processors configured to detect an improper shutdown of a control system of the pellet grill. The one or more processors are further configured to generate a notification in response to the control system regaining power following detection of the improper shutdown, the notification indicating that the control system was improperly shutdown. The one or more processors are further configured to cause the notification to be presented at a user interface of the pellet grill.
US11359815B2 Sleeve assemblies and methods of fabricating same
A sleeve assembly for a combustion system includes a first duct including a first circumferential surface and a second duct including a second circumferential surface. The first circumferential surface radially overlaps the second circumferential surface such that the first duct and the second duct collectively define a continuous combustion chamber therein. The continuous combustion chamber is configured to receive high temperature gases flowing therethrough. The sleeve assembly further includes a wear insert removably coupled to the first circumferential surface and extending radially therefrom to engage the second circumferential surface.
US11359810B2 Apparatus and method for mitigating particulate accumulation on a component of a gas turbine
A gas turbine engine component assembly is provided. The gas turbine engine component assembly comprising: a first component having a first surface and a second surface; a threaded stud including a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the threaded stud extending from the second surface of the first component; and a faired body operably secured to the threaded stud, wherein the faired body is shaped to redirect the airflow in a lateral direction parallel to the second surface of the first component such that a cross flow is generated.
US11359806B2 Ventilation system
A ventilation system comprises a ventilation fan with a lamp and a ceiling which has an installation opening. The ventilation fan with the lamp is adapted for installing to the ceiling through the installation opening. The ventilation fan comprises a housing, a fan module, and a lamp module. The housing includes a top plate and a side wall which are connected with each other to form a first opening. The first opening is aligned with the installation opening. The fan module is disposed in the housing. The lamp module is disposed out of the installation opening. The lamp module and the housing are located at opposite sides of the installation opening of the ceiling. The lamp module includes a light source, a base, at least one optical component, a switch and a lamp cover. The optical component and the switch are disposed at the different sides of the base.
US11359805B2 Lighting device and display device
A plurality of light source boards each having a wiring pattern including a plurality of wires, a plurality of light-emitting elements disposed on each light source board, switching on and off of which being controlled by a control board, board-side connectors each attached to a corresponding one of the plurality of light source boards, a flexible flat cable that has a multi-core structure including a flat-shaped insulator and a plurality of conductors aligned in a direction orthogonal to a thickness direction of the insulator, and is connected at one end to the control board, and a plurality of cable-side connectors attached to the flexible flat cable and coupled to the board-side connectors are included.
US11359804B2 Decorative stone panel
A decorative stone panel is provided, which comprises a natural stone panel (1), a ceramic tile (4), a light source (2) and curable transparent adhesive resin (3). The ceramic tile (4) is bonded to the inner surface of the natural stone plate (1). Counter-relies (9) are provided on the inner surface of the natural stone plate (1). The stone thickness at the bottom of the counter-reliefs (9) is 1 mm to 3.5 mm. The counter-reliefs (9) form a counter-relief figure. A cavity is provided between the counter-reliefs (9) and the body of the ceramic tile (4). The light source (2) is provided within the cavity. The cavity is also filled with curable transparent adhesive resin (3) on the side of the counter-reliefs (9) The decorative panel has good light transmitting properties and the light-transmitting surface is less prone to damage.
US11359803B2 Water-resistant LED light string
Disclosed are various embodiments of LED lamps that are both watertight and waterproof for use in outdoor venues. The LED lamps can easily be assembled using automated or manual techniques and provide a reliable source of outdoor lighting for many years. Simple and inexpensive techniques are used to assemble the LED lamps that allow the lamps to be produced at a reasonable price.
US11359801B1 Tactical flashlight with raised tactical switch and support hand tactical grip
A tactical flashlight with a raised tactical switch and a support hand tactical grip integrally formed with the flashlight barrel to provide multiple gripping positions for use in a flashlight shooting technique where the thenar of a user can be used to turn the flashlight on/off.
US11359799B1 Lamp unit and lamp aiming apparatus
A lamp aiming apparatus including: an aiming rod configured to move between a first position at which the aiming rod is spaced apart from an aiming bolt and a second position at which the aiming rod engages with the aiming bolt; a support bracket disposed on the lamp module and configured to support the aiming rod on the lamp module; and a locking part configured to lock the aiming rod to the support bracket when the aiming rod moves to the second position from the first position, thereby simplifying a process of assembling a lamp and improving assembly properties and workability.
US11359798B2 Multiple light source configuration
A lighting device comprising a plurality of lighting modules arranged concentrically about an optical axis is disclosed wherein the plurality of lighting modules emit light in at least one of a plurality of wavelength ranges (UV, visible (e.g., blue, green, yellow, orange, red, white, etc.), IR) and are arranged at a non-parallel angle to an optical axis of the lighting device, wherein the emitted light is directed towards a lens system that focuses the light onto a viewing point. A second lighting device is disclosed, wherein the lighting device comprises a plurality of lighting modules arranged concentrically about an inner circumference of the lighting device, wherein the plurality of lighting modules emit light in at least one of a plurality of wavelength ranges (UV, visible (e.g., blue, green, yellow, orange, red, white, etc.), IR) onto a lighting director device that redirects the emitted light toward a lens system that focuses the light onto a viewing point.
US11359792B2 Lighting device
A lighting device includes a first light emitting part including a first light source part and a first optical part that includes a first reflecting part and a second reflecting part. A first direction from the first reflecting part to the second reflecting part crosses a second direction from the first light source part to the second reflecting part. A direction from the first light source part to the first reflecting part is along a first plane which includes the first direction and the second direction, and crosses the second direction. A distance between the first reflecting part and the first light source part is larger than a distance between the second reflecting part and the first light source part. A light distribution angle of a first-reflecting-part light in the first plane is larger than the light distribution angle of the second-reflecting-part light in the first plane.
US11359791B2 Direct/indirect luminaire systems and methods
A luminaire includes a housing, a downlight that includes one or more first light sources configured to emit a first light downwardly from the housing, a waveguide, and one or more second light sources. The waveguide is formed of a portion of an optical material and characterized by opposing planar faces joined by one or more edge faces about a periphery of the optical material. The waveguide forms at least a portion of an uppermost optical surface of the luminaire. The one or more second light sources are coupled with the housing and configured to emit a second light into the optical material through at least one of the one or more edge faces. The waveguide is configured to emit at least a portion of the second light upwardly from an upper one of the planar faces.
US11359786B2 Lighting device
A lighting device disclosed in an embodiment of the invention includes a plurality of light sources disposed on a substrate; a resin layer disposed on the substrate and the plurality of light sources; a phosphor layer disposed on the resin layer, and an ink layer disposed on the phosphor layer, wherein the ink layer has a first ink layer and a second ink layer having a height greater than that of the first ink layer with respect to the upper surfaces of the phosphor layer, and it possible to provide a three-dimensional image of the surface.
US11359784B2 Illumination device for a motor vehicle
A lighting device for a motor vehicle, in particular a headlamp, comprising at least two, preferably three, light sources, from which light emanates during the operation of the lighting device, the light of each of the light sources differing from that of the other light sources with regard to its wavelength spectrum, comprising modulator, which bring about a modulation of the light emanating from the light sources during the operation of the lighting device, so that information is transmitted by the light, the lighting device having a mixer for mixing the light emanating from the individual light sources, so that white light emerges from the lighting device during the operation of the lighting device.
US11359783B2 LED flameless candle assembly
An LED diffusing assembly having a housing, a plurality of LED lights, and an LED control circuit. Each of the plurality of LED lights has a fixed intensity. Once activated the LED control circuit activates and deactivates each LED light at different times and for different intervals to create a flickering effect.
US11359777B2 Downlight apparatus
A downlight apparatus includes a unibody housing, a light source, a light source plate, a first fixing unit, a lens module and a second fixing unit. The unibody housing is made of metal material. The unibody housing has a light source holder and a heat sink rim. The heat sink rim has a top edge and a bottom edge. The top edge is connected to the light source holder. The top edge has a smaller diameter than the bottom edge. The light source plate is used for mounting the light source. The lens module is fixed between the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit to align a center of the lens module with the light source. The second fixing unit is fixed to a peripheral edge of the light source holder for keeping the lens module, and the light source plate staying in the light source holder.
US11359776B2 Linear luminaire
A luminaire including a housing, a light emitter supported by the housing, and a cover removably coupled to the housing, where the cover includes a lens substantially covering the light emitter. An end cap is removably coupled to the housing and positioned substantially flush with the lens. A coupling mechanism couples the end cap to the housing, where the end cap substantially covers the coupling mechanism while coupled to the housing.
US11359774B2 Flexible light-emitting diode lighting strip with interposer
The invention describes a flexible lighting strip comprising a multitude of light-emitting diodes arranged in at least two groups. Each group comprises at least two light-emitting diodes arranged in an electrical series connection. The at least two groups are arranged in parallel to an anode track and a cathode track. The at least two groups are arranged in a longitudinal arrangement such that a last light-emitting diode of a first group is arranged next to a first light-emitting diode of a second group. The anode track and the cathode track each consist of a wire line having substantially circular wires that are bent to receive compressive and/or tensile stress. The electrical circuit provides a third wire line having a substantially circular wire as a center line arranged between the outer lines. At least one light-emitting diode of every group is mounted on an interposer which contracts all three wire lines.
US11359764B2 Shouldering type photographing support
A shouldering type photographing support is provided, comprising a main frame for coupling components, on which at least one connecting base for fixing a lens or camera is provided; a shouldering assembly connected to the main frame, wherein the shouldering assembly being provided on a side of one end of the main frame and not in the same axis as the connecting base, and the shouldering assembly being located in the left rear or right rear of the at least one connecting base; and a supporting assembly connected to the main frame, wherein the supporting assembly comprises a chest-supporting assembly, arm-supporting assembly, handheld assembly and supporting leg assembly, the shouldering assembly and the supporting assembly together provide supporting at multiple points for the main frame.
US11359760B2 Hinge device
A hinge device for supporting a display device is provided. The hinge device comprises a supporting seat, a shaft, a bearing plate, and an elastic module. The shaft rotatably passes through the supporting seat. The bearing plate is disposed on the shaft, and the display device is disposed on the bearing plate. The elastic module includes a cam and at least one elastic plate. The cam is configured on the shaft, and the cam and the shaft rotate synchronously. A fixed end of the elastic plate is fixed to the supporting seat. The elastic plate has a deformation amount to provide a balance torque to the cam when a free end of the elastic plate abuts against the cam. When an external force is applied on the display device, the bearing plate is actuated to drive the shaft and the cam to rotate to change the deformation amount and the balance torque of the elastic plate. When the external force is removed, the display device can be stopped at once.
US11359758B2 Sectional-type high wear-resistant double-layer straight tube and a method for preparing the same
In a sectional-type high wear-resistant double-layer straight tube and a method for preparing the same, the double-layer straight tube includes a protective outer tube and a sectional-type wear-resistant inner tube. The protective outer tube is nested outside of the sectional-type wear-resistant inner tube; the sectional-type wear-resistant inner tube includes at least two wear-resistant inner tube sections; and the wear-resistant inner tube sections are connected sequentially. The sectional-type wear-resistant inner tube at least includes a left inner tube section, a right inner tube section, and one or more middle inner tube section. The wear-resistant straight tube can greatly prolong the service life of the pipeline so that the cost performance of the pipeline is increased by more than a few times. It would also easily achieve mass production, the quality is stable and reliable, and the safety performance is high.
US11359755B2 Sanitizing pouch for electronics
The present invention is an elastic (mechanically stretchable), sanitizing pouch configured to receive and hold an Electronic Device of a predetermined configuration. The elasticity of the fabric used maximizes surface contact with the Electronic Device and the closeness of the fabric of the invention with the outside surfaces of the Electronic Device. A liftable and removable cover flap on the front of the invention is used to hold and access the inside of the invention. The back of the invention includes at least one pocket. The invention further includes a pull tab to help lift an Electronic Device out of the invention. While inside the invention, the silver ions are released in the fabric and inhibit the colonization of bacteria, viruses and fungus on the Electronic Device.
US11359751B2 Tamper-evident cover
A tamper-evident cover for a component, the component comprising: first and second portions; and an actuator mechanism for moving the first and second portions or allowing the first and second portions to move relative to one another; wherein the cover comprises: a cover portion defining a cavity configured to receive the actuator mechanism of the component so as to prevent access to the actuator mechanism from the exterior of the cover portion; and a retention barb connected to the cover portion and housed within the cavity formed by the cover portion such that it is inaccessible from the exterior of the cover portion, the retention barb being configured to engage with the component so as to retain the cover portion over the actuator mechanism.
US11359739B2 Hydraulic fluid pump and retainer assembly for same
A fluid end assembly of a hydraulic fluid pump includes a housing having a bore, a removable valve cover closing the bore, and a retainer engaging the bore. The retainer includes a set screw bore that extends from a first side of the retainer to a second side of the retainer, opposite the first side. The fluid end assembly further includes a set screw. The set screw is threaded into the set screw bore from the first side of the retainer. The set screw is not removable from the second side of the retainer. The first side of the retainer is positioned adjacent to the valve cover.
US11359732B1 Method and mechanism for symmetrically controlling pressure in process chamber
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a value assembly, methods of manufacturing the same, and methods of using the same. In one embodiment, a sensor assembly comprises a housing having a through-bore, a first flap coupled to a first shaft and a second flap coupled to a second shaft, wherein the first shaft and the second shaft are coupled within the housing; and one or more gear assemblies coupled to the first shaft and the second shaft, wherein the gear assemblies are configured to rotate the first flap and the second flap from a first position to a second position to prevent a flow from traversing through the through-bore, and from the second position to the first position to allow the flow to traverse through the through-bore.
US11359727B2 Integrated equalization valve
Example aspects of an equalization valve are disclosed. The equalization valve can comprise a gate defining a first face, a second face, and a sidewall extending between the first face and second face, the gate further defining an equalization chamber extending into the sidewall, a first equalization channel extending from the first face to the equalization chamber, and a second equalization channel extending from the second face to the equalization chamber; and an actuation stem defining a lower portion slidably engaged with the equalization chamber, the actuation stem movable between a first position, wherein the actuation stem blocks the first equalization channel to prevent the flow of one of gas and fluid through the equalization valve, and a second position, wherein the actuation stem unblocks the first equalization channel to allow the flow of the one of gas and fluid through the equalization valve.
US11359726B2 Non-contact seal assembly with multiple axially spaced spring elements
An assembly is provided for rotational equipment. This assembly includes a plurality of seal shoes, a seal base and a spring system. The seal shoes are arranged about a centerline in an annular array. The seal shoes include a first seal shoe. The seal base circumscribes the seal shoes. The spring system connects the seal shoes to the seal base. The spring system includes a first spring element and a second spring element. The first spring element extends axially along the centerline in a first axial direction from the seal base to the first seal shoe. The second spring element extends axially along the centerline in a second axial direction from the seal base to the first seal shoe. The second axial direction is opposite the first axial direction.
US11359725B2 Radial shaft seal
A radial shaft seal seals a rotating shaft guided out of a liquid-loaded interior chamber, has a seal housing, an annular sealing body therein bearing against and sealing the shaft using a sealing lip, and an annular, metallic supporting body positioning the sealing body/bodies to seal interior from exterior. The supporting body presses the sealing body against the housing rear wall and is press fit and weldable there. A positioning cylinder with an outer shell is on the supporting body. An elastomer sealing body positioning cap with an elastomer sealing body is press fit on the outer shell so that the sealing body bears against a supporting body supporting web press-on collar and has a self-supporting supporting arch web, at the pressure space-side end of which is the sealing lip. A cord spring is centrally above the arch web on the sealing body outer circumference in an outer groove.
US11359724B2 Contamination exclusion for seal ring with conductive nonwoven fiber
A sealing assembly including a housing including a bore and a shaft rotatably disposed in the bore. A primary radial shaft seal is secured to the housing and includes a sealing lip engaging the shaft. A buffer seal made of an electrically conductive non-woven fabric which is arranged adjacent to the primary radial shaft seal and in contact with the housing and the shaft. A secondary contaminant exclusion seal is secured to the housing and includes at least one dust lip. The buffer seal is sandwiched between the primary radial shaft seal and the secondary contaminant exclusion seal.
US11359723B2 Sealing structure
A sealing structure including a first inner layer unit, a second inner layer unit, a first outer layer unit, and a second outer layer unit is provided. The second inner layer unit and the first inner layer unit are partially connected to each other through a connection manner, so as to form a gas delivery structure that includes a plurality of first stop barriers, a plurality of second stop barriers, and a runner. The second outer layer unit and the first outer layer unit are partially connected to each other through the connection manner, so as to form a first closed pattern, a second closed pattern, a plurality of interval patterns and a plurality of non-continuous patterns. Each of the plurality of first stop barriers and each of the plurality of second stop barriers are connected to one of the plurality of interval patterns respectively.
US11359722B2 Multinode multi-use O-ring and method for forming a seal
A sealing member is provided, including a plurality of nodes and a plurality of antinodes. Each sealing member can be rotated to expose nondamaged lobes for sealing, and prevents the sealing member from falling out of the lobed groove. A chamber is provided, including a groove that the sealing member is placed in. A method of rotating and placing the sealing member is provided, including a rotation to expose nondamaged portions of the sealing member.
US11359718B2 Shift control device for automatic transmission
A shift control device for an automatic transmission includes: an engagement control unit that controls an engagement hydraulic pressure supplied to an engagement hydraulic chamber of an engagement side friction element; a hydraulic pressure detecting unit that detects the engagement hydraulic pressure; a reference setting unit that calculates a predicted value of the engagement hydraulic pressure during shifting, based on a rising characteristic of the engagement hydraulic pressure from when supply of the engagement hydraulic pressure is started to when engagement of the engagement side friction element is started, and sets the predicted value as a reference hydraulic pressure; and an engagement start detecting unit that detects an engagement start time point of the engagement side friction element, based on a difference between the hydraulic pressure detected by the hydraulic pressure detecting unit during the shifting and the reference hydraulic pressure.
US11359717B2 Select control device of automatic transmission
A select control device for an automatic transmission includes a select lever and a controller. The select lever is configured to select a range position in response to a select operation by a driver. The controller is configured to, when a first select operation from a first travel range position to a non-travel range position is performed, perform pressure release control that decreases at a prescribed descending gradient an engagement capacity of a starting clutch that is engaged in the first travel range position. The controller has a select hydraulic pressure control unit configured to continue the pressure release control during a second select operation from a second travel range position that is different from the first travel range position to the non-travel range position after the first select operation.
US11359714B2 Control system for opportunistic heating of transmission fluid
A thermal management for a hybrid vehicle is provided. The system includes an engine coolant to cabin air heat exchanger in a first heat exchange loop and being operably coupled to an engine coolant circuit and cabin air in the vehicle, respectively, a transmission fluid to engine coolant heat exchanger in a second heat exchange loop and being operably coupled to a transmission fluid circuit and the engine coolant circuit, respectively, a control valve operable to control a flow of engine coolant through at least the second heat exchange loop, and a control module configured to selectively operate the control valve to initiate or restrict the flow through the second heat exchange loop to provide heat to the transmission fluid circuit based on ambient temperature, transmission fluid temperature and engine coolant temperature. The control module is further configured to enable control functions associated with transmission operation and hybrid functions based on the transmission fluid temperature.
US11359713B2 Transmission including a transmission housing
In a transmission having a transmission housing, e.g., a transmission housing part, the transmission housing has a support structure that includes webs, and the transmission housing has connection surfaces which are connected to webs of the support structure. The support structure together with the connection surfaces is produced in an additive manner, e.g., by 3D printing, the connection surfaces with the webs, for example, forming an oil-tight housing part.
US11359707B2 Hydro-mechanical transmission device with dual-clutch transmission and control method thereof
A hydro-mechanical transmission device with a dual-clutch transmission includes an input mechanism, a pump-controlled motor mechanism, an odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism, an even-numbered gear transmission mechanism, an output mechanism, and a jackshaft. The input mechanism is connected to the odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism and the even-numbered gear transmission mechanism that are connected in parallel, and is connected to an input end of the pump-controlled motor mechanism. An output end of the pump-controlled motor mechanism is connected, through the jackshaft, to the odd-numbered gear transmission mechanism and the even-numbered gear transmission mechanism that are connected in parallel, and is connected to the output mechanism. Switching among hydraulic transmission, hydro-mechanical transmission, and mechanical transmission modes between the input mechanism and the output mechanism is implemented by controlling combination and engagement/disengagement of clutches and a brake.
US11359703B2 Toroidal conrtinuously variable transmission
The present disclosures relates to a toroidal continuously variable transmission which includes: a rotating shaft; a pair of outside disks supported by a rotating shaft to rotate in synchronization with the rotating shaft; an inside disk supported by the rotating shaft to rotate relative to the rotating shaft; a pair of rolling bearing units, each including a radial rolling bearing capable of supporting an axial load to support the inside disk so that relative rotation with respect to the rotating shaft is possible; a plurality of power rollers arranged between the axial inside surfaces the outside disks and the axial outside surfaces of the inside disk to transmit power between them; and a preloading mechanism elastically pressing the outer ring of the radial rolling bearing in the axial direction.
US11359696B2 Compact modular right-angle drive gear aligned actuator
A gear drive, such as for an actuator, is a right-angle drive where toothed outer ridge of a face gear is coupled to teeth of a motor output shaft, and a set of planetary gears are engaged with a central sun gear of the face gear. The sun gear and planetary gears are aligned with the motor output shaft. For instance the motor output shaft may be substantially in the same plane with the sun gear and the planetary gears. From another standpoint the axis of the motor output shaft may intersect the sun gear, as well as intersecting a volume that the planetary gears sweep through as the planetary gears engage the sun gear.
US11359694B2 Damper device
A damper device includes a first rotor disposed to be rotatable, a second rotor rotatable relative to the first rotor, and a plurality of elastic members configured to elastically couple the first rotor and the second rotor in a circumferential direction. The first rotor includes a first plate and a second plate. The first and second plates are axially opposed to each other, and fixed to be immovable in both axial and circumferential directions. The first plate includes a plurality of first holding portions and a plurality of bent portions. The plurality of first holding portions hold the plurality of elastic members. The plurality of bent portions are provided on an outer peripheral end of the first plate, and bent toward the second plate. The second plate includes a plurality of second holding portions holding the plurality of elastic members together with the plurality of first holding portions.
US11359692B2 Piezoelectric self-powered combination beam vibration damper and control method thereof
The present disclosure discloses a piezoelectric self-powered combination beam vibration damper and a control method thereof. An upper guiding component is installed inside an upper rigid frame, a lower guiding component is installed inside a lower rigid component, a guide rod is nested inside the upper guiding component and the lower guiding component, an upper elastic component is sleeved outside the upper idler wheel mechanism, a lower elastic component is sleeved outside the lower idler wheel mechanism, one end of each piezoelectric cantilever beam is fixed between the upper rigid frame and the lower rigid frame, the other end of each piezoelectric cantilever beam is arranged between the upper idler wheel mechanism and the lower idler wheel mechanism, at least one piezoelectric cantilever beam is connected with the input end of a circuit system, and other piezoelectric cantilever beams are connected with the output end of the circuit system.
US11359687B2 Brake duct system and method
The action of braking generates massive amounts of heat. It is known to install brake ducts 9, which channel air from the front of the vehicle to the brake discs 17. The air introduced by the brake ducts 9 is at an ambient temperature, much cooler than the brakes, and the airflow is closer to laminar (rather than turbulent) and continuously moves the hotter air away. This allows the brakes to shed heat at a faster rate and dramatically lowers the average operating temperature. The present invention provides a vortex tube 3 for supplying a stream of air 5 at a temperature substantially different from ambient temperature into brake ducts 9 to improve efficiency of the brake ducts 9.
US11359685B2 Friction set for railway braking system
Disclosed is a friction set for a railway disk brake system for railway rolling stock including: a shoe holder including a receiving slideway; a friction shoe including a brake pad and a profiled shape configured for being slid into the receiving slideway, where the friction shoe includes a pneumatic conduit connecting a first space delimited by a first surface of the friction shoe to a second space delimited by a second opposite surface the friction shoe; a through hole arranged in the shoe holder and laid out so as to be facing the pneumatic conduit; and a pneumatic connector mounted on the shoe holder, pneumatically connected with the through hole, extending away from the friction shoe and rotationally mobile relative to the shoe holder, around an axis perpendicular to a main plane of the shoe holder.
US11359681B2 Clutch mechanism comprising two assemblies connected by an assembling device
A clutch mechanism is configured to be driven in rotation about an axis and includes two assemblies. Each assembly includes: an outer disk carrier externally delimiting a cavity; a clutch including a stack of coupling disks and friction disks, the stack being housed in the cavity and configured to be driven in rotation about the axis; and a reaction member of the outer disk carrier configured to enable compression of the coupling disks against the friction disks in a clutch engaged position of the corresponding clutch. The clutch mechanism includes at least one device for assembling the two assemblies to one another.
US11359680B2 Clutch assembly having high repeatability and servicability
A clutch assembly includes a clutch disc configured to engage a prime mover, a pressure plate having a clutch biasing element, and a clutch engagement member structured to couple to a clutch actuation element at an engagement position. The clutch adjustment member maintains a consistent engagement position as a face of the clutch disc experiences wear.
US11359679B2 Disk clutch, disk for such a disk clutch, method for producing such a disk clutch or disk
The present invention relates to a disk clutch comprising a first disk set (32) which is connected rotationally fixed to a first disk carrier (18) and a second disk set (42) which is connected rotationally fixed to a second disk carrier (24), wherein the disks (34 through 40, 46 through 52) of the two disk sets (32, 42) may be brought into frictional engagement with one another via friction surfaces (54, 56), wherein recesses and/or grooves are provided in at least one or more friction surfaces (54, 56) of the disks (34 through 40; 46 through 52) of the first and/or second disk sets (32; 42). A first type of recesses and/or grooves (68) is thereby provided, which is generated by a material shaping and/or a material casting and/or a non-material removing first manufacturing method, and a second type of recesses and/or grooves (70) is provided, which is generated by a material removing second manufacturing method. In addition, the present invention relates to a disk (66) for such a disk clutch and a method for producing such a disk clutch (2) and such a disk (60).
US11359672B2 Bearing assembly for rotary electric machine
A wedge for securing a bearing and a bearing sleeve to an end bell of a rotating electric machine includes an annular base extending about a centerline and having an inner surface defining an opening through the base for receiving the bearing and the bearing sleeve. The base includes opposing first and second ends spaced circumferentially from one another by a gap for allowing relative movement therebetween during securing of the bearing and the bearing sleeve to the end bell.
US11359669B2 Circumferential back-to-back seal assembly with bifurcated flow
A circumferential seal assembly capable of separating a gas into two separate flow paths before communication between a rotatable runner and a pair of seal rings is presented. The seal assembly includes an annular seal housing, a pair of annular seal rings, a rotatable runner, and a plurality of groove structures. The seal housing is interposed between a pair of compartments. The seal rings are separately disposed within the seal housing and separately disposed around the rotatable runner. The groove structures are disposed along an outer annular surface of the rotatable runner. A gas is communicable onto the groove structures. Each groove structure includes at least two hydrodynamic grooves that separate and communicate the gas onto the seal rings. Each groove includes steps whereby the depth of at least one adjoining step decreases in the direction opposite to rotation with or without the depth of another adjoining steps increasing in the direction opposite to rotation.
US11359668B2 Roller configured to support a rotary milking platform
A roller is provided that is configured to support of a rotary platform. The roller includes at least one side flange including an inner surface, a rolling surface to be in contact with a flat running surface of an upper rail member fixedly connected to the rotary platform and a flat running surface of a lower rail member stationary arranged. The roller includes a circumferential recess connecting the rolling surface to the inner surface of the side flange and that the circumferential recess has a depth such that the flat running surfaces of the upper rail member and the lower rail members are out of contact with a bottom surface of the circumferential recess at a potential angle deviation between the flat running surfaces of the rail members and a rotation axis of the roller.
US11359666B2 Bearing system, roll assembly, and metal coating line assembly including same
A bearing system that accepts a journal of a roll includes a housing defining a cavity and having a forward wall that defines an opening into the cavity, the opening configured to accept the journal through the opening and into the cavity. A sleeve is positioned within the cavity of the housing, the sleeve configured to surround the end of the journal. A first seal is positioned within the cavity of the housing adjacent to the forward wall of the housing, the first seal having an engagement surface. A second seal is positioned within the cavity of the housing and operably connected to the sleeve, the second seal having an engagement surface in contact with the engagement surface of the first seal.
US11359664B2 Suction cup
A suction cup is provided, including: a cup body, including a sucking face, the cup body defining an axial direction perpendicular to the sucking face; a pump, connected to an end of the cup body opposite to the sucking face, the pump including a first passageway, a direction in which the first passageway extends and the axial direction forming an included angle therebetween; a movable handle, slidably disposed within the first passageway, including a piston.
US11359662B2 Positive locking fastener
The invention relates to a positive locking fastener comprising: a screw (1), a threaded portion (11) of which has a blind hole (110) and a groove (111); a nut (2) having a tightening portion (21); a cap (3); and a pin (4). The cap (3) has an immobilizing portion (31) intended to engage with the tightening portion (21) and a locking portion (32) intended to cooperate with the blind hole (110) to prevent said cap from rotating relative to the screw (1). The locking portion (32) also comprises openings (322) suitable for allowing the pin (4) to be inserted into said openings and into the groove (111) in order to hold the screw (1) and the cap (3) together.
US11359661B2 Screw with two set of ribs in a knurled region and use thereof
A screw, especially for wood, has a knurled region (10) with two sets (11A, 11B) of ribs (11) that are offset from each other by an azimuth angle. For example, the two sets of ribs extend towards each other from opposite ends (10A, 10B) of the knurled region (10) and are intertwined only in an overlap region (12) that is at the middle of the knurled region.
US11359659B2 Locking device
Disclosed is a locking device, comprising an outer sleeve (1) and at least one locking unit (2) located in the outer sleeve (1), wherein the locking unit (2) is formed by connecting a plurality of pressing blocks (3), a gap (5) is provided between two adjacent ones of pressing blocks (3), a rod locking hole (6) is provided in the gap (5), and a set screw hole (7) is provided on the outer sleeve (1) at a position corresponding to the locking unit (2); and when a set screw is screwed into the set screw hole (7) to directly or indirectly press the locking unit (2), the locking unit (2) deforms and drives the pressing blocks (3) to tightly press rods (8, 9) mounted in the respective rod locking holes (6) at the same time.
US11359658B2 Structured surface with adhesion switchable in stages
A structured surface has at least two types of projections which differ from one another at least in terms of their vertical height. As a result, the adhesion of the structured surface can be switched between at least three different states.
US11359657B2 Fitting for attachment to a part and associated assembly and method
Disclosed herein is a fitting for attachment to a part. The fitting comprises a body and a nut assembly. The body comprises a nut portion. The nut portion comprises a nut receptacle having a converging portion and a central axis. The nut assembly comprises a seal and a nut. The seal is within the nut receptacle, non-translatably fixed relative to the nut receptacle, and spaced apart from the converging portion. The nut is within the nut receptacle, is translatable along the central axis of the nut receptacle, and comprises resilient fingers that are resiliently deformable away from the central axis. Translation of the nut along the central axis is constrained by the converging portion and the seal.
US11359654B2 Hermaphroditic latching slide connector
A mechanical sliding connector that mates to an identical mechanical connector by a sliding action. The connector can be slid into another connector or another connecter can slide on to it, allowing the connectors to connect in either direction. The connector features a latching mechanism that engages with no interaction required by the operator other than sliding the connectors together. Unlatching the connectors can be accomplished by unlatching either of the connectors and sliding them apart. The connector latch resets automatically after it's disconnected enabling it to be ready for another connection without user action. This feature along with a latch locking feature provides for easy one hand operation.
US11359653B2 Clamping device
A clamping device includes first and second clamping components and at least one elastic component. The first and second clamping components include first and second rear portions and first and second front portions pivoted to each other respectively. The first and second rear portions are pivoted to each other. The elastic component connects the first and second clamping components. The first and second clamping components rotate, with respect to each other, to a first state due to an elastic force of the elastic component so that the first and second front portions have a first distance. When the first and second clamping components are subject to a force, the first and second clamping components resist the elastic force of the elastic component and rotate, with respect to each other, to a second state so that the first and second front portions have a second distance greater than the first distance.
US11359648B2 Accumulator with flexible inflatable container
An accumulator includes a housing, a flexible bladder and a support. The housing includes a chamber having a defined volume and a passage extending through the housing. The flexible bladder is positioned within the chamber and contains a compressible gas. The bladder being operable in an expanded condition and a partially collapsed condition. The support is positioned in the chamber and engages the flexible bladder when the flexible bladder is in the expanded condition. Liquid is positioned in the chamber and in contact with the flexible bladder. A volume of the liquid within the chamber is at a minimum when the flexible bladder is in the expanded condition. The volume of liquid within the chamber increases as a pressure of the liquid increases to compress the gas and operate the flexible bladder in the partially collapsed condition.
US11359646B2 Gas turbine engine with vane having a cooling inlet
An apparatus and method of cooling a hot portion of a gas turbine engine, such as a multi-stage compressor of a gas turbine engine, by reducing an operating air temperature in a space between a seal and a blade post of adjacent stages by routing cooling air through an inlet in the vane, passing the routed cooling air through the vane, and emitting the routed cooling air into the space.
US11359645B2 Compressor with cooled air passage and liquid coolant passage in axial heat exchanger arrangement
A compressor device includes a motor cooling system that provides a first flow of a first fluid through a housing for cooling a motor. The motor cooling system includes a first fluid flow section at a first axial position. The first fluid flow section extends in a downstream direction radially with respect to the axis of rotation. Also, the device includes a bearing cooling system that provides a second flow of a second fluid through the housing for cooling the bearing. The bearing cooling system includes a second flow section at a second axial position that is spaced apart axially from the first axial position. The second flow section extends in a downstream direction radially with respect to the axis of rotation. The first flow section and the second flow section are disposed in a heat exchanger arrangement configured to transfer heat between the second fluid and the first fluid.
US11359643B2 Fan having housing formed by connectable pieces and including air guide ribs and an internal ramp
A fan having a housing including a front piece that is separable but connectable to a back piece is disclosed. The front piece has a first connecting edge and a downstream edge, and the back piece has a second connecting edge and an upstream edge. The second connecting edge is configured to be connected to the first connecting edge. The fan may include a handle, the handle having a first portion integral with the front piece and a second portion integral with the back piece, the first portion configured to be connected to the second portion. The fan may further include air guide ribs provided on an interior surface of the housing and/or a ramp that starts at a location downstream of the upstream edge of the housing and ends at the downstream edge of the housing.
US11359642B2 Electric compressor
This electric compressor includes a rotation shaft including a first end and a second end, a compressor impeller which is mounted on the first end of the rotation shaft and includes a back surface facing the second end, a motor disposed between the first end and the second end of the rotation shaft, a wall portion which separates an impeller space and a motor space from each other and includes a reference wall surface having a shape along the back surface of the compressor impeller, and a bypass hole which is formed in the wall portion to connect the impeller space to the motor space and includes a first opening which opens to the impeller space. In the wall portion, a recessed portion which is disposed around the first opening of the bypass hole and recessed from the reference wall surface is formed.
US11359639B2 Waste water pump
A waste water pump includes an impeller (12) and a surrounding pump housing (4), wherein an impeller side chamber (20) is formed between the impeller (12) and the pump housing (4). The impeller side chamber (20) has a first seal (16) between the impeller (12) and the pump housing (4), towards the intake side (32) of the impeller (12), and a second seal (18) between the impeller (12) and the pump housing (4), towards the pressure side (14) of the impeller (12). The first seal (16) is provided with a conveying device (28, 30) configured to convey debris from the impeller side chamber (20) to the intake side (32) of the impeller (12). The second seal (18) is provided with conveying device (38, 40) configured to convey debris from the side chamber (20) to the pressure side (14) of the impeller (12).
US11359635B2 Power modules with regenerative compressor wheels
A power module includes a turbine arranged along a rotation axis, an interconnect shaft fixed in rotation relative to the turbine, and a compressor with a regenerative compressor wheel. The regenerative compressor wheel is fixed in rotation relative to the interconnect shaft supported for rotation with the turbine about the rotation axis. Generator arrangements, unmanned aerial vehicles, and methods of generating electrical power are also described.
US11359633B2 Centrifugal compressor with intermediate suction channel
A centrifugal compressor includes an impeller, a return channel including a return vane for guiding a main stream of a fluid to be compressed by the impeller from an outer side of a main shaft of the impeller in a radial direction toward an inner side, stages of compressor units connected to a downstream side of the return channel and including a first bent channel for changing the main stream to a direction along the main shaft, and an intermediate suction channel connected to the return channel in at least one of the compressor units to merge a suctioned fluid to the main stream. The intermediate suction channel includes a chamber having a scroll shape and passing the suctioned fluid therethrough, and an inlet guide vane for guiding the suctioned fluid. The inlet guide vane is integrated with the return vane in the connected return channel.
US11359625B2 Capacity control valve having an auxiliary communication part allowing communication with an intermediate passage
A capacity control valve (1) for controlling a flow rate or pressure of a variable capacity compressor according to a valve opening degree of a valve section includes: a valve main body (10) having a first valve chamber (14), a second valve chamber (15) and an interior space (16); a valve body (21) having an intermediate communication passage (26) for allowing communication between the first valve chamber and the interior space, a first valve part (21c1) arranged in the first valve chamber, a second valve part (21b1) for opening and closing communication between the interior space and the second valve chamber, and a shaft part (21a) arranged in the interior space; a solenoid (30); a pressure-sensitive body (22) arranged in the interior space; and an auxiliary communication part (21f) which is arranged in the interior space and which allows communication between the interior space and the intermediate communication passage.
US11359619B2 Valve having a first and second obstruction confining the valve from leaving a confining region
Disclosed are techniques such as roll to roll processing to produce inlet valves for controlling entry of fluid into a compartment of a device. The valve includes a body having a compartment and an inlet into the compartment, with the inlet being bifurcated by a pair of spaced wall portions of the body that form a confining region and which pair of spaced wall portions together with wall portions of the body provide a pair of spaced inlet portions into the compartment and a valve member having a first portion that is position-able within a portion of the compartment, an intermediate portion, and a second portion coupled to the first portion by the intermediate portion, with the second portion position-able within the confining region and with the second portion having an obstruction portion.
US11359613B1 Electrospray thruster with inverted geometry
The present invention relates to electrospray thrusters, processes of making electrospray thrusters, and methods of using such electrospray thrusters. Applicant's thruster incorporates a unique geometry for the emitters and extractor grid that effectively eliminates ion interception on the grid, which is the primary failure mechanism of current devices, yet maintains the electric field conditions necessary for ion emission to occur. Without grid impingement, the thrust produced by the thruster is increased and thruster operational lifetime is increased substantially. Additionally, this non-traditional geometry also allows for higher electric fields at the emitter tip for a given applied voltage, thus enabling lower operational voltage of the thruster as compared to conventional designs.
US11359603B2 Wind turbine with modular main shaft fastening system and rotor locking disc
A wind turbine (10) includes a first connecting structure (36) associated with the main shaft (34) fixed to a second connecting structure (40) of a rotor hub (22). A plurality of blades (24) is coupled to the rotor hub (22). A rotor locking disc (32) is carried on the main shaft (34). The rotor locking disc (32) has a peripheral region and a plurality of rotor locking elements (50) in the peripheral region for receiving one or more rotor locking pins (30). The first connecting structure (36) includes at least first and second sets of fastener holes (38a, 38b, 38b′). The first set of fastener holes (38a) is located at a position radially inward of the rotor locking elements (50) and the second set of fastener holes (38b, 38b′) is located between adjacent rotor locking elements (50). The first and/or second set of fastener holes (38a, 38b, 38b′) are used to receive fasteners (39a, 39b) to secure the main shaft (34) to the rotor hub (22).
US11359602B2 Pitch varying device, pitch varying method and pitch varying control device for wind turbine blade and wind turbine
A pitch varying device, a pitch varying method and a pitch varying control device for a wind turbine blade and a wind turbine are provided. The blade pitch varying device includes: a disc-type driving structure perpendicular to an axis of a pitch bearing, a track surrounding the axis of the pitch bearing being provided on the disc-type driving structure; a first linear telescopic driving mechanism connected to the track through a first clamping member capable of clamping the track, and the first linear telescopic driving mechanism and the first clamping member being connected through a hinge connection; and a second linear telescopic driving mechanism connected to the track through a second clamping member capable of clamping the track, and the second linear telescopic driving mechanism and the second clamping member being connected through a hinge connection.
US11359599B2 Method for reinforcing a wind turbine blade
The invention relates to a method for reinforcing a part of the outer surface of a wind turbine blade, said method comprises the steps: i) providing a blade plug having an outer surface resembling the topography of the outer surface of at least a leading portion of at least part of the length of a wind turbine blade; ii) casting a mold of part of the blade plug obtained in step i) in such a way that the topography of an inner surface of said mold corresponds to the topography of part of an outer surface of said blade plug provided in step i); iii) from the mold obtained in step ii), preparing a protective shell by making a casting of the inner surface of said mold; said protective shell is comprising an inner surface and an outer surface, said protective shell is being made from one or more predetermined materials; iv) starting from the topography of the surface of the wind turbine blade; or starting from a blade plug as obtained in step i) preparing an enlarged plug; said enlarged plug thereby comprising an outer surface resembling the topography of the outer surface of at least a leading part of said wind turbine blade; said outer surface of said enlarged plug is having larger dimensions than said outer surface of said blade plug; v) from the enlarged plug obtained in step iv), casting a mounting shell having an inner surface and an outer surface, in such a way that the topography of at least part of an inner surface of said mounting shell corresponds to the topography of part of an outer surface of said enlarged plug; vi) applying an adhesive to at least part of the inner surface of said protective shell and/or to at least part of the outer surface of at least a leading portion of said outer surface of said wind turbine blade; vii) fitting the inner surface of said protective shell onto at least a leading portion of the outer surface of said wind turbine blade; viii) fitting the inner surface of said mounting shell onto said outer surface of said protective shell; ix) applying a force to said mounting shell, and thereby also to said outer surface of said protective shell;wherein said force comprises a force component in a cord direction from the leading surface to the trailing surface of said wind turbine blade; wherein said force additionally comprises a force component in a direction perpendicular to the cord direction and perpendicular to the lengthwise direction of said wind turbine blade; thereby pressing said mounting shell and said protective shell against the outer surface of the wind turbine blade; x) allowing said adhesive applied in step vi) to cure, and subsequently removing said mounting shell from said wind turbine blade and from said protective shell.
US11359596B2 Francis-type turbine runner and Francis-type turbine
According to the embodiment, in a range from a plane P1 including a runner rotation center axis C and an end point 15E2 of an outlet end 15 of the vane 13, up to a plane P2 corresponding to a position where the plane P1 is moved by an angle, which is determined by dividing 360° by a value that is four times the number of vanes 13, in a runner rotation direction, when respective sections of the vane 13 are taken at a plane including the axis C and radially extending, in at least one section, a tangent T1 on a centerline Cv of the vane 13 passing through an intersection X at which the centerline Cv and a flowing water surface 12f intersect, and a tangent T2 on the flowing water surface 12f passing through the intersection X, define an acute angle on a negative pressure surface.
US11359594B2 Internal combustion engine control device
An internal combustion engine control device includes an ignition control unit which executes an ignition control for controlling an ignition plug which discharges electricity in a cylinder of an internal combustion engine to ignite fuel. The ignition control unit executes the ignition control such that a predetermined ignition electric energy is supplied to the ignition plug when the ignition plug performs ignition, and a predetermined pre-heating electric energy smaller than the ignition electric energy is supplied to the ignition plug before the ignition plug performs ignition.
US11359586B2 Hybrid vehicle
A hybrid vehicle includes an engine, an exhaust gas recirculation device, a traveling motor, and a control device. The exhaust gas recirculation device includes a communication pipe that allows an exhaust pipe and an intake pipe of the engine to communicate with each other and a valve that is provided in the communication pipe. The control device is configured to perform foreign matter removal control for opening and closing the valve when foreign matter caught in the valve is detected and the hybrid vehicle stops.
US11359582B1 Systems and methods for canister filter diagnostics
Methods and systems are provided for diagnosing a restriction of a fuel vapor canister. In one example, a method may include diagnosing restriction of a canister filter responsive to a first rate of decay of pressure of the canister to a target pressure being less than a first threshold rate of decay, when evacuating the canister to the atmosphere, and a second rate of decay of a pressure of the evaporative emissions control system to a target pressure being greater than a second threshold rate of decay, when evacuating the canister to a fuel tank.
US11359569B2 Control unit of fuel injection device
An object of the present invention is to promote the stabilization of the fuel injection amount in a fuel injection device in which a valve body and a movable iron core are configured to be relatively displaceable. In a control unit 120 of a fuel injection device 100 which includes a control part that controls the energization time of a current flowing through a coil 108 based on the pulse width of a drive command pulse, the control part is configured to be able to execute control to split a required fuel injection amount for one combustion cycle into portions and inject the portions in a plurality of times. In addition, in injections including a sequence of a preceding drive command pulse Pi1 and a subsequent drive command pulse Pi2, the control part acquires a preceding drive command pulse width Ti1 of the preceding drive command pulse Pi1 and a pulse interval Tint that is the time between the end time te1 of the preceding drive command pulse Pi1 and the start time ts2 of the subsequent drive command pulse Pi2, and corrects the subsequent drive command pulse width Ti2 of the subsequent drive command pulse Pi2 by using the preceding drive command pulse width Ti1 and the pulse interval Tint.
US11359567B2 Control device for fuel injection device
Provided is a control device for a fuel injection device capable of detecting a variation in valve opening start timing of the fuel injection device and stabilizing a fuel injection quantity. Therefore, the control device for the fuel injection device of the present invention is a control device for a plurality of fuel injection devices each including: a valve body that opens a fuel passage by separating from a valve seat; a movable element that causes an opening/closing operation of the valve body; and a stator that attracts the movable element by a drive current flowing through a coil. This control device includes a control unit that controls the energization time of the drive current by a pulse width of a drive command pulse. The control unit estimates a valve opening start timing having a correlation with a detected valve closing completion timing. Further, the pulse width of the drive command pulse is corrected based on the valve opening start timing.
US11359565B2 Hybrid vehicle
When it is determined that control of warm-up of a catalyst is necessary at the time of start of an engine, an ECU starts warm-up control. Initially, the ECU performs first processing for a first set time period. In the first processing, the ECU sets the engine to an idle state and fully opens a waste gate valve. When the first set time period has elapsed since the first processing was started, the ECU performs second processing. In the second processing, the ECU sets the engine to a prescribed rotation speed and fully closes the waste gate valve. When a second set time period has elapsed since the second processing was started, the ECU quits the second processing and quits warm-up control.
US11359556B2 Device and method for detecting misfire in internal combustion engine
A misfire detection device includes processing circuitry configured to execute a stopping process stopping combustion control of an air-fuel mixture in one or more cylinders and a determination process determining whether a misfire has occurred based on a value of a determination subject rotation fluctuation amount, that is, a rotation fluctuation amount of a determination subject cylinder for misfire. A comparison subject rotation fluctuation amount is a rotation fluctuation amount corresponding to a crank angle separated by a predetermined angular interval from a crank angle corresponding to the determination subject rotation fluctuation amount. The determination process includes a process determining the misfire based on a value of the determination subject rotation fluctuation amount when the predetermined angular interval equals an angular interval between crank angles at which compression top dead center appears in the one or more of the cylinders and the determination subject cylinder during the stopping process.
US11359555B1 Air intake plenum for attenuating sound from a marine engine
An intake plenum is for a marine engine, the marine engine having first and second throttle devices for controlling flow of intake air to the marine engine. The intake plenum has an airbox providing an expansion volume, first and second inlets that convey the intake air in parallel to the expansion volume, first and second outlets that convey the intake air in parallel from the expansion volume to the first and second throttle devices, and first and second Helmholtz-style attenuator devices located at the first and second outlets, respectively. Together the first and second inlets, expansion volume, and first and second Helmholtz-style attenuator devices are configured to attenuate different frequencies of sound emanating from the marine engine via the first and second outlets.
US11359548B2 Reliable gearbox for gas turbine engine
An engine core including a turbine, compressor, and a core shaft connecting the turbine and compressor; a fan located upstream of the engine core including a plurality of fan blades; and a gearbox. The gearbox is arranged to receive an input from the core shaft and to output drive to the fan to drive the fan at a lower rotational speed than the core shaft. The gearbox is an epicyclic gearbox and includes a sun gear, a plurality of planet gears, ring gear, and planet carrier to the mounted planet gears. The planet carrier has an effective linear torsional stiffness and the gearbox has a gear mesh stiffness between the planet gears and the ring gear. A carrier to ring mesh ratio of: the ⁢ ⁢ effective ⁢ ⁢ linear ⁢ ⁢ torsional ⁢ ⁢ stiffness ⁢ ⁢ of ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ planet ⁢ ⁢ carrier gear ⁢ ⁢ mesh ⁢ ⁢ stiffness ⁢ ⁢ between ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ planet ⁢ ⁢ gears ⁢ ⁢ and ⁢ ⁢ the ⁢ ⁢ ring ⁢ ⁢ gear is greater than or equal to 0.2.
US11359547B1 Seal assembly between a transition duct and a first stage vane structure
A sealing assembly positioned between a first component having a first interface and a second component having a second interface is provided. The sealing assembly includes a flat bracket fixedly attached to the first interface to define an extension and a floating seal including a body portion, a first U-shaped channel arranged to engage the extension, and a second U-shaped channel inhibiting movement of the floating seal in an axial direction while allowing movement in a radial direction, and the second U-shaped channel allowing movement in the axial direction and inhibiting movement in the radial direction.
US11359546B2 System and method for controlling engine speed with bowed rotor mitigation
Systems and methods to operate an engine in a bowed rotor mitigation mode. An engine starting system includes a starter coupled to the engine and with a compressor. A conduit system communicates a portion of the compressed air from the compressor to the starter. A load control valve controls compressed air from the compressor to the starter and to other loads. A starter air valve controls compressed air through the conduit system to the starter. At least one controller: receives a start signal from the engine; determines whether to initiate a bowed rotor mitigation of the engine; operates either the load control valve or the starter air valve to move to a predetermined static position; and operates the other of the load control valve or the starter air valve to achieve a target speed of the engine.
US11359544B2 Airflow control system and methods thereof
A system and method of an airflow control system for a vehicle is described herein. The airflow control system (100) includes an airflow housing (120) defining an airflow passageway (125) extending between a bypass opening (122) and an intake outlet (124). The airflow housing also defines a duct opening (126) positioned between the bypass opening (122) and the intake outlet (124). The intake outlet (124) may be in fluid communication with an engine intake (12) of the vehicle such that air passes from the bypass opening (122) and/or the duct opening (126) to the engine intake (12). The airflow control system (100) also includes a movable duct (160) movably connected to the airflow housing (120) to selectively allow or prevent air passage through the duct opening (126) and into the engine intake (12), and further includes a bypass door (140) movably connected to the airflow housing (120) to selectively allow or prevent air passage through the bypass opening (122) and into the engine intake (12).
US11359542B2 Turbofan engine comprising a set of rotatable blades for blocking off the bypass flow duct and redirecting the air flow
An engine including a motor and a nacelle and a duct between the nacelle and the motor. The nacelle includes a fixed structure, a mobile assembly that is mobile between an advanced position and a retracted position to define a window between the duct and the outside, and a plurality of blades that are mobile in rotation between a stowed position and a deployed position, each one extending on either side of its axis of rotation with a first arm and a second arm. In the stowed position, the first arm is outside the duct and the second arm is inside the nacelle, and where, in the deployed position, the first arm is across the duct and the second arm projects out of the nacelle. With such blades, the flow of air is optimally directed towards the front without it being necessary to provide cascades.
US11359541B2 Systems and methods for oxidation of hydrocarbon gases
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods wherein a dilute hydrocarbon stream can be oxidized to impart added energy to a power production system. The oxidation can be carried out without substantial combustion of the hydrocarbons. In this manner, dilute hydrocarbon streams that would otherwise be required to undergo costly separation processes can be efficiently utilized for improving the power production system and method. Such systems and methods particularly can utilize dilute hydrocarbon stream including a significant amount of carbon dioxide, such as may be produced in hydrocarbon recovery process, such as enhanced oil recovery or conventional hydrocarbon recovery processes.
US11359538B2 Valve
A turbine bypass valve comprising: a casing defining first and second casing ports; and a valve cartridge mounted to the casing; wherein the valve cartridge comprises: first and second valve ports; and a valve member, the valve member being movable between a first position in which there is a flow path between the first and second valve ports, and a second position in which the valve member substantially blocks said flow path between the first and second valve ports; and wherein the valve cartridge is mounted to the casing such that the first valve port is aligned with the first casing port, and the second valve port is aligned with the second casing port.
US11359537B1 Spark ignition engine, pre-chamber, and method for cooling a pre-chamber
A spark ignition engine includes: a pre-chamber (PC); a main chamber (MC); and a cylinder head coupled with a water jacket. The PC includes: a spark plug; and a PC body. The spark plug is surrounded by a jacket with thermal-conductive substance. The thermal-conductive substance is solid at room temperature and liquid at working temperature of the PC. At working temperature of the PC, the liquid thermal-conductive substance conducts heat from the spark plug to the water jacket. The PC body is coated with a layer of non-thermal-conductive substance.
US11359536B2 Method for cleaning cooling system of a work machine and system thereof
A control system for controlling a work machine includes an engine for producing power to propel the work machine during a normal operating mode, a cooling system for cooling at least the engine during the normal operating mode, and a controller for controlling the cleaning system during the normal operating mode and a clean operating mode. During the normal operating mode, the engine is running and the controller operably controls a cooling fan of the cooling system to rotate in a first rotational direction to produce a first air flow in a first direction. During the clean operating mode, the engine is not running and the controller operably controls the cooling fan to rotate in a second rotational direction to produce a second air flow in a second direction. The first rotational direction is opposite the second rotational direction, and the first direction is opposite the second direction.
US11359531B2 Method for control of exhaust aftertreatment for diesel engine
A method of controlling an exhaust system for a diesel engine comprises providing an aftertreatment system comprising a first catalyst and a diesel exhaust fluid injection system, determining a preliminary dose of a diesel exhaust fluid of the diesel exhaust fluid injection system based on an incoming exhaust gas flow and an exhaust gas temperature, determining an NH3 factor based on incoming exhaust gas oxygen concentration and the incoming exhaust gas flow temperature, and determining a final dose of diesel exhaust fluid by multiplying the preliminary dose of diesel exhaust fluid by the NH3 factor.
US11359530B2 Exhaust system comprising a passive NOx adsorber
An exhaust system for treating an exhaust gas produced by a lean burn engine comprising: (i) a NOx absorber catalyst comprising a molecular sieve catalyst disposed on a substrate, wherein the molecular sieve catalyst comprises a noble metal and a molecular sieve, wherein the molecular sieve contains the noble metal; (ii) means for introducing hydrocarbons into the exhaust gas; and (iii) a lean NOx trap; wherein the NOx absorber catalyst is upstream of both the means for introducing hydrocarbons into the exhaust gas and the lean NOx trap.
US11359529B2 Monitoring of diesel oxidation catalyst in aftertreatment assembly
A system and method for controlling an aftertreatment assembly includes a diesel oxidation catalyst (DOC) device configured to receive an exhaust gas. One or more sensors are configured to obtain respective sensor data relative to the exhaust gas and DOC device. A controller is in communication with the sensors and configured to obtain respective sensor data relative to the exhaust gas. The controller is configured to determine if one or more enabling conditions are met, including reaching a predefined temperature range in the DOC device. A rich event is induced targeting a predetermined range of a lambda value for a predefined maximum time duration. When the rich event has ended, an exotherm index is obtained for an observation window immediately after the rich event. The controller is configured to control operation of the aftertreatment assembly based at least partially on the exotherm index.
US11359528B2 Honeycomb filter
A honeycomb filter includes a pillar-shaped honeycomb structure body having a porous partition wall disposed to surround a plurality of cells and a plugging portion provided at an open end on a first end face side or a second end face side of each of the cells, wherein the partition wall is composed of a material containing cordierite as a main component thereof, a number per unit area of pores which exist at a surface of the partition wall and which have equivalent circle diameters exceeding 3.0 μm is 1400 per mm2 or more, and, in a pore diameter distribution which indicates a cumulative pore volume of the partition wall, with a log pore diameter on a horizontal axis and a log differential pore volume (cm3/g) on a vertical axis, a half-value width of a first peak that includes a maximum value of the log differential pore volume is 0.30 or less.
US11359519B2 Offshore electrical power plant
A floating vessel equipped with a power plant includes a hull and a process deck arranged on a portion of the hull above compartments within the hull. The power plant includes a fuel source and at least one electrical power generator driven by a gas turbine; the fuel source arranged for providing fuel to the gas turbine. Per gas turbine, the floating vessel is equipped with a steam production unit coupled to the gas turbine exhaust for receiving heat to produce pressurized steam. Per each steam production unit, the floating vessel is equipped with at least one secondary power generator driven by a steam turbine, which is coupled to the steam production unit for receiving steam. Each gas turbine and steam production unit are positioned on the process deck, and each secondary power generator and steam turbine are positioned under the process deck in the one or more compartments.
US11359513B2 Turbine casing and method for assembling a turbine having a turbine casing
A turbine casing has a front casing segment around a turbine longitudinal axis with first and second front casing part-segments, and a rear casing segment, around the longitudinal axis with first and second rear casing part-segments. The rear casing segment is downstream of the front casing segment in the direction of flow and fastened to the front casing segment via a rear vertical flange of the rear casing segment and a front vertical flange of the front casing segment, forming a cross-shaped joint. A protrusion surrounding the longitudinal axis is formed on the front casing segment in a region of the front vertical flange and extends parallel to the longitudinal axis and protrudes from the front vertical flange in the flow direction. A circumferential seal device is on an outer side, facing away from the longitudinal axis, of the protrusion, and seals the protrusion against the rear casing segment.
US11359512B1 Torque probe cooling for gas turbine engine using internal fluid flow
Cooling a torque probe involves an elongated sleeve extending along a sleeve axis between a first sleeve end and a second sleeve end. The sleeve is mountable about the torque probe to define a flow passage between an inner surface of the sleeve and an outer surface of the torque probe. The flow passage is in fluid communication with a flow passage inlet of the sleeve and with a flow passage outlet of the sleeve spaced apart along the sleeve axis from the flow passage inlet. A cooling fluid is configured to flow into the flow passage via the flow passage inlet, through the flow passage along the outer surface of the torque probe to cool the torque probe, and out of the flow passage via the flow passage outlet.
US11359509B1 Variable guide vane assembly with bushing ring and biasing member
A gas turbine engine has: a first component and a second component defining a respective first gaspath surface and a second gaspath surface of an annular gaspath, the first and second gaspath surfaces axially spaced apart from one another by an annular recess in the first component; a bushing ring disposed within the annular recess and defining stem pockets therein; variable guide vanes pivotable about respective vane axes extending between first and second stems; and a biasing member received within the annular recess and disposed axially between the bushing ring and one of the first component and the second component, the biasing member exerting a force against the bushing ring in an axial direction relative to the central axis and towards the other of the first component and the second component.
US11359508B2 Abradable coating for rotating blades of a turbomachine
An abradable coating includes a matrix and particles that are dispersed in the matrix, the particles being made of a material switching into a fluid phase under the effect of the increase in temperature upon contact between a tip of a blading and the abradable coating.
US11359505B2 Nesting CMC components
A component for a gas turbine engine includes a body that has a first circumferential side and a second circumferential side. A circumferentially extending passage extends from the first circumferential side to the second circumferential side. The first circumferential side has an outer height that is less than an inner height of the second circumferential side.
US11359503B2 Engine with cooling passage circuit extending through blade, seal, and ceramic vane
A gas turbine engine includes a rotor carrying a blade, a ceramic vane adjacent the blade, a seal carried on the rotor adjacent the tip of the ceramic vane, and a cooling passage circuit extending through the blade, the seal, and the ceramic vane. The cooling passage circuit is configured to provide cooling air into the blade, then from the blade into the seal, and then from the seal into the ceramic vane.
US11359494B2 Engine component with cooling hole
An apparatus and method for an engine component for a turbine engine comprising an outer wall having an outer surface and bounding an interior, the outer wall defining a pressure side and a suction side, extending axially between a leading edge and a trailing edge to define a chord-wise direction, and extending radially between a root and a tip to define a span-wise direction, at least one cooling supply conduit provided in the interior, and at least one cooling passage fluidly coupling the at least one cooling supply conduit to the outer surface of the outer wall, the at least one cooling passage comprising an outlet opening onto the outer surface along the leading edge, an inlet fluidly coupled to the at least one cooling supply conduit, and a curved passage defining a curvilinear centerline.
US11359493B2 Low speed fan up camber
A fan blade for a gas turbine engine has a covered passage. A cross section through the fan blade at a point along the blade span is defined as having particular change in angle (α3−α1) of the camber line between the leading edge and the trailing edge and/or between the leading edge and the point on the camber line that corresponds to the start of the covered passage.
US11359492B2 Method and apparatus for preventing accident in tunnel
Provided is a control method for preventing an accident in a tunnel. In this instance, the control method for preventing an accident in a tunnel includes estimating water amount information flowing into the tunnel based on at least one input information, determining whether it is an emergency situation based on the estimated water amount information, and when the emergency situation is determined, transmitting a warning message to an identification device, and controlling a device for opening and closing an entrance/exit of the tunnel. In this instance, the water amount information flowing into the tunnel is estimated through a deep learning based learning model, and the emergency situation is determined by comparing water level information of the tunnel with a threshold value.
US11359489B2 Formation tester tool having an extendable probe and a sealing pad with a movable shield
A formation tester tool includes an extendable probe having an extendable member configured to extend from a retracted position to an extended position such that an end of the extendable probe is in fluid communication with a wall of a borehole during an operation to capture a fluid from a formation. The formation tester tool also includes a sealing pad positioned circumferentially around the extendable probe, wherein a face of the sealing pad is configured to sealingly engage the wall of the borehole while the extendable member is in the extended position. The formation tester tool also includes a shield to cover the sealing pad in a covered position between the sealing pad and the wall of the borehole.
US11359488B2 Self-calibrated method of determining borehole fluid acoustic properties
Methods, systems, and devices for determining an acoustic parameter of a downhole fluid using an acoustic assembly. Methods include transmitting a plurality of pulses; measuring values for at least one wave property measured for reflections of the plurality of pulses received at at least one acoustic receiver, including: a first value for a first reflection traveling a first known distance from a first acoustically reflective surface having a first known acoustic impedance, a second value for a second reflection traveling a second known distance substantially the same as the first known distance from a second acoustically reflective surface having a second known acoustic impedance, and a third value for a third reflection traveling a third known distance from a third acoustically reflective surface having a third known acoustic impedance substantially the same as the second acoustic impedance; and estimating the acoustic parameter using the values.
US11359486B2 Mud pulser and method for operating thereof
A pulser for generating pressure pulses propagating through a column of drilling fluid in the drill string to the surface during drilling. The pulser may include a screen in the surface of a tubular housing to permit mud from the mud stream to enter into the pulser; an adjustable servo valve configured to receive the mud and including a removable servo poppet and a removable servo orifice member positioned in the tubular housing, wherein the adjustable servo valve is configured to allow the removable servo poppet and the removable servo orifice member to be replaced by another removable servo poppet and another removable servo orifice member to alter an inner diameter of an orifice of the adjustable servo valve to accommodate drilling conditions to increase a performance of the pulser generating pressure pulses for the mud stream returning to the surface.
US11359480B2 Pressure measurement supercharging mitigation
To reduce effects of artificial alteration of measured formation pressure downhole, an iterative procedure for accurately measuring formation pressure in drawdown/buildup operations is presently disclosed. During buildup/drawdown operations, pressure measurements are taken by pressure sensors in concentric volumes sealed to the formation. After each buildup operation, pressure in the outer concentric volume is lowered using a pressure sensor therein to a progressively lower pressure until a pattern for the pressure trend stabilizes asymptotically. The true formation pressure is taken after a final buildup operation once pressure measurements stabilize.
US11359474B1 Systems and methods for distributing fluids at a wellsite
A fluid distribution unit includes a first upstream frac pipe configured to receive a frac fluid and to distribute the frac fluid to a plurality of pump units at a first pressure. The fluid distribution unit also includes a downstream frac pipe configured to receive the frac fluid from the pump units at a second pressure that is greater than the first pressure. The frac fluid at the second pressure is directed into a wellbore. The fluid distribution unit also includes a natural gas pipe configured to receive natural gas from a gas source and to distribute the natural gas to the pump units. The fluid distribution unit also includes a diesel pipe configured to receive diesel from a diesel source and to distribute the diesel to the pump units.
US11359469B2 System for gas lift and method of use
Gas is injected into the interior of the production string. The gas eventually reaches a gas lift mandrel that provides access from the interior of the gas lift mandrel to a chamber on the exterior of the gas lift mandrel. The chamber includes a cap that provides gas access between the interior of the chamber and the annulus. However, the cap is fitted with a gas lift valve and a check valve that regulates the gas flow into the fluid.
US11359467B2 Rotating electrical connection for perforating systems
Systems and methods of the present disclosure relate to rotatable electrical connectors for a downhole perforating tool. A downhole perforating tool comprises a first segment; a second adjacent segment that is rotatable, wherein the first and second segments are coaxially aligned or eccentrically aligned; and an electrical contact disposed between the first and second segments.
US11359466B2 Perforating device for horizontal wells
A perforating device includes a release sub, a rotating segment, a first centralizer, a braking segment, a casing collar locator, a traction mechanism, a second centralizer, a flex joint, a power supply segment, a shock absorber, a perforator, and a tail segment, which are in threaded connection sequentially to each other. The first joint assembly includes a first joint, a guide key, a connecting sleeve including a locking groove, a second joint, and an outer pipe; the first joint of the first joint assembly is in threaded connection to the cable bridle, and the second joint is in threaded connection to the outer pipe. The connecting sleeve is disposed inside the outer pipe and is connected to the first joint through the guide key. The second joint assembly includes a plurality of locking claws, a third joint, and a head.
US11359465B2 Systems for hanging structures in downhole environments
Downhole hanger systems are described. The downhole hanger systems include a first structure having an outer surface, a second structure having an inner surface, wherein the first structure is disposed within the second structure, and at least one rib set is arranged on the outer surface of the first structure and configured to be engageable with the inner surface of the second structure. The at least one rib set includes a first rib having a first rib height and a second rib having a second rib height that is less than the first rib height.
US11359464B2 Methods and apparatus for creating wellbores
A method of creating a horizontal wellbore section comprises drilling the section in at least two stages. The method comprises drilling a first horizontal bore section. The first horizontal bore section is then provided with a first liner having a wall including initially-closed flow ports. The first liner isolates the wall of the first bore section. A second horizontal bore section is then drilled beyond the first horizontal bore section. The second horizontal bore section is provided with a second liner. Stimulation fluid is then directed into the first and second liners so that the stimulation fluid passes through the wall of the second liner to stimulate the second horizontal bore section. The flow ports in the wall of the first liner are then opened so that the stimulation fluid passes through the wall of the first liner to stimulate the first horizontal bore section.
US11359461B2 Wellbore system for interventionaless cleanout
A system and method for cleaning a wellbore. The system includes a production device and a cleaning assembly coupled to a bottom end of the production device. The production device and cleaning assembly are conveyed to a target location in the wellbore. The cleaning assembly is activated to clean the wellbore with the production device disposed at the target location.
US11359458B2 Monitoring oil health in subsurface safety valves
A subsurface safety valve for controlling fluid flow in a wellbore including a monitoring sub having a hydraulic connection port and defining a piston bore. The monitoring sub defining a hydraulic circuit extending between the hydraulic connection port and the piston bore. The monitoring sub comprising a sensing assembly incorporated in the hydraulic circuit that is operable to measure a degradation level of fluid in the hydraulic circuit. A flapper sub attached to the monitoring sub. A piston disposed in the piston bore of the monitoring sub. A flow tube positioned between the monitoring sub and the flapper attached to a downhole end of the monitoring sub and in contact with the flapper, the flow tube having a protrusion in contact with the piston. A return spring positioned in a cavity defined between the flow tube and the flapper sub, biasing the flow tube towards the monitoring sub.
US11359456B2 Plug with a resettable closure member
A plug with a closure member including a body defining a flow bore and a closure member seat, a closure assembly connected to the body, the assembly including a closure member, and a hold open feature to hold the closure member in an open position, the hold open being configured to release the closure member upon a selected hydrodynamic force upon the closure member.
US11359453B2 Packer setting device
Packer setting device, comprising a tubular (10) with a plug housing (14), said plug housing having an internal, through running boring (12) with an internal wall (12a), a breakable plug (16) seated in a load ring (22) axially movable within the boring (12) between a first position in where the plug (16) is with a distance to a breaking pin (18) and a second position in where the plug (16) is forced against the breaking pin (18), said load ring (22) is resting on a shear ring (20) with an annular shear lip (20a) to prevent axial movement in the first position until the shear lip (20a) is subjected to a force higher than a predetermined force, wherein the annular shear lip (20a) of the shear ring (20) extend radially inward in the boring (12), and the breaking pin (18) is resting on the shear ring (20), and said breaking pin (18) is accommodated in a pocket (28) on an outside of the load ring (22).
US11359450B2 Downhole tool with a propellant charge
A tool for manipulating a tubular, such as casing or production tubing, in a downhole environment, includes a housing defining a chamber, the chamber having at least one outlet, a propellant source located within the chamber and an ignition mechanism for igniting the propellant source. Upon ignition of the propellant source, the propellant deflagrates, creating at least one stream of combustion products, the chamber directing the stream of combustion products through the/each outlet, towards the tubular to be manipulated, the/each stream of combustion products combining with at least one modifying agent to manipulate the tubular.
US11359449B2 Controlled timing of actuated plug element and method
A ball for sealing a plug in a well, the ball including a body; an actuation mechanism located in the body and configured to break the body into parts; and a ball sensor located on the body and configured to activate the actuation mechanism. The ball sensor is configured to measure a parameter that is generated by a tool sensor, which is located on a downhole tool.
US11359448B2 Barrier coating layer for an expandable member wellbore tool
Disclosed herein are aspects of a barrier coating layer of an expandable member wellbore tool for use in a wellbore. The barrier coating layer, in one aspect, covers at least a portion of the outer surface of the expandable member and has a composition formulated to react with a wellbore fluid and erode within a predetermined amount of time to allow a wellbore fluid to contact and hydrolyze the expandable member.
US11359443B2 Ground drilling device for cable-guided drilling, method for cable-guided ground drilling , and use during cable-guided drilling
A ground drilling device for cable-guided drilling comprising a drive for connecting and/or moving rod sections of a drill string along a drill string axis, wherein a cable reserve for receiving a cable with a length of at least two rod sections is provided and a contact device for electrical contacting of one end of the cable of the cable reserve is provided.
US11359440B2 Cable head for attaching a downhole tool to a wireline
A cable head for attaching a wireline to a downhole tool includes an upper tubular member and a lower tubular member removably attached by a threaded connection. The cable head includes a pack-off assembly disposed within the upper tubular member. The pack-off assembly includes a deformable pack-off element comprising an outer sidewall for sealing against an inner sidewall of the upper tubular member, and an inner sidewall for sealing around the wireline. The pack-off assembly includes a biasing means axially in line with the deformable pack-off element. The pack-off element and the biasing means are axially compressed between an internal shoulder of the upper tubular member and the lower tubular member when the upper and lower tubular members are removably attached by the threaded connection, to enhance the seal of the tubular pack-off element with the inner sidewall of the upper tubular member, and with the wireline.
US11359435B2 Screen assembly
A screen assembly for a window includes a pair of parallel and spaced apart side rails locatable against respective sides of a window opening, and a head assembly including a roller upon which is wound a screen. The head assembly extends between the side rails and is adapted to be mounted on upper ends of the side rails to be supported thereon against and/or adjacent to an upper side of the window opening. Each side rail is linearly extendable whereby the upper and lower ends of the side rails frictionally engage upper and lower faces of a window opening to secure the side rails, and the head assembly mounted thereon, in place within the window opening.
US11359432B2 Safety gate
A safety gate has a first post assembly, a spinning mechanism, a cover body, and a positioning mechanism. The spinning mechanism is rotatably mounted in the first post assembly. The cover body has an edge mounted in the spinning mechanism. The gate body is wound around and is pulled out from the spinning mechanism to spin the spinning mechanism. The positioning mechanism has a knob and a positioning mount. The positioning mount is moved upwardly or downwardly relative to the spinning mechanism to selectively disengage from and engage with the spinning mechanism. The spinning mechanism is prevented from spinning while being engaged with the positioning mount.
US11359429B2 System for closing and opening at least one leaf of an inward swinging door
The system comprises a lever (2) that is rotatable about a point fixed to the vehicle and articulately joined to the upper edge (6) of the leaf (1); a horizontal guide (3) through which a carriage (4) slides; push-pull means (10,11) that articulately link the upper edge (6) to the carriage (4); and actuation means (12) simultaneously linked to the lever (2) and the carriage (4), which are adapted to distribute their action on the lever (2) and the carriage (4) depending on the force to overcome in order to open and close the leaf (1), such that their action is automatically distributed on the lever (2) when greater power is required to move the carriage (4), this is essentially during the initial opening operation from the end closing position, and during the closing and locking operation from an imminent closing position.
US11359425B2 Dual-shaft hinge with alternative rotation
A dual-shaft hinge with alternative rotation includes: a pivotal base, and having an axial swinging member and a radial moving member; a first core shaft, having a first shaft rod, a first guiding slot and a first latching slot, and the first core shaft is formed in an unlocked status when the first latching slot is engaged with the radial moving member; and a second core shaft, having a second shaft rod, a second guiding slot and at least one second latching slot; the second core shaft is formed in a locked status when the at least one second latching slot is engaged with the radial moving member, and the first core shaft is in the unlocked status, thereby enabling the first core shaft and the second core shaft to alternatively rotate.
US11359422B2 Adjustable dead-latching bolt mechanisms
Latch mechanisms adapted to prevent unauthorized displacement of a latch bolt from an extended, locked position to a retracted, unlocked position. The latch mechanisms prevent the failure of a latch bolt of one latch mechanism to return to an extended lock position from interfering with the ability of a latch bolt of an inter-related latch mechanism from being able to return to an extended, locked position. Further embodiments provide a mounting bracket mounted to a door to allow the associated latch mechanism to be indirectly secured to the door. Additionally, the mounting bracket may have a plurality of mounting orifices that allow the mounting bracket to be used with a wide range of latch mechanisms, as well as provide adjustable attachment of the latch mechanism to the mounting bracket.
US11359416B2 Vehicle door with external handle unit and method for mounting the same
A motor vehicle door having an external handle unit includes a support part and a handle which has on a circumference of the support part a plurality of compensating elements and on an interior side of the door shell a fixing plate having a plurality of fixing points. The compensating elements are embodied to permit, by means of a fixing screw that is to be screwed in, both a compensating movement in the Y direction, and, due to a floating mounting, a compensation in the X and Z directions.
US11359413B2 Expansion adjusting dual action door latch assembly
A dual action latch, having a latch handle, an elongate bolt, a cam, a latch housing, and a biasing device, for installation on one side of door. The latch handle includes a lifting portion and a lever arm. The latch housing has a lever arm aperture through which the lever arm of the latch handle passes and a bolt guide for slidably receiving the elongate bolt. The latch handle is movably attached to the latch housing. With the latch handle moved, the lever arm withdraws the elongate bolt into the latch housing. Independently, when the cam is rotated by a separate handle on the other side the door, the cam plate likewise withdraws the elongate bolt into the latch housing.
US11359412B2 Latch arrangement having a stop latch
A latch arrangement for fastening a panel of a door or a window to a frame element, the panel including a depression is provided. The latch arrangement includes a locking element pivotally mounted an the frame element and displaceable between a locked position in which the locking element is engaged with the depression of the panel locking thereby the panel to the frame element, and an unlocked position in which the locking element is disengaged from the depression of the panel unlocking thereby the panel from the frame element, a stop latch selectively deployable to secure the locking element in the locked position, precluding thereby displacement of the locking element to the unlocked position; and an actuating mechanism configured to selectively pivot the locking element away from the depression to the unlocked position.
US11359409B2 Playpen door
A playpen door, including a door frame; a door body movably mounted on the door frame; and a detection assembly mounted on the door frame and the door body and configured to detect open or closed state of the door body. The door body is hinged to the door frame. A locking assembly is arranged between the door body and the door frame. The locking assembly may be opened by a switch. The detection assembly is mounted away from a position where the door body is hinged to the door frame. When the door body rotates relative to the door frame, the detection assembly may be triggered, at which time the door body may be sensed to be open. When the door body returns to the closed position again after opening, the detection assembly may be triggered, at which time the door body may be sensed to be closed.
US11359408B2 Indicator-type door lock
An indicator-type door lock that may prevent the door lock device from being enlarged while user may intuitively identify the lock state of the door lock at the outside. An indicator-type door lock including: a handle shaft having a handle for unlocking and a push button for locking; a driving body mounted with the handle shaft; a door lock main body having a main body cover with at least one display portion displaying the locked state of the door lock to the outside, and installed in front of the driving body; an indicator member installed within the door lock main body to be pivoted to a certain radius, and being exposed through the display portion; and a turning drive member for pivoting the indicator member located within the handle shaft and rotated inside the handle shaft when the push button is pressed to pivot indicator member.
US11359406B2 Number lock
A number lock has a main rod, a casing, a push knob and two buckles. The main rod is jacketed with a plurality of number rollers, and each number roller is capable of controlling movement of the main rod. One end of the main rod has an operating block and an ejector. The casing has two corresponding pieces enclosing the main rod and exposes a portion of each number roller. The casing further has a displacement space for accepting the operating block and a semispherical space for accepting the ejector. The casing has an elastic piece pushing against each number roller for positioning. One end of the casing is provided with a round rod, and the round rod has a ball socket connected to a cable. The push knob is partially disposed in the displacement space of the casing and connected to the operating block.
US11359399B2 Methods for reinforcing a stealth pole
A stealth pole includes a plurality of canister sections, each of the plurality of canister sections including a spine, a first splice plate located on a first end of the spine, a second splice plate located on a second end of the spine, and a canister cover that covers the spine, the first splice plate and the second splice plate. A method for reinforcing the stealth pole includes removing the canister cover from at least one of the plurality of canister sections; attaching a plurality of stiffener members to the first splice plate and the second splice plate; and applying tension, compression or a combination thereof to the plurality of stiffener members. The plurality of stiffener members reinforce the spine of the canister section. A reinforced stealth pole is also described.
US11359391B2 Anchor with sealing element for a vertical formwork
An anchor for a vertical formwork having two formwork panels facing one another. The anchor is suitable for being fixed to one of the formwork panels. The anchor includes a housing for receiving a part of a tie rod fixing the two formwork panels and a single sealing element configured for sealing the anchor with respect to the formwork panel in which it is fixed and with respect to the tie rod housed in the housing of the anchor.
US11359390B2 Self-climbing system, self-climbing unit and method for moving such a self-climbing unit on a concrete building structure
A self-climbing system with a self-climbing unit in which the climbing brackets and the working brackets each have anchor receptacles which each correspond with one another in their pattern with respect to their relative positions, with the result that, after freeing the anchor holes, which are used by the working brackets, of an anchor point of a concrete wall section of a concrete building structure, the climbing brackets can be anchored in precisely these freed anchor holes of the anchor point. Moreover, a self-climbing unit for an aforementioned self-climbing system and to a method for moving such a self-climbing unit on a concrete building structure.
US11359384B2 Joining system for floor panels
The invention relates to a joining system for floor panels, comprising a female coupling recess formed in a first floor panel, said female coupling recess being adapted to receive a male coupling tongue projecting from an adjoining second floor panel in a direction perpendicular to a main floor surface plane in which the floor panels are laid. The joining system further includes an elasticity slot for facilitating resilient movement in said vertical snap joint interlocking engagement.
US11359383B2 Hidden fastener assembly for attaching grooved deck members
A hidden fastener assembly facilitates the attachment of grooved deck members to a joist. A body has an upper platform and a lower reference surface and is traversed by a central opening. A pair of tongues project from the body and are positioned and configured for reception in the grooves of the deck members. A pair of legs straddle the joist to aid in positioning. A fastener received in the opening and driven into the joist secures the deck members to the joist at a desired spacing. The fastener assemblies may be collated for usage in automatic driving tools.
US11359381B2 Panel
A panel having a panel surface and an edge pair of mutually opposite complementary panel edges provided with complementary locking elements. The complementary locking elements are configured such that, when two panels are assembled, both a locking action of the panel edges in a direction perpendicular to the panel surface and a locking action preventing the panels from moving apart is achieved underneath a visible joint by the assembled complementary locking elements. The panel edges with the locking elements have an upper portion and a lower portion, relative to thickness of the panel. The locking elements are arranged and configured in the lower portion. The upper portion forms the upper joint region, including the visible part of the joint. The upper portion on each panel edge of the edge pair has a chamfer which, when two panels are assembled, forms a depressed joint. The chamfers of the complementary panel edges are different sizes in the upper portion. When two complementary panel edges are assembled, the larger chamfer is covered by the smaller chamfer. A butt-joint abutment surface is provided on a lower end of the larger chamfer.
US11359380B2 Removable spindle for banister
Provided in this disclosure is a selectively replaceable spindle for a banister. The spindle includes a generally longitudinal body having first and second ends for respectively engaging recesses on opposing surfaces of a handrail and a lower rail of a banister. A securement mechanism is attached to either of the first or second ends of the body, for releasably securing the respective end to the respective recess. The securement mechanism includes a spring-biased clip extending from the respective end of the body that is urged into contact with the respective recess. A lever is attached to the spring-biased clip for compressing an internal spring and enabling retraction of the spring-biased clip from the respective recess. The lever thus releases the secured one of the first or second ends of the generally longitudinal body from the respective one of the first or second recesses, thereby permitting removal of the spindle.
US11359379B2 Gutter guard barrier
A gutter debris preclusion device for use with a gutter having a support structure being substantially rigid; a screen having a plurality of apertures and being disposed on the support structure; and, a fastener member disposed on the support structure and having a barrier member and a protective film removably attached to the barrier member.
US11359374B2 Leg-carriage type trusses
The disclosure relates to “leg carriage” type trusses, which rely for shipping on elevation by a pair of U-shaped wheeled temporary supports, each having two legs connected by a low horizontal member. The upper ends of the legs are inserted in receiving sleeves installed in the four corners of the truss structure. The clearance between the outer dimensions of the leg and the inner dimensions of the sleeve impact the ease with which legs can be inserted and removed, as well as the lateral “play” in the connection between the leg and truss, which impacts its stability in handling and therefore safety. The disclosure addresses the previous conflict between the two objects by the use of asymmetrical clearances. A relatively relaxed tolerance in the elongated axis of the truss eases insertion and removal. A lesser relative tolerance across the axis of the truss width has no significant impact on leg insertion and removal yet improves stability.
US11359369B2 Device and process for thermal isolation of technical elements
Process for fire resistant protection of the technical elements of a building by means of one or more prefabricated isolation blocks, enabling pre-isolation of a vacant space in the structure of a building. The block comprises an easily modelled fire resistant material and is disposed before pouring the concrete of the structure of the building. The prefabricated block is then opened up in such a manner as to install the technical elements having to be protected from fire.
US11359367B2 Joint filling profile
A joint filling profile for forming a joint sealing between floor slabs includes a vertical leg projecting into the joint and a profile body formed from a joint sealing compound and located in a joint widening. The vertical leg and the profile body are separated from each other with the interposition of a first separating material, wherein at least one second separating material is arranged between the vertical leg and the profile body and/or at least one reinforcing mat is arranged within the profile body. The second separating material and/or the reinforcing mat are arranged in such a way that they overlap with the first separating material at least in regions.
US11359364B1 Systems and methods for joining space frame structures
A strut-and-node truss design that is applicable to all space frame structure designs can be made with using robotic (semi-autonomous and/or fully autonomous) or telerobotic assembly/joining. Nodes can include a 2-dimensional weld path in an effort to reduce the complexity of having to weld in 3-dimensions. Furthermore, each strut to node connection can be concentrated in a small area where each weld can be performed robotically from a fixed position that only requires the robotic weld head to swivel in a small operating window to reach each joint.
US11359358B1 Freeze frame
A freeze frame to protect an outdoor faucet and hose when the outside temperature dips below freezing is disclosed. The frame comprises a first box and a second box. The two boxes are held-together using one or more spring-loaded hinge. The first box has a cavity and a pair of padlock tabs at its upper portion. The second box comprises a cavity and a pair of lock hasps at its lower portion. The cavity of each box forms a hole, which allows the hose to remain connected to the hose bib. The frame further comprises a closed-cell foam gasket with one or more mounting flanges. The gasket is configured to mount the second box to the dwelling wall using one or more fasteners. The first box is configured to cover and secure the water pipe connection surrounded by the second box.
US11359354B2 Birds-eye-view as cailibration for grade control
A system includes calibrating a grade control system of a work vehicle having a controller operatively connected to a camera. A plurality of cylinders operative to move a blade on the vehicle. The blade includes one or more blade markers. One of the cylinders moves to a predetermined configuration that is between 0% and 100% of maximum stroke length, and the camera takes a corresponding image of the one or more blade markers. The controller measures a corresponding location of the one or more blade markers using the corresponding image and calibrates the grade control system based on the corresponding location of the one or more blade markers. The stored corresponding location can be an initial calibration location or a corresponding calibration location that was previously determined during operating conditions of the work vehicle. The grade control system is calibrated in real-time while the work vehicle is operating or stationary.
US11359347B2 Foundation pier system and method of use
A foundation support system and method of installing the foundation support system. The foundation support system includes a pier system for providing support beneath a foundation, a support member, and a heave plate attachable to a bottom surface of the foundation. The method includes driving a pier system using a ram, coupling a support member to the heave plate, and engaging the support member with the pier system.
US11359344B2 Barbed micropiles for soil reinforcement
A barbed micropile for soil reinforcement at a target location and a method for soil reinforcement at a target location. The barbed micropile includes a conical-head pipe which comprises a hollow rod, a conical head, and a first plurality of T-shaped elements mounted around an outer surface of the hollow rod. The method may include generating a cavity at the target location, filling the cavity with grout, generating a well at the target location by inserting a barbed micropile into the ground at the target location, filling a space between the barbed micropile and the well's wall with grout, and filling an inner chamber of the hollow rod.
US11359343B2 Control apparatus for soil compacting apparatus, with handlebar and rotational speed lever
A control apparatus for a soil compacting apparatus which can be driven by a drive motor. The control apparatus includes a running-direction operating element, which is pivotable about a first axis, for predetermining a running direction of the soil compacting apparatus by an operator, and further includes a rotational-speed operating element, which is pivotable about a second axis, for setting a rotational speed of the drive motor. The first axis and the second axis are congruent and form a common pivot axis.
US11359342B2 Rotary boom with snow and ice removal system
A rotary broom assembly is provided for use with a vehicle to reduce the accumulation of ice and snow on the rotary broom assembly when clearing paved surfaces, such as airport runways. The rotary broom assembly includes one or more wiper assemblies that are mounted for reciprocating movement along a broom hood. The broom hood includes a generally flat top surface and the wiper assemblies move along the top surface to clear snow and ice from the top surface of the broom hood. During forward movement of the wiper blade, the scraping edge of the wiper blade contacts the top surface of the broom hood to remove accumulated ice and snow. During the reverse movement of the wiper blade, the scraping edge of the wiper blade is lifted from the top surface to reduce removal of accumulated ice and snow during the reverse movement.
US11359338B2 Construction products and systems for providing geothermal heat
A geothermal heat delivery system supplies geothermal heat for various residential, surface heating applications, including heating driveways, paths, sidewalks, homes, roofs, swimming pools, and commercial applications, including heating roadways, parkways, highways, airport runways, parking lots and sidewalks. The geothermal heat delivery system includes a series of heat pipes that are used to provide geothermal heat from a borehole to a structure or a surface, which can for example, melt precipitation on a road, driveway or roof, without the use of a ground source heat pump.
US11359334B2 Nanocellulose-reinforced corrugated medium
The present invention provides a pulp product (e.g., paper) comprising cellulose and nanocellulose, wherein the nanocellulose is derived from the cellulose in a mechanical and/or chemical step that is separate from the main pulping process. The pulping process may be thermomechanical pulping or hydrothermal-mechanical pulping, for example. The pulp product is stronger and smoother with the presence of the nanocellulose. The nanocellulose further can function as a retention aid, for a step of forming the pulp product (e.g., in a paper machine). Other embodiments provide a corrugated medium pulp composition comprising cellulose pulp and nanocellulose, wherein the nanocellulose includes cellulose nanofibrils and/or cellulose nanocrystals and the nanocellulose may be hydrophobic. The nanocellulose improves the strength properties of the corrugated medium. In some embodiments, the cellulose pulp is a GreenBox+® pulp and the nanocellulose is derived from the AVAP® process.
US11359329B2 Dryer appliance having fluid-ventilation features
A dryer appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a drum, a drying chamber, and a supply duct. The cabinet may define an internal volume. The drum may be mounted within the cabinet. The drum may define a drying chamber, a dryer opening, an air inlet, and a fluid port. The drying chamber may extend from a front end to a rear end. The dryer opening may be defined at the front end to permit articles therethrough to the drying chamber. The air inlet may be defined at the rear end to permit air therethrough to the drying chamber. The fluid port may be spaced apart from the air inlet. The fluid port may extend from the drying chamber to the internal volume. The supply duct may extend within the cabinet to the drum upstream from the air inlet.
US11359328B1 Magnetically positioned and engaged dryer vent attachment and method
A magnetically positioned dryer vent coupling is adapted for use in combination with a clothes dryer. The dryer vent coupling includes a flexible exhaust duct, a first mounting substrate, and a second mounting substrate. The first mounting substrate is located at one end of the flexible exhaust duct and includes a first magnet. The second mounting substrate is adapted for residing proximate one of the dryer exhaust port and wall port, and includes a second magnet. When moved into close proximity, the first and second magnets magnetically attract to one another to self-align and self-assemble the first and second mounting substrates of the dryer vent coupling, such that the first and second mounting substrates create an audible snapping sound when engaged thereby indicating a close magnetic seal at the dryer vent coupling.
US11359327B2 Apparatus and method for detecting water supply level
An apparatus, a system, and a method for detecting water supply based on a vision sensor by performing big data, an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm, and/or a machine learning algorithm in a 5G environment connected for the Internet of things is provided. The apparatus for detecting water may be used for a washing machine and includes a vision sensor mounted on a tub or in the vicinity of the tub, directed toward at least one water supply region of interest in the tub, and configured to acquire an image of the water supply region of interest, and a water supply level determiner configured to detect a water supply level through a vision algorithm based on the image information acquired by the vision sensor. The determiner may predict water supply time to the point in time at which the water supply will be completed based on models trained by machine learning.
US11359323B2 Laundry treating apparatus
The present disclosure provides a laundry treating apparatus, comprising: a body having a laundry introduction opening; and a door configured to open and close the laundry introduction opening, wherein the door includes: a door frame rotatably coupled to the body, and having an opening which faces the laundry introduction opening in a closed state of the door; and a front glass attached to the door frame to thus form a front appearance of the door, and wherein the front glass includes: a transparent region corresponding to the opening; an opaque region formed to enclose the transparent region; and an align mark configured to guide an attachment position of the front glass to the door frame.
US11359322B2 Washing barrel and washing machine provided with the washing barrel
The present disclosure belongs to the field of washing machines, in particular to a washing barrel and a washing machine having the washing barrel. The washing barrel is configured to accommodate washing water. The washing barrel comprises a barrel body and a drainage channel being arranged on a side wall of the barrel body and configured to discharge washing water in the barrel body out of the barrel body during dehydrating. The drainage channel is provided with a water inlet communicated with an inside of the barrel body; and the barrel body is provided with a guiding part used to guide washing water in the barrel body into the water inlet during dehydrating. The present disclosure has the following beneficial effects: through setting the guiding part, the washing water is guided to the drainage channel and discharged through the drainage channel to realize rapid dehydration.
US11359318B2 Method for controlling washing machine
The present invention relates to a method of controlling a washing machine comprising an outer tub containing water, an inner tub which accommodates laundry and is rotatably installed in the outer tub, a dispenser which supplies detergent into the inner tub, and a spray nozzle for spraying water into the inner tub, including the steps of: (a) supplying water into the inner tub via the dispenser; (b) supplying water into the inner tub through the spray nozzle, during when water is supplied into the inner tub via the dispenser; and (c) rotating the inner tub at a cloth wetting speed at which at least some of the laundry in the inner tub is adhered to an inner surface of the inner tub and can be rotated integrally with the inner tub, during when water is supplied through the spray nozzle.
US11359313B2 Prosthetic porous knit
The invention relates to a prosthetic porous knit based on a monofilament of a biocompatible polymer material, the pattern followed for the knitting of said monofilament on a warp knitting machine having two guide bars B1, B2 being the following, according to the ISO 11676 standard: Bar B1: 1.2/4.5/4.3/4.5/4.3/1.0/1.2/1.0// Bar B2: 4.3/1.0/1.2/1.0/1.2/4.5/4.3/4.5// The invention further relates to a method for producing such a knit and to a hernia prosthesis comprising such a knit.
US11359310B2 False twist yarn comprising dyeable polyolefin fibers
A false twist yarn includes dyeable polyolefin fibers characterized as being polymer alloy fibers each having a sea-island structure in which a polyolefin (A) is the sea component and a polyester (B) having cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid compolymerized therein is the island component, and in which the dispersion diameter of the island component in a fiber cross section is 30-1000 nm, wherein the number of the polymer alloy fibers is three or more, and the polymer alloy fibers have physical properties (1) and (2): (1) crimp recovery (CR) being 10-40%; and (2) hot-water dimensional change being 0.0-7.0%. The polyolefin false twist yarn is capable of developing vivid and profound colors even though the polyolefin fibers therein are light in weight.
US11359309B2 Ring spun yarn and method
A method of ring spinning cotton polyester blended yarn. The method is robust and can be used to manufacture the yarn even from polyester fibers that are produced from recycled materials. A new ring spun cotton polyester yarn is also provided. The yarn has few defects and can be effectively dyed when woven into cloth.
US11359307B2 Vapour-phase epitaxial growth method, and method for producing substrate equipped with epitaxial layer
In a state in which a SiC container (3) of a material including polycrystalline SiC is housed in a TaC container (2) of a material including TaC and in which an underlying substrate (40) is housed in the SiC container (3), the TaC container (2) is heated in an environment where a temperature gradient occurs in such a manner that inside of the TaC container (2) is at a Si vapor pressure. Consequently, C atoms sublimated by etching of the inner surface of the SiC container (3) are bonded to Si atoms in an atmosphere so that an epitaxial layer (41) of single crystalline 3C-SiC thereby grows on the underlying substrate (40).
US11359300B1 Electrochemical method for enzyme immobilization on biosensor electrodes
A method for forming an enzymatic biosensor includes preparing a first deposition solution comprising an enzyme, placing a substrate in the first deposition solution, applying an electrical potential to a working electrode of the substrate to deposit the enzyme on the working electrode, placing the substrate in a second deposition solution comprising electro-polymerizable monomers, and passing a current through the working electrode to polymerize the monomers to form an electropolymerized polymer layer over the enzyme deposited on the working electrode.
US11359299B2 Manufacturing method of indium tin oxide
The present disclosure provides a manufacturing method of indium tin oxide, including: providing a first electrolyte including choline chloride, urea, indium chloride, boric acid, and ascorbic acid; disposing a workpiece, wherein at least a part of the workpiece is in contact with the first electrolyte; heating the first electrolyte to 60° C.-95° C.; applying a first operating current to electroplate indium onto the workpiece; providing an second electrolyte including choline chloride, urea, tin chloride, boric acid, and ascorbic acid; disposing the indium-coated workpiece, wherein at least a part of the workpiece is in contact with the second electroplate; heating the second electroplate to 60° C.-95° C.; applying a second operating current to electroplate tin onto the workpiece; and annealing the indium and tin on the workpiece to form indium tin oxide in an oxygen environment.
US11359297B2 Method for electrolysis of water and method for preparing catalysts for electrolysis of water
A method for electrolysis of water and a method for preparing a catalyst for electrolysis of water are provided. The method for electrolysis of water includes using a high entropy alloy as a catalyst. Further, the method for preparing a catalyst for electrolysis of water includes the steps of placing a substrate in an aqueous electrolyte containing a high entropy alloy precursor and performing an electroplating process on the substrate to form a high entropy alloy catalyst on the substrate.
US11359294B2 Process for improving carbon conversion efficiency
The invention provides for the integration of a CO-consuming process, such as a gas fermentation process, with a CO2 electrolysis process. The invention is capable of utilizing a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate generated by an industrial process and provides for one or more removal modules to remove at least one constituent from a CO2-comprising gaseous substrate prior to passage of the gaseous substrate to a CO2 electrolysis module. The invention may further comprise one or more pressure modules, one or more CO2 concentration modules, one or more O2 separation modules, and/or an H2 electrolysis module. Carbon conversion efficiency is increased by recycling CO2 produced by a CO-consuming process to the CO2 electrolysis process.
US11359290B2 Method of additive manufacturing of components
A method of additive manufacturing a component. The method includes selecting powder characterization, depositing powder materials, inspecting the powder materials, selecting process and laser parameters for laser processing, laser processing the powder materials, performing layer cleanup, determining stress state and relieving, additionally inspecting the laser processed powder materials, and repeating steps until a buildup of the component is complete.
US11359285B2 Substrate processing apparatus, heater and method of manufacturing semiconductor device
Described herein is a technique capable of reducing the time necessary for stabilizing the inner temperature of the processing furnace. A substrate processing apparatus may include: a wafer retainer configured to support a plurality of wafers; a upright cylindrical process vessel; a seal cap configured to cover an opening at a lower end of the process vessel; a first heater configured to heat an inside of the process vessel from a lateral side thereof; an insulating unit disposed between the seal cap and the wafer retainer; and a second heater facing at least one of the plurality of wafers and configured to heat the at least one of the plurality of wafers, the second heater including: a pillar penetrating centers of the seal cap and the insulating unit; an annular member connected to and concentric with the pillar; a pair of connecting parts connecting end portions of the annular member to the pillar; and an heating element disposed inside the annular member.
US11359280B2 Apparatus and method for processing, coating or curing a substrate
An apparatus for processing or curing a substrate, the apparatus comprising: a support (102) arranged to transport a moving flexible substrate (104), a plasma generator (110) arranged to generate plasma (112), a magnet array (114) arranged to spatially define the plasma, wherein the magnet array comprises: a first elongate magnet (404) having a first polarity; a second elongate magnet (406), substantially parallel to the first elongate magnet, having a second polarity, opposite to the first polarity, such that the first and second elongate magnets define a first straight magnetic flux portion (204); a third elongate magnet (408), substantially parallel to the first elongate magnet, having the first polarity, such that the second and third elongate magnets define a second straight magnetic flux portion, connected to the first straight magnetic flux portion by a first curved magnetic flux portion (206); a fourth elongate magnet (410), substantially parallel to the first elongate magnet, having the second polarity, such that the third and fourth elongate magnets define a third straight magnetic flux portion, connected to the second straight magnetic flux portion by a second curved magnetic flux portion.
US11359278B2 Treatment method and cleaning method for metal oxyfluorides
A treatment method according to the present invention includes bringing a metal oxyfluoride of the general formula: MO(6-x)/2Fx (where 0
US11359276B2 Self-supporting ultra-fine nanocrystalline diamond thick film
A self-supporting ultra-fine nanocrystalline diamond thick film, the thickness being 100-3000 microns, wherein 1 nanometer≤diamond grain size≤20 nanometers. A method for using chemical vapor deposition to grow ultra-fine nanocrystalline diamond on a silicon substrate, and separating the silicon substrate and the diamond to acquire the self-supporting ultra-fine nanocrystalline diamond thick film. The chemical vapor deposition method is simple and effective, and prepares a high-quality ultra-fine nanocrystalline diamond thick film.
US11359272B2 Hard film having excellent wear resistance and toughness
The present invention relates to a hard film having improved wear resistance and improved toughness. A hard film according to the present invention is formed by using a PVD method on a surface of a base material, wherein: the hard film includes a first hard layer and a second hard layer; the first hard layer has a thickness of approximately 0.1-3.0 μm and is composed of Ti1-aAlaN (0.3≤a≤0.7), and has a single phase structure; and the second hard layer has a thickness of approximately 0.5-10 μm and is composed of Ti1-a-bAlaMebN (0.3≤a≤0.7, 0≤b≤0.05, the Me being at least one selected from V, Zr, Si, Nb, Cr, Mo, Hf, Ta and W); according to an XRD phase analysis method, a ratio ([200]/[111]) of the intensity of a [200] peak to the intensity of a [111] peak is approximately 1.5 or higher; the second hard layer preferentially grows in a [200] direction; the [200] peak is located at approximately 42.7°-44.6° and is composed of three phases, and the [111] peak is located at approximately 37.0°-38.5° and is composed of three phases; and when a peak having a largest intensity among the peaks of the three phases is a main peak and remaining peaks are sub-peaks, a ratio (main peak/sub-peaks) of the intensity of the main peak to the intensities of the sub-peaks in a [200] face is approximately 2 or higher, and a ratio (main peak/sub-peaks) of the intensity of the main peak to the intensities of the sub-peaks in a [111] face is approximately 2 or higher.
US11359271B2 Nitriding treatment method of steel member
A nitriding treatment method of a steel member, in which a nitriding treatment step is performed in which the steel member is subjected to a nitriding treatment in a nitriding gas atmosphere having a nitriding potential with which a γ′ phase or ε phase iron nitride compound layer is generated on a surface of the steel member, and then, a passing step is performed in which the steel member is made to pass through an atmosphere at 425° C. to 600° C. where the iron nitride compound layer does not grow over five minutes or more, the iron nitride compound layer has the γ′ phase uppermost surface layer, and the γ′ phase is made to precipitate in the iron nitride compound layer by the proportion of 40% or more.
US11359270B2 Thermal spraying matertal
Provided is a thermal spraying material capable of forming a thermally sprayed coating film having improved plasma erosion resistance. The invention disclosed here provides a thermal spraying material. This thermal spraying material comprises composite particles in which a plurality of yttrium fluoride microparticles are integrated. In addition, the compressive strength of the composite particles is 5 MPa or more.
US11359266B2 High entropy alloy structure and a method of preparing the same
A method for preparing a high entropy alloy (HEA) structure includes the steps of: preparing an alloy by arc melting raw materials comprising five or more elements; drop casting the melted alloy into a cooled mold to form a bulk alloy with eutectic microstructure therein; and subjecting the bulk alloy to an acidic condition to form a bulk porous structure with eutectic microstructure therein. A high entropy alloy structure is also provided as prepared by the method.
US11359265B2 1 GPA high-strength high-modulus aluminum-based light medium-entropy alloy and preparation method thereof
A 1 GPa high-strength high-modulus aluminum-based light medium-entropy alloy and a preparation method thereof. An atomic expression of the designed medium-entropy alloy is AlxLiyMgzZnuCuv, subscripts representing the molar percentage of each corresponding alloy element, where x+y+z+u+v=100, x is 79.5-80.5, y is 1.5-2.5, z is 1.5-2.5, u is 13.5-14.5, and v is 1.5-2.5. The phase structure of the involved alloy is mainly based on a face-centered cubic (FCC) solid solution. The present invention obtains high performance aluminum alloy ingots through vacuum induction smelting and direct casting, and features low energy consumption, decreased cost, and simple operation in the preparation process, which cater to the high requirements on cost, strength and plasticity of light alloys applied in the high-end manufacturing industries such as aerospace and automobile electronics nowadays.
US11359264B2 Aluminum alloy and die casting method
A method for casting an aluminum alloy includes: pouring molten metal of an aluminum alloy comprising 6.0 to 9.0 mass % of Si, 0.4 to 0.8 mass % of Mg, 0.25 to 1.0 mass % of Cu, 0.08 to 0.25 mass % of Fe, 0.6 mass % or less of Mn, 0.2 mass % or less of Ti, and 0.01 mass % or less of Sr, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities into a shot sleeve of a die casting machine; filling a mold cavity of a center-gate die with the molten metal at a gate speed of 1 msec or less so as to produce a laminar flow, and subjecting T5 heat treatment so as to obtain the aluminum alloy having a tensile strength of 240 MPa or more.
US11359261B2 Method of separating mercury from an ore leachate
Described herein are compositions and methods for preferentially separating mercury from a metal product where both are present in an ore leachate. The separation is accomplished by adding a precipitating agent and a coagulant to an ore leachate followed by separating a mercury-laden precipitate therefrom to collect the treated leachate. The treated leachate includes about 0 to 50% by weight of the mercury and about 90% to 100% by weight of the metal product present in the ore leachate. In embodiments, the method further includes adding a flocculant to the ore leachate prior to the separating of the mercury-laden precipitate.
US11359258B2 Method of inhibiting degradation of DSX extractant by auxiliary means
A method of inhibiting degradation of an extractant by utilizing several auxiliary means in the DSX process: includes (a) preparing adjustment of the concentration of an extractant of a DSX solvent to a certain range; (b) extracting a metal contained in a pregnant leached solution by adjusting the ratio of the extractant and the diluent in the DSX solvent to a certain range; (c) measuring the pH of the aqueous phase solution by separating mixture into the aqueous phase solution and the organic phase solvent using a settler after step of extracting; (d) controlling the pH by adding soda ash (Na2CO3) so as to maintain the pH of the aqueous phase solution to be 3 to 7; and (e) scrubbing with scrubbing solution having a zinc concentration of 2 to 20 g/L by zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) to remove the manganese from the organic phase solvent containing the extracted metal.
US11359256B2 High-strength cold-rolled steel sheet and method for manufacturing same
Provided are a high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet that has a tensile strength of 1320 MPa or more, excellent ductility and stretch flangeability, and a low failure rate in a hole expanding test, and a method for manufacturing the same. A high-strength cold-rolled steel sheet comprises a specific composition, wherein a total area ratio of ferrite and bainitic ferrite is 10% to 50%, an area ratio of retained austenite (RA) is more than 15% and 50% or less, an area ratio of tempered martensite is more than 15% and 60% or less, a ratio of RA with an aspect ratio of 0.6 or less is 70% or more, a ratio of RA with an aspect ratio of 0.6 or less in ferrite grain boundaries is 50% or more, and an average KAM value of bcc phase is 1° or less.
US11359254B2 Heat treatment method and heat treatment device
Disclosed are implementations for heat treatment of steel components. In one or more first regions of a steel component, a predominantly austenitic structure can be adjusted, from which, by way of quenching, a mainly martensitic structure is educible. In one or more second regions of the steel component, there is a mainly bainitic structure, wherein the metal component is initially heated in a first furnace to a temperature above the Ac3 temperature. Subsequently, the steel component is transferred into a treatment station, wherein the steel component can cool down during the transfer. In the treatment station, the one or more second regions of the steel component are cooled down to a cooling stop temperatures ϑ2 during a treatment period. Subsequently, said metal component is transferred to a second furnace, wherein the temperature of the one or more second regions increases again to a temperature below the Ac3 temperature.
US11359249B2 Microbial population analysis
The present invention relates to a method of typing a microbiome for having a desirable or undesirable signature, comprising analyzing the composition of the population of microorganisms in the microbiome based on taxonomic variation in the DNA sequence of the microbial 16S-23S rRNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS) regions in the genomic DNA of the microorganisms, wherein the sequences of conserved DNA regions comprised in the 16S and 23S rRNA sequences flanking said ITS region in the genome of the microorganisms comprise primer binding sites for amplification of the ITS regions.
US11359242B2 Method to identify key markers of human pluripotent cell-derived somatic cells that predict molecular similarity to in vivo target cells
Modeling Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) with human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) aims to reenact embryogenesis, maturation, and aging of spinal motor neurons (spMNs) in vitro. As the maturity of spMNs grown in vitro compared to spMNs in vivo remains largely unaddressed, it is unclear to what extent this in vitro system captures critical aspects of spMN development and molecular signatures associated with ALS. Here, the Inventors compared transcriptomes among iPSC-derived spMNs, fetal, and adult spinal tissues. The Inventors resolved gene networks and pathways associated with spMN maturation and aging. These networks enriched for familial ALS genetic variants and were affected in sporadic ALS. Altogether, the Inventors' findings suggest that developing strategies to further mature and age iPSC-derived spMNs will provide more effective iPSC models of ALS.
US11359232B2 Reagents and methods for autoligation chain reaction
The invention relates to the amplification of specific target nucleic acids. The invention provides methods, reagents, and kits for carrying out such amplification via the autoligation chain reaction (ACR).
US11359230B2 Time-resolved nucleic acid hybridization probes
Time-resolved nucleic acids include a long-lifetime FRET donor with an emission lifetime of at least one millisecond (such as a terbium complex), configured as a donor in a first FRET process, and at least one fluorescent dye with an emission lifetime of less than 100 nanoseconds configured as an acceptor in the FRET process. They can be configured as photonic wires, hybridization probes or beacons, and/or systems for computing logical operations.
US11359229B2 Molecular verification systems
Provided herein are molecular verification (authentication) systems, methods and compositions that use molecular (DNA/RNA) circuitry to enable specific molecularly encrypted solutions.
US11359224B2 Enzyme-immobilized porous membrane and preparation method of antibiotics using the same
The present disclosure relates to an enzyme-immobilized porous membrane and a preparation method of antibiotics using the same, and more specifically, to an enzyme-immobilized porous membrane prepared by immobilizing a specific enzyme through dead-end filtration, and a preparation method of antibiotics with a high yield using the enzyme-immobilized porous membrane.According to various exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, the enzyme capable of promoting the synthesis reaction of the antibiotic substance is able to be stably immobilized in the porous membrane by passing the solution of enzyme through the membrane.In addition, it is possible to provide antibiotics with a high yield by preparing the antibiotics by passing the reactant solution through the enzyme-immobilized porous membrane.
US11359221B2 Efficient product cleavage in template-free enzymatic synthesis of polynucleotides
The present invention is directed to methods and kits for template-free enzymatic synthesis of polynucleotides that include or enable a step of efficiently cleaving the polynucleotide products from its initiator using endonuclease V activity and initiator with a 3′-penultimate deoxyinosine.
US11359220B2 Saccharification reaction mixture, saccharification enzyme composition, sugar production method, and ethanol production method
A saccharification reaction mixture wherein the reaction mixture can saccharify at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose and contains at least one of cellulose and hemicellulose, a saccharification enzyme, silica or a silica-containing substance, and at least one compound (A) selected from the group including a polyhydric alcohol compound represented by the following formula (1) or a derivative thereof and an acetylene glycol represented by formula (2) or an alkylene oxide adduct thereof. The symbols in the chemical formulas are defined in the specification.
US11359219B2 Transaminase mutant and application thereof
The invention provides a transaminase mutant and application thereof, wherein the amino acid sequence of the transaminase mutant is formed after mutation of the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, and mutated amino acid sites comprise T7C+S47C sites. The transaminase mutant having the mutation sites can be further prepared into an immobilized enzyme through an immobilization technology, the immobilized enzyme has relatively high activity and high stability, can be recycled for multiple times, and is applicable to continuous flow reaction in a packed bed.
US11359215B2 Bacterially induced crystal particle, thermal conductive material and method for manufacturing bacterially induced crystal particle
A bacterially induced crystal particle is formed by a composite shell that encloses a hollow space. The composite shell layer includes a biomaterial and a metallic material. The biomaterial includes cell wall or cell membrane of a bacterium. The metallic material includes oxides, sulfides, selenides, acid salt compounds of a transition metal, or any combination thereof. When the bacterially induced crystal particle is spheric, the composite shell is formed by two dome-shaped portions, and a thickness of each of the dome-shaped portions is not less than 1/73 of a diameter of the bacterially induced crystal particle. Alternatively, when the bacterially induced crystal particle is rod-shaped, the thickness of the dome-shaped portions is not less than 1/73 of a width of the bacterially induced crystal particle, and a thickness of the cylindrical portion is not less than 1/37 of the width of the bacterially induced crystal particle.
US11359213B2 Methods for analysis of viral capsid protein composition
Methods of determining the stoichiometry of a viral capsid and/or determining the heterogeneity of protein components in a viral capsid are disclosed.
US11359210B2 INIR12 transgenic maize
Transgenic INIR12 maize plants comprising a vip3Aa19 expression cassette linked to a secondary nopaline synthase terminator element which lack a selectable marker gene are provided. In certain embodiments such INIR12 transgenic plants comprise modifications that provide for facile excision of the INIR12 transgenic locus from the maize plant genome. Genomic DNA of INIR12 transgenic plants, detection of INIR12 plants and products thereof, methods of making INIR12 plants, and use of INIR12 plants to facilitate breeding are disclosed.
US11359195B2 Method for identifying antibiotic targets
Disclosed are methods related to identifying an essential gene which serves as an antibiotic target in a bacterium.
US11359191B2 Variant recombinant dermatophagoides pteronyssinus type 1 allergen protein and its preparation method and application
A DNA sequence encoding Der p1 protein having a particular base sequence is codon-optimized for the Pichia pastoris expression system, which is conducive to expressing Der p1 in Pichia pastoris. After gene optimization and adding an activating element to increase the expression of Der p1 in molecular level, it was found that Der p1 is expressed at a higher level as compared with the prior art and has biological activity similar to the natural protein.
US11359189B2 Performance-enhanced and storage stable protease variants
Proteases may include an amino acid sequence which has at least 70% sequence identity with the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:1 over its entire length and has, based on the numbering according to SEQ ID NO:1, (i) two or more first amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 3, 4, 99, 199, or combinations thereof; and (ii) one or more second amino acid substitutions at positions corresponding to positions 74, 136, 143, 154, 161, 163, 171, 200, 203, 209, 212, 256, or combinations thereof. Proteases of this kind demonstrate very good stability with good cleaning performance.
US11359187B1 Cascade/dCas3 complementation assays for in vivo detection of nucleic acid-guided nuclease edited cells
The present disclosure relates to methods and compositions that allow one to identify in vivo edited cells when employing nucleic-acid guided editing. Additionally provided are automated multi-module instruments for performing editing and selection methods and using the compositions.
US11359186B2 Polypeptide containing DNA-binding domain
The present invention provides an artificial nuclease comprising a DNA-binding domain and a function domain linked to each other via a polypeptide consisting of 35 to 55 amino acid residues wherein amino acid residues at two sites in a DNA-binding module contained in a DNA-binding domain exhibit a mode of repetition that is different for every four DNA-binding modules; a vector for expressing said artificial nuclease; a vector library for preparing said vector; and a vector set for preparing said vector library.
US11359185B2 Antibody conjugates
Antibody/signal-generating moiety conjugates are disclosed that include an antibody covalently linked to a signal-generating moiety through a heterobifunctional polyalkyleneglycol linker. The disclosed conjugates show exceptional signal-generation in immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization assays on tissue sections and cytology samples. In one embodiment, enzyme-metallographic detection of nucleic acid sequences with hapten-labeled probes can be accomplished using the disclosed conjugates as a primary antibody without amplification.
US11359184B2 Thermostable variants of T7 RNA polymerase
A bacteriophage RNA polymerase variant is provided. In some embodiments, the variant may have increased thermostability relative to the corresponding wild type bacteriophage RNA polymerase and/or wild type T7 RNA polymerase. Compositions, kits and methods that employ the variant are also provided.
US11359183B2 Engineered transaminase polypeptides for industrial biocatalysis
The present invention provides engineered transaminase polypeptides useful for the synthesis of chiral amine compounds under industrially relevant conditions. The invention also provides polynucleotides encoding the engineered transaminase polypeptides, host cells capable of expressing the engineered transaminases, and methods of using the engineered transaminases for the production of chiral amine compounds.
US11359181B2 Bactericide composition based on a mixture of bacteriophages for the control of black plague in plants or parts thereof, preferably the walnut, caused by Xanthomonas arboricola pv. juglandis; preparation method and application
The invention relates to a bactericide composition based on bacteriophages for the control of black plague in plants or parts thereof, preferably walnuts, a preparation method and application. The invention provides methods for the isolation, propagation and application of bacteriophages against phytopathogens affecting trees/plants that are of commercial interest for their fruit, flowers etc., for the prevention, treatment or reduction of signs, in particular, for Xanthomonas A. pv juglandis in walnuts.
US11359177B2 C6/C5 co-fermented Saccharomyces cerevisiae capable of relieving antagonism between high xylose utilization and high robustness and application thereof
The present invention further discloses an application of Saccharomyces cerevisiae in the fermentation of a second generation fuel, ethanol, with a straw lignocellulose biomass hydrolysate as a raw material. Experiments prove that the strain of the prevent invention has an efficient co-fermentation capacity of C6/C5 while tolerating multiple inhibitors, and can consume all the glucose and xylose to produce ethanol; and the sugar-alcohol conversion rate is up to 0.43 g g−1. The strain and screening strategy used in the present invention provide technical reference and basis for the further breeding of a Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain which has a superior fermenting property and is produced by the second generation fuel, ethanol.
US11359176B2 Microfluidic device for cell culture monitoring
A microfluidic device (100) is disclosed for in-process monitoring of cell culture conditions including for example one or more of: cell density; cell viability; secreted proteins; protein analysis; epitope markers; concentrations of metabolites or nutrients and antigenic determinations; the device comprising: a cell inlet path (120); plural fluid reservoirs (130) in fluid communication with the cell input path, a cell analysis area (160) in fluid communication with the path and reservoirs, and a waste storage volume (166) also in fluid communication with the cell analysis area, the device being operable to cause a primary fluid flow along the inlet path to the analysis area, and to selectively cause secondary fluid flow(s) into the path from none, one or more of the selected reservoirs to combine, if one or more of the reservoirs are selected, with the primary fluid flow from the cell inlet path, in each case for analysis at the cell analysis area, the device being further operable to cause a fluid flow of the primary and any combined secondary flows from the cell analysis area into the waste storage volume.
US11359175B2 Substrate, structure, structure-manufacturing method, cell-sorting method, cell-manufacturing method, and secretion-producing method
In an aspect, the present invention provides a structure, a structure-manufacturing method, a cell-sorting method, or the like. In an aspect, a structure (1) of the present invention is a structure including a first substrate (10) and a second substrate (20) disposed to face one side of the first substrate (10), in which the first substrate (10) has a plurality of depressions (11) which are open to the other side of the first substrate and each of which has a size that enables each of the depressions to capture one unit of a cell, at least some of the depressions (11) have communication holes (12) which communicate with one side and the other side of the first substrate and each of which has a size that enables secretions secreted from the cell to move through the communication holes, the second substrate (20) can include accumulation portions (13) in which the secretions moving through the communication holes (12) are accumulated, and the accumulation portions (13) can correspond to the depressions (11).
US11359173B2 Mass-cultivation system for microalgae
Disclosed is a mass-cultivation system for microalgae, including a reactor that contains a cultivation liquid in the interior thereof, wherein the liquid includes functional particles. According to the mass-cultivation system for microalgae according to the present invention, because various functions that are necessary for cultivation of microalgae may be uniformly distributed in a cultivation liquid by allowing functional particles having various functions to flow in the cultivation liquid, a suitable environment may be created based on the cultivation of a large amount of microalgae and the growth of microalgae so that a high efficiency cultivation system may be realized while the problems of mass-cultivation of an existing cultivation system may be solved.
US11359172B2 Upstream and downstream processing within single-use containers
A single-use chamber comprising a primary subchamber containing at least one primary component configured to perform an operation comprising at least one of generation and handling of a biological material; and a secondary subchamber containing at least one of a connection to equipment external to the single-use chamber and a secondary component, wherein the external equipment and the secondary component are configured to support the operation of the at least one primary component; wherein the primary subchamber and the secondary subchamber are configured to be connected to each other so that the at least one primary component is operatively coupled to at least one of the connection and the secondary component.
US11359171B2 Wine-making process and process of filtering a gum arabic for wine-making use
Wine-making process comprising a first step of arranging “Acacia Verek” raw gum arabic and a second step of arranging a wine to be bottled, a step of dissolving the raw gum arabic in water in order to obtain raw gum arabic in solution with a concentration of gum arabic comprised between 5 and 50%, a step of filtering the raw gum arabic in solution by means of a tangential filter provided with synthetic membrane with nominal porosity comprised between 0.5 and 3 μm in order to obtain filtered gum arabic in solution with a concentration of gum arabic comprised between 5 and 40%, a step of admixing the filtered gum arabic in solution in the wine to be bottled in order to obtain a wine to be bottled admixed with gum arabic, and finally a step of microfiltrating the wine to be bottled admixed with gum arabic.
US11359169B2 Cleaning formulation for removing residues on surfaces
This disclosure relates to a cleaning composition that contains 1) at least one redox agent; 2) at least one first chelating agent, the first chelating agent being a polyaminopolycarboxylic acid; 3) at least one metal corrosion inhibitor, the metal corrosion inhibitor being a substituted or unsubstituted benzotriazole; 4) at least one pH adjusting agent, the pH adjusting agent being a base free of a metal ion; and 5) water. This disclosure also relates to a method of using the above composition for cleaning a semiconductor substrate.
US11359168B2 Stable anhydrous laundry detergent concentrate and method of making same
The invention relates to stable, anhydrous laundry detergent concentrated formulation in solid forms.
US11359165B2 Laundry spot remover
A cleaning formulation is formulated from an ethoxylated alcohol or nonionic at 15-50%, an ethoxylated amine at 10-50%, an anionic at 5-50%, a non-water soluble solvent at 0.5-15%, a water and organic soluble solvent at 1-25%, an optional acrylate based polymer, optional dyes and perfumes, and the remainder water.
US11359162B2 Spirooxathiolanone compounds, their preparation method as well as their use in perfume-making and aromatics
The present invention concerns new fragrant and aromatic compounds presenting peach, fruity and/or exotic fruit notes, but with no lactonic and fat aspects. More specifically, new spirooxathiolanone-type compounds responding to the following general formula (I) are disclosed: as well as a method for synthesising said compounds and their uses.
US11359157B2 Method of making a grease thickener and the thickener made by the method
A continuous process for producing a polyurea concentrate or powder. The process includes combing at least one amine and an isocyanate in the presence of a liquid diluent or a base oil in a rotor stator mixer. The concentrate comprises a polyurea in a base oil wherein the concentration of from about 20 weight percent to about 50, or 40 or 35 or 30 weight percent of polyurea based on total weight of grease thickener. The powder has particle size of 2 to 400 microns. This concentrate or powder can then be formulated by grease manufacturers to the desired final properties without the need for handling of the isocyanate and amine raw materials.
US11359155B2 Use of a wax anti-settling additive in automotive fuel compositions
Use of a wax anti-settling agent (WASA), in an automotive fuel composition, for the purpose of improving the acceleration performance of an internal combustion engine into which the fuel composition is or is intended to be introduced or of a vehicle powered by such an engine.
US11359152B2 Processing post-industrial and post-consumer waste streams and preparation of post-industrial and post-consumer products therefrom
A system for and method of, processing post-consumer and post-industrial waste streams, producing active ingredients for waste stream processing, processing aqueous waste streams, preparing and collecting a multi-purpose chemical precursor, removing phosphates, nitrates, heavy metals, and other contaminants from aqueous waste streams, collecting and processing a post-consumer and post-industrial product from aqueous waste streams, administering and positioning assets and processes associated with waste stream processing, and scheduling operations for sub-systems of the system.
US11359147B2 Circular economy for plastic waste to polypropylene via oil refinery with filtering and metal oxide treatment of pyrolysis oil
Provided in one embodiment is a continuous process for converting waste plastic comprising polyethylene and/or polypropylene into recycle for polypropylene polymerization. The process comprises selecting waste plastics containing polyethylene, polypropylene, or a mixture thereof, and passing the waste plastics through a pyrolysis reactor to thermally crack at least a portion of the polyolefin waste and produce a pyrolyzed effluent. The pyrolyzed effluent is separated into offgas, a pyrolysis oil comprising a naphtha, diesel and heavy fractions, and char. The pyrolysis oil, or at least a fraction, is passed to a filtration/metal oxide treatment, with the treated product passed to a refinery FCC unit. A liquid petroleum gas C3 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction is recovered from the FCC unit, as well as a C4 olefin/paraffin mixture fraction. The C3 olefin fraction can be passed to a propylene polymerization reactor, and the C3 paraffin passed to a dehydrogenation unit to produce propylene for further polymerization.
US11359146B2 Methods for decarbonizing coking ovens, and associated systems and devices
The present technology is generally directed to methods of decarbonizing coking ovens, and associated systems and devices. In some embodiments, a method of operating and decarbonizing a coking oven can include inserting a charge of coal into the coking oven and heating the coal. The method can further include removing at least a portion of the charge, leaving behind coking deposits in the coking oven. At least a portion of the deposits can be continuously removed from the coking oven. For example, in some embodiments, at least a portion of the deposits can be removed each time a new charge of coal is inserted in the coking oven.
US11359143B2 Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal film for vehicle
Disclosed is a liquid crystal film for a vehicle, including a first electrode, a liquid crystal molecular layer provided on the first electrode, and a second electrode provided on the liquid crystal molecular layer. The liquid crystal molecular layer includes a pre-polymer, a liquid crystal material, and a crosslinking agent.
US11359140B2 Liquid crystal composition and liquid crystal display device
Disclosed are a liquid crystal composition and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal composition comprises at least one compound of general formula I, at least one compound of general formula II, at least one compound of general formula III, and at least one compound of general formula IV. By compounding the four compounds, the composition can have advantages of a wide temperature range of nematic phase, a low viscosity and a low threshold voltage, and the liquid crystal display element can have a short response time and great power saving performance.
US11359139B2 Phosphor powder, composite, and light-emitting device
A phosphor powder composed of α-sialon phosphor particles containing Eu. With regard to the phosphor powder, a volume-based median diameter (D50) determined by a laser diffraction scattering method is equal to or more than 10 μm and equal to or less than 20 μm, and a diffuse reflectance with respect to light at a wavelength of 600 nm is equal to or more than 93% and equal to or less than 99%.
US11359129B2 Method of placing a fluid mixture containing compressible particles into a wellbore
A method of placing compressible particles within a wellbore. The method first comprises accessing a wellbore. The wellbore has a first string of casing and a second string of casing, wherein the first string of casing surrounds an upper portion of the second string of casing, forming a trapped annulus. The method further includes pumping a fluid mixture down the second string of casing and back up the annulus. The fluid mixture comprises an aqueous carrier fluid having a plurality of compressible particles dispersed therein. Each of the compressible particles is fabricated to collapse in response to fluid pressure within the trapped annulus. The method additionally includes pumping cement into at least a lower portion of the annulus behind the fluid mixture, forming a column of cement, and thereby placing the fluid mixture in the annulus above the column of cement.
US11359128B2 Cementing compositions and methods
Cementing compositions including a di- or poly epoxide resin, and amine hardener, and a di- or polyfunctional alkylphosphonate ester fortifier and methods of using the cementing compositions such as in a subterranean zone penetrated by a well bore.
US11359126B2 Formulation and method for dissolution of metal sulfides, inhibition of acid gas corrosion, and inhibition of scale formation
The present disclosure provides a formulation and methods for simultaneously dissolving metal sulfide scales, inhibiting acid gas corrosion, and inhibiting the formation of calcite and barite in a system having low or high shear stress conditions due to fluid movement, in which the formulation contains a THP+salt, one or more corrosion inhibitors, one or more scale inhibitors, and one or more acid corrosion inhibitors. The formulation may be applied to the system in diluted or undiluted form, and continuously or in batch style.
US11359123B2 Compositions containing difluoromethane, tetrafluoropropene, and carbon dioxide and uses thereof
In accordance with the present invention refrigerant compositions are disclosed. The compositions comprise a refrigerant mixture consisting essentially of HFC-32, HFO-1234yf, and CO2. The compositions are useful as refrigerants in processes to produce cooling and heating, in methods for replacing refrigerant R-410A, and in refrigeration, air conditioning or heat pump systems. These inventive compositions match cooling capacity for R-410A within 20% with GWP less than 250 or less than 200.
US11359122B2 Method for heating and/or air-conditioning in a vehicle
A method for heating and/or air-conditioning in a motor vehicle interior by means of a reversible refrigeration loop in which a refrigerant fluid circulates, said fluid including: between 4 and 6 wt. % of difluoromethane (HFC-32); between 2.5 and 3.5 wt. % of pentafluoroethane (HFC-125); and between 91 and 93.5 wt. % of tetrafluoropropene, preferably 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene.
US11359119B2 Method for connecting molded bodies by injecting a single-component heat-curing epoxy resin composition into cavities
A method of bonding two shaped bodies S1 and S2 including the steps of: a) providing shaped body S1; b) arranging shaped body S2 wherein shaped body S1, forming cavity between two shaped bodies, c) introducing one-component thermosetting epoxy resin compositions into cavity, wherein one-component thermosetting epoxy resin composition is one-component thermosetting epoxy resin composition including: at least one epoxy resin A having average of more than one epoxy group per molecule; at least one curing agent B for epoxy resins activated by elevated temperature; at least one polyester polyol PP obtainable by reaction of at least one diol having structure HO—(CH2)x′—OH the value of x′=2-10, and —at least one dicarboxylic acid having structure HOOC—(CH2)y′—COOH and derivatives of dicarboxylic acid, value of y′=8-18, and wherein proportion of polyester polyol PP is 1.5% to 20% by weight, based on total weight of one-component thermosetting epoxy resin composition.
US11359116B2 Thermocurable electroconductive adhesive
Conventionally, there was a need to add a large amount of electroconductive particles for improving conductivity, but when the electroconductive particles were added too much, initial viscosity was increased, and at the same time, it was difficult to stabilize preservation stability. However, conductivity can be improved without adding a large amount of the electroconductive particles by selecting a monomer, and at the same time, preservation stability can be stabilized by using certain electroconductive particles. A thermocurable electroconductive adhesive including components (A) to (D): component (A): an oligomer having a (meth)acryl group; component (B): a monomer having one methacryl group in a molecule; component (C): an organic peroxide having a specific structure; and component (D): electroconductive particles which are surface-treated with a stearic acid.
US11359115B2 Adhesive system made of a multiplicity of pressure-sensitive adhesive layers
The intention is to provide an adhesive system which is stable in storage and which when used permits precise positioning of the adhesive, and which can be crosslinked without exceeding moderate temperatures. The said system is moreover intended to provide strong adhesive bonds that attain high performance levels. This is achieved via a kit containing at least two pressure-sensitive adhesive layers A and B, where the two pressure-sensitive adhesive layers A and B mutually independently respectively comprise at least one polymer containing a multiplicity of carboxy groups; in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A a portion of the carboxy groups of the polymer containing these has been activated by reaction with an activator AA; and—the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A—at least one crosslinking agent VA which can enter into a crosslinking reaction with the carboxy groups of the polymer containing these of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers A and B, but which in the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A is not significantly reactive; —the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer B—at least one crosslinking agent VB which can accelerate the crosslinking reaction of the carboxy groups of the polymer containing these of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer B with the crosslinking agent VA and which can permit and accelerate the crosslinking reaction of the carboxy groups of the polymer containing these of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A with the crosslinking agent VA and can enter into a crosslinking reaction with the activated carboxy groups of the polymer containing these of the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer A. The invention moreover also relates to an adhesive tape which is obtainable via contact between the pressure-sensitive adhesive layers of the kit, and to a process for producing said adhesive tape.
US11359113B2 Polishing liquid and chemical mechanical polishing method
A polishing liquid, which is used for chemical mechanical polishing, includes ceria particles having an average aspect ratio of 1.5 or more; and an anionic polymer or a cationic polymer, in which a pH of the polishing liquid is 3 to 8. In a case where the polishing liquid contains the anionic polymer, the polishing liquid further includes an inorganic acid or an organic acid including at least one group selected from the group consisting of a carboxylic acid group, a phosphoric acid group, a phosphonic acid group, and a sulfonic acid group.
US11359111B2 Thermally conductive thin-film cured product, method for producing same, and thermally conductive member
Provided is a thermally conductive thin-film cured product constituted by a cured product of a handleable silicone composition, the cured product having good transferability to a member and good post-debonding handling properties, and exhibiting good bond strength to a heat-generating element, even at elevated temperatures. The thermally conductive thin-film cured product is obtained by curing a silicone composition containing: (a) 100 parts by mass of an organopolysiloxane comprising two or more alkenyl groups per molecule; 200-2,000 parts by mass, inclusive, of a thermally conductive filler; (c) an amount of an organohydrodiene polysiloxane comprising two or more hydrogen atoms directly bonded to a silicon atom per molecule such that Si—H/alkenyl groups is 0.5-50.0, inclusive; (d) an amount of a platinum group metal compound equal to 0.1-1,000 ppm (mass), inclusive, with respect to component (a) in terms of the mass of the platinum group metal element; (e) a reaction regulator, as required; (f) 50-300 parts by mass, inclusive, of a silicone resin; and (g) 0.1-20 parts by mass, inclusive, of an adhesive component selected from (g-1) or (g-2).
US11359108B2 Ink set
An object is to improve the dispersion stability and discharge stability, while also improving the image quality and various resistance properties of printed matters even when the cohesion promoter contained in the primer ink is small in quantity. As a means to achieve the object, an ink set is provided that comprises: an aqueous inkjet ink composition containing (a) a pigment, (b) a water-soluble organic solvent, (c) water, and (d) a resin emulsion, wherein the pigment (a) has a crosslinked resin layer on its surface; and a primer ink composition containing a cohesion promoter that promotes cohesion of the aforementioned ink composition.
US11359107B2 Ink set and method for producing printed matter
An ink set containing an inkjet ink and a treatment liquid used in combination with the inkjet ink, wherein the inkjet ink contains a pigment, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant and water, the water-soluble organic solvent contains a glycol ether-based organic solvent having a specific structure, the treatment liquid contains a coagulant, the coagulant contains calcium nitrate in an amount of 6.8 to 20.8% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid, and the amount of compounds contained in the treatment liquid that have three or more hydroxyl groups is not more than 15% by mass relative to the total mass of the treatment liquid.
US11359106B2 Inkjet printing ink and application thereof
The present disclosure relates to an inkjet printing ink and application thereof. In one aspect, the inkjet printing ink includes a crosslinking type organic host material, an organic doped luminescent material, a surface tension modifier, a viscosity modifier, and a solvent. On the other aspect, the present disclosure provides printing the inkjet printing ink on a substrate of a display panel to be prepared, performing drying process, and performing baking process at 120° C. to form an organic light emitting layer. Therefore, avoiding the problem of mutual dissolution of the organic light emitting layer and the electron transport layer when the electron transport layer is printed on the organic light emitting layer, avoiding damage to the organic light emitting layer, realize an inkjet printing process of the organic electron transport layer, thereby reducing the cost of manufacturing.
US11359101B2 Matte golf ball
Disclosed is a matte golf ball paint composition that provides a solution to the problem with a golf ball having a difficulty of taking on the original color of the cover due to scattering of the color incurred during the injection molding of the ball, thus helping deliver the original color of the cover; a matte golf ball that not only takes on the original color of the cover but also provides a combination of improved driving distance, spin, and control; and a method for manufacturing a matte golf ball with excellent weather resistance, water resistance, yellowing resistance, and abrasion resistance.
US11359100B2 Tin-free catalysis of silane-functional polyurethane crosslinkers
The present invention relates to a composition comprising at least A) an adduct of isocyanatosilanes with hydroxy-functional compounds, B) a tin-free catalyst, C) an aminosilane and also to a coating composition comprising at least the composition and to the use of the coating composition.
US11359099B2 Hydrophobic extenders in fluorinated surface effect coatings
The present invention relates to a coated article comprising a partial or complete fluorinated coating on the surface of an article, wherein the coating comprises 5 to 99% by weight of a hydrophobic compound, and 1 to 95% by weight of a fluorinated surface effect agent, both based on the total solids weight of the coating, where the hydrophobic compound is selected from a hydrophobic cyclic or acyclic ester alcohol.
US11359094B2 Silicone composite for high temperature applications
A silicone composite for high temperature insulation applications is disclosed. The composite is formed of a silicone and a thermally decomposable inorganic filler which are compounded together. The compounded material is then injection molded, overmolded, compression molded, cast, laminated, extruded, or dispensed. When the silicone composite is exposed to a high temperature, it forms an inorganic composite and maintains its insulating properties and dimensional stability.
US11359093B2 Polyimide film and flexible display device cover substrate using the same
A polyimide film and a flexible display device cover substrate using the same are provided, and the polyimide film includes a polyimide and a blue infrared absorbing agent. The blue infrared absorbing agent includes cesium tungsten oxide, tungsten oxide, Prussian blue, or antimony tin oxide. The blue infrared absorbing agent has infrared absorbing and photothermal conversion effects, and the surface temperature of the polyimide resin may be increased by infrared irradiation, so as to shorten the baking time.
US11359092B2 Resin composition, molded article, film, and multilayer film
Object: To provide a resin composition having excellent oxygen barrier properties and transparency, and high tensile elongation at break; a molded article, a film, and a multilayer film.Resolution means: A resin composition including from 20 to 80 parts by mass of a polyamide resin (A) and from 80 to 20 parts by mass of a polyamide resin (B); wherein more than 35 mol % of all the constituent units of the polyamide resin (A) are constituent units including an alkylene chain having from 2 to 6 carbons; the polyamide resin (B) includes constituent units derived from a diamine and constituent units derived from a dicarboxylic acid, wherein 70 mol % or more of the constituent units derived from a diamine are derived from a xylylenediamine; from 30 to 70 mol % of the constituent units derived from a dicarboxylic acid are derived from an α,ω-linear aliphatic dicarboxylic acid having from 4 to 8 carbons; from 70 to 30 mol % of the constituent units derived from a dicarboxylic acid are derived from isophthalic acid, with the proviso that the total does not exceed 100 mol %; and the polyamide resin (B) further includes phosphorus atoms in a ratio of 3 to 300 mass ppm, and calcium atoms so as to be the ratio that phosphorus atoms:calcium atoms of 1:0.3 to 0.7.
US11359089B2 Method for preparing Y-branched hydrophilic polymer carboxylic acid derivative
Disclosed in the present invention is a method for preparing a Y-branched hydrophilic polymer carboxylic acid derivative, in particular a method for preparing a Y-branched polyethylene glycol carboxylic acid derivative having a high purity and high molecular weight. The preparation steps are simple, the product of the reaction is easy to be separated, the cost for separation is low, and the purity and yield of the product are high, facilitating the subsequent preparation of other derivatives and medicament conjugates based on the preparation of the carboxylic acid derivative, which is advantageous for industrial scale-up and commercial applications. The prepared Y-branched hydrophilic polymer carboxylic acid derivative (in particular the Y-branched polyethylene glycol carboxylic acid derivative having a high molecular weight) product has a high purity and high commercial application value, in particular in the use of the preparation of medicaments for preventing and/or treating diseases.
US11359079B2 Polymer processing additive, compositions, and methods
A poly(oxyalkylene) polymer and a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, or alkylsulfate, in combination are useful as a polymer processing additive synergist. Polymer processing additive compositions, homogeneously catalyzed olefin compositions, and other extrudable polymer compositions including a poly(oxyalkylene) polymer and a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid, or alkylsulfate are disclosed. Methods of reducing melt defects during the extrusion of a thermoplastic polymer, which may be a homogeneously catalyzed polyolefin, are also disclosed.
US11359078B2 Rubber composition
The present invention relates to a rubber composition having excellent abrasion resistance and improved tensile and viscoelastic properties by controlling compatibility among rubber components, and a tire manufactured using the same.
US11359075B2 Rubber composition for a tire tread and pneumatic tire using the same
A rubber composition for a tire tread contains a diene rubber, silica, and a cured product; a content of the silica being from 20 to 100 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, a content of the cured product being from 0.3 to 30 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber; the diene rubber containing a natural rubber and a modified butadiene rubber having a polyorganosiloxane group at a terminal, a content of the natural rubber in the diene rubber being from 30 to 90 mass %, a content of the modified butadiene rubber in the diene rubber being from 10 to 70 mass %; the cured product being a cured product obtained by curing a crosslinkable oligomer or polymer that is incompatible with the diene rubber; and a JIS A hardness of the cured product being from 3 to 45.
US11359074B2 Solution based post-processing methods for mycological biopolymer material and mycological product made thereby
A mycological biopolymer material is subjected to treatment in one or more solutions that work to enhance and/or retain the inherent material properties of the material. In one embodiment, the solution is an organic solution; in another embodiment, the solution is an organic solvent with a salt; in another embodiment, the solution is an organic solvent phenol and/or polyphenol; and in another embodiment, a series of such solutions is used.
US11359073B2 Self-reinforced starch-based multifunctional materials and processing method thereof
Disclosed is a processing method of a self-reinforced starch-based multifunctional material, and belongs to the technical field of starch deep processing. The processing method takes bulk starch as a base material, including the following steps: firstly reacting starch nanoparticles with an organic acid anhydride reagent and adding a bacteriostatic agent to prepare composite nanoparticles, then mixing the composite nanoparticles with the bulk starch, an etherifying agent, a crosslinking agent, a plasticizer and the like, and finally preparing a starch-based multifunctional material by dry extrusion modification combined with a starch-based nanoparticle assembly and reinforcement technology. The method of the disclosure is simple and convenient in step, mild and controllable in reaction, and continuous and green in production. The obtained product has good mechanical properties, high barrier properties and high antibacterial properties, can be applied to many fields such as food, textiles, daily chemicals and medicine, and has a broad market prospect.
US11359071B2 Plasticizer composition and resin composition, and preparation method thereof
Provided are a plasticizer composition and a resin composition, and a preparation method thereof. The plasticizer includes a terephthalate-based material and a citrate-based material, which improves physical properties, such as plasticizing efficiency, migration, tensile strength, elongation rate, stress resistance and light resistance, required for a sheet formulation when used as a plasticizer of a resin composition.
US11359070B2 Use of agents to reduce crystallinity in polypropylene for BOPP applications
The BOPP film includes a polypropylene, an absence of a nucleating agent, and an additive blended with the polypropylene forming a polypropylene/additive blend, wherein the additive is potassium stearate.
US11359069B2 Plastic composition with spent filter media filler
Spent filter media material may be blended with a classic material, such as high-density polyethylene, polypropylene, polybutylene succinate, or polylactic acid, to form a filled plastic composition. The spent filter media may include spent diatomaceous earth, spent perlite, and/or residues thereof. The composition may be performed by co-extruding a mixture of the plastic material and the spent filter media. Surprisingly, the spent filter media may be used as-supplied and without the need to dry the material. The resulting plastic composite material has numerous uses, including, for example, litter scoops and eating utensils.
US11359063B2 Mitigation of mineral oil migration in pressure-sensitive labels and films
Disclosed are hot-melt, curl-free methods, structures, and compositions, which in flexible packaging applications, reduce mineral-oil, hydrocarbon migration into packaged food. One embodiment provides an optionally oriented base film having a first side and a second side that is a transparent or opaque film. Further, the composition comprises, consists essentially of, or consists of a water-based primer applied to the first side. Further still, the composition includes a barrier layer to mineral-oil migration, wherein the barrier layer is located between the adhesive-receptive layer and the polymeric substrate, and wherein the barrier layer consists essentially of: (i) polymers of polyvinyl alcohol, ethylene vinyl alcohol, polyester, polyamide, or combinations thereof; and (ii) optionally additives. The barrier layer provides a barrier to mineral-oil migration of 0.1 μg/day*dm2 or less at 40° C. for 40 days, and the curl-resistant composition does not curl when heated for at least one hour at 60° C.
US11359062B1 Polymer compositions and their uses
Provided herein is a polymer composition comprising a polyhydroxyamino ether (e.g., a crosslinked polyhydroxyamino ether) and printed circuit boards comprising the same.
US11359058B2 Processes and systems for preparing cellular or viral membranes and nanoparticles
The present invention relates to processes and systems for preparing nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles using or comprising, inter alia, a multi-inlet vortexing reactor, tangential flow filtration (TFF) and/or a high shear fluid processor such as a microfluidizer (or a microfluidizer processor). The present invention also relates to the nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles prepared by the present processes and systems, and the uses and/or applications of the nanoparticles, cellular or viral membranes and/or cellular or viral membrane coated nanoparticles.
US11359057B2 Block copolymer
Provided is a lactic acid-based block copolymer which is biodegradable while having excellent mechanical properties.
US11359054B2 Uniform sequence-defined polyurethanes and uses thereof as molecular labels
Some embodiments are directed to sequence-defined polyurethanes and methods of making and using same.
US11359052B2 PEBA-based composition and use thereof for producing a fatigue-resistant transparent object
The present invention relates to a copolymer with a rigid polyamide block and a flexible polyether or polyester block, wherein said polyamide block is semicrystalline and consists of a copolyamide of W/Y.Z type, wherein: (i) W is a lactam or an alpha, omega-aminocarboxylic acid; (ii) Y is a cycloaliphatic diamine; (iii) Z is an aliphatic and/or aromatic dicarboxylic acid; and the W/Y.Z molar ratio is between 10/1 and 27/1 limits excluded.
US11359051B2 Microwave-resistant mouldings
The invention relates to microwave-resistant mouldings comprising at least one amorphous or microcrystalline copolyamide moulding compound, comprising at least one amorphous or microcrystalline copolyamide (A), said copolyamide (A) containing at least the following monomers: (a) at least one cycloaliphatic diamine, (b) 0.25 to 30 mol % of at least one dimeric fatty acid and (c) at least one aromatic dicarboxylic acid, where the proportions of all the monomers add up to 100 mol % and which has a glass transition temperature of at least 155° C. and a dielectric loss factor tan δ of not more than 8.30×10−3. The invention also relates to the use of an amorphous or microcrystalline copolyamide moulding compound comprising the copolyamide (A) for production of microwave-resistant mouldings.
US11359050B2 Synthesis of tyrosine derived polyarylates
A method for preparing tyrosine derived polyarylates includes combining a desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine ethyl ester, a desaminotyrosyl-tyrosine benzylester, succinic acid and a catalyst in a flask to produce a first mixture. Methylene chloride is added to the first mixture to produce a first suspension. Diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIPC) is added to the first mixture to produce a first solution. The first solution is added to a non-solvent to produce a precipitate. The precipitate is dissolved in methylene chloride to form a polymer solution. The polymer solution is blended with a slurry to produce polymer shreds. The polymer shreds are blended with a second slurry to produce a tyrosine derived polyarylate.
US11359049B2 Gold catalyzed polymerization reactions of unsaturated substrates
The present invention provides novel methods and processes for polymerizing unsaturated substrates, such as alkyne bearing monomers, with arenes. The polymerizations are catalyzed by gold (Au) catalysts/complexes and/or other cocatalysts. The invention further provides novel structurally complex polymers prepared in high yield via an intermolecular polyhydroarylation mechanism. Such resulting products comprise oligomeric and polymeric materials with novel molecular architectures and microstructures, which subsequently impart unique properties. The invention includes both the synthesis methods and processes and the resulting compounds and compositions of matter.
US11359043B2 Method of preparation of a composition comprising a copolymer of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid
The present invention relates to a polymeric composition comprising a polymer comprising monomers of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid. In particular the present invention relates to a process for making a polymeric composition suitable for moulded objects, said polymeric composition is comprising monomers of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid. The present invention concerns also process for making a moulded object comprising a polymer comprising monomers of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid. The present invention concerns also moulded object comprising a polymer comprising monomers of methyl methacrylate and methacrylic acid.
US11359040B2 Polyolefin catalyst and method for preparing polyolefin by using same
Disclosed are a polyolefin having a high molecular weight by using a novel metallocene catalyst; a method for preparing the polyolefin by using the same; and a method for preparing an ethylene-propylene random copolymer having high molecular weight, high syndiotacticity and small crystal size, thereby providing injection molded articles with improved transparency. The present invention provides a transition metal compound represented by chemical formula 1:
US11359039B2 Polar comonomer enchainment in olefin polymerization reactions
A method for forming polar-functionalized polyolefins may comprise contacting an unsubstituted α-olefin monomer and an amino-olefin monomer of formula H2C═CH(CH2)n(CHR)mNR′2, wherein R is H or an unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbons, each R′ is an independently selected unsubstituted linear or branched alkyl group having from 1 to 10 carbons, m is an integer from 1 to 11, and n is an integer from 1 to 11, in the presence of a rare earth catalyst and a cocatalyst under conditions to induce a heteropolymerization reaction between the unsubstituted oc-olefin and amino-olefin monomers to provide a polar-functionalized poly olefin.
US11359037B2 Modified conjugated diene-based polymer and method of preparing the same
The present invention relates to a modifier represented by Formula 1, a method of preparing the same, a modified conjugated diene-based polymer having a high modification ratio which includes a modifier-derived functional group, and a method of preparing the polymer.
US11359036B2 Amine-based polymer, a preparation process thereof and use thereof
The present invention provides an amine-based polymer, a preparation process thereof and use thereof. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is characterized in that said amine-based polymer contains a polymer main chain, and a structure represented by formula (I) is attached onto the polymer main chain, and said structure is attached to the polymer main chain via an attaching end present in at least one of Group G, Group G′ and Group A in the structure, wherein each of the groups is defined as in the description. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is suitably used as a detergent, particularly suitably used as a fuel detergent. The amine-based polymer of the present invention is useful as a fuel detergent, and has an extraordinarily excellent detergency and dispersion properties.
US11359033B2 Flame retardant, method of manufacturing the same, resin composition of matter, and method of manufacturing the same
A flame retardant with which fire retardancy is improved and the fire retardancy is able to be secured stably for a long time is provided. An internal layer 11 containing a polymer and a flame retardant factor layer 12 that is formed outside of the internal layer 11 and that contains a polymer to which at least one of a sulfonate group and a sulfonate base is bonded are included. Thereby, compared to a case that the flame retardant factor layer 12 is not included, moisture is hardly absorbed, and respective particles of the flame retardant are inhibited from being adhered to each other. Accordingly, blocking is inhibited.
US11359032B2 Self-regulating external electron donor-containing catalyst used for alpha-olefin polymerization, and application of catalyst
Disclosed are a Z-N catalyst for α-olefin polymerization and an application thereof, specifically, an industrial production catalyst consisting of (A) a solid catalyst component, (B) a cocatalyst organoaluminum compound and (C) an external electron donor compound and used for α-olefin polymerization or copolymerization processes. The catalyst component is prepared from a transition metal such as titanium and magnesium and a composite aromatic diacid diester/1,3-diether as an internal electron donor. One or more organoaluminum compounds or a mixture thereof serve as the cocatalyst. One or more structure control agent hydrocarbyl alkoxysilicons are compounded with one or more activity regulator organic acid esters as the external electron donor capable of automatically adjusting the polymerization rate. The Z-N catalyst is used for α-olefin polymerization/copolymerization, and can automatically adjust the polymerization rate at a higher polymerization temperature so as to maintain stable operation of a reactor.
US11359031B2 Composition for ophthalmological products
The present invention relates to a composition for ophthalmological products, to corresponding copolymers and the preparation thereof and to the use thereof for the production of ophthalmic lenses or ophthalmological implants and to these products.
US11359028B2 Anti-OX40 antibodies and anti-GITR antibodies
The present disclosure provides antibodies that specifically bind to human OX40 receptor (OX40) and/or human GITR receptor (GITR), including multispecific antibodies that bind, e.g., to OX40 and GITR, and compositions comprising such antibodies. The antibodies disclosed herein modulate OX40 and/or GITR activity e.g., enhance, activate, induce, reduce, deactivate, or inhibit OX40 and/or GITR activity. The present disclosure also provides methods for treating disorders, such as cancer, autoimmune diseases or disorders, or inflammatory diseases or disorders, by administering an antibody that specifically binds to human OX40 and/or human GITR and modulates OX40 and/or GITR activity.
US11359027B2 Prevention or treatment of hematologic malignancy relapse using a TNFR2 antagonist
The present disclosure relates to the in vivo prevention or treatment of hematologic malignancy relapse using a TNFR2 antagonist (an anti TNFR2 antagonist antibody) (i) for use in the prevention or treatment of hematologic malignancy relapse after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHCT) or after a treatment with lymphocytes and (ii) for use in enhancing the graft-versus-leukemia-activity (GVL activity) of a hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HCT) or a treatment with lymphocytes.
US11359024B2 Anti-AVB8 antibodies and compositions and uses thereof
The invention provides antibodies, and antigen-binding fragments thereof, that specifically bind to αvβ8 integrin. The invention includes uses, and associated methods of using the antibodies.
US11359023B2 Antibodies targeting a complex comprising non-classical HLA-I and neoantigen and their methods of use
Provided herein are antibodies that selectively bind to complex comprising a non-classical HLA-I (e.g. HLA-E) and a neoantigen having variable heavy chain domains (VH), variable light chain domains (VL), and complementarity determining regions (CDRs) as disclosed herein, as well as methods and uses thereof.
US11359020B2 Agents that modulate immune cell activation and methods of use thereof
The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the immunomodulation mediated by the interaction of PD-L2 and RGMb.
US11359016B2 Anti-CTLA4 antibodies and methods of making and using the same
Provided herein are cross-reactive antibodies (or antigen binding fragments thereof) that bind to human CTLA4, activatable antibodies that bind to human CTLA4, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and methods of their therapeutic use (e.g., for treatment of cancer).
US11359011B2 Treatment and prevention of cardiovascular disease
The methods and compositions described herein improve cardiovascular outcomes using measures related to systemic chronic inflammation (the inflammatory age—iAge, the cardiovascular age—cAge, and levels of certain markers) to stratify patients into low risk and high risk groups. The personalized immune proteome signature creates an individualized initial therapy to reduce cAge and to convert high risk patients into low risk patients. High risk patients can be converted to low risk patients by treating the patients to reduce their cAge, iAge and/or improve their CRS.
US11359006B2 Antibodies to Andes hantavirus, and methods for using same
This invention provides isolated human antibodies and recombinant proteins comprising defined heavy chains and light chains, wherein the antibodies and recombinant proteins neutralize Andes Virus with defined IC50 values. This invention also provides related pharmaceutical compositions, treatment methods and kits.
US11359005B2 Supramolecular high affinity protein-binding system for purification of biomacromolecules
In certain embodiments, the present invention provides novel antibody purification methods and systems using a potentially simple and cost-efficient means. In some embodiments, customized Z-33 derived from Staphylococcus aureus Protein A is used to construct immuno-amphiphile molecules which can assemble into immunofibers in aqueous solution with bioactive epitopes on the surface and have IgG binding ability.
US11359003B2 Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against esophageal cancer and other cancers
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11358993B2 Adeno-associated virus vector delivery of B-sarcoglycan and microrna-29 and the treatment of muscular dystrophy
Described herein are recombinant AAV vectors comprising a polynucleotide sequence comprising β-sarcoglycan and methods of using the recombinant vectors to reduce or prevent fibrosis in a mammalian subject suffering from a muscular dystrophy. Also described herein are combination therapies comprising administering AAV vector(s) expressing β-sarcoglycan and miR-29c to a mammalian subject suffering from a muscular dystrophy.
US11358992B2 Cell-penetrating cereblon recombinant fusion protein and use thereof
The present invention relates to a novel cell-penetrating recombinant fusion protein including a peptide domain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1 and a peptide domain consisting of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2. The novel cell-penetrating cereblon recombinant fusion protein according to the present invention may be usefully employed in the prevention or treatment of cereblon-related diseases.
US11358985B2 Tripeptide compound, preparation method therefor, and application thereof
Provided are a tripeptide compound, a preparation method therefor, and an application thereof. The structure of the related compound is represented by formula (I). The provided compound has angiotensin converting enzyme inhibiting bioactivity, and the compound and a pharmaceutical composition thereof play a role in preventing and treating hypertension and other cardiocerebral vascular system diseases.
US11358977B2 Deuterated pyridone amides and prodrugs thereof as modulators of sodium channels
Compounds, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, useful as inhibitors of sodium channels are provided. The compounds have the formula (I) wherein R is H or CH2OPO(OH)2. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts and methods of using the compounds, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, and pharmaceutical compositions in the treatment of various disorders, including pain.
US11358976B2 Surface treatment agent, surface treatment method, and area selective deposition method
A surface treatment agent including a compound represented by the following general formula (P-1) and an acid. In the formula, R1 represents a linear or branched alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, a linear or branched fluorinated alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group; R2 and R3 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a linear or branched alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, a linear or branched fluorinated alkyl group having 8 or more carbon atoms, or an aromatic hydrocarbon group R1—P(═O)(OR2)(OR3)  (P-1).
US11358974B2 Silylamine compound, composition for depositing silicon-containing thin film containing the same, and method for manufacturing silicon-containing thin film using the composition
Provided are a silylamine compound, a composition for depositing a silicon-containing thin film containing the same, and a method for manufacturing a silicon-containing thin film using the composition, and more particularly, to a silylamine compound capable of being usefully used as a precursor of a silicon-containing thin film, a composition for depositing a silicon-containing thin film containing the same, and a method for manufacturing a silicon-containing thin film using the composition.
US11358972B2 Pentacyclic heterocycles
The present invention provides compounds represented by formulas (I) to (XVII) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof:
US11358969B2 Indole AHR inhibitors and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds useful as inhibitors of AHR, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same.
US11358965B2 EGFR dimer disruptors and use of the same
Provided herein are compounds that modulate EGFR and methods of using the same, for example to treat cancer.
US11358961B2 Anti-HCMV compositions and methods
Novel compounds useful for treating and/or preventing HCMV infections are provided.
US11358957B2 Microbiocidal oxadiazole derivatives
Compounds of the formula (I) wherein the substituents are as defined in claim 1, useful as pesticides, especially as fungicides.
US11358956B2 Compounds containing polysubstituted benzo[d][1,3]oxathiole, benzo[d][1,3]oxathiole 3-oxide or benzo[d][1,3]oxathiole 3,3-dioxide and methods/uses thereof as agonists of G protein-coupled receptor 119
There are provided compounds having formula (I), in which: X1 and X2 are selected from certain combinations of O, S, SO and SO2; X3 is selected from CH, CF and N; X4 is selected from CH and N; X6, X6′ and X6″ are selected from H, halogen, and certain alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, and amide groups; X7 and X7′ are selected from H, halogen, and certain alkyl, haloalkyl, alkoxy, hydroxyalkyl, aminoalkyl and amide groups, or both X7 and X7′ together form a cycloalkyl or heterocycle; and A is selected from certain optionally substituted, alkoxy, piperazinyl and pyrrolidinyl groups. Also provided are compositions comprising these compounds, as well as uses/methods related thereto, including treatment of diseases and conditions associated with GPR119 dysregulation, Type 2 diabetes mellitus, and related metabolic disorders. (I)
US11358951B2 Π(PI)-conjugated compound, organic electroluminescence element material, light-emitting material, light-emitting thin film, organic electroluminescence element, display device, and illumination device
In order to provide a novel π-conjugated compound capable of increasing the light-emission efficiency of an organic electroluminescence element, for example, this π-conjugated compound has a structure indicated by general formula (1). (In general formula (1): Z1-Z6 each independently indicate a hydrogen atom, a deuterium atom, an electron-donating group D, or an electron-withdrawing group A; at least out of two among Z1-Z6 is an electron-donating group D and the other is an electron-withdrawing group A; and at least one ortho position combination Z1 and Z2, Z2 and Z3, Z3 and Z4, Z4 and Z5, Z5 and Z6, or Z6 and Z1 among Z1-Z6 is one combination out of an electron-donating group D and an electron-donating group D, an electron-withdrawing group A and an electron-withdrawing group A, or an electron-donating group D and an electron-withdrawing group A.)
US11358950B2 SMAC mimetics used as IAP inhibitors and use thereof
Disclosed are a class of SMAC mimetics used as IAP inhibitors, and in particular disclosed are compounds as shown in formula (I), isomers thereof, and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The IAP inhibitors are drugs for treating cancers, in particular breast cancer.
US11358948B2 CRBN ligands and uses thereof
The present invention provides compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of using the same for the inhibition of CRBN, and the treatment of CRBN-mediated disorders.
US11358943B2 Method for preparing furfural
Provided is a method for preparing furfural. The method comprises: mixing a plant raw material and an acid containing a —SO3H functional group for pre-treating, then mixing same with an organic acid, cooking same, and then subjecting same to solid-liquid separation, so as to obtain a hemicellulose sugar solution; introducing the resulting hemicellulose sugar solution from the upper part of a reaction kettle, and at the same time, introducing an acetic acid steam from the lower part of the reaction kettle, such that the sugar solution and the acetic acid steam come into contact in a counter-current manner and react so as to form a furfural steam; after the reaction is completed, discharging the furfural steam from the upper part of the reaction kettle; and cooling same so as to obtain a solution containing furfural. In the method, by means of firstly pre-treating the plant raw material using the acid containing a —SO3H functional group, and then cooking same with the organic acid, the hydrolysis rate of pentosan in a hemicellulose can reach 99% or more, thus achieving efficient use of valuable substances in the raw material. In addition, the method relates to a process for discharging the furfural steam in batches and semi-continuously, has an improved furfural production rate, which rate can reach 65-75%, and has good economic benefits and application prospects.
US11358942B2 Substituted phenothiazines as proteasome activators
The disclosure is directed to compounds of the formula (I): and uses of such compounds to treat neurodegenerative diseases and cancers.
US11358941B2 Compounds having a stabilizing effect, method for producing said compounds, composition containing said stabilizing compounds, and uses of the compounds
The invention relates to compounds of a new type which have a stabilizing effect and in particular provide stabilization with respect to oxidative thermal and/or actinic decomposition of or damage to organic materials. The compounds are represented by general formula I specified below. The invention further relates to a method for producing such compounds, to compositions containing said compound, to a method for stabilizing organic compounds by means of the stabilizing compounds, and to the use of the stabilizing compounds to stabilize organic materials.
US11358940B2 K-Ras modulators
Provided herein are the K-Ras inhibitors of the formulae: Also provided are compositions comprising thereof for treating cancer.
US11358937B2 Reagents based on a tertiary amine backbone to introduce chemical functionality in nucleic acids and sequence-controlled polymers
It is provided an achiral, non-nucleosidic backbone for phosphoramidites that can be inserted with high yields in nucleic acid strands and sequence-controlled oligo(phosphodiester)s through solid phase synthesis (SPS) using a DNA synthesizer. From this backbone, platforms with useful chemical handles were synthesized, further functionalized, transformed into phosphoramidites and attached to nucleic acid strands and sequence-controlled oligo(phosphodiester)s. The backbone is based on a tertiary amine with a 3-6 carbon spacer between the central nitrogen and the two external hydroxyls. The spacer has been optimized to increase coupling yields and stability.
US11358932B2 N-(1-hydroxy-3-(pyrrolidinyl)propan-2-yl)pyrrolidine-3-carboxamide derivatives as glucosylceramide synthase inhibitors
Described herein are compounds of Formula I, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments containing such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat or prevent diseases or conditions associated with the enzyme glucosylceramide synthase (GCS).
US11358928B2 Method for producing pentamethylene diisocyanate
The method for producing pentamethylene diisocyanate includes a reaction step, in which carbonyl chloride is allowed to react with pentamethylenediamine to produce a reaction mixture containing pentamethylene diisocyanate and a tar component containing a chlorine-containing component; a heating step, in which the reaction mixture is heated; and a purification step, in which the reaction mixture after the heating step is purified to separate the pentamethylene diisocyanate from the tar component, wherein in the heating step, the reaction mixture is heated without removing the tar component from the reaction mixture.
US11358924B2 Dissociation of a 1,4-bis (4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-lewis acid complex in an aqueous solution
A method for manufacturing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene, including: reacting terephthaloyl chloride with diphenyl ether in a reaction solvent and in the presence of a Lewis acid, so as to obtain a product mixture including a 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene-Lewis acid complex; contacting the product mixture with an aqueous solution, so as to obtain an aqueous phase containing the Lewis acid and an organic phase containing 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene; heating at least the second phase up to a maximum temperature, followed by cooling the second phase down to a separation temperature; subjecting at least the second phase to a solid/liquid separation step at the separation temperature, so as to recover solid 1,4-bis(4-phenoxybenzoyl)benzene.
US11358920B2 Glycerin-only reaction for allyl alcohol production
A process of producing allyl alcohol by reacting glycerin with ReO3—Al2O3 in the presence of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) in a reactor is described. More specifically, a process to produce allyl alcohol, comprising the step of: a) reacting glycerin with ReO3—Al2O3 in the presence of an inert solvent, GVL, in a reactor, and b) collecting the product comprising allyl alcohol.
US11358918B2 Method for the production of a halogenated alkene by catalyzed dehydrohalogenation of a halogenated alkane
The present invention provides methods for the preparation of halogenated alkenes from halogenated alkanes using a homogeneous catalyst.
US11358914B2 Ethylene oligomerization processes
A process comprising A) continuously introducing into a reaction zone i) ethylene, ii) an iron salt, iii) a pyridine bisimine, iv) an organoaluminum compound, and v) an organic reaction medium, and B) forming an oligomer product in the reaction zone, the reaction zone having i) an iron of the iron salt concentration in a range of 5×10−4 mmol/kg to 5×10−3 mmol/kg, ii) an aluminum of the organoaluminum compound to iron of the iron salt molar ratio in a range of 300:1 to 800:1, ii) an ethylene partial pressure in a range of 750 psig to 1200 psig, iv) an ethylene to organic reaction medium mass ratio in a range of 0.8 to 4.5, v) a temperature in a range of 75° C. to 95° C., and optionally vi) a hydrogen partial pressure of at least 5 psi.
US11358911B2 Low-energy consumption method for dehydrating ethanol into ethylene
A process for dehydrating an ethanol feedstock to give ethylene, includes:a) a vaporization stage;b) a heating stage;c) a dehydration stage in a multitubular reactor comprising tubes having a length of between 2 and 4 m, said tubes comprising a, preferably zeolitic, dehydration catalyst, the feedstock having an inlet temperature of greater than 400° C. and less than 550° C. and an inlet pressure of between 0.8 and 1.8 MPa, the heat transfer fluid having an inlet temperature of greater than 430° C. and less than 550° C. and a mass flow rate such that the ratio of the mass flow rates of the heat transfer fluid relative to the feedstock is greater than or equal to 10;d) separation into an effluent comprising ethylene and an aqueous effluent;e) purification of the aqueous effluent and separation of a stream of purified water and a stream of unconverted ethanol.
US11358910B1 Explosive device comprising an explosive material having controlled explosive properties
An explosive device is described herein, wherein the explosive device includes a substrate that has a surface, wherein surface energy of a portion of the surface of the substrate has been modified in a vacuum chamber from a first surface energy to a second surface energy. The explosive device additionally includes explosive material that has been deposited on the surface of the substrate in the vacuum chamber by way of physical vapor deposition (PVD), wherein the explosive material is deposited on the portion of the surface of the substrate subsequent to the surface energy of the portion of the surface of the substrate being modified from the first surface energy to the second surface energy.
US11358909B2 Fertilizer containing a seed grind and a method of using the fertilizer to enhance plant growth
A fertilizer having a seed grind and a method of using the fertilizer to grow plants.
US11358908B2 Enhanced efficiency fertilizer with urease inhibitor and nitrification inhibitor in separate particles
Particulate fertilizer compositions that include nitrification inhibitors and urease inhibitors are described herein. The inhibitors are separated from each other by being in separate particles. Fertilizer particles in the composition include particles having a core-shell structure, with an inhibitor included in the core particle.
US11358903B2 Carbonation curing method to produce wet-cast slag-based concrete products
The present description relates to methods of producing a wet-cast slag-based concrete product particularly where the wet-cast slag-based concrete product is cast, pre-conditioned and cured with carbon dioxide inside a mould and/or inside a mould placed in a curing chamber. The wet-cast slag-based concrete product is optionally reinforced.
US11358897B2 Black b-spodumene glass ceramics with an optimized color package
A black β-spodumene glass ceramic is provided. The glass ceramic includes β-spodumene as a primary crystal phase and gahnite as a minor crystal phase. The glass ceramic is characterized by the color coordinates: L*: 20.0 to 40.0, a*: −1.0 to 0.5, and b*: −5.0 to 1.0. The glass ceramic may be ion exchanged. Methods for producing the glass ceramic are also provided.
US11358896B2 System for preheating glass melting furnace batch materials
A system for preheating batch materials in a glass melting furnace includes a preheater having an outlet through which fluid is exhausted and an inlet that receives fluids exhausted from the furnace and recirculated from the preheater outlet. In one embodiment, a cyclonic separator has an inlet in communication with the preheater outlet and an outlet in fluid communication with a fan. A controller controls the speed of the fan responsive to a drop in pressure between the separator inlet and outlet and a temperature at the separator outlet. In other embodiments, controllers control valves that (i) control the amount of fluids exhausted from the preheater that are delivered to a flue and recirculated to the preheater or (ii) control the amount of fluids diverted to charger for the furnace, in response to temperatures in a duct coupled to the preheater inlet.
US11358895B2 Batch charger for a melting chamber
A feed assembly for a melting chamber having a plurality of walls and at least one submerged burner, and related methods of its operation are disclosed. The feed assembly includes a tubular body being hollow and having a first end and extending to a second end. The second end is for connecting to one of the plurality of walls. The tubular body further includes a port proximate the second end wherein the port has a first port end and tapers radially inwardly to a second port end at the second end. The feed assembly also has a batch charger disposed within the tubular body and having a first charger end and extending to a second charger end.
US11358890B2 Water treatment reactors, systems and methods
A system for wastewater treatment includes a reactor for nitrification of wastewater in a body of water. The body of water has an influent end and an effluent end. The reactor is positioned at the influent end of the body of water, and has a reactor inlet adapted to receive at least a portion of the wastewater from the effluent end of the body of water or from at or near an outlet of the system.
US11358888B1 Ozone injector device
An ozone injector device comprising a housing having a water passageway through the housing, a corona tube disposed within the housing and configured to generate ozone, an ozone inlet fitting removably coupled to the water passageway, the ozone inlet being in fluid communication with the corona tube via a corona discharge tube, and a spring-loaded clearing piston positioned to move into and out of the water passageway directly opposite the ozone inlet. The clearing piston is biased upwards, towards to the ozone inlet, and configured to prevent flow of ozone into the water passageway.
US11358886B2 Gelling F.O.G. for landfill disposal
A gel emulsification system and method for converting fats, oils, and grease (FOG) into a solid acceptable for landfill disposal. The method may include mixing FOG with a detergent and water to form an emulsion, adding viscosifier and a cross-linking agent to the emulsion, and mixing the emulsion and the viscosifier and cross-linking agent to form a gel. The system may include a container adapted to hold solids and liquids without leaking, a powdered detergent in the container to mix with water and a FOG to form an emulsion, and a powdered viscosifier and powdered cross-linking agent in the container adapted to thicken and cross-link the emulsion to form a gel. The gel formed passes a paint filter test (SW-846 Test Method 9095B).
US11358881B2 Hydrodynamic cavitation device
A hydrodynamic cavitation unit for a hydrodynamic cavitation device is provided. The hydrodynamic cavitation device is configured for fluid communication with an inlet conduit and an outlet conduit and may include an expansion chamber downstream of the inlet conduit. The hydrodynamic cavitation unit includes a body; and a plurality of lumens through the body. Each of the lumens is configured for fluid communication from the inlet conduit, through the body, and to the outlet conduit. A ratio of a total cross-sectional area of the lumens to a cross-sectional area of the inlet conduit is about 1:1 in at least a first point in the body, less than 1:1 in at least a second point in the body, and greater than 1:1 in at least a third point in the body. The hydrodynamic cavitation unit may include a cap or a vortex unit including the cap. The vortex unit may extend into the expansion chamber. The at least one lumen may include a constriction relative to the inlet conduit. Related apparatuses, systems, techniques, and articles are also described.
US11358880B2 Water purification
Production of decontaminated water from contaminated water using a vessel, an inlet to the vessel wherein the contaminated water is introduced into the vessel, an outlet to the vessel wherein the decontaminated water is removed from the vessel, a plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane connected to the vessel, plasmonic nanoparticles or nanostructures connected to the plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane, and a source of ultraviolet light that directs ultraviolet light onto the vessel, the plasmonic-photocatalyst membrane, the plasmonic nanoparticles or nanostructures, and the contaminated water to produce the decontaminated water from the contaminated water.
US11358872B2 Polymer for transferring graphene and transfer method of graphene using the same
The present disclosure relates to a polymer for transferring graphene, including: polystyrene; and a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1: (in Chemical Formula 1, R1 and R2 are each independently H, linear or branched C1-C20 alkyl, which can be substituted, and C6-C20 aryl, which can be substituted, and the substitution is carried out with C1-C6 alkyl or C6-C20 aryl, and n is 1 to 10).
US11358871B1 Method of graphene exfoliation and/or stabilization and composition prepared therefrom
The present disclosure provides a method of graphene exfoliation and/or stabilization. Both graphene and silica are mixed in an organic solvent to form a liquid precursor, which is then directed through an orifice formed by a metal cylinder and a flat metal plate. The metal cylinder is pressed against the flat metal plate by a high pressure. The high shear between the metal cylinder and the flat metal plate breaks down the thick layers of graphene to thin layers, which are stably dispersed in the gel formed by the silica.
US11358866B2 Fibrous carbon nanostructure, method of evaluating fibrous carbon nanostructure, and method of producing surface-modified fibrous carbon nanostructure
Provided is a fibrous carbon nanostructure that is easy to surface modify. A symmetry factor of a peak of a first derivative curve of a thermogravimetric curve obtained through thermogravimetric analysis of the fibrous carbon nanostructure in a dry air atmosphere is 3.70 or less. The first derivative curve of the thermogravimetric curve can be a temperature derivative curve of the thermogravimetric curve or a time derivative curve of the thermogravimetric curve.
US11358862B2 Micro-electro-mechanical device having two buried cavities and manufacturing process thereof
A micro-electro-mechanical device, comprising a monolithic body of semiconductor material accommodating a first buried cavity; a sensitive region facing the first buried cavity; a second cavity facing the first buried cavity; a decoupling trench extending from the monolithic body and separating the sensitive region from a peripheral portion of the monolithic body; a cap die, forming an ASIC, bonded to and facing the first face of the monolithic body; and a first gap between the cap die and the monolithic body. The device also comprises at least one spacer element between the monolithic body and the cap die; at least one stopper element between the monolithic body and the cap die; and a second gap between the stopper element and one between the monolithic body and the cap die. The second gap is smaller than the first gap.
US11358861B2 Encapsulation of sensing device
A method for encapsulating a sensing and/or actuator device, comprises the steps of providing a sensing and/or actuator device having a demarcation structure thereon. The sensing and/or actuator device comprises at least a substrate and a sensing and/or actuator element on the substrate. The demarcation structure contacts the substrate and defines an enclosed area of the substrate. The enclosed area comprises at least the sensing and/or actuator element. The method also comprises providing an encapsulation material outside the enclosed area, so the sensing and/or actuator element is left uncovered by the encapsulation material. The demarcation structure further comprises a capping structure overlaying the sensing and/or actuator element.
US11358857B2 Apparatus for manufacturing pillows
Apparatus for manufacturing pillows, comprising: at least one first bobbin of a first fabric and a second bobbin of a second fabric, means adapted to place the first fabric on the second fabric along their advancement path, means configured to drag the fabrics, a pair of side welding devices for welding the side edges of first and second fabrics, a transverse welding device adapted to weld the fabrics found in a tubular envelope transversally to the advancement path for forming a pillowcase, a press for pressing the first fabric onto the second fabric when the length of the pillow reaches the desired length, means adapted to insert material inside the pillowcase, means for cutting the fabrics welded by the transverse welding device to separate the pillow from the successive pillow.
US11358856B2 Opening device for urea water inlet of vehicle
An opening device for a urea water inlet may include a first body configured to be provided on an external side of an inlet of a urea filler neck; a second body disposed at an upper end portion of the first body with a ventilation gap between the first body and the second body, and provided with an internal space to be disposed above the inlet; a cover disposed at an upper end portion of the second body, and configured to receive a force to open the internal space of the second body; an opener provided in the second body, and configured to hold the cover at the upper portion of the second body when the cover is configured to close the internal space, and to release holding of the cover when being pressed toward an interior of the second body; and a membrane disposed between the first body and the second body to pass only air therethrough while covering the ventilation gap.
US11358853B2 Soda gun holster assembly
A soda gun holster assembly having a holster housing with a mounting bracket operably configured to selectively couple with a countertop and a sidewall that defines a soda gun storage zone where a liquid dispensing gun can be inserted therein from the front of the holster housing. The holster housing includes a flexible U-shaped clip disposed within the soda gun storage zone that is operably configured to receive and retain the soda gun, namely the nozzle portion of the soda gun, therein. The soda gun holster assembly may also include a liquid capturing basin selectively removably coupled to the holster housing for retaining and directing errant and/or dripped liquid from the soda gun to another area.
US11358852B2 Beverage dispensing assembly and beverage container
Beverage dispensing assembly, comprising a dispenser and a beverage container, wherein the beverage container has a neck portion and a shoulder portion adjacent the neck portion, wherein the neck portion is provided with at least an outflow opening and at least one gas inlet opening and wherein the dispenser comprises a housing, wherein the housing is provided with a receptacle for receiving at least part of the container, wherein the container is positioned in the dispenser with the neck and shoulder portion facing downward, such that the neck portion and at least part of the shoulder portion are received in the receptacle, wherein part of the shoulder portion extends close to and/or is in contact with a wall of the receptacle, wherein preferably a lid is provided over the container, enclosing a part of the container extending outside the receptacle.
US11358850B2 Magnetorheological actuator for a filling unit of a beverage filling system
An actuator for controlling a fluid path includes an actuator having a seat part, either a fluid-valve membrane or a movable part, and a magnetorheological elastomer that changes form when a magnetic field changes. This causes the path to open or close.
US11358845B1 Electromagnetic noise cancellation apparatus for cable deployed at varying length
A device such as an autonomous mobile device may include an extensible mast or other structure that changes length during operation. A cable between electronics at the ends of the structure includes a data line for signals and a power line for electrical power. A deployed length of the cable is determined and used to determine the phase of an antinoise signal that is radiated using the power line. The antinoise signal destructively interferes with at least a portion of the radiated noise from the data line, reducing the overall amplitude of the radiated noise. The deployed length may also be used to adjust other parameters, such as equalizer settings for one or more of a transmitter or receiver that is connected to the data line.
US11358844B2 Industrial vehicle remote operation system, industrial vehicle, computer-readable storage medium storing industrial vehicle remote operation program, and industrial vehicle remote operation method
An industrial vehicle remote operation system includes an industrial vehicle that includes a vehicle communication unit performing wireless communication; and a remote operation device that includes a remote communication unit performing wireless communication with the vehicle communication unit. The industrial vehicle includes: a delay time calculation unit calculating a delay time corresponding to a difference between a reception period required for the vehicle communication unit to receive a plurality of remote operation signals and a generation period required for generating the plurality of remote operation signals; a communication delay determination unit performing a communication delay determination for determining whether or not a communication delay has been caused based on the delay time; and a communication delay handling control unit executing communication delay handling control corresponding to the communication delay when it is determined that the communication delay has been caused in the communication delay determination.
US11358837B2 Elevator car ceiling access system
Elevator car ceiling access systems are provided. The elevator car ceiling access systems include an elevator car having a top and at least one elevator car door, an access panel located in a top of the elevator car, a car door operator, an access panel operator, and a selectively engageable coupling arranged between the car door operator and the access panel operator and arranged to selectively couple to the car door operator and the access panel operator to enable selective opening of the access panel.
US11358836B2 Wire rope inspection device, wire rope inspection system, and wire rope inspection method
A wire rope inspection device (100) includes a controller 21 configured or programmed to detect a state of a wire rope (W) based on a difference at substantially a same position between a first detection signal acquired by a differential coil (10) in a first measurement and a second detection signal acquired by the differential coil in a second measurement after the first measurement.
US11358831B2 Rotatable cable reel
A cable reel of the present disclosure can include two flanges and a central drum being independently rotatable from one another. The drum, which can be configured to receive a cable, can be mounted on an axle. The two flanges can be rotationally mounted on the axle at opposing distal ends of the axle. Bearings in the flanges can allow for a full rotation of the flanges about the axle.
US11358823B2 Adhesive dispenser device
An adhesive dispenser is disclosed. The adhesive dispenser includes a cartridge, a dispensing roll, a plunger assembly, and a handle. The cartridge defines a cavity. The dispensing roll is positioned within the cavity and adapted to dispense an adhesive tape. The plunger assembly is positioned within the cavity and is adapted to move relative to the cartridge. The handle is adapted to receive the cartridge therein and is adapted to move the plunger assembly relative to the cartridge such that the plunger assembly applies a section of the adhesive tape to a surface adjoining a bottom portion of the cartridge.
US11358819B2 Roll of dispensable sheet material
A roll (2) of dispensable sheet material (4), wherein the roll (2) has an inner bore (6), the dispensable sheet material (4) is such that it has a free end (8) which is difficult to find for manual dispensation of the dispensable sheet material (4) from the roll (2), the roll (2) comprises assist means (10) for assisting in the finding of the free end (8) of the dispensable sheet material (4), the assist means (10) comprises a device (12) which extends at least transversely over the width of the roll (2), and the device (12) is movable around the roll (2) such that the device (12) is locatable on the roll (2) at a place to receive an end portion (14) of the dispensable sheet material (4) which contains the free end (8), whereby the device (12) indicates the position of the free end (8) and thereby facilitates the manual dispensation of the dispensable sheet material (4) from the roll (2).
US11358814B2 Systems and methods for preparing dry process materials and reducing respirable dust
A system for preparing a dry process material includes a sealed container that holds and seals the dry process material therein and prevents airborne dust or particles from the dry process material from escaping the sealed container. Sealed processing equipment receives the dry process material from the sealed container and prevents the airborne dust or particles from escaping the sealed processing equipment. A sealed connection sealingly couples the sealed container to the sealed processing equipment and prevents the airborne dust or particles from escaping while transferring the dry process material. A sealed transfer conduit is sealingly coupled to and extends from the sealed processing equipment.
US11358813B2 Systems and methods for automatically controlling loading dock equipment
Systems and methods for automatically controlling loading dock equipment, such as in response to a trailer approaching and docking at a docking station, are disclosed. The systems and methods can provide scanning devices and scanning operations which assist with, for example, properly aligning a trailer at a docking station and/or checking an interior area in front of the dock door for obstructions. The systems and methods can also transmit messages between components of the system and/or to users of the system regarding the status of components of the systems and/or the status of the overall docking process.
US11358809B1 Vacuum robot apparatus for variable pitch access
Methods, systems, and devices including a robot apparatus with at least one lower arm configured to rotate about a first rotational axis and at least one upper arm rotatably coupled to the at least one lower arm at a second rotational axis that is spaced away from the first rotational axis. The robot apparatus further include a first end effector coupled to the upper arm. The robot apparatus further includes a second end effector coupled to the at least one upper arm. The robot apparatus is suitable for accommodating varying pitches between two adjacent processing chambers or between two adjacent load lock chambers. The robot apparatus may operate in dual substrate handling mode, single substrate handling mode, or a combination thereof. The robot apparatus may also be an off-axis robot.
US11358806B2 System and method of orienting a plurality of studs
The invention relates to a system and a method configured to orient a plurality of studs into one and the same curvature based orientation. The system comprises a conveyor (108; 105) having a feeding direction and being arranged to receive a stud (200A, 200B) being oriented with its longitudinal extension in a direction transverse to the feeding direction. The system further comprises a sensor arrangement (160) configured to measure the curvature of the stud (200A, 200B) as seen along its longitudinal extension and as seen in a major plane of the conveyor (108; 105). Additionally, the system comprises a turning arrangement (170) configured to turn the stud (200A, 200B) 180 degrees around its longitudinal extension.
US11358803B2 Control unit for a conveyor with hardware detection
A method for configuring a control unit in a conveyor, wherein a control unit controls one or more conveyor segments comprising a conveyor drive in signal communication with the control unit via a motor connection socket, and a sensor for detecting an object at a position within the conveyor segment. The conveyor is in signal communication with the control unit via a sensor connection socket. The control unit self-configures itself by: (i) activating a configuration mode in the control unit, (ii) receiving a signal from each motor connection socket or sensor connection socket, (iii) comparing the received signal(s) with a comparative value stored in the control unit, and (iv) determining whether a conveyor drive or a sensor is connected to a motor connection socket or a sensor connection socket of the control unit, respectively, based on the comparison of the signal(s) with the comparative value.
US11358799B2 Device for adjusting a guide width of a conveyor
The invention relates to an apparatus (14) for adapting a guide width (B) of a conveying device (12) for conveying containers for a container treatment installation. The apparatus (14) includes a longitudinally movable and pliable adjusting element (24), a guide element (20) for guiding the containers along a conveying direction (F) and a transmission device (26). For the adaptation of the guide width (B), the transmission device (26) is configured to convert a longitudinal movement, preferably a pushing and/or pulling movement, of the adjusting element (24) into a movement of the guide element (20) transversely with respect to the conveying direction (F). The pliability of the adjusting element (24) can make use possible even in curved regions of the conveying device (12). The adjusting element (24) can also be designed in a simple and cost-effective manner, for example in the form of a cable.
US11358797B1 Conveyor idler and support structure and methods for constructing the same
This invention provides an idler for use in conveyor systems and associated shaft and support structure that reduces the potential for infiltration of contaminants into the bearing assemblies at the opposing ends of the shaft. By use of stampings, co-molded polymer with sealed metal end caps, press-fit end shafts and stamped-metal support structures a more contamination-resistant and efficiently constructed idler assembly is provided. A hollow shaft center section can be used. The polymer defines at least three sealing structures. The shaft defines a multi-piece unit, with the end shafts press-fit onto the center shaft section and held in place by the bearing subassemblies—affixed to the idler sleeve. The support framework includes three stamped and/or cut, and folded sheet metal pieces—a center section with a pair of opposing central risers that engage end shafts, and two opposing, separately attached, end risers, that engage outermost idler end shafts.
US11358792B2 Cart washer lifter
A refuse container lifter is provided that comprises a base, a cross member, and first and second side plates; first and second masts connected on a first end to the first and second side plates, respectively; a first piston/cylinder actuator having first and second ends associated with each of the first and second masts for moving the masts between first and second positions; a cross bar rotatably mounted between the first and second masts at the second end of each mast and having a crank arm associated therewith; a second piston/cylinder actuator having first and second ends associated with each of the first and second masts for rotating the cross bar; first and second spaced-apart forks rigidly mounted to the cross bar and configured to be received in fork pockets of commercial refuse collection containers; and a residential refuse cart lifter secured to the cross member of the base at a position intermediate the first and second forks.
US11358784B2 Disc-shaped pressure control device for pressure packaging
A pressure control device for pressure packaging based on a disc with fluid connection and a collecting basin, with associated closing means. The closing mechanism in the pressure control device is no longer based on a cylinder with a central opening in the separation wall and closing-off of the opening by means of a piston with stem. The proposal is extremely simple, compact and easy to assemble. The use of O-rings is superfluous. A method for manufacturing a pressure control system and a kit of parts for the assembly thereof.
US11358780B2 Compostable insulation for shipping container
A thermal insulation article includes a thermally insulating pad shaped to be positioned in a cavity of a rectangular prism shipping container. The pad includes a solid compostable panel formed primarily of starch and/or plant fiber pulp that holds together as a single unit, and a water-proof or water-resistant film forming a pocket enclosing the panel. The panel includes a first section, a second section, and a third section connecting the first section to the second section, the first and second section each having a central portion and two flaps that extend from the central portion beyond the third section, and wherein the panel is foldable into an open box.
US11358777B2 Method for treating the open cut edges of packaging material for the production of cardboard/plastics composite packaging and a packaging material, a composite packaging produced therefrom and a container for receiving packaging material
A method for treating open cut edges of a packaging sleeve, blank or web material of a packaging material rolled up into a roll, in particular a composite cardboard/plastics material, by applying or introducing a disinfectant-containing treatment agent to or into the outer region of the cut edges. To provide a particularly resource-efficient composite packaging and a production method required for this purpose, it is proposed that at least some of the treatment agent is not applied directly to the cut edges, but that a load carrier is loaded, which load carrier absorbs the treatment agent so that an actively sterilising atmosphere which is created then acts on the open cut edges of the packaging sleeve, blank or web material and performs the desired sterilisation. The invention also relates to a packaging material, to a combipack produced therefrom and to a container for receiving the packaging material.
US11358775B2 Packing material and method of manufacturing the packing material
A packing material including a plurality of discrete cushioning elements and methods for making the same. The discrete cushioning elements may be cellulosic cushioning elements. A flexible linkage may connect the plurality of discrete cushioning elements in the packing material. The packing material may also include a bottom cellulosic sheet connected to a top cellulosic sheet with the plurality of cellulosic cushioning elements positioned between the top cellulosic sheet and the bottom cellulosic sheet. The packing material may also be a molded packing material that includes bonds comprising adhesive and cellulosic fibers. The adhesive and cellulosic fibers of the bonds may be dispersed between the folds of each of the cellulosic cushioning elements.
US11358764B2 Child-resistant container having cap retainer features
A child-resistant container includes a cap with an outer member moveable relative to the axis radially between a first position and a radially displaced position. The container also includes a container body with a neck that engages with an inner member of the cap. The container body has a projection that engages the outer member and limits rotational movement of the cap when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The outer member bypasses the projection when the outer member is in the radially displaced position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted-off. The projection includes a receiving aperture that receives at least part of the outer member when the outer member is in the first position and the cap is contemporaneously twisted off.
US11358761B2 Convenient lid
A convenient lid includes a housing, a lid opening, a press plate, a button, an insertion plate, a guide plate and a threaded body, the lid opening and the threaded body are provided on the lower part of the housing, the side of the lid is provided with a first concave cavity, a fixing body and a guide column are provided in the first concave cavity, a switch device and a security device are provided on the fixing body and the guide column, a guide plate, an insertion plate and a press plate are provided inside the lid, a concave ring and a guide strip are provided on the outside of the lid opening, a convex ring, a guide slot and a latch are provided on the inner side of the threaded body, ribs and threads are provided on the outer side of the threaded body.
US11358758B2 Container lid
The invention teaches a container lid product for controlling access to a container. The container lid comprises one or more hollow molded hinges with solid compressed area to eliminate any seam in use pivotally connecting the product to the container, a hollow-molded edge disposed adjacent to the one or more hollow-molded hinges, and a single-walled cover portion being connected to the hollow-molded edge. The single-walled cover has a length and a width and comprises a plurality of ribs extending the length of the single-walled cover. The single-walled cover has a peripheral rim with an undercut for stiffening. Each the one or more hollow molded hinges comprises an elongate knuckle. The hollow-molded edges comprises a top layer and a bottom layer.
US11358754B2 Tamper-evident bag seal and tamper-evident bags and methods
A tamper-evident bag seal and tamper-evident bags and methods are disclosed. In one embodiment, the tamper-evident bag seal may be a paper or paperboard panel that folds over the handles of an existing bag and is secured to the sides of the bag. The tamper-evident bag seal includes a perforated fold, seam, or line along that is the mechanism for opening the bag and wherein the perforated fold, seam, or line is also the tamper-evident feature of the bag. In another embodiment, the tamper-evident bag includes a sealable flap for securing the bag in the closed state. In another embodiment, the tamper-evident bag includes a tear-away strip along the sealable flap that is the mechanism for opening the bag and wherein the tear-away strip is also the tamper-evident feature of the bag.
US11358747B2 Low opacity thermoformed container having longitudinal seam
A container formed of a common one-piece thermoplastic substrate. The container has an overlapping seam having an overlap magnitude. At a location that is five times the overlap magnitude away from the overlapping seam, the container wall has a container wall Opacity less than about 50%. At a corresponding position along the overlapping sea, the overlapping seam has a seam Opacity that is less than 200% of the container wall Opacity.
US11358743B2 Tube holder for a tube-filling machine
A tube holder for a tube-filling machine has a cup-shaped housing which comprises an upwardly opening tube receiving means into which a tube is insertable by way of one axial end region thereof. A clamping device, by which a clamping force can be applied to the tube, is arranged in the region of the tube wall of the tube receiving means. It can be provided in this case that that the clamping device comprises at least one magnet which is movable by at least one electric coil and/or at least one permanent magnet between a clamping position, in which a clamping force is applied to the tube, and a releasing position in which a clamping force is not applied to the tube. Alternatively, the clamping device can comprise a magnetorheological fluid, the viscosity of which is modifiable by at least one electric coil and/or at least one permanent magnet.
US11358736B2 System for enhancing the structural resilience of an aircraft, and aircraft comprising such system
A damage recovery system of a fuselage of an aircraft, comprising: a tank containing a polyurethane foam; a main duct fluidically coupled to the tank to receive the foam; secondary ducts fluidically coupled to the main duct; and distribution means adapted to allow an outflow of the foam from the secondary ducts. Graphene powder can be mixed and added to the polyurethane foam. In flight, a possible leak (crack or hole) in the fuselage is plugged by the polyurethane foam with graphene powder.
US11358732B2 Anti-overpressure fuel tank
A fuel tank with a venting system includes a flap for closing and opening a vent made in the tank. The flap is coupled to a float. The flap includes a valve coupled to a second float mounted in a hinged manner in the tank so that the valve adopts a closed position, being pushed by the second float when the level of fuel in the tank reaches a certain threshold, and an open venting position in order to prevent overpressure within the tank, being driven by the second float when the level of fuel is below the threshold and the force exerted by the internal pressure on the valve is less than the sum of the forces exerted on the valve by the atmospheric pressure and by the weight of the second float.
US11358731B2 Clutch with synchronizer and locking mechanism
A clutch that has a synchronizer for matching a rotational velocity of a drive input with a rotational velocity of a driven output prior to engagement of a locking mechanism.
US11358728B2 Center-of-pressure arm restraint system
An ejection seat is disclosed. In various embodiments, the ejection seat includes a seat frame having a seat-back and a seat-pan adapted to support an occupant and a propulsion system configured to propel the ejection seat from an aircraft; and a backstop configured to deploy laterally outward from the seat-back to form a forward-facing surface, the backstop including a net structure and an aerodynamic control mechanism incorporated into the net structure.
US11358726B2 Surface deicing device configured not to generate electromagnetic interference
A device for deicing a wall of an aircraft, comprising a closed circuit. The closed circuit comprises at least one condenser, positioned in the environment of the wall that is to be deiced, and in which a heat-transfer fluid condenses, generating energy in the form of latent heat which is transmitted to the wall that is to be deiced, at least one evaporator positioned in the environment of a heat source sited remotely with respect to the wall, and in which the heat-transfer fluid evaporates, absorbing energy in the form of latent heat coming from the heat source. At least part of the closed circuit is facing, in contact with, or positioned in, the wall that is to be deiced, being made of a material transparent to electromagnetic fields.
US11358724B2 System for manufacturing a kitchen arrangement, kitchen arrangement and an aircraft
A system for manufacturing a kitchen arrangement for a cabin of a vehicle includes a primary module with an electrical energy supply device, a cooling device, and at least one supply connection for supplying the primary module with a requisite. The system also includes at least one auxiliary module that is couplable with the primary module. The cooling device is set up to provide a stream of cooled fluid to a fluid outlet. At least one outer boundary surface of the primary module comprises an electrical connection coupled with the electrical energy supply device and a fluid connection coupled with the fluid outlet. The at least one outer boundary surface is adjusted for coupling with an auxiliary module having a correspondingly shaped boundary surface.
US11358719B2 Asymmetric aerial vehicle
An aerial vehicle including a first wing structure and a second wing structure which intersects the first wing structure perpendicularly at a position offset from a midpoint of a transverse axis of the first wing structure in a direction towards a first wingtip of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a first set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a portion of the first wing structure extending between the midpoint of the transverse axis of the first wing structure and a second wingtip of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a second set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a first portion of the second wing structure extending from a first surface of the first wing structure. The aerial vehicle may further include a third set of at least two propellers with respective propeller rotational axes disposed side-by-side along a second portion of the second wing structure extending from a second surface of the first wing structure.
US11358718B2 Low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance system
Disclosed is a low-altitude unmanned aerial vehicle surveillance system. According to an embodiment, monitoring is performed using a balloon main body filled with gas and staying in the air; radar; camera units being provided outside the balloon main body, and including a camera taking an image of a subject; radio frequency detectors; and sound detectors and correspondingly, interceptor means is included. As interceptor means, a jammer, a jamming gun, and a spoofing device corresponding to jamming are disclosed.
US11358711B2 Tetracyclic heterocycle compounds useful as HIV integrase inhibitors
The present invention relates to Tetracyclic Heterocycle Compounds of Formula and pharmaceutically acceptable salts or prodrug thereof, wherein A, X, R1, R2, R3 and Ware as defined herein. The present invention also relates to compositions comprising at least one Tetracyclic Heterocycle Compound, and methods of using the Tetracyclic Heterocycle Compounds for treating or preventing HIV infection in a subject.
US11358708B2 Apparatus, aircraft and method for moving a wing tip device away from a load-alleviating configuration
An aircraft (1) including a fixed wing (7) and a wing tip device (9) moveably mounted thereon. The wing tip device (9) is movable from a load-alleviating configuration to a flight configuration. The wing tip device includes an airflow channel (88) extending between respective apertures (83, 84) on the upper surface and lower surface of the wing tip device. The channel (88) is configurable between an open state in which air can flow through the channel and a closed state in which the airflow through the channel (88), via the apertures (83, 84), is blocked. The channel (88) is configured such that when the wing tip device (9) is in the load-alleviating configuration and the channel (88) is in the open state, the aerodynamic loading on the wing tip device in flight urges the wing tip device towards the flight configuration.
US11358707B2 Flow guide body for an aircraft
A flow guide body for an aircraft includes a main body having an outer aerodynamic surface having a plurality of outlet openings, and flow control devices, each having an inlet, an interaction chamber, a first outlet and a second outlet. A first control inlet is connected to the interaction chamber at the first side of the chamber axis. The outlets are each connected to outlet openings in the aerodynamic surface. Each outlet has a control outlet. A second flow control device is arranged such that one outlet is connected with the inlet of the first flow control device. One of the control outlets of the first flow control device is connected to the first control inlet of the first flow control device, and the other of the control outlets of the first flow control device is connected to the first control inlet of the second flow control device.
US11358702B2 Aircraft security door and method and apparatus for security door handling
The present disclosure provides an aircraft security door as well as methods, systems and apparatus for handling an aircraft security door. In one implementation, a method for installing an aircraft security door onto an aircraft is disclosed. The method includes transferring the aircraft security door to an aircraft service stair, supporting the aircraft security door by a bridge crane coupled to the aircraft service stair, positioning the aircraft service stair in proximity to a fuselage of the aircraft adjacent to an opening in the fuselage, positioning the aircraft security door relative to the opening using the bridge crane, and securing the aircraft security door to the opening.
US11358698B1 Systems and methods for synchronizing shifting across marine propulsion devices
A method for synchronizing shifting of transmissions across marine propulsion devices. The method includes receiving a signal to shift the transmissions and identifying a predetermined shifting time for each of the transmissions, where the predetermined shifting time represents an elapsed time between starting the shifting and completing the shifting. The method further includes comparing the predetermined shifting times to determine a longest shifting time, calculating for each of the transmissions an offset time that is a difference between the corresponding predetermined shifting time and the longest shifting time, and sending a signal to start the shifting of each of the transmissions after waiting the offset time for that transmission such that the transmissions all complete the shifting at the same time.
US11358695B2 Divided gear wheel for a power transmission system used in a marine engine
The present application relates to power transmission system used in marine engines and in particular to a divided gear wheel (11, 12), for a power transmission system 1,2, used in marine engines, to a power transmission system used in marine engines to a method to operate said power transmission system and to a marine engine comprising a power transmission system.
US11358694B1 Oar apparatus having a pivoting oar blade
An oar apparatus configured to remain submerged under water during the power stroke and the return stroke. The oar apparatus has a sheath and a shaft rotationally disposed within the sheath. An oar blade is affixed to the shaft, such that the oar blade is rotational relative to the sheath. The oar blade has a deployed orientation, in which the oar blade is substantially perpendicular to the movement direction of the vessel, and a feathered configuration, in which the oar blade is substantially parallel to the movement direction of the vessel. The oar blade is asymmetrical relative to the center axis of the shaft, such that resistance of the water exerted onto the oar blade creates a first moment urging the oar blade into the deployed orientation during the power stroke and a second moment urging the oar blade into the feathered orientation on the return stroke.
US11358688B2 Method and system for determining safe under keel clearance of ultra-large ship
A method and a system for determining a safe under keel clearance of an ultra-large ship are provided. The method comprises: acquiring operation parameter values of the ship; obtaining fluid pressure according to the values; obtaining a squat force and a trim moment of the ship according to the pressure; establishing a mirror image model based on speed potential to establish a squat clearance calculation model for the ship; determining a half-wave rising height with above calculation model; obtaining draught and trim changes according to the squat force and the trim moment, to determine a maximum squat clearance of the hull; determining the safe under keel clearance; and controlling the squat clearance of the ship according to the safe under keel clearance of the ship, to avoid navigation dangers, and improve the loading rate.
US11358687B1 Distributed acoustic anti unmanned boat system
A distributed acoustic anti-unmanned boat intelligence system (DAAUBS) for detecting unmanned boats (UB) approaching protected sites includes a plurality of airborne defense agents (ADAs) and a base station. Each ADA is equipped with air balloons, tethers, buoys, a directional microphone array, a first computing device, and a transceiver. The first computing device causes at least processor to determine information regarding each approaching UB. The base station includes a control center configured with a wideband communications link configured to communicate with the transceiver of each ADA. The DAAUBS control center includes a second computing device performing an intelligence method. The second processor receives and aggregates the data of each approaching UB and performs adaptive noise cancellation to remove environmental background noise. The second processor uses a deep learning classifier to classify at least one of a type and size of the UB.
US11358685B1 Modular catamaran
A modular catamaran is a small body catamaran capable of being easily disassembled. The catamaran has approximate dimensions of ten feet-four inches (10′-4″) long and ninety-five and a half inches (95½″) wide having a pair of foam filled fiberglass pontoons. The top of the catamaran is fabricated with a welded aluminum frame that may be provided complete with seats and an engine.
US11358679B2 Snowmobile with an electric motor, and a manufacturing method for a snowmobile with an electric motor
The present invention introduces an electrically driven snowmobile, i.e. an electric sled. The electric motor is applied along the primary driving axis so that its rotational force is applied directly or indirectly to the primary driving axis. The electric motor may locate either inside or outside the frame structure of the snowmobile, and either on the left-hand side or the right-hand side of the primary driving axis. One option of manufacturing the electrically driven snowmobile is to convert a traditional combustion engine driven snowmobile into an electrical one by removing some parts and adding the electric motor within the snowmobile. Another option of manufacturing the electrically driven snowmobile is to build a transmission chain from scratch, and by adding an electric motor along the primary driving axis.
US11358676B2 Bicycle apparatus
A method of controlling an ABS unit is provided for controlling a braking force of a bicycle. The method includes determining whether a vehicle speed is greater than or equal to a prescribed speed, and then determining whether the bicycle is in a prescribed state. The prescribed state is at least one of a first state and a second state. The first state is a state in which a difference between a rotational speed of the front wheel and a rotational speed of the rear wheel is greater than or equal to a prescribed rotational speed. The second state is a state in which a change in the rotational speeds of the front and rear wheels is greater than or equal to a prescribed value. The method further includes controlling the ABS unit upon based on the vehicle speed and the prescribed state.
US11358675B2 Lockable steering mechanism for ride-on vehicle
A lockable steering mechanism for a children's ride-on vehicle is provided. The steering mechanism has a steering shaft coupled to a steering link that is coupled to the vehicle's front wheels. A steering wheel is axially fixed to the steering shaft. A lifter guide is rotationally and axially fixed to the steering shaft, and a lifter is rotationally fixed to and axially moveable about the lifter guide. A rotatable locking ring rotates from a first position to a second position. The lifter engages the steering wheel when the locking ring is in the first position to rotationally fix the steering wheel to the steering shaft. The lifter is rotationally decoupled from the steering wheel when the locking ring is in a second position to rotationally decouple the steering wheel from the steering shaft.
US11358674B2 Motorcycle handlebar featuring active vibration damping
A handlebar for a motor vehicle, in particular a motorcycle or a motorcycle-type vehicle, has a vibration damping mechanism designed to dampen a first vibration of the handlebar. The vibration damping mechanism is designed to detect the first vibration and is equipped with at least one actuator which is effectively coupled to the handlebar in a vibration-transmitting manner and which, in response to the detected first vibration, can be actuated to introduce a second vibration into the handlebar.
US11358673B2 Tube for a bicycle
A tube for a bicycle has a body, an indented portion, and a machined hole. The indented portion is radially recessed in the body and has an outer bottom surface, an outer annular surface, and a first round corner being a curved surface smoothly connecting an outer tube surface of the body and the outer annular surface. The machined hole is formed through the outer bottom surface of the indented portion and has an area being less than an area of the outer bottom surface. The indented portion formed around the machined hole distributes stress to prevent cracking occurring from an edge of the machined hole. The structural strength of the tube is increased under a same total weight.
US11358672B2 Rolling motor vehicle
This invention relates to a rolling motor vehicle with three or four wheels, comprising a frame 6 that extends from a forecarriage 8, which supports at least two front wheels 10′,10″, to a rear 12 which supports one or more rear wheels 14. The frame 6 defines an accommodating area 15 for a driver P. The forecarriage 8 in turn comprises: —a forecarriage frame 16; —at least one pair of front wheels 10′,10″ kinematically connected to each other and to the forecarriage frame 16 by means of a rolling kinematic mechanism 20 which enables the front wheels to roll in a synchronous and specular manner, each wheel 10′,10″ being connected to said rolling kinematic mechanism 20 by means of a respective axle journal 60, said axle journal 60 being mechanically connected to a rotation pin 68 of the wheel in order to support it rotatably around an axis of rotation R′-R′, R″-R″; —a roll control system 100 of the motor vehicle; —suspension means 90 which guarantee each axle journal 60 at least one spring suspension movement with respect to said rolling kinematic mechanism 20. The roll control system comprises a rod 110, which connects the two front wheels directly to each other at the respective axle journals 60 at its two ends by means of hinging means 72,73,74 which enable said rod 110 to passively follow the movements of the axle journals 60, the roll movements of the two front wheels and of the respective axle journals causing changes in the lying position of said rod 110 with respect to a vertical projection plane, which is transverse to a centre line plane M-M of the motor vehicle. The rod 110 is usable directly or indirectly by the driver P as a command element of the roll control system 100 to control the rolling movements of the two front wheels without having to put his feet on the ground, adjusting the lying position of the rod 110 itself with his own body. Said command element 110, 120 is disposed so as to be accessible and maneuverable by the driver P from the accommodating area 15.
US11358667B2 Safety windscreen assembly
A safety windscreen assembly including a windscreen panel, a support arm to support the windscreen panel, the support arm having a first arm portion configured to be attached to a motor vehicle, and a second arm portion attached to the windscreen panel, the motor vehicle being a vehicle provided with a steering handlebar and with a seat astride which a driver may sit, where at least one sacrificial coupling element is provided, to couple the second arm portion with the first arm portion so that the second arm portion is adapted to pass in a breaking configuration with respect to the first arm portion when the windscreen panel is hit by a predetermined impact force higher than a threshold value.
US11358665B2 Support for two-wheeled vehicles
A support for two-wheeled vehicles includes a rod which has a first end for coupling to the vehicle and a second supporting end. The rod is formed by a plurality of sections able to be coupled to one another. The sections may be hollow and include a portion with a reduced width which is introduced in an adjacent section. Support is thereby provided for two-wheeled vehicles, in particular bicycles, which allows for the easy placement and removal thereof, without the need to use tools, and which, furthermore, is universal, i.e., the support can be used on any two-wheeled vehicle. The length of the support is able to be varied in a simple way and without the need to use any tools, even allowing the user to use the same support for different vehicles.
US11358662B2 Idler wheel and method for manufacturing idler wheel
With an idler, a first member includes a first boss portion, a first rim portion, and a side plate. A second member includes a second boss portion, a second rim portion, and a side plate. A third member includes a third boss portion having a third axle hole portion configured to allow insertion of an axle. The third boss portion is disposed between the first boss portion and the second boss portion. A first welded portion is formed between the second boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the second and third boss portions. A second welded portion is formed between the first boss portion and the third boss portion and connects the first and third boss portions. A third welded portion is formed between the first rim portion and the second rim portion and connects the first and second rim portions.
US11358661B2 Tapered short tunnel for a snowmobile
A tapered short tunnel for use on a tracked vehicle, such as a snowmobile. The tapered short tunnel has a tapered distal end having a width less than a width of an endless track used on the snowmobile. This tapered portion reduces the snowmobile from catching or grabbing snow in a snow trench, thereby enabling the snowmobile to traverse deeper snow.
US11358658B2 Rotatable trailer bed
A rotatable trailer bed includes a frame, a trailer bed, a turntable swivel assembly, and a plurality of swivel casters. The frame includes a bed section, a hitch section, and two wheel sets. The hitch section is adjacently connected a front end of the bed section. The two wheel sets is rotatably mounted to the bed section. The plurality of swivel casters is mounted to the bed section is perimetrically positioned around the bed section. The trailer bed is rotatably mounted to the bed section through the turntable swivel assembly as the plurality of swivel casters maintain the balance and level of the trailer bed.
US11358657B2 Work vehicle transmission prognostics system and method
A work vehicle includes an engine; at least one continuously variable power source (CVP) configured to operate according to a commanded torque; an output shaft; a transmission positioned operatively between the output shaft and the engine and the CVP such that the output shaft selectively receives power from one or both of the engine and the at least one CVP; and a prognostics system configured to monitor a respective component associated with at least one of the output shaft or the transmission. The prognostics system includes a prognostics controller having a processor and memory architecture, configured to: receive input data, including the commanded torque; generate a usage value for the respective component for a time period as a function of the commanded torque; aggregate the usage value with previous usage values to generate a prognostics value over a life of the respective component; and store the prognostics value.
US11358656B2 Cargo trailer with tensioned wall panels and process of manufacture
A cargo trailer wall structure of panels includes adjacent outer sheets, posts spaced along one side of the outer sheets and fasteners therebetween. The posts are formed into central webs and attachment ribs to either side of the central webs. The attachment ribs have concave surfaces abutting against the outer sheets and rows of holes matching rows of holes in the outer sheets. The elongate concave surfaces are aligned with the rows of holes of the attachment ribs. The fasteners draw the sheets and posts together and distort the outer sheets into contact against the concave surfaces.
US11358654B1 Body panels for repairing a damaged vehicle body
A body panel for repairing damaged vehicle bodies including a layer assembly. The body panel makes use of a fibrous sheet that includes fiber glass, carbon fiber, or Kevlar that would be easily painted and installed to replace damaged vehicle bodies. The body panel makes great usage for repairing damaged body panels as it is strong and durable as it does not dent, it is lightweight, it is inexpensive, and it importantly does not rust.
US11358646B2 Vehicle body forming structure and vehicle body using the same
A vehicle body forming structure is provided. The vehicle body forming structure includes a plurality of linear members each including a bent portion in at least a portion thereof, wherein the plurality of linear members overlap each other in at least a partial section to form overlapping extending portions extending in a same direction, and a fastening member configured to fasten the overlapping extending portions to form a vehicle body frame.
US11358644B2 Casting, hollow interconnecting member for connecting vehicular frame members, and vehicular frame assembly including hollow interconnecting member
A hollow interconnecting member for connecting vehicular frame members is provided. The hollow interconnecting member is formed of a metal material and defines a centerline. The hollow interconnecting member comprises a first end and a second end. The centerline extends through the first end and the second end. A plurality of walls cooperate to define a continuous passageway that extends between the first end and the second end and defines a first opening and a second opening at the first end and the second end, respectively. The hollow interconnecting member is formed as an as-cast one-piece construction.
US11358641B2 Space frame center upper frame nodal connection
A center upper frame nodal connection fabrication comprising a top surface, a bottom surface opposite the top surface, two side surfaces, a front surface having a plurality of integral planes oriented at angles relative to each other, and a rear surface opposite the front surface. The top surface, the bottom surface, and the two side surfaces can be weldably attached to each other and the front and rear surfaces to form a structure of the center upper frame nodal connection fabrication. The integral planes of the front surface are configured to weldably attach to respective elongate support members of a space frame. The rear surface is configured to weldably attach to a center upper frame connection casting of the space frame.
US11358640B2 Parking assistance device
An object of the present invention is to provide a parking assistance device capable of computing a parking path that is suitable for given circumstances or user's needs. A parking assistance device of the present invention is a parking assistance device for assisting in parking a vehicle in a parking space provided on one side of a road, the parking assistance device being configured to compute a first parking path for starting moving the vehicle forward from the initial position thereof, and a second parking path for starting moving the vehicle backward from the initial position thereof, select one of the first parking path or the second parking path on the basis of a preset evaluation function, and set the selected path as a parking path to be used.
US11358638B2 Vehicle disturbance handling system
A disturbance handling system for a vehicle to handle a disturbance, the disturbance being an external force that acts on the vehicle and causes deflection of the vehicle, including: a disturbance detecting portion configured to determine an occurrence of the disturbance and to estimate a degree of influence of the disturbance; and a disturbance handling portion configured to handle the disturbance based on the estimated degree of influence of the disturbance, wherein, when a deviation of an actual yaw rate from a standard yaw rate is larger than a set threshold, the disturbance detecting portion determines that the disturbance is occurring and increases the set threshold in a situation in which the vehicle is being automatically steered, the standard yaw rate being a yaw rate of the vehicle determined based on a steering operation.
US11358637B2 Method and apparatus for determining a trailer hitch articulation angle in a motor vehicle
Methods and apparatus are provided for determining a hitch articulation angle including a camera for capturing a first image and a second image, a steering sensor configured to detect a steering angle, a velocity sensor configured to detect a vehicle velocity, a processor configured to for generating a bird's eye view of the first image and the second image through a perspective transform, generating a trailer hitch model from the first image in response to the steering angle and the vehicle velocity indicating a vehicle is traveling in a straight forward direction, generating a current hitch model from the second image, determining a hitch articulation angle in response to an angular difference between the trailer hitch model and the current hitch model, and a vehicle controller controlling the vehicle in response to the hitch articulation angle.
US11358626B2 System, method and apparatus for a telescopic jacket for a steering column
A steering column assembly including a steering column that extends between a first end and a second end and includes a hand wheel location on the first end and a rotation output on the second end. The steering column comprising an upper jacket, a lower jacket, and a sliding bracket, wherein the upper jacket is telescopically connected to the lower jacket and the lower jacket is slidably connected to the sliding bracket. A telescopic actuator extends between the sliding bracket and the upper jacket and facilitates relative telescopic movement between the upper jacket and the lower jacket and slidable movement between the lower jacket and the sling bracket. The lower jacket including a shaft connected to the rotation output via a splined inner bore that permits axial play. The movement of the lower jacket resulting in translational movement of the shaft.
US11358622B2 Folding baby stroller system and method
A baby stroller for transporting an infant at speeds faster than normal walking is disclosed. This baby stroller can be folded to make it easier to stow and transport. The folding mechanism, a unique feature of the design is directed toward compactness, ease of use, reliability, and reduction in manufacturing costs.
US11358620B2 Transport means with at least one transport device and method for producing, operating, and servicing the transport means
The invention relates to a transport equipment with at least one transport device (1a) which is individualised by an identification mean, which has at least one goods depositing device and at least one handle and which can be stacked with respectively identical transport devices, wherein the transport equipment has at least two power-supplied electronic devices arranged on an identical and/or on different transport devices, of which at least one performs the function of a user interface and at least one performs the function of a detection device, and which each have integrated data-processing means and means for wireless data transmission.The invention is characterised in that each power-supplied electronic device can be individualised by at least one identification means using a machine-detectable identifier, in that the power-supplied electronic devices are arranged on the transport equipment in such a way that the spatial position of at least one further electronic device on the transport equipment can be determined by the at least one detection device, and in that the transport equipment is configured to determine the respective identifier and the respective spatial position on the transport device using the data-processing means and the means for wireless data transmission for at least two of the power-supplied electronic devices such that they can be assigned to one another.The invention also concerns a method for manufacturing, operating and maintaining the transport equipment.
US11358619B2 Inclined handcart
An inclined handcart includes a frame including two hook-shaped rearward inclined members at two sides respectively; two wheel mounts secured to bottoms of two front corners of the frame respectively; two rear wheels rotatably secured to two rear ends of the rearward inclined members respectively; two front casters rotatably secured to the wheel mounts respectively; a plurality of links interconnecting the rearward inclined members; two plate members mounted on the rearward inclined members respectively, each plate member having a shoulder extending inward; and a first limit board extending from the rear ends of the rearward inclined members.
US11358617B2 Systems and methods for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad
A system for analyzing thermal properties of a railroad includes a thermal imaging device configured to generate thermal image data reproducible as a thermal image of a portion of the railroad, the thermal image data being associated with a location of the portion of the railroad, an electronic display device, a memory device configured to receive and store therein the generated thermal image data; and one or more processors configured to: determine a temperature metric of the portion of the railroad based at least in part on the thermal image data; and cause the electronic display device to display (i) a first graph indicative of the temperature metric of the portion of the railroad and (ii) a second graph indicative of a railroad track geometry metric associated with the location of the portion of the railroad.
US11358614B2 Cable transportation system
A cable transportation system comprising: at least a cable; an upstream station and a downstream station between which the cable extends; a plurality of supporting intermediate structures for supporting the cable between the upstream station and the downstream station; a plurality of transporting units coupled above the cable in a configuration suspended in the void and free to swing; an alarm device configured for detecting the contact between the transporting units and the supporting intermediate structures when a threshold tilting angle of the transporting units is exceeded and for emitting a relative alarm signal.
US11358612B2 Method for controlling an automated or autonomous locomotive device, and evaluation unit
A method for controlling an automated or autonomous locomotive device, including automatically ascertaining a deviation from a predefined trajectory, the deviation requiring a return of the locomotive device to the predefined trajectory; automatically calculating a jerk as an input variable, as a function of the deviation from the predefined trajectory; automatically calculating an unconstrained correcting variable for the return to the predefined trajectory, as a function of a weighted sum that includes a weighted summand of the input variable and a weighted summand of the state for the return path; automatically calculating a constrained correcting variable regarding the jerk; the unconstrained correcting variable being manipulated via a cascade that includes multiple stages having one saturation function per stage; integrating the constrained correcting variable, to obtain a constrained return trajectory to the predefined trajectory; automatically steering the locomotive device to the predefined trajectory by way of the constrained return trajectory.
US11358610B2 Vehicle alert apparatus
A vehicle alert apparatus acquires an object distance between an object and a vehicle, presumes a predicted moving route of the vehicle when the object distance is shorter than or equal to a threshold object distance. The vehicle alert apparatus calculates a collision distance which the vehicle has moves along the predicted moving route until the vehicle collides with the object or the vehicle has moved to a position closest to the object when determining that the vehicle potentially collides with the object, based on the predicted moving route. The vehicle alert apparatus performs a first alert when the collision distance is larger than a threshold collision distance. The vehicle alert apparatus performs a second alert having a higher alert level of alerting the driver than the alert level of the first alert when the collision distance is shorter than or equal to the threshold collision distance.
US11358608B2 Method and system for vehicular communication and safety monitoring of driving environment to provide early warnings in real-time
A vehicular warning system includes a plurality of input devices. A computing unit is electrically coupled to the input system. An input preprocessing classifies signals received from the plurality of input devices into Vehicle information, Roadway information, Traffic information, and eXogenous information (“VRT-X”) data structure. The early warning processing unit observes the VRT-X signal provided by the input preprocessing unit corresponding to an environment surrounding a vehicle, predicts future changes in the environment over a dynamically-configured range, and determines signal properties in both time and frequency domain over a moving window. Based on defined early warning classification rules, the computing unit assigns a threat level to the VRT-X signal corresponding to the environment surrounding the vehicle. Responsive to the threat level being above a threshold, the computing unit interacts with the at least one vehicle control and communication device to provide early-warning risk-mitigation control.
US11358602B2 Method of determining vehicle driving pattern
A method of determining a vehicle driving pattern includes: acquiring current driving information to determine the vehicle driving pattern of a driver while a vehicle is driven; determining the vehicle driving pattern of a driving condition with which the acquired current driving information is satisfied from a plurality of vehicle driving patterns divided based on the driving condition; determining whether the determined vehicle driving pattern satisfies an entry condition of an aggressive driving pattern based on a driving load of the vehicle and a value of an accelerator pedal sensor according to a driver's operation of an accelerator pedal, while the acquired current driving information satisfies the driving condition of the determined vehicle driving pattern; and determining that the current vehicle driving pattern is the aggressive driving pattern when the entry condition of the aggressive driving pattern is satisfied.
US11358601B2 Training machine learning model based on training instances with: training instance input based on autonomous vehicle sensor data, and training instance output based on additional vehicle sensor data
Various implementations described herein generate training instances that each include corresponding training instance input that is based on corresponding sensor data of a corresponding autonomous vehicle, and that include corresponding training instance output that is based on corresponding sensor data of a corresponding additional vehicle, where the corresponding additional vehicle is captured at least in part by the corresponding sensor data of the corresponding autonomous vehicle. Various implementations train a machine learning model based on such training instances. Once trained, the machine learning model can enable processing, using the machine learning model, of sensor data from a given autonomous vehicle to predict one or more properties of a given additional vehicle that is captured at least in part by the sensor data.
US11358599B2 Traveling control apparatus, traveling control method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program
A first specifying unit specifies a first possible space, for which a lane change of a vehicle is possible, from an inter-vehicle distance between a first preceding other vehicle and the vehicle, a speed of the first preceding other vehicle, and a speed of the vehicle. A second specifying unit specifies a second possible space, for which the lane change of the vehicle is possible, from an inter-vehicle distance between a second preceding other vehicle and a following other vehicle, a speed of the second preceding other vehicle, and a speed of the following other vehicle. A judgment unit judges, based on the first possible space and the second possible space, whether the lane change of the vehicle is possible.
US11358598B2 Methods and systems for performing outlet inference by an autonomous vehicle to determine feasible paths through an intersection
An autonomous vehicle identifies an intersection, identifies an object in proximity to the intersection, identifies a plurality of outlets of the intersection, and, for each outlet, identifies a polyline associated with the outlet, identifies a target point along the polyline, and determines a constant curvature path from the object to the target point. The system determines a score associated with each outlet based at least in part on the constant curvature path of the outlet, generates a pruned set of outlets that includes one or more of the outlets from the plurality of outlets based on its score, and for each outlet in the pruned set, generates a reference path from the object to the target point of the outlet.
US11358593B2 Dual direction accident prevention and assistive braking system
A dual direction accident prevention (DDAP) and assistive braking system (ABS) which detects both the risk of a frontal accident and a rear accident and then coordinates braking to prevent both if possible while giving priority to preventing a frontal accident. In the event of an imminent rear collision with an object or vehicle in front of a driver, the system will choose a braking force which minimizes the impact of the rear collision, while determining a safe approach toward the front obstacle. Furthermore, if a vehicle is approaching the driver and an accident is imminent, and there is no further room in front to reduce the effect of the imminent impact, the system prepares the vehicle and driver by bracing for impact by applying emergency brakes, tightening seatbelts, etc.
US11358586B2 Methods and system for launching a hybrid vehicle
Methods and systems are provided for operating a hybrid vehicle during launch conditions from rest. In one example, a driver demand torque is held constant until a threshold vehicle speed is reached when a constant accelerator pedal position is present so that closing of a transmission input clutch may result in reduced driveline torque disturbances while a desired driver demand torque is delivered.
US11358579B2 Electrohydraulic brake actuator
An electrohydraulic brake actuator for a motor vehicle. The brake actuator has a piston-cylinder unit, whose piston is displaceable by an electric motor via a screw drive. Two pistons are provided, of which initially only a piston having a greater pressure-generating piston surface is displaced in order to build up pressure quickly and subsequently a second piston having a smaller pressure-generating piston surface is displaced in order to increase pressure.
US11358575B2 Control device and method for operating an electromechanical brake booster of a brake system configured to execute anti-lock control actions
A control device and a method for operating an electromechanical brake booster of a brake system configured to execute anti-lock control actions, including the steps: determining a setpoint variable regarding a setpoint brake pressure to be produced by the electromechanical brake booster, in view of at least a differential travel; and controlling the electromechanical brake booster in view of the determined setpoint variable; at least during an anti-lock control action carried out in the brake system, it being ascertained if the differential travel lies outside of a specified normal value range, and in some instances, the additional steps being executed: determining a correction variable for the setpoint variable in view of at least a difference between the determined setpoint variable and an actual variable regarding an actual pressure present in at least part of the volume of the brake system, and controlling the electromechanical brake booster in additional view of the determined correction variable.
US11358564B2 Truck bed safety belt
Implementations of a truck bed safety belt (or truck bed seat belt) are provided. In some implementations, the truck bed safety belt comprises a first attachment mechanism and a second attachment mechanism, a first belt portion and a second belt portion, and a buckle part and a snap part. In some implementations, the truck bed safety belt further comprises a truck bed attachment bracket.In some implementations, a method of using the truck bed safety belt comprises attaching the truck bed safety belt to a truck bed, such as of a pickup truck, and connecting the truck bed safety belt to safely restrain a passenger riding in the truck bed.
US11358561B2 Airbag device for a driver's seat
An airbag for an airbag device includes an outer bag and an inner bag inflatable inside the outer bag. The outer bag includes a driver-side wall for receiving the driver and a vehicle-side wall that is supported by a ring surface of a ring portion of the steering wheel at airbag deployment, and includes an inlet port of inflation gas and a mounting portion on the steering wheel. The inner bag includes a supply port for supplying the gas to the outer bag. The inner bag completes inflation prior to the outer bag, and the outer bag is inflated with the gas supplied from the supply port. The inner bag as inflated has such a shape that the rear portion protrudes farther rearward than a rear end of the ring surface, and that a height from the ring surface is greater in the rear portion than in the front portion.
US11358558B2 Leg restraining airbag
An apparatus, system, and method for helping to protect occupants of a vehicle in the event of a collision. The apparatus comprising an inflatable tube having a first and second end connected to the floor of the vehicle and a middle portion therebetween and an inflator that is actuatable to direct inflation fluid into the inflatable tube in response to a vehicle collision. The inflatable tube is configured to inflate and deploy from the vehicle floor in response to receiving inflation fluid from the inflator. The middle portion extends from the floor and forms an arch into which the lower legs and/or feet of the occupant can move into in response to a collision and be restrained.
US11358557B1 Airbag housing with sacrificial seam
A housing for storing an inflatable airbag includes a first portion and a second portion that cooperate to at least partially define a chamber for storing the inflatable airbag. A hinge portion connects the first portion to the second portion such that the second portion is pivotable about the hinge portion from a closed position for retaining the inflatable airbag within the chamber to an open position for deployment of the inflatable airbag from the chamber. A sacrificial seam connects the first portion and the second portion when the inflatable airbag is stored within the chamber. The sacrificial seam includes a plurality of connection members breakable in response to a pressure from within the chamber from initial inflation of the inflatable airbag. The connection members each extend across the sacrificial seam in a first direction between the first and second portions of the housing and are configured to have a predetermined failure area adjacent one of the first portion and the second portion.
US11358554B1 Airbag assembly inflatable from seatback
An assembly includes a seatback and a head restraint supported by the seatback. The assembly includes a panel slidably engaged with the seatback. The panel is movable relative to the head restraint to a deployed position rearward of the head restraint. The assembly includes an airbag supported by the panel and inflatable forward toward the head restraint.
US11358553B1 Airbag and seat apparatus for vehicle
An airbag includes plural bag portions respectively including two sheet members attached to each other, and a welded portion at which the sheet members being in contact with each other are attached to each other. The welded portion includes a communication hole penetrating the sheet members to communicate the bag portions, and a rib portion arranged radially outward of the communication hole, the rib portion protruding in the thickness direction from a welded surface of the welded portion. The rib portion includes an annular rib surrounding the communication hole, and a cutout portion provided at the annular rib. The rib portion includes plural radial ribs arranged radially inward of the annular rib, the plural radial ribs radially surrounding the communication hole and extending in a radial direction of the communication hole. At least one of the radial ribs is arranged at a position radially away from the communication hole.
US11358550B2 Vehicle pedal arrangement
A vehicle pedal arrangement according to one embodiment includes a support, a rotating shaft, a pedal that is pivotable with respect to the rotating shaft, a retention member and actuating means. The pedal includes a retaining housing and an opening, such that under normal operating conditions the rotating shaft is arranged in the opening and the retention member is at least partially housed in the retaining housing supported against the rotating shaft, retaining the rotating shaft in the opening. In the event of a head-on collision, the actuating means moves the retention member such that the pedal is no longer retained against the rotating shaft.
US11358546B2 Semiconductor device, electronic control unit, verification method of electronic control unit and manufacturing method of electronic control unit
A semiconductor device includes an operation resource which performs a plurality of ECU functions, a peripheral resource which is shared by the plurality of ECU functions and a control mechanism which controls a period in which one of the ECU functions uses the peripheral resource. The control mechanism calculates, based on a budget value which is given in advance and is a performance allocation, a use prohibition period in which the one of the ECU functions is prohibited from using the peripheral resource within the predetermined unit time.
US11358545B2 Vehicle activity information system
Techniques are described for vehicle activity information collection and analysis. A vehicle activity information unit in a vehicle generates vehicle activity information including video data that is captured by interior and/or exterior camera(s) on the vehicle. The vehicle activity information can also include sensor data generated by an accelerometer, a compass, a temperature sensor, a Global Positioning System module, and/or other sensor(s). The vehicle activity information can also include audio data generated by at least one microphone. In some implementations, at least a portion of the vehicle activity information is collected during a period of time that includes an event (e.g., an accident). The information is stored in data storage with an association between the information and the event, and is processed to generate performance data associated with a driver of the vehicle. The performance data can be presented through a user interface to the driver or other(s).
US11358543B2 Shielding element
An acoustically and thermally effective capsule for an electric motor of a motor vehicle, particularly of an electric vehicle, includes several acoustically and thermally effective capsule elements that can be connected to one another, and at least one fastening member for fastening the capsule to a housing of the electric motor.
US11358542B2 Automotive vehicle sound proofing part and related process
An automotive vehicle soundproofing part having a body that includes a plurality of interlaced and/or bonded fibers. The body includes, in its thickness: a porous upper region of granular elements dispersed between the fibers; and a porous lower region with no dispersed granular elements, or formed of a concentration of dispersed granular elements lower than the concentration in dispersed granular elements of the porous upper region. The porous upper region has an air passage resistance at least 100 N·m−3·s greater than the air passage resistance of the porous lower region.
US11358539B2 Transportation container
A container for transporting material including a main body and a liner disposed within the interior space of the main body. A gap is provided between a perimeter of the main body and a perimeter of the liner to allow the liner to move with respect to the main body. Also, a container for transporting material including a main body defining an interior space with a lift gate pivotably attached at an open end of the main body. When the container is placed on a transportation vehicle and the main body is raised, the engagement of a link between the lift gate and the vehicle automatically transitions the lift gate from a position in which the open end of the main body is covered by the lift gate to a position in which the open end of the main body is not covered by the lift gate.
US11358535B2 Attachment system
An attachment system is provided for attaching an external component to a chassis of a vehicle, such as components for performing snow clearance, road measurements, road surface marking assemblies, transport of vehicles or gear, including salvaging work and transport of heavy duty vehicles. The attachment system includes at least an elongated chassis coupler element, a fastening mechanism for fastening the chassis coupler element to the chassis when in a mounted position, a distance element, and a clamping mechanism. The coupler element is shaped to fit inside a hollow space of the distance element, and the clamping mechanism is operable to control an insertion length of the coupler element into the hollow space thereby controlling the clamping of the distance element and the chassis when the attachment device is in a mounted position.
US11358533B2 System and methods for vehicle-mounted rack
A rack system configured to be mounted onto a side of a vehicle for carrying a container, the rack system having: bracket arms having: a top mounting hole; arm plate mounting holes; arm clamp mounting holes; mounting blocks having: a center block hole; outer block holes; a mounting plate having: inner plate holes; outer plate holes; clamps having: clamp center holes; each mounting block being configured to be mounted onto the vehicle via a first securing means through the outer block holes; each upper arm end being configured to be mounted onto the mounting blocks via a second securing means through the top mounting hole; each bottom arm end being configured to be mounted onto the side via a third securing means through the clamp center holes; and the mounting plate being configured to be mounted onto the bracket arms via a fourth securing means through the outer plate holes.
US11358531B2 Multifunctional center console system for a vehicle
A multifunctional center console system for a vehicle is disclosed. The multifunctional center console system includes a multifunctional center console, which may include a main body configured to be mounted to a vehicle within an interior of the vehicle. The main body of the multifunctional center console may have at least top, bottom, front and rear portions and first and second side portions disposed between at least the front and rear portions. The multifunctional center console may further include at least one portable body configured to be removably attached to the main body. The at least one portable body of the multifunctional center console may have at least top, bottom, front and rear portions and first and second side portions disposed between at least the front and rear portions. The at least one portable body of the multifunctional center console may include at least one functional feature.
US11358529B2 Apparatuses and methods for an automatic stepgate
Apparatuses and methods for providing an automatic tailgate step are provided. The apparatuses may comprise a tailgate comprising a tailgate latch; a bumper; a trailer hitch; and at least two tailgate steps each comprising a foot step. As such, the tailgate latch may be affixed to the tailgate, such that when a user engages the tailgate latch when the tailgate is in a closed position the at least two tailgate steps are released, and wherein the at least two tailgate steps when released may freely swing clear of the bumper and the trailer hitch as the user pulls the tailgate down such that when the tailgate is in a fully open position the user may utilize the foot step of each tailgate step.
US11358526B2 Automatic panning system
An automatic panning system and method adapted for a vehicle with an attached trailer. The automatic panning system comprises an image capturing means adapted to capture image data with a view of the trailer and the automatic panning system is adapted to analyze the image data to identify at least one elongated element of the trailer, project a vector in the image data based on said elongated element, establish at least one reference vector, and identify an interception point of the reference vector and said projected vector.
US11358519B2 Headlight control system
A headlight control system controls a headlight of a moving object. The moving object includes the headlight including a plurality of light emission units, and an imaging unit configured to capture images of circumstances in front. The headlight control system includes an irradiation pattern controller configured to perform control for changing at least one of presence or absence of light emission and a degree of light emission of each of the light emission units to change an irradiation pattern of the headlight to one of a plurality of irradiation patterns, an imaging controller configured to perform control such that the imaging unit captures the images of the circumstances in front for each of the irradiation patterns to acquire captured images, and a learning unit configured to learn an irradiation pattern suitable for the circumstances in front based on captured images captured for each of the irradiation patterns.
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