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| US11408529B2 |
Exhaust flap
A coupling device couples a drive shaft of a pivot drive (30) of an exhaust gas stream exhaust flap (10) for an internal combustion engine with a pivot shaft (14), which is rotatable about a pivot axis (A) and carries a flap member (16). The coupling device includes a coupling element (46) with a first coupling area (42) positive-locking engaging with a drive shaft (34) and with a second coupling area (44) positive-locking engaging with a pivot shaft. A prestressing element (58) is supported in relation to the coupling element and in relation to a support element (66) and prestresses the coupling element in a direction of a coupling axis (K), axially away from the support element and in a circumferential direction. A preassembly-blocking device (78) holds the support element under axial prestress and circumferential prestress in a preassembled position in relation to the coupling element. |
| US11408525B2 |
Pressure relief valve for inflatable structures and boats
This invention is a new and novel embodiment of inflation valve for an inflatable boat or article, which also incorporates a separate and internal pressure release valve to allow the release of air when needed due to the rise of internal pressure inside said boat caused by temperature changes during the day, or any other over-pressure situation which could cause a rupture of the seams or outer shell. |
| US11408521B2 |
Pressure-driven flow rate control valves
A storage container having a base storage compartment configured to receive a divider by which the storage compartment is divided into two or more sub-compartments, wherein divider includes a tool configured to provide a secondary utility or function unrelated to dividing the storage compartment. |
| US11408520B2 |
Control valve
A notch 41, which is formed on a land 31 that, in a main spool 30, blocks a reach-in side actuator port A from communicating with a second passage T, comprises a first notch and a second notch. The first notch comprises a first region that has a semi-circular shape in the plan view and in which the area of an opening between a valve body 40 and the land 31 becomes gradually larger, and a second region that is connected to the first region and in which the area of an opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 is constant, and the second notch comprises a third region that has a semi-circular shape in the plan view and in which the area of the opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 gradually becomes larger, and a fourth region that is connected to the third region and in which the area of the opening between the valve body 40 and the land 31 is constant. |
| US11408518B2 |
Pivoting valve for regulating the flow of a fluid and procedure for regulating the flow of a fluid
Pivoting valve to regulate the flow of a fluid that comprises: a body including an inlet hole and an outlet hole for the fluid flow path, a fluid flow path shutter element mounted pivotable on a rotary axis of the valve body to be able to rotate from an open position to a closed position of the fluid flow path, characterised in that it includes a tubular element to channel the flow of fluid inside the valve body, the tubular element being interposed between the inlet and outlet holes, and mounted linearly displaceable, in such a way that it can be moved from the outlet hole to the inlet hole when the shutter element is in an open position. |
| US11408513B2 |
Aviation valve with status indicator
The invention relates to a shut-off valve for controlling flow of a pressurised gas. The shut-off valve comprises a body defining a passage extending between a gas inlet channel and a gas outlet channel, and a sealing element arranged to, in a first position, close the passage, and in a second position, open the passage to allow gas to flow between the gas inlet channel and the gas outlet channel through the passage. The invention also relates to a method for controlling flow of a pressurised gas by means of a shut-off valve. |
| US11408512B2 |
Magnetic fluid sealing device
A magnetic fluid sealing device, includes first pole teeth and a first magnetic fluid adsorbed on the first pole teeth functioning as a first line of defense for sealing, as well as second pole teeth and a second magnetic fluid adsorbed on the second pole teeth functioning as a second line of defense for sealing. The second pole teeth of the magnetic fluid sealing device are arranged on the permanent magnet or the flux sleeve. Since the flux sleeve is fitted over the permanent magnet, the arrangement of the second pole teeth can ensure the ability of the pole shoe to absorb the magnetic fluid, and also can make full use of a length of the permanent magnet in the axial direction of the rotating shaft. Therefore, the magnetic fluid sealing device is effectively improved in the sealing effect and the pressure resistance without increasing its axial length. |
| US11408503B2 |
System and method for a clutch balance piston pressure regulation system
A system and method for an automotive transmission includes one or more restrictor devices that are installed within a valve body of the automotive transmission to improve performance by establishing a flow limit along the compensator circuit. The complex fluid circuits of certain automotive transmissions having eight to ten speeds allow line pressure supply to bleed out during certain critical functions, such as low rotations per minute hot engagements, which can severely damage the transmission. By limiting flow, the line pressure supply can be preserved to prevent the compensator circuit from bleeding out in these critical functions. The instant invention limits flow by replacing the standard compensator valve with a compensator valve that has a larger spool diameter. Flow is further reduce by another restriction device placed along the compensator circuit between the compensator valve and the clutch drums. |
| US11408498B2 |
Shifting assembly and mobile carrier comprising same
A linkage-based shifting assembly comprises first and second arms, having a first wheel rotatably coupled to a proximal end of the first arm and a second wheel rotatably coupled to a proximal end of the second arm. A shifting assembly is configured to couple to a chassis, wherein the shifting assembly is coupled to distal ends of the first and second arms and configured to cause a relative shifting motion between the chassis and the first and second wheels. The linkage-based shifting assembly can form part of a vehicle. The vehicle can be a two-wheeled vehicle. The vehicle can be a mobile carrier. The mobile carrier can be a two-wheeled vehicle. |
| US11408497B2 |
Shift actuators, differential lock, distributor gearbox, shift gearbox and axle connection
A shift module (1) for a differential lock (7), a shift gearbox or an axle connection. The shift module has a shift sleeve (2) and a shift piston (4) which is designed as a ring piston (4). The shift module is mounted in one of a respective differential lock, a respective distribution gearbox, and a respective axle connection. |
| US11408493B2 |
Linear actuator
A linear actuator includes a main body and a gear box structure. The main body includes a housing, a motor, a composite worm gear assembly and a threaded rod. The housing includes an inner space. The composite worm gear assembly is disposed in the inner space and driven by the motor. The threaded rod is connected to the composite worm gear assembly. The gear box structure is detachably connected to the main body, and includes a lower cover, an upper cover and a controlling unit. The lower cover is detachably embedded in the housing, and includes a side notch and a lower notch. The upper cover is slidably and correspondingly covered with the lower cover to form an accommodation space. The controlling unit is disposed in the inner space. The side notch is corresponding to the composite worm gear assembly. The lower notch is corresponding to the motor. |
| US11408492B2 |
Electric actuator
An electric actuator 1 includes a drive unit 2, a driving force transmission mechanism 3, a motion conversion mechanism 4, an accommodation space accommodating the drive unit 2, the driving force transmission mechanism 3, and the motion conversion mechanism 4, and a ventilation section 5. The ventilation section 5 includes a vent 53 penetrating a partition wall partitioning the driving force transmission mechanism 3, an air flow path 46 communicating with the vent 53, and a filter 60. |
| US11408486B2 |
Planetary gear device and compound planetary gear device
A carrier includes a first carrier portion and a second carrier portion. The first carrier portion includes a gear housing space that houses a planetary gear, an opening that opens the gear housing space toward the second carrier portion and allows the planetary gear to fit into the gear housing space, and a first support hole that supports a first end portion of the planetary support shaft. The second carrier portion includes a cover portion that covers the opening, a second support hole that supports a second end portion of the planetary support shaft, and a joining portion that detachably joins the second carrier portion to the first carrier portion. The joining portion is joined to the first carrier portion by being tightened in a direction aligned with a direction of an axial core of a sun gear. |
| US11408484B2 |
Apparatus and method for assembling double helical planetary system
In one embodiment of the present disclosure, there is provided a planetary gear system. The planetary gear system includes a split double helical ring gear having a first ring gear with first helical ring teeth and a second ring gear with second helical ring teeth, a split double helical sun gear having a first sun gear with first helical sun teeth and a second sun gear with second helical sun teeth, a sun gear coupler coupling the first sun gear and the second sun gear; and a single-piece double helical planet pinion having a first helical planet teeth portion and a second helical planet teeth portion, where the first helical planet teeth mesh with the first helical sun teeth and the first helical ring teeth, and the second helical planet teeth mesh with the second helical sun teeth and the second helical ring teeth. |
| US11408481B2 |
Shock absorber
A shock absorber includes: a cylinder which is filled with a fluid; a piston valve which includes a valve seat dividing an inner space of the cylinder, a passage which is formed in the valve seat and through which the fluid passes, and a valve disposed to cover the passage and interfering with a flow of the fluid; a performance controller which is disposed in the cylinder to control at least one of a spring constant, a damping force, or a combination thereof; and a piston support which is connected to the piston valve and exposed to an outside. |
| US11408478B2 |
Joint for transmitting a torsional load with elastic response
A transmissive joint has an elastic response for transmitting a torsional load capable of ensuring the transmission in the absence of coaxiality between two actuating and actuated devices, and allowing the internal passage of cabling or possible accessory components along the axis of transmission/torsion. |
| US11408475B2 |
Wheel brake arrangement
A wheel brake arrangement for a wheel of a vehicle, said wheel brake arrangement comprising a wheel hub (102) comprising an outwardly facing gear teeth arrangement (104) arranged in a circumferential direction thereof; and a brake disc (106) comprising an inwardly facing gear teeth arrangement (108) arranged in meshed connection with the outwardly facing gear teeth arrangement of the wheel hub for preventing a relative circumferential movement between the brake disc and the wheel hub, wherein one of the wheel hub and the brake disc comprises a circumferentially arranged groove (110); wherein the wheel brake arrangement further comprises at least one retainer (112) connected between the wheel hub and the brake disc for preventing a relative axial movement between the wheel hub and the brake disc, wherein the at least one retainer is at least partially arranged in the circumferentially arranged groove (110) of one of the wheel hub and the brake disc. |
| US11408471B2 |
Wear debris collection device, analysis system, wear debris collection method, and analysis method
A wear debris collection device includes a rotation body that is connected to a rotation shaft and performs rotating movement in accordance with rotation of the rotation shaft, a braking member that brakes the rotating movement of the rotation body, a hood covering the rotation body and the braking member and to prevent dust from entering from outside, a blower that blows air into the hood, a collection apparatus that suctions air in the hood and collects wear debris of the braking member contained in the air, and an air pressure adjuster that measures air pressure in the hood and external air pressure and adjusts an air quantity of at least one of the blower and the collection apparatus so that the air pressure in the hood equals the external air pressure. |
| US11408470B2 |
Method for synchronizing two drive elements of a powertrain of a motor vehicle, and powertrain for a motor vehicle
A method for synchronizing a first drive element rotatable about an axis of rotation with a second drive element rotating about the axis of rotation at a target speed, of a powertrain of a motor vehicle, in which a synchronizing force is exerted on a synchronizing unit by an actuator. A speed, at which the first drive element rotates about the axis of rotation is adapted by the synchronizing unit to the target speed. The synchronizing force is increased during a first time span, so that the speed approaches the target speed. The synchronizing force is continuously reduced during a second time span following the first time span, before the speed corresponds to the target speed. |
| US11408468B2 |
Torque limiter embedded damper device
A torque limiter embedded damper device is provided between a power source-side member and an output-side member. The torque limiter embedded damper device includes a damper unit coupled to the output-side member, and a torque limiter unit that limits torque transmitted between the power source-side member and the damper unit. The damper unit includes first and second plates opposed to each other. The first and second plates have a disc shape. The first plate includes a first coupling portion in an outer peripheral end thereof. The second plate includes a second coupling portion in an outer peripheral end thereof. The first and second coupling portions are coupled to each other. The torque limiter unit includes a friction disc including a third coupling portion in an inner peripheral part thereof. The third coupling portion is coupled to the damper unit and disposed radially inside the first and second coupling portions. |
| US11408466B2 |
Thrust foil bearing
A thrust foil bearing of this disclosure includes: a base plate provided with an insertion hole through which a rotation shaft is inserted; a corrugated bump foil placed around the insertion hole and supported by the base plate; and a top foil which is supported by the bump foil, and in which one side in a circumferential direction of the insertion hole is attached to the base plate and the other side in the circumferential direction of the insertion hole is a free end, and in the thrust foil bearing, a bent portion which is bent toward the base plate is formed on the other side of the top foil in the circumferential direction. |
| US11408457B2 |
Self-piercing rivet and self-piercing riveted joint
A self-piercing rivet for joining workpieces comprises: a head defining a head diameter, and a shank which defining a shank diameter. The shank on a foot end opposite to the head, partially defines an axial recess which has an axial depth. The shank further includes a flat surface portion or a circular cutter on the foot end. And an axial circular recess is partially defined in a transition portion between the head and the shank. |
| US11408452B2 |
Hydraulically amplified self-healing electrostatic actuators
An electro-hydraulic actuator includes a deformable shell defining an enclosed internal cavity and containing a liquid dielectric, first and second electrodes on first and second sides, respectively, of the enclosed internal cavity. An electrostatic force between the first and second electrodes upon application of a voltage to one of the electrodes draws the electrodes towards each other to displace the liquid dielectric within the enclosed internal cavity. The shell includes active and inactive areas such that the electrostatic forces between the first and second electrodes displaces the liquid dielectric within the enclosed internal cavity from the active area of the shell to the inactive area of the shell. The first and second electrodes, the deformable shell, and the liquid dielectric cooperate to form a self-healing capacitor, and the liquid dielectric is configured for automatically filling breaches in the liquid dielectric resulting from dielectric breakdown. |
| US11408448B2 |
Pressure vessel and method of welding a pressure vessel sidewall and end cap together
A pressure vessel includes: (a) a cylindrical sidewall having a wall thickness, an inside surface, an outside surface, and the cylindrical sidewall extending between a first end and a second end, wherein one of the first end or the second end includes a sidewall edge that forms part of an outwardly opening weld groove; (b) an end cap constructed to engage the cylindrical sidewall edge, the end cap comprising an end cap edge corresponding to the sidewall edge and that, when combined with the sidewall edge, forms the outwardly opening weld groove; (c) a cylindrically extending backer bar located in support of the outwardly opening weld groove formed by the sidewall edge and the end cap edge; and (d) a weld joint formed in the outwardly opening weld groove and holding the cylindrical sidewall to the end cap. A method for welding a pressure vessel sidewall and end cap together is provided. |
| US11408446B2 |
Control module for hydraulic system
There is provided a control module for a hydraulic system. The module comprises a tank and a plurality of valves. The tank is configured to store hydraulic fluid and is substantially cylindrical. The plurality of valves fluidly connect with the tank and are configured to control distribution of hydraulic fluid from the tank to one or more components of the system. The plurality of valves are spaced around a circumference of the tank. One or more passages fluidly connect the tank with at least one of the plurality of valves and/or a first of the plurality of valves with a second of the plurality of valves. |
| US11408445B2 |
Dual power electro-hydraulic motion control system
The present disclosure relates to a motion control unit that is capable of receiving electrical power from an electrical power source and hydraulic power from a hydraulic power source. The motion control is configured to produce a blended power output derived from the electrical and hydraulic power which can be used to power a hydraulic actuator. The motion control unit can also split hydraulic power recovered from hydraulic actuator to the electrical power source and the hydraulic power source. |
| US11408444B2 |
Hydraulic damper with valve block
A hydraulic actuator includes a housing and with a chamber, which is arranged or formed in the housing and in which a piston is mounted movably and divides the chamber into a flexion chamber and an extension chamber. A channel for hydraulic fluid leads from the flexion chamber and the extension chamber into the housing in order to produce a fluidic connection between the flexion chamber and the extension chamber. At least one valve is arranged in the fluidic connection. The channels lead from the housing to a valve block in which the at least one valve is arranged and is fluidically coupled to the channels, and the valve block is connected to the housing. |
| US11408441B1 |
Centrifugal pump
A centrifugal pump to improve the efficiency of fluid flow r, and minimize long term wear on the pump by progressively increasing fluid pressure as fluid moves from an eye of an impeller towards diffuser blades, into the volute and out through a outlet. The fluid pressure is increased by progressively increasing the volume through which the fluid travels. A tear-drop shaped volute casing surrounding the diffuser and impeller creates a pocket of maximum pressure just below the outlet. A dampener can be provided to dampen the vibration of the motor. A cylindrical basket strainer can be provided with a flat face abutting against the volute casing to distribute pressure evenly, A clamp ring can be provided to easily seal and access the basket strainer using a plain rod. |
| US11408439B2 |
Centrifugal compressor and turbocharger
A centrifugal compressor 10 includes a diffuser 13 that comprises: a shroud wall surface 131 that extends in the radial direction of a rotating shaft 3; and a hub wall surface 132 that extends in the radial direction and opposes the shroud wall surface 131 on the downstream side of a flow in the axial direction of the rotating shaft 3, the hub wall surface having a gap between itself and the shroud wall surface 131, and with that gap, forming an annular diffuser flow path 130 through which a fluid flows. A hub-side convex portion 132b is formed over the entire periphery of the hub wall surface 132, the hub-side convex portion 132b protruding toward the shroud wall surface 131 side relative to a straight line L1 that connects a starting end 132s on an inlet 130a side of the diffuser flow path 130 and a terminating end 132e on an outlet 130b side of the diffuser flow path 130. |
| US11408437B2 |
Vacuum pump, rotor, rotor fin, and casing
A vacuum pump includes a rotor that has a rotor central portion and a plurality of stages of rotor blade portions extending from the rotor central portion and having a predetermined elevation angle, and a casing that houses the rotor therein. The rotor further includes a rotor fin. The rotor fin includes a fin shaft portion connected to an end of the rotor central portion, and a transfer blade that extends from the fin shaft portion and causes particles to bounce back in a direction toward an outer periphery of the rotor, the particles falling onto the abovementioned end through an inlet port. The height of the transfer blade and the number of transfer blades are set based on the fall velocity of the particles and the rotation speed of the rotor, such that the particles are prevented from falling onto the abovementioned end without colliding with the transfer blade. |
| US11408435B2 |
Rotor and centrifugal compressor including the same
A rotor includes: a hub; and a plurality of blades disposed on the hub. Each of the plurality of blades has a suction surface, a pressure surface, a leading edge, a trailing edge, a tip-side edge, and a hub-side edge. The suction surface has a first curved surface portion curved convexly toward the trailing edge such that the trailing edge is inclined to a pressure surface side in a first region which is a partial region, in a blade height direction of the blade, of a region connected to the trailing edge. |
| US11408434B2 |
Centrifugal compressor impeller with nonlinear backwall
A centrifugal compressor impeller includes a plurality of blades on a front side that extend from a first axial side to an outer radial end of the impeller. The centrifugal impeller includes a back side having a nonlinear backwall. The backwall can include a flat area hear a bore of impeller, a flat area near a tip of the impeller, and a convex surface between the flat areas of the bore and the tip. In some forms the impeller further includes a concave surface between the convex surface and the tip to form an s-shape. A transition or inflection point can denote the change from convex to concave. The convex and/or concave surfaces can take any variety of forms such as constant radius sections and/or compound curves. |
| US11408432B2 |
Submersible pumping system with a motor protector having a thrust runner, retention system, and passageway allowing gas flow from a lower region into an upper region
A system and methodology are provided for enhancing the life and usefulness of a thrust bearing assembly in a submersible pumping system component. The technique utilizes a thrust runner positioned adjacent a thrust bearing in the submersible pumping system component. The thrust runner is rotated relative to the thrust bearing via a shaft. Gas that may accumulate in a lower region beneath the thrust runner is vented through a passageway from the lower region to an upper region above the thrust runner. The gas is vented to help maintain a hydrodynamic fluid film between the thrust runner and the thrust bearing. |
| US11408430B2 |
Modular fan assembly
In accordance with the present disclosure a modular air treatment system is disclosed. The modular air treatment system includes a fan apparatus having a base to removably couple to at least one of an air filter and/or a humidifier, wherein the fan apparatus includes a fan body with at least one convex surface and a nozzle to output air along the at least one convex surface. |
| US11408429B2 |
Vacuum pump apparatus, and pump main body unit, control unit, and spacer each for use in vacuum pump apparatus
Provided is a vacuum pump apparatus which allows reductions in thickness, weight, size, and cost of a vacuum pump control device. In the vacuum pump apparatus, a pump main body unit and a control unit which controls driving of the pump main body unit are integrated with each other. The vacuum pump apparatus has a configuration in which a spacer configured to support a load applied to a housing of the control unit is provided between a base of the pump main body unit and the housing of the control unit. |
| US11408427B2 |
Electric submersible pump eccentric inverted shroud assembly
An electric submersible pump (ESP) assembly. The ESP assembly comprises an inverted shroud separating a centrifugal ESP pump from a well casing, the ESP pump rotatably coupled to an ESP motor, the inverted shroud having an opening on an upstream terminal side, the upstream terminal side terminating at a head of the ESP motor, at least a portion of the ESP motor extending through the opening, the portion of the ESP motor extending through the opening exposed to formation fluid, and the opening sealed to the formation fluid at the head of the ESP motor tapered and wedged to the inverted shroud, wherein a centerline of the inverted shroud is offset from a centerline of the ESP motor. |
| US11408423B2 |
Scroll compressor
A scroll compressor is provided that may include an orbiting scroll having an orbiting wrap, and which performs an orbiting motion; and a fixed scroll having a fixed wrap to form a compression chamber including a suction chamber, an intermediate pressure chamber, and a discharge chamber, by being engaged with the orbiting wrap. In a state in which the orbiting scroll and the fixed scroll are concentric with each other, when a distance between the orbiting wrap and the fixed wrap is defined as an orbiting radius, there exists an offset section having an interval larger than the orbiting radius, between a side surface of the orbiting wrap and a side surface of the fixed wrap which faces the orbiting wrap. With such a configuration, even if the fixed scroll or the orbiting scroll is transformed due to thermal expansion, interference between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap at a portion having a large transformation amount may be prevented. This may prevent a frictional loss or abrasion between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap. Further, this may restrict or minimize a gap between the fixed wrap and the orbiting wrap at an opposite side to the suction chamber, resulting in enhanced compression efficiency. |
| US11408422B2 |
Scroll compressor having an arcuate portion side surface clearance larger than a spiral portion side surface clearance
A fixed scroll wrap (52) includes a fixed spiral portion (57) having a spiral shape and a fixed arcuate portion (58) having an arcuate shape. A movable scroll wrap (62) includes a movable spiral portion (67) having a spiral shape and a movable arcuate portion (68) having an arcuate shape. An arcuate portion side surface clearance (GA) is defined by the fixed arcuate portion (58) and one of the movable spiral portion (67) and the movable arcuate portion (68), or is defined by the movable arcuate portion (68) and one of the fixed spiral portion (57) and the fixed arcuate portion (58). A spiral portion side surface clearance (GI) is defined by the fixed spiral portion (57) and the movable spiral portion (67). The arcuate portion side surface clearance (GA) is larger than the spiral portion side surface clearance (GI). |
| US11408421B2 |
Scroll compressor
The present invention discloses a scroll compressor. At least two shrink belts (23′, 23″, 26, 26′, 28, 28′) are provided around the outer periphery of said fixed scroll between the outer periphery of said fixed scroll (2) and the inner wall surface of the upper cap (1) of the scroll compressor. The at least two shrink belts are annular, and are in interference fit between the outer periphery of said fixed scroll and the inner wall surface of the upper cap. The at least two shrink belts include a main shrink belt (23′, 23″, 28) and an assistant shrink belt (26, 26′, 28′). The main shrink belt and the assistant shrink belt are arranged side by side in the axial direction, that is, in the vertical direction of the fixed scroll, and the main shrink belt and the assistant shrink belt are spaced apart from each other by a distance. In this way, it is allowed to add other special structure (e.g., an additional fluid passage) to the fixed scroll, reduce the deformation of the fixed scroll, and improve the performance and the reliability of the scroll compressor. |
| US11408420B2 |
Stator and uniaxial eccentric screw pump
The present invention aims to provide a long-life stator and a uniaxial eccentric screw pump provided with the stator, which enable a comparatively extended period of use by preventing damage of the stator due to repeating of attachment and removal to/from the uniaxial eccentric screw pump.A stator 20 includes an outer cylinder 30, and a stator main body 42 having flange-shaped gasket parts 46 and 47. The stator 20 includes fixing areas 24 and 25 to which the gasket parts 46 and 47 and the outer cylinder 30 are adhered. One or both of the outer cylinder 30 and the gasket parts 46 and 47 has a derricking part penetrating or being dented in axial directions X and made into such a shape where at least part of one of the outer cylinder and the gasket parts is fitted into the other. |
| US11408417B1 |
Automatic selection and control of pumps for well stimulation operations
A system and method for automatic selection and control of pumps for well stimulation operations is disclosed. In certain embodiments, a system may comprise a pumping system comprising one or more pumping units, a fluid manifold providing fluid communication between the one or more pumping units and a wellbore, and a controller for determining a torque capability of the one or more pumping units. |
| US11408410B2 |
Plastic air pump mechanism
The application discloses a plastic air pump mechanism, which comprises a plastic body, a plastic output unit and an actuating unit; the plastic body has an integrally forming structure, which comprises a plastic cylinder and a plastic bracket disposed at an air inlet end of the plastic cylinder; the plastic output unit is detachably connected to an air outlet end of the plastic cylinder; the actuating unit comprises a motor, plastic gears disposed on the plastic bracket and electrically connected to the motor, and a plastic rocker arm driven by the plastic gears to realize reciprocating of a piston in the plastic cylinder; and a large body insert of metal is provided in an air outlet of the plastic cylinder. The plastic air pump mechanism can reduce product weight, simplify production and installation processes, save materials and labor costs, and reduce self weight of a vehicle. |
| US11408405B2 |
Electromagnetic pump
An electromagnetic pump (100). The electromagnetic pump (100) comprises a conduit (101) comprising an inlet (103) and an outlet (105). A first magnetic field generating unit (109) is provided for generating a first magnetic field having a first component with a first direction in the conduit. A second magnetic field generating unit (111) is provided for generating a second magnetic field having a second component with a second direction in the conduit (101), the second direction being substantially opposite to the first direction. A piston member (113) is disposed within the conduit, the piston member (113) being moveable within the conduit (101) under the influence of the first and/or second magnetic fields to pump fluid received from the inlet (103) of the conduit (101) to the outlet (105) of the conduit (101). |
| US11408404B2 |
Electric drive pump for well stimulation
An electric drive hydraulic fracturing pump system includes one or more electric motors, with each electric motor electrically coupled to a dedicated dual inverter to control operation of the motor. A plurality of electric motors may be coupled to each end of a pump crankshaft and configured to provide rotational power to the power end of a hydraulic fracturing pump through a planetary gearset coupled to each end of the crankshaft. A hydraulic cooling circuit having a first and second cooling systems may be used to regulate the temperature of the electric motors and dual inverters. |
| US11408402B2 |
Shape-memory actuator assembly and assembly method
A shape-memory actuator assembly, comprising a shape memory wire element; a first deflection body and a second deflection body, spaced apart from each other, wherein the shape memory wire element is wound around the first deflection body and the second deflection body several times and provides an actuator arrangement located between them. At least one wire holder on the respective deflection body and sections of the shape memory wire element, contacting the wire holder, are embedded in a casting compound. |
| US11408400B2 |
De-icing system for a wind turbine blade
Disclosed is a wind turbine blade having a blade de-icing system. The blade de-icing system comprises: a first channel longitudinally extending from a first position to a second position, wherein the second position is between the tip end and the first position; and a heating channel longitudinally extending from the second position to the first position along the leading edge of the wind turbine blade, the heating channel and the first channel being in fluid connection. The blade de-icing system is arranged to provide a flow of heated fluid through the first channel and the heating channel, the flow of heated fluid through the heating channel having a main flow direction along a longitudinal direction of the wind turbine blade, and wherein the blade de-icing system is configured to affect the flow of heated fluid through the heating channel resulting in a rotational flow of the heated fluid about the main flow direction. The rotational flow is rotating from the suction side to the pressure side at the leading edge. |
| US11408399B2 |
Forecasting output power of wind turbine in wind farm
A method and apparatus for forecasting output power of wind turbine in a wind farm. The present invention provides a method for forecasting output power of a wind turbine in a wind farm, including: generating a corrected data set based on environmental data collected from at least one sensor in the wind farm; correcting a weather forecasting model by using the corrected data set; obtaining a forecast value of wind information at the wind turbine based on the corrected weather forecasting model; and forecasting the output power of the wind turbine based on the forecast value and a power forecasting model. |
| US11408394B2 |
Sensor device for an aerodynamic element
A sensor device for measuring flow-separation on an aerodynamic element, including a number of compliant elements with aerodynamic and/or structural properties designed to allow flow-induced vibrational motion in an air current and a sensor-element designed to measure vibrations of the number of compliant elements is provided. Further provided is an aerodynamic element, e.g. a wind turbine blade or an airfoil, with such sensor device, a method for controlling the angle of attack of an aerodynamic element, a controlling device and a wind turbine. |
| US11408393B2 |
Protective shield with positioning mark
A protective shield for a rotor blade of a wind turbine is provided. The shield protects the leading edge section of the rotor blade from erosion, and covers at least a part of the leading edge of the rotor blade. The shield is preformed with a shape which approximately corresponds to the contour of the leading edge section where it is destined to be mounted to. The shield includes a mark which allows to accurately position the shield at a predetermined position on the surface of the rotor blade or which allows to accurately position a tool at a predetermined position on the surface of the shield. A method of accurately positioning a protective shield on the surface of a rotor blade of a wind turbine and a method of documenting how precisely the shield has actually been attached to the surface of the rotor blade is also provided. |
| US11408392B2 |
Insert and blank for a wind turbine blade root
A composite material blank (190) comprising an elongate blank body (300) extending between a first end face (312a) and a second end face (312b); said blank body (300) extending in a longitudinal direction, parallel to a longitudinal axis thereof, and having four peripheral sides (341, 342, 343, 344); each said first and second end face (312a, 312b) having edges (361a-364a; 361b-364b) which define a trapezoid shape; wherein the peripheral sides (341, 342, 343, 344) of said blank body (190) connect the edges (361a-364a) of said first end face (312a) with the edges (361b-364b) of said second end face (312b); and wherein said first trapezoid end face (312a) is inverted in relation to said second trapezoid end face (312b). A method of manufacturing a composite blank (190), and a wind turbine blade root insert (105) which may be formed from a blank (190). |
| US11408387B2 |
Auto-stop start system for a vehicle
An auto-stop start system for a vehicle. The auto-stop start system has a control unit with an auto-stop start function controlling stop and start of an engine of the vehicle, and a control device by which control device the auto-stop start function can be temporarily deactivated by an operator of the vehicle. The control unit is configured to reactivate the auto-stop start function after a predetermined duration of a temporary deactivation. The predetermined duration of the temporary deactivation of the auto-stop start function is selectable by means of the control device. |
| US11408384B2 |
Electronically controlled fuel injector
Disclosed are example embodiments of a fuel injection device having a plunger that moves at a predetermined reciprocating motion from an initial position, the fuel injection device includes: an electromagnetic coil; a tubular bobbin within the electromagnetic coil, wherein the electromagnetic coil is configured to move the tubular bobbin when energized; a fuel intake channel; and an inlet check valve disposed along a fuel pathway of the fuel intake channel, the inlet check valve configured to allow fuel to flow through and to a pressurization chamber, wherein the inlet check valve is a normally open valve. |
| US11408378B2 |
Evaporated fuel processing device
An evaporated fuel processing device may include a flow passage through which evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank flows; a first adsorbent constituted of activated carbon and arranged in the flow passage for adsorbing the evaporated fuel flowing in the flow passage; and a second adsorbent constituted of a porous metal complex and arranged in the flow passage on a downstream side of the first adsorbent for adsorbing the evaporated fuel having passed through the first adsorbent and flowing in the flow passage on the downstream side of the first adsorbent. |
| US11408377B2 |
In-situ solid rocket motor propellant grain aging using liquid
A method for non-destructively determining a mechanical property of a solid rocket motor propellant grain may comprise applying a force to a surface of the solid rocket motor propellant grain, wherein a deformation is formed on the surface of the solid rocket motor propellant grain in response to the applying, and calculating a value of the mechanical property of the solid rocket motor propellant grain based on the deformation. The force may be applied by moving a liquid into the perforation. This process may be performed over time to determine a lifespan of the propellant grain. |
| US11408376B2 |
Thrust augmentation of an additively manufactured hybrid rocket system using secondary oxidizer injection
A hybrid rocket includes a housing having first and second ends, a solid-grain fuel material in the housing and defining a bore extending from end to end, two electrodes positioned adjacent to the fuel material to ignite the fuel material at the first end, a primary oxidizer port positioned at the first end to inject a primary oxidizer to flow in a downstream direction from the first end to the second end, a nozzle positioned at the second end and having a converging portion and a diverging portion, and a secondary oxidizer port to inject a secondary oxidizer downstream of the converging portion. The bore has a geometry configured to produce a hot-gas, fuel-rich mixture at the nozzle as the fuel material and primary oxidizer burn while flowing downstream. The diverging portion of the nozzle is configured to spontaneously combust the secondary oxidizer and the hot-gas, fuel-rich mixture. |
| US11408375B1 |
Rocket engine turbopump with coolant passage in impeller central hub
Disclosed herein are various technologies pertinent to rocket engines, including injector, thrust chamber, and electrical turbopump devices that may be combined to provide a more efficient rocket engine. The electrical turbopump impeller includes a coolant bypass port fluidically connected with a coolant passage that passes through the impeller central hub and allows some of the propellant that is acted on by the impeller to bypass the impeller outlet and instead be flowed into the electrical turbopump housing so that the diverted propellant may be used to cool the various components housed within the housing such as the electric motor bearings, stator, rotor, and electronics. |
| US11408369B2 |
Nacelle
A nacelle may comprise an inlet cowling defining an inlet of the nacelle, wherein the inlet cowling comprises an inlet cowling maximum point and an inlet cowling aft edge, wherein the inlet cowling aft edge comprises an aft edge length; and a boat tail cowling disposed aft of the inlet cowling, wherein the boat tail cowling comprises a boat tail cowling forward edge having a forward edge length, and wherein the boat tail cowling forward edge is disposed adjacent to the inlet cowling aft edge. The forward edge length may be smaller than the aft edge length, forming a step, the step being defined by a portion of the inlet cowling aft edge that is radially outward of the boat tail cowling forward edge. |
| US11408365B2 |
Method for operating an injection system of an internal combustion engine, an injection system for an internal combustion engine, and an internal combustion engine including an injection system
A method for operating an injection system of an internal combustion engine, including: providing the injection system includes a high pressure accumulator; regulating a high pressure in the high pressure accumulator in a normal operation by way actuating a low pressure-side suction throttle; regulating the high pressure in a first operating mode of safety operation by way of actuating at least one high pressure-side pressure control valve; carrying out a switchover from the normal operation into the first operating mode of safety operation if the high pressure reaches or exceeds a first limit pressure value; and carrying out a switchover from the first operating mode of safety operation into the normal operation if, starting from above a setpoint pressure value, the high pressure reaches or undershoots the setpoint pressure value, which is lower than the first limit pressure value. |
| US11408363B2 |
Control method, device and storage medium for engine operation
A control method, a control device, an electronic device and a storage medium for engine operation are provided. The method includes: obtaining a rotational speed and a temperature of an engine at a current time and determining a reference value of the control parameter of the engine based on the rotational speed and the temperature; detecting a composite operating state of the engine at the current time and determining an offset of the control parameter corresponding to each operating state in the composite operating state; adding the reference value of the control parameter and the offset of the control parameter corresponding to each operating state in the composite operating state to obtain a final value of the control parameter; and controlling the engine at the current time according to the final value of the control parameter. |
| US11408362B2 |
High efficiency turbocharger with EGR system
In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a turbocharger includes a compressor having a compressor wheel, a turbine provided within a housing, and an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) flow path. The EGR flow path includes a first fluid connection in the housing and located in proximity to the turbine, a second fluid connection located in proximity to a trailing edge of the compressor wheel, an EGR control valve disposed between the first fluid connection and the second fluid connection, the EGR control valve configured to selectively operate the turbocharger in a low-heat mode having an EGR up to 50% and an operational mode having an EGR rate typically less than 35%. |
| US11408356B2 |
Method of operating a combustion system with main and pilot fuel circuits
A system and method for operating a combustion system comprising a fuel nozzle defining at least one main fuel circuit and at least one pilot fuel circuit is generally provided. The method includes determining an overall flow of fuel, the overall flow of fuel defining a sum total fuel through the main fuel circuit and the pilot fuel circuit; determining a plurality of ranges of ratios of main fuel flow through the main fuel circuit versus pilot fuel flow through the pilot circuit from the overall flow of fuel, wherein each range of ratios is based on a combustion criterion different from one another; determining a resultant range of ratios of main fuel flow versus pilot fuel flow based on a hierarchy of combustion criteria, wherein the hierarchy of combustion criteria provides a priority ranking of the combustion criterion; and flowing the overall flow of fuel to the main fuel circuit and the pilot fuel circuit based on the resultant range of ratios of main fuel flow versus pilot fuel flow. |
| US11408354B2 |
Aircraft engine
Gas turbine engine for aircraft including: engine core including turbine, compressor, and core shaft connecting turbine to compressor; fan located upstream of engine core, including plurality of fan blades; gearbox receives input from core shaft and outputs drive to fan shaft to drive fan at lower rotational speed than core shaft; and fan shaft mounting structure arranged to mount fan shaft within engine. Fan shaft mounting structure includes at least two supporting bearings connected to fan shaft. Gearbox's output is at gearbox output position and fan's input is at fan input position. First bearing separation distance is defined as axial distance between input to fan and closest bearing of at least two supporting bearings in rearward direction from fan. First bearing separation ratio of: the first bearing separation distance ( d 1 ) the axial distance between the fan input position and the gearbox output position ( d 4 ) is greater than or equal to 1.6×10−1, and the axial distance between the fan input position and the gearbox output position (d4) is greater than or equal to 0.43 m. |
| US11408351B2 |
Igniter for gas turbine engine
There is disclosed an igniter for a gas turbine engine including: a base; an inner conductor extending along an axis from the base to an end; a resistive heating element electrically connected to the end of the conductor; an outer conductor being electrically connected to the heating element, the outer conductor surrounding and extending axially along the inner conductor and forming a return electrical path, the outer conductor being radially spaced apart from the inner conductor by a gap, and an electrical insulator in the gap. |
| US11408346B2 |
Fuel injector
A fuel injector includes: a pilot fuel injection portion including a pilot fuel supply block and a pilot shroud; a main fuel injection portion arranged so as to surround the pilot fuel injection portion from an outer side in a radial direction; and an intermediate air passage arranged between the pilot fuel injection portion and the main fuel injection portion. The pilot shroud includes: a throat located at a downstream side of the pilot fuel supply block; and a flame holding portion surrounding flame located at the downstream side of the throat. An air injection slit is formed at the flame holding portion, the air injection slit being configured to inject compressed air of the intermediate air passage in a direction along an inner peripheral surface of the flame holding portion such that the compressed air covers the inner peripheral surface over an entire periphery. |
| US11408345B2 |
Oil tank for geared turbofan engine
An oil delivery system is provided that includes a tank for a gas turbine engine, where the tank is positioned radially outward from a compressor section, a combustor section, and/or a turbine section of the gas turbine engine. The tank is configured to store oil for the gas turbine engine. The oil delivery system further includes a primary lubrication system including a sump of a power gearbox, a pump, and an oil feed line. The oil feed line extends from the tank to the primary lubrication system. The oil feed line is configured to allow a flow of oil to pass from the tank to the pump and from the pump through the power gearbox to the sump of the power gearbox. |
| US11408343B1 |
Turboshaft engine with axial compressor
A turboshaft engine includes a core section extending between an inlet and an outlet of the turboshaft engine. The core section includes a compressor, a main combustor, and a main turbine, such that combustion products from the main combustor drives rotation of the turbine and the compressor. A power turbine is fluidly connected to the main turbine and driven by exhaust from the main turbine. A primary bypass is fluidly connected to the inlet and the outlet. The primary bypass directs a portion of an airflow entering the inlet around the core section to the outlet. A secondary bypass is located in the core section and is configured to divert a portion of a core airflow of the core section around the main combustor and the main turbine to the power turbine. |
| US11408341B2 |
Anti-icing system for an aircraft nacelle
An anti-icing system for an aircraft nacelle includes an inner duct and an outer duct. The inner duct extends through a first bulkhead between a gas turbine engine and a plenum of the nacelle. The inner duct is configured to deliver heated gases from the gas turbine engine to the plenum. The outer duct includes a first end and a second end. The outer duct circumferentially encompasses at least a portion of the inner duct on a first side of the bulkhead. At least one of the first end and the second end of the outer duct is mounted to at least one of the respective first bulkhead and a second bulkhead by a bellows forming an annular seal between the respective bulkhead and the outer duct. |
| US11408340B2 |
Twin-engine system with electric drive
A twin-engine system includes a gas turbine engine comprising a core and a first output shaft drivable by the core. An electric engine has an electric motor configured to drive a second output shaft. A reduction gear box (RGB) has an RGB input drivingly engaged to both the first output shaft and the second output shaft. The RGB has an RGB output to provide rotational output to a rotatable load. |
| US11408339B2 |
Steam turbine system and combined cycle plant
A steam turbine system (200) includes a steam turbine (60) in which a main flow path (C) through which a main steam flows is formed, and a saturated steam generation portion (210) that is configured to generate a saturated steam. The saturated steam generation portion (210) is configured to feed the saturated steam into a wet region (C1) in which the main steam in the main flow path (C) is in a wet state via a hollow portion formed inside a stator vane (650) of the steam turbine (60). The stator vane (650) has a plurality of supply ports that are formed such that the hollow portion is configured to communicate with the main flow path (C), and a discharge amount of the saturated steam increases from an inner circumferential side toward an outer circumferential side in a blade height direction. |
| US11408338B2 |
Aircraft propulsion system including a heat exchanger system
An aircraft propulsion system, including a turbojet and a heat exchanger system including a main heat exchanger, a hot air supply pipe and regulating valve, a high pressure pipe bleeding high pressure stage hot air through a first valve, an intermediate pressure pipe bleeding intermediate pressure stage hot air through a second valve, a pipe transferring hot air to an air management system, a main supply pipe supplying fan duct cold air including a main regulating valve, an evacuation pipe expelling air to the outside, a sub heat exchanger, wherein the supply pipe from the regulating valve goes through the sub heat exchanger, a sub supply pipe supplying cold air from the main supply pipe, a sub evacuation pipe expelling air to the fan duct, a temperature sensor measuring hot air temperature exiting the main heat exchanger, and a controller controlling the valves according to the measured temperature. |
| US11408336B2 |
All-stroke-variable internal combustion engine
An example embodiment of an all-stroke-variable internal combustion engine may include a piston slidably positioned within an engine cylinder for asymmetrical reciprocation and a primary crankshaft and a half-speed crankshaft to be operatively engaged for rotation of the half-speed crankshaft at half of a speed of the primary crankshaft, wherein the rotation of the half-speed crankshaft at half of the speed of the primary crankshaft to result in the asymmetrical reciprocation of the piston so as to produce a stroke length that is independently variable over four distinct strokes of a full cycle of the all-stroke-variable internal combustion engine. |
| US11408335B2 |
Marine engine assembly
A marine engine assembly is provided for propelling a marine vessel. The marine engine assembly includes an internal combustion engine configured to drive a propulsion arrangement, a turbocharger comprising a turbine portion having a turbine outlet, and a turbocharger exhaust conduit coupled to the turbine outlet. The turbocharger exhaust conduit acts as a primary support to the turbocharger within the marine engine assembly. |
| US11408333B2 |
Valve assembly for a dual volute turbocharger and dual volute turbocharger including the same
A valve assembly for controlling exhaust gas flow to a turbine housing interior of a dual volute turbocharger includes a first valve member, a valve shaft, and a second valve member. The first valve member is disposed about and extends along an axis between a first end and a second end and is movable between a first, a second, and a third position for controlling exhaust gas flow to the turbine housing interior. The first valve member defines a valve interior between the first and second ends. The valve shaft is partially disposed in the valve interior and is coupled to the first end of the first valve member. The second valve member has a base coupled to and disposed about the valve shaft and a projection extending from the base and about the shaft into the valve interior. The second valve member is movable between closed and open positions. |
| US11408332B2 |
Engine and emissions control system
A system for coordinated control of an engine and associated components over various engine-modes of operation. The system may include an engine, one or more components controllable to adjust operation of the diesel engine, and a system controller. The system controller may be connected to the engine and the one or more components. The system controller may include a supervisory controller and one or more component controllers. The supervisory controller may receive system control variable set points and coordinate component control variable set points for the components to achieve the system control variable set points. The component controllers may control operation of the components to achieve the control variable set points for the components by setting manipulated variable set points for the components based on the component control variable set points and a model based non-linear dynamic inversion. |
| US11408331B2 |
Wastegate assembly and turbocharger including the same
A wastegate assembly for a turbocharger includes a valve element. The valve element has a valve body, a first shaft extending away from the valve body along a first axis, and a second valve shaft spaced from the first valve shaft and extending away from the valve body along a second axis. The valve element is movable between a first and a second position to control exhaust gas flow to a turbine housing interior of the turbocharger. The wastegate assembly also includes a valve arm coupled to the first and second valve shafts for moving the valve element between the first and second positions. The wastegate assembly further includes a washer coupled to at least one of the first and second valve shafts and axially spaced from the valve arm with respect to the first and second axes. |
| US11408329B2 |
Engine turbulent jet ignition system
An engine system employs a pre-assembled and/or removable cartridge. In another aspect, an ignitor, a fuel injector and an air inlet valve are all accessible from a top of a cartridge even after assembly of the cartridge to an engine cylinder head. A further aspect positions centerlines of an ignitor, a fuel injector and an air inlet valve angularly offset from each other and also angularly offset from a vertical centerline of a cartridge to which they are mounted. |
| US11408326B2 |
Internal combustion engine with electric starting system
An engine including an engine block having a cylinder defining a front of the engine, a blower housing coupled to the engine block and defining a hot half and a cool half opposite the front half, a starter mount assembly coupled to the blower housing and positioned within the cool half, an electric starter motor retained by the starter mount assembly, and a battery mounted to the blower housing and positioned in the cool half. The battery is electrically coupled to the electric starter motor. |
| US11408323B2 |
Exhaust manifold heat dissipation cover coupling device for thermal stress and vibration deflection
An exhaust manifold heat dissipation cover coupling device for thermal stress and vibration deflection is proposed. The device has a function of preventing wear of a heat dissipation cover to couple an exhaust manifold heat dissipation cover, the device being able to improve the durability of various parts including a heat dissipation cover by attenuating multi-directional vibration that is transmitted from an exhaust manifold when the heat dissipation cover is installed outside the exhaust manifold, being able to prevent damage to parts due to thermal stress by flexibly coping with thermal deformation such as thermal contraction or thermal expansion even if the thermal deformation is generated by high-temperature heat transmitted from the exhaust manifold, and being able to prevent frictional damage of the heat dissipation cover due to friction by a component that slides to attenuate vibration. |
| US11408321B2 |
Reductant injection in exhaust manifold
An aftertreatment system comprises a first passageway having a first temperature and a second passageway having a second temperature different than the first temperature. A turbine is disposed downstream from the first passageway and upstream from the second passageway. The turbine is in fluidic communication with the first passageway and the second passageway. The turbine is structured to receive an exhaust gas from the first passageway, generate energy using the exhaust gas flowing through the turbine and communicate the exhaust gas to the second passageway. The aftertreatment system also includes an insertion device structured to insert an exhaust reductant into the first passageway. A selective catalytic reduction system is configured to receive the exhaust gas from the second passageway and treat the exhaust gas. The first temperature can be higher than the second temperature. |
| US11408319B2 |
Method and internal combustion engine for improving the efficiency of an SCR system
The invention relates to a method for improving the efficiency of an SCR system of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system (5) of an internal combustion engine (1), and to an internal combustion engine (1), wherein an operating medium is metered in upstream of the SCR catalytic converter (2) of the SCR system in a normal operating mode, wherein the operating medium comprises a reducing agent or can be converted into a reducing agent, wherein the reducing agent is stored at least temporarily in an SCR catalytic converter (2) of the SCR system, wherein the method comprises the following steps: operating of the internal combustion engine (1) in the normal operating mode, defining of a determined control value (6) by way of determining of the mass of an exhaust gas component which is measured overall at a point in the course of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system (5) during a first measurement window, determining of a calculated control value (7) by way of calculating of the mass of the exhaust gas component which occurs overall at the point in the course of the exhaust gas aftertreatment system (5) during the first measurement window, determining of the deviation (8) between the determined control value and the calculated control value, checking whether the determined deviation lies within a predefined deviation range, adapting of the metering quantity of the operating medium if the determined deviation lies outside the deviation range. |
| US11408306B2 |
Nacelle for gas turbine engine and aircraft comprising the same
A nacelle for housing a fan within a gas turbine engine having a longitudinal centre line includes a leading edge and a trailing edge. A nacelle length (Lnac) is defined as an axial distance between the leading edge and the trailing edge. An azimuthal angle (θ) is defined about the longitudinal centre line. The nacelle length (Lnac) varies azimuthally. The nacelle length (Lnac) decreases azimuthally from an inboard end of the nacelle to an outboard end of the nacelle. |
| US11408302B2 |
Film cooling hole arrangement for gas turbine engine component
A component for a gas turbine engine includes an outer surface bounding a hot gas path of the gas turbine engine, and a cooling passage configured to deliver a cooling airflow therethrough. The cooling passage includes a passage wall located opposite the outer surface to define a component thickness and a plurality of protrusions located along the passage wall. Each protrusion has a protrusion height extending from the passage wall and a protrusion streamwise width extending along the passage wall in a flow direction of the cooling airflow through the cooling passage. One or more cooling holes extend from the passage wall to the outer surface. A cooling hole inlet of a cooling hole is located at the passage wall, in a protrusion wake region downstream of a protrusion of the plurality of protrusions. |
| US11408298B2 |
Sealing of a turbine
An assembly for a multistage turbine of a turbomachine has a static sealing device and a nozzle with a radially outer end and an outer casing surrounding the nozzle. The static sealing device is arranged radially between a radially outer end of the nozzle and the outer casing. The static sealing device includes an annular seal borne by the nozzle and an annular structure that defines a plurality of radial annular walls. The walls are axially spaced apart from one another, and at least one first wall is in annular contact radially inwardly with the annular seal. A longitudinal dimension of the annular contact is less than a longitudinal dimension of the seal. |
| US11408297B2 |
Air seal assembly
An air seal assembly for a gas turbine includes a flow path platform. The air seal assembly further includes a casing disposed radially outside the flow path platform. The air seal assembly further includes an annular finger seal mounted to the casing and disposed between the flow path platform and the casing. The annular finger seal includes a first circumferential portion mounted to the casing, a second circumferential portion extending from the first circumferential portion, and a third circumferential portion extending from the second circumferential portion and contacting an outer surface of the flow path platform. The third circumferential portion includes a plurality of air cooling holes configured to direct a cooling air stream onto the flow path platform. |
| US11408291B2 |
Airfoil conformable membrane erosion coating
A coating membrane for a component of a gas-turbine engine includes a solid membrane having a metallic foil or a polymeric film, and having a thickness and at least one kerf extending through the thickness to define a kerf pattern such that the solid membrane can be applied to a compound-curved surface. Also disclosed are a coated component coated with the membrane, and a method for producing a coated component with the membrane. |
| US11408290B2 |
Reduced cross flow linking cavities and method of casting
A cast component having reduced cross flow linking cavities and method of casting may include a body. The body may define a plurality of internal flow channels. The plurality of internal flow channels may include a first internal flow channel and a second internal flow channel. The cast component may also include a plurality of linking cavities obstructing unintended fluid communication between the first internal flow channel and the second internal flow channel through the plurality of linking cavities. |
| US11408289B2 |
Moving blade of a turbo machine
A moving blade of a turbo machine, having a leading edge, a flow trailing edge, flow conduction faces, and a blade root mounting the moving blade to a hub body. The blade root is fir tree-like with projections spaced apart from one another. An inner shroud is arranged between the blade leaf and the blade root. A cooling passage is integrated in the blade leaf and the blade root for a cooling medium. An inlet of the cooling passage is formed on the blade root formed of a first inlet passage portion and a second inlet passage portion and a material web extends there between. The first inlet passage portion and the second inlet passage portion merge into a unifying passage portion arranged radially outside the uppermost projection of the blade root and radially inside of the inner shroud. |
| US11408284B2 |
System and method for supporting sidewalls or ribs in coal mines
A mining bolt system to anchor mining roofs. A bearing plate has a top bearing surface, a bottom bearing surface and a central hole. An L-shaped angle bracket having an upstanding portion and an upper portion has further defined therein a pair of bracket holes. A bolt including a rod portion and a bolt head passes through the central hole and into a mine roof. A threaded staff is then adapted to pass through one of the bracket holes underneath the bottom bearing surface, wherein, in combination, the bearing plate, angle bracket and threaded staff can be tensioned to provide a lifting force against the mine roof. |
| US11408277B2 |
Assembly, indicating device, and method for indicating window milling in a well
An assembly for indicating a window milling progress and a casing exit trajectory in a well may include a cylindrical housing having an inclined plane that extends along a central axis thereof. The inclined plane may extend from a lower end to an upper end of the cylindrical housing. The assembly may include an indicating device. The indicating device may include a cylindrical body having a surface that faces in a downward direction. The indicating device may include a plurality of anchor slips located on a curved rectangular side of the cylindrical body. The indicating device may include a set of inserts located at predetermined locations along a length of the curved rectangular side of the cylindrical body. The assembly may include a coupling mechanism that connects the indicating device to the cylindrical housing. |
| US11408272B2 |
Mud angle determination for electromagnetic imager tools
Aspects of the subject technology relate to systems and methods for identifying a mud angle associated with an electromagnetic imager tool based on tool measurements made during operation of the electromagnetic imager tool. Tool measurements made by an electromagnetic imager tool operating to log a wellbore in a formation can be gathered. The tool measurements can be decomposed into two quantities along a plurality of candidate mud angles for the electromagnetic imager tool. As follows, a mud angle associated with the electromagnetic imager tool can be identified from the plurality of candidate mud angles based on an amount of correlation between the two quantities for each of the plurality of candidate mud angles. |
| US11408269B2 |
Methods and devices for stress, wear and submergence monitoring in mechanically pumped deviated oil wells
Methods for monitoring and diagnosing the operation of a deviated oil well pumping system comprising sucker rod string driven by a polished rod, as well as devices for carrying out such methods, are described. The methods employ mathematical models incorporating phenomena not contemplated in the methods of the prior art, providing advantageous results for the adequate operation of a non-vertical oil well. |
| US11408268B2 |
Autonomous directional drilling directional tendency estimation
A method of drilling tendency estimation including receiving, at a processor, one or more directional sensor measurements from a drilling tool disposed on a drill string, processing, at the processor, the one or more directional sensor measurements to determine an actual wellbore trajectory over a defined interval, and identifying, at the processor, a set of directional disturbance parameters by optimization of the actual trajectory of the drilling tool, steering inputs, and/or a set of pre-defined directional disturbance parameters of the drilling tool. |
| US11408265B2 |
Downhole pumping system with velocity tube and multiphase diverter
A pumping system is configured to be deployed in a well that has a vertical portion and a lateral portion. The pumping system includes a pump positioned in the vertical portion, a velocity tube assembly that extends from the vertical portion into the lateral portion and a multiphase diverter connected between the pump and the velocity tube assembly. The multiphase diverter includes a housing and a plurality of ejection ports that extend through the housing at a downward angle. |
| US11408264B2 |
Volumetric fracturing method of temporarily plugging and diverting through functional slick water with oil displacement agent injected simultaneously
Disclosed is a method for determining three-dimensional in-situ stress based on displacement measurement of borehole wall, including the following steps: pumping the prefluid and the sand-carrying fluid into the target interval, and injecting the biological oil displacement agent into the target interval in sequence; pumping temporary plugging agent into the target layer to implement crack plugging diverting; pumping the sand-carrying liquid into the target interval, and injecting the biological oil displacement agent into the target interval. The beneficial effect of the technical scheme proposed in this disclosure is: by injecting oil displacement agent to fracturing fluid, the temporary plugging diverting fracturing is integrated constructed with enhanced oil recovery, at the same time, it can overcome the incomplete removal of temporary plugging agent and the water lock effect of fracturing fluid caused by diverting fracturing. |
| US11408263B2 |
Systems and methods to operate a dual-shaft gas turbine engine for hydraulic fracturing
Systems and methods to pump fracturing fluid into a wellhead may include a gas turbine engine including a compressor turbine shaft connected to a compressor, and a power turbine output shaft connected to a power turbine. The compressor turbine shaft and the power turbine output shaft may be rotatable at different rotational speeds. The systems may also include a transmission including a transmission input shaft connected to the power turbine output shaft and a transmission output shaft connected to a hydraulic fracturing pump. The systems may also include a fracturing unit controller configured to control one or more of the rotational speeds of the compressor turbine shaft, the power turbine output shaft, or the transmission output shaft based at least in part on target signals and fluid flow signals indicative of one or more of pressure or flow rate associated with fracturing fluid pumped into the wellhead. |
| US11408262B2 |
Mobile fracking pump trailer
A mobile fracking pump trailer 100 includes a gas turbine engine 102 and fracking pump 104, and torque converter 114 that fluidly couples the gas turbine engine 102 to the fracking pump 104. The mobile fracking pump trailer 100 further includes a first reduction gearing 118 connected between the gas turbine engine 102 and the torque converter 114 and a first power takeoff 120 connected to first reduction gearing 118. An electrical machine 128 is connected to the first power takeoff 120 for selectively starting the gas turbine engine 102 and generating electrical power to power the mobile fracking pump trailer 100 after the gas turbine engine 102 has been started. |
| US11408261B2 |
Acid fracturing treatments in hydrocarbon-bearing formations in close proximity to wet zones
System, methods, and devices for simultaneously fracturing a target formation and an adjacent secondary formation are disclosed. The simultaneous fracturing operations interfere with each other to form in-situ dynamic barriers. The in-situ barriers prevent acid from the fracturing treatment in the target formation from invading the secondary formation and, in some instances, sealing formation rock at the location of the in-situ barrier to prevent or reduce water movement from the secondary formation into the primary formation. |
| US11408260B2 |
Hybrid hydraulic gas pump system
A hybrid hydraulic gas pump system includes a hydraulic gas pump installed on the lower end of a production tubular where the production tubular incorporates a gas lift system. The hydraulic gas pump may be operated using the same gas in the annular region as the gas lift system or may be operated using an independent supply line where the independent supply line is concentric with, or at least within, the production tubular. In some instances, the gas pump chamber may simply be an upper packer including a pickup tube, a check valve, and a pressurized gas supply line or other pressurized gas access mechanism along with a lower packer including a check valve. Each upper and lower check valve allows fluid to flow from below the packer to above the packer. |
| US11408259B2 |
Real-time monitoring and control of diverter placement for multistage stimulation treatments
System and methods of controlling diverter placement during stimulation treatments are provided. Data relating to at least one downhole parameter is obtained for a current treatment stage within a subsurface formation. A response of the diverter to be injected during a diversion phase of the current stage on the downhole parameter is estimated, based on the obtained data and a diagnostic data model. Values for diversion control parameters are calculated, based on the estimated response. As the diverter is injected into the formation, an actual response of the diverter is monitored. Upon determining that a difference between the actual and estimated response exceeds an error tolerance threshold, the model is updated. The model is further updated over subsequent iterations of the diversion phase when the actual response is less than the estimated response. Subsequent diversion phases are performed over a remainder of the current stage, based on the updated model. |
| US11408257B2 |
Methods for supporting wellbore formations with expandable structures
A method to provide support within a wellbore includes underreaming a section of the wellbore at a depth spanning a layer of an unstable formation. The method also includes deploying a bistable structure within the wellbore at the depth of the layer of the unstable formation. Additionally, the method includes actuating an expandable packer within the bistable structure to expand the bistable structure in a radially outward direction from a longitudinal axis of the bistable structure. The bistable structure is in contact with walls of the underreamed section of the wellbore upon expanding in the radially outward direction. |
| US11408256B2 |
System and methodology to integrate m-tool nozzle with sand screen
A sand control assembly includes a base pipe having at least one perforation, a housing, and at least one inflow control device integrated within the housing via an associated ring secured to the housing and the base pipe, the at least one inflow control device and the associated ring creating a seal. The housing is disposed around the exterior of the base pipe, and the housing is secured to a bypass ring at a first end of the housing and secured to the base pipe at a second end of the housing via a weld end ring. A longitudinal axis of the at least one inflow control device is parallel to a longitudinal axis of the base pipe. |
| US11408255B2 |
Drilling rig power supply bus management
A power system and method for the adaptive power control of a drilling rig. While operating the internal combustion engine in its efficient operating range, unrequired mechanical power is converted to electrical power for storage, or use via the electrical bus on the rig. When the internal combustion engine is not required to provide mechanical or electrical power it is deactivated, and then reactivated—electrical storage on the system in the meantime providing electrical power to the bus as required. The power supply and management system could be retroactively fitted to an existing drilling rig by the incorporation of a generator and electrical storage device thereon. The system and method of the present invention allow for the optimized use of combustion-based power on a drilling rig while minimizing environmental emissions from the idle running of the at least one internal combustion engine. |
| US11408252B2 |
Surface controlled subsurface safety valve (SCSSV) system
A downhole tool including a valve portion having a valve housing including an inner chamber and an actuation tubular. The actuation tubular includes an outer surface, an inner surface defining a flow path, an upper end, and a lower end. A first spring extends about the outer surface of the actuation tubular between the upper end and the lower end. An actuator portion is detachably connected to the actuation tubular. The actuator portion includes an actuator housing, an actuator member arranged in the actuator housing, and a second spring operatively connected to the actuator member. The actuator member includes a first end portion operatively connected to the first spring and a second end portion. The actuator portion is selected and connected to the downhole tool to establish a selected actuation force through the second spring to compress the first spring causing the actuation tubular to shift within the inner chamber. |
| US11408251B2 |
Pressure operated apparatus and method
A downhole apparatus comprises a piston mounted within a bore and being reconfigurable from a lock configuration to an unlock configuration in response to a pressure sequence applied within the bore. When the piston is in its lock configuration, a lock is supported by the piston such that the lock partially extends into the bore and engages a lock profile of the piston to restrict movement of the piston in a first direction towards its unlock configuration. In response to a first event of the pressure sequence, the piston is moveable in a second direction to desupport the lock and permit the lock to be wholly received into the bore and allow the piston to move in the second direction towards its unlock configuration in response to a subsequent event of the pressure sequence. |
| US11408248B2 |
Proppant dispensing system with intermediate surge hopper
A proppant container facilitates the transportation of wet sand for use in a hydraulic fracturing operation. A metering conveyor is positioned between a blender tub and a proppant motive mechanism, such as a conveyor or wash system that receives discharge direct from proppant containers of the type normally used to transport sand in support of a hydraulic fracturing operation. The metering conveyor is fitted with equipment including an intermediate surge hopper with a vibration system and a knife-edge gate that may be used to facilitate the operational movement of sand. |
| US11408244B2 |
Automation of packer inflation
The disclosure provides for a method for setting an inflatable packer. The method includes positioning an inflatable packer within a borehole, and pumping fluid into an inflatable element of the inflatable packer using a pump that is driven by a motor. The method includes measuring pressure of the inflatable element, determining a derivative of the measured pressure with respect to time, and determining onset of restraining of the inflatable element has occurred. Upon or after determining the onset of restraining, the method includes turning off the motor or slowing down an rpm of the motor. The disclosure also provides for a system, including a computer readable medium with processor-executable instructions stored thereon that are configured to instruct a processor to execute a pressure control algorithm to control a speed of the motor in response to pressure measurement data from the pressure sensor. |
| US11408242B2 |
Consumable packer element protection for improved run-in times
A sacrificial shroud is disposed over a packing element of a downhole packer to provide isolation from incompatible wellbore fluids and to minimize a tendency for swabbing or packer preset due to fluid flow past the packing element during run-in, thereby allowing for faster run-in speeds. The shroud may be depletive or consumable, such as by dissolution into a wellbore fluid or by melting at a predetermined downhole thermodynamic condition. The shroud may take the form of a sleeve or an applied coating. |
| US11408241B2 |
Downhole pulling tool with selective anchor actuation
A single-trip cut and pull system for a wellbore including a cutter, a power section, and an anchor selectively actuable independently of the power section; a method for cutting and pulling casing in a single run including running a cut and pull system on a string to a target depth, rotating a cutter of the cut and pull system to cut a casing section, and actuating an anchor of the cut and pull system after cutting the casing section; and a method for cutting and pulling casing in a single run including running a cut and pull system on a string to a target depth, rotating a cutter of the cut and pull system by rotating the string to cut a casing section, and pulling the cut casing in the single run. |
| US11408233B2 |
Assembly and method for forming a mast for guiding a drill drive in a horizontal directional drilling machine
The invention relates to an assembly (1) for forming a mast for guiding a drill drive in an HDD machine. The assembly comprises a mast body (10) with a generally U-shaped cross-section, a mast cover with a recessed surface (21), a set of two or more racks (30), first connecting means (24) for connecting the racks releasably to the mast cover and second connecting means (44) for connecting the racks releasably to the mast body. The racks together with the mast body and the mast cover in assembled state form a mast with a substantially closed contour. |
| US11408225B1 |
Step stool
A cabinet mounted step stool can be collapsed to a narrow horizontal profile for storage without compromising usefulness of the cabinet. The step stool is supported on support channels fastened to two side walls of the cabinet. A pair of fixed track channels are supported on the support channels with the fixed track channel openings facing each other, within which two sliding track channels slide with one on the left and the other on the right. Four step support assemblies, each of which comprises a step support with one end pivotally attached to a roller and the other end pivotally attached to a foot. Two rollers slide within the left and other two rollers slide within the right sliding track channel. Two steps are supported on four corners by the four step support assemblies. When extended, the step stool provides two steps with approximately 13½″ rise in height. |
| US11408224B2 |
Foldable door
A garage door apparatus includes a screen that includes a flexible, perforated material. The garage door apparatus includes a first attachment arm attached to a first portion of a second side of the screen. The garage door apparatus includes a second attachment arm attached to a second portion of the second side of the screen. The garage door apparatus includes a third attachment arm attached to a first portion of a fourth side of the screen. The garage door apparatus includes a fourth attachment arm attached to a second portion of the fourth side of the screen. The garage door apparatus includes an attachment bar attached to the third side of the screen. The screen is movable between a retracted position and an extended position. |
| US11408221B2 |
Entrance system
Present invention relates to an entrance system (10) comprising a control arrangement (20) for controlling the automatic door operator (30). The entrance system (10) is configured to operate in any one of the following states: an opening state (OPS) wherein the one or more movable door members (D1 . . . Dm) are moving between the closed position and the opened position towards the opened position; a closing state (CLS) wherein the one or more movable door members (D1 . . . Dm) are moving between the opened position and the closed position towards the closed position. The control arrangement is configured to receive an opening command prompting the entrance system to be in the opened state (OS) and in response to the opening command, control the automatic door operator (30) to cause the entrance system (10) to switch to the opened state (OS) and select a first predetermined keep open time (TK1) as a current keep open time (TC) for which the entrance system shall be kept in the opened state (OS) and receive sensor data from the at least one sensor (S1 . . . Sn) and in response to the sensor data indicating that no person or object is passing through the entrance system, select a second predetermined keep open time (TK2) as the current keep open time (TC). Present invention further relates to a control arrangement for an entrance system (10) and a method for operating said entrance system (10). |
| US11408220B2 |
Switch device for establishing an operative connection in between two gear elements
A control unit for establishing a functional connection between two gearing components comprises at least one control element, which can be moved in order to switch the control unit between different switching states, wherein the at least one control element is configured to provide a retaining force between the gearing components in a first switching state, and to allow movement of the gearing components in relation to one another in a second switching state. An actuator is used to move the at least one control element. A control mechanism controls the actuator. It is provided thereby that the control mechanism is configured to activate the actuator to switch the control unit from the first switching state to the second switching state, in order to move the at least one control element to reduce the retaining force (FH) based on a predetermined delay function (VF). |
| US11408218B2 |
Sliding door device
Provided is a sliding door device which is capable of retracting a sliding door diagonally. Such a sliding door device 1 includes rails 7a and 7b for guiding the sliding door 2 to move in a retracting direction A from an open position to a closed position with respect to a main body 3 and guiding the sliding door 2 to move forward or backward in a front view of the sliding door 2 until reaching the closed position, a rod-shaped trigger 8 provided on one of the main body 3 and the sliding door 2, and a retracting device 9′ provided on the other of the main body 3 and the sliding door 2 and retracting the trigger 8 while sliding in an axial direction D of the trigger 8 so that the sliding door 2 can move forward or backward. |
| US11408216B2 |
Systems and methods for co-printed or concurrently assembled hinge structures
Systems and methods of co-printing a unitary hinge are provided. The unitary hinge may be co-printed using an additive manufacturing process. The unitary hinge includes a hinge pin that is substantially cylindrical in shape. The unitary hinge also includes a knuckle which surrounds a portion of the hinge pin and is configured to be manipulated about the hinge pin. The hinge pin is fabricated in situ with the knuckle such that further assembly is unnecessary. The unitary hinge may also include retention mechanism to retain the hinge within the knuckle without substantially restricting the knuckle from being rotated about the hinge pin. The unitary hinge may further be configured with a fluid port which may, for example, be used to provide a lubricant to an area between the hinge pin and the knuckle or to vacuum powder material or debris from the area. |
| US11408209B2 |
Two-stage open tailgate
A two-stage open tailgate includes a handle assembly disposed at an outer surface of a half door, wherein the half door is opened when the handle assembly performs a first operation, a full door disposed at a rear surface of the half door and opened in an integrated state with the half door when the handle assembly performs a second operation, a first striker mounted to one end of the half door, a second striker mounted to a vehicle body such that the second striker is disposed adjacent to the first striker in a closed state of the half door, a dual latch formed at one end of the full door at positions respectively corresponding to the first striker and the second striker, wherein the handle assembly and the dual latch are spaced apart from each other when the half door is opened. |
| US11408208B2 |
Motor vehicle latching system with pyrotechnic blocking device
A latching device with a blocking device that is capable of preventing unintentional opening of a door or a flap in the case of a crash. The blocking device includes a pyrotechnic gas generator. The pyrotechnic gas generator triggers in the case of a crash and moves a blocking element into a blocking position which prevents opening of the locking mechanism of the latching device. |
| US11408205B2 |
Electromechanical lock
Electromechanical lock. Actuator (103) comprises drive head (109) rotatable by electric power (160). Access control mechanism (104) comprises driven gear (101) with cogs, and grip mechanism (111). Drive head (109) comprises two pins (210, 212) configured and positioned so that one of pins (210, 212) is in notch between two cogs (220, 222, 224, 226, 228) of driven gear (101). For opening, drive head (109) rotates driven gear (101) to open position (400), by two pins (210, 212) driving cogs (220, 222, 224, 226, 228) and overcoming grip mechanism (111), and thereby setting access control mechanism (104) to be rotatable (152) by user. If external mechanical break-in force (172) is applied, drive head (109) remains stationary by at least one of pins (210, 212) contacting at least one of cogs (220, 222, 224), and by grip mechanism (111) holding driven gear (101) stationary in locked position (200). |
| US11408204B2 |
Electric strike for interlocking latch mechanism
An electric door strike assembly includes a housing and at least one keeper arm. The housing has an opening for admission and retraction of a door latch. The at least one keeper arm has a latch portion and is mounted on the housing. The at least one keeper arm is movable between a closed position, where the opening is occluded by the latch portion, and an open position, where the door latch may be released from the opening. The latch portion may include a bifurcated member having inside and outside legs arranged in spaced parallel relation so as to define a gap therebetween. The gap is configured to receive a latch plate of an interlocking latch mechanism when the at least one keeper arm is in the closed position. |
| US11408202B2 |
Wireless lockset with integrated antenna, touch activation, and light communication method
A wireless electromechanical lock with one or more of an internal antenna, touch activation, and/or a light communication device that acts as a user interface. In some embodiments, the lock utilizes an antenna near the exterior face of the lockset, designed inside the metal body of the lockset itself. A light communication device is provided in some embodiments to communicate information, visually, to the user via animations and dynamic displays of light. In some embodiments, the lockset includes a touch activation capability, which can be used to lock/unlock the lock and/or otherwise provide input. |
| US11408201B2 |
Wireless lockset with integrated antenna, touch activation, and light communication method
A wireless electromechanical lock with one or more of an internal antenna, touch activation, and/or a light communication device that acts as a user interface. In some embodiments, the lock utilizes an antenna near the exterior face of the lockset, designed inside the metal body of the lockset itself. A light communication device is provided in some embodiments to communicate information, visually, to the user via animations and dynamic displays of light. In some embodiments, the lockset includes a touch activation capability, which can be used to lock/unlock the lock and/or otherwise provide input. |
| US11408198B2 |
Electrified mortise lock for sliding door
Electrified mortise lock for sliding door is a mortise lock for a sliding door. Electrified mortise lock for sliding door is electrified wherein an electric motor is used to latch and unlatch the mortise lock and lock and unlock the mortise lock. Electrified mortise lock for sliding door includes multiple types of door locks including sliding door locks that meet the ANSI and BHMA standards for a privacy, entry, office, and classroom door lock. Electrified mortise lock for sliding door mounts within a mortise pocket of a sliding door. Electrified mortise lock for sliding door can automatically latch when the sliding door in closed and automatically unlatch when the sliding door is opened. Electrified mortise lock for sliding door can also automatically lock when the sliding door in closed and automatically unlock when the sliding door is opened. Electrified mortise lock for sliding door receives power from a power unit located: in the upper door jamb or in the strike plate in the door jamb. |
| US11408195B2 |
Canopy frame including tension member system
A collapsible canopy frame includes a plurality of side poles, a plurality of edge scissor assemblies coupling adjacent side poles from among the plurality of side poles to each other, a center pole to support a canopy covering, a plurality of center pole ribs each coupling the center pole to a respective side pole of the adjacent side poles; a plurality of support members coupling the plurality of center pole ribs to the adjacent side poles, the plurality of support members being coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs through respective joints that are movable along respective center pole ribs from among the plurality of center pole ribs, and one or more tension members coupled to the plurality of center pole ribs. |
| US11408191B2 |
Dispensers
A two-part dispensing device for a pool having a dispensing saddle with a static port therein for continual delivery of a first dispersant and a hold for floatingly supporting itself and an exchangeable dispensing pod therein with the dispensing pod having a dynamic port and a static port for a continual delivery of a dispersant wherein the static port delivery of a dispersant maintains the pool at a safe level when there is no human bather load on the pool and the condition of the disperant in the dispensing pod can be determined by the orientation of the dispensing saddle and the dispensing pod in the pool. |
| US11408185B2 |
Tile installation template
The “Tile Installation Template” provides a total room accurate tile layout in a matter of minutes. The “Template” is a thin sheet of bendable plastic that has colored grout lines imprinted upon it for placement of tiles.The invention is used for installing ceramic tiles and provides tile cut measurements to guarantee an accurate centered layout.The Template has checker board type lines printed thereon. The lines are configured to replicate actual size of tiles and width of grout areas. The lines also contain ruler measurements to provide tile cut sizes.The Template is laid on the floor, centered and trimmed so each end across from the other has approximately the same measurement against its endpoint (wall) thus guaranteeing an accurate layout. The Template is secured with large head nails or staples. The Template also contains holes to allow the glue to adhere to the tile and the floor. |
| US11408182B2 |
Natural fiber composite construction materials
Natural fiber composite construction materials including boards, siding, railroad ties, standing seam roofing panels, roofing panels that support solar-electric modules, and roofing panels that support vegetation are provided. In various embodiments, composite construction materials comprise about 50-60% kenaf fiber. |
| US11408180B2 |
Retractable staircase
A retractable staircase having a first side stringer and a second substantially parallel side stringer connected to a plurality of steps. The first side stringer is fixedly attached to a wall and the second side stringer is pivotally movable about the first side stringer between an extended position, where the steps lie substantially horizontally between the stringers, and a retracted position where the steps lie substantially vertically between the stringers. The retractable staircase also includes a collapsible handrail and a gate that are interconnected with the side stringers and the pivoting steps so that when one of them is moved, the other two move substantially simultaneously. |
| US11408178B2 |
Corrugated mesh gutter leaf preclusion system
Corrugated fine mesh material is configured to be located overlying a gutter. The fine mesh material has an upper edge opposite a lower edge with the upper edge configured to fit beneath shingles on a roof adjacent the gutter. The lower edge is configured to be held to a lip at a forward edge of the gutter. The corrugations add strength to the material and collect water at troughs thereof where the collected water more readily forms droplets that fall down into the gutter. A lower strip is preferably provided to hold the lower edge of the mesh to a lip of the gutter. An upper strip is optionally provided which includes a tab, which can fit beneath shingles to the roof. A barrier such as a bead of caulk can optionally be coupled to an underside of the corrugated mesh to further encourage water droplets to fall. |
| US11408177B2 |
Roofing membranes with improved adhesive bonding strength
Systems and methods are described herein for manufacturing and using roofing membranes that are faster and easier to install than conventional adhesive-only membrane materials. In some embodiments, membrane materials are surface treated using a plasma flow, e.g., a blown-arc plasma flow, atmospheric plasma, corona plasma, or from portable plasma units, generated by passing a compressed plasma-generating gas through an electrical current to form the plasma-treated roofing membrane. The plasma treatments described herein may be applied as part of the manufacturing process, or in-situ at the site of roof installation. In some embodiments, membrane materials have surface chemistries, roughnesses and other surface characteristics that yield desired adhesion properties. |
| US11408174B2 |
Concrete voided floor panel
A voided floor panel is provided. The voided floor panel includes a pre-cast dome, strands, reinforcing bars, and a slab. The pre-cast dome includes a flange portion, stem portions, and joint portions. The strands are pre-tensioned. The reinforcing bars are inserted through rebar block-outs of the pre-cast dome. The joint portions, the strands, and the reinforcing bars are cast within the slab. The strands improve a resistance of the slab to flexure. The joint portions improve a vertical shear resistance between the slab and the pre-cast dome. The joint portions may include corrugated dovetails for further improving a horizontal shear resistance between the slab and the pre-cast dome. |
| US11408171B1 |
Mounting bracket assembly for attachment to a suspended ceiling
A mounting bracket assembly for attachment to a horizontally disposed rail of a suspended ceiling system is provided which includes identical first and second mounting bracket members. The mounting bracket assembly of this invention is designed to be attached to the flanges of the rail and attached to one another so as to be able to support an article or object therefrom and the suspended ceiling system. |
| US11408165B2 |
Modular protective enclosure for outdoor equipment
A protective enclosure for equipment located outside, such as, for example pipeline and wellhead valves, includes a plurality of modular panels that are releasably connectable to form the enclosure into a configuration necessary to enclose and protect the equipment from the weather. The modular panels are metal structural panels having a rigid foam core to provide a desired level of insulation rating to the enclosure. In embodiments, the modular panels are configured to be assembled into one or more of a roof assembly, a gable assembly, and one or more sidewall assemblies. Assembly securing members attach the various modular panels together in a manner so as to prevent separation in a plurality of directions. |
| US11408164B2 |
Modular drain assembly for pod constructed room
A modular room includes a floor having an upper surface, and a lower surface. The floor defines a floor height between the upper surface and the lower surface, and the floor defines a through aperture. At least three walls have a lower end connected to the floor and an upper end extend away from the floor, a ceiling is connected to the upper end of the walls, and a drain body is positioned in the floor aperture. The drain body has an upper surface and a lower surface and defines a drain body height between the upper and lower surfaces. The drain body height is less than the floor height, such that the drain body does not extend above the upper surface of the floor or below the lower surface of the flow while the drain body is positioned in the aperture in the floor. |
| US11408161B2 |
Vacuum-assisted toilet systems and methods of using the same
An example vacuum-assisted toilet includes a toilet bowl including an outlet. The outlet of the toilet bowl is fluidly coupled to a first flush valve, for example, using a first pipe. The first flush valve is fluidly coupled to a second flush valve that is positioned downstream from the first flush valve. For example, the first flush valve may be fluidly coupled to the second flush valve using a second pipe. The second flush valve is fluidly coupled to a vacuum source. The vacuum source may include, for example, a holding tank having a vacuum pressure therein, a vacuum pump, or any other suitable vacuum source. |
| US11408156B2 |
Two-handle faucet
A two-handle faucet includes a faucet body, a faucet housing, and a faucet base. The faucet body includes two valve core assemblies, a tee connector, a water outlet pipe, and two water inlet pipes. The water inlet pipes are insertedly connected to the faucet base. The water outlet pipe is hermetically connected to the tee connector. The water inlet pipes are connected to the tee connector through the two valve core assemblies. The valve core assemblies are responsible for the passing of water. The faucet base is only used for supporting the faucet, and the water won't pass through the faucet base. The faucet is safe for use and has sufficient strength, so that the product performance is stable and the cost can be reduced. |
| US11408153B1 |
Multi-port transition tee drain valve
A multi-port transition tee drain valve includes multiple ports that are positioned generally perpendicular to the body of the fitting that includes a drain valve. The drain valve includes a drain port positioned next to a valve member which can be opened to permit the draining of the multi-port transition tee drain valve and surrounding components through the drain port. The fittings on the ports and the fittings on the end(s) of the drain body can be different to permit the transition of one type or size of tubing/piping to another. |
| US11408152B2 |
Apparatus for blowing hose
Disclosed is an object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus including a housing, a tankless air compressor, a temperature controller, a heating unit, a power supply, and an electrical junction box. The housing includes a first outlet to receive the hose and a second outlet for air intake. The tankless air compressor is configured in the housing for providing air pressure to blow out water through the first outlet in the hose. The tankless air compressor receives air from the second outlet. The temperature controller is configured within the housing to maintain an optimal temperature. The heating unit is configured within the housing attached to the temperature controller for maintaining an above freezing environment. The power supply cable supplies power. The electrical junction box is configured within the housing for distributing the power. |
| US11408149B2 |
Control system for work vehicle, control method, and work vehicle
A work vehicle control system includes an actual topography acquisition device, a storage device, and a controller. The actual topography acquisition device acquires actual topography information, which indicates an actual topography of a work target. The storage device stores design topography information, which indicates a final design topography that is a target topography of the work target. The controller acquires the actual topography information from the actual topography acquisition device, and the design topography information from the storage device. The controller determines an intermediate design topography positioned above the actual topography and below the final design topography. The controller generates a command signal to move the work implement based on the intermediate design topography. The intermediate design topography includes a plurality of intermediate design surfaces divided in the traveling direction of the work vehicle. Inclination angles of at least two of the intermediate design surfaces differ from each other. |
| US11408146B2 |
Work machine and method for controlling the same
A work machine includes: a boom; a dipper stick attached to a distal end of the boom; a bucket attached to a distal end of the dipper stick; and a loading determination unit configured to determine that an operation of the work machine is a loading operation for loading an excavated matter into a loading target under a condition that the bucket moves across a reference level. |
| US11408143B2 |
Foundation pier system and method of use
A foundation support system and method of installing the foundation support system. The foundation support system includes a pier system for providing support beneath a foundation, a support member, and a heave plate attachable to a bottom surface of the foundation. The method includes driving a pier system using a ram, coupling a support member to the heave plate, and engaging the support member with the pier system. |
| US11408142B2 |
Draining construction wrap and methods for same
A draining construction wrap includes a pliable moisture impermeable layer having interior and exterior surfaces. A drainage framework is configured to channel moisture across the exterior surface of the pliable moisture impermeable layer. The drainage framework includes a plurality of support struts. Each of the support struts includes a base strut portion coupled with the exterior surface, a strut support face, and a strut body extending from the base strut portion to the strut support face. A plurality of drain channels are between the support struts. The draining construction wrap includes an installation surface configured for coupling with an outer wall. The installation surface includes the strut support faces of the plurality of support struts. The strut bodies of the plurality of support struts brace the installation surface and the pliable moisture impermeable layer is recessed from the installation surface with a strut gap therebetween. |
| US11408140B2 |
Pile croppers and methods for cutting piles
An apparatus for cutting a pile having a pair of cutting members having a first cutting member having a first cutting edge and a second cutting member having a second cutting edge. The first and second cutting members are pivotally mounted at separate primary pivot axes and are moveable about the primary pivot axes in order to move the first and second cutting edges with respect to each other between rest and cutting positions. The first and second cutting edges are parallel with respect to each other when in their respective cutting positions. |
| US11408139B2 |
Elongated connecting element for anchoring members and method for providing and installing an elongated connecting element for anchoring members
An elongated connecting element for anchoring members, which is provided with a first anchoring end portion designed to be inserted into an anchoring region and a second end portion which defines a head, which lies opposite the first anchoring end portion and is designed to interact with an element to be anchored. The elongated connecting element includes an external tubular element which accommodates an internal elongated body, the external tubular element defining, at the head, at least one feeding port for a synthetic anchoring mix and, at the first anchoring end portion, at least one exit opening for the synthetic anchoring mix. The synthetic anchoring mix is configured to set, penetrating at least partially into the anchoring region and creating a stable connection between the anchoring region and the elongated connecting element and between the respective portions of the external tubular element and of the internal elongated body. |
| US11408136B1 |
Machine and method of resisting debris accumulation on milling enclosure of machine
A rotary mixer includes a frame. The rotary mixer also includes a milling enclosure supported by the frame. The milling enclosure includes a side plate. The rotary mixer further includes a rotor disposed within the milling enclosure. The rotary mixer includes at least one vibration device coupled to the milling enclosure. The at least one vibration device is arranged to induce vibrations in at least one component of the milling enclosure for resisting accumulation of debris on the at least one component. |
| US11408135B2 |
Milling cutting element system
A cylindrical cutting system, a bit holder assembly, and machine for milling or scarifying road surfaces are disclosed. A bit holder is attachable to a milling platform, and includes an inward facing surface for engaging a corresponding mating surface of the milling platform. The inward facing surface of the bit holder and the mating surface include aligning fastener and pin openings. A fastener and a pin are inserted within the respective openings to couple the bit holder to the milling platform. The mating surface may define a part of a recess formed in the milling platform. A wear element may be disposed at the leading side of the bit holder. Multiple platforms may be coupled together with axially extended platform fasteners. |
| US11408133B2 |
Pavement deicing or snow-melting system and construction method thereof
The present invention provides a pavement deicing or snow-melting system, comprising a water-permeable pavement, a drainage device and a heating device, wherein the water-permeable pavement comprises, successively from the top down, a water-permeable asphalt concrete coating, a porous cement stabilized macadam layer, a reflecting layer, a waterproof layer, a semi-rigid base and a semi-rigid cushion; the drainage device comprises a drainage ditch and a sheet cover; a water inlet is formed on the drainage ditch; a lower edge of the drainage ditch is not lower than the waterproof layer; curbs are arranged on edges of the water-permeable asphalt concrete coating and the porous cement stabilized macadam layer; and, the heating device is arranged between the water-permeable asphalt concrete coating and the porous cement stabilized macadam layer. |
| US11408127B2 |
Zwitterionic imidazolinium surfactant and use in the manufacture of absorbent paper
Zwitterionic surfactant compounds and their use in connection with absorbent paper manufacture in debonder and softener formulations. An exemplary surfactant is an imidazolinium compound of formula: wherein X is SO3, R1 is a hydrocarbyl spacer group having a chain length of from 2-6 carbon atoms, R2 is a hydrocarbyl group having from 8 to 22 carbon atoms; and R3 is an alkenylamidoalkyl moiety having from 8 to 30 carbon atoms. |
| US11408126B2 |
Fast-wetting coform fibrous structures
Fast-wetting (hydrophilic) coform fibrous structures, more particularly fast-wetting composite fibrous structures, for example dry fast-wetting composite fibrous structures, employing a wet-laid fibrous structure such as a paper web, and a coform fibrous structure, multi-ply fibrous structures, for example multi-ply sanitary tissue products such as multi-ply absorbent products for example multi-ply paper towel products, employing one or more fast-wetting composite fibrous structures, and methods for making same. |
| US11408125B2 |
Thermoplastic fiber sheet
A thermoplastic fiber sheet includes at least cellulosic fibers and thermoplastic resin fibers having a softening temperature of 100 to 140° C. A weight ratio of the cellulosic fibers to the thermoplastic resin fibers (the cellulosic fibers: the thermoplastic resin fibers) is 4:6 to 2:8, and porosity is 20 to 70%. |
| US11408121B2 |
Method for sol-gel coating of textile materials
The invention relates to a method for the coating of a textile material, said method comprising the following steps: d) providing a coating composition comprising an aqueous solvent and an organosilicon precursor; e) impregnating the textile material with the coating composition by means of pad finishing; f) drying the impregnated textile material; characterized in that the coating composition contains no polycarboxylic acid or catalyst. |
| US11408119B2 |
Device, method and system for folding a moving article of clothing
A folding device (14′, 14″) includes a driven contact device (15′, 15″) configured for continuously creating a fold in a moving article (12) during an operative folding mode of the folding device. In the operative folding mode, the article moves along a base plane in a motion direction (MD). The folding device includes a support structure (54) connected to, and configured for supporting, the contact device. The contact device includes a peripheral surface (48) which extends at least partially about at least one rotation axis. The peripheral surface includes multiple fingers (44) which protrude outwardly away therefrom. In the operative folding mode, the fingers consecutively and incrementally engage and fold the article starting at an edge (28) defining an outline thereof. |
| US11408117B2 |
Laundry treatment apparatus
A laundry treatment apparatus including a support body for supporting laundry, an air supply unit for supplying air into laundry hung on the support body, and a tensile force provision unit for providing a tensile force to the laundry hung on the support body. |
| US11408114B2 |
Apparatus for treating laundry
A laundry treating apparatus includes a cabinet having an entrance and a door, a tub having a tub entrance, a drum within the tub having a drum entrance, an insulating part having a first fixing body, a second fixing body, a connecting body connecting the first and second fixing bodies together to form a space for storing liquid therebetween, and an inflow pipe through the first fixing body, a storage part within the cabinet to provide a space for storing detergent therein, a storage part connecting pipe discharging the detergent of the storage part, an insulating part connecting pipe connected to the inflow pipe, a trap forming pipe between the storage part connecting pipe and the insulating part connecting pipe, and a decelerating part provided to the insulating part connecting pipe to decelerate a flow speed of water moving from the trap forming pipe to the insulating part connecting pipe. |
| US11408113B2 |
Washing machine fluid additive dispenser with multiple time-delayed dispensing cups
A washing machine appliance and a fluid additive dispenser therefor are provided. The washing machine appliance includes a wash tub and a wash basket rotatably mounted within the wash tub. The fluid additive dispenser includes a reservoir defining a first cup for a first additive and an outlet in fluid communication with the wash basket. The fluid additive dispenser also includes a second cup for a second additive. The second cup is disposed within the first cup and separated from the first cup. The second cup is also in fluid communication with the wash basket via the outlet of the first cup. |
| US11408112B2 |
Washing additive box and washing machine
A detergent additive box includes a closed box body having a cavity inside, wherein a liquid outlet and a unidirectional ventilation structure and a liquid outlet device are formed in the box body, the liquid outlet communicates with a draining pipeline of a washing machine to drain a detergent additive into a washing cavity of the washing machine; the unidirectional ventilation structure balances air pressures inside and outside the detergent additive box; and the liquid outlet device is arranged at the liquid outlet. The detergent additive is stored in the cavity of the box body, and the detergent additive enters the draining pipeline of the washing machine from the detergent additive box through the liquid outlet device. Air in the detergent additive box is circulated unidirectionally to balance the air pressure in the detergent additive box. |
| US11408108B2 |
Washing machine
According to the present disclosure, a washing machine may comprise a cabinet, a tub disposed in the cabinet to receive water, a drum rotatably disposed in the tub to contain a laundry and a detergent supply device disposed at the cabinet to supply detergent into the tub, wherein the detergent supply device comprises a plurality of cartridges containing detergent, a pump suctioning detergent from the plurality of cartridges, a passage guiding detergent discharged from the pump into the tub and a plurality of electrode sensors disposed at a side of the plurality of cartridges, wherein each of the plurality of electrode sensors comprises an electrode plate detecting electric signal and a terminal transmitting the electric signal detected by the electrode plate, wherein the electrode plate has a first surface contacted with detergent contained in the cartridge and a second surface connected to the terminal. |
| US11408105B2 |
Knitting feeder with a cutting device
A feeder for a knitting machine may include: a carrier configured to secure the feeder to a knitting machine such that the feeder is movable along an axis with respect to a rail of the knitting machine; a feeder arm extending from the carrier, the feeder arm including a dispensing area configured for supplying a yarn to a needle bed of the knitting machine; and a cutting device coupled to the feeder arm, where the cutting device includes a cutting edge for cutting the yarn to disengage an upper portion of the yarn from the needle bed of the knitting machine. |
| US11408103B2 |
Three-dimensional shoe
A knitted upper for an article of footwear. The knitted upper is formed essentially as a single piece in a three-dimensional knitting process. The knitted upper includes at least one activated shrink yarn. |
| US11408098B2 |
Methods for producing polymer fibers and polymer fiber products from multicomponent fibers
The present invention relates to methods of producing polymer fibers and polymer fiber products and materials recovery from these processes. It is an object of this invention to produce polymer fibers and products that include these fibers using selective dissolution of multicomponent fiber and to recover the dissolved polymer and solvent for subsequent use. |
| US11408094B2 |
Locus specific amplification using array probes
Methods are provided for multiplexed amplification of selected targets and analysis of the amplified targets. In preferred aspects the amplification and analysis take place on the same solid support and preferably in a localized area such as a bead or a feature of an array. In preferred aspects the analysis is a determination of sequence at one or more locations in the amplified target. The methods may be used for genotyping, sequencing and analysis of copy number. |
| US11408093B2 |
Fibronectin binding domains with reduced immunogenicity
Fibronectin type III (10Fn3) binding domains having novel designs that are associated with reduced immunogenicity are provided. The application describes alternative 10Fn3 binding domains in which certain immunogenic regions are not modified when producing a binder in order to maintain recognition as a self antigen by the host organism. The application also describes 10Fn3 binding domains in which HLA anchor regions have been destroyed thereby reducing the immunogenic contribution of the adjoining region. Also provided are 10Fn3 domains having novel combinations of modified regions that can bind to a desired target with high affinity. |
| US11408091B2 |
Gallium arsenide crystal substrate
A gallium arsenide crystal substrate has a diameter not smaller than 150 mm and not greater than 205 mm and a thickness not smaller than 300 μm and not greater than 800 μm and includes any of a flat portion and a notch portion. In any of a first flat region and a first notch region, when an atomic concentration of silicon is not lower than 3.0×1016 cm−3 and not higher than 3.0×1019 cm−3, the gallium arsenide crystal substrate has an average dislocation density not lower than 0 cm−2 and not higher than 15000 cm−2, and when an atomic concentration of carbon is not lower than 1.0×1015 cm−3 and not higher than 5.0×1017 cm−3, the gallium arsenide crystal substrate has an average dislocation density not lower than 3000 cm−2 and not higher than 20000 cm−2. |
| US11408090B2 |
Methods for growing a single crystal silicon ingot using continuous Czochralski method
A method for growing a single crystal silicon ingot by the continuous Czochralski method is disclosed. The melt depth and thermal conditions are constant during growth because the silicon melt is continuously replenished as it is consumed, and the crucible location is fixed. The critical v/G is determined by the hot zone configuration, and the continuous replenishment of silicon to the melt during growth enables growth of the ingot at a constant pull rate consistent with the critical v/G during growth of a substantial portion of the main body of the ingot. |
| US11408081B2 |
Method for producing hydrogen in a PEM water electrolyser system, PEM water electrolyser cell, stack and system
The present invention relates to a method for producing hydrogen in a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolyser cell. A direct electric current is applied to the water electrolyser cell. Water molecules are allowed to diffuse from a cathode compartment through a polymer electrolyte membrane into an anode compartment, to oxidize water molecules at an anode catalyst layer into protons, oxygen and electrons. The protons are allowed to migrate through a polymer electrolyte membrane into the cathode compartment and the protons are reduced at a cathode catalyst layer to produce hydrogen. The cell is supplied with water to the cathode compartment, and humidified air is supplied to the anode compartment. The invention also relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolyser cell, a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolyser stack and a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) water electrolyser system. |
| US11408080B2 |
Method of cleaning pretreatment of ferrous components that have been joined by welding
The present invention relates to a method of cleaning pretreatment of ferrous components that have been joined by welding, in which residues from the welding operation are removed from the surface of the component and, in this way, subsequent wet-chemical conversion treatments are enabled so as to produce defect-free coatings. For cleaning pretreatment, the component is contacted with an aqueous sulfuric acid etchant which comprises amino alcohols, ethoxylates and/or propoxylates of fatty alcohols having 6 to 12 carbon atoms in the alcohol and iron ions, and is effective without the presence of fluorides. In a further aspect, the present invention encompasses an aqueous acidic etchant for cleaning pretreatment of ferrous components that have been joined by welding. |
| US11408071B2 |
Gas supplying unit of substrate treating apparatus
A gas supplying unit of a substrate treating apparatus is proposed. The gas supplying unit includes: a gas distribution plate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and having first gas supply holes formed through the first surface and the second surface; a shower head having a third surface being in close contact with the second surface and a fourth surface opposite the third surface, and having second gas supply holes formed through the third surface and the fourth surface to be connected to the first gas supply holes; and heat transfer members having first ends inserted in at least one of the gas distribution plate and the shower head and second ends being in contact with any one of the shower head and the gas distribution plate. |
| US11408069B2 |
Method for producing metallic ruthenium thin film by atomic layer deposition
A method of the present invention for producing a metallic ruthenium thin film on a substrate by atomic layer deposition includes: (A) a step of introducing a feedstock gas containing a specific ruthenium compound into a treatment atmosphere, and allowing the ruthenium compound to deposit on the substrate; and a step of introducing a reactive gas containing a specific compound into the treatment atmosphere, and allowing the reactive gas to react with the specific ruthenium compound deposited on the substrate. |
| US11408067B2 |
Loading jig and evaporator
A loading jig and an evaporator are provided. The loading jig includes a body and at least one elastic membrane. The body has a plate-like structure and is sandwiched between the bearing platform and the plurality of clamping blocks. Said at least one elastic membrane is respectively disposed between at least one clamping block and a bottom of the body. The elastic membrane is externally connected to a signal converter. The pressure applied by the clamping block may be measured through the elastic membrane when the clamping block is pressed against the bottom of the body, and then the measured pressure signal is transmitted to the signal converter to be converted into a pressure value. |
| US11408065B2 |
Coating
At least one layer in a coating located on a surface of a substrate is a domain structure layer constituted of two or more domains different in composition and a thin layer located between the domains and being different in composition from each of the domains. The thin layer is located between any one domain and any another domain and in contact therewith. When the size of each of a plurality of first domains present in the domain structure layer is defined as a diameter of a virtual circumcircle in contact with each first domain, the average value of the size of each first domain is not smaller than 1 nm and not greater than 10 nm and a thickness of the thin layer in a direction of thickness of the domain structure layer is not less than 1 atomic layer and not more than 10 atomic layers. |
| US11408061B2 |
High temperature, creep-resistant aluminum alloy microalloyed with manganese, molybdenum and tungsten
A high temperature creep-resistant aluminum alloy microalloyed with manganese and molybdenum and/or tungsten is provided. The aluminum alloy includes scandium, zirconium, erbium, silicon, at least one of molybdenum and tungsten, manganese and the balance aluminum and incidental impurities. The concentration of the alloying elements, in atom %, is greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 0.15 scandium, greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 0.35 zirconium, greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 0.15 erbium, greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 0.2 silicon, greater than 0.0 and less or equal to 0.75 molybdenum when included, greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 0.35 tungsten when included, and greater than 0.0 and less than or equal to 1.5 manganese. And the total concentration of Zr+Er+Sc is greater than or equal to 0.1. |
| US11408059B2 |
High-strength galvanized steel sheet and method for manufacturing same
A high-strength galvanized steel sheet includes a steel sheet having a steel composition having a specific component composition, a steel structure containing martensite and bainite at more than or equal to 70% (including 100%), ferrite at less than 20% (including 0%), and retained austenite at less than 5% (including 0%) in terms of area ratio, the amount of diffusible hydrogen in steel being less than or equal to 0.20 mass ppm; and a galvanizing layer provided on a surface of the steel sheet, having a content amount of Fe of 8 to 15% in mass %, and having an coating weight per one surface of 20 to 120 g/m2, wherein the amount of Mn oxides contained in the galvanizing layer is less than or equal to 0.050 g/m2, and a tensile strength is more than or equal to 1100 MPa and a yield ratio is more than or equal to 0.85. |
| US11408057B2 |
Austenitic alloy with high aluminum content and associated design process
An austenitic alloy based on nickel, chromium and iron, and having a high aluminum content, intended for use at a given operating temperature (Ts) between 900° C. and 1200° C., the alloy comprising the following elements, in weight percent: chromium between 20% and 32%, nickel between 30% and 60%, aluminum between 3.5% and 6%, carbon between 0.4% and 0.7%, titanium between 0.05% and 0.3%, niobium and/or tantalum between 0.6% and 2%, an element, composed of at least one rare earth and/or hafnium, between 0.002% and 0.1%, silicon between 0 and 0.5%, manganese between 0 and 0.5%, tungsten between 0 and 2%, and iron as the balance of the elements in the alloy. The alloy has less than 1% by volume of an intermetallic B2-NiAl phase and less than 1% by volume of an alpha prime phase rich in chromium, after subjecting the alloy to an operating temperature (Ts). |
| US11408056B2 |
Aluminum based alloy containing cerium and graphite
The present invention provides an aluminum hybrid metal matrix composite including cerium and graphite. The aluminum-cerium intermetallic is stable at temperatures up to a melting point of aluminum and graphite provides in situ lubrication. This stability is advantageous in applications such as cylinder liners and other applications where strength and stiffness at elevated temperatures are required. |
| US11408054B2 |
Method for the recovery of zinc
A method for the recovery of zinc from zinc containing materials using a smelting apparatus for smelting a metalliferous feed material, wherein the smelting apparatus includes a smelting vessel, a smelt cyclone mounted on the smelting vessel and in connection with the inside of the smelting vessel and an off-gas duct connected to the smelt cyclone, and wherein the method includes the steps of: injecting the feed material with a carrier gas into the smelt cyclone, injecting an oxygen containing gas into the smelt cyclone, injecting coal with a carrier gas into the smelting vessel, injecting an oxygen containing gas into the smelting vessel, optionally injecting fluxes with a carrier gas into the smelting vessel, wherein the zinc containing materials are injected into the smelt cyclone and/or into the smelting vessel. |
| US11408053B2 |
Methods for selective leaching and extraction of precious metals in organic solvents
The present application relates to methods for leaching and extraction of precious metals. For example, the present application relates to methods of leaching gold, palladium and/or platinum from a substance comprising gold, palladium and/or platinum (such as a gold-containing ore or a platinum group metal (PGM) concentrate) using an organic solvent that is water-miscible or partially water-miscible. |
| US11408052B2 |
Multi-stage reaction and separation systems of a CO2-based hydrometallurgical process
The present invention is a CO2 based hydrometallurgical multistage reaction and separation system comprising: a pre-washing device configured to fully mix the feedstock, such as industrial solid waste, mineral and mine tailings with auxiliary reagents and water at specific ratio, a reactor configured to treat the washed slurry with CO2 bubbling and discharge the treated slurry to the next stage, multistage separators configured to separate solid particles from treated slurry and recycle the unreacted solids back into the pre-washing device, a by-product preparation device configured to generate calcium and magnesium based products from filtrate containing target elements, a water recirculating device configured to recycle the remaining liquor back to the system. The present invention ensures the whole system is able to continuously and consistently react at maximum capacity through continuous slurry feeding and CO2 bubbling into the reactors which also enables multistage circulating reaction. |
| US11408040B2 |
Gas purging plug, gas purging system, method for characterization of a gas purging plug and method for purging a metal melt
Various embodiments provide for a gas purging plug (10) with a ceramic refractory body (10k) with a first end (10u) and a second end (10o); the second end (10o) is in the mounted position of the gas purging plug (10) in contact with a metal melt (41); the first end (10u) is at least partially covered with a metal cover (12.1), the metal cover (12.1) comprises an opening (16) to which optionally a gas supply adapter (20) is connected; the gas purging plug (10) is designed in such a way, that a purging gas which is supplied via the gas supply pipe (30) to the opening (16) flows through the body (10k) and exits the body (10k) at the second end (10o); and wherein at least one electronic sensor (70, 70.1, 70.2, 70.3, 70.4) is in contact with the gas purging plug (10), to detect a mechanical vibration (81). |
| US11408039B2 |
Methods for molecularly characterizing cervical cell samples
Disclosed herein are methods for molecularly characterizing cervical cell samples as being negative for intraepithelial lesion or malignancy (NILM), low-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL), or high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL). |
| US11408038B2 |
N-cadherin and FGFR1 and/or FGFR4 for use in predicting the response of patients to a lung cancer treatment and method and kit based on said use
The present invention describes a method for predicting the response of a subject suffering from lung cancer to treatment with FGFR inhibitors. The relationship between the expression of the biomarkers and the treatment response allows the subjects to be classified as responsive or unresponsive to the treatment, which facilitates the therapeutic decision-making of the attending clinician. The present invention also describes the biomarkers N-cadherin, FGFR1 and FGFR4, how to analyse them and how to interpret the results obtained, in order to administer FGFR inhibitors only to the subjects that are responsive to the treatment, thereby optimising the same, which allows the unresponsive subjects to be treated with alternative therapies to the FGFR inhibitors. |
| US11408037B2 |
Detecting mutations and ploidy in chromosomal segments
The invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting ploidy of chromosome segments or entire chromosomes, for detecting single nucleotide variants and for detecting both ploidy of chromosome segments and single nucleotide variants. In some aspects, the invention provides methods, systems, and computer readable medium for detecting cancer or a chromosomal abnormality in a gestating fetus. |
| US11408036B2 |
Methods of assessing and monitoring tumor load
The invention disclosed herein generally relates to methods of assessing and monitoring tumor load through analysis of tumor DNA in cancer patients. Quantitative measures derived from cell-free DNA and germline DNA are used to assess and monitor tumor load. By assessing and monitoring tumor load, cancer may be detected in a subject. The tumor load of a subject may be assessed at a number of different time points to monitor a progression, regression, or recurrence of cancer in a subject. |
| US11408033B2 |
Methods and systems for genetic analysis
This disclosure provides systems and methods for sample processing and data analysis. Sample processing may include nucleic acid sample processing and subsequent sequencing. Some or all of a nucleic acid sample may be sequenced to provide sequence information, which may be stored or otherwise maintained in an electronic storage location. The sequence information may be analyzed with the aid of a computer processor, and the analyzed sequence information may be stored in an electronic storage location that may include a pool or collection of sequence information and analyzed sequence information generated from the nucleic acid sample. Methods and systems of the present disclosure can be used, for example, for the analysis of a nucleic acid sample, for producing one or more libraries, and for producing biomedical reports. Methods and systems of the disclosure can aid in the diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, and prevention of one or more diseases and conditions. |
| US11408025B2 |
Methods, compositions, and kits for preparing nucleic acid libraries
This invention relates to methods, compositions and kits for extending a polynucleotide and for preparing sequencing library of polynucleotides involving generating modified target polynucleotide on an adaptor template oligonucleotide and tagging one or two strands of a target sequence. The sequencing library is suitable for massive parallel sequencing and comprises a plurality of double-stranded nucleic acid molecules. |
| US11408021B2 |
Formulations for drying bacterial cell extracts
This invention provides for an improved method of stabilizing freeze dried bacterial extracts with a carbohydrate lyoprotectant such that the extracts can be for use in cell free protein synthesis. Also provided herein are formulations for stable, freeze dried bacterial extracts that when stored at room temperature retain at least about 70% protein synthesis activity compared to undried frozen bacterial extracts. |
| US11408019B2 |
Alpha-glucan mixture, its preparation and uses
An object of the present invention is to provide an α-glucan mixture in a preferable molecular weight range, which can be made into a transparent film with advantageous strength and water solubility when an edible film is made by using the α-glucan mixture without adding any plasticizer.The above object is solved by providing an α-glucan mixture, which is obtainable by a process comprising the steps of gelatinizing waxy starch and liquefying the resulting gelatinized waxy starch by allowing an amylase to act on it, having the following characteristics (1) and (2): (1) having the weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 150 kDa to 3,000 kDa; and (2) having the value of dividing weight average molecular weight (Mw) with number average molecular weight (Mn), Mw/Mn, of 35.1 or lower. |
| US11408016B2 |
Amino acid dehydrogenase mutant and application in synthesis of L-glufosinate-ammonium thereof
The present invention discloses an amino acid dehydrogenase mutant and application thereof in synthesizing L-glufosinate-ammonium, the amino acid dehydrogenase mutant is obtained by a single mutation or a multi-site mutation of the amino acid at position 95, 108, 172, 303 of the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No. 2. The amino acid dehydrogenase mutant DyGDH-F95I-A108T-R172P-R303H prepared by the present invention has a specific enzyme activity that is 33 times higher than that of the original Aldo-keto reductase, and the concentration of the largest substrate, 2-carbonyl-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-butyric acid reaches 500 mM, the amino acid dehydrogenase mutant has more industrial application prospects. Using the amino acid dehydrogenase mutant to produce L-glufosinate-ammonium, the reaction time is significantly shortened, the general process takes 20 hours, and the reaction time of the present invention only requires 120 minutes, which shows that the amino acid dehydrogenase mutant has a good industrial application prospect. |
| US11408009B2 |
Host cell expression of 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase for production of salidroside, icariside D2, and precursors
Transgenic host cells, vectors useful for making transgenic host cells, and kits useful for making transgenic host cells are described. Also described are transgenic plants. In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a 4-hydroxyphenylacetaldehyde synthase (4HPAAS). In some embodiments, transgenic host cells express a tyrosol:UDP-glucose 8-O-glucosyltransferase (T8GT). The transgenic host cells are useful for biosynthesis of one or more of salidroside, icariside D2, tyrosol, and 4-hydroxypenylacetaldehyde. |
| US11407999B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating angiogenesis relating ocular diseases comprising inhibitors of MCT expression or activity
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating an angiogenesis-related ocular disease comprising an inhibitor of MCT expression or MCT activity as an active ingredient, and it can effectively prevent or treat an angiogenesis-related ocular disease without affecting the normal function of VEGF required for maintaining homeostasis of choriocapillary and visual cells, by specifically inhibiting only VEGF secreted by macrophages, different from conventional treatment. |
| US11407996B2 |
Gene vector
A gene vector for use in gene therapy comprising at least one miRNA sequence target operably linked to a nucleotide sequence having a corresponding miRNA in a hematopoietic progenitor cell (HSPC) or hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) which prevents or reduces expression of the nucleotide sequence in a HSPC or HSC but not in a differentiated cell. |
| US11407985B2 |
Delivery, use and therapeutic applications of the CRISPR-Cas systems and compositions for genome editing
The invention provides for delivery, engineering and optimization of systems, methods, and compositions for manipulation of sequences and/or activities of target sequences. Provided are delivery systems and tissues or organ which are targeted as sites for delivery. Also provided are vectors and vector systems some of which encode one or more components of a CRISPR complex, as well as methods for the design and use of such vectors. Also provided are methods of directing CRISPR complex formation in eukaryotic cells to ensure enhanced specificity for target recognition and avoidance of toxicity and to edit or modify a target site in a genomic locus of interest to alter or improve the status of a disease or a condition. |
| US11407984B2 |
Methods for purification of arysulfatase A
The present invention provides, among other things, improved methods for purifying arylsulfatase A (ASA) protein produced recombinantly for enzyme replacement therapy. The present invention is, in part, based on the surprising discovery that recombinant ASA protein can be purified from unprocessed biological materials, such as, ASA-containing cell culture medium, using a process involving as few as four chromatography columns and only one step of post-chromatographic ultrafiltration/diafiltration. |
| US11407979B2 |
Intermittent starvation techniques to prolong functional lifetime of liver cells in culture
The present disclosure relates to compositions and methods for culturing a population of hepatocytes in vitro, comprising co-culturing the population of hepatocytes with at least one non-parenchymal cell population and incubating the co-culture in culture medium, wherein the co-culture is periodically incubated in culture medium that does not comprise serum (serum-free culture medium). |
| US11407975B2 |
E. coli strains having an oxidative cytoplasm
This disclosure provides an E. coli strain, which lacks thioredoxin reductase activity encoded by trxB and thioredoxin 1 activity encoded by trxA, and glutathione reductase activity encoded by gor. Said E. coli strain expresses a mutated AhpC protein having glutathione reductase activity and a cytosolic prokaryotic disulfide isomerase. The E. coli strain has an oxidative cytosol and can be used to efficiently produce proteins having disulfide bonds. |
| US11407967B2 |
Device and method for accommodating a disposable container
A device (1) for accommodating a disposable container (44) has a receptacle (10) with at least one receptacle wall (16) that defines an interior of the receptacle (10) for accommodating the disposable container (44). The device includes a temperature control unit for controlling the temperature of the receptacle wall (16). A lighting device (50) is located on an inner face of the receptacle wall (16) that faces the interior of the receptacle (10) and that has the temperature controlled by the temperature control unit. The lighting device (50) is designed to emit light into the interior of the receptacle (10). |
| US11407965B2 |
Detergent additive
A detergent additive comprising an active, the active comprising one or both of tetraacetylethylenediamine or triacetylethylenediamine; and a copolymer having maleic anhydride-based repeat units and either or both of olefinic or styrenic-based repeat units; and wherein at least a portion of the maleic anhydride-based repeat units are neutralized. |
| US11407964B2 |
Cleaning compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compositions such as cleaning compositions comprising a mix of enzymes. The invention further relates, use of compositions comprising such enzymes in cleaning processes and/or for deep cleaning of organic soiling, methods for removal or reduction of components of organic matter. |
| US11407963B1 |
Cleaning and disinfectant composition
A biodegradable cleaning and disinfectant concentrate and method for disinfecting and cleaning surfaces. The concentrate consists essentially of a reaction product of hydrochloric acid and urea; an ethoxylated alcohol surfactant; water; and optionally, a peroxide booster. The reaction product is present in an amount ranging from about 30 to about 50 percent by weight based on a total weight of the concentrate. |
| US11407962B2 |
Aryl substituted organopolysiloxane antifoaming agent and method for manufacturing said antifoaming agent
An antifoaming agent including: (A) an organopolysiloxane having a hydrolysable group shown by the formula (1) on at least one silicon atom of an organopolysiloxane segment constituting a main chain and containing siloxy units shown by the formula (2) at an amount of at least 10 mol % of the total, (B) a non-linear organosilicon resin other than the organopolysiloxane of component (A); and (C) a hydrophobic filler, and a method for manufacturing thereof. (where X represents a divalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms; and R each independently represents a hydrogen atom or a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 4 carbon atoms) (where R1 represents a monovalent hydrocarbon group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms; and R2 represents an organic group having an aryl group and 6 to 12 carbon atoms, optionally containing an oxygen atom or a halogen atom) |
| US11407960B2 |
Lubricating oil composition and method for producing same
A method for producing a lubricating oil composition includes: a step of mixing a base oil and fullerene, dissolving a soluble component of the fullerene in the base oil, and obtaining a mixture of the base oil and fullerene; a step of removing an insoluble component included in the mixture and obtaining a fullerene solution; and a step of heat-treating the fullerene solution. |
| US11407952B2 |
Method of producing a fuel additive
A method of producing a fuel additive includes: passing a first process stream comprising C4 hydrocarbons through a methyl tertiary butyl ether synthesis unit producing a first recycle stream; passing the first recycle stream through a hydration unit producing the fuel additive and a second recycle stream; passing the second recycle stream through a recycle hydrogenation unit and a deisobutanizer unit; and recycling the second recycle stream to the methyl tertiary butyl ether synthesis unit. |
| US11407948B2 |
High-temperature pyrolysis reaction device
A device for pyrolysis reactions includes a feeding pump, a flow meter, an atomizer, a pyrolysis reactor, electromagnetic coils, an electromagnetic induction heating power, a temperature sensor, a temperature controller, a condenser and a product tank. The feeding pump is connected with the flow meter which is connected to the inlet of the atomizer in the pyrolysis reactor. There is a port at the bottom of the pyrolysis reactor, with the port at the top of the pyrolysis reactor connected with the condenser. The condenser is connected with the product tank. The external wall of the pyrolysis reactor is surrounded by electromagnetic coils which are connected with the electromagnetic induction heating power. The temperature sensor is placed between the pyrolysis reactor and the coils, which is connected with the temperature controller. The contact resistance between the atomized material and the hot surface can be. |
| US11407946B2 |
Combined hydrothermal liquefaction and catalytic hydrothermal gasification system and process for conversion of biomass feedstocks
A combined hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) and catalytic hydrothermal gasification (CHG) system and process are described that convert various biomass-containing sources into separable bio-oils and aqueous effluents that contain residual organics. Bio-oils may be converted to useful bio-based fuels and other chemical feedstocks. Residual organics in HTL aqueous effluents may be gasified and converted into medium-BTU product gases and directly used for process heating or to provide energy. |
| US11407945B2 |
Heat treatment apparatus
A heat treatment apparatus has a first screw conveyor, a second screw conveyor, a first nozzle pipe, and a second nozzle pipe. If the first screw conveyor rotates right, the first nozzle pipe is disposed on the left lateral side of the first screw conveyor. If the first screw conveyor rotates left, the first nozzle pipe is disposed on the right lateral side of the first screw conveyor. If the second screw conveyor rotates right, the second nozzle pipe is disposed on the left lateral side of the second screw conveyor. If the second screw conveyor rotates left, the second nozzle pipe is disposed on the right lateral side of the second screw conveyor. |
| US11407943B2 |
Etching composition for thin film containing silver, method for forming pattern and method for manufacturing a display device using the same
An etching composition for a silver-containing thin film includes an inorganic acid compound, a carboxylic acid compound, a sulfonic acid compound, a glycol compound, a nitrogen-containing dicarbonyl compound, a metal-based oxidizer, and water. |
| US11407932B2 |
Fracturing fluid compositions and methods for making and using same
Polymers and fracturing fluid compositions including a base fluid, an effective amount of a hydratable polymer composition including one or more gel-forming hydratable polymers, a friction reducer composition including hydrolyzed or partially hydrolyzed hydrolyzable polymers and copolymers, a cross-linking composition in an amount sufficient to crosslink the one or more gel-forming hydratable polymers to form crosslinked structures within the fracturing fluid composition with or without a proppant and methods including combining an aqueous fluid and an oleaginous fluid to prepare an invert emulsion comprising a polymerizable composition, degassing the invert emulsion under an extensional flow regime through an elongated passageway of an extender and thereby removing oxygen to produce a degassed invert emulsion and compositions and methods including a hydratable additive concentrate comprising a hydratable additive that is at least substantially hydrated and a hydrating liquid, wherein the hydratable additive concentrate is a mixture produced according to a method that includes flowing a hydrating liquid in a extensional flow regime through an elongated passageway of an extender. |
| US11407931B2 |
Crosslinking of cellulose fibers
Methods of treating a subterranean formation include forming a treatment fluid including a hydrophilic fiber coated with a water soluble polymer and a crosslinking agent. |
| US11407925B2 |
Adhesive sheet and method of applying adhesive sheet to rough surface
An adhesive sheet of an embodiment of the present disclosure is an adhesive sheet including: a rigid resin film having a thickness of 80 micrometers to 500 micrometers, and a first pressure sensitive adhesive layer being disposed on or above a surface of the rigid resin film, wherein the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer includes elastic resin microspheres having a volume average particle diameter of 110 micrometers or greater and a tacky binder, and the first pressure sensitive adhesive layer has an uneven surface due to the presence of the microspheres. |
| US11407924B2 |
Digitally produced label transfer using selective laser sintering (SLS) methods
A heat transferable label component for a garment or other clothing item or article is disclosed which is preferably produced using all digitally controlled manufacturing methods. The label component comprises a carrier layer, a release layer, an optional primer layer, a color design layer, a transition layer and at least one adhesive layer. The color design layer displays an image on the label, and the transition layer fixates the image and renders it wash and/or wear resistant. The at least one adhesive layer is positioned on the transition layer, and is preferably applied thereto via a selective laser sintering (SLS) process, wherein a powder layer is spread on the surface and fused with a laser. The adhesive layer can be a double layer comprising a white reactive adhesive layer that undergoes a crosslink reaction to become a thermoset and a substantially clear thermoplastic adhesive layer. |
| US11407920B2 |
Paint, aircraft paint, and aircraft
An object of the present invention is to provide a paint which is excellent in various performances such as resistance to various organic solvents and hydraulic fluid, corrosion resistance, weather resistance, heat resistance, adhesion to substrates, and coating film appearance, and which in particular, can be suitably used for aircraft applications. Specifically, the invention provides a paint which contains, as an essential component of a main agent, a polyester resin (A) having a hydroxyl value in a range of 150 to 400 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 500 to 5,000, and a polyisocyanate compound (B) as an essential component of a curing agent; an aircraft paint using the paint; and an aircraft using the aircraft paint. |
| US11407917B2 |
Coating composition
A water-based coating composition containing two parts A and B: (A) a binder component containing a waterborne epoxy dispersion, dispersed inorganic particles, and a polymeric dispersant; and (B) a hardener component, and a ratio of the component (A) and the component (B) is 90:1 to 2:1. The polymeric dispersant contains anti-agglomerating functional groups that are unreactive with oxirane groups of the epoxy dispersion. |
| US11407915B2 |
Ink composition for continuous deflected jet printing
An ink composition for continuous deflected ink jet printing, liquid at ambient temperature is disclosed. One aspect is an ink composition comprising: a solvent including organic solvent compound(s), and optionally water, the solvent representing at least 20% by weight of the total weight of the ink. Furthermore, there is at least one compound imparting conductivity to the ink composition, chosen from among the ionic liquids, the compound representing 0.2% by weight to 4% by weight of the total weight of the ink composition, preferably 0.5 to 3% by weight of the total weight of the ink composition. Lastly, the ink composition includes less than 10% by weight, preferably less than 5% by weight, more preferably less than 1% by weight, and most preferably 0% by weight of water relative to the total weight of the ink composition. |
| US11407912B2 |
Colorant mixtures
The present invention relates to a colorant mixture comprising (A) at least one blue- or black-dyeing disperse dye of formula wherein R1 denotes hydrogen or halogen, R2 and R3 are each independently of the other hydrogen; C1-C8-alkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, cyano, C1-C4alkoxy or halogen; —(CH2)n—O—(CH2)mR4, wherein R4 denotes hydrogen or C1-C8-alkyl, n is a number from 2 to 6 and m is a number from 0 to 6; C5-C24aryl which is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, carboxy, cyano, C1-C8alkyl, C1-C4alkoxy or halogen; or C6-C30aralkyl which is unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxy, cyano, C1-C4alkyl, C1-C8alkoxy groups or halogen; and (B) at least one yellow-, orange- or red-dyeing disperse dye, solvent dye, vat dye or pigment; and to the use thereof in dyeing or printing cellulose or cellulose blend fibre materials. |
| US11407909B2 |
Radiation-curable ink jet composition and ink jet method
A radiation-curable ink jet composition includes vinyl methyl oxazolidinone and a vinyl ether group-containing (meth)acrylate represented by the following formula (1): H2C═CR1—CO—OR2—O—CH═CH—R3 (where, R1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, R2 is a divalent C2-C20 organic residue, and R3 is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent C1-C11 organic residue). |
| US11407908B2 |
Radiation-curable ink jet composition and ink jet method
A radiation-curable ink jet composition includes a monofunctional (meth)acrylate monomer and vinyl methyl oxazolidinone. |
| US11407904B2 |
Waterborne polyurethane containing polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane
Methods of preparing waterborne polyurethane dispersions involving reacted units of a polyol, an acidic diol, a hydroxy functionalized polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane, a diisocyanate, and a chain extender. Polyurethane coatings based on these waterborne polyurethane dispersions are evaluated on their hydrophobicity (water contact angle), mechanical strength (e.g. tensile strength, Young's modulus, elongation at break), and antifouling properties. |
| US11407902B2 |
Zwitterionic polymer-containing compositions for coating metallic surfaces, methods, and articles
The present disclosure is directed to compositions and methods for coating, particularly protecting and optionally cleaning, metallic surfaces, and articles containing such surfaces; wherein the compositions include a zwitterionic polymer including pendant zwitterionic moieties, an inorganic silicate, and water. |
| US11407901B2 |
System and method for protecting a surface from UV radiation
A method of protecting a polymer from UV degradation includes impinging ultraviolet (“UV”) radiation from an artificial UV source onto an interior object, the interior object comprising: i) a polymer substrate; and ii) a continuous inorganic film on the polymer substrate. The continuous inorganic film protects the polymer substrate from the ultraviolet radiation. |
| US11407896B2 |
Polymer alloy comprising a sulphur-containing aromatic polymer and a VDF-based polymer
The present invention relates to a polymer alloy comprising a sulphur-containing aromatic polymer and at least one fluoropolymer, which has improved dispersibility and improved mechanical properties. The invention also relates to a process for the preparation of said polymer alloy and to an article comprising the same. |
| US11407895B2 |
Resin composition and article made therefrom
A resin composition includes 60 parts by weight of a maleimide resin; 10 parts by weight to 30 parts by weight of an epoxy resin of Formula (I), wherein n represents an integer of 0 to 10: and 2 parts by weight to 40 parts by weight of a methylenebis (diethylaniline). Moreover, an article may be made from the resin composition, including a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board. |
| US11407882B2 |
Plasticizer composition and resin composition including the same
Provided are a plasticizer composition, a resin composition and a method of preparing the same. Particularly, a plasticizer comprising a cyclohexane 1,4-diester based material and a citrate-based material. The plasticizer is capable of improving physical properties such as plasticization efficiency, migration, tensile strength, elongation rate, stress migration and light fastness, which are required for sheet formulations, when used as a plasticizer for the resin composition by improving poor physical properties generated due to a structural limitation thereof, and a resin composition including the same are provided. |
| US11407874B2 |
Polyol premixes, thermally insulating rigid polyurethane foams and methods for their production
Polyol premixes and thermally insulating rigid polyurethane foams, such as those that can be used as a thermal insulation medium in the construction of refrigerated storage devices, are disclosed. A polymer polyol having a OH number of greater than 260 mg KOH/g is utilized. The resulting polyurethane foams can exhibit improved thermal insulation properties without sacrificing other important physical and processing properties. |
| US11407868B2 |
Method for producing aqueous polyimide precursor solution composition
A method for producing an aqueous polyimide precursor solution includes forming a polyamic acid by the reaction of a tetracarboxylic acid component and a diamine component in water without organic solvent together with an imidazole in an amount of 1.6 mole or more per mole of the tetracarboxylic acid component of the polyamic acid. |
| US11407865B2 |
Basalt-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material and method of manufacturing the same
A basalt-fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite material may include a thermoplastic resin and a basalt fiber as a reinforcement, wherein the basalt fiber is surface-treated with an alkoxy-group-substituted silane compound. |
| US11407860B2 |
Method for preparing polyarylene sulfide
A method for preparing polyarylene sulfide that can control a viscosity grade thereof by adjusting the molar ratio of water and amide-based compounds present in a polymerization reaction. |
| US11407859B2 |
Filled composition containing polyphenylene sulphide (PPS) and polyamide 6 (PA6)
The present invention relates to a polymer composition (C) comprising: —a polyphenylene sulfide (PPS), —at least 3 wt. % of polyamide 6 (PA6), —25 to 60 wt. % of reinforcing agents, —3 to 8 wt. % of a functionalized, non-aromatic elastomer, wherein the weight ratio PPS/PA6 is at least 4 and wherein wt. % are based on the total weight of the composition. The present invention also relates to articles incorporating the polymer composition and the use of polyamide 6 (PA6) as a heat-aging stabilizer in a polymer composition. |
| US11407854B2 |
Materials for electronic devices
The present application relates to a polymer containing at least one structural unit of a formula (I). The polymer is suitable for use in an electronic device. |
| US11407851B2 |
Chemically modified shape memory polymer embolic foams with increased X-ray visualization
An embodiment includes a system comprising: an iodine containing thermoset open-cell shape memory polymer (SMP) foam that is x-ray visible; wherein (a) the SMP foam is configured to expand from a compressed secondary state to an expanded primary state in response to thermal stimulus, (b) the SMP foam is a poly(urethane-urea-amide). Other embodiments are described herein. |
| US11407842B2 |
Method for controlled preparation of low molecular weight cellulose ether
A process includes: (a) providing an initial cellulose ether powder containing 0.5 to 10 weight-percent water based on total cellulose ether powder weight; (b) heating the initial cellulose ether powder to a temperature in a range of 30 to 130 degrees Celsius; (c) before, during and/or after heating in step (b), adding solid base to the cellulose ether powder and mixing with the initial cellulose ether powder to form a cellulose ether/base mixture; (d) adding volatile acid to the cellulose ether/base mixture and mixing; and (e) allowing the volatile acid to hydrolyze the initial cellulose ether to form a final cellulose ether having a lower viscosity than the initial cellulose ether. |
| US11407841B2 |
Recombinant bi-functional fusion protein and use thereof
Provided is a bi-functional fusion protein as well as its preparation method and use. The bi-functional fusion protein is composed of a monoclonal anti-human CD20 antibody linked to a first extracellular domain of human SIRPα. It is shown in in vitro tests that the bi-functional fusion protein is capable of binding to human CD20 and CD47 simultaneously, thus killing CD20+ tumor cells via antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity and complement-dependent cytotoxicity, and is also capable of blocking CD47-SIRPα interaction such that macrophages are activated to attack tumor cells. The bi-functional fusion protein has evident anti-tumor activities. |
| US11407840B2 |
Antibodies to M(H)DM2/4 and their use in diagnosing and treating cancer
The present invention relates to certain anti-M(H)DM2/4 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, pharmaceutical compositions comprising anti-M(H)DM2/4 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof, antibody-drug conjugates comprising anti-M(H)DM2/4 antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof bound to a cytotoxic drug, and the use of such antibodies, fragments, compositions and conjugates for treating cancer and/or for preventing metastases. In particular, described herein are certain antibodies or antigen-binding fragments thereof that specifically bind to extracellularly accessible epitopes of M(H)DM2/4 and inhibit tumor growth in vivo, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such antibodies or fragments, antibody-drug conjugates comprising such antibodies or fragments, and the use of such antibodies, fragments, compositions and conjugates for treating cancer or for preventing metastasis. |
| US11407839B2 |
Antibodies that bind to OX40 and their uses
The present invention relates to antagonist antibodies or fragments thereof that bind to human OX40. More specifically, the present invention relates to an antagonist antibody or fragment thereof that binds to human OX40 comprising a heavy chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, and/or a heavy chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2, and/or a heavy chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 3; and/or comprising a light chain CDR1 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 4, and/or a light chain CDR2 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 5 and/or a light chain CDR3 comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 6. |
| US11407838B2 |
Erenumab compositions and uses thereof
The present invention relates to compositions comprising erenumab and one or more erenumab variants, including isomerization variants, deamidation variants, acidic variants, and HMW species. Pharmaceutical formulations comprising the erenumab compositions and methods of using and characterizing the compositions are also described. |
| US11407835B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition
The present invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising an antibody or a fragment thereof suitable for freeze-drying (i.e. lyophilizing). The pharmaceutical compositions, which comprise an antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof; from 1% to 20% w/v sucrose; an amino acid or a mixture of amino acids; and surfactant, are provided as pharmaceutical compositions for freeze-drying; as freeze-dried (i.e. lyophilized) compositions which can be reconstituted into a solvent at the time of use or as reconstituted liquid formulations ready for administration. |
| US11407833B2 |
Anti-VISTA antibody and use thereof
The present invention relates to an anti-VISTA antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid coding for the same, a vector carrying the nucleic acid, a cell transformed with the vector, a method for preparing the antibody or an antigen binding fragment thereof, a composition for prevention or treatment of autoimmune disease, comprising the same antibody, and a composition for concurrent administration in combination with a PD-1 antibody or PD-L1 antibody. |
| US11407831B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition administered in combination with substituted dihydropyrrolopyrazole compound and immunotherapeutic agent
A pharmaceutical composition including a compound represented by the formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof wherein two R moieties each independently are a C1-3 alkyl group or are groups bonded to each other to form a C2-5 alkylene group; A is an optionally substituted C6-10 aryl group or an optionally substituted heteroaryl group; and R1, R2 and R3 each independently are an optionally substituted linear or branched C1-4 alkyl group, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered in combination with an immunotherapeutic agent. |
| US11407828B2 |
Anti-CLauDiN 18 antibodies and methods of use thereof
Antibodies that specifically bind to the human tight junction molecule CLDN18.2 and have functional properties that make them suitable for use in antibody-based immunotherapies of a disease associated with aberrant expression of CLDN18.2 are disclosed. |
| US11407825B2 |
NaPi2b-targeted polymer antibody-drug conjugates and methods of use thereof
Disclose herein are dosing regimens for targeted NaPi2b antibody-drug conjugates for treating cancer. |
| US11407819B2 |
Compositions and use of a fibrinogen binding motif present in EFB and COA for therapeutics and vaccines against Staphylococcus aureus
The present disclosure provides methods and composition including vaccines, monoclonal antibodies, polyclonal antibodies, chimeric molecule of an extracellular fibrinogen binding protein (Efb) and targeted agent delivery pharmaceutical composition comprising at least a portion of a modified N-terminus region, at least a portion of a modified C-terminus region, or both, wherein the modified extracellular fibrinogen binding protein results in inhibiting the fibrinogen binding, C3 binding, or both or administering to a subject a pharmacologically effective amount of a vaccine in a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient, comprising a modified extracellular fibrinogen binding protein comprising at least a portion of a modified N-terminus region, at least a portion of a modified C-terminus region, or both, wherein the modified extracellular fibrinogen binding protein results in not shielding the staphylococcus bacterium from recognition by a phagocytic receptor. |
| US11407818B2 |
Antibodies that bind to dengue virus serotype 4 (DENV4) and methods of making and using the same
The present disclosure relates to polypeptides that specifically bind to Dengue virus non¬structural protein 1, including antibodies and fragments thereof. The antibody or antigen-binding fragment thereof may specifically bind Dengue virus (DENV) serotype 4 and include: a heavy chain variable region that comprises at least one CDR amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of: SGYNWH, YIH YS GGTN YNPS LKS, RTGTVPFAY, SYVMH, YLNPYNDDTKYNEKFKG, and GPPYALDY. The present disclosure further relates to methods of producing the polypeptides of the present disclosure, methods of diagnosing DENV, and methods of treating a DENV infection. |
| US11407816B2 |
Monoclonal antibodies and cocktails for treatment of Ebola infections
Described herein are compositions and methods for the prevention and treatment of ebolavirus infection. In certain embodiments of the present invention, monoclonal antibodies substantially, similar to those described herein, as well as affinity matured variants thereof, alone or in combination, provide therapeutic efficacy in a patient against multiple species of ebolavirus. |
| US11407813B2 |
Anti-VEGF protein compositions and methods for producing the same
The present disclosure pertains compositions comprising anti-VEGF proteins and methods for producing such compositions. |
| US11407808B2 |
Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors
The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules. |
| US11407804B2 |
Compositions and methods of chimeric autoantibody receptor T cells
The invention includes compositions comprising at least one chimeric autoantibody receptor (CAAR) specific for an autoantibody, vectors comprising the same, compositions comprising CAAR vectors packaged in viral particles, and recombinant T cells comprising the CAAR. The invention also includes methods of making a genetically modified T cell expressing a CAAR (CAART) wherein the expressed CAAR comprises a desmoglein extracellular domain. |
| US11407801B2 |
SIRP-gamma polypeptide compositions and treatment of cancer
Provided herein are SIRP-gamma, SIRP-beta or SIRP-beta2 decoy polypeptides for immunotherapy and/or treatment of cancer, anemia, transplant, asthma, allergy, auto-immune disease, and viral infection. |
| US11407797B2 |
Modified gal-1 proteins and uses thereof
Described herein are modified gal1 monomers that can contain one or more mutated cysteines and/or can be pegylated. Also described herein are modified gal1 dimers, trimers, and tetramers that can contain one or more modified gal1 monomers as described herein. Also described herein are pharmaceutical formulations containing a modified gal1 monomer, dimer, trimer, and/or tetramer. Also described herein are methods of making the modified gal1 polypeptides and complexes thereof. Also described herein are methods of using the modified gal1 polypeptides and complexes thereof. |
| US11407796B2 |
Antisecretory factor 17
The present invention relates to a new peptide called Antisecretory Factor (AF) 17 which is an isolated recombinant and/or synthetically produced which has a t½ of at least 1.8 h. The peptide is e.g. useful for normalizing pathological fluid transport and/or inflammatory reactions in animals and in humans. AF-17 and pharmaceutical compositions of AF-17 can e.g. be used for treating and/or preventing TBI and/or secondary brain injuries associated with TBI, as well as for treating and/or preventing acquired brain injuries and to optimize cancer treatment. |
| US11407794B2 |
Cystine knot scaffold platform
Provided are non-naturally occurring cystine knot peptides (CKPs) that bind to VEGF-A. Additionally, provided are methods of using non-naturally occurring CKPs that bind to VEGF-A, including diagnostic and therapeutic compositions and methods. Non-naturally CKPs that bind low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 (LRP6) are also provided. |
| US11407793B2 |
Dicarboxylic acid transporter for increasing oil yield of Mucor circinelloides
The present application discloses a dicarboxylic acid transporter and its encoding gene dit gene for increasing oil yield of Mucor circinelloides, the dit gene is cloned from the high-yield M. circinelloides WJ11, and the dit gene is transformed into M. circinelloides deficient strain Mu402, the dit gene is integrated into the genome of M. circinelloides by homologous recombination to obtain recombinant strain Mc-Dit. The total fatty acid content of the Mc-Dit strain increased by 33.76% and the intracellular lipid content may reach up to 17.67% of the dry biomass. |
| US11407791B2 |
Compositions, methods, and systems for orally administrable affinity-based protein
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising one or more therapeutic proteins for oral administration. The disclosed proteins, which may be directed to a variety of GI and systemic target antigens, resist denaturation and degradation in the stomach and intestines of a patient. The disclosed proteins may be delivered intact to a target region within the gut, or anywhere in body to target specific molecules, cells, tissues, or organs. In some embodiments, the disclosed proteins may include two or more proteins for targeting two or more target antigens. |
| US11407786B2 |
Compositions and methods for the delivery of nucleic acids
A nanosized complex includes siRNA and a compound comprising formula (I): |
| US11407785B2 |
Systems and methods for exchange of buffer solutions
Systems and methods for exchanging buffer solutions are disclosed. In accordance with some embodiments, the methods and systems for buffer exchange may be automated and/or the methods and systems may include mixing during filtering operations. |
| US11407784B2 |
Capture purification processes for proteins expressed in a non-mammalian system
Methods of purifying proteins expressed in non-mammalian expression systems in a non-native soluble form directly from cell lysate are disclosed. Methods of purifying proteins expressed in non-mammalian expression systems in a non-native limited solubility form directly from a refold solution are also disclosed. Resin regeneration methods are also provided. |
| US11407783B2 |
Triptolide derivative and preparation method therefor and use thereof
A triptolide derivative, a preparation method therefor, and a method for use thereof are described. The triptolide derivative has the structure as shown in general formula I, and the definition of each substituent is as described in the description and claims. The triptolide derivative has improved immunosuppressive activity and anti-tumor activity, low toxicity and high safety, thus having good development and application prospects. |
| US11407776B2 |
Method for producing aqueous preparations of complexes of platinum group metals
The invention relates to a method for producing aqueous preparations of complexes of platinum group metals (PGM) Pt, Pd, Rh and Ir having the general formula [MA/MB/MC(L)a (H2O)b (O2—)c(OH−)d](OH—)e(H+)f, wherein MA=PtII or PdII, MB=PtIV, MC=Rh or Ir, L is a neutral monodentate or bidentate donor ligand, and a is an integer between 1 and 4 (or 2) and/or between 1 and 6 (or 3), b is an integer between 0 and 3 (or 5), c is an integer between 0 and 3 (or 4), d is an integer between 0 and 3 (or 5), e is an integer between 0 and 2 (or 3 or 4) and f is an integer between 0 and 4 (or 5). In the method according to the invention, the hydroxo complexes H2Pd(OH)4 (in the case of MA=PdII), H2Pt(OH)6 (in the case of MA=PtII and MB=PtIV) or H3MC(OH)6 (for MC=RhIII IrIII) are converted in the presence of the donor ligands, wherein at least one hydroxo group of the hydro complex is exchanged. Preferably, the reaction occurs at temperatures in the range of 40 to 110° C. with a reaction time of between 2 and 24 hours, wherein, where MA=PtII, the conversion additionally occurs in the presence of a reduction agent. The method optionally further comprises an exchange of OH anions bound outside of the complex sphere with other anions (e.g. hydrogen carbonate or carbonate anions). The aqueous preparations contain PGM complexes such as [Pt(en)2](OH)2, [Pt(EA)4](OH)2 or [Rh(NH3)6](OH)3 and are used to produce electroplating baths, heterogeneous catalysts or metal powders, for example. |
| US11407769B2 |
Organolithium process under continuous flow conditions
The invention relates to methods for CC bond formation using organolithium compounds under continuous flow conditions in a micro or mesoreactor system, wherein an organic substrate is reacted with an alkyl lithium compound in the presence of a donor solvent to form a Li intermediate, which can be reacted in situ or subsequently in a second reaction step with an electrophile to form an organic secondary product, the organolithium compound RLi being used as a solution in a hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon mixture and the RLi concentration being at least 3 M, preferably at least 4 M. |
| US11407766B2 |
Materials for organic electroluminescent devices
The present invention relates to compounds, which are suitable for use in electronic devices, and to electronic devices, in particular organic electroluminescent devices, containing said compounds. |
| US11407764B2 |
AhR modulators
Provided herein are compounds, compositions and methods of using the compounds and compositions for the treatment of diseases modulated, as least in part, by AhR. The compounds are represented by formulae: wherein the letters and symbols X1, X2, Z, R1b, R1c, R1d, R1e, R2a, R2b, R2c and R2d have the meanings provided in the specification. |
| US11407754B2 |
Substituted piperidines as kinase inhibitors
The present invention relates to a compound represented by the following Chemical Formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, stereoisomer, or tautomer thereof, and the compound according to the present invention can be usefully used for the prevention or treatment of diseases which are associated with kinase inhibitory actions: wherein, X1 is —NR1—, —O—, or —S—, X2 is CH or N, R1 is C1-5 alkyl, C3-6 cycloalkyl, CH2CHF2, or CH2CF3, wherein the C1-5 alkyl is optionally substituted with one NHC(O)OC(CH3)3 substituent, R2 is H, C1-5 alkyl, or halogen, and R3 is H or C1-5 alkyl. |
| US11407750B2 |
Derivatives of an FGFR inhibitor
The present disclosure relates to derivatives (e.g., hydroxyl, keto, glucuronide, sulfonic acid, and deuterated) of a Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptors (FGFR) inhibitor, including methods of preparation thereof, and intermediates in the preparation thereof, which are useful in the treatment of FGFR mediated disease such as cancer. |
| US11407747B2 |
Compositions and methods for inhibiting kinases
The present invention provides compounds for the prevention or treatment of cancer or a bacterial or viral infection. Additionally, the present invention provides compositions and methods for using these compounds and compositions in the prevention or treatment of cancer or a bacterial or viral infection in a subject. |
| US11407744B2 |
Compound and pharmaceutical composition comprising same
The present disclosure relates to a novel compound and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same. The compound according to the present disclosure has effects for activating autophagy, and thus can be valuably used for preventing or treating diseases associated with autophagy regulation. |
| US11407742B2 |
Compound having therapeutic activity against mycobacterium avium complex infection, and method for producing same
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a novel compound which has antibacterial activity against Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare that are causative bacteria of MAC infection and which is different in backbone structure from known drugs for treatment of MAC infection. One aspect of the present invention relates to a compound of Formula (I) [where R1 has the same meaning as described in the specification and claims] or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof. Another aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing the compound of Formula (I) or a salt thereof, or a solvate thereof, and a therapeutic agent for Mycobacterium avium complex infection (MAC infection), which comprises the compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a pharmaceutically acceptable solvate thereof as an active ingredient. |
| US11407741B2 |
Compounds and their use as selective inhibitors of caspase-2
The present invention relates to a compound of formula (I): wherein P1, P3, P4 and P5 are amino acid residues or amino acid like structures. The invention also relates to a compound of formula (I) for its use as a Caspase-2 inhibitor and for its therapeutical use. It also concerns the use of a compound of formula (I) as activity base probe to selectively detect Caspase-2 activity. |
| US11407738B2 |
Aryl, heteroaryl, and heterocyclic compounds for treatment of immune and inflammatory disorders
Compounds, methods of use, and processes for making inhibitors of complement Factor D are provided comprising Formula I, I″ and I′″ or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or composition thereof. The inhibitors described herein target Factor D and inhibit or regulate the complement cascade. The inhibitors of Factor D described herein reduces the excessive activation of complement. |
| US11407736B2 |
RIP1 inhibitory compounds and methods for making and using the same
Disclosed herein are kinase inhibitory compounds, such as a receptor-interacting protein-1 (RIP1) kinase inhibitor compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising such inhibitory compounds. The disclosed compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and/or combinations may be used to treat or prevent a kinase-associated disease or condition, particularly a RIP1-associated disease or condition. |
| US11407730B2 |
Preparation of racemic nicotine by reaction of ethyl nicotinate with N-vinylpyrrolidone in the presence of an alcoholate base and subsequent process steps
The present invention relates to a method of preparing racemic nicotine comprising: (i) reacting ethyl nicotinate and N-vinylpyrrolidone in the presence of an alcoholate base to 3-nicotinoyl-1-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one; (ii) reacting the 3-nicotinoyl-1-vinylpyrrolidin-2-one with an acid to myosmine; (iii) reducing the myosmine to nornicotine using a reducing agent; and (iv) methylating the nornicotine to obtain the racemic nicotine. |
| US11407718B2 |
Heterocyclic compound and organic light emitting device comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to a cyclic compound represented by Chemical Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device including the same. The cyclic compound used as a material of an organic material layer of the organic light emitting device, provides improved efficiency, low driving voltage, and improved lifetime characteristics. |
| US11407713B2 |
Isothiocyanate functional surfactants, formulations incorporating the same, and associated methods of use
An isothiocyanate functional surfactant, wherein the protonated form of the surfactant includes the structure of formula (IA): wherein R1 includes the structure of formula (IIA), (IIIA), or (IVA), wherein X includes an integer ranging from approximately 0 to approximately 20, wherein R2 comprises a linear or branched aliphatic group containing approximately 8 to approximately 25 carbon atoms, and wherein R3 comprises an aliphatic or aromatic group containing approximately 1 to approximately 20 carbon atoms and at least one —N═C═S group. |
| US11407712B2 |
Tetralin and tetrahydroquinoline compounds as inhibitors of HIF-2α
Compounds that inhibit HIF-2α, and compositions containing the compound(s) and methods for synthesizing the compounds, are described herein. Also described are the use of such compounds and compositions for the treatment of a diverse array of diseases, disorders, and conditions, including cancer- and immune-related disorders that are mediated, at least in part, by HIF-2α. |
| US11407710B2 |
Method for preparing an N-cyclopropylmethyl aniline compound
Provided is a method for preparing an N-cyclopropylmethyl aniline compound, which comprises hydrogenating a compound represented by Formula II and cyclopropyl formaldehyde as raw materials in the presence of an acid and catalyst to generate an N-cyclopropylmethyl aniline compound represented by Formula I, wherein R is alkoxy, alkylamino or a substituted anilino group represented by Formula III. |
| US11407709B2 |
Aryldiamine compound and organic electroluminescent element
An aryldiamine compound represented by formula (1) and an organic electroluminescent device including a pair of electrodes and at least one organic layer disposed therebetween wherein the at least one organic layer contains the aryldiamine compound. The aryldiamine compound is excellent in hole transporting properties, hole injection properties, electron blocking properties, stability in thin film form, and heat resistance. The organic electroluminescent device achieves high emission efficiency and power efficiency, drives at a low voltage, and, in particular, has a long life. |
| US11407705B2 |
Methods of making bempedoic acid and compositions of the same
The invention provides methods of preparing 8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acid and methods of making a pharmaceutical material comprising a purified amount of 8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acid. Also provided are compositions and pharmaceutical materials including a purified amount of 8-hydroxy-2,2,14,14-tetramethylpentadecanedioic acid as well as methods of treating various diseases and conditions using the compositions and pharmaceutical materials. |
| US11407702B2 |
Method for producing methanol in a reactor with bypass
A method for producing methanol comprises the steps of passing a feed stream of methanol synthesis pas through a main methanol reactor containing a methanol synthesis catalyst, to form a mixed gas containing methanol, cooling the mixed gas containing methanol, separating methanol from the mixed pas and heating the mixed gas. The stream of heated mixed gas is passed through an additional methanol reactor containing a methanol synthesis catalyst, and the effluent from the additional methanol reactor is mixed with the feed stream of methanol synthesis gas and passed through the main methanol reactor. |
| US11407699B2 |
Methods of making modified alcohol containing products
Certain embodiments of the invention provide a method of preparing a modified distilled alcoholic spirit, comprising contacting a corresponding starting distilled alcoholic spirit with a base under conditions that cause at least one free carbonyl compound in the starting distilled alcoholic spirit to be reduced, to provide the modified distilled alcoholic spirit that has at an alcohol by volume (ABV) of at least 15%. Certain embodiments also provide a modified distilled alcoholic spirit prepared by the methods described herein. |
| US11407687B2 |
Functional composite particles
A complex ceramic particle and ceramic composite material may be made of a pretreated coal dust and a polymer derived ceramic that is mixed together and pyrolyzed in a nonoxidizing atmosphere. Constituent portions of the particle mixture chemically react causing particles to increase in density and reduce in size during pyrolyzation, yielding a particle suitable for a plurality of uses including composite articles and proppants. |
| US11407686B2 |
Ferrite sintered magnet
This ferrite sintered magnet comprises metallic elements at an atomic ratio represented by formula (1): Ca1-w-xRwSrxFezCom (1) in formula (1), R is at least one element selected from the group consisting of rare-earth elements and Bi, and R comprises at least La, in formula (1), w, x, z and m satisfy formulae (2) to (5): 0.360≤w≤0.420 (2) 0.110≤x≤0.173 (3) 8.51≤z≤9.71 (4) 0.208≤m≤0.269 (5), and in a section parallel to an axis of easy magnetization, when the number of total ferrite grains is N and the number of ferrite grains having a stacking fault is n, 0≤n/N≤0.20 is satisfied. |
| US11407684B1 |
Water-resistant long-acting inorganic zinc oxide super-hydrophilic paint, preparation method and application thereof
The disclosure relates to a field of functional coating technologies, and particularly to a durable inorganic super-hydrophilic paint, a preparation method and an application thereof. The durable inorganic super-hydrophilic paint includes the following preparation raw materials in percentage by mass: 30˜60% silicate, 5˜25% zinc oxide, 10˜40% water and 0.1˜5% wetting agent. The coating formed by a durable inorganic super-hydrophilic paint prepared by the method is a flat rigid coating, with good appearance, excellent antifouling self-cleaning and anti-microbial adhesion properties, long-term underwater stability and high mechanical strength. The paint may be applied to building external walls and home inner walls for its antifouling self-cleaning property and may be applied to a field of oil field and oil-water separation for its excellent underwater oleophobic property. |
| US11407683B2 |
Process for reforming the fly ash and apparatus therefor
A process for reforming the fly ash, including the heating step that heats a raw fly ash powder containing the unburned carbon at a temperature of 780 to 1000° C. to decrease the amount of the unburned carbon contained in the raw fly ash powder; the classifying step that introduces the heat-treated fly ash containing the unburned carbon in decreased amounts obtained through the heating step into a classifying apparatus in the state of being heated at a high temperature so as to separate the fly ash into a coarse powder and a fine powder; the fine powder recovering step that recovers the fine powder of the heat-treated fly ash obtained through the classifying step by using a dust-collecting apparatus; and the milling step that mills the coarse powder of the heat-treated fly ash obtained through the classifying step until a 45 μm sieve residue becomes not more than 34% by mass, and then recovers the milled powder. |
| US11407682B2 |
High speed draw optical fiber coating system and method
An optical fiber draw system and method of coating an optical fiber. The system includes a furnace for heating an optical fiber preform, a draw assembly for drawing the optical fiber at a draw speed greater than 50 meters per second, a first coating applicator for applying a first coating onto the fiber, and a first curing assembly comprising a first plurality of light sources comprising light-emitting diodes for partially curing the first coating. The optical fiber draw system also includes a second coating applicator for applying a second coating onto the fiber on top of the first coating, and a second curing system comprising a second plurality of light sources for curing the second coating, wherein the first coating is further cured in the range of 15-50 percent after leaving the first curing assembly. |
| US11407679B2 |
Low crystallinity glass-ceramics
Embodiments of the present disclosure pertain to crystallizable glasses and glass-ceramics that exhibit a black color and are opaque. In one or more embodiments, the crystallizable glasses and glass-ceramics include a precursor glass composition that exhibits a liquidus viscosity of greater than about 20 kPa*s. The glass-ceramics exhibit less than about 20 wt % of one or more crystalline phases, which can include a plurality of crystallites in the Fe2O3—TiO2—MgO system and an area fraction of less than about 15%. Exemplary compositions used in the crystallizable glasses and glass-ceramics include, in mol %, SiO2 in the range from about 50 to about 76, Al2O3 in the range from about 4 to about 25, P2O5+B2O3 in the range from about 0 to about 14, R2O in the range from about 2 to about 20, one or more nucleating agents in the range from about 0 to about 5, and RO in the range from about 0 to about 20. |
| US11407678B2 |
Electronic panel and electronic apparatus including the same
An electronic panel includes: a base substrate divided into a hole region including a hole transmissive region overlapping an electronic module when viewed in a plan view and a light shielding region adjacent to the hole transmissive region, an active region adjacent to the hole region, and a peripheral region adjacent to the active region; a plurality of light emitting devices spaced apart from the hole region in the active region; a light shielding pattern spaced apart from the hole transmissive region in the light shielding region; and an encapsulation substrate on the base substrate and covering the light emitting devices, wherein the light shielding pattern comprises frit. |
| US11407676B2 |
Glass for autonomous car
The invention concerns an automotive glazing comprising (i) at least one glass sheet having an absorption coefficient lower than 5 m−1 in the wavelength range from 1051 nm to 1650 nm and having an external face and an internal face, and (ii) an infrared filter. According to the present invention, an infrared-based remote sensing device in the wavelength range from 1051 nm to 1650 nm, is placed on the internal face of the glass sheet in a zone free of the infrared filter layer. |
| US11407674B2 |
Composition for glass, alkaline-earth aluminosilicate glass, and preparation method and application thereof
A composition for glass, alkaline earth aluminosilicate glass, and a preparation method therefor and applications thereof. Based on the total number of moles of each component and the counting of oxides, the composition contains 68-73 mol % of SiO2, 11.5-15 mol % of Al2O3, 2-6 mol % of MgO, 2.5-7.5 mol % of CaO, 0-3 mol % of SrO, 2-7 mol % of BaO, 0-4 mol % of ZnO and 0.05-1.5 mol % of TiO2. The glass has a high strain point, a high Young's modulus, a high specific modulus, a high Vickers hardness, high chemical stability, a high refractive index and high glass formation stability, and has a lower forming temperature, a lower melting temperature, a lower thermal expansion coefficient, a lower surface tension, a lower density, and low glass manufacturing difficulty. |
| US11407673B2 |
High index glasses
A glass composition comprising: Al2O3, ZnO, and SiO2; TiO2, in the amount of at least 10 mol % and not greater than 20 mol %; and alkaline metal oxide selected from the group consisting of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, or any combination thereof, such that the molar sum of MgO, CaO, SrO, BaO, and ZnO, in the amount in the glass composition is least 20 mol % and not greater than 35 mol %, and such that: the amount of BaO is 0 to 10 mol %; the amount of MgO is 0 to 10 mol % the amount of CaO is 0 to 10 mol %, and the molar sum of CaO and MgO in the glass composition is less than 12.5 mol %; and rare earth metal oxides (ΣREmOn), in the amount of at least 1.5 mol % and not greater than 10 mol %; alkali metal oxides (ΣAlk2O), in the amount of greater than or equal to 0 mol % and less than or equal to 5 mol %; and not greater than 5 mol % of other components; and wherein −5 mol %≤Al2O3 (mol %)−1.5 ΣREmOn (mol %)−ΣAlk2O (mol %)≤+5 mol %. |
| US11407672B2 |
Method for high fill-factor optical arrays manufacturing
A method for fabricating a beam shaper array assembly, where the beam shaper array assembly changes the shape of a plurality of beams. The method includes providing an optical endcap having a plurality of connector stems, welding a fiber to each of the stems to form an emitter array and positioning a beam shaper array adjacent to the endcap opposite to the stems. The method also includes measuring an angle error and a position error of each fiber, calculating a correction for each fiber for the angle error and the position error and correcting the angle and position of each fiber using the calculated corrections. |
| US11407670B2 |
Device, system, and method for forming a core-rod for optical fibers
The invention relates to a device, system, and method for forming a core-rod for optical fibers by collapsing a tube comprising deposited layers of silica to form the core-rod. The device comprises an elongate cavity, an elongate cylindrical carbon liner bounding the cavity, the liner connecting to a frame of the device at opposing end portions, a heating element in a heating element space, surrounding the liner, the liner separating the heating element space from the cavity, a ring of a refractory material, fixated to the frame, surrounding a part of a length of the cavity, the liner being provided such that an inner surface portion at a first end portion of the liner mates with a cylindrical outer surface portion of the ring such that the liner can axially move with the first end portion thereof along the outer surface portion of the ring. |
| US11407669B2 |
Angled blank glass feed apparatus, system, and method
A glass blank feeding apparatus, system, and method for feeding a glass gob to an angled blank mold are disclosed. The glass blank feeding apparatus includes at least one scoop configured to receive a glass gob along a vertical axis from a gob feeder and a blank mold aligned along a longitudinal axis at a non-zero angle from the vertical axis, where the blank mold is configured to receive the glass gob directly from the at least one scoop along the longitudinal axis. |
| US11407668B1 |
Method for processing sludge
A method for treating wastewater or sludge includes treating a sludge having a first viscosity of from about 3,000 cP to about 15,000 cP by shearing the sludge to obtain a treated sludge having a second viscosity of less than 3,000 cP, where the second viscosity persists for a period of time. The sludge may be thickened by dewatering. A chemical agent may be added to the thickened sludge during, before, or after shearing. The treated sludge may further be pumped, transported, or otherwise handled. |
| US11407664B2 |
Method for a water treatment in a system comprising at least one sequencing batch reactor and a moving bed biofilm reactor
The present invention concerns a method for biological treatment of carbon, nitrogen and optionally phosphorus in water, in a reactor system (1) comprising a sequencing batch reactor (SBR) (2) and a moving bed biofilm reactor (MBBR) (3). The method comprises a step (10) of filling said SBR reactor (2) with water to be treated (5), a step (20) of anoxic/aerobic biological treatment in said reactor system (1) and a step (30) of discharging treated water (35) from said SBR reactor (2). The anoxic/aerobic biological treatment step (20) comprises: a biological treatment (210) under largely anoxic conditions in the SBR reactor (2), producing a first effluent (215), a biological treatment (220) under aerobic conditions in the MBBR reactor (3), producing a second effluent (225), and a continuous recirculation of the first and second effluents. The present invention also concerns a corresponding facility. |
| US11407662B2 |
Adsorbents, systems, and methods for separation of organic species from water
Aspects described herein relate generally to adsorbent systems and methods for capturing and/or separating organic species (e.g., uncharged organic species) from mixtures with water. |
| US11407661B2 |
Chlorine generator system
A chlorine generator apparatus wherein a housing is adapted to be mounted in an exterior, user-accessible surface of a spa and a chlorine generating electrode cartridge carrying a pair of electrodes is configured to be installable by a user in the housing and to thereafter be removeable by the user for replacement. |
| US11407654B2 |
Method of controlling salinity of a low salinity injection water
An integrated system includes a desalination plant including a reverse osmosis (RO) array to produce an RO permeate blending stream and a nanofiltration (NF) array to produce an NF permeate blending stream. The integrated system also includes a blending system. Further, the integrated system includes a control unit. Still further, the integrated system includes an injection system for one or more injection wells that penetrate an oil-bearing layer of a reservoir. Moreover, the integrated system includes a production facility to separate fluids produced from one or more production wells that penetrate the oil-bearing layer of the reservoir and to deliver a produced water (PW) stream to the blending system. The blending system is configured to blend the RO permeate and NF permeate blending streams with the PW stream to produce a blended low salinity water stream. The control unit is configured to dynamically alter operation of the blending system to adjust amounts of at least one of the RO permeate blending stream and the NF permeate blending stream to maintain a composition of the blended low salinity water stream within a predetermined operating envelope. |
| US11407653B2 |
Method, system and apparatus for monitoring and controlling water quality and flow
A water quality and flow monitoring and control apparatus, method and system installed at an end user location and being capable of monitoring one or more of the following water quality parameters: microorganisms (including E. coli), mineral or other ion concentration, pH, temperature, and turbidity. The system also has a water meter that detects the flow of water and has a valve to shut the flow of water off upon detecting a fault condition such as a leak. |
| US11407652B2 |
Container for filter-as-you-pour system
The invention relates to container bodies configured to be used in filter-as-you-pour systems, where filtering is achieved as the user pours water from the container. Such container bodies may have an undivided internal storage volume, so as to not include a reservoir compartment for unfiltered water. They may be part of systems configured to filter water both as water is introduced into a container body of the system and as water is poured from the container body of the system. The filter assembly may be attached to the container body at a location proximate the outlet of the system. Filter media of the filter assembly may comprise an activated carbon textile material that presents a curved surface to water passing through the filter assembly. The container body may be configured as a pitcher, carafe, water bottle, jug, or other shaped container. |
| US11407648B2 |
(Melt-) extrusion process for the preparation of alkali metal carbonate, bicarbonate and sesquicarbonate formulations using a melted functionalizing agent
The present invention relates to a process for preparing a formulation comprising an alkali metal salt selected from the group consisting of alkali metal bicarbonate salts, alkali metal carbonate salts, alkali metal sesquicarbonate salts and combinations thereof, wherein said process comprises the step of extruding a paste-like composition comprising a functionalizing agent and the metal salt. The invention furthermore relates to a formulation obtainable from said process and to the use of this formulation in various applications such as in plastic foaming or in food and feed leavening compositions. |
| US11407641B2 |
Method of preparing graphdiyne-based material and a substrate for use in such material preparation process
A method of preparing graphdiyne-based material and a substrate for use in such material preparation process. The method includes the steps of: disposing an alkynye-based monomer on a substrate; maintaining a planar structure of each of a plurality of molecules of the monomer on a surface of the substrate; and initiating polymerization of the monomer on the substrate to synthesize a two-dimensional crystalline layer of the graphdiyne-based material on the substrate. |
| US11407640B2 |
Method for etching a phosphate source using acid
Process of acid attack with sulphuric acid of a phosphate source comprising calcium or not comprising calcium for a predetermined time period ranging from 20 to 180 minutes in the conditions wherein the molar ratio of sulphate from the sulphuric acid and possibly from the phosphate source to the calcium present in the phosphate source ranges from 0.6 to 0.8, and the content in P2O5 in the attack tank is of less than 6%. |
| US11407639B2 |
Aluminum phosphite and composition containing aluminum phosphite
An object of the present invention is to provide an aluminum phospite having spherical shape. An aluminum phosphite of the present invention has the following formula. Alx(OH)y(HPO3)3·zH2O wherein: x represents 2.01 or more and 2.50 or less, y represents 0.03 or more and 1.50 or less, and z represents an integer of 0 to 4, respectively. |
| US11407638B2 |
Hexagonal boron nitride powder and production process therefor
To provide a hexagonal boron nitride powder which contains agglomerates, has a maximum torque calculated by measuring in accordance with JIS-K-6217-4 of 0.20 to 0.50 Nm, a DBP absorption rate of 50 to 100 ml/100 g, a tap bulk density of 0.66 to 0.95 g/cm3 and reduced anisotropy of heat conduction and can provide high heat conductivity and dielectric strength to a resin composition produced by filling a resin therewith and a process for producing the powder by carrying out a reduction nitriding reaction using boron carbide. |
| US11407635B2 |
Bonding pad layer system, gas sensor and method for manufacturing a gas sensor
A bonding pad layer system is deposited on a semiconductor chip as a base, for example, a micromechanical semiconductor chip, in which at least one self-supporting dielectric membrane made up of dielectric layers, a platinum conductor track and a heater made of platinum is integrated. In the process, the deposition of a tantalum layer takes place first, upon that the deposition of a first platinum layer, upon that the deposition of a tantalum nitride layer, upon that the deposition of a second platinum layer and upon that the deposition of a gold layer, at least one bonding pad for connecting with a bonding wire being formed in the gold layer. The bonding pad is situated in the area of the contact hole on the semiconductor chip, in which a platinum conductor track leading to the heater is connected using a ring contact and/or is connected outside this area. |
| US11407627B2 |
Treatment machine for containers and/or beverages, comprising a visualisation of output
Provided is a method for controlling at least one of a container treatment machine and a beverage treatment machine, wherein the treatment machine treats at least one of containers and beverages using predeterminable parameters, wherein at least one control device controls the treatment machine at least temporarily taking into account the parameters, and wherein these parameters are input at least temporarily by an input device, and wherein, by an information output device, information is output at least temporarily to a user, the information being characteristic of a status of at least one of the machine and of data input by the user. According to embodiments of the invention, the information is at least partially output in image form. |
| US11407626B2 |
Bottle popper with pivoting handle
A bottle opener apparatus comprises a bottle rest configured to rest on a portion of a bottle placed within the bottle opener, a lower body collar attached to the bottle rest, an upper body collar slidably connected to the lower body collar, one or more levers attached to the upper body collar and to the lower body collar, the one or more levers configured to remove a bottle cap from the bottle and eject the bottle cap into the air when the upper collar slides relative to the inner collar in an ejection movement, one or more sensors configured to collect data when the bottle is placed within the inner collar, and a transmitter configured to transmit the collected data to an external receiver. |
| US11407625B2 |
Device that will help lift an object that's heavy or light
A method of lifting an object, includes the steps of using a flexible sound producing speaker cone mechanism and generating and directing an acoustic sound. The sound thus generated has a predetermined frequency, imparted on the object, at various object locations. The acoustic sound communicates through first and second coils associated with the sound producing mechanism, such as a conical rubber member associated with the coils. The first coil harnesses electrical current and the second coil harnesses frequency, producing a force causing the rubber sound producing speaker cone mechanism to expand its surface area and push air outward. The pushed air provides a force for imparting movement of an object in the vicinity of the flexible sound producing speaker cone mechanism. Lifting by air is augmented by magnetic fields generated. |
| US11407622B2 |
Anti-rotation with cables
A cable cylinder (100) comprising a frame (1);—a pin (2) mounted on the frame and extending along a first axis (Oy);—a nut (4) engaging with the pin (2);—a first cable (10) coupled to the nut or the pin (2) and intended to be functionally connected to an element to be moved;—a motor (3) designed to rotate the pin (2) or the nut (4); characterised in that the first cable (6) comprises at least a first section (6.1) extending substantially parallel to the first axis (Ox), and the first cable (6) is designed to exert opposing forces on rotation of the nut (4) by the pin (2) or of the pin (2) by the nut (4) in order to constitute anti-rotation means so that a rotation of the pin (2) or of the bolt (4) under the action of the motor (3) causes a relative movement of the nut (4) and of the pin (2). |
| US11407618B2 |
Control system and control method for controlling start and stop of multiple passenger conveyors
A control system and a control method for controlling the start and stop of multiple passenger conveyors are provided. The control system includes a remote camera for capturing images of the corresponding external state of the passenger conveyor in real time; a remote controller for controlling and collecting the operation state of the passenger conveyor; a monitoring server connected with each remote camera and the remote controller through a data network. The monitoring server uses an artificial intelligence algorithm to analyze images captured by the remote camera to determine whether there are passengers on the passenger conveyor; when the monitoring server determines that there are passengers on the passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor is grouped into a non-automatic start and stop group; when the monitoring server determines that there are no passengers on the passenger conveyor, the passenger conveyor is grouped into an automatic start and stop group. |
| US11407616B2 |
Elevator belt surface protection for installation
A belt of an elevator system includes one or more tension elements extending longitudinally along a length of the belt, and an elastomeric jacket at least partially enveloping the one or more tension elements. The jacket defines a traction side configured to be interactive with a traction sheave of the elevator system and a back side opposite the traction side. A protective tape is applied to the elastomeric jacket at the back side. A method of assembling an elevator system includes forming a belt, and installing the belt in a hoistway of the elevator system. One or more additional components of the elevator system are installed in the hoistway. A protective tape is removed from a jacket of the belt after installation of the one or more additional components is completed. |
| US11407615B2 |
Elevator guide
An elevator guide having a bracket and a hub moveable relative to the bracket. A face arm and opposing side arms are connected to a cylindrical portion of the hub each having at least one guide member (e.g., wheel) or a gib assembly connected to the cylindrical portion of the hub. A self-centering hub spring is preferably provided. An adjustable hub spring force adjustment member for independently varying the spring force of the hub spring and an adjustable stop for independently adjusting the distance the hub can move away from an elevator rail are provided. The hub preferably includes one or more lubricant receiving members configured to enhance distribution of a lubricant. One or more components of the guide include one or more initial set-up markings that readily allow a user to position one or more components in an optimal set-up position to significantly reduce assembly time. The hub and hub spring are preferably configured to prevent the hub spring from falling out of the hub. |
| US11407614B2 |
Nonlinear and efficient eddy-current overspeed protection system for elevators
An overspeed emergency brake system includes an overspeed detector magnet generating a brake actuation force and a kinematic constraint element guiding the movement of the magnet. The magnet and a kinematic constraint element in the brake system are arranged such that a linear brake actuation force is generated at a normal operating speed condition (i.e in a first position of the magnet with respect to the kinematic constraint element), due to the movement of the kinematic constraint element when guiding the magnet along a reaction surface and the kinematic constraint element converts the linear speed-force relationship into a nonlinear speed-force relationship in an overspeed condition (i.e a second position), while the magnet translates with respect to the kinematic constraint element generating a sharply increasing force for triggering the overspeed emergency brake. |
| US11407610B2 |
Equipment tether
A tether includes a housing defining a cord aperture, a spool located within the housing and configured to rotate about a spool axis in either an extending direction or a rewinding direction, a cord wound around the spool and configured to pass through the cord aperture, a biasing member coupled to the spool, and a retractor lock. The biasing member biases the spool to rotate in the rewinding direction to retract the cord into the housing. The retractor lock is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The retractor lock prevents rotation of the spool when in the locked position and allows rotation of the spool in the unlocked position. The retractor lock is moves from the locked position to the unlocked position in response to a threshold cord force on the cord. |
| US11407608B2 |
Method for perforating a nonlinear line of weakness
A method for providing a nonlinear line of weakness on a web material includes: providing a counter component comprising a nonlinear shape, where the nonlinear shape has a shape width, W; providing a blade in operative relationship with the counter component and comprising a plurality of teeth; rotating at least one of the blade and the counter component into interacting relationship with the other of the blade and the counter component; feeding a web between the counter component and the blade such that while in interacting relationship the blade cooperates with the counter component to perforate the web, wherein the web is moving in a machine direction; and reciprocally shifting one of the counter component and the blade for a distance, D, in a shifting direction, wherein D is at least the translational distance that one tooth travels to cover the shape width, W. |
| US11407605B2 |
Air-based photoreceptor sheet stripper
Printing apparatuses include (among other components) a photoreceptor (that is adapted to contact and transfer marking material to a printing side of sheets of media), a transport belt adjacent the photoreceptor, a baffle, and an air outlet. The sheets of media are moved by the photoreceptor across a gap to the transport belt in a “processing direction.” The baffle is adjacent the back side of the sheets of media (the side that is opposite to the printing side of the sheets of media). The air outlet is also positioned adjacent the back side of the sheets of media, and the air outlet is adapted to direct a stream of air along the baffle and between the baffle and the back side of the sheets of media to lift the sheets of media off the photoreceptor without damaging the sheets of media or disturbing the unfused marking material thereon. |
| US11407599B2 |
Apparatus for filling a container with bulk material
An apparatus for filling a container with bulk material, in particular sand, comprises a storage container for the bulk material with a closable lid and an outlet, a metering device arranged beneath the storage container and a pneumatic feeding device arranged under the metering device for feeding the bulk material into the container to be filled with the aid of compressed air via a feed hose. The feeding device has an injector with a plurality of, preferably at least five, holes for the compressed air. |
| US11407596B1 |
Methods and systems for establishing and transmitting status parameters of a conveyor technological field
A method for establishing and transmitting the status parameters of a conveyor and it's articles accumulated includes recording a first signal and a second signal with the first signal received from at least one sensor of a plurality of sensors in a conveyor zone and the second signal transmitted in response to receiving the first signal. The first signal is indicative of an article presence status in the conveyor zone and the second signal is indicative of an actuation status of the conveyor zone. Further, the method includes storing the first signal and the second signal recorded over a periodic scan cycle in a memory to create a historical log of the first signal and the second signal. |
| US11407593B2 |
Sensor systems and methods for detecting conveyor tension in a mining system
A conveyor system that includes a sprocket, a conveyor element, a sensor, a tensioning system, and an electronic processor. The conveyor element is coupled to the sprocket to move around the sprocket. The sensor is positioned adjacent to the sprocket and configured to generate an output signal indicative of a detection of the conveyor element. The electronic processor is coupled to the sensor and to the tensioning system. The electronic processor is configured to receive the output signal from the sensor, estimate a trajectory of the conveyor element based on the output signal, determine a value for slack distance based on the estimated trajectory of the conveyor element, and control the tensioning system based on the value for slack distance. |
| US11407591B2 |
System, method, and apparatus for transporting goods
A goods transport system, and a goods transport method and apparatus using the transport system. The system is used for implementing goods transport with a storing shelf (11); the storing shelf (11) comprises a plurality of shelf layers, each shelf layer comprising a goods buffer area and a plurality of goods storage areas; an input transport track (12), used for transporting goods to the storing shelf, the input transport track comprising an input main transport track (121) and a plurality of input sub-transport tracks (122); each input sub-transport track (122) corresponds to one of the shelf layers of the storing shelf, one end of any one of the input sub-transport tracks (122) being connected to the goods buffer area of a shelf layer of the storing shelf, and the other end being connected to the input main transport track (121); and a shuttle trolley (13), used for transporting goods between the goods buffer area and the goods storage areas of a shelf layer. |
| US11407590B1 |
Rotary unit management for a drive unit
Method and apparatus for identifying a relative rotation between a rotary unit and a base unit in a drive unit, receiving a command that changes the relative rotation when the command is executed by the drive unit, determining that rotating at least one of the base unit or the rotary unit in a first direction in response to the command results in the relative rotation exceeding a maximum rotation value, and rotating at least one of the base unit or the rotary unit in a second direction opposite the first direction while executing the command. In one example, the drive unit may include cables that transfer power and control signals from the base unit to the rotary unit. Determining whether executing the command results in the relative rotation exceeding the maximum rotation value can ensure the cables are not damaged. |
| US11407589B2 |
Systems and methods for learning to extrapolate optimal object routing and handling parameters
A system for object processing is disclosed. The system includes a framework of processes that enable reliable deployment of artificial intelligence-based policies in a warehouse setting to improve the speed, reliability, and accuracy of the system. The system harnesses a vast number of picks to provide data points to machine learning techniques. These machine learning techniques use the data to refine or reinforce in-use policies to optimize the speed and successful transfer of objects within the system. For example, objects in the system are identified at a supply location, a predetermined set of information regarding object is retrieved and combined with a set of object information and processing parameters determined by the system. The combined information is then used to determine routing of the object according to an initial policy. This policy is then observed, altered, tested, and re-implemented in an altered form. |
| US11407588B2 |
Multiple degree of freedom mobile robot loader-unloader system and method
A system for moving payloads is described. It uses one or more mobile robots. Each mobile robot comprises a payload bearing platform with a transfer mechanism with multiple degrees of freedom of movement. The system includes one or more stack exchangers having a set of alignment mechanisms, and at least one payload transfer ramp. The mobile robots pass through the stack exchanger and pick up a payload or drop off a payload. |
| US11407584B2 |
Inductive cover assembly and trash can having same
An inductive cover assembly is configured to connect a can body of a trash can. A side of the can body is provided with an assembly groove extending downward. The inductive cover assembly includes an insert, and an inductive ring and a cover that are hinged to the insert. The assembly groove and the insert are pluggably connected, so as to allow the inductive cover assembly detachably arranged on the can body. Therefore, there is no need to remove the inductive cover assembly during the replacement of trash bags. |
| US11407583B2 |
Intermediate bulk container
A container for the transport and storage of goods includes an internal fillable tank and an external support structure surrounding the tank. The external support structure has a base structure arranged below the tank, such that a base of the tank is supported on the base structure. The external support structure also has an upper support structure arranged above the tank for absorbing loads exerted on the tank from above. The base structure includes a plurality of lower column portions, and the upper support structure includes a plurality of corresponding upper column portions, which each project from opposing faces of the base structure and the upper support structure respectively and which meet somewhere along the height of the tank, thereby forming a number of columns for laterally supporting the tank. |
| US11407582B2 |
Spill containment system for container tanks
A spill containment system for container tanks which include a liquid container and a steel frame surrounding the liquid container. The overall dimensions of the container tank are approximately twenty feet long, eight feet wide and eight and a half feet high. Beneath one or more stacked container tanks is a containment pan assembly including a liquid-tight pan having an interior capable of holding at least a portion of the contents of one liquid container. The containment pan assembly has an upper rectangular section that supports the container tanks and also has a length of about twenty feet and a width of eight feet. However, the entire height of the containment pan assembly is between eight inches and twenty-four inches. Additional similarly constructed containment pan assemblies are arranged adjacent the first assembly with hoses interconnecting the interiors of the several liquid-tight pans of the several containment pan assemblies. |
| US11407579B2 |
Insulating device backpack
An insulating device can include an aperture having a waterproof closure which allows access to the chamber within the insulating device. The closure can help prevent any fluid leakage into and out of the insulating device if the insulating device is overturned or in any configuration other than upright. The closure may also prevent any fluid from permeating into the chamber if the insulating device is exposed to precipitation, other fluid, or submersed under water. The insulating device may include a back panel support structure and shoulder straps allowing the device to be worn as a backpack. This construction results in an insulating chamber that is substantially impervious to water and other liquids when the closure is sealed. |
| US11407575B2 |
Containers for pressurizing a liquid and methods of use thereof
The invention provides containers for pressuring an aqueous liquid with a gas to increase the concentration of the gas in the aqueous liquid. The container employs one or more moveable sections to reduce the accessible volume of the container, e.g., allowing gases such as H2 to become supersaturated within an aqueous liquid. |
| US11407574B2 |
System for transporting objects under controlled atmosphere
System for transporting objects under controlled atmosphere comprising tubular sections connected together in a leak tight manner by their first ends, each tubular section, each section comprising a guide track for a trolley, each guide track comprising a first and a second end, the first ends of the guide tracks being opposite and separated from each other by a given distance. The transport system also comprises a spanning element rotationally hinged on a first end of the guide tracks around an axis orthogonal to a direction of displacement of said guide track. The spanning element is moveable between a raised position and a spanning position in which the guide tracks are connected enabling the passage of the trolley. |
| US11407572B2 |
Seasoning product package
This disclosure provides a package for a product, including a capsule body configured to accommodate a predetermined amount of the product; a handle connected to one side of the capsule body; and a lid, wherein the capsule body is sealed with the lid. The capsule body, the handle, and the lid are made of an oxygen-proof, lightproof, moisture-proof, and sustainable material, e.g., aluminum. A modified atmosphere packaging technique is used during the packaging process to extend shelf life. |
| US11407570B2 |
Carton comprising an expendible handle and blank therefor
A carton for packaging one or more articles includes an extendible handle. The handle includes at least one handle panel and a collapsible structure. The collapsible structure couples the at least one handle panel to a main body of the carton. The collapsible structure comprises a pair of hinged panels. The hinged panels include an inner panel hingedly connected by a first fold line to an outer panel. The inner panel is hingedly connected to the main body of the carton. The outer panel is hingedly connected to the at least one handle panel. The collapsible tubular structure further includes an expansion facilitator which has at least one tab coupled to one of the inner and outer panels. The at least one tab interrupts the first fold line. |
| US11407567B2 |
Child-resistant lid and related methods
Disclosed is a child-resistant beverage lid with a tabbed cover that is attached to the base of the lid via a hinge. The lid may be removed by pulling up on the tab with sufficient force that it lifts the cover up and the lid up and off of a can. |
| US11407565B2 |
Cover, method of producing cover, and secondary processing die used for producing cover
A method of forming an undercut which is engageable with an edge, on a side wall of a cover intermediate body using a cover intermediate body and a secondary processing die. In the secondary processing die, a moving inner core has, on the outer surface thereof, a concave shape corresponding to a convex shape of the inner surface of the undercut. The moving inner core is made up of a plurality of core segments which are arranged along the circumferential direction. Each core segment is vertically movable along an inclined surface of a core. When the moving inner core is moved upward, the moving inner core transforms smaller than the inner diameter of the side wall of a cover. The slide core has, on the inner surface thereof, a convex shape corresponding to the concave shape of the undercut. |
| US11407563B2 |
Devices and systems for dispensing material
A device for dispensing a material having: a first surface with an orifice; a second surface opposite the first surface; a first endface comprising an annular opening; a second endface opposite the first endface; a cavity defined by the above. An actuator is anchored to the second surface and has at least a portion of a pressing pad extending through the orifice in the first surface. An inner side of the second surface comprises a contoured portion within the cavity, the contoured portion having a first end positioned toward the second endface and a second end positioned toward the first endface, wherein the contoured portion has a maximum height at or near the first end, and a minimum height at a position between the first end and the second end. |
| US11407562B2 |
Child resistant reclosable zipper assembly
A reclosable child-resistant plastic zipper assembly of manufacturer definable length is disclosed. The assembly has a first zipper strip and a second zipper strip, the zipper strips having complementary reclosure profiles. The zipper assembly lacks upper flanges, but instead terminates at a pair of closure tabs that meet at an opening point when the strips have been mated to provide the closure. The zipper strips each further include a texturized gripping region on the exterior surfaces to enable a user to open the zipper assembly. The assembly may be affixed to the upper end of a bag or other flexible container to provide child-resistant access to the contents therein. |
| US11407561B2 |
Portable basket with moveable support members
The present invention provides a stackable container, including a base wall having multiple corners, a side wall that is generally perpendicular to the base wall, and an end wall that is generally perpendicular to the base wall and the side wall. The base wall, the side wall, and the end wall are substantially rectangular or square in shape and define an interior space. Also, a plurality of retractable support members are provided that are movable between an extended support position and a retracted position. The support members, located at the four bottom corners or four sides of the base wall of the stackable container, support the stackable container on top of another container, when the support members are in an extended support position. When the support member is in a retracted position, the containers may be nested. In an alternate embodiment, the container may have a round shape with retractable support members. |
| US11407557B2 |
Shipping frame
An improved shipping frame for use with storage and/or transporting goods includes four corner posts and a top surface and a bottom surface. The corner posts comprise of telescoping leg sections whereby the smaller dimensioned section fits within the larger dimensioned section and can be locked at a particular height. A spacer is positioned between the gap of the different dimensioned leg sections so as to reduce and preferably eliminate any angular displacement of the leg sections. |
| US11407555B2 |
Flattening-realizable file rack and assembling method thereof
Assembling method of flattening-realizable file rack, comprising following steps: gluing; grey board pasting; folding; opening-burying; and forming. File rack assembled from the flattening-realizable file rack assembly method, comprises first single-powder cardboard body, wherein second single-powder cardboard body is formed at left side of the first single-powder cardboard body, third single-powder cardboard body is formed at right side of the first single-powder cardboard body, fifth single-powder cardboard body is vertically formed at top end of the first single-powder cardboard body, fourth single-powder cardboard body is formed at left side of the fifth single-powder cardboard body, and bottom end of the fourth single-powder cardboard body is connected with top end of the second single-powder cardboard body, sixth single-powder cardboard body is formed at right side of the fifth single-powder cardboard body, and bottom of the sixth single-powder cardboard body is connected with top end of the third single-powder cardboard body for forming. |
| US11407553B2 |
Packaging structure with resilient positioning flaps
A packaging structure having resilient positioning flaps can have a particular shape formed by folding a planar sheet including a left fixing portion, a right fixing portion, and a main body portion whose left and right edges are each respectively connected to a connecting portion. The connecting portions are connected to the left and right fixing portions, respectively. Two spaced-apart pressed lines are formed on each fixing portion so that the fixing portions can be bent toward the main body portion along the press lines. Each fixing portion is formed with an opening having a portion of its periphery formed with cuttings extending away from the opening to form resilient positioning flaps. When the package structure is folded and a product is extended therein from the openings, the resilient positioning flaps can be engaged in a concave space of the product to position the product in the packaging structure. |
| US11407552B2 |
Accommodation structure and apparatus kit
An accommodation structure and an apparatus kit are provided. The accommodation structure is configured for receiving a mobile terminal. The accommodation structure includes a base. The base is provided with a groove, the groove has a bottom provided with an accommodating slot for receiving the mobile terminal, and the groove has a depth increasing from an edge of the groove to a position where the accommodating slot is located. The accommodating slot has a depth varying along a periphery of the accommodating slot, and the depth of the accommodating slot has a minimum value at a position of a maximum depth of the groove. |
| US11407551B2 |
Container, system, and method for providing a container with a handle
A container comprises a connecting means, which forms an integral part of the container or is detachably attached to the container. In an unpacked state of the container, at least a portion of the connecting means is detached from the container and at least partially spans at least a part of a circumference of the container. In the unpacked state of the container, the connecting means provides a handle suitable for being supported by a carrier. A system comprising a respective container and a method for providing a container with a handle are described. |
| US11407550B2 |
Dual compartment dispenser system
A dual compartment dispenser system is provided. The dual compartment dispenser system includes a dispenser container having a cup-shaped body including an inner volume divided equally by a divider unit into a first-compartment configured to store dry facial tissues and a second-compartment configured to store moistened towelettes. The dispenser container further features a lid including a first-aperture comprising a removable-cover and providing access to the first-compartment and a second-aperture comprising a resealable-cover and providing access to a the second-compartment. The dispenser container is sized to be stored within a cup holder of a vehicle and provides a portable and accessible dispenser container for dispensing at least one hygienic sheet product including dry facial tissues, moistened towelettes, and in certain instances disinfecting wipes. |
| US11407549B2 |
Container made of injection molded plastic
A container made of injection molded plastic, in particular for storing fruit, vegetables or other foods, includes a box having a box base, a side wall and an generally encircling, upper box periphery, which defines a box opening, and also includes a container lid for at least partially closing the box opening. On an inner side, directed toward an inner region of the box, the container lid has a three-dimensional surface structure including a plurality of respectively adjacent hollow bodies, of which the basic shape has a respective bottom surface, arranged on the inner side of the container lid, a top surface, which is oriented in the direction of the inner region of the box, and a lateral surface, which connects the bottom surface and the top surface to one another. At least some of the hollow bodies are open in the direction of the inner region of the box. |
| US11407548B2 |
High speed labeler for large produce items
An automatic, high speed labeling machine is provided for applying individual labels to large and variable size produce items. The label strips used are much larger and heavier than known label strips used for small produce such as apples and pears. The increased weight causes label strip overrun when the labeler is paused and also causes slippage of the label strip. A label strip deflector is provided which causes the larger and heavier label strip to fold back on itself rather than to overrun and foul the application of labels. The drive rollers are modified to eliminate slippage of the heavier label strip. |
| US11407546B2 |
Device for heating wrapped batches of products and installation for packaging by film wrapping batches of products
A device for heating wrapped batches of products and a packaging installation provided with such a heating device, specifically having a manifold of heating elements with lines of orifices and a blocking device for the orifices using a mobile plate having for each line of orifices openings, at least two successive openings having different lengths, to go the direction of movement a) from a position blocking at least a first line of orifices and opening at least a second line of orifices, b) to another position opening the first line of orifices whilst maintaining open the second line of orifices. |
| US11407543B2 |
Transfer unit and process
Disclosed is a method for transferring products, to or from a product collection surface of a product processing line, on which they can accumulate, in which method products are stored in trays. The method includes a loaded tray transfer step, during which a tray, namely the collection tray, is separately moved between the collection surface and a receiving zone, where tray conveyor is provided, as well as a product transfer step, during which products are transferred between the collection surface and the collection tray with a planar sweeping movement, while the collection tray is held flush with the collection surface. Also disclosed is a corresponding device for transferring products. |
| US11407538B2 |
Packaging material profiling for containment force-based wrapping
Packaging material may be profiled to generate an incremental containment force per revolution (ICF) attribute that is represented by a function that is variable as a function of wrap force. Moreover, the performance of different packaging materials, e.g., in terms of speed or cost, may be compared for a particular load through simulation of wrap operations based upon dimensions of the load and a desired load containment force requirement for the load. |
| US11407531B2 |
Miniaturized green end-burning hybrid propulsion system for CubeSats
A hybrid propulsion system includes a housing, at least two electrodes, a solid-grain fuel material, a combustion chamber, an oxidizer port, and a nozzle. The housing has a first end and a second end and defines a cavity. The electrodes extend into the cavity. The fuel material is free of an oxidizer and is positioned in the cavity. The fuel material has a combustion surface and is exposed to the electrodes. The combustion chamber is defined between the combustion surface and the second end. The oxidizer port provides a flow of oxidizer to the combustion chamber. The nozzle is positioned at the second end. Combustion of the fuel material in the combustion chamber may be dominated by radiative heat transfer. Combustion of the fuel material in the combustion chamber may generate thrust of no more than 5 N at an oxidizer flow rate of no more than 5 g/s. |
| US11407529B1 |
Aircraft retrofit system
One example includes an aircraft retrofit system to provide a retrofitted aircraft from an original aircraft. The system includes a plurality of multi-axis vectoring nozzles configured to replace a respective plurality of original nozzles of a respective plurality of original engines of the original aircraft and empennage of the original aircraft, such that the retrofitted aircraft includes no empennage. The system also includes retrofit electronics for controlling the plurality of multi-axis vectoring nozzles to provide yaw control of the retrofitted aircraft. |
| US11407527B2 |
Flying vehicle systems and methods
A method according to certain embodiments generally involves operating a system including an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and a base station. The base station includes a nest including an upper opening having an upper opening diameter and a lower opening having a lower opening diameter less than the upper opening diameter. The lower opening is accessible from within the base station. The method generally includes landing the UAV within the nest such that a portion of the UAV is accessible via the lower opening, releasably attaching a load to the UAV, and operating the UAV to deliver the load to a destination. |
| US11407526B2 |
Systems and methods for UAV docking
An apparatus for housing an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in or on a vehicle includes a landing connection component configured to form a connection between the UAV and the vehicle when the UAV is landed in or on the vehicle, and a cover movable between a plurality of positions to permit the UAV to take off and land in or on the vehicle. The cover includes an antenna or a satellite dish integrated thereto. An orientation of the antenna or the satellite dish is adjustable for tracking a motion of the UAV when the UAV is in flight. |
| US11407524B2 |
Aircraft undercarriage fitted with visual warning means for signaling an angular overstroke of a steerable bottom portion of the undercarriage
An aircraft undercarriage comprising a top portion (2) secured to the aircraft and a steerable bottom portion (3) carrying wheels and suitable for being steered by a steering control system (4) fitted to the undercarriage or else by an external towing device, the undercarriage being fitted with visual warning means (9) for indicating an angular overstroke. The visual warning means comprising at least one visual indicator (14) mounted to move between a retracted position that is invisible and an extended position that is visible.An aircraft provided with an undercarriage. |
| US11407523B2 |
System and method for building a link between an aircraft alert message and an electronic checklist on an off board device
A method in an aircraft for activating functions on external equipment is provided. The method includes: encoding, in an optical code, information pertaining to an aircraft alert message displayed on a cockpit display; causing a graphical element to be displayed that indicates that the optical code is available for display; receiving the selection of the graphical element; causing the optical code to be displayed responsive to the selection of the graphical element; capturing, by a mobile device, a visual image of the optical code displayed on the cockpit display; decoding, by the mobile device using the visual image, the optical code to identify information pertaining to the displayed aircraft alert message; retrieving, by the mobile device, a checklist containing instructions for responding in view of the information pertaining to the displayed aircraft alert message; and causing the retrieved checklist to be displayed on a display on the mobile device. |
| US11407520B2 |
Rear engine attachment for an aircraft engine
A rear engine attachment having first and second parts, wherein the first part has two first clevises fixed to a lower face of a pylon, two second clevises fixed to a structural casing, two connecting rods mounted to be articulated between first and second clevises, and two shafts realizing the connections between the connecting rods and the clevises. The second part has a shoe fixed to the lower face and having a bore, a main rod which bears a vertical peg engaging in the bore and which is fixed to the structural casing by a first pivot connection, and a secondary rod fixed to the main rod by a second pivot connection and to the structural casing by a third pivot connection. Such a rear engine attachment is more compact, taking up space in the longitudinal direction and thus minimizing the space taken up in the transverse direction. |
| US11407519B2 |
Rear engine attachment for an aircraft propulsion unit
A rear engine attachment having a beam fixed to a pylon, a spreader pivotally mounted on the beam, the spreader comprising two ends situated on either side of a median plane, two rods located one on either side of the median plane, each rod having a first end fixed to one end of the spreader by a ball joint and a second end fixed to the engine, each ball joint comprising a clevis with two arms at the first end of the rod, a swivel bearing arranged on the end of the spreader, and a hinge pin passing through the two arms, the swivel bearing arranged between the two arms and fitted on the hinge pin. For each ball joint, an interface part is removably interposed between the end of the spreader and the first end of the rod and forms a contact surface between the spreader and the rod. |
| US11407518B2 |
Aircraft and propulsion engine mount system
An aircraft and propulsion system are provided. The aircraft includes an airframe including one or more of a fuselage, a wing, or an empennage. The aircraft includes an aircraft propulsion system including a front frame and an aft frame. A front mount link is connected to the airframe and the front frame, and the aft frame is selectively connected to the airframe by an aft mount link. |
| US11407517B2 |
Hybrid aircraft propulsion system
A hybrid aircraft propulsion system. The system comprises a gas turbine engine comprising a compressor, a combustor, one or more turbines, a shaft coupled to one of the turbines, and a bypass fan mechanically driven by the shaft. The system further comprises an electrical generator mechanically coupled to the shaft, and an auxiliary propulsor mechanically coupled to an electric motor and electrically coupled to the electric generator. At maximum power, the gas turbine engine is configured to produce a turbine entry temperature at maximum power between 1800 Kelvin and 2000 Kelvin, the engine comprises a fan bypass ratio of between 4:1 and 13:1, and the generator is configured to absorb between 10% and 60% of the mechanical power generated by the turbine. |
| US11407514B2 |
End bay assembly with deployable step and deployable step constructions
A step assembly installable in a structure such as a housing of an armrest assembly, the step assembly including a base attachable to the structure including a mounting plate having a low profile and a fixed receptacle to be received in the structure, a step plate pivotally attached along a first end to the base along a lower end of the receptacle, the step plate pivotable between a stowed position in which the step plate is housed within the fixed receptacle and a deployed position in which the step plate is outside of the fixed receptacle, the step plate having a first side for supporting a foot, and a release mechanism for releasing the step plate from the stowed position to the deployed position. The step plate deployed for use and concealed from view between uses. |
| US11407510B2 |
Rotary airfoil and design therefore
The rotary airfoil 100 defines a cross section and a span, wherein the cross section is a function of the point along the span (e.g., spanwise point) and defines an upper surface and a lower surface at each spanwise point. The rotary airfoil 100 also defines, at a cross section, a lift coefficient (CL) that is a function of the angle of attack at which the airfoil is rotated through the air. The system can optionally include: a rotor hub to mount the rotary airfoil, a tilt mechanism to pivot the rotary airfoil between a forward configuration and a hover configuration, and a pitching mechanism to change the angle of attack of the rotary airfoil 100. |
| US11407509B2 |
Tilt-wing aircraft
In various embodiments, a tilt-wing aircraft includes a fuselage; a first wing tiltably mounted at or near a forward end of the fuselage; and a second wing rotatably mounted to the fuselage at a position aft of the first wing. A first plurality of rotors is mounted on the first wing at locations on or near a leading edge of the first wing, with two or more rotors being mounted on wing portions on each side of the fuselage; and a second plurality of rotors mounted on the second wing at locations on or near a leading edge of the second wing, with two or more rotors being mounted on wing portions on each side of the fuselage. A flight control system generates a set of actuators and associated actuator parameters to achieve desired forces and moments. |
| US11407508B2 |
Vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle
A vertical takeoff and landing aerial vehicle, which comprises a plurality of lift propellers respectively arranged at the top sides of a left linear support and a right linear support, and a left additional lift propeller and a right additional lift propeller respectively arranged on the bottom sides of the left linear support and the right linear support. According to the aerial vehicle provided by the disclosure, the takeoff and landing power of the aerial vehicle is effectively improved and the maximum take-off weight and effective load of the aerial vehicle are improved by using multiple groups of lift motors on the aerial vehicle. |
| US11407502B2 |
Taxi drive system for aircraft
A taxi drive system is disclosed that provides motive force to wheels of an aircraft. The motive force is transferred by a motor powered continuous track (e.g., belt, chain, or other flexible transmission element) directly to the wheel(s) of an aircraft. The system is carried by the landing gear of the aircraft, and is placed in engagement with an aircraft wheel with sufficient force to allow for the track to drive the aircraft wheel. The taxi drive system includes a separate motor from the main aircraft engines so that the aircraft may be taxied while the main engines are shutdown or at idle. |
| US11407500B2 |
Landing gear with shortening motion
A landing gear for a vehicle includes a strut configured for reciprocating movement between a stowed position and a deployed position. A shock absorber has a first element slidingly disposed within the strut and a second element slidingly coupled to the first element. A trailing arm is rotatably coupled to the second element. A first linkage is coupled to the first element, wherein the first linkage drives the first element between a raised position when the strut is in the stowed position and a lowered position when the strut is in the deployed position. The landing gear further includes a second linkage coupled to the trailing arm. The second linkage rotates the trailing arm between a first trailing arm position when the strut is in the stowed position and a second trailing arm position when the strut is in the deployed position. |
| US11407496B1 |
Systems and methods for redundant flight control in an aircraft
The present invention is directed to systems and methods for redundant flight control configured for use in an aircraft. More specifically, a system is provided that includes a plurality of actuators that are configured to move a flight component of an aircraft such that one actuator is configured to move the flight component if the other actuator fails to move the flight component upon receipt of an attitude command from a pilot control. |
| US11407489B2 |
Duct stringer
A duct stringer is disclosed and forms at least part of a duct with a closed cross-section along which a fluid flows. An aperture is formed through a duct wall of the duct stringer and communicates with the duct. An insert is adhered in the duct stringer and is configured to engage with a fastening member to mount a fluid transporting conduit, such as a pipe, over the aperture. |
| US11407488B2 |
System and method for cooling a leading edge of a high speed vehicle
A hypersonic aircraft includes one or more leading edge assemblies that are designed to manage thermal loads experienced at the leading edges during high speed or hypersonic operation. Specifically, the leading edge assemblies may include an outer wall tapered to a leading edge or stagnation point. The outer wall may define a vapor chamber and a capillary structure within the vapor chamber for circulating a working fluid in either liquid or vapor form to cool the leading edge. In addition, a dual-modal cooling structure can enhance heat transfer from the outer wall at the leading edge to the outer wall within the condenser section of the vapor chamber. |
| US11407486B2 |
Window clamp system for a vehicle
A window clamp system and method are to secure a window pane to a window frame of a vehicle. The window clamp system includes a mounting bracket configured to be secured to the window frame, one or more ratchets coupled to the mounting bracket, and a spring clip configured to move in relation to the mounting bracket and the one or more ratchets. The spring clip is configured to engage a seal positioned around the window pane. |
| US11407484B2 |
Standard cabin monument sub-structure
A sub-structure for an aircraft cabin monument is disclosed. The sub-structure includes a plurality of mounting attachment points for supporting a mount to engage with a corresponding mounting attachment point on a lattice structure of a load carrying partition wall. The aircraft cabin monument is supported by the load carrying partition wall through the sub-structure, supporting a substantial weight of the monument, and relieving the cabin floor from supporting the load and weight of the aircraft cabin monument. |
| US11407483B2 |
Thermal hydrogen generator using a metal hydride and thermite
This invention relates to a thermal hydrogen generator and a process and system for generating hydrogen gas, more specifically to a process and system for generating hydrogen gas by thermally decomposing a metal hydride. |
| US11407482B2 |
Furling and adjustment assembly for boat sails
A furling and adjustment assembly for boat sails, includes a hooking device, configured to be mated to a coupling for the sail and to a tack sheet. The assembly also includes an actuation pulley assembly, configured to be actuated by an actuation rope and functionally associated with the hooking device in order to transmit, by way of the latter, a furling/unfurling movement to the sail. The hooking device and the actuation pulley assembly can be mutually moved between a condition of mutual engagement and a condition of mutual disengagement, so as to allow the adjustment of the tack point of the sail while a fixed spatial position of the actuation pulley assembly remains constant. |
| US11407468B2 |
Multifunctional vehicle
A multifunctional vehicle including a chassis in which a longitudinal centerline plane is defined. A first pair of wheels is connected to the chassis on opposite sides with respect to the longitudinal centerline plane of the chassis. A second pair of wheels is connected to the chassis, and wheels of the second pair of wheels can be moved with respect to the chassis between: a first position, in which they lie on opposite sides with respect to the longitudinal centerline plane of the chassis, and a second position, in which they lie substantially on the longitudinal centerline plane of the chassis. |
| US11407465B2 |
Straddle-type electric vehicle
A straddle-type electric vehicle, comprising a pair of left and right main frames, a seat rail extending rearward from a rear portion of each of the main frames, a pivot frame extending downward from a rear portion of each of the main frames, a swing arm supported by the pivot frame and by which a rear wheel is swingably supported, a battery arranged in a space between the main frames, a power unit arranged in the space and generates motive power based on electric power of the battery, and a wind guiding duct for guiding traveling wind to the space, the wind guiding duct provided relative to each of the main frames, the wind guiding duct being positioned more outward in a vehicle width direction than the main frames. |
| US11407457B2 |
Shock absorbing pin box system
A shock absorbing pin box system includes a first sidewall, a second sidewall, an upper wall, a lower wall, and a kingpin. The first sidewall defines at least a first plurality of apertures arranged in first column, and the second sidewall defines at least a second plurality of apertures arranged in a second column. A plurality of tubes extend from each of the first plurality of apertures and the second plurality of apertures. A plurality of flexible and resilient tubular bushings are received in a corresponding one of the plurality of tubes. A plurality of bolts are received within corresponding ones of the pluralities of apertures of the pin box and the plurality of tubes. |
| US11407448B2 |
Vehicle floor structure
A vehicle floor structure includes: a center floor; a plurality of longitudinal members attached to a bottom surface of the center floor; and a battery assembly having a battery case disposed under the center floor and a through bolt passing through the battery case, wherein the through bolt is vertically aligned with respect to at least one longitudinal member among the plurality of longitudinal members, and the through bolt is joined to the at least one longitudinal member. |
| US11407446B2 |
Method and device for operating a steering system for a motor vehicle, steering system
The disclosure relates to a method for operating a steering system for a motor vehicle, which steering system has, on the one hand, a steering handle which can be operated by a driver of the motor vehicle, and a hand torque adjuster which is assigned to the steering handle and is designed to apply a damper force, counteracting the operation by the driver, to the steering handle, and, on the other hand, a wheel angle adjuster which is coupled to at least one steerable wheel of the motor vehicle and which is electrically actuated as a function of operation of the steering handle in order to set a steering angle of the at least one wheel. There is provision that the damper force is generated by the manual torque adjuster as a function of a current performance of the wheel angle adjuster. |
| US11407444B2 |
Electromechanical motor vehicle steering system
An electromechanical motor vehicle steering system includes a steering column, a steering rack, a steering pinion that couples the steering column to the steering rack, and an electric drive device with an electric motor and a worm wheel arranged on the steering pinion. The steering rack is arranged between the worm wheel of the electric drive device and the steering column. |
| US11407443B2 |
Electric drive device and electric power steering device
An electric drive device includes a motor housing including a housing end face part opposite to an output part of a rotating shaft of an electric motor. The housing end face part includes a power conversion circuit part heat dissipation section and a power supply circuit part heat dissipation section formed to allow at least generated heat of the power conversion circuit part and the power supply circuit part to be transferred to the motor housing. A sensor magnet is fixed to an end part of the rotating shaft opposite to the output part of the rotating shaft and structured to constitute a rotation-sensing target part for sensing rotation of the rotating shaft. The power conversion circuit part heat dissipation section of the housing end face part is positioned closer to the electric motor than the sensor magnet. |
| US11407441B2 |
Steering gear
A steering gear for a steering system of a motor vehicle includes a housing, a gearwheel, a pinion meshing with the gearwheel, and a pinion shaft with the pinion. The pinion shaft is mounted on one side of the pinion in a floating bearing that includes a rotary bearing that receives the pinion shaft. The rotary bearing is connected to a stop element, which is simultaneously arranged displaceably and non-rotatably within a receiving space. The pivoting mobility of the pinion shaft guided by a fixed bearing, on the other side of the pinion, is limited by a stop between the stop element and a wall of the receiving space. The stop element and the receiving space are configured such that, only in the event of such a stop, pivoting mobility of the pinion shaft is blocked about an axis oriented perpendicular to the pivot axis. |
| US11407427B2 |
Driving control apparatus for vehicle
Vehicle driving control apparatus having function for performing automated in-lane driving by maintaining a vehicle speed when no preceding vehicle is in driving lane, and maintaining an inter-vehicle distance when a preceding other vehicle exists, function for performing automated lane change when there is no other vehicle in a predetermined area of neighboring lane, a function for notifying a driver of stopping the functions and an operation takeover request when a system failure occurs, function for evacuating vehicle to road shoulder when driver cannot resume operation, wherein, when vehicle is not in first lane neighboring road shoulder at operation of evacuating function, lane change from in-lane driving maintaining set inter-vehicle distance or set vehicle speed to first lane is performed, and prior thereto, a predetermined area serving as criterion of lane change to first lane is changed to a second area smaller than area of automated lane change. |
| US11407426B2 |
Collision warning method and apparatus
A collision warning method and a collision warning apparatus are disclosed. The method includes: obtaining a target deceleration and a target distance headway of a first vehicle by training based on historical travel data of the first vehicle, obtaining a TTC of the first vehicle and a leading vehicle, and determining, based on a comparison between the TTC and a first threshold, whether to send warning information. Because the target deceleration and the target distance headway of the first vehicle can reflect personal driving habit characteristics of a driver of the first vehicle, the TTC obtained based on the historical travel data is highly adaptable, thereby effectively resolving a problem of low warning effectiveness that is caused by a unified deceleration and a unified distance headway in the prior art. |
| US11407420B2 |
Vehicle control apparatus and method of controlling vehicle-control force
A vehicle control apparatus controls a vehicle-control force of a vehicle that is switchable between traveling under normal traveling control and traveling under cruise control. The apparatus includes a first target-vehicle-control-force determination unit, a second target-vehicle-control-force determination unit, and a vehicle-control-force controlling unit. The first target-vehicle-control-force determination unit determines a target vehicle-control force of the normal traveling control on the basis of an accelerator position, and switches a control mode of the normal traveling control between a normal mode and a one-pedal mode. The second target-vehicle-control-force determination unit determines a target vehicle-control force of the cruise control, and execute override when the accelerator position is greater than a reference accelerator position in the cruise control. The vehicle-control-force controlling unit controls the vehicle-control force on the basis of the target vehicle-control force determined by the first target-vehicle-control-force determination unit or the second target-vehicle-control-force determination unit. |
| US11407410B2 |
Method and system for estimating an accident risk of an autonomous vehicle
A method for estimating an accident risk of an autonomous driving unit produces helpful results with fewer autonomous driving cycles. From driving values, which have been determined from monitoring at least one driving parameter of the driving unit during autonomous driving, an autonomous-driving quantity is determined quantifying an autonomous-driving quality of the driving of the driving unit. The autonomous-driving quantity is associated with a plurality of manual-driving quantities, which have been determined from the same driving parameter during manual driving periods of different driving units. An autonomous-driving accident rate value is determined from accident rate values associated to those manual-driving quantities. |
| US11407409B2 |
System and method for trajectory validation
The present disclosure is directed to performing one or more validity checks on potential trajectories for a device, such as an autonomous vehicle, to navigate. In some examples, a potential trajectory may be validated based on whether it is consistent with a current trajectory the vehicle is navigating such that the potential and current trajectories are not too different, whether the vehicle can feasibly or kinematically navigate to the potential trajectory from a current state, whether the potential trajectory was punctual or received within a time period of a prior trajectory, and/or whether the potential trajectory passes a staleness check, such that it was created within a certain time period. In some examples, determining whether a potential trajectory is feasibly may include updating a set of feasibility limits based on one or more operational characteristics of statuses of subsystems of the vehicle. |
| US11407402B2 |
Driving torque command generating apparatus and method of operating hybrid electric vehicle
A driving torque command generating apparatus and method of operating a hybrid electric vehicle can obtain torsional state observation values using an engine speed, a motor speed, and a wheel speed detected by an engine speed detector, a motor speed detector, and a wheel speed detector, respectively, together with a motor torque command generated in a previous period, and generate an engine torque command and a motor torque command of a driving torque command based on a driving input value input by a driving input detector and the torsional state observation values. |
| US11407400B2 |
Control of automatic transmission during charging of a battery in a hybrid-electric vehicle
A system for controlling charging of a battery in a hybrid-electric vehicle. The system is configured to estimate a total vehicle power requirement and an available internal combustion engine power provided by the engine in each gear of a transmission system of the vehicle. The system may then determine a highest gear of the transmission system that has an estimated available power at least equal to the estimated total vehicle power requirement. The system may then, responsive to a state of charge of the battery falling below a predetermined low-charge threshold, and if the transmission system is not currently in the highest gear that has an estimated available power at least equal to the estimated total power requirement, control operation of the vehicle to shift the transmission system to the highest gear that has an estimated available power at least equal to the estimated total power requirement. |
| US11407396B2 |
Electric booster
An electric booster including an input member that is advanceably/retractably moved according to a brake pedal operation. An electric motor of an electric actuator advanceably/retractably moves a power piston. A master pressure control unit sets a target movement amount of the power piston according to an amount of a movement of the input member that is caused by the brake pedal, and controls the electric motor to move the power piston so as to achieve the target movement amount, thereby causing a brake hydraulic pressure to be generated in a master cylinder. The master pressure control unit includes a reaction force generation portion, which changes a characteristic of a hydraulic reaction force applied to the brake pedal. The reaction force generation portion corrects the target movement amount of the power piston according to a temporal change in the movement amount of the input member. |
| US11407395B2 |
Master cylinder for a braking system
A master cylinder is described. The master cylinder includes a chamber delimited by a piston and supplied from a brake fluid reservoir installed on the top of the master cylinder by an end fitting engaged in a nozzle on the body of the master cylinder. The piston has a nose of reduced section upstream of its skirt guided in the bore hole of the master cylinder and the nozzle is connected to the chamber by a drill hole issuing into the chamber at least partly upstream of the piston in rest position. A valve module is installed in the drill hole to manage communication between the reservoir and the chamber as a function of the position of the piston and the pressure in the chamber with respect to the pressure in the reservoir. |
| US11407393B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling vehicle driving depending on baby mode
A vehicle driving control method depending on a baby mode, may include, when the baby mode is activated, receiving information on a state of a vehicle seat, correcting a center state of charge (SOC) value of a battery of the vehicle based on the information on the state of the vehicle seat, determining a state of a transmission of the vehicle, and performing regenerative brake and brake pedal stroke (BPS) scale/filtering correction control or an electric vehicle (EV) mode and accelerator position sensor (APS) scale/filtering correction control based on the state of the transmission of the vehicle and the state of the vehicle seat. |
| US11407389B2 |
Method for stopping a vehicle
There is provided a method to stop or slow down a vehicle in an emergency, said vehicle comprising an emergency stop system able to cause the vehicle to stop or slow down, the emergency stop system being able to receive stop signals from users that are not driving the vehicle, the method comprising the steps of a) the emergency stop system receiving a first signal to stop the vehicle, b) the emergency stop system immediately starting a timing procedure, c) the emergency stop system, within a predetermined time window, receiving a predetermined number of further signals to stop the vehicle, and d) the emergency stop system, if the required number of signals has been received, immediately causing the vehicle to stop or slow down. |
| US11407384B2 |
Method and apparatus to dispense fluid onto a target area of a surface
A device for dispensing liquid onto a target area of a vehicle surface is described, and includes a mixing valve that is in communication with a pressurized fluidic supply system via a fluidic distribution system, and a controller. The mixing valve includes an outlet orifice that is disposed proximal to the target area, and the mixing valve includes first and second valve conduits that are fluidly connected to the outlet orifice via a mixing portion. The first valve conduit includes a first control valve, and the second valve conduit includes a second control valve. The fluidic distribution system includes a first fluidic conduit and a second fluidic conduit. The controller is operatively connected to the fluidic supply system, and the first and second control valves. |
| US11407383B2 |
Toothed wheel for a gear motor of a window wiper
The invention relates to a toothed wheel (116) for a gear motor (10) of a window wiper, in particular of a motor vehicle, this wheel having a central member (120, 128) defining an axis of rotation A and two opposite substantially parallel faces, a first of said faces including an orifice (124) having an axis B and intended to receive a pin (26) of a linkage (38) of the gear motor, characterized in that it comprises, on said first face, abutment means (128a, 154a) in an axial direction and/or in a radial direction relative to axis A and means (128a, 154a, 152a) for guiding sliding in a circumferential direction about the axis A, said abutment and guide means being configured to cooperate with said pin during the assembly of the toothed wheel with the linkage in order to facilitate the insertion of the pin into the orifice. |
| US11407380B2 |
Seat belt retractor
A seatbelt retractor for a seat belt device in a vehicle. The retractor including a frame and a spool. The spool is configured to be fixed to one end of a webbing which is wound around the spool. A pretensioner device configured to rotate the spool in response to an excessive acceleration of the vehicle. The pretensioner device comprises a power transmission element carried in a pretensioner tube that is driven by a piston located in the pretensioner tube. The pretensioner device includes a gas generator for driving the piston into the power transmission element. The pretensioner device includes a seal system that includes a stopper tube located in a downstream end of the pretensioner tube to create a stop location for the piston to prevent operating gas from exiting the end of the pretensioner tube. |
| US11407378B2 |
Airbag system and related methods of inflating an airbag
An airbag system and related method of inflating an airbag is disclosed. The airbag system has an airbag cushion having an interior cavity. At least one pyrotechnic gas generating compound is positioned within the interior cavity of the airbag cushion. At least one ignition source is in communication with the at least one pyrotechnic gas generating compound. A control unit is in communication with the at least one ignition source, wherein activation of the at least one ignition source by the control unit causes the at least one pyrotechnic gas generating compound to inflate the airbag cushion. |
| US11407376B2 |
Method of folding far-side airbag
Disclosed herein is a method of folding a far-side airbag, which includes forming a first folding part in such a manner that an upper side of an airbag seat is folded inboard, forming a second folding part by folding both widthwise sides of the airbag seat, forming a third folding part by folding the upper side of the airbag seat, forming a roll-folding part by roll-folding the upper side of the airbag seat, forming an overlapping part by folding over an inflator of the airbag seat, and folding the roll-folding part so that the roll-folding part overlaps the overlapping part. |
| US11407370B2 |
Method for improving fuel economy by influencing driver behavior
A vehicle computer system (e.g., on-board vehicle computer system) obtains a fuel economy performance goal for a vehicle (e.g., an engine speed goal or a vehicle speed goal) that is based on a configuration of the vehicle; calculates a count of events in which a current value exceeds the goal; compares the count of events with a threshold count; and generates one or more notifications based at least in part on the comparison (e.g., for display on an operator interface). The vehicle computer system also calculates an engine speed and a vehicle speed score for a driver of the vehicle based at least in part on comparisons of current speeds with the speed goals. Scoring and other data may be displayed or stored for further processing. |
| US11407369B2 |
Customizable and distributable vehicle personas
A server includes a memory storing a shared pool of user defined vehicle settings packages and may determine, from the shared pool, one or more settings packages meeting a search request. For each determined settings package, the server may determine compatibility of the determined settings package with configurable systems of a vehicle associated with the search request. The server may also present a selectable list of determined settings packages that are also determined to have a predefined minimum level of compatibility with the vehicle and download a selected settings package to the vehicle, responsive to selection of the selected settings package from the selectable list. |
| US11407365B2 |
Tailgate and truckbed mat, systems and methods
A device, system and method for protecting a tailgate of a pickup truck while also protecting a bed of the pickup truck includes a flexible mat having perforations to allow water and debris to pass therethrough and configured to slide along the bed of the pickup truck toward the tailgate such that a portion of the flexible mat extends upward and over a top edge of the tailgate, allowing bicycles to be carried upon the pickup truck while the bicycles extend over the top edge of the tailgate. |
| US11407360B1 |
Blind spot warning and turn signal indication light-emitting device for vehicle side view mirror
A blind spot warning and turn signal indication light-emitting device for a vehicle side view mirror includes a mirror seat, a blind spot warning unit and a turn signal indication unit both mounted on the mirror seat. The blind spot warning unit includes a light guiding member having a light incident face aligned with a light emitting diode lamp and provided with a plurality of grooves to diffuse light emitted by the light emitting diode lamp. The turn signal indication unit includes a turn signal light guide having a light incident surface aligned with light emitting elements and provided with a plurality of troughs to diffuse light emitted by the light emitting elements. The turn signal light guide further includes an operating surface having reflective surfaces to reflect the diffused light to uniformly pass outwardly through a mirror of the vehicle side view mirror. |
| US11407358B2 |
Method and control unit for rear view
Method and control unit in a vehicle are provided for detecting and tracking an object. The method comprises detecting the object, situated outside a view of a device intended to display objects outside a driver's direct field of vision, by a sensor; and tracking the detected object by adjusting the sensor and outputting a representation of the detected object by said device. |
| US11407355B2 |
Vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system for measuring change in sensed area on ground
A vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system includes a headlamp controller configured to adjust an emission direction of light emitted from a headlamp; a sensing unit configured to measure a sensing area on a ground and measure a change of the sensing area; and a controller configured to receive information about the sensing area measured by the sensing unit, compare the measured sensing area with a pre-stored reference area, and transmit a control signal to the headlamp controller such that the emission direction of light is adjusted in accordance with a change of the sensing area when the sensing area is different from the reference area. The above-describe vehicle headlamp aiming adjustment system can check an emission area of light of a headlamp and secure the driver's field of view by correcting the emission area. |
| US11407354B2 |
Headlight matrix systems and methods for a vehicle
A headlight system for a banking vehicle is provided. The headlight system includes a plurality of optical assemblies being arranged about an optical horizon and an optical vertical axis. Each of the plurality of optical assemblies includes an illumination source and an optical element. Each of the illumination sources is configured to direct light toward a corresponding one of the optical elements to produce an illumination region. The illumination regions combine to form an illumination pattern that includes at least one illumination region that is radial and is positioned relative an optical origin. The intersection between the optical horizon and the optical vertical axis defines the optical origin. |
| US11407352B2 |
Multi-purpose vehicle
A multi-purpose vehicle includes a load carrier deck supported to a vehicle body frame which is supported on a ground surface via front wheels and rear wheels. The load carrier deck includes a deck constituting unit having a bottom plate, a left wall, a right wall, a front wall and a rear wall. A lamp for illuminating inside of the load carrier deck is provided in the deck constituting unit. |
| US11407348B2 |
Seat structure
A holder is removable from a seatback frame. The seatback frame has a back plate, a top plate extending from an upper portion of the back plate toward a front side, and a fixing plate provided below the top plate and extending from the back plate toward the front side. The top plate has two insertion holes into which two holders can be inserted from above. The fixing plate is configured so as to be able to fix the end portions of the two holders inserted through the insertion holes of the top plate. |
| US11407345B2 |
Silicone-filled capsules for trim coatings
A seat includes a framework; a foam body supported by the framework; and a trim cover assembly covering the foam body. The trim cover assembly includes a trim material and one or more coatings, with at least one of the one or more coatings including encapsulated silicone configured to release silicone oil upon abrasion of the at least one coating. |
| US11407343B2 |
Adjustable suspended seat apparatus having tuned frequency-tailored damping through a stratified seat structure
An adjustable suspended seat apparatus having a tuned frequency-tailored damping through stratified seat structure is described. The damping seat structure includes: a first material of a plurality of materials having a first characteristic to provide a first damping effect in a first layer. A second material of the plurality of materials based on a second characteristic to provide a second damping effect in a second layer, the first material or the second material having an adjustable damping characteristic. The suspended seat apparatus includes a seat base configured to have the seat coupled thereto; a suspension system coupled to the seat base, the suspension system comprising: an adjustment feature configured to adjust operation of the suspension system; and a chassis mount coupled to the suspension system, the chassis mount configured to be coupled to a vehicle. |
| US11407342B1 |
Seat back energy absorber
An energy absorber for the seat of a vehicle is designed to reduce the risk of injury to an occupant in the event of an abrupt movement or a collision involving a rear-facing passenger. The energy absorber may be disposed within a vehicle seat and may contain one or more crushable elements and/or pelvic support structures designed to minimize the impact of the collision on the rear-facing passenger. The energy absorber may contain one or more materials that plastically deform under a force imparted on the seat by the occupant accelerating relative to and toward the seat during the collision, while limiting or restricting deflection of the crushable elements in a lateral or vertical direction. |
| US11407341B2 |
Leg extension control devices and systems for vehicle seating
A safety system includes a safety response device positioned proximal to an aircraft seat. The safety response device is operable to deploy thereby controlling the leg extension condition of legs of an occupant of the aircraft seat. A triggering system is operable to activate the safety response device when a deceleration is detected. The safety response device can be operable to maintain the legs of a seated occupant in an un-extended condition thereby protecting the legs from extending when a rapid deceleration occurs. The safety response device can be operable to transition the legs of a seated occupant from an un-extended condition to an extended condition at a predetermined rate. The safety response device can be, for example, and airbag or a kick plate. The device may automatically return to a stowed condition a predetermined time after deployment to permit egress from the seat and aircraft. |
| US11407339B2 |
Bed support mechanism for a bed lift
A bed lift includes a bed support mechanism used to hold a bed in a raised position. The bed support mechanism includes a catch mechanism and a release mechanism. The release mechanism is configured to move the catch mechanism between an engaged position where the catch mechanism holds the bed in the raised position and a disengaged position where the catch mechanism does not hold the bed in the raised position. |
| US11407338B2 |
Child safety restraint system
A portable child safety restraint system is provided. The portable child safety restraint system includes a child safety seating system and a backpack. The child safety seating system includes a seat bottom that is connected to a seat back such that the seat bottom is rotatable from an open position to a closed position. The child safety seating system is entirely removable from the backpack or permanently secured to or within at least one enclosure of the backpack. A method of securing a child in a portable child safety restraint system is also provided. |
| US11407337B2 |
Vehicle seat recliner
Disclosed herein is a vehicle seat recliner. A center boss of an external gear includes a first end and a second end having a larger diameter than the first end. Since the load of the center boss is easily distributed, it is possible to secure smooth operation performance by preventing the deformation of the center boss even though a strong external force is applied to the recliner. Since there is no need to perform heat treatment on the center boss for securing the strength thereof, manufacturing costs are reduced. |
| US11407333B2 |
Seat arrangement for a means of transport
The invention relates to a seat arrangement for a means of transport, in particular for a means of passenger transport, wherein the seat arrangement can be arranged on the means of transport by means of a fastening device, wherein the seat arrangement comprises at least one frame element with an upper region which is provided and suitable for supporting the back and at least one seat region which is integrated into the at least one frame element. |
| US11407332B1 |
Manual and powered actuation of track assembly
A vehicle seating assembly is provided that includes a pivot bracket coupled to a vehicle floor and disposed at a front of a seat frame, a gear assembly and a locking disk assembly disposed around an axis of rotation defined by the pivot bracket, wherein the gear assembly and the locking disk assembly are configured to each alternatively move the seating assembly from a sitting position to a standing position, and a track assembly disposed on the vehicle floor and between opposing side brackets of a seat frame. The track assembly includes a cam assembly movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The vehicle seating assembly further includes a crank assembly extending between the pivot bracket and the cam assembly and configured to move the cam assembly from the locked position to the unlocked position. |
| US11407329B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling vehicles motor based on temperature of battery
An apparatus for controlling vehicle motors based on a battery temperature includes: a battery temperature sensor unit for measuring a temperature of a battery pack of an industrial vehicle; a battery monitoring unit for monitoring a measured value of the temperature sensor unit, and for transmitting temperature information when the temperature of the battery pack is out of a reference value that is predetermined; a vehicle control unit for restricting driving of a motor that receives a power from the battery pack based on the temperature information; and a fan control unit for controlling driving of a fan that cools the battery pack based on the temperature information. |
| US11407328B2 |
Vehicle battery diagnosis apparatus, battery diagnosis method thereof, and vehicle including vehicle battery diagnosis apparatus
A vehicle battery diagnosis apparatus includes: a measurement unit configured to measure a battery cell voltage; and a controller configured to diagnose a cell voltage deviation based on the battery cell voltage. The controller calculates a self-discharge rate for each cell based on the battery cell voltage and a parking time and calculates the cell voltage deviation based on the battery cell voltage, and when the calculated cell voltage deviation is greater than a preset cell balancing reference voltage deviation, the controller compares cell balancing capacitance calculated based on a vehicle usage time with a maximum self-discharge rate among the calculated self-discharge rates for respective cells and determines whether cell balancing is enabled or diagnoses the cell voltage deviation. |
| US11407324B2 |
Charging systems for charging electrical energy storage devices of electric vehicles and associated methods
The disclosure relates to a charging system for charging an electrical energy storage device in an electric vehicle. The charging system includes: an input for an alternating current, which is provided with a source of electrical energy, at least one transformer element for transforming the alternating current into a direct current, and a charge output for connecting the charging system to the electric vehicle. The charging system is configured to connect the at least one transformer element to the charge output for charging the electrical energy storage device with direct current. The charging system is further configured to connect the input to the charge output for charging the electrical energy storage device with alternating current. |
| US11407320B2 |
Transmitting notification messages for an electric vehicle charging network
An electric vehicle charging station network server that manages a plurality of charging stations receives subscriber notification message preferences for a subscriber (e.g., electric vehicle operator) that indicate one or more events of interest for which the subscriber wishes to receive notification messages. A set of one or more contact points associated with the subscriber is also received. The server receives data associated with the subscriber that indicates that a charging session at one of the charging stations has been established for an electric vehicle associated with the subscriber. The server detects an event of interest for the subscriber and transmits a notification message for that event to at least one of the set of contact points associated with the subscriber. |
| US11407316B2 |
Vehicle travel control device
A vehicle travel control device includes: a control section controlling operation of a motor generator and a power storage device. The control section performs SOC reduction control based on determination that while the own vehicle is traveling on a travel scheduled route, a section is present in which a predetermined amount of regenerative power generation by the motor generator in the own vehicle exceeds an SOC upper limit value. The SOC reduction control reduces a current SOC of the power storage device by setting an SOC lower limit value as a lower limit, to recover all electric power generated by the regenerative power generation. The control section performs efficiency priority travel based on determination that the predetermined amount of regenerative power generation is not actually expected to be available. The efficiency priority travel places priority on vehicle fuel economy or electric power efficiency. |
| US11407313B2 |
Power supply circuit
A power supply circuit for supplying power to an electric load of a vehicle includes a relay and a relay control circuit. The relay is configure to be turned on when enabling the supply of power to the electric load and configured to be turned off when interrupting the supply of power to the electric load. The relay control circuit is configured to turn on the relay when an ignition of the vehicle is on regardless of a state of an operation part that is to be operated by a driver to operate the electric load. |
| US11407311B2 |
Dual power supply system
A dual power supply system with first to third system terminals is disclosed. The dual power supply system includes a first battery cell stack interconnected between first and second stack nodes and providing a first operation voltage and a second battery cell stack interconnected between the second stack node and a third stack node and providing a second operation voltage. The dual power supply system further includes a DC/DC converter with first to third converter nodes and configured to convert a voltage of the first or second battery cell stack. Each of the system terminals is connected to the respective stack node or converter node in parallel. The DC/DC converter can provide redundant power supply and active balancing. The application further relates to a vehicle including the above dual power supply system. |
| US11407308B1 |
System and method for operating vehicle in selected vehicle mode
A system includes a differential, sensors, and a controller. The differential is operable in a first differential mode in which a first shaft and a second shaft are allowed to rotate at different speeds, and a second differential mode in which the differential inhibits relative rotation between the first and second shafts. The sensors are configured to measure vehicle operating conditions. The controller is in communication with the sensors and the differential. The controller, when the vehicle mode is selected, is configured to determine if an intended path of the vehicle is straight, determine if a vehicle speed is less than a predetermined vehicle speed, and operate the differential in the second differential mode for a predetermined time period in response to the controller determining that the intended path of the vehicle is straight and the vehicle speed is less than the predetermined vehicle speed. |
| US11407306B2 |
Fuel cell vehicle
A fuel cell vehicle includes a fuel tank module that accommodates a fuel gas, and a rail arranged along a vehicle-width direction of the fuel cell vehicle in a floor part of the fuel cell vehicle, in which the fuel tank module includes a casing that accommodates a fuel tank accommodating the fuel gas, a block unit arranged in a bottom surface of the casing and configured to be attachable to and detachable from the rail and movable along the rail, and a fixation unit that can fix the block unit to the rail and release fixation of the block unit to the rail. |
| US11407301B2 |
Vehicle drive device
A first case portion includes an end wall portion disposed on a first axial side with respect to a transmission. A second case portion is disposed on the first axial side with respect to a rotor of a rotary electric machine, and includes a first support portion that supports a rotor shaft and a second support portion disposed on a second axial side with respect to the rotor of the rotary electric machine to support the rotor shaft. The second support portion includes a bearing attachment portion to which a rotor bearing for supporting the rotor shaft is attached, and radially extending portion that extends from bearing attachment portion toward an outer side in a radial direction. A speed reducer is disposed between the radially extending portion and the end wall portion in axial direction to face the radially extending portion and the end wall portion in the axial direction. |
| US11407298B1 |
Removable battery unit for an electric vehicle
A robotic vehicle comprising a chassis, a right track assembly and a left track assembly for supporting the chassis, and a battery unit comprising a front portion and a back portion with a center of gravity at the front portion. The battery unit is configured for connection to the chassis with the center of gravity forward of the chassis. |
| US11407296B2 |
Vehicle covering apparatus
An apparatus for raising and lowering a vehicle cover is provided. The apparatus includes a flexible member having a first end and a second end, the flexible member configured to flex so that, with the first end positioned adjacent to a vehicle and the second and positioned generally higher than the vehicle, the second end raises the vehicle cover up from the vehicle and lowers the vehicle cover down towards the vehicle. The second end of the flexible member is configured to retain the vehicle cover. |
| US11407295B2 |
Dual durometer adhesive damping systems and methods
A damping system includes a component for a structure. The component has a first panel with an outer perimeter, a first adhesive disposed about the outer perimeter, a second adhesive disposed along the outer perimeter inward of the first adhesive, and a second panel adhered to the first panel via the first and second adhesives. The first adhesive has a first durometer, and the second adhesive has a second durometer. The first and second adhesives dampen impact forces received upon at least one of the first and second panels. |
| US11407291B1 |
Door structure
A door structure includes an outer panel and an inner panel. A panel outer member of the inner panel includes a front longitudinal side portion extending in an upper-lower direction at a front end portion of the panel outer member, a rear longitudinal side portion extending in the upper-lower direction at a rear end portion of the panel outer member, a lower side portion that joins a lower end portion of the front longitudinal side portion to a lower end portion of the rear longitudinal side portion, connecting members that connect the front longitudinal side portion to the rear longitudinal side portion in a front-rear direction, and reinforcement members provided separately from the connecting members and joined to the connecting members in such a way as to extend in the front-rear direction along the connecting members and to form closed cross-sections in spaces with the connecting members. |
| US11407287B2 |
Refrigerant leak sensor pre-trip sequence and diagnostics
Embodiments are provided for a system configured to provide pre-trip sequence and diagnostics for refrigerant leak sensor. The system includes a sensor, a fan, and a controller. The controller is further configured to validate an operation of the sensor, operate the fan based at least in part on validating the operation of the sensor, and responsive to operating the fan, determine if a leak is present using the sensor. The controller is also configured to perform a refrigeration test, determine if a leak is present using the sensor, and provide an alarm based at least in part on determining the leak is present. Embodiments are also provided for a method for performing a pre-trip sequence and diagnostics for a leak sensor. |
| US11407284B2 |
Enhanced vehicle operation
A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to receive first input to sanitize a vehicle passenger cabin via a passenger cabin heater, output one or more candidate initiation times at which to begin actuation of the heater, and, then, actuate the heater to a temperature above a specified sanitization threshold according to the initiation time identified in a second input. |
| US11407281B2 |
Heat management device
A heat management device may include: a first heat circuit; a second heat circuit; a heat exchanger configured to cool the first heat circuit and heat the second heat circuit; air-heating apparatus configured to heat air using the second heat circuit; a battery and electrical apparatus configured to be cooled by the first heat circuit; and a radiator configured to exchange heat between the first heat circuit and outside air. A controller may be configured, in the second process, to cause the heat exchanger to cool the heat exchanger passage while a heat medium circulates in the heat exchanger passage and the battery passage and bypasses the radiator passage. The controller may be configured, in the third process, to cause the radiator to cool the heat medium while the heat medium circulates in the radiator passage and the electrical apparatus passage and bypasses the heat exchanger passage. |
| US11407276B2 |
Information providing apparatus, method for providing information, non-transitory storage medium storing program, and method of controlling air-conditioner of vehicle
An information providing apparatus, includes: a communication unit configured to communicate with a vehicle used by a user; and a control unit configured to receive user information on the user and weather information on weather at an outing destination of the user through the communication unit, the outing destination being obtained based on the user information, and notify, to the vehicle through the communication unit, a set temperature of an air-conditioner of the vehicle based on a sensible temperature derived based on the weather information. |
| US11407270B2 |
Adjustable spring mounting assembly for vehicle
An adjustable spring mounting assembly includes an adjustment plate, including a receiver, an elongated axle alignment slot and at least one height adjustment aperture, and an alignment correction insert received and held in said receiver. The alignment correction insert includes a plurality of alignment correction apertures wherein a selected one of the plurality of alignment apertures is aligned with the elongated axle alignment slot to correct axle alignment of the vehicle. |
| US11407269B2 |
Ride height control system and method
The present invention relates to a control system (49) for controlling a target ride height of a vehicle (1). The control system (49) is configured to set a target off-road ride height (hOFF) in dependence on one or more vehicle operating parameters. The target off-road ride height (hOFF) is set upon receipt of a driving mode signal signaling that an off-road driving mode has been selected. Aspects of the present invention also relate to a vehicle and a method of controlling a target ride height of a vehicle. |
| US11407266B2 |
Motor-vehicle wheel support unit having a reconfigurable modular structure
A motor-vehicle wheel support unit includes a first base body provided with attachments for connection to arms of a motor-vehicle suspension, and a second body for rotatably supporting a wheel hub, which is separate with respect to the first base body and is secured to the first base body in one of two different selectable mounting positions, which correspond to two different vertical positions, with reference to a condition of use, of an axis of the wheel hub with respect to the first base body. In this manner, a height of the vehicle from the ground can be modified by simply mounting said second body on the first body in one or the other of the two mounting positions. In each of the two mounting positions, the second body is rotated by 180° around an axis parallel to the wheel hub axis with respect to the other mounting position. |
| US11407262B2 |
Inflation valve with bulb having a bisymmetric cavity for passage of a tubular core
An inflation valve having a tubular core surrounded with an elastically deformable sleeve with a bulb widening toward the internal longitudinal end of the valve and bearing a sealing groove on its outer contour, the groove being adapted for receiving an edge of the orifice of the rim in its interior. There is a cavity between the bulb and the tubular core, having an oval-shaped outer periphery and a first spacing taken in a first direction radial to the tubular core that is greater than a second spacing taken in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a cross section of the inflation valve taken at the position of the cavity exhibiting symmetry with respect to the first and second directions. |
| US11407261B2 |
Fastening apparatus for fastening a measuring sensor, in particular a tire pressure sensor
The invention relates to a fastening apparatus for fastening a measuring sensor, such as a tire pressure sensor, within a tire cavity on a vehicle rim, having a band-shaped tensioning belt which has a receiving device for the measuring sensor; wherein the band-shaped tensioning belt comprises an elastic material. The fastening apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that the band-shaped tensioning belt is provided in the form of a continuous endless belt, which is closed on its circumference and is only elastic in sections. |
| US11407253B2 |
Bicycle rims and method of manufacture thereof
A method of manufacturing a rim includes placing at least one braided sleeve on a core dimensioned to define a shape of an internal wall of the rim. The method includes inserting the braided sleeves placed on the core, inside a mold that is dimensioned to define a shape of an external wall shape of the rim. The method further includes injecting a resin inside the mold to contact the mold and impregnate the sleeves and other layers with resin. The method also includes curing the resin to form the internal and external walls of the rim and obtain a cured rim having the core connected thereto. The method further includes removing the cured rim and core from the mold and melting the core to get it out of the rim. |
| US11407247B2 |
Crayon storing and dispensing device
Devices and kits for organizing, storing, and dispensing crayons are described herein. The crayon storing and dispensing device(s) described herein allow a user to access a crayon located at any retaining/dispensing holder by rotation of one or more components of the crayon storing and dispensing device(s). In accordance to aspects herein, the retaining/dispensing holders of the crayon storing and dispensing device(s) are arranged in one or more concentric rows of retaining/dispensing holders such that rotation of the crayon storing and dispensing device gives access to different crayons located at different positions. |
| US11407244B2 |
Ink jet recording method
An ink jet recording method according to the present disclosure is a method for recording on a textile including ejecting a white ink composition for ink jet textile printing containing a white pigment and water with an ink jet recording apparatus, wherein the white ink composition is ejected as 9 ng or less of droplets from a nozzle, and the droplets are ejected and recorded on the textile such that a droplet ejected later has a higher flight speed than a droplet ejected earlier and the droplets coalesce before landing on the textile. |
| US11407236B2 |
Heating fluid print agent with ultraviolet radiation
A method is disclosed. The method may comprise applying a coating of electrically charged fluid print agent to a developer surface, the fluid print agent comprising particles of thermoplastic resin in a carrier fluid. The method may further comprise controlling migration of fluid print agent from the developer surface to form an image from fluid print agent on a first surface. The method may further comprise irradiating the print agent on the first surface with ultraviolet radiation to heat the print agent to a temperature of at least 70° C. to melt the thermoplastic resin. A print system and a heating unit are also disclosed. |
| US11407230B2 |
Froth coalescing device
A froth coalescing device comprises a froth receiving chamber with a vent and an umbrella valve arranged between the vent and a gas out port. The vent may be arranged to vent gas in a direction different from a direction of travel of froth in the receiving chamber. |
| US11407225B2 |
Inkjet chip and thermal bubble inkjet printhead using the same
An inkjet chip including a substrate, a plurality of control elements, an insulating layer, a plurality of first conductive patterns, a plurality of second conductive patterns and a plurality of heaters is provided. The insulating layer is disposed on the control element and has a plurality of openings. The openings each have a first length in a first direction. Each first conductive pattern has a first sidewall overlapping one of the openings and is electrically connected between one of the control elements and one of the heaters. Each second conductive pattern has a second sidewall overlapping the one of the openings and is electrically connected to one of the heaters. A distance in the first direction is included between the first sidewall and the second sidewall opposing to each other. The distance is less than the first length. A thermal bubble inkjet printhead adopting the inkjet chip is also provided. |
| US11407224B2 |
Liquid ejecting head and manufacturing method thereof
In a liquid ejecting head, an electrical connection portion between an element substrate and a wiring substrate can be satisfactorily sealed, and a decrease in yield and an increase in manufacturing cost can be suppressed. The liquid ejecting head includes the element substrate having a plurality of energy generating elements and a plurality of electrodes, and the wiring substrate having a plurality of electrode terminals connected to the plurality of electrodes. The element substrate and the wiring substrate are overlapped with each other in a state where the electrode and the electrode terminal face each other, a connection portion is surrounded by a resin layer, and the resin layer is covered with a sealing resin. The resin layer is divided into a plurality of portions by a gap provided in a portion between both end portions of the electrode terminal in an arrangement direction. An inside of the gap is filled with the sealing resin. |
| US11407223B2 |
Liquid ejection head, method of manufacturing the same, and liquid ejection apparatus
A liquid ejection head includes a substrate; an energy generating member provided on the substrate to generate energy for liquid ejection; a terminal part provided on the substrate to be electrically connected with an outside, the terminal part including at least an electrode for supplying electric power to the energy generating member; a wiring layer provided on the substrate to electrically couple the energy generating member and the electrode; a nozzle member provided on the substrate, the nozzle member including a liquid ejection port and a liquid flow path, the liquid ejection port being arranged to correspond to the energy generating member, and the liquid flow path communicating with the liquid ejection port; and a metal structure provided to cover the wiring layer in a region where neither the nozzle member nor the electrode is provided, and the metal structure is electrically independent of the terminal part. |
| US11407222B2 |
Print device, non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions, and print method
A print device is provided with a background head that discharges a background ink onto a recording medium, a color head that discharges a color ink onto the recording medium, and a CPU that controls the background head and the color head. The CPU of the print device divides the background ink into a plurality of layers including a first background layer and a second background layer, and discharges the background ink from the background head. A first discharge region of the first background layer is further to an inner side than a second discharge region of the second background layer. |
| US11407216B2 |
Device and method for constructing a layer body
The invention relates to a device for constructing a laminar body from a plurality of superimposed layers of free-flowing material, in particular particulate material, and a build platform within a working area. The layers are solidified in locally predetermined regions by the action of binders and are joined together so that at least one moulded body is formed by the solidified and joined regions of the layers. The device comprises a discharging device movable back and forth over the working area in at least one discharge direction and having at least one discharge opening from which the free-flowing material can be discharged in individual superimposed layers during the movement of the discharging device. |
| US11407215B2 |
Methods and systems for recycling end-of-life photovoltaic modules
Methods of rapidly debonding encapsulant in solar modules and disassembling the modules for reuse or recycling of components. Electromagnetic radiation is applied to a solar module in a temperature and humidity-controlled environment to debond the encapsulant layers. Peel blocks are used to separate the front layer and back sheet of the module from the solar cells. The components are then sorted for reuse or recycling of valuable materials. The embodiments described also include a system of performing the methods that can be arranged in one or more shipping containers to be delivered to a solar module decommissioning site. |
| US11407214B2 |
Composite panel, composite material, impregnator and method for manufacturing a composite panel
A composite panel comprising a first composite skin having a first fabric layer positioned between a first Kraft paper layer and a second Kraft paper layer; a second composite skin having a second fabric layer positioned between a third Kraft paper layer and a fourth Kraft paper layer; a foam core bonded to the first composite skin and to the second composite skin; and a binding composition applied to the first fabric layer and to the second fabric layer and penetrating the second Kraft paper layer and the third Kraft paper layer so that the first composite skin is bonded to a first surface of the foam core and the second composite skin is bonded to a second surface of the foam core. |
| US11407212B2 |
Packaging material and packaging structure made by using same
The present invention provides a packaging material for a patch, the packaging material comprising: an inner layer film made of a polyethylene terephthalate-based resin having heat sealing properties; and a substrate film, wherein a heat-sealing surface of the inner layer film comprises an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 10 mol % to 20 mol %. More preferably, the inner layer film made of the polyethylene terephthalate-based resin having heat sealing properties is a multi-layer film comprising at least two layers including a heat sealing surface side layer made of an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 10 mol % to 20 mol % and a layer made of an isophthalic acid-modified polyethylene terephthalate resin having a copolymerization ratio of isophthalic acid component of 0 mol % to 5 mol %. |
| US11407210B2 |
Layered body
A laminate containing a metallic base layer and a transparent colored layer formed on the metallic base layer. The metallic base layer contains an aluminum pigment, a light-scattering component, a surface adjusting agent, and a rheology control agent, the aluminum pigment being present in an amount of 15 to 70 parts by mass, on a solids basis; and the light-scattering component being present in an amount of 5 to 55 parts by mass, on a solids basis, based on 100 parts by mass of the metallic base layer. The transparent colored layer contains a resin component, a curing agent, and a color pigment, the color pigment being present in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solids content of the transparent colored layer. |
| US11407209B2 |
Protective packaging membranes as integrated layer in building system components
Building materials such as structural panels, beams, roof decking, and flooring panels, are packaged within a protective layer including a sublayer of a polymeric material that can be applied at the factory. The protective layer protects the underlying building materials from exposure to weather and potential damage due to handling during shipping, at a job site, and which can be left in place during construction, thus eliminating the need for temporary protective measures covering the building materials. The protective layer may have additional properties such as breathability, fire resistance, and sound absorption. The protective layer also may provide an underlayment such as for flooring and roofing. |
| US11407207B2 |
Decorative film, decoration method, method for manufacturing decorative molded article, and decorative molded film
Provided are a decorative film including, in the following order, a temporary support, a colored layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a protective layer, in which the decorative film is a film for viewing the colored layer through the cholesteric liquid crystal layer; a decoration method or a method for manufacturing a decorative molded article; and a decorative molded film including, in the following order, a base material, a colored layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, and a protective layer, or including, in the following order, a colored layer, a cholesteric liquid crystal layer, a base material, and a protective layer, in which the decorative molded film is a film for viewing the colored layer through the cholesteric liquid crystal layer. |
| US11407205B2 |
Interlayer for laminated glass, and laminated glass
An interlayer film for laminated glass that has a one-layer structure or a two or more layer-structure includes a first layer containing a thermoplastic resin. The first layer may have a glass transition temperature of 10° C. or lower and the inter layer film may have an equivalent stiffness of 2.4 MPa or greater at 25° C. |
| US11407202B2 |
Roll-bonded laminate, method for producing the same, and heat radiation reinforcement member for electronic equipment
This invention provides a roll-bonded laminate composed of a hard copper layer and a stainless steel layer, which is sufficient both in radiation performance and strength. A roll-bonded laminate 1A is composed of a copper layer 10A and a stainless steel layer 20A, in which thickness of the roll-bonded laminate 1A is 0.02 mm to 0.4 mm, hardness of the copper layer 10A is 70 Hv or higher, and 180° peel strength of the roll-bonded laminate 1A is 6 N/20 mm or more. |
| US11407195B2 |
Reusable covering for protecting a finished surface
A method for manufacturing a panel assembly is disclosed. The method includes receiving the panel assembly. The panel assembly includes at least one panel having a finished surface and a covering that is removably adhered to the finished surface of the panel, where the covering includes a plurality of patch sections defined by lines of demarcation. The method also includes removing at least one patch section from the finished surface of the panel to create an opening by tearing the at least one patch section along the lines of demarcation. Each of the plurality of patch sections are frangible with respect to an adjacent patch section at the lines of demarcation. |
| US11407194B2 |
Composite, process for the production thereof, use of said material and articles comprising the said material
The present invention refers to a composite material that comprises carbon fiber or sheet made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or lignin being indicated for the manufacture of several articles such as high resistance pressure cylinder. Said material presents several advantages such as, for example, to provide improved screening to the articles that comprise it.The referred composite comprises: a first inner layer of polytetrafluorethylene, covered by a second layer of high-density polyethylene, adhered to a third layer of composite containing carbon fiber or sheet made from polyacrylonitrile (PAN) or lignin immersed in cured epoxy resin from a polymeric matrix and a hardener; and a fourth outer layer of composite, comprising aramid fiber impregnated with a dilating fluid and cured epoxy resin from a polymeric matrix and a hardener. |
| US11407193B2 |
Guide member with expansion element for inflation and sealing assembly
The present disclosure is directed to a web inflation and sealing apparatus. The device may include a support member for holding a supply of web material and sealing apparatus may include an inflation and a sealing assembly operable to inflate the web material with a fluid by directing the fluid between superimposed plies of the web material and to seal the plies together to seal the fluid therein. The apparatus may include a guide member positioned between the support member and the inflation and sealing assembly such that when the web material is routed from the supply toward the inflation and sealing assembly via the guide member the web material follows a curved longitudinal path. The guide member may define a web-supporting surface extending transversely to the longitudinal path with an elevated profile portion defining at least a portion of the web-supporting surface. |
| US11407192B2 |
Hydraulic extrusion press and method for operating a hydraulic extrusion press
A hydraulic extrusion press includes at least one ram, the ram being driven by hydraulic oil from a main line and a hydraulic control pressure being used to control the extrusion press. To minimize non-productive periods, the control pressure is also supplied to the main line. The main line and the pressure control system are connected with one another on the pressure side. |
| US11407190B2 |
Process and apparatus for handling green tyres for bicycles
A green tyre (2) for bicycles is built, comprising at least one carcass ply (4) having axially opposite end flaps (4a) engaged with respective bead cores (5) and a tread band (6) applied in a radially outer position around said at least one carcass ply (4). The green tyre (2) removed from the building drum, is profiled so as to translate the tread band (6) in a radially outer direction with respect to the bead cores (5), so as to impart a cross-sectional convex profile to the tyre (2) in a radially outer direction. The profiled tyre is engaged by means of a transfer member (31) while the tyre itself is mechanically restrained so as to maintain at least partly said cross-sectional convex profile in the radially outer direction. |
| US11407188B2 |
Manufacturing method of plastic lens
A manufacturing method of a plastic lens formed by using a metal mold having a fixed mold and a movable mold. The plastic lens comprises a flange part surrounding a lens face, and an image side face of the flange part comprises a black coating part and an outer peripheral part. The manufacturing method may include a molding process in which the plastic lens is molded by using the fixed mold for molding an object side lens face and the movable mold for molding an image side lens face and the flange part, a mold opening process in which the metal mold is opened by moving the movable mold, and a pushing-out process in which the outer peripheral part is pushed out by an ejector pin disposed in the movable mold when the mold opening process is performed or, after the mold opening process has been performed. |
| US11407185B2 |
Layup tools that facilitate transfer of laminates to cure tools
Systems and methods are provided for adjustable tooling. One embodiment is a method that includes laying up a laminate of fiber reinforced material onto a continuous surface that has a convex profile and that comprises a first contoured surface of a fixed mold of a composite layup tool and a second contoured surface of a movable mold of the composite layup tool. The method also includes displacing the movable mold in a direction that is at least partially towards the fixed mold, breaking the continuous surface and releasing the laminate from the composite layup tool. |
| US11407184B2 |
Method for producing an SMC component provided with a unidirectional fiber reinforced
A method is provided for producing an SMC component provided with a unidirectional fiber reinforced. The method includes: a) a blank of a unidirectional fiber reinforced is laid on the tool surface of a lower part of a preform tool, b) the preform tool is closed by moving a preform upper part and the preform lower part of the preform tool towards each other, thus forming the unidirectional fiber reinforced; c) the unidirectional fiber reinforced is pre-cured in the preform tool by heating; d) the removed unidirectional fiber reinforced together with at least one nondirectional SMC semi-finished product are laid in a press tool, onto the tool surface of a press tool lower part; e) the press tool is closed, wherein a press tool upper part and the press tool lower part of the press tool are moved towards each other to mold together the unidirectional fiber reinforced and the at least one non-directional SMC semi-finished product; and f) the produced SMC component is fully cured by heating. |
| US11407176B2 |
Pumping system and method for 3D printing
A three-dimensional (3D) printing system and method for printing with the 3D system. The 3D system includes a pneumatic dispense gun for mixing a thermoset resin and catalyst and dispensing a catalyzed resin to a rotary dispense valve for application of the catalyzed resin to a substrate on a movable table. The dispense gun contains a catalyst injection unit and a mixer for mixing the catalyst with the thermoset resin. The mixer is downstream of the catalyst injection unit and the catalyst injection unit includes a catalyst injector and a distribution ring surrounding the catalyst injector. One or more first pumps are provided for pumping the thermoset resin from a storage container to the pneumatic dispense gun. A second pump is provided for pumping the catalyst from a storage container to the dispense gun. |
| US11407175B2 |
Preheat three-dimensional (3D) printer build material
In some examples, preheat three-dimensional (3D) printer build material can include a heating plate of a 3D printer to preheat build material from below the build material, where the heating plate is located adjacent to a build platform of the 3D printer, and a heater-spreader carriage of the 3D printer to preheat the build material from above the build material and spread the preheated build material from the heating plate to the build platform. |
| US11407169B2 |
Method for the manufacture of a spatially varying dielectric material, articles made by the method, and uses thereof
A stereolithography method of manufacture of a polymer structure having a spatially gradient dielectric constant, including: providing a volume of a liquid, radiation-curable composition; irradiating a portion of the liquid, radiation-curable composition with activating radiation in a pattern to form a layer of the polymer structure; contacting the layer with the liquid, radiation-curable composition; irradiating the liquid, radiation-curable composition with activating radiation in a pattern to form a second layer on the first layer; and repeating the contacting and irradiating to form the polymer structure, wherein the polymer structure comprises a plurality of unit cells wherein each unit cell is integrally connected with an adjacent unit cell, each unit cell is defined by a plurality of trusses formed by the irradiation, wherein the trusses are integrally connected with each other at their respective ends, and the trusses of each unit cell are dimensioned to provide the spatially gradient dielectric constant. |
| US11407166B2 |
Robotic 3D geometry direct-to-surface inkjet printing calibration process
Methods of performing a rotational and translational calibrations of a print control system of an inkjet printer system having an inkjet printhead assembly with one or more inkjet printheads are disclosed. Rotational calibration is performed by printing a first rotational calibration pattern from a first standoff distance and a second rotational calibration pattern from a second standoff distance on a first calibration object. The print control system is calibrated until the rotational calibration patterns are within a direction difference tolerance of each other. Translational calibration is performed by printing a first translation calibration pattern on a second calibration object, rotating the inkjet printhead assembly 180°, and printing a second translational calibration pattern on the second calibration object. The print control system is calibrated until the translational calibration patterns are within a direction difference tolerance of each other. |
| US11407164B2 |
Rerounder system
A pipe deployment system that includes a vehicle or trailer. A coil of pipe couples to the vehicle or trailer. A rerounder system is supported by and couples to the vehicle or trailer. The rerounder system changes a cross-sectional shape of the pipe. The rerounder system rotates relative to the vehicle or trailer to facilitate loading of the coil, and un-loading of the product on the coil. |
| US11407162B2 |
Plastic bottle preform and method for production thereof
Provided is a PET bottle preform in which delamination is suppressed and a method for the production of the preform. An anchor layer containing a polyester-based urethane resin is formed on an outer surface of the preform. |
| US11407161B2 |
Finned mold block
Mold blocks of a pipe molding corrugator are provided with enhanced cooling capability due to the provision of cooling fins on the side portions of each mold block. Air can be forced between the fins and some exhaustion of the air can occur at the base of the fins adjacent the mold block cavity. With this arrangement, enhanced cooling of mold blocks is possible. |
| US11407160B2 |
MDO multilayer film
A multilayer film having Machine Direction Orientation (MDO) is prepared by first co-extruding a multilayer film, then stretching the multilayer film in the machine direction at a temperature lower than the melting point of the polyethylene resin that is used to prepare the film. At least one layer of the film is a first polyethylene composition having a density of from about 0.94 to about 0.97 g/cc and at least one second layer is prepared from a polyethylene composition having a lower density than the first polyethylene composition. This disclosure enables the manufacture of films having outstanding barrier properties (low Water Vapor Transmission Rate, WVTR, and low Oxygen Transmission Rate, OTR) and good physical properties. |
| US11407158B2 |
Systems and methods for normalizing PID control across injection molding machines
In order to reduce oscillations in process variables of an injection molding process, an injection molding machine may be operatively connected to a model database that stores models of injection molding machines and molds. A tuning controller may set initial gain values of a variable-gain proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controller. To set the initial gains, the tuning controller may be configured to obtain, from the model database, a model for a first and second injection molding machines and a model for a mold. The tuning controller may analyze the models to determine a correlation between injection molding machine parameters and mold cycle performance for the mold. Accordingly, the tuning controller may apply the correlation to determine an initial gain value for a least one of the first, second, and third gains of the PID controller. The tuning controller may then set the initial gain values for the PID controller. |
| US11407157B2 |
Injection molding machine and flash prevention method
When an injection molding machine performs molding, the mold clamping force on the mold is adjusted on the basis of a mold displacement of the mold or the injection peak pressure and injection foremost position so that the molding is performed without causing flash and by an appropriate mold clamping force with which energy can be reduced. The amount of mold displacement and also the injection peak pressure and the injection foremost position are monitored during automatic operation. If there occurs no mold displacement change exceeding a threshold or if there occurs no injection peak pressure anomaly or injection foremost position anomaly exceeding thresholds, the automatic operation is continued. If the mold displacement change occurs or if the injection peak pressure anomaly and the injection foremost position anomaly occur, the operation of the injection molding machine is stopped. |
| US11407152B2 |
Device for overmolding a core
A method for manufacturing an object having a polymer part, including inserting a core through a movable element via a hole passing through the movable element, inserting the polymer part in a mould, inside which the movable element is arranged, so that the polymer part is in contact with the movable element on a first side of the movable element, displacing the movable element in the mould by exerting a force, originating from the polymer part, on the movable element in such a way that the movable element slides along the core, the movable element constraining, at an entrance of the hole on the first side, at each instant and as the movable element is displaced, the position of the portion of the core in the course of being covered with polymer at this instant. |
| US11407150B2 |
Trim component for vehicle interior
A trim component for vehicle interior is disclosed. A method for forming the trim component is also disclosed. The trim component comprises a cover material, a base layer, a foamed plastic, and a support element. The base layer is intended to prevent foamed plastic from penetrating into the pores of the cover material. Foamed plastic is injected between the base layer and the support element to form the trim component. The method comprises the steps of producing a base layer, applying and fixing at least part of the cover material to the base layer to form a pre-laminate, introducing the pre-laminate into a foaming mold with the base layer between the cover material and a foam chamber (between the pre-laminate and the support element) within a foaming mold and introducing foamed plastic into the foam chamber to form the trim component. |
| US11407149B2 |
Method for manufacturing a cellulose product by a pressure moulding apparatus
The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a cellulose product having a flat or non-flat product shape by a pressure moulding apparatus comprising a forming mould. The forming mould has a forming surface defining said product shape, The method comprises the steps of: arranging a cellulose blank containing less than 45 weight percent water in said forming mould; heating said cellulose blank to a forming temperature in the range of 100° C. to 200° C.; and pressing said cellulose blank by means of said forming mould with a forming pressure acting on the cellulose blank across said forming surface, said forming pressure being in the range of 1 MPa to 100 MPa. |
| US11407147B1 |
Vapor condensation thermoplastic parts finishing
In various embodiments, a vapor condensation thermoplastic part finishing technique is provided that smooths and ensures color saturation of thermoplastic parts. The technique uses nonhazardous vapor condensation to rapidly heat a thermoplastic part to a temperature higher than its melting temperature. The part then may be cooled to a temperature lower than its melting temperature (and preferable lower than its glass-transition temperature. In some cases, evaporation may be employed to rapidly cool the part. Condensation and, where applicable evaporation, may be promoted by pressure changes to the nonhazardous vapor (e.g., increasing pressure to above atmospheric pressure and then decreasing pressure back to atmospheric pressure), exposure of the part to a separately-heated cloud of nonhazardous vapor (e.g., moving the part into and then out of the separately-heated cloud or injecting and then stopping injection of separately-heated vapor), or by other techniques. |
| US11407136B2 |
Trimmer
A trimmer comprises a trim knife for trimming the bound material, a blade receiving portion 19 for receiving a blade edge of the trim knife, and an adjustment mechanism 60 configured to adjust a position of the blade receiving portion 19 in such a manner that each of one side 191 and other side 192 of the blade receiving portion 19 moves by not only a same amount but also a different amount and in directions toward and away from the blade edge of the trim knife. Each of positions of the one side 191 and the other side 192 of the blade receiving portion 19 can be adjusted. |
| US11407133B2 |
Razor handle
A razor handle includes a handle body extending in a longitudinal direction. The handle body includes a first material having a front portion and a rear portion. The razor handle further includes a connecting portion for connection to a razor cartridge. The connecting portion extends from the front portion of the handle body. The handle body includes a supporting element which contributes to a relative movement between the front portion and the rear portion of the handle body. |
| US11407132B2 |
Powered hair clippers with blade assemblies including blade suspension assemblies
A hair clipper includes a clipper body comprising a motor and a blade assembly connected to the clipper body such that the motor moves a blade of the blade assembly during operation. The blade assembly comprising a blade housing and the blade that extends outwardly from an opening in the housing and a linkage that is connected to the blade and biases the blade toward a fully extended configuration. Wherein, upon application of a force against the blade during use that is above a preselected threshold, the blade assembly includes a retracted configuration wherein the blade retracts into the blade housing using the linkage. |
| US11407131B2 |
Low profile universal cable tie cutting tool for wire damage prevention
A cutting tool includes a first arm assembly which includes a first jaw member connected to a first handle. A second arm assembly includes a second jaw member connected to a second handle. The first arm assembly and the second arm assembly are rotatably connected to one another so as to rotate relative to one another. The first jaw member has a first outer surface configured to project away from the first jaw member and defines a first boundary. The second jaw member has a second outer surface configured to project away from the second jaw member and defines a second boundary. A cutting blade is positioned between the first and second jaw members and is positioned spaced apart from the first boundary and the second boundary with the first and second arm assemblies positioned in one of an open position or closed position. |
| US11407121B2 |
Proximity sensor apparatus and robot arm mechanism
A proximity sensor apparatus has a detection electrode that forms an electrostatic capacitance between the detection electrode and an object to be detected. The detection electrode is fitted to an electrode base plate. The detection section detects electrostatic capacitance based on output of the detection electrode. The electrode base plate is supported by a push-button switch. When the object to be detected approaches the detection electrode, the electrostatic capacitance changes. Approach of the object to be detected can be detected by a change in electrostatic capacitance. When the object to be detected contacts the detection electrode, the push-button switch is turned on. The push-button switch is turned on, and thereby contact of the object to be detected can be detected. |
| US11407119B2 |
Scraping device for joining material and method for manufacturing segment joint body
A scraping device for undried joining material protruding from a segment joint body in which side surfaces of a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb structure segments are joined via the undried joining material, the segment joint body having an outer peripheral side surface, a first honeycomb-shaped end surface, and a second honeycomb-shaped end surface located on an opposite side of the first honeycomb-shaped end surface, the scraping device includes a stand for placing the segment joint body; a controller; and a scraping robot comprising at least one scraping spatula configured to be movable in at least one scraping direction along at least one surface of the outer peripheral side surface, the first honeycomb-shaped end surface, and the second honeycomb-shaped end surface while being pressed against the at least one surface. |
| US11407117B1 |
Robot centered augmented reality system
A method includes determining a voxel grid representation of occupied voxels of an environment of a robotic device based on sensor data from a depth sensor on the robotic device. The method further includes assigning a plurality of occupied voxels from the voxel grid representation to a surface within the environment. The method additionally includes determining an image to project onto the surface with a projector on the robotic device. The method further includes modifying the image to fit the surface within the environment based on the plurality of occupied voxels assigned to the surface. The method also includes causing the projector coupled to the robotic device to project the modified image onto the surface in the environment. |
| US11407115B2 |
Work robot system
A work robot system including a conveying apparatus that conveys an object, a robot that performs a predetermined task on a target portion of the object being conveyed by the conveying apparatus, a controller that controls the robot, a sensor that is attached to the robot and successively detects a position, relative to the robot, of the target portion of the object being conveyed by the conveying apparatus, and a force detector that detects a force generated by a contact between the object and a part supported by the robot. When the robot is performing the predetermined task, the controller performs force control based on a detection value of the force detector while controlling the robot by using a detection result of the sensor. |
| US11407112B2 |
Method and system for predicting collision of machining path
A method for predicting collision of a machining path includes: a step of reading an NC program; a step of translating a plurality of block information in the NC program; a step of, prior to perform interpolation upon each of the plurality of block information, calculating a safety distance of a next block information with respect to a block information to be interpolated; a step of searching a number of individual block information having an accumulated distance greater than or equal to the safety distance; and a step of performing an anti-collision detection upon each of the individual block information contributing the accumulated distance. In addition, a system for predicting collision of a machining path is also provided. |
| US11407111B2 |
Method and system to generate a 3D model for a robot scene
A robot is configured to perform a task on an object using a method for generating a 3D model sufficient to determine a collision free path and identify the object in an industrial scene. The method includes determining a predefined collision free path and scanning an industrial scene around the robot. Stored images of the industrial scene are retrieved from a memory and analyzed to construct a new 3D model. After an object is detected in the new 3D model, the robot can further scan the image in the industrial scene while moving along a collision free path until the object is identified at a predefined certainty level. The robot can then perform a robot task on the object. |
| US11407108B2 |
Horizontal articulated robot and return-to-origin method thereof
A robot may include a base; a base link connected to the base; an arm link coupled to the base link; an arm connected to the arm link; a hand connected to the arm; a storage; and a controller. The base link and arm link move so that a center of a coupling shaft of the arm link and the arm moves in a line. When the robot is within a predetermined range of a latest coordinate, the robot moves to the return-to-origin position in a direction from the transfer direction, otherwise the controller calculates the transfer path based on past teaching, and determines if there is a path close to the latest coordinate. If there is path, the controller determines whether the hand section is outside of a safe area, and if so, pulls the hand to a safe area and then moves the robot to the return-to-origin position. |
| US11407107B2 |
Palletizing boxes
A method for palletizing includes receiving a target box location for a box grasped by the end-effector, the box having a top surface, a bottom surface, and side surfaces. The method also includes positioning the box at an initial position adjacent to the target box location and tilting the box at an angle relative to a ground plane where the angle is formed between the ground plane and the bottom surface. The method further includes shifting the box from the initial position in a first direction to a first alignment position that satisfies a threshold first alignment distance, shifting the box from the first alignment position in a second direction to the target box location that satisfies a threshold second alignment distance, and releasing the box from the end-effector. The release of the box causes the box to pivot toward a boundary edge of the target box location. |
| US11407106B2 |
Electronic device capable of moving and operating method thereof
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to identify a task corresponding to a task execution instruction acquired by an input device of the electronic device, identify user information corresponding to the task, identify a target spot of the electronic device for executing the task, based on the task and the user information, with respect to a position of a user corresponding to the identified user information, and control a driving circuit of the electronic device to move the electronic device to the identified target spot. |
| US11407105B2 |
Variable stiffness actuator with electrically modulated stiffness
A dielectric elastomer system (DES) variable stiffness actuator (VSA) is provided. In an embodiment, the DES VSA includes a variable stiffness module (VSM). The VSM includes a DES that softens when energized and stiffens when unpowered, an outer frame, and an inner frame member. The stiffness of the DES is variable. The outer frame supports the DES and the inner frame member, which is disposed within the DES. The inner frame member is configured to be displaceable with respect to the outer frame. The DES VSA also includes an actuation motor mechanically coupled to the inner frame member that is configured to cause a force to be applied to the inner frame member and the actuation motor is configured to control an equilibrium position of the DES VSA. |
| US11407099B2 |
Work surface
A work surface is provided. More particularly, a work surface that is portable, and that when deployed provides a relatively stable platform is disclosed. The work surface includes at least two horizontal tracks running parallel to a top surface, and one or more vertical tracks running parallel to the legs of the work surface. The horizontal tracks are configured to receive one or more clamps or various accessories, such as crosscut accessories. The crosscut accessories can include provisions for accurately securing a saw guide and a work piece to the work surface. In addition, an accessory stand can be connected to the work surface to allow various tools to be operatively connected to the work surface. |
| US11407093B2 |
System and method for installing a manifold plug
The present disclosure relates to an insert and system of installing the same. The insert includes a tapered core and a cylinder. The core releasably secures to an installation device which includes a depth stop or a depth control to control the installation depth of the insert. The insert may be provided in a tray that allows for easier handling of the inserts and installation thereof in installation holes, for example in a hydraulic manifold. In some cases, the core includes a threaded hole to releasably secure the insert to the installation device, thus allowing the installation device to pull the core into the cylinder. The core and cylinder may be made of metallic materials such as steels, steel alloys and others. In some cases the insert can withstand blow out pressures of 40,000 psi or higher. |
| US11407089B1 |
Tanker fastener removal tool
A tanker fastener removal tool includes a ring and handle secured perpendicularly to one (1) end of the ring. Within the ring are disposed a pair of perpendicular rings of which each in turn as a protruding hook. The device is configured to secure about a fastener of a hatch access cover of a tanker truck. |
| US11407088B2 |
Multifunction socket tool
A multifunction socket tool is provided that has first socket component for engagement with a first size drive portion of a threaded fastener, and a second socket component for engagement with a second size drive portion of a threaded fastener, with the second size being smaller than the first size The second socket component translates from a first position where it can torque a drive portion of the second size to a second position where the first socket component can torque a drive portion of the first size. The first socket component includes a first pair of opposed slots for receiving and torqueing the eye of an eyebolt, and the second socket component includes a second pair of opposed slots for aligning the first pair of slots with the eye prior to engagement of the eye by the first pair slots. |
| US11407085B2 |
Method for manufacturing gear
The present disclosure provides a method for manufacturing a gear capable of processing a projection formed on a tooth tip by shot peening while reducing time for manufacturing the gear. A method for manufacturing a gear includes: a process of hardening, by performing shot peening in which shot particles are jetted onto a tooth surface 1a of a gear base material, the tooth surface while applying residual stress to the tooth surface; a process of softening, by at least heating a tooth tip of the gear base material having the hardened tooth surface, the tooth tip; and a process of rotationally driving the gear base material having the softened tooth tip by engaging it with another gear. |
| US11407084B2 |
Grinder particulate control assembly
A grinder particulate control assembly for collecting particulate generated while grinding an outside corner surface. The grinder particulate control assembly having an adjustable bonnet capable of being used with grinders and grinding disks of various sizes. |
| US11407082B2 |
Method and system for monitoring polishing pad
Method and system for monitoring a polishing pad is provided. The polishing pad includes a bottom layer, a polishing layer disposed on the bottom layer, and a plurality of mark structures disposed on the bottom layer and in the polishing layer to have a top surface coplanar with the polishing layer to indicate consumption level of the polishing layer. The monitoring system includes an acquisition module, a memory module, and a determining module connected to both the acquisition module and the memory module. The determining module, the acquisition module, and the memory module are configured to monitor the consumption level of the polishing layer and to recognize that the polishing pad needs to be replaced. |
| US11407080B2 |
Vibration polishing device
The present disclosure relates to a vibration polishing device, comprising: a vibration drive for generating an oscillating vibration for polishing samples; a polishing disc which is connected to and can be driven by the vibration drive; and a polishing bowl which is designed to receive a polishing medium and the samples to be polished and is coupled to the polishing disc for being entrained therewith; wherein the vibration drive comprises a base part, a counter-oscillating part, a vibration plate, and drive parts, for driving in an oscillating manner the counter-oscillating part and the vibration plate against the force of leaf springs. |
| US11407079B2 |
Monitoring condition of deburring media in vibration deburring machine
An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store at least one image of multiple pieces of deburring media used in a vibration deburring machine. The apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to analyze the at least one image to determine a condition of each of the multiple pieces of deburring media and determine an overall condition of the deburring media. The at least one processor is also configured to generate a graphical user interface containing a notification based on at least one of: the conditions of the multiple pieces of deburring media and the overall condition of the deburring media. |
| US11407078B2 |
Grinding machine for raised joints of rivets on sheet metal
A grinding device for raised joints of rivets on sheet metal is provided, including a lateral plate, legs, a moving plate, first springs, a first bearing seat, a sleeve, a grinding wheel, a moving bar, a 7-shaped plate, a vertical bar, a second spring, an oscillating plate, etc. The legs are fixedly connected, in a symmetric manner, to left and right sides of the bottom of the lateral plate. A through hole, which has a function of guiding, is formed on a left side of the lateral plate. The moving bar is located in the through hole. In the present disclosure, a driving motor is started to rotate the grinding wheel, the grinding device is moved to enable the grinding wheel to be located above a raised joint, and then the oscillating plate is pulled so that the grinding wheel can move downward to grind the raised joint. |
| US11407070B2 |
Bonnet and valve trim assembly and related methods
Bonnet and valve trim assembly and related methods are described. An example bonnet and valve trim assembly includes a bonnet structured to couple to a valve body via a valve body mounting flange, the bonnet including a cage mounting interface. A cage defining a body has a bonnet mounting interface to couple to the cage mounting interface of the bonnet. A retainer retains the cage mounting interface and the bonnet mounting interface to couple the cage and the bonnet. The retainer to enable axial movement between the cage and the bonnet when the retainer is coupled to the cage and the bonnet. |
| US11407069B2 |
Flux and solder composition
A flux containing terpene phenolic resin and having an acid value of 120 mgKOH/g or more is provided. The acid value can be 250 mgKOH/g or less. The terpene phenolic resin can be contained by 0.05 mass % or more and 30 mass % or less. The flux can contain the terpene phenolic resin and another resin component as a rosin component, and an amount of the terpene phenolic resin contained in the rosin component can be 0.1 mass % or more and 80 mass % or less. |
| US11407063B2 |
Protective film forming agent and method for producing semiconductor chip
A protective film forming agent for dicing of semiconductor wafers for forming a protective film on the surface of the semiconductor wafers and capable of forming a protective film of high absorbance index, and a production method of semiconductor chips using the protective film forming agent. In a protective film forming agent containing a water-soluble resin, light absorber and solvent, a compound having a specific structure is used as the light absorber. The content of the light absorber in the protective film forming agent is 0.1% by mass or more and 10% by mass or less. |
| US11407061B2 |
Laser crystallizing apparatus and method of manufacturing display apparatus
A laser crystallizing apparatus may include a laser light source, an optical system, and an optical module. The laser light source may generate a laser beam. The optical system may convert the laser beam into a line laser beam. The optical module may disperse energy of the line laser beam in a first direction for generating a dispersed line laser beam. The first direction may be perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the optical module. |
| US11407052B2 |
Method for connecting two individual elements of an underwater fluid-transport pipe subject to fatigue
A method of connecting together two unit elements (2, 4) of an undersea fluid transport pipe that is subjected to fatigue, by welding together two metallic or bi-metallic unit pipe elements that have been put into abutment via their respective free ends (2a, 4a), the welding being done by making three distinct weld beads (6, 8, 10), with a last weld bead (8) being deposited between two lateral first weld beads (6, 10), and being followed directly by controlled sanding of the weld beads in order to apply compression stresses on them. |
| US11407049B2 |
Tapping tool and method for producing a threaded bore
A tapping tool for producing a threaded bore having an internal thread in a workpiece. The tapping tool has a main cutting edge on its drill tip and a thread profile trailing in a tapping direction. The method has a tapping stroke in which the tapping tool is driven into the workpiece at a tapping feed rate in the tapping direction and at a tapping speed synchronized therewith and the main cutting edge of the tool produces a core hole bore and the tool thread profile forms an internal thread on the inner wall of the core hole bore. Chips are produced in the tapping stroke, which are conveyed out of the threaded bore in a chip removal direction opposite to the tapping direction and collide with thread flanks of the internal thread facing toward the chips to be removed. |