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US11434577B2	Acid aqueous binary silver-bismuth alloy electroplating compositions and methods Aqueous acid binary silver-bismuth alloy electroplating compositions and methods enable electroplating silver rich binary silver-bismuth deposits. The aqueous acid binary silver-bismuth alloy electroplating compositions include thiol terminal aliphatic compounds having carboxyl or sulfonic groups which enable deposition of silver rich binary silver-bismuth alloys having deposits which are matte to semi-bright, uniform and have a low coefficient of friction.
US11434575B2	Reduction electrode and manufacturing method thereof, and electrolytic device A reduction electrode of an embodiment includes a metal base material and a plurality of metal nanowires provided on the metal base material. The plurality of metal nanowires include metal nanowires whose average height of contour curve of surface is 20 nm or less for 50% or more in a number ratio. The plurality of metal nanowires are formed by reducing a plurality of metal oxides each having a nanowire shape formed on the metal base material by an electrochemical reduction method. A reduction process of the metal oxides includes a first process of passing a current under a constant current condition where an absolute value is 5 mA/cm2 or more through the plurality of metal oxides, and a second process of passing a current under a constant potential condition through the plurality of metal oxides.
US11434573B2	Boric acid-free composition for removing deposits containing cryolite Described herein is an aqueous composition for removing cryolitic deposits from plants or parts of plants which serve for the conversion treatment of metal surfaces, said composition including a) at least one mineral acid, and b) at least one dicarboxylic acid of the formula HOOC—(CH2)x—COOH, where x is 0 to 3 and no borate-containing compounds have been added to the composition. Also described herein is a corresponding method for removing cryolitic deposits.
US11434569B2	Ground path systems for providing a shorter and symmetrical ground path Embodiments described herein relate to ground path systems providing a shorter and symmetrical path for radio frequency (RF) energy to propagate to a ground to reduce generation of the parasitic plasma. The ground path system bifurcates the processing volume of the chamber to form an inner volume that isolates an outer volume of the processing volume.
US11434568B2	Heated ceramic faceplate An apparatus for distributing a gas within a process chamber is disclosed. The apparatus has a body formed from a distribution portion surrounded by a coupling portion. A heater is disposed within the distribution portion to heat the body to an elevated temperature. A bridge extends between the coupling portion and the distribution portion. The bridge limits heat transfer between the distribution portion and the coupling portion.
US11434567B2	Substrate processing system with tandem source activation for CVD A substrate processing system includes a first power source configured to supply plasma having a first power level, a second power source configured to supply plasma having a second power level greater than the first power level, and a controller configured to dose a process chamber with precursor. The first power level is sufficient to enhance adsorption of the precursor on a surface of a substrate and is insufficient to decompose the precursor that is adsorbed. The controller is further configured to remove a portion of the precursor that does not adsorb onto the substrate from the process chamber while the plasma having the first power level is being supplied and activate the precursor that is adsorbed using plasma having the second power level while the plasma having the first power level is still being supplied. The second power level is sufficient to decompose the precursor that is adsorbed.
US11434564B2	Method of manufacturing semiconductor device, substrate processing apparatus, recording medium and method of processing substrate There is included (a) forming a film on a substrate by supplying a first processing gas to the substrate in a process container; (b) forming a first pre-coated film, which has a first thickness and has a material different from a material of the film formed in (a), in the process container by supplying a second processing gas into the process container in a state in which the substrate does not exist in the process container; and (c) forming a second pre-coated film, which has a second thickness smaller than the first thickness and has the same material as the material of the film formed in (a), on the first pre-coated film formed in the process container by supplying a third processing gas into the process container in the state in which the substrate does not exist in the process container.
US11434563B2	Raw material for chemical deposition containing ruthenium complex, and chemical deposition method using the raw material for chemical deposition The present invention relates to a raw material for chemical deposition for producing a ruthenium thin film or a ruthenium compound thin film by a chemical deposition method, containing a ruthenium complex represented by the following Chemical Formula 1. In Chemical Formula 1, ligands L1 and L2 coordinated to ruthenium are represented by the following Chemical Formula 2. The raw material for chemical deposition according to the present invention can be formed into a high quality thin film even if a reaction gas containing an oxygen atom is not used. wherein R1 to R12, which are substituents of the ligands L1 and L2, are each independently any one of a hydrogen atom, and a linear or branched alkyl group having a carbon number of 1 or more and 4 or less.
US11434562B2	Can-roller for vacuum processing apparatus In a vacuum processing apparatus for performing a predetermined vacuum processing on a surface of a sheet-like base material while keeping the base material to travel inside the vacuum chamber, the can-roller of this invention disposed to lie opposite to a vacuum processing unit has an axial body; an inner cylindrical body to be inserted onto an outside of the axial body; an outer cylindrical body enclosing an outer cylindrical surface of the inner cylindrical body with a gap therebetween, and cover bodies for respectively closing axial both ends of the inner cylindrical body. Each of the cover bodies has a plurality of flow passages. A cross-section of each of the fluid passages overlaps a cross-section of the cover body. A cross-sectional area of the gap between the inner cylindrical body and the outer cylindrical body is set to a size that can obtain a predetermined flow velocity.
US11434560B2	Industrial vapour generator for the deposition of an alloy coating onto a metal strip The invention relates to a vapour generator for the deposition of a metal coating onto a substrate (7), preferably a steel strip, that comprises a vacuum chamber (6) in the form of a housing including a vapour deposition head or ejector (3) in tight communication via a supply duct (4) with at least one crucible (1) containing the coating metal in a liquid form and located outside the vacuum chamber (6), characterised in that the ejector (3) includes a longitudinal slot for the vapour outlet acting as a sonic throat and extending on the entire width of the substrate (7), a filtration medium or a charge loss member (3A) made of a sintered material being provided in the ejector immediately before said slot on the vapour path in order to equalise the flow speed of the vapour exiting the ejector (3) through the sonic throat.
US11434555B2	Hot-rolled steel sheet The hot-rolled steel sheet includes, in % by mass, 0.10% or more and 0.50% or less of C; 0.10% or more and 3.0% or less of Si; 0.5% or more and 3.0% or less of Mn; 0.10% or less of P; 0.010% or less of S; 1.00% or less of Al; 0.010% or less of N; 0% or more and 0.20% or less of Ti; 0% or more and 0.100% or less of Nb; 0% or more and 0.0060% or less of Ca; 0% or more and 0.50% or less of Mo; and 0% or more and 1.00% or less of Cr; with the balance comprising Fe and impurities, and an average grain size of prior austenite in a structure is 0.1 μm or larger and 3.0 μm or smaller, and a sheet crown quantity corresponding to a thickness difference between a width center portion and a portion away, by 10 mm, from a width edge portion in the widthwise direction toward the width center portion is 80 μm or smaller.
US11434554B2	Steel material suitable for use in sour environment The steel material according to the present disclosure contains a chemical composition consisting of, in mass %, C: 0.20 to 0.50%, Si: 0.05 to 0.50%, Mn: 0.05 to 1.00%, P: 0.030% or less, S: less than 0.0050%, Al: 0.005 to 0.050%, Cr: 0.10 to 1.50%, Mo: 0.25 to 1.80%, Ti: 0.002 to 0.050%, Nb: 0.002 to 0.100%, B: 0.0001 to 0.0050%, N: 0.0070% or less and O: less than 0.0050% with the balance being Fe and impurities. A yield strength is within a range of 655 to 1069 MPa, and a yield ratio is 85% or more. A proportion of KAM values of 1° or less is 30 area % or more.
US11434552B2	Vermicular cast iron alloy for internal combustion engine block and head The present invention refers to a vermicular cast iron alloy specially designed for internal combustion engine blocks and heads having special requirements of mechanical strength and fatigue strength. Vermicular iron alloy with high mechanical strength and high fatigue strength for the production of internal combustion engines blocks and heads characterized by having a microstructure of pearlitic matrix and predominantly vermicular graphite (>70%) and presence of graphite nodules in up to 30%, wherein its graphite microstructure is described by the Microstructure Factor (FM), as defined below, with Microstructure Factor values higher than 0.94.
US11434551B1	High entropy alloys, refractory high entropy alloys, methods of selecting and making, and structures formed thereof The present disclosure is directed to novel high entropy alloys, including refractory high entropy alloys, and methods of selecting high entropy alloys and refractory high entropy alloys with select nuclear application predetermined properties.
US11434550B2	Cubic boron nitride sintered material and method for manufacturing the same A cubic boron nitride sintered material includes 40% by volume or more and 96% by volume or less of cubic boron nitride grains and 4% by volume or more and 60% by volume or less of a binder phase, and the cubic boron nitride grains have a dislocation density of less than 1×105/m2.
US11434546B2	Master alloy metal matrix nanocomposites, and methods for producing the same Some variations provide a metal matrix nanocomposite composition comprising metal-containing microparticles and nanoparticles, wherein the nanoparticles are chemically and/or physically disposed on surfaces of the microparticles, and wherein the nanoparticles are consolidated in a three-dimensional architecture throughout the composition. The composition may serve as an ingot for producing a metal matrix nanocomposite. Other variations provide a functionally graded metal matrix nanocomposite comprising a metal-matrix phase and a reinforcement phase containing nanoparticles, wherein the nanocomposite contains a gradient in concentration of the nanoparticles. This nanocomposite may be or be converted into a master alloy. Other variations provide methods of making a metal matrix nanocomposite, methods of making a functionally graded metal matrix nanocomposite, and methods of making a master alloy metal matrix nanocomposite. The metal matrix nanocomposite may have a cast microstructure. The methods disclosed enable various loadings of nanoparticles in metal matrix nanocomposites with a wide variety of compositions.
US11434545B2	Lithium recovery method A method for recovering lithium according to this invention comprises separating sodium from a lithium-containing solution containing lithium ions and sodium ions to recover lithium, wherein the method comprises a solvent extraction step including: at least three-stage extraction process having a first extraction process, a second extraction process, and a third extraction process; and a lithium back extraction stage of back extracting the lithium ions from a solvent that have undergone the at least three-stage extraction process; and wherein, in the extraction process, the solvent undergoes the first extraction process, the second extraction process, and the third extraction process in this order, and a solution as the lithium-containing solution undergoes the respective processes in opposite order to the order of the solvent.
US11434544B2	Compact coil assembly for a vacuum arc remelting system A vacuum arc remelting system for forming an ingot from an electrode is provided that includes a crucible assembly configured to accommodate the electrode and the ingot, an electromagnetic energy source arranged about the crucible assembly, and a lift mechanism operable to move the electromagnetic energy source along a longitudinal axis of the crucible assembly. A magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic energy source is localized to an arc region during remelting, and in one form, the electromagnetic energy source is a coil assembly having a magnetic core and a plurality of coil pairs wrapped around the core, wherein the coil assembly is operable to generate a magnetic field from the coil based on electric current flowing in the plurality of coil pairs.
US11434542B2	High-carbon hot-rolled steel sheet and method for producing the same A high-carbon hot-rolled steel sheet has a composition containing, on a percent by mass basis, C: 0.10% or more and less than 0.20%, Si: 0.5% or less, Mn: 0.25% to 0.65%, P: 0.03% or less, S: 0.010% or less, sol. Al: 0.10% or less, N: 0.0065% or less, Cr: 0.05% to 0.50%, and B: 0.0005% to 0.005%, the balance being Fe and incidental impurities, the high-carbon hot-rolled steel sheet having a microstructure containing ferrite and cementite, in which the percentage of the number of cementite grains having an equivalent circular diameter of 0.1 μm or less is 12% or less based on the total number of cementite grains, the amount of Cr dissolved in the steel sheet is 0.03% to 0.50%, and the high-carbon hot-rolled steel sheet has a hardness of 73 or less in terms of HRB and a total elongation of 37% or more.
US11434541B2	High strength and high formability steel sheet and manufacturing method A cold-rolled and heat-treated steel sheet, having a composition including, by weight percent: 0.10%≤C≤0.40%, 3.5%≤Mn≤8.0%, 0.5%≤Si≤2.5%, 0.003%≤Al≤3.0%, with Si+Al≥0.8%, 0.001%≤Mo≤0.5%, S≤0.010%, P≤0.020%, N≤0.008%, and optionally one or more elements selected from a group comprising Cr, Ti, Nb, V and B, such that: 0.01%≤Cr≤2.0%, 0.010%≤Ti≤0.080%, 0.010%≤Nb≤0.080%, 0.010%≤V≤0.30%, 0.0005%≤B≤0.003%, the remainder of the composition being iron and unavoidable impurities resulting from the smelting. The microstructure includes, in surface fraction, between 10% and 50% of retained austenite, at most 8% of fresh martensite, and tempered martensite. The retained austenite includes Mn-enriched austenite, having a Mn content higher than 1.3Mn %, Mn % designating the Mn content of the steel sheet, a surface fraction of the Mn-enriched austenite with respect to the whole microstructure is between 2% and 12%, and Mn-poor austenite, having an Mn content between 0.5Mn % and 1.3*Mn %.
US11434537B2	Biomarker for prognosis of colorectal cancer Provided is a method of accurate and sensitive characterization and prognosis of colorectal cancer in a subject. The method includes obtaining a cancer tissue from the subject and determining the expression level of a miRNA and a target gene of the miRNA. Also provided is a kit for prognosis of colorectal cancer in a subject in need thereof.
US11434535B2	Centromere/kinetochore protein genes for cancer diagnosis, prognosis and treatment selection The invention described in the application relates to a panel of gene expression markers for patient with a tumor. The invention thus provides methods and compositions, e.g., kits, for evaluating gene expression levels of the markers and methods of using such gene expression levels to evaluate the likelihood of disease progression or response to chemotherapy or radiation therapy. Such information can be used in determining prognosis and treatment options for cancer patients.
US11434530B2	Methods for analyzing genomic variation within cells Methods, devices and systems for analyzing precious samples of cells, including single cells are provided. The methods, devices, and systems in various embodiments of the invention are used to assess genomic heterogeneity, which has been recognized as a central feature of many cancers and plays a critical role in disease initiation, progression, and response to treatment. The methods devices and systems are also used to analyze embryonic biopsies for preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD). In one embodiment, the devices, systems and methods provided herein allow for the construction of genomic and RNA-seq libraries without a pre-amplification step.
US11434529B2	PCR assays for specific detection of enterocytozoon hepatopenaei Described herein are assays and kits capable of specifically detecting Enterocytozoon hepatopenaei (EHP) in a nucleic acid sample. In some embodiments, the nucleic acid sample is obtained from shrimp tissue, shrimp feed, or a feed ingredient.
US11434528B2	Methods and systems for detecting methylation changes in DNA samples Methods and systems for highly sensitive detection of methylation changes in DNA samples are provided, particularly in DNA samples obtained from biological fluids such as plasma and urine.
US11434526B2	Enhanced nucleic acid identification and detection The present invention relates to assays, including amplification assays, conducted in the presence of modulators. These assays can be used to detect the presence of particular nucleic acid sequences. In particular, these assays can allow for genotyping or other genetic analysis.
US11434523B2	Systems and methods to detect rare mutations and copy number variation The present disclosure provides a system and method for the detection of rare mutations and copy number variations in cell free polynucleotides. Generally, the systems and methods comprise sample preparation, or the extraction and isolation of cell free polynucleotide sequences from a bodily fluid; subsequent sequencing of cell free polynucleotides by techniques known in the art; and application of bioinformatics tools to detect rare mutations and copy number variations as compared to a reference. The systems and methods also may contain a database or collection of different rare mutations or copy number variation profiles of different diseases, to be used as additional references in aiding detection of rare mutations, copy number variation profiling or general genetic profiling of a disease.
US11434521B2	Method for conducting an assay A method for performing a nucleic acid amplification assay employs a thermally-conductive receptacle holder with one or more receptacle wells, each conforming to an outer surface of a lower portion of a vial. A through-hole extends from an inner surface of each well to an outer surface of the holder. A thermal element is positioned proximal to the holder for altering a temperature of the holder. A signal detection module is configured to generate an excitation signal directed through the through-hole of the well and detect an optical emission from a fluid contained in the vial supported by the well. At least one well supports a capped vial containing a reagent for a nucleic acid amplification assay and including an opaque cap sealing an open end of the vial. The lower portion of the vial is contained within a well, and the cap is situated above a top surface of the holder.
US11434515B2	Method and system for imaging a blood sample Apparatus and methods are described including introducing a cell suspension comprising red blood cells into a carrier that is a closed cavity that includes a base surface, via an inlet defined by the carrier. The cells in the cell suspension are allowed to settle on the base surface of the carrier to form a monolayer of cells on the base surface of the carrier. At least one microscope image of at least a portion of the monolayer of cells is acquired. Other applications are also described.
US11434509B2	Process for using biogenic carbon dioxide derived from non-fossil organic material The present disclosure provides a process for forming a biogenic carbon-based fuel or a fuel intermediate from biogenic carbon dioxide and hydrogen. The hydrogen is sourced from a process that produces hydrogen and fossil carbon dioxide from a fossil-fuel hydrocarbon and separates the fossil carbon dioxide from the hydrogen. The process may further comprise carrying out or arranging for one or more parties to carry out at least one step that contributes to a reduction in the GHG emissions of the biogenic carbon-based fuel, or a fuel made from the fuel intermediate, of at least 20% relative to a gasoline baseline. In various embodiments this includes (a) introducing the fossil carbon dioxide underground, and/or (b) using a biogenic carbon-based product selected from a chemical and energy product produced from the non-fossil organic material to displace the use or production of a corresponding fossil-based product.
US11434507B2	Process for enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material and fermentation of sugars The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a sugar product from lignocellulosic material, comprising the following steps: a) optionally pre-treatment of the ligno-cellulosic material; b) optionally washing of the optionally pre-treated ligno-cellulosic material; c) enzymatic hydrolysis of the optionally washed and/or optionally pre-treated ligno-cellulosic material using an enzyme composition comprising at least two cellulase and whereby the enzyme composition at least comprises GH61; and d) optionally recovery of a sugar product; wherein during part of the time of the enzymatic hydrolysis, oxygen is added to the ligno-cellulosic material and during part of the time of the enzymatic hydrolysis less oxygen is added to the ligno-cellulosic material compared to the other part of the time of the enzymatic hydrolysis, preferably no oxygen is added to the ligno-cellulosic material.
US11434505B2	Universal donor cells Genetically modified cells that are compatible with multiple subjects, e.g., universal donor cells, and methods of generating said genetic modified cells are provided herein. The universal donor cells comprise at least one genetic modification within or near at least one gene that encodes a survival factor, wherein the genetic modification comprises an insertion of a polynucleotide encoding a tolerogenic factor. The universal donor cells may further comprise at least one genetic modification within or near a gene that encodes one or more MHC-I or MHC-II human leukocyte antigens or a component or a transcriptional regulator of a MHC-I or MHC-II complex, wherein said genetic modification comprises an insertion of a polynucleotide encoding a second tolerogenic factor.
US11434504B2	Adeno-associated virus vector variants for high efficiency genome editing and methods thereof Adeno-associated virus (AAV) Clade F vectors or AAV vector variants (relative to AAV9) for precise editing of the genome of a cell and methods and kits thereof are provided. Targeted genome editing using the AAV Clade F vectors or AAV vector variants provided herein occurred at frequencies that were shown to be 1,000 to 100,000 fold more efficient than has previously been reported. Also provided are methods of treating a disease or disorder in a subject by editing the genome of a cell of the subject via transducing the cell with an AAV Clade F vector or AAV vector variant as described herein and further transplanting the transduced cell into the subject to treat the disease or disorder of the subject. Also provided herein are methods of treating a disease or disorder in a subject by in vivo genome editing by directly administering the AAV Clade F vector or AAV vector variant as described herein to the subject.
US11434501B2	Sprr1A as a genetic target for treating neurodegenerative diseases This invention relates to the prevention and treatment of neurodegenerative diseases by administering compositions that increase the activity of a small proline-rich repeat 1 A protein (Sprr1A), or derivative thereof to the brain. Specifically, the compositions may comprise a nucleic acid molecule encoding a Sprr1A protein or a biologically-active portion thereof. The neurodegenerative disease may be Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's disease, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or traumatic brain injury.
US11434494B2	Targeted gene modification using oligonucleotide-mediated gene repair The invention provides to improved methods for the modification of genes in plant cells, and plants and seeds derived therefrom. More specifically, the invention relates to the increased efficiency of targeted gene mutation by combining gene repair oligonucleotides with approaches that enhance the availability of components of the target cell gene repair mechanisms.
US11434492B2	Ribosome-mediated incorporation of peptides and peptidomimetics Modified ribosomes that were selected using a dipeptidyl-puromycin aminonucleoside are used to mediate site-specific incorporation of one or more peptides and peptidomimetics into protein in a cell free translation system. In addition, new fluorescent dipeptidomimetics have been synthesized and incorporated into proteins, as well as modified proteins containing one or more non-naturally occurring dipeptides.
US11434490B2	Fluorogen-binding RNA aptamers RNA aptamers are disclosed with distinct fluorescent properties, fluorophore binding affinities, and salt dependence. Also disclosed are corresponding fluorophores, with selected fluorophores evidencing high cellular permeability. The aptamer's high fluorophore affinities, the high brightness of the bound complexes, and their thermal and salt stability, provide distinct aspects of the disclosed aptamers.
US11434489B1	Methods and compositions for modulating splicing Described herein are small molecule splicing modulator compounds that modulate splicing of mRNA, such as pre-mRNA, encoded by genes, and methods of use of the small molecule splicing modulator compounds for modulating splicing and treating diseases and conditions.
US11434488B2	Compounds and methods for reducing ATXN3 expression Provided are compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions for reducing the amount or activity of ATXN3 RNA in a cell or animal, and in certain embodiments reducing the amount of ATXN3 protein in a cell or animal. Such compounds, methods, and pharmaceutical compositions are useful to ameliorate at least one symptom or hallmark of a neurodegenerative disease. Such symptoms and hallmarks include motor dysfunction, aggregation formation, and neuron death. Such neurodegenerative diseases include spinocerebellar ataxia type 3(SCA3).
US11434487B2	Sterol regulatory element binding protein (SREBP) chaperone (SCAP) iRNA compositions and methods of use thereof The invention relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting the SCAP gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a SCAP gene and methods of treating subjects having a SCAP-associated disorder, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) or nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
US11434486B2	Polynucleotides containing a morpholino linker The disclosure provides polynucleotides encoding a polypeptide including a morpholino linker. In some embodiments, the polynucleotides of the invention have increased stability compared to wild-type polynucleotides.
US11434485B2	Synthetic transfer RNA with extended anticodon loop A synthetic transfer RNA with an extended anticodon loop. A synthetic suppressor transfer RNA useful for the treatment of a genetic disease like cystic fibrosis associated with a nonsense mutation. The synthetic transfer RNA contains an extended anticodon loop with two consecutive anticodon base triplets configured to base-pair to two consecutive codon base triplets on an mRNA. The first anticodon base triplet or the second anticodon base triplet is configured to base-pair to a stop codon base triplet on the mRNA.
US11434482B2	Methods of identifying bacteria comprising binding polypeptides The invention provides methods of identifying bacteria comprising binding polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of identifying bacteria with improved expression of binding polypeptides. The invention also provides methods of identifying binding polypeptides with improved expression. The invention also provides engineered bacteria suitable for use in the methods of the invention. The invention also provides compositions that can be obtained using the methods, for example, anti-interleukin-13 (IL-13) antibodies with improved expression and/or stability. The invention also provides libraries comprising binding polypeptide (e.g., antibody) variants.
US11434481B2	Rapid non-destructive genetic material collection A device for rapid non-destructive genetic material collection can include a multi-reservoir array (202) and a movement mechanism. The multi-reservoir array (202) can include multiple reservoirs (204). A plurality of the multiple reservoirs (204) can include an abrasive surface (210) capable of retaining a source of genetic material in a liquid carrier. The abrasive surface (210) has a roughness. The movement mechanism can be operable to move the multi-reservoir array (202) in an oscillating motion sufficient to create relative movement between the abrasive surface (210) and the source of the genetic material in order to remove a portion of genetic material from the source of the genetic material without destroying the source of the genetic material or the portion of the genetic material that is removed.
US11434477B1	RNA-guided nucleases and DNA binding proteins Compositions and methods related to Cas proteins, nucleic acids encoding the Cas proteins, and modified host cells comprising the Cas proteins and/or encoding nucleic acids are disclosed. Cas proteins are useful in a variety of applications. Cas proteins bind guide RNAs that in turn provide functional specificity to the Cas proteins, nucleic acids encoding the Cas guide RNAs, and modified host cells comprising the Cas guide RNAs and/or encoding nucleic acids. The Cas polypeptides and corresponding guide RNAs can be used in a variety of applications.
US11434476B2	Methods of editing DNA methylation The invention relates to methods of modifying DNA methylation by contacting a catalytically inactive site specific nuclease fused to an effector domain having methylation or demethylation activity and one or more guide sequences.
US11434466B2	Process of cultivating microalgae and a joint method of same with a denitration process The present invention provides a process of cultivating microalgae and a joint method of same jointed with denitration. During the microalgae cultivation, EM bacteria is added into the microalgae suspension. In the nutrient stream for cultivating microalgae, at least one of the nitrogen source, phosphorus source and carbon source is provided in the form of a nutrient salt. During the cultivation, the pH of the microalgae suspension is adjusted with nitric acid and/or nitrous acid. The joint method includes (1) a step of cultivating microalgae; (2) a separation step of separating a microalgae suspension obtained from step (1) into a wet microalgae (microalgae biomass) and a residual cultivation solution; and (3) a NOx absorbing/immobilizing step of denitrating an industrial waste gas with the residual cultivation solution obtained from step (2). The nutrient stream absorbed with NOx obtained from step (3) is used to provide nitrogen source to the microalgae cultivation of step (1).
US11434457B2	Multiwell imaging plate and method for incubating non-adherent cells The invention relates to a multiwell imaging plate and a method for incubating non-adherent cells. The multiwell imaging plate includes multiple wells, at least some of the wells having a first chamber, a second chamber arranged on top of the first chamber, and a disturbance blocking structure provided between the first chamber and the second chamber. The first chamber is formed by one or more first sidewalls and a bottom wall while the second chamber is formed by one or more second sidewalls and includes an opening for introducing liquids. The disturbance blocking structure includes at least one through hole that provides a liquid connection between the first and second chambers.
US11434455B1	System and method for rapidly aging alcoholic beverages A system and method for aging an unaged distilled spirit (raw product) to produce rapidly aged spirits over a very fast period of time whereby the rapidly aged spirit has flavor profiles and taste that replicate the flavor and taste of alcoholic beverages that are traditionally aged. A processing vessel dedicated to holding the unaged spirit and mixing the unaged spirit with charred wood staves is provided. Pressurized, filtered air is added to the processing vessel for a period of time and then the filtered pressurized air is released and vented elsewhere. Then, a vacuum pump is used to vacuum remaining air in the processing vessel for a period of time, and then the vacuum is quickly released resulting in violent, quick agitation of the remaining air and spirit in the processing vessel. A computer application is used to schedule the sequence of steps for a recurring period of time.
US11434453B2	Spray container comprising a detergent composition The need for a light duty maintenance cleaning spray for hard surfaces, which result in less over-spray during application, especially when using spray applicators which provide large coverage angles, and provides more uniform coverage, especially on inclined surfaces, is met when the spray composition is formulated with low surfactant levels and thickener, and is applied as spray droplets having the desired particle size.
US11434448B2	Perfume compositions A perfume composition having controlled release of phytoncides in an atmosphere in order to generate an air condition resembling the air environment of a forest is provided. The perfume composition includes a) at least about 0.6% by weight of at least one phytoncide; and b) a perfume mixture including (i) at least one solvent; and (ii) at least one fragrance ingredient. At least about 25% by weight of the at least one phytoncide is selected from the group consisting of pinene alpha, pinene beta and combinations thereof.
US11434445B2	Lubricant composition for ball joints The invention provides a grease composition for a ball joint which has a low friction coefficient under a load from normal temperatures to high temperatures, a small difference between static friction and dynamic friction, and little change in the friction coefficient even after repeated operation. TO this end, the invention provides a grease composition for a ball joint comprising: (i) a polyisoprene rubber and/or (ii) a polyisoprene rubber viscous material; a specific aliphatic amide and/or a specific aliphatic bisamide; and a specific urea compound.
US11434444B2	Method and process for upgrading lignite by collaborative optimization of drying and dry sorting The present invention is directed towards a process for upgrading lignite comprising: prior to production pre-assess the calorific value of the coal, by selecting a relational expression between a calorific value of lignite and a degree of metamorphism, a moisture content and an ash content thereof based on a ratio of the ash content to the moisture content, pre-assess the calorific value of the coal; combining a relational expression between a production cost and the ash content and moisture content to make a cost budget; determining degrees of deashing and drying; selecting and implementing a lignite ash reduction pretreatment process; and implementing dry sorting first and then drying. The upgrading process has high sorting efficiency, high drying efficiency and low production cost, and meets the requirement for the surface moisture of the raw coal in the dry sorting operation.
US11434443B2	Water-hydrocarbon fuel emulsion The present disclosure discloses a water-hydrocarbon fuel emulsion comprising: a) 87-99% by weight of at least one hydrocarbon fuel with respect to the emulsion; b) 0.1-10% by weight of water with respect to the emulsion; c) 1-3% by weight of an emulsifying blend with respect to the emulsion; and d) 0.05-1% by weight of at least one inorganic hydride with respect to the emulsion, wherein the emulsifying blend comprises i) at least one oil-soluble nonionic surfactant; ii) at least one water-soluble nonionic surfactant; and iii) at least one ionic surfactant. The present disclosure also reveals a convenient preparation process of the water-hydrocarbon fuel emulsion.
US11434441B2	Blended gasoline composition Disclosed is a blended gasoline composition having an AKI of 87. The formulation of the blended gasoline composition leads to a reduction in carbon dioxide emission. The blended gasoline composition contains a reduced concentration of olefins and non-amine aromatics.
US11434439B2	Environment-friendly marine fuel For the shipping industry, these fuels provide solutions to long outstanding technical problems that heretofore hindered supply of low sulfur marine fuels in quantities needed to meet worldwide sulfur reduction goals. Marine shipping use of high sulfur bunker oils is reported as largest source of world-wide transportation SOx emissions. When ships on the open seas burn cheap low grade heavy bunker oils high in sulfur, nitrogen and metals, the SOx, NOx, and metal oxides go to the environment. This invention converts essentially all of each barrel of crude feed to a single ultraclean fuel versus conventional refining where crude feed is cut into many pieces, and each piece is sent down a separate market path meeting various different product specifications. When in port, ships can use these fuels to generate and sell electricity to land based electrical grids to offset fuel cost in an environment-friendly manner.
US11434436B2	Method and system for the control of water concentration in crude oil entering the dehydrators A computer-implemented method includes controlling water separation in a hydrocarbon stream flowing through a separator train including one or more separator vessels located upstream of a dehydrator by manipulating a demulsifier flowrate added to the separator train by: receiving data from a real-time process test of the separation train, estimating model fit parameters to the data to generate a water separation profile (WSP) correlating water draw-off and demulsifier flowrate for the separation train, determining a maximum and a minimum demulsifier flowrate from the WSP, receiving, from an operator, a separation performance for a target water separation value entering the dehydrator downstream from the separator train, and adjusting the demulsifier flowrate according to the WSP to achieve the target water separation entering the dehydrator.
US11434430B2	Efficient recovery of valuable components from biomass catalytic pyrolysis effluent A process comprising separating from a biomass catalytic pyrolysis process effluent, a naphthalene-rich oil phase, a phenolic oil and a vapor phase containing off gas, water and BTX, whereby said vapor phase can be condensed to separate liquid water and liquid hydrocarbons from gaseous off gas and BTX.
US11434429B2	Mesophase pitch for carbon fiber production using supercritical carbon dioxide Embodiments of methods for improving mesophase pitch for carbon fiber production using supercritical carbon dioxide are described. The methods improve the relative amount and quality of mesophase pitch in feedstocks, such as coal tar, already having at least some mesophase pitch. One particular method includes performing a sCO2/toluene extraction on the coal tar to obtain a toluene insoluble fraction of the coal tar; mixing the toluene insoluble fraction with sCO2 to obtain a sCO2/toluene insoluble fraction mixture; and extruding the sCO2/toluene insoluble fraction mixture, thereby separating the sCO2 from the toluene insoluble fraction to obtain fibers of mesophase pitch.
US11434428B2	Coke with additives Coke including additives that are accumulated at the yield points or in the regions surrounded by the yield points. For homogeneous distribution, the additives are continuously dosed into the delayed coker during the filling time. The dosing can be carried out by powdery blowing with an inert gas (nitrogen) or also distributed in a slurry consisting of the reaction components and a partial flow of the coker feed (vacuum resid, pytar, decant oil or coal-tar distillates). According to an advantageous form of embodiment, the additives may optionally have a diameter of between 0.05 mm and 5 mm, preferably between 1 mm and 3 mm. Advantageously, the additives can be selected from at least one of acetylene coke, fluid coke, flexi coke, shot coke, carbon black, non-graphitisable carbons (chars), non-graphitic anthracite, silicon carbide, titanium carbide, titanium diboride or mixtures thereof.
US11434426B2	Fast flexoelectro-optic switching based on bimesogen-doped and polymer-stabilized vertical standing helix mode A fast flexoelectro-optic switching device containing bimesogen-doped and polymer-stabilized vertical standing helix (PSVSH) in a cholesteric liquid crystal. The PSVSH device exhibits a response time of less than 0.7 millisecond, high contrast and negligible hysteresis which is suitable for applications including blur-free displays, field-sequential color displays and active optical elements.
US11434425B2	Bark and wood fiber growing medium A method for making a growing medium includes a step of combining tree bark and/or wood components together to form an initial composition; heating the initial composition to a temperature greater than about 149° C. under steam in a pressurized vessel; processing the initial composition through a refiner with a plurality of opposing disks to obtain the fibrous growing medium, the refiner separating fibers from each other; wherein the growing medium has total porosity of 88 volume % or more.
US11434424B2	Aqueous solution for etching silicon oxide An aqueous solution for etching silicon dioxide and method of use are provided. The aqueous solution includes the anion F− in a concentration ranging from 2 to 4 mol/l and a cation of formula RR′R″R′″N+ in a concentration ranging from 1.5 to 2 mol/l, wherein each of R, R′, R″, and R′″ are independently selected from hydrogen and C1-5 alkyl chains with the proviso that the total number of carbon atoms in R, R′, R″, and R′″ combined equals from 8 to 16.
US11434423B2	Wavelength tuning of ZnSe quantum dots using In3+ salts as dopants The invention pertains to the field of nanotechnology. More particularly, the invention relates to highly luminescent nanostructures, particularly highly luminescent nanostructures comprising an indium-doped ZnSe core and ZnS and/or ZnSe shell layers. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.
US11434422B2	Phosphor powder, composite, and light-emitting device A phosphor powder composed of α-sialon phosphor particles containing Eu. In a case where an internal quantum efficiency after the phosphor powder is held at 600° C. for 1 hour in an air atmosphere is defined as P1 and an internal quantum efficiency after the phosphor powder is held at 700° C. for 1 hour in an air atmosphere is defined as P2, P1 is equal to or more than 70% and (P1−P2)/P1×100 is equal to or less than 2.8%.
US11434418B1	Strong acid precursor generating strong acid for use downhole in a subterranean formation Methods and compositions involving a strong acid precursor that generates and/or releases a strong acid for use in a subterranean formation. In some embodiments, the methods include providing a treatment fluid comprising a base fluid and a strong acid precursor and introducing the treatment fluid in a wellbore penetrating at least a portion of a subterranean formation.
US11434415B2	Compositions and methods for paraffin liquefaction and enhanced oil recovery in oil wells and associated equipment The subject invention provides compositions comprising solvents and surfactants, as well as their use in improving oil and/or gas production. In some embodiments, the compositions comprise chemical or synthetic solvents and/or surfactants. In other embodiments, the compositions comprise biological components, such as microorganisms and/or their growth by-products. The subject invention can be used to dissolve, disperse and/or emulsify paraffin precipitates and/or deposits; prevent and/or inhibit paraffin deposition; remove rust deposits and prevent corrosion associated therewith; inhibit bacterial growth and/or biofilm formation; and to enhance oil recovery.
US11434411B2	Graphene oxide janus nanosheets relative permeability modifier (RPM) for reducing subterranean formation water permeability in carbonate formations A graphene oxide Janus nanosheets relative permeability modifier (RPM) for carbonate formations. The graphene oxide Janus nanosheets RPM may be used to treat a water and hydrocarbon producing carbonate formation to reduce water permeability in the formation and increase the production of hydrocarbons. The graphene oxide Janus nanosheet RPM includes a first side having negatively charged functional groups and a second side having alkyl groups. The alkyl groups may include C8 to C30 alkyls. The negatively charged functional groups may include carboxyl groups, epoxy groups, and hydroxyl groups. Methods of reducing water permeability of a carbonate formation using the graphene oxide Janus nanosheets RPM and methods of manufacturing the graphene oxide Janus nanosheets RPM are also provided.
US11434410B2	Methods of making and using a wellbore servicing fluid for controlling losses in permeable zones A method of servicing a wellbore penetrating a subterranean formation, comprising placing a wellbore servicing fluid (WSF) into the wellbore proximate a permeable zone having an average fracture width of about W microns, wherein the WSF comprises a particulate blend and water, and wherein the particulate blend comprises (a) a type A particulate material characterized by a weight average particle size of equal to or greater than about W/3 microns, and (b) a type B particulate material characterized by a weight average particle size of less than about W/3 microns, wherein a weight ratio of the type A particulate material to the type B particulate material is from about 0.05 to about 5.
US11434409B2	Water shutoff using acid soluble cement with polymer gels Compositions and methods for plugging a zone of a subterranean formation includes a cement composition having an acid soluble cement, a low molecular weight polymer, a high molecular weight polymer, and water. The acid soluble cement is in amount in a range of 10% to 50% by weight of the composition.
US11434406B2	Method of designing compressible particles having buoyancy in a confined volume A method of designing compressible particles for a fluid mixture. The compressible particles are intended to be used for attenuating pressure within a confined volume such as a trapped annulus. Preferably, the compressible particles reside buoyantly within an aqueous fluid, forming a fluid mixture. Each of the compressible particles is fabricated to collapse in response to fluid pressure within the confined volume, and comprises carbon. The particles may each have a porosity of between 5% and 40%, and a compressibility of between 10% and 30%, at 10,000 psi. The particles are tuned to have a buoyancy that is lower than the carrier fluid while still having resiliency.
US11434404B2	Rapidly dehydrating lost circulation material (LCM) A rapidly dehydrating lost circulation material (LCM) composition is provided. The LCM composition may include a carrier fluid, diatomaceous earth, a viscosifier, and date tree rachis fibers. The carrier fluid may be water and the viscosifier may be a cellulosic microfiber. The LCM composition may form a rapidly dehydrating loss control slurry (RDLCS). The LCM composition may be formed by mixing the carrier fluid, the diatomaceous earth, the viscosifier, and the date tree rachis fibers in a mixer to form a homogenous mixture. Methods of lost circulation control and manufacture of a rapidly dehydrating LCM are also provided.
US11434398B2	Adhesive for flexographic plate mounting tape Pressure sensitive adhesives are provided comprising an adhesive copolymer which is a copolymer of a set of monomers comprising: a) 41.0-49.0 weight percent of isobornyl acrylate (IBOA); b) 0.0-4.5 weight percent of one or more basic-functional polar monomers comprising a polymerizable double bond; and c) 46.5-58.9 weight percent of one or more alkyl (meth)acrylate monomers, where the alkyl groups are selected from linear and branched alkyl groups comprising 2-12 carbon atoms and branched alkyl groups comprising 13-20 carbon atoms and wherein weight percentages are weight percent of all monofunctional monomers comprising the adhesive copolymer. In another aspect, the present disclosure provides tapes comprising the pressure sensitive adhesive according to the present disclosure. In some embodiments, the tapes are flexographic plate mounting tapes.
US11434395B2	Single-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape A single-sided pressure-sensitive adhesive tape includes a substrate, a reflective metal layer disposed on a surface of the substrate, a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer disposed on the reflective metal layer, a thermoplastic polymer layer, and a light-shielding layer disposed on a surface of the thermoplastic polymer layer; wherein the light-shielding layer is dry laminated to the surface of the substrate opposite the surface on which the reflective metal layer is disposed. Articles comprising the tape, and methods of making and using the tape are disclosed.
US11434394B2	Adhesive having increased bonding strength Articles having a thermal imprinted adhesive on a substrate of a plurality of certain conicals have improved bonding strength.
US11434392B2	Malonate and cyanoacrylate adhesives for joining dissimilar materials The present teachings contemplate a method comprising providing a first and second substrate, locating an initiator onto a surface of the first or second substrate, the initiator including a substance for initiating polymerization of a polymerizable adhesive, locating the polymerizable adhesive onto a surface of the first and second substrate, the adhesive including a monofunctional, difunctional, or multifunctional methylene malonate, or cyanoacrylate, and contacting first and second substrate.
US11434390B2	Transparent coating film forming composition A transparent coating film forming composition contains: (A) a polysilazane having units represented by the following formulae (1) and (2), and having predetermined modification rate and weight average molecular weight, (B) an organic solvent containing (B-1) and (B-2), (B-1) an organic solvent having a dielectric constant of 2.1 to 15.0 on average and a higher boiling point under atmospheric pressure (1013 hPa) than that of an organic solvent contained as the component (B-2), and (B-2) a saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon organic solvent; and (C) a predetermined curing catalyst. The mixing ratio of the component (A) and the component (B) satisfies a predetermined range. This provides a transparent coating film forming composition using an organic solvent having high polysilazane solubility, volatility at an appropriate speed during application, high safety and workability, the composition enabling formation of a coating film that is uniform and has high transparency and hardness after curing.
US11434387B2	Solvo-dynamic printing The invention provides a process for producing a printed article wherein a deposit liquid is provided to a substrate together with a carrier liquid. Also provided is a printed article obtained or obtainable by the process of the invention, such as a printed article. The invention further provides an apparatus suitable for carrying out the process of the invention, comprising devices configured to provide a flow of each of the deposit liquid and carrier liquid to a substrate, a flow channel for carrying each of the said liquids and an aperture through which at least the deposit liquid must pass. In some embodiments, the process of the invention is performed using the apparatus of the invention. The invention therefore also provides the use of the apparatus of the invention to perform the process of the invention.
US11434376B2	Aminocoumarin compound, and aminocoumarin compound-containing resin particles The present invention provides: an aminocoumarin compound having a structure represented by the following formula (1); and an aminocoumarin compound-containing resin particle containing the aminocoumarin compound and a resin particle containing the aminocoumarin compound. In formula (1), Rs each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, Q represents a sulfur atom, an oxygen atom, or N—R1, and R1 represents a hydrogen atom or a methyl group. The aminocoumarin compound of the present invention is a fluorescent dye that has a longer excitation wavelength than a conventionally known sulfonated coumarin-based compound and is effectively excited at a wavelength of 475 nm or more, particularly at a wavelength around 500 nm. The aminocoumarin compound of the present invention is a fluorescent dye that is excited, for example, at a wavelength of 475 to 510 nm and can be observed in a green light emission region of 510 to 540 nm using the wavelength characteristic, and can be expected to be suitably utilized in immunostaining or the like.
US11434373B2	Formulations and products to replace single-use plastics and polystyrene with bio-benign materials such as agricultural wastes The present invention provides methods for preparing the nut waste sheet composites from a nut waste component and one or more binders.
US11434370B2	Silicone gel composition, cured product thereof, and power module Provided is a silicone gel composition containing, as essential components: (A) an organopolysiloxane containing an alkenyl group bonded to two or more silicon atoms in one molecule, the organopolysiloxane comprising (a-1) a branched organopolysiloxane having an alkenyl group bonded to three or more silicon atoms only at an end of a molecular chain in one predetermined molecule, and (a-2) a linear organopolysiloxane having an alkenyl group bonded to two or more silicon atoms only at both ends of a molecular chain in one predetermined molecule; (B) a linear organohydrogenpolysiloxane containing hydrogen atoms bonded to two or more silicon atoms in one predetermined molecule; and (C) a platinum-based curing catalyst. Curing the silicone gel can provide a silicone gel cured product which has a degree of penetration of 40-100 as defined according to JIS K2220, has a free oil content of 15 mass % or less, has a low modulus and low stress, and does not exhibit oil bleeding over time.
US11434364B2	Transparent resin composition and transparent resin molded article To provide a transparent resin composition having excellent optical characteristics, particularly, excellent optical characteristics under high temperature and high humidity.There is provided a transparent resin composition, including: an aromatic polycarbonate resin; and a water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or a metal salt thereof, in which a content of the water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or the metal salt thereof is 0.01 to 3.0 pts·mass to 100 pts·mass of the aromatic polycarbonate resin, and a dissolved amount of the water-insoluble organic sulfonic acid and/or the metal salt thereof is not more than 0.5 g to 100 g of pure water.
US11434359B2	Resin composition, resin cured product and resin substrate A resin composition including: a thermosetting resin component including a mesogen; and a phosphorus atom-containing thermoplastic polymer type frame retardant, wherein the thermoplastic polymer type frame retardant is a phosphorous atom-containing formed by polymerizing or copolymerizing one of monomers represented by general formulae (1) and (2) below, wherein, in the general formulae (1) and (2), each of R1 and R2 is any one of an alkyl group, an alkoxy group, an aryl group and an aryloxy group, R1 and R2 being different or identical, and R3 is a methyl group or a hydrogen atom.
US11434357B2	Expandable polymer particles The present invention relates to a composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of first polymer particles functionalized with structural units of t-butyl methacrylate or t-butyl acrylate, and imbibed with a catalyst of Structure (I), where R, R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein, and a process for making the composition. The present invention also relates to an aqueous dispersion of core-shell polymer particles, wherein the first polymer particles are encapsulated in a shell having a high Tg. The imbibed first polymer particles and the core-shell polymer particles can be expanded in the dry state at significantly lower temperatures than reported in the prior art.
US11434354B2	Compositions and multilayer films for reclosable packaging The present disclosure includes a composition that includes an ethylene/α-olefin random copolymer having density of 0.890 g/cm3 or less, a melting point of 100° C. or less, and a melt index from 0.2 g/10 min to 8.0 g/10 min, a styrenic block copolymer comprising from 1 wt % to less than 50 wt % units of styrene, a tackifier, and an oil. The composition may exhibit an overall melt index of the composition of from 2 g/10 min to 15 g/10 min. The composition can be used as an adhesive in some embodiments. The present disclosure also includes multilayer films that include the composition, which may provide reclose functionality to the multilayer film. The multilayer films that include the composition may provide low initial opening force and improved reclose adhesion through multiple reclose cycles. The present disclosure also includes various types of reclosable packaging articles that include the multilayer films and adhesive compositions.
US11434352B2	Rubber composition and pneumatic tire A rubber composition comprising a diene rubber and a liquid crystal elastomer. It is preferred that the liquid crystal elastomer has a (liquid crystal phase)-to-(isotropic phase) transition temperature (Ti) of 20° C. or less. It is preferred that the liquid crystal elastomer has a functional group that reacts with the diene rubber. It is preferred that the functional group is a functional group containing at least a sulfur atom. It is preferred that the liquid crystal elastomer is a liquid crystal polyurethane elastomer. Moreover, it is preferred that the liquid crystal polyurethane elastomer is a reaction product of a mesogenic group-containing compound having at least an active hydrogen group, an isocyanate compound, a polysulfide-containing compound, and a photopolymerizable group-containing compound.
US11434348B2	Cellulose derivative particles, cosmetic composition, and method for producing cellulose derivative particles Cellulose derivative particles including an alkoxy group having 2 or more carbons or an acyl group having 3 or more carbons, wherein the cellulose derivative particles have an average particle size of 80 nm or greater and 100 μm or less, a sphericity of 70% or greater and 100% or less, and a surface smoothness of 80% or greater and 100% or less; and a total substitution degree of the cellulose derivative is 0.7 or greater and 3 or less.
US11434343B2	Method of manufacturing resin porous body Provided is a method of producing a resin porous body using a water-insoluble polymer, the method being excellent in terms of simplicity and capable of suppressing formation of a skin layer. A method of producing a resin porous body disclosed herein includes the steps of: preparing a coating liquid in which a water-insoluble polymer is dissolved and insulating particles are dispersed in a mixed solvent containing a good solvent for the water-insoluble polymer and a poor solvent for the water-insoluble polymer; coating the coating liquid on a substrate; and removing the mixed solvent from the coated coating liquid by vaporization. The poor solvent has a boiling point higher than a boiling point of the good solvent. Pores are formed by removing the mixed solvent by vaporization to obtain a porous body.
US11434341B2	Resin sheet and adhesive-layer-having resin sheet A resin sheet with a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer including the resin sheet. The resin sheet including a main surface A and a main surface B opposite to each other across a thickness “d”, where the resin sheet has a 50% compression load of 20 N/cm2 or less at 23±5° C. in a direction of the thickness “d”, which is measured in conformity with a method of measuring a compression hardness described in JIS K 6767:1999; where the resin sheet has a Poisson's ratio at 23° C. of 0.10 or less; and the resin sheet has a thickness recovery ratio of 40% or more when compressed by 20% in the direction of the thickness “d” at 23° C.
US11434336B2	Composition and method for manufacturing a film comprising thiourethane layer A film for glass bonding includes a thiourethane layer comprising a heterocyclo-alkanediyl-based repeat unit indicated by Formula 1, and a linear alkanediyl-based repeat unit indicated by Formula 2, and a base layer, disposed on a surface of the thiourethane layer, comprising a polyvinyl acetal resin and a plasticizer. In the Formula 1, R1 is —O— or —S—, and X is a heterocyclo-alkanediyl group having carbon atoms of 3 to 10 and sulfur atoms of 1 to 5, and in the Formula 2, R2 is —O— or —S—, and n2 is an integer of 4 to 10.
US11434335B2	Polyamide-imide film and method for producing same An embodiment can provide a polyamide-imide film and a method for producing same, the film comprising a polyamide-imide polymer formed by polymerizing an aromatic diamine compound, an aromatic dianhydride compound and a dicarbonyl compound, wherein, in an XRD graph with a section in which 2θ=8° to 32° as a baseline, the film shows a peak area of 50% or above around 2θ=23° with respect to a peak area seen around 2θ=15°.
US11434332B2	Super absorbent polymer and method for producing same A super absorbent polymer according to the present invention has an excellent discoloration resistance characteristic even under high temperature/high humidity conditions, while maintaining excellent absorption performance, and is preferably used for hygienic materials such as diapers, and thus can exhibit excellent performance.
US11434328B2	Method for the production of polyether polyols The invention is related to a method for preparing polyether polyols, wherein the method comprises the steps of: a) providing a crude polyether polyols and a base catalyst; b) mixing the crude polyether polyols mixture with an acid thereby providing a neutralized polyether polyols mixture; c) removing water from the neutralized polyether polyols mixture, thereby providing a dehydrated neutralized polyether polyols mixture comprising polyether polyols and a suspension of the crystallized salts suspended in the polyether polyols; d) separating the polyether polyols from the crystallized salt by filtration resulting in a filtration cake comprising crystallized salts and remaining polyether polyols around the crystals; e) removing polyether polyols from the filter, leaving a filtration cake; f) redissolving the filtration cake obtaining a mixture of a salt solution and the remaining polyether polyols; and separating and removing the remaining polyether polyols from the salt solution.
US11434317B2	Lipid-polymer based complexation and delivery of nucleic acids The invention provides novel polymers, crosslinked polymer-nucleic acid complexes, lipid-polymer-nucleic acid-based complexation and nanoassemblies, and nanoassembly-based intracellular delivery of nucleic acids and controlled release thereof upon degradation of the nanoassemblies in response to specific microenvironment in the cell, and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US11434310B2	Dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization and method for producing vinyl polymer using same The present invention provides a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization that, when used for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, provides excellent polymerization stability, and can produce a vinyl polymer having a reduced number of coarse particles, and a reduced number of fisheyes when molded into a sheet form. The present invention also provides a method therewith. The present invention relates to a dispersion stabilizer for suspension polymerization of a vinyl compound, the dispersion stabilizer comprising a vinyl alcohol polymer (A) having a viscosity-average degree of polymerization of more than 400 and less than 1,000, a degree of saponification of more than 67 mol % and less than 78 mol %, 0.02 mol % to 1.0 mol % of a group having an ethylenic double bond in its side chain, and an absorbance (x) at 280 nm of more than 0.17 and less than 0.65 in an ultraviolet absorption spectrum of a 0.1 mass % aqueous solution.
US11434303B2	Anti-LY6H antibodies and antibody drug conjugates Disclosed herein are anti-lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus H (LY6H) antibodies and antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), including compositions and methods of using said antibodies and ADCs.
US11434299B2	Anti-BCMA heavy chain-only antibodies Anti-BCMA heavy chain-only antibodies (HCAb) and disclosed, along with methods of making such antibodies, compositions, including pharmaceutical compositions, comprising such antibodies, and their use to treat B-cell disorders characterized by the expression of BCMA.
US11434298B2	Antibodies to CD70 The present invention relates to antibodies and antigen binding fragments thereof which bind to the human CD70 protein with high affinity and display potent inhibition of tumour cell growth.
US11434297B2	CD123-binding polypeptides and uses thereof Provided herein are VHH-containing polypeptides that bind CD123. Uses of the VHH-containing polypeptides are also provided.
US11434296B2	Mitigation and reversal of intestinal fibrosis and inflammation by inhibition of TL1A function The invention relates to methods of treating fibrosis and inflammatory bowel disease. In one embodiment, the present invention treats gut inflammation by administering a therapeutically effective dosage of TL1A inhibitors and/or DR3 inhibitors to an individual. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method of reversing tissue fibrosis in an individual by inhibiting TL1A-DR3 signaling function.
US11434291B2	Methods and compositions for preventing type 1 diabetes Provided herein, in one aspect, is a method of preventing or delaying the onset of clinical type 1 diabetes (T1D), comprising: providing a non-diabetic subject who is at risk for T1D; determining that the non-diabetic subject (1) is substantially free of antibodies against zinc transporter 8 (ZnT8), (2) is HLA-DR4+, and/or (3) is not HLA-DR3+; and administering a prophylactically effective amount of an anti-CD3 antibody to the non-diabetic subject.
US11434290B2	Chimeric antigen receptors with enhanced NFκB signaling Disclosed herein are chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) polypeptides, which can be used with adoptive cell transfer to target and kill cancers, that comprise a co-stimulatory signaling region having a mutated form of a cytoplasmic domain of CD28 that enhances CAR-T cell function, a mutated form of a cytoplasmic domain of 41BB that enhances nuclear factor kappaB (NFκB) signaling, or a combination thereof. Also disclosed are immune effector cells, such as T cells or Natural Killer (NK) cells, that are engineered to express these CARs. Also disclosed are immune effector cells co-expressing a CAR and one or more TRAF proteins. Therefore, also disclosed are methods of providing an anti-tumor immunity in a subject with a tumor associated antigen-expressing cancer that involves adoptive transfer of the disclosed immune effector cells.
US11434289B2	Anti-GPR20 antibody and anti-GPR20 antibody-drug conjugate It is an object of the present invention to provide an antibody specifically binding to GPR20-positive tumor cells such as GIST, a pharmaceutical product comprising the antibody and having therapeutic effects on a tumor, a method for treating a tumor using the aforementioned pharmaceutical product, and the like. It is another object of the present invention to provide an anti-GPR20 antibody having internalization activity, an antibody-drug conjugate containing the antibody, and the like.
US11434282B2	Allergen-specific antibodies In one aspect, methods of generating human monoclonal antibodies that specifically binds to an allergen are provided. In some embodiments, the monoclonal antibodies are generated from sequences identified from isolated single B cells from a human subject who is allergic to the allergen.
US11434276B2	Polypeptides with altered binding to neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn) and methods of use Provided are compositions for increasing the half-life of a polypeptide or polypeptides in a canine and methods of their use. The compositions involve variant canine IgG Fc regions.
US11434275B2	Fast-off rate serum albumin binding fibronectin type III domains Provided herein are polypeptides which include tenth fibronectin type III domains (10Fn3) that binds to serum albumin. Also provided are fusion molecules comprising a serum albumin binding 10Fn3 joined to a heterologous protein for use in diagnostic and therapeutic applications.
US11434274B2	Peptides and combination of peptides for use in immunotherapy against various tumors A method of treating a patient who has hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), colorectal carcinoma (CRC), glioblastoma (GB), gastric cancer (GC), esophageal cancer, NSCLC, pancreatic cancer (PC), renal cell carcinoma (RCC), benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), prostate cancer (PCA), ovarian cancer (OC), melanoma, breast cancer (BRCA), CLL, Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC), SCLC, Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL), AML, gallbladder cancer and cholangiocarcinoma (GBC, CCC), urinary bladder cancer (UBC), and uterine cancer (UEC) includes administering to said patient a composition containing a population of activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in the patient that aberrantly express a peptide. A pharmaceutical composition contains activated T cells that selectively recognize cells in a patient that aberrantly express a peptide, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, in which the T cells bind to the peptide in a complex with an MHC class I molecule, and the composition is for treating the patient who has HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC. A method of treating a patient who has HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC includes administering to said patient a composition comprising a peptide in the form of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, thereby inducing a T-cell response to the HCC, CRC, GB, GC, esophageal cancer, NSCLC, PC, RCC, BPH, PCA, OC, melanoma, BRCA, CLL, MCC, SCLC, NHL, AML, GBC, CCC, UBC, and/or UEC.
US11434272B2	Anti-human papillomavirus 16 E7 T cell receptors Disclosed is a synthetic T cell receptor (TCR) having antigenic specificity for an HLA-A2-restricted epitope of human papillomavirus (HPV) 16 E7, E711-19. Related polypeptides and proteins, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, and populations of cells are also provided. Antibodies, or an antigen binding portion thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions relating to the TCRs of the invention are also provided. Also disclosed are methods of detecting the presence of a condition in a mammal and methods of treating or preventing a condition in a mammal, wherein the condition is cancer, HPV 16 infection, or HPV-positive premalignancy.
US11434268B2	Vascular endothelial growth factor antagonists The present invention provides variant VEGF polypeptides which have been altered in their C-terminal heparin binding region to lower their heparin binding affinity. These variants have been found to act as receptor antagonists for VEGF receptors and antagonize angiogenesis. These variants are useful to treat diseases characterized by pathological angiogenesis.
US11434262B2	Transcription activator-like effectors Provided herein are compositions, kits and methods useful in the construction of designer transcription activator-like effector (dTALE) polypeptides.
US11434261B2	Optimized Zika virus envelope gene and expression thereof The present invention is directed to the expression and secretion the Zika virus envelope protein. Elements of the pre-membrane and envelope sequence have been modified to enhance the expression of the envelope protein as a secreted product in the culture medium of transformed insect cell lines. The expressed and purified product is suitable as a vaccine antigen.
US11434257B2	Aminosteroids for the treatment of a PTP1B associated disease This application is directed to the use of aminosteroid compounds for the selective inhibition of the enzyme PTP1B in a mammal for the treatment of diabetes.
US11434255B2	Nucleoside and nucleotide analogues bearing a quaternary all-carbon stereogenic center at the 2′ position and methods of use as a cardioprotective agent The compounds are nucleoside and nucleotide analogues that can be used as cardioprotective agents. The compounds include tetrahydrofuranyl or tetrahydrothienyl moieties with quaternary stereogenic all-carbon centers at the 2′ position and a phosphonate ester at C5′ position.
US11434254B2	Dinuclear molybdenum precursors for deposition of molybdenum-containing films Dinuclear molybdenum coordination complexes are described. Methods for depositing molybdenum-containing films on a substrate are described. The substrate is exposed to a dinuclear molybdenum precursor and a reactant to form the molybdenum-containing film (e.g., elemental molybdenum, molybdenum oxide, molybdenum carbide, molybdenum silicide, molybdenum nitride). The exposures can be sequential or simultaneous.
US11434249B1	ASK1 inhibitor compounds and uses thereof Described herein are compounds, including pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates thereof, methods of making such compounds, pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to treat non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and other diseases characterized by dysfunctional tissue healing and fibrosis.
US11434247B1	Substituted furanopyrimidine compounds as PDE1 inhibitors Substituted furanopyrimidine chemical entities of Formula (I): wherein Ra has any of the values described herein, and compositions comprising such chemical entities; methods of making them; and their use in a wide range of methods, including metabolic and reaction kinetic studies; detection and imaging techniques; radioactive therapies; modulating and treating disorders mediated by PDE1 activity or dopaminergic signaling; treating neurological disorders, CNS disorders, dementia, neurodegenerative diseases, and trauma-dependent losses of function; treating stroke, including cognitive and motor deficits during stroke rehabilitation; facilitating neuroprotection and neurorecovery; enhancing the efficiency of cognitive and motor training, including animal skill training protocols; and treating peripheral disorders, including cardiovascular, renal, hematological, gastroenterological, liver, cancer, fertility, and metabolic disorders.
US11434246B2	EP4 antagonists We provide compounds given by Formula I, which is shown in FIG. 3, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as formulations thereof and methods of use of those compounds and formulations for treatment of cancer.
US11434245B2	WNT pathway modulators The present invention relates to compounds of formula (I), combinations and uses thereof for disease therapy, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate or polymorph thereof, including all tautomers and stereoisomers thereof wherein.
US11434243B2	Triazoloquinazolinone synthesis The invention relates to an improved process for preparing triazoloquinazolinones of Formula (I), including 9-benzyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-2,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline-3,5-dione, pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds of Formula (I), including 9-benzyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-2,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline-3,5-dione, prepared by the improved process, and methods of treatment using the compounds of Formula (I), including 9-benzyl-2-(4-methylphenyl)-2,6-dihydro[1,2,4]triazolo[4,3-c]quinazoline-3,5-dione, prepared by the improved process.
US11434236B2	Halo-substituted piperidines as orexin receptor modulators The present application relates to certain halo-substituted piperidine compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, and methods of using them, including methods for treating substance addiction, panic disorder, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, pain, depression, seasonal affective disorder, an eating disorder, or hypertension.
US11434231B2	Substituted imidazoles for the treatment of cancer There are provided compounds, their preparation and their use in the treatment of KRAS-driven cancers. The compounds according to the invention (general formula Class III) disrupt dimerization of KRAS and are inhibitors of KRAS mutants such as KRAS G12D, KRAS G12V and KRAS 12C. Embodiments of the compounds according to the invention are selective inhibitors of KRAS mutants over the wild-type (WT) KRAS.
US11434227B2	Broad spectrum antibacterial activity of novel bisbenzimidazoles targeting topoisomerase IA and the synergistic composition of bisbenzimidazole with efflux pump inhibitors against pathogenic bacteria The present invention relates to potent antibacterial activity of novel bisbenzimidazoles (SP12a and SP12b) against both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and a synergistic composition comprising Bisbenzimidazole (HN12b) in combination with Efflux pump inhibitors against most of the pathogenic bacterial strains.
US11434226B2	Salt and polymorph of benzopyrimidinone compound and pharmaceutical composition and use thereof The present disclosure relates to a salt of phenyl pyrimidinone compound, a polymorph thereof and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the same and a use thereof, particularly relates to the hydrochlorate of phenyl pyrimidinone compound of following formula (I-A) and a pharmaceutically acceptable polymorph, solvate, hydrate, co-crystal, anhydrous substance, or amorphous form thereof, a pharmaceutical composition and a pharmaceutical unit dosage comprising the same, the preparing method and use thereof.
US11434225B2	Salts and solid state forms of plinabulin The present disclosure relates to Plinabulin solid state forms, Plinabulin salts including hydrochloride and solid state forms thereof, processes for preparation thereof and pharmaceutical compositions thereof.
US11434223B2	Nitrogen heterocyclic compound, display panel and display apparatus A nitrogen heterocyclic compound having a structure of Chemical Formula I is provided. z is 1 or 2, m and n are each 1 or 2, p and q are each 0, 1 or 2. X1-X6 are each independently nitrogen or carbon, and at least one of X1-X6 is nitrogen. R1, R2 and R3 are each independently C1-C10 linear or branched alkyl, substituted or unsubstituted aryl, fused aryl, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a fused aromatic heterocyclic group. R1 and R2 may be otherwise a single bond. Ar1 and Ar2 are each substituted or unsubstituted aryl, fused aryl, an aromatic heterocyclic group, or a fused aromatic heterocyclic group. The nitrogen heterocyclic compound has a higher refractive index, can improve light extraction efficiency and luminous efficiency and alleviate angular dependence of luminescence when it is used as a capping layer CPL of an OLED device.
US11434217B2	Method for synthesis of lobaric acid and analog thereof The present invention can synthesize lobaric acid and four analogues thereof, which are five phenolic lichen metabolites isolated from an extract of the Antarctic lichen Stereocaulon alpinum and selectively inhibit PTP1B, by a simple, economic and efficient chemical synthesis method.
US11434216B2	Preparation of 3-hydroxy-3,6-dimethylhexahydrobenzofuran-2-one and derivatives thereof The present invention relates to the synthesis of intermediate compounds which can be used in the synthesis of mint lactone and related compounds, including 3,6-dimethylhexahydrobenzofuran-2-ones, isomers, and other derivatives.
US11434214B2	Process for the preparation of an acesulfame in a spray reactor having a specific velocity of flow In general, the invention relates to a process for the preparation of acesulfame or a derivative thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to a process, to a product obtainable by the process and the use of a specified velocity of flow for improving yield in the preparation of acesulfame or a derivative thereof. The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a product, the product being 6-methyl-3,4-dihydro1,2,3-oxathiazin-4-one 2,2-dioxide or a derivative thereof, the process comprising the following steps: a. Contacting SO3 and acetoacetamide-N-sulfonic acid or a derivative thereof in a reactor with a reactor pressure to obtain the product; b. The product exiting the reactor to a region outside the reactor through an aperture at a velocity of flow higher than 0.9 m/s, the region outside the reactor having an external pressure which is lower than the reactor pressure.
US11434211B2	Synthesis of 5-nitrotetrazole This disclosure shows the ability of a readily-available oxidizer to achieve oxidation of 5-amino-1H-tetrazole (5-AT) to 5-nitrotetrazole (5-NT) in high yields in a single pot synthesis. This strategy reduces the synthesis of this important energetic material down to a single step and eliminates highly sensitive diazonium and copper salt primary explosive intermediates. The overall yield of this process is 48-53% and the resultant aqueous solution of product effectively used for the preparation of nitrotetrazole-containing primary explosive DBX-1. Unlike current methods of nitrotetrazole preparation, the novel method is entirely solution-based and prepares a final solution of sodium nitrotetrazolate, never once needing to handle energetic intermediates or products, making it a much safer method of nitrotetrazole preparation.
US11434210B2	Method for synthesizing valsartan A method for synthesizing valsartan, comprising the steps of: synthesizing a valsartan methyl ester intermediate to obtain a reaction mixture of the valsartan methyl ester intermediate; diluting the reaction mixture by salt water or water, and then using a first extraction solvent to extract the valsartan methyl ester intermediate; adding alkali to an organic layer containing the valsartan methyl ester intermediate for hydrolyzing, removing the organic layer, regulating pH of a water layer to be acidic by using acid, using the first extraction solvent to extract, concentrating a part of solvent, or distilling the solvent to dryness, and then adding a new solvent; finally, crystallizing, filtering, and drying to obtain the valsartan.
US11434208B2	Organic compound, electronic component and electronic apparatus Provided in the present disclosure is an organic compound, which relates to the technical field of organic materials. In the compound of the present disclosure, an electron-deficient nitrogen-containing heteroaryl and cyano are linked to adamantly, so that the LUMO energy level is deepened, thereby electron mobility is further improved. Further provided in the present disclosure are an electronic component and electronic apparatus comprising the described organic compound. The organic compound can improve the electron transport performance of electronic components. When used as an electron transport layer of an organic light-emitting electroluminescent device, the compound can improve the luminous efficiency and service life of the device and reduce the working voltage.
US11434206B2	Process for the preparation of diphenylpyrazine derivatives The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of amorphous Selexipag from Selexipag crystalline salts using a solvent.
US11434203B2	8-hydroxyquinoline derivatives as diagnostic and therapeutic agents The present application provides compounds useful in methods of treating neurological disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, and cancer such as prostate cancer. Also provided herein are radiolabeled compounds useful for imaging techniques, and techniques for diagnosis and monitoring of treatment of neurological disorders and cancer. An exemplary radiolabeled compound provided herein is useful as a radiotracer for positron emission tomography or single-photon emission computed tomography. Methods for preparing radiolabeled compounds and methods for preparing unlabeled compounds are also provided.
US11434199B2	Alcohol derivatives as KV7 potassium channel openers The present invention provides novel compounds which activate the Kv7 potassium channels. Separate aspects of the invention are directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds and uses of the compounds to treat disorders responsive to the activation of Kv7 potassium channels.
US11434197B2	Enzymatic process for the preparation of Droxidopa The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of Droxidopa by means of an improved enzymatic reduction of a compound of formula (II): (II), wherein R1, R2 is independent hydrogen, acetyl, R3 is hydrogen, a C1-C4 linear or branched alkyl group and R4 is hydrogen or an amine protecting group.
US11434195B2	Compositions and methods for treatment of central nervous system tumors Compounds, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods for treating cancer, in particular brain cancer, are provided, including amphiphilic fatty acid/alcohol ethers (AIPs) comprising endocannabinoid and FABP motifs covalently linked to a beta-adrenoreceptor antagonist motif in one molecule. The invention includes methods for inhibiting growth of brain cancer cells by contacting the compound(s) with brain cancer cells. The invention provides a method for treating both brain cancer and brain cancer metastases, and for suppression of regrowth of brain cancer cells after radiation, surgical treatment, or chemotherapy of brain cancer. The invention also comprises an optimized chemical synthesis of the AIP compounds and methods of using the compounds, alone or in combination with another agent, for suppressing the growth of brain cancer cells, and enhancing survival of normal CNS cells, or improving recuperation from radiation, surgical or chemotherapy.
US11434194B2	Amorphous form of vilanterol trifenatate and processes for the preparation thereof The present invention relates to an amorphous form of vilanterol trifenatate, processes for its preparation and its use in pharmaceutical formulations for the treatment of respiratory diseases, particularly for the treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. In particular, the invention relates to an amorphous form of vilanterol trifenatate, characterized by the X-ray powder diffraction (XRPD) pattern, obtained using copper K-alpha1 radiation.
US11434191B2	MMA preparation method with isobutene including saturated hydrocarbon Disclosed is a method for preparing methyl methacrylate (MMA), the method including: (1) separating isobutene containing saturated hydrocarbon (n-butane and iso-butane), via a catalytic distillation process from a stream of C4 hydrocarbons containing butadiene, n-butene, and isobutene; (2) producing methacrolein via a first oxidation reaction of the separated isobutene; (3) producing methacrylic acid via a second oxidation reaction of the produced methacrolein; and (4) esterifying the produced methacrylic acid with methanol. By having a high heat capacity, the amount of nitrogen added is minimized to reduce the size of the reactor and the amount of gas production at a rear end, which has a high economic feasibility due to the effect of reducing investment and investment cost.
US11434187B2	System of concentrating and separating waste solvent liquid A system of concentrating and separating waste solvent liquid includes a distillation tower, an extracting distillation unit, an extract agent recovery unit, and a vapor permeation film unit. The scheme of centrifugal distillation is specifically employed to collocate with vapor permeation to effectively concentrate the content of isopropanol in the waste solvent liquid to generate a final produce with ultra high concentration of isopropanol, and constantly recovers the extract agent. The system is able to be quickly settled to a steady state of operation with low power consumption because the extracting distillation unit has smaller size. Since no liquid is left in the extract agent recovery unit, operation risk is greatly reduced. In addition, the input feed is almost processed, overall efficiency is thus improved. The vapor permeation film unit further removes considerably little content of water from the organic solvent to increase the content of isopropanol up to 99.9% or more.
US11434185B2	Process for the reduction of RfC=CX impurities in fluoroolefins This disclosure relates to processes which involve: contacting a mixture comprising at least one fluoroolefin and at least one impurity with at least one zeolite to reduce the concentration of the at least one impurity in the mixture; and the at least one zeolite is selected from the group consisting of zeolites having pore opening of at least 4 Angstroms and no more than about 5 Angstroms, zeolites having pore opening of at least about 5 Angstroms and Sanderson electronegativity of no more than about 2.6, and mixtures thereof; provided that the at least one zeolite is not zeolite 4A. This disclosure also relates to processes for making at least one hydrotetrafluoropropene product selected from the group consisting of CF3CF═CH2, CF3CH═CHF, and mixtures thereof; and relates to processes for making at least one hydrochlorotrifluoropropene product selected from the group consisting of CF3CCl═CH2, CF3CH═CHCl, and mixtures thereof.
US11434180B2	System and method for uniformly manufacturing a rocket fuel grain horizontally in a single section A system and method for producing fuel grain for a rocket engine horizontally with an additive manufacturing machine is disclosed. To begin, a fuel grain model is received. The fuel grain model is oriented in a direction of a central core axis and divided into two-dimensional layers with defined footprint areas. In accordance with the fuel grain model, a first layer is printed by applying successive fuel beads in a direction primarily parallel to the central core axis.
US11434174B2	Member for plasma processing apparatus, plasma processing apparatus with the same and method for using sintered body A member for a plasma processing apparatus has a tungsten carbide phase, and a sub-phase including at least one selected from the group consisting of phase I to IV, and phase V, in which the phase I is a carbide phase containing, as a constituent element, at least one of the elements of Group IV, V, and VI of the periodic table excluding W, the phase II is a nitride phase containing, as a constituent element, at least one of the elements of Group IV, V, and VI of the periodic table excluding W, the phase III is a carbonitride phase containing, as a constituent element, at least one of the elements of Group IV, Group V, and Group VI of the periodic table excluding W, the phase IV is a carbon phase, the phase V is a composite carbide phase which is represented by a formula WxMyCz.
US11434172B2	Sintered body A sintered body, containing zinc, magnesium and oxygen as constituent elements, wherein the atomic ratio of zinc to the sum of zinc and magnesium [Zn/(Zn+Mg)] is 0.20 to 0.75, the atomic ratio of magnesium to the sum of zinc and magnesium [Mg/(Zn+Mg)] is 0.25 to 0.80, and the sintered body consists of a single crystal structure as measured by X-ray diffraction.
US11434171B1	Low-temperature-deposited self-biased magnetic composite films containing discrete hexaferrite platelets Some variations provide a magnetically anisotropic structure comprising a magnetically anisotropic film on a substrate, wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains a plurality of discrete magnetic hexaferrite particles, wherein the film is characterized by an average film thickness from 1 micron to 5 millimeters, and wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains from 2 wt % to 75 wt % organic matter. Some variations provide a magnetically anisotropic structure comprising an out-of-plane magnetically anisotropic film on a substrate, wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains a plurality of discrete magnetic hexaferrite particles, wherein the film is characterized by an average film thickness from 1 micron to 5 millimeters, and wherein the magnetically anisotropic film contains a concentration of hexaferrite particles of at least 40 vol %. The magnetically anisotropic structures are fabricated at low temperatures so that the magnetically anisotropic film may be monolithically integrated into an integrated-circuit fabrication process.
US11434162B2	Radiation pumped heater/heating element A radiation pumped heater includes a ceramic substrate which is heated by a laser beam to a steady state temperature. An optical fiber is heated by conduction and radiation emitted from the ceramic substrate.
US11434161B2	Method of forming a glass article and the glass article formed thereby A method of forming a glass article includes providing a first glass sheet. The first glass sheet is heated to a temperature suitable for shaping. The first glass sheet is deposited on a first bending tool. An edge portion of the first glass sheet is disposed over a shaping surface of the first bending tool. The shaping surface of the first bending tool is configured to provide in the first glass sheet a compression area and a tension area. The first glass sheet is shaped on the first bending tool and the compression area is formed in the edge portion of the first glass sheet. The compression area includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a width which is greater than a width of a second portion.
US11434155B2	Low-pressure, reversible airlift mixing system for use with a membrane aerated biofilm reactor The invention relates to the design of an enclosure for a membrane aeration module, which incorporates a reversible, low-pressure, air-lift pump to encourage a vertical water flow through and between the membranes in the module. These enclosed membrane modules are suitable for use in membrane aerated biofilm reactors, which are used to treat water or wastewater.
US11434149B2	Pressure-driven treatment of fluid The devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are generally directed to using an increase in gas pressure (e.g., through an increase in heat) to move an actuator that at least partially defines a volume containing a feed fluid in fluid communication with a membrane. As the increase in gas pressure moves the actuator, pressure on the feed fluid in the volume may increase beyond a threshold pressure sufficient to move the feed fluid through the membrane. Movement of the feed fluid through the membrane may reduce a volumetric concentration of one or more components of the feed fluid to form a permeate. For example, the increase in pressure may drive the actuator to increase pressure on salt-water in the volume and, ultimately, move the salt-water through the membrane to form the permeate as part of a reverse osmosis process achieved without the use of a mechanical pump.
US11434148B2	Hydrogen-containing transition metal oxide, method for making the same, and primary battery A hydrogen-containing transition metal oxide is provided. The hydrogen-containing transition metal oxide has a structural formula of ABOxHy, wherein A is one or more of alkaline earth metal elements and rare-earth metal elements, B is one or more of transition metal elements, x is a numeric value in a range of 1 to 3, and y is a numeric value in a range of 0 to 2.5. The present disclosure further provides a primary battery by using the hydrogen-containing transition metal oxide as electrodes and a method for making the hydrogen-containing transition metal oxide.
US11434147B2	Vanadium oxide powder with high phase-transition latent heat and preparation method thereof A preparation method of a vanadium oxide powder with high phase-transition latent heat includes steps of taking vanadium pentoxide, oxalic acid and PVP as raw materials, preparing a B-phase VO2 nano-powder modified by the PVP, and then annealing the B-phase VO2 nano-powder modified by the PVP at high temperature in an oxygen atmosphere, and obtaining the vanadium oxide powder with high phase-transition latent heat which includes M-phase VO2 with a mass percentage in a range of 96-99% and V6O13 with a mass percentage in a range of 1-4%, and has the phase-transition latent heat larger than 50 J/g. Compared with the vanadium oxide powder prepared by a traditional method without PVP modification and using a vacuum annealing process, the phase-transition latent heat of the vanadium oxide powder provided by the present invention is increased by at least 60%.
US11434142B2	Sodium bicarbonate production The present invention relates to a method for the production of sodium bicarbonate, particularly for producing sodium bicarbonate on an industrial scale, the method comprising the steps of: a. treating a carbonaceous feedstock to form a product stream comprising up to 10 v/v % carbon dioxide; b. capturing at least a portion of the carbon dioxide from the product stream to form a carbon dioxide stream; c. feeding the carbon dioxide stream to a reaction vessel; d. feeding an aqueous sodium carbonate solution to the reaction vessel; e. contacting at least a portion of the carbon dioxide stream with at least a portion of the aqueous sodium carbonate solution to form a slurry comprising solid sodium bicarbonate; and f. separating the solid component of the slurry from the liquid component of the slurry to provide solid sodium bicarbonate and an aqueous liquor.
US11434140B2	Hierarchical zeolites and preparation method therefor The present invention relates to a method for preparing hierarchical zeolites, including the steps of preparing a first mixture solution including a structure-directing agent, an alumina precursor and a pH controller; preparing a second mixture solution by injecting a silica precursor into the first mixture solution; preparing an aqueous solution including a surfactant; preparing a third mixture solution by injecting the aqueous solution into the second mixture solution; and drying and heat-treating the third mixture solution. According to the present invention, hierarchical zeolites having a uniform morphology can be prepared, and thus hierarchical zeolites having improved activity are provided.
US11434138B2	System and method for manufacturing high purity silicon A system and a method for producing silicon from a SiO2-containing material that includes solid SiO2. The method uses a reaction vessel including a first section and a second section in fluid communication with said first section. The method includes: heating the SiO2-containing material that includes the solid SiO2 to a SiO2-containing material that includes liquid SiO2, at a sufficient temperature to convert the solid SiO2 into the liquid SiO2; converting, in the first section, the liquid SiO2 into gaseous SiO2 that flows to the second section by reducing the pressure in the reaction vessel to a subatmospheric pressure; and reducing, in the second section, the gaseous SiO2 into liquid silicon using a reducing gas. The reducing of the pressure is performed over a continuous range of interim pressure(s) sufficient to evaporate contaminants from the SiO2-containing material, and removing by vacuum, the one or more evaporated gaseous contaminants.
US11434132B2	Process and means for decomposition of sour gas and hydrogen generation Integrated refinery processes and systems for generating hydrogen by direct decomposition of hydrocarbons. The integrated processes and systems can be used to capture carbon and sulfur in solid form, reducing carbon dioxide and sulfur oxide emissions. The processes include reacting sour gas with a metal-based sorbent in a reactor to produce sulfur-bearing solids and water, and to partially reform hydrocarbons in the sour gas to produce hydrogen-rich syngas; and cracking remaining hydrocarbons thermally with or without the presence of a catalyst to produce hydrogen and solid carbon.
US11434129B2	Semiconductor structure and method for fabricating the same A semiconductor structure includes: a first device; a second device contacted with the first device, wherein a chamber is formed between the first device and the second device; a first hole disposed in the second device and defined between a first end with a first circumference and a second end with a second circumference; a second hole disposed in the second device and aligned to the first hole; and a sealing object for sealing the second hole. The first end links with the chamber, and the first circumference is different from the second circumference, the second hole is defined between the second end and a third end with a third circumference, and the second circumference and the third circumference are smaller than the first circumference.
US11434126B2	Apparatus for generating cold water and water purifier A water cooling apparatus and a water purifier having a water cooling apparatus is provided. The water cooling apparatus may include a case, a water tank provided within the case, a cooling block provided to be in contact with the water tank and to cool the water tank through heat exchange, a thermoelectric element having one side in contact with the cooling block and provided so as to transfer heat from the one side to another side of the thermoelectric element when power is applied thereto, an insulator provided within the case and that covers the water tank and the cooling block, and a heat dissipation block provided outside of the case and provided to be in contact with the other side of the thermoelectric element to dissipate heat from the other side of the thermoelectric element.
US11434124B2	Beverage dispenser systems and methods A beverage dispensing system is provided, including a main body having a base portion, and a cradle portion configured to support a beverage container including a beverage to be dispensed. The cradle portion may include an elongated cavity, and a shoulder configured to receive an inverted beverage container. The beverage dispensing system may further include an adaptor, and a self-venting tap, and the adaptor is configured to couple a beverage container to the self-venting tap, such that a beverage may be dispensed through the tap.
US11434123B2	Touchless water dispensing control system for water supply device and water dispensing control method using same Proposed is a touchless water dispensing control system, wherein water dispensing operation is possible without requiring physical contact between a user and a water supply device. In an embodiment, proposed are: a touchless water dispensing control system for a water supply device, the water dispensing control system including at least two water dispensing valves, a touchless locking operation module detecting an approaching object, a touchless water dispensing operation module detecting the approaching object, and a controller comparing a user's gesture patterns received from each of the locking operation module and the water dispensing operation module with a preset condition and controlling operation of the water dispensing valves on the basis of a result of comparison; and a water dispensing control method using the same.
US11434119B2	Systems and methods for efficient hydraulic pump operation in a hydraulic system The present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining an efficient hydraulic pump speed of a hydraulic pump configured for use with a hydraulic system of a material handling vehicle having a fork assembly configured to perform a hydraulic function on a load on the fork assembly. In some configurations, the systems and methods may comprise measuring a height of the fork assembly using a height sensor. The systems and methods may further comprise measuring a temperature of hydraulic oil within the hydraulic system using a temperature sensor. The systems and methods may further comprise measuring a weight of the load using a weight sensor. The systems and methods may further comprise determining a hydraulic pump speed based on at least one of the height of the fork assembly, the temperature of the hydraulic oil, and the weight of the load.
US11434118B2	Platen of an automobile elevating device and automobile elevator The invention relates to an automobile elevating device. A platen of an automobile elevating device comprises a supporting plate, wherein the supporting plate has at least one first folded-back structure passing through front and back end parts; two wing sides of the supporting plate have a reinforcing structure formed by bending side edges of the supporting plate, and the reinforcing structure is located on a bottom surface of the supporting plate, wherein a last segment of the reinforcing structure is a horizontal structure and the last segment of the reinforcing structure abuts against the bottom surface of the supporting plate; two wing sides of the supporting plate have a reinforcing structure formed by bending side edges of the supporting plate, and the reinforcing structure is located on a bottom surface of the supporting plate, and a second folded-back structure is provided on a vertical wall of the reinforcing structure.
US11434114B1	Winch line tension measurement system Systems and methods for measuring and regulating winch line pull for winches are disclosed. A tension measuring system may be mounted to a winch mounting bracket for measuring tension in the winch line during use. The tension measuring system may comprise at least one load cell for measuring the tension in the winch line. A control system may receive a measured tension value for the winch line, compare the measured tension value to a target tension value, and consequently adjust the motor. The control system may be configured to hold the winch line at a substantially constant tension. The measured tension values may be logged and graphically displayed.
US11434109B2	Clamping device for lifting and transfer objects A clamping device configured to handle large and fragile objects can include large jaws extended outside a smaller jaw support. The extended areas of the second jaw can be up to 4× of the jaw support, and can contain reinforced ridges configured so that a force applied from the second body portion to the second jaw spreads to the extended areas of the second jaw outside the second body portion, for example, to at least 80%. The clamping device can include an automatic locking mechanism for open and close the jaws from an operator far away from the clamping device.
US11434107B2	Rope-climbing self propelled elevator system An elevator system includes a hoistway and an elevator car positioned in and movable along the hoistway. The elevator car includes a first sheave and a second sheave spaced apart from the first sheave. The first sheave and second sheave have parallel axes of rotation and each include a traction surface and a gearless prime mover operably connected to the traction surface to drive rotation of the traction surface. A first load bearing member is positioned in the hoistway and a second load bearing member is positioned in the hoistway. The first load bearing member passes laterally under the first sheave, vertically upward between the first sheave and the second sheave, and laterally over the second sheave. The second load bearing member passes laterally under the second sheave, vertically between the second sheave and the first sheave, and laterally over the first sheave.
US11434101B2	Piloted electromagnetic brake for controlling the tension of the weft yarn in weaving machines Piloted electromagnetic brake for controlling the tension of the weft threads in weaving machines, in particular of a weft thread which has a high number of knots, of the type including a pair of opposite elastic thin plates between which the weft thread runs, an operated thin plate being adjusted in position by an electromagnetically controlled operating piston, and a resisting thin plate being resistant against an elastic contrast unit, in order to control the intensity of the contrast force between the pair of thin plates. The resisting thin plate and the operated thin plate have fulcrum points in correspondence of a central portion thereof, so as to be able to freely oscillate in a plane containing the weft thread, during the passage of a knot between them, and the fulcrum points are offset by a set length along the weft thread running direction.
US11434098B2	Sheet sorting device and image forming apparatus A sheet sorting device includes three or more trays including a predetermined tray detachable from an apparatus main body and a tray different from the predetermined tray, a discharge unit to discharge a sheet to any one of the three or more trays, a control unit, and a tray detection unit to detect that the predetermined tray is detached from the apparatus main body. The control unit sets a sheet discharge destination such that a sheet conforming to a preset condition is discharged to the predetermined tray through the discharge unit. Where the tray detection unit detects that the predetermined tray is detached from the apparatus main body, the control unit sets a sheet discharge destination that has been set to the predetermined tray to the tray different from the predetermined tray based on a state of each of the trays other than the detached predetermined tray.
US11434088B2	Device for supporting a glass sheet, particularly in a washing facility A device for holding and capable of conveying a sheet of glass includes a holder intended to support the sheet of glass, in particular in a substantially horizontal position, wherein the device includes a surround including a plurality of support elements which are able to support the sheet of glass locally.
US11434087B2	Transfer device, processing system, and transfer method A transfer device comprises a transfer arm to which a pick is attached and an inclination adjusting mechanism disposed below the transfer arm and configured to adjust an inclination of the transfer arm. The inclination adjusting mechanism includes an upper portion fixed to a lower portion of the transfer arm, a lower portion disposed below the upper portion to face the upper portion, a support portion that rotatably supports the upper portion with respect to the lower portion, and at least two actuators disposed between the upper portion and the lower portion.
US11434077B2	Arrangement and a method for handling tyres and a high bay warehouse The present invention relates to an arrangement for handling one or more tyres simultaneously in storage shelving of a high bay warehouse, where the tyres are brought in and stored and from where the tyres are taken. The arrangement according to the invention comprises a shelving track and a load handling device arranged to move along the shelving track, which load handling device comprises a horizontal longitudinal picking bar having a first end and a second end and which longitudinal picking bar is arranged to handle one or more tyres simultaneously in an axial direction of the tyres when the tyres stand in upright position one after the other so that the longitudinal picking bar is arrangeable to the centre of the tyre, and a rear support arranged to the longitudinal picking bar. The present invention also relates to a method for handling tyres and a high bay warehouse.
US11434075B2	Container-handling vehicle A container-handling vehicle includes a vehicle body and a lifting device for lifting a storage container from a grid. The lifting device includes a lifting band drive assembly connected to the vehicle body, a horizontal lifting frame for releasable connection to a storage container, and four lifting bands connecting the lifting band drive assembly to the lifting frame. The lifting band drive assembly includes a lifting shaft assembly having a lifting shaft and at least one motor for rotating the lifting shaft. The lifting shaft includes a first end section and a second end section. Two of the lifting bands are connected at each of the first and second end sections. The lifting shaft assembly includes at least one electrical insulating element arranged such that the lifting bands connected at the first end section is electrically insulated from the lifting bands connected at the second end section.
US11434074B2	Apparatus and method for selectively withdrawing panels with different finishes A vertical oven for drying and temporarily storing painted panels includes racks for supporting the panels; an uploading/downloading system into/from the vertical oven; and a stacker crane having two multiple forks each including a plurality of single forks, a first multiple fork withdrawing the panels from a first side of the oven and a second multiple fork withdrawing the panels from the opposed side of the oven, the panels being positioned on the racks side by side or alone based on width. A control unit controls panel uploading/downloading and/or the stacker crane through a control software. Each single fork has an independent actuator and is separately controlled by the control unit. The software configures the control unit to determine the number of single forks to be actuated according to the length of the panel to be withdrawn, and the length of the stroke of the forks based on panel width.
US11434073B2	Mobile collection system with diverter apparatus Systems and methods are provided for collecting and distributing material. In one embodiment, a collection system comprises at least one storage compartment comprising a plurality of regions. A bin is provided for transporting material from a first environment towards the storage compartment. The system comprises a diverter, wherein the diverter is dimensioned to distribute material among the plurality of regions within the storage compartment. The diverter has a first position during use in which at least a portion of the diverter is positioned below the bin when the bin is in a raised position for emptying material, and at least a portion of the diverter is positioned above the plurality of regions in the first position during use.
US11434070B2	Cargo optimizing device for shipping containers and box trucks A cargo optimizing device includes a first and a second cargo platform pivotably attached to a center shaft. The first and second cargo platforms have transverse and longitudinal support members. When unfolded into a cargo support configuration, the device forms a planar cargo support. The device has a two-part platform frame in which the members are suspended and can be folded around the central shaft for storage. Support legs are pivotably attached to the frame and retractable rollers extend from the periphery. The device is modular: the transverse members slide to bridge to a second device. The frame and the attached longitudinal members have apertures aligned to accommodate the sliding transverse members. The cargo optimizing device forms a second stacking level in a shipping container which otherwise has an upper level of unused space. The device can be supported by legs or suspended by belts.
US11434069B2	Corner fittings for modular containers Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide for modular containers with specialized corner fittings. In one example, a container, includes: six sides; and eight corner fittings, wherein each respective corner fitting of the eight corner fittings comprises: a first outward face on a first side of the six sides; a second outward face on a second side of the six sides; a third outward face on a third side of the six sides; and a corner fitting aperture in at least one of the first outward face, second outward face, or third outward face and centered approximately 3.379 inches from a first edge of the respective corner fitting and approximately 3.379 inches from a second edge of the respective corner fitting.
US11434068B2	Flame resistant filter apparatus and method A filter pad with a dry loft between approximately 0.15 and 0.5 inches includes at least a first fiber web comprising a plurality of oleophilic fibers, wherein the oleophilic fibers: have a linear density between approximately 2 and 9 denier; have a length between approximately 1 and 4 inches; and have been uploaded with flame resistant particles.
US11434066B2	Re-sealable cigarette pack A container for consumer goods includes a rigid outer box, an inner package, an inner frame and a pull tab. The outer box has a hinged lid configured to provide access to an inner volume of the outer box. The inner frame is paperboard having a pre-cut opening configured to provide access to an inner volume of the inner package. The pull tab covers the opening with a first adhesive that releasably adheres an edge portion of the pull tab to the inner frame and a second adhesive that permanently adheres the pull tab to the inner package and the outer box.
US11434064B2	Household thin paper sheet storing container A household tissue paper storing container includes a container body that stores household tissue paper and has an outlet through which the household thin paper sheet is taken out, an open/close lid that is pivotably provided to the container body and closes the outlet, a latch that latches the open/close lid in a closed state and that, in response to being unlocked, opens the open/close lid, and a biasing portion that presses the open/close lid in an opening direction. The latch includes an open/close-lid-side latch portion that is provided at the open/close lid, a button moving portion that is a flexible portion provided at the container body, and a button portion that is moved up and down by the button moving portion and has a button-side latch portion that engages the open/close-lid-side latch portion.
US11434062B2	Liquid dispensing apparatus A liquid dispensing apparatus, may include a first container configured to hold a first liquid. The first container can have an opening in an end of the first container. The liquid dispensing apparatus may further comprise a frustoconical-shaped container inside and attached to the first container. The frustoconical-shaped container is configured to hold a second liquid. A frustum of the frustoconical-shaped container has an opening. The frustum of the frustoconical-shaped container is proximate to the end of the first container and the opening in the frustoconical-shaped container may have a smaller cross-sectional area than the opening in the first container. The frustoconical-shaped container separates the first liquid from the second liquid. When the first and the second liquids are poured from the apparatus, the first liquid flows through the opening in the first container, the second liquid flows through the opening in the frustoconical-shaped container and the opening in the first container, such that the first liquid begins to exit the opening in the first container before the second liquid begins to exit the opening in the first container.
US11434060B2	Ventilated container for produce A ventilated container for produce includes a bottom, sidewalls extending upwardly from the bottom, and a rim having a flattened top surface. The sidewalls include at least one ventilation opening located proximate the rim of the container thereby permitting the rim of the container to be generally flat and uninterrupted. The location of ventilation opening(s) proximate the rim of the container allows the flow of rising ethylene gas within the container to exit near the top of the container improving ventilation within the container. A plastic film can be applied over the top of the container and is adhered to the container with an adhesive to form a secure and rigid seal between the film and the container. The flattened surface of the rim improves the adherence between a film and the container to enclose and seal the container, aids the rigidity of the container, and lessens the likelihood of the edges of the rim being bent or folded when pressure is exerted to protect produce provided within the container. Moreover, an aperture on the bottom of the container provides drainage of liquid from the container and allow air to flow.
US11434052B2	Soft-sided insulated container with hard-sided liner A soft-sided insulated container that has a rigid closure. The rigid closure has a first closure interface that is a passive friction fit in which one part wipes another. The rigid closure has a second closure interface that is an active closure in which a mechanical device, such as a latch or clamp, is used positively to energize a closure between different parts of the closure. The soft-sided insulated container has a soft-sided external casing, and a rigid internal liner that includes a mating rigid lid. There is a releasable securement that holds the liner in engagement with the casing, but that can be released to permit the casing to be extracted from the liner. The releasable securement is a one-way passively engageable securement.
US11434050B2	Stopper for a container for use in freeze-drying processes, and assembly of a stopper and a container A stopper for a container and an assembly of a stopper and a container wherein the stopper has an insertion section configured for insertion into the container. The insertion section has a sealing section for closing the container in a sealing position of the stopper and a contact section for holding the stopper in a drying position of the stopper. The contact section has at least one passage opening for a gas exchange between an interior of the container and the surroundings of the container. The stopper has a sealing body and a main body connected together, wherein the main body has a higher degree of hardness than the sealing body. Regions of a lateral surface of the insertion section in contact with an inner surface of a container wall are formed by outer surfaces of the sealing body in the region of the contact section.
US11434049B2	Collapsible container A collapsible container made up of a bottom portion and a side wall that define an interior, wherein the bottom portion and the side wall are made of a foldable material, a top portion with an opening that allows access to the interior, and a rim member connectable to the top portion and sized and shaped to extend around the perimeter of the opening. The collapsible container is positionable in an open configuration where the rim member in connected to the top portion in a manner than maintains the opening in an open position. The collapsible container is also positionable in a collapsed configuration where at least a portion of the rim member is disconnected from the top portion. In one version, when in the collapsed configuration, the collapsible container takes on a substantially flat shape having a longest dimension less than the longest dimension of the opening when the collapsible container is in the open configuration. In one version, the rim member which may be in the form of a collapsible hoop is contained within the collapsed container when in the collapsed configuration.
US11434048B2	Nestable containers A container includes a base, a lid, and a hinge that connects the base and lid. The containers may be configured to be vertically stackable in an closed position and still permit venting via vents in the lid of each container. The containers may also be nested in an open position with indentations in the base to facilitate separation of the containers. The indentations may be in one of two positions with an alternating pattern when the containers are in the nested arrangement.
US11434045B2	Safety-enhanced can lid The present invention relates generally to a safety-enhanced can lid, and more particularly to a safety-enhanced can lid in which a prevention portion configured to prevent a user's hand from being cut is provided along the edge of the lid that is coupled to seal a can, thereby enabling safe use. For this purpose, the present invention provides a can lid that is coupled to the top side of a container in which contents are stored, the can lid including: a plate laid to cover the top portion of the container, composed of a flat plate, and provided with a pull tab on the top surface thereof; and a hand-cut prevention portion including a cut prevention wall bent downward from the edge of the plate toward the container.
US11434044B2	Collapsible container A collapsible container, which can be used as a household storage container, a temperature containment vessel (i.e., “ice chest”), or other type of container. The collapsible container is shiftable between a collapsed configuration and an assembled configuration. The container base comprises opposed grooves, each comprising a pivot, wherein one pivot is farther from the interior surface of the base than the opposed pivot. A pair of side panels preferably comprise at least one arm member having an elongated guide formed therein that is rotationally and slidably engaged with respective base pivots to allow the panels to shift between an upright position a horizontal position, in a stacked configuration. The lid preferably comprises at least one passage formed horizontally in the top panel to allow air to flow therethrough.
US11434043B2	Hinged lid packaging A pack for consumer goods includes an outer packaging container and an inner packaging container. The outer packaging container includes a lower box portion with an upper lid portion hingedly connected thereto. The inner packaging container includes a dispensing opening with a resealable closure, a front panel, a back panel, a top panel, a bottom panel, and opposing side panels; each side panel having an inner panel and an outer panel, the inner panel having a first width defining a width of the inner packaging container, and the outer panel including at least a portion having a second width defining flanges having a width greater than the first width. The inner packaging container is insertable within the outer packaging container such that the flanges extending from the back panel of the inner packaging container exert a biasing force on the hinged lid of the outer packaging container to assure lid closure is maintained.
US11434042B2	Cup with integrated folding lid Embodiments provide a cup with an integrated lid that comprises top, center, and bottom portions. The top portion of the cup defines an opening and is attached to a plurality of integrated lid sections extending from the top portion and separated from the top portion by one or more fold lines. The plurality of integrated lid sections may be folded inward over the opening defined by the top portion to cover and at least partially seal the opening. The center portion defines a sidewall that extends between two ends that are affixed to at least each other. The bottom portion extends from the center portion and defines a base. The plurality of integrated lid sections may interlock to define a lid. The lid may be configured with a hole or spout for drinking or pouring the contents of the cup. The base, sidewall, and lid may define a frustoconical shape.
US11434034B2	Bag holder The present disclosure relates to a bag holder, and according to the present disclosure, the bag holder provided is where a movement of opening or closing an inlet portion of a bag can be implemented stably while occupying minimum space.
US11434033B2	Device for vacuum stoppering a medical container The invention relates to a device for vacuum stoppering a medical container. The device includes a main body defining an internal volume that has a variable pressure chamber configured to be connected to a vacuum pump. A stopper holder system is arranged in communication with the variable pressure chamber and is configured to receive and hold a stopper aligned with the direction of travel of a piston rod. A piston rod is moveable inside the internal volume of the main body along a longitudinal axis between a proximal rest position and a distal operative position wherein the piston rod pushes the stopper into the medical container. A container holder system provided in the main body, is arranged distally relative to the stopper holder system and in communication with the variable pressure chamber.
US11434032B2	Modular aseptic production system A modular production system including a plurality of production modules connected in a linear series to form a production tunnel, and collectively defining a production channel, and wherein at least one fluid inlet port defined along the production tunnel, said inlet port is in fluid communication with a pressurized fluid source, whereby influx of fluid from said fluid source through said fluid inlet port acts to maintain the fluid pressure within the production channel at a higher pressure than the atmospheric pressure outside of the production tunnel; and wherein one of said production modules positioned between said proximal-most and distal-most production modules comprises a depyrogenator and/or sterilization module, comprising a transparent tubular body, and an irradiation source positioned external to said transparent tubular body, said irradiation source capable of heating the internal environment of the depyrogenation and/or sterilization module to a temperature sufficient to depyrogenate or sterilize articles passing therethrough.
US11434029B1	Shipping pallet wrapping system A pallet wrapping system with a support bar and at least two adjustment arms coupled to the support bar. The at least two adjustment arms are configured to narrow the width of a stretch film for wrapping a palletized load. Each of the adjustment arms has a captive nut, a stud, a guide, and an adjustment knob. The captive nut is coupled to and configured to translate along the support bar. The stud has a fixed end coupled to the captive nut and a free end extending away from the support bar. The guide has a cylindrical body with an aperture extending through the cylindrical body and a support flange extending outward from the cylindrical body. The stud extends through the aperture. The adjustment knob is coupled to the free end of the stud. The location of each of the adjustment arms along the support bar is adjustable.
US11434028B2	Method and an apparatus for applying a sealing strip to a web of packaging material A method of applying a sealing strip onto a web of packaging material comprising advancing the web along a web advancement path; applying a first longitudinal portion of the sealing strip onto a longitudinal edge of the web, sealing the first longitudinal portion of the sealing strip onto the longitudinal edge, detecting and/or determining a correct alignment of the sealing strip with respect to the web. The detecting and/or determining of the correct alignment comprises acquiring an image of a second longitudinal portion of the sealing strip and a reference marker of a strip application apparatus, analyzing the acquired image to determine at least a first transversal distance between the reference marker and a longitudinal border of the second longitudinal portion; and evaluating the correct alignment/misalignment as a function of at least the first transversal distance.
US11434027B2	Machine for filling and closing pharmaceutical containers, such as syringes, vials and the like A machine for filling and closing pharmaceutical containers disposed in respective supports has a sterile first work environment with an inlet passage and an outlet passage, a conveyor transporting the supports, which crosses the work environment through the inlet passage and the outlet passage, and a collecting station in the work environment, for collecting and extracting the containers from the supports. The work environment has a second outlet passage. A sterile second work environment has an inlet and an outlet, the inlet being at the second outlet passage of the first work environment to define a common passage. Another conveyor passes through the common passage, has a first part in the first work environment and a second part in the second work environment, and is predisposed so that the first part can receive the containers and convey them through the common passage at a filling station and a closing station.
US11434021B2	Electrical power generation on a vehicle A vehicle comprising: a fuel store (104) configured to store a fuel, the fuel comprising a hydrocarbon; a fuel reformer (108) coupled to the fuel store (104) and configured to: receive an input comprising the hydrocarbon; and process the received input to produce an output comprising hydrogen; and a fuel cell (112) coupled to the fuel reformer (108) and configured to: receive the hydrogen from the fuel reformer (108); and produce, using the received hydrogen, electricity for use on the vehicle.
US11434019B2	Fuel extraction system, fuel tank apparatus having a fuel extraction system, and fuel cell system having a fuel extraction system A fuel extraction system for extracting a gaseous fuel from a fuel tank. The fuel extraction system includes a conveying device which is configured to convey gaseous fuel and to bring it from a first pressure level to a second pressure level, a first line which is configured to connect the conveying device fluidically to the interior of the fuel tank, a buffer tank which is configured to store the fuel at the second pressure level, and which has a first outlet and a second outlet, at least one valve with a pneumatic actuating device, and a second line which is connected to the first outlet of the buffer tank and is configured to conduct a part of the fuel at the second pressure level to the pneumatic actuating device of the at least one valve. Furthermore, a fuel tank apparatus and a fuel cell system are described.
US11434017B2	Opening cowl assembly and deployment mechanism The invention relates to the field of fairings of aircraft propulsion units, and more particularly to an assembly comprising a longitudinal beam (31) configured to be mounted on a lateral of a turbofan (7) engine core (11), oriented parallel to a longitudinal axis (X) of the turbofan (7), an opening fairing (18) cowl (50) of the engine core (11) and a deployment mechanism (60) mounted on the longitudinal beam (31) to move the opening cowl (50) between an open position and a closed position.
US11434016B2	Engine attachment system for an aircraft engine An engine attachment system for an engine including an engine nacelle. The engine attachment system includes an engine pylon with a starboard face and a port face, a starboard shoe having a starboard sole fixed to the starboard face and a starboard wall secured to the starboard sole, a port shoe having a port sole fixed to the port face and a port wall secured to the port sole, a starboard link fixed in an articulated manner by one of its ends to the starboard wall and configured to be articulatedly fixed by the other of its ends to the engine nacelle, a port link articulatedly fixed by one of its ends to the port wall and configured to be atriculatedly fixed by the other of its ends to the engine nacelle, and a fixing arrangement that fixes each sole to the corresponding face of the engine pylon.
US11434015B2	Aircraft engine attachment comprising at least one fork-type system for immobilizing a shear pin in translation, method for mounting said engine attachment and aircraft comprising said engine attachment An aircraft engine attachment connecting an attachment body and a primary structure of an aircraft pylon, the engine attachment comprising a shear pin immobilized in translation by a first immobilization system that comprises a shoulder and a removable stop that are integral with the primary structure, between which a flange of the shear pin is immobilized, and a second immobilization system that comprises, first, a groove positioned in an extension of the shear pin and, second, a fork connected to the primary structure via at least one removable link and interacting during operation with the groove in such a manner as to immobilize the shear pin in translation.
US11434014B2	Aircraft spars with integrated power cells, and associated systems and methods Aircraft spars with integrated power cells, and associated systems and methods are described. A representative aircraft wing spar includes a spar body extending in a spanwise direction, and having a plurality of apertures also extending in a spanwise direction, with individual apertures positioned to receive multiple electrical power cells.
US11434010B2	Environmental control systems and methods of controlling airflow through environmental control systems A method of controlling air flow in an environmental control system includes receiving a target total flow value and a combined flow measurement at an outer control loop module. A first air flow reference value is determined based on the target total flow value and the combined flow measurement using the outer control loop module. The first air flow reference value is communicated to an inner control loop module and a flow control valve command determined based at least in part on the first air flow reference value using the inner control loop module. The flow control valve command is communicated to a flow control valve operatively associated with the inner control loop module to control flow through the ECS using the flow control valve. Environmental control systems and computer program products are also described.
US11434009B2	System for providing oxygen to oxygen masks in an aircraft Described herein are a system for providing oxygen to oxygen masks in an aircraft, and an associated method for regulating the oxygen flow in an efficient manner. The system has an oxygen tank, oxygen masks, first and second oxygen lines, and an electrically controllable valve. The valve is coupled to the oxygen tank and the two oxygen lines. The oxygen masks are coupled to the oxygen lines downstream of the valve to accommodate the transfer of oxygen from the oxygen tank via the valve. In a working state when an electrical signal is applied the valve produces a connection between the oxygen tank and the first oxygen line when required, and permanently prevents a connection between the oxygen tank and the second oxygen line. When in a rest state, the valve produces a permanent connection between the oxygen tank and the second oxygen line.
US11434008B2	Lavatory with stowage compartment An aircraft lavatory comprising an enclosure having a door, a first side wall, a rear wall, a ceiling, and a second side wall, wherein the second side wall includes a sink, the second side wall defining a plane and wherein the sink is inwardly disposed from said plane. To create space for a stowage compartment, an additional side wall parallel to, and adjacent to, said second side wall is formed. This space houses a stowage compartment accessible from outside said lavatory, the stowage compartment formed between said second side wall and said additional wall.
US11434007B2	Powered rail mounted cargo tug and cargo platform A cargo handling system is disclosed. In various embodiments, the cargo handling system includes a first rail defining an upward facing surface and a downward facing surface and a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction; a platform configured for rolling engagement with the first rail; and a first tug configured to propel the platform along the first rail in the longitudinal direction, the first tug comprising a power drive unit having a first drive wheel and a guide unit having a first guide wheel.
US11434006B2	Support mechanism A support mechanism that has a body, a motor located on the body, a first rod that is triggered by the motor so as to be able to rotate clockwise or counter clockwise around its own axis, a transfer member connected at one end to the first rod, a second rod connected to the transfer member is able to make a radial rotational movement around its own axis together with the first rod by the transfer member, a holder that is located on the body surrounds the second rod and is able to rotate around its own axis and move linearly along a direction that the second rod extends, and at least one bearing that is located on the second rod moves towards or away from the weight upon triggering of the first rod by the motor and contacts the weight for supporting the weight from at least one point.
US11434000B2	Propulsion system for an aircraft A propulsion system for an aircraft, comprising at least one rotor and a nacelle fairing extending around the at least one rotor with respect to an axis of rotation of the rotor, the nacelle fairing comprising: an upstream section forming an inlet section of the nacelle fairing; a downstream section, a downstream end of which forms an outlet section of the nacelle fairing; and an intermediate section connecting the upstream and downstream sections, wherein the downstream section comprises a radially inner wall and a radially outer wall made of a deformable shape memory material, and wherein the downstream end forming the outlet section has a pneumatic or hydraulic annular actuator extending around the axis of rotation and configured to deform radially under a predetermined control pressure so as to vary an outer diameter of the outlet section between a minimum diameter and a maximum diameter.
US11433996B2	Lightweight low drag rotor pitch beam A pitch beam movable by a pitch change shaft to adjust a pitch of at least one rotor blade of a rotor system via a pitch linkage includes a first surface having a generally planar configuration, a smooth second surface disposed opposite the first surface, and a sidewall extending between the first surface and the second surface. A pitch linkage connection point is disposed at the sidewall to which the pitch linkage is attachable. An interior is defined between the first surface and the second surface and an opening extends through the first and second surface at a rotational axis of the rotor system to which the pitch change shaft is attached. Movement of the pitch change shaft moves the pitch beam and adjusts the pitch of the at least one rotor blade via the pitch linkage attached at the pitch linkage connection point.
US11433994B2	Mechanical link with preload verification A mechanical link (100) comprises a shaft (102). A first mounting interface (108) extends from the first end portion (104) of the shaft (102) and is not movable relative to the shaft (102). A second mounting interface (110) is threadably coupled with the second end portion (106) of the shaft (102). A tubular sleeve (114) circumscribes a portion of the shaft (102) and comprises a slot (116). A pin (112) extends from the shaft (102) and passes through the slot (116). A stop (124) is coupled with the second end portion (106) and fixed to the shaft (102). A washer (126) circumscribes a portion of the shaft (102) between the tubular sleeve (114) and the stop (124). A spring (122) biases the tubular sleeve (114) toward the stop (124). A first jam nut (132) is threadably coupled with the second end portion (106) between the second mounting interface (110) and the stop (124).
US11433992B2	Rotorcraft having at least one undercarriage with at least one inclined wheel, and a method A rotorcraft having an airframe, the airframe carrying at least one rotor that contributes to providing the rotorcraft with lift and/or propulsion, the rotorcraft having at least one undercarriage. The at least one undercarriage comprises at least one inclined wheel undercarriage, the inclined wheel undercarriage having an undercarriage leg carrying at least one axle, the at least one axle carrying at least one wheel, the at least one wheel not being in contact with any other wheel, the at least one wheel presenting positive or negative camber when the at least one wheel touches the ground and independently of forces exerted by said airframe on the inclined wheel undercarriage.
US11433989B2	Force application device for a control stick The present invention relates to a force application device for a control stick of an aircraft, wherein the control stick comprises a control lever (1) rotating a shaft (A1) about a first axis (A), the device comprising a magnetic brake (5a) which comprises a magnetisable element (50a) mounted on the shaft and a magnetic transmitter (51a) which is opposite the magnetisable element and free to rotate about the first axis relative to the magnetisable element, the magnetic transmitter having an activated state in which the magnetic transmitter is supplied with current and generates a magnetic field in a volume occupied by the magnetisable element, and a deactivated state in which the magnetic transmitter is not supplied with current and does not generate a magnetic field, so as to prevent the magnetisable element from rotating about the shaft relative to the magnetic transmitter.
US11433988B2	Aircraft wing comprising a mobile leading edge flap guided by a device located at the front of a wing box An aircraft wing including a mobile leading edge flap associated with a guiding device arranged at the front of a front spar of a wing box, and including: —a pivoting member having one end connected to the spar by an articulated linkage; —a pivoting member connected to one end of the member by an articulated linkage, the end of this member being connected to the flap via an articulated linkage; —a guide rail receiving a tracking member supported by the member, the rail defining a path inscribed on the surface of an imaginary sphere, the centre of which corresponds to a point of convergence of the axes of the three linkages.
US11433986B2	Movable barrier with pressure equalization features Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide movable barrier, including: a frame having a first side and a second side parallel to the first side; a first exterior panel connected to the first side of the frame and including: a first non-planar profile; and a first plurality of perforations; a second exterior panel connected to the second side of the frame and including: a second non-planar profile; and a second plurality of perforations; a cavity defined between the first exterior panel and the second exterior panel; and a liner disposed within the cavity and configured to: deform when an air pressure differential acting on a first side of the liner exceeds a pressure differential threshold and allow increased airflow through the movable barrier.
US11433984B2	Ballonet measurement systems and methods An airship includes a ballonet, a ballonet tracking system, and a vehicle management system. The ballonet is disposed within the airship and includes a ballonet surface. The ballonet tracking system includes one or more light emitters disposed within the ballonet at one or more fixed locations and one or more light detectors disposed within the ballonet at the one or more fixed locations. The ballonet tracking system measures a plurality of distances between one or more fixed locations and one or more locations on the ballonet surface. The ballonet tracking system also calculates differences between a predetermined set of expected distances and the plurality of measured distances. Based on the calculated differences, the ballonet tracking system calculates a volume of the ballonet. The vehicle management system is communicatively coupled to the ballonet tracking system and controls the operation of the airship using the calculated volume of the ballonet.
US11433973B2	Inflatable motor boat An inflatable motor boat with a U-shaped hull in plan view and configured to operate in shallow water. An inflatable bottom is attached to the hull and comprises an inclined longitudinal tunnel having an arc-shaped form in cross section. A portion of the tunnel is wedge-shaped with an angle of inclination from 5° to 45°. The width of the tunnel can be reduced in a rearward direction, and an upper surface of the tunnel can have a sinusoidal shape in a longitudinal section.
US11433968B2	Bicycle Bicycle comprising a head tube (3), a down tube and a steering tube. The head tube comprises a cable passage (14) connecting the interior of the head tube with the interior of the down tube. The steering tube (16) engages an upper bearing (18) and a lower bearing (19) within the head tube. The upper bearing is below the cable passage. Cables (12) enter the head tube (3) at a top end of the head tube and leave the head tube via the cable passage (14) to the down tube (4).
US11433966B2	Powered wheeled riding device A powered wheeled riding device is configured to receive left and right foot inputs from a user and in response control a left motor and a right motor to move respective left and right wheels forwardly and backwardly consistent with the left and right foot inputs in order to steer the device without changing a direction of the wheels relative to a frame of the riding device. The riding device has at least one rear wheel that is not powered. The rear wheel is mounted on a wheel mount that rotates freely about a vertical axis so that the rear wheel freely is directed in any direction.
US11433965B2	Bicycle light A bicycle light that is constructed and arranged to be supplied with input electrical power. The power can be supplied by multiple power sources, or not. When there are multiple power sources, the bicycle light includes a circuit that is adapted to deliver power to the light source from any of the power sources. The bicycle light can have an electrical power output, and a circuit that is adapted to deliver power to the light source and the power output.
US11433964B2	Dropper seatpost assembly having a cutout therein A dropper seatpost assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an upper post and a lower post having a tubular geometry, the lower post telescopically coupled with the upper post to form a length adjustable seatpost. An actuator located within the length adjustable seatpost, the actuator to allow or restrict a telescopic movement of the length adjustable seatpost. The actuator including an actuator interface configured to couple with a control cable that provides input to the actuator. At least one cutout in a sidewall of the lower post, the at least one cutout to provide access to the actuator interface of the actuator.
US11433963B2	Seatpost assembly having a reversible saddle clamp A seatpost assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes a housing fixedly coupled to a seatpost, the housing including at least one adjustable clamp assembly retaining member. The assembly also includes a reversable saddle rail clamp assembly, the reversable saddle rail clamping assembly having a bottom saddle rail clamping member and a top saddle rail clamping member. The top saddle rail clamping member is configured to be coupled with the bottom saddle rail clamping member in a first orientation to provide a first offset position, and further configured to be coupled with the bottom saddle rail clamping member in a second orientation to provide a second offset position different from said first offset position.
US11433962B2	Variable damper seat post The present invention aims to provide a variable damper seat post, which comprises: a damper base provided at an upper end portion of a post; a seat connecting body disposed on the damper base of the post and coupled to a seat on which buttocks of a passenger are seated; a fixing unit for fixing the seat connecting body to the damper base; and a damper, interposed between the damper base and the seat connecting body, for varying positions of the seat depending on the movement of the buttocks on the seat, wherein the damper is composed of an elastic member that is pressed when a pressing force is applied and returns back to its original shape when the pressing force is released, and is interposed between the damper base and the seat connecting body.
US11433958B2	System and multicomponent apparatus for removing and installing a continuous track on a tracked vehicle The present disclosure provides a system and multicomponent apparatus for removing and installing a continuous track on a power machine or work vehicle. The system includes a support and biasing apparatus, an arcuate positioning component, a decoupling component, and interconnecting elements. The interacting apparatus and components include contact surfaces that bear against the continuous track surfaces to transfer and/or apply a series of forces, each force in the series comprising at least one of an upward, forward, or lateral force, or combinations thereof, to remove the track from or urge and install a replacement track into proper alignment and captive engagement with front idler and sprocket wheels of a continuous track vehicle wheel assembly. Removal and installation of continuous tracks is hereby achieved in a fraction of the time and with substantially less manpower than previously proposed solutions and methods.
US11433955B2	Virtual air dam An air dam for a vehicle having a front panel with a downward facing surface at a lateral front edge. At least one air curtain such as an air jet forces air downward toward the ground for creating an aerodynamic barrier of air which reduces turbulence caused by the underbody of a vehicle while the vehicle is underway.
US11433954B1	System for reducing aerodynamic drag forces on a tractor-trailer vehicle A vehicle includes a first trailer having a rear end, and a second trailer having a front. The second trailer is coupled to the first trailer. The vehicle also includes at least one flexible membrane that includes a perimeter coupled to the rear end. A seal is formed between the perimeter and the rear end. The vehicle further includes a pressurization source coupled to the vehicle, and at least one port defined in and extending through the rear end. The at least one port is enclosed by the perimeter and in fluidic communication with the pressurization source. In a deployed profile, the at least one flexible membrane extends between the rear end of the first trailer and the front of the second trailer.
US11433953B2	Vehicle cargo tailgate enclosure A tailgate enclosure for use with a vehicle can include a plurality of cross-members, a first upright, a second upright, and only one additional upright. Each of the cross-members can be vertically spaced apart from an adjacent one of the cross-members and can include a first beam, a second beam, and a central beam having a first end and a second end, the central beam positioned at least partially between the first and second beams. The first upright can secure the first beam of each of the cross-members to a first sidewall of the vehicle and the second upright can secure the second beam of each of the cross-members to a second sidewall of the vehicle. The additional upright can be positioned along the central beam of each of the cross-members between the first and second ends of the central beam.
US11433952B2	Vehicle work area assembly A vehicle work area assembly includes a tailgate moved to a horizontally oriented position. The tailgate has a main surface with a utility track fixed thereto. A fence accessory is releasably attached to the utility track and is positioned and fixed to any of a plurality of locations to the utility track. The fence accessory defines a stop location for one end of a workpiece. A clamp accessory releasably attaches to the utility track such that the clamp accessory temporarily clamps the workpiece to the main surface such that the workpiece can be measured and/or cut.
US11433949B2	Body of electric vehicle A body of an electric vehicle may include: a floor panel; a pair of rockers extending along both side edges of the floor panel, respectively; an indoor floor crossmember protruding upward from the floor panel and connecting the rockers to each other; an outdoor floor crossmember protruding downward from the floor panel, connecting the rockers to each other, and located rearward of the indoor floor crossmember; and a battery case located below the floor panel and housing a battery configured to supply power to a traction motor. The battery case may extend from a position located frontward of the indoor floor crossmember to a position that is located rearward of the indoor floor crossmember and frontward of the outdoor floor crossmember.
US11433948B2	Vehicle pillar structure A vehicle pillar structure includes a vehicle pillar and a transparent window member. The vehicle pillar includes a first pillar extending along an outer end of a windshield glass in a width direction of a vehicle, and a second pillar disposed away from the first pillar by a predetermined distance in a substantial front-and-rear direction of the vehicle. An outside of the vehicle is viewable through the transparent window member. The transparent window member is interposed between the first pillar and the second pillar, and covers an opening defined by the first pillar and the second pillar. The vehicle pillar has a curved shape defined by a straight portion extending in a substantial vertical direction of the vehicle in side view, and a curved portion curved from an upper end of the straight portion and extending in the front-and-rear direction of the vehicle.
US11433945B2	Device for arranging a passenger restraint system in a vehicle A device for arranging a passenger restraint system in a vehicle to secure a passenger seated in the vehicle, including a support arrangement having a vertical support and a cross strut. When arranged on the vehicle, the vertical support is arranged upright on a vehicle floor. The device includes a fastening element, that when arranged on the vehicle, encompasses a rail of a vehicle chassis, at least laterally and beneath, such that, when the support arrangement is arranged on the vehicle, the fastening element bears against the support arrangement. The support arrangement is held on the vehicle chassis by the fastening element and, when the support arrangement is arranged on the vehicle, the fastening element passes progressively through the vehicle floor, starting from the rail of the vehicle chassis.
US11433944B2	Automated hitching system with variable backing paths A system for assisting in aligning a vehicle for hitching with a trailer includes a vehicle steering system, a detection system outputting a signal including scene data of an area to a rear of the vehicle, and a controller. The controller receives the scene data and identifying a trailer and at least one ground surface within the area to the rear of the vehicle and differentiates between first and second portions of the ground surface having first and second ground surface classifications. The controller further derives a backing path to align a hitch ball mounted on the vehicle to a coupler of the trailer to maintain the vehicle within the first portion of the ground surface having the first ground surface classification and controls the vehicle steering system to maneuver the vehicle during reversing along the backing path.
US11433943B2	Hitch angle detection using automotive radar A trailer detection system for a vehicle includes a radar system outputting object point location data to a rear of the vehicle and a controller. The controller receives the object point location data and determines a position of an edge of the trailer relative to the vehicle by processing the object point location data from the radar system at a reduced threshold relative to use of the data in detecting a vehicle and filters out object point location data not correlated with the edge of the trailer based on object point location data persistence during driving of the vehicle. The controller further correlates the determined position of the edge of the trailer relative to the vehicle to determine an angle of the trailer relative to the vehicle about a coupling point.
US11433938B2	Adaptive steering wheel rim A steering wheel for a vehicle comprising: i) a hub adapted to be mounted on a steering column of a vehicle; ii) a rim coupled to the hub; iii) a rim material covering at least a part of the rim; iv) at least one bladder disposed between the rim and the rim material; v) a fluid pump configured to inflate and to deflate the at least one bladder; and vi) a control module coupled to at least one vehicle sensor and configured to control the operation of the fluid pump.
US11433937B2	Vehicle and steering unit A vehicle and a steering unit can improve safety. A vehicle includes a steering wheel and a touchpad disposed on the steering wheel. The vehicle enables control of a controlled apparatus by a gesture on the touchpad of the steering wheel upon detecting a predetermined pressure on the touchpad of the steering wheel and provides a tactile sensation from the touchpad in accordance with the gesture on the touchpad of the steering wheel.
US11433936B2	Foldable baby carriage frame A foldable baby carriage frame which includes a handle assembly, a front leg assembly, a front leg support assembly, a rear leg assembly, a rear leg connecting assembly, a horizontal support rod and a torsion spring. The torsion spring is provided at the connection between the front leg support assembly and the rear leg connecting assembly, and the torsion spring controls the opening and closing of the front leg support assembly and the rear leg connecting assembly by the rotation. When downward force is applied to the rear leg assembly, the rear leg assembly pivots downward with the torsion spring as the pivot point, so that the front leg support assembly and the rear leg connecting assembly realizes the effect of automatic folding. After the downward force is released, the front leg support assembly and the rear leg connecting assembly return to the state when the baby carriage is in use.
US11433935B2	Systems and methods for improved cargo dolly for remote cargo holding pins for a cargo dolly An improved cargo dolly for transporting cargo is described having a mobile dolly frame, a main shaft on the frame, a lever proximate to a first part of the frame (where the lever is movable relative to the frame and in responsive communication with the main shaft), a first set of transfer sprockets mounted to the main shaft, a secondary shaft rotatably disposed at a second part of the frame (where the first part is remote from the second part), a second set of transfer sprockets mounted to the secondary shaft, a chain disposed about the first set of transfer sprockets and the second set of transfer sprockets, and a locking pin having a first end fixed to the secondary shaft and a second end configured as an angled latch. Rotation of the lever responsively causes the locking pin to remotely rotate at the second part of the frame.
US11433932B2	Positioning system and method for monorail train A positioning system and method for a monorail train are disclosed. The system includes: a first beacon, laid on one side of an up-going rail; a second beacon, laid on one side of a down-going rail, the first beacon and the second beacon being laid asymmetrically; a first beacon antenna and a second beacon antenna, the first beacon antenna being provided at a front carriage of the monorail train, the second beacon antenna being provided at a rear carriage of the monorail train, and the first beacon antenna and the second beacon antenna being provided on two opposite sides of the monorail train; and a positioning device, configured to acquire beacon data read by the first beacon antenna and beacon data read by the second beacon antenna and to determine a running direction and position information of the monorail train according to the beacon data read by the first beacon antenna and the beacon data read by the second beacon antenna.
US11433930B2	Method for contactlessly capturing a track geometry The invention relates to a method for contactless recording of a track geometry of a track by means of a rail vehicle which is moved along the track on on-track undercarriages (4), wherein profile data of the track extending in transverse direction are compiled by means of a laser scanner. In this, it is provided that, by means of an evaluation device, profile data are evaluated relative to a reference base pre-defined on the rail vehicle in order to derive from this the course of a track central axis and/or a rail. The invention additionally relates to a rail vehicle which comprise an evaluation device configured for carrying out the method. Thus, no further measuring system is required to determine a track position.
US11433928B2	Underfloor device for railway vehicle An underfloor device includes first and second closed portions. The outer surfaces of the first and second closed portions form a portion of a housing. A portion of the outer surfaces of the first and second closed portions are in contact with an open portion that is a space extending into a vertical direction from an opening formed on the vertically top face of the housing. The portion of the outer surface of the first closed portion in contact with the open portion and the portion of the outer portion of the second closed portion in contact with the open portion are provided with a first connection port and a second connection port, respectively. A first outfitting cable and a second outfitting cable are to be passed through the opening and the open portion, and respectively through the first connection port and the second connection port.
US11433922B1	Object uncertainty detection Techniques for determining an uncertainty metric associated with an object in an environment can include determining the object in the environment and a set of candidate trajectories associated with the object. Further, a vehicle, such as an autonomous vehicle, can be controlled based at least in part on the uncertainty metric. The vehicle can determine a traversed trajectory associated with the object and determine a difference between the traversed trajectory and the set of candidate trajectories. Based on the difference, the vehicle can determine an uncertainty metric associated with the object. In some instances, the vehicle can input the traversed trajectory and the set of candidate trajectories to a machine-learned model that can output the uncertainty metric.
US11433917B2	System and method of human interface for recommended path A disclosed vehicle guidance system includes a transceiver receiving information indicative of operating conditions of other vehicles along a roadway and a controller within a primary vehicle. The controller utilizes the received information indicative of operating conditions to determine a recommended vehicle path along the roadway responsive to the operation of the other vehicles, the position of the primary vehicle and a scenario selected based on both the information of operation of other vehicles and the position of the primary vehicle received by the controller. A communication device communicates the recommended vehicle path to the operator of the primary vehicle.
US11433915B2	Determining an action to be performed by a vehicle in response to conflicting input signals An action to be performed by a vehicle in response to conflicting input signals can be determined. A sensor signal and an accelerator pedal signal can be received. The sensor signal can indicate a possible need to reduce a speed of the vehicle. The accelerator pedal signal can indicate that an accelerator pedal has been set to a position to increase the speed. An existence of first and second conditions can be determined. The first condition can be that a receipt of the accelerator pedal signal occurred concurrently with a receipt of the sensor signal. The second condition can be that a manner in which the accelerator pedal was set to the position is a better match to a brake pedal usage profile than to an accelerator pedal usage profile. In response to the existence of the first and the second conditions, a brake can be caused to be actuated.
US11433912B2	Vehicle failure-factor specifying apparatus A vehicle failure-factor specifying apparatus includes (a) a peculiarity-presence determining portion configured to determine, based on a pre-failure driving state in a stage prior to occurrence of a certain failure in a vehicle, whether a peculiarity was present or absent in the pre-failure driving state, and (b) a failure-causing-driving state specifying portion configured, when the peculiarity was present in the pre-failure driving state, to determine whether the peculiarity present in the pre-failure driving state of the vehicle is substantially identical with a peculiarity in the pre-failure driving state of other vehicles. The peculiarity-presence determining portion determines whether the peculiarity was present or absent in the pre-failure driving state of the vehicle, depending on whether a frequency distribution of the pre-failure driving state of the vehicle is deviated from a frequency distribution of a non-failure driving state of a plurality of vehicles including the other vehicles in a non-failure case.
US11433911B2	Controller for vehicle When a diagnostic period of a specific failure arrives, a management center transmits, to a vehicle, an instruction to order execution of a failure diagnosis of the specific failure. When an ECU of the vehicle receives the instruction to order execution of the failure diagnosis from the management center, the ECU of the vehicle determines whether or not the failure diagnosis can be executed. When the failure diagnosis cannot be executed, the ECU causes the vehicle to continue traveling without executing the failure diagnosis, and ends a process. In this case, the ECU postpones the failure diagnosis in the current diagnostic period, and executes the failure diagnosis when a next diagnostic period arrives. When the ECU determines that the failure diagnosis can be executed, the ECU executes the failure diagnosis.
US11433907B2	Apparatus for controlling personalized driving mode based on authentication of driver, system including the same, and method thereof A personalized driving mode control device is provided. The device includes a controller configured to determine a driver based on identification information of the driver, a memory configured to store driving style information for the driver, and a personalized driving mode controller configured to control a drive mode for the driver depending on the driving style information for the driver, the drive mode configured to be controlled by receiving the driving style information of the driver from an external device when the driving style information is not stored in the memory, wherein the personalized driving mode controller is configured to correct the driving style information depending on a change in vehicle class and control the drive mode based on the corrected driving style information.
US11433897B2	Method and apparatus for determination of optimal cruising lane in an assisted driving system The present application relates to a method and apparatus for controlling an ADAS equipped vehicle including a sensor configured for determining a first distance to a first proximate vehicle and a second distance to a second proximate vehicle, a user input operative to receive a user preference, a memory operative to store a map data, a processor operative to generate a current lane score and an adjacent lane score in response to the first distance, the second distance, the user preference, and the map data, the processor being further operative to generate a lane change control signal in response to the adjacent lane score exceeding the current lane score and a vehicle controller operative to perform a lane change operation from a current lane to an adjacent lane in response to the lane change control signal.
US11433896B2	Vehicle lane operation A computer includes a processor and a memory, the memory storing instructions executable by the processor to move a vehicle within a roadway lane according to an emergency lane procedure to form an emergency lane when a longitudinal speed of the vehicle is below a specified speed and end the emergency lane procedure when the longitudinal speed is at least a second specified speed.
US11433894B2	Driving assistance method and driving assistance device A driving assistance method includes: detecting a first other vehicle entering an intersection on a first route where a host vehicle is traveling from a second route; predicting whether or not the first other vehicle will stop in the intersection, and predicting a stop position of the first other vehicle; calculating a minimum distance of a first gap between a vehicle body of the first other vehicle and a surrounding object around the first other vehicle or between the vehicle body of the first other vehicle and a road edge of a travel lane of the first other vehicle when the first other vehicle stops at the predicted stop position; and predicting according to the calculated minimum distance whether or not a second other vehicle, which is a following vehicle behind the first other vehicle, may slip through the first gap from behind the first other vehicle.
US11433893B2	Methods and processors for controlling operation of self-driving car Methods and devices for controlling operation of a Self-Driving Car (SDC) are disclosed. The method includes, at a first moment in time during an approach of the SDC to a crosswalk: identifying, an object-inclusion zone in proximity to the crosswalk, determining presence of an object in the object-inclusion zone, determining an interval of time for the object based on movement data of the object, using the interval of time and movement data of the SDC for determining operation-control data for controlling operation of the SDC, and assigning decision data to the object-inclusion zone indicative of a decision.
US11433887B2	Unmanned vehicle control system, unmanned vehicle, and unmanned vehicle control method An unmanned vehicle control system includes: a specified command value calculation unit that calculates a specified command value for start of an unmanned vehicle; a corrected command value calculation unit that, when request data requesting a limitation of a travel speed of the unmanned vehicle is acquired, corrects the specified command value based on the request data to calculate a corrected command value; and a travel control unit that, when the request data is acquired, controls the start of the unmanned vehicle based on the corrected command value.
US11433882B2	Method and device for performing an at least partially automated driving maneuver A method performs an at least partially automated maneuver. When an increased probability of collision of the vehicle with a vehicle in front is recognized, at least the decision to divert and/or the decision to return, i.e. the decision to return to the lane in which the vehicle was travelling before the diversion, is controlled as a function of a parameter of the traffic situation in front of the vehicle in front.
US11433880B2	In-vehicle processing apparatus An in-vehicle processing apparatus is capable of performing position estimation resistant to disturbance. The in-vehicle processing apparatus includes: a storage unit that stores point cloud data including a plurality of coordinates of a point representing a portion of an object in a first coordinate system; a sensor input unit that acquires an output of a sensor that acquires information regarding vicinity of a vehicle; a movement information acquisition unit that acquires information related to movement of the vehicle; a local periphery information creation unit that generates local periphery information including a position of the vehicle in a second coordinate system and a plurality of coordinates of a point representing a portion of an object in the second coordinate system on the basis of information acquired by the sensor input unit and the movement information acquisition unit; and a position estimation unit that estimates a relationship between the first coordinate system and the second coordinate system on the basis of the point cloud data and the local periphery information and then estimates the position of the vehicle in the first coordinate system.
US11433878B2	Apparatus and method of controlling hybrid vehicle An apparatus for controlling a hybrid vehicle is provided. The apparatus includes an engine generating power by combustion of fuel, a driving motor assisting power of the engine and selectively operated as a power generator to generate electric energy and a clutch disposed between the engine and the driving motor. A battery supplies electric energy to the driving motor and charges the electric energy generated in the driving motor. A plurality of electric superchargers are installed in a plurality of intake lines, in which outside air supplied to combustion chambers of the engine flows, respectively and a controller variably adjusts an operating point of the engine.
US11433876B2	Vehicle drive source control based on preceding vehicle A vehicle comprising an internal combustion engine, a preceding vehicle information acquiring device for acquiring preceding vehicle information relating to a preceding vehicle, including a parameter relating to a distance between vehicles which becomes greater the wider the distance between a host vehicle and the preceding vehicle, and an electronic control unit for controlling the internal combustion engine, in which, the electronic control unit is configured so that when the parameter becomes a first predetermined value or more during the idle reduction mode where the internal combustion engine is automatically made to stop, it makes the internal combustion engine automatically restart and so that if the host vehicle continues stopped even after making the internal combustion engine automatically restart, it again makes the internal combustion engine automatically stop when the preceding vehicle has stopped before the parameter becomes a second predetermined value larger than the first predetermined value.
US11433875B2	Hybrid multi-mode power take off system (PTO) A hybrid multi-mode power take off system (PTO) installed on a vehicle includes an internal combustion engine, a first electric reversible electric machine, a second electric reversible electric machine and one epicyclical gear train connectable with the engine and the first and second reversible electrical machines using a number of clutches. An electronic control unit controls the closure/opening of clutches to implement different operating modes. The electronic control unit is configured to control the transfer of energy between the first and the second reversible electric machines when one reversible electric machine is operating as a motor and the other is operating as a generator.
US11433874B2	Control device for hybrid vehicle When a speed difference between a maximum rotation speed and an engine rotation speed, that is, an actual rotation speed difference, is equal to or less than a margin rotation speed difference, an engine operating point is changed such that the actual rotation speed difference becomes greater than the margin rotation speed difference. Accordingly, the speed difference between the maximum rotation speed and the engine rotation speed is prevented from becoming equal to or less than the margin rotation speed difference. As a result, since a relatively sufficient margin is secured in the difference between the maximum rotation speed and the engine rotation speed, it is possible to prevent the engine rotation speed from falling into a high-rotation state in which the engine rotation speed exceeds the maximum rotation speed.
US11433872B2	Thermal management of hybrid vehicle An example method includes making a first determination that a load of a cooling system of a vehicle is expected to increase and become greater than a capacity of the cooling system; operating, in response to making the first determination, the vehicle in a first mode where a combustion engine and an electric motor operate such that a charge level of a power supply of the vehicle increases or is maintained above a threshold charge level; making, after operating the vehicle in the first mode, a second determination that the load of the cooling system has become greater than the capacity of the cooling system; and operating, in response to making the second determination, the vehicle in a second mode where the combustion engine and the electric motor operate such that the charge level of the power supply decreases or is maintained below the threshold charge level.
US11433871B2	Hybrid vehicle and method of controlling the same An ECU is configured to control an SOC control center of a battery and perform an engine torque suppression control. The engine torque suppression control is a control that suppresses output of an engine during a predetermined period of time after starting a system, and causes motor generators to output torque supplementing the suppressed output of the engine. When a deposition amount of PM on a filter exceeds a first specified amount, the ECU raises the SOC control center by controlling the motor generators before stopping the system as compared to when the deposition amount of PM is lower than a specified amount, and performs the engine torque suppression control at a next start after stopping the system.
US11433868B2	System and method for determining water content in brake fluid A brake system for a vehicle including: a brake caliper; a brake fluid container connected to a brake pipe; a brake hose connecting the brake pipe to the brake caliper; a refractometer arranged in the proximity of the brake caliper and configured to measure a refraction of the brake fluid at the brake caliper; a temperature sensor arranged in the proximity of the refractometer and configured to measure a temperature of the brake fluid in the proximity of the brake caliper; and a control unit configured to determine a water content of the brake fluid based on the measured refraction and the measured temperature.
US11433867B2	Electric brake system for electric vehicle The present disclosure relates to an electric brake system for an electric vehicle, which is more economical by simplifying a configuration of an electric vehicle that includes a main service brake and an electromagnetic brake, the electric brake system including an inductor, in a spherical shape, formed so that a drive axle penetrates through a center portion of the inductor; a plurality of springs inserted into holes defined in the inductor; an armature, in a disk shape, provided to contact the spring; and a friction disk mounted on a side of a motor, where a braking force is generated by operating the friction disk toward the armature.
US11433862B2	Driver assistance system for a transportation vehicle, transportation vehicle, and method for operating a driver assistance system or transportation vehicle A driving assistance system for a transportation vehicle, a corresponding transportation vehicle, and a corresponding operating method. The driving assistance system for supporting the longitudinal control of the transportation vehicle identifies an obstacle ahead of the transportation vehicle based on environment data. According to a first functionality, the driving assistance system causes emergency braking to bring the transportation vehicle to a standstill to avoid a collision. According to a second functionality, the driving assistance system causes a longitudinal control intervention that is reduced compared to the emergency braking to slow down the transportation vehicle once the obstacle is detected and before the transportation vehicle has approached the obstacle to such an extent that the collision is only prevented by emergency braking.
US11433860B2	Vehicle control apparatus and vehicle equipped with vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes: a VSA-ECU and an ESB-ECU that perform braking control to apply a braking torque in response to a brake operation by a driver of a host vehicle, and also perform brake holding control to hold the braking torque even when the brake operation is cancelled; and an engine control unit that performs idling stop control to stop driving of an engine that is a drive source of the host vehicle when a stop condition is satisfied, including that a vehicle speed of the host vehicle enters a predetermined low vehicle speed region, and also performs restart control to restart the engine when a predetermined restart condition is satisfied. The engine control unit prohibits execution of the idling stop control during execution of the brake holding control.
US11433858B2	Cleaning device, compressed-air system, vehicle and cleaning method A cleaning device for selectively applying a first medium to a surface includes a high pressure reservoir configured to store the first medium held under a storage pressure, a pulse nozzle configured to apply the first medium under the storage pressure in a pulsed manner to the surface, and a switching valve that includes a nozzle port and a high pressure reservoir port for selectively establishing a first connection between the high pressure reservoir and the pulse nozzle, and a feed port for establishing a second connection between the high pressure reservoir and a first medium source. The high pressure reservoir and the switching valve are structurally integrated in a reservoir valve module. The switching valve comprises a solenoid valve to switch between the first and the second connection when the high pressure reservoir port is under the storage pressure.
US11433855B2	Intelligent detection and alerting of potential intruders Systems, methods and apparatuses to recognize a threat to a vehicle from a distance and generate alarms or alerts in response. For example, a camera of a vehicle in a parking state can capture an image of the surrounding of the vehicle. When a person approaching the vehicle from a distance is identified from the image, an artificial neural network evaluates, based at least in part on one or more images from the camera, the level of threat from the person approaching the vehicle. In response to the threat level being above a threshold, the vehicle can generate an alarm to deter illegal activities and/or send an alert to a remote device, such as a mobile device of an owner, driver, authorized user, or security agent.
US11433854B2	Access control method for persons and vehicles and system for carrying out the method An access control method in an access control system that comprises at least one access control device with an antenna (2, 3, 4). Verification of an access authorization is based on analysis of a beacon transmitted by a first wireless communication standard. The beacon contains an ID to which a unique identifier (TID) of the data carrier and a unique beacon ID of the data carrier (1) transmitting the beacon is assigned. The unique identifier and unique beacon ID allows positive beacon identification. The identification and localization of the data carriers (1) is realized by analyzing the RSSIs of the transmitted beacons. The unique beacon IDs ensure that the RSSI values of the same respective beacon of a data carrier (1) are used in the course of the RSSI analysis. The closest data carrier (1) is determined, during the RSSI analysis, and the transmitted ID is analyzed to grant access.
US11433853B2	Vehicle unlocking authentication method and apparatus based on terminal device The present disclosure relates to the technical field of vehicles and discloses a vehicle unlocking authentication method and apparatus based on a terminal device, including: receiving an authentication request sent by a terminal device, to obtain a device fingerprint and a first authentication code; searching for a prestored service key corresponding to the device fingerprint, and calculating and obtaining a second authentication code according to the device fingerprint and the service key; determining a third authentication code and a fourth authentication code based on the first authentication code, the second authentication code, the device fingerprint, and the service key to complete the vehicle unlocking authentication by the terminal device. Implementing the embodiments of the present disclosure can improve the safety for transmitting data during the process of authentication between the vehicle and the terminal device.
US11433851B2	Vehicle sensor system including barometric pressure sensors An illustrative example vehicle sensor system includes a plurality of barometric pressure sensors. A first barometric pressure sensor is situated on a first portion of the vehicle that faces at least partially in a first direction and a second barometric pressure sensor is situated on a second portion of the vehicle that faces at least partially in a second direction that is different than the first direction. A processor is configured to make a determination regarding vehicle motion based on respective indications from the plurality of barometric pressure sensors.
US11433846B2	Side impact protection device The invention relates to a side impact protection device comprising a side curtain airbag (22), wherein the side curtain airbag (22) includes a cushion area (24) extending along the side window (90) and at least partially covering the latter in the inflated state, comprising an upper securing edge (28) by which the cushion area (24) is secured to the lateral roof rail (18), and comprising a holding area (26) in the inflated state extending away from the side window (90) and from the cushion area (24) which constitutes the inner end of the side curtain airbag (22) and which is secured by its upper edge (29) to the vehicle roof (40) spaced apart from the lateral roof rail (18).
US11433845B2	Airbag assembly with reduced package size and related method An airbag assembly for a motor vehicle includes an inflatable airbag and a reinforcing wrapper. The inflatable airbag has a longitudinally extending axis and is rolled about a rotation axis in the stowed condition. The reinforcing wrapper is coupled to the inflatable airbag proximate a first longitudinally extending side of the inflatable airbag, rolled about the rotation axis and wrapped entirely around at least a first portion of the inflatable airbag. The inflatable airbag and the reinforcing wrapper cooperative to define a monotonously rolled portion of the airbag assembly. In certain applications, the reinforcing wrapper is secured to a tab used to hang the inflatable airbag in the motor vehicle.
US11433843B2	Occupant restraining device A vehicle occupant restraining device, comprising: a pair of air bags; an inner bag housed in at least one of the pair of air bags, is in communication with the at least one of the air bags, and is inflated and deployed inside the at least one of the air bags, on the sides of the body of a vehicle occu-pant; and a pair of pieces of tension cloth housed so as to extend along the respective sides of a housed pair of air bags, which are located on the opposite sides of the vehicle occupant, and then through the inside of the seat back of a seat into a seat cushion, wherein the inner bag completes inflation and deployment before the at least one of the air bags does, and the pair of pieces of tension cloth is deployed on the sides of the seat.
US11433842B2	Side airbag apparatus A side airbag apparatus may include: a seat on which a passenger is seated; an inflator mounted on the seat, and configured to jet gas; a cushion inflated by the gas jetted from the inflator, and deployed toward the passenger so as to move the passenger to an inboard side of the vehicle; and a controller configured to operate the inflator to deploy the cushion before the collision of the vehicle, according to driving information of the vehicle, based on a signal of a sensor mounted on the vehicle.
US11433839B2	Device for a vehicle and method for fragmenting a component for a vehicle The disclosure relates to a device for a vehicle. The device comprises a component for the vehicle and an explosive module. The explosive module is configured so as in response to a trigger signal to cause the component to fragment.
US11433838B2	Front guard for working vehicle A front guard includes: a lower frame; and an upper frame and is configured to be swung to change a posture between a standing posture and a forward-leaning posture with respect to the lower frame. The lower frame has: a first lower member; and a second lower member. The upper frame has: a first stretching portion; a second stretching portion; and a connector portion. The connector portion has: a first portion; a second portion; and a middle portion. The first portion shifts forward as extending from the first stretching portion side to the middle portion side. The second portion shifts forward as extending from the second stretching portion side to the middle portion side. The middle portion extends in the vehicle width direction to connect the first portion and the second portion.
US11433837B1	Bumper with selectively attachable light bars Provided in this disclosure is a vehicle bumper with a main bumper having an elongated body portion. The elongated body portion has a first and second ends. Mounting flanges are formed integrally and perpendicularly around a respective periphery of the first and second ends. First and second detachable light bars are provided that each include a mating mounting flange formed around a periphery of each light bar, configured for abutting engagement with the respective mounting flange of the main bumper. A pair of slots are formed along a top edge of each mounting flange, into which a pair of bolts are slid from bore holes in the respective mating mounting flanges. A pair of bolt holes are formed along a bottom edge of each mounting flange into which a pair of bolts are slid through from bore holes in the mating mounting flanges.
US11433835B2	Energy absorbing member for a vehicle bumper assembly A vehicle bumper assembly includes a first energy absorbing member extending in a lateral direction of a vehicle. A reinforcement member extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle and is connected to the first energy absorbing member. A second energy absorbing member is connected to the reinforcement member. The second energy absorbing member includes a first bracket member configured to be connected to a vehicle body structure of the vehicle. A retaining member extends outwardly from the first bracket member. The retaining member has a first portion having a substantially constant first height and a second portion having a second height less than the first height. At least one first compression member is movably disposed in the retaining member. The at least one first compression member is configured to move through the retaining member responsive to an impact event.
US11433832B2	Grommet When not in use and axis of a grommet is straight, a grommet entire length is 120% or greater and 150% or less of a distance from a through hole of a body panel to an opposing member, an accordion sleeve outer diameter is 37% or greater and 42% or less of the grommet entire length, an accordion sleeve length is 50% or greater and 55% or less of the grommet entire length, an accordion sleeve pitch is 12% or greater and 17% or less of the accordion sleeve length. When in use and the grommet is bent, an angle between opening directions of first and second openings is ninety degrees or greater, and a grommet length in the opening direction of the second opening is 82% or greater and 87% or less of the distance from the through hole of the body panel to the opposing member.
US11433826B2	Transport system for vehicles with platforms with two fixed sidewalls A standalone adjustable transportation system that is designed to be positioned on a platform of a vehicle that has two fixed sidewalls that includes a cargo carrier basket with a height ranging from 50 cm to 90 cm with four upper corners to each of which is connected a hollow tube, four adjustable legs that each one of them has a trailer jack that is designed to control the length of the adjustable leg and four connecting rods that each of which can be inserted into said hollow tubes. The cargo carrier basket while positioned on the platform that has two fixed sidewalls can be connected in its four top corners to the four adjustable legs by the four connecting rods over said two fixed sidewalls.
US11433825B1	Hook member for attaching item to window of vehicle Method and apparatus for attachment to the window of a vehicle which enables the window to bear a heavy load such as a trash bag for the purpose of transporting the load attached outside the vehicle. The device attaches to the top horizontal edge of an electrically actuated window so that the window can be rolled up into the track of the window track so that the window and hook are held securely in place without actuating the anti-pinch alarm of the window of the vehicle when the window is completely rolled up.
US11433821B2	Cargo area side panel assembly for a vehicle A vehicle includes a cargo area side panel assembly including a first panel and a second panel coupled to the first panel such that the first panel and the second panel cooperate to define a channel. The channel is defined by an upper wall, a lower wall, and a sidewall extending therebetween. The vehicle also includes a cargo cover assembly moveable between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein the cargo cover assembly comprises an engagement mechanism configured to engage said channel.
US11433818B2	Step device for vehicle A step device for a vehicle includes: a movable step supported under a door opening; a coupling member that, in a state of being supported by a sliding door, engages with the movable step to move the movable step in a vehicle width direction in conjunction with opening and closing of the sliding door; a support arm that has a first pivot-joint point relative to a vehicle body and a second pivot-joint point relative to the movable step, and supports the movable step toward an upper side; and a cover member that is fixed to a lower surface of the vehicle body so as to define a housing space opening toward an outer side in the vehicle width direction and to cover the lower side of the support arm when the movable step is in a retracted position.
US11433816B2	Vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly with cap portion A vehicular interior rearview mirror assembly includes a reflective element assembly portion that includes a mirror reflective element and at least one pivot element, which provides adjustability of the mirror reflective element when the reflective element assembly portion is mounted within an interior cabin of a vehicle. A cap portion is adapted to attach to the reflective element assembly portion. The cap portion includes at least one accessory. The at least one accessory includes an accessory module insertable at least partially into the cap portion. Insertion of the accessory module into the cap portion connects the accessory module to the cap portion both mechanically and electrically. The cap portion may encase a rear portion of the reflective element assembly portion, and a mounting member may extend from the pivot element and through an aperture of the cap portion for mounting the mirror assembly within the interior cabin of the vehicle.
US11433808B2	Vehicle information provision device A vehicle information provision device includes a travel state detection unit, a surroundings situation detection unit, a potential hazard detection unit detecting a potential hazard based on the situation detected by the surroundings situation detection unit, a driver state detection unit detecting the driver state during self-driving of a vehicle; a driver state determination unit configured to determine whether or not the driver is observing the situation in the vehicle surroundings based on the state of the driver detected by the driver state detection unit, and an information control unit that provides information to the driver regarding the potential hazard in a case in which the driver is observing the situation in the vehicle surroundings, and restricts provision of information to the driver in a case in which the driver is not observing the situation in the vehicle surroundings during self-driving of the vehicle.
US11433806B2	Light-emitting device A light-emitting device includes a board, a light-emitting element mounted on a surface of the board, a support member on which the board is placed, and a cover having a plate shaped main cover body covering the light-emitting element and a tubular portion which receives a light guide body that guides light emitted from the light-emitting element. The main cover body includes a base, a protrusion protruding from the base toward the board, and a ridge disposed on a protruded end of the protrusion. A step is formed by the protrusion and the ridge, and the protrusion and the ridge extend in a same direction along the base.
US11433804B2	Methods and apparatuses for accommodating traffic when using vehicle doors A vehicle computer or vehicle associated computer may determine an upcoming vehicle occupancy change event for an object vehicle. The computer may also determine a suitability-for-use of one or more vehicle doors based on a traffic prediction, responsive to determining the occupancy change event. Further, the computer may alert at least one vehicle occupant as to the suitability-for-use of each door for which the suitability determination was made.
US11433800B2	Article carrier track system The present disclosure relates to an article securing system for a motor vehicle. The system has a linear track having a generally C-shaped configuration which is secured to the vehicle. The track has a pair of inwardly projecting flanges which are spaced apart to form a linear slot, and a pair of interstitial spaces adjacent the flanges. The spacing between the flanges forms a first dimension. A load restraining component is included which has a base portion with a neck portion extending therefrom. The neck portion has a second dimension slightly less than the first dimension such that minimal play exists between the neck portion and the flanges of the track. A T-shaped clamping element is included which has a neck portion configured to engage with the base portion, and a pair of spaced apart teeth configured to fit within the interstitial spaces of the track. Tightening of the clamping element clamps the base portion to the track, and the neck portion and the teeth cooperate to prevent deformation of the flanges as the clamping element and the base portion are tightened to one another.
US11433795B2	Deployable table for vehicle interior An apparatus for deploying a table from a housing is disclosed. The apparatus including: an arm pivotally securing the table to the apparatus wherein the apparatus via the arm moves the table from a first position in a first linear direction; a deviating point that contacts the arm and pivots the table about a first axis when the arm contacts the deviating point; and an arm member slidably secured to the table at one end and pivotally secured to the arm at another end, wherein the arm member is pivotally secured to the arm and wherein pivotal movement of the table and the arm member with respect to the arm is prevented when the table extends over a pivot axis between the arm and the arm member.
US11433790B2	Air duct for ventilation seat and ventilation seat having same for vehicle The present invention includes: an upper surface provided with a plurality of air outlets; a lower surface provided with an air inlet, and configured such that corners thereof are attached to corners of the upper surface to form an air passage; and a spacer provided on at least one of the lower surface and the upper surface to extend toward the other surface. According to the present invention, it is possible to uniformly discharge incoming air to a seat of a vehicle and to minimize the discomfort experienced by a vehicle occupant, thereby providing a comfortable ride.
US11433788B2	Isolator and suspension assembly for riding equipment A riding outdoor power equipment vehicle, such as for grounds maintenance, having a chassis including a support area, an operator platform for supporting a rider and supported by the chassis, and a suspension assembly. The suspension assembly is configured to resist movement of the operator platform towards the support area of the chassis and includes a biasing element having a plurality of annular portions. At least two annular portions of the plurality of annular portions are spaced apart from one another when the biasing element is in a default orientation and are moved into engagement with one another upon compression of the biasing element between the operator platform and the support area. Compression of the biasing element provides an initial deflection response that decreases substantially in response to increasing loading being applied to the operator platform.
US11433787B2	Child seat transporting system and safety part suitable for a child seat transporting system A child seat transporting system comprising a base being detachably connectable to a vehicle seat, a safety part being detachably connectable to the base and a child seat being detachably connectable to the safety part. The child seat comprises at least one child seat handle to carry the child seat when disconnected from the safety part. The safety part, when disconnected from the base, is detachably connectable to a frame of a stroller, whereby when the safety part with the child seat connected thereto is connected to the frame of the stroller, the child seat is detachable from the safety part.
US11433786B2	Cable winding device and flat cable routing structure for sliding seat A cable winding device is provided, which is for a flexible flat cable routed to a sliding seat slidably supported allowing for forward and backward movement in a longitudinal direction of a fixed rail; a first side end portion of the cable being fixed to an end of the fixed rail corresponding to a first rail end portion; the device including a winding housing portion inside which a second side end portion of the cable is fixed; the winding portion being fixed to a movable body supporting the seat and configured to slide in a forward and backward direction relative to the fixed rail; in a case where the winding portion moves in a forward (or backward) movement direction toward (or away from) the first rail end portion, the cable is wound in the winding portion (or is fed out along the fixed rail from the winding portion).
US11433785B2	Rail assembly having a carriage assembly A rail assembly can include a track assembly, an elongate shaft mounted to the track assembly, and a carriage assembly received within the track assembly. The carriage assembly can include a slider bracket. The slider bracket includes a first ramp portion and a second ramp portion. The first and second ramp portions are disposed on opposite sides of the slider bracket. The first and second ramp portions each define a receiving aperture. The elongate shaft is received through the receiving apertures of the first and second ramp portions.
US11433782B2	Vehicle seat with operating device The invention relates to an operating device for adjusting seat parameters of a seat, in particular of a vehicle seat, wherein the operating device comprises at least one multifunction operating element having at least one selection element, by means of which at least two operating levels are selectable, wherein the multifunction operating element is movable in at least five switching directions, wherein each switching direction can be assigned to a specific function, which belongs to the selected operating level and changes a seat parameter.
US11433780B2	Vehicle control device When replacement of a battery is detected, an automatic driving executability determination unit determines whether the battery is in a low capacity state until a predetermined time elapses, using battery information (battery charge amount, discharge performance) excluding an estimation value of a temperature of the battery, and restricts automatic driving according to such a determination result.
US11433777B2	Control device A control device controls charging of a power storage device mounted on a vehicle from the external power supply. The control device includes an electronic control unit. The electronic control unit is configured to acquire information relating to an electric power fee for the charging in each time slot divided in advance and cause, when the time slot is switched such that the electric power fee becomes relatively low after the switching of the time slot compared to before the switching during the charging, the external power supply to charge the power storage device so as to apply the electric power fee that is relatively low in the time slot after the switching.
US11433774B2	Battery charger for electric vehicle Disclosed herein is a battery charger for electric vehicle includes a motor configured to generate power for driving the electric vehicle, an inverter configured to provide the power to the motor, an AC power input terminal configured to be input at least one AC power of single phase AC power and polyphaser AC power from a slow charger, a power factor corrector configured to include a plurality of full bridge circuits through which the AC power is input through the AC power input terminal, a link capacitor configured to connect in parallel with the power factor corrector, a switch network configured to include a first switch SW A provided to connect any one of a plurality of AC power input lines and a neutral line constituting the AC power input terminal with the power factor corrector, and a second switch provided to transfer one of a direct current power input from a quick charger and an alternating current power input from a slow charger to a high voltage battery and a controller configured to control the power factor corrector and the switch network according to the conditions of the AC power and the DC power.
US11433773B2	Charging harness unit for a battery of a motor vehicle A charging harness unit for a battery of a motor vehicle includes a charging harness which has at least one lead and respective ends, one end being on the battery side and the other end being for connecting to a vehicle-external charging station. A cooling channel through which a coolant can flow is arranged in the charging harness. The cooling channel can be supplied with the coolant via a cooling device arranged on the vehicle side.
US11433767B2	Vehicle kill switch assembly A vehicle kill switch assembly includes a switch that is coupled to a vehicle. The switch is positioned beneath a driver's seat of the vehicle and the switch is electrically coupled to the ignition system of the vehicle. The ignition system is turned off when the switch is disengaged. A biasing unit is coupled to the vehicle and the driver's seat is coupled to the biasing unit. The biasing unit biases the driver's seat upwardly in the vehicle and the biasing unit is compressed when the driver sits in the driver's seat. The switch is engaged when the biasing unit is compressed to facilitate the vehicle to be driven. Conversely, the switch is disengaged when the biasing unit biases the driver's seat upwardly to inhibit the vehicle from being driven.
US11433765B2	Commercial vehicle with electric driven axle Provided herein is an electric axle including a differential assembly drivingly connected to a first axle half shaft and a second axle half shaft, wherein the first and second axle half shafts each have a wheel coupled to the ends thereof; an electric motor/generator drivingly connected to a first rotatable shaft; a first gear set having a first gear connected to the first rotatable shaft and a second gear connected to a second rotatable shaft; a second gear set having a first gear connected to the second rotatable shaft and a second gear selectively connected to a third rotatable shaft; a third gear set having a first gear connected to the third rotatable shaft and a second gear drivingly connected to the differential assembly; and a selector device configured to selectively connect the third rotatable shaft to the second gear of the second gear set or the first rotatable shaft.
US11433761B2	Grille shutter device A grille shutter device opens and closes an introduction passage through which air is introduced from an opening provided at a front part of a vehicle to the inside of the vehicle. The grille shutter device includes: a driving fin and a driven fin that are configured to rotate between an open position in which the introduction passage is open and a closed position in which the introduction passage is closed; an actuator configured to drive the driving fin; a power transmission member configured to transmit power from the driving fin to the driven fin; and a first stopper configured to define a first position by coming into contact with the power transmission member.
US11433755B2	Drive device A drive device includes a fluid coupling and a rotary electrical machine. The fluid coupling is configured such that a torque is inputted thereto from a first side in an axial direction and is outputted therefrom to a second side in the axial direction. The rotary electrical machine includes a first stator and a rotor. The first stator is disposed in a non-rotatable manner. The rotor is disposed to be rotated about a rotational axis of the fluid coupling. The rotary electrical machine is disposed on the second side with respect to the fluid coupling in the axial direction. The rotary electrical machine overlaps the fluid coupling in an axial view.
US11433754B2	Hybrid module having an actuation unit comprising a needle bearing, and hybrid drive train A hybrid module for a drive train of a motor vehicle comprises a housing, a disconnect clutch, and a hydraulic actuating unit cooperating with the disconnect clutch and received on the housing. The module includes an electric motor, wherein a rotor of the electric motor is rotationally coupled to a clutch component of the disconnect clutch. The actuating unit has a piston element, which is received such that it is displaceable relative to the housing and which, via an actuating bearing, is connected to a pressure element such that it is fixed against displacement in an axial direction of the disconnect clutch yet rotatable relative to the pressure element. The pressure element is configured for engagement and disengagement of the disconnect clutch, and the actuating bearing is formed as an axial needle bearing.
US11433752B2	Liquid diverter assembly and liquid diverting method for a vehicle door A liquid diverter assembly for a vehicle door includes, among other things, a funnel adjacent a vertically lower end portion of a glass run within a vehicle door, and a conduit that communicates liquid from the funnel around an electrically powered component of the vehicle door. A method of diverting liquid within a vehicle door includes, among other things, collecting liquid from a glass run of a vehicle door within a funnel, communicating liquid from the funnel to a conduit, and communicating liquid through the conduit such that the liquid moves around an electric component of the vehicle door.
US11433751B2	Low voltage system controller for a truck A truck cap assembly that selectively covers a truck bed of a truck is provided. The truck cap assembly may include a cap that sets on opposing side walls of the truck; a cap door located on the cap; a latch bar located on the cap; a controller located on the cap door; and a latch release assembly which includes a motor and a latch arm. The controller is in electrical communication with a motor actuator that is coupled to a latch arm. A signal from the controller activates the motor to move the latch arm. The latch arm is releasable from the latch bar to release the cap door.
US11433749B2	Vehicle convertible top systems A vehicle includes a vehicle body including a truck bed at least partially defining a cargo area, a vehicle interior with front passenger seating and rear passenger seating, and a modular, multi-component hard top assembly. The hard top assembly is configured to selectively and removably couple interchangeably between (i) the vehicle body to provide an enclosed configuration at least partially enclosing the vehicle interior, and (ii) the truck bed to function as a truck bed storage cover to enclose the cargo area and provide a securable storage compartment. The multi-component hard top assembly is detachable from the vehicle body to provide an open air configuration for the vehicle interior.
US11433745B2	Vehicle door assembly A vehicle door assembly includes an inner door panel, a pillar panel and a first cushioning pad. The inner door panel has an attachment area, a first edge portion and a second edge portion, with the first edge portion defining hinge attachment locations. The pillar panel is fixedly attached to at least the second edge portion and the attachment area such that the inner door panel and the pillar panel define a hollow B-pillar structure. The pillar panel further includes an offset portion that is spaced apart from a central portion of the attachment area of the inner door panel such that the attachment area and the offset portion define a recessed area therebetween. The first cushioning pad has a main body installed within the recessed area between the offset portion of the pillar panel and the inner door panel.
US11433743B2	Half mirror Provided is a half mirror which is used for a windshield constituting a head up display, and in which a feeling of glare is suppressed, and a boundary between a region which selectively reflects visible light and a region which reflects visible light is made inconspicuous. The half mirror has a reflection layer including a non-reflection region which does not reflect visible light, a reflection region which selectively reflects visible light, and a mixed region which is provided between the regions and in which a non-reflection portion which does not reflect visible light and a reflection portion which selectively reflects visible light are mixed, and in the mixed region, an area of the reflection portion is gradually increased from the non-reflection region toward the reflection region.
US11433741B2	Vehicle air vent Disclosed herein is a vehicle air vent that includes a duct having a channel therein through which air flows, and a discharge end through which the air is discharged, a first adjuster installed in the duct so as to be rotatable about a first rotary shaft, an extending direction of a first opening being varied depending on the angle of rotation of the first adjuster, a second adjuster installed in the duct so as to be rotatable about a second rotary shaft, an extending direction of a second opening being varied depending on the angle of rotation of the second adjuster, a third adjuster installed on the discharge end so as to be rotatable about a third rotary shaft, a third opening being defined between the third adjuster and the duct, and an interlocking connector operatively connecting the first adjuster to the third adjuster.
US11433740B2	Air vent Disclosed is an air vent comprising a housing configured to guide an air flow from an air inlet to an air outlet, an air guide arranged at least partly within the housing such that the air guide and the housing define a first air channel and a second air channel, a regulating flap arranged between the air inlet and the air guide, configured to regulate a ratio between a first partial air flow through the first air channel and a second partial air flow through the second air channel, a first and second shutoff element arranged at least partly within the housing. The first shutoff element is configured to shut off the first partial air flow without shutting off the second partial air flow and the second shutoff element is configured to shut off the second partial air flow without shutting off the first partial airflow.
US11433739B2	Air vent for a motor vehicle An air vent for a motor vehicle includes a housing which defines an air guiding channel and a plurality of lamellae which are provided at their ends with bearing pins, the lamellae being pivotably attached thereby to the housing. The lamellae are mounted on opposing sides with one respective radial bearing and on just one side with one respective axial bearing.
US11433731B2	Method for determining a functional status of a vehicle shock absorber arrangement The present invention relates to a method for determining a functional status of a vehicle shock absorber arrangement (100). The method determines a difference between force values during compression and expansion of the vehicle shock absorber arrangement (100), whereby the shock absorber arrangement (100) can be determined to be degraded if the difference is below a predetermined threshold.
US11433728B2	Active control system An active control system for a mass traveling along a guideway and method for active control of a mass traveling along a guideway. The active control system includes at least one displacement sensor and at least one motion sensor. Signals from the at least one displacement sensor and the least one motion sensor are processed to adjust a displacement of a reference location on the mass from a fixed reference.
US11433727B2	Electric suspension device Provided is an electric suspension device including an electromagnetic actuator that is provided between a body and wheel of a vehicle and generates damping force for damping vibration of the body. It includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires information on a sprung speed and sprung acceleration of the vehicle; a bounce target value computation unit that computes a bounce target value for controlling the vehicle's bounce orientation based on the sprung speed; and a driving control unit that controls driving of the actuator with a control target load which is based on the bounce target value. The bounce target value computation unit has a bounce target load map in which the bounce target value is associated with the sprung speed. The bounce target value computation unit adjusts a width of a dead zone set in the map based on the information on the sprung speed and sprung acceleration.
US11433725B2	Bushing and vehicle suspension device The bushing includes an outer cylinder, an inner cylinder, and an elastic body therebetween. The outer cylinder has a central recess portion recessed from the inner peripheral surface in the radial direction at the central portion in the axial direction, and the thickness of both end portions is thicker than the thickness of the central portion. The central recess portion is formed in a curved shape or having a curved and a straight shape. The inner cylinder has a central convex portion swelling from the outer peripheral surface in the radial direction at a position corresponding to the central recess portion. The maximum outer diameter of the central convex portion is larger than the minimum inner diameter of the inner peripheral surface of the outer cylinder.
US11433723B1	Fifth-wheel receiver cover A fifth wheel cover is disclosed herein. The fifth-wheel hitch cover includes a magnetically attachable support with an integrated reel apparatus. Additionally, the reel supports a cover that is retractable, and the cover has a magnetic anchor bar on the end opposite the reel. The fifth wheel cover may come in the form of a storage box containing the cover therein. The storage box is then mounted onto a frame of a truck. A user may then retract the cover to provide protection to the fifth wheel from weather and debris. Additionally, a heated underplate may be included beneath the fifth wheel to provide protection from debris that may come in contact with the fifth wheel. Another embodiment includes a fifth wheel cover having a frame including foldable arms which extend a cover over the fifth wheel.
US11433720B2	Coupling control module for a trailer coupling A coupling control module according to the invention, comprises the coupling control module designed to transmit at least one configuration bus message to the at least one motor vehicle bus module via the bus interface, wherein the configuration bus message contains a configuration identifier to be entered in configuration data of the motor vehicle bus module, wherein the configuration identifier is provided so that when the motor vehicle continues to be operated, at least one motor vehicle bus module can execute at least one function according to the existence of the trailer coupling and/or according to bus messages received from the coupling control module on the basis of received configuration identifier.
US11433715B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of protrusion portions extending along a tire side surface of a tire side portion in a direction that intersects a tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction; the plurality of protrusion portions each including an intermediate portion in an extension direction that includes a highest position of projection height from the tire side surface, and an end portion on either side of the intermediate portion in the extension direction that includes a lowest position of projection height from the tire side surface. The highest position of projection height of the intermediate portion is in a range of 20% of a tire cross-sectional height from a tire maximum width position to an inner side and an outer side in the tire radial direction, and a ratio of a total width SW and an outer diameter OD satisfies a relationship of SW/OD≤0.3.
US11433714B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire in the present invention has a narrow groove extending in the tire circumferential direction on a portion closer to a tire equator than a ground contact end, and dividing a shoulder land into a main land close to the tire equator and a sub land close to the ground contact end. An outer sidewall of the narrow groove has: a straight line extending inward in a tire radial direction from an outer circumferential surface of the sub land; a first circular arc smoothly connected to the straight line; and a second circular arc smoothly connected to a groove bottom of the narrow groove. The first circular arc has a center of a circular arc closer to the equator than the outer sidewall. The second circular arc has a center of a circular arc closer to an outside in a tire width direction than the outer sidewall.
US11433713B2	Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire, a sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side; the edge and the edge each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe; a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe; and for all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, with a ground contact width being equally divided into three in the tire lateral direction, a total volume SCE of chamfered portions provided in a center region centrally located in the tire lateral direction and each of total volumes SSH of chamfered portions provided in shoulder regions located on either side of the center region satisfy a relationship SCE
US11433712B2	Pneumatic tire Provided is a pneumatic tire. A sipe is formed, on each of a leading side edge and a trailing side edge, with a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of a sipe, a non-chamfered region in which no other chamfered portion is present is provided in a part facing each of the chamfered portions, at least one end of the sipe communicates with the auxiliary groove, one end of the chamfered portion adjacent to the auxiliary groove in the rib communicates with the auxiliary groove, a maximum depth×(mm) of the sipe and a maximum depth y (mm) of the chamfered portion satisfy a relationship x×0.1≤y≤x×0.3+1.0, and a sipe width W of the sipe is constant in a range from an end positioned in the radial direction inside the chamfered portion to a groove bottom of the sipe.
US11433710B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is provided with a sipe including an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side. The edge on the leading side and the edge on the trailing side each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe. A non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe. For all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, a total volume SIN of the chamfered portions located on a vehicle mounting inner side and a total volume SOUT of the chamfered portions located on a vehicle mounting outer side satisfy a relationship SIN>SOUT.
US11433701B1	Wheel A studded wheel increases traction of a vehicle along slippery surfaces, such as a pipe. The wheel features a wheel body manufactured from a rigid material and having a tread surface. A plurality of studs are secured to the tread surface of the wheel body. The plurality of studs may be polycrystalline diamond. The plurality of studs may be secured directly to the tread surface of the wheel body, such as by brazing. The vehicle to which the wheel is attached may be an inspection vehicle with a mounted camera system fitted for surveying inaccessible areas including sewer systems and other internal piped locations.
US11433696B2	Method for generating variable guilloche patterns, implementing device and identification document comprising such patterns Generation of one dimensional guilloche patterns able to be affixed on a document, each guilloche pattern being able to encode variable alphanumeric data providing a different appearance to each guilloche pattern, by formatting alphanumeric data to be encoded in the form of a predefined number of data blocks with a predefined size, generating a carrier function having a plurality of parameters, the formatted data blocks forming at least one of the parameters, and modulating the carrier function by the formatted data blocks so as to encode the alphanumeric data graphically, each data block defining a guilloche pattern, the number of data blocks defining the number of guilloche patterns, the carrier function associated with a formatted data block is modulated locally, each datum of the block being encoded locally in the guilloche pattern, by interpolation of a predefined point associated with the carrier function.
US11433695B2	Ink-receiving layer composition having excellent printing characteristics for decorative member, decorative member, and method for manufacturing decorative member The present invention relates to: an ink-receiving layer composition for a decorative member, the composition comprising an acrylic emulsion, a metal salt, and organic particles or inorganic particles; a decorative member comprising a base layer, a printing layer formed on the base layer, and an ink-receiving layer disposed between the base layer and the printing layer and formed of a composition comprising an acrylic emulsion, a metal salt, and inorganic particles; and a method for manufacturing a decorative member, the method comprising a step for preparing a base layer in a flat state, a step for coating a composition comprising an acrylic emulsion, a metal salt, and organic particles or inorganic particles on the base layer, a step for drying or UV curing the coated composition to form an ink-receiving layer, and a step for forming a printing layer on the ink-receiving layer.
US11433692B2	Detection sensor, detection device, conveying device, and image forming device A detection sensor includes: a single light-emitting element that radiates light onto a conveyed material; and multiple light-receiving elements that receive interference light including the light that is scattered at a surface of the conveyed material and the light that is scattered inside the conveyed material.
US11433690B2	Method of making a film negative A method of preparing a film negative including the steps of dispersing a UV ink in a desired pattern on a UV printing substrate; and curing the UV ink with a source of actinic radiation to crosslink and cure the UV ink and create the UV printed polymer layer in the desired pattern. The UV ink is at least substantially solvent-free and printing substrate does not contain an adhesive layer or an ink-receptive layer and is not been modified to be ink-receptive. The film negative may be used in a process of making a flexographic printing element.
US11433689B2	Cassette and cassette body A cassette includes: a housing; and a medium having a first portion contained in the housing and a second portion protruding to an outside of the housing. The second portion of the medium is a protruding portion having an indicator portion on which information is printed.
US11433688B2	Printer A desired image is printed in a non-contact state on a print object surface with a flyable printer in which a printing device is mounted in a flying object. The printer includes a flying object having a body part, a controller, and a drive part; and a print head, mounted in the flying object, to print a desired image in a non-contact state, on a print object which the flying object has approached. The print head is driven while a gap is maintained at a predetermined value by bringing a gap adjustment part attached to the body part of the flying object into contact with the print object or by accurate control of the drive part. It is possible to print a desired image in good image quality regardless of the state of the surface of the print object.
US11433687B2	Adaptive sampling In one example, a printer with adaptive sampling includes a print engine, a monochrome scanner, a light source, and an analysis module. The light source has independently controlled primaries oriented to illuminate a media from the print engine. The analysis module includes a page selection module to select a chosen page of media for analysis, a heuristic analysis module to analyze the chosen page and determine a region of the page for analysis, a light control module to select a mono-color for the light source in region on the chosen page, and a quality module to accept an image of the chosen page and a scan of the chosen page with the monochrome scanner illuminated by the selected mono-color and compare the image and the scan within the region to determine a discrepancy.
US11433684B2	Print apparatuses using reusable print agent containers A print apparatus is disclosed. The print apparatus comprises a container-receiving unit for receiving a reusable print agent container; a print agent reservoir for storing print agent to be consumed by the print apparatus during a printing operation; a pump for transferring print agent between a reusable print agent container positioned in the container-receiving unit and the print agent reservoir; and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is to operate the pump to transfer print agent of a first concentration from the reusable print agent container to the print agent reservoir; and, responsive to determining that a volume of print agent of the first concentration in the reusable print agent container has fallen below a threshold volume, operate the pump to transfer a volume of print agent of a second, lower concentration from the print agent reservoir to the reusable print agent container. A method and a machine-readable medium are also disclosed.
US11433680B2	Liquid-sealed cartridge and liquid sending method Disclosed is a liquid-sealed cartridge that includes: a liquid storage portion configured to store liquid; a flow path in which the liquid stored in the liquid storage portion flows; and a liquid sealing portion configured to seal the liquid in the liquid storage portion, in which the liquid sealing portion has an outer circumferential portion and a center-side low strength portion disposed closer to a center than the outer circumferential portion, and the center-side low strength portion is broken when pressed, to allow the liquid in the liquid storage portion to flow in the flow path.
US11433678B2	Liquid cartridge including first and second valves disposed in liquid supply portion, and system using the same A liquid cartridge includes: a cartridge body; a liquid supply portion; a sealing member having a through-hole; first and second valves; and first and second urging members. The liquid supply portion defines therein a liquid passage extending in a frontward direction and having an opening open frontward. The sealing member is provided on a periphery of the opening of the liquid supply portion, and has first and second surfaces those face rearward. The first and second valves are disposed in the liquid passage so as to be movable in the frontward direction and a rearward direction. The first valve is pressed by the first urging member to abut the first surface and interrupts communication between the through-hole and the liquid passage. The second valve is urged by the second urging member to abut the second surface and interrupts communication between the through-hole and an outside of the liquid supply portion.
US11433677B2	Liquid storage device and liquid filling method A liquid filling method of filling a liquid storage device including a first tank that stores a liquid to be supplied to an ejection head ejecting the liquid and a second tank that stores the liquid to be supplied to the first tank through a connection port provided in the first tank with the liquid, the method including: injecting the liquid from a liquid storage container into the first tank through a first liquid introduction port provided in the first tank, in a state where a second liquid introduction port provided in the second tank is closed.
US11433673B2	Redundant full color pagewide printhead having narrow print zone A modular inkjet printhead includes a plurality of printhead modules arranged end on end in a row, each printhead module having at least four rows of print chips configured for printing at least four different inks, each print chip having multiple nozzle rows for redundant printing of a respective ink. A print zone of the printhead has a width of less than 100 mm in a media direction.
US11433670B2	Conductive elements electrically coupled to fluidic dies An example fluidic device may comprise a fluidic die and a support element coupled to the fluidic die. A fluid channel may be arranged within the support element and may define a fluid path through the support element and a fluid aperture of the fluidic die. A conductive element may be arranged in the fluid path and be coupled to a ground of the fluidic die. A material and size of the conductive element may be selected to engender galvanic effect at an approximately zero potential.
US11433669B2	Method of manufacturing a stacked piezoelectric transducer, and piezoelectric transducer A piezoelectric transducer includes a semiconductor body with a bottom electrode of conductive material. A piezoelectric element is on the bottom electrode. A first protective layer, on the bottom electrode and the piezoelectric element, has a first opening through which a portion of the piezoelectric element is exposed, and a second opening through which a portion of the bottom electrode is exposed. A conductive layer on the first protective layer and within the first and second openings is patterned to form a top electrode in electrical contact with the piezoelectric element at the first opening, a first biasing stripe in electrical contact with the top electrode, and a second biasing stripe in electrical contact with the bottom electrode at the second opening.
US11433665B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a transport unit configured to transport a printing medium, a platen that includes a first support surface supporting the printing medium, a light-emitting unit configured to emit detection light toward a transport path of the printing medium, and a light-receiving unit provided adjacently to the light-emitting unit and configured to detect reflected light of the detection light, wherein a recessed portion is provided in the platen, the recessed portion including a primary reflection surface receiving the detection light and a secondary reflection surface receiving the detection light reflected by the primary reflection surface, and the first support surface and the secondary reflection surface overlap in an optical axis direction of the detection light.
US11433662B2	Image control system and can decorator employing same An image control system for a can decorator includes an electronic can decorator control assembly, a mechanical can decorator control assembly and a number of sensors. The electronic can decorator control assembly includes a programmable logic circuit and a number of modules. The mechanical can decorator control assembly is structured to be, and is, operatively coupled to at least one of an ink fountain ink application adjustment assembly, a ductor roll assembly duty cycle adjustment assembly, a printing plate cylinder assembly axial adjustment assembly or a printing plate cylinder assembly circumferential adjustment assembly. The electronic can decorator control assembly is structured to be operatively coupled to the mechanical can decorator control assembly. Each sensor in the number of sensors is structured to measure a can body applied image characteristic and to generate an image signal including data representing the can body applied image characteristic.
US11433661B2	Flexographic printing machine for printing a substrate web A flexographic printing press for printing a substrate web comprises at least one printing unit and at least one central cylinder. A plurality of printing couples are arranged around the periphery of the at least one central cylinder. A horizontally aligned dryer unit, having at least one guide element, is arranged above the printing unit in a vertical direction. The at least one horizontally aligned dryer unit has at least two dryer sections with one dryer section being arranged separated from the next dryer section by at least one diverting assembly. The at least one flexographic printing press has at least one roll unwinder and at least one roll winder. The at least one roll unwinder and the at least one roll winder are arranged on opposite sides of the at least one central cylinder.
US11433659B2	Method and device for ascertaining required construction material The invention relates to a method for providing required construction material information in the context of producing at least one three-dimensional object using a generative layer construction device, having the following steps: accessing data of a layer to be applied in a first data set in which for each layer to be applied during the production process, it is indicated whether construction material is to be solidified selectively in the layer and if so, at which locations in said layer the construction material is to be solidified; dividing the area of the layer to be applied into sub-regions; assigning weighting factors to the sub-regions, and ascertaining a construction material quantity to be supplied to the coating device in order to apply the layer, wherein the construction material quantity is ascertained using the weighting factors assigned to individual sub-regions and is provided as required construction material information.
US11433658B2	Method of making a physical object by additive manufacturing A method of making a physical object by additive manufacturing. In the method a hardenable primary material is provided, the object is built up by successively hardening layers of the hardenable primary material, and the object is cleaned from excess material by moving the object and thereby generating a mass inertial force in the excess material. The invention facilitates the making of objects by additive manufacturing.
US11433649B2	Functional element having electrically controllable optical properties A functional element having electrically controllable optical properties, includes a stack sequence formed of a first carrier film, a first surface electrode, an active layer, a second surface electrode, and a second carrier film, wherein the second carrier film has an overhanging region beyond the first carrier film and at least one barrier film is arranged on at least one edge region of the first carrier film and the overhanging region of the second carrier film.
US11433647B2	Polyester resin-coated metal sheet and container using same [Problem] To provide a polyester resin-coated metal sheet which has excellent coating material adhesion capable of withstanding severe forming processing while retaining high decorative property and photoluminescence property and a container using the same. [Solution] The polyester resin-coated metal sheet of the present invention includes a metal sheet, and a non-oriented polyester resin formed of a plurality of layers provided on at least one surface of the metal sheet. A surface layer and an adjacent layer in contact with the surface layer, of the plurality of layers, have a difference therebetween in melting temperature of not less than 10° C., and a difference in tensile stress at an elongation of 250% under an environmental temperature of 70° C. of less than 3 MPa in tensile tests in a single-layer film state corresponding to each layer, and the surface layer contains fine particles.
US11433645B2	Building boards with increased surface strength Disclosed is a building board construction with increased surface strength. More specifically, increased nail pull strength is achieved via the application of an external surface coating. The surface coating is ideally applied to a paper faced gypsum building board. In one possible embodiment, the coating is formed from a water soluble polymer.
US11433644B2	Decorative sheet, method of manufacturing the same, and display device A decorative sheet including: a material sheet of which a surface roughness R1 on a front side is greater than a surface roughness R2 on a back side; a first adhesive layer provided on the front side of the material sheet; a thin film layer provided above the front side of the material sheet via the first adhesive layer; a second adhesive layer provided on the back side of the material sheet; and a sheet support layer provided below the back side of the material sheet via the second adhesive layer, in which each of the layers is integrated as one sheet, and an air layer exists on an interface between the first adhesive layer and a trough of an uneven shape on the front side of the material sheet.
US11433641B2	Electronic device case and decorative film thereof An electronic device case and a decorative film thereof are provided. The decorative film includes a plurality of stacked optical layers. Each of the plurality of stacked optical layers includes a first optical layer, a second optical layer formed on the first optical layer, a third optical layer formed on the second optical layer, and a fourth optical layer formed on the third optical layer. The refractive indices of the first optical layer, the second optical layer, the third optical layer, and the fourth optical layer vary according to a predetermined rule, and the refractive indices of the first optical layer, the second optical layer, the third optical layer, and the fourth optical layer are all between 1.40 and 1.70. The first optical layer and the third optical layer have different refractive indices, and the second optical layer and the fourth optical layer have the same refractive index.
US11433639B2	Lightweight sandwich steel sheet using polyamide, and manufacturing method therefor The present invention relates to a lightweight sandwich steel sheet using polyamide, and more particularly, to a lightweight sandwich steel sheet using polyamide and a manufacturing method therefor, the steel sheet being usable at a wider temperature range than that of a conventional sandwich steel sheet and, particularly, having excellent adhesion at a low temperature and remarkably increasing stability and lightweight property.
US11433635B2	Primary reflector for a heating module of a heating duct in a moulding machine for moulding containers from preforms The invention relates to a heating module and a primary reflector for a heating module of a heating duct of a molding machine for producing containers from preforms, in which preforms made of thermoplastic are heated, which is provided between tubular heating units arranged in parallel and one over another on a side wall of the heating module and the side wall and consists of ceramic material, and is characterized in that the primary reflector is connected via a dovetail connection to the side wall, wherein a connecting region in the form of a dovetail is formed in each case on the reflector, which is fixable in each case with a clip made of steel, in particular spring steel, fastened on the side wall, having dimensions adapted to the dovetail.
US11433633B2	Fabrication of three-dimensional kirigami structures with tunable properties A method of forming a structural honeycomb includes cutting and folding a substrate sheet according to predetermined cutting and folding patterns and fold angles that cause the sheet to form a honeycomb having cells that each have at least one face abutting, or nearly abutting, the face of another cell. The honeycomb is then stabilized by joining abutting, or nearly abutting, faces to hold the honeycomb together. The honeycomb may have a prespecified three-dimensional shape. The folding pattern may include corrugation, canted corrugation, or zig-zag folds. Joining may employ fixed and/or reversible joinery, including slotted cross section, tabbed strip, angled strip, integral skin, sewn, or laced. At least some folds may be partially-closed to create bends and twists in the honeycomb structure. Some surfaces of the honeycomb may be covered with a skin or face sheet. The substrate sheet may have flexible electronic traces.
US11433631B2	Method for depositing a piece of band-like elastomeric element on a forming support in a process for building a tyre for vehicle wheels A method for depositing a piece of band-like elastomeric element on a forming support in a process for building a tyre for vehicle wheels. The method includes feeding a piece of band-like elastomeric element having a predetermined nominal length towards the forming support along a predetermined feeding direction and measuring the actual length of the piece along the feeding direction. If the actual length is lower than or equal to a circumferential length of a deposition surface defined on the forming support, the piece is deposited on the deposition surface while the forming support rotates about a rotation axis thereof. During such deposition the piece is pressed on the deposition surface with a pressing force selected as a function of the actual length.
US11433625B2	Composite with infusion film systems and methods Described are methods and systems for a composite structure that allows for out of autoclave curing. Due to the layout of the composite structure, voids within the composite structure, formed out of autoclave, is reduced. The composite structure includes a composite laminate and one or more infusion films. The composite laminate includes a plurality of fiber tows that each include a plurality of fiber strands and a resin. The resin has a first viscosity within a first temperature range. The infusion film is disposed on a surface of the composite laminate and has a second viscosity lower than the first viscosity within the first temperature range. Methods of curing the composite structure are also described.
US11433616B2	Apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a powdered build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy beam (4), the apparatus (1) comprising a process chamber (8) and a stream generating device (9) configured to generate a gaseous fluid stream at least partly streaming through the process chamber (8), the gaseous fluid stream being capable of being charged with non-consolidated particulate build material, particularly smoke or smoke residues generated during operation of the apparatus (1), while streaming through the process chamber (8), wherein the stream generating (9) device comprises at least two separate stream generating units (13, 14) each being configured to generate a respective gaseous fluid stream.
US11433614B2	Apparatus and method for removing unused powder from a printed workpiece Disclosed is an apparatus for depowdering a workpiece printed from a laser powder bed fusion process, having: a base; a turntable that rotates relative to the base, the turntable configured to receive the workpiece; and in operation, when the turntable is rotating, rotational forces applied to the workpiece depowder the workpiece.
US11433613B2	Integrated additive manufacturing systems An integrated additive manufacturing system includes: (a) at least one resin supply (41); (b) a plurality of additive manufacturing machines (43) on which parts may be produced, each of the additive manufacturing machines (43) operatively associated with the at least one resin supply (41); and (c) at least one peripheral machine (200, 48, 220) operatively associated with each of the additive manufacturing machines and the at least one resin supply.
US11433611B2	Dual hob drive quick release high flow filament extruder A filament drive for an extruder for an additive manufacturing system is provided. A drive gear is driven by a motor. A first driven gear is operably driven by the drive gear. A first hob has a toothed outer periphery connected to the first driven gear. A second driven gear is operably driven by the drive gear. A second hob has a toothed outer periphery connected to the second driven gear. The toothed outer peripheries of the first and second hobs define a filament receiving zone therebetween. A filament extruder including a heating element operated at greater than 48 volts may be provided.
US11433603B2	Powder material, method for manufacturing three-dimensional modeled object, and three-dimensional-modeling device The present invention pertains to a powder material used to manufacture a three-dimensional modeled object by selectively radiating laser light to a thin layer of the powder material including powder particles, forming a modeled object layer obtained by melt-binding of the powder particles, and layering the modeled object layer. The powder particles include a core resin and a shell resin for coating the core resin, the temperature at which the storage modulus G′ of the material constituting the shell resin is 1×106.5 Pa being higher than the temperature at which the storage modulus G′ of the material constituting the core resin is 1×106.5 Pa. The abovementioned powder material, makes it possible to manufacture a three-dimensional modeled object having higher definition.
US11433602B2	Stereolithography machine with improved optical group A stereolithography machine (1) for making a three-dimensional object (O) that comprises a container (2) for a fluid substance (R), a source (3, 31, 32) of the predetermined radiation (RL, RL1, RL2), an optical group (4) configured to direct the radiation (RL, RL1, RL2) towards a reference surface (SR) of the fluid substance (R), and a control logic unit (5) configured to control the optical group (4) and/or the radiation source (3, 31, 32) so as to expose at least one portion of the reference surface (SR) to the radiation (RL, RL1, RL2). The stereolithography machine provides that the optical group (4) comprises a first optical sub-group (41) configured to be exposed to the radiation (RL, RL1, RL2) so as to instantaneously project the image of a first portion to be solidified onto the reference surface (SR) and a second optical sub-group (42) configured to selectively convey the radiation (RL, RL1, RL2) towards a point of the reference surface (SR) and to move such a point so as to progressively expose a second portion to be solidified of the reference surface (SR).
US11433601B2	Synthesis and 3D printing of photocurable colloids Photocurable colloid binders are provided that overcome deficiencies associated with 3D printing of high molecular weight polymers via VAT photopolymerization. Methods of additive manufacturing are also provided using the binders. The approaches described herein effectively decouple the viscosity-molecular weight relationship by synthesizing and processing photo-reactive aqueous colloids that are sequestered within a photocrosslinkable scaffold. Sequestering polymers within discrete internal phases prevents inter-particle entanglement of the polymer chains, thus ensuring low viscosity. VP of polymer colloids results in a solid green body embedded with high molecular weight polymer particles. A post-processing heated drying step allows the polymers to coalesce and further entangle, forming a semi-interpenetrating network with mechanical performance of the high molecular weight material. The resins can further include inorganic particles such as silica and other ceramics, metal particles, and the like. The coalescence can result in the particles being encapsulated in polymer, yielding unique hybrid materials with tunable properties.
US11433599B2	Print assembly for additive manufacturing system, and methods of use thereof A print assembly for use in an additive manufacturing system to print three-dimensional parts, which includes a coarse positioner, a fine positioner, and a liquefier assembly, where a portion of the liquefier assembly is operably mounted to the fine positioner such that the fine positioner is configured to move the portion of the liquefier assembly relative to the coarse positioner.
US11433596B2	System and method for three-dimensional printing An apparatus for preparing a two-dimensional layer of a three-dimensional object during three-dimensional printing of the object. The apparatus may include a controller; a transparent substrate for receiving a deposited layer of liquid materials on an upper surface thereof; a selective deposition unit that deposits at least one liquid body material and a liquid support material different from the at least one liquid body material, on the transparent substrate according to signals received from the controller; and a selective curing unit that selectively solidifies, by curing irradiation, a portion of the deposited layer of liquid body materials on the transparent substrate according to signals received from the controller, such that some of the liquid body material remains uncured.
US11433594B2	Rapid powder pressing plate assembly and process A powder pressing plate assembly includes a pressing plate having a plurality of pressing tools and at least one etched plate attached to a pressing tool face of at least one of the plurality of pressing tools. The etched plate includes a design that may be embossed into a substrate. The design may be computer generated and then transferred to the etched plate via a solvent-less thermal exposure process, exposure to certain solvents used to wash away unwanted material, or built up using a three-dimensional printing or additive manufacturing process.
US11433588B2	Method and device for the variothermal temperature control of injection moulds A method for the variothermal temperature control of an injection mould using a temperature control device, the method including at least the following steps: in a learning phase, determining a temperature control characteristic of the temperature-controllable system including at least the injection mould and the temperature control device, in order to obtain individual reference values for the system, with which the temperature control device can be controlled in order to obtain a nominal temperature profile; and in a production phase: temperature control of the injection mould with the reference values determined during the learning phase; determining deviations of an actual temperature profile of the injection mould in relation to the nominal temperature profile during the production cycle and calculating corrected reference values from these deviations; and carrying out a resulting production process using the corrected reference values.
US11433587B2	Method and device for producing components or profiles A method for producing components or profiles from at least one solidifiable plastic compound in an injection moulding facility, said method comprising stationary mould components and mould components which are movable with respect thereto. The method includes injection of solidifiable plastic compound into a channel formed in the movable mould components and, from there, via connections either in portions into one or more mould cavities. The channel is enclosed by at least one stationary, temperature-controlled mould component. A continuous channel compound strand is formed with attachment compound strands, which is transported away from the injection point with increasing cooling and solidification and increasing length, together with the filled mould cavities and mould cavity portions. The channel compound strand, together with the connection mass strands, after its solidification and after opening the mould cavity or the mould cavities is separated from the component(s), and the component or the components is/are ejected.
US11433580B2	Method to chase weld lines by timing and positioning of gates An apparatus and method for eliminating mold lines when molding a part having ferromagnetic pigments is provided. A mold assembly having a mold with a cavity and valve gates is formed. Pucks are fitted at the gates to collect residual cold plastic. The calculation of a specific sequence and timing of the opening of the valve gates is determined based on a calculation of the total number of valve gates needed to fill a part while maintaining acceptable injection molding pressure. Once calculated, the gates are positioned around the mold cavity to balance flow length ratio. A primary gate is chosen for initial injection. The time for the material to flow from the first to the second gate is established. The second gate is opened after the flow front reaches the second gate. This pattern continues until all valve gates are opened.
US11433579B2	Molding system and method A molding system and a method for operation of the molding system are provided. The method includes flowing a molten polymeric material from an upstream device into an in-mold tuning chamber in a filling position where the in-mold tuning chamber is positioned at least partially within a mold cavity. The method also includes adjusting at least one of a temperature of and a pressure applied to the molten polymeric material in the in-mold tuning chamber to create a first tuned molten polymeric material and releasing the tuned molten polymeric material into the mold cavity from the in-mold tuning chamber.
US11433575B2	Charge shaping system and apparatus A composite charge is positioned onto lower plates of a plurality of placement end effectors. Upper plates of the plurality of placement end effectors are rotated along a first axis to cover the composite charge. The composite charge is contoured to a tool using the plurality of placement end effectors to form a contoured composite charge. The contoured composite charge is compacted using a roller.
US11433572B2	Method for preparing a molded polymeric article Provided is a method for preparing a polymeric article including introducing a polymerizable composition into a mold; sealing the composition within the mold using a sealing means; placing the mold into a convection cure oven; subjecting the polymerizable composition to a cure cycle sufficient to partially cure the composition; extracting the mold from the convection cure oven; optionally, removing the sealing means from the mold; placing the mold into an auxiliary curing chamber which is placed into the convection cure oven, or placing the mold into an auxiliary curing chamber which is within the convection cure oven; subjecting the polymerizable composition to a further cure cycle to complete polymerization of the composition, thereby forming a cured polymeric article; and removing the cured polymeric article from the mold.
US11433566B2	Durable palm fiber composite material and preparing method thereof A durable palm fiber composite material is obtained by impregnating an unprocessed palm bark in a resin adhesive solution prepared by using a palm leaf as a raw material and then hot-pressing. The palm bark is dried under a natural state without additional processing. The palm leaf is made into a tannin resin adhesive solution under the effect of additives such as furfuryl alcohol, paraformaldehyde, and others. A pH value of the adhesive solution is controlled to be 9-11. A solid content is 40-60%. An adhesive amount applied to the palm bark by the resin adhesive solution is 800-1500 g/m2. Odd number of layers (three or more layers) of palm barks that are impregnated by the resin adhesive solution and are hot-pressed to the composite material. Hot-pressed parameters are as follows: the temperature is 150-180° C. the unit pressure is 0.8-1.5 MPa, and the time is 10-30 s/mm.
US11433565B2	Method for preparing hydrophilic writing sliced bamboo veneer Disclosed is a method for preparing a hydrophilic writing sliced bamboo veneer, including, in sequence, the following steps: (1) processing a sliced bamboo veneer into thin bamboo sheets with a thickness of 0.2-0.6 mm; (2) selecting the thin bamboo sheets with less color difference and fewer processing defects, and rolling the selected thin bamboo sheets on a plane; (3) performing deburring, sanding, and surface polishing on the rolled thin bamboo sheets; (4) performing mildewproofing and mothproofing treatment on the thin bamboo sheets; (5) performing surface coating treatment on the thin bamboo sheets using a coating material; (6) drying the coated thin bamboo sheets at low temperature; (7) fine-polishing the dried thin bamboo sheets; (8) cutting the thin bamboo sheets; and (9) flattening, compacting, and piling the cut thin bamboo sheets for future use.
US11433562B2	Razor head Razor head includes a razor cartridge (10) and a razor blade (20). The razor cartridge (10) contains a front side wall (11), a rear side wall (12), a left side wall (13), and a right side wall (14) which enclose an accommodating space (15) to receiving the razor blade (20). The front side wall (11) has multiple protective ribs (30) protruding upward and arranged at intervals along the length direction of the razor cartridge (10); each protective rib (30) extends along the width direction of the razor cartridge (10) and contains a flexible protective rib (30a) and a rigid protective rib which (30b) which are joined, the rigid protective rib (30b) is located in front of the razor blade (20) and arranged adjacent to the razor blade (20), and a guide groove (31) is enclosed between the two adjacent protective rib (30). The razor head has good shaving performance and good comfort.
US11433561B2	System and a method for treating a part of a body The present application relates to a system and a method for treating a part of a body to be treated, particularly a system and a method for cutting hair on a part of a body to be treated. The system has a hand-held treating device having a treating unit, and an imaging module configured to generate information indicative of the position of the treating device relative to the part of the body to be treated based on an image of a part of the body and the treating device. The system also has a guide face configured to space the treating unit from the part of the body to be treated during use of the system. A controller is configured to change a distance between the treating unit and the guide face in dependence on the information generated by the imaging module.
US11433560B2	Drywall knife A utility knife, a blade member for use therewith, and a method of using the same; The knife has an ergonomically designed, symmetrical handle with resilient grips for a user's palm and fingers provided on opposing top and bottom walls of the housing. The blade member has two opposed cutting surfaces aligned with the housings top and bottom walls. A tape engagement clip is provided on a leading end of the knife and secures a free end of a measuring tape to the knife. The knife may be gripped and used in two different orientations located 180 degrees apart. The tape engagement clip pivots to enable the free end of the measuring tape to be secured to the knife regardless of which cutting surface is used to cut an article. Alternatively, the clip may be moved to the opposing side wall of the knife.
US11433557B2	Buffer block apparatuses and supporting apparatuses A buffer block apparatus for securing a node may be described. The buffer block apparatus may include a first surface having disposed thereon at least one first zero-point feature configured for a first zero-point interface with a robotic assembly apparatus; and a second surface, different from the first surface, configured to connect with a first surface of a node and form a first rigid connection between the buffer block apparatus and the node, wherein the buffer block apparatus provides at least one reference coordinate system with respect to the node.
US11433556B2	Gripper with high-precision pinching force sensor The present disclosure provides a gripper of a robot and a robot including the same. The gripper may include a case, a plurality of fingers rotatably connected to the case, and a plurality of connecting rods. A first end of each of the connecting rods may be connected to a respective one of the fingers. The gripper may also include a driving assembly connected to a second end of each of the connecting rods, and the driving assembly may be configured to drive the second end of each of the connecting rods to move along a moving direction so as to drive the plurality of finger to rotate. The gripper may further include a force detecting assembly connected to the case and the driving assembly, which may be configured to limit a position of the driving assembly along the moving direction and to detect a force from the driving assembly.
US11433555B2	Robotic gripper with integrated tactile sensor arrays A robotic gripper (end effector) for an arm-type robotic system includes a hierarchical sensor architecture that utilizes a central data processing circuit to generate rich sensory tactile data in response to pressure, temperature, vibration and/or proximity sensor data generated by finger-mounted sensor groups in response to interactions between the robotic gripper and a target object during robotic system operations. The rich sensory tactile data is used to generate feedback signals that directly control finger actuators and/or tactile information that is supplied to the robotic system's control circuit. Sensor data processing circuits are configured to receive single-sensor data signals in parallel from the sensor groups, and to transmit corresponding finger-level sensor data signal on a serial bus/signal line to the central data processing circuit. Each sensor group and an associated sensor data processing circuit are disposed on a PCB structure and mounted on a contact portion of an associated gripper finger.
US11433552B2	Method for the adaptive control of a wearable robot, such as an orthesis or a prosthesis, and wearable robot operating according such method The present invention is in the sector of wearable robotic devices, and in particular it concerns a method for the adaptive control of a wearable robot. In particular, the invention discloses a method for the adaptive control of the discrete or open-ended movements of a wearable robot such as a prosthesis or an orthesis.
US11433549B2	Pizza transfer tool A pizza transfer tool incorporating a vertical shaft; an upper member mounted to the vertical shaft for upward and downward motions; a lower member mounted to the vertical shaft for upward and downward motions; a circumferential array of upper pivot arms having proximal ends pivotally mounted to the upper member; a circumferential array of lower pivot arms having proximal ends pivotally mounted to the lower member; a circumferential array of linking members having inner ends and outer ends, wherein each outer end is pivotally mounted to a distal end of one of the upper pivot arms, and wherein each inner end is pivotally mounted to a distal end of one of the lower pivot arms; and a circumferential array of spatulas attached to the linking member's inner ends.
US11433548B2	Robot system and control method thereof According to embodiments, a robot system configured to determine a recipe from an ingredient list obtained by detecting a type and an amount of an ingredient includes: a storage table configured to detect a weight change by a scale installed under each of cells that store ingredients according to types of the ingredients, detect the cell of which a weight is changed according to an ingredient selection of a user to identify the type of the ingredient, and identify the amount of the ingredient based on a degree of the weight change of the cell; and a robot configured to receive the ingredient list obtained from the type and the amount of the ingredient identified by the storage table from the storage table, retrieve menus to be cooked with the ingredient list, and perform cooking by determining the recipe according to a menu selected from the menus.
US11433543B2	Calibration method for operation apparatus, operation apparatus system, and control apparatus There is provided for a calibration method for an operation apparatus. The operation apparatus comprises a first moving body unit capable of pivoting about a horizontally extending axis, a first driving unit configured to drive the first moving body unit, and a first detection unit configured to detect a pivot position of the first moving body unit. The method comprises aligning the first moving body unit to one reference position selected from a plurality of predetermined reference positions, determining the reference position by comparing a driving parameter value of the first driving unit at the one reference position with determination parameter values respectively preset for the plurality of reference positions, and registering, as reference position information for calculating the pivot position, position information of the one reference position determined in the determining and detection value information of the first detection unit.
US11433542B2	Calibration detecting apparatus, method, and program According to one embodiments, a calibration detecting apparatus includes a generator, a setting unit, an acquisition unit, and a calculator. The generator generates location data indicating a group including a pair of two positions arranged respectively in two spaces. The setting unit sets an irradiation arrangement so that an irradiating device performs laser irradiation on a region including an end position of the end effector. The acquisition unit acquires observation data indicating whether or not the end effector is observed. The calculator calculates a change in an installed state of the irradiating device based on the observation data.
US11433541B2	Automated calibration system and method for a workpiece coordinate frame of a robot An automated calibration system for a workpiece coordinate frame of a robot includes a physical image sensor having a first image central axis, and a controller for controlling the physical image sensor adapted on a robot to rotate by an angle to set up a virtual image sensor having a second image central axis. The first and the second image central axes are intersected at an intersection point. The controller controls the robot to repeatedly move back and forth a characteristic point on the workpiece between these two axes until the characteristic point overlaps the intersection point. The controller records a calibration point including coordinates of joints of the robot, then the controller moves another characteristic point and repeats the foregoing movement to generate several other calibration points. According to the calibration points, the controller calculates relative coordinates of a virtual tool center point and the workpiece to the robot.
US11433531B2	Robot system and method for controlling robot A robot system includes a robot including leading end, base, and multi-articular arm, and circuitry that controls the atm to move the end based on motion control program specifying transition over time of target position and posture of the end, the transition including correction target portion starting and ending in the transition; controls the arm to move the end in response to guided manipulation applying external force to the robot while the circuitry controls the arm; obtains relative command information based on the target position and posture at start of the correction portion and specifying the target position and posture at points in the correction portion including start and end in the correction portion; and controls the arm to move the end from the position and posture based on the information, beginning at time when movement of the arm controlled by the circuitry in response to the manipulation has ended.
US11433530B2	Mobile robotic manipulator with telepresence system This disclosure relates generally to a mobile robotic manipulator with telepresence system which includes a chassis assembly, a tilting arm assembly, and a rotary gripper assembly. The chassis assembly includes a chassis plate which mounts plurality of drive motors coupled with plurality of omni wheels through plurality of L mounting brackets; plurality of anti-toppling arms includes a plurality of linear guides which is mounted on a C mount plate; and plurality of linear actuators is mounted to expand or retract the plurality of anti-toppling arms. The tilting arm assembly includes a bottom fixed end of a front long actuator is mounted to a large rotating plate through plurality of C clamps. The rotary gripper assembly includes a top plate of a gripper is mounted and separated by gap with a bottom plate of the gripper to place a gripper actuator on top surface of the bottom plate of the gripper.
US11433526B2	Power tool having an intermediate housing A power tool is provided including a motor housing; a transmission housing disposed adjacent the motor housing with a gap therebetween; an electric motor including a rotor and a stator mounted within the motor housing; and an intermediate housing disposed between the electric motor and the transmission mechanism. The intermediate housing includes a back wall extending radially adjacent an axial end of the stator and having a through-hole therein through which the motor spindle extends; side walls extending axially from an outer circumference of the back wall internally of the motor housing; and one or more external walls extending substantially-radially outwardly from axial end of the one or more side walls to fill a gap formed between the transmission housing and the motor housing in the axial direction.
US11433522B2	Nailing apparatus A nailing apparatus, comprising: a support mechanism, and an energy storage mechanism and an energy storage driving mechanism both provided in the support mechanism, wherein the energy storage driving mechanism comprises a power component, an eccentric component connected to the power component and a linear movement component connected to the eccentric component, and the power component comprises a driving electric motor and a step-down gear installed on an output shaft of the driving electric motor; a nailing driving mechanism, wherein the energy storage driving mechanism drives the nailing driving mechanism to hammer nail to drive the nail into a base material.
US11433521B2	Powered fastener driver A powered fastener driver includes a magazine in which fasteners of a first length or fasteners of a second length greater than the first length are receivable. The magazine includes a shear block located at a first end of the magazine, a loading portion located at a second end of the magazine, and a feed channel extending lengthwise through the magazine between. The loading portion of the magazine includes first and second slots configured to receive fasteners of the corresponding first and second lengths for entry into the feed channel, and a feed channel access gate configured to prevent fasteners of the first length from being loaded into the second slot. The feed channel access gate is configured as a pivot member pivotable about an axis between a first, blocking position, and a second, bypass position. A spring biases the feed channel access gate toward the blocking position.
US11433514B2	Driving head structure of socket wrench A driving head structure of a socket wrench includes an assembling base and a joint portion. The assembling base includes a plurality of convex curved surfaces. The joint portion is disposed on the assembling base. The assembling base is cylinder-shaped, and the joint portion is cuboid-shaped. Each of the convex curved surfaces is contacted with each side of the joint portion.
US11433510B2	Support jig for vibrationproof material and assembling device for vibrationproof device A support jig is configured to be capable of supporting a first anti-vibration material including a first outer cylinder and a second anti-vibration material including a second outer cylinder, the support jig including a jig main body that accommodates lower portions of the first and second anti-vibration materials, and an adapter configured to be selectively attachable onto an upper portion of the jig main body. The jig main body includes, at an upper end portion, a main body counterbore portion for supporting the first anti-vibration material from below while horizontally positioning the first anti-vibration material at the first outer cylinder, in a state where no adapter is attached. The adapter includes, at an upper end portion, an adapter counterbore portion for supporting the second anti-vibration material from below while horizontally positioning the second anti-vibration material at the second outer cylinder, in a state where the adapter is attached.
US11433501B1	Glass sheet polishing assembly A glass sheet polishing assembly includes a support assembly having a mounting assembly disposed thereon. The mounting assembly interconnects the glass sheet and the support assembly in an operative position during a polishing procedure. A carriage is movable relative to the support assembly in a first direction relative to the glass sheet. A polishing assembly is movable along a length of the carriage in a second transverse direction. A drive assembly is disposed and structured to define a movable driving relation with the polishing assembly and the carriage to define a continuous path of travel of the polishing assembly over a surface of the glass sheet and to successively move both the carriage and the positioning assembly relative to the support assembly in the first direction and continuously move the polishing assembly along said carriage in the second transverse direction.
US11433497B2	Tool magazine of machine tool The present disclosure relates to a tool magazine for a machine tool, and more particularly, to a tool magazine for a machine tool, wherein tool receiving units of a tool magazine are provided in multiple stages in a vertical turning center, such that a spindle head may easily change internal diameter machining tools and external diameter machining tools while moving in a horizontal direction and a vertical direction.
US11433496B2	Device for attaching and detaching tool in magazine The present disclosure relates to a device for attaching and detaching tools in a magazine, and more particularly, to a device for attaching and detaching tools in a magazine of a machine tool, the device being capable of attaching or detaching a tool having directionality to or from each gripper of the magazine of the machine tool while accurately adjusting a fixed position of the tool.
US11433495B2	Machine tool A machine tool arranged to deliver an energy source through a processing head onto a work-piece, wherein; the machine-tool has a clamping mechanism arranged to temporarily receive the processing-head, or another machining or processing-head, to process a work-piece; the processing-head comprising one or more guiding mechanisms arranged to direct the energy source onto a work-piece and a processing-head docking-manifold arranged to have connected thereto one or more media to be, in use, supplied to the processing-head to facilitate processing of the work-piece; wherein the processing-head docking-manifold allows the one or more media to be supplied to the processing-head when the processing-head is connected to the clamping mechanism; and wherein the machine-tool also comprises at least one mechanism arranged to move a supply docking-manifold into and/or out of connection with the processing-head docking-manifold such that when the two manifolds are connected the or each media is supplied to the processing head.
US11433493B2	Fluid end and method of manufacturing it The present invention discloses a Fluid End and its manufacturing method. The conventional fluid end manufacturing methods involve machining of all surfaces. This demands more input stock for manufacturing process and a lot of material wastage during machining process. In the conventional processes involving open die forging followed by machining result into only about 34% utilization of material. In the present invention, fluid end component geometry is optimized. Assembly surfaces are machined whereas other or non-assembly surfaces are as-forged condition. The method of invention also results in significant reduction in machining time and chip removal. The present invention also discloses a process of manufacturing using a combination of open die and closed die forging, and machining. It involves the steps of cogging an ingot to form billet for closed die forging using open die forging, forging the billet in closed die using forging equipment, semi-finish/rough/partial machining, heat treatment, drilling and finish machining the component. Most of the non-assembly areas of the fluid end are left in as-forged condition.
US11433481B2	Induction heating coil and method for manufacturing induction heating coil An induction heating coil includes a coil section configured to heat a treatment target by induction, a power supply section configured to supply power to the coil section, and a cooling medium passage that is arranged in the power supply section and the coil section, and is configured to supply a cooling medium to the coil section. The coil section, the power supply section, and the cooling medium passage are formed using a metal additive fabrication method.
US11433479B2	Polarization-adjusted beam operation for materials processing Systems and techniques for optimizing the operation of a beam emitter during material processing maintain an optimal polarization of the beam with respect to the material throughout processing—e.g., even as the beam path varies or the nature or thickness of the material changes.
US11433477B2	Housing for computer-numerically-controlled machine A computer-numerically-controlled machine can include a light source and a housing. The light source can be configured to deliver electromagnetic energy to at least one location on a material at least partially disposed within the computer-numerically-controlled machine. The housing can include at least one side part surrounding an interior space and the at least one location on the material. The housing can include a structural material defining at least a portion of the interior space. The housing can further include a protective material protecting the side part. The protective material can reduce a permeability of the side part to the electromagnetic radiation relative to the structural material alone.
US11433476B2	Apparatus for laser peening hidden surfaces A laser shock peening apparatus is provided for use with a workpiece having a cavity. The apparatus includes a tubular body configured for insertion longitudinally inward of the cavity. The tubular body has a peripheral wall bounding a laser delivery channel, and has an aperture reaching outward from the laser delivery channel through the peripheral wall. An optical device is located in the laser delivery channel. The optical device is configured to direct a laser beam outward through the aperture. Additionally, the peripheral wall has internal surfaces defining a water delivery channel configured to convey a stream of overlay water to the aperture.
US11433474B2	Ultrasonic bonding method In an ultrasonic bonding method, three ultrasonic bonding head units are disposed above a bonding target. At this time, initial heights in the three ultrasonic bonding head units are set to different heights from each other. Thereafter, a batch multiple lowering operation by a lifting-lowering servomotor and ultrasonic vibration operations by the three ultrasonic bonding head units are executed. At this time, a lowering speed V6 of the batch multiple lowering operation, an operation time T6 (min) of the ultrasonic vibration operation, and an adjustment gap length Δg among the initial heights are set to satisfy {T6<Δg/V6}.
US11433472B2	Computer chassis welding device A chassis welding device for welding brackets as standard members to a body of a chassis includes a frame, a first transferring member, a plurality of loading mechanisms, a plurality of carriers, a conveying member, a shifting member, and a spot welder. The loading mechanism transfers standard members to individual preset positions on the carrier to face the solder joints on the standard members away from the carrier. The first transferring member transports the carrier to the shifting member. The shifting member transfers the carrier from the first transferring member to the spot welder. The conveying member transfers the body into contact with the solder joints. The spot welder applies heat to melt the solder joints to bond the standard members to the body.
US11433469B2	Vibration assisted wire machining device A vibration assisted wire machining device is provided, the vibration assisted wire machining device allows a metal wire to be driven by a bi-axial sinusoidal vibration source during a wire machining process, wherein the bi-axial sinusoidal waveforms have the same amplitude, and preferably, the bi-axial sinusoidal waveforms are synchronous and always have a vibration phase difference of 90 degrees. Therefore, the present invention can reduce wire breakage risks and improve wire-cutting efficiency, and raise machining stability and material removal rate of a wire-electrical discharge machining (Wire-EDM) process performed on a workpiece, as well as achieve desirable precision of a geometric shape. It also relates to a vibration assisted wire machining device that enables metal wires associated with the abrasive slurry formed of hard abrasive grains, for performing bi-axial vibration assisted abrasive cutting or abrasive grinding on the workpiece.
US11433460B1	Cutting insert A cutting insert of a substantially horizontal cylindrical segment shape may include top and bottom surfaces having a circular segment shape. The cutting insert may include a convex side and a flat side. The cutting insert may include a top cutting edge which is formed where the convex side and the top surface meet, and a bottom cutting edge which is formed where the convex side and the bottom surface meet. The cutting insert may include a hole extending from the convex side towards the flat side. The hole may be positioned at a center of a surface of the flat side.
US11433455B2	Sintered bearing and method for manufacturing same Provided is a sintered bearing that is capable of reducing cost through reduction in usage amount of copper, excellent in initial running-in characteristics and quietness, and is high in durability. Raw material powders including iron powder, flat copper powder, low-melting point metal powder, and graphite are loaded into a mold, and a green compact is formed under a state in which the flat copper powder is caused to adhere onto a molding surface. Subsequently, sintering is carried out without causing iron in the green compact to react with carbon so that an iron structure is formed of a ferrite phase. In this manner, a sintered bearing (1) including a base part (S2) including copper at a uniform content, and a surface layer (S1) covering a surface of the base part (S2) and including copper at a larger content than the base part (S2) can be obtained.
US11433454B2	Trimming-deburring assembly A trimming-deburring assembly includes an upper fixed plate, a lower fixed plate, an intermediate mobile plate, movable between the upper and lower fixed plates, in a vertical direction, and command and movement means for moving the intermediate mobile plate, having an electric motor and a movement group operatively connected on a top to the electric motor and on the bottom to the intermediate mobile plate. The movement group has a spindle member drivable in rotation by the electric motor, having a spindle cavity and a worm gear element provided with a worm gear cavity defined by a threaded worm gear wall, and a worm screw element at least partially housed in the spindle cavity and in the worm gear cavity, having a threaded screw wall engaged with the threaded worm gear wall to receive rotary action of the worm gear element, and a lower end operatively connected to the lower fixed plate.
US11433452B2	Countergravity casting apparatus and desulfurization methods An apparatus for countergravity casting a metallic has: a crucible for holding melted metallic material; a casting chamber for containing a mold; a fill tube capable of extending into the crucible to communicate melted metallic material to the casting chamber; and a gas source coupled to a headspace of the melting vessel to allow the gas source to pressurize said headspace to establish a pressure differential to force the melted metallic material upwardly through said fill tube into the mold. Added sulfur-gettering particles subsequently filtered or sulfur-gettering material removes sulfur from the melted metallic material.
US11433449B2	Drawing-out tool for sheet metal To provide a drawing-out tool for sheet metal which is less in failure and excellent in the durability and has excellent handling property by evading generation of trouble in an electric system by shielding dust, metal dust, soil dust or the like from mingling in or attaching to the electric system. The drawing-out tool for sheet metal comprises a center shaft (22); a first operation means (20) provided with a bit (25) arranged to an apex part of the center shaft; a second operation means (30) for pulling-up the first operation means; and an energization mechanism (100) for supplying electric current to the bit are provided. The housing (10) for accommodating the illumination unit (70) and the illumination unit for illuminating a sheet metal surface accommodated in the housing are included.
US11433447B2	Methods for shaping/welding parts by means of magnetic pulse A method for shaping a part using a magnetic pulse is provided. A thin conductive layer is positioned on the part. The part is positioned between a coil and a matrix, the conductive layer being arranged between the coil and the part. An induced current, generated by the coil, is configured: to vaporize the conductive layer generating a pressure wave in the direction of the part. Additionally, the induced current is configured to accelerate the part in the direction of the matrix in association with a magnetic field generated by the coil, pressing the part against the matrix, thereby shaping the part. Further, a method for welding a part using a magnetic pulse is provided.
US11433442B2	Continuous casting and rolling plant for the production of metallurgical products A continuous casting and rolling plant for the continuous production of steel bars or profiles, the plant comprising in sequence, along a processing line, a continuous casting machine adapted to cast a billet; a first cutting device; a second cutting device; a rolling train adapted to roll the billet; wherein the continuous casting machine comprises a crystallizer, and is adapted to cast the billet at least at a first casting speed v1 and at a second casting speed v2 greater than the first casting speed v1; wherein the first cutting device is arranged at a first distance from the crystallizer expressed in meters, along the processing line, calculated according to a specific mathematical relation.
US11433434B2	Access mat washing systems and related methods A mat washing system includes: a structural mainframe; a mat washing station; a conveyor structured to translate a mat, while the mat is an upright position, along the structural mainframe through the mat washing station; and a mat loading swing arm on the structural mainframe and structured to grip a fouled mat, which in use is stacked on or adjacent a mat loading zone of the structural mainframe, and tilt the fouled mat onto the conveyor into the upright position. A method involves using a mat washing system to wash a fouled mat.
US11433429B2	Logistics sorting system and logistics sorting method A logistics sorting system and a logistics sorting method, and the logistics sorting system comprises: the transport module, the sorting module, the identification module, the plurality of storage modules, the central controller connecting electrically with the transport module, the identification module, the sorting module, and the plurality of the storage modules respectively.
US11433423B2	Electroactive materials comprising a piezoelectric polymer and a conducting polymer In one embodiment, an electroactive material includes a piezoelectric polymer substrate and a conducting polymer coating provided on the substrate.
US11433422B2	Polyethylene-CNT-hydroxyapatite coated materials A biocompatible polymer hybrid nanocomposite coating on a surface of a substrate, such as titanium and its alloys. The coating can be achieved by an electrostatic spray coating, preferably using ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) as a matrix for the coating. For example, up to 2.95 wt. % carbon nanotubes can be used as reinforcement, as can up to 4.95 wt. % hydroxyapatite. A dispersion of CNTs and HA in the coating is substantially uniform. The tribological performance of such coatings include high hardness, improved scratch resistance, excellent wear resistance, and corrosion resistance compared to pure UHMWPE coatings.
US11433418B2	Dispensing system A dispensing system for jetting a material onto a substrate is disclosed. The dispensing system includes a plate defining a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface in a first direction, and at least one slot that extends through the plate from the first surface to the second surface, and an actuator assembly that contains a piezoelectric element and is operatively coupled to the needle. The dispensing system also includes at least one fastener that extends through the actuator assembly and the at least one slot, where the at least one fastener is configured to selectively engage the plate such that 1) in a disengaged configuration, the at least one fastener is movable within the slot and the actuator assembly is movable relative to the plate, and 2) in an engaged configuration, the at least one fastener is not movable within the slot and the actuator assembly is not movable relative to the plate such that a stroke length of the needle is adjusted.
US11433412B2	Robotic treatment systems and methods for providing automated component treatment A robotic treatment system includes a robotic arm comprising a tool mount, and a plurality of tools, each of the plurality of tools removably connectable to the tool mount. The system further includes a distribution assembly, which includes a distribution source, a distribution feed cable, a distribution return cable, and a plurality of distribution valves. Each of the plurality of distribution valves regulates a distribution flow through the distribution feed cable to one of the plurality of tools or the distribution return cable from one of the plurality of tools. The system further includes a supply assembly, which includes a supply controller, a plurality of substrate feeders, and a plurality of supply feed cables. The system further includes a main controller, the main controller in operable communication with the robotic arm, the supply controller, and each of the plurality of distribution valves.
US11433410B2	Spray system with dynamically configurable droplet sizes Apparatuses and methods for a spray system with dynamically configurable droplet sizes are disclosed.
US11433408B2	Multiple nozzle system A multiple nozzle system and device that provides flow control, a nozzle base, the inclusion of a flare or a reversible flare, or a twister attachment, along with various desired directional arm(s) formed from nozzles or the combination of nozzles and elbows, for creating any desired directional angle(s) for each of the directional arm(s). Based on this invention, the water (or angled streams) exiting from the combination of the various directional arm(s) creates an unlimited number of possible resulting fountains or other visual water displays, spray patterns, or designs.
US11433406B2	Waterway switching mechanism and method for switching the waterway switching mechanism The present disclosure discloses a waterway switching mechanism comprising a mounting portion, a water dividing plate, and a driving mechanism. The mounting portion comprises at least one water dividing passage, and the water dividing plate cooperates with the at least one water dividing passage to switch a waterway through rotation of the water dividing plate. A third upper guiding surface of the movable block contacts and couples to a first inner guiding surface of the water dividing plate to enable the movable block to move to drive the water dividing plate to rotate in a first direction. The movable block cooperates with a fixing guiding surface of an upper matching portion of the mounting portion to enable the push rod to move to drive the movable block and the water dividing plate to rotate in the first direction.
US11433402B2	Magnetic assisted separation apparatuses and related methods Magnetic assisted separation apparatuses for separating a target substance from a medium in which the target substance is suspended, and related methods, are provided. According to one aspect, a magnetic separator may include a frame having an opening configured to receive one or more containers containing the medium. Additionally, the magnetic separator may include first and second magnetic field generating elements mounted on opposing sides of the frame such that one or more containers can be positioned between the first and second magnetic field generating elements. According to another aspect, a workstation includes a work surface for receiving one or more containers containing the medium, a fluid transfer member, an automated manipulator configured to move the fluid transfer member, and a plurality magnetic field generating elements each being moveable between a position remote from the one or more containers and another position adjacent to the one or more containers.
US11433400B2	Method and apparatus for washing and grading sand A method and apparatus for washing and grading sand includes a first grading screen adapted to separate a feed material into a fine fraction and a coarse fraction, the coarse fraction having a greater particle size than the fine fraction. A first fines separation stage including one or more hydrocyclones is adapted to receive the fine fraction entrained in water, downstream of the first grading screen to thereby remove fine contaminants. A first dewatering screen includes a deck adapted to dewater the fine fraction downstream of the first fines separation stage to provide a fine sand product, and a second dewatering screen includes a deck adapted to dewater the coarse fraction downstream of the first grading screen to provide a coarse sand product.
US11433399B2	Kitchen waste processor and method for processing kitchen waste A kitchen waste processor includes a base including a basket which has a heater located therein. A driver rotates the basket which is pivotably supported by a support. A container is located in the basket and protrudes beyond the open top of the basket. A cover has a hole defined centrally therethrough, and a seal is located within the hole. A vacuum suction pipe or a blade shaft extends through the hole. A locking device is located between the container and the cover to seal the cover to the container. The container receives kitchen waste and bacteria therein. The heater heats the container while the container is driven by the driver to spin, so that the kitchen waste in the container is fermented under high temperature to transfer the kitchen waste into fertilizer.
US11433398B1	Handheld system and method for storing and grinding herbs A handheld system and method for storing and grinding herbs—such as, but not limited to tobacco, marijuana and the like. The device having three main components: a first component being a two-part, hermetically sealed case allowing herbs to be stored therein; a second component being a crusher with axial star blades; and a third component being a finger wheel allowing a user to rotated said crusher thereby reducing herb clusters to a consistent aggregate according to a user's preference. The hermetically sealed case allowing a user to then store aggregated herbs therein. An object of the invention is to allow a user to crush and store herbs in a portable, sealed container.
US11433390B2	Methods and systems for a capillary device Methods and systems are provided for a rotating capillary chamber. In one example, a system comprises a rotating capillary chamber arranged in a body of a fluid collection device, wherein the capillary chamber may rotate between two or more positions.
US11433386B2	Activation of low metal content catalyst Methods are provided for activation of catalysts comprising low amounts of a hydrogenation metal, such as low amounts of a Group 8-10 noble metal. The amount of hydrogenation metal on the catalyst can correspond to 0.5 wt % or less (with respect to the weight of the catalyst), or 0.1 wt % or less, or 0.05 wt % or less. Prior to loading a catalyst into a reactor, the corresponding catalyst precursor can be first activated in a hydrogen-containing atmosphere containing 1.0 vppm of CO or less. The thus first-activated catalyst can be transferred to a reactor with optional exposure to oxygen during the transfer, where it can be further activated using a hydrogen-containing atmosphere containing 3.0 vppm of CO or higher, to yield a twice-activated catalyst with high performance. The catalyst can be advantageously a transalkylation catalyst or an isomerization catalyst useful for converting aromatic hydrocarbons.
US11433383B2	Method for producing ammoxidation catalyst and method for producing acrylonitrtie A method for producing an ammoxidation catalyst, the method including: a step (i) of preparing a starting material slurry comprising molybdenum, bismuth, iron, and a carboxylic acid compound; a step (ii) of stirring the starting material slurry in a temperature range of 30 to 50° C. for 20 minutes to 8 hours, thereby preparing a precursor slurry; a step of spray-drying the precursor slurry, thereby obtaining a dried particle; and a step of calcining the dried particle.
US11433374B2	Sorbent for binding metals and production thereof The present invention relates to a sorbent which is suitable for binding metals from solutions, the production of a corresponding sorbent as well as the use of the sorbent for binding metals from solutions.
US11433372B1	Stationary phase for solid-phase microextraction device The present invention provides a stationary phase for solid-phase microextraction (SPME) devices based on nickel and titanium alloy nuclei and a metal-organic framework (MOF) exterior, which may be used for chromatographic analysis in environmental, food, etc. applications. The method of preparation of the stationary phases consists of a number of steps which provide a covalent adhesion of the MOF to the nickel/titanium alloy. In these stationary phases, the metal-organic framework is the only component that comes into contact with the sample to be analysed. The interior of the stationary phase is executed in nitinol and endows the system with thermal and mechanical stability, this being the first time that it is used to support a metal-organic framework, and presenting extractive advantages in comparison with commercial SPME stationary phases.
US11433369B1	Fluidized bed reactors for post-processing powdered carbon A system for post-processing carbon powders includes a fluidized-bed reactor having an interior containing a fluidized-bed region. The system may include a gas feed source, a gas inlet value, a gas-solid separator, and an energy source coupled to the fluidized-bed reactor. Carbon nano-particulates may be loaded, in powder form, into the fluidized-bed region prior to operation. The gas feed source may output a gas-phase mixture into the interior of the fluidized-bed reactor, and the energy source may electromagnetically excite the gas-phase mixture and generate a plasma-phase mixture formed in a plasma region positioned adjacent to or within the interior of the fluidized-bed reactor. The energy source may be positioned at one or more positions relative to the gas inlet valve.
US11433368B2	Method and apparatus of preparing catalyst for fuel cell A method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell comprising: a) injecting carbon particles into a fluidized bed reactor; b) evacuating the fluidized bed reactor to form a base pressure; c) introducing a catalytic metal precursor together with a carrier gas into the fluidized bed reactor to contact the catalytic metal precursor with the carbon particles; d d) purging a purge gas into the fluidized bed reactor; e) introducing a reaction gas into the fluidized bed reactor to attach the catalytic metal precursor to the carbon particles; and f) purging a purge gas into the fluidized bed reactor, wherein, the catalytic metal is attached to the carbon particles in a form of nano-sized spot.
US11433361B2	Water treatment system with retrievable mounting frame assembly for diffusors A water treatment system for aeration of water in a treatment tank includes at least one bridge extending above an upper surface of the water in the tank; a retrievable mounting frame assembly, including a frame, a plurality of aeration elements, a plurality of mounting brackets to secure the aeration elements to the frame, a control arm having secured to the frame at the first end, and a first air distribution conduit coupled to the aeration elements for supplying an air flow to the aeration elements; at least one guide rail system secured to the bridge assembly and extending to the floor of the tank, the guide rail system having at least one or multiple parallel guide rails, a second air distribution conduit coupled to the first air distribution conduit, and an actuatable push-rod positioned between the guide rails and connected to the control arm's second end. The hold-down rod, when actuated, moves the mounting frame assembly along the guide rails from a first position above the upper surface of the water and into a second position on the floor of the tank for aeration of the water. A transport device and a transferrable lifting crane for positioning the frame assembly are moveable along the length of the bridge along guide tracks provided in the bridge.
US11433359B1	Antimicrobial filtration membranes A method for in situ production of antimicrobial filtration membranes that uses self-assembly of surfactants such as block copolymers as a template. The mesophase structure (for example hexagonal or lamellar) can be determined, and membrane pore size can be controlled in the nanometer range, by changing the block copolymer and the amounts of the components such as the block copolymer, aqueous solution, monomer, crosslinker, and initiator. The monomer phase cures in the template and there is no need for organic solvents and coagulation bath or other post-modification. As-synthesized membranes were found to have pore sizes with a narrow size distribution in the range of 3-4 nm with a molecular weight cutoff of 1500 g/mol and displayed both excellent fouling resistance and high permeance of water, vastly outperforming a conventional NIPS UF membrane. The monomer can comprise a quaternary ammonium group so that the membrane is antibacterial. The block copolymer can comprise hydrophilic blocks which form the surfaces of the membrane pores, rendering them hydrophilic.
US11433357B2	Potting or bonding composition for filtration membrane modules The present invention provides a membrane filtration module comprising a housing in which the filtration membrane is disposed in a fixed positional relationship by a potting or bonding material obtained by the curing of a two component (2K) composition consisting of: a first component (A) comprising at least one compound (a) having at least two acetoacetate functional groups; and, a second component (B) comprising at least one compound (b) having at least one amino group, each said amino group being a primary or secondary amino group.
US11433355B2	Filtration clamp with optional alignment collar and filtration system A clamp including a first jaw member having a camming surface, a second jaw member pivotable with respect to the first jaw member, a first biasing member biasing the first and second jaw members to a first position; and a locking mechanism that includes a cam or roller for cooperating with the camming surface of the jaw member, and a second biasing member biasing the cam or roller against the camming surface to lock the first and second jaw members in a second position. An optional alignment collar can be used to align components of the filtration apparatus prior to clamping. Filtration apparatus including the clamp, and also optionally including the alignment collar, is also disclosed.
US11433348B2	Method and apparatus for recycling heptafluoroisobutyronitrile A method and device for purifying heptafluoroisobutyronitrile and a dilution gas from a used gas mixture comprising heptafluoroisobutyronitrile, a dilution gas and arcing by-products. The method comprising the steps of (a) contacting the used gas mixture with at least one adsorbent material to generate a gas stream depleted in arcing by-products; (b) contacting the gas stream depleted in by-products with a first membrane to obtain a first permeate stream rich in the dilution gas, and a first retentate stream rich in heptafluoroisobutyronitrile; (c) contacting the first permeate stream rich in the dilution gas with a second membrane to obtain a second permeate stream rich in the dilution gas and a second retentate stream rich in heptafluoroisobutyronitrile; and (d) combining the first and second retentate streams rich in heptafluoroisobutyronitrile.
US11433347B2	Method and apparatus for recovering absorbing agents in acid gas treatment A method and apparatus for continuously treating acid gases including recovering absorbent chemicals by introducing streams leaving a regenerator and/or leaving an absorber into a static mixing zone wherein supplemental washing water is added to recover absorbent chemicals. Improvements to the prior art methods are provided where one or more absorbent chemical recovery units are included to increase the amount of recovered absorbent chemicals exiting the regenerator and/or exiting the absorber are increased and/or maximized. Absorbent chemical recovery units can include mixing units where liquid is added to the stream of sour gas and absorbent chemical to mix with and absorb the absorbent chemical from the stream.
US11433345B2	Air-conditioning device having dust removing function An air-conditioning device has a dust removing function, including: an outdoor air introducing portion for introducing outdoor air into a case; an outdoor air discharge portion having a blowing fan for supplying the indoor environment with the outdoor air introduced through the outdoor air introducing portion; an indoor air introducing portion for introducing indoor air; and an indoor air discharge portion having a blowing fan for discharging the indoor air introduced through the indoor air introducing portion into the outdoor environment, wherein the air-conditioning device includes: a filter coupled inside the entrance of the outdoor air introducing portion to be able to collect dust that is introduced together with outdoor air; and an opening formed through the lower end of the edge portion of the filter.
US11433338B2	High pressure filter A high pressure filter including first and second housings having complimentary tapered surfaces, a gasket located between the tapered surfaces, a filter element centrally disposed within the housings, and a compression collar fitted over the second housing and threaded onto the first housing is provided. Methods of making and using high pressure filters are also provided.
US11433334B2	Filtration media packs comprising plurality of bosses between filter media, filter elements, and methods for manufacturing The present disclosure relates to filtration media packs, filter elements, and methods for manufacturing filtration media packs and filter elements. The present disclosure is directed to filtration media packs having alternating first media sheet and second media sheet secured together and forming a first flow face and a second flow face, wherein the first media sheet and the second media sheet provide a first separation or gap therebetween as a result of the presence of a first plurality of protrusions or bosses extending from at least one of the first media sheet or the second media sheet, and a second separation or gap therebetween as a result of a second plurality of protrusions or bosses extending from at least one of the first media sheet or the second media sheet, and the media pack being closed to passage of unfiltered fluid therethrough from the first flow face to the second flow face or from the second flow face to the first flow face without filtering passage through the first media sheet or the second media sheet.
US11433329B1	Non-discharge backwash filter system A method for simultaneous filtration and non-discharge backwash operation of a pool filter. Water is received from a pool of water and passed to a control valve having a backwash nozzle aligned with a first filtration chamber. The water is forced down through all of the filtration chambers except the first filtration chamber and forced up through the first filtration chamber. The backwash nozzle is aligned with a second filtration chamber. The water is forced down through all of the filtration chambers except the second filtration chamber and forced up through the second filtration chamber. The water is passed through the backwash nozzle and an internal backwash valve to a sedimentation collection and separation system, where sediment is settled out of the water and the water is filtered through a final filtration media within the final filtration chamber. The water is returned to the pool of water.
US11433324B2	Water filtration methods and systems The disclosed technology includes systems and methods for water filtration. In one implementation, a system includes a water receptacle to house unfiltered water, the receptacle including an aperture located in a sidewall, a valve component located on an exterior surface of the sidewall in alignment with a filter housing located on an interior surface of the sidewall filtrate the unfiltered water. In one implementation, a method includes filling a water receptacle with unfiltered water, filtrating the unfiltered water through a filter housing in the water receptacle to obtain filtered water, and moving the filtered water from the filter housing and out of a valve component connected to a first end of a filter housing.
US11433323B2	Plasma/serum separator device and methods using the same The present invention relates to a device for separation of plasma or serum from a blood sample from a small blood volume (e.g. capillary blood). The device comprises a separation member, an extraction member and a housing. The extraction member comprises a base and one or more microstructures protruding from and being integrally formed with said base, wherein said one or more microstructures are configured to extract plasma or serum from said separation member by capillary forces. The present invention further provides methods for separating plasma or serum using the device according to the present invention. Similarly, also methods for analyzing one or more proteins and/or metabolites contained in plasma or serum that is separated using a device according to the present invention are provided.
US11433320B2	Difluoroacetic acid ion pairing reagent for high sensitivity, high resolution LC-MS of biomolecules The present disclosure relates to the determination of analytes in a sample using chromatography. The present disclosure provides methods of separating an analyte from a sample. A mobile phase is flowed through a chromatography column. The mobile phase includes about 0.005% (v/v) to about 0.20% (v/v) difluoroacetic acid and less than about 100 ppb of any individual metal impurity. A sample including the analyte is injected into the mobile phase. The analyte is separated from the sample.
US11433319B1	Systems and methods for organic isolation of target compounds from source materials Embodiments may provide systems and method for purifying natural and/or organically certified nutraceuticals, such as cannabinoids. Embodiments may include refined or unrefined solvents, refined or unrefined plant extracts, refined or unrefined source compounds to be purified to any degree. Embodiments may reduce the concentration of impurities such as other cannabinoids (e.g., THC), terpenes, pesticides, herbicides, mycotoxins, heavy metals, other solvents (e.g., ethanol), waxes, or other impurities. Embodiments may increase the concentration of target compound(s) from its respective source material.
US11433318B2	Evaporator film former Evaporators used in radiochemical production designed to evaporate highly active solutions and devices designed to create thin film in the heating chambers.The film former contains a liner in the upper part of the heat exchange tube attached to the spindle of the bellows assembly of the evaporator lid. The liner is provided with a radiation-proof tip that is not wettable by liquid being evaporated. The tip is made of two conjugate cones: the upper back cone and lower right cone, with the lower cone having a cylindrical belt with protrusions on it designed to center the conical tip on the inner surface of the heat exchange tube. A cap is mounted movably on the liner, with grooves on the lower end of the cap along the entire perimeter.The liner attached to the spindle is connected by fins with adjacent liners installed in heat exchange tubes.
US11433316B1	Artificial heartbeat generator device with automatic control system A heartbeat or pulse generator device is provided separately for use in or in combination with a comfort product such as a plush toy. The heartbeat generator device includes an automatic control system that provides for controlled operation of the heartbeat generator while compensating for natural movements during use. The heartbeat generator device contains a pulse generator to create the motion necessary to cause the heart to “beat” twice early in a beat interval. The heartbeat generator device to increase battery longevity by allowing the generator device to selectively shut off when it senses that the animal or other user is no longer interacting with the product. As the animal interacts, the emulated heartbeat continues. When the animal stops interacting for a period of time, the heartbeat will stop, and battery life is preserved. The heart will restart when motion is detected once again. Further, the improved device contains a sensor and control system that can sense physical movement of the heartbeat generator device while at the same time compensating for the physical movement it is itself creating with the motor to emulate a heartbeat.
US11433315B2	Enhanced amusement vehicles and a method for simulating power-ups in-game virtual vehicle enhancements and virtual weaponry for improved race experience An amusement vehicle, retrofittable hardware gamification attachment, and method for simulating power-ups in-game virtual vehicle enhancements and virtual weaponry for improved racing experience are disclosed. Amusement vehicle comprises sensor-specific transmitters/receivers for communicating with other amusement vehicles moving in amusement environment. Amusement vehicle comprises a processor simulating power-ups in-game virtual vehicle enhancements and virtual weaponry based on sensor-specific signals transmitted to or received from other amusement vehicles. Power-ups and virtual weaponry are simulated by increasing/decreasing speed, causing damage, providing temporary protection from damage, freezing weaponry, and deactivating weaponry the amusement vehicle for pre-defined time corresponding to sensor-specific signals transmitted to or received from other amusement vehicles in gaming event of amusement environment. Amusement vehicle comprises cameras for capturing still images/video of amusement vehicle and surroundings. An adaptive video system (AVS) processes, transmits, and displays still images/video on a display screen of amusement vehicle and display device external from amusement environment.
US11433314B2	Information handling system hands free voice and text chat A controller selectively couples and de-couples at a rear surface of a portable information handling system and presents gaming content at both an integrated display and a peripheral display. The portable information handling system rests proximate the peripheral display when gaming content is presented at the peripheral display to present a communications interface of the gaming application. An end user manages gaming application communication between individuals and teams with gaze and voice inputs detected at the portable information handling system.
US11433308B2	Device for increasing processing speed of game implementing multiple threads and method therefor The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method for improving the processing speed of a game implementing multithreaded, characterized to include a moving object trajectory generator that generates a moving trajectory of a moving object in a reference terrain coordinates system that is based on a space that the game provides, when the moving object moves in the space that the game provides according to a game player's manipulation; an aircraft involvement recognizer that recognizes involvement of an aircraft in the space that the game provides; an aircraft area setter that sets an aircraft area where the aircraft is involved in the space that the game provides, when the involvement of the aircraft is recognized in the space that the game provides; a moving object entry determiner that determines whether the moving object entered into the aircraft area in the space that the game provides; a terrain data manager that provides aircraft terrain data that is based on the aircraft, when it is determined that the moving object entered into the aircraft area; and a collision location decider that decides a collision location of the moving object using the aircraft terrain data.
US11433306B2	Information processing program, server, information processing system, and information processing device for changing character objects between games An information processing program realizes, on a computer: a first-game control function that runs a first game while allowing a group of characters to participate therein; a subset creating function that creates, on the basis of a game result of the first game, a subset consisting of some characters included in the group of characters from a universal set consisting of all the characters included in the group of characters; and a second-game control function that runs a second game while performing control for the characters included in the subset created by the subset creating function so as to display, on a display medium, at least some character objects in the form of character objects of a predetermined kind.
US11433299B2	Method for controlling server device, server device, computer-readable recording medium and game system To enhance motivation of a player to invite another player to a social game, thus activating the social game and a platform that provides the social game, a server device includes incentive giving means that gives an incentive to a player who operates a first terminal device when a player of a second terminal device that receives, from the first terminal device, invitation information including solicitation information to at least suggest participating in the game and specific information to at least specify a landing screen associated with a home screen of the game operates the second terminal device to access the landing screen on a basis of the specific information.
US11433296B2	Shape sorting activity device An activity device is provided that comprises a sorting substrate including multiple cavities, multiple toy blocks shaped and sized for insertion into respective ones of the cavities, and detection circuitry. The detection circuitry includes multiple sensors disposed on the sidewall of each toy block, including a first sensor disposed adjacent to the distal end of the toy block and a second sensor disposed proximally relative to the first sensor. The detection circuitry also includes at least one activator disposed on a side wall of each cavity and configured to (i) activate the first sensor of the corresponding toy block as the toy block is being inserted into the cavity to produce a first stimulus from the toy block and (ii) activate the second sensor of the corresponding toy block when the toy block is seated within the cavity to produce a second stimulus from the toy block.
US11433295B1	Platform generating games of skill and chance A system is disclosed for providing array-based games reflecting the performance of participants in sporting events. The array-based games include skill-based games and event bingo games. The skill based games depend on selecting prospective winners that match actual winners based on real events. The event bingo games provide bingo cards with randomized numbers associated with each position on the card. Winning cards are the first cards that match the randomized numbers with another set of randomized numbers to form a game ending patterns of matches. The system includes at least one server having a processor configured to execute machine-readable code. The processor is configured to cause the server to create and provide a set of array-based games to the plurality of presentation devices of the users, which each present the set of games on a respective display, each game of the set having an assigned fixed odds payout. The server receives, over the wide area network, data from the presentation devices of the users. The server updates the event data pertinent to participants in the actual events associated with the array-based games. The server uses the updated data to calculate and assign payoffs to the users based on the fixed payoff odds.
US11433285B1	Golf club head with hosel hole cover A golf club head with a hosel hole cover that helps improve the performance of the golf club head is disclosed. More specifically, the present invention relates to a golf club head having a hosel hole cover at a bottom portion of an interchangeable connection system that not only provides improved performance of the golf club head by strategically utilizing an existing opening to adjust the weighting of a golf club head, but it also improves the aerodynamics of the golf club head by eliminating undesirable recesses that could be detrimental to the aerodynamics of a golf club head.
US11433284B2	Golf club having a damping element for ball speed control A golf club head including a club head body comprising a back portion, a striking face, and an interior cavity formed between the back portion and the striking face, wherein the striking face comprises a front surface configured to strike a golf ball and a rear surface opposite the front surface, wherein the back portion is spaced from the rear surface, wherein an aperture is formed through the back portion, a damping element comprising an exterior portion located behind the back portion of the club head body, a damping portion located within the interior cavity of the golf club head, wherein the damping portion comprises a front surface abutting the rear surface of the striking face and a rear surface abutting the back portion of the club head body.
US11433281B2	Method of manufacturing golf club head having stress-reducing features Methods of manufacturing a golf club head with one or more stiffening members proximate the face, and particularly solid rods or a plate with one or more cutouts, is disclosed herein. One method includes the steps of preparing a wax mold of a golf club head including a plate stiffening member with excess material, casting the golf club head, and machining away the excess material. Another method includes the steps of casting a golf club body, providing a plate stiffening member, providing a face component such as a face cup, tack welding the plate stiffening member and the face component to the golf club body, and welding these parts together.
US11433276B2	Method and system for using artificial intelligence to independently adjust resistance of pedals based on leg strength A method is disclosed for using an artificial intelligence engine to modify resistance of pedals of an exercise device. The method includes generating, by the artificial intelligence engine, a machine learning model trained to receive measurements as input, and outputting, based on the measurements, a control instruction that causes the exercise device to modify, independently from each other, the resistance of the pedals. While a user performs an exercise using the exercise device, the method includes receiving the measurements from sensors associated with the pedals. The method includes determining, based on the measurements, a quantifiable or qualitative modification to the resistance provided by a pedal of the pedals. The resistance provided by another pedal of the pedals is not modified. The method includes transmitting the control instruction to the exercise device to cause the resistance provided by the pedal to be modified.
US11433275B2	Video streaming with multiplexed communications and display via smart mirrors A processor-implemented method includes receiving a request that specifies a workout performed at a first time, a list of users, a second time after the first time, an overlay to be displayed during a rebroadcast associated with the request, and a skill level of the workout. The request is compared to calendar data, and a session acknowledgment message is sent to the compute device of the first user based on the comparison. An invitation message is sent to compute devices of a second user and a third user, identifying the second time, and invitation responses are received from the second user and the third user. In response to the invitation responses, a video of the workout is rebroadcast at the second time, to a smart mirror of the first user, a smart mirror of the second user and a smart mirror of the third user.
US11433274B1	Exercise machine with multiple platforms An exercise machine with multiple platforms for an exerciser to perform a variety of exercises generally includes an elongated frame structure supporting stationary first and second end platforms, a longitudinal rail extending between the end platforms and having an upper surface comprising a central platform, and a slideable carriage platform that reciprocates on the rail over the central platform and between the end platforms. The platforms provide multiple support surfaces at multiple elevations on which exercisers can position parts of their bodies during exercise. The platforms may be provided with positioning indices and provide continuous support surfaces over substantially the entire length of the exercise machine. The central platform may be provided with finger grips for exercisers to grasp. One or more mounting platforms may be provided to facilitate mounting and dismounting of the exercise machine.
US11433273B2	Exercise tool This invention includes: a base having a contact part that is in contact with a use surface; a movable part magnetically and detachably held above the base; a three-dimensionally movable support unit configured to support the movable part that is held by the base, in such a manner as to allow the movable part to move three-dimensionally and flexibly; and an attachment part via which the movable part is detachably attachable to a hand or a foot in a direct or indirect manner.
US11433270B2	Kettle bell and methods of use thereof A kettle bell including a weighted mass and a handle or grasping ring extending from an upper portion of the mass, and at least one opening or receiver formed through at least a portion of the mass and/or handle. In example embodiments, the at least one opening or receiver is provided for accommodating interengagement with the end male receivers of a barbell or other exercise device. In other example embodiments, one or more portions of the kettle bell is at least partially deformable or flexible.
US11433269B1	Exercise apparatus An exercise apparatus includes an elongate cable being elastic and having opposing first and second ends configured to be grasped by a user. The elongate cable is configured to provide resistance to being stretched along its length in response to an application of a tension force to the first and second ends of the cable and return to its unstretched length upon the user releasing the tension force. The elongate cable includes a first portion having a first elasticity, and a second portion having a second elasticity that is different than the first elasticity of the first portion.
US11433267B1	Compositions and methods for detoxifying chemical warfare agents Doped metal oxide compositions are provided that consist essentially of: fluoride; alumina; and less than 10% H2O. Detoxification reactions are provided that can include a mixture of less than 50% by weight doped metal oxide composition and chemical warfare agent. Cartridges are provided that can include a doped metal oxide composition, the composition including: fluoride and alumina. Methods for detoxifying a chemical warfare agent are also provided. The methods can include exposing the chemical warfare agent to a doped metal oxide composition, wherein the doped metal oxide composition is less than 50% by mass of the chemical warfare agent.
US11433261B2	Particle filter mask The present invention relates to a face mask comprising (a) a mask body portion configured to surround the mouth and at least part of the nose of a wearer; (b) a sealed compressible cushion formed on the inner face of said mask body portion wherein the middle of said cushion is placed in close proximity to the middle of the superior perimeter of said mask body portion, and wherein said cushion is at least partially filled with a fluid.
US11433260B2	Cancer treatment methods using thermotherapy and/or enhanced immunotherapy Cancer treatment methods using thermotherapy and/or enhanced immunotherapy are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the method comprising the steps of administering a plurality of nanoparticles to target a tumor in a patient, the nanoparticles being coated with an antitumor antibody, cell penetrating peptides (CPPs), and a polymer, and the nanoparticles containing medication and/or gene, and a dye or indicator in the polymer coating, at least some of the nanoparticles attaching to surface antigens of tumor cells so as to form a tumor cell/nanoparticle complex; exciting the nanoparticles using an ultrasound source generating an ultrasonic wave so as to peel off the polymer coating of the nanoparticles, thereby releasing the dye or indicator into the circulation of the patient and the medication and/or gene at the tumor site; and imaging a body region of the patient so as to detect the dye or indicator released into the circulation of the patient.
US11433254B2	Apparatus and method for treatment of wounds and skin medical conditions at a predetermined skin area A system for treatment of wounds consists of a treatment housing, a fluid delivery mechanism for supplying debridement fluids to the wound treatment area, an evacuation mechanism for evacuation of debris from the treatment chamber. A handheld device is connected to the treatment housing, wherein its interior accommodates a laser source, a scanning device, an image recording device and at least one sensor/detector, a control unit having a microprocessor for controlling operation of the system. The sensor detects concentration of various substances in the wound, and the microprocessor analyzes data obtained by the sensor and generates signals to adjust parameters of the laser, the liquid dispensing nozzles and the suction outlet to optimize removal of necrotic tissue so as to ultimately to promote wound healing.
US11433253B2	Light therapy system and methods of use In certain embodiments a light therapy system (e.g., phototherapy device), such as for treatment of Alzheimer's disease, depression, dementia, short-term memory, or for improved learning, improved athletic performance or improved cognitive performance, is provided where the light system comprises a blue light source that operates at a frequency in the range from 20 to 50 Hz (preferably around 40 Hz), whereby the system enables retinal ganglion cells of a human to be exposed in order to stimulate brain waves (gamma oscillations in the human's brain).
US11433248B2	System for repeated delivery of implantable devices Disclosed herein is a medical leadless pacemaker delivery system adapted to engage and disengage with leadless pacemakers to allow for the repeated use of the leadless pacemaker delivery system in delivering and implanting multiple leadless pacemakers into a patient heart in a serial or repeated manner. The leadless pacemaker delivery system includes a handle, an attachment mechanism, a torque portion, and a rotation limiter. The handle includes a housing. The attachment mechanism is operably coupled to the housing and configured to actuate between a released state and an engaged state. The torque portion is operably coupled to the housing and rotatable relative to the housing to transition the attachment mechanism between the released and engaged states. The torque portion includes a shaft. The rotation limiter is in sliding engagement with the shaft between a first stop and a second stop. The rotation limiter includes a first helical thread. The leadless pacemaker delivery system also includes a second helical thread in threaded engagement with the first helical thread and operably coupled to the housing. Rotation of the torque portion rotates the rotation limiter such that the first helical thread is rotated against the second helical thread, thereby driving the rotation limiter along the shaft between the first stop and the second stop.
US11433243B2	Systems, devices, and methods for electromechanical sensing and mapping Systems, devices, and methods for tracking and determining the motion of a cardiac implant is disclosed. The motion of the implant is determined by transmitting acoustic energy to a tissue location using an acoustic controller-transmitter comprising an array of acoustic transducers; wherein the implant is configured to convert the transmitted acoustic energy to electrical energy; and the tracking is achieved by determining the electrical energy delivered to the tissue throughout one or more cardiac cycles in order to create a motion profile of the cardiac implant.
US11433240B2	User-weighted closed loop adjustment of neuromodulation treatment Systems and techniques are disclosed to generate programming parameters and modifications during closed-loop adjustment of an implantable neurostimulation device treatment programming, through the identification and application of weights determined from user input indications and rankings of therapy objectives. In an example, a system to generate programming values of a neurostimulation device performs operations that: obtains human input which indicates multiple therapy objectives for neurostimulation treatment of a human patient; operates a model (such as an artificial intelligence model) to determine parameter outputs for programming of the neurostimulation device; identifies weights, based on the therapy objectives, usable in the model; produces a composite output from the model, by applying the identified weights to a combination of the parameter outputs of the programming model; and the resulting composite output provides neurostimulation device programming values for neurostimulation treatment designed to address the therapy objectives.
US11433237B2	Neuromodulation therapy for auto-immune and inflammatory disorders The present disclosure relates to a method for modulating the nervous system in order to reduce inflammation. The method includes delivering a vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy to a vagus nerve of a patient for the treatment of inflammation according to a first set of parameters. The method further includes delivering a secondary nerve stimulation (SNS) therapy to a secondary nerve of the patient for the treatment of a sleep disorder according to a second set of parameters different from the first set of parameters.
US11433236B2	Systems and methods for optimizing spectral resolution for a hearing system An exemplary sound processor is configured to maintain data representative of a frequency allocation table that maps frequencies in an upper region of an audible frequency range to a plurality of electrodes located within a cochlea of the first ear, receive an audio signal, direct a cochlear implant to apply standard electrical stimulation representative of frequencies in the audio signal that are within the upper region to the cochlea of the first ear by way of the plurality of electrodes in accordance with the frequency allocation table, and direct the cochlear implant to apply phantom electrical stimulation representative of frequencies in the audio signal that are within a lower region of the audible frequency range to the cochlea of the first ear by way of a most apical electrode and one or more compensating electrodes included in the plurality of electrodes in accordance with a phantom electrode stimulation configuration.
US11433235B2	Systems and methods for delivering non-invasive neuromodulation to reduce the effects of shock and traumatic brain injury in animals and humans and to prolong life Systems and methods of mitigating one or more bodily effects of a shock condition experienced by an animal (including a human, e.g., a patient) are described. One exemplary method includes providing a device for applying non-invasive neurostimulation to the animal's trigeminal nerve. The method also includes applying the non-invasive neurostimulation to the animal's trigeminal nerve, thereby increasing oxygen flow to the animal's brain and/or reducing brain inflammation.
US11433232B2	Devices and techniques for anchoring an implantable medical device Anchoring mechanisms for an implantable electrical medical lead that is positioned within a substernal space are disclosed. The anchoring mechanisms fixedly-position a distal portion of the lead, that is implanted in the substernal space.
US11433229B2	Two-way pressure relief valve for reservoir A pressure relief valve for a reservoir has a main body with a central chamber defining an outer radial seat, a positive-pressure port with an inner radial seat, and a negative-pressure port comprising an internal passage spanning the outer seat. The sealing disk has an anchor body retained in the central chamber and a flexible diaphragm biased against the outer seat. An axial passage in the anchor body couples the central chamber to ambient atmospheric pressure. The sealing ball is biased against the inner seat. When a pressure inside the reservoir exceeds ambient by a positive-pressure threshold, then the sealing ball lifts off the inner radial seat to exhaust a gas through the positive-pressure port. When the pressure inside the reservoir is below ambient by a negative-pressure threshold, then the diaphragm is lifted off the outer seat to intake atmospheric gas into the reservoir.
US11433227B2	Medical connector contamination prevention systems A system relating to improved medical-connector contamination prevention. More particularly, this invention relates to a reduced-touch contamination system for small-bore fluid connectors, including male and female Luer-type connectors.
US11433220B2	Layered high density electrode mapping catheter Various embodiments of the present disclosure can include flexible catheter tip. The flexible catheter tip can include an inboard understructure that defines a tip longitudinal axis, wherein the inboard understructure can be formed from a first continuous element that includes a first rectangular cross-section. An intermediate inboard covering can be disposed about the first continuous element that forms a distal portion of the inboard understructure. An outboard understructure can extend along the tip longitudinal axis, wherein the outboard understructure can be formed from a second continuous element that includes a second rectangular cross-section. An intermediate outboard covering can be disposed about the second continuous element that forms a distal portion of the outboard understructure.
US11433217B2	Systems and methods for inducing negative pressure in a portion of a urinary tract of a patient Ureteral or bladder catheters are provided, including (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion that includes one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations and is configured to establish an outer periphery or protective surface area that inhibits mucosal tissue from occluding the one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations upon application of negative pressure through the catheter. Systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function also are provided.
US11433213B2	Treatment of respiratory conditions A device (102) provides respiratory treatment for SDB (including mild OSA) and other respiratory conditions. A flow generator warms and humidifies gas at controlled flow levels. For example, the device (102) delivers breathable gas to the upper airway at flow rates of about 10-35 Liters/minute. Levels of flow rate, temperature and/or humidification of the device may be automatically adjusted in response to the detection of SDB events. The device may also automatically deliver adjustments of any of the levels in accordance with detected phases of respiratory cycles. In some embodiments, the device automatically delivers distinct levels to either of the nares based on independent control of flow to each nare. A warm-up procedure controls temperature and humidity at a desired target during a ramp-up of flow in the set therapy level. A cool-down procedure controls temperature above the dewpoint to avoid condensation internal to the device and patient interface.
US11433212B1	Self-contained face mask system with automatic droplet dispenser for humidification Introduced here is a face mask system having a mask enclosure that contains, or otherwise directly supports, an automated liquid-droplet dispensing mechanism (ADM) for humidification. In operation, the enclosure and ADM are compact and lightweight so that when worn by a user can be supported entirely by the user's head and neck. The enclosure can be comprised of one or more layers of breathable fabric adapted to flexibly conform to the face of a user when worn and form a cavity that is adjacent to the user's nostrils and mouth. The ADM can be comprised of a reservoir in which liquid is stored, a respiratory cycle detector, a timer and controller, and a droplet dispenser that controllably dispenses droplets of the liquid from the reservoir into the cavity for inhalation by the user.
US11433209B2	Modular exhalation device that transitions circuits between active and non-invasive ventilation modes An exhalation device for a non-invasive ventilator, configured to reversibly convert between a passive ventilation configuration and an active ventilation configuration, comprising: (i) a housing with a first end and a second end, the housing defining a gas flow path extending between the first end and the second end; (ii) an exhalation port configured to passively release gas to the environment; (iii) an internal diaphragm positioned at an interface between the exhalation port and the housing, configured to allow release of gas exhalation; and (iv) an adapter comprising an adapter exhalation port and configured to reversibly engage the exhalation port to define a controlled exhalation flow path from the exhalation port to the adapter exhalation port, and comprising an internal air flow control configured to actively control the flow of exhalant through the controlled exhalation flow path.
US11433208B2	Adaptor for respiratory assistance systems An adaptor for a respiratory assistance system delivers aerosols to a patient. The adaptor is lightweight with a small footprint to increase patient comfort. The adaptor has a nozzle and a sealing mechanism to maintain pressure therein regardless of whether the nozzle is inserted into the adaptor. The adaptor is configured to connect to medical tubing and a medicament delivery device.
US11433205B2	Breathing apparatus provided with a breath-synchronized motor fan An object of the present invention is to provide a breathing apparatus, wherein current for keeping internal pressure of the face piece at a predetermined positive target value at the time of inhale is not applied to the motor fan in a large amount at the start of current application to the motor fan, and the internal pressure of the face piece is prevented from becoming far below the predetermined positive target value immediately after start of current application to the motor fan so as to keep the internal pressure of the face piece at the predetermined positive target value at the time of inhale.A breathing apparatus provided with a breath-synchronized motor fan comprising a face piece for covering a part of or all of a face of a user, an inhale valve and an exhale valve attached to the face piece, a motor fan for supplying internal space of the face piece with external air through the inhale valve, a filter for cleaning the external air to be sucked into the motor fan, a breath monitoring apparatus provided with a membrane member deforming in accordance with fluctuation of internal pressure of the face piece and a sensor for detecting the deformation of the membrane member, and a controller for controlling operation of the motor fan synchronously with breathing of the user in accordance with a detection signal from the breath monitoring apparatus, wherein the controller applies current to the motor fan at the time of inhalation so as to keep the internal pressure of the face piece at a predetermined positive target value, and stops current application to the motor fan so as to stop the motor fan at the time of exhalation, and wherein the controller applies micro-current to the motor fan so as to rotate the motor fan at extremely low speed from the middle of exhalation to inhalation.
US11433203B2	Methods and apparatus for treatment of respiratory disorders Disclosed are methods, apparatus and systems for treating a respiratory disorder in a patient. The apparatus comprises a pressure generator configured to generate a flow of air so as to provide ventilatory support to the patient; a transducer configured to generate a flow signal representing a property of the flow of air; and a controller configured to analyse the flow signal to estimate the inspiratory volume and the expiratory volume of a breath of the patient and servo-control the degree of ventilatory support to adjust an estimated tidal volume toward a target tidal volume. A gain of the servo-control is dependent on a difference between the estimated inspiratory volume and the estimated expiratory volume. The method comprises operating an apparatus or system in a similar manner.
US11433202B2	Interactive guidance related to a subject's expiratory flow limitation results In certain embodiments, a ventilator may provide interactive guidance for obtaining a subject's expiratory flow limitation results. In some embodiments, the ventilator may cause a progressive color component to be presented, where the progressive color component indicates a progression from one color proximate one side of the progressive color component to another color proximate another side of the progressive color component. The ventilator may cause a forced oscillation to be continuously applied to an airway of the subject for a time period. The ventilator may monitor the subject's degree of expiratory flow limitation based on output signals generated by one or more sensors as the forced oscillation is continuously applied for the time period. The ventilator may cause, based on the monitoring, a movable component's position on the progressive color component to be continuously updated during the time period to indicate the degree of expiratory flow limitation.
US11433199B2	Lung protective ventilation control A method of ventilator control that includes receiving machine data from a mechanical ventilator and detecting one or more clinical events in the received machine data. The method further includes evaluating the machine data within the detected one or more clinical events for compliance with lung protective ventilation (LPV) recommendations. The method further includes at least one of producing a visual indication or a graphical display of the evaluated compliance with the LPV recommendations and controlling the mechanical ventilator based on the evaluated compliance with the LPV recommendations.
US11433197B2	Textile vent assembly A CPAP system for respiratory therapy includes an RPT device configured to supply a flow of gas at a therapeutic pressure, a patient interface, an air delivery conduit configured to pass the flow of gas from the RPT device to the patient interface, and a vent assembly configured to provide a vent flow of gas to discharge gas exhaled by the patient from a pressurized volume to ambient. The vent assembly includes a base including at least one first orifice to allow gas to be discharged along a primary vent flow path and at least one second orifice to allow gas to be discharged along a secondary vent flow path, a diffusing member provided to the base, and a membrane provided to the base. The membrane is configured to apportion the vent flow of gas along the primary vent flow path and the secondary vent flow path throughout respiratory therapy.
US11433196B2	Water out alarm determination The present disclosure provides for an improved method of determining a water out condition in a humidified gases supply apparatus. The method includes a two-step process including a primary determination of a water out condition and a secondary determination of a water out condition. This primary determination is made during observation of the normal operation of the apparatus. During the secondary determination the method takes temporary control over the humidifying part of the apparatus. The secondary determination confirms or contradicts the primary determination.
US11433191B2	Apparatus for heating aerosol generating material and a cartridge for the apparatus There is described a cartridge for use with an apparatus for heating aerosol generating material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol generating material. The cartridge includes a first body defining a first chamber and aerosol generating material is located within the first chamber. The first body includes a first base including a sheet of heat conductive material and has a first outer surface and at least a major portion of the first outer surface is for contacting a first heating surface of a heater of the apparatus for heating the aerosol generating material within the first chamber.
US11433188B2	Inhalation device for the purpose of inhalation of a droplet mist An inhalation device having a reservoir for storing liquid before being discharged, and a discharge head for dispensing the liquid in droplet mist. The discharge head has a nozzle arrangement for generating the droplet mist and housing on which a discharge channel is provided for use as a respiration piece or for attachment of a separate respiration piece. A main axis of extent of the discharge channel encloses an angle of >0° with a central dispensing direction. In alignment with the central dispensing direction of the nozzle arrangement, either an aperture is provided in the housing through which aperture the droplet mist emerges from the discharge head if it is not sucked into the discharge channel by respiration of the user, or a liquid buffer is provided for receiving the droplet mist if it is not sucked into the discharge channel by respiration of the user.
US11433184B2	Automated system for regulating a patient's blood glucose level An automated system of regulation of a patient's blood glucose, including: a blood glucose sensor; an insulin injection device; and a processing and control unit capable of predicting, from a physiological model, the future evolution of the patient's blood glucose over a prediction period, and of controlling the insulin injection device by taking the prediction into account, wherein the processing and control unit is capable of: a) calibrating the physiological model, taking into account the blood glucose measured by the sensor during a past observation period; b) at the end of the calibration, calculating an indicator representative of the error between the blood glucose estimated from the model and the real blood glucose measured by the sensor; and c) adjusting the prediction period by taking into account the value of the indicator.
US11433181B2	Variable flow rate control device A flow rate control device having features for selectively controlling the flow rate of a fluid over a continuous range of flow rates is provided. In particular, a flow rate control device including an inflatable flow restrictor is provided, where the flow restrictor is selectively inflatable to occlude a flow path of a fluid to thereby control the flow rate of the fluid. A flow rate control mechanism comprising a flow restrictor also is provided, the flow restrictor having an inflatable balloon for occluding a flow path of a fluid to selectively control the flow rate of the fluid.
US11433179B2	Variable flow control device, system and method A device, system and method are provided for controlling the rate of infusion of fluids during infusion therapy using non-electric infusion devices. Rotation of a flow regulator dial causes an orifice connected to the inlet to modify its position relative to a particular one or more orifices or groove portions, the characteristics of which provide a certain flow rate characteristic. The flow regulator allows for the infusion pump to infuse at a rate that may be varied during use by the user. Additionally, the flow regulator is made from a material selected to operate under a wide range of pressures, from 5-40 PSI, making the flow regulator compatible with pressurized devices, such as, a non-electric pump.
US11433173B2	System for extracorporeal blood treatment, treatment apparatus, kit and method for operating a system for extracorporeal blood treatment The present invention relates to a system (100) for extracorporeal blood treatment comprising a first inlet (1) for introducing a bloodstream to be treated into the system (100), three blood treatment apparatus (A, D, G), as well as an outlet (2) for discharging a treated bloodstream from the system (100), wherein the system comprises an adsorber apparatus (A) and/or a plasma separator apparatus, a dialysis apparatus (D) and a gas exchange apparatus (G), and wherein the three blood treatment apparatus (A, D, G) are sequentially connected in series in a functional state of system (100) application between the inlet (1) and the outlet (2) of the system relative to a direction of blood flow of a bloodstream to be treated and can be consecutively perfused extracorporeally by a bloodstream to be treated. The present invention further relates to a treatment apparatus comprising such a system, a kit comprising the components of such a system, a method for operating such a system (100) as well as a method for extracorporeal blood treatment with such a system (100).
US11433169B2	Dialysis systems, devices, and methods A treatment device system includes a treatment machine for performing a therapy on a patient, the treatment machine including at least one fluid conveyor and a controller, the controller having a first memory, to cause the at least one fluid conveyor to produce a therapeutic fluid by mixing purified water and at least one concentrate. The system also includes a water purifier with an internal central controller, in fluid communication with and providing the purified water to the treatment machine. A wired or wireless control line provides two way communication between the controller of the treatment machine and the internal central controller of the water purifier, the controller of the treatment machine transmitting data via the control line to the internal central controller of the water purifier for control of the water purifier, the data provided based on at least one of the operator inputs received via the user interface.
US11433167B2	Connection test for blood treatment machines A control device for a blood treatment machine performs a connection test (50) by causing the blood treatment machine to switch (51, 53) between a first and a second operating state by reversing a blood pump so as to change a flow direction of blood through both a dialyzer and access devices connected to a patient. Based on an output signal of at least one sensor in the blood treatment machine (52, 54), the control device computes (55) an efficiency change parameter that represents a change in in-vivo clearance of the blood treatment machine during the switch of the blood treatment machine between the first and second operating states. The control device evaluates (56) the efficiency change parameter to jointly detect connection errors at the dialyzer, resulting in co-current flow of treatment fluid and blood through the dialyzer, and at the access devices, resulting in access recirculation of blood.
US11433164B2	System for extended storage of red blood cells and methods of use A system and methodology for the preservation of red blood cells is described in which red blood cells are oxygen or oxygen and carbon dioxide depleted, treated and are stored in an anaerobic environment to optimize preparation for transfusion. More particularly, a system and method for extended storage of red blood cells from collection to transfusion that optimizes red blood cells prior to transfusion is described.
US11433163B2	Bone repair compositions A composition including, (a) a mineral particle, (b) endothelial cells and mesenchymal cells, and (3) hyaluronic acid, is provided. Moreover, a kit which includes: a syringe, a mineral particle covered with endothelial cells and mesenchymal cells organized in 2 or more cell layers attached to the mineral particle, and hyaluronic acid, is also provided. Last, a method for filling a gap in a bone of a subject in need thereof, including contacting the gap with a composition of: (a) a mineral particle, (b) endothelial cells and mesenchymal cells, and (3) hyaluronic acid is provided.
US11433161B2	Autonomously growing implantable device An implantable, autonomously growing medical device is disclosed. The device may have an outer, braided outer element that holds an inner core. Degradation and/or softening of the inner core permits the outer element to elongate, allowing the device to grow with surrounding tissue. The growth profile of the medical device can be controlled by altering the shape/material/cure conditions of the inner core, as well as the geometry of the out element.
US11433158B2	Recycle friendly and sustainable absorbent articles An absorbent article comprising a topsheet, a backsheet joined to the topsheet, and an absorbent core positioned intermediate the topsheet and the backsheet and comprising a core absorbent material, in which the core absorbent material comprises superabsorbent polymers with a bio-based content from about 5% to about 100% using ASTM D6866-10, method B and the absorbent article comprises a polyolefin content of at least about 90% by weight, based on a total weight of the absorbent article excluding the core absorbent material.
US11433155B2	Wick-based volatile substance diffuser A wick-based diffuser is configured for diffusing a liquid volatile substance composition into an air flow path extending through the diffuser to disseminate the volatile substance composition throughout a surrounding volume (e.g., a vehicle interior). Diffusers may comprise a body defining a hollow interior and having an air flow path extending therethough; a reservoir; a wick extending from the reservoir and into the hollow interior of the body; and a closure mechanism configured to selectably isolate the wick and the reservoir from the air flow path extending through the body. Wick-based diffusers may be mounted to a support device via a low-friction mounting mechanism located above a center of gravity of the diffuser, such that the diffuser self-aligns in an upright orientation under the influence of gravity.
US11433154B2	Germicidal lighting Apparatus, methods and instructions for disinfecting air. The apparatus may include, and the methods may involve, a fixture. The fixture may include a germicidal light source. The fixture may include a fan. The fan may circulate air through a volume into which the germicidal light source propagates germicidal light. The light source may be configured to emit, upward from a horizontal plane, a beam that, absent reflection off an environmental object, does not cross the horizontal plane. The apparatus may include a shield that prevents light from the light source from crossing the horizontal plane. The sensor may face upward from the horizontal plane. The sensor may face downward from the horizontal plane.
US11433147B2	Fluorescent fluid for detecting fluid injection A fluorescent solution is disclosed for use in a hydraulic or diesel fluid to facilitate detection of injection of the hydraulic of diesel fluid into a human. The fluorescent solution includes a fluorescent dye and a stabilizing agent. The stabilizing agent may be a surfactant. A hydraulic fluid mixture is also disclosed which includes a fluorescent solution and a hydraulic fluid.
US11433146B2	Formulations for small intestinal delivery of RSV and norovirus antigens Provided herein are compositions and methods for generating an immunogenic response in humans. Further provided are methods for designing such compositions, e.g., for vaccines.
US11433145B2	Composition for treating pain The present invention relates to: a composition for alleviating or treating pain, the composition comprising glutamate decarboxylase and a gene coding for an anti-inflammatory cytokine; and a method for alleviating or treating pain by using the composition.
US11433135B2	High capacity diketopiperazine microparticles and methods Disclosed herein are diketopiperazine microparticles having high capacity for adsorbing a drug or active agent. In particular, the diketopiperazine microparticle are formed using fumaryl diketopiperazine and can comprise a drug in large doses for the treatment of disease or disorders by pulmonary delivery via oral inhalation.
US11433131B2	Adoptive cell therapy using spherical nucleic acids (SNAs) The disclosure is related to compositions comprising a cell and a spherical nucleic acid (SNA) comprising a nanoparticle, an oligonucleotide on the surface of the nanoparticle, and an antigen; and to methods for production of such compositions and their applications, including but not limited to adoptive cell therapy.
US11433130B2	Recombinant turkey herpesvirus vaccines and uses thereof The present disclosure provides a recombinant viral vector comprising at least one transgene inserted into a Marek's disease viral genome for treatment of diseases in poultry. Also provided are immunogenic compositions comprising such recombinant viral vectors and methods for preventing or inhibiting Marek's disease in combination with at least a second disease in poultry.

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