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| US11479333B2 |
Method for manufacturing a one-piece reinforced structure and obtained structure
A method for manufacturing a one-piece reinforced structure and obtained structure is provided, the method using base components made of partially-cured composite material and joining the base components together, applying a coating made of composite material on the base components, and applying heat on the assembly formed by the base components covered with the coating until a complete curing of the assembly is obtained, such that a one-piece reinforced structure made of composite material is obtained formed by the coating and the base components adhered to the coating, wherein the base components that form part of the very manufactured structure act as a mould during the manufacturing process, thus preventing the need to use moulds on which the composite material is deposited that must be subsequently removed from the final obtained structure. |
| US11479328B2 |
Inflation-based antifouling
An inflation-based antifouling system and method that include an inflatable film configured to be disposed on a target clean surface; and an inflation device that inflates the inflatable film such that bio-fouling is removed from the target clean surface. |
| US11479327B2 |
Pet corral for kayak
Provided herein is a pet carrier system for providing a defined area on a kayak for safe travel of a pet. In some embodiments, the pet carrier system includes a corral made of at least three vertical posts securable to the kayak, at least two railing bars connecting the three vertical posts, and at least three connectors for securing the vertical posts to the kayak. The corral provides a fenced structure from the front end of the kayak up to the area in front of the cockpit of the kayak. The system would dissuade a pet from moving transversely relative to the longitudinal axis of the kayak and would persuade the pet to either remain in the defined space or to move relatively aligned with the longitudinal axis of the kayak. This way, the pet is less likely to overstep onto either side of the kayak and cause the kayak to capsize. |
| US11479326B2 |
Powered hydrofoil system
A hydrofoil system is disclosed, having a fuselage with a propeller mounted to one end of the fuselage and a wing extending laterally from the fuselage. The fuselage is configured for removable attachment to a mast, so that the mast when attached extends from the fuselage in a direction substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and also substantially orthogonal to the wing. A tail wing is connected to the fuselage by a tail strut, so that the tail wing is positioned beyond the end of the fuselage to which the propeller is attached. A motor is housed in the fuselage and has a cable connected thereto, the cable extending outside the fuselage, wherein a removable sealing system inhibits water ingress to the motor at the location where the cable is connected when the sealing system is installed in the fuselage. |
| US11479316B2 |
External protection device for vehicles and heads
A rigid and aerodynamic device for external protection for motorcycle and bicycle vehicles with 2 to 4 wheels. This removable dome type device is formed by multiple overlapping panels that form an oval shell type structure, which protects both the vehicle and the pilot from external weather conditions and physical damage in the event of a collision. |
| US11479314B2 |
Dropper post assembly for a bicycle
A dropper post assembly for supporting a bicycle seat can include an outer tube and an inner tube telescopically receivable in the outer tube and slidable within the outer tube between a retracted position in which a lower end of the inner tube is proximate a lower end of the outer tube and an extended position in which the lower end of the inner tube is axially spaced from the lower end of the outer tube. An actuator assembly may include an actuator body having a mounting portion connected to the lower end of the outer tube and a cartridge rod receiving portion, and may be configured so that when the inner tube is in the retracted position at least the upper surface of the cartridge rod receiving portion is nested within the inner tube. |
| US11479312B2 |
Smart trailer system
A smart trailer system coupled to a trailer of a vehicle includes a sensor configured to measure a parameter of the trailer, a sensor interface board electrically coupled to the sensor and configured to retrieve the measured parameter, and a master controller communicatively coupled to the sensor interface board via a data bus. |
| US11479311B2 |
Self-balancing systems for electric vehicles
An electric vehicle includes a lateral self-stabilization system and may further include a fore-aft self-stabilization system. The lateral self-stabilization system may include a controller configured to cause an actuator to laterally tilt a frame of the vehicle based on sensed information relating to an orientation of the vehicle, or portion thereof, about a roll axis. The frame of the vehicle may include any suitable structure configured to be laterally tilted by the actuator relative to an axle of the vehicle. The fore-aft stabilization system may include a motor controller configured to drive a motor of the vehicle based on sensed information relating to a pitch angle of the vehicle. In some examples, the vehicle is a robotic vehicle. |
| US11479308B2 |
Active vehicle interface for crosswind management
A dynamic interface between a vehicle windshield and a structure (e.g., an A-pillar) is provided. The dynamic interface can be actively managed to allow its configuration to be selectively changed based on real-time driving environment conditions. The interface can include one or more actuators that can be selectively activated or deactivated to change the aerodynamic characteristics of the interface. When a crosswind activation condition is detected, the actuator(s) can be activated. The actuator(s) can be soft-bodied structures. The actuator(s) can include a bladder defining a fluid chamber filled with a dielectric fluid. A first conductor and a second conductor can be operatively positioned on opposite portions of the bladder. When electrical energy is supplied to the conductors, they can become oppositely charged. As a result, the conductors can be electrostatically attracted toward each other, displacing some of the dielectric fluid to an outer peripheral region of the fluid chamber. |
| US11479306B2 |
Material-optimized connection node
The present invention relates to a system consisting of a connection node and at least one first connection body, wherein: the connection node comprises a connection node central body, a first connection element for joining with the connection body, and at least one second connection element for joining with a second connection body; the first connection element and the second connection element are connected or may be connected to the connection node central body; and at least one portion of the connection node central body and/or of the first connection element and/or of the second connection element is manufactured by means of an additive process, for example 3D printing, or by means of a casting process. |
| US11479304B2 |
Tunable energy absorber
An energy absorber for interposition between a cover and a covered object includes a generally planar matrix of cells. Each of the cells includes a plurality of generally elongate micro-elements interconnected to form a cell micro-structure, with each cell having a respective energy absorption capacity such that an energy absorption capacity of the energy absorber varies across at least one direction. The cells are configured such that impulse of an object with the cover with the energy absorber sandwiched between the cover and the covered object causes a deceleration vs. time response in the object, beginning with a generally linear rise in the deceleration to a peak deceleration within 5 ms after the beginning of the impulse event, followed by a generally nonlinear decrease in the deceleration over a period of not greater than 15 ms to a final target deceleration of not greater than 10% of the peak deceleration. |
| US11479300B2 |
Hollow member
Energy absorption at the time of load input is improved with high mass efficiency.A hollow member includes: a hollow metal member having a bending induction portion in a portion thereof in a longitudinal direction; and a resin material which is disposed in close contact with the metal member on both sides of the bending induction portion in the longitudinal direction, and is disposed in at least a part of a range of less than ⅚ of a cross-sectional height of the metal member from an end portion of the bending induction portion toward an outside in the longitudinal, in which an amount of the resin material per length in the longitudinal direction is larger on the outside of the bending induction portion than on an inside of the bending induction portion. |
| US11479297B2 |
Overshoot protection in hitch assist operation
A vehicle system configured to control a trailer alignment routine includes a hitch mounted on a vehicle and a controller. The controller is configured to identify a coupler position of a trailer and control motion of the vehicle to toward an aligned position. The controller is further configured to control a braking procedure of the vehicle including a plurality of concurrent deceleration control procedures in response to a portion of the vehicle passing a gradual stopping distance. The concurrent deceleration procedures include monitoring an elapsed time following the portion of the vehicle passing the gradual stopping distance and monitoring a remaining distance to the aligned position based on a velocity of the vehicle and comparing the remaining distance to a rapid stopping distance. |
| US11479294B2 |
Steering system of vehicle
A steering system of a vehicle is provided. The steering system adjusts the torsional rigidity of a torsion bar without limitation as to the configuration thereof and performs active control responding to the vehicle state by adjusting steering characteristics by controlling the torsional rigidity of the torsion bar based on the traveling condition, load state or driving mode of the vehicle. The steering system includes an MR assist device, which is coupled to an end portion of the torsion bar and adjusts the rotation and torsional rigidity of the torsion bar using an MR fluid as a working fluid. |
| US11479292B2 |
Torque compensating apparatus and method for motor driven power steering system
A torque compensation apparatus for a Motor Driven Power Steering (“MDPS”) system including: a column torque sensor configured to detect column torque applied to a steering shaft; a steering angle sensor configured to detect a steering angle of a steering wheel; and a controller configured to calculate a compensation ratio by sudden steering, based at least one of the column torque detected by the column torque sensor and a steering angular velocity calculated from the steering angle detected by the steering angle sensor. The basic assist torque outputted from the MDPS system is then compensated for according to the compensation ratio. |
| US11479291B2 |
Control apparatus
Each of a plurality of microcomputers outputs a motor drive signal, which is generated based on a current command value and a current limit value as a control amount command value and a control amount limit value, to each motor drive circuit. When an OFF determination of an own microcomputer is made, each microcomputer executes first end processing as a first stage of end processing and transmits an OFF determination signal to the other microcomputer. When the OFF determination signal is received from the other microcomputer, each microcomputer determines that the OFF determination has been made and starts second end processing which gradually decreases the current command value or the current control limit value from a present value. When the second end processing is completed and power-off preparation of the own microcomputer and the other microcomputer is completed, each microcomputer executes final end processing for turning off the power supply relay. |
| US11479288B2 |
Steering column for a motor vehicle
An adjustment drive for a motor-adjustable steering column for a motor vehicle, includes a spindle drive having a threaded spindle which engages in a spindle nut which, so as to be able to be driven in a rotating manner about the spindle axis relative to the threaded spindle, is coupled to the rotor shaft of a drive motor which has a rotor and a stator. In order to enable a compact design with minor complexity, the rotor shaft of the drive motor is configured as a hollow shaft which is disposed so as to be coaxial with the spindle axis and in which the threaded spindle is coaxially disposed. |
| US11479286B2 |
Flexible and stretchable heaters of high robustness for automotive applications
A flexible electric heating device includes a planar flexible carrier foil, at least two electrically conductive bus lines attached to a surface of the carrier foil, and at least one electric heating member, including first and second electrically conductive electrodes, electrically connected to one of the bus lines. Each electrode has at least one curved edge, wherein the curved edges are located at a distance and are facing each other. The heating member further includes a resistive heater layer, at least partially overlapping the curved edges of the electrodes to form a resistive connecting region. The curved edges are arranged such that locations of the resistive connecting region are facing the first electrode or the second electrode in directions parallel to at least three mutually orthogonal directions that lie in the carrier foil, wherein one of the orthogonal directions is aligned parallel to an edge of the carrier foil. |
| US11479283B2 |
Method for operating a track-bound traffic system
A method operates a track-bound traffic system which carries out a determination that a first track section part lying between a track-bound vehicle and a second track section is free of vehicles. A track-side device disposed in a first track section at a distance to an adjacent second track section, transmits status information which characterizes the second track section as being free of track-bound vehicles, and the transmitted status information is received by a vehicle traversing the first track section. The distance is measured such that no other track-bound vehicle fits in a first track section part lying between the track-bound vehicle and the second track section when the track-bound vehicle receives the status information, and the first track section part lying between the track-bound vehicle and the second track section is identified as being free of other track-bound vehicles by the track-bound vehicle based on the received status information. |
| US11479279B2 |
System and method for protecting a communication between a balise and a guided vehicle from cross-talk
An on-board device is configured for reading a telegram of a balise installed at a point along a route followed by a guided vehicle in which the on-board device is to be installed. The on-board device includes a receiver having an antenna for picking up the telegram transmitted by the balise and delivering a reception signal to a processing unit. The processing unit is configured for processing the reception signal in order to read the telegram sent by the balise. A test component is configured for adding a test signal to the reception signal before its processing by the processing unit. The test signal is configured to act as a noise for limiting a sensitivity of the receiver, making it therefore impossible to read a cross-talk signal. A method for protecting the on-board device from cross-talk is also provided. |
| US11479274B2 |
Method for improving fatigue resistance performance of locomotive rubber-metal pad and locomotive rubber-metal pad
A method for improving fatigue resistance performance of a locomotive rubber-metal pad and the locomotive rubber-metal pad improve the fatigue resistance performance of the rubber-metal pad and prevent rubber and metal from being torn during running by changing a structure of the rubber and the metal of the rubber-metal pad and adjusting a shape and position relationship between the rubber and the metal. The shape and position relationship between the rubber and the metal is adjusted by adjusting thickness of a rubber layer between the rubber and the metal of the rubber-metal pad so that the rubber layer has variable thickness. A rubber layer diameter of each layer is a variable diameter by adjusting a size of the rubber layer diameter between the rubber and the metal of the rubber-metal pad. |
| US11479273B2 |
Handhold device of railcar
A handhold device of a railcar includes: a frame arranged along a side edge of a specific door opening and connected to a car interior side of a side carshell; a turning mechanism provided at the frame and configured to be turnable about a turning axis extending in an upper-lower direction; and a handle including a base portion connected to the frame through the turning mechanism and a holding portion projecting from the base portion in a direction intersecting with the turning axis. The handle is angularly displaceable about the turning axis between a deployed position where the holding portion is exposed to the specific door opening when viewed from a lateral side of the car body and a storage position where the holding portion is hidden by the side carshell when viewed from the lateral side of the car body. |
| US11479269B2 |
Apparatus for assisting driving of a vehicle and method thereof
An apparatus for assisting driving of a vehicle includes a camera mounted to the vehicle for viewing an area in front of the vehicle, a radar sensor mounted to the vehicle to sense around the vehicle, and a controller connected to the camera and/or the radar sensor to detect obstacles and perform collision avoidance control. The controller is further configured to recognize a first obstacle approaching in a lateral direction from an outside of a driving lane of the vehicle, generate and store a collision avoidance path for avoiding collision with the first obstacle, recognize a third obstacle passing behind a second obstacle in the lateral direction after the recognition of the first obstacle is interrupted by the second obstacle, and perform collision avoidance control of the vehicle based on a similarity between the first obstacle and the third obstacle and based on the stored collision avoidance path. |
| US11479267B2 |
Autonomous driving apparatus and method
An autonomous driving apparatus and method for an ego vehicle that autonomously travels includes a first sensor to detect a vehicle nearby the ego vehicle, a memory to store map information, and a processor to control autonomous driving of the ego vehicle based on the nearby vehicle detected by the first sensor and the map information stored in the memory. |
| US11479266B2 |
Remote operation system, computer readable storage medium, and vehicle
A remote operation system includes a processor that is configured to acquire position information and communication quality information from each of plural vehicles on a regular basis, create position-specific communication quality information in which the position information and the communication quality information are associated with each other, supply the position-specific communication quality information to an operator of a remote operation target vehicle. |
| US11479265B2 |
Incremental lateral control system using feedbacks for autonomous driving vehicles
Embodiments disclose a system and method to generate smooth steering commands for an autonomous driving vehicle (ADV). According to one embodiment, a system determines a planning steering command based on a driving trajectory of an ADV. The system receives a current steering feedback from a sensor of the ADV for a current planning cycle. The system generates one or more smooth steering commands based on the planning steering command and the current steering feedback over one or more planning cycles. The system controls the ADV based on the one or more smooth steering commands so a change in steering applied to the ADV for any planning cycle is within a predetermined steering change threshold for the ADV. That way, the system applies incremental changes for the steering of the ADV. |
| US11479261B2 |
Abnormality detection device
An abnormality detection device includes: an intake pressure sensor configured to detect an intake pressure of an internal combustion engine; an opening sensor configured to detect a throttle opening of the internal combustion engine; and a determination unit configured to determine, based on detection results of the intake pressure sensor and the opening sensor, whether the intake pressure sensor is abnormal. The determination unit determines, based on a result of intake pressure comparison between different throttle openings, whether the intake pressure sensor is abnormal. |
| US11479251B2 |
Vehicle control method and vehicle control device
A vehicle control method is provided such that when a host vehicle is stopped at a front of a vehicle line of vehicles in accordance with a stop signal of a traffic light at an intersection, the engine is stopped by using an idle stop control. When either a left-turn or a right-turn will be made after the traffic light changes to a go signal, a presence or an absence of a traveling body, which is stopped on a side of or behind the host vehicle in a direction from which the host vehicle is turning, is detected during the stop signal. Upon determining the traveling body is stopped on the side of host vehicle, restarting of the engine is placed on standby even when the traffic light turns to the go signal, and the engine is restarted in accordance with a behavior of the traveling body. |
| US11479246B2 |
Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium
A vehicle control device includes a recognition unit configured to recognize surrounding conditions of a vehicle, a driving control unit configured to control a speed and a steering of the vehicle on the basis of a result of recognition from the recognition unit, and a reception unit configured to receive an operation of an occupant of the vehicle of selecting on which of a first path and a second path the vehicle is to travel at a branching point through which the vehicle passes. The driving control unit is configured to control the speed and the steering of the vehicle in a plurality of modes with different automation levels, to decrease the automation level at a point before the branching point, and to delay a time at which the automation level is decreased when the operation of selecting one of the first path and the second path is received by the reception unit in comparison with when the operation is not received. |
| US11479245B2 |
Semi-autonomous vehicle control system and method of controlling a semi-autonomous vehicle
A vehicle control system for a semi-autonomous vehicle is provided. The vehicle control system includes a controller coupled to a plurality of sensors positioned within the vehicle and to a heads-up display (HUD). The controller includes a processor in communication with a memory device. The controller receives sensor data from the plurality of sensors, determines the vehicle is turning, identifies, based on the sensor data, a candidate turn path for the vehicle, and identifies an actual turn path for the vehicle. The controller also transmits, to one or more automation systems of the vehicle, a control signal that instructs the automation systems to perform a turn-assist function to reduce a determined deviation between the actual turn path and the candidate turn path and to transmit, to the HUD, a control signal that instructs the HUD to display a notification to a driver of the vehicle of the turn-assist function. |
| US11479244B2 |
Autonomous driving system
An autonomous driving system mounted on a vehicle determines a target path based on necessary information and performs vehicle travel control such that the vehicle follows the target path. A first coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a first timing when the necessary information is acquired. A second coordinate system is a vehicle coordinate system at a second timing later than the first timing. The autonomous driving system calculates, based on the necessary information acquired at the first timing, a first target path defined in the first coordinate system. Then, the autonomous driving system corrects the first target path to a second target path defined in the second coordinate system by performing coordinate transformation from the first coordinate system to the second coordinate system. The autonomous driving system uses the second target path as the target path to perform the vehicle travel control. |
| US11479242B2 |
Passive infra-red guidance system
A passive infra-red guidance system and method for augmenting operation of a vehicle on a roadway includes at least one forward-looking infra-red imaging sensor mounted on the vehicle in operative communication with an image processor tied into the vehicle's operational system. The system identifies the presence of one or more melting agents arranged on the roadway using thermal imaging to detect a thermal contrast between the portion(s) of the roadway surface treated with the one or more melting agents and the untreated portion(s) of the roadway surface, determines the left and right edges of the roadway using thermal imaging and determines the centerline of the travel lane in which the vehicle is travelling based on the identified melting agent(s). The system then compares the determined centerline of the travel lane with the actual position of the vehicle and identifies any adjustment needed for the vehicle's position based on the comparison. |
| US11479234B2 |
Control device for hybrid vehicle
An MG1 torque at a time of decreasing an engine speed of an engine is made larger when a turbocharging pressure by a turbocharger is higher than when the turbocharging pressure is lower. In this way, even if the losses of pumps of the engine differ due to the remaining turbocharging pressure during a transition of stopping the engine in turbocharging, it is possible to appropriately reduce the engine speed. Therefore, when the engine is being brought to a stop, it is possible to appropriately suppress vibration generated in the vehicle. |
| US11479231B2 |
Device and method for controlling driving of electric four-wheel drive vehicle
A device for controlling an electronic four-wheel drive (E-4WD) of a vehicle includes: a first powertrain for a front wheel, where the first powertrain includes an engine, and a front wheel motor; and a second powertrain for a rear wheel, where the second powertrain includes a rear wheel motor. The device provides a rear wheel motor driving mode, a front wheel motor driving mode, a combined driving mode in which the front wheel motor and the rear wheel motor are both driven, and an engine-on mode according to driver power demand for the vehicle, such that fuel efficiency of the vehicle is improved. |
| US11479226B2 |
Parking brake device for a motor vehicle
A parking brake device for motor vehicles has at least one first parking brake unit and one second parking brake unit, wherein the first parking brake unit has at least one first compressed air connector, a first inlet-ventilation solenoid valve unit, a first relay valve, a spring brake valve and at least one first compressed air outlet. The first compressed air connector is connected to the first inlet-ventilation solenoid valve unit and the first relay valve. A first control line is provided in the first parking brake unit in such a way that the first relay valve is connected to the first inlet-ventilation solenoid valve unit, wherein the first control line has a first branch upstream of the first relay valve, and wherein a first outlet line is provided in the first parking brake unit, which first outlet line is connected to the at least one first compressed air outlet and has a first outlet branch. A spring brake line is provided in the first parking brake unit, which spring brake line is connected via a first branch to the first control line and via the first outlet branch to the outlet line. The first parking brake unit has a spring brake valve which is arranged in the spring brake line and is connected to the first relay valve, and a first throttle unit which is arranged in the spring brake line between the first outlet branch of the first outlet line and the first branch of the first control line. |
| US11479224B2 |
Secondary and complementary brake actuation retrofit
A retrofit pneumatic circuit complements an existing factory braking system to preserve the original function of the driver's foot pedal while also adding the ability for a computer to actuate the brakes separately and independently. In the event where both the primary and secondary drivers are actuating the brakes at any time, the braking force applied is the maximum of the two. In the preferred approach, a shuttle valve is connected between a primary proportional valve and a copy of that proportional valve. Directional control valves are also included to isolate both the input and the output portions of the secondary circuit in order to enforce positive shutdown of computer control. One directional valve blocks a supply pressure to prevent bleeding of the system in any situation where pressure is requested when computer control is supposed to be disabled. A second directional valve vents any built-up pressure to the atmosphere, so that any residual pressure does not actuate the brakes after computer control is disabled. |
| US11479221B2 |
Method for estimating the achievable total braking forces for the automated deceleration of a utility vehicle, braking system and utility vehicle having said braking system
A method for estimating achievable total braking force for an automated deceleration of a vehicle or vehicle combination includes performing, for each respective one of a plurality of brake units, at least partially applying, in an estimation braking operation by the respective brake unit, an estimation braking force configured to cause deceleration and determining, from measured values, a current deceleration caused by the estimation braking force. The method further includes, for each respective brake unit, determining, a respective braking characteristic value of the respective brake unit, the braking characteristic value representing a ratio between a partial braking force of the respective brake unit and a manipulated variable which is set for the partial braking force of the respective brake unit, and determining a respective achievable partial braking force. The method further includes estimating, as a sum of the respective achievable partial braking forces, the achievable total braking force. |
| US11479220B2 |
Adaptive cruise control
A system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to determine a braking distance based on a gap distance between a primary vehicle and a second vehicle in an adjacent lane, and based on a speed of the second vehicle in the adjacent lane. The instructions include instructions to actuate a braking system of the primary vehicle when the primary vehicle is the braking distance from a third vehicle in a same lane as the primary vehicle. |
| US11479218B2 |
Vehicle operating device
A vehicle operating device including an operating member operable by a driver and configured to: issue, to a drive system, a command to apply a drive force in a forward direction when a first-direction operation of the operating member from its neutral position in a first direction is performed in a state in which the vehicle is at a stop or running forward; issue, to the drive system, a command to apply a drive force in a backward direction when a second-direction operation of the operating member from the neutral position in a second direction different from the first direction is performed in a state in which the vehicle is at a stop or running backward; and issue, to a brake system, a command to apply a braking force as an opposite-direction-operation-dependent braking force when the second-direction operation is performed in a state in which the vehicle is running forward. |
| US11479214B2 |
LiDAR sensor
A LiDAR sensor may include: a housing; a window cover installed on the housing; a motor mounted in the housing; a rotating shaft rotated by the motor; a guide connected to the rotating shaft and rotated along the surface of the window cover; and a brush mounted on the guide so as to face the window cover, contacted with the window cover, and washing the surface of the window cover with rotation of the guide. The guide may include: a first guide part connected to the rotating shaft; a second guide part rotatably connected to the housing; and a third guide part connected to the first and second guide parts, formed in a U-shape so as to face the window cover, and having the brush mounted thereon. |
| US11479209B2 |
Input information management system
An input information management system for a vehicle that can be used by using each of a plurality of electronic keys, the system managing input information that is input by a user, where the system includes a key information acquisition unit that acquires and stores key information of an electronic key, when an operation is performed on the vehicle using the electronic key, and an input information erasure unit that erases the input information that is stored in a storage device, where, when the key information is acquired by the key information acquisition unit, the input information erasure unit compares current key information that is acquired with last key information that is last stored by the key information acquisition unit before acquisition of the current key information, and erases the input information that is stored in the storage device on a basis of a result of the comparison. |
| US11479208B2 |
Locking system, in particular for a motor vehicle
A locking system (3) has a first device (4), with at least two states and configured as a control system for releasing and/or locking the car doors (6), the ignition lock, the steering wheel lock, for releasing and/or blocking the immobilizer, the motor control device or the like. An associated second device (5) is in the form of an electronic key, an ID transmitter, a chip card or the like. Both devices (4, 5) have transmission and/or receiving units (10) for the transmission of an electromagnetic signals (7). The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) has an antenna for transmitting the signals (7). At least one of the signals (7) transmitted between the second device (5) and the first device (4) is a coded operating signal for authenticating the second device (5). Thus, once the transmitted operating signal has been positively identified for the authorized second device (5), the state of the first device (4) can be modified. The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) for the first device (4) has two antennae (11, 12). A signal distributor (13), such as a power splitter, is provided for both antennae (11, 12). The transmission and/or receiving unit (10) is in communication with both antennae (11, 12) via the signal distributor (13). |
| US11479205B2 |
Dual stage inflator
A dual stage inflator a dual stage inflator for an inflatable vehicle safety device includes a housing defining a first chamber containing a first gas generant material. An ignitor cup is disposed in the first chamber and defines an interior containing an ignitor material. A first ignitor device extends into the interior of the ignitor cup. A combustion cup and a lid are disposed in the first chamber and cooperate to define a second chamber containing a second gas generant material. The combustion cup includes a cup sidewall extending between a first axial end and a second axial end. The first axial end is an open end. The lid is normally in a closed position relative to the combustion cup to close the open end of the combustion cup and is moveable away from the combustion cup in response to an increase of pressure within the combustion cup for venting combustion gas out of the combustion cup. A second ignitor device extends into the combustion cup and closes the second axial end of the combustion cup. The combustion cup includes a first axially extending portion adjacent the first axial end having a first outer diameter and a second axially extending portion adjacent the second axial end having a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter. The lid includes a lid sidewall extending in an axial direction and radially overlapping at least a portion of the combustion cup including the first outer diameter. |
| US11479202B2 |
Seat airbag for vehicle
A seat airbag for a vehicle is provided. The seat airbag is installed at a lateral side of a seat back to allow a cushion thereof to inflate forward. A front part of the cushion is divided into a head chamber disposed at an upper level, a chest chamber disposed at an intermediate level and a pelvis chamber disposed at a lower level. The airbag includes first to third tethers, which form a single cord connecting the chambers to one another, and are provided in the airbag to protect a passenger while surrounding the passenger. |
| US11479200B1 |
Console airbag
A vehicle includes an assembly having a middle console and a first airbag and second airbag each supported by and inflatable upwardly from the middle console to an inflated position. The first airbag and the second airbag each have a top distal to the middle console in the inflated position. A tether is external to the first airbag and the second airbag. The tether is connected to the top of the first airbag and the top of the second airbag. |
| US11479197B2 |
Method and control unit to charge a personal-protection-device energy store for operating a personal-protection-device of a vehicle
A method to charge a personal-protection-device energy store for operating a personal protection device of a vehicle. The method includes a step of reading in a voltage value of a source energy store of the vehicle. In addition, the method includes a step of ascertaining a charging current for charging the personal-protection-device energy store with power from the source energy store, the charging current being ascertained, using the voltage value read in; and using the charging current for charging the personal-protection-device energy store. |
| US11479190B2 |
On-board starting power supply
The present disclosure discloses an on-board starting power supply detachably installed in a vehicle. The on-board starting power supply includes: an energy storage module configured to store electrical energy; a first output interface electrically coupled to the energy storage module and a starting device of the vehicle; and a plurality of second output interfaces respectively electrically coupled to the energy storage module and a variety of electrical equipments. The energy storage module is configured to output an instantaneous large current for the starting device through the first output interface to start the starting device and output a corresponding working voltage to a corresponding electrical equipment through the plurality of second output interfaces. The present disclosure can not only start the vehicle, but also includes a plurality of second output interfaces that can be coupled to a variety of electrical equipments, thereby improving a versatility of the on-board starting power supply. |
| US11479189B2 |
High-speed-wiring-system architecture
A wiring system for an automobile connecting a processor and a plurality of devices, using one or more backbone sections. The processor and devices are connected to one another to form a first loop and a second loop, such that data may be transmitted along the first loop and data may be transmitted along the second loop. |
| US11479188B2 |
Apparatus for limiting movement of wiring harness
An apparatus for limiting a movement of a wiring harness includes a binding unit configured to bind the wiring harness electrically connected to a moving component configured to be movable relative to a vehicle body, the binding unit configured to be movable according to a movement of the moving component, and a guide track configured to guide a movement of the binding unit, wherein the guide track defines a movement path of the binding unit. |
| US11479185B2 |
Active infrared illumination for enhancing rear vision from a vehicle
An imaging assembly for use in a vehicle is disclosed. The imaging assembly may include an image sensor configured to capture image data and an electro-optic element configured to selectively control a range of wavelengths corresponding to light in a near infrared (NIR) range of light entering the image sensor. The electro-optic element may include a first portion configured to absorb the range of wavelengths entering the image sensor and a second portion configured to absorb the range of wavelengths entering the image sensor in a first state and to transmit the range of wavelengths entering the image sensor in a second state. The second portion may be electrically isolated from the first portion. A controller may be in communication with the image sensor and the electro-optic element. The controller may be operable to switch the second portion between the first state and the second state. |
| US11479184B2 |
Sound collection apparatus
An object is to provide a sound collection apparatus capable of collecting a sound with a higher SN rate than before through use of a reflected sound. The sound collection apparatus is installed in a vehicle. The vehicle includes a seat for a passenger to sit on, and a reflective structure that reflects a sound emitted by a passenger sitting in the seat. The sound collection apparatus includes a first microphone arranged at a position where a direct sound that is a sound emitted by the passenger is readily collected, and a second microphone arranged at a position where a reflected sound that is a sound emitted by the passenger and reflected by the reflective structure is readily collected. |
| US11479180B2 |
Expandable cargo box assembly for a pickup truck
An expandable cargo box assembly for mounting on a side wall section of a cargo bed of a pickup truck includes a base member for attaching the expandable cargo box assembly to the side wall section of the cargo bed, the base member having the form of an outer wall plate. Opposite the outer wall plate is an inner wall plate, the inner wall plate being displaceable from a first position to a second position, the first position defining a collapsed state, and the second position defining a deployed state. The outer and inner wall plates have operably associated therebetween a folding floor assembly, and the outer wall plate supports a forward folding wall and a rearward folding wall. Upon expanding the expandable cargo box assembly to a deployed state, the folding floor assembly and the forward and rearward folding walls are arranged to define an enclosure for receiving cargo. |
| US11479179B2 |
Camera mirror assembly for vehicle
A camera mirror assembly for a vehicle includes a folding unit configured to be rotated with respect to a fixed shaft formed in a base provided in the vehicle; and a support frame in which the folding unit and a camera are mounted at both ends thereof, wherein the support frame is configured to be folded or unfolded to change a position of the camera as the folding unit rotates. Further, the folding unit includes a driving housing, a driving portion, a driven gear portion fixed to the fixed shaft, and a driving force transfer portion for transferring a driving force of the driving portion to the driven gear portion. |
| US11479177B2 |
Vehicle display device, display control method, and rearview monitoring system
Vehicle display device (10) including a display unit (50), installed in a cabin of a vehicle and having a display face oriented in a different direction from a direction of a driver (DR), configured to display an image depicting a surrounding area of the vehicle, and a mirror unit (55) installed in the cabin of the vehicle and configured to reflect some or all of an image area displayed on the display unit (50). A visible range of the surrounding area visible to the driver through an image of the display unit (50) reflected in the mirror unit (55) changes according to movement of a viewing position of the driver (DR) with respect to the mirror unit (55). |
| US11479175B2 |
Error detection system and method in a vehicle lighting system
A vehicular error detection system is provided, comprising: a plurality of light circuits in a vehicle, each light circuit including a light and being associated with a corresponding unique identifier; a system controller located in the vehicle and configured to control operation of the light circuits; a plurality of wires connecting the light circuits to the system controller such that at least one wire is attached to each of the plurality of light circuits; a plurality of lighting error detectors each configured to detect a malfunctioning light from among corresponding lights in the light circuits, and configured to transmit an error message to the system controller when the malfunctioning light is detected, wherein each of the lighting error detectors transmits an error message to the system controller when the lighting error detector detects the malfunctioning light, and the error message includes the corresponding unique identifier of the malfunctioning light. |
| US11479174B2 |
Vehicular camera with PCB focus tuning
A camera for a vehicular vision system includes a circuit board having a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The circuit board has a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). An imager is disposed at the first side of the circuit board, and a lens assembly is optically aligned with the imager. A bend-countering element is disposed at the first side or the second side of the circuit board. The bend-countering element has a second CTE that is different from the first CTE of the circuit board. The bend-countering element counters temperature-induced bending of the circuit board. With the camera disposed at the vehicle, temperature-induced bending of the bend-countering element is in an opposite direction from temperature-induced bending of the circuit board. |
| US11479170B2 |
Warning structure and bracket
A warning structure includes a bracket and a warning member mounted on the bracket. The bracket includes a main body, rollers rotationally mounted to the main body, and a stopping assembly including a support member, a mounting member, and a resilient member. The support member is coupled to the main body. The mounting member is movably mounted to the support member. The rollers are mounted to the mounting member and the main body. The resilient member elastically resists the support member and the mounting member to bias the mounting member. When the support member is subjected to a downward force, the support member abuts against a ground to keep the bracket stationary. |
| US11479163B2 |
Rotatable light bar for motor vehicle sport bars
A light bar for a motor vehicle has a plurality of lights mounted to an elongated support member is rotatably connected to opposing end walls of a rectangular frame. An offset cam is connected to the support member and moved by an actuating mechanism between a first and second position which cause the support member and lights to rotate about an axis to corresponding first and second positions. When the support frame and lights are in a first position they are shielded by and substantially enclosed by the sides and ends of the rectangular frame, and when in a second position the lights extend above and generally parallel to the rectangular frame to shine above and forward of the rectangular frame. A power switch energizes the actuating mechanism to move the lights and support member between the first and second positions. |
| US11479160B2 |
Strap winding device
A strap winding device for efficiently and easily winding up a strap such as a cargo strap after use. The strap winding device generally includes a main body which is adapted to rest upon a structure such as a trailer on a vehicle such as a truck. A mount may be connected to the main body, with the mount being removably inserted within an opening on the trailer, such as a trailer stake pocket. A winder is rotatably connected to the mount by a sleeve, with the winder being operable to rotate a reel onto which the strap may be wound. The reel includes a pair of prongs which are tapered towards each other to ease removal of the strap after winding. |
| US11479155B1 |
Seat back trim retainer
A vehicle seat trim retainer that can be installed on a vehicle seat. The seat trim retainer includes a base retainer with a base retainer foundation and an inner flange. The base retainer foundation includes a stabilizing feature at one end and a base tip at an opposing end. The inner flange includes a C-shaped channel and a channel extender, with the channel extender including a channel flange. |
| US11479147B2 |
Vehicle occupancy management systems and methods
Example vehicle occupancy management systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a method receives a current vehicle image representing a current interior of a vehicle. An occupancy management system detects at least one passenger in the vehicle based on the current vehicle image and determines a seating location of the passenger. A seat map is generated that identifies the seating location of the passenger in the vehicle. |
| US11479145B2 |
Electric storage device for providing electric energy for a charging operation of at least one electrically-driven motor vehicle, and retrofit module and operating method
An electric storage device for providing electric energy for a charging operation of at least one electrically-driven motor vehicle has a storage unit for storing the energy, a cooling assembly for providing cooling capacity and a coolant circuit which is designed to convey thermal energy from the storage unit to the cooling assembly by a coolant. At least one charging cable is coupled to the storage unit, each charging cable being designed for connection to the motor vehicle and having a cooling channel. A distribution system is provided which is designed to divert some of the coolant into the cooling channel of the charging cable or to carry away thermal energy from the cooling channel into the coolant via a heat exchanger. |
| US11479142B1 |
Estimated state of charge determination
A system receives historical vehicle battery data from a gateway device connected to a vehicle. Some vehicles with plug-in rechargeable batteries recommend/require that the vehicle computer be turned off when recharging. Thus, obtaining a current state of charge while a vehicle is charging can be difficult because the vehicle computer can be off. While the vehicle/gateway device is unable to transmit current battery data, the systems estimate a battery charge from the historical data. |
| US11479137B2 |
Method and device for locating a vehicle for an inductive energy transmission
A device for locating a vehicle for an inductive energy transmission from an inductive charging device to the vehicle includes an ultrasound transmitter, which emits at least one first ultrasonic signal. At least three ultrasound receivers are situated on the vehicle, which receive an ultrasonic signal sequence having a direct receive signal and further receive signals in each case. A processing unit is situated on the vehicle, which is developed to ascertain the earliest receive direct receive signals within the ultrasonic signal sequences and to ascertain a position of the vehicle relative to the primary coil of the inductive charging device as a function of the ascertained direct receive signals. |
| US11479136B2 |
Apparatus and method for automatically charging a vehicle
An apparatus and a method for automatically charging a vehicle include a charging plug to connect to a charging port of the vehicle, a manipulator to move the charging plug to the charging port of the vehicle, a power supply connected with the charging plug to supply charging power to the vehicle, and a processor. The processor obtains vehicle information and parking information through communication with the vehicle when recognizing parking of the vehicle, calculates a vehicle position using the vehicle information and the parking information, recognizes the charging port of the vehicle based on the calculated vehicle position, and controls the manipulator to connect the charging plug to the charging port of the vehicle such that a battery of the vehicle is charged. |
| US11479133B2 |
Method and apparatus for parking lot metering
A method and apparatus for parking lot metering. The present invention allows multi-space meters to separately manage and control premium parking spaces, such as those for charging electric vehicles or those which supply electric power for engine block heaters in both pay-by-space and pay-and-display systems. Such premium spaces can be managed together over large areas (e.g., a city or region), or may be managed over smaller areas (e.g., the domain of an individual kiosk), or individually per parking space. Management includes pricing, time limits, hours, seasons of operation, and restrictions by vehicle type, and alternative pricing and restrictions for non-premium hours. |
| US11479128B2 |
Hybrid power vehicle range extender power following control method and system
Provided are a hybrid power vehicle range extender power following control method and system. The method includes: when a vehicle satisfies range extender power closed-loop control conditions, an actual charge-discharge power of a power battery and a charge-discharge power expectation value of the power battery are taken as control errors to adjust a total range extender electric power requirement, an engine torque requirement is calculated according to the total range extender electric power requirement, and an engine is controlled to perform the engine torque requirement; and when it is detected that a drive motor electric power suddenly changes and/or a load power suddenly changes, engine quick torque control is activated, and an engine quick torque requirement is taken as a feed-forward value of a generator speed setting controller to control a generator. |
| US11479127B2 |
All-wheel system for an electric motor vehicle, and method for operating an all-wheel system of such a vehicle
An all-wheel system for a motor vehicle, with a first electric machine for driving a first drive axle of the motor vehicle; a first electronic power unit for controlling a rotational speed of the first electric machine; a second electric machine for driving a second drive axle of the motor vehicle; a second electronic power unit for controlling the rotational speed of the second electric machine on the basis of the rotational speed of the first electric machine and a specified differential rotational speed between the first electric machine and the second electric machine. |
| US11479126B2 |
System and method for compensating acceleration of electrical motorbike
A system for compensating acceleration of electrical motorbike includes a throttle unit and an electro-mechanic assembly. After the electrical motorbike starts, the throttle unit receives external operation from a rider for generating a series of original throttle signal. An acceleration compensating module calculates a throttle variation rate based on the original throttle signal and variation of a throttle operation magnitude, and calculates a throttle compensating value based on the throttle variation rate when the throttle variation rate is larger than or equal to a correction threshold. A throttle compensating module receives and sums the original throttle signal and the throttle compensating value up for generating a new throttle signal. A torque controller generates a corresponding torque command based on the new throttle signal, and outputs the torque command to the electro-mechanic assembly for operation. |
| US11479116B2 |
Auxiliary power take-off assembly
An auxiliary power take-off assembly in an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle provided with a torque converter, having a transmission input and transmission output having a drive shaft at the transmission input that is permanently connected to a drive motor of the motor vehicle via a pump shaft of the torque converter. A transmission output shaft at the transmission output, and a transmission chain includes at least one drive element and one output element. The output element can be connected to an additional unit to be driven. A switch element, which is arranged so as to act between the drive shaft and the drive element of the transmission chain for optionally connecting the drive shaft to the drive element. The drive element and the output element are designed as gearwheels which are engaged with one another without an intermediate wheel. |
| US11479114B2 |
Transmission, in particular for a single wheel drive unit
A compact transmission, in particular for use within a single-wheel drive unit, includes a gear carrier fixed to the frame, which has a continuous central recess, and a main transmission having an internally toothed ring gear rotatably mounted on the outside of the gear carrier, externally toothed gears arranged in front of the one of the end faces of the gear carrier and meshing with the ring gear, and an input sun shaft. The compact transmission further includes a transmission pre-stage arranged within the central recess, and a pre-stage input shaft having an externally toothed pre-stage sun wheel, a pre-stage ring gear, and at least one pre-stage intermediate gear meshing with both the pre-stage sun wheel and with the pre-stage ring gear. An additional carrier is fastened to the transmission carrier, via which the pre-stage intermediate gears are held captively in the central recess. |
| US11479110B2 |
Ventilation device for a motor vehicle and mounting method
A ventilation device for a motor vehicle includes a frame defining an opening for an air flow, and at least one flap mounted so as to rotate relative to the frame about a pivot axis between an open position, suitable for allowing the air flow to pass, and a closed position, suitable for reducing the intensity of the air flow or changing its direction. The flap extends along the pivot axis and has a first end and a second end that are opposite one another along this axis and mounted so as to rotate on the frame around the pivot axis. The ventilation device further includes an intermediate support located between the first end and the second end along the pivot axis. The flap is mounted so as to rotate on the intermediate support relative to the frame about the pivot axis, the intermediate support being attached on the frame. |
| US11479108B2 |
Dump truck
A vehicle drive unit (11) includes a spindle (12) on which a female spline portion (12G) is formed, a wheel (15) disposed on an outer peripheral side of the spindle (12), wheel bearings 17, 18 that rotatably support the wheel (15) in relation to the spindle (12), an electric motor (21) located on an axial one side of the spindle (12), a shaft (22) connected to an output shaft (21B) of the electric motor (21), a planetary gear reduction device (25) disposed between the shaft (22) and the wheel (15), and a shaft bearing (46) that rotatably supports the shaft (22) in relation to the spindle (12). A retainer (42) retaining the shaft bearing (46) is disposed on an inner peripheral surface side of the spindle (12), and a male spline portion (42E), which is spline-coupled to a female spline portion (12G) of the spindle (12), is disposed on the retainer (42). |
| US11479107B2 |
Selectively attachable and detachable axial hub motor
Systems, methods, and other implementations described herein relate to a hub motor for a wheel of a vehicle. In one embodiment, the hub motor includes a cylindrical rotor and a cylindrical stator coaxially spaced from the cylindrical rotor along an axle. The cylindrical rotor includes a rotor attachment to selectively couple the cylindrical rotor to the axle. The cylindrical stator is disposed between the cylindrical rotor and the wheel and includes stator attachments to selectively couple the cylindrical stator to an outer wheel surface of the wheel. The cylindrical rotor and the cylindrical stator are selectively attachable to the axle and the outer wheel surface, respectively, without removing the wheel from the vehicle. |
| US11479101B2 |
Vehicle cover and integrated security system
A system includes a vehicle cover, a mechanical tensioning device, a memory device, storing instructions, and one or more processors configured to execute instructions to perform the steps of a method to secure a vehicle. The mechanical tensioning device may include attachment means to attach the device to a wheel of the vehicle and means to attach a security cable of the vehicle cover integrated into a bottom edge of the vehicle cover to the mechanical tensioning device. The mechanical tensioning device may include a rotational reel connected to either a tensioning motor or a tensioning crank and optionally including either a mechanical bi-stable device or one or more sensors configured to monitor the tension of the security cable when engaged to the mechanical tensioning device. The processor may monitor for a change in tension and execute one or more security measures in response. |
| US11479099B2 |
Window unit comprising a glazing panel and a frame
A window unit for windows in motor vehicles and the like, including a glazing panel and a frame with a profile that encompasses at least partially the peripheral sides of the glazing panel. The frame includes a primary part which is in the form of a hard component and features an exterior profile where the primary part has at least one inner profile line with at least one notch and/or one protrusion extending from the peripheral side of the glazing panel to the center of the window unit. The primary part is capable of being fixed onto another object like a car body, a decorative object, a building, a door frame, or the like. |
| US11479095B2 |
Tonneau cover
A tonneau cover for covering the opening of a cargo bed of a pickup truck. The tonneau cover includes a sandwich panel including a structural core, a first layered section, and a second layered section. The structural core has a top surface and a bottom surface. The first layered section is coupled to the top surface of the structural core, and a second layered section is coupled to the bottom surface of the structural core. Each of the first and second layered sections includes a reinforcement layer, and at least one of the reinforcement layers of the first and second layered sections is a carbon fiber mat. The tonneau cover may have a single panel configuration or a tri-panel configuration. |
| US11479094B2 |
Storage unit having adjustable volume
A rigid extendable storage unit that comprises a front wall and a back wall positioned adjacent to the front wall in a folded state and configured to be deployed opposite the front wall, wherein the back wall has an opening configured to be covered. Side walls that are made of at least one section are provided and positioned adjacent to the front wall in a folded state and extended between the front wall and the back wall in a deployed state. A roof is positioned adjacent to the front wall in a folded state and extended to enclose a volume formed between the front wall, the back wall and the side walls. In the folded state, the extendable storage unit occupies minimal area of the surface or the platform it is mounted on and transforming the storage unit from folded state to deployed state and vice versa can be handled manually or automatically. |
| US11479089B2 |
Side door structure of vehicle
There are provided a hinge pillar having a closed-cross section extending in a vehicle vertical direction, a side door body comprising a door outer and a door inner, a door trim provided to cover the door inner from a cabin inside, and a stay damper arranged between the door inner and the door trim such that the stay damper extends rearwardly from a front end thereof which is attached to the hinge pillar and to a rear end thereof which is attached to the door inner. |
| US11479088B2 |
Glass run
A glass run attached to a groove formed in a door frame includes: a basic frame including a bottom wall, a vehicle exterior side wall, and a vehicle interior side wall; an outer lip provided on the vehicle exterior side wall and coming into sliding contact with the vehicle exterior side of door glass; and an inner lip provided on the vehicle interior side wall and coming into sliding contact with the vehicle interior side of the door glass. The inner lip includes at least a first inner lip, and a second inner lip provided at a position closer to the bottom wall than the first inner lip is. Each of the first inner lip and the second inner lip extends toward the bottom wall, and does not come into contact with each other during sliding contact with the door glass. |
| US11479083B2 |
Flow circuit system for a vehicle and method thereof
The invention relates to a flow circuit system (1) for a vehicle, with a first flow circuit (10) guiding a first fluid and operable as a heat pump, and a second flow circuit (50) with a conveying device (31) guiding a second fluid, and a switching device (35), wherein in the provided flow direction of the first fluid downstream of a compressor (3) and upstream of an expansion element (15), at least one first heat exchanger (7) between the first and second fluids, wherein the second flow circuit (50) has at least two flow circuit modes, wherein in the first flow circuit mode, apart from the at least one conveying device (31) for the second fluid and the at least one first heat exchanger (7), at least one outside heat exchanger (37) which may be flowed through by the second fluid and is configured as a radiator is connected to the second flow circuit (50), and in the second flow circuit mode this at least one outside heat exchanger (37) is not connected to the at least second flow circuit (50) containing the conveyor device (31) and the first heat exchanger (7), and preferably is also a heating flow circuit. In this way more flexibility is created in the flow circuit system (1) for a vehicle. |
| US11479081B2 |
Vehicle air conditioning apparatus
The vehicle air conditioning apparatus comprises at least one physical condition information sensor which detects information on physical conditions of passengers in a vehicle as physical condition information. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus selectively executes an outside-air circulation control for discharging air from an interior of the vehicle to outside of the vehicle and introducing outside air to the interior of the vehicle from the outside of the vehicle and an interior-air circulation control for taking the air from the interior of the vehicle and returning the taken air to the interior of the vehicle. The vehicle air conditioning apparatus executes the outside-air circulation control when the electronic control unit determines that at least one of the passengers has an infection, based on the physical condition information. |
| US11479080B2 |
Hybrid energy power module for mobile electrical devices
A power generation system for a mobile device. The power generation system includes a combustion engine. The combustion engine serves as a power generator for the mobile device, with the combustion engine being located on a trailer. The power generation system also includes a power module. The power module comprises both an ultra-capacitor and a lithium-based battery; Preferably, the ultra-capacitor comprises a series, or bank, of super capacitors. Likewise, the battery comprises a series of lithium batteries. Preferably, the super capacitors are in electrical communication with an alternator of a truck. The power module provides power to start the combustion engine used to drive the mobile device. The mobile device may be a refrigeration system, or may be heaters, blowers, lights or other electrical items that may be carried on the trailer. |
| US11479078B2 |
Multi-zone air conditioner system for large vehicles and control method thereof
A multi-zone air conditioner system for large vehicles may include an air conditioning device configured to partition an internal of a vehicle into a plurality of zones to independently cool each zone, a detecting device configured to include a room temperature detector for detecting a room temperature of each zone and a photo detector for detecting an amount of solar radiation, an input device configured to switch an operating state of the air conditioning device to an automatic mode or a manual mode, and a control device configured to generate a control signal for operating the air conditioning device based on a signal transmitted from the detecting device and the input device. |
| US11479077B2 |
Heat pump system for vehicle
A heat pump system for a vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may control a temperature of a battery module by using one chiller in which a refrigerant and a coolant are heat-exchanged, may recover waste heat generated from an electrical component and the battery module to use it for indoor heating, thereby improving the heating performance and efficiency, and may increase a flow rate of the refrigerant by applying a gas injection part that selectively operates in a heating mode of a vehicle, thereby maximizing heating performance. |
| US11479073B2 |
Vehicle body roll reduction
In various embodiments, methods and systems for controlling a suspension system of a vehicle are provided. In one embodiment, a control system includes: one or more first sensors configured to measure a velocity of the vehicle; one or more second sensors configured to detecting one or more additional vehicles that ae moving in relation to the vehicle; and a processor that is coupled to the first sensors and the second sensors and that is configured to provide instructions for adjusting the suspension system of the vehicle, based on the measured velocity of the vehicle and the detected one or more additional vehicles that are moving in relation to the vehicle. |
| US11479067B2 |
Systems and methods for monitoring a tire for a puncture
This disclosure relates to an approach for monitoring a tire for a puncture based on a change in a voltage established based on a resistance of a material disposed within the tire. In one example, the material is a conductive material layer. In another example, the material is a resistive strip. The systems and methods described herein can monitor for a change in an established voltage over time that is a function of parameters including the resistance of the conductive material layer or the resistive strip, and an applied voltage, to provide an indication of the change in the resistance in the material. The change in resistance of the material can be indicative of the puncture within the tire. The systems and methods described herein can alert a vehicle operator of the puncture within the tire. |
| US11479062B2 |
Tuned radio frequency (RF) resonant materials and material configurations for sensing in a vehicle
This disclosure provides a tire formed of a body having multiple plies and a tread that surrounds the body. The plies and/or the treads and/or other surfaces of the tire include one or more resonators that respond to being interrogated by an externally generated excitation signal. Multiple resonators formed of electrically-conducting materials are disposed (e.g., printed) on the plies and/or tread and/or other surfaces of the tire. Each of a group of multiple resonators can be individually configured to respond to different frequencies of the excitation signal such that the presence of a response (e.g., a measured attenuation of the excitation signal return) or lack of response (e.g., based on comparison of the excitation signal return to calibration curves) from individual ones of the multiple resonators can be combined to form a serial number that is unique to the tire or other elastomer-containing component (e.g., belts, hoses, etc.) being interrogated. |
| US11479059B2 |
Gripping tool for adjustable wheel balancing clamping tools
A gripping tool for adjustable wheel balancing clamping tool includes a gripping body and an adjustable-bolt-pattern-adaptor attachment mechanism. The gripping body that enables the user to grasp the clamping tool includes an outer annular body, an inner annular body, and a connector ring. The inner annular body is concentrically positioned within the outer annular body. The connector ring is perimetrically connected the outer annular body and the inner annular body. The connector ring is terminally positioned to a first outer edge of the outer annular body and a first inner edge of the inner annular body. The adjustable-bolt-pattern-adaptor attachment mechanism is connected to the outer annular body and the inner annular body thus securing the gripping body to the clamping tool. |
| US11479058B2 |
Glass embedded product and method for fabricating same
Disclosed are a glass embedded product and a method for fabricating same. The glass embedded product comprises a base, the base having a cavity, several hollowed holes being formed through a side wall of the cavity, and the hollowed holes communicate with the cavity. The glass embedded product further comprises a glass blown decorative structure embedded in the base, the glass blown decorative structure comprising a glass blown lining sheathed in the cavity of the base and glass protruding decorative parts embedded in the hollowed holes of the base. The glass protruding decorative parts and the glass blown lining form an integrated blow-moulded integral structure. |
| US11479054B2 |
Restraining extensions
An example system may comprise a media support including a wall and a base and a restraining extension extending in a first direction to constrain print media, when present, to a space below the restraining extension. |
| US11479051B2 |
Image processing apparatus controlling printing according to unidirectional printing method or bidirectional printing method
In an image processing apparatus, a processor sets a target printing method for printing a target image to one of a bidirectional printing method and a unidirectional printing method. In a case where the bidirectional printing method is set as the target printing method: the processor executes both a first generation process and a second generation process. The first generation process generates first partial print data by converting a set of partial image data using a first color conversion profile. The second generation process generates second partial print data by converting another set of partial image data using a second color conversion profile. In a case where the unidirectional printing method is set as the target printing method, the processor executes a third generation process generating third partial print data by converting a set of partial image data using a third color conversion profile. |
| US11479048B2 |
Logic circuitry package
A logic circuitry package for a replaceable print apparatus component includes an interface and at least one logic circuit. The at least one logic circuit is configured to respond to communications sent to a first address via the interface and respond to communications sent to a second address via the interface. The at least one logic circuit is configured to in response to a hibernate command sent to the first address, respond to communications sent to the second address. |
| US11479042B2 |
Liquid discharge head, head module, head device, liquid discharge device, and liquid discharge apparatus
A liquid discharge head includes a plurality of nozzle arrays arranged in a first direction. The plurality of nozzle arrays each includes nozzles from which a liquid is discharged, the nozzles arranged in a second direction intersecting the first direction, and one of two nozzle arrays of the plurality of nozzle arrays adjacent to each other in the first direction include at least two nozzles arranged at different nozzle intervals from corresponding nozzles of another of the two nozzle arrays in the first direction. |
| US11479038B2 |
Printing liquid supply device, printing liquid circulation device and printing machine
A viscosity measurement device includes a measurement tool having a pump for feeding a printing liquid by pressure. The viscosity measurement device includes a passage part having a first passage part in which a flow path cross-sectional area for the printing liquid is set at a first area, and a second passage part in which a flow path cross-sectional area for the printing liquid is set at a second area smaller than the first area and which is arranged on an upstream side in a supply direction of the printing liquid with respect to the first passage part, the passage part being interposed in the supply path and arranged upward toward a downstream side in the supply direction of the printing liquid; and a sensor attached to the second passage part and measuring the fall time of the measurement tool in a prescribed vertical region in the second passage part. |
| US11479037B2 |
Liquid discharging head
A printing apparatus comprising a printing element substrate, including a substrate including a heating element for heating and discharging liquid and a temperature detecting element for detecting a temperature of the substrate, wherein a detection period, during which a detecting result is obtainable, extends across a plurality of cycles of a latch signal, and a heating enabling signal for discharging the liquid and the latch signal are output such that, in the detection period, an output value of a temperature waveform does not exceed a preset threshold value, the temperature waveform being a temperature waveform of the substrate detected by the temperature detecting element. |
| US11479036B2 |
Temperature detection and control
A print component integrated circuitry package includes a number of temperature sensors where each of the plurality of the temperature sensors is disposed in a corresponding temperature region of an integrated circuitry. In an example, an analog sense bus conductively connects to all of the plurality of temperature sensors and an external sensor pad that is to connect to a corresponding print controller contact. |
| US11479031B2 |
Measuring tape with printing on flexible substrate
A printing assembly may include a first continuous cylinder and a first jogging assembly. The first continuous cylinder may be configured to apply print media to a flexible substrate responsive to contact with the flexible substrate. The first continuous cylinder may include a plurality of partitions configured such that only one of the partitions is aligned for contact with the flexible substrate at any given time, and each of the partitions may have a unique print characteristic associated therewith. The first jogging assembly may be operably coupled with the first continuous cylinder to move the first continuous cylinder along an axis thereof to change alignment of the partitions relative to the flexible substrate. |
| US11479029B2 |
Paper label with polymer film reinforcement and method of manufacture
A method for manufacturing a roll of stock material for making a label having a shelf portion with pressure sensitive adhesive and a bib portion with deadened adhesive is provided. The shelf portion includes a layer of polymer. A continuous layer of paper is bonded to a continuous layer of polymer with applied strips of catalyzed adhesive from a roller. Unbonded strips of polymer are kiss-cut and removed to expose the paper between bonded strips of polymer. A continuous layer of pressure sensitive adhesive is applied over the polymer and exposed paper. Strips of deadening agent are applied over the layer of pressure sensitive adhesive that overlays the exposed paper. The pressure sensitive adhesive and deadening agent are cured and a release layer is applied over them. |
| US11479025B2 |
Inline coated biaxially oriented polyethylene foil and method for the production thereof
The present invention relates to a biaxially oriented polyethylene foil (BOPE) comprising layers (A) to (D), wherein layers (B) to (D) contain biaxially oriented polyethylene and layer (A) contains polyurethane and nanoparticles and has a layer thickness of 25 to 300 nm, layer (B) comprises polymers having functional groups which are capable of forming covalent bonds with polyurethane and are directly connected to layer (A), layer (C) has at least a layer thickness of 50% of the total thickness of the foil and layer (D) represents an outer layer of the foil, which contains antiblocking agents. The invention further relates to methods for producing such foils. |
| US11479024B2 |
Multilayer films for ostomy bags
A multilayer film having at least one barrier layer and at least one outer layer, suitable for medical applications, such as ostomy applications, which is effective as barrier for odors and has sufficient properties with respect to provide a pliable, tear resistant with noise damping film is provided. The multilayer film includes polyolefin elastomers, plasticized PVDC, ethylene vinyl acetate copolymers and additives. |
| US11479021B2 |
Structural panel for an appliance having stamped components and method therefor
An operable panel for an appliance includes a metallic outer wrapper having a perimetrical wrapper edge that partially defines a perimetrical breaker channel, an inner liner and a plurality of corner brackets disposed proximate the perimetrical wrapper edge. Each corner bracket cooperates with the perimetrical wrapper edge to fully define the perimetrical breaker channel. A trim breaker is adhered to the metallic outer wrapper and the corner brackets at the perimetrical breaker channel and having a liner channel that receives a portion of the inner liner. The trim breaker extends between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An insulation material is disposed within an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. |
| US11479020B2 |
Carbon nanotube sheet structure and laminate
A carbon nanotube sheet structure includes: a carbon nanotube sheet; a first base material including a first base material surface facing the carbon nanotube sheet; and a first spacer providing a gap between the carbon nanotube sheet and the first base material. A first base material surface of the first base material includes a first region on which the first spacer is provided and a second region on which the first spacer is not provided. The first base material is spaced apart from the carbon nanotube sheet at the second region on the first base material surface. |
| US11479018B2 |
Barrier film for electronic devices
A barrier film for electronic devices exhibiting and maintaining excellent water barrier property. The barrier film for electronic devices features a water permeability (23° C., RH50%) that is set to be not more than 10−4 g/m2/day and a water content that is maintained to be not more than 2000 ppm. |
| US11479017B2 |
High strength nonwoven barrier material
The present invention is directed toward a method of making a composite structure including receiving a substantially planar nonwoven spunbond layer including a plurality of multicomponent fibers, thermally bonding the nonwoven spunbond layer at a first bond temperature, laying down a meltblown layer on top of the thermally bonded nonwoven spunbond layer to form an intermediate structure, and thermally bonding the intermediate structure at a second bond temperature to form a final composite structure. Composite structures including a spunbond layer and a meltblown layer, wherein the composite structure has a tensile strength of at least about 130 N/2.54 cm in both machine and cross directions, a tear strength of at least 3.0 N/2.54 cm, and an LRV of about 2.0 or higher are also provided herein. |
| US11479016B2 |
Coextruded crosslinked polyolefin foam with polyamide cap layers
Described herein are physically crosslinked, closed cell continuous multilayer foam structures that includes a foam layer comprising polypropylene, polyethylene, or a combination of polypropylene and polyethylene and a polyamide cap layer. The multilayer foam structure can be obtained by coextruding a multilayer structure comprising at least one foam composition layer and at least one cap composition layer, irradiating the coextruded structure with ionizing radiation, and continuously foaming the irradiated structure. |
| US11479013B2 |
Water-drainable air-barrier tape for buildings
A laminate comprises a wicking fabric and a polymeric film adhered to both sides of the wicking fabric, wherein the wicking fabric comprises a plurality of holes, the polymeric films on both sides of the wicking fabric are fused together at each hole, and the laminate functions as an air barrier when measured in accordance with ASTM E2178-13, and allows the passage of liquid water as per ASTM E2273-18. |
| US11479012B2 |
Elastic film and method for producing an elastic layer material
An elastic film has a perforation formed by perforation holes that are elongated along a preferred expanding direction in the unexpanded state, wherein the ratio of the length of the perforation holes determined along the preferred expanding direction to a width of the perforation holes determined perpendicular thereto amounts to at least 3:2. The elongation at break along the preferred expanding direction is at least twice as high as the elongation at break determined perpendicular thereto along the width of the perforation holes. |
| US11479008B2 |
Apparatus and method for folding
Discrete items are conveyed, preferably by a vacuum conveyor, in a machine direction toward a pair of rotating blades. A first intended target of folding, for instance a right portion of front and back panels of a diaper, travels up a ramp, raising the level of the intended target. A rotating blade passes under the intended target of folding, and folds the right portion of front and back panels of a diaper over. If desired, a second intended target of folding, for instance a left portion of front and back panels of a diaper, travels up a second ramp, raising the level of the intended target. A rotating blade passes under the second intended target of folding, and folds the left portion of front and back panels of a diaper over. The folded diaper then exits the folding system and travels downstream for further processing as desired. |
| US11479006B2 |
Juicer having improved juicing performance
A juicer having improved juicing performance, including: a housing in which a motor is built in; a screw housing detachably coupled to the housing; and a driving screw exposed to one side of the housing and received in the screw housing so as to rotate by being coupled to a driving shaft rotatably driven by the motor. The driving screw includes: a driving screw main body in which an installation groove opened toward the housing is formed; one or more piezoelectric element provided in the installation groove of the driving screw main body; and a contact terminal electrically connected to the piezoelectric element and electrically contacting a contact electrode provided in the housing. |
| US11479004B2 |
Systems and methods for creating a honeycomb core with venting pathways
A method for creating a honeycomb core having venting pathways includes controlling where a resin is applied to sheets to form the venting pathways. A honeycomb substrate is then formed from the sheets. |
| US11479002B2 |
Compression tool and method of forming gas turbine engine components
An assembly for forming a gas turbine engine according to an example of the present disclosure includes, among other things, a layup tool including a main body extending along a longitudinal axis and a flange extending radially from the main body, the flange defining an edge face slopes towards the main body to an axial face. At least one compression tool has a tool body having a first tool section and a second tool section extending transversely from the first tool section. The first tool section is translatable along a retention member in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the edge face such that relative movement causes the second tool section to apply a first compressive force on a composite article trapped between the axial face of the flange and the second tool section. A method of forming a gas turbine engine component is also disclosed. |
| US11478997B2 |
Automated fiber placement system and associated method
Disclosed herein is an automated fiber placement system that comprises a robot, an end effector, and a creel assembly that is coupled to the robot and movable with the robot. The creel assembly comprises a spool of a tow and a tow tensioner. The tow tensioner comprises an arm assembly that is pivotable toward and away from a tow direction between a forward position and a rearward position, inclusive, and configured to secure the tow from the spool as the tow unwinds from the spool and moves in the tow direction. The tow tensioner also comprises a biasing member that is coupled to the arm assembly and configured to bias the arm assembly into a neutral position between the forward position and the rearward position. The tow tensioner additionally comprises a potentiometer that is coupled to the arm assembly and configured to detect a position of the arm assembly. |
| US11478992B2 |
Projection material processing system and associated method of use
A material processing and associated additive manufacturing system and method that utilizes high intensity light to fuse an entire layer of material, at one time, to create a three-dimensional component. The system and method of the present invention allows for each layer to be created in a fraction of the time, thereby reducing the overall time for a three-dimensional component to be created, thereby increasing control over the properties achieved. |
| US11478988B2 |
Resin extractor for additive manufacturing
A method of separating excess resin from at least one object, includes: (a) stereolithographically producing at least one object on at least one carrier platform, each carrier platform having a planar build surface to which at least one object is connected, each object carrying excess resin on a surface thereof; then (b) mounting each carrier platform to a rotor; (c) centrifugally separating excess resin from each object by spinning the rotor with each carrier platform connected thereto while each object remains connected to each carrier platform; and then (d) removing each carrier platform from the rotor with each object thereon, with excess resin separated therefrom. |
| US11478985B2 |
Build material for three-dimensional printing
An example of a build material for three-dimensional (3D) printing includes a preconditioned polymer or polymer composite powder. A percent crystallinity of the preconditioned polymer or polymer composite powder is reduced by a volume percentage ranging from about 0.5% to about 3% compared to a percent crystallinity of a corresponding untreated polymer or polymer composite powder. |
| US11478984B2 |
System and method for additive manufacturing using spherical coordinates
A system, method and computer program product for an additive manufacturing or three dimensional (3D) printing system, including a build point, located at an origin of a Spherical coordinate system; a theta axis motor configured to incrementally control rotation of the build point in relation to an extruder head along the theta axis; a phi axis motor configured to incrementally control rotation of the build point in relation to the extruder head along the phi axis perpendicular to the theta axis; and a rho radius motor configured to incrementally control the extruder head to a desired radius from the build point. |
| US11478983B2 |
Additive manufacturing apparatus and method for large components
An additive manufacturing apparatus includes: first and second spaced apart side walls extending along a pre-defined path and defining a build chamber therebetween; one or more build units mounted for movement along the pre-defined path, the one or more build units including at least one of: a powder dispenser positioned above the build chamber; an applicator configured to scrape powder dispensed into the build chamber; and a directed energy source configured to fuse the scraped powder. |
| US11478978B2 |
Systems and methods of making a composite article
Methods of making a composite article are provided herein. The method can include an unwinding step including unwinding a fiber substrate material from a creel at an unwinding velocity and an impregnation step including applying an uncured resin composition to the fiber substrate material to form a resin-fiber material. The method further includes a winding step comprising applying the resin-fiber material onto a shaped surface at a winding velocity and a solidifying step comprising applying heat to the resin-fiber material to initiate an exothermic reaction comprising polymerization, cross-linking, or both of the uncured resin composition. Temperature of the resin-fiber material can be monitored during operation of the method and a polymerization front velocity set point (vpfs) and an operating polymerization front velocity (vpfo) can be determined. Parameters can be adjusted to maintain a vpfo that is substantially the same as the vpfs. Systems for performing said methods are also provided. |
| US11478974B2 |
Blow molding machine and method for controlling blow molding machine
A blow molding machine for a resin container is provided with at least a blow molding section, a heating section, and a conveyance path for conveying a preform heated by the heating section to the blow molding section. The conveyance path is provided with a first conveyance member that is continuously and intermittently driven. The blow molding section is provided with a plurality of blow movable members. A plurality of conveyance driving sections for driving the first conveyance member are driven in synchronization with each other, and the blow movable members are driven in synchronization with each other. |
| US11478973B2 |
Method for manufacturing resin container, and device for manufacturing resin container
This method for manufacturing a resin container includes injection molding a plurality of preforms in an arrangement direction, a adjusting the temperature of the preforms, and molding containers from the preforms. The manufacturing method includes, between the injection molding and the temperature adjusting, changing the orientation of the preforms aligned in the arrangement direction to an orientation aligned in a conveying direction. |
| US11478972B2 |
Diagnostic troubleshooting system for an extrusion system
An extrusion apparatus includes a diagnostic system with a material processing section and an extruder screw disposed for rotation in a barrel and surrounded by a shroud assembly. The apparatus includes a temperature control system with heater sand cooler. The apparatus includes a speed control apparatus that has a drive unit and a speed variation device that is coupled to the extruder screw. The apparatus includes a diagnostic system in communication with the material processing section and/or the speed control apparatus. The diagnostic system includes a sensor system in communication with the material processing section and/or the speed control apparatus; and a computer processor in communication with the sensor system and a computer. The computer processor includes a computer readable medium that employs one or more algorithms and that are executable by the computer to generate signals characterizing performance of the material processing section and/or the speed control apparatus. |
| US11478971B2 |
Apparatus and method to adjust the thickness profile in the production of blown films
Disclosed is an apparatus for the production of a blown tubular film (FT). The apparatus includes an independent device for the localized thickness adjustment at the strips adjacent to the folding edges resulting from the flattening of the tubular film (FT) by means of adjustment elements formed in angular sectors of limited extension symmetrically arranged 180° apart. The independent device for the localized thickness adjustment being a volumetric type device having a rotating ring that performs a rotating adjustment of the flow rate of a cooling air stream which takes into account the angular offset resulting from the operational parameters of the apparatus. |
| US11478969B2 |
Manufacturing method and manufacturing device for foam molded article
A method for producing a foam-molded product uses a producing apparatus including a plasticizing cylinder. The plasticizing cylinder has a plasticization zone, a starvation zone, and an introducing port which is formed in the plasticizing cylinder and via which a physical foaming agent is introduced into the starvation zone. The method includes: plasticizing and melting a thermoplastic resin into a molten resin in the plasticization zone; introducing a pressurized fluid containing the physical foaming agent having a fixed pressure into the starvation zone; allowing the molten resin to be in the starved state in the starvation zone; bringing the molten resin in the starved state into contact with the pressurized fluid having the fixed pressure in the starvation zone; and molding the molten resin into the foam-molded product. At least one pressure boosting part is provided in the starvation zone. |
| US11478966B2 |
Composite plate structure and manufacturing method thereof
A composite plate structure includes a composite plate and a resin component. The composite plate includes a first fiber layer, a second fiber layer and a core layer. The second fiber layer has a first region, wherein an area of the second fiber layer is smaller than an area of the first fiber layer. The core layer is disposed between the first fiber layer and the second fiber layer, wherein the core layer is exposed at the first region. The resin component is connected to the composite plate, wherein the resin component is combined with the core layer at the first region. In addition, a manufacturing method of the composite plate is also provided. |
| US11478965B2 |
Mould and method for flexible holding inserts in the mold during molding
The invention relates to a mould for moulding a component with one or more inserts, the mould comprising a mould body for defining in part the shape of the component, and at least one insert holder for holding an insert within the mould body. Each insert holder is movably supported such it can move relative to the mould body in a direction of shrinkage of the component, and wherein the mould further comprises a biasing means to bias each insert holder to a first position relative to the mould body. The invention also relates to a method of moulding. |
| US11478964B2 |
Mold, system and method for manufacturing a molded part
A mold, system and method for manufacturing a part includes injection molding a substrate in a single injection mold and optionally trimming the panel substrate. The substrate can have a first configuration or a second, different configuration. Trimming of the substrate can occur when the substrate has the first configuration to define an aperture in the substrate. |
| US11478963B2 |
Symbol button for vehicle and manufacturing method thereof
A manufacturing method of a symbol button for a vehicle includes: preparing a button body comprising a side portion, a top portion formed of a polymer material on which a metal is able to be plated; forming an electrically conductive layer on an outside of the button body using a conductive polymer material; forming a plating shielding layer in a form of a symbol using a material on which a metal is not able to be plated on the electrically conductive layer; and performing metal plating on the outside of the button body having the plating shielding layer. |
| US11478958B2 |
Multi-component mandrel for processing a composite part and method for fabricating a composite part
An example mandrel for processing a part is described including an inner core having a material with first thermal properties, and an outer layer surrounding the inner core. The outer layer includes a material with second thermal properties different than the first thermal properties to enable uniform pressure distribution within the mandrel. An example method for fabricating a composite part is described including placing a base composite layer into a cavity of a tooling surface, inserting a mandrel into the cavity, applying a skin to the mandrel and the base composite layer forming a package, enclosing the package in a vacuum bag and curing the base composite layer and the skin such that during curing a pressure due to thermal expansion of one of the inner core and the outer layer is distributed by the other, and removing the mandrel from the cavity of the tooling surface following the curing. |
| US11478952B1 |
Log cutter
A sawmill and method for sawing a log. The sawmill includes a transfer conveyor to convey a log quarter wedge segment to a log transport rig configured to orient the log quarter wedge segment so that an apex of the log quarter wedge segment is oriented in a downward direction. The log transport rig moves the log quarter wedge segment through a band saw configured to saw the log quarter wedge segment into two log eighth wedge segments. A transfer conveyor is provided to gather the two log eighth wedge segments from the log transport rig and feed the two log eighth wedge segments sequentially to a resawing rig comprising a conveying device and from two to six band saws configured to saw boards from the each of two log eighth wedge segments in succession as each of the two log eighth wedge segments are transported through the resawing rig. |
| US11478951B2 |
Cut-crease rule for dieboard
A rule to be inserted into a die-board that is pressed onto a plate matter, the rule including: a multi-edge cutting blade having a cutting blade edge, the cutting blade edge divided into multiple sections with multiple spacings between the multiple sections; and a plurality of connecting pieces configured to fit into the multiple spacings and to provide support for the multiple sections of the cutting blade edge when the rule is pressed onto the plate matter. |
| US11478949B2 |
Pipe cutting apparatus and methods for use of the same
A fixture includes a pipe having a vertical axis that is coaxial with a center of the pipe, a cutting element having a cutting blade, and a jig assembly coupled to the cutting element and arranged to orient the cutting blade at an angular orientation relative to the vertical axis of the pipe. Related methods and components are also provided. |
| US11478945B2 |
Underwater line cutting tool
An underwater line cutting tool includes a cutter. The cutter includes a blade holder and a rotating manipulator arm. The blade holder includes two stationary arms in a V-shaped configuration including at least one blade attached to one of two stationary arms. The blade holder is attached to the rotating manipulator arm of a rotating manipulator that is attached to an underwater remotely operated vehicle. |
| US11478944B2 |
Cutting mechanism
A cutting mechanism for a hair cutting apparatus, such as a shaving apparatus, includes an outer cutting member having hair-entry openings and an inner cutting member having cutting elements each having a first cutting edge. The inner cutting member is moveable with respect to the outer cutting member so as to perform a cutting operation within a cutting region of the cutting mechanism. Adjacent hair-entry openings are separated by a dividing element having a cutting section that lies within the cutting region and a non-cutting section that is outside the cutting region. The non-cutting section includes an inner wall facing the inner cutting member and a side wall which is substantially perpendicular to the inner wall. A single chamfer is provided between the inner wall of the non-cutting region and the side wall of the non-cutting region. |
| US11478942B1 |
Robotic picking assemblies configured to grasp multiple items
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for robotic picking assemblies configured to grasp multiple items. In one embodiment, an example system may include a picking assembly coupled to a vacuum system, the picking assembly having a first suction cup assembly with a first suction cup and a first sensor, and a second suction cup assembly with a second suction cup and a second sensor. The example system may include a controller configured to cause the picking assembly to grasp a plurality of items, where the plurality of items includes a first item and a second item. The controller may be further configured to cause the picking assembly to move from a first position to a second position, and cause the picking assembly to release the first item at a first time and the second item at a second time. |
| US11478941B2 |
End effectors and methods for gripping a curvilinear sheet of material
End effectors and methods for gripping a curvilinear sheet of material are disclosed herein. The curvilinear sheet of material defines a first sheet side having a curvilinear first side topography and a second sheet side having a curvilinear second side topography. The end effector includes a negative mating shaped first sheet-engaging surface configured to operatively support the first sheet side and having a curvilinear first sheet-engaging surface topography that corresponds to the curvilinear first side topography. The end effector also includes a second sheet-engaging surface configured to operatively support the second sheet side and having a curvilinear appropriately mating negative shaped second sheet-engaging surface topography that corresponds to the curvilinear second side topography. The end effector further includes an actuation mechanism configured to selectively transition the end effector between an open orientation and a gripping (converging) orientation. The methods include methods of utilizing the end effectors. |
| US11478936B2 |
Image processing apparatus that processes image picked up by image pickup apparatus attached to robot, control method therefor, and storage medium storing control program therefor
An image processing apparatus capable of simplifying operations for determining an image pickup posture of an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot. The image processing apparatus processes an image that an image pickup apparatus attached to a robot picks up. The image processing apparatus includes a memory device that stores a set of instructions, and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to specify a working area of the robot based on teaching point information showing a plurality of designated teaching points, specify an image pickup area of the image pickup apparatus so as to include the specified working area; and determine an image pickup posture of the robot based on the specified image pickup area. |
| US11478933B2 |
Equipment status estimation method and system
Example implementations described herein estimate parameters for equipment that cannot be sensed directly, including determining if such equipment is running or stopping. Example implementations determine the standard throughput per equipment and product, based on history of equipment production data, extract previous and next equipment of robotic arms on the line by using physical topology information of robot arms and equipment, senses and determines throughput of associated robot arms and compares the robot arm throughput with the standard throughputs of the previous and next equipment, which help determine whether the previous/next equipment have stopped. |
| US11478922B2 |
Robot teaching device and robot system
A robot teaching device includes: an image acquisition device configured to acquire, as a moving image, a distance image representing distance information of an imaging object, or a two-dimensional image of the imaging object; a trajectory detection section configured to detect a movement trajectory of an operator's hand depicted as the imaging object in the moving image by using the moving image; an identification section configured to identify whether the detected movement trajectory represents a linear movement or a rotational movement; and a command generation section configured to output a command for translating a predetermined movable part of the robot based on the movement trajectory when the movement trajectory is identified as representing a linear movement, and to output a command for rotating the predetermined movable part based on the movement trajectory when the movement trajectory is identified as representing a rotational movement. |
| US11478920B2 |
Exosuit systems with lumbar and core support
Exosuits that use core grip members are described herein. Core grip members apply forces in a radially inward manner from the exterior of the body to the interior of the body to provide support to the user and to serve as a platform for mounting power layer segments. |
| US11478918B2 |
Self-aligning tool guide
A self-aligning tool guide has a holder for securing a portable power tool for working on a ceiling, a lifting mechanism, and a self-balancing chassis. The holder is mounted on the lifting mechanism. The lifting mechanism has a propulsion system for raising the holder parallel to a lifting axis. The self-balancing chassis has two wheels on a wheel axis, a drive coupled to the two wheels, and a steering system. A contact sensor serves for detecting an indirect contact of the holder with the ceiling. The chassis has a brake. A controller has a mode in which the brake is activated and the balancing of the self-balancing chassis is deactivated. |
| US11478912B2 |
Nail gun which fires nails stably
Disclosed is nail gun which fires nails stably, including: a housing, a trigger, an electric motor, a first cylinder, a second cylinder, a crank, a linkage, a nail firing assembly, and a nail supplying assembly, the second cylinder being disposed in the first cylinder, inside the first cylinder being provided a first piston, inside the second cylinder being provided a second piston, the linkage being in transmission connection with the first piston, the electric motor being in transmission connection with the crank via a transmission mechanism and driving, via the linkage, the first piston to make an axial motion in the first cylinder, a circulating air channel being provided between the first cylinder and the second cylinder, the nail firing assembly including a striker which is connected with the second piston. |
| US11478910B2 |
Pipe coupon extraction tool
A pipe coupon extraction tool includes: a rod defining a first end, a second end, and a central axis; and a spring bar defining a first end and a second end, the spring bar rotatably secured to the rod, a surface of the spring bar configured to be angled with respect to the central axis when the pipe coupon extraction tool is engaged with a pipe coupon. |
| US11478904B2 |
Cabinet assembly jig
A jig for assembling a cabinet is disclosed. The jig includes a clamp assembly pivotally attached to a base. The clamp assembly includes a first jaw and a second jaw configured to apply a clamping force therebetween. The clamp assembly can pivot between a first position and a first inclined position. In the first position, a front support plate of the clamp assembly is oriented vertically, and in the first inclined position, a first angle less than 90 degrees is formed between the front support plate and a support surface on which the base rests. The clamp assembly may also pivot to a second inclined position at which a second angle less than the first angle is formed between the front support plate and the support surface. |
| US11478901B2 |
Pneumatic fixture clamp
According to one aspect, a pneumatic fixture clamp includes a housing having a rotational axis and a housing exterior surface. The housing exterior surface includes a workpiece engagement surface intersected by the rotational axis and configured for engaging a workpiece assembly, and a turntable engagement surface disposed on a side of the housing opposite the workpiece engagement surface, intersected by the rotational axis, and configured for engaging a turntable of a machine center. A chamber is defined in the housing between the workpiece engagement surface and the turntable engagement surface along the rotational axis. A piston slidably disposed in the chamber and configured for being driven between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the chamber. A fluid passage is defined in the housing, connected to the chamber, and configured for providing fluid from a fluid line to the chamber. |
| US11478894B2 |
Polishing fluid additive concentration measurement apparatus and methods related thereto
Methods and apparatus for monitoring and controlling relative concentrations of polishing fluid additives and, or, the distribution of a polishing fluid and, or, polishing fluid additives across the surface of a polishing pad during chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) of a substrate are provided herein. In one embodiment, a method for polishing a substrate includes delivering a polishing fluid to one or more locations on a polishing surface of a polishing pad, wherein the polishing fluid comprises an optical marker; detecting optical information at a plurality of locations across a scan region of the polishing surface using an optical sensor facing theretowards; communicating the optical information to a system controller; determining a polishing fluid distribution across the scan region using the optical information; and changing an aspect of the delivery of the polishing fluid based on the polishing fluid distribution. |
| US11478893B2 |
Polishing method and polishing apparatus
A polishing method capable of improving a spatial resolution of a film-thickness measurement without changing a measuring cycle of a film-thickness sensor and without increasing an amount of measurement data is disclosed. The polishing method includes: rotating a first film-thickness sensor and a second film-thickness sensor together with a polishing table, the first film-thickness sensor and the second film-thickness sensor being located at the same distance from a center of the polishing table; causing the first film-thickness sensor and the second film-thickness sensor to generate signal values indicating film thicknesses at measurement points on a surface of a substrate, while a polishing head is pressing the substrate against a polishing pad on the rotating polishing table, the measurement points being located at different distances from a center of the substrate; and controlling polishing pressure applied from the polishing head to the substrate based on the signal values generated by the first film-thickness sensor and the second film-thickness sensor. |
| US11478892B2 |
Power tool
A power tool includes a housing. A motor is housed in the housing. A platen is driven by the motor. The housing includes a first housing part, a second housing part and a third housing part. The housing defines a battery receptacle portion configured to receive a removable battery pack which powers the motor. Each of the first housing part, the second housing part and the third housing part form part of the battery receptacle portion. |
| US11478890B2 |
Assembly for sharpening and observing wear on a blade
A knife sharpener comprises a grinding surface for grinding a blade of the knife when the blade is moved relative to the grinding surface and an observation device including a sensor element and a display element. The sensor element is configured to observe the blade and to collect data regarding the blade when the blade is moved relative to the sensor element. The display element is configured to communicate a condition of the blade to an operator of the observation device. The condition of the blade is based on the data collected by the sensor element when the blade is moved relative to the sensor element. |
| US11478887B2 |
Screw tightening apparatus and screw tightening method
There is provided a screw tightening apparatus that fastens, with a screw, two objects to be fastened including a first member provided with a first screw hole and a second member provided with a second screw hole for screwing, and the screw tightening apparatus includes: a distance measuring device that measures a relative position between the first member and the second member in a vertical direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the second screw hole; a screw tightening part that holds the screw inserted into the first screw hole and screws the screw into the second screw hole for screwing; a moving mechanism that moves the screw tightening part along the vertical direction; and a hardware processor that controls the screw tightening part and the moving mechanism according to a measured value of the distance measuring device. |
| US11478884B2 |
Full-automatic storage shelf assembly production line and operation method thereof
Disclosed are a full-automatic storage shelf assembly production line and an operation method thereof. The production line includes a logistics channel, a stand column-based feeding area, a supporting beam-based feeding area, an in-line logistics system, a shelf assembly area, a finished product area, and a control system. The stand column-based feeding area, the supporting beam-based feeding area, the shelf assembly area, and the finished product area are connected in series by means of the in-line logistics system to form an integrated production line. |
| US11478882B2 |
Vehicle body assembly system
A vehicle body assembly system defines a preset pre-buck section and a preset main-buck section along a conveying route of a floor assembly, and may include: i) pre-buck units which are installed at both sides of the conveying route in the pre-buck section, respectively, restrict lower portions of side assemblies, which vary in accordance with a type of vehicle, with respect to both sides of the floor assembly, and preassemble the lower portions of the side assemblies to the floor assembly by a first welding robot; and ii) main-buck units which are installed at both sides of the conveying route in the main-buck section, respectively, restrict upper portions of the side assemblies preassembled by the pre-buck unit, and post-assemble vehicle body components to the upper portions of the side assemblies by a second welding robot. |
| US11478880B2 |
Method for producing at least one recess in a material by means of electromagnetic radiation and subsequent etching process
A method for creating at least one recess, in particular an aperture, in a transparent or transmissive material, includes: selectively modifying the material along a beam axis by electromagnetic radiation; and creating the at least one recess by one or more etching steps, using different etching rates in a modified region and in non-modified regions. The electromagnetic radiation produces modifications having different characteristics in the material along the beam axis such that the etching process in the material is heterogeneous and the etching rates differ from one another in regions modified with different characteristics under unchanged etching conditions. |
| US11478878B2 |
Laser cutting system for cutting articles and forming filtration tubes
A laser cutting system for cutting articles, such as tubes, and method of using the same. The laser cutting system can cut slots, holes, and/or pores into each article or tube to form filtration tubes, for example. The system includes a delivery system for delivering a laser beam from a laser source, at least one mirror, a focusing objective lens, a gas source, and a delivery nozzle. A first stage holds each article in a longitudinal direction, and may rotate the article axially during delivery of the gas and laser beam towards the article and move the article longitudinally relative to the delivery nozzle. A second stage is provided in the system for moving the delivery nozzle relative to the article being held by the first stage. A controller controls actuation of the laser beam and the gas source, and movement of the first stage and the second stage. |
| US11478876B2 |
Laser processing system, jet observation apparatus, laser processing method, and jet observation method
A laser processing system that can effectively blow out a material of a workpiece melted by a laser beam by effectively utilizing an assist gas emitted from a nozzle. The laser processing system comprising a nozzle including an emission opening configured to emit a jet of an assist gas along an optical axis of a laser beam, the nozzle being configured to form a maximum point of velocity of the jet at a position away from the emission opening; a measuring instrument configured to measure a sound generated by the jet impinging on an object; and a position acquisition section configured to acquire information representing the position of the maximum point based on output data of the measuring instrument. |
| US11478875B2 |
Processing machine with nozzle changer and a protective enclosure
A processing machine for processing a workpiece with a processing beam includes a nozzle changer and a protective enclosure. The nozzle change is for mounting nozzles on or demounting nozzles from a processing head of the processing machine. The nozzle changer has multiple nozzle holders for holding nozzles. The protective enclosure is configured to close off a working space for the processing of the workpiece with the processing beam from a working space surrounding area. The nozzle changer is movable between a nozzle changing position within the protective enclosure and a setup position outside the protective enclosure. |
| US11478872B2 |
Constant current control systems and methods
Systems and methods for providing a constant current controller for use in constant current welding applications are described. In one embodiment, a current controller controls the output current of the welding torch without directly measuring the output current of the welding torch. The current controller controls or sets a current in a primary winding of a transformer in an inverter of a welding power supply to control the output current of the welding torch. |
| US11478870B2 |
Dabbing pulsed welding system and method
A pulsed welding regime includes a peak phase in which energy is added to an electrode and a weld puddle, and a molten ball begins to detach from the electrode, followed by a dabbing phase in which current is significantly reduced to place the ball in the weld puddle with addition of little or no energy. The resulting short circuit clears and the system proceeds to a background phase. The current in the dabbing phase is lower than the current during the background phase. The process may be specifically adapted for particular welding wires, and may be particularly well suited for use with cored wires. The dabbing phase allows for lower energy to be transferred to the sheath of such wires, and resets the arc length after each pulse cycle. |
| US11478867B2 |
Machining device for duplex gear of high-precision reducer for robot, and use method thereof
A machining device for duplex gear of high-precision reducer for robot includes a laser welding device, a laser rotary support, a rotary mechanism and a rotary platform, the rotary mechanism being installed with a reducer body, wherein a center of a central gear is fixedly connected with a rotating shaft; sets of duplex gears are evenly disposed around the central gear; the gear of each set of duplex gear which is connected with the central gear are connected to an output gear ring from outside; a fixed gear ring is disposed above the output gear ring; a rotating frame is disposed at ends, close to the top of the reducer, of rotating shafts of the sets of duplex gears and the rotating shaft of the central gear. |
| US11478866B2 |
Machine tool for processing saw disks
A machine tools for processing of a saw disk includes a processor; a spindle unit having a shank provided with a flange to mount the saw disk to be rotated for processing for planarity thereof; sensor assembly having a sensor to be slide from the periphery of said saw disk to the centre thereof, wherein said sensor detects areas of discrepancy in planarity in each part of a disk face of said saw disk and communicating said data to said processor; and a hammer assembly connected to a transverse carriage assembly, the hammer assembly having: a beating head, and a preloading spring with a preload piston coupled to the beating head, wherein the preload piston is configured to load the preloading spring to transfer elastic energy to the beating head for giving, said beating head, the thrust for striking the areas of discrepancy of the saw disk. |
| US11478861B2 |
Chuck-claw coupling mechanism
A chuck-claw coupling mechanism includes a coupling member provided in a master jaw, a first resilient member, and an operation unit. The coupling member is movable between a coupling position at which the coupling member is coupled to the claw, and a separation position at which the coupling member is separated from the claw. The first resilient member urges the coupling member toward the coupling position. The operation unit moves the coupling member to the separation position. |
| US11478857B2 |
Cutting insert
A cutting insert may include a base member and a coating layer thereon. The coating layer may include a first layer including a titanium compound on the base member, a second layer including alumina and an upper surface on the first layer, and a third layer including a titanium compound on the upper surface. The coating layer may include a crack at a top surface and therein. In a cross section orthogonal to the top surface, the crack may be present in the third layer and the second layer; in the third layer it may have a width of 1 μm or more. In the upper surface it may have a width of 0.5 μm or more—smaller than the width of the crack in the third layer. Another part may have a width of 0.2 μm or less closer to the base member than the upper surface. |
| US11478856B2 |
Selective laser solidification apparatus and method
A selective laser solidification apparatus including; a powder bed onto which powder layers can be deposited, at least one laser module for generating a plurality of laser beams for solidifying the powder material deposited onto the powder bed, a laser scanner for individually steering each laser beam to solidify separate areas in each powder layer, and a processing unit. A scanning zone for each laser beam is defined by the locations on the powder bed to which the laser beam can be steered by the laser scanner. The laser scanner is arranged such that each scanning zone is less than the total area of powder bed and at least two of the scanning zones overlap. The processing unit is arranged for selecting, for at least one powder layers, which laser beam to use to scan an area of the powder layer located within a region wherein the seaming zones overlap. |
| US11478855B2 |
Powder bed machine and method for acquiring the process data of a manufacturing process in a powder bed machine
A powder bed machine including a distribution device, which is configured to be charged with process material. The powder bed machine has a residual powder tank within the manufacturing process, wherein the residual powder tank holds a surplus of the process material. The powder bed machine is positioned on feet and weighing cells are located in the feet. |
| US11478853B2 |
Method for emissions plume monitoring in additive manufacturing
A method of monitoring an additive manufacturing process in which one or more energy beams are used to selectively fuse a powder to form a workpiece, in the presence of one or more plumes generated by interaction of the one or more energy beams with the powder. The method includes using at least one sensor to generate at least one signal representative of a trajectory of one or more of the plumes. |
| US11478851B2 |
Producing titanium alloy materials through reduction of titanium tetrachloride
Processes are provided for producing a titanium alloy material, such as Ti—Al alloys. In one embodiment, the process includes: heating an input mixture to a preheat temperature with the input mixture including aluminum, optionally, AlCl3, and, optionally ally, one or more alloying element halide; introducing TiCl4 to the input mixture at the first reaction temperature such that substantially all of the Ti4+ in the TiCl4 is reduced to Ti3+; thereafter, heating to a second reaction temperature such that substantially all of the Ti3+ is reduced to Ti2+ to form an intermediate mixture (e.g., a Ti2+ salt); and introducing the intermediate mixture into a reaction chamber at a disproportionation temperature reaction to form the titanium alloy material from the Ti2+ via a disproportionation reaction. |
| US11478848B2 |
Powder comprising coated hard material particles
The present invention relates to a method for producing hard materials that are coated with a cobalt hydroxide compound and to powders that comprise the coated hard material particles, and the use thereof. |
| US11478845B2 |
Forging device and forging method for outer joint member of constant-velocity universal joint
A forging apparatus includes an ironing mechanism and a phase alignment mechanism. The ironing mechanism includes: a punch set, which is fitted into a cylindrical portion of a pre-processing material to be formed into the outer joint member, and is radially expandable and contractible, the cylindrical portion having grooves formed in an inner peripheral surface thereof; and a die having a hole into which the cylindrical portion is press-fitted. The phase alignment mechanism is configured to align phases of the grooves in the inner peripheral surface of the pre-processing material and phases of track groove portion forming surfaces of the punch set with each other before the pre-processing material is fitted to the punch set. |
| US11478844B2 |
Rivet gun
The present invention provides a rivet gun including a first handle, a second handle, a transmission mechanism, and a clamping-pulling mechanism. The first handle is fixedly connected or integrated with a housing limiting the clamping-pulling mechanism, and the second handle is rotatable around a first fixed shaft relative to the first handle; the clamping-pulling mechanism includes a pull rod with gear grooves thereon; the transmission mechanism includes a gear member with a gear end rotatable around a second fixed shaft, the gear end of the gear member being configured to engage with the gear grooves on the pull rod; and the second handle is connected to the transmission mechanism, and configured to drive the gear member of the transmission mechanism to rotate when the second handle is rotated and opened relative to the first handle such that the gear member pushes the pull rod forward by engagement between the gear end and the gear grooves, and to drive the gear member of the transmission to rotate when the second handle is rotated and closed relative to the first handle such that the gear end of the gear member pulls the pull rod backward by engagement between the gear end and the gear grooves. |
| US11478842B1 |
Fastening tool
A fastening tool includes a motor, an anvil, a pin-gripping part, a magnet having the north pole and the south pole aligned in a front-rear direction and configured to move integrally with the pin-gripping part in the front-rear direction, a first magnetic sensor having a first sensing surface, a second magnetic sensor having a second sensing surface and disposed rearward of the first magnetic sensor, and a control device configured to move the pin-gripping part rearward based on a detection result of the second magnetic sensor and to move the pin-gripping part forward based on a detection result of the first magnetic sensor. The first and second magnetic sensors are unipolar detection type sensors configured to detect a same specified pole of the magnet. Orientations of the first sensing surface and the second sensing surface relative to a movement axis of the magnet are opposite to each other. |
| US11478841B2 |
Method of repeatedly processing metal
A method of processing hexahedral metal includes an X-axis edge forging step to press two X-axis edges on opposite sides to each other from a center of the hexahedral metal among edges formed in an X-axis direction, process the hexahedral metal into hexagonal prismatic metal, and restore the hexagonal prismatic metal to hexahedral metal, a Y-axis edge forging step to press two Y-axis edges on opposite sides to each other from the center of the hexahedral metal among edges formed in a Y-axis direction, process the hexahedral metal into hexagonal prismatic metal, and restore the hexagonal prismatic metal to hexahedral metal, and a Z-axis edge forging step to press two Z-axis edges on opposite sides to each other from the center of the hexahedral metal among edges formed in a Z-axis direction, process the hexahedral metal into hexagonal prismatic metal, and restore the hexagonal prismatic metal to hexahedral metal. |
| US11478836B2 |
Press-formed article manufacturing method and press line
Provided is a press-formed article manufacturing method including pressing a blank with the first pressing apparatus to form a first intermediate formed article having a pair of bent portions bent to one side in the plate thickness direction and having a spacing between the bent portions narrower than the width of the top plate and equal to or more than the width of the top portion of the convex portion, and moving the second die relative to the second punch side punch with respect to the die pad and the second punch and forming a second intermediate formed article in a state where a portion between the bent portions is sandwiched between the die pad and the convex portion, with one side of the first intermediate formed article in the plate thickness direction as the convex portion side of the second pressing apparatus. |
| US11478834B2 |
Processing planar workpieces
A machine tool for machining planar workpieces includes an upper tool, a lower tool, a machine frame, and a controller. The upper tool is movable with a stroke movement along a stroke axis by a stroke drive device in a direction towards a workpiece and in the opposite direction and positionable with an upper traversing movement along an upper positioning axis by a motor drive assembly. The lower tool is aligned with the upper tool and is positionable with a lower traversing movement along a lower positioning axis by a motor drive assembly. The upper and lower tools are movable in a frame interior of the machine frame. The motor drive assemblies can be controlled by the controller. The upper and lower traversing movements can be controllable independently of each other. The upper tool can be controlled with the upper traversing movement and the stroke movement in a superposed manner. |
| US11478827B2 |
Sensor assembly with cleaning
A sensor assembly includes a housing including a chamber; a first sensor disposed in the chamber and including a first sensor window facing outward from the chamber; a second sensor outside and fixed relative to the chamber, the second sensor including a second sensor window; a blower having a blower outlet in the chamber and having a blower inlet; and a flexible hose extending from a first end positioned to receive ambient air to a second end positioned to direct air into the blower inlet. The housing includes a first outlet from the chamber to the exterior environment, and a second outlet from the chamber to the exterior environment. The first outlet is positioned to direct air across the first sensor window, and the second outlet is positioned to direct air across the second sensor window. |
| US11478822B2 |
Wafer level ultrasonic chip module having suspension structure and manufacturing method thereof
A wafer level ultrasonic chip module includes a substrate, a composite layer and a base material. The substrate has a through slot passing through an upper surface and a lower surface of the substrate. The composite layer includes an ultrasonic body and a protective layer. A lower surface of the ultrasonic body is exposed from the through slot. The protective layer covers the ultrasonic body and a partial upper surface of the substrate. The composite layer has a groove passing through an upper surface and a lower surface of the protective layer, and communicating with the through slot. The ultrasonic body corresponds to the through slot. The base material covers the through slot, such that a space is formed among the through slot, the lower surface of the ultrasonic body and an upper surface of the base material. |
| US11478815B2 |
Coating systems for medical devices
Aspects herein relate to coating apparatus and methods for coating medical devices. In an embodiment, a coating system is included having a valve, a fluid supply reservoir in fluid communication with the valve, a reciprocating positive displacement pump in fluid communication with the valve, and a fluid applicator in fluid communication with the three-way valve. The valve can be configured to assume a first fluid transport state and a second fluid transport state, wherein the valve provides fluid communication between the fluid supply reservoir and the reciprocating positive displacement pump when in the first fluid transport state for filling of the reciprocating positive displacement pump, and wherein the valve provides fluid communication between the reciprocating positive displacement pump and the fluid applicator when in the second fluid transport state for applying a coating suspension to a medical device surface. Other embodiments are also included herein. |
| US11478810B2 |
Nozzle deposit removing device and method of nozzle deposit removal
In a nozzle deposit removing device and a method of nozzle deposit removal, compressed air is supplied to an air supply hole of a negative pressure generating unit from an air supply source, and compressed air is released to outside via an other end of a release hole from the air supply hole, thereby generating a flow of negative pressure directed from a tapered section of a nozzle insertion member toward the release hole via a through-hole. Next, a tip section of the nozzle is inserted into the tapered section of the nozzle insertion member, thereby forming a gap between the tapered section communicating with the through-hole and the tip section of the nozzle. |
| US11478809B2 |
Device for dispensing a fluid product, and method for filling and for plugging same
A fluid dispenser device including a body; a reservoir containing one or two doses of a fluid, the reservoir including a stopper that closes the reservoir in leaktight manner before actuation; a dispenser head that is provided with a dispenser orifice; and dispenser mechanism for dispensing at least a portion of the fluid through the dispenser orifice during actuation. The device further includes a needle having a tip that is adapted to pierce the stopper during actuation, the reservoir being filled with the fluid and being closed with the stopper under a vacuum, so that the residual volume of air present in the reservoir between the fluid and the stopper is substantially zero. |
| US11478806B2 |
Cold spray gun and cold spray apparatus equipped with the same
Disclosed is a cold spray gun and a cold spray apparatus using the same capable of stably heating a raw material powder to a specific high temperature with an achievement of compactness and lightweight of the apparatus. In order to achieve the above described object, there is provided a cold spray gun configured to form a coating film by spraying a raw material powder carried on a carrier gas from a nozzle outlet by a supersonic flow together with a working gas heated to a temperature equal to or lower than a melting point or a softening point of the raw material powder, and causing the raw material powder to collide with a base material in a solid state, the cold spray gun including; a chamber containing the working gas to be delivered to the nozzle; and is characterized in that a gas heating pipe constituted from a heating resistor which causes resistance heating by being energized is arranged in the chamber, and the working gas flowing into the interior of the gas heating pipe is heated. |
| US11478805B2 |
Minute fluid jetting device
A fluid micro-injection device comprises an execution system (100) and a flow channel assembly (200) connected with the execution system (100). The execution system (100) includes a base body (110), a movable member (120), an executor, an adjusting member (130) and a plurality of clearance sheets. The flow channel assembly (200) have a fluid seat (210), a nozzle (220) and a fluid supply joint (230). |
| US11478803B2 |
Shower with pause setting
A showerhead having a plurality of nozzle groups for dispensing water in a plurality of spray patterns, and a selector for selecting one or more of the nozzle groups for dispensing water or for pausing flow from the showerhead. When the selector is configured to pause flow from the showerhead a minimum flow is provided to each of the plurality of nozzle groups. |
| US11478798B2 |
Microfluidic device for generating an in vitro lymph node
A 3D microfluidic device for use as an in vitro lymph node is described. The microfluidic device has a body with a semi-circular inner wall and a first channel located adjacent along the semi-circular inner wall, the first channel corresponding to a subcapsular sinus region of a lymph node, a second channel located adjacent the first channel, the second channel corresponding to a reticular network, and a bottom cavity and top cavity, centrally located, corresponding to a paracortex and follicle of a lymph node, respectively. The various compartments of the device are separated by circumferentially and horizontally located rows of micro-pillars. A lab-on-a-chip device incorporating the microfluidic device is also described. |
| US11478794B2 |
Micro channel structure
A micro channel structure includes a substrate, a supporting layer, a valve layer, a second insulation layer, a vibration layer and a bonding-pad layer. A flow channel is formed on the substrate. A conductive part and a movable part are formed on the supporting layer and the valve layer, respectively. A first chamber is formed at the interior of a base part and communicates to the hollow aperture. A supporting part is formed on the second insulation layer. A second chamber is formed at the interior of the supporting layer and communicates to the first chamber through the hollow aperture. A suspension part is formed on the vibration layer. By providing driving power sources having different phases to the bonding-pad layer, the suspension part moves upwardly and downwardly, and a relative displacement is generated between the movable part and the conductive part, to achieve fluid transportation. |
| US11478791B2 |
Flow control and processing cartridge
A flow control and processing cartridge includes a cartridge body and a reaction chip. The cartridge body includes plural first chambers and plural first channels for storing and processing at least one of a sample, a reagent and a buffer and configured to perform nucleic acid extraction. The reaction chip is in conjunction with the cartridge body and includes plural second chambers and plural second channels configured to store and process an amplification reaction solution, and at least two fluidic networks configured to perform nucleic acid amplification and detection. One of the fluidic networks includes plural detection wells, a main fluid channel connected with the detection wells and configured to dispense the sample or control liquids into the detection wells, and a gas releasing channel connected with the detection wells and configured to release gas from the detection wells, wherein one of the fluidic networks is configured for quality control. |
| US11478789B2 |
Automated microscopic cell analysis
This disclosure describes single-use test cartridges, cell analyzer apparatus, and methods for automatically performing microscopic cell analysis tasks, such as counting blood cells in biological samples. A small unmeasured quantity of a biological sample such as whole blood is placed in the disposable test cartridge which is then inserted into the cell analyzer. The analyzer isolates a precise volume of the biological sample, mixes it with self-contained reagents and transfers the entire volume to an imaging chamber. The geometry of the imaging chamber is chosen to maintain the uniformity of the mixture, and to prevent cells from crowding or clumping, when it is transferred into the imaging chamber. Images of essentially all of the cellular components within the imaging chamber are analyzed to obtain counts per unit volume. The devices, apparatus and methods described may be used to analyze a small quantity of whole blood to obtain counts per unit volume of red blood cells, white blood cells, including sub-groups of white cells, platelets and measurements related to these bodies. |
| US11478788B1 |
Handheld compound tester to process a tablet and a method thereof
In one configuration, a handheld compound tester to process and detect presence of a compound in a tablet is disclosed. The handheld compound tester may include a sampling chamber configured to receive a tablet and a lid couplable with the sampling chamber. The coupling of the lid with the sampling chamber may cause cutting of the tablet. A liquid may be added inside the sampling chamber to create a mixture with segments of the tablet. The mixture may be then received by a housing adjoining the sampling chamber. A test strip disposed within the housing, upon contacting the mixture, may be configured to indicate a presence of the compound in the mixture. |
| US11478785B2 |
Laboratory cabinet device for storing laboratory samples with a magnetic closure
The invention relates to a laboratory cabinet device for storing laboratory samples with a magnetic closure for the door. It concerns in particular a tempering cabinet for tempering laboratory samples, in particular an incubator for the growth of cell cultures. The magnetic closure works with magnetic elements arranged without contact in the closing position. |
| US11478778B2 |
Mixed metal oxide catalyst useful for paraffin dehydrogenation
The invention relates to a catalyst composition suitable for the dehydrogenation of paraffins having 2-8 carbon atoms comprising zinc oxide and titanium dioxide, optionally further comprising oxides of cerium (Ce), dysprosium (Dy), erbium (Er), europium (Eu), gadolinium (Gd), lanthanum (La), neodymium (Nd), praseodymium (Pr), samarium (Sm), terbium (Tb), ytterbium (Yb), yttrium (Y), tungsten (W) and Zirconium (Zr) or mixtures thereof, wherein said catalyst composition is substantially free of chromium and platinum. The catalysts possess unique combinations of activity, selectivity, and stability. Methods for preparing improved dehydrogenation catalysts and a process for dehydrogenating paraffins having 2-8 carbon atoms, comprising contacting the mixed metal oxide catalyst with paraffins are also described. The catalyst may also be disposed on a porous support in an attrition-resistant form and used in a fluidized bed reactor. |
| US11478775B2 |
Superficially porous materials comprising a substantially nonporous hybrid core having narrow particle size distribution
The present invention provides novel chromatographic materials, e.g., for chromatographic separations, processes for its preparation and separations devices containing the chromatographic material; separations devices, chromatographic columns and kits comprising the same; and methods for the preparation thereof. The chromatographic materials of the invention are chromatographic materials comprising having a narrow particle size distribution. |
| US11478771B2 |
Free radical generator and methods of use
Devices suitable for use in an advanced oxidation method for organic and inorganic pollutants deploying OH* radicals and ozone is disclosed. Optionally, a first discharge device, providing OH* radicals and second discharge device providing ozone, are combined to provide desirable chemical and biocidal characteristics. Further, efficient mixing systems for transferring the radicals to the target fluid are disclosed. |
| US11478763B2 |
Metered dispenser catch for asymmetric rotation mixer
Devices, systems, and methods for arranging metered dispensers in position within asymmetric rotation mixers for mixing substance contained within the metered dispensers. |
| US11478760B2 |
Waterproof gas-permeable membrane, waterproof gas-permeable member and waterproof gas-permeable structure including same, and waterproof sound-permeable membrane
Provided is a waterproof gas-permeable membrane (1) having higher levels of both gas permeability and waterproofness than conventional ones. The waterproof gas-permeable membrane (1) includes: a non-porous resin film (2) having through holes (21a to 21g) formed to extend through the thickness of the resin film (2); and a liquid-repellent layer (3) formed on a principal surface of the resin film (2) and having openings (31) positioned in register with the through holes (21a to 21g). The through holes (21a to 21g) extend straight and have a diameter of 15 μm or less. The through holes (21a to 21g) are distributed at a hole density of 1×103 holes/cm2 or more and 1×109 holes/cm2 or less in the resin film (2). The through holes (21a to 21g) extend in oblique directions with respect to a direction perpendicular to the principal surface of the resin film (2). The through holes (21a to 21g) that extend in different oblique directions are present together. |
| US11478755B2 |
Small volume processing systems and methods
A fluid processing system includes a disposable fluid circuit and reusable hardware configured to accept the disposable fluid circuit. The disposable fluid circuit includes a spinning membrane separator, first and second syringes, and a flow control cassette. The reusable hardware includes a spinning membrane separator drive coupled to the spinning membrane separator, first and second syringe pumps coupled to the first and second syringes respectively, a control cassette interface coupled to the flow control cassette, and at least one controller coupled to the spinning membrane separator drive, the first and second syringe pumps, and the control cassette interface. The controller is configured to selectively operate the drive, the first and second syringe pumps, and the interface to provide a procedure according to a protocol. |
| US11478752B2 |
Electrodialysis systems with decreased concentration gradients at high recovery rates
Provided are electrodialysis systems comprising a plurality of electrodialysis devices, wherein each electrodialysis device of the plurality of electrodialysis devices has a product inlet stream, a product outlet stream, a brine inlet stream, and a brine outlet stream. The product inlet stream for a first electrodialysis device comprises the brine outlet stream of a second electrodialysis device. Further, a first portion of a feed stream is the brine inlet stream for the first electrodialysis device and a second portion of the feed stream is the brine inlet stream for the second electrodialysis device or a third electrodialysis device. |
| US11478751B2 |
Automated single-use filtering apparatus, and method for controlling an automated single-use filtering apparatus
An automated single-use filtration device, in particular for large-volume filtration processes, comprises an unfiltrate inlet, one or more filter elements, a filtrate outlet and sensors for detecting specific process parameters and regulating mechanisms for adjusting specific process parameters. The sensors and regulating mechanisms are connected to an external monitoring and control system, which is adapted for evaluating and processing sensor data and for piloting the regulating mechanisms based on one or more control algorithms. |
| US11478743B2 |
High temperature thermochemical energy storage system
A thermochemical energy storage system and method of storing thermal energy are described. The energy storing system described herein comprises a reactor comprising: a) a reactor with a CO2 sorbent including MgO; and b) a supercritical CO2 source with supercritical CO2 and H2O, wherein the supercritical CO2 source is in fluid communication with the reactor and the CO2 sorbent including MgO to allow flow of the supercritical CO2 and H2O between the supercritical CO2 source and the reactor, thereby allowing contact of CO2 with the CO2 sorbent comprising MgO. |
| US11478739B2 |
Flangeless air filter
An apparatus and method are provided for a flangeless air filter configured to be mounted onto a flat surface within an air intake system of an internal combustion engine. The flangeless air filter is comprised of a cone-shaped filter medium, retained between a base and a cap, that is fabricated to remove contaminants and particulate matter from an intake airstream. The base includes a pliable seal that forms an airtight connection between the flangeless air filter and the flat surface of the air intake system. A mounting bracket and fasteners may be used to attach the base to the flat surface, compressing the seal there between. In some embodiments, the mounting bracket may be incorporated into, and made a part of the base. A cap is disposed on a top of the flangeless air filter and configured to direct the intake airstream around the cap and toward the filter medium. |
| US11478734B2 |
Filter medium, method for manufacturing same, and filter unit comprising same
A filter medium is provided. The filter medium according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a first support body having a plurality of pores; a nanofiber web comprising nanofibers disposed on upper and lower sides of the first support body and forming a three dimensional network structure; and a second support body having a plurality of pores interposed between the first support body and the nanofiber web, wherein the nanofiber web is realized as a filter medium that satisfies: (1) an elongation of 25% or more, (2) an air permeability of 0.1 to 2.00 cfm, and 3) porosity of 60%˜85%. Accordingly, since the filter medium has a fixed level of mechanical properties of the nanofiber web, the shape, structure deformation, and damage of the filter medium are minimized and a flow path is smoothly secured during a water treatment operation so that the filter medium can have a high flow rate. In addition, since the filter medium of the present invention has a prolonged use life due to excellent durability of the filter medium even at high pressure applied during backwashing, and has excellent filtration efficiency and water permeability, the filter medium can be applied in various ways in various water treatment fields. |
| US11478733B2 |
Filter interlock with tabs mating with a pedestal or a housing
A pedestal for use with a canister filter system and a filter element for positioning and retaining the filter element in the canister filter system includes an at least partially annular body defining a longitudinal axis, a radial direction, and a circumferential direction. Also, the pedestal includes an annular wall that terminates at a bottom free end, and that defines a slot that extends axially upwardly and circumferentially from the bottom free end. A flow aperture extends through the annular wall that is disposed axially above the slot. |
| US11478726B2 |
Extractor for high pressure extraction of a matrix
Generally, an extraction system useful in separating an extract from a matrix using one or more extractants. Specifically, an extractor including one or more of: an extraction vessel having an extractor vessel internal surface which defines an extraction chamber which communicates between open extraction vessel first and second ends, a first piston configured to sealably engage the extractor vessel internal surface of the extraction vessel first end or a second piston adapted to sealably engage the extractor vessel internal surface of the extraction vessel second end. |
| US11478723B2 |
Apparatus for generating three-dimensional visual effects, and smoke-generating device for such an apparatus
The invention proposes an apparatus for generating three-dimensional visual effects, characterised in that it comprises, in combination: a controlled smoke generator (10) comprising a synthetic smoke source and a means for directionally propelling the smoke produced by the generator in order to form a plume of smoke extending in a certain direction, and a controlled light generator (20), suitable for generating one or more light beams in the plume of smoke and in the direction in which it extends, the light beam or beams being essentially contained in said plume of smoke. Application in particular to the production of “lightsaber” visual effects, and more generally to varied three-dimensional light effects. |
| US11478722B2 |
Model toy and pan toy
A model toy includes: a placement member; a first movable member which includes an engaging portion and which is movable to a position that is distant from the placement member; and a second movable member which is urged toward the placement member, which includes an engaged portion that is engaged with the engaging portion when the first movable member is moved, and which is movable to a position that is distant from the placement member. The model toy further includes a guide portion which changes a path of one or both of the engaging portion and the engaged portion as the second movable member is moved, to disengage the engaged portion from the engaging portion. |
| US11478719B2 |
Sequenced chamber wave generator controller and method
A wave generating apparatus mobile application controller and method are provided in which a mobile controller actuates a plurality of wave generating chambers in sequence using a delay between the actuation of each chamber to produce a rideable wave in a pool. The mobile application controller allows the user to select the exact type of wave to be produced by the wave generator apparatus by selecting the size, shape, and pattern of the wave. The application also allows the user to use a camera to photograph or record herself or someone else, even while riding a wave. |
| US11478715B1 |
User-controllable model-driven matchmaking
Various aspects of the subject technology relate to systems, methods, and machine-readable media for user matchmaking. The method includes training a quality model and an embedding model based on historical data and user control options. The method also includes receiving user control options and matchmaking requests from users. The method also includes embedding, through the embedding model, user data regarding the users into an embedded space based on the received user control options and the matchmaking requests. The method also includes determining, based on the embedded user data, that a distance between two users satisfies a distance threshold. The method also includes matching the two users when the determined distance satisfies the distance threshold. |
| US11478714B2 |
Systems and methods that enable customizable teams for multi-player online games
The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable customizable teams for online active games. In an embodiment, the system includes an online game session server system communicatively coupled to a network for access by a plurality of users to establish a plurality of real-time interactive games sessions, wherein each game session includes at least one team and wherein the at least one team may be established in accordance with a preferred composition defined by a user. |
| US11478712B2 |
Online gaming platform for random number generation
Various system and method of online gaming platform comprise a random number engine where cryptography and blockchain ledgers are utilized to generate random numbers. The random numbers can be utilized in the play of online wagering games. The online gaming platform is further integrated with a cryptocurrency exchange or transactions such that the games are played with any cryptocurrency and/or fiat currency seamlessly. The players play the games directly from a crypto exchange account. |
| US11478710B2 |
Information processing device, method and medium
A computer functions as: an individual performance data receiver that receives a plurality of pieces of individual performance data from two or more performer user terminals connected via a network, each of the pieces of individual performance data being generated in accordance with a performance operation by a user on the corresponding performer user terminal and transmitted during a performance; a synthetic performance data generator that generates synthetic performance data by synthesizing pieces of individual performance data in an identical time slot, of the plurality of pieces of individual performance data received from the performer user terminals, during the performance, the synthetic performance data being used to reproduce sound in which individual performance contents on the two or more performer user terminals are mixed; and a synthetic performance data transmitter that transmits the synthetic performance data to at least one appreciator user terminal connected via the network during the performance. |
| US11478709B2 |
Augmenting virtual reality video games with friend avatars
Methods and systems are provided for augmenting a video game with an image of a real world person. One example method includes executing the video game at a server. The video game is played by a user via a user device. The method includes identifying a generic spectator within the video game. The method includes determining virtual coordinates associated with the generic spectator. The method includes receiving, at the server, data associated with the image of the real world person. The data is usable to display at least part of the image of the real world person within the video game. The method includes inserting said at least part of the image of the real world person into the video game at the virtual coordinates associated with the generic spectator. The method includes streaming video to the user device. The video includes said at least part of the image of the real world person. The identifying of the generic spectator includes selecting the generic spectator from a plurality of generic spectators based on a level of visibility of the generic spectator has with respect to a point of view of the user when playing the video game. |
| US11478708B1 |
System and method for the construction of interactive virtual objects
The present invention relates to a system and method for constructing an interactive virtual object in a virtual environment implemented in a computer, wherein the computer comprises one or more input devices and one or more output devices providing a user interface allowing a user to interact with the virtual environment, wherein the virtual environment comprises a first virtual construction element carrying a first interactive behavior and a second virtual construction element not carrying the first interactive behavior, wherein the first and second virtual construction elements are connectable to each other by means of a coupling mechanism to form a combined virtual object, and wherein the first virtual construction element imparts the first interactive behavior to the combined virtual object when the first and second construction elements are connected to each other. |
| US11478707B2 |
Gap jumping simulation of stretchable character in computer game
Embodiments relate to generating image frames including a motion of a character with one or more stretchable body parts by either performing only blending of prestored animation clips or performing both the blending of prestored animation clips and performing inverse kinematics operations where one or more bones in the body parts are stretched or contracted. Choosing whether to perform blending or the inverse kinematics depends on whether predetermined conditions are satisfied or not. Prestored animation clips to be blended may be determined according to the speed of the character when performing the jumping motion. When performing the inverse kinematics, physical properties of the character are simulated to determine the trajectory of the character during the jumping. |
| US11478704B2 |
In-game visualization of spectator feedback
Methods and systems are provided for displaying voice input of a spectator in a video game. The method includes receiving, by a server, the voice input produced by the spectator while viewing video game video of the video game. The method includes examining, by the server, the voice input to identify speech characteristics associated with the voice input of the spectator. The method includes processing, by the server, the voice input to generate a spectator video that includes text images representing the voice input of the spectator. In one embodiment, the text images are configured to be adjusted in visual appearance based on the speech characteristics of the voice input, wherein the text images are directed in a field of view of an avatar of the spectator. The method includes combining, by the server, video game video with the spectator video to produce an overlay of the text images graphically moving in toward a game scene provided by the video game video. The method includes sending, to a client device, a spectator video stream that includes the overlay of the text images. |
| US11478700B2 |
Asynchronous event management for hosted sessions
Authoritative management of application state can be provided for a large number of participants using a set of application servers. Each participant in an active session will communicate with only a specific application server, where that server will have authority over the state information for that participant. When input is received from a participant, the input is passed to the authoritative server for processing. The authoritative server performs a simulation based on the input as of the time indicated by respective timestamps, enabling the server to utilize rewind and replay semantics to enable events performed in the past on various clients to be accurately simulated on the authoritative server, dramatically reducing the perceived latency. Results of the simulation are sent to the other application servers having authority over the state information for other participants in the session for updating the state for those participants. |
| US11478695B2 |
Portal device and cooperating video game machine
A portal device for a video game includes a pad with different zones that can be illuminated by selectable colors, a toy sensor (e.g., an RFID tag sensor) associated with each zone, a controller and a communications port for communicating with a video game process executing on a game machine. The colors of each zone can be configured to one or a combination of three primary colors during game play, based on the game process. The portal device reacts to placement of tagged toys on zones and the color of the zones during play and provides sensor data to the game process. The game process controls the game state in part based on data from the portal device and in part on other user input. |
| US11478694B2 |
Modular marble toy kit
A marble toy kit includes building blocks and base platforms. Each building block includes a block base, formed of a single piece of plastic, that has four sides interconnected to form a tubular member having a square cross-section and having an interior. At least one side has an opening sized to receive a toy marble. The top of each building block has a base portion and a connection boss extending from the base portion. The connection boss and base portion have a second opening sized to receive a toy marble. The boss is configured to engage and fit within the open bottom of another block base having the same structure. At least one base platform includes a plurality of pedestals extending from a top surface. Each pedestal fits within the open-bottom of the block base of a building block to attach the block base to the base platform. |
| US11478693B2 |
Powered wheeled board
Various powered wheeled board vehicles are disclosed. In some embodiments, the vehicle includes a deck having a forward portion and a rearward portion. At least one front wheel can be connected with the deck under the forward portion. The front wheel can be configured to swivel about a first axis and rotate about a second axis. A powered wheel can be connected with the rearward portion. In some configurations, the rear wheel comprises a hub motor. |
| US11478688B2 |
Goal shooting target
A goal shooting target can be used to develop skills in many sports. The goal shooting target can include a panel that deflects objects when the panel is placed at a face or opening of a sports goal. The panel and sports goal can define target openings through which objects are capable of passing. The panel can be configured to carry a frame of the sports goal such that posts of the sports goal are held off of a support surface upon which the goal shooting target rests. |
| US11478684B2 |
Weighted iron set
The present invention is direct to a set of golf clubs comprising long irons, mid-irons and short irons. The invention contemplates the use of titanium or steel for the main body portion and a tungsten weight member coupled to the toe and a tungsten heel weight member coupled in a hosel cavity. |
| US11478682B2 |
Golf club head with textured faceplate and methods of manufacturing the same
Embodiments of a golf club head with a textured strikeface and methods to form said club head through laser shock treatment are generally described herein. The golf club head can comprise a body and a strikeface. The strikeface has a textured front surface, with an array of indentions. Each indention can have a footprint area of between 0.01 μm2 (1×10−8 mm2) to 250,000 μm2 (0.25 mm2). The textured front surface can affect the spin imparted to a golf ball upon impact. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11478679B2 |
Systems and methods for providing computer displays in aquatic environments
Systems and methods for providing a distortion-free pool-surface display beneath a swimmer. In one embodiment, projectors are positioned below a water level at opposite walls of a pool, and are configured to project images to a display surface at the bottom of the pool beneath a swimmer. A camera is used to view images projected by the projectors and to provide corresponding image data to an image correction platform on a graphics processing unit (GPU). The image correction platform identifies distortions in the images, generates image corrections that counter the identified distortions, and applies the corrections to subsequently projected images. The image correction platform also generates image adjustment that cause overlapping portions of the projected images to match seamlessly. The projected images may provide immersive experiences, coaching/training interfaces or other interactive displays. |
| US11478678B2 |
Postural platform training device
Disclosed herein are devices, systems and methods for redistributing the normal weight distribution of a user in a standing position. One example is a postural platform for either the left or right foot having a bottom surface defining a reference plane, a top surface configured as a foot contact surface and a perimeter side wall between the bottom and top surfaces. The top surface is rotated about a first rotational axis parallel to the reference plane and rotated about a second rotational axis orthogonal to the reference plane. In another example, a system includes first and second postural platforms that are independent of one another. In other examples, the device is a sandal, shoe, sneaker or any foot covering with a tops surface being at a complex angle to a bottom surface. |
| US11478675B2 |
Weight adjustable dumbbell
A weight adjustable dumbbell, which includes a dumbbell bar assembly, a dumbbell base and a plurality of dumbbell plates placed on two sides of the dumbbell base. The dumbbell bar assembly includes a plurality of synchronously rotatable hanging plates arranged adjacently, an end of each of the hanging plates is provided with an extruded hanging block. An end of each of the dumbbell plates is defined with a U-shaped groove where the hanging block is radially slidable, a bump is provided in the U-shaped groove, and the bump and a wall of the U-shaped groove define a limiting area therebetween, the hanging block can slide into the limiting area and be latched with the bump during the hanging block rotating in the U-shaped groove. |
| US11478673B2 |
Walking flat belt having hanging exercise means
The present application provides a walking flat belt with a hanging exercise means. The present invention uses a buckle flat belt to form a plurality of installation positions. The buckle flat belt is installed on the flat belt body through a “” shaped buckle. The plurality installation positions of the buckles on the walking flat belt can be adjusted. The user can adjust the distance between two adjacent snaps flat belts according to his own needs, so that the user can freely choose the distance between the hanging objects to meet the needs of the user, to achieve the purpose of exercise. |
| US11478670B2 |
Water-mist fire extinguishing system
A fire extinguisher includes a liquid fire extinguishing media, and first and second gases inside of a storage vessel at an operating pressure, and a discharge tube extending between a control valve and the fire extinguishing media. At least a portion of the first gas is dissolved in the fire extinguishing media. The control valve can be operated to control discharge of the fire extinguishing media via the discharge tube whereupon at least a portion of the second gas enters a flow of the fire extinguishing media via one or more holes in the discharge tube forming bubbles of the second gas in the flow of the fire extinguishing media. The fire extinguishing media exiting the control valve can pass through a nozzle which can causing first and second portions of the fire extinguishing media to collide forming a plume mist of the fire extinguishing media. |
| US11478669B1 |
Aerial fire suppression system
The embodiment of an aerial fire suppression system comprising of a water tank (104) clamped to a transport unit (100), and a snorkel (108) connected to the water tank (104) for pumping water. A straight boom lift (200) is mounted to the transport unit (100). The straight boom lift (200) has a tower boom (206) that can pivot downward from the transport unit (100). The tower boom (206) has extension booms (208, 210, 212, 214) attached to it that can extend to and fro. The inner most extension boom (214) has a main boom (218) mounted to it. The main boom (218) can pivot about the extension boom (214). Each end of the main boom (218) has a water cannon (230) mounted on it. The water cannon (230) consists of a monitor (232) that rotates about and a pivotal fire nozzle (234). The water cannons have the capacity to blast water or a product on a natural disaster. The technique enables the main boom (218) and water cannons (230) to maneuver and pivot within close proximity of a fire. |
| US11478668B1 |
Mask apparatuses and approach
Aspects of various embodiments herein may be implemented as follows. An apparatus has a material shell that conforms to a user's face, and a securing portion connected to the shell that may operate to secure a filter to the user's face with the filter covering the user's nose and mouth. A securing force may be applied to the filter via the first material portion in a direction toward the user's face, thereby sealing the filter around the user's nose and mouth. Various implementations involve elastic and other material that facilitate sealing of the filter around the user's nose and mouth. |
| US11478666B2 |
Eye makeup removal systems and cosmetic kits
Systems and cosmetic kits for removal of eye makeup are described. In an example, the systems include a handle portion configured to be grasped by a hand and defining a formulation reservoir that carries a formulation for removing eye makeup from a region of an eye; an application portion including: a plurality of bristles shaped to apply the formulation to the region of the eye; and an aperture; and a support member extending between the handle portion and the application portion, the support member defining a lumen in fluid communication with the formulation reservoir and the aperture. |
| US11478664B2 |
Particle beam gun control systems and methods
Presented systems and methods facilitate efficient and effective monitoring of particle beams. In some embodiments, a radiation gun system comprises: a particle beam gun that generates a particle beam, and a gun control component that controls the gun particle beam generation characteristics, including particle beam fidelity characteristics. The particle beam characteristics can be compatible with FLASH radiation therapy. Resolution control of the particle beam generation can enable dose delivery at an intra-pulse level and micro-bunch level. The micro-bunch can include individual bunches per each 3 GHz RF cycle within the 5 to 15 μsec pulse-width. The FLASH radiation therapy dose delivery can have a bunch level resolution of approximately 4.4×10{circumflex over ( )}−6cGy/bunch. |
| US11478660B2 |
Automatically-planned radiation-based treatment
Deep learning approaches automatically segment at least some breast tissue images while non-deep learning approaches automatically segment organs-at-risk. Both three-dimensional CT imaging information and two-dimensional orthogonal topogram imaging information can be used to determine virtual-skin volume. The foregoing imaging information can also serve to automatically determine a body outline for at least a portion of the patient. That body outline, along with the virtual-skin volume and registration information can serve as inputs to automatically calculate radiation treatment platform trajectories, collision detection information, and virtual dry run information of treatment delivery per the optimized radiation treatment plan. |
| US11478657B1 |
LED therapy bed
A light therapy bed including multiple LEDs positioned in individually controllable modules is disclosed. The modules of LEDs are configured to have direct contact or in close proximity to the skin or tissue of the user, through an acrylic or similar cover. The LEDs light the surface and underlying layers of tissue for photodynamic stimulation of the cells. Iterations of the device utilize light known to have a bactericidal effect in the case of acne, MRSA, etc. The bed is fabricated and formed in a curved configuration to optimize contact between the LEDs and the skin of a user. Each of the LED modules may be mounted with a PCB in an arrangement to provide even lighting and temperature upon the skin or tissue surface of a user. Each module also has one or more thermal sensors that evenly and quickly heat all of the areas of a user's body. |
| US11478656B2 |
Apparatus for systemic human enhancement from administration of frequency therapy including enhanced stem cell and genetic therapy and methods for using same
A systemic human repair and enhancement system that provides stem cell therapy utilizing an apparatus and methods for administering a treatment schedule of non-invasive and drug-free narrow and specific 0.6180 Hz frequency continuous sine wave therapy to the patient's cells. The frequency therapy may be in-vivo and in-vitro applications. The frequency therapy stimulates systemic stem cell production, particularly at a tissue sites having loss of function due to a condition, aging, damage, and or disease. The frequency therapy system encompasses a narrow and specific ultra-low continuous sine wave frequency stimulation therapy that produces one or more of the enhanced cell production, release, viability, proliferation, migration and or engraftment of the human patient's own genetically compatible stem cells, and the therapy enhances the stem cell's secretions thereby safely enhancing the secretion's therapeutic effects during stem cell therapy and simultaneously systemically enhancing the patient's pre-existing cells and tissues. |
| US11478653B2 |
Electrodes for intra-cardiac pacemaker
A pacemaker has a housing and a therapy delivery circuit enclosed by the housing for generating pacing pulses for delivery to a patient's heart. An electrically insulative distal member is coupled directly to the housing and at least one non-tissue piercing cathode electrode is coupled directly to the insulative distal member. A tissue piercing electrode extends away from the housing. |
| US11478652B2 |
Implantable medical device with modular injection molded header assembly and related methods of manufacture
Disclosed herein is an implantable electronic device. In one embodiment, the device has a modular header-feedthru assembly and a housing. The modular header-feedthru assembly has a conductor assembly, a feedthru coupled to the conductor assembly, and a polymer header that is injected molded about the conductor assembly and at least a portion of the feedthru. The housing is welded to the feedthru. |
| US11478651B2 |
Systems and methods for manufacturing header subassembly
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for assembling a subassembly for use in manufacturing an implantable device header. A method includes placing a first split web into a top platen, placing a second split web into a bottom platen, placing a conductor assembly and an antenna assembly in the bottom platen on top of the second split web, compressing the top and bottom platens together, heating the top and bottom platens until a predetermined temperature and a predetermined pressure are reached, such that first split web is fused to the second split web to form the subassembly, separating the top and bottom platens, and removing the formed subassembly. |
| US11478647B2 |
Automatic selection of parameters of an exposure mode of an implantable medical device
An implantable medical device (IMD) automatically determines at least a portion of the parameters and, in some instances all of the parameters, of an exposure operating mode based on stored information regarding sensed physiological events or therapy provided over a predetermined period of time. The IMD may configure itself to operate in accordance with the automatically determined parameters of the exposure operating mode in response to detecting a disruptive energy field. Alternatively, the IMD may provide the automatically determined parameters of the exposure operating mode to a physician as suggested or recommended parameters for the exposure operating mode. In other instances, the automatically determined parameters may be compared to parameters received manually via telemetry and, if differences exist or occur, a physician or patient may be notified and/or the manual parameters may be overridden by the automatically determined parameters. |
| US11478645B2 |
System and method for controlling neurostimulation according to user activity and automated balancing of stimulation program duration
This application is generally related to systems and methods for providing a medical therapy to a patient by tracking patient activity and adjusting medical therapy based on occurrence of different types of activities performed by the patient while automatically balancing stimulation program duration. |
| US11478644B2 |
Systems and methods for DC protection in implantable pulse generators
The present disclosure provides systems and methods for circuitry for an implantable pulse generator (IPG) of a neurostimulation system. The circuitry includes at least one anode node, at least one cathode node, a plurality of switching circuits, each switching circuit coupled to the at least one anode node and the at least one cathode node, and a plurality of output channels, each output channel coupled between an associated switching circuit and at least one electrode. The circuitry further includes a first DC blocking capacitor coupled between the at least one anode node and the plurality of switching circuits, a second DC blocking capacitor coupled between the at least one cathode node and the plurality of switching circuits. The circuitry further includes mitigation circuitry operable to limit DC leakage from the plurality of switching circuits through the plurality of output channels. |
| US11478643B2 |
Power element for an implantable medical device
A power element for an implantable medical device is described. The implantable medical device includes sealingly contained circuitry and a sealingly contained power element. The sealingly contained power element supplies power to the circuitry. |
| US11478641B2 |
Surgical tools and methods for delivering a neurostimulator into the pterygopalatine fossa
One aspect of the present disclosure includes a delivery tool configured to deliver a neurostimulator into a pterygopalatine fossa of a subject. The neurostimulator can include a body connected to an integral stimulation lead having one or more stimulating electrodes. The delivery tool can comprise a handle, an elongated shaft extending from the handle, a hub portion, and a double barrel sheath. The hub portion can be located between the shaft and a spine member that extends axially away from the hub portion. The hub portion can be sized and dimensioned to releasably mate with the neurostimulator. The double barrel sheath can be connected to the spine member. A central lumen can extend through at least a portion of the shaft and the hub portion. The central lumen can be adapted to receive a lead ejector for selective deployment of the stimulation lead from the double barrel sheath. |
| US11478638B2 |
Detection and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea
A treatment for obstructive sleep apnea (“OSA”) of a user includes affixing a patch externally on a dermis of the user, the patch including a flexible substrate, an adhesive on a first side adapted to adhere to the dermis of the user, a processor directly coupled to the substrate, and electrodes directly coupled to the substrate. The treatment includes detecting an occurrence of OSA and activating the patch in response to the detecting, the activating including generating an electrical stimuli via the electrodes to activate the genioglossus muscle of the user. |
| US11478636B2 |
Tube-cut helical fixation anchor for electrotherapy device
An implantable medical device is disclosed herein and can be in the form of an implantable medical lead or a leadless pulse generator. The implantable medical device includes a body, at least one electrode and a tube-cut helical fixation anchor. The body includes a distal end and a proximal end opposite the distal end. The at least one electrode is supported on the body. The tube-cut helical fixation anchor distally extends from the distal end. The tube-cut helical fixation anchor may be fixed or extendable/retractable relative to the distal end. The tube-cut helical fixation anchor may be a result of a manufacturing process comprising cutting the tube-cut helical fixation anchor from a thin-walled tubular body. |
| US11478631B2 |
Methods of using an integrated surface stimulation device for wound therapy and infection control
The present invention provides a thin and flexible device and method of use thereof for wound treatment and infection control. The integrated surface stimulation device may comprise wireless stimulation system in a disposable and/or reusable flexible device for widespread use in multiple therapeutic applications. The invention would be situated on the skin surface of a patient and would be activated so as to reduce the overall occurrence of infections and/or increase wound healing rates. As provided, the device will comprise an integrated power supply and pre-programmable stimulator/control system on a flexible polymeric substrate layer with areas of stimulating electrodes, applied using techniques such as those found in additive manufacturing processes. The device is especially valuable in treating biofilm-based infections. |
| US11478627B2 |
Blood pump
A blood pump comprises a pump casing having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet, and an impeller arranged in said pump casing and rotatably supported in the pump casing by a bearing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The impeller has blades for conveying blood from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet. The bearing comprises at least one stationary bearing portion coupled to the pump casing and having a stationary bearing surface that faces radially outwards. The bearing further comprises a rotating bearing surface interacting with the stationary bearing surface to form the bearing, wherein the rotating bearing surface faces radially inwards and is formed on an exposed radially inner edge of the blades. The blades are designed to draw blood deposit on the stationary bearing surface in a radially outward direction. |
| US11478617B2 |
Medical tube holder
A medical tube holder is proposed. The medical tube holder includes: holder bodies and surrounding an outer surface of a medical tube; and fluid pockets provided in the holder bodies to form a predetermined space and discharge fluid stored therein to the outer surface of the medical tube while at least a part of the fluid pockets is broken when pressed by an external force. The fluid pockets are formed in the medical tube holder, and when the fluid pockets are pressed by the external force, the fluid pockets are broken and a fluid (i.e., a lubricant) stored therein is discharged to an outer surface of the medical tube. Accordingly, a user may easily apply the fluid such as the lubricant by using the medical tube holder. |
| US11478611B2 |
Delivery system and method of assembling such
A catheter delivery system (10) includes: (i) an introducer sheath (12); (ii) a catheter (14) disposed at least partially within the introducer sheath and movable axial along the introducer sheath; (iii) an invaginating tube (16) sealably secured at or near a first axial end (16a) of the invaginating tube to the introducer sheath at or near a first axial end (12 a) of the introducer sheath; (iv) a runner (28) slidably connected to the catheter; (v) the invaginating tube being sealably secured at or near a second axial end (16b) of the invaginating tube to the runner, such that the runner with inavaginating tube secured thereto is sealably connected to the catheter and movable axially along at least a portion of the catheter; and (vi) means for pressurising the annular space defined between the introducer sheath, the catheter and the invaginating tube. |
| US11478608B2 |
Dynamically rigidizing composite medical structures
A rigidizing device includes an elongate flexible tube, a braid layer positioned over the elongate flexible tube, an outer layer over the flexible tube and the braid layer, and an inlet between the elongate flexible tube and the outer layer and configured to attach to a source of vacuum or pressure. The braid layer has a plurality of strands braided together at a braid angle of 5-40 degrees relative to a longitudinal axis of the elongate flexible tube when the elongate flexible tube is straight. The rigidizing device is configured to have a rigid configuration when vacuum or pressure is applied through the inlet and a flexible configuration when vacuum or pressure is not applied through the inlet. The braid angle is configured to change as the rigidizing device bends when the rigidizing device is in the flexible configuration. |
| US11478607B2 |
Systems and methods for inducing negative pressure in a portion of a urinary tract of a patient
Ureteral or bladder catheters are provided, including (a) a proximal portion; and (b) a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion that includes one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations and is configured to establish an outer periphery or protective surface area that inhibits mucosal tissue from occluding the one or more protected drainage holes, ports or perforations upon application of negative pressure through the catheter. Systems, kits and methods for inducing negative pressure to increase renal function also are provided. |
| US11478606B1 |
Wearable devices and methods for providing therapy to a user and/or for measuring physiological parameters of the user
Wearable devices can be used to provide therapy to users and/or to monitor various physiological parameters of the user. In some cases, therapy can be triggered automatically based on the monitored physiological parameters reaching or exceeding predefined thresholds. |
| US11478604B2 |
Device for synchronized sound, vibration and magnetic field stimulation
An apparatus capable of creating synchronized sound, vibration and magnetic field stimulation, for the purpose of habituating and inhibiting brain function while stimulating the human spiritual energy system, is described. The apparatus comprises an amplifier and transducers built into a comfortable seating arrangement including a support structure and a motion platform. The support structure, such as a chair, rests upon the motion platform, which is adapted to impart three-dimensional motion to the support structure. The apparatus uses layered music to create synchronized sounds, vibrations and magnetic fields. |
| US11478602B2 |
Taste inhibition through the use of an air flow
A flow of air is directed at the face and into the nose and mouth so as to decrease taste and inhibit appetite. |
| US11478598B2 |
Modular ventilation system
Modular ventilatory support systems and methods are disclosed in which a user may transition the system between a stationary configuration, an extended range configuration, and a stand-alone configuration. The modular components of the system include a compressor unit, a ventilator which may dock with the compressor unit, and a patient interface which may be connected to either the compressor unit or the ventilator unit. By rearranging these modular components into different configurations, mobility and duration of use may be optimized to fit the present needs. In the stationary configuration, mobility is most restricted, but duration of use is maximized. In the extended range configuration, mobility is enhanced, with duration of use limited by the battery power of the ventilator. In the stand-alone configuration, mobility is maximized, with duration of use limited by battery power of the ventilator and the quantity of an external gas supply. |
| US11478596B2 |
System and method for high flow oxygen therapy
A method of method of high flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) and carbon dioxide (CO2) monitoring includes delivering high flow oxygen therapy (HFOT) via a central lumen of a nasal cannula, the nasal cannula comprising a proximal end, a distal end positioned within a pharynx region of a patient's airway, and the central lumen and a sampling lumen formed within a wall of the nasal cannula. The method also includes receiving sampled exhaled breath of the patient via the sampling lumen at a CO2 monitor, wherein the sampling lumen is configured to sample the exhaled breath at the pharynx region through the CO2-permeable membrane and direct the sampled exhaled breath to a CO2 monitor fluidly coupled to the sampling lumen and determining a level of CO2 in the exhaled breath using the CO2 monitor. |
| US11478595B2 |
Method of driving a form of respiratory therapy
A method of controlling a medical device is disclosed for delivering respiratory therapy to a user to treat sleep-disordered breathing, for instance obstructive sleep apnea, Cheyne-Stokes respiration etc. by estimating the user's CO2 percentage or concentration from a dynamic lung model driven by an observed respiration signal. The estimated user's CO2 percentage or concentration can be used to predict breathing events, such as hypopnea and apnea. The predictive capacity can be used for adjusting the respiratory therapy as required or for applying a ramp cycle therapy, in an attempt to reduce the prevalence and adverse effects of the breathing events. In other examples a variable ventilation therapy is provided in which pressure is supplied between first and second pressures, with the pressure being increased over more than one breath, and then dropped relatively rapidly, for example during expiration of a single breath. |
| US11478594B2 |
Systems and methods for respiratory effort detection utilizing signal distortion
Systems and methods for novel ventilation that allows the patient to trigger or initiate the delivery of a breath are provided. Further, systems and methods for triggering ventilation based on signal distortion of a monitored patient parameter are provided. |
| US11478591B2 |
Apparatus, system and method for detecting and monitoring inhalations
Described herein are an interactive apparatus and methods for sensing and measuring real-time characteristic patterns of a subject's use of a dry powder inhalation system. The inhaler device can be used in a wireless communication mode to communicate with a display to assess the subject's usage of the inhalation system concurrently as the inhalation is performed and thus the subject's inhalation can be evaluated as well as the performance of the inhalation system. The system can also detect the identity of the medicament, its dosage, lot, expiration, etc. and the characteristics profile of a dry powder formulation emitted from the inhalation system in use. |
| US11478590B2 |
Aerosol generating device with spiral movement for heating
An aerosol generating device includes a housing having an open end and forms a cavity in communication with the open end for receiving an aerosol generating article. The device further includes a rotatable capture element disposed in the cavity. The rotatable capture element is operable to retain the aerosol generating article within the cavity. The rotatable capture element is longitudinally movable within the cavity. The device further includes a heating element in communication with the cavity. The heating element is operable to heat the aerosol generating article retained by the capture element within the cavity. Combined rotation and longitudinal movement of the capture element causes the aerosol generating element to spiral relative to the heating element. |
| US11478588B2 |
Needle shield grip devices and related methods
A needle guard grip device may include a body extending from a first end to a second end along a central longitudinal axis of the body. The body may include a plurality of ribs extending perpendicularly to the central longitudinal axis. The plurality of ribs may include a first set of longitudinally spaced ribs disposed on a first side of the central longitudinal axis, and a second set of longitudinally spaced ribs disposed on a second side of the central longitudinal axis that is opposite of the first side. Moving along the central longitudinal axis, ribs of the first set of longitudinally spaced ribs may alternate with ribs of the second set of longitudinally spaced ribs. |
| US11478587B2 |
Drug depot delivery system and method
A drug depot delivery system includes a housing having a cavity. A cartridge is positioned within the cavity and includes a body having a channel. The body includes a first pair of rails and a second pair of rails. A plunger is slidably disposed in the housing and the cartridge. The plunger is configured to move a drug depot through the channel and out of the housing. Kits and methods of use are disclosed. |
| US11478584B2 |
Multi-chamber syringe
A syringe includes a syringe body, a first plunger, a second plunger, and an inner tube. The syringe body defines a syringe port in fluid communication with a syringe cavity. The first plunger is disposed within the syringe cavity and defines a first chamber in the syringe cavity, wherein the first chamber is in fluid communication with the syringe port. The second plunger is disposed within the syringe cavity, the first plunger and the second plunger cooperatively defining a second chamber in the syringe cavity. The inner tube comprises an inner tube lumen, wherein the inner tube and a first plunger shaft lumen of a first plunger shaft define an annulus therebetween, the annulus in fluid communication with a first plunger channel of the first plunger and the annulus permits fluid communication between the syringe port and the first plunger channel. |
| US11478574B2 |
Collagen compositions and methods of use
The present disclosure provides an engineered collagen composition comprising collagen, wherein the collagen composition is compressed to form a gradient of at least one physical property. Methods of using and of manufacturing the engineered collagen compositions of the present disclosure are also provided. |
| US11478573B2 |
Catheter tubing with tailored modulus response
Catheter tubing comprises: an elongate body comprising a base thermoplastic polyurethane; and a compounded thermoplastic polyurethane co-extruded with the base thermoplastic polyurethane to provide a section of catheter tubing discrete from the elongate body, the compounded thermoplastic polyurethane comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane and a radiopaque material, wherein the catheter tubing comprises a first elastic modulus under first conditions prior to entry into a patient; and wherein when exposed to second conditions comprising two or more in vivo stimuli for a duration of time the catheter tubing comprises a second elastic modulus that is not more than fifty percent of the first modulus. |
| US11478572B2 |
Silica fiber compositions and methods of use
Embodiments of the invention include silica fiber compositions useful for treatment of animal wounds and tissue, as well as for other applications in industry. The fiber compositions may be formed via electrospinning of a sol gel produced with a silicon alkoxide reagent, such as tetraethyl ortho silicate, alcohol solvent, and an acid catalyst. |
| US11478568B2 |
Radioactive cement
A target tissue can be treated with a radioisotope. Some methods for treating a target tissue with a radioisotope include determining a distance between a target tissue and a surface of a matrix material to be positioned adjacent the target tissue and, based on the determined distance, determining an activity to be mixed with the matrix material to obtain a desired activity concentration. Some methods further include mixing the radioisotope with the matrix material. In some embodiments, the matrix material comprises bone cement, and the target tissue is a tumor in a bone. The radioisotope may be a beta-emitting radioisotope mixed in the cement at a concentration to form a radioactive cement. |
| US11478566B2 |
Hemostatic sponge
The present invention provides a hemostatic porous composite sponge comprising: i) a matrix of a biomaterial; and ii) one hydrophilic polymeric component comprising reactive groups wherein i) and ii) are associated with each other so that the reactivity of the polymeric component is retained, wherein associated means that said polymeric component is coated onto a surface of said matrix of a biomaterial, or said matrix is impregnated with said polymeric material, or both. |
| US11478564B2 |
Decontamination device and decontamination method employing said decontamination device
Decontamination device and method for sterilizing an inside of facility or an inside of a device installed in the facility in which cells, tissues, culture media, sterile reagents, microorganisms or the like are handled or cultured, including: dry fog generating machine, installed in decontamination area, for converting peracetic acid mixed solution containing low-concentration peracetic acid into dry fog and spraying the dry fog into the decontamination area; humidity sensor, installed in decontamination area, for measuring humidity in decontamination area; gas recovery machine, installed in the above decontamination area, for recovering gas in decontamination area; and control device for controlling spraying from dry fog generating machine and gas recovery operation by the gas recovery machine based on information from the above humidity sensor, a main control and monitoring device, installed outside the above decontamination area, for controlling the control devices of one or more of the above decontamination devices. |
| US11478563B2 |
Highly efficient UV C source
An excimer bulb assembly including a krypton/chlorine excimer bulb and a pass filter. The excimer bulb assembly does not emit substantial UV C radiation in wavelengths longer than deadly 240 nm through UV C wavelengths. The pass filter is adapted to block substantial UV C radiation in wavelengths in the range of 240 nm-280 nm. The assembly may include a captured reflector, a smart chip, and/or a heat sink. The bulb and its electrical connectors may form a cartridge. The assembly may include a housing and the cartridge may swivel in the housing. |
| US11478559B2 |
UV germicidal system, method, and device thereof
A germicidal system for use in disinfecting a human interface device includes at least one human interface device. One or more ultra-violet (UV) light sources are used in proximity to the at least one human interface device for disinfecting a touch surface of the human interface device below a surgical grade sterilization. A memory for storing usage data of the at least one UV light source. At least one server is used for providing a central storage location for usage data supplied from the memory and a computer is used in communication with the at least one server for controlling the operational parameters of the at least one UV light source. |
| US11478555B2 |
Chimeric antigen receptor to which anti-cotinine antibody is linked, and use thereof
The present invention relates to chimeric antibody receptors with anti-cotinine antibodies linked, and use thereof. A T cell presenting the chimeric antibody receptor on the surface secretes interferon gamma specifically for a target molecule of a cotinine-conjugated binding molecule that is added together therewith and induces cell death of the cell expressing the target molecule by the T cell. On the contrary, by administering a cytotoxic agent conjugated with cotinine, cell death of the chimeric antigen receptor T cell is induced. Therefore, if necessary, a cytotoxic agent conjugated with cotinine can be administered to remove the chimeric antigen receptor T cells that have been already administered, thereby suppressing immune side effects due to hyperactivity of T cells. Thus, the chimeric antigen receptor to which the anti-cotinine antibody is linked can be effectively and safely used for the treatment of cancer. |
| US11478545B2 |
FHSS hotspot device and methods
A wireless wideband transceiver may be able to communicate with multiple frequency-hopped spread-spectrum (FHSS) devices concurrently over multiple frequencies over a short range by including a plurality of digital chains corresponding to the FHSS physical channels, individually and dynamically compensated for in-phase/quadrature imbalance in the transmit and/or receive portion. To further improve communications the transceiver may also mitigate cross interference between adjacent channel signals that are received and/or transmitted simultaneously, avoid false reception and/or transmission of co-channel signals, delay respective FHSS channels transmissions relative to other channels transmissions, speed up connection to FHSS devices and coordinate Time Division Duplexing (TDD) operation according to application dependent TX/RX binary pattern. A device that includes such a transceiver (FHSS-hotspot) may enable the concurrent usage of multiple commercially available FHSS peripheral devices without the need for additional personal host devices to be carried along with them, and in addition enable the concurrent usage of multiple commercially available FHSS personal data devices while reducing their radiation and/or latency and/or usage cost and/or power, to establish a localized multi-device multimedia session, and/or to interface with a communications network to communicate with remote parties, and/or to interface with broadcast devices to stream contents. |
| US11478539B2 |
Immunity-inducing agent
This application provides an immunity-inducing agent comprising, as an active ingredient, at least one polypeptide having immunity-inducing activity and selected from (a) polypeptides consisting of amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, 4, 6, 10, 12, 2 and 14, and polypeptides consisting of 7 or more consecutive amino acids in the amino acid sequences, (b) polypeptides having a sequence identity of 85% or more with the amino acid sequences represented by SEQ ID NO: 8, 4, 6, 10, 12, 2 and 14, and polypeptides consisting of 7 or more consecutive amino acids in the amino acid sequences, and (c) polypeptides comprising the polypeptides according to (a) or (b) as the partial sequences, or a recombinant vector comprising a polynucleotide encoding the polypeptide and capable of expressing the polypeptide in vivo. |
| US11478537B2 |
Immunogenic compounds for cancer therapy
The invention relates to an immunogenic compound comprising an antigenic peptide having amino acid similarity with a tumor antigen, which antigenic peptide is selected in the group consisting of sequences described in the specification. |
| US11478535B2 |
Method for preventing and treating fatty liver
The present invention relates to a method for preventing and/or treating fatty liver and its related conditions in a subject, comprising administering an effective amount of plasminogen to the subject; in another aspect, the present invention further relates to a medicament, a pharmaceutical composition, an article of manufacture, and a kit comprising plasminogen which are useful for preventing and/or treating fatty liver and its related conditions in the subject. |
| US11478534B1 |
Formulation and method of preparing zinc-charged insulin for oral administration
This invention is directed to a zinc-charged insulin composition that is effective in treating diabetes and lowering and stabilizing blood glucose levels when administered orally. The zinc-charged insulin is acid and enzyme resistant, such that the zinc-charged insulin is capable of surviving the acidic conditions of the stomach. The zinc-charged insulin is capable of being absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract and stored in the liver, such that the zinc-charged insulin is long lasting and pharmacokinetically similar to the insulin normally generated by the body. The invention is further directed to a method of preparing the zinc-charged insulin composition, including: (1) removing any loosely bound surface ions present on an insulin molecule using a chelating agent; and (2) replacing all the loosely bound surface ions with zinc. |
| US11478529B2 |
SRPX for treatment of cancer
Methods of treating a tumor in a subject include identifying a subject having, at risk for, or suspected of having a tumor, and administering to the subject an effective amount of an SRPX. |
| US11478528B2 |
Antimicrobial peptides against Listeria monocytogenes
The present invention relates to the use of at least one peptide having sequence VRLIVX1VRIX2RR (SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO 2, SEQ ID NO 3, SEQ ID NO 4), wherein X1 is selected from A or K and X2 is selected from W and K, as a bactericidal antimicrobial agent against Listeria monocytogenes. |
| US11478525B2 |
Method for promoting growth of Akkermansia muciniphila using musa ferments
Provided is a method of promoting the growth of Akkermansia muciniphila, including contacting A. muciniphila with an effective amount of a prebiotic composition including a Musa ferment. Also provided is a prebiotic composition including a Musa ferment. The prebiotic composition promotes the growth of A. muciniphila in the intestine, and reduces the body weight, fat percentage, waist circumference, and hip circumference of obese individuals. |
| US11478524B1 |
Methods and compositions for modulating complex mixtures by selective deletion chromatography
The present disclosure relates to methods of modifying complex extracts such that components or mixtures of components are selectively removed or added, thus providing a complex mixture that does not naturally occur with a refined or a tuned therapeutic or nutraceutical effect. In various aspects, the complex extract can be an extract obtained from one or more plants, e.g., an extract obtained from green tea leaves. The present disclosure pertains to compositions obtained by the disclosed methods, nutraceutical compositions comprising same, pharmaceutical compositions comprising same, and methods of treating various conditions, including physiological dysfunctions associated with elevated reactive oxygen species and/or inflammatory molecule, e.g., TNFα, expression using same. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure. |
| US11478519B2 |
Nutritional supplement containing iron
A nutritional supplement containing fungal biomass having at least 100 mg/kg iron and processes for producing the nutritional supplement using filamentous fungi are described. |
| US11478516B2 |
Probiotic bacteria-directed prevention or treatment of fungal infection
The invention provides a method and bacterial compositions for reducing or preventing an infection of a bodily tissue by a fungal microorganism by contacting the tissue with a composition comprising a purified Lactobacillus paracasei bacterium. |
| US11478515B2 |
Compositions comprising probiotic and prebiotic components and mineral salts, with lactoferrin
The present invention relates to compositions comprising probiotic and prebiotic components, mineral salts, lactoferrin, and possibly saccharomycetes, which perform correct, effective colonisation of the probiotic components administered, with enteric consequences which involve maintaining and/or restoring intestinal health and preventing the consequences of common dysbioses of the digestive tract caused by stress, incorrect dietary habits and antibiotic treatments. Said compositions also have a concomitant anti-inflammatory and immunomodulating action. |
| US11478507B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating biofilms
Disinfecting compositions containing hypochlorous acid and acetic acid are useful for treating biofilms in or on tissue, including biofilms related to wounds or other skin trauma. The compositions are useful for treating a variety of types of tissue, both on the surface on beneath the surface of tissue. Compositions are provided having various concentrations for different tissue types and infection levels. Compositions may be provided in gel form, and may include nanoparticle encapsulated molecules for controlled release. |
| US11478505B2 |
Compositions of ixabepilone
Provided herein are compositions comprising ixabepilone, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and a copolymer represented by formula I: Also provided are methods of treating cancer using the compositions described herein, and methods of preparing the compositions. |
| US11478500B2 |
Anticancer compositions and methods for making and using them
In alternative embodiments, provided are compositions, including products of manufacture and kits, and methods, for treating or ameliorating a cancer by inhibiting expression or activity of Mouse Double Minute 2 homolog (MDM2), an APOBEC3G (A3G) protein, message (mRNA) or gene, and/or an ADAR1p150 protein, message (mRNA) or gene, e.g., by increasing the presence of in a cell or adding to a cell a molecule inhibitory to MDM2, APOBEC3G and/or ADAR1p150 expression, such as an miRNA that binds to MDM2, APOBEC3G and/or ADAR1p150 transcripts, or any molecule that can inhibit or destabilize the transcripts, resulting in decreased MDM2, APOBEC3G and/or ADAR1p150 expression, to treat a cancer such as leukemia, e.g., by inhibiting the propagation of a cancer cell, a leukemia cell, a leukemia stem cell (LSC) or a pre-leukemia cell stem cell (pre-LSC). |
| US11478492B2 |
Tobramycin compound conjugate formulations
Disclosed herein are compositions comprising tobramycin or a tobramycin derivative that exhibit improvements in permeation of corneal cells, retention in corneal cells, or both. Such compositions can comprise tobramycin or tobramycin derivative(s) complexed to an agent which facilitates improved permeation of corneal cells, retention in corneal cells, or both. The invention also relates to a process of preparing such compositions. |
| US11478489B2 |
Selective accretion of cytoprotectant in radiation-sensitive tissues and uses thereof
The disclosure relates to the treatment of primary and metastatic cancer using radiation. Specifically, the disclosure relates to methods providing for the selective accretion of cytoprotective agent in tissues and/or organs, sensitive to radiation that are adjacent to malignant tumors prior to radiation of the tumors at a dose that otherwise would be toxic to the tissues and/or organs, but are necessary to achieve ablative outcome on the tumors. |
| US11478486B2 |
Association of actives for treating prostate cancer
The invention concerns a pharmaceutical combination of an inhibitor of the androgen receptor signaling pathway and of a p38 inhibitor for use in the treatment of prostate cancer in individuals wherein the prostate tumor cells express the AR-V7 variant androgen receptor protein or for preventing the occurrence of resistance in patients suffering from prostate cancer treated by an inhibitor of the androgen receptor signaling pathway. The invention further concerns a pharmaceutical composition comprising enzalutamide, abiraterone or apalutamide and a p38 inhibitor selected from LY2228820 and ARRY-614, and at least one pharmaceutically acceptable excipient. The invention also concerns the use of a p38 inhibitor for restoring the sensitivity to androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) in patients suffering from prostate cancers having acquired a resistance to ADT following a treatment with an inhibitor of the androgen receptor signaling pathway and wherein the prostate tumour cells express the AR-V7 variant androgen receptor protein. |
| US11478481B2 |
Process for preparation of optically pure and optionally substituted 2-(1-hydroxy-alkyl)-chromen-4-one derivatives and their use in preparing pharmaceuticals
The present invention relates to compounds useful as pharmaceutical intermediates, to processes for preparing the intermediates, to intermediates used in the processes, and to the use of the intermediates in the preparation of pharmaceuticals. In particular, the present invention concerns enantiomerically pure optionally substituted 2-(1-hydroxy-alkyl)-chromen-4-one derivatives represented by formula (IA) and (IB), processes for preparing the alcohol derivatives and their use in preparing pharmaceuticals. |
| US11478480B2 |
Formulations of 4-(7-Hydroxy-2-isopropyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-benzonitrile
The present invention provides formulations of 4-(7-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-benzonitrile (compound I) and methods for treating ocular surface pain by administering such formulations. The present invention also provides methods for treating dry eye disease and ocular hyperemia by administering formulations of 4-(7-hydroxy-2-isopropyl-4-oxo-4H-quinazolin-3-yl)-benzonitrile. |
| US11478479B2 |
Dosing with an azolopyrimidine compound
Provided herein are methods of treating a disease, disorder, or condition, mediated at least in part by the adenosine A2A N receptor (A2AR) and/or the adenosine A2B receptor (A2BR) using Compound (I). In some embodiments, the disease or disorder is a cancer related disorder. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions and single unit dosages of Compound (I). |
| US11478473B2 |
Sleep improving agent
The present invention provides a heat shock protein expression-inducing agent, more specifically, a heat shock protein expression-inducing agent comprising a compound represented by formula (I): wherein R is a lower alkyl, phenyl, or hydroxyphenyl, or a salt thereof. |
| US11478472B2 |
NK-3 receptor antagonists for therapeutic treatment of leptin-related disease
Disclosed is use of NK3R antagonists for the therapeutic treatment leptin-related disease. |
| US11478466B2 |
Small molecule promoting osteoblast differentiation
Provided are compositions and methods for promoting osteogenic differentiation of undifferentiated cells, such as stem cells. An example of a compound useful in the present method is 6,8-dimethyl-3-(4-phenyl-1H-imidazol-5-yl)quinolin-2(1H)-one (DIPQUO). The present methods can be used for treatment and prevention of bone disorders. |
| US11478464B1 |
Method for treating inflammation
A method of treating inflammation includes administering an anti-inflammatory agent to a patient in need thereof. The anti-inflammatory agent is selected from Compound 1 ([(2-{[3-(4-methyl-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]carbonyl}phenyl) amino] acetic acid) and Compound 2 (Ethyl-1-(5-cyano-2-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-5-phenoxy-1,4-dihydropyridine-3-carboxylate). Compound 1 and Compound 2 selectively inhibit COX-2 enzyme, without substantially inhibiting COX-1 enzyme, in contrast to many other NSAIDs. |
| US11478463B2 |
Mast cell stabilizers for treatment of chronic inflammatory conditions
The present invention relates to methods for treating chronic inflammatory conditions using a mast cell stabilizing compound. The invention further relates to compositions and dosage forms comprising mast cell stabilizing agents. |
| US11478458B2 |
Inhibitors of short-chain dehydrogenase activity for promoting neurogenesis and inhibiting nerve cell death
A method of promoting neuroprotection in a subject from axonal degeneration, neuronal cell death, and/or glia cell damage after injury, augmenting neuronal signaling underlying learning and memory, stimulating neuronal regeneration after injury, and/or treating a disease, disorder, and/or condition of the nervous system in a subject in need thereof includes administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a 15-PGDH inhibitor. |
| US11478455B2 |
Use of biotin and natural essential oils for bovine animals for the prevention and treatment of ketosis
Methods to prevent ketosis or minimize the effects of ketosis in ruminant animals are provided. This methods include feeding to the animal biotin in combination with a mixture of at least two essential oil compounds selected from the group consisting of thymol, eugenol, meta-cresol, vaniline and guajacol. The methods usefully prevent and/or inhibit ketosis of calving ruminant animals and the subsequent need for veterinary treatment. In a preferred embodiment of a feeding concept for dairy cattle, especially calving dairy cattle, biotin is used in an amount sufficient to provide a daily dosage of 10 mg to 20 mg per head to which it is to be administered. It is at present contemplated that the essential oils are administered in amounts (total dosage ranges of essential oils) of 1 to 1.5 g per head per day. |
| US11478451B1 |
Macrocyclic chlorine substituted indole derivatives
The present invention relates to macrocyclic indole derivatives of general formula (I): in which R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, A and L are as defined herein, methods of preparing said compounds, intermediate compounds useful for preparing said compounds, pharmaceutical compositions and combinations comprising said compounds, and the use of said compounds for manufacturing pharmaceutical compositions for the treatment or prophylaxis of diseases, in particular of hyperproliferative disorders, as a sole agent or in combination with other active ingredients. |
| US11478450B2 |
Edaravone suspension for oral administration
An edaravone suspension for human oral administration includes edaravone particles, a dispersant, and water. |
| US11478449B1 |
Compositions of matter and pharmaceutical compositions
Pharmaceutical formulations of novel indole compounds and psilocybin analogs are manufactured, provided in novel oral, transdermal, and nasal pharmaceutical compositions for use to treat neurological, mood or abuse diseases and disorders. |
| US11478448B2 |
Compounds and methods for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease with extra-intestinal manifestations
The present invention relates to, inter alia, methods of treatment and combinations of (R)-2-(7-(4-cyclopentyl-3-(triflu-oromethyl)benzyloxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydrocyclopenta[b]indol-3-yl)acetic acid (Compound 1) useful for the treatment of extra-intestinal manifestations (EIM) in an individual with inflammatory bowel disease (BBD) and for the treatment of pyoderma gangrenosum (PG). In some embodiments, the methods further comprise administering Compound 1, or a harmaceutically salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof, in combination with a therapeutically effective amount of a compound selected from the group consisting of: a corticosteroid, a 5-ammosalicylic acid derivative, and a TNF-alpha inhibitor; or a corticosteroid, an immunosuppressant, a biologic, an anti-inflammatory agent, and an antibiotic. |
| US11478447B2 |
Solid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) compositions
The invention relates to a solid Δ9-THC composition containing Δ9-THC and a powder former and having a molar ratio of Δ9-THC to powder former to form a flowable Δ9-THC powder. The powder former is selected from the group consisting of adenine, aspartame, caffeine, lactose, mannitol, nicotinamide, β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, pipecolic acid, saccharin, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glutamine, histidine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, proline, serine, tryptophan, valine, Epigallocatechin Gallate (EGCG), 2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPbCD), and Trimethyl-beta-cyclodextrin (TOMBC) and mixtures thereof. The invention also relates to methods of making a solid Δ9-THC composition of the invention. The Δ9-THC may be synthetic Δ9-THC or may be extracted Δ9-THC. The invention provides pharmaceutical or nutraceutical composition containing a solid Δ9-THC composition of the invention and a pharmaceutically- or nutraceutically-acceptable carrier where Δ9-THC is present in a pharmaceutically or nutraceutically effective amount. The invention also provides methods of treating a disease, disorder, or condition by administering to a patient in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a solid Δ9-THC composition. A solid Δ9-THC composition of the invention may also be incorporated into food and beverage products. |
| US11478442B2 |
Pharmaceutical compositions comprising DGLA and use of same
The present disclosure provides orally deliverable pharmaceutical compositions comprising DGLA and to methods of using same to treat a variety of conditions and disorders. |
| US11478440B2 |
Combination of Elafibranor or derivatives thereof with an anti-NASH, anti-fibrotic or anti-cholestatic agent
The present invention relates to a combination product and its use in therapy. |
| US11478439B2 |
Method for alleviating keratoconjunctivitis sicca
Improved methods and compositions are disclosed for treating dry eye by administering intranasally a therapeutically effective amount of a capsaicinoid compound embedded in multiple layers of solid lamellar crystals of monoglycerides to patients with deficient tear production. The lipophilic capsaicinoid drug is embedded in multiple layers of solid lamellar crystals of monoglycerides, and these crystals are incorporated into pharmaceutically acceptable vehicles comprised of solutions, suspensions, foams, creams, ointments, and gels. The resulting formulations of the capsaicinoid are suitable for application to the nasal mucosa or skin and are more stable, less irritating to skin and mucous membranes, and provide increased and more controlled release of the capsaicinoid compound. |
| US11478434B2 |
Fibre-free transdermal therapeutic system and method for its production
The present invention is directed to transdermal therapeutic systems that are free of fibrous constituents, as well methods for producing such transdermal therapeutic systems. A preparation containing active substance is applied by a printing method onto the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer of the transdermal therapeutic system. Exemplary printing methods include application methods based upon a distributor plate of an application device. |
| US11478431B2 |
Ingestible medical delivery devices
Exemplary embodiments of the disclosure may be drawn to ingestible delivery devices. An ingestible delivery device may include a first compartment and a second compartment. A lipase may be contained within the first compartment, and a fat may be contained within the second compartment. The first compartment may be sealed from the second compartment prior to exposure to a trigger, preventing the lipase and the fat from contacting each other, and at least one of the first compartment or the second compartment may at least partially rupture upon exposure to the trigger, allowing the lipase and the fat to contact each other. |
| US11478429B2 |
Capsule with internal diaphragm and solid ingredients
A two-compartment capsule includes a body, a diaphragm between, which seals off the body and provides a first compartment to hold a first dry ingredient, and a cap applied to the body whereby a space between the inner portion of the cap and the diaphragm defines a second compartment for holding a second dry ingredient. This disclosure also provides particular formulations for use in such a capsule. Examples include a probiotic, a digestive enzyme, an expectorant, a bronchodilator, a stool softener, a platelet aggregation inhibitor, a form or derivative of vitamin E, a statin, and aspirin. |
| US11478427B2 |
Dosage form comprising structural framework of two-dimensional elements
The most prevalent pharmaceutical dosage forms at present, the oral-delivery tablets, are granular solids. An inherent limitation of such granular solids for drug release applications is the unpredictability of the microstructure. As a result, the drug release rate and other properties are difficult to control, and their range is also limited. Presented herein, therefore, is a solid dosage form with predictable microstructure and properties. The dosage form includes a drug-containing solid comprising a three dimensional structural framework of one or more two-dimensional structural elements or sheets. |
| US11478420B1 |
Vaginal probiotic products and related processes
A formulation for vaginal administration comprising an effective amount of a composition of dried Lactobacillus cells and boric acid, with a carrier. The composition can include one or more antioxidants. Optionally, the composition is in a unit dosage form. Also provided are methods for making and using the composition. |
| US11478419B2 |
Topical composition containing antioxidants
Compositions for topical application that effectively deliver antioxidants across the epidermis, dermis, or a combination thereof into cells and/or the bloodstream while concurrently maintaining chemical activity of the antioxidants. In certain aspects, these formulations include emulsions and balms each having a lipophilic carrier and a lipophilic antioxidant solubilized by the lipophilic carrier. Also disclosed herein are methods for making these compositions for topical application. |
| US11478417B2 |
Fragrance product
An anhydrous and alcohol-free slow fragrance diffusive composition (lotion, gel or cream) with longer lasting properties than hydroalcoholic formula fragrance product that contains 50 to 75 percent by weight dimethicone crosspolymer gel, 0.01 to 30 percent by weight fragrance oil and 5 to 40 percent by weight volatile linear silicone fluid. Emollients may be added to moisturize the skin, improve the fragrance rendition and/or increase the miscibility of the fragrance oil in the composition when a high level of dimethicone is used (in case of a lotion for example). Moreover, a preservative and some pigments can be added to the formula to preserve the fragrant product from bacteria contamination and to improve the aesthetics respectively. |
| US11478410B2 |
Liquid cosmetic with agar shell capsule
The invention provides a liquid cosmetic that contains capsule in an aqueous medium, wherein the capsule comprises agar shell encapsulating an oil component, and the aqueous medium comprises a low molecular polyol and one selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acrylic polymer and a polysaccharide. |
| US11478406B1 |
Aseptic filling apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for aseptically filling a container utilizing an adaptor formed of severable and heat-sealable material connected to a tube and container. The adaptor includes a membrane which is unsealed to allow filling by a known filling machine. Once the adaptor tube and container is formed as a unit, it is sterilized. The adaptor is then severed and sealed, creating a usable aseptic liquid product. |
| US11478404B2 |
Method of protecting security elements from heat degradation during a heat-sealing process
A blister pack includes a housing having a plurality of cavities and a cover sealed to the housing and enclosing the cavities. The cover includes a base layer, at least one security element, and a heat protection layer. The heat protection layer includes one of an amorphous polymer and a semi-crystalline polymer. |
| US11478399B2 |
Sexual aid system
A sexual aid device formed of a substantially U-shaped, member having a proximal end adapted for engagement within the vagina of a user distal end positioned to oppose the proximal end in a biased engagement with intra vaginal and external sexually sensitive surfaces of the user's body. A skeletal member running axially within said U-shaped member may be employed to vary the force of the biased engagement and reshape the U-shaped member. A projecting elongated member adjacent to the distal end of the U-shaped member is engageable by the user or body contact with a second user to impart force to the U-shaped member for sexual stimulation. |
| US11478397B1 |
Vibrating roller
A vibration device is provided. The vibration device includes one or more of an aluminum tube of cylindrical disposition, with exterior and interior surfaces, a foam roller, coupled to and disposed around the exterior surface of the tube and of a similar length as the tube, a pair of end caps, coupled to each end of one or more of the tube and foam roller, a power source, disposed within the tube, and a motor, coupled to the interior surface and centrally disposed within the tube. The motor is configured to impart vibration to the tube and the foam roller in response to the motor energized by the power source. |
| US11478392B2 |
Medical device
Medical device capable of properly measuring a center of gravity and capable of preventing overturning of a surgical operation table is provided without performing a significant design change. Medical device S, which includes a plurality of leg portions 20 that lift up a main body 2 from a floor surface and support the main body 2, includes load detection devices 55 that are provided between the main body 2 and the respective leg portions 20, and detect loads in a vertical direction received by the leg portions 20 from the floor surface. |
| US11478381B2 |
Device, system and methods for compensating for partial loss of visual field
A device (100) for compensating for part of the visual field comprises a wearable frame (110) configured to rest upon the face of a subject. An image capture device (120) is configured to capture an image from a first region (20) of the subject's visual field the first region being identified as a region of the visual field in which the subject's vision is impaired, and relay the image to an image display unit (130). The image display unit (130) is configured to project the image onto a region of the subject's retina that corresponds to a second region of the subject's visual field, in which the subject's vision is identified as non-impaired. Associated methods are also described. |
| US11478380B2 |
Laser eye surgery system
An imaging system includes an eye interface device, a scanning assembly, a beam source, a free-floating mechanism, and a detection assembly. The eye interface device interfaces with an eye. The scanning assembly supports the eye interface device and scans a focal point of an electromagnetic radiation beam within the eye. The beam source generates the electromagnetic radiation beam. The free-floating mechanism supports the scanning assembly and accommodates movement of the eye and provides a variable optical path for the electronic radiation beam and a portion of the electronic radiation beam reflected from the focal point location. The variable optical path is disposed between the beam source and the scanner and has an optical path length that varies to accommodate movement of the eye. The detection assembly generates a signal indicative of intensity of a portion of the electromagnetic radiation beam reflected from the focal point location. |
| US11478379B2 |
Pressurized goggle for intraocular pressure modification
Assemblies and methods for modifying an intraocular pressure of a patient's one or both eyes are disclosed. The assemblies and methods can be used to treat, inhibit, or prevent ocular conditions such as glaucoma, high intraocular pressure, optic disc edema, idiopathic intracranial hypertension, zero-gravity induced papilledema, and other optic pressure related conditions. An assembly can include a goggle including at least one cavity, a pump in fluid communication with the at least one cavity, and a control mechanism. The control mechanism can be operatively coupled to the pump and can maintain a target pressure or target pressure range in the at least one cavity, which, when the assembly is worn by a patient, is the area between a patient's eye(s) and wall surfaces of the goggle. Controlling the pressure over the outer surfaces of the patient's eye(s) can drive a desired change in the intraocular pressure of the eye(s). |
| US11478376B2 |
Comfortable undergarment disposable drain lift
Systems and methods provide for holding surgical drain evacuators in inelastic expandable pouches. Particularly, apparatuses and methods include or utilize garments for supporting and protecting surgical drain evacuators and surgical drains include straps or belts for attaching the garment to a patient. The garments include one or more expandable pouches configured to receive a surgical drain evacuator, wherein the expandable pouch is formed of a flexible inelastic material. |
| US11478371B2 |
Methods and systems for treatment of aneurysms
A method and device include attaching a tether portion of a sleeve to a distal end of a catheter, placing the distal end of the catheter into a selected position within a vessel, moving a stent through a lumen of the catheter, retentively engaging a first end of the stent with a distal end of the sleeve, and detaching the sleeve about the tether portion such that the sleeve covers at least a portion of the stent at the selected position within the vessel. |
| US11478370B2 |
Scaffolds having a radiopaque marker and methods for attaching a marker to a scaffold
A scaffold includes a radiopaque marker connected to a strut. The marker is retained within the strut by a head at one or both ends. The marker is attached to the strut by a process that includes forming a rivet from a radiopaque bead and attaching the rivet to the marker including deforming the rivet to enhance resistance to dislodgement during crimping or balloon expansion. The strut has a thickness of about 100 microns. |
| US11478369B2 |
Medical device and system having such a device
A medical device, having a body that is tubular at least in some sections. The body can be transferred from a compressed state into an expanded state and has a circumferential wall having at least one first lattice structure and one second lattice structure. The first lattice structure and the second lattice structure form separate layers of the circumferential wall, which are arranged coaxially one inside the other and connected to each other at least at points in such a way that the first lattice structure and the second lattice structure can be moved relative to each other at least in some sections. A system having such a device is also disclosed. |
| US11478368B1 |
Device and method for cleaning a prosthetic liner
A method for supporting a pin-type prosthetic liner includes placing the liner in an inverted state on a standoff extending from the base of a liner stand. The standoff extends to an upper end that supports the liner on the liner stand. The upper end is an open end that receives the pin of the inverted liner being supported on the liner stand. |
| US11478366B2 |
Actuator-damper unit
An actuator-damper unit for use in orthotic or prosthetic devices. The actuator-damper unit includes a housing which may be fastened on the orthotic or prosthetic device and in which a cylinder is formed. A first piston is displaceably mounted in the cylinder and is coupled to a piston rod. The piston rod is disposed, via a first end, on the first piston and may be coupled, via a second end, to the orthotic or prosthetic device. The first piston separates two fluid chambers in the cylinder from each other and forms a piston-cylinder unit, wherein at least one further piston is coupled to the first piston in order to form at least one further, variable-volume fluid chamber. |
| US11478363B2 |
Hydraulic prosthetic knee with resistance change mechanism at hyperextension
A prosthetic knee includes a hydraulic resistance system with an extension hydraulic circuit and a flexion hydraulic circuit. The flexion hydraulic circuit includes a switchable resistance assembly with a mechanical switch. The mechanical switch has an engaged position and a released position. The switchable resistance assembly provides a first level of hydraulic resistance when the mechanical switch is in the released position and a second level of hydraulic resistance when the mechanical switch is in the engaged position, the second level being less than the first level. The mechanical switch moves to the engaged position when the hydraulic resistance element reaches a predetermined extension position and moves back to the released position when fluid flow falls below a predetermined threshold. |
| US11478358B2 |
Humeral and glenoid articular surface implant systems and methods
One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a humeral implant. The humeral implant includes a tray including a body defining a bone facing recess and a liner recess, said bone facing recess including a ring surface and a convex surface, wherein the ring surface has a profile substantially corresponding to a profile of an outer ring of bone in an excision site of a patient; and wherein said convex surface has a profile substantially corresponding to a profile of a concave socket formed in the excision site. The humeral implant also includes a liner including a body defining a load bearing surface and a tray interface surface, said tray interface surface being configured to be at least partially received in said liner recess of said tray such that said implant is coupled to said tray. |
| US11478354B2 |
Penile prosthesis anchoring system
An implantable device for penile construction can comprise an anchor plate and at least one attachment member. The anchor plate can be configured to engage with a first portion of a pelvic bone of a patient. The anchor plate can comprise a prosthesis attachment interface configured to be coupled to a penile prosthesis, and at least one attachment member configured to attach to the anchor plate. The at least one attachment member can be configured to engage with a second portion of the pelvic bone of the patient. The engagement of the anchor plate with the first portion of the pelvic bone and the engagement of the attachment member with the second portion of the pelvic bone can couple the pelvic bone between the anchor plate and the at least one attachment member. |
| US11478353B2 |
Percutaneous arterial access to position trans-myocardial implant devices and methods
A system for treating a heart includes a catheter that is advanceable into a chamber of the heart and that is repositionable within the chamber between a septal wall and an external wall to enable penetration of the septal and external walls via a needle that is disposed within a lumen of the catheter. A first guidewire is deliverable through the penetration of the septal wall so that a distal end of the first guidewire is disposed within another chamber of the heart. A second guidewire is deliverable through the penetration of the external wall so that a distal end of the second guidewire is disposed externally of the external wall. The first guidewire is connectable to the second guidewire to join or form a path within the chamber that extends between the septal wall and the external wall. |
| US11478349B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for coupling a prosthetic implant to a fenestrated body
Devices, systems, and methods for implanting a patient-specific prosthesis at a treatment site in a patient are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a patient-specific prosthesis includes a tubular graft and a coupling member. A fenestration can be disposed in the tubular graft, the fenestration corresponding to a predicted branch blood vessel location. The coupling member can be disposed about the fenestration. The coupling member can include a coil configured to expand from a first configuration to a second configuration in response to the application of an expanding force. The coil can be configured to contract to a third configuration upon removal of the expanding force. |
| US11478347B2 |
Sphincter sizing instrument
A sphincter sizing instrument includes a body that defines a lumen and a shaft that longitudinally translates through the lumen relative to the body. The body includes opposing proximal and distal ends. The distal end includes a first magnetic coupling feature and a first mechanical coupling feature. The shaft includes opposing proximal and distal ends and a coupler coupled with the distal end. The coupler includes a second magnetic coupling feature and a second mechanical coupling feature. The second magnetic coupling feature is configured to attract and couple with the first magnetic coupling feature to form a magnetic connection. The second mechanical coupling feature is configured to couple with the first mechanical coupling feature to form a mechanical connection. |
| US11478344B2 |
Scanning of edentulous patients
Disclosed is a method for determining the relative arrangement of patient's jaws in a bite position when the patient's occlusion is not defined by natural teeth alone, where the method includes a step of obtaining a digital 3D representation including both surface data relating to dental tissue in one of the patient's jaws and surface data relating to a scan appliance arranged in relation to the jaw, where the scan appliance is configured for at least partly defining the patient's occlusion. |
| US11478340B2 |
Orthodontic skeletal anchorage device
The invention proposes an orthodontic anchorage device, which may be used in combination with others, comprising a plate with two, three or four pointed end stems distributed on one of its surfaces and at least two holes at the ends adapted for the insertion of micro screws. These stems are intended to slightly rest on the bone through the palatine mucosa, preventing the entire appliance from digging into the palate. |
| US11478330B2 |
Dental preparation guide
A method for validating a preparation of at least one tooth in a prepared set of teeth for determining whether the prepared tooth is capable of accepting a dental restoration includes obtaining a virtual dental preparation guide configured for validating the preparation of the at least one tooth; obtaining a digital 3D representation of the prepared set of teeth; visualizing the virtual dental preparation guide together with the digital 3D representation of the prepared set of teeth; and validating from the visualization of the virtual dental preparation guide together with the digital 3D representation of the prepared set of teeth whether the prepared at least one tooth is shaped such that it can accept the dental restoration. |
| US11478327B2 |
Surgical display
Disclosed herein are visualization systems, methods, devices and database configurations related to the real-time depiction, in 2 D and 3 D on monitor panels as well as via 3 D holographic visualization, of the internal workings of patient surgery, such as patient intervention site posture as well as the positioning, in some cases real time positioning, of an object foreign to the patient. |
| US11478323B2 |
Medical tray assembly
A staging tray has a bracket with a hook and a bumper. The hook and bumper are configured to be removably engaged with a lipped tray. A pivot mechanism pivotably connects the bracket to the staging tray. The pivot mechanism is selectively positionable into a plurality of positions. |
| US11478320B2 |
Medical device holder
The medical device holder can be attached to a plurality of different support structures to retain a medical device at a convenient location near a patient. The medical device holder includes an elongated housing which defines a pair of storage areas for a medical device. The housing is formed of a first planar member fixed to a second concave member. The concave member defines first and second chambers, the first being generally L-shaped. |
| US11478316B2 |
Surgical robot system
A surgical robot system includes a slave unit and a computing unit. The slave unit includes a robotic arm, a surgical instrument, a cannula and a sensing element. The robotic arm drives the surgical instrument to rotate about a remote center of motion (RCM). The cannula is detachably coupled to a terminal of the robotic arm and defines an axis passing through the RCM. The surgical instrument is detachably connected with the terminal of the robotic arm and extends distally through the cannula, and the sensing element is disposed on the cannula and senses an axial deformation of the cannula. The computing unit determines a radial force acting on the terminal of the surgical instrument, from a force on the cannula sensed by the sensing element, according to the principle of torque balance. This surgical robot system has force feedback capabilities and obtains the radial force acting on the terminal of the surgical instrument directly from a measurement with higher accuracy and not requiring any additional component, providing for reduced structural complexity of the surgical instrument. |
| US11478313B2 |
Surgical system and method of displaying information in the same
A surgical system according to one or more embodiments may include: manipulators respectively supporting an endoscope and first and second surgical instruments; a remote control apparatus including a display device, a first operation handle for right hand to operate the first surgical instrument, and a second operation handle for left hand to operate the second surgical instrument; and a control apparatus. The control apparatus may display, on the display device, a graphical user interface, overlapped with the image captured by the endoscope, the graphical user interface including a first area that displays information on the first surgical instrument to be operated by the first operation handle, a second area that displays information on the second surgical instrument to be operated by the second operation handle, and a third area that displays information on the endoscope, which are arranged side by side in order from right to left. |
| US11478310B2 |
Virtual guidance for ankle surgery procedures
An example method includes registering, via a visualization device, a virtual model of a portion of an anatomy of an ankle of a patient to a corresponding portion of the anatomy of the ankle viewable via the visualization device, the virtual model obtained from a virtual surgical plan for an ankle arthroplasty procedure to attach a prosthetic to the anatomy. The example method also comprises displaying, via the visualization device and overlaid on the portion of the anatomy, a virtual guide that guides at least one of preparation of the anatomy for attachment of the prosthetic or attachment of the prosthetic to the anatomy. |
| US11478309B2 |
Medical interventional imaging device
According to some implementations, a n medical interventional imaging device for monitoring an interventional procedure is described. The medical interventional imaging device includes a temporary data buffer configured to temporarily store medical interventional fluoroscopic image data, a signal processor configured to detect if an abnormal state occurs during an intervention and to record an instant at which the abnormal state has occurred, and a permanent data storage configured to permanently store at least a part of the medical interventional fluoroscopic image data stored temporarily before and/or at the recorded instant if the abnormal state is detected. |
| US11478307B2 |
Systems and methods for fiber optic tracking
A fiber optic tracking sensor includes at least three optical fibers, each optical fiber having a plurality of fiber optic sensors along a length of a sensing portion of the sensor. A shape-memory member is coupled to the three optical fibers and provides support to the sensor. The at least three optical fibers are arranged in a spaced apart relationship, each offset from a central longitudinal axis of the sensor. |
| US11478302B2 |
Methods for generating intraoperative surgical guidance during joint arthroplasty based on dynamic ligament tension
A method for generating intraoperative surgical guidance during a knee arthroplasty includes: preceding resection of a first bone and a second bone in a knee of a patient, generating a first ligament tension curve for a first ligament in the knee; generating a second ligament tension curve for a second ligament in the knee; storing a first target tension curve for the first ligament based on the first ligament tension curve; and, succeeding resection of the first bone and succeeding placement of a first test implant on the first bone, generating a third ligament tension curve for the first ligament; characterizing a first phase difference between the third ligament tension curve and the first target tension curve; and in response to the first phase difference exceeding a threshold negative phase difference, outputting a first prompt to a surgeon to further resect the first bone proportional to the first phase difference. |
| US11478295B2 |
Electrically-insulative hinge for electrosurgical jaw assembly, bipolar forceps including same, and methods of jaw-assembly alignment using fastened electrically-insulative hinge
An end effector assembly suitable for use with a forceps includes opposing first and second jaw members pivotably mounted with respect to one another. The first jaw member includes one or more pivot holes defined therein configured to receive a portion of a pivot pin therein. The end effector assembly also includes an electrically-insulative hinge configured to electrically isolate the first and second jaw members from one another including one or more pivot-hole locators having an aperture defined therein. The electrically-insulative hinge is attached to the first jaw member such that the one or more pivot-hole locators align with the one or more pivot holes of the second jaw member. |
| US11478293B2 |
Electrosurgical generator
An electrosurgical generator having connectors for an electrosurgical instrument including a high-voltage generator electrically connected to the connectors and produces a high-frequency alternating current in its activated state and output said high-frequency alternating current via the connectors. The electrosurgical generator has an effective power determination unit including a phase shift determination unit that supplies an output signal representing a phase shift between the current and the voltage of an alternating current output during operation. The phase shift determination unit produces a pulsed DC voltage signal, in which the pulse width reflects a time difference between the zero crossings of the current and the voltage—and consequently the phase shift—and to process the pulsed DC voltage signal by way of a low-pass filter to form a low-pass filter output signal, the magnitude of which depends on the pulse width of the pulses of the pulsed DC voltage signal. |
| US11478292B2 |
Device for generating a cold atmospheric pressure plasma
The invention relates to a device for producing a cold atmospheric pressure plasma for the treatment of human and/or animal surfaces, comprising a flexible, planar multilayer system with a side facing the surface to be treated and a side facing away from the surface to be treated, wherein the multilayer system comprises the following layers, namely a first electrode layer on the facing away side of the multilayer system, second electrode layer on the facing side of the multilayer system, wherein the electrode layer has a plurality of recesses or is formed in a grid-like or meander-shaped fashion, a dielectric layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer, and a spacer layer arranged adjacent the second electrode layer on the facing side of the multilayer system. In addition, the invention relates to a cable, a generator unit for providing a high voltage, and a system. |
| US11478290B2 |
Method and system for consistent, repeatable, and safe cryospray treatment of airway tissue
A method and system for automated and semi-automated predictable, consistent, safe, effective, and lumen-specific and patient-specific cryospray treatment of airway tissue in which treatment duration is automatically set by the system following entry of patient information and treatment location information into the system by the user, and treatment spray is automatically stopped by the system when the automatically selected treatment duration has been achieved as determined by the system. |
| US11478288B1 |
Apparatus and method for a stabilization nail
A method and apparatus is disclosed for the surgical installation of a nail for stabilizing a screw-rod configuration attached to vertebrae of a spine to the rib cage of an organic body to treat Adult Spinal Deformity (ASD) and prevent proximal junctional failure (PJF). The nail may be secured at one end to an adjacent rib of the rib cage, and may extend into the rib or be secured to the rib by a rib hook. The nail may be secured at another end to a rod of the screw-rod configuration, such that the nail imparts stability from the rib cage to the screw-rod configuration and to the vertebrae of the spine. |
| US11478287B2 |
Fenestrated implant
The present invention relates generally to implants used in medical procedures such as bone fixation or fusion. More specifically, this application relates to fenestrated implants used in bone fixation or fusion. |
| US11478286B2 |
Bone fixation devices
There is a fixation device for promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, comprising a bone plate portion including an outer surface, an inner surface and at least one fixation aperture extending from the outer surface to the inner surface and a bone wedge portion extending from the plate portion at a first end and a free opposite end, the bone wedge portion comprising a porous architecture configured to promote bone ingrowth, the wedge portion defining first and second engagement surfaces for engaging the first bone segment and a second bone segment, respectively. There is also a method of manufacturing a fixation device for promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, a method of promoting fusion and/or osteosynthesis of a first bone segment and a second bone segment, and a fixation kit. |
| US11478284B2 |
Surgical repositioning instrument
A surgical repositioning instrument for lowering and fixing a fixing rod in the tulip head of a bone screw has a coupling sleeve with two distal latching arms. A locking sleeve is longitudinally displaceable on the coupling sleeve between a release and locking position. A rod presser contacts and lowers the fixing rod, which is arranged displaceably within the coupling sleeve. Arranged in a through bore in the handle part is the locking sleeve, coupling sleeve and rod presser. On a grip part, an actuating lever is pivotally mounted to advance the rod presser relative to the coupling sleeve. The actuating lever has a laterally projecting force arm and a load arm which is coupled to the rod presser. The locking sleeve protrudes in its release position and is independently slid into its locking position by the rod presser acting on its proximal end with an axially directed force. |
| US11478283B2 |
Anterior cervical plate
An anterior cervical plate system is provided. The cervical plate includes a retention ring with a deflectable flange that is upwardly spaced from the top surface of the ring and configured to prevent an inserted bone fastener from backing out of the plate. The plate includes a locking pin having a camming surface and a blocking surface. When the camming surface is moved into position adjacent to the flange, the flange is free to flex out of the way of a bone screw being inserted into or removed from the plate. When the blocking surface is positioned adjacent to the flange, outward deflection of the flange is prevented to retain the bone screw inside the plate. The locking pin is rotated through a camming surface to bring a blocking surface against the flange deflecting the flange onto the head of the bone screw. |
| US11478282B2 |
Spinal cross connector
A spinal cross-connector comprises an elongated member, a first connector and a second connector. The first connector and the second connector are configured to receive spinal rods and adaptable to directly attach with pedicle screws. The first connector includes a first collet head, a first clamp and a first locking means. The second connector includes a second collet head, a second clamp and a second locking mans. The first locking means is configured to tighten over a first collet head and engage with the first connector. Similarly, the second locking means is configured to tighten over a second collet head and engage with the second connector. The engagement of the first locking means with the first connector and the second locking means with the second connector locks the spinal cross-connector. |
| US11478273B2 |
Puncture instrument and puncture device
The present invention provide a puncture instrument capable of administering (supplying) a drug solution. The puncture instrument includes a puncture tip section (2); a first tubular body (3) connected to the puncture tip section (2) at the distal end; and an outer tubular body (5) at least partially covering the first tubular body (3). The first tubular body (3) is formed to be rotatable around an axis along the longitudinal direction. The first tubular body (3) has an outer diameter smaller than an inner diameter of the outer tubular body (5). A drug solution supply path (5a) is provided on the outside of the first tubular body (3). |
| US11478272B2 |
Instruments and methods for the implantation of cell-seeded ultra-thin substrates
A surgical instrument, and methods for its use, is described that includes clamp heads that can be nestled within or extended from a tubular sheath by longitudinal movement of the clamp heads' tines with respect to the tubular sheath. One of the tines includes an arch that slides against a mouth and inside wall of the tubular sheath, causing the clamp heads to open or close. The clamp heads close lightly, to within a predetermined (or zero) distance from one another, gently grasp an ultrathin polymer substrate seeded with cells, and pulls it within the sheath such that the substrate curls and folds to protect the cells. |
| US11478269B2 |
Minimally invasive methods for multi-fluid tissue ablation
Prostate treatment using fluid stream to resect prostate tissue, thereby relieving symptoms of conditions such as BPH, prostatitis, and prostatic carcinoma. A device having a fluid delivery element is positioned within a lumen of the urethra within the prostate. A fluid stream is directed outwardly from the fluid delivery element toward a wall of the urethral lumen. The fluid delivery element is moved to scan the fluid stream over the wall to remove a volume of tissue surrounding the lumen. The fluid may be combined with therapeutically active substances or with substances that increase resection efficiency. Fluid force may be adjusted to provide selective tissue resection such that soft tissue is removed while harder tissue is left undamaged. In order to gain a working space within the urethra, another fluid may be introduced to insufflate the urethra in the region of treatment. |
| US11478264B2 |
Electrosurgical forceps with resilient jaws
The teachings herein provide an instrument comprising a forceps. The forceps comprise a hand piece; a tubular member connected to the hand piece; and a jaw assembly connected to the hand piece. The jaw assembly includes a first jaw element and a second jaw element. The first jaw element includes a gripping section and a flexing section. The flexing section includes an arcuate section. The second jaw element opposes the first jaw element and includes a gripping section. The tubular member is moveable onto the arcuate section of the first jaw element so that the flexing section of the first jaw element is flexed and the jaw assembly is moved into a closed position. The first jaw element, the second jaw element, or both include a stiffening spine so that the jaw assembly is substantially rigid in the closed position. |
| US11478257B2 |
Tool for cutting bone for surgical use
A device is provided, including a cutting rib, the cutting rib including an arcuate portion having an outer sharp edge and a centralizer configured to receive the cutting rib through a radial slot, the radial slot forming a gap with the cutting rib. The arcuate portion of the cutting rib is formed into a profile that follows a surface of the centralizer, the outer sharp edge of the arcuate portion of the cutting rib has a wavy profile that forms a tunnel in the gap between the centralizer and the cutting rib, and the outer sharp edge of the arcuate portion of the cutting rib protrudes outwardly from the surface of the centralizer. A method for using the device to cut bone in a surgical configuration is also provided. |
| US11478255B2 |
Surgical power drill including a measuring unit suitable for bone screw length determination
A device (25) for drilling holes in bone and configured to determine bone screw length, the device (25) including a surgical power drill (2) comprising: a) a housing (12) and; b) a measuring device (1) releasably attached or fixed to the housing (12), wherein the measuring device (1) is configured to measure the distance (x) covered by the housing (12) in the direction of the longitudinal axis (7) and relative to a surface of an implant (26) or a bone during a drilling process, wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a processing unit (14) to record the distance (x) covered with respect to time; the processing unit (14) comprises one or more differentiators to determine at least the first and second derivatives of the distance (x) covered with respect to time; and the processing unit (14) further comprises a peak detector to analyze one or more peaks occurring in the graph of the highest derivative with respect to time, and wherein the measuring device (1) comprises a laser device or an ultrasound position sensor for displacement assessment. |
| US11478254B2 |
Freeform tri-planar osteotomy guide and method
Systems and methods for performing an osteotomy are presented. Examples include forming a fusion osteotomy at a metatarsocuneiform joint of the first ray of a human foot. |
| US11478251B2 |
Aneurysm occluder
This invention relates to an aneurysm occluder, and more particularly but not exclusively, to an endovascular aneurysm occluder that can be inserted into an aneurysm cavity by using endovascular surgical procedures. The aneurysm occluder has a deformable housing and an absorber or material that causes blood clotting made of an absorbent material in or attached to the housing. |
| US11478250B2 |
Systems and methods for retrograde perfusion and clearance of emboli
A method of providing retrograde perfusion of a patient's brain includes occluding a jugular vein of a subject at a jugular occlusion location, and passively shunting arterial blood from an artery of the subject to a location in the jugular vein distal to the jugular occlusion location. |
| US11478247B2 |
Tissue acquisition arrangements and methods for surgical stapling devices
A surgical instrument that includes an elongated shaft that defines defining a central axis. The elongated shaft may have a distal end portion that is configured to operably support a circular staple cartridge therein. A tissue acquisition shaft may be axially movable within the elongated shaft such that a distal end portion of the tissue acquisition shaft may be distally advanced beyond the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. At least one tissue acquisition member may be pivotally attached to the distal end portion of the tissue acquisition shaft such that at least one tissue acquisition member is selectively pivotable about a corresponding acquisition axis that is substantially parallel to the central axis from a retracted position to deployed positions upon application of a deployment motion thereto. Various embodiments include an annular cutting member that is supported by the distal end of the elongated shaft for selective axial travel relative thereto. |
| US11478246B2 |
Clip applicator
A surgical gripping/holding instrument having two instrument branches which are coupled pivotably with respect to one another. Each branch has a distal gripping/holding portion, a proximal instrument actuating portion, and an intermediate region which connects the distal and proximal portions preferably integrally, and having an instrument lock, of which the locking elements which can be brought into latching engagement with one another are arranged or formed on the instrument branches. The actuation of the instrument for opening and closing is functionally separated from actuation of the instrument for locking and unlocking the instrument by the positioning of the instrument lock in the intermediate region of the instrument. Therefore, each actuation can be carried out individually. |
| US11478242B2 |
Jaw retainer arrangement for retaining a pivotable surgical instrument jaw in pivotable retaining engagement with a second surgical instrument jaw
A surgical instrument that includes a first jaw that has a pair of laterally aligned vertical slots formed in a proximal end portion thereof. Each vertical slot includes an open upper end. A second jaw is movably supported for selective pivotal travel relative to the first jaw between a fully open and a fully closed position. Pivot members protrude laterally from the second jaw and are each received in a corresponding one of the vertical slots in the first jaw such that the pivot members may pivot therein. A retainer member is configured to operably engage the proximal end portion of the first jaw and retain the pivot members in the corresponding vertical slots as the second jaw moves between the fully open and the fully closed positions. |
| US11478239B2 |
Point-loading knotless fixation devices
Surgical constructs and methods for soft tissue to bone repairs, without knot tying. The soft tissue repair constructs include a fixation device, a flexible strand, and a shuttle/pull device attached to the flexible strand and provided within the body of the fixation device. A splice is formed by pulling on the shuttle/pull device to allow desired tensioning of soft tissue to be fixated or repaired relative to the bone. |
| US11478236B2 |
Solenoid occlusion device
The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for delivery of a ferrofluid to a targeted treatment site, such as delivery of a ferroadhesive to a pathological fistula to occlude the fistula. A device includes a catheter having a lumen and a distal opening. A hollow solenoid is coupled to a distal section of the catheter, and a hollow core of the solenoid allows passage of a ferrofluid through the catheter and through the hollow core so that it may exit past the distal end of the hollow solenoid. The solenoid may be selectively actuated to maintain or control the position of the delivered ferrofluid. |
| US11478235B2 |
Closure apparatus with flexible sealable member and flexible support member
The disclosed technology provides a device for sealing an aperture in a tissue of a body lumen. The device comprises a flexible support member having a base having (i) a central portion and (ii) one or more lateral support portions, to engage and/or hold a sealable member of the device against an interior surface of the tissue when the device is in the sealing position. The lateral support portions provide additional support surfaces to engage peripheral portions of the sealable member against the interior surface of the tissue. |
| US11478233B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for providing sealable access to a working channel
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to valve configurations providing sealable access for medical instruments to a working channel, such as a working channel for an endoscope. |
| US11478232B2 |
Punch biopsy device
A hand held instrument for harvesting a biopsy sample is provided. The instrument includes a housing, an annular blade on a distal end of said housing for cutting axially cutting a biopsy, a transverse blade unit for transversely cutting the biopsy, and a plunger unit positioned within the housing ejecting the biopsy sample away from inside the housing after said biopsy sample has been transversely cut. |
| US11478231B2 |
Bone marrow harvesting needle improvements
A bone marrow aspiration device and associated method includes an introducer needle assembly and an aspiration needle assembly. The introducer needle assembly includes an introducer cannula having proximal and distal ends, each end including an opening, and a screw assembly coupled to the introducer handle. The screw assembly includes a threaded tube and a lead screw receivable in the threaded tube. An outer cover is disposed around and in sealing engagement with the threaded tube and the lead screw. The aspiration needle assembly is receivable in the introducer cannula and includes an aspiration cannula forming a channel for aspirating bone marrow and including a flexible portion that extends from a distal end along a length of the aspiration cannula. A length of the aspiration cannula that extends beyond the distal end of the introducer cannula is adjustable by advancing the lead screw into or reversing the lead screw out of the threaded tube. |
| US11478229B1 |
Self-defense device
A self-defense device includes a body, a self-defense spray canister within the body, a whistle coupled to the body and the canister, and a light source within the body. The body includes a longitudinal bore and a defense ring extending annularly around the body. The ring includes an upper surface, a lower surface including an abrasive area for scraping a body surface, and an interior receptacle for collecting material scraped from the body surface. The canister is disposed within the longitudinal bore and includes a nozzle for discharging the self-defense fluid. The whistle includes a mouthpiece and a housing coupled to the spray canister. The housing includes a quick release mechanism for removably attaching the housing to the body and maintaining the canister in a fixed position within the housing. The mouthpiece is pivotally connected to the housing enabling pivoting about the housing to provide access to the nozzle. |
| US11478226B2 |
System and method for ultrasound analysis
An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium for detecting an anomaly(ies) in an anatomical structure(s) of a patient(s) can be provided, which can include, for example, receiving imaging information related to the anatomical structure(s) of the patient(s), classifying a feature(s) of the anatomical structure(s) based on the imaging information using a neural network (s), and detecting the anomaly(ies) based on data generated using the classification procedure. The imaging information can include at least three images of the anatomical structure(s). |
| US11478223B2 |
Ultrasound diagnostic system and method of controlling ultrasound diagnostic system
In an ultrasound diagnostic system, in a case where a routine test in which a plurality of parts of a subject are sequentially subjected to ultrasound diagnosis in accordance with a determined procedure is performed and in a case where information on the subject is input from an input unit, a workstation-side control unit makes a workstation-side display unit perform a second display in which one past image and a current image including an ultrasound image newly created in an ultrasound diagnostic device with respect to a part corresponding to the one past image are displayed side by side on a past image region and a current image region adjacent to each other, in an arrangement order of a plurality of past images in a past routine test of the subject stored in the storage unit. |
| US11478214B2 |
Geometric calibration for cone beam CT using line fiducials
The present invention is directed to an alternative geometric calibration method based on a calibration phantom with multiple line-shaped markers. The markers can in some embodiments take the form of radio-opaque wires. Line fiducials overcome the occlusion hazards of spherical fiducials, because their projections overlap very mildly as long as the wires are mutually non-coplanar in 3D. This makes the phantom amenable to a wider range of orbits and less sensitive to phantom positioning. Equations relating the pose of 3D line-shaped objects to their 2D radiographic projections are then used as the basis for view-by-view geometry estimation. The technique can flexibly accommodate a wide range of different CT scan trajectories, including strongly noncircular trajectories known to provide better image quality than standard circular scans. |
| US11478212B2 |
Method for controlling scanner by estimating patient internal anatomical structures from surface data using body-surface and organ-surface latent variables
A method for controlling a scanner comprises: sensing an outer surface of a body of a subject to collect body surface data, using machine learning to predict a surface of an internal organ of the subject based on the body surface data, and controlling the scanner based on the predicted surface of the internal organ. |
| US11478207B2 |
Method for visualizing a bone
A method and a corresponding system are provided. The method comprises steps of providing 2D images and subsequently detecting outlines of a primary structure in each of the images. A visual representation of the 2D images is generated and the 2D images are then arranged as 2D slices in a 3D visual representation. To this end, at least two of the 2D images are taken at different imaging angles. The method provides a 3D visual representation of a region of interest comprising a primary structure to support a spatial sense of a user. |
| US11478206B2 |
X-ray breast tomosynthesis enhancing spatial resolution including in the thickness direction of a flattened breast
Systems and methods for breast x-ray tomosynthesis that enhance spatial resolution in the direction in which the breast is flattened for examination. In addition to x-ray data acquisition of 2D projection tomosynthesis images ETp1 over a shorter source trajectory similar to known breast tomosynthesis, supplemental 2D images ETp2 are taken over a longer source trajectory and the two sets of projection images are processed into breast slice images ETr that exhibit enhanced spatial resolution, including in the thickness direction of the breast. Additional features include breast CT of an upright patient's flattened breast, multi-mode tomosynthesis, and shielding the patient from moving equipment. |
| US11478200B2 |
Blood pressure and autoregulation monitoring
In some examples, a method includes receiving a signal indicative of a blood pressure of a patient and identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a first characteristic of the signal exceeding a first threshold. The method also includes identifying at least one first portion of the signal comprising a second characteristic of the signal exceeding a second threshold, the first characteristic being different than the second characteristic. The method further includes determining a filtered signal indicative of the blood pressure of the patient by excluding the at least one first portion and the at least one second portion from the signal. The method includes determining a set of mean arterial pressure values based on the filtered signal and determining an autoregulation status of the patient based on the set of mean arterial pressure values. |
| US11478197B2 |
Medical imaging apparatus and sensor arrangement therefor for acquiring at least one item of patient movement information during a medical imaging examination
A medical imaging apparatus, and a sensor arrangement for acquiring at least one item of patient movement information during a medical imaging examination, have at least one sensor element and a support apparatus, with the at least one sensor element arranged on the support apparatus. The support apparatus has a positioning element for positioning the support apparatus and at least one strut-like support element on which the at least one sensor element is removably arranged. |
| US11478196B2 |
Jacket for medical module
A jacket that includes a first portion, a second portion, and an interface. The interface is movably coupled to the first portion and the second portion. The first portion comprises multiple medical modules. The multiple medical modules include at least one medical sensor and a physiological signal conduit for transferring a physiological signal from an inner side of the first portion to an exterior side of the first portion. The first and second portions are configured to be detachably coupled to a mobile phone. When the jacket is at a closed position then the first portion, the second portion and the interface define an inner space that is configured to receive the mobile phone and the first and second portions contact opposite sides of the mobile phone. When the jacket is at an open position, then only one of the first and second portions contacts the mobile phone. |
| US11478195B2 |
Multi-sensor platform for diagnosing catheter status
A multi-sensor system may include a catheter that has lumen, is flexible, is made of a polymer, and has a circular cross section that has an outer diameter of no more than 0.5 cm; and one or more sensors that sense multiple characteristics of material flowing within the lumen, including at least two of the following: flow rate, pressure, and composition of the material. A multi-sensor system may include a catheter that has lumen, is flexible, is made of a polymer, and has a circular cross section that has an outer diameter of no more than 0.5 cm; and one or more sensors that sense multiple characteristics of material flowing within the lumen, including at least two of the following: flow rate, pressure, and composition of the material. |
| US11478191B1 |
Smart mask for COVID-19 screening, tracking and monitoring
A smart face mask comprising a mask body; a temperature sensor; a respiration sensor; and a transmitter for transmitting information from the temperature sensor, the respiration sensor and a geotracker to a smart phone or smart watch. |
| US11478190B2 |
Noninvasive hydration monitoring
Novel tools and techniques for assessing, predicting and/or estimating effectiveness of hydration of a patient and/or an amount of fluid needed for effective hydration of the patient, in some cases, noninvasively. |
| US11478189B2 |
Systems and methods for respiratory analysis
Examples described herein include systems and methods for determining sleep characteristics based on movement data. In one example, a device including at least one accelerometer can be worn by a user during the night. The accelerometer can be configured to detect small motions of the user and provide an output signal. The output signal can be filtered and used to determine whether the user was sleeping during a particular timeframe. The output signal can also be used to determine a sleep characteristic of the sleep, such as light sleep, deep sleep, REM sleep, obstructive apnea, or central apnea. |
| US11478188B1 |
Method and device for in-home sleep and signal analysis
The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep. |
| US11478184B1 |
Non-invasive assessment of glymphatic flow and neurodegeneration from a wearable device
A computer-implemented method and system includes accessing neurophysiological and neurovascular data recorded during sleep. A function mapping is executed from said neurophysiological and neurovascular data to a target that is one of a glymphatic flow marker, a molecular analysis marker of neurodegeneration, or a neuroimaging marker of neurodegeneration. A target prediction model is output based on the function mapping. The target prediction model can receive new neurophysiological and neurovascular data and output a predicted marker of neurodegeneration. |
| US11478177B2 |
Physiological signal collection apparatus and performance monitoring apparatus incorporating same
A physiological signal collection electrode comprises a signal collection pad having a skin contact portion, a signal output pad and an elongate bridging portion interconnecting the signal collection pad and the signal output pad. The signal collection pad, the signal output portion and the bridging portion are integrally molded of a flexible, conductive and resilient material. The width of the bridging portion is substantially smaller than that of the skin contact portion. A narrowed bridging portion operates to concentrate collected physiological signals collected by the skin contact portion before the signals are output to the signal output pad. An elongate bridging portion reduces skin covering area for better wearer comfort as well as providing better resiliency to the electrode when the bridging portion is extended. |
| US11478176B2 |
Miniature and intelligent urine sensing system
In a microrunner structure, there are provided with components for a cleaning procedure required to conduct electrochemical sensing when a biosensor is activated for sensing; and a urine signal detection device that is a SoC (System on a Chip), which has a wireless transceiving circuit for receiving a urine measurement method and channel information transmitted from an intelligent device, and in turn, outputting a stimulus signal to trigger a biosensor or a non-biosensor in a multi-channel structure to conduct urine sense processing for a sensing area, as well as transmitting detection processing for a concentration of urine substances from the electrochemical sensing to the intelligent device through the wireless transceiving circuit to assess a risk index between a heart disease or diabetes and a kidney disease. |
| US11478175B1 |
Devices for collecting capillary blood and methods for same
A device for collecting blood from a mammalian subject without using spontaneous capillary blood flow, the device including a collection cup subassembly having a cantilevered, concave slide for transporting blood down and away from a blood sampling location; a mid-body subassembly couplable to the collection cup assembly and including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a plenum space; and a plunger subassembly having a first end and a second end and including a plunger formed at the second end and one or more lancet elements attached to the plunger. Advantageously, the plunger and lancet elements are structured and arranged to translate through the mid-body subassembly and the collection cup subassembly to the blood sampling location. |
| US11478173B2 |
Calibration of analyte measurement system
A method of calibrating an analyte measurement system is provided. |
| US11478171B2 |
Autoregulation system and method using tissue oximetry and blood pressure
A method and apparatus for monitoring a subject's autoregulation function state is provided. The method includes: a) continuously sensing a tissue region of the subject with a tissue oximeter, the sensing producing first signals, and determining frequency domain tissue oxygen parameter values; b) continuously measuring a blood pressure level of the subject using a blood pressure sensing device, the measuring producing second signals, and determining frequency domain blood pressure values; c) determining a coherence value indicative of the subject's autoregulation state in each of a plurality of different frequency bands; and d) determining a peak coherence value indicative of the subject's autoregulation state based on the determined coherence value from each of the plurality of different frequency bands. |
| US11478169B2 |
Action recognition and pose estimation method and apparatus
Action recognition methods are disclosed. An embodiment of the methods includes: identifying a video that comprises images of a human body to be processed; identifying at least one image to be processed, wherein the at least one image is at least one of an optical flow image generated based on a plurality of frames of images in the video, or a composite image of one or more frames of images in the video; performing convolution on the at least one image to obtain a plurality of eigenvectors, wherein the plurality of eigenvectors indicate a plurality of features of different locations in the at least one image; determining a weight coefficient set of each of a plurality of human joints of the human body based on the plurality of eigenvectors, wherein the weight coefficient set comprises a weight coefficient of each of the plurality of eigenvectors for the human joint; weighting the plurality of eigenvectors based on the weight coefficient set to obtain an action feature of each of the plurality of human joints; determining an action feature of the human body based on the action feature of each of the human joints; and determining an action type of the human body based on the action feature of the human body. |
| US11478165B2 |
Cardiac device
The invention relates to a cardiac device comprising an accelerometer (4) and a filter (6) arranged to eliminate noise from an SCG signal from the accelerometer (4), as well as a computer (8) arranged to apply a thoraco-cardiovascular model to the signal from the filter (6) and to obtain at least one cardiac activity indicator (CI) from same. |
| US11478161B2 |
Blood pressure measurement cuff and method for manufacturing blood pressure measurement cuff
A blood pressure measurement cuff is a blood pressure measurement cuff to be attached such that it wraps around a measurement site and includes: a curler that is flexible and curves so as to naturally conform to the measurement site; an air bladder containing the curler due to being wrapped around the inner side and outer side of the curler; an inner cloth attached to an outer surface on the measurement site side of the air bladder; and an outer cloth attached to an outer surface on the side opposite to the measurement site of the air bladder. |
| US11478157B2 |
Apparatus and method for estimating bio-information
Disclosed is an apparatus for estimating bio-information. The apparatus for estimating bio-information includes: a sensor part comprising a pulse wave sensor array configured to detect a pulse wave signal when an object contacts a contact surface of the sensor part, and a load sensor configured to detect a first contact load applied by the object to the contact surface; and a processor configured to obtain contact load distribution of the contact surface based on the pulse wave signal, and to estimate bio-information based on the contact load distribution. |
| US11478153B2 |
System for monitoring tissue temperature
A system utilizing thermoacoustic imaging to estimate tissue temperature within a region of interest that includes an object of interest and a reference which are separated by at least one boundary located at least at two boundary locations. The system uses a thermoacoustic imaging system that includes an adjustable radio frequency (RF) applicator configured to emit RF energy pulses into the tissue region of interest and heat tissue therein and an acoustic receiver configured to receive multi-polar acoustic signals generated in response to heating of tissue in the region of interest; and one or more processors that are able to: process received multi-polar acoustic generated in the region of interest in response to the RF energy pulses to determine a peak-to-peak amplitude thereof; and calculate a temperature at the at least two boundary locations using the peak-to-peak amplitudes of the multi-polar acoustic signals and a distance between the boundary locations. |
| US11478151B2 |
Fiber optic flow and oxygenation monitoring using diffuse correlation and reflectance
Disclosed are fiber optic devices and related methods that allow for measurement of blood flow and oxygenation in real time. These devices have particular application to the spinal cord. Such devices have applicability in, for example, the care of military members sustaining combatant and noncombatant spinal injuries, as well as to civilians. The devices also have utility in the acute and subacute management of spine trauma, enhancing the efficacy of interventions aimed at the prevention of secondary ischemic injury, and ultimately improving neurologic outcome. |
| US11478150B2 |
Optical fiber sensor
A system to detect a position of a cannula may include a cannula, which may include a distal tip and an inner lumen. Also, the system may include an optical fiber, which may be disposed within the inner lumen of the cannula and may include a first end, a second end, and a U-shaped portion disposed between the first end and the second end. The U-shaped portion may be at least proximate the distal tip. Further, the system may include a light emitter, which may be coupled with the first end of the optical fiber, and a light receiver, which may be coupled with the second end of the optical fiber. Moreover, the system may include an electronic processor. The electronic processor may be coupled with the light receiver and configured to detect a decrease in an intensity of light received at the light receiver. |
| US11478145B2 |
Multispectral and hyperspectral meibography
A method performed by a multispectral or hyperspectral meibomian gland imaging device is disclosed, which comprises directing light having visible and infrared spectra from a broadband illuminator toward an everted eyelid; forming images of the everted eyelid using an imaging system; recording the images using a detection system, which separates the images into spectral channels, which include at least one visible spectral channel and at least one infrared spectral channel; displaying the recorded images to adjust the position of the subject to optimize image quality; digitally processing the recorded images to obtain spatial and spectral information; evaluating the health of at least one meibomian gland of the eyelid by analyzing the information. Also disclosed is a multispectral or hyperspectral meibomian gland imaging device, comprising a broadband illuminator directing light that covers visible and infrared spectra; an imaging system, and a detection system. |
| US11478141B2 |
Systems and methods for vision assessment
Methods and systems for assessing a visual field of a person are provided. Information can be presented to a person undergoing a visual field testing in a manner that utilizes the person's natural tendency to look at an object that is displayed so that it attracts the person's attention. A fixation target can be displayed on a display viewed by a user. Once it is determined that the user has viewed the fixation target and the person's eye(s) location is determined, a test target is displayed on the display in a location corresponding to a location on the user's visual field. The test target is determined to be either detected or missed based on user input acquired as the user is viewing the display. |
| US11478140B1 |
Wireless laparoscopic device with gimballed camera
A laparoscopic imaging apparatus has a shaft having a proximal end opposite a distal end, wherein the proximal end is configured for attachment to an actuator, wherein a longitudinal axis extends through the shaft, between the proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end is configured for insertion into patient anatomy and for attachment of one or more laparoscopic tools, wherein at least a first laparoscopic tool at the distal end pivots on a first gimbal apparatus that is actuable, from the actuator at the proximal end of the shaft, to rotate the at least the first laparoscopic tool about the longitudinal axis of the shaft and, further, to rotate the at least the first laparoscopic tool about at least a second axis, orthogonal to the longitudinal axis. |
| US11478136B2 |
Endoscope system and operation method therefor
An endoscope system and an operation method therefor in which information regarding a residual liquid is obtained to efficiently remove the residual liquid are provided. On the basis of image signals in a plurality of wavelength ranges, baseline information that is information regarding a light scattering characteristic or a light absorption characteristic of an observation target and that does not depend on specific biological information is calculated. A baseline correction value for adjusting the baseline information to reference baseline information that is a reference for evaluating the baseline information is calculated. From the baseline correction value, residual liquid information regarding a residual liquid included in the observation target is calculated. |
| US11478135B2 |
Endoscope
An endoscope having an operating handle comprising a handle housing arranged at a proximal end and an insertion tube extending from said handle towards a distal end of the endoscope and terminating in a steerable tip part at the distal end of the endoscope, the endoscope further comprising a control mechanism with a Bowden cable having an outer guide tube having a first length between a proximal end and a distal end of said outer guide tube and an inner pull-wire having a second length between a proximal end and a distal end of said inner pull-wire, said second length being longer than said first length, the proximal end of the outer guide tube is affixed to the operating handle by means of an adhesive. |
| US11478134B2 |
Stereoscopic-vision endoscope optical system and endoscope using the same
A stereoscopic-vision endoscope optical system includes a pair of objective optical systems, a pair of relay optical systems, and a pair of image forming optical systems. The image forming optical system includes a first lens unit, a first optical-path bending element, and a second optical-path bending element. The objective optical system and the relay optical system are disposed in a first optical path. A second optical path is formed between the first optical-path bending element and the second optical-path bending element. A third optical path is formed between the second optical-path bending element and a final image. The second optical path is positioned farther from the central axis, than the first optical path. The third optical path is positioned closer to the central axis, than the second optical path. |
| US11478133B2 |
Medical observation system, apparatus for controlling the same, and method for controlling the same
A medical observation system includes a multi-link structure in which a plurality of links is mutually coupled by joint parts, a medical observation apparatus attached on the multi-link structure, a control part configured to control the multi-link structure or the medical observation apparatus, and a user interface part by which a user inputs an instruction to change a visual field of the medical observation apparatus. When a user instructs to move a visual field of the medical observation apparatus vertically or horizontally, to rotate an oblique-viewing endoscope, or to change a magnification of the visual field via the user interface part, the control part controls the multi-link structure or the medical observation apparatus. |
| US11478131B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for transmitting motion to the distal tip of an endoscopic accessory tool
The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices and establishing access to body passageways. In particular, the present disclosure relates to devices, systems and methods to facilitate entry of an endoscopic accessory tool into and/or through patient-specific anatomies. For example, the devices, systems and methods of the present disclosure may transmit mechanical motion to the distal end of an endoscopic accessory tool to facilitate atraumatic access to tortuous or otherwise restricted anatomies. |
| US11478128B2 |
Endoscope with cover at distal end of cannula
An endoscope has a cannula, one and only one translucent or transparent cover at a distal end of the cannula, a light source and imaging system, both inside the cannula. The light source delivers light into the cover. At least some of that light passes through the cover to illuminate an inspection site inside the patient's body; some of that light is internally reflected at an outer surface of the cover to travel back toward an inner surface of the cover. The imaging system receives the light that has been reflected off the inspection site and returned to the endoscope through the cover. The components are configured such that none of the light that is internally reflected at the outer surface of the cover reaches an optical input of the imaging system directly (e.g., without being further reflected). |
| US11478120B2 |
Cleaner
A cleaner includes: a body which forms an outer appearance; and a mop module which is detachably connected to the body. The mop module includes: a pair of spin mops which contacts a floor while rotating clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed from a top; and a module housing which connects the pair of spin mops. The cleaner may travel autonomously due to the rotation of the spin mops. |
| US11478117B2 |
Surface cleaning apparatus
A surface cleaning apparatus comprises a cyclone positioned in an air flow path having a tangential air inlet with an inlet end, an outlet end, a cross-sectional flow area in a direction of flow through the tangential air inlet, a height in a direction of the cyclone axis of rotation and a width in a direction transverse to the height of the tangential air inlet. The air flow path comprises an air flow conduit at the inlet end of the tangential inlet having a cross-sectional flow area in a direction transverse to a direction of flow through the air flow conduit. The cross-sectional flow area of the tangential air inlet is greater than the cross-sectional flow area of the air flow conduit and one of the width and height of the tangential air inlet is greater than the other of the width and height of the tangential air inlet. |
| US11478114B2 |
Toilet seat apparatus and excrement detection apparatus
A toilet seat apparatus according to an embodiment is a toilet seat apparatus to be placed on an upper part of a toilet bowl, the toilet seat apparatus including: a toilet seat on which a user sits; a light emitting unit that emits light; and a light receiving unit that receives light; first memory that stores data received by the light receiving unit; and an arithmetic processing device that executes transfer of data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and analysis and deletion of data stored in the first memory, in which the arithmetic processing device transfers the data received by the light receiving unit to the first memory, and deletes the data temporarily stored in the first memory when the data has been analyzed to be data that is not data based on the reflected light from falling feces. |
| US11478113B1 |
Pivoting toilet paper holder
A pivoting toilet paper holder system providing easy access to toilet paper. The novel system uses a pivoting shaped arm and a stop assist. The system has embodiments, alternatives, and variations. |
| US11478103B2 |
Wireless power supply system for cooking appliance and cooking appliance
A wireless power supply system for a cooking appliance includes a power transmission device and a power reception device. The power transmission device includes a transmission coil and a coil driving circuit coupled to the transmission coil and configured to drive the transmission coil to generate an alternating electromagnetic field and vary a resonance voltage of the transmission coil. The power reception device includes a reception coil matching the transmission coil and configured to sense the alternating electromagnetic field to generate a varying induction voltage signal that varies according to the varying resonance voltage and a communication and demodulation circuit configured to demodulate the varying induction voltage signal to output demodulated data. |
| US11478101B2 |
Adjustable mount assembly for mounting a covering rod relative to an architectural structure and related mounting system
In one aspect, an adjustable mount assembly for mounting a covering rod relative to an adjacent architectural structure comprises a rod mount including a base plate having an inner side and an outer side opposite the inner side. In addition, the rod mount further includes a rod cradle extending outwardly from the outer side of the base plate, with the rod mount being rotatable about a mount axis to adjust a circumferential position of the rod cradle. The mount assembly also includes an engagement member supported relative to the rod mount such that the engagement member is configured to engage at least a portion of the rod mount as the mount is rotated relative to the engagement member about the mount axis. |
| US11478100B2 |
Christmas tree stand
A tree stand having a base assembly including a bottom, a sidewall, a plurality of stanchions, and a plurality of receivers. The bottom, sidewall and plurality of stanchions define a water reservoir. Each stanchion includes an upper portion having a bore arranged and designed to engage a bolt for securing a tree. The tree stand includes a plurality of legs having a connecting end and a distal end. The connecting end of each leg is arranged and designed to be releasably attached to one of the plurality of receivers. |
| US11478096B2 |
Food monitoring system
A dining system includes a serving receptacle, an information processor, and utensil(s). Each utensil has an identifier. Each serving receptacle has a measuring system, for measuring an amount of food on the serving receptacle. Each serving receptacle has a reader for reading the identifier of any of the utensils that is brought to a position in which it can remove food from the serving receptacle. Each serving receptacle has a transmitter, for notifying the information processor of a change in the amount of food on the serving receptacle and of an identified utensil that is in a position in which it can remove food from the serving receptacle at a time of the change in the amount of food on the serving receptacle, and the information processor stores information relating to a total quantity of food removed from the serving receptacle by the identified utensil. |
| US11478095B2 |
Off table holder for stemmed drinking vessels and utensils
An off table holder for a stemmed drinking vessel and/or utensil that is movably secured to a bottom surface of a supporting table. |
| US11478093B2 |
Travel pillow apparatus, storage apparatus for the travel pillow apparatus, and methods of manufacturing and using the same
Travel pillow apparatus, storage apparatus for the travel pillow apparatus, and methods of manufacture and use. In one embodiment, the travel pillow apparatus, includes an external covering, the external covering including upper and lower support structures; an air bladder apparatus that includes an expandable open-cell foam within an interior of the air bladder apparatus. The air bladder apparatus is further shorter in length than the external covering, such that the air bladder apparatus is not intended to be positioned towards the back of a neck of a user that is utilizing the travel pillow apparatus. A storage apparatus with a one-way expulsion valve for storage of, for example, the aforementioned travel pillow apparatus. Methods of manufacturing and using the aforementioned apparatus are also disclosed. |
| US11478092B2 |
Removable plant hanger
A removable plant holder system in a first embodiment having at least one first plant holder assembly having a coupling-frame, an extension arm-member having a proximate end, and a distal end; wherein the plant holder system includes the at least one first plant holder assembly. The at least one first plant holder assembly is defined by the coupling-frame and the extension arm-member integrally combined for use. As such the extension arm-member is defined by the proximate end attached to the coupling-frame, and the distal end is thus able to act in a capacity for hanging a plant therefrom; the coupling-frame configured for removable attachment with a railed deck. |
| US11478091B2 |
Hanging system and bracket thereof
A hanging system and a method of hanging a support structure from a support surface. The hanging system may include a support structure and a hanging bracket for hanging the support structure from a support surface such as a wall. The support structure may include a mounting groove that accepts a portion of the hanging bracket to facilitate the coupling therebetween. The support structure may be able to slide side-to-side along the support surface while remaining coupled to the hanging bracket. The hanging system may alternatively, or additionally, include a reinforcement bracket. The reinforcement bracket may serve the dual purpose of holding the various mitered components of the support structure together and facilitating the hanging of the support structure from the support surface. |
| US11478087B2 |
Foldable bassinet
A foldable bassinet includes a top rail assembly, a first hinge assembly, a second hinge assembly, a leg assembly and a latch assembly. The first hinge assembly is combined with the top rail assembly. The second hinge assembly is rotatably combined with the first hinge assembly. The leg assembly is connected to the second hinge assembly. The leg assembly is foldable relative to the top rail assembly by rotation of the second hinge assembly relative to the first hinge assembly. The latch assembly is movably disposed on one of the first hinge assembly and the second hinge assembly to engage with the other one of the first hinge assembly and the second hinge assembly for restraining the rotation of the second hinge assembly relative to the first hinge assembly when the leg assembly is unfolded relative to the top rail assembly to an upright position. |
| US11478084B2 |
Seat assembly and system
A system may include a seat assembly. The seat assembly may include a seat base, a seat portion mounted to the seat base, and an armrest assembly configured to be in an up position or a down position. The armrest assembly may include a handle operable by a user to lock or unlock at least one functionality of at least one adjustable seat assembly feature. Operation of the handle may be configured at least to: unlock the at least one functionality of at least one adjustable seat assembly feature while locking the armrest assembly from moving between the up position and the down position. |
| US11478081B2 |
Device for fixing a drawer-type element and piece of furniture
A device for fixing a drawer-type element on a rail of a pullout guide has a clamping mechanism, which has a housing having a receptacle into which an oblong retaining part is insertable to fix it on the housing. |
| US11478080B2 |
Bearing structure for shelving
The bearing structure for shelving comprises: —a vertical upright comprising a first metal section provided with at least a first longitudinal side and with at least a second longitudinal side, the first longitudinal side and the second longitudinal side being flat, continuous and transverse to each other; —a longitudinal cross-piece; —an angular bracket to be interposed between the vertical upright and the longitudinal cross-piece and comprising a first longitudinal face and a second longitudinal face, the first longitudinal face and the second longitudinal face being flat, contiguous and transverse to each other; wherein it comprises first connecting means arranged on the first longitudinal side and the first longitudinal face, and second connecting means, arranged on the second longitudinal side and the second longitudinal face, the first connecting means and the second connecting means coupling the angular bracket to the vertical upright. |
| US11478075B2 |
Foldable shelving
A foldable shelving unit includes one or more foldable shelves positioned between first and second frame members. A slide rail pivotably couples between the foldable shelves. A stop is fixed to the slide rail and a slide locking mechanism is slidable along the slide rail. The slide locking mechanism includes a latch to latch to the stop to lock the shelving unit in an unfolded configuration and unlatch to slide the slider along the slide rail away from the stop to fold the shelving unit into a folded configuration. |
| US11478068B2 |
Electric toothbrush adopting force sensing array
There is provided an electric toothbrush including a toothbrush head, a toothbrush handle and a force sensing array. The force sensing array is arranged on the toothbrush head and/or the toothbrush handle. When the force sensing array is arranged on the toothbrush head, it is able to detect the force uniformity of brush hairs. When the force sensing array is arranged on the toothbrush handle, it is able to control the vibration strength of the brush hairs and detect the pressing force of the brush hairs. |
| US11478058B2 |
Method for providing a predetermined beauty treatment
The beauty or skin-care treatment may be a single use system for providing a manicure or pedicure treatment or other beauty or skin-care service. Each primary packaging that may be provided with the beauty or skin-care treatment may contain a beauty or skin-care product that may be used in providing the treatments. The beauty or skin-care treatment may include multiple primary packages in the form of single-serve packaging provided collectively as a set. The set may be housed in the secondary packaging and packaged together to form a multi-step treatment. The beauty or skin-care products contained in the single-serve packaging may be made of ingredients beneficial to the skin and may include products to aid in sanitizing, exfoliating, nourishing, hydrating and moisturizing the skin. |
| US11478056B2 |
Cosmetic applicator
Applicator for applying a cosmetic product to human keratin materials, having: a holder and an applicator tip, of longitudinal axis, that is carried by the holder and has: a base part, having an axis, for fastening to the holder by way of at least one of its portions, and an application part that is attached to the base part and has at least three surfaces, each having a contour formed by at least one edge, and/or a base line that acts as a junction between the application part and a cylindrical portion, having an axis, of the base part, the shapes of the contours of said surfaces being different in pairs and not symmetrical to one another about an axis or a median plane. |
| US11478055B2 |
Mail carrier apparatus
A mail carrier apparatus for carrying and organizing mail for delivery includes a board having a board front face, a board back face, a board top edge, a board bottom edge, a board left edge, and a board right edge. The board has an upper portion and a lower portion. A mail bin is coupled to the board back face. The mail bin comprises a bin left side, a bin right side, a bin back side, and a bin bottom side defining a bin cavity with the upper portion of the board back face to hold mail. A ledge is coupled to the board. The ledge is coupled to the board front face proximal the board bottom edge. The ledge supports magazines and larger envelopes resting against the board. |
| US11478053B2 |
Relating to organic material
The invention provides a cover for a tablet computer having a decorative frame suitable for being arranged on a front side of the tablet computer wherein the decorative frame forms a plurality of connectors for receiving one or more replaceable decorative elements; and one or more replaceable decorative elements each having at least one corresponding connector. |
| US11478052B1 |
Emerald-cut diamond method
Emerald-cut diamond with length/width of 1.35 to 1.40; table of 55 to 60 percent; corner ratio of 13.5 to 14.5 percent; girdle thickness up to 3 percent; crown main angle of 28 to 45 degrees; first crown break angle of 2 to 6 degrees; second crown break angle of 2 to 6 degrees; pavilion main angle of 43 to 48 degrees; first pavilion break angle of 2 to 5 degrees; and second pavilion break angle of 2 to 5 degrees. Diamonds cut in accordance with these parameters may have light performance 0-grade domains on a grade map with wide crown and pavilion mains ranges. A method cuts the diamond according to the parameters, and may include selecting crown and pavilion main angles from the map, and cutting the diamond sufficiently close to the selected cutting parameters to obtain the light performance grade of 0. |
| US11478044B2 |
Article of footwear having an upper with separately securing medial and lateral side portions
An article of footwear comprises a sole, and an upper that has a medial side portion extending from the medial side of the sole with a first distal end remote from the medial side. The upper has a lateral side portion extending from the lateral side of the sole with a second distal end remote from the lateral side. The upper may include a support member extending at least partially across the foot-receiving surface with a first end remote from the medial side. The medial and lateral side portions wrap at least partially around a foot with the first distal end securable proximal to the lateral side, and the second distal end separately securable proximal to the medial side. An article of footwear has cables with proximal ends fixed to one side of the upper and that extend through looped cables on an opposite side of the upper. |
| US11478043B2 |
Manual and dynamic shoe comfortness adjustment methods
Disclosed herein are various methods and devices for modifying the comfort and performance characteristics of a shoe. In various embodiments, the devices are soles, insole or outsoles, of a shoe comprising one or more shocks. The shocks may be defined by shock cavities positioned within one or more surfaces of a sole. In some embodiments the shock cavity may be configured to receive one or more shock cavity inserts. |
| US11478042B2 |
Comfortable footwear
The invention generally relates to removable outsole cushion attachments and shoe covers that are cushioned and disposable. The removable outsole cushion attachments and shoe covers can be used by healthcare professionals and others to achieve comfort and eliminate or at least reduce the fatigue associated with standing for long periods of time. |
| US11478036B2 |
Adjustable tactical helmet retention harness
A helmet retention harness of a tactical helmet includes a one-handed manual adjustment assembly to adjust an effective longitudinal length of a combination of a static first strap and an adjustable second strap. The static strap is attached to one side of a first strap slider. The adjustable second strap slides on another side of the first strap slider and is attached to a second strap slider have a cross bar that slides along the adjustable second strap. Tightening and loosening strap portions extend away from each side of the second strap slider enabling a wearer of the tactical helmet to readily pull on a selected strap portion to either tighten or loosen the helmet retention harness while wearing the tactical helmet. |
| US11478033B2 |
Knitted textile methods
Custom-fit versions of knitted articles are produced according to digital representations of objects for which the articles are to be manufactured. The digital representations, optionally augmented by surface fitting algorithms, allow for accurate scaling of pattern-specified stitch counts for pattern elements representing the article taking into account wales and courses densities for the material(s) from which the article is to be made. Displayed dimensionally-accurate representations of the custom-fit articles allow for user-specified style and fit preferences to be made and a final digital pattern of the article to be produced. Machine instructions representing pattern pieces to be knitted are automatically produced from the final digital pattern of the article for a target computerized knitting machine and the custom-fit article then manufactured according to the machine instructions. |
| US11478031B2 |
Cellulite diminishing fabric
Disclosed is a fabric having a first side and a second side, that is provided at least on part of the first side with a pattern of protrusions, wherein the protrusions comprise an expanded heat-expanding material, namely a heat-expanding material that has been expanded by heating. A polymeric layer is provided to the woven fabric to coat at least part of the protrusions. Also disclosed is a process for the production of the fabric and a garment comprising the fabric. |
| US11478028B2 |
Disposable cut-resistant glove
A glove includes a material layer made from a plastic material shaped to include a palm, a back, fingers and a thumb and to define an interior space and an opening providing access to the interior space. The glove further includes a plurality of pods formed in the material layer, the pods having a predetermined first thickness, and a plurality of connecting tabs connected between the pods, the connecting tabs having a second thickness less than the first thickness. The pods are configured to provide cut-resistance properties. The glove may be disposable. The glove may be ambidextrous. |
| US11478024B2 |
Muti-fabric expandable apparel
The various embodiments herein provide a multi-fabric apparel comprising a first fabric, a second fabric and a third fabric. The first fabric forms an upper surface of the apparel. The second fabric is stitched to the first fabric and forms a lower surface of the apparel. The third fabric is stitched between the first fabric and the second fabric forming an intermediate layer. The third fabric comprises a first layer and a second layer. The first layer is stitched between the first fabric and the second fabric, and the second layer is stitched to a second surface of the second fabric in a way that the second fabric is sandwiched between the first layer and the second layer. |
| US11478022B2 |
Electronic garment with haptic feedback
System includes a haptic garment comprising an integrated circuit (IC) controller coupled to the haptic garment. A sensing circuit configured to cause to transmit a motion signal sensed by a portion of the haptic garment surface to the IC controller is provided. The motion signal is based on one or more of a touch pattern, a gesture pattern, and a movement pattern associated with a user of the haptic garment. The IC controller is configured to transmit a first data associated with the motion signal to an external device. Conductive traces embedded in the haptic garment that electrically couple with the sensing circuit. |
| US11478021B2 |
Systems and methods for aerosolizing a vaporizable material
A smoking device for generating and releasing smoking vapor free from contamination into the mouth of a user comprising a mouthpiece for providing vapor for inhalation to a user including a tubular casing containing a heater for heating a smoking substance at a substantially constant low temperature by regulating the flow of fuel by a thermal regulator and further having means for visual indication of the operation of the device. |
| US11478020B2 |
Power supply unit for aerosol generation device and aerosol generation device
A power supply unit for an aerosol generation device includes: a connector to which a heater configured to heat an aerosol source is connected; a power supply; a boost converter connected between the power supply and the connector; and a switch connected between the boost converter and the connector. |
| US11478016B2 |
Aerosol generating material and devices including the same
There is provided a device for generating an inhalable aerosol or gas, the device including an aerosol generating material having an integrated electrical resistance heating element, so that the aerosol generating material may be heated in direct contact with the electrical resistance heating element, wherein the aerosol generating material is provided as a unitary structure or coating which may be heated to generate multiple deliveries of an inhalable aerosol or gas. There is also provided a method for fabricating the device. There is also provided the use of the device and the use of the aerosol generating material, to generate an inhalable aerosol or gas. |
| US11478014B2 |
Conditioning system
At least one example embodiment discloses a conditioning system including a first roller, a second roller, a first drive system configured to rotate the first roller in a first rotational direction and rotate the second roller in a second rotational direction and a second drive system configured to move the first roller and the second roller in opposing linear directions, the first drive system and the second drive system being configured to cooperatively control the first roller and the second roller to process a substance. |
| US11478005B2 |
Foam control
A method for controlling foam comprising providing food composition comprising a foam control agent and a foodstuff, the foam control agent comprising a Mono glycidyl ether adduct or a Diglycidyl ether adduct. A composition useful for foam control comprising a mono glycidyl ether adduct, a diglycidyl ether adduct or combination thereof. |
| US11478003B2 |
Process for producing a liquid potato product
A liquid potato-derived product may be produced from whole raw potatoes and may be utilized to produce various healthy food products, such as dips and sauces. This liquid potato product may be produced from raw potatoes by pretreating the potatoes, gelatinizing the pretreated potatoes, shearing the gelatinized potatoes under specific milling temperatures and conditions to produce a sheared potato product with desirable particle sizes, and then cooking the sheared potato product to form the liquid potato product. |
| US11478002B2 |
Food product and coating
The coating can have a low-sweetness perception. During manufacturing and processing, the coating maintains a flowability to allow a glaze state of the coating to be applied to a food. Upon cooling, the glaze state of the coating forms a glass state that provides a low-sweetness impact which facilitates application of savory taste perceptions. |
| US11478001B2 |
Methods of administering a pre-operative carbohydrate-rich beverage composition
Provided herein are methods of administering pre-operative beverage compositions to be ingested by a patient prior to administration of anesthesia or sedation in preparation for a safe induction of anesthesia or sedation in a patient before surgery. The beverage has one or more carbohydrates, wherein the total Calories available from the carbohydrates is at least about 200 and wherein the one or more carbohydrates are the sole source of significant Calories in the beverage, an acid, in a quantity sufficient to result in a pH of at least about 3.7 to about 4.5 and to enhance the shelf life and flavor of the beverage, a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant that is also a cerebro-vasoconstrictor, a sweetener, and water. The beverage composition, when ingested at least about two hours prior to administration of anesthesia or sedation is effective to relieve one or more symptoms associated with prolonged fasting. |
| US11477998B2 |
Structured protein compositions
An extrusion process is disclosed for turning vegetable protein compositions such as soy protein into a fibrous, meat-like structure. The process involves the application of relatively high moisture contents. An open structure is produced that can be infused with water so as to influence the product's tenderness. The products of the invention can be provided with a fibrosity and tenderness at will. The invention offers the possibility to include relatively high amounts of fat in the product. |
| US11477991B2 |
Process for producing a chewing-gum pellet
Described herein is a process for producing a chewing-gum pellet, which includes a step of granulation of the gum that is carried out in a flow of cryogenic gas. |
| US11477982B2 |
2-amino-5-oxyalkyl-pyrimidine derivatives and their use for controlling undesired plant growth
What are described are compounds of the general formula (I) and agrochemically acceptable salts thereof and their preparation and their use in the crop protection sector. |
| US11477981B2 |
Ice nucleation formulations for cryopreservation and stabilization of biologics
This disclosure relates to ice nucleation formulations for cryopreservation and stabilization of biologics, and methods of use thereof. |
| US11477976B2 |
Street light mosquito zapper
In one aspect, an exterior lighting insect zapper includes a photosensor configured to sense an amount of light for turning on or off an exterior light and an insect zapper coupled to the photosensor. The exterior lighting insect zapper also includes a twist-lock plug compatible with a receptacle of an exterior light for a photosensor unit plug, such that the exterior lighting insect zapper can replace existing photosensors of exterior light fixtures. |
| US11477973B2 |
Pest control and detection system with conductive bait matrix
A pest control and/or detection system generally includes an electrically conductive bait matrix including at least one carrier material that is at least one of palatable, a phagostimulant and/or consumable and/or displaceable by pests, and a plurality of electrically conductive particles. The electrically conductive particles are substantially randomly interspersed throughout the at least one carrier material. The at least one carrier material includes a thermoplastic material and/or a resin. |
| US11477970B2 |
Transgenic animal phenotyping platform and uses thereof
The present disclosure provides transgenic nematode systems for assessing function of heterologous genes, their variants and drug discovery. The transgenic nematodes contain a heterologous gene that is inserted via homologous recombination at the native locus replacing and removing the nematode ortholog, wherein expression of the heterologous gene rescues function of the removed nematode ortholog and a transgenic control animal is provided. The heterologous gene may be further modified to provide a variant, such as a human clinical variant, whereby a transgenic test animal is provided. Those transgenic test animals are used in methods to assess function of the heterologous variant and drug screens to find therapeutic candidates reversing deviant activity back to wildtype. |
| US11477966B2 |
No choke, control harness
A no choke, control harness for a quadruped with left and right slidably adjustable fixed aperture removable leg loops which are joined by a main harness strap that traverses over the back and interconnects the frontal left and right leg loops with rear body loop and having a plurality of leash connection points for an adaptive leading experience. Other embodiments are described and shown. |
| US11477959B1 |
Maize inbred PH4D5M
A novel maize variety designated PH4D5M and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4D5M with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4D5M 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 PH4D5M or a locus conversion of PH4D5M with another maize variety. |
| US11477955B2 |
Machine harvestable iceberg lettuce
Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to upright heading iceberg lettuce plants including a space between the base of the head and the top of the ground, wherein the space includes an increased length of core outside of the processing material of the head (i.e., external stem). The increased external stem lengths of the upright heading iceberg lettuce plants of the present disclosure make them suitable for machine harvesting. Other aspects of the present disclosure relate to methods of generating and selecting upright heading iceberg lettuce plants. New upright heading iceberg lettuce varieties designated ‘E01E.70111’ Lot A, ‘E01E.70111’ Lot B, ‘E01E.70168’ Lot A, and ‘E01E.70168’ Lot B are described. |
| US11477952B2 |
Endophytic microbial seed treatment formulations and methods related thereto for improved plant performance
This invention describes discovery and development of a biological system of plant growth promotion and environmental improvement by carbon sequestration and/or nitrogen utilization by application of a microbial agent, e.g., a highly effective strain of T. viride, particularly strains NRRL B-50520 and/or K5. This strain outperforms the best current strains of Trichoderma used for this purpose available commercially. The highly active products also are expected to increase plant productivity and improve quality of fruits, vegetables, flowers or other plant products. The invention also describes and demonstrates that strain combinations including Bacillus amyloliquifaciens AS2 or AS3, as well as disclosed metabolites, promote plant growth. This is true across monocots and dicots, seed treatments and foliar sprays. In the field plant height, shoot weight, root weight, and photosynthesis (Spad meter readings) were all increased in comparison to the untreated control as well as the leading biological seed treatments. The invention also describes metabolite utilization for enhancing plant growth. |
| US11477944B2 |
Clutch system for twin baler
A clutch system for use with an agricultural baler to create a single hay bale that is easily separable into two or more smaller, lighter bales that remain tied after separation is provided herein. The clutch system controls the center knotter of a three-tie baler to be activated every other time the other two knotters are activated to tie two 2′×2′ bales into a single 2′×4′ bale. The two 2′×2′ bales are individually tied so that if a user separates the 2′×′4 bale, the smaller bales remain intact. |
| US11477937B2 |
Systems, methods, and apparatus for agricultural material application
An agricultural row unit includes a knife disposed ahead of the gauge wheel for delivering material to soil adjacent to a trench. In one example, an agricultural toolbar includes a frame, a wheel mounted to the frame, and a knife disposed ahead of the wheel and comprising a material delivery conduit disposed on, through, or adjacent the knife. |
| US11477932B2 |
Width adjustable ripper assembly
A ripper assembly for a machine includes a main ripper unit and at least one auxiliary ripper unit. The main ripper unit is adapted to be coupled to a frame of the machine and is moveable relative to the frame along a height of the machine. The main ripper unit includes a main ripper. The auxiliary ripper unit is pivotably coupled to the main ripper unit, and is pivotable infinitely between a first position and a second position with respect to the main ripper unit. A distance between the main ripper unit and the auxiliary ripper unit, defined laterally in relation to a direction of travel of the machine, varies as the auxiliary ripper unit pivots from the first position to the second position. |
| US11483953B2 |
Measurement device and measurement method
In the measurement device, electrical characteristics of a component can be measured adequately even if the component size is small. In the measurement device, at least a part of the component holding section is an antistatic section made of an antistatic material. Since the surface resistance of the antistatic section is large, it is possible to measure the electrical characteristics of a component in a state where the component is held by the antistatic section. Therefore, even if the size of the component is small, scattering of the component is prevented and the electrical characteristics can be adequately measured. |
| US11483949B2 |
Self-contained immersion cooling server assemblies
Self-contained server assemblies for housing servers or server blades and associated computing facilities are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a server assembly includes an enclosure having an interior space housing a server blade, a dielectric coolant submerging heat producing components of the server blade, and a condenser assembly having a condenser coil in fluid communication with a vapor gap in the interior space. The condenser coil is configured to receive a coolant that removes heat from a vapor of the dielectric coolant in the vapor gap, thereby condensing the vapor into a liquid form to be returned to the server blade. |
| US11483945B2 |
High-density cable management bar
Example high-density cable management bars are provided. In an example, a cable management bar comprises a cable channel configured to fit one or more cables and comprising a first end and a second end. The cable management bar can also comprise a first attachment point extending perpendicular from the first end. The cable management bar can also comprise a second attachment point extending perpendicular from the second end, the first attachment point and the second attachment point configured to attach to a rackmount computer, the cable management system configured to extend away from a rack in which the rackmount computer is located when attached to the rackmount computer via the first attachment point and the second attachment point, and when the rackmount computer is mounted in a rack. |
| US11483944B1 |
Cartridge for interconnectivity among rack-mounted and linearly aligned networking components
A rack within a datacenter or other environment can include a plurality of appliances arranged in the rack such that ports of the appliances are aligned vertically or in another direction. A cartridge can include an elongate rigid body along which connectors are arranged. The connectors may be engageable with the aligned ports of the appliances in response to translation of the cartridge toward the rack. The cartridge can include cabling within the elongate rigid body, and the cabling can provide paths among subsets of the connectors, for example, such that subsets of the appliances are accordingly connected for transmission of data or other signals. |
| US11483943B2 |
Computing device
A computing device, comprising: a chassis; an optical base layer, including optical connectors; a power base layer, including power connectors; a thermal base layer, including a cold supply line with liquid disconnects, hot return lines with liquid disconnects, and thermal infrastructure interfaces; a radio frequency base layer, including radio frequency connectors; a power interface, wherein the power interface connects to the power base layer; a power supply to connect to the power interface and provide power to the power base layer through the power interface; and bays defined by bay divider walls, wherein each bay divider wall is removable and each bay comprises one of the optical connectors, one of the power connectors, one liquid disconnect for the supply line, one of the liquid disconnects for a hot return line, and one of the radio frequency connectors. |
| US11483942B2 |
Ruggedized avionics for use on kinetically launched vehicles
Ruggedized avionics assemblies for use on kinetically launched space vehicles are disclosed. The avionic assemblies are able to maintain structural integrity and functionality under high acceleration forces generated during kinetic launch, including acceleration forces of >5,000 times Earth's gravity in a single direction of loading. The avionics assembly is ruggedized to withstand this level of acceleration force during launch via a plurality of constraining elements to constrain a plurality of printed circuit boards aligned in parallel to an acceleration vector. Further, a high specific strength and stiffness composition of the plurality of constraining elements aids in supporting the printed circuit boards and preventing them from bending and dislodging electronic components mounted to the printed circuit boards. |
| US11483940B2 |
Electronic apparatus
An electronic apparatus includes a display module divided into a bending area and a non-bending area arranged in a first direction and having a front surface and a rear surface opposing the front surface, a cover member covering a portion of the bending area and disposed on the front surface, a first protection member disposed on the rear surface overlapping the non-bending area, a second protection member disposed on the rear surface overlapping the bending area and spaced apart from the first protection member, a driving element disposed on the front surface overlapping the bending area, and a stiffener disposed between the cover member and the driving element on the front surface. The bending area is bent along a virtual bending axis extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and the cover member and the stiffener expose a portion of the front surface through a space therebetween. |
| US11483937B2 |
Methods of making printed structures
An example of a method of making a printed structure comprises providing a destination substrate, contact pads disposed on the destination substrate, and a layer of adhesive disposed on the destination substrate. A stamp with a component adhered to the stamp is provided. The component comprises a stamp side in contact with the stamp and a post side opposite the stamp side, a circuit, and connection posts extending from the post side. Each of the connection posts is electrically connected to the circuit. The component is pressed into contact with the adhesive layer to adhere the component to the destination substrate and to form a printed structure having a volume defined between the component and the destination substrate. The stamp is removed and the printed structure is processed to fill or reduce the volume. |
| US11483934B2 |
Metal substrate and method of manufacturing the same
A metal substrate includes a first insulating substrate, a second insulating substrate, a first metal layer, a second metal layer and a release layer. The first insulating substrate has a first modified surface and a second surface opposite to the first modified surface. The first metal layer faces the second surface. The release layer is bonded on the first modified surface. The second insulating substrate is bonded on a side of the release layer, such that the release layer is between the first modified surface and the second insulating substrate. The second metal layer is disposed on a side of the second insulating substrate, such that the second insulating substrate is between the release layer and the second metal layer. An original surface roughness of the first modified surface has a variation substantially less than 10% after the first modified surface is released from the release layer. |
| US11483933B2 |
Method and equipment for the treatment of panels
Description of a method and equipment for panel (900) treatment in the manufacture of printed circuit boards that includes the following phases: setting up a panel (900) with a first side (905), a second side (910) opposite the first side, and at least one through hole (915) in the thickness of the panel; positioning the opening (205) for an intake system (200) in contact with the first side (905) of the panel (900) so this opening (205) delimits a portion on the first side (905) containing the through hole (915); creating negative pressure within the intake system (200) and simultaneously exposing at least one portion on the second side (910) of this panel (900) to a flow of plasma, whereby this portion on the second side (910) contains the through hole (915). |
| US11483931B2 |
All-directions embeded module, method for manufacturing the all-directions embeded module, and all-directions packaging structure
An all-directions embedded module includes a substrate layer, many first embedded pads, many second embedded pads, and many side wall circuits. The substrate layer comprises a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of side surfaces connected to the first surface and the second surface. The first embedded pads is formed on the first surface. The second embedded pads is formed on the second surface. The side wall circuits embedded in the substrate layer and exposed from the side surfaces. The all-directions embedded module further includes a plurality of first connecting circuits formed on the first surface and a plurality of second connecting circuits formed on the second surface. The first embedded pads is connected to the side wall circuits by the first connecting circuits. The second embedded pads is connected to the side wall circuits by the second connecting circuits. |
| US11483925B2 |
Circuit board and manufacture method of the circuit board
A circuit board is manufactured by mounting a first circuit layer, mounting a conductive bump on the first circuit layer, covering the first circuit layer with a first dielectric layer which exposes the conductive bump, mounting a second dielectric layer on the first dielectric layer with a second dielectric layer opening that exposes the conductive bump, and finally, mounting a second circuit layer on the surface of the second dielectric layer and in the second dielectric layer opening. Since the surface roughness of the second dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer opening is low, it is unlikely to form nano voids between the second dielectric layer and the second circuit layer, and the second circuit layer may be attached to the second dielectric layer firmly, which is an advantage for fine line circuit disposal. |
| US11483922B2 |
Multi-socket panel device with anti-crosstalk structure
A multi-socket panel device with an anti-crosstalk structure, wherein a plurality of through holes are formed on the circuit board. The through holes are arranged in two rows extending from one side of the circuit board to another side of the circuit board. Two electrical connectors disposed on the circuit board are arranged near two opposite sides of the rows of the through holes. The electromagnetic wave propagating in the circuit board are reflected or refracted by the through holes due to travel in different media, whereby the crosstalk caused by the electromagnetic wave is avoided when signals of high frequency are transmitted in two electrical connectors. |
| US11483920B2 |
High efficiency normal conducting linac for environmental water remediation
A continuous wave (CW) electron accelerator for the treatment of industrial streams including an electron beam source, a modified high efficiency slot coupled cavity, at least one focusing magnet positioned surrounding the accelerator to contain the beam in the accelerator, an efficient radio frequency power supply means for supplying power of a radio frequency to the cavity to induce a TM01 accelerating mode in the cavity, an electron beam spreader or raster, a fixed magnet array or two-dimensional scanning magnet for deflecting the accelerated beam into a desired shape, and an exit window for extracting the deflected electron beam. The accelerator includes a graded-beta cavity to enable use with a low-power pulsed electron source. The accelerator benefits from a low wall-power loss accelerating cavity that is energized with efficient RF sources, enabling it to be operated in continuous wave mode. |
| US11483915B2 |
Shoe light device capable of flashing in different modes and driving method thereof
The invention relates to the technical field of shoe lights; in particular, to a shoe light device capable of flashing in different modes and a driving method thereof. A motion sensor, an integrated chip and a light-emitting device are integrated on a shoe, and the motion sensor and the light-emitting device are electrically connected to the integrated chip. The integrated chip is configured to control the light-emitting device to emit light in a preset constant-sequence output mode when the duration of reception of pulse signals generated by the motion sensor reaches a preset threshold, so that trigger control over the light-emitting device is realized. The shoe light device capable of flashing in different modes has the advantages of high integrity of elements, simple structure, simple production process, and various integrated cyclic output modes for flashing of the light-emitting device. |
| US11483913B2 |
Environmental control system and method for simulating circadian rhythms
An environmental control is configured to control lighting and/or other environmental parameters of an indoor space so that such parameters simulate measured outdoor environmental parameters. One or more sensors, such as a lighting sensor, can be mounted outdoor. Parameters measured by the sensor are communicated to a controller, which in turn controls one or more luminaires in the indoor space to simulate the actual outdoor light. In some instances the controller is configured to modulate the simulation to conform to user-defined preferences. |
| US11483912B2 |
Global positioning systems (GPS) registration tool (GRT) and related systems, methods and computer program products
A global positioning system (GPS) registration tool (GRT) is provided that is configured to register GPS coordinates of a streetlight controller (SLC) during installation of the SLC at a light fixture and store the GPS coordinates of the SLC at the SLC. Related systems, methods and computer program products are also provided. |
| US11483909B2 |
Current supply system, related integrated circuit, power supply system and method of operating a current supply system
A control circuit for a voltage source generates a reference signal for a voltage source, wherein the reference signal indicates a requested output voltage to be generated by the voltage source. A digital feed-forward control circuit computes a digital feed-forward regulation value indicative of a requested output voltage by determining a maximum voltage drop at strings of solid-state light sources. A digital feed-back control circuit determines a minimum voltage drop for current regulators/limiters for the strings and determines a digital feed-back correction value as a function of the minimum voltage drop. The control circuit then sets the reference signal after a start-up as a function of the digital feed-forward regulation value and corrects the reference signal as a function of the digital feed-back correction value. |
| US11483907B2 |
Systems and methods for regulating LED currents
System and method for regulating one or more currents. The system includes a system controller, an inductor, a first resistor, a switch and a first diode. The system controller includes a first controller terminal and a ground terminal, the system controller being configured to output a drive signal at the first controller terminal. The inductor includes a first inductor terminal and a second inductor terminal, the first inductor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal, the second inductor terminal being coupled to one or more light emitting diodes. The first resistor includes a first resistor terminal and a second resistor terminal, the first resistor terminal being coupled to the ground terminal. The switch is configured to receive the drive signal and coupled to the second resistor terminal. The first diode includes a first diode terminal and a second diode terminal and coupled to the first resistor. |
| US11483902B2 |
Inductive heating device, aerosol-delivery system comprising an inductive heating device, and method of operating same
An inductive heating device (1) for heating an aerosol-forming substrate (20) comprising a susceptor (21) comprises: a device housing (10) a DC power source (11) for providing a DC supply voltage (VDC) and a DC current (IDC) a power supply electronics (13) comprising a DC/AC converter (132), the DC/AC converter (132) comprising an LC load network (1323) comprising a series connection of a capacitor (C2) and an inductor (L2) having an ohmic resistance (RCoil), a cavity (14) in the device housing (10) for accommodating a portion of the aerosol-forming substrate (20) to inductively couple the inductor (L2) of the LC load network (1323) to the susceptor (21). The power supply electronics (13) further comprises a microcontroller (131) to determine from the DC supply voltage (VDC) and the DC current (IDC) an apparent ohmic resistance (Ra), and from the apparent ohmic resistance (Ra) the temperature (T) of the susceptor (21). |
| US11483901B2 |
Ceramic heater
A ceramic heater includes a ceramic plate having a wafer mounting surface and having a resistive heating element embedded in the plate; and a ceramic tubular shaft having a tubular shape and bonded to a back surface of the plate. The plate has a circular recess with a bottom in the back surface thereof. The tubular shaft has a plate-side flange extending radially outward from an outer peripheral surface of a plate-side end portion. An entire end surface of the plate-side end portion of the tubular shaft is bonded to a bonding region of the back surface of the plate outside the circular recess. The opening diameter d1 of the plate-side end portion of the tubular shaft, the inner diameter d2 of the plate-side flange of the tubular shaft, and the diameter D1 of the circular recess of the plate satisfy d2≥d1≥D1. |
| US11483900B2 |
Carbon felt heating device and method of manufacturing the same
A carbon felt heating device is disclosed. The carbon felt heating device includes a carbon felt unit adapted to radiate heat upon supply of power, and power-connecting portions, which are provided at two ends of the carbon felt unit so as to electrically connect the carbon felt unit to a power source, wherein at least some of voids in the carbon felt unit are filled with resin or polymer. |
| US11483899B2 |
Network system that processes data generated by data generation device, communication control device, and communication control method
A communication control device that controls a plurality of communication devices in a network system includes: a receiver, a processor and a transmitter. The receiver receives a request pertaining to use of data generated by the data generation device from a user device. The processor determines a route between the data generation device and the user device, specifies first and second communication devices that are implemented at both ends of an overlapped route between a first route corresponding to a first request and a second route corresponding to a second request, and determines, based on the first request and the second request, a function to be executed by at least one of the first and second communication devices. The transmitter transmits an instruction including information for identifying the function determined by the processor to at least one of the first and second communication devices. |
| US11483898B2 |
Session management method and session management network element
Embodiments of the present application relate to the wireless communications field, and in particular, to a session management method and a session management network element. The session management method includes: receiving, by a first control plane network element, a user equipment UE context response message from a second control plane network element, where the UE context response message carries a first session message, and the first session message is a pending session message; and sending, by the first control plane network element, a second session message to user equipment according to the UE context response message. According to the session management method and the session management network element in the embodiments of the present application, a session can be managed in a scenario in which a control plane connection of user equipment changes. |
| US11483894B2 |
Method and apparatus for switching radio resource control RRC state
Example embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method and a communications apparatus for switching an RRC state. The method includes: sending, by a communications apparatus, indication information to a network device, where the indication information is used to indicate that the communications apparatus requests to enter an RRC inactive state; after completing a registration process of an RRC connected state, receiving, by the communications apparatus, an RRC connection release message that is sent by the network device based on the indication information, where the RRC connection release message is used to indicate the communications apparatus to enter the RRC inactive state; and entering, by the communications apparatus, the RRC inactive state from the RRC connected state based on the received RRC connection release message. In this way, energy consumption of the terminal-side communications apparatus can be effectively reduced, and network resource consumption can also be reduced. |
| US11483892B2 |
Communication method and apparatus
Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and disclose communications methods and apparatuses. In an implementation, a method comprising receiving, by a first communications device, information about a radio bearer (RB) of a heterogeneous communications system, wherein a duplication operation for the RB is configured by a second communications device, and the first communications device and the second communications are comprised in a master node or a secondary node; generating, by the first communications device, an activation indication indicating whether to activate or deactivate the duplication operation of the RB, wherein whether to activate or deactivate the duplication operation is determined by the first communications device; and sending the activation indication to a terminal device. |
| US11483891B2 |
Method for performing bearer type change of a plurality of bearers configured for user equipment
Embodiments herein provide a method and system for performing a bearer type change of a plurality of radio bearers configured for a User Equipment (UE). The proposed method includes changing the bearer type of specific bearer by the network. Further, the proposed method includes checking any changes in keys or Packet Data Convergence Protocol (PDCP) termination point or PDCP version change. Furthermore, the proposed method includes notifying the UE to change the bearer type either through reconfiguration procedure without handover or Secondary Node (SN) change procedure or reconfiguration procedure with handover or SN change procedure. The network indicates one or more operations to the UE for performing the bearer type change. |
| US11483888B1 |
Random access channel procedure based radio access technology display indication
Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive, from a base station associated with a first radio access technology (RAT), an indication to add a secondary cell associated with a second RAT in a dual connectivity mode. The UE may receive, by a lower layer of the UE from the secondary cell, an indication that a random access channel (RACH) procedure associated with the secondary cell is successful. The UE may transmit, by an upper layer of the UE to an application of the UE, information to cause an indication of the second RAT to be displayed by the UE based at least in part on a bearer type associated with a link with the secondary cell and the indication that the RACH procedure with the secondary cell is successful. Numerous other aspects are provided. |
| US11483883B2 |
Duplication mode communication processing method in CU-DU architecture, and device
Embodiments of this application provide a duplication mode communication processing method in a central unit-distributed unit (CU-DU) architecture. In a possible implementation, in a process of establishing a user plane tunnel between a CU and a DU by exchanging information about uplink tunnel endpoints and information about downlink tunnel endpoints, the DU provides an identity of a primary path to the CU, thereby implementing a duplication mode of a data radio bearer. |
| US11483876B2 |
LBT parameters for uplink in unlicensed spectrum
According to some embodiments, a method for use in a user equipment (UE) of managing a listen-before-talk (LBT) contention window size comprises transmitting a first burst of uplink subframes after a first LBT procedure performed using an LBT contention window size, and determining a reference subframe based on the first burst. The reference subframe is associated with a reference hybrid automatic repeat request (HARQ) process identifier. The method further comprises receiving scheduling for a second burst of uplink subframes. The scheduling comprises an associated HARQ process identifier and an associated new data indicator (NDI) for each subframe. When the UE determines the HARQ process identifier associated with at least one of the subframes of the second burst matches the reference HARQ process identifier, then if the associated NDI indicates new data, the method resets the LBT contention window size, else the method increments the LBT contention window size. |
| US11483875B2 |
Terminal device, network device and methods therein
A method in a terminal device. The method includes determining a DeModulation Reference Signal (DMRS) configuration for a Physical Uplink Shared Channel (PUSCH) and transmitting to a network device the PUSCH using the DMRS configuration along with a preamble, in a random access message. |
| US11483872B2 |
PUCCH resource configuration in two-step RACH
Wireless communication devices, systems, and methods related to mechanisms to implement PUCCH resource configuration for two-step RACH for subsequent HARQ messaging. After a UE transmits msgA to a BS, the BS responds with msgB including a PUCCH resource indicator in a DCI of PDCCH, or a PUCCH resource indicator in PDSCH. The UE attempts to decode PDCCH or PDSCH, respectively. Upon decoding, the UE will use the configuration identified by the resource indicator. With the PUCCH resource configuration information, the UE signals a HARQ message. |
| US11483870B2 |
Resource mapping and waveform generation for uplink transmission
Methods, systems, and devices for wireless communications are described. The described techniques provide for a user equipment (UE) to adjust a random access message that is transmitted to a base station in an asynchronous uplink transmission. The UE may use a constrained mapping of time and frequency resources for the random access message or transmit all portions of the message in a continuous transmission. The UE may also adjust the timing of the portions of the message. The base station may use a portion of the message, such as a preamble, to perform channel estimation for another portion of the message, such as a payload, to improve decoding of the transmitted message. Additionally, the UE may configure a waveform of the message to improve the continuous transmission of the message, for example by reducing interference between portions of the message. |
| US11483867B2 |
Apparatus and method for handling bandwidth part configuration for random access channel procedure in wireless communication system
The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). Embodiments herein disclose a method of handling BWP configurations for a RACH procedure in a wireless network. The method includes configuring, by a BS, a BWP configuration comprising RACH resource for each BWP in a set of BWPs for the RACH procedure. Further, the method includes indicating, by the BS, the RACH resource for each of the BWPs in the set of BWPs to a UE in the wireless network. |
| US11483864B2 |
Autonomous sidelink over unlicensed band
Wireless communications systems and methods related to autonomous sidelink communication in a shared radio frequency band (e.g., in a shared spectrum or an unlicensed spectrum) are provided. A first user equipment (UE) performs a listen-before-talk (LBT) in a shared radio frequency band during at least a portion of a first sidelink frame. The first UE determines a channel occupancy time (COT) in the shared radio frequency band based on the LBT. A beginning of the COT is within the first sidelink frame and offset from a boundary of the first sidelink frame. The COT includes one or more sidelink frames subsequent to the first sidelink frame. The first UE transmits, in the shared radio frequency band, a COT indication signal at the beginning of the COT within the first sidelink frame. The COT indication signal includes COT sharing information for UEs to share the one or more sidelink frames. |
| US11483863B2 |
Method and device for wireless communication in UE and base station
The present disclosure provides a method and a device in a User Equipment (UE) and a base station used for wireless communications. The UE receives a first radio signal, receives first information, and then performs a first access detection for determining whether an uplink transmission is performed at a first time on a first sub-band; if so, transmits a second radio signal by a second antenna port group at the first time on the first sub-band; if not, drops transmission of a second radio signal at the first time on the first sub-band; wherein a first receiving parameter group is used for receiving the first radio signal, and a second receiving parameter group is used for generating the second antenna port group. The above method improves uplink channel access chance, thus increasing the system capacity. |
| US11483861B2 |
Technique for device-to-device communication based on radio signals received from one or more radio sources
A technique for transmitting and receiving data in a radio communication from a second radio device to a first radio device is described. As to a method aspect of the technique, one or more radio resources are determined based on radio signals received at the first radio device. The one or more radio resources comprise at least one spatial stream among different spatial streams receivable at the first radio device. A status message indicative of the one or more determined radio resources is transmitted to the second radio device. The data from the second radio device is received at the first radio device on at least one radio resource depending on the one or more radio resources indicated in the transmitted status message. |
| US11483859B2 |
Random access procedures using repetition
Wireless communications may be used for repetition of one or more transmissions. At least some wireless devices may use and/or require different quantities of repetitions of one or more transmissions based on one or more factors such as received signal strength and/or other channel condition(s). The quantity of repetitions may be less than or equal to a maximum quantity of repetitions that may be indicated by a base station. |