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| US11400439B2 |
JMZ-1S, a CHA-containing molecular sieve and methods of preparation
JMZ-1S, a silicoaluminophosphate molecular sieve having a CHA structure and containing a trimethyl(cyclohexylmethyl)ammonium cation cation is described. A calcined product, JMZ-1SC, formed from JMZ-1S is also described. Methods of preparing JMZ-1S, JMZ-1SC and metal containing calcined counterparts of JMZ-1SC are described along with methods of using JMZ-1SC and metal containing calcined counterparts of JMZ-1SC in treating exhaust gases and in converting methanol to olefines. |
| US11400438B2 |
Synthesis and immobilization of a ferrous sulfite catalyst and method of degrading fluorinated organic chemicals in aqueous media
A composition includes an aqueous solution including at least one fluorinated organic compound; and a reaction product of a source of iron(II) and a source of sulfite in the presence of water and molecular hydrogen. A method of making a catalyst includes reacting a source of iron(II) and a source of sulfite in the presence of water and molecular hydrogen. The water may include less than or equal to 1 weight percent dissolved molecular oxygen. The catalyst may be used for degrading fluorinated organic chemicals in aqueous media. |
| US11400436B2 |
Exhaust gas purification catalyst
The present disclosure provides an exhaust gas purification catalyst having an improved low-temperature activity, which comprises a substrate and a catalyst coat layer formed on the substrate, wherein the catalyst coat layer contains Rh fine particles and a promoter comprising a Ce—Zr-based composite oxide and a Zr-based composite oxide not containing cerium oxide, wherein the Rh fine particles have an average particle size measured by a transmission electron microscope observation of 1.0 nm or more to 2.0 nm or less, and a standard deviation σ of the particle size of 0.8 nm or less, and wherein the Rh fine particles are supported on each of the Ce—Zr-based composite oxide and the Zr-based composite oxide not containing cerium oxide. |
| US11400434B2 |
Multi-functional composition of matter for removal of mercury from high temperature flue gas streams
A multi-functional composition of matter that is useful for injection into a flue gas stream to rapidly and efficiently remove mercury from the flue gas streams, particularly at above average flue stream temperatures of about 340° F. or higher. The multi-functional composition of matter may include a fixed carbon content of at least about 20 wt. %, a mineral content of from about 20 wt. % to about 50 wt. %, a sum of micropore plus mesopore volume of at least about 0.20 cc/g, a micropore volume to mesopore volume ratio of at least about 0.7, and a tapped density of not greater than about 0.575 g/ml. These compositions may be further characterized by number of particles per gram of the composition of matter such that the composition may have at least about 0.8 billion particles per gram, or even as many as 1.5 billion particles per gram. These physical and chemical properties may enhance (1) the oxidation reaction kinetics for the oxidation of mercury species, (2) frequency of contact events, and (3) capture and sequestration of mercury, to achieve efficient mercury capture by the composition even in high temperature flue gas streams. |
| US11400432B2 |
Silicotitanate molded body, production method thereof, adsorbent for cesium and/or strontium comprising silicotitanate molded body, and decontamination method for radioactive waste solution by using adsorbent
Provided are a silicotitanate molded body having high strength and reduced generation of fine powder, a production method thereof, an adsorbent comprising the silicotitanate molded body, and a decontamination method of radioactive cesium and/or radioactive strontium by using the adsorbent. The silicotitanate molded body comprises: crystalline silicotitanate particles that have a particle size distribution in which 90% or more, on volume basis, of the particles have a particle size within a range of 1 μm or more and 10 μm or less and that are represented by a general formula of A2Ti2O3(SiO4).nH2O wherein A represents one or two alkali metal elements selected from Na and K, and n represents a number of 0 to 2; and an oxide of one or more elements selected from the group consisting of aluminum, zirconium, iron, and cerium. |
| US11400430B2 |
Hybrid organic-inorganic nano-particles
The invention relates to a method of making hybrid organic-inorganic core-shell nano-particles, comprising the steps of a) providing colloidal organic particles comprising a synthetic polyampholyte as a template; b) adding at least one inorganic oxide precursor; and c) forming a shell layer from the precursor on the template to result in core-shell nano-particles. With this method it is possible to make colloidal organic template particles having an average particle size in the range of 10 to 300 nm; which size can be controlled by the comonomer composition of the polyampholyte, and/or by selecting dispersion conditions. The invention also relates to organic-inorganic or hollow-inorganic core-shell nano-particles obtained with this method, to compositions comprising such nano-particles, to different uses of said nano-particles and compositions, and to products comprising or made from said nano-particles and compositions, including anti-reflective coatings and composite materials. |
| US11400429B2 |
Method of splitting the return fluidization gas in a gas solids olefin polymerization reactor
The present invention relates to a process for polymerizing olefin monomer(s) in a gas solids olefin polymerization reactor wherein the fluidization gas is split and returned to the reactor into the bottom zone of the reactor and directly into the dense phase formed by particles of a polymer of the olefin monomer(s) suspended in an upwards flowing stream of the fluidization gas in the middle zone of the reactor. |
| US11400427B2 |
Process for providing a homogenous slurry containing particles
The present invention is concerned with a process for providing a homogeneous particle-containing slurry comprising the steps of: (a) providing a vessel comprising at least one impeller rotating around a vertical axis of the vessel, wherein a rotational speed n1 of the at least one impeller is higher than nmin according to equation (1), the vessel further comprising an inlet and an outlet; (b) introducing a particle-containing slurry into the vessel or introducing components forming the particle-containing slurry into the vessel; (c) rotating the at least one impeller at least around the vertical axis for homogenizing and/or maintaining a homogeneous particle distribution within the slurry; (d) withdrawing the homogeneous particle-containing slurry via the outlet; (e) reducing the rotational speed n1 of the at least one impeller to a reduced rotational speed nred, whereas nred is lower than n1 and higher or equal gas inlet than nmin according to equation (1): n min = Sv 0.1 D p 0.2 ( g Δ ρ ρ f ) 0.45 B 0.13 D a 0.85 . ( 1 ) |
| US11400426B2 |
System and method for preparation of a medical fluid
Systems and apparatuses for preparing a medical fluid are disclosed. In an example embodiment, a system is configured to initially control a dosing of a first concentrate, while not feeding a second concentrate, under feedback control via a concentration sensor to a first pump to feed the first concentrate. When a concentration has reached a preselected concentration level, a value for a feeding parameter for the first pump to feed the first concentrate is determined. Additionally, the system is configured to control the dosing of both the first and the second concentrates by switching the feedback control via the concentration sensor, from control of the first pump to control of a second pump to feed the second concentrate. During this time, the system controls the first pump to feed the first concentrate based on the determined value of the feeding parameter. |
| US11400423B2 |
Hydrogen purification using molecular dynamics
A membrane is described for purifying or separating hydrogen from a multi-component gas stream such as syngas. This membrane uses a molecular pre-treatment, a transition metal, fluorine containing polymer, carbon fibers and carbon matrix sintered on a supportive screen. The membrane may be a bilayer membrane comprised of a layer containing high surface area carbon and another layer containing lower surface area carbon. |
| US11400413B2 |
Method and facility for purifying a feed gas stream comprising at least 90% CO2
A process for purifying a feed gas stream containing at least 90% of CO2, at least 20% RH and at least one impurity chosen from chlorinated, sulfur-bearing, nitrated or fluorinated compounds is provided. The process includes a) subjecting the feed gas stream to catalytic oxidation producing a stream containing at least one of HCl, NOx, SOx or hydrofluoric acid; b) maintaining the temperature of the gas stream above the highest value between the dew points of water and the acid(s) contained in the gas; c) removing at least a part of the acid impurities by bringing the gas stream into contact with a corrosion-resistant heat exchanger to condense the acid compounds while regulating the temperature of the gas stream exiting below the dew point of water; and d) separating the acid condensates with a corrosion-resistant separator in such a way as to produce a CO2-enriched gas stream. |
| US11400410B2 |
Compositions and methods for carbon dioxide capture
An aqueous solvent composition is provided, comprising a nucleophilic component having one or more sterically unhindered primary or secondary amine moieties, a Brønsted base component having one or more basic nitrogen moieties, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water. A biphasic composition is provided, comprising one or more carbamate compounds, one or more conjugate acids of Brønsted base, a water-soluble organic solvent, and water. A biphasic CO2 absorption process is also provided, utilizing the biphasic solvent composition. |
| US11400407B2 |
Decomposition method and apparatus based on basis material combination
The present disclosure relates to a gas purification apparatus and a trace substance detection device. The gas purification apparatus includes a first purification component, a second purification component and a switching component, wherein the switching component can be switched between a first state and a second state, the first purification component and a component to be purified form a gas purification loop in the first state, and the second purification component can provide a regeneration gas for the first purification component in the second state, so that water vapor and impurities in the first purification component are discharged to outside. In the gas purification apparatus, the filtered air is used as the regeneration gas to prevent secondary pollution in a recycling process of the purificant; furthermore, by means of the state switching function of the switching component, the mutual interference between the two working states of purification and regeneration can be prevented, and all the above advantages can improve the reliability of the recycling of the purificant, thereby optimizing the performance and the service life of the gas purification apparatus. |
| US11400403B2 |
Hollow filter element and filter device for filtering air
A hollow filter element for inserting into a filter device for filtering air, in particular of an internal combustion engine of a motor vehicle, includes a filter material which is held on the end face by a planar surround in a sealed manner. The planar surround has at least one grip recess for handling the hollow filter element. A filter device having such a hollow filter element includes a housing having a housing base part and a housing cover. The housing cover has at least one pin which, upon correct installation of the hollow filter element in the housing base part and when the housing cover is placed on the housing base part, projects into the grip recess of the planar surround. |
| US11400402B2 |
Filter medium and method for producing such a filter medium
A coating solution for producing a biofunctional surface coating and/or depth coating of a filter medium may include a solvent, an anti-pathogenic substance, an ion exchanger, and a polymeric cross-linking agent. The ion exchanger may be hygroscopic and may include functional cation exchanger groups with sulphonic acid groups. |
| US11400401B2 |
Filter device and filter system
A filter device and a filter system are provided. A magnetic unit is disposed on at least one side of the filter device. The filter device includes a filter and a magnetic fixing device. The filter includes a first side wall. The magnetic fixing device includes a body, a clipping portion, and the magnetic unit. The body includes a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side face, and a second side face opposite to the first side face. The clipping portion includes a top flange extending from the top edge along the facing direction of the first side face by a first distance and a clip plate extending from an outer edge of the top flange toward the bottom edge by a second distance. The first side wall is clipped between the clip plate and the first side face. The magnetic unit is disposed on the second side face. The filter system includes a frame and the filter device. |
| US11400400B2 |
Separating unit having an impaction surface
A separating stage for inertial separation of components contained in a fluid flowing through, in particular paint particles and/or paint agglomerates includes at least one separating segment, which has at least one acceleration section for the fluid on the inlet side, in which the fluid is accelerated in a through-flow direction, and a first impaction surface for components contained in the fluid is downstream of the acceleration section. A separating unit having at least one separating stage, a kit, a transport cart, a coating facility, and a method for producing a separating unit are also provided. |
| US11400399B2 |
Filter, metal ion removing method, and metal ion removing apparatus
A filter includes a porous molding, the porous molding being a sintered product of mixed powder containing dry gel powder including an ion exchange resin and thermoplastic resin powder, or a swelled body of the sintered product. When water having an electric resistivity value of 18 MΩ·cm or more is allowed to pass through a space velocity of 1200 hr−1, the electric resistivity value of water after passage is 15 MΩ·cm or more. To provide a filter that can efficiently remove metal ions in a solution to be treated, and easily acquire a solution having an extremely low content of metal ions. |
| US11400394B2 |
Spin-on filter with external threads and methods
A filter arrangement for threadably securing to a filter head includes a housing having a surrounding wall defining an interior volume, an open mouth providing access to the interior volume and an end opposite of the open mouth. The surrounding wall has an exterior and an interior. A filter media construction is operably held within the interior volume. A sleeve, distinct from the housing, is secured to the exterior of the surrounding wall adjacent to the housing mouth and extending partially along the surrounding wall. The sleeve has an exterior and an interior. The exterior of the sleeve defines mounting threads constructed and arranged to removably mount with the filter head, when the filter arrangement is secured to the filter head. The interior of the sleeve is against the exterior of the surrounding wall. A first seal member is oriented against the sleeve to create a seal with a filter head, when the filter arrangement is secured to the filter head. A filter assembly includes a filter arrangement and a filter head. The filter arrangement is removably secured to the filter head by a threaded connection between the sleeve and the filter head. A system includes an engine utilizing a liquid and a filter assembly in fluid communication with the engine to filter the liquid. Methods of making filter arrangements include utilizing structures characterized above. |
| US11400392B2 |
Filter element
A filter element (2) is disclosed which comprises a filtration media (4) and an end fitting (6) through which a sealing connection is made between the filter element and a housing (100) so that, when the sealing connection is made, the end fitting defines in part a flow path for fluid between the housing and the filter element. The end fitting includes an annular seal (36′) made from a compressible material which extends around the periphery of the filter element, and a support (30, 31, 32, 34) for the annular seal which can be expanded outwardly to cause the transverse dimension of the seal to increase so that the seal is urged into contact with an inner wall of a housing (100) in which the filter element is located. |
| US11400391B2 |
Suction filter for liquids
The present invention relates to a suction filter unit (1) for filtering liquids. The filter unit (1) comprises: a housing element (3) with an open first side and an open opposing, second side, the housing element (3) comprising a first set of filter element supporting elements (23); a first cover (5) sealingly connected to the first side of the housing element (3); a second, different cover (7) sealingly connected to the second side of the housing element (3), the second cover (7) comprising a second set of filter element supporting elements (25); a filter unit inlet (9); a filter unit outlet; a first filter element (13) for providing a fine filtering property of the liquid; and a second filter element (21) arranged between the first filter element (13) and the inlet (9) for providing a coarse filtering property of the liquid. The second filter element (21) is clamped between the second cover and the housing element (3) by the first and second set of filter element supporting elements (23, 25). |
| US11400386B2 |
Assembly with object in housing and mechanism to open housing
In an aspect, a toy assembly is provided and includes a housing and an inner object inside the housing. The inner object includes a breakout mechanism that is operable to break the housing to expose the inner object. A pushbutton that is provided on the inner object can be pressed by pressing a correct spot on the housing. The pushbutton controls operation of an LED in the inner object, wherein the LED, when illuminated, is visible through the housing. |
| US11400385B2 |
Play ring
The present invention relates a rotatable play body suitable for a children's game consisting of a freely rotatable swing body (S) arranged between two mutually opposite disc-shaped side caps (K1) and (K2), wherein the swing body (S) exhibits an outer shell (M) and a centred ball bearing (L), the first disc-shaped side cap (K1) exhibits an outer edge (R1), an outer face (F1) and, on the inner face (I1), a first centred extension (P1), the opposite second disc-shaped side cap (K2) exhibits an outer edge (R2), an outer face (F2) and, on the inner face (I2), a second centred extension (P2), and the extensions (P1) and (P2) are suitable for engaging in the swing body (S), wherein the disc-shaped side caps (K1) and (K2) are movable at the outer edge (R1) and (R2) towards the freely rotatable swing body (S) in order to fix the freely rotatable swing body (S) in its position. |
| US11400379B2 |
Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device
Some embodiments of the invention provide a method and system for detecting unusual performance in a game. The game has a participant. The method calculates for the participant, a performance metric. The method compares the performance metric to a threshold value. Based on the comparison, the method optionally connects to a server. In some embodiments, the connection is for uploading a set of data from the participant to the server. The server, of some embodiments, broadcasts to the participant. The broadcast is a one-way transmission. In some embodiments, the broadcast includes a distribution based on a set of sample participants. In these embodiments, the set of sample participants comprises a representative sample of all the participants in the game. The threshold value, of some embodiments, is based on the broadcast and in some embodiments, the broadcast includes a histogram. The connecting occurs, in some embodiments, when the performance metric exceeds the threshold value. The connection, for some embodiments, includes a two-way connection. In some embodiments, the method also tracks for the participant, a participant improvement factor. The participant improvement factor is based on an average performance level for the participant. The method stores the participant improvement factor. The threshold value, in some of these embodiments, is based on the participant improvement factor. The method of some embodiments tracks for the game, a game improvement factor. The game improvement factor is based on an average performance level for several participants in the game. The method stores the game improvement factor. The threshold value, in some of these embodiments, is based on the game improvement factor. In some embodiments, the method examines the uploaded data for particular characteristics. In some embodiments, the particular characteristics indicate the likelihood of cheating activity. |
| US11400377B2 |
Techniques for video game input compensation and related systems and methods
Described herein are techniques for improving user experience in a video game. In some embodiments, the techniques utilize one or more snapshots of the video game over time to adjust a pose of a user's input device in the video game. For example, the user's input device may be a spatially tracked controller which has a tracked pose in the video game. A user input may indicate a button pressed on the spatially tracked controller (e.g., triggering firing of a shot in the video game). In some embodiments, the techniques use the snapshot(s) of the video game that capture instances prior to the user input to adjust a pose of the user input device in the video game to provide an improved user experience. |
| US11400376B2 |
AI-generated internal environments based on external geometry
A method is provided, including the following operations: receiving a request to initiate gameplay of a video game, the gameplay being configured to occur in a virtual environment resembling a requested real-world location; responsive to the request, obtaining exterior data associated to the requested real-world location, the exterior data describing external structures of physical objects in the requested real-world location; using a trained machine learning model to infer interior data for the physical objects based on the exterior data, the interior data describing inferred internal structures of the physical objects; generating the virtual environment using the exterior data and the interior data; initiating gameplay of the video game in the generated virtual environment. |
| US11400373B2 |
Information processing system and information processing method
An information processing system (100) includes: an event-information processing unit (130) for converting event information generated by operation on a browser of the user terminal into information specified by software executed on a computer communicable with the user terminal (900); and an information input unit (140) inputting the information converted by the event-information processing unit (130) to the software. |
| US11400372B2 |
System and method for controlling technical processes
In a method and a system for improving a user's experience with a graphical user interface corresponding to a gaming or simulation environment on an electronic device, the interface renders multiple graphical objects and user selectable options corresponding to the graphical object. The user selects one or more selectable option, and performs a touching or a swiping operation through multiple points on the display screen. The touching or swiping operation leads to deploying of multiple resources corresponding to the selected option, at different locations on the interface. For controlling the different deployed resources, the user can swipe through different regions of the display screen. The number of resources deployed at the different locations on the screen depends on certain parameters, including the pressure applied by the user on the screen. Results of the simulation can be employed to control real technical systems, for example for food production. |
| US11400371B2 |
Interactive video game system
An interactive video game system includes an array of volumetric sensors disposed around a play area and configured to collect respective volumetric data for each of a plurality of players. The system includes a controller communicatively coupled to the array of volumetric sensors. The controller is configured to: receive, from the array of volumetric sensors, respective volumetric data of each of the plurality of players; to combine the respective volumetric data of each of the plurality of players to generate at least one respective model for each of the plurality of players; to generate a respective virtual representation for each player of the plurality of players based, at least in part, on the generated at least one respective model of each player of the plurality of players; and to present the generated respective virtual representation of each player of the plurality of players in a virtual environment. |
| US11400367B1 |
Electronic device for network applications
This disclosure describes, in part, an electronic device for executing network applications. For instance, the electronic device may establish a connection with a network device. The electronic device may then receive input data from a control device. Using the connection, the electronic device may send the input data to a remote system, which uses the input data to update a state of an application. The electronic device then receives, using the connection and from the remote system, audio data and video data representing the state of the application. In some instances, the electronic device may further receive, using the connection and from the remote system, first timestamp data for outputting the audio data and second timestamp data for displaying the video data. The electronic device may then send the audio data to a control device and the video data to a display device. |
| US11400366B2 |
Controller
A controller includes: a frame having an annular shape, defining an annular axis extending in an extension direction and a central axis, about which the annular axis extends; a first operating member that is located on the frame; and a second operating member that is located on the frame. The frame includes an interior space defining a circular space when viewed along the central axis, the first operating member is disposed on the frame on one side of central axis, and the second operating member is disposed on the frame on an opposite side of the central axis. |
| US11400365B2 |
Game controller
An example game controller includes a housing main body formed by connecting a housing member on a front surface side and a housing member on a back surface side. On the left and right of the housing main body, holding portions are provided. To the left and right holding portions, a pair of grip portions covering the entirety of the holding portions are connected. A boundary portion between two housing members is covered with a grip portion. Thus, when a user grips the grip portion, the grip portion is likely to fit the hand well. Thus, it is possible to improve the operability. |
| US11400361B2 |
Electrified game piece manipulation game and game piece manipulator
A game system includes a base having a top base surface and a controller, and a game piece manipulator including a surface having an electrically conductive portion. The game piece manipulator is configured to hold a game piece. The top base surface is configured to receive a plurality of game pieces. The controller is configured to control an electric stimulus emitted by the game piece manipulator, and the game piece manipulator is configured to emit the electric stimulus by the electrically conductive portion. A game piece manipulator includes at least one electrically conductive portion positioned on a surface of the game piece manipulator and is configured to connect to a base and receive control signals by a controller of the base and emit an electric stimulus. A game kit includes a base, a game piece manipulator, and a plurality of game pieces. |
| US11400358B1 |
Pickleball scorekeeping device and method
A scorekeeping device (1) and method are provided wherein the device has two rows of objects (3, 4), preferably beads, that are movably attached to a base (1), preferably a sweatband, worn on an appendage of a player (8), wherein the objects may be of different colors to denote different teams. One bead is moved downward as each point is scored until the last bead is reached, denoting a winner. A third row (5) having two beads is provided to indicate which team is serving. |
| US11400357B2 |
Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same
A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users. |
| US11400354B2 |
Portable outdoor game
A portable outdoor game that may include a ramp, a target, and one or more projectiles. The ramp may include an elongated runner and an elevation structure. The elevation structure may be positioned at one end of the runner and lift that end of the runner from a playing surface, creating an angled incline in the runner relative to the playing surface. Projectiles may roll or slide across the runner in the direction of the elevation structure. The projectiles may become airborne after traveling over the elevation structure and land within or near the target. |
| US11400353B1 |
Setting tool for golf ball and golf tee
A tool for a golfer for manipulating a golf ball and a golf tee while in a standing position includes an elongated body having a fixed handle and a pivotable trigger fixed proximate an upper end thereof. A setting block is fixed at a lower end of the elongated body and is adapted for receiving either the golf ball or the golf tee partially therein. A pivotable grasping finger is fixed proximate the lower end of the elongated body proximate the setting block. A linkage is secured at a lower end thereof with the grasping finger, and at an upper end thereof with the trigger. As such, the grasping finger moves from the open position to the closed position when the trigger is moved from the first position to the second position, respectively. |
| US11400350B2 |
Golf club heads
Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a face, a sole, a crown, and a hosel. Certain embodiments include a weight channel positioned in the sole and defining a path along the sole. Some embodiments include a weight member positioned in the weight channel that is configured to be adjusted to any of a range of selectable positions to adjust mass properties of the golf club head. A fastener may be configured to secure the weight member in any of the selectable positions, while the fastener itself, regardless of where the weight member is positioned along the path, may be secured to the body at a fixed location that is independent of the position of the weight member along the path. Additional discretionary mass elements may be added to the weight member, such as at its ends, to further adjust mass properties of the golf club head. |
| US11400349B2 |
Golf club head with heel and toe stiffeners
A golf club head with plate-like, heel and toe side internal stiffeners is disclosed herein. Each stiffener has a planar portion extending approximately parallel with a portion of the striking face, and is entirely disposed within an interior cavity of the golf club head. The heel side stiffener is connected to top, sole, and heel walls of the club head, with a toe-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head, and the toe side stiffener is connected to the top, sole, and toe walls of the club head, with a heel-side edge unconnected to any other portion of the head. The toe and heel side edges may have large concavities that distribute mass away from the geometric face center and toward the heel and toe sides of the golf club head. |
| US11400346B2 |
Balance training apparatus and control program for balance training apparatus
A balance training apparatus that allows a training person having a disease in his/her balance function to perform appropriate rehabilitation training safely in order to recover the balance function is provided. The balance training apparatus includes a moving carriage configured to be able to move on a moving surface by driving a driving unit, a detection unit configured to detect a load received from training person's feet standing on the moving carriage, a calculation unit configured to calculate a load's center of gravity of the training person's feet on a boarding surface from the load detected by the detection unit, and a control unit configured to convert a displacement amount of the load's center of gravity into a control amount using a setting selected from a plurality of settings, and drive the driving unit based on the control amount to control movement of the moving carriage. |
| US11400344B2 |
Exercise system and method
An exercise machine includes a processor, a first display, a deck, and a belt rotatable about the deck. The machine also includes a sensor operably connected to the processor and configured to detect a first performance parameter of a first user running on the belt of the exercise machine. The processor is configured to receive information indicative of a second performance parameter of a second user, the second performance parameter being detected at an additional exercise machine during display of the at least part of the exercise class on a display associated with the additional exercise machine. The processor is also configured to cause the second performance parameter to be displayed on the first display together with the first performance parameter. |
| US11400343B2 |
Multi-mode acceleration-based athleticism measurement system
A multi-mode athleticism movement measurement system includes an athlete-borne acceleration sensor and an athleticism processing device to determine athleticism information based upon one or more timing measurements from the athlete-borne acceleration sensor, the athleticism information corresponding to any of multiple athleticism measurement modes available on athleticism processing device and selectable by a user. A data link between the athlete-borne acceleration sensor and the athleticism rating processing device transmits the one or more timing measurements from the athlete-borne acceleration sensor to the athleticism rating processing device. |
| US11400342B2 |
Moving body information providing system and program
A moving body information providing system constituted by a moving body information analysis device and wearable devices 1 mounted to soccer players for detecting the status of the soccer players, wherein the wearable devices are each provided with a storage unit, an internal timer, a position sensor, a moving body information detection sensor having a plurality of types of sensors, an initial-time setting unit, a position data calculation unit, an output control unit, a communication module, and other components, and the moving body information analysis device has a tablet provided with a moving body information transmission/reception unit, an analysis result display processing unit, and other components, and an analysis result providing device of an analysis center provided with a storage unit for fine position data, a position calculation unit, or the like. |
| US11400339B2 |
Movably supported exercise device
An item of exercise equipment with a movable support that is movable in a fore-aft direction and simultaneously movable laterally, e.g. about a tilt axis. The exercise equipment may be a cycle mounted to a base. A roller and track arrangement may be provided between the cycle and base, to provide movement of the cycle in the axial direction and in a tilt direction relative to the base. The roller and track arrangement may be one or more curved roller and track engagement surfaces that extend in the axial direction and provide a gravity bias of the platform toward an axial neutral position. The cycle and base include a tilt biasing arrangement for biasing the cycle toward a tilt neutral position relative to the base. |
| US11400338B1 |
Pilates exercise device and method
A supporting device for users of a pilates exercise machine to maintain them at an inclined angle upon the platform or carriage of the exercise machine during use. The device features a body having a bottom adapted for positioning on the moving or stationary carriage of the pilates machine and an inclining top surface to support the body of the user inclined. |
| US11400322B2 |
Temperature-control device for heating and/or cooling gases or gas mixtures preferably for the use in the field of respiratory protection
A temperature-control device for heating and/or cooling gases or gas mixtures. The temperature-control device includes at least one air inlet, at least one air outlet and at least one vortex tube. The vortex tube(s) each have a vortex tube inlet, a hot air outlet and a cold air outlet. The at least one air inlet is connectable with at least one vortex tube inlet of the at least one vortex tube. The at least one air outlet can be connected at least in one flow direction with at least one hot air outlet and at least one cold air outlet of the vortex tube(s). At least one control element selectively adjusts the amount of air flow between the at least one hot air outlet and the at least one air outlet or between the at least one cold air outlet and the at least one air outlet. |
| US11400318B2 |
Apparatus, system, and method for neurostimulation by high frequency ultrasound
An apparatus, system, and method for neurostimulation by high frequency ultrasound. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a pulse generator, an ultrasound transducer coupled to the pulse generator, and an implantable stimulator. The implantable stimulator may include a piezoelectric element configured to convert ultrasound signals from the ultrasound transducer into electrical signals, a rectifier configured to convert alternating current from the piezoelectric element to a monophasic current, a capacitor coupled to the rectifier, and a first electrode and a second electrode coupled to the rectifier and capacitor and configured to transmit the monophasic current to body tissue. In addition, the apparatus may include a current-limiting circuit configured to limit the amount of current transmitted to the body tissue. |
| US11400317B2 |
Systems and methods for calibrating an alignment device
A method for calibrating an alignment device includes obtaining one or more projection images of a phantom having one or more surface indicators, the one or more surface indicators indicating a first coordinate system relating to the phantom, an origin of the first coordinate system overlapping with a calibration point of the phantom. The method further includes determining a difference between the first coordinate system and a second coordinate system based on the one or more projection images, the second coordinate system being relating to a medical system. The method further includes adjusting the phantom to an updated state according to the difference between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system such that the first coordinate system overlaps with the second coordinate system. The method also includes adjusting an alignment device according to the one or more surface indicators in the updated state. |
| US11400316B2 |
Moderator for moderating neutrons
Disclosed is a moderator for moderating neutrons, including a substrate and a surface treatment layer or a dry inert gas layer or a vacuum layer coated on the surface of the substrate, wherein the substrate is prepared from a moderating material by a powder sintering device through a powder sintering process from powders or by compacting powders into a block, and the moderating material includes 40% to 100% by weight of aluminum fluoride; wherein the surface treatment layer is a hydrophobic material; and the surface treatment layer or the dry inert gas layer or the vacuum layer is used for isolating the substrate from the water in the environment in which the substrate is placed. The surface treated moderator can avoid the hygroscopic or deliquescence of the moderating material during use, improve the quality of the neutron source and prolong the service life. |
| US11400312B2 |
Endoscope device
An endoscope device is provided, including: a first light source section, a second light source section, an imaging section, and a light cut filter. The first light source section is configured to project illumination light to an object. The second light source section is configured to project treatment light to the object. The imaging section is configured to capture an image of the object using reflected light from the object. The light cut filter is arranged between the object and the imaging section and has a transmittance greater than zero and less than a transmittance upper threshold for the treatment light, where the transmittance upper threshold is predetermined based on a rule of avoiding image overexposure. |
| US11400310B2 |
Method and apparatus for tightening skin and other tissues
A system and method for treating a tissue is provided. The treatment causes a tightening or lifting of tissue. The method includes delivering a photochemical agent through a depth of the tissue to distribute the photochemical agent adjacent proteins within the tissue and irradiating the tissue with an electromagnetic irradiation at a wavelength that activates the photochemical agent, causing a protein response that brings fibers of the tissue closer together in order to one of reduce tissue laxity and tighten the tissue. A kit is provided to facilitate the method. |
| US11400309B2 |
Phototherapy devices for treatment of dermatological disorders of the scalp
Modulated light therapy devices for treatment of dermatological disorders of the scalp are provided. An exemplary device includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) supporting at least one light emitting device having an emitter height. The FPCB includes multiple interconnected panels and bending regions defined in and between at least some of the interconnected panels as to allow the FPCB to be configured in a concave shape to cover at least a portion of a cranial vertex of the patient. At least one light-transmissive layer proximate to the FPCB is configured to transmit (e.g., incoherent) light emissions generated by at least one light emitting device. At least one standoff is configured to be arranged between the FPCB and the scalp of the patient, wherein the at least one standoff includes a standoff height that exceeds the emitter height. |
| US11400305B2 |
Adaptive magnetic stimulation therapy
Stimulation treatment of medical disorders use stimulation parameters that provide stimulation of a target site directly or create partial stimulation signals that combine into vector signals that stimulate a target site. Stimulation signals have characteristics such as frequency, timing, temporal content that is adjusted for the person being treated. Signals are designed with advantageous characteristics to influence target tissue in an intended manner and avoid producing unwanted side-effects. Stimulation signals are designed to match or avoid internal/endogenous activity (e.g., brain patterns and rhythms) of a patient. Methods for choosing, creating and partial signals are disclosed. Tissue modulation may be accomplished with electrical and/or magnetic stimulation, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. |
| US11400301B2 |
Implantable medical device with reduced stress welded joint
Embodiments herein relate to implantable medical devices including a welded joint with reduced residual stress. In a first aspect, an implantable medical device is included having a power subunit comprising a first biocompatible electrically conductive shell, an anode disposed therein, a cathode disposed therein, and a lid. The implantable medical device can further include an electronics control subunit comprising a second biocompatible electrically conductive shell, and a control circuit disposed therein. Both of the first and second biocompatible electrically conductive shells can include first and second opposed wide sides, first and second opposed narrow sides, and four rounded corners. The first shell can be welded to the lid around a perimeter thereof forming a weld line. The weld line can have a weld line terminus and the weld line terminus can be positioned on a narrow side or a rounded corner. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US11400298B2 |
Power source longevity
Techniques are disclosed for using a rate of wireless telemetry of an implantable medical device (IMD) to estimate a remaining longevity of a power source of the IMD. For example, the IMD sets a timer indicative of a remaining power capacity of the power source until a recommended replacement time (RRT) threshold. The IMD determines a power consumption of the IMD due to telemetry and updates, based on the power consumption of the IMD due to telemetry, the timer indicative of the remaining power capacity of the power source. The IMD determines, based on expiration of the timer indicative of the remaining power capacity of the power source, that the power source has reached the RRT threshold. In some examples, the IMD may output, to an external device and for display to a user, an indication that the power source has reached the RRT threshold. |
| US11400297B2 |
Method and device for managing pacing therapy based on interventricular septal activity
Methods, devices and program products are provided for managing a pacing therapy using an implantable medical device (IMD). The methods, devices and program products sense cardiac activity (CA) signals at electrodes located proximate to multiple left ventricular (LV) sites and a right ventricular (RV) site of the heart and utilizing one or more processors to measure activation times between the multiple LV sites and the RV site based on the CA signals. The processors program an order of activation for the multiple LV sites based on the activation times and identify an RV activation time and a septum activation time based on the CA signals. The processors calculate a septum to RV activation time (SRAT) based on the RV and septum activation times and program an AVSRAT delay based on the SRAT. |
| US11400292B2 |
Systems and methods for treating mental and neurological disorders involving abnormally high brain connectivity
A method of using deep brain stimulation (DBS) for treating mental disorders associated with high connectivity in brain circuits, such as cortico-striato-thalamo-cortical (CSTC) circuits, is provided. The method comprises providing a first electrical signal having a first frequency to a first electrode implanted at a first location within a brain circuit and providing a second electrical signal having a second frequency to a second electrode implanted at a second location within the brain circuit. The first frequency and the second frequency are unequal. |
| US11400287B2 |
Obstructive sleep apnea treatment devices, systems and methods
An implantable neurostimulation system comprises a stimulation delivery lead and a neurostimulator. The stimulation delivery lead is coupled to an electrode. The neurostimulator is adapted to deliver a neurostimulation signal to the subject and comprises a microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed to identify a stimulation operating window for the therapy including a first threshold and a second threshold. The second threshold comprises an awake level and an asleep level. Identifying the stimulation operating window comprises titrating a stimulation setting of the neurostimulator while the subject is awake until the first threshold and the awake level of the second threshold are identified. Identifying the stimulation operating window further comprises subsequently repeating the step of titrating the stimulation setting of the neurostimulator while the subject is asleep until the asleep level of the second threshold is identified. |
| US11400286B2 |
Implantable medical devices, systems, and methods for selection of optimal diaphragmatic stimulation parameters to affect pressures within the intrathoracic cavity
A controller delivers electrical stimulation therapy to a diaphragm through the one or more electrodes, and obtains a signal indicative of a pressure within an intrathoracic cavity from a pressure measurement source. The electrical stimulation therapy is defined by stimulation parameters. The controller obtains at least one additional signal indicative of a pressure within an intrathoracic cavity by changing at least one of the stimulation parameters, and delivering an electrical stimulation therapy to the diaphragm in accordance with the changed one of the plurality of stimulation parameters. The controller repeats the process of obtaining additional signals indicative of pressure based on a changing stimulation parameter by scanning through a range of values for the changing stimulation parameter. The controller derives a measure of interest from each of the obtained signals, and selects as an optimal stimulation therapy, the electrical stimulation therapy that results in a most acceptable measure of interest. |
| US11400275B2 |
Blood pump system for causing persistent increase in the overall diameter of a target vessel
A blood pump system for persistently increasing the overall diameter and lumen diameter of peripheral veins and arteries by persistently increasing the speed of blood and the wall shear stress in a peripheral vein or artery for a period of time sufficient to result in a persistent increase in the overall diameter and lumen diameter of the vessel is provided. The blood pump system includes a blood pump, blood conduit(s), a control system with optional sensors, and a power source. The pump system is configured to connect to the vascular system in a patient and pump blood at a desired rate and pulsatility. The pumping of blood is monitored and adjusted, as necessary, to maintain the desired elevated blood speed, wall shear stress, and desired pulsatility in the target vessel to optimize the rate and extent of persistent increase in the overall diameter and lumen diameter of the target vessel. |
| US11400271B2 |
Enteral feeding adapter
We generally describe an enteral feeding adapter comprising: a tube section; a crimping fixation unit arranged on said tube section at a first section of said enteral feeding adapter for releasably connecting said enteral feeding adapter with a gastrostomy tube connector; and a screw cap freely rotatably arranged around said tube section at a second section of said enteral feeding adapter for connecting said enteral feeding adapter with a screw connector. |
| US11400264B2 |
Treatment system and method for enlarging narrow portion
A treatment system includes a guide, tubular dilator members, an operation portion, and a holding portion. The guide extends linearly or curvilinearly. The dilator members pass the guide inside and are configured to move forward along the guide. The operation portion is configured to sequentially move the plurality of dilator members from a proximal end side of the guide to a distal end side of the guide. The holding portion is provided on the guide. A distance between outer edges of the holding portion in a direction intersecting a direction from the proximal end side toward the distal end side of the guide is larger or is configured to be larger than a distance between outer edges of the guide. |
| US11400256B2 |
Sizing catheters
Sizing catheters that include an inner member and an outer member. The inner member includes an elongate shaft and a plurality of radiopaque markers spaced axially from each other and secured to an outer surface of the shaft, the span of radiopaque markers defining a first portion of the inner member. The outer member that is disposed snugly around and in substantial contact with the inner member along at least the first portion of the inner member. |
| US11400255B1 |
Aspiration catheter systems and methods of use
A method of performing a medical procedure in a cerebral vessel including advancing a guide sheath into an internal carotid artery; advancing a catheter within a lumen of the guide sheath until a distal end of the catheter is adjacent to an embolus in a cerebral vessel; activating a vacuum source to create a vacuum in a lumen of the catheter; and cyclically controlling the vacuum applied with a valve. The vacuum is cyclically controlled by opening the valve for a first time period, closing the valve for a second time period longer than the first time period, opening the valve for a third time period shorter than the first time period, then closing the valve for a fourth time period greater than the first time period, and repeating for at least 40 cycles. |
| US11400254B2 |
Microcatheter and method
A microcatheter includes an inner polymeric tube defining an inner lumen. It includes a proximal section with an inner wire layer helically wound in a constricted state over the inner polymeric tube and includes an outer wire layer helically wound over the inner wire layer in a constricted state within the proximal section. It includes a distal section with a distal wire layer helically wound in a constricted state and having an outer diameter. The proximal and distal sections are joined. The outer diameter of the outer wire layer is substantially the same as the outer diameter of distal wire layer at the location where the proximal and distal sections are joined. |
| US11400253B1 |
Pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip
The pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip is a mechanical structure. The pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip is configured for use with a patient. The pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip is a relaxation inducing device. The pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip is rubbed by the patient to induce relaxation. The pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip comprises a sheeting structure and a grommet. The grommet mounts on the sheeting structure. The pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip forms the structure that generates that induced the relaxation response for the patient. The grommet forms an anchor point that allows the pressure-relieving finger-manipulated strip to clip to an externally provided structure. |
| US11400251B2 |
Respiratory pressure treatment system
A respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) device is disclosed for treatment of respiratory-related disorders. The RPT device includes a pressure generator, a pneumatic block, a chassis and a device outlet for delivering a supply of flow of gas to a patient interface. The RPT device also comprises an integrated humidifier including a water reservoir. An RPT device is also disclosed that includes a wireless data communication interface integrated with the housing and configured to connect to another device or a network. |
| US11400247B2 |
Breathing assistance apparatus
An apparatus for delivering a flow of gas has a housing, a cover, and a magnetic coupling system arranged to magnetically couple the cover to the housing. Each of the housing and cover having complementary locating features, the locating features being adapted to locate and align the cover and the apparatus relative to each other to allow for the magnetic coupling. The apparatus also has a handle movably connected to the housing and is movable from a first position to a second position. The housing and the handle comprise complementary interlock features arranged to engage with each other when upward force is applied to the handle in the second position, and the interlock features are disengaged from each other when the handle is in the second position but upward force is not applied to the handle. |
| US11400246B2 |
Positive-air-pressure machine conduit
A conduit for delivering a supply of gas under a positive pressure includes a conduit wall having a first conduit end and a second conduit end. The first conduit end is adapted to be attached to the supply of gas. The conduit wall is deformable between (a) an open condition in which the conduit wall defines a conduit passage along which the supply of gas can travel between the first conduit end to the second conduit end, and (b) a collapsed condition in which the conduit wall substantially collapses the conduit passage. |
| US11400244B2 |
Nasal device for treatment
Herein disclosed are nasal inserts for treatment and/or management of various different ailments. Easy modification of the insert allows for treatment of various ailments that can readily be treated via the nose. The insert can direct air into or out of the nasal cavity and/or deliver medicinal substances and/or non-medicinal substances to the appropriate regions, thereby providing the appropriate therapeutic effect, depending on the ailment being treated. |
| US11400241B2 |
Preservative-free single dose inhaler systems
An aerosolization system includes a container that is configured to deliver a unit dosage of a liquid when squeezed a single time. The system also includes an aerosolizer that is constructed of a housing defining a mouthpiece, and an aerosol generator disposed in the housing. The aerosol generator includes a vibratable membrane having a front face and a rear face, and a vibratable element used to vibrate the membrane. Further, the housing includes an opening that is adapted to receive a unit dosage of the liquid from the container. The opening provides a liquid path to the rear face of the vibratable membrane. |
| US11400240B2 |
Aerosol-generating system comprising a modular assembly
An aerosol-generating system includes a plurality of cartridges and an aerosol-generating device. At least one cartridge of the plurality of cartridges includes a first aerosol-forming substrate, the plurality of cartridges are configured for selective connection to each other to form a cartridge assembly. The aerosol-generating device includes a storage including a second aerosol-forming substrate in the storage, an electric heater configured to heat a portion of the second aerosol-forming substrate from the storage section during use of the aerosol-generating system, and a power supply housing, the power supply housing including a power supply and a controller, the controller configured to control a supply of electrical power from the power supply to the electric heater, the aerosol-generating device being configured to receive the cartridge assembly at a downstream end of the aerosol-generating device. |
| US11400237B2 |
Medicine infusion apparatus including thermoelectric module
Provided is a medicine infusion apparatus capable of infusing a liquid medicine into a human body by using a medicine container configured to discharge the liquid medicine contained therein, along a designated path when a pressure is applied from outside, the medicine infusion apparatus including one or more medicine pressing units including one or more inflatable parts capable of being inflated by air to apply a pressure to the medicine container, a first pumping unit capable of inflating one of the inflatable parts by including a first pump capable of generating air of a preset pressure, and a first pipe connectable to the one of the inflatable parts, and a heating unit including a thermoelectric module capable of heating the medicine within a preset temperature range. According to the present invention, the medicine infusion apparatus may be produced as a compact portable apparatus by using a low-capacity battery and be used for emergencies at accident sites where electricity may not be easily supplied. |
| US11400236B2 |
Heat-curling polymeric needle for safe disposal
A needle having shaft that forms a tip and a portion proximate to the tip that is formed from a shape memory polymer. The shaft of the needle may be programmed to curl from a straight configuration to a curved configuration upon triggering by heat, thereby moving the sharp tip and providing a non-stick needle for safe and easy disposal. |
| US11400235B2 |
Anesthesia applicators/injectors for dental and other applications and methods of use
Disclosed are applicators and methods injecting of a liquid anesthetic into a dental patient with no or minimal pain. In accordance with one embodiment the applicator is for intraligamentary injection and includes an elongated, thin member having an open distal free formed of a resilient and somewhat conformable material suitable for producing a substantially fluid-tight interface with the anatomic structures at the gingival sulcus to inject the anesthetic therein. In another embodiment the applicator includes a flexible skirt surrounding a sharpened cannula, with the cannula being movable with respect to the skirt. The skirt is arranged to receive the anesthetic to anesthetize the gum, whereupon the cannula can then pierce the gum to inject the anesthetic into the underlying anatomic structure. |
| US11400233B2 |
Sheath removal mechanism
The disclosure relates to a sheath removal mechanism (15) for removing a protective needle sheath (5) from a medicament container (3), the medicament container (3) arrangeable in an medicament delivery device (1), wherein the sheath removal mechanism (15) comprises a cap (11) attachable to a distal end of the medicament delivery device (1), wherein the cap (11) comprises at least one ledge (11.6) adapted to engage a protective needle sheath (5). |
| US11400232B2 |
Drug delivery device
The present disclosure relates to an audible and/or tactile indicator for use with a drug delivery device including a resilient force member configured to reside in two or more states having two or more different conformations, wherein in a relaxed state, the resilient force member is relaxed in a first conformation, wherein in a biased state, the resilient force member is biased to store energy in a second conformation different to the first conformation, wherein the resilient force member releases stored energy to generate an audible signal when changing from the biased state into the relaxed state due to a transition from the second conformation to the first conformation, wherein the resilient force member is bent by a certain angle about a longitudinal axis forming a longitudinal round fold with two adjacent angled wing-shaped sections. |
| US11400230B2 |
Reading device, drug delivery device and drug delivery device in combination with a reading device
The present disclosure provides a reading device adapted to read-out infrared readable data provided by a covered part of a movable component of a drug delivery device, wherein the reading device comprises at least one electromagnetic radiation source configured to emit infrared radiation and adapted to illuminate the infrared readable data on the covered part; at least one optical sensor unit configured to detect infrared radiation reflected from the covered part of the movable component; and at least one processing unit configured to determine a data value of the infrared readable data as a function of the detected reflected infrared radiation. The disclosure further provides a drug delivery device and a drug delivery device in combination with the reading device. |
| US11400223B2 |
Syringe carrier
Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe. |
| US11400221B2 |
Syringe carrier
Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe. |
| US11400220B2 |
Active injection guide
An active injection guide concurrently monitors surface contact and an instantaneous contact force along an injection axis of an injector in order to ensure that the injector is properly positioned on a patient before an injection can be initiated. |
| US11400216B2 |
Syringe support and autoinjector
The disclosure relates to a syringe support for supporting an axial position of a syringe relative to a housing of an autoinjector. The syringe support comprises a projecting portion, which projects from the syringe support in a distal direction and a flexible portion which axially adjoins the projecting portion. The flexible portion is adapted to axially bias the syringe in the distal direction within the housing. The disclosure further relates to an autoinjector. |
| US11400215B2 |
Medicament delivery device
A medicament delivery device (100) for delivery of medicament from a container (12) into an injection site through a cannula (16). The device comprises a chassis (106), a drive mechanism (400) for driving a piston member (22) along a container axis (A) to expel the medicament through the cannula (16), and a carriage (200) for retaining the container (12), the cannula (16) and the drive mechanism (400). An insertion mechanism (70, 120, 130, 504) is provided for moving the carriage (200) in an insertion direction (H) relative to the chassis (106), and a cannula bending mechanism (300) is provided for bending the cannula (16) about a bending axis (B) to substantially align at least an end part of the cannula (16) with the insertion direction (H) prior to movement of the carriage (200) in the insertion direction (H). |
| US11400214B2 |
Injection fluid quantification
Methods and systems may quantify how much contrast fluid is injected into a patient by a powered fluid injector. A controller of the powered fluid injector can receive a command from a user to begin dispensing contrast fluid. The controller may determine whether a hemodynamic pressure signal is present from a pressure sensor in fluidic connection with the vasculature of the patient. The powered fluid injector may dispense a quantity of contrast fluid in response to the command. The controller may add the quantity of contrast fluid to an injection quantity if the hemodynamic pressure signal is present just prior to and/or just after the quantity of contrast fluid is dispensed. The controller may refrain from adding the quantity of contrast fluid to the injection quantity if the hemodynamic pressure signal is not present just prior to and/or just after the quantity of contrast fluid is dispensed. |
| US11400213B2 |
Precision variable flow rate infusion system and method
Provided is a precision variable flow rate infusion system and method for delivering a liquid from a reservoir having an initial potential outflow rate to a patient. The system includes at least a first flexible flow rate tubing having a pre-defined flow rate selected at a maximum dosage flow rate for the liquid from the reservoir, the pre-defined flow rate being less than the initial potential outflow rate of the reservoir. Also provided is an adjustable flow rate controller having an inlet and an outlet, at least one internal fluid pathway there between and a fluid pathway modifier structured and arranged to modify the internal fluid pathway from the inlet to the outlet from a closed pathway to a maximum flow pathway with a plurality of different flow rate pathways there between. Moreover, the at least first flexible flow rate tubing and adjustable flow rate controller determine the maximum flow rate of liquid from the reservoir to a patient and the adjustable flow rate controller permits precision flow rate control from an off flow rate to about the maximum flow rate permitted. Associated methods of providing, calibrating and using the precision variable flow rate infusion system are also provided. |
| US11400205B2 |
Balloon-in-balloon irrigation balloon catheter
An irrigation balloon catheter includes one or more inner balloons inside of an irrigation balloon. The inner balloon(s) can be compliant with a volume that is dynamically adjustable for rapid inflation, rapid deflation, complete deflation, and/or irrigation flow adjustment. |
| US11400204B2 |
Delivery-and-fluid-storage bridges for use with reduced-pressure systems
Systems, methods, and apparatuses are presented that facilitate the provision of reduced pressure to a tissue site by using a delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge, which separates liquids and gases and provides a flow path for reduced pressure. In one instance, a delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge includes a delivery manifold for delivering reduced pressure to a treatment manifold at the tissue site and an absorbent layer proximate the delivery manifold adapted to receive and absorb liquids. The delivery manifold and the absorbent layer are encapsulated in an encapsulating pouch. A first aperture is formed proximate a first longitudinal end of the delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge for fluidly communicating reduced pressure to the delivery manifold from a reduced-pressure source, and a second aperture is formed on a patient-facing side of the delivery-and-fluid-storage bridge. Reduced pressure is transferred to the tissue site via the second aperture. Other systems, apparatuses, and methods are disclosed. |
| US11400201B2 |
Composite dressings for improved granulation and reduced maceration with negative-pressure treatment
Dressings for treating a tissue site with negative pressure are disclosed, which may include a dressing having at least three layers assembled in a stacked relationship. In one example embodiment, a first film may comprise a non-porous material and a plurality of fluid restrictions. A first manifold layer may be adjacent to the first film and may comprise a second film of a transparent material having blisters and a manifold area. The first manifold layer may further comprise apertures configured to allow fluid transfer through the second film. A second manifold layer may be adjacent to the first manifold layer and may comprise foam having a contact area that is less than the manifold area of the first manifold layer. |
| US11400200B2 |
Device for automatically collecting snot
The present disclosure discloses a device for automatically collecting snot, which comprises a suction nozzle, a collecting cup, a cup holder and a shell component which are detachably connected in sequence, wherein the shell component is a hollow cavity. The present disclosure generates negative pressure suction through the air pump, and then the suction air enters the inner collecting cup through the air suction pipe, the cup holder air inlet, the air inlet channel and the micropore in sequence. Finally, the suction sucks the snot in the nose of a user into the inner collecting cup through the suction nozzle, effectively solving the problem of snot reflux. |
| US11400195B2 |
Peritoneal dialysis transfer set with antimicrobial properties
The disclosure provides a method for preventing infection and microbial ingress in medical device connections between peritoneal dialysis transfer sets and peritoneal dialysis catheters. A peritoneal dialysis transfer set includes a male connector with a distal tip and a recess at the distal tip configured to deliver and confine an antimicrobial composition into solution within a cavity formed by the recess. The surface of the recess includes an antimicrobial composition. In certain implementations the antimicrobial composition contains chlorhexidine acetate. |
| US11400193B2 |
In-line sensors for dialysis applications
A system for monitoring water quality for dialysis, dialysis fluids, and body fluids treated by dialysis fluids, is disclosed. The system uses microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) sensors for detecting impurities in input water or dialysis fluid, and in the prepared dialysate. These sensors may also be used to monitor and check the blood of the patient being treated. These sensors include ion-selective sensors, for ions such as ammonium or calcium, and also include amperometric array sensors, suitable for ions from chlorine or chloramines, e.g., chloride. These sensors assist in the monitoring of water supplies from a city water main or well. The sensors may be used in conjunction with systems for preparing dialysate solutions from water for use at home or elsewhere. |
| US11400191B2 |
Short-range wireless communication for a dialysis system
A dialysis system comprising: a dialysis machine; a communication module configured to communicate using a short-range wireless technology protocol; data storage configured to store data corresponding to identities of one or more short-range wireless devices; and a processor configured to: identify presence of a short-range wireless device; and cause the dialysis machine to carry out an action when one or both of i) the presence of the short-range wireless device is identified, and ii) the presence of the short-range wireless device is no longer identified. |
| US11400190B2 |
Visible valve system and spill reducing system
A visible valve system for a breastmilk expression system is set forth. The visible valve system includes an outer member, graspable by a human hand. The outer member provides a visual indication that the system is properly assembled. The visible valve system can reduce spillage from a breastmilk container by providing at least a portion of a spill reducing tortuous path in the system, or the spill-reducing tortuous path may be provided in another component of a breastmilk expression system of which the visible valve system is a part. |
| US11400189B2 |
Breast pump system with controller
Systems and methods for pumping milk from a breast responsive to a controller, wherein the milk is expressed from the breast under suction and milk is expulsed from the pumping mechanism to a collection container under positive pressure. |
| US11400188B2 |
Systems for removing air from the fluid circuits of a plasma processing system
The present specification discloses plasma processing systems that include a number of different fluid flow circuits that are defined by sources of fluid, fluid lines, fluid flow paths, waste containers, a mixer, a separator, valves, and a pump. The systems also include a connector tube and a solvent extraction device, wherein the connector tube and solvent extraction device are configured to be alternatively inserted in a same position along a fluid flow line. In addition, the systems include a controller that is configured to execute a plurality of programmatic instructions to open and close each of a first fluid flow line valve, a second fluid flow line valve, a third fluid flow line valve, and a fourth fluid flow line valve in a predetermined sequence to either enable or prevent a flow of fluid through various fluid flow lines. |
| US11400184B2 |
Method of making an osteoconductive polymer article and an osteoconductive polymer article thus made
The disclosure relates to methods of making an osteoconductive polymer article for use as an orthopedic implant comprises steps of forming an article from a biocompatible, non-biodegradable polymer, the article comprising a non-flat surface with roughness Ra of at least 5 μm; providing a dispersion of bioactive ceramic particles of particle size at most 10 μm in a first solvent comprising a solvent for the polymer; coating at least the non-flat surface with the dispersion in at least one step; and rinsing the coated article with a second solvent being a non-solvent for the polymer to substantially remove the first solvent. Further disclosed is an osteoconductive polymer article for use as an orthopedic implant, which article is made from a biocompatible, non-biodegradable polymer and comprises a non-flat surface with roughness Ra of at least 5 μm, wherein bioactive ceramic particles of particle size at most 10 μm are partly embedded in the polymer at the surface of the article. The methods exhibit benefits in ease of modifying a surface layer with bioactive particles, applying mild conditions and not requiring use of further additives or post-treatments, or without significantly affecting bulk polymer properties, and result in an orthopedic implant article having particles adhering to the surface while still being accessible for interaction with surrounding tissue or fluid. |
| US11400183B2 |
Three dimensional microtissue bioprinter
A bioprinter comprises one or more dispensing units. Each dispensing unit may include (i) a syringe including a hollow body and a plunger dimensioned to translate in the body wherein the body has an exit orifice; (ii) an actuator in contact with a proximal end of the plunger; (iii) a controller for moving the actuator; and (iv) a nozzle having a wall defining a fluid path extending from an inlet of the nozzle to an outlet of the nozzle. The inlet of the nozzle is in fluid communication with the exit orifice of the syringe body. The nozzle includes a fluid passageway in fluid communication with a source of fluid and the fluid path. The bioprinter can be used in a method of preparing microtissue comprising dispensing a bioink from one or more dispensing units of the bioprinter on a plate. The microtissue may comprise cartilage cells or tumor cells or liver cells. |
| US11400182B2 |
Injectable formulation containing a poly l lactic acid filler and a hyaluronic acid filler conjugate and a method for preparing the same
Disclosed are a sustained-release injection formulation containing a biodegradable polymer microcapsule that contains a conjugate of poly-L-lactic acid (hereinafter referred to as “PLLA”) filler and hyaluronic acid (hereinafter referred to as “HA”) and contains a PLLA-HA microcapsule, and a method of preparing the same. |
| US11400179B2 |
Antimicrobial systems for personal spaces
An air purification system, includes a UVC light source arranged within an internal space of a purification chamber and adapted to irradiate the internal space with UVC, an airflow system arranged to introduce environmental air from outside of the air purification system into the internal space of the purification chamber and expel purified air from the purification chamber back outside of the air purification system, and a light blocking system arranged to block a substantial amount of the irradiated UVC from emitting outside of the air purification system, the light blocking system comprising a high-air-flow open structure mounted in the airflow system of the purification chamber, wherein the open structure comprises a front surface, rear surface and a thickness, wherein the front and rear surfaces have a plurality of open areas connected through the thickness, and wherein at least one of the plurality of open areas is of a size with respect to the thickness to block light from traversing the thickness when an angle of incidence is less than approximately 10 degrees. |
| US11400178B2 |
Hollow volatile substance diffuser
An example embodiment of a volatile substance diffuser comprises a housing defining a housing axis; and a component carrying a volatile substance. The component defines an air passageway there through. The component is secured to an inner surface of the housing. The air passageway defines an air passageway axis and the housing axis and the air passageway axis are approximately parallel. In an example embodiment, the volatile substance diffuser further comprises a clip secured to the housing and configured to removably secure the volatile substance diffuser to a slat of an air vent (e.g., an automobile air vent, building air vent, and/or the like). |
| US11400174B2 |
System and apparatus for sanitizing a point of contact
An apparatus for sanitizing a point-of-contact surface may include a housing configured to be affixed about at least a portion of said point of contact. The housing may have an interior in or through which the point of contact may be accessed and an anterior opening for access to the interior. The apparatus may further include one or more sources of a sanitizing agent, such as germicidal light, configured to direct the sanitizing agent toward a location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. One or more of an anterior dome, an inner surface, and a posterior surface may also be configured to reflect the sanitizing agent toward the location where at least a portion of the point-of-contact surface may be disposed. |
| US11400173B2 |
Sanitizing bottle
Systems, devices, and methods are disclosed herein for providing a sanitizing bottle. A sanitizing bottle includes a storage body to store liquid; a cap configured to removably attach to the storage body; a cap sensor disposed on the storage body to determine whether the cap is attached to the storage body; a UV emitter to emit UV light in the storage body; and a processor coupled to the cap sensor and the UV emitter. The processor is to activate the UV emitter responsive to determining, via the cap sensor, the cap is attached to the storage body. The processor is to deactivate the UV emitter responsive to determining, via the cap sensor, the cap is not attached to the storage body. |
| US11400167B2 |
Gene therapy for the treatment of a retinal degeneration disease
The present invention relates to a polynucleotide configured for the treatment of a retinal degeneration disease, such as retinitis pigmentosa (RP), a nucleic acid vector comprising said polynucleotide, a pharmaceutical composition comprising said nucleic acid vector, a kit comprising said polynucleotide or said nucleic acid vector, a method of making said nucleic acid vector, and a method for treating a retinal degeneration disease. |
| US11400164B2 |
Immunoconjugates targeting HER2
The invention provides an immunoconjugate of formula: or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein subscript r is an integer from 1 to 10, subscript n is an integer from about 2 to about 25, and “Ab” is an antibody construct that has an antigen binding domain that binds HER2. The invention further provides compositions comprising and methods of treating cancer with the immunoconjugate. |
| US11400163B2 |
Nucleic acid-polypeptide compositions and methods of inducing exon skipping
Disclosed herein are molecules and pharmaceutical compositions that induce an insertion, deletion, duplication, or alteration in an incorrectly spliced mRNA transcript to induce exon skipping or exon inclusion. Also described herein include methods for treating a disease or disorder that comprises a molecule or a pharmaceutical composition that induces an insertion, deletion, duplication, or alteration in an incorrectly spliced mRNA transcript to induce exon skipping or exon inclusion. |
| US11400160B2 |
Multifunctional conjugates
The present invention provides compounds suitable for use in the treatment of conditions where it is beneficial to halt bone loss and kill cancer cells, particularly in metastases to and primary tumours in the bone and surrounding tissues. Consequently the present invention provides compounds comprising a bisphosphonate moiety linked to a phytochemical, pharmaceutical compositions thereof and methods of treatment of bone diseases and/or proliferative disorders. |
| US11400155B2 |
Use of riluzole, riluzole prodrugs or riluzole analogs with immunotherapies to treat cancers
Disclosed are methods of treating cancer using a combination of an immunotherapeutic agent, such as, for example, a PD-1, PD-L1 or CTLA-4 checkpoint inhibitor, and a glutamate modulating agent such as riluzole or trigriluzole. Pharmaceutical compositions including the immunotherapeutic agents and glutamate modulating agents are also disclosed. |
| US11400147B2 |
Pneumococcal capsular saccharide conjugate vaccine
The present invention is in the field of pneumococcal capsular saccharide conjugate vaccines. Specifically, an immunogenic composition for infants is provided comprising a multivalent Streptococcus pneumoniae vaccine comprising 2 or more capsular saccharide conjugates from different serotypes, wherein the composition comprises a serotype 22F saccharide conjugate. Such a vaccine may be used in infant populations to reduce the incidence of elderly pneumococcal disease such as exacerbations of COPD and/or IPD. |
| US11400145B2 |
Genetically modified cells and uses thereof
The present invention relates generally to a population of stem cells (e.g., iPSCs or HSCs) that comprise nucleic acids encoding a T cell receptor and a chimeric antigen receptor directed to multiple distinct antigenic determinants, for example two distinct tumour antigenic determinants. The present invention is also directed to a population of T cells that co-express a T cell receptor and a chimeric antigen receptor directed to multiple distinct antigenic determinants, such as two distinct tumour antigenic determinants. The cells of the present invention can be derived from chosen donors whose HLA type is compatible with significant sectors of the populations, and are useful in a wide variety of applications, in particular in the context of the therapeutic treatment of neoplastic conditions. |
| US11400143B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of homocystinuria
Provided herein are improved compositions and methods for enzyme replacement therapy using modified human cystathionine beta synthase (CBS) in the treatment of homocystinuria and related diseases and disorders. |
| US11400141B2 |
Methods for treating lysosomal acid lipase deficiency in patients
The present invention provides methods of treating LAL deficiency comprising administering to a mammal a therapeutically effective amount of lysosomal acid lipase with an effective dosage frequency. Methods of improving growth and river function, increasing LAL tissue concentration, and increasing LAL activity in a human patient suffering from LAL deficiency are also provided. |
| US11400140B2 |
Methods for treating craniosynostosis in a patient
The disclosure features methods for treating craniosynostosis in a patient (e.g., a patient having hypophosphatasia (HPP) and exhibiting or likely to have increased intracranial pressure (ICP)) by administering a soluble alkaline phosphatase (sALP) to the patient, e.g., in combination with a cranial surgery, e.g., a cranial vault remodeling procedure. |
| US11400137B2 |
Rectal insulin for treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases
The present disclosure relates to compositions comprising insulin and to be administered rectally for treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases and inflammation-induced colorectal tumour and/or cancer. |
| US11400133B2 |
Receptor-based antagonists of the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) pathway
Provided herein are compositions and methods for alleviating cancer or infection in a subject by administering a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition comprising an isolated PD-1 variant polypeptide. The PD-1 variant polypeptide can inhibit the activity of PD-1 by, for example, competitive or non-competitive inhibition of the interaction between wild-type PD-1 and one or more of its ligands, PD-L1 and PD-L2. |
| US11400124B2 |
Use of probiotics for improving protein absorption
The present invention relates to the use of probiotics, preferably one or more probiotic bacteria, to increase the absorption of proteins or the bioavailability thereof, preferably in individuals with increased protein and/or energy requirements, preferably elderly persons, children, pregnant women or athletes. |
| US11400123B2 |
Combination product for prophylaxis and treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
A combination product comprising an isolated strain of Bifidobacterium NCIMB 41003 and another strain which does not adversely interact with Bifidobacterium NCIMB 41003 improves gastrointestinal symptoms associated with IBS and improves one or more of mood, stress, anxiety, sleep quality and depression associated with IBS. |
| US11400114B2 |
Synthetically functionalized living cells for targeted drug delivery
Uniform, functional polymer patches can be attached to a fraction of the surface area of living individual cells. These surface-modified cells can cross the blood-brain barrier while remaining viable after attachment of the functional patch. Functional payloads carried by the patch can include a drug. The patch can include one or more polyelectrolyte multilayers (PEMs). |
| US11400111B2 |
Method for producing gum Arabic encapsulated metal nanoparticles
The present invention may comprise stabilized metal nanoparticles that are stabilized with material from gum arabic. The nanoparticles of the invention may be manufactured with an environmentally friendly method for fabricating biocompatible stabilized metal nanoparticles. The coated metal nanoparticles may be introduced in vivo to conduct therapy for humans or animals. |
| US11400108B2 |
Cyclic dinucleotides as agonists of stimulator of interferon gene dependent signalling
Disclosed herein are new cyclic dinucleotide compounds and compositions and their application as pharmaceuticals for the treatment of disease. Methods of modulation of immune response to disease, and induce Stimulator of Interferon Genes (STING) dependent type I interferon production and co-regulated genes in a human or animal subject are also provided for the treatment diseases such as cancer, particularly metastatic solid tumors and lymphomas, inflammation, allergic and autoimmune disease, infectious disease, and for use as anti-viral agents and vaccine adjuvants. |
| US11400105B2 |
Anti-inflammatory properties of marine lipid compositions
Novel marine lipid compositions comprising triglycerides and omega-3 rich phospholipids are described. The compositions are characterized by providing highly bioavailable omega-3, increased tissue incorporation of omega-3 and reduced concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines. |
| US11400101B2 |
Treatment of allergic rhinitis using a combination of mometasone and olopatadine
The present invention relates to a method of treating allergic rhinitis in a subject (e.g., a pediatric human subject) in need thereof comprising nasally administering to the subject an effective amount of a fixed-dose pharmaceutical composition comprising mometasone or its salt and olopatadine or its salt. |
| US11400100B2 |
Effective benzalkonium chloride-free bimatoprost ophthalmic compositions
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic composition comprising from 0.005% to 0.02% bimatoprost by weight and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, wherein said composition is free of benzalkonium chloride. The invention also relates to bimatoprost ophthalmic compositions comprising one or more penetration enhancers other than benzalkonium chloride. Further, the invention also provides a process of preparing such compositions and their use for lowering intraocular pressure and treating glaucoma. |
| US11400097B2 |
(Alpha-substituted aralkylamino and heteroarylalkylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, pharmaceutical compositions thereof, and their use in treating proliferative diseases
Provided herein are (alpha-substituted aralkylamino or heteroarylalkylamino) pyrimidinyl and 1,3,5-triazinyl benzimidazoles, e.g., a compound of Formula I, and their pharmaceutical compositions, preparation, and use as agents or drugs for treating proliferative diseases. |
| US11400094B2 |
2H-pyrazolo[4,3-d]pyrimidine compounds as toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7) agonists and methods and uses therefor
Compounds according to formula II are useful as agonists of Toll-like receptor 7 (TLR7). Such compounds can be used in cancer treatment, especially in combination with an anti-cancer immunotherapy agent, or as a vaccine adjuvant. |
| US11400091B2 |
AXL kinase inhibitors and use of the same
Tartrate salts of the compound of structure (I), crystalline forms thereof, and therapeutic applications thereof for treating solid tumors (e.g., advanced solid tumor) or hematopoietic cancers. Also provided herein are methods for synthesizing the tartrate salts and the crystalline forms thereof. |
| US11400090B2 |
Coumarin derivative for therapy or prophylaxis of a cell proliferative disorder
The present invention provides a medicament for the treatment or prevention of a cell proliferative disorder, the medicament comprising as an active ingredient a compound represented by formula or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the medicament is used in such a manner that: (a) said compound or salt is administered twice weekly for 3 weeks, (b) administration of said compound or salt is paused for the following 1 week, and (c) steps (a) and (b) are subsequently repeated at least once. |
| US11400087B2 |
Method of providing aripiprazole to patients having impaired CYP2D6 or CYP3A4 enzyme function
The disclosed embodiments relate to methods of initiating aripiprazole treatment in a patient who is a CYP2D6 poor metabolizer or a CYP3A4 poor metabolizer, or both. |
| US11400085B2 |
Method for preparing pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cognitive impairment-related disease and pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating cognitive impairment-related disease prepared by the same
The present invention relates to a method for preparing a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a cognitive impairment-related disease and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a cognitive impairment-related disease prepared by the same, and the pharmaceutical composition includes microparticles including donepezil and a biodegradable polymer, and the microparticles are in a form in which donepezil is uniformly distributed in a spherical biodegradable polymer. The present invention may maintain the effect of preventing or treating the cognitive impairment-related disease for 1 month by a single injection in order to eliminate the inconvenience of having to take the composition daily, and as the present invention is prepared by maintaining the average diameters of the particles at a predetermined micrometer size, a foreign body sensation and pain during administration into a patient as an injection is reduced, thereby enabling administration as an injection to be facilitated. |
| US11400084B2 |
Aminoamide compounds
Compounds with amino amide linkers and pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments comprising such compounds are disclosed. In addition, methods of making such compounds and their uses for treating or ameliorating diseases, disorders, or conditions associated with protein malfunction, such as cancer, are provided. |
| US11400077B2 |
Methods and compositions for treatment of presbyopia, mydriasis, and other ocular disorders
The invention provides methods, compositions, and kits containing an alpha-adrenergic antagonist, such as phentolamine, for use in monotherapy or as part of a combination therapy to treat patients suffering from presbyopia, mydriasis, and/or other ocular disorders. |
| US11400074B1 |
Enzymatic process for the preparation of (2S)-2-[(4R)-2-oxo-4-propyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl]butyric acid and its conversion into brivaracetam
A process for the preparation of Brivaracetam, an anti-convulsion drug, is provided comprising enzymatic conversion of (2RS)-2-[(4R)-2-oxo-4-propyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl] butyric acid methyl ester selectively into (2S)-2-[(4R)-2-oxo-4-propyl-pyrrolidin-1-yl] butyric acid having high chiral purity, using protease from Bacillus licheniformis. Converting the chirally pure acid into amide results in Brivaracetam. |
| US11400072B2 |
Methods for the treatment of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and/or lipodystrophy
The present invention relates to methods for treating a disease associated with insulin resistance selected from a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and its sequelae, a lipodystrophic syndrome or a combination thereof with the selective PPARγ agonist, INT131 and optionally vitamin E or compositions thereof. NAFLDs that may be treated with methods and compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, simple nonalcoholic fatty liver and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). Lipodystrophic syndromes that may be treated with the methods and compositions of the present invention include, but are not limited to, generalized lipodystrophy including congenital generalized lipodystrophy and acquired generalized lipodystrophy and/or partial lipodystrophy, including congenital partial lipodystrophy and acquired partial lipodystrophy, all of which may or may not include hyperlipidemia and/or hyperglycemia and may or may not include NAFLD. |
| US11400069B2 |
Methods of treating mixed dyslipidemia
The present disclosure relates to, inter alia, methods of treating mixed dyslipidemia with ethyl eicosapentaenoate. |
| US11400066B2 |
Methods of treatment of inflammation related conditions using pluripotent anti-inflammatory and metabolic modulators
Methods of treating acute and chronic inflammatory conditions, tissue transplant rejection, and/or organ transplant rejection comprising administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a pluripotent anti-inflammatory and metabolic modulators optionally in combination with one or more secondary therapeutic agents and pharmaceutical compositions thereof. |
| US11400065B2 |
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions having improved pharmacokinetics in the fed state
Oral pharmaceutical compositions of sodium oxybate having improved pharmacokinetic properties when administered less than two hours after eating are provided, and therapeutic uses thereof. |
| US11400064B2 |
Valproic acid for the treatment or prevention of pathological conditions associated with excess fibrin deposition and/or thrombus formation
There is herein provided valproic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in treating or preventing a pathological condition associated with excess fibrin deposition and/or thrombus formation, wherein said treatment comprises treating a patient with valproic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in a specific manner, and formulations for use or designed for use in such treatments. |
| US11400063B2 |
Early administration of low-dose colchicine after myocardial infarction
The invention relates to colchicine for use in a method of treating a patient after having a myocardial infarction (MI), the method including initiating the administration of colchicine at a daily low dose to the patient within about 3 days of the MI. |
| US11400061B2 |
Onychomycosis treatment compositions and methods
Compositions and methods are presented that provide substantially improved physical and pharmacological parameters for subungually administrable formulations. Most beneficially, the compositions presented herein have a viscosity and film-forming capacity that retain the liquid formulation in sufficient quantities and that help penetrate the polysaccharide matrix commonly associated with onychomycosis. In especially preferred aspects, the carrier is formulated to have a high concentration of the active pharmaceutically active agent (API), to allow migration of the formulation within the subungual space, and to reduce systemic absorption while promoting diffusion of the API into the nail plate at or above minimum inhibitory concentration into a larger treatment space. |
| US11400059B2 |
Treatment of pain and/or pain related symptoms associated with dysmenorrhea
The present disclosure relates to methods, compositions and products for treating pain, and/or pain related symptoms, associated with dysmenorrhea in a subject. In certain embodiments, the present disclosure provides a method of treating pain, and/or pain related symptoms, associated with dysmenorrhea in a subject, the method comprising intrauterine and/or vaginal administration to the subject of an effective amount of an agent that reduces activation of the innate immune system and thereby treating the pain and/or the pain related symptoms in the subject. Other embodiments are also disclosed. |
| US11400056B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising gallstone solubilizer for treatment of gallbladder disease
The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition for treating gallbladder disease containing a gallstone-dissolving agent, and more specifically, to a pharmaceutical composition for treating gallbladder disease containing a gallstone-dissolving agent which dissolves gallstone, a cause of the gallbladder disease, and thus has an excellent effect of alleviating or treating any one or more symptoms selected from the group consisting of asymptomatic cholelithiasis, biliary colic, cholecystitis, choledocholithiasis, and biliary pancreatitis. |
| US11400055B2 |
Use of cannabidiol in the treatment of epilepsy
The present disclosure relates to the use of cannabidiol (CBD) for the treatment of Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC). In particular the TSC is treatment resistant and is characterised by generalised seizures or focal seizures with impairment. The disclosure further relates to the use of CBD in combination with one or more anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs). |
| US11400054B2 |
Method for treating an autoimmune neurological disease and/or neurodegenerative disease and pharmaceutical formulations for a liquid dosage form and a controlled release dosage form
A method for treating an autoimmune neurological disease and/or a neurodegenerative disease is provided. The method includes administering an effective amount of at least one compound having Formula (I), Formula (II) or Formula (III), or its geometric isomer, enantiomer or diastereomer to a subject in need thereof: wherein is a single or double bond, X is NCH3 or CH2, Y is null, O or N, Z is O or N, R1 is H, OH, and R2 is null, H, C1-C8 alkyl, —(C═O)-alkyl, —(C═O)-aryl, —(C═O)-alkyl-aryl, —(C═O)-heteroaryl, cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkyl, which optionally substituted by one or more of —OH, —NO2, —NH2, —NR3R4, carbonyl, alkoxyl, alkyl or —OCF3, wherein R3 and R4 independently are H, alkyl, —SO2CH3, —(C═O)—CH3 or —(C═O)—NH2. |
| US11400050B2 |
Method for the production of a dosage form
A method is described for producing a dosage form. Also described, are granules and tablets obtained by the method. The use of a surface-reacted calcium carbonate in such a method, a dosage form comprising the granules, the use of the granules, or the tablets and/or capsules, or the dosage form in a pharmaceutical product, a nutraceutical product, an agricultural product, a cosmetic product, a home product, a food product, a packaging product and a personal care product as well as pharmaceutical product, a nutraceutical product, an agricultural product, a cosmetic product, a home product, a food product, a packaging product and a personal care product including such granules, or the tablets and/or capsules, or the dosage form are also described. |
| US11400048B2 |
Pharmaceutical oil-in-water nano-emulsion
Accordingly, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical oil-in-water nano-emulsion, with a pharmaceutically active substance. The selected pharmaceutically active substance is encased in fatty acid (e.g., monounsaturated fatty acid, cold pressed oil, and/or esterified fatty acid) droplets with the droplets having an average particle size in the range of 10 to 200 nm. The nano-emulsion is also provided with a non-ionic surfactant system, which is a mixture of polyethers, macrogolglycerides and polysaccharides, along with pharmaceutically acceptable adjuvants. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of pharmaceutical oil-in-water nano-emulsion. |
| US11400045B2 |
Treatment with powdered intranasal epinephrine
Disclosed is a pharmaceutical composition in dry powder form for intranasal administration, having an anti-anaphylactic adrenergic receptor agonist in the form of dry powder for intranasal administration, the composition having solid particles of the active agent in combination with at least one functional additive, and solid particles of an inert carrier. |
| US11400043B2 |
Cosmetic composition
Methods of use and compositions useful for reducing lines and wrinkles, evening skin tone, lightening skin tone, increasing skin radiance, elasticity, skin barrier function, and/or skin firmness, reducing photodamage, reducing sagging skin, inhibiting anti-oxidant capacity in skin, MMP-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, pro-inflammatory cytokines (e.g., lipoxygenase, IL-6, Il-8, TNF-α, or VEGF), and/or elastase expression in skin, and/or increasing collagen expression in skin, elastin expression in skin, laminin expression in skin, and/or fibronectin expression in skin are disclosed herein. The compositions can additionally reduce or mitigate unwanted side effects shown in other retinol products such as erythema or redness in skin, skin dryness, peeling or flaking of skin, and/or skin irritation including without limitation, burning, stinging, itching, or tingling. The composition includes a combination of one or more of Rosmarinus officianalis leaf extract, Morus alba fruit extract, tetrahexyldecyl ascorbate, retinol, Acmella oleracea extract, Alpinia galanga leaf extract, Argania spinosa oil, and/or saccharide isomerate. |
| US11400041B2 |
Use of compositions comprising destructurized starch in a complexed form as abrasives and/or structuring agents
This invention relates to the use of microgranules comprising destructurized starch in a complexed form as abrasive and/or structuring agents in cosmetic, dermatological, detergent and cleansing formulations. |
| US11400040B2 |
Nail varnish compositions
The disclosure relates to nail varnish compositions including, in one or more cosmetically acceptable organic solvents: a main film-forming agent including nitrocellulose, at least one fumed silica having a BET specific surface area of at least 170 m2/g, at least one secondary resin having at least one aromatic group in its chemical structure, at least one plasticiser, at least one colorant, which is insoluble in the solvent. The composition is free or substantially free of clay compounds, especially of modified clays, in particular of organophilic clays. The disclosure also relates to the use of these compositions for protecting and/or making up the nails, and also to packaged, ready-to-use items intended for this use. |
| US11400037B2 |
Composition having reduced residue
Leave-on compositions to be applied to the skin, which after five minutes post-application provides an improved low residue level, where the composition includes an emulsifier having a particular HLB value and an emollient present in a weight amount that is equal to or greater than the weight amount of the emulsifier. |
| US11400036B2 |
Aqueous cosmetic compositions containing pelargonic acid esters
Aqueous cosmetic compositions comprising at least 20% by weight of an aqueous component and a lipophilic component characterized in that the lipophilic component comprises at least one ester selected from neopentylglycol dipelargonate, glycerol tripelargonate, pentaerythritol tetrapelargonate or mixtures thereof. |
| US11400034B2 |
Cosmetic composition comprising one or more polar oil(s), a C2—C6 aliphatic monoalcohol and a polyol, at least one hydrophilic active agent, and comprising less than 7% by weight of water
A subject of the invention is a cosmetic composition comprising: —from 30% to 89% by weight of at least one polar oil relative to the total weight of the composition; —from 10% to 45% by weight of at least one C2-C6 aliphatic monoalcohol relative to the total weight of the composition; —from 0.5% to 50% by weight of at least one polyol relative to the total weight of the composition; —at least one hydrophilic active agent, said composition comprising less than 7% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the composition. It also relates to the associated cosmetic process and also the cosmetic use of said composition. |
| US11400029B2 |
Dental porcelain paste superior in application property
To provide a dental porcelain paste which can maintain maintaining the paste state and have excellent application property for a long period of time and hardly causes carbonization or bubbles due to the influence of an organic component or a polymer component during firing. The present invention provides a dental porcelain paste for preparing a dental prosthesis device, comprising: 50.0 to 80.0 wt. % of a glass powder (a) having a maximum particle diameter of 100 μm or less and an average particle diameter of 1 to 20 μm, 0.5 to 10.0 wt. % of a hydrophobized fine particle silica (b) having an average primary particle diameter of 1 to 50 nm, and 10.0 to 49.5 wt. % of an organic solvent (c) having a boiling point it is within (bp) of 100 to 300° C. |
| US11400027B2 |
Kit and method for detecting porous dental hydroxyapatite
The present invention relates to a kit and a probe for detecting porous dental hydroxyapatite that includes a protein capable of binding porous dental hydroxyapatite or a detector thereof. The invention also relates to a method for detecting a condition involving porous dental hydroxyapatite that includes detecting in or on a tooth or a sample of the tooth of a subject a protein bound to porous dental hydroxyapatite. The invention also relates to methods for detecting a hypomineralisation developmental dental defect or detecting intact and/or broken MIH enamel, and to a kit and method for removing a protein bound to porous dental hydroxyapatite. |
| US11400023B2 |
Unit dose dispensing mechanisms
Mechanisms for dispensing items such as medications and medical supplies. Different mechanisms may be tailored to dispensing different kinds of items, for example medications in single dose packages, vials, syringes, or other similarly-shaped items. The dispensers may be placed in a dispensing unit that includes a lockable restock drawer and a dispense drawer into which items are dispensed by the dispensing mechanisms. The various kinds of dispensing mechanisms may be installed in the restock drawer in any workable proportion and arrangement. The dispensing mechanisms include multiple sensing technologies for tracking and inventory of items and for accurate sensing of items as they are dispensed. |
| US11400022B2 |
Managing medications at the bedside
Modular automated dispensing systems for dispensing secured medications in a medical environment are provided. The system includes a compact enclosure configured to be disposed in a medical treatment area without taking up valuable floor space. The system includes lockable drawers having one or more compartments for storing and dispensing medications or medical supplies. The system is unlocked by use of an access control interface internally or externally connected directly to the system, or networked to the system through a medical center network. |
| US11400020B2 |
Medicine container for storing and providing at least two medicine substances that can be mixed with one another, and method for operating a medicine container of this type
A medicine container for medicine substances which can be mixed with one another includes a container body, a stopper and a mixing element. The container body has a first end with a stopper opening and a second end with a base having an outlet. The stopper is displaceable between the ends. A mixing chamber for receiving the medicine substances is delimited by a portion of an inner casing surface of the container body, a side of the stopper and the base. The mixing element can be disposed in the mixing chamber. The medicine container is adapted to discharge the medicine substances from the medicine container by displacement of the stopper in the direction of the outlet. The stopper is adapted to receive the mixing element at least partially by a recess. The invention further relates to a method for operating such a medicine container. |
| US11400018B2 |
Liquid medicine supply device
A liquid medicine supply device (1) including a container (10) which has a containing portion (11) and a mouth (16); an interior cap (30); and an exterior cap (60). The interior and exterior caps (30, 60) include a ratchet mechanism (50, 80). The interior cap (30) includes: an interior-cap main body (32) with a contact ring (44) to tightly close the container (10); and an engaging portion (50). The exterior cap (60) includes: an exterior-cap main body (62); and an engaged portion (80). The engaged portion (80) and the engaging portion (50) constitute the ratchet mechanism. The contact ring (44) is distant from the engaging portion (50) in a radial direction of the interior-cap main body (32). |
| US11400014B2 |
Chest compression system and method
A system and method for determining CPR induced chest compression depth using two sensors while accounting for different orientations of the two sensors. The system may include a first motion sensor operable to generate motion signals corresponding to motion in a first coordinate frame defined by a first set of axes and a second motion sensor operable to generate motion signals corresponding to motion in a second coordinate frame defined by a second set of axes and a control system operable to receive the motion signals from the first motion sensor and the second motion sensor, rotate the motion signals from the first motion sensor into the second coordinate frame to obtain rotated motion signals corresponding to the motion signals from the first motion sensor, and combine the rotated motion signals with the motion signals from the second motion sensor to generate an output indicative of said displacement. |
| US11400012B2 |
Vision recovery training device
An embodiment of the disclosure provides a vision recovery training device, which includes a housing formed to be worn on a face around the eyes, a pair of rotation modules mounted to an inside of the housing, and a lens provided in each rotation module, at least one of the rotation modules including: a rotation disc; a magnetic body inserted in the rotation disc; and a sensor module provided in the housing at a radial position corresponding to the magnetic body. |
| US11400011B2 |
Walking frame cover
A walking frame cover constructed of cloth material or other types of materials and various fasteners which can be placed over and wrapped around a walking frame to give it a unique visual appearance, such as color or pattern designs. |
| US11400010B2 |
Method and system for control and operation of motorized orthotic exoskeleton joints
System and method for providing both powered and free swing operation in a powered orthotic exoskeleton joint. The joint includes a processor controllable ratchet wheel and pawl type clutch, configured to engage or disengage upon receiving force from a servo actuator. When the processor determines that the clutch should be engaged, it directs the powered actuator to couple the pawls to the ratchet wheel, allowing torque to be transferred from the joint's powered motor, through the clutch, to the gearing that subsequently controls the motion of the joint. Conversely, the processor can direct the powered actuator to decouple the pawls from the ratchet wheel. This in turn decouples the ratchet wheel from the motor, thus allowing the remainder of the joint and any associated joint gearing to engage in relatively free swing motion, without any interference from the motor. |
| US11400007B2 |
Device for optimal airway opening
Described is a wearable device that combines a mechanism which is configured for modifying a head angle of the subject when in the supine position in order to achieve a head tilt position and a mechanism for causing a forward movement of the mandibles in order to obtain an optimal open airway in a subject. Embodiments of the device are configured to be attached to a bed, stretcher, or other flat surface. |
| US11400005B2 |
Surgical tables
A surgical table having a cable management system including a first flexible cable guide having a first end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the base and a second end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the intermediate column element and a second flexible cable guide having has a first end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the intermediate column element and a second end portion fitted, directly or indirectly, to the outer column element. |
| US11400001B2 |
Method and apparatus for upgrading a bed to include moveable components
A mattress support includes a first section and a second section configured to be coupled to the first section. Each of the first section and the second section includes a base plate configured to be positioned on a box frame of a bed. A top plate is pivotable relative to the base plate. A bladder structure is positioned between the base plate and the top plate and inflatable to adjust a height of the top plate. |
| US11400000B2 |
Anti-slide body support
A body support for use with a bed having a top end, a bottom end and a mattress, including a back vertical wall removably mountable at the bottom end of the bed in a fixed position in which the wall extends across the bed and above the mattress, a front vertical wall extending parallel to the back wall above the mattress, and a scissor jack disposed between, secured to and connecting the front wall and the back wall so as to be capable of expanding and contracting horizontally to move the front wall away from and toward the back wall above the mattress in maintained parallel relation to the back wall, whereby the front wall serves as a foot support for an individual lying on the bed and is positionally adjustable in accordance with the individual's height. A pad may be removably mounted on the front wall. |
| US11399995B2 |
Mobility device
A powered balancing mobility device that can provide the user the ability to safely navigate expected environments of daily living including the ability to maneuver in confined spaces and to climb curbs, stairs, and other obstacles, and to travel safely and comfortably in vehicles. The mobility device can provide elevated, balanced travel. |
| US11399994B2 |
Device configured to transport a human body
A device includes a main frame; at least one wheel; and supports. The supports are arranged in a support frame movably connected to the main frame. The support frame comprises a seat sub frame and a leg sub frame. The seat sub frame or the leg sub frame is fixedly hinged to the main frame, and the other is displaceably hinged to the main frame. A transformation mechanism associated with the main frame can convert the device between a planar support state and an angled support state. Supports enclose an angle to define a seat and backing support. The leg sub frame is extended beyond its hinge relative to the main frame and comprises a set of wheels at the free end of the extended leg sub frame. The extended leg sub frame provides a sturdy wheel base in the angled support state to define a wheel chair mode. |
| US11399993B2 |
Patient transport apparatus with adjustable handles
A patient transport apparatus comprises a support structure. The support structure comprises a base, a frame, and a patient support surface to support a patient. One or more handle assemblies are coupled to the frame to maneuver the patient transport apparatus. The handle assemblies comprise one or more handles to be manipulated by a user. The handles are capable of being adjusted to facilitate maneuvering of the patient transport apparatus, such as pushing/pulling the patient transport apparatus along a floor surface, lifting the patient transport apparatus over obstacles, loading the patient transport apparatus into an emergency vehicle, and/or unloading the patient transport apparatus from the emergency vehicle. |
| US11399992B2 |
Configurable absorbent articles having removable fastening members
Configurable absorbent articles are provided. The absorbent articles may comprise a topsheet, a backsheet, and an absorbent core positioned at least partially intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet. The absorbent articles may comprise a first waist region, a second waist region, a crotch region extending intermediate the first waist region and the second waist region, and an outer cover material joined to the backsheet and forming a portion of a garment-facing surface of the absorbent article. The absorbent articles may comprise leg cuffs and one or more fully removable fastening members. The fastening member may comprise a first fastener on a first surface of the fastening member and positioned proximate to a first end and a second fastener on the first surface and positioned proximate to a second end. |
| US11399990B2 |
Absorbent pad
To provide an absorbent pad, the absorbent pad being formed of an inner absorbent pad which is positioned on the body-side and an outer absorbent pad positioned on the non-body side, wherein when the inner absorbent pad absorbs liquid excretions and swells, openings are provided at the side which is indented furthest towards the non-body side, improving the passage of liquid, and improving the dispersion of sites facing the openings in the outside absorbent pad, preventing leakage of liquid excretions to the exterior. |
| US11399988B2 |
Wireless communication device, diaper and moisture detecting system
The present invention provides a wireless communication device including: a circuit unit; and an antenna which is connected to the circuit unit and which transmits and receives signals to and from a transceiver in a non-contact manner. The wireless communication device transmits different signals to the transceiver, depending on the presence or absence of contact between at least a part of the circuit unit and moisture. |
| US11399987B2 |
Method of producing a chassis web comprising a waistband component and disposable pant article produced from the chassis web
A method for producing a chassis web which may be further converted into a disposable pant article and a pant article is disclosed. The method includes feeding a continuous base web in a machine direction; attaching a continuous elastic waistband component to the base web in an attachment area; severing the base web and the attached elastic waistband component by cutting; shifting positions of the first panel web and the second panel web in a cross machine direction, thereby bringing the first and the second panel webs into an arrangement with first and second cut edges facing away from each other in the cross machine direction; directly or indirectly connecting the first side edge of the first panel web with the second side edge of the second panel web thereby forming a coherent chassis web. |
| US11399981B2 |
Robust laser cutting methods for ophthalmic surgery
A method and apparatus for performing ophthalmic laser surgery using a pulsed laser beam is provided. The method includes establishing an initial cutting pattern comprising a plurality of original photodisruption points, establishing an enhanced cutting pattern comprising a plurality of enhanced photodisruption points selected to decrease potential adverse effects due to patient movement and having increased density over a fixed area as compared with the plurality of original photodisruption points, and performing an ocular surgical procedure according to the enhanced cutting pattern Enhanced cutting patterns may include circular cuts around the periphery of a capsule, vertical side cuts for lens fragmentation, raster lamellar cuts, and grid lamellar cuts. Each photodisruption point in the initial cutting pattern and the enhanced cutting pattern comprises a laser target point. |
| US11399970B2 |
Repositionable and removable stents
An illustrative endoluminal implant having an elongated tubular member. The elongated tubular member having a stent and a retrieval suture interwoven with the stent. The retrieval suture including a first suture loop extending about a circumference of the stent and adjacent to a suture retrieval loop and a second suture loop extending about a circumference of the stent and longitudinally spaced from the first suture loop. The first and second suture loops coupled via one or more interconnecting segments. At least one of the first or second suture loops has an arc length of less than 270° of the circumference of the stent. |
| US11399969B2 |
Stent delivery system
A stent delivery system includes a handle and an elongate catheter extending from the handle. The elongate catheter includes an inner member, an outer member mounted about the inner member and adapted for longitudinal movement relative to the inner member from an extended position to a retracted position and a stent mounted about the inner member. The stent delivery system also includes a thumbwheel mounted to the handle. The thumbwheel is adapted for rotational movement to cause corresponding movement of the outer member from the extended position to the retracted position. In some examples, the stent delivery system may include a lock member adapted to engage at least one of the outer member and the thumbwheel to prevent movement thereof when the lock member is secured relative to the handle. |
| US11399966B2 |
Variable stiffness prosthetic foot
Prosthetic feet that provide for variable and adjustable stiffness are provided. A foot element can include a tongue portion defined or formed by a slot in the foot element that at least partially separates the tongue portion from a remainder of the foot element. The tongue portion can be operably connected to the remainder of the foot member to increase the stiffness of the foot member or operably disconnected from the remainder of the foot member to increase the flexibility of the foot member. The prosthetic foot further includes a mechanism for adjusting whether the tongue portion is operably connected or disconnected from the remainder of the foot member. The mechanism can be selectively actuated to adjust the stiffness of the foot element in dorsiflexion and/or plantarflexion and/or to adjust the degree to which the tongue portion is allowed to flex relative to the remainder of the foot member. |
| US11399965B2 |
Spinal implant system and methods of use
A surgical system includes a trial connected with a first image guide oriented relative to a sensor to communicate a signal representative of the trial relative to a patient anatomy. A tracking device includes the sensor and communicates with a processor to generate a storable image of the trial relative to the patient anatomy for display from a monitor. A spinal implant is connected with a second image guide oriented relative to the sensor to communicate a signal representative of the spinal implant relative to the patient anatomy. The sensor receives the signal of the second image guide and communicates with the processor to generate an image of the spinal implant in real time for display from the monitor in a configuration to align the spinal implant in real time with the stored image of the trial. In some embodiments, methods, spinal constructs, implants and surgical instruments are disclosed. |
| US11399964B2 |
Operating instrument and method for spinal implant
The present disclosure discloses an operating instrument for a spinal implant. The operating instrument includes an extension assembly, a central rod, and an operating handle. The extension assembly includes an outer sleeve, and one end of the outer sleeve is connected with a first part of the spinal implant. The central rod passes through the outer sleeve, and one end of the central rod connects to a second part of the spinal implant. The operating handle includes a fixing element, a rotating element, and a pushing element. The rotating element is sleeved on the outer side of the fixing element. The pushing element connects with the central rod, and the rotating element presses against the pushing element. The rotating element is rotated to cause the pushing element to drive the central rod to move the second part, thereby expanding the spinal implant. |
| US11399961B2 |
Implant extractor tool
An implant extractor tool including first and second pivotably connected arms having jaws at their distal ends adapted to engage an implant. The tool further includes an adjustment mechanism having an adjuster and a biasing member biasing one of the first and second arms, and an actuator operatively engageable with the adjustment mechanism. The actuator is movable between a first position locking the adjustment mechanism in a fixed position and a second position spaced from the adjustment mechanism permitting movement of the adjustment mechanism relative to the actuator. The implant extraction tool can be operated using one hand to engage an implant to be extracted. |
| US11399959B2 |
Expandable lumbar cage and method for inserting the same
Provided is an expandable lumbar cage including an upper member, a lower member, a sagittal adjustment unit to adjust sagittal balance of a spine, and a coronal adjustment unit to adjust coronal balance of the spine. According to the foregoing description, it is possible to simultaneously adjust the sagittal balance of the spine as well as the coronal balance, thereby achieving effective treatment of the spine having compound deformity. |
| US11399956B2 |
Bodiless bone fusion device, apparatus and method
A bodiless bone fusion method, apparatus and device for insertion between bones that are to be fused together and/or in place of one or more of the bones, such as, for example, the vertebrae of a spinal column. The bodiless bone fusion device comprises one or more extendable plates, one or more extending blocks in communication with the extendable plates, one or more positioning elements for adjusting the extendable plates by manipulating the extending blocks, and one or more support panels for holding the positioning elements and guiding the extendable plates. The plates are able to be advantageously positioned in the confined space between the vertebrae to help brace the device until the bone has fused. |
| US11399955B2 |
Systems and techniques for restoring and maintaining intervertebral anatomy
Techniques and systems for distracting a spinal disc space and supporting adjacent vertebrae are provided. Trial instruments are insertable into the disc space to determine a desired disc space height and to select a corresponding implant. Implants can be also be self-distracting and the implant providing the desired disc space height can be implanted in the spinal disc space. |
| US11399953B2 |
Device to be implanted in human or animal tissue and method for implanting and assembling the device
An implant or endoprosthesis suitable to be implanted in human or animal tissue includes two (or more than two) parts to be joined in situ. Each one of the parts includes a joining location, the two joining locations facing each other when the device parts are positioned for being joined together, wherein one of the joining locations includes a material which is liquefiable by mechanical vibration and the other one of the joining locations includes a material which is not liquefiable by mechanical vibration and a structure (e.g. undercut cavities or protrusions) suitable for forming a positive fit connection with the liquefiable material. The joining process is effected by pressing the two device parts against each other and by applying ultrasonic vibration to one of the device parts when the two parts are positioned relative to each other such that the two joining locations are in contact with each other. |
| US11399952B2 |
Medical implant having an anchoring system and method of use thereof
An improved cage that has an anchoring system and method of use thereof. The anchoring system has movable/expandable jaw portions that can expand vertically (i.e., upward and downward relative to the respective superior and inferior surfaces of the cage) so that the cage can be more securely implanted in position. The superior and inferior expandable portions of the anchoring system move vertically by the rotation of one or more spindles that is incorporated in the jaw mechanism (and/or by the rotation of a lead screw that is incorporated in the cage). In some embodiments, the medical implant (such as a cage) is itself non-expandable (i.e., the height of the medical implant does not change). In other embodiments, the medical implant (such as a cage) can be expanded independently of the anchoring system. |
| US11399950B2 |
Implant for a bone joint
An implant (30) for a mammalian bone joint (3) for spacing a first bone (2) of the joint from a second bone (1) of the joint while allowing translational movement of the second bone in relation to the first bone is described. The implant comprises (a) a distal part (31) configured for intramedullary engagement with an end of the second bone, (b) a proximal part (34) having a platform (15) configured for non-engaging abutment of an end of the first bone and translational movement thereon, and (c) an articulating coupling (10, 16) provided between the distal and proximal ends allowing controlled articulation of the first and second bones. The bone-abutting platform is shaped to conform to and translate upon the end of the first bone. A kit for assembly to form the implant of the invention, and the use of the implant to treat osteoarthritis in a bone joint, are also described. |
| US11399945B2 |
Cemented acetabular construct with locked modular sleeve
In one embodiment, the present disclosure relates to an acetabular implant system with a liner and a sleeve. The liner includes a convex outer surface shaped to correspond to an interior of an acetabular cup and has an equatorial region and a polar region. The convex outer surface includes a plurality of liner engagement features thereon. The sleeve includes an inner surface with a plurality of sleeve engagement features thereon. The inner surface of the sleeve is sized to be flush with the convex outer surface of the liner. When the sleeve is engaged with the liner, the liner engagement features engage the sleeve engagement features. |
| US11399943B2 |
Furlow insertion device
According to a general aspect, an insertion device can include an elongate barrel having an opening defined in a distal end; a lumen defined within the elongate barrel, the lumen being accessible through the opening; and an obturator disposed within the lumen of the elongate barrel. The obturator can be movable within the lumen between a proximal position in the elongate barrel and a distal position in the elongate barrel. The obturator, in its distal position in the elongate barrel, can be configured to receive a needle via the opening. The obturator, in its proximal position in the elongate barrel, can be configured to secure the needle within the elongate barrel. |
| US11399942B2 |
Treating dysfunctional cardiac tissue
Medical devices, systems, and methods reduce the distance between two points in tissue, often for treatment of congestive heart failure and often in a minimally invasive manner. An anchor is inserted along an insertion path through a first wall of the heart. An arm of the anchor is deployed and rotationally positioned according to a desired alignment. Application of tension to the anchor may draw the first and second walls of the heart into contact along a desired contour so as to effect a desired change in the geometry of the heart. Additional anchors may be inserted and aligned with the first anchor to close off a portion of a ventricle such that the ventricle is geometrically remodeled and disease progression is reversed, halted, and/or slowed. |
| US11399940B2 |
Methods, apparatus and devices to treat heart valves
Apparatus for treating blood flow regurgitation through a native heart valve (16) includes a selective occlusion device sized and configured to be implanted in the native heart valve (16) and selectively operating with at least one of the first or second native leaflets (16a, 16b) to allow blood flow through the native heart valve (16) when the heart cycle is in diastole and reduce blood flow regurgitation through the native heart valve (16) when the heart cycle is in systole. A clip structure (50) is coupled with the selective occlusion device. The clip structure (50) is configured to be affixed to a margin of at least one of the first or second native leaflets (16a, 16b) to secure the selective occlusion device to the native heart valve (16). |
| US11399932B2 |
Prosthetic heart valve
A prosthetic valve assembly includes a radially expandable and compressible annular frame. The frame includes a plurality of interconnected struts, which include a plurality of inner struts and a plurality of outer struts. The inner struts overlap adjacent outer struts at a plurality of pivot joints. Radial expansion or compression of the annular frame causes the inner struts to pivot relative to the outer struts at the pivot joints. The assembly also includes a valvular structure having a plurality of leaflets, each leaflet having a cusp edge portion. The assembly further includes one or more leaflet-supporting cords, each having a plurality of anchoring portions and a plurality of suspended portions, each suspended portion extending between two adjacent anchoring portions. The anchoring portions are affixed to respective anchoring features of the frame adjacent the pivot joints. The cusp edge portions of the leaflets are connected to the suspended portions. |
| US11399930B2 |
Systems and methods for psycho-signal processing
Systems and methods for psycho-signal processing. According to an aspect, a method includes receiving a visual representation of a subject. The method also includes performing a structured motion operation on the received visual representation to generate a modified visual representation of the subject. The method further includes presenting, via a user interface, the modified visual representation. |
| US11399927B2 |
Multi-access intraprocedural embolic protection device
An embolic protection device comprises a tubular filter body attached to a sheath. The tubular filter body has an open upstream end and a generally closed downstream end for capturing emboli. A self-opening passage through the emboli capture end of the tubular filter body allows multiple catheters to be advanced from the sheath or otherwise into the filter body simultaneously or sequentially. The sheath is attached to a peripheral support structure near the emboli capture end of the filter body to facilitate deployment and retrieval of the filter body through a restraining delivery catheter. |
| US11399926B2 |
Mouthpiece for dental treatment
The invention relates to a mouthpiece for performing a treatment of teeth such as teeth whitening. Accordingly, the mouthpiece may be arranged for cosmetic treatment. The treatment is based on illumination of the teeth of light with a suitable wavelength. The mouthpiece is designed so that light from light sources, e.g. LED's, is sufficiently homogenized so that the light irradiance at the teeth is sufficiently uniform to achieve good treatment results. Furthermore, the mouthpiece is designed so that the irradiance at the teeth is sufficiently high to achieve efficient treatment and so that heating of the teeth is minimized to an acceptable heating. |
| US11399925B2 |
Wirelessly controlled oral irrigator
An oral irrigator including a base and a handle. The base includes a fluid reservoir, a pump in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, and a base wireless communication component in electrical communication with the pump. The handle is in fluid communication with the pump. The handle includes a handle wireless communication component and one or more control buttons in communication with the handle wireless communication component. The handle wireless communication component transmits control signals from the one or more control buttons to the base wireless communication component to adjust an operating parameter of the pump. |
| US11399924B2 |
Refill for electric toothbrush
A refill for an electric toothbrush comprises a generally tubular structure formed by refill walls defining an interior space for accepting thereinto a coupling stem of a toothbrush handle. The refill includes a motion transmitter functionally connected to the brush head for driving it. The refill has a coupling device including a pair of mutually opposite and resiliently deformable cantilevered arms disposed in the interior space of the refill and adjacent to the refill walls and extending from respective roots in a circular or semi-circular manner around, and in a plane substantially perpendicular to, the refill's longitudinal axis. Each of the arms is resiliently deformable and terminates with a coupling surface for engaging a coupling pin extending from the handle's coupling stem for secure and disengageable connection therewith. |
| US11399923B2 |
Ultrasonic dental instruments, insert assemblies, and inserts with improved performance durability
Ultrasonic dental instruments, inserts, and insert assemblies are provided which include an acoustic transformer and a tip that, in combination, are configured to operate at an operational frequency different from the frequency of resonance of the transducer that drives the combination. As a result, the ultrasonic dental instruments, inserts, and insert assemblies provide improved performance durability by providing improved output stroke ranges over nominal wear lengths between, for example, 2 mm and 3 mm, which results in more durable performance over a longer service life. |
| US11399919B2 |
Sensor and system for monitoring the wearing duration of orthodontic elastics
The invention relates to a sensor (1) for fastening to a multi-bracket appliance for the upper jaw (2), to a multi-bracket appliance for the lower jaw (3), to an aligner for the upper jaw (2′) and/or to an aligner for the lower jaw (3′), in order to measure the time span during which a force is applied to a pressure, tension and/or shear-force sensor (11) of the sensor (1), whereby the wearing duration of orthodontic elastics (4) for multi-bracket appliances (2, 3) and/or aligners (2′, 3′) can be monitored, the sensor (1) being a sensor that is independent of the multi-bracket appliance (2, 3) and the brackets (23) and including a timer, a microcontroller having a data memory, and an elastic holder (16) and/or elastic guide (17). The invention further relates to a system (5) for monitoring the wearing duration of orthodontic elastics, including the sensor (1), a multi-bracket apparatus or an aligner for the upper jaw (2, 2′) and the lower jaw (3, 3′), an elastic (4) and an external reading device. The invention further relates to a method for monitoring the wearing duration of orthodontic elastics and to the use of the sensor (1) and of the system (5). |
| US11399911B2 |
Tray for bag for medical use, tubes and accessories, intended for sterilisation
The present invention concerns a shaped tray (10), comprising a plurality of housings (11, 12, 13), the tray (10) and each of said housings (11, 12, 13) being suitable for receiving a bag (20) for medical use, at least one tube (21) and at least one accessory (22), said bag (20) for medical use, said at least one tube (21) and said at least one accessory (22) being linked together, in which said tray (10) is suitable for being enclosed in a package (30) in order to carry out autoclaving, and it comprises cutouts at the bottom of same allowing possible condensates to flow out by force of gravity. |
| US11399908B2 |
Medical robotic system with coupled control modes
In a coupled control mode, the surgeon directly controls movement of an associated slave manipulator with an input device while indirectly controlling movement of one or more non-associated slave manipulators, in response to commanded motion of the directly controlled slave manipulator, to achieve a secondary objective. By automatically performing secondary tasks through coupled control modes, the system's usability is enhanced by reducing the surgeon's need to switch to another direct mode to manually achieve the desired secondary objective. Thus, coupled control modes allow the surgeon to better focus on performing medical procedures and to pay less attention to managing the system. |
| US11399902B2 |
Medical system
A medical system comprising: a robotic arm, a control unit configured to issue a control signal, a medical device intended to penetrate an anatomical structure, the medical device being configured to emit a warning signal which varies as a function of a variable electrical characteristic of the anatomical structure, said medical device comprising a body with first and second electrodes, an electric generator suitable for applying at least one measurement electric current between the first and second electrodes, and a processing device suitable for determining a measurement parameter related to the electrical characteristic, based on said at least one measurement electric current, and for emitting the warning signal corresponding to the measurement parameter, wherein the control unit is configured to issue the control signal as a function of the warning signal. |
| US11399895B2 |
Systems and methods of pose estimation and calibration of perspective imaging system in image guided surgery
A method performed by a computing system comprises receiving, from a fluoroscopic imager, having a first set of parameters, first fluoroscopic image data of a first fiducial marker within a surgical coordinate space. The method comprises receiving a configuration of the first fiducial marker within the surgical coordinate space. The method comprises determining a second set of parameters of the fluoroscopic imager in the surgical coordinate space based on the first fluoroscopic image data and the configuration of the first fiducial marker. In some embodiments, determining the second set of parameters comprises developing a calibrated model of the fiducial marker in the surgical coordinate space from the first fluoroscopic image data and the configuration of the first fiducial marker. |
| US11399891B2 |
System and method for controlling delivery of electrosurgical energy to tissue
An energy applicator for directing energy to tissue includes a feedline and a radiating section operably coupled to the feedline, wherein the radiating section has a length. The energy applicator also includes a length adjustment member adapted to allow for selective adjustment of the length of the radiating section. The length adjustment member includes a first pivot element and a first tensioning element coupled to the first pivot element. |
| US11399890B2 |
Apparatus and method for intra-cardiac mapping and ablation
An intra-cardiac mapping system is based on locating the ports through which blood flows in or out the heart chambers. For many procedures, such as ablation to cure atrial fibrillation, locating the pulmonary veins and the mitral valve accurately allows to perform a Maze procedure. The location of the ports and valves is based on using the convective cooling effect of the blood flow. The mapping can be performed by a catheter-deployed expandable net or a scanning catheter. The same net or catheter can also perform the ablation procedure. |
| US11399885B2 |
Power monitoring circuitry and method for reducing leakage current in RF generators
An electrosurgical unit having power monitoring circuitry for reducing leakage current in an electrosurgical unit. The electrosurgical unit includes a power source configured to produce direct current, an RF waveform generator configured to convert the direct current into an RF signal, a voltage sensor configured to measure DC input voltage to the RF waveform generator, a current sensor configured to measure output current feedback, and a processor. The processor is configured to estimate output voltage feedback based at least upon the measured DC input voltage and the measured output current feedback, and output a control signal to control the DC input voltage to the RF waveform generator, the control signal based at least upon the estimated output voltage and the output current feedback. |
| US11399881B2 |
Enhanced medical device for use in bodily cavities, for example an atrium
Systems, methods, and devices allow intravascular or percutaneous mapping, orientation and/or ablation, in bodily cavities or lumens. A device includes elongate members, moveable between an unexpanded configuration and an expanded or fanned configuration. The elongate members form a stack in the unexpanded configuration to fit through a catheter sheath. The elongate members follow respective arcuate or curvilinear paths as advanced from the sheath into the bent or coiled stack configuration, adopting volute, scroll or rho shapes, and may be nested. The elongated members are fanned or radially spaced circumferentially with respect to one another into the expanded or fanned configuration. Transducer elements carried by elongate members sense various physiological characteristics of or proximate tissue, and/or may apply energy to or proximate tissue. The elongate members are rotatable in groups or as a group in the expanded configuration. The device is retractable. |
| US11399874B2 |
Polyaxial bone anchoring device and instrument for use with the same
A bone anchoring device includes a receiving part with a rod receiving portion having a first end, a second end, a recess for the rod, an outer surface, and a first engagement structure on the outer surface that extends farther radially outwardly than other parts of the rod receiving portion, and a flexible head receiving portion for inserting and clamping the head. The bone anchoring device also includes a locking ring configured to be arranged around the head receiving portion for locking the head, the locking ring having an outer surface and a second engagement structure on the outer surface that extends farther radially outwardly than the outer surface of the rod receiving portion. The engagement structures are configured to be engaged by an instrument to move the locking ring from a locking position to a position where the inserted head is pivotable. |
| US11399873B2 |
Medical implant threaded plug having a start structure
A medical implant assembly including a receiver and a fastener. The receiver having helically wound thread extending up to a top surface thereof. The fastener having an axis of rotation and a continuously helically wound thread form. The continuously helically wound thread form having a start structure and an upper loading surface extending between a root and a crest of the continuously helically wound thread form. The start structure having a leading face extending below the upper loading surface. The leading face including a partial curvate surface extending between the root and the crest. The start structure being configured as a single lead start structure and a dual lead start structure. |
| US11399872B2 |
Articulating spinal rod system
An adjustable articulating spinal rod system including a first elongated element secured to a first bone, a second elongated element secured to the spine, and an articulating joint connecting the first and second elongated elements. The articulating joint including a first movable joint, a second movable joint, and at least one locking mechanism. The first movable joint is coupled to the first elongated element and the second movable joint which is also coupled the second elongate element. The first and second movable joints are configured to allow polyaxial movement and rotation of the first elongated element with respect to the second elongated element. The at least one locking mechanism immobilizes the first and second movable joints in the locked position to secure the first elongate element in a position relative to the second elongate element and allow movement and rotation in an unlocked position. |
| US11399871B2 |
Bone distraction device having a quick release disengagement mechanism
A bone distraction device having a ratchet and pawl assembly such that incremental rotation is allowed in one direction and prevented in the other, and further having a quick release mechanism such that the ratchet and pawl mechanism can be released to allow free rotation in both directions. The device has a pawl housing mounted onto a rod housing, the pawl housing having a sloping transition shoulder diminishing to transition onto the outer surface of the rod housing. In other embodiments, the device has a sleeve housing with an enlarged end telescopically mounted onto a rod housing, the enlarged end having a sloping transition shoulder diminishing to transition onto the outer surface of the sleeve housing. |
| US11399869B2 |
Cannula stabilizer for embryo transfer
The embryo transfer cannula stabilizer is a device attached to a vaginal speculum, which allows the sliding, placement, and secure fixing of a cannula to perform an embryo transfer. The embryo transfer cannula stabilizer prevents fine movement of the user's hand to reduce tremor at the intracervical level and avoid injury to the cervical canal, rupture of blood vessels, and the production of detritus. |
| US11399868B2 |
System and method for controlling the performance of a pneumatically sealed trocar
A system and method is disclosed for controlling the performance of a pneumatically sealed trocar, wherein the system includes a controller for delivering variable DC voltage to a DC motor, a DC motor operatively connected to the controller for driving a pump operatively connected to a pneumatically sealed trocar, a pump driven by the DC motor for circulating pressurized gas through the pneumatically sealed trocar, and a sensor for sensing pressure and flow parameters between the pump and the pneumatically sealed trocar to provide a feedback control signal to the controller so that the controller can vary the voltage delivered to the DC motor to affect the output pressure and flow of the pump during a laparoscopic surgical procedure. |
| US11399866B2 |
Gas circulation system with gas sealed access cap and valve sealed access cap for robotically assisted surgical procedures
A gas circulation system is disclosed for performing robotically assisted surgical procedures in a surgical cavity of a patient, which includes a multi-lumen tube set including a dual lumen portion having a pressurized gas line and a return gas line, and a single lumen portion having a gas supply and sensing line, a valve sealed access cap for cooperative reception with a first robotic cannula and having an inlet path for communicating with the gas supply and sensing line of the tube set, and a gas sealed access cap for cooperative reception with a second robotic cannula and having an inlet path for communicating with the pressurized gas line of the tube set and an outlet path for communicating with the return gas line of the tube set. |
| US11399856B2 |
Load sensing resection device
Embodiments of the invention include drive units and other effective types of movement inducing devices that include load sensing mechanisms capable of giving feedback to a user when a force is being applied to the devices during use. The applied force for which monitoring is provided may be one or more of a lateral force transverse to a longitudinal rotating axis of a surgical blade, burr, or other mechanism, a force applied along the longitudinal rotating axis, and other forces. |
| US11399854B2 |
Clot retrieval system
Catheter-delivered endovascular medical devices are described. The devices may include a pull wire attached to a distal body. The distal body may be formed of a distal body outer body comprising a basket comprised of a plurality of cells defined by a plurality of basket strips and a distal body inner body located in the interior of the distal body outer body and comprising a plurality of distal braided mesh openings formed by a plurality of woven linear strands. The distal braided mesh openings may be smaller than the cells when the device is in the relaxed state. Methods of using and making the devices are also described. |
| US11399850B2 |
Patient-specific surgical devices, systems, and methods
A surgical device includes a body having a first side with a first surface that is complementary to a surface of a foreign object disposed within a patient based on preoperative imaging of the patient. The body defines at least one hole positioned relative to the body to facilitate insertion of an elongate device at a predetermined location relative to the foreign object. |
| US11399848B2 |
Surgical alignment by magnetic field gradient localization
A three dimensional magnetic sensor attached to a surgical nail is located based on an applied monotonic magnetic field gradient. Another three dimensional magnetic sensor locates a surgical drill. A display generates a real time image of the relative alignment of the surgical drill and of the surgical nail, allowing a surgeon to repair bone fractures. |
| US11399844B2 |
Medical device holding and delivery assembly and kit therefor
A medical device holding assembly includes a carrier sheath, which carries an endoluminal medical device such as an embolization coil. The assembly also includes a housing including at least one holding element to hold the sheath, and a fixation device attached to the housing and coupled to the sheath. The fixation device includes a locking element having an unlocked configuration, which allows the sheath to slide relative to the housing, and a locked configuration, which fixes the sheath to the housing. A lock actuator is configured to lock permanently the locking element into the locked configuration. As a result, the sheath with the medical device held therewithin cannot be removed from the holding assembly during the deployment procedure, thereby ensuring that the procedure can be carried out by a single person and also protecting the integrity of the medical device before it is deployed into a patient. |
| US11399839B2 |
Surgical devices including trocar lock and trocar connection indicator
An adapter assembly, for connecting a surgical reload to an electromechanical handle assembly, includes an outer tube; a trocar assembly releasably securable within a distal end of the outer tube, the trocar assembly including a trocar housing defining a pair of openings therein, wherein the pair of openings are in opposed radially extending relation to one another; and a trocar assembly release mechanism configured to releasably secure the trocar assembly within the outer tube. The release mechanism includes a pair of pins slidably supported within the outer tube, wherein each pin is selectively receivable within a respective opening of the pair of openings formed in the trocar housing; a release button supported in the outer tube and movable between an extended condition and a depressed condition; and a spring clip slidably supported in the outer tube, the spring clip interconnecting the release button and the pair of pins. |
| US11399838B2 |
Reload assembly for circular stapling devices
A reload assembly includes a shell housing, and a staple cartridge supported on a distal portion of the shell housing. The reload assembly further includes a pusher, a knife carrier supported, and a holder, each of which is supported within the annular cavity. The pusher is movable from a retracted position, through a partially advanced position, to a fully advanced position. The knife carrier includes at least one flexible arm having a free end. The at least one flexible arm has a hook portion on the free end. A housing of the holder defines at least one opening for receiving the hook portion of the at least one flexible arm of the knife carrier which is received within the at least one opening of the holder when the pusher is in the retracted position and is deflected from within the at least one opening when the pusher is in the partially advanced position. |
| US11399834B2 |
Tissue apposition clip application methods
Surgical methods for closing a gastrotomy. The surgical method for closing an opening in an organ wall comprises positioning a distal end portion of a steerable overtube adjacent a portion of the organ wall through which the opening extends. The surgical method further comprises inserting a flexible clip magazine into the steerable overtube. The surgical method comprises grasping tissue through which the opening extends and drawing a portion of the grasped tissue into a clamping position between upper and lower clip arms of a distal-most tissue apposition clip supported within a distal end of the clip magazine. The surgical method further comprises advancing the distal-most tissue apposition clip onto the portion of grasped tissue. |
| US11399833B2 |
Anvil buttress attachment for surgical stapling apparatus
An anvil buttress loading system includes an anvil assembly, an anvil buttress loading tool, and an anvil buttress. The anvil buttress is retainable on each of the anvil buttress loading tool and the anvil buttress, and is transferrable from the anvil buttress loading tool to the anvil assembly. |
| US11399832B2 |
Surgical apparatus including surgical buttress
An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus is provided which includes an anvil assembly and a surgical buttress. The anvil assembly includes an anvil body and an anvil plate. The anvil plate includes a bottom surface that defines a plurality of staple forming pockets. The anvil body and the anvil plate are selectively connectable. The surgical buttress includes a buttress body and a plurality of arms extending from the body. The arms are disposable between a top surface of the anvil plate and a bottom surface of the anvil body to support the buttress body against the bottom surface of the anvil plate when the anvil plate and the anvil body are connected to one another. |
| US11399823B2 |
Method and apparatus for loading suture
A loader is disclosed that can load a suture and/or a shuttle into a suture device. The loader can have a suture and/or a shuttle that can be moved (e.g., via a loader control) from a non-loaded configuration to a loaded configuration without damaging the suture or the shuttle. The shuttle can be moved from a shuttle first position to a shuttle second position. When the shuttle is in the shuttle first position, a suture device can be positionable in a device space on the loader. When the suture device is positioned in the device space, the shuttle can be moved from the shuttle first position to the shuttle second position. When the shuttle is in the shuttle first position, the shuttle can be outside the suture device. When the shuttle is in the shuttle second position, the shuttle can be inside the suture device. |
| US11399820B2 |
Minimally invasive suture placement system and methods thereof
A suture placement system is disclosed. The suture placement system has a plate defining a first opening spaced from a second opening. The suture placement system also has a first lumen having proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end of the first lumen is coupled to the first opening. The suture placement system further has a second lumen having proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end of the second lumen is coupled to the second opening. The suture placement system also has a guide coupled to the plate. A method of minimally invasive suture placement is also disclosed. |
| US11399817B2 |
Resection tools and related methods of use
A device for treating tissue may include a tissue expander configured to be inserted into a body lumen and stretch tissue surrounding the body lumen, and a tool configured to be coupled to the tissue expander and move along a path defined by the tissue expander. |
| US11399815B2 |
Vascular closure devices and methods providing hemostatic enhancement
Vascular closure devices and methods for closing a blood vessel puncture site disposed at a distal end of a tissue tract are described. A combination of the body's own natural mechanism with chemical and/or biological agents is relied upon to accelerate the hemostatic process. Included are steps of introducing a closure device through the tissue tract and deploying an expansible member at a distal end of the device within the blood vessel to occlude the puncture site. A sealing member disposed proximal the expansible member is then displaced by retracting and tensioning a coil spring so as to expose a chemical and/or biological region or release region of the device. The retraction and tensioning of the coil spring is limited by a coupling member. Exposure of blood and tissue to the chemical and/or biological sealing member promotes the clotting processing to accelerate the occlusion process in the tract. |
| US11399809B2 |
Patient monitoring
Disclosed is a patient monitor control unit (10) comprising a processor arrangement (11, 13) adapted to receive a series of ultrasound measurements received from a sensor (30) comprising at least one configurable ultrasound transducer; process said series of ultrasound measurements to obtain haemodynamic data of a patient coupled to the sensor; control a patient monitor (20) to display the obtained haemodynamic data; evaluate the obtained haemodynamic data to detect a variance in said data; and generate a reconfiguration signal for the at least one configurable ultrasound transducer, wherein the timing of said generation is a function of said evaluation. Also disclosed are a patient monitoring system, a method of operating a patient monitor control unit and a computer program product for implementing such a method. |
| US11399808B2 |
Acoustic motion detecting
A method of detecting subject respiratory motion and non-respiratory motion includes: transmitting a transmitted signal toward a subject, the transmitted signal being an ultrasound wave, the transmitted signal reflecting off the subject to produce a reflected signal; receiving the reflected signal and converting a form of the reflected signal from ultrasound wave to electrical; comparing the reflected signal to at least a first reference signal to determine at least a first reference phase signal indicative of a first phase difference between the first reference signal and the reflected signal, the at least a first reference signal being associated with the transmitted signal; and analyzing the first reference phase signal for respiratory motion of the subject and non-respiratory motion, the non-respiratory motion including at least one of non-respiratory motion of the subject or motion of an entity other than the subject. |
| US11399802B2 |
Methods and ultrasound apparatus
This invention is the improved methods and ultrasound apparatus with the wirelessly chargeable battery of the ultrasound probe and with the record of the ultrasound data and ultrasound images on the removable memory card. The improved methods provide the steps of the operation of the improved ultrasound apparatus, and the improved ultrasound apparatus includes the microprocessor unit and control organs unit, which provide control of an ultrasound unit, comprising piezoelectric devices, a transmission unit, a battery unit, including battery and battery wireless charging control circuitry, indication unit, and includes a card insertion registration device recognizing the presence of a removable memory card in the ultrasound probe. |
| US11399793B2 |
Image processing apparatus and storage medium
An image processing apparatus includes a hardware processor. The hardware processor estimates a body thickness and an irradiation field region of a subject based on a radiograph obtained by radiographing the subject. Further, the hardware processor calculates a distance from a focus of a radiation source to a radiation entrance point based on the body thickness. Still further, the hardware processor calculates an irradiation field size based on the irradiation field region. Yet further, the hardware processor calculates an exposure dose based on the distance, the irradiation field size, and in imaging condition used in radiographing the subject. |
| US11399790B2 |
System and method for hierarchical multi-level feature image synthesis and representation
A method for processing breast tissue image data includes processing the image data to generate a set of image slices collectively depicting the patient's breast; for each image slice, applying one or more filters associated with a plurality of multi-level feature modules, each configured to represent and recognize an assigned characteristic or feature of a high-dimensional object; generating at each multi-level feature module a feature map depicting regions of the image slice having the assigned feature; combining the feature maps generated from the plurality of multi-level feature modules into a combined image object map indicating a probability that the high-dimensional object is present at a particular location of the image slice; and creating a 2D synthesized image identifying one or more high-dimensional objects based at least in part on object maps generated for a plurality of image slices. |
| US11399789B2 |
Compression unit for a combined x-ray and ultrasound examination device, examination device and method
A compression unit for a combined x-ray and ultrasound examination device and an examination device. The handling of the combined x-ray and ultrasound examination device is simplified by providing a compression unit with a compression surface which is permeable to x-rays and ultrasound and which is, or can be, coupled to a support element of the examination device irrespective of the existence of a mechanical and/or electrical connection between the ultrasound unit and the examination device. |
| US11399787B2 |
Methods and systems for controlling an adaptive contrast scan
Methods and systems are provided for adaptive scan control. In one embodiment, a method for a computing device communicatively coupled to an imaging system includes, selecting a scan protocol, displaying an adaptive scan protocol graphical user interface (GUI) on a display device coupled to the computing device, adjusting one or more parameters of the scan protocol in response to user input to the adaptive scan protocol GUI, updating a visual representation of the scan protocol displayed via the adaptive scan protocol GUI in correspondence to the adjustment of the one or more parameters of the scan protocol, and storing the adjusted scan protocol in memory of the computing device. |
| US11399782B2 |
Medical radiation protection device
The present disclosure relates to a medical radiation protection device, which comprises a barrel-shaped protecting frame and a protecting cover. The barrel-shaped protecting frame comprises an upper protecting frame and a lower protecting frame. The upper protecting frame is connected to the lower protecting frame, and the upper protecting frame may move up or down along the lower protecting frame. The protecting cover is arranged on the side wall of the barrel-shaped protecting frame. The medical radiation protection device of the present disclosure can realize non-wearable X-ray protection, reduce load of the surgeon doctor and improve effectiveness of protection therefor. The protection device is operable via a universal caster, does not get in the way of operation of the surgeon doctor, and is thus convenient for maneuvering of the surgeon doctor. |
| US11399775B2 |
Systems and methods to detect cardiac events
In some embodiments, features related to inter-beat intervals (IBI) detected by a PPG sensor of a wearable device are extracted and provided to a cardiovascular classifier in order to detect likely instances of a cardiac condition such as atrial fibrillation. Some embodiments use features related to the entropy of the IBI data to improve the predictions generated by the cardiovascular classifier. In some embodiments, co-information between the IBI data and IBI data gathered from healthy and AF populations is determined in order to derive features that represent the probability that a given sample of IBI data represents AF or a normal sinus rhythm. In response to determining likely instances of AF based on these features, the wearable device may obtain clinically acceptable data, such as an ECG, to be transmitted to a separate device for review by a clinician. |
| US11399773B2 |
Stochastic-switched noise stimulation for identification of input-output brain network dynamics and closed loop control
Time-efficient identification of a brain network input-output (IO) dynamics model for brain stimulation includes generating an input stochastic-switched noise-modulated waveform characterized by at least one parameter modulated according to a stochastic-switched noise sequence, inputting the input stochastic-switched noise-modulated waveform to a clinical brain-response system, recording one or more time-correlated outputs of the clinical brain-response system responsive to the input stochastic-switched noise-modulated waveform, and identifying a brain network IO dynamics model that optimally correlates the input stochastic-switched noise-modulated waveform to the one or more time-delimited outputs of the clinical brain-response system. A desired brain response to an input electrical signal may be obtained using the model, such as by modulating the input electrical signal using a closed-loop control algorithm based on the brain network IO dynamics model. |
| US11399771B2 |
Implantable monitor introducer
Various aspect of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that may include an introducer for facilitating placement of an implantable monitor. The introducer may include an indicator configured to indicate at least one of width, depth, and position for an arrangement of the implantable monitor relative to a patient. |
| US11399769B2 |
Smart materials, dry textile sensors, and electronics integration in clothing, bed sheets, and pillow cases for neurological, cardiac and/or pulmonary monitoring
Sensors mounted on a textile include at least one of electrically conductive textile electrodes; single or multiple optically coupled infrared and red emitter and photodiode or photo transistor; and thin film or Resistive Temperature Detector (RTD). Textile electrodes, electrical connections, and electrical functionalization use at least one of nanoparticles, nanostructures, and mesostructures. Conductive thread, for electrical connections, may include a fiber core made from conductive materials such as but not limited to metals, alloys, and graphine structures, and a sheath of insulating materials such as but not limited to nylon, polyester, and cotton. |
| US11399768B2 |
Scanned laser vein contrast enhancer utilizing surface topology
A miniature vein enhancer is operated in one of three modes to project an image of a patient's veins onto the imaged body region, aiding a practitioner in pinpointing veins for a venipuncture procedure (intravenous drip, withdrawing blood . . . ). In one embodiment that uses two wavelengths of light (e.g., using two lasers), the image is obtained using red or infrared light, and is projected using visible light. In another embodiment using two wavelengths of light, the vein image is obtained using the first wavelength (red or infrared), and a fluorescent material (e.g., cream) sensitive to the second wavelength is applied to the skin surface, so that transmission of the imaged vein locations using the second wavelength energizes the fluorescent cream to visualize the veins on the skin surface. A three laser embodiment uses a third wavelength (violet or ultraviolet) to detect surface topology and subtract that noise from the vein image. |
| US11399764B2 |
Phrenic nerve stimulator, and system and method for monitoring phrenic nerve stimulation
A phrenic nerve pacing monitor assembly for a cryogenic balloon catheter system used during a cryoablation procedure, which monitors movement of a diaphragm of a patient, includes a pacing detector and a safety system. The pacing detector directly monitors movement of the diaphragm of the patient to detect when phrenic nerve pacing is occurring. Additionally, the pacing detector generates monitor output based on the movement of the diaphragm of the patient. The safety system receives the monitor output and based at least in part on the monitor output selectively provides an alert when movement of the diaphragm of the patient is atypical. The safety system is configured to provide the alert only while at least one of (i) phrenic nerve pacing is occurring, and (ii) cryoablation is occurring. |
| US11399762B1 |
Modular electroencephalograph (EEG) system
A modular electroencephalograph (EEG) system comprises a carrier board comprising one or more electrode connectors, one or more power supplies, and one or more analog-to-digital converter (ADC) modules. Each of the ADC modules comprises multiple input channels, input signal routing, at least one instrumentation power supply, configuration switches for the at least one instrumentation power supply and the input signal routing, an ADC, a programmable gain amplifier, and an ADC communications bus. Each of the one or more ADC modules electrically connects to one of the one or more electrode connectors and one of the one or more power supplies of the carrier board. An embedded computer is configured to run a real time operating system (RTOS), wherein each ADC communications bus of the one or more ADC modules is electrically connected to the embedded computer via a serial interface. |
| US11399760B2 |
Wearable device with conductive traces and insulator
The present disclosure relates to a wearable device that includes a housing, battery terminal connector, conductive traces, and an insulator for recording signals. The device may include a housing enclosing a circuit board and a battery. The device may include two conductive traces electrically connected to terminals of the battery and an insulator separating the conductive traces. The battery terminal connector can present both the conductive traces to the outer surface for coupling to a circuit board. The device can assess the physiological signals to infer a likelihood of arrhythmia of a user. |
| US11399758B2 |
Apparatus, systems, and methods for gathering and processing biometric and biomechanical data
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for measuring and analyzing movements of a body and for communicating information related to such body movements over a network. In certain embodiments, a system gathers biometric and biomechanical data relating to positions, orientations, and movements of various body parts of a user performed during sports activities, physical rehabilitation, or military or law enforcement activities. The biometric and biomechanical data can be communicated to a local and/or remote interface, which uses digital performance assessment tools to provide a performance evaluation to the user. The performance evaluation may include a graphical representation (e.g., a video), statistical information, and/or a comparison to another user and/or instructor. In some embodiments, the biometric and biomechanical data is communicated wirelessly to one or more devices including a processor, display, and/or data storage medium for further analysis, archiving, and data mining. In some embodiments, the device includes a cellular telephone. |
| US11399756B2 |
Information provision method, information processing system, information terminal, and information processing method
In order to objectively grasp a stress state of a user and to prevent postpartum depression, biological gas information is acquired via a network, where the biological gas information indicates a concentration of ethylene glycol of the user and is obtained by a sensor that detects ethylene glycol released from a skin surface of the user. From a memory storing information including an upper limit of a normal range of the concentration of ethylene glycol per unit period, the information indicating the upper limit of the normal range is read out. When a frequency in the unit period with which the concentration of ethylene glycol of the user exceeds the upper limit of the normal range is determined to have an increasing tendency based on the biological gas information obtained during a pregnancy period of the user, the information related to stress of the user is output to an information terminal of the user. |
| US11399754B2 |
Medical device for transcutaneously inserting an insertable element into a body tissue
A medical device for transcutaneously inserting an insertable element into a body tissue. The medical device includes an insertable element that has an in vivo distal end for subcutaneous insertion, an ex vivo proximal end, and a pre-bended insertion cannula for subcutaneously inserting the insertable element. The medical device further comprises at least one patch, which is configured to be mounted on the skin of a user. The patch has a patch base and an integrated insertion mechanism for driving the insertion cannula from a storage position within the patch into an inserted position within the body tissue on a curved insertion path. |
| US11399753B2 |
Electrochemical sensor and method for producing thereof
An electrochemical sensor is disclosed. The sensor has a substrate having a proximal part and an elongated distal part. Electrodes are formed on the distal part. The working electrode forms a conductive trace and multiple electrode pads are arranged along and connected by conductive trace. The electrode pads include a corrosive conductive layer covered by a non-corrosive conductive layer. The corrosive conductive layer is a metal less noble or as noble as Ag, and the non-corrosive conductive is a metal more noble than Ag. An insulating layer on the substrate has openings in the areas of the electrode pads. A protective measure for the corrosive conductive layer can be provided, such as having the insulating layer at least partially overlap the electrode pad edges, or providing at least one of the electrode pads with an elongated shape along the smaller dimension of the distal part. |
| US11399751B2 |
Endoscope system and method of operating endoscope system
The endoscope system (10) includes a light source unit (20) that emits correction illumination light to be used for the correction in the correction mode in which the biological information observation mode is corrected and emits white light at least once; a compensation amount calculation unit (76) that calculates a compensation amount of data to be used in the biological information observation mode using correction images obtained using the correction illumination light; a correction unit (77) that corrects the biological information observation mode by compensating for the data using the compensation amount; and a display control unit (66) that displays a white light image, which is obtained by imaging the observation object using the white light, on a display unit in the correction mode. |
| US11399750B2 |
Hydrophobic materials in a medical sensor
A patient monitoring sensor having a communication interface, through which the patient monitoring sensor can communicate with a monitor is provided. The patient monitoring sensor includes a light-emitting diode (LED) communicatively coupled to the communication interface and a detector, communicatively coupled to the communication interface, capable of detecting light. The patient monitoring sensor includes hydrophobic materials provided around the light-emitting diode and the detector, wherein the hydrophobic materials reduce water absorption and prevent bacterial growth within the sensor. |
| US11399749B2 |
Optical sensor, method of measuring optical signal, and apparatus for estimating blood concentration of analyte
Provided is an optical sensor, including a light source configured to emit light; a photodetector array comprising a plurality of photodetectors positioned at different distances from the light source, each photodetector being configured to detect an optical signal returning from an object irradiated by the light emitted by the light source, and to measure a light intensity of the detected optical signal; and a processor configured to determine a correlation coefficient between variables based on the measured light intensity, and to determine a quality of the optical signal based on the determined correlation coefficient, an optical characteristic of the object being determined by selectively using the optical signal of which the quality is an acceptable level or higher. |
| US11399748B2 |
Analyte monitoring device and methods of use
An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. |
| US11399746B2 |
Personalized bio-information correcting apparatus and method
A personalized bio-information correcting apparatus includes a communication interface configured to acquire original bio-information value data of a user, and a processor configured to obtain a personalized bio-information guideline, based on a personalized physiological model, identify whether at least one value among the acquired original bio-information value data is an outlier, based on the obtained personalized bio-information guideline, and based on the at least one value among the acquired original bio-information value data being identified to be the outlier, obtain final bio-information value data by correcting the at least one value among the acquired original bio-information value data. |
| US11399745B2 |
Dual electrode system for a continuous analyte sensor
Disclosed herein are systems and methods for a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes first and second working electrodes to measure additional analyte or non-analyte related signal. Such measurements may provide a background and/or sensitivity measurement(s) for use in processing sensor data and may be used to trigger events such as digital filtering of data or suspending display of data. |
| US11399743B2 |
Wearable sweat sensing systems and methods thereof
The systems and methods described herein provide a wearable sweat sensing device. The device includes a sweat patch component including a sweat biochemical sensor patch having a substrate defining a hole, at least one biochemical sensor, and a capture wick including a tip that extends through the hole, the capture wick configured to channel sweat across the at least one biochemical sensor. The sweat patch component further includes a wick downstream from the capture wick and separated from the capture wick by a gap, and electronic circuitry disposed against at least one face of the wick, wherein an electronic response of the electronic circuitry changes as sweat flows through the wick. The wearable sweat sensing device further includes an electronics module component configured to facilitate assessing hydration of a wearer based on signals from the at least one biochemical sensor and the electronic circuitry. |
| US11399740B2 |
Training and rehabilitation involving physical activity and cognitive exercises
System, methods and electronic devices aimed at motivating users to perform physical activity are disclosed herein. A user may be presented with a series of physical and cognitive exercises. For example, an exercise may be locked until completion of an unlocked exercise. Performance in each exercise may be tracked to display feedback to a user and track the user's improvement over time. Physical exercises may comprise challenges to move a particular distance or take a particular number of steps. Cognitive exercises comprise techniques test or train the cognitive abilities of the user in: attention, memory, processing speed, logical reasoning, numerical reasoning, spatial reasoning, verbal reasoning, language, and cognitive executive functions. Performance in one exercise may modify the difficulty or parameters of a subsequent exercise. The tracking of user improvement may comprise a progress or reward system such as the increasing of a user's “level” or awarding of “badges.” |
| US11399737B2 |
Breath analyte detection device
A breath analyte device includes a breath volume in fluid communication with a sampling volume. The device also includes a sampling sensor configured to generate a breath signal that varies in response to changes in gas pressure (e.g., sound waves) in the breath volume and an analyte sensor configured to generate an analyte signal that varies in response to a concentration of a target analyte present in the sampling volume. A control unit is configured to determine a time at which to measure the concentration of the target analyte in the sampling volume based on the breath signal and measure the concentration of the target analyte in the sampling volume based on the analyte signal at the determined time. The device may also include a pump configured to motivate gas from the breath volume into the sampling volume prior to measuring the concentration of the target analyte. |
| US11399735B2 |
Nonlinear electric field location system
A method includes, in a calibration phase, positioning a calibration-tool, including a mapping-electrode and a sensor of a location-measuring system, in an organ. The calibration-tool is tracked at different positions in the organ using the location-measuring system. A set of calibration data points is generated at the respective different positions, each calibration data point including signal-values obtained using the mapping-electrode and a corresponding position measurement of the sensor by the location-measuring system. The method further includes, in an investigation phase that is subsequent to the calibration phase, positioning an investigation-tool at a location in the organ. The signal-values at the location are measured using a mapping-electrode of the investigation-tool. Using a subset of the calibration data points, coordinates of the location are determined by deriving a respective nonlinear relation between the signal-values obtained using the mapping-electrode of the investigation-tool, and the coordinates of the location and solving the nonlinear relation. |
| US11399730B2 |
System and method for non-contrast myocardium diagnosis support
Devices and methods are provided for analyzing images from a magnetic resonance (MR) system. The device includes at least one hardware processor coupled with a storage system accessible to the at least one hardware processor. The device further includes a display in communication with the at least one hardware processor. The device receives a plurality of non-contrast MR images in a region of interest (ROI). The device obtains blood flow signals from the plurality of non-contrast MR images. The device identifies an abnormal segment by analyzing the blood flow signals. The device displays the non-contrast MR images by a highlighted segment in at least one of the non-contrast MR images to indicate the abnormal segment on the display. |
| US11399728B2 |
Biological information measurement apparatus, biological information measurement method, biological information measurement system and computer-readable medium
A biological information measurement apparatus comprises: a light source which illuminates a measurement target with light; a light receiving portion which receives a light amount of reflected light of the light from the measurement target; and a selecting unit which, based on a light amount received by the light receiving portion at each of a plurality of wavelengths of the reflected light, selects a wavelength to be used to measure biological information from the plurality of wavelengths. |
| US11399727B2 |
Non-invasive analysis of sinoatrial node and autonomic nervous input to heart function
A method for evaluating heart function, comprising receiving a digitized cardiac signal, computing a power spectral density (PSD) or multiscale entropy (MSE) of the digitized cardiac signal, and evaluating heart function based on the PSD or MSE is provided. Systems and computer program products for doing same are also provided. |
| US11399722B2 |
Plethysmographic respiration rate detection
A plethysmographic respiration processor is responsive to respiratory effects appearing on a blood volume waveform and the corresponding detected intensity waveform measured with an optical sensor at a blood perfused peripheral tissue site so as to provide a measurement of respiration rate. A preprocessor identifies a windowed pleth corresponding to a physiologically acceptable series of plethysmograph waveform pulses. Multiple processors derive different parameters responsive to particular respiratory effects on the windowed pleth. Decision logic determines a respiration rate based upon at least a portion of these parameters. |
| US11399718B2 |
Determining angular orientation for imaging
The present disclosure provides an OCT imaging system having a variety of advantages. In particular, the OCT system of the present disclosure may provide a more intuitive interface, more efficient usage of controls, and a greater ability to view OCT imaging data. |
| US11399716B2 |
Systems and methods for performing an imaging test under constrained conditions
An imaging system collects a plurality of images of an extremity of a subject, each collected at a unique spectral band. A physiologic arterial parameter of the extremity is determined from the plurality of images upon image registration. A record of the physiological arterial parameter is recorded in an electronic data store and an indication of the parameter is outputted. The method is performed by a medical professional associated with a temporal clinical expenditure cost in an epoch, for an entity. The product of the (i) epoch and the (ii) temporal clinical expenditure cost is less than a difference between (a) an average or absolute reimbursement associated with the current procedural terminology code by the entity and (b) incidental expenditures associated with the performance of the method. |
| US11399713B2 |
Measurement of multi-layer structures
Systems and methods for assessing multi-layer structures in which a spectrum array is generated from low coherence interferometry and input into a statistical estimator, which determines the thickness and layer number based on the inputted spectrum and other information, including information about a source intensity noise, Poisson noise, and dark noise associated with the low coherence interferometry. |
| US11399710B2 |
Laryngoscope blade and laryngoscope
Disclosed is a laryngoscope blade and a laryngoscope. In order to solve the problem that the small-sized catheter is not in place, the present disclosure is provided with an elastic mechanism at the distal end of the guide groove of the laryngoscope blade, and the elastic mechanism can be elastically deformed. On one aspect, the top of small-sized catheter can be pressed against the spatula, and on the other aspect, the elastic mechanism is pushed away from the spatula by the large-sized one, so that the laryngoscope blade and the laryngoscope equipped with the laryngoscope blade can be adapted to fit different sizes of catheters, and the scope of application is wider With better effect. |
| US11399706B2 |
Endoscope apparatus for switching between one-substance observation mode and two-substance observation mode based on input of selection of desired observation mode
An endoscope apparatus includes a scope including an imaging unit provided at a distal end of an insertion section to be inserted into an observation object, and a main body including a light source unit configured to emit illumination light that illuminates the observation object through the scope. The light source unit is configured to emit first narrow band light selected based on an absorption spectrum of a first characteristic substance, and second narrow band light selected based on an absorption spectrum of a second characteristic substance. The main body includes an image processing circuit configured to process image information acquired by the imaging unit. The endoscope apparatus also includes a display configured to display image information processed by the image processing circuit. |
| US11399705B2 |
Apparatus for dental irrigation
An apparatus for dental irrigation may be provided to project fluid onto the surfaces of, and the interproximal spaces between, a user's teeth and gum-line. The apparatus may comprise two hollow U-shaped manifolds having orifices located on their interior faces used as fluid jets. The manifolds may be connected, at a central point of reflection, by a rotating inlet joint which supplies the fluid flow. When placed in the user's mouth, the apparatus may be designed to receive the top and bottom sets of teeth in each corresponding U-shaped manifold, with orifices configured to provide fluid jets aligned towards the lingual and buccal side of the teeth. The orifices may be staggered to provide staggered fluid flow. A user's teeth may be cleaned with a controlled fluid flow by moving the apparatus in a sweeping motion between each set of rear molars. |
| US11399703B2 |
Endoscope
The endoscope of the invention includes: an insertion portion; a multi-lumen tube including bending operation wire insertion holes; bending operation wires inserted into the bending operation wire insertion holes; a wire retaining member including two opening portions; a pressing member that presses a distal end surface of the multi-lumen tube through the wire retaining member; a treatment instrument insertion channel; a distal end rigid member including a through hole; and a pipe member. A contact area of the wire retaining member with a distal end surface of the multi-lumen tube is set to be larger than a contact area of a pressing member with the wire retaining member. The pressing member is disposed between the two opening portions of the wire retaining member. The wire retaining member includes a pipe holding portion that holds the pipe member and is held between the distal end rigid member and the multi-lumen tube. |
| US11399702B2 |
Ureteroscope device and method for using of such a device
A medical device includes a sheath extending longitudinally from a proximal end to a distal end and a handle coupled to the proximal end of the sheath. The handle includes a deflection lever coupled thereto. The deflection lever is rotatable proximally and distally along the handle to deflect a distal end of the shaft to which it is operably coupled and a locking mechanism movable between an locked configuration in which the locking mechanism engages an engagement feature on the outer surface of the handle, preventing the deflection lever from rotating and locking the distal end of the shaft in a desired position, and an unlocked configuration in which the locking mechanism releases the engagement feature to allow rotation of the deflection lever and deflection of the distal end of the shaft. |
| US11399689B2 |
Dishwasher comprising at least one fan impeller in the dishwashing compartment
A dishwasher, in particular household dishwasher, includes a dishwasher cavity for receiving an item to be washed, a rotatable fan wheel arranged in the dishwasher cavity and configured to draw in air and to blow out the air, and a motor operably connected to the fan wheel and operating at a rotational speed which is variable over time. |
| US11399687B2 |
Moving robot and control method thereof using artificial intelligence
The moving robot using artificial intelligence includes: a traveling unit to move a main body; an operation unit to perform a specific operation while generating noise; a sensing unit to sense an ambient situation during traveling; and a controller to determine whether a specific activation condition is satisfied, based on situation information sensed by the sensing unit, and, when the activation condition is determined to be satisfied during traveling, perform a control action to activate a low noise mode so that the operation unit performs the specific operation with relatively reducing the noise. The control method using artificial intelligence includes: determining whether a specific activation condition is satisfied, based on situation information acquired by sensing an ambient situation during traveling; and, when the activation condition is determined to be satisfied, performing a specific operation in an activated state of a low noise mode in which noise is relatively reduced. |
| US11399686B2 |
Mobile robotic cleaner
A control system for a robotic floor cleaning machine configured to perform a cleaning operation along a cleaning path can comprise a controller, and a plurality of sensors. The controller can be configured to control autonomous movement of the robotic floor cleaning machine along the cleaning path and autonomous performance of the cleaning operation. The plurality of sensors can be configured to sense a location of the robotic floor cleaning machine relative to surroundings of the robotic floor cleaning machine. At least two sensors from the plurality of sensors are configured to locate the robotic floor cleaning machine in overlapping areas of the surroundings. |
| US11399682B2 |
Information processing method, information processing apparatus and computer-readable recording medium storing information processing program
An information processing method in a server device includes obtaining first information on an object to be sucked by a self-propelled vacuum cleaner, specifying a first article constituted by the object to be sucked based on the first information, specifying a second article relating to the first article based on second information on the first article and third information on an owner of the first article, and outputting fourth information on the specified second article. |
| US11399681B2 |
Telescopic tube device and vacuum cleaner having same
A telescopic tube device includes a first tube assembly, a second tube assembly slidably connected relative to the first tube assembly, and an operating unit disposed at a sleeved position between the first tube assembly and the second tube assembly. The operating unit includes an operating member, a first locking member, a second locking member, and a limiting member. When in a locked state, the limiting member is at an initial position, and the first locking member and the second locking member remain engaged; when in at least one released state, the limiting member is offset from the initial position, and the first locking member and the second locking member are disengaged. At least one elastic member provides the limiting member with a pulling force so that the limiting member has a tendency to remain at the initial position. A related vacuum cleaner is disclosed. |
| US11399675B2 |
Upright surface treatment apparatus having removable pod
A reconfigurable surface treatment apparatus may include a wand and a pod removably coupled to the wand. The wand may have a first distal end that is configured to couple to a surface cleaning head and a second distal end that is configured to couple to a handle. The pod may include a suction motor assembly cavity, a battery cavity, and a dust cup cavity. The suction motor assembly cavity and the battery cavity may be disposed on opposing sides of a vertical plane, wherein the vertical plane extends along a central longitudinal axis of the pod. The dust cup cavity may be disposed between the suction motor assembly cavity and the battery cavity such that at least a portion of the dust cup cavity is disposed on each side of the vertical plane. |
| US11399666B2 |
System for storing, transporting, preparing, and serving food
A container system for storing, transporting, preparing, and serving food includes a first container half having a body. The first container half includes a first cavity defined by an interior space of the body of the first container half, a first recessed edge formed into a face of an opening of the first cavity, and a groove formed into the face of the opening of the first cavity. The container system also includes a second container half having a body. The second container half includes a second cavity defined by an interior space of the body of the second container half, a second recessed edge formed into a face of an opening of the second cavity, and a tongue extending from the face of the opening of the second cavity and configured to fit within the groove when the first container half is mated to the second container half. |
| US11399662B2 |
Manual rotary mill for plant material
A manual mill that indicates through force feedback and free spin the completion of processing of the material inside through shearing, grating, and crumbling, without the use of teeth or protrusions, with easy grip-and-lift access to said processed material. |
| US11399658B2 |
Cooking apparatus
Cooking apparatus comprises an oven. The oven comprises a cooking chamber, a heated air source and two or more vents through which, in use, heated air can vent from the cooking chamber. The two or more vents comprise at least one lower vent and at least one upper vent. The at least one lower vent is provided at a lower height than the at least one upper vent. The at least one upper vent is controllable to regulate a flow of heated air therethrough. |
| US11399657B2 |
Cooking device and components thereof
Disclosed herein is a cooking system for cooking food, the system including a housing having a hollow interior, a lid movable relative to the housing, at least one heating element associated with one of the housing and the lid, wherein the cooking system is operable in a plurality of modes including a conductive cooking mode and a convective cooking mode, wherein in the conductive cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a conductive cooker and in the convective cooking mode the cooking system is operable as a convection cooker. |
| US11399653B2 |
Beverage brewing system
A beverage brewer includes a container configured to hold liquid and having an open top, and a brewing material holder configured to be suspended into the container and to hold beverage brewing material in contact with liquid held in the container. The brewer also includes a pressure assembly operable to provide pressurized liquid flow through the brewing material holder within the container, and/or a heating element configured to be arranged at least partially in an interior of the container and operable to heat liquid held in the container. |
| US11399646B2 |
Multi-hinged tri-folding garment hanger
A multi-hinged tri-folding garment hanger is disclosed. In one embodiment, a garment hanger includes a central frame embodying a first arm and a second arm toward each end configured to support corresponding shoulder portions of a garment in an open state of the garment hanger. In addition, the garment hanger includes four vertical members to connect the top elements to the corresponding bottom elements of the central frame. The central frame further includes a first double hinge joint on a top portion and a second double hinge joint on a bottom portion toward each of the first end and second end around which correspondingly the arms are capable of folding back onto the central frame toward a center thereof to a folded state. A hook member pivotably attached to the top portion of the central frame may be retractably folded to a most compact state without removal of the garment. |
| US11399643B2 |
Expandable fitted bed sheet
An expandable fitted bed sheet for fitting with mattresses of different sizes. In example embodiments, the expandable fitted bed sheet is reconfigurable between an unzipped or enlarged configuration for fitting with a first mattress comprising a first mattress size and a zipped or reduced configuration for fitting with a second mattress comprising a second mattress size. At least one closure feature is provided for providing adjustability to the fitted bed sheet between the enlarged configuration and the reduced configuration. |
| US11399642B2 |
Slot-securable point marking tool
An exemplary slot-securable point marking tool comprises a first arm extending longitudinally from a base end to a guide leading edge, and a second arm extending longitudinally from the base end to an insertion guide lip. A tool mouth is defined between the guide leading edge and the insertion guide lip. A tool axis extends from the base end to the tool mouth. A point axis is defined orthogonally to the tool axis. The tool mouth is movable in a direction parallel to the point axis between a securement configuration and an expanded configuration. The tool mouth is resiliently biased toward the securement configuration. The second arm includes at least one slot alignment protuberance extending toward the first arm in a direction parallel to the point axis. The second arm includes a marking point element extending along the point axis oppositely of the at least one slot alignment protuberance. |
| US11399641B1 |
Device for hanging objects on a vertical surface and a method of using the same
A hanger assembly having separable surface and object brackets that can slidably engage in a nested position without fasteners. The nested position is formed through the engagement of opposing channels of the respective surfaces of the surface and object brackets. The surface bracket has marking tabs for impressing on a vertical surface a selected orientation of the object that is connected to the object bracket, which in turn is nested with the surface bracket. Once the vertical surface is impressed by the marking tabs, the surface and object brackets can be un-nested and the surface bracket mounted to the vertical surface with the guidance impressions left my the marking tabs. Then the surface and object brackets can be re-nested for installation of the object against the vertical surface. The object is not limited to pictures or panels, and can be irregularly shaped articles. |
| US11399639B1 |
Self-righting packaging for display of item with aperture
Display packaging packages an item to form a packaged item. The display packaging includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front and rear portions have apertures. The item has a through hole. The apertures in the front and rear portions and the item receive a display peg. When the item is held at least partially between the front portion and the rear portion, and when the display peg is received by the rear portion aperture, the through hole of the item, and the front portion aperture, the packaged item is rotatable to a plurality of non-resting orientations and only one resting orientation. When the packaged item is in any of the non-resting orientations, the packaged item automatically rotates to the resting orientation. The display packaging has displayed information. The displayed information is in a pre-determined orientation when the packaged item is in the resting orientation. |
| US11399635B2 |
Sleeping system
A sleeping system includes a comfortable layer comprising a plurality of pressure relief springs and a supporting layer arranged under the comfortable layer. The supporting layer includes a plurality of supporting springs corresponding to the plurality of pressure relief springs, each of the plurality of supporting springs is connected with one of the plurality of pressure relief springs to constitute a pair of spring, the supporting springs and the supporting springs forms a plurality of pairs of springs arranged along a length direction and a width direction, each pair of spring has a same size, and a ratio of a length of the supporting spring to a length of the pressure relief spring varies smoothly along the length direction of the sleeping system. |
| US11399634B2 |
Mattress cover that forms a recessed cavity underneath a mattress and method of assembly of the mattress cover
A method of assembly and a product upon which a person may lie down that includes a mattress cover fitted onto a mattress cover to envelop same. The underside of the mattress cover has a projecting lip that bounds a recessed cavity that accommodates an adjustable mechanism, which is actuated to raise of lower head or foot portions of the mattress. The lip contains filler material such a foam and overlaps sides of the adjustable mechanism to conceal same. |
| US11399633B2 |
Adjustable mattress
An adjustable mattress may have an inner spring core between a top and bottom cover. The bottom cover may have at least one section made of a stretchable material that stretches around the mattress as it bends. The stretchable cover reduces the stress on the inner core for the bending when adjusting the mattress. The inner core may be formed from a spring array surrounded by a foam perimeter rail. Sides of the foam perimeter rail may be formed from individual foam coils. |
| US11399625B2 |
Magnetic bottle brush
A magnetic bottle brush that has a handle with an upper portion and a lower portion and a brush head attached to the upper portion of the handle. A magnetic element is disposed in the lower portion of the handle that exerts a magnetic attraction force between the magnetic bottle brush and an accompanying magnetic base. |
| US11399623B2 |
Cable broom
A gutter broom is provided. The gutter broom can include one or more block segments, each block segment having openings in which bristles are positioned. The bristles can have a first stiffness or a second stiffness different than the first stiffness. Bristles having the second stiffness can be positioned radially outward of bristles having the first stiffness on a block segment. |
| US11399622B2 |
Oral care implement
An oral care implement has a front side and a back side opposite the front side and an overall length extension between mutually opposite proximal and distal ends. A head of the implement, disposed at the proximal end, has at least one cleaning element extending from the front side. A handle is at least partially made from a material having a density higher than that of the head's material. The handle's cross-sectional area, extending substantially perpendicular to the overall length extension, has a height extension between the front and back sides. The implement has a center of gravity situated below an axis of rotation when the oral care implement is placed with its back side on a surface. The center of gravity is closer to the back side than to the front side of the implement when measured along the height extension of the handle. |
| US11399619B2 |
Backpack
The invention relates to a backpack (10) having a stowage space (18), which on its side facing the back of a user of the backpack is delimited by a back part (20). The backpack (10) includes a net element (12) and a frame arrangement (22), which for tensioning the net element (12) is designed in such a way that an intermediate space (24) is formed between the back part (20) and the net element (12) when the net element (12) is tensioned. The backpack (10) has two shoulder straps (14, 16) for carrying the backpack (10) on the user's back. The shoulder straps (14, 16) have end areas (42, 44) that cross the intermediate space (24) and are fastened to the back part (20). |
| US11399615B2 |
Cosmetic bottle with switch
A cosmetic bottle with a switch comprises a bottle body, a bottle neck, a bottle mouth and a bottle cap, wherein the top end of the bottle neck is provided with a first limiting ring and a second limiting ring, an emulsion outlet is formed at the top end of the bottle neck between the first limiting ring and the second limiting ring, and a first outlet is formed on a sidewall of the first limiting ring; the bottle mouth is sheathed on an outer sidewall of the second limiting ring and is rotatably connected to the second limiting ring, and a first rotating ring and a second rotating ring are disposed in an inner cavity of the bottle mouth; the first rotating ring is sheathed on an outer sidewall of the first limiting ring, and a second outlet is formed on a sidewall of the first rotating ring; and the second limiting ring is sheathed on an outer sidewall of the second rotating ring |
| US11399613B2 |
Epilating device for epilating hair
The invention relates to an epilating device (10) for epilating hairs growing from skin, comprising a housing; an epilating system having a plurality of hair-clamping elements arranged adjacent to each other rotatably on a curved supporting shaft which extends in a plane of curvature; a drive system arranged (58) to rotate the hair-clamping elements; a skin-contacting member (16) arranged to contact the skin during use and to be pivotable relative to the housing about a first pivot axis; a compression member arranged adjacent to the epilating system to exert a compression force on the epilating system directed along a compression line, said compression member being pivotable relative to the housing about a second pivot axis to adjust a position of the compression line relative to the housing; and a linkage mechanism linking the skin-contacting member and the compression member such that a pivotal motion of the skin-contacting member about the first pivot axis over a first pivot angle results in a pivotal motion of the compression member about the second pivot axis over a second pivot angle equal to the first pivot angle; wherein the compression member is arranged in a fixed position relative to the curved supporting shaft; and the linkage mechanism links the skin-contacting member (16) and the supporting shaft such that the pivotal motion of the skin-contacting member (16) about the first pivot axis over the first pivot angle results in a pivotal motion of the supporting shaft about the second pivot axis over the second pivot angle. |
| US11399611B2 |
Process for straightening keratin fibres with a heating means and denaturing agents
The invention relates to a process for straightening keratin fibres, comprising: (i) a step in which a straightening composition containing at least two denaturing agents is applied to the keratin fibres, (ii) a step in which the temperature of the keratin fibres is raised, using a heating means, to a temperature of between 110 and 250° C. |
| US11399609B2 |
Device for treating the hair having push-release cartridge locking
The invention relates to a device for treating the hair, comprising two arms (16, 18) able to move with respect to one another between a closed configuration for treating the hair and a spread configuration for engaging therebetween the hairs to be treated, one (18) of the arms comprising a housing suitable for receiving a removable hair treatment refill (32), the hair treatment refill (32) comprising a refill body (36) and an application member (38) attached to the refill body (36), the connection of the refill (32) to the arm (18) being locked by means of a push-release locking device. |
| US11399608B2 |
Card clamp
A card clamp is provided. The card clamp includes a first clamping plate (1), a second clamping plate (2), a connecting belt (3), a first metal connector and a second metal connector. The first clamping plate (1) is provided with a first through groove (4), a first side surface (5) and a second side surface. The first side surface (5) and the second side surface are parallel to each other. The first through groove (4) penetrates through the first side surface (5) and the second side surface. The second clamping plate (2) is provided with a second through groove (7), a third side surface (8) and a fourth side surface, The third side surface (8) and the fourth side surface are parallel to each other. The second through groove (7) penetrates the third side surface (8) and the fourth side surface. |
| US11399607B2 |
Retractable necklace travel scroll
A retractable display, storage and carrying case for necklaces includes an inverted-V-shaped frame, a torsion-spring-loaded tube rotatably suspended between the frame, a rectangular cloth sheet attached along one edge to the tube, with an opposite edge wrapped around a weighted rod to form a pocket on a front surface of the sheet. A plurality of jewelry hanging hooks are secured to an upper portion of the cloth sheet. One end of a necklace is attached to a single hanging hook, while the opposite end is tucked into the pocket. Much like a roll-up blind, the cloth sheet can be extended to a desired length by tugging on the weighted rod. Another tug will cause the roll-up mechanism to release and wind up the cloth sheet around the tube. |
| US11399605B2 |
Convertible rescue backpack
A convertible backpack that can be used as an edge protection mat to protect ropes against abrasion and includes a flexible mat or sheet that can be configured into a pack and carried on the back of a user to carry equipment, clothing, or other gear. A pair of rope protection members are affixed to the outer surface of the sheet for carrying the pack and are easily removable for use alone or in combination with the flexible sheet to further protect ropes. |
| US11399599B2 |
Friction stop strap adjustor
A strap adjustor including a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an upper surface that extends between the top surface and the bottom surface and a lower surface opposite the upper surface, a front surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface and between the upper surface and the lower surface and a back surface opposite the front surface, the back surface extending between the top surface and the bottom surface and between the upper surface and the lower surface, a first through opening, between the front surface and the back surface, that extends completely through the strap adjustor, a second through opening, between the front surface and the back surface, that extends completely through the strap adjustor, and a bar separating the first through opening from the second through opening. |
| US11399597B2 |
Footwear with compressible fluid-filled chamber
An article of footwear includes an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes an adjustment system having a base element, a fluid-filled chamber, an adjusting element, an anchoring element, and a tensile strand. The adjusting element is positioned outward from the fluid-filled chamber. The anchoring element is secured to the base element and is spaced from the adjusting element. The tensile strand extends between the adjusting element and the anchoring element. The adjusting element is operable to change a tension placed upon the tensile strand. |
| US11399594B2 |
Footwear auxiliaries for synchronously toning leg muscles in order to straighten back posture
A programmable memory device for incorporation within a medium to distribute a force or shock, F, within the medium. It includes a programmable combination of micro-levers that cooperate in order to selectively disperse, absorb, redirect, reorient, or displace, at least part of the force, F, in a customizable fashion. At least one of the micro-levers includes a platform that is supported on a top portion of a support, in order to enable a lever action or momentum of the platform within the medium. As the force, F, is applied on the micro-lever, a reactive force, R, is generated and causes any a movement of the platform relative to the support or a movement of the support relative to the platform, effectively dispersing, absorbing, redirecting, reorienting, or displacing the force, F, within the medium. |
| US11399590B2 |
Sole structure for article of footwear
A spine for an article of footwear includes a base extending from a first end to a second end. The spine also includes a sidewall extending transversely from the base from the first end to the second end. The sidewall has a plurality of sidewall supports including a forefoot sidewall support at the first end, a heel sidewall support at the second end, and a mid-foot sidewall support disposed between the first end and the second end and defining a maximum height of the sidewall. |
| US11399585B2 |
Anatomically targeted compression clothing
An item of clothing is adapted to be worn against the skin, and having at least one panel adapted to provide targeted compression of at least 20% of the total length of a specific surface vein in the body, or adapted to provide targeted compression of at least 20% of a specific plexus of veins, a specific lymphatic plexus, drainage plexus or a collection of lymphatic vessels. The clothing is useful in a method of reducing recovery time in a human or other mammal, after a period of activity and in a method of enhancing performance, in particular sports performance, in a human or other mammal. It may also improve the conditioning of the skin and aid lymphatic drainage, and can be used in the treatment of certain medical conditions. |
| US11399583B2 |
Glove and a method for producing the same
The present disclosure relates to a glove with both flock-lined and unlined interior surfaces The glove generally comprises a hand region including a palm portion and a dorsal portion; a thumb region and four individual digit regions projecting away from one end of the hand region; and a cuff region extending outwardly from another end of the hand region opposing to the thumb region and the four individual digit regions. The cuff region terminates to a terminal end defining an opening for insertion of a user hand therein. Preferably, the hand region comprises flock lining on at least the interior surface of the palm portion or one or more selected areas on the interior surface of the palm portion. The cuff region is free from having any flock lining. |
| US11399582B2 |
Glove structure
In the present disclosure, a piece is disposed on a glove core of a glove structure, and an edge of the piece is to injected and filled with molding material to have an injection molding assembly thereon. The injection molding assembly at least fills a section gap between the glove core and the edge of the piece. By using the injection molding assembly, the section gap between the glove core and the edge of the piece is masked, and an adhesive effect for bonding the piece is also obtained. Thus, the present disclosure provides positive and reliable means for preventing the edge of the piece from being separated from the glove core, making the glove structure maintain its required function in long term, increasing the quality and the lifetime of the glove structure, and making the glove structure have a curved surface shape to present its three-dimensional shape. |
| US11399581B2 |
Protective face shield attachable to headwear
A protective shield for use with headgear includes a unitary panel having a protective portion including opposing first and surfaces The unitary panel additionally includes at least one lateral tab connectable to the headgear. The protective portion is sized to extend over the face of a user when the at least one lateral tab is connected to the headgear and the headgear is worn on the user's head. The unitary panel is selectively connectable to the headgear in at least one of a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the at least one lateral tab is connected to the headgear such that the first surface assumes a convex configuration and faces away from the user. In the second configuration, the at least one lateral tab is connected to the headgear such that the first surface assumes a concave configuration and faces toward from the user. |
| US11399580B2 |
Donnable barrier devices, systems, and methods with touchless control
A barrier system, device, and method protects medical professionals and patients from exposure to contaminants and bodily fluids is provided. The system includes a head unit shaped to be worn over the head of the wearer; a hood positioned over the head unit; one or more sensors configured to produce one or more sensor-output signals; and a controller connected to the one or more sensors and configured to produce one or more controller-output signals based on the one or more sensor-output signals. Further, a device inside a barrier system is controlled by (a) sensing one or more characteristics; (b) producing one or more sensor signals based on the sensed one or more characteristics; (c) converting and/or processing the one or more sensor signals to produce one or more controller-output signals; and (d) controlling the device based on the one or more controller-output signals. |
| US11399578B2 |
Chest wall adapter device
A chest wall adapter apparatus for supporting a user's breasts includes a right section and a left section, wherein the right section and the left section are contiguous on a front side of the apparatus. The apparatus also includes an inwardly extending convex portion located between the right section and the left section, wherein the inwardly extending convex portion is configured to lie against the chest wall of the user between the breasts; a horizontally extending and upwardly angled right shelf configured to extend along the right section and follow a contour along an underside of a right breast of the user; and a horizontally extending and upwardly angled left shelf configured to extend along the left section and follow a contour along an underside of the left breast of the user. |
| US11399576B2 |
Gussetless dance tight
A gussetless dance tight is disclosed. The gussetless dance tight comprises a legwear portion created from a single tube without any vertical seams. The legwear portion comprises an upper portion, two leg portions, and a transition between the two leg portions where the two leg portions meet. The legwear portion comprises a higher density area at the transition. The higher density area transitions to the upper portion using circular knitting without a gather stitch. The gussetless dance tight also comprises a waistband coupled to the upper portion. |
| US11399575B2 |
Wearable device and application for behavioral support
Embodiments can provide a wearable device for nicotine cessation behavioral support, comprising a top surface; a first surface; a second surface; an underside surface; a communication device; one or more buttons; an internal storage medium; and a power supply; wherein the one or more buttons are configured to log a NRT use event to the internal storage medium when depressed and subsequently released within a predetermined timeframe; wherein the one or more buttons are configured to log a tobacco use event to the internal storage medium when depressed and released at a time longer than the predetermined timeframe; wherein the one or more buttons, when depressed, are configured to log a craving event to the internal storage medium, wherein an intensity of the craving event is determined by a time duration between depression and release of the one or more buttons. |
| US11399572B2 |
Inhalation component generation device, method of controlling inhalation component generation device, inhalation component generation system, and program
An inhalation component generation device includes a load configured to vaporize or atomize an inhalation component source with electric power from a power supply, and a control unit configured to be capable of controlling supply of electric power from the power supply to the load. The control unit is configured to be capable of performing a first diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during operation of the load, and a second diagnostic function of estimating or detecting at least one of degradation and failure of the power supply during charging of the power supply. The first diagnostic function and the second diagnostic function include different algorithms. |
| US11399561B2 |
Material for de-dusting granular enzyme preparations
The invention relates to a granular de-dusting material comprising 30-60 wt. % cold-swelling potato starch, 5-40 wt. % vegetable oil, 5-35 wt. % flour, all weight percentages based on dry weight of the granular de-dusting material. The invention further relates to a method for preparing a de-dusted enzyme product, comprising contacting a granular enzyme preparation, containing dust particles, with a granular dedusting material according to the invention, whereby the dust particles adhere to the granular de-dusting material, whereby the de-dusted enzyme product is obtained.The invention further relates to a de-dusted enzyme product. |
| US11399559B2 |
Nutritional products having improved lipophilic solubility and bioavailability in an easily mixable form
Methods of preparing a nutritional product which contain a lipophilic nutrient are disclosed. The nutritional product is made using a fortifying powder containing the lipophilic nutrient, a monoglyceride and diglyceride (“MDG”) oil, a phospholipid, and a carrier. The fortifying powder enhances the digestive absorption of the lipophilic nutrient when the nutritional product is consumed. The fortifying powder simplifies the process of manufacturing the nutritional product, as the fortifying powder can be added at a suitable stage of the process with other powdered ingredients. The fortifying powder may be manufactured in bulk and stored for later use, thereby improving manufacturing efficiencies. The fortifying powder and methods of preparing the fortifying powder are also presented. |
| US11399558B2 |
Rebaudioside-D containing sweetener compositions
A rebaudioside D containing sweetening composition exhibiting taste like sugar containing a carrier and rebaudioside D is disclosed. A method of making the rebaudioside D containing sweetening composition; and a method of using the rebaudioside D containing sweetening composition are also disclosed. |
| US11399554B2 |
Coated packaging products, systems and methods
In a method of forming a coated bag for pre-treating an item stored in the bag, a bag is provided, having a sidewall extending from a closed bottom end to an open top end and defining an interior surface of a cavity. The bag is expanded from a flattened condition to an expanded condition. At least one adhesive dispenser is inserted through the open top end of the bag into the cavity. An adhesive is applied from the at least one inserted adhesive dispenser to form an adhesive coating on the interior surface of the cavity. A particulate dispenser is inserted through the open top end of the bag into the cavity. A particulate is discharged from the inserted particulate dispenser to embed the particulate in the adhesive coating. The adhesive coating is dried to retain the embedded particulate on the interior surface of the sidewall. |
| US11399548B2 |
Animal pelt removal
An end effector of a pelt removal apparatus has a rotatable effector base on which is mounted a pair of elongated gripper bars parallel to a rotation axis of the effector base. One of the gripper bars is fixed in position, while the other one is radially spaced from and freely pivotal about a pivot axis parallel to rotation axis. When rotated in a tightening direction from a start position in which the pelt is located in a transverse gap between the gripper bars, the free gripper bar moves, without dedicated actuation of the free gripper bar, to pinch the pelt between the bars, thus gripping the pelt and allowing removal thereof by the pelt removal apparatus. |
| US11399547B2 |
Stamping device for creating one or more rows of endless dough rings
A stamping device serves to create one or more rows of endless dough rings. The stamping device has a stamping head with a stamping punch or a plurality of stamping punches, wherein each stamping punch is associated with a dough ring row. A dough piece support of the stamping device has a dough piece holder or a plurality of dough piece holders. Each dough piece holder of the dough piece support is associated with one of the stamping punches. An opening for the associated stamping punch is configured in a dough piece holder or in each of the dough piece holders as a die. A stamping device results in which the stamping of dough rings in particular to produce doughnuts can also be used, for example, for baking by hand. |
| US11399543B2 |
Substituted 1,2,3,5-tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]pyrimidiniumolates for combating animal pests
The invention relates to compounds of formula (I): wherein the variables are defined in the specification. The invention also relates to a pesticidal mixture comprising a compound of formula (I), and another agrochemically active ingredient; and to an agrochemical or veterinary composition comprising a compound of formula (I) or the pesticidal mixture, and a liquid or solid carrier. It also relates to uses and methods of application for controlling invertebrate pests, or for protecting plants from infestation by invertebrate pests by application of compounds of formula (I), or of the pesticidal mixture. It also relates to seeds comprising a compound of formula (I) or the pesticidal mixture in certain amounts. |
| US11399541B2 |
Storage-stable microbicidal concentrates and use thereof as preservatives
A chemical preservative including phenoxyethanol, 2-butyl-1,2-benzisothiazolin-3-one and N,N-bis(3-aminopropyl) dodecylamine; its use to inhibit and/or to control the growth of microorganisms in a technical composition. |
| US11399540B2 |
Molecules having pesticidal utility, and intermediates, compositions, and processes, related thereto
This disclosure relates to the field of molecules having pesticidal utility against pests in Phyla Arthropoda, Mollusca, and Nematoda, processes to produce such molecules, intermediates used in such processes, pesticidal compositions containing such molecules, and processes of using such pesticidal compositions against such pests. These pesticidal compositions may be used, for example, as acaricides, insecticides, miticides, molluscicides, and nematicides. This document discloses molecules having the following formula (“Formula One”). |
| US11399539B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and harmful arthropod controlling agent containing same
A heterocyclic compound that exhibits superior control effects against harmful arthropods is provided. In particular, a heterocyclic compound of formula (I) is provided, wherein the variable groups are as defined in the specification. Also provided is a composition containing the heterocyclic compound of formula (I) and one or more types of components selected from the components described in the specification. |
| US11399533B2 |
Smart micro-mouse trap
A smart micro-mouse trap is disclosed herein which can be used to trap and kill the mouse, rat, rodent, etc. instantly. The embodiment comprises an enclosure for the mouse, a beam to detect the mouse, a trap, a latch and a solenoid powered by an electrical circuit to activate the tripping mechanism as the mouse enters the trap and breaks the beam. The smart micro-mouse trap is advantageous and useful as it is inexpensive, easy to operate, durable and allows for sanitary disposal of the dead mice, rats, rodents without contact to human. |
| US11399530B2 |
Plug-in insect trap
A wall outlet connectable insect trap for drawing in insects and trapping them within the trap is provided. The insect trap provides an aesthetically pleasing faceplate having a curved back with vented openings hidden from view such that insects may fly into the trap on a back end whereby sticky paper retaining the flies is also hidden from view. |
| US11399528B2 |
Wearable fishing rod holder adapted to be tilted, rotated, and adjusted
A wearable rod holder having a holder portion rotatably connected to a strap clip portion is provided. The strap clip portion engages a strap or a belt a fisherperson may be wearing so that two spaced apart cradle hooks provided by the holder portion may support a fishing pole, hands-free. An elastic cord provided by the holder portion helps secure the fishing rod to the cradle hooks when the fisherperson goes hands-free and/or when rotating the holder portion relative to the strap clip portion to selectively position the fishing rod in a locked engagement with the wearable rod holder. |
| US11399527B2 |
Fishing rod holder system
A fishing rod holder system for easily transporting, storing, and/or using fishing rods, including one or more rod holding members releasably mountable to receiving member affixed to a separate structure. The one or more rod holding members can be attachable/detachable and swivelable/rotatable about the receiving member. In some embodiments, the positions of the one or more rod holding members can be fixed or adjustable with respect to the receiving member. Further, the rod holding members are substantially hollow tubes for receiving the handle of a fishing rod, wherein the rod holding members may include various configurations of notches and/or slots for engaging with the fishing rod/reel. |
| US11399526B2 |
Portable fishing rod holder system
A portable fishing rod holder system. The portable fishing rod holder system may include a plate; fishing rod holders mounted to a first side of the plate; storage slot formed on a second side of the plate; and a securing mechanism configured for releasable attaching the fishing rod holder system to a separate structure. |
| US11399524B2 |
Multi-facet lure
The present invention relates to an improved fishing lure having the ability to be camouflaged. More particularly, the present invention relates to a fishing lure having multiple catching devices with capacity for varying the bait and size of lures, having a built-in compartment adapted for the insertion of live bait or chum used in the attraction of fish. |
| US11399523B2 |
Fishing device
Fishing device, such as a lure (1), in which there is a body (2), to the front end of which are attached means (3) for attaching a line (4) and at the rear end of which are winglets (11, 12) that rotate due to the force of the water flow. The winglets (11, 12) are mounted eccentrically on bearings on an essentially wire-like axle (9) to rotate in opposite directions and/or at different speeds. The winglets (11, 12) are essentially triangular, the bearing point being essentially at, or in the immediate vicinity of one point of the triangle. |
| US11399521B2 |
Hybrid dairy cattle and systems for maximizing hybrid advantage
Systems for selecting, generating, and breeding hybrid dairy cattle are described, as are methods for maintaining herds of hybrid cattle. |
| US11399515B2 |
Liquid dispensing device for selectively dispensing a fluid to an animal
A liquid dispensing device (100), in particular for watering animals, in particular laboratory animals, such as small rodents or the like, said device (100) comprising a main body (101) which defines a longitudinal cavity (1011) for the passage of watering liquids, said longitudinal cavity (1011) being in communication with the outside through a delivery (1002) and a discharge (1001) for introducing said liquids in said longitudinal cavity (1011) and discharging said liquids from said longitudinal cavity (1011) respectively, a valve body (105) and an annular shape elastic sealing element (120) arranged inside said longitudinal cavity (1011), said valve body (105) comprising a stem with a first portion (106) which extends through said annular sealing element (120) and a flange-shaped head (107), wherein said flange-shaped head (107) is kept pressed against said annular sealing element (120) by means of an elastic thrust element (130), and wherein said stem can switch between a first closing position, in which the flow of said liquid downstream of said annular sealing element (120) is prevented by said annular sealing element (120), and a second opening position, in which the flow of said liquids downstream of said annular sealing element (120) is possible. |
| US11399514B2 |
Litter conditioner and method of using the same
An at least semi-autonomous litter conditioning vehicle has a chassis. A drive system is coupled to the chassis and can move the vehicle along a floor of an animal enclosure. A collection system is coupled to a front portion of the chassis and includes a flailer that can reduce a particle size of the litter as the collection system collects litter from the floor. A conditioning system is coupled along a length of the chassis and includes a drum that can receive the collected litter and can be rotated to tumble the litter. A heating element of the conditioning system can transfer thermal energy to the litter as it is tumbled in the drum. A dispersement system is coupled to a back portion of the chassis. The dispersement system can receive conditioned litter from the conditioning system and can disperse the conditioned litter on the floor behind the vehicle. |
| US11399510B2 |
Plush pet toy
The invention is a pet toy with a plush character housed within a molded ball that allows a user to pull the entire plush toy out of the ball, revealing a surprise character. The plush characters are malleable and may be reinserted by the user to have the put pull the toy out repeatedly. Special blister packaging allows for about an inch of tail to stick out, but not reveal the character. |
| US11399508B2 |
Animal enrichment tool
An animal enrichment tool is provided and includes a shaped frame, a first sensory head positioned at one end of the shaped frame, and a second sensory head positioned at another end of the shaped frame. |
| US11399504B1 |
Animal enclosure with non-skid feet
An animal enclosure includes a kennel body including a rotational molded wall formed from a plastic material. The kennel body defines an interior space shaped to accommodate one or more animals, and defines a door opening shaped to allow the animal to enter and exit the kennel body. A hoop-shaped door frame is disposed on the kennel body proximate the door opening. A door is disposed on the door frame, and the door is pivotally moveable relative to the door frame between an open position and a closed position. A latch is disposed on the door. The enclosure includes first, second, third and fourth feet protruding downwardly from the bottom of the kennel body. In some embodiments, each foot is a separate component installed on the kennel body. |
| US11399500B2 |
Tobacco inbred and hybrid plants and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides tobacco inbred plants TN90 SRC, CMS TN90 SRC, KY14 SRC, CMS KY14 SRC, L8 SRC, NC775 SRC, CMS NC775 SRC, NC645 SRC, NC638 SRC, CMS NC638 SRC, TN86 SRC, and CMS TN86 SRC, and hybrids KY14 X L8 SRC, NC7 SRC, and NCBH129 SRC. The present disclosure also provides parts of such plants and products made from those parts. The present disclosure also includes progeny of the provided plants including hybrids. |
| US11399497B2 |
Soybean cultivar 93333110
A soybean cultivar designated 93333110 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 93333110, to the plants of soybean cultivar 93333110, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 93333110, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 93333110. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93333110. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93333110, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 93333110 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11399492B1 |
Maize inbred PH4BY5
A novel maize variety designated PH4BY5 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4BY5 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4BY5 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4BY5 or a locus conversion of PH4BY5 with another maize variety. |
| US11399490B1 |
Maize inbred PH4CF1
A novel maize variety designated PH4CF1 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4CF1 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4CF1 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4CF1 or a locus conversion of PH4CF1 with another maize variety. |
| US11399486B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011117
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011117. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011117, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011117 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011117. |
| US11399485B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011118
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011118. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011118, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011118 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011118. |
| US11399482B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01077012
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01077012. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01077012. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01077012 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01077012 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11399480B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01077005
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01077005. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01077005. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01077005 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01077005 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11399479B2 |
Wheat cultivar 01077010
The invention relates to the wheat cultivar designated 01077010. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants and derivatives of the wheat cultivar 01077010. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the wheat cultivar 01077010 and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing wheat plants by crossing the wheat cultivar 01077010 with itself or another wheat cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11399476B2 |
Red radish cultivar SXT majestic red
The invention relates to the red radish cultivar designated SXT MAJESTIC RED. Provided by the invention are the seeds, plants, and derivatives of the red radish cultivar SXT MAJESTIC RED. Also provided by the invention are tissue cultures of the red radish cultivar SXT MAJESTIC RED and the plants regenerated therefrom. Still further provided by the invention are methods for producing red radish plants by crossing the red radish cultivar SXT MAJESTIC RED with itself or another red radish cultivar and plants produced by such methods. |
| US11399471B2 |
Ventilation and lighting device
An apparatus for use in indoor agriculture is provided, the apparatus comprising a plurality of elongate supports (6) connected to at least one common manifold (8a, 8b). Each elongate support (6) within the plurality of elongate supports (6) comprising: a main body (12) having a first side; at least one inlet (16) in fluid communication with the at least one common manifold (8a, 8b); a plurality of outlets (14); and a channel within and extending along substantially the length of the main body (12) between the at least one inlet (16) and the plurality of outlets (14). The at least one common manifold (8a, 8b) is configured to allow gas to flow into the at least one inlet (16) of the plurality of elongate supports (6), wherein the apparatus is configured such that during use, gas may flow from the common manifold (8a, 8b) to the at least one inlet (16) of each elongate support (6) within the plurality of elongate supports (6), through the channel of each elongate support (6) and out of the plurality of outlets (14) of each elongate support (6), such that a uniform flow of gas is provided adjacent the first side of the main body (12) during use. |
| US11399470B1 |
Automatic stem cutting for plant propagation
An electro-mechanical device cuts plant stems at a desired angle after a stem is inserted into a stem shaft and a sensor triggers activation of a blade along a blade path at a desired angle. A portable device powered by batteries can be used with plantings where they are growing or a powered device can be used for line production or high volume work. |
| US11399468B2 |
Round baler crop distribution system
A baler includes a housing forming a baling chamber. The baling chamber includes an inlet defining an inlet width. The inlet width extends substantially across the baling chamber, between a first lateral side and a second lateral side. A crop distributor defines a distributor width and includes a forward end and a rearward end. The distributor width is substantially less than the inlet width. One of the baling chamber and the crop distributor is moveable relative to the other of the baling chamber and the crop distributor, such that the rearward end of the crop distributor is laterally moveable, relative to the inlet of the baling chamber, between the first lateral side and the second lateral side. Lateral movement of the rearward end of the crop distributor relative to the baling chamber distributes the cut crop material across the inlet width of the baling chamber. |
| US11399465B2 |
Swath aerator device and agricultural machine equipped with such a device
A plant lifting device is mounted on an agricultural machine and includes a drum that is articulated to a frame around a first substantially horizontal axis and which includes a substantially cylindrical casing that has openings through which seizing means intended to lift plants situated outside the casing are able to protrude. A rotor is provided onto which the seizing means are fastened and that is able to be driven in rotation relative to the frame around a second axis directed substantially parallel to the first axis and separate from it, in which, when the device is operated, the second axis is fixed relative to the first axis. A rotational movement transmission means includes at least one rod articulated to the drum on one hand and to the rotor on another hand. |
| US11399464B2 |
Windrower header floatation system having assisted downforce control
An agricultural machine includes a float cylinder interconnecting a header linkage system and a frame. A rod side accumulator is in fluid communication with a rod side fluid port of the float cylinder. A float control valve is selectively controllable between an open position allowing fluid communication between a pressure source and the rod side accumulator, and a closed position blocking fluid communication between the pressure source and the rod side accumulator. A downforce accumulator is in fluid communication with a piston side fluid port of the float cylinder. A downforce control valve is selectively controllable between an open position allowing fluid communication between the pressure source and the downforce accumulator, and a closed position blocking fluid communication between the pressure source and the downforce accumulator. |
| US11399463B2 |
Method for controlling the height of a harvesting implement relative to the ground and related height control systems
A method for automatically controlling a height of a harvesting implement of an agricultural vehicle relative to a ground surface includes receiving height data from a plurality of height sensors spaced apart relative to the harvesting implement with a known spatial relationship and analyzing the height data in combination with position data associated with the known spatial relationship of the plurality of height sensors to establish a correlation between the height data and the position data. In addition, the method includes determining at least one control output for controlling an operation of a height cylinder and a tilt cylinder provided in operative association with the harvesting implement based on the established correlation, and controlling the operation of the height cylinder and/or the tilt cylinder based on the control output(s) to adjust the vertical positioning and/or the lateral tilt of the harvesting implement relative to the ground surface. |
| US11399458B2 |
Agricultural header with debris removal system
An agricultural header including a belt that wraps around rollers. A cutter bar assembly that cuts a crop and delivers the crop to the belt. The cutter bar assembly includes a cutter bar, a stationary blade assembly that couples to the cutter bar, a moving blade assembly that couples to the cutter bar. The moving blade assembly moves relative to the stationary blade assembly to cut the crop. A skid couples to the cutter bar and maintains a distance between the ground and the stationary blade assembly and the moving blade assembly. The cutter bar defines a recess that receives debris from the belt and directs the debris to the skid. |
| US11399453B2 |
Agricultural soil cultivation unit
An agricultural soil cultivation unit having at least two rows of soil working tools that are fastened to a tool carrying frame that is pivotably supported about a horizontal frame pivot axis at a machine frame supported by a chassis on the ground and liftable by a lifting apparatus into a headland position and/or transport position. It is therefore proposed in accordance with an aspect of the invention to change the working depth setting of the soil working tool rows relative to one another online in working operation to hereby be able to react to changing soil conditions in working operation and to be able to mutually compensate resulting side forces of the soil working tools. |
| US11399452B2 |
Mounting bracket for a front three-point hitch
A mounting bracket for mounting a front three-point hitch on a tractor includes a linking part for articulated mounting of the front three-point hitch, a connecting part for coupling the linking part to a support structure of the tractor, and a first contact region defined on the linking part and a second contact region defined on the connecting part. The first contact region interacts with the second contact region for coupling the linking part to the connecting part. The first contact region and the second contact region are separably clamped to one another in a coupling position. The linking part is selectively disposable in one of a plurality of coupling positions relative to the connecting part. |
| US11406047B2 |
Cooling systems adapted to be thermally connected to heat-generating equipment
A cooling device comprises a first casing for direct mounting on a heat-generating component and a second casing mounted on the first casing. One casing includes an internal channel connected to a cold inlet and to a hot outlet allowing a heat-transfer fluid to flow in the internal channel. The other casing includes a storage containing a phase change material (PCM) changing from a solid state to a liquid state to transfer thermal energy from the heat-generating unit to the PCM, the PCM changing from the liquid state to the solid state to transfer thermal energy from the PCM to the heat-transfer fluid. The cooling device may be integrated in a cooling circuit of a cooling system including an external cooling unit, or in a closed loop cooling circuit of a cooling arrangement that transfers heat from the closed loop to an open loop. |
| US11406045B2 |
Helicopter ventilation architecture with mixing chamber
The invention concerns a helicopter ventilation architecture, said helicopter comprising at least two avionics bays (112a, 112b) comprising electronic equipment (116a, 116b) to be ventilated, said architecture comprising, for each avionics bay, an air inlet (120a, 120b) allowing outside air to enter the avionics bay in order to ventilate said avionics bay, and an air outlet (124a, 124b), allowing the air ventilating the avionics bay to exit the avionics bay, characterised in that the ventilation architecture further comprises a mixing chamber (134), connected to the air outlets, configured to receive the air originating from all the avionics bays, at least one air duct (138a, 138b), connected to the mixing chamber and to an outlet (130a, 130b) for discharging the air to the outside, and at least two fans (128a, 128b), arranged and distributed in the air duct or ducts. |
| US11406044B2 |
Film-like heat dissipation member, bendable display apparatus, and terminal device
This application provides a film-like heat dissipation member, a bendable display apparatus, and a terminal device. The film-like heat dissipation member includes a heat dissipation layer. Composition and a structure of the heat dissipation layer are designed, so that a tangent-plane length of the heat dissipation layer changes in a surface bending process, can be bent repeatedly, and can implement uniform temperatures on two sides of the bendable display apparatus and the terminal device, thereby improving heat dissipation capabilities of the bendable display apparatus and the terminal device. |
| US11406043B2 |
Electronic control device having a heat radiation structure
Provided is an electronic control device including a first electronic component having a first heat generation amount, a second electronic component having a second heat generation amount smaller than the first heat generation amount, a substrate on which the first and second electronic components are mounted, and a housing that accommodates the first electronic component, the second electronic component and the substrate, and includes a case for heat radiation having a heat radiation structure through which heat of the first and second electronic components is radiated. The heat radiation structure includes a heat radiation block that is heat-bonded to the first electronic component, and a plurality of plate-shaped heat radiation fins extending outward from an outer peripheral portion of the heat radiation block. |
| US11406041B1 |
Modular liquid cooling assembly
An electronic system includes a chassis, a liquid coolant supply line assembly, a first electronic subassembly, a second electronic subassembly, and a liquid coolant return line assembly. The liquid coolant supply line assembly includes a coolant supply line configured to receive and convey liquid coolant. The first electronic subassembly includes a first electronic component and a first cooling loop to transfer heat from the first electronic component into the liquid coolant. The second electronic subassembly includes a second electronic component and a second cooling loop to transfer heat from the second electronic component into the liquid coolant The liquid coolant return line assembly includes a coolant return line to receive liquid coolant from the first and second cooling loops. |
| US11406040B2 |
Heat exchanger and cooled electrical assembly comprising ihe same
A heat exchanger comprising a body part and a cooling fin system having an inlet end and an outlet end. The cooling fin system has a plurality of cooling fins, and is adapted to provide a flow path for a coolant flow through the cooling fin system in a longitudinal direction. The coolant flow is adapted to enter the cooling fin system through an inlet surface of the cooling fin system. The inlet surface of the cooling fin system is a non-planar surface. |
| US11406038B2 |
Aircraft having computers distributed in the fuselage
An aircraft comprising a fuselage (1) subdivided by a floor (2) into a top volume (3) and a bottom value (4) in which girders (5) extend supporting the floor and co-operating with the fuselage and the floor to define two lateral housings (6) that are of substantially triangular cross-section and that extend parallel to a longitudinal axis of the fuselage. Calculation units (100) are arranged in the lateral housings and each comprises a box (101) defining a main compartment containing calculation modules (122) insertable into the main compartment along an insertion axis through an opening in the compartment and connectable to the connectors (115) carried by a back wall (116) of the compartment so as to extend into the main compartment opposite from the opening, the insertion axis being substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the fuselage. |
| US11406031B2 |
Server equipment and its latch mechanism
A latch mechanism includes a bracket, a sliding element slidably located on the bracket, a latch portion fixedly connected to the sliding element, an elastic element connected to the bracket and the sliding element, and a trigger element including an elongated frame, a through hole and a pressed portion. The elongated frame is slidably located on the bracket, the through hole is formed on one surface of the elongated frame, and the pressed portion is disposed on the one surface of the elongated frame, and directly pressed by the latch portion. When the trigger element is pushed until the through hole is moved to the latch portion, the first elastic element moves the latch portion to extend into the through hole. |
| US11406030B2 |
Rollable flexible display device
The present invention provides a rollable flexible display device. The flexible display module of the present invention is covered with strip structures. Material of the strip structures is flexible silicone material, and the strip structure are embedded with universal ball assemblies having a very low sliding resistance, and a special reel mechanism is also used, and distal ends of the reel are disposed with universal ball assemblies. The conventional spiral spring mechanism is replaced, sliding is replaced by rolling to reduce contact friction. Therefore, phenomenon of jammed situation and un-smooth motion is mitigated. |
| US11406029B2 |
Circuit board assembly and rice cooker
Disclosed are a circuit board assembly and a rice cooker, where the circuit board assembly includes: a housing, including a circuit board bracket and a fireproof cover fixing and covering the circuit board bracket, where the fireproof cover and the circuit board bracket are enclosed to define a fireproof cavity; and a circuit board, mounted on the circuit board bracket and accommodated in the fireproof cavity. The present disclosure provides a fireproof cover made of a fireproof material on the circuit board. The fireproof cover and the circuit board bracket may be fixed and covered to define a fireproof cavity, and the circuit board may be accommodated in the fireproof cavity. In this way, the circuit board may be isolated from the outside, to prevent the fire from spreading when the circuit board catches fire, to ensure the safety of users' lives and property. |
| US11406027B2 |
Release film for window and method of manufacturing the same
In a method of manufacturing a release film for a window, the method includes: providing the window comprising a light transmitting area and a light shielding area; forming a window print layer on the window to entirely overlap the light transmitting area and the light shielding area; and curing the window print layer, wherein the window print layer comprises a polyvinyl chloride. |
| US11406024B2 |
Multi-layer circuit board with traces thicker than a circuit board
A multi-layer circuit board is formed multiple layers of a catalytic layer, each catalytic layer having an exclusion depth below a surface, where the cataltic particles are of sufficient density to provide electroless deposition in channels formed in the surface. A first catalytic layer has channels formed which are plated with electroless copper. Each subsequent catalytic layer is bonded or laminated to an underlying catalytic layer, a channel is formed which extends through the catalytic layer to an underlying electroless copper trace, and electroless copper is deposited into the channel to electrically connect with the underlying electroless copper trace. In this manner, traces may be formed which have a thickness greater than the thickness of a single catalytic layer. |
| US11406020B2 |
Method of manufacturing a flat device
Methods are provided for manufacturing flat devices to be used for forming a shape-retaining non-flat device by deformation of the flat device. Based on the layout of a non-flat device, a layout of a flat device is designed. A method for designing the layout of such a flat device is provided, wherein the method includes inserting mechanical interconnections between pairs of elements to define the position of the elements on a surface of the non-flat device, thus leaving zero or less degrees of freedom for the location of the components. Based on the layout of a flat device thus obtained, the flat device is manufactured and next transformed into the shape-retaining non-flat device by means of a thermoforming process, thereby accurately and reproducibly positioning the elements at a predetermined location on a surface of the non-flat device. |
| US11406017B2 |
Flexible printed circuit board, display panel, and display device
A flexible printed circuit board, a display panel, and a display device are disclosed. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first input portion, and at least a first output portion disposed on the first input portion. The first input portion and the first output portion are disposed at different sides of the flexible printed circuited board. The first output portion includes a plurality of first output terminals, and each of the first output terminals of the first output portion is spaced apart at a different distance from a top end of the first output portion. |
| US11406016B2 |
Wiring substrate
A wiring substrate includes a core layer, first conductor layers including a first inner conductor layer, a first outer conductor layer and a first intermediate conductor layer, second conductor layers including a second inner conductor layer, a second outer conductor layer and a second intermediate conductor layer, and interlayer insulating layers interposed between the first conductor layers and between the second conductor layers. The first and/or second inner conductor layers has a first laminated structure including a metal foil layer and a plating film layer, the first and/or second outer conductor layers has the first laminated structure, and the first and/or second intermediate conductor layers has a second laminated structure including a metal foil layer and a plating film layer and includes a conductor pattern formed such that an upper surface of the conductor pattern has an edge portion forming an inclined portion inclined toward the core layer. |
| US11406015B2 |
Bonding pad structure
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes: a substrate, wherein the substrate has a normal direction; a first bonding pad and a second bonding pad disposed side by side on the substrate. The first bonding pad includes a first conductive layer and a second conductive layer, and the first conductive layer is adjacent to the second conductive layer. The second bonding pad includes a third conductive layer, the third conductive layer is adjacent to the second conductive layer, and in the normal direction, a distance between a bottom surface of the third conductive layer and the substrate is different than a distance between a bottom surface of the second conductive layer and the substrate. Viewed from the normal direction of the substrate, at least part of the second conductive layer is between the first conductive layer and the third conductive layer. |
| US11406014B2 |
Electrical connection device, method for producing the same, and structure of flexible wiring board
In an electrical connection device in which a adhesive layer is disposed on a flexible base and a conductor pattern is provided on the adhesive layer, an elastomer pattern obtained by curing an ink containing an elastomer composition is formed on the adhesive layer, the conductor pattern obtained by curing an ink containing a conductive particle is formed on the elastomer pattern, and a longitudinal elastic modulus of the elastomer pattern is set to be larger than a longitudinal elastic modulus of the adhesive layer. |
| US11406012B2 |
Transfer including an electrical component
A conductive transfer and method of producing the conductive transfer is described. The conductive transfer comprises two non-conductive layers and a conductive layer between the two non-conductive layers and at least one electrical component in electrical communication with the conductive layer. The conductive layer includes a power trace for providing a power source to the electrical component and a data trace for providing the electrical component with an electrical signal. |
| US11406011B2 |
Stretchable wiring board
A stretchable wiring board that includes a stretchable substrate having a first main surface with a first region, a second region adjacent the first region, and a third region adjacent the second region; a first stretchable wiring line on the first main surface and extending over the first region; an insulating layer extending over the first region and the second region; and a second stretchable wiring line extending over the first region, the second region, and the third region. At a position in the first region where the total thickness of the first stretchable wiring line, the insulating layer, and the second stretchable wiring line is the largest, the thicknesses of the first stretchable wiring line, the insulating layer, and the second stretchable wiring line satisfy a predetermined relationship with the thickness of the second stretchable wiring line at a boundary between the second region and the third region. |
| US11406010B2 |
Thermal management system and method therefor
A thermal management system has a first circuit board. The first circuit board has a first circuit board dielectric layer. At least one fluid channel is formed through the first circuit board and along a width or length of the first circuit board, wherein the at least one fluid channel is encapsulated. |
| US11406009B2 |
Substrate, power supply device, and substrate insulation method
A substrate includes a primary circuit; a secondary circuit; and a ground (GND) patterns. In a path between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit without passing through the GND pattern, reinforced insulation is provided between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit. In a path between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit through the GND pattern, one of 1) a combination of reinforced insulation and functional insulation and 2) a combination of basic insulation, additional insulation, and functional insulation is provided between the primary circuit and the secondary circuit. |
| US11406007B2 |
Radio frequency (RF) energy transmission line transition structure
A radio frequency (RF) energy transmission line transition for coupling RF energy between a pair of RF transmission line sections disposed on intersecting surfaces of a corresponding one of a pair of conductive members, a first one of the pair of conductive members having a wall with a jog therein for receiving an end portion of a second one of the pair of conductive members, the end portion of an electrically conductive strip of the first one of the pair of radio frequency transmission line sections being disposed on, and electrically connected to, an electrically conductive strip of a second one of the pair of radio frequency transmission line sections. |
| US11406006B2 |
Electromagnetic (EM) field rotation for interconnection between chip and circuit board
Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to a circuit board with ground vias offset from associated ground bumps. One example circuit board generally includes a first signal connection terminal configured to connect a signal line of the circuit board to an integrated circuit (IC); a ground plane having a first ground connection terminal disposed adjacent to the first signal connection terminal, the first ground connection terminal being configured to provide a ground connection between the ground plane and the IC; and a first ground via associated with and disposed adjacent to the first ground connection terminal and coupled to the ground plane, wherein, from an overhead view of the circuit board, the first ground via is located at a position that is offset from a first axis on which the first signal connection terminal and the first ground connection terminal are disposed. |
| US11406003B2 |
Lighting system for locating wireless floor beacons in a space
In response to receiving a lighting system element request message from a gateway to detect a subset or all wireless RF floor beacons in the space, a lighting system element receives via a local wireless communication network, a respective floor beacon identification message including a detected respective wireless RF beacon identifier transmitted from a detected respective wireless RF floor beacon. The lighting system element determines a respective RF signal strength between the detected respective wireless RF floor beacon from the respective lighting system element based on the respective floor beacon identification message. The lighting system elements transmits, via the local wireless communication network, to the gateway a respective lighting system element report message including the detected respective wireless RF beacon identifier of the detected respective wireless RF floor beacon, the respective RF signal strength, and the respective lighting system element identifier. |
| US11405999B2 |
Determining light settings and/or daylight blocker settings based on data signal quality
A system (1) is configured to obtain a target light level, determine a first set of light settings for one or more lights (13,14,24,25) and/or a first set of daylight blocker settings for one or more daylight blockers (21,22) based on the target light level, control these devices based on the first set(s) of settings, and receive from a user device (31) information indicating a quality of a light-modulated data signal received by the user device from the one or more lights, as determined by the user device. The system is further configured to determine a second set of light settings based on the first set of light settings and the determined signal quality and/or a second set of daylight blocker settings based on the first set of daylight blocker settings and the determined signal quality and control these devices based on the second set(s) of settings. |
| US11405996B1 |
High power light-emitting diode arrays and related devices
Light-emitting diode (LED) arrays, and more particularly high power LED arrays and related devices are disclosed. Exemplary lighting devices with arrangements of LED chips and/or lumiphoric materials are capable of dynamically providing different color points and/or light outputs. Devices include individually controllable LED chips arranged on a common submount that may include integrated control circuitry for controlling operation of the LED chips. LED chips may be arranged to form sub-arrays of like-colored LED chips and corresponding electrical connections may include one or more shared electrical contacts. Certain aspects relate to arrangements where electrical connections are provided on opposite faces of submounts from the LED chips such that an increased density of LED chips may be arranged along primary emission faces. Applications for such high-power LED arrays and related devices include various color-changing lighting fixtures with high light output that may benefit from dynamic spectral tuning with improved precision. |
| US11405995B2 |
Luminaire driver
Example embodiments relate to improved luminaire drivers. One embodiment includes a luminaire driver for driving a light module of a luminaire. The luminaire driver includes a driver housing. The driver housing includes a first and second power supply input connector element, for connection to an electrical distribution grid. The driver housing also includes output connector elements for connection to the light module. The luminaire driver also includes a driver circuitry arranged inside the driver housing, between the first and second power supply input connector elements and the output connector elements. The driver housing is provided with an equipotential connecting part available at an external surface of said driver housing and intended for being connected to an equipotential part of the luminaire. The luminaire driver further includes a resistive circuitry arranged inside the driver housing and connected between the equipotential connecting part and the first power supply input connector element. |
| US11405988B2 |
Multi-layer susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate
The present invention relates to a multi-layer susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate which comprises at least a first layer and a second layer intimately coupled to the first layer. The first layer comprises a first susceptor material. The second layer comprises a second susceptor material having a Curie temperature lower than 500° C. The susceptor assembly further comprises a third layer intimately coupled to the second layer which comprises a specific stress-compensating material and a specific layer thickness such that after a processing of the multi-layer susceptor assembly the third layer exerts a tensile or compressive stress onto the second layer at least in a compensation temperature range for counteracting a compressive or tensile stress exerted by the first layer onto the second layer. The compensation temperature range extends at least from 20 K below the Curie temperature of the second susceptor material up to the Curie temperature of the second susceptor material. |
| US11405982B2 |
Control apparatus for heater
A control apparatus for a heater is equipped with a high-side wiring line that is connected between the heater and a power supply, a low-side wiring line that is connected between the heater and a grounded portion, a sense wiring line that is connected between the heater and a heater electrode of the heater, and a fault detector for detecting a fault in any one of the wiring lines respectively connected to the heater. The fault detector is configured to identify a mode of a fault that has occurred and a location where the fault has occurred, based on a high-side voltage, a low-side voltage, a sense voltage, a high-side current and a low-side current. |
| US11405981B1 |
Routing server communications through a nearby mobile device
Routing server communications through a nearby mobile device. In some embodiments, the method may include establishing a direct communication channel between the first mobile device and the second mobile device, determining which of the first mobile device and the second mobile device is currently a more efficient mobile device that is able to communicate with a server device more efficiently, sending a first server query from the less efficient mobile device to the more efficient mobile device over the direct communication channel, forwarding the first server query from the more efficient mobile device to the server device over the Internet, receiving a first server response at the more efficient mobile device from the server device over the Internet, and forwarding the first server response from the more efficient mobile device to the less efficient mobile device over the direct communication channel. |
| US11405980B2 |
Listen again after talk for broadcast/multi-cast communications
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform methods to implement mechanisms for performing a listen again after talk procedure to detect collisions over an access medium. The wireless device may determine a frequency and configuration of modified transmission frames for transmission over an access medium (licensed or unlicensed) and may further determine a timing of the modified transmission frames within a transmission occasion. The wireless device may detect, during a listening period of the modified transmission frame, a collision and may adjust, based, at least in part, on the detected collision, a remaining transmission schedule for the transmission schedule and/or LBT parameters. |
| US11405973B2 |
Detecting network connectivity anomalies with presence analysis
A method including identifying that a client device is physically presented within a coverage area corresponding to a network is provided. The client device is associated with a user having a user credential to log in to the network, and the method includes determining that the client device has not requested to log in to the network using the user credential, and generating an alert to an administrator of the network responsive to both (1) that the client device is physically presented within the coverage area and (2) that the client device has not requested to log in to the network. |
| US11405972B2 |
Radio link failure (RFL) procedure with generic cell group management
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. One example method for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE) includes detecting a radio link failure (RLF) condition for a connection between the UE and a network over a first cell group and determining, in response to detecting the RLF condition, whether an air interface resource allocation is available for a signaling radio bearer (SRB) between the UE and the network over another cell group. The method also includes selecting, based at least in part on the determination, one of a plurality of RLF procedures. In some examples, the UE may select a first RLF procedure that fully releases radio resources when no SRB is available and a different, second RLF procedure that partially when an SRB is available between the UE and the network over a second cell group. |
| US11405971B2 |
Location assisted dynamic mode preference between 5G and 4G
A user equipment (UE) is configured to be connected to multiple wireless networks, including e.g., a 5G New Radio (NR) network and an Evolved Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) Terrestrial Radio Access Network (E-UTRAN). The UE may assign one of the networks with a higher priority for connection. The UE monitors wireless signal metrics to determine if the priority assignment of the networks should be inverted. The UE may monitor the expected data throughput, e.g., determined based on the availability of carrier aggregation, the carrier aggregation order, the multiple in multiple out (MIMO) order, the available bandwidth, E-UTRAN NR—Dual connectivity (ENDC) availability, or quality metrics of wireless signals from one or both wireless networks. The UE may further dynamically select a carrier subscription as the Default Data Subscription (DDS) based on the metrics as well as whether a wireless network associated with a carrier subscription supports ENDC. |
| US11405966B2 |
System and method to deliver companion experiences to handheld devices
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device including a processing system including a processor, and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, where the operations include receiving an advertisement identifier; hashing the advertisement identifier, thereby creating a Bluetooth service identifier; transmitting device data including the Bluetooth service identifier in a Bluetooth transmission; and receiving content in a push notification, wherein a system associates the device data with the advertisement identifier to determine whether to create the push notification. Other embodiments are disclosed. |
| US11405961B2 |
Wireless communication method and apparatus
This application provides a wireless communication method and an apparatus. The method includes: receiving higher layer signaling from a base station; receiving a broadcast message from the base station; and sending a random access preamble to the base station based on a random access configuration, where a time resource available to the random access preamble includes a part or all of a flexible time resource. Therefore, a random access requirement of a cell-edge terminal can be met, and a problem of PRACH coverage limitation can be resolved. |
| US11405958B2 |
Enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) queue for real time application (RTA) packets
A wireless local area network (WLAN) supporting real-time application (RTA) packets that are sensitive to communication delays as well as non-real time packets over a network supporting carrier sense multiple access/collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) using enhanced distributed channel access (EDCA) in an EDCA queue system. At least one new access class (AC) and associated transmit queue for enqueuing RTA packets while non-RTA packets are enqueued to the original transmit queues in the EDCA queue system. A new EDCA function (EDCAF) is created for the new access class (AC) transmit queue for RTA packets in which the RTA queue is able to contend for channel before expected RTA packets arrival. |
| US11405950B2 |
Initial access and channel access in new radio/new radio-unlicensed (NR/NR-U)
Methods, systems, and devices for addressing collisions of possible random access channel (RACH) occasions. A wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU) may receive an indication of semi-static UL/DL information including configuration of RACH occasions in a remaining minimum system information (RMSI) and an indication of one or more actually transmitted synchronization signal (SS) blocks. The WTRU may then assess whether there are RACH occasions based on the configuration information and determine whether any of the RACH occasions are valid, wherein the RACH occasion may be valid based on Based on the RACH occasion is after all actually transmitted SS blocks indicated and/or whether an SS block override is disabled or enabled. The WTRU may transmit a RACH in one or more of the RACH occasions that have been determined to be valid. |
| US11405948B2 |
Joint resource pools for uplink communications
Examples refer to communication networks between user equipments, UEs, with other devices, such as a base station, BS. Examples refer to communication methods, e.g., for uplink, UL. A joint-resource pool (JRP) is defined. |
| US11405943B2 |
Cross-slot scheduling for New Radio
A user equipment device may determine whether to power down one or more components based at least on a scheduling parameter that includes an indication of cross-slot scheduling. The device may power down the one or more components prior to decoding control information during a slot for which the scheduling parameter indicates that cross-slot scheduling is in place. |
| US11405942B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving downlink signal in next generation wireless network
Provided are a method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving a downlink signal for supporting effective multiplexing between data traffic having mutually different QoS requirements in a next generation/5G wireless access network (“New Radio” (NR)) for which discussion has begun in 3GPP. The method may include receiving configuration information for receiving downlink pre-emption indication data from a base station; monitoring the downlink pre-emption indication data based on the configuration information; and receiving the downlink pre-emption indication data through a multicast or unicast signal, wherein the downlink pre-emption indication data indicates superposed radio resources for providing a first service and for providing a second service. |
| US11405941B2 |
Method and system for traffic shaping at the DU/CU to artificially reduce the total traffic load on the radio receiver so that not all the TTLs are carrying data
Systems and methods are provided for adaptive channel and traffic shaping management in a network including configuring an element management control unit including a set of distribution (DU) and central units (DU/CU) for monitoring power and channel traffic at a plurality of cell sites in a network; transmitting and receiving by a scheduler unit, data traffic data of user equipment (UE); receiving control data, by the scheduler unit, about congested network channels in Uplink (UL) and downlink (DL) transmissions from the UE; applying channel management solutions, by the scheduler unit, at a cell site to choke off congested channels via a schedule schema based on the control data about the traffic amounts on a channel; applying, by a control unit coupled to the scheduler unit to manage network traffic at the cell site, adaptive traffic management solutions to shape network data traffic on select channels based on the control data of traffic type on the channel; and iteratively applying, by the control unit, the channel and traffic management solutions at the cell site based on data received by the DU/CU of the power and channel traffic condition. |
| US11405940B2 |
UCI transmission for overlapping uplink resource assignments with repetition
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for uplink control information (UCI) transmission for overlapping physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) and physical uplink control channel (PUCCH) resource assignments with repetition. A method of wireless communication by a user equipment (UE) is provided. The method generally includes receiving scheduling to transmit on the PUSCH in a first one or more slots associated with a first number of repetitions and scheduling to transmit on the PUCCH in a second one or more slots associated with a second number of repetitions. The scheduled transmissions overlap in at least one slot. The method includes determining which channel to transmit UCI on and which channel to drop for each of the first and second one or more slots. The method includes transmitting or dropping the UCI in the first and second one or more slots in accordance with the determination. |
| US11405939B2 |
Scheduling request indication
Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for scheduling request indication. One apparatus (200) includes a transmitter (210) that transmits (602) a scheduling request in response to data arriving at a buffer. The scheduling request includes an indication of a traffic type, a requested number of scheduling transmissions, an expected number of transmissions, an expected scheduling interval, a latency requirement, or some combination thereof. The apparatus (200) also includes a receiver (212) that receives (604) an uplink grant in response to transmitting the scheduling request. The transmitter (210) transmits (606) the data in response to receiving the uplink grant. |
| US11405937B2 |
Sharing of radio resources between MTC and non-MTC using sharing patterns
Systems and methods for sharing radio resources on an air interface. One embodiment comprises an access network element (e.g., base station) that stores a plurality of sharing patterns each comprising a different mapping of the radio resources on a physical layer of the air interface between Machine-Type Communications (MTC) and non-MTC. The access network element identifies a resource sharing window, receives input indicating conditions in the access network, selects a sharing pattern from the plurality of sharing patterns in the pattern database for the resource sharing window based on the conditions in the access network, schedules MTC transmissions on the air interface at a beginning of the resource sharing window based on the sharing pattern, and schedules non-MTC transmissions on the air interface at the beginning of the resource sharing window based on the sharing pattern. |
| US11405935B2 |
Optimized Bluetooth scheduling for accessory devices
Communication between a source device and one or more pairs of accessory devices and between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices is scheduled using slot availability masks (SAMs). A primary accessory device provides to the source device information about requirements for communication between the primary accessory device and a secondary accessory device. The source device determines a SAM map that specifies a periodic cycle of time slots, with time slots marked as available or unavailable for transmission and/or reception. The SAM map satisfies requirements to avoid collisions between communication between the source device and the accessory devices and communication between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices. When multiple pairs of accessory devices establish connections with the source device, internal communication between accessory devices within pairs of accessory devices are aligned to use at least a common overlapping set of time slots. |
| US11405930B2 |
Measurement method, network device, and terminal device
A measurement method, a terminal device, and a network device are described. The measurement operation includes sending a channel state information-reference signal CSI-RS measurement beam to a terminal device. The CSI-RS measurement beam is obtained by the network device by weighting a CSI-RS by using a beamforming weight, and the beamforming weight is used to perform beamforming on the CSI-RS. The measurement operation further includes receiving a rank indicator and a channel quality indicator that are determined based on the CSI-RS measurement beam. The measurement operation further includes weighting and transmitting a downlink channel based on the rank indicator and the channel quality indicator. The CSI-RS is weighted and transmitted by using the beamforming weight, to help improve accuracy of rank measurement, thereby improving a user throughput. |
| US11405929B2 |
Electronic device and method for beam failure recovery
Aspects of the disclosure provide an electronic device including a transceiver and processing circuitry. The transceiver can be configured to wirelessly receive at least one signal from a network including a first cell. The at least one signal can indicate a link quality of a wireless link formed between the electronic device and the base station in a first cell. The processing circuitry can be configured to determine whether beam failure occurs on the first cell based on at least one signal quality of the at least one signal. When the beam failure is determined to occur on the first cell, the processing circuitry can be configured to report information of the first cell to the network indicating the beam failure on the first cell. |
| US11405927B2 |
Method and/or system for reducing uplink interference
Methods and systems are disclosed for concurrent transmission or resource blocks allocated to a mobile device for transmission in uplink communication channels. In particular implementations, a mobile device may tune local oscillators and/or apply filtering of radio frequency transmission to reduce or mitigate intermodulation distortion potentially affecting one or more radio frequency receiving functions. |
| US11405922B2 |
Method for reconfiguring data radio bearer and user equipment
Provided is a method executed by user equipment, including: receiving a radio resource control (RRC) connection reconfiguration message; determining whether the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains indication information, the indication information indicating user equipment (UE) to reconfigure a first type of data radio bearer (DRB) into a second type of DRB that is different from the first type of DRB; and in a case where the received RRCConnectionReconfiguration message contains the indication information, reconfiguring the UE according to the RRCConnectionReconfiguration message, wherein the first type of DRB includes a main cell group (MCG) DRB or a wireless local area network (WLN) non-split DRB, and the second type of DRB includes an MCG DRB, a WLN split DRB or a WLN non-split DRB. Corresponding user equipment is also provided. |
| US11405920B2 |
Method and device for transmitting information
A method for transmitting information includes: determining frequency information about a second carrier for bearing subsequent scheduling data information; determining a current radio frequency support capability of the user equipment; if the frequency of the second carrier exceeds the current radio frequency support capability of the user equipment, sending scheduling information about the second carrier to the user equipment through the first carrier; and continuing to transmit information to the user equipment through the second carrier according to the scheduling information about the second carrier. As such, subsequent scheduling information that may not be received by a user equipment due to a large carrier span can be reduced, thereby avoiding unnecessary retransmission, and saving system resources. |
| US11405919B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for wireless communication using antenna array
A wireless communication method using a plurality of antennas performed by a controller, the wireless communication method including obtaining a target transmission power level and beam forming information, determining at least one inactive antenna from among the plurality of antennas, based on the target transmission power level and the beam forming information, and controlling transmission signals provided to the plurality of antennas such that transmission via the at least one inactive antenna does not occur. |
| US11405917B2 |
Enabling multi-cluster transmissions
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A user equipment (UE) may determine to use multi-cluster communications in a vehicle based communication network. The UE may identify a configuration parameter associated with the multi-cluster communications. The UE may select a cluster resource from a set of available cluster resources based on the configuration parameter. The cluster resource may include one or more clusters used for multi-cluster transmissions in the vehicle based communication network. The UE may transmit an indication of the selected cluster resource to a wireless node of the vehicle based communication network, for example, to another UE. The UE may transmit the multi-cluster transmission on the selected cluster resource. |
| US11405916B2 |
Method and apparatus for automated signal analysis and reporting among RF receiver devices
A receiver control is configured to receive signal receive level data from a plurality of signal receivers. The receiver control determines if a signal receive level is lower than expected. In response to determining that the signal receive level is lower than expected, it is determined if an alternate signal is available via an alternate signal path. In response to determining that an alternate signal is available, an instruction is transmitted to one of the plurality of signal receivers with an indication that the alternate signal is to be received via the alternate signal path. The receiver control transmits the alternate signal via the alternate signal path to the one of the plurality of signal receivers experiencing lower than expected signal receive levels in one embodiment. The receiver can resume utilizing an original signal via an original signal path when the signal receive level of the original signal returns to expected levels. |
| US11405915B2 |
Adaptation of the number of NR PDCCH candidates
A user equipment (UE) in communication with a base station may receive downlink control information (DCI) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH). The UE may receive a configuration of the PDCCH. The UE may determine a number of downlink PDCCH candidates and a number of uplink PDCCH candidates within a search space based on the configuration, wherein the number of downlink PDCCH candidates is different than the number of uplink PDCCH candidates, and a length of each downlink PDCCH candidate is different than a length of each uplink PDCCH candidate. The UE may blindly decode the search space with each PDCCH candidate as a hypothesis to determine whether any of the downlink PDCCH candidates or uplink PDCCH candidates decode to a DCI format. |
| US11405913B2 |
Latency reduction for artificial reality
Disclosed herein are related to a system and a method of remotely rendering artificial reality. In one approach, a console determines an expected transmission end time of a first session for wireless transmission of image data indicating an image of artificial reality to a head wearable display. In one approach, the console determines an expected process end time of generating additional data associated with the image of the artificial reality. In one approach, the console compares the expected transmission end time and the expected process end time. The console may transmit, to the head wearable display in the first session, the additional data together with the image data, in response to the expected process end time being less than the expected transmission end time. |
| US11405912B2 |
Apparatus and method for a mobile telecommunications system
An apparatus comprising circuitry configured to perform a transport channel processing chain, the transport channel processing chain comprising a sub-carrier puncturing function, the sub-carrier puncturing function comprising puncturing, in each subframe of a composite transmission time interval, a set of sub-carriers from at least one mapped physical resource block. |
| US11405911B2 |
Control signaling for uplink multiple input multiple output, channel state information reference signal configuration and sounding reference signal configuration
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer-readable media are provided for time domain resource allocations in wireless communications systems. Disclosed embodiments include time-domain symbol determination and/or indication using a combination of higher layer and downlink control information signaling for physical downlink shared channel and physical uplink shared channel; time domain resource allocations for mini-slot operations; rules for postponing and dropping for multiple mini-slot transmission; and collision handling of sounding reference signals with semi-statically or semi-persistently configured uplink transmissions. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed. |
| US11405908B2 |
Method and apparatus for control channel reception in wireless communication systems
The disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The disclosure discloses a signaling method and apparatus for properly increasing a control channel detection complexity of a terminal in order to efficiently detect a control channel for performing coordinated transmission such as non-coherent joint transmission (NC-JT). |
| US11405900B2 |
Method and apparatus for handling overheat of electronic device
An electronic device and method for efficiently processing overheat in an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a transceiver and at least one processor configured to identify overheat inside the electronic device and transmit, to a base station, a first message containing overheat assistance information generated in response to identifying the overheat inside the electronic device. |
| US11405898B2 |
System and method for allocating resource blocks
A system and method for allocating network resources are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the system and method are configured to perform: transmitting a first control signal using at least a first one of one or more communication resources via a first communication channel, wherein the first control signal indicates which of the one or more communication resources can be used for transmitting data via a second communication channel; and responsive to the first control signal indicating that the at least first one of the one or more communication resources can be used for transmitting data via the second communication channel, transmitting the data using at least part of the at least first one of the one or more communication resources via the second communication channel. |
| US11405884B2 |
Multi-level configuration and reporting for positioning in new radio
This disclosure provides methods, devices, and systems for multi-level configuration and reporting for positioning in new radio (NR) wireless communications systems. In some wireless communications systems, a network entity may determine a position or location of a supported user equipment (UE) using radio access network information. The information may be associated with UE-assisted positioning techniques, such as a positioning reference signal (PRS) transmission by the base station and reporting of radio signaling measurements by the UE. The UE may support a multi-level configuration for reporting the radio signaling measurements, including determined report quantities on one or more of a resource level, a set level, or a setting level for the PRS transmission, or generally for the network entity. The described techniques may improve robustness associated with the reporting and, in some examples, reduce signaling overhead associated with determining a positioning and location of the UE. |
| US11405882B2 |
Wireless communication system comprising a physical channel for overall random access in time and space
A wireless communication system including a cellular access network connected to a cellular network core, the cellular access network including cellular base stations adapted to exchange data with terminals on physical channels, called coordinated access channels, each cellular base station serving a geographical area, all the geographical areas served by the cellular base stations forming a geographical region. The wireless communication system includes random access base stations serving the geographical region, each random access base station being adapted to receive data emitted by terminals on a permanent physical channel, called random access channel, the permanent physical random access channels of the random access base stations using the same radio resources throughout the geographical region. |
| US11405869B2 |
Energy optimized wireless communication for RF-enabled devices
Disclosed examples offer ways to manage dialogues between radio frequency-enabled devices and conserve energy of the devices. A system includes a plurality of radio frequency-enabled nodes networked to communicate with a radio frequency-enabled device. The radio frequency-enabled device includes a radio frequency transceiver and a processing device. The processing device is configured to, in response to expiration of a time period or an occurrence of an event, transition the radio frequency-enable device from a standby mode to a transmit mode. In the transmit mode, a start dialogue message is broadcast. After a pause of a predetermined length following the transmission of the start dialogue message, the radio frequency-enabled device transitions to a receive mode to receive a data packet transmitted from one or more of the radio frequency-enabled nodes. Upon completion of receiving the data packet, the radio frequency-enabled device transitions from the receive mode to the standby mode. |
| US11405866B2 |
Method and apparatus for saving power of user equipment in wireless communication system
An operating method of a user equipment (UE) to save power of the UE in a wireless communication system is provided. The operating method includes receiving wake up signal (WUS) configuration information from a base station (BS), monitoring a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the WUS configuration information, and stopping monitoring the PDCCH based on the WUS configuration information and operating in a short discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle, when a certain event occurs in Active time. |
| US11405865B2 |
Multistation coordination-based data transmission method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application provide a multistation coordination-based data transmission method and apparatus. The method includes: receiving, by a station, second data of another station, different from the station, in a coordination group to which the station belongs; sending, by the station, first data to the other station, so that the other station generates a second aggregated frame that includes the first data and the second data; and sending, by the station, a first aggregated frame to an access point. The first aggregated frame includes the first data and the second data. This reduces a transmit power of a single station, and prolongs a service lifespan of the station. |
| US11405864B2 |
Discontinuous reception wakeup techniques
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described in which a user equipment (UE) may wake up from a sleep mode of a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle based on receipt of uplink data. The UE may determine if an elapsed time between a prior receipt of one or more reference signals and an uplink transmission to the base station after waking up from the sleep mode is less than a threshold time value. If the elapsed time is less than the threshold time value, the UE may transmit an uplink transmission associated with the received uplink data prior to receiving one or more reference signals that may be used to update transmission parameters for uplink transmissions. If the elapsed time is at or above the threshold value, the UE may wait to receive the one or more reference signals and update the transmission parameters prior to the uplink transmission. |
| US11405859B2 |
Enhancement to system information block (SIB) validity check for non-public networks (NPNs)
This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, for operating a user equipment (UE) in a next generation (NG) radio access network (RAN) (NG-RAN) to validate a system information block (SIB) for non-public networks (NPNs). In one aspect, a UE receiving a SIB-one (SIB1) from a cell of the NG-RAN may determine whether the cell supports non-public networks (NPNs) based on the received SIB1. If so case, the UE may determine whether an NPN-identifier (NPN-ID) in the received SIB1 matches an NPN-ID of a SIB stored in memory. If so, the UE may validate the stored SIB based at least in part on the received SIB1. If not, the UE may invalidate the stored SIB and obtain a new SIB per standard procedures. |
| US11405852B2 |
Data transmission method and data transmission apparatus
Embodiments of this application provide a data transmission method and a data transmission apparatus. The method includes: obtaining, by an access management network element, information about a connection status of a terminal device in a first network; and processing, by the access management network element, a data transmission procedure of the terminal device in a second network based on the information about the connection status of the terminal device in the first network. When the terminal device needs to transmit data through both the two networks, the method in the embodiments of this application can avoid a problem that the terminal device overuses a resource in either of the networks. |
| US11405843B2 |
Techniques for selecting network protocols
This disclosure describes techniques for selecting network protocols using heatmaps. For instance, a system may receive radio frequency information from one or more sources located within an environment. The system may then generate heatmaps using the radio frequency information, where the heatmaps represent characteristics associated with different network protocols. The characteristics may include signal strengths, throughputs, data packet drop rates, data packet retry rates, and/or the like for various locations within the environment. A user device may then receive the heatmaps from the system. Using a location of the user device and the heatmaps, the user device may determine to communicate using a network protocol from the different network protocols. The user device may then establish a connection using the network protocol. |
| US11405841B2 |
Using UE environmental status information to improve mobility handling and offload decisions
User equipment (UE) connection handling is disclosed in which UE environmental status information is used at a network entity to make informed decisions regarding mobility handling and data offloading. A UE determines its environmental status information based on input from at least one non-RF sensor located in the UE. The UE generates and then transmits a control message comprising the UE environmental status information to a network entity in communication with the UE. The network entity receives the control message and uses the UE environmental status information to manage a connection of the associated UE based at least in part on the UE environmental status information. |
| US11405839B2 |
Mobile-terminated call handling during latency-sensitive services
Various embodiments include methods and user equipment (UE) for mobile-terminated call handling when a latency-sensitive service (LSS) is active on the UE. Embodiments may include determining a radio access technology (RAT) used for a latency-sensitive service (LSS) currently active on the UE in response to receiving an MT call invitation and determining whether a latency-prone service command is received that includes service commands configured to change the determined RAT used for the LSS to another RAT likely to compromise the LSS. In response to determining that a latency-prone service command is received the MT call invitation may be rejected, but in response to determining that a latency-prone service command is not received, MT call alerting may be allowed. |
| US11405837B2 |
Information processing apparatus, communication terminal, and non-transitory storage medium storing instructions executable by information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus and a communication terminal can carry out first wireless communication and second wireless communication. The first wireless communication is established when a distance between the information processing apparatus and the communication terminal is equal to or less than a first distance. The information processing apparatus determines whether data communication is to be carried out over the first wireless communication or the second wireless communication. When the data communication is to be carried out over the first wireless communication, the information processing apparatus carries out the data communication over the first wireless communication. When the data communication is to be carried out over the second wireless communication, the information processing apparatus carries out data communication of first setting information with the communication terminal over the first wireless communication to establish the second wireless communication and carries out data communication over the second wireless communication. |
| US11405835B2 |
Mobility management in wireless networks
A method for wireless communications includes operating a first network element in a wireless communication network to provide connectivity between a first core network and a user device, wherein the wireless communication network includes a second network element that is configured to provide a secondary connectivity between the first core network and the user device, and communicating, by the first network element, in a handover to a third network element configured to provide connectivity with a second core network, configuration information of the second network element to the third network element. |
| US11405828B2 |
Using rate buckets
In some examples, a wireless device selects a selected rate bucket of a plurality of different rate buckets, where a rate bucket of the plurality of different rate buckets comprises a plurality of coding rates. A higher-level layer in the wireless device sends, to a lower-level layer in the wireless device, an indication of the selected rate bucket. The lower-level layer uses the selected rate bucket in a wireless communication by the wireless device. |
| US11405823B2 |
Data processing method, and terminal device and network device
Provided are a data processing method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving first indication information, used for code block segmentation, sent by a network device; the terminal device performing, according to the first indication information, code block segmentation on the data, so as to obtain at least one code block, wherein the data is data received by the terminal device from the network device, or the data is data to be sent by the terminal device to the network device; and the terminal device encoding or decoding the at least one code block. The embodiments of the present invention improve the flexibility of an encoding/decoding process. |
| US11405822B2 |
Wireless communication apparatus and method
There is provided an information processing apparatus including an acquiring unit that acquires communication quality of wireless communication at a location where a wireless communication apparatus exists, and a control unit that controls ON/OFF of another data communication function other than a data communication function to which a high priority is set, among data communication functions included by the wireless communication apparatus, based on the acquired communication quality. |
| US11405821B2 |
Prioritizing data packets when stateful compression is enabled
A method and apparatus for prioritizing data packets when stateful compression is enabled for wireless communications is disclosed. For example, the aspects include receiving a plurality of data packets scheduled in a first order for transmission. The described aspects further include prioritizing one or more data packets of the plurality of data packets as one or more prioritized data packets, each prioritized data packet being scheduled in an order for transmission different from the first order for transmission. The described aspects further include compressing one or more unprioritized data packets of the plurality of data packets into one or more compressed unprioritized data packets. The described aspects further include scheduling the one or more prioritized data packets and the one or more compressed unprioritized data packets in a second order for transmission, the second order differing from the first order. |
| US11405818B2 |
Network node and method in a wireless communications network
A method performed by a network node for performing Congestion Control in a wireless communications network is provided. The network node serves a number of User Equipments, UEs, comprising a first and one or more second UEs. The first UE has a radio resource allocated for communication between the first UE and the network node. The network node estimates (203) a first prediction of a forthcoming usage of the allocated radio resource, based on a measured data traffic between the network node and the first UE. The network node further determines (205) a first threshold related to the first prediction, as a function of a measured data traffic load between the network node and the number of UEs. The network node then performs (206) congestion control by deciding whether or not to initiate a removal of the radio resource allocated to the first UE, based on whether or not the first prediction exceeds the first threshold. |
| US11405817B2 |
Apparatus and method for uplink data report and control channel synchronization in wireless communication system
A pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system, such as long term evolution (LTE). A user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The UE includes a transceiver, and at least one processor coupled to the transceiver and configured to generate a lone truncated buffer status report (BSR) based on a number of padding bits, and transmit the long truncated BSR informing of data volume for at least one logical channel group among logical channel groups having data for transmission, wherein the data volume for the at least one logical channel group is reported following an order that is determined based on a highest priority logical channel in each of the at least one logical channel group. |
| US11405816B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring a relay node
The disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The disclosure provides a method and apparatus for configuring a relay node. A first node transmits to a second node a message that carries information on a radio bearer for a user accessing the second node. Configuration of the radio bearer for data transmission in a multi-hop network is realized through the above method and apparatus. |
| US11405813B2 |
Radio link monitoring (RLM) procedures in new radio unlicensed bands (NR-U)
Aspects of the disclosure provide apparatuses and methods for wireless communications. One apparatus includes processing circuitry that selects one or more first available radio link monitoring reference signal (RLM-RS) samples from a plurality of received RLM-RS samples based on signal qualities of the one or more first available RLM-RS samples. The one or more first available RLM-RS samples are received within a first evaluation period. The processing circuitry determines whether a total number of the one or more first available RLM-RS samples is less than a target number. When the total number of the one or more first available RLM-RS samples is determined to be less than the target number, the processing circuitry determines a second evaluation period that is greater than the first evaluation period, and performs an RLM procedure in an unlicensed band within the second evaluation period. |
| US11405808B2 |
Communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus, communication normal-operability checking method, and program
A communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus is provided for checking normal-operation availability of communications that go through a first network, a second network and a third network. The communication normal-operation availability checking apparatus includes: a list generation unit configured to generate a list including one or more carriers that provide a detectable first network; and a checking unit configured to check the normal-operation availability of the communications by executing a test that goes through the first network based on the list. |
| US11405802B2 |
Roaming and transition patterns coding in wireless networks for cognitive visibility
In one embodiment, a device receives data regarding usage of access points in a network by a plurality of clients in the network. The device maintains an access point graph that represents the access points in the network as vertices of the access point graph. The device generates, for each of the plurality of clients, client trajectories as trajectory subgraphs of the access point graph. A particular client trajectory for a particular client comprises a set of edges between a subset of the vertices of the access point graph and represents transitions between access points in the network performed by the particular client. The device identifies a transition pattern from the client trajectories by deconstructing the trajectory subgraphs. The device uses the identified transition pattern to effect a configuration change in the network. |
| US11405799B2 |
Wireless router deployment method and device, storage medium and electronic apparatus
A wireless router deployment method for determining deployment positions of wireless routers in a spatial area includes: acquiring first position information on a plurality of candidate nodes distributed in the spatial area for deploying the wireless routers; determining, based on the first position information, a network coverage probability and a network energy efficiency value for each of the candidate nodes presuming a to-be-deployed wireless router is deployed at the candidate node; determining network quality scores for respective candidate nodes according to the network coverage probability and the network energy efficiency value; and selecting a candidate node with the highest network quality score as a deployment position for the to-be-deployed wireless router. |
| US11405798B2 |
Management of gNB in network functions virtualization framework
Network Functions Virtualization (NFV) abstracts network functions, allowing them to be installed, controlled, and manipulated by software running on standardized compute nodes such as cloud computing platform rather than on dedicated hardware. In a 5G mobile communications network, the base station or gNB may be split into virtualized and non-virtualized network functions (NFs). Described herein are systems and methods for managing such gNBs within the NFV framework. |
| US11405789B1 |
Cloud-based secure wireless local area network (WLAN) group self-forming technologies
Technologies for cloud-based secure WLAN group self-forming are described. One provisioner portal device receives, from a client provisionee device that desires to connect to a home WLAN, a first SSID and forwards, to a cloud service via a wireless AP device, the first SSID and a MAC address. The provisioner portal device receives, from the cloud service via the WAP device, a second SSID and a passphrase. The provisioner portal device sends, to the client provisionee device, a response that includes the second SSID. The provisioner portal device creates a one-time provisioning wireless network with the second SSID and the passphrase. Through the provisioner portal device, WAP credentials can be exchanged from the cloud server to the client provisionee device over a secure channel. The WAP credentials can be used to switch to the home WLAN without user interaction to manually enter the WAP credentials at the client provisionee device. |
| US11405788B2 |
Wireless network service access control with subscriber identity protection
A device level lock policy, which applies to all smart secure platform (SSP) applications of a mobile device, is used to determine whether a particular SSP application can be activated. A tamper resistant hardware secure element (SE) includes a primary platform with a low level operating system (OS) and one or more SSP applications within one or more secondary platform bundles that include secondary platforms with high level OSs specific to the secondary platform bundles. The low level OS enforces the device level lock policy for all secondary platform bundles by verifying whether a lock policy for the SSP application is consistent with the device level lock policy. When verification succeeds, activation is allowed, and when verification fails, activation is disallowed. Subscription identifiers are not provided in unencrypted form to processing circuitry of the mobile device external to the tamper resistant hardware SE to provide subscriber identity privacy protection. |
| US11405786B1 |
Detecting misbehavior conditions in vehicle-to-everything (V2X) messages
Embodiments are disclosed that include systems and methods performed by vehicle-to-everything (V2X) system participant to determine whether a misbehavior condition may have occurred based on the generation and/or receipt of a V2X message. The detection of a misbehavior condition may occur if the V2X message is generated and/or received too frequently or not frequently enough. In addition, a misbehavior condition may be detected if the generated and/or received V2X message does include the appropriate security credential. |
| US11405785B2 |
Data radio bearer integrity protection configuration method, user equipment and network device
A Data Radio Bearer (DRB) integrity protection configuration method, a network device and a User Equipment (UE) are provided. The DRB integrity protection configuration method includes: receiving configuration information indicating a DRB integrity protection configuration from a network device; and enabling a predetermined control process for DRB integrity protection in accordance with the configuration information. The predetermined control process is a DRB integrity protection activation process or a DRB integrity protection deactivation process. |
| US11405784B2 |
Physical access control systems with localization-based intent detection
Systems and techniques for a physical access control systems with localization-based intent detection are described herein. In an example, an access control system may regulate access to an asset. The access control system is adapted to establish a first connection with a key-device. The access control system may be further adapted to receive a credential for a user over the first connection. The access control system may be further adapted to establish a second connection with the key-device. The access control system may be further adapted to determine an intent of the user to access the asset. The access control system may use location data derived from the second connection to determine the intent of the user. The access control system may be further adapted to provide the credential to an access controller, based on identifying an intent of the user to access the asset. |
| US11405779B2 |
Vehicular communication of emergency information to first responders
A stopped vehicle information remote retrieval method includes an emergency personnel or first responder vehicle (FRV) establishing a vehicle connection between an infotainment system of a stopped vehicle and the FRV. The FRV sends a vehicle information request to the infotainment system of the stopped vehicle, via the vehicle connection, seeking release of vehicle information. The FRV obtains authentication of the vehicle information received in response to the vehicle information request. The FRV determines occupant status based on the vehicle information. The FRV communicates the passenger status to a first responder. |
| US11405777B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling a ciphering mode
A method and apparatus may include configuring, by a network node, a user equipment to use an aggregation of radio technologies. At least one radio bearer is established between the user equipment and the network node and is routed over an access point of an alternate wireless network. The method may also include determining whether trustworthy security is provided by the access point of the alternate wireless network. The method may also include instructing the user equipment to turn off ciphering based on the determining, wherein the ciphering is turned off for the at least one radio bearer between the user equipment and the apparatus. The method may also be used for configuring specific ciphering on selective radio bearers. |
| US11405776B2 |
Troubleshooting and resolving access point failures on computer networks
A method for troubleshooting and resolving access point device uplink failures. The method includes detecting an unresponsive access point on a wired computer network. In addition, the method includes retrieving a record of peer access points to determine the peer access points for the unresponsive access point. Further, the method proceeds to sending a first request to a peer access point of the unresponsive access point to query the unresponsive access point for a response over a wireless network. In response to the query, the network management system sends a notification that the unresponsive access point has a cable malfunction if the unresponsive access point responds to the query. Furthermore, the method includes, in response to the query, sending a notification to the network management system to inform that the unresponsive access point has a power malfunction if the unresponsive access point fails to respond to the query. |
| US11405774B2 |
Collective artificial reality device configuration
Provisioning multiple artificial reality devices can be accomplished through network communications between a device distributor, an administration system, a provisioning device, and the artificial reality devices. The device distributor can provide, to the administration system, a list of artificial reality devices corresponding to a particular organization. A provisioning device can sign into an account on the administration system and receive the list. The provisioning device can then scan for wireless connectivity with the listed artificial reality devices and can make a wireless connection with any artificial reality devices that respond and that are on the list. The provisioning device can then send these devices credentials for a local WiFi network. The artificial reality devices can automatically, upon receipt of the credentials, connect to the administration system to obtain the software update and/or the configuration data. |
| US11405772B2 |
Monitoring and direct communications between mobile devices system and method
A system and method reports rules violations to a monitoring device relating to use of a monitored mobile device. The two devices use separate app versions linked through verification codes. The monitoring device establishes rules for use of the monitored device. When the monitored device app detects usage in violation of the rules, rule violations are reported to the monitoring app. Rules can be established that apply only in certain contexts, such as when driving a motor vehicle. The monitored app can submit a request to the monitoring app to enter passenger mode in order to avoid rule violations. The linked monitoring app can approve or deny the request. A distress stream can be started on the monitored app with a single button push. The stream is shared with the monitoring app and is automatically recorded during the stream at server location. |
| US11405771B2 |
Capability- and user-based profile downloads for networked devices
Systems and methods for providing greater granularity and updatability to network profiles. The system can include a subscription management application program interface (SMA) to receive setup information, user preferences, software, hardware, and firmware updates from a user cell phone, computer, or smart device (collectively, end-point) regarding what features the user wishes to access. The SMA can access a profile lookup table to identify a profile with the requested attributes. A subscription management module (SMM) can receive this information from the SMA and retrieved the profile requested by the SMA from a repository of profiles. The SMM can then download or activate the profile with features that match, or most closely match, the requested features onto the end-point. The system can enable providers to ship phones with no network profiles. The system can also enable profiles to be updated based on changes in user preferences, updates, or other changes. |
| US11405767B2 |
Method and system for retracting a false emergency alert
A method and a system for communicating a correction to an electronic emergency alert message from an electronic emergency alert system to a plurality of electronic devices are disclosed. The electronic emergency alert message, which includes a free form electronic text message and an emergency indication, and an electronic correction indication of the electronic emergency alert message are transmitted. An electronic quick alert message is transmitted to address the electronic correction of the emergency alert message. The electronic quick alert message includes a first text segment comprising predetermined text to indicate a correction to the electronic emergency alert message is being transmitted and a second text segment comprising at least a portion of the free form text message. |
| US11405766B2 |
Connecting computer processing systems and transmitting data
Examples described herein provide a computer-implemented method that includes establishing, by a second processing system, a first connection with a first processing system. The method further includes receiving, by the second processing system, a first postcard from the first processing system via the first connection, the first postcard comprising information associated with the first processing system. The method further includes establishing, by the second processing system, a second connection with a third processing system. The method further includes transmitting, by the second processing system, a second postcard to the third processing system via the second connection, the second postcard comprising information associated with the second processing system. The method further includes transmitting, by the second processing system, the first postcard to the third processing system via the second connection. |
| US11405765B2 |
Methods, apparatus and system for mobile piggybacking
Methods, systems, and apparatus for providing assistance to a user of a mobile application are described. A request for assistance from the user is detected and a request is issued to a remote device for establishment of a remote assistance session. Information describing a state of the mobile device is periodically transmitted to the remote device and one or more commands may be received from the remote device. The commands may be executed on the mobile device. |
| US11405763B1 |
V2X road usage charging
A toll advertisement message is received, via a V2X transceiver of a vehicle, defining a metered zone in which tolls are charged. Input data indicative of a current position of the vehicle with respect to the metered zone is determined. A state machine is utilized to determine tolled roadway usage of the vehicle according to the metered zone and the current position. A toll usage message indicative of the tolled roadway usage is provided via the V2X transceiver. |
| US11405756B2 |
Terminal devices, information processing methods, and computer readable storage mediums
A terminal device includes at least one processor and a transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to execute computer readable instructions to generate a list of a plurality of other terminal devices located within a threshold range from the terminal device via short-range wireless communication. The transceiver is configured to transmit, in response to selection of a set of terminal devices from among the plurality of other terminal devices included in the list, a request to establish an association with users corresponding to terminal devices in the selected set of terminal devices. |
| US11405755B2 |
Rider location detection and sharing system
Rider location and acceleration sharing systems are provided herein. For instance, a system is paired with a wireless transceiver, mountable to or within headwear that outputs location data and accelerometer data associated with the user identity to a user device. Once members of the group of user devices are validated for movement together, an emergency event associated with a member of the group may be identified based on the accelerometer data or the location data, and, in response to the emergency event, emergency event data is sent to the respective other user devices, and other information is enabled to be received from any of the respective other user devices. |
| US11405752B2 |
Automated frequency coordination and device location awareness
Methods, systems, and computer readable media described herein can be operable to facilitate location determination, communications with an AFC system, configuring operational parameters in response to an identification of active 6 GHz paths, and timing distribution and low-latency services. Methods, systems, and computer readable media are described herein for implementing and improving use of automated frequency coordination (AFC), operational deployment of the 6 GHz band for unlicensed devices, and use of the 6 GHz band for low-latency services, timing distribution, and QoS. |
| US11405748B2 |
Access control system with messaging
A method of messaging includes communicating a message to an application on a mobile device via an access control credential system and displaying the message on the mobile device. |
| US11405746B2 |
System and method for providing access to media content associated with events, using a digital media content environment
In accordance with an embodiment, described herein is a system and method for providing access to media content associated with events, using a digital media content environment. A media application enables display of a memory event timeline, including a plurality of memory events, to provide an improved presentation of media consumption by a user that resembles a person's memory or recollection of such events. Recent events are generally presented with more specificity, with earlier time periods and events generally presented more broadly. An input action or request for a memory event can be performed to cause a media server to determine a corresponding historical media content for delivery, and to stream or buffer the historical media content related to that memory event, and/or to cause other systems or environments to provide additional content related to the memory event either via the media server, or directly delivered to the media device. |
| US11405733B2 |
Advanced assistance for prosthesis assisted communication
A system, including a signal input, a processor a signal output, wherein the processor is configured to generate an instruction related to data related to a recipient of a sensory prosthesis based on input into the signal input, and the signal output is configured to output data indicative of the instruction. |
| US11405731B1 |
Microelectromechanical system
A microelectromechanical system includes a spacer layer, a first corrugated conductive diaphragm, and a second corrugated conductive diaphragm. The spacer layer includes counter electrode walls, slots and support walls extending along a first direction. The counter electrode walls, slots and support walls are arranged alternately in a second direction. The first corrugated conductive diaphragm includes first crests and first troughs arranged alternately in the second direction. The second corrugated conductive diaphragm includes second crests and second troughs arranged alternately in the second direction. The spacer layer is received in a cavity formed by the first and second corrugated conductive diaphragms. The support walls are respectively sandwiched between the aligned first troughs and second crests. The counter electrode walls are respectively suspended in the corresponding chambers formed between the aligned first crests and second troughs. The microelectromechanical system of the present disclosure has a high level of acoustic compliance and sensitivity. |
| US11405726B2 |
Sound device
The present invention provides a sound device, which includes a housing and a sound unit with a diaphragm. The housing includes a cover plate and a bottom plate, the cover plate and the bottom plate are matched to form an accommodating cavity, and the sound unit is fixedly placed in the accommodating cavity. The bottom plate includes a main plate and a steel sheet embedded in the main plate, the main plate is provided with a first opening, the steel sheet is fixedly connected with the main plate and covers the first opening, and one side of the sound unit away from the diaphragm is welded and fixed with the steel sheet. |
| US11405724B1 |
Method for feedforward active noise control system using analog filter
A design method for feedforward active noise control (ANC) system using analog filter. In which, at least one noise collecting system is adopted for collecting a real environmental noise for obtaining a reference signal and a target signal. According to the reference signal and the target signal, a first adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a system identification process for producing a first adaptive filter. After that, a second adaptive system identifying unit is enabled to complete a system identification process based on the reference signal, the target signal and the first adaptive filter for producing a second adaptive filter. After the second adaptive filter is converted to a low-order digital filter, the digital filter is further converted to a physical analog filter circuit. Consequently, a feedforward ANC system comprising the physical analog filter circuit, a pre-amplifier unit, a reference microphone, and a mixer is established. |
| US11405722B2 |
Beamforming for wind noise optimized microphone placements
An image capture device with beamforming for wind noise optimized microphone placements is described. The image capture device includes a front facing microphone configured to capture an audio signal. The front facing microphone co-located with at least one optical component. The image capture device further includes at least one non-front facing microphone configured to capture an audio signal. The image capture device further includes a processor configured to generate a forward facing beam using the audio signal captured by the front facing microphone and the audio signal captured by the at least one non-front facing microphone, generate an omni beam using the audio signal captured by the at least one non-front facing microphone, and output an audio signal based on the forward facing beam and the omni beam. |
| US11405721B2 |
Submersible audio amplifier
The present invention relates to an audio amplifier that is constructed to allow its mounting and use underwater. The invention has a water impervious case and has waterproof electrical contacts for power, audio, and control. |
| US11405710B2 |
Earphone case
An earphone case includes a body, a storage member, a cover, and a reset member. The body has a chamber and a fixing base. The base is securely disposed in the chamber. The storage member is disposed in the chamber, located above the fixing base, contacted with the body, and has multiple first magnetic parts. The cover is pivotally connected to the storage member and the fixing base, and the cover has multiple second magnetic parts. The reset member is disposed above the fixing base and connected to the body and the storage member respectively. In close mode, the cover completely covers the storage member. The multiple first magnetic parts and second magnetic parts are magnetically attracted to each other. In open mode, the cover is relatively separated from the storage member and rotated at an angle, such that the cover partially overlaps with the storage member. |
| US11405703B2 |
Method and apparatus for transmission using interface, and device
A method and an apparatus for transmission using an interface, and a device. The method includes: obtaining a byte block stream, where byte blocks in the byte block stream are of a predetermined byte length; mapping the byte block stream to corresponding timeslots, where each timeslot corresponds to one byte block; distributing the byte block stream mapped to the timeslots; processing the distributed byte block stream based on an interface type configured for a physical interface; and sending the processed byte block stream. In the embodiments, data is transmitted based on a byte block distribution mechanism, to support different interface types, and a coupling relationship between service adaptation and a physical layer is decoupled, so that evolution and extension of transmission interface types do not affect a service adaptation procedure, thereby simplifying a transmission system. |
| US11405702B2 |
Optical signal processing device and method for controlling same
An optical signal processing device is described herein for reducing electric wirings in an optical switch or an optical filter realized using an optical waveguide. The optical signal processing device includes an optical waveguide formed on a substrate. In the optical signal processing device, the optical waveguide includes at least one input port and at least one output port, a plurality of driven elements are provided including a phase shifter that produces a phase shift to an optical signal from the input port, each of the driven elements includes at least two control terminals, control wirings are provided to have control signals being time-division synchronized applied between the two control terminals, and the control wiring for accessing the driven element is shared by the plurality of driven elements. |
| US11405696B2 |
System and method for targeting mass media ads on the television to given physical locations using online activity profiles at the locations
Various embodiments select advertisements for delivery to at least one mass media streaming device at a given location and time slot. Content and corresponding time and physical location information being posted in an online portal from at least one electronic device are obtained. The content is filtered based on time slot and physical location. A set of typical topics for a location and time slot are determined. A subset of advertisements is selected from a set of available advertisements based on the set of typical topics. The subset of advertisements is delivered to the at least one mass media streaming device. The mass media streaming device may be a television. A set of current topics for the location and time slot may be determined and aggregated with the set of typical topics. The subset of advertisements may be selected from the set of available advertisements based on the aggregated set. |
| US11405695B2 |
Training an encrypted video stream network scoring system with non-reference video scores
At least three uses of the technology disclosed are immediately recognized. First, a video stream classifier can be trained that has multiple uses. Second, a trained video stream classifier can be applied to monitor a live network. It can be extended by the network provider to customer relations management or to controlling video bandwidth. Third, a trained video stream classifier can be used to infer bit rate switching of codecs used by video sources and content providers. Bit rate switching and resulting video quality scores can be used to balance network loads and to balance quality of experience for users, across video sources. Balancing based on bit rate switching and resulting video quality scores also can be used when resolving network contention. |
| US11405694B2 |
Image providing service
The described technology is directed towards an image providing service, including an image processing service that composites a base image into a resultant image, e.g., by resizing an image, overlaying text and so forth based upon a purpose for that image and/or a client device class; other parameters such as design information, protection and so forth also may be specified. When a client requests an image including by specifying a purpose and size in a request to an endpoint (e.g., URL) for an image, the image processing service locates or composites a resultant image corresponding to the request, and returns the resultant image or a modified (e.g., resized) resultant image in response to the request. Clients thus obtain images based upon a desired purpose without having to do client-side image processing including image compositing. |
| US11405691B2 |
Disparate live media output stream playout and broadcast distribution
A stream playout and distribution system and method for disparate live media output stream playout and broadcast distribution are provided. The system generates a plurality of disparate live media output stream manifests, which comprises at least one of an index of a plurality of pre-encoded media assets or a plurality of live input streams, based on playout schedule and content viewing demographics. The system further generates a new version of at least one disparate live media output stream manifest based on insertion of a segment of at least one of a pre-encoded media asset or a live input stream into the disparate live media output stream manifest. Each segment corresponds to a different quality level and a different content encryption mode. The system further retrieves one or more broadcast content segments encoded in first encoding format of the new version, and converts retrieved broadcast content segments to second encoding format. |
| US11405684B1 |
Distributed media player for digital cinema
Devices, systems and methods for distribution of digital content are set forth, wherein a distributed media player is provided comprising aa central playout server having a multiplexed media processing block within a tamper-responsive enclosure, the central playout server having a first input for receiving at least one decryption key and a second input for receiving media data from a content provider in response to which the multiplexed media processing block decrypts the media data using the at least one decryption key and transmits the decrypted media data over a local network to a plurality of devices as an encrypted data stream. |
| US11405683B2 |
Reception apparatus, reception method, transmission apparatus, and transmission method for controlling termination of application
[Object] The present technology relates to a reception apparatus, a reception method, a transmission apparatus, and a transmission method capable of limiting use of broadcast resources by a predetermined application. [Solving Means] There is provided a reception apparatus including: a control information obtaining unit that obtains first control information for controlling an operation of a first application, the first application being capable of requesting use of a broadcast resource transmitted via a digital broadcasting signal; and an application controller that controls, when the first application requests use of the broadcast resource, the use of the broadcast resource by the first application on the basis of the first control information. |
| US11405680B2 |
Systems and methods for obscuring presentation of media objects during playback of video based on interactions with other media objects
Systems and methods are provided for obscuring a presence of a media object in a video after a user fulfills an interaction requirement with a related media object. The system detects, an interaction with a media object and determines characteristics of the interaction. The system correlates characteristic of the interaction with an exclusion window and stores a record that links the exclusion window, user, and attribute of the media object. The system detects that a second media object will be displayed during playback of a video and determines an attribute of the second media object. The system retrieves the record by matching the attribute of the first media object from the record to the attribute of the second media object. In response to determining the exclusion window applies to the second media object, the system obscures the second media object while playing back the video. |
| US11405679B2 |
Broadcast receiving apparatus, broadcast receiving method, and contents outputting method
A broadcast receiving apparatus includes a broadcast receiver that receives a broadcast wave of a digital broadcasting service; a separator that separates at least coded program video data, program-cooperation data, and screen layout control information, from the broadcast wave; a video decoder that decodes the coded program video data to reproduce program video information; a cooperation information generator that interprets the program-cooperation data to generate program-cooperation information; and a control unit that, when an instruction to display a given screen is input while the presentation processor divides video display region into sub-regions based on the screen layout control information, places the program video information in one of the sub-regions, places the program-cooperation information in another sub-region, and outputs the data of the video display region as the video information, outputs information of the given screen as the video information without dividing the video display region based on the screen layout control information. |
| US11405678B2 |
Live streaming interactive method, apparatus, electronic device, server and storage medium
The disclosure relates to a live streaming interactive method, apparatus, electronic device, server and storage medium, so as to at least solve the problem of single function of live video streaming. The method includes invoking preset animation information corresponding to a preset operation instruction in response to the preset operation instruction reaching a preset condition. The method includes rendering the preset animation information to obtain a preset animation. The method includes displaying the preset animation on a current live streaming interface. The preset operation instruction is used to express emotions to a first user corresponding to a first user account, and the first user account is a user account with preset permissions in a current live streaming room corresponding to the current live streaming interface. |
| US11405677B2 |
System and method for configuring controlling device functionality
A controlling device is automatically configured to issue a communication directly to a first controllable appliance to control a functional operation of the first controllable appliance in the event that the first controllable appliance is determined to be unresponsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link or to issue a communication to a second controllable appliance to control the functional operation of the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link in the event that first controllable appliance is determined to be responsive to a command communication transmitted to the first controllable appliance via a digital communications link. |
| US11405676B2 |
Streaming media presentation system
One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a one or more media streams provided by one or more capturing users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a viewing user. The media presentation system can provide a number of features to produce a media stream within a media presentation. |
| US11405669B2 |
System for synchronized video playback on a number of playback devices
A video playback system, comprising a number of playback devices to playback a video on their screens, each playback device comprises a memory to store video data representing said video, and a communication stage to communicate data with each other, wherein the devices are designed to transmit video playback progress-data via the communication stage to the other device and to determine based on the received progress-data whether it is in a synchronous or asynchronous playback progress with the other devices. |
| US11405667B2 |
Method for serving interactive digital advertising content within a streaming platform
One variation of a method for serving interactive ad content includes, in response to a pause event that pauses playback of a digital video, viewed on a display of a streaming device accessed by a user: overlaying the digital video with a home screen including an image player and a set of icons linked to a set of video advertisements; in response to a first user input proximal an icon, in the set of icons, corresponding to a video advertisement, in the set of video advertisements, reconfiguring the image player and initiating playback of the video advertisement within the image player; during playback of the video advertisement, in response to a second user input proximal the icon, expanding the image player and activating an audio stream of the video advertisement; and, in response to a user input that resumes playback of the digital video, pausing playback of the video advertisement. |
| US11405664B2 |
System and method for recognition of items in media data and delivery of information related thereto
The system and method disclosed herein relate to the establishment of both the location and identity of individual items in pictures or videos and delivering of related information thereto. Initially, images in video source content are scanned and individual elements in the images are dynamically compared with digital images stored in a database to identify individual items in the image that match the digital images stored in the database. Upon detecting a match, information is accessed in the database that is related to the digital image that matches the identified individual item. The accessed information is then transmitted to a secondary system that is in communication with a display device, such that the accessed information is displayed on the secondary system in coordination with the video source content being displayed on the display device. |
| US11405656B2 |
Transmission device, transmission method, reception device, and reception method
The present invention allows for display of an image generated from HDR video data on an LDR monitor in good condition. Applying a predetermined level-mapping curve to the input video data (HDR video data) in a first range of levels provides the video data for transmission (LDR video data) in a second range of levels narrower than the first range of levels. The video data for transmission is transmitted together with the auxiliary information used to convert the levels on the receiving end. |
| US11405652B2 |
Image processing device and method
The present invention relates to an image processing device and method whereby deterioration of effects of filter processing due to local control of filter processing when encoding or decoding can be suppressed.A boundary control flag generating unit of a control information generating unit generates boundary control flags based on system specification information which a system specification managing unit manages. A control unit of an adaptive filter processing unit determines a processing method for filter processing to be performed as to pixels nearby a slice boundary following the value of the boundary control flag. For example, selection is made to perform filter processing straddling slices or to perform filter processing closed at the present slice.The present invention can be applied to an image processing device, for example. |
| US11405651B2 |
Intra video coding using multiple reference filters
A video processing method is provided to comprise: determining, based on a rule, whether to use a 4-tap interpolation filter for a conversion between a current video block of a current video unit of a video and a coded representation of the video, wherein the current video block is coded using intra mode in the coded representation; and performing the conversion based on the determining. |
| US11405650B2 |
Method and apparatus of transform coefficient coding
A method and apparatus or decoding prediction residues in a video coding system are disclosed. According to this method, a first syntax element to a fourth syntax element are signalled or parsed in a first coding pass for at least sub-block. The current residual block is encoded or decoded using information comprising the first syntax element, the second syntax element, the third syntax element, and the fourth syntax element. The first syntax element indicates whether an absolute value of a current transform coefficient level is greater than 0. The second syntax element indicates whether the absolute value of the current transform coefficient level is greater than 1. The third syntax element indicates a parity of the current transform coefficient level. The fourth syntax element indicates whether the absolute value of the current transform coefficient level downward shifted by 1 is greater than 1. |
| US11405643B2 |
Sequential encoding and decoding of volumetric video
The invention relates to methods, apparatuses, systems and computer program products for coding volumetric video. A first texture picture coded, said first texture picture comprising a first projection of first volumetric texture data of a first source volume of a scene model and a second projection of second volumetric texture data of said first source volume of said scene model, said first projection being from said first source volume to a first projection surface, and said second projection being from said first source volume to a second projection surface, said second volumetric texture data having been obtained by removing at least a part of said first volumetric texture data that has been successfully projected in said first projection. A a first geometry picture is coded, said geometry picture representing a mapping of said first projection surface to said first source volume and a mapping of said second projection surface to said first source volume. Projection geometry information of said first and second projections is coded, said projection geometry information comprising information of position of said first and second projection surfaces in said scene model. |
| US11405641B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for encoding and decoding the significance map for residual coefficients of a transform unit
Disclosed is a method of decoding a plurality of coding units from a bitstream of video data. The method determines a coding unit structure of the plurality of coding units from a first data block of the bitstream. The coding unit structure describes a division of a coding unit into the plurality of coding units. The method decodes, according to the determined coding unit structure, bypass encoded data for the plurality of coding units from a second data block of the bitstream. The method decodes, according to the determined coding unit structure, residual data for the plurality of coding units from a third data block of the bitstream. The method then forms the plurality of coding units from the bitstream using the residual data and the bypass encoded data. A method of encoding is also disclosed. |
| US11405640B2 |
Method, apparatus and system for encoding and decoding the significance map for residual coefficients of a transform unit
Disclosed is a method of decoding a plurality of coding units from a bitstream of video data. The method determines a coding unit structure of the plurality of coding units from a first data block of the bitstream. The coding unit structure describes a division of a coding unit into the plurality of coding units. The method decodes, according to the determined coding unit structure, bypass encoded data for the plurality of coding units from a second data block of the bitstream. The method decodes, according to the determined coding unit structure, residual data for the plurality of coding units from a third data block of the bitstream. The method then forms the plurality of coding units from the bitstream using the residual data and the bypass encoded data. A method of encoding is also disclosed. |
| US11405635B2 |
Multi-view coding with effective handling of renderable portions
A proposed intermediate way of handling the renderable portion of the first view results in more efficient coding. Instead of omitting the coding of the renderable portion completely, even more efficient coding of multi-view signals entails merely suppressing the coding of the residual signal within the renderable portion, whereas the prediction parameter coding still takes place from the non-renderable portion of the multi-view signal across the renderable portion so that prediction parameters for the renderable portion may be exploited for predicting parameters for the non-renderable portion. The additional coding rate for transmitting the prediction parameters for the renderable portion may be kept low as this merely aims at forming a continuation of the parameter history across the renderable portion to serve as a basis for prediction parameters of other portions of the multi-view signal. |
| US11405632B2 |
Limited memory access window for motion vector refinement
The present disclosure relates to motion vector refinement. As a first step, an initial motion vector and a template for the block are obtained. Then, the refinement of the initial motion vector is determined by template matching with said template in a search space. The search space is located on a position given by the initial motion vector and includes one or more fractional sample positions, wherein each of the fractional sample positions belonging to the search space is obtained by interpolation filtering with a filter of a predefined tap-size assessing integer samples only within a window, said window being formed by integer samples accessible for the template matching in said search space. |
| US11405627B2 |
Video encoding with content adaptive resource allocation
One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods for video encoding are provided. For example, a video file may be segmented into at least a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may be analyzed to determine that the first portion is associated with a first level of complexity, and the second portion may be analyzed to determine that the second portion is associated with a second level of complexity. A first bitrate associated with the first level of complexity may be determined, and a second bitrate associated with the second level of complexity may be determined. The first portion may be encoded at the first bitrate to generate a first encoded portion, and the second portion may be encoded at the second bitrate to generate a second encoded portion. The first encoded portion and the second encoded portion may be assembled to generate an optimized video file. |
| US11405620B2 |
Image encoding/decoding method and apparatus with sub-block intra prediction
An image encoding/decoding method and apparatus for performing intra prediction are provided. An image decoding method of the present invention comprises deriving an intra prediction mode for a current block, selecting at least one reconstructed sample line neighboring to the current block, constructing a reference sample using at least one reconstructed sample included in the at least one reconstructed sample line, and performing intra prediction for the current block based on the intra prediction mode and the reference sample. |
| US11405618B2 |
Using multiple models for entropy coding in video compression
An apparatus for entropy coding a sequence of bits obtains, using a first probability distribution, a first conditional probability for coding a bit at a position within the sequence of bits, the first conditional probability being a conditional probability of the bit having a certain value given that a sub-sequence of the sequence of bits has first respective values; obtains, using a second probability distribution that is different from the first probability distribution, a second conditional probability for coding the bit, the second conditional probability being a conditional probability of the bit having the certain value given that the sub-sequence has second respective values; obtains, using the first conditional probability and the second conditional probability, a mixed probability for coding the bit; and codes the bit using the mixed probability. |
| US11405610B2 |
Encoder, a decoder and corresponding methods for intra prediction
Devices and methods for Intra prediction are provided. The method includes: obtaining a value of an indication information of a current block. When the value of the indication information indicates the intra prediction mode of the current block is not comprised in the set of most probable modes, deriving the intra prediction mode IntraPredModeY of the current block by the following ordered steps: i. IntraPredModeY is set equal to intra_luma_mpm_remainder[xCb][yCb], ii. The value of IntraPredModeY is incremented by one. The method can improve the efficiency to determine the intra prediction mode of the current block. |
| US11405609B2 |
Video coding using cross-component linear model
A method and a computing device are provided for video coding. The method may include deriving parameter α and parameter β for a CCLM mode by using a predetermined number of neighboring reconstructed luma samples and chroma samples in a CU; and generating a final chroma predictor for the chroma samples of the CU by using the parameter α and the parameter β. |
| US11405606B2 |
Error mitigation in sub-picture bitstream based viewport dependent video coding
A video coding mechanism for viewpoint dependent video coding is disclosed. The mechanism includes receiving a spherical video signal stitched from multiple directional video streams. The spherical video signal is mapped into a plurality of sub-picture video signals each containing a sequence of sub-pictures. The plurality of sub-picture video signals, are encoded as a plurality of sub-picture bitstreams, such that, when decoded at a decoder, a value of each sample in each sub-picture is identical to a value of a corresponding sample in a decoded entire picture composed from the sub-pictures. The plurality of sub-picture bitstreams are composed into a plurality of sub-picture tracks with an indication that the sub-picture tracks are conforming to a particular video profile. The sub-picture bitstreams are transmitted toward a decoder to support decoding and displaying virtual reality video viewport. |
| US11405600B2 |
Stereo camera
A first mirror has a first reflecting surface convexed in a first direction, a first apex, and a first fan shape. A second mirror has a second reflecting surface convexed in a second direction, a second apex, and a second fan shape. An imaging optical system forms images from a first light emitted from an object, reflected by the first reflecting surface, and subsequently further reflected by the second reflecting surface, and a second light emitted from the object and reflected by the second reflecting surface. The first and second fan shapes have interior angles of 180° or more. A center position of the image sensor is displaced with respect to an optical axis of the imaging optical system. A short side of a photo-receiving surface of the image sensor and a center line of the image of the first or second fan shape are approximately parallel. |
| US11405592B2 |
System and method for selecting colonies
Systems and methods are provided for selecting colony locations. Selecting colony locations can include determine a location of a selection tool on a culture plate image, determining a location of a potential source of error on the culture plate image, comparing the location of the selection tool to the location of the potential source of error; and determining an error when the location of the selection tool overlays the location of the potential source of error. |
| US11405589B1 |
Interactive video conferencing interface
A system for facilitating a video conference is described herein to adjust one or more visual aspects of a presentation container that represents a participant of the video conference based on the level of engagement of the participants in the video conference. Engagement level data describing a participant of the video conference is obtained from the participant's computing devices. The engagement level data is used to generate an engagement level describing how engaged the participant is in the video conference. The size, position, or other visual aspect of that participant's presentation container is adjusted based on the participant's engagement level. |