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US11505760B2	Refrigerator oil The present invention provides a refrigerating machine oil comprising a hydrocarbon-based base oil having a viscosity index of 120 or less, and the refrigerating machine oil being used with a 1-chloro-2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene refrigerant.
US11505756B2	Food-grade ethanol The present invention concerns an ethanol with an alcohol by volume between 85% and 99%, and comprising a Hydroxy-Alkyl-Cellulose, the dosage of Hydroxy-Alkyl-Cellulose being limited so as to obtain a dynamic viscosity of less than 100 Pa·s.This invention also concerns the use of such ethanol as combustible for cooking a foodstuff, or part of a foodstuff, in particular for safely cooking in the immediate vicinity of the person for whom the food is intended, so as to use cooking as a show.
US11505755B2	Method and system for converting associated gas A volume of natural gas including a volume of methane and a volume of other alkanes may be cleaned of the other alkanes using a steam reformer system to create synthesis gas.
US11505752B2	Regulatory controller for usage in a catalytic olefins unit An advanced regulatory controller for a converter of a catalytic olefins unit is disclosed. A Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) type converter (i.e., reactor-regenerator) is combined with an ethylene style cold-end for product recovery. The regulatory controller operates using an Advanced Regulatory Control (ARC) application using variables, such as a controlled variable, four disturbance variables, associated variable, and a manipulated variable. The ARC application manipulates fuel oil or tail gas flow to a regenerator in response to an expected future steady state value of a regenerator bed temperature resulting from changes in the values of a selected set of the variables.
US11505750B1	Recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from tank headspace A method of recovering gaseous hydrocarbons from tank headspace includes flowing a hydrocarbon gas composition from headspace of a tank fed by a secondary separator into a compressor to form a compressed mixture. The method includes flowing the compressed mixture into a cooling unit to cool the compressed mixture, to form a cooled composition including liquid hydrocarbons. The method includes recovering the liquid hydrocarbons as a recovered liquid hydrocarbon stream.
US11505744B2	Liquid crystalline composition, polymer liquid crystal compound, light absorption anisotropic film, laminate, and image display device A polymer liquid crystal compound with which a light absorption anisotropic film having a high alignment degree can be formed, a liquid crystalline composition, a light absorption anisotropic film which is formed of the liquid crystalline composition, a laminate, and an image display device. The liquid crystalline composition includes a polymer liquid crystal compound which contains a repeating unit represented by Formula (1) and a dichroic substance. In Formula (1), a difference between a log P value of P1, L1, and SP1 and a log P value of M1 is 4 or greater. In Formula (1), P1 represents a main chain of the repeating unit, L1 represents a single bond or a divalent linking group, SP1 represents a spacer group, M1 represents a mesogenic group, and T1 represents a terminal group.
US11505743B2	Chemical solution and method for treating substrate The present invention provides a chemical solution which has an excellent dissolving ability for a transition metal-containing substance and can realize excellent smoothness of a portion to be treated. Furthermore, the present invention provides a method of treating a substrate.The chemical solution according to an embodiment of the present invention is used for removing a transition metal-containing substance on a substrate. The chemical solution contains one or more kinds of specific hypochlorous acids selected from the group consisting of hypochlorous acid and a salt thereof and contains one or more kinds of specific anions selected from the group consisting of ClO3− and Cl−. In a case where the chemical solution contains one kind of the specific anion, the content of one kind of the specific anion is 5 ppb by mass to 1% by mass with respect to a total mass of the chemical solution. In a case where the chemical solution contains two kinds of the specific anions, a content of each of two kinds of the specific anions is equal to or lower than 1% by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical solution, and a content of at least one of two kinds of the specific anions is equal to or higher than 5 ppb by mass with respect to the total mass of the chemical solution.
US11505742B2	Semiconductor nanoparticles comprising ZnSTe shell layer The purpose of the present invention to provide semiconductor nanoparticles substantially containing no Cd, and which have an increased absorption coefficient to blue light while maintaining high stability. Semiconductor nanoparticles having a core containing at least In and P, and a shell having one or more layers, wherein at least one layer of the shell is ZnSeTe (wherein Te/(Se+Te)=0.03 to 0.50); and the semiconductor nanoparticles cause, when the semiconductor nanoparticles are dispersed in a dispersion medium to yield a dispersion liquid with a concentration of 1 mg/mL in inorganic mass, the dispersion liquid to have an absorbance of 0.9 or higher with respect to light having a wavelength of 450 nm at an optical path length of 1 cm.
US11505741B2	Sol-gel process for synthesising a luminescent material with general formulation: AxByFz:Mn A sol-gel process for synthesizing a luminescent material has a general formulation: AxByFz:Mn. A is an element of group 1, 2, 4, NR4 or a combination of elements belonging to those groups, with R═H or an alkyl chain or a combination of chains. B is an element of group 5, 6, 13, 14 and 0
US11505740B2	Cadmium free quantum dots A cadmium free quantum dot not including cadmium and including: a semiconductor nanocrystal core comprising indium and phosphorous, a first semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the semiconductor nanocrystal core and comprising zinc and selenium, and a second semiconductor nanocrystal shell disposed on the first semiconductor nanocrystal shell and comprising zinc and sulfur, a composition and composite including the same, and an electronic device.
US11505739B2	Long-persistent luminescent composition, long-persistent luminescent device and wavelength control method An organic long-persistent luminescent composition containing a first organic compound, a second organic compound and a third organic compound and satisfying the following expression (1) is a long-persistent luminescent material that facilitates emission color control. ES1(A) represents a lowest excited singlet energy level of emission from the first organic compound and the second organic compound, ES1(B) represents a lowest excited singlet energy level of the third organic compound. ES1(B)−ES1(A)≤0.15 eV (1)
US11505734B2	Nonionic Gemini surfactant of (octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether disubstituted) dicarboxylic acid diphenyl ether and its synthesis method A nonionic Gemini surfactant, (octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether disubstituted) dicarboxylic acid diphenyl ether has a structural formula of: and is prepared by a two-step reaction: S1, diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarboxylic acid is subjected to an acyl chlorination reaction to obtain diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarbonyl dichloride; S2, diphenyl ether 4,4′-dicarbonyl dichloride is subjected to an esterification reaction with octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether (OP-10) to obtain the target product (octylphenol polyoxyethylene ether disubstituted) dicarboxylic acid diphenyl ether. The surfactant is expected to be applied in tertiary oil recovery as an alkali/surfactant, in polymer/surfactant binary composite flooding, in alkali/surfactant/polymer ternary composite flooding, as a microemulsion emulsifier and the like, and it can also be compounded with a common surfactant to reduce the use cost, and thus create conditions for its large-scale application.
US11505733B2	Aqueous acidic compositions with a corrosion inhibitor An aqueous acid composition that may be used, for example, in a matrix acidizing treatment can include an acid, a polymeric acid corrosion inhibitor, and an acid corrosion inhibitor intensifier. The acid corrosion inhibitor can include iodide ions and metal ions, with the metal ions being one or more of copper, silver, bismuth, or antimony. The molar ratio of metal ions to iodide ions can be 1:X, where X is greater than or equal to 2. The polymer of the polymeric acid corrosion inhibitor can have a molecular weight less than 100,000 g/mol.
US11505730B2	Tetrahedral abrasive particles in abrasive articles Various embodiments disclosed relate to an abrasive article (10). The abrasive article (10 includes a backing (12) defining a major surface. The abrasive article (10) includes an abrasive layer including a plurality of tetrahedral abrasive particles (16) attached to the backing (12). The tetrahedral abrasive particles (16) include four faces joined by six edges terminating at four vertices (40, 42, 44, 46). Each one of the four faces contacts three of the four faces, and a major portion of the tetrahedral abrasive particles (16) have at least one of the vertices (40, 42, 44, 46) oriented in substantially a same direction.
US11505728B2	Adhesive composition and polarizing plate comprising adhesive layer formed using same An adhesive composition and a polarizing plate including an adhesive layer formed using the same are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an adhesive composition includes 3-ethyl-3-(2-ethylhexyloxy)methyloxetane, 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane, 3,3′-oxybis(methylene)bis(3-ethyloxetane), an aromatic epoxy compound, and an alicyclic epoxy compound, wherein the 3-ethyl-3-(2-ethylhexyloxy)methyloxetane is present in an amount of 20 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight, the 3-ethyl-3-hydroxymethyloxetane is present in an amount of 2 parts by weight to 8 parts by weight, the 3,3′-oxybis(methylene)bis(3-ethyloxetane) is present in an amount of 2 parts by weight to 8 parts by weight, the aromatic epoxy compound is present in an amount of 7 parts by weight to 38 parts by weight, and the alicyclic epoxy compound is present in amount of 10 parts by weight to 50 parts by weight, based on 100 parts by weight of the adhesive composition.
US11505727B2	Adhesive composition and polarization plate comprising adhesive layer formed using same An adhesive composition including a first epoxy-based compound, a second epoxy-based compound, an oxetane compound, and a diacrylate-based compound is provided. A polarizing plate includes a polarizer, an adhesive layer provided on at least one surface of the polarizer and formed using the adhesive composition, and a protective film provided on at least one surface of the adhesive layer. An image display device using the polarizing plate is also provided.
US11505724B2	Starch and carboxylic acid binder compositions and articles made therewith Fiber-containing composites are described that include woven or non-woven fibers, and a binder that holds the fibers together. The binder may include the reaction product of a starch and a polycarboxylic acid. The starch has a weight average molecular weight that ranges from 1×106 Daltons to 1×107 Daltons. The fiber-containing composite has an unaged tensile strength of greater than 4.0 and an aged tensile strength greater than 3.0. Also described are methods of making the fiber-containing composites. The methods may include applying a binder composition to fibers to form coated fibers, measuring a moisture content of the coated fibers, and curing the coated fibers in a curing oven to form the fiber-containing composite. The binder composition may include a starch having a weight average molecular weight that ranges from 1×106 Daltons to 1×107 Daltons, and a polycarboxylic acid.
US11505722B2	Nonaqueous sol-gel for adhesion enhancement of water-sensitive materials The present disclosure provides methods for forming sol-gels, sol-gel films and substrates, such as vehicle components, having a sol-gel film disposed thereon. At least one method of forming a sol-gel includes mixing a metal alkoxide, an acid stabilizer, and an organic solvent to form a first mixture having about 10 wt % or less water content based on the total weight of the first mixture. The method includes mixing an organosilane with the first mixture to form a second mixture having about 10 wt % or less water content based on the total weight of the second mixture.
US11505715B2	Aqueous matte coating compositions Aqueous matte coating compositions and methods for applying aqueous matte coating compositions to substrates are disclosed. The compositions comprise (a) from 10 to 65 wt % of a first acrylic bead having a calculated glass transition temperature (“Tg”) of from −30 to 10° C. and an average diameter particle of from 0.1 to 2 μm, (b) from 20 to 80 wt % of a second acrylic bead having a calculated Tg of from −60 to 0° C. and an average particle diameter of from 0.5 to 30 μm, optionally (c) from 10 to 30 wt % of a polymer binder having an average particle diameter of 0.03 to 0.5 μm, and (d) a slip additive. In some embodiments, the slip additive comprises a silicone emulsion and a wax dispersion. In some embodiments, the slip additive comprises a polyurethane dispersion. Methods for applying aqueous matte coating compositions are also disclosed.
US11505711B2	Ink jet recording apparatus, ink jet recording method, and ink composition An ink jet recording apparatus includes an ink composition, an ink encasement in which the ink composition is encased, a recording head that ejects the ink composition, and a carriage configured to move the recording head back and forth. The carriage carries the ink encasement, with the ink encasement integrated with the carriage. The ink encasement has an ink fill port that opens and shuts as a port through which the ink composition is loaded. The ink composition contains a water-soluble dye and a polyhydric alcohol with a normal boiling point of 270° C. or above, with the percentage of the polyhydric alcohol being 26.0% by mass or less of the total amount of the ink composition.
US11505710B2	Ink-jet ink composition A ink-jet ink composition according to the present disclosure contains a colorant, water, a 1,2-alkanediol, and a water-soluble 1,3-dioxolane compound represented by the following formula: where R1 and R2 are independently selected from linear or branched alkyl groups containing one to four carbon atoms and R3 is a hydrogen atom or at least one selected from the group consisting of an ethylene oxide adduct, a propylene oxide adduct, and a butylene oxide adduct and is terminated with a hydrogen atom.
US11505707B2	Fire-protection composition, multi-component system and use of the same A fire protection composition contains a binder on the basis of an alkoxysilane-functionalized polymer and a liquid carbon supplier. The fire protection composition allows application in a simple and rapid manner of coatings having the layer thickness required for the particular fire resistance time, the layer thickness being reduced to a minimum while achieving a good fireproofing effect. The fire-protection composition is formulated as a multi-component system. The fire-protection composition is particularly suitable for fire protection, especially as a coating of construction elements such as steel carriers.
US11505706B2	Paint based on graphene nano container and self-repairing coating as well as preparation method and application thereof The present application discloses paint based on a graphene nano container and a self-repairing coating as well as a preparation method and application thereof. The paint comprises a first component comprising 20˜40 parts by weight of epoxy resin; a second component comprising 0.1˜2 parts by weight of corrosion inhibitor-loaded graphene nano container, 1 part by weight of diluent, 30˜60 parts by weight of epoxy curing agent, 1 part by weight of defoaming agent and 1 part by weight of flatting agent, wherein the corrosion inhibitor-loaded graphene nano container comprises graphene grafted with cyclodextrin and the corrosion inhibitor reversely binding to the cyclodextrin. The paint of the present application is simple in preparation process, green and environmental friendly in raw material, low in price and available, and meanwhile the self-repairing coating formed thereof is excellent in protection performance.
US11505704B2	Aerosol primer composition and method of use An aerosol primer composition includes a film forming component and a propellant component. The film forming component includes (by weight of the composition): (a) at least one of a polyurethane and alkyd from about 10% to about 20%, (b) cellulosic particles from about 2% to about 5%, and (c) an aqueous solvent system from about 20% to about 40%. The propellant component includes dimethyl ether. The aerosol primer composition can be stored within a spray assembly and the propellant component can be configured to pressurize the film forming component for dispensing from the spray assembly as an aerosol. The aerosol primer composition can be used to prime a substrate to be painted or stained.
US11505695B2	Epoxy composition containing copolyamide and block copolymer with polyamide and polyether blocks A composition that toughens and impact modifies epoxy resin based compositions comprising one or more co-polyamides and one or more block copolymers with polyamide and polyether blocks. The disclosure also relates to epoxy resin compositions containing the composition comprising one or more co-polyamides and one or more block copolymers with polyamide and polyether blocks and films, adhesives, foamable compositions and foamed compositions containing such a composition.
US11505693B1	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article produced by molding the same A thermoplastic resin composition including a graft copolymer (B) produced by graft polymerization of a vinyl monomer mixture (m1) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester, a vinyl cyanide compound, and an aromatic vinyl compound onto a copolymer (A) produced by copolymerizing an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester (a) and a (meth)acrylate ester (b) including an aromatic hydrocarbon group at a specific ratio and a copolymer (C) that is a product of a polymerization reaction of a vinyl monomer mixture (m2) including an alkyl (meth)acrylate ester. The graft copolymer (B) includes at least a graft copolymer (B) having a specific volume-average particle size. The copolymer (A) has a specific volume-average particle size and a specific particle size distribution.
US11505681B2	Cellulose resin composition, molded body and product using same A cellulose resin composition comprising a cellulose derivative and a lubricant, wherein the cellulose derivative is an acylated cellulose obtained by substituting at least a part of hydrogen atoms of hydroxy groups of a cellulose with an acyl group having 2 to 4 carbon atoms, and the content of the lubricant is in the range of 0.1 to 10% by mass. A cellulose resin composition capable of forming a molded body having a high-quality appearance and scratch resistance is provided.
US11505678B2	Use of mono-substituted succinic anhydride The use of at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride is described before or during compounding of a polymer composition including at least one polymer as polymer component and at least one calcium carbonate-based material as filler. The use of the at least one mono-substituted succinic anhydride can reduce the polymer decomposition during processing and/or can decrease the melt flow rate of such a compounded polymer composition by at least 10%. The use can also increase the viscosity of such a compounded polymer composition by at least 10%, in comparison to the same polymer composition that has been treated the same way in the absence of any mono-substituted succinic anhydride, wherein the polymer composition does not include polylactic acid.
US11505676B2	Handling additive for silicone elastomer bases A handling additive composition is disclosed. The composition is useful to improve handling of silicone elastomers prepared from polydiorganosiloxanes and silicone elastomers made therewith.
US11505671B1	Preparation of mesoporous poly (aryl ether ketone) articles and use thereof Mesoporous poly (aryl ether ketone) articles are formed from blends of poly (aryl ether ketones) with pore forming additives by melt processing, and can be in the form of a monofilament, disc, film, microcapillary or other complex shapes. The method of formation provides for preparation of poly (aryl ether ketone) articles with high degree of surface area and uniform nanometer pore size. The preferred poly (aryl ether ketone)s are poly (ether ketone) and poly (ether ether ketone). The mesoporous articles formed by the method of the present invention are useful for a broad range of applications, including molecular separations and organic solvent filtration.
US11505663B2	Method for making silk protein film A method for making a silk protein film includes providing an aqueous solution of a silk protein, and annealing a mixture including the aqueous solution of the silk protein and a water-soluble polyhydroxy compound that is present in an amount ranging from 20 wt % to 60 wt % based on a total amount of the silk protein and the water-soluble polyhydroxy compound at an annealing temperature that is higher than 50° C. and lower than 180° C. and under a relative humidity of not higher than 30%, so as to form the silk protein film.
US11505655B2	Modified lignin manufacturing method, modified lignin, and modified lignin-including resin composition material A method for producing a modified lignin, including reacting one or more kind of a second generation ethanol fermentation residue and a second generation ethanol saccharification residue, with a phenol compound, a modified lignin having a ratio ((2H+G)/S) of a total of twice of a relative existence ratio H (%) of an H-type skeleton and a relative existence ratio G (%) of a G-type skeleton with respect to a relative existence ratio S (%) of an S-type skeleton, obtained from integrated values measured by 31P-NMR, of 2.5 or more, and an existence ratio of an aliphatic hydroxy group obtained by the same method of less than 20%, and a modified lignin-containing resin composition material.
US11505651B2	Polymer, composition, molded article, cured product and laminate A novel polymer having high glass transition temperature and an excellent balance between heat resistance, high refractive index and mechanical properties, and a composition and molded article containing the polymer are provided. The polymer according to the invention has a first structural unit represented by at least one of formulae (1-1), (1-2) and (1-3) below and a second structural unit having either a secondary amino structure or a tertiary amino structure at two or more terminals.
US11505647B2	Resin molded article comprising wholly aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin capable of reducing dielectric loss tangent by heat treatment and electrical and electronic component The invention provides a resin molded article containing a wholly aromatic liquid crystalline polyester resin and formed by being subjected to heat treatment, in which the enthalpy change Δ H1 at the melting point of the first cycle and the enthalpy change Δ H2 at the melting point of the second cycle of the temperature elevation process measured by a differential scanning calorimeter satisfy Δ H1/Δ H2≥2.0, and the dielectric loss tangent measured by the split-post dielectric resonator (SPDR) method at a measurement frequency of 10 GHz is 0.85×10−3 or less.
US11505646B1	Method for producing high-melt-strength polylactide resin The present invention discloses a method for preparing high-melt-strength polylactide resin by two-step reaction, which comprises the following steps: mixing polylactide resin and GMA to obtain a premix; mixing multifunctional reactive monomer, a peroxide initiator and organic solvent to obtain a monomer mixture; and adding the premix and the monomer mixture into a screw extruder in sections, after melting, blending, extruding, cooling, pelletizing and drying to obtain a high melt strength polylactide resin. The method of the present invention has a simple production process, can be adapted to large-scale industrial production, the graft modification reaction is rapid and controllable, and the obtained product is safe without residue and high in purity. The high-melt-strength polylactide resin has a low melt flow index, high complex viscosity and storage modulus, and is a green polymer material with wide application prospects.
US11505643B2	Benzylated triaminononane and uses thereof The present invention provides benzylated triaminononane compounds, epoxy curing agent compositions comprising benzylated triaminononane compounds and methods of making such compositions. Amine-epoxy compositions and articles produced from these amine-epoxy compositions are also disclosed.
US11505641B2	Prepreg and fiber-reinforced composite material A prepreg having excellent tackiness as well as excellent resin strength after curing and strength in the non-fiber direction is described; and a fiber-reinforced composite material using the prepreg, where the prepreg is composed of reinforcing fibers and a resin composition which includes [A] an epoxy resin, [B] a dicyanamide and [C] a compound having a melting point of 130° C. or lower and a solubility parameter whose difference from the solubility parameter of [B] is 8 or less.
US11505640B2	Alicyclic epoxy compound product Provided is an alicyclic epoxy compound product used in applications for forming a cured product excellent in heat resistance and transparency.The alicyclic epoxy compound product according to an embodiment of the present invention includes 3,4-epoxycyclohexylmethyl(3,4-epoxy)cyclohexanecarboxylate, a purity of which is of not less than 98.5 wt. %, and each content of a compound represented by Formula (a) below, a compound represented by Formula (b) below, a compound represented by Formula (c) below, and a compound represented by Formula (d) below is not greater than 0.5 wt. %.
US11505637B1	Block copolymers with a polydiorganosiloxane block and a phosphate or phosphonate containing block A block copolymer is provided that includes a first block having pendant phosphate and/or phosphonate groups and a second block that contains pendant poly(dialkylsiloxane) groups. Compositions containing the block copolymer as well as articles that include the block copolymer are also provided. The block copolymer can be used to provide a surface that is easy to clean and/or that is resistant to oil and grease without the use of fluorinated materials.
US11505635B2	Nanoparticle fillers and methods of mixing into elastomers A nanoparticle includes a copolymer comprising a vinyl-aromatic monomer and a heterocyclic monomer. The copolymer is crosslinked with a multifunctional crosslinking agent polymerizable through an addition reaction. A nanoparticle and elastomer composition is disclosed. Several methods of mixing heterocyclic and non-heterocyclic monomer nanoparticles into an elastomer are also disclosed. These methods include mixing in a multi-elements static mixer and an intermeshing mixer with venting, among others.
US11505634B2	Method for producing anionic water-soluble polymer on the basis of bioacrylamide and acrylic acid Process for the production of anionic water-soluble polymer obtained by the polymerization of acrylic acid and acrylamide obtained by biocatalysed reaction, said process comprising the steps of preparing a diluted solution of acrylic acid by mixing acrylic acid and water wherein the mass ratio between acrylic acid and water is comprised between 95:5 and 70:30, preparing a diluted solution of bioacrylamide and water wherein the mass ratio between bioacrylamide and water is comprised between 60:40 and 10:90, mixing said diluted solution of acrylic acid with said diluted solution of bioacrylamide, neutralizing partially or totally the acid function of acrylic acid and polymerizing the resulting mixture.
US11505627B2	Continuous process for producing halogenated isoolefin copolymer A continuous process for producing a halogenated isoolefin copolymer involves: polymerizing at least one isoolefin monomer and at least one copolymerizable unsaturated monomer in an organic diluent to produce a halogenatable isoolefin copolymer in an organic medium; contacting the organic medium with an aqueous medium comprising an LCST anti-agglomerant compound; removing or partially removing the organic diluent to produce an aqueous slurry of the halogenatable isoolefin copolymer; dissolving the aqueous slurry in an organic solvent in a closed apparatus to form an unsaturated halogenatable copolymer cement in water, and phase separating the water from the cement in the apparatus; contacting the separated halogenatable isoolefin copolymer cement with a halogenating agent and an aqueous solution of a C1-20 organic peracid oxidant to form a two-phase reaction medium having an organic phase and an aqueous phase, the organic peracid oxidant capable of converting hydrogen halide to free halogen; and, recovering halogenated isoolefin copolymer.
US11505624B2	Rubber composition The present invention relates to a rubber composition having excellent tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties and including a modified conjugated diene-based polymer. The rubber composition may include a modified conjugated diene-based polymer which is selected considering target tensile properties and viscoelasticity properties, by predicting in advance the correlation of the modification ratio of the modified conjugated diene-based polymer and the dynamic viscoelasticity loss coefficient at 60° C. of the rubber composition through Mathematical Formula 1 and Mathematical Formula 2. Therefore, excellent compounding properties may be shown.
US11505621B2	H1.0K180me2 antibodies, methods of making and uses thereof Provided herein are antibodies that specifically bind a protein comprising an H1.0K180me2 antigen or a peptide thereof, methods of making such antibodies, and methods of using such antibodies for therapeutics and diagnostics.
US11505620B2	Methods of detecting plasma kallikrein Plasma kallikrein binding proteins and methods of using such proteins are described.
US11505615B2	Anti-CD137 antibodies and uses thereof Disclosed herein are agonistic anti-CD137 antibodies and methods of using such for eliciting CD137 signaling, thereby enhancing immune responses such as T cell functions. The antibodies disclosed within may be used to treat diseases, such as cancer and immune disorders.
US11505613B2	BCMA binding molecules and methods of use thereof The invention provides antibodies, antigen binding fragments thereof, chimeric antigen receptors (CARs), and engineered T cell receptors, polynucleotides encoding the same, and in vitro cells comprising the same. The polynucleotides, polypeptides, and in vitro cells described herein can be used in an engineered CAR T cell therapy for the treatment of a patient suffering from a cancer. In one embodiment, the polynucleotides, polypeptides, and in vitro cells described herein can be used for the treatment of multiple myeloma.
US11505612B2	Method of treating diseases using an IL-17 receptor antibody formulation The present disclosure relates to AM-14 pharmaceutical formulations and therapeutic dosing regimens for the treatment of disease.
US11505609B2	Recombinant antibody having unique glycan profile produced by CHO host cell with edited genome and preparation method thereof The present invention, in the field of bioengineering and biotechnology, relates to a method for preparing a recombinant antibody with a unique glycan profile produced by a genome-edited CHO host cell. Specifically, according to a method of the present invention, the TALEN technology is used to edit the FUT8 gene in CHO cells that have been adapted for serum-free suspension growth. The edited CHO host cells can produce recombinant antibodies with a unique glycan profile. The unique glycan profile can be characterized by non-fucosylated N-linked oligosaccharide chains of the antibodies, extremely low N-glycosylation heterogeneity and uniform carbohydrate chains. The antibody prepared by the method of the invention exhibit significantly increased ADCC and greater stability.
US11505608B2	Chimeric antigen receptors against multiple HLA-G isoforms The present invention relates to chimeric antigen receptors (CAR) against multiple but not all human leukocyte antigen (HLA-G) isoforms. More specifically, the invention concerns CARs that are specific for HLA-G β2M-free or β2M-associated immunosuppressive isoforms respectively.
US11505603B2	Anti-TIGIT antibodies and uses thereof Disclosed are a novel antibody specifically binding to the tumor-immunosuppressant, TIGIT (T cell immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif [ITIM] domain) or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, a nucleic acid encoding the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof, a vector and a host cell including the nucleic acid, a method for producing the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof, a pharmaceutical composition containing the antibody or the antigen-binding fragment thereof as an active ingredient, and uses of the pharmaceutical composition.The antibody specifically binding to TIGIT or the antigen-binding fragment thereof and the pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient are preferably used for the treatment of cancer or tumors.
US11505600B2	Methods of treating skin cancer by administering a PD-1 inhibitor The present invention provides methods for treating, reducing the severity, or inhibiting the growth of cancer (e.g., skin cancer). The methods of the present invention comprise administering to a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of a programmed death 1 (PD-1) antagonist (e.g., an anti-PD-1 antibody). In certain embodiments, the skin cancer is cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma or basal cell carcinoma.
US11505589B2	Antitumor peptide and use thereof An antitumor peptide provided according to the present invention includes(1) an S1PR-TM related sequence; and(2) an amino acid sequence functioning as a cell penetrating peptide;wherein the total number of amino acid residues is 100 or less.
US11505588B2	T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides and methods of use thereof The present disclosure provides variant immunomodulatory polypeptides, and fusion polypeptides comprising the variant immunomodulatory peptides. The present disclosure provides T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides, and compositions comprising same, where the T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides comprise a variant immunomodulatory polypeptide of the present disclosure. The present disclosure provides nucleic acids comprising nucleotide sequences encoding the T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptides, and host cells comprising the nucleic acids. The present disclosure provides methods of modulating the activity of a T cell; the methods comprise contacting the T cell with a T-cell modulatory multimeric polypeptide of the present disclosure.
US11505587B2	Method of preparing a keratin-based biomaterial and keratin-based biomaterial formed thereof Method of preparing a keratin-based biomaterial is provided. The method comprises a) reacting keratin with a polymer having at least one of an amine and carboxylic functional group in the presence of a carbodiimide cross-linking agent to form a cross-linked keratin-polymer material; and b) freeze drying the cross-linked keratin-polymer material to form the keratin-based bio-material. A keratin-based biomaterial thus prepared is also provided.
US11505586B2	Interaction of Draxin and γ-netrins This invention relates to extracellular protein-protein interactions and their possible therapeutic uses. More particularly, this invention describes the interaction between Draxin, particularly fragments binding to γ-Netrins comprising SEQ ID NO.:1, 2 or 3, and variants thereof, with γ-Netrins, and the use of this interaction to disrupt γ-Netrin/Netrin receptor interactions. The invention also relates to diagnostic and/or therapeutic uses of Draxin or fragments or variants thereof, as well as to an antibody against Draxin inhibiting binding of Draxin to γ-Netrins. Further, the invention relates to fragments of γ-Netrins, in particular Draxin-binding Netrin1-fragments comprising SEQ ID NO.: 51 and variants thereof, as well as to an antibody against γ-Netrins inhibiting binding of γ-Netrins to Netrin receptors.
US11505585B2	FcRn antagonists and methods of use Provided are novel FcRn antagonist compositions comprising a variant Fc region that binds specifically to FcRn with increased affinity and reduced pH dependence relative to the native Fc region. Also provided are FcRn antagonists with enhanced CD16 binding affinity. Also provided are methods of treating antibody-mediated disorders (e.g. autoimmune diseases) using the these FcRn antagonist compositions, nucleic acids encoding the FcRn antagonist compositions, recombinant expression vectors and host cells for making the FcRn antagonist compositions, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the FcRn antagonist compositions.
US11505582B2	CCN3 and CCN3 peptides and analogs thereof for therapeutic use The present invention provides a method for treating a human patient with a pathology by administering to the subject an effective amount of an agent selected from the group of: native full-length CCN3 proteins; analog CCN3 full-length proteins with native cysteine residues substituted by a replacement amino acid; CCNp native peptide fragments having from about 12 to about 20 amino acids; analog CCNp peptide fragments with native cysteine residues substituted with a replacement amino acid; and combinations thereof.
US11505579B2	Methods of treatment and related compositions The present invention relates to methods of treating a disease characterised by aberrant cell proliferation (e.g., a cancer) in a human subject in need thereof. In particular, the present invention relates to treating the above conditions by administering a therapeutically effective amount of at least one agent that increases activation of a receptor of at least one type II interferon and/or type I interferon, and administering to the subject at least one agent that inhibits the Hedgehog (Hh) signalling pathway (e.g., Vismodegib). Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions, including controlled release pharmaceutical compositions, containing at least one agent that increases activation of a receptor of at least one type II interferon and/or type I interferon (e.g., a checkpoint inhibitor), an inhibitor of Hh signalling pathway, and a controlled release matrix such as a SiO2 matrix gel.
US11505576B2	Polypeptides based on a scaffold The disclosure provides a population of polypeptide variants based on a common scaffold, each polypeptide in the population comprising the scaffold amino acid sequence Xsc1AELDXsc2Xsc3GVG AXXIKXIXsc4XA XXVEXVQXXK QXILAX. The disclosure also provides methods for selecting and identifying polypeptides from the population, as well as such polypeptides themselves.
US11505566B2	Organic metal compound and organic light-emitting device Organic metal compounds and organic light-emitting devices employing the same are provided. The organic metal compound has a chemical structure of Formula (I) or Formula (II): In particular, one of the following two conditions (1) and (2) is met: (1) R1 is deuterium or C1-6 deuterated alkyl group, when R3 and R4 are independently hydrogen, halogen, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 fluoroalkyl or C3-12 heteroaryl group; and (2) R1 is hydrogen, deuterium, C1-6 alkyl group, C1-6 deuterated alkyl group, C3-12 heteroaryl group, or C6-12 aryl group, when at least one of R3 and R4 is C6-12 aryl group or C6-12 fluoroaryl group.
US11505563B2	Metal-ligand complex, catalyst composition for ethylene-based polymerization including the same, and method for preparing ethylene-based polymer using the same Provided are a metal-ligand complex, a catalyst composition for ethylene-based polymerization including the same, and a method for preparing an ethylene-based polymer using the same. Since the metal-ligand complex of the present invention in which a certain functional group is introduced to a certain position has high solubility and catalytic activity, the catalyst composition comprising the same for ethylene-based polymerization including the same may produce an ethylene-based polymer having excellent physical properties.
US11505559B2	Substituted quinoline analogs as aldehyde dehydrogenase 1A1 (ALDH1A1) inhibitors The disclosure provides compounds of Formula I, which may be useful as aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. The variables, J, R4, G, Q, and ring A are defined herein. Aldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors of Formula I are useful for treating a variety of conditions including cancer and inflammation. The disclosure includes methods for using compounds and salts of Formula I to treat colon cancer, pancreatic cancer, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, thyroid cancer, prostate cancer, ovarian cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, lung cancer, hepatocellular carcinoma, leukemia, brain tumors breast cancer, atherosclerosis, ischaemic heart disease, acne vulgaris, asthma, autoimmune diseases, autoinflammatory diseases, chronic prostatitis, glomerulonephritis, inflammatory bowel disease, pelvic inflammatory disease, reperfusion injury, rheumatoid arthritis, sarcoidosis, transplant rejection, vasculitis, and interstitial cystitis. The disclosure also includes pharmaceutical compositions containing a compound or salt of Formula I.
US11505557B2	Organic compound, and organic light emitting diode and organic light emitting display device including the same Discussed is an organic compound of Formula 1 and an organic light emitting diode and an OLED device including the organic compound. In the organic compound, Ar1 is a heteroaryl group comprising a nitrogen atom, and Ar2 is a C6 to C30 aryl group, and R is a C1 to C10 alkyl group. The organic compound may be included in an emitting material layer of the organic light emitting diode as a host such that an emitting efficiency and a lifespan of the organic light emitting diode and the OLED device are improved.
US11505554B2	Substituted pyridines as ion channel modulators Provided, in part, are compounds of Formula I: pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, which are useful in the treatment of conditions associated with the activity of sodium channels. Methods of treating a disease or condition relating to aberrant function of a sodium ion channel including neurological disorders (e.g., Dravet syndrome, epilepsy), pain, and neuromuscular disorders are also provided herein.
US11505553B2	2-(Het)aryl-substituted fused heterocycle derivatives as pesticides The invention relates to novel compounds of the formula (I) in which R1, Ra, Rb, Rc, R3, R4, A1, A2 and n have the definitions given above, to agrochemical formulations comprising the compounds of formula (I) and to their use as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests, particularly arthropods and especially insects and arachnids.
US11505552B2	Method for isolation of cytisine A method for isolating cytisine from plant material includes dissolving the plant material in an alcohol to form a liquid mixture, acidifying the liquid mixture by addition of a mineral acid, and concentrating the liquid mixture to form a concentrated aqueous solution. The method also includes extracting the concentrated aqueous solution with a first extractant to form a purified aqueous concentrate, alkalizing the purified aqueous concentrate with an alkaloid to form an alkaline aqueous concentrate, and extracting the alkaline aqueous concentrate with a second extractant. The method further includes removing the second extractant to obtain cytisine.
US11505551B2	Methods for preparing substituted pyridinone-containing tricyclic compounds The present disclosure relates to novel, scalable methods of making substituted tricyclic compounds that are useful to treat and/or prevent HBV and/or HBV-HDV infection and related conditions in a subject.
US11505550B2	ADO-resistant cysteamine analogs and uses thereof The present disclosure is directed to methods for treating diseases for which cysteamine is indicated and compounds useful in such methods.
US11505547B2	Compounds Compounds of formula (I) and related aspects.
US11505546B2	Azaspirocycles as monoacylglycerol lipase modulators Azaspirocycle compounds of Formula (I), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts, isotopes, N-oxides, solvates, and stereoisomers thereof, pharmaceutical compositions containing them, methods of making them, and methods of using them including methods for treating disease states, disorders, and conditions associated with MGL modulation, such as those associated with pain, psychiatric disorders, neurological disorders (including, but not limited to major depressive disorder, treatment resistant depression, anxious depression, autism spectrum disorders, Asperger syndrome, bipolar disorder), cancers and eye conditions: wherein X, R1, R2a, R2b, R3, m, n, o, and p are defined herein.
US11505540B2	Salts of a Pim kinase inhibitor The present invention relates to salt forms of the Pim kinase inhibitor N-{(7R)-4-[(3R,4R,5S)-3-amino-4-hydroxy-5-methylpiperidin-1-yl]-7-hydroxy-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-3-yl}-6-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-5-fluoropyridine-2-carboxamide, including methods of preparation thereof, and intermediates in the preparation thereof, where the compound is useful in the treatment of Pim kinase-related diseases such as cancer.
US11505539B2	Deuterated compounds as inhibitors of the BCL6 BTB domain protein-protein interaction and/or as BCL6 degraders The present application relates to compounds of Formula I (I) or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, to compositions comprising these compounds or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, solvates and/or prodrugs thereof, and various uses in the treatment of diseases, disorders or conditions that are treatable by inhibiting interactions with BCL6 BTB and/or by degrading BCL6, such as cancer.
US11505537B2	Compositions comprising methylphenidate-prodrugs, processes of making and using the same The present technology is directed to compositions comprising d-threo-methylphenidate conjugates and/or unconjugated methylphenidate. The present technology also relates to compositions and oral formulations comprising d-threo-methylphenidate conjugated to nicotinoyl-L-serine, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and unconjugated methylphenidate and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. The present technology additionally relates to a pharmaceutical kit containing the composition comprising d-threo-methylphenidate conjugated to nicotinoyl-L-serine, and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and unconjugated methylphenidate and/or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11505536B2	Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors Disclosed are compounds, compositions and methods for treating diseases, disorders, or medical conditions that are affected by the modulation of DHODH. Such compounds are represented by Formula (I) as follows: wherein R1, R2, R3, R4, X, and Y are defined herein.
US11505535B2	Treprostinil derivative compounds and methods of using same Compounds represented by formulae I, II, III, and IV including pro-drugs for treprostinil and prostacyclin analogs. Uses include treatment of pulmonary hypertension (PH) or pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). The structures of the compounds can be adapted to the particular application for a suitable treatment dosage. Transdermal applications can be used.
US11505533B2	Metabolically stable N-acylaminooxadiazoles useful as antibacterial agents The present invention is related to the development of therapeutics and prophylactics for the treatment and/or prevention of bacterial infections in humans and other mammals. A new class of small molecules is disclosed that inhibits the bacterial trans-translation/ribosome rescue mechanism and thus blocks infection of host cells by bacteria. Also disclosed are methods of using the small molecule inhibitors in the treatment/prevention of bacterial infections.
US11505531B2	Piperazine-2,5-diones as TGF-beta inhibitors The present disclosure is concerned with piperazine-2,5-diones that are capable of inhibiting TGF-β and methods of treating cancers such as, for example, multiple myeloma and a hematologic malignancy, and methods of treating fibrotic conditions using these compounds. 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 invention.
US11505528B2	Inhibitors of microbially induced amyloid The present disclosure provides compounds useful for the prevention of amyloid formation and the treatment of amyloid related disorders, including synucleopathies such as Parkinson's Disease.
US11505525B2	Branched discrete PEG constructs Disclosed are general and “substantially pure” branched discrete polyethylene glycol constructs useful in attaching to a variety of biologically active groups, for example, preferential locators, as well as biologics like enzymes, for use in diagnostics, e.g. imaging, therapeutics, theranostics, and moieties specific for other applications. In its simplest intermediate state, a branched discrete polyethylene glycol construct is terminated at one end by a chemically reactive moiety, “A”, a group that is reactive with a biologic material that creates “A”, which is a biologically reactive group, connected through to a branched core (BC) which has attached at least two dPEG-containing chains, indicated by the solid line, , having terminal groups, which can be charged, non-reactive or reactable moieties and containing between about 2 and 64 dPEG residues.
US11505524B2	Salt, acid generator, resist composition and method for producing resist pattern A salt represented by formula (I): wherein R1 and R2 each independently represent a hydroxy group, —O—R10, —O—CO—O—R10 or —O-L1-CO—O—R10; L1 represents an alkanediyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms; R4, R5, R7 and R8 each independently represent a halogen atom, an alkyl fluoride group having 1 to 12 carbon atoms or a hydrocarbon group having 1 to 18 carbon atoms, the hydrocarbon group may have a substituent, and —CH2— included in the hydrocarbon group may be replaced by —O—, —CO—, —S— or —SO2—; R10 represents an acid-labile group; X1 and X2 each independently represent an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; m1 represents an integer of 1 to 5, m2 and m8 represent an integer of 0 to 5, m4, m5 and m7 represent an integer of 0 to 4; and AI− represents an organic anion.
US11505522B2	Processes for the preparation of (S)-tert-butyl 4,5- diamino-5-oxopentanoate Provided are processes for the preparation of (S)-tert-butyl 4,5-diamino-5-oxopentanoate, or a salt, solvate, hydrate, enantiomer, mixture of enantiomers, or isotopologue thereof. Also provided are solid forms of various intermediates and products obtained from the processes.
US11505518B2	Method for the production of cannabinoids from types of industrial hemp The present invention describes a process for the production of (−)-cannabidiol (CBD) from industrial hemp by means of an extraction followed by two alternative working processes: a process A which provides extraction with solvents first to an alkaline pH and then to acidic pH to isolate the carboxyl form of the CBD which is then subjected to decarboxylation and a process B which provides the elimination of waxes and pitches and then purification by chromatography. At the end of both alternative working processes the CBD is crystallized obtained in high purity crystalline form.
US11505515B2	Method and system for obtaining a propylene product The present invention concerns a method (100) for the production of a propylene product (9) in which a component mixture (2) containing propane, propylene and hydrogen is provided using a propane dehydrogenation (10) to which a reaction feed (1) containing propane and hydrogen is subjected, the component mixture (2) or a part thereof being subjected as a first separation feed to a first membrane separation (40), by means of which a first permeate (3) enriched in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and a first retentate (4) depleted in hydrogen with respect to the first separation feed and containing hydrogen, propane and propylene are formed, the first retentate (4) or part thereof being subjected to a second membrane separation (50) as a second separation feed, in which a second permeate (6) containing at least the predominant part of the hydrogen of the second separation feed and a second retentate containing at least the predominant part of the propane and the propylene of the second separation feed are formed, wherein the first membrane separation (40) is carried out using a sweep gas (5) containing propane and the first permeate (3) is obtained as a permeate (3) charged with propane of the sweep gas (5) and/or the second membrane separation (50) is carried out using the sweep gas (5) containing propane and the second permeate (6) is obtained as a permeate (6) charged with propane of the sweep gas (5), and wherein the first permeate (3) charged with propane of the sweep gas (5) and/or the second permeate (3) charged with propane of the sweep gas or one or more parts thereof is used in the formation of the reaction feed (1). A corresponding plant is also the subject of this invention.
US11505513B1	Chromium bicyclic phosphinyl amidine complexes for tetramerization of ethylene The present disclosure relates to a catalyst system comprising i) (a) an N2-phosphinyl bicyclic amidine chromium salt or (b) a chromium salt and an N2-phosphinyl bicyclic amidine and ii) an organoaluminum compound. The present disclosure also relate to a process comprising: a) contacting i) ethylene; ii) a catalyst system comprising (a) an N2-phosphinyl bicyclic amidine chromium salt complex or (b) a chromium salt and an N2-phosphinyl bicyclic amidine; ii) an organoaluminum compound, and iii) optionally an organic reaction medium; and b) forming an oligomer product in a reaction zone.
US11505512B2	Co-production of high purity isobutane and butene-1 from mixed C4s Systems and processes disclosed may be used to produce a high purity isobutane stream and a high purity 1-butene stream from mixed C4 streams having disparate starting compositions.
US11505509B2	Agricultural additive composition for improving soil health and method of use An agricultural additive composition is used to improve soil health. The agricultural additive composition improves the % biomass of soil and reduce perchlorates. The agricultural additive composition is used to treat soil and/or irrigation water used for growing plants. The agricultural additive composition includes water, willow bark, nitrogen, citric acid, corn steep and Yucca extract.
US11505508B2	Part comprising a substrate and an environmental barrier A part includes a substrate having, adjacent to a surface of the substrate, at least a portion that is made of a material that contains silicon, and an environmental barrier formed on the surface of the substrate, the environmental barrier including a first layer including at least one first rare earth silicate and presenting grains with a mean size less than or equal to 1 μm; and a second layer covering the first layer, the second layer including at least one rare earth silicate and presenting grains with a mean size greater than 1 μm.
US11505504B2	Non-oxide inorganic pore-formers for cordierite ceramic articles Cordierite-forming batch mixtures including one or more non-oxide inorganic source materials or materials as pore-formers are provided. Non-oxide inorganic materials, such a non-oxide silicon material that includes at least one of silicon carbide, silicon, or silicon nitride, may be added to cordierite-forming batch mixtures as at least a partial replacement for conventional inorganic pore-formers. Non-oxide inorganic pore-formers may provide an increase in pore volume while having a reduced coefficient of thermal expansion impact as compared with conventional pore-formers. Cordierite-forming mixtures as disclosed herein may additionally include rare-earth catalysts and alkaline-earth materials that may enhance the pore-forming effect of non-oxide inorganic pore-formers without significant exothermic reactions or the production of emissions that may require additional processing treatments.
US11505496B2	Phosphonato block polymer, preparation method therefor and application thereof Embodiments of the invention relate to concrete admixtures, provide a phosphonato block polymer, a preparation method and an application. The method includes: the phosphonato block polymer prepared by copolycondensating an ether-type segment A, a phosphonato segment B, and a third part of aldehyde C. The ether-type segment A is obtained by polycondensating a polyether monomer and a first part of aldehyde C. The phosphonato segment B is obtained by polycondensating a monomer b containing phosphonato, a monomer c, and a second part of aldehyde C in an aprotic weak polar solvent E. By preparing a block polymer using arylalkane as a main chain and using a phosphonic acid or phosphinic acid functional group as an adsorption group, the invention improves the resistance of the block polymer to sulfate and clay interference, and can achieve initial high dispersion of concrete with a low water-cement ratio and decreasing of the system viscosity.
US11505494B2	Silicone coating suited for automotive windshields and process for preparation A silicone coating is provided for glass and other surfaces with improved glass clarity and maintenance requirements. In addition, a process for preparing a film with improved glass clarity and maintenance requirements. Further a method is provided for adhering an improved coating to a glass (or other) surface. Also a silicone coating is provided for granite, cement, and lexan/plastic.
US11505493B2	Method of treating surface of quartz member and quartz member obtained by same Disclosed is a method of treating the surface of a quartz member. The method can remove a masking material generated by a chemical reaction between the quartz member and an etching solution, thereby completely removing scratches on the surface of the quartz member without interrupting the treatment process unlike existing technologies. The method also embosses the surface of the quartz member, thereby increasing the frictional resistance and surface roughness of the surface of the quartz member depending on the shape or density of protrusions on the surface. In addition, the method prevents deposits on the surface of the quartz member from peeling off.
US11505486B2	Verifiable bubbler A bubbler device and method of its operation are disclosed. The bubbler device includes a bubbler tube that provides bubbles to a molten material in a furnace; a protective layer disposed on the bubbler tube; and a wire that is electrically coupled to the protective layer. The wire extends through the bore, and the protective layer and the wire partially form an electrical circuit for measuring integrity of the bubbler device based on at least one of conductivity or resistance in the electrical circuit. Sometimes, an inner protective material may be disposed on an inside surface of the tube and coupled to the protective layer, and the wire can be coupled to the inner protective material or multiple wires may be used. The use of dissimilar materials in these components may be used to form a thermocouple junction to measure the temperature of the molten material in a furnace.
US11505485B1	Apparatus and method for supercritical water oxidation A supercritical water oxidation vortex reactor has a reactor shell configured to contain a pressurized and heated material including water, a burner assembly configured to create a supercritical core region in the material in the reactor shell, the supercritical core region including water above its critical point, an injector assembly configured to inject into the enclosed volume a subcritical wash stream including water below its critical point and an aspirator arranged in the enclosed volume and configured to remove a processed flow including purified water from an upper portion of the supercritical core region. The supercritical water oxidation vortex reactor is configured with an upward helical flow to transfer precipitated ionic compounds out of the supercritical core region, through a transcritical intermediate region, and into the subcritical wash stream where they re-dissolve.
US11505484B2	Method and system for treating saltwater containing volatile compounds A method and system for treating and purifying saltwater contaminated by volatile compounds. The saltwater is evaporated resulting in a gas composed of water vapor and gaseous volatile compounds. The gas is condensed into a condensate containing the contaminated volatile compounds which is biologically treated to remove the volatile compounds thereby producing purified water. The latent heat released by condensing is used to evaporate the purified water into the atmosphere in an energy efficient manner.
US11505483B2	Process for water treatment using membrane biofilm reactor An apparatus has a plurality of gas transfer membranes. The apparatus floats in water with the membranes submerged in the water. To treat the water, a gas is supplied to the membranes and is transferred to a biofilm supported on the membranes or to the water. Gas is also used to supply mixing or membrane scouring bubbles to the water. The mixing or scouring bubbles can be provided by a cyclic aeration or other gas supply system, which optionally provides gas at a variable pressure to the membranes in parallel or series with an aerator. Condensates can be removed from the membranes, and exhaust gasses from the membranes can be monitored, optionally through one or more dedicated pipes.
US11505482B2	Dynamic process control for partial nitritation in wastewater treatment with autotrophic nitrogen removal Mainstream partial nitritation was studied at 10° C. in a moving bed biofilm reactor treating synthetic wastewater containing both nitrogen (≈40 mg L-1) and organic carbon at COD/N ratio ranging from 1.3 to 2.2. Three different control strategies were investigated to achieve partial nitritation. Initially, biofilm age was controlled by incorporating a media replacement strategy. Next, separately from the media replacement, oxygen limited conditions were investigated and finally pH control was incorporated together with oxygen limitation. Successful partial nitritation was achieved only by combining oxygen limitation with pH control. The average NH4-N concentration was equal to 16.0±1.6 mg L-1 and average NO2-N concentration was equal to 15.7±2.4 mg L-1 during steady state partial nitritation. The average residual NO3-N concentration was equal to 2.6±2.2 mg L-1. The results obtained from this study prove for the first time that partial nitritation can be successfully controlled in a biofilm reactor treating wastewater with low nitrogen concentration, relatively high COD/N ratio and at low temperature. An algorithm for dynamic process control of partial nitritation has been also developed.
US11505480B2	Method of treating wastewater A method of treating a waste liquid includes: an aluminum dissolution step of dissolving aluminum in an acidic waste liquid and performing separation into a first treated water and a reduced heavy metal precipitate; a gypsum recovery step of adding a calcium compound to the first treated water at a liquid property of a pH of 4 or less, and performing separation into a second treated water and gypsum; an aluminum and fluorine removal step of adding an alkali to the second treated water and performing separation into a third treated water and a precipitate containing aluminum and fluorine; and a neutralization step of adding an alkali to the third treated water and performing separation into an alkali neutralization treated water and a neutralized precipitate of a heavy metal hydroxide.
US11505476B1	Sub-ambient solar desalination system The sub-ambient solar desalination system includes a solar pond and a pressure reducing structure. The solar pond is adapted for receiving saltwater and heating the saltwater through direct exposure to solar radiation at atmospheric pressure. The pressure reducing structure is in fluid communication with the solar pond for receiving heated saltwater therefrom. The pressure reducing structure is configured such that pressure of the heated saltwater within a central portion of the pressure reducing structure is at sufficiently reduced sub-ambient pressure to undergo a phase change to produce pure water vapor and a concentrated brine solution. The pressure reducing structure has a vapor outlet for releasing the pure water vapor, which is collected in a fresh water tank and condensed into pure liquid water. The solar pond is in fluid communication with an outlet portion of the pressure reducing structure for recycling the concentrated brine solution back to the solar pond.
US11505465B2	Method of obtainment of nanomaterials composed of carbonaceous material and metal oxides Method of obtainment of nanomaterials composed of carbonaceous material and metal oxides. The present invention refers to a method of obtainment of nanomaterials composed of two or more components, wherein at least one of these components is a carbonaceous material and at least another of the components is a metal oxide. The method of the present invention permits preparing these nanomaterials in liquid medium at moderate pressures and temperatures, in industrial quantities, and controlling the physicochemical properties of said nanomaterials by means of control of the parameters of synthesis.
US11505461B2	Process for steam reforming of oxygenates and catalysts for use in the process In a process for steam reforming of oxygenates, especially at low steam-to-carbon (S/C) ratios, a feed gas containing oxygenates, such as ethanol, is converted into syngas over a ternary carbide catalyst. Then the reformed gas is either transformed into desired chemicals or mixed into the feed stream to the reformer in a plant, such as an ammonia or methanol plant. The preferred ternary carbide is nickel zinc carbide.
US11505460B2	Method for producing silanol compound and hydrogen Provided is a method for generating hydrogen at a desired rate, using a hydrogen storage material that can be stored and transported safely and inexpensively. The method according to the present invention for producing a silanol compound and hydrogen includes subjecting a hydrosilane compound and water to a reaction with each other in the presence of a solid catalyst to give a silanol compound and hydrogen. The solid catalyst includes hydroxyapatite and gold particles supported on the hydroxyapatite, where the gold particles have an average particle size of 2.5 nm or less. The reaction in the method according to the present invention for producing a silanol compound and hydrogen is preferably performed in an air atmosphere. The reaction in the method according to the present invention for producing a silanol compound and hydrogen can be performed with application of substantially no heat and no activated energy rays.
US11505457B2	Semiconductor removing apparatus and operation method thereof An operation method of a semiconductor removing apparatus includes moving a semiconductor structure to a stage, wherein the semiconductor structure includes a lower substrate, a cap, and a micro electro mechanical system (MEMS) structure between the lower substrate and the cap, and the cap has a diced portion; pulling, by a clamp assembly, a tape of a tape roll from a first side of the stage to a second side of the stage opposite to the first side, such that the tape is attached to the cap of the semiconductor structure; and pulling, by the clamp assembly, the tape of the tape roll from the second side of the stage back to the first side of the stage, such that the diced portion of the cap separates from the semiconductor structure.
US11505456B2	Method for producing hollow structure and hollow structure A method includes a step of forming a sacrificial layer on a first film, a step of forming a second film on the sacrificial layer, a step of forming an etching opening that extends through at least one of the first film and the second film so as to communicate with the sacrificial layer, and a step of forming a hollow portion by etching the sacrificial layer using a gas containing a fluorine-containing gas and hydrogen via the etching opening, wherein a composition ratio of silicon to nitrogen in a first region having a face in contact with the sacrificial layer is larger than a composition ratio of silicon to nitrogen in a second region not including the first region.
US11505455B2	Method for producing a micromechanical device having a damper structure A method for producing a micromechanical device having a damper structure. The method includes: (A) providing a micromechanical wafer having a rear side; (B) applying a liquid damper material onto the rear side; (C) pressing a matrix against the rear side in order to form at least one damper structure in the damper material; (D) curing the damper material; and (E) removing the matrix.
US11505451B2	Apparatus having a bondline structure and a diffusion barrier with a deformable aperture In described examples, a bondline structure is arranged along a periphery of a cavity. The bondline structure extends from a first substrate and is configured to bond with an interposer arranged on a second substrate. A diffusion barrier is arranged on the first substrate for contacting the interposer. The diffusion barrier is arranged to impede a contaminant against migrating from the bondline structure and entering the cavity.
US11505449B2	Method for manufacturing an innerspring unit In order to manufacture an innerspring unit comprising pocketed springs and having an increased stability at its edge regions, in a first step, an innerspring main body comprising a plurality of first strings of pocketed springs is provided. In a subsequent second step, at least one second string of pocketed springs is attached to a lateral surface of the innerspring main body, so that the at least one second string of pocketed springs extends in a longitudinal direction of the innerspring main body. The springs of the at least one second string of pocketed springs have a spring characteristic or a spring geometry different from the springs of the plurality of first strings of the innerspring main body. The at least one second string of pocketed springs forms together with the innerspring main body the innerspring unit.
US11505446B2	Enhanced vehicle refueling Data are collected on a turbidity of a fuel tank at each of a plurality of fueling stations. A fueling station is selected based on the collected data. A vehicle is moved to the selected fueling station.
US11505444B1	Refrigerator appliance and method for measuring contents in a container An appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance, and controller configured to perform operations of a method for measuring contents in a container are provided. The operations include receiving, from a sensor, one or more signals indicative of a height of contents in a container, and determining a contents volume in the container based at least on the height of contents in the container.
US11505443B2	Membrane for reservoir seals in fluid mixture dispensing system A fluid mixture dispensing system using a membrane to seal multiple reservoirs is disclosed. The multiple reservoirs each contain a respective ingredient. The reservoirs are coupled to respective orifices in a plate. The respective ingredients are dispensable via the respective orifices. The membrane seals the respective orifices. The ingredients are dispensed into one or more channels formed between the membrane and the plate. In specific embodiments, the membrane is an integral part of a cartridge which contains the multiple reservoirs. In specific embodiments, the cartridge includes an inlet and an outlet. A solvent flows from the inlet to the outlet through the one or more channels, and the ingredients are dispensed into the solvent in the one or more channels.
US11505441B2	Method and device for displacing air from bottles of carbonated beverages A method and a device are described for displacing air from bottles of carbonated beverages. Sound waves may be emitted from at least one sound source and propagate through the ambient air, penetrate through the mouths into the beverage and/or make the walls of the bottles vibrate so that CO2 is expelled from the beverage and the beverage foams in the headspace such that air contained therein is displaced through the mouth. The oxygen content in the beverage can thus be reduced flexibly and in an adjustable manner with comparatively little expenditure on equipment and for different bottle formats.
US11505440B1	Jack support apparatus and method of use A jack support apparatus has an outer tube having an outer tube body with an outwardly-extending outer tube jack cradle and an opposite outer tube opening, an inner tube having an inner tube body with a plurality of spaced-apart inner tube holes and an outwardly-extending inner tube jack cradle, the inner tube body slidably received within the outer tube body through the outer tube opening, the outer and inner tube jack cradles configured to each selectively engage one of the wheel axle and the cup axle of the jack, a tube spring operable between the outer tube body and the inner tube body to bias the outer tube and the inner tube apart, and a pin operable through an outer tube hole for selectively engaging any of the plurality of inner tube holes, the pin being biased inwardly toward the inner tube by a pin spring.
US11505436B2	Overhead system for operator-robot task collaboration An overhead system assists an operator in moving an object when the operator imparts a manual force to the object in a shared workspace characterized by overlapping ranges of motion of the robot and operator. The system includes an articulated serial robot, a cable, sensors, and a control system. One end of the cable connects to a distal end link of the robot. Another end of the cable connects to the object to suspend the object. The sensors measure a cable force and/or angle. The control system regulates operation of the robot by translating vertically and horizontally in response to the cable force and/or angle. The control system limits the position and/or velocity of the end link according to corresponding work space rules, including respective position and velocity limits, such that the system is immune to a single-point failure.
US11505435B2	Trolley of a crane A trolley of a crane is arranged to move along a main support structure of the crane. The trolley includes a support frame structure; bearing wheels which are fastened to the support frame structure and by means of which the trolley is arranged to move along the main support structure; and a hoisting mechanism that has a rope drum for a hoisting rope, a rope pulley arrangement through which the hoisting rope may be guided from the rope drum to a fixed fastening point on the trolley, and a hoisting member in cooperation with the hoisting rope for hoisting a load. The rope drum is supported to the support frame structure of the trolley so that the axle of the rope drum is parallel to the main support structure. The rope pulley arrangement is located, in the axial direction of the rope drum, at least partly outside one rope drum end which is on the side of said fastening point. The support frame structure is divided into two separate frame parts, whereby the first frame part supports the rope pulley arrangement and the rope drum end on the side thereof, and whereby the second frame part supports the opposite end of the rope drum. A pivoted joint is arranged between the first frame part and the second frame part, which allows the first and second frame part to move relative to each other around the vertical and horizontal axis and the longitudinal axis of the first and second frame part.
US11505429B2	Stairlift overspeed safety systems Systems, apparatuses, and methods are described for a stairlift overspeed safety system are disclosed. The overspeed safety system may include a centripetal cam assembly, a trigger assembly, and a jammer assembly. The centripetal cam assembly may include a spring-loaded plate and a plurality of centripetal cams connected to the spring-loaded plate, configured to move to an extended position when the rail speed exceeds the speed threshold. The trigger assembly may include a trigger plate configured to be pushed by at least one of the centripetal cams when moved to the extended position. Pushing the trigger plate may cause a switch to open to shut off power to the motorized stairlift. The jammer assembly may include a jammer configured to wedge between teeth of a rack and pinion of the motorized stairlift to initiate a deceleration to stop movement of the motorized stairlift.
US11505423B2	Medium loading device and post-processing device A loading unit includes a processing tray, alignment units, and a paddle. In the processing tray, a medium is placed. The alignment units are disposed an interval in a Y direction to align a downstream tip end in a positive A direction of the medium. The paddle moves the medium that has been fed onto the processing tray toward the alignment units. A coefficient of friction of a contact surface of the alignment unit is higher than a coefficient of friction of a front face of the alignment unit, and the contact surface is positioned downstream of the front face in the positive A direction.
US11505420B2	High speed digital printing system and method for continuous web A high-speed digital printing system includes two unwinding machines for two input coils for a paper web, an input unwinding and splicing installation and a printing station and in which the input installation supplies, in turn, the printing station with the web of the two coils. The system also includes a splicing and rewinding installation with an output cutting and splicing equipment for an incoming web emerging from the printing station and two rewinding machines with two output coils. The output equipment feeds alternatively the rewinding machines with the incoming web by cutting and splicing of a web of the two output coils without stopping printing. An electronic controller switches the functionality of the output cutting and splicing equipment and of the rewinding machines with setting of the output coils as an operating coil and a waiting coil and, viceversa, as a waiting coil and an operating coil.
US11505414B2	Conveyer positioning system and method A material-conveying system comprising a conveyor for conveying material to a bin and a conveyor positioning system associated with the conveyor. The conveyor positioning system comprises a processor for positioning the conveyor relative to the bin. The conveyor comprises a spout and the bin comprises an opening. The conveyor positioning system positions the spout of the conveyor over the opening of the bin. The conveyor positioning system in one implementation comprises a Global Navigation Satellite System-Real Time Kinematic (GNSS-RTK) positioning system that includes a fixed base station and a GNSS receiver on the conveyor.
US11505400B2	Method for protecting an outer jacket of a phonographic record A method for protecting an outer record jacket containing at least one record against a seam split comprises the step of applying at least one layer of stretchable film material capable of preventing a seam split around both a horizontal central axis and a vertical central axis of the outer record jacket containing at least one record.
US11505397B1	Sterile glove dispensing assembly A sterile glove dispensing assembly includes a container for storing a plurality of sterile gloves. The container has a dispensing opening and the plurality of sterile gloves is strategically oriented that a cuff of each of the sterile gloves extends outwardly through the dispensing opening. In this way a user can draw the sterile gloves outwardly from the container without touching fingers of the sterile gloves for retaining sterility of the fingers. A box is included for insertably receiving the container and a dispensing slot is integrated into the box. The dispensing opening in the container is aligned with the dispensing slot when the container is positioned inside of the box thereby facilitating the sterile gloves to be drawn outwardly from the dispensing slot.
US11505393B1	Packaging assembly with multi-slit support insert A packaging assembly, including corrugated corner elements, each having a first corner post element leg and a second corner post element leg, each corner post element leg having one or more alternating ridges and grooves; endcap elements, each having a support layer portion and a tray layer portion, wherein the tray layer portion includes a corner recess formed proximate each corner of the support layer portion, wherein each corner recess is formed to allow at least a portion of one of the corrugated corner elements at least partially therein; and a multi-slit support insert having slits formed along at least a portion of the multi-slit support insert body, leaving a remaining portion of the multi-slit support insert body defining a web, wherein at least a portion of the multi-slit support insert body is bent to be fitted within a portion of the packaging assembly.
US11505391B2	Cushioning member, method for manufacturing cushioning member, and packing body A cushioning member includes a medium-filled cushioning component and a surrounding member. The medium-filled cushioning component includes a first cushioning portion and a second cushioning portion. The surrounding member includes a first tubular portion, a second tubular portion, and a connecting portion that connects an end of the first tubular portion in a direction parallel to a first central axis and an end of the second tubular portion in a direction parallel to a second central axis. The connecting portion is bendable such that a posture of the first tubular portion and the second tubular portion is changed between a parallel posture in which the first central axis is parallel to the second central axis and an intersecting posture in which the first central axis intersects the second central axis.
US11505390B2	Impact dampening package An impact-absorbing package includes an impact absorber and an outer package. An item can be attached to the impact absorber and the impact absorber can be positioned in the outer package. The impact absorber can be positioned to have a volume of air between the item and the bottom of the outer package. An impact force applied to the impact-absorbing package can cause movement between the item and the outer package that is reduced by the impact absorber.
US11505386B2	Bag in box container A bag in box container having one or more features for lifting the bag in box, deploying the tap dispenser of the bag in box conveniently, storing a dosing cup, or conveniently using the bag in box container.
US11505385B2	Self-sealing bag An improved biasing spring mechanism for the valve poppet of the self-sealing valve disposed in the bag fitment of a beverage dispensing collapsible bag. A singular integrally formed spring mechanism and valve poppet replaces the two-piece embodiment previously employed for the self-sealing valve. A u-shaped channel on the poppet receives the valve seat in the coupling to seal off the flow of liquid when the poppet is pushed into the closed position. A plurality of petaloid segments connect the poppet to a circumferential ring surrounding the petaloid segments and provide a spring force to the poppet to move the poppet between the open and closed positions.
US11505383B2	Package having a spout reservoir/retaining feature A package designed to prevent the leakage of its contents and to capture any leaked contents within a package reservoir, while permitting the package to be sealed for later access to the contents of the package.
US11505382B2	Packaging system with spring-loaded removal A multi-unit packing system includes a packaging tray assembly supporting a medical device or product. The packaging tray assembly includes a tray that holds the medical product within a spring-loaded card. The spring-loaded card being disposed within the inner container of the tray. The spring-loaded card including a one or more openings that are positioned to maintain the medical product in a defined orientation while preventing the inadvertent movement of the medical product. The spring-loaded card comprises elastic properties to allow it to be elastically compressed when the barrier is sealed to the tray, and uncompressed when the barrier is peeled away from the tray, allowing a portion of the spring-loaded card to extend beyond a surface of the tray to provide easier access, removal and transfer of the sterile medical product within the sterile field.
US11505378B2	Saddle that adjusts to a bundle diameter This document describes a saddle that adjusts to a bundle diameter. In some aspects, the saddle is a component of a cable-tie mounting assembly and forms a mounting surface, which is flexible to support a bundle. The saddle includes an aperture for receiving a cable tie. The saddle also includes at least one laterally-extending distal flexible tab that is flexible to conform to a bundle diameter based on a force applied by the cable tie disposed within the aperture and tensioned around the bundle to secure the bundle to the mounting surface of the saddle. The flexibility of the saddle surface to adjust into mating contact with the bundle (i) significantly reduces gaps created between the bundle, the cable tie, and the distal flexible tab and (ii) provides side support, preventing rotation and lateral movement of the secured bundle and reducing the likelihood of damage to the bundle.
US11505373B2	Receptacle having a tamper resistant locking mechanism for produce and foodstuff A produce and foodstuff receptacle is disclosed containing a tamper evident locking mechanism to lock a separate lid and container. The receptacle has a fitted corner for allowing lid and container attachment in only one position. Lid and container matching connectors allow secure and reusable attachment. After locking, only a container tab is fully detached after the receptacle is initially opened to indicate use. The lid remains fully intact after opening and hides the detached container portion underneath a locking tab platform for protection against any perforated edges. Matching connectors allow re-sealing after initial opening of the locking mechanism. The lid also contains a lid lock ledge that matches with a container lock ledge that submerges the lid into the container. The locking tab platform allows re-opening of the lid and container after use and contains a hinge for flexibility of the platform during closing and opening of the lid.
US11505372B2	Retainable closure A closure that is retainable with a container is disclosed.
US11505371B2	Containers and closures A closure may have a top wall and a side wall depending from the top wall. A plug seal device may depend from said top wall within the side wall. The plug seal device may have an upper section, a lower section, and a sealing section proximate the boundary between the upper section and the lower section. The sealing section is operable such that when the plug seal device is inserted in an opening to an inner cavity in a container, the sealing section engages with an inner container surface to provide a seal between an inner cavity of the container and the external environment.
US11505364B2	Three-pack beverage box A blank includes a front panel; a wing portion coupled to the front panel by a wing hinge, the wing portion including an attachment panel disposed opposite from the wing hinge, the attachment panel configured to couple to the front panel to at least partially form a cavity between the front panel and the wing portion; a lower telescoping panel coupled to the front panel by a lower telescoping hinge; and an upper telescoping panel coupled to the lower telescoping panel by an upper telescoping hinge, the upper telescoping panel and the lower telescoping panel configured to fold into the cavity in a closed configuration to at least partially enclose the cavity.
US11505361B2	Plate pocket for pizza box A unique pizza box apparatus and methods of forming and using said pizza box are disclosed. The pizza box is formed with an additional plate pocket for receiving plates therein. The pocket is connected to an inside surface of the pizza box lid and expands a distance less than that of the depth of the pizza box. On the pizza box lid is a cut or perforated plate pocket lid with a living hinge on one end and a lid tab on a substantially opposite end for grabbing and rotatably opening the plate pocket lid with respect to the pizza box lid. A pizza bumper may further be included within the box to ensure separation between a base of the plate pocket and a pizza once the pizza is placed within the box. Napkins and/or further utensils may also be placed within the plate pocket if so desired.
US11505360B2	Leak proof container with adhesive attachment A leak proof container and a method of forming the container from a blank. The blank includes a bottom panel, first and second side panels connected to the bottom panel at opposing lateral edges, and first and second end portions located at opposing longitudinal ends of the blank. Each end portion includes an inner end panel connected to the bottom panel, an outer end panel connected to the inner end panel, and first and second corner panels forming gussets connected to a respective one of the first and second side panels and connected to the inner end panel. An adhesive area is located on one side of the blank and comprises at least a portion on each of the outer end panel and the inner end panel. The adhesive area adheres the gussets to the inner end panel and to the outer end panel.
US11505359B2	Package A package includes a housing assembly and a drawer assembly. The housing assembly is provided with an open cavity, and the housing assembly has an unlocking member and a blocking surface. The drawer assembly is configured to carry an article and is engaged with the open cavity to receive the article in the open cavity. The drawer assembly includes an elastic member. When the elastic member abuts against the blocking surface, the blocking surface prevents the drawer assembly from sliding out of the open cavity. When a force is applied to the unlocking member to deform the elastic member, the elastic member is misaligned with the blocking surface so that the drawer assembly can slide out of the open cavity.
US11505358B2	Anti-theft box with lock mechanism The present invention has particular applicability for packaging products and relates to an anti-theft box with a lock mechanism that includes an inner box, with an opening at the first end, a cover plate at the second end and a limiter on the outer wall, and the first end is opposite to the second end; and an outer box. The outer box forms a space, the inner box is installed in this space, the cover plate is outside this space, a locating part is installed on the inner wall of the outer box, and the limiter and the locating part are used in combination to prevent the inner box from being separated from the outer box. The advantage of the present invention is that the safety device in the anti-theft box must be opened to open the anti-theft box to confirm whether the box has been opened.
US11505357B2	Sliced food product package A food product package for containing a shingled stack of food product slices is provided including a package bottom and a non-planar periphery, the package bottom having walls oriented to be substantially the same geometry as the shingled stack of food product slices.
US11505356B2	Device and system for arranging folds in foil material A device is provided for arranging folds in a strip of flattened tubular shrink foil material in a container sleeving system for applying tubular shrink foil material around containers. The device includes a guiding element having an upstream guiding element part formed by a first flat plate extending in a first plane, a downstream guiding element part formed by a second flat plate extending in a second plane rotated with respect to the first plane, and an intermediate guiding element connected to or integrally formed with the upstream and downstream guiding elements and shaped so as to smoothly guide the flattened tubular shrink foil material moving over the first flat plate towards the second flat plate. The device also includes pressure rollers arranged to press at least one additional fold into the tubular shrink foil material.
US11505351B2	Machine and method for coating containers A device for coating containers includes at least one vacuum device for generating a vacuum, and at least one treatment station for coating containers with a plasma, wherein the treatment station is in fluid communication with the vacuum device and wherein the treatment station has at least one treatment device which can be introduced into a container, a conveyor device for transporting containers on a transport path P and at least one support element to receive at least one container, wherein the support element is movable in a direction perpendicular to the transport path P of the containers and is suitable for introducing the container into a treatment station, wherein a closure element is arranged on the support element and the closure element is suitable for closing the treatment station in an airtight manner.
US11505347B2	Dosing and packaging apparatus for long pasta A dosing and packaging apparatus (1) for long pasta comprising at least one dosing unit (2) and a cartoner (3) below the dosing unit. The dosing unit comprises a weighing device (21, 22) for doses of long pasta, and the cartoner comprises trays (31, 33) for containing doses of weighed long pasta, a chain conveyor (32) for horizontally moving the trays, and a device for forming and filling cartons with the doses of long pasta from the trays. The dosing unit comprises a rotor (23) with more than one compartment (25) for pouring doses of weighed long pasta directly into the trays. The rotation of the rotor and the horizontal motion of the trays are synchronized so that each compartment pours a dose of weighed long pasta into a respective tray placed immediately below the rotor.
US11505346B2	Packaging machine for producing cigarette packs A packaging machine for producing packs with a group of cigarettes as pack content, having individual manufacturing units which are arranged adjacent to one another on a manufacturing line and which are (non-destructively) separable from one another in each case in the region of or along (imaginary) parting planes between them and are removable from the manufacturing line as required, wherein the packaging machine can be converted from a first configuration, in which a first pack type can be manufactured, into a second configuration, in which a second pack type which differs from the first pack type can be manufactured, by removing at least one separable manufacturing unit from the manufacturing line, by replacing at least one separable manufacturing unit with another separable manufacturing unit and/or by adding at least one further separable manufacturing unit to the manufacturing line.
US11505344B2	Apparatus and method for forming and applying edge protectors A device forms and applies an edge protector to a corner of a load as strap is positioned and tensioned around the load, to position the edge protector between the strap and the load. The device includes a shuttle movable between a home position away from the load and an application position near the load. The shuttle includes a breaker assembly having a fixed portion and a movable portion. The movable portion is movable between a position in which it is generally planar with the fixed portion and another position in which it is transverse to the fixed portion. The breaker assembly includes a shoe that defines a receiving region between the shoe and the fixed and movable portions. The shuttle includes a load contact portion. Movement of the shuttle from the home position moves the movable portion from the first to the second position to fold the edge protector. Further movement of the shuttle and contact of the load contact portion with the load discharges the edge protector for receipt on the load as the strap is positioned and tensioned around the load.
US11505343B2	Stretch wrapping machine with automated determination of load stability by subjecting a load to a disturbance A method, apparatus and program product may determine load stability for a load to be wrapped based upon sensing the response or reaction of the load to a disturbance applied to the load, e.g., through intentionally moving, shaking, tilting, pushing, impacting or otherwise applying an input force to the load and sensing the response using one or more sensors. The sensed response may then be used to determine a load stability parameter that may be used in the control of a load wrapping apparatus when wrapping the load.
US11505342B2	Thermoform packaging machine with flexible package support A thermoform packaging machine comprising a forming station, a sealing station, and a cutting station for separating sealed packaging troughs from one another. The cutting station may comprise at least one cutting unit which is adapted to be positioned within the cutting station at different positions in the production direction. The cutting station may comprise a support that supports bottoms of the sealed packaging troughs conveyed into the cutting station for the purpose of separation from below. The support may comprise a plurality of support elements arranged in a horizontal bearing plane and which form a gap at a position in the support at which a cutting operation takes place according to the position of the cutting unit. The gap may be repositioned by moving the support elements to different positions to position the gap to accommodate a different position of the cutting unit within the cutting station.
US11505340B2	Method for building large-dimension structures in space A method for manufacturing in space a rigid structure having a lattice is disclosed. The method includes creating of at least two framework elements from a coil of metal strip or wire, and creating of the lattice by cold-connecting the framework elements.
US11505337B1	Gyroscopic propulsion The gyroscopic impulse motor rigidly attaches to a superstructure. The gyroscopic impulse motor transfers a plurality of independent torqueing forces to the superstructure. By independent is meant the amount of force applied by any first independent torqueing force is independent of the amount of torqueing force applied by any second independent torqueing force generated by the gyroscopic impulse motor. By independent is further meant that the selected direction any first independent torqueing force is independent of the selected direction of any second independent torqueing force generated by the gyroscopic impulse motor. By controlling the amount and direction of the plurality of independent torqueing forces applied by the gyroscopic impulse motor to the superstructure, the superstructure can be rotated. By properly aligning the amount and direction of the plurality of independent torqueing forces applied by the gyroscopic impulse motor, a net propulsive force can further be generated.
US11505334B2	Installation system for a cabin of a vehicle An installation system for a cabin of a vehicle includes at least one built-in component for installation in the cabin, multiple base elements for arrangement on a structurally fixed component of the vehicle and multiple holding devices that can be connected to the at least one built-in component. The holding devices each include a clamping unit with receiving space defined by at least two clamping members, wherein the receiving space can be moved between an open and a closed state through movement of at least one of the clamping members in the direction of the other clamping member in each case and wherein the clamping unit is configured to move the at least one clamping member by pressing the clamping unit onto a base element when the receiving space is in the open state and thereby closing the receiving space including the base element.
US11505333B2	Photographic device and unmanned vehicle A photographic device is configured to be assembled on a body of an unmanned vehicle. The photographic device includes a tripod head module, a camera module, a shock-absorbing module, and a detachable supporting plate. The tripod head module includes a first motor disposed along a first axis, a second motor disposed along a second axis, a third motor disposed along a third axis, and a connecting arm. The camera module is pivotally connected to the tripod head module via the connecting arm. The shock-absorbing module includes a frame and a plurality of shock-absorbing balls. The third motor and the shock-absorbing balls are assembled on the frame, and the shock-absorbing balls surround the third motor. The detachable supporting plate is disposed between the frame of the shock-absorbing module and the camera module, and there is a buffer distance between the frame and the detachable supporting plate.
US11505328B2	Electrical power generation on a vehicle A vehicle comprising: a shift reactor (110) configured to: receive carbon monoxide produced by the vehicle; and process the received carbon monoxide to produce an output comprising hydrogen; and a fuel cell (112) coupled to the shift reactor (110) and configured to: receive the hydrogen from the shift reactor (110); and produce, using the received hydrogen, electricity for use on the vehicle.
US11505319B2	Restraint assembly for cargo system A restraint assembly includes a fitting base, a bushing, and a restraint roller disk, according to various embodiments. The fitting base includes a fitting lower surface and a fitting upper surface that is angled relative to the fitting lower surface, according to various embodiments. The fitting base may be configured to be coupled, via an anchor, to a rail upper surface of a guide rail of the cargo system. In various embodiments, the bushing is configured to be disposed about the anchor. In various embodiments, the restraint roller disk includes a roller upper surface and a roller lower surface, wherein the restraint roller disk is configured to be rotatably coupled about the bushing and the roller lower surface is configured to engage the fitting upper surface of the fitting base.
US11505318B2	Container retention and release apparatus having integral swaybrace and retention features Container retention and release apparatus are disclosed. An example container retention and release apparatus includes an actuator and a swaybrace and retention assembly pivotally coupled to the actuator. The swaybrace and retention assembly is to pivot relative to the actuator between a first position to retain a container and a second position to release the container. The swaybrace and retention assembly includes a swaybrace arm having a receptacle to engage a post of a container. The swaybrace arm to pivot between the first position to cause the receptacle to engage the post of the container to retain the container and the second position to cause the receptacle to disengage the post to release the container.
US11505311B2	Brake system providing limited antiskid control during a backup mode of operation A brake system for a vehicle is disclosed and includes an energy storage device configured to store and discharge energy, a plurality of wheels having an observer wheel, one or more processors operatively coupled to the energy storage device, and a memory coupled to the one or more processors. The memory stores data comprising a database and program code that, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the brake system to determine the brake system is operating in a backup mode of operation. In response to determining the brake system is operating in the backup mode of operation, the brake system is caused to apply a first brake pressure command to the observer wheel. In response to determining the observer wheel is starting the skid condition, the brake system is caused to determine a second brake pressure command based on a target slip value.
US11505308B2	System and method for improving a stall margin of an aircraft A system and a method for improving a stall margin of an aircraft during a climb phase of flight are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises using data indicative of a phase of flight of the aircraft and data indicative of an angle-of-attack, and automatically commanding a deployment of leading edge slats movably attached to wings of the aircraft when the following conditions are true: the aircraft is in a climb phase of flight; and the angle-of-attack equals or exceeds a predefined deployment angle-of-attack threshold value.
US11505305B1	Composite airfoil with rolled fiberglass reinforced leading edge A composite airfoil is disclosed. In various embodiments, a composite airfoil as disclosed herein includes an outer skin comprising one or more layers of carbon fiber composite material, the outer skin defining an aerodynamic surface having a leading edge; and a reinforcement material comprising a roll of fiberglass reinforced fabric positioned behind the outer skin along at least a portion of the leading edge.
US11505302B2	Rotor assembly having collective pitch control A rotor assembly for an aircraft operable to generate a variable thrust output at a constant rotational speed. The rotor assembly includes a mast rotatable at the constant speed about a mast axis. A rotor hub is coupled to and rotatable with the mast. The rotor hub includes a plurality of spindle grips extending generally radially outwardly. Each of the spindle grips is coupled to one of a plurality of rotor blades and is operable to rotate therewith about a pitch change axis. A collective pitch control mechanism is coupled to and rotatable with the rotor hub. The collective pitch control mechanism is operably associated with each spindle grip such that actuation of the collective pitch control mechanism rotates each spindle grip about the respective pitch change axis to collectively control the pitch of the rotor blades, thereby generating the variable thrust output.
US11505299B1	Marine engine assembly A watercraft and a marine engine assembly for mounting to a watercraft are disclosed. The marine engine assembly includes an engine unit including: an engine unit housing being sealed such that water in which the engine unit housing is immersed is impeded from entering the engine unit housing; an engine in the housing; and an air intake assembly in the engine unit housing which forms a conduit between an exterior of the engine unit housing and the engine, the air intake assembly defining an inlet fluidly communicating with exterior air, the engine unit housing defining at least one aperture aligned with the inlet, the air intake assembly defining at least one outlet fluidly connected with the engine intake, the air intake assembly being sealed such that surrounding fluids within the engine unit housing are impeded from entering the air intake assembly; and a propulsion device operatively connected to the engine.
US11505292B2	Perimeter ranging sensor systems and methods Techniques are disclosed for systems and methods to provide perimeter ranging for navigation of mobile structures. A navigation control system includes a logic device, a perimeter ranging sensor, one or more actuators/controllers, and modules to interface with users, sensors, actuators, and/or other elements of a mobile structure. The logic device is configured to receive perimeter sensor data from the perimeter ranging system. The logic device determines a range to and/or a relative velocity of a navigation hazard disposed within a monitoring perimeter of the perimeter ranging system based on the received perimeter sensor data. The logic device then generates a display view of the perimeter sensor data or determines navigation control signals based on the range and/or relative velocity of the navigation hazard. Control signals may be displayed to a user and/or used to adjust a steering actuator, a propulsion system thrust, and/or other operational systems of the mobile structure.
US11505291B2	Modular floating vessel A floating vessel comprising: (a) opposing hulls; (b) a beam extending between and interconnecting the opposing hulls; and (c) a deck supported by the beam and positioned between the opposing hulls, wherein the floating vessel is modular and configured for easy assembly, disassembly, or both.
US11505287B2	Stand-alone buoy with seawater battery The present disclosure relates to a stand-alone buoy with a seawater battery, which includes a main body formed to have a predetermined buoyancy so as to float on seawater and provided with a seawater space therein and an inlet formed to introduce the seawater into the seawater space, a position notification part installed on the main body and configured to notify a user of a position of the main body, a solar cell part installed on the main body and configured to generate electricity using sunlight, and a seawater battery unit installed in the seawater space to be submerged in the seawater introduced into the seawater space and configured to react with the seawater to store the electricity provided from the solar cell part and to provide the stored electricity to the position notification part so as to operate the position notification part.
US11505284B2	Rain-guard device for shipping The present disclosure provides an inexpensive rain-guard device for shipping, that can cope with large vessels. The rain-guard device for shipping has a rail 19, which is disposed on a sliding hatch cover 11, an on-board chute 22, which is provided on the rail 19 in a travelable manner, covers part of a hatch opening 13, and, furthermore, supplies cargo from a shiploader 1 into a hold 7, and a lid member 23, which covers another part of the hatch opening 13, and the lid member 23 is disposed both in front and in rear in the traveling direction of the on-board chute 22, and, furthermore, configured to expand and contract as the on-board chute 22 travels.
US11505281B2	Rear suspension system for a snowmobile A snowmobile includes a chassis, at least one ski steerably secured to a front of the chassis, and a skid frame having a rear suspension and one or more slide rails. The rear suspension includes a flexible, composite member affixed on a first end to the one or more slide rails and on a second end to the chassis, wherein the flexible, composite member includes a main body and a secondary body.
US11505279B2	Bicycle motorization device and wheel A bicycle motorization device is attached to a bicycle. The motorization device includes: a calculation unit configured to calculate speed of the bicycle; an estimation unit configured to estimate pedal force applied to pedals of the bicycle; an electric motor; a battery which supplies electric power to the electric motor; and a control unit configured to apply auxiliary driving force to a wheel of the bicycle by driving the electric motor based on the speed calculated and the pedal force estimated.
US11505275B2	Ergonomic handlebar systems A bicycle handlebar system that ensures comfort, safety, and increased center of gravity control. An ergonomic bicycle handlebar system having a sweep angle in the range of 4 to 45 degrees, a slope angle in the range of 5 to 60 degrees or both accomplishes comfort, safety, and increased center of gravity control. The handlebar may be made of nano tube zlyte resin with graphene-impregnated carbon fibers. The interplay of sweep angle and slope angle is recognized.
US11505271B2	Operating device An operating device is provided for a human-powered vehicle. The operating device basically includes a base, a first operating member and a first electric switch. The first operating member is movably arranged with respect to the base from a first position to a second position. The first electric switch is provided to the base. The first operating member is configured to activate the first electric switch at least two distinct times in response to a progressive movement of the first operating member from the first position towards the second position.
US11505264B2	Information acquisition apparatus for crawler An information acquisition apparatus for acquiring information relating to a crawler configured to be wound around a rotationally driven sprocket connected to a rotation axle provided in a vehicle, the crawler having a meshing part configured to mesh with a tooth or a tooth base of the sprocket and being circulatorily driven in conjunction with rotation of the sprocket is provided. The information acquisition apparatus includes a memory and a processor. The memory stores, as initial information, the number of meshing parts of the crawler and information specifying the meshing part that is at a predetermined position, prior to the vehicle traveling. The processor acquires rotation information of the sprocket. The processor, while the vehicle is traveling, information specifying the meshing part that is at the predetermined position, based on the initial information and the rotation information.
US11505256B2	Vehicle roof assemblies having fluid passages A vehicle roof assembly including a roof panel, a side panel coupled to the roof panel, thereby defining a roof ditch, a passage extending along the roof ditch, and a sealing member at least partially encasing the passage. The passage allows fluid to flow along the roof ditch.
US11505255B2	Center pillar structure A center pillar structure may include a center pillar inner upper connected to a side inner, a center pillar inner connected to the center pillar inner upper in up and down directions, a center pillar reinforcement outer connected to a front pillar reinforcement outer and connected to the center pillar inner along the up and down directions, a center pillar reinforcement disposed along the up and down directions on the inner side between the center pillar inner and the center pillar reinforcement outer, and coupled between front/rear flange combined portions of the center pillar inner and the center pillar reinforcement outer, and a seat belt reinforcement shaped corresponding to the center pillar reinforcement, and connected to the center pillar reinforcement to form an inner closed section along the up and down directions.
US11505250B2	Vehicle sub-frame and method of manufacturing same Provided is a vehicle sub-frame including a front cross member, a rear cross member, and left and right side members mounted to connect the front cross member and the rear cross member to each other. Each of the left and right side members has a protrusion that protrudes laterally at a corner portion of a rear end portion thereof, the corner portion being joined to a corner portion of the rear cross member. A weld joint is formed by welding to the rear cross member along a laterally extending portion of a trim line portion of the protrusion, in which the trim line portion of the protrusion is the perimeter of the protrusion.
US11505249B2	Support structure for vehicle component A support structure is provided for a vehicle component disposed inside a power-unit chamber where a powertrain unit of the vehicle is disposed. The support structure includes the power-unit chamber including a side frame extending in a vehicle front-and-rear direction, and a suspension tower housing formed overlapping with a part of the side frame in a plan view seen from above the vehicle. The vehicle component is disposed at a location where the vehicle component overlaps with the side frame in the plan view and forward of the suspension tower housing in the vehicle front-and-rear direction. The vehicle component is supported by one of the side frame, and a support member coupled to an inward side surface of a closed-cross-section member connected to the side frame at a location forward of the suspension tower housing in the vehicle front-and-rear direction.
US11505248B2	Subframe structure A subframe structure includes a pair of left and right front-rear frames each mounted with a lower arm; and a transverse member connecting front portions of the front-rear frames. The front-rear frames each includes a rear horizontal portion formed substantially horizontally, an inclined portion extending frontward and upward from a front end of the rear horizontal portion, and a front horizontal portion extending horizontally frontward from a front end of the inclined portion. The transverse member is jointed at left and right ends thereof to the front horizontal portions respectively corresponding to the left and right ends, a rear end of the front horizontal portion is disposed to be positioned frontward of a front end of an engine, and the front-rear frames are deformed into a Z shape in vehicle side view in an event of a front-end collision and thereby energy of the front-end collision is absorbed.
US11505244B2	Steering system A system and method for steering a machine. The system may comprise a controller configured to receive a steering command and determine a target angular turn rate for the body and a target turn direction for the body. The controller may be further configured to determine a steering mode based on a transmission output torque, the steering mode including Traction-steering, Assisted-steering or Implement-steering. When the steering mode is Assisted-steering, the controller is configured to steer the machine in the target turn direction and at the target angular turn rate by (a) moving an implement from a first position to a second position and (b) diverting or removing power from a first ground engaging traction member. When the steering mode is Implement-steering, the controller is configured to move the implement from a first position to a second position to steer the machine in the target turn direction and at the target angular turn rate without diverting or removing power from the first ground engaging traction member.
US11505242B2	Vehicle steering control system A steering system of a vehicle, including an operation member to be operated by a driver, a steering device configured to steer a wheel, and a controller configured to control the steering system, wherein the controller is configured to parallelly execute a main process including a process in which the controller controls the steering device to perform steering in accordance with an operation of the operation member and an auxiliary process relating to an operation of the steering system and configured to change an execution ratio of the main process and an execution ratio of the auxiliary process.
US11505241B2	Drive-by-wire electro-hydraulic steering system based on double-winding motor and hybrid control method The present invention discloses a drive-by-wire electro-hydraulic steering system based on a double-winding motor and a hybrid control method. The steering system includes a steering wheel (1), a steering column assembly, a road sense assembly, an electro-hydraulic power-assisted module, a double-winding motor power-assisted module (28), a steering control unit, an electromagnetic clutch (8), a steering tie rod (17), a steering trapezoid (13) and steering wheels (12). The steering system can be switched among various steering work modes according to work conditions of a vehicle, meets steering requirements under various work conditions, uses a work mode that two sets of windings of the double-winding motor work at the same time, and has a motor winding redundancy function. When one set of windings fails, the other set of windings can drive the motor to provide power-assisted torque.
US11505238B2	Handwheel position measurement system and method A position measurement system for a steering system includes a steering shaft. The position measurement system also includes a worm gear coupled to the steering shaft. The position measurement system further includes a worm in meshed engagement with the worm gear, the worm driven by a motor. The position measurement system yet further includes a first sensor operatively coupled to the worm to detect an angular position of the worm and the motor that drives the worm. The position measurement system also includes a driving gear coupled to the steering shaft. The position measurement system further includes a spur gear in meshed engagement with the driving gear. The position measurement system yet further includes a second sensor operatively coupled to the spur gear to detect an angular position of the spur gear.
US11505236B2	Steering device A steering device according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a column unit configured to rotatably support a steering shaft; a front bracket configured to rotatably support the column unit; a lock bolt configured to protrude in a right-left direction from the column unit; a rear bracket that includes a tilt guide hole and is attached to a vehicle body behind the front bracket, the tilt guide hole guiding the lock bolt to move upward and downward as the column unit rotates around an axis; and a connection piece bridged between the front bracket and the rear bracket in a state of being fixed to each of the front bracket and the rear bracket.
US11505235B2	Vehicle steering column A steering column for vehicle is disclosed. The steering column for vehicle according to an embodiment of the present disclosure include a steering shaft; an inner tube into which the steering shaft is inserted and coupled and which forwardly or backwardly moves the steering shaft when moving in the longitudinal direction; an outer tube moving together with the inner tube when moving in the longitudinal direction, and coupled to the outside of the inner tube to allow the inner tube to independently move in the longitudinal direction; an outer tube drive for moving the outer tube in the longitudinal direction; and an inner tube drive for moving the inner tube in the longitudinal direction.
US11505233B2	Heated vehicle steering wheel having multiple controlled heating zones A vehicle steering wheel is provided that includes a rim having a core structure, a plurality of heaters surrounding at least a portion of the core structure to define a plurality of heating zones, at least one sensor for sensing location of a user's hand on the steering wheel, and a controller controlling the plurality of heaters to activate one or more of the heaters based on the sensed location of the hand.
US11505230B1	Motorized stroller accessory A wheeled platform has a base, a plurality of wheels, and a power supply. A connector extends from the wheeled platform. A motor assembly has at least one motor mounted on the connector to couple with a stroller. A controller assembly steers the stroller. The base includes an upper surface for supporting an operator. The base forms a wheel assembly for holding the wheels. The power supply sends power to the motor assembly through the control assembly to drive the stroller.
US11505227B2	Dolly and method of manipulating same A dolly includes a frame having an axle extending between dolly wheels and defining a pivot axis. The frame has a support member with a ground-engaging element spaced apart from the dolly wheels. A lever arm is mounted to the frame and extends to a handle. The lever arm is positioned on a first side of the axle. A container support is mounted to the frame on the first side of the axle. The handle is manipulable to pivot the support member, the lever arm, and the container support about the pivot axis between at least a storage position and a discharge position. In the storage position, the container axis has an upright orientation and the ground-engaging element is spaced from the ground surface. In the discharge position, the container axis has an orientation being substantially parallel to the ground surface, and the ground-engaging element abuts against the ground surface.
US11505224B2	Stackable rolling coolers with affixed main bin This invention is directed to a kit of coolers that offers a number of improvements over the prior art. The coolers are modified to specifically accommodate frozen gel ice packs instead of ice cubes. Because there is no spill water, the coolers open with front-facing pull-out drawers. The coolers stack atop one another with interlocking parts. Easy transport is provided by a handle and wheels, which are attached to the bottom (main) bin. Internally, the cooler bins are compartmentalized horizontally or vertically with dividers. Hollow spaces within the walls and dividers of the bins accommodate frozen gel ice packs. Overall, the coolers are easier to pack and unpack, stack, load into a car, and transport on the ground than conventional ice chest coolers.
US11505222B2	Rail transportation system A rail system includes a main track, a spur track connected to the main track by a switch changeable between a closed state and an open state, and a station spaced from the main track and accessible by the spur track. The rail system further includes a train with a passenger car and an EMDI releasably coupleable behind the passenger car. A method of operating the rail system includes decoupling the EMDI from the passenger car when the train is moving at a first speed toward the switch in the closed state. The EMDI is decelerated to a second speed less than the first speed. After the train has moved past the switch and the switch has been changed to the open state, the EMDI is diverted from the main track to the spur track via the switch in the open state and decelerated to a stop at the station.
US11505221B2	Floating caliper brake device for railroad vehicle A floating caliper brake device for a railroad vehicle includes: a support pin that is supported by a cylindrical portion of a support frame in such a manner as to be slidable in a direction X; a caliper; a first and second brake shoe; a pressurizing device that moves the first brake shoe back and forth; an elastic member that is expandable and contractible in the direction X; a stopper member that is immovable relatively to the cylindrical portion in the direction X; and a moving member that is frictionally engaged with the support pin so as to be slidable in the direction X.
US11505217B2	Flexible track system and robotic device for three-dimensional scanning of curved surfaces An example robotic device includes: a circumferential carriage configured to drive the robotic device along a rail configured to be mounted to a curved surface, the circumferential carriage comprising: (i) a frame base, (ii) a frame mounted to the frame base, (iii) one or more wheels coupled to the frame base and configured to engage with the rail, (iv) a worm gear arrangement, and (v) a main drive gear coupled to the worm gear arrangement and configured to engage with a rack disposed on the rail; and a transversal carriage comprising: (i) a cross slide slidably mounted to the frame, (ii) a transversal rack coupled to the cross slide, (iii) a cross slide motor mounted to the circumferential carriage, and (iv) a cross slide drive gear coupled to the cross slide motor and having gear teeth engaging with respective teeth of the transversal rack.
US11505214B2	Driving operation handover system and vehicle A driving operation handover system includes a memory and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: acquire a first characteristic value of preset setting characteristics during travel of a vehicle equipped with a manual operation unit that an occupant operates; acquire a second characteristic value of the preset setting characteristics during travel of a virtual vehicle that simulates the vehicle, which a remote operator operates using a remote operation unit; calculate a difference value between the first characteristic value and the second characteristic value; in a case in which the difference value is lower than a setting threshold value, notify the occupant and the remote operator that operation of the vehicle can be handed over; and after notification, switch operation of the vehicle from one of the remote operator or the occupant to another of the remote operator or the occupant.
US11505212B2	Vehicle management system Provided is a vehicle management system including a plurality of vehicles that execute different functions, and an event information server that transmits event occurrence information. The vehicles execute the same function corresponding to the event occurrence information, when a priority of a function corresponding to the event occurrence information received from the event information server is higher than a priority of a function currently being executed.
US11505209B2	System for automated driving with assistance for a driver in performing a non-driving activity An automated driving system with assistance for a driver in performing a non-driving activity includes an assistance device configured to assist the driver in performing the non-driving activity. The automated driving system, in a first operating state controls the vehicle in an automated manner, and in a second operating state hands over control of the vehicle to the driver. The assistance device is configured to assist the driver in performing the non-driving activity if the automated driving system switches from the first operating state to the second operating state.
US11505207B2	Method and system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent A system for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes a computing system having a context selector and a map. A method for context-aware decision making of an autonomous agent includes receiving a set of inputs, determining a context associated with an autonomous agent based on the set of inputs, and optionally any or all of: labeling a map; selecting a learning module (context-specific learning module) based on the context; defining an action space based on the learning module; selecting an action from the action space; planning a trajectory based on the action S260; and/or any other suitable processes.
US11505201B2	Vehicle automated driving system A vehicle automated driving system 100 comprises a surrounding environment information acquiring device 10, a vehicle information acquiring device 20, a driver information acquiring device 30, a package selecting part 90, a package proposing part 91, an automated driving executing part 92, and a rejection count detecting part 93. The package selecting part determines the driving assistance package based on at least one of the surrounding environment information, the vehicle information, and the driver information, selects the determined driving assistance package if the rejection count of the determined driving assistance package is less than a predetermined threshold value, and selects a driving assistance package different from the determined driving assistance package if the rejection count of the determined driving assistance package is the threshold value or more.
US11505199B1	Method, apparatus and device for cleaning up vehicle driving data and storage medium thereof A method for cleaning up vehicle driving data includes receiving vehicle driving data of a vehicle within a predetermined time period, the vehicle driving data comprising vehicle mileage data and vehicle status data; determining a first mileage of the vehicle within the predetermined time period based on the vehicle mileage data; determining a second mileage of the vehicle within the predetermined time period based on the vehicle status data; and judging whether the first mileage is abnormal data based on the second mileage.
US11505196B2	Start/stop device for initiating an automatic activation process of an automatically deactivated drive machine A start/stop device initiates an automatic activation process of an automatically deactivated drive machine of a motor vehicle, in particular of a motor vehicle with an automatic transmission. The drive machine can be automatically deactivated when the motor vehicle is traveling, and the automatically deactivated drive machine can be activated on the basis of driver actions. The start/stop device is configured to initiate an automatic activation of the drive machine which is automatically deactivated when the motor vehicle is traveling on the basis of a detected drive dynamic desired by the driver.
US11505191B2	Vehicle traveling control device The steering controller calculates a target steering angle for causing the own vehicle to travel along the target course acquired by the traveling road information acquirer. The braking/driving force controller calculates a target yaw moment for correcting the positional displacement of the own vehicle from the target course. The control ratio setter sets a control ratio of cooperative control of steering control and yaw moment control based on the deviation amount of a lateral position of the own vehicle from the target course. The control ratio is set so that when the positional displacement of the own vehicle from the target course is relatively small, the ratio at which the steering control occupies is reduced, and the yaw moment control is dominant, and when the positional displacement of the own vehicle from the target course is relatively large, the ratio at which the steering control occupies is increased.
US11505190B2	Method for establishing a path for a vehicle A method for a follower vehicle following a lead vehicle, comprising establishing, in a first control mode of the follower vehicle, a path for the follower vehicle to follow the lead vehicle, characterized by generating environmental data which is related to the environment of the lead vehicle, determining, based on the generated environmental data, an expected behaviour of an operational parameter of the lead vehicle, determining an actual behaviour of the lead vehicle operational parameter, comparing the determined expected behaviour of the lead vehicle operational parameter and the determined actual behaviour of the lead vehicle operational parameter, determining based on said comparison whether to continue in first control mode of the follower vehicle, or in a second control mode of the follower vehicle, differing from the first control mode.
US11505183B2	Driver assistance system and method A driver assistance system and method are disclosed. The driver assistance system includes a first sensor installed at a vehicle and configured to have a field of view directed forward from the vehicle to acquire front image data, a second sensor selected from a group of radar and LIDAR sensors, installed at the vehicle, and configured to have a field of view directed forward from the vehicle to acquire front detection data, and a controller having a processor configured to process the front image data and the front detection data, wherein the controller is configured to detect a lane, in which the vehicle is traveling, or detect a front object located in front of the vehicle, in response to the processing of the image data and the front detection data, output a braking signal to a braking system of the vehicle when a collision between the vehicle and the front object is expected, and output a steering signal to a steering system of the vehicle when a collision between the vehicle and the front object is expected even with braking control.
US11505182B2	Vehicle and control method thereof A vehicle includes a communication device configured to request a neighboring vehicle for first data related to autonomous driving of the neighboring vehicle and to receive the first data from the neighboring vehicle while the vehicle is driving; a sensor device configured to sense second data regarding a state of a user of the vehicle and to detect third data regarding driving information of the neighboring vehicle; and a controller configured to classify risks of the vehicle into classes according to a preset criterion based on the first data, the second data, and the third data, and to score the risks based on the classified classes.
US11505176B2	Systems and methods for controlling torque induced yaw in a vehicle Systems and methods are provided herein for operating a vehicle in a vehicle yaw mode. In response to initiating vehicle yaw mode, the system engages an open-loop mode, that provides open-loop forward torque to the outer wheels of the vehicle and open-loop backward torque to the inner wheels of the vehicle until a sufficient number of wheels are slipping. In response to determining that a sufficient number of wheels are slipping, engaging a closed-loop mode. While operating in the closed-loop mode, one or both of the wheel rotation and vehicle yaw rate are monitored to adjust the torques provided to the wheels of the vehicle to control the vehicle yaw rate.
US11505170B2	Housing for an electropneumatic modulator for an electropneumatic brake system for a vehicle, electropneumatic modulator having a housing, and method for producing an electropneumatic modulator A housing for an electropneumatic modulator for an electropneumatic brake system for a vehicle, includes: an electric chamber configured to receive at least one electrical and/or electronic component of the electropneumatic modulator from a first side of the housing; and a receptacle chamber which is arranged opposite the electric chamber and is configured so as to receive a relay piston and a guide device for guiding the relay piston from a second side, opposite the first side, of the housing, in which the housing is formed in one piece. Also described are a related electropneumatic modulator and a method for making the electropneumatic modulator.
US11505164B2	Washing arrangement for washing a surface of a target device and method for washing a surface of a target device using said washing arrangement The washing arrangement comprises at least one first wiper driving actuator and at least one second wiper driving actuator to move at least one wiper, and at least one nozzle for injecting washing fluid towards the target device, wherein the wiper driving actuators are linked to each other such that, in use, the wiper is driven by the first wiper driving actuator along a first line to contact the surface of the target device to be washed, and by the second wiper driving actuator along a second line to wipe at least one portion of the surface of the target device.
US11505161B2	Authenticating privilege elevation on a transportation service The present disclosure is directed to an automotive computer in communication with a mobile device using an authentication manager to increase and/or reduce user privileges that determine a level of vehicle control or feature access that is granted to the user. The authentication manager may increase or decrease the user privilege to standard rider status until the authentication manager has confirmed elevated status for that user via a cloud security challenge question or via a local identification method such as using the mobile device authentication features. This process may be additionally triggered based on environmental or context-based use cases, such as a high traffic condition, local cyber-attack, or transportation of sensitive goods. The system may utilize the authentication to perform out of band pairing of the mobile device and the vehicle, which may add additional security.
US11505160B2	Locking web retractor with controllable lock A locking web retractor includes a frame including spaced-apart side walls, a spool rotatably mounted between the side walls, the spool rotatable in a web take-up pay out directions, locking components operatively coupled to the spool, a ferromagnetic component movable relative to the locking components between an unlocking position in which the ferromagnetic component does not cause the locking components to prevent the spool from rotating in the web pay out direction and a locking position in which the ferromagnetic component causes the locking components to prevent the spool from rotating in the web pay out direction, a magnet responsive to actuation to cause the ferromagnetic component to move from the unlocking position to the locking position to cause the locking components to prevent the spool from rotating in the web pay out direction, and means for actuating the magnet.
US11505159B2	Seatbelt height adjuster A seatbelt height adjuster includes a track elongated along an axis and including a plurality of holes spaced from each other along the axis, a slider slideably coupled to the track, a D-ring supported by the slider, a pin supported by the slider and releasably engageable with one respective hole, and a pyrotechnic actuator supported by the slider and engaged with the pin.
US11505157B2	Cover panel for a cabin of a vehicle and provided with a weakening for the opening of an underlying airbag A cover panel for a cabin of a vehicle and provided with a weakening for the opening of an underlying airbag. The weakening consists of a sequence of not-through incisions which are separated from each other, are arranged along a weakening line, are obtained from an internal surface of the cover panel, and terminate at a non-zero distance from an external surface of the cover panel. In some sections of the weakening line there are first incisions each having a first width while in other sections of the weakening line there are second incisions each having a second width greater than the first width. The weakening line has a plurality of portions that connect to one another in at least one connection area, wherein the corresponding portions of the weakening line consist of the second incisions only while, next to the connection area, the corresponding portions of the weakening line consist of the first incisions only.
US11505155B1	Overhead seat-mounted airbag A vehicle seat includes a seatback defining an occupant seating area and an airbag mounted to the seatback. The airbag has a top chamber inflatable above the occupant seating area and elongated from the seatback in a seat-forward direction. The airbag has two side chambers inflatable downwardly from the top chamber on opposite sides of the occupant seating area. The top chamber has a plurality of tubular segments each elongated in the seat-forward direction and disposed in a cross-seat direction relative to each other.
US11505154B2	Vehicular seat cushion airbag A vehicular seat cushion airbag is disclosed. The seat cushion airbag includes a first cushion, which is mounted on a seat cushion of a vehicle so as to be expanded at the rear portion of a passenger's thigh, and a second cushion, which extends from the first cushion in an upward direction of a bolster portion of the seat cushion so as to be expanded toward the lateral side surface of the passenger's thigh, wherein the first cushion is expanded at the rear portion of the passenger's thigh so as to prevent forward movement of the passenger's pelvis, and the second cushion is expanded toward the lateral side surface of the passenger's thigh so as to prevent outward spreading of the passenger's legs.
US11505149B2	Method and apparatus for controlling an actuatable protection device with enhanced rollover discrimination A method for controlling the actuation of an actuatable restraint to help protect a vehicle occupant in response to a rollover event is implemented in a controller of a vehicle safety system that includes the actuatable restraint. To implement the method, the controller is configured to execute a roll discrimination metric that discriminates the occurrence of a ramp rollover event or an embankment rollover event in response to a vehicle roll rate (R_RATE) having a magnitude that exceeds a predetermined threshold roll rate (R_RATE). The controller is also configured to execute a switching metric that is operative to reduce the predetermined threshold roll rate (R_RATE) in response to a vehicle pitch rate (P_RATE) having a magnitude that exceeds a predetermined threshold pitch rate (P_RATE).
US11505148B2	Vehicle reinforcement assembly A vehicle reinforcement assembly includes a detector and a reinforcement member. The detector is configured to be housed in an interior compartment of a vehicle. The reinforcement member is configured to be housed in the interior compartment at a location adjacent to the detector. The reinforcement member has a vehicle forward facing end that extends closer to a vehicle front end than the detector extends to the vehicle front end.
US11505147B2	Motor vehicle bumper A motor vehicle bumper that has a transverse carrier which can be secured transversely relative to the longitudinal carriers of the motor vehicle by crash boxes. The transverse carrier has a shell member which is open toward the front side and which has a rear wall and two outer members which are both adjoined at the end side by an outwardly directed longitudinal flange. The shell member has a central longitudinal portion which is adjoined in the direction toward the two ends of the transverse carrier by a transition portion, an intermediate portion, a crash box connection portion and an end portion. The shell member is closed at least over the majority of the length thereof by a closure plate which forms the front side. In the transition portions, the shell member has a minimum depth which is less than the maximum depth in the central longitudinal portion.
US11505145B2	Solar powered vehicle topper unit A solar powered vehicle topper unit and systems and methods for the same are provided. A solar energy harvesting device is electrically connected to an electronic display within a housing. The solar energy harvesting device is located above the housing. The solar energy harvesting device has a first footprint, and the housing has a second footprint which is smaller than the first footprint.
US11505144B2	Power supply system In a power supply system, a first route includes a first power supply connected to a first load. A second route includes a second power supply connected to a second load. A connection path connects the first and second routes at a connection point. The first power supply includes a voltage generator generating an operating voltage operating the first and second loads. The second power supply includes an electrical storage device charging based on power supplied from the voltage generator. A switching circuit includes a first switch having a diode component with an anode and a cathode being directed to the electrical storage device and the connection path, respectively, and is disposed between the connection point and the electrical storage device. A switch state controller outputs a switch-off command to the first switch when the electrical storage device is in the fully charged condition.
US11505141B2	Electrical system with track assembly and support assembly An electrical system may include a track assembly, a support assembly, a sensor, and at least one electronic control unit. The track assembly may include a bus bar. The support assembly may include a contact configured to engage the bus bar. The support assembly may be removably and adjustably connected to the track assembly. The at least one electronic control unit may be operatively connected to the bus bar and the sensor. The at least one electronic control unit may be configured to determine whether the support assembly and the track assembly are properly connected to one another.
US11505140B2	Method and device for actuating two relays arranged in series A method for controlling two serially disposed relays that switch a load with two different safety levels depending on the driving situation in a vehicle includes querying state information that includes movement state information and/or coasting operation information of the vehicle, determining a safety level of the two different safety levels depending on the driving situation, using the state information, detecting a relay of the two serially disposed relays using a balancing rule when the safety level determined in step b) represents a lower safety level of the two safety levels, switching the selected relay into a non-conductive state and keeping the further relay in a conductive state when a first request signal for switching off the load is received, and switching the selected relay into a conductive state when a second request signal for switching on the load is received.
US11505139B2	Method for providing sensor-based vehicle functions in a motor vehicle, and motor vehicle computing device and motor vehicle The present application relates to a method for providing vehicle functions in a motor vehicle, the vehicle functions being provided in a computing device of said motor vehicle on the basis of sensor data from a sensor device of the motor vehicle. The invention provides that the vehicle functions in the motor vehicle are coupled to the sensor device via an integration component, and the integration component procures the sensor data from one sensor unit or a plurality of sensor units of the sensor device independent of the vehicle functions by means of a respective sensor-specific detection routine and generates respective state data therefrom and each of the vehicle functions respectively retrieves at least some of the provided state data from the integration component by means of a sensor-independent retrieval routine.
US11505138B2	Wire harness A wire harness including: a wire member; a protector that houses the wire member; a first corrugated tube that externally extends from an end of the protector and covers an outer circumference of the wire member; a second corrugated tube that is provided at a location that is on an opposite side to the protector with respect to the first corrugated tube and spaced apart from the first corrugated tube, and covers the outer circumference of the wire member; and an exterior cover that covers the outer circumference of the wire member.
US11505135B2	Vehicle interior structure An impact absorbing member is disposed between a roof panel and a top ceiling disposed below the roof panel. The impact absorbing member includes a base plate portion and a hollow, cone-shaped portion extending upward from the base plate portion. The cone-shaped portion has a fragile portion that facilitates vertical crush and deformation.
US11505132B2	Bicycle mounting device A bicycle mounting device for storing and transporting a bicycle in a horizontal or vertical orientation. The mounting device includes a frame formed by a pair of longitudinal members and a first and second lateral member each affixed at opposing ends thereof. A sliding bicycle support is operably connected to the pair of longitudinal members and can receive the bicycle in a horizontal orientation. In some embodiments, the first end of the frame is raised relative to the second end thereof. In use, the device is placed in a trunk of a vehicle and the horizontally oriented bicycle is placed on the sliding support. The bicycle can then be pushed into the trunk by the sliding support moving from the first to the second end of the frame. The pair of longitudinal members form a gap to receive a tire of the bicycle when stored in the vertical orientation.
US11505130B1	Component tray assembly for vehicles A component tray assembly for a vehicle. For example, the component tray assembly may be installed between a body of the vehicle and a seat bulkhead of the vehicle. The component tray assembly may include at least a component shelf, a cover disposed over the component shelf, and one or more components. In some examples, the component shelf includes three openings and the one or more components include three speakers respectively disposed within the openings. The component shelf may further include notches located proximate to the side of the component shelf where the component shelf attaches to the seat bulkhead. The positions and shapes of the openings and the notches may create a weakened region of the component shelf that is configured to deform the component tray assembly during a collision. By deforming, the component tray assembly is configured to minimize the amount of force that is imparted to the seat.
US11505128B2	Foot step for vehicle and vehicle The present disclosure provides a foot step for a vehicle and a vehicle. The foot step includes: a step body and a light unit. The light unit is disposed on the step body and at least includes a warning light group. The warning light group is configured to emit light to warn traffic participants nearby of a width and an expected driving route of the vehicle.
US11505127B2	System for automatically dispensing spacer beads for spacing substrates of a mirror reflective element A method for assembling an electro-optic mirror reflective element for a vehicular rearview mirror assembly includes providing a container having a plurality of holes for dispensing spacer beads, supporting the container over a dispensing area via an electrically powered shaking device, positioning a glass substrate at the dispensing area, and automatically shaking the container so that spacer beads fall through the holes in the container and onto the glass substrate. The shaking of the container is controlled so that the shaking device is deactivated after an appropriate amount of spacer beads are dispensed onto the glass substrate. The glass substrate is mated with another glass substrate with the dispensed spacer beads between the glass substrates and bounded by a perimeter seal. The cavity between the glass substrates is filled with an electro-optic medium, and the cavity is sealed with the electro-optic medium and spacer beads disposed therein.
US11505126B2	Electric storage unit for vehicle outside mirror device, and vehicle outside mirror device The present invention includes a shaft, a gear case, a cover, a motor, and a rotational force transmission mechanism. The gear case has an upright wall. The cover has a fitting wall and a cover wall. The upright wall and the fitting wall are provided with a fitting member. The fitting member includes a fitting protruding unit, and an elastically deformable fitting piece having a fitting opening unit. As a result, the present invention can sufficiently reduce the number of parts and can surely prevent the cover from rattling.
US11505123B2	Vehicular camera monitoring system with stereographic display A vehicular camera monitoring system includes a pair of rearward viewing cameras disposed at a vehicle with overlapping fields of view. A driver-monitoring camera is disposed at the vehicle. An ECU includes an image processor that processes image data captured by the driver-monitor camera and the rearward viewing cameras. A stereographic video display screen is disposed at the vehicle and viewable by the driver of the vehicle. Responsive to processing of image data captured by the driver-monitoring camera, the ECU determines location of each eye of the driver of the vehicle. Responsive to processing of image data captured by each of the rearward viewing cameras, the stereographic video display screen displays video images derived at least in part from image data captured by both rearward viewing cameras and provides depth perception to the driver of the vehicle viewing the displayed video images.
US11505119B2	Lighting systems with adjustable interior lighting Lighting may be provided using light sources such as lighting systems with arrays of light-emitting diodes. A lighting system may be integrated into a seat, a door panel, a dashboard, or other interior portions of a system such as a vehicle. The interior portions of the vehicle may be illuminated using lighting systems to provide ambient light, to provide custom surface textures and other decorative patterns, to provide icons, text, and other information, and to provide custom gauges and other illuminated regions. Illuminated regions may overlap sensors such as capacitive touch sensors, force sensors, and other sensors. The light-emitting diodes in a lighting system may supply light that passes through openings in a cover layer. The layer may be formed from fabric, leather, or other materials. Lens structures may guide light through the openings.
US11505111B2	Illumination apparatus having a coherent light source and diffraction optical device that has a plurality of diffraction zones and widens the width of the illumination zone An illumination apparatus that illuminates an illumination zone having a first direction and a second direction crossing the first direction is provided with a light source to emit a coherent light beam, and a diffraction optical device to diffract the coherent light beam incident from the light source. The diffraction optical device diffracts the incident coherent light beam so that a width of the illumination zone in the second direction gradually becomes wider along the first direction of the illumination zone from a nearer side to the diffraction optical device.
US11505110B2	Vehicle head lamp Each of a pair of left and right vehicle head lamps includes a plurality of optical units in a lamp chamber. A variable light distribution type optical unit that changes a light distribution mode of a high beam depending on a surrounding state and a traveling state of a vehicle is disposed in a first vehicle head lamp on a passenger seat side, and a figure drawing optical unit capable of forming a desired figure on a road surface in front of the vehicle by emitted light is disposed at a position symmetrical to the variable light distribution type optical unit in a second vehicle head lamp on a driver seat side.
US11505105B2	Systems and methods for minimizing motion sickness in vehicles A motion sickness control system for a vehicle includes a vibrator. The motion sickness control system includes a sensor configured to measure vibration of the vehicle. The motion sickness control system includes a computer having a processor and a memory storing instructions executable by the processor to actuate the vibrator at a target frequency based on the measured vibration of the vehicle. The target frequency attenuates the measured vibration of the vehicle.
US11505103B2	Vehicle privacy screen A privacy screen for a vehicle that can provide for an enhanced passenger experience. The privacy screen includes a blocking body configured to at least partially shroud a shielded seat of the vehicle. The blocking body has an inner seat facing surface, an outer shielding surface, and a concave contour that is configured to extend at least partially around the shielded seat. The privacy screen further includes a passenger enhancement feature that is configured to be controllable via input from a passenger of the vehicle that is remote from a driver of the vehicle.
US11505102B2	Vehicle seat, and headrest support device for vehicle seat A vehicle seat includes a seat back frame. The vehicle seat includes a suspension mat disposed within the seat back frame. The vehicle seat includes a linking member that elastically supports the suspension mat at the seat back frame. The vehicle seat includes a bushing that is disposed at an upper portion of the seat back frame. The vehicle seat includes a hollow stay inserted into the bushing, the stay protruding upward from the upper portion of the seat back frame. The vehicle seat includes a headrest fixed at an upper end of the stay. An upper end of the linking member is inserted into the stay from a lower end of the stay that is inserted into the bushing.
US11505101B2	Vehicle seat having an adaptable lateral support and method for adapting the lateral support of a vehicle seat A vehicle seat having an adaptable lateral support and method of adapting lateral support are provided. The seat has a seat frame on which a seat cushion and/or a backrest cushion and at least one actuator is retained, wherein the seat cushion and/or the backrest cushion has at least one laterally arranged, resiliently deformable side wall cushion for the lateral support of a person sitting on the vehicle seat and the actuator is operationally connected to the side wall cushion and configured to apply a deformation force for the resilient deformation of the side wall cushion. The vehicle seat has a cable element which connects the side wall cushion to the actuator in a force-transmitting manner so that the actuator introduces the deformation force by tensioning the cable element directly from the cable element into the side wall cushion to deform the side wall cushion to change the lateral support.
US11505100B2	Frame for seats in public transport vehicles The subject of the invention is a frame for seats in public transport vehicles, used in vehicles such as trams, school buses or other vehicles for transporting passengers on short distances, with low requirements for the comfort of travel. A frame for a seat in public transport vehicles in the form of shaped bent profile that creates a backrest and a seat pan, to which brackets for the seat pan and backrest pillows are attached, wherein the profile (1) in a section perpendicular to its longitudinal axis has an outline similar to an ellipse and its longer section axis is tilted upwards in an outside direction from the vertical plane, which forms the frame's perpendicular bisector, by angle α ranging from 10-30°, preferably 20°.
US11505099B2	Seat trim structure, seat structure and seat mounting structure for a seat of a vehicle The disclosure relates to a seat trim structure for a vehicle seat with at least a mounting element having a plurality of integrated retaining elements, a number of detachable support members, and a number of detachable trim elements. The support members may be detachably arranged to the mounting element and the integrated retaining elements may be configured to detachably retain the number of trim elements to the mounting element.
US11505095B2	Seat device for a construction machine A seat device for a construction machine comprising a positioning device and a seat console having a seat arranged thereon, wherein the positioning device comprises a first pivot arm and a second pivot arm for guiding the seat console along a curved trajectory, wherein the pivot arms respectively comprise a first end and a second end, wherein the respective first end of the pivot arms is supported on the positioning device via a respective first rotary joint, and the respective second end of the pivot arms is connected to the seat console via a respective second rotary joint in a manner as spaced apart from each other.
US11505092B2	Hologram switch system of seat for vehicles A hologram switch system of a seat for vehicles generates hologram switch images for adjusting movement of the seat and air-conditioning of the seat in front of a passenger sitting on the seat, and allows the passenger to perform selection and operation in the generated hologram switch images through the position and motion of a passenger's hand, so that the passenger may more intuitively approach and easily operate the switch images and thereby easily operate various seat moving apparatuses and seat air-conditioning apparatuses.
US11505089B2	Cooling system A cooling system includes air intakes, air intake fans, a duct, and an intake-air controller. The air intakes are separately formed near seats disposed side by side inside a vehicle. The air intake fans individually take in air through the air intakes. The duct guides the air taken in by the air intake fans to a battery. The intake-air controller controls a ratio of intake air flow rates in the air intake fans according to the state of a seated occupant.
US11505086B2	Vehicle speed control system and method of controlling retardation energy of a vehicle A speed control system to control retardation energy of a vehicle and a method of controlling retardation energy of a vehicle are provided. The system includes an energy storage device configured to absorb and store the retardation energy of the vehicle. The energy storage device includes a power absorption limit determined at least partially by a temperature and a state of charge of the energy storage device. The system further includes a non-energy-storing retarder configured to absorb the retardation energy of the vehicle and a controller configured to route the retardation energy to the energy storage device up to the power absorption limit and route a remaining portion of the retardation energy to the non-energy-storing retarder.
US11505085B2	Power supply system in vehicle A power supply system for a vehicle including a driving battery, first and second device batteries, a DC-to-DC converter, a control system device, and a specific device includes first and second power lines, first and second switches, and a coupling line. The first power line transmits power from the first device battery to the control system device. The second power line transmits power from the second device battery to the specific device. The first switch is coupled between the DC-to-DC converter and the first power line. The first switch includes a diode disposed in a direction to flow a current to the first power line. The coupling line is configured to transmit power from a node between the DC-to-DC converter and the first switch to the second power line. The second switch selectively opens and closes an electric circuit of the coupling line.
US11505083B2	Battery storage system for electric refuse vehicle A refuse vehicle includes a chassis, a body assembly, and battery cells. The body assembly is coupled to the chassis and defines a refuse compartment. The battery cells are positioned between the body assembly and the chassis.
US11505081B2	Charge/discharge management apparatus and vehicle A charge/discharge management apparatus for executing charge/discharge of a battery of a vehicle electrically connected to a facility, comprising an obtaining unit for obtaining use histories of a plurality of batteries corresponding to a plurality of vehicles electrically connected to the facility, and a selection unit for selecting a battery subjected to execution of charge/discharge from the plurality of batteries based on priority decided from the use histories.
US11505077B2	Systems and methods for wireless vehicle power transfer and misalignment estimation A vehicle including a power receiving pad for wirelessly receiving power, a plurality of magnetic sensors for measuring a magnetic field of a power transmitting pad and obtaining magnetic field data, one or more processors, and one or more memory modules are provided. The one or more memory modules include a computer-readable medium storing computer-readable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to receive the magnetic field data from the plurality of magnetic sensors, and estimate a lateral misalignment of the power receiving pad with respect to a magnetic axis of the power transmitting pad. The magnetic sensors are arranged to detect at least an X-component and a Y-component of a magnetic field produced by a power transmitting pad.
US11505075B2	Vehicle including fuel cell, battery-charging method for the vehicle, and recording medium having recorded therein program for executing the method A vehicle includes a boost converter configured to bypass or to convert a stack voltage and output the bypassed or converted stack voltage as a first voltage in response to a first control signal, a first switching unit configured to be switched in response to a first switching signal to form a main path to supply the first voltage to a battery, a buck converter configured to convert and output a level of the first voltage to the battery as a second voltage in response to a second control signal, a second switching unit configured to be switched in response to a second switching signal to form a bypass path to supply the second voltage to the battery, and a controller configured to inspect a level of voltage charged in the battery and generate the first and second control signals and the first and second switching signals based thereon.
US11505068B2	In-vehicle control apparatus using a detachable knob and method for controlling same A vehicle function control apparatus and method control various vehicle functions. A control method of an integrated manipulation unit may include: establishing a first data path with a first detachable knob attached to a first attachment position among at least one attachment position provided in an attachment unit; transmitting information on a first function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the first detachable knob through the first data path; establishing a second data path with a second detachable knob stacked on the first detachable knob; and transmitting information on a second function to be controlled corresponding to the first attachment position to the second detachable knob through the second data path.
US11505062B1	Electrified military vehicle A military vehicle includes a chassis, a front axle, a rear axle, an energy storage system, a first driver, a transmission, and a second driver. The chassis includes a passenger capsule, a front module coupled to the passenger capsule, and a rear module coupled to the passenger capsule. The passenger capsule defines a tunnel extending longitudinally along a bottom thereof. The front axle is coupled to the front module. The rear axle is coupled to the rear module. The first driver is supported by the front module. The transmission is positioned within the tunnel and coupled to the front axle and/or the rear axle. The second driver is at least partially positioned within the tunnel and positioned between the first driver and the transmission. The second driver includes a motor/generator coupled to the transmission and a clutch positioned to selectively couple the first driver to the motor/generator.
US11505059B2	Actuation mechanism for active grille shutters An active grille system having a linear actuation mechanism. The active grille system has vanes connected to a link arm. The vanes rotate between an open position and a closed position using force transmitted by the link arm. Connected to the frame is an actuator that has a mover that provides force to a linear actuation mechanism that is connected to the link arm.
US11505044B2	Structure for shielding rail exposed to outside of sliding door vehicle A structure for shielding a rail exposed to an outside of a sliding door vehicle includes a rail configured to be mounted in a vehicle, a drive unit movably connected to the rail, and a cover unit having one side connected to the drive unit and configured to be foldable and unfoldable. The cover unit is configured to move to open or close a space in which the rail is positioned.
US11505043B2	Shock absorber Stability of shock absorbing property of a shock absorber provided on a back surface of a door trim is improved. A shock absorber is attached on the back surface of the door trim, and absorbs impact applied to the door. A quadrangular tube element of the shock absorber has an end plate on a tube tip surface, and faces the back surface of the door trim. The quadrangular tube element has an approximate U shape in which three side surfaces are closed by an upper plate, a lower plate, and a front plate, and the remaining one side surface is opened.
US11505040B2	Vehicle A vehicle includes: a vehicle body including a vehicle cabin; at least one wheel disposed along one direction in the vehicle body; a seat disposed inside the vehicle cabin; a first planar member that is fixed to the vehicle body, separates the vehicle cabin from an outside of the vehicle, is disposed further toward the outside of the vehicle than the seat in the one direction, and has a first transmittance for visible light; a second planar member that is allowed to be disposed between the first planar member and the seat, and has a second transmittance for visible light that is smaller than the first transmittance; and an input device. The second planar member is disposed between the first planar member and the seat in a case where a predetermined input is performed on the input device.
US11505033B2	Module for accommodating and cooling electronic circuitry in a vehicle A module for accommodating electronic circuitry which advantageously is able to take advantage of air in a climate system for cooling of the electronic circuitry. In one aspect, there is provided a module for accommodating electronic circuitry in a vehicle, the module includes: at least one attachment surface for attachment of electronic circuitry thereon, an air guiding structure for receiving an air flow for cooling of the attachment surface, the air guiding structure having a wall member including the attachment surface such that the wall member provides a thermal path between the attachment surface and the air in the air guiding structure, wherein the air guiding structure includes an inlet configured to receive air for cooling of the attachment surface wherein the air flow is an air flow used for climate control in the vehicle.
US11505030B2	Thermal management system for range extender vehicle An electric drivetrain for installation in a vehicle chassis. A generator coupled to an engine generates electric power for charging an array of batteries. The vehicle, including components and subsystems, may be powered electrically from the batteries, allowing the engine and generator to be easily replaced or customized for an industry, geographic region, fuel type, or a set of emission requirements. A thermal management system may determine a battery temperature for the set of batteries and cause one or more of a coolant system, a refrigerant system, an exhaust gas system or an ambient air heat exchanger to add heat to the set of batteries or transfer heat away from the set of batteries.
US11505027B2	Suspension control assembly and a kit of parts for Disclosed is a vehicular suspension control assembly and a kit of parts therefore configured to connect to opposite ends of a vehicle axle housing and to opposite sides of the vehicle. The assembly includes a control module configured to connect to the opposite ends of the vehicle axle housing and a frame module configured to connect to the opposite sides of the vehicle. The control and frame modules are interconnected with pivot control members to allow both modules to keep equal weight on the rear wheels during vehicle cornering. The control module has a straight pivot link connected to one side of the axle housing and an interconnected asymmetrical pivot link connected to the other side of the axle housing. When cornering, additional weight is applied to one side of the axle housing. In response, the pivot links of the control assembly transfer weight to the other side of the housing, to keep equal weight on the rear wheels.
US11505025B2	Device and method for determining mass of vehicle A device for determining amass of a vehicle includes vehicle height sensors respectively mounted on left front and rear wheels or respectively mounted on right front and rear wheels to sense a vehicle height of the vehicle, a passenger detecting sensor for sensing the number of passengers boarded the vehicle and boarded locations of the passengers, and a controller that calculates a load based on the vehicle height, calculates a load conversion factor based on each offset set based on a boarded location of each passenger and the number of passengers, and calculates a mass change amount based on the load and the load conversion factor. The device may determine an accurate mass of the vehicle when the vehicle height sensors are not mounted on all four wheels, improve a performance of the vehicle by reflecting the determined mass to vehicle control, and reduce tuning parameters for vehicle control.
US11505019B2	Support assembly of a load carrier or a coupling device A carrier arrangement for a rear end of a vehicle, forms a component of a load carrier which can be detachably fastened to the vehicle and projects in front of the rear end of the vehicle during use or forms a component of a coupling device that can be fastened to a rear end of a body of the vehicle, wherein, in the case of the load carrier (300), the carrier arrangement is provided for applying a load and comprises, in the case of the coupling device, a holder for a trailer coupling for attaching a trailer to the vehicle or for a load carrier coupling part for detachably coupling a load carrier to the vehicle. The carrier arrangement has at least one support profile which has a support profile circumferential wall with support profile circumferential wall sections arranged at an angle to each other and/or extend in a curved manner about the longitudinal axis of the support profile and delimit an interior space of the support profile with respect to the longitudinal axis on the circumference. The support profile is stiffened at least along a part of its longitudinal axis in a reinforcement section by a reinforcement profile which comprises reinforcement profile wall sections arranged at an angle to each other and/or extend in a curved manner about a reinforcement profile longitudinal axis of the reinforcement profile, and is supported on the support profile circumferential wall of the support profile in order to reinforce the support profile, wherein the at least one reinforcement profile engages into the interior space of the support profile or the support profile engages into a reinforcement profile interior space of the reinforcement profile which is delimited by the reinforcement profile wall sections in a circumferential angle range of more than 180° extending about the longitudinal axis of the support profile.
US11505012B2	Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel includes: a wheel body; a single Helmholtz resonator; and a suspension member slidably engaged with the wheel body and suspending the Helmholtz resonator inside a tire air chamber from the wheel body.
US11505009B2	Method for making a blind hole in a tire and a method for inserting an insert to the blind hole A method for making a blind hole in a prefabricated tire and a method for inserting an insert to such a blind hole are disclosed. The former comprises arranging available a prefabricated tire comprising tread blocks forming the tread of the tire, and thereafter machining such a blind hole to a tread block of the tire that the blind hole has a first cross section at a first depth and a second cross section at a second depth, wherein the second cross section is greater than the first cross section and the second depth is greater than the first depth.
US11504998B2	Wheel made out of fiber reinforced material and procedure to make such wheel A wheel (1) includes a rim (2) and a wheel center (3) made from a fiber reinforced composite material. The wheel center (3) includes a tubular middle section (6) having a center opening (7) extending in the direction of a wheel axis (19) and having a first and a second end (8, 9). A hub (5) includes a first flange ring (10) and a second flange ring (11). At least one of the flange rings (10, 11) and the tubular middle section (6) are interconnected to each other by a form fit interconnection (12, 13).
US11504997B2	Wheel rim for a vehicle A wheel rim having a central axis and comprising a central hub configured to be fixed to a suspension of a vehicle; a peripheral ring, which is arranged around the hub with a predetermined radial distance from the hub itself and is configured to receive a tire of the vehicle on a radially outermost surface thereof; a plurality of spokes equally spaced angularly from one another around the axis and connecting the peripheral ring to the hub; and at least one projection protruding in a cantilever fashion towards the hub, starting from a radially innermost surface of the peripheral ring, opposite to the radially outermost surface, and defining an airfoil configured to generate, in use, during the forward travel of the vehicle, a channelling of the air towards the outside of the wheel rim.
US11504992B2	Image forming method, recorded matter, and image forming apparatus An image forming method is provided. The image forming method includes the processes of: applying a porous layer forming material to a recording medium by an inkjet head to form a porous layer having an average pore diameter greater than 200 nm and not greater than 400 nm and an average thickness of from 5 to 30 μm; and applying a silver ink containing silver to the porous layer.
US11504991B2	Inkless printing on substrates and comestibles A method of marking a package (72) includes providing a package (72) including an additive transformable from a first state to a second state in response to an external stimulus and presenting said package via a sales device (80). At least a portion of said additive is in said first state when said package is presented in said sales device (80). At least a portion of said additive is activated to form identifying indicia on said package within said sales device (80).
US11504990B2	Security device formed by printing with special effect inks A security device is disclosed that has an image formed upon a substrate. The image has a first printed region and a second different printed region both printed with a same ink formulation of field alignable flakes. At least one of the printed regions has optically variable effects. One of the first and second printed regions at least partially surrounds the other. The second printed region is formed of thin parallel lines and the first printed region has substantially wider lines than are printed in the second printed region. The area density of the ink in a line in the first group of wider lines is greater than the area density of a line in the second group of narrower lines. A surprising effect of this image is that particles or flakes in the ink are field aligned so as to produce a visible kinematic dynamic effect visible in the first region and not visible in the second region when the image is tilted or rotated.
US11504988B2	Sheet cassette and printing system A sheet cassette configured to store a recording sheet and connectable to a printer includes a battery, a storage, a communication terminal, and an electrode terminal. The storage is configured to store information. The sheet cassette is configured to perform communications between the sheet cassette and the printer through the communication terminal. The sheet cassette is configured to supply the electric power of the battery to the printer through the electrode terminal.
US11504985B2	Recording apparatus A recording apparatus includes a control unit that acquires information regarding shapes and sizes of a recording material and a transport material to which the recording material is to be bonded. The control unit is configured to operate in a first recording mode in which a positioning pattern is recorded on the transport material, the positioning pattern being used to position the recording material on the transport material, and also configured to operate in a second recording mode in which the data is recorded on the recording material positioned on the transport material during transport of the transport material.
US11504981B2	Ink jet printer A printer includes: a platen configured to allow a rolled first recording medium and a sheet-like second recording medium to be placed thereon; and a guide table detachably provided on a base member and configured to guide movement of the second recording medium. The platen includes a first platen on which the first recording medium and the second recording medium are placed, and a second platen disposed ahead of the first platen, including an upper surface tilted obliquely downward from the rear toward the front, and configured to guide movement of the first recording medium. The guide table includes a placement portion including a flat upper surface which is located below the first platen and above a portion of the second platen and on which the second recording medium is placed.
US11504978B2	Agnostic in-line verification system for finishing RFID-enabled tags An agnostic in-line verification system and method produce finished RFID-enabled tags including labels, tags, tickets, stickers and the like. Includes is an RFID-verification base unit with an RFID-verifier that checks for verification of programmed data of the RFID-enabled tags. A feed module is positioned upstream of the RFID-verification base to receive a flow of RFID-enabled tags to be finished through RFID verification, and a collector module is downstream of the RFID-verification base unit and that receives RFID-verified tags from the RFID-verification base unit. In systems that feed a continuous stream of uncut tags, a cutter module is positioned between the verification base unit and the collector module.
US11504975B2	Printer A printer includes an ink tank, a print head performing printing by using ink in the ink tank; a light source irradiating an inside of the ink tank with light; a sensor detecting light incident from the ink tank during a period in which the light source emits light; and a background plate facing the light source and the sensor in the ink tank.
US11504974B2	Inkjet printer An inkjet printer includes a printer body and an ink container provided in the printer body. The ink container includes an ink containing portion, a frame portion and a cover portion. A top portion of the ink containing portion includes a port. The cover portion is pivotally connected to the frame portion and pivotable between an opened position, in which the port is exposed, and a closed position, in which the cover portion covers the port, with respect to the frame portion. The cover portion includes a sealing member provided corresponding to the port on an opposing surface of the cover portion. When the cover portion is in the closed position, the sealing member seals the port, and when the cover portion is in the opened position, the sealing member is separated from the port.
US11504970B2	Printing fluid collectors A printing fluid collector is described. In one example, the collector comprises a conveying mechanism for collecting printing fluid ejected from a printing fluid dispenser, and a connecting means for connecting the conveying mechanism to a printing system in an orientation such that the conveying mechanism is to collect printing fluid ejected from the printing fluid dispenser and convey the printing fluid in a direction which is substantially perpendicular to a direction of movement of a print medium along a print medium path.
US11504969B2	Wiping device, liquid ejecting apparatus A wiping device includes a feeding portion having a feeding shaft, and configured to hold a band-like member, a pressing unit configured to allow a contact portion located in a contact region of the band-like member, to be brought into contact with a liquid ejecting portion, a winding portion having a winding shaft, and configured to be capable of performing a winding operation for winding the band-like member to move the contact portion in a movement direction, a brake mechanism configured to brake rotation of the feeding shaft, and a contact unit configured to contact the band-like member fed from the feeding portion and to apply tension to the band-like member, the contact unit being movable between an operating time position during the winding operation and a stop time position when the winding operation is not performed.
US11504968B2	Liquid ejection head and liquid ejection apparatus A liquid ejection head includes a liquid ejection face on which multiple ejection port arrays, each of which is formed with multiple ejection ports that eject liquid, are arranged. In the liquid ejection head, a first protrusion and a second protrusion, which have different sizes, are arranged in peripheral areas of the ejection port arrays on the liquid ejection face.
US11504965B2	Liquid discharge method, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing drive pulse determination program, and liquid discharge apparatus In the present liquid discharge method, in the driving step, the drive pulse in which a potential change rate during a change from the third potential to the first potential varies depending on the recording condition acquired in the acquisition step is applied to the drive element.
US11504964B2	Printing apparatus and printing method A printing apparatus includes: power supply circuits including at least a first power supply circuit and a second power supply circuit, the power supply circuits having mutually different output voltages; and a head including nozzles, the nozzles forming groups arranged in a first direction, each of the nozzles being associated with any one of the power supply circuits. The groups include a first group and a second group adjacent to each other in the first direction. The first group is formed by nozzles associated with the first power supply circuit and nozzles associated with the second power supply circuit. The second group is formed by nozzles associated with the first power supply circuit and nozzles associated with the second power supply circuit.
US11504962B2	Gravure printing units for printing onto substrate, printing press with such a gravure printing unit, ink transfer forme and method for setting up an inking unit cylinder comprised by a gravure printing unit A gravure printing unit is usable for printing onto substrate according to a gravure printing method. The gravure printing unit has a forme cylinder, which comprises, on its circumference, an image-forming pattern of recesses, and has an inking unit for inking the pattern of recesses provided on the forme cylinder. The inking unit comprises a first inking unit cylinder, which comprises recesses in a region of its outer cylindrical surface that correspond to the recesses on the forme cylinder, and which form a nip point downstream with a second inking unit cylinder, which comprises, on its circumference, ink-transferring elevations or raised areas. The recesses are formed on the outer cylindrical surface of an ink transfer forme sheath. The first inking unit comprises a cylinder body which is or which can be mounted rotatably in the inking unit and on which a circumferentially closed ink transfer forme sheath, that carries the recesses of the first inking unit cylinder on its outwardly facing surface, is or can be detachably arranged. A printing press has such a gravure inking unit. A setting up method, an ink transfer forme sheath, and a method for producing the same are also disclosed.
US11504958B2	Method for transferring at least one layer of material from a first substrate to a second substrate The invention relates to a method for transferring at least one layer of material, comprising: producing first and second separating layers (108, 110), one against the other, on a first substrate (104); producing the layer to be transferred on the second separating layer (110); securing the layer to be transferred to a second substrate (106), forming a stack of different materials; and performing mechanical separation at the interface between the separating layers; in which the materials of the stack are such that the interface between the first and second separating layers has the weakest adhesion force, and the method comprises a step reducing an initial adhesion force of the interface between the first and second separating layers.
US11504957B2	Laminating apparatus and method for manufacturing vehicle seat using eco-friendly water-based adhesive Proposed are a laminating apparatus and a method for manufacturing a vehicle seat. The laminating apparatus includes a first lamination part (100); a second lamination part (200); and a drying part (300), wherein the first lamination part (100) includes: a polyurethane foam feeding roll (110); a first bonding part (120); a fabric feeding roll (130) mounted on a side of the first lamination part (100); and a first pressing part (140), the second lamination part (200) includes: a second application part (210); a backing cloth feeding roll (220); and a second pressing part (230), and the drying part (300) includes: a feed part (310); and a chamber part (320).
US11504950B2	Film for glass lamination, method for manufacturing same, laminated glass comprising same, and transportation means comprising same A glass lamination film includes a tinted zone in which one or more colored layers are disposed and a clear zone. The tinted zone includes a colored zone with a fixed color and a color change zone disposed between the colored zone and the clear zone, and a color of the color change zone has a varying density. A fade off zone has relative transmittance (Rt, %) of 30 to 80%. The color change zone includes the fade off zone having a distance of 15 to 25 mm. The colored layer includes a first colored layer and a second colored layer disposed below the first colored layer. An amount of plasticizer in the second colored layer is larger than an amount of the plasticizer in the first colored layer.
US11504949B2	Multilayer element The present invention relates to a multilayer element (LE) and to a multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2), the use of the multilayer element (LE) and the multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2) for producing an article, an article comprising multilayer element (LE) or multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2), a layer element of at least two layers, the use of the polymer composition of the invention to produce a multilayer element (LE) or a multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2), as well as to a process for producing the multilayer element (LE) and an article thereof, as well as to a process for producing the multilayer laminated glass layer element (GLE2) and an article thereof.
US11504946B2	Device and method for connecting lamination parts to form a lamination stack A device and a method for connecting lamination parts to form a lamination stack, in which lamination parts are punched out from an electrical strip that is coated on at least one of its flat sides with a hot-melt adhesive varnish layer, the lamination parts that have been punched out are stacked, and then connected in an integrally joined manner through thermal activation of the hot-melt adhesive varnish layer to form a plurality of lamination stacks. Before the lamination parts are punched out, the electrical strip is prepared in a subregion of the hot-melt adhesive varnish layer in such a way that after the lamination part is punched out, this lamination part facilitates separation of the stacked lamination parts into lamination stacks. In the preparation of the electrical strip, the layer thickness of the hot-melt adhesive varnish layer on the electrical strip is at least reduced through removal by laser light in order to produce the subregion.
US11504945B2	Items formed using stitching equipment with adjustable-shape fixtures An item may be formed from structures that include holes. Stitching may be used to form a seam that joins the structures. The stitching may be formed from a chain stitch that passes through the holes. The holes may be formed from loops of knit fabric or other holes. Leather layers, polymer layers, fabric layers, and other structures with holes may be joined using the stitching. During fabrication, a layer of material with holes may be placed on an adjustable-shape fixture having a bed of needles. The shape of the bed of nails in the adjustable-shape fixture may then be changed. After the fixture has been used to transform the shape of one or more of the structures, the structures may be placed on needles in an assembly fixture and the stitching between the structures may be formed. The item may be an electronic device cover or other item.
US11504942B2	Transfer system for a composite material A transfer system for a composite material including: a nonwoven as carrier material and a textile layer of reinforcing fibers, wherein the reinforcing fibers consist of mono- or multifilaments or tapes and the carrier material is adhesively bonded to the layer of reinforcing fibers.
US11504941B2	Adaption of textile article for radio frequency (RF) absorption and attenuation The present disclosure describes techniques for fabricating a textile article from a laminate formed by curing a reinforced fiber matrix and a resin substrate. The resin substrate may include iron oxide particles, such as iron oxide, Fe3O4, that are capable of absorbing and attenuating RF signals within a desired RF signal range, namely 0 GHz-3 GHz, 3 GHz, −8 GHz, and greater than or equal to 10 GHz. The iron oxide particles may include Fe3O4Fe, Fe3O4Ni, or Fe3O4, and/or so forth. Each iron oxide particle is selected based on the RF signal range that the textile article is intended to absorb. In other words, a change in iron oxide particle composition and proportion by volume may impact the RF signals absorbed and attenuated by the textile article.
US11504940B2	Laminated assembly and manufacturing method A laminated assembly extends in a longitudinal direction and a lateral direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction, the assembly including a non-woven sheet and an elastic film that are laminated together, the non-woven sheet including at least one activated zone extending over the length of the non-woven sheet measured in the longitudinal direction and over a width that is strictly less than the width of the non-woven sheet measured in the lateral direction, the degree of activation of the activated zone of the non-woven sheet in the lateral direction being different from the degree of activation of the elastic film in the lateral direction, the degree of activation of the activated zone of the non-woven sheet in the lateral direction lying in the range 20% to 200%.
US11504937B2	Low cost manual expanding-dunnage conversion apparatus A manually-operated dunnage conversion apparatus includes a housing with an outlet opening, a supply of slit sheet stock material supported within the housing for dispensing from the outlet opening, and a pair of opposed expansion members rotatably coupled to the housing for rotation about respective, parallel expansion axes between the supply and the outlet opening. The expansion members are biased towards each other via a biasing member to provide a gripping force on sheet stock material fed therebetween to apply friction to the sheet stock material that causes the sheet stock material to expand in length and thickness as an operator pulls the sheet stock material from the outlet opening in the housing. With the possible exception of the biasing member, the apparatus may be made of paper-based products, making the apparatus recyclable, reusable, and composed of a renewable resource, as well as inexpensive to manufacture.
US11504933B2	Pressing apparatus that detects abnormal pressing through expanding and contracting information over time or position A pressing apparatus 1 includes a storage 27 that stores a plurality of actual data which are load data which was actually measured and which are configured of a first information and a second information, and a plurality of reference data which is a reference for the load data, an adjustor 23 that expands and contracts the first information of at least one of an actual data pattern which is based on the plurality of the actual data stored in the storage 27 and an reference data pattern based on the plurality of the reference data stored in the storage 27 to correspond with each other, and a determiner 24 that determines appropriateness of a load applied to the ram 9 in a pressing operation based on a similarity of the actual data pattern adjusted by the adjustor 23 and the reference data pattern adjusted by the adjustor 23.
US11504932B2	Die insertion tool The invention concerns a die insertion tool (100) for inserting a die (550) into a die pocket (552) of a press (500), the tool (100) includes a barrel (102) shaped for positioning the tool (100) within a punch guide bore (582) of the press (500), a tip (106) for insertion into a die cavity (556) of the die (550), and a collar (104) located between the barrel (102) and the tip (106) and configured to contact the die (550) when the tip (106) is inserted in the die cavity (556). The invention further concerns a kit (700) for a press (500) and a method for inserting a die (550) into a die pocket (552) of a press (500).
US11504931B2	Powder supplier A powder supplier, which supplies a powder material to a pressure molding mechanism that continuously generates a molded body, including: a casing having an inlet to which the powder material is supplied and an outlet from which the powder material is discharged; one or a plurality of screws being disposed inside the casing and rotationally driven to transport the powder material in an axial direction; motors being disposed outside the casing and rotationally driving screws; and a regulator being disposed between the screws, and the outlet inside the casing, and regulating a flow of the powder material. The regulator has a rotation shaft perpendicular to the axial direction of the screws, and a width direction of the powder material discharged from the outlet, and being configured to rotate about the rotation shaft.
US11504930B2	Compaction system and methods for compacting composite components Compaction systems and methods of compacting components are provided. In one aspect, a laminate of a component can be laid up on a tool of a compaction system. The laminate defines a cavity. A noodle is positioned relative to or in the cavity. A noodle ring is then positioned relative to the noodle. For instance, the noodle ring can be placed over the noodle. A cross section of the noodle ring can be shaped complementary to a cross section of the noodle. A plunger of the compaction system is moved so that it engages the noodle ring. Particularly, the plunger is moved in such a way that a force is applied on the noodle ring so that the noodle ring compacts the noodle into the cavity.
US11504927B2	Systems and methods for controlling and monitoring inflatable perfusion enhancement apparatus for mitigating contact pressure Introduced here are methods, apparatuses, and systems for mitigating the contact pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object, such as a chair, bed, or table. A pressure-mitigation apparatus can include a series of chambers whose pressure can be individually varied. When placed between a patient and a contact surface, a controller can vary the contact pressure on the human body by controllably inflating one or more chambers, deflating one or more chambers, or any combination thereof. By monitoring the pressure in each chamber over time, the controller can also gain an enhanced understanding of movement(s) performed by the human body when positioned on the pressure-mitigation apparatus.
US11504925B2	Lightning strike protection surfacer and method of manufacturing the same A thermoplastic surfacer for providing lightning strike protection to a composite component of an aircraft, methods of manufacturing the surfacer, and methods of applying the surfacer to a composite part. The thermoplastic surfacer includes a broadgood having an amorphous thermoplastic resin, one or more fillers embedded into the broadgood, and a lightning strike protection mesh or foil embedded into the broadgood. When applying the surfacer to a composite part of an aircraft, the method includes draping the surfacer on an at least partially unconsolidated composite part, consolidating the at least partially unconsolidated composite part by heating the part to a temperature at or above a melt temperature of a resins used in the part and in the surfacer, and filling at least one surface defect in the consolidated part using the amorphous thermoplastic polymer resin and milled fibers provided in the thermoplastic surfacer.
US11504921B2	Heat fusing devices, smart trash receptacle and methods for controlling heat fusing temperature The present invention discloses a heat fusing device for a smart trash receptacle, including: a heating wire for fusion-cutting and thermally sealing an open end of a trash bag, the heating wire being connected to a heat-fusing circuit; a base having heat-resistant and insulating properties, the base having a first end surface on which the heating wire is arranged; and a control mechanism communicatively coupled to the heat-fusing circuit for control thereof. The present invention also discloses a smart trash receptacle incorporating the heat fusing device and a method for controlling a heat fusing temperature. With the present invention, during automatic bagging by the smart trash receptacle, good contact between the heating wire and the trash bag can be ensured while preventing adhesion of the trash bag. This results in improved sealing quality and enables the fulfillment of two tasks, i.e., thermoplastic sealing and thermal fusion-cutting, in the same action of the heat fusing device. As a result, higher automatic bagging quality and reliability are obtainable at lower bagging control difficulty and reduced bagging cost. Moreover, control in the system is simplified, and the stability and reliability of the system are increased.
US11504920B2	Method for manufacturing cuff for blood pressure measurement device Provided is a method for manufacturing a cuff including a first outer layer, a first intermediate layer, a second intermediate layer, and a second outer layer, the method including disposing each of two non-bridge welded sheet members between the sheet member of the first intermediate layer bridge welded with the sheet member of the first outer layer and the sheet member of the first intermediate layer bridge welded with the sheet member of the second intermediate layer and between the sheet member of the second intermediate layer bridge welded with the sheet member of the first intermediate layer and the sheet member of the second intermediate layer bridge welded with the sheet member of the second outer layer, and welding the four sheet members constituting the intermediate layers.
US11504918B2	Cross-linked pex forming after assembly A tube assembly including a cross-linked polyethylene tube having a radial projection and a coupler, and a method for forming the tube assembly. A forming assembly is configured to dispose the radial projection of the cross-linked polyethylene tube through the coupler after the completion of the cross-linking process.
US11504913B2	Multi-material three-dimensional printer A multi-material three-dimensional printing apparatus is provided. The provided apparatus includes two or more print stations. Each of the print stations includes a substrate, a transportation device, a dispersion device, a compaction device, a printing device, a fixing device, and a fluidized materials removal device. The apparatus also includes an assembly apparatus in communication with the two or more print stations via the transportation device. The apparatus also includes one or more transfer devices in communication with the assembly apparatus. The apparatus also includes a computing and controlling device configured to control the operations of the two or more print stations, the assembly apparatus and the one or more transfer devices.
US11504911B2	Irradiation device for an apparatus for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects Irradiation device (5) for an apparatus (1) for additively manufacturing three-dimensional objects (2) by means of successive layerwise selective irradiation and consolidation of layers of a build material (3) which can be consolidated by means of an energy source, which Irradiation device (5) comprises at least one irradiation unit (6-8), preferably an optical unit, arranged in a housing (9) of the Irradiation device (5), wherein a stream generating device (10) is provided that is adapted to guide a gas stream (11) that is adapted to be charged with residues present inside the housing (9) through the housing (9) of the Irradiation device (5) along a streaming path in which the gas stream (11) at least partially streams alongside or through the at least one irradiation unit (6-8) for removing residues from the housing (9).
US11504905B2	Methods of reducing distortion of additively manufactured objects A method of making a three-dimensional object (11) from a light polymerizable dual cure resin (16), includes the steps of: (a) producing a green intermediate object by light polymerization of the resin in a stereolithography process (e.g., continuous liquid interface production); (i) the object comprising a body portion and a circumferential boundary portion (12) included in at least part of the body portion i (ii) the stereolithography process including overexposing the boundary portion (as compared to the exposure of the body portion) with light; (b) cleaning the intermediate object; and then (c) baking the object to produce the three-dimensional object.
US11504900B2	Method of folding edges of trim parts A method of folding edges of trim parts includes the following steps. Place an inner surface of a substrate against a panel support so that an upper end of the substrate is disposed above a top end of the panel support. Press a backup blade against an outer surface of the substrate beneath the upper end of the substrate. A folder tool of an edge folding apparatus is urged against the inner surface of the upper end of the substrate in a horizontal direction which laterally folds the upper end 96 of the substrate. Remove the backup blade from the outer surface of the substrate. Then urge the folder tool of the edge folding apparatus against the inner surface of the substrate in a vertical direction and downwardly folding the upper end 96 of the substrate.
US11504899B1	Method for fabricating lightly crosslinked polyimides with phenylethynyl pendants for shape-memory effect and programmed enhancement in Tg and modulus The invention generally relates to shape memory films that are tri-functionally crosslinked and that comprise multiple, non-terminal, phenylethynyl moieties. In addition, the present invention relates methods of fabricating such films. Due to the improved properties of such SMPS, the SMP designer can program in to the SMP mechanical property enhancements that make the SMP suitable, among other things, for advanced sensors, high temperature actuators, responder matrix materials and heat responsive packaging.
US11504898B2	Method of thermoforming a foil, forming tool, thermoforming tool, installation for thermoforming, container and brewing container Method of forming, in particular a thermoforming method, a foil into a container, in particular a brewing container, especially a coffee capsule, using a plug assist and/or pressure difference in axial main forming direction, directing the foil into a forming tool creating a blank with a cavity and pressing the foil towards the forming tool bottom in order to create a floor for the blank and characterising the method in that the floor of the blank experiences a material distribution, especially a material shifting and/or material compression, during which a constant pressure difference within the blank's cavity is guaranteed and a circumferential annular gap is created.
US11504890B2	Insert molding apparatus An insert molding apparatus includes: a lower mold including a seating part on which an insert member including a through-hole is seated; an upper mold mounted on the lower mold to receive the insert member seated on the seating part; and a first fixing part including a first head provided in the lower mold and inserted into the through-hole of the insert member when the insert member is seated, and a first drive unit that moves the first head. The first drive unit is moved to adjust a length by which the first head is inserted into the through-hole.
US11504876B2	Thickness planer A thickness planer has a housing, a motor housed in the housing, a controller having a control board configured to control driving of the motor, at least one intake port provided in the housing, at least one outlet port provided in the housing, an air flow passage that is provided within the housing and configured such that air taken in from the at least one intake port flows therethrough toward the at least one outlet port via the motor, and a fan that is configured to generate flow of air from the at least one intake port to the at least one outlet port through the air flow passage. A particular region of the controller is arranged on the air flow passage.
US11504875B2	Stamping tray A stamping tray includes a tray body and a base board. The tray body defines a number of mounting grooves for receiving workpieces to be scrapped. The base board is located on a side of the tray body away from the mounting grooves. Each of the mounting grooves defines a through hole extending to the base board.
US11504873B2	Dynamic regulation of contact pressures in a blade sharpening system Dynamic regulation of contact pressures in a blade sharpening system is provided. An example multiphase grinding wheel has a grinding face with one or more abrasive concentric rings for sharpening the cutting blade of the log saw machine, and one or more padded concentric rings consisting of fiber padding. Sharpening with the multiphase grinding wheel improves cut quality, increases blade life, removes glues and varnishes from the cutting blade, reduces blade deformation, and hones the edge of the cutting blade. A pneumatic tensioning system uses air bladders to apply dynamic cushioning and processor-controlled contact pressure between the grinding wheels and the cutting blade during sharpening. The fiber-padded grinding wheels and the air bladder tensioner provide improved sharpness of the cutting blade and longer life for the mechanical components.
US11504870B2	Tape cutter and tape printing apparatus Provided is a tape printing apparatus including a half cutter and a mounting portion lid. The half cutter has a half-receiving portion and a half-movable portion, the half-movable portion includes a half-movable blade and comes into contact with or separates from the half-receiving portion, a first side, which is one side of the half-movable blade in a blade length direction, is open between the half-receiving portion and the half-movable portion, and the mounting portion lid opens and closes a cutter mounting portion on which the half cutter is mounted. The mounting portion lid is provided with a lid-side half-receiving support portion that supports at least one of an end on the first side of the half-receiving portion and an end on the first side of a third frame portion that supports the half-receiving portion pressed by the half-movable portion when the mounting portion lid is closed.
US11504862B1	Vacuum-actuated end of arm tools with suction cups and pinching/stabilizing arms Systems and methods to grasp objects using vacuum-actuated end of arm tools may include moving pistons, pinching or stabilizing arms, and suction cups. For example, responsive to application of negative pressure and responsive to grasping an object by a suction cup, a piston may move between a retracted position and an extended position. The movement of the piston may cause corresponding movement of one or more pinching or stabilizing arms around the object to pinch and/or stabilize the object grasped by the suction cup.
US11504861B2	Gripping mechanism and assembly apparatus A gripping mechanism includes a pair of inclined surfaces and rolling elements. The pair of inclined surfaces face each other, are inclined in opposite directions with respect to a vertical direction, and approach each other on a lower side. Each of the rolling elements is rollable on the respective inclined surfaces in an obliquely upward and downward direction. An opening space is formed between lower ends of the inclined surfaces, the opening space having a direction Y (horizontal) width smaller than a direction Y width of the respective rolling elements arranged in the direction Y.
US11504858B2	Role switching of robots with similar appearance A role switching method of robots with similar appearance includes: at a robot, the robot being capable of communicating with other robots within a predetermined range: identifying other robots having the same appearance as the robot itself within the predetermined range; and performing role exchange with the other robots having the same appearance as the robot itself within the predetermined range.
US11504857B2	Wire saw device, and processing method and processing device for workpiece In order to respond flexibly to various processing modes, such as forming curved surface shapes, when cutting a workpiece using a wire saw, this wire saw device (1) is provided with: a single robot arm (2) that is capable of moving freely by means of multi-axis control; a wire saw unit (3) that is detachably connected to the robot arm (2) via a tool changer (7); a wire (8) that spans a plurality of pulleys supported within the wire saw unit (3); and a workpiece cutting zone (20) that is established between the pulleys. The workpiece is cut to a prescribed shape by moving the robot arm (2) in a preset direction while running the wire (8) of the wire saw unit (3) and pressing the wire (8) against the supported workpiece.
US11504855B2	System, method and marker for the determination of the position of a movable object in space A system for determining the position of a movable object in space includes a marker which is to be applied to the object. The marker has a surface which is subdivided into a plurality of individual fields. The fields each have a statistical noise pattern. The system also includes an image capture unit which is remote from the object and is arranged to capture an image of the marker. The system further includes an image evaluation unit which stores a reference image of the noise patterns and is designed to locate at least one of the fields in the currently captured image of the marker by comparison with the reference image in order to determine a current position of the marker in space. There are corresponding methods for determining a position the object.
US11504851B2	Simulating process forces during robot testing Methods and systems according to one or more examples are provided for testing an automated platform, such as a robot. In one example, a system comprises a first robot configured to perform one or more processing operations on a workpiece. The system further comprises a second robot configured to simulate one or more parameters of the workpiece and an associated processing operation to provide one or more test conditions corresponding to each of the one or more processing operations the first robot would perform on the workpiece to test the first robot.
US11504849B2	Deterministic robot path planning method for obstacle avoidance The present teaching relates to a method and system for path planning. A target is tracked via one or more sensors. Information of a desired pose of an end-effector with respect to the target and a current pose of the end-effector is obtained. Also, a minimum distance permitted between an arm including the end-effector and each of at least one obstacle identified between the current pose of the end-effector and the target is obtained. A weighting factor previously learned is retrieved and a cost based on a cost function is computed in accordance with a weighted smallest distance between the arm including the end-effector and the at least one obstacle, wherein the smallest distance is weighted by the weighting factor. A trajectory is computed from the current pose to the desired pose by minimizing the cost function.
US11504845B2	Reconfigurable robotic manufacturing cells A manufacturing process adopting the reconfigurable robotic manufacturing cells that can work conjointly and yet have the capabilities to be reconfigured to disconnect from other cells and handle multiple tasks. The reconfigurable robotic cell is not dependent on any other robotic cells to complete work in progress.
US11504843B2	Flexible magnetic socket holder A flexible magnetic socket holder is disclosed having a flexible elongated strip having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall and a second side wall. The top wall has a plurality of posts each adapted to receive a socket and having an opening on each side of the posts for exposing a magnet. The bottom wall has a retaining member extending downwardly from the bottom wall and adapted to receive the magnet. The first side wall and the retaining member have an opening adapted to receive the magnet and retain the magnet by friction fit. The second side wall is adapted to retain the magnet in the retaining member. The magnet is inserted in the retaining member through the opening in the first side wall and the retaining member. The top wall of the flexible elongated strip is adapted to magnetically hold the sockets at each post and the bottom wall of the flexible elongated strip is adapted to magnetically attach to different shaped ferrous surfaces.
US11504842B1	Collapsible sawhorse The collapsible sawhorse comprises a cross tie, a first vertical support member, and a second vertical support member. The collapsible sawhorse may be a sawhorse that separates and collapses for transportation and storage. When assembled, the collapsible sawhorse may be used to elevate and support a project. The collapsible sawhorse may be used in pairs to elevate both ends of the project. As non-limiting examples, the project may be a construction material such as a board to be sawed, a temporary work surface such as a sheet of plywood, or a tool such as a chop saw. The collapsible sawhorse may be fastenerless in that the collapsible sawhorse may be assembled and disassembled without using tools.
US11504837B2	Fastener-driving tool having a superconductor power source The present disclosure provides various embodiments of a fastener-driving tool that includes a battery-charged supercapacitor as a power source. The fastener-driving tool includes first and second spaced-apart, conductive rails and a partially conductive piston slidably mounted on the rails. The rails and the piston are electrically connected to one another. The supercapacitor is electrically connected to the first rail. When the supercapacitor discharges electrical current, the electrical current flows from the supercapacitor, into the first rail, through the piston into the second rail, and from the second rail. The electrical current induces magnetic fields in the rails and the piston, and the combination of the electrical current and the magnetic fields induce a Lorentz force that acts on the piston to move the piston toward a nosepiece to drive a fastener.
US11504834B2	Smart trigger system An actuation system for preventing actuation of a base device upon a non-target substrate. The actuation system includes a detector configured to generate and transmit a profile signal of a test substrate. A processing unit is in communication with the detector and configured to receive the profile signal of the test substrate from the detector, the processing unit being configured to determine whether the profile signal of the test substrate corresponds to a profile signal of a target substrate, and to generate an actuation signal if the profile signal of the test substrate corresponds to the profile signal of the target substrate. An actuation unit is in communication with the processing unit and the base device, the actuation unit being configured to receive the actuation signal from the processing unit and to permit the base device to actuate when receiving the actuation signal.
US11504833B2	Method of manufacturing ball joint with a threaded domed cover plate A method of manufacturing a vehicle suspension component includes inserting a cover body into an aperture of a housing, the cover body being disposed about a central axis concentric with the aperture of the housing, the cover body having a convex side and a concave side and an outer perimeter disposed about the central axis, the cover body defining a threaded bore concentric with the central axis, and deforming the cover body into retaining engagement with the housing by pressing against the convex side until the cover body is at least partial deformed and the outer perimeter is expanded compared to a pre-deformed state of the cover body.
US11504827B2	Adjustable box wrench The invention comprises an adjustable box wrench that can provide a more accurate grasp and/or sufficient grip/contact with the faces of the head of a bolt, nut, and/or similarly related objects. The invention comprises a series of pins and links which form a loop within a hollow body and are folded onto each other to form a tight gripping surface at the wrench's box ends. The invention may also contain slide-switches and/or scroll knobs to help actuate link closure or guide links within the chamber of the body until the desired set of links is within a box end.
US11504826B2	Quick-turning wrench A quick-turning wrench includes a driving end with a first jaw and a second jaw. The first and the second jaws respectively have a first and a second side, which face one another. The driving end defines an engaging space between the first and the second jaws. The driving end has a first grip-surface section, a second grip-surface section, and a third grip-surface section. The engaging space is partially delimited by the first, the second, and the third grip-surface sections. The first grip-surface section is adjacent to the first side and extends along a flat first phantom surface. The second and the third grip-surface sections are adjacent to the second side and respectively extend on a flat second phantom surface and a flat third phantom surface.
US11504825B2	Holding apparatus and method for holding a substrate A holding apparatus, in particular a chuck, for a substrate comprises a main body with a upper side, a carrier element arranged in a recess of the main body so as to be vertically movable such that it can be adjusted between a protruding loading position and a retracted clamping position, the carrier element comprising a support surface for placement of the substrate. The support surface has a smaller diameter than the main body. A lifting element lifts the carrier element to the loading position. The carrier element seals the recess such that a sealed cavity is provided between the main body and the carrier element, which cavity can have a negative pressure applied thereto which counteracts the effect of the lifting element.
US11504821B2	Predictive filter for polishing pad wear rate monitoring An apparatus for chemical mechanical polishing includes a platen having a surface to support a polishing pad, a carrier head to hold a substrate against a polishing surface of the polishing pad, a pad conditioner to hold a conditioning disk against the polishing surface, an in-situ polishing pad thickness monitoring system; and, a controller configured to receive a signal from the monitoring system and generate a measure of polishing pad wear rate by applying a predictive filter to the signal.
US11504816B2	Systems and methods for treating aneurysms Treatment of aneurysms can be improved by delivering an occlusive member (e.g., an expandable braid) to an aneurysm sac in conjunction with an embolic element (e.g., coils, embolic material). A treatment system for such treatment can include an electrolytically corrodible conduit having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a detachment zone between the proximal portion and the distal portion. An occlusive member having a proximal hub is coupled to the conduit distal portion. The conduit has a lumen configured to pass an embolic element therethrough.
US11504806B2	Three-dimensional laser machine and method for controlling the three-dimensional laser machine A three-dimensional laser machine includes a machine head, a controller for positioning the machine head and controlling an orientation of a nozzle, and a sensor for detecting a distance between a workpiece and the nozzle. The controller is capable of performing a profile control of correcting the position of the machine head based on the detected distance. When the machine head has reached a predetermined position part way through an approach process of moving the machine head from an approach start position to a machining start position while controlling the pose of the nozzle, the controller performs the profile control to move the machine head to the machining start position.
US11504804B2	Method of confirming optical axis of laser processing apparatus A method of confirming an optical axis of a laser processing apparatus includes placing an image capturing unit so as to be movable in X-axis directions, removing a second mirror and capturing an image of a laser beam with the image capturing unit for receiving the laser beam reflected by a first mirror, installing the second mirror and capturing an image of the laser beam with the image capturing unit for receiving the laser beam reflected by a third mirror, and determining whether an optical axis of the laser beam reflected by the first mirror and an optical axis of the laser beam reflected by the third mirror exist in one XZ plane or not on the basis of the captured images and a reference line in the captured images.
US11504796B2	Resistance spot welding method Proposed is a resistance spot welding method to join parts to be welded which are a plurality of overlapping metal sheets, including: dividing a current pattern into two or more steps for welding; before actual welding, performing test welding; and subsequently, as actual welding, performing adaptive control welding, in which the two or more steps for welding include a step of securing a current path between the sheets directly below the electrodes and a subsequent step of forming a nugget having a predetermined diameter, and a welding interval time is provided between these steps. This method thus yields a good nugget without causing splashing even under special welding conditions.
US11504795B2	Spot welded joint using high strength and high forming steel and its production method A spot welded joint of at least two steel sheets is provided. At least one of the steel sheets presents yield strength above or equal to 600 MPa, an ultimate tensile strength above or equal to 1000 MPa, uniform elongation above or equal to 15%. The base metal chemical composition includes 0.05≤C≤0.21%, 4.0≤Mn≤7.0%, 0.5≤Al≤3.5%, Si≤2.0%, Ti≤0.2%, V≤0.2%, Nb≤0.2%, P≤0.025%, B≤0.0035%, and the spot welded joint contains a molten zone microstructure containing more than 0.5% of Al and containing a surface fraction of segregated areas lower than 1%, said segregated areas being zones larger than 20 μm2 and containing more than the steel nominal phosphorus content.
US11504794B2	Methods and apparatus for forming a pierce hole in a workpiece Methods for forming pierce holes in a metal workpiece are disclosed. According to one implementation, upon a plasma torch be energized, the cutting axis of the torch is rotated repeatedly between first and second angular positions to produce successively deeper pierces in a workpiece until a pierce hole is produced through a thickness of the workpiece. According to other implementations pierce holes are produced by rotating the cutting axis of the plasma torch tip around a designated central axis of the pierce hole in a diametrically reducing manner so that the produced pierce hole has a tapered profile with a cross-sectional area of the pierce hole at a top surface of the workpiece being greater than a cross-sectional area of the pierced hole at a bottom surface of the workpiece.
US11504793B2	Wire feeding device and arc welding device A wire feeding device configured to feed welding wire from a wire feeding source to a welding torch is provided with: an intermediate wire feeding source that is disposed between the wire feeding source and the welding torch and is configured to temporarily store the welding wire fed from the wire feeding source and to feed the stored welding wire to the welding torch; a first feeding part that feeds the welding wire at the wire feeding source to the intermediate wire feeding source; a second feeding part that feeds the welding wire stored in the intermediate wire feeding source to the welding torch; and a feed control unit that controls speed of feeding the welding wire by each of the first feeding part and the second feeding part.
US11504792B2	Method and device for welding by means of a non-consumable electrode The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for welding by means of a non-consumable electrode (2), wherein a welding current (I) alternating in polarity at a welding frequency (fS) is applied by a current source (3) between the electrode (2) and a workpiece (4) in order to form an arc (5), and the polarity is changed back to the polarity before the polarity change if the voltage (U) is above the voltage threshold value (US+, US−) and the welding current (I) is below the current threshold value (IS+, IS−). According to the invention, the welding voltage (U) and the welding current (I) after a preset duration (Δt) after the polarity change are compared with the voltage threshold value (US+, US−) and the current threshold value (IS+, IS−), and in addition the power (P) in the arc (5) is determined, and the polarity is changed back if the welding voltage (U) is greater than the voltage threshold value (US+, US−), and/or if the welding current (I) is less than the current threshold value (IS+, IS−), and/or the determined power (P) is less than a preset power threshold value (PS).
US11504787B2	Welding or additive manufacturing dual wire drive system A welding or additive manufacturing wire drive system includes a welding wire spool and first and second drive rolls. One or both of the drive rolls has a circumferential groove. The system includes a first welding wire, drawn from the welding wire spool, and located between the drive rolls in the circumferential groove, and a second welding wire, drawn from the welding wire spool, and located between the drive rolls in the circumferential groove. The first welding wire contacts the second welding wire between the first drive roll and the second drive roll. The first welding wire further contacts a first sidewall portion of the circumferential groove, and the second welding wire further contacts a second sidewall portion of the circumferential groove. Both of the first welding wire and the second welding wire are radially offset from a central portion of the circumferential groove.
US11504781B2	Twin-head bar cutting device A twin-head bar cutting device includes a first cutting head and a first bar holding device as well as a second cutting head and a second bar holding device placed on a common base. The base includes a first placement surface on which the first cutting head is placed, a second placement surface on which the second cutting head is placed, and a holding device placement surface formed higher than the first placement surface and the second placement surface between the first placement surface and the second placement surface and on which the first bar holding device and the second bar holding device are placed, and the first cutting head and the second cutting head are arranged symmetrically about a vertical plane passing through a center in a width direction of the base.
US11504777B2	Tool system Tool system (1) comprising a tool holder (2) that includes an insert seat (17) for accommodating an insert (6) having a depression (7), further comprising a clamping element (4) that has an opening (26) for accommodating a clamping means (15), and a projection (5), and comprising a mechanism (functional dimension (Fx) that limits the linear mobility of the clamping element (4). This ensures that a disposable insert (6) can be repeatedly securely clamped.
US11504761B2	Feed mechanism for pocketed spring strands A feed mechanism for pocketed spring strands is provided with at least one index wheel having a plurality of blades. The feed mechanism is provided with a motor. The at least one index wheel includes a first support member which is rotatable about a first rotation axis and carries a first support element which supports a shaft element of the blade to be tiltable about a tilt axis extending in parallel to the first rotation axis. The at least one index wheel includes a second support member which is rotatable about a second rotation axis which extends in parallel to the first rotation axis and carries a second support element which is slidable along the shaft element of the blade and supports the shaft element to be tiltable about the tilt axis.
US11504759B2	Stamping dies and guided retainer devices for use in same A guided retainer for movably coupling a holder to a plate of a stamping die for use in a press including a pin having an enlarged portion. A bushing received on and slidable relative to the pin into an abutting relationship with the enlarged portion. When the guided retainer is assembled with the holder and the plate, the guided retainer is capable of transferring motion of the holder to the plate during movement of the press to an opened position for insertion of a workpiece into the stamping die. The pin includes a groove and a retainer plate that is received in the groove. A stamping die configured to be used in a press to modify a workpiece. The stamping die including a holder that is adapted to be coupled to the press. A plate that is spaced apart from the holder and a guided retainer.
US11504756B2	Method of aligning a flat or profiled metal sheet A method of aligning a flat or profiled metal sheet with preformed notches on the two sides of the metal sheet when the sheet enters into a bender or folding machine directly from a roll forming machine linked or joined to the folder. The metal sheet has to be effectively aligned on the folder before folding to avoid potential damages to the metal sheet of not being properly squared or angled on bending while reducing the times to produce the folded products. Moreover, this method according to the invention allows the metal sheet to feed directly into the folder from the rollformer without having to pass through an intermediary transfer table or aligning device/machine before entering the folder for folding or manual alignment in the folder.
US11504753B2	Cleaning module, sample analyzer with cleaning module and cleaning method A cleaning module, a sample analyzer with the cleaning module and a cleaning method. Wherein, the cleaning module may include a disk body assembly and a cleaning assembly. The disk body assembly may include a disk body, the cleaning assembly and the disk body may move relatively, and the disk body and the cleaning assembly complete extraction of waste fluid and cleaning on a path of moving relatively.
US11504750B2	Turbine blade maintenance method A cleaning process (blasted-particles cleaning process) includes performing, a plural number of consecutive cycles, an ultrasonic cleaning treatment including immersing a turbine rotor blade in a water basin and conducting an ultrasonic wave into the water basin to clean the turbine rotor blade, and a pressurized-water cleaning treatment including spraying pressurized water into an internal cooling flow channel after the ultrasonic cleaning treatment is performed. The cleaning process is performed after a bonding coat layer removing process of removing a bonding coat layer (first coating layer) by chemical treatment, and a cleaning process of cleaning the turbine blade by blast treatment. Heat tinging process is then performed.
US11504746B2	Systems, devices, and methods for enhanced sortation of delivery items Systems, methods, and devices for designating a location for a delivery item that is being sorted by an operator. The operator scans the delivery address of the item using a scanner having a particular attribute, such as being painted red. Using delivery address along with an identifier for the scanner that was used, the system determines a sort output location for the item, identifies a designator (e.g. a specific color, such as red) that corresponds to the scanner, and identifies an indicator device (e.g., a multicolor LED device) that corresponds to the sort output location. The system then commands the indicator device to present or display the designator. For example, the indicator device may be commanded to illuminate a LED to give off red light. The operator of the red scanner then places the item at the location corresponding to the red light designator.
US11504745B2	Item sorting system and method Provided is an item sorting system and method. The system includes: a supply end configured to provide a to-be-sorted item in the first area; a moving transport apparatus configured to transport the to-be-sorted item in a second area; and an item receiving apparatus configured to receive the to-be-sorted item in a third area. The second area and the third are arranged in order without overlapping with each other.
US11504744B2	Modular, pre-tensioned, self-cleaning screening panels A modular, pre-tensioned, self-cleaning screening panel having a frame and at least one pre-tensioned wire that is fastened to the frame.
US11504736B2	Systems and methods for closed loop fluid velocity control for jetting Systems and methods for closed loop fluid velocity control for jetting are disclosed. A method includes dispensing a first volume of viscous fluid from a nozzle of a dispensing device according to a first value of an operating parameter that affects the exit velocity of the first volume. A characteristic of the first volume is measured using a sensor. The characteristic of the first volume is then compared to a range of values to determine whether the characteristic of the first volume is outside of the range. The value of the operating parameter is adjusted to a second value in response to determining that the characteristic of the first volume is outside the range. A second volume of viscous fluid is dispensed according to the second value of the operating parameter. The exit velocity of the second volume is different than the first volume.
US11504734B1	Sprinkler head cover Implementations of sprinkler head covers may include: an artificial turf portion including a backing, a stiffener coupled to the backing at a first side of the stiffener, and a bag removably coupled to a second side of the stiffener. The second side may be opposite the first side of the stiffener.
US11504733B1	Autonomous paint spraying machine The autonomous paint spraying machine is an autonomous mobile system for making paint markings on surfaces. The autonomous paint spraying machine includes a chassis having longitudinally opposed first and second edges, where the first edge has a linear contour and the second edge has an arcuate contour. A linear track is mounted on the chassis adjacent the first edge, and an arcuate track is mounted on the chassis adjacent the second edge. A paint receptacle is mounted on an upper surface of the chassis, and a plurality of driven wheels are mounted on a lower surface of the chassis. A controller is configured for controlling actuation and orientation of the plurality of driven wheels. First and second spray nozzles each receive paint from the paint receptacle. The first spray nozzle is slidably mounted on the linear track, and the second spray nozzle is slidably mounted on the arcuate track.
US11504731B2	Method for automatic glue-spraying of stringer and inspection of glue-spraying quality A method for automatic glue-spraying of stringers and inspection of glue-spraying quality based on measured data. Three-dimensional (3D) point cloud data of a stringer-skin assembly is collected by 3D laser scanner, and then processed by denoising and sampling. Feature points of an intersection line of a site to be glued of the stringer-skin assembly are extracted by K-means clustering method based on Gaussian mapping, and a minimum spanning tree is constructed based on a set of the extracted feature points. A connected region is established to obtain an initial feature intersection line of the string-skin assembly, which is optimized by random sample consensus algorithm to remove redundant small branch structures to obtain the actual glue-spraying trajectory. The quality of the glue sprayed on the stringer-skin assembly is inspected by line laser to determine positions of the defects, which are then subjected to secondary glue-spraying.
US11504723B2	Spray heads A spray head adapted for connection to a supply of fluid. The head includes a body to receive the supply of fluid and a number of conical mixing volumes, in fluid connection with the body and supply of fluid, each conical mixing volume having an outlet. Each conical mixing volume includes at least one first inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume at an angle to a conical axis thereof, and at least one second inlet for a flow of fluid into the conical mixing volume substantially parallel to the conical axis. There is a valve disposed upstream of the conical mixing volumes, the valve adapted to divide and vary the supply of fluid flow between the at least one first inlet and the at least one second inlet, which in turn varies the output of the fluid from the outlet of the conical mixing volumes.
US11504722B2	Non-exhaust fine dust collecting device using triboelectricity A non-exhaust fine dust collecting apparatus using friction electricity is disclosed. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a non-exhaust fine dust collecting apparatus using friction electricity, including: an air pipe mounted in a vehicle and provided with an inlet through which fine dust generated in a vehicle and charged with a first polarity flows together with air; and a dust collector mounted at a side of an outlet of the air pipe and charged with a second polarity that is opposite to the first polarity to collect the fine dust charged with the first polarity.
US11504718B2	Incubation trough and incubation tray with a plurality of incubation troughs An elongated incubation trough has an indentation open toward a top end as well as a bottom. The indentation has a first receiving area to receive an elongated test strip as well as a second receiving area to receive an end section of a fluid line. The second receiving area is in fluidic communication with the first receiving area. A maximum width of the second receiving area at bottom height is greater than a maximum width of the first receiving area at bottom height.
US11504716B2	Multiwell device and method of use Multiwell devices and methods of filtration using the multiwell devices are disclosed.
US11504715B2	Microdroplet manipulation method A method of manipulating microdroplets having an average volume in the range 0.5 femtolitres to 10 nanolitres comprised of at least one biological component and a first aqueous medium having a water activity of aw1 of less than 1 is provided. It is characterised by the step of maintaining the microdroplets in a water-immiscible carrier fluid which further includes secondary droplets having an average volume less than 25% of the average volume of the microdroplets up to and including a maximum of 4 femtolitres and wherein the volume ratio of carrier fluid to total volume of microdroplets per unit volume of the total is greater than 2:1. The method may be employed for example with microdroplets containing biological cells or with microdroplets containing single nucleoside phosphate such as are prepared in a droplet-based nucleic acid sequencer. The method is suitable for controlling for example cellular, chemical or enzymatic processes and/or microdroplet size in microdroplets or single nucleotide nucleic acid sequencing.
US11504714B2	System and method for isolating and analyzing cells A system and method for isolating and analyzing single cells, wherein the system includes: an array of wells defined at a substrate, each well including an open surface and a well cavity configured to capture cells in one of a single-cell format and single-cluster format, and a fluid delivery module including a fluid reservoir superior to the array of wells through which fluid flow is controlled along a fluid path in a direction parallel to the broad face of the substrate; and wherein the method includes: capturing a population of non-cell particles into the array of wells in single-particle format; releasing, from the non-cell particles, a set of probes into the array of wells; capturing a population of cells into the array of wells in single-cell format; releasing biomolecules from each captured cell into the array of wells; and generating a set of genetic complexes comprising the biomolecules associated with a single captured cell and a subset of probes within individual wells of the array of wells.
US11504710B2	Systems and methods for serial flow emulsion processes Disclosed herein are systems and methods for serial flow emulsion processes. Systems and methods as described herein result in reduced cross-contamination.
US11504701B2	Catalytic formulation for producing propylene cyclic carbonate from carbon dioxide using a potassium iodide catalyst This invention is related to the synthesis of organic carbonates from carbon dioxide and epoxides. It is particularly focused on the production of propylene cyclic carbonate from propylene oxide. The proposed catalytic materials includes a support made of aluminum oxyhydroxide (Catapal B®), nitric acid, acetic acid and/or phosphoric acid. An important stage is the physical and chemical conditioning of the catalytic materials and to this end, experimental methodologies such as spheronization and thermal treatments were implemented prior the evaluation process.
US11504698B2	Ni—Al2O3@Al2O3—SiO2 catalyst with coated structure, preparation method therefor and application thereof A Ni—Al2O3@Al2O3—SiO2 catalyst with coated structure is provided. The catalyst has a specific surface area of 98 m2/g to 245 m2/g, and a pore volume of 0.25 cm3/g to 1.1 cm3/g. A mass ratio of an Al2O3 carrier to active component Ni in the catalyst is Al2O3:Ni=100:4˜26, a mass ratio of the Al2O3 carrier to an Al2O3—SiO2 coating layer is Al2O3:Al2O3—SiO2=100:0.1˜3, and a molar ratio of Al to Si in the Al2O3—SiO2 coating layer is 0.01 to 1. Ni particles are distributed on a surface of the Al2O3 carrier in an amorphous or highly dispersed state and have a grain size less than or equal to 8 nm, and the coating layer is filled among the Ni particles.
US11504693B2	Alumina-based adsorbent containing sodium and doped with an alkali element for capturing acidic molecules The present invention relates to an adsorbent comprising an alumina support and at least one alkali element, said adsorbent being obtained by introducing at least one alkali element, identical to or different from sodium, onto an alumina support the sodium content of which, expressed as Na2O equivalent, before the introduction of the alkali element or elements, is comprised between 1000 and 5000 ppm by weight with respect to the total weight of the support. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of said adsorbent and use thereof in a process for the elimination of acidic molecules such as COS and/or CO2.
US11504689B2	Encapsulated perfume compositions and methods of preparing them An encapsulated perfume composition comprising a slurry of core-shell microcapsules in a suspending medium, the core comprising at least one perfume ingredient, and the shell comprising a thermosetting resin formed by the reaction of shell-forming materials selected from monomers, pre-polymers and/or pre-condensates, and wherein the encapsulated perfume composition comprises a polymeric stabilizer that is a reaction product of a polymeric surfactant, and a silane that contains functional groups capable of forming covalent bonds with the shell.
US11504688B2	Extended release microparticles comprising drug, and preparation method therefor The present invention relates to extended release microparticles comprising a drug, and a preparation method therefor, and when the extended release microparticles comprising a drug are administered in order to replace conventional drugs that should be administered daily or monthly, the drug administration effect can be continuously maintained for one week to three months.In addition, the drug administration effect is maintained for a long time and, simultaneously, microparticles are prepared so as to have the average diameter of a fixed micro-size, and thus an effective drug concentration can be constantly maintained by controlling the release of the drug from the microparticles, and a foreign body sensation and pain can be reduced during drug administration since microparticles having a uniform size are included during application as an injectable drug.
US11504685B1	Processing equipment and processing technology of gel microsphere material The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of gel material processing, and discloses processing equipment and a processing technology of a gel microsphere material. The processing equipment comprises a mixing barrel, wherein a motor is installed at the top of the mixing barrel; a rotating rod is arranged in the mixing barrel; the rotating rod is fixedly connected to the output end of the motor; a fan-shaped impeller is installed at the bottom end of the rotating rod; the bottom of the rotating rod communicates with a gas conveying pipe; a shunting ring is fixedly connected to the inner side wall of the mixing barrel; the bottom of the rotating rod is fixedly connected with the fan-shaped impeller; and the gas conveying pipe is arranged at the bottom of the mixing barrel to inflate a raw material solution in the mixing barrel, when bubbles float in the solution, the solution can be stirred, and then under the cooperation of the fan-shaped impeller at the bottom of the rotating rod, the raw material solution of the gel microsphere material is stirred more quickly and more uniformly in the mixing barrel compared with the raw material solution only stirred by the fan-shaped impeller.
US11504684B2	Hotplate stirrer A hotplate device has a body with a platform for receiving a vessel that contains a sample to be heated. A heating element, arranged under the platform, provides heat to the platform, based on a set temperature and a measured temperature as sensed by at least one temperature sensor, proximate to the platform. A controller located in the body directs electrical power to the heating element. As a safety feature, a wireless communication feature allows a user to enter set temperature instructions from a mobile device when communication with the mobile device is enabled and established. A proximity feature, when enabled, allows the user to enter instructions only as long as the user remains in a predetermined proximity of the hotplate device.
US11504682B2	Mixer base assembly for mixing vessels and method of use A mixer base assembly comprises (a) a body having an upper end including a mating face for mixing vessel connection; a lower end including a cavity; a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall, and a fourth side wall; an inlet port arranged in the first side wall; an outlet port arranged in the third side wall; a sampling port arranged in the fourth side wall; a probe port arranged in the third side wall; and, a fluid mixing chamber including a baffle and having a bottom wall; (b) an impeller seat arranged in the cavity in the lower end of the body; and, (c) a levitating magnetic impeller arranged in the impeller seat, the impeller comprising a magnet, a base, and at least two blades, wherein the blades extend above the bottom wall of the fluid mixing chamber into the fluid mixing chamber.
US11504680B2	Double-bladed worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine, wherein each of the blade elements has an elliptic, oval, or bioconvex outer peripheral surface in the top view A worm shaft for a mixing and kneading machine particularly for continual processing having a shaft bar, on the circumferential surface of which blade elements are arranged to be spaced apart from one another extending outwards from the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, wherein the blade elements are arranged on the circumferential surface of the shaft bar, at least in one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, in two rows extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft, and wherein each of the blade elements of the at least one section extending in the axial direction of the worm shaft has an elliptic, oval, or biconvex outer peripheral surface in the top view.
US11504678B2	Self-contained fire protection system A “FirePOD” provides a self-contained, portable, standalone fire protection system that enables property owners, firefighters or others to mix and apply fire-protective gel or foam to entities such as structures, vehicles, vegetation, etc., to protect those entities from wildfire events or other external fire incidents. In various implementations, the FirePOD includes a recirculation-based mixing system for combining a mixture comprising a powder, liquid, or gel-based Thermal Protective Substance (TPS) with a volume of water or other liquid to produce the fire-protective gel or foam. By applying reconfigurable valves, one or more pumps are applied to both recirculate the mixture and, when sufficiently mixed, apply the resulting fire-protective gel or foam via one or more hoses or other dispensing mechanisms. In various implementations, the FirePOD is movable, and is manually or automatically propelled to locations suitable for applying the fire-protective gel or foam.
US11504673B2	Layered mixed-matrix membranes and mixed-matrix composites from polymers and active materials Disclosed herein are multi-layer structures comprising a first composite layer disposed over a second composite layer, wherein the first composite layer contains a first active material dispersed in a first polymer containing an elastomeric polymer and the second composite layer contains a second polymer which may have a second active material dispersed therein, wherein the first active material chemically or physically interacts with at least one toxic chemical and is selected from the group consisting of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), metal oxides, metal hydroxides, zeolites, and combinations thereof, and wherein the active material and the second active material (if present) are the same as or different from each other, and the first polymer and second polymer are the same as or different from each other, subject to the proviso that the first composite layer and the second composite layer compositionally differ from each other in at least one respect.
US11504672B2	Room-temperature selective swelling method of pore-forming used for preparing separation membranes The present invention provides a room-temperature selective swelling method of pore-forming used for preparing separation membranes, comprising: treating a dense membrane of an amphiphilic block copolymer by a composite swelling agent at 15-30° C. for 1 min-24 h, removing the residual solvent, then leaving the membrane at room temperature to dry, so as to obtain an amphiphilic block copolymer separation membrane with a bi-continuous porous structure, wherein the composite swelling agent is composed of 60-96% of a first swelling agent and 4-40% of a second swelling agent, the first swelling agent is an alcohol solvent, the second swelling agent is selected from any one or a mixture of two or more of toluene, styrene, tetrahydrofuran, 1,4-dioxane and so on. In the method of the invention, selective swelling can be achieved at room temperature, abating the energy consumption in membrane-forming process. The method has universality and can be widely used in the pore-forming process of various amphiphilic block copolymers. The swelling level and morphology can be controlled by adjusting the composition of the solvent in the swelling agent and the second swelling agent content in the swelling agent.
US11504670B2	Apparatus and method for wet cleaning a gas stream An apparatus and method for wet cleaning a gas stream has a housing with a gas inlet and a gas outlet, wherein, in the housing, there is at least a first washing segment that serves to clean the gas stream with a washing liquid and that is arranged in the flow path of the gas stream. Inside the housing of the apparatus, there is at least one fan that regulates air pressure along the flow path of the gas stream. A bypass channel for bypassing the flow path through the at least one washing segment as well as a regulator that is arranged in the bypass and that serves to discharge the gas stream being conveyed via the bypass channel are arranged inside the housing.
US11504666B2	Compressor system and filter housing A compressor system includes a compression module having an inlet for receiving air; and a filter housing in fluid communication with the compression module. The filter housing is constructed to house a filter, the filter having a sealing feature disposed at a first end of the filter and having an engagement feature disposed at a second end of the filter opposite the first end. The filter housing includes a trap door constructed to contact the engagement feature, and constructed to drive the engagement feature in a direction parallel to an axis of the filter toward the sealing feature and urge the sealing feature into sealing engagement with the filter housing.
US11504665B2	Rotating coalescing element with directed liquid drainage and gas outlet A rotating coalescer having an ejected coalesced liquid separating device is described. The separating device prevents re-entrainment of liquid into a stream of filtered gas. The rotating coalescer includes a rotating filter element or coalescing cone stack positioned within a rotating coalescer housing. The outer surface of the rotating filter element or the outlet of the coalescing cone stack is displaced from the inner surface of the rotating coalescer housing. The gap between the rotating filter element or the coalescing cone stack and the rotating coalescer housing allows for ejected coalesced liquid, such as oil, to accumulate on the inner surface of the rotating coalescer housing for drainage and allows for filtered gas, such as air, to exit through a clean gas outlet of the rotating coalescer housing.
US11504661B2	Filter device An inner case being substantially cylindrical and being covered at an upper end is provided to cover a heater being substantially rod-shaped. A float being substantially plate-shaped and having substantially the same inner diameter as an inner diameter of the inner case is provided movably in the vertical direction in the inner case, and in the float, a hole through which the heater is inserted is formed. Gas is enclosed in a space surrounded by the inner case and the float. The length in the vertical direction of the inner case is smaller than the length in the vertical direction of the heater. In addition, when the float is positioned at a lower end of the inner case, a gap exists between the float and a bottom surface of a filter case.
US11504660B2	Endplate with guide feature Various example embodiments relate to a filtration system. The filtration system comprises a housing having a first housing end and a second housing end. The housing defines a central compartment therein. The housing comprises a key slot disposed on the first housing end and a housing key element protruding from the first housing end toward the second housing end. The filtration system further comprises a filter element positioned within the central compartment of the housing. The filter element has a first filter end and a second filter end. The filter element includes filter media and an endplate disposed on the first filter end. The endplate includes a central endplate opening, a key element configured for engagement with the key slot, and an installation guidance element formed along the central endplate opening. The installation guidance element is configured for engagement with the housing key element.
US11504659B2	Endplate with guide feature Various example embodiments relate to a filtration system. The filtration system comprises a housing having a first housing end and a second housing end. The housing defines a central compartment therein. The housing comprises a key slot disposed on the first housing end and a housing key element protruding from the first housing end toward the second housing end. The filtration system further comprises a filter element positioned within the central compartment of the housing. The filter element has a first filter end and a second filter end. The filter element includes filter media and an endplate disposed on the first filter end. The endplate includes a central endplate opening, a key element configured for engagement with the key slot, and an installation guidance element formed along the central endplate opening. The installation guidance element is configured for engagement with the housing key element.
US11504658B2	Spin-on filter assembly with replaceable coreless element A spin-on filter assembly with replaceable coreless element comprises: a reusable spin-on housing including a filter bowl having sealing structure on a bottom of the filter bowl and a sealing structure on a top of the filter bowl; a center support tube integral with the filter bowl and including a perforated tube and an upper portion having an threaded coupling allowing for the filter assembly to threaded into position and an exterior sealing structure; and a replaceable coreless filter element mounted on the central support tube within the filter bowl and having filter media, a lower sealing structure configured to engage with the sealing structure on the bottom of the filter bowl and an upper sealing structure configured to engage with the exterior sealing structure on the center support tube.
US11504655B2	Backwashing suction device for fabric filtration apparatus A backwashing suction device for a fabric filtration apparatus, and more particularly, a backwashing suction device for a fabric filtration apparatus in which an edge surface of a suction slit through which pile threads exit is inclined to form a slope so that the pile threads introduced into the suction slit when a fiber disk filter is rotated for backwashing come into contact with the slope and thus the amount of angular rotation of the pile threads is increased to increase the backwashing effect. Also, since a plurality of friction protrusions are formed to protrude from the slope, the effect of removing foreign substances can be further enhanced through the effect of rubbing and washing the pile threads on a washboard while the pile threads ascend over each of the friction protrusions one by one.
US11504653B2	Biological material collection and separation system A system for collecting and separating biological material includes a centrifuge tube, a separation tube having an open bottom, a cap, a plug for temporarily sealing the open bottom of the separation tube, and a separation medium disposable within the centrifuge tube. The centrifuge tube and the separation tube sealingly and releasably couple to the cap, such that, when coupled, the separation tube is positioned within the centrifuge tube. The cap is configured to facilitate and/or regulate the introduction of air, gas, or other matter into the separation tube. When fully sealed, the separation tube may be placed under a vacuum condition, whereby a needle apparatus is used to facilitate introduction of matter into the separation tube. When the separation tube is positioned within the centrifuge tube, the bottom portion of the separation tube is submersed in the separation medium.
US11504652B2	Kind of an integrated sewage treatment equipment for paper mill The present invention provides a kind of an integrated sewage treatment equipment for paper mill, which belongs to the technical field of sewage treatment, includes a box body, and the box body is arranged a water injection gap on the upper part at one side, the bottom of the box body is connected with a drainage pipe, and a filter assembly is arranged inside the box body movably, and the inner wall of the box body is equipped with a limit component which provides guidance for the movement of the filter assembly; the filter assembly includes several concentrically arranged annular plates, and two adjacent groups of annular plates are connected by a netting. The bottom of the annular plate is equipped with a chemical dosing component, and the inner side of the innermost annular plate is equipped with an adapter sleeve.
US11504650B2	Fluid degassing system with reduced pressure pulsatility The pressure fluctuations in a fluid degassing system may be diminished by independently controlling the intake phase and the exhaust phase of an evacuation pump. The speed of the pump's drive element may be modulated at least during the intake phase to more closely align with a pressure set point in a degassing module.
US11504646B2	Depth filters for disposable biotechnological processes A process for the primary clarification of feeds, including chemically treated flocculated feeds, containing the target biomolecules of interest such as mAbs, mammalian cell cultures, or bacterial cell cultures, using a primary clarification depth filtration device without the use of a primary clarification centrifugation step or a primary clarification tangential flow microfiltration step. The primary clarification depth filtration device contains a porous depth filter having graded porous layers of varying pore ratings. The primary clarification depth filtration device filters fluid feeds, including chemically treated flocculated feeds containing flocculated cellular debris and colloidal particulates having a particle size distribution of approximately about 0.5 μm to 200 μm, at a flow rate of about 10 litres/m2/hr to about 100 litres/m2/hr. Kits and methods of using and making the same are also provided.
US11504642B2	Mouth-operated moveable apparatus Systems and methods for operating a mouth-operated moveable apparatus are described. The apparatus may include a case, a mechanism coupled to the case, and a curved band having a first end coupled to the mechanism and a free second end, wherein the mechanism includes a biasing element automatically holding the band in a first position, wherein the case and mechanism are configured such that when the apparatus is placed in the mouth of a user the mechanism is actuatable by a jaw movement of the user, and where the actuation of the mechanism moves the band from the first position to a second position.
US11504641B2	Lighter-than-air drone A lighter-than-air toy drone having at least one balloon that is inflated with a lift gas. The drone has a first conduit progresses along a first axis and a second conduit that progresses along a perpendicular second axis. At least one motorized propeller is provided that can selectively moving air through the first conduit and the second conduit to propel the drone. The motorized propeller can also generate a gyroscopic force that acts to rotate said at least one balloon for directional steering.
US11504640B1	Launch accelerometer for model rocket Systems and methods of detecting launch of a model rocket are described herein. A mechanically implemented launch accelerometer may be disposed on a model rocket. The launch accelerometer may detect acceleration of the rocket by a mass of the launch accelerometer moving relative to the rocket and against a spring force based on the rocket acceleration. The mass may comprise a first electrical contact that may contact a second electrical contact when the mass is accelerated beyond a threshold, which is indicative of launch of the rocket. The contact between the first electrical contact and the second electrical contact may complete an electrical circuit. Furthermore, at least one pin may lock the mass in a position allowing the electrical circuit to remain complete.
US11504635B2	Vector-space framework for evaluating gameplay content in a game environment A media system employs techniques to create a framework for evaluating gameplay content in a vector-space. These techniques include monitoring frames for content streams that correspond to gameplay in a game environment, determining feature-values for features associated with the frames, mapping the content streams to position vectors in the vector-space based on the feature-values, and assigning a set of position vectors in the vector-space to an area in the game environment based on a relative proximity of the set of position vectors in the vector-space.
US11504634B2	Systems and methods for determining how much of a created character is inherited from other characters Systems and methods for determining how much of a created character in a gaming platform is inherited from other characters are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: electronically store information, wherein the information includes a set of character definitions, the individual character definitions defining attribute values of individual characters that can operate and interact within the gaming platform, wherein the individual characters include (i) designed characters with character definitions that include one or more attribute values that are based on at least some user input of designers and (ii) created characters with character definitions defined by at least some inheritance of attribute values from one or more other characters; and for individual ones of the individual characters that a given created character has inherited one or more attribute values from, determine a quantity of contribution that the one or more attribute values contribute to a character definition of the given created character.
US11504625B2	Color blindness diagnostic system Systems and methods for determining whether to enable color blind accessibility settings within the course of a user interactive narrative are described herein. Virtual color blindness indication objects containing colors that are visibly distinguishable within a single dichromatic visual spectrum can be utilized in objectives to determine a user's dichromatic visual deficiency type.
US11504624B2	Method and apparatus for controlling movement of virtual object in augmented reality, and terminal A method and apparatus for controlling a movement of a virtual object in AR, and a terminal are provided. The method includes: a virtual moving area is generated within a current image capture range of a control device; a virtual object is generated in the virtual moving area; and a position of a virtual identifier in the virtual moving area is adjusted according to a real movement of the control device, and the virtual object is guided to virtually move according to the position of the virtual identifier. The present disclosure solves a technical problem in the related art that a joystick-based racing control mode provided in an AR scene is complex and game experience is poor.
US11504623B2	Method of creating a virtual game environment and interactive game system employing the method The invention relates to a method of creating a virtual game environment. The method comprises: selecting one or more physical objects according to pre-determined physical properties; providing a physical model of the game environment/scene using the selected physical objects; scanning the physical model to obtain a digital three dimensional representation of the physical model including information on the pre-determined physical properties; converting the digital three-dimensional representation of the physical model into a virtual toy construction model made up of virtual toy construction elements; and defining game-controlling elements in the virtual toy construction model using information on the pre-determined physical properties, thereby creating the virtual game environment/scene. The invention further relates to an interactive game system including an implementation of the method.
US11504621B2	Video game processing program, video game processing system and video game processing method A video game processing program product causes a user terminal to realize functions to control progress of a video game. The functions include: an updating function configured to update a position of a character; a first displaying function configured to display, in a normal mode, a normal game screen; and a second displaying function configured to display, in a photographing mode, a photographing game screen based on a photographing operation. In a first case where a user operates the user character to change position while the photographing screen is displayed in the photographing mode, a change in position of the user character does not affect a status of the normal mode. The status of the normal mode of the video game is configured to be updated in a second case while the photographing screen is displayed in the photographing mode.
US11504619B1	Interactive reenactment within a video game A video reenactment system and method analyze a video clip that a video game player wishes to reenact and maps objects and actions within the video clip to virtual objects and virtual actions within the video game. A reenactment script indicating a sequence of virtual objects and virtual actions as mapped to objects and actions in the video clip is generated using a video translation model and stored for use in reenacting the video clip. The reenactment script can be used within the video game to reenact the objects and actions of the video clip. The reenactment of the video clip may be interactive, where a player may assume control within the reenactment and when the player relinquishes control, the reenactment will continue at an appropriate part of the sequence of actions by skipping actions corresponding to the ones played by the player.
US11504618B2	Server-based video help in a video game Techniques for improving a user video game experience are described. In an example, a computer system receives event data from a plurality of user devices. Each event data includes an identifier of an activity in a video game and data indicating completion of the activity. The identifier can be predefined in program code of the video game. The identifier and completion data can be received based on an execution of the program code. The event data is processed to provide assistance videos to improve activity completion rates in the video game. The videos may be presented on the plurality of user devices.
US11504616B2	Method of controlling a server, server, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium An exemplary method of controlling a server that can provide a game can include associating a user with a group; determining, based on information related to activity of the user in at least one of the game and an event within the game, information related to activity of the group with which the user is associated; and providing a bonus to the group based on the information related to activity of the group.
US11504612B2	Video game controller A video game controller can include a body with a top surface and a bottom surface, multiple control inputs (e.g., thumbsticks, directional pads, buttons), and a face plate removably coupleable to the body over the top surface so that the plurality of control inputs extend through the face plate. One or more of the multiple control inputs are removable and replaceable without the use of tools by decoupling the face plate from the body and decoupling the control input from the body without disassembling the body.
US11504609B2	Head mounted display A head mounted display (HMD) is provided. The HMD includes a housing and a view port of the housing. The view port has a screen for rendering an augmented reality scene. Included is a communications device for exchanging streaming data over a network. A depth camera integrated in the housing and oriented to capture depth data of an environment in front of the housing is included. A processor is configured to use the depth data captured by the depth camera to identify spatial positioning of real objects in the environment. A real object is rendered into the augmented reality scene, and the real object is tracked such that insertion of augmented reality objects are placed in coordination with movements of the real object shown in the augmented reality scene. The real object captured by the depth camera is the environment where a user wearing the HMD is located.
US11504608B2	6DoF inside-out tracking game controller Methods and apparatus are provided for 6DoF inside-out tracking game control. In one novel aspect, a multi-processor architecture is used for VI-SLAM. In one embodiment, the apparatus obtains overlapping image frames and sensor inputs of an apparatus, wherein the sensor inputs comprise gyrometer data, accelerometer data and magnetometer data, splits computation work onto a plurality of vector processors to obtain six degree of freedom (6DoF) outputs of the apparatus based on a splitting algorithm, and performs a localization process to generate 6DoF estimations, and a mapping process to generate a cloud of three-dimensional points associated to the descriptors of the map. In one embodiment, the localization process and mapping process are configured to run sequentially. In another embodiment, the localization process and mapping process are configured to run in parallel.
US11504605B2	Sensor device A sensor device includes a sleeve portion adapted to receive a portion of a golf club and a plurality of grip sensors on the sleeve portion. The grip sensors are adapted to sense information associated with a user's hands gripping the sleeve portion. The sensor device further includes a sensor assembly coupled to sleeve portion. The sensor assembly is adapted to sense the movement of the golf club by the user.
US11504601B1	Combination ramp system for sports A combination ramp system includes a first ramp, a second ramp, a connecting assembly, and a shelf board assembly. The first ramp has a first connecting portion. The second ramp has a second connecting portion. The connecting assembly includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member. The first connecting member is provided with a first overlap groove abutting against the first connecting portion and a second overlap groove. The second connecting member is provided with a third overlap groove abutting against the second connecting portion and a fourth overlap groove. The shelf board assembly includes a first shelf board abutting against the second overlap groove, and a second shelf board abutting against the fourth overlap groove.
US11504593B1	Ground drone-based sports training aid A ground traversing, electrically driven drone travels along a preprogrammed path that corresponds to pass catcher's travel path during a play, matching the pass catcher's speed and run cuts. The play is wirelessly communicated to the drone by a handheld electronic device located remote of the drone. A target is located on the drone so that a quarterback can throw a football at the target in order to refine the quarterback's timing and accuracy for the play. Sensors onboard the drone track both the football's and quarterback's speed and travel trajectories so that such data can be collected, along with the drone's travel path, and stored onboard the drone's control unit and eventually fed into 3-D reconstruction software for analysis by the quarterback and coaching staff. The target rotates so that the target either faces in a fixed direction or constantly faces the quarterback during execution of drone's maneuvers.
US11504588B2	Rusty oxidizable metal face golf club head Described herein is a golf club head. The golf club head comprises a heel portion, a sole portion, a toe portion, opposite the heel portion, a top portion, opposite the sole portion, a rear portion, and a front portion, opposite the rear portion and comprising a strike face. An outer surface of at least the rear portion and at most a limited part of the strike face is made of a non-oxidizable metal material. At least a part of the strike face is made of an oxidizable metal material.
US11504586B2	Golf club head with reinforced channel A golf club head with a channel sized to receive one or more adjustable weights and an external support structure that bridges, and thereby supports, the channel without unduly interfering with weight adjustment is disclosed herein. The support structure, which includes one or more stiffening members on the exterior of the golf club head, improves the sound quality of the golf club head, and is particularly useful to attenuate the lower frequency mode shapes associated with slider channel geometry in golf club heads.
US11504584B2	Golf ball A golf ball of the present disclosure includes an inner ball and a cover layer that covers the outer surface of the inner ball and includes an outer surface with dimples. The inner ball includes an inner layer, which includes an outer surface with a recess, and an inner film that covers only the surface of the recess on the outer surface of the inner layer. The inner layer and the inner film are different colors from each other, and the cover layer is transparent or semi-transparent. Peeling of the film can be suppressed in the golf ball.
US11504583B2	Exercise machine with movable user support An exercise machine with a two directional pivoting user support assembly has a user support or platform which supports the user and pivots about a first pivot axis during an exercise movement, and is also pivotable about at least one second pivot axis to involve the user's core muscles in balancing and maintaining the user support in a stable position. A manually operable locking device with a simple flip switch lever is provided for selectively locking the user support against rotation about the second pivot axis, so that the user can easily chose whether to perform the exercise with a stable support or to add a level of difficulty by using the unstable seat mode and exercising core muscles during the exercise.
US11504581B2	Systems and methods for integrating measurements captured during a golf swing The present embodiments provide systems and methods for aggregating measurements captured by different technologies during a golf swing. By capturing measurements using different technologies, more accurate measurements may be provided to a user by selecting from the measurements, offsetting measurements based on the technologies used, and aligning measurements between devices. Further, by aggregating measurements received from different devices, additional features and functionality may be provided to the user that is absent from any one device used alone. Additionally, by storing the aggregated measurements, users, club fitters and instructors may access and leverage larger databases of measurements to better understand the user's golf swing and to provide better recommendations and instruction to the user.
US11504566B2	Modular handheld weight training apparatus and closure system A modular weight training bag system, made up of a main bag constructed of heavy pliable fabric with a zipper-less closure, an inner lining that holds a granular material which adds weight and volume to the main bag, and also has a uniquely designed closure, using various size pouches to increase weight, an add-on weight attachments installed on the main bag for the purpose of quickly increasing the weight of the bag, a capsule sleeve for securing two main bags together, and a soft shell constructed to cover the main bag or capsule sleeve.
US11504565B2	Exercise rod for supporting exercise elastic rope An exercise rod for supporting an exercise elastic rope includes a supporting member rotatably sleeved on the exercise rod. The periphery of the supporting member is provided with an annular positioning groove for cooperating with a hook. An end of the exercise rod is detachably provided with a blocking member configured to prevent the supporting member from separation, a retractable blocking button is arranged adjacent to the end of the exercise rod, and the supporting member is limited between the blocking button and the blocking member. The supporting member is rotatably sleeved on the exercise rod, and the supporting member is provided with a positioning groove matched with the hook. When the hook is subjected to force, the relative movement between the hook and the supporting member is transformed into the rotation of the supporting member, thereby eliminating the sound caused by friction and collision between parts.
US11504564B2	Exercise machine and resistance and brake compound control structure thereof An exercise machine and a resistance and brake compound control structure are disclosed. The resistance and brake compound control structure includes a sleeve, a push rod, an elastic member, a compound operating member, and a pushing member. The push rod is disposed in the sleeve. The elastic member exerts a force to the push rod for giving the push rod a return elastic force. The compound operating member includes an operating portion and a screw rod. The screw rod has a pushing end extending into the sleeve. The pushing member is disposed in the sleeve in a non-rotatable manner. The pushing member has a threaded hole. The screw rod is screwed to the threaded hole. The exercise machine uses the resistance and brake compound control structure to adjust resistance and brake.
US11504563B2	Mini-trampoline A mini-trampoline is disclosed. In one embodiment, a base support frame is circumferentially offset from a trampoline mat. The base support frame includes a horizontal support frame with vertical support members extending subjacently therefrom. Resilient members circumextend from the trampoline mat to the horizontal support frame. Each of the vertical support members includes a suction cup having a suction cup locking mechanism at a lower end. A support assembly is secured to the base support frame and includes a T-shaped support bar having handles cantilevering toward the trampoline mat.
US11504560B1	Systems and methods for electric outlet fire detection and prevention An electric outlet fire detection and prevention system may comprise a temperature sensor and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) sensor. A processor within the system may monitor the measurements of the temperature and EMI sensors to determine that a fire has developed in an electric outlet box. The processor may then actuate a triggering mechanism in a cartridge containing fire extinguishing material such that the fire extinguishing material is dispersed in the outlet box. The fire extinguishing material may extinguish a developing fire and prevent the fire from spreading further. The processor may also be coupled with a server, which is configured to analyze measurements of the temperature and the EMI sensors and generate a building profile. When the server determines that any measurements deviate from the building profile, the server may instruct the processor to actuate the triggering mechanism and/or notify an electronic device associated with the building.
US11504559B2	Shape memory alloy actuated fire and overheat detector A linear detector element includes an outer sheath having a first end and a second end, one or more shape memory responsive elements within the outer sheath and between the first end and the second end and first and second conductive wires passing through at least a portion of the outer sheath and through the one or more shape memory responsive elements. The one more shape memory responsive elements include a shape memory actuator surrounding the first and second conductive wires and that has an expanded size and a contracted size and that is sized and arranged such that when the shape memory actuator is in the contracted state the first and second conductive wires contact one another and when the shape memory actuator is in the expanded state the first and second conductive wires do not contact one another.
US11504557B2	Fall-protection apparatus comprising friction brake A non-motorized fall-protection apparatus, comprises a drum, and a rotationally-activated braking device that comprises at least one pawl and at least one ratchet with at least one tooth that is engagable by an engaging end of the at least one pawl, wherein the rotationally-activated braking device comprises a limited-use, constant-contact friction brake comprising at least one layer of friction material with a friction-braking surface and at least one rotatable member with a contact surface that is in contact with the friction-braking surface of the layer of friction material.
US11504551B2	System for adjusting radiation target sites dynamically according to moving states of target object and for creating lookup table of the moving states A system for adjusting radiation target sites dynamically according to the moving states of a target object and for creating a lookup table of the moving states includes a detection chip, a radiation generation device, and a lookup table. The detection chip can be fixed on the target object to detect the current moving state of the target object. The detection chip or the radiation generation device, both configured for wireless signal transmission to each other, can activate or deactivate the radiation emitters of the radiation generation device individually according to the current moving state of the target object and the contents of the lookup table. As the system uses wireless transmission, and the lookup table has recorded the working state of each radiation emitter in each moving state of the target object, radiotherapy can be performed without a large number of tubes or sensors.
US11504550B2	Radiation therapy systems and methods with tumor tracking A radiation therapy system comprising a therapeutic radiation system (e.g., an MV X-ray source, and/or a linac) and a co-planar imaging system (e.g., a kV X-ray system) on a fast rotating ring gantry frame. The therapeutic radiation system and the imaging system are separated by a gantry angle, and the gantry frame may rotate in a direction such that the imaging system leads the MV system. The radiation sources of both the therapeutic and imaging radiation systems are each collimated by a dynamic multi-leaf collimator (DMLC) disposed in the beam path of the MV X-ray source and the kV X-ray source, respectively. In one variation, the imaging system identifies patient tumor(s) positions in real-time. The DMLC for the imaging radiation source limits the kV X-ray beam spread to the tumor(s) and/or immediate tumor regions, and helps to reduce irradiation of healthy tissue (e.g., reduce the dose-area product).
US11504549B2	Support arm and radiotherapy equipment Provided is a support arm, including a guide assembly configured to be connected to a gantry of a radiotherapy equipment; a support bracket movably connected to the guide assembly and configured to support a detector; and a drive assembly connected to the support bracket and configured to drive the support bracket to move on the guide assembly.
US11504548B2	Systems and methods for quality control in image-guided radiotherapy Systems and methods for quality control in image-guided radiotherapy are provided. In some aspects, a method includes acquiring treatment images from a patient using an imaging system, and performing a registration using the treatment images and simulation images acquired during a simulation process. The method also includes computing at least one similarity metric based on the registration performed, and determining a conformance of the at least one similarity metric to predetermined limits. The method further includes generating a report indicative of the conformance.
US11504546B2	Needle guidance device for brachytherapy and method of use A brachytherapy needle guidance device is a device that facilitates the placement of a brachytherapy needle into a treatment region in tissue. This tissue may a breast tissue and the brachytherapy needle may be a fiducial needle. The brachytherapy needle guidance device may have an anchoring feature that anchors the brachytherapy needle guidance device into the tissue once it is properly positioned. The brachytherapy needle guidance device is used by software for treatment planning.
US11504545B2	Method for inhibiting melatonin secretion and illumination device suitable for being applied in light therapy for treating seasonal affective disorder Disclosures of the present invention describe a method for inhibiting melatonin secretion. In the present invention, an illumination device is particularly configured for emitting an illumination light with a specific wavelength that is in a range between 581 nm and 590 nm, and a variety of experimental data have proved that the illumination light functions as a melatonin secretion inhibitor. Therefore, the illumination device of the present invention is evidenced to be suitable for use in light therapy, so as to treat seasonal affective disorder (SAD) by way of inhibiting melatonin secretion. Briefly speaking, after a SAD patient receives the irradiation of the illumination light having wavelength ranged in 581-590 nm for a treatment course, the SAD patient is eventually leaded to stay in good spirits and a stable condition of emotion, thereby curing the abnormal symptoms of sleepiness and emotional disorder.
US11504544B2	Capsule with whole body LED photo-therapy A personal therapy compartment includes a base of size to receive a human patient. The compartment includes a bed in the base said bed being made of a light transmissive material. An array of lights mounted is below the bed to transmit light onto a body supported on the bed. A control panel controls at least the wavelength, intensity and pulsation of the light.
US11504542B2	Implantable system for treating a human heart or an animal heart An implantable system for treating a heart contains a processor, a memory unit, a treatment unit including a treatment electrode, and a detection unit for detecting a cardiac event requiring treatment. The memory unit includes a computer-readable program, which prompts the processor to perform the following steps: a) detecting by way of the detection unit whether a cardiac event to be treated has occurred in the heart; b) if a cardiac event to be treated has occurred, determining a position of the treatment electrode or determining a variable correlating with this position; and c) comparing the position of the treatment electrode or the variable correlating with the position to a reference variable, and carrying out, or not carrying out a cardiac treatment by way of the treatment unit and the treatment electrode as a function of the position of the treatment electrode or the variable correlating with the position.
US11504535B2	Pacemaker operative to deliver impulses of pace signal and sense cardiac response via single conductor of pacemaker lead A pacemaker system includes a drive-sense circuit (DSC) operably coupled to a pacemaker lead. The DSC generates a pace signal including electrical impulses based on a reference signal. The DSC provides the pace signal via the pacemaker lead to an electrically responsive portion of a cardiac conductive system of a subject to facilitate cardiac operation of a cardiovascular system of the subject. The DSC senses, via the pacemaker lead, cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is generated in response to the pace signal and electrically coupled into the pacemaker lead and generates a digital signal that is representative of the cardiac electrical activity of the cardiovascular system of the subject that is sensed via the pacemaker lead. The DSC provides digital information to one or more processing modules that includes and/or is coupled to memory and that provide the reference signal to the DSC.
US11504534B2	Device and method to selectively and reversibly modulate a nervous system structure to inhibit the perception of pain The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for selectively and reversibly modulating targeted neural and non-neural tissue of a nervous system for the treatment of pain. An electrical stimulation is delivered to the treatment site that selectively and reversibly modulates the targeted neural- and non-neural tissue of the nervous structure, inhibiting the perception of pain while preserving other sensory and motor function, and proprioception.
US11504532B2	Thorease neurostimulation chest tube A chest tube device with neurostimulation is provided, along with a method of electrically stimulating at least one of (i) one or more peripheral nerves and (ii) one or more nerve fibers of a thoracic region of a patient, to mitigate pain in patients undergoing chest tube implantation. The chest tube device includes a tubular member and an electro-analgesic region to provide neurostimulation to one or more peripheral nerves and/or nerve fibers of the thoracic region of the patient. The method includes electrically stimulating one or more peripheral nerves and/or nerve fibers of the thoracic region of the patient, and hyperpolarizing the one or more peripheral nerves and/or nerve fibers of the thoracic region to (i) reduce an amount of pain signals from being transmitted to the brain of the patient and/or (ii) prevent pain signals from being transmitted to the brain of the patient.
US11504530B2	Transdermal optogenetic peripheral nerve stimulation A nerve in a mammal is optogenetically transduced, wherein the nerve is susceptible to stimulus by selective application of transdermal light, and a light source is applied to dermis of the mammal at or proximate to the optogenetically transduced nerve, to thereby stimulate the nerve. A wearable device for optogenetic motor control and sensation restoration of a mammal includes a wearable support, a power source at the wearable support, a controller at the wearable support and in electrical communication with a power source, and a transdermal light source coupled to the controller.
US11504526B2	Methods and systems for discrete measurement of electrical characteristics An electrical stimulation system includes at least one electrical stimulation lead, each of the at least one electrical stimulation lead including a plurality of stimulation electrodes; and a processor coupled to the lead and configured to perform actions, including: directing delivery of at least one electrical pulse through at least one of the stimulation electrodes of the at least one electrical stimulation lead to tissue of a patient; and directing discrete or intermittent measurement of an electrical characteristic of the tissue using at least one of the stimulation electrodes of the at least one electrical stimulation lead during, and after, delivery of the at least one electrical pulse to the tissue of the patient.
US11504525B2	Methods and apparatus for a lead fixation device A lead fixation device for attaching a deep brain stimulation lead within in a burr hole in a human skull. The lead fixation device may comprise a mounting plate having first and second arms. The first arm may comprise a first flange, a first mounting hole, and a first inner wall. The second arm may comprise a second flange, a second mounting hole, and a second inner wall. The first and second arms may comprise first and second arcuate grooves located on the first and second inner walls. When the lead device is in a closed position the first and second arcuate grooves form a guide channel and the first and second inner walls form an exit channel to receive the lead when the lead fixation device is in a closed position.
US11504523B2	Subcutaneous device for monitoring and/or providing therapies A subcutaneously implantable device includes a housing, a clip attached to a top side of the housing, a first prong with a proximal end attached to the housing and a distal end extending away from the housing, and a first electrode on the first prong. The clip is configured to anchor the device to a muscle, a bone, and/or a tissue. The first prong is configured to contact a heart. The first electrode is configured to contact the heart. Sensing circuitry in the housing that is configured to sense an electrical signal from the heart, and therapeutic circuitry in the housing is in electrical communication with the first electrode and is configured to deliver electrical stimulation to the heart through the first electrode.
US11504522B2	Method for using mask-type beauty instrument A method for using a mask-type beauty instrument is provided. The method comprises providing a mask-type beauty instrument comprising a flexible mask and a controller, applying the flexible mask of on a user's face, and turning on the controller and selecting a function button on the controller, inputting a current to a plurality of functional layers in the flexible mask, and stimulating face skin with the current.
US11504518B2	Reusable aseptic fluid couplings Some fluid coupling devices described herein are configured for use in fluid systems for purposes of providing a repeatable, aseptic fluid coupling system. Such repeatable, aseptic fluid coupling systems are configured to facilitate multiple connection and disconnection cycles while repeatably establishing a sterile fluid pathway through the coupling system. The repeatable, aseptic fluid coupling systems can repeatably establish a sterile fluid pathway through the coupling system even though the coupling system may be used in a non-sterile environment.
US11504516B2	Port catheter A port catheter includes a port housing and a port chamber formed in the port housing and closed by a septum. The port catheter also includes a first catheter connection communicating with the port chamber for the connection of a first catheter, a second catheter connection for connecting a second catheter connected to an infusion pump and supplying a fluid to the port catheter from the infusion pump, and a third catheter connection communicating with the second catheter connection for connecting a third catheter which discharges the fluid supplied by the infusion pump.
US11504512B2	Method of fabricating microneedle patches In the preferred embodiment, a method of making microneedles comprises i) providing a microneedle template (300) having a plurality of microneedles cavities (360) on one surface, ii) preparing a casting solution (320) comprising at least one matrix material and its solvent, iii) subjecting said microneedle template (300) to a vacuum pressure for a length of time to deprive it of air, iv) dispensing the casting solution (320) over the air-deprived microneedle template, v) allowing the casting solution (320) to be drawn into the air-deprived microneedle cavities (360) completely, and vi) allowing the dissolving microneedles to solidify or dry in a controlled environment.
US11504511B2	Ingestible device with pharmaceutical product A pharmaceutical product including a housing that defines a cavity, wherein the cavity stores a pharmaceutical material, and wherein the housing comprises a material configured to dissolve based on contact with a fluid, an ingestible device to encode information in a current signature, wherein the ingestible device is positioned within the housing, and a protective material that encompasses the ingestible device. The ingestible device may be attached to a flexible component, wherein the flexible component is configured to releasably secure the ingestible device within the housing.
US11504504B2	Systems and methods for expanding a catheter Embodiments of the present invention provide for a catheterization system and related methods. The systems and methods provide for the initial placement of a smaller diameter catheter within a patient, the catheter being expandable to a larger diameter by the implementation of a dilator, wherein the dilator is configured to contact and expand a lumen of the catheter as it is inserted therethrough.
US11504502B1	Suction catheter holder A suction catheter holder is provided. The holder can include a housing that defines an interior open-space compartment for receiving at least a portion of a suction catheter. The housing can have an elongate structure defined by a longitudinal and lateral axis. The housing can include a base panel having a substantially flat exterior surface, and a plurality of sidewalls, each extending upward from the base to a roof panel having an interior surface that faces, at least in part, an interior surface of the base panel. The housing can include a front sidewall panel extending laterally along the front edges of the base and roof panels, between a pair of longitudinal sidewalls. The front sidewall panel can include an insertion through-hole for receiving the suction catheter and a securing through-hole for retaining the suction catheter in place.
US11504501B2	Steerable medical instrument The disclosure of this application relates generally to medical devices and in particular to a steerable medical instrument applicable to guide interventional tools and instruments, such as percutaneous biopsy and ablations tools and endoscopes. The steerable medical instrument has an outer and an inner tube where the inner tube is movable at the proximal end and fixed at the distal end. At least one of the outer tube and inner tube has a plurality of openings, which creates deformable portions so that the outer and the inner tubes can bend by moving the inner tube at the proximal end.
US11504497B2	Smart relaxation masks with wired earpieces A relaxation mask includes: a main body that defines a pair of eye cavities; wiring; an earpiece that is coupled to the main body via the wiring; and a spring configured to bias the earpiece towards the main body.
US11504495B2	Humidifier and layered heating element A heating apparatus includes a heating element which converts electrical power to heat energy, a heatable element having a first surface and a second surface, and a dielectric laminate layer between the heating element and the first surface of the heatable element, wherein the dielectric laminate layer is thermally conductive to transfer heat energy from the heating element to the heatable element, and wherein the second surface of the heatable element is configured heat a liquid in a container.
US11504494B2	Environment control system utilizing an electrochemical cell An environment control system utilizes oxygen and humidity control devices that are coupled with an enclosure to independently control the oxygen concentration and the humidity level within the enclosure. An oxygen depletion device may be an oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell that reacts with oxygen within the cell and produces water through electrochemical reactions. A desiccating device may be g, a dehumidification electrolyzer cell, a desiccator, a membrane desiccator or a condenser. A controller may control the amount of voltage and/or current provided to the oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell and therefore the rate of oxygen reduction and may control the amount of voltage and/or current provided to the dehumidification electrolyzer cell and therefore the rate of humidity reduction. The oxygen level may be determined by the measurement of voltage and a limiting current of the oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell. The enclosure may be a food or artifact enclosure.
US11504493B2	Curved connection unit for connecting a patient to a medical device A connection unit establishes a fluid connection between a patient and a ventilator. The connection unit includes a patient-side connection piece, a device-side connection piece, a port piece and a central piece, which provides a tube with a curved tube segment and is connected with a fluid-tight connection to the two connection pieces. The port piece includes a straight tube segment and a bent surface with a bent surface and with a passage opening. The port piece is inserted into a receiving opening of the central piece. The bent surface of the port piece forms a part of a wall of the curved tube segment. The straight tube segment of the port piece and the central piece provide a straight tube, which is interrupted by the passage opening. An additional device is insertable through the straight tube segment and through the passage opening into the provided tube.
US11504490B1	Methods and devices for carbon dioxide-based sleep disorder therapy The present invention pertains to a system, method, and device for treating sleep disorders. The present invention is particularly useful in the delivery of carbon dioxide (CO2) to a subject and in the treatment of sleep apnea. Furthermore, integration of components with various sensors and apparatuses associated therewith and attached thereto preferably complete a rebreathing circuit in the present invention. In various embodiments of the present invention where the above components are integrated as a rebreathing circuit, a subject is both the source and recipient of a controlled concentration of carbon dioxide. In such embodiments, treatment of sleep disorders becomes much more efficient and effective.
US11504488B2	Dilution spacer and method for metered-dose inhaler A dilution spacer for a metered-dose inhaler comprises an enclosure defining a dilution chamber. An ambient air inlet and an outlet are in fluid communication with the dilution chamber. The ambient air inlet is positioned opposite the outlet whereby suction through the outlet from outside the enclosure draws ambient air into the enclosure through the ambient air inlet to generate an airflow path from the ambient air inlet through the dilution chamber and out of the outlet. The dilution spacer may include an actuator inlet configured to securely releasably interengage a metered-dose inhaler actuator mouthpiece, or may include a receptacle having an actuator nozzle and configured to receive a metered-dose inhaler canister, A metered-dose inhaler plume entering the dilution chamber intersects the airflow path thereto and airflow along the airflow path entrains and redirects at least a portion of the metered-dose inhaler plume toward the outlet.
US11504486B2	Mouthpiece of pulmonary delivery device having warm and cold chambers A pulmonary delivery device (300) with a first chamber (206) adapted to thermally vaporise a quantity of a first fluid to form a relatively warm first vapour and a second chamber (208) adapted to atomize a quantity of a second fluid without heating of the second fluid to form a mist of a relatively cold, second vapour, the device further comprising an outlet via which, in use, a user can inhale a mixture of the first and second vapours. The second chamber is in the form of a passive atomiser wherein the second chamber is selectively or continuously in fluid communication with air, the second chamber including at least one flavouring or aroma wherein the flavour is inhaled by drawing air through the chamber.
US11504485B1	Cellular therapy infusion devices, systems, and methods for use Cellular therapy infusion devices for the delivery of media including cellular therapies to a patient's tissue, cells, and/or blood include a barrel, a plunger that fits within the barrel, a syringe shaft, and a pressure relief system configured to achieve and/or maintain a desired level of pressure and/or force within the device so that cellular behavior and/or viability is not adversely impacted by the mechanical forces exerted thereon via depressing the plunger into the barrel so the cellular therapy media may be pushed from the barrel into a patient delivery device for administration to the patient. The cellular therapy infusion devices may cooperate with and/or fit into cellular therapy infusion systems designed to create and/or maintain preferred conditions for the cellular therapy media stored in the barrel and automatically administer the cellular therapy media from the cellular therapy infusion device to the patient in a steady, regulated, and/or preferred manner.
US11504481B2	Anti-rotation feature for infusion pump cartridge Apparatus is described for administering a substance to a subject. A vial contains the substance and a stopper is disposed within the vial and is slidably coupled to the vial. A first threaded element is (a) rotatable with respect to the vial and (b) substantially immobile proximally with respect to the vial during rotation of the first threaded element. A second threaded element is threadedly coupled to the first threaded element. At least a distal end of the second threaded element is substantially non-rotatable with respect to the vial, and the distal end of the second threaded element defines a coupling portion that couples the second threaded element to the stopper. The first threaded element, by rotating, linearly advances the stopper and at least the distal end of the second threaded element toward a distal end of the vial. Other embodiments are also described.
US11504476B2	Chemically driven auto-injector with retraction Automatic injection devices (i.e., auto-injectors) and methods are disclosed that use gas-generating chemical reactions for parenteral delivery of therapeutic fluids. The generated gas may place the auto-injector in a punctured configuration to puncture a patient's skin with a needle, an injected configuration to deliver the therapeutic fluid through the needle and into the puncture site, and/or a retracted configuration to withdraw the needle from the puncture site.
US11504475B2	Auto-injector Auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes a housing to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament, the housing having a distal end and a proximal end with an orifice to apply against an injection site. A spring means, upon activation, can push the needle from inside the housing through the orifice and past the proximal end, operate the syringe to supply the dose of medicament, and retract the syringe with the needle after delivering the medicament. An activating means can lock the spring means in a pressurized state prior to manual operation and capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring means for injection.
US11504474B2	Auto injector for oxygen reduced packaging The present invention relates to an auto injector (1) comprising a prefilled liquid medicament container, a hollow auto injector body (2) housing the medicament container. The auto injector body (2) has an elongated part, a first end side (21) and a second end side (22) and at least one through hole (3) arranged between the end sides (21, 22). The through holes (3) allow for flow of gas through the auto injector body (2) when the auto injector body (2) houses the medicament container. The invention further relates to a method comprising inserting the auto injector (1) into the package via an opening in a non-inert environment, and, in a non-inert environment and under atmospheric pressure: replacing the air in the package with inert atmosphere by one or several cycles of removing air and inserting inert gas through the opening, wherein the air and inert gas in part flows through the at least one through hole (3) of the auto injector (1). The method further comprises sealing the opening under vacuum.
US11504471B2	Systems and methods for detecting disruptions in fluid delivery devices A sensor system capable of detecting tissue counter pressure from patients that utilize infusion pumps to administer their medication is provided. Embodiments include a retrofitted piece that is placed between the user's infusion set and pump, as well as a “smart” infusion set configured for measuring characteristics of a fluid traveling therethrough. Hardware is provided that couples with the sensor to store, analyze, and compare data to distinguish between normal and non-normal injection/infusion profiles. An alert system notifies the user of a malfunction within the pump, within the infusion set, or at the injection/infusion site.
US11504470B1	Deformable drug reservoir for wearable drug delivery device A drug delivery device has a housing with an adhesive pad associated with the lower surface of the housing and configured to removably attach to a human body surface. A deformable drug reservoir is positioned within the housing and includes an outlet, with a needle fluidically connected to the drug reservoir and configured to define at least a portion of a fluid flow path between the drug reservoir and said human body surface. A delivery assembly is associated with the drug reservoir and includes a roller and a drive assembly, with the drive assembly being controlled by the controller during a drug delivery routine to move the roller from a first position to a second position so as to cause the roller to contact and deform the reservoir, thereby conveying a drug from the reservoir via the outlet.
US11504469B2	Reed switch detection for IV pump tube calibration A system and method for calibrating an IV pump infusion system tube comprises a fluid source, an infusion system comprising, an IV pump, a drive unit, a chamber with known constant volume, a control unit, and IV tubing with a known inner diameter tolerance, and a switch and magnetic floating object. The system administers medicinal fluid, calculates the flow rate of the medicinal fluid in the chamber by measuring the time the switch is activated as medicinal fluid rises in the chamber, compares the calculated flow rate with a set flow rate of the IV pump input in the control unit prior to infusion, and adjusts the IV pump and flow rate based on the compared deviations for more accurate delivery to a patient. This configuration may provide a more precise delivery rate of medicinal fluid, preventing harm to the patient and waste of medicine.
US11504464B2	Blood centrifuge with separation, sensor and dispense control system A centrifuge is configured to provide integrated separation of blood components such that the separated products remain spinning within the centrifuge during the separation process. The centrifuge includes a disposable configured to separate the blood components such that the separated products remain within the disposable while the centrifuge is spinning; an integrated sensor system capable of determining a composition of the separated products within the disposable while the centrifuge is spinning; a chamber having a non-circular section that is configured to be deliberately un-balanced when the centrifuge chamber is empty; and the disposable includes valves that rotate with the centrifuge chamber.
US11504462B2	Medical device A cardiopulmonary bypass system is described that includes a cardiopulmonary bypass machine having a console, the console has a base and a frame connected to the base. The system further comprises a plurality of peripheral modules operatively connectable to the cardiopulmonary bypass machine via one or more cables. The system further comprises a cable chase having a first end and a second end, and a housing that extends at least partially between the first end and second end to at least partially enclose a channel for receiving one or more cables or conduits connected to one or more of the peripheral modules.
US11504460B2	Blood treatment filter A blood treatment filter comprising a filter element, an inlet-side flexible container and an outlet-side flexible container, an inlet port, and a tubular outlet port, further comprises: an outlet-side frame sheet disposed between the filter element and the outlet-side flexible container; a first seal portion provided by sealing at least the filter element and the outlet-side frame sheet in a belt-shaped manner; and an annular second seal portion provided to surround the first seal portion, wherein on an outlet side of the filter element, a valley portion is formed at the first seal portion, the outlet port includes a protruding portion that protrudes to an inside of the container, and the protruding portion is provided with an opening at least a part of which overlaps with the first seal portion and which can communicate with a gap region formed by the valley portion.
US11504452B2	Ceramic particle composite material To provide a ceramic particle separable composite material having a calcium phosphate sintered body particle with which bioaffinity reduction and solubility change are suppressed as much as possible and which has a smaller particle diameter.A ceramic particle separable composite material comprising a ceramic particle and a substrate, wherein: the ceramic particle and the substrate are chemically bonded to each other, or the ceramic particle physically adheres to or is embedded in the substrate; the ceramic particle has a particle diameter within a range of 10 nm to 700 nm; the ceramic particle is a calcium phosphate sintered body particle; and the ceramic particle contains no calcium carbonate.
US11504448B2	High-impact, transparent prosthesis material having a low residual MMA content The subject matter of the invention is an autopolymerisable 2-component prosthetic base material, a kit containing the material as well as a method for its production comprising at least one liquid monomer component (A), and at least one powdered component (B), wherein the prosthetic material in component (A) besides methylmethacrylate contains at least one N-alkyl-substituted acryloyloxy carbamate having a molecular mass of less than or equal to 250 g/mol, optionally at least one at least di-functional urethane (meth)acrylate, a di-, tri-, tetra- or multi-functional monomer not being urethane (meth)acrylate, and optionally polymeric particles having a primary particle size of less than 800 nm, and the powdered component (B) comprises polymeric particles having at least three different particle size fractions, and both (A) and (B) contains at least one initiator or at least one component of an initiator system for autopolymerisation.
US11504446B2	Skin closure devices with self-forming exudate drainage channels A device for application onto wounds with a liquid rapidly polymerizable adhesive for forming skin closure systems, comprising a thin flexible flat porous tape, preferably a mesh, elongated along a longitudinal axis and having a lower side or wound-facing side and an opposing upper side, a periphery, and central portion in immediate vicinity of the axis; said tape coated or impregnated with an initiator or accelerator of polymerization; said tape having a plurality of elongated traces of soluble pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) disposed on the wound-facing side; said traces covering from about 3% to about 50% of area of said tape and extending from the periphery to the central portion of said tape.
US11504441B2	Radiolabeled compounds targeting the prostate-specific membrane antigen A compound comprising a prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-targeting moiety of the following formula or of a salt or a solvate thereof. R0 is O or S. Each of R1a, R1b and R1c may be —CO2H, —SO2H, —SO3H, —PO2H, or —PO3H2, for example. R2 may be methylene or a derivative thereof, propylene or a derivative thereof, or a derivative of ethylene, optionally substituted. R3 is a linker. When the PSMA-targeting moiety is linked to a radiolabeling group, the compound may be used as an imaging agent or therapeutic agent for PSMA-expressing diseases/conditions.
US11504440B2	Deuterated compounds The present invention relates to deuterated and optionally detectably labeled compounds of formula (I) and formula (V): and salts thereof, wherein R1, R2, A, and X10-X19 have any of the values defined in the specification. Also included are pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and methods of using such compounds and salts as imaging agents.
US11504439B2	Radioactive compound for diagnosis of malignant melanoma and use thereof The present invention provides a novel radioactive compound for imaging malignant melanoma and a use thereof as a contrast agent for PET imaging.
US11504437B2	Multifunctional fluorescent and MRI-active nanostructure A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) enhancement agent includes a plurality of particles, each particle including: a metal core; a dielectric shell disposed on the metal core comprising at least one MRI contrast agent; and a metal shell disposed on the exterior surface of the dielectric shell that encapsulates the dielectric shell.
US11504436B2	Biogenic hemin-based MRI contrast agents, and compositions and methods thereof The invention provides a novel class of MRI contrast agents based on biogenic hemin and compositions and methods of preparation and use thereof.
US11504434B2	Compositions and methods for targeted delivery of therapeutic and/or diagnostic agents In one aspect, methods of targeted nanoparticles and cell delivery are described herein. In some embodiments methods described herein comprise coupling nanoparticles and cells to a carrier cell to form a nanoparticle-cell conjugate or cell-cell conjugate, disposing the nanoparticle-cell or cell-cell conjugate in a biological environment, and delivering the nanoparticles and cells to target cells or tissues located within the biological environment. The nanoparticles comprise a biodegradable photoluminescent polymer, and the nanoparticle-cell conjugate is formed using one or more click chemistry reaction products.
US11504428B2	Photosensitizer and derivatives and application thereof A photosensitizer and derivative, application thereof. The photosensitizer has the structure of general formula I, wherein X is S or Se, Y is organic or inorganic ion, R1 and R2 are independently selected from H, alkyl, alkoxy, alkyl amido, alkyl azide and the like; R3 is selected from H, alkyl, alkoxy, amino sulfonyl, hydroxyl, carboxyl and the like, and L1 is a linker selected from —(CH2)n1— or —(CH2CH2O)n2—. The derivatives are molecular medicines with drug molecules of anticancer and chemotherapy or tumor targeting function connected to the said photosensitizer. The photosensitizer has excellent near infrared characteristics and low dark toxicity and is used in the field of photodynamic tumor therapy. The introduction of benzophenothiazine or benzophenoselenazine into derivatives with tumor-targeting function could improve the specific uptake of photosensitizer in tumor tissues. Moreover, clinical anticancer drugs can be introduced into the structure of benzophenothiazine or benzophenoselenazine to achieve the purpose of combining therapy of photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy.
US11504424B2	Attenuated virus strain and use thereof as a vaccine The present invention relates to an attenuated virus strain derived from a human metapneumovirus strain comprising the genome sequence represented by sequence SEQ ID NO. 1, said attenuated strain comprising one or more genetic modifications of said sequence SEQ ID NO. 1 attenuating the virulence of said strain.
US11504423B2	Methods and compositions for producing an adenovirus vector for use with multiple vaccinations Methods for generating immune responses using adenovirus vectors that allow multiple vaccinations with the same adenovirus vector and vaccinations in individuals with preexisting immunity to adenovirus are provided.
US11504421B2	Alphavirus neoantigen vectors Disclosed herein are alphavirus vectors that include neoantigen-encoding nucleic acid sequences derived from a tumor of a subject. Also disclosed are nucleotides, cells, and methods associated with the vectors including their use as vaccines.
US11504420B2	AGGF1 immunogenic compositions Certain universal neoepitopes and cancer specific neoepitopes and methods therefore are presented that may be used in immunotherapy and cancer diagnosis. Preferred therapeutic and diagnostic compositions include antibodies or fragments thereof that bind to neoepitopes on cancer cells.
US11504418B2	Endotoxin free asparaginase Disclosed herein is an endotoxin-free asparaginase enzyme. Also disclosed are methods of using the disclosed enzyme to treat subjects with a disease treatable by depletion of asparagine. For example, the disclosed endotoxin-free asparaginase enzyme is useful in the treatment or the manufacture of a medicament for use in the treatment of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) in both adults and children, as well as other conditions where asparagine depletion is expected to have a useful effect.
US11504417B2	Blood substitutes comprising hemoglobin and methods of making Methods for making hemoglobin based blood substitute preparations and hemoglobin based blood substitute preparations. The methods involve preparing a low purity erythrocyte protein fraction comprising hemoglobin protein and endogenous non-hemoglobin protein complement, and chemically modifying the proteins in the protein fraction to form a cross-linked hemoglobin containing blood substitute preparation. The low purity erythrocyte protein preparation can contain from at least about 0.2% (mole/mole) up to about 20% (mole/mole) endogenous non-hemoglobin protein complement. At least about 90% (mole/mole) of the hemoglobin proteins can be cross-linked, so that the average molecular mass of cross-linked proteins comprising hemoglobin protein molecules in the preparation is at least about 300 kDa. The preparations can be used to prepare finished blood substitute formulations for in-vivo and ex-vivo use.
US11504416B2	Formulation with cannabinoids A food supplement comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a composition is described. The composition includes hydrolyzed collagen, hyaluronic acid, ascorbic acid, and glucosamine hydrochloride. The composition may also include a cannabinoid or prodrug, vitamin C, vitamin D, and/or vitamin E. The therapeutically effective amount of the composition is effective in alleviating at least one symptom of a degenerative joint disease in a human or may be used for the prophylaxis of the degenerative joint disease in the human. The at least one symptom of the degenerative joint disease in the human includes joint pain and mobility pain.
US11504415B2	Treatment of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction The treatment of diastolic dysfunction in a subject and, in particular, compositions for use and methods in treating diastolic dysfunction are disclosed. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a composition for use comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a substance that increases the level and/or activity of a crystalline protein in cardiomyocytes of the subject. In particular, the composition for use according to the disclosure comprises a therapeutically effective amount of the alpha B crystalline protein. It was found that the composition for use is capable of treating diastolic dysfunction and diastolic heart disease in subjects with failing hearts that have a higher cardiomyocyte stiffness than controls. Particularly, addition of alpha B crystalline reduced the higher stiffness of failing cardiomyocytes to the level observed in control cardiomyocytes.
US11504413B2	Multi-nutrient composition A method of improving at least one of the following in an individual: lean mass, muscle strength, cognition, systemic inflammation levels, blood cholesterol levels, blood triglyceride levels and glucose tolerance is provided, comprising administering to the individual a multi-nutrient composition a protein, creatine, vitamin D, calcium and an n-3 fatty acid.
US11504412B2	Beta-caseins and cognitive function The disclosure provides a method of improving the cognitive function of an animal by providing a composition containing beta-casein, wherein at least 75% by weight of the beta-casein is a beta-casein variant that does not produce BCM-7 on digestion in the gut of the animal.
US11504411B1	Herbal dietary supplement supporting healthy immune function An herbal formulation including effective amounts of cat's claw extract, Astragalus extract, Echinacea extract, Moringa extract; astaxanthin, black elderberry extract, vitamin B12, blackseed extract, oregano extract; garlic extract; tumeric extract, and vitamin E provides nutritional support for healthy immune function. The herbal formulation may be packaged in dosage forms that are particularly effective in fighting infections, and especially viral infections.
US11504407B2	Bifidobacterium genus bacterium Novel Bifidobacterium bacteria having an opioid peptide decomposition action and a noncollagenous glycoprotein decomposition action are provided. The present invention relates to one or more kinds of Bifidobacterium bacteria selected from the group consisting of Bifidobacterium bifidum MCC1092 (NITE BP-02429), Bifidobacterium bifidum MCC1319 (NITE BP-02431), Bifidobacterium bifidum MCC1868 (NITE BP-02432), Bifidobacterium bifidum MCC1870 (NITE BP-02433), and Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum MCC1110 (NITE BP-02430), as well as a composition for decomposing an opioid peptide and composition for decomposing a noncollagenous glycoprotein containing the Bifidobacterium bacteria as an active ingredient.
US11504404B2	Skin probiotic formulation Microbes can be genetically modified to express biomolecules that are beneficial to mammals and/or to reduce, or eliminate, expression of harmful virulence factors. The growth and viability of such genetically modified microbes can optionally be controlled by inducible promoters that regulate the expression of proteins that are essential to their growth and survival. Compositions comprising such genetically modified microbes as well as methods of making and using the same are disclosed herein.
US11504403B2	Compositions for fecal floral transplantation and methods for making and using them and devices for delivering them The present disclosure provides compositions, e.g., formulations, used for gastric, gastrointestinal and/or colonic treatments or lavage, e.g., orthostatic lavage, e.g., for inducing the purgation (e.g., cleansing) of a gastrointestinal (GI) tract, including a colon; and methods for making and using them. Methods of the invention are used for the stabilization, amelioration, treatment and/or prevention of constipation, for the treatment of abdominal pain, particularly non-specific abdominal pain, and diarrhea, including diarrhea caused by a drug side effect, a psychological condition, a disease or a condition such as Crohn's Disease, a poison, a toxin or an infection, e.g., a toxin-mediated traveler's diarrhea, or C. difficile or the pseudo-membranous colitis associated with this infection.
US11504395B2	Oral pyrophosphate for use in reducing tissue calcification The invention is concerned with use of oral inorganic pyrophosphate for preventing and/or reducing tissue calcification, particularly soft tissue calcification, and/or diseases or disorders characterized by low plasma PPi levels, as, e.g., occurs in chronic kidney disease (CKD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI), Pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE), Arterial Calcification Due to Deficiency of CD73 (ACDC), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, arteriosclerosis obliterans, venous calcifications, crystal deposition disorders, calcification resulting from neurological disorders, calcinosis universalis, calcinosis circumscripta, scleroderma, dermatomyositis, systemic lupus erythematosus, hyperparathyroidism, neoplasms, milk-alkali syndrome, hypervitaminosis D, tumoral calcinosis, hypophosphatemic rickets, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament of the spine, myocardial ischemia, joint calcification, heterotropic ossification of traumatized muscle, angioid streaks, diabetes mellitus type II, cardiovascular disorder, or atherosclerosis.
US11504394B2	Targeted ionophore-based metal delivery The present disclosure provides ionophore compounds, which are useful for facilitating delivery of a metal ion to a cell, tissue or organ of interest. The present disclosure provides compositions comprising the subject ionophore compounds. The present disclosure provides methods of delivering a metal ion intracellularly to a target cell. The present disclosure also provides methods of treating a condition associated with a metal deficiency in an individual.
US11504393B2	Hydrogen sulfide sustained releasing dressing and manufacturing method thereof The invention is to provide a hydrogen sulfide sustained releasing dressing and a manufacturing method thereof. The hydrogen sulfide sustained releasing dressing includes a hydrocolloid, a surfactant and sodium hydro sulfide. The manufacturing method includes (a) heating and stirring a hydrocolloid material; (b) adding a surfactant and sodium hydrosulfide into the hydrocolloid material; and (c) injecting the hydrocolloid material containing the surfactant and the sodium hydrosulfide into a mold for thermoforming a hydrogen sulfide sustained releasing dressing.
US11504389B2	Tau modulators and methods and compositions for delivery thereof The present disclosure is in the field of diagnostics and therapeutics for Alzheimer's Disease.
US11504386B2	Preparation method for various novel fucosyl oligosaccharides and use thereof The present invention relates to a preparation method for various novel fucosyl oligosaccharides and a use thereof. More specifically, the present invention allows a preparation of various novel fucosyl oligosaccharides through an enzymatic reaction with α-1,2-fucosyltransferase using a GDP-L-fucose donor and various glucose acceptors and an establishment of probiotic characteristics thereof, and thus has an effect of providing uses as materials for medicines, food, cosmetic products, and the like.
US11504385B2	Proteolysis targeting chimeric molecule, preparation method, and application It discloses a proteolysis targeting chimeric molecule, a preparation method and an application thereof. The proteolysis targeting chimeric molecule provided by the disclosure can inhibit the expression of BCR-ABL and/or CRBN protein in BCR-ABL and/or CRBN positive leukemia K562 cells to varying degrees, and thus can be used to prepare drugs for treating BCR-ABL and/or CRBN positive leukemia, wherein the proteolysis targeting chimeric molecule with n=3 has excellent photo-isomerization activity, and can be used in preparation of the reagents or drugs for light-regulated degradation of BCR-ABL and/or CRBN protein. The disclosure also provides a method for synthesizing the series of proteolysis targeting chimeric molecules.
US11504384B1	Compositions and methods for treatment of skin infections A pharmaceutical composition for treating skin infections is described herein. A method using a pharmaceutical composition for treating skin infections is described herein. A pharmaceutical composition for treating skin infections may comprise, in 100 parts of the composition, 1-99 parts of a pharmaceutically acceptable excipient; 99-1 parts of a keratolytic; 99-1 parts ethyl pyruvate; and 99-1 parts povidone iodine. A method for treating skin infections may comprise topical application of a composition to an infected skin cell for a treatment period.
US11504382B2	Tricyclic inhibitors of Hepatitis B virus The present invention relates to compounds that are inhibitors of hepatitis B virus (HBV). Compounds of this invention are useful alone or in combination with other agents for treating, ameliorating, preventing or curing HBV infection and related conditions. The present invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions containing the compounds.
US11504379B2	Amide compound, and Pin1 inhibitor, therapeutic agent for inflammatory diseases and therapeutic agent for cancer that use the same The purpose of the invention is to develop, as drug-candidate compounds, a group of novel compounds having the activity of inhibiting functions of Pin1. The invention provides: a compound represented by formula (I) or a salt thereof; and a Pin1 inhibitor, a pharmaceutical composition, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for inflammatory diseases, a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for cancer, and a therapeutic or prophylactic agent for adiposity that use said compound/salt.
US11504377B2	Theramutein modulators This invention relates to agents that are inhibitors or activators of variant forms of endogenous proteins and novel methods of identifying such variants. Of particular interest are inhibitors and activators of endogenous protein variants, encoded by genes which have mutated, which variants often arise or are at least first identified as having arisen following exposure to a chemical agent which is known to be an inhibitor or activator of the corresponding unmutated endogenous protein.
US11504375B2	ErbB/BTK inhibitors Disclosed are compounds inhibiting ErbBs (e.g., EGFR or Her 2), especially mutant forms of ErbBs, and BTK, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, hydrates, solvates or stereoisomers thereof and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds. The compound and the pharmaceutical composition can effectively treat ErbBs (especially mutant forms of ErbBs) or BTK associated diseases, including cancer.
US11504369B2	Cytosine-based TET enzyme inhibitors Provided herein, in some embodiments, are cytosine analogs, compositions comprising cytosine analogs, and methods of use for inhibiting a Ten-eleven translocation (TET) enzyme.
US11504367B2	Compounds and methods for treating oxalate-related diseases Disclosed herein are compounds and compositions for modulating glycolate oxidase, useful for treating oxalate-related diseases, such as hyperoxaluria, where modulating glycolate oxidase is expected to be therapeutic to a patent in need thereof. Methods of modulating glycolate oxidase activity in a human or animal subject are also provided.
US11504366B2	Deuterated analogs of elacridar The present invention relates to efflux inhibitor compounds, compositions, and methods of using the same. More specifically, the instant invention comprises deuterated analogs of elacridar with superior pharmacokinetic properties such that it is now possible to facilitate accumulation and distribution of therapeutic agents to effective levels in cells or compartments protected by efflux transporter proteins such as Breast Cancer Resistance Protein (BCRP) and P-Glycoprotein (P-GP). Such transporter protected compartments include brain, spinal cord, nerves, cerebrospinal fluid, testis, eyeballs, retina, inner ear, placenta, mammary gland, liver, biliary tract, kidney, intestines, lung, adrenal cortex, endometrium, hematopoietic cells, stem cells, and solid tumors. In other embodiments, the present invention comprises methods of using the instant deuterated analogs.
US11504357B2	PSMA binding ligand-linker conjugates and methods for using Described herein are prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) binding conjugates that are useful for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic and imaging agents. Also described herein are pharmaceutical composition containing them and methods of using the conjugates and compositions. Also described are processes for manufacture of the conjugates and the compositions containing them.
US11504356B2	Treatment for inflammatory disease The invention provides mebendazole for use in the treatment or prophylaxis of a chronic inflammatory disease, and in particular wherein the chronic inflammatory disease is an autoimmune disease, for example sarcoidosis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), Huntington's disease, end stage renal disease, systemic sclerosis (also called scleroderma), myositis, diabetes type 1, multiple sclerosis, Sjögren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, primary biliary cirrhosis, autoimmune hepatitis, Graves' disease, Addison's disease, tuberculosis, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, inflammatory bowel disease, Alzheimer's disease and coeliac disease. A method for the treatment or prophylaxis of a chronic inflammatory disease, comprising administering an effective amount of a mebendazole or a pharmaceutical composition of mebendazole is also provided. The use of mebendazole for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of a chronic inflammatory disease is also provided.
US11504352B2	Composition for ameliorating circulatory system diseases, comprising tea extract with modified ingredients content The present disclosure relates to a composition for ameliorating a circulatory system disease, which contains a green tea extract with modified ingredient content. According to the present disclosure, it is possible to effectively prevent, ameliorate and treat circulatory system diseases without side effects and, thereby, to greatly help patients with circulatory system diseases and contribute to the development of related industries.
US11504349B2	Composition for preventing or treating TNF-related diseases, containing novel derivative as active ingredient, and method for inhibiting TNF activity by using same The present invention relates to: a 4-benzopyranone derivative and a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, racemate, or stereoisomer thereof; a composition for preventing, alleviating or treating TNF-related diseases, containing the same as an active ingredient; and a method for treating TNF-related diseases, a reagent composition for inhibiting TNF, and a method for inhibiting TNF, all of which use the same. The compositions can be orally administered so as not to cause injection side effects, do not cause immunological tolerance, and can effectively inhibit a TNF activity by being directly bound to TNF while facilitating co-administering with a conventional oral preparation and dosage control.
US11504348B2	Iontophoresis method of delivering vitamin C through the skin and iontophoresis device comprising: an electrode assembly including at least one electrode and an aqueous active agent A iontophoresis method (700) is described for delivering vitamin C through the skin of a biological subject, the method comprising applying (702) a selected current profile, either continuous direct current or pulsed current or a combination of both to a biological subject. A iontophoresis composition is further described, comprising one or more of vitamin C, vitamin C derivatives, ions of vitamin C and ions of vitamin C derivatives and further comprising a silicon material and water. A iontophoresis kit for carrying out the iontophoresis method is also disclosed. The application further describes a iontophoresis device comprising an electrode assembly and circuitry configured to concurrently generate a continuous direct current stimulus and a pulsed current stimulus; a corresponding iontophoresis method for delivering a cosmetic composition to a biological subject is also disclosed.
US11504346B2	Redox-activated pro-chelators Compositions of pro-chelator compounds are described herein. The pro-chelators may be activated in reducing conditions, such as in the intracellular space, so as to sequester metals such as iron. The pro-chelators may be used to target malignant cells or in the treatment in a condition associated with metal ion disregulation.
US11504337B2	Polynucleotides encoding methylmalonyl-CoA mutase The disclosure relates to polynucleotides comprising an open reading frame of linked nucleosides encoding human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase precursor, human methylmalonyl-CoA mutase (MCM) mature form, or functional fragments thereof. In some embodiments, the disclosure includes methods of treating methylmalonic acidemia in a subject in need thereof comprising administering an mRNA encoding an MCM polypeptide.
US11504331B2	Process for mesalazine solid formulations The present invention relates to a process to prepare solid pharmaceutical forms comprising a quantity of mesalazine comprised between 75 and 95%, i.e. between 1000 and 1600 mg of drug per dosage unit. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a granulate and/or tablets obtained/obtainable with the process according to the invention, preferably coated to allow the controlled release of the drug. Finally, the present invention relates to the use of the granulate and/or the tablets as a medicament, preferably for the treatment of chronic inflammatory pathologies that preferably affect the intestinal tract.
US11504328B2	Method for preparing liposome comprising ultrasound reactive microbubble for drug delivery and liposome using same Provided are a method for preparing liposomes comprising ultrasound reactive microbubbles for drug delivery, comprising (a) a step of producing ultrasound reactive microbubbles comprising an inert gas therein and having a first shell formed on the outer surface thereof, followed by forming a uniform size distribution of the ultrasound reactive microbubbles through an extruder; and (b) a step of producing liposomes comprising the ultrasound reactive microbubbles distributed in a uniform size and a medicament therein and having a second shell formed on the outer surface thereof, followed by forming a uniform size distribution of the liposomes through an extruder; and a liposome using same.
US11504326B2	Lipid emulsion therapy for treating acute cannabinoid intoxication A lipid emulsion composition including soybean oil, egg lecithin, glycerol and, or osmolality and method for treating acute cannabinoid intoxication or intoxication from other substances, such as alcohol or other drugs, by orally or intravenously administering this composition according to a predetermine protocol to treat patients experiencing acute cannabinoid intoxication or intoxication from other substances. The lipid emulsion composition could be administered to the intoxicated patient orally or intravenously. In some embodiments, the lipid emulsion composition includes soybean oil, egg yolk phospholipids, and glycerin.
US11504320B2	Use of naturally glycosylated polyphenols as protective agents against the effects of ultraviolet irradiation Use of a naturally glycosylated polyphenol, not containing nitrogen, as protective agent against the effects of ultraviolet irradiation on photo-degradable substances of structures.
US11504318B2	Symmetric azomethine direct dyes, process for their preparation, cosmetic composition comprising at least one such dye and use thereof The present invention relates to a process for dyeing keratin fibres, in particular human keratin fibres such as the hair, in one or more steps, comprising the application to said keratin fibres of a composition comprising one or more compounds of formula (I) and/or (II), and also to the use thereof for dyeing keratin fibres, and to a device: in which formula (I) or (II) R1, R3, R4, R5, R6, and n are as defined in the description. The compounds of formula (I) according to the invention can give powerful, chromatic and sparingly selective colourings with good colour build-up, which are resistant to the various attacking factors to which keratin fibres may be subjected, such as inclement weather, light, washing and perspiration.
US11504317B2	Process for curl-relaxing and/or straightening keratin fibres, using reducing agents and polar organic solvents, and straightening kit The present invention relates to a process for curl-relaxing and/or straightening keratin fibres, such as the hair, which comprises the application to the fibres of one or more compositions comprising reducing agents, one or more compositions comprising organic solvents and a step of heat treatment of the fibres by means of a heating tool. The invention also relates to the use of the composition(s) comprising reducing agents and of the composition(s) comprising organic solvents in a process for curl-relaxing and/or straightening keratin fibres. Finally, the invention relates to a multi-compartment device or “kit” that is suitable for performing such a process.
US11504316B2	Photoprotective composition based on a carboxylic acid ester; use of said compound for increasing the sun protection factor The present invention relates to a composition, especially a cosmetic composition, characterized in that it comprises, in a cosmetically acceptable medium: (a) at least one photoprotective system capable of screening out UV radiation; (b) one or more carboxylic acid esters, said ester comprising at least 24 carbon atoms; (c) at least one C8-C30alkyl(poly)glycoside. The present invention also relates to the use of a carboxylic acid ester in a composition comprising, in a cosmetically acceptable medium, at least one photoprotective system capable of screening out UV radiation.
US11504313B2	Composition for air polishing A composition for air polishing the surface of hard dental tissue includes an abrasive first powder suitable for polishing hard dental tissue; a second powder of a gelling agent; and a third powder of a dental treatment agent.
US11504311B2	Boron nitride nanomaterial compositions Compositions contain boron nitride nanomaterials at least partially coated with biomolecules.
US11504306B2	Dental glass ionomer cement composition A dental glass ionomer cement composition that exhibits high mechanical properties. In particular, the dental glass ionomer cement composition of the present disclosure comprising (a) non-crosslinked polyalkenoic acid, (b) water, (c) crosslinked polyalkenoic acid: 0.01 to 10 wt. %, and (d) acid-reactive glass powder, exhibits extremely high compressive strength by including the crosslinked polyalkenoic acid in the specified content range.
US11504304B2	Method for enhancing optical properties in ceramics having applications in dental restorations A method for enhancing optical properties of sintered, zirconia ceramic bodies and zirconia ceramic dental restorations is provided. The porous or pre-sintered stage of a ceramic body is treated with an yttrium-containing composition and sintered, resulting in sintered ceramic bodies having enhanced optical properties. The enhanced optical properties may be substantially permanent, remaining for the useful life of the sintered ceramic body.
US11504301B2	Balloon type liquid medicine injector A balloon type liquid medicine injector for continuously injecting a small amount of liquid medicine into a body of a patient is disclosed as to be easily assembled and to prevent unnecessary dead space while being inflated after a liquid medicine is injected, so as to be miniaturized. When a tube body is provided outside a fixed pipe, both ends of the tube body are folded and inserted into both ends of the fixed tube, to remove the dead space while being inserted inside the case. In addition, in a state where the both ends of the tube body are folded and inserted into the both ends of the fixed tube, an injection mechanism for injecting the liquid medicine or a stopper mechanism are coupled while pressing the tube body folded inward, so that a separate packing is unnecessary and the airtightness is maintained.
US11504300B2	Pill box A pill box includes a box body. The box body includes an accommodating chamber defining an opening and receiving pills. A box closing the accommodating chamber is arranged on the accommodating chamber. A connecting end of the box cover is hinged to a rear end of the box body. An elastic piece and a limiting groove are disposed on the rear end of the box body. A clamping seat is arranged on the connecting end of the box cover. A bending portion is arranged on one end of the elastic piece. A fixing portion is arranged on another end of the elastic piece. The bending portion passes through the clamping seat and is exposed. When the box cover is buckled with the box body, the bending portion is deformed by being squeezed and tightly engages with the box cover, and the fixing portion extends downward into the limiting groove.
US11504299B2	Automatic acupuncture device, needle gadget and acupuncture method An automatic acupuncture device includes: a case; a motor or an electromagnet; a needle driver, configured to move linearly under the force of the motor or electromagnet to drive an acupuncture needle in a needle gadget into a human body, the needle gadget comprising a needle tube and an acupuncture needle inside the needle tube; a needle gadget chamber configured to house the needle gadget; and a locking-releasing structure that is configured to lock the needle gadget so that it will not fall out of the needle gadget chamber during acupuncture treatment, and also configured to release the needle gadget from the needle gadget chamber after acupuncture treatment. A needle gadget is provided for use with the acupuncture device, so that the acupuncture needle will not be exposed in air outside the needle tube before or after acupuncture. The acupuncture process is automatic, safe, without complicated manual operation.
US11504298B1	Automated stimulation system and method A sexual stimulation system and method including a linear actuator connected by a hose or directly mounted to one of a plurality of sexual stimulation devices such as a “receiver” (for penile stimulation), an inflatable insertable device (for vaginal or anal stimulation), an actuated tube (for penile stimulation), or an actuated insertable device (for vaginal or anal stimulation). The actuator utilizes the displacement of air to drive motion, suction and pressure of the receiver or insertable device in arbitrary or predetermined patterns.
US11504297B2	Body massaging device and method of operating the same The present disclosure relates to a body massaging device and an operation method thereof, wherein, the body massaging device comprises a support holder detachably mounted on a lower limb of a body; and an anal massaging assembly mounted on the support holder for compressing and/or rubbing an anus of the body as well as perianal skin. The present disclosure provides a support holder to mount the body massaging device at a lower limb of the body and perform a compressing and/or rubbing massage on an anus of the body and a perianal skin by means of an anal massaging assembly mounted on the support holder, so as to stimulate sexually sensitive nerves densely distributed on the anus and the perianal skin, so that a user can obtain a stimulation effect different from the existing penis masturbation appliance or the inserted massaging appliance to stimulate the prostate, when the body massaging device of the present disclosure is used. Moreover, as the body massaging device which is mounted at a lower limb of the body is equivalent to a wearable massaging appliance and does not require a user to hold it for a long time, the user is less prone to fatigue during the use.

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