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US11465215B2	Facing head and method for clamping and releasing a tool in or from a tool holder device of the facing head A facing head as well as a method for inserting a tool into and/or removing a tool from a tool holder device of the facing head. The facing head has a spindle coupling device for exchangeably coupling with a spindle chuck of a working spindle of a machine tool. The facing head has a housing body at which or in which a facing slide is moveably supported in a guided manner. The facing slide supports the tool holder device. The tool holder device is hydraulically controllable. A hydraulic coupling that is mechanically and hydraulically coupled with an associated hydraulic control coupling of the housing body in a tool change position of the facing slide. Remote from the tool change position, the mechanical and hydraulic connection between the hydraulic coupling and the associated hydraulic control coupling is interrupted. In the tool change position a switching of the tool holder device between a hold condition holding the tool and a release condition releasing the tool can be carried out by a respective pressurization with hydraulic pressure.
US11465212B2	Electric motor, laminated iron core and manufacturing method therefor Provided are an electric motor, a laminated iron core, and a manufacturing method. In. an embodiment, the method includes S1: introducing inert gas into an additive manufacturing printing apparatus, pouring silicon steel metal particles into a fanning cylinder of the apparatus, and performing laser scanning on the silicon steel metal particles to gradually melt the silicon steel metal particles into at least one silicon steel metal layer; and S2: continuing to pour silicon steel metal particles into the forming cylinder, and stopping performing laser scanning on the silicon steel metal particles or reducing the laser power executing the laser scanning, such that the silicon steel metal particles do not entirely melt and form an insulating layer. Execution of steps S1 and S2 is alternated until a laminated iron core having a plurality of alternating silicon steel metal layers and insulating layers is formed.
US11465210B2	System for additive manufacturing An additive manufacturing system for printing an article including a build plate having a build surface between an inner radius and an outer radius that may receive powder particles and a recoating assembly that may distribute the powder particles onto the build surface to form a build layer of the article. The recoating assembly includes a support jig having a first end, a second end, and a support wall extending between the first and second ends and a recoater blade coupled to the second end and extending along at least a portion of a length of the support wall. A shape of the recoater blade is such that, when the recoater blade is positioned against the build surface, an angle between the recoater blade and a tangent at each radii of the build plate is substantially constant.
US11465208B2	Method of manufacturing copper nano-ink and copper nano-ink A method of manufacturing a copper nano-ink includes: a step of preparing a copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid including copper nanoparticles and anions; and a step of storing the copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid at 5° C. or less after the step of preparing, wherein in the step of storing, a copper ion concentration of the copper nanoparticle aqueous dispersion liquid is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.1 g/L and less than or equal to 1.0 g/L and an anion concentration is controlled to be greater than or equal to 0.5 g/L and less than or equal to 8.0 g/L.
US11465203B2	Plane plate of a pressing tool A plane plate for a pressing tool of a press in which the plane plate for activating a punch of the press is by way of at least one lifting cylinder is displaceable along an axial direction. The plane plate has a link to the at least one lifting cylinder, a centrally disposed receptacle for contacting the punch or a punch holder of the press and at least one at least partially cylindrical guiding face which for contacting a guide column is parallel with the axial direction. The plane plate in at least a first cross section which between the receptacle and the guiding face runs parallel with the axial direction and along a radial direction that runs so as to be perpendicular to the axial direction has at least a first region with a wall thickness and a first centerline, wherein the first centerline runs at least partially at a first angle of at least 10 angular degrees and of at most 80 angular degrees in relation to the radial direction.
US11465195B2	Hot-forging die with conformal meshy structured cavity surface layer and preparation method thereof The present disclosure discloses a hot-forging die with the conformal meshy structured cavity surface layer and a preparation method thereof. A large-scale hot-forging die includes a die substrate, and a sandwiched layer, a transition layer and a reinforcement layer are formed on the die substrate in sequence. The reinforcement layer and the transition layer are separated into a plurality of small units by the grooves. All the grooves are interconnected and communicated to form a meshy structure. The transition layer grooves are filled with ordinary soft material; the reinforcement layer grooves are filled with high temperature resistant soft material. The reinforcement layer material and the high temperature resistant soft material of the present disclosure cooperate with each other to obtain a cavity surface layer with properties of both hard and soft, strong and tough, which can fully release the large tensile stress that may occur on the surface of the die cavity during the welding process and under the service conditions of the die, so as to avoid hot cracks during welding process and service process.
US11465194B2	Combinational heatsink tube for intercooler A method for forming heatsink tube includes cutting a base sheet plate into a first molded frame and a second molded frame, applying a flux on an inner face of the first molded frame and the second molded frame, mounting the first molded frame on a heatsink fin module, and mounting the second molded frame on the first molded frame, to assemble the first molded frame, the heatsink fin module, and the second molded frame, and to form a heatsink tube. The first molded frame has a first end faceplate and two first connecting portions. The second molded frame has a second end faceplate and two second connecting portions. Each of the two first connecting portions is formed with a first abutting section, and each of the two second connecting portions is formed with a second abutting section.
US11465192B2	Tool cartridge A tool cartridge for accommodating a processing tool includes: a cartridge base body, a tool holder for detachably holding the processing tool, and at least one first coupling device configured to be coupled in a form-fit and detachable manner to a second coupling device of a further tool cartridge, the second coupling device being complementary to the first coupling device.
US11465190B2	Bending die An object of the present invention is to provide a bending die that has a simple configuration and is capable of bending a rod-shaped body in a three-dimensional XYZ direction quickly and reliably, the bending die comprising a pair of forming dies clamped in a Z direction, wherein the forming dies have, respectively, rod-shaped body-forming recess portions, and rod-shaped body guide portions for guiding a rod-shaped body to the rod-shaped body-forming recess portions, the rod-shaped body-forming recess portions are each formed into a shape with a semicircular cross section that defines, between the forming dies when clamping the forming dies, a long, cylindrical cavity for forming the rod-shaped body bent in a three-dimensional XYZ direction, and the rod-shaped body guide portions are each formed into a V-shape that spreads outward from both sides of each of the rod-shaped body-forming recess portions having a semicircular cross section.
US11465187B2	Bent rotor straightening method using low frequency induction heating and bent rotor straightening apparatus using same A bent rotor straightening method using low-frequency induction heating and a bent rotor straightening apparatus using the method are proposed. The bent rotor straightening method using low-frequency induction heating according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: calculating a heating speed when a first target temperature for correcting bending of a rotor using low-frequency induction heating is set; maintaining the first target temperature for a heating time determined on the basis of a diameter of the rotor when the first target temperature is reached, when performing primary thermal correction at the heating speed; checking whether a bending amount of the rotor reaches a predetermined critical value in accordance the result of performing the primary thermal correction; and finishing correction of bending of the rotor in accordance with the result of checking the bending amount of the rotor.
US11465186B2	Microwave plasma gasification and recycle integrated system for domestic garbage A microwave plasma gasification and recycle integrated system for domestic garbage. The system is fixed in a garbage truck compartment with a garbage inlet, and includes a closed chain-plate type feeder, a shredding machine, and a closed magnetic separator which are connected in sequence. The magnetic separator is further separately connected to a microwave plasma gasification furnace and a metal recycle tank. The microwave plasma gasification furnace is further separately connected to a stink processor, a plastic residue recycle tank, an integrated sewage treatment device, and a residue smashing machine. The stink processor is connected to a gas recycle tank. Both the residue smashing machine and the integrated sewage treatment device are connected to an aerobic fermentation tank. The aerobic fermentation tank is connected to a decomposed material recycle tank by means of a decomposed material forming and screening machine.
US11465185B2	Light irradiation device The present invention has as an object the provision of a light irradiation device capable of performing optical cleaning with high stability regardless of the transport speed of a workpiece. The light irradiation device of the present invention emits ultraviolet light to one surface of a band-shaped workpiece transported along a transport path, and includes a lamp house having an opening along a passing plane on a side of the one surface of the workpiece in the transport path, an ultraviolet lamp provided in the lamp house so as to extend in a width direction of the workpiece, gas supplier configured to supply a treatment-space gas into the lamp house, and an exhaust space forming member having an opening along a passing plane on a side of the other surface of the workpiece in the transport path. The treatment-space gas is produced by mixing a gas containing oxygen and/or water with an inert gas serving as a principal component, and a shielding body for forming a gas circulation resistance bottleneck between the shielding body and each edge part of the workpiece is provided in the opening of the lamp house.
US11465183B2	Cleaning apparatus and cleaning method Provided is a cleaning apparatus for cleaning a portion where a seating pad contacts or a hole into which a pin is inserted when a workpiece is placed. The cleaning apparatus for cleaning a workpiece having a placing portion and a reference hole, including: a table plate, a seating pad on which the workpiece is placed at the placing portion, a first nozzle that ejects a cleaning fluid, a pin inserted into the reference hole, and a second nozzle that ejects the cleaning fluid toward inside of the reference hole.
US11465180B2	System and method of sorting and sequencing items Embodiments of a system and method for sorting and sequencing articles in a processing facility are disclosed. Delivery endpoints are divided and grouped into stop groups. A first sorter sorts items according to stop group and outputs the items to trays. The output trays from the first sorter are loaded to a second sorter in stop group order. The second sorter can then sort the items into output bins in delivery sequence order.
US11465176B2	Dual frequency ultrasound transducer including an ultrahigh frequency transducer stack and a low frequency ultrasound transducer stack A dual frequency ultrasound transducer includes a high frequency ultrasound array and a low frequency transducer positioned behind or proximal to the high frequency ultrasound array. In one embodiment, a dampening material is positioned between a rear surface of the high frequency array and the a front surface of the low frequency array. The dampening preferably is high absorbing of signals at the frequency of the high frequency array but passes signals at the frequency of the low frequency transducer with little attenuation. In additional, or alternatively, the low frequency can angled with respect to the plane of the high frequency transducer to reduce inter-stack multipath reflections. Beamforming delays compensate for the differences in physical distances between the elements of the low frequency transducer and the plane of the high frequency transducer.
US11465173B2	Kit and system for laser-induced material dispensing The laser-induced dispensing system includes a cartridge assembly having a supply reel for supplying a foil having a light transmissive layer wound around the supply reel, and a take-up reel for taking up the foil. There is provided a coating device for coating the foil by a donor material during a motion of the foil. The laser-induced dispensing system also includes an irradiation head having optics configured for focusing a laser beam. Additionally, a controller, for controlling the cartridge assembly to establish motion of the foil, and the optics to focus the laser beam onto the foil at a location downstream of the outlet of the coating device so as to release droplets of the donor material from the foil is provided.
US11465172B2	Method and apparatus for coating on baggy web Methods and apparatuses for applying coatings on a baggy web are provided. A Mayer rod and a back-up roll engage with each other to form a nip. The back-up roll has a deformable inner layer with a surface thereof covered by a deformable outer layer. The Mayer rod and the flexible web at a contacting area are impressed into the back-up roll with a machine-direction nip width W and a nip engagement depth D, which enables formation of a coating having a substantially uniform thickness.
US11465170B2	Dispensing control system, method of controlling a dispensing device and computer program A dispensing control system includes a dispensing device and a remote device. The dispensing device includes a dispenser configured to dispense material from a cartridge disposed in the dispensing device, a first receiver configured to receive information related to the cartridge, a transmitter configured to transmit the information related to the cartridge, and an electronic controller configured to cause the transmitter of the dispensing device to transmit the information related to the cartridge. The remote device includes an electronic controller, a receiver and a transmitter, the receiver of the remote device is configured to receive the information related to the cartridge, the controller of the remote device is configured to monitor the information related to the cartridge and to cause the transmitter of the remote device to transmit the information related to the cartridge to a remote server.
US11465168B2	Liquid processing device and liquid processing method A liquid processing device includes: a nozzle configured to discharge, onto a substrate, a processing liquid supplied from a processing liquid source, the processing liquid being configured to process the substrate; a main flow path which connects the processing liquid source and the nozzle; a filter provided in the main flow path; a branch path branched from the main flow path; a pump provided at an end of the branch path; and a controller configured to output a control signal to perform a first process of sucking the processing liquid supplied from the processing liquid source by the pump to flow the processing liquid into the branch path and then a second process of discharging the processing liquid of a smaller amount than a capacity of the branch path from the pump to the branch path to discharge the processing liquid from the nozzle.
US11465164B1	Retractable spray shield for agricultural use A retractable spray shield for agricultural use has a spray barrier; a clam-shell storage tube; a deployment and concealment drive having a motor, a drive shaft, and a quadrilateral linkage that in one direction deploys the spray barrier from the storage tube and in a second opposed direction conceals the spray barrier within the clam-shell storage tube. The quadrilateral linkage is defined by a rotating arm; a pushing arm coupled to the drive shaft; the bottom of the claim-shell storage tube, and a hinge plate supporting the spray barrier. The spray barrier has a generally triangular and flaccid liquid barrier film, a pair of framing legs coupled to opposed edges of the liquid barrier film, and a spring configured to operatively stretch the pair of framing legs apart from each other and thereby expand the barrier film toward a planar, generally triangular geometry when deployed.
US11465162B2	Obscurant emission to assist image formation to automate agricultural management and treatment Various embodiments relate generally to computer vision and automation to autonomously identify and deliver for application a treatment to an object among other objects, data science and data analysis, including machine learning, deep learning, and other disciplines of computer-based artificial intelligence to facilitate identification and treatment of objects, and robotics and mobility technologies to navigate a delivery system, more specifically, to an agricultural delivery system configured to identify and apply, for example, an agricultural treatment to an identified agricultural object. In some examples, a method may include calculating an amount of light originating from a light source sensed at a location in which an agricultural object is interposed between the light source and an image capture device, causing emission of an obscurant, and directing the obscurant to a region interposed between the light source and the agricultural object.
US11465157B2	Magnetic separators with stationary magnetic matrices, and methods of using the same A magnetic separator and methods of use are provided for continuous feeding of a material feed flow at high production feed rates without rotation of large heavy steel parts through high intensity magnetic fields. The magnetic separators use stationary magnetic matrices and redirect a material feed flow and a flushing fluid flow between the stationary magnetic matrices. Magnetic fields within the stationary magnetic matrices are modulated based on reception of a material feed flow or a flushing fluid flow to optimize separation processes and purging processes. The magnetic separators also collect and direct the separated components to isolated collection sites.
US11465156B2	Waste processing The present invention relates generally to the field of waste processing. The method comprises separating waste into at least two parts, comprising: (i) mainly food waste (fines) and (ii) mainly paper and other recyclable material (overs). The overs are pulped and washed to obtain a cellulose-rich biomass and the fines are optionally processed separately to recover a cellulose-rich biomass and the cellulose-rich biomass from both the fines and the overs may be combined.
US11465148B2	Methods and apparatus for forming 2-dimensional drop arrays Certain embodiments are directed to finite step emulsification device and/or methods that combine finite step emulsification with gradients of confinement for the formation of a 2D monolayer array of droplets with low size dispersion.
US11465143B2	Reaction processing vessel A reaction processing vessel includes a substrate and a groove-like channel formed on the upper surface of the substrate. The channel includes a high temperature serpiginous channel, a medium temperature serpiginous channel, and a high temperature braking channel and a medium temperature braking channel that are adjacent to the high temperature serpiginous channel and the medium temperature serpiginous channel, respectively. The respective cross-sectional areas of the high temperature braking channel and the medium temperature braking channel are larger than the respective cross-sectional areas of the high temperature serpiginous channel and the medium temperature serpiginous channel, respectively.
US11465134B2	Zeolite with reduced extra-framework aluminum The present disclosure generally provides a catalyst composition comprising a zeolite containing iron and/or copper with a reduced amount of extra-framework aluminum. The catalyst composition is useful to catalyze the reduction of nitrogen oxides in exhaust gas in the presence of a reductant.
US11465132B2	Fluid catalytic cracking additive composition for enhancing gasoline octane barrel and a process of preparation thereof This invention relates to an additive capable of increasing the gasoline octane (by 2-3 units) with minimum loss of gasoline. More specifically, the present invention discloses a fluid catalytic cracking additive composition capable of enhancing gasoline octane, said composition comprising 5-50 wt. % zeolite component, 0-15 wt % alumina, 5-20 wt % colloidal silica, 10-60 wt % kaolin clay, 5-15 wt % phosphate, and 0.1 to 5.0 wt. % of bivalent metal selected from Group-IIA or Group-IB, wherein the zeolite component comprises of medium pore pentasil zeolite in an amount of 1 to 50 wt. % and said zeolite consists of one or more MFI topology zeolite having SiO2/Al2O3 mole ratio in the range of 10-280. The present invention also discloses a process for preparation of the additive.
US11465130B2	Metal powderdous catalyst for hydrogenation processes The present invention relates to a metal powder catalyst and its use in the selective catalytic hydrogenation of organic starting materials comprising a carbon-carbon triple bond. The powder catalyst comprises a metal alloy carrier, wherein the metal alloy comprises (i) 55 weight-% (wt-%)-80 wt-%, based on the total weight of the metal alloy, of Co, and (ii) 20 wt-%-40 wt-%, based on the total weight of the metal alloy, of Cr, and (iii) 2 wt-%-10 wt-%, based on the total weight of the metal alloy, of Mo, and wherein the said metal alloy is coated by a metal oxide layer and impregnated with Pd, and is characterized in that the metal oxide layer comprises CeO2.
US11465124B2	Preparation method of COF-5 crystal A preparation method for covalent organic framework 5 (COF-5) includes: adding 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene and 1,4-phenylenebisboronic acid to a mixed solution of 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene and 1,4-dioxane to form a mixture in the anhydrous and oxygen-free environment; and the addition ratio of 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxytriphenylene:1,4-phenylenebisboronic acid:1,3,5-trimethylbenzene:1,4-dioxane is 0.02-0.8 mmol:0.08-1.4 mmol:10-15 mL:10-15 mL; sealing the mixture in an airtight container; and obtaining a uniform dispersion solution after shaking the container for wholly mixing the components; heating the dispersion solution to a temperature ranging from 80-100° C.; reacting for a period of time ranging from 72-120 h; and obtaining a precipitate after the reaction; and washing the precipitate, drying the precipitate in vacuum, and heating the precipitate at a temperature ranging from 200-300° C. for a period of time ranging from 1-3 h with a protective atmosphere to obtain COF-5 crystal.
US11465121B1	Protective technology with reactive solid sorbent for oxidative decontamination of toxic materials A solid particulate reactive sorbent for decontaminating toxic chemical and biological agents and its method of making. The reactive sorbent comprising a plurality of aggregates formed from linked hydrophilic nanoparticles and individual nanoparticles that bind at least one detoxifier, such that the sorbent absorbs the agents, allowing the detoxifier to oxidize and decontaminate the agents for removal. More preferably, the hydrophilic nanoparticles comprise fumed silica and the detoxifier comprises hydrogen peroxide.
US11465118B2	Composition for preparing hollow particles, hollow particles using the same and method of manufacturing the hollow particles A composition for stably preparing a hollow particle by a coacervation method, a hollow particle prepared using a composition for preparing a hollow particle, and a method of preparing a hollow particle are disclosed. A mono-disperse hollow particle is stably provided by excellent coacervate forming capability, such that it is expected to be beneficially used as a carrier in various fields such as a cosmetic, a paint, plastic, rubber, a synthetic wood, a refractory material, and an agricultural chemical.
US11465112B2	Device for dispensing a fluid, which device can be arranged in a reactor comprising a fixed catalytic bed The invention relates to a device (D) for distributing a fluid, which is able to be arranged in a fixed catalytic bed (C1, C2) of a reactor (R), said device comprising conveying means for conveying said fluid, comprising a plurality of pipes each directly receiving a distinct share of said fluid, distribution means for distributing said fluid, means for generating a local pressure drop in said fluid, such that: the device comprises manifold means (2a) for collecting said fluid together, and providing the fluidic connection between the pipes of said fluid conveying means and said fluid distribution means, said means for generating a local pressure drop are added on to said conveying or distribution or manifold (2a) means.
US11465108B2	Dosing and mixing arrangement for use in exhaust aftertreatment Dosing and mixing exhaust gas includes directing exhaust gas towards a periphery of a mixing tube that is configured to direct the exhaust gas to flow around and through the mixing tube to effectively mix and dose exhaust gas within a relatively small area. Some mixing tubes include a slotted region and a non-slotted region. Some mixing tubes include a louvered region and a non-louvered region. Some mixing tubes are offset within a mixing region of a housing.
US11465106B2	Expansion chamber for a wine bottle aerator A hollow expansion chamber of the present invention is configured to temporarily contain an expansion of bubbles during an aeration process for aerating a liquid, where a chamber body of the expansion chamber has an oblate spheroid shape. When moving circumferentially downward along the chamber body starting from a maximum inside diameter, the oblate spheroidal shape of a bottom portion has a first integral transition that is a tangential transition to a first frustoconical shape. Continuing moving circumferentially downward, the first frustoconical shape has a second integral transition to a cylindrical extension. The cylindrical extension at a distal end has a bottom opening configured to fit within an opened bottleneck. The first frustoconical shape has a minimum angle of 15 degrees relative to a horizontal plane. The second integral transition is a radial second integral transition having an inside surface radius of at least 0.25 inches.
US11465103B2	Aqueous phase separation method The invention is in the field of methods for preparing polymer films, and of such polymer films. The method involves phase separation and requires only aqueous solution, eliminating the need for organic solvents. The aqueous phase separation involves contacting a polymer solution comprising a trigger-responsive polymer with an aqueous coagulation solution in which the trigger-responsive polymer is not soluble.
US11465098B2	Batch pressure-driven membrane separation with closed-flow loop and reservoir A feed of at least one of (a) a source liquid including a solvent with a dissolved impurity and (b) a retentate of the source liquid is pumped in a substantially closed loop through a liquid-separation module. The liquid-separation module includes a membrane that passes at least partially purified solvent to a permeate side of the membrane while diverting the impurity in a retentate on the retentate side of the membrane. The purified solvent is extracted from the permeate side of the membrane; and the retentate from the liquid-separation module is pumped to or through a pressurized reservoir with a variable volume for the feed component and recirculated as a component of the feed. Over time, the volume for the feed is reduced and the pressure applied to the feed in the reservoir is increased to balance against an increasing difference in osmotic pressure across the membrane.
US11465095B2	Ventilation system A ventilation system includes an inside air passage having inflow and outflow ends communicating with an indoor space to be ventilated, at least one permeable film unit including a permeable film, and an air supply passage having an inflow end communicating with an outdoor space and an outflow end connected to a downstream side of the permeable film in the inside air passage. The permeable film allows a target gas to pass and allows the target gas that has passed through the permeable film to be discharged into outdoor air. The target gas contains at least one of carbon dioxide and a volatile organic compound in indoor air that flows in the inside air passage. Alternatively or in addition, the ventilation system can include an outside air passage and a discharge passage in place of or in addition to the inside air passage and the air supply passage, respectively.
US11465092B2	Particulate filter and methods for removing particulates from a particulate filter In an example, a particulate filter includes a porous filter substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The porous filter substrate is configured to filter gas flowing through the porous filter substrate between the first surface and the second surface. A plurality of conductors are coupled to the porous filter substrate. The plurality of conductors are approximately parallel to each other along the porous filter substrate. The particulate filter also includes a plurality of input nodes in signal communication with the plurality of conductors and configured to receive a voltage signal from an input signal source. The plurality of conductors are configured to generate an electric field on at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the porous filter substrate in response to the plurality of input nodes receiving the voltage signal from the input signal source.
US11465090B2	Particulate filter and methods for removing particulates from a particulate filter In an example, a particulate filter includes a porous filter substrate including a first surface and a second surface. The porous filter substrate is configured to filter gas flowing through the porous filter substrate between the first surface and the second surface. A plurality of conductors are coupled to the porous filter substrate. The plurality of conductors are approximately parallel to each other along the porous filter substrate. The particulate filter also includes a plurality of input nodes in signal communication with the plurality of conductors and configured to receive a voltage signal from an input signal source. The plurality of conductors are configured to generate an electric field on at least one of the first surface or the second surface of the porous filter substrate in response to the plurality of input nodes receiving the voltage signal from the input signal source.
US11465083B2	Serviceable oil filter assembly An improved serviceable oil filter assembly is provided. The oil filter assembly includes a first end cap, a second end cap, a retainer element, and a cylindrical filter element. The first end cap defines a dirty oil inlet and a clean oil outlet. The second end cap includes a threaded collar for attachment to a threaded sidewall of the first endcap. The retainer element secures the cylindrical filter element within an interior volume of the oil filter assembly. The cylindrical filter element functions in combination with the retainer element to divide the interior volume of the serviceable oil filter assembly into a dirty oil chamber in fluid communication with the dirty oil inlet and a clean oil chamber in fluid communication with the clean oil outlet.
US11465079B2	Liner for a filter sub-assembly A liner for a filter sub-assembly has a wall having an outermost surface and an innermost surface. The innermost surface bounds a cavity extending between opposing first and second ends of the liner. A portion of the outermost surface is textured. The liner may be used in a rotor of a filter assembly.
US11465078B2	Filter device and filtration apparatus A rod having a substantially-cylindrical shape with both ends being covered is provided to a lid body, which covers an upper end surface of a case having a bottomed substantially-cylindrical shape, the rod protruding in the case. A first hole is formed in a portion of a side surface of the rod, which is exposed to the inside of the case. Further, an air vent pit (passage) is formed in the lid body, and a second hole is formed in a portion of the side surface of the rod, which is exposed to the inside of the air vent pit. A moving member moves along the rod from a first position at which the moving member does not cover the first hole and a second position at which the moving member covers the first hole.
US11465075B2	Flexible launder covers and related methods A clarifier can comprise a floor, inner and outer walls that each extends upwardly from the floor such that a tank is at least partially defined by the inner wall and a launder channel is at least partially defined between the inner and outer walls and is disposed along at least a majority of a periphery of the tank. A launder cover comprising one or more flexible sheets can be disposed over at least a majority of the launder channel. Each of the sheet(s) can have opposing inner and outer edges, the inner edge coupled to the inner wall and the outer edge coupled to the outer wall, and can be configured such that, when a single one of the inner and outer edges is decoupled from the inner and outer walls, the sheet is deformable to at least partially uncover the launder channel.
US11465071B2	Atmospheric water generating apparatus and system for producing water from moisture-laden air An apparatus and system for producing fresh water from moisture-laden air. The apparatus has a frame supporting a plurality of condensation panels that each have a panel body defining a pair of condensation surfaces that will contact the moisture-laden air. A panel support mechanism supports each of the condensation panels in spaced apart relation to each other so each condensation surface contacts moisture-laden air. A flow channel inside the panel body defines a flow path for a cooling fluid that cools the condensation surfaces so the moisture-laden air will produce condensate thereon that collects as fresh water. The system includes a plurality of apparatuses, a chilling mechanism to cool the cooled fluid, inlet and discharge lines connecting the chilling mechanism and apparatuses, pumps to pressurize the cooled fluid, fans to move the moisture-laden air and water collecting surfaces to collect the fresh water.
US11465070B2	Nozzle and spray chamber for liquid separator and concentrator A liquid separator and concentrator is disclosed. An example liquid separator and concentrator includes a separator column. A spray chamber has a sprayer nozzle to spray an influent within the spray chamber and create a falling film in the separator column. A heating jacket surrounds the separator column, wherein the heating jacket heats the falling film to evaporate at least one portion of the falling film and leaves a concentrate. A concentrate collection vessel receives the concentrate from the separator column.
US11465068B2	Multi-stage flash (MSF) reversal system and method A multi-stage flash reversal unit includes a housing; plural stages located inside the housing; an evaporation port that receives a water feed having a first temperature; a condensation port that outputs a concentrated water feed having a second temperature, which is lower than the first temperature; and a cooling unit that cools down the concentrated water feed.
US11465065B2	Apparatus for providing an animated image for a viewer Apparatus (2) for providing an animated image for a viewer, which apparatus comprises: (i) a device (4, 6, 10, 12) for providing the animated image; and (ii) securing means (14) for securing the apparatus (2) to a part (16) of a structure (18) such that the apparatus (2) is fixed with respect to the structure (18), and such that the device (4, 6, 10, 12) is operable by the viewer in order for the viewer to see the animated image.
US11465053B2	Media-activity binding and content blocking A system and method for providing a content block is provided. Media and at least one set of activity data associated with the media may be stored in memory. A user request may be received by a server from a user device to stream the media. Such user request may include information about at least one of user completed activities or user in progress activities that a user has engaged with. The media may be monitored to identify a trigger indicating that an activity to be displayed is not one of the at least one of user completed activities or user in progress activities. A notification may be generated to the user that the activity to be displayed is not one of the at least one of user completed activities or user in progress activities.
US11465049B2	Method for advertising through playing card game and system therefor The present invention relates to an advertising method and system that when a service of a card game is provided to member customers online by using a deck of playing cards in which an advertisement is converted into a story, provide an inseparable relationship between a game and an advertisement, thereby allowing players participating in the game to enjoy the advertisement contained in the playing cards together with the game in an amusing and interesting manner. According to an embodiment of the present invention, there is provided a system for advertising through a playing card game, in which a plurality of player terminals connects with a game server over a network and plays a game using a deck of playing cards (hereinafter “cards”) created by converting an advertisement into a story.
US11465048B2	Method and device for executing attack operation, storage medium and electronic device This application discloses a method of performing an attack operation in a game by a computing device. The computing device determines a target range corresponding to a first attack operation performed by a first controlled object; determines a target attack object from to-be-attacked objects according to attribute values of the to-be-attacked objects in a case that there are the to-be-attacked objects in the target range, the to-be-attacked objects belonging to a second group, and the attribute value of the to-be-attacked object including: a reduced health value of the to-be-attacked object after the first attack operation is performed on the to-be-attacked object, and/or, a reduced health value of an object in the first group after a second attack operation of the to-be-attacked object is performed on the object; and then controls the first controlled object to perform the first attack operation on the target attack object in the virtual scene.
US11465032B2	Electronic device and method for reproducing a human perceptual signal The method of reproducing a human perceptual signal comprises the steps of selecting (7) a human perceptual signal in dependency of a pace of a person (3), adapting (8) the human perceptual signal in dependency of a physical state of the person (3), and reproducing (9) the human perceptual signal. An adaptation of the human perceptual signal is limited to a certain maximum. The electronic device of the invention comprises electronic circuitry operative to perform the method of the invention. The software of the invention enables a programmable device to perform the method of the invention.
US11465031B2	Ambulation simulation systems, terrain simulation systems, treadmill systems, and related systems and methods In various embodiments, a treadmill system may include one or more custom treadmill hardware devices and one or more accompanying pieces of software which may be configured to work in tandem to simulate one or more virtual terrains within a game on a physical treadmill. In particular embodiments, the system is configured to enable a user to control a direction of a virtual avatar as the avatar traverses the virtual terrain (e.g., while the user is using the treadmill). The system may then be configured to manipulate the treadmill (i.e., incline of the treadmill, speed of the treadmill, etc.) based on the terrain that the avatar is currently traversing. The system may utilize one or more imaging devices to identify particular gestures performed by the user. In this way, the system may be configured provide hands free control to the user while the user is using the treadmill.
US11465030B2	Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same An interactive exercise method includes streaming exercise content to an interactive video system for display via a mirror, the exercise content including a depiction of an instructor performing a repetitive movement. A video stream of a user performing the repetitive movement is received, via a camera of the interactive video system, and the user is detected in the video stream. The user or a body portion thereof is tracked in the video stream as the user performs the repetitive movement. The method also includes generating a measure of a difference between a form of the user performing the repetitive movement and a predetermined form for the repetitive movement. A corrective movement is displayed to the user, via the display and during the display of the instructor performing the repetitive movement, based on the measure, to conform the form of the user to the predetermined form for the repetitive movement.
US11465028B2	Punching/boxing/martial arts bag system A system for supporting a punching bag includes a bag portion mounted on a ring by straps. The ring is spaced away from the bag portion by the straps. The ring is in turn mounted by springs or chain to a plate and bearing assembly including a plate. The ring is the same circumference as the bag portion. As such, the straps are vertical. This prevents deformation of the bag.
US11465023B1	Baseball fielding mat apparatus and method A training device and method for baseball, softball, and other sports provides a plurality of fixed or adjustable bump elements on a transportable support surface so the device can be easily stored, transported, and positioned for hop drills and other training routines. In one embodiment, the device is a flexible one-piece mat or other support surface with a plurality of integral bump elements. The mat may be rolled for storage, transported with a carry arm strap, unrolled into a desired position on a field or indoor practice area, and then used to deflect balls that are rolled over it. After use, the device rolls up easily for transport and storage.
US11465021B2	Compact golf cart This invention refers to a vehicle specifically designed to be used as transportation during a golf game. It is an individual transportation vehicle that includes three main support structures: one front structure, one intermediate structure, and one rear structure, where a couple of tires are located, as well as a support mechanism to keep the vehicle standing, a leveling clamping mechanism for a bag for the golf clubs, and many accessories that allow the driver to safeguard and access to several useful elements during the game, such as the scorecard, the golf balls, the support tees, mobile devised and even drinks, all of them safeguarded in a cavity underneath the seat. The vehicle is designed to meet with the regulations that rule vehicles authorized to move within the terrain of a golf course.
US11465017B2	Luminous safety ball A luminous safety ball including an inner glowing body and a foam sphere covering the inner glowing body is provided. The inner glowing body is not a perfect sphere, the foam sphere has a non-uniform thickness, and light emitted by the inner glowing body passes through the foam sphere and permeates through a surface of the foam sphere to form light with different brightness thereon.
US11465016B1	Process for incorporating nanofiller masterbatch into a core of a golf ball A method for forming a golf ball core with a nanofiller masterbatch is disclosed herein. The method includes mixing the nanofiller masterbatch, a graphene masterbatch material with other materials to form a core mixture, wherein the masterbatch preferably comprises 1-80% by weight of nanofillers and 20-99% by weight of a carrier polymer.
US11465011B1	Exercise machine with adjustable platforms An exercise machine with adjustable platforms for adjusting the angular orientation of one or more end platforms and/or carriage platform to allow for a wide range of exercise moves. The exercise machine includes a rail to which a carriage is movably connected and a first end platform connected to an end of the rail. The carriage includes a platform which may be adjusted between a level position in which the platform is laid flat and a raised position in which the platform is at an angular incline. The first end platform may similarly and independently be adjustable between the level position in which the first end platform is laid flat and a raised position in which the first end platform is at an angular incline. In some embodiments, the exercise machine may include a second end platform which is similarly adjustable between a level position and a raised position.
US11465008B2	Fitness machine with arc plates Improved designs for exercise machines that facilitate muscle development and other therapeutics are disclosed. The machine includes a frame, a pulley assembly, and cable extending through the pulley assembly. The cable has attachments, including an attachment for connecting to a pull handle. The cable is also connected to a selectively variable moveable resistance unit. This unit is structured to provide an elastic resistance when a pulling force is applied to the pull handle. The unit is connected to the cable and includes an elastomeric body that provides the elastic resistance and also includes an arc plate that provides a curved support member on which a portion of the elastomeric body at least partially wraps around. Movement of the arc plate causes the elastomeric body to stretch and to provide the elastic resistance.
US11465006B2	Digital strength training An information related to the position of an actuator coupled to a cable which is coupled to a motor is received. A filter is used to provide an input to a motor controller coupled to the motor, to adjust torque on the motor such that a strength curve is implemented relative to the position of the actuator.
US11465000B2	Treatment planning The present invention relates to the field of radiation therapy and methods, software and systems for treatment planning. A target volume of a region of a patient to be treated during a treatment of a patient in a radiation therapy unit is obtained. A first isocenter location procedure is performed including inter alia evaluating potential isocenter locations along normal directions of the surface and respective isodistance surfaces in respective starting voxels in a direction inwards from the surface, and a second isocenter location procedure is performed including inter alia identifying a median axis of the target volume or center point of the target volume, placing isocenters at locations along the median axis, and placing isocenters in the target volume based on a distance to existing isocenters and to the target surface.
US11464995B2	Magnetic nerve stimulator An apparatus for muscle stimulation comprising a platform with an upper surface and a lower surface, a pair of cross rails mounted under the lower surface of the platform, a sled slidably mounted to the cross rails, a pair of sled rails mounted to the sled, a bracket slidably mounted to the sled rails, a handle secured to the bracket, wherein the handle allows an operator to adjust the location of the bracket to any location desired under the platform, a magnetic nerve/muscle stimulator mounted to the bracket which includes one or more magnets and one or more electrical coils and a control panel operationally associated with the magnetic nerve/muscle stimulator, the control panel controlling the power supplied to the magnetic nerve/muscle stimulator, wherein the magnetic never/muscle stimulator generates and directs a magnetic field into the anatomy of a patient positioned on the upper surface of the platform.
US11464989B2	Controlled stimulation delivery from neurostimulator A system for providing neurostimulation includes an external device (“external exciter”) and an implanted device. The external exciter includes an energy source which inductively powers the implanted device. Examples of such external exciters include devices having at least one of: ultrasonic transducers, Radio Frequency (RF) transmitters, and solar cells. The implanted device includes circuitry that limits its maximum energy output to a predetermined saturation threshold such that excess stimulation from the external exciter does not raise the output of the implanted device beyond the saturation threshold. The output signal of the external exciter is then pulse-width modulated in order to produce a desired amount of output stimulation from the implanted device to stimulate the bioelectrically excitable tissue at a desired level.
US11464988B2	Header-less implantable medical device A header-less implantable medical device, system and method are provided. The device includes an electronics module including circuitry, a battery, a receptacle assembly having an interior chamber and a receptable inlet configured to receive a lead connector assembly. A device housing has a case body that includes side walls and a peripheral edge that defines a single common chamber. The electronics module, battery and receptacle assembly are provided within the single common chamber. A connector opening is provided in the case body and joined to the receptacle inlet to form a passage through the case body into the interior chamber of the receptacle assembly.
US11464987B2	Implantable medical device and delivery catheter apparatus system and method An implantable medical device includes a device housing, a fixation device, a first prong projecting from a proximal end of the device housing and a second prong projecting from the proximal end of the device housing. The second prong is spaced apart from the first prong. The first prong includes a first flange projecting away from a longitudinal axis of the device housing. The second prong includes a second flange projecting away from the longitudinal axis. The first prong and the second prong are configured to extend to a first flange diameter in a relaxed configuration and to extend to a second flange diameter in an expanded configuration.
US11464986B2	Device and method for neuromodulation The present invention relates to a preoperative test method, to an implantation system (20) and to an implantation method for implanting a neuroprosthesis in the area of the pubic bone (31), wherein implantation is ultimately simplified and made more effective directly or indirectly by the subject-matters of the invention.
US11464982B2	Integrated multi-device cardiac resynchronization therapy using p-wave to pace timing Methods, systems and devices for providing cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) to a patient using a leadless cardiac pacemaker (LCP) and an extracardiac device (ED). The LCP is configured to deliver pacing therapy at a pacing interval. Illustratively, the ED may be configured to analyze the cardiac cycle including a portion preceding the pacing therapy delivery for one or several cardiac cycles, and determine whether an interval from the P-wave to the pace therapy in the cardiac cycle(s) is in a desired range. In an example, if the P-wave to pace interval is outside the desired range, the ED communicates to the LCP to adjust the pacing interval.
US11464981B2	Systems and methods for output channel architectures in implantable pulse generators The present disclosure provides systems and methods for an output architecture for an implantable pulse generator of a neurostimulation system. The output architecture includes a power supply, a plurality of outputs, a global source current regulator coupled to the power supply and operable to source current from the power supply to the plurality of outputs through a plurality of source current branches, a global sink current regulator operable to sink current from the plurality of outputs to ground through a plurality of sink current branches, a current source branch selector operable to select, for each of the plurality of outputs, an amount of current sourced from the plurality of source current branches, and a current sink branch selector operable to select, for each of the plurality of outputs, an amount of current sunk to the plurality of sink current branches.
US11464980B2	Method and device for feedback control of neural stimulation A method of controlling a neural stimulus by use of feedback. The neural stimulus is applied to a neural pathway in order to give rise to an evoked action potential on the neural pathway. The stimulus is defined by at least one stimulus parameter. A neural compound action potential response evoked by the stimulus is measured. From the measured evoked response a feedback variable is derived. A feedback loop is completed by using the feedback variable to control the at least one stimulus parameter value. The feedback loop adaptively compensates for changes in a gain of the feedback loop caused by electrode movement relative to the neural pathway.
US11464979B2	Method and apparatus for application of a neural stimulus A method of applying a neural stimulus with an implanted electrode array involves applying a sequence of stimuli configured to yield a therapeutic effect while suppressing psychophysical side effects. The stimuli sequence is configured such that a first stimulus recruits a portion of the fibre population, and a second stimulus is delivered within the refractory period following the first stimulus and the second stimulus being configured to recruit a further portion of the fibre population. Using an electrode array and suitable relative timing of the stimuli, ascending or descending volleys of evoked responses can be selectively synchronised or desynchronised to give directional control over responses evoked.
US11464978B2	Treatment of acute medical conditions Electrical stimulation of neural activity in the neural innervation of the spleen that is associated with neurovascular bundles provides a useful way to treat acute medical conditions, such as trauma, hemorrhaging and shock.
US11464973B2	Transcranial stimulation device and method based on electrophysiological testing The present method and system provides for the clinical application of neurostimulation and/or neuromodulation to a patient. The method and system includes receipt and acquisition of patient data, processing of that data relative to one or more known data sets, and determination of a good-fit trigger specific treatment protocol. The method and system provides for application of the protocol to the patient, including delivery of neuromodulation and biofeedback. Based thereon, the method and system re-iterates the goodness of fit determination for further treatment to the patient.
US11464970B2	Method for enhanced electro-muscle stimulation The invention relates to an enhanced method of electrical muscle stimulation.
US11464969B2	Method and device for enhanced blood flow A non-invasive method and device for promoting a localized change in a flow of blood through a blood vessel in a limb segment of a body by a series of electrically stimulated contractions of muscle tissue in the limb segment, the method including the steps of: (a) providing a device including: (i) first, second and third electrodes, each adapted to operatively contact the limb segment; (ii) a signal generator, operatively connected to the electrodes, adapted to produce a series of electrical impulses to the limb segment via the electrodes, and (iii) a control unit adapted to control the signal generator to produce the series of electrical impulses; (b) positioning the electrodes on the limb segment, wherein the first electrode is positioned on a lower end of the lower leg, the second electrode is positioned on the lower leg, and the third electrode is positioned on an upper end of the lower leg, whereby the first and third electrodes are disposed on opposite ends of the lower leg, and the second electrode and one of the first and third electrodes are disposed on a same end of the lower leg; (c) effecting a sequence of muscular contractions of the lower leg, by operations including: (i) applying a first electrical impulse between the electrodes on the same end of the lower leg to induce a first muscular contraction of a first portion of the tissue; and (ii) applying at least a second electrical impulse between the first and third electrodes to induce a longitudinal muscular contraction of a second portion of the muscular tissue; and (d) repeating operations (i) and (ii), to repeatedly induce the contractions, to effect the increased flow of blood.
US11464964B2	Neural interrogation platform A system includes spatially isolated nodes proximal to a cortical surface or spinal cord, a telemetric antenna array located above the dura, the telemetric antenna array configured to provide power to and exchange data with the spatially isolated nodes, and a power and data distribution unit configured to power the spatially isolated nodes, aggregate recorded data, send the aggregated recorded data and commands through a wireless link.
US11464961B2	Needleless connector and access port disinfection cleaner and antimicrobial protection cap A protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that are removably coupled together for use in short-term and long-term antimicrobial treatment of needleless connectors and access ports of an infusion system. The instant invention further provides a protective cap having a first cap and a second cap that each coupled to a different surface of a component of an infusion system, such as a syringe. The instant invention further provides a strip containing a plurality of disposable protective caps.
US11464960B2	Low-profile single and dual vascular access device A low-profile access port for subcutaneous implantation within a patient. The access port can include a set of receiving cups which can be placed in fluid communication with a catheter. The set of receiving cups can provide a greater skin surface with which to access the port to avoid repeated penetrations at a single locus, such as during consecutive dialysis treatments. The access port can alternatively include needle penetrable arms or elongate chambers that also have a slim, low profile. The access port can include a needle guide to direct subsequent needle access to different insertion points to permit healing at the previous insertion points. The access port can be formed of a modular construction with a first conduit, a second conduit, and an outer shell. The outer shell can include a proximal portion and a distal portion. The access port can include a stem assembly and a locking member.
US11464959B2	Method and apparatus for enhancing the maturation rate of an arteriovenous fistula A method and apparatus are aimed to improve arteriovenous fistula maturation rate by treating the fistula with a crosslink agent solution (fixative solution). The fixative solution will crosslink proteins and biomolecules, allowing formation of crosslinks that stabilize or stable tissue structure. The method and apparatus will address factors that contribute to arteriovenous fistula maturation failure by stopping the neointimal hyperplasia growth after vascular injury and stabilizing the venous wall to prevent the lumen from narrowing.
US11464957B2	Compact high mechanical energy storage and low trigger force actuator for the delivery of microprojection array patches (MAP) The present invention relates to devices and methods for providing a triggering mechanism which lowers the trigger force to activate the trigger mechanism to a comfortable range of while still preserving or increasing the speed at which the triggering mechanism accelerates or imparts velocity to a device attached to the triggering mechanism. The present invention further relates to improved applicators for administering microprojection arrays to skin and methods of administering microprojection arrays. In particular, the present invention relates to compact stable self-contained mechanical energy storage for delivery of a medical device such as a microprojection array.
US11464956B2	Microneedle device A microneedle device of the present invention comprises a substrate, microneedles disposed on the substrate, and a coating layer formed on the microneedles, wherein a length of the microneedles is 300 to 500 μm, the microneedles are disposed on the substrate at a density of 28 to 80 needles/cm2, and the coating layer comprises a biologically active substance. The microneedle device allows the skin irritation caused by administration of an agent to be reduced.
US11464954B2	Devices and methods for cosmetic skin resurfacing Disclosed herein are devices (e.g., needles (e.g., hollow needles), hollow staples, articles, apparatuses, and systems), kits, and methods for treating skin and skin conditions, for example, by promoting skin tightening, such as by reducing skin laxity and reducing tissue area or volume.
US11464953B2	Water-soluble microneedle spicules and non-aqueous cosmetic composition containing the same Disclosed herein are water-soluble microneedle spicules for scrubs and a non-aqueous cosmetic composition containing the same. More specifically, the present invention relates to water-soluble microneedle spicules for scrubs, which are in the shape of a triangular pyramid or sexangular pyramid and characterized in that at least any one among the interior angles of the pyramid base of the spicules for scrubs is 90 degrees or less; and a non-aqueous cosmetic composition containing the same. 10 110, 120, 130: Separation 14 mixture: Gene Mixture 15 : Test Group : Control Group
US11464951B1	Apparatus to couple a drainage reservoir to a body of a patient An apparatus to couple a drainage reservoir to a patient is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a device having, a first end, a second end, and a tab with an orifice. The first end comprises an adhesive surface. Further, the apparatus includes a clip attached to the orifice in the tab of the device. The first end of the device is attached to the body of the patient, and the clip is coupled to the strap on the drainage reservoir such that the drainage reservoir is coupled to the body of the patient with the help of the device and the included clip.
US11464950B2	Balloon catheter and method of producing same A balloon catheter has an outer shaft which surrounds a shaft lumen. The outer shaft has a proximal outer shaft portion connected to a distal outer shaft portion. An inner shaft is in a distal portion of the shaft lumen. A guide wire lumen is in the inner shaft. An opening at a proximal end portion of the inner shaft permits the guide wire to be guided out from the outer shaft. A metallic tube is in the shaft lumen. The proximal end portion of the inner shaft is engaged with the metallic tube. A separate, elongate and metallic stiffening element is in the shaft lumen, and is connected to the metallic tube and protrudes from the metallic tube into the distal portion of the shaft lumen and into the proximal portion of the shaft lumen to stiffen portions of the outer shaft.
US11464949B2	System for effecting and controlling oscillatory pressure within balloon catheters for fatigue fracture of calculi A dynamic balloon angioplasty system for applying a dynamic pressure to fracture hardened materials embedded within an elastic conduit. The system having a pressure source system outputting at least a first predetermined pressure from a pressure source outlet, and an angioplasty unit fluidly coupled to the pressure source outlet receiving at least the first predetermined pressure. The angioplasty unit having an angioplasty inflation device, an angioplasty balloon connector, and an oscillating mechanism selectively actuated to output a plurality of pressure pulses to the angioplasty balloon via a fluid communication path. A control system is configured to determine an optimal hydraulic pressure oscillation frequency and amplitude for a given procedure and output a control signal to the oscillating mechanism, and monitor a pressure signal to detect fracture of the hardened material within the elastic conduit or system failure or leakage.
US11464946B2	Chordae tendineae management devices for use with a valve prosthesis delivery system and methods of use thereof Embodiments hereof relate to methods of delivering a valve prosthesis to an annulus of a native valve of a heart, the native valve having chordae tendineae. A chordae management catheter is positioned within a ventricle of the heart, the chordae management catheter having a displacement component at a distal end thereof. The displacement component has an annular shape and defines a central lumen therethrough. The displacement component is radially expanded to push chordae tendineae within the ventricle radially outward. A valve delivery system is introduced into the ventricle of the heart via a ventricular wall of the heart. The valve delivery system has the valve prosthesis at a distal portion thereof. The valve delivery system is advanced through the central lumen of the radially expanded displacement component towards the annulus of the native valve of the heart. The valve prosthesis is deployed into apposition with the annulus of the native valve.
US11464944B2	Instrument for endoscopic applications An instrument (203; 204) for endoscopic applications. The instrument is able to be guided through a curved shaped tube (201; 202) and has an intermediate cylindrical element (3) with a handling end portion with a flexible portion and actuating means located at an actuating end portion. The intermediate cylindrical element (3) has a first cylindrical part (31; 151) at the handling end portion, a second cylindrical part (35; 155) at the actuating end portion and a number of longitudinal elements (38; 60; 70; 80; 90; 100; 110; 130; 153) for transferring the movement of the actuating means to the handling end portion. The longitudinal elements are separated by longitudinal slits in the intermediate cylindrical element.
US11464942B2	Bi-directional perfusion cannula A bi-directional perfusion cannula is provided that includes an elongate tube for insertion into an artery. The elongate tube has a first aperture at a distal end of the tube which is forward during insertion and configured so that blood can flow into the artery in the direction of insertion, an elbow formed in the elongate tube, and a second aperture formed in or slightly rearward of the elbow and configured for supplying blood into the artery in a second direction which is generally opposite to the insertion direction.
US11464936B2	Auto feed humidification chamber with improved structure An auto feed humidification chamber with improved structure, the humidification chamber comprises a shell body, an extending tube, a float, a sealing element and a heated plate; the inside of the shell body is provided with a plurality of passage spacer plates, the extending tube is integrally formed on the inside of the shell body, the extending tube has a plurality of positioning blocks; the float is a hollow container, the central portion of the float has an extending portion, a top end of the extending portion has a plurality of hooks, the sealing element can be disposed on the top end of the extending portion; the heated plate is located below the shell body, and the heated plate is used for sealing the shell body to form a chamber space; wherein the extending portion can be suspended on the extending tube by the plurality hooks and the plurality positioning blocks, the passage spacer plates and the concave portions form at least two complicated gas passages in the chamber space, the outside surface of the float and the wall surface of the shell body form at least two annular gas passages in the chamber space.
US11464932B2	Headgear tubing for a patient interface A patient interface for treating sleep disorder breathing includes a headgear tube that provides support for the seal forming structure. The headgear tube includes a patient-contacting portion and a non-patient contacting portion that are joined along seams to form a gas passageway. The headgear tube may comprise a textile material and/or a foam material. Portions of the headgear tube may be imparted with greater rigidity than other portions.
US11464928B2	Flow therapy A method of estimating a parameter indicative of respiratory flow of a patient being administered flow therapy, comprising: optionally administering a gas at a flow rate to the patient using a flow therapy apparatus with a patient interface, determining a terminal pressure in, at or proximate the outlet of the patient interface or in, at or proximate the nares of the patient, determining nasal RTF, determining a nasal flow parameter being or indicative of nasal flow based on the pressure and a nasal RTF, and optionally outputting the nasal flow parameter or parameter derived therefrom.
US11464927B2	Respiratory assistance device Respiratory assistance device suitable for Auto CPAP respiratory therapy. The respiratory assistance device includes: a blower device including a blower configured to generate pressurized air; an operation device including an operation interface configured to control the blower; a wireless or wired communication arrangement configured to connect the blower device and the operation device; an attachment part configured to be attached to a head of a patient so as to supply the pressurized air to an airway of the patient; and an air tube through which the pressurized air is introduced into the attachment part from the blower device. The blower device is accommodated in a blower device casing, and the operation device is accommodated in an operation device casing separate from the blower device casing.
US11464926B2	Breathing control using high flow respiration assistance High flow therapy is used to treat Cheyne-Stokes respiration and other types of periodic respiration disorders by periodic application of high flow therapy, adjustment of high flow therapy flow rates and/or periodic additions of CO2 or O2 into the air flow provided to the patient.
US11464925B2	Positive air pressure therapy device, kit and methods for the use and assembly thereof A positive air pressure delivery device includes a housing having an inhalation inlet, an inhalation outlet, and an interior cavity in fluid communication with the inhalation inlet and outlet. A pressurized fluid inlet includes an outlet orifice in fluid communication with the interior cavity between the inhalation inlet and outlet. A sound reducer baffle has a convex dome surface positioned downstream of and facing the outlet orifice in a spaced apart relationship therewith. One embodiment of the housings includes a body, an end cap and a baffle insert. In various embodiments, the positive air pressure delivery device may be used in combination with other therapy devices, including an OPEP and pressure indicator. A kit and method of using the device are also provided.
US11464921B2	Cartridges for vaporizer devices Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge can include a reservoir housing having a storage chamber and a dispensing chamber, and a vaporization chamber in communication with the dispensing chamber. The storage chamber is configured to hold a first fraction of a vaporizable material and the dispensing chamber is configured to hold a second fraction of the vaporizable material. The dispensing chamber is further configured to selectively dispense at least a first portion of the second fraction of the vaporizable material through at least one dispense opening in response to generation of one or more pressure pulses created within the dispensing chamber. The vaporizable chamber is configured to receive the dispensed vaporizable material from the dispensing chamber for vaporization by a first heating element to form a vaporized material. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
US11464920B2	Indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator An indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator comprises a capillary tube adapted to form an aerosol when liquid material in the capillary tube is heated to volatilize at least some of the liquid material therein and a thermally conductive material in thermal contact with the capillary tube. The indirectly heated capillary aerosol generator provides substantially even and uniform heating across the heated length of the capillary tube.
US11464918B2	Fluid warming device A fluid warming device for warming fluids and delivering the fluids to a patient comprises an electrical heating component, a temperature sensor, and a control unit. The electrical heating component warms fluid passing through a fluid-carrying tube and may be positioned along the fluid-carrying tube at a desired location or embedded in the fluid-carrying tube while the control unit is positioned such that the display and user inputs are accessible to a caregiver. The control unit activates the electrical heating component until the fluid-carrying tube is warmed to a desired temperature within a Thermal Neutral Zone (TNZ) as sensed by the temperature sensor.
US11464909B2	Syringe tip cap A tip cap including a central body extending between a first end and a second end. The first end includes a syringe coupling and the second end can include a projection or pivot. In example embodiments, axial engagement of an end connector of a syringe with the syringe coupling self-connects the tip cap with the end connector of the syringe while rotating about the pivot. According to example embodiments, a flange extends outwardly from the central body to define a width or side-to-side dimension. In example embodiments, the minimum side-to-side dimension is about 1.25 inches.
US11464906B2	Infusion pump system and method Some embodiments of an infusion pump system may be configured to allow the user to communicate with the infusion pump system using voice or image input. Optionally, particular embodiments can interpret the voice or image input using speech or image recognition capabilities. By incorporating speech or image recognition equipment within the infusion pump system, user interactions with the pump system can be enhanced and simplified.
US11464904B2	Selectively controlling fluid flow through a fluid pathway Systems and methods for controlling fluid delivery via a manually administrable medication container to a patient through a fluid delivery pathway are provided. The systems and methods described herein incorporate rules-based clinical decision support logic to drive a flow control valve within a flow pathway based on a determination of whether or not an IV fluid connected to an input port on the pathway is appropriate for patient administration by considering such factors as patient-specific clinical circumstances, current medical orders, and accepted delivery protocols. Related apparatus, systems, methods and articles are also described.
US11464898B2	Flushing apparatus for injection of hazardous medicinal liquid, and hazardous medicinal liquid injection apparatus A flushing apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure includes: a main body configured to connect a connection pipe for guiding a hazardous medicinal liquid harmful to a human body when exposed to an ambient air and a patient connection module for injecting the hazardous medicinal liquid into a patient, the main body configured to form a first flow path for guiding the hazardous medicinal liquid from the connection pipe to the patient connection module, the main body including a flushing portion forming a second flow path connected to a predetermined connection point located between both ends of the first flow path; and a flow rate reduction part disposed at upstream side of the connection point in the first flow path and configured to reduce a flow rate of the hazardous medicinal liquid flowing through the first flow path. The present disclosure shows various embodiments of the flushing apparatus.
US11464897B2	Compositions, devices and kits for selective internal radiation therapy Systems, kits and methods for preparing an injection system and/or treating target lesions with a selective internal radiation therapy which includes a double-barrel syringe loaded with a two-component tissue glue and radioisotope loaded microspheres. The microspheres are loaded into the syringe based on the size of the target location and are administered with a needle or dual-lumen catheter. Dosing regimens for treating breast cancer lesions or surgical beds up to 130 mm in diameter and hepatocellular carcinoma lesions up to 50 mm are included.
US11464891B2	Implantable pump for direct sodium removal therapy having on-board analyte sensor Systems and methods for performing Direct Sodium Removal (DSR) therapy are provided in which an implantable device includes a pump coupled to an inlet catheter designed for placement in a patient's peritoneal cavity, an outlet catheter designed to be coupled to the patient's bladder, and is operably coupled to an analyte sensor, the pump programmed to transfer and/or cease transfer of fluid from the patient's peritoneal cavity to the patient's bladder for voiding responsive to a level of analyte detected by the analyte sensor. In addition, the system may include a processor that computes an amount of analyte transferred per pumping session.
US11464887B2	Method and device for in vivo tissue regeneration on the interior surface of hollow organs Aspects of the disclosure relate methods and a synthetic cell delivery device for treating trauma present relative to the inner surface of a hollow organ such as an esophagus.
US11464885B2	Ultraviolet light irradiation device A fluid sterilization module includes an inner cylinder forming a processing flow path extending in a longitudinal direction, a first chamber communicating with the processing flow path via an opening on one end side of the inner cylinder, an inflow portion allowing an object to flow in the first chamber, an outflow portion allowing the object having passed through the processing flow path to flow out from an other end side of the inner cylinder, and a light emitting element facing an opening on the other end side of the processing flow path and irradiating the object passing through the processing flow path with ultraviolet light along the longitudinal direction. The first chamber has an inner volume equal to or more than ⅔ of the cube of an equivalent inner diameter of the processing flow path and equal to or less than 3 times of inner volume of the processing flow path.
US11464884B2	Antibacterial device and electrical apparatus An antibacterial device that includes a substrate, a first electrode on the substrate, a second electrode on the substrate, and a protective layer covering the first electrode and the second electrode and having a first surface opposing of the substrate and a second surface opposite the first surface. Further, the first electrode and the second electrode are arranged such that the protective layer has an electric field strength on the second surface thereof of 150 kV/m or more when a voltage is applied to the first electrode or the second electrode.
US11464883B2	Switchable gas and liquid release and delivery devices, systems, and methods Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for implementing switchable dispensing and/or delivery of scented substances. In one aspect, a device includes a cartridge structured to include one or more chambers containing one or more scented substances contained in a corresponding chamber, a housing structured to include a compartment to hold the cartridge, an opening to allow the scented substances to dispense to an outer environment from the device, and one or more transporting channels formed between the compartment and the opening, in which each of the one or more transporting channels is configured to accelerate a scented substance from the corresponding chamber to the opening, and an actuator switch arranged in a corresponding transporting channel and operable to move between an open position and a closed position based on an applied signal to selectively allow passage of the scented substance from the corresponding transporting path.
US11464877B2	PSMA-specific binding proteins The present invention relates to a prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-specific binding protein, wherein the PSMA-specific binding protein is a lipocalin 2 (Lcn2)-derived binding protein and binds to PSMA with a KD of 10 nM or lower. The present invention also relates to a nucleic acid molecule encoding the PSMA-specific binding protein of the invention, a vector comprising said nucleic acid molecule of the invention and a host cell transformed with the vector. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method of producing the PSMA-specific binding protein of the invention, the method comprising culturing the host cell of the invention under suitable conditions and isolating the PSMA-specific binding protein produced. The present invention further relates to a protein conjugate comprising the PSMA-specific binding protein of the invention, or the PSMA-specific binding protein produced by the method of the invention. In addition, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical or diagnostic composition; to the PSMA-specific binding protein of the invention, the nucleic acid molecule of the invention, the vector of the invention, the host cell of the invention or the PSMA-specific binding protein produced by the method of the invention, for use in therapy and/or diagnosis, and in particular for use in the therapy and/or diagnosis of tumors, Crohn's disease and/or neurological diseases.
US11464873B2	RNA-modulating agents The instant disclosure provides RNA-modulating agents that function to recruit one or more small regulatory RNA molecules (e.g., miRNA molecules, Y RNAs, and siRNAs) to a target mRNA thereby modulating (e.g., inhibiting) the translation of the target mRNA or destabilizing the mRNA. Also provided are miRNA inhibitors and diagnostic agents that have improved binding affinity for their target miRNAs. Methods for using the RNA-modulating agents, miRNA inhibitors and diagnostic agents are also provided.
US11464872B2	Lentiviral vectors for therapeutic expression of BTK in haematopoietic cells The present application, in some embodiments, is directed to a polynucleotide including: (a) a first nucleic acid molecule including a sequence of a human endogenous Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) promoter; and (b) a second nucleic acid molecule including a codon optimized sequence encoding a BTK or a functional analog thereof. Further provided are an expression vector, a cell, and a composition, all of which include the polynucleotide of the invention, and a method of using same, such as for treating X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (XLA) in a subject in need thereof.
US11464871B2	Methods and systems for polymer precipitation and generation of particles Processes for precipitating polymers from a polymer-containing solution are disclosed.
US11464869B2	Non-adult human dosing of brentuximab vedotin The invention provides, inter alia, methods of treating a disorder characterized by pathological activity of CD30+ cells, such as in certain solid, hematological and lymphoid cancers, in a non-adult human subject by administering an effective amount of an anti-CD30 ADC (antibody drug conjugate), such as, brentuximab vedotin, to the subject. The invention also provides corresponding kits and articles of manufacture suitable for performing the methods provided by the invention.
US11464864B2	Drug-bound compound and use thereof The present invention relates to a CPT-bound compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, the CPT-bound compound being obtained by binding CPT (or a CPT derivative) and guanidine to a reduced monosaccharide. The CPT-bound compound enhances solubility and cell permeability of the CPT drug, which makes it possible to effectively deliver CPT to target cells. Therefore, a pharmaceutical composition comprising, as an active ingredient, the CPT-bound compound or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is expected to be able to effectively treat cancer, in particular, colorectal cancer, even with a low dose of CPT.
US11464863B2	Amine-containing transfection reagents and methods for making and using same There are provided for herein novel amine-containing transfection compounds and methods for making and using same. The compounds are generally obtained by reacting a primary amine with an unsaturated compound. Transfection complexes made using the amine-containing transfection compounds in combination with additional compounds to encapsulate biologically active agents such as nucleic acids are also provided for herein. Methods of using the transfection complexes for the in vivo or in vitro delivery of biologically active agents are also described. The transfection complexes of the present invention are highly potent, thereby allowing effective modulation of a biological activity at relatively low doses compared to analogous transfection compounds known in the art.
US11464862B2	DPI formulation containing sulfoalkyl ether cyclodextrin An inhalable dry powder formulation containing SAE-CD and an active agent is provided. The formulation is adapted for administration by DPI. The SAE-CD serves as a carrier rather than as an absorption enhancer. The average particle size of the SAE-CD is large enough to preclude (for the most part) pulmonary deposition thereof. Following release from the DPI device, the SAE-CD-containing particles dissociate from the active agent-containing particles in the buccal cavity or throat, after which the active agent-containing particles continue deeper into the respiratory tract. The physicochemical and morphological properties of the SAE-CD are easily modified to permit optimization of active agent and carrier interactions. Drugs having a positive, neutral or negative electrostatic charge can be delivered by DPI when SAE-CD is used as a carrier.
US11464860B2	Poly (beta-amino esters) and uses thereof Provided herein are branched poly(beta-amino esters) (PBAE) useful as vehicles for the delivery of therapeutic agents, such as nucleic acids. The disclosed polymers form stable compositions, and are suitable for the delivery of therapeutic agents via nebulization. Compositions of the disclosed polymers are capable of delivering therapeutic agents such as mRNA to lung epithelial cells.
US11464858B2	Magnetic nanoparticle delivery system for pain therapy Embodiments disclosed herein relate to magnetic nanoparticles having a non-narcotic analgesic, as well as methods of preparation and use thereof. A magnetically response pharmaceutical can include a core region having magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) and a protein-based analgesic. Further, an exterior coating comprising a polymer can be formed around the core region. The magnetically responsive pharmaceutical can be administered to a recipient and directed to a target region using an external magnetic field.
US11464856B2	Combination therapy using inhibitors of human growth and differentiation factor 15 (GDF-15) and immune checkpoint blockers The present invention relates to uses of inhibitors of human Growth and Differentiation Factor 15 (GDF-15), and to combined uses of such inhibitors with immune checkpoint blockers, in the treatment of solid cancers.
US11464854B2	Methods and compositions relating to adjuvants The methods and compositions described herein relate to methods of immunization or stimulating an immune response, e.g., using agonists of TLR7 and/or TLR8 as antigens. The methods and compositions described herein have particular relevance to use in infants.
US11464849B2	Recombinant herpesvirus of turkey vectors expressing antigens of avian pathogens and uses thereof The invention relates to recombinant viral vectors for the insertion and expression of foreign genes for use in safe immunizations to protect against a variety of pathogens. The invention also relates to multivalent compositions or vaccine comprising one or more recombinant viral vectors for protection against a variety of pathogens. The present invention relates to methods of making an using said recombinant viral vectors.
US11464847B2	Lassa virus vaccine The present invention provides mRNAs usable as vaccines against lassa virus (LASV) infections. Further, the invention relates to (pharmaceutical) compositions and vaccines comprising said mRNAs and their use for treatment or prophylaxis of a lassa virus infection. The present invention further features a kit comprising the mRNAs, (pharmaceutical) compositions or vaccines and a method for treatment or prophylaxis of lassa virus infections using said mRNAs, pharmaceutical) compositions or vaccines.
US11464846B2	Mutant of L1 protein of human papillomavirus type 66 The invention relates to a mutated HPV66 L1 protein (or a variant thereof), a sequence encoding the same, a method for preparing the same, and a virus-like particle comprising the same, wherein the protein (or a variant thereof) and the virus-like particle can induce the generation of neutralizing antibodies against at least two HPV types (e.g. HPV66 and HPV56, or HPV66, HPV56 and HPV53), and therefore can be used to prevent infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum. The invention further relates to the use of the protein and the virus-like particle in the manufacture of a pharmaceutical composition or a vaccine for preventing infection by said at least two HPV types, and a disease caused by said infection, such as cervical cancer and condyloma acuminatum.
US11464845B2	Neisseria meningitidis immunogenic compositions Immunogenic compositions are disclosed that include Neisseria meningitidis microvesicles, such as outer membrane vesicles (OMV) and/or blebs, from PorA−PorB− Neisseria, such as PorA−PorB−RmpM− Neisseria meningitidis. These immunogenic compositions are of use to induce an immune response to Neisseria, including Neisseria meningitidis and Neisseria gonorrhea.
US11464844B2	Methods and compositions using highly conserved pneumococcal surface proteins Cold spot genes of S. pneumoniae are disclosed that encode surface proteins that are universally conserved among known strains and have exceptionally low incidence of allelic variation. Cold spot polypeptides encoded by the genes that are antigenic on the S. pneumoniae cells on which they are expressed are candidates for immunogenic compositions capable of eliciting antibodies able to react with all or nearly all strains of S. pneumoniae, thus providing an improvement over currently available S. pneumoniae vaccines that protect inoculated individuals against a maximum of about 23 of the 94 or so known serotypes of S. pneumonia.
US11464842B1	Compositions and method for optimized peptide vaccines using residue optimization Described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 19 to 50. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 141 to 272. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 273 to 322. Also described herein is an immunogenic composition comprising nucleic acid sequences encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOs: 354 to 458.
US11464841B2	TERT immunogenic compositions and methods of treatment using the same Disclosed herein are compositions comprising optimized consensus TERT antigens and methods for treating cancer and in particular immunogenic compositions that treat and provide protection against tumor.
US11464840B2	Universal non-classical MHC I vaccines: HLA-E-restricted antigenic peptides as universal vaccines to treat allergy, inflammation, autoimmune and infectious diseases, and cancers The embodiment of the invention is to enable universal non-classical MHC I peptide vaccines restricted to HLA-E, HLA-F and HLA-G. An algorithm was develop to predict HLA-E binding immunogenic or suppressorgenic peptides of the autologous origins, e.g., autoantigens, inflammatory antigens, IgE and cancer antigens, and of the microbial origins. Thus, the embodiment of the invention is to load the antigenic peptides of medical and therapeutic importance onto the non-polymorphic HLA-E, HLA-F, and HLA-G culminating in universal vaccines, bypassing highly polymorphic classical MHC I, e.g., HLA-A, HLA-B and HLA-C pathways, in order to treat autoimmune diseases, allergy, inflammatory diseases, cancers, and infectious diseases for all human population. Derlin-1 and UL40 pathways are utilized to enable antigen presentation and vaccine efficacies in the non-classical MHC I pathways.
US11464837B2	Immunogenic compositions comprising nucleic acids for RAS peptides The present disclosure provides for methods, systems, and compositions of nucleic acid and peptide sequences. The present disclosure provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding two or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 33, SEQ ID NO: 34, SEQ ID NO: 35, SEQ ID NO: 36, SEQ ID NO: 37, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, and SEQ ID NO: 41. The present disclosure also provides for an immunogenic peptide composition comprising two or more peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 13, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO: 20, SEQ ID NO: 21, SEQ ID NO: 22, SEQ ID NO: 23, SEQ ID NO: 24, SEQ ID NO: 25, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO: 29, SEQ ID NO: 30, SEQ ID NO: 31, SEQ ID NO: 32, SEQ ID NO: 33, SEQ ID NO: 34, SEQ ID NO: 35, SEQ ID NO: 36, SEQ ID NO: 37, SEQ ID NO: 38, SEQ ID NO: 39, SEQ ID NO: 40, and SEQ ID NO: 41. The present disclosure further provides for a nucleic acid sequence encoding one or more amino acid sequences selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 54, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 56, SEQ ID NO: 57, SEQ ID NO: 58, SEQ ID NO: 59, SEQ ID NO: 60, SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 62, SEQ ID NO: 63, SEQ ID NO: 64, and SEQ ID NO: 65. The present disclosure additionally provides for an immunogenic peptide composition comprising one or more peptides selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 42, SEQ ID NO: 43, SEQ ID NO: 44, SEQ ID NO: 45, SEQ ID NO: 46, SEQ ID NO: 47, SEQ ID NO: 48, SEQ ID NO: 49, SEQ ID NO: 50, SEQ ID NO: 51, SEQ ID NO: 52, SEQ ID NO: 53, SEQ ID NO: 54, SEQ ID NO: 55, SEQ ID NO: 56, SEQ ID NO: 57, SEQ ID NO: 58, SEQ ID NO: 59, SEQ ID NO: 60, SEQ ID NO: 61, SEQ ID NO: 62, SEQ ID NO: 63, SEQ ID NO: 64, and SEQ ID NO: 65.
US11464835B2	Enzyme-treated milk product, preparation method thereof, composition, and products An object of the present invention is to provide an enzyme-treated milk product, a method for preparing the same, a composition thereof comprising a pharmaceutical composition, and a product thereof comprising a pharmaceuticals. The enzyme-treated milk product can be obtained by a method for producing an enzyme-treated milk product including a step for bringing milk into contact with β-galactosidase.
US11464833B2	Methods for treating or preventing tissue adhesions The present invention relates to the treatment of tissue adhesions, e.g. tissue adhesions that occur after surgical interventions. More specifically, the invention refers to an enzyme having DNAse activity for use in a method of treating or preventing tissue adhesions. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition that comprises an enzyme having DNAse activity for use in a method of treating or preventing tissue adhesions.
US11464831B2	Compositions and methods using IL-8 for improving health of mammals The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for improving reproductive health of mammals and increasing milk production from female mammals. The methods involve administering an effective amount of IL-8 to a female mammal such that the reproductive health of the mammal is improved, or milk production from the mammal is increased, or the fat content of the milk is increased, or the dry matter intake of the mammal is improved, or a combination thereof occurs. In another aspect the disclosure includes prophylaxis and/or therapy of uterine conditions by administering IL-8 to a female mammal. The disclosure includes but is not necessarily limited to systemic administration of the IL-8. Kits for carrying out the methods are also included.
US11464830B2	Treatment of inflammatory conditions by delivery of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist fusion protein The present invention provides, among other things, methods of treating post-cardiac injury syndrome (PCIS) or pericarditis, comprising a step of administering to a subject in need of treatment an interleukin-1 receptor-Fc fusion protein at a therapeutically effective dose and an administration interval for a treatment period sufficient to improve, stabilize or reduce one or more signs and symptoms of pericarditis relative to a control.
US11464825B2	Adiponectin peptidomimetics for treating ocular disorders Provided herein are compositions and methods for treating dry eye or an ocular disease associated with inflammation in a subject in need thereof. The therapeutic compositions comprise an adiponectin peptidomimetic compound, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Also provided are methods for alleviating one or more symptoms or clinical signs of dry eye or an ocular disease associated with inflammation in a subject in need thereof.
US11464824B2	Peptide capable of improving cognitive function An object of the present invention is to provide a peptide having an excellent effect in terms of preventing deterioration in cognitive function and improving cognitive function, and provide its usage. The present invention uses the tripeptide represented by Tyr-Leu-Gly as an active ingredient of a composition for improving cognitive function or a composition for promoting brain-derived neurotrophic factor expression in the hippocampus. These compositions include a food composition, a food additive composition, and a pharmaceutical composition.
US11464822B2	Manufacturing method of herbal medicine processed food Exemplary embodiments relate to a manufacturing method of herbal medicine processed food. The method comprises (a) drying raw materials of Leonurus japonicus Houtt, Dioscorea bulbifera, Solanum nigrum L, Scutellaria baicalensis, Akebiae Caulis, corn silk, Astragalus membranaceus, Pueraria lobata Ohwi, and Lithospermum erythrorhizon by means of vacuum drying, wherein the drying temperature is 20 to 80° C., (b) grinding each of the vacuum-dried raw material of the step (a) to produce powder, (c) shaping mixture of powder of the step (b) into a round shape.
US11464820B2	Fruit or vegetable pomace composition and use as blood glucose modulator and anti-diabetic agent Methods of improving mammalian carbohydrate metabolism and treating, preventing, or halting the progression of type 2 diabetes mellitus involve the consumption of a nutritional composition containing fruit or vegetable pomace. The pomace is produced from native plant tissue and contains a mixture of soluble and insoluble fiber. Periodic consumption of the composition normalizes blood glucose concentration and controls body weight.
US11464819B2	Cannabinoids infused consumables and non-consumables The present disclosure is directed to cannabinoids infused consumables and non-consumables and methods of producing the cannabinoid infused consumables and non-consumables. The consumables are infused in an overall two-step process, in which cannabinoids from a Cannabis species are first infused into coconut oil, which in turn is used to infuse a food or beverage of choice with cannabinoids to generate the cannabinoids infused consumables. The non-consumables are produced by adding a cannabinoids infused oil to the non-consumables.
US11464815B2	Dengue vaccine unit dose and administration thereof The invention relates to a unit dose of a dengue vaccine composition and methods and uses for preventing dengue disease and methods for stimulating an immune response to all four dengue virus serotypes in a subject or subject population. The unit dose of a dengue vaccine composition includes constructs of each dengue serotype, such as TDV-1, TDV-2, TDV-3 and TDV-4, at various concentrations in order to improve protection from dengue infection.
US11464814B2	Topical composition for use in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease The present invention relates to a topical composition containing a probiotic and hyaluronic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, for use in the treatment and/or prevention of inflammatory bowel disease.
US11464810B2	Ascaroside treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis A method of preventing or treating eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) comprising administering a composition comprising ascr#7 is described.
US11464809B2	Umbilical tissue compositions and methods of use Disclosed are compositions comprising umbilical tissue, wherein the umbilical tissue comprises one or more engineered channels. Also disclosed are compositions comprising a previously cryopreserved umbilical tissue, wherein after cryopreservation and subsequent thawing the umbilical tissue comprises: a) viable cells native to the umbilical tissue; b) tissue integrity of native umbilical tissue; c) one or more growth factors that are native to the umbilical tissue; and d) depleted amounts of one or more types of functional immunogenic cells. Disclosed are methods of producing compositions comprising umbilical tissue, wherein the umbilical tissue comprises one or more engineered channels. Also disclosed are methods of treating damaged tissue comprising administering to the site of the damaged tissue compositions comprising umbilical tissue, wherein the umbilical tissue comprises one or more engineered channels.
US11464806B2	Genetically modified mesenchymal stem cells expressing an immune response-stimulating cytokine to attract and/or activate immune cells A method of treating a tumor in a subject including administering a genetically modified mesenchymal stem cell (MSC), wherein the MSC includes one or more exogenous nucleic acid molecule(s), wherein the one or more exogenous nucleic acid molecule(s) includes one or more regions encoding two or more immune response-stimulating cytokines operably linked to one or more promoters or promoter/enhancer combinations, wherein the two or more immune response-stimulating cytokines include at least IL-7, and at least one of IL-12 or IL-21.
US11464805B2	CCR2+ hematopoietic stem cells mediate T cell activation in adoptive cell therapy The combination of adoptive cell therapy with CCR2 positive (CCR2+) hematopoietic stem cell transplantation increases T cell activation and survival.
US11464802B2	3-substituted piperidine compounds for Cbl-b inhibition, and use thereof Compounds, compositions, and methods for use in inhibiting the E3 enzyme Cbl-b in the ubiquitin proteasome pathway are disclosed. The compounds, compositions, and methods can be used to modulate the immune system, to treat diseases amenable to immune system modulation, and for treatment of cells in vivo, in vitro, or ex vivo. Also disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Cbl-b inhibitor and a cancer vaccine, as well as methods for treating cancer using a Cbl-b inhibitor and a cancer vaccine; and pharmaceutical compositions comprising a Cbl-b inhibitor and an oncolytic virus, as well as methods for treating cancer using a Cbl-b inhibitor and an oncolytic virus.
US11464798B2	Vaccine containing cancer cells inactivated by photodynamic treatment with metal-based coordination complexes, and immunotherapy method using same A method for treating a tumor in a patient by administering to the patient an immunogenic composition including antigenic material inactivated by treatment with a metal-based coordination complex and electromagnetic radiation, wherein the immunogenic composition is effective to elicit an immune response to the antigenic material in the patient after administration and the metal-based coordination complex having a specified formula. An immunogenic composition and a method for preparing it are also disclosed.
US11464787B2	Composition comprising oleanolic acid acetate as active ingredient for preventing, alleviating, or treating renal toxicity induced by medicine The present invention relates to a composition for preventing, improving or treating drug-induced nephrotoxicity, the composition comprising oleanolic acid acetate as an active ingredient. More specifically, the present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating drug-induced nephrotoxicity comprising oleanolic acid acetate or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient, a health functional food for preventing or improving drug-induced nephrotoxicity comprising the active ingredients, and an anticancer adjuvant comprising the active ingredients. The oleanolic acid acetate of the present invention is derived from a natural product and has no side effects and no cytotoxicity and has excellent effects of preventing, improving and treating nephrotoxicity caused by a drug, particularly a platinum-based anticancer drug, so that it can be utilized as a pharmaceutical composition, a health functional food, and a cancer adjuvant thereof.
US11464784B2	Inhibition of aminocylase 3 (AA3) in the treatment of cancer The current methods and compositions provide for therapeutic approaches to treating hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other types of cancer including, for example, pancreatic and colon cancer. Accordingly, certain aspects of the disclosure relates to methods and compositions for treating HCC, pancreatic and colon cancer using one or more small molecule inhibitors disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the small molecule inhibitor is a benzothiazine, a sulfonamide, a thiazolidinone or other chemical compound.
US11464782B2	Method of treating pain or interstitial cystitis using indole compound Provided is a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for pain or interstitial cystitis comprising N-[2-(6,6-dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydro-H-indazol-3-yl)-1H-indol-6-yl]-N-methyl-(2S)-2-(morpholin-4-yl)propanamide or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11464781B2	PDE1 inhibitors for ophthalmic disorders Compounds that inhibit phosphodiesterase 1 (PDE1) are useful to treat glaucoma or elevated intraocular pressure. The PDE1 inhibitors may be administered as monotherapy or in combination with additional intraocular-pressure lowering agents. In addition, the invention provides ophthalmic compositions comprising PDE 1 inhibitors and optionally one or more additional intraocular pressure-lowering agents. Topical and systemic therapy may be used.
US11464780B2	Pyrazolopyrimidine derivative and use thereof A compound of formula (II), a tautomer thereof or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and use thereof in the preparation of medicaments for treating solid tumor-related diseases.
US11464779B2	Pharmaceutical formulation of palbociclib and a preparation method thereof The present invention belongs to the pharmaceutical field, and in particular, it relates to a pharmaceutical formulation of palbociclib and a preparation method thereof. The pharmaceutical formulation comprises palbociclib, an acidic auxiliary material, and optionally a hydrophilic high-molecular material, which has better solubility and in vitro dissolution property as compared with the conventional formulation and can be used for enhancing in vivo absorption and bioavailability of palbociclib.
US11464778B2	Liquid oral formulations for sildenafil The present disclosure is directed to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a PDE V inhibitor and one or more pharmaceutical excipients or additives wherein the pharmaceutical compositions are in the form of liquid pharmaceutical compositions. The pharmaceutical compositions of the present disclosure are useful for the treatment of diseases or conditions which are treatable by administration of PDE V inhibitor drug such as pulmonary arterial hypertension, erectile dysfunction, etc.
US11464771B2	Bromodomain and extra-terminal protein inhibitor combination therapy The present disclosure relates generally to compositions and methods of treating neoplastic diseases or cancers, such as glioblastoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, or other cancers in which the subject suffers from an advanced solid tumor, comprising a combination of, or administering a combination of, a bromodomain and extra-terminal protein (BET) inhibitor and at least one chemotherapeutic agent, which does not inhibit BET directly. The BET inhibitor/chemotherapeutic agent combination, or combination therapy, can yield synergistic effects, thereby increasing the effectiveness of the cancer treatment as compared with the administration of either the BET inhibitor or the chemotherapeutic agent alone.
US11464767B2	Prodrugs of phenolic TRPV1 agonists in combination with local anesthetics and vasoconstrictors for improved local anesthesia Described herein are compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and medicaments that include such compounds, and methods of using such compounds to modulate transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptor (TRPV1) activity.
US11464766B2	Methods and compositions to inhibit symptoms associated with veisalgia The present invention relates to a method of reducing or preventing the symptoms associated with the intake of alcohol. The method comprises administering to a subject an effective amount of a pharmaceutical composition prior to alcohol intake. The pharmaceutical composition comprises a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug and a H1-antihistamine.
US11464764B2	Pharmaceutical formulations containing relacorilant, a heteroaryl-ketone fused azadecalin compound Disclosed herein are novel formulations containing relacorilant ((R)-(1-(4-fluorophenyl)-6-((1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)sulfonyl)-4,4a,5,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-g]isoquinolin-4a-yl)(4-(trifluoromethyl)pyridin-2-yl)methanone) that are suitable for administration, including oral administration, to patients suffering from disorders amenable to treatment by glucocorticoid receptor modulators (GRMs). Single unit dosage forms comprise softgel capsules containing these formulations. Such softgel capsules may contain, e.g., relacorilant formulations containing 25 milligrams (mg), 50 mg, 100 mg, 200 mg, 300 mg, 400 mg, 500 mg, or other amounts of relacorilant. These novel formulations and single unit dosage forms may be used to treat diseases and disorders including Cushing's syndrome, Cushing's Disease, and other disorders.
US11464762B2	Carcinogenesis inhibitor A carcinogenesis inhibitor having no side effect and having an excellent effect by oral administration. A carcinogenesis inhibitor containing a hydantoin derivative or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof as an active ingredient shows an inhibiting action for polyp formation and for cell proliferation, and has no side effect and highly safe whereby it is very highly useful as a pharmaceutical agent and a food such as supplement which prevent the occurrence and progress of cancer, inhibits the recurrence and metastasis of cancer and further achieves the therapeutic effect.
US11464757B2	Compositions and methods for lowering triglycerides In various embodiments, the present invention provides compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing cardiovascular-related diseases in subject in need thereof.
US11464754B2	Betaine for the prevention of obesity The present invention provides a betaine compound for use in the prevention of obesity, excessive fat accumulation and/or metabolic disorders associated with either of the foregoing in a subject, wherein the prevention comprises administering the betaine compound directly to the subject during infancy or, alternatively, to the subject's mother during breast-feeding. Also provided are compositions comprising an effective amount of betaine compound together with one or more pharmaceutically or edible acceptable excipients and/or carriers for this use.
US11464753B2	Composition for treatment of neurodegenerative disease A composition of matter comprising an α-ketoglutarate (AKG) or an α-ketoglutaric acid or a salt of an α-ketoglutarate may be used to treat patients having a neurodegenerative disease, such as amyotrophic lateralsclerosis. The composition may be administered hourly or may be administered once a day depending on the size and activity of the patient and the release coating or mechanism provided. In addition to AKG, a core composition may comprise GABA and a source of coenzyme Q10. Other substances may be provided either orally or intravenous in addition to the core composition, as required to control symptoms, or in order to stimulate stem cells to add motor neurons.
US11464752B2	Compositions comprising ephedrine or an ephedrine salt and methods of making and using same The present disclosure provides compositions comprising ephedrine sulfate ready for immediate use in a clinical setting, and methods of making and using same.
US11464750B2	Anticancer agent and use thereof An anticancer agent for cancers in which an abundance of cyclin D1 protein is greater than that in a control, the anticancer agent including a compound represented by the following Formula (1) as an active ingredient (in Formula (1), R1 to R11 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or a group represented by Formula RCO— (where, R represents an aliphatic group having 1 to 30 carbon atoms, or an aromatic group or heteroaromatic group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms)).
US11464748B2	Particles for targeted delivery and uses in managing bleeding or blood clotting This disclosure relates to microcapsule particles for targeted delivery of drugs. In certain embodiments, the particles comprise polyelectrolyte polymers, e.g., layers of anionic polymers and cationic polymers. In certain embodiments, the particles have a fibrinogen coating. In certain embodiments, the particles contain a polysaccharide core and/or a polysaccharide coating encapsulating drugs, proteins, clotting agents, coagulation factors, or anticoagulants. In certain embodiments, this disclosure contemplates methods of using particles disclosed herein to prevent or reduce onset of or duration of bleeding. In certain embodiments, this disclosure contemplates methods of using particles disclosed herein to prevent or reduce onset of blood clotting.
US11464744B2	Gastro-resistant controlled release oral dosage forms This disclosure relates to gastro-resistant, controlled release dosage forms comprising Compound (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt and/or solvate thereof, the pharmacokinetic properties of these dosage forms, and the preparation of the same. The novel dosage forms disclosed herein are useful in reducing the risk of QT prolongation in a subject and in treating a disorder in a subject in need thereof, e.g., a subject diagnosed with schizophrenia, for example, in treating the negative symptoms in a subject diagnosed with schizophrenia having the CYP2D6 EM genotype.
US11464743B2	Gate for a tablet discharge of a tablet press and method for actuating a gate A tablet press comprises a gate that defines a first switching position that feeds tablets into a first tablet outlet and at least a second switching position that feeds tablets into at least one second tablet outlet. The table press further comprises a control apparatus and a drive apparatus. The drive apparatus is configured to be actuated by the control apparatus to move the gate from a home position defined as one of the first switching position and the at least a second switching position into a target position defined as a switching position that is not the home position. The gate is moved from the home switching position at a speed of movement toward the target position such that the speed of movement of the gate is reduced before the target position is reached.
US11464741B2	Spray dried compositions having different dissolution profiles and processes for their preparation The present disclosure provides compositions having different dissolution profiles. In particular, the compositions are formulated by adjusting the types and/or amounts of excipients and/or surfactants, and the compositions are prepared by spray drying processes.
US11464740B2	Method and devices for delivering therapeutics by oral, respiratory, mucosal, transdermal routes Methods and monodisperse glass microsphere composites comprising a porous wall hollow-glass microsphere; a cargo of a therapeutic is loaded inside of the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere; and a first shell fully encapsulating the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere and capping pores in the walls, retaining the cargo inside of the porous wall hollow-glass microsphere.
US11464739B2	Functional nanostructure An object is to achieve a nanostructure that has structural stability and temperature responsivity. Provided is a nanostructure which is a hollow body constituted by a wall, the wall including a first region and a second region, the first region being formed from an assembly of a plurality of first amphiphilic molecules containing a hydrophilic block and a hydrophobic block, the second region being formed from an assembly of a plurality of second amphiphilic molecules which are different from the first amphiphilic molecules, the first region being arranged to be in its solid phase at a phase transition temperature at which the second region of the wall transitions from its solid phase to its liquid phase.
US11464738B2	Ionic liquid-based nanoemulsion formulation for the efficient delivery of hydrophilic and hydrophobic therapeutic agents The present invention discloses an ionic liquid composition comprising an at least partially hydrophobic ionic liquid, wherein the at least partially hydrophobic ionic liquid comprises a di cation comprising two monocationic groups linked by a bridging group wherein the bridging group provides an at least partially hydrophobic character. The composition may also include a hydrophilic ionic liquid. The hydrophobic ionic liquid may include a quaternary ammonium group which may be substituted or unsubstituted, saturated or unsaturated, linear, branched, cyclic or aromatic and the bridging group is a unsubstituted or substituted C3-C10 alkylene or C3-C10 alkoxy alkyl. Also disclosed is a nanoemulsion formulation which includes the ionic liquid compositions, at least one polymer, a hydrophobic liquid, an aqueous liquid, and a hydrophobic or hydrophilic therapeutic agent. Methods to deliver a therapeutic agent by delivering a nanoemulsion and methods to make a nanoemulsion are also disclosed.
US11464736B2	Thermally gelling drug formulations Orodispersible films (ODFs) and methods for making the same.
US11464732B2	Lip scrub composition A lip scrub composition including an emollient, a botanical, an exfoliator, the exfoliator comprising Oryza sativa Rice Powder and Citrus limon Peel Powder, and a lip plumper, the lip plumper comprising Sodium Hyaluronate, Arnica montana Flower Extract and Phytonadione.
US11464730B2	Cosmetic composition containing aqueous gelling agent, and method for producing aqueous gelling agent and cosmetic composition A cosmetic composition including component (A), which is an aqueous gelling agent represented by general formula (1) described in the specification, and a component (B), which is a polymeric thickening agent, wherein the component (A) presents a viscosity of an aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of at 25° C. of 1,000 to 5,000 mPa·s and a clouding point of the aqueous solution containing 1 mass % of component (A) of 60° C. to 80° C., and has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 30,000; a method for producing the aqueous gelling agent and a method for producing the cosmetic composition are provided.
US11464729B2	Oxidative hair lightening or hair coloring composition having improved performance properties The subject matter of the present disclosure are agents for oxidative hair lightening or hair coloring, containing 70-90% by weight of a total of % water, oxidation dye precursor(s), alkalizing agent(s), and a certain mixture of a crosslinked copolymer of acrylic acid and non-ethoxylated esters of acrylic acid with linear C10-C30 monoalcohols, anionic surfactant, cationic or zwitterionic polymer and linear, saturated C8-C22 alkan-1-ol, and sodium polyacrylate, giving the whitening or coloring agent an application-optimal viscosity and the consistency of a gel-like cream with an excellent feel.
US11464724B2	Low shear stress conditioner composition with spherical gel network vesicles A hair conditioner composition with a gel network that can contain a fatty alcohol and a cationic surfactant having a chloride counterion. The gel network composition can contain a uniform lamellar structure that comprises all vesicles or mostly vesicles.
US11464723B2	Moisturizing cream and lotion Personal care composition having superior moisturizing, slipperiness and evacuation rate properties are disclosed.
US11464722B2	First agent for oxidation hair dye or hair decolorizing agent The problem of the present disclosure is to impart manageability and flexibility to hair after being dyed or bleached using an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent. The features for solving the problem are a first agent of an oxidative hair dye or a hair bleaching agent comprising: (A) a polyvalent carboxylic acid having no hydroxyl group or a salt thereof; (B) a surfactant including (B1) a cationic surfactant and (B2) a nonionic surfactant; (C) an oily component; and (D) an alkaline agent.
US11464720B2	TRPA1 activity inhibitor This TRPA1 activity inhibitor contains a compound represented by formula (I) wherein R1, R2, R3 and R4 each independently represent a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, and R5, R6, R7 and R8 each independently represent a hydrogen atom, a methyl group or —O—R9—OH (in the formula, R9 represents an alkylene group optionally having a substituent group), provided that at least one group of R5, R6, R7 and R8 is —O—R9—OH.
US11464716B1	Semi-permanent colorant composition for hair A semi-permanent colorant composition is provided that is exhibits excellent color deposit without heat or oxidative treatment, and resists fading throughout several washes.
US11464715B2	Ingestible tablet or powder type oral cleaning composition An oral cleaning composition in ingestible tablet or powder formulation contains natural materials. It has an advantage of portability because it is provided in a tablet or powder form instead of a liquid or gel form. In addition, the composition does not contain synthetic chemical components but uses only natural materials and can be safely ingested after use, and, thus, it does not require a space where it can be spit out. Furthermore, it exhibits excellent efficacy in inhibiting oral bacteria and removing bad breath.
US11464712B2	Apparatus, device, and method for infant gavage feeding The disclosure includes embodiments of an apparatus, a device, and methods to transform an infant feeding bottle into an infant gavage feeding apparatus. According to an embodiment, an infant gavage feeding apparatus can include an infant feeding bottle, a gavage milk delivery component, a retaining ring, and a cord component. In another embodiment, an infant milk dual-delivery device to transform an infant feeding bottle to an alternate nipple feeding and gavage feeding apparatus includes a gavage milk delivery component, a retaining ring, and a nipple receiving component. The gavage milk delivery component and the nipple receiving component can be positioned in a branched or a stacked configuration. The device can include a flow closure component and a controller to transition the milk flow for a gavage feeding and nipple feeding. The device can include a funnel to allow milk in the nipple to flow back into the infant feeding bottle.
US11464705B2	Holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications, transport structure and transport or packaging container comprising the same A holding structure for concurrently holding a plurality of containers for substances for pharmaceutical, medical or cosmetic applications includes a plurality of receptacles for receiving the containers therein at least in sections. The receptacles each have an open upper end for inserting the containers into the receptacles and a bottom end having a holding portion for limiting an axial movement of the containers in the receptacles. Guide portions are provided for guiding the containers as they are inserted into the receptacles. The guide portions are formed as guiding ribs extending in the longitudinal direction of the receptacles. Lead-in bevels are formed at upper ends of the guiding ribs which are inclined relative to the guiding ribs.
US11464704B2	Cryotherapeutic delivery device A device for aseptic delivery of biological material from a vial includes a tubular barrel, a filter assembly, and a dispersion funnel assembly. The tubular barrel includes a receiving end to accept at least a portion of the vial within the tubular barrel, and a dispensing end opposite the receiving end. The filter assembly is fluidly connected to the dispensing end of the tubular barrel. The dispersion funnel assembly is configured to connect to the vial, and to be disposed at least partially within the tubular barrel. The dispersion funnel assembly has an open configuration to disperse the biological material from the vial into the tubular barrel between the dispersion funnel assembly and the filter assembly, and a closed configuration to force the dispersed biological material through the filter assembly when the dispersion funnel assembly is moved toward the dispensing end of the tubular barrel.
US11464701B2	Walker safety training device and method of use The present invention provides a safety training device capable of being attached to an existing front-wheeled walker. The safety training device a modified ski unit, a braking mechanism, a brake cable and hose. When improper transfer techniques are utilized by a patient, the modified ski unit engages the brake and cable hose to exert a force to the braking mechanism. The braking mechanism activates a braking member on the wheel of the walker, halting further movement of the patient and walker. Simultaneously, a striking member of the braking mechanism makes contact with the frame of the walker, producing an audible cue, alerting the patient and any healthcare professionals present that improper technique is being used in a transfer.
US11464699B1	Portable inground cremation remains memorial A portable inground cremation memorial may include a receptacle for holding cremation remains. A cremains capsule, and cremation remains placed therein, may be secured in the receptacle and sealed in the memorial. The portable inground cremation memorial may be interred and may thereafter be uninterred and transported from one location and reinterred in another location.
US11464692B2	Multi-alert lights for hospital bed A patient support apparatus, such as a hospital bed, includes an alert light assembly or an alert light module having separate zones that are individually illuminated to convey information regarding respective alert conditions. The zones each have indicia related to a particular condition of the patient support apparatus. The illuminated zones are each sufficiently large so as to be seen from afar, such as on the order of ten feet or more. Alternatively or additionally, a GUI of the patient support apparatus displays alert indicia as part of a screen saver. Further alternatively or additionally, the patient support apparatus illuminates an alert light in a manner indicating an optimal time for taking a patient's vital signs.
US11464691B1	Assisted standing and walking device with lateral gait control An assisted standing and walking device for a user with at least one side paralysis or weakness is provided with provisions for assisted transitioning of the user from a seated position to a standing position prior to walking in the assisted standing and walking device with user friendly attachment and release with controlled limitation of lateral gait movement that occurs in lateral walking gait motion.
US11464690B2	Posturally supportive toilet seat apparatus A posturally supportive toilet seat apparatus 1 comprising a seat 10 having a base portion 11. The base portion has leg support features 12 and an aperture 13 formed therein for passage of waste therethrough. The apparatus 10 further comprises a back support 14 which extends from a rear end of the base portion 11. The back support 14 and leg support features 12 are shaped, dimensioned, and, in an in use-configuration, adjustable/positionable relative to each other in an oblique relationship. In the in-use configuration, the thighs and torso of a user seated on the seat 10 are encouraged to form an acute interior angle therebetween, with knees locatable above hips, essentially resulting in the user adopting a squat position.
US11464686B2	Mobile apparatus with an integrated stretcher apparatus for patients A mobile apparatus with an integrated stretcher apparatus for patients has a base having rotatably mounted wheels on a bottom side for moving the base on the ground, a frame which is fastened to a top side of the base and which is open at least on one side, and a stretcher apparatus having segments which are mounted pivotably relative to one another, wherein the segments are configured for folding the stretcher apparatus into a first form, in which all the segments adjoin one another in a plane, and for folding said stretcher apparatus into a second form, in which the stretcher apparatus is packed down, and wherein the stretcher apparatus and the frame are configured to be complementary to one another such that the stretcher apparatus in the second form can be completely introduced into the frame.
US11464683B2	Disposable baby changing pad system and method of making the same A disposable baby changing pad system includes a changing pad body extending from a top end to a bottom end and being composed of a thin, flexible material, the changing pad body further having a pocket formed on a top surface of the changing pad body, the pocket having a top layer sealing an interior area of the pocket; an opening extending into the interior area from the top layer; one or more wipes sealed within the pocket; and a diaper positioned on the top surface of the changing pad body; the changing pad body folds around the pocket and the diaper.
US11464682B2	Absorbent article An absorbent article includes a topsheet comprising a composite sheet. In the composite sheet, projections that protrude toward the skin of the wearer are formed by a first sheet protruding in a direction away from a second sheet at portions other than bonding portions. A plurality of first oblique bonding portion rows and a plurality of second oblique bonding portion rows are formed, and a long bonding portion elongated in a longitudinal direction is formed at each intersection of the first oblique bonding portion rows and the second oblique bonding portion rows. Laterally long projections elongated in a width direction are formed in a dispersed manner in the longitudinal direction and the width direction. Each laterally long projection is surrounded by two first oblique bonding portion rows and two second oblique bonding portion rows, and the long bonding portion is formed between adjacent laterally long projections in the width direction.
US11464681B2	Wearable device The present disclosure relates generally to a wearable device, and more specifically to a wearable device for detecting biological events, monitoring health condition of an individual, and for providing automatic alerts and analytics reporting. An exemplary wearable device for monitoring health condition of an individual comprises a puck component attachable to the individual's clothing, wherein the puck component comprises a circuit of a moisture sensor; a strip component configured to be placed within the individual's clothing, wherein a proximal end portion of the strip comprises a pair of conductive pads, and wherein the pair of conductive pads is configured to interface with the circuit of the moisture sensor while the proximal end portion of the strip is enclosed within the puck via a coupling mechanism.
US11464680B2	Absorbent article with sensor The present disclosure provides an absorbent article for personal hygiene. More particularly, in one embodiment, the absorbent article absorbent article includes at least one property changing indicator. A detector device is also provided that includes at least one sensor. The sensor is adapted to detect the property change of the property change indicator in the absorbent article. In one particular embodiment, for example, the property changing indicator may include an optical property indicator such as a color change indicator and the sensor may include an optical sensor such as a color sensor.
US11464679B2	High speed SAP particle applicator The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method of applying a single SAP (Super Adsorbent Polymer) type granules or multiple SAP types at high speed in a continuous or intermittent 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional profile via volumetric or gravimetric metering onto a receiving system such as a carrier layer and/or into an air stream for use in an absorbent article, particularly diapers for babies or adults, training pants, pull-up diapers (diaper pants), sanitary napkins, panty liners or the like. These articles typically comprise of a carrier layer with the SAP particles and/or a mixed SAP and fiber core together with further layers, making up the complete article.
US11464678B1	Goggle lens suitable for golfers to wear all-weather and method of manufacturing the same A goggle lens suitable for golfers to wear all-weather and a method of manufacturing the same are provided. The goggle lens comprises: a substrate, by weight, comprising: 1000 parts of resin, 0.038998 parts of yellow pigment, 0.041715 parts of green pigment, 0.014272 parts of blue pigment, 0.024569 parts of purple pigment, 0.0021 parts of orange pigment, and 0.010859 parts each of 580 nm light absorber and 490 nm light absorber; a high-reflection layer arranged on one surface of the substrate that is adapted to be away from eyes of the golfer; an anti-reflection layer arranged on another surface of the substrate that is adapted to be adjacent to the eyes of the golfer; two hardened layers arranged between the high-reflection layer and the substrate, and between the anti-reflection layer and the substrate; and one photocatalytic antibacterial layer; wherein a light transmittance of the goggle lens is between 27% and 29%.
US11464675B2	Single operator device for delivering an ocular implant An ocular implant delivery system is provided with a number of features. In some embodiments, the delivery system comprises a rotation mechanism configured to rotate and orient a cannula of the system, and an advancement mechanism configured to advance and retract an ocular implant through the delivery system and into an eye of a patient. In some embodiments, the cannula is sized and configured to be inserted into Schlemm's canal of the eye. The ocular implant is configured to maintain its orientation within the delivery system as the cannula is rotated. In some embodiments, the ocular implant automatically disengages the delivery system when it is advanced beyond a distal tip of the delivery system. Methods of implanting an ocular implant are also provided.
US11464671B2	Therapeutic organ cooling An organ can be cooled to minimize ischemic tissue damage from a vascular occlusion by a thrombus or dissection. A catheter including a thermal member can be used to introduce cold fluid downstream from an arterial occlusion to cool tissue affected by the occlusion. This is particularly useful to minimize neurologic damage from a thrombotic stroke.
US11464670B2	Device for localized cooling of an organ The invention relates to a device for cooling an organ locally, that includes an elongate stem including a far end intended to make contact with an organ to be cooled and comprising including a cooling element having a cold finger, a crystal that has a capacity to cool via excitation at a set excitation wavelength, said crystal being positioned adjacent to said cooling element, an optical guide that is able to convey a light signal at said excitation wavelength and that opens onto said crystal, and an illuminating system including at least one light source, which light source is arranged to emit said light signal.
US11464669B2	Device and method for cooling living tissue The present disclosure provides a device and a method for cooling living tissues for a medical purpose and other purposes. The cooling device includes a cooling medium contacting the living tissues to be cooled. The cooling medium comprises: a first fluid medicine reservoir configured to be installed outside a main body that couples with a medical cooling device and to move into the main body, wherein the first fluid medicine reservoir stores a first fluid medicine to be injected through a hole at a tip of the main body.
US11464668B2	Container for menstrual collection and emptying thereof A container for menstrual collection and emptying thereof, in the shape of a cup or of a flat cup, with a drainage tube composed of at least one very flexible thin-walled portion, and a wall portion of greater thickness. By applying an upward force on the portion, the tube is folded by its portion closing off the liquid passageway, and the tube end remaining directly anchored to the vaginal wall or below a hollow formed in the container. For a mid-day emptying, a downward force is applied on the portion to unfold the drainage tube. The horizontal rim of the cup has a number of notches to aid the folding and can have a sloped shape, or double-ringed.
US11464665B2	Contact point reduction garment The present disclosure provides a wearable garment comprising (a) a sheath having a first end and a second, wherein the sheath defines a cavity in a wearable position, wherein the sheath has a first opening at the first end, and wherein the sheath comprises a first material, and (b) one or more relief zones coupled to the sheath, wherein the relief zones comprise a second material, wherein a pressure distribution of the second material is greater than a pressure distribution of the first material.
US11464664B2	Umbilical splint and method of use A use of an umbilical splint for shaping an umbilicus after an abdominal operation is described. The umbilical splint may comprise an insertion portion extending in a longitudinal direction and terminating at an insertion end for insertion into the umbilicus. Furthermore, the insertion portion may comprise a bulbous section near the insertion end. The bulbous section may be operable to apply pressure to a tissue of the umbilicus after the abdominal operation. The insertion portion may have different cross-sectional shapes including circular and oval. Finally, the insertion portion may be configured to engage the umbilicus such that the umbilical splint is retained within the umbilicus.
US11464662B2	Orthopedic device having a dynamic control system and method for using the same An orthopedic device and method for using the same are provided for applying a dynamic load on a leg of a user. The orthopedic device has a rigid or semi-rigid frame including lower and upper frames, and a hinge assembly connecting the lower and upper frames. A dynamic loading component is used to urge the load on the user's leg on the basis of flexion of the hinge assembly on the basis of tension in an elongate element connecting the dynamic loading component and at least one of the lower and upper frames. A peak load is generated at a flexion angle between extension and flexion of the hinge assembly.
US11464654B2	Modular and lightweight myoelectric prosthesis components and related methods Prosthetic devices and, more particularly, modular myoelectric prosthesis components and related methods, are described. In one embodiment, a hand for a prosthetic limb may comprise a rotor-motor; a transmission, comprising a differential roller screw; a linkage coupled to the transmission; and at least one finger coupled to the linkage. In one embodiment, a component part of a wrist of a prosthetic limb may comprise an exterior-rotor motor, a planetary gear transmission, a clutch, and a cycloid transmission. In one embodiment, an elbow for a prosthetic limb may comprise an exterior-rotor motor, and a transmission comprising a planetary gear transmission, a non-backdrivable clutch, and a screw.
US11464651B2	Cage holder for spinal fusion cage The present invention provides a cage holder for a spinal fusion cage which is mounted on the spinal fusion cage, thereby allowing the spinal fusion cage to be stably inserted between vertebral bodies. The cage holder may be engaged with the spinal fusion cage to insert the spinal fusion cage between the vertebral bodies at the lowest height, and may be reliably separated from the spinal fusion cage after the surgery. In addition, when mounting the cage holder on a height adjustable spinal fusion cage, the cage holder may visually indicate an amount of change in the height of the spinal fusion cage.
US11464649B2	Expandable spinal fusion cage The present invention provides a spinal fusion cage that can be inserted between vertebral bodies at the lowest height, and the height thereof may be adjusted with being inserted, such that cages having different heights within a certain range may be replaced by one cage. Therefore, the number of product groups that should be produced is reduced and the amount in stock is also decreased on the manufacturer. In addition, unlike the cage having a predetermined height at a constant interval in the prior art, the height of the spinal fusion cage is linearly adjusted according to a spacing between vertebral bodies of a patient, such that the surgery may be performed at the optimal height according to spinal conditions of the patient.
US11464647B2	Devices for bone integration A device adapted to be positioned between two bone regions, the device comprising at least one wall defining at least one interior cavity, and, a load arrangement extending from the wall and comprising at least one interacting feature configured to load material positioned within the cavity by interacting with either a second interacting feature or the wall.
US11464646B2	Expandable spinal implant apparatus and method of use A spinal implant apparatus that is an expandable spacer including features to minimize or eliminate spacer cant or offset during and after completing the expansion process. The spacer includes a top component, a base component in engagement with the top component, and an expansion mechanism arranged to change the top component's position with respect to the base component. The mechanism for causing expansion may be a screw, a cam, a wedge or other form of distracting device. In one embodiment, the expandable spacer includes a base component with a set of towers and a top component with a set of corresponding silos, where the towers and silos are configured to minimize or eliminate tilt of the top component as it extends upwardly from the base component.
US11464644B2	Method for multi-curvature liners for reversed shoulder replacement A reverse shoulder replacement system including a humeral liner defining a split curvature bearing surface that includes a plurality of curvature regions. The plurality of curvature regions are configured to engage a glenosphere of a glenoid implant individually or in combination to provide an improved fit between the glenosphere and the humeral liner.
US11464638B2	Adjustable self-locking papillary muscle band Embodiments of the present disclosure include a cardiac device comprising a band configured to form a loop within a heart and including a first end and a second end, a plurality of sequential locking segments located in a region of the band near the second end, and an actuatable clasp located at or near the first end. Each locking segment may have a ledged region and a ramped region. The actuatable clasp may be configured to form a fixed length loop by locking onto the ledged region of a locking segment after the second end has been inserted into the clasp. Adjacent locking segments may be configured to flex relative to each other, thereby enabling adjacent ramped regions to cooperate with each other to facilitate a sliding of the segments into the clasp.
US11464636B2	Repair clip for variable tissue thickness Fixation device for fixation of leaflets of a heart valve includes an elongate central member defining a longitudinal axis of the fixation device and first and second arms rotatable about at least one arm hinge point between an open position and a closed position. The fixation device further includes a first gripping element rotatable about a first gripping element axis of rotation to capture a first leaflet of a heart valve between the first gripping element and the first arm. The fixation device further includes a second gripping element rotatable about a second gripping element axis of rotation to capture a second leaflet of a heart valve between the second gripping element and the second arm. At least one of the first gripping element axis of rotation and the second gripping element axis of rotation is variably offset from the arm hinge point by an axis offset distance defined along the longitudinal axis.
US11464635B2	Heart valve with chordal capture elements for stabilization An apparatus for stabilizing a prosthetic heart valve within an atrioventricular valve includes a collapsible and expandable stent having an inflow end, an outflow end, and struts forming a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The stent further includes a collapsible and expandable valve assembly secured to the stent. The valve assembly includes a cuff and a plurality of leaflets having an open configuration and a closed configuration. A cord connected to the stent includes an attachment device adapted to couple the stent to heart tissue of a patient. A method of stabilizing a prosthetic heart valve within an atrioventricular valve annulus is also described.
US11464634B2	Device, system, and method for transcatheter treatment of valvular regurgitation with secondary anchors The invention relates to a device for use in the transcatheter treatment of mitral valve regurgitation, specifically a coaptation assistance element for implantation across the valve; a system including the coaptation assistance element and anchors for implantation; a system including the coaptation assistance element and delivery catheter; and a method for transcatheter implantation of a coaptation element across a heart valve.
US11464632B2	Transcatheter and serially-expandable artificial heart valve Some embodiments are directed to a transcatheter and serially-expandable artificial heart valve, e.g., to be minimally-invasively implanted into a pediatric patient during a first procedure, and then expanded during a second procedure to accommodate for the pediatric patient's growth. Some embodiments include an expandable frame having a compressed, delivery configuration, and an expanded, deployed configuration, in which the valve is implantable within the patient. The valve can have a first working condition when the frame is expanded to a first diameter and a second working condition when the frame is expanded to a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The valve can include a plurality of leaflets configured to accommodate the expansion of the frame and growth of the patient.
US11464631B2	Methods and systems for rapid retraction of a transcatheter heart valve delivery system Methods for the rapid retraction of trans-catheter heart valve delivery systems are provided. A rapid retraction trans-catheter heart valve delivery system comprises a catheter based delivery system. The delivery system has internal mechanisms that allow for the controlled deployment of a heart valve prosthesis, as well as mechanisms that allow for quickly closing the catheter once the heart valve prosthesis has been implanted. This rapid retraction ability allows for reduced procedural durations and thus reduced risk to the patient.
US11464629B2	Atrial pocket closures for prosthetic heart valves A prosthetic heart valve can include an outer frame coupled to an inner frame such that the outer frame can be moved between a first position and a second position in which the outer frame is inverted relative to the inner frame. The inner frame and the outer frame define between them an annular space, and a pocket closure can bound the annular space to form a pocket in which thrombus can form and be retained. The pocket closure can include a stretchable pocket covering that can move from a first position in which the pocket covering has a first length when the outer frame is in the first position relative to the inner frame and a second position in which the pocket covering has a second length greater than the first length when the outer frame is in the second position relative to the inner frame.
US11464627B2	Stent and implantable valve incorporating same A collapsible stent for an implantable prosthetic valve incorporates leaflet-supporting members having relatively large surface area in comparison to other members defining the remainder of the stent. The leaflet-supporting members may have openings extending through them. The valve leaflets may be attached to the stent so that an attached edge of each leaflet extends along the leaflet-supporting members and is attached to the members by polymer integral with the leaflet overlying the leaflet supporting members and extending into the openings of the leaflet supporting members. The secure attachment resists stress on the leaflets.
US11464626B2	Insertion aid for voice prostheses To achieve the object of making available an insertion aid for a voice prosthesis, which insertion aid can be used universally and permits a secure hold on the voice prosthesis, such an insertion aid is proposed comprising a rod-shaped device with a head region arranged at a first end of a rod, said head region comprising a limit stop element for a voice prosthesis and, adjoining this limit stop element, a locking element for a voice prosthesis, wherein a first ring surface is formed between the limit stop element and the locking element, which ring surface is configured extending radially with respect to a longitudinal axis of the rod.
US11464625B2	Toric small aperture intraocular lens with extended depth of focus An intraocular lens is provided that includes a refractive element and a mask. The refractive element has a first power in a first meridian and a second power greater than the first power in a second meridian. A magnitude of the first and second powers and a location of the first and second meridians are configured to correct astigmatism in a human eye. The mask is configured to block a substantial portion of light from passing through an annular region thereof and to permit a substantial portion of light to pass through a central aperture thereof to enhance an astigmatism correction rotational misplacement range and depth of focus.
US11464624B2	Two-part accommodating intraocular lens device A two-part accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) device for implantation in a capsular bag of a patient's eye. The IOL device includes a primary lens assembly and a power changing lens. The primary lens assembly includes a fixed lens and a peripherally disposed centration member. The centration member has a circumferential distal edge and a first coupling surface adjacent the circumferential distal edge. The power changing lens has an enclosed, fluid- or gel-filled lens cavity and haptic system disposed peripherally of the lens cavity. The haptic system has a peripheral engaging edge configured to contact the capsular bag and a second coupling surface. The first and second coupling surfaces are in sliding contact with one another to permit movement of the power changing lens relative to the primary lens assembly and also to maintain a spaced relationship between the fixed lens and the lens cavity during radial compression of the power changing lens.
US11464620B2	Pivot-based medical holding system and method A medical holding system and method are disclosed herein. The medical holding system, in an embodiment, includes a retainer and a pivot device having a plurality of arms. Each of the arms is configured to be engaged with the retainer. The medical holding system also includes a grasper configured to be coupled to the pivot device. The grasper is configured to grasp a portion of an implantable element, and the pivot device is configured to be pivoted relative to the retainer.
US11464614B2	Mesh deployment devices and kits A mesh deployment device having separate mesh deployment and actuation units is provided. A mesh deployment device includes an actuation unit and a mesh deployment unit configured to be releasably secured to the actuation unit. When the mesh deployment unit is secured to the actuation unit, a first actuation of the actuation unit moves the mesh deployment unit from an expanded condition to a collapsed condition and a second actuation of the actuation unit moves the mesh deployment unit from the collapsed condition to the expanded condition. The mesh deployment device may further include a mesh releasably secured to the mesh deployment unit. A third actuation of the actuation unit may release the mesh from the mesh deployment unit. Also provided is a kit including multiple mesh deployment units.
US11464612B2	Dental appliance positioning case A medical device storage device comprises a base, case insert, and insert hump. The insert hump is structured to position a medical device within a cavity formed at least partly by the case insert. At least a portion of a sensor is located within the insert hump and configured to detect a feature of the medical device. The feature of the medical device may correspond to an aspect of a treatment plan.
US11464609B2	Artificial tooth molding apparatus and method An artificial tooth molding apparatus comprises: a calculation control unit (10) configured to calculate and convert 3D graphic data (D_g) required for a process of molding an artificial tooth into continuous tomographic data (D_1) and to output the tomographic data (D_1); an elevation means (20) configured to form the artificial tooth (T); a tank (30) containing the ceramic mixture solution (S) provided for immersion of the formation stage (22) of the elevation means (20); an irradiation means (40) configured to irradiate the formation stage (22) with ultraviolet rays; and a filter part (50) configured to filter an ultraviolet irradiation area irradiated with the ultraviolet rays.
US11464602B2	Device and method for controlling an endodontic motor A method and a device for controlling an electric motor (9), in particular for moving an endodontic instrument. The device has a first sensor (8) and a control unit (2). The control unit (2) has a drive unit (4), a second sensor (6) and a processing unit (3). The processing unit (3) is configured to cause the endodontic instrument (7) to perform a sequence of movements (M1, M2). The sequence of movements (M1, M2) includes a continuous forward movement (M1) and at least one alternating movement (M2). The sequence may include an additional alternating movement (M3) and/or a reverse movement (M4). The number and order of movements to be performed in a sequence depends on a set of predefined threshold values reflecting the torque load applied to the instrument, as measured by one of the sensors.
US11464601B2	Surgical instrument comprising an RFID system for tracking a movable component A surgical instrument comprising a controller, a staple firing system, and an RFID system is disclosed. The controller is in communication with a first RFID reader and a second RFID reader of the RFID system and the staple firing system. In various embodiments, the controller verifies the presence of the staple cartridge in the surgical instrument upon receiving the first signal from the first RFID tag. Also, in various embodiments, the controller verifies that the staple cartridge is an unfired staple cartridge upon receiving the second signal from the second RFID tag. The controller can also be configured to track the progress of the staple firing stroke through the RFID system.
US11464597B2	Adhesion-preventing composition [Problem] An adhesion-preventing material having a high adhesion-preventing effect has been demanded.[Solution] An adhesion-preventing material including a sterilized biocompatible sponge-like laminate, wherein the sponge-like laminate comprises a sponge-like first layer and a sponge-like second layer each of which is at least partially crosslinked with a curing agent and comprises a low-endotoxin alginic acid monovalent metal salt, the alginic acid monovalent metal salt in the first layer has a weight average molecular weight of 10,000 to 2,000,000, the alginic acid monovalent metal salt in the second layer has a weight average molecular weight of 1,000 to 1,000,000, the weight average molecular weights are measured by a GPC-MALS method after a decrosslinking treatment, and the weight average molecular weight of the alginic acid monovalent metal salt in the first layer is higher than that in the second layer.
US11464596B2	Systems and methods for intraoperatively measuring anatomical orientation Systems and methods are disclosed in which changes in the position and/or orientation of an anatomical structure or of a surgical tool can be measured quantitatively during surgery. In some embodiments, the systems and methods disclosed herein can make use of inertial motion sensors to determine a position or orientation of an instrument or anatomy at different times and to calculate changes between different positions or orientations. In other embodiments, such sensors can be utilized in conjunction with imaging devices to correlate sensor position with anatomical landmarks, thereby permitting determination of absolute angular orientation of a landmark. Such systems and methods can facilitate real-time tracking of progress during a variety of procedures, including, e.g., spinal deformity correction, etc.
US11464593B2	Passive axis system for robotic surgical systems A robotic surgical system has a user interface with a control arm that includes a passive axis system for maintaining degrees-of-freedom of a gimbal rotatably supported on the control arm as the gimbal is manipulated during a surgical procedure. The control arm includes a swivel member, a first member, and a second member. The swivel member is rotatable about a first axis. The first member rotatably coupled to the swivel member about a second axis that is orthogonal to the first axis. The second member rotatably coupled to the first member about a third axis that is parallel to the second axis. The gimbal rotatably supported by the second member about a fourth axis that is orthogonal to the third axis. The passive axis system correlating rotation of the swivel member about the first axis with rotation of the gimbal about the fourth axis.
US11464590B1	Robotic surgery system with tool edge sensors for edge computing Methods, apparatuses, and systems for edge computing in surgical robotics is provided. The system comprises a surgical robot communicatively coupled to a 3rd party operating room equipment system over a cloud network. The surgical robot includes an operating room hardware configured to perform a surgical procedure on a patient. A memory is communicatively coupled to operating room hardware and user interface, and the memory comprises an equipment database and a threshold database to store parameters related to the operating room hardware. A processor, coupled to the operating room hardware via the network interface, is configured to establish a connection between the surgical robot and the 3rd party operating room equipment system, and monitor events being performed by the operating room and then store the monitored data within the threshold database. The threshold database stores trigger values for each piece of equipment for taking actions, based on data collected by sensors.
US11464587B2	Surgical robotics system A surgical robotics system with robotic arms is configurable to perform a variety of surgical procedures. The surgical robotics system includes a table, column, base, and robotic arms that are either column-mounted, rail-mounted, or mounted on a separate unit. In a column-mounted configuration, the column includes column rings that translate vertically and rotate about the column. The robotic arms are attached to the column rings. In a rail-mounted configuration, the base includes base rails that translate along the base. The robotic arms are attached to the base rails. In both configurations, the robotic arms move independently from each other and include a multiple arm segments. Each arm segment provides an additional degree of freedom to the robotic arm. Thus, the surgical robotics system may position the robotic arms into numerous configurations to access different parts of a patient's body.
US11464584B2	Interventional device with piezoelectric transducer An interventional device includes an elongate shaft and a transducer strip. The transducer strip includes a first edge and an opposing second edge. The first edge and the second edge are separated by a width dimension, and the first edge and the second edge each extend along a length direction of the transducer strip. The transducer strip also includes a piezoelectric transducer that extends along a transducer direction that forms an acute angle with respect to the length direction. The transducer strip is wrapped in the form of a spiral around the elongate shaft of the interventional device such that the piezoelectric transducer forms a band around the elongate shaft. The width dimension is defined such that the adjacent first and second edges of consecutive turns of the spiral abut or overlap one another.
US11464579B2	Systems and methods for establishing virtual constraint boundaries Systems and methods are disclosed involving an instrument, an instrument tracking device for tracking movement of the instrument, a first boundary tracking device for tracking movement of a first virtual boundary associated with an anatomy of a patient to be treated by the instrument, and a second boundary tracking device for tracking movement of a second virtual boundary associated with a periphery of an opening in the patient to be avoided by the instrument. One or more controllers receive information associated with the tracking devices including positions of the instrument relative to the first and second virtual boundaries, detect movement of the first and second virtual boundaries relative to one another, and generate a response upon detecting movement of the first and second virtual boundaries relative to one another.
US11464577B2	Tool assembly, systems, and methods for manipulating tissue Tool assemblies, system, and methods for manipulating tissue and methods for performing a surgical procedure on a vertebral body adjacent soft tissue. A manipulator moves an end effector, and a screw is coupled to the end effector. A sleeve is disposed coaxially around the screw, and the screw and the sleeve are releasably engaged to one another. A navigation system is configured to track the vertebral body, and one or more controllers control the end effector to advance the screw relative to the sleeve along an insertion trajectory defined with respect to a surgical plan. The screw disengages the sleeve during advancement, and the screw is secured to the vertebral body. A distal working portion of the screw may be freely slidable through a distal end of the sleeve when disengaged. The screw may be a tap marker removably couplable with a tracking device of the navigation system.
US11464574B2	On-board tool tracking system and methods of computer assisted surgery A number of improvements are provided relating to computer aided surgery utilizing an on tool tracking system. The various improvements relate generally to both the methods used during computer aided surgery and the devices used during such procedures. Other improvements relate to the structure of the tools used during a procedure and how the tools can be controlled using the OTT device. Still other improvements relate to methods of providing feedback during a procedure to improve either the efficiency or quality, or both, for a procedure including the rate of and type of data processed depending upon a CAS mode.
US11464573B1	Methods and systems for real-time robotic surgical assistance in an operating room Methods, apparatuses, and systems for providing real-time surgical assistance to a surgical robot using an imaging module, a context computer module, and a quantum analysis module are disclosed. The imaging module receives one or more data related to a patient from an intra-operative database and performs a first step analysis based on the received data. The context computer module determines a type of resource required for analysis based on data received from a historical database and the intra-operative database. The quantum analysis module receives data from the imaging module and the context computer module. The quantum analysis module receives real-time data from operation room (OR) equipment and performs quantum analysis on the received data and real-time data. The quantum analysis module facilitates real-time surgical assistance and recommendations to the surgical robot.
US11464572B2	Systems and methods for routing a vessel line such as a catheter within a vessel Systems and methods enabling a personalized solution for allowing more efficient access to the carotid artery (or vertebral arteries) m patients needing endovascular/neurointervention procedures using catheter systems.
US11464568B2	Customizable saturation biopsy A system and method for customized saturation biopsy is provided that facilitates diagnosis, management and treatment of cancer or other disease in a gland or organ. The system includes a pathology mapping unit that identifies a plurality of regions of a biopsy area. A grid assembly is coupled to the pathology mapping unit, the grid assembly including a grid disposed externally to the biopsy area. A display is coupled to the pathology mapping unit that displays information corresponding to the plurality of regions of the biopsy area, the pathology mapping unit controlling a configuration of the grid and the information corresponding to the plurality of regions. An image probe can be provided that acquires at least one image of the biopsy area, and the display displays the at least one image. An interface can be provided that is coupled to the display and supplies information to the pathology mapping unit.
US11464564B2	Microwave ablation probe A microwave ablation probe (200; 300; 400), comprising: an applicator (202; 302; 402) arranged to apply microwave radiation to heat surrounding tissue; a feeding cable (204; 304; 404) arranged to supply electromagnetic energy to the applicator; a coolant flow path (206) via which coolant is able to flow; and a choke arranged to reduce power reflected from the applicator (202; 302; 402) along the feeding cable (204; 304; 404). The choke comprises a choke member (208; 209; 308; 408) cooled by coolant flowing in the coolant flow path (206). The choke member (208; 209; 308; 408) extends between two points spaced apart in a direction having at least a component parallel to a longitudinal axis of the feeding cable. The choke member (208; 209; 308; 408) comprises one or more turns extending around the longitudinal axis of the feeding cable. The choke member may be a spiral member (208; 308; 408).
US11464558B2	Plasma accessory A cold plasma accessory having a hand piece having within in it flexible tubing, wiring, a PCB board connected to the wiring, and a conductive connector tube electrically connected to the PCB board, the conductive connector tube having an inner channel, a rigid tube extending from the distal end of the hand piece, and an electrode within the rigid tube. The electrode comprises a conductive connector having a contact surface contacting the conductive connector tube, a distal end surface facing away from the conductive connector tube, and a channel extending through a center of the conductive connector, the channel being fluidly connected to the flexible tubing, the distal end surface of the conductive connector being outside of the channel in the conductive connector, and a conductive wire connected to the distal end surface of the conductive connector.
US11464557B2	Method of distributed temperature sensing during thermal tumor ablation using a fiber optic temperature sensor with a linearly chirped Bragg grating An effective and highly accurate method for measuring temperature during thermal tumor ablation to increase ablation accuracy includes installing a fiber optic temperature sensor with a linearly chirped (the variation of the refractive index has a period growing in an algebraic progression) Bragg grating with a length of 1.4-6 cm and a diameter of 80-300 μm using a catheter directly on the tumor. Through the fiber optic sensor with a length of 1.4-6 cm and a diameter of 80-300 μm is passed a light spectrum, which undergoes backscatter due to the Bragg grating, dependent on the temperature acting on the sensor. Subsequently, using the backscatter light spectrum decoding software, developed according to the fiber optic cable parameters, the temperature profile is displayed on the computer. The method has applications in medicine, in particular oncology.
US11464550B2	Device and method for treatment of spinal deformity The present invention generally relates to methods and devices for treatment of spinal deformity, and in particular to the utilization of at least one implant to either maintain the position of at least one vertebra of a patient to prevent increase in abnormal spinal curvature, to slow progression of abnormal curvature, or to impose at least one corrective displacement and/or rotation on at least one vertebra of a patient so as to incrementally correct abnormal spinal curvature.
US11464549B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with horizontal tool engagement grooves and insert with upright arms having flared outer portions A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a receiver comprising a base defining a lower portion of a central bore, a pair of receiver arms extending upward from the base to define a first channel, and a non-threaded curvate tool engagement groove extending horizontally across an outward facing surface of each receiver arm. The assembly also includes a shank comprising an anchor portion and a partially spherical-shaped head configured for positioning into the lower portion of the central bore. The assembly further includes an insert configured for positioning into the central bore above the head of the shank and having a lower body with partially-cylindrical outer surfaces and a pair of insert arms extending upward from the lower body to define a second channel alignable with the first channel and configured to receive the elongate rod, with each of the insert arms having a flared-out upper portion.
US11464548B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with receiver having vertical tool engagement groove A receiver of a bone anchor includes a base and a pair of upright arms extending upward from the base to define an open channel for receiving an elongate rod, with the upright arms having opposed interior surfaces with a discontinuous guide and advancement structure formed therein and side outer faces opposite the opposed interior surfaces extending downward across the base to a bottom of the receiver. A horizontally-elongated upper tool engaging groove is formed into the side outer face of each upright arm that extends to at least a front face or back face of the upright arm and that includes a downwardly-facing upper surface, an upwardly-facing lower surface, and an outwardly-facing inner surface. A vertical tool-engaging groove is also formed into the side outer face of each upright arm that extends downward from a top surface of the upright arm through to a level below the lower surface of the upper tool engaging groove.
US11464539B2	Surgical access assembly and method of using same A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either within the brain. Once positioned at a desired location, the obturator is removed, leaving a distal end of the outer sheath adjacent an area of interest, and creating a working corridor. Interrogation of the area of interest may be performed to evaluate a disorder and/or abnormality, as well as evaluate treatment regimes. Interventional devices may also be introduced to the area of interest, as well as a variety of treatments.
US11464537B2	Device and method for removing material from a hollow anatomical structure A medical device for removing a material from a hollow anatomical structure is provided. The device may include a shaft member. The device may include an expandable centering element near the distal end of the device. The device may include a macerator element either attached to the shaft or independent and freely moveable from the shaft. Alternatively, the device may include a rotating wire attached to the macerator element. The device may include an aspiration lumen in for removal of material. The device may include a drive shaft attached to a motor and used to rotate the macerator element. The device may be used in combination with a distal occlusion element, which may be either a radially expandable filter or balloon member.
US11464536B2	Automated image-guided tissue resection and treatment A system to treat a patient comprises a user interface that allows a physician to view an image of tissue to be treated in order to develop a treatment plan to resect tissue with a predefined removal profile. The image may comprise a plurality of images, and the planned treatment is shown on the images. The treatment probe may comprise an anchor, and the image shown on the screen may have a reference image marker shown on the screen corresponding to the anchor. The planned tissue removal profile can be displayed and scaled to the image of the target tissue of an organ such as the prostate, and the physician can adjust the treatment profile based on the scaled images to provide a treatment profile in three dimensions. The images shown on the display may comprise segmented images of the patient with treatment plan overlaid on the images.
US11464531B2	Tissue incision device A minimally invasive tissue incision system for creating joint capsulotomies and releasing/incising various tissues, tendons, and fibrous band structures is described. The system contains a penetrating needle which is retractable so as to expose a cutting element, and which may be used as a penetrating needle to pierce the skin and other soft tissue structures. The cutting element provided within the penetrating needle may be used to incise subsequent tissue structures after the initial penetration. The system facilitates such procedures by providing the cutting element with the confines of the needle which provides safe introduction of the cutting element directly to the site via the needle.
US11464525B2	Cable and roller bone saw A surgical saw for use in cutting bone. The saw may include a cutting member that is rotated about a drive pulley, an idler pulley, and first and second guide members. The guide members are in contact with an outer perimeter surface of a bone to be cut. The guide members may be moveable in opposite directions relative to the outer perimeter surface. In turn, the cutting member may be engaged with the bone in response to the movement of the guide members. The guide members may move along the outer perimeter surface of the bone until the cutting member has been moved through an entire cross-section of a bone to separate the bone. The saw may be initially inserted in a bore created in the bone to dispose the idler pulley at an opposite side of the bone as the drive pulley when commencing the cutting operation.
US11464520B2	Tether traction systems and methods of use thereof The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to traction systems, and methods of use thereof, for endoscopic procedures such as tissue dissection. For example, a traction system may include a filament extendable along an outer surface of an endoscope with a distal end of the filament attachable to a medical device engaged with a target tissue of a body lumen.
US11464517B2	Handle assembly and stapler including the same A handle assembly and a stapler including the same are provided. The handle assembly includes a first handle and a second handle having an un-linked state and a linked state. When the first handle and the second handle are in the un-linked state, and the first handle is rotated in a first direction, the second handle is not rotated, thereby to fire the stapler. When the first handle is in the linked state, and the first handle is rotated in the first direction, the second handle is actuated to rotate in the first direction to fire the stapler. During operation, no matter the stapler is ready to be fired or not, the first handle can be pressed to move by the doctor. However, when the stapler is not ready to be fired, the second handle is not actuated by the first handle, thereby will not fire the stapler.
US11464508B2	Actuator retainer for surgical stapler A surgical stapler includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member, a clamp member, and a firing assembly. The first elongate member includes a distal portion that supports an anvil surface that includes a plurality of staple forming pockets. The second elongate member includes a distal portion that is configured to receive a staple cartridge. The clamp member is operable to releasably clamp the first elongate member against the second elongate member. The firing assembly is translatable from a first longitudinal position to a second longitudinal position to fire the staple cartridge. The firing assembly includes a slider and an actuator. The slider includes a first coupling feature. The actuator is configured to be selectively actuated by a user. The actuator includes a second coupling feature that is configured to generally surround the first coupling feature of the slider when the actuator moves relative to the slider.
US11464506B2	Knotless suture anchor A suture anchor comprises a tubular body having an axial bore therethrough and having one or more purchase enhancements on an exterior surface of the body adapted to enhance purchase of the body within a bone hole, such as threads. A lateral port passes through the body from the bore to the exterior surface and is formed of a slot entering the body from its proximal end. A length of suture for attaching soft tissue to bone passes down along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements, over a distal end of the body, up into the bore through and then back out of the bore and up along the exterior surface over the one or more purchase enhancements.
US11464505B2	Soft suture-based anchors Suture constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs. The suture construct is a soft, suture-based anchor which is self-cinching and has a specific, accordion-type configuration (i.e., with the ability to fold from a first, extended position to a second, folded or compressed position). The suture-based anchor may be formed essentially of a flexible material such as a high strength surgical suture, suture chain, or suture.
US11464504B2	Lateral access bridges, shims and lighting including rod lighting In one embodiment, a system (20, 30) includes a retractor (100, 100A, 1113) with a plurality of rods (120, 120A-1-124A-1, 180, 220, 320, 420, 1111A-E) that are cylindrical over part of their length, a light source (230, 330), and a fiber optic cable (229, 329), where at least one rod includes a body with an opening (122, 182, 222, 322) therein. The opening extends from an upper surface (122A, 181B, 222A, 322A) of the rod, through an interior of the rod, and then to a side surface (122B, 182D, 222B, 322B) of the rod located between ends of the rod. The opening is sized so that at least a single monofilament fiber optic cable is disposable therethrough. The system is adapted so that any number of rods may include a fiber optic cable disposed therein and so that the cable may be easily removed or inserted from the rod during use of the retractor.
US11464499B2	Device for anatomical sensing system-guided endorectal prostate biopsy An anatomical sensing system-guided prostate procedure device that includes a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. The housing may be divided into a distal housing section, a mid housing section, and a proximal housing section, wherein the distal housing section is configured for insertion into the anus and retention in the rectum of a subject. The device further includes an instrument convergence point disposed between the proximal end and the distal end, the convergence point configured to allow an instrument pass though the instrument convergence point at a variable angle; and an instrument angle orienting system at the proximal end of the housing, the angle orienting system directing an orientation of the variable angle about the convergence point. Methods of the using an anatomical sensing system-guided prostate procedure device and system including the same.
US11464496B2	Patient monitor, vital sign software control method, and program A patient monitor that acquires and displays first vital sign information and second vital sign information of a subject includes an event detection unit that is configured to detect an activation start event for starting an activation process of biological information processing software which performs a process pertaining to the second vital sign information and an activating event for activating the biological information processing software and a software control unit that causes the biological information processing software to be in a standby state, in which a part of the activation process of the biological information processing software has been performed, when the activation start event is detected by the event detection unit, and causes the biological information processing software to be in an active state from the standby state when the activating event is detected by the event detection unit.
US11464494B2	Method and system to revert a depoling effect exhibited by an ultrasound transducer An ultrasound system, probe and method are provided that comprise a transducer with piezoelectric transducer elements polarized in a poling direction, wherein over time one or more of the transducer elements possibly exhibit a depoling effect; and one or more drive circuits configured to: i) generate a transmit signal having at least first polarity segments, the first segments having corresponding first peak amplitudes; ii) generate a repoling signal having a repoling pattern configured to at least partially revert the depoling effect exhibited by the one or more transducer elements; and iii) generate a bias signal in the poling direction, the bias signal combined with the at least one of the transmit signal or the repoling signal to form a corresponding at least one of a biased transmit signal or a bias repoling signal, that is shifted in the poling direction.
US11464492B2	Point source transmission and speed-of-sound correction using multi-aperture ultrasound imaging A Multiple Aperture Ultrasound Imaging system and methods of use are provided with any number of features. In some embodiments, a multi-aperture ultrasound imaging system is configured to transmit and receive ultrasound energy to and from separate physical ultrasound apertures. In some embodiments, a transmit aperture of a multi-aperture ultrasound imaging system is configured to transmit an omni-directional unfocused ultrasound waveform approximating a first point source through a target region. In some embodiments, the ultrasound energy is received with a single receiving aperture. In other embodiments, the ultrasound energy is received with multiple receiving apertures. Algorithms are described that can combine echoes received by one or more receiving apertures to form high resolution ultrasound images. Additional algorithms can solve for variations in tissue speed of sound, thus allowing the ultrasound system to be used virtually anywhere in or on the body.
US11464488B2	Methods and systems for a medical grading system Various methods and systems are provided for graphical grading of medical findings during a diagnostic imaging exam. In one example, a method includes displaying an acquired medical image on a display area of a display device, displaying a virtual anatomical diagram on the display area adjacent to the ultrasound medical image, responsive to selection of an anatomical region from the anatomical diagram, displaying a plurality of icons representing graded diagnostic findings associated with the anatomical region, and responsive to selection of an icon of the plurality of icons, storing the ultrasound medical image in permanent memory.
US11464487B2	Systems and methods for detecting embedded target elements using signal interference A sensor system includes a sensor module that is embedded in a target environment and a signal system. The sensor module includes an active sensor of a first type that detects a target element in the target environment and a reference sensor of the first type that prevents detection of target elements by the reference sensor. The active sensor and the reference sensor receive an ultrasonic signal and respectively generate a first response signal and a second response signal. The first response signal is at least partially as a function of the detected target element. The signal system includes an ultrasonic transducer that generates the ultrasonic signal and receives the first and second response signals, and a controller communicatively coupled to the ultrasonic transducer. The controller identifies the detected target element based at least partially on the first and second response signals.
US11464485B2	Transducer-mounted needle assembly with improved electrical connection to power source A needle assembly for use with an ultrasound imaging system includes a needle having a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end is adapted to be inserted into a patient. The needle assembly also includes a transducer mounted to an exterior surface of the needle at the distal end. Further, the needle assembly includes a flexible printed circuit board mounted on the exterior surface of the needle from the proximal end to the distal end. As such, the flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the transducer to a power source.
US11464484B2	Systems and methods of establishing a communication session for live review of ultrasound scanning An application running in a mobile device displays an ultrasound image obtained by a connected ultrasound scanner. A button is displayed on the device, which, when activated, automatically connects the device to a remote reviewer in a virtual videoconferencing room, without the operator of the scanner needing to input user credentials. Upon activating the button, or otherwise triggering the request for a review, pre-stored login credentials are automatically retrieved and used for connecting the operator to the room. The remote reviewer may be connected to the room upon accepting the request for review, without having to input user credentials, which are pre-stored and automatically retrieved.
US11464480B2	Imaging assembly for intravascular imaging device and associated devices, systems, and methods An intravascular imaging device is provided. In one embodiment, the intravascular imaging device includes a flexible elongate member sized and shaped for insertion into a vessel of a patient, the flexible elongate member having a proximal portion and a distal portion; a conductor extending between the proximal and distal portions of the flexible elongate member; an imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the imaging assembly including: a flex circuit including a body and a tab extending therefrom, the tab having a conductive portion coupled to the conductor; and a support member around which the flex circuit is disposed, the support member including a shelf on which tab is positioned.
US11464479B2	Method and apparatus to detect lipid contents in tissues using ultrasound A method for quantifying an amount of fat contained in a liver or other tissue of a subject in vivo includes varying the temperature of a target area in a subject, imaging thermal strain of the target area using an ultrasound scanner, and quantifying the amount of fat in the targeted area based on the thermal strain imaging. In some embodiments, the thermal strain imaging is performed using high-resolution, phase-sensitive speckle tracking to differentiate between fat-based tissue and water-based tissue.
US11464478B2	Method and system of assessing or analyzing muscle characteristics including strength and tenderness using ultrasound A method and system of predicting a muscle characteristic using ultrasound. The characteristic may include a tenderness characteristic and/or a strength characteristic. An analysis of muscle structure is performed for a sample using ultrasound data of the sample. The analysis may include determining a relative number of bundles, fascicles, sarcomeres, fibers, and/or sheath thickness from the ultrasound data. Thereafter, the muscle characteristic is predicted for the sample based on the analysis.
US11464477B2	Blood vessel obstruction diagnosis method, apparatus and system The present disclosure relates to a method and system for diagnosing blood vessel obstruction, such as would occur in deep vein thrombosis (DVT). More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a software tool for use with sensor hardware to allow users to perform standardised and repeatable testing of patients to assist with diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis or related conditions. The present disclosure further relates to an apparatus and method for conducting the diagnosis. The apparatus includes an imaging probe and a computing device, where the computing device is configured to assist the user in placing the imaging probe on a blood vessel and moving the imaging probe between predetermined landmarks along the blood vessel.
US11464476B2	Radiation imaging system, control apparatus, control method, and computer readable medium A radiation imaging system includes a setting information storage that stores setting information to be used for radiation imaging, a setting information backup unit configured to back up the setting information stored in the setting information storage, and an operation control unit configured to restore, in a case the setting information storage has failed, the setting information in the setting information storage based on the setting information backed up in the setting information backup unit.
US11464475B2	Self-calibrating technique for x-ray imaging scanners A mobile radiography apparatus has radio-opaque markers, each marker coupled to a portion of the mobile radiography apparatus, wherein each of the markers is in a radiation path that extends from an x-ray source or x-ray sources. A detector is mechanically uncoupled from the x-ray source or x-ray sources for positioning behind a patient. Processing logic is configured to calculate a detector position with relation to the x-ray source or x-ray sources according to identified marker positions in acquired projection images, and to reconstruct a volume image according to the acquired projection images.
US11464472B2	X-ray imaging with x-ray markers that provide adjunct information but preserve image quality A method and an apparatus for estimating a geometric thickness of a breast in mammography/tomosynthesis or in other x-ray procedures, by imaging markers that are in the path of x-rays passing through the imaged object. The markings can be selected to be visible or to be invisible when the composite markings/breast image is viewed in clinical settings. If desired, the contribution of the markers to the image can be removed through further processing. The resulting information can be used determining the geometric thickness of the body being x-rayed and thus setting imaging parameters that are thickness-related, and for other purposes. The method and apparatus also have application in other types of x-ray imaging.
US11464464B2	Internal and external proximate scanning Aspects of the present disclosure relate to internal and external scanning. In some embodiments, the method includes receiving a first set of data from an ingestible scanning device inside a body, identifying a first point of interest within the body based on the data, determining a location of a first point of interest within the body, and scanning the point of interest with an external scanning device.
US11464460B2	Systems, devices, and methods for detecting physical distress in infant tracheostomy patients Systems and methods for monitoring physiological indicators that a patient is in distress can include a distress monitor comprising a band configured to be placed about and in contact with a portion of a body of the patient; a plurality of sensors configured to measure changes in the physiological indicators of the patient; and a controller contained within an electronics region of the band, the controller being electronically connected to each of the plurality of sensors to receive a respective output signal from each; and a display configured to receive an output signal from the controller and to display an alert when the patient is displaying indicators of physiological distress.
US11464456B2	Systems and methods to support medical therapy decisions Systems and methods for supporting medical therapy decisions are disclosed that utilize predictive models and electronic medical records (EMR) data to provide predictions of health conditions over varying time horizons. Embodiments also determine a 0-100 health risk index value that represents the “risk” for a patient to acquire a health condition based on a combination of real-time and predicted EMR data. The systems and methods receive EMR data and use the predictive models to predict one or more data values from the EMR data as diagnostic criteria. In some embodiments, the health condition trying to be avoided is Sepsis and the health risk index is a Sepsis Risk Index (SRI). In some embodiments, the predictive models are neural network models such as time delay neural networks.
US11464454B2	Device for leg and foot positioning in a footprint digitalization system The present invention relates to an apparatus comprising: a seat for a patient; a support platform for the feet of the patient, positioned anteriorly to the seat; an alignment system allowing a patient's leg and its corresponding foot to be aligned in the three space planes in order to determine the tibia correct verticality; a system for properly positioning the foot on the platform including at least turrets able to allow pads to be applied in contact with the talus and/or scaphoid inside the foot and in contact with the calcaneus and/or cuboid outside the foot; a foot measurement system in a neutral position; an automatic real time driving system for properly positioning the leg and foot with numerical indication and direction of the movements to be carried out; a central unit capable for receiving and processing the data detected by the measurement system for footprint digitalization.
US11464451B1	Patch for improved biometric data capture and related processes A conformal patch device can be provided to a patient. The patch device can include sensors configured to be positioned over a chest of a patient. The sensors can include PPG sensors, ECG sensors, and SCG sensors. The conformal patch device can to adhere to a single continuous area of the chest. Some sensors may attached to a viscoelastic substrate to achieve mechanical isolation from other patch components. The conformal patch device can capture measurements from the sensor doing a time window sufficient enough to detect disordered breathing. The system can determine disordered breathing and related cardiorespiratory parameters during the time window for the patient using the sensor measurements.
US11464444B2	Skin measurement apparatus and skin measurement system comprising ultraviolet ray emitting device A skin measurement apparatus for emitting a plurality of lights for photographing an image of the skin. A skin measurement apparatus includes an ultraviolet ray emitting device; a white light emitting device; a focus lens enabling incident light, which is an ultraviolet ray emitted by means of the ultraviolet ray emitting device and a white light emitted by means of the white light emitting device reflected off the skin and transmitted, to pass therethrough; and an emission control device for controlling the ultraviolet ray emitting device and the white light emitting device such that the ultraviolet ray and the white light can be emitted together. The emission control device adjusts the strength of the white light on the basis of white light control information from the outside.
US11464442B2	Method and apparatus for determining quality grade of video data The disclosure provides a method and an apparatus for determining a quality grade of video data, and relates to the field of data processing technologies, wherein the method includes: acquiring a plurality of initial EEG data; based on the plurality of initial EEG data, determining an initial EEG data set, wherein the initial EEG data set includes a first sub-data set and a second sub-data set, the first sub-data set is a data set built on the basis of emotional response electroencephalogram data, and the second sub-data set is a data set built on the basis of electroencephalogram emotion data; processing the first sub-data set and the second sub-data set by using a transfer learning algorithm to obtain a third sub-data set and a fourth sub-data set; and based on the third sub-data set and the fourth sub-data set, determining a quality evaluation grade of video data with degraded quality.
US11464441B2	Myocardial analysis apparatus and myocardial excitation detection apparatus A myocardial excitation complementation/visualization apparatus includes an acquiring section that acquires intracardiac electrocardiograms of a subject, the intracardiac electrocardiograms being recorded by a recording unit having a plurality of electrodes, a processing section that performs a computation for completing and visualizing a state of excitation in a myocardium of the subject based on the intracardiac electrocardiograms, and a displaying section that displays the state of excitation in the myocardium of the subject based on an output of the processing section. The processing section includes a first generating section, a correcting section, a second generating section, and a third generating section. The displaying section displays a change of the state of excitation in the myocardium of the subject based on the visualized data.
US11464437B2	Mid-field signal extraction A medical analysis system, includes at least one catheter to be inserted into a body-part having a tissue surface, and comprising sensing electrodes to contact and receive electrical signals from the tissue surface, and processing circuitry to receive unipolar signals from individual ones of the plurality of the sensing electrodes, compute a combined far-field and mid-field signal based on summing and filtering ones of the received unipolar signals received from at least a pair of sensing electrodes disposed around a point of interest, compute a far-field signal as a weighted average of the received unipolar signals, weighted according to respective distances of the sensing electrodes from the point of interest, and compute and output a mid-field signal, representative of electrical activity below the tissue surface at the point of interest, based on subtracting the computed far-field signal from the computed combined far-field and mid-field signal.
US11464434B2	Optimizing analyte sensor calibration Method and apparatus for optimizing analyte sensor calibration including receiving a current blood glucose measurement, retrieving a time information for an upcoming scheduled calibration event for calibrating an analyte sensor, determining temporal proximity between the current blood glucose measurement and the retrieved time information for the upcoming calibration event, initiating a calibration routine to calibrate the analyte sensor when the determined temporal proximity is within a predetermined time period, and overriding the upcoming scheduled calibration event using the current blood glucose measurement are provided.
US11464433B2	Systems and methods for biosensor cross-calibration Embodiments provide for methods, systems, apparatus and computer readable media for calibrating an analyte sensor upon insertion into tissue of a subject based at least in part on parameters obtained from another analyte sensor already calibrated and previously inserted into the tissue of the subject. As an example, a method may include predicting a background current associated with the newly inserted sensor, subtracting the background current from a current measured by the newly inserted sensor, and converting the subtracted current to a glucose value, the converting based at least in part on the parameters obtained from the previously inserted analyte sensor. In this way, the newly inserted sensor may be calibrated without relying on actual blood-based analyte measurements, and accuracy and sensitivity of the newly inserted sensor may be improved.
US11464431B2	Electronic device, estimation system, estimation method, and estimation program An electronic device includes a sensor configured to acquire a pulse wave of a subject and a controller configured to analyze, based on the pulse wave of the subject acquired by the sensor, the rate of change in the pulse wave at a predetermined time after the point in time exhibiting a peak of the pulse wave and to estimate the blood glucose level of the subject based on the rate of change.
US11464428B2	Shoe-type device and control method thereof A shoe-type device and a control method of the shoe-type device are disclosed. A control method of a shoe-type device including an actuator and at least one sensor includes estimating a posture of a user wearing the shoe-type device based on sensor data output from the sensor, and controlling the actuator based on the estimated posture of the user.
US11464427B2	Custom foot orthotic and system and method for designing of a custom foot orthotic A custom foot orthotic and a system and a method for designing of a custom foot orthotic. The method includes: receiving 3D scan data of the patient's foot; receiving plantar pressure scan data of the patient's foot; establishing a desirable pressure distribution; generating an underfoot elevation profile relative to an elevation profile of the patient's foot in the 3D scan data; determining an internal density profile of the resulting foot orthotic 3D model by superimposing the desirable pressure distribution over the resulting foot orthotic 3D model and reducing or increasing density in regions of the foot orthotic 3D model based on the difference between an expected pattern of support and the desirable pressure distribution; and outputting the 3D model of the custom foot orthotic.
US11464422B2	Coronary sinus-based electromagnetic mapping In some embodiments, a body cavity shape of a subject is reconstructed based on intrabody measurements of at least one property of an electromagnetic field by an intrabody probe (for example, a catheter probe) moving within a plurality of electrical fields intersecting the body cavity. In some embodiments, the electrical fields are generated at least in part from electrodes positioned in close proximity, for example, within 1 cm, of the body cavity. In some embodiments, the body cavity is a chamber of a heart (for example, a left atrium or left ventricle), and the electrodes used to generate the electrical field are positioned in the coronary sinus, a large vein occupying the groove between the left atrium and left ventricle. In some embodiments, known distances between measuring electrodes are used in guiding reconstruction, potentially overcoming difficulties of reconstruction from measurements of non-linear electrical fields.
US11464421B2	Optical connector for optically connecting a proximal optical fiber to the distal optical fiber of a guidewire A guidewire system comprises a guidewire supporting a distal ferrule in the proximal end of a guidewire lumen. The distal ferrule has a ferrule opening that is sized to snuggly receive the proximal end of a distal optical fiber with a distal portion of the distal optical fiber extending into the guidewire lumen. However, the proximal end of the distal optical fiber only occupies a distal portion of the opening in the distal ferrule, leaving a proximal portion of that opening unoccupied. That way, the distal end of a proximal optical fiber can be received into the unoccupied proximal portion of the opening in the distal ferrule to optically connect to the distal optical fiber. Having the proximal and distal optical fibers coaxially aligned in a common opening in a ferrule received in a guidewire ensures that the optical fibers are optically connected to each other in a precise manner so that light can be transmitted along them with minimal losses.
US11464419B2	Methods for training a model for use in radio wave based health monitoring A method for training a model for use in monitoring a health parameter in a person is disclosed. The method involves receiving control data that corresponds to a control element, wherein the control data corresponds to a health parameter of a person, receiving stepped frequency scanning data that corresponds to radio waves that have reflected from the control element, wherein the stepped frequency scanning data includes frequency and corresponding amplitude and phase data over a range of frequencies, generating training data by combining the control data with the stepped frequency scanning data in a time synchronous manner, and training a model using the training data to produce a trained model, wherein the trained model correlates stepped frequency scanning data to values that are indicative of a health parameter of a person.
US11464416B2	Measurement circuit, driving method, and electronic instrument The present technology relates to a measurement circuit, a driving method, and an electronic instrument capable of reducing power consumption. In the measurement circuit, irradiation light is emitted from the light emitting unit toward the object, and light from the object is received to measure pulse waves or the like. The measurement circuit includes: a light receiving unit that receives light from an object; an integrating unit that performs integration of a current generated in accordance with the reception of the light by the light receiving unit and generates a voltage according to the amount of reception of the light; and a pulse generating unit that generates a pulse signal having a pulse width corresponding to the amount of reception of the light on the basis of the voltage. The present technology can be applied to electronic instruments such as wearable devices, for example.
US11464414B2	Non-invasive cardiac output determination A method of controlling a gas delivery apparatus including an apparatus controllable variable using an iterative algorithm to deliver a test gas (TG) for non-invasively determining a subject's pulmonary blood flow comprising iteratively generating and evaluating test values of a iterated variable based on an iterative algorithm in order output a test value of the iterated variable that meets a test criterion wherein iterative algorithm is characterized in that it defines a test mathematical relationship between the at least one apparatus controllable variable, the iterated variable and an end tidal concentration of test gas attained by setting the apparatus controllable variable, such that the iterative algorithm is determinative of whether iteration on the test value satisfies a test criterion or iteratively generates a progressively refined test value.
US11464410B2	Medical systems and methods A medical system is disclosed. The medical system can include a patient monitoring device, a patient information system, and a mobile application. The patient monitoring device can be coupled to a patient to monitor one or more physiological parameters. The patient information system can allow the patient to communicate with a clinician. The patient information system can also provide information regarding schedules, medications, and procedures to the patient. The mobile application can be communicatively coupled with the patient monitoring device and the patient information system. The mobile application can allow a clinician to receive, view, and send information to or from the patient monitoring device and the patient information system.
US11464408B2	Automatic optical path adjustment in home OCT Retinal imaging systems and related methods employ a user specific approach for controlling the reference arm length in an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging device. A method includes restraining a user's head relative to an OCT imaging device. A reference arm length adjustment module is controlled to vary a reference arm length to search a user specific range of reference arm lengths to identify a reference arm length for which the OCT image detector produces an OCT signal corresponding to the retina of the user. The user specific range of reference arm lengths covers a smaller range of reference arm lengths than a reference arm length adjustment range of the reference arm length adjustment module.
US11464405B2	Visual function test device, visual function training device, and method thereof The visual function test device of an embodiment comprises a test subject display device and an operator display device. A target display portion displays a target image to be viewed by the test subject onto the test subject display device. A visual axis estimation portion estimates a visual axis of the test subject when the target image is viewed. A position display portion displays a display position of the test target image and a viewpoint position that corresponds to the estimated visual axis, onto the operator display device, and thus a tester can objectively recognize a gazing state of the test subject and surely perform the test, which enhances the reliability of the test.
US11464402B2	Medical dimming control apparatus and dimming control method There is provided a medical dimming control apparatus including: a dimming control section configured to control a dimming in relation to an imaging of an observation target by an imaging device in accordance with a set dimming mode. The dimming mode at least includes a first dimming mode that controls the dimming at a first tracking speed and a second dimming mode that controls the dimming at a second tracking speed that is slower than the first tracking speed, and the dimming control section sets the first dimming mode on the basis of a change in an imaging-related behavior in the imaging device, and sets the second dimming mode in a case of determining that a predetermined condition is satisfied while executing the control in accordance with the first dimming mode.
US11464400B2	Endoscope mountable visualization device quick-connect/release handle attachment mechanism An endoscope can include an elongate, manipulable shaft with a distal-end visualization element and a handle body comprising at least one control surface for manipulating a distal region of the shaft, where the handle body includes a passage through which a length of the shaft is passable, and where the handle body includes a novel connection structure configured for firmly, securely, and removably mounting the handle to a channel of another endoscope in a manner axially aligning the passage with the channel to provide a path of communication for the shaft. A dual medical endoscope system can be constructed including a first and a second medical endoscope, where the first endoscope comprises an accessory channel with a proximal mounting port providing access thereto, and where the second endoscope comprises a handle body that is securely and removably attached to the proximal mounting port.
US11464397B2	Soft robot to navigate the natural lumens of a living organism using undulatory locomotion generated by a rotating magnetic dipole field A system for propelling a magnetic robotic device through a human comprises a magnetic actuator device operable to generate a rotating magnetic field, and a magnetic robotic device comprising a compliant body and at least two permanent magnets supported by and spatially separated about the compliant body. A non-magnetic region can also be oriented between the at least two permanent magnets. The at least two permanent magnets can be alternating or non-alternating in polarity with each other. In response to application of the rotating magnetic field generated by the magnetic actuator device and that is situated proximate the magnetic robotic device, the rotating magnetic field effectuates undulatory locomotion of the magnetic robotic device to propel the magnetic robotic device through a human, such as through a natural lumen. Further, the magnetic robotic device can optionally be supported by a catheter or endoscope to assist with propelling a distal end through a human.
US11464396B2	Endoscope holder Provided is an endoscope holder capable of turning or swinging an endoscope inserted into a body with the endoscope fixed at a predetermined insertion position. An endoscope holder (1) includes a holder main body (3) having an insertion hole (2), gripping members (7a) and (7b) configured to pinch an endoscope E inserted into the insertion hole (2), first elastic members (12a) and (12b) configured to urge in a direction in which the gripping members (7a) and (7b) are separated from each other, a pressing member (13) configure to press the gripping member (7a) toward the gripping member (7b), a switching mechanism (17) configured to hold or release a pressing state, rollers (10) provided in gripping members (7a) and (7b), and a second elastic member (15) configured to swingably support the gripping member (7b).
US11464387B2	Combination of a dust pan and a broom The combination of a dust pan and a broom for cleaning surfaces without the need for a person to bend during use, including a dust pan having a receptacle for receiving and collecting debris, and a lifting strap extends over the receptacle. A broom is also provided having bristles and an upper section having a hook mounted thereon. In use, the hook is used to engage the strap to lift the dust pan having debris in it without the person having to bend their back or knees to lift up and lower the dust pan during use. The dust pan can be square or round or any other shape.
US11464386B2	Cleaning system incorporating stitch bonded cleaning pad with multi-filament stitches A cleaning pad structure of stitch bonded construction incorporating one or more substrate layers of an absorbent nonwoven material with an optional additional fluid blocking substrate layer of polymer film or other suitable material in juxtaposed relation to the absorbent nonwoven layers. Stitching yarns are introduced in stitching relation through the substrate layers. One face of the pad defines a cleaning surface of raised yarn loops formed by the stitched yarns. The pad further includes an attachment surface facing away from the cleaning surface. The stitches of yarns across the attachment surface define an engagement surface for attachment to cooperating hooking elements across a surface of a mop head to define a hook and loop attachment system.
US11464385B2	Absorbent laminated material Absorbent laminated materials that include two spunbond nonwoven layers with a cellulose layer arranged in between the spunbond nonwoven layers are disclosed. The different layers of the absorbent laminated material are bonded through an ultrasonic treatment, and can further undergo an embossing step. In addition, the absorbent laminated materials may be used as disposable wiping products, among other applications.
US11464384B1	Water soluable package for a floor cleaner A floor cleaner includes a handle, a body, a base movable over a surface to be cleaned, and a supply tank coupled to the body. The supply tank having an inlet opening defining an inlet opening width and a fluid disposed therein. A water soluble package includes a cleaning solution disposed therein and is inserted within the supply tank to combine with the fluid disposed therein to form a cleaning fluid. A distribution nozzle is in communication with the supply tank and disperses the cleaning fluid towards a ground surface. The package has an unfolded dimension defined by a first width that is larger than the inlet width, a height defined orthogonal to the first width, and a thickness defined orthogonal to the first width and the height. The package folds from the unfolded dimension to a compact size having a folded dimension defined by a second width that is smaller than the inlet opening width.
US11464381B2	Surface cleaning apparatus illumination system A vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator, and an illumination system. The agitator is rotatably disposed at least partially within the agitation chamber and includes an agitator body defining an illumination chamber. The illumination system is at least partially disposed within the illumination chamber and includes at least one light source. Alternatively, a vacuum cleaner includes a vacuum body defining an agitation chamber, an agitator rotatably disposed at least partially within the agitation chamber, an illumination coupled to the vacuum body and including at least one light source, and a light guide configured to redirect light emitted in a first direction from the at least one light source to a second direction.
US11464380B2	Artificial intelligence cleaner and operating method thereof An artificial intelligence cleaner may determine a length of a head from user cleaning information including a height of a user, a pressure sensing value applied to the head and a head angle between the head and the ground using a head length calculation model and control a head motor to have the determined length of the head.
US11464379B2	Vacuum apparatus with interchangeable drums Applicant has created vacuum apparatuses with improved stability and methods for improving the stability of a wet/dry vacuum. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a motor, a removable drum adapted to store debris collected by the apparatus, and a base that can be adapted to receive the removable drum. The motor can be adapted to be interposed between the removable drum and the base. The methods can include the step of providing a base, the step of providing a removable drum adapted to be coupled to the base, and the step of coupling a vacuum motor to the base such that the vacuum motor is adapted to be disposed beneath the removable drum when the drum is coupled to the base. By relocating the motor of vacuum apparatus beneath the drum, the vacuum's center of gravity can be lowered significantly and, thus, its propensity to tip over is minimized.
US11464377B2	Vacuum cleaner A suction head of a vacuum cleaner including a housing having a suction port, a drum brush rotatably installed in the housing, a foreign substance removal pad provided on an inner surface of the housing to remove foreign substances wound on the drum brush by friction, and an anti-slip pad provided on the drum brush to prevent the foreign substances from slipping upon experiencing the friction with the foreign substance removal pad.
US11464361B2	Autonomous apparatus for cooking food and corresponding method Autonomous apparatus for cooking food including a support body (12), a lid (14), a container (16) open at the top and able to be extracted/inserted with respect to said support body (12), and at least a main heating device (18).
US11464360B2	Combination appliance and methods of use Exemplary embodiments are directed to a combination appliance. The combination appliance includes a first appliance and a second appliance. The first appliance includes a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces extending between the front and rear surfaces, and at least one heating chamber. The second appliance includes a front surface, a rear surface, side surfaces extending between the front and rear surfaces, a heating chamber, and a door at the front surface of the second appliance. The first appliance is vertically disposed over the second appliance with the front, rear and side surfaces of the first and second appliances substantially aligned. A width of the combination appliance defined by the front surface of the first and second appliances is dimensioned smaller than a depth of the combination appliance defined by the side surfaces of the first and second appliances.
US11464359B2	Method for providing information on the cooking of a food item, and associated apparatus Provided is an apparatus for cooking a food cooked by contact, characterized in that the apparatus is made to transmit information to a user after a period of time during which the food is heated by the resistor(s) has elapsed, said period of time depending on at least one value of the internal cooking temperature of the food, which is prestored in a memory of the apparatus at the factory prior to the first operational use thereof.
US11464355B2	Hydrogen water generator A hydrogen water generator includes a body including a first outlet coupled to a first inlet for receiving supply water, and a second inlet coupled to a second outlet, the second outlet for discharging hydrogen water, a water tank assembly detachably attached to the body, the water tank assembly including a water tank and an electrode module coupled to the water tank, and the water tank including a third inlet and a third outlet. When the water tank assembly is attached to the body, the third inlet of the water tank couples to the first outlet of the body, and the third outlet of the water tank couples with the second inlet of the body.
US11464354B2	System for dispensing individual servings of a beverage A system for dispensing individual servings of a beverage, said system comprising: a beverage receptacle holder adapted for retaining a beverage receptacle; a plurality of dry formulation beverage mixtures; selection means for selecting one or more of said beverage mixtures for said beverage; dispensing means for measuring an individual serving quantity of said selected one or more beverage mixtures and for depositing said individual serving quantity into said beverage receptacle; fluid dispensing module for depositing an individual serving quantity of a selected fluid into said beverage receptacle; means for sealing said beverage receptacle; and means for mixing said individual serving quantity of said beverage mixture and said fluid to provide a mixed beverage for dispensing.
US11464353B2	Pressure cooker autospice dispenser with optional blender dispenser This device will allow an individual to store and cook food by pre-programming the pressure cooker for that purpose. Additionally, additional spices may be used depending on specific recipes, and a blender or chopper may also be required if it is required by the recipe. The operation of this device may also be controlled remotely.
US11464348B2	Resolving events in item-identifying carts This disclosure is directed to item-identifying carts that may be utilized by users to automatically identify items that the users place in their carts. In addition, these carts may automatically determine the outcome of respective events that occur with respect to these identified items. For example, the carts may be configured to identify one or more items that are placed into or removed from the cart, and thereafter determine one or more actions taken with respect to the identified items and a quantity of the items involved. For example, after identifying a first item and a second item either placed into or removed from the cart, the cart may determine that the user added two instances of the first item and removed one instance of the second item. In response to making this determination, the cart may update a virtual cart of a user operating the physical cart.
US11464344B2	Bed A bed includes a mattress set on which a user's body is placed, an adjustable bedframe to adjust a position or orientation of the mattress set for various sitting and sleeping positions, and a dryer to dry the mattress set. The dryer includes a fan, a filter, and a heater to discharge filtered hot air toward the dryer to reduce mildew and mites. A humidity sensing sheet may be provided to sense a humidity level at different regions or areas of the bed, and the dryer may be controlled to supply hot air to regions of the bed having a higher humidity level than a predetermined humidity level or humidity range.
US11464342B2	Adjustable lumbar support and ergonomic chair A portable lumbar support and ergonomic chair having a lumbar support. The lumbar support has a seat hingedly coupled to a seat back having a teardrop-shaped lumbar support seat back cushion. A rigid back support portion may be rotated forward about hinges to collapse substantially parallel to the seat frame and backward to open to a variety of angles with respect to the seat frame. The seat back freely pivots around an upper lateral axis, and the rigid back support portion is linearly adjustable to space the seat back toward and away from the hinges to enable raising or lowering the upper lateral axis and thus the seat back with respect to the lower lateral axis. This provides multiple ways of changing which part of the teardrop-shaped lumbar support curve hits your lumbar curve for proper support. Variable lumbar lordotic support is thus provided.
US11464338B2	No-tool assembly chair A chair adapted for no-tool assembly that includes a lower chair frame supported by an upper chair frame. A first, e.g., front, interface prevents relative movement between the chair frames, e.g., via orifice engaging a protrusion of, e.g., a hook member, or engagement of mating caps of the upper and lower chair frames with protrusions and orifices. A second, e.g., second interface includes a latch receiver and latch. In use, the upper chair frame is placed on the lower chair frame. The first interface is engaged for preventing relative movement between the upper and lower chair frames and the second interface between the lower chair frame and the upper chair frame is also engaged.
US11464335B2	Racking system and coupler Provided is a wall mounting system including at least one wall mount articulable to a wall, and at least one coupling member; the mounting portion includes two parallelly disposed side walls with a locking portion at a distal end thereof, for snug insertion into the locking slot of the wall mount; and the coupling member is configured with an obstructing plunger slidingly displaceable within a space between side walls, between a locked position, at which the plunger at least partially projects into the first locking recess, and an unlocked position at which the plunger is retracted into the space and out of the first locking recess. Further provided is a tolerance cancelation mechanism for a wall coupling member articulable to a wall mount, including a pivotal fastener member configured with an asymmetric sector-like shape with a wall engaging arc surface for bearing against a wall surface.
US11464331B2	Pull-out guide A pull-out guide has at least two rails that are movable relative to each other. A first attaching means for attaching a first pushing element is provided on a movable rail. A second attaching means at a distance from the first attaching means is provided on the movable rail for attaching a pushing element of a second drawer system. The pushing element of either the first or second drawer system can be attached to the movable rail.
US11464325B1	Desktop workspace that adjusts vertically A desktop workspace that adjusts vertically includes a work surface platform, a base configured to sit on an existing platform, such as a desk, a height adjustable mechanism including at least one set of arms that connect at a pivot point(s) creating a scissoring motion to raise and lower the said work surface platform to various heights. A locking and unlocking mechanism may connect to the height adjustable mechanism. In some cases, the apparatus includes an adjustable mechanism to support items such as a keyboard. In some cases, the apparatus includes elements to raise items such as a monitor to an additional height.
US11464320B2	Storage container with adjustable, convertible strap A reconfigurable waterproof bag is defined by a plurality of material surfaces extending in three dimensions, a strap for carrying the bag, and one or plurality of strap guide(s) into which the strap is disposed and through which the strap may be moved, the strap guide extending within or without the bag from any one of the plurality of surfaces to any other one of the plurality of material surfaces in three dimensional space without limitation to define a geometry of a strap path and coupling of the strap to the bag so that the bag is reconfigurable in a plurality of different carrying modes.
US11464317B2	Applicator device An applicator device includes a top and a bottom layer of a flexible material tightly connected at their borders. An edge constitutes a grip zone to handle the applicator. Parallel weakening lines in each layer define an application section and closely surround a pad of a material capable to retain an agent or an elevation constituting a confinement structure for an agent. The superposition of weakening line and border of agent carrying material or the elevation constituting a part of the confinement structure avoids a contact of the flexible material with the surface to be treated as the carrying material layer or the confinement structure serve as a spacer. As a consequence, the applicator is suited to be used on highly sensitive surfaces like skin or mucosa.
US11464315B2	Dropping pipette-type cosmetic container comprising pressing button having adjustable descending distance A dropping pipette-type cosmetic container includes a container body having a discharge port formed on one side thereof, a downward movement limiting member coupled to the other side of the container body, a pressing button rotatably coupled to the downward movement limiting member and configured to move downward by pressurization, and an elastic member for elastically supporting the pressing button; the downward movement limiting member has multiple main grooves formed thereon at different depths and has auxiliary grooves formed thereon so as to have the same depths as those of respective main grooves, which have different depths, and to constitute pairs therewith; main protrusions to be inserted into the main grooves and auxiliary protrusions to be inserted into the auxiliary grooves are formed on the pressing button so as to correspond to each other.
US11464309B2	Luggage wardrobe system and method of use A luggage system having a removable decorative storage crown for receiving and temporarily storing clothing items, such as suit jackets, uniforms, costumes, or other items using the same device that is used as a pull-handle. A stand element can be unfolded from the base of the luggage to act as a support, preventing the device from tipping when in a clothing rack orientation, but which can simply fold away when the luggage is being transported. A telescoping rod terminating in a cap may extend from the decorative storage crown for hanging hangers from the rod.
US11464307B2	Hand bag with integrated fingerprint lock and zipper and/or flap closure A hand bag having providing an open top has a zipper for closing the open top and has a tab for connecting to a fingerprint lock mounted on the hand bag.
US11464305B2	Luggage system A suitcase having a base and a lid where the lid may be rotatable about a hinge from a closed configuration to an open configuration and may be secured, via one or more latching assemblies is disclosed. The lid may comprise an upper shell, and the base may comprise a lower shell. The upper shell and the lower shell may be seamlessly formed to create a water resistant and/or waterproof suitcase. The suitcase may have an extendable trolley handle assembly that is externally attached to the base of the suitcase. The trolley handle assembly may comprise a pair of extrusion assemblies that are connected to the base of the suitcase and connected to each other by a grip. The suitcase may also have a removably secured interior liner.
US11464304B2	Umbrella having a cam assembly An umbrella including a support shaft, a plurality of ribs, a rotatable cam assembly, and a canopy. Each rib of the plurality of ribs has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion is pivotably attached to an upper portion of the support shaft to pivot the rib between an open position and a closed position. The rotatable cam assembly includes a cam configured to rotate about a longitudinal axis of the support shaft. The cam is engaged with each rib of the plurality of ribs such that (i) each rib moves in a direction from the closed position to the open position when the cam rotates in a first direction and (ii) each rib moves in a direction from the open position to the closed position when the cam rotates in a second direction, the second direction being opposite the first direction.
US11464299B1	Zipper with light-emitting device and container with the zipper A zipper includes a tape body including two zipper tapes each having an inner edge with a row of teeth. A stop includes a first end connected to distal ends of the rows of teeth and receives two first conductive plates. An end of one of the two first conductive plates is electrically connected to an electrode of at least one light-emitting element. A power connecting portion is electrically connected to another of the two first conductive plates and another electrode of the at least one light-emitting element. A slider is slidably disposed on the rows of teeth for engaging or disengaging the rows of teeth. The slider includes a second conductive plate configured to simultaneously contact with the two first conductive plates, causing electrical conduction to activate the at least one light-emitting element to emit light. A container with the zipper is also provided.
US11464293B2	Method and apparatus for adapting an item of clothing to a part of the body In a method for adapting a thermally deformable item of clothing to a body part, the item is at least partially heated and brought into contact with an abutment region and the appropriate body part. The item of clothing has a side which, in the use position, is directed towards the body and a side which, in the use position, is directed away from the body. At least one pressure-exerting unit subjects that side of the item of clothing which is directed away from the body, at least in part, to a shaping pressure such that the at least partially heated item of clothing is adapted, at least in part, to the shape of the part of the body. The item of clothing is at least partially cooled by a cooling unit such that it is stabilized in the shape adapted to the part of the body.
US11464291B2	Footwear article with wear guard A footwear article is provided comprising an upper and a wear guard. In at least one example, the wear guard may include an overlay formed with bellows positioned along a lacing structure of the footwear article, wherein the wear guard is a different material than the upper of the footwear article.
US11464290B2	Article of footwear with knitted component having plurality of graduated projections An article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper that is attached to the sole structure. The upper defines a cavity that is configured to receive a foot of a wearer. The upper is at least partially defined by a textile. The textile includes a first area that is substantially smooth. The first area defines a reference boundary that conforms to the cavity. The textile includes a second area. The second area includes a plurality of projection structures that project away from the reference boundary and outwardly from the cavity at varying heights. The second area includes a plurality of recess structures that recess away from the reference boundary and inwardly toward the cavity. The plurality of projection structures and the plurality of recess structures are in an alternating arrangement across the textile.
US11464282B2	Article of footwear with adaptive fit A sole includes an outer sole assembly including a plurality of outer sole members spaced apart from each other by a plurality of gaps. In addition, the sole includes a middle sole assembly defining a plurality of grooves, and an intermediate layer comprising an elastomer. The intermediate layer is disposed between the outer sole assembly and the middle sole assembly. The intermediate layer connects the middle sole assembly to the outer sole assembly. The intermediate layer is more elastic than each of the plurality of outer sole members. The intermediate layer is more elastic than the middle sole assembly. At least one of the gaps is vertically aligned with one of the grooves.
US11464281B2	Articles including coated fibers and methods of making coated fibers and articles The present disclosure is directed to articles that include one or more coated fiber(s) (i.e., fiber(s) with a cured coating disposed thereon), where the coating includes a matrix of crosslinked polymers and optionally a colorant (e.g., pigment particles or dye or both). The cured coating is a product of crosslinking a coating composition including uncrosslinked polymers (e.g., a dispersion of uncrosslinked polymers in a carrier, wherein the uncrosslinked polymers are crosslinked to form the matrix of crosslinked polymers). The present disclosure is also directed to articles including the coated fibers, methods of forming the coated fibers and articles, and methods of making articles including the coated fibers.
US11464280B2	Shoe The present invention is related to a shoe, the shoe including: a first outsole comprising a bottom portion which contacts the ground, and a plurality of first protruding portions each of which has a dome shape and protrudes upward from the bottom portion, and a second outsole comprising a support portion disposed on the bottom portion, and a plurality of second protruding portions each of which has a dome shape and protrudes downward from the support portion. Protruding end portions of the plurality of second protruding portions are bonded to protruding end portions of the plurality of first protruding portions, respectively.
US11464279B2	Shoe extension for patient gait modification A shoe extension for gait modification includes a vamp section, a base section, an attachment strap, and a restraining mechanism. The vamp section is connected to a top surface of the base section forming a receiving slot. A toe box of a shoe worn on a healthy limb is slidably positioned into the receiving slot such that the base section is positioned along an outsole of the shoe. The attachment strap is utilized to establish a connection with the shoe. By increasing an overall length of the footwear worn on the healthy limb, a speed of motion of the healthy limb may be reduced in order to increase weight bearing on the unhealthy limb. The restraining mechanism, which is preferably integrated into a bottom surface of the base section, may also be used to reduce the speed of motion of the healthy limb.
US11464277B2	Shoe accessory traction device An apparatus can comprise a main body configured to cover a portion of a lower side of a shoe, a plurality of cleats extending from a lower side of the main body, and at least one strap coupled to the main body and configured to extend over a shoe.
US11464275B2	Intelligent electronic footwear and control logic for automated infrastructure-based pedestrian tracking Presented are intelligent electronic footwear and apparel with controller-automated features, methods for making/operating such footwear and apparel, and control systems for executing automated features of such footwear and apparel. A method for automating a collaborative operation between an intelligent electronic shoe (IES) and an intelligent transportation management (ITM) system includes receiving, via a detection tag attached to the IES shoe structure, a prompt signal from a transmitter-detector module communicatively connected to a traffic system controller of the ITM system. In reaction to the received prompt signal, the detection tag transmits a response signal to the transmitter-detector module. The traffic system controller uses the response signal to determine a location of the IES's user, and the current operating state of a traffic signal proximate the user's location. The traffic system controller transmits a command signal to the traffic signal to switch from the current operating state to a new operating state.
US11464262B2	Bra with stretch support A brassiere includes a front portion configured to be position along a front of a torso, a back portion coupled to the front portion, and a shoulder strap extending from the front portion to the back portion. The front portion comprises a fabric layer and a discontinuous polymer layer. The fabric layer includes a first, user-facing side and second side opposite the first side. The polymer layer is deposited on the second side of the fabric layer. The polymer layer forms covered fabric areas where the polymer is applied to the fabric layer and noncovered fabric areas where the polymer is not applied to the fabric layer. The noncovered fabric areas provide openings in the discontinuous polymer layer, thereby exposing the fabric layer. An elastic modulus of the covered fabric areas is greater than the noncovered fabric areas.
US11464259B2	User interface for an aerosol delivery device An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a user interface including a pushbutton and a display. A control component contained coupled to the user interface controls operation of at least one functional element of the aerosol delivery device. The control component controls the display to present a menu including a plurality of menu items selectable using only the pushbutton. Each menu item of the plurality of menu items is associated with a respective functional element of the aerosol delivery device, and the control component is configured to navigate the plurality of menu items, and select a currently-presented menu item of the plurality of menu items for control of the respective functional element, in response to respective first and second types of presses of the pushbutton, the first and second types of presses being of different durations.
US11464257B2	Electronic cigarette The present disclosure discloses an electronic cigarette, including a power supply device with an installation groove and an atomizing device; either the installation groove or the atomizing device is provided with a protruded elastic buckle, and the elastic buckle can be slid perpendicularly along the installation direction of the atomizing device; the other one is provided with a buckle slot matching the elastic buckle. When the atomizing device is installed into the installation groove, the elastic buckle will be engaged in the buckle slot to form a disassemble connection between the atomizing device and the power supply device. When the elastic buckle is slid, the elastic buckle will come out of the buckle slot, so that the atomizing device can be taken out from the installation groove.
US11464254B2	Butane-free smoking device A smoking device which permits combustion and inhalation of smoking material without also inhaling gases from a source of combustion such as lighter. The smoking device has a main body with a lower end adapted to connect to an overall smoking system. A lower portion of the main body defines internal flow channels, while an upper portion defines a smoking chamber therein. A burn plate or disc is clamped against an inner ledge in the lower end of the smoking chamber which is enclosed by a lid having an air inlet. The smoking chamber may house a manifold member which clamps the burn plate against an inner ledge. A user places smoking material on the burn plate and closes the smoking chamber with the lid. While applying a lighter flame directed into the lateral throughbore to the underside of the burn plate, the user applies suction to the lower inhalation passageway which pulls air in through the air inlet in the lid. Combustion of the smoking material creates smoke which is ported through the smoking device to the user without pulling in any of the gases from the lighter flame.
US11464253B2	Single nozzle 3D printing method for non-homogeneous recombinant food containing crushed rose flowers A single nozzle 3D printing method for non-homogeneous recombinant food containing crushed rose flowers, the method comprising: first washing white kidney beans, soaking in cold water for 12 h, and then peeling; boiling for 40 min to soften the white kidney beans; then mixing a beaten paste thereof with white sugar and simmering slowly over a low heat until the bean paste is viscous; allowing the bean paste to cool to room temperature and then adding butter, fine granulated sugar, and whipped cream, and beating; and finally adding different amounts and different sizes of crushed rose flowers having undergone surface oil treatment.
US11464247B2	Sweetening compositions and processes for preparing them The invention relates to sweetening compositions obtained from the Luo Han Guo fruit, a member of the Cucurbiticeae family. The compositions are free of bitter-tasting impurities, have a light colour and contain about 16-75% mogroside V and about 30-95% total terpene glycosides on a dry weight basis. A filtered (0.2 μm) solution of the composition in water with a solids content of 1% w/v has an absorbance at 420 nm of about 0.55 or below. Also disclosed is a method of preparing such compositions which includes a heating step to encourage the formation of melanoidins, highly coloured impurities, thereby permitting their removal by filtration providing a lighter coloured product.
US11464242B2	Flavor blending system Devices and systems for dispensing flavored, frozen flowable foods are disclosed. Such devices and systems may include a flavor injection and blending assembly having an inner surface that tapers inwardly near an outlet end to form a nozzle that aids in coalescing strands of frozen flowable confection, formed during mixing, into a unitary form. Flavor injection and blending assemblies having a first mixing vane and a second mixing vane welded to one another are disclosed. Sanitizing systems configured to provide water to a flavor injection and blending assembly are also disclosed.
US11464239B2	Composition and method of making plant-based food products Tofu products and methods of making the same. The tofu products may include one or more layers. A first layer may include added fat, and a second layer may include no added fat. The fat may be introduced into the soymilk prior to curdling. The first and second layers may be layered to form a layered tofu product such as a bacon analog.
US11464236B2	Separation method of fat and lean using acidic fluid with nanobubbles Methods for separating lean and fat from beef or other meats and the separation apparatus are disclosed. The methods use microbiocidal fluids to reduce or eliminate possible sources of contamination.
US11464235B2	Method for improving tenderness of raw meat and meat product by mechanical vibration The present disclosure discloses a method for improving tenderness of raw meat and meat products by mechanical vibration. In the method, the raw meat is vibrated to loosen meat tissue and improve meat tenderness, or is vibrated during curing to reduce curing time while improving the tenderness. The method mechanically vibrates the raw meat to loosen the structure of the raw meat, and ultimately improves the meat tenderness; or vibrates during curing to improve the tenderness while reducing the curing time, effectively ensuring the sensory meat quality. The method of the present disclosure not only effectively solves the problem of the tenderness of meat and meat products, but also improves sensory quality and safety thereof, enables wider popularization and utilization of meat and meat products, and directly increases economic benefits of enterprises and opens up a new way for future development thereof.
US11464231B2	Composition for stimulating immune responses in plants Compositions and method for producing a systemic acquired response (SAR) in plants. The resulting SAR may improve plant health and corresponding yields. In an example, the composition comprises a base solution and an effective amount of chitosan (Aspergillus niger) (e.g., in an amount of about 0.04 wt % of the composition). The base solution may include organic material, vitamin K compound, and nitrogen. Additionally or alternatively, the composition may include adding to the composition at least one of potassium, phosphorus, or an acidic organic polymer. Still further, the composition may include a micronutrient comprising at least one of boron, calcium, copper, iron, manganese, sulfur, silicon, or zinc. The composition may be applied as a foliar spray or used to irrigate the plant.
US11464230B2	Lipo-chitooligosaccharide compositions for enhancing plant growth Disclosed are compositions for enhancing plant growth, comprising at least one lipo-chitooligosaccharide (LCO) compound; and at least one agriculturally beneficial agent selected from the group consisting at least one pesticide, at least one beneficial microorganism, and combinations thereof. Methods for enhancing plant growth and treating seeds with the compositions provided herein are also disclosed.
US11464228B2	Application of acetylacetone in inhibiting growth of cyanobacteria Disclosed is application of acetylacetone in inhibiting the growth of cyanobacteria, that is, acetylacetone is added in water disturbed with cyanobacteria, and the dosage of acetylacetone is not less than 7 mg/L to inhibit the growth of cyanobacteria. Acetylacetone inhibits the growth of cyanobacteria by inhibiting photosynthesis, has a better algicidal effect than common algaecides, is harmless to common bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella, Bacillus subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus, and is environmentally friendly and easy to popularize and apply.
US11464225B2	Liquid sulfonylurea- and li-salt containing herbicidal compositions This invention relates to a liquid herbicidal composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system, at least one sulfonylurea herbicide and at least one inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt. The invention also relates to the use of an inorganic or C1-C12 organic lithium salt to improve chemical stabilisation of a sulfonylurea herbicide in a liquid composition comprising a non-aqueous solvent system.
US11464224B2	Liquid spreading composition with ectoparasiticidal activity, a method and use thereof for combating ectoparasites in human and veterinary medicine, as well as in agricultural, horticultural and/or garden environments The present invention relates to a liquid spreading composition with ectoparasiticidal activity. The invention also relates to a method and use of such a liquid spreading composition for combating ectoparasites in human and veterinary medicine, as well as in agricultural, horticultural and/or garden environments. The composition comprises at least one emollient ester and isohexadecane, wherein the weight ratio of said at least one emollient ester to isohexadecane is within 1:9 to 7:3. The invention improves the spreading properties of a composition enabling it for an efficient delivery of an active substance or substances over the surface of the host on which it is applied. The spreading composition may also be used alone for an efficient ectoparasiticidal treatment in human and veterinary medicine, as well as for combating ectoparasites in agricultural, horticultural and/or garden environments. With at least one additional agent the spreading composition may also be used in cosmetic, as well as for pest control, including insect and rodent control.
US11464217B2	Rodents having genetically modified sodium channels and methods of use thereof Disclosed herein are rodents (such as mice and rats) genetically modified at an endogenous Scn9a locus to comprise an exogenous Scn nucleotide sequence such as the coding sequence of a human SCN2A gene. Also disclosed are methods and compositions useful for making such rodents, and methods of using such rodents for generating anti-NaV1.7 antibodies.
US11464213B2	Decision making system and method of feeding aquatic animals The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing a dynamic decision-making process in relation to feeding animals in water. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for improving feeding and/or farming strategies used in a fish farm. According to a first aspect, there is provided a computer-implemented method for feeding one or more aquatic animals, the method comprising the steps of: receiving pre-processed sensor data in relation to the one or more aquatic animals; inputting the pre-processed sensor data into one or more learned decision-making models, wherein the one or more learned decision-making models has been trained to substantially optimise the rate and amount of food provided to the aquatic animals; determining, by the one or more learned decision-making models using the received pre-processed sensor data, feeding instructions for the one or more aquatic animals; and outputting the feeding instructions from the one or more learned decision-making models.
US11464212B1	Bird feeder with a lower seed catching tray The bird feeder with a lower seed catching tray comprises an upper feeder and a lower feeder. The top of the lower feeder may be coupled to the bottom of the upper feeder. The upper feeder may be stocked with bird seed. The upper feeder may be adapted to dispense the bird seed to one or more birds from a plurality of upper feeding stations located on an upper seed tube. The bird seed dropped by the one or more birds feeding at the upper feeder may be collected by an upper bowl of the upper feeder and may be funneled into the lower feeder where the bird seed may be dispensed a second time.
US11464209B2	Walk support device, walk support method, and walk support program Provided are a walk support device, a walk support method, and a walk support program capable of efficiently walk a pet in a short time. A walk route deriving device includes an acquiring unit that acquires exercise information for specifying the amount of exercise necessary for a pet and a deriving unit that derives a walk route of the pet including a place where the pet is running on the basis of the exercise information.
US11464206B2	Portable pet washing station This document described portable pet washing stations. In one aspect, a pet washing station includes a bottom portion that extends from a first side of the pet washing station to a second side of the pet washing station opposite of the first side of the pet washing station. The pet washing station also includes a cover portion connected to the bottom portion and that forms a top portion and side wall portions. The cover portion extends from the first side of the pet washing station to the second side of the pet washing station. The pet washing station includes a coil spring disposed between layers of the cover portion. The coil spring extends from the first side of the pet washing station to the second side of the pet washing station.
US11464203B2	Cage assembly for animal test subjects A cage assembly can have at least one enclosure. Each enclosure can have a floor defining a floor area having a major dimension and a cover having a bottom surface. A spacing between the bottom surface of the cover and the floor can define a cage height. At least one sidewall can extend between the floor and the cover. A ratio of the cage height to the major dimension of the floor area of each enclosure of the at least one enclosure can be at least 0.70.
US11464197B2	Arrangement and method for classifying teats with respect to size measures A three-dimensional camera of an automatic milking system records image data representing an outer surface of a teat of a dairy animal in three dimensions. Based on the image data, a processing unit performs a geometric analysis and calculates at least one size measure of the teat. A user interface presents output data reflecting the size-related classification of the teat.
US11464190B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011114 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011114. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011114, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011114 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011114.
US11464189B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011106 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011106. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011106, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011106 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011106.
US11464188B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011133 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011133. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011133, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011133 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011133.
US11464185B2	Basket type interspecific Pelargonium The present invention relates to a Pelargonium plant, in particular to a Pelargonium plant which is an interspecific crossing product between the P. hortorum (zonal) and P. peltatum (Ivy) in tetraploid level. There is a range of ploidy levels among Pelargonium type. For example, cutting geraniums are typically tetraploid while seed geraniums are diploid. The present invention relates to a Pelargonium plant, characterized in that said plant has a prostrating basket type growth habit phenotype.
US11464181B2	Hydroponic produce display apparatus A hydroponic produce display apparatus for in-store and market display of plants is provided. The hydroponic produce display apparatus comprises a basin for holding a volume of liquid with an opening formed in the basin. A hydroponic container is provided having a first end and a second end with the first end of the hydroponic container cooperates with the opening in the basin and the plants growing within the hydroponic containers. An irrigation mechanism moves liquid from the basin to the second end of the hydroponic container wherein harvested hydroponic containers are exchanged with harvested containers.
US11464178B2	Method for dynamically increasing plant root depth According to one embodiment, a method for generating a dynamic watering plan that reduces water consumption requirements for vegetation is disclosed. An example method includes estimating root depth of vegetation watered by a watering system; determining an allowed water depletion threshold of the vegetation based on the root depth; determining a training watering plan to increase the root depth of the vegetation over time based on the root depth and the allowed water depletion threshold; and transmitting the training watering plan to a flow controller for execution by the watering system.
US11464173B2	Horticultural system with closed-loop light control Photosynthetically active photon flux density (PPFD) provided to plants from a grow light may be calculated based on light-canopy distance measurements, intensity measurements around the plants, and a known shape or distribution of light at the measured distance from the grow light. A controller and a method of controlling one or more grow lights can employ closed-loop techniques that repeatedly measure and adjust light until a desired PPFD is achieved and then maintained.
US11464171B2	Gardening trimmer A gardening trimmer may include: a first blade connected to a first cam member and configured to reciprocate in response to rotation of the first cam member; and a second com connected to a second cam member and configured to reciprocate in opposite phase to the first blade in response to rotation of the second cam member. The first cam member includes a first eccentric cam configured to revolve around a first rotation axis and is connected to the first blade at the first eccentric cam. The second cam member includes a second eccentric cam configured to revolve around a second rotation axis and is connected to the second blade at the second eccentric cam. Each of the first and second blades is configured to reciprocate along a plane including the first and second rotation axis.
US11464168B2	Automated vegetation removal A method and system for automatically removing undesirable vegetation is provided. The method includes receiving by a first vehicle, data describing a specified geographical area for scanning. The specified geographical area is divided into a plurality of sectors and a second vehicle is directed to a first sector of the plurality of sectors. First geographical coordinates associated with areas of undesirable vegetation growth located within the first sector are receiving from the second vehicle and an optimal travel path from a current location of the first vehicle to the areas of undesirable vegetation growth located within first sector are determined based on analysis of the first geographical coordinates. The first vehicle is directed to the areas of undesirable vegetation growth via the optimal travel path and a process for eliminating the areas of undesirable vegetation growth is executed.
US11464161B1	Automatic sensitivity adjustment for an autonomous mower Methods and apparatus are disclosed for automatic sensitivity adjustment for an autonomous mower. An exemplary mower includes a drive system and one or more cameras for capturing one or more images. One or more processors are configured to generate a grass value by applying a machine learning algorithm to the one or more images, instruct the drive system to maintain a current direction in response to determining that the grass value is greater than a mowing threshold, instruct the drive system to turn in response to determining that the grass value is less than or equal to the mowing threshold, determine a trigger rate that indicates how often the grass value is less than the mowing threshold within a predefined period of time, and decrease the mowing threshold by a predefined increment in response to determining that the trigger rate is greater than an upper threshold rate.
US11464158B2	Opposite belt-type precise seeding device The present invention discloses an opposite belt-type precise seeding device. The opposite belt-type precise seeding device comprises a seed metering tube consisting of a U-shaped shell and a cover plate, two conveying devices provided inside the seed metering tube in parallel, and a conveying plate provided at the lower end of the seed metering tube. The opposite belt-type precise seeding device belongs to the field of agricultural machinery. In a seeder, a tubular seed conveying tube is usually used for guiding movement of seeds, but the movement of the seeds in the seed conveying tube has certain randomness, so that the seed distance consistency of the seeds in a seed bed is reduced. Through control of the seeds by the conveying devices, the stable movement of the seeds is achieved and the seed distance consistency of the seeds in the seed bed is guaranteed.
US11464157B2	Metering device with removable metering assembly A metering device for dispensing agricultural product from a bin. The metering device comprises a housing enclosing an interior space, and a metering assembly removably received within the interior space of the housing. The metering assembly is configured to convey agricultural product through the metering device. The metering assembly comprises a rotatable sub-shaft, a first metering wheel positioned on the sub-shaft and configured to rotate with the sub-shaft, a second metering wheel positioned on the sub-shaft and configured to rotate with the sub-shaft, and a dividing element positioned on the sub-shaft between the first metering wheel and the second metering wheel.
US11464154B2	Multi-product sensing system for a common conduit of an agricultural product distribution system An air cart for use in an agricultural air seeding system includes a first storage compartment for holding a first granular product type. The air cart also includes a second storage compartment for holding a second granular product type different from the first granular product type. The air cart further includes a common conduit configured to receive the first granular product type from the first storage compartment and the second granular product type from the second storage compartment to enable simultaneous flow of the first granular product type and the second granular product type. The air cart even further includes a multi-product particle flow rate sensing system configured to monitor respective flow rates for both the first granular product type and the second granular product type during simultaneous flow of the first granular product type and the second granular product type through the common conduit.
US11470740B2	Uninterruptible power supply having a liquid cooling device A liquid cooling device for cooling at least one target component includes a base member configured to be in thermal contact with the at least one target component to be cooled by the liquid cooling device. The base member defines a plurality of pockets spaced apart from one another. A plurality of cover members are connected to the base member and are at least partially received in a corresponding pocket. Each cover member has a fluid inlet and outlet. The cover and base members define together a plurality of fluid conduits that are independent from one another. Each fluid conduit is defined between a cover member and the base member such that a number of the fluid conduits is equal to a number of the cover members. Each fluid conduit respectively receives and discharges fluid through the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet of the corresponding cover member.
US11470739B2	Heat sink, heat sink arrangement and module for liquid immersion cooling Heat sink and heat sink arrangements are provided for an electronic device immersed in a liquid coolant. A heat sink may comprise: a base for mounting on top of a heat-transmitting surface of the electronic device and transferring heat from the heat-transmitting surface; and a retaining wall extending from the base and defining a volume. A heat sink may have a wall arrangement to define a volume, in which the electronic device is mounted. A heat sink may be for an electronic device to be mounted on a surface in a container, in an orientation that is substantially perpendicular to a floor of the container. Heat is transferred from the electronic device to liquid coolant held in the heat sink volume. A cooling module comprising a heat sink is also provided. A nozzle arrangement may direct liquid coolant to a base of the heat sink.
US11470733B2	Housing with pressure equalization An assembly includes a housing which includes a plurality of walls defining an interior space. An electronic device is located within the interior space. At least one passage extends through a first wall of the plurality of walls. A membrane is located on an interior side of the first wall and fluidly separates the at least one passage from the interior space of the housing.
US11470732B2	Cushioning element and electronic device having the same A cushioning element includes a hollow elastic body, a plurality of first columns, and a plurality of second columns. The hollow elastic body includes a first side wall and a second side wall, where the first side wall includes a first inner surface, the second side wall includes a second inner surface. The first columns are disposed on the first inner surface, where each first column includes a first extending end and a first side surface, and there is a first distance between the first extending end and the second inner surface. The second columns are disposed on the second inner surface, where each second column includes a second extending end and a second side surface, there is a second distance between the second extending end and the first inner surface, and the second side surface and the first side surface are at least partially in contact with each other.
US11470729B2	Electronic device including flexible display and antenna Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device which employs a flexible display and, even when a housing is changed in size or shape, can keep an antenna at the same characteristic. The electronic device may comprise: a first side surface member, on one surface of which a plurality of conductive parts and at least one first non-conductive part disposed between the plurality of conductive parts are arranged; a second side surface member movable toward the one side of the first side surface member; a flexible display, the width of the exposed portion of which can be adjusted on the basis of the movement of the second side surface member; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to at least one of the plurality of conductive parts and configured to transmit or receive an RF signal, wherein the second side surface member comprises a sliding cover surface disposed to face the one surface of the first side surface member, and the sliding cover surface has at least one second non-conductive part formed on a portion thereof facing the first non-conductive part, when the overlap between the second side surface member and the first side surface member is largest, and the sliding cover surface is formed not to face the first non-conductive part when the overlap between the second side surface member and the first side surface member is smallest or there is no overlap therebetween. Various other embodiments of the present invention may be additionally provided.
US11470728B2	Multilayer board and connecting structure of the same A multilayer board includes a flexible substrate including insulating layers stacked and a pair of through-holes penetrating the insulating layers, and an interlayer connecting conductor in an opposing region in which the pair of through-holes opposes each other in a plan view of the insulating layers viewed from a stacking direction. A cross section of the flexible substrate taken in a lateral direction passing through the pair of through-holes and the interlayer connecting conductor and the stacking direction has a U or S shape. In the cross section, a curvature radius of an inner region located between the pair of through-holes is larger than a curvature radius of an outer region adjacent to the pair of through-holes on an outer side thereof.
US11470727B2	Apparatus and method relating to electrochemical migration Embodiments of the present invention provide a method (1000) of assembling an electrical circuit comprising one or more copper electrical conductors, the method comprising plating (1010) a surface of the one or more conductors with a layer comprising tin; annealing the plating; applying (1020) solder to at least a portion of the one or more electrical conductors, wherein said solder comprises tin and copper; and annealing the electrical circuit.
US11470726B2	Connecting electronic components to mounting substrates A method of connecting an electronic component on a mounting substrate where the electronic component is arranged with a first surface of the electronic component facing the mounting substrate and an opposite surface of the electronic component is facing away from the mounting substrate. A first component-side conductor on the second surface of the electronic component is electrically connected to a first substrate-side conductor on the mounting substrate by an electrically-conductive adhesive.
US11470725B2	Method for fabricating Z-axis vertical launch An apparatus for automating the fabrication of a copper vertical launch (CVL) within a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a feed mechanism to feed and extrude copper wire from a spool of copper wire and a wire cutting and gripping mechanism to receive copper wire from the feed mechanism, cut and secure a segment of copper wire, insert the segment of copper wire into a hole formed within the PCB, solder an end of the segment of copper wire to a signal trace of the PCB, and flush cut an opposite end of the segment of the copper wire to a surface of the PCB. The wire cutting and gripping mechanism includes a wire cutter to flush cut the segment of copper wire and an integrated heated gripper device to receive the copper wire from the spool of copper wire and cut and grab a segment from copper wire.
US11470722B2	Current introduction terminal, and pressure holding apparatus and X-ray image sensing apparatus therewith A current introduction terminal includes a board made of resin. The board has a first face and a second face opposite each other. The board hermetically separates environments of different air pressures from each other. A plurality of through via holes corresponding both to a plurality of metal terminals of a first surface-mount connector to be mounted on the first face and to a plurality of metal terminals of a second surface-mount connector to be mounted on the second face are formed to penetrate between the first and second faces, and then hole parts of the through via holes are filled with resin.
US11470721B2	Printed circuit board A printed circuit board according to an embodiment includes: a first insulating portion having a cavity; a second insulating portion disposed on the first insulating portion; a third insulating portion disposed under the first insulating portion; and an electronic device disposed in the cavity, wherein a number of layers of the second insulating portion is different from a number of layers of the third insulating portion, and has an asymmetric structure with respect to the first insulating portion in which the electronic device is disposed.
US11470718B2	Electrical connecting element An electrical connecting element includes a stretchable insulation sheet, two or more first conductive threads on one surface of the insulation sheet, and two or more first resin threads on the one surface of the insulation sheet. The first conductive threads extend in a predetermined direction and are disposed in parallel with each other orthogonally to the predetermined direction. The first resin threads have thermal adhesiveness. The first resin threads do not overlap with any of the first conductive threads.
US11470715B2	Embedded component structure and manufacturing method thereof An embedded component structure includes a circuit board, a chip, and a heat dissipation element. The chip is embedded in the circuit board. The heat dissipation element surrounds the chip. The chip, the circuit board, and the heat dissipation element are electrically connected. The heat dissipation element includes a first part, a second part, and a third part located between the first part and the second part. The first part is in direct contact with a side wall of the chip. The second part is a ground terminal. A method for manufacturing an embedded component structure is also provided.
US11470712B2	Plasma processing apparatus A plasma processing apparatus includes an antenna configured to generate plasma of a processing gas in a chamber. The antenna includes: an inner coil provided around the gas supply unit to surround a gas supply unit; and an outer coil provided around the gas supply unit and the inner coil to surround them. The outer coil is configured such that both ends of a wire forming the outer coil are opened; power is supplied from a power supply unit to a central point of the wire; the vicinity of the central point of the wire is grounded; and the outer coil resonates at a wavelength that is a half of a wavelength of the high frequency power. The inner coil is configured such that both ends of a wire forming the inner coil are connected through a capacitor and the inner coil is inductively coupled with the inner coil.
US11470709B2	Medium transport device, image reading apparatus, and static electricity detection circuit detecting the static electricity of a sheet with an electrode, send the signal supplied from the electrode to a voltage clamp circuit, amplifier circuit and rectifier circuit in order to detect a medium A medium transport device includes a transport section transporting a medium in a contact manner, an electrode detecting static electricity charged on the medium, and a static electricity detection circuit. The static electricity detection circuit includes a voltage clamp circuit clamping a detection signal input from the electrode to a predetermined voltage, an amplifier circuit amplifying an output signal of the voltage clamp circuit, a rectifier circuit rectifying an output signal of the amplifier circuit, and a comparator circuit serving as a determination circuit determining whether the medium exists based on an output signal of the rectifier circuit.
US11470704B2	Gaming machine installations and light panel for use with gaming machines An accent light controller, method, and light panel are used to provide accent lighting for gaming machines. The light panel includes a series of LED panels. A command is transmitted through a series of LED panels to a final LED driver of the final LED panel in a series of LED panels. In response, an indicator is transmitted back through the series of LED panels to an electronic controller at a gaming machine and received at an electronic controller. Based on timing of received indicator, a number of LED drivers in the LED panels is determined. Based on the number of LED drivers, a configuration of the LED panels is determined from a number of possible configurations. Subsequent commands for activating the LED drivers of the LED panels are transmitted based on the identified configuration.
US11470701B2	Alternating current LED filament An alternating current LED filament includes a base board, rectifier diodes and light-emitting diodes. Two ends of the base board are provided with connecting terminals, and two conductive circuits are arranged on the base board. Two ends of each of the two conductive circuits are respectively connected to an external power supply through an at least one rectifier diode of the rectifier diodes. The rectifier diodes at two ends of a same conductive circuit are arranged in a reversed direction, the rectifier diodes connected to different conductive circuits on a same connecting terminal are arranged in the reversed direction, and the light-emitting diodes are connected to the two conductive circuits. A connecting terminal of the connecting terminals is connected to a corresponding conductive circuit through the at least one rectifier diode to improve a reverse withstand voltage capability.
US11470699B2	Lighting control system A lighting control system includes: a light fixture including a first light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±500 K from a prescribed value, a second light emitting device configured to emit light having a correlated color temperature in the range of ±500 K from the prescribed value, and an emission controller configured to cause the light fixture to irradiate illumination light by controlling irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the light emitted from the second light emitting device; and an information processing apparatus communicably connected to the light fixture, the information processing apparatus comprising a dimming controller configured to change the irradiation percentages of the light emitted from the first light emitting device and the second light emitting device in accordance with a time of day by transmitting dimming instructions.
US11470693B1	Apparatus and method to control electromagnetic heating of ceramic materials An electrode is embedded in a piece of ceramic material having a population of conduction band electrons. Applying a voltage bias to the electrode causes electrons to flow towards or away from the electrode to form a positively charged sheath either a distance apart from or adjacent the electrode, depending the polarity of the bias. The electron flow also forms a negatively charged sheath lying opposite the positively charged sheath, and an electrically neutral region lying between the two sheaths. Electromagnetic radiation impinging the ceramic material heats the ceramic where the radiation is absorbed by the electron population. As the incident radiation is absorbed in proportion to the electron density, heating is increased in the negatively charged sheath, relative to the other parts of the ceramic material. The location of heating is controlled by controlling the magnitude and polarity of the voltage bias.
US11470692B2	Vehicle glazing A vehicle glazing comprising a glass substrate having an electrically conductive coating deposited on at least a portion of at least one surface thereof, wherein the electrically conductive coating comprises a pyrolytically deposited transparent conductive oxide layer, wherein a peripheral obscuration band printed on at least a portion of the electrically conductive coating, a cured electrically conductive ink printed on the peripheral obscuration band, and an electrically conductive element in electrical contact with both the electrically conductive coating and the cured electrically conductive ink. Also disclosed are a method of manufacturing a vehicle glazing and a vehicle comprising said vehicle glazing.
US11470690B2	Electrical energy transfer system for a wire mesh heater The present teachings disclose a wire mesh heater including: a wire mesh element having a surface area comprising a non-contact area and a contact area; a primary conductor having a hollow and a contact surface; and a secondary conductor including a configured to expand outwards. The contact area contacts the contact surface to provide an electrical connection between the wire mesh element and the primary conductor, and the primary conductor is disposed about the secondary conductor and secured to the secondary conductor when expanded.
US11470689B2	Soft switching in an aerosol delivery device An aerosol delivery device is provided that includes a voltage regulator circuit, switching arrangement and processing circuitry. The voltage regulator circuit is coupled between a power source and a load including an aerosol production component, and configured to provide an output voltage in which voltage provided by the power source is regulated. The switching arrangement includes a first switch with first and second inputs coupled to respectively the voltage regulator circuit and ground, and an output coupled to the second switch; and a second switch coupled to and between the voltage regulator circuit and the load. The processing circuitry is configured to output a signal to cause the first switch to switchably connect the output voltage to the second switch and ground, and thereby cause the second switch to switchably connect and disconnect the output voltage to the aerosol production component to power the aerosol production component to produce aerosol.
US11470688B2	Methods and systems for bridging for mobile communications systems A bridge may include a donor bridge node and one or more service bridge nodes. The donor bridge node may be configured to connect to a base station pooling location comprising a plurality of cell signals, determine for each cell signal a service link carrier frequency in a service link frequency band and a bridge link carrier frequency in a bridge link frequency band, associate each cell signal and the determined carrier frequencies in the service link frequency band and in the bridge link frequency band with the one or more service bridge nodes, and communicate each cell signal at the bridge link carrier frequency of the cell signal. The service bridge nodes may communicate with the donor bridge node at the carrier frequency of the bridge link frequency band and with user equipment in the service link carrier frequency band of the service link frequency band.
US11470687B2	Multi-mode wireless apparatus and methods of operation Apparatus and methods for multi-mode operation of a wireless-enabled device, including for extending the range of the wireless signal in a wireless network. In one embodiment, a multi-mode Consumer Premises Equipment (CPE) is provided utilizing “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizen Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum. In one variant, the apparatus and methods provide a solution to use a CPE in a Wi-Fi extender mode to extend Wi-Fi signal from a router. In another variant, a solution is provided to use a CPE in an LTE repeater mode to extend the LTE signal from an LTE eNB/gNB. In another embodiment, a CPE is used as a base station for a wireless network utilizing “quasi-licensed” CBRS (Citizen Broadband Radio Service) wireless spectrum.
US11470683B2	Idle mode signaling reduction core offload Systems, methods and computer software are disclosed for supporting idle mode signaling reduction (ISR) core offload. In one embodiment a method includes providing an eNodeB co-located with a NodeB, and a User Equipment (UE) with ISR enabled; activating ISR when the UE goes idle and is switching between different Radio Access Technologies (RATs), and wherein UE connections are maintained with a Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN) and a Mobility Management Entity (MME).
US11470681B2	Apparatus and method for paging overlap mitigation An apparatus and a method. The apparatus includes a first SIM, a second SIM, a dual SIM resource controller (DSRC), and a radio frequency (RF) communication entity. The DSRC is configured to schedule a first paging preparation period of the first SIM prior to a second paging preparation period of the second SIM, when an initial RF request for the RF communication entity is granted, and it is determined that a partial paging overlap will occur between the first SIM and the second SIM.
US11470680B2	Method for controlling connected mode DRX operations A method in a UE comprises monitoring a downlink control channel during a duration of at least a first timer, and receiving an indication of a downlink or uplink transmission for the UE. The method comprises after receiving the indication of the downlink or uplink transmission for the UE, stopping monitoring the first timer, wherein after the first timer is stopped the UE does not need to monitor the downlink control channel. The method comprises performing an uplink transmission associated with the indicated downlink or uplink transmission for the UE. The method comprises starting a second timer after receiving the indication for the downlink or uplink transmission for the UE, the duration of the second timer comprising an offset period, and, when the second timer expires, starting a third timer. The UE monitors the downlink control channel for the duration of the third timer.
US11470678B2	Broadcast of multiple physical cell identity ranges Apparatus, methods and computer-readable media for broadcast of multiple physical cell identity ranges are disclosed herein. A user equipment (UE) can receive system information (SI) containing physical cell identities (PCIs) associated with a first cell type or a second cell type, in which the first cell type is accessible to a first set of UEs and the second cell type is accessible to a second set of UEs and a second set of PCIs containing PCIs corresponding to a set of cells of the second cell type. The UE can also monitor for cells with a PCI in the first set of PCIs or the second set of PCIs. A base station may generate the SI indicating the first set of PCIs and the second set of PCIs. Additionally, the base station can communicate the SI to one or more UEs.
US11470676B2	Method and apparatus for controlling UE state transition in a wireless communication system Methods and apparatuses are provided to avoid unintended UE state transition, and the risk of packet loss due to unintended UE state transition is reduced. The methods and apparatuses are also provided to avoid unintended BWP switching, and the risk of packet loss due to unintended BWP switching is reduced. A device (e.g., UE) is configured by a network node through a signaling with a functionality, wherein the functionality is associated with a timer. The device receives a package, wherein the package contains one or more payload, and the payload is mapped to a logical channel, wherein the logical channel is used for multicast and/or broadcast service, and the device starts or restarts the timer.
US11470672B2	Multi-connection recovery method in non-activated state and device therefor A method for resume of multi-connection in an inactive state and a device thereof are provided. The method includes: receiving a connection resume request sent by a terminal, and acquiring configuration of at least one node and/or a measurement report of the at least one node; and according to the configuration of the at least one node and/or the measurement report of the at least one node, adding part or all of the at least one node as a secondary node of the terminal.
US11470666B2	Autonomous formation for backhaul networks A user equipment (UE) may experience poor communication with a network access device, and the network access device may configure the UE to connect to, and route communications through, one or more relay nodes (e.g., which may be another UE, a network operator-deployed relay, etc.). Techniques are described whereby these relay nodes may autonomously form a wireless backhaul network. Sequential implementations are considered such that the size of the wireless backhaul network may scale efficiently. In some examples, the wireless backhaul network may form by reusing existing connectivity establishment procedures. Importantly, the proposed techniques enable a relay to possess (e.g., be configured with) functionality that may traditionally be associated with a UE, base station, and gateway. Such multi-faceted functionality may enable the described sequential formation of wireless backhaul networks with tree topology.
US11470665B2	Negotiation on bearer type configurations Apparatuses, systems, and methods for a wireless device to perform negotiation of bearer type configuration and/or related parameters. A user equipment device (UE) and/or network may determine a bearer configuration and/or other parameters based on information or measurements of the UE. The UE and the BS may exchange data using a negotiated configuration.
US11470664B2	Concurrent wireless communications over licensed and unlicensed spectrum Methods and apparatuses are described for wireless communications. A first method includes transmitting a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications signal to a wireless node in a licensed spectrum, and transmitting, concurrently with the transmission of the first OFDMA communications signal, a second OFDMA communications signal to the wireless node in an unlicensed spectrum. A second method includes receiving a first Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) communications signal from a wireless node in a licensed spectrum, and receiving, concurrently with the reception of the first OFDMA communications signal, a second OFDMA communication signal from the wireless node in an unlicensed spectrum. A third method includes generating a periodic gating interval for a cellular downlink in an unlicensed spectrum, and synchronizing at least one boundary of the periodic gating interval with at least one boundary of a periodic frame structure associated with a primary component carrier of the cellular downlink.
US11470660B2	Apparatus and method for traffic path control between LTE and NR access in 5G network environment The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.
US11470657B2	Method, user equipment, and network node for performing PDU session establishment procedure for LADN One disclosure of the present specification provides a method by which a user equipment (UE) performs a protocol data unit (PDU) session establishment procedure for a local area data network (LADN). The method comprises: when a pre-set condition related to an LADN policy is satisfied, transmitting a message requesting an access and mobility management function (AMF) for the LADN policy; receiving, from the AMF, the LADN policy provided by a policy control function (PCF), wherein the LADN policy comprises information about at least one application and information about a LADN data network name (DNN) related to the at least one application; determining a LADN DNN to be used by the UE, on the basis of the LADN policy; and transmitting a PDU session establishment request message related to the determined LADN DNN to the AMF.
US11470655B2	Enhanced downlink control information detection Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may perform a transmission detection procedure on each base station before combining control information. The UE may use demodulation reference signals (DMRS) as a detection mechanism. If the UE detects a DMRS from a base station, the UE may determine that a control resource set associated with the base station is valid for combining. If the UE does not detect DMRS from the base station, the UE may refrain from combining control information from the base station. In another example, base stations that pass a listen-before-talk (LBT) pr6ocedure may transmit a preamble before transmitting control information. A preamble may carry a preamble sequence associated with a specific control resource set. The UE may identify a preamble sequence and determine that the corresponding control resource set is valid for control information combining.
US11470653B2	Integrated circuit for controlling selection of random access preamble sequence A sequence allocating method and apparatus wherein in a system where a plurality of different Zadoff-Chu sequences or GCL sequences are allocated to a single cell, the arithmetic amount and circuit scale of a correlating circuit at a receiving end can be reduced. In ST201, a counter (a) and a number (p) of current sequence allocations are initialized, and in ST202, it is determined whether the number (p) of current sequence allocations is coincident with a number (K) of allocations to one cell. In ST203, it is determined whether the number (K) of allocations to the one cell is odd or even. If K is even, in ST204-ST206, sequence numbers (r=a and r=N−a), which are not currently allocated, are combined and then allocated. If K is odd, in ST207-ST212, for sequences that cannot be paired, one of sequence numbers (r=a and r=N−a), which are not currently allocated, is allocated.
US11470652B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system Provided is a method of performing a random access procedure, the method including: selecting, from among a plurality of Synchronization Signal Blocks (SSBs), a first SSB that exceeds a threshold value of signal power; transmitting a contention-based random access preamble corresponding to the first SSB; receiving a first Random Access Response (RAR) corresponding to the contention-based random access preamble; obtaining a first Media Access Control Protocol Data Unit (MAC PDU) corresponding to a size of uplink (UL) resource allocation in the first RAR; transmitting a message3 (Msg3) including the first MAC PDU; determining, by transmitting the Msg3, whether contention is resolved; and when the contention is not resolved, performing a contention-free random access procedure.
US11470651B2	Configuration of a first message for a two-step random access channel procedure A user equipment (UE) may be configured to receive configuration information from a base station, and the configuration information may indicate at least two different random access channel (RACH) request configuration parameters that each is associated with a respective radio resource control (RRC) state. The UE may be further configured to generate a first message associated with a two-step RACH procedure including a preamble and a payload, the payload including data on an uplink data channel and at least one reference signal. The UE may be further configured to transmit the first message to the base station using at least one of the at least two different RACH request configuration parameters that corresponds to an RRC state of the UE. The preamble may be transmitted on a first set of resources associated with a RACH occasion, and the payload may be transmitted on a second set of resources.
US11470650B2	Preamble and physical uplink shared channel resource ordering and scrambling identifier generation for two-step random access channel procedure Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station, a random access channel (RACH) occasion (RO) configuration that includes information related to ordered preamble resources. The UE may generate a preamble resource index according to various parameters selected based on the RO configuration information that relates to the ordered preamble resources. The UE may generate an uplink RACH message that includes a preamble based at least in part on the preamble resource index and a payload associated with a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) resource unit (PRU) mapped to the preamble resource index. After decoding the uplink RACH message, the base station may send a response message including scrambled downlink control information (e.g., based on a scrambling identifier or payload information associated with the uplink RACH message). Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11470646B2	Cellular vehicle-to-everything (CV2X) allocation collision reporting A method detecting allocation collisions from transmitting user equipments (UEs) in sidelink channel resources. The colliding allocations are detected and the quantity of allocation collisions is determined. A collision report is transmitted to other sidelink UEs within the coverage zone. The collision report or collision notification provides an indication of sidelink resources having identified colliding allocations. The identified allocation collisions may be pruned to remove potentially intentional collisions before collision report transmission.
US11470644B2	Control information transmission method, terminal device and network device The implementations of the present disclosure relate to a control information transmission method, a terminal device and a network device. The method comprises: a terminal device receiving downlink control information (DCI) sent by a network device, wherein the DCI comprises at least one information block, and a first information block of the at least one information block comprises control information of a first cell; and the first information block comprises at least one of the following: an identifier of the first cell, slot format indication (SFI) information, frequency domain resource indication information, frequency domain resource, end position information of the COT, physical random access channel (PRACH) resource indication information, and position indication information of a synchronization signal block (SSB).
US11470642B2	Channel access with variable energy detection thresholds Wireless communications systems and methods related to channel access with variable energy detection thresholds in a shared radio frequency band are provided. A wireless communication device, performs a listen-before-talk (LBT) procedure to contend for a maximum channel occupancy time (MCOT) in a first shared radio frequency band, the performing the LBT including performing, in the first shared radio frequency band, first channel sensing during a first portion of an LBT period based on a first energy detection threshold; and performing, in the first shared radio frequency band based on the first channel sensing, second channel sensing during a second portion of the LBT period based on a second energy detection threshold different from the first energy detection threshold; and communicating, in the first shared radio frequency band, a communication signal during the MCOT based on the LBT procedure.
US11470640B2	Downlink and uplink transmission methods and devices, base station, terminal, and storage medium Disclosed are a downlink transmission method and device, an uplink transmission method and device, a base station, a terminal, and a storage medium. The downlink transmission method includes: LBT processing is performed on at least one bandwidth unit resource, and at least one bandwidth unit resource of bandwidth unit resources on which results of the LBT processing result are successful is selected as a transmission bandwidth resource according to a result of the LBT processing; and a service transmission is performed to a terminal through the transmission bandwidth resource.
US11470635B2	Communication method and device This application provides a communication method and a device. The communication method includes: receiving a UL grant from a network device, where the UL grant is used to indicate an uplink transmission resource and transmission characteristic information; determining a first logical channel group, where each logical channel in the first logical channel group is mapped to one or more pieces of transmission characteristic information, and transmission characteristic information to which at least one logical channel in the first logical channel group is mapped matches the transmission characteristic information indicated by the UL grant; and sending a BSR of the first logical channel group to the network device by using the uplink transmission resource.
US11470633B2	Apparatus and method for operating user plane protocol stack in connectionless communication system The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th-generation (4G) communication system such as a long term evolution (LTE). A method for communication by a base station is provided. The method includes transmitting a scheduling assignment including a first part of a destination identifier (ID), and transmitting a medium access control (MAC) protocol data unit (PDU) including a MAC header including a user equipment (UE) ID and a second part of the destination ID.
US11470631B2	Terminal, method, and system for beam failure recovery To appropriately perform a Beam Failure Recovery (BFR) procedure even when communication is performed by using a plurality of transmission reception points in a future radio communication system, one aspect of a user terminal according to the present disclosure includes: a receiving section that receives one or more pieces of downlink control information and a first reference signal for beam failure detection, the one or more pieces of downlink control information being used to schedule downlink shared channels transmitted from a plurality of transmission reception points; and a control section that detects a beam failure of a transmission reception point associated with the first reference signal.
US11470628B2	Method and system for scheduled uplink transmission in a wireless network Method and apparatus of a terminal device and a base station for scheduled uplink transmission are provided in this disclosure. In a terminal device, an uplink grant from a base station is detected providing permission of data transmission from the terminal device. A coordination indicator identifying a resource coordination zone is transmitted to the base station along with the data. Then, controlling messages are sent from the terminal device for a further uplink grant to be issued from the base station, based on monitoring the resource coordination zone. Problem arising from channel interference can be resolved through the provided methods.
US11470626B2	User terminal and radio communication method Transmission of a plurality of items of UL data and/or a plurality of pieces of UCI having different requirements is appropriately controlled. A user terminal according to the present invention includes: a transmission section that transmits first Uplink Control Information (UCI) and/or first UL data by using a first Uplink (UL) data channel, and/or transmits second UCI and/or second UL data by using a second UL data channel; and a control section that, when at least part of a scheduled duration of the second UL data channel overlaps a transmission timing of the first UCI and/or the first UL data, controls transmission of the first UCI and/or the first UL data.
US11470625B2	Time division duplex (TDD) subframe structure supporting single and multiple interlace modes Aspects of the present disclosure provide a time division duplex (TDD) subframe structure that supports both single and multiple interlace modes of operation. In a single interlace mode, control information, data information corresponding to the control information and acknowledgement information corresponding to the data information are included in a single subframe. In a multiple interlace mode, at least one of the control information, the data information corresponding to the control information or the acknowledgement information corresponding to the data information is included in a different subframe. Both single and multiple interlace modes can be multiplexed together within the TDD subframe structure.
US11470624B1	Wireless device processes for enhanced uplink transmission A wireless device may determine to deprioritize an initial transmission and retransmission(s) of a second TB. In response to an overlap between a scheduled initial transmission of a first TB and a scheduled retransmission of the second TB, the wireless device may determine whether to prioritize the scheduled initial transmission of the first TB or the scheduled retransmission of the second TB based on a total number of the initial transmission and the retransmission(s) of the second TB and may perform an uplink transmission based on the determination.
US11470623B2	Electronic device, method for wireless communication system and storage medium The present disclosure relates to electronic device, method for a wireless communication system and storage medium. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a plurality of terminal devices are grouped based on respective data configuration parameters of the plurality of terminal devices; and for each group, data packets for terminal devices in the group are integrated into a composite data packet to be sent to the terminal devices in the group.
US11470621B2	Hearability improvements for interference management signals Wireless communications systems and methods related to improving detectability of interference management signals are provided. A first wireless communication device communicates, with a second wireless communication device, a first reservation signal indicating a reservation for a first transmission slot in a spectrum accessed by a plurality of network operating entities. The first wireless communication device and the second wireless communication device are associated with a first network operating entity of a plurality of network operating entities. The first reservation signal includes a duration based on a power class associated with the first network operating entity. The first wireless communication device communicates, with the second wireless communication device, a first communication signal in the first transmission slot.
US11470620B2	Dynamic slice priority handling Embodiments provide functionality for dynamic handling of network slice priorities. In an embodiment, a slice priority manager receives, from a network services node, data indicating changes in network resources available for maintaining instantiated network slices in a communication network. Based on the received data, changes in the network services node's ability to maintain the instantiated network slices are identified and a communication service provider is notified of the change. To continue, slice priority data that indicates a preferred order of a portion of the network slices for allocating the network resources is received from the communication service provider. In turn, an indication of the slice priority data is forwarded to the network services node to update allocation of network resources for the slices.
US11470616B2	Bandwidth part configurations for single carrier wideband operations The present disclosure relates to a communication method and system for converging a 5th-Generation (5G) communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4th-Generation (4G) system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services.Embodiments disclosed herein provide a method for managing a resource in a wireless communication system. The method includes allocating, by a base station, the resource for a data transmission from a User Equipment (UE) by indicating at least one bandwidth part in a total bandwidth supported by the UE. The resource is further allocated by indicating a Physical Downlink Control Channel (PDCCH) and a Physical Downlink Shared Control Channel (PDSCH) according to a configured subcarrier spacing and a CP length within the at least one bandwidth part, and by indicating an allocation of Resource Blocks (RBs) within the at least one bandwidth part.
US11470615B2	Resource availability indication Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a central unit (CU) may determine a set of resources that is unavailable for use by a distributed unit (DU) of the CU, the set of resources including one or more resources. The CU may transmit information identifying the set of resources that is unavailable for use by the DU to cause an inferior node of the DU to refrain from using the set of resources that is unavailable for use by the DU. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11470614B1	Frequency hopping enabling for an uplink control channel transmission by a user equipment An apparatus for wireless communication includes a transmitter configured to communicate with a base station based on a first uplink bandwidth part (BWP) that includes a first frequency subset and that further includes a second frequency subset. The apparatus further includes a receiver configured to receive, from the base station, one or more messages including a frequency hopping indicator that specifies whether a frequency hopping mode is enabled or disabled. The transmitter is further configured to transmit, to the base station, an uplink control channel transmission using both the first frequency subset and the second frequency subset based on the frequency hopping indicator specifying that the frequency hopping mode is enabled or using one of the first frequency subset or the second frequency subset based on the frequency hopping indicator specifying that the frequency hopping mode is disabled.
US11470613B2	Method for transmitting or receiving sidelink signal by terminal in wireless communication system supporting sidelink and apparatus therefor Disclosed according to various embodiments are a method for transmitting a sidelink signal by a terminal in a wireless communication system supporting a sidelink and an apparatus therefor. The method for transmitting a sidelink signal comprises the steps of: applying scramble codes to data symbols and a DMRS; performing frequency-division multiplexing (FDM) of the data symbols and the DMRS; and transmitting a sidelink signal including the frequency division multiplexed (FDM) data symbols and DMRS, wherein the transmitted sidelink signal is a single sidelink signal selected from a plurality of sidelink signals which are generated by applying the plurality of scramble codes to the data symbols and the DMRS, respectively.
US11470609B2	Methods and apparatus to facilitate layer 1 cross-carrier repetition Apparatus, methods, and computer-readable media for facilitating layer 1 cross-carrier repetitions are disclosed herein. An example method for wireless communication includes determining a repetition configuration for semi-persistent scheduling (SPS) or a configured grant (CG) associated with a data transmission on a first entity and at least one repetition of the data transmission on a second entity. The example method also includes receiving the data transmission and the at least one repetition of the data transmission. The example method also includes combining the data transmission and the at least one repetition of the data transmission to decode the data transmission.
US11470604B2	Reporting and scheduling in an integrated access backhaul network Wireless communications systems and methods related to communicating in an integrated access backhaul (IAB) network are provided. A first wireless communication device transmits to a second wireless device during a first one of a plurality of slots; and receives a second transmission from the second wireless device during a second one of the plurality of slots. The second transmission includes link quality information about the first transmission and scheduling information for a third transmission between the first and second wireless devices.
US11470603B2	Method and apparatus for transmitting downlink control information in wireless communication system A communication method and system for converging a 5G communication system for supporting higher data rates beyond a 4G system with a technology for Internet of Things (IoT) is disclosed. A method of a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes receiving downlink control information (DCI) including frequency domain resource allocation information on a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) from a base station, identifying an allocated resource for transmitting or receiving data based on the frequency domain resource allocation information, and transmitting or receiving the data on the allocated resource. When the frequency domain resource allocation information is based on a first bandwidth part of a first bandwidth and the DCI is for a second bandwidth part corresponding to a second bandwidth, the allocated resource is identified by applying a scaling factor based on the first bandwidth and the second bandwidth.
US11470598B2	Transmitting data in a control channel Aspects of the disclosure relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive an indicator, in a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH) payload, that indicates whether the PDCCH payload includes data or downlink control information (DCI) for obtaining the data, wherein the indicator is an initial state of a cyclic redundancy check that includes a predefined sequence of bits; and obtain at least one of the data or the DCI based at least in part on the indicator. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11470596B2	Determination of start time of PDCCH monitoring occasion A method for performing PDCCH monitoring of component carriers (CCs) in a carrier aggregation scheme that aggregates a first CC and a second CC. In some embodiments, the method includes: calculating a first monitoring occasion start time for a monitoring occasion of the first CC, wherein the first monitoring occasion start time is expressed as a first symbol-index value; calculating a second monitoring occasion start time for a monitoring occasion of the second CC, wherein the second monitoring occasion start time is expressed as a second symbol-index value; and generating a schedule for the monitoring occasion of the first CC and the monitoring occasion of the second CC based on an ascending order of the first monitoring occasion start time and the second monitoring occasion start time.
US11470595B2	Wireless communication method and wireless communication terminal, which use discontinuous channel The present invention relates to a wireless communication method and a wireless communication terminal using a non-contiguous channel. To this end, provided are a wireless communication terminal including a processor and a transceiver, wherein the processor receives a wireless packet through the communication unit, obtains total bandwidth information indicated via a bandwidth field of HE-SIG-A of the received packet, obtains information of an unassigned resource unit via at least one of the bandwidth field of the HE-SIG-A and a subfield of HE-SIG-B of the received packet, and decodes the received packet based on the total bandwidth information and the information of the unassigned resource unit and a wireless communication method using the same.
US11470593B2	Method for transmitting/receiving downlink control information and device therefor The present disclosure provides a method for a terminal to receive downlink control information (DCI) in a wireless communication system. Particularly, the method is characterized in that DCI is received through one or more control channel elements (CCE) based on an aggregation level for a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), wherein each of the one or more CCEs includes a plurality of resource element groups (REG), each of the plurality of REGs includes a plurality of resource elements (RE), and the DCI is mapped to a first RE included in a first REG and then to a second RE included in a second REG.
US11470592B2	Dynamic receiver timing for downlink transmissions Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A user equipment (UE) may receive signaling, such as a downlink control information (DCI), that identifies a transmission configuration state from a set of transmission configuration states, from which the UE may determine a receiver timing. The UE may then receive a downlink transmission, such as a physical downlink shared channel (PDSCH), from one or more transmission/reception points (TRPs). The UE may use the receiver timing to decode the downlink transmission by performing a fast fourier transform (FFT) with the receiver timing for the downlink transmission.
US11470590B2	Time-domain resource allocation and determination method and apparatus, base station, terminal, and storage medium Provided are a time-domain resource allocation and determination method, apparatus, base station, terminal and storage medium. The allocation method includes: determining a number of switching time slots required for current bandwidth part resource switching according to an original bandwidth part resource and a target bandwidth part resource, the original bandwidth part resource is a bandwidth part resource used by a terminal before the current bandwidth part resource switching and the target bandwidth part resource is a bandwidth part resource used by the terminal after the current bandwidth part resource switching; and determining a target time slot deviation for performing a data transmission by using the target bandwidth part resource according to the number of switching time slots and a basic time slot deviation, the basic time slot deviation is determined according to time-domain resource allocation indication information carried in transmission indication information sent by a base station.
US11470589B2	Communication method and communications apparatus A communication method and a communications apparatus are provided. The method includes: determining a first bandwidth part (BWP) and a second BWP; determining an association relationship between the first BWP and the second BWP; and recovering a link of a first downlink resource of the first BWP based on the association relationship and/or detecting a link failure of a second downlink resource of the second BWP based on the association relationship. The link of the first downlink resource of the first BWP can be accurately recovered based on the association relationship between the two BWPs, thereby ensuring communication reliability.
US11470585B2	Method and device for determining uplink multiplexed time-frequency resource, storage medium, and user equipment A method and a device for determining an uplink multiplexed time-frequency resource, a storage medium, and a user equipment. The method may include: acquiring indication information of the uplink multiplexed time-frequency resource from a base station, wherein the indication information comprises resource indication information of a frequency domain resource in the uplink multiplexed time-frequency resource; determining resource information of the frequency domain resource based on the resource indication information; and determining resource information of a time domain resource in the uplink multiplexed time-frequency resource at least based on a time domain position of the last symbol of the indication information. Resource information of a time domain resource may be determined based on less information, which facilitates saving signaling overheads of indication information of uplink multiplexed time-frequency resources.
US11470580B2	Flexible and scalable information transmission method, apparatus and system Provided is an information transmission method, apparatus and system. The information transmission method includes: obtaining, by a first communication node, a control channel description list which includes description information of N control channels, where N is a positive integer and the description information of each of the control channels includes one or more of: control channel configuration information, reference signal configuration information, link resource configuration information, operating bandwidth configuration information, puncturing configuration information, frequency hopping configuration formation, transmission time interval length configuration information, power control configuration information and beam configuration information; and sending, by the first communication node, the control channel description list to a second communication node.
US11470579B2	Directing client devices between co-located macro and micro wireless cells Embodiments herein describe using a dual assess point (AP) to establish two access points that both are established by two individual radios (e.g., two 5 GHz radios). Generally, APs experience highly degraded performance when two co-located radios operate within the same band. In one embodiment, AP devices can deploy same band radios using a macro-micro cell approach. Thus, the AP may intelligently hand off client devices between the micro and macro cell in a way that optimizes the system for overall throughput and low packet latency while creating minimal oscillation of clients between cells. The embodiments in this disclosure disclose techniques that direct clients in a manner that optimizes these factors.
US11470578B2	Transmission device, transmission method, and reception device, reception method, and communication method The present technology relates to a transmission device, a transmission method, a reception device, a reception method, and a communication method capable of shortening a pause time of data transmission.According to an aspect of the present technology, a transmission device classifies channels usable for data transmission into a plurality of groups, selects the channels that are used in transmission units and that continue on a time axis from the channels of the different groups in accordance with an identifier, and performs the data transmission of the transmission units by using the selected channels. It is possible to make application to a communication system transmitting data through one-way communication from a transmission device to a reception device.
US11470574B2	Method and device for determining position of paging frame, and terminal device A method and a device for determining a position of a paging frame, and a terminal device are provided. The method includes: determining a synchronization signal block in a discontinuous reception (DRX) cycle; and determining the position of the paging frame (PF) after a position where the synchronization signal block in the DRX cycle is located.
US11470573B2	Method and device for positioning in wireless communication The disclosure provides a method and a device for positioning in wireless communication. A first node transmits Q1 first-type radio signal(s) and transmits first information; wherein the Q1 first-type radio signal(s) is(are) transmitted by Q1 spatial parameter group(s) respectively; the first information includes a first Identifier (ID) and Q1 piece(s) of channel information, and the first information is used for indicating Q1 geographic position(s); the Q1 piece(s) of channel information is(are) based on a channel measurement(s) performed by a target node for the Q1 spatial parameter group(s) respectively, and the target node is identified by the first ID; and the Q1 spatial parameter group(s) cover(s) the Q1 geographic position(s) respectively. The disclosure can improve the precision of positioning and meanwhile keep a good compatibility with existing systems.
US11470572B2	Systems, methods, and devices for geolocation with deployable large scale arrays Systems, methods, and apparatus for geolocating a signal emitting device are disclosed. A monitoring array comprises at least four monitoring units. A distance ratio between the at least four monitoring units relative to a midpoint is determined. The at least four monitoring units are operable to scan independently for a signal of interest. The at least four monitoring units are operable to calculate times of arrival and angles of arrival for the signal of interest. Each of the at least four monitoring units is operable to measure the signal of interest and transmit a formatted message to other monitoring units within the monitoring array. Each of the at least four monitoring units is operable to determine a location of the signal emitting device from which the signal of interest is emitted based on calculations and measurements relating to the signal of interest.
US11470568B2	Synchronizing TSN master clocks in wireless networks A synchronization signal is received at a user equipment from a base station. The user equipment synchronizes clocks between the user equipment and the base station using a combination of sample and sub-sample timing determined based at least in part on the synchronization signal. At a base station, the base station transmits toward a user equipment a synchronization signal. The base station synchronizes clocks between the base station and the user equipment using a combination of sample and sub-sample timing determined based on at least the synchronization signal. Methods, apparatus, software, and computer program products are disclosed.
US11470567B2	Network timing reference synchronization In an aspect, a UE may perform clock synchronization in accordance with a first network timing reference, such as a unicast network timing reference (UNTR) or a broadcast networking timing reference (BNTR). The UE may detect event(s) associated with a connection to a BS, which may trigger a switch between the UNTR and the BNTR for clock synchronization. In a further aspect, a communications device (e.g., UE or BS) may determine to transition a UE between the BNTR and UNTR for clock synchronization, and may perform one or more actions to facilitate the network timing reference transition.
US11470564B2	Lean synchronization signal blocks for reduced capability devices Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. A synchronization signal block (SSB) may include a primary synchronization signal (PSS), a secondary synchronization signal (SSS), and a physical broadcast channel (PBCH). According to the techniques described herein, a lean SSB design may include one of either the PSS or the SSS (e.g., such that the lean SSB may include, for example, 12 resource blocks compared to the 20 resource blocks associated with an SSB). As such, a lean SSB may be transmitted within a configured narrow bandwidth part (NBWP) and may support reduced capability devices (e.g., bandwidth reduced user equipment (UEs)) while maintaining compatibility with other devices (e.g., traditional or full capability devices). The techniques described herein may further provide for lean SSB repetition, beam management (e.g., narrower beams) enabled via lean SSBs, data inclusion in remaining symbols of lean SSBs, etc.
US11470562B2	Power control considerations for small data transfer Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for controlling power for small data transfer (SDT).
US11470559B2	Uplink power scaling for advanced wireless communication systems A method of a user equipment (UE) for an uplink power control is provided. The method comprises receiving, from a base station (BS), configuration information indicating a power scaling value (β) to be applied to a physical uplink shared channel (PUSCH) transmission, determining, based on the received configuration information, the power scaling value (β) for the PUSCH transmission from values of β = 1 ⁢ ⁢ or ⁢ ⁢ β = ρ 0 ρ , where ρ0 is a number of antenna ports with a non-zero PUSCH transmission power and ρ is a number of sounding reference signal (SRS) ports, and transmitting the PUSCH transmission with a linear value ({circumflex over (P)}) of transmit power scaled based on the determined power scaling value (β), where the linear value ({circumflex over (P)}) of the transmit power after power scaling, β×{circumflex over (P)}, is divided equally across the antenna ports on which the UE transmits the PUSCH transmission with non-zero power.
US11470556B2	Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption of receiving data in wireless communication system A wireless communication method of a receiver, including performing a first determination of whether to decode a control channel of a current time transmission interval (TTI) based on control channel information of a previous TTI; decoding the control channel of the current TTI based on a result of the first determination; performing a second determination of whether a data channel is included in the current TTI based on a result of the decoding; and performing a third determination of whether to deactivate a communication interface configured to process a received signal based on a result of the second determination.
US11470555B2	Information processing device, and information processing method using multiple multiplexing methods An information processing device includes a control unit. A first device that transmits data to the information processing device has a multiplexing function for multiplexing and transmitting data from a plurality of devices including the first device to the information processing device. The control unit provided in the information processing device performs control to tell the first device having the multiplexing function a multiplexing method for notification information and presence of data addressed to the first device. The notification information indicates that the first device has shifted from a functional suspension state to a data receivable state. The information processing device can reduce power consumption.
US11470554B2	Communication apparatus and control method thereof A communication apparatus that operates as an access point in compliance with IEEE 802.11ba and communicates with a WUR (Wake-Up Radio) function for transiting a terminal from a power saving state to a normal state, comprises a collection unit that collects, from another access point, information related to a WUR of the other access point; and a notification unit that notifies the terminal of the information related to the WUR of the other access point collected by the collection unit.
US11470548B2	Cellular telecommunications network This disclosure provides a base station, and a method of operating a base station, in a cellular telecommunications network, the method including the first base station operating in energy saving mode; the first base station receiving a first message, the first message instructing the first base station to exit energy saving mode and to compensate for a second base station; and the first base station exiting energy saving mode and compensating for the second base station.
US11470539B2	Method and device for controlling mobile terminal to use network, base station, and user equipment A method for controlling a mobile terminal to use a network includes: receiving moving speed reported by the mobile terminal; if the moving speed is higher than or equal to a speed threshold, allowing the mobile terminal to use a current dedicated network; and if the moving speed is lower than the speed threshold, refusing the mobile terminal to use the current dedicated network.
US11470538B2	Method and system for network slice interworking of 5G network A network slice interworking method includes receiving a network slice information request from a user equipment (UE), identifying network slice subscription information of the UE, verifying whether the network slice subscription information matches pre-stored network slice selection assistance information (NSSAI), transmitting network slice information including the pre-stored NSSAI to the UE when the network slice subscription information matches the pre-stored NSSAI, transmitting a network slice selection request to a network slice selection function (NSSF) when the network slice subscription information does not match the pre-stored NSSAI, receiving a network slice selection result in response to the network slice selection request, and transmitting network slice information including the received network slice selection result to the UE.
US11470537B2	Cell access method of terminal in wireless communication system, and apparatus therefor A cell access method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, and an apparatus therefor are disclosed. Particularly, provided is a cell access method by which a terminal supports standalone machine type communication (sMTC) in a wireless communication system, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a base station, one from among a plurality of system information blocks (SIBs), wherein the one SIB includes first instruction information related to the blocking of cell access of terminals for supporting services other than the sMTC; performing the cell access; and performing, on the basis of the first instruction information. a specific operation related to the sMTC when the cell does not permit the cell access of the terminals for supporting services other than the sMTC.
US11470527B1	Systems and methods for device-assisted seamless transfer between edge computing systems in a wireless network A system described herein may provide a technique for the seamless transfer of services provided by a first Multi-Access/Mobile Edge Computing device (“MEC”) to a User Equipment (“UE”), to a second MEC. Context information associated with a given application for which services are provided by the first MEC may be cached by the UE based on a determination that the second MEC should provide the services, and the UE may provide the cached information to the second MEC in order to seamlessly continue receiving services. The providing of the cached information to the UE and/or to the second MEC may be performed with an elevated priority level, in order to facilitate the seamless providing of the services relating to the application, thus resulting in minimal to no interruption of the user experience associated with the application.
US11470524B2	Wireless network switchover via tune-away notifications According to one configuration, while the user equipment is wirelessly connected to a first wireless base station over a first wireless communication link, a communication management resource in the user equipment receives input (such as a request) to tune-away the user equipment to a second wireless base station providing corresponding wireless services. To facilitate the temporary tune-away to the second wireless network, the communication management resource of the user equipment generates timing information associated with the switchover. In furtherance of the switchover (temporary tune-away) to the second wireless base station, the communication management resource of the user equipment transmits the timing information in a wireless communication over the first wireless communication link to the first wireless base station.
US11470523B2	Apparatuses and methods for user equipment (UE) to report new radio (NR) measurement gap requirement information A User Equipment (UE) including a wireless transceiver and a controller is provided. The wireless transceiver performs wireless transmission and reception to and from a first base station. The controller is coupled to the wireless transceiver, and configured to receive an RRC reconfiguration message from the first base station via the wireless transceiver, and in response to the UE being configured to provide measurement gap requirement information of NR target bands, send an RRC reconfiguration complete message including the measurement gap requirement information to the first base station via the wireless transceiver.
US11470522B2	Radio resource management (RRM) measurement for new radio (NR) network Apparatus and methods are provided for RRM measurement in the NR network. In one novel aspect, the RRM measurement is configured with one measurement gap for SS block and CSI-RS. In one embodiment, an extended MGL (eMGL) is configured such that the SS block and CSI-RS is measurement within one measurement gap. In another embodiment, the shorter MGL (sMGL) that is shorter than the standard MGL is configured. In another novel aspect, the CSI-RS is allocated adjacent to the SS blocks such that one measurement gap is configured for both the SS block and CSI-RS measurement. In another novel aspect, the CSI-RS measurement is conditionally configured. In yet another novel aspect, the UE decodes the time index of the SS block conditionally.
US11470521B2	Device and method for prediction of metrics in a wireless network with multiple access points To predict a first metric for a station in a wireless network, at least one hardware processor in a prediction device or at least one hardware processor in a first access point associated with the station, determines that a recent measurement of a second metric correlated with the first metric has changed compared to a previous measurement of the second metric, the second metric for the station and measure by the first access point; and in case the second metric has changed, prediction of the first metric for the station is triggered. The first metric can be a signal strength of a signal received by the station from a second point not associated with the station and the second metric a signal strength of a signal received by the first access point from the station.
US11470520B2	Parallel routing for wireless handoffs Systems, devices, and techniques described herein relate to parallel routing of data packets prior to and/or during a handoff event for a user equipment (UE) between cells. An example method includes determining, by a network device, that a UE is about to participate in a handoff event while the network device is transmitting data packets associated with a service to a cell currently in communication with the UE. The network device may determine a destination cell in which the UE will be performing the handoff with and may replicate the data packets and send the data packets to both of the current cell and the destination cell in parallel. When the UE performs the handoff with the destination cell, the data packets required for receiving the service will already be present and the UE will not experience any interruption in the service prior to and/or during the handoff.
US11470519B2	Bandwidth part operation during handover procedure The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal for performing a handover procedure in a mobile communication system from a source to a target base station. The target base station is configured for the mobile terminal with at least a first and a different second bandwidth part within its cell bandwidth. The mobile terminal comprises: a transceiver which, in operation, receives from the source base station a handover command message including information regarding the configured at least first and second bandwidth part; and a processor which, in operation and upon reception of the handover command message, activates in the transceiver at least a selected one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, and controls the transceiver to perform, over the activated at least one of the configured at least first or second bandwidth part, communication with the target base station as part of the handover procedure.
US11470518B2	Relaying between a user equipment and a network A radio access network comprises a first radio access node and a second radio access node. On determining that a first UE that is served by the first radio access node should start relaying through a second UE, it is determined whether the second UE is served by the first radio access node. In response to determining that the second UE is served not by the first radio access node but by the second radio access node, a handover is initiated, such that the first and second UEs are served by the same radio access node.
US11470513B2	Apparatus and method for supporting session continuity in wireless communication system A method performed by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes transmitting, to an access and mobility function (AMF), a registration request message for moving to a first public land mobile network (PLMN) from a second PLMN, receiving, from the AMF, a registration accept message including first single-network slice selection assistance information (S-NSSAI) corresponding to the first PLMN of the AMF, determining whether second S-NSSAI associated with a protocol data unit (PDU) session established for the UE matches to the first S-NSSAI, wherein the second S-NSSAI corresponds to the second PLMN, and locally updating the PDU session based on a result of the determining.
US11470506B2	Wireless communication method using frame aggregation and wireless communication terminal using same A method for constructing an aggregated frame for efficient wireless communication in a high-density environment and a wireless communication method using the same is provided. The wireless communication method may include: generating an aggregated MPDU (A-MPDU) including a plurality of MAC protocol data unit (MPDU) groups to which independent modulation and coding schemes (MCSs) are applied, respectively; and transmitting the generated A-MPDU through the transceiver and a wireless communication terminal may use the same.
US11470505B2	Support for linking of packet detection rules (PDR) for optimizing throughput of combined serving gateway (SGW)/packet gateway (PGW) architecture A method for linking Packet Detection Rules (PDRs) for optimizing throughput of combined Serving Gateway (SGW)/Packet Gateway (PGW) architecture is disclosed. In one embodiment the method includes, determining a SGW and a PGW are co-located on a system and when the SGW and PGW are co-located on a same system then performing a Packet Forwarding Control Protocol (PFCP) session lookup for an uplink packet at the SGW; determining which PDR to use for sending the uplink traffic; using the PDR to remove any tunneling protocol header; checking the PDR to determine if the next hop is local; when the next hop is local, then finding the PGW PDRs for this FTEID; identifying a PGW PDR matching with the current packet; performing any packet encapsulation; and after performing any optional header checksum calculations, sending the packet.
US11470503B2	Communicating over multiple radio access technologies (RATs) A user equipment (UE) may transmit a service request using a first frequency band, the first frequency band being paired to a second frequency band to operate using frequency division duplex (FDD). The UE may further transmit a setup message over the second frequency band, the setup message indicating a third time division duplex (TDD) frequency band for communication. The UE may receive downlink data simultaneously over the second frequency band and the third TDD frequency band, wherein multimedia data is received on the third TDD frequency band.
US11470502B2	Congestion notification by data packet from intermediate node A node (110) of a communication network forwards a first data packet (301) from a server (150) to a client (10). Further, the node detects a congestion affecting the first data packet (301). Further, the node (110) generates at least one second data packet (306) addressed to the server (150). The at least one second data packet (306) indicates the detected congestion and comprises verification information enabling the server (150) to verify that the indicated congestion relates to the first data packet (301).
US11470500B2	Short buffer status reports for multiple logical channel groups A method may be provided to operate a wireless terminal in a Radio Access Network RAN. A plurality of Logical Channel Groups LCGs may be configured for the wireless terminal, and data may be buffered for more than one of the plurality of LCGs for the wireless terminal. A buffer status report BSR may be transmitted to a base station of the RAN, wherein the BSR indicates a size of an aggregation of data buffered for at least two of the plurality of LCGs for the wireless terminal. Related wireless terminals are also discussed.
US11470499B2	Method and device for processing data in wireless communication system Provided is a method, performed by a user equipment (UE), of processing data in a wireless communication system, the method including: determining a format for buffer status report based on a buffer status of each of logical channel groups when the UE receiving an uplink transmission resource from a base station determines to report the buffer status to the base station; allocating, to each of the logical channel groups, a transmission resource remaining after excluding, from the uplink transmission resource, a transmission resource used for reporting the buffer status of the determined format; and re-determining the format for the buffer status report based on the buffer status of each of the logical channel groups after the allocating.
US11470495B2	Wi-Fi measurement report enhancement techniques Radio management reporting techniques can allow a reporting station to send measurement parameters in one or more radio management frames. The receiving station can receive the radio management measurement parameters within a requested time period and/or can determine when the last requested radio management measurement parameter has been received.
US11470491B2	Method and apparatus for adjusting channel quality indicator feedback period to increase uplink capacity A method and apparatus for adjusting a channel quality indicator (CQI) feedback period to increase uplink capacity in a wireless communication system are disclosed. The uplink capacity is increased by reducing the uplink interference caused by CQI transmissions. A wireless transmit/receive unit (WTRU) monitors a status of downlink transmissions to the WTRU and sets the CQI feedback period based on the status of the downlink transmissions to the WTRU. A base station monitors uplink and downlink transmission needs. The base station determines the CQI feedback period of at least one WTRU based on the uplink and downlink transmission needs and sends a command to the WTRU to change the CQI feedback period of the WTRU.
US11470488B1	Beam failure detection and recovery A wireless device may receive message(s) comprising first configuration parameter(s), that are applicable for beam failure detection and/or recovery while the wireless device is in an RRC connected state, and second configuration parameter(s) that are applicable for beam failure detection and/or recovery while the wireless device is in an RRC inactive state. While in the RRC connected state, the wireless device may detect a beam failure or trigger a beam failure recovery based on the first configuration parameter(s). While in the RRC inactive state, the wireless device may detect a beam failure or trigger a beam failure recovery based on the second configuration parameter(s).
US11470487B2	User equipment and method thereof The present invention provides a link evaluation method in user equipment and user equipment. The user equipment has a discontinuous reception (DRX) mode and a non-DRX mode. The link evaluation method comprises: measuring a reference signal in an evaluation period; and in the case that a measurement result is lower than a preset threshold, judging that a beam failure instance (BFI) is generated, and notifying a higher layer of the BFI at an interval of an indication period, wherein when the user equipment is in the non-DRX mode, the duration of the evaluation period is first duration; when the user equipment is in the DRX mode, the duration of the evaluation period is second duration; and the second duration is greater than the first duration.
US11470485B2	Methods of operating and implementing wireless communications systems Computerized wireless transmitter/receiver system that automatically uses combinations of various methods, including transmitting data symbols by weighing or modulating a family of time shifted and frequency shifted waveforms bursts, pilot symbol methods, error detection methods, MIMO methods, and other methods, to automatically determine the structure of a data channel, and automatically compensate for signal distortions caused by various structural aspects of the data channel, as well as changes in channel structure. Often the data channel is a two or three dimensional space in which various wireless transmitters, receivers and signal reflectors are moving. The invention's modulation methods detect locations and speeds of various reflectors and other channel impairments. Error detection schemes, variation of modulation methods, and MIMO techniques further detect and compensate for impairments. The invention can automatically optimize its operational parameters, and produce a deterministic non-fading signal in environments in which other methods would likely degrade.
US11470484B2	UAV arrangement device and method based on machine learning for maximizing communication throughput The invention relates to a UAV arrangement device based on machine learning for maximizing communication throughput, the UAV arrangement device including: a communication module unit that receives location information and communication demand information of a user and transmits UAV arrangement information; a user information unit that stores and analyzes the location information and the communication demand information of the user; a UAV information unit that stores basic UAV information including UAV communication throughput; and a clustering algorithm modeling unit that calculates a location at which communication throughput is maximized, with a clustering algorithm based on the location information and the communication demand information of the user.The invention relates to a UAV arrangement method based on machine learning for maximizing communication throughput, the UAV arrangement method including: checking location information of a user; checking communication demand of a user; calculating central nodes of respective clusters at which communication throughput is maximized, by using a clustering algorithm; and arranging unmanned aerial vehicles of central nodes of the respective clusters.
US11470483B2	Determination of distribution of Wi-Fi devices within a local network A wireless testing system is provided that tests Wi-Fi signal strength of devices of a local network to determine distribution of network devices within the local network. In particular, one or more Wi-Fi-based devices may be located within or near a premises in which a wireless network is present. The devices are configured to automatically connect to a particular test broadcast signal from a modem and provide signal strength data. An application may log into or otherwise access the information obtained by the modem concerning the Wi-Fi signal strength of the wireless devices. The application may analyze the Wi-Fi signal strength information and may execute a recommendation engine to provide one or more recommendations/directions for installing components of the wireless network, such as wireless devices, modems, etc. to improve the coverage of the wireless network and provide a more robust wireless experience for devices within the wireless network.
US11470479B2	Dynamic spectrum sharing in wireless communications systems A method, an apparatus, a system, and a computer program product for performing dynamic spectrum sharing in a wireless communication system. A control plane message identifying a radio resource in a plurality of radio resources for controlling transmission of a data packet in a plurality of data packets between a plurality of communication devices is generated. The generated control plane message is transmitted. Using the identified radio resource, transmission of the data packet is controlled in a user plane.
US11470473B2	Medium access control security Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may transmit to a base station (BS), information indicating a medium access control (MAC) security capability of the UE. The UE may receive from the BS, a communication that includes an indication of a MAC security configuration for communications between the UE and the BS. The indication of the MAC security configuration may be based at least in part on the MAC security capability of the UE. Numerous other aspects are provided.
US11470469B2	Method, apparatus, computer program, and computer readable medium for managing subscription profile According to an embodiment, there is provided an electronic device including: a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive information of a network operator from at least one server; identify data location information based on the information of network operator; transmit the data location information to the other electronic device for activating a subscription profile at the other electronic device to use a network provided by the network operator; and manage the subscription profile of the other electronic device at the electronic device based on a user input.
US11470466B2	Method of transmitting and receiving data in wireless communication system supporting full-duplex radio and apparatus therefor A method of transmitting and receiving a signal by a user equipment (UE) in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The method includes receiving, from a base station (BS), a capability enquiry message requesting a capability of the UE, transmitting, to the BS, a capability information message including information on the capability of the UE based on the capability enquiry message, and receiving, from the BS, resource allocation information for resource allocated based on the capability information message. The capability information message includes information indicating whether the UE supports full-duplex (FD) mode for at least one combination of a downlink (DL) channel and an uplink (UL) channel.
US11470458B2	In-vehicle device, vehicle, method for downloading satellite orbit information, and program for downloading satellite orbit information This in-vehicle device is provided with: a determination information acquiring unit for acquiring determination information related to a vehicle; and a timing setting unit for setting, on the basis of the determination information, a timing for downloading satellite orbit information.
US11470457B2	Method, apparatus and computer program There is provided a method comprising a method comprising receiving a plurality of signals at a first receiver of a plurality of first receivers associated with a vehicle. At least one of the plurality of signals comprises at least one message. The method comprises processing the plurality of signals to determine the at least one message and providing the at least one message to a controller. The controller is configured to verify the at least one message for use in determining vehicle action.
US11470455B2	Device, system, and process for providing real-time short message data services for mission critical communications A wireless device configured to transmit short data messages includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive the short data messages, at least one sensor configured to detect at least one of a physical parameter, a user input, and a sensor input, and an application configured to encrypt the short data messages and configured to communicate with the at least one sensor. The wireless device further includes a processor configured to control the transceiver and to execute the application, the application is further configured to implement at least one of home security operations, personal emergency response operations, home automation operations, user location operations, fire alarm operations, vehicle telematics operations, and medical telematics operations, and a computer readable medium to store the application.
US11470454B2	Systems and methods for improved access to user data A computer-implemented method for providing user data for a user in a cellular network. The method comprises receiving a request for user data from a requesting entity. The method includes providing login credentials associated with the requesting entity to a short message service function (SMSF), and querying the SMSF for user data. The method includes receiving user data in response to the query and parsing the received user data. The method includes converting the received user data to an API response and transmitting the converted user data to the requesting entity.
US11470447B2	Issuing remote commands to tracking devices In one embodiment, a method includes receiving, by a tracking system server, an instruction from a first computing device relating to a feature of a second computing device having a tracking component and a functional component. The method includes receiving a notification from a third computing device that the second computing device has received a tracking signal from the tracking component. The method includes, in response to receiving the instruction and the notification, transmitting, by the tracking system server to the third computing device, an instruction for the second computing device relating to the feature, the third computing device configured to provide the instruction to the tracking component of the second computing device.
US11470443B2	Harvesting labels for significant locations based on candidate points of interest and contextual data In an example method, a computer system receives a query from a mobile device, including an indication of a location of the mobile device, and an environmental measurement obtained by the mobile device at the location. A set of candidate points of interest in geographical proximity to the location is determined. For each of one or more candidate points of interest of the set, a location fingerprint of the candidate point of interest and contextual data regarding the candidate point of interest are obtained. A similarity between the environmental measurement and each location fingerprint is determined. A particular candidate point of interest is selected from among the set based on the similarity, and based on an assessment of the contextual data. A label of the selected point of interest is associated with the location and transmitted to the mobile device.
US11470441B2	In-vehicle terminal and ride-sharing control method An in-vehicle terminal mounted in a vehicle includes a controller configured to: transmit a radio signal indicating that it is possible to share a ride in the vehicle; upon receipt of the radio signal from a user terminal that has received the radio signal, transmit information relating to the vehicle to the user terminal; and receive information indicating a result of determination of whether or not a user of the user terminal can join the ride in the vehicle, the determination being made using the information relating to the vehicle, from the user terminal.
US11470437B2	Processing object-based audio signals An audio processing system and method which calculates, based on spatial metadata of the audio object, a panning coefficient for each of the audio objects in relation to each of a plurality of predefined channel coverage zones. Converts the audio signal into submixes in relation to the predefined channel coverage zones based on the calculated panning coefficients and the audio objects. Each of the submixes indicating a sum of components of the plurality of the audio objects in relation to one of the predefined channel coverage zones. Generating a submix gain by applying an audio processing to each of the submix and controls an object gain applied to each of the audio objects. The object gain being as a function of the panning coefficients for each of the audio objects and the submix gains in relation to each of the predefined channel coverage zones.
US11470435B2	Method and device for processing audio signals using 2-channel stereo speaker Disclosed is an audio signal processing device. The audio signal processing device includes a receiving end configured to receive a 2-channel stereo signal and a processor configured to process the 2-channel stereo signal. The processor is configured to filter the 2-channel stereo signal using a spatial distortion removal filter and output the filtered 2-channel stereo signal to a speaker including two or more channels. The spatial distortion removal filter is a filter for offsetting distortion that occurs when the output signal is transmitted from the speaker to a listener, and includes an ipsilateral filter applied to an ipsilateral signal of the 2-channel audio signal and a contralateral filter applied to a contralateral signal of the 2-channel audio signal.
US11470434B2	System and method for estimating temperature of voice coil A system for determining the temperature of a voice coil of a speaker includes a first pre-emphasis filter which has an input coupled to receive a digitized current sense signal. The first pre-emphasis filter applies a gain to signal components at a selected frequency band and provides a pre-emphasized current sense signal. The system includes a second pre-emphasis filter which has an input coupled to receive a digitized voltage sense signal. The second pre-emphasis filter applies a gain to the signal components at the selected frequency band and provides a pre-emphasized voltage sense signal. The system includes a first quantizer module configured to map the pre-emphasized signal to a quantized current sense signal, and includes a second quantizer module configured to map the pre-emphasized voltage sense signal to a quantized voltage sense signal.
US11470431B1	Configurable power delivery for portable devices Techniques are described for dynamically changing a power draw from a power source of a portable device based on an audio output of the portable device. In an example, the portable device determines that an audio signal to be output by the portable device is associated with an audio mode. The portable device sets a voltage of a power converter of the portable device to a voltage level based at least in part on the audio mode. An amount of power is supplied from a power source of the portable device to the power converter based at least in part on the voltage level. In addition, the portable device outputs the audio signal based at least in part on the amount of power.
US11470430B2	Radio frequency antenna for an in-the-ear hearing device Disclosed herein, among other things, are systems and methods for a hearing device antenna. One aspect of the present subject matter includes a hearing device configured to be worn in an ear of a wearer to perform wireless communication. The hearing device includes a housing, hearing electronics within the housing, and an inverted F antenna or loop antenna disposed at least partially in the housing and configured for performing 2.4 GHz wireless communication. In various embodiments, at least a portion of the antenna protrudes from an exterior of the housing.
US11470428B2	Personalized calibration of an in-ear device An in-ear device occludes an ear canal of an ear of a user. The in-ear device is configured to be calibrated such that the user perceives audio content as though the in-ear device is not occluding the ear canal. A transducer of the in-ear device presents audio content, and an inner microphone of the in-ear device detects sound pressure data within the ear canal. A controller of the in-ear device determines a blocked sound pressure at the entrance to the ear canal based on sound pressure data from an outer microphone. The controller generates sound filters custom to the user based in part on the detected sound pressure within the ear canal and the blocked sound pressure at the entrance to the ear canal. The controller adjusts audio content using the sound filter, and the transducer presents the adjusted audio content to the user.
US11470427B2	Lip-tracking hearing aid A system may include a wearable camera configured to capture a plurality of images from an environment of a user and a microphone configured to capture sounds from an environment of the user. The system may also include a processor programmed to receive the images; identify a representation of one individual in one of the images; identify a lip movement associated with a mouth of the individual, based on analysis of the images; receive audio signals representative of the sounds; identify, based on analysis of the sounds, a first audio signal associated with a first voice and a second audio signal associated with a second voice; cause selective conditioning of the first audio signal based on a determination that the first audio signal is associated with the identified lip movement; and cause transmission of the selectively conditioned first audio signal to a hearing interface device.
US11470424B2	MXene-based voice coils and active acoustic devices The present disclosure is directed to electroacoustical devices comprising patterned MXene compositions on biaxially oriented polymer substrates and methods of making and using the same.
US11470423B2	Speaker assembly and speaker This application relates to the technical field of speakers and discloses a speaker assembly. The sound-raising assembly includes a first housing, the first housing forms a cavity. The sound assembly includes a cavity, a diaphragm and an armature member, a perimeter of the diaphragm is connected to an inner wall of the cavity, and a side of the diaphragm is provided with a voice coil, the voice coil for driving the vibration of the diaphragm. The armature member is set relative to the cavity and is located on the side of the diaphragm where the voice coil is set. The present application could improve the sound quality of the speaker.
US11470422B2	Out-of-head localization filter determination system, out-of-head localization filter determination method, and computer readable medium An out-of-head localization filter determination system according to this embodiment includes a microphone unit that is worn on a user's ear and picks up sounds output from an output unit, a measurement unit that measures a sound pickup signal output from the microphone unit, a data storage unit that stores first preset data related to spatial acoustic transfer characteristics and second preset data related to ear canal transfer characteristics in association with each other, a frequency characteristics acquisition unit that converts the sound pickup signal into a frequency domain and acquires frequency characteristics, an extreme value extraction unit that extracts a local maximum value and a local minimum value of the frequency characteristics, and an envelope calculation unit that calculates first envelope data and second envelope data by interpolating each of the local maximum value and the local minimum value.
US11470420B2	Audio generation in a media playback system Example techniques relate to audio generation in a media playback system. Based on one or more first functions and first characteristics of an area, the system may generate first audio that includes a first audio signal and a second audio signal. The system provides the first audio signal to at least one first audio driver and the second audio signal to at least one second audio driver, thereby causing a first playback device and a second playback device to play back the first audio synchronously. The system receives second characteristics of the area and based on one or more second functions and the second characteristics, generates second audio comprising a third audio signal and a fourth audio signal. The system provides the third audio signal to the at least one first audio driver and the fourth audio signal to the at least one second audio driver.

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