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| US11426984B2 |
Protected substrate
A protected substrate includes a planar substrate having a surface and a burn-off temporary protective layer positioned over at least a portion of the surface. The burn-off temporary protective layer includes a wax, a polyolefin, a polyester, a polycarbonate, a polyether, or some combination thereof. The burn-off temporary protective layer is removable by a heat treatment process that does not substantially damage the surface. Various other protected substrates and methods for protecting a substrate are also disclosed. |
| US11426983B2 |
Carbon fiber decorative veneer
A veneer panel includes a face layer formed from a carbon fiber sheet. The veneer panel further includes a backing layer. The veneer panel further includes a thermoset dry film adhesive located between the face layer and the backing layer and attaching the face layer to the backing layer. |
| US11426982B2 |
Display panel and method of manufacturing the same
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a laminate panel in which a transparent colored layer is formed with a decorative sheet on a base substrate such as a resin plate or glass; and a display panel using the laminate panel and to provide a method of manufacturing the display panel.The laminate panel includes a base substrate formed of a resin plate or glass plate, an adhesive layer formed on the base substrate, a transparent colored layer formed on the adhesive layer, and a surface protection layer formed on the transparent colored layer. The display panel is applied, for example, as an in-vehicle display panel. |
| US11426975B2 |
Hot-dip galvanized steel sheet
In a thickness range of which center is a ¼ thickness from the surface of a base steel sheet, a volume fraction of a ferrite phase is 0% to less than 50%, a volume fraction of the total of a hard structure composed of one or more of a bainite structure, a bainitic ferrite phase, a fresh martensite phase, and a tempered martensite phase is 50% or more, a volume fraction of a retained austenite phase is 0-8%, and a volume fraction of the total of a pearlite phase and a coarse cementite phase is 0-8%, at an interface between a plating layer and the base steel sheet, a Fe—Al alloy layer is provided, the Fe—Al alloy layer having an average thickness of 0.1-2.0 μm and a difference between a maximum thickness and a minimum thickness in the width direction of the steel sheet being within 0.5 μm. |
| US11426974B2 |
Thermal transfer of active ink with dynamic environmental data
A thermal transfer ribbon includes a carrier layer, a release layer, and a thermally transferable ink layer. The ink layer includes an active ink having a chemistry that is configured, responsive to the occurrence of an environmental, physical or biological condition, to undergo a chemical or physical state change causing a change in the color state of the active ink. |
| US11426970B2 |
Laminated uncured sheet
A laminated uncured sheet of the present disclosure has a structure in which resin sheet layers and resin layers are alternately laminated and a through hole penetrating in the laminating direction is formed, wherein the resin sheet layers are formed with a thermosetting resin composition containing a thermosetting resin as a main component, the resin layers are formed with a thermoplastic resin composition containing a thermoplastic resin, and the thermoplastic resin composition is adhered to the inner wall surface of the resin sheet layer part in the through hole. |
| US11426962B2 |
Method of applying outsole to an article of footwear
A method of forming a sole structure for an article of footwear. The method includes providing a midsole element formed of a first polymeric material. The method also includes depositing an outsole material including an uncured second polymeric material upon an exterior surface of the midsole element and molding the midsole element and the outsole material to impart an outsole profile to the outsole material and curing the outsole material on the exterior surface of the midsole element. |
| US11426961B2 |
Pressure roll and method for pressing a tire layer on a tire building drum
Disclosed is a pressure roll and a method for pressing a tire layer on a tire building drum in a pressing direction, wherein the pressure roll includes a shaft and a plurality of discs, wherein each disc has an interior part and an exterior part, wherein each interior part is provided with a recess for receiving the shaft, wherein the recess is larger than the shaft in the pressing direction for allowing movement of the disc with respect to said shaft in the pressing direction, wherein the pressure roll includes for each disc one or more actuators for individually moving the disc, wherein one actuator is arranged for moving the respective disc with respect to the shaft in the pressing direction and the same or another actuator is arranged for moving the respective disc with respect to the shaft in a retraction direction opposite to the pressing direction. |
| US11426960B2 |
Molding device comprising mold shells and a gasket for manufacturing an ophthalmic lens configured to be worn by a wearer, such a gasket, and a method for manufacturing such a lens
A molding device includes mold shells and a gasket for manufacturing by molding an ophthalmic lens configured to be worn by a wearer, the mold shells each having a molding face and a peripheral side and the gasket including a closed loop portion sandwiched between the molding faces and remotely to the peripheral sides, thus forming a molding cavity of the ophthalmic lens inside the closed loop portion of the gasket, the gasket including a plurality of elongated positioning members each projecting externally from the closed loop portion and each being fastened on a said peripheral side of at least one of the mold shells, the elongated positioning members each having a respective length which is determined in function of an optical axis characteristic of the wearer. |
| US11426959B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for multistage molding of lenses
Apparatuses and methods for multistage molding of contact lenses containing low oxygen permeable components or oxygen impermeable components. Components may be embedded within a contact lens by forming a device on a polymer substrate, molding a spacer onto a male mold, bonding the device to the spacer, removing the polymer substrate, and molding the remainder of the contact lens. |
| US11426956B2 |
Method for composite flow molding
An apparatus for molding a part includes a plunger cavity, a plunger, and a mold cavity, wherein the plunger is oriented out-of-plane with respect to a major surface of the mold cavity, and first and second vents couples to respective first and second portions of the mold cavity. In a method, resin and fiber are forced into the mold cavity from a plunger cavity, and at least some of the fibers and resin are preferentially flowed to certain region in the mold cavity via the use of vents. |
| US11426948B2 |
Method and apparatus for producing a plug-through connection of a plurality of cables or hoses through a plastic component
The invention relates to a method and to an apparatus for producing a plug-through connection arrangement of a plurality of electrical cables (1a-1d) and/or fluid-conducting hoses, having a sheathing (2) consisting of a plastic, which extend, arranged adjacently spaced apart from each other, through associated openings (3a-3d) of a plastic component (4), comprising the following steps: providing (A) the plastic part (4) with the pre-produced plurality of openings (3a-3d), installing (B) the electrical cables (1a-1d) and/or fluid-conducting hoses through the associated openings (3a-3d), such that the outer wall of the sheathing (2), which consists of plastic, comes into contact with the inner wall of the respective openings (3a-3d) of the plastic component (4), thermal welding (C) of the electrical cables (1a-1d) and/or fluid-conducting hoses to the plastic component (4) in the region of the respective opening (3a-3d), in order to produce an integrally sealing component bond, wherein at least two laser beam units (5a, 5b), positioned opposite each other, are aligned to an associated initial connection point, after which the oppositely positioned laser beam units (5a, 5b) are activated and caused to undergo a linear relative movement crosswise to the orientation of the openings (3a-3d), in order to create the integral bond by surface melting of the sheathing (2) together with the plastic component (4). |
| US11426947B2 |
Method for manufacturing metal-resin joint
A method for manufacturing a metal-resin joint 30 according to the present disclosure is a method for manufacturing the metal-resin joint 30 in which a synthetic resin member 10 made of thermoplastic resin and a metal member 20 made of metal are bonded to each other, the method including: a first process of exposing a surface 12 of the synthetic resin member 10 molded into a predetermined shape, to air heated to a first temperature T1 equal to or higher than a deflection temperature under load Tf of the thermoplastic resin when a load of 1.8 MPa is applied; and a second process of bonding the surface 12 of the synthetic resin member 10 and a surface 22 of the metal member 20 to each other. Accordingly, it is possible to improve the bonding strength between the metal member 20 and the synthetic resin member 10. |
| US11426946B2 |
Systems and methods using an ultrasonic transducer and scrubbing horn motion to seal a part
An ultrasonic welding system. The system includes an ultrasonic transducer assembly having a horn and a first transducer and a second transducer arranged to impart ultrasonic energy into the horn. The horn has a first part-interfacing surface and a second part-interfacing surface opposite the first part-interfacing surface. An actuator assembly is operatively coupled to the ultrasonic transducer assembly and configured to cause rotation of the horn. A controller is configured to: cause the actuator assembly to rotate the horn so that the first part-interfacing surface applies the ultrasonic energy to a first part along an entire length of the first part-interface surface while a first ultrasonic energy is applied through the horn via the first transducer to cause the first part-interfacing surface to vibrate back and forth along its entire length as the first ultrasonic energy is applied by the first transducer to the horn. |
| US11426943B2 |
Selection of powder control temperature regions in 3D printing
A control and feedback technique to determine the proper location of powder control temperature regions includes detecting solid parts having specified shape and thermal characteristics. The solid parts are generated by a 3D printer. The solid parts include powder material fused on a layer by layer basis. A powder control temperature region is selected in each layer of powder material, wherein the region is located in unfused powder material adjacent to the solid parts, and wherein the region is selected based on characteristics of the shape of a build area and thermal imaging associated with any of a structural formation of the solid parts adjacent to the region, and an amount of thermal energy radiated by the solid parts adjacent to the region. The amount of thermal energy to cause fusing of the powder material on each subsequent layer is modified based on location of the powder control temperature region. |
| US11426942B2 |
Manufacturing systems with coolant supply systems and related methods
Manufacturing systems with coolant supply systems and related methods. A manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing (AM) assembly, a milling assembly, and a coolant supply system. The AM assembly includes a support assembly that supports a build component and that is in thermal communication with the build component. The coolant supply system is configured to remove heat from the support assembly by flowing the coolant through at least a portion of the support assembly. A method of operating a manufacturing system during a manufacturing process includes detecting a manufacturing mode of the manufacturing system, forming a build component via the manufacturing process, and, at least partially concurrent with the forming the build component, selectively supplying a coolant to a support assembly and/or a milling tool. The selectively supplying the coolant is based, at least in part, on the detecting the manufacturing mode. |
| US11426934B2 |
Slot die additive manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method
An apparatus is provided which extrudes a radiation-curable construction material above a support surface with a slot die to deposit a layer of extruded construction material above the support surface. Radiation is selectively projected with a projection unit to a construction region between the support surface and the slot die, thereby curing portions of the extruded construction material. The apparatus repeats these steps are repeated until a desired object is formed by the contiguous cured portions of the construction material extending across and between the layers. |
| US11426928B2 |
Additive manufacturing method for making a three-dimensional object using selective laser sintering
The present disclosure relates to an additive manufacturing (AM) method for making a three-dimensional (3D) object, comprising a) the provision of providing a powdered polymer material (M) comprising at least one poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) polymer, and at least one poly(aryl ether sulfone) (PAES) polymer, b) the deposition of successive layers of the powdered polymer material; and c) the selective sintering of each layer prior to the deposition of the subsequent layer, wherein the powdered polymer material (M) is heated before step c) to a temperature Tp (° C.): Tp |
| US11426927B2 |
Different mixtures of build materials deliverable during a three dimensional print operation
Example implementations relate to different mixtures of build materials deliverable during a three dimensional (3D) print operation. In some examples, a 3D print apparatus may include a delivery hopper to deliver build material to a print zone of the 3D print apparatus and a plurality of build material hoppers to which the delivery hopper is connected for receipt of at least one of a corresponding plurality of build materials. A controller of the 3D print apparatus may direct that variable proportions of a first build material relative to a second build material are receivable by the delivery hopper from the plurality of build material hoppers during the 3D print operation, where different mixtures of the variable proportions of the first build material and the second build material are deliverable to the delivery hopper during the 3D print operation. |
| US11426921B2 |
Preform heating device
Described herein is a preform heating device, in particular a heating device which uses monochromatic infrared radiation preferably generated by lasers.In particular, a heating device for preforms is configured so as to be positioned outside a preform and radiate an electromagnetic radiation in the infrared range, forming a radiation disk in such a device according to a radial symmetry with respect to the center of the preform axis. |
| US11426918B2 |
Machine for manufacturing plastic items by blow moulding
The invention concerns a machine for manufacturing plastic items comprising, in series, along the manufacturing line: a rotatable roll (1) of plastic material in the form of at least one strip; a shaper (4) for forming tubes from said strips and means (5) for longitudinally welding said tubes; means (6) for cutting the tubes transversely, arranged so as to form tube sections (10); means for transferring and depositing said sections in holding and moving means; an oven (8) in which said tube sections move; a first turret (9) supporting moulds; means for processing the tube sections in the first turret; means for blowing a pressurised fluid into the moulds; a second turret (14) for discharging the bottles from said moulds. |
| US11426917B2 |
Multilayer identity article and methods of making the same
In one embodiment, a multilayer article can comprise: a multilayer substrate M, comprising: greater than or equal to 16 polymer A layers, preferably 16 to 512 polymer A layers; and greater than or equal to 16 polymer B layers, preferably 16 to 512 polymer B layers; wherein the polymer A layers and the polymer B layers are present in a ratio of 1:4 to 4:1, preferably the ratio is 1:1; a protective layer P; and an identification layer I between the protective layer P and the multilayer substrate M; wherein the identification layer I comprises information, and wherein the protective layer P prevents alteration thereof. |
| US11426916B2 |
Methods for dispensing and adhering hot melt entrained polymers to substrates
Disclosed are methods for forming and adhering an entrained polymer structure to a substrate. The methods include providing a substrate (114) configured to receive application of a molten entrained polymer (118). A mineral entrained polymer in molten form is applied in a predetermined shape, to a surface of the substrate, to form a solidified entrained polymer structure on the substrate. The entrained polymer includes a monolithic material formed of at least a base polymer (25) and a mineral active agent (30) to absorb excess moisture. The surface of the substrate is compatible with the molten entrained polymer so as to thermally bond with it. In this way, the entrained polymer bonds to the substrate and solidifies upon sufficient cooling of the entrained polymer. The polymer can have a channeling or foaming agent (35), eg polyglycol. To apply the polymer is provided a hot melt dispensing apparatus comprising: a feeder (102) (optionally an extruder or loader) for providing a flow of mineral entrained polymer in molten form; one or more hoses (104), each of which having an internal lumen in fluid communication with an exit (106) of the feeder to receive flow of the mineral entrained polymer in molten form, the lumen terminating at an applicator (110) to which the entrained polymer in molten form is conveyed; the applicator comprising a dispenser (112) for applying the entrained polymer in the predetermined shape to the surface of the substrate. The hose and the dispenser can be heated. |
| US11426913B2 |
Methods for manufacturing bulked continuous filament
A method of manufacturing bulked continuous carpet filament which, in various embodiments, comprises: (A) washing a plurality of flakes of recycled PET; (B) providing a PET crystallizer; (C) after the step of washing the plurality of flakes, passing the plurality of flakes of recycled PET through the PET crystallizer; (D) at least partially melting the plurality of flakes into a polymer melt; (E) providing a multi-rotating screw (MRS) extruder having an MRS section; and a vacuum pump in communication with the MRS section; (F) using the vacuum pump to reduce a pressure within the MRS Section; (G) after the step of passing the plurality of flakes through the PET crystallizer, passing the polymer melt through the MRS Section; and (H) after the step of passing the polymer melt through the MRS extruder, forming the polymer melt into bulked continuous carpet filament. |
| US11426911B2 |
Process for injection molding of plastic materials
A method and apparatus for injection molding of plastic material into a cavity of a mold by means of at least one injector whose opening and closing occurs through an electronic control unit and wherein an undesired opening of the mold caused by any overpressure of the plastic material injected into the cavity of the mold is detected by means of transducers and corrected by means of the electronic control unit. The transducers are arranged outside the cavity of the mold. |
| US11426909B2 |
Method and device for producing a fluid line with connecting element
The invention relates to a method and a device for producing a fluid line (7) with a connecting element formed on an end portion of the fluid line (7), wherein the connecting element comprises a coupling part (8) and a connector (70) which connects to the coupling part (8) toward the end of the fluid line. |
| US11426893B2 |
Machining center
A machining center, comprising: a number N of workpiece tables equal to or greater than three, a number N of first guides, which extend parallel to a first direction; along said first guides being movable respective to workpiece tables, one for each first guide, a number N−1 of second guides, which extend parallel to a second direction transverse to said first direction, a number N−1 of machining groups each comprising at least one machining head; each machining group being movable parallel to said second direction along a respective second guide; a number N×(N−1) of machining areas wherein the machining groups can operate on workpieces present on said tables; along each first guide, or for a respective table, there being present N−1 machining areas, one for each machining group, so that each machining group can operate, according to a programmed work cycle, on all said N workpiece tables, a number N of workpiece loading/unloading areas, one for each workpiece table. |
| US11426892B2 |
Cutting machine for strand-like material, to be cut
The invention concerns a device and a method for guiding a blade at a cutting end face of a guide tube by means of magnetic force in order to bring a cutting spacing between the blade and the cutting end face as close as possible. The magnetic force may be applied to the blade only towards the end of a cutting process of a slice, i.e. near a blade outlet side of a guide tube cross-section of the guide tube. |
| US11426888B1 |
Handheld cutting tool
Presented embodiments of the handheld cutting tool are capable of cutting in one of two ways: with the cutting edge of the blade only so as to minimize damage to objects not intended to be cut or, alternately, with the point of the blade as with more typical knives. The tool is comprised predominantly of a handle body, a blade holder and a rotational control assembly for allowing the blade holder to rotate. The blade holder holds either a replaceable isosceles trapezoid utility blade or replaceable single edge razor blade and has, in some embodiments, a portion that isolates parts of the blade from objects not intended to be cut. The rotational control assembly enables the blade holder to rotate between retracted and a plurality of extended positions thus permitting the blade holder to deploy the blade at various angles to facilitate proper cutting of materials. |
| US11426885B1 |
Robot docking station identification surface
A docking station is provided that includes at least one component configured to couple to a robot and an identification surface. The identification surface includes a first curvature that varies at a first substantially constant rate of change along a first dimension the identification includes a second curvature that varies at a second substantially constant rate of change along a second dimension. The second dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension. The identification surface includes a third curvature that varies at a third substantially constant rate of change along a third dimension. The third dimension is orthogonal to the first dimension and the second dimension. |
| US11426883B2 |
Gripping tool and gripping system
According to one embodiment, a gripping tool includes a gripper, a sensor, a pump unit, and a controller. The gripper is flexible and has a granular material provided in an interior of the gripper. The sensor is connected to the interior. The sensor detects a pressure or a flow rate of a gas. The pump unit is connected to the interior. The controller performs at least a first operation of causing the gripper to contact a workpiece and causing the gripper to operate, and a second operation of separating the gripper from the workpiece and causing the gripper to operate. In at least a portion of the second operation, the controller sets a pressure of the interior to be different from a pressure external to the gripper. |
| US11426878B2 |
Method for controlling robot based on brain-computer interface and apparatus for controlling meal assistance robot thereof
The present disclosure relates to technology that controls a robot based on brain-computer interface, and a robot control method acquires a first biosignal indicating an intention to start the operation of the robot from a user to operate the robot, provides the user with visual stimulation of differently set signal cycles corresponding to a plurality of objects for which the robot executes motions, acquires a second biosignal evoked by the visual stimulation from the user to identify an object selected by the user, and acquires a third biosignal corresponding to a motion for the identified object from the user to induce the robot to execute the corresponding motion. |
| US11426876B2 |
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program
An information processing apparatus includes: a determination unit configured to determine a plurality of measurement positions and/or orientations from which a 3D measurement sensor makes three-dimensional measurements; a controller configured to successively move the 3D measurement sensor to the plurality of measurement positions and/or orientations; a measurement unit configured to generate a plurality of 3D measurement data sets through three-dimensional measurement using the 3D measurement sensor at each of the plurality of measurement positions and/or orientations; and a data integration unit configured to integrate the plurality of 3D measurement data sets. |
| US11426872B2 |
Robot system
To provide a robot system equipped with an off-line programming device which can create a machining path consisting of a trajectory of any shape, and can reduce the workload required in teaching of the machining path of any shape. Provided is an off-line programming device which teaches a program of a robot equipped with a toll that machines a workpiece arranged within a work space, the off-line programming device including a trajectory information creation unit which creates trajectory information of any 3D shape consisting of at least one layer; and a trajectory information editing unit which edits line segments constituting the trajectory information of the any 3D shape consisting of at least one layer. |
| US11426870B2 |
Apparatus and method for controlling robot
There is provided a robot control apparatus that controls a vertical articulated robot and is suitable for direct teaching. In the apparatus, an axis setting section sets operation axes and control axes from among the axes subjected to angle control, when performing the direct teaching of changing a position of the arm tip, while retaining a posture thereof at a target posture. The operation axes can be dominant factors when determining the position of the arm tip and are allowed to freely move according to an external force, and the control axes can be dominant factors when determining the posture of the arm tip and are controlled by an angle control section. When performing the direct teaching, the angle control section receives an input of current angles of the operation axes and the target posture to calculate command angles of the respective control axes according to inverse kinematics calculation. |
| US11426864B2 |
Robot manipulator system and methods for providing supplemental securement of objects
A robotic manipulator system includes a first robotic manipulator and a second robotic manipulator configured to grasp an object. The first robotic manipulator grasps the object a first time and moves the object to the second robotic manipulator. The second robotic manipulator then grasps the object and the first robotic manipulator readjusts its position relative to the object before grasping the object a second time. One or both of the robotic manipulators then move the object a new location before releasing the object at the new location. |
| US11426860B1 |
Excavator breaker rack and method of use
An excavator breaker storage rack includes a base having a first beam and a second beam running parallel and to rest on a ground surface; a support system attached to the base, the support system having vertical supports extending up from the base; angled supports attached to the base and the vertical supports such that the angled supports are positioned at an angle relative to the base of less than 90 degrees and greater than 10 degrees; one or more base plates attached to and extending away from the one or more angled supports; one or more top plates attached to the one or more angled supports; and one or more arms positioned on opposite sides of the one or more top plates; the support system is to support one or more excavator breakers above the ground surface. |
| US11426859B2 |
Storage device system
A tool storage device system includes a base and a tool storage container removably coupled to the base. The tool storage container slides in a first direction relative to the base to attach the tool storage container to the base, and the tool storage container slides in a second direction, opposite the first direction, relative to the base to remove the tool storage container from the base. |
| US11426855B2 |
Position sensor board for a brushless motor
A power tool is provided including a brushless DC (BLDC) motor having a stator assembly and a rotor; a substantially-cylindrical motor housing having an open end for receiving the stator assembly, a rear end, a substantially-cylindrical bearing pocket formed in the rear end to receive the rear bearing of the motor therein, and a radially-extending slot formed at or near its rear end; and a positional sensor board radially received within the slot along a central receiving axis. The positional sensor board includes a curved inner edge shaped to be positioned around the bearing pocket and includes positional sensors mounted around the curved inner edge and facing the rotor to sense a rotational position of the rotor. The curved inner edge is disposed on a side corner of the positional sensor board such that the positional sensor board is asymmetrically-shape in a direction of the receiving axis. |
| US11426852B2 |
Power tool
A hammer drill comprises a drive mechanism including a spindle, a first ratchet coupled for co-rotation with the spindle, a second ratchet rotationally fixed to the housing, and a hammer lockout mechanism adjustable between a first mode and a second mode. The hammer drill further comprises a clutch adjustable between a first mode and a second mode. The hammer drill further comprises a detent radially movable between a locking position and an unlocking position, and a collar movable between a first rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the first mode and a second rotational position in which the hammer lockout mechanism is in the second mode. In the first mode the detent is positioned such that the spindle is moveable relative to the housing. In the second mode the detent is positioned such that the spindle is prevented from moving relative to the housing. |
| US11426850B2 |
Portable hand held power tool with interchangeable head
Portable, hand held, battery operated, hydraulic tools are provided with a tool frame and one or more interchangeable working heads. When the working head is connected with the tool frame, a piston actuated by a hydraulic system within the tool frame applies force to the working head to perform a task. A coupling mechanism holds the working head to the tool frame. The coupling mechanism allows the working head to be removed from the tool frame and another working head to be joined to the tool frame. The coupling mechanism can hold the working head at a fixed rotational angle with respect to the tool frame. The coupling mechanism can also allow the working head to rotate with respect to the tool frame. |
| US11426847B2 |
Ratchet wrench
A ratchet wrench may include a main body, a cylinder, a first sleeve, and a second sleeve. The main body has a head portion and a shank, and a first through hole horizontally penetrates through the head portion, and the cylinder is coupled in the first through hole. The inner peripheries of two ends of the cylinder respectively comprise continuous teeth to form a first tool hole and a second tool hole, and the first tool hole and the second tool hole can respectively receive a first sleeve and a second sleeve which respectively have a third tool hole and a fourth tool hole thereon. Also, the first sleeve and the second sleeve are detachable from the cylinder to install needed sleeves with different diameters of tool holes, which greatly increases the consumer purchasing intentions. |
| US11426846B2 |
Quick-release screwdriver structure
A quick-release screwdriver structure includes a tool holder and a tool head embedded in a head portion of the tool holder. A fixing seat is sleeved outside the tool head; an inner wall of the fixing seat is provided with a notch, and a bottom surface of the notch is an inclined surface; a steel ball connected to a release ring is installed in the notch, and the steel ball contacts the tool head; and a movement of the release ring will drive the steel ball to move along a longitudinal direction of the bottom surface of the notch so as to lock or release the tool head. A new locking assembly is designed to act on a surface of the tool head so as to achieve locking and disassembly of the tool head. |
| US11426845B2 |
Rotary impact tool
A rotary impact tool includes a housing, an electric motor, and a drive assembly for converting a continuous torque input from the motor to consecutive rotational impacts upon a workpiece of at least 900 ft-lbs of fastening torque. An anvil has a bore defining a hexagonal cross-sectional shape and having a nominal width of 7/16 inches. A hammer is rotationally and axially movable relative to the anvil for imparting the consecutive rotational impacts upon the anvil. A spring biases the hammer in an axial direction toward the anvil. A battery pack has a nominal voltage of at least 18 Volts and a nominal capacity of at least 5 Ah. The rotary impact tool has an overall weight including the battery pack that is less than or equal to 7.5 pounds. A ratio of the fastening torque to the overall weight is greater than or equal to 120 ft-lbs per pound. |
| US11426844B2 |
Apparatus for tightening threaded fasteners
A low clearance hydraulic torque tool for tightening or loosening fasteners has an apparatus to transfer torque formed within a link drive means between a first and a second side plate. The apparatus includes: a drive plate having piston engagement means at a first end and a machined face gear with radial serrations at a second end; a ratchet drive having a machined face gear with corresponding radial serrations at a first end and a threaded fastener engagement means at a second end; and a wave spring formed between the drive plate and one of the side plates of the torque tool. The side plates of the link drive means are tapered from a first end, adjacent piston engagement means, to a second end, adjacent the threaded fastener engagement means, such that the width of the link drive means at the second end is substantially thinner than the width of the link drive means at the first end. |
| US11426840B2 |
Wrench capable of applying driving force on object to be driven effectively
A wrench has a driving head segment defining a portion of a receiving space of the wrench and including a first driving side of the wrench. The driving side includes a plurality of driving sections for abutting against the object. The plurality of driving sections includes surfaces aligned along an axis. The driving side includes a plurality of first recesses disposed alternatively among the plurality of first driving sections. |
| US11426839B2 |
Hand tool available for operating screw members of three different specifications
A hand tool includes a body provided with a mounting portion. The mounting portion includes six first recessed portions, six second recessed portions, and six locking faces. Each of the first recessed portions includes two grooves. Each of the second recessed portions includes two first arcuate faces and a second arcuate face. Each of the locking faces has a planar shape and is arranged between two of the second recessed portions. Each of the first recessed portions is arranged on one of the locking faces. The locking faces define an imaginary hexagonal portion having six sides coinciding with the locking faces respectively. The mounting portion of the body is mounted on a screw member. The screw member has six ribs received in the second recessed portions. Each of the ribs rests on one of the first arcuate faces. |
| US11426837B2 |
Tool spindle for a device for fine machining of optically active surfaces on workpieces
The invention relates to a tool spindle for a device for fine machining optically active surfaces on workpieces, having a spindle housing and a tool holding portion which protrudes beyond the housing. The tool holding portion can be axially advanced towards the workpiece along a tool rotational axis via a guiding assembly, which can be rotated about the tool rotational axis in the spindle housing. In order to axially advance the tool holding portion, the guide assembly has a plurality of linear mounting elements, which are distributed about the tool rotational axis in a uniform manner, and respective paired guide rods, which are connected to the tool holding portion in a traction- and pressure-resistant manner. |
| US11426831B2 |
Cooling liquid feeder
A cooling liquid feeder for feeding a cooling liquid into a cooling liquid hole defined in a tool includes a first connector disposed on a turret which retains the tool, a first flow channel for directing the cooling liquid from the first connector to the cooling liquid hole, a robot installed in a machining chamber and equipped with an end effector, a second connector disposed on the end effector and configured to be detachably attached to the first connector in a liquid tight manner, and a second flow channel for directing the cooling liquid from a source of the cooling liquid to the second connector, in which the robot is actuated to attach the second connector to the first connector for feeding the cooling liquid into the cooling liquid hole. |
| US11426827B2 |
Mobile pipe resurfacing and inspection rack
A mobile pipe rack workstation for inspecting and repairing pipe materials, a “Pipe Station.” By folding the pipe station's load/unload arms, removing any tool's from the tool mount and lowering the gantry by retracting the risers; the pipe station is transportable on public roadways without permitting, escorting, or special signage required for oversized loads. |
| US11426826B2 |
Fabrication layout device and method
Techniques and devices are disclosed for fabrication layout device. The device includes a table with a work surface. The work surface being a continuous surface and configured to support a plurality of railing pieces for fabrication of a railing assembly. The device further includes a beam located above the work surface. The beam is operatively coupled to the table, such that the beam moves relative to the work surface in a first direction. Attached to the beam is an ink dispenser. The ink dispenser is configured to move along the beam in a second direction different from the first direction. The ink dispenser is further configured to dispense ink onto the work surface of the table in the form of a pattern of the railing assembly. Railing pieces are positioned on the pattern so that they can be assembled to one another. |
| US11426825B2 |
Systems and methods for welding mill scaled workpieces
This disclosure relates generally to Gas Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) and, more specifically, to Metal-cored Arc Welding (MCAW) of mill scaled steel workpieces. A metal-cored welding wire, including a sheath and a core, capable of welding mill scaled workpieces without prior descaling is disclosed. The metal-cored welding wire has a sulfur source that occupies between approximately 0.04% and approximately 0.18% of the weight of the metal-cored welding wire, and has a cellulose source that occupies between approximately 0.09% and approximately 0.54% of the weight of the metal-cored welding wire. |
| US11426823B2 |
Covered electrode for arc welding high strength steel
The disclosed technology generally relates welding electrodes, and more particularly to covered consumable welding electrodes. In an aspect, a consumable welding electrode comprises a core wire comprising a steel composition and a coating formed on the core wire. The coating comprises weld metal alloying elements comprising Fe, C, Mn, Si, Ni, Mo, V and Cr that are arranged such that an undiluted weld metal formed from the covered welding electrode has a combination of high tensile strength and high impact strength. |
| US11426820B2 |
Hot-formed previously welded steel part with very high mechanical resistance and production method
A welded steel part with a very high mechanical strength is provided. The welded steel part is obtained by heating followed by hot forming, then cooling of at least one welded blank obtained by butt welding of at least one first and one second sheet. The at least one first and second sheets including, at least in part, a steel substrate and a pre-coating which includes an intermetallic alloy layer in contact with the steel substrate, topped by a metal alloy layer of aluminum or aluminum-based alloy. A method for the fabrication of a welded steel part and the fabrication of structural or safety parts for automotive vehicles are also provided. |
| US11426810B2 |
Asphalt saw blade
A unique design is provided that increases the strength and extends the life of an asphalt saw blade. The asphalt saw blade may include a main body, outer plates and cutters that are secured to the main body and outer plates via a notched interface. The cutters can include cutting elements and a plate that reinforces the cutting elements while also shielding the cutter's main body from wear. |
| US11426809B2 |
Pipe cutting tool
An example pipe cutting tool includes a plurality of actuators and a plurality of cutters. Each of the plurality of cutters is connected to at least one separate actuator of the plurality of actuators. The at least one separate actuator is configured to move the cutter between a pre-deployed and deployed position. The deployed position is beyond the pre-deployed position. The plurality of cutters may include a first and second cutter, with the at least one separate actuator connected to the second cutter moving based, at least in part, on one or more cutting conditions. An example method of cutting a pipe includes extending a first cutter to contact the pipe, cutting at least a portion of the pipe using the first cutter, detecting a cutting condition, extending a second cutter based, at least in part, on the cutting condition, and resuming the cutting using the second cutter. |
| US11426804B2 |
Apparatuses and methods for guiding a drill bit to form a hole
An assembly for guiding a drill bit of a drill assembly comprises a chassis and a centering bushing, comprising an exterior conical portion and a central opening. The assembly further comprises a vacuum-cup bracket, coupled to the chassis and adjustably positionable relative to the chassis along a second axis. The assembly also comprises vacuum cups, coupled to the vacuum-cup bracket. The assembly additionally comprises a pressure foot, coupled to the chassis at the first end of the chassis and adjustably positionable relative to the chassis along the second axis. |
| US11426801B2 |
Cutting tool
A cutting tool comprises a rake face and a flank face, the cutting tool being composed of a substrate made of a cubic boron nitride sintered material and a coating provided on the substrate, the coating including a MAlN layer, the MAlN layer including crystal grains of MxAl1-xN in the cubic crystal system, nF |
| US11426799B2 |
Powder seal assembly for decreasing powder usage in a powder bed additive manufacturing process
An additive manufacturing machine for repairing a component includes a build platform that supports the component and a powder dispensing assembly for selectively depositing additive powder over the build platform. A powder seal assembly includes a powder support plate positioned above the build platform and defining an aperture for receiving the component without contacting the component. A clamping mechanism is movable relative to the powder support plate and defines a void for receiving a resilient sealing element around the aperture. An actuating mechanism, such as bolts or a linear actuator, moves the clamping mechanism toward the powder support plate to deform the resilient sealing element until the resilient sealing element contacts and forms a seal with the component. |
| US11426798B2 |
Additive manufactured alloy components
An additive manufacturing technique may include forming, on a surface of a substrate, a layer of material using an additive manufacturing technique. The material may include a sacrificial binder and a powder comprising an oxide-dispersion strengthened alloy dispersed in the binder. The technique may include forming, on the layer of material, at least one additional layer of material to form an additively manufactured component. The binder may be selectively sacrificed to leave the powder, for example, to form a component including an alloy. |
| US11426797B2 |
Method for generating a component by a power-bed-based additive manufacturing method and powder for use in such a method
The disclosure relates to a powder and a method for generating a component by a powder-bed-based additive manufacturing method, such as laser melting. The powder includes particles having a core and a shell. The particles have an alloy composition of the component. The concentration of higher-melting alloy elements is greater in the shell and the concentration of lower-melting alloy elements is greater in the core, wherein the surface of the particles is higher in comparison with particles with a constant alloy composition. This advantageously prevents the particles from caking together in the powder bed during the production of the component, and so the powder bed may also be subjected to high preheating temperatures of up to 1000° C. |
| US11426794B2 |
Composite structures including multiple materials formed using cold spraying
A composite component may include a substrate including a first material and defining a surface; and at least one feature attached to the surface of the substrate. The at least one feature may include a second, different material attached to the surface using cold spraying. Cold spraying may include accelerating particles of the second material toward the surface without melting the particles. |
| US11426793B2 |
Method of fabricating high-power module
A method is provided to fabricate a high-power module. A non-touching needle is used to paste a slurry on a heat-dissipation substrate. The slurry comprises nano-silver particles and micron silver particles. The ratio of the two silver particles is 9:1˜1:1. The slurry is pasted on the substrate to be heated up to a temperature kept holding. An integrated chip (IC) is put above the substrate to form a combined piece. A hot presser processes thermocompression to the combined piece to form a thermal-interface-material (TIM) layer with the IC and the substrate. After heat treatment, the TIM contains more than 99 percent of pure silver with only a small amount of organic matter. No volatile organic compounds would be generated after a long term of use. No intermetallic compounds would be generated while the stability under high temperature is obtained. Consequently, embrittlement owing to procedure temperature is dismissed. |
| US11426789B2 |
Grooved forged carbon steel fitting apparatus and methods of manufacturing the same
Roll grooved pipe fittings useful in the assembly of a variety of mechanically joined piping systems. These pipe fittings are roll grooved so that they can be mechanically joined directly with other like pipe fittings and/or with roll grooved straight pipe thereby substantially simplifying assembly. In addition, hybrid pipe fittings and systems are also disclosed. Methods and apparatus for manufacturing these aforementioned roll grooved pipe fittings are also disclosed and address both the roll grooving process itself, as well as various methodology and apparatus for correcting deformations that can occur as a result of the roll grooving process. Methods for using the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US11426786B2 |
Equipment and method for forming a front toothing on an inner ring of a wheel hub
Equipment including a rigid plate provided with a plurality of cutters configured to be impressed in sequence against a swaged annular collar of an inner ring of a wheel hub, the collar being formed with a first radial profile; the cutters sliding axially through the plate and towards a first face of the plate resting in abutment against the collar; wherein the first face of the plate is provided in the region of the cutters with a concave annular seat having a second radial profile configured to copy at least partly the first radial profile of the collar, the annular seat being configured to be passed through by the cutters during the step for impression against the collar and to contain any radial flow of the metallic material which forms the collar. |
| US11426783B2 |
Workpiece changer, workpiece conveyor device, processing device, method for manufacturing ring bearing, method for manufacturing machine, and method for manufacturing vehicle
While the loading member supporting mechanism moves the loading member from the workpiece set state to the workpiece retracted state and returns to the workpiece set state again, the displacement drive unit and the rotation drive unit perform an operation of disposing the workpiece holding portion arranged at the processing position to the replacement position and an operation of disposing the workpiece holding portion disposed at the replacement position to the processing position in a trajectory in which the loading member does not interfere with the shoe. |
| US11426782B2 |
System for cleaning, protecting and lubricating hyperbolic rollers and bearings placed in a rotating rotor which is used for straightening wire, rod or reinforcing bar, using air and oil
A system and method for cleaning, protecting and lubricating hyperbolic rollers and bearings for bending, using air and oil, placed in a rotating rotor (1) that contains rollers (32) placed on bearings (34) and shafts (33) inside roller housings (30), where rollers (32) are positioned at an angle with respect to the bending axis and, as bending occurs they cause bending and also as rotor (1) rotates around the item being bent it straightens and feeds the item. Rollers (32) are placed on bearings (34) and are protected through rotational seals (35). The bearings' (34) area of rollers (32) inside the rotational seal (35) is supplied with air at pressure higher than the atmospheric, so that inflow of contaminants are inhibited, or is supplied with air enriched with oil so that bearings (34) are lubricated, and rotational seals (35) located next to bearings (34) of the rollers (32) allow the air flow from the area between the bearings towards the surrounding area. |
| US11426781B2 |
Forming method of disk-shaped member
A forming method of a disk-shaped member in which a plate formed into a disk shape and a protruded flange protruding from an outer periphery of the plate are integrally formed, includes: forming a preformed body from a plate member by a press forming, the preformed body having a protrusion in an outer periphery of the plate, the protrusion having a width larger than a width of the flange; and forming the flange by cutting and removing an outer peripheral surface side of the protrusion to punch the preformed body from the plate member in a state where a mold is in contact with an inner peripheral surface of the protrusion and a portion connected to a root of the protrusion. |
| US11426779B2 |
Method of manufacturing pipe
Provided is a method of manufacturing a pipe including a large-diameter portion, a small-diameter portion, and a reduced diameter portion connecting the large-diameter portion and the small-diameter portion, the method comprising: forming a metal plate member into a U-shaped member having a U-shaped cross section; and forming the U-shaped member into a shape of the pipe. The U-shaped member includes: a curved portion facing an opening between both edges of the U-shaped cross section; and two facing side walls continued from the curved portion. An opening degree of the two facing side walls in a portion to form the small-diameter portion is larger than an opening degree of the two facing side walls in a portion to form the large-diameter portion. |
| US11426778B2 |
Method for tension control
A method for tension control in a band-shaped material between two tension points, in particular between two adjacent roll stands, wherein at least one of the tension points has a rotary drive as an actuator. In order to make known tension controls of this type more effective and faster the controller output signal is varied in connection with the conversion thereof into the actuating signal for the rotary drive, at least temporarily, in dependence on a variable representing the band-shaped material. |
| US11426776B2 |
Mechanism for retention of multiple apparatus on plumbing tools
A mechanism for securing multiple apparatus to a drain cleaning machine is described. The mechanism includes a bracket arranged on a frame of the drain cleaning machine. The bracket allows a drum and a feed mechanism to be removably secured to the frame. The bracket includes a base and pivotable latch. A drum bearing from the drum can be secured between the base and the latch when the latch is in a closed position. Mounting pins from the feed mechanism can be inserted into two bores in the bracket, and secured therein by plunger pins. One plunger pin is manually operated, to selectively lock the latch in the closed position, and to selectively secure one of the mounting pins in one of the bores. Another plunger pin is operated by pivoting of the latch, and functions to selectively secure the other mounting pin in the other bore. |
| US11426771B2 |
Cleaning machine and cleaning method
The present disclosure provides a cleaning machine, including: a cleaning chamber; a turn table having a plurality of areas arranged around a rotary axis, configured to turn one area of the plurality of areas to the cleaning station and another area to the transport station, each of the plurality of areas having: a cleaning tank including a closable opening, a rotating device arranged at the cleaning tank, and a cleaning table on which the object is placed, and which is arranged on the rotating device and rotatably arranged in the cleaning tank; a nozzle moving device arranged in the cleaning station; a cleaning nozzle arranged on the nozzle moving device; a shutter arranged in the cleaning station and closing the closable opening; and a shutter moving device configured to move the shutter toward the closable opening. |
| US11426770B2 |
Scrub plate system, vacuum rail system, control system, irregular surface cleaning system, process, and methods of use
A scrub plate system, a vacuum rail system, and a control system for an irregular surface cleaning system, an irregular surface cleaning system, process, and methods of use are presented. The cleaning system presented herein is designed for clearing surfaces of structures. More specifically, but without limitation, the present cleaning system is designed and configured to clean the surfaces, inside and outside, of wind turbines and the corresponding structure. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to a surface cleaner for cleaning surfaces. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to cleaning surfaces of an irregular surface. More specifically, and without limitation, the present disclosure relates to cleaning a surface of an irregular surface where the target surface is at an inconvenient altitude or location. |
| US11426764B2 |
Ultrasound transducer
The present disclosure relates to an ultrasound transducer having at least one transducer element for sending or receiving ultrasound signals. The ultrasound transducer includes a matching element acoustically coupled to the transducer element that is designed to ensure acoustic matching between the transducer element and a medium that acts on the matching element. In a first subregion of the axial extent, the matching element partially fills each cross section of the matching element, and a filling component in the first subregion along the first longitudinal axis monotonically increases in the direction of the first side. The matching element has a plurality of ring elements in the first subregion arranged concentrically around the first longitudinal axis. Each ring element partially fills each cross section in the first subregion, wherein the first subregion comprises at least 80% of an axial extent of the matching element along the first longitudinal axis. |
| US11426763B2 |
Laminate and method for producing laminate
An object of the present invention is to provide a laminate having a fiber layer comprising ultrafine cellulose fibers and a resin layer, wherein the two layers have more excellent adhesion properties. The present invention relates to a laminate having at least one fiber layer comprising cellulose fibers with a fiber width of 1000 nm or less, and at least one resin layer that is contacted with one surface of the fiber layer, wherein the resin layer has an adhesion aid. |
| US11426762B2 |
Low bake autodeposition coatings
Autodeposition coating compositions that deposit uncured coatings, on metallic surfaces of a substrate, which are curable at oven temperatures of less than 130° C., are provided as well as autodeposition methods, compositions and components for depositing such autodeposition coatings. More particularly, the invention relates to autodeposition coatings that cure at temperatures lower than conventional autodeposition coatings, while achieving chemical and corrosion performance comparable to higher temperature cure autodeposition coatings, as well as being directed to autodeposition coating compositions possessing improved storage stability and coating thermal stability, and articles of manufacture having cured and uncured autodeposited coatings deposited thereon. |
| US11426760B2 |
Powder film forming method and powder film forming device
A powder film forming method includes the steps of: filling an opening with a powder, the opening being formed in a screen plate; and forming the powder film by generating an electric potential difference between the screen plate and a substrate so as to cause the powder, which is filling the opening, to move to the substrate. |
| US11426759B2 |
Apparatus and method for batch spray coating of surgical needles
Novel apparatus and methods for coating surgical needles in batch processes are disclosed. The apparatus and methods are particularly useful for applying uniform silicone lubricious coatings to surgical needles in bulk quantities using a novel separation and spray coating system and method. |
| US11426758B2 |
Acoustic panels and methods for preparing them
The disclosure relates to acoustic panels and methods for preparing them. The disclosure relates more particularly to panels having a nonwoven facing and to methods for making such panels. A method for preparing an acoustic panel comprises providing a base structure. The base structure has one or more edges, an outward major surface having total area, and an inward major surface opposing the outward major surface. The base structure has a noise reduction coefficient (NRC) of at least about 0.3. The method includes disposing directly against the outward major surface of the base structure a sprayable mixture comprising a plurality of fibers, one or more binders, and a dispersive medium. The method includes drying the disposed mixture to provide a facing layer disposed on the outward major surface of the base structure, the facing layer having an exterior major surface opposing the outward major surface of the base structure. |
| US11426756B2 |
Process for in-line extrusion coatings onto roofing shingles during manufacturing and roofing shingles made by the process
A process for in-line extrusion of polymeric coatings onto roofing shingles during manufacturing includes moving a web of shingle substrate material in a downstream direction and extruding a liquefied coating of polymeric material onto at least one surface of the moving web to form a thin film. The liquefied coating may be a molten polymeric material that forms a thin film on a back surface of the shingle material to prevent sticking and eliminate the need for a traditional back dusting with material such as powdered stone. The polymeric film further may be applied to the substrate material in lieu of a saturation coating of asphalt, thus reducing cost and weight while providing a comparable moisture barrier and a lighter more flexible shingle. |
| US11426751B2 |
Portable jobsite spray booth
Disclosed is a portable jobsite spray booth for painting, drying, finishing, routing, sanding, sawing, and processing an object and protecting the processed object. The portable jobsite spray booth includes a plurality of bases, a plurality of first connectors, a plurality of second connectors, a plurality of vertical poles, and a plurality of horizontal poles. A disposable plastic liner is used for covering five sides of the portable jobsite spray booth with one side open. The disposable 5-sided clear plastic liner provides overspray and particulate protection to and from the ceiling, floor, and three sides. The portable jobsite spray booth is provided with a ventilation attachment that accommodates air filter, ducting and blower system. |
| US11426748B1 |
Refillable sprayer with explosion-proof effect
A refillable sprayer with explosion-proof effect has a first shell, a second shell, and a retaining ring. The first shell has a first body and a first mesh body. The first body is made of plastic. The first mesh body is made of metal, is covered by the first body, and has multiple first through holes. The second shell is detachably connected to the first shell and has a second body and a second mesh body. The second body is made of plastic. The second mesh body is made of metal, is covered by the second body, and has multiple second through holes. The retaining ring is made of metal and is sleeved on a connecting position where the second shell is connected to the first shell. |
| US11426739B2 |
Separating disc for centrifugal separator and disc package comprising such separating discs
A separating disc adapted to be included in a disc package of a centrifuge rotor of a centrifugal separator adapted for separation of components in a supplied medium. The separating disc extends around an axis of rotation and has a tapering shape along the axis of rotation. The separating disc further includes a plurality of distance members, wherein each distance member is formed by a pressed marks extending radially. The separating disc is provided with a guiding arrangement including a number of index positions for providing indexing of the separating disc in the disc package in a rotational position. The number of index positions is different than the number of the plurality of distance members. |
| US11426738B2 |
Swinging bucket centrifuge with a bucket mounted by a clevis pin held in a clevis
A swinging bucket centrifuge (1) comprises a rotor (10) with at least one mounting end and at least one bucket (20) mounted to the at least one mounting end of the rotor (10). Therein, the at least one bucket (20) is mounted to the at least one mounting end of the rotor (10) by at least one clevis pin (30) held in a clevis (13) so that the bucket (20) is pivotable about the clevis pin (30). |
| US11426735B2 |
Nucleic acid analysis apparatus
A nucleic acid analysis apparatus includes a casing, a main frame, a fluid delivery unit, a thermal unit, a driving unit, and at least one optical unit. The casing has an upper casing and a lower casing. The main frame is disposed in the lower casing and has a chamber for mounting a cartridge therein. The fluid delivery unit is adapted to transport reagents within the cartridge for sample purification and/or nucleic acid extraction. The thermal unit is adapted to provide a predefined temperature for nucleic acid amplification. The driving unit is disposed in the lower casing and connected with the main frame, and includes a motion control unit capable of pressing the cartridge during sample purification and/or nucleic acid extraction and rotating the cartridge with a predefined program during nucleic acid amplification and/or detection. The optical unit includes plural optical components for detection. |
| US11426734B2 |
Sample collection kit including cap having selectively movable sleeve
A sample collection system can include a sample collection vessel having a sample collection chamber with an opening configured to receive a sample into the sample collection chamber. The sample collection system can additionally include a selectively movable sleeve valve configured to associate with the opening of the sample collection chamber. The sample collection system can include a sealing cap that is configured to associate with the selectively movable sleeve valve and with the sample collection vessel. The sealing cap can include a reagent chamber having reagent(s) stored therein, and when the sealing cap is associated with the sample collection vessel, the selectively movable sleeve valve opens, dispensing the reagent(s) into the sample collection chamber. When the selectively moveable sleeve associates with the sample collection chamber, an outer sleeve slides relative to an inner vessel, opening the sleeve and dispensing reagent into the sample collection chamber. |
| US11426729B2 |
Systems and methods for whole cell analysis
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for whole cell analysis. In particular, the present disclosure relates to single cell genomic analysis (e.g., gene expression analysis. |
| US11426727B2 |
Acoustophoretic lysis devices and methods
Lysis devices, methods, and systems are disclosed including a lysis device comprising a sample vessel having an outer surface, a microchannel within the confines of the outer surface, a first port extending through the outer surface to the microchannel, and a second port extending through the outer surface to the microchannel; and an acoustic transducer bonded to the outer surface of the sample vessel to form a monolithic structure, the acoustic transducer configured to emit ultrasonic acoustic waves into and/or to induce shear forces into a blood sample within the microchannel, thereby rupturing the blood cells. |
| US11426722B2 |
Specimen tester including a separate initiator and method
A specimen collection, storage, transport, and testing device can include an outer vessel containing an internal cup having an openable drain having a brim raised above the bottom floor of the cup. Once opened the drain allows a portion of liquid specimen to flow from the cup into a lower chamber of the vessel containing a number of chromatographic assay strips. A lid sealing the vessel can include a downwardly projecting guide tube having first barrier sealing a bottom aperture. An oblong initiator can axially engage the guide tube, break the first barrier and open the drain to initiate the test while retaining a pool of liquid specimen in the cup for subsequent confirmatory testing. |
| US11426706B2 |
Cation exchange chromatography wash buffer
A wash buffer comprising a surfactant for use in affinity and cation exchange chromatography to purify proteins of interest from protein aggregates and to remove and/or inactivate viruses. When used during affinity or cation exchange chromatography for the purification of a protein of interest, such as an antibody, the wash buffer significantly improves viral clearance from the preparation, while also reducing the levels of host cell proteins and protein aggregates. Following affinity or cation exchange chromatography with the wash buffer, the protein of interest may be further purified using other chromatography and filtration operations. |
| US11426704B2 |
Metal organic frameworks for the capture of volatile organic compounds
The use of porous crystalline solids constituted of a metal-organic framework (MOF) for the capture of polar volatile organic compounds (VOCs). In particular, the MOF of interest are material having an average pores sizes of 0.4 to 0.6 nm and an hydrophobic core formed by a metal oxide and/or hydroxide network connected by linkers, the linkers being selected from the group including (i) C6-C24 aromatic polycarboxylate linkers, such as benzyl or naphtyl di-, tri- or tetracarboxylate, and (ii) C6-C16 polycarboxylate aliphatic linkers; the linkers bearing or not apolar fluorinated groups, e.g. —(CF2)n—CF3 groups, n being a integer from 0 to 5, preferably 0 ou 3, and/or apolar C1-C20 preferably C1-C4 alkyl groups, e.g. —CH3 or —CH2—CH3, grafted directly to the linkers and pointing within the pores of the MOF. The MOF solids used in the present invention can be used for the purification of air, for example for the capture of polar VOCs like acetic acid and aldehydes from indoor air in cars, museums and archives, much more efficiently than common adsorbents, particularly in presence of above normal levels of humidity. They can in particular be used for the preservation of cultural heritage. |
| US11426701B2 |
Mixing device in the screw antechamber of a twin-screw extruder
The invention relates to a mixing device for a twin-screw extruder, in particular a twin-screw extruder rotating in the opposite direction, comprising a first screw and a second screw, for mixing a melt flow in a screw antechamber, wherein the first screw has an extension in the form of a mixing screw tip connected to the first screw in a fixed manner, and a first melt channel, into which the first screw feeds, is arranged in a flow-connected manner via an elongated slot with a second melt channel, into which the second screw feeds. |
| US11426700B2 |
Gas separation membrane manufacturing method
A method for producing a gas separation membrane containing fine particles uniformly dispersed in a resin, including the following (A) and (B): (A) a step of mixing the fine particles with a matrix resin, the amount of the fine particles with respect to the entire mass of the mixture being adjusted to 1 mass % to 50 mass %, to thereby prepare a master batch; and (B) a step including dissolving the master batch in a solvent, applying the prepared solution onto a substrate, and evaporating the solvent. |
| US11426697B2 |
Plunger pumping arrangement for a hollow fiber filter
A fluid filtration assembly includes a filter housing having a first end for fluid connection with a fluid storage vessel. A filter cartridge is disposable within the filter housing, and a plunger pump is coupled at a second end of the filter housing. The plunger pump includes a housing having a rigid portion and a flexible portion. The flexible portion has a plunger-engaging portion for coupling to the plunger of an actuator. The flexible portion selectively movable with respect to the rigid portion via the actuator. The filter cartridge can be a hollow fiber filter. The plunger pump can be configured to induce alternating tangential flow in at least a portion of the assembly. The fluid filtration assembly can be provided as a disposable single-use arrangement. |
| US11426695B2 |
Media and air filters for carbon dioxide sequestration
Filter media and filters for the sequestration of carbon dioxide are disclosed. The carbon dioxide sequestering filter media incorporate silicate minerals, and the carbon dioxide sequestering filters incorporate carbon dioxide sequestering filter media. Filters using only carbon dioxide sequestering media and filters combining carbon dioxide sequestering media with traditional air filter media are disclosed. The carbon dioxide sequestering filters may be used instead of traditional air filters in residential, commercial and industrial applications. |
| US11426694B2 |
Perfected heat exchanger and air drying system using the aforesaid heat exchanger
A heat exchanger includes: a cooler/heater, an evaporator and a condensate separator, provided with inlet lines and outlet lines through which flows develop in countercurrent to each other for obtaining through the cooler/heater an incoming flow of hot and humid air and an outgoing flow of cooled cold air. The cooler/heater, the evaporator and the condensate separator are independent units from each other joined by a connection for defining a single-block body on whose outer surface inlet lines and outlet lines are provided. A first conduit places in communication the outlet line with the second inlet line; a second conduit places in communication the first outlet line with the first inlet line; and a third conduit places in communication the first outlet line with the first inlet line. The conduits project from the outer surface that delimits the single-block body. |
| US11426693B2 |
Purification system having pipelines arranged at different levels in height direction
A purification system having pipelines arranged at different levels in a height direction is disclosed. The purification system can include: a first purifier and a second purifier disposed side by side symmetrically; an air input pipeline, an air output pipeline and a waste nitrogen input pipeline, wherein the air input pipeline, the air output pipeline and the waste nitrogen input pipeline are disposed at different heights, the gap between pairs of pipelines being determined so as to facilitate overhaul of three-stem valves, a value W being smaller than a value W when the air input pipeline, the air output pipeline and the waste nitrogen input pipeline are arranged in parallel on the ground, and the purification system further comprises: a three-stem valve platform formed by a framework structure in a number of levels, to facilitate overhaul of the three-stem valves. |
| US11426690B2 |
Air filter medium
An air filter medium reduces a decrease in collection efficiency in the case where a main collection layer and a pre-collection layer having a lower collection efficiency than the main collection layer are used. An air filter medium that collects dust in gas includes a main collection layer and a pre-collection layer that has a lower collection efficiency of NaCl particles having a particle size of 0.3 μm than the main collection layer, is disposed on an upstream side of an air flow with respect to the main collection layer, and has water repellency. |
| US11426687B2 |
Fuel filter
A fuel filter assembly includes a filter housing defining a cavity, a center stack having a base component and a top portion. The center stack is positioned within the cavity of the filter housing and attached to the housing, the center stack having an axial aperture in the top portion, the axial aperture having a circumferential surface, and a fuel filter. The fuel filter includes a filter base, an end cap having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, an axial extension that extends from the bottom surface, and at least one prong attached to the axial extension, the at least one prong having an axial surface facing away from the top surface that axially locates the fuel filter in the housing against the circumferential surface, a filter element attached to the bottom surface of the end cap, and a pin attached to a filter base. |
| US11426685B2 |
Push filter with floating key lock
A filter housing assembly for fluid filtration which may be attached to, and removed from, a filter base by a push-actuated release. The filter housing assembly has a top portion with an ingress port and egress port extending therefrom, and a protrusion extending from the filter housing longitudinally axial center. The ingress and egress port are formed in an hourglass shape. A filter key having a base with a groove for mating with said projection, at least one finger extending from said base, and an electronic circuit component housing attached thereto for receiving a printed circuit board, is connected to the filter housing top portion by mating said top portion protrusion with the filter key groove. Both of said ingress and egress port have at least one cavity for the passage of fluid therethrough, where each cavity is exposed in a direction facing away from the printed circuit board. |
| US11426684B2 |
Strainer for use in fluid piping
A strainer (101) for use in fluid piping. The strainer (101) comprises a body (102) for connection to a fluid piping inflow conduit (201) and to a fluid piping outflow conduit (202). The body (102) defines an interior chamber (103), a fluid inlet port (104) and a fluid outlet port (105). The body (102) defines a fluid flow path (106) between the fluid inlet port (104) and the fluid outlet port (105) that extends through the interior chamber (103). The strainer (101) comprises a screen collector (107) that is removably locatable in the body (102), within the fluid flow path (106). The strainer (101) further comprises a permanent magnet collector (102) that is removably locatable in the body (102). The strainer (101) may be used in fluid circuit piping of a heating or a cooling system. |
| US11426682B2 |
Self-back flushing filtration assembly
A self-back flushing filtration assembly includes an inner container, an outer container, and a filter cartridge. The inner container is configured to receive treated water by way of a filter cartridge. The outer container is configured to hold untreated water and sleeve the filter cartridge and the inner container. The inner container and the filter cartridge are moveably positioned within the outer container to compress and draw the untreated water through filter media within the filter cartridge by way of a filter cap. The filter cap is movably positioned within a cavity of the outer container to draw treated water from the inner container through the filter media of the filter cartridge. |
| US11426681B2 |
Mechanical filter element, apparatus and method
The present disclosure a mechanical filter element (2) for forming a static filter pack (11) to perform mechanical filtration of a liquid. The mechanical filter element (1) has one or more filter cell (19). The present disclosure also relates to a mechanical filter apparatus (1) having a filter chamber (10) containing a plurality of mechanical filter elements (2) for forming the static filter pack (11) to perform mechanical filtration of a liquid. The mechanical filter apparatus (1) is configured to generate a flow of the liquid through the mechanical filter elements (2) during filtration to form the static filter pack (11). Furthermore, the present disclosure relates to a method of mechanically filtering a liquid. A plurality of mechanical filter elements (2) each comprising one or more filter cell (19) are disposed in a filter chamber (10). During filtration, the liquid flows through the filter chamber (10) to establish a static filter pack (11) of said mechanical filter elements (2) to mechanically filter the liquid. |
| US11426680B2 |
Hydrophobic charge induction chromatographic protein depleted solution
The present invention relates generally to a method of reducing the level of at least one protein selected from the group consisting of plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator and other protease(s) in a solution comprising at least one protein selected from the group consisting of fibrinogen, Factor VIII and von Willebrand factor (VWF), the method comprising: (i) passing a feedstock comprising at least one protein selected from the group consisting of fibrinogen, Factor VIII and VWF through a hydrophobic charge-induction chromatographic resin under conditions selected such that at least one protein selected from the group consisting of plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator and other protease(s) present in the feedstock is bound to the resin; and (ii) recovering a solution comprising the at least one protein selected from the group consisting of fibrinogen, Factor VIII and VWF which passes through the resin, wherein the concentration of the at least one protein selected from the group consisting of plasminogen, tissue plasminogen activator and other protease(s) in the solution is reduced by at least 50% compared to the feedstock. Also provided are solutions and pharmaceutical formulations comprising the fibrinogen and/or Factor VIII and/or VWF recovered by such methods, and uses thereof. |
| US11426679B2 |
Continuous sample purification systems and methods
Sample purification systems include a particle extraction assembly having a mixing compartment and a settling compartment. A biological sample is mixed with two liquid phases formulated to effectuate transfer of a biological molecule into a first phase and particulate contaminants into a second phase. The first phase includes a solubilizing salt, the second phase includes an organic molecule, and the mixture can have little or no monoatomic salt or dextran. The molecule-containing first phase can be optionally concentrated without also concentrating the particulate contaminants and introduced into a multi-stage liquid-liquid extractor, by which the biological molecule or molecular contaminants are extracted from the first phase into a third phase, thereby purifying the molecule away from contaminants. The extracted sample can be further purified through a series of processing steps. The system can be run in continuously mode to maintain sterility of the sample. |
| US11426678B2 |
Sublimation purification apparatus and sublimation purification method
A sublimation purification apparatus that includes a vacuum chamber; a tube housing positioned in the vacuum chamber; a boat in close contact with the tube housing; and heating units positioned adjacent to an outer surface of the boat and an outer surface of the tube housing, respectively, wherein a sublimation purification target material is contained in the boat, and at least one of the boat and the tube housing is formed of a metal. |
| US11426676B2 |
Gas/liquid separation column containing a dispensing device
Gas/liquid separation column, containing a device for dispensing a liquid, intended for a gas/liquid separation column, comprising: a plate, in which several orifices are arranged, through which the liquid is able to leave the dispensing device; a plurality of stacks extending from the plate, each stack being configured to be followed by the gas; a plurality of plugging means respectively arranged at one end of one of the stacks, each plugging means having a gutter shape allowing a first portion of the liquid to be collected; a plurality of troughs for directly collecting a second portion of the liquid, at least one part of the orifices being distributed in the base of said troughs, each plugging means comprising a first open longitudinal end and a second closed longitudinal end. |
| US11426674B2 |
Novelty breakable shell
A breakable shell defining an enclosure within which a toy is contained. The breakable shell has a plurality of plastic shell pieces able to self-retain together to define the enclosure. The shell, when dropped from a sufficient height on a solid surface will break apart by the shell pieces all disconnecting from each other thereby revealing the toy. |
| US11426671B2 |
Stackable track frame with booster
A stackable track assembly and method for stacking a booster and/or track frame is disclosed. The stackable track assembly includes a base, a track portion disposed in the base, and a frame extending out of the base and laterally across the top of the base. The stackable track assembly further includes a tab and slot for laterally coupling two track assemblies. The stackable track assembly further includes a receiving member and engagement member for vertically and/or laterally coupling two track assemblies. In some implementations, the track assembly may include a booster for accelerating a toy vehicle. |
| US11426668B1 |
Articulating mechanical toy
An articulating mechanical toy including a universal docking mechanism having a left articulating wing, and a right articulating wing is provided. The left articulating wing assembly and the right articulating wing assembly each include a first linkage that may be attached at a respective one of the opposite ends of the docking mechanism. Each respective wing may also include a pair of movable linkages that are connected in series and are removably attachable to a respective primary linkage. Disposed about each movable linkage are a plurality of feather like elements that are coupled to one another via monofilament suture. The articulating toy mechanism is configured and designed to be controlled by a user (e.g., a child). The mechanical toy may include interchangeable left and right wing assemblies and may be interchangeably, attached to a plurality of toys—such as action figures—via the docking mechanism. |
| US11426665B2 |
Method, apparatus, computer program and recording medium for providing game service
A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor a computer to implement a content providing method in conjunction with a computer system may be provided. The content providing method may include providing a game program comprising a game module and a simulation module to a user terminal, the simulation module having same input and output functions as those of the game module, receiving play results comprising first output information of the game module and second output information of the simulation module from the user terminal, the play results are generated by the user terminal while not communicating with a server, and determining whether the a game play at the game module is played fairly based on the first output information of the game module and the second output information of the simulation module. |
| US11426659B2 |
Storage medium, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and game processing method
In a special operation mode which receives an operation input for causing a player character that is falling, to perform a special action including a shooting action of shooting a predetermined object, an example of an information processing apparatus changes the posture of the player character that is falling, according to a component, regarding at least a pitch direction, of the direction of a virtual camera based on a camera operation input. In the special operation mode, the information processing apparatus sets a shooting direction of the predetermined object during the shooting action, according to the direction of the virtual camera based on the camera operation input. Moreover, the information processing apparatus controls the player character to perform the shooting action and control the predetermined object to move to the shooting direction, based on a shooting operation input performed by the player. |
| US11426657B2 |
Method and system for retargeting a human component of a camera motion
A method of retargeting camera motion is disclosed. Data is received that describes a position of a target along a target path. Data is received that describes a position and an orientation of a first camera along a first camera path wherein the first camera is filming the target. A second camera path is computed, the second path corresponding to a second camera. The second camera path corresponds to the first camera path with one or more exceptions. The one or more exceptions include one or more of modification of orientation data corresponding to the second camera path to place the target at the center of a camera screen associated with the second camera and removing of a camera rotation roll for the second camera. A difference is computed between the first camera path and the second camera path. The computed difference is applied to a third camera path. |
| US11426656B2 |
Methods for cloud based game streaming and setting data rates between remote clients and servers
A computer-implemented method for online game streaming is provided, which includes receiving a request from a remote client to access a user account. The user account identifies information regarding the user and digital content available for the user to access from the remote client. The request is received over an Internet connection at a hosting service that includes one or more servers and the digital content including a video game. The method includes receiving selection of the game by the hosting service from the remote client and initiating a data rate test of the remote client. The data rate test identifies a maximum available data rate between the remote client and one or more servers of the hosting service. The data rate test includes gradually increasingly the data rate and then gradually decreasing the data rate to identify an active data rate for streaming interactive content of the video game. |
| US11426655B2 |
Method for playing on a player of a client device a content streamed in a network
The present invention relates to a method for playing on a player of a client device (11) a content streamed in a network (1), said content consisting of a sequence of segments available in a plurality of quality levels, the player being configured so as to choose the quality level of the segments as a function of at least one parameter representative of a segment reception rate, according to an Adaptive BitRate, ABR, logic of the player; the client device (11) comprising a first buffer (M1) for storing segments in a format adapted for transferring within the network (1), the method being characterized in that it comprises performing by a processing unit (110) of the client device (11): (a) receiving from the player a request for a current segment at a first quality level; (b) estimating, for a second quality level, an optimal response delay such that providing the requested current segment at the expiration of said optimal response delay will cause the player to request according to its ABR logic a next segment at said second quality level, as a function of a model trained from a database of training examples each associating a vector of measured parameters representative of a segment reception rate with the corresponding quality level subsequently chosen by the player according to its ABR logic; (c) providing the requested current segment from the first buffer memory (M1) at the expiration of said estimated optimal response delay. |
| US11426651B1 |
Lap joystick controller
A lap joystick controller for use in controlling the action of a computer game or a flight simulator. It is designed for placement on a chair between the user's legs, held firmly in place by a set of rubber bottom legs, a base flange that extends underneath the users legs and crouch, and the front, left and right side walls of the joystick controller's housing body. An internal weighted plate helps secure the device when it is used on a tabletop. It has a vertically adjustable joystick mounted in a horizontal lower panel that abuts a vertically angled upper panel that houses numerous switches, buttons and knobs. At the top end of the controller and the upper panel, is a rotary control housing that extends beyond the left and right sides of the controller's housing body. On the ends of this is interchangeably mounted, a throttle lever and a rotary knob. This controller closely approximates the much more expensive flight simulator chair. |
| US11426649B2 |
System and method for verifying the integrity of a deck of playing cards
A system and method of shuffling decks of cards is disclosed including verifying that the shuffled deck of cards has the same number of cards as the deck of cards had had when a manual verification process was performed at the initiation of use of the deck of cards. Using the measured weight of the deck of cards after completion of shuffling, the number of cards in the shuffled deck of cards is verified. A cut card may be introduced to reduce the possibility of exposing the hole card to view. Two decks of cards may be used in sequence so that a first deck of cards is being used to play the game of cards while the second deck of cards is being shuffled and verified. |
| US11426648B2 |
Contaminant detection/sensing system for bowling lane conditioning machine
In one aspect, the present disclosure relates to a bowling lane conditioning machine. The bowling lane conditioning machine has a drive mechanism for moving the conditioning machine along a bowling lane, a fluid storage tank that stores a conditioning fluid; a dispensing assembly for dispensing the conditioning fluid about the bowling lane; and a pump for moving the conditioning fluid along a flow path between the at least one fluid storage tank and the dispensing assembly. The conditioning machine further includes contaminant sensing assembly positioned along the flow path of the conditioning fluid for detection of one or more contaminants in the conditioning fluid. Other aspects also are described. |
| US11426646B2 |
Portable modular training system
Portable modular training systems are described herein. In one aspect, a system includes a system container including a container front, a container rear, a container first side, a container second side, a container bottom, and a container top, an exercise structure including: at least one platform connector including: a mounting plate coupled to the system container; a first member coupled to the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at a downward angle relative to the mounting plate; a second member coupled to the first member and the mounting plate and extending away from the mounting plate at an upward angle relative to the mounting plate; and a support arm coupled to the first member and the second member and extending perpendicularly away from the mounting plate; where the exercise structure is wholly supported by the system container when the exercise structure is securely associated system container. |
| US11426642B1 |
Adjustable golf club shaft
A length adjustable golf club includes a club head attached to a shaft at a lower end. A length adjusting kit includes a shaft insert that attaches to the shaft at an upper end. The shaft insert includes a coupling port that accepts one of an extension block or a grip adapter. To provide length adjustments of the overall club length, one or more extension blocks may attached between the shaft insert and the grip adapter. A grip assembly having a reinforcing sleeve connects to the grip adapter and extends over the shaft and any extension blocks. The grip assembly couples to the shaft through a grip adapter and grip coupling. The grip adapter and grip coupling are axially moveable prior to securement with a retaining fastener. The grip coupling may be rotationally constrained or rotationally adjustable relative to the grip adapter. |
| US11426639B2 |
Golf club
A golf club head comprises a face and a golf club head body. The face includes a toe end, a heel end, a crown end, and a sole end. The face defines a thickness from an outer surface to an inner surface of the face. The face defines a leading edge, the leading edge being the forwardmost edge of the face. The golf club head body is defined by a crown, a sole, and a skirt. The crown is coupled to the crown end of the face. The sole is coupled to the sole end of the face. The skirt is coupled to the sole and the crown. The golf club head body defines a trailing edge, the trailing edge being the rearwardmost edge of the golf club head body. |
| US11426638B2 |
Universal connector for adjustable golf clubs
A universal connector for an adjustable golf club is provided. Such a universal connector includes a first member having a head portion and a body portion and having a bore for receiving a terminal end of a shaft. The connector also includes a second member having a bore for receiving a portion of the first member therein. The first member includes a first anti-rotational member and the second member includes a second anti-rotational member. The first and second anti-rotational members are engageable with one another to prevent relative rotation of the first member relative to the second member about a longitudinal axis of the connector. The second member includes a third anti-rotational member, the third anti-rotational member configured to mate with an anti-rotational member of the golf club head to prevent relative rotation of the second member relative to the head. |
| US11426637B2 |
Tennis ball having a thermoplastic core
A tennis ball including a spherical core. The spherical core including an outer surface and a raised wall integrally molded as part of the outer surface. |
| US11426633B2 |
Controlling an exercise machine using a video workout program
Controlling an exercise machine using a video workout program. In one aspect of the disclosure, a method may include capturing a video, encoding exercise machine control commands into a subtitle stream of the video to create the video workout program, decoding the subtitle stream of the video to access the exercise machine control commands, periodically determining at least that an actual heart rate zone of a user is not equal to a current programmed heart rate zone and that the actual heart rate of the user is not trending toward the current programmed heart rate zone by at least a threshold heart rate trend rate, and in response adaptively scaling the video workout program by adjusting a current difficulty level upward or downward depending on if the actual heart rate zone is lower or higher than the current programmed heart rate zone, respectively. |
| US11426632B2 |
Device and method for enhancing user operation of an exercise machine
A device configured to enhance user operation of an exercise machine. The device includes control circuitry including logic configured to obtain a stroke measure associated with an exercise motion performed by the user operating the exercise machine; obtain a speed value associated with a target speed for the exercise motion; determine a target period for the exercise motion, based on the stroke measure and the speed value; and output a guide indicator representing the target period on a display. |
| US11426630B1 |
Stride change detection and correction
Methods and apparatuses for athletic performance monitoring are disclosed. In one example, a system includes an inertial sensor configured to measure an acceleration in a moving direction of a user foot of a user during locomotion and output an acceleration signal, a memory storing a stride acceleration motion profile, and a processing system configured to process the acceleration signal and the stride acceleration motion profile to identify a reduced user overstride. |
| US11426628B2 |
System and method for identifying and correcting muscular and skeletal disbalances through exercise
A method for identifying and correcting muscular and skeletal disbalances through exercise includes recording, by a processor, using at least one sensor coupled to the processor, an exercise motion performed by a user, identifying, by the processor, a motion deficiency of the user based on the detected exercise motion, formulating, by the processor, a corrective motion based on the detected motion deficiency, and providing, by the processor, the corrective motion to the user, which also includes identifying motion deficiencies as far as range of motion, balance, symmetry, smoothness, strength, stamina and other motion characteristics, formulating corrective exercise program that involves multiple training machines, formulating exercises in terms of number of repetitions, cadence (frequency) or motion, range of motion, added resistance levels, communicating the corrective exercise program via the screen embedded on each machine, and guiding the user through each exercise, directing user to change exercise machines. |
| US11426627B2 |
Method and apparatus for counting foot step based on acceleration information, and device
A method includes collecting an original signal in a specified time interval, performing combined acceleration processing on the original signal to obtain a combined acceleration signal, combining n data points of the combined acceleration signal into one data segment, extracting a feature point of the data segment, transforming feature points of all data segments into a feature point signal, analyzing the feature point signal to obtain a stable stage and a fluctuation stage of the feature point signal, performing interference period elimination on the feature point signal with the stable stage and the fluctuation stage according to a specified motion rule to obtain a second feature point signal, and counting a quantity of wave crests of the second feature point signal, where the quantity of wave crests is a quantity of steps. |
| US11426625B2 |
System and method for optimizing pelvic floor muscle training
A system and method for optimizing a patient's Kegel exercises is provided. The system includes a user interface device and a vaginal device. The vaginal device includes an intra-vaginal probe having an accelerometer that is configured to generate a signal in response to movement of the probe. The user interface device is connected to the vaginal device and analyzes signals from the accelerometer to provide physiological feedback information to the patient. The vaginal device may be connected to the user interface device via wireless communications such as BLUETOOTH® or by wire. The user interface device may be a smart device or a computer that transmits information to central web-based data server accessible by the patient or authorized healthcare providers or third-party payers. |
| US11426621B2 |
Exercise apparatuses
Exercise apparatuses are described herein. An example embodiment of an exercise apparatus includes a first shaft, a first frame, a first handle, a second frame, a second handle, a second shaft, and a third shaft. The first frame is attached to the first shaft. The first handle is rotatably attached to the first frame such that the first handle can rotate relative to the first frame. The second frame is attached to the first shaft. The second handle is rotatably attached to the second frame such that the second handle can rotate relative to the second frame. The second shaft is attached to the first frame and the third shaft is attached to the second frame. |
| US11426615B2 |
Explosion flap valve
An explosion isolation device is disclosed. The explosion isolation device may comprise a conduit having a flap configured to rotate between an open position and a closed position within the conduit, and a holding mechanism configured to hold the flap in the open position. The holding mechanism may be configured to release the flap in the event of an explosion and the flap may be configured to rotate into the closed position after it is released. The device may include a sensor and an actuator configured to actuate the holding mechanism when an explosion is sensed. The conduit may be vertical. |
| US11426614B2 |
Nasal device with air filter
A nasal device for filtering air breathed into a user's nose is disclosed herein. In an embodiment, a nasal device includes a body sized and shaped to be secured to at least one of a user's nostrils, and a filter positioned on the body so as to be located over at least one of the user's nasal passages when the body is secured to the user's at least one nostril, wherein the filter filters air breathed into the user's at least one nasal passage when the body is secured to the user's at least one nostril. |
| US11426612B2 |
Oxygen supply system and method for providing an adequate oxygen supply mode in an aircraft
An oxygen supply system providing an adequate oxygen supply mode in an aircraft. A preventive oxygen supply system includes an oxygen source, a preventive oxygen dispensing unit connectable to the oxygen source, a cabin altitude detection device, and a preventive oxygen control device provide at least the following modes: a pre-wear mode providing no oxygen of the oxygen source to the preventive oxygen dispensing unit but normal cabin air; a pre-oxygenation mode providing a predetermined rate of oxygen of the oxygen source to the preventive oxygen dispensing unit sufficient for generating a pre-oxygenation condition of the user; and a decompression mode providing high concentrated oxygen of the oxygen source to the preventive oxygen dispensing unit sufficient for ensuring a minimum oxygenation of the user. The preventive oxygen control device automatically switches to the decompression mode in case a predetermined cabin altitude threshold is detected by the cabin altitude detection device. |
| US11426609B2 |
Treatment beam selection apparatus and method of use thereof
The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor of a patient with charged particles, comprising the step of developing a multi-modality treatment plan, the multi-modality treatment plan directing: (1) use of a first beam type to treat a first volume of the tumor, the first beam type a first mass per particle and (2) use of a second beam type to treat a second volume of the tumor, the second beam type comprising a second mass per particle, where the second mass per particle is at least ten percent different than the first mass per particle and the second volume differs from the first volume. The multi-modality treatment plan is optionally formed by selectively merging treatment plans using the respective particle types or is developed using properties of the multiple particle types. |
| US11426607B1 |
Patient shuttle system and irradiation system for particle therapy
The invention provides a patient shuttle system and an irradiation system for particle therapy. A patient shuttle system of one embodiment of the invention includes: a patient table (110) adapted to carry a patient; a patient table drive unit (120) that moves and/or rotates the patient table; and a transfer unit (130) having a base (131) on which the patient table drive unit is placed. In a home position state of the patient shuttle system (100), the patient table and first and second arms of the patient table drive unit are configured to be folded in the height direction (Z-axis). A robot arm base connected to the second arm is fixed at a position off the center of the base in plan view, and thereby a helper space (135) where a helper may ride is secured on the base. The robot arm base is fixed in a recess (138) provided in the base. |
| US11426606B2 |
Method and system of evaluating a radiation therapy treatment plan
A method of evaluating a radiation therapy (RT) treatment plan for a treatment volume, divided into sub-volumes and having a target volume and one or more organs at risk, OAR. It includes obtaining a RT treatment plan; calculating the linear energy transfer, LET, in each sub-volume; dividing the dose distribution into doses of a first category and a second category in each sub-volume, wherein the first category comprises doses with energy depositions with an LET below a first LET threshold and the second category comprises doses with energy depositions with an LET above a second LET threshold; determining amounts of doses of the first and of the second category in each sub-volume; and performing an analysis of the quality of the RT treatment plan by metrics based on the obtained distribution of doses of the first and of the second category in the target volume and in the OAR. |
| US11426604B2 |
Mock-up antenna and coil system
It is an object of the invention to address the above mentioned issues related to image quality and patient positioning. This object is achieved by a mock-up antenna configured to be used during radiation treatment delivery, wherein the radiation treatment is delivered based on a radiation treatment plan and wherein the radiation treatment plan is at least partly based on a planning magnetic resonance image. The mock-up antenna is substantially transparent to radiation and comprises connection means configured to allow a connection between the mock up antenna and a fixation means, which fixation means is configured to fixate a position of the mock-up antenna during radiation treatment and. The mock-up antenna further comprises an inner surface configured to be positioned towards a patient in a way such that is affects a position and/or orientation of the patient during radiation treatment delivery, wherein the inner surface has a shape substantially similar to a shape of a working magnetic resonance imaging antenna used during an acquisition of the planning magnetic resonance image. |
| US11426603B2 |
Radiation irradiation planning apparatus, clinical decision support apparatus and program
A treatment planning apparatus 501 or a clinical decision support apparatus 701 calculates a dose distribution, calculates the damage to a normal tissue for a plurality of number of times of radiation irradiation based on the calculated dose distribution, and displays at least one or more calculated damages to the normal tissues on display apparatuses 603 and 703 or outputs the same to an outside of the apparatuses 501 and 701. Accordingly, since effects can be calculated for a plurality of number of times of irradiation, the optimum number of time of irradiation can be presented, and an operator and a doctor can be presented with a suitable decision material of a radiation irradiation planning. |
| US11426601B2 |
Hand sanitizer station
A system and method for ultraviolet light-mediated hand sanitization and hands-free selection of content presented by a hand sanitizer station. The method includes detecting, using a sensor, an initiation event; responsive to the detection of the initiation event, activating an ultraviolet light source and sanitizing a surface of an object within a compartment adjacent to the ultraviolet light source; and visually presenting a graphic element associated with content on a display for presentation to a user, the display communicatively coupled to the ultraviolet light source. |
| US11426593B2 |
Cochlear implant with clippable magnet
An implantable medical device includes an implantable coil case that contains a communications coil. A magnet receptacle is located within the coil case at the radial center and has a magnet opening in one of the lateral surface or the medial surface of the coil case. A magnet fitting groove is recessed into one of the lateral or medial surface of the coil case and extends from the magnet opening to the outer circumference of the coil case. A u-shaped implant magnet clip has parallel clip legs that are connected at a closed end of the u-shape, and an implant magnet is attached to one of the clip legs. The coil case and the magnet clip are configured to cooperate for a portion of the coil case to fit between the clip legs and the implant magnet to slide through the magnet fitting groove and fit through the magnet opening into the magnet receptacle. |
| US11426586B2 |
Circuit for an implantable device
An integrated circuit includes: a radio-frequency (RF) to direct current (DC) rectifying circuit coupled to one or more antenna on an implantable wirelessly powered device, the rectifying circuit configured to: rectify an input RF signal received at the one or more antennas and from an external controller through electric radiative coupling; and extract DC electric power and configuration data from the input RF signal; a logic control circuit connected to the rectifying circuit and a driving circuit, the logic control circuit configured to: generate a current for the driving circuit solely using the extracted DC electrical power; in accordance with the extracted configuration data, set polarity state information for each electrode; and a driving circuit coupled to one or more electrode, the driving circuit comprising current mirrors and being configured to: steer, to each electrode and via the current mirrors, a stimulating current solely from the generated current. |
| US11426582B1 |
Progressive insertion middle ear protector
An apparatus includes a stimulation assembly having an elongate body and a plurality of stimulation elements longitudinally spaced from one another along a portion of the elongate body. The stimulation assembly includes a first set of the stimulation elements and a second set of the stimulation elements. The apparatus further includes a tube over the second set of the stimulation elements. The tube is configured to be removed from the stimulation assembly. |
| US11426581B2 |
Bilateral synchronized channel selection for cochlear implants
A bilateral hearing implant system has a left side and a right side. Left and right side filter bank pre-processors preprocess left and right microphone signals to generate band pass signals for each side. A bilateral signal processing arrangement processes the band pass signals in a time sequence of stimulation frames. The signal processing module includes a bilateral channel selection module synchronously selects for each stimulation frame a set of stimulation channels for each side based on spectral content of the band pass signals. Left and right side signal processing submodules process for each stimulation frame a limited subset of each side band pass signals corresponding to the selected stimulation channels to generate electrical stimulation signals. |
| US11426580B2 |
Systems and methods for low intensity high efficiency electrical stimulation
Examples of the present disclosure are related to devices in the field of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and neuromuscular electrical stimulation. More specifically, embodiments are related to devices that are configured to automatically detect the stimulation intensity range and the motor point to generate a high efficiency, low intensity electrical stimulation treatment. |
| US11426579B2 |
Systems, methods and kits for peripheral nerve stimulation
A neurostimulation system is disclosed for providing treatment to a patient during a therapy session. The neurostimulation system includes a neurostimulator for transmitting magnetic or electrical signals based upon a treatment program. A programmer is connected to the neurostimulator to set a treatment session parameter value to calculate a therapy compliance value. A compliance module is connected to the neurostimulator and the programmer to calculate and store a therapy compliance value. A control module is connected to the compliance module, the programmer and the neurostimulator and determines whether the therapy compliance value is within a range of the treatment program. The neurostimulator transmits electrical or magnetic signals to the patient in a treatment session only if the therapy compliance value meets a compliance criteria. |
| US11426577B2 |
Neuromodulation to modulate glymphatic clearance
The present invention provides materials and methods for using electrical stimulation to treat a mammal having a proteinopathy (e.g., neurodegenerative diseases) or at risk of developing a proteinopathy are provided. For example, the present invention provides materials and methods for modulating glymphatic clearance (e.g., enhancing glymphatic clearance) of pathogenic proteins. |
| US11426574B1 |
Systems, methods and devices for electrical stimulation therapy
Systems, devices and methods are provided for transcutaneously delivering energy impulses to bodily tissues for therapeutic purposes, such as for enhancing the body's bone healing process in spinal fusion patients. A therapeutic stimulator system comprises a housing for an energy source and a signal generator. The system further includes one or more electrodes coupled to the signal generator. A processor is coupled to the housing and configured to determine usage levels of the signal generator and/or motion data of the housing. The system may include a mobile device that allows the patient to input user status data, such as pain levels, and compare the user status data with the usage levels and/or the motion data, thereby improving patient compliance with a prescribed therapy regimen. |
| US11426565B2 |
Hybrid transseptal dilator and methods of using the same
A method and apparatus are disclosed for an optimized transseptal procedure for providing left heart access, that reduces the number of devices that are used in order to minimize procedural time, complexity and cost. The apparatus comprises a hybrid dilator that comprises the combined functionality of a transseptal sheath and dilator assembly. The hybrid dilator comprises: a dilator shaft defining a lumen for receiving a crossing device therethrough, the dilator shaft being structured to provide support for the crossing device when the crossing device is used to create a puncture in a tissue; and a distal tip having an outer diameter which tapers down to an outer diameter of the crossing device for providing a smooth transition between the crossing device and the distal tip when the crossing device is inserted through the lumen and protrudes beyond the distal tip. |
| US11426562B2 |
Internal balloon sheath
Devices and methods for providing an internal balloon sheath are disclosed. One device includes a sheath for insertion through an arteriotomy of a patient. The sheath comprises a tubular sheath body having a longitudinal axis, an open proximal end, an open distal end, an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface defining a lumen between the proximal and distal ends for passage of a catheter device. The sheath also comprises an inflatable balloon disposed within the lumen. The inflatable balloon is configured to occupy a longitudinal space in the lumen between the inner surface of the sheath body and the catheter device when the catheter device is disposed within the sheath and the balloon is inflated, and fluidically seal the lumen. |
| US11426555B2 |
Luminaires, systems and methods for providing spectrally and spatially modulated illumination
Embodiments include a lighting device that includes a first illumination source comprising a light-emitting diode (LED) of a first color that generates a first light output with a first melanopic ratio of 0.4 to 1.2, and a second illumination source comprising an LED of a second color that generates a second light output with a second melanopic ratio that is less than the first melanopic ratio. The lighting device also includes a light distribution unit for directing and distributing illumination generated by the first and second illumination sources, where at least one of the first illumination source and the second illumination source is affixed to the light distribution unit, and where the first and second illumination sources are oriented relative to one another such that their respective light outputs are directed in different directions. |
| US11426549B2 |
Magnetic intubation apparatus
An endotracheal tube insertion apparatus configured to assist in the proper placement of an endotracheal tube during patient intubation. The present invention includes an external member wherein the external member has a housing with an arcuate formed bottom surface configured to be superposed a patient's neck during intubation. The external member includes a proximity sensor and a magnet. The endotracheal tube insertion apparatus further includes an insertion member that is elongated in form and has movably coupled thereto an end member. The end member is positioned so as to extend beyond the end of the endotracheal tube. The end member includes a proximity tag member and a magnet member wherein the magnet member is configured to be attracted to the magnet located in the external member so as to guide the endotracheal tube to the correct location. A plurality of lights further provides visual confirmation of the proper location. |
| US11426548B2 |
Combined laryngeal-bronchial lung separation system
The present disclosure describes systems and apparatuses related to a bronchial isolation tube, a laryngeal mask or similar device, and/or adapters and connectors for use with the same, as well as methods for using the same. In an exemplary airway device, the device may comprise a mask portion being defined at a distal end of the airway device, and may be configured and dimensioned to be positioned in a hypopharyngeal area of a patient to cover and seal around a glottis of the patient; and a channel portion extending from a proximal end of the airway device to the mask portion. The channel portion may include first and second channels, wherein the second channel may obliquely merge with the first channel proximate to an opening of the first channel. In an exemplary embodiment, a third channel may form a combined pharyngeal-gastric access channel. |
| US11426547B2 |
Monitoring or ventilation apparatus for cardiopulmonary resuscitation with determination of an airway opening index
The invention relates to a monitoring and/or respiratory assistance apparatus that can be used during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with successive chest compressions of duration (dt) performed on the patient and with relaxations, said apparatus comprising a CO2 content measurement sensor (10) a graphical user interface (14), and signal-processing system (11) configured to process the CO2 content measurement signals in such a way as to determine at least one maximum CO2 content value (Vmax) and at least one minimum CO2 content value (Vmin), during at least one duration (dt) of at least one chest contraction, and then to calculate at least one airway opening index AOI or mean index AOImean on the basis of the CO2 content values. Said one or more indices are displayed on the GUI in the form of numerical values or graphical representations, especially curves or pictograms. |
| US11426546B2 |
Medical ventilation apparatus with selectors for selecting a patient category and compatible ventilation modes
The invention relates to a medical ventilation apparatus (1) having a micro-blower (2) connected fluidically to a gas circuit (3) in order to supply said gas circuit (3) with respiratory gas, a controller (4) controlling the micro-blower (2), an electronic memory (8) configured to store at least several ventilation modes (Modes 1-6), and one or more patient category selectors (6) making it possible to select at least one given patient category from several selectable patient categories (6), and one or more ventilation mode selectors (7) making it possible to select at least one ventilation mode from among several selectable ventilation modes (Modes 1-6) based on the given patient category selected by means of said at least one patient category selector (6). |
| US11426545B2 |
Hand-held vaporizer device
A vaporizer device is described in which a first air pathway extends from an inlet to a heating element. The heating element is configured to heat air from the first air pathway to produce heated air. A second air pathway extends from the heating element to a mouthpiece and is configured to carry the heated air. The first air pathway is configured to bring the air into thermal contact with at least one component in the second air pathway which absorbs heat from the heated air to heat air in the first air pathway and thereby reduce the energy needed to heat the air. |
| US11426544B2 |
Aerosol-generating system comprising a delivery enhancing compound source and a medicament source
An aerosol-generating system is provided, including a medicament source and a volatile delivery enhancing compound source. The volatile delivery enhancing compound source includes a first sorption element, a second sorption element downstream of the first sorption element, and a volatile delivery enhancing compound sorbed on the first sorption element and the second sorption element, wherein a rate of release of the volatile delivery enhancing compound from the first sorption element is greater than a rate of release of the volatile delivery enhancing compound from the second sorption element. |
| US11426541B2 |
Medication dispenser
A medication dispenser includes a casing, a notched wheel and a circuitry unit. The casing includes a mouthpiece. The notched wheel has a plurality of notches, and is rotatable to register the notches with the mouthpiece. The circuitry unit includes an annular magnetic member co-rotatably mounted to the notched wheel, and a Hall sensor. The magnetic member has a plurality of alternately arranged first and second magnetic poles. The Hall sensor is in a first detecting state when it detects one of the first magnetic poles, and is in a second detecting state when it detects one of the second magnetic poles. |
| US11426538B2 |
Aerosol inhalation device
An actuator for a pressurized metered dose inhaler providing a significant reduction in the non-respirable coarse fraction of the emitted aerosol medicament impacting in the oro-pharynx, with consequent less associated side effects and oral candidiasis in the patient, due to the fact that the mouthpiece portion has a central rounded opening of a well-defined width and distance from the nozzle aperture and also provided with a cylindrical recess, whose central axis is aligned with the central longitudinal axis of the mouthpiece portion and with the central longitudinal axis of the nozzle channel. |
| US11426533B2 |
Dual chamber syringe with retractable needle
Embodiments of a retractable syringe assembly are provided that include a dual syringe barrel configuration. One or more embodiments include reuse prevention features and features that prevent premature activation of the retraction mechanism. Methods for aspirating and expelling liquid from medical devices are also provided. |
| US11426530B2 |
Needle shield removal mechanism for injection device
An injection device comprises a housing for holding a syringe that has a needle at one end and (ii) a cap that is removably attached to the housing and that has a needle shield to cover said needle. The cap further comprises an actuator and a gear assembly comprising first and second linear gears and a double gear. The gear assembly is configured such that movement of the first linear gear in a first direction rotates the double gear to drive the second linear gear to urge the needle shield away from the housing. The actuator is configured to move the first linear gear in the first direction. |
| US11426526B2 |
Dispensing device
A dispensing device is provided to dispense a designated amount of a material on every dose delivery operation. The dispensing device includes a thumb pad, a cam drum coupled to the thumb pad, and a pawl nut comprising a one-way pawl. The thumb pad may be pulled out in a direction away from a distal end of the dispensing device for setting a dose of the material to be dispensed out and may be pushed in towards the distal end for delivering the dose. The cam drum includes a plurality of linear cam profiles and a plurality of helical cam profiles that may be disposed on a surface of the cam drum. The one-way pawl may engage with a ratchet disposed at a distal end of the cam drum and may prevent a rotation of the cam drum in an undesired direction. |
| US11426523B1 |
Drug delivery assembly including a removable cartridge
A drug delivery assembly is used for delivering a medicament to a patient. The assembly includes a main body having a housing and defining a recess, with an actuator associated with the housing. An adhesive pad, configured to attach to a human body surface, is associated with a lower surface of the housing. The assembly also includes a cartridge configured to be at least partially inserted into the recess and having: a cartridge housing, a drug reservoir positioned within the cartridge housing, a stopper movably associated with the drug reservoir, and a needle movably associated with the drug reservoir. The actuator is manipulated to deploy the needle, with the actuator also engaging the cartridge to prevent removal of the cartridge from the recess during drug delivery. A rod of the body engages the stopper to move the stopper and dispense a medicament from the drug reservoir during drug delivery. |
| US11426519B2 |
Injection device with gap reduction mechanism
An autoinjector includes: an insertion spring between a housing and plunger assembly; a syringe driver; a second release mechanism releasing the plunger assembly from the housing, causing the insertion spring to move the plunger assembly through the housing with a syringe driver; a stop limiting movement of the syringe driver in the housing; and a third release mechanism releasing the plunger assembly from the syringe driver upon engagement with the stop, allowing the plunger assembly to continue through the housing. The first release mechanism releases the plunger from the delivery spring housing upon contact between the plunger assembly and a bung, causing the delivery spring to separate the delivery spring housing and the plunger, applying a delivery force to a bung. A latch mechanism latches the delivery spring housing at a forward position, preventing rearward movement of the delivery spring housing following release of the plunger. |
| US11426518B2 |
Drug delivery system and a method for operating a drug delivery system
An inventive drug delivery system includes a reservoir that holds a drug to be administered. A drug applicator injects or infuses the drug, and a pump generates a flow of the drug from the reservoir to the drug applicator. A control system has a pressure sensor that measures pressure signals indicative of resistance against the flow of the drug and a processor is in communication with the pressure sensor. The control system detects with the pressure sensor a pressure signal indicative of the resistance against the flow of the drug while the drug is being administered and compares the measured pressure signal to a reference value. The control system also generates display data and provides it to an output device when the measured pressure signal exceeds the reference value. The display data includes a scheduled test reminder for a glucose level test that is communicated to an output device. |
| US11426515B2 |
Infusion pump cassette having integrated pinch clip occluder
A cassette usable with an infusion pump includes a monolithic cassette body and a segment of resiliently deformable tubing for conveying a flow of liquid. The monolithic cassette body has an integrally formed free-flow protection device including a fixed pinch element and a deflectable pinch arm having a movable pinch element. The pinch arm normally resides in a closed position wherein the pinch elements cooperate to deform the tubing segment to stop flow. The pinch arm is resiliently deflectable away from the closed position to an open position permitting flow. Deflection of the pinch arm away from the closed position spring biases the pinch arm for automatic return to the closed position. The pinch arm may be moved to the open position by operating a door of the pump when the cassette is loaded in the pump, and manually for priming when the cassette is not loaded in the pump. |
| US11426503B2 |
Arteriovenus fistula maturation monitoring systems and methods
Techniques and systems for determining an arteriovenous (AV) fistula maturation in a patient may include detecting a first series of oxygen saturation levels of the patient at a central venous catheter (CVC) associated with a first series of hemodialysis treatments prior to the AV fistula implantation are described. The AV fistula may then be implanted in the patient. A second series of oxygen saturation levels of the patient at the CVC associated with a second series of hemodialysis treatments may be detected. The second series of oxygen saturation levels may be compared to a stable threshold mature AV fistula oxygen saturation level. Among other determinations from the comparison, in response to one or more of the second series of oxygen saturation levels meeting or exceeding the stable threshold mature AV fistula oxygen saturation level, determining the AV fistula is mature. Other embodiments are described. |
| US11426502B2 |
Cleaning cartridge for a cassette port in a dialysis machine
Dialysis systems and methods for operating dialysis machines (e.g., peritoneal dialysis machines) for conducting dialysis treatments are disclosed. The dialysis system may include a dialysis machine for transferring dialysate to a patient from a dialysate source. The dialysate may flow from the dialysate source through a cassette (e.g., a disposable cassette) positionable within a port formed in the dialysis machine. The dialysis system may also include a cleaning cartridge insertable into the port. The cleaning cartridge may be arranged and configured to collect, remove, etc. any foreign material or debris from the port. |
| US11426497B2 |
Wound treatment apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for aspirating, irrigating and/or cleansing wounds is provided. The apparatus and method include one or more of the following: simultaneous aspiration and irrigation of the wound, supplying of thermal energy to fluid circulated through the wound; supplying physiologically active agents to the wound; a biodegradable scaffold in contact with the wound bed; and application of stress or flow stress to the wound bed. |
| US11426496B2 |
Method for preparing anti-bacterial surface on medical material surface
The present invention discloses a method for preparing an anti-bacterial surface on a medical material surface, including the steps of: (1) conducting chemical graft of amino silane after performing oxygen plasma pretreatment to the medical material surface and then reacting the medical material with the amino silane surface with an acyl compound; (2) placing the medical material with an initiator-modified surface into an anti-adhesion monomer aqueous solution for a graft polymerization reaction; (3) placing the medical material with an anti-adhesion polymer brush-modified surface into an azide compound-containing dimethylformamide solution; and (4) placing the medical material with an azide surface into an anti-bacterial agent click solution for a click reaction, obtaining an anti-adhesion polymer layer—and anti-bacterial agent layer-comodified anti-bacterial surface. The method prevents mutual interference of the anti-adhesion ability and bactericidal ability, and has good long-acting anti-bacterial performance. |
| US11426495B2 |
Implant with reactive oxygen species scavenging coating
A chronically implanted medical device is disclosed that has an outermost layer formed from a conjugate of a polymer with lipoic acid, the conjugate having free 1,2-dithiolane groups. It is contemplated that this layer scavenges reactive oxygen species, i.e. acts as an antioxidant, and thus reduces inflammation and other adverse effects around the implant itself. |
| US11426493B2 |
Settable surgical implants and their packaging
The present invention relates to settable compositions for use in surgery. The invention also provides related compositions, including surgical kits and packages, as well as methods of making and using the settable compositions. |
| US11426491B2 |
Layer having variable strength
A layer having individual elements made of an elastic material, with the length thereof exceeding the diameter thereof, which are secured on a carrier at a distance to one another, wherein the elements can be moved towards and away from one another, the elements can contact when moving towards one another, the outer surfaces of the elements provided with a surface modification, and the surface modification containing substances that can form reversible, non-covalent bonds. Also, a method for producing the layer, and the use of the layer. |
| US11426489B2 |
Biomaterial compositions, implants, and methods of making the same
Biomaterials, implants made therefrom, methods of making the biomaterial and implants, methods of promoting bone or wound healing in a mammal by administering the biomaterial or implant to the mammal, and kits that include such biomaterials, implants, or components thereof. The biomaterials may be designed to exhibit osteogenic, osteoinductive, osteoconductive, and/or osteostimulative properties. |
| US11426486B2 |
Chitosan-containing formulations
Provided herein are chitosan-containing formulations, methods of making such formulations, and methods of using such formulations. Chitosan contemplated for use herein is preferably of high quality and its source is preferably of crustacean origin. The formulations contemplated herein are aqueous, either liquid- or viscous-like, varying in concentration and type of chitosan and acid used, and may include other components. Their uses are diverse, for oral/dental administration or topical/surface application to subjects (e.g. humans or animals) in need thereof or even food commodities, aiming to maintain a good condition where it is applied or contributing to health enhancement, healing, disease prevention or treatment. The present invention also relates to concentrated solutions that may be used for the formulation of other products. |
| US11426485B2 |
Pressure sensitive adhesives with amphiphilic copolymer
A silicone pressure sensitive adhesive with amphiphilic copolymers for maintaining adhesion in a moist environment. The amphiphilic copolymers for silicone adhesives include at least one silicone moiety and at least one hydrophilic segment. Such adhesives are applicable to securing medical devices to human skin. |
| US11426484B2 |
Self-retaining sutures of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate and copolymers thereof
Absorbable monofilament fibers and self-retaining sutures with high tensile strengths have been developed. The straight pull tensile strengths of the absorbable self-retaining sutures closely approximate, equal or exceed the average minimum knot-pull tensile standards set by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP). These higher strength absorbable self-retaining sutures can therefore be used either without needing to oversize the suture for a given procedure, or by oversizing the self-retaining suture by no more than 0.1 mm in diameter. In one embodiment, the absorbable self-retaining sutures are made from poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or copolymers thereof.Methods for producing absorbable self-retaining sutures that have high tensile strengths and pronounced sheath-core structures wherein the sheath is harder than the core are also provided. The self-retaining sutures may be made by spinning and orienting a monofilament fiber of poly-4-hydroxybutyrate or copolymer thereof and inserting retainers in monofilament fibers. |
| US11426483B2 |
Wound dressing and a method for producing the same
The invention provides a wound dressing made by an ex vivo formed combination of fibrinogen and/or fibrin containing-liquid formulation and an oxidized cellulose (OC) backing; and use thereof. |
| US11426482B2 |
Systems and methods for cleaning and sterilizing fluids and articles using electromagnetic waves
Systems and methods are disclosed for cleaning and sterilizing fluids and other materials. In one implementation, one or more emitters are submerged within a fluid and emit electromagnetic waves having a variable frequency. The frequency of the electromagnetic waves is swept across a frequency range to neutralize bacteria, viruses, and other pathogens in the fluid. The emitters may be submerged within a fluid reservoir and/or within the interior of an enclosed fluidic path (e.g., a pipe). Solid materials may be sterilized by immersing the solid materials within the fluid of such a fluid reservoir. In another implementation, electromagnetic waves may be applied to one or more wires that are wrapped around an exterior wall of a pipe. The frequency of the electromagnetic waves may be varied across a frequency range, resulting in scale and other materials being cleaned from the interior wall of the pipe. |
| US11426481B2 |
Systems, methods, and devices for ozone sanitization of continuous positive airway pressure devices
The present invention is generally related to a device and method for sanitizing a medical instrument with ozone, in particular the invention relates to a system, method and a device for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device. The device has an ozone compartment, an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distribute ozone to a continuous positive airway pressure device. The device may further include a heater adapter unit to connect heating systems in CPAP devices while distributing ozone to sanitize the CPAP device in accordance with the present invention. |
| US11426478B1 |
Method, system, and apparatus for decontamination
An apparatus, system, and method for decontamination. |
| US11426477B2 |
Systems and methods for UV decontamination of respirators
A filtering facepiece respirator decontamination device includes an enclosure defining a UV irradiation chamber, at least one UV lamp positioned in the irradiation chamber, a moveable drawer comprising a platform for positioning a respirator, wherein the moveable drawer can move to a closed position in the respirator positioned on the platform is located in the irradiation chamber, a switch for detecting that the drawer is in the closed position, and a controller for activating the at least one UV lamp based on the switch detecting that the drawer is in the closed position. |
| US11426469B2 |
Prostate-targeting adeno-associated virus serotype vectors
The disclosure relates to compositions and methods for rAAV-mediated delivery of a transgene to a subject. In some embodiments, the rAAV transduces the prostate tissue of a subject. In some embodiments, the methods are useful for treatment of prostate disease (e.g., prostatitis, BPH, prostate cancer). |
| US11426468B2 |
Cysteine linked nanobody dimers
The present invention relates to dimers comprising a first polypeptide and a second polypeptide, wherein each of said first and second polypeptide comprises at least one immunoglobulin single variable domain (1ISVD) and a C-terminal extension comprising a cysteine moiety (preferably at the C-terminus), wherein said first polypeptide and said second polypeptide are covalently linked via a disulfide bond between the cysteine moiety of said first polypeptide and the cysteine moiety of said second polypeptide, in which the dimer outperformed the benchmark constructs, e.g. cognate multivalent and multispecific constructs, in various assays. The present invention provides methods for making the dimers of the invention. |
| US11426463B2 |
Compositions and methods for biophotonic bone reconstruction
This disclosure provides biophotonic compositions comprising a photoactivator, a calcium phosphate mineral, hyaluronic acid and optionally glucosamine. The compositions of this disclosure have utility in the augmentation, repair and/or regeneration of bone when used in conjunction with actinic light of a wavelength absorbed by the photoactivator. |
| US11426461B2 |
Methods for preventing dengue and hepatitis A
The invention relates to a method for preventing dengue disease and hepatitis A in a subject or subject population by simultaneously administering a unit dose of a dengue vaccine composition and a hepatitis A vaccine on the same day. The unit dose of a dengue vaccine composition includes constructs of each dengue serotype, such as TDV-1, TDV-2, TDV-3 and TDV-4, at various concentrations in order to improve protection from dengue infection. |
| US11426460B2 |
Use of inactivated nonreplicating modified vaccinia virus Ankara (MVA) as monoimmunotherapy or in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents for solid tumors
The present disclosure relates to infection-competent, but nonreplicative inactivated modified vaccinia Ankara (MVA) and its use as immunotherapy, alone, or in combination with immune checkpoint blocking agents for the treatment of malignant solid tumors. Particular embodiments relate to inducing an immune response in a subject diagnosed with a solid malignant tumor. |
| US11426453B2 |
Recombinant mycobacterium as an immunotherapeutic agent for the treatment of cancer
The invention relates to a recombinant Mycobacterium cell for use as an immunotherapeutic agent in the treatment of cancer, particularly in the treatment of solid tumors. More particularly, the invention relates to the immunotherapy of bladder carcinoma. |
| US11426446B2 |
Stable aqueous formulations of aflibercept
A stable aqueous pharmaceutical formulation comprising a therapeutically effective amount of aflibercept, wherein the formulation is free of organic co-solvent and/or free of buffer; methods for making such a formulation; and methods of using such a formulation. |
| US11426444B2 |
Compositions, methods and uses for treating post-traumatic stress disorder
Compositions comprising a Teneurin C-terminal Associated Peptide—1 (TCAP-1) peptide are described with respect to methods and uses of same for preventing and/or treating post-traumatic stress disorder (“PTSD”). |
| US11426434B2 |
Bee-ingestible compositions, methods of using same for producing honey and honey produced thereby
A bee ingestible composition comprising a bee food base and THC and/or CBD is provided. Also provided are methods of producing honey, honey obtainable by these methods and uses of same. |
| US11426433B2 |
Therapeutic compositions
A therapeutic composition can include an amount of amniotic fluid having a therapeutically effective amount of at least one protein, hyaluronic acid, or both. The therapeutic composition can be substantially free of lanugo, vernix, and cells harvested with the amniotic fluid. |
| US11426432B2 |
Cell growth method and pharmaceutical preparation for tissue repair and regeneration
The present invention relates to a method for growing, rapidly and massively ex vivo, cells collected from a living subject to provide a safe and effective pharmaceutical preparation for biological tissue repair/regeneration. Specifically, the present invention relates to a method for growing cells in a sample collected from a living subject by culturing the cells in a medium containing allogeneic (including autogenic) serum. Preferably the allogeneic serum has been determined as being negative for a serum tumor marker and/or an infectious factors, and the amount of the anticoagulant (e.g., heparin, a heparin derivative, or a salt thereof) added to the collected sample is less than 5 U/mL with respect to the volume of the sample or the amount of the anticoagulant in the medium at the start of culture is less than 0.5 U/mL. The present invention further relates to use of the method. |
| US11426429B2 |
Combined organ and hematopoietic cells for transplantation tolerance of grafts
Methods and compositions are provided for combined transplantation of a solid organ and hematopoietic cells to a recipient, where tolerance to the graft is established through development of a persistent mixed chimerism. An individual with persistent mixed chimerism, usually for a period of at least six months, is able to withdraw from the use of immunosuppressive drugs after a period of time sufficient to establish tolerance. |
| US11426428B2 |
Methods for improving respiratory system health and increasing the concentration of hypothiocyanate ion in vertebrate lungs
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices to improve respiratory system health, increase resistance to infection, and increase the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs. The methods generally comprise: generating a Hydrogen Peroxide Gas that is non-hydrated and free of ozone, and directing the gas comprising primarily Hydrogen Peroxide Gas into an environment and exposing a subject to the environment such that the Hydrogen Peroxide Gas acts to the increase of the hypothiocyanate ion in mammalian lungs. |
| US11426422B2 |
SHP2 inhibitors and methods of use thereof
Provided are methods for the treatment of insulin resistance and insulin receptor diseases with SHP2 inhibitors, such as allosteric inhibitors of SHP2 and RNAi or siRNA that target SHP2 expression. Compositions and methods for delivery of SHP2 inhibitors, such as liver-targeting liposomes or nanoparticles, are also provided. |
| US11426421B2 |
Composition for preventing or improving inflammation including extract of seed of new soybean cultivar SCEL-1
Provided are a composition for preventing or improving inflammation, the composition including an extract of a seed of soybean Glycine max (L.) Merrill cultivar SCEL-1, and a method of preventing occurrence of inflammation in a subject or improving inflammation in a subject, the method including injecting the composition to a subject. |
| US11426418B2 |
Injectable long-acting semi-solid gel formulations
What is disclosed is a controlled release pharmaceutical composition comprising a biocompatible and bioerodible semi-solid gel comprising a mixture of a triglyceride of ricinoleic acid and a gelling agent, in a formulation with loteprednol, latanoprost, celecoxib, triamcinolone, or betamethasone and, optionally, a second corticosteroid, analgesic, or anti-inflammatory agent. |
| US11426416B2 |
Oral testosterone ester formulations and methods of treating testosterone deficiency comprising same
A pharmaceutical formulation of testosterone undecanoate is provided. Methods of treating a testosterone deficiency or its symptoms with the inventive formulations are also provided. |
| US11426413B2 |
Oral liquid compositions including chlorpromazine
Stable oral liquid compositions including chlorpromazine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or solvate of chlorpromazine, and methods of administering the compositions, are disclosed. |
| US11426409B2 |
Compounds, compositions and methods for treating or preventing HER-driven drug-resistant cancers
The present invention includes methods of treating or preventing HER-driven drug-resistant cancers. In certain embodiments, the cancer comprises lung cancer. |
| US11426408B2 |
Use of serotonergic drugs to treat virus-induced thrombocytopenia
The present invention relates to the use of serotonergic compounds for the treatment of virus-induced thrombocytopenia. More particularly, the invention relates to methods of treating thrombocytopenia by blocking serotonin activity. For example, inhibitors of receptor 5HT2A and/or receptor 5HT1A and/or inhibitors of mast cell degranulation and/or inhibitors of serotonin uptake may be used. Preferably, the thrombocytopenia is induced by dengue or Japanese Encephalitis virus, and the inhibitors are preferably ketanserin, WAY-100135, sarpogrelate, or fluoxetine. |
| US11426407B2 |
Modulators of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator
The present invention features a compound of formula I: or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, where R1, R2, R3, W, X, Y, Z, n, o, p, and q are defined herein, for the treatment of CFTR mediated diseases, such as cystic fibrosis. The present invention also features pharmaceutical compositions, method of treating, and kits thereof. |
| US11426401B2 |
Bupropion as a modulator of drug activity
Dosage forms, drug delivery systems, and methods related to sustained release of dextromethorphan or improved therapeutic effects are disclosed. Typically, bupropion or a related compound is orally administered to a human being to be treated with, or being treated with, dextromethorphan. |
| US11426399B2 |
Treatment of aging-associated disease with modulators of leukotriene A4 hydrolase
Methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing aging-related conditions are described. The compositions used in the methods include inhibitors or antagonists of leukotriene A4 hydrolase (“LTA4H”) with efficacy in treating and/or preventing aging-related conditions such as neurocognitive disorders. |
| US11426397B2 |
Piperidinyl- and piperazinyl-substituted heteroaromatic carboxamides as modulators of GPR6
Disclosed are compounds of Formula 1 and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein L, R4, R5, R8, R10, R11, X1, X2, X3, X9, X12, and Z are defined in the specification. This disclosure also relates to materials and methods for preparing compounds of Formula 1, to pharmaceutical compositions which contain them, and to their use for treating diseases, disorders, and conditions associated with GPR6. |
| US11426391B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions
The present invention relates to the field of methods for providing pharmaceutical compositions comprising poorly water-soluble drugs. In particular the present invention relates to compositions comprising stable, amorphous hybrid nanoparticles, comprising at least one protein kinase inhibitor and at least one polymeric stabilizing and matrix-forming component, useful in pharmaceutical compositions and in therapy. |
| US11426382B2 |
Sulcardine salts
Sulcardine salts other than sulfuric acid salts of sulcardine, including crystalline sulcardine salts, are provided herein. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising such salts and methods of treating arrhythmias comprising administering effective amounts of such salts are also provided. |
| US11426381B2 |
Lipoic acid choline ester compositions and methods of use
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a therapeutically effective amount of lipoic acid choline ester or derivatives thereof and a non-aqueous excipient mixed in an aqueous solution. Also provided herein are non-aqueous compositions prepared by mixing the therapeutically effective amount of lipoic acid choline ester and the non-aqueous excipient. The non-aqueous compositions can be further mixed with the aqueous solution. |
| US11426379B2 |
Combination of local and systemic therapies for enhanced treatment of dermatologic conditions
A treatment for inflammatory dermatoses, such as psoriasis and atopic dermatitis (eczema), is disclosed that utilizes topical administration of a halogenated xanthene, such as rose bengal, together with administration of one or more complementary targeted systemic dermatology therapies, preferably a therapy that addresses the inflammatory pathway and is other than an NSAID that is a COX-1 and/or COX-2 inhibitor. Examples of complementary targeted systemic therapeutic ingredients include: corticosteroids, including betamethasone dipropionate and fluocinonide; dithranol; vitamin D analogs, including calcipotriol; and retinoids, non-biologics including methotrexate, ciclosporin, hydroxycarbamide, and fumarates including dimethyl fumarate; as well as one or more biologics, including antibodies or paratope-containing antibody portions to TNF-α, antibodies to pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin-12, interleukin-23 and interleukin-17, and TNF inhibitors. Treatment of other epithelial tissue, such as the lining of the gut, is also disclosed. |
| US11426377B2 |
Method of treating conditions related to the PGI2 receptor
Provided in some embodiments are titration packages, kits, and methods of treating pulmonary arterial hypertension comprising prescribing and/or administering to a patient in need thereof 2-(((1r,4r)-4-(((4-chloropbenyl)(pbenyl)carbamoyloxy)methyl)cyclohexyi)methoxy)acetic acid (Compound 1), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof, via a titration scheme that comprises the up-titration of Compound 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, hydrate, or solvate thereof, over a period of no more than about nine weeks until an optimized dose is administered. |
| US11426374B2 |
Modification of the pH and other physical properties of oxaloacetic acid to allow for enhanced stability and multiple delivery systems
The present invention relates to oxaloacetic acid preparations and the use of hygroscopic components to prevent decomposition of the oxaloacetic acid. These compounds can then be made into sublingual lozenges and buccal lozenges to serve as nutritional supplements, medical foods or drugs. These compounds can also be used in the manufacture of oxaloacetic acid preparations in transdermal patches, inhalation preparations and anal or vaginal suppositories. Also provided are simple inexpensive tests to monitor the decomposition of oxaloacetic acid in compositions. |
| US11426373B2 |
Gamma-hydroxybutyrate compositions and their use for the treatment of disorders
Provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions and formulations comprising mixed salts of gamma-hydroxybutyrate (GHB). Also provided herein are methods of making the pharmaceutical compositions and formulations, and methods of their use for the treatment of sleep disorders such as apnea, sleep time disturbances, narcolepsy, cataplexy, sleep paralysis, hypnagogic hallucination, sleep arousal, insomnia, and nocturnal myoclonus. |
| US11426369B2 |
Compositions comprising ephedrine or an ephedrine salt and methods of making and using same
The present disclosure provides compositions comprising ephedrine sulfate ready for immediate use in a clinical setting, and methods of making and using same. |
| US11426368B2 |
Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) inhibitor and method of use
Provided herein are plasminogen activator-1 (PAI-1) inhibitor compounds and uses thereof in the treatment of any disease or disorder associated with elevated PAI-1. The disclosure includes, but is not limited to, the use of such compounds to prevent or reduce thrombosis and fibrosis, to promote thrombolysis, and to modulate lipid metabolism and treat diseases or disorders associated with elevated PAI-1, cholesterol, or lipid levels. |
| US11426367B2 |
Methods of treating substance abuse
The disclosure provides a method of treating a substance use disorder in a subject, comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising R(−)-ketamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the composition is substantially free of S(+)-ketamine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. |
| US11426364B2 |
Immunomodulator compounds
Compounds are provided that are useful as immunomodulators. The compounds have the following Formula (II): including stereoisomers and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, wherein R1, R2a, R2b, R2c, R3, R4, R5, R6a, R6b, m and n are as defined herein. Methods associated with preparation and use of such compounds, as well as pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, are also disclosed. |
| US11426360B2 |
Pimarane diterpenoids for use in wound healing and angiogenesis
Methods and compositions are described for use in encouraging angiogenesis and skin healing as may be utilized in wound treatment as well as in encouragement of angiogenesis in disease. Compositions include an effective amount of a natural pimarane diterpenoid extract of Hymenocrater elegans, or a derivative, analogue, or homolog thereof. Compounds based upon this natural extract have been found to be highly effective in vascular formation and skin closure while exhibiting low toxicity. |
| US11426358B2 |
Medical active substance patch with reduced optical conspicuousness on the skin
A transparent or translucent medical active substance patch is provided that includes a matrix of monolayer or multilayer configuration with at least one active substance-containing layer contained therein and a backing layer connected with the matrix. The patch, having been applied to the skin of a first person, has a lightness color value L1 at a place of the skin covered by the patch which is not less than 50% and not more than 200% of a lightness color value L2, with L2 being the lightness value of the region of skin of the same person which surrounds the applied patch, with the same being true of the skin of a second or any other person, provided that for all the persons mentioned, the L2 of their respective skin is in the range from 5° to 100°, especially in the range from 20° to 90°. |
| US11426353B2 |
Composite coating for an active agent
Active agent encapsulated with a protective composite coating is provided. The coating comprises a first hydrophilic water-swellable inner coating comprising a sealant agent combined with a plasticizer to coat particles of the active agent; and a second hydrophobic outer coating comprising a hydrophobic component combined with an enteric polymer and a plasticizer. The composite coating enhances the stability/viability of the active agent during prolonged storage prior to administration, and on exposure to harsh physiological conditions (e.g. gastric environment) following administration to permit enteric delivery of the active agent. A method of preparing the coated active agent is also provided. |
| US11426352B2 |
Freeze-dried product and gas-filled microvesicles suspension
A method of manufacturing a suspension of gas-filled microvesicles by reconstituting a freeze-dried product and a suspension obtained according to said method, where the freeze-dried product has been subjected to a thermal treatment. |
| US11426351B2 |
Process for producing a pharmaceutical composition containing micro particles
A pharmaceutical composition having consistently a desirable release rate is prepared by controlling the finally mixing time based on the molecular weight measured in the intermediate product. The pharmaceutical composition includes micro particles containing a polyhydric alcohol, a salt, a water-soluble polymer and a pharmaceutically active ingredient. The micro particles are dispersed in a matrix of a hydrophobic ingredient and an amphipathic ingredient. |
| US11426350B1 |
Reducing the environmental impact of farming using biochar
A method for using treated biochar to reduce the overall environmental impact of farming and minimize the carbon footprint of farms is provided. The method comprising engaging in one or more of the following practices: (1) combining treated biochar with feed or using biochar as feed for animals to reduce methane from enteric fermentation and increase animal health and nutrition; (2) combining treated biochar with compost, animal bedding or manure piles to reduce odor and increase nutrient retention; (3) applying treated biochar to lagoons to reduce odor and treat water; (4) applying treated biochar to pastures to increase pasture health; (5) applying treated biochar to crops to increase crop productivity, healthier roots and prevent fertilizer leaching; and (6) using the carbon negativity of a produced biochar to reduce the overall farm or ranch carbon footprint. |
| US11426349B2 |
High-efficiency encapsulation of hydrophilic compounds in unilamellar liposomes
The present invention relates to high-efficiency encapsulation of hydrophilic substances in the hydrophilic space of unilamellar liposomes. High-efficiency encapsulation is achieved by the use of a polyhydric alcohol selected from propylene glycol or glycerine for dissolving the hydrophobic compounds forming the lipid bilayer of the liposomes. The invention provides unilamellar liposomes (UL) as well as a method for preparing same by way of low temperature extrusion. The invention also relates to use of these UL in the manufacturing of a medicament, a cosmetic product, a food additive or a disinfectant. |
| US11426346B2 |
Lutein-containing ophthalmic composition
A lutein-containing ophthalmic composition, wherein the ophthalmic composition is mainly consisting of a natural anti-inflammatory substance, a substance with increasing liquid viscosity, and an artificial tear. The substance with increasing liquid viscosity could apply the ophthalmic composition to elongate the retention time on the ocular surface, thereby increasing the retention time of anti-inflammatory substance on the ocular surface for treating dry eye syndrome and inhibiting ocular surface inflammation. |
| US11426341B2 |
Alkyl polyrhamnosides, process for the preparation thereof, and cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical composition comprising same
Composition based on fatty alcohols and on alkyl polyrhamnosides; process for the preparation thereof; cosmetic or pharmaceutical composition comprising same; and use thereof as an emulsifier. |
| US11426339B2 |
Organic compounds
The present invention relates to ethyl cyclooct-3/4-ene-1-carboxylates, and to a process of making the same. The invention further refers to flavour and fragrance compositions comprising them. |
| US11426333B2 |
Solid hair cosmetic composition
The present disclosure relates to a solid hair cosmetic composition comprising—based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition—about 30.0 to about 60.0% by weight of at least one polyhydric alcohol, and optionally: about 0.1 to about 15.0% by weight of at least one cationic surfactant, about 0.1 to about 20.0% by weight of at least one saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched C8-C30 alcohol and/or a saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched C8-C30 carboxylic acid and/or a salt of a saturated or unsaturated, branched or unbranched C8-C30 carboxylic acid, and about 0.1 to about 40.0% by weight of at least one polysaccharide, as well as production and application methods and uses thereof. |
| US11426329B2 |
Dispensing systems and methods for prefilled syringes
A dispensing mechanism includes at least two helical augers having threads, and at least two channels configured to hold the items to be dispensed. The items to be dispensed are received at least partially within the threads of the augers. The dispensing mechanism includes a drive mechanism engaged with the at least two augers and configured to rotate the at least two augers to transport the items to be dispensed, driven by the threads of the augers, to dispense the items from the dispensing mechanism. The dispensing mechanism may include a separable dispenser and cassette. |
| US11426328B1 |
Closure for a medical container
A closure for a medical container including a base structured to be supported in an operative, upright orientation on a horizontal surface and having an exposed face and a connector disposed thereon and extending outwardly therefrom. A protective cage includes one or more cage members each configured in the form of a helix fixedly connected to the base and extending longitudinally and laterally outward from the connector in at least partially surrounding relation thereto. The base may include self-righting structural features, including an outer surface having a curved, substantially bulbous configuration and a center of gravity disposed between a tipping point of said base and a terminal end thereof. |
| US11426325B2 |
System and method for dynamic device discovery and address assignment
A pool or spa system includes networked pool or spa devices that can be dynamically configured with network address by a controller. The controller can transmit a device discovery request on a network and can receive a discovery response from pool or spa devices that require a network address. The system determines and assigns the network addresses for the pool or spa devices based on unique device identifiers associated with the responding pool or spa devices. The network addresses assigned to the pool or spa device are transmitted to the pool or spa device to be used by the pool or spa devices to communicate with the controller over the network. The system can be used to discover and assign addresses to various types of pool or spa devices, such as pumps, underwater lights, chlorinators, water feature controllers, remote controllers, and/or other types of devices. |
| US11426324B2 |
Load-reducing massage backpack
A load-reducing massage backpack comprising the pack body and the back belt. An interlayer with an upper opening is arranged on the pack body against the back, an elastic fixed laminate is provided in the interlayer, the lower end of the fixed laminate is provided at the bottom of the interlayer and the upper end can extend out of the opening and is connected to the back belt, and the back of the pack body is against the waist and the massage apparatus. The present invention overcomes the defects existing in the prior backpack without massage function and in the prior massagers which only massage the waist, shoulder or back alone but cannot massage these positions simultaneously. An elastic fixed laminate is arranged on the backpack and a massage apparatus is disposed on the fixed laminate to massage the waist, shoulder and back. The massage apparatus is easy, flexible and can massage one or more positions simultaneously, support change of the massage position based on the user's demand, and be removed and used separately. |
| US11426320B2 |
Relocation module and methods for surgical equipment
Modules for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a system to measure and record administration of one or more IV medications or fluids for IV administration. |
| US11426319B2 |
Relocation modules and methods for surgical field
Examples of a module for housing unrelated electronic and electromechanical equipment for use during surgery. The module can include a lower section and a tower-like upper section. The lower section can house unrelated electronic and electromechanical equipment. The tower-like upper section can be located on top of the lower section. A water-resistant cowling can enclose at least a portion of the lower section and the tower-like upper section. A cartridge containing one or more ultraviolet-C producing lights can be protectively housed within the tower-like upper section. The cartridge containing one or more ultraviolet-C producing lights can be configured to emerge upward from a top of the tower-like upper section to substantially seat itself on the top of the tower-like upper section when activated allowing the ultraviolet-C light to disinfect the patient and staff-contacting upper surfaces of the equipment in the operating room. |
| US11426318B2 |
Medical module including automated dose-response record system
An automated dose-response record system including a module for housing waste-heat producing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including at least one physiologic monitor, and including a system to measure, temporally correlate and record dose and response events. |
| US11426317B2 |
Transport device and method of operating such transport device
A transport device is for carrying and moving objects from one location to another. In an embodiment, the transport device includes a chassis and at least four motor-driven omnidirectional wheels arranged on the chassis. The chassis is configured to adapt the wheelbase and the track gauge of the omnidirectional wheels according to the size of the object. A corresponding method for operating such transport device is further specified in an embodiment. The embodiments of the application lie in the universal usage of the transport device for nearly all sizes and shapes of an object. |
| US11426314B2 |
Hospital bed having turn assist panels
A patient bed includes turn assist panels to rotate portions of a mattress. Some patient beds have siderails that are movable by a patient so that the patient can egress from the bed without interference from the siderails. Some patient beds have caregiver control panels for controlling features and functions of the patient bed, such as movement of the turn assist panels. |
| US11426307B2 |
Trephine to create shaped cuts for cornea or tissue
The shaped corneal/other tissue/bioengineered material trephines can create single or combination of shaped cuts and sections in cornea, sclera or any other tissue or bioengineered material of desired shapes, thickness, width, depth, radius, sizes/dimensions, measurements and configurations. It can create certain patterned or shaped cuts in tissue including but not limited to cornea and sclera/bioengineered material without using the femtosecond laser, especially in the case of cornea where at present the femtosecond laser is required for this purpose. A manual or motorized trephine allows creating cuts in different shapes, thicknesses, width, depth, radius, sizes/dimensions, configurations and measurements with single/multiple or combination of cuts. These configurable cuts give the advantage of creating shaped incisions/sections in the body of a subject as well as give the ability to create donor and recipient sections of cornea, sclera or any other tissue or bioengineered material of specific shapes and dimensions. It therefore gives the ability to create these shaped cuts and sections of tissue without the need for a femtosecond laser and also ability to cut through tissue that is not necessarily transparent. |
| US11426305B2 |
Systems and methods for obstructive sleep apnea detection and monitoring
One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a system that monitors and detects obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The system includes an oropharynx protection appliance (12), which includes a passive tongue retention structure (13) having an end portion adapted to prevent a pharyngeal portion of a tongue of a subject from collapsing and at least one anchoring structure (15) that is connected to the passive tongue retention structure and adapted to secure the passive tongue retention structure within the subject's mouth in a removable fashion. The system also includes a sensing system (14) attached to a portion of the oropharynx apparatus. The sensing system includes a sensor (16) to measure a position of the pharyngeal portion of the tongue to detect an obstruction of the oropharynx; and a wireless transceiver (17) to transmit data related to the obstruction of the oropharynx to a remote diagnostic device (18). |
| US11426302B2 |
Containment devices for treatment of intestinal fistulas and complex wounds
Devices to contain and control the effluent or gastric juices of intestinal fistulas, other fistulas, stomas, and other wounds. The device includes a flexible fluid containment lineal strip defining a fluid containment wall which collapses when pressure is applied to the wound dressing, means for forming the lineal strip into any open or closed shape to fit wounds of various shape and size, means for joining the lineal strip to create closed effluent containment areas, means for creating a seal at the wound bed interface whereby effluent is contained, and means for interfacing with a pouch appliance to capture effluent and bowel contents until bowel contents can be emptied into a toilet or other waste receptacle. |
| US11426301B2 |
Wearable medical device
The present invention relates to a wearable medical device for immobilizing an appendage. More specifically, the apparatus utilizes absorbent and moisture wicking material thereby preventing accumulation of moisture and decrease chafing during use of the medical device. The apparatus is also intended to allow a user to install and remove the sling liner by using one hand. |
| US11426300B2 |
Motorized tightening mechanism for the Scoliosis Boston Brace
An improved Scoliosis Boston Brace having a motorized tightening mechanism is disclosed, which tightens the brace around the patient's body with a motorized mechanism. The motorized tightening mechanism makes it easier for the patient to tighten the brace around their body, and also eases the task of putting on/off, the brace. The components of the present invention include a Boston brace, a worm drive, worm drive rack, a hexagonal peg, nylon strap, rivet, two parts epoxy glue, buttons and motor screwdriver. The worm drive and the worm drive rack are connected to the nylon strap, which is attached through rivet to the Boston brace. The hexagonal peg helps in manipulating the worm drive, which determines the tightens of the brace and the button attached to worm drive rack, helps to unclasp the mechanism when taking off the brace. |
| US11426299B2 |
Joint support unit and walking support apparatus
To provide a joint support unit, etc. capable of being worn on both left and right joints. A joint support unit includes a first link worn on one end side of a joint portion, a second link worn on the other end side of the joint portion, and rotatably coupled to the first link, a driving unit configured to perform rotation driving of the second link, and a rotation regulating unit configured to regulate a rotation direction and a rotation range of the second link. The rotation regulating unit includes an engagement body provided in one of the links, and an engagement part provided in the other one of the links, and engaging with the engagement body, the engagement part includes two guiding paths and that guide the engagement body moving according to the rotation direction of the second link in different directions, and a communication path. |
| US11426297B2 |
Selective stent crimping
Methods for crimping a stent on an expandable member of a delivery catheter, and devices and methods for treating a bifurcation are disclosed. A method for crimping includes positioning a stent having a first portion and a second portion over the expandable member, and non-uniformly crimping the stent to the expandable member. The method can include routing an elongate shaft under the second portion of the stent and through the side hole so as to be routed external to the first portion. The stent second portion can be crimped so that the elongate shaft can be slidably disposed relative to the stent second portion prior to deployment of the stent. |
| US11426293B2 |
Medical implant
A medical having a proximal and a distal end, that is preformed to assume a superimposed structure at an implantation site but can be made to take on a volume-reduced form making it possible to introduce it by means of a micro-catheter and a guide wire arranged at the proximal end, with the implant in its superimposed structure assuming the form of a longitudinally open tube and having a mesh structure of interconnected strings or filaments. The implant has a tapering structure at its proximal end where the strings or filaments converge at a connection point. |
| US11426291B2 |
Orthopaedic implant with porous structural member
A tool for use with an orthopaedic implant includes: a tubular assembly including a tubular passage having a first end and a second end, the first end including a means for attachment to an implant body; a plug; and a plunger coupled to the plug. The tubular passage is configured to receive, via the second end, a material agent and the plunger coupled to the plug. The plunger is configured to slide through the tubular passage for expelling the material agent from the tubular passage into a load bearing member via the at least one first opening. The plunger is configured to rotate within the tubular passage for coupling the plug with the first opening to seal the first opening against expulsion of the material agent from the load bearing member via the first opening. |
| US11426286B2 |
Expandable intervertebral implant
An intervertebral implant is configured to be implanted in an intervertebral space in a first initial configuration. Subsequently, an actuator is configured to be driven in an actuation direction such that the actuator urges the implant to expand along a first expansion direction. Once the implant has been fully expanded along the first expansion direction, the actuator is configured to be further driven in the actuation direction so as to expand the implant in a second expansion direction that is perpendicular to the first expansion direction. |
| US11426285B2 |
Truss glenoid augment
According to one aspect of the disclosure, a glenoid implant for replacing a native glenoid includes an articulating surface configured to articulate with respect to a humeral head. A bone-facing surface may be opposite the articulating surface, the bone-facing surface having a first area configured to contact a paleoglenoid of the native glenoid. An augment portion may be coupled to the bone-facing surface, the augment portion being configured to contact a neoglenoid of the native glenoid. The augment portion may be transitionable between a first configuration in which the augment portion has a first convexity and a second configuration in which the augment portion has a second convexity different than the first convexity. |
| US11426282B2 |
Implants for adding joint inclination to a knee arthroplasty
According to one example, a bearing component for a knee arthroplasty is disclosed. The bearing component can optionally comprise any one or combination of: a medial compartment having an medial articular surface with a medial articular track and having a first thickness as measured at the medial articular track between the medial articular surface a medial distal surface; and a lateral compartment having a lateral articular surface with a lateral articular track and having a second thickness as measured at the lateral articular track between the lateral articular surface a lateral distal surface; wherein the medial articular surface at the medial articular track and the lateral articular surface at the lateral articular track each have an inclination so as to form an acute angle with respect to a resected proximal surface of a tibia. |
| US11426281B2 |
Bone reconstruction and orthopedic implants
A method of constructing a patient-specific orthopedic implant comprising: (a) comparing a patient-specific abnormal bone model, derived from an actual anatomy of a patient's abnormal bone, with a reconstructed patient-specific bone model, also derived from the anatomy of the patient's bone, where the reconstructed patient-specific bone model reflects a normalized anatomy of the patient's bone, and where the patient-specific abnormal bone model reflects an actual anatomy of the patient's bone including at least one of a partial bone, a deformed bone, and a shattered bone, wherein the patient-specific abnormal bone model comprises at least one of a patient-specific abnormal point cloud and a patient-specific abnormal bone surface model, and wherein the reconstructed patient-specific bone model comprises at least one of a reconstructed patient-specific point cloud and a reconstructed patient-specific bone surface model; (b) optimizing one or more parameters for a patient-specific orthopedic implant to be mounted to the patient's abnormal bone using data output from comparing the patient-specific abnormal bone model to the reconstructed patient-specific bone model; and, (c) generating an electronic design file for the patient-specific orthopedic implant taking into account the one or more parameters. |
| US11426275B2 |
Leaflet attachment having tabs and flaps
A prosthetic heart valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent and a plurality of commissure features disposed on the stent. A collapsible and expandable valve assembly includes a plurality of leaflets connected to the plurality of commissure features, each commissure feature including a body having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of eyelets is arranged in rows and columns on the body for distributing load from the plurality of leaflets. |
| US11426272B2 |
Intraocular lenses with shape-changing optics
An intraocular lens (IOL) with a shape-changing optic is provided. The shape-changing optic includes an elastic anterior face located anterior to the equator. The anterior face has an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and a periphery. The shape-changing optic also includes a posterior face having an anterior surface, a posterior surface, and a periphery. An elastic side wall can extend across the equator and extend from the anterior face to the posterior face. A chamber can be located between the anterior face and the posterior face. The IOL can further include at least one haptic extending from the periphery of the anterior face, the periphery of the posterior face, or both. |
| US11426268B1 |
Constructs and methods for repairing a tendon with a reduced risk of reinjury
A method of effecting a tendon repair in a patient comprising providing a suture tape, using the suture tape to connect tendon tissue to bone of the patient such that the suture tape lays flat on the tendon, and permitting ingrowth of the tendon tissue into the suture tape as the absorbable fibers are absorbed into the patient's tissue. The suture tape is a flat braid of elastic, absorbable fibers and high strength fibers, the tape being at least 1 mm wide and 2 cm long, and less than 1 mm high. The suture tape includes at least 4 absorbable fibers and at least 4 high strength fibers. Further, the suture tape is capable of being stretched at least 10% from its shortest length to the length at which it breaks and is capable of withstanding a load of at least 260 Newtons before breaking. |
| US11426267B2 |
Implantable mesh and method of use
A method of using an implantable mesh for repairing a tissue defect or reconstructing tissue, wherein the implantable mesh has a mesh body and at least two mesh extensions comprised of mesh extending therefrom, includes positioning the mesh body of the implantable mesh such that the mesh body extends across the tissue defect or tissue to be reconstructed and passing at least one mesh extension through tissue adjacent to the tissue defect or tissue to be reconstructed so as to anchor the implantable mesh to the tissue and resist high tension without dehiscing or migrating from the tissue defect or tissue to be reconstructed. |
| US11426261B2 |
Fixture
The present invention relates to a fixture for insertion into a bore hole arranged in bone tissue, comprising a threaded leading portion and a threaded trailing portion located coronally of the leading portion, wherein the threading of the leading portion has at least one first thread spiral, wherein the threading of the trailing portion has at least one more thread spiral than the threading in the leading portion, wherein the threading of the trailing portion and the threading of the leading portion have the same or substantially the same lead, wherein the profile of at least one of the thread spirals in the trailing portion is, at least along a portion of its length, substantially the same as the profile of the outermost parts of said first thread spiral in the leading portion, and wherein the at least one thread spiral in the trailing portion having substantially the same profile as the outermost part of said first thread spiral in the leading portion is arranged to follow the spiral path of that thread spiral. |
| US11426254B2 |
Method and apparatus for virtual endoscopy
A surgical instrument navigation system is provided that visually simulates a virtual volumetric scene of a body cavity of a patient from a point of view of a surgical instrument residing in the cavity of the patient. The surgical instrument navigation system includes: a surgical instrument; an imaging device which is operable to capture scan data representative of an internal region of interest within a given patient; a tracking subsystem that employs electro-magnetic sensing to capture in real-time position data indicative of the position of the surgical instrument; a data processor which is operable to render a volumetric perspective image of the internal region of interest from a point of view of the surgical instrument; and a display which is operable to display the volumetric perspective image of the patient. |
| US11426251B2 |
Articulation directional lights on a surgical instrument
A surgical instrument comprising a shaft, an end effector, and an articulation joint rotatably connecting the end effector to the shaft is disclosed. The end effector and/or shaft comprise indicator lights which indicate the direction in which the end effector is being articulated. The indicator lights are positioned such that they are visible to a clinician via an endoscope monitor during an endoscopic procedure. |
| US11426247B2 |
Method, system for registration of bone, and trackable element
The application provides a method, system for registration of a bone, and a trackable element, it is configured to obtain a mark point information which can be obtained from a certain operation performed by a distal end of a trackable element on a surface of the bone when a switch of the trackable element meets a setting condition corresponding to the operation; and to perform a virtual reconstruction of the surface of the bone according to the obtained mark point information and an image data of the bone which is obtained in advance. As a result, a precise registration of the patient's physical space coordinate system and image space coordinate system can be achieved, during which only one operator is enough for completing the registration. Therefore, operations with high accuracy and convenience are ensured, which can significantly improve the registration efficiency, and the operating experience of operators. |
| US11426246B2 |
Closure joint engagement for surgical tool
The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for a surgical tool or a surgical robotic system. A coupling device driven by a plurality of drive disks corresponds to a first motor and a second motor. One or more processors are configured to send a low torque command to a first motor, send the low torque command to a second motor, determine whether the first motor and the second motor meet one or more hold engagement criteria, send a high torque command to the first motor in response to the first motor and the second motor meeting the one or more hold engagement criteria, and send the high torque command to the second motor in response to the first motor and the second motor meeting the one or more hold engagement criteria. |
| US11426245B2 |
Surgical guidance system and method with acoustic feedback
A surgical system includes a surgical tool, a tracking system configured to obtain tracking data indicative of positions of the surgical tool relative to an anatomical feature, an acoustic device, and a computer system programmed to control the acoustic device to provide acoustic feedback to a user based on the tracking data. |
| US11426243B2 |
Technologies for monitoring and predicting impaction state of an orthopaedic surgical implement during an orthopaedic surgical procedure
Technologies for monitoring impaction and predicting impaction state during an orthopaedic surgical procedure include one or more impaction sensors that generate sensor data. The surgical procedure includes impaction of an orthopaedic implement such as a surgical instrument or a prosthetic component. An impaction analyzer generates an impaction state prediction with a machine learning model based on the sensor data. The impaction state prediction may include an unseated state, a seated state, and a fracture state. An impaction state user interface outputs the impaction state prediction. A model trainer may train the machine learning model with labeled sensor data. |
| US11426237B2 |
Electrosurgical apparatus for delivering RF and/or microwave energy into biological tissue
An electrosurgical instrument for applying to biological tissue RF electromagnetic energy and/or microwave frequency EM energy, wherein the instrument tip has a protective hull with a smoothly contoured convex undersurface facing away from a planar body, and wherein the planar body has a tapering distal edge, and wherein an underside of the planar body extends beyond the protective hull at the tapering distal edge. Also disclosed herein is an interface joint for integrating into a single cable assembly all of (i) a fluid feed, (ii) a needle movement mechanism, and (iii) an energy feed (e.g. a coaxial cable), and a torque transfer device for permitting controlled rotation of the cable assembly within the instrument channel of an endoscope. The interface joint and torque transfer device may be integrated as a single component. |
| US11426236B2 |
System and method for advancing, orienting, and immobilizing on internal body tissue a catheter or other therapeutic device
This invention provides a system and method that allows a therapeutic device, such as an atrial fibrillation microwave ablation catheter or ablation tip to be guided to a remote location within a body cavity and then accurately immobilized on the tissue, including that of a moving organ, such as the heart. In various embodiments, the system and method also enables accurate movement and steering along the tissue, while in engagement therewith. Such movement and engagement entails the use of vacuum or microneedle structures on at least two interconnected and articulated immobilizers that selectively engage to and release from the tissue to allow a crawling or traversing walking across the organ as the therapeutic catheter/tool tip applies treatment (AGE devices). In further embodiments that lack a movement capability (AID devices), the immobilizers allow a predetermined position for the introduced device to be maintained against the tissue while a treatment is applied to the location adjacent thereto. In the exemplary AID devices, variety of steering mechanisms and mechanisms for exposing and anchoring a catheter against the underlying tissue can be employed. In the exemplary AGE devices, a variety of articulation and steering mechanisms, including those based upon pneumatic/hydraulic bellows, lead screws and electromagnetic actuators can be employed. |
| US11426234B2 |
Systems and methods for permanent female contraception
Medical devices and methods for treating and occluding a female patient's fallopian tubes to provide permanent birth control or sterilization. |
| US11426231B2 |
Arthroscopic devices and methods
An arthroscopic or other medical device includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a working end. At least one electrode for treating tissue is located at the working end of the shaft, and a fluid outflow path extends proximally from the working end through a first channel portion in the shaft. A handpiece is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft and has a body with a second channel portion formed along an axis therein. The second channel is receives a heated or other outflow from a proximal end of the first channel in the shaft, and the second channel runs along an axis of the handpiece. A thin wall sleeve is located in the handpiece so that it surrounds at least a portion of the second channel. The thin wall sleeve is surrounded by an air gap or otherwise provides a thermal barrier between an exterior surface of the thin wall sleeve and an inner surface of the body of the handpiece in order to limit heat transfer from the heated or other fluid outflow through the second channel. |
| US11426228B2 |
RF output stage switching mechanism
An electrosurgical unit including a radiofrequency generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy. The radiofrequency generator includes a first receptacle configured to electrically couple with an electrosurgical hand piece configured to deliver bipolar radiofrequency energy. A second receptacle is included and configured to electrically couple with an electrosurgical hand piece configured to deliver monopolar radiofrequency energy. The radiofrequency generator includes a relay circuit configured to allow simultaneous radiofrequency energy delivery to the electrosurgical hand pieces in the first receptacle and the second receptacle. |
| US11426227B2 |
Treatment tool
The disclosed technology is directed to a treatment tool having a blade configured to engage with a treatment target. A heater is configured to be spaced apart from the blade. A first thermally conductive member is sandwiched between the blade and the heater so as to transmit heat to the blade. The first thermally conductive member includes respective first and second portions each of which is disposed on respective distal-end and proximal-end sides in longitudinal directions of the blade for thermally conducting a different prescribed quantity of heat per unit time from each of the respective first and second portions to the blade via the heater. The first thermally conductive member includes a first thermal conductivity anisotropy that is higher in longitudinal directions of the blade and is lower in widthwise directions transverse to the longitudinal directions. |
| US11426224B2 |
Osseous anchoring implant with cortical stabilization
An osseous anchoring implant with cortical stabilization. The implant having: an expandable sleeve having a first threading inside and a second threading outside, a screw having an external profile complementary to the internal profile of said expandable sleeve and an external threading with a reverse screw pitch of the second threading, The implant switching from a folded rest position to a deployed position by the actuation of said reversed threading, causing the penetration of the screw into the expandable sleeve and generating the radial expansion of the expandable sleeve by deformation on a distal portion. In the deployed position, the expandable sleeve has a frustoconical shape. The proximal portion of the screw includes an outer osseous anchoring threading and a frustoconical portion whose flaring is reversed relative to that of the expandable sleeve in the deployed position. |
| US11426223B2 |
Bone screw and method of manufacture
An implant receiver comprises a body formed by a first manufacturing method, the body including an outer surface and having spaced apart walls defining a cavity configured for disposal of a spinal implant; and at least one layer being formed onto at least a portion of the outer surface by a second manufacturing method. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. |
| US11426218B2 |
Adjustable bone plates
Bone plates having an adjustable joint, and methods of using the bone plates to fix bones. |
| US11426217B2 |
Plantar bone fusion plate
A plantar bone plate and a method are provided for treating fractures of metatarsal bones. The plantar bone plate comprises a generally elongate member having an upper surface and a lower, bone contact surface. Two or more fixation apertures and a compression slot are disposed along a longitudinal dimension of the elongate member. The fixation apertures receive fasteners suitable for fastening the plantar bone plate to a metatarsal bone. The compression slot receives a fastener at an oblique angle for compressing adjacent portions of the metatarsal bone so as to encourage bone fusion. A curvature along the elongate member is configured to mate the plantar bone plate with the anatomy of the plantar aspect of the metatarsal bone. In one embodiment, the curvature is comprised of at least a first bend and a second bend, such that the plantar bone plate mates with the plantar anatomy of the 5th metatarsal. |
| US11426216B2 |
Methods and devices for minimally invasive spinal fixation element placement
Minimally invasive methods and devices for introducing a spinal fixation element into a surgical site in a patient's spinal column are provided. In general, the method involves advancing a spinal fixation element in a first, lengthwise orientation along a pathway extending from a minimally invasive percutaneous incision to a spinal anchor site. As the spinal fixation element approaches the spinal anchor site, the fixation element can be manipulated to extend in a second orientation, which is preferably substantially transverse to the first orientation, to position the fixation element in relation to one or more spinal anchors. |
| US11426213B1 |
Vertebral fixation assembly
An apparatus configured to attach a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body is disclosed. The apparatus includes a fastener including an anchor and a polyaxial head rotatably attached to the anchor, the anchor configured to be fastened to the first vertebral body, and an anchor assembly configured to be received in an aperture of the second vertebral body. The anchor assembly is configured to be received in a head aperture of the polyaxial head. The polyaxial head has three rotational degrees of freedom relative to the anchor based on the rotatable attachment of the polyaxial head to the anchor. |
| US11426207B2 |
Pivotal bone anchor assembly with centrally open screw shank
A cannulated pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a shank having an anchor portion, a capture portion with a central drive structure surrounded by an upward-facing planar surface, and an axial bore extending entirely through the shank from a top of the capture portion to a bottom of the anchor portion. The cannulated pivotal bone anchor assembly also includes a head member having an internal cavity for receiving the capture portion and a channel for receiving an elongate rod and a closure top. After the shank and head member are coupled together, the cannulated pivotal bone anchor assembly is insertable along a guide wire positioned in the axial bore of the shank and implantable into a bone of a patient as a fully assembled unit, with only the elongate rod and the closure top remaining to be positioned into the channel. |
| US11426199B2 |
Methods of treating a vertebral body
Described herein are various implementations of systems and methods for accessing and modulating tissue (for example, systems and methods for accessing and ablating nerves or other tissue within or surrounding a vertebral body to treat chronic lower back pain). Assessment of vertebral endplate degeneration or defects (e.g., pre-Modic changes) to facilitate identification of treatment sites and protocols are also provided in several embodiments. Several embodiments comprise the use of biomarkers to confirm or otherwise assess ablation, pain relief, efficacy of treatment, etc. Some embodiments include robotic elements for, as an example, facilitating robotically controlled access, navigation, imaging, and/or treatment. |
| US11426195B2 |
Retractable device
A self-locking retractable surgical knife including a sheath member having front and rear ends, and a retractable member including a support member and a blade supported by the support member. The support member has a front end, a rear end and an elongated interior space. The retractable member is partially disposed in the sheath member and telescopically received in the sheath member for movement between a guarded position wherein the blade is guarded in the sheath member, and an exposed position wherein the blade extends out of the sheath member. The self-locking retractable further includes a biasing member disposed in the interior space of the support member and a latch member disposed in the interior space of the support member. |
| US11426189B2 |
Connector for securing ultrasound catheter to transducer
An ultrasonic system includes an ultrasound transducer housing, an ultrasonic catheter, and a transducer mechanism. The ultrasound transducer housing contains a transducer horn configured to be connected to a signal generator. The ultrasonic catheter includes an ultrasound transmission member having a proximal end and disposed in the lumen, a sonic connector that connects the proximal end of the ultrasound transmission member with the transducer horn, a control ring, and a nesting piece configured to selectively receive the sonic connector. The control ring is operatively coupled to the nesting piece to move the nesting piece. The transducer mechanism is configured to move from a first position to a second position, and wherein the transducer mechanism is configured such that movement of the transducer mechanism from the first position to the second position engages the control ring on the catheter to move the nesting piece. |
| US11426186B2 |
Catheter device for delivering mechanical waves
A catheter device including an internal elongated and hollow body extending between a proximal end and a distal end along a longitudinal axis, the internal elongated and hollow body defining a longitudinal aperture that extends between the proximal and distal ends thereof, the longitudinal aperture being shaped and sized for receiving a guide wire therein, and at least one mechanical waveguide secured to the internal elongated and hollow body and extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the internal elongated and hollow body, with the at least one mechanical waveguide capable of propagating at least one mechanical wave therealong. |
| US11426182B2 |
Blade reamer assembly for surgical use
A device is provided, including a cutting rib, the cutting rib including an arcuate portion having an outer sharp edge and a centralizer configured to receive the cutting rib through a radial slot, the radial slot forming a gap with the cutting rib. The arcuate portion of the cutting rib is formed into a profile that follows a surface of the centralizer, the outer sharp edge of the arcuate portion of the cutting rib has a wavy profile that forms a tunnel in the gap between the centralizer and the cutting rib, and the outer sharp edge of the arcuate portion of the cutting rib protrudes outwardly from the surface of the centralizer. A method for using the device to cut bone in a surgical configuration is also provided. |
| US11426180B2 |
Tissue penetrating surgical systems and methods
A surgical system for penetrating and determining a characteristic of tissue. An instrument generates rotational torque, and a drill bit tool body extends along an axis between a distal end to engage tissue and a proximal end to couple to the instrument. An emitter operatively coupled to the instrument emits light. A detector operatively coupled to the instrument detects light. An emission lightguide within the tool body transmits light emitted by the emitter toward the tissue as the instrument rotates the tool body. A detection lightguide within the tool body is spaced from the emission lightguide and transmit light reflected by the tissue toward the detector as the instrument rotates the tool body. The emitter emits light into the emission lightguide along the axis, and the detector detects light reflected from the tissue exiting the detection lightguide transverse to the axis when the tool body is coupled to the instrument. |
| US11426179B2 |
Orthopaedic surgical instrument system and method including a stem trial component
A method of assembling an orthopaedic surgical instrument may include selecting a surgical reamer for use in resecting a portion of a patient's bone. The method may also include aligning an outer sleeve of a stem trial component with a distal end of a shaft of the surgical reamer. The method may also include advancing the outer sleeve into engagement with the distal end of the reamer shaft. The method may also include advancing a central rod of the stem trial component along a passageway defined in the outer sleeve into engagement with the distal end of the reamer shaft. The method may also include threading the central rod into the distal end of the reamer shaft to couple the stem trial component to the surgical reamer for use in resecting the portion of the patient's bone. |
| US11426177B2 |
Hemostasis clip deployment
A device includes a clip including a capsule and a pair of clip arms, proximal ends of which are slidably received within a channel of the capsule to move the clip arms between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The clip arms are aligned relative to one another via a pin received within openings extending through proximal ends of the clip arms. A proximal portion includes a flexible shaft extending from a proximal end to a distal end including a bushing releasably coupled to the capsule. A control member extends longitudinally through the flexible shaft from a proximal end to a distal end releasably coupled to the proximal ends of the clip aims, the distal end of the control member including a pair of holding jaws, each of which include a pair of fingers extending about the pin along opposing sides thereof to grip the pin therebetween. |
| US11426176B2 |
Cartridge with multi-clip dispensing provisions
An endoscopic surgical apparatus is configured to be loaded with a replaceable cartridge. The cartridge is loaded with a single-file line-up of a series of endoscopic clips. The endoscopic surgical apparatus is furthermore configured to apply (ie., dispense) each clip serially in the line-up, one clip at a time, wherever and whenever the user (eg., surgeon) chooses. |
| US11426159B2 |
Sled detection device
A surgical stapling device includes a staple reload and a shipping wedge. In embodiments, the shipping wedge is configured to disable the use of a staple reload if the staple reload does not have an actuation sled. In other embodiments, the actuation sled includes a readable identifier that facilitates confirmation of the presence of an actuation sled within a staple reload from a location externally of the staple reload. |
| US11426151B2 |
Bag closure for specimen retrieval device
A specimen retrieval device includes a bag having a closed bottom end portion and an open top end portion. The specimen retrieval device includes a cinch mechanism coupled to the open top end portion. The cinch mechanism includes a flexible band secured to the bag and a cinch coupled to the flexible band. The flexible band is movable relative to the cinch to reduce or enlarge a diameter of the open top end portion of the bag. The cinch is selectively engagable with the flexible band to fix the diameter of the open top end portion of the bag. |
| US11426150B2 |
Adapter assembly for attaching a lighting device to a handheld electrosurgical instrument
An adapter assembly is disclosed for attaching a lighting device to a handheld surgical instrument, which includes a first body portion configured to engage a distal end portion of the surgical instrument at a position along a central axis thereof, and a second body portion configured to support a lighting device adjacent the distal end portion of the surgical instrument, such that an illumination axis of the lighting device angularly intersects the central axis of the surgical instrument. |
| US11426149B2 |
Tissue cutting member for a biopsy device
A biopsy device includes a tissue cutting member slidably disposed within a probe component. The tissue cutting member has a distal tubular portion having a longitudinal axis and a flared distal section. The flared distal section has an inclined distal tip and an outwardly flared distal tubular portion that defines an inner tissue receiving aperture. The inclined distal tip has a beveled front face with a leading tissue cutting edge and a trailing cutting edge. A longitudinally oriented opening is in the flared distal section. The longitudinally oriented opening has an open distal end and is configured to extend from a closed proximal end to the open distal end. The closed proximal end has a relief opening with a transverse dimension larger than a transverse dimension of the longitudinally oriented opening adjacent the relief opening. The longitudinally oriented opening diverges to intersect the trailing cutting edge. |
| US11426147B2 |
System and method for acquiring optoacoustic data and producing parametric maps thereof
A method is disclosed for generating sinograms by sampling a plurality of transducers acoustically coupled with the surface of a volume of tissue over a period of time after a light pulse at one wavelength, and after another light pulse at a different wavelength, and for processing those sinograms, reconstructing at least two optoacoustic images from the two sinograms, processing the two optoacoustic images to generate two envelope images and generating a parametric map from information in the two envelope images. In an embodiment, motion and tracking are determined to align the envelope images. In an embodiment, at least a second parametric map is produced from information in the same two envelope images. In an embodiment an ultrasound image is also acquired, and the parametric map is coregistered with and overlayed upon the ultrasound image, and then displayed. |
| US11426144B2 |
Method and device for elasticity detection
Disclosed are a method and a device for elasticity detection. The method comprises: controlling an excitation device (2) to periodically excite N shear waves in a tissue at a preset time interval and controlling an ultrasonic transducer (3) to transmit ultrasonic waves (101) to the tissue, where the excitation device and the ultrasonic transducer are maintained in contact with a surface of the tissue; receiving, by the ultrasonic transducer (3), an ultrasonic echo signal (102) corresponding to each of the shear waves; acquiring a propagation characteristic parameter (103) of each of the shear waves according to the ultrasonic echo signal corresponding to each of the shear waves; calculating an elasticity parameter of the tissue (104) according to propagation characteristic parameters of the N shear waves and a tissue density of the tissue. |
| US11426142B2 |
Computer vision systems and methods for real-time localization of needles in ultrasound images
Computer vision systems and methods for real-time localization of a needle in an ultrasound video are provided. The method includes a step of receiving at a processor a plurality of frames from the ultrasound video. The method also includes the step of identifying by the processor one of the plurality of frames as a background image and a frame adjacent to the background image as a current image. The method further includes the step of performing by the processor a bitwise complement operation on the background image to generate a complement image. Moreover, the method includes the step of performing by the processor a pointwise logical AND operation on the complement image and the current image to identify the location of the needle. |
| US11426141B2 |
Systems and methods for interventional procedure planning
A system for performing an interventional procedure comprises an interventional instrument and a control system. The control system comprises a processor and a memory comprising machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the control system to receive a model of an anatomic structure, record a target location for a target structure identified in the model, determine a planned deployment location for the interventional instrument to perform the interventional procedure on the target structure, receive sensor data including an intraoperative image of the target structure from a sensor system disposed at least partially within the anatomic structure, and identify, based on the intraoperative image of the target structure from the sensor system disposed at least partially within the anatomic structure indicating a different target location than the recorded target location, a revised deployment location for the interventional instrument to perform the interventional procedure on the target structure. |
| US11426140B2 |
Intra-cardiac echocardiography interposer
An imaging catheter assembly is provided. The imaging catheter assembly includes an interposer including a multi-layered substrate structure, wherein the multi-layered substrate structure includes a first plurality of conductive contact pads coupled to a second plurality of conductive contact pads via a plurality of conductive lines; an imaging component coupled to the interposer via the first plurality of conductive contact pads; and an electrical cable coupled to the interposer via the second plurality of conductive contact pads and in communication with the imaging component. |
| US11426136B2 |
X-ray diagnostic system and medical image diagnostic system
According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic system is used with an operation apparatus for operating, from a position separated from an object, a device inserted inside the object, and includes an imaging apparatus, an designation receiving circuit, a first display, and a second display. The imaging apparatus performs X-ray imaging of the object. The designation receiving circuit receives designation of a position on medical data from a first user who operates the device. The first display is disposed at a position visible from the first user, and displays a first image according to the designation of the position. The second display is disposed at a position visible from a second user who performs positioning of the imaging apparatus, and displays a second image different from the first image according to the designation of the position. |
| US11426135B2 |
Multi-modal Compton and single photon emission computed tomography medical imaging system
A multi-modality imaging system allows for selectable photoelectric effect and/or Compton effect detection. The camera or detector is a module with a catcher detector. Depending on the use or design, a scatter detector and/or a coded physical aperture are positioned in front of the catcher detector relative to the patient space. For low energies, emissions passing through the scatter detector continue through the coded aperture to be detected by the catcher detector using the photoelectric effect. Alternatively, the scatter detector is not provided. For higher energies, some emissions scatter at the scatter detector, and resulting emissions from the scattering pass by or through the coded aperture to be detected at the catcher detector for detection using the Compton effect. Alternatively, the coded aperture is not provided. The same module may be used to detect using both the photoelectric and Compton effects where both the scatter detector and coded aperture are provided with the catcher detector. Multiple modules may be positioned together to form a larger camera, or a module is used alone. By using modules, any number of modules may be used to fit with a multi-modality imaging system. One or more such modules may be added to another imaging system (e.g., CT or MR) for a multi-modality imaging system. |
| US11426133B2 |
Externally placed electromagnetic fiducial element
Some medical procedures may be assisted by an electromagnetic fiducial element assembly that is affixed to the body of a patient. The electromagnetic fiducial element assembly has a flexible substrate and an affixation mechanism such as an adhesive arranged to removably affix the electromagnetic fiducial element assembly to the body of a patient. The assembly also includes a housing coupled to the flexible substrate that partially or fully contains a first trackable electromagnetic element. A medically imagable structure is integrated with the electromagnetic fiducial element assembly. In the medical procedures, a medical image of a portion of the patient's body is captured, and a representation of the medically imagable structure is visually apparent in the medical image. When a medical device having a second trackable electromagnetic element is advanced into the body of the patient, the medical device, the first and second trackable electromagnetic elements are tracked with a sensor device and an image representing the medical device is formed in the captured medical image. |
| US11426122B2 |
Glove
A glove is described to simultaneously, non-invasively, and continuously, over a period of time, monitor physiological parameters (e.g., blood pressure, blood glucose, oxygen saturation level, electrical activity of the heart, and/or heart rate) of a patient. A computing server that is either communicatively coupled to the glove or is a part of the glove uses the monitored physiological parameters to determine whether the patient has a physiological condition (e.g., hypotension, hypertension, hypoglycemia, hyperglycemia, hypoxia, hyperoxia, arrhythmia, a strong form of tachycardia, a mild form of tachycardia, and/or bradycardia). Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US11426119B2 |
Assessment of spinal column integrity
A method of assessing spinal column stability involves receiving image data corresponding to a spinal column of a patient; determining, based on the image data, a material strength of bony anatomy in at least a portion of the spinal column; completing a first stability assessment of the spinal column, based at least in part on the determined material strength; modifying the image data to simulate removal of bony anatomy or soft tissue from the spinal column to yield modified image data; and completing a second stability assessment of the spinal column, based at least in part on the determined material strength and the modified image data. |
| US11426117B2 |
Methods and systems for dietary communications using intelligent systems regarding endocrinal measurements
A system for dietary communications using intelligent systems regarding endocrinal measurements includes a computing device designed and configured to obtain a first endocrinal measurement relating to a user; compare the first endocrinal measurement to an endocrinal system effect; generate a body dysfunction label for the first endocrinal measurement as a function of the endocrinal system effect; identify a dietary communication as a function of the body dysfunction label, the first endocrinal measurement, and a first machine learning process, the first machine learning process trained using a first training set relating endocrinal measurements and body dysfunction labels to dietary communications; and present the dietary communication. |
| US11426116B2 |
System using eye tracking data for analysis and validation of data
The present invention generally relates to the field of automated and flexible information extraction for review and analysis of computer code. In particular, the novel present invention provides a unique platform for analyzing, classifying, extracting, and processing information using multichannel input from user devices and optical tracking sensors and employing the use of behavioral cloning network (BCN) technology. Embodiments of the inventions are configured to provide an end to end automated solution for extracting data from code review processes that can be used to automate and accelerate the code review and validation methods. |
| US11426115B2 |
System and method for pelvic floor feedback and neuromodulation
A computer-implemented method for pelvic floor feedback. The method includes capturing a strength of action potentials via wireless sensors, the wireless sensors positioned proximate to a pelvic floor of a user. The method also includes transmitting the strength of the action potentials to a mobile device. The method also includes recording the strength of the action potentials on the mobile device. |
| US11426110B2 |
Pre-connectable medical patch envelope
An envelope is comprised of two sheets of material that are placed one on top of each other with their interior sides facing each other with their edges sealed to each other with an adhesive to form an airtight enclosure. The envelope has at least one medical patch inside it that is attached to the interior side of at least one of the sheets and a layer of medical grade pressure sensitive adhesive surrounding the at least one medical patch. The pressure sensitive adhesive is applied to a part of the surface of the interior side of the sheet in order to attach the sheet of material and the at least one medical patch to the body of a patient. The medical patch can be an electrode for measuring a patient's vital signs or delivering an electric shock or a transdermal patch for delivering a drug to a patient. |
| US11426106B2 |
Surgical drain
A medical drain sensor is provided located in a region of a drain tube which has turbulent or re-circulatory exudate flow. Means are provided in some embodiments to promote or enhance such flow. |
| US11426103B2 |
Multi-stream data collection system for noninvasive measurement of blood constituents
The present disclosure relates to noninvasive methods, devices, and systems for measuring various blood constituents or analytes, such as glucose. In an embodiment, a light source comprises LEDs and super-luminescent LEDs. The light source emits light at at least wavelengths of about 1610 nm, about 1640 nm, and about 1665 nm. In an embodiment, the detector comprises a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a special geometry comprising one of a substantially linear substantially equal spaced geometry, a substantially linear substantially non-equal spaced geometry, and a substantially grid geometry. |
| US11426100B1 |
Blood glucose trend meter
A system for obtaining and outputting real time blood glucose values or one or more indicators related thereto is described. The system comprises a sensor for obtaining blood glucose data from an individual in real time. The system includes an analyzer for comparing in a first comparison some or all of the blood glucose data obtained in real time and for generating an indicator in real time when the analyzer in comparing some or all of the blood glucose data identifies blood glucose data as unacceptable, the indicator provided as output on the user interface in real time. |
| US11426098B2 |
System and method for gait monitoring and improvement
A wearable device for gait monitoring and improvement, as well as systems for sensing relevant metrics and delivering real-time sensory feedback. One system receives a baseline active training program to target a mobility abnormality; downloads it onto a wearable device; determines the activity type based on sensor data obtained from a sensor array; generates cueing intensity feedback; receives field data from the wearable device; dynamically recommends new modification parameters based on the field data; and modifies the active training program based on the new modification parameters. The system may modify cueing intensity to correct the wearer's gait by selecting ranges of values for cueing response variables for a cueing window; receiving a sample dataset from a wearable device; determining whether a number of the cycles of frames spent in a no-correction frame is increasing; adjusting the outer bounds of the no-correction frame; and adjusting the cueing window. |
| US11426097B1 |
Rotary valve assemblies and methods of use for breath sample cartridge systems
An example breath collection and sampling device disclosed herein comprises a cartridge housing having a breath capture module, and a rotary valve operatively coupling a mouthpiece with the breath capture module. The rotary valve can have an open position where breath of a user can pass through the rotary valve, across capture sites of the breath capture module, and into a vacuum port, and a closed position for sealing the breath capture module from fluid passing through the rotary valve, while allowing the breath capture module to be exposed to a reagent for subsequent analysis of contents within the captured breath. |
| US11426094B2 |
Methods for iterative reconstruction of medical images using primal-dual optimization with stochastic dual variable updating
Methods for reconstructing images of a subject from data acquired with a medical imaging system, such as a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system, are described. In general, the image reconstructions implement a primal-dual optimization strategy that, in each iteration, stochastically updates a dual variable. |
| US11426093B2 |
Energy conversion monitoring devices, systems, and methods
Persons with sleep disordered breathing (SDB) may, or may not, recognize that they have symptoms of SDB, and/or that they may be at-risk of, or suffering certain health problems associated with SDB, including death. The disclosed Energy Conversion Monitor (ECM) sensor, when embodied, for example, in a wearable upper-armband format, has been demonstrated to be more sensitive and responsive than pulse oximetry monitoring of blood oxygen saturation as an indication of hypoxic stress induced by SDB, and is compatible with: (1) inclusion in sleep laboratory polysomnograph (PSG) testing instrumentation, (2) home-based diagnostic testing for SDB, (3) control of home-use airway therapy devices, (4) continuous remote surveillance and refinement of airway therapy, and (5) spot-check and continuous surveillance of sleep quality in the general population. The disclosed ECM also provides new measurements of physiologic stress during and following exercise. When applied during initial care of premature newborn infants, it offers improved therapeutic guidance during their transition from their limited in utero oxygen supply conditions, to the increased oxygen availability from breathing air. When applied during resuscitation of persons suffering from hypoxia and during reperfusion of ischemic tissue, such as during treatment of ischemic stroke, or ischemic heart attack, the ECM sensor can provide objective guidance regarding the safe and effective resupply of oxygen to the hypoxia-adapted tissue to help reduce or prevent microvascular occlusion and cellular injury. As a continuously worn physiologic surveillance monitor, the ECM offers the potential of early detection of sepsis. With the elderly and infirm, it offers a convenient and comfortable means of continuously assessing variations in status while awake and asleep. |
| US11426090B2 |
Device and method for measuring a vital signal
The present disclosure provides a vital sign measuring device and method that may measure a heart rate signal of a living body in a motion state. The method comprises detecting two different signals, using an adaptive noise removal algorithm for removing noise from the two signals, and obtaining a more accurate heat rate signal after a certain operation. |
| US11426086B2 |
Blood pressure measuring apparatus
A pressurizing/depressurizing section (4) performs at least one of air feeding to a cuff (20) by way of an air way (3) and air discharging by way of the air way (3) to thereby increase or decrease an internal pressure of the cuff (20). A first controlling section (5) causes the pressurizing/depressurizing section (4) to initiate the air feeding while performing the air discharging to thereby cause the internal pressure to transit from a pressure transient state to a pressure steady state or from the pressure steady state to the pressure transient state. A determining section (6) determines Whether the internal pressure has transited to the pressure steady state by way of the pressure transient state. A second controlling section (7) causes the pressurizing/depressurizing section (4) to suppress or stop the air discharging while continuing the air feeding, in accordance with determination made by the determining section (6). |
| US11426083B2 |
Equipment for monitoring blood flow and respiratory flow
The subject matter of the invention of the present application is non-invasive equipment for monitoring blood flows and/or respiratory cycles of a human or animal body, comprising at least one segment of conductive elastomer with variable resistance arranged so as to extend over the circumference of the body element and sensitive to the length of the circumference of said element, means for capturing said length by virtue of said variable resistance and supplying a signal representing said length, and means for processing said signal, comprising means for extracting parameters of the blood flows and/or respiratory cycles to be monitored. |
| US11426082B2 |
Physiological information processing apparatus and physiological information processing method
A physiological information processing method includes: acquiring electrocardiogram data of a subject; acquiring pulse wave data of the subject; measuring the heart rate based on the electrocardiogram data; measuring the pulse wave transit time based on the electrocardiogram data and the pulse wave data; calculating a cardiac output based on the pulse wave transit time and heart rate which have been measured; calculating the systemic vascular resistance; and correcting the calculated cardiac output based on the systemic vascular resistance. |
| US11426078B2 |
Object information acquiring apparatus and control method thereof
Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus, including: a light source; a detecting unit that detects an acoustic wave generated from an object which has received an irradiation light from the light source; a processing unit that generates characteristic information on the inside of the object by using the acoustic wave; and a memory unit that records the characteristic information in association with information on the irradiation light. |
| US11426077B2 |
Methods and systems for creating and interacting with three dimensional virtual models
Systems and methods are provided for preparation of orthodontics and prosthodontics. A method may include scanning a patient's teeth to form first 3D data of the patient's teeth including a removable element that obscures part of the dental surfaces of the patient's teeth and non-obscured tooth surfaces, removing the removable element form the patient's teeth so that the removable element no longer obscures the part of the dental surfaces of the patient's teeth, and scanning the previously obscured part of the dental surfaces of the patent's teeth and the non-obscured tooth surfaces. |
| US11426076B2 |
Contactless system and method for assessing and/or determining hemodynamic parameters and/or vital signs
A contactless system for assessing and/or determining hemodynamic parameters and/or vital signs is featured. The system includes one or more contactless light sources configured to emit light incident on a moving living subject at one more wavelengths absorbed by one or more chromophores associated with spontaneous hemodynamic oscillations in a predetermined area of the living subject. The system includes a camera subsystem including one or more cameras configured to receive reflected light from the predetermined area of the moving living subject and configured to track motion of the predetermined area of the living subject within a field of view of the camera subsystem and configured to generate a time sequence of images of the predetermined area of the living subject. A controller is coupled the one or more light sources and the camera subsystem and is configured to acquire the time sequence of images and configured to generate one or more non-contact PPG waveforms and to assess and/or and determine one or hemodynamic parameters and/or vital signs from the one or more non-contact PPG waveforms. One or more polarizers are preferably each coupled to one of the one or more light sources are preferably configured to polarize the light to a polarized state such that the polarized light in the polarized state diffuses into the tissue in the predetermined area at a predetermined depth range and the polarized light is maintained in the polarized state at the predetermined depth range. A detector polarizer is preferably coupled to each of the one or more cameras and is configured to discriminate the light maintained in the polarized state and at the predetermined depth range and configured to generate the time sequence of images of the predetermined area with improved signal quality of the resulting non-contact PPG waveform. |
| US11426075B1 |
System and method for residual cancer cell detection
Embodiments related to methods of use of an image analysis system for identifying residual cancer cells after surgery are disclosed. In some embodiments, the image analysis system collects a surgical site image and indicates on a display one or more locations of the identified cancer cells. In some embodiments, the method for identifying residual cancer cells comprises determining and selecting a portion of the surgical site image responsive to an intensity parameter; modifying the selected portion of the surgical site image to determine one or more groups of residual cancer cells based on size; and identifying at least one of the one or more groups of residual cancer cells from the modified portion of the surgical site image using a local-based threshold. |
| US11426074B2 |
Feedback detection for a treatment device
A system includes a focus optic configured to converge an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) beam to a focal region located along an optical axis. The system also includes a detector configured to detect a signal radiation emanating from a predetermined location along the optical axis. The system additionally includes a controller configured to adjust a parameter of the EMR beam based in part on the signal radiation detected by the detector. The system also includes a window located a predetermined depth away from the focal region, between the focal region and the focus optic along the optical axis, wherein the window is configured to make contact with a surface of a tissue. |
| US11426073B2 |
Imaging nerve function and pathologies using diffusion basis spectrum imaging
Repetitive electrical activity produces microstructural alteration in myelinated axons. These transient microstructural changes can be non-invasively visualized via two different magnetic-resonance-based approaches: diffusion fMRI and dynamic T2 spectroscopy in the ex vivo perfused bullfrog sciatic nerves. Non-invasive diffusion fMRI, based on standard diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), clearly localized the sites of axonal conduction blockage as might be encountered in neurotrauma or other lesion types. Diffusion fMRI response was graded in proportion to the total number of electrical impulses carried through a given locus. Diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI) method revealed a reversible shift of tissue water into a restricted isotropic diffusion signal component, consistent with sub-myelinic vacuole formation. |
| US11426072B2 |
Ophthalmic scanning system and method
An ophthalmic scanning system includes a first imaging modality, a second imaging modality different from the first imaging modality, and a control system that maps the first imaging modality to the second imaging modality by compensating for at least one of an optical-mechanical and an electro-mechanical projection difference between the first and second imaging modalities. The control system provides a scan location for the second imaging modality based on a scan location of the first imaging modality. |
| US11426071B2 |
Eye-imaging system and apparatus
An eye-imaging apparatus and system is described including arrayed optical fibers having a high numerical aperture and circular fiber array ends arranged at skewed angles relative to the optical axis of the imaging path. Circular fiber array ends are arranged to emit the illumination light into an eye at a skewed angle and a light intensity distribution converter along the illumination path to convert a bell-shaped distribution into a top-hat distribution. As a result, illumination uniformity on the retina of the eye is improved. |
| US11426069B2 |
Enhanced neuropsychological assessment with eye tracking
Provided are methods and system for assessing a human subject's neurological and/or psychological status. The methods entail displaying visual tests to a human subject, wherein each of the visual tests includes a visual target signal, optionally with visual cue signals, for eliciting visual and, optionally, body part, movements by the subject. Following the display, the movements are then detected. The latency and/or correctness of such movements can then be used to assess the subject's neurological and/or psychological status. Also provided are methods and systems for assessing performance validity. |
| US11426068B2 |
Laser eye surgery system
A laser eye surgery system includes a laser source, a ranging subsystem, an integrated optical subsystem, and a patient interface assembly. The laser source produces a treatment beam that includes a plurality of laser pulses. The ranging subsystem produces a source beam used to locate one or more structures of an eye. The ranging subsystem includes an optical coherence tomography (OCT) pickoff assembly that includes a first optical wedge and a second optical wedge separated from the first optical wedge. The OCT pickoff assembly is configured to divide an OCT source beam into a sample beam and a reference beam. The integrated optical subsystem is used to scan the treatment beam and the sample beam. The patient interface assembly couples the eye with the integrated optical subsystem so as to constrain the eye relative to the integrated optical subsystem. |
| US11426065B2 |
Apparatus, system and method of determining one or more parameters of a refractive error of a tested eye
Some demonstrative embodiments include apparatuses, systems and/or methods of determining one or more parameters of a refractive error of a tested eye. For example, a computing device may be configured to process depth mapping information to identify depth information of a tested eye; and to determine one or more parameters of a refractive error of the tested eye based on the depth information of the tested eye. |
| US11426064B2 |
Perimeter for testing for progression of Glaucoma
In examining a patient for progression of glaucoma, a perimeter capable of appropriately assessing visual field progression in a short period of time, therefore lessening the physical burden of testing on the examinee. |
| US11426062B2 |
Intra-oral 3-D fluorescence imaging
Method and apparatus embodiments can generate a volume fluorescence image of a tooth. Method and apparatus embodiments can project structured light patterns onto a tooth and generate a contour (volume) image of the tooth surface from acquired corresponding structured light projection images; then acquire one or more fluorescence images of the tooth generated under blue-UV illumination. A composite image that shows fluorescence image content mapped to the generated contour image can be transmitted, stored, modified and/or displayed. |
| US11426061B2 |
Compact endoscope tip and method for constructing same
This application presents to an endoscope having a compact distal tip, and to a method for constructing same. In some embodiments one or more optical and sensing elements are mounted directly on an internal surface of a lumen within an external housing, which housing comprises an outer wall of the endoscope tip. Space saved by eliminating intervening containing elements can be used to enhance endoscope performance and/or reduce endoscope size. |
| US11426060B2 |
Optical scanning endoscope device
An optical scanning endoscope device includes: a laser element; an optical fiber that guides laser light from the laser element; a first detector that detects a guided light amount of the laser light in the optical fiber; a second detector that detects light from a subject and outputs a detection signal; a first calculator that calculates an optical coupling ratio between the laser element and the optical fiber on the basis of the guided light amount; a second calculator that calculates a degradation ratio of the laser element on the basis of the guided light amount; a first adjuster that adjusts the magnitude of the detection signal on the basis of the optical coupling ratio; and a second adjuster that adjusts the output light amount of the laser light from the laser element on the basis of the degradation ratio. |
| US11426059B2 |
Control system for capsule endoscope
A control device for a capsule endoscope is provided. The control device includes a balance arm device, a permanent magnet, a 2-DOF rotary platform and an examination bed. The bottom of the balance arm device is fixed, and the active end of the balance arm device connects with a boom. The 2-DOF rotary platform is fixed below the boom and the permanent magnet is located in the 2-DOF rotary platform. The examination bed is put below the 2-DOF rotary platform, and the area between the examination bed and the 2-DOF rotary platform is an examination area. |
| US11426057B2 |
Video endoscope having fastener absorbing torsional forces acting on signal line connected to image sensor
A video endoscope including an elongate shaft having a distal end and a proximal end; a tubular sleeve arranged in the shaft so as to be rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the shaft; a connector arranged at the proximal end of the shaft; an objective arranged at the distal end of the shaft; at least one image sensor arranged in the shaft so as to be proximal to the objective, the at least one image sensor being surrounded by the tubular sleeve; a flexible signal line connecting the at least one image sensor to the connector; and a fastener for detachable fastening the flexible signal line. |
| US11426052B2 |
Endoscopic system
An endoscopic system includes a left optical system having a first focal position, a right optical system having a second focal position that is different from the first focal position. An image capturing device generates a first image and a second image respectively from images of a subject that are obtained by the left optical system and the right optical system. A display device displays the first image or the second image. A proper image determiner determines the magnitude relationship between the position of the subject in a predetermined area displayed on the display device and at least one threshold value Th is established between the first focal position and the second focal position. A video signal processor switches to the first image or the second image depending on a determined result from the proper image determiner and displays the image on the display device. |
| US11426051B1 |
Accordion dish drying rack with utensil holder
The present invention is a new design for a sink dish-drying rack, as set forth in the following specification and claims. The present invention which I name the Accordian Dish-drying rack with utensil holder can be placed inside a sink, secured by suction cups, not shown and only described, that slide into horizontal indents in the rear to suction to the sink. The Present invention collapses/reduces to a shorter length or extends to a longer length by pushing inward or pulling outward using the handle in the front. The purpose of collapsing to a shorter length is to save sink space when not in use. When the present invention is extended to a longer length it will hold dishes and utensils to dry. The present invention can be made of metal, rubber, steel, wood, plastic, or a combination materials. |
| US11426049B2 |
Multi-surface spray mop and mop supporting stand
A multi-surface spray mop system having a spray mop and mop stand. The mop having an elongated segmented body with at least an upper pole section and a lower pole section releasably coupled. The mop stand supports and maintains the spray mop in an upright position above a floor surface by maintaining the center of gravity of the spray mop within a base of a support area defined by the mop supporting stand. |
| US11426047B2 |
Floor cleaner
A floor cleaner including a base movable over a surface to be cleaned, a suction nozzle provided on the base having a suction inlet, a body portion having a fluid dispensing member selectively removable from the body portion, the body portion being pivotally mounted to the base movable between an upright storage position and an inclined floor cleaning position, a suction source in fluid communication with the suction nozzle, and a reservoir configured to provide solution. The fluid dispensing member includes a grip, a dispensing nozzle in fluid communication with the reservoir, and an actuator. The fluid dispensing member is configured to deliver solution from the reservoir through the dispensing nozzle upon user actuation of the actuator, independent of function of the base and body of the floor cleaner. |
| US11426046B2 |
Optical indicium for communicating information to autonomous devices
A beacon for a robotic cleaner may include a housing and an optical indicium having an optical pattern. The optical indicium may be coupled to the housing and be viewable by a camera of the robotic cleaner. After observing the optical indicium, the robotic cleaner may be caused to carry out an action associated with at least a portion of the optical pattern. |
| US11426044B1 |
Cleaning device
Apparatus and method for receiving and holding debris in a collection chamber of a vacuum cleaner. The collection chamber has an inlet opening through which debris-entrained air enters the collection chamber. When the vacuum cleaner is off, an internal valve prevents debris from leaving the collection chamber through the inlet opening. The internal valve is movable from a first sealed position, in which the internal valve covers the chamber inlet opening, to a second unsealed position in which the internal valve does not cover the chamber inlet opening. |
| US11426043B2 |
Pumice stone vacuum attachment
An apparatus to remove hair and debris from carpet and upholstery comprising a pumice stone having a void that is attached to a support having a hole and the pumice stone void is aligned with the support hole and the support is attached to a vacuum wand. |
| US11426041B2 |
Nozzle for cleaner
A nozzle for a cleaner has a nozzle housing, which has a nozzle base and a drain hole for discharging water from the nozzle housing. The nozzle also has a rotary cleaning unit disposed below the nozzle housing. The rotary cleaning unit has a rotation plate that can be attached to a mop. The nozzle has a driving unit that includes a driving motor for driving the rotary cleaning unit. The nozzle also has a control board for controlling the drive motor. In addition, the nozzle has a water tank detachably mounted on an upper side of the nozzle housing. The water tank stores water and supplies the water to the rotary cleaning unit. |
| US11426039B2 |
Cleaner
A cleaner includes: a suction motor that generates suction force; a dust separation unit disposed under the suction motor and separates dust from air; a handle disposed behind the suction motor; and a battery disposed under the handle and behind the dust separation unit to supply power to the suction motor. |
| US11426038B2 |
Cleaning device
Methods and apparatus for cleaning a surface with a cleaning device having a body with a handle, a connector, and one or more cleaning heads that are removably attached to the cleaning device. Each cleaning head include a lower surface arranged to contact a surface to be cleaned and a dirt collection chamber permanently attached to the cleaning head. The cleaning head may include a support structure to support the dirt collection chamber and a cleaning sheet. The cleaning head also may include a suction nozzle. At least a portion of the dirt collection chamber may be made of a filter material. |
| US11426029B2 |
Grill cooking device for digitizing coal with pixelation control
The disclosure provides for a device for selectively agitating briquettes on a grill supporting plate. The device includes a variable frequency vibrational device, a power source, and a control circuit that controls the vibrational device at selected frequencies to create various Chladni patterns in the plate and, therefore, heating patterns over the surface of a briquette-supporting pan. The plate supports one or more pieces of charcoal and the device is integrated into the pan. When turned on, the vibrational device vibrates at a selected frequency. This vibration is translated to the briquette-supporting plate and causes different charcoal briquettes to selectively vibrate. The device is capable of selectively activating or pixilating briquettes to generate higher temperatures over different surface areas of the plate when the grill is cooking one or more pieces of food requiring different degrees of grilling or cooking. |
| US11426026B2 |
Portable food warmer and cooker
A portable food warmer and cooker. The portable food warmer and cooker includes a base and a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly. A lid is removably secured with a plurality of latches to a top portion of the sidewalls. At least one heater hose is connected to the food warmer and cooker. The heater hose enters the portable food warmer and cooker through a sidewall and exits again through a sidewall. The heater hose is connected at a first end to a vehicle coolant line. The heater hose is connected at a second end to a heat exchanger located within the food warmer and cooker. |
| US11426018B2 |
Buildable drinking straw
Apparatuses, systems, and methods are presented for a buildable drinking straw. A segment of a drinking straw is hollow. A segment has a narrow end and a wider end. A wider end of a segment of a drinking straw is opposite a narrow end of the segment of the drinking straw and has a wider diameter than the narrow end of the segment of the drinking straw so that the segment of the drinking straw tapers in diameter from the wider end to the narrow end of the segment of the drinking straw. |
| US11426017B2 |
Dual-mode cup lid and drinking cup
The utility model disclosed a dual-mode cup lid, wherein comprising a lid main body, a spout is on said lid main body, a push button mechanism used for opening or closing said spout, a direct drinking mouth is set on said lid main body, an elastic switching mechanism used for opening or closing said direct drinking mouth also set on said lid main body. In comparison with the prior art, the utility model enriches the use method of cup lid, and can meet diversified needs of users for drinking beverages with different temperatures. |
| US11426016B2 |
Napkin for wrapping cutlery
A napkin is provided with an adhering portion and a releasing portion that can releasably adhere together. The adhering portion is located on an upper side of the napkin and the releasing portion is located on the lower side at a corresponding position such that the napkin can be stacked with similar napkins with the releasing portion of a first napkin aligned and engaged with the adhering portion of a second napkin. The napkin has an engaging location on its lower side such that the napkin can be wrapped around items of cutlery and secured to form a wrap by engaging the adhering portion with the engaging location. A method of wrapping cutlery using the napkin is also provided. |
| US11426013B2 |
Product display pusher system and associated retail fixture system
A pusher tray assembly configured to hold products includes a pusher tray including a floor, a bottom surface, a front wall, at least one sidewall, and at least one back wall, where the floor is configured to hold the products thereon; a pusher paddle having a front face and a back face; an engagement mechanism arranged on a lower side of the pusher paddle and configured to secure the pusher paddle to the floor; a channel arranged in the floor and configured to receive the engagement mechanism; a spring configured to urge the pusher paddle and the products towards the front wall; and an inventory control bar configured to at least partially cover the products, where the pusher tray that includes a transparent material. |
| US11426004B1 |
Modular seat assembly and method of assembly thereof
Modular seat assembly having a female connector that is positioned and configured to releasably connect to a corresponding male stud connector on an adjacent seat module. Each female connector includes a plate comprising a raised portion defining an upper opening leading to a downwardly angled channel extending at about 20 degrees to about 70 degrees from a vertical axis into a horizontal portion, such that each male stud connector is slidably and releasably connectable to each corresponding female connector, and such that the channel and the horizontal portion have a width that is narrower than a head of the male stud connector, but wider than a neck of the male stud connector; and wherein said male stud connector is configured to be guided downward by said channel and then loosely contained within said horizontal portion. |
| US11426002B2 |
Combination chair and backpack arrangement
A combination chair and backpack arrangement. The arrangement includes the folding chair, wherein the folding chair includes a foldable frame, a back support panel, a seat panel, at least one backpack coupler, and at least one harness coupler; the backpack, wherein the backpack comprises at least one pouch, at least one coupler releasably coupleable to the backpack coupler, and at least one harness coupler; and a harness arrangement, wherein the harness arrangement includes a first end coupled to the backpack and a harness coupler selectively coupleable to the at least one harness coupler associated with the backpack and the at least one harness coupler associated with the folding chair; wherein when harness coupler of the harness arrangement is coupled to the at least one harness coupler associated with the backpack, the backpack is carriable independently of the folding chair, and the backpack and the harness arrangement forms a closed loop; and when the harness coupler of the harness arrangement is coupled to the at least one harness coupler associated with the folding chair, the folding chair and the backpack are carriable together. |
| US11425994B2 |
Adaptive brushing cycle
An oral care appliance for cleaning teeth of a user and a method of adapting a brushing cycle of the oral care appliance are disclosed. Specific embodiments disclosed herein adapt the at least one brushing cycle based on a variety of factors, either alone or in combination, such as the time elapsed since a last brushing event and the identity of a user. |
| US11425992B2 |
Mold insert and method of making a mold insert
A mold insert has at least one filament cavity and a stack of at least a first and second insert plates, wherein the first plate has a front face that closely abuts a front face of the second insert plate. A portion of the a filament cavity is provided in at least one of the front faces of the first and second insert plates such that the filament cavity is open at a top surface of the mold insert but does not extend to a bottom surface of the mold insert. A venting cavity is provided in the same front face of the insert plate in which the portion of the at least one filament cavity is provided. The venting cavity, which is in air-conducting connection with the blind-hole end of the filament cavity, has a depth between 1 μm and 20 μm. A method of manufacturing the mold insert includes providing first and second insert plates, forming a portion of a filament cavity into at least one of the front faces of the insert plates, forming a venting cavity into the front face with the filament cavity, and bringing the front faces of the plates into close abutment to form a filament cavity. |
| US11425990B2 |
Beveled broom and step-on dustpan cleaning system
A beveled broom and step-on dustpan cleaning system including a step-on dustpan having a step-on portion configured to allow a user to collect debris in a receptacle of the dustpan when a force is applied on the step-on portion. The dustpan includes a lip portion which is configured to seal against a floor surface upon a user stepping on the step-on portion to collect debris. A beveled broom having a broom head configured with a beveled or chamfered shape at a functional angle to provide an effective and efficient contact surface to a floor surface to collect debris during use. |
| US11425984B2 |
Cosmetic applicator with flexible and rigid portions
A cosmetic applicator for applying a product including a cosmetic, care or pharmaceutical composition onto the keratinous substrate such as skin, lips, under eyes, eyelids, cheeks, or any other part of the body. The cosmetic applicator includes an applicator head having an applying member and a shank portion. The applying member includes a stiffness modifying portion to modify the resistance of the applying member to deflection in a transverse direction. In one embodiment the applying member comprises a first application face and a second application face. The stiffness modifying portion comprises a hinge formed between the shank portion and the applying member. The hinge is limited to a single zone in a circumference of the applicator head to provide flexibility to the applying member giving user the feeling that the applying member is very soft and resilient. According to another embodiment the applying member comprises a planar spatula member with a first face and an opposite second face. The applying member further includes two convex bulges, namely a first convex bulge and a second convex bulge extending in opposite directions from respective of the first face and the second face of the spatula member. The bulges increase the stiffness of a portion of the applying member. |
| US11425982B1 |
Interactive tablet and integrated facial treatment device
An interactive health, beauty, wellness, and lifestyle tablet device and steamer having a housing and a water basin coupled to the housing. The device can further include a fluid atomizer coupled to the housing, configured to atomize fluid from the water basin, and an interactive display coupled to the housing. Here, the interactive display is configured to receive input from a user. In addition, the housing can also include a lighting unit disposed around the interactive display, and also a heating or cooling element disposed therein. The housing of the device may also include a receptacle for receiving a capsule or container and a tube for releasing and dispensing the contents of the capsule or container, among other features. |
| US11425980B2 |
Hair dryer
A hair dryer comprises a primary air flow path extending from an inlet port provided on a first side of the hair dryer and extending to an outlet port, a water collection member located inward of the inlet port wherein hair being dried is directed against a screen positioned forward of the water collection member, whereby ingress of hair into the interior of the primary air flow path is inhibited. |
| US11425979B2 |
Hair dryer
A portable hand held hair dryer operable in a mode of operation to draw air through hair into the hair dryer. The hair dryer having at least one cyclone operable to separate water from the air flowing therethrough and an exterior separated water storage tank. |
| US11425974B2 |
Ring adjuster
The present disclosure provides a ring adjuster. The ring adjuster includes an adjuster main body, at least one locking structure, a first side wall and a second side wall. The adjuster main body is arc-shaped, the first side wall and the second side wall are connected with two opposite sides of the adjuster main body respectively. The adjuster main body includes an inner surface and an outer surface, the inner surface is configured to contact with a user's finger, the outer surface is configured to contact with a ring. The locking structure crosses the first side wall and the second side wall such that a locking chamber is formed between the outer surface and the locking structure to contain the ring. |
| US11425973B2 |
Wearable device straps and attachment hardware therefor
Low-profile latching mechanisms and related mechanical interfaces for allowing straps and other fastening accessories for limb-wearable devices are provided. The mechanisms in question allow for a very strong, yet easily releasable, connection to be made between a strap accessory and a device housing, with very little of the mechanism being visible. |
| US11425968B2 |
Closure device with closure parts which can be placed against each other
A closure device includes a first closure part which includes a base body and at least one closure element rotatably arranged on the base body about an axis of rotation. The at least one closure element includes a base body and at least one first locking portion arranged on the base body, and at least one second closure part which includes a base element and at least one second locking portion arranged on the base element. The first closure part and the at least one second closure part can be placed against each other along a placement direction. |
| US11425965B2 |
Toe portion for a sprint shoe
A track and field shoe can include an upper and a sole structure. The upper includes a medial side portion, a lateral side portion, and a toe box portion. The sole structure is attached to the upper and includes a spike plate. The spike plate has an anterior portion, a posterior portion, a plurality of spikes, and a plurality of rails. The spikes extend in an inferior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and are configured for engaging a track surface. The rails extend in a superior direction from the anterior portion of the spike plate and extend over an exterior surface of the toe box portion of the upper, and the rails comprise longitudinal axes that extend in a superior/inferior direction. |
| US11425961B2 |
Three-dimensional printing of a traced element
A method of forming a traced element is disclosed. The method may include printing layers of a traced element and incorporating a textile strand in overlapping polymer layers of the traced element. In some embodiments, the traced element may be formed on a base layer. The traced element may be incorporated into an upper for an article of footwear. |
| US11425958B2 |
Golf shoe having midsole and outsole for providing flex and stability
Golf shoes having improved constructions are provided. The golf shoes include upper, midsole, and outsole sections. The upper may be made of a soft, breathable leather material. The midsole includes an upper region formed from a first material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA); and a lower region formed from a second material such as a foamed ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA), wherein the materials have different hardness levels. A fiber-reinforced composite plate may be disposed in the midsole. The outsole contains different traction members arranged in a precise geometric structure that helps provide improved stability and traction. |
| US11425952B2 |
Helmet with cheek pads and method for the use thereof
A helmet having a cheek pad is provided. The helmet for use with the cheek air pad includes an outer shell having an inside surface, an inner liner surrounding the head of the user and operatively mounted to the helmet outer shell, a chin bar disposed below the face visor, the chin bar having an inside surface facing toward the person when wearing the helmet and a breath guard. The inner liner generally has an inner face and a transparent face visor is attached to the helmet outer shell. The cheek pad is preferably embodied as a deformable element extending upwardly and/or inwardly from the helmet inner liner on the right and/or left inner side of the face visor or goggles. The deformable element is configured to be in contact with the face of the user and the inner edge of the breath guard and the inner liner. |
| US11425950B2 |
Light sources in energy management liner of a helmet to illuminate helmet fit system
A helmet including fit system straps with illuminable strips on them or woven into them and one or more light sources positioned adjacent the tops of the fit system straps on the helmet body to emit light toward the illuminable strips. The light sources may be connected directly to the illuminable strips to emit light into an end of the illuminable strips. The light sources may emit light from or near a lower surface of the helmet body toward the illuminable strips. |
| US11425948B2 |
Construction of 3-dimensional artificial eyelashes
Methods for forming 3-dimensional eyelashes are provided. One of the methods includes obtaining existing eyelashes made from human hair, animal hair, or artificial materials, applying material to the existing eyelashes to achieve a desired thickness, and sculpting the material to a desired shape of the 3-dimensional eyelashes. |
| US11425940B2 |
Adhesive support garments
In one embodiment, an adhesive support garment includes a base anchoring portion and a shaping panel. The base anchoring portion is configured to be adhered to a body beneath a breast. The shaping panel includes a fabric layer and an adhesive layer that is configured to extend from the base anchoring portion over the breast and adhere thereto. The shaping panel is configured to hold and orient the breast. |
| US11425938B2 |
Sock
The invention relates to a sock (10). The sock (10) has a sole part (100) which is suitable for covering the sole of a foot (1) when the sock (10) is being worn. Furthermore, a toe region (200) of the sock (10) is suitable, together with the sole part (100), for receiving the entire toe region of the foot (1) when the sock (10) is being worn. The sock (10) furthermore comprises an instep part (300) which is suitable for at least partially covering the arch of the foot (1) when the sock (10) is being worn. A heel part (400) of the sock (10) is suitable for covering the heel of the foot (1) when the sock (10) is being worn. The sock (10) comprises an ankle closure part (600) which is suitable for closing the sock (10) in a releasable manner at the ankle of the foot (1) when the sock (10) is being worn. |
| US11425930B2 |
Cartridge for use with aerosol generating device
A cartridge for use with an aerosol generating device includes a housing defining a closed end, an open end, and an aperture between the closed end and the open end. The cartridge further includes a composition including nicotine in the housing in proximity to the closed end. The cartridge also includes a flow control apparatus in the housing. The flow control apparatus includes a proximal end, a distal end, and an internal airflow passageway between the distal end and the proximal end. A seal is formed between an exterior of the flow control apparatus and an interior of the housing. The seal is between the open end of the housing and the aperture of the housing. A channel is at least partially defined by the interior of the housing. The channel is in communication with the aperture and directs air from the aperture towards the composition including nicotine. |
| US11425928B2 |
Smoking article and mouthpiece therefor
The invention relates to a smoking article comprising a smoking article rod portion having a recess and a mouthpiece attachable to the smoking article rod portion. The mouthpiece includes an elongate cylindrical element arranged to be inserted into the recess by a user. The cylindrical element comprises an outer surface having at least one circumferentially extending raised area, and the at least one circumferentially extending raised area is configured to engage with an inner surface of the recess to prevent or restrict air flow between the inner surface of the recess and an outer surface of the mouthpiece. |
| US11425927B2 |
Method for reducing stress of a garniture belt in a tobacco industry machine, a method for reducing rejection in a tobacco industry machine and a garniture device for a tobacco industry machine
A method for reducing stress of a garniture belt in a tobacco industry machine for manufacturing rods from a continuous rod comprising a garniture belt, guiding bars configured for guiding the garniture belt, a filling material receiving section, a rod diameter setting section, and a rod stabilizing section, the method comprising adjusting a resistance of motion of the garniture belt in at least one of the filling material receiving section or the rod stabilizing section by adjusting a width of the garniture channel by changing positions of the guiding bars in the horizontal direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the garniture channel. |
| US11425923B1 |
Tasteful natural sweetener and flavor
The invention describes products, uses thereof, compositions thereof, and methods to prepare products formed from Maillard reaction products from a sugar donor and/or sweet tea extracts, stevia extracts, swingle (mogroside) extracts, one or more sweet tea extract components, one or more steviol glycosides, one or more mogrosides, one or more glycosylated sweet tea glycosides, one or more glycosylated steviol glycosides or one or more glycosylated mogrosides and an amine donor/reactant. |
| US11425921B2 |
Dried food fresh-keeping packaging bag structure
A dried food fresh-keeping packaging bag structure includes a packaging bag and a fresh-keeping device in the packaging bag. The fresh-keeping device includes a storage box. One side of the storage box is attached to an inner surface of the packaging bag. The storage box has a storage chamber filled with a preservative. One side of the storage chamber is formed with an outlet provided with a breathable film to block the preservative. An outside of the breathable film is provided with a sealing film to seal the storage chamber. One end of the sealing film extends to an outside of a mouth of the packaging bag to form a pull portion. When in use, the pull portion is pulled to tear the sealing film from the fresh-keeping device, so that the dried food product in the packaging bag is kept dry by the preservative. |
| US11425915B2 |
Methods of concentrating phospholipids
Phospholipid concentration methods involve use of a dairy composition, such as buttermilk or butter serum, as a starting material. The dairy composition is subjected to a first ultrafiltration, yielding a first permeate and a first retentate. The first retentate is treated with carbon dioxide and subjected to microfiltration, yielding a second permeate and a second retentate. The second retentate is treated with carbon dioxide and subjected to a second ultrafiltration, yielding a third permeate and a third retentate. The third retentate includes at least 30 wt % phospholipids. |
| US11425913B2 |
Mixing machine with movable bowl support and torque display
A food mixing machine includes a mixer body including a column and a head extending from the column. A rotatable output member extends downward from the head for receiving a mixer tool. A bowl support is mounted for vertical movement along the column between a lowered position away from the head and a raised position toward the head. A drive assembly is linked to selectively drive the rotatable output member. A user interface, including a touch-screen display, is located on the mixer body. A controller is associated with the user interface, wherein the controller is configured to communicate mixing machine condition information via the touch-screen display. |
| US11425905B2 |
Antimicrobial preventive netting
An antimicrobial preventive netting is disclosed that includes one or more photosensitizers that are capable of generating a cloud of singlet oxygen on each surface and openings through the netting in response to incident light. A depth of the singlet oxygen cloud may be less than 0.7 centimeters from a netting surface. The netting may be supported by screens, enclosures or headgear. The netting can be made by dipping or soaking the netting in a solution of one or more photosensitizers. |
| US11425904B2 |
Use of aqueous drift-reducing compositions
The invention relates to the use of compositions which contain A) one or more copolymers, said copolymers containing one or more structural units resulting from a) 19.9 to 75.9 wt.-% of glycerin, b) 0.1 to 30 wt.-% of at least one dicarboxylic acid, and c) 24 to 80 wt.-% of at least one monocarboxylic acid according to formula (I): R1—COOH, wherein R1 is (C5-C29) alkyl; (C7-C29) alkenyl; phenyl or naphthyl, and B) water for reducing drift during the application of a spray emulsion that contains one or more pesticides. |
| US11425897B2 |
Wireless notification systems and methods for electronic rodent traps
A remote notification electronic rodent trapping system and method is provided having a plurality of rearming electronic rodent trapping devices configured to wirelessly communicate trap information to a base station that is in communication with a cloud server. When a trap is activated by a rodent trigger it changes from a set state to a kill alert state and initiates a killing cycle. The trap waits a first time period and then sends a notification signal to the base station of trap activation which the base station forwards to the cloud server. The cloud server waits a second predetermined time period before sending a pushed notification to a remote user of the trap's kill alert state. If the trap rearms prior to expiration of the second time period, it alerts the base station which notifies the cloud server. The cloud server updates trap status to the set state and does not send a notification to the user. |
| US11425892B1 |
Systems, methods, and user interfaces for a domestic animal identification service
Technologies are described for a domestic animal identification service. In one example, domestic animal profiles can be dynamically displayed in a profile display region of a graphical user interface. Domestic animal profiles that correspond to one or more phenotypes can be obtained from a profile data store, and the domestic animal profiles can be displayed in a profile display region of the graphical user interface to allow user-identification of a profile that may be associated with the domestic animal. The profile display region of the graphical user interface can be dynamically updated to include domestic animal profiles that correspond to identification parameters input to the graphic user interface. |
| US11425891B2 |
Method and system for remote monitoring, care and maintenance of animals
A system for remote care of an animal includes a smart bowl that includes an open-faced container for holding a substance, a microprocessor, and a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a proximity tag attached to an animal. |
| US11425888B2 |
Animal farm system and method of generating barn map information of said animal farm system
An animal farm system includes a barn, animal related structures within the barn, such as a feeding alley and/or a milking system, and an autonomous vehicle arranged to perform an animal related action and move about in the barn. The vehicle includes a control unit to move the vehicle about, a position determining system for determining a position of the vehicle in the barn, a sensor system to determine a value of a parameter related to a position of the vehicle with respect to the barn or an object therein, such as the at least one structure therein, and a vehicle communication device. The control unit further is arranged to contain barn map information, and receive motion control and navigation information via the vehicle communication device. |
| US11425885B2 |
Cat litter holding and cleaning assembly
A cat litter holding and cleaning assembly includes a housing having a top wall, a bottom wall and a perimeter wall extending between the top and bottom walls. The perimeter wall includes a front side, back side, first lateral side and second lateral side. The front side has an opening extending therethrough for a cat to access an interior of the housing. A filter member is removably mounted in the housing. The filter member includes a perimeter frame bounding an interior area. A filter grid is mounted to the perimeter frame and traverses the interior area. The perimeter frame is extendable across the interior of the housing from the first lateral side to the second side. Litter positioned in the housing flows through the filter grid such that waste material in the litter remains on the filter grid when the housing is inverted. |
| US11425880B2 |
Soybean cultivar 98020803
A soybean cultivar designated 98020803 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 98020803, to the plants of soybean cultivar 98020803, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 98020803, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 98020803. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98020803. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 98020803, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 98020803 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11425879B2 |
Soybean cultivar 93054930
A soybean cultivar designated 93054930 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 93054930, to the plants of soybean cultivar 93054930, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 93054930, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 93054930. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93054930. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 93054930, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 93054930 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11425878B2 |
Soybean cultivar 96140971
A soybean cultivar designated 96140971 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 96140971, to the plants of soybean cultivar 96140971, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 96140971, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 96140971. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96140971. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 96140971, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 96140971 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11425871B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011131
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011131. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011131, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011131 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011131. |
| US11425869B2 |
Tree processing systems
The present invention relates generally to an improved tree processing system enabling efficient, reliable and accurate processing of harvested trees. The system includes a grabbing head having first grabbing arms and a delimbing head having second grabbing arms. The first and second grabbing arms are mounted on a boom system and can be activated to grab the tree stem of a harvested tree. When grabbed, the boom system can be selectively extended or retracted to effect delimbining of a felled tree. Each of the delimbing head and grabbing head includes saws allowing an operator to selectively activate one or both saws to cut a length of timber. |
| US11425863B2 |
Round bale weighing method and system
Yield monitoring systems for round baling machines and methods that can provide weight estimations for round bales at the time of formation are described. Balers can include those that incorporate hydraulically actuated bale kicking or pushing assemblies as well as those that incorporate spring-loaded off ramps. Farm implements including baling machines and cotton module builders are encompassed. The system includes a sensor that can ascertain a physical parameter associated with ejection of a round bale from the farm implement. Physical parameters as may be ascertained can include pressures, velocities, accelerations, etc. associated with bale ejection. |
| US11425862B2 |
Adjustable fan based on grain throughput
A combine (10) including a cutting wheel for harvesting crop, a separating system (24) for threshing the harvested crop to separate grain from residue, at least one of a yield monitor (115) or a loss monitor (113), a crop cleaning system (26) including a cleaning fan (52), and a controller (310) coupled to the at least one of the yield monitor (115) or the loss monitor (113). The controller (310) controls the crop cleaning system (26), and is configured to determine at least one of a throughput from the yield monitor (115), or a loss from the loss monitor (113), compare the determined throughput or loss to a respective throughput threshold or loss threshold, and control a speed of the cleaning fan (52) based on the throughput or loss comparison. |
| US11425860B2 |
Auger and drive assembly for an agricultural harvester header
A header for an agricultural harvester comprising a chassis and an auger having a tube extending in end to end relation with and rotatably supported by the chassis. The header further includes a drive mounted adjacent a mid-portion of the auger and operatively engaged with the mid-portion of the auger for driving rotation thereof. The header thus provides an auger which is driven at its mid-portion, thereby eliminating the hydraulic complexities of augers that are driven at their ends. In addition, when the auger tube is continuous, the mid-portion driven, continuous tube auger eliminates the crop dead spot that typically occurs when split augers are deployed. |
| US11425859B2 |
Header cutting system with knife guards
A cutting system for a harvesting header includes a transversely extending cutter bar, a transversely extending knife back, a knife section mounted to the knife back having a knife edge extending generally in a forward direction, a knife guard component having a front guard portion and a rear portion interconnected by a medial portion having a recess. The medial portion is configured for receiving a lengthwise portion of the knife back with the knife section being received into, and the knife section is operable to move transversely into and out of a cutting slot in the front guard portion. A hold down component is located between an upper surface of the rear portion of the knife guard component and an underneath surface of the cutter bar, and an attachment mechanism is operable to secure the knife guard component and the hold down component to the underneath surface of the cutter bar. |
| US11425858B2 |
Sickle cutter apparatus for cutting crop
A sickle cutting apparatus having a plurality of knife guards and a sickle bar having a plurality of sickle knife blades driven for reciprocating movement relative to the knife guards. The length of the cutting edge of each knife blade from a transverse rearmost cutting line at which a cutting action occurs is increased to a length greater than 2.2 inches; the width at the rear of the ledger surface of each guard is increased to greater than 1.2 inches; and the front edge of the blade is formed with an apex to shed crop material to one or other side of the apex. |
| US11425855B2 |
Agricultural seed delivery system using target location map
An agricultural machine includes a seeding system comprising a plurality of planting units, each planting unit configured to meter and deliver seed and a control system configured to obtain a seed planting model that identifies a plurality of seed planting locations on a worksite, identify a machine path on the worksite, identify, based on the machine path, a set of the seed planting locations for each of the planting units, and control each planting unit to deliver seeds to the set of seed planting locations identified for the planting unit. |
| US11432451B2 |
Work machine and mounting method
A work machine including: a tape feeder with taped lead components having multiple leads to supply the lead components in a state of being detached from the taped components extended to a supply position; a mounting head to mount the lead components supplied by the tape feeder onto a board; an imaging device; and a control device having an imaging section to image an identification object, the identification object being on the taped components and capable of identifying the polarity of each of the multiple leads, and a determination section to determine whether an actual polarity disposition, which is the polarity disposition of each of the multiple leads, and a set polarity disposition, which is the polarity disposition of each of the multiple leads set in advance, match each other based on image data obtained by imaging with the imaging section. |
| US11432449B2 |
Board working system
A system including multiple inspection machines and an NG board discharge machine which moves an NG board to a checking position visible to a worker. The system acquires positional information of a circuit board during conveyance, and stores the NG board by associating a work result for the NG board with the positional information. In this manner, the positional information of the NG board is acquired. Based on the positional information, it is determined whether or not the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board. When the circuit board conveyed to the NG board discharge machine is the NG board, a checking-purpose working machine discharges the NG board to the checking position. |
| US11432447B2 |
Information handling system interchangeable solder pads
An information handling system printed circuit board includes solder pads that accept footprint compatible integrated circuits, such as charger integrated circuits that provide power with different choke circuit supporting components. Solder pads for supporting components include first and second conductive areas sized to accept a first supporting component, each of the first and second conductive areas including an intervening non-conductive area that manages positioning of a smaller second supporting component at solder reflow. |
| US11432441B2 |
Display panel and display apparatus
The present application discloses a display module (20) and a display apparatus (10). The display panel (10) includes a heat dissipation structure (70) for dissipating heat of a source driver (60). The heat dissipation structure (70) is adhered to an upper surface (61) of the source driver (60) far away from the printed circuit board (50), and at least one side or top corner of the upper surface (61) is not adhered with the heat dissipation structure. |
| US11432438B2 |
Converter including printed circuit board and power conversion module including converter
The disclosure relates to a communication technique and system after 4G systems for combining a 5G communication system with IoT technology to support higher data rates. Based on 5G communication and IoT-related technologies, the disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart or connected car, healthcare, digital education, retail, security, and safety).A converter may include: a first printed circuit board having a first controller for power conversion disposed on an inner surface of the first printed circuit board, the inner surface of the first printed circuit board comprised in an inner surface of the converter; a second printed circuit board having a second controller for power conversion disposed on an inner surface of the second printed circuit board, the inner surface of the second printed circuit board facing the inner surface of the first printed circuit board and comprised in the inner surface of the converter; first connectors disposed on the inner surface of the first printed circuit board; and second connectors disposed on the inner surface of the second printed circuit board, the second connectors configured to be coupled with the first connectors. |
| US11432434B2 |
Apparatus and method for modifying airflow of a network element
A system includes a network element having a housing that is configured for front-to-rear airflow; and a cooling apparatus located adjacent to the network element and having a housing that forms a cavity that is closed by the housing of the network element, wherein the cooling apparatus includes one or more fan units that are accessible via front access and wherein the one or more fan units are configured to draw the front-to-rear airflow from the network element into the cavity. This enables a front-to-back airflow design with rear fan access to be converted into a front-to-back airflow design with front fan access. |
| US11432430B2 |
Heat dissipation device
The heat dissipation device comprises a fluid direction changing part that changes a fluid traveling direction in which a fluid travels. The fluid direction changing part has a base end and a tip. The base end is fixed to a second surface facing a first surface inside a tubular body. The tip is arranged to face multiple fin ends of multiple fins of a heat sink. The fluid direction changing part is entirely or partially arranged downstream of the fluid traveling direction from an upstream end surface of the heat sink. The fluid flows into the heat sink through the upstream end surface, and also passes through a flow path without fin other than a flow path between fins for passage of a fluid formed between the multiple fins to flow into the heat sink through parts of the multiple fin ends exposed at upstream positions from the tip of the fluid direction changing part. |
| US11432429B2 |
Adjustable barrier for enclosures
Embodiments of the invention provide an adjustable barrier assembly for enclosure, and related methods of installation. The adjustable barrier assembly includes a barrier panel that includes a first panel slidable relative to a second panel to accommodate different depths of different enclosures. The assembly further includes a top support bracket, an upper barrier plate, a bottom support bracket, and a lower barrier plate. Each of the upper barrier plate and the lower barrier plate can be secured to the top support bracket and the bottom support bracket, respectively, at different relative orientations in order to accommodate different heights of different enclosures. |
| US11432427B2 |
Computer cabinet comprising devices for interconnecting interconnection switches and rackable elements
A modular computer cabinet include an interchangeable interconnection device configured to interconnect the interconnection switch with the rackable element, the interchangeable interconnection device including a wall for connecting to a rackable element, the connection wall extending along a second plane orthogonal to the first plane of the rackable element, the connection wall including a third blindly connectable connector configured to be blindly connected to the first blindly connectable connector included in the rackable element, a cable connected to the third connector of the connection wall, the interconnection cable including a fourth connector configured to be connected to the second connector of the plurality of second connectors included in the interconnection switch. |
| US11432422B2 |
Electrical device with a modular structure
An electrical device including a skeleton-like frame structure and at least one electrical module is provided. The skeleton-like frame structure has a low rigidity, while the at least one electrical module provides an increased rigidity when mounted. |
| US11432419B2 |
Power semiconductor device and power conversion device
A semiconductor module includes a first power semiconductor element having a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor module also includes a second power semiconductor element having a first surface and a second surface. The semiconductor module also includes first, second, third, and fourth conductor plates, and a connecting part. The connecting part is integrally formed with the second conductor plate, extends toward the third conductor plate, and is connected to the third conductor plate. |
| US11432418B2 |
Electronic device including antenna device
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing structure including a conductive first side member, a second housing structure including a conductive second side member, a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing structure and the second housing structure, and a printed circuit board. The first side member or the second side member may include a first side face, a second side face, a third side face, a fourth side face, a first slit formed in the fourth side face, and a second slit formed in any one of the first side face, the second side face, and the third side face. At least a part of the second side face or the third side face between the first slit and the second slit may be made of a conductive material and electrically connected to the printed circuit board as a radiating conductor. |
| US11432417B2 |
Assembly latch release
An assembly can include a chassis that includes a chamber and an opening; a cover movable for access to the chamber via the opening; a cover latch; and a cover latch release that includes a push panel operatively coupled via a linkage to a pull panel that includes a finger grip surface, where the linkage rotates the pull panel responsive to rotation of the push panel to expose the finger grip surface, and where further rotation of the pull panel releases the cover latch. |
| US11432415B2 |
Flexible display apparatus, electronic device and manufacturing method for flexible display apparatus
The present disclosure provides an electronic device, including a housing and a flexible display apparatus. The housing includes a first frame, a second frame, and a hinge connected between the first frame and the second frame. The flexible display apparatus is arranged on the first frame, the second frame, and the hinge. The flexible display apparatus includes a supporting piece and a flexible display screen arranged on the supporting piece. The flexible display screen includes a bendable area, and an elastic adhesive is arranged between a back surface of the flexible display screen in the bendable area and the supporting piece, and the elastic adhesive is located at or near a position between an outer side of the flexible display screen and a corresponding outer side of the supporting piece. The present disclosure also provides a flexible display apparatus of the electronic device. |
| US11432413B2 |
Multi-layer vent for increased airflow and EMI shielding in an information handling system
A vent for reduced airflow impedance and increased electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding for an information handling system. The vent comprises two plates, wherein each plate comprises a plurality of structures. Each structure has a base opening with a first set of dimensions, a contact area with a second set of dimensions smaller than the first set of dimensions, and a wall extending at an angle from the base opening to the contact area. Each wall has a plurality of holes to increase the open percentage of the vent for decreased airflow impedance, which allows more airflow through the vent. The reduced size of each hole, the angled walls and continuous surface areas between adjacent structures reduce the amount of electromagnetic energy that can pass through the vent. |
| US11432412B2 |
VR/AR sleeves
A sleeve for receiving a computing device includes airflow channels. One example sleeve may include a discrete GPU to be connected to the computing device and output signals to a display device. |
| US11432406B2 |
Package substrate
A package substrate and manufacturing method thereof are provided. The package substrate includes a substrate and an electronic component. The substrate includes a cavity. The electronic component is disposed in the cavity. The electronic component includes a first region and a second region, and an optical recognition rate of the first region is distinct from that of the second region. |
| US11432402B2 |
Flipped-conductor-patch lamination for ultra fine-line substrate creation
A lamination circuit board structure lamination circuit board structure includes a printed circuit board substrate including conductive wiring traces on at least a first wiring face, a prepreg layer formed over the first wiring face, and a patch having an area smaller than 1,000 mm2. The patch includes conductive wiring traces formed on a wiring face and is laminated to the printed circuit board substrate over the prepreg layer, oriented with the wiring face in contact with and pressed into the prepreg layer. Portions of the prepreg layer fill interstices between the conductive wiring traces. |
| US11432398B2 |
Printed circuit board transmission line and electronic device
One example printed circuit board transmission line includes a substrate layer, a metal line, at least one first welding point, at least one first transmission medium, and a metal component that is configured to implement a grounding function. The metal line is plated on a surface of the substrate layer. The at least one first welding point is a welding point at which the metal line is connected to the at least one first transmission medium. The at least one first welding point is welded to the metal line and welded to the at least one first transmission medium. The metal component is welded to the at least one first transmission medium. At least one groove is provided on one side of the at least one first welding point. |
| US11432396B2 |
Printed circuit board and antenna module comprising the same
The present disclosure relates to a printed circuit board and a module including the same. The printed circuit board includes an insulating body, a wiring pattern embedded in the insulating body, and a first conductor pattern disposed on the insulating body and overlapping at least a portion of the wiring pattern in a first direction. First conductive vias each penetrate a portion of the insulating body and are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the wiring pattern, in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, to surround at least a portion of the wiring pattern. Each first conductive via has a first surface connected to the first conductor pattern, and a second surface, opposite to the first surface, connected to the insulating body. |
| US11432394B2 |
Accelerator and accelerator system
An accelerator (30, 40, 50) includes: a plurality of acceleration cavities (31, 41, 51) having one or two acceleration gaps; and a plurality of first control means (33, 43, 53) provided with respect to each of the plurality of acceleration cavities, each of the plurality of first control means independently generating an oscillating electric field and controlling a motion of an ion beam inside a corresponding acceleration cavity. In addition, M-number of multipole magnets (32, 42, 52) which generate a magnetic field and which control a motion of an ion beam may be provided downstream to N-number of acceleration cavities. The first control means independently controls acceleration voltage and a phase thereof and supplies radiofrequency power. Accordingly, particularly in a front stage of acceleration, a DC beam from an ion generation source can be adiabatically captured. |
| US11432391B1 |
Light emitting diode system receiving wireless signal
A light emitting diode system includes at least one light emitting diode and a light emitting diode driving apparatus. The light emitting diode driving apparatus includes a burning signal detector, a burning controller, a memory and a light emitting diode circuit. The burning signal detector includes an optical element, a signal trimmer and a signal detector. The burning signal detector wirelessly receives a wireless signal. The burning signal detector converts the wireless signal into a local stored signal. The burning signal detector transmits the local stored signal to the burning controller. The burning controller burns the local stored signal into the memory, so that the memory stores a local data. |
| US11432390B2 |
Outdoor lighting fixtures control systems and methods
One embodiment of the invention relates to a system for operating a plurality of streetlights in response to motion from a vehicle. The system includes a sensor associated with at least one of the streetlights and configured to detect the presence of a moving vehicle and to provide a signal representative of the moving vehicle. The system further includes a radio frequency transceiver associated with each of the streetlights. The system yet further includes processing electronics configured to receive the signal representative of the moving vehicle from the sensor and to cause the radio frequency transceiver to transmit a command to one or more of the plurality of the streetlights to change lighting states along a pathway for the vehicle. |
| US11432389B2 |
Electronic device for providing visual effect based on location of user by using light-emitting device and method thereof
Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing, a plurality of output devices which are visually exposed through a part of the housing and are disposed at different positions, at least one sensor which is positioned in the housing and disposed at a position adjacent to the positions at which the plurality of output devices are disposed, and a processor. The electronic device may obtain a plurality of first distance values between the plurality of output devices and an object using the at least one sensor, output light through at least one first output device selected from among the plurality of output devices, based on at least one first distance value belonging to values in a first specified range among the plurality of first distance values, obtain a plurality of second distance values between the plurality of output devices and the object using the at least one sensor, and output light through at least one second output device selected from among the plurality of output devices, based on at least one second distance value belonging to values in a second specified range among the plurality of second distance values. In addition, various embodiments understood from the specification are possible. |
| US11432388B1 |
Stabilizing current or voltage lighting circuit with resistive bypass and LED illumination assemblies
A decorative light string is provided that includes a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) illumination assemblies electrically connected in series and a stabilizing current or voltage circuit. Each of the plurality of LED illumination assemblies includes an LED. The stabilizing current or voltage circuit is electrically connected in series with the plurality of LED illumination assemblies. The stabilizing current or voltage circuit is configured to receive input power from an input power source and configured to supply a stabilized current or voltage to the plurality of LED illumination assemblies that provides a stable supply even with input power source fluctuations. Power fluctuations from an input power source can prevent the decorative light string from maintaining a desired brightness and desired LED life unless the voltage or current to the LED illumination assemblies is stabilized. |
| US11432387B2 |
Modular lighting application
A modular system includes an LED driver and an LED light engine. The driver includes a switched mode power converter and a first control unit to control a switch of the converter, thereby controlling the supply current to an LED assembly of the light engine. The assembly includes LEDs and one or more switches arranged in series or in parallel with one or more of the LEDs. The light engine also includes a second control unit controlling the one or more switches of the LED assembly so as to control current through the LEDs. The first control unit controls amplitude of the supply current. The second control unit controls duty cycle of the LED current through the LEDs. The first and second control units are configured to synchronize a switching operation of the switched mode power converter with a switching operation of the switches of the light engine. |
| US11432386B2 |
Driving circuit for a light-emitting diode backlight and method for driving the same
A driving circuit and a method for a backlight using light-emitting diodes, LED, the backlight having a first and second segment is presented. A driving circuit for an LED backlight with a first and second segment has a first terminal, a second terminal for sensing a first signal, a third terminal for connecting to a first current generating unit for providing a first driving current, a first current regulation circuit, a fourth terminal for sensing a second signal, a fifth terminal for connecting to a second current generating unit, a second current regulation circuit for controlling the second current generating unit, and a control unit which is prepared to adjust the supply voltage and to adjust the first and/or second driving current in dependence on the first and the second signal by means of the first and/or the second current regulation circuits. |
| US11432382B2 |
Method for wide-range CCT tuning that follows the black body line using two independently controlled current channels and three CCTs
An interface currents channeling circuit may be used to convert two current channels of a conventional two-channel driver into three driving currents for the three strings of LEDs. By doing so, the same two channel driver can be used for applications requiring just two LED arrays as well as three LED arrays. |
| US11432381B1 |
Photosensor device
The present invention provides a photosensor device with temperature compensation, which can adjust or calibrate the number, time and power of luminescence of light emitting elements under different ambient temperatures, so that the light signal values received by the photosensor device can be kept consistent or within the error range, there are multiple applications. |
| US11432380B2 |
Wireless color tuning for constant-current driver
Various embodiments include apparatuses and methods enabling a wireless control apparatus for an LED array. In one example, a control apparatus includes a wireless module to receive a signal from a wireless control-device. The wireless signal may include signals related to a desired CCT value and a Duv value. A control unit is coupled to the wireless module to translate signals received from the wireless module. The control unit is also coupled to the LED array and to an LED driver. The control unit receive powers for the LED array from the LED driver and provides the power to the LED array in a manner based on the translated signals. A dimmer emulator is coupled to the control unit to provide one or more control signals to the LED driver. Other apparatuses and methods are described. |
| US11432379B2 |
Electromagnetic cooking device with automatic liquid heating and method of controlling cooking in the electromagnetic cooking device
An electromagnetic cooking device and method of controlling the same is provided herein. The cooking device has a cavity in which a liquid is placed and a plurality of RF feeds configured to introduce electromagnetic radiation into the cavity for heating the liquid. A controller is provided and is configured to: analyze forward and backward power at the plurality of RF feeds to calculate efficiency; determine and monitor a coefficient of variation of the efficiency; detect a specified temperature of the liquid based on changes in the coefficient of variation; and adjust a power level of the electromagnetic radiation in response to detection of the specified temperature. |
| US11432377B2 |
System, method, and device for preventing or mitigating condensation
In an embodiment, the present disclosure is directed to an assembly for preventing condensation on a surface of an object. The assembly may include a condensation mitigation device; a surface temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature; an ambient temperature sensor configured to sense an ambient temperature; and a humidity sensor configured to sense a humidity. The condensation mitigation device may be operably coupled to the surface temperature sensor, the ambient temperature sensor, and the humidity sensor. The condensation mitigation device may be configured to calculate a dewpoint temperature based on the ambient temperature and the humidity; repeat the calculation of the dewpoint temperature for different times; calculate a linear regression for the calculated dewpoint temperatures; and transmit a control signal to begin activating the condensation mitigation device based on the surface temperature, the current dewpoint temperature, and the linear regression for the calculated dewpoint temperatures. |
| US11432369B2 |
Reference signal and control information processing in 5G-NR wireless systems
A user equipment (UE) can include processing circuitry coupled to memory. To configure the UE for New Radio (NR) communications above a 52.6 GHz carrier frequency, the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling to obtain a cyclic shift value in time domain. The cyclic shift value is associated with a demodulation reference signal (DM-RS) antenna port (AP) of a plurality of available DM-RS APs. A single carrier based waveform DM-RS sequence corresponding to the DM-RS AP is generated using a base sequence and the cyclic shift value. The single carrier based waveform DM-RS sequence is encoded with uplink data for transmission to a base station using a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) using a carrier above the 52.6 GHz carrier frequency. |
| US11432364B2 |
Method and system for control of discontinuous reception (DRX) by a mobile device in a wireless communications network
A method and system for controlling discontinuous reception (DRX) in a mobile device in a wireless communications network uses autonomous DRX control after initial VoIP traffic setup. If the mobile device transmits a negative-acknowledgement signal (NACK) indicating unsuccessful receipt of a VoIP packet, then it autonomously turns on a predetermined delay time later to receive the retransmission of the VoIP packet. The predetermined delay time is related to the time for the base station to process the NACK and prepare the VoIP packet for retransmission. When the mobile device transmits or retransmits a VoIP packet, reception is deactivated, but is autonomously activated the predetermined delay time later to receive an acknowledgement signal (ACK) or NACK. VoIP packets may be transmitted from the mobile device the predetermined delay time before VoIP packets are transmitted from the base station. |
| US11432363B2 |
Method and apparatus for controlling activation of RLC layers in wireless communication system
Provided is a method of performing communication by using a plurality of Radio Link Control (RLC) entities in a wireless communication system, the method including: receiving a packet duplication configuration for a radio bearer from a base station (BS) via a Radio Resource Control (RRC) message; configuring a plurality of RLC entities including one primary RLC entity and one or more secondary RLC entities which correspond to a preset Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) entity, based on the packet duplication configuration; and receiving a Medium Access Control Control Element (MAC CE) for controlling activation or deactivation of the one or more secondary RLC entities from among the plurality of configured RLC entities. |
| US11432362B2 |
Method and apparatus for processing mobility in dual RRC system
The present disclosure relates to a communication technique for convergence of IoT technology and a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transfer rate beyond a 4G system, and a system therefor. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (e.g., smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart or connected cars, health care, digital education, retail business, and services associated with security and safety) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for improving mobility-related performance when a dual connectivity is performed using dual RRC. |
| US11432361B2 |
Method and apparatus for configuring UE information, base station and core network device
Methods and apparatuses are provided for configuring UE information. The method may include: after UE is controlled to switch from an RRC connected state to an RRC inactive state, a radio notification area is determined, where the radio notification area indicates a set of one or more cells and the UE in the RRC inactive state moving among the cells in the radio notification area does not cause a cell handover; and UE information of the UE is sent to all base stations within the radio notification area. The UE information of the UE in the RRC inactive state is synchronously configured to other base stations within the radio notification area, such that the base stations may accurately and efficiently determine the RRC state of the UE, thereby improving the transmission efficiency between the base station and the UE. |
| US11432356B2 |
Method for transmission control, device, equipment and storage medium
Disclosed by the embodiments of the present invention are a method for transmission control, a device, equipment and a storage medium; the method may comprise: a first node device controlling a switch state of a data transmission duplication mode; and the first node device sending a notification message to a second node device, wherein the notification message is used to indicate that the data transmission duplication mode is turned on or that the data transmission duplication mode is turned off. Thus, under the condition that the two node devices control data transmission duplication by means of a node device a radio resource control (RRC) message and a medium access control (MAC) message respectively, the modes of the two node devices controlling the duplication data transmission of a carrier are coordinated, thereby avoiding the occurrence of a control conflicts. |
| US11432354B2 |
Method and apparatus for supporting UE-to-network relay communication in a wireless communication system
A method and device are disclosed from the perspective of a first UE. The first UE initiates a first procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for a unicast communication between the first UE and the second UE or for a UE-to-UE communication between the first UE and a third UE via the second UE or a second procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for a UE-to-Network communication between the first UE and a network node via the second UE. The first UE transmits a first PC5-S message to the second UE for completing establishment of a first security context in the first procedure of establishing the one-to-one connection with the second UE for the unicast communication or the UE-to-UE communication if the first procedure is initiated, wherein the first PC5-S message includes QoS information for the unicast communication or the UE-to-UE communication. |
| US11432351B2 |
Service continuity ensuring method, control plane gateway, and mobility management network element
A service continuity ensuring method, a control plane gateway, and a mobility management network element, where the method includes: receiving, by a control plane gateway (C-GW), current location information of a user equipment (UE) sent by a mobility management network element; selecting, by the C-GW, at least one forwarding distributed gateway (D-GW) for the UE according to the current location information of the UE; establishing, by the C-GW for the UE, a data forwarding tunnel between a source D-GW of the UE and the forwarding D-GW; and establishing a data forwarding tunnel between the forwarding D-GW and a target base station of the UE, where the data forwarding tunnels are used to transmit uplink user plane data and/or downlink user plane data of the UE in a moving process of the UE. |
| US11432349B2 |
Group creation method, apparatus, and system
A group creation method, an apparatus, and a system, the method including receiving, by a group management network element on a first network, a group creation request requesting creation of a group for local area network communication, allocating, by the group management network element on the first network, a group identifier to the group, sending, by the group management network element on the first network, the group identifier to a terminal device that is in the group and whose home network is the first network, and sending, by the group management network element on the first network when the group includes a terminal device whose home network is a second network, the group identifier and an identifier of the terminal device that is in the group and whose home network is the second network to a group management network element on the second network. |
| US11432344B2 |
SSB multiplexing and RMSI monitoring in NR-U
Synchronization signal block (SSB) multiplexing and remaining material system information (RMSI) monitoring in new radio unlicensed (NR-U) networks are disclosed. For SSB multiplexing, a user equipment (UE) receives an SSB configuration for a discovery signal detection window having a plurality of communication slots, wherein, based on the SSB configuration, UE identifies random access resource and time and frequency locations to monitor remaining minimum system information (RMSI) configured for each SSB. The UE further receives an SSB transmission indicator that reflects a listen before talk (LBT) result, which it may use with the SSB configuration to map one or more SSB for rate matching in selected slots. The UE can then rate match any data transmissions around the identified SSBs in those identified slots regardless of LBT result. The UE may further leverage the SSB configuration and indication of LBT result to monitor SSB transmissions for control resource set (CORESET) transmissions. |
| US11432342B2 |
Signal transmission method, terminal device and network device
A method for transmitting a signal, a terminal device, and a network device are provided, which can reduce a signal transmission delay. The method includes determining, by a terminal device, first indication information, where the first indication information is used for indicating an association relationship between a first uplink transmission opportunity used for uplink transmission and a first downlink transmission opportunity used for downlink transmission. The method also includes sending, by the terminal device, the first indication information to a network device in a time unit corresponding to the first uplink transmission opportunity. |
| US11432340B2 |
System and method of identifying random access response
A communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is provided. The communication method and system include intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A method includes transmitting a random access preamble on a physical random access channel (PRACH) transmission occasion from a base station, identifying a random access radio network temporary identifier (RA-RNTI) for receiving random access response (RAR) information based on a time related parameter, a frequency related parameter and an uplink carrier related parameter, and receiving scheduling assignment information scheduling a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH) on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) based on the identified RA-RNTI from the base station. |
| US11432339B2 |
Message repetition for random access procedure
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. In some systems, a user equipment (UE) may attempt to connect to a base station using a random access procedure. During the random access procedure, the base station may transmit control information associated with a random access response (RAR) during an RAR window. The UE may attempt to receive a single instance of the control information and, in some cases, may be unable to receive and decode the single instance of the control information. The base station may configure a portion of the RAR window to support transmitting repeating instances of the control information. The UE may identify a quantity of instances of the control information and combine the quantity of instances. The UE may successfully decode the combined quantity of repetitions and identify a location for receiving the RAR based on decoding the combined instances of control information. |
| US11432334B2 |
Techniques related to random access channel operation
This disclosure describes methods, devices, and systems for techniques related to random access channel (RACH) operation. A user equipment (UE) may establish a connection with a base station using a random access procedure. Based on a transmission priority or a network parameter, the random access procedure may be a two-step random access procedure or a four-step random access procedure. The described techniques may support physical layer procedures, including resource configurations and communication schemes that may support enhanced signaling capacity. In some examples, the described techniques may include signaling characteristics and resource mappings for two-step random access procedure based on a transmission priority. In other examples, the described techniques may include antenna techniques associated with a four-step random access procedure. The physical layer procedures may include features for improved data rates, increased spectral efficiency and, in some examples, may promote low latency communication associated with random access, among other advantages. |
| US11432333B2 |
Techniques for using multiple sets of uplink resources in a random access procedure
A user equipment (UE) may transmit a random access request message to a base station in a random access procedure to access a wireless network. In response, the base station may transmit a random access response message to the UE including an uplink grant for a first set of uplink resources for the UE to transmit a radio resource control (RRC) message. The UE may determine a second set of uplink resources for transmitting the RRC message, for example, based on additional uplink grants received in the random access response message. Additionally or alternatively, the UE may derive additional grants implicitly from the first uplink grant received from the base station. The UE may transmit the RRC message to the base station using the first and/or second sets of uplink resources and establish a connection based on the RRC message for subsequent uplink and downlink communications. |
| US11432332B2 |
Increasing physical random access capacity using orthogonal cover codes
Methods, systems, and devices for increasing physical random access channel (PRACH) capacity using orthogonal cover codes (OCCs) in wireless communications systems are described. A base station may transmit a PRACH configuration that indicates PRACH resources for system access, for example, in a system information block (SIB). A user equipment (UE) may receive the PRACH configuration, and may identify PRACH resources that support OCCs for system access. For example, PRACH configurations with small time domain spacing between PRACH resources may support OCCs. The UE may determine whether to transmit random access (RACH) preamble messages using OCCs in the PRACH resources, and may transmit a RACH preamble message to the base station based on the determination. In some cases, the base station may additionally indicate PRACH resources not configured for OCCs, and the UE may determine which set of resources to transmit in based on one or more parameters. |
| US11432329B2 |
Transmission configuration and format for random access messages
Wireless communications systems and methods related to performing random access procedures. A base station (BS) receives, from a user equipment (UE), a plurality of random access preambles from a plurality of beam directions, wherein each of the plurality of random access preambles is received from a different beam direction, and wherein the plurality of random access preambles are associated with multiple random access opportunities of a random access attempt. The BS sends, in response to the plurality of random access preambles, a plurality of random access response (RAR) messages in the plurality of beam directions. |
| US11432325B2 |
Methods, apparatuses and systems for user equipment (UE)-to-UE sharing of channel occupancy time
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. A base station may determine a configuration for UE-to-UE sharing of a channel occupancy time (COT) and may transmit the configuration to a UE to indicate that it can share a UE-acquired COT with at least another UE. A UE may acquire a COT using a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure, and if successful, may transmit a signal indicating that the COT is being shared with at least another UE. Additionally, a UE may receive a signal from another UE indicating that it has acquired a COT in a shared spectrum and that the COT is being shared with other UEs. The UE may perform a shortened LBT procedure within the COT, and if successful, may transmit an uplink transmission in the shared spectrum. |
| US11432324B2 |
Fallback procedures for two-step random access procedures
Fallback procedures for user equipments (UEs) are described that provide efficient fallback to a four-step random access procedure from a two-step random access procedure. For example, after transmitting a first message of a two-step random access procedure, a UE may start a fallback timer or counter and monitor for a second message of the two-step random access procedure for the duration of the fallback timer or counter. At the expiration of the fallback timer or counter, the UE may fall back to a four-step random access procedure. In some cases, the UE may transmit multiple repetitions of the first message and monitor for responses after transmitting the repetitions or after each repetition. Additionally or alternatively, the base station may transmit an explicit signal to the UE that may signal to the UE to perform a fallback procedure at a beginning or middle of a random access procedure. |
| US11432321B2 |
Base station, terminal, and communication method
In a base station (100), a controller (101) determines one set from among a plurality of sets, each of which including one or more candidates for a resource for an uplink (UL) control channel during initial access, and determines one candidate from among the one or more candidates for the resource, which is included in the determined set. A transmitter (114) indicates the determined set to a terminal (200) by higher layer signaling, and indicates the determined candidate by dynamic signaling. A receiver (116) receives a UL control signal, using the resource corresponding to the determined candidate in the determined set. In the base station, the association between a value to be indicated by the higher layer signaling and the plurality of sets is configured for each of one or more parameters relating to the initial access. |
| US11432318B2 |
Methods and apparatuses for transmission scheduling in a wireless communication system
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses and computer programs for scheduling a transmission. A method implemented at a terminal device comprises receiving, from a network device, a scheduling configuration for a device to device, D2D, transmission of the terminal device; receiving, from the network device, an uplink scheduling grant for a cellular uplink transmission in a same time resource overlapping with the D2D transmission; determining a scheduling priority for the D2D transmission relative to the cellular uplink transmission based on at least one of: a first comparison between an associated priority of the scheduling configuration and a first priority threshold, and a transmission restriction; and performing at least one of the D2D transmission and the cellular uplink transmission based on the determined scheduling priority. With embodiments of the disclosure, D2D transmission and cellular uplink transmission from a terminal device can he well coordinated. |
| US11432312B2 |
Uplink scheduling techniques for enhanced feedback in wireless communications
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described for efficient allocation of feedback resources and transmission of feedback for low latency communications. A first user equipment (UE) may be allocated uplink resources for uplink transmissions having one or more gaps during which a second UE may transmit feedback information to initiate a retransmission within specified time limits to achieve desired quality of service (QoS) targets. The one or more gaps may be provided through a downlink control information message that indicates uplink resources to the first UE based on a first starting transmission symbol and a first length indicator, and a second starting transmission symbol and a second length indicator. The one or more gaps may be additionally or alternatively provided through one or more reserved symbols, and the first UE may skip uplink transmissions in one or more reserved symbols. |
| US11432309B2 |
Scheduling network resources in wireless communication devices
Aspects of the disclosure relate to a user equipment (UE) configured to schedule resource management procedures including measurements and tracking loop procedures. In some examples, the UE includes at least one antenna pair and two or more receivers. The UE may be configured to determine a plurality of combinations of antenna pairs and component carriers, where each component carrier is associated with a particular frequency. The UE may further be configured to schedule measurements/tracking loop procedures to available receivers first and utilize a selection algorithm to select combinations of antenna pairs and component carriers and map the selected combinations to the remaining of the available receivers to perform tracking loop procedures. Other aspects, features, and embodiments are also claimed and described. |
| US11432307B2 |
Method and apparatus for performing semi persistent scheduling transmission with scheduling request in wireless communication system
A user equipment (UE) receives a grant on a semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) resource from an eNodeB (eNB). The UE determines that the SPS resource cannot accommodate an amount of data available for transmission for a specific logical channel. The UE transmits the SPS scheduling information for the specific logical channel to the eNB. The SPS scheduling information for the specific logical channel may be a scheduling request for the specific logical channel, and may be transmitted on an additional L1 control resource. |
| US11432288B2 |
Communication device, communication method, and program for selectively switching between a first physical uplink channel and a second physical uplink channel
A communication device communicating with a base station, where the communication device includes: communication circuitry for performing wireless communication; and control circuitry for selectively switching between a first Physical Uplink Control CHannel (PUCCH) and a second PUCCH, each of the first PUCCH and second PUCCH for transmitting control information from the communication device to the base station. Here, a number of first symbols and a number of first resource blocks of the first PUCCH are different from a number of second symbols and a second number of resource blocks of the second PUCCH, and the first PUCCH and second PUCCH are allocated by the base station for use by the communication device during one or more predetermined periods. |
| US11432286B2 |
Methods and apparatus in a wireless communication system for transmitting and receiving user data on a carrier
A base station is configured to transmit user data to a wireless device upon a first carrier. The base station identifies, from a set of transmission resources that is nominally allocated for transmission of user data upon the first carrier, a subset of transmission resources that is also nominally allocated for transmission of a reference or control signal either by the base station upon a second carrier or by a neighboring base station upon the first carrier. The base station selectively transmits user data to the wireless device upon the first carrier exclusive of this identified subset of transmission resources. The device in some embodiments obtains information indicating that the base station is selectively transmitting user data upon the first carrier exclusive of the subset in this way. Based on this information, the device recovers user data received upon the first carrier exclusive of the subset of transmission resources. |
| US11432283B2 |
Frame structure coordination in wireless communication systems with integrated access and backhaul links in advanced networks
Facilitating frame structure coordination in wireless communication systems with integrated access and backhaul links in advanced networks (e.g., 4G, 5G, and beyond) is provided herein. Operations of a system can comprise facilitating a first configuration of a first group of flexible symbols and facilitating a second configuration of a first pattern defined for an uplink transmission. Further, the operations can comprise facilitating a third configuration of a second pattern defined for a downlink transmission and facilitating a fourth configuration of a second group of flexible symbols. Flexible symbols can be symbols within a slot that are not defined as uplink symbols or downlink symbols. |
| US11432275B2 |
Method and apparatus for allocating resources for an enhanced physical hybrid automatic repeat request indicator channel
Methods and apparatus are described. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) includes a transceiver and a processor. The transceiver and the processor receive a master information block (MIB) on a physical broadcast channel (PBCH), wherein the MIB includes an indication of control channel element (CCE) resources, transmit uplink data on a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH, and receive at least one CCE in the indicated CCE resources. The at least one CCE includes multiple bits, each of which indicates whether a respective block of data is required to be retransmitted. At least the multiple bits are channel coded and have a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) attached. |
| US11432272B2 |
Assignment of short physical downlink control channel (sPDCCH) candidates for short transmission time interval (sTTI)
A network node, method and wireless device are provided. A network node for configuration of a downlink control channel for a short transmission time interval, sTTI, in a communication network is provided. The network node includes processing circuitry configured to assign a search space region to be monitored by a first wireless device in the communication network where the search space region includes a plurality of downlink control channel candidates associated with a plurality of aggregation levels. Each of the plurality of downlink control channel candidates have at least one corresponding short Control Channel Element, sCCE. The processing circuitry is further configured to transmit, to the first wireless device, a bitmap indicating at least one of the plurality of downlink control channel candidates for at least one aggregation level to monitor. |
| US11432269B2 |
Flexible control information reporting
Aspects of the present disclosure provide a mechanism for flexible control information reporting within a wireless communication network by mapping a plurality of hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) processes to respective locations in a payload format of an uplink control channel. In response to receiving a request to transmit acknowledgment information corresponding to one or more selected HARQ processes, the acknowledgment information corresponding to the one or more selected HARQ processes may be included in the respective locations of the payload of a current uplink control channel based on the mapping. A remaining portion of the payload of the current uplink control channel may be flexibly utilized for other control information. |
| US11432267B2 |
Method and apparatus for seamless and secure redfish over BLE for management consoles
A system for providing a representational state transfer interface over a low-bandwidth medium, comprising a first processor configured to operate using one or more algorithms to provide a hardware management function, the first processor further comprising a data compression algorithm configured to compress message data for transmission over a low-bandwidth wireless medium. A second processor configured to operate using one or more algorithms to respond to queries from the hardware management function of the first processor, the second processor further comprising a data decompression system, wherein the second processor is further configured to operate using one or more algorithms to authenticate a user, and the first processor is further configured to operate using one or more algorithms to provide access to the user. |
| US11432259B2 |
Wireless base station and location management
A communication management resource such as a domain proxy receives a request transmitted from a wireless base station. The wireless station generates the request to register the wireless base station for subsequent allocation of wireless channels. In response to receiving the request, the communication management resource maps an identity of the wireless base station to a geographical location in which the wireless base station resides and forwards the request and notification of the geographical location to a channel allocation resource (a.k.a., allocation management resource) that allocates use of the wireless channels in a region in which the geographical location resides. |
| US11432257B2 |
User proximity discovery and data identification
A device can receive a proximity message comprising a base station identifier and a network address. The device can determine that the device is within a particular distance of a base station associated with the base station identifier based, at least in part, on the proximity message. In response to a determination that the device is within the particular distance of the base station, the device can display an actionable notification. The device can further determine that an action associated with the actionable notification has been performed. In response to a determination that the action has been performed, the device can send a proximity notification to a server identified by the network address, wherein the proximity notification comprises the base station identifier. |
| US11432256B2 |
Base station circuitry for adapting operation of a user equipment between stand-alone and network assisted operation
A base station (BS) circuitry, configured to adapt operation of a user equipment (UE) between a stand-alone operation mode and a mobile network operator (MNO) assisted operation mode, includes: a first interface connectable to an MNO network; a second interface connectable to the UE; and a BS controller, configured to: transmit a first register message via the first interface to the MNO network, wherein the first register message indicates a request to operate the UE in at least one licensed frequency band of the MNO network, and signal a hand-over via the second interface to the UE, wherein the hand-over indicates a transition from operating the UE in at least one frequency band of the stand-alone operation mode to operating the UE in the at least one licensed frequency band of the MNO assisted operation mode. |
| US11432255B2 |
Reference timing determination based on sidelink propagation delay
In an embodiment, a UE establishes, with a peer sidelink UE, at least one sidelink communications link that each comprises one or more hops. The UE determines estimates a propagation delay between the UE and the peer sidelink UE based in part upon a relationship between a propagation time, between the UE and the peer sidelink UE, and Reference Signal Received Power (RSRP) irrespective of whether the UE remains synchronized with respect to the network clock. |
| US11432253B2 |
Techniques for report of timing difference for different synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) in a wireless communication system
Aspects described herein relate to report of timing difference for different synchronization signal blocks (SSBs) in fifth generation new radio (5G NR). In an example, the aspects may include receiving, from a network entity, a message indicating at least two SSBs, wherein a first of the two SSBs is associated with a first remote radio header (RRH) and a second of the two SSBs is associated with a second RRH; determining a received timing difference for at least the two SSBs; and transmitting the timing difference for at least the two SSBs to the network entity. |
| US11432249B1 |
Electronic devices with time domain radio-frequency exposure averaging
An electronic device may include a radio that generates a first maximum power based on a radio-frequency exposure (RFE) budget. The radio may transmit signals subject to the first maximum power during a subperiod of an averaging period and may generate an instantaneous RFE metric value based on an antenna coefficient and the conducted transmit power of the antenna during the subperiod. The radio may generate a consumed RFE value by averaging the instantaneous RFE metric value with previous instantaneous RFE values from the averaging period, may generate a remaining budget based on the consumed RFE value, may generate a second maximum transmit power based on the remaining budget, and may transmit signals during a subsequent subperiod subject to the second maximum power. Time-averaging the RFE metric may serve to optimize performance of the radio relative to scenarios where the radio performs time-averaging of conducted TX power. |
| US11432246B2 |
Uplink power control for SRS carrier-based switching
According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) operable to transmit a sounding reference signal (SRS) on a plurality of carriers comprises: obtaining an indication to perform SRS carrier-based switching for a carrier; adapting a parameter for uplink transmit power control in response to the obtained indication; and transmitting an uplink signal using the adapted parameter while meeting at least one predetermined uplink power control requirement. According to some embodiments, a method for use in a network node operable to receive a SRS on a plurality of carriers comprises: sending, to a UE, an indication to perform SRS carrier-based switching for a carrier; and receiving, from the UE, an uplink signal based on the parameter for uplink transmit power control adapted in response to the sent indication, wherein the uplink signal meets at least one uplink power control requirement. |
| US11432245B2 |
Signal transmission method, terminal device, and network device
Embodiments of this application disclose a signal transmission method, a terminal device, and a network device. The method includes: determining, by a terminal device, information indicating a channel state information-reference signal (CSI-RS) resource, the information corresponding to a target uplink signal; determining, by the terminal device, a power control parameter of the target uplink signal according to the information indicating the CSI-RS resource; determining, by the terminal device, a transmit power of the target uplink signal according to the power control parameter; and sending, by the terminal device, the target uplink signal to the network device according to the transmit power. The method, the terminal device, and the network device in the embodiments of this application help improve the accuracy of power control, so that system transmission performance can be improved. |
| US11432244B2 |
Method and device for determining power control configuration
A method and device for determining power control configuration. it is determined whether a first transmit power control configuration based on a first uplink transmission is outdated; and a second transmit power control configuration for a second uplink transmission is determined based on a power control scheme. Therefore, transmit power control efficiency of sparse data transmissions may be improved. |
| US11432239B2 |
Inactive mode operations
Methods related to an inactive state of a user equipment (UE). In one example, when an amount of data in an uplink buffer is less than a threshold, the data is sent to the network while remaining in the inactive state. In another example, when reselecting to a different cell, the UE attempts to reselect to the different cell and remain in the inactive state. When transitioning to a connected state at the reselected cell, the UE sends a resume request including an identification of the first cell. In another example, when a high priority or a background PLMN search is performed in the inactive state, the results are cached and implemented the earlier of when a timer expires or the UE enters an idle state. In another example, a cell reselection criteria is altered in the inactive state to make it less likely that a cell reselection will occur. |
| US11432237B2 |
DRX configuration method, terminal device, network device, and communications system
This application provides a DRX configuration method, a terminal device, a network device, and a communications system. The DRX configuration method includes: receiving, by a terminal device, N discontinuous reception DRX configurations sent by a network device, where the N DRX configurations respectively correspond to N groups of carriers; and when a DRX status of the terminal device is an active state, if M groups of carriers in the N groups of carriers are activated carriers, monitoring, by the terminal device, a physical downlink control channel on a specified carrier based on M DRX configurations corresponding to the M groups of carriers. In the DRX configuration manner, the terminal device simultaneously uses a plurality of DRX configurations in an overlay manner, thereby meeting quality of service requirements of different services sent by the terminal device. In addition, the terminal device simultaneously uses the plurality of DRX configurations in an overlay manner, so as to reduce unnecessary physical downlink control channel monitoring in a process of monitoring the physical downlink control channel, thereby reducing energy consumption of the terminal device. |
| US11432234B2 |
Method and system for supporting network slice based on a request from a user
Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for wireless communications. One of the systems includes: a non-transitory computer-readable memory comprising computer-executable instructions; and at least one processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer-executable instructions instruct the at least one processor to perform operations comprising: sending, to a core network node, a first message comprising identification information of a network slice supported by a second access network node; and receiving, from the core network node, a first response message responsive to the first message. |
| US11432228B2 |
Multi-band millimeter wave network discovery
Multi-band signaling is described for reducing signaling overhead in an apparatus and method for communications within a mesh network. The communications involve using two different beacon signals on two different communication channels. Peer beacons are sent using directional millimeter-wave (mmW) communications to provide time synchronization and resource management information to maintain existing links among one or more neighboring peer stations. A separate network discovery beacon is sent over a sub-6 GHz communication channel, to provide mesh network profile information that identifies the mesh network to aid network discovery for wireless communication stations wanting to join the mesh network. |
| US11432221B2 |
Cell reselection for an aerial UE
An infrastructure equipment comprising circuitry configured to transmit to a user equipment an RRC connection release message including assistance information for cell selection/reselection, the assistance information being based on location information. |
| US11432220B2 |
V2X network assisted side-link configuration and data transmission
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a user equipment device (UE) to perform methods for network assisted side-link resource configuration for unicast and/or multi-cast/groupcast communications in V2X networks. A UE may, after establishing an RRC connection with a base station, transmit, to the base station, V2X connection information. The V2X connection information may include a V2X identifier associated with the UE and a V2X identifier associated with a target UE. The UE may receive, from the base station, a side-link configuration for data transmission with the target UE. The side-link configuration may include a resource allocation defined in time and frequency (e.g., a transmit/receive pool). The UE may communicate with the target UE using the resource allocation included in the side-link configuration. |
| US11432219B2 |
Mobile device display of federated wireless access point networks for 5G or other next generation network
Wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) devices that are not associated with a specific wireless carrier can be contractually operated as an extension of the specific Wi-Fi carrier. In this case, a display screen of a mobile device, that is currently communicating with the Wi-Fi device as an extension of the carrier, can display the carrier info. The display can be a result of a comparison between an internal mobile device data store and/or an external list that comprises the Wi-Fi devices that are acting as extensions of the carrier for a 5G network. |
| US11432218B2 |
Handover method and system, and device
A converged network device: receives a handover requirement from a first access device in a first network, where the handover requirement carries an identifier of a second access device in a second network or an identity of a tracking area served by the second access device; determines, based on the identifier of the second access device or the identity of the tracking area served by the second access device, that the second access device is managed by the converged network device; sends a handover request to the second access device, where the handover request is used to request the second access device to prepare a related resource for the terminal; sends a handover command to the first access device, where the handover command is used to instruct to hand over the terminal to the second access device; and receives a handover notification from the second access device. |
| US11432216B2 |
Smart data service link switching among subscriber identity modules
Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for smart data service link switching (SLS) among subscriber identity modules (SIMs). An example method that may be performed by a user equipment (UE) includes communicating data via an active link, wherein the active link comprises a first link of a first data subscriber identity module (SIM) of the UE; determining, based on one or more parameters, to switch the active link to a second link of a second data SIM of the UE; and switching the active link to the second link. |
| US11432212B2 |
Method and apparatus for minimizing interruption time of data transfer on handover in wireless communication network
To solve the problem wherein a terminal cannot perform data communication from a network from the time point of a terminal receiving a handover command (HO command) message from a base station controlling a source cell to the time point of a terminal receiving a handover complete (HO complete) message from a base station controlling a target cell, after the terminal transmits the handover command message to the base station controlling the source cell, the base station controlling the source cell transmits to the base station controlling the target cell whether or not the terminal supports a function of reducing the interruption time of data transfer, the terminal continues to perform data transmission/reception with the base station controlling the source cell, and after the terminal completes a random access procedure with the base station controlling the target cell, the base station controlling the source cell transmits an additional sequence number status transfer message to the base station controlling the target cell. |
| US11432210B2 |
Systems and methods providing mobility support for enhanced coverage of wireless devices
According to certain embodiments, a method by a source network node is provided for providing mobility support for enhanced coverage of wireless devices-in handover to a target network node. The method includes obtaining, from the target network node, an indication of at least one resource to be used by the wireless device in handover from the source network node to the target network node. The indication of the at least one resource is transmitted to the wireless device for use in handover from the source network node to the target network node. |
| US11432207B2 |
Handling of PDCP version change
A wireless device is configured to support connections to one or more serving cells in a first radio access network (RAN), using a first radio access technology (RAT) and to one or more serving cells in a second RAN, using a second RAT that differs from the first RAT. The wireless device receives one or more handover commands as part of a handover of the wireless device to a base station in the first RAN, and determines, based on the one or more handover commands, that the wireless device is to revert from a currently configured Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) configuration to a PDCP configuration associated with the first RAT. The wireless device then reverts to the PDCP configuration associated with the first RAT, in response to said determining. |
| US11432203B2 |
Method and apparatus for improving mobility states of a user equipment group in a wireless communication system
A method of managing a mobility state in a mobile telecommunication system, comprising the steps of: assigning a plurality of user equipments (UEs) to a group of UEs, wherein one of the plurality of UEs is a lead UE; determining a group mobility state based on certain parameters received from a base station (BS); and communicating the group mobility state to the other UEs in the group. |
| US11432198B2 |
Cell border shifting for multiple frequency bands
According to certain embodiments, a method by a network node (860) for shifting cell borders of multiple frequency bands includes deploying at least two frequency bands. Each of the at least two frequency bands have at least two cells, and each cell have an associated cell coverage area within a common target coverage area. Each of the at least two frequency bands are associated with a respective interference area along a respective cell border, and each interference area is characterized by interference from an adjacent cell. The associated cell coverage area of at least one of the at least two frequency bands is adjusted such that the respective cell border of the at least one of the at least two frequency bands is shifted to reduce a common interference area of the at least two frequency bands. The common interference area is an area where the respective cell borders of the at least two frequency bands overlap. |
| US11432195B1 |
Load balancing based on pairing efficiency and channel bandwidth
Load balancing based on pairing efficiency and channel bandwidth includes comparing pairing efficiency metrics of wireless devices attached to different wireless air interfaces, comparing an aggregate channel bandwidth of carriers using each wireless air interface, and offloading wireless devices from one carrier to another carrier based on the comparisons of the pairing efficiency metrics and the aggregate channel bandwidth. In an embodiment, wireless devices are offloaded from a 5G NR wireless air interface to a 4G LTE wireless air interface having a higher pairing efficiency and aggregate channel bandwidth. |
| US11432193B2 |
Method and apparatus for receiving CPRI data stream, method and apparatus for receiving ethernet frame, and system
A method and an apparatus for receiving a common public radio interface (CPRI) data stream, a method and an apparatus for receiving an Ethernet frame, and a system, where a first network apparatus receives a first CPRI data stream using a CPRI of the first network apparatus, where the first network apparatus generates a segment of the first CPRI data stream according to the first CPRI data stream, the first network apparatus generates an Ethernet frame, where the Ethernet frame includes the segment of the first CPRI data stream and a CPRI data identifier, and the CPRI data identifier indicates that the Ethernet frame carries CPRI data, and the first network apparatus sends the Ethernet frame to a second network apparatus using an Ethernet interface of the first network apparatus. |
| US11432191B2 |
Hybrid automatic repeat request acknowledge resource allocation for enhanced physical downlink control channel
A method and apparatus of wireless communication between a base station and at least one user equipment. The method includes: transmitting an enhanced physical downlink control channel from the base station to the at least one user equipment using a demodulation reference signal antenna port; transmitting message from the base station to the at least one user equipment which is scheduled by the enhanced physical downlink control channel; receiving the message at the at least one user equipment; determining at the at least one user equipment whether the message was correctly received; and transmitting an ACK/NAK signal on an ACK/NAK resource determined from the enhanced physical downlink control channel from the at least one user equipment to the base station indicating whether the message was correctly received by the at least one user. |
| US11432190B2 |
Aggregation of data frames
In some examples, a device aggregates data frames into an aggregated data frame for communication in an Outside the Context of a Basic Service Set (OCB) mode. |
| US11432188B2 |
Indicating medium access control (MAC)-control element (CE) information
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) and a base station may communicate medium access control (MAC) protocol data units (PDUs). The UE and base station may use a set of decoding conditions, or a decoding configuration, to identify a set of code block groups (CBGs) within a packet that include MAC-control elements (CEs). For example, the decoding configuration may indicate a fixed set of CBGs which contain the MAC-CEs within a MAC PDU. In another example, the configuration may specify a limit on the number and/or size of the MAC-CEs within each MAC PDU packet. In any case, the decoding configuration may provide rules known by both transmitting and receiving devices for identifying and decoding CBGs that include MAC-CEs such that MAC-CE information may be applied by the receiving wireless device. |
| US11432178B2 |
Improving idle mode radio measurements
There is provided a method at a user equipment, comprising: determining a first cell to connect with; determining capabilities of the user equipment in relation to carrier aggregation comprising a carrier of the first cell; performing idle mode radio measurements of those carriers that the user equipment can, based on the determined capabilities, aggregate with the carrier of the first cell; and reporting results of the idle mode radio measurements to a network node of the first cell upon connection establishment with the first cell. |
| US11432176B2 |
Techniques for non-zero-power beams in wireless systems
Some wireless communication networks may improve communication reliability and/or throughput using multiple-input, multiple-output (MIMO) schemes. MIMO operation may in turn be supported by the use of channel state information reference signals (CSI-RS), which may allow communicating devices to estimate and leverage multipath channel conditions. However, the signaling used to support such communications may consume significant resources. In accordance with the described techniques, a user equipment (UE) may identify non-zero-power beams based on received CSI-RS. The non-zero-power beams may contribute to the final precoding vector. Rather than transmitting beam coefficients relating to zero-power beams, the UE may instead indicate a presence of these zero-power beams to the base station (e.g., by indicating a number of non-zero-power beams). Such techniques may reduce overhead of the communications or otherwise benefit the system. |
| US11432173B2 |
Radio scanner mounted in a radio-communication system mobile structure
A mobile structure (101) of a radio-communication system is disclosed, comprising a mounted radio scanner (103) using means for measuring radiofrequency signals integrated in its radio equipments (104, 106a-106b) or in a specific device for measuring the radiofrequency signals emitted in its immediate environment (105) and for enabling the detection and possible identification of at least one other third-party structure (112) located in this immediate environment. |
| US11432172B2 |
Channel establishment method and base station
This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and more specifically, to a technology for establishing an operation and management channel. In a channel establishment method, a base station obtains a connection status of an operation and management channel between a base station and an operation support system OSS server. If the connection status indicates that there is a connection exception on the operation and management channel, the base station obtains a historical channel establishment parameter that is stored in the base station before a current moment and that is used by the base station to establish the operation and management channel with the OSS server. |
| US11432167B2 |
Selective updating of nodes of a nodal wireless network
A network has wireless enabled nodes of more than one hardware type. A computing device obtains a software update for one of the node types and sends an announcement of availability through the network. The announcement includes a node type identifier. A node that recognizes the identifier as matching its own hardware type collects the software update through a series of one or more requested packet transfers from the controller. Each packet carrying part of the update also includes the node type identifier. A node of a different type that has received the packets may serve as a source of missing packets to other nodes. Alternatively, nodes needing missing packets can fetch them from the computing device. When the software update is completely received by a node of the identified type, that node reboots and executes the updated software. Any node of another type discards the packets. |
| US11432164B2 |
Computer system for providing service consumption plan for efficient service migration in mobile edge computing environments, and method thereof
Various embodiments relate to a computer system for providing a service consumption plan for efficient service migration in a mobile edge computing (MEC) environment, and a method thereof. The computer system and the method may be configured to construct a graph representing edges indicating a plurality of road segments and a plurality of MEC servers covering the road segments, detect the service consumption plan for maximizing a ratio of a utilized journey time, which is served through at least one of the MEC servers for a total journey time, with respect to paths between a starting vertex and a goal vertex set by a user by using the graph, and provide the user with the service consumption plan. |
| US11432159B2 |
5G network slice pre-configuration
The described technology is generally directed towards network slice pre-configuration for cellular communication systems, including 5G and subsequent generation cellular communication systems. Network equipment can be preconfigured to identify whether a network slice identifier included in a network communication belongs to a group of network slice identifiers. If so, the network equipment can process the network communication either according to a network slice rule that corresponds specifically to the network slice identifier, or according to a default group network slice rule for the group to which the network slice identifier belongs. Different groups of network slice identifiers can be associated with different sets of group network slice rules which can be arranged to reduce the work of setting up network slice identifiers in various network slicing scenarios. |
| US11432157B2 |
Network authentication method, network device, and core network device
The disclosure provides a network authentication method, a network device, and a core network device, the network authentication method including: receiving, by a first network device, an access request message sent by a terminal device, where the access request message includes an identity of the terminal device; determining, by the first network device based on the identity of the terminal device, whether to allow authentication on the terminal device; if the first network device does not allow the authentication on the terminal device, sending, by the first network device, the identity of the terminal device to a core network device, so that the core network device performs network authentication based on the identity of the terminal device. |
| US11432155B2 |
Method and system for relay attack detection
A method preventing relay attacks between first and second devices is disclosed. The method includes providing, by a first device, a command message, receiving a request message and providing a response message to a second device. The time period between the receipt of the command message and the transmission of the response message by the first device is compared to another time period between the time when the command message was sent and the response message was received by the second device. If those times substantially match, then the first device can have assurance that a relay attack is not occurring. |
| US11432154B1 |
Cellular systems having elements modified for access control based on expectation data records in accordance with novel cellular communications protocols and network architectures utilizing cellular network hosted access controlling schemas, and methods for use thereof
In some embodiments, the present disclosure is directed to an exemplary system, including: an access controlling platform, executing software instructions that instruct to record an expectation data record as an access control mechanism to access an access-restricted digital resource, the expectation data record including: access code and identity linked to a computing device; where the access code is associated with the access-restricted digital resource; receive, while the access controller interface element is displayed, a mobile originating communication having data that includes the access code and the identity; perform a confirmation of the expectation data record with the mobile originating communication; instruct a cellular communications network to perform, based on at least one part of the data, at least one action with the cellular network hosted access controlling schema to generate a session record associated with the identity. |
| US11432153B2 |
System and method for filtering access points presented to a user and locking onto an access point
The present invention filters access points presented to a user and locks onto an access point. An access point filtering unit determines the access points accessible by a client device and then filters them to present only the access points that are acceptable under a security policy in force. An access point locking unit has a plurality of operating modes and can lock onto a user selected access point, a security policy prescribed access point, or the access point with the best signal profile. The present invention also includes several methods such as: a method for filtering access points for presentation to the user, a method for locking onto an access point selected by the user, a method for locking onto an access point with the best signal profile, and a method for locking onto an access point prescribed by a security policy for a given location. |
| US11432147B2 |
Untethered access point mesh system and method
A technique for implementing an untethered access point (UAP) mesh involves enabling AP-local switching at one or more UAPs of the mesh. A system constructed according to the technique may include an untethered access point (UAP), including: a radio; a backhaul service set identifier (SSID) stored in a computer-readable medium; an anchor access point (AAP) selection engine embodied in a computer-readable medium. In operation, the AAP selection engine may use the radio to attempt to associate with the AAP if a beaconed backhaul SSID matches the stored backhaul SSID. A method according to the technique may include beaconing with a backhaul SSID; acting in concert with an upstream switch as an authenticator for a downstream station that responds to the beacon; providing limited local switching functionality for the downstream station. |
| US11432144B2 |
Authentication system
The method and system may determining whether an authentication function operating on an authentication node on a network has degraded performance such as when the traffic is being partially throttled. In response to determining that the authentication function operating on the authentication node on a network is being partially throttled, a re-direct message may be communicated to at least one edge device on the network that requests of the authentication function on the authentication node be re-directed to a different authentication node. |
| US11432142B2 |
Multi-device wireless connection method and device
A multi-device wireless connection method and a device. The method includes obtaining device information corresponding to a first account, selecting a second device according to a user-triggered selection instruction and the device information corresponding to the first account, where the second device is a device to which the first account is logged in, sending a pairing request to the server, where the pairing request comprises identification information of the second device, receiving pairing information sent by the server, where the pairing information is used for pairing between the first device and the second device, where the pairing information comprises a first random number which is generated by the server, or by the second device and sent to the server, and performing, by the first device, pairing with the second device according to the pairing information, and implementing a wireless connection between the first device and the second device. |
| US11432138B1 |
Secure communications among access points
A wireless local area network (WLAN) system includes a multi-access point (multi-AP) controller configured to onboard, authenticate, and configure respective basic service sets (BSSs) of access points in a multi-AP network. A plurality of access points (APs), including at least a first AP and a second AP, communicate with the multi-AP controller over a backhaul network, and in response to instructions conveyed by the multi-AP controller over the backhaul network, associate and communicate with client stations (STAs) over wireless fronthaul links in the WLAN system using the respective BSSs configured by the multi-AP controller. The first AP and the second AP are configured to request and receive at least one cryptographic value from the multi-AP controller, and to apply the at least one cryptographic value in securing a message transmitted over the backhaul network from the first AP to the second AP. |
| US11432136B2 |
Method and device for determining capability of a terminal, and computer-readable storage medium
A method and device for determining capability of a terminal, and a computer-readable storage medium are provided. The method includes that: a terminal sends at least one piece of capability indication information to a network, the at least one piece of capability indication information indicating whether the terminal supports measurement for at least one of a first frequency layer or a second frequency layer and reporting of a measurement result. |
| US11432132B2 |
Dropping extraneous discovery messages
In aspects of dropping extraneous discovery messages, a device application can initiate a discovery message in a device, such as a multicast message initiated for network discovery or discovery of network services. The device implements a status module that can interpose the routing of the discovery message in the device, and determine whether a response to a previous discovery message was received. The status module can also determine a device state of the device, where the device state can indicate whether a discovery message response is necessary. The status module is implemented to drop the discovery message if the response to the previous discovery message was not received and based on the device state indicating that a discovery message response is extraneous. |
| US11432129B2 |
Cloud based proximity pairing and switching for peer-to-peer devices
A first wireless communication device (UE device) associated with a certain user (or included in a specified set/group of UE devices) may establish a first communication link with an accessory device according to a short-range radio access technology, and transmit link (pairing) information associated with the first communication link to a server, such as a cloud-based server. The server may share this (first) link information with other UE devices associated with the same user (or belonging to the same specified group of UE devices as the first UE device). Link information associated with the other UE devices (i.e. second link information) may equally be shared with the accessory device, and the other UE devices and accessory device may use the first link information and second link information in establishing respective communication links between any of the other UE devices and the accessory device without having to undergo a pairing procedure. |
| US11432125B2 |
Random access procedures for MTC devices
Systems, methods, and software for handling random access procedures. In one embodiment, an access network element that stores an MTC reservation pattern that defines at least one MTC-On interval where MTC is allowed, and defines at least one MTC-Off interval where MTC is prohibited. During an MTC-On interval, the access network element receives preambles for random access procedures from MTC devices, and performs the random access procedures for the MTC devices in response to the preambles. The access network element detects a transition from the MTC-On interval to a next MTC-Off interval, and determines whether the random access procedures for the MTC devices will complete before the transition. If not, the access network element modifies the MTC reservation pattern to expedite completion of the random access procedures. |
| US11432118B2 |
Method and apparatus for context-based reliable V2X operation
Apparatus for V2X communications comprising an application layer configured to analyze a high-risk scenario involving a self-vehicle and other vehicles, an access or network layer configured to ensure reception of messages broadcast by the self-vehicle by requesting acknowledged only from vehicles identified as involved in the high-risk scenario, and an interface connecting the application layer to the access or network layer for carrying results of the analysis of the high-risk scenario and the identification of involved vehicles. In an exemplary method of use, a self-vehicle performing identifies vehicles involved in a high-risk scenario, broadcasts one or more times a first message that can prevent or mitigate the high-risk, requests acknowledgement for the first message from only the identified vehicles, and rebroadcasts the first message if acknowledgement is not received from all the identified vehicles before a predetermined condition is fulfilled. |