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US11471695B2	Device for targeted treatment of dermatoses A device that is connectable to a phototherapy apparatus for applying targeted phototherapy to an area of skin to place a skin condition into remission and a method of determining a maximum tolerable dose of phototherapy applied to a treatment area to determine an optimum therapeutic dose to quickly place a skin condition into remission. The dosimetry device can include a housing and an optical matrix arranged within the housing. The optical matrix includes a plurality of at least one of absorptive, reflective and/or partially transmissive regions that each permits a different percentage of light to be delivered to an individual's skin. An assessment can then be made as to the maximum tolerable dose of phototherapy that can be applied to the individual's skin in order to place a skin condition into remission.
US11471694B2	Plasma electrode pad for treatment of wounds and plasma treatment device A floating type plasma electrode pad includes the plasma electrode made of a conductive metal thin film, a flexible dielectric thin film layered on the plasma electrode, and made of a polymer material, the dielectric thin film being spaced apart from the skin by a predetermined distance such that microdischarge is generated in a space defined between the dielectric thin film and the skin, and a spacer layered on the dielectric thin film, to space the dielectric film from the skin by the predetermined distance.
US11471692B2	External charger for an implantable medical device for adjusting charging power based on determined position using at least one sense coil A charging system for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed having a charging coil and one or more sense coils preferably housed in a charging coil assembly coupled to an electronics module by a cable. The charging coil is preferably a wire winding, while the sense coils are preferably formed in one or more traces of a circuit board. One or more voltages induced on the one or more sense coils can be used to determine one or more parameters (magnitude, phase angle, resonant frequency) indicative of the position between the charging coil and the IMD, which position may include the radial offset and possibly also the depth of the charging coil relative to the IMD. Knowing the position, the power of the magnetic field produced by the charging coil can be adjusted to compensate for the position.
US11471691B2	Implantable medical device with biocompatible battery shell Embodiments herein relate to implantable medical devices including a power subunit with a first biocompatible electrically conductive shell configured for direct contact with an in vivo environment. In some embodiments a lithium anode can be disposed within the first biocompatible electrically conductive shell in direct electrical communication with a feedthrough pin, wherein the feedthrough pin is electrically isolated from the first biocompatible electrically conductive shell. A cathode can also be disposed within the first biocompatible electrically conductive shell and can be in direct electrical communication with the first biocompatible electrically conductive shell. The first biocompatible electrically conductive shell has a positive electrical potential. The implantable medical device further includes an electronics control subunit with a control circuit disposed within a second biocompatible electrically conductive shell. Other embodiments are included herein.
US11471689B2	Cochlear implant stimulation calibration Cochlear implant systems can include a cochlear electrode and a stimulator in electrical communication with the cochlear electrode. The stimulator can be in communication with a controller, which is in communication with a testing circuit and a switching network. The stimulator can include a plurality of source elements. The controller can control the switching network to place the plurality of source elements into communication with the testing circuit. The controller can further cause one of the plurality of source elements to emit an electrical current and can determine an amount of electrical current emitted from the source element using the testing circuit. The controller can compare the determined amount of electrical current emitted by the source element with a prescribed current. The controller can adjust the output of each of the plurality of source elements based on the determined amount of electrical current emitted by the stimulator.
US11471688B2	Ambulatory phrenic nerve stimulation detection An example of a system includes an implantable medical device (IMD) for implantation in a patient, where the IMD includes a cardiac pace generator, phrenic nerve stimulation (PS) sensor, a memory, and a controller, and where the controller is operably connected to the cardiac pace generator to generate cardiac paces. The controller is configured to provide a trigger for conducting a PS detection procedure and perform the PS detection procedure in response to the trigger. In performing the PS detection procedure the controller is configured to receive a signal from the sensor, detect PS using the signal from the sensor, and record the PS detection in storage within the IMD.
US11471683B2	Systems and methods for treating sleep apnea using neuromodulation Methods and systems for treating sleep apnea using electrical stimulation to a patient's upper and/or lower respiratory nerve or muscle are described. A stimulation regimen can be used to achieve upper airway patency and/or rhythmic air flow in a coordinated fashion during sleep. In some cases, diaphragm activity is monitored to determine whether sufficient upper airway patency and/or rhythmic air flow is achieved and maintained. The stimulation regimen may be adjusted based on the diaphragm activity. In some cases, the system includes modularized components so that the components can be customized to an individual's needs.
US11471679B2	Headpieces and implantable cochlear stimulation systems including the same A headpiece including a housing, a headpiece magnet carried by the housing, and a headpiece antenna carried by the housing.
US11471678B2	Cardiac cycle selection Systems and methods are described herein for selection of a cardiac cycle, or heartbeat, from a plurality of cardiac cycles monitored over time. The cardiac cycle may be selected using various metrics including a single-cycle metric and a cycle-series metric. Further, the selected cardiac cycle may be used for further cardiac analysis (for example, to generate electrical activation times).
US11471672B2	Neural electrodes and methods for implanting same One aspect of the present disclosure can include an intrafascicular neural electrode. The intrafascicular neural electrode can include a microwire body having a proximal end, a distal anchoring end, and a middle portion extending between the proximal end and the distal anchoring end. The distal anchoring end can substantially match the mechanical and biological properties of the target nerve. The microwire body can have a middle anchoring portion extending between the proximal end and the distal end, wherein at least a portion of the distal end and/or the middle anchoring portion substantially match(es) the mechanical and biological properties of the target nerve. The electrode can be made of graphene. The microwire body, except for the distal anchoring end, can be coated with an insulation material, preferably with a biocompatible agent adsorbed onto the insulation material.
US11471667B2	Electrical stimulation of a brain A circuit for electrical stimulation of a brain is disclosed. The circuit may include a plurality of electrical stimulators, a plurality of electrodes, a crossbar switch, and a processing unit. Each of the plurality of electrical stimulators is configured to generate an electrical signal. The crossbar switch includes a plurality of individual switches. The processing unit is configured to provide a connection between at least one of the plurality of electrical stimulators and a first electrode of the plurality of electrodes through an individual switch of the plurality of individual switches by turning on the individual switch.
US11471664B2	Blood pump device Disclosed is a blood pump device. The blood pump device includes: a housing having an overflow passage, and an inlet and an outlet respectively connected to the overflow passage; a rotor assembly rotatably disposed in the overflow passage; a coil disposed in a side wall of the housing; a first permanent magnet portion disposed inside the rotor assembly; a second permanent magnet portion disposed in the side wall of the housing, the first permanent magnet portion and the second permanent magnet portion forming a radial permanent magnet bearing; a piece of electric motor magnetic steel disposed inside a rotor of the rotor assembly; and a magnetic protection portion disposed at a periphery of the coil, wherein the magnetic protection portion and the electric motor magnetic steel act together to provide an axial pre-tightening force for the rotor assembly.
US11471662B2	High efficiency blood pump A blood pump can include a pump housing, an impeller, and a hub. The pump housing can be configured to move blood from an inlet to an outlet thereof. The impeller can be housed in the pump housing, have a plurality of blades joined by a central ring, and be radially supported at the central ring by a bearing. The hub can transmit torque to the impeller using a radial magnetic coupling.
US11471656B2	Drug-coated balloon catheters for body lumens Various embodiments disclosed relate to drug-coated balloon catheters for treating strictures in body lumens and methods of using the same. A drug-coated balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site of a body lumen stricture includes an elongated balloon having a main diameter. The balloon catheter includes a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the balloon. The coating layer includes one or more water-soluble additives and an initial drug load of a therapeutic agent.
US11471655B2	Drug-coated balloon catheters for body lumens Various embodiments disclosed relate to drug-coated balloon catheters for treating strictures in body lumens and methods of using the same. A drug-coated balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site of a body lumen stricture includes an elongated balloon having a main diameter. The balloon catheter includes a coating layer overlying an exterior surface of the balloon. The coating layer includes one or more water-soluble additives and an initial drug load of a therapeutic agent.
US11471654B2	Dilation device and method of use The disclosure provides for a device and method for dilation. The dilation device may include a catheter body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a dilation expandable body in fluid communication with a first opening on the distal portion of the catheter body, and an occlusion anchor expandable body in fluid communication with a second opening on the distal portion of the catheter body. The method for dilating a stricture site may include inserting the dilation device into a stricture site of a patient, expanding the occlusion anchor expandable body at the stricture site, and expanding the dilation expandable body at the stricture site.
US11471651B2	Balloon catheter including a guidewire tube with a friction-increasing outer coating In some examples, a catheter (e.g., a balloon catheter) includes a guidewire tube extending through a catheter body and a coating on at least a portion of an outer surface of the guidewire tube. In some examples, the coating is an elastomeric coating. The coating is configured to increase friction between the portion of the outer surface of the guidewire tube and an inner surface of the catheter body when the portion of the outer surface contacts an inner surface of the catheter body.
US11471646B2	Microcatheter A microcatheter comprising an inner layer, a strike layer and an outer layer and a braided skeleton located between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the inner layer is made of Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and has a thickness of 0.0015 inch or less, wherein the strike layer includes a polyether block amide and has a thickness of 0.001 inch or less, and wherein a distal portion of said outer layer is made of polycarbonate-based thermoplastic polyurethane having a shore of 90A or below.
US11471645B2	Intravascular device delivery sheath An intravascular delivery system includes a delivery sheath capable of transmitting a predetermined tension or compression force in a longitudinal direction while maintaining flexibility to navigate tortuous anatomy. A method of delivering a medical device includes inserting an intravascular device delivery system including a delivery sheath having a continuous spine into a bodily lumen. A distal longitudinal force is applied to the delivery sheath. The distal force is transmitted through the continuous spine and across one or more slit cuts of the delivery sheath. A proximal longitudinal force is applied to the delivery sheath. The proximal longitudinal force is transmitted through the continuous spine of the delivery sheath.
US11471641B2	Systems and method for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients in need thereof using enhanced breathing circuit gas (BCG) flow measurement The present invention generally relates to systems and method for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients in need thereof using enhanced breathing circuit gas (BCG) flow measurement. At least some of these enhanced BCG flow measurements can be used to address some surprising phenomena that may, at times, occur when wild stream blending therapeutic gas into breathing gas that a patient receives from a breathing circuit affiliated with a ventilator. Utilizing at least some of these enhanced BCG flow measurements the dose of therapeutic gas wild stream blended into breathing gas that the patient receives from a ventilator can at least be more accurate and/or over delivery of therapeutic gas into the breathing gas can be avoided and/or reduced.
US11471637B2	Patient interfaces with condensation reducing or compensating arrangements Mask assemblies, breathing circuits and related components include configurations for reducing condensation within the mask and/or inhibiting or preventing condensation from coming into contact with a user of the mask. The mask assemblies can incorporate heating elements (such as heating coils), insulating spaces or barrier layers.
US11471634B1	Oro-pillow cushion assembly A patient interface including a seal-forming structure having a mouth portion that forms at least part of the mouth plenum and is configured to seal around the patient's mouth and a nasal portion that is configured to seal with the patient's nares. The nasal portion includes a nasal plenum positioned to receive pressurized gas from the mouth plenum. The seal-forming structure also includes a clip configured to connect the mouth plenum to the nasal plenum and act as a conduit for the flow of the pressurized gas from the mouth plenum to the nasal plenum. The clip includes a mouth portion end configured to engage the mouth portion, a nasal portion end configured to engage the nasal portion, and a pair of wings protruding from the nasal portion end into an interior of the nasal plenum so that the wings engage an interior surface of the nasal plenum.
US11471631B2	Airway stabilization system An airway stabilization system including an airway device and a securing mechanism or faceplate therefor is provided which includes active stabilizing components on both the airway device and the faceplate which prevent clinically significant movement of the airway device with respect to the patient's vocal cords in response to the application of significant forces in any direction to the device, be they longitudinal, torsional/rotational or bending. The system includes an airway device and an attached retention collar which interacts with a securing device/patient to ensure proper airway insertion depth and provide unparalleled strength and stability against movement. The airway stabilization system includes a unique stabilizer readily adapted for use in field situations to releasably engage or release a retention structure on the airway device to facilitate ease of application in all conditions, a twist-off 15 mm connector which allows a secure connection of the 15 mm connector to the airway device while facilitating easy disconnection thereof, and a universal bite block which cooperates with the securing system to prevent oral and/or dental damage and discomfort to the patient when the system is installed.
US11471624B2	Cartridge for e-vaping device with open-microchannels A cartridge for an e-vaping device includes a reservoir configured to hold a pre-vapor formulation and a channel structure that includes a channel surface with one or more open-microchannels. An open-microchannel in the channel structure may be in fluid communication with the reservoir and may transport pre-vapor formulation from the reservoir to a heating element based on capillary action of the pre-vapor formulation through the open-microchannels. The heating element may vaporize the pre-vapor formulation drawn through one or more open-microchannels. The cartridge may be independent of fibrous dispensing interfaces, including one or more wicks. Fabrication of such a cartridge may be simplified, faster, cheaper, some combination thereof, or the like relative to fabrication of a cartridge that includes a fibrous or soft dispensing interface to draw pre-vapor formulation from a reservoir to a heating element.
US11471622B2	Inhaler with swirl end plug An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end and a capsule cavity defined within the body. A mouthpiece air channel extends from the capsule cavity to the mouthpiece end. An end cap is disposed within the distal end and extends to the capsule cavity. The end cap extends from an end cap distal end to an end cap inner end. The end cap includes an air channel extending from the end cap distal end to the end cap inner end. The air channel is non-parallel with the longitudinal axis.
US11471621B2	Electronic vaporizer device, electronic vaporizer device body, and operation method The present application relates to an electronic vaporizer device, an electronic vaporizer device body, and an operation method. The electronic vaporizer device body is used in combination with an electronic vaporizer, the electronic vaporizer device body including: a power supply configured to supply power; an airflow sensor configured to detect an airflow change and output first level information; a main control circuit electrically connected to the airflow sensor and configured to control, according to the first level information, the power supply to supply or interrupt power to the electronic vaporizer.
US11471618B2	Adjustable dosing delivery and multi sectioned drug compartment A device is provided for delivering a predetermined volume of at least one substance within a body cavity of a subject. The device contains a) a capsule for containing the predetermined volume of substances; b) a delivery end, having at least one orifice of diameter D, for placement in proximity to the body cavity; c) a valve mechanically connectable to the capsule, having at least two configurations: (i) an active configuration in which the valve enables delivery of the substances; and (ii) an inactive configuration, in which the valve prevents delivery of the substances from the capsule to the body cavity; and d) a fluid tight chamber configured to contain predetermined volume Vgas of pressurized gas at a predetermined pressure, Pgas. The capsule further contains at least one mixing mechanism that mixes the substances and the pressurized gas after the valve is reconfigured to the active configuration.
US11471616B2	Device and method to locate site of intramuscular injection Devices, kits and methods for determining the site of intramuscular injection in adult and child patients are disclosed. The device includes a top element and two legs that are configured to be fastened in a first position and a second position. When placed in the first position and second position, the device forms a substantially triangular region having a center that corresponds to the site of injection.
US11471615B2	Device for assisting subcutaneous injections A device for assisting a subcutaneous injection is disclosed. The device includes features which prevent an unwanted needle stick and assist the gripping of tissue for performing a safe and effective subcutaneous injection.
US11471614B2	Automatic injector An automatic injector dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament without a user having to manually force the needle into an injection site. The automatic injector includes a needle cover having a locked retracted position with respect to the injector housing prior to a medicament dispensing operation. The needle cover is operative to engage an injection site prior to a medicament dispensing operation.
US11471611B2	Multi-component safety needle cover A safety cover configured to be coupled to an injection device and to provide a protective enclosure for a needle of the injection device, the safety cover including an outer cover member; an inner cover member coupled to the outer cover member in a concentric arrangement so that the outer cover member encloses at least a portion of the inner cover member, wherein the outer cover member is configured to move relative to the inner cover member from an unlocked position, in which the needle of the injection device is accessible for use, to a locked position, in which the outer cover member and the inner cover member are fixed at one another and the needle of the injection device is inaccessible, wherein the outer cover member includes a body that includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a cavity defined within the body.
US11471610B1	Asymmetrical closure for a medical device A closure for a medical device includes a base having a terminal end for supporting the base in an upright orientation. A connector is mounted on the base for the attachment to the medical device. Automatic, self-righting capabilities of the closure include a curved, substantially bulbous, exterior surface of the base and a center of mass located between the terminal end and a flange. The flange is connected to the base and includes a multi-level peripheral edge extending outwardly from said base at different distances. An included asymmetrical structure of the closure facilitates the automatic, self-righting capabilities thereof.
US11471609B2	Actuation mechanism for a medicament delivery device The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing, an actuation mechanism (40) arranged inside said housing, the actuation mechanism comprising a plunger rod (42) arranged to act on a stopper (18) of a medicament container (16); an actuator (84) arranged slidable and connected to the plunger rod (42) for acting on the stopper (18) when said actuator (84) is operated by displacing it in a longitudinal direction of the actuation mechanism (40); an activator (104) rotatably arranged for activating said actuation mechanism and for setting a dose; said activator (104) comprising a generally tubular activator sleeve (148), said activator sleeve (148) comprises protrusions (150) arranged to interact with ledges (90) on said actuator (84) such that said activator sleeve (148) is rotated when said actuator (84) is operated. The invention is characterised in a first audio generating mechanism comprising audio generating elements (94) and said protrusions (150), which protrusions (150) are arranged to cooperate with said audio generating elements (94) for generating an audible signal after said operation for delivering a dose.
US11471607B2	Dose sensing mechanism in a medication delivery device Medication delivery devices, sensing systems, and methods are disclosed for determining the relative axial and rotational movements of its members to determine the amount of a dose set and/or delivered by the medication delivery device. A sensing system comprises a barrel sensor system (100), a drive sleeve sensor system (130), and/or an axial sensor system (140). The barrel sensor system (100) is for detecting the absolute relative angular position of the barrel relative to the housing during dose setting. The drive sleeve sensor system (130) is for detecting the absolute relative angular position of the drive sleeve relative to the housing during dose delivery. The axial sensor system (140) is for detecting the relative axial positions of the dose dial relative to the housing during dose setting and delivery. A controller receives outputs from the sensor systems corresponding to the absolute relative positions to determine the actual amounts of dose set and delivered.
US11471605B2	Leak-free stopper having low breakloose and sustaining forces A thermoplastic elastomer stopper that meets the desired material properties of a stopper for a syringe assembly is disclosed. The compression set of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ≤50% when measured at 25% compression for 22 hrs at 70 degree C. The hardness of the thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is 40-70 Shore A. The viscosity of a thermoplastic elastomer stopper of the present disclosure is ≥70 Pa·s at 1,000 s−1 shear rate, ≥12.0 Pa·s at 10,000 s−1 shear rate, and ≥3.0 Pa·s at 50,000 s−1 shear rate when measured using a capillary rheometer at 205 degree C. (Die: Roundhole 20 mm length/1 mm diameter/180 degree inlet, Piston: d=15 mm, and melting time=7 min). The present non-lubricated stopper exhibits the required functional performance of a lubricated stopper.
US11471604B2	Filtering syringe The present invention relates to a filtering syringe, and more particularly, to an apparatus obtained by improving a syringe provided with a filter means for filtering foreign substances such as glass fragments of an ampoule, so as to prevent an injection needle or an injection flow passage from being contaminated with the foreign substances while allowing a liquid medicine to be smoothly sucked with a smaller force. The filtering syringe is configured such that the injection needle or the injection flow passage is isolated from the suction flow passage which is upstream of the filter means and in which the foreign substances may remain together with the liquid medicine, thereby allowing the liquid medicine to be sucked with a force less than that required for a conventional syringe and thus maximizing user's convenience and marketability of the syringe.
US11471601B1	Auto-injector According to the invention, an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) comprises of a substantially cylindrical housing arranged to contain a pre-filled syringe filled with the medicament (M), a needle shroud slibably arranged with respect to the housing and adapted to rest on the skin of a patient receiving an injection, a releasable drive means arranged within the housing that is capable of, upon release, translating the needle shroud in a proximal direction (P) towards a safe position (PS) and a rotating collar rotatably arranged within the housing. The needle shroud in the safe position (PS) surrounds the injection needle after the injection has been carried out. The rotating collar engages the needle shroud in a manner that forces the rotating collar to rotate within the housing when the needle shroud is translated in the proximal direction (P).
US11471600B2	Injector with adjustable dosing An injector for injecting a medicament in a patient. The injector includes a container comprising a fluid chamber containing a first volume of a medicament, and an injection conduit associated with the fluid chamber for defining a fluid pathway therefrom to inject the medicament from the fluid chamber through the injection conduit to an injection location. The injector also includes a firing mechanism associated with the fluid chamber for expelling the medicament from the fluid chamber through the injection conduit, and a volume-control mechanism operable to control a fraction of the first volume of medicament that is injected when the firing mechanism is actuated to inject the medicament.
US11471599B2	Medicament delivery device The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing (10), which housing is arranged to accommodate a medicament container (20); a power unit (88) comprising: a drive force element (98), an actuation unit (90, 102) operably connected to said drive force element (98); which actuation unit (90, 102) is movable, upon activation of said drive force element (98), for expelling a dose of medicament from said medicament container (20); a monitoring unit (130) provided with an electrical power source (140) for operating said monitoring unit (130). The invention is characterised in that the medicament delivery device further comprises an activation element (160) operably connected to said actuation unit (90, 102), to said monitoring unit (130) and to said electrical power source (140), wherein said activation element (160) is arranged to allow connection between said electrical power source (140) and said monitoring unit (130) when said actuation unit (98, 102) is moved.
US11471594B2	Infusion pump assembly A fluid connector assembly. The fluid connector assembly includes a tab portion including a slot; a plug portion slidably connected to the tab portion the plug portion comprising a fluid path and a disc, the disc configured to seat within the slot; a catch feature located on a first end of the tab portion and configured to interact with a reservoir; and a latching feature located on a second end of the tab portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir, wherein force applied to the plug portion may overcome a threshold force and unseat the disc from the slot wherein the plug portion moves with respect to the tab portion.
US11471593B2	Angled integrated soft cannula A device and method are disclosed for an elastic strip with a first fixed end and a second movable end, the elastic strip configured to be in at least one of a tense state and an elastic state. A release mechanism is configured to maintain the elastic strip in a tense state when the release mechanism is in a holding state, and configured to release the elastic strip when in a release state. A needle path with a first bend is provided. A rigid needle is configured to traverse a first portion of the needle path when the elastic strip is in the elastic state and a cannula is located in the needle path and configured to traverse a second portion of the needle path when the rigid needle traverses the first portion of the needle path.
US11471592B2	Extended use medical device Provided is an extended use self-contained, wearable medical device. The device is preferably configured with an infusion deployment mechanism for variably inserting and retracting an infusion needle to different depths, or completely retracting the infusion needle from the infusion site and then re-inserting the infusion needle after a predetermined period of time, throughout an infusion cycle for extending the viability of the infusion site. Another embodiment comprises dual needle deployment mechanisms which may also variably insert and retract the infusion needles. A flow sensor is preferably provided for detecting the stoppage of flow through the infusion cannula and signaling the needle deployment mechanism to attempt infusion at a different depth or to deploy a second infusion needle. A re-fillable reservoir assembly is preferably provided for supplying a drug over the extended use of the device. Another embodiment comprises a partially reusable and partially disposable medical device implementing the above features.
US11471591B1	Intravenous (IV) bag hanger with ligature-resistance A ligature-resistant bag hanger for supporting an intravenous (IV) bag prevents formation of ligatures over an IV pole and on the bag support hooks. Internal components of the ligature-resistant IV bag hanger are enclosed in a housing. The internal components of the ligature-resistant bag hanger include one or more bag support hooks that have an extension portion extending from an interior of the housing and that are rotatable around an axle located within the housing. In a reset position, the bag support hook(s) support(s) an intravenous bag in a saddle portion of the hook up to a threshold weight limit. In a triggered position, initiated by a downward force in excess of the threshold weight limit rotating the hook downward, the hook rotates so that an attempted ligature formed above the saddle portion of the hook is released by retraction of the saddle portion of the within the housing.
US11471584B2	Composite dressings for improved granulation and reduced maceration with negative-pressure treatment Dressings for treating a tissue site with negative pressure are disclosed, which may include a dressing having at least three layers assembled in a stacked relationship. In one example embodiment, a first film may comprise a non-porous material and a plurality of fluid restrictions. A first manifold layer may be adjacent to the first film and may comprise a second film of a transparent material having blisters and a manifold area. The first manifold layer may further comprise apertures configured to allow fluid transfer through the second film. A second manifold layer may be adjacent to the first manifold layer and may comprise foam having a contact area that is less than the manifold area of the first manifold layer.
US11471581B2	Acoustophoresis device having improved dimensions Systems and methods for cleansing blood are disclosed herein. The methods include acoustically separating target particles from elements of whole blood. The whole blood and capture particles are flowed through a microfluidic separation channel formed in a thermoplastic. At least one bulk acoustic transducer is attached to the microfluidic separation channel. A standing acoustic wave, imparted on the channel and its contents by the bulk acoustic transducer, drives the formed elements of the blood and target particles to specific aggregation axes.
US11471580B2	Blood treatment filter A blood treatment filter comprising a filter element, an inlet-side flexible container and an outlet-side flexible container, an inlet port, and a tubular outlet port, further comprises: an outlet-side frame sheet disposed between the filter element and the outlet-side flexible container; a first seal portion provided by sealing at least the filter element and the outlet-side frame sheet in a belt-shaped manner; and an annular second seal portion provided to surround the first seal portion, wherein on an outlet side of the filter element, a valley portion is formed at the first seal portion, the outlet port includes a protruding portion that protrudes to an inside of the container, and the protruding portion is provided with an opening at least a part of which overlaps with the first seal portion and which can communicate with a gap region formed by the valley portion.
US11471576B2	Extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus An extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus comprises: a blood treatment device (2) comprising a blood chamber (3) and a fluid chamber (4) separated from one another by a semipermeable membrane (5); an extracorporeal blood circuit (17) comprising a blood withdrawal line (6) connected to an inlet port (3a) of the blood chamber (3) and a blood return line (7) connected to an outlet port (3b) of the blood chamber (3); a blood pump (21) configured to be coupled to the blood withdrawal line (6); a hydraulic circuit (100) connectable to the fluid chamber (4), wherein the hydraulic circuit (100) comprises a fluid preparation device (9) connected to a water network (14) and configured to dilute concentrates in water to prepare a treatment fluid; a control unit (12) connected to the preparation device (9) and to the blood pump (21). The control unit (12) is configured to execute the following procedure: setting the hydraulic circuit (100) so that the fluid preparation device (9) bypasses the fluid chamber (4); controlling the fluid preparation device (9) to prepare the treatment fluid while bypassing the fluid chamber (4); and simultaneously controlling the blood pump (21) to perform pure ultrafiltration of a patient (P) connected to the extracorporeal blood circuit (17).
US11471571B2	Negative pressure wound therapy canisters Embodiments of a canister for a negative pressure wound therapy systems and methods for operating the systems are disclosed. In some embodiments, the canister includes a receptacle for receiving wound exudate. A filter stack is interposed between the receptacle and the pump assembly and provides a fluid flow path therebetween. The flow path is more easily navigable by gas than by liquid, thereby allowing the pump assembly to apply a negative pressure to the canister without aspirating wound exudate into filters housed within the filter stack.
US11471570B2	Hemostatic devices and methods of use An anchorage device is provided that is configured to surround an implantable medical device. The anchorage device includes a substrate and a hemostatic agent. The substrate includes a first piece and a second piece that is joined with the first piece. The first piece includes the hemostatic agent and the second piece includes an active pharmaceutical ingredient. Kits, systems and methods are disclosed.
US11471564B2	Angiogenic agent and method of manufacturing the same An object of the present invention is to provide an angiogenic agent that can sufficiently exhibit an angiogenic effect due to mesenchymal stem cells in a state where the angiogenic agent does not allow permeation of host cells while being protected from immune rejection, and a method for method for manufacturing the same. According to the present invention, an angiogenic agent including a mesenchymal stem cell (A); and an immunoisolation membrane (B) that encloses the mesenchymal stem cell is provided.
US11471562B2	Cartilage material having minimal hypertrophy and robust integration capacity, and uses therefor A method is provided for producing a live cartilaginous material useful for implantation into a patient. A method of treating a patient comprising implanting a cartilaginous material prepared according to the provided method in an anatomical site in a patient also is provided.
US11471561B2	Injectable composite material for bone repair, and preparation method thereof An injectable composite material for bone repair comprises a biological tissue material and bioceramics in order to serve as a three-dimensional scaffold for bone regeneration. The biological tissue material consists of microfibers having a naturally cross-linked structure without additional physical or chemical cross-linking, has superior biological compatibility, and can be slowly and completely degraded in vivo. The bioceramics in the composite material serves as a reinforcing phase. When combining the biological tissue material with the bioceramics, the composite material provides a template for bone tissue regeneration to effectively induce bone growth. The injectable composite material for bone repair can be used to fill bone defects, particularly critical-sized bone defects, and can be combined with a biological agent such as bone marrow to improve its biological activity. Therefore, the composite material can be widely used to repair bone defects caused by trauma, tumor resection, osteonecrosis, and infection.
US11471557B2	In situ solidifying solutions and methods of making and using thereof Described herein are fluid complex coacervates that produce solid adhesives in situ. Oppositely charged polyelectrolytes were designed to form fluid adhesive complex coacervates at ionic strengths higher than the ionic strength of the application site, but an insoluble adhesive solid or gel at the application site. When the fluid, high ionic strength adhesive complex coacervates are introduced into the lower ionic strength application site, the fluid complex coacervate is converted to a an adhesive solid or gel as the salt concentration in the complex coacervate equilibrates to the application site salt concentration. In one embodiment, the fluid complex coacervates are designed to solidify in situ at physiological ionic strength and have numerous medical applications. In other aspects, the fluid complex coacervates can be used in aqueous environment for non-medical applications.
US11471555B2	Methods of reducing trimethylamine Absorbent materials configured to sequester trimethylamine (TMA), absorbent articles made therefrom, related methods of use, methods of measuring a reduction of free TMA, and related methods of making absorbent articles are described.
US11471554B2	Air purifier and automobile air conditioner with air purifier The disclosure is directed to an air purifier and an automobile air conditioner with an air purifier. The air purifier includes a reactor, a column, an air guider and a plurality of light emitting elements. The reactor includes an air inlet and an air outlet. The column is disposed in the reactor, and the column has a N-side walls. The air guider is disposed on the column, and the air guider is coated with a photocatalyst. The light emitting elements are placed on the N side walls of the column configured to irradiate on the photocatalyst, where each of the light emitting elements has an emitting angle of θ and θ*N>360°.
US11471550B2	Volatile liquid dispensing system Disclosed is a volatile liquid dispensing system that includes a dispenser and a refill unit. The dispenser is mounted on a predefined surface. The dispenser includes a front cover and a rear cover. The refill unit is removably secured inside the dispenser thereby maintaining a predefined gap therebetween. The refill unit includes a refill cover. The refill cover includes a fragrance reservoir and a collection device enclosed therein. The fragrance reservoir is formed by a gas shell and a fragrance shell. The fragrance reservoir is positioned in a predefined orientation with respect to the mounting surface. The collection device is positioned adjacent to the fragrance reservoir such that a predefined gap is maintained therebetween. The collection device is enclosed in the refill cover such that a predefined gap is maintained therebetween thereby allowing evaporation of the volatile liquid from all sides of the collection device.
US11471547B1	Light fixture with illumination and germicidal light engines A light fixture includes a visible light module and a germicidal light module. The visible light module may include one or more visible light engines designed for emitting visible light for general illumination. The visible light module may define a top side, a bottom side opposite the top side, and an outer perimeter around the top side and the bottom side. The visible light module may define an aperture extending through the visible light module from the top side to the bottom side. The visible light module may be designed to emit the visible light out of and across the bottom side from the outer perimeter to an inner perimeter defined by the aperture. The germicidal light module may be coupled to the visible light module. The germicidal light module includes a germicidal light engine designed to emit germicidal light through the aperture effective in deactivating pathogens.
US11471535B2	Polypeptide conjugates for intracellular delivery of stapled peptides The present disclosure provides novel polypeptide conjugates. The polypeptide conjugates disclosed herein comprise a stapled peptide comprising a peptide and at least one staple which holds the peptide in an α-helical conformation, and a cyclic cell-penetrating peptide (cCPP) conjugated, directly or indirectly, to the stapled peptide. The present disclosure demonstrates that cCPPs can be used to confer consistent cell-permeability to stapled peptides.
US11471525B2	Coronavirus vaccine The present invention is directed to a nucleic acid suitable for use in treatment or prophylaxis of an infection with a coronavirus, preferably with a Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, or a disorder related to such an infection, preferably COVID-19. The present invention is also directed to compositions, polypeptides, and vaccines. The compositions and vaccines preferably comprise at least one of said nucleic acid sequences, preferably nucleic acid sequences in association a lipid nanoparticle (LNP). The invention is also directed to first and second medical uses of the nucleic acid, the composition, the polypeptide, the combination, the vaccine, and the kit, and to methods of treating or preventing a coronavirus infection, preferably a Coronavirus infection.
US11471524B2	Recombinant RSV with silent mutations, vaccines, and methods related thereto In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to the polynucleotide sequences of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). In certain embodiments, the disclosure relates to isolated or recombinant nucleic acids and polypeptides comprising desirable nucleic acid sequences and mutations disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, isolated or recombinant RSV comprising the nucleic acids and polypeptides disclosed herein (e.g., attenuated recombinant RSV) are also provided, as are immunogenic compositions including such nucleic acids, polypeptides, and RSV genomes that are suitable for use as vaccines. Attenuated or killed RSV containing these nucleic acids and mutation in the form of copied nucleic acids (e.g., cDNAs) are also contemplated.
US11471523B2	Universal vaccines against immunogens of pathogenic organisms that provide organism-specific and cross-group protection The present disclosure provides, in part, a priming and boosting vector-based platform to develop vaccines against pathogens that is tailored to elicit a broad T cell response targeting conserved viral epitopes. The universal vaccines are prepared against an immunogen of an infectious pathogenic organism selected from a virus, a bacteria, a fungus or a protozoan comprising at least one ribonucleic acid (RNA) polynucleotide comprising an open reading frame encoding at least one polypeptide antigen or an immunogenic fragment thereof, wherein the polypeptide antigen, or the immunogenic fragment thereof, comprises a conserved internal protein that is enriched in CD8+ T cell recognition antigens. The effectiveness of the priming and boosting platform is tested in a humanized mouse model comprising a fully functional human immune system.
US11471517B2	Compositions and methods for preventing and treating graft versus host disease ILC2 cells play a role in the pathogenesis of graft versus host disease (GvHD) and idiopathic pneumonia syndrome (IPS), both conditions associated with allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Infusion of IL-33 activated ILC2 cells into patients with ongoing GvHD or IPS, or prior to onset of GvHD or IPS in susceptible patients, substantially ameliorates the disease and improves survival.
US11471516B2	CNS delivery of therapeutic agents The present invention provides an effective and less invasive approach for direct delivery of therapeutic agents to the central nervous system (CNS). In some embodiments, the present invention provides methods including a step of administering intrathecally to a subject suffering from or susceptible to a lysosomal storage disease associated with reduced level or activity of a lysosomal enzyme, a composition comprising a replacement enzyme for the lysosomal enzyme.
US11471512B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of a peptide Disclosed are pharmaceutical compositions comprising the peptide of SEQ ID No. 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or counterion thereof, methods of preparing such pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treating diabetes and diabetes-related disorders with such pharmaceutical compositions.
US11471506B2	VIP antagonists and uses in treating cancer This disclosure relates to methods of treating cancer or viral infections comprising administering an effective amount of a VIP antagonist in combination with an immune check-point inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. In certain embodiments, the immune check-point inhibitor is an anti-PD1 or anti-PDL1 antibody.
US11471505B2	Enteric combination therapy There is disclosed herein a composition for treating gastrointestinal or neurological disorders, constipation, functional constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, travelers diarrhoea, chronic idiopathic nausea, IBD-associated constipation and diarrhoea, pseudo-obstruction, diabetic gastroparesis, cyclic vomiting, reflux oesophagitis, autism enteropathy, flatulence, halitosis, chronic fatigue, bloating, proctalgia fugax, Parkinsons disease, MS, Alzheimers Disease, Motor Neurone Disease or autism, the composition comprising: (i) at least two anti-clostridial agents selected from the group consisting of: vancomycin, vancomycin derivatives, a multi-valent polymer of vancomycin, aminoglycosides, nitroimidazoles, ansamysins, nifuroxazide, colchicine, prucalopride, prokinetic agent and 5-aminosalicylic acid; or (ii) at least one anti-clostridial agent selected from the above combined with an opioid blocking agent. There is also disclosed herein a method of treating various gastrointestinal or neurological disorders, constipation, functional constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, travelers diarrhoea, chronic idiopathic nausea, IBD-associated constipation and diarrhoea, pseudo-obstruction, diabetic gastroparesis, cyclic vomiting, reflux oesophagitis, autism enteropathy, flatulence, halitosis, chronic fatigue, bloating, proctalgia fugax, Parkinsons disease, MS, Alzheimers Disease, Motor Neurone Disease or autism, the method comprising administering orally, via enema or by suppository: (i) a composition of the invention; (ii) at least two anti-clostridial agents selected from the group consisting of: vancomycin, vancomycin derivatives, a multi-valent polymer of vancomycin, aminoglycosides, nitroimidazoles, ansamysins, nifuroxazide, colchicine, prucalopride, prokinetic agent and 5-aminosalicylic acid; or (iii) at least one anti-clostridial agent selected from the above and an opioid blocking agent to a patient in need of such treatment.
US11471503B2	Use of KOR agonist in combination with MOR agonist in preparing drug for treating pain Disclosed is the use of a KOR agonist in combination with a MOR agonist in preparing a drug for treating pain. The KOR agonist is selected from a compound as shown in the general formula (I), and the MOR agonist is selected from a compound as shown in the general formula (II), wherein the definitions of each substituent in the general formula (I) and (II) are the same as defined in the description.
US11471501B2	Pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of prostate pathologies The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition for use in the treatment of prostate pathologies. The present invention further relates to a composition comprising a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of an effective amount of Serenoa repens, Bromelain, Curcumin, Zinc, Lycopene and Selenium, and pharmaceutically acceptable or food grade technological excipients and/or additives. The present invention further relates to a pharmaceutical composition, preferably in the form of softgel capsules, for use in the treatment of disorders or diseases or pathologies connected to and/or deriving from prostatitis and/or benign prostatic hyperplasia.
US11471497B1	Copper chelation therapeutics Bacterial strains are provided having at least one enhanced mechanism to sequester, bind, precipitate, chemically oxidize or reduce copper ions or other toxic divalent transition metals. The bacteria may also have optional copper resistance mechanisms. The bacteria reduce the amount of available copper to tissues, which may be cancerous tissues, and reduce tumor growth, angiogenesis and/or metastasis, or tissues subject to excess copper due to host defects in copper metabolism. The bacteria are useful for treatment of neoplastic diseases including solid tumors and lymphomas, as well as Wilson's Disease, Menke's Disease, and possible Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease.
US11471496B2	Compositions and methods for treating or ameliorating cocaine addiction The present invention provides compositions and methods for treating, ameliorating, and/or preventing cocaine addiction in a subject. Immunization by M. vaccae alters serotonin signaling in the brain, reducing stress- and anxiety-like responding in animal models of post-traumatic stress disorder and other anxiety disorders. In certain embodiments, the immunoregulatory, anti-stress, and anxiolytic effects of M. vaccae immunization reduces addiction- and relapse-like responding in models of cocaine addiction and alter the development of cocaine-induced neuroinflammation.
US11471495B2	Methods and compositions for reducing Clostridium difficile infection The present invention relates to methods and compositions for reducing the risk and severity of C. difficile infection. It is based, at least in part, on the discovery that a restricted fraction of the gut microbiota, including the bacterium Clostridium scindens, contributes substantially to resistance against C. difficile infection. Without being bound by any particular theory, it is believed that this is achieved through the biosynthesis of secondary bile acids.
US11471493B2	Method for treating allergic airways disease (AAD)/asthma The invention relates to use of a mesenchymoangioblast-derived mesenchymal stem cell (MSC-MSC) for treating allergic airway disease (AAD)/asthma in a subject.
US11471492B2	Compositions for treatment of osteochondral disorders The application provides biocompatible carriers comprising bone forming and/or cartilage forming cells and methods for making them. The application further provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising said ATMPs and method of treatments using said ATMPs. The application further relates to said ATMPS for use in the treatment of bone disorders, cartilage disorders and joint disorders. The current invention further relates to method of treatments of bone disorders, cartilage disorders and joint disorders.
US11471491B1	Materials and methods for engineering cells and uses thereof in immuno-oncology Materials and methods for producing genome-edited cells engineered to express a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) construct on the cell surface, and materials and methods for genome editing to modulate the expression, function, or activity of one or more immuno-oncology related genes in a cell, and materials and methods for treating a patient using the genome-edited engineered cells.
US11471487B2	Compositions and methods of stimulating and expanding T cells The present invention includes a method for expanding a population of electroporated T cells. The method includes electroporating a population of cells comprising T cells with mRNA encoding a chimeric membrane protein comprising an antigen binding domain to a molecule and an intracellular domain of a co-stimulatory molecule, wherein the cultured T cells expand at least 10 fold. The invention further includes an expanded population of T cells, compositions comprising the cells and methods of treatment.
US11471486B2	Selective and controlled expansion of educated NK cells The present invention relates generally to immunotherapy. Disclosed herein are methods for obtaining cytolytic differentiated NKG2A−NKG2C+ cells with a given KIR specificity and also compositions comprising these cells as well as the use of these cells for therapy. The NK cell expansion methods provided herein also have non-therapeutic uses.
US11471485B2	Method of generating multi-lineage potential cells and multi-lineage potential cells produced therefrom The present invention is directed to a method of generating multilineage potential cells by de-differentiation of somatic leukocytes in a mixed leukocyte suspension from a blood sample. The present invention is also directed to the use of the generated multilineage potential cells to treat conditions in humans and mammals.
US11471477B2	Methods for treating triple-negative breast cancer The invention is directed to methods of treating TNBC in a patient by administering to the patient an agent that inhibits the expression or activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 19 (CDK19). In some embodiments, the agent may be a small molecule inhibitor, a polynucleotide (e.g., shRNA. siRNA), or a protein (e.g., an antibody). In some embodiments, the agent does not inhibit the activity or expression of CDK8.
US11471474B2	Pharmaceutical or cosmetic composition for preventing or treating hair loss or promoting hair growth A pharmaceutical composition or a cosmetic composition treating hair loss, or promoting hair growth is described. The composition comprises cyclic adenosine diphosphate ribose (cADPR) or derivatives thereof or comprises at least one selected from one or more naturally occurring amino acid or salt thereof, one or more growth factor, noggin, one or more saturated or unsaturated C8 to C18 long chain fatty acid or salt thereof, one or more active factor and one or more water-soluble vitamin or salt thereof in addition to cyclic ADP ribose. The composition exhibits an excellent effect of treating hair loss and promoting hair growth and can be safely used regardless of sex or age.
US11471470B2	17-hydroxyprogesterone ester-containing oral compositions and related methods The present invention provides for bioavailable oral dosage forms containing esters of 17-hydroxyprogesterone as well as related methods. The oral dosage forms can be formulated for pregnancy support and can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. In another embodiment, a pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage form for pregnancy support is provided. The pharmaceutically acceptable oral dosage can include a therapeutically effective amount of an ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. The oral dosage form can, when measured using a USP Type-II dissolution apparatus in 900 mL of deionized water with 0.5 (w/v) of sodium lauryl sulfate at 50 RPM at 37° C., release at least 20 wt % of the dose of the ester of 17-hydroxyprogesterone after 60 minutes, or in the alternative release at least 20 wt % more after 60 minutes than an equivalently dosed oral dosage form without the carrier.
US11471468B2	Methods and systems for conditioning of particulate crystalline materials Methods and systems for the preparation of conditioned micronized active agents. Additionally, methods and systems for in-process conditioning of micronized active agent particles and compositions comprising conditioned micronized materials.
US11471465B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising meloxicam Disclosed herein are compositions comprising an NSAID such as meloxicam and/or rizatriptan in combination with a cyclodextrin and/or a carbonate or a bicarbonate. These compositions may be orally administered, for example, to improve the bioavailability or pharmacokinetics of the NSAID for the treatment of pain such as migraine, arthritis, and other conditions. Also disclosed herein are methods of treating pain, such as migraine, comprising administering meloxicam and rizatriptan to a human being suffering from pain, such as migraine. For migraine, these methods may be particularly useful when the meloxicam and rizatriptan are administered while the human being is suffering from an acute attack of migraine pain or migraine aura. In some embodiments, the combination of meloxicam and rizatriptan may be administered in a manner that results in a Tmax of meloxicam of 3 hours or less.
US11471460B2	Autophagy modulators for use in treating cancer Disclosed is method for treating cancer in a mammal, comprising administering to a mammal in need thereof a compound of the formula: wherein R1, R2, and R3 are as defined herein, wherein the cancer is an autophagy-dependent cancer, in an amount sufficient to induce autophagy in the cell and cause the death of cancer cells. Also disclosed is a method for selectively killing cancer cells in a patient afflicted with cancer, comprising administering to the mammal, wherein the cancer cells are autophagy-dependent cancer cells, in an amount sufficient to induce autophagy in the cells and cause the death of the cancer cells.
US11471459B2	Compounds with enhanced anti-tumor effects The compounds of formula (I) where the group —R may represent ═O or —H, are new anti-proliferative agents with remarkable anti-tumour effects in-vivo, showing in particular a wide spectrum of activities in respect of lymphomas of different origin.
US11471456B2	Formulations comprising heterocyclic protein kinase inhibitors Provided is a composition comprising a polyglycolized glyceride and a compound having the following structure (I): or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided are crystalline forms of the compound of structure (I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Methods of making the same, and methods for using the same in the treatment of cancer, autoimmune, inflammatory and other Pim kinase-associated diseases, disorders or conditions are also disclosed.
US11471453B2	Neuronal modulation A method for modulating an immune response by activating or inhibiting dopaminergic neurons in the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) is provided. Modulation is achieved by modulating the activity, the abundance or both of: a natural killer cell, a CD8 T-cell, a CD4 T-cell, a B-cell, a dendritic cell, a macrophage, a granulocyte, or their combination.
US11471452B2	Compositions and methods for treating or preventing vasomotor symptoms The present disclosure is directed to compositions comprising as an active ingredient, a lower dose of 4-({(4-cyclopropylisoquinolin-3-yl)[4-(trifluoromethoxy)benzyl]amino}sulfonyl)benzoic acid or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for treating or preventing vasomotor symptoms in a subject, and methods which comprises administering the said compound or the pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof at a lower dose, respectively.
US11471450B2	Psilocybin compositions Methods and compositions are disclosed for enhancing neurogenesis, resolving neuropathy and improving neurological health and functioning using fungal extracts and their active ingredients, including species of mushrooms and mycelia containing psilocybin and psilocin, combined with erinacines and hericenones or fungal extracts containing those active ingredients, with the addition of nicotinic acid. The compositions may optionally be combined with nervine plants.
US11471446B2	Compounds for treatment of hypoproliferative disorders The present invention relates to the use of CDK8 and/or CDK19 inhibitors in the treatment of ribosomopathies as well as conditions characterized by reduced number of hematopoietic stem cells and/or progenitor cells; and bone anabolic disorders.
US11471445B2	Compositions for the prevention and treatment of acute renal injury Pharmaceutical compositions are provided for the treatment, pre-emptive treatment or prevention of acute renal injury.
US11471443B2	Anti-flavivirus compounds and methods of use The present invention concerns the use of compounds and compositions for the treatment or prevention of Flavivirus infections, such as dengue virus infections and Zika virus infections. Aspects of the invention include methods for treating or preventing Flavivirus virus infection, such as dengue virus and Zika virus infection, by administering a compound or composition of the invention, to a subject in need thereof; methods for inhibiting Flavivirus infections, such as dengue virus and Zika virus infections, in a cell in vitro or in vivo; pharmaceutical compositions; packaged dosage formulations; and kits useful for treating or preventing Flavivirus infections, such as dengue virus and Zika virus infections.
US11471440B2	Therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders The present invention addresses the problem of providing a novel therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders. As a means for solving the problem, a therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders which contains a RARγ agonist as an active ingredient is provided. The therapeutic agent exhibits an excellent ameliorating effect in a keratoconjunctive disorder model, and is therefore useful as a therapeutic agent for keratoconjunctive disorders such as corneal ulcer, corneal epithelial abrasion, keratitis, dry eye, conjunctivitis, chronic superficial keratitis, corneal erosion, persistent corneal disorders, superficial punctate keratopathy, corneal epithelial defects, conjunctival epithelial defects, keratoconjunctivitis sicca, superior limbic keratoconjunctivitis, filamentary keratoconjunctivitis, infectious keratitis, noninfectious keratitis, infectious conjunctivitis and noninfectious conjunctivitis. The therapeutic agent is also useful as a therapeutic agent for corneal scarring and conjunctival scarring both associated with keratoconjunctive disorders.
US11471437B2	Compositions and methods for treating cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome with a cannabinoid receptor antagonist Disclosed herein are formulations and methods for reversing one or more symptoms of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) or one or more symptoms thereof, comprising parenterally administering a CB1 antagonist in an amount sufficient to reverse the CHS or symptom(s).
US11471433B1	Postbiotic compositions and related methods for agriculture Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for increasing the fitness of insects for agriculture or commerce, wherein the composition includes a postbiotic agent (e.g., a short chain fatty acid).
US11471432B2	Supporting immunomodulatory agent The invention relates to a combination therapy for the prevention and/or treatment of immune-mediated chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases comprising a combination of one or more C3-C8 carboxylic acids, physiologically acceptable salts and/or esters thereof, and one or more fumaric acid esters and/or salts thereof. The combination being particularly useful in the treatment of psoriasis and multiple sclerosis.
US11471428B2	Method and pharmaceutical composition for treating depression A method for treating a subject with depression characterized by having an increased burst firing in neurons of a lateral habenula in the subject is provided. The method includes a step of administering to the subject a pharmaceutical composition capable of inhibiting the burst firing in the lateral habenula of the subject. The pharmaceutical composition includes one or more active pharmaceutical agents, which can suppress the burst firing in the lateral habenula of the subject and can include at least one of an N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) inhibitor or a T-type calcium channel inhibitor. The pharmaceutical composition can be in a formulation allowing for local administration to the lateral habenula of the subject, or can be in a formulation configured for systemic administration to the subject. A method for testing a test substance for an antidepressive effect is also provided.
US11471425B2	Pharmaceutical composition containing broussochalcone a as active ingredient for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing broussochalcone A as an active ingredient for prevention or treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. The pharmaceutical composition containing broussochalcone A as an active ingredient for prevention or treatment of inflammatory bowel disease of the present invention suppresses inflammation to ameliorate symptoms of weight loss, reduction in bowel length, diarrhea, and hemafecia, which result from inflammatory bowel disease, and has no side effects occurring in an existing drug medicine, and thus can be effectively used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.
US11471424B2	Biosynchronous transdermal drug delivery Systems and methods for synchronizing the administration of compounds with the human body's natural circadian rhythms and addiction rhythms to counteract symptoms when they are likely to be at their worst by using an automated and preprogrammable transdermal or other drug administration system.
US11471420B2	Membrane lipid coated nanoparticles and method of use Disclosed is a nanoparticle comprising an inner core comprising a virus; and an outer surface comprising a cellular membrane derived from a cell, and process of making thereof. The virus is an oncolytic virus and cellular membrane is derived from for example red blood cells.
US11471419B2	Capsules with intracapsular microspheres for improved survival and function of encapsulated cells Provided is a microcapsule for increasing the survival and/or function of a cell, such as an islet cell, microcapsule can include an outer shell comprising a first polymer; an interior core comprising: at least one live cell; a second polymer; and at least one microsphere comprising a third polymer and a compound capable of improving survival of the at least one cell. The improved survival and/or function of the at least one live cell in the microcapsule is compared to a live cell in a microcapsule in the absence of the compound capable of improving survival of the at least one cell. The first and second polymer may include alginate and the third polymer (used for the microsphere) may comprise PLGA. The compound may include a GLP-1 receptor agonist. Also provided are methods for producing such microcapsules; insulin delivery systems using the microcapsules, and methods to treat disease, such as diabetes, using the microcapsules.
US11471418B2	Pharmaceutical compositions of amorphous solid dispersions and methods of preparation thereof Provided are amorphous solid dispersions comprising an active pharmaceutical ingredient and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the amorphous solid dispersions. Also described herein are methods for preparing and using such compositions. In some embodiments, an amorphous solid dispersion comprises an active pharmaceutical ingredient such as palbociclib or neratinib, one or more acids, and a high-molecular weight material.
US11471413B2	Compositions and methods for treating disorders ameliorated by muscarinic receptor activation Provided herein is an oral pharmaceutical composition, comprising a plurality of xanomeline beads having a core comprising xanomeline or a salt thereof; and a plurality of trospium beads having a core comprising a salt of trospium.
US11471410B2	Pharmaceutical composition combining at least two distinct nanoparticles and a pharmaceutical compound, preparation and uses thereof The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical composition comprising the combination of (i) at least two distinct biocompatible nanoparticles and (ii) at least one compound of interest, typically at least one pharmaceutical compound, to be administered to a subject in need of such at least one compound of interest, wherein the at least two distinct biocompatible nanoparticles potentiate the compound(s) of interest efficiency. The at least two biocompatible nanoparticles can be administered sequentially or simultaneously to the subject but are to be administered separately, typically with an interval of between more than about 5 minutes and about 72 hours, from the at least one compound of interest, preferably before the administration of the at least one compound of interest, to said subject. The longest dimension of the at least two biocompatible nanoparticles is typically between about 4 nm and about 500 nm. The absolute surface charge value of a first biocompatible nanoparticle is of at least \|10 mV\| and the absolute surface charge value of the second biocompatible nanoparticle, or of any additional biocompatible nanoparticle, has a difference of at least 10 mV with the absolute surface charge value of the first biocompatible nanoparticle.
US11471404B2	Composition and method for orally administering one or more active agents to a pet A composition and method for administering an active agent to a pet, such as a dog, a cat or a horse. The composition may comprise a yogurt-based chewable delivery matrix and a plurality of water-soluble film pieces dispersed throughout the chewable delivery matrix. The composition may also comprise a delivery matrix having at least 15% by weight of crude protein and a plurality of water-soluble film pieces dispersed throughout the delivery matrix. The plurality of water-soluble film pieces encompass an active agent therein, wherein the active agent is rapidly released from the composition upon contact with saliva from the pet. At least a portion of the released active agents may be oromucosally absorbed by the pet.
US11471403B2	Limited particle size triamcinolone and moxifloxacin compositions and associated methods of use Provided here are new ophthalmologically suitable pharmaceutical compositions comprising an effective amount of a moxifloxacin compound and an effective amount of a triamcinolone compound in suspension, wherein the particles of the suspension are limited in size. In aspects, the compositions are stable suspensions, maintaining physical stability and chemical stability for extended periods of time (e.g., exhibiting no sustained flocculation, coagulation, or clumping after several months of storage under typical storage conditions). In aspects, the compositions include a suspension component comprising one or more suspension agents. In aspects, the suspension component includes an ionic suspension agent. In aspects, the composition also or alternatively comprises a non-ionic surfactant, non-ionic suspension agent, or both, or an agent providing both functions. In aspects, such compositions further comprise an effective amount of a chelating agent/component. Further described are related compositions and methods of making and using such compositions, e.g., in the treatment of eye infections.
US11471402B2	Hydrogel-based biological delivery vehicle A hydrogel-based biological delivery vehicle used to effectively deliver drug and biological material to tissue or organ sites. More specifically, a hydrogel binding matrix having a biopolymer backbone containing carboxyl groups. Tyramine may be substituted for at least a portion of the carboxyl groups, so that, when hydrogen peroxide is added, it causes creation of covalent bonds between tyramine molecules and cross-links the hydrogel binding matrix, thereby enabling the hydrogel binding matrix to transition from liquid to gel state. The hydrogel binding matrix, in its liquid form, is capable of encapsulating drug reservoirs to create a homogenous liquid with evenly distributed particles containing drugs or target molecules. As the hydrogel binding matrix solidifies into a gel state, the newly created cross-links do not disrupt or react with the drugs or target molecules contained within the drug reservoirs. This hydrogel-based biological delivery vehicle can be used in several medical applications.
US11471399B2	Composition for scar remodeling A composition intended for the remodelling treatment of a scar, by means of topical application, in particular, as a massage adjuvant. The composition takes the form of a microemulsion, preferably with a gel texture, containing a lipophilic compound, a wound healing agent, a humectant and an emulsifying agent, as well as a small amount of water.
US11471396B2	Personal care compositions comprising surface-modified particles and non-volatile funcationalised silicone Disclosed is a personal care composition comprising (a) particle comprising chitosan salt at the outer surface of the particle; and (b) functionalized non-volatile silicone, wherein the amount of the functionalized non-volatile silicone is greater than 20% by weight of the total non-volatile silicone.
US11471395B2	Method for preventing aging with bioactive compound A method for preventing aging of a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a composition including a bioactive compound. The bioactive compound is a peptide, and includes at least one amino acid sequence as set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 6. Each of the amino acid sequence is a peptide of fish skin. The composition has anti-aging and cellular health maintaining capabilities. In addition, the composition can also be used for increasing collagen content, improving skin collagen density, improving skin moisture, minimizing skin pores, reducing wrinkles or achieving a combination of these effects.
US11471392B2	Oxidizing composition comprising an oxyalkylenated fatty alcohol and an oxyalyklenated fatty amide The subject of the invention is a composition for treating keratin fibers, comprising one or more oxyalkylenated fatty amide(s) of formula (I), one or more oxyalkylenated fatty alcohol(s), and one or more chemical oxidizing agent(s); it being understood that the oxyethylenated fatty alcohol(s)/oxyethylenated fatty amide(s) of formula (I) weight ratio is less than or equal to 1 and that the pH of the composition is less than or equal to 5.
US11471389B2	Enhanced stability of zinc pyrithione in oxidative environments, such as scalp sebaceous fluid The present invention discloses a personal care composition comprising: (a) A polyvalent metal salt of pyrithione; (b) A metal complex selected from the group consisting of: wherein Y1, Y2, Z1, Z2 are selected from the following groups: —NH2, —NHR11, —NR12R12, —NHCO—R20, —SH, —OR13, —O(C═O)—, phosphate. and wherein at least one of Y1 and Z1 of compound I is —SH, and wherein at least one of Y2 and Z2 of compound II is —SH R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, can independently be H, alkyl, substituted alkyl, phenyl, aryl; R14 is —NH2, —NHCO—CH3, —NHR17, or —NR18R18 R15 is —COOH, —COOR19 R11, R12, R13 R16, R17, R18, R19 can be independently be alkyl, substituted alkyl, phenyl, aryl. and wherein the metal of the complex is selected from the group consisting of zinc, copper, and iron.
US11471387B2	Oral cavity care method and oral cavity care system An oral cavity care method uses a fine ozone bubble liquid, wherein a stock solution of the fine ozone bubble liquid has ozone gas concentration of 100 ppm or more, even if ozone gas concentration of the fine ozone bubble liquid is diluted to 4 ppm or less, the fine ozone bubble liquid has a sterilizing action, the fine ozone bubble liquid has ozone gas concentration of 4 ppm or more after frozen storage for one year or more, and in addition to the sterilizing action, the fine ozone bubble liquid has an odor component decomposition action and an antiviral action.
US11471386B2	Non-spherical microcapsule Disclosed is a non-spherical microcapsule comprising a core comprising a benefit agent, and a shell comprising nanoparticles having a diameter of 10 to 300 nm and polyurea.
US11471385B2	Capsules with a high active ingredient content The invention relates to (dried) capsules with a high active-ingredient or active-substance content, to the use of the capsules in cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical compositions and to the production of the capsules.
US11471384B2	Composition comprising at least two fatty acid esters of (poly)glycerol, and use thereof in cosmetics The invention relates to a composition in the form of a nanoemulsion or microemulsion, comprising: —a first fatty acid ester of polyglycerol which is chosen from a fatty acid ester of polyglycerol formed from at least one acid comprising an alkyl or alkenyl chain containing from 12 to 20 carbon atoms and from 3 to 6 glycerol units; —a second fatty acid ester of (poly)glycerol (c) which is chosen from a fatty acid ester of (poly)glycerol formed from at least one acid comprising an alkyl or alkenyl chain containing from 6 to 18 carbon atoms and from 1 to 3 glycerol units; —at least one organopolysiloxane elastomer; —at least two acrylic acid-based polymers that are different from one another; —at least one amphiphilic polymer comprising at least one 2-acrylamidomethylpropanesulfonic acid (AMPS) unit; —at least one oil; —water. The invention also relates to a cosmetic treatment process for keratin materials such as the skin, by application of such a composition.
US11471382B2	Emulsion with matte effects and excellent texture The present invention relates to a composition in the form of an emulsion, comprising: (a) at least one oil-absorbable organic particle which has an oil-absorbing capacity of 170 ml/100 g or more, preferably 250 ml/100 g or more, and more preferably 400 ml/100 g or more, and a volume-average particle size of less than 30 μm, preferably less than 25 μm, and more preferably less than 20 μm, (b) at least one oil; (c) at least one emulsifier; (d) water; and (e) optionally at least one additional oil-absorbable particle, wherein the oil-absorbing capacity of the total of the (a) oil-absorbable organic particle and the (e) additional oil-absorbable particle in the composition is more than 170 ml/100. The composition according to the present invention can provide long-lasting matte effects, while imparting excellent texture.
US11471380B2	Tube securement system The invention relates to systems for securing a tube (e.g. feeding tube) and/or a patient interface or a dermal patch to a user. One embodiment comprises a holder, an interface side of the holder attachable to the patient interface or the dermal patch for securing a feeding tube to the patient interface or the patch, the holder comprising at least a first channel or recess for receiving the feeding tube to couple the feeding tube to the patient interface. Another embodiment comprises a patient interface itself comprising a backing for positioning on a patient's face, a dermal patch having a patient side and an interface side, the patient side of the patch attachable to the user, the patch comprising at least a first flap portion attachable to the tube for affixing the tube to the patch, a two-part releasable connection arrangement for releasably securing the patient interface to the patch.
US11471379B2	Infant suckling device The human nipple functions for both nutritive and non-nutritive suckling with the only difference that in the first instance nutritive fluid is delivered. The present invention conflates these two suckling devices. A nipple device comprises a first reinforcing member provided at the exterior surface of a nipple portion, and surrounding an interior elastomeric core. A second reinforcing member, such as a mesh reinforcement, can be added to improve bite resistance without compromising stretchiness or compressibility. The nipple device is bite-resistant to guard against biting damage and stretching-to-failure by an infant; and compressible, so forces applied by an infant's tongue will be transmitted (in the case of an artificial feeding teat) through a solid nipple core to compress and shutoff central duct(s) to facilitate swallowing without gagging, or (in the case of a pacifier) to reshape the nipple portion so it conforms to the shape of the infant's oral cavity.
US11471377B2	Switchable vibration modal ultrasonic device and method based on same A device and a method for switchable vibration modal ultrasonic are provided. The device includes a hollow shaft, an ultrasonic motor, a limit shell, an electromagnet, a moving tool head, a vibration source and a tool head. The structure design of the ultrasonic motor, the magnetostrictive materials and the drive coil combination of different functions are configured so that, without changing the condition of components, the ultrasonic can switch mode, namely the longitudinal vibration, torsional vibration, and longitudinal and torsional vibration in three different vibration modes. During the operation of the device, different vibration modes are excited without changing the parts, which meets the machining requirements of different vibration forms. Meanwhile, the operation is more convenient and faster, and the overall design structure of the device ensures the efficient and safe operation of the device.
US11471367B2	Systems and methods for promotion of angiogenesis and adipogenesis in tissues through application of mechanical forces A system and method for promoting angiogenesis and adipogenesis in soft tissue using a tissue enlargement apparatus. The tissue enlargement apparatus includes an interface configured for affixation to the soft tissue. A force generating device is coupled to the interface by a connecting tube for applying mechanical forces to the soft tissue. A processor is coupled to the force generating device and is configured to apply intermittent cyclical patterns of the mechanical forces to the soft tissue to promote angiogenesis and adipogenesis in soft tissue. The intermittent cyclical patterns are based on at least one of duration, frequency, and intensity of the mechanical forces.
US11471366B2	Percussion therapy apparatus and methods thereof Devices, systems, and methods for percussion therapy of a patient's torso area provide percussive force to release and/or dislodge mucous from respiratory airways of a human patient. Such devices, systems, and methods may include a torso covering for securing to a patient's torso, percussive devices coupled to the torso covering, and an attachment assembly for supporting the torso covering. The percussive devices may include a percussion frame, an electromechanically actuated percussor for controlled movement between end positions, and resilient members attached to opposite ends of the percussion frame for assisting controlled movement of the percussor. The devices, systems, and methods disclosed herein provide efficient and comfortable high-frequency percussive force to a patient's torso, reducing stress on the patient and improving patient experience.
US11471358B1	Fascia activation and training device and methods of use Fascia activation and training devices having an adjustable length, collapsible, elongate device body having opposing ends to which open ended interchangeable cuffs are removably mounted. The end cuffs of the training devices provide for inward and/or outward compression forces to be applied by a user's body members engaging such end cuffs, thereby enhancing fascial activation and training, and providing users with proprioceptive feedback, making motor learning in biomechanical retraining through fascia remodeling possible. Methods of use of such training devices provide for the use of multiple types of training devices in combination, resulting in the enhanced training of biomechanical chains of muscles.
US11471356B2	Shelf for dental delivery system A shelf for a dental delivery system comprises a shelf member and device mounting locations on the shelf member. The shelf member is shaped to fit within a dental delivery system housing. The shelf member is movable between at least a closed position and an open position. The device mounting locations define locations devices can be coupled. According to another implementation, a dental delivery system comprising a housing defining an interior, at least one connection extending from the housing to a dental handpiece holding area, a removable cover and a shelf member movable between at least open and closed positions is described.
US11471350B2	Constructive layout in container Constructive layout in a container, to provide clean areas for medical and hospital care, such as fractionation of solid and liquid oral drugs (ISO8) and handling of sterile drugs (ISO7), as well as the configuration of the containers for the infusion, diagnosis, surgery, ICU and hemodialysis areas.
US11471346B2	Long term care bed An adjustable bed includes a fixed frame, an articulating frame supported on the fixed frame, first and second leg assemblies, and first and second actuators. The leg assemblies are configured to raise and lower the fixed frame between a lowered position and a raised position. The actuators are disposed and fully maintained within an interior volume of the fixed frame. The first actuator is fixedly secured at a first end to the head end of the fixed frame and operably coupled to the first leg assembly at a second end. The second actuator is fixedly secured at a first end to the foot end of the fixed frame and operably coupled to the second leg assembly at a second end. The first and second actuators are configured to exert a pulling force to raise the fixed frame and to exert a pushing force to lower the fixed frame.
US11471344B1	Wheelchair handle grip A handle grip specially adapted for installation and use upon the main push handles of a wheelchair. The handle grip is adapted to facilitate the reliable, yet temporary, attachment to the wheelchair push handles of the strap(s) and/or the oxygen tube(s) associated with an oxygen tank or generator source for supplying therapeutic oxygen gas to a patient seated in the wheelchair.
US11471341B2	Wheelchair-mounting vehicle The disclosure provides a wheelchair-mounting vehicle including a handrail provided in a support shaft and switched between a used position and a stored position as the support shaft rotates, the used position being a position at which the handrail is arranged in a vicinity of a chest area of an occupant of a wheelchair, and the stored position being a position at which the handrail is arranged along a side wall of a vehicle cabin above the used position in the vehicle upper-lower direction. The support shaft in which the handrail for the occupant of the wheelchair in a forward posture is provided is arranged so as to be inclined upward to a front side in the vehicle front-rear direction in a side view.
US11471340B2	Unitary storage layer for disposable absorbent articles A unitary storage layer for an absorbent article, being formed by at least two sub-layers in which a first outermost sub-layer forms said first surface and includes cellulose pulp fibers and cross linked cellulose fibers and includes less than 5% of SAP by weight of the sub-layer, and a second sub layer which includes cellulose pulp fibers and SAP and is immediately adjacent to said first sub-layer.
US11471337B2	3D printed nasal pharyngeal and oral swabs The invention is generally a nasal pharyngeal and oral swab that may be mass-produced via three-dimensional (3D) printing. To achieve the right materials for 3D printing the swabs, exemplary embodiments employ a set of materials that result in a rigid structure that has bendable properties (at least in the neck or stem region of the swab), but more rigid and bridle properties at a breakpoint of the swab. In exemplary embodiments, this may be achieved by constructing the device of a first photosensitive material that is generally soft and bendable when cured, and a second photosensitive material that is generally rigid and brittle when cured, wherein the soft bendable material comprises of about 70% to 90% of the photosensitive composition used to 3D print the swab, and the rigid and brittle material comprises of about 30% to 10% of the photosensitive composition used to 3D print the swab.
US11471332B2	Systems, apparatuses, and methods for negative-pressure treatment with reduced tissue in-growth A dressing for treating a tissue site with negative pressure includes a manifold having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The dressing also includes a first layer adjacent to the first surface and a second layer adjacent to the second surface. The first layer and the second layer each include a polymer film. The dressing also includes a plurality of fluid restrictions in the polymer film adjacent to at least the first surface, and a plurality of bonds between the first layer and the second layer. The plurality of bonds defines separable sections of the manifold.
US11471331B2	Earplug for selective attenuation of sound and an insert with an acoustic filter for use in an earplug An earplug (10, 80) for selective attenuation of sound has a body with at least one sound path. An insert (34) is housed in the body (13), which has at least one sound passage with an acoustic filter. The acoustic filter is configured to provide a specific frequency response and thus a determined attenuation of sound passing through the earplug. Means (14) is arranged at a top surface adapted to activate or deactivate the sound path. Each acoustic filter comprises an upper acoustic port (36, 37), at least one acoustic mesh (35) and/or acoustic membrane (37, 39), an acoustic chamber (41, 44) and a lower acoustic port (42, 43). An insert (34) with an acoustic filter for selective attenuation of sound is provided for use in an earplug.
US11471323B2	Combination treatments A method of treating a subject in need thereof, is carried out by (a) administering said subject a therapeutic intervention (e.g., an active agent) in a treatment effective amount; and concurrently (b) administering said subject caloric vestibular stimulation in a treatment effective amount, said caloric vestibular stimulation administered so as to enhance the efficacy of said active agent. In some embodiments, the caloric vestibular stimulation is administered as an actively controlled time varying waveform.
US11471320B2	Snoring-preventing smart mattress system The present invention relates to a smart mattress system for preventing snoring of a user, wherein a sleep posture of the user is determined and pressure of an air mattress and pressure of an air pillow are adjusted depending on the sleep posture of the user, whereby snoring of the user is stopped.
US11471318B2	Data collection schemes for a medical appliance and related methods Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a monitor device for an ostomy system. The monitor device comprises: a processor; memory; and a first interface connected to the processor and the memory. The first interface comprises a plurality of terminals and a data collector. The plurality of terminals includes a first terminal that forms an electrical connection with a first electrode of an ostomy appliance of the ostomy system and a second terminal that forms an electrical connection with a second electrode of the ostomy appliance. The data collector is coupled to the first and second terminals and comprises a data collection configured to collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a primary data collection scheme and collect data from the plurality of terminals according to a secondary data collection scheme. The primary data collection scheme is different from the secondary data collection scheme.
US11471315B2	Height, depth and circumferential adjustment mechanisms for cervical collar Cervical collars, components thereof, and methods of using them overcome issues with conventional cervical collars.
US11471314B2	Trunk supporting exoskeleton and method of use A trunk supporting exoskeleton comprises: a supporting trunk; thigh links configured to move in unison with a wearer's thighs; and first and second torque generators located on both left and right halves of the wearer substantially close to the wearer's hip. The torque generators couple the supporting trunk to the thigh links, and generate torque between the thigh links and the supporting trunk. When the wearer bends forward such that a predetermined portion of the supporting trunk passes beyond a predetermined angle from vertical, a torque generator(s) imposes a resisting torque between the supporting trunk and the thigh link(s), causing the supporting trunk to impose a force against the wearer's trunk, and the thigh link(s) to impose a force onto the wearer's thigh. When the predetermined portion does not pass beyond the predetermined angle, the torque generators impose no resisting torques between said supporting trunk and respective thigh links.
US11471308B2	Extravascular bypass systems and methods Systems and methods are provided for extravascularly bypassing an occlusion within a patient's blood vessel. An upstream bypass stent may be implanted at an implant site upstream of the occlusion and a downstream bypass stent may be implanted at an implant site downstream of the occlusion, wherein an outlet of the upstream stent and an inlet of the downstream stent are coupled extravascularly to permit blood to extravascularly bypass the occlusion. The upstream stent further may include an additional outlet that directs blood to flow through the occluded blood vessel. A kit including a percutaneous tumescence tunneler for implanting the extravascular bypass system is also provided.
US11471303B2	Method and system for preparing bone for receiving an implant A method of performing arthroplasty of an anatomical joint for receipt of an implant is disclosed. The method includes developing a preoperative plan, designing a patient specific guide based on the preoperative plan, obtaining the patient specific guide, placing the patient specific guide relative to the identified bone, fixing a pair of pins into the bone to establish an Alpha plane and executing the preoperative plan while referencing the Alpha plane. A desired amount of remaining first bone is determined based on a condition of the anatomical joint and a desired orientation of the implant. The patient specific guide includes a pair of bores defined therein and located in positions to accept a complementary pair of pins. The bores are arranged at locations on the patient specific guide to orient the respective pins in a direction optimized for surgeon access to the first bone and to establish the Alpha plane.
US11471301B2	Expandable intervertebral cage An expandable intervertebral cage device includes a first base plate and a second base plate, a proximal block with internal threading that mechanically couples the first base plate and the second base plate, and a distal block comprising an internal passage. The device has exactly two arm assemblies, one on each side. Each arm assembly includes a first arm mechanically coupled to the first base plate and the distal block, and a second arm is mechanically coupled to the second base plate and the distal block. A screw is arranged partially within the internal threading of the proximal block and passes through the internal passage of the distal block, such that rotation of the screw relative to the proximal block causes a change in distance between the proximal block and the distal block, and a corresponding change in the spacing and lordosis of the device.
US11471296B2	Partial endoprosthesis device for a vertebral joint A partial endoprosthesis device preserves the motion of a vertebral joint for implant into a spinal segment and includes an articular portion having a thickness that increases in the direction of introduction between the articular facets. The articular portion is elongated along a longitudinal axis with a opposite first and second faces. The first face has a central protrusion that is configured so that, by implanting the device with the articular portion inserted between an upper articular facet of a lower vertebra and a corresponding lower articular facet of upper vertebra adjacent to the lower vertebra, and with the first face in contact with either the upper or lower articular facet, and with the second face in contact with the other articular facet, the articular portion, with the first face, pushes against the first articular facet and finally becomes integral by osteointegration with the lower articular facet.
US11471293B2	Glenoidal implant for shoulder prosthesis A glenoidal implant for a shoulder prosthesis includes an articular body having two opposite faces which are an articulation face suitable for cooperating with an articulation head of a humeral implant, and an anchoring face from which at least one anchoring stud protrudes for an anchoring in the glenoid cavity including a main anchoring stud at least partially covered with a porous or rough surface coating promoting an osseointegration. The main anchoring stud is provided internally with a central hole extending along a central axis of symmetry of the main anchoring stud and provided to allow guiding a trephine.
US11471291B2	Convertible stem/fracture stem A humeral anchor for a shoulder prosthesis is disclosed. The humeral anchor includes a distal portion configured to be anchored in a proximal region of a humerus and a proximal portion, the proximal portion including a proximal face, where the proximal face includes an engagement feature configured to directly couple to a reverse shoulder insert having a concave proximal portion, and wherein the proximal face is further configured to directly couple with an anatomical shoulder insert having a convex proximal portion.
US11471289B2	Tibial resurfacing system and method An implant resection system for preparing an implant site to replace a defect in an articular surface of a first bone includes a guide configured to be coupled generally perpendicular to the first bone proximate to the defect. The guide includes a body portion defining a plurality of excision passageways. The excision passageways each define a generally cylindrical core pathway configured to extend generally perpendicular to the first bone which partially overlaps with an adjacent generally cylindrical core pathway. A projection associated with each of the plurality of the generally cylindrical core pathways defines a truncated cylindrical excision site extending through a portion of the articular surface. Each truncated cylindrical excision site partially overlaps with at least one adjacent truncated cylindrical excision site.
US11471285B2	Tissue grafts and methods of making and using the same In some embodiments, the present invention provides tissue grafts, such as vascularized bone grafts, and methods for preparing and using such tissue grafts. In some embodiments the tissue grafts are made using pluripotent stem cells, such as autologous pluripotent stem cells. In some embodiments, the tissue grafts are made by creating a digital model of a tissue portion to be replaced or repaired, such as a bone defect, partitioning the model into two or more model segments, and then producing tissue graft segments having a size and shape corresponding to that of the model segments. Such tissue graft segments may be assembled to form a tissue graft having a size and shape corresponding to that of the tissue portion to be replaced or repaired.
US11471283B2	Systems and methods for treating preserved ejection fraction conditions A device of a shape memory material configured to implement a predetermined level of expansion while allowing contraction and twist can be implemented in a portion of a vascular system, such as in the left ventricle of the heart of a patient suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.
US11471272B2	Adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of post-operatively adjusting intraocular lenses Disclosed are adjustable intraocular lenses and methods of adjusting intraocular lenses post-operatively. In one embodiment, an adjustable intraocular lens can comprise an optic portion and a peripheral portion. The peripheral portion can comprise a composite material comprising an energy absorbing constituent and a plurality of expandable components. A base power of the optic portion can be configured to change in response to an external energy directed at the composite material.
US11471268B2	Implants having gel zones with higher levels of cohesiveness for eschewing scalloping, dimpling, and wrinkling An implantable prosthesis includes a silicone shell having an apex, a base, a radius located between the apex and the base, and a dome extending between the apex and the radius. The silicone shell has an outer surface and an inner surface that surrounds an interior volume of the silicone shell. A silicone gel material is disposed within the interior volume of the silicone shell. A gelling enhancer layer containing a gelling enhancer covers the inner surface of the silicone shell. After the silicone gel material has been thermally cured, the silicone gel material that is located within a zone that is in the vicinity of the gelling enhancer layer has a higher level of cohesiveness than the silicone gel material that is located outside the zone. The gelling enhancer contains crosslinker and/or platinum catalyst, such as a Karstedt catalyst.
US11471267B2	High-profile, anatomy-specific craniofacial implants for combined hard and soft tissue reconstruction with embedded technology for medicine delivery An anatomy-specific implant for neuroplastic surgery. The implant includes a soft tissue implant component designed within and adapted to replace or restore missing soft tissue in a skull, joint or spine of the patient, wherein the soft tissue implant component is adapted to be coupled by an interdigitated connection to a rigid component. The rigid component can be a skull implant adapted to replace missing cranial or vertebral bone, or healthy cranial or vertebral bone, either of which can have downward extending catheters for medicinal brain or spinal cord infusion to help bypass the blood-brain barrier via multiphase flow. The soft tissue implant may include a functional component having neurotechnologies such as MRI-lucent pumps, Bluetooth connection systems, refillable diaphragms, remote imaging devices, wireless charging capabilities, and/or informative biosensors. The soft tissue implant component may be interchangeable with another soft tissue implant component in plug-and-play fashion.
US11471258B2	Three-dimensional medical implant The present disclosure relates to a three-dimensional, degradable medical implant for regeneration of soft tissue comprising a plurality of volume-building components and a mesh component which is substantially made of monofilament or multifilament fibers, wherein each volume-building component is attached to at least one point on a surface of the mesh component, and wherein the projected surface area of each volume-building component, when projected on the surface of the mesh component, corresponds to a maximum of one tenth of the surface area of the mesh component.
US11471255B2	Bondable dental assemblies and methods including a compressible material Dental assemblies and related methods of making are provided. The dental assemblies include a dental article with a bonding surface an adhesive having both a compressible material and at least one hardenable dental composition extending across the bonding surface. The compressible material is coupled to the dental article by a first quantity of hardened dental composition extending at least partially through the compressible material and contacting the bonding surface. The hardened dental composition extends over less than the entire bonding surface. Adjacent portions of the compressible material contain a second quantity of unhardened dental composition, preserving flexibility of the compressible material. Advantageously, this configuration was found to enhance bond reliability and facilitate manufacturing.
US11471254B2	Bracket system A bracket system for orthodontic appliances including a bracket combinatorial library having a plurality of brackets each interchangeably fixedly mountable to each of a plurality of teeth within a dentition group in a dental arch, whereby the plurality of brackets can be configured to provide incremental variation in tipping force moments, in-out force moments, and torqueing force moments over the entire useful range of orthodontic mechanics, allowing an orthodontic practitioner to prescribe a combination of tipping force moments, in-out force moments, and torqueing force moments unique for each tooth in relation to the plurality of teeth of a patient.
US11471252B2	Dental positioning appliance having mesh portion Embodiments are provided for utilizing metallic portions in dental positioning appliances. One embodiment includes a removable dental positioning appliance having a shell having one or more cavities shaped to receive and reposition one or more teeth from a first orientation to a successive orientation and where at least a portion of the shell is formed from a mesh material.
US11471247B2	Implant-based attachment system for dental implant surgical guide and method The disclosure relates to methods for attaching a dental implant surgical guide and a dental implant to a dental surgical site including: assembling an implant combination, positioning the dental implant surgical guide including a double open-ended guide cylinder at the dental surgical site; rotating the implant combination through the double open-ended guide channel; and attaching a cap comprising a hollow cylinder to the double open-ended guide channel so the rim of the implant mount body is sandwiched between the dental surgical guide and the cap. The disclosure further relates to a dental prosthesis apparatus including: an abutment; a dental implant; a dental implant surgical guide including a first and a second double open-ended guide cylinder connected by a support bar; an implant mount including a rim; and a cap operable to engage the dental implant surgical guide and sandwich the rim between the cap and the dental implant surgical guide.
US11471244B2	Multiple imaging mode tissue marker A method of making an intracorporeal marker, including the method steps of providing a core having a first material with porous hydroxyapatite; and completely covering the core an outer region having a second material with less porous hydroxyapatite, wherein ultrasonic or radiative imaging reveals a difference between the marker and tissue.
US11471243B2	Lighting devices for handheld surgical instruments, holsters for surgical instruments with lighting devices and kits containing surgical instruments and lighting devices Lighting devices are disclosed for use with handheld surgical instruments, along with holsters for supporting surgical instruments with lighting devices thereon and kits containing surgical instruments and lighting devices.
US11471242B1	Medical instruments with an integrated optical fiber and methods of manufacture An illuminated microsurgical instrument comprises a distally projecting tubular member arranged to perform a medical procedure at an interventional site, a sheath member surrounding a portion of the tubular member, and an optical fiber extending along a length of the outer surface of the tubular member between the tubular member and the sheath member. A method of manufacturing an illuminated microsurgical instrument comprises placing an optical fiber on a positioning member, placing a sheath member around the optical fiber and positioning member and securing the sheath member to the optical fiber, removing material from a distal end of the sheath member and optical fiber at a non-perpendicular angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the positioning member, removing the positioning member from within the sheath member, and placing the sheath member with the optical fiber secured thereto around a distally projecting tubular member.
US11471236B1	Portable electroneurodiagnostic cart A wheeled intraoperative neuromonitoring transport device capable of portability and overhead airplane storage that comprises a lower frame that includes two outer legs and an inner support frame, an equipment holder secured about the lower frame, a back frame secured the lower frame, a frame coupled in sliding relation with the back frame between an opened and closed position, and an articulating computer tray carried by the frame via at least one pivoting joint.
US11471235B2	Surgical table disposable base cover A disposable base cover includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a top wall and a peripheral side wall extending orthogonally therefrom. The first portion also includes a side edge with a first fastening feature. The second portion includes a top wall and a peripheral side wall extending generally orthogonally therefrom. The second portion also includes an equipment zone that provides visual indicia of equipment zone bounds. The second portion includes a side edge with a second fastening feature that is complementary to the first fastening feature. The disposable base cover is configured for engagement with a base of a surgical table having rollers to provide mobility to the surgical table.
US11471228B2	Near field communication between a surgical instrument and a robotic surgical system Various exemplary methods, systems, and devices for near field communication (NFC) between a surgical instrument and a robotic surgical system are provided. In general, a surgical tool is configured to move between different modes of communication with a robotic surgical system to which the tool is releasably and replaceably coupled. The different modes of communication are detectable by the robotic surgical system by the tool's frequency of NFC with the robotic surgical system. The tool includes a mechanism configured to be manipulated by a user of the tool to move the tool between the different modes of communication. The tool operating in a first mode of communication indicates to the robotic surgical system that the tool is operating in a normal state. The tool operating in each of one or more additional modes of communication indicates that the tool is operating in an error state.
US11471225B2	Semi-automatic precision positioning robot apparatus and method A semi-automatic precision positioning robot apparatus and method for use of the same to hold, position, orient and/or move a workpiece are provided. The positioning apparatus utilizes an actuator system of a given configuration to manipulate a workpiece holding unit with multiple degrees of freedom to achieve various positions and orientations. An associated tool may further be provided to interact with the workpiece in various positions and orientations. The positioning apparatus enables an operator to obtain high degrees of maneuverability while maintaining precision and consistency in the manufacture and production of various products and components.
US11471222B2	Modelling a structure in a body Methods and systems of computing parameter values of one or more model parameters are described. The model models structural and dielectric properties of a structure in a human or an animal body. An exemplary method includes: accessing voltage measurements made at different places in the vicinity of the structure by one or more in-body field sensing electrodes in response to currents applied to one or more field supplying electrodes; and computing the parameter values by adjusting the parameter values to fit predicted voltage values to the accessed voltage measurements, wherein the predicted voltage values are predicted from the model for the currents applied to the field supplying in-body electrodes.
US11471221B2	Configuration marker design and detection for instrument tracking A tool tracking method comprises receiving stereo image data of a tool. The tool includes a tracking marker. The method also comprises receiving first kinematic data for the tool and determining a three-dimensional image-derived pose of the tool from the stereo image data of the tool and the tracking marker. The method also comprises determining a first kinematic pose of the tool from the first kinematic data and determining a pose offset between the image-derived pose of the tool and the first kinematic pose of the tool. The method also comprises determining a corrected first kinematic pose of the tool based on the pose offset and the first kinematic data.
US11471218B2	Hair transplant planning system A system for providing images of a human scalp and associated information for assisting in hair transplant planning, the system includes a support and at least one camera selectively connectable to the support, the camera and/or the support being configured for acquiring at least one, preferably a plurality of scale calibrated overview images of the human scalp of a patient's head, preferably from different predefined angles, optical acquisition means, preferably a video-dermatoscope, being configured for acquiring a plurality of microscopic images within different regions of the scalp, a processing unit configured to process and/or analyse image data provided by the camera means and the optical acquisition means, in particular for measuring areas of the human scalp, identify and measure hair in microscopic images and/or quantitatively plan a hair transplant operation, wherein the processing unit comprises a user interface configured for interacting with a user.
US11471215B2	Device and methods for crossing occlusions The invention provides devices with integrated intravascular imaging and methods for crossing a CTO within the true lumen of a vessel. An interventional catheter with intravascular imaging capabilities can be guided into an affected vessel and to a CTO. An included intravascular imaging device captures a 3D image of the environment. The catheter includes a crossing member that can be extended out from a distal tip of the catheter, causing the crossing member to directly cross through the CTO creating a new channel through the CTO.
US11471211B2	Electrosurgical forceps An electrosurgical forceps includes first and second shaft members and first and second jaw members extending distally from the respective first and second shaft members. A pivot couples the first and second shaft members with one another such that the first and second shaft members are movable relative to one another between a spaced-apart position and an approximated position to move the first and second jaw members relative to one another between an open position and a closed position. The jaw members are configured to facilitate tissue treatment, tissue division, and blunt tissue dissection.
US11471209B2	Controlling impedance rise in electrosurgical medical devices Various embodiments are directed to an electrosurgical system including an end effector, a jaw closure trigger, and a control circuit. The end effector includes a first jaw and a second jaw. The control circuit is configured to receive an input indicating a repeat mode, apply a first tissue bite algorithm to a first electrode and a second electrode based on an occurrence of a first tissue bite, enter a hold state at a termination of the first tissue bite algorithm, and determine an occurrence of a second tissue bite. The first tissue bite is based on the second jaw moving toward a closed configuration via the jaw closure trigger. Entering the hold state includes maintaining a sub-therapeutic signal. Determining the occurrence of the second tissue bite includes sensing a reduction in impedance between the first electrode and the second electrode via the sub-therapeutic signal.
US11471208B2	Methods, apparatuses, and systems for the treatment of disease states and disorders Apparatuses, systems and methods are provided for treating pulmonary tissues via delivery of energy, generally characterized by high voltage pulses, to target tissue using a pulmonary tissue modification system (e.g., an energy delivery catheter system). Example pulmonary tissues include, without limitation, the epithelium (the goblet cells, ciliated pseudostratified columnar epithelial cells, and basal cells), lamina propria, submucosa, submucosal glands, basement membrane, smooth muscle, cartilage, nerves, pathogens resident near or within the tissue, or a combination of any of these. The system may be used to treat a variety of pulmonary diseases or disorders such as or associated with COPD (e.g., chronic bronchitis, emphysema), asthma, interstitial pulmonary fibrosis, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis, primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD), acute bronchitis and/or other pulmonary diseases or disorders.
US11471201B2	Cephalomedullary nailing system of variable angle to treat femur fractures and the utensils used to place the system The cephalomedullary nailing system of this invention contributes to solving three main problems: reduce fractures, improve assembly biomechanics to ensure the load axis is favorable as possible for bony fragments and prevent femoral neck collapse as well as offset and limb length loss, hence avoiding the possibility of reduced abductor power. The system is based on specific screw channel geometry and the placement of an additional locking screw, allowing the nail to turn 360° and facilitating nail insertion through the screw.
US11471197B2	Lamina plate assembly Lamina plate assemblies, systems, and methods thereof. A lamina plate assembly may be configured to provide lamina support following laminectomy, for example, in cervical and lumbar cases. The lamina plate assembly may include a generally elongate body having a first free end, a second free end, and a posterior portion disposed between the first free end and the second free end. Different embodiments of securing portions are used to secure the lamina plate assembly to a vertebra.
US11471195B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with circumferential multi-directional increased angulation A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a shank with a head, an anchor portion, and a neck extending between the head and the anchor portion, and a receiver with upright arms defining a channel for receiving a rod and a central bore extending downward to a lower portion of the receiver. The assembly also includes a retaining structure rotatably coupled with the receiver with an internal seating structure pivotally supporting the head while providing for independent rotation of the shank prior to locking the assembly with the rod and a closure. The retaining structure includes an external surface and a slot extending between the seating structure and the external surface with a concave cut-out configured to closely receive the neck so as to provide for increased articulation between the shank and the receiver along the slot, and with the shank and the retaining structure being rotatable together around a centerline axis to align the increased articulation in any radial direction around the circumference of the receiver.
US11471192B2	External bone fixation systems The present application provides external bone fixation systems. The systems include one or more pairs of bone fixation platforms in the form of rings or partial rings. The platforms may be coupled to corresponding bone segments. The pair of platforms are configured to accept a plurality of struts extending therebetween. The struts are configured to attach to the platforms via joints that provide three degrees of rotation. The struts are also configured such that their longitudinal length extending between the joints/platforms can be incrementally adjusted while attached to the platforms. The struts are further configured such that their total range of length adjustment can be increased by coupling at least one add-on component to the struts in situ. The lengths of each of the plurality of struts may be adjusted to arrange the platforms, and thereby the bone segment coupled thereto, in particular relative positions and orientations.
US11471190B2	Bundle of his lead delivery catheter, system and method A catheter for delivering a medical electrical lead to a bundle of His from within a right atrium of a heart. The catheter includes a straight portion and a hook portion projecting from a distal end of the straight portion. The hook portion includes a first curved portion, a second curved portion, and a third curved portion. The straight portion and the first curved portion define a plane. The second curved portion extends from a distal end of the first curved portion. The second curved portion curves away from the plane. The third curved portion extends from a distal end of the second curved portion. The third curved portion curves toward the plane. The catheter forms a lumen extending from a proximal end of the straight portion to an opening at a distal end of the third curved portion.
US11471188B2	Method and apparatus for accessing the interior of a hip joint, including the provision and use of a novel telescoping access cannula and a novel telescoping obturator A telescoping access cannula comprising: an outer tube; an inner tube carried by the outer tube, the inner tube being coaxial with the outer tube and longitudinally movable relative to the outer tube; and a rotatable member carried by the outer tube and connected to the inner tube, wherein rotation of the rotatable member causes longitudinal movement of the inner tube relative to the outer tube.
US11471186B2	Thin cannulas trocar and method An invention for transfixing a plurality of cannulas 14 through a tissue 25 for providing a plurality of entry-ports 33 to a surgical site 26, comprising: a base 10; and a plurality of cannulas 14 connected to said base 10; wherein each said cannula 14 includes an access-port 3, is provided. Also, the invention for transfixing a plurality of cannulas 14 through a tissue 25 for providing a plurality of entry-ports 33 to a surgical site 26, comprising: a sleeve 9 including a base 10; said sleeve 9 including a plurality of cannulas 14 connected to said base 10; a mandrel 1 including a handle 7; and said mandrel 1 including a plurality of piercing tips 2 connected to said handle 7; wherein said mandrel 1 detachably engage said sleeve 9 forming a single punch assembly; wherein said cannula 14 includes an access-port 3 to a surgical site 26, is provided.
US11471185B2	Alignment interfaces for percutaneous access Techniques for aligning a medical instrument for percutaneous access to a location within the human anatomy can include determining an orientation of the medical instrument, determining a target location within the human anatomy, and determining a target trajectory for percutaneous access of the target location. Further, the techniques can include causing display of an interface that includes an instrument-alignment element indicative of an alignment of the orientation of the medical instrument to the target trajectory.
US11471180B2	Devices and methods for treating conditions caused by afferent nerve signals A method for treating OAB in a female patient includes positioning a visualization scope in the patent's vagina; advancing a guide wire through a working channel of a visualization scope, until a tissue penetrating distal tip of the guide wire advances out of the working channel and penetrates a wall of the superior portion of the vagina; continuing to advance the guidewire tip submucosally through the wall of the vagina, until it is positioned within tissue of the bladder trigone; advancing a balloon dilation catheter over the guidewire until a balloon carried on a distal end portion of the balloon dilation catheter is positioned proximate the distal tip of the guidewire within the bladder trigone tissue; and inflating said balloon to form a first dissection plane between separated layers of tissue within the bladder trigone.
US11471179B2	Tissue fusing clamp A tissue fusing clamp comprises a pair of components pivotably attached, having a component end with a finger loop for manipulation of the components, and each component having a fusing end comprising fusing jaws that are able to be motivated towards one another into a closed position. A depressor depresses tissue between the tissue areas to be fused, resulting in a tightening of the tissue after fusing. The fusing jaws may each comprise a fusing element, such as an ultrasonic transducer or laser, that is in electrical communication with a fusing circuit for providing electrical power to the fusing element as desired by a user. The fusing circuit may be controlled by use of a foot switch or other controller that may be manipulated by the user when it is desired to activate the fusing elements.
US11471177B2	Clamping forceps device Clamping forceps device includes two clamps in pivotal connection to one another and each having an operator end for being operated by a health care provider. The device also includes an extension extending aft of the operator end of each clamp, the extension forming a space therebetween sized to form a disconnecting wedge mechanism for separating a tube from a patient tube connector. Each extension defines a ramped surface increasing in thickness moving from an extension tip towards the operator end.
US11471174B2	Stent system A stent system according to the present invention is for use in retrieving a blood clot from the brain region and includes a wire; a first stent connected to a distal portion of the wire; a first outer sheath that covers and is fixed to a portion of the wire proximal to the first stent; and a second stent disposed on a portion of the wire proximal to the first stent, in which the second stent is configured to be movable toward or away from the first stent.
US11471172B1	Osteotomy drill bit to produce an optimally shaped jawbone opening for a dental implant and abutment A dental drill bit is configured to drill a particularly shaped opening in a human jawbone. The dental drill bit includes first, second, and third portions. The first portion includes a bullet-shaped contour formed by revolving a curve about an axis creating an apex and a bottom, and is so shaped to correspond to a bullet-shaped portion of a dental implant. The second portion includes a hemisphere frustum formed coaxial with the axis of the bullet-shaped contour, and extends from the bottom of the bullet-shaped contour, and corresponds to a portion of an abutment that is supported by the implant. The first and second portions may also each include flutes for cutting/drilling into bone. The third portion includes a shaft that extends from a bottom of the hemisphere frustum and is formed co-axial with the axis of the bullet-shaped contour, and is configured to be secured within a dental drill.
US11471171B2	Bipolar radiofrequency ablation systems for treatment within bone System and methods for channeling a path into bone include a trocar having a proximal end, distal end and a central channel disposed along a central axis of the trocar. The trocar includes a distal opening at the distal end of the trocar. The system includes a curved cannula sized to be received in the central channel, the curved cannula comprising a curved distal end configured to be extended outward from the distal opening to generate a curved path extending away from the trocar. The curved cannula has a central passageway having a diameter configured to allow a treatment device to be delivered through the central passageway to a location beyond the curved path.
US11471168B2	Medical devices and related methods for transforming bone, other tissue, or material Medical devices and related methods for transforming bone, other tissue, or other material are disclosed herein. According to an aspect, a cutting device includes a static casing that defines a sheathing slot and an opening. The sheathing slot extends to the opening and has a first height at an end of the opening. Further, the bone cutting device includes a horn including a first end and a second end. The first end is configured to operatively connect to a source of movement. Further, the second end includes a cutting component having a second height. The first height is greater than the second height.
US11471167B2	Self-releasing tourniquet A self-releasing tourniquet apparatus comprises an elongate strap and a housing. The strap has a first end and a second end and a plurality of holes arranged at substantially regular intervals along its length. The first end of the strap is connectable to the housing. The housing includes a projecting element sized to be received in one of the plurality of holes on the strap. The housing includes means for moving the projecting element from a first position to a second position after a predetermined period of time, and also includes timer means for measuring the predetermined period of time. In use, the strap is tensioned around a patient's limb when the projecting element is in the first position, and tension is released when the projecting element is in the second position.
US11471162B2	Occlusion device Provided herein is an occlusion device for implantation into a body lumen or aneurysm comprising, a continuous compressible mesh structure comprising axial mesh carriages configured end to end, wherein each end of each carriage is a pinch point in the continuous mesh structure. Also provided herein is a kit comprising the occlusion device disclosed herein and a means for delivery thereof. Methods of manufacture and use of the occlusion device are also disclosed.
US11471160B2	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, a second handle, a sliding slot disposed on the first handle, a slider slidably disposed in the sliding slot, a second indicator and a first indicator connected to a first end of the second indicator; when the first indicator is rotated in a first direction, a second end of the second indicator is driven to rotate in the first direction and the slider is pushed to move from a first section of the sliding slot to a second section of the sliding slot; when the slider is pressed against the second handle due to rotation of the first handle in a second direction, the second handle is linked with the first handle and the second end of the second indicator is pushed by the slider to rotate in the second direction.
US11471159B2	Flexible material dispenser A dispensing device configured to operate with an adhesive backed mesh and backing film for tissue bonding is disclosed. The dispensing device provides for low-friction, low force pay-out of a desired length of an adhesive backed mesh to a wound site. The device prevents or eliminates distortion of the mesh prior to application to the wound site, and includes means for reducing or eliminating binding during use. The dispensing device is configured to operate in a “forward” mode (substrate to which mesh is applied passes beneath applicator after mesh is applied) to provide essentially an unobstructed view of the wound site during use.
US11471155B2	Surgical system bailout A surgical system comprising a surgical instrument attachment assembly and a transmission assembly is disclosed. The surgical instrument attachment assembly comprises a shaft and an end effector. The transmission assembly is configured to be operably attached to and detached from a surgical robot, wherein the surgical instrument attachment assembly is configured to be operably attached to and detached from the transmission assembly. The transmission assembly comprises a drive system comprising a drive member movable in a first direction during a drive stroke and a second direction during a return stroke. The transmission assembly further comprises a manually-operated bailout configured to selectively move the drive member in the first and second directions when the transmission assembly is attached to the surgical robot.
US11471152B2	Needle and guide apparatus for passing suture A trocar wound closure system includes a suture passing needle and a guide for directing the needle through the wound site. A distal portion of the needle includes a capture rod with a slot. An obturator tube with a cutout section can be axially actuated to align the cutout section with the slot, and then moved out of alignment so as to capture the suture. The guide includes at least two tracks for directing the needle through the tissue track. A suture catcher is located adjacent to the exit of each track and configured to be actuated from a radially extended configuration to a retracted configuration so as to capture the suture section inserted through each loop. Radially expandable arms at distal section are movable between an expanded configuration and a slender configuration.
US11471148B2	Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions Devices, systems and methods for compressing, cutting, incising, reconfiguring, remodeling, attaching, repositioning, supporting, dislocating or altering the composition of tissues or anatomical structures to alter their positional or force relationship to other tissues or anatomical structures. In some applications, the invention may be used to used to improve patency or fluid flow through a body lumen or cavity (e.g., to limit constriction of the urethra by an enlarged prostate gland).
US11471147B2	Method and apparatus for coupling soft tissue to a bone A method and apparatus for coupling a soft tissue implant into a locking cavity formed within a bone is disclosed. The apparatus includes a member to pull the soft tissue implant into a femoral tunnel. The member includes a suture having first and second ends which are passed through first and second openings associated with the longitudinal passage to form a pair of loops. Portions of the suture lay parallel to each other within the suture. Application of tension onto the suture construction causes retraction of the soft tissue implant into the femoral tunnel.
US11471142B2	Mechanical gel surgical access device A mechanical cap ring/gel pad assembly useful in surgical access devices and methods for making the same, wherein the cap ring and the gel pad are formed separately and then mechanically attached to form a strong seal without the need for heating, solvents or adhesives.
US11471132B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and operation method of ultrasound diagnostic apparatus A control circuit of an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus having an ultrasound endoscope controls a transmission circuit to generate a transmission signal, which includes a diagnostic driving pulse applied to each of a plurality of ultrasound transducers that generate ultrasound waves for acquiring an ultrasound image, in the case of acquiring the ultrasound image, and controls the transmission circuit to generate a polarization driving pulse, which has a polarization driving voltage different from voltage of the diagnostic driving pulse within the same settable voltage range as the diagnostic driving pulse and has a frequency different from a probe frequency band for acquiring the ultrasound image, in order to perform the polarization processing of the plurality of ultrasound transducers in the case of performing the polarization processing.
US11471131B2	Ultrasound imaging system and method for displaying an acquisition quality level A system and a method of ultrasound imaging includes acquiring ultrasound data, acquiring a quality parameter while acquiring the ultrasound data, determining an acquisition quality level based on the quality parameter, displaying an image generated based on the ultrasound data and displaying an ROI on the ultrasound image, where a color of the ROI represents the acquisition quality level.
US11471119B2	Analysis device and analysis method A valence of a target element of a sample and crystallinity of a sample can be detected with a small device. The analysis device 100 includes: a placement holder 110 for placing a sample S; an X-ray source 11 for irradiating the sample S with X-rays; a first detector 141 for detecting characteristic X-rays generated from the sample S by the irradiation of the X-rays; a second detector 142 for detecting X-rays diffracted by the sample; and a signal processing device 20. The signal processing device 20 detects the valence of the target element of the sample based on the characteristic X-rays detected by the first detector 141, and detects the crystallographic data of the sample based on the X-rays detected by the second detector 142.
US11471118B2	System and method for tracking x-ray tube focal spot position Methods and devices for tracking an x-ray tube focal spot position are described. As successive images are captured by an image capturing system that includes the x-ray tube, the focal spot may change position. To track the change, one or more artificial targets may be arranged relative to the image capturing system such that an initial image is received that includes the artificial targets at a first position in the initial image. A gain map may be generated based on the initial image, and applied to a subsequent image received that also includes the artificial targets to generate a normalized subsequent image. A shift of the artificial targets from the first position in the initial image to a second position in the normalized subsequent image may be identified, where the shift corresponds to the focal spot's position change. Mathematical and/or physical adjustments may be made to correct for the change.
US11471117B2	Multiposition collimation device and x-ray imaging systems Multiposition collimation devices and x-ray imaging systems, which include the multiposition collimation devices, are provided. The multiposition collimation device includes a collimator housing and a collimator plate constructed to at least partially block the passage of x-rays. The collimator plate is movable relative to the collimator housing to a first position, corresponding to a first x-ray detector size, and a second position, corresponding to a second x-ray detector size.
US11471112B2	Mobile application for wearable device Featured are devices (e.g., peripheral devices) and systems that interact with a device having sensors (e.g., a wearable device or device configured for use with a piece of equipment, such as a vehicle) to receive and process data (e.g., physiological data) from the sensors. Also featured are computer implemented methods including software (e.g., an application) for receiving and processing data by the peripheral device. An application that communicates with the device (e.g., wearable device or equipment device) and sensor information processed by the application or a device running or accessing the application provides situational awareness for users in adverse conditions, such as during combat or wartime. The wearable device may include one or more inflatable bladders configured to apply pressure to a wound site for treatment.
US11471111B2	Performance test for evaluation of neurological function This disclosure relates to a system and method to implement a performance test to help evaluate a patient's neurological and cognitive function. The performance test can be executed by the patient autonomously using a portable computing device, such as a tablet computer or smart phone. The portable computing device can be programmed to execute a set of modules configured to assess motor and cognitive performance, such as a manual function test module, a cognitive processing speed test module, and a movement assessment test module. The set of modules can also include a collection module to aggregate test data from the manual function test module, the cognitive processing speed test module, and the movement assessment test module.
US11471109B2	Methods and devices for recovering data from an amplitude-modulated signal A device may be configured for performing signal processing in impedance sensing applications, and more specifically, for recovering data from an amplitude-modulated signal. In one aspect, a device includes a sensing circuit operable to sense an amplitude-modulated signal having a carrier frequency. The device also includes a mixer operable to mix the amplitude-modulated signal with a mixing signal having a mixing frequency to provide a frequency-downshifted signal having an intermediate frequency less than the carrier frequency. The device also includes a filter operable to filter the frequency-downshifted signal to provide a filtered signal. The device further includes a sampler operable to undersample the filtered signal at an undersampling frequency to provide a digital signal, the digital signal being representative of a modulating signal.
US11471107B2	Systems and methods for performing an electrocardiogram A system and method for performing an electrocardiogram is described herein. The system may include one or more of an electrode strip, a data recorder, a connector, one or more computing platforms, and/or other components. The electrode strip may include multiple electrodes configured to provide signals conveying information associated with electrocardiograms. The multiple electrodes may be integrated into the electrode strip. The data recorder may be configured to receive and record information associated with electrocardiograms. Information associated with electrocardiograms may be communicated from the electrode strip to the data recorder via a connector. The connector may include a cableless connector. In some implementations, the information associated with electrocardiograms may be transmitted to one or more computing platforms.
US11471106B2	Systems, apparatus, and methods for detection and monitoring of chronic sleep disorders An apparatus for monitoring a sleep parameter of a user includes an adhesive pad configured to conform to a surface of the user and a flexible element coupled to the adhesive pad. The flexible element includes a conductive fabric, and exhibits a modified electrical property in response to an applied force. The apparatus also includes a power source electrically coupled to the flexible element, and an electrical circuit electrically coupled to the power source and the flexible conductive element. The electrical circuit is configured to detect, during use, a change in an electrical property of the flexible element.
US11471101B2	Mapping and quantifying shear stress and hemolysis in patients having LVADS Provided herein are methods for in-vivo assessment of intraventricular flow shear stress, risk of hemolysis, also the location and extent of blood flow stasis regions and inside a cardiac chamber or blood vessel. Also provided herein are systems for performing such methods. Also provided herein are methods for assessing hemolysis and/or thrombosis risk in patients implanted with an LVAD. LVAD positioning and/or speed may be adjusted based on the results obtained by using methods described herein, and the risk for hemolysis and/or thrombosis can be minimized.
US11471096B2	Automatic computerized joint segmentation and inflammation quantification in MRI Segmentation of bony regions in MRI images of joints is automated using a two-stage process. In a first stage, a machine-learning image-slice categorizer is used to categorize image slices of the MRI image data as belonging to one of a set of image-slice categories, depending on presence or absence of bone and/or tendon in the image slice. In a second stage, a first instance of a machine-learning segmentation classifier is used to segment image slices that contain both bone and tendon into bone and non-bone regions, and a second instance of a machine-learning segmentation classifier is used to segment image slices that contain bone but not tendon into bone regions and non-bone regions. Results from the two segmentation classifiers can be combined across image slices to provide a final segmentation of the bony structures, including inflammatory regions, in the image data.
US11471094B2	Detection of tissue damage Methods and apparatus for detection of tissue damage in patients using a medical device for an extended period of time are disclosed.
US11471090B2	Method and system to assess pulmonary hypertension using phase space tomography and machine learning Phase space tomography methods and systems to facilitate the analysis and evaluation of complex, quasi-periodic system by generating computed phase-space tomographic images and mathematical features as a representation of the dynamics of the quasi-periodic cardiac systems. The computed phase-space tomographic images can be presented to a physician to assist in the assessment of presence or non-presence of disease. In some implementations, the phase space tomographic images are used as input to a trained neural network classifier configured to assess for presence or non-presence of pulmonary hypertension, including pulmonary arterial hypertension.
US11471089B2	Method, ECG measuring device, and medical imaging device for determining an R-wave in an ECG signal In a method for determining R-waves in an ECG signal, at least one reference ECG signal is measured, at least one reference breathing signal is measured, at least one reference R-wave is determined using the reference ECG signal and the reference breathing signal, at least one reference value is determined using the reference ECG signal and the reference breathing signal, at least one comparison rule is credited based on the at least one reference value, ECG signals are measured and breathing signals are measured in which R-waves are to be determined, the measured ECG signals and breathing signals are compared with the at least one reference value using the at least one comparison rule, and at least one R-wave is determined using the measured ECG signals and breathing signals.
US11471088B1	Handheld or wearable device for recording or sonifying brain signals A handheld device for sonifying electrical signals obtained from a subject is provided. The device can utilize at least one of several operations including (but not limited) digitizing signals from electrodes, adjusting the signals based on accelerometer input, filtering the signals, conditioning the signals according to conditioning parameters, modulating the signal according to sound synthesis parameters, and generating sound from the representations of the signals to accomplish sonification. The device can include an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter to digitize the one or more electrical signals and a processor that receives the one or more digitized electrical signals and produces a representation of an acoustic signal. The device further includes a speaker system that sonifies the representation of the acoustic signal.
US11471085B2	Algorithms for detecting athletic fatigue, and associated methods Systems and methods for detecting athletic performance and fatigue are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method for monitoring athletic performance of an athlete includes: monitoring a heart rate (HR) of the athlete by a wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor carried by the athlete; determining a rate of change of the HR over a period of time; comparing the rate of change to a predetermined threshold; and based on the comparing, determining whether the athlete is fatigued.
US11471084B2	Image processing method and corresponding system A method includes receiving a video signal that comprises a time series of images of a face of a human, wherein the images in the time series of images comprise a set of landmark points in the face, applying tracking processing to the video signal to reveal variations over time of at least one image parameter at the set of landmark points in the human face, generating a set of variation signals indicative of variations revealed at respective landmark points in the set of landmark points, applying processing to the set of variation signals, the processing comprising artificial neural network processing to produce a reconstructed PhotoPletysmoGraphy (PPG) signal, and estimating a heart rate variability of a variable heart rate of the human as a function of the reconstructed PPG signal.
US11471083B2	System and method for camera-based stress determination A system and method for camera-based stress determination. The method includes: determining a plurality of regions-of-interest (ROIs) of a body part; determining a set of bitplanes in a captured image sequence for each ROI that represent HC changes using a trained machine learning model, the machine learning model trained with a hemoglobin concentration (HC) changes training set, the HC changes training set trained using bitplanes from previously captured image sequences of other human individuals as input and received cardiovascular data as targets; determining an HC change signal for each of the ROIs based on changes in the set of determined bitplanes; for each ROI, determining intervals between heartbeats based on peaks in the HC change signal; determining heart rate variability using the intervals between heartbeats; determining a stress level using at least one determination of a standard deviation of the heart rate variability; and outputting the stress level.
US11471077B2	Biosensor with a gap region for continuous monitoring A biosensing device for continuous monitoring of an analyte in a fluid matrix includes an electromagnetic excitation element [402], a biosensing surface [406], an opposing surface [410], a separation component [420,422], light collection optics [412], a light sensor [414], an image recording and analysis system [416], and an excitation control system [400]. The separation component is connected to the biosensing surface and to the opposing surface, forming a concave gap region [408] between the biosensing surface and the opposing surface. The biosensing surface comprises biosensing particles sensitive to electromagnetic signals from the electromagnetic excitation element, where an optical response of the biosensing particles to the electromagnetic signals is adapted to change in the presence of an analyte in the gap region. The light collection optics couple light emitted from the biosensing particles on the biosensing surface to the light sensor. The image recording and analysis system is connected to the light sensor and processes light signals from the biosensing particles to determine presence or absence or concentration of the analyte in the fluid matrix.
US11471074B2	Middle ear sound transmission characteristics evaluation system, middle ear sound transmission characteristics evaluation method, and measuring probe A middle ear sound transmission characteristics evaluation system includes a probe; a measuring probe that includes an actuator that vibrates the probe and a force sensor that outputs a voltage in accordance with a reaction force exerted to the actuator when a tip of the probe is brought into contact with ossicles; an electrode that is installed on or near a round window and detects a potential value of a cochlear microphonic when vibration is applied to the ossicles by the probe; a database that stores a sensor voltage value output by the force sensor before surgical treatment, the potential value detected by the electrode, and surgical details; and a surgical details proposing unit that proposes selected surgical details on the basis of the magnitude of at least one of the sensor voltage value and the potential value measured before surgery with reference to the database.
US11471070B2	Methods for determining the size of body parts as part of compression therapy procedures Methods are disclosed for measuring the size of body parts treated by a compression therapy device. Either the volume or circumference of the body part may be measure. The methods my include evacuating an inflatable compression sleeve to a known pressure, inserting the body part into the compression sleeve, inflating the sleeve to a pre-set condition, and then measuring one or more inflation related parameters. The pre-set conditions may include a predetermined pressure, volume, or size of the inflatable cells comprising the sleeve. The inflation related parameters may include the time to fill the cell to a pre-set pressure, the pressure attained after a pre-set time of inflation, or the measure volume of a cell after a pre-set amount of air is introduced into it. The methods may also include deflating the cells from the known inflation state to a second inflation state and measuring similar parameters.
US11471067B2	Intrabody probe navigation by electrical self-sensing Methods and systems for position determination are described for using an intrabody probe having a plurality of electrodes to generate a plurality of different electrical fields, and to also measure, using the plurality of electrodes, a measurement set (a Ve-e measurement set) comprising a plurality of measurements of the plurality of different electrical fields while the probe remains in one position. From the Ve-e measurement set, spatial position coordinates for the intrabody probe are estimated within an intrabody coordinate system, using an established mapping between previously observed Ve-e measurement sets and positions in the intrabody coordinate system. Systems and methods for generating and selecting such mappings are also described.
US11471065B2	Medical image diagnosis apparatus A medical image diagnosis apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to derive a subject-specific regression model that indicates a relationship among a cardiac cycle, systole, and diastole of the subject. The processing circuitry is configured to derive timing of a data acquisition in a synchronization imaging performed in synchronization with heartbeats of the heart of the subject, by using the derived regression model and electrocardiographic information of the subject obtained during an image taking process. The processing circuitry is configured to control the synchronization imaging so that the data acquisition is performed with the derived timing.
US11471064B2	In vivo potential measurement device An in vivo potential measurement device includes an insulating member and an amplifier. The insulating member has an electrode. The insulating member is inserted into an organ of a living body such that an outer peripheral face of the insulating member contacts with an inner wall face of the organ at a contact site. The electrode senses electric potential at the contact site. The amplifier amplifies the electric potential to obtain output voltage. The amplifier has input capacitance Cin and input resistance Rin that satisfy Cin/Ce>0.1 and 1/(2πfCeRin)>0.1, where Ce represents capacitance of the insulating member at the contact site, and f represents frequency of the electric potential at the contact site on the inner wall face. A contact state between the outer peripheral face and the inner wall face is evaluated using the output voltage.
US11471063B2	Information processing method, device, and system for evaluating blood vessels A computerized information processing method for evaluating blood vessels is provided. The method includes acquiring a series of sequences of measurements, each at different time points in at least one cardiac cycle and at a different point along a blood vessel segment of a subject, generating corresponding profiles, calculating a transfer function for a subsegment between two selected points along a blood flow direction, and based thereon determining the physiological property of the subsegment. The measurements can contain information of blood velocity or blood pressure. A processing device and system implementing the information processing method are also provided. This approach can be used to evaluate arteries or veins and can be applied in screening, diagnosis, or prognosis of a variety of vascular diseases. For example, when combined with MRI scan, this approach can be used for non-invasively diagnosing pulmonary hypertension (PH) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), etc.
US11471062B2	Adaptive watch A watch or other type of portable electronic console that employs a number of different functions in order to improve its usability. The watch may, for example, allow a user to connect the watch to one or more remote electronic devices, such as an electronic performance sensor or MP3 player. The watch then displays information related to the connected electronic devices. Still further, the watch may allow a user to control the operation of one or more connected remote electronic devices. Thus, if the watch is connected to a remote speed/distance monitor employing a calibration variable, then the watch may allow the user to adjust the calibration variable.
US11471060B2	Pressure catheter and guide wire assembly A catheter and guide wire assembly for measurement of blood pressure in a living body, including a tubular shaft, which is connected to a tubular extension, which is connected to a permeable helical coil, which has a distal end that is secured in a distal tip, and a core member, which is attached in a distal portion of the tubular shaft and extends through the tubular extension and the helical coil, and is secured in the distal tip. The catheter and guide wire assembly has an outer diameter of about 0.35 mm and an open, inner lumen, which includes the tubular shaft, the tubular extension, the helical coil, and the core member. The catheter and guide wire assembly has a total flow-resistance index less than about 1.2×106 mm−3, and more preferably less than about 1.0×106 mm−3, and even more preferably less than about 0.7×106 mm−3.
US11471056B2	Medical imaging device and methods of use Embodiments related to medical imaging devices including rigid imaging tips and their methods of use for identifying abnormal tissue within a surgical bed are disclosed.
US11471054B2	Light-based skin treatment device According to the invention, there is provided a light-based skin treatment device comprising a treatment light source; a treatment light exit window via which, during operation, treatment light generated by the treatment light source is applied to skin of a user, wherein the treatment light exit window comprises an optically transparent material arranged to contact the skin during operation; and an imaging unit comprising an image sensor 5 arranged to generate an image of the skin during operation. The skin treatment device further comprises an optical waveguide comprising a treatment light receiving surface, an imaging light exit surface and a main surface, wherein said treatment light receiving surface is arranged to receive the treatment light so that the treatment light enters the waveguide at the treatment light receiving surface; said main surface comprises the treatment light exit 10 window and is arranged to transmit the treatment light so that the treatment light exits the waveguide at the treatment light exit window; said imaging light exit surface is arranged with respect to the main surface to receive light reflected at the main surface by total internal reflection at positions where, during operation, no skin is in contact with the main surface; said image sensor is arranged to receive from the imaging light exit surface light which is 15 guided by total internal reflection from the main surface towards the imaging light exit surface.
US11471045B2	Diagnostic classification of corneal shape abnormalities Disclosed are systems and methods for characterizing corneal shape abnormalities. These methods may be used to differentiate corneas having subclinical keratoconus from other conditions which cause distortion of corneal shape, including warpage of the cornea due to contact lens wear. Also disclosed is classification scheme to aid diagnosis of corneal conditions and thereby guide clinical decision making regarding patient treatment. This classification scheme is based on computed properties of corneal shape, is amenable to automation, and may be implemented in an integrated system or provided in the form of software encoded on a computer-readable medium.
US11471042B2	Vision screening apparatus with a visual acuity protocol compliance feature and an associated method of vision screening A vision screening apparatus includes first and second display units, a processor, and instructions which are executable by the processor. The instructions, when executed by the processor, cause the apparatus to 1) carry out a photorefraction test of a subject, 2) estimate the subject's visual acuity based on the photorefraction test, 3) present the subject with a visual acuity check optotype for an interval of time, and 4) monitor for noncompliance with a visual acuity check protocol during at least part of the time interval.
US11471040B2	Method for obtaining a visual field map of an observer The invention relates to a method for obtaining a visual field map of an observer, particularly a perimetry method, wherein a plurality of test locations in front of the observer is provided, at each test location of a subset of said plurality a respective perceived sensitivity threshold is measured, wherein at least one light signal is provided at the respective test location, and wherein it is monitored whether said observer observes said at least one light signal, and wherein for each test location a respective estimate of the perceived sensitivity threshold is derived from the previously measured perceived sensitivity thresholds of said subset, and wherein said light signal is provided at a light intensity value derived from the estimate of the perceived sensitivity threshold of said respective test location.
US11471039B2	High resolution 3-D spectral domain optical imaging apparatus and method Methods and apparatus are presented for obtaining high-resolution 3-D images of a sample over a range of wavelengths, optionally with polarisation-sensitive detection. In preferred embodiments a spectral domain OCT apparatus is used to sample the complex field of light reflected or scattered from a sample, providing full range imaging. In certain embodiments structured illumination is utilised to provide enhanced lateral resolution. In certain embodiments the resolution or depth of field of images is enhanced by digital refocusing or digital correction of aberrations in the sample. Individual sample volumes are imaged using single shot techniques, and larger volumes can be imaged by stitching together images of adjacent volumes. In preferred embodiments a 2-D lenslet array is used to sample the reflected or scattered light in the Fourier plane or the image plane, with the lenslet array suitably angled with respect to the dispersive axis of a wavelength dispersive element such that the resulting beamlets are dispersed onto unique sets of pixels of a 2-D sensor array.
US11471034B2	Method and device for distinguishing plaque and calculus A method for distinguishing plaque and calculus is provided. The method is used in a device and includes the following steps: emitting, by a blue light-emitting diode, blue light to illuminate teeth in an oral cavity, wherein the blue light is used to generate autofluorescence of plaque and calculus on the teeth; sensing, by an image sensor, the autofluorescence of plaque and calculus; and distinguishing, by a processor, a plaque area and a calculus area on the teeth based on the autofluorescence.
US11471031B2	Articulated tip part for an endoscope An articulated tip part for an endoscope having a number of hingedly connected segments including a distal end segment and a second segment, wherein adjacent segments are interconnected by at least one hinge member, whereby the tip part can be bent by means of the hingedly connected segments, wherein the distal end segment comprises a first steering wire guide for accommodating and guiding a steering wire, and wherein the second segment comprises an insertion guide with an entry in an outer circumferential surface of the second segment and an exit aligned with an entry into the first steering wire guide, whereby an end of a steering wire can be guided into the entry of the first steering wire guide via the insertion guide.
US11471028B2	Circuit board assembly of a multiple viewing elements endoscope There is provided herein, an electronic circuit board assembly for a tip section of a multiple viewing elements endoscope, the assembly including a base board configured to carry a first metal frame to support a front looking viewing element and a second metal frame to support a side looking viewing element; and a flexible illumination circuit board comprising a front foldable panel configured to carry three sets of front illuminators for essentially illuminating the field of view (FOV) of the front looking viewing element, and a side foldable panel configured to carry a set of side illuminators for essentially illuminating the field of view (FOV) of the side looking viewing element.
US11471024B2	Surgical imaging system, image processing apparatus for surgery, and method for controlling an imaging procedure A surgical imaging system including a surgical imaging device including identification information; a holding arm that holds and controls a position of the imaging device; a user interface configured to provide non-contact operation of the holding arm; and processing circuitry configured to control the holding arm according to the identification information and an output of the user interface.
US11471023B2	Front and top loading dishwasher with restricted basket movement Provided is a dishwasher with a structure capable of improving ease of use. The dishwasher may be installed in a built-in type in a system kitchen including a cabinet having an accommodating space and a counter positioned on the cabinet and including an opening. The dishwasher may include: a tub including a front opening; a front door configured to open or close the front opening; a top door configured to open or close the opening; a basket positioned in the inside of the tub, the basket being taken out through the front opening; and an additional basket being taken out through the opening.
US11471021B2	Base of a mop comprising an anti-withdrawal device and a cleaning cloth An anti-detachment device for the tabs for a cleaning cloth is associated with the relative base which is able to ensure they remain in place during the relative cleaning operations.
US11471020B2	Robotic vacuum cleaning system An autonomous coverage robot includes a cleaning assembly having forward roller and rearward rollers counter-rotating with respect to each other. The rollers are arranged to substantially maintain a cross sectional area between the two rollers yet permitting collapsing therebetween as large debris is passed. Each roller includes a resilient elastomer outer tube and a partially air-occupied inner resilient core configured to bias the outer tube to rebound. The core includes a hub and resilient spokes extending between the inner surface of the outer tube and the hub. The spokes suspend the outer tube to float about the hub and transfer torque from the hub to the outer tube while allowing the outer tube to momentarily deform or move offset from the hub during impact with debris larger than the cross sectional area between the two rollers.
US11471014B2	Suction cleaning attachment The invention relates to a suction cleaning attachment (1) of a cleaning device (2) for use for the interior cleaning of motor vehicles by means of a suction air flow and provided for insertion and for holding in a quiver (3) when not in use, with a housing (5) having an internal suction channel (4) for guiding the suction air flow and a grip region (6) provided on the outside of the housing (5), wherein the suction channel (4) leads into a suction opening (8) at its outer end (7). According to the invention it is proposed that on the outside of the housing (5) between the suction opening (8) and the grip region (6), a stop (9) constructed as a step or a stop (9) projecting beyond the grip region (6) is provided for interaction with the outer edge (10) of the quiver (3).
US11471012B2	Incinerating toilet with a lifting device An incinerating toilet includes a toilet unit, a toilet casing, and a lifting device. The toilet unit includes a toilet bowl, an incineration chamber, and an ash tray. The toilet casing is arranged so as to cover a front and sides of the toilet unit and has a toilet cover and sitting ring connected on top. The lifting device is arranged for moving the toilet casing relative to the toilet unit, from a first position in which the toilet casing is covering the at least one part of the toilet unit, to a second position allowing access to the at least one part of the toilet unit in order to perform service and maintenance. The lifting device includes a spring-loaded device connected to the toilet casing and adapted to store mechanical energy in the first position, in order to provide a push or pull force when activated, for moving the toilet casing from the first position to the second position.
US11471010B2	Dryer stand and control method thereof A dryer stand including a side cover having a through hole through which air is introduced and discharged, a seat provided above the side cover and allowing a dryer to be positioned thereon and an air purifier disposed in an inner space defined by the side cover, wherein the air purifier includes a fan for generating an air flow, and a filter disposed in a flow path of air flowing by the fan to dry a target object.
US11471008B2	Reinforced towel dryer Disclosed is a reinforced towel dryer, comprising hanger and main machine comprising casing, heater, and fan. Bottom of the casing is provided with air outlet and inlet, the heater is located in air flow path of fan. The hanger comprises hanging rod and two supports having supporting section and vertical section abutting against wall. Vertical section is connected to rear end of supporting section. End of the hanging rod is supported on corresponding supporting section, upper end of vertical section is fixedly connected to rear side of casing. When casing is installed on wall, vertical section abuts against wall, then when fabrics are on the hanger, wall acts as rear fulcrum and bears heavy weight, weight on casing can be reduced to support hanger. There is no need for metal plate in casing, so structure of the casing is simplified, weight of the casing and the cost are reduced.
US11471006B2	Soap-dispensing bath sponge assembly A soap-dispensing bath sponge assembly is adapted to house a liquid soap product within a body thereof, and further adapted to dispense soap through an exfoliating material, such as a brush and/or sponge material, thereby creating a foamy lather for application to the body of a user or non-human surface, such as a vehicle. The body of the soap-dispensing bath sponge assembly is adapted to be flexibly-modulated (squeezed), thereby generating pressure within an internal volume of the body, forcing the liquid soap product through slit valves (or similar features) and into a volume of the exfoliating material.
US11471004B2	Shower shelving system A shower system having individual shower brackets containing recesses and slots for receiving cylindrical rods and shelves. The shower system being directed to an improved apparatus for storage.
US11471001B2	Assembly for preparing and/or cooking food for a food appliance An assembly for preparing and/or cooking food for a kitchen appliance, includes at least in a first configuration: a bowl for preparing and/or cooking food including a first cooking and/or preparation inner volume, the bowl further having at least one handle extending outside of the first inner volume, a cooking basket shaped so as to be positioned inside the first cooking inner volume, the cooking basket having a second cooking inner volume, the basket having at least one gripping member, a cap shaped so as to close the first volume. The assembly has a housing configured to house at least partially the gripping member of the basket, the housing being arranged outside the first inner volume and outside the second inner volume.
US11470999B2	Powered cooking accessory for an oven cavity A method for operating a cooking system includes receiving information from a powered cooking accessory positioned within an interior cavity of an oven. The powered cooking accessory includes a body receivable within an interior of the oven, a first electronic device coupled with the body, and a device coupling extending from the body. The method further includes determining at least one characteristic of the powered cooking accessory and providing electrical power to the electronic device by an electrical coupling between the device coupling and a connection port within the interior cavity of the oven at a predetermined output level based on the at least one characteristic thereof.
US11470998B2	Automatic beverage maker reservoir heating system An automatic beverage maker having a water supply, a housing having a base, a body and a pod section, a sealed water tank within the housing body, a heating system for controlling the heating of water contained within the water tank, a first water line connecting the water supply to the water tank inlet, a second water e connecting the water outlet to the cavity of the housing pod section, a water pump for moving water from the water supply to the tank via the first water line and from the tank to the cavity of the housing pod section via the second water line. A drain line fluidly coupled to the sealed tank and having an open end for discharging water from the sealed water tank may also be used.
US11470996B2	Telescopic cup tray for a beverage machine The present invention concerns a food and beverage preparation machine (1) comprising a machine body (2), a fluid system for preparing and dispensing a beverage, a beverage dispensing opening, and a cup tray (6) attached to the machine body in at least two possible height positions. According to the invention, the machine comprises a pit (7) with a cylindrical opening located below a dispensing opening, said cylindrical opening comprising at least one guiding pin (8), and the cup tray comprises a horizontal plate (10) and a vertical cylinder (11), the cylinder having a vertical cam groove (12) adapted to receive said guiding pin in a slidable manner for displacing the cup tray in height, and superimposed horizontal groove branches (13) extending from the vertical groove, advantageously through lower and upper curved camways defining a cusp-shaped cam path, for fixing the cup tray at predetermined height positions.
US11470995B2	System for detecting a filter holder in a dispensing assembly of a coffee machine A system for detecting the presence of a filter holder in a dispensing assembly of a coffee machine includes: a ring with an internal groove, a filter holder with a tab coupled with the groove and a proximity sensor. The groove has a semi-annular shape and is configured in such a way to receive the tab of the filter holder in bayonet coupling mode, wherein the filter holder is translated and rotated. The ring has a rotation stopper suitable for stopping the rotation of the filter holder in the ring in a stop point. The proximity sensor passes through the ring and finishes in the stop point of the groove of the ring.
US11470985B1	Baby-item holder A pacifier-securing device includes a spring clamp to hold a pacifier and a gooseneck arm connected to the spring clamp. The spring clamp includes a first arm and a second arm separated by a gap in a longitudinal direction between the first arm and the second arm, such that a mouth shield of the pacifier is held in place by a force exerted by the spring clamp in a transverse direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. A handle of the pacifier protrudes from the spring clamp along the transverse direction, and an elongated teat of the pacifier protrudes from the spring clamp in the transverse direction opposite the handle. The gooseneck arm holds the spring clamp in a substantially fixed configuration under a weight of the pacifier.
US11470983B1	Swivel rocker with roll and pitch motion A swivel rocker having a swivel rocker frame that in turn includes a rocker frame portion and a swivel frame portion that can induce the three types of motion of swivel or roll, rock or pitch, and spin or yaw. The swivel frame portion can be quickly engaged to and disengaged from the rocker frame portion. Each of the swivel frame portion and rocker frame portion is foldable to a compact form. Each of the swivel frame portion and rocker frame portion includes a hub portion, which hub portions are rotatable relative to each other and lockable relative to each other.
US11470982B2	Air mattress with tensioned cover An air mattress assembly includes an air mattress and a cover system. The cover system is made of a fabric material. The air mattress, if fully inflated without the cover system in place, would be too large for the cover to fit over the fully inflated air mattress. With the cover system in place around the air mattress, the cover system will be under tension when the air mattress is inflated to operational pressures. In some embodiments the cover is bonded to the air mattress.
US11470981B2	Four-in-one mattress management system A four-in-one mattress management system and method is disclosed for facilitating various tasks associated with beds of all sizes including making beds; rotating mattresses; holding a bed skirt in place while a mattress is rotated; installing or removing and re-installing a mattress, for example, in order to replace a bed skirt. The system includes an active mode and a passive mode. In an active mode, all four tasks mentioned above can be performed. A passive mode selectable. In a passive mode, the mattress can be easily rotated in a horizontal plane. During that mode, the system holds down the bed skirt while the mattress is being rotated. In an active mode, the present invention facilitates bed making and thus increases the efficiency of the housekeeping staff leaving more time for the housekeeping staff to attend to the rest of the room. The active mode also facilitates installation and replacement of bed skirts.
US11470978B2	Oblique hinged panels and bladder apparatus for sleep disorders A head elevation apparatus configured to be positioned under a mattress may include a base panel and a top panel positioned on the base panel. The top panel may include a center panel hingedly coupled to the base panel. An upper flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel. A lower flap may be hingedly coupled to the center panel.
US11470977B2	Mattress support A mattress support assembly includes a mattress cover that has a coupling feature. A support casing defines an attachment feature and is selectively coupled to the mattress cover via the coupling feature. A support member is operably coupled to the attachment feature of the support casing. The support member has a load surface, a base surface, and an expandable body defined between the load surface and the base surface.
US11470975B2	Step stool with stability extension A stepstool includes a stool body and a stability extension. The stool body includes a top step and a support structure that supports the top step. The stability extension projects distally from a base portion of the support structure and extends distally beyond a distal edge of the top step. The stability extension is configured to be received in a toe-space at the base of floor-standing furniture, and the stool body is configured so that the distal edge of the top step can be positioned immediately adjacent to the floor-standing furniture, to provide mechanical interference and thus prevent tipping of the stool body when a user on the top step leans out of balance. Also, the sides of the support structure can be angled outwardly to provide a wider base portion for improved stability of the stool body.
US11470974B2	Yoga stool A yoga or exercise stool may have a seat portion and a base portion; the base portion having window slot(s) formed in a front side, a rear side, or both; a handle slot formed at least in one side, such as the front side, at or near the top; horizontal gripping slot(s) formed in the left side, the right side, or both, at or near the top; and vertical gripping slot(s) formed in the left side, the right side, or both, at or near the bottom; advantageously four such slots being formed near the bottom corners of the left and right sides. A yoga stool also may have a base portion, and a seat portion on top of the base portion, wherein the seat portion has an internal firm support member such as a solid slat, and preferably softer material such as foam rubber surrounding the support member, at least on the left and right sides. The yoga stool may include opposed side elements joined by a rear element and front element with a removable top element that may be U-Shaped to allow for additional poses or exercises.
US11470973B1	Sidekick stool A sidekick stool is provided, including a frame body, including at least two support portions which are spacingly arranged; a seat body, being disposed on the at least two support portions; and a rail assembly, fixed to the seat body for a receiving unit to slide therein.
US11470972B2	Dynamic-directional seat pad A dynamic-directional seat pad which contains an inflating element (1), wherein a plan view of the inflatable element (1) contains a back side (4), concave sides (2) and a concave front side (3).
US11470969B2	Two piece plate leg securing system A flat plate based system for securing legs to a chair is provided wherein a chair support has two catches and two leg pieces each have a tab at one end, the tab configured to interact with one of the two catches, each leg piece including an opening through which a tension member passes. Anchor pieces are configured to secure to the tension member such that the tension member pulls the anchor pieces together. The leg pieces each have an edge such that the edges face each other and the tabs interact with the catches and the tension member is positioned in the opening and the anchor pieces and tension member pull the edges together to hold the tabs against the two catches.
US11470966B2	Guiding apparatus The guiding apparatus includes a first member having a sliding groove formed along a longitudinal direction; and a plurality of second members which are slidably assembled along the sliding groove so as to hold the first member in between, wherein the first member is formed with a first mounting hole on a bottom surface of the sliding groove, and the second member is formed with a second mounting hole on a surface opposed to the bottom surface, and wherein a stopper member is mounted to each of the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole, each of the stopper member having an insertion part which is to be inserted into each of the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole and is formed to be shorter in a length in an axial direction than a depth of the first mounting hole and the second mounting hole.
US11470958B2	Folding table with increased seating space A folding table with increased seating space is provided. The table may include a tabletop and a plurality of legs affixed to an underside of the tabletop. The legs may be configured to be movable, bi-directionally, between an unfolded position and a folded position. The folding table may include two or more folding mechanisms for moving the legs between the unfolded position and the folded position. The folding table may include a plurality of bump brackets affixed to the underside of the tabletop. Each bump bracket may correspond to one of the plurality of legs. When the legs are in the unfolded position, each bump bracket may be configured to engage the corresponding leg and provide structural support for the corresponding leg.
US11470952B2	Finger grip for smart device The present invention relates to a finger grip for a smart device, including: a bonding sheet having a bonding surface attached to one side of an outer surface of the smart device; a guide sheet coupled to one side surface of the bonding sheet and having a guide slot formed on one side thereof and a coupling groove formed on the other side thereof; a variable sheet laminated on one side surface of the guide sheet and having a fusion portion formed correspondingly to the coupling groove and a slide pin formed protrudingly therefrom to pass through the guide slot; a fixing rivet coupled to the slide pin of the variable sheet to prevent the slide pin from escaping from the guide slot; and a printed film coupled to one side surface of the variable sheet.
US11470947B2	Convertible bag Exemplary embodiments include a mechanism that provides a systemized way to attach straps to bags that provides for versatility in attachment of straps for both positioning on the bag and for modifying the length of the straps. These straps may be used as both handles and shoulder straps for the bag through different attachment configurations allowing for the bag to be worn (and used as) as one or more different types of bags (e.g., a purse, handbag, satchel, hobo bag, shoulder bag, crossbody bag, laptop bag, messenger bag, and/or tote bag) and a backpack.
US11470934B2	Portable electronic device case with thermal vents A case for a portable electronic device (PED) is disclosed. The case includes a body having an interior surface configured to accept a PED and an exterior surface to be exposed to outside forces. A back vent that permits the transfer heat away from the PED and to the environment presents through the body of the case. A cushioning member is placed at or near the back vent on the interior surface of the case and may substantially or completely surround the back vent. When a PED is placed within the case, the fit of the PED and the case causes the cushioning member to press against the PED in order to create a cushion for the PED in the event of an outside force being applied to the case. The case may include a screen protector within a frame that attaches to the body.
US11470933B2	Accessory for foldable electronic device and foldable electronic device including the same Provided is a foldable electronic device accessory including a first housing having one surface to which a first body of a foldable electronic device is coupled, a second housing having one surface to which a second body foldably connected to the first body about an axis is coupled, a slide portion having one surface disposed to face the other surface of the second housing and configured to reciprocate toward the axis on the other surface of the second housing, and a first cover configured to enclose the other surface of the first housing, the other surface of the second housing, and the other surface of the slide portion, wherein the one surface of the first housing and the one surface of the second housing face each other in a folded state, and wherein the other surface of the first housing and the other surface of the second housing do not face each other and form a plane in an unfolded state.
US11470919B2	Heel structure with locating pegs and method of manufacturing an article of footwear A footwear article includes an upper defining apertures spaced apart from one another in a first arrangement. A heel structure has a deformable element attached to a base. The deformable element has pegs spaced apart from one another in the first arrangement and extending through the apertures in the upper. A method of manufacturing a footwear article includes placing a deformable element between an inner layer and an outer layer of an upper and attaching the deformable element to a rigid base. The deformable element includes at least one peg extending outward toward the outer layer. The method includes inserting the peg through the outer layer so that the peg extends through the outer layer and is exposed at an exterior surface of the outer layer. After inserting the peg of the footwear element through the outer layer of the upper, the peg is secured at the exterior surface of the outer layer.
US11470915B2	Article of footwear having a sole structure including a fluid-filled chamber and an outsole, the sole structure, and methods for manufacturing The disclosure id directed to an article of footwear including an upper and the sole structure, to the sole structure, and to a method for manufacturing the sole structure and a method for manufacturing the article of footwear. The sole structure includes a fluid-filled chamber and an outsole that at least partially surrounds the chamber.
US11470913B2	Plastic component and shoe Described are methods for manufacturing a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such methods, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. The method for the manufacture of a plastic component includes loading a mold with a first material includes particles of an expanded material and fusing the surfaces of the particles by supplying energy. The energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.
US11470911B2	Cycling shoe cover A cycling shoe cover is disclosed for protection of a cycling shoe when a cyclist dismounts and desires to walk in the cycling shoe. The cycling shoe cover includes a pair of side panels. A toe is coupled to one end of each of the pair of side panels forming a front pocket mateable with the toe of a cycling shoe. A heel is coupled to the opposite end of each of the pair of side panels forming a back pocket mateable with the heel of a cycling shoe. A sole member has a bottom surface and is joined to the pair of side panels. The bottom surface of the sole member is interposed between the cycling shoe and a ground surface when the cycling shoe cover is worn over the cycling shoe.
US11470907B2	Adjustable helmet with side protective members A protective helmet with first and second helmet sections each including an outer shell section and an inner layer section of protective material. The first and second helmet sections are displaceable relative to one another to adjust a size of the helmet. Two opposed side protective members are received inwardly of the outer shell sections on opposed sides of the helmet. Means for adjusting a position of the side protective members relative to the inner layer sections of protective material are provided. The means are configured such that, when the protective helmet is adjusted when on the head of the wearer, the protective members remain substantially stationary with respect to the head of the wearer when the inner layer sections are displaced with the first and second helmet sections.
US11470905B2	Soft athletic helmet and rear closure mechanism A protective headgear having a protective outer layer, an inner impact dispersing layer, an opening in the posterior of the helmet to allow hair to exit the protective helmet, and juxtaposed to the posterior opening, a flap that covers a portion of the opening and is selectively attachable to the inner impact attenuating layer.
US11470900B1	Garment cover for an adjustment fit attachment A garment cover for an adjustment fit bottom including apparatus, systems, and methods including an adjustment fit band secured by an adjustment fit attachment along the adjustment fit band. The adjustment fit attachment may be covered by a garment cover.
US11470899B2	Articles and devices for interchangeable patches A device for interchanging a patch on an article, the device including a base component configured to contact an inner surface of the article; a curved component configured to contact an outer surface of the article wherein the curved component is switchable between an engaged state and a disengaged state, and wherein the curved component is configured to receive the patch in the disengaged state and attach the patch to the article in the engaged state; and a connector configured to extend through the article to fasten the curved component to the base component.
US11470898B2	Pre-knotted adjustable necktie A pre-knotted adjustable necktie eliminates the difficulty of tying a knot with a panel of flexible material, and preserves the adjustability of a conventional necktie. The pre-knotted adjustable necktie includes: a panel of flexible material, having a proximal blade end portion, a distal tail end portion, and a middle portion; a passage through the flexible material at a location in the tail end portion proximate to the middle portion; a coupling member connecting edges of the middle portion to form a first loop; a knot having the tail end portion extending through the first loop to form a second loop, and the blade end portion extended through the first loop to form a third loop; and a neck loop formed by an extension of the tail end portion through the second loop and the third loop, and the tail end portion further extended through the passage.
US11470891B2	Exercise apparel with attached lifting straps Long sleeve exercise apparel with weight lifting wrist wraps/lifting straps attached at the cuffs of the sweatshirt sleeves. The invention is the ultimate lifting sweatshirt. It is a sweatshirt that is used as a training aide to force users to sweat more and lose more weight, all while providing wrist support and aiding in allowing the user to lift more than usual by enhancing ones grip.
US11470890B2	Rapid inflating and discharging device for protective suit and intelligent multi-purpose protective suit comprising same The present invention relates to an rapid inflating/deflating device used for a protective clothing and a smart protective clothing, the inflating/deflating device including: an outer cylinder provided with a first hole; an inner cylinder provided in the outer cylinder and provided with a second hole and being capable of sliding between a first position in which the second hole is aligned with the first hole and a second position in which the second hole is deviated from the first hole and is closed by the inner wall of the outer cylinder; a blade provided in the inner cylinder and a motor driving the blade; a biasing device for biasing the inner cylinder toward the first position; wherein the inner cylinder further comprises a third opening on which an one-way valve is provided so as to allow pressurized gas to flow one-way.
US11470888B2	Infant swaddling Infant swaddling allows an infant to be comfortably and easily swaddled. The swaddling includes a pouch featuring a lower end that can be opened and closed to allow an infant's soiled diaper to be easily removed and replaced or to take a rectal temperature. The swaddling can include a blanket that comprises a first blanket flap and a second blanket flap and that can be removably attached to the pouch. The swaddle is used by placing one of the blanket flaps over the pouch, and then placing the other blanket flap over the pouch.
US11470885B2	Power supply drive module, power supply device and electronic cigarette Provided are a power supply drive module, a power supply device and an electronic cigarette, falling within the technical field of electronics. Wherein a first end of the logic controller is connected to a pulse width modulation pin, a second end is connected to a control electrode of the first transistor, and a third end is connected to a control electrode of the second transistor; a first electrode of the first transistor is connected to a voltage input pin, and a second electrode is connected to a switch pin; and a first electrode of the second transistor is connected to the switch pin, and a second electrode is connected to a ground pin. The power supply drive module includes various components integrated on the substrate, so that the volume of the entire power supply drive module is smaller.
US11470877B1	Cigarette butt holding container A cigarette butt holding tube including a tube assembly, lid assembly, and a cigarette pack assembly is disclosed. These assemblies in conjunction with one another provide an easy-to-use cigarette butt disposal solution to help reduce littering. The cigarette pack assembly includes a spacing within the cigarette pack for a tube of the tube assembly to be received therein. The tube includes a tube opening at a top end that is larger than the width of a cigarette butt. The tube is selectively sealed by a lid of the lid assembly. Once a user is finished smoking a cigarette, the used cigarette butt can be conveniently disposed of and sealed within the tube. The tube being smell proof, fireproof, and fire resistant prevents the smell of smoke within the cigarette pack. The tube also prevents a still lit cigarette butt from setting fire to the remaining cigarettes.
US11470874B2	Feeding apparatus for feeding a tobacco industry segment A feeding apparatus for feeding a tobacco industry segment (C) comprising a hopper (12) for rods (10C) with a length being a multiple length of the segment (C), a cutting a conveying unit (13), situated underneath the hopper (12) for the rods (10C), for cutting the rods (10C) into individual segments (C), whereas from the rod (10C), after cutting the rod (10C), a group (G) of the segments (C) is formed, a transferring unit (15) situated underneath the cutting and conveying unit (13), adapted to receive the groups (G) of the segments (C) and to form of them a stream (SF) of the segments (C), whereas the gaps (U) between the groups (G) of the segments (C) in the stream (SF) are retained, and the transferring unit (15) is adapted to reduce the gaps (U) between the groups (G) so that at the outlet (23) of the transferring unit (15) the segments (C) are conveyed without gaps.
US11470873B2	Method and device for subjecting co-extruded food products to an airflow in two phases The invention relates to a method for manufacturing co-extruded food products, comprising the processing steps of: A) co-extruding an elongate dough strand and a casing enclosing the elongate dough strand to form a non-coagulated food product, B) bringing the casing into contact with a salt solution, and C) dividing the encased elongate food strand into individual products, whereafter the co-extruded food products are subjected to an airflow. The invention also relates to a device for manufacturing co-extruded food products.
US11470870B2	Liquid flavouring ingredient produced by fermentation The present invention relates to a novel method of preparing a liquid flavouring ingredient by use of fermentation. In particular, the method involves recycling a part of the microorganisms used in the fermentation of flavour and aroma compounds back to the bioreactor for fermentation, while another part of the microorganisms are maintained in the obtained liquid flavouring ingredient. The obtained liquid flavouring ingredient is suitable for use as a taste enhancer and can be used in food products, such as dairy products, sauces, dressings, seasonings, meat products, bread, and sauerkraut.
US11470869B2	Food product, including Boba (bubble, pearl) beverage replacing tapioca with chia seed as the main ingredient A food product prepared by soaking a predetermined quantity of chia seeds in liquid under a dark environment and under a temperature in a range of 32 degrees Fahrenheit to 40 degrees Fahrenheit for a predetermined period to obtain pearls of chia seeds; and adding the pearls of chia seeds to a food product. The food product can be Boba drink without tapioca starch.
US11470860B2	Animal feeds containing specific glycolipids Use of a sophorolipid in the preparation of a feed supplement for the improvement of feed efficiency in an animal. A feed supplement comprising a sophorolipid and lysolecithin mix is also provided for improving the feed conversion rate of an animal.
US11470853B2	Interface and application for designing a chocolate-making experience Provided herein are exemplary embodiments including a computing device comprising a processor, a memory and a display, the computing device being configured to dynamically display a specific, structured interactive graphical user interface paired with a prescribed functionality directly related to the interactive graphical user interface's structure, the specific structured interactive graphical user interface configured to receive input information including an entry of a desired type of food to be prepared, and a desired characteristic of the food, the computing device processor automatically generating a food preparation parameter based on the received input information, and the computing device processor automatically generating a custom recipe for preparation of the food. Additionally, the specific structured interactive graphical user interface may be configured to receive an entry to modify the food preparation parameter or the custom recipe.
US11470852B2	Method of manufacturing a fermented coffee formulation A system and method of manufacturing a fermented coffee formulation produces roasted and fermented coffee beans, fermented coffee juice, and a fermented coffee oil. The system includes a quantity of unprocessed coffee fruit, a quantity of primary fermentation blend, a supplemental fermentation blend, a first container, a second container, a roasting machine, and a cooling tray. The method begins by fermenting the quantity of unprocessed coffee fruit with the primary fermentation blend in the first container for coffee cherry juice. Then, a quantity of fermented coffee beans is separated from a quantity of fermented coffee fruit. In order to produce coffee beans, the quantity of fermented coffee beans is lightly roasted with the roasting machine, cooled with the cooling tray, and fermented again with the supplemental fermentation blend in the second container. A quantity of reroasted-and-refermented coffee beans is produced with the roasting machine. Fermented coffee oil is then extracted.
US11470849B2	Liftable baking net structure for oven A liftable baking net structure for an oven includes an inner housing, a lifting support mounted inside the inner housing, and a connecting rod mechanism mounted outside the inner housing. A vertical first guide groove is opened in a side wall of the inner housing. The connecting rod mechanism is connected to the lifting support via a connecting member passing through the first guide groove. The connecting rod mechanism drives the lifting support to move vertically along the first guide groove in the housing.
US11470848B2	Consortium of (carbamate) thiodicarb-resistant and (pyrethroid) biphenthrin-resistant bacteria and use thereof in liquid fertilizers The consortium comprises the Clostridium pasteuranium. Bacillis thuringiensis, Bacillus megaterium, Bacillus btilis, Azotobacter vinelandii and Rhizobium sp micro-organisms, which are subjected to increasing concentrations of thiodicarb and biphenthrin in order to render them tolerant to these compounds without manipulating their genome. The use of the consortium in the form of a liquid biofertiliser enriches the soil with bacteria which, besides being resistant to thiodicarb and biphenthrin, capture atmospheric nitrogen, solubilise phosphor and act against some pathogens.
US11470847B2	Antimicrobial glass compositions, glasses and polymeric articles incorporating the same Embodiments of the present invention pertain to antimicrobial glass compositions, glasses and articles. The articles include a glass, which may include a glass phase and a cuprite phase. In other embodiments, the glasses include as plurality of Cu1+ ions, a degradable phase including B2O3, P2O5 and K2O and a durable phase including SiO2. Other embodiments include glasses having a plurality of Cu1+ ions disposed on the surface of the glass and in the glass network and/or the glass matrix. The article may also include a polymer. The glasses and articles disclosed herein exhibit a 2 log reduction or greater in a concentration of at least one of Staphylococcus aureus, Enterobacter aerogenes, Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus, and E. coli, under the EPA Test Method for Efficacy of Copper Alloy as a Sanitizer testing condition and under Modified JIS Z 2801 for Bacteria testing conditions.
US11470843B2	Tissue bonding insect repellent The present disclosure generally provides topically applicable insect repelling compositions, and in some embodiments, topically applicable insect repelling and UV protecting compositions. The compositions comprise a polymerization product of a polyol, a diisocyanate and at least one insect-repelling compound. The resulting polymers advantageously bond superficially to skin or hair, thereby localizing repellents and preventing systemic absorption. While not being bound by theory, it is believed that the localization of repellents to the surface of the skin renders them safer, wherein such repellents are not vaporized and do not have a disagreeable odor. The repellents advantageously interact with tactile insect activity, thereby preventing parasitic activity, such as drawing blood or the communication of pathogens.
US11470842B2	Pesticidal compositions and related methods Pesticidal compositions are provided that include at least one pesticidal active ingredient and at least one organic solvent. Adjuvant compositions are provided for use with at least one pesticidal active ingredient that include at least one organic solvent. Methods of producing an adjuvant composition and pesticidal composition are also provided.
US11470841B2	Cryopreservation vessel An object of the present invention is to provide a cryopreservation vessel which has a coating that is capable of inhibiting the adhesion of cells or proteins and is resistant not only to aqueous solvents but also to organic solvents (for example, cryoprotectants, in particular, dimethyl sulfoxide). The invention provides a cell or protein cryopreservation vessel including, on at least a portion of the surface thereof, a coating that includes a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (a), and a repeating unit containing a group represented by the following formula (b) (wherein Ua1, Ua2, Ua3, Ub1, Ub2, Ub3 and An− are as defined in the description and the claims).
US11470840B2	Hunting blind The invention relates to a hunting blind having a front blind and a rear blind where the front blind may be placed in a collapsed or erect position and when in an erect position, the front blind is laterally spaced from the rear blind and the front blind has a height that is less than the height of the rear blind. The invention may also include a side shooting widow that is defined in the side of the rear blind and may also include a foot rest.
US11470836B2	Rodent snap trap interfaced with electronics monitoring system and method of interfacing a snap trap with electronics monitoring system A snap type rodent trap with remote notification capability is provided. The trap includes a non-conductive base, conductive bail and trigger components, and an electronic PCB assembly mounted on the trap base. According to a first embodiment, the base is wood and the PCB assembly is selectively coated or printed with a layer of a flexible conductive material that contacts bail and trigger wire components mounted on the upper surface of the trap base as well as a conductive strip positioned to be contacted by the bail when the trap is tripped and empty. According to a second embodiment, the base is molded plastic. The PCB assembly in both embodiments is configured to detect and provide remote notification of trap states using the bail as an antenna. A method of retrofitting a snap type trap with an electronics monitoring system is also provided.
US11470833B2	Automatic agricultural equipment and automatic moving system An automatic agricultural machine according to the present invention includes: a fixed base disposed on farmland; a first-direction movement guide part installed on the fixed base so as to be spaced apart from the farmland; a first-direction movement trolley configured to travel on the first-direction movement guide part; and an automatic spraying device configured to travel on a second-direction movement guide part connected to the first-direction movement trolley, wherein traveling control of the first-direction movement trolley and winding control of the second-direction movement guide part are performed on the basis of at least any one of the trigonometric function principle and the Pythagorean theorem.
US11470832B2	Plug-in insect trap with replaceable adhesive card An insect trap connectable to an electrical wall outlet is provided that releasably receives a replaceable card for trapping insect to an adhesive material. A light bar emits light in a sideways direction rearward of the card while the fan blocks forward light to produce a glow that attract insects to the adhesive surface of the card. The card is supported in cantilever by the insect trap.
US11470830B1	Vessel mounted artemia harvest device A device mounted to a vessel for harvesting a subsurface concentration of artemia cysts. In certain embodiments, the device includes a vertically adjustable front net support, a vertically adjustable rear net support and a net having a first end secured to the front net support and a second end secured to the rear net support. A conduit can be coupled to the second end of the net whereby the concentrated artemia cysts are drawn from the second end of net to a processing destination. In certain embodiments, the net has an aspect ratio of at least approximately 4:1. The processing destination could be the vessel or some other destination. In certain embodiments, the vessels are equipped with a dewatering station to which the concentrated cysts are directed for further processing. In some embodiments, the net is secured to a frame which is in turn coupled to the front net support. The front net support can include one or more arms. In certain embodiments, the front net support includes a brace which can be attached to the vessel. The brace can include one more sleeves that correspond to the one or more arms and be hingedly attached to the vessel.
US11470828B2	Rodent model of mood disorders This disclosure relates to an animal model of human disease. More specifically, this disclosure relates to a rodent model of mood disorders such as unipolar depression and an anxiety disorder. Disclosed herein are genetically modified rodent animals that carry a humanized G protein-coupled receptor 156 (GPR156) gene that encodes a mutant human GPR156 protein comprising Asp at an amino acid position corresponding to position 533 in a full length wild type human GPR156 protein.
US11470813B2	Centrifugal pump pet water fountain A centrifugal pump pet water fountain is provided which includes a bowl defined by a peripheral wall extending upwardly from a floor. The bowl is configured to hold water. The housing divides the basin into a drinking basin and an interior basin. The housing includes an upright sidewall extending from a floor and a cap. The housing also defines an elevated water reservoir with a spout. A rotating cone is positioned within the housing and driven by a motor. The cone has a water inlet and a top opening adjacent the cone top opening. During operation, the rotation of the cone forces water to climb the interior surface of the cone through centrifugal force, where the water is deposited within the reservoir and returned to the drinking basin through the spout.
US11470808B2	Hybrid tomato variety ‘H2022’ Hybrid tomato variety ‘H2022’ is described. The tomato variety is a ground-culture hybrid processing tomato variety suitable for machine harvest and is adaptable to humid climactic conditions of regions such as the Northeastern United States, Brazil and the Dominican Republic. It is a full season variety with resistance to Verticillium wilt race 1, Fusarium wilt races 1 and 2, root knot nematode, bacterial speck, tomato spotted wilt virus, late blight, bacterial spot and tomato yellow leaf curl virus. ‘H2022’ is a high soluble solids variety.
US11470803B1	Maize inbred PH4C13 A novel maize variety designated PH4C13 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4C13 with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4C13 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4C13 or a locus conversion of PH4C13 with another maize variety.
US11470802B1	Maize inbred PH4BWJ A novel maize variety designated PH4BWJ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4BWJ with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4BWJ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4BWJ or a locus conversion of PH4BWJ with another maize variety.
US11470799B2	Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011051 According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011051. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011051, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011051 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 CH011051.
US11470797B2	Watermelon variety ‘Cracker Jack’ A new watermelon variety designated ‘Cracker Jack’ is described. ‘Cracker Jack’ is a watermelon variety exhibiting stability and uniformity.
US11470796B2	Camelina sativa variety “SO-90” The subject invention relates to a Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz spring-type seed designated as “SO-90” derived from a cross between camelina accessions with high yield and oil quality attributes following conventional breeding methodologies.
US11470793B2	Bacterial strain having anti-fungal properties and uses thereof Described herein is the evaluation of the antifungal properties of bacterial strain KGS-3 against Fusarium Head Blight (FHB)) white mold, blackleg and a number of potato fungal diseases and the plant growth effect attained. KGS-3 is a novel strain of Paenibacillus polymyxa that can suppress bacterial and fungal plant diseases. KGS-3 is predicted to produce antifungal metabolites polymyxin, fusaricidin, and paenilarvin and has been demonstrated to produce cylindrol B. KGS-3 is a plant growth promoting bacteria demonstrated to increase protein content of plants and/or plant products.
US11470792B2	Method of culturing Stichopus japonicus, Marsupenaeus japonicus, Portunus trituberculatus and Ulva lactuca Provided is a method of culturing Stichopus japonicus Stichopus japonicus, Marsupenaeus japonicus, Portunus trituberculatus and Ulva lactuca, which belongs to the technical field of mariculture, including the following steps: preparing a pond and laying a substratum for Stichopus japonicus from March 1 to 5; putting the Stichopus japonicus seedlings, and then culturing Ulva lactuca seedlings on April 1; putting Marsupenaeus japonicus seedlings on April 15; putting Portunus trituberculatus juveniles on May 5; harvesting Marsupenaeus japonicus on July 15, and putting Marsupenaeus japonicus seedlings again; harvesting Stichopus japonicus, Marsupenaeus japonicus, Portunus trituberculatus and Ulva lactuca from November 5 to 10. By adopting the method of biological control of predators of Stichopus japonicus, the use of the pesticides and fishery drugs in the culture and pond-cleaning process is reduced, and green and healthy culture, energy saving and environmental protection are realized.
US11470785B2	Phenotypic horticulture systems and methods Horticulture systems and methods including an air handling rack system comprising frame supply and return plenums, an input diffusion assembly physically supported by and fluidically coupled to the frame supply plenum, and a plant support tray assembly physically supported by and fluidically coupled to the frame return plenum. The input diffusion assembly is configured to direct a supply airflow flowing through the frame supply plenum downwardly from an underside thereof. The plant support tray assembly is positioned below the at least one input diffusion assembly to form an environmental cultivation chamber therebetween. The rack system is configured to direct the supply airflow through the environmental cultivation chamber from the input diffusion assembly to the plant support tray assembly past one or more plants positioned on a support side of the plant support tray assembly and into the frame return plenum as a return airflow.
US11470778B2	Lawnmower accessory mount for trimmer and methods of use thereof A mower and an attachment device or mount having a frame attachment clamp to removeably affix to the wheel support frame, a pivotable linkage arrangement to position a string trimmer proximate either front wheel of the lawnmower, and a grade wheel to maintain a designated height of string trimmer above grade. The attachment device or mount may enable the operator to attach the frame attachment clamp to either front wheel enabling the operator to look ahead and anticipate where the lawnmower needs to be driven and simultaneously to position the string trimmer for trimming and edging operation around landscapes and borders on either the left or right side of the lawnmower.
US11470777B2	Variable mulching assembly for use with a lawnmower A convertible lawnmower includes a housing and a mulching system. The housing includes a discharge opening. The mulching system includes a mounting ring and a shutter ring. The mounting ring is coupled substantially concentrically to the housing and includes an upper surface, a lower surface, and a sidewall that extends substantially axially therebetween. The sidewall is formed with a retaining groove and at least one installation groove. The retaining groove extends at least partially circumferentially within an inner surface of the sidewall and each installation groove extends axially from the lower surface to the retaining groove. The shutter ring is only coupled to mounting ring via the retaining groove such that the shutter ring is selectively shiftable between a mulching mode and a discharge mode.
US11470774B2	Blade assembly for a grass cutting mobile robot A grass cutting mobile robot includes a body and a blade assembly connected to the body and rotatable about a drive axis. The blade assembly includes blades, a housing to hold the blades, a coupling latch configured to lock the housing to a drive shaft of the mobile robot, and a spring that connects the blade to the coupling latch. The housing is configured for coupling to an actuator so that the housing is rotatable about a drive axis, and receives a shaft that connects the housing to the actuator. The shaft includes a groove or an undercut therein. The coupling latch is rotatable within the housing to move an engagement end towards, or away from the groove or undercut. The engagement end is positionable within the groove to lock the housing to the actuator.
US11470773B2	Stand-on mower with an oscillating front axle A zero turn radius lawnmower, such as a stand-on lawnmower, including a main frame having a first end portion and a second end portion, a pair of drive wheels operably coupled to the second end portion of the main frame and configured to be driven independently in both forward and reverse directions, and a front axle assembly pivotally coupled to the first end portion of the main frame about a single axis. The zero turn radius lawnmower also includes a pair of caster wheels coupled to respective ends of the front axle assembly such that the pair of caster wheels are able to move relative to the main frame, as well as a mower deck coupled to the main frame by at least one first linkage and coupled to the front axle assembly by at least one second linkage.
US11470771B2	Ground-contour-following autonomous obstacle avoidance mower for hillside orchards and control method thereof A ground-contour-following autonomous obstacle avoidance mower for hillside orchards and a control method thereof are provided to achieve multi-angle cutting and low energy consumption in mowing operation through cooperation of a push rod motor and a connecting-rod rotating pair. A connecting rod is arranged and forms a flexible mechanism together with an upper base bearing, a lower base bearing and a base-connecting unthreaded shaft. The flexible mechanism interacts with the push rod motor to achieve ground contour following operation, so that the mower as a whole can conduct ground-contour-following mowing operation on a complex orchard terrain, with a better cutting effect than that of a traditional mower.
US11470770B2	Automatic lawn trimmer and automatic lawn trimming method An automatic lawn compactor includes a case, a battery pack, a controller, a driving device and a trampling device. The battery pack is disposed in the case. The battery pack is configured to supply electrical power to the driving device. The controller is connected with the driving device for controlling the driving device. The driving device is configured to drive the automatic lawn compactor to move autonomously on the lawn. The grass on the lawn is trampled by the trampling device as the automatic lawn compactor moves on the lawn. Through regular trampling the lawn, the grass on the lawn is kept at a certain height to realize the beauty and ornamentality of the lawn. The automatic lawn compactor overcomes the shortcomings of large noise, the difficulty of cleaning up the grass, and the hard work by the existing lawn compactors.
US11470765B2	System and method for controlling the flow of agricultural products from a variable-ratio blending applicator An air manifold system for supplying an agricultural product to a plurality of metering devices comprises a product hopper having a product flow cavity, the product cavity separated from a first plenum by an air agitator sandwiched between the first plenum and the product flow cavity. The hopper comprises a plurality of nozzles extending through a wall of the hopper. A venturi assembly is in fluid communication with at least one nozzle. A first forced air stream flows through the first plenum and the air agitator into the product flow cavity to agitate and entrain agricultural product in the first air stream, and the first air stream carries the entrained agricultural product into the nozzles. A second forced air stream flows through the venturi assembly to accelerate the first air stream and the entrained product towards and through the supply hoses connected to the nozzles.
US11470761B2	Rotating toolbar with double rod cylinder An implement comprising a center section and a pair of wing sections, each of the sections comprising a pair of parallel frame members pivotably coupled to each other, wherein one of the frame members comprises a toolbar; and a plurality of hydraulic cylinders enabling rotational movement between the parallel frame members, wherein the hydraulic cylinders of the wing sections comprise double-rod cylinders and the hydraulic cylinders of the center section comprises single-rod cylinders.
US11470755B2	Adjustable rolling basket assembly An implement including a first frame member, a second frame member movable with respect to the first frame member, and a rolling basket rotatably coupled to the second frame member for rotation about a first axis of rotation. The implement also includes a biasing member configured to move the first axis of rotation toward a rest position, and where the rest position is adjustable relative to the first frame portion.
US11470754B2	Agricultural systems An agricultural implement includes at least one row unit having a plurality of support members, each of which is pivotably coupled to an attachment frame or another of the support members to permit vertical pivoting vertical movement of the support members, and a plurality of soil-engaging tools, each of which is coupled to at least one of the support members. A plurality of hydraulic cylinders are coupled to the support members for urging the support members downwardly toward the soil. A plurality of controllable pressure control valves are coupled to the hydraulic cylinders for controlling the pressure of hydraulic fluid supplied to the cylinders. A plurality of sensors produce electrical signals corresponding to predetermined conditions, and a controller is coupled to the sensor and the controllable pressure control valves. The controller receives the electrical signals from the sensors and produces control signals for controlling the pressure control valves.
US11470753B2	Electromotive hoe An electromotive hoe includes a working rod which has a predetermined length, and has a power source provided at one side thereof and a shaft protruding from the other side thereof so that a rotational force of the power source is transmitted; an upper cover which has a disc shape and has a first through hole formed in the central portion so that the shaft is inserted; a rotating plate which has a plate-like structure, and has a second through hole formed in the central portion so that the shaft is inserted, and is coupled to an end portion of the shaft by a fastening means to be in close contact with a lower surface of the upper cover; and a hoe blade formed to protrude vertically along the edge of the rotating plate.
US11470752B2	Customizable shovel A customizable shovel, including a telescopic assembly, including a first shaft section, a second shaft section movably disposed within a first end of the first shaft section, a plurality of adjustment buttons disposed on at least a portion of the first shaft section to extend the second shaft section from retracted to away from the first shaft section in response to depressing one of the plurality of adjustment buttons, a socket disposed on a second end of the second shaft section, and a blade connected to the socket to receive at least one item therein, an attachment assembly to removably connect to the blade, and a connecting assembly disposed on at least a portion of the attachment assembly to lock the attachment assembly to the telescopic assembly in a first position and unlock the attachment assembly from the telescopic assembly in a second position.
US11477926B2	Enhanced 3D printed support block Support blocks for printed circuit boards (PCB's) and printed circuit board assemblies (PCBA's), wherein the support blocks are produced from a 3D printing process. The support block including a bottom surface having a vacuum connection; a top surface having at least one vacuum hole; at least one recessed surface that is offset from the top surface; and at least one vacuum channel extending from the vacuum connection to the at least one vacuum hole.
US11477922B2	Electronic component package An embodiment discloses an electronic component package comprising: a housing including a flow path arranged on one surface thereof; and an inlet and an outlet arranged on the housing, wherein the flow path includes a first area connected with the inlet and a second area connected with the outlet, the first area includes a guide, and the guide includes an area of which the width gradually widens from the inlet.
US11477920B2	Power module The present disclosure relates to the field of power electronics technology, and proposes a power module, including: a case and an isolating part disposed in the case; a first air duct and a second air duct stacked to each other, separated by the isolating part, and penetrated in a front-to-rear direction in the case; a high-voltage power unit; a low-voltage power unit; and a transformer, including a high-voltage portion and a low-voltage portion, wherein the high-voltage portion includes a first magnetic core and a high-voltage coil disposed on the first magnetic core, and the low-voltage portion includes a second magnetic core and a low-voltage coil disposed on the second magnetic core, wherein the high-voltage power unit and the high-voltage portion are disposed in the first air duct, and the low-voltage power unit and the low-voltage portion are disposed in the second air duct.
US11477919B2	Systems and methods for controlling a hybrid air/liquid cooling system of a building A device may monitor an intake temperature of an air flow through an air intake of a building that includes a ventilation system for temperature control of a first region of the building, a liquid cooling system for temperature control of equipment that is within a second region of the building, and a heat exchanger that is thermally coupled to the ventilation system and the liquid cooling system. The device may determine that the intake temperature is below a threshold temperature. The device may control the ventilation system to cause the air flow to cool a water flow of the liquid cooling system via the heat exchanger to produce a cooled water flow. The device may control the liquid cooling system to cause the cooled water flow of the liquid cooling system to bypass a chiller system of the liquid cooling system to reduce power consumption by the chiller system.
US11477918B2	Heat exchange system A heat exchange system includes a heat-absorbing substance such as Liquid Natural Gas (LNG), a heat dissipation apparatus, a water storage tank, a heat exchanger, and a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger is coupled between the LNG and the water storage tank. The heat exchanger is coupled between the heat dissipation apparatus and the water storage tank. The heat exchanger transfers heat of the heat dissipation apparatus to water of the water storage tank to lose heat to the heat exchanger, and the heat exchanger transfers heat of the water to the LNG.
US11477915B2	Systems for cooling electronic components in a sealed computer chassis A computing device includes a sealed computer chassis housing, a heat source, a heat spreader, and a thermal pad. The sealed computer chassis housing, defines an interior space and an exterior surface with a heat sink for the interior space. The heat source is disposed within the interior space. The heat spreader includes a plurality of thermally-conductive protrusions coupled to one or more components of the heat source by an intermediate thermally conductive layer. The thermal pad is positioned above and in thermal contact with the heat spreader. The thermal pad is positioned to contact an interior wall of the sealed computer chassis housing opposite to the heat sink.
US11477911B1	Heat pipe tapered down in fin stack region and oppositely tapered fin stack A thermal module with a heat pipe configured on a first portion having a constant cross-section thickness and a tapered second end configured for contact with a fin stack. The heat pipe is tapered along a length of the second portion such that the cross-section thickness of the heat pipe decreases toward the end of the heat pipe. A fin stack coupled to the tapered portion comprises a plurality of fins of different heights, wherein the fin heights increase such that the combined fin height and heat pipe cross-section thickness remains approximately constant over the width of the fin stack. The tapered heat pipe and fin stack with fins with increasing fin heights provide increased cooling and decreased airflow impedance through the fin stack.
US11477910B2	Centrifugal fan A centrifugal fan including an impeller housing and an impeller. The impeller housing has an accommodation space, an air inlet and an air outlet. The air inlet and the air outlet are connected to the accommodation space. The impeller is located in the accommodation space. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of blades, and at least one heat conductive annular portion. The hub is rotatably disposed in the impeller housing. The plurality of blades are connected to an outer circumferential surface of the hub. The at least one heat conductive annular portion is connected to the plurality of blades.
US11477907B2	Server cabinet assembly A server cabinet assembly includes a tray, a carrier, and an angle adjustment mechanism. The carrier is pivotably disposed on the tray about a pivot axis, and the carrier is configured to accommodate a data storage device. The angle adjustment mechanism includes a positioning component, a handle, and a latch. The positioning component is disposed on the tray. The positioning component has a plurality of first positioning portions. The handle is disposed on the carrier. The latch is movably disposed on the carrier and located between the positioning component and the handle. The latch includes an operation portion and a second positioning portion connected to each other. The operation portion is movable toward the handle to move the second positioning portion away from the positioning component or is movable away from the handle to make the second positioning portion engage with one of the plurality of first positioning portions.
US11477904B2	Electronic assembly including cable modules An electronic assembly includes an electronic package connected to a host circuit board. The electronic assembly includes interposer assemblies electrically connected to the electronic package. The electronic assembly includes cable modules coupled to upper separable interface of the interposer assemblies. The electronic assembly includes carrier assemblies configured to be coupled to an upper surface of the electronic package. Each carrier assembly includes a carrier base block and a carrier lid configured to hold at least one interposer assembly and at least one cable module. The carrier assemblies hold the cable modules with the module contacts in electrical connection with upper mating interfaces of the interposer contacts. The carrier assemblies hold lower mating interfaces of the interposer contacts in electrical connection with upper package contacts of the electronic package. The carrier assemblies are separately removable from the electronic package to separate the interposer assemblies from the electronic package.
US11477903B2	Control of electric field effects in a printed circuit board assembly using embedded nickel-metal composite materials A printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) controls an electrically-initiated device (EID) in an electric field. The PCBA includes a conductive layer, a dielectric layer, and a trans-conductive layer (TCL). The conductive layer of the PCBA designated protected areas. An electrical current with a predetermined current density is impressed in the conductive layer when the PCBA is in the electric field. The TCL is a nickel-metal composite metamaterial positioned between the conductive and dielectric layers and configured to change in shape or thickness in the electric field such that the impressed current is steered away from the conductive layer and into the dielectric layer to prevent premature activation of the EID. A system includes an outer housing, power supply, an EID such as a sonobuoy or medical device, and the PCBA, all of which are encapsulated in the housing. A method is also disclosed for manufacturing the PCBA.
US11477902B2	Cartridge-based computing system A cartridge-based computing system includes a display stand that connects to a compute module cartridge including a first securing member, a second securing member, and a release member coupled to the second securing member. The display stand defines a securing aperture that engages the first securing member when the compute module cartridge is connected to the display stand, which causes the first securing member to engage a securing element on the display stand and move it into engagement with the second securing member to connect the compute module cartridge to the display stand. The securing element may then be engaged by the release member to move it out of engagement with the second securing member, and into engagement with the first securing member to cause the securing aperture to disengage the first securing member and disconnect the compute module cartridge from the display stand.
US11477901B2	Display device A display device reduces or minimizes a stress applied to a display panel in a folded state. The display device includes a display panel including a bendable area; and a panel support portion combined to the display panel and including a multi-joint member to support the bendable area, and the multi-joint member includes: a plurality of hard material portions sequentially arranged in a first direction, mutually combined to be rotated with respect to one another, and including a first surface arranged toward the bendable area; and a soft material portion contacting the first surface and fixed to the plurality of hard material portions.
US11477899B2	Vertical multi-function driving power The present invention relates to the field of driving power technologies, and in particular, to a vertical multi-function driving power, which includes an integrally formed shell, an end cover, a waterproof socket, a sealing cover, and a circuit board. One end of the shell is closed and the other end is provided with an opening. The opening end of the shell is detachably connected to an inner side surface of the end cover, the waterproof socket is integrally formed on an outer side surface of the end cover, at least one key hole penetrates through an upper side surface of the shell, and the sealing cover is mounted in the key hole to seal it. The circuit board is provided with a key column perpendicular to a substrate, and two inner side surfaces adjacent to the side surface where the key hole is located inside a cavity of the shell are provided with mounting blocks symmetrically. Clamping blocks are arranged symmetrically on the inner side surfaces of the end cover, and the clamping blocks each have a “Y”-shaped notch. The vertical multi-function driving power provided by the present invention has desirable waterproof and moisture-proof effects, and can effectively solve the problems that the circuit board is not easy to mount, the sealing cover is easy to fall off, and multiple groups of key switches cannot be additionally arranged.
US11477894B2	Method for formation of patterned solder mask A method for formation of a patterned solder mask (10) on a substrate is provided, in which method the mask is deposited by a process of chemical deposition in vapor phase. A method for manufacturing a printed circuit board and/or an electronic component comprising formation of said patterned solder mask is further provided.
US11477891B2	Electronic component An electronic component includes a substrate including electrode pads disposed on an upper surface; and a plurality of multilayer capacitors mounted on the substrate and including external electrodes connected to the electrode pads. At least one multilayer capacitor among the plurality of multilayer capacitors is a multilayer capacitor of a horizontally stacked structure.
US11477890B2	Plated pads and leads for surface mount technology connections A high-speed transmission circuit comprises a connector pin that serves as part of a signal path, has a first conductivity, and has a connector pin leg that is coupled to a pad that has a second conductivity lower than the first conductivity. The connector pin leg and at least a portion of the pad form a resonant sub-circuit coupled to the signal path. The second conductivity causes a reduction in insertion loss in the signal path by damping a current in the resonant sub-circuit.
US11477888B2	Printed multifunctional skin for aerodynamic structures and associated systems and methods Systems and methods for printed multifunctional skins are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, an aerodynamic apparatus includes an aerodynamic structure having a first surface exposed to an outside environment, and a second surface exposed to an inside environment. A printed sensor is carried by the first surface of the aerodynamic structure, electronic components are carried by the second surface of the aerodynamic structure, and at least one printed conductive trace is carried by the first surface and the second surface. The printed conductive trace electrically connects the printed sensor with the electronics.
US11477885B2	Redundant trace fuse for a conformal wearable battery A housing of a conformal wearable battery (CWB) encloses a plurality of battery cells arranged in a grid-like pattern and electrically connected to a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes an electrical connection pad that is electrically coupled to a positive terminal of a battery cell of the plurality of battery cells and a positive conductive region receiving electrical energy from one or more of the plurality of battery cells. A redundant trace fuse circuit is formed on the PCB to facilitate electrical connection of the electrical connection pad and the positive conductive region. The redundant trace fuse circuit includes a first fusible link for electrically connecting the first electrical connection pad to the positive conductive region and a second fusible link that is selectively enabled to electrically connect the first electrical connection pad to the positive conductive region when the first fusible link is inoperative.
US11477884B2	Cover film for flexible printed circuit board and flexible printed circuit board According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a cover film for a flexible printed circuit board includes: an adhesive layer; and a protective layer that is layered on a surface of the adhesive layer, wherein a lamination temperature range in which a ratio of a viscosity of the protective layer to a viscosity of the adhesive layer is five times or more is present within a temperature range of 50° C. or more and 150° C. or less.
US11477878B2	PCB structure and method and apparatus for forming the PCB structure A PCB structure and a method and apparatus for forming the PCB structure are disclosed. The PCB structure further includes a metal plate configured between a first PCB and a second PCB by soldering. Therefore, the PCB structure is easy to be produced and the feasibility can be improved with a cheap solution.
US11477873B1	Switch control system for motor and lamp of fan A switch control system for a motor and a lamp of a fan includes a motor switch, a lamp switch, a detection unit, a wireless remote control receiving unit, a control unit, and a drive unit. The control unit is electrically connected to the motor switch through a motor power processing part. The control unit is electrically connected to the lamp switch through a lamp power processing part. Thus, the motor switch and the wireless remote control receiving unit are able to operate and control the motor independently, and the lamp switch and the wireless remote control receiving unit are able to operate and control the lamp independently.
US11477872B2	Application framework for interactive wireless sensor networks In various embodiments, a system and method for a light sensor network that provides an application framework for interactive applications are presented. The light sensor network includes a plurality of lighting nodes and a plurality of sensor controller nodes (SCNs) positioned within wireless communications range of one or more of the plurality of LNs. A LN within the light sensor network includes a communication interface having a first transceiver and a second transceiver. The first transceiver being configured to exchange communication signals to and from a service platform over a wide area network (WAN) via a lighting gateway node. The second transceiver being configured to receive beacon signals from a beacon transmitting device within a beacon communications range and further configured to transmit beacon signals to be received by a beacon-enabled device within the beacon communications range. Sensor data and beacon data are used by the interactive applications.
US11477871B2	Lighting circuit of automotive lamp A lighting circuit turns on a plurality of semiconductor light sources. Multiple current sources are each coupled to a corresponding semiconductor light source. A switching converter supplies a driving voltage VOUT across each of multiple series connection circuits each formed of the semiconductor light source and the current source. A converter controller employing a ripple control method turns on a switching transistor of the switching converter in response to a voltage across any one of the multiple current sources decreasing to a bottom limit voltage.
US11477870B2	Environmental control equipment control apparatus for controlling target space An environmental control equipment control apparatus controls an environment of a target space using a plurality of environmental control equipment. The control apparatus includes a receiver and an electronic controller. The receiver may receive state information relating to states of a plurality of subject persons. In this case, the electronic controller controls a plurality of kinds of environmental control equipment such that the state information of the plurality of subject persons received by the state information receiver satisfies a predetermined target state condition. The receiver may receive a second environmental stimulus given to a subject person other than a first environmental stimulus caused by control of the environmental control equipment. In this case, the electronic controller controls the environmental control equipment such that an influence of the second environmental stimulus received by the environmental stimulus receiver on the subject person is cancelled or reduced.
US11477868B2	Current control circuitry The present disclosure relates to current control circuitry for controlling a current through a load. The current control circuitry comprises amplifier circuitry, reference voltage generator circuitry configured to supply a fixed reference voltage to a first input of the amplifier circuitry and an output stage comprising: a control terminal coupled to an output of the amplifier circuitry; a current input terminal configured to be coupled to the load; and a current output terminal. The current control circuitry further comprises a variable resistance coupled to the current output terminal of the output stage, and a feedback path between the current output terminal of the output stage and a second terminal of the amplifier circuitry for providing a feedback voltage to a second input of the amplifier circuitry.
US11477863B2	AC electroluminescent power cord and device comprising same An AC electroluminescent power cord includes at least two electrode wires and a luminescent layer. The electrode wire is coated with the luminescent layer; the transparent or translucent plastic layer is coated on an outer wall of the luminescent layer; and each of the at least one electrode wire includes at least one metal wire; the at least two electrode wires are insulated with each other. When the electrode wires are conducted with an AC power source, the luminescent layer emits light. The AC electroluminescent power cord of the disclosure not only has a simple and reliable structure, but also has a display function. When applied for various electronic devices, the AC electroluminescent power cord of the disclosure integrally emits light or sequentially emits light in sections to simulate and display the current flow.
US11477857B2	Fluidic chip A fluidic chip comprising: a sealing layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a formed part comprising a generally planar body having a lower surface sealed with the upper surface of the sealing layer, the generally planar body having a number of through holes and a number of wells in fluid communication with the number of through holes, wherein together with the upper surface of the sealing layer, the number of through holes and the number of wells respectively define a number of fluid inlets and a number of fluid chambers in fluid connection with each other in the fluidic chip.
US11477854B2	Method for controlling thermal resistance A method for controlling interfacial thermal resistance is provided. The method includes: providing a metallic thermal conductor and a non-metallic thermal conductor, the metallic thermal conductor and the non-metallic thermal conductor are in direct contact with each other to form an interface; and varying an electric field at the interface to modulate the interfacial thermal resistance at the interface.
US11477853B2	Electrically heated garment An article of clothing includes a garment body and a heater coupled to the garment body. A battery holder defines a cavity. A rechargeable battery pack is configured for use with at least one of a power tool and a sensing device. The rechargeable battery pack is slidably received within the cavity and detachably coupled to the battery holder by a latching arrangement. A controller selectively provides power from the rechargeable battery pack to the heater. A user input member for selecting a mode of the controller is coupled to the garment body.
US11477850B2	Communication method and device of terminal in wireless communication system Disclosed is a 5G or pre-5G communication system for supporting a data transmission rate higher than that of a 4G communication system such as LTE. A communication method of a terminal in a wireless communication system, which includes a first base station supporting first wireless communication and a second base station supporting second wireless communication, can comprise the steps of: performing data communication though the first wireless communication with the first base station; receiving, from the first or second base station, configuration information for second wireless communication connection; reporting, to the first or second base station, the result of measurement on at least one beamforming reference signal having been received from the second base station, on the basis of the configuration information; and establishing the second wireless communication connection with the second base station on the basis of the measurement result.
US11477849B2	Method and apparatus for cooperation among devices in transmissions over a Uu interface Methods and apparatuses are described for cooperation of two or more devices to improve the transmissions over a Uu interface. A source receives or transmits an indicator indicating a first mode of two modes of cooperation between the source apparatus and at least a first cooperating device. The two modes of cooperation includes a joint communication mode and a relay mode of cooperation. If the first mode is the joint communication mode, at least a portion of the data, intended for the intended recipient, is transmitted to at least the first cooperating device to be further transmitted by the first cooperating device to the intended recipient. A same or different portion of the data is transmitted to the intended recipient or to a second cooperating device to be further transmitted by the second cooperating device to the intended recipient.
US11477848B2	Disseminating alerts or other notifications using ProSe direct discovery signaling Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, detecting, by a wireless communication device, a transmission, by a radio access network node, of an alert message, identifying contents of the alert message, determining that the wireless communication device is authorized to relay the contents of the alert message, generating alert information comprising the contents of the alert message, and transmitting a ProSe direct discovery message comprising the alert information. Other embodiments are disclosed.
US11477847B2	Predictive location selection optimization system A system can receive, over one or more networks, location data from a computing device of a requesting user, where the location data indicates a current position of the requesting user. The system can repeatedly determine, based at least in part on location data corresponding to a directional heading of a proximate transport provider in relation to the current position of the requesting user, an optimal rendezvous location for the requesting user prior to the requesting user transmitting a service request to the network computer system. The system may then transmit, over the one or more networks, data corresponding to the optimal rendezvous location to the computing device of the requesting user.
US11477845B2	Network node and methods therein for packet data convergence protocol (PDCP) reordering Embodiments include methods for handling data units in a communication protocol layer (e.g., PDCP) of a network node for a wireless communications network. Such methods include receiving, from a lower protocol layer, one or more first data units with corresponding first sequence numbers. Such methods include, upon expiration of a first timer, forwarding the first data units to a higher protocol layer without receiving one or more second data units, from the lower protocol layer, with corresponding second sequence numbers that are lower than the first sequence numbers. Such methods include forwarding, to the higher protocol layer, any of the second data units that were received from the lower protocol layer during a second time period after expiration of the first timer. Other embodiments include network nodes (e.g., base stations, UEs) configured to perform such methods, as well as computer-readable media containing instructions that embody such methods.
US11477836B2	Method for performing path reselection in wireless communication system and apparatus therefor The present specification provides a method for performing a radio link failure (RLF) recovery procedure in a wireless communication system.The method performed by a first user equipment (UE) includes, wherein the first UE is connected to a base station via a UE-to-UMTS (Uu) link and is connected to a second UE via a sidelink, determining a path for performing the RLF recovery procedure when a RLF is detected on the Uu link, and performing an RRC connection re-establishment procedure in order to recover the RLF through the determined path.
US11477835B2	Method and apparatus for accessing base station A method for accessing a base station includes: receiving, from a plurality of base stations, working mode candidates corresponding to the plurality of base stations respectively, each of the working mode candidates being a working mode in which a corresponding base station supports a terminal accessing thereto to work; determining a target base station matching the multi-mode terminal from the plurality of base stations according to the working mode candidates and a plurality of working modes supported by the multi-mode terminal; and accessing to the target base station.
US11477833B2	Methods providing dual connectivity for redundant user plane paths and related network nodes A method is performed by a network entity of a wireless communication network. A first PDU session is established for a wireless terminal (UE) using a first NodeB base station (MgNB) and a first user plane function entity (UPF1). A second PDU session is established for the wireless terminal (UE) using a second NodeB base station (SgNB) and a second user plane function entity (UPF2). The first and second PDU sessions are established for the wireless terminal (UE) using the first and second NodeB base stations so that the first and second PDU sessions are provided concurrently using dual connectivity DC to provide redundant data paths for communication of data for the wireless terminal (UE) through the wireless communication network.
US11477827B2	System, method, and computer program for user equipment handling in a 5G network based on available resources As described herein, a system, method, and computer program are provided for handling a user equipment connection to a 5G network. An orchestration function of the 5G network identifies a connection to be established with the 5G network by the user equipment. The orchestration function determines a data center in the 5G network having resources available for use by the user equipment. The orchestration function generates access related information to be used by the user equipment for establishing the connection with the 5G network, wherein the access related information is based in part on the data center having the resources available for use by the user equipment. The orchestration function causes the user equipment to establish the connection to the 5G network according to the access related information by communicating the necessary information to a policy control function (PCF).
US11477823B2	Random access method, user equipment, base station, storage medium, and electronic device The present application provides a random access method, a UE, a base station, a storage medium, and an electronic device. The method includes that: in a random access process, a first resource is selected from multiple radio resources, wherein the radio resources include either or a combination of: Band Width Parts (BWPs) and carrier resources; a first message is sent to a base station by using the first resource; and a second message sent by the base station is received, wherein the second message carries indication information of a second resource.
US11477821B2	Uplink transmissions in a wireless communications network A method performed by a station for enabling an Uplink, UL, transmission to an access point in a wireless communications network is provided. The station determines a UL transmission rank for an UL transmission to the access point. Then, the station transmits, to the access point, a message on a contention-based transmission resource in the wireless communications network comprising information indicating the determined UL transmission rank. A station for enabling an UL transmission to an access point in a wireless communications network is also provided. Furthermore, an access point and a method performed therein for enabling an UL transmission from a station in a wireless communications network are also provided.
US11477820B2	Cell resource status information A first base station receives resource information from one or more wireless devices. The first base station determines, based on the resource information, combined resource information associated with a first cell. The combined resource information comprises a combined channel busy ratio of a sidelink resource pool. The first base station sends, to a second base station, an information message comprising the combined resource information. The first base station receives, from the second base station, a request message requesting a resource configuration of the first cell for a wireless device. The request message is based on the information message.
US11477816B2	Method and apparatus for performing sidelink retransmission in NR V2X A method by which a first device performs sidelink communication is provided. The method comprises the steps of: receiving, from a base station, a sidelink grant associated with a first retransmission resource and an initial transmission resource of a transport block; transmitting, to a second device, a PSCCH and a PSSCH associated with the PSCCH, on the basis of the initial transmission resource; determining a PSFCH resource for receiving a PSFCH from the second device, on the basis of the index of a slot and the index of a subchannel associated with the PSSCH; receiving, from the second device, the PSFCH on a first PSSCH, on the basis of the PSFCH resource; comparing a time interval between the PSFCH resource and the first retransmission resource with a minimum processing time required between the reception of the PSFCH and retransmission of the transport block.
US11477813B2	Reference signal design for wireless communication systems Systems, methods, and instrumentalities are disclosed for phase noise reference signal (PNRS) transmission, comprising receiving, at a wireless transmit receive unit (WTRU), scheduling information for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) transmission, wherein the scheduling information includes an indication of a set of physical resource blocks (PRBs) and a modulation coding scheme (MCS) level, determining a density for the PNRS transmission based on at least one of: the MCS level, a frequency band for the PUSCH transmission, or a subcarrier spacing of the PUSCH transmission, and transmitting the PUSCH in the scheduled set of PRBs using the determined density of PNRS.
US11477808B2	System and method for low latency integrated access and backhaul A network device may be configured to: send a preemptive scheduling request to an Integrated Access and Backhaul (IAB) node over a wireless link between the network device and the IAB node; receive a scheduling grant from the IAB node over the wireless link; and send data to the IAB node over the wireless link at times indicated by the scheduling grant from the IAB node.
US11477807B2	Enhanced signal detection for wireless communications This disclosure describes systems, methods, and devices related to signal detection. A device may determine a physical layer protocol data unit (PPDU). The device may append a preamble to the PPDU. The device may generate a frame. The device may send the frame.
US11477803B2	Accommodating simultaneous transmissions in a wireless channel Systems and methods are disclosed for improving communication efficiency in environments featuring both 802.11ax devices and legacy devices. Although 802.11ax introduces the ability for multiple devices to transmit simultaneously over a wireless channel, this feature is not used to its full potential because legacy devices transmit using turn-based communication (waiting for the channel to free up before transmitting). To create the illusion that the channel is free, in one method, an 802.11ax access point lowers the power for 802.11ax transmissions in a portion of a wireless channel being utilized by the legacy device. In another method, the 802.11ax access point blanks the portion of the wireless channel altogether (i.e., does not schedule transmissions over the portion). As a result of these methods, signal interference is reduced, and legacy devices do not halt transmissions to follow turn-based communication.
US11477798B2	Priority of network resources in a network There is provided mechanisms for determining priority of use of network resources used by an MC service in a network. A method is performed by a first MC service server. The method comprises obtaining a priority request from a second MC service server for elevated priority of use of network 5 resources for a service provided by the second MC service server. The method comprises determining whether to grant, reject, or queue the priority request. The method comprises, when determined to grant the priority request, providing a first notification of the grant to the second MC service server and a second notification of the grant to at least one third MC service server.
US11477797B2	Network event based security and home automation Methods and systems of a wireless access point (WAP) configured to support wireless communications on a wireless local area network (WLAN). In an example system, a WAP with a non-volatile memory storing network event rules that indicate conditional parameters for an action for a targeted device, includes an event detection circuit to gather and analyze wireless communications activity, and a rule initiation circuit to initiate an action for a target device indicated by a network event rule. In an example, the rule initiation circuit is to initiate an action for a target device indicated by a network event rule, where the conditional parameters are satisfied at least in part by the gathered wireless communications activity from the one or more wireless stations.
US11477794B2	Data transmission method, communications apparatus, storage medium, and program product This application describes a data transmission method, a communications apparatus, a storage medium, and a program product. In one example implementation, a network device is no longer confined to allocating an RB only in a narrowband to BL/CE UE, but can also allocate an RB outside the narrowband to the BL/CE UE, so that resources are flexibly allocated by the network device to the BL/CE UE. In this way, when the network device allocates resources to the BL/CE UE in one subframe, a quantity of fragmented resources that cannot be used by conventional UE in remaining resources in a system bandwidth can be reduced, so that the remaining resources can be used by other conventional UE to a maximum extent, thereby improving system resource utilization.
US11477791B2	Resource allocation-related signaling method in wireless communication system and device using same Provided are a signaling method of a device in a wireless communication system and a device using same. The method comprises: transmitting, to a terminal via an upper layer signal, first information info fining about a first resource unit used for interleaving; and performing interleaving for a particular resource for the terminal by the first resource unit, wherein the information informing about the first resource unit is signaled to the terminal separately from second information for informing about a second resource unit used when a base station allocates resources for the terminal.
US11477787B2	Dynamic spectrum sharing between coverage types Assigning resources for transmitting signals to a user equipment includes receiving, at a first node having a first coverage area, an indication of an overlapping coverage area from a second node when the second node is a non-terrestrial node having a second coverage area that overlaps with the first coverage area. Request for resources are received from a user equipment in the first coverage area, and resources assignments to the user equipment are determined based on the first message and the received request. The resource assignments include a first resource assignment for communication with the first node and a second resource assignment for communication with the second node. The resource assignments are transmitted in a second message to the user equipment, which then communicates with the first node using the first resource assignment and to communication with the second node using the second resource assignment.
US11477786B2	Method and an apparatus for determining a local frequency in wireless communication system The disclosure relates to a communication scheme and system for converging a 5th generation (5G) communication system for supporting a data rate higher than that of a 4th generation (4G) system with an internet of things (IoT) technology. The disclosure is applicable to intelligent services (e.g., smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car or connected car, health care, digital education, retail, and security and safety-related services) based on the 5G communication technology and the IoT-related technology. A method for determining a local frequency in a wireless communication system includes identifying frequency bands in use for communication, identifying, based on a first frequency band being in use for communication, a first subcarrier located at the center of the first frequency band among multiple subcarriers constituting the first frequency band, and determining a frequency between the first subcarrier and a second subcarrier closest to the first subcarrier as the local frequency.
US11477783B2	Uplink based mobility Systems and methods for enabling and providing uplink based mobility procedures are disclosed. Embodiments provide uplink based mobility procedures in which one or more physical channel typically used to facilitate uplink based mobility is not utilized. For example, an uplink based mobility process of embodiments utilizes a UL-based mobility specific ID and/or synchronization signals to provide information for decoding signals avoiding the use of physical cell identifier channel (PCICH). Embodiments of an uplink based mobility process utilize a physical channel, such as a physical slot format indication channel (PSFICH) or a physical downlink control channel (PDCCH), to provide uplink mobility signal acknowledgements and paging indications avoiding the use of a physical keep alive channel (PKACH).
US11477781B2	Methods and apparatus for supporting prioritized transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing Methods and apparatus for supporting prioritized transmission opportunity (TXOP) sharing in wireless communications systems, e.g., various 802.11 wireless communications systems, are described. A wireless station may be allocated a transmission opportunity. A shared transmission type of trigger frame is implemented, which allows the wireless station, acting as a host station, to make available transmission resources, which have been acquired by the wireless station, to one or more guest stations. A trigger based (TB) frame, corresponding to the transmitted shared transmission type trigger frame, is used by the host station and one or more guest stations to transmit data to an access point. An access point transmits priority information, e.g., in management frames, to control the use of shared resources in TB frames corresponding to shared transmission type trigger frames. The priority information identifies which particular stations are authorized to be a guest station corresponding to a particular transmission opportunity.
US11477779B2	Carrier information transmission to wireless devices Methods, apparatuses, and systems for wireless communications are described. A base station may send a message with configuration parameters to a wireless device, and the configuration parameters may be for at least two different types of carriers used for communications.
US11477775B2	Methods and apparatus for ACK for SPS reactivation DCI Aspects of the present disclosure include methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for receiving a reactivation downlink control information (DCI) associated with a new periodic resource configuration and an updated uplink feedback parameter for a scheduled uplink control information transmission, receiving downlink control information, changing a transmission parameter of the scheduled uplink control information transmission based on the updated uplink feedback parameter, and transmitting the scheduled uplink control information transmission based on the changed transmission parameter to indicate uplink feedback regarding reception of the reactivation DCI.
US11477773B2	User terminal, base station, and radio communication method for mapping a demodulation reference signal A terminal and base station are disclosed where the terminal includes a receiver that receives a signal of a downlink shared channel and a processor that controls reception of a demodulation reference signal included in the downlink shared channel. The processor controls reception of a demodulation reference signal based on one of a first mapping method or a second mapping method. The first mapping method being a method in which the demodulation reference signal is mapped to a fixed symbol within a slot of the downlink shared channel, and the second mapping method being a method in which the demodulation reference signal is mapped to a top symbol of symbols for which the downlink shared channel is scheduled.
US11477772B2	Receiver, transmitter, radio signal,wireless communication network and method to provide parameters for a communication of the receiver with the wireless A receiver receives a radio signal broadcast by a transmitter of a wireless communication network. The transmitter serves a cell of the wireless communication network in which the receiver is located. The radio signal has a plurality of configuration messages. Each configuration message includes information defining at least one location in the cell and parameters for a communication of the receiver with the wireless communication network. The parameters is associated with the certain location. The receiver determines the parameters for the communication of the receiver with the wireless communication network using a position of the receiver in the cell and the plurality of configuration messages.
US11477764B2	Transmitting system information on sidelink Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide techniques for transmitting system information on sidelink. A method that may be performed by a first user equipment (UE) includes receiving first system information from a second UE; determining, based on one or more first parameters, to receive second system information from the second UE; receiving the second system information in a sidelink system information block (S-SIB) from the second UE; and communicating with the second UE via sidelink resources determined based on the first system information and the second system information.
US11477762B2	Sidelink feedback signal transmission A wireless device receives, from a base station, one or more configuration messages comprising a plurality of sidelink feedback resources via one of a system information block or a radio resource control message. A determination is made, based on a received signal power from the base station, a sidelink feedback resource of the plurality of sidelink feedback resources. A sidelink feedback signal is transmitted, to a second wireless device, via the sidelink feedback resource.
US11477760B2	Frequency diversity techniques for single frequency networks Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. Some wireless communications networks may implement aspects of a single frequency network (SFN), which may support multicast and broadcast transmissions. In some cases, a base station may use directional beamforming techniques to transmit a message to a user equipment (UE) using a first frequency configuration of the SFN. The base station may adjust the first frequency configuration to a second frequency configuration, and may transmit a retransmission of the message to the UE using the second frequency configuration.
US11477755B2	Guided alignment of wireless device orientation Embodiments provide for guided alignment of the orientation of two wireless devices. A first wireless device is at a known position and a known orientation. A signal from a second wireless device is received via a plurality of receive elements of the first wireless device. The first wireless device measures phase differences of the signal at the plurality of receive elements, and determines locations of each of the second wireless device's transmit elements based on the differences. Based on the transmit element locations, and a known antenna layout of the second wireless device, an orientation of the second wireless device is determined. Based on differences between the determined orientation and the known orientation of the first wireless device, instructions for aligning the devices are generated. Once the devices are aligned, location estimates of a third wireless device are made by both the first wireless device and the second wireless device.
US11477754B2	Systems and methods for positioning reference signal staggering configuration Disclosed are methods and apparatuses for resolving aliasing ambiguities produced when using channel state information reference signal, a sounding reference signal (SRS) or other transmission as a positioning reference signal (PRS) occupying a subset of tones of a PRS bandwidth. The aliasing ambiguity results in a plurality of different possible positioning measurements, such as time of arrival (TOA), reference signal timing difference (RSTD), or reception to transmission difference (Rx−Tx). The aliasing ambiguity may be resolved using a previous position estimate that may be used to produce an approximation of the expected positioning measurement. A position estimate may be generated using a multiple stage PRS configuration, in which one or more stages provide a coarse position estimate that has no ambiguity, which can be used to resolve the ambiguity of a more accurate position estimate resulting from the PRS signal.
US11477753B2	Geographical specification based identification of components of a wireless local area network Some examples relate to identifying components of a wireless local area network based on a geographical specification. In an example, a connection may be established between a client device and a wireless access point (WAP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) comprising a plurality of WAPs. The client device may transmit a geographical specification to a range monitoring engine. The range monitoring engine may identify a component of the WLAN based on the geographical specification and a first set of geographical coordinates of the WAP acting as a reference point.
US11477748B2	Apparatus to be controlled, control method, non- transitory computer readable medium, and remote control system An apparatus to be controlled (40) is remotely controlled by a remote-control apparatus (10) through a wirelessly-connected communication network (20). The apparatuses (40) includes a delay measurement unit (403) configured to measure a communication delay, a logarithmic conversion unit (406A) configured to logarithmically convert the communication delay, a smoothing unit (406B) configured to smooth the communication delay, a radio-wave index value measurement unit (404) configured to measure a radio-wave index value, a model learning unit (406C) configured to generate a learning model, a communication delay estimation unit (407) configured to calculate an estimated communication delay value by using the learning model and the radio-wave index value, and a speed determination unit (408A) configured to calculate a second operation amount to be input to a drive unit (408B), based on the estimated communication delay value and a first operation amount input from the remote control apparatus (10).
US11477746B2	Method and apparatus for synchronization of communication nodes using multiple domains in vehicle network An operation method of a first communication node operating as a current reference grand master (GM) node in a vehicle network includes: transmitting a first synchronization message including a first reference time of the first communication node; receiving a first response message from a second communication node, the first response message including a first synchronization offset indicating a difference between a first local time of the second communication node and the first reference time; receiving a second response message from the second communication node, the second response message including a second synchronization offset indicating a difference between the first local time and a second reference time of a third communication node operating as a GM node; and determining the first communication node or the third communication node as a new reference GM node based on a result of comparison between the first synchronization offset and the second synchronization offset.
US11477745B2	Orthogonal multiplexing of high efficiency (HE) and extremely high throughput (EHT) wireless traffic This disclosure provides systems, methods, apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media for orthogonal multiplexing of high efficiency (HE) and extremely high throughput (EHT) wireless traffic. Devices in a wireless local area network (WLAN) may operate under HE or EHT conditions. An access point (AP) may support both HE and EHT communications with WLAN devices. To enable substantially simultaneous downlink HE and EHT transmissions and substantially simultaneous uplink HE and EHT transmissions, the AP may support orthogonal frequency-division multiple access (OFDMA) of HE and EHT transmissions. For example, pre-HE and pre-EHT modulated fields, HE and EHT modulated fields, and payloads may be aligned in time for the HE and EHT transmissions. The AP may ensure orthogonality for multiplexing the HE and EHT transmissions based on the alignment. In some implementations, a trigger frame may be utilized to indicate uplink transmission alignments.
US11477744B2	Method and device for transmitting synchronization signals, and computer storage medium A method for sending a synchronization signal, a terminal device and a computer storage medium are provided. The method may include: determining a second carrier set based on a first carrier set, wherein the first carrier set includes carriers on which a synchronization reference signal can be provided; and sending a synchronization signal on all carriers in the second carrier set.
US11477741B2	Methods to communicate parameters across multiple component carriers of a carrier aggregation for sidelink communication Embodiments of a User Equipment (UE) and methods of communication are generally described herein. The UE may select one or more of the component carriers (CCs) of a carrier aggregation, and may transmit a sidelink synchronization signal (SLSS) and a physical sidelink broadcast channel (PSBCH) on the one or more selected CCs. The UE may encode the PSBCH to include a plurality of parameters related to the sidelink operation, wherein the plurality of parameters are to be propagated across all of the CCs of the plurality of CCs for the sidelink operation. The UE may transmit one or more physical sidelink shared channels (PSSCHs) in accordance with the carrier aggregation, and further in accordance with the plurality of parameters propagated across the plurality of CCs.
US11477739B2	Method and apparatus for distributed control of base station power in wireless communication system The present disclosure relates to a method and an apparatus of controlling base station power in a distributive manner in a wireless communication system. A method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include determining ui indicating a turn-on or turn-off state of an i-th base station based on mutual message passing with an adjacent base station in the i-th base station among B base stations; determining xia indicating whether a signal is transmitted to an a-th terminal among N terminals from the i-th base station; and obtaining an optimized value of the ui and the xia which minimize total energy consumption consumed by the B base stations and simultaneously, maximize a data rate of the B base stations.
US11477738B2	Method and device for uplink power control Provided are a method and device for uplink power control. A user terminal performing the method includes: a receiving unit configured to receive signature information for the user terminal from a base station; and a control unit configured to determine a transmission power of the user terminal according to the received signature information.
US11477737B2	Systems and methods for investigating and addressing battery life degradation of devices, such as IoT devices, in a cellular communications network Systems and methods for investigating and addressing excessive battery drainage in a wireless device in a cellular communications system are disclosed. In some embodiments, a method in a core network of a cellular communications system comprises receiving, from an external entity, a request to investigate excessive battery drainage at a particular wireless device and initiating collection of information related to operation of the wireless device. The information comprises user plane data, control plane information, and/or network information related to the wireless device. The method also comprises collecting the information from one or more network nodes in the cellular communications system, analyzing the collected information to determine one or more root causes of excessive battery drainage at the wireless device, and initiating one or more actions in the cellular communications system to mitigate excessive battery drainage at the wireless device.
US11477735B2	Increasing battery performance for a device that uses power saving features Described herein are systems and methods to increase battery life of a user equipment (UE) by reducing the amount of time a UE spends in active time listening for paging messages following mobile originate (MO) or mobile terminated (MT) data transfers. A network node may receive, from a UE, a message including an identifier of the UE and a request to set the duration of an active time timer to zero. The network node may determine whether any MT traffic is available for the UE, and send a message to the UE including the duration of the active time timer or some other indicator to indicate to the UE whether or not MT data is awaiting transmission.
US11477732B2	Managing TWT clients in congested environment In embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an approach for managing Target Wake Time (TWT) clients in a congested environment. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, a TWT client transmits, to an AP, a request to negotiate a schedule for a TWT session. The request comprises a first set of TWT parameters requested by the TWT client. The AP determines, based on respective sets of TWT parameters of existing TWT sessions and the first set of TWT parameters, a second set of TWT parameters for the TWT client to minimize overlap between the TWT session and the existing TWT sessions. The AP transmits a response comprising the second set of TWT parameters to the TWT client. Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an effective way for assigning air resources to multiple TWT clients in a congested environment, thereby reducing collisions among TWT sessions.
US11477730B2	Coordinated access point spatial reuse This disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for sharing resources of a wireless medium. Various implementations relate generally to coordinated transmit power control for sharing time and frequency resources of a wireless medium. Particular implementations relate more specifically to coordinated access point spatial-reuse-multiple-access techniques for sharing the time and frequency resources of a transmission opportunity. According to such techniques, an access point that wins contention and gains access to the wireless medium for the duration of a transmission opportunity may limit the transmit powers of the access points selected to share the time and frequency resources such that interference from the selected access points does not prevent stations associated with the winning access point from successfully decoding packets transmitted by it.
US11477729B2	Cell selection or access method, a user terminal, a maintenance method, and a base station Provided are a cell selection or access method performed by an aerial user terminal, an aerial user terminal, a neighbor relationship table maintaining method performed by a base station, and a base station. The cell selection or access method includes: receiving, from a base station, indication information for indicating support capability of at least one cell for aerial user terminals; and according to the indication information, selectively performing cell selection or access for one cell of the at least one cell. The maintaining method includes: receiving indication information indicating neighbor cells reported by a user terminal; and maintaining, according to whether the user terminal is an aerial user terminal, a neighbor relationship table selectively according to the indication information.
US11477727B2	Method and apparatus for handling non-integrity protected reject messages in non-public networks Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for handling non-integrity protected reject messages in non-public networks. In some example embodiments, there may be provided an apparatus including at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to at least: receive, from a network function in a standalone non-public network (SNPN), a reject message, wherein information in the reject message indicates that the apparatus is not allowed to access the SNPN by subscription; and add the identity of the SNPN in a list of forbidden SNPNs associated with an access via which the apparatus sent a request and subsequently received the reject message.
US11477716B2	Method for estimating mobility state of UE and device supporting the same Provided are a method of estimating mobility state of UE and a device supporting the method. According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, the method includes: receiving information on neighbor cell from a serving cell, wherein the information informs to which group the neighbor cell belongs; performing cell change from the serving cell to the neighbor cell; when the neighbor cell belongs to a first group, counting the cell change; when the neighbor cell belongs to a second group, skipping counting the cell change; and reporting a number of counted cell change for estimating mobility state of the UE, wherein the first group and the second group are configured based on altitude of the UE.
US11477710B2	Method and apparatus for realizing dynamic point selection Methods and apparatus for realizing dynamic point selection improve the cell-edge throughput and geometric mean of release 8/9 UEs. The method comprises a step of receiving estimated channel quality reported by all the TPs in the CoMP set, a step of switching the serving TP for the UEs based on the estimated channel quality and/or cell load, a step of forwarding the scheduled data from the primary TP to the serving TP, a step of separately transmitting PDCCH to the UEs by the primary TP and transmitting PDSCH to the UEs by the serving TP. the implementation of the method and apparatus improves the cell-edge throughput and geometric mean of UE throughput by serving UEs instantaneously from the cell that provides better throughput accounting for fast time-scale channel fluctuations and/or load. It helps in reducing interference due to data getting drained faster when users are served from cells with better channel conditions.
US11477709B2	Failure processing method, handover method, terminal device, and network device This application provides a failure processing method, a handover method, a terminal device, and a network device, to provide a manner in which a terminal receives an RRC configuration of a secondary network device and feeds back an RRC configuration failure. The method includes: directly receiving, by a terminal device, a first RRC configuration of a secondary network device from the secondary network device; and when the first RRC configuration fails, sending, by the terminal device, first indication information to a primary network device to indicate that the first RRC configuration fails. In addition, when the first RRC configuration fails, the terminal reports one piece of first indication information to the primary network device to indicate that the first RRC configuration fails.
US11477705B2	Radio link failure recovery Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for radio link failure recovery. One method includes determining, at a first user equipment, an occurrence of a radio link failure with a second user equipment. The method includes transmitting information indicating the radio link failure. The method includes starting a timer in response to transmitting the information indicating the radio link failure. The method includes, after starting the timer and before the timer expires, transmitting one or more messages to the second user equipment requesting feedback from the second user equipment.
US11477704B2	Multi-GBPS wireless data communication system for vehicular systems Provided is a method for determining access permission for a beamforming computing device communicating with a beamforming transceiver. The method includes obtaining, at an inter-zone sensor, location information from the beamforming computing device, wherein the inter-zone sensor is configured to monitor a location of the beamforming computing device; determining, by the inter-zone sensor, the location for the beamforming computing device based on the location information as the beamforming computing device nears a boundary between a first access zone and a second access zone; providing, by the inter-zone sensor, the location to a central control system; obtaining, by the inter-zone sensor, a command by the central control system that instructs the inter-zone sensor to communicate access instructions to a beamforming transceiver in the second access zone; and providing the access instructions to the beamforming transceiver.
US11477703B2	Method for establishing a fronthaul interface, method for performing access for a UE, method and apparatus for performing a handover for a UE, data forwarding method, user equipment and base station 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. The present disclosure provides a method for performing access for a UE. In addition, the present disclosure discloses a data forwarding method and a data forwarding equipment, user equipment and base station. By the technical solutions disclosed in the present disclosure, a UE may help a base station to forward data of other UEs.
US11477702B2	Fallback assistance information Apparatuses, methods, and systems are disclosed for providing fallback assistance information to a RAN node. One apparatus includes a transceiver that sends a service request, wherein the service request requires fallback to at least one of: a different RAT and a different system generation, wherein the service request indicates that service fallback is required and receives a connection release message, where the connection release message includes redirection information for the service fallback, the redirection information including a target RAT cell and a target system. The apparatus includes a processor that selecting a NAS protocol from a plurality of NAS protocols supported by the remote unit, wherein the selection is based on the target system and connects to the target RAT and the target system using a procedure of the selected NAS protocol.
US11477698B2	UE and devices for CODEC rate adaptation Devices, methods, user equipment (UE), network core devices, gateway devices, evolved node B (eNB), and storage media for UE provisioning are described. In one embodiment, a UE is configured for codec bitrate adaptation via an interface configured to receive a bandwidth indication and a codec awareness indication from an eNB. The UE process the bandwidth indication and identifies, based on the codec awareness indication, a first codec from a plurality of codecs supported by the UE. The UE then configures with the eNB using data encoded with the first codec. This data may, for example, be Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) data or other such media data. Selection of the codec or associated codec information may be further based on the codec awareness indication.
US11477697B2	Techniques to adjust transmission rate Techniques are described to adjust transmission rates. For example, in a dual-connectivity system, a first communication node can be in communication with a first network node and a second network node. The first communication node may receive from a first network node a first message that includes a recommended bit rate for an ongoing communication between the first communication node and a second communication node. In some embodiments, the first communication node can, in response to receiving the first message, send an acknowledgment or a non-acknowledgment indicator to the first network node indicating that the first communication node accepts or rejects the recommended bit rate.
US11477693B2	Establishing a session with a user plane function supporting uplink classifier functionality A session management function sends, to a network repository function, a first message requesting discovery of a user plane function supporting an uplink classifier functionality for a packet data unit session of a wireless device. The first message comprises an uplink classifier indication parameter. based on the first message, a second message comprising an identifier of the user plane function is received from the network repository function. A third message requesting a connection for the wireless device, between the session management function and the user plane function, is sent to the user plane function.
US11477692B2	Method for communication between first and second nodes in a network Some protocols for the transmission of data on a communication network, such as the LoRaWAN protocol, use frames comprising payloads intended to transport useful data, the size of which may vary from one frame to another. A communication method is proposed in order to transmit data on this type of network. This method is based on a division of a payload packet into a set of blocks and then an insertion of the blocks thus formed into at least one segment. Each segment comprises a number of blocks suited to a payload size at the time of creation of the segment. The segments are next supplemented with verification information enabling an addressee of the data packet to determine whether it has received all the blocks. In the event of non-reception of all the blocks, the sender of the blocks retransmits at least the blocks not received.
US11477690B2	Method for influencing data traffic routing in core networks by service applications This disclosure relates to mechanisms for effectuating data traffic routing influence in a core network of a communication system by service applications outside of the core network. The mechanism may be implemented for the core network to establish communication sessions within the core network that route data traffic according to the data traffic routing influence requests from application servers. The mechanism may further be implemented for the core network to modify or reconfigure network nodes for an active existing communication session within the core network to effectuate data traffic routing influence request from the application servers.
US11477688B2	Advanced bearer management in a telecommunications network A method and a system for generating data bearer mappings are provided. The method includes collecting node information from a radio access node, the node information includes resource sets operating within the radio access node. The method further includes receiving a bearer channel of a user equipment from the radio access node. The bearer channel includes a quality of service class identifier level. The method also includes connecting to the bearer channel that is transmitting data related to the user equipment and generating an insight that is based on the data and the QCI level of the user equipment. The method further includes determining a bearer mapping for the radio access nodes by analyzing node information and the insight. The bearer mapping is then transmitted to the radio access node.
US11477687B2	Delivery of broadcast services using different broadcast/multicast radio bearer modes Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communication are described. Generally, the described techniques provide a base station receiving an indication from a core network to serve multicast/broadcast traffic to one or more UEs. The base station may select a radio bearer mode from a plurality of radio bearer modes for delivery of the multicast/broadcast traffic to at least one UE of the one or more UEs. For example, the base station may select a multicast/broadcast only mode, a mixed multicast/broadcast mode and unicast mode, or a unicast mode for service of the traffic. Dependent on the selected mode and/or quality of service, the base station may select a dedicated radio bearer (DRB) for communication of the traffic in a unicast mode (e.g., to a particular UE) or a multicast radio bearer (MRB) for communication of the traffic in a broadcast/multicast mode.
US11477685B2	System and method for beam reporting content An apparatus configured to be employed in a user equipment (UE) associated with a new radio (NR) communication system is disclosed. The apparatus comprises one or more processors configured to process a beam reporting configuration signal received from a gNodeB associated therewith. In some embodiments, the beam reporting configuration signal comprises a measurement quantity information on one or more measurement quantities to be reported by the UE to the gNodeB during beam reporting, for a set of beams associated with the gNodeB, wherein the one or more measurement quantities comprises layer 1 signal to interference plus noise ratio (L1-SINR), or both L1-SINR and L1 reference signal receive power (RSRP). In some embodiments, the beam reporting configuration signal further comprises a reference signal information on a reference signal to be utilized by the UE for measuring the one or more measurement quantities for the set of beams associated with the gNodeB.
US11477682B2	Radio link monitoring method and apparatus Example radio link monitoring methods and apparatus are described. One example method includes performing radio link monitoring (RLM) in a second bandwidth part (BWP) by a terminal device. The terminal device receives first switching information from a network device that is used to indicate that an active BWP includes a first BWP, and switches from the second BWP to the first BWP based on the first switching information. The terminal device removes a measurement result obtained by performing RLM in the second BWP, where the measurement result includes a quantity N1 of one or more out of synchronization (OOS) states or a quantity N2 of one or more in synchronization (IS) states. RLM is performed in the first BWP.
US11477681B2	Method and device for collecting and reporting cell measurement information in next generation mobile communication system The present disclosure relates to a communication method and a system thereof which merge IoT technology with a 5G communication system for supporting a higher data transmission rate than 4G systems. The present disclosure can be applied to intelligent services (for example, smart homes, smart buildings, smart cities, smart cars or connected cars, healthcare, digital education, retail businesses, security and safety-related services, etc.) on the basis of 5G communication technology and IoT-related technology. The present disclosure relates to a method and device for collecting and reporting cell measurement information in a next generation communication system, and relates to an integrity protection method and device for supporting vehicle communication.
US11477676B2	RLM enhancements for 5G networks An apparatus of user equipment (UE) includes processing circuitry coup led to a memory, where to configure the UE for radio link monitoring (RLM) in a New Radio-Unlicensed (NR-U) network, the processing circuitry is to decode radio resource control (RRC) signaling from a base station. The RRC signaling includes configuration information to configure transmission occasions for a plurality of RLM reference signals (RLM-RSs). A primary synchronization signal (PSS) or a secondary synchronization signal (SSS) detection is performed to determine a number of RLM-RSs of the plurality of RLM-RSs that are successfully transmitted during the transmission occasions. Signal measurements are performed on the RLM-RSs that are successfully transmitted within an evaluation duration to determine a block error rate (BLER). The signal measurements are performed when the number is higher than a threshold number. An in-sync (IS) indicator or an out-of-sync (OOS) indicator are generated based on the signal measurements.
US11477673B2	Mobile device protocol health monitoring system A method and apparatus for use in a mobile device telemetry system is disclosed. The method and apparatus relate to aspects in a mobile device protocol health monitoring system. The method and apparatus provide a system to monitor and assess protocol health, log protocol health data and communicate the logs of protocol health data to a remote system. The system may also take corrective actions based upon specific indications of protocol health. The method and apparatus also provides protocol health indications and corrective actions based upon monitoring the message transmission rate. The method and apparatus also provides protocol health indications and corrective actions based upon monitoring for a line disconnect.
US11477670B2	Network resource function supporting multi-region querying A system, e.g., associated with a telecommunications network, includes first and second registry devices. In some examples, the first registry device receives a registration message. The second registry device receives a query specifying a type (NFType) of a network function and forwards the query to the first registry device based at least in part on the NFType. The first registry device responds, and the second registry device forwards the response. In some examples, the query specifies a service class and the second registry device forwards the query based at least in part on the service class. In some examples, the first registry device sends an indication of the registration to the second registry device, and the second registry device responds to the query based at least in part on the received indication and on at least one of an NFType or a service class of the query.
US11477665B2	Beam management methods and apparatuses for positioning measurements in a communications network The embodiments herein relate to method performed by a radio network node or a LMF, a method performed by a UE and a UE for downlink and uplink beam management for positioning measurements. The method comprising at least: configuring the target UE; receiving at least one report from the UE; exchanging the report(s) with neighboring network nodes and/or a location measurement function; providing instructions the UTE; receiving at least one measurement report from the UE; and estimating the location of the UE using received information.
US11477664B2	Dynamic beam sweep procedure Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The method, systems, and devices may include techniques for establishing a first connection with a first cell operating in accordance with a first radio access technology (RAT), and performing a beam sweep procedure for one or more candidate beams for adding or handover to a second cell operating in accordance with millimeter wave (mmW) RAT. The beam sweep procedure may be performed based on previous beam measurements stored in a measurement database. The techniques may further include selecting a beam from the one or more candidate beams for adding or handover to the second cell based on the beam sweep procedure, and adding or handing over to the second cell by establishing a second connection with the second cell using the selected beam.
US11477663B2	Low power IOT booster network A wireless signal booster system and sensor processor for an IoT network is disclosed. An IoT Node contains one or more sensors, potentially a sensor processor or processing element and an IoT modem that can connect to the internet or a private IoT network to deliver data to an IoT hub application. The IoT node may also include one or more short range wireless links. The IoT node may communicate directly to a base station and through the base station be connected to the IoT network (which could be the Internet). Alternatively, the IoT node may connect to a base station through a repeater.
US11477656B2	Electronic device, wireless communication method and computer readable medium The disclosure relates to an electronic device for wireless communication, a wireless communication method and a computer readable medium. According to an embodiment, an electronic device for wireless communication includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a parameter related to a behavior characteristic of a mobile access point. The processing circuitry is further configure to determine a spectrum allocation manner for the mobile access point based on the parameter.
US11477655B2	Method and device for performing communication by using virtual subscriber identity module A method and a device for performing communication by using a virtual subscriber identity module are used to provide a mode in which the device can perform communication without a SIM card. The method includes: receiving, by a first device, a virtual subscriber identity module data package sent by a second device by using a short range communications protocol, where the virtual subscriber identity module data package carries a virtual subscriber identity, and the virtual subscriber identity is used to uniquely identify a user using the first device when the first device performs communication in a network provided by a mobile communications operator; obtaining, by the first device, the virtual subscriber identity by using the virtual subscriber identity module data package; and communicating, by the first device by using the virtual subscriber identity, with another device in the network provided by the mobile communications operator.
US11477654B1	Access controlling network architectures and systems, having cellular network components and elements modified to host access controlling schemas designed to transform and/or facilitate cellular communication signals in accordance with novel cellular communications protocols with multi-part multi-functional address signaling, and methods for use thereof In some embodiments, an exemplary access controlling network architecture may include: a computing device, configured to: receive application program instruction to display an access controller interface element and a multi-part multi-functional access control, where the access controller interface element is: communicatively coupled to a cellular network hosted access controlling schema and operationally linked to at least one access-restricted digital resource; where the multi-part multi-functional access control sequence includes: a symbol, an access code, and a particular access control digital key; transmit an access request having: the multi-part multi-functional access control sequence and an identity linked to the computing device; receive, in response to the access request, a program instruction to unlock the at least one access-restricted digital resource for accessing via the computing device after the access code has been accepted by the cellular network hosted access controlling schema and the particular access control digital key matches an expected access control digital key.
US11477651B2	Detecting fraud rings in mobile communications networks An example method performed by a processing system obtaining a first port-in number for a first mobile device from a first mobile communications service provider, wherein the first port-in number is known to be involved in fraudulent activity, constructing a social graph of communications between the first port-in number and a plurality of other numbers associated with a plurality of other communications devices, identifying, by the processing system, a maximal subgraph of the social graph, wherein the maximal subgraph connects the first port-in number and a subset of the plurality of other numbers that includes those of the plurality of other numbers for which a usage metric is below a predefined threshold for a defined period of time prior to the first port-in number being ported into the first mobile communications service provider, and identifying, by the processing system, a potential fraud ring, based on the maximal subgraph.
US11477646B2	Method and a device for performing wireless connection pre-authorization on a user device An embodiment of the present application is to provide a method and a device for performing wireless connection pre-authorization on a user device. In the present application, the user device transmits a wireless connection pre-authorization request to a network device; after receiving the wireless connection pre-authorization request, the network device determines pre-authorization information for device identification information of the user device with respect to a wireless routing device corresponding to the wireless connection pre-authorization request according to the device identification information of the user device, and transmits the device identification information of the user device and the pre-authorization information for the device identification information of the user device with respect to the wireless routing device to the wireless routing device; if the pre-authorization information comprises a successful pre-authorization, the wireless routing device performs wireless connection pre-authorization on the device identification information of the user device.
US11477642B2	Method and apparatus for establishing wireless communications connection A method of operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes acquiring, first biometric information by sensing a physical contact of a user of the electronic device; transmitting first sub-information of the first biometric information to a terminal within a certain time from an instant of acquiring the first biometric information; acquiring, from the terminal, second sub-information of second biometric information of the user who uses the terminal, based on the first sub-information of the first biometric information being matched with first sub-information of the second biometric information; comparing second sub-information of the first biometric information with the second sub-information of the second biometric information acquired from the terminal; and based on a comparison result that the second sub-information of the first biometric information matches the second sub-information of the second biometric information, determining whether to establish a pairing with the terminal through a wireless network.
US11477639B2	Method for protected communication between a vehicle and an external server, device for performing key derivation in the method, and vehicle A method for protected communication is provided. The method comprises defining master keys for different service domains within the scope of influence of a vehicle manufacturer generating a master key reference for the vehicle within the range of influence of the vehicle manufacturer, securely introducing one or more of the cryptographic keys derived from at least one of the defined master keys and the associated master key reference into the vehicle, and transmitting to an external server a message signed with one of the derived cryptographic keys, which is additionally provided with the master key reference and the current status of the vehicle. The method further comprises deriving the at least one cryptographic key in the external server from the master key identified by the master key reference depending on the key status of the vehicle, and checking the authenticity of the signed message with the derived cryptographic key.
US11477637B2	Communication system There is disclosed an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory comprising computer code that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the following to be performed by the apparatus: reserve a plurality of identifiers for a user apparatus, each of said plurality of identifiers being suitable for addressing the user apparatus within at least one cell controlled by the network apparatus; and transmit an indication of at least one of said plurality of identifiers to the user apparatus.
US11477629B2	Systems and methods for remote management of emergency equipment and personnel The disclosure presents a system for remotely managing emergency equipment through wireless network and methods to use this system to monitor emergency equipment and deliver emergency information to subscribers. The system for remotely managing emergency equipment includes at least a node, also called as end user emergency equipment, a remote server, and a plurality of direct and indirect subscriber devices. The remote server receives data collected from each node, processes the node data, and sends the processed data to direct and indirect subscribers to manage emergency equipment. The system can improve the efficiency on collision avoidance, emergency warning, and emergency vehicle dispatch management.
US11477628B2	Community-based response system An example of a medical equipment and responder management system is configured to register potential responders to an emergency event, receive event information including an event location and an event type, provide an automatic notification that includes the event information and mapping information to first and second mobile computing devices associated with first responder and second responders selected from the potential responders, receive a confirmation that the first responder will bring a first item of registered medical equipment to the event, and provide an indication to the second mobile device that the second responder should proceed to the event without the first item of equipment, where the mapping information indicates a location of the first item of equipment located near a first mobile device current location and the current locations of the first and second mobile devices relative to the locations of the event and the first item of equipment.
US11477626B2	Method and system for segmenting and transmiting data between computing devices and vehicle head units An example method includes receiving, by a first application executing on a primary device and from a second application executing on the primary device, an indication of data to be transferred, wherein the primary device and the vehicle head unit are communicatively coupled via a wireless network connection operating in accordance with a wireless networking protocol; determining, by the first application and based on the indication of the data, an amount of data to be transferred; determining, by the first application, whether the amount of data satisfies a maximum packet size for the wireless networking protocol; responsive to determining that the amount of data does not satisfy the maximum packet size: segmenting the data into a plurality of packets, wherein each packet from the plurality of packets includes an amount of data that satisfies the maximum packet size; and sending the plurality of packets using the wireless network connection.
US11477625B2	System, apparatus and method for scalable internet of things (IoT) device on-boarding with quarantine capabilities In one embodiment, a domain controller includes a quarantine logic to quarantine unknown devices from unrestricted network access. The quarantine logic comprises a first quarantine point at a first layer of a multi-layer communication model. The domain controller also includes: a first logic to communicate with a domain name system (DNS) service to self-allocate and register a domain name with the DNS service, the domain name associated with a domain to be managed by the domain controller; a second logic to manage a group of devices of the domain; and a third logic to receive a provisioning request for a first device via an access point that comprises a second quarantine point at a second layer of the multi-level communication model. The second layer is a lower layer than the first layer, and the second quarantine point is more restrictive than the first. Other embodiments are described and claimed.
US11477623B2	Procedure enabling configuration of PC5 communication parameters for advanced vehicle to everything (V2X) services Methods and apparatuses are described herein for dynamic PC5 communication adaptation. For example, a UE may receive, from a vehicle-to-everything control function (V2X CF) or a vehicle-to-everything application server (V2X AS), a V2X provisioning message that includes a first transmission profile and determine, based on the first transmission profile, a first range to configure PC5 communication of a plurality of UEs associated with the V2X platoon. When a number of UEs joining the V2X platoon exceeds a certain threshold, the UE may transmit, to the V2X CF or the V2X AS, a modification request message requesting a second transmission profile. The UE may receive, from the V2X CF or the V2X AS, a modification response message that includes the second transmission profile and determine, based on the second transmission profile, a second range to reconfigure the PC5 communication of the plurality of UEs associated with the V2X platoon.
US11477620B2	Vehicle-to-X communication in the USA and Europe using a standard transmitter A method for supplying data which can be received by a vehicle in a vehicular ad-hoc network, in which the data is transmitted between subscribers to the vehicular ad-hoc network using a location-based communications protocol, involves: identifying a geographical location area of the vehicle; selecting a suitable communications protocol (for the identified location area; and receiving the data using the selected communications protocol in such a way that the received data is available to at least one network layer of the communications protocol.
US11477616B2	Safety detection controller This disclosure describes techniques that enable a safety detection controller to analyze and infer a likelihood of a safety concern impacting a monitored individual at a real-time event. More specifically, a safety detection controller may receive sensor data from a monitored device associated with a particular individual. The sensor data may be captured from the environment that is proximate to the monitored device. The safety detection controller is further configured to analyze the sensor data to infer the identities of third-party individuals proximate to the monitored device and determine whether those individuals pose a safety concern to the monitored individual.
US11477612B2	Method and location service component for providing location of device A method and a location service component for providing an estimate of a location related to a device are disclosed. The location service component receives a request from a client for the estimate of the location and estimates the location based on a predictive model to obtain an initial set of data items. Each data item includes a respective estimate of the location and a set of identities representing one or more further devices in a neighborhood of the device. The location service component obtains a respective location for each of the further devices based on the set of identities. The location service component removes data items that are inconsistent with the respective location for the further devices to obtain a pruned set of data items. The location service component sends, estimates of the pruned set of data items to the client. A corresponding computer program and a computer program carrier are also disclosed.
US11477611B2	System and method for verifiably proving proximity When a mobile device such as a smart phone comes within range of a location device, the mobile device inputs a location token from the location device and a travel token is created from a mobile device token and the location token. The mobile and location tokens may include data elements indicating not only identity, but also such other characteristics as an authorization or infection risk level. Tokens may be digitally signed, preferably with an independently verifiable signature that also encodes time. Mobile and location devices may be created and issued by a tracking service provider, which may also store tokens, analyze travel tokens with respect to a location's risk level, and update mobile device and location tokens to change a status of the mobile or location device.
US11477610B2	Gaming location pre-emptive loss correction Methods and systems are provided for providing preemptive actions for predicted data loss during connected gaming using mobile client devices. One example method includes receiving, by a server, data loss from a plurality of mobile client devices. The data loss is used to construct a data loss map that indicates connection quality between said plurality of mobile client devices to the server. The connection quality identifying geolocation data for said plurality of mobile client devices for constructing and updating said data loss map. The method includes receiving, by the server, navigation data for a mobile client device while streaming gameplay from the server. The navigation data is used to identify a route of travel for said mobile client device. The method includes identifying, by the server, a predicted data loss event for the mobile device client. The predicted data loss event is identified using the data loss map and tracking movement of said mobile device client along the route of travel. The method includes sending, by the server, notification data for the predicted data loss event to the mobile client device. The notification data is used for adjusting activity of said gameplay at the mobile client device before reaching a geo-location associated with the predicted data loss event.
US11477604B2	Location-based discovery of network members A technique for allowing members of the same social network using mobile devices to discover others in the vicinity by personal attributes and in specific picture(s) and name for the purpose of connecting, and the ability to use functions provided by a social network such as SMS, e-mail, chat/instant messaging, multimedia, or video by using unique hardware identification of each member mobile device and personal login information that are stored in a network server computing device; and associating the unique apparatus of the members' hardware with the members' personal profile such that when a search is initiated between members, the results contain the members' profile's picture(s), name, location and additional information as stored in the profiles. The proximity of the users is determined by static or dynamic location of the actual device location identified through mobile radio frequency location technology and internet IP information and saved in the user profile.
US11477602B2	Systems and methods for optimizing and refining message notification timing Systems and methods are provided for determining release weights for geographic locations and specific times for selected users, and optimizing the timing of message notifications for a mobile device based on those release weights. The release weights may be determined based 1) generalized factors, 2) factors individualized for a particular mobile device user, and/or 3) real-time factors. These release weights are calculated to represent a user's likeliness to launch a client application from a message notification at a given time and geographic location.
US11477600B1	Spatial audio data exchange A device includes one or more processors configured to execute instructions to obtain, at a first audio output device, first spatial audio data and a first reference time associated, and to cause the first reference time and data representing at least a portion of the first spatial audio data to be transmitted from the first audio output device. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to receive, at the first audio output device from a second audio output device, second spatial audio data and a second reference time. The instructions further cause the one or more processors to, based on the first reference time and the second reference time, time-align the first spatial audio data and the second spatial audio data to generate combined audio data representing a three-dimensional (3D) sound field and to generate audio output based on the combined audio data.
US11477594B2	Concept for generating an enhanced sound-field description or a modified sound field description using a depth-extended DirAC technique or other techniques An apparatus for generating an enhanced sound field description includes: a sound field generator for generating at least one sound field description indicating a sound field with respect to at least one reference location; and a meta data generator for generating meta data relating to spatial information of the sound field, wherein the at least one sound field description and the meta data constitute the enhanced sound field description. The meta data can be a depth map associating a distance information to a direction in a full band or a subband, i.e., a time frequency bin.
US11477590B2	Privacy device for smart speakers Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a privacy blocking device configured to prevent receipt, by a listening device, of video and/or audio data until a trigger occurs. A blocker may be configured to prevent receipt of video and/or audio data by one or more microphones and/or one or more cameras of a listening device. The blocker may use the one or more microphones, the one or more cameras, and/or one or more second microphones and/or one or more second cameras to monitor for a trigger. The blocker may process the data. Upon detecting the trigger, the blocker may transmit data to the listening device. For example, the blocker may transmit all or a part of a spoken phrase to the listening device.
US11477588B2	Custom elastomeric earmold with secondary material infusion A method of making a mold, the mold having an interior cavity for containing a first material and a second material, wherein the mold comprises a first port configured to receive the first material, a second port configured to receive the second material, and a first channel for directing the second material to within the first material, the method includes: determining an electronic file having data representing a shape of an ear; processing the electronic file to create an electronic model of the mold, the electronic model of the mold having sprue features; and creating the mold based on the electronic model of the mold.
US11477576B2	Injection molding method for product with elastic connection sheet, and loudspeaker and electronic apparatus An injection molding method for a product with a connection elastic sheet, a loudspeaker and an electronic device are provided. The method comprises: providing a blank material comprising at least one connection piece and a material connection strip, and each connection piece comprising an elastic arm portion and a wire portion; positioning the blank material as an insert in a first injection mold by means of the material connection strip; injecting a first injection plastic part into the first injection cavity to obtain a first injection product; processing the first injection product for bending up the elastic arm portion toward an outer surface of the first injection plastic part; placing the processed first injection product into a second injection cavity of a second injection mold, and sealing the elastic arm portion; and injecting a second injection plastic part into the second injection cavity.
US11477573B2	Handheld electronic device with multiple speakers A handheld electronic device includes a first speaker, a second speaker, and an audio controller. The audio controller includes a signal receiving unit, a frequency crossover unit, a harmonic-wave generating unit, a low frequency enhancement unit, and a signal synthesis unit. The signal receiving unit receives an original sound signal and generates a first channel signal and a second channel signal according to the original sound signal. The frequency crossover unit sets a preset frequency crossover point to filter the first channel signal to generate a low frequency signal. The harmonic-wave generating unit generates harmonic waves according to the low frequency signal. The low frequency enhancement unit generates an enhancing low-frequency signal according to the harmonic waves. The signal synthesis unit generates a first channel enhanced signal according to the enhancing low-frequency signal and drives the first speaker.
US11477571B2	Electrical device for reducing noise An electrical device for reducing noise, comprises a first microphone configured to receive soundwave from a sound source and convert the soundwave to a first electrical signal including a noise component, a second microphone configured to receive ambient noise from an ambient environment and convert the ambient noise to a second electrical signal. The second electrical signal is reversed in polarity to the first electrical signal. The electrical device further comprises a circuit connecting the first microphone and the second microphone. The circuit is configured to combine the first electrical signal and the second electrical signal in order to reduce the noise component in the first electrical signal with the second electrical signal that is reversed in polarity.
US11477570B2	Controlling audio of an information handling system Controlling audio of an information handling system (IHS), including calculating a first configuration of speakers of a IHS based on a first location of the user of the IHS with respect to the IHS, the first configuration including a first frequency associated with a first speaker, and a second frequency associated with a second speaker; identifying a change in location of the user from the first location with respect to the IHS, and in response: determining whether the user is within a field of view of a camera of the IHS, and in response, determining a second location of a mobile computing device associated with the user with respect to the IHS; calculating a second configuration the speakers of the IHS based on the second location of the user, the second configuration including the second frequency associated with the first speaker, and the first frequency associated with the second speaker.
US11477567B2	Method and system for locating an acoustic source relative to a vehicle An improved method for locating an acoustic source relative to a vehicle that requires, for example, only a single microphone is disclosed. The method comprises: obtaining an acoustic signal transmitted by the acoustic source; determining an observer frequency, referenced to the vehicle, of the acoustic signal; stipulating a velocity of the acoustic source; stipulating a relative position of the acoustic source relative to a position of the vehicle; determining a signal frequency; and locating the acoustic source by performing, n times, a Doppler calculation using the determined observer frequency, the stipulated velocity, the determined signal frequency, and the stipulated relative position.
US11477563B2	TWS earphone, charging case, upgrading method thereof and storage medium The present invention relates to the technical field of earphones and provides a reasonable and feasible firmware upgrade solution for TWS earphones. Disclosed in the present application are a TWS earphone, a charging case, an upgrading method thereof and a storage medium. The method comprises: acquiring an upgrading firmware package sent by a preset terminal by means of a first audio output device; upgrading the first audio output device by using a first upgrading firmware in the upgrading firmware package acquired by the first audio output device; sending a second upgrading firmware in the upgrading firmware package acquired by the first audio output device to a second audio output device by means of a charging case, so as to upgrade the second audio output device by using the second upgrading firmware. The upgrade solution of the present application enables a reasonable and feasible firmware upgrade operation of TWS earphones.
US11477561B1	Neckband earphone structure The present disclosure relates to a neckband earphone structure. The earphone structure includes at least one compartment, at least one earphone body and at least one earphone cable. The compartment is connected to a hanging ring, an electronic component is provided, in the compartment, one end of the compartment is provided with a female socket, one end of the earphone cable is provided with a male plug, the other end of the earphone cable is connected to the earphone body, the male plug is used for forming a pluggable connection with the female socket, and the earphone cable is docked with the female socket through the male plug to form a fixed connection with the compartment and establish an electrical connection with the electronic component in the compartment. In the present disclosure, the pluggable connection between the male plug and the female socket realizes a detachable connection between the earphone cable and the compartment. When in use, the male plug is directly inserted into the female socket, and when replacement or maintenance is needed, the male plug can be directly unplugged, so that the earphone cable and the earphone body are detached from the compartment of the hanging ring, thus meeting replacement/maintenance requirements of users and improving the use convenience.
US11477559B2	Semiconductor device package and acoustic device having the same A semiconductor device package comprises a first substrate, a first electronic component, an encapsulant, and a feeding structure. The first substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first electronic component is disposed on the first surface of the first substrate. The encapsulant encapsulates the first electronic component on the first surface of the first substrate. The feeding structure is disposed on the second surface of the first substrate without covering.
US11477558B2	Headphones This disclosure includes several different features suitable for use in circumaural and supra-aural headphones designs. Designs that include earpad assemblies that improve acoustic isolation are discussed. User convenience features that include automatically detecting the orientation of the headphones on a user's head are also discussed. Various power-saving features, design features, sensor configurations and user comfort features are also discussed.
US11477557B2	Providing ambient naturalness in ANR headphones In an active noise reducing headphone, a signal processor applies filters and control gains of both the feed-forward and feedback active noise cancellation signal paths. The signal processor is configured to apply first feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path and apply first feedback filters to the feedback signal path during a first operating mode providing effective cancellation of ambient sound, and to apply second feed-forward filters to the feed-forward signal path during a second operating mode providing active hear-through of ambient sounds with ambient naturalness.
US11477556B2	Sound collecting device Provided is a sound collecting device in which sound is favorably input to a sound collecting unit. The sound collecting device includes an attachment portion that has a sound collecting unit attached and is adapted to be inserted into an external ear canal, a holding portion adapted to be inserted into the external ear canal and hold the attachment portion at a predetermined position in the external ear canal, and a wearing portion that is positioned on an opposite side of the attachment portion while interposing the holding portion and adapted to be at least partly engaged with an auricle, in which the attachment portion and the holding portion do not block the external ear canal and have acoustic transparency. Further, the attachment portion and the holding portion are positioned in the ear in a state of not blocking the external ear canal.
US11477549B2	Transmission network system, data switching and transmission method, apparatus and equipment A transmission network system, data switching and transmission method, apparatus and equipment are provided. The transmission network system includes: a flexible Ethernet group located at a physical layer; at least one flexible Ethernet client carried over the flexible Ethernet group; a flexible Ethernet time slot control module, configured to map, according to a block sequence, service data coming from an upper layer onto the flexible Ethernet group, and recover, from a block sequence received by the flexible Ethernet group, corresponding service data; a flexible Ethernet switching module, configured to perform switching in a physical layer and transmission of service data according to the block sequence.
US11477546B2	User configurable remote environmental monitoring system Devices, systems and method for remotely monitoring temperature and humidity are disclosed. Sensor units are capable of reading temperature experienced by liquid pharmaceuticals. Each of a plurality of sensor units may be placed in a variety of locations and communicate temperature data to one or more controllers. Controllers also monitor ambient temperature and humidity. Collected data is transmitted over a network, and monitored according to user-configurable policies and workflows. Alerts and notifications may be generated according to workflows and user devices receive notifications.
US11477545B2	Modular telecommunications patch panel In accordance with some aspects of the disclosure, a modular telecommunications patch panel system is shown and described. The panel can include a mounting frame extending between a first end and a second end, the mounting frame defining a plurality of apertures for receiving telecommunications components, a first mounting ear forming a snap-fit connection with the mounting frame first end, in a first orientation, and a second mounting ear, identical to the first mounting ear, forming a snap-fit connection with the mounting frame second end, in a second orientation.
US11477542B2	Method, device, and computer program for generating timed media data There are provided a device and a method for generating timed media data, the timed media data comprising samples, the method comprising: obtaining samples of the time media data; creating tracks each comprising at least one of the obtained samples; and generating a presentation file comprising descriptive metadata associated with the created tracks, wherein the descriptive metadata comprise at least one track group box describing at least one group of created tracks, all the tracks belonging to a same group sharing properties, wherein a list of existing groups of tracks is declared in one single location in the presentation file, and wherein the properties shared by the tracks of a group of the list are declared at the same single location in the presentation file.
US11477541B2	Automatically generating supercuts Embodiments of the present technology may include systems and processes associated with automatically generating supercuts associated with programming content. The present technology may include receiving, at the computing device, a set of related programming content, wherein the set of related programming content includes video clips; receiving an input from a user including a command to generate a supercut and a keyword associated with the supercut; searching the set of related programming content for portions of the video clips associated with the keyword; identifying a first event within a first video clip associated with the keyword and a second event within a second video clip associated with the keyword; determining a type of event associated with each of the first and second events and link the types of events with their respective events; determining a pre-event time period and a post-event time period for each of the first and second events based on the types of events; and generating and displaying a supercut using the first event, the second event, the pre-event time periods, and the post-event time periods. The above steps may be implemented as a computer-implemented method, computer program product, or device such as a television receiver, or in other types of embodiments.
US11477533B2	Automated video cropping The disclosed computer-implemented method may include receiving, as an input, segmented video scenes, where each video scene includes a specified length of video content. The method may further include scanning the video scenes to identify objects within the video scene and also determining a relative importance value for the identified objects. The relative importance value may include an indication of which objects are to be included in a cropped version of the video scene. The method may also include generating a video crop that is to be applied to the video scene such that the resulting cropped version of the video scene includes those identified objects that are to be included based on the relative importance value. The method may also include applying the generated video crop to the video scene to produce the cropped version of the video scene. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.
US11477531B1	Machine learning system, method, and computer program to predict which resident of a residential space is watching television for content targeting purposes As described herein, a machine learning system, method, and computer program are provided to predict which resident of a residential space is watching television for content targeting purposes. In use, a login to a television service on a television device in a residential space is detected. Additionally, information defining a plurality of residents of the residential space is identified. Further, a profile determined for the login is identified, where the profile is associated with a particular resident of the plurality of residents or a particular resident group of the plurality of residents. Still yet, the profile and the information defining the plurality of residents of the residential space is input to a machine learning model to predict one or more residents of the plurality of residents that is consuming the television service on the television device.
US11477526B2	Method and system for location determination A method for determining location of a premises is disclosed. The method includes measuring a signal strength of a plurality of communication signals received at the premises, obtaining data associated with a source of the signals, estimating a propagation loss for the received signal, determining a distance between a source of each of the signals and the premises based on the estimated propagation loss, and triangulating the location of the premises.
US11477522B2	Trick play and trick rate support for HLS A method and system for rendering a HTTP Live Streaming video stream on a display includes a player receiving a master manifest from a network device in response to selecting a video channel. The player also receives a plurality of variant manifests referenced by the master manifest from the network device, where each of the variant manifests references video files each of which having a different bit rate for the same video stream. The player simultaneously maintains the variant manifests in the player. The player determines an effective start time of the video stream based upon the selecting video channel where the effective start time is a time later than an earliest time referenced in the plurality of variant manifests. The player enables reverse of the video stream based upon one of the variant manifests to as early as the effective start time and not enabling reverse of the video stream based upon one of the variant manifests to a time earlier than the effective start time.
US11477521B2	Media presentation description patches for video streaming In some embodiments, a method sends a first instance of a media presentation description to a client device for a media presentation. The first instance of the media presentation description includes location information for a patch update. The location information for the patch update is received in a request from the client device. The method uses the location information to identify the patch update to the media presentation description and sends a second instance of the media presentation description that includes update information from the patch update to update a stored version of the media presentation description for the client device.
US11477519B2	Broadcast receiving apparatus, broadcast receiving method, and contents outputting method A broadcast receiving apparatus includes: a digital broadcast receiver configured to receive digital broadcasting in which contents are transmitted; a network transceiver configured to execute network communication; a data string converter configured to perform a mixing process for creating a new coded data string based on a coded data string of the received contents and a coded data string acquired by the network transceiver; a digital interface configured to output the contents to external equipment; and a controller configured to determine a state of the network communication of the external equipment. The state of the network communication of the external equipment includes a first state in which the network communication is in a communicable state and a second state in which the network communication is in an uncommunicable state. In accordance with the determined state of the network communication, the digital interface performs three types of output operations.
US11477517B2	Display device and EDID information changing method thereof A display device includes an external input interface connected to a source device, a memory configured to store first extended display identification data (EDID) information to be provided to the source device and store a plurality of second EDID information supportable by the display device, and a processor configured to determine the presence or absence of a video signal or an audio signal input from the source device, and when there is no video signal or audio signal input from the source device, change the first EDID information to be provided to the source device to second EDID information of a version different from that of the first EDID information among the plurality of second EDID information.
US11477515B2	Systems and methods for retrieving segmented media guidance data Systems and methods are presented for reducing network traffic when retrieving media guidance data. For example, a media guidance application receives a first user selection to display a group of media asset identifiers (e.g., video-on-demand listings) and retrieves detailed information from a remote server relating to the media asset identifiers to display to a user. The media guidance application then may receive a user selection to display a second group of media asset identifiers (e.g., purchased media assets). If any of the media asset identifiers are common to both groups, then the media guidance application already obtained the detailed information and the detailed information does not need to be retransmitted in order to be displayed. Thus, the media guidance application only retrieves detailed information for media asset identifiers unique to the second group of media asset identifiers (e.g., they are only on the purchased media asset list).
US11477510B2	Mixed reality virtual reverberation A method of presenting an audio signal to a user of a mixed reality environment is disclosed, the method comprising the steps of detecting a first audio signal in the mixed reality environment, where the first audio signal is a real audio signal; identifying a virtual object intersected by the first audio signal in the mixed reality environment; identifying a listener coordinate associated with the user; determining, using the virtual object and the listener coordinate, a transfer function; applying the transfer function to the first audio signal to produce a second audio signal; and presenting, to the user, the second audio signal.
US11477509B2	Immersive cognitive reality system with real time surrounding media An apparatus, method and system including a processor, a memory device accessible by the processor, and circuitry to selectively communicate with an on-the-go user device located at a location different from a location of the apparatus. The memory device stores instructions to permit the apparatus to selectively serve as an at-home user device that receives data from a wireless ad hoc network formed by sensors located within a link range of the circuitry of the on-the-go user device, data from the sensors of the wireless ad hoc network providing data for consumption by the at-home user device to permit an at-home user to be immersed in an experience of the location of the on-the-go user device.
US11477503B2	Providing enrichment content A method includes assigning different unique identifiers to each of a plurality of different instances of a content item, wherein the different unique identifiers have values included in different ranges of unique identifier values. First information linking particular subscriber identifiers used by particular subscribers to refer to particular instances of the content items is stored. Second information associating an enrichment identifier with a collection of enrichment content is stored. Third information associating the enrichment identifier with a particular range of unique identifier values is stored. Enhanced content is delivered to subscribers based on the first information, the second information, and the third information.
US11477501B2	Reducing signature matching uncertainty in media monitoring systems Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture to reduce signature matching uncertainty in media monitoring systems are disclosed. Disclosed example apparatus are to compare first groups of monitored signatures representative of monitored media with second groups of reference signatures representative of respective reference media to determine a first sequence of match results for an observation period, the first and second groups to have a first size corresponding to a first number of signatures. Disclosed example apparatus are also to compare, in response to a discontinuity in the first sequence of signature match results, third groups of monitored signatures from the sequence of monitored signatures with fourth groups of reference signatures from the respective sequences of reference signatures to determine a second sequence of signature match results for the observation period, the third groups and the fourth groups to have a second size greater than the first size.
US11477498B2	Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items belonging to a media content group Methods, systems, and media for presenting media content items belonging to a media content group are provided. In some embodiments, the method comprises: retrieving metadata associated with video content segments, wherein the metadata includes user metadata, description metadata, and time metadata; generating subsets of video content segments from the video content segments based on the user metadata, wherein each of the subsets of video content segments is grouped into media content groups by: normalizing the description metadata; determining a similarity score between the normalized description metadata for a first video content segment and a second video content segment in the subset of video content segments; and determining whether to place the each of the first and second video content segments into a media content group based on the similarity score; arranging the video content segments within each of the media content groups based on time metadata; and causing at least one of the arranged media content groups to be presented in the video window in response to receiving a request for a video content item.
US11477497B2	Audio splicing concept Audio splicing is rendered more effective by the use of one or more truncation unit packets inserted into the audio data stream so as to indicate to an audio decoder, for a predetermined access unit, an end portion of an audio frame with which the predetermined access unit is associated, as to be discarded in playout.
US11477495B2	Live broadcast method and system, and related device A live broadcast method includes: receiving, by a live broadcast client, a push-stream address sent by the live broadcast management server; sending, by the live broadcast client, a proxy push-stream request to a live broadcast proxy client; and sending, by the live broadcast client, collected live broadcast data to the live broadcast proxy client, and pushing the live broadcast data to a live broadcast server over an uplink of a dedicated network connected to the live broadcast proxy client.
US11477494B2	Relation between partition constraint elements The present disclosure relates generally to video coding and picture partitioning methods. In particular, the disclosure is concerned with relations between partition constraint elements, by setting partitioning rules for different picture partitioning methods. The disclosure provides devices and corresponding methods for generating or processing a bitstream including encoded pictures, particularly for setting and including partition constraint element into the bitstream. One of the devices is configured to determine a minimum luma size of a leaf block resulting from quadtree splitting (MinQtSizeY), determine a maximum luma size of a coding block where partitioning using a binary tree splitting is allowed (MaxBtSizeY) based on the MinQtSizeY, and include information for the determined MinQtSizeY into the bitstream.
US11477491B2	Multi-parameter adaptive loop filtering in video processing Devices, systems and methods for video processing are described. In an exemplary aspect, a method for video processing includes performing a conversion between a coded representation of a video comprising one or more video regions and the video. The coded representation includes first side information that provides a clipping parameter for filtering a reconstruction of a video unit of a video region using a non-linear adaptive loop filter, and wherein the first side information is signaled together with second side information indicative of filter coefficients used in the non-linear adaptive loop filter.
US11477480B2	Directed interpolation and data post-processing An encoding device evaluates a plurality of processing and/or post-processing algorithms and/or methods to be applied to a video stream, and signals a selected method, algorithm, class or category of methods/algorithms either in an encoded bitstream or as side information related to the encoded bitstream. A decoding device or post-processor utilizes the signaled algorithm or selects an algorithm/method based on the signaled method or algorithm. The selection is based, for example, on availability of the algorithm/method at the decoder/post-processor and/or cost of implementation. The video stream may comprise, for example, downsampled multiplexed stereoscopic images and the selected algorithm may include any of upconversion and/or error correction techniques that contribute to a restoration of the downsampled images.
US11477479B2	Mapping restriction for intra-block copy virtual buffer A method for video processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of a video picture of a video and a bitstream of the video, a number of reference samples in a virtual buffer comprising reference samples derived from the video picture based on a rule, wherein the rule specifies that a maximum number of available reference samples in the virtual buffer is less than a size of the virtual buffer; and performing the conversion based on the determining, wherein the current video block is coded in a prediction mode in which prediction samples are derived from blocks of the available reference samples in the virtual buffer based on a block vector.
US11477477B2	Sub-prediction unit based advanced temporal motion vector prediction In one example, a device for coding video data includes a memory configured to store video data and a video coder configured to form, for a current block of the video data, a merge candidate list including a plurality of merge candidates, the plurality of merge candidates including four spatial neighboring candidates from four neighboring blocks to the current block and, immediately following the four spatial neighboring candidates, an advanced temporal motion vector prediction (ATMVP) candidate, code an index into the merge candidate list that identifies a merge candidate of the plurality of merge candidates in the merge candidate list, and code the current block of video data using motion information of the identified merge candidate.
US11477465B2	Colour component prediction method, encoder, decoder, and storage medium A method for colour component prediction comprising: determining a neighbouring reference sample set of a current block, and determining a preset parameter value corresponding to the current block, wherein the neighbouring reference sample set comprises at least one reference sample; caching the neighbouring reference sample set and the preset parameter value to create an input reference sample set; determining an input sample matrix using a first preset calculation model according to the reference sample set; and performing colour component prediction on the current block according to the input sample matrix to obtain a prediction block of the current block.
US11477463B2	Component-dependent sub-block dividing Devices, systems and methods for sub-block based prediction are described. In a representative aspect, a method for video encoding includes partitioning, based on a first rule, a luma component of a block of video data into a first set of sub-blocks. The method also includes partitioning, based on a second rule, a first chroma component of the block of video data into a second set of sub-blocks. The first and the second set of sub-blocks include different numbers of sub-blocks. The method also includes performing a subsequent motion prediction based on the first and the second set of sub-blocks.
US11477460B2	Image processing apparatus, learning appratus, image processing method, learning method and program An image processing device includes an image processing unit configured to execute image processing on an image based on an input image and output a result of the image processing, the input image is a post-conversion image obtained by performing image conversion on an original image, and the conversion includes image conversion for further decreasing a data size of the original image while maintaining a feature quantity used in the image processing and processing accuracy of the image processing.
US11477459B2	Image processing device, a camera and a method for encoding a sequence of video images An image processing device, a camera and a method of encoding a sequence of video images into a single video stream with dynamic bitrate are provided. The sequence of video images is encoded into frames of a base layer of the single video stream using a base layer resolution and a base layer compression level. Video images of the sequence of video images corresponding to respective times before detecting an event trigger are encoded into a first set of frames of an extended layer of the single video stream. The event trigger is detected and upon detecting the event trigger, video images of the sequence of video images corresponding to respective times after detecting the event trigger are encoded into a second set of frames of the extended layer using a higher resolution than the base layer resolution or a lower compression level than the base layer compression level.
US11477456B2	Video or image coding based on mapping of luma samples and scaling of chroma samples According to the disclosure of the present document, it is possible for various LMCS application cases to apply an LMCS procedure to a block having a dual tree structure. In addition, the coding predormance of the block can be improved. According to the disclosure of the present document, resources required for the LMCS procedure can be reduced. Therefore, the complexity of the LMCS can be reduced and the video/image coding efficiency can be increased.
US11477454B2	Image decoding method based on chroma quantization parameter data, and apparatus therefor An image decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus according to the present document comprises the steps of: obtaining a flag indicating whether quantization parameter data for combined chroma coding is present on the basis of a type of chroma; obtaining the quantization parameter data for the combined chroma coding on the basis of the flag; deriving a chroma quantization parameter table on the basis of the quantization parameter data; deriving a quantization parameter for the combined chroma coding on the basis of the chroma quantization parameter table; deriving residual samples on the basis of the quantization parameter; and generating a reconstructed picture on the basis of the residual samples.
US11477453B2	Image coding apparatus and method thereof based on a quantization parameter derivation According to an embodiment of the present invention, a picture decoding method performed by a decoding apparatus is provided. The method comprises: decoding image information comprising information on a quantization parameter (QP), deriving an expected average luma value of a current block from neighboring available samples, deriving a quantization parameter offset (QP offset) for deriving a luma quantization parameter (luma QP) based on the expected average luma value and the information on the QP, deriving the luma QP based on the QP offset, performing an inverse quantization for a quantization group comprising the current block based on the derived luma QP, generating residual samples for the current block based on the inverse quantization, generating prediction samples for the current block based on the image information and generating reconstructed samples for the current block based on the residual samples for the current block and the prediction samples for the current block.
US11477451B2	Methods and apparatuses for encoding and decoding video according to coding order Provided is a video decoding method including obtaining split information indicating whether to split a current block; when the split information indicates that the current block is split, splitting the current block into at least two lower blocks; obtaining encoding order information indicating an encoding order of the at least two lower blocks of the current block; determining a decoding order of the at least two lower blocks according to the encoding order information; and decoding the at least two lower blocks according to the decoding order.
US11477449B2	Adaptive loop filtering for chroma components Devices, systems and methods related to management of syntax flags with respect chroma formats in video processing are described. In one representative aspect, a video decoding method includes determining, for a conversion between a video and a coded representation of the video, whether a syntax element associated with an adaptive loop filtering (ALF) operation for a chroma component of the video is included in the coded representation based on a condition. The method also includes performing the conversion according to the determining.
US11477448B2	Method and apparatus for non-linear adaptive loop filtering in video coding Methods and apparatus for Adaptive Loop Filter (ALF) processing of reconstructed video are disclosed. According to one method, clipping values for the ALF processing are determined depending on a bit depth of a center reconstructed pixel. A current ALF output for the current block is derived, where the current ALF output comprises a weighted sum of clipped differences of original differences and each of the original differences is calculated between a first reconstructed pixel at a non-center filter location and the center reconstructed pixel, and each of the original differences is clipped according to a corresponding clipping value to form one clipped difference. In another method, a target clipping value is always signaled at an encoder side or parsed at a decoder side even if the target clipping value is zero. In another method, the clipping values are encoded or decoded using a fixed-length code.
US11477446B2	Encoding method and apparatus therefor, and decoding method and apparatus therefor Provided is a video decoding method of applying a deblocking filter to neighboring pixels adjacent to a boundary of a current block, the video decoding method including selecting a deblocking filter to be applied to the neighboring pixels from among a plurality of deblocking filters according to pixel values of the neighboring pixels and a size of the current block, and applying the selected deblocking filter to the neighboring pixels, wherein the plurality of deblocking filters include three or more deblocking filters having different ranges of neighboring pixels to which deblocking filtering is applied.
US11477445B2	Methods and apparatuses of video data coding with tile grouping Methods and apparatuses for processing video data include receiving input data associated with a current video picture, dividing the current video picture into non-overlapping rectangular tiles, grouping the tiles in the current video picture into tile groups, and encoding or decoding video data in the tile groups within the current video picture. According to one embodiment, each tile group is composed of an integer number of tiles, and shapes of all the tile groups are constrained to be rectangle. According to one embodiment, a flag is used to indicate whether one or more in-loop filtering operations are performed across tile group boundaries.
US11477444B2	Method and apparatus of encoding or decoding video data with intra prediction mode mapping A video processing method for a video encoder or decoder comprises receiving input data of a current chroma block in a current picture coded in a 4:2:2 color format, determining a luma mode of a luma block corresponding to the current chroma block, mapping the luma mode to a mapped intra mode of the current chroma block, selectively replacing the mapped intra mode by wide angle intra prediction mapping based on a width to height ratio of the current chroma block, deriving an intra predictor according to the mapped intra mode after wide angle intra prediction mapping, and encoding or decoding the current chroma block according to the intra predictor. The mapped intra mode is mode 57 when the luma mode is mode 61 and the mapped intra mode is mode 55 when the luma mode is mode 57.
US11477443B2	Electronic device for performing image compression and operating method of electronic device Various embodiments provide an electronic device and a method for controlling an operation of the electronic device. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a lens unit; an image sensor; a memory used for intra-prediction of an image captured using the image sensor, and storing direction modes differently configured according to characteristics of a partial area of the lens unit; and a processor, wherein the processor: acquires a raw image corresponding to an external object by using the image sensor; divides the raw image into multiple blocks; selects a block, on which intra-prediction is to be performed, from among the multiple blocks; determines a direction mode to be used for intra-prediction of the selected block on the basis of a distortion parameter of a partial area of the lens unit corresponding to the selected block; performs the intra-prediction on the selected block on the basis of the determined direction mode; and generates a compressed image corresponding to the raw image on the basis of a result of the intra-prediction. In addition, various embodiments are possible.
US11477442B2	Method and apparatus for encoding and decoding image, and recording medium for storing bitstream An image encoding method and an image decoding method are provided. The image decoding method includes deriving a temporal merge candidate from a co-located block of a current block, generating a merge candidate list of the current block based on the derived temporal merge candidate, and generating a prediction block of the current block based on the generated merge candidate list. The deriving a temporal merge candidate includes scaling a motion vector derived from the co-located block based on a POC difference value between the current block and a reference picture of the current block and a POC difference value between the co-located block and a reference picture of the co-located block, and modifying the scaled motion vector based on motion vector scaling information between a neighboring block of the current block and a co-located block of the neighboring block.
US11477441B2	Implementation aspects in intra block copy in video coding A method of visual media processing includes determining, for a conversion between a current video block of visual media data and a bitstream representation of the current video block, a buffer that stores reference samples for prediction in an intra block copy mode; for a sample spatially located at location of the current video block relative to an upper-left position of a coding tree unit including the current video block and having a block vector, computing a corresponding reference in the buffer at a reference location, wherein the reference location is determined using the block vector and the location; and upon determining that the reference location lies outside the buffer, re-computing the reference location based at least in part on a location of the current video block relative to the coding tree unit including the current video block.
US11477433B2	Information processor, information processing method, and program To make it possible to more adequately perform switching between a filmed image of a camerawork operated by a user and a filmed image of a camerawork operated by a subject other than the user. There is provided an information processor including: an acquisition unit that acquires information regarding a motion of a user; and a control unit that controls, on a basis of the information regarding the motion of the user, switching between a first display region corresponding to a first camerawork operated by the user and a second display region corresponding to a second camerawork operated by a subject other than the user.
US11477432B2	Information processing apparatus, information processing method and storage medium An information processing apparatus having: a display control unit configured to display a plurality of virtual viewpoint images respectively corresponding to a plurality of virtual viewpoints on a display unit, wherein each of the plurality of virtual viewpoint images is generated based on image data obtained by a plurality of image capturing apparatuses performing image capturing from different directions; a reception unit configured to receive an input in accordance with a user operation for changing a virtual viewpoint corresponding to one virtual viewpoint image of the plurality of virtual viewpoint images displayed on the display unit; and a viewpoint control unit configured to perform control to change a plurality of virtual viewpoints respectively corresponding to the plurality of virtual viewpoint images based on the received input.
US11477422B2	Image processing device, projection system, image processing method, and image processing program An image processing device includes: an image acquisition unit that acquires first and second image data for projecting the image from the first and second projection units respectively; a superimposed region information acquisition unit that acquires information on a superimposed region between the projection range of the first projection unit and the projection range of the second projection unit; a first image processing unit that performs first image processing on a first portion in the first image data corresponding to the superimposed region; a second image processing unit that performs second image processing on a second portion in the second image data corresponding to the superimposed region; and an output unit that outputs the first image data after the first image processing as image data for the first projection unit and outputs the second image data after the second image processing as image data for the second projection unit.
US11477421B2	Display control device, image correction method, and recording medium recorded with program A display control device includes a processor. The processor being configured to: output an image to a projection unit for projecting an image onto an interior surface of a vehicle; acquire vision information of an occupant of the vehicle; detect misalignment between a target image projected onto the interior surface and a design-reference state of the target image based on vision information acquired while the occupant fixates on the target image projected onto the interior surface; and correct an image projected by the projection unit based on the misalignment.
US11477416B2	Patient video monitoring systems and methods having detection algorithm recovery from changes in illumination Various embodiments concern video patient monitoring with detection zones. Various embodiments can comprise a camera, a user interface, and a computing system. The computing system can be configured to perform various steps based on reception of a frame from the camera, including: calculate a background luminance of the frame; monitor for a luminance change of a zone as compared to one or more previous frames, the luminance change indicative of patient motion in the zone; and compare the background luminance to an aggregate background luminance, the aggregate background luminance based on the plurality of frames. If the background luminance changed by more than a predetermined amount, then the aggregate background luminance can be set to the background luminance, luminance information of the previous frames can be disregarded, and motion detection can be disregarded.
US11477415B2	Mechanism for video review at a self-checkout terminal A system and method for replaying a security video at the time of a fraudulent incident at a point-of-sale checkout terminal is presented. The video playback takes place in real-time, when the event occurs, allowing personnel to take appropriate measures, corrective or otherwise, to deal with the event. Examples of such events may include when a weight-based security alert is triggered at a self-checkout, when a cashier or customer has missed scanning an item at the checkout, or other possible events where rapid replay of relevant video is required.
US11477412B2	System, method, and computer-accessible medium for remote sensing of the electrical distribution grid with hypertemporal imaging An exemplary system, method, and computer-accessible medium for determining a property(ies) regarding an electrical grid(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving a video(s) of the electrical grid(s), determining a flicker(s) in the electrical grid(s) based on the video(s), and determining the property(ies) based on the flicker(s). The flicker(s) can be a 120 Hertz flicker. The flicker(s) can be a flicker in a light(s) recorded in the video(s). A frequency and a phase of the flicker(s) can be determined.
US11477410B1	Method to capture multiple simultaneous microscopy images from multiple digital sensors using field programmable gate arrays A method to capture microscopy images from multiple image sensors and to relay them to one or more central processing units while minimizing delay in image capture can include the co-optimization of image acquisition hardware, data aggregation digital logic, firmware, and integration with data post processing on the central processing units. The methods can include organizing the incoming image data into data packets containing partial image frames, together with configuring the central processing units to be capable of analyzing the received partial image frames. The quick analysis of the images, e.g., on the partial image frames, can allow the computational system to rapidly respond to the captured images, such as to provide feed back on the captured images before the next images are to be captured.

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