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US11586538B2	Storage device and storage system Provided is a storage device including a power management integrated circuit chip; multiple non-volatile memories configured to receive power from the power management integrated circuit chip; and a controller configured to control the non-volatile memories, wherein the controller checks a state of the power during a read operation and a write operation on the non-volatile memories and, when a power failure is detected in at least one of the non-volatile memories, implements a power failure detection mode regarding the read operation and the write operation on all of the non-volatile memories.
US11586535B2	Method and apparatus for designing dual-mirror shared conf partition file A method, an apparatus, a device and a computer readable storage medium for designing a dual-mirror shared conf partition file are provided. The method includes pre-configuring disk space occupation capacities for a first flash mirror file, a second flash mirror file, and a shared conf partition of the BMC, and generating a FW file of the BMC which does not include a shared conf partition file. The method further includes mounting partitions configured in one of the first and second flash mirror files firstly and then mounting the shared Conf partition at last, in response to an instruction for starting the one of the first and second flash mirror files. The shared conf partition stores a configuration file of the BMC. The shared conf partition and the configuration file are automatically generated when the BMC runs normally for the first time.
US11586529B2	Method for blocking external debugger application from analysing code of software program A method for blocking external debugger application from analysing code of software program installed on computing device. The method including initializing software program including an application program and an internal debugger application. The software program, upon initialization thereof, instructs internal debugger application to load application program in internal debugger application. The internal debugger application is configured to utilize kernel resources of an operating system of the computing device. The method includes executing internal debugger application to set one or more break-points in code of application program to define execution path for code of application program, executing application program as per defined execution path for code thereof, stopping execution of code of application program upon reaching any of one or more break-points therein, and handing control to internal debugger application to provide an address for next instruction to be executed in defined execution path for code of application program.
US11586528B2	Software development kit with independent automatic crash detection An improved SDK includes a set of APIs and a crash handler registered with the operating system. Each API is an interface accessible by a computer software application. Up on entrance, each API determines the current thread identifier, and inserts it into a list if it is not already in the list. Each thread identifier corresponds to an API call counter, which is incremented by one at the entrance and decremented by one at the exit point of the API. The SDK also records the identifier of the thread it creates for callback functions. When a crash occurs, the crash handler is executed. It determines that the crash is related to a callback interface if the crash thread identifier matches the callback thread identifier. The crash is determined to be caused by the SDK if the API call counter corresponding to the crash thread identifier is greater than zero.
US11586525B2	Automatic span context propagation to worker threads in rich-client applications Disclosed techniques relate to tracing a subsidiary thread of a web page application. In an example, a method includes providing a web page application to a web browser. The method further includes creating, from the web page application, a global tracer configured to log tracing data for the web page application and a span. The method further includes instantiating, from the web page application, a wrapper for a subsidiary thread. The wrapper is configured to execute shim code before executing the subsidiary thread. The method further includes passing, from the wrapper to the shim code, configuration data of the global tracer. The method further includes creating a subsidiary tracer from the shim code and the configuration data. The subsidiary tracer configured to log tracing data for the subsidiary thread and a thread span.
US11586523B2	3D model evaluation system A 3D model evaluation system includes: a loading unit that loads 3D model data created by 3D CAD; a history checking unit that checks a creation history which is added to the 3D model data loaded by the loading unit and which is obtained in a case where the 3D model data is created by the 3D CAD; and an evaluation unit that evaluates a degree of coincidence between the creation history of the 3D model data checked by the history checking unit and a predetermined rule.
US11586521B2	Methods, apparatuses and systems for providing forensics to manage containers A method, apparatus and system for providing process-level forensics for a plurality of application containers includes for each of the plurality of application containers; monitoring forensics information of the application container, encoding the monitored forensics information using an encoder of a predetermined encoder/decoder pair to determine a forensics model, decoding the forensics model to determine a reconstructed representation of the forensics information, comparing the reconstructed representation of the forensics information to the monitored forensics information to determine an error and comparing the error to a threshold to determine if an error above the threshold exists. If the error is below the threshold, the forensics model is communicated to a higher-level manager to be used for higher-level management. If the error is above the threshold, the monitored forensics information of the application container is also communicated to the higher-level manager. The predetermined encoder/decoder pair is determined using an autoencoding process.
US11586517B1	Automated internet of things device testing including modifying a device table to generate an association table A method, system, and computer program product for automated testing of Internet of Things devices are provided. The method generates a device table for a set of devices. The device table includes a set of inputs and a set of controllable outputs for each device. A set of input signals are detected for a device for a subset of inputs associated with the device. The set of input signals are detected from one or more controllable outputs of a subset of devices. The device table is modified based on the set of input signals and the one or more controllable outputs to generate an association table representing a relation of the subset of inputs with the one or more controllable outputs. The method detects a fault in one or more device of the set of devices based on a test input signal and the association table.
US11586516B2	Storage system, storage device, and storage device management method An object of the present invention is to realize a proper storage operation in accordance with the state of a storage devices which constructed remote copy pair via a network. A first storage device for providing a first volume and a second storage device for providing a second volume as a remote copy destination of the first volume, includes: a storing unit for policy sets that is a regulation group relating to the service quality of the second volume; and a policy selection unit for selecting a policy set to be used from the plurality of policy sets in accordance with the states of the first volume and the second storage device. According to such a configuration and operation, it is possible to properly operate the storage device by selecting a policy set before and after the failover or according to the presence or absence of degeneration.
US11586513B2	Live migrating virtual machines to a target host upon fatal memory errors The disclosed technology provides techniques, systems, and apparatus for containing and recovering from uncorrectable memory errors in distributed computing environment through migration of virtual machines and associated memory to a target host machine. An aspect of the disclosed technology includes a hypervisor or virtual machine manager that receives signaling of an uncorrectable memory error detected by a host machine. The virtual machine manager then uses information received via the signaling to identify virtual memory addresses or memory pages associated with the corrupted memory element so as to allow for containment and recovery from the error, and for live migration of the virtual machine.
US11586512B2	Dynamic data storage A method for dynamically storing files/data, comprising: a) acquiring the file/data by an initial random Virtual Machine (r VM); b) shredding the file/data to a plurality of segments; c) wrapping, in a standalone state, each of the remaining segments with a unique code comprised of at least one or more destination storage locations, a pointer to a following segment in the file/data, and a timer; d) autonomously and independently roaming each segment to the destination storage location appearing in its unique code; and e) periodically, according to the timer, continuously roaming segments between storage locations until receiving a request for retrieving of the dynamically stored file/data.
US11586511B1	Optimal bit apportionments for digital functions subject to soft errors A method includes storing one or more bit copies of each of at least some bits of a data value in at least one memory. A number of bit copies of each bit of the data value is based on a specified apportionment, and different bits have different numbers of bit copies. The method also includes retrieving the bit copies of the at least some of the bits of the data value from the at least one memory. The method further includes, in response to determining that a specified bit of the data value has multiple retrieved bit copies that differ from one another, estimating a bit value for the specified bit using the multiple retrieved bit copies of the specified bit. In addition, the method includes outputting or using the data value having the estimated bit value for the specified bit.
US11586507B2	Scalable cloud-based backup method A computer-implemented system and method of backing up and restoring a containerized application or a cloud-based application using a datamover service includes determining a stateful set of services of the containerized application or cloud-based application to be backed up. A persistent volume associated with the determined stateful set of services of the containerized application or cloud-based application is identified. Then, a snapshot of the identified persistent volume is created and a new persistent volume is created from the snapshot. The created new persistent volume is attached to a datamover service. Data from the created new persistent volume is then copied to a network file system or storage system using the datamover service, thereby creating backup data stored in a storage system.
US11586504B2	Electronic apparatus and boot method thereof An electronic apparatus and a boot method thereof are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a first controller, a basic input output system (BIOS), and a second controller. The first controller is configured to receive a boot code and provides the boot code to the electronic apparatus for performing a boot operation. The BIOS is configured to provide the boot code. The second controller has at least one communication interface. The at least one communication interface is configured to be connected to at least one external apparatus. The at least one external apparatus provides a backup boot code to the second controller. When the boot operation performed by the electronic apparatus according to the boot code provided by the BIOS fails, the second controller replaces the first controller to receive the backup boot code and provides the backup boot code to enable the electronic apparatus to perform the boot operation.
US11586503B2	Faster rebuilding of 2-disk failure in raid by efficient, modular, diagonal, concurrent parity In response to receiving data to be stored in a storage system that includes a plurality of N drives, a method may include storing a first quantity of the data in a first N portions across a first half of the N drives; storing a second quantity of the data in a second N portions across a second half of the N drives; determining first parities to be stored on a first parity drive; determining second parities and storing them on a second parity drive; and calculating third parities based on both the first quantity of the data and the second quantity of the data, wherein the third parities are calculated in a diagonal fashion based on distinct elements of the first N portions and distinct elements of the second N portions, and storing the third parities on a third parity drive.
US11586500B2	Processing-in-memory (PIM) devices A method of performing a MAC arithmetic operation includes detecting error correction capability for first data when a command has a logic level combination for performing the MAC arithmetic operation; correcting an error, included in the first data, when the number of erroneous bits included in the first data is equal to or less than the error correction capability; and outputting, to a PIM controller, MAC calculation result data generated by performing the MAC arithmetic operation on the error-corrected first data.
US11586498B2	Read retry scratch space Devices and techniques to recover data from a memory device using a custom Read Retry feature are disclosed herein. A memory device can receive a first read request, read data from the memory array corresponding to the read request, and determine if the read data corresponding to the first read request includes a detectable error. In response to a detected error in the received data corresponding to the first read request, the memory device can recover data corresponding to the first read request using one of a set of read retry features, and load the one of the set of read retry features used to recover data corresponding to the first read request as a custom read retry feature in the memory device for a second read request subsequent to the first read request.
US11586493B2	Efficient checksum computation An example method may include identifying, in a plurality of blocks of data, one or more unallocated blocks, wherein the plurality of blocks further comprises one or more allocated blocks, generating a plurality of checksums, wherein each checksum corresponds to one of the blocks, and the checksums comprise a plurality of first checksums and a plurality of second checksums, wherein each of the first checksums corresponds to one of the unallocated blocks and comprises a predetermined checksum of a block of zeros, and wherein each of the second checksums corresponds to one of the allocated blocks and comprises a checksum of the corresponding one of the allocated blocks, and generating a result checksum in view of the plurality of checksums.
US11586490B2	System and method of identifying self-healing actions for computing systems using reinforcement learning Example implementations relate to method and system for implementation of a software agent in a computing system, to identify the most effective self-healing action to build a Q-table by applying a reinforcement learning technique. In particular, the method includes determining an induced state of the computing system based on an error in one or more components of the computing system and selecting a corrective action corresponding to the induced state based on a plurality of Q-values stored in the Q-table. The method further includes executing the corrective action in the computing system and evaluating one or more parameters of the computing system to determine a current state of the computing system. Further, the method includes updating a Q-value of the plurality of Q-values corresponding to the corrective action, in response to evaluation of the current state of the computing system, to build the Q-table.
US11586481B2	Optimization of parallel processing using waterfall representations Event data for an application execution is accessed from a table of logged events, the event data comprising a sequence, a hierarchy, and a start time and duration for each event. Dependency data for each event is also accessed to determine whether the start time for an event is dependent on the prior completion of at least one other event. A waterfall representation is then generated, the representation including an entry for each event in the sequence, with a start time and duration represented for each event. Based on the dependencies and hierarchy, it is determined, for each event with a start time that is later than the start time of an event which precedes it in the sequence, whether the event's start time is dependent on the prior completion of at least one preceding event. The start time for each event may then be advanced based on the determination.
US11586480B2	Edge computing workload balancing A set of workload criteria is determined from a workload associated with a plurality of sources. The workload is divided among a set of workload groups according to the set of workload criteria and a first workload scheduler. A set of edge computing resources is assigned to each workload group within the set according to the set of workload criteria and the set of workload groups. A portion of the workload associated with a subset of the plurality of sources is handled by a first subset of edge computing resources and a second workload scheduler, where the subset of sources is associated with a first workload group. The handling includes balancing, by the second workload scheduler, the portion of the workload among the subset of sources. The handled workload is reported to a control center.
US11586479B2	Load balancing of computing sessions with load patterns Described embodiments provide systems and methods for balancing user sessions using load pattern forecasting are provided here. A device can determine a pattern of load distribution for a session prior to establishment of the session on a server of a computing environment. The pattern can be indicative of load on a server to run the session for a range of time. The device can determine an amount of usage of the plurality of servers on a per server basis. The usage can be indicative of sessions to be run on individual servers for the range of time. The device can select one of the plurality of servers on which to run the session based on a comparison of the pattern of load distribution for the session and the determined amounts of usage of the plurality servers. The device can assign the session to the selected server of the computing environment to balance resource usage across the computing environment.
US11586474B2	Adaptation of resource allocation for multiple workloads using interference effect of resource allocation of additional workloads on performance Techniques are provided for adaptive resource allocation for multiple workloads. One method comprises obtaining a dynamic system model based on a relation between an amount of a resource for multiple iterative workloads and a predefined service metric; obtaining an instantaneous value of the predefined service metric; applying to a given controller associated with a given iterative workload of the multiple iterative workloads: (i) the dynamic system model, (ii) an interference effect of one or more additional iterative workloads on the given iterative workload, and (iii) a difference between the instantaneous value and a target value for the predefined service metric. The given controller applies an adjustment to the amount of the resource for the given iterative workload based at least in part on the difference. The resource allocation for the multiple iterative workloads can be performed in a sequence substantially in parallel with an execution of the iterative workloads.
US11586472B2	Method of task transition between heterogenous processors A method, system, and apparatus determines that one or more tasks should be relocated from a first processor to a second processor by comparing performance metrics to associated thresholds or by using other indications. To relocate the one or more tasks from the first processor to the second processor, the first processor is stalled and state information from the first processor is copied to the second processor. The second processor uses the state information and then services incoming tasks instead of the first processor.
US11586470B2	Scalable workflow engine with a stateless orchestrator A method, system, and computer program product for running workflows and events using a stateless orchestrator includes: receiving first task data for a first task, where the first task data is information necessary for execution of the first task. The method may also include transmitting a request for a worker node to a provider, where the provider creates the worker node. The method may also include receiving a request from the worker node for the first task data. The method may also include transmitting the first task data to the worker node, where the worker node executes the first task. The method may also include, receiving results of the execution of the first task from the worker node. The method may also include, in response to the receiving the results, transmitting the results to a database.
US11586469B2	Method, device and storage medium for processing overhead of memory access A method for processing overhead of memory access includes: applying for a memory configured to perform value padding on at least one convolution operation in a deep learning model; determining input data of the deep learning model; performing deep learning processing on the input data by using the deep learning model; and releasing the memory after performing the deep learning processing.
US11586468B2	Docker-container-oriented method for isolation of file system resources The present invention relates to a Docker-container-oriented method for isolation of file system resources, which allocates host file system resources according to access requests from containers and checks lock resources corresponding to the access requests. The method creates a plurality of new containers; allocating the host file system resources according to file resource request parameters required by the new containers; and controlling execution of the file system operation according to an amount of the file system resources that have been allocated to the new containers.
US11586465B2	Scalable hardware thread scheduler A device includes a hardware data processing node configured to execute a respective task, and a hardware thread scheduler including a hardware task scheduler. The hardware task scheduler is coupled to the hardware data processing node and has a producer socket, a consumer socket, and a spare socket. The spare socket is configured to provide data control signals also provided by a first socket of the producer and consumer sockets responsive to a memory-mapped register being a first value. The spare socket is configured to provide data control signals also provided by a second socket of the producer and consumer sockets responsive to the memory-mapped register being a second value.
US11586463B2	Automated process flow learning Embodiments perform an automated process flow using machine learning. Embodiments train a machine learning component using training data that represents a user's past interactions with a software application when performing a plurality of process flows. Each process flow includes a series of tasks in a sequence. Embodiments receive data related to tasks within the software application. Embodiments predict, using the trained machine learning component, a series of tasks and a sequence for the predicted series of tasks based on the received data. Embodiments then perform the predicted series of tasks in the predicted sequence.
US11586461B2	Service creation and management Concepts and technologies are disclosed herein for service creation and management. A processor can detect an event relating to a service, and access a service creation database to identify a recipe associated with the service. The recipe can define a resource to be used to provide the service. The processor can access an inventory to determine if the resource is available, identify a service control to control the service, instruct an infrastructure control to allocate virtual machines to host components of the service, and issue instructions to the service control. The instructions can instruct the service control to load service functions to the virtual machines.
US11586459B2	Generating and preserving default configurations of a system A virtualized computing system includes a plurality of hosts, each of which is configured with a virtualization software for supporting execution of virtual machines therein. A method of managing a configuration of a system service in the virtualized computing system includes: upon receiving an application program interface (API) call to operate on a configuration object for a system service that is backed by a configuration schema of the system service, updating a database in accordance with the configuration schema to update or store the configuration of the system service. The system service executes with a configuration that is a combination of a default configuration that is defined in a default configuration schema of the system service and the configuration stored in the database.
US11586453B2	System for automating processes There is provided a system for automating processes, the system comprising at least one computer configured to provide at least one virtual user which interacts with applications and/or documents to run at least one automated process. There is also provided a method of running automated processes, the method comprising the steps of providing at least one computer and providing at least one virtual user on the at least one computer which interacts with applications and/or documents to execute at least one automated process.
US11586450B1	Automated standards-based computing system reconfiguration Systems and techniques for automated standards-based computing system reconfiguration are described herein. An existing configuration may be obtained of a first computing system operating in a first computing environment. A second computing system in a second computing environment may be identified that provides a function of the first computing system using the existing configuration. A second computing system existing configuration of the second computing system may be evaluated to identify a set of configuration deviations. A notification may be transmitted to a computing device of an administrator of the second computing system. The notification may include an indication of the set of configuration deviations.
US11586448B2	Qubit reset from excited states Techniques regarding resetting highly excited qubits are provided. For example, one or more embodiments described herein can comprise a system, which can comprise a memory that can store computer executable components. The system can also comprise a processor, operably coupled to the memory, and that can execute the computer executable components stored in the memory. The computer executable components can comprise a reset component that can de-excite a qubit system to a target state by transitioning a population of a first excited state of the qubit system to a ground state and by applying a signal to the qubit system that transitions a population of a second excited state to the first excited state.
US11586447B2	Configuration after cluster migration A method, computer system and computer program product for processing configuration after a cluster migration are provided. In this method, a network booting program is received at a computing node from a management node for a cluster. The cluster includes at least one computing node. An operating system is booted in a memory of the computing node with the received network booting program. Configuration changes are received from the management node, and the configurations in a local storage of the computing node are updated according to the received configuration changes.
US11586443B2	Thread-based processor halting Devices and techniques for thread-based processor halting are described herein. A processor monitors control-status register (CSR) values that correspond to a halt condition for a thread. The processor then compares the halt condition to a current state of the thread and halts in response to the current state of the thread meeting the halt condition.
US11586437B1	Data flow tracking in program verification Techniques for program verification are described. An exemplary method includes receiving a request to evaluate code based on a customized rule, the customized rule comprising one or more conditions for which the customized rule is applicable and one or more postconditions to indicate at least one check to perform for a given node in a graph for the code, wherein an application of the customized rule performs one or more of: an interleave between a backward analysis and forward analysis based on user-specified conditions, an analysis between sub-graphs by a query from a first sub-graph to a second sub-graph, and an operation on a sub-graph, storage of a result of the operation on the sub-graph, and usage of the stored result in a subsequent operation; generating a graph for the code; and evaluating the code by applying the customized rule to the generated graph.
US11586430B2	Distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment Methods and apparatus for distribution and execution of instructions in a distributed computing environment are disclosed. An example apparatus includes memory; first instructions; and processor circuitry to execute the first instructions to manage an instruction queue. The instruction queue includes indications of second instructions to be executed at a component server. The processor circuitry is to add a first indication of a corresponding one of the second instructions to the instruction queue. The first indication is to identify: (1) a location of the second instruction and (2) a format of the second instruction. In response to a second indication that the second instruction has been executed, the processor circuitry is to remove the first indication from the instruction queue.
US11586423B2	Automatic derivation of software engineering artifact attributes with integrated distribution calculation Some embodiments of the teachings herein include a computer-implemented method for automatic derivation of attributes of software engineering artifacts arising from technical boundary condition of product or service development segments comprise: deducing technical requirements using an automated software-based process based on classifications of the technical boundary conditions; mapping the deduced technical requirements of the artifacts to engineering disciplines and concerns using an automated software-based process; mapping the calculated engineering artifacts to responsibilities; adapting the classification of the technical boundary conditions based on the evaluation results in iterations; and processing an executable performing a distribution calculation of the classification space, wherein the distribution calculation of the classification space is at least based on a distribution and quartiles. The process of the executable comprises: calculating combination vectors at system start; reading mapping data and calculation probabilistic distribution and quartiles; and publishing new distribution to engineering goal calculation.
US11586422B2	Automated system capacity optimization A method, system, and computer program product for implementing automated system capacity optimization is provided. The method includes retrieving from plug-in components running on a plurality of hardware and software sources, metrics data associated with the plug-in components. The metrics data is cross-referenced with respect to operational sizing recommendations for each plug-in component based on aggregated disparate sizing guidelines and resulting software code modules are generated. Software and hardware requirements for enabling target computing components are determined based on results of executing the software code modules and operational functionality of the target computing components are enabled in accordance with the software and hardware requirements.
US11586420B2	Blockchain random number generating system and blockchain random number generating method The disclosure provides a blockchain random number generating system and blockchain random number generating method. The blockchain random number generating system includes a smart contract. A second electronic device generates a second random number and a second hash value corresponding to the second random number, and transmits the second hash value to a first block of the smart contract. A first electronic device generates a first random number and a first hash value corresponding to the first random number, and transmits the first hash value to a second block of the smart contract. A fifth block of the smart contract receives a real-time transaction index, and generates a random seed according to the real-time transaction index, the first random number and the second random number and calculates a result of the smart contract in the fifth block according to the random seed.
US11586419B2	Dynamic pseudo-random bit sequence generator and methods therefor A processing system includes a pseudo-random bit sequence (PRBS) control unit and a PRBS generator that is used to dynamically generate a PRBS from, for example, a first PRBS and a second PRBS. The PRBS generator is coupled to the PRBS control unit. The PRBS generator generates the second PRBS by dynamically adjusting from a first set of flip-flops of a master set of flip-flops that generate the first PRBS to a second set of flip-flops of the first master set of flip-flops that generate the second PRBS. The PRBS generator includes a plurality of PRBS logic engines coupled to a first PRBS multiplexer, the first PRBS multiplexer being used to select either the first PRBS or the second PRBS that is output by the PRBS generator.
US11586414B2	Altering communications captured by an incident recording device Systems and methods for altering communications captured by an incident recording device are provided. An incident recording may be captured by a recording device. The incident recording may comprise audio data. A communication activation signal may be detected by the recording device. The communication activation signal may be followed by communication audio data and the communication audio data may be captured in the audio data. Based on detecting the communication activation signal, the recording device may alter the audio data of the incident recording to at least partially alter the communication audio data captured in the audio data.
US11586412B2	Apparatus for playback sound source and method for playback sound source using the same A sound source playback apparatus includes a mounting unit, to which a sound source device may be attached and detached, and a control unit that recognizes tag information of the sound source device and performs authentication when the sound source is attached to the mounting unit, requests sound source data from the sound sources server according to a result of the tag information is authenticated, and playback the received sound source data. Accordingly, the sound source playback apparatus and the sound source playback method using the same allows permanently keep the high quality album and images of a favorite artist on a single purchase and playback a high quality sound source.
US11586411B2	Spatial characteristics of multi-channel source audio In some examples, an audio control system can include a first set of resources, a second set of resources and a controller. The first set of resources can generate a frequency energy band representation of a multi-channel source audio input. Additionally, the second set of resources can determine at least a value representing a strength of correlation between multiple channels of the multi-channel source audio input. Moreover, the audio output controller can determine a set of control parameters for tuning sound creation from an audio signal generator to reflect a set of spatial characteristics of the source audio input, based on the frequency energy band representation and the first value.
US11586406B2	Printing system and methods to manage printing devices according to information for each printing device A printing system manages printing devices. A managing server receives device update status information and pending job information from each of the printing devices. A status change for a component within a first printing device is detected, thereby updating the device information for the first printing device. The managing server parses a print job queue for the first printing device to update the pending job information to determine the print job will cause a first potential error related to the changed status of the first printing device. When a new print job is received, the managing server determines that the new print job will not occur according to the first potential error, identifies a second printing device, determines the new print job will not result in a second potential error at the second printing device, and sends the new print job to the second printing device.
US11586401B2	Application for acquiring and displaying processing status of print data By using the present disclosure, for example, a notification of an error that has occurred in a device can be received even in cloud printing. Some embodiments provide a method performed by executing an application using an information processing apparatus that transmits print data to be transferred to a printing apparatus by a server system, the method including transmitting, to the server system, a request to check a processing status of the print data in the printing apparatus, receiving the processing status of the print data from the server system having responded to the request, and displaying the received processing status on a display unit of the information processing apparatus.
US11586400B2	Image processing device and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing computer-readable instructions for image processing device An image processing device may include a controller configured to, in a case where a disabling instruction to cause a service state to shift to a disabled state is obtained under a situation where the service state is an enabled state, shift the service state from the enabled state to the disabled state, and in the case where the disabling instruction is obtained under the situation where the service state is the enabled state, send an acceptance stop instruction to a server. The acceptance stop instruction may be an instruction to cause the server to stop acceptance of a job sending request.
US11586398B2	Information processing apparatus that displays a list of image output apparatuses based on status information concerning functionality and communication state, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program An information processing apparatus communicable with an image output apparatus, comprises: a storage unit configured to store first status information concerning whether it is possible to execute a function in the image output apparatus, which is acquired from the image output apparatus; and a display unit configured to display a list of image output apparatuses as management targets based on the first status information stored in the storage unit and second status information concerning a communication state between the information processing apparatus and the image output apparatus. If a condition based on the first status information and the second status information is satisfied, the display unit displays, as a candidate to be deleted from the management targets, an image output apparatus corresponding to the first status information and the second status information.
US11586395B2	Print job transmission device and computer readable non-transitory recording medium storing a print job transmission program A print job transmission device includes a print job generator to generate a print job on a basis of a PDF file that exists under a hot folder, and a print job transmitter to transmit the print job generated by the print job generator. The print job transmitter obtains an IP address and a port number of a destination of the print job based on the PDF file from a folder name of the hot folder in an upper hierarchy of this PDF file, on a basis of a specific rule.
US11586394B2	Printing device, printing system, and non-transitory computer-readable recording medium therefor A printing device comprises a housing, a communication interface configured to communicate with a server, and a controller. The printing device is configured to operate either in a contract mode or in a normal mode. The housing is configured such that one or more consumables including a first type consumable and a second type consumable are attachable. The first type consumable is dedicated for the contract printing, and the second type consumable is usable for printing in both the contract mode and the normal mode. The controller is configured to activate the contract mode in response to an activation instruction from the server. In a case where the second type consumable is attached to the housing when the contract mode is activated, the controller changes a state of the printing device to a contract printing state in which the contract printing is activated after activating the contract mode.
US11586393B2	Control method for requesting status of flash memory, flash memory die and flash memory with the same A control method for a flash memory, a flash memory die and the flash memory are provided. The control method includes: in a setup stage, under an operation mode of a command input, issuing by a host a setup command to map each port of an external data bus of each flash memory die respectively to a status index of each flash memory die; and in a request stage, under the operation mode of the command input, issuing by the host a request command to each flash memory die, and under the operation mode of a data output, a status of the status index of each flash memory die is transmitted to the host through the ports of the external data bus respectively.
US11586392B2	Multi-stream SSD QoS management A system and method for satisfying Quality of Service (QoS) attributes for a stream using a storage device with multi-stream capability is described. The storage device may include memory to store data. A host interface may receive requests, some of which may be associated with a stream. A host interface layer may schedule the requests in a manner that may satisfy the QoS attribute for the stream.
US11586390B2	Memory sub-system for increasing bandwidth for command scheduling Initialization is performed based on the commands received at the command queue. To perform initialization, a bank touch count list that includes a list of banks being accessed by the commands and a bank touch count for each of the banks in the list is updated. The bank touch count identifies the number of commands accessing each of the banks. The bank touch count list is updated by assigning a bank priority rank to each of the banks based on their bank touch count, respectively. Once initialized, the commands in the command queue are scheduled by inserting each of the commands into priority queues based on the bank touch count list.
US11586382B2	Memory system and data processing system for distributedly storing input data A data processing system includes first memory system including a first nonvolatile memory device; a second memory system including a second nonvolatile memory device; and a master system including a third nonvolatile memory device. The master system classifies any one of the first memory system and the second memory system as a first slave system and the other as a second slave system depending on a predetermined reference, wherein the master system is coupled to a host, and includes a write buffer for temporarily storing a plurality of write data, and wherein the master system classifies the write data, into first write data grouped into a transaction and second write data which are not grouped into the transaction, stores the second write data in the third nonvolatile memory device, and stores the first write data in the first nonvolatile memory device or the second nonvolatile memory device.
US11586380B2	Memory systems including examples of calculating hamming distances for neural network and data center applications Examples of systems and method described herein provide for the processing of image codes (e.g., a binary embedding) at a memory system including a Hamming processing unit. Such images codes may generated by various endpoint computing devices, such as Internet of Things (IoT) computing devices, Such devices can generate a Hamming processing request, having an image code of the image, to compare that representation of the image to other images (e.g., in an image dataset) to identify a match or a set of neural network results. Advantageously, examples described herein may be used in neural networks to facilitate the processing of datasets, so as to increase the rate and amount of processing of such datasets. For example, comparisons of image codes can be performed “closer” to the memory devices, e.g., at a processing unit having memory devices.
US11586379B2	Memory system and method of operating the same A memory system may include a memory device including at least one sequential area in which a data corresponding to consecutive logical addresses of the at least one sequential area is stored, a sequential buffer configured to temporarily store the data to be stored in the at least one sequential area, a meta buffer configured to store a meta data including a write pointer information indicating a logical address in which data is to be stored from among logical addresses corresponding to the at least one sequential area, and an area state information indicating whether the sequential buffer is allocated to the at least one sequential area, and a memory controller configured to perform a write operation of storing the data in the at least one sequential area in response to a first command received from the host using the meta data.
US11586377B2	Memory system and control method According to one embodiment, a memory system includes a non-volatile memory with a plurality of blocks. The minimum unit of a data erasing operation in the memory system is a block. A controller is electrically connected to the non-volatile memory and configured to execute, in response to a first command from a host requesting a secure erase of secure erase target data stored in a first logical area identified by a first logical area identifier, a copy operation copying valid data other than any secure erase target data from one or more first blocks of the plurality in which the secure erase target data is stored to one or more copy destination blocks of the plurality. The controller executes the data erasing operation on the one or more first blocks after the copy operation.
US11586369B2	Hybrid hardware-software coherent framework Examples herein describe an accelerator device that shares the same coherent domain as hardware elements in a host computing device. The embodiments herein describe a mix of hardware and software coherency which reduces the overhead of managing data when large chunks of data are moved from the host into the accelerator device. In one embodiment, an accelerator application executing on the host identifies a data set it wishes to transfer to the accelerator device to be processed. The accelerator application transfers ownership from a home agent in the host to the accelerator device. A slave agent can then take ownership of the data. As a result, any memory operation requests received from a requesting agent in the accelerator device can gain access to the data set in local memory via the slave agent without the slave agent obtaining permission from the home agent in the host.
US11586368B1	Configuring unused SCM memory space to support namespaces based on IO patterns Techniques for configuring unused memory into namespaces based on determined attributes of incoming input/output (IO). Incoming IO is analyzed to determine characteristics of the IO. Unused memory space is identified. Based on the characteristics of the IO, a portion of the unused memory space is configured into a particular namespace. This namespace is configured to handle IO having the identified characteristics. Subsequent to configuring the portion of the unused memory space into the particular namespace, a file system is created for the particular namespace. Subsequent IO, which shares the same characteristics as the IO, is routed to the namespace, which is managed using the file system.
US11586367B2	Memory access techniques in memory devices with multiple partitions Methods, systems, and devices for operating a memory array are described. A memory controller may be configured to provide enhanced bandwidth on a command/address (C/A) bus, which may have a relatively low pin count, through use of a next partition command that may repeat an array command from a current partition at a different partition indicated by the next partition command. Such a next partition command may use fewer clock cycles than a command that includes a complete instruction and memory location information.
US11586361B2	Adaptive memory system Described apparatuses and methods control a voltage or a temperature of a memory domain to balance memory performance and energy use. In some aspects, an adaptive controller monitors memory performance metrics of a host processor that correspond to commands made to a memory domain of a memory system, including one operating at cryogenic temperatures. Based on the memory performance metrics, the adaptive controller can determine memory performance demand of the host processor, such as latency demand or bandwidth demand, for the memory domain. The adaptive controller may alter, using the determined performance demand, a voltage or a temperature of the memory domain to enable memory access performance that is tailored to meet the demand of the host processor. By so doing, the adaptive controller can manage various settings of the memory domain to address short- or long-term changes in memory performance demand.
US11586359B1	Tracking storage consumption in a storage array Attributing consumed storage capacity among entities storing data in a storage array includes: identifying a data object stored in the storage array and shared by a plurality of entities, where the data object occupies an amount of storage capacity of the storage array; and attributing to each entity a fractional portion of the amount of storage capacity occupied by the data object.
US11586356B1	Multi-path layer configured for detection and mitigation of link performance issues in a storage area network A processing device controls delivery of input-output (IO) operations from a host device to a storage system over selected paths through a network, and maintains counts of IO operations for each of a plurality of initiator-target pairs, the initiators being implemented on the host device and the targets being implemented on the storage system, each initiator-target pair being associated with a corresponding subset of the paths. Responsive to detection of at least a threshold number of errors relating to the IO operations for a given one of the initiator-target pairs, the processing device determines whether or not the detected errors satisfy one or more specified conditions based at least in part on the maintained count for that initiator-target pair, and responsive to the detected errors for the given initiator-target pair satisfying the one or more specified conditions, the processing device updates link performance issue information for the given initiator-target pair.
US11586353B2	Optimized access to high-speed storage device Techniques for storage management involve: in accordance with a determination that an input/output (I/O) request of a storage system is received, determining a target storage device to which the I/O request is directed. The techniques further involve: in accordance with a determination that the target storage device is a storage device of a first type, processing the I/O request by accessing a memory of the storage system. The techniques further involve: in accordance with a determination that the target storage device is a storage device of a second type different from the first type, processing the I/O request without accessing the memory, the storage device of the second type having an access speed higher than that of the storage device of the first type. Accordingly, such techniques can improve performance of a storage system.
US11586346B2	Systems and methods for using analytic objects in a dynamic data visualization interface A method displays a chart including visual marks representing a dataset. The chart is based on content of displayed shelf regions, each determining a respective characteristic of the visual marks. The method generates a visual analytic object by applying a first analytic operation to the dataset, and displays the visual analytic object over the chart. The method detects user input to select the displayed visual analytic object and place an icon representing the visual analytic object onto a first shelf region. The first shelf region defines a first characteristic of the visual marks. In response to the user input, the method updates content of the first shelf region to specify association with the first analytic operation and updates the first characteristic of the visual marks in the chart based on values of the set of data represented by the visual marks relative to values computed by the first analytic operation.
US11586340B2	Terminal and method for setting menu environments in the terminal An apparatus and method for setting a menu environment in a mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a controller for switching to an environment setting mode of a menu according to a type of a gesture having occurred on the menu.
US11586336B2	Private control interfaces for extended reality Systems, methods, and non-transitory media are provided for generating private control interfaces for extended reality (XR) experiences. An example method can include determining a pose of an XR device within a mapped scene of a physical environment associated with the XR device; detecting a private region in the physical environment and a location of the private region relative to the pose of the XR device, the private region including an area estimated to be within a field of view (FOV) of a user of the XR device and out of a FOV of a person in the physical environment, a recording device in the physical environment, and/or an object in the physical environment; based on the pose of the XR device and the location of the private region, mapping a virtual private control interface to the private region; and rendering the virtual private control interface within the private region.
US11586333B2	Touch device, touch display device including the same and method of driving the same A touch device includes: a touch panel including a plurality of X-touch lines and a plurality of Y-touch lines crossing each other; an X-touch driving part simultaneously transmitting at least two of a plurality of X-self signals to the plurality of X-touch lines and sequentially transmitting a plurality of X-mutual signals to the plurality of X-touch lines; and a Y-touch driving part simultaneously transmitting at least two of a plurality of Y-self signals to the plurality of Y-touch lines and transmitting at least two of a plurality of Y-mutual signals to the plurality of Y-touch lines.
US11586331B2	Electronic device An electronic device includes a first sensing electrode, a second sensing electrode, a first conductive pattern disposed between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode and including a plurality of first repeating units electrically connected to each other, and a second conductive pattern disposed between the first sensing electrode and the second sensing electrode and including a plurality of second repeating units electrically connected to each other. The first conductive pattern and the second conductive pattern are electrically insulated from each other, and each of the plurality of first repeating units and the plurality of second repeating units includes at least two mesh lines crossing each other.
US11586328B1	Circuit board A circuit board includes multiple of first touch sensing electrodes, multiple of second touch sensing electrodes, and multiple of dummy patterns. The first touch sensing electrodes extend along a first direction. The second touch sensing electrodes extend along a second direction. The first touch sensing electrodes are electrically insulated from the second touch sensing electrodes. The first direction is not parallel to the second direction. The dummy patterns are positioned on the areas between the first touch sensing electrodes and the second touch sensing electrodes. The first touch sensing electrodes, the second touch sensing electrodes, and the dummy electrodes are non-transparent.
US11586318B2	Integrated circuit and timing controller for driving panel An embodiment may integrate a data driving circuit, a pixel sensing circuit, and a touch sensing circuit into one integrated circuit, thereby simplifying interfaces and wires between circuits and reducing the number of components.
US11586317B2	Interactive devices An interactive assembly including at least one interactive surface element, at least a first region of the at least one interactive surface element having first user sensible functionality and at least a second region of the at least one interactive surface element having second functionality, different from the first user sensible functionality, input sensor functionality, including at least one input sensor located in propinquity to at least one of the at least one interactive surface element, operative to sense impingement of an electromagnetic radiation spot on at least one of the at least one first region and the at least one second region of the at least one interactive surface element and utilization functionality for employing outputs of the input sensor functionality in respect of impingement on either or both of the at least one first region and the at least one second region.
US11586302B2	Pressable touch panel and ultrasound imaging system Provided in the present application are a pressable touch panel and an ultrasound imaging system. The pressable touch panel includes a touch assembly, an elastic member and a housing. The touch assembly includes a first surface for receiving a touch force, the elastic member is arranged below the touch assembly, and the housing is used to accommodate the elastic member, wherein the elastic member is confined by the housing to be in a compressed state to prevent liquid from passing through the elastic member.
US11586300B2	Input system and input method for setting instruction target area including reference position of instruction device Provided is an input system including an instruction device; a detection device that detects an instruction position of the instruction device; a display device that is provided separately from the detection device and that displays an image of a space; a position detector that detects, in the space, a line-of-sight position in a line-of-sight of the position detector; a processor; and a memory storing instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to set, in the space, an instruction target area including a reference position of the instruction device, based on the line-of-sight position detected by the position detector at the time of reception of a predetermined operation by the instruction device, and control the display device to display the instruction position of the instruction device in the instruction target area and on the image of the space.
US11586299B2	Electronic device having multi-functional human interface A multi-functional human interface device includes a control unit and a first multi-functional input button. The first multi-functional input button includes a cover unit configured to receive a touch input of a user's finger, an electrode unit including a transmitter and a receiver to form an electric field, an elastic unit configured to move from a first height to a second height when a first pressure is applied from the cover unit and configured to move back to the first height when the first pressure from the cover unit is released, and a switch unit configured to generate an electric signal representing an input of a predetermined letter.
US11586295B2	Wink gesture control system A wink gesture based control technique for entering text, selecting, controlling and manipulating virtual objects and smart applications on a display using facial gestures of the user, in particular winking, blinking and squinting movements of the eyes. The wink gesture based control technique utilizes wink gestures of a user to select, control, and manipulate virtual objects on a display. A head mounted device is adapted to allow detection and classification of specific wink gestures. The head mounted device in some embodiments may also be adapted to recognize certain characteristics of the wink gestures, such as duration or amplitude, to allow enhanced navigation of a computer interface.
US11586293B2	Display control method and apparatus A display control method includes: obtaining, by a terminal, orientations and display statuses of a first screen and a second screen; determining, by the terminal, whether a trigger event used for adjusting the display statuses of the first screen and the second screen occurs; and when the trigger event occurs, displaying, by the terminal, adjusted display content on the first screen and the second screen based on the orientations and the display statuses of the first screen and the second screen. By obtaining an orientation and a display status of a terminal screen, when the trigger event occurs, the terminal can adjust the display status of the screen in a timely manner, so that a user can perform an interaction operation and interaction display between different screens.
US11586290B2	User-input systems and methods of delineating a location of a virtual button by haptic feedback and of determining user-input A system for delineating a location of a virtual button by haptic feedback includes a cover layer, a touch-input sub-system, a haptic transducer, and a haptic controller. The touch-input sub-system includes force-measuring and touch-sensing integrated circuits (FMTSICs), each coupled to the inner surface of the cover layer corresponding to one of the virtual buttons. The touch-input sub-system is configured to determine: (1) supplemental haptic feedback commands if “PMUT Triggered” Boolean data is True for at least one of the FMTSICs (Touched FMTSICs) and light-force conditions are satisfied for all of the Touched FMTSICs, and (2) primary touch inputs if “PMUT Triggered” Boolean data is True for at least one of the FMTSICs (Touched FMTSICs) and light-force conditions are not satisfied for at least one of the Touched FMTSICs. The haptic controller is configured to drive the haptic transducer to generate haptic feedback in accordance with the supplemental haptic feedback commands.
US11586288B2	Interior sensing A controller for sensing interior motion includes a sensor structure having transmitting conductors and receiving conductors. The controller comprises circuitry to drive and sense signals on interacting pairs of conductors (the transmitting conductor or receiving conductor can act as the drive side, or as the sense side). Signals are processed to analyze changes in measured signal and analyzed to determine interior movement. When the controller is deployed proximate to human skin, movement of muscles, tendons and bones within the skin are reflected in the measured signals.
US11586287B2	Object tracking device A system includes a microcontroller, one or more sensors affixed to an object, and memory storing one or more programs including instructions for receiving and storing first sensor data from the one or more sensors in response to motion of the object, determining whether the first sensor data meets a first threshold, in accordance with a determination that the first sensor data meets the first threshold: receiving and storing second sensor data from the one or more sensors in response to subsequent motion of the object for as long as the second sensor data meets a second threshold, performing pattern recognition on the second sensor data, and identifying a first position of the object based on the pattern recognition of the second sensor data.
US11586280B2	Head motion prediction for spatial audio applications Embodiments are disclosed for head motion prediction for spatial audio applications. In an embodiment, a method comprises: obtaining motion data from a source device and a headset; obtaining transmission delays from a wireless stack of the source; estimating relative motion from the relative source device and headset motion data; calculating a first derivative of the relative motion data; forward predicting the estimated relative motion over the time delays using the first derivative and second derivative of relative motion; determining, using a head tracker, a head pose of the user based on the forward predicted relative motion data; and rendering, using the head pose, spatial audio for playback on the headset.
US11586276B2	Systems and methods for generating complementary data for visual display A system for generating complementary data for a visual display that includes one or plurality of wearable sensors that collect tracking data for a users position, orientation, and movement. The sensor(s) are in communication with at least one processor that may be configured to receive tracking data, identify missing tracking data, generate complementary data to substitute for missing tracking data, generate a 3D model comprised of tracking data and complementary data, and communicate the 3D model to a display. Complementary tracking data may be generated by comparison to a key pose library, by comparison to past tracking data, or by inverse kinematics.
US11586275B2	Cable force adjustment A method includes transmitting an instruction to a motive power supply of an elastically deformable device to drive the elastically deformable device in accordance with a drive setting; measuring a force exerted on the elastically deformable device with a sensor; outputting an observed value representative of the force; comparing the observed value with a reference value corresponding with a predetermined force to be exerted on the elastically deformable device; and adjusting the drive setting based on a determination that the observed value is outside of a predetermined range of the reference value. The method prevents slack in the elastically deformable device over time. Related apparatuses, systems, techniques and articles are also described.
US11586273B2	Methods and articles of manufacture for hosting a safety critical application on an uncontrolled data processing device Methods and articles of manufacture for hosting a safety critical application on an uncontrolled data processing device are provided. Various combinations of installation, functional, host integrity, coexistence, interoperability, power management, and environment checks are performed at various times to determine if the safety critical application operates properly on the device. The operation of the SCA on the UDPD may be controlled accordingly.
US11586272B2	Power control based on performance modification through pulse modulation Systems and methods for power control based on performance modification through pulse modulation include an integrated circuit (IC) that may evaluate certain limit conditions within a computing device and compare the limit conditions to corresponding predefined thresholds. When a given predefined threshold is exceeded, an overage signal may be sent to a limits management circuit within the initial IC or another IC. The limits management circuit may generate a single-bit throttle signal through a pulse modulation circuit. The single-bit throttle signal may modify internal processing of an associated processor, which in turn changes power consumption.
US11586270B1	Low-power modes for a vehicle telematics device Methods and systems of enabling a storage mode on a telematics device coupled to a vehicle are provided. One method includes detecting a first event or receiving a command for enabling a storage mode, entering the storage mode in which the telematics device is in a sleep mode in response to receiving the first event or the command, and exiting the storage mode in response to detecting a second event.
US11586268B2	Stopping sensing state of a sensor based on power decoupling and data decoupling Techniques are described for controlling a sensing state of a device. For example, a controller of the device receives input data indicating a request to disable a sensor of the device. The controller determines that the sensor is not disabled and is to enter a mute state based on the input data. Accordingly, controller causes the sensor to be decoupled from a power source via a power switch, causes the sensor to be decoupled from a processor of the device via a data switch, and causes outputting of an indication of the mute state by a user interface of the device.
US11586267B2	Fine resolution on-chip voltage simulation to prevent under voltage conditions Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to managing power provided to a semiconductor circuit to prevent undervoltage conditions. A measured voltage value describing a measured supply voltage at a first subcircuit of a semiconductor circuit can be received, the measured voltage value having a first resolution. A selected metric indicative of a supply voltage present at the first subcircuit can be received, the selected metric having a second resolution higher than the first resolution. The selected metric is calibrated to obtain a calibrated metric when a transition of the measured voltage value occurs.
US11586265B2	Voltage droop management through microarchitectural stall events Embodiments relate to a system, program product, and method for proactively initiating throttle action on one or more cores in a multicore processing device to mitigate voltage droop therein. The method includes determining, in real-time, an indication of stall events within the core and determining one or more resolutions of the stall events. The method also includes determining, in real-time, a timing margin value for the core and predicting inducement of a voltage droop on the core. The method further includes integrating the resolutions of the stall events and the timing margin value for the core, determining, subject to the predicting, a throttle action for the core, and executing the throttle action on the core.
US11586261B2	Information handling system thermal management integrated with glass material A portable information handling system glass ceramic housing integrates a heat sink of thermally conductive wire disposed in a coil or mesh pattern that is difficult to discern from the housing exterior. A thermal transfer device communicates thermal energy from internal processing components to the heat sink in aesthetically pleasing manner. For example, a plastic logo is coated with graphene to transfer thermal energy by pressing against the thermally conductive wire so that that logo is visible from the housing exterior. Through glass via opening provide air passages between the housing interior and exterior to promote rejection of the thermal energy from the housing.
US11586260B2	Device holder and solar powered charger unit for smart device cooler A solar powered cooler for a smart device such as a smartphone or smart tablet is provided, optionally with a device holder and a solar powered charger unit. The cooler may include an upper fan casing, an optional bottom fan casing, smart device holder, and an air passage formed between the upper fan casing and the smart device holder. The heat dissipation structure of the smart device holder for holding a smart device is disposed in the close proximity space of the smart device to provide a good heat dissipation effect by way of active cooling (forced convection) and passive cooling (natural convection) so as to enhance the heat dissipation performance of the smart device.
US11586259B2	Incorporating heat spreader to electronics enclosure for enhanced cooling A cooling system for a computing device includes an outer chassis of the computing device, a heat spreader, a heat bridge, and a heat dissipating structure. The outer chassis of the computing device is configured to support heat generating modules. The heat spreader is integrated into the outer chassis. The heat bridge couples the heat spreader to a corresponding heat generating module at a first location in the computing device. The heat dissipating structure is coupled to the heat spreader at a second location in the computing device. The second location is positioned in the computing device to experience higher airflow than the first location.
US11586257B2	Mother substrate and display panel A mother substrate and a display panel including the mother substrate are disclosed. The mother substrate includes: an input pad located on an edge of the mother substrate; and a sub-substrate. A switch array and one or more signal lines connected to the switch array are arranged in a display area of the sub-substrate. One end of the signal line lead out a first test portion, and another end of the signal line is connected to the input pad and lead out a second test portion. The first test portion and the second test portion are located on different conductive layers and are insulated from each other. Partial orthographic overlapping of the first test portion is overlapped with partial orthographic overlapping of the second test portion in the non-display area.
US11586256B2	Server rack for improved data center management Methods and systems for data center management include collecting sensor data from one or more sensors in a rack; determining a location and identifying information for each asset in the rack using a set of asset tags associated with respective assets; communicating the sensor and asset location to a communication module; receiving an instruction from the communication module; and executing the received instruction to change a property of the rack.
US11586253B2	Information handling system display narrow border assembly An information handling system display removably couples to a housing with a sliding structure of the display that engages a coupling structure disposed at opposing sides of the housing. For example, the sliding structure is a member that aligns under a lip formed in the coupling structure. In one embodiment, the sliding structure comprises plural pins extending from opposing sides of the display to enter channels at the side of the housing that direct the pins under a lip at the base of the channel.
US11586246B2	Method and apparatus for providing notification regarding wearable device A method for providing a notification, includes: determining whether a wearable device is worn by a user; obtaining usage status information of the wearable device when the wearable device is unworn by the user; determining whether to send the notification based on the usage status information of the wearable device; and sending the notification when a predefined condition is met.
US11586245B2	Electronic device including electromagnetic sensor module and control method thereof An electronic device including an EM sensor module and a method for controlling the electronic device. An electronic device includes an electromagnetic (EM) sensor module, an antenna module electrically connected to the EM sensor module, a memory operationally connected to the EM sensor module, and a processor operationally connected to the EM sensor module, The EM sensor module is configured to detect an electromagnetic signal around the electronic device using the antenna module, determine whether the electromagnetic signal is a valid signal from at least one external electronic device, and send electromagnetic detection data related to all or at least part of the electromagnetic signal to the processor based on the electromagnetic signal being a valid signal.
US11586242B2	Protection member for display device, display device including the same and method for fabricating protection member A protection member for a display device includes a first glass substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in a thickness direction and side surfaces; and a first coating layer covering and in contact with the side surfaces of the first glass substrate, and including a first surface and a second surface opposed to each other in the thickness direction and having side surfaces, wherein the first surface of the first glass substrate is exposed via the first coating layer, and the first surface of the first coating layer is located in substantially the same extended plane of the first surface of the first glass substrate.
US11586240B1	On-chip supply ripple tolerant clock distribution Embodiments relate to a circuit implementation for controlling a delay of a clock signal. The clock delay control circuit includes a sensing circuit and a phase interpolator controlled by the sensing circuit. The sensing circuit generates a first control signal that increases when a level of a supply voltage increases, and decreases when the level of the supply voltage decreases. Moreover, the sensing circuit generates a second control signal that decreases when the level of the supply voltage increases, and increases when the level of the supply voltage decreases. The phase interpolator includes multiple paths, each having a different propagation delay. The coupling between each path and the output node of the phase interpolator is controlled by the control signals generated by the sensing circuit.
US11586233B2	Power supply systems Exemplary power supply systems and methods according to the present invention include circuitry that is configured to provide DC power and configured to receive a input signal that originates from a portable electronic device (the “PED”) and to provide a output signal to be sent to the PED. Such circuitry is configured to be coupled to the PED via a connector having a first, second, third, and fourth conductor. Such a connector is configured to be detachably mated with a power input interface of the PED to transfer the DC power to the PED, a ground reference to the PED, the input signal from the PED to the circuitry, and, in coordination with the input signal, the output signal from the circuitry to the PED, which is usable by the PED in connection with control of charging a battery of the PED based on the DC power provided by the circuitry.
US11586231B2	Reaction compensation device and fast steering mirror system A reaction compensation device includes a drive mechanism driving a first movable part with respect to a base, a reaction mass drive mechanism driving a second movable part with respect to the base; and a first relative position sensor measuring a relative position between the first movable part and the base. There is also a second relative position sensor measuring a relative position between the second movable part and the base, a first control system controlling the drive mechanism by taking in a signal outputted from the first relative position sensor as a feedback signal in response to a command value, and a second control system correcting the command value using a correction parameter for adjusting a difference between mass properties of the drive mechanism and reaction mass drive mechanism and for controlling the reaction mass drive mechanism.
US11586230B2	Systems and methods for automatic concentration control Semiconductor processing systems and methods are provided in which an amount or concentration of a chemical in a chemical mixture contained in a tank is automatically controlled based on a sensed properties of the chemical mixture. In some embodiments, a semiconductor processing system includes a processing tank that is configured to contain a chemical mixture. A chemical sensor is configured to sense one or more properties of the chemical mixture. The system further includes an electrically controllable valve that is configured to adjust an amount of the first chemical in the chemical mixture based on the sensed one or more properties of the chemical mixture.
US11586229B2	Weld shielding apparatus and method of use by controlling shielding gas timing relative to welding A resistance weld shielding control system includes a computer that is executed to control a fixture to receive and hold at least one part to be welded. The computer also controls one or more electrodes to apply electrical energy to the part for welding the at least one part, and controls a gas delivery system to direct an inert gas onto the part for shielding the part from the ambient atmosphere via a nozzle. The nozzle is configured in the fixture such that the fixture holds the nozzle in a fixed physical relationship to the part.
US11586228B2	Enhanced drone vehicle integration and controls Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for drone vehicle integration and controls. A vehicle device for controlling an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) may receive an input indicating a request to deploy the UAV from a vehicle. The vehicle device may determine that one or more deployment conditions are satisfied. The vehicle device may cause deployment of the UAV. The vehicle device may determine a control command for the UAV and a vehicle instruction associated with operating the UAV. The vehicle device may determine that the vehicle instruction has been satisfied, and may send the control command once the vehicle instruction is satisfied.
US11586225B2	Mobile device, mobile body control system, mobile body control method, and program Disclosed herein is a mobile device including a communication section that performs communication with a controller which selectively transmits control signals to a plurality of mobile devices, and a data processing section that performs movement control of the own device. The data processing section confirms whether or not an own-device selection signal which indicates that the own device is selected as a control target device has been received from the controller and, upon confirming reception of the own-device selection signal, performs movement control to cause the own device to move in accordance with a selected-device identification track which indicates that the own device is selected as the control target device.
US11586221B2	Travel control device, travel control method and computer program A travel control device includes: a controller configured to control traveling of a plurality of mobile objects on a basis of a travel schedule of the mobile objects; a planner configured to generate a plurality of tentative travel schedules by changing part of the travel schedule; an evaluation value calculator configured to calculate evaluation values of the tentative travel schedules based on state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules; and a model including the state features of the mobile objects and evaluation values associated with them. The evaluation value calculator calculates the evaluation values based on the model and the state features of the mobile objects in the tentative travel schedules. The planner performs search calculation of repeating to select one tentative travel schedule from the tentative travel schedules based on the evaluation values, and to update the travel schedule with the one tentative travel schedule.
US11586220B2	Vehicle platoon controls providing improved fuel efficiency and vehicle collision mitigation An electronic control system is configured to control operation of a platoon including a plurality of vehicles. The electronic control system may be configured one or more of operate each of the vehicles to provide operation emulating the lowest non-platooning vehicle performance capability among the plurality of vehicles of the platoon, operate an individualized predictive cruise control (IPCC) process for each of the vehicles and a corresponding supervisory safety process for the platoon, and operate a cooperative predictive cruise control (CPCC) process for each of the vehicles and a corresponding supervisory safety process for the platoon.
US11586214B2	Method and system for deterministic trajectory selection based on uncertainty estimation for an autonomous agent A system for deterministic trajectory selection based on uncertainty estimation includes a set of one or more computing systems. A method for deterministic trajectory selection includes receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of outputs; determining uncertainty parameters associated with any or all of the set of inputs and/or any or all of the set of outputs; and evaluating the uncertainty parameters and optionally triggering a process and/or action in response.
US11586213B2	Trajectory representation in behavior prediction systems Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating a representation of a trajectory of a target agent in an environment. In one aspect, the representation of the trajectory of the target agent in the environment is a concatenation of a plurality of channels, where each channel is represented as a two-dimensional array of data values. Each position in each channel corresponds to a respective spatial position in the environment, and corresponding positions in different channels correspond to the same spatial position in the environment. The channels include a time channel and a respective motion channel corresponding to each motion parameter in a predetermined set of motion parameters.
US11586211B2	AI mobile robot for learning obstacle and method of controlling the same An artificial intelligence (AI) mobile robot and a method of controlling the same for learning an obstacle are configured to capture an image while traveling through an image acquirer, to store a plurality of captured image data, to determine an obstacle from image data, to set a response motion corresponding to the obstacle, and to operate the set response motion depending on the obstacle, and thus, the obstacle is recognized through the captured image data, the obstacle is easily determined by repeatedly learning an image, and the obstacle is determined before the obstacle is detected or from a time point of detecting the obstacle to perform an operation of a response motion, and even if the same detection signal is input when a plurality of different obstacles is detected, the obstacle is determined through the image and different operations are performed depending on the obstacle to respond to various obstacles, and accordingly, the obstacle is effectively avoided and an operation is performed depending on a type of the obstacle.
US11586207B1	Marine propulsion system and method for preventing collision of marine propulsion devices A marine propulsion system for a marine vessel has a first marine propulsion device coupled to the marine vessel and a second marine propulsion device coupled to the marine vessel. The first marine propulsion device has a first engine controlled by a first electronic control module. The second marine propulsion device has a second engine controlled by a second electronic control module. In response to the first marine propulsion device being keyed ON, the second electronic control module of the second marine propulsion device is turned ON.
US11586197B2	Device and method for interactive autonomous driving A method and device for interactive autonomous driving. A vehicle guidance controller is configured to detect, during operation of a vehicle in an autonomous operating mode, an order for intervention by a driver in a driving event on an input device, in particular a joystick. And, on denial of the order, the vehicle guidance controller is configured to determine at least one setpoint for the autonomous operating mode. The setpoint may influence a longitudinal guidance of the vehicle and/or a transverse guidance of the vehicle in the autonomous operating mode. The vehicle guidance controller is configured to control the vehicle autonomously in the autonomous operating mode depending on the setpoint.
US11586196B2	Approach mode activation monitoring function and automatic activation in an event of pilot incapacitation Aircraft systems and methods that determine, based on location data from a navigation system, whether conditions have been met enabling arming of an approach mode of an autopilot system. The systems and methods, when the one or more conditions enabling arming of the approach mode are determined to be met, start a first timer of a first period of time and, at the same time, provide a first message to alert a pilot to arm the approach mode via manual input to a user interface. When a determination has been made that the approach mode continues to have not been armed via manual input to the user interface, the approach mode is automatically armed.
US11586191B2	Device maintenance apparatus, device maintenance method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium A device maintenance apparatus includes a test executor configured to cause a device to output an output signal based on a test pattern that changes the output signal output from the device with an elapse of time, and a change instructor configured to issue a change instruction for changing at least one of a progress of an output of the output signal based on the test pattern and an output value of the output signal to the test executor in accordance with an instruction input while the test executor causes the device to execute the output of the output signal.
US11586190B2	Method for operating a technical or non-technical system, and facility for such systems A method operates a technical or non-technical system. At least one information element of a first type which relates to the system and is dependent on the respective system state of the system is transmitted according to the method from at least one first facility of the system to at least one second facility. The second facility uses at least one information element of a second type which originates neither from the first facility nor from a different facility of the system, i.e. it comes from a source other than the system, to estimate the system state, checks, on the basis of the estimated system state, whether the received information matches the estimated system state to a predefined extent, and, in the event of a match to the predefined extent, regards the information as trusted, and otherwise generates a warning signal indicating a possible data attack.
US11586187B2	Parcel and article sorting system and method with destination container removal System includes an article supply location that includes a plurality of articles to be sorted, first and second transport vehicles, each having a first position in which an article is stowed about the vehicle and a second position in which the article is deposited into a proximal container, and one or more removal devices that transport the container to a location of further processing. System further includes a control system configured to receive an order for a plurality of disparate articles, determine one destination container of a plurality of destination containers to direct the transport vehicle to deposit a selected article, direct the first transport vehicle to transport a selected article to the destination container, deposit the article in the destination container, and transport the destination container to a location for further processing by manipulation of the removal device.
US11586186B2	System model smart object configuration An industrial integrated development environment (IDE) provides a development framework for designing, programming, and configuring multiple aspects of an industrial automation system using a common design environment and data model. Projects creating using embodiments of the IDE system can be built on an object-based model rather than, or in addition to, a tag-based architecture. To this end, the IDE system can support the use of automation objects that serve as building blocks for this object-based development structure. Project data models defining collections of automation objects and their functional relationships can be stored in a model library for selective inclusion in system projects.
US11586185B2	Engineering system for orchestration of an industrial plant An engineering system for orchestration of an industrial plant includes: a modular plant to be orchestrated including at least one processor from a topology having: a process orchestration layer, and a plurality of modules. A portion of the plurality of modules are formed as at least one combined module. Each combined module of the at least one combined module has at least two different modules of the portion of the plurality of modules. The process orchestration layer controls the plurality of modules. The control by the process orchestration layer includes in-direct control of the portion of the plurality of modules via control of the at least one combined module.
US11586184B2	Method and system for automatic management of a buffer system A system and a method for managing a buffer system contain compartments for stocking contents needed for a production of products. The method includes: a) a determination from an initial configuration of the buffer system and a stack of orders of a production cycle and a configuration of the buffer system enabling an execution of the production cycle. The determination is completed by carrying out a virtual filling of the compartments with content required by the orders; b) providing instructions controlling content filling/emptying actions to a transport system for filling and/or emptying compartments; c) triggering an execution of the production cycle by the production equipment while recording usage of buffer system content; and d) updating the stack of orders after the end of the execution of the production cycle by removing from the stack of orders all orders which have been fully executed during the execution of the production cycle.
US11586183B1	Industrial internet of things with dual front sub platform and control methods thereof The present disclosure discloses an industrial internet of things with a dual front sub platform and a control method, the industrial internet of things includes a user platform, a service platform, a management platform, a sensor network platform, and an object platform that interact in turn. The service platform adopts a centralized layout, and the management platform and the sensor network platform adopt a front sub platform layout. The control method is used for the industrial internet of things.
US11586179B2	Operator control unit for a field device used in automation technology An operator control unit for a field device used in automation technology includes a first operating system that includes an application program executable on the first operating system, and an emulation algorithm designed to execute, on the application program, application software executed on a second operating system. The application software has at least one communication protocol for coding/decoding telegrams transmitted to/from the field device and is designed to operate the field device, in particular to read, display and modify parameters of the field device, and/or to read and display measured values of the field device.
US11586174B2	Controller, storage medium, and wireless communication device The present invention has an object of providing a controller, a program, and a wireless communication device that can perform update or a setting operation of software more easily. A controller includes: a control program storage unit that stores a control program for controlling an operation of an industrial machine; a detection unit that detects a wireless communication device connected to a connection terminal; a control program acquiring unit that acquires a control program for storing in the control program storage unit via the wireless communication device; a storage executing unit that executes storing of an acquired control program in the control program storage unit; and an operation changing unit that allows the control program acquiring unit and the storage executing unit to be operated on a basis of detection of the wireless communication device.
US11586168B2	Storage medium and PLC system construction support device A PLC system construction support program for creating a system configuration diagram depicting a configuration of a PLC system constructed causes a computing terminal to function as: an image acquisition section that acquires image data of an image of the PLC system; a system configuration recognition section that creates system configuration information including arrangement information and selected unit information; a system configuration diagram generation section that creates a system configuration diagram based on the system configuration information; and a system configuration diagram editor section that performs display processing for displaying the system configuration diagram on a display section.
US11586165B2	Field device electronics for a field device used in automation engineering Disclosed is a field device electronics for a field device of automation engineering, comprising: first and second terminals for connecting the field device electronics to a cable for an electrical input current to the field device electronics; a series regulator to set the input current; a shunt regulator following the series regulator; a first capacitance connected in parallel with the shunt regulator for energy storage; a supply circuit connected in parallel with the shunt regulator and the first capacitance for providing an operating voltage; and connected after the supply circuit and supplied by the operating voltage, a control unit adapted to register a buffer voltage lying across the first capacitance, based on the registered buffer voltage, to make a decision concerning at least one part of the field device electronics.
US11586164B2	Method of illuminating an article An article of footwear may have an upper and a sole system secured to the upper. The sole system includes a bladder member with an illumination device. The bladder member is formed from at least a partially transparent or colored outer polymer layer that encloses a fluid. The illumination device is located within the sole system. Light from the illumination device may pass out the sole system by passing through the bladder member, thereby imparting the configuration of an illuminable fluid-filled bladder member.
US11586163B2	Predictive modelling and control for water resource infrastructure A control mechanism scheduler for a water resource infrastructure receives operating data and disturbance data, the operating data describing infrastructure components of the water resource infrastructure, the disturbance data comprising a disturbance signal describing a disturbance expected to disturb the water resource infrastructure. The control mechanism scheduler generates classes for disturbance signals, generates simulations of the water resource infrastructure, and generates schedules of setpoints for control mechanisms actuable to control the infrastructure components of the water resource infrastructure in accordance with approaching a predetermined objective.
US11586159B2	Machine learning method and system for executing remote commands to control functions of a vehicle In an exemplary embodiment, a vehicle system is provided that includes a sensor, a memory, and a processor. The sensor is configured to at least facilitate obtaining vehicle data pertaining to one or more conditions of the vehicle. The memory is configured to at least facilitate storing historical data pertaining to a user's operation of the vehicle. The processor is coupled to the sensor and the memory, and is configured to at least facilitate: (i) generating one or more predictions of one or more needs for the user, using the vehicle data and the historical data as inputs for a machine learning model; and (ii) providing instructions to implement a vehicle action that accomplishes the one or more needs for the user based on the generated predictions via the machine learning model.
US11586157B2	Time measuring device indicating time interval durations of particular events An electrical time measuring device, intended to conserve processor cycles and memory when used in indicating time interval durations, includes a computer system with a processing system having a hardware processor and a memory accessible to the processing system, a user interface controller under control of the processing system, and logic, under control of the processing system. The user interface presented thereby has various regions including an ante meridiem events region and a post meridiem events region that share a common center. Arciforms indicate the time duration of events. In various embodiments, an arciform has a first start point in one of the regions and connected to an initial arc of points that are equidistant from the common center, and a final arc of points that are equidistant from the common center connected to a first end point in a different one of the regions, with a transition indicator linking the initial arc with the final arc.
US11586153B1	Watch band with adjustable color Watch bands described herein include electrochromic features that provide adjustable color control based on an applied voltage to offer a variety of colors and color combinations to be displayed by a single band. The user or a control system can control, select, and/or adjust one or more colors of the watch band for visual display. Accordingly, a variety of colors can be displayed at different times without requiring different watch bands for each color or color combination. The color changing features can be used as a visual output of information from the watch to the user.
US11586148B2	Horological carriage-stop comprising two resilient stop elements A limiting device for a watch, including an oscillator, and capable of blocking this oscillator carried by the carriage of a tourbillon or karussel, with two intermediate drive wheels integral with arbors pivoted in a plate and rotating in opposite directions to one another, one whereof is driven in rotation by an engaging rod engaging with a control member external to the tourbillon or karussel, each of the intermediate wheels carries at least one resilient element, is arranged so as to bear against a mobile component of the oscillator in order to stop same upon passage of the control member from a rest position to an active position wherein each resilient element bears against this mobile component of the oscillator, or against the carriage, and so as to remain remote from the carriage and from any mobile component of the oscillator when the control member is in the rest position thereof.
US11586147B2	Horological carriage-stop mechanism with stop wheel A regulating device including an oscillator and capable of blocking this oscillator carried by the carriage of a tourbillon or karussel, and including a stop wheel, coaxial to the carriage wheel and limited in angular mobility by a stop pin limited by a slot of the carriage, and including a toothing engaging with an external control member for the rotation thereof, the carriage carries a resilient element arranged so as to bear against a wheel set of the oscillator to stop the latter when the control member is in an active position, and to remain remote from the carriage and from any wheel set of the oscillator when the control member is in a rest position, wherein the stop wheel is in another angular position relative to the carriage wheel.
US11586144B2	Dynamic holography focused depth printing device A printing device (106) includes a laser source and a LCOS-SLM (Liquid Crystal on Silicon Spatial Light Modulator). The printing device generates a laser control signal and a LCOS-SLM control signal. The laser source (110) generates a plurality of incident laser beams based on the laser control signal. The LCOS-SLM (112) receives the plurality of incident laser beams, modulates the plurality of incident laser beams based on the LCOS-SLM control signal to generate a plurality of holographic wavefronts (214,216) from the modulated plurality of incident laser beams. Each holographic wavefront forms at least one corresponding focal point. The printing device cures a surface layer or sub-surface layer (406) of a target material (206) at interference points of focal points of the plurality of holographic wavefronts. The cured surface layer of the target material forms a three-dimensional printed content.
US11586134B2	Fixing device provided with slide sheet fixed between support portions and image forming device including fixing device A fixing device includes an endless fixing belt capable of rotational movement, a pressure roller that presses from the outside of the fixing belt, a nip forming member that is arranged on an inner circumference surface side of the fixing belt and forms a fixing nip region between the fixing belt and the pressure roller, a support member that supports the nip forming member from an opposite side to the fixing nip region, and a slide sheet provided between the fixing belt and the nip forming member. The support member includes two support portions. The slide sheet is fixed between the two support portions.
US11586132B2	Electrophotographic belt and electrophotographic image forming apparatus An electrophotographic belt includes: a base body having an endless shape; and a surface layer on an outer peripheral surface of the base body, wherein grooves extending in a circumferential direction are provided on an outer surface of the surface layer; the base body contains a thermoplastic polyester resin and a filler; the surface layer contains an acrylic resin; a thickness T of the base body is 30 μm or larger, and a content of the filler in the base body is 0.1% by volume or more and 10.0% by volume or less based on a total volume of the base body; and in a region having a thickness 0.25 times as thick as an average particle diameter of the filler, an average value A of ratios of elements derived from the filler is 0.0 atomic % or larger and 1.0 atomic % or smaller.
US11586129B2	Image forming apparatus capable of sheet position correction An image forming apparatus includes an image forming portion to form an image on an image bearing member, and a transfer portion to transfer the image on a first image position on the image bearing member to a sheet. In addition, a controller determines a second image position, on the image bearing member, of an image to be transferred onto a second surface of a sheet re-conveyed to an adjustment portion by a reverse and re-conveyance portion based on a detected side edge position, of a trailing part of the sheet being conveyed with a first end as the leading edge. The trailing part of the sheet is positioned on a trailing edge side further than a center position, in the sheet conveyance direction, of the sheet, and the controller determines a shift amount based on the second image position and detected side edge position of the sheet, which has been re-conveyed, being conveyed with the second end as the leading edge.
US11586126B2	Image forming apparatus having toner supply unit to supply toner to developing unit The present disclosure features an image forming apparatus having a first developing unit having a first developing roller; and a first toner supply unit configured to supply toner to the first developing unit, the first toner supply unit having: a first container configured to accommodate the toner therein, the first container having a first inlet opening through which the toner is received in the first container and a first outlet opening through which the toner in the first container is discharged; a first lid configured to close the first inlet opening; and a first shutter configured to open the first outlet opening when the first lid closes the first inlet opening, and to close the first outlet opening when the first lid opens the first inlet opening.
US11586125B2	Image forming apparatus capable of determining whether a container is new or used An image forming apparatus includes a container that can store developer; an apparatus body by which the container is detachably supported; a detection portion, for determining an installed state of the container, provided for the apparatus body; and a control portion determining whether the container is unused based on a detection result by the detection portion. The container includes a displaceable member displaced between an initial position where the displaceable member is not detected by the detection portion and a detection position where the displaceable member is detected by the detection portion. When the container is in an initial installation state immediately after being installed in the apparatus body, the control portion determines the container is unused in a case where the displaceable member is not detected by the detection portion, and determines the container is used in a case where the displaceable member is detected by the detection portion.
US11586123B2	Process cartridge including frame having photosensitive drum, drum coupling and flanged fixed to photosensitive drum The image forming apparatus includes a drum cartridge having a photosensitive drum and a drum drive input member; a developing cartridge configured to be movably mounted to the drum cartridge, the developing cartridge comprising a developing roller disposed so as to face the photosensitive drum and a developing drive input member; a drum drive transmission member configured to engage with the drum drive input member and configured to transmit drum driving force to the drum drive input member while permitting a positional gap of the drum drive input member within a predetermined range; and a developing drive transmission member configured to engage with the developing drive input member and configured to transmit developing driving force to the developing drive input member while permitting a positional gap of the developing drive input member within a predetermined range.
US11586122B1	Image forming apparatus provided with abutting and support structures An image forming apparatus includes a photoconductor, a bearing body, an abutting portion, a support frame, an exposure device, and an urging body. The photoconductor includes a shaft portion at an end portion. The bearing body is configured to receive the shaft portion. The abutting portion is coupled to the bearing body. The support frame is configured to support the abutting portion and the bearing body. The exposure device faces the photoconductor, abuts on the abutting portion, and includes a light source exposing the photoconductor to light. The urging body is configured to press the exposure device toward the support frame, urge the abutting portion toward the bearing body and the shaft portion, and urge the bearing body toward the support frame.
US11586116B2	Measurement apparatus, exposure apparatus, and article manufacturing method A measurement apparatus for measuring a height position of an object is provided. The apparatus comprises a light projector that projects measurement light onto the object, a light receiver that receives the measurement light reflected by the object, and a processor that determines a height position of the object based on an image of the measurement light received by the light receiver. The light projector projects a coarse detection pattern and a fine detection pattern having a periodic pattern onto the object, and the processor determines a coarse detection value of a height position of the object based on the coarse detection pattern received by the light receiver, and determines a fine detection value of a height position of the object based on the coarse detection value and the fine detection pattern received by the light receiver.
US11586113B2	Methods and apparatus for post exposure bake processing of a workpiece Post exposure bake methods are provided. In one example, a method includes placing a workpiece having a photoresist layer on a workpiece support disposed in a processing chamber. The method includes exposing the photoresist to photons of a wavelength through a photomask. The method includes performing a post exposure bake heating process on the workpiece with the photoresist heating layer. The post exposure bake heating process can include heating the workpiece with both a radiant heat source and a second heat source disposed in the workpiece support until a temperature of the workpiece reaches a post exposure bake setpoint temperature.
US11586111B2	Resist composition and method of forming resist pattern A resist composition including a compound (D0) represented by general formula (d0) and a resin component (A1) has a structural unit (a0) in which a compound represented by general formula (a0-1) has a polymerizable group within the W1 portion converted into a main chain (in formula (d0), Rd01 represents a fluorine atom or a fluorinated alkyl group; In formula (a0-1), W1 represents a polymerizable group-containing group; Ct represents a tertiary carbon atom, and the α-position of Ct is a carbon atom which constitutes a carbon-carbon unsaturated bond; R11 represents an aromatic hydrocarbon group; or a chain hydrocarbon group; R12 and R13 each independently represents a chain hydrocarbon group, or R12 and R13 are mutually bonded to form a cyclic group).
US11586110B2	Positive resist composition and patterning process A positive resist composition comprising a base polymer comprising recurring units (a) of an ammonium salt of a carboxylic acid having an iodized or brominated hydrocarbyl group and recurring units (b1) having an acid labile group-substituted carboxyl group and/or recurring units (b2) having an acid labile group-substituted phenolic hydroxyl group has a high sensitivity and resolution and forms a pattern of good profile with reduced edge roughness and improved dimensional uniformity.
US11586108B2	Pattern-forming composition, film, infrared cut filter, infrared transmitting filter, solid image pickup element, infrared sensor, and camera module Provided is a pattern-forming composition, including: an infrared absorbing colorant; and at least one compound selected from the group consisting of a resin having a glass transition temperature of 150° C. to 300° C. and a precursor of a resin having a glass transition temperature of 150° C. to 300° C.
US11586104B2	Projection system and projector A projection system includes a first optical system including a plurality of lenses and a deflector, and a second optical system including an optical element having a concave reflection surface and disposed at the enlargement side of the first optical system. The deflector is disposed in one air gap of a plurality of air gaps provided between the lenses adjacent to each other in the first optical system, the air gap having the largest axial inter-surface distance in the first optical system. The first optical system includes a first section located at the reduction side of the deflector and a second section located at the enlargement side of the deflector. A first optical axis section of the first section and a second optical axis section of the second section intersect each other. The second section includes three or more lenses. The second section is shorter than the first section.
US11586103B2	Illumination system and projection apparatus An illumination system, including a first light source for providing a first beam; a second light source for providing a second beam; a wavelength conversion element having a reflection region and a conversion region, wherein the reflection region is for reflecting the first beam and the conversion region is for converting the first beam into a third beam; a first light splitting element for allowing the second beam to pass; a second light splitting element for reflecting the first beam penetrated by the first light splitting element and allowing the second beam to pass, wherein the first light splitting element is disposed between the wavelength conversion element and the second light splitting element; and a light homogenizing element for receiving the first beam, the second beam, and the third beam, and generating an illumination beam, is provided. A projection apparatus including the illumination system is also provided.
US11586099B2	Automotive camera with integrated induction heater An external camera for a vehicle and its method of manufacture involve providing a camera assembly comprising a lens assembly comprising a lens and a lens holder that houses at least a portion the lens assembly and defining an inner surface, forming an induction coil integrated in the inner surface of the lens holder, the induction coil being configured to generate heat energy to defrost the lens, providing a camera housing that houses the camera assembly, and housing the camera assembly within the camera housing to form the external camera.
US11586096B2	Softbox light-altering element A softbox having a body with an integrated light-altering element. The light-altering element may have a body and an edge, where at least a portion of the edge of the light altering element is non-removably coupled to at least a portion of softbox body proximate to the softbox edge. The other portions of the edge may have attachment elements that couple to other portions of the distal edge of the softbox. Another light-altering element, such as a grid, may couple to the softbox by coupling to a cuff of the body of the softbox.
US11586095B2	Lens apparatus and camera system having the same A lens apparatus includes an imaging optical system, a movable member that holds at least one lens and is movable in a direction including component perpendicular to an optical axis of the imaging optical system, a coil, a first magnet, and a shield member that covers at least a portion of the coil viewed in an optical axis direction from an image plane side, covers at least a portion of the coil viewed in a first direction perpendicular to the optical axis from one side of the movable member, and covers at least a portion of the coil viewed in the first direction from the other side of the movable member.
US11586094B2	Optically resonant device for entangled photon generation Improved architectures and related methods for enhancing entangled photon generation in optical systems are described. Photons from a light source are coupled from the fundamental mode into an optical resonator in a higher-order mode. The optical resonator comprises a photon generation portion configured to generate entangled photons from the coupled photons. The entangled photons are selectively extracted from the optical resonator in the fundamental mode while the remaining photons propagate through the optical resonator mode and combine with the source photons entering the optical resonator. While the source photons propagating or entering the optical resonator resonate within the optical resonator, the entangled photons are not resonant with the optical resonator, and are selectively extracted before traversing a complete cycle in the optical resonator. Extracted entangled photons can then be output for use in, for example, a communication system.
US11586093B2	Method and system for converting position or momentum correlation of photon pairs to a polarization entangled photon pair A method of, and module for, converting position or momentum correlation of correlated photon pairs to a polarization entangled photon pair, and a source for polarization entangled photon pairs. The method comprises a conversion step of separating the correlated photon pairs into first and second groups based on their generated position at the crystal (position correlation) or their direction about the propagation axis (momentum correlation) and rotating a polarization of the first correlated photon pair group such that the polarization of the first correlated pair group is at 90 degrees relative to the polarization of the second correlated photon pair group; and a combining step of combining the first and second correlated photon pairs such that at least respective portions of respective spatial distributions of the first and second photon pair groups overlap with negligible wavelength dependent phase difference.
US11586092B2	Tunable source bi-photons The present invention provides devices, systems, and methods for producing bi-photons without the need for complex alignment or source design by the user. The invention provides a tunable source of high-brightness, high-visibility, bi-photons that can be configured for a number of applications.
US11586090B1	Bifocal optical assembly for a head-mounted display A head-mounted display (HMD) presented herein comprises an electronic display and an optical assembly. The electronic display is configured to emit image light. The optical assembly is configured to direct the image light to an eye-box of the HMD corresponding to a location of a user's eye. The optical assembly includes a multifocal optical element, e.g., a bifocal optical element. A first portion of the multifocal optical element has a first optical power that is associated with a first image plane. The second portion of the multifocal optical element has a second optical power different than the first optical power, the second portion associated with a second image plane.
US11586089B2	Dynamic windows comprising aqueous electrolytes having enhanced temperature stability The present disclosure is directed toward an electrodeposition-based dynamic glass element comprising an electrolyte that includes an aqueous solvent and an additive, wherein the electrolyte is stable over a temperature range that is greater than the stable temperature range of the aqueous solvent alone. In some embodiments, the freezing point of the electrolyte is lowered by its inclusion of the additive. Additives suitable for use in accordance with the present disclosure include alcohols, metal salts, sugars, cryoprotectants, and the like. In some cases, the freezing point of the aqueous-solvent-based electrolyte is lowered from 0° C. to −40° C. by virtue of the inclusion of the additive. In some cases, the maximum stable temperature of the electrolyte is increased from 100° C. to 110° C. by virtue of the inclusion of the additive.
US11586083B2	Liquid crystal display device A liquid crystal display device includes a first substrate; a switching element including a control electrode disposed on the first substrate, one electrode disposed on the control electrode, and another electrode disposed on the control electrode and spaced apart from the one electrode; a contact hole extending to at least a part of the another electrode of the switching element; a pixel electrode including a contact portion disposed on the another electrode of the switching element and overlapping at least a part of the another electrode to which the contact hole extends, and a body portion electrically connected with the contact portion; and a column spacer disposed on the pixel electrode and at least partially overlapping the contact hole.
US11586077B2	Display device which prevents introduction of static electricity to a display area A display device comprises an upper base substrate; a lower base substrate which protrudes from the upper base substrate along a first direction in a plan view; a first printed circuit film which is attached to a first pad area in a portion of the lower base substrate protruding from the upper base substrate along the first direction; and an upper common electrode which is disposed between the upper base substrate and the lower base substrate, wherein the first printed circuit film is provided in plural numbers, the first printed circuit films are arranged to be spaced apart from each other along a second direction intersecting the first direction, and the upper common electrode overlapping a space between adjacent first printed circuit films along the first direction is recessed further inwardly in the first direction than the upper common electrode overlapping the first printed circuit film along the first direction.
US11586072B2	Display structure having a laser light wavelength conversion layer A display structure having a laser light wavelength conversion layer includes a display in addition to the laser light wavelength conversion layer. The display has a backlight module and a display panel provided on the light output side of the backlight module. The display panel has a color filter and a light-permeable protective layer formed on the light output side of the color filter. The color filter has a plurality of color sub-pixels. The laser light wavelength conversion layer is formed between the color sub-pixels or on or in the light-permeable protective layer. The display, therefore, can function as a fabric-based projection screen by allowing a laser pointer to generate a visible light point on the images displayed by the display during a presentation.
US11586070B2	Display apparatus comprising a bracket including a side portion having an outer side surface entirely exposed to form an exterior side surface and a supporting portion directly adhered to a back surface of a display panel A display device includes a display panel including a front substrate and a back substrate, a plurality of brackets attached to a non-display area of a back surface of the back substrate using an adhesive, and a backlight unit positioned in the rear of the display panel. The backlight unit includes a frame including at least one protrusion, a light guide plate disposed between the frame and the display panel, the light guide plate including at least one groove or hole corresponding to the at least one protrusion of the frame, an optical layer disposed between the light guide plate and the display panel, and a light source disposed on the side of the light guide plate.
US11586063B2	Privacy display module comprising a light-adjusting component, method for driving the same, display apparatus, and vehicle comprising the same A display module and a method for driving the same, a display apparatus, and a vehicle are provided. The display module includes a backlight component, and a display component and a light-adjusting component that are located at a side of the backlight component facing toward a light-emitting direction of the display module. The backlight component includes a first light guide structure and a light regulating structure. The light-adjusting component includes first and second electrodes, and a first liquid crystal. The display module has a sharing mode and an anti-peeping mode. In the sharing mode, the first electrode and the second electrode are not energized, and the first liquid crystal is in a wide viewing angle state. In the anti-peeping mode, the first electrode and the second electrode drive the first liquid crystal to be in a narrow viewing angle state.
US11586061B2	Optical waveguide device, and optical modulation device and optical transmission device using same An optical waveguide device includes a substrate on which an optical waveguide is formed, and a reinforcing block disposed on the substrate, along an end surface of the substrate on which an input portion or an output portion of the optical waveguide is disposed, in which an optical component that is joined to both the end surface of the substrate and an end surface of the reinforcing block is provided, a material used for a joining surface of the optical component and a material used for the substrate or the reinforcing block have at least different linear expansion coefficients of a direction parallel to the joining surface, and an area of the joining surface is set to be smaller than a maximum value of a total of areas of cross sections of the substrate and the reinforcing block parallel to the joining surface.
US11586059B2	Silicon photonics modulator using TM mode and with a modified rib geometry An optical modulator includes a rib; and a slab interconnected to both sides of the rib; wherein the rib is dimensioned relative to the slab to support guiding of a Transverse Magnetic (TM) mode with a main lobe that propagates orthogonal to the slab and with the main lobe substantially excluded from the slab. The rib guides wavelengths in an infrared range in the TM mode. A height of the rib, relative to the slab, is about half of a width of the rib, between the slab.
US11586057B2	Moisture-resistant eye wear Eyewear including an optical functional member, control electronics, and a sealed electrical connective element connecting the electronics to the optical functional member. The connective element can directly connect the electronics to the optical functional member, or can connect through an intermediate contact, e.g., a plug-and-receptacle. The connective element can be muted from the electronics, around a rimlock of the eyewear to the optical functional member. The connective element can be a conductive compressible member, such as conductive rubber. In some embodiments, the connective element can be a multiconductor cable.
US11586056B2	Spectacle lens comprising an activable optical filter and optical equipment comprising such spectacle lens A spectacle lens includes an activable optical filter having at least an electrochromic device and being configured to be actively switched between at least three configurations. In the first configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. In the second configuration, the activable optical filter attenuates selectively light from a localized light source. In the third configuration, the activable optical filter is uniform. Furthermore, the chromaticity difference ΔChrom between each of the configurations is smaller than or equal to 20.
US11586053B2	Spectacle lens with filter effect for blue light and spectacles A spectacle lens for an eye of a wearer of spectacles has a front surface and a back surface, wherein the front surface of the spectacle lens faces away from the eye and the back surface of the spectacle lens faces the eye. The spectacle lens includes an optical lens substrate made of or containing mineral glass and/or organic glass, wherein the spectacle lens has at least one first antireflection coating and at least one second antireflection coating, wherein the at least one first antireflection coating has a filter effect for blue light. Further, spectacles containing the spectacle lens are also disclosed.
US11586052B1	Armless eyewear with adjustable cords Embodiments are directed to eyewear. The eyewear may include a frame, a left cord, a right cord, and an adjustable coupler. The frame may have a left end piece and a right end piece. Each of the left and right end pieces may have one or more apertures. The left cord has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion of the left cord may extend through at least one of the one or more apertures in the left end piece. The right cord has a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion of the right cord may extend through at least one of the one or more apertures in the right end piece. The adjustable coupler may couple the left cord to the right cord.
US11586043B2	Virtual and augmented reality systems and methods An imaging system includes a light source configured to generate a light beam. The system also includes first and second light guiding optical elements having respective first and second entry portions, and configured to propagate at least respective first and second portions of the light beam by total internal reflection. The system further includes a light distributor having a light distributor entry portion, a first exit portion, and a second exit portion. The light distributor is configured to direct the first and second portions of the light beam toward the first and second entry portions, respectively. The light distributor entry portion and the first exit portion are aligned along a first axis. The light distributor entry portion and the second exit portion are aligned along a second axis different from the first axis.
US11586040B2	In-vehicle information display system and information display apparatus An information display apparatus that displays image information on a vehicle includes a HUD apparatus projecting a large-scale virtual image onto a distant position and serving as a first information display apparatus 100 arranged between a windshield glass 6 of the vehicle and an instrument panel, and effectively displays a plurality of pieces of the image information by making coordination with a second information display apparatus 48 close to the windshield glass 6, the second information display apparatus causing a transparent dispersion sheet in the windshield glass to directly reflect a screen of a large-scale high-resolution image display panel so that the screen is observed by the driver.
US11586035B2	Laser projection device having starting point of reflector shifted A laser projection device includes at least one first reflector element, which is linearly movable. A period of the at least one first reflector element corresponds to a period of time for reproducing a single. The laser projection device includes at least one second reflector element, which is movable in a sinusoidal manner, a semiperiod of a sine corresponding to one line. The at least one first reflector element and the at least one second reflector element are movable about two axes at least substantially perpendicular to each other. The laser projection device includes at least one control and/or regulating unit, which is configured to control and/or regulate the at least one first reflector element.
US11586032B2	Laser apparatus and extreme ultraviolet light generation system A laser apparatus may include: a mirror configured to reflect a laser beam; an actuator configured to operate the mirror; and a controller configured to transmit a movement instruction to the actuator, wherein the controller predicts a movement completion time of the actuator, and transmits a polling signal so that the actuator receives the polling signal after expiration of the predicted movement completion time.
US11586021B2	Optical imaging lens An optical imaging lens including a first to a seventh lens elements arranged in sequence from an object side to an image side along an optical axis is provided. Each lens element includes an object-side surface and an image-side surface. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the first lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the object-side surface of the third lens element is concave. The fourth lens element has positive refracting power and an optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fourth lens element is concave. An optical axis region of the image-side surface of the fifth lens element is concave. Furthermore, other optical imaging lenses are also provided.
US11586020B2	Imaging lens An imaging lens includes a first lens; a second lens; a third lens; a fourth lens; a fifth lens having positive refractive power; a sixth lens; a seventh lens; an eighth lens; and a ninth lens, arranged in this order from an object side to an image plane side. The imaging lens has a total of nine lenses. The first lens has at least one aspheric surface. The ninth lens is formed in a shape so that a surface thereof on the image plane side has an aspherical shape. The ninth lens has a specific focal length.
US11586014B2	Camera optical lens Disclosed is a camera optical lens comprising, from an object side to an image side in sequence: a first lens having a positive refractive power; a second lens having a negative refractive power; a third lens having a positive refractive power; and a fourth lens having a negative refractive power; the camera optical lens satisfies: −0.40≤(R1+R2)/(R1−R2)≤−0.20; 1.50≤(R3+R4)/(R3−R4)≤2.00; 1.20≤(R5+R6)/(R5−R6)≤1.80; and 1.52≤d3/d2≤1.80; where, R1 and R2 denote central curvature radii of object and image side surfaces of the first lens respectively; R3 and R4 denote central curvature radii of object and image side surfaces of the second lens respectively; R5 and R6 denote central curvature radii of object side surface and image side surface of the third lens respectively; d2 denotes an on-axis distance from image side surface of first lens to object side surface of second lens L2; and d3 denotes an on-axis thickness of the second lens.
US11586009B2	Optical imaging system An optical imaging system includes a first lens having an object-side surface that is convex; a second lens having a refractive power; a third lens having a refractive power; a fourth lens having a refractive power; a fifth lens having a refractive power and an object-side surface that is concave; and a sixth lens having a refractive power and an object-side surface that is concave, wherein the first lens through the sixth lens are sequentially disposed in numerical order from an object side of the optical imaging system toward an imaging plane, and the optical imaging system satisfies the conditional expressions 0.7
US11585999B2	Optical cable having a buffer tube with flexible ribbon An optical cable includes a plurality of buffer tubes, each of the buffer tubes includes a flexible ribbon, the flexible ribbon including a plurality of optical fibers, the flexible ribbon being wrapped with a finished tape.
US11585997B2	Slidable fiber optic connection module with cable slack management A fiber optic telecommunications device includes a frame and a fiber optic module including a rack mount portion, a center portion, and a main housing portion. The rack mount portion is stationarily coupled to the frame, the center portion is slidably coupled to the rack mount portion along a sliding direction, and the main housing portion is slidably coupled to the center portion along the sliding direction. The main housing portion of the fiber optic module includes fiber optic connection locations for connecting cables to be routed through the frame. The center portion of the fiber optic module includes a radius limiter for guiding cables between the main housing portion and the frame, the center portion also including a latch for unlatching the center portion for slidable movement. Slidable movement of the center portion with respect to the rack mount portion moves the main housing portion with respect to the frame along the sliding direction.
US11585994B2	Active optical cable assemblies The present disclosure describes active optical cable assemblies. A cable assembly includes a fixed active optical connector having a transceiver, a ruggedized optical fiber cable integrated with the fixed active optical connector, a main cable assembly comprising one or more optical fiber cables, wherein the ruggedized cable is spliced to the main cable assembly; and a removable shroud configured to surround at least a portion of the fixed active optical connector plugged into a remote radio unit and to be secured to a remote radio unit. Active optical cable and remote radio unit systems are also described.
US11585987B2	Pushable optical connector with connector-integrated articulation An optical fiber connector sub-assembly for an optical fiber connector includes a ferrule configured to hold an optical fiber therein along an axis of the ferrule and a ferrule holder configured to hold the ferrule. The ferrule has an end face at which the optical fiber is terminated, and the ferrule holder includes a base in which the ferrule is configured to be seated. The sub-assembly includes a ferrule basket including an inner sleeve slidably coupled with an outer sleeve and configured to isolate a front end of the connector from a rear end of the connector such that the ferrule is isolated from movement of the rear end of the connector. The ferrule basket is configured to receive the ferrule holder therein.
US11585985B2	Alignment guide for inspecting a fiber optic end face An optical fiber inspection system may include an alignment guide having a sleeve portion and a mechanical key structure. The sleeve portion may comprise a first opening arranged to be proximal to one or more optical components in an inspection device and a second opening arranged to be distal to the one or more optical components when the alignment guide is removably engaged with the inspection device. The mechanical key structure may be located adjacent to the second opening and have a shape to engage a geometry of one or more recesses in a bulkhead. Accordingly, the alignment guide may stabilize the inspection device at a particular angle relative to an end face of an object in a field of view of the one or more optical components when a shaft of the inspection device is inserted into the bulkhead.
US11585982B2	Methods of forming photonic devices A method includes: forming a first plurality of tiers that each comprises first and second dummy layers over a substrate, wherein within each tier, the second dummy layer is disposed above the first dummy layer; forming a second plurality of recessed regions in the first plurality of tiers, wherein at least one subgroup of the second plurality of recessed regions extend through respective different numbers of the second dummy layers; and performing an etching operation to concurrently forming a third plurality of trenches with respective different depths in the substrate through the at least one subgroup of the second plurality of recessed regions.
US11585980B2	Curved graded-index waveguides and methods of making the same Disclosed is a polymeric waveguide for propagating light therein along width and length dimensions of the polymeric waveguide. The polymeric waveguide has a first curved surface on one side thereof and a second curved surface on an opposite second side thereof, and a refractive index spatially varying through a thickness thereof between the first curved surface and the second curved surface. The polymeric waveguide is curved in a cross-section comprising at least one of the width and length dimensions.
US11585978B2	Phase tuning in waveguide arrays The wavelength response of an arrayed waveguide grating can be tuned, in accordance with various embodiments, using a beam sweeper including one or more heaters to shift a lateral position of light focused by the beam sweeper at an interface of the beam sweeper with an input free propagation region of the arrayed waveguide grating.
US11585972B2	Multi-axis polarizer film for anti-counterfeit applications and method of making the same A manufacturing process that allows for the transfer of labels formed from polarizer film to end-use products. The polarizer film is covered by a masking layer that is typically die cut to create the labels from the continuous sheet of film. Here, an additional covering layer (or layers) of a relatively stiff material is disposed over the masking layer. The addition of the covering layer results in the processed polarizer film being less susceptible to damage (related to unwanted bending) during further processing and/or shipment. Advantageously, the covering layer improves the ability to remove individual labels from the film, particularly with respect to attempting to peel off the thin masking layer.
US11585969B2	Optical filters and image sensors and camera modules and electronic devices An optical filter includes a light absorbing layer and a conductive nanodisk. The light absorbing layer includes a near-infrared absorbing material configured to absorb light of a first wavelength spectrum within a near-infrared wavelength spectrum. The conductive nanodisk is configured to absorb or reflect light of a second wavelength spectrum within the first wavelength spectrum. An image sensor includes the optical filter, a camera module includes the optical filter, and an electronic device includes the optical filter.
US11585965B2	Optical scattering structure having polymer-filled sub-micron pores Described herein is a system and method for tuning light scatter in an optically functional porous layer of an LED. The layer comprises a non-light absorbing material structure having a plurality of sub-micron pores and a polymer matrix. The non-light absorbing material forms either a plurality of micron-sized porous particles dispersed throughout the layer or a mesh slab, wherein a plurality of sub-micron pores is located within each micron-sized porous particle or forms an interconnected network of sub-micron pores within the mesh slab, respectively. A polymer matrix, such as a high refractive index silicone fills the plurality of sub-micron pores creating an interface between the materials. Refractive index differences between the materials allow for light scatter to occur at the interface of the materials. Light scatter can also be decreased as a function of temperature, creating a system for tuning light scatter in both an off state and on state of an LED.
US11585964B2	Electro-plasmonic nanoantenna for extracellular optical detection of electrogenic signals An electro-plasmonic array is disclosed. The electro-plasmonic array includes a substrate and a plurality of nanoantennas disposed on a surface of the substrate, each of the electro-plasmonic nanoantennas including a conductive nanodisk and a conforming biocompatible electrochromic polymer layer.
US11585962B2	Transparent covering having anti-reflective coatings A transparent covering affixable to a substrate includes a stack of two or more lenses, an adhesive layer interposed between each pair of adjacent lenses from among the two or more lenses, a first anti-reflective coating on a first outermost lens of the stack, and a second anti-reflective coating on a second outermost lens of the stack opposite the first outermost lens. The first anti-reflective coating has a first design wavelength range, and the second anti-reflective coating has a second design wavelength range that is different from the first design wavelength range.
US11585960B2	Effective agriculture and environment monitoring A computer-implemented method for effective agriculture and environment monitoring. The method may comprise measuring a desired variable over an area of interest using a remote inspection platform according to an inspection plan, predicting an occlusion of the remote inspection platform, and in response to the predicted occlusion, determining whether to invoke a local inspection platform to complete the inspection plan. The occlusion in some embodiments interrupts the inspection plan for the remote inspection platform.
US11585954B2	Acoustic vector sensor An acoustic vector sensor (“AVS”) includes one or more sensitive elements arranged in an orthogonal configuration to provide high-sensitivity directional performance. The one more sensitive elements may be seismometers arranged in a pendulum-type configuration. The AVS further includes a hydrophone.
US11585952B2	CT detector module and heat dissipation structure A detector module is provided. The detector module may include a plurality of detector sub-modules. Each of the plurality of detector sub-modules may include a detection layer, at least one data acquisition circuitry, a frame for supporting the detection layer, and a positioning element for assembling the plurality of detector sub-modules. The frame may include a plurality of heat transfer fins that are thermally connected with the at least one data acquisition circuitry for dissipating heat produced by the at least one data acquisition circuitry.
US11585951B1	Heading or pitch determination systems and methods with high confidence error bounds Systems and methods for use in navigating aircraft are provided. The systems can use Geometry Redundant Almost Fixed Solutions (GRAFS) or Geometry Extra Redundant Almost Fixed Solutions (GERAFS) to compute high confidence error bounds for a heading angle estimate or pitch angle derived using signals received on at least two antennas.
US11585946B2	Systems and methods for de-noising GNSS signals Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for reducing noise in dual-frequency GNSS signal observation. The method can include: receiving, at a GNSS receiver, a first signal and a second signal. At least the second signal includes noise. The first signal is characterized by a first carrier frequency, and the second signal is characterized by a second carrier frequency. The method includes: down converting, sampling, cross-correlating, accumulating, determining ambiguous instantaneous phases, determining non-ambiguous instantaneous phases, producing normalized non-ambiguous instantaneous first phase samples, constructing a normalized first counter rotation phasor, generating a counter-rotated second observable, applying a low pass filter to remove noise; and outputting the filtered second observable.
US11585943B2	Detection and elimination of GNSS spoofing signals with PVT solution estimation A GNSS spoofing signal detection/elimination includes tracking acquired candidate GNSS signals for each target GNSS signal, identifying the acquired candidate GNSS signals as authentic, unauthenticated, or counterfeit, removing the counterfeit GNSS signal(s) from tracking, generating a first list of the authentic GNSS signals and a second list of unauthenticated candidate GNSS signals, creating a plurality of sets of GNSS signals by selecting at least four GNSS signals from among the first list and the second list, such that each set includes all of the authentic GNSS signals, if any, and at least one unauthenticated candidate GNSS signal such that each set includes only one candidate signal per target GNSS signal, calculating PVT solutions and post-fit residuals for each set, thereby obtaining a plurality of estimated solutions, estimating authenticity of unauthenticated GNSS signals by analyzing the plurality of estimated solutions.
US11585937B2	Autonomous gating selection to reduce noise in direct time-of-flight depth sensing A depth camera assembly (DCA) includes a direct time of flight system for determining depth information for a local area. The DCA includes an illumination source, a camera, and a controller. The illumination source projects light (e.g., pulse of light) into the local area. The camera detects reflections of the projected light from objects in the local area. Using an internal gating selection procedure, the controller selects a gate window that is likely to be associated with reflection of a pulse of light from an object. The selected gate may be used for depth determination. The internal gating selection procedures may be achieved through external target location and selection or through internal self-selection.
US11585934B2	Cart robot having auto-follow function A cart robot performing an auto-follow function of following a user, the cart robot, including a storage space storing goods; a main body coupled to a lower portion of the storage space and supporting the storage space; a handle assembly connected to a rear side of the main body; a wheel assembly rotatably coupled to a lower portion of the main body and moving the main body in a direction of force applied to the handle assembly; and a plurality of sensor assemblies provided at front side of the main body for sensing an obstacle in a forward direction and sensing and tracking a location of a transmission module.
US11585932B2	Systems, methods and apparatus for characterizing stick-up height, position and orientation of a drill pipe A processor is operably coupled to a time of flight (TOF) camera, a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor, and an optical camera. The processor can receive a TOF signal representative of a first coordinate associated with a stick-up height of a tool joint of a pipe of a drill string during a tripping operation on a rig drill floor, and a pitch and a roll of the tool joint. The processor can receive a LIDAR signal representative of a second coordinate associated with the stick-up height, and the pitch of the tool joint. The processor can receive an optical camera signal representative of a third coordinate associated with the stick-up height of the tool joint and the roll of the tool joint. The processor can generate a pose estimate and an orientation estimate based on the signals.
US11585923B2	Point cloud registration for LiDAR labeling The subject disclosure relates to techniques for detecting an object. A process of the disclosed technology can include steps for receiving three-dimensional (3D) Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) data of the object at a first time, generating a first point cloud based on the 3D LiDAR data at the first time, receiving 3D LiDAR data of the object at a second time, generating a second point cloud based on the 3D LiDAR data at the second time, aggregating the first point cloud and the second point cloud to form an aggregated point cloud, and placing a bounding box around the aggregated point cloud. Systems and machine-readable media are also provided.
US11585917B1	Systems and methods for generating three-dimensional maps of an indoor space Three-dimensional (3D) maps may be generated for different areas based on scans of the areas using sensor(s) of a mobile computing device. During each scan, locations of the mobile computing device can be measured relative to a fixed-positioned smart device using ultra-wideband communication (UWB). The 3D maps for the areas may be registered to the fixed position (i.e., anchor position) of the smart device based on the location measurements acquired during the scan so that the 3D maps can be merged into a combined 3D map. The combined (i.e., merged) 3D map may then be used to facilitate location-specific operation of the mobile computing device or other smart device.
US11585916B2	Ranging using beamforming antenna weight vectors and secure ranging packet with phase tracking Some embodiments enable secure time of flight (SToF) measurements for wireless communication packets that include secure ranging packets with zero padded random sequence waveforms, including at higher frequency bands (e.g., 60 GHz) and in non-line of sight (NLOS) scenarios. Some embodiments provide a flexible protocol to allow negotiation of one or more security parameters and/or SToF operation parameters. For example, some embodiments employ: phase tracking and signaling to support devices with phase noise constraints to mitigate phase noise at higher frequencies; determining a number of random sequences (RSs) used for SToF to support consistency checks and channel verification; additional rules supporting sub-phases of the SToF operation; and/or determining First Path (FP), Sub-Optimal, and/or Hybrid path AWV modes and the pre-conditioning usage of these modes.
US11585914B2	System and methods for generating and receiving doppler tolerant multipurpose communication waveform A system and method for generating communications waveforms that can operate in congested frequency spaces and in applications in which the receiver is moving with respect to the transmitter is provided. In one or more examples, each symbol to be encoded and transmitted is converted into a sequence of frequency chirps. The sequence of frequencies used by the sequence of chirps is based on the symbol that is to be encoded. Each chirp can have a center frequency, and the frequency can be swept over the duration of the chirp. In this way each chirp can have a varying frequency over the duration of the chirp, but the phase of the chirp can be continuous throughout the duration of the chirp. The bandwidth and sweep rate of the chirp can be based on the expected maximum velocity of the receiver and the transmitter relative to one another.
US11585911B2	Variable geometry sonar system and method A sonar system and method enable performing angled-looking sonar (ALS) by emitting sonar waves in a forward and downward direction from sonar transducers located at an underwater vessel. The sonar waves may be received by sonar transducers located al the underwater vessel. Additionally, a variable geometry sonar system and method enable performing side scan sonar (SSS) and ALS by moving al least one sonar transducer to perform both SSS and ALS. The variable geometry sonar system may be used with an underwater vessel to perform mine countermeasure (MCM) missions by using ALS for a homing phase on a target.
US11585908B2	Optical measuring device comprising a measuring unit to generate time information representing an elapsed time in accordance with pulse signal output from a light receiving group A plurality of photodetectors form a light receiving group, and a plurality of the light receiving groups form one pixel. A light receiving array is provided with one or more of such pixels. The photodetectors each output a pulse signal in response to irradiation of a photon. A measuring unit is provided for each of the plurality of light receiving groups. The measuring unit generates time information representing an elapsed time from an irradiation timing input from outside and light quantity information acquired at each of one or more timings identified from the time information, in accordance with the pulse signal output from the light receiving group. The number of the photodetectors outputting the pulse signal among the plurality of photodetectors belonging to the light receiving group is used as the light quantity information.
US11585907B2	Optical measuring device comprising a measuring unit to generate time information representing an elapsed time in accordance with pulse signal output from a light receiving group A plurality of photodetectors form a light receiving group, and a plurality of the light receiving groups form one pixel. A light receiving array is provided with one or more of such pixels. The photodetectors each output a pulse signal in response to irradiation of a photon. A measuring unit is provided for each of the plurality of light receiving groups. The measuring unit generates time information representing an elapsed time from an irradiation timing input from outside and light quantity information acquired at each of one or more timings identified from the time information, in accordance with the pulse signal output from the light receiving group. The number of the photodetectors outputting the pulse signal among the plurality of photodetectors belonging to the light receiving group is used as the light quantity information.
US11585903B2	Light emitting device, optical device, and information processing device Provided is a light emitting device including: a base material mounted on a wiring substrate; a light emitting element array provided on the base material; a first conductive pattern provided on the surface of the base material, the first conductive pattern including a first facing region connected to the light emitting element array, the first facing region being along a side surface of the light emitting element array and facing to the light emitting element array, and a first extending region extended beyond the first facing region; and penetrating members penetrating the base material from the first conductive pattern to a back surface side of the base material, each penetrating member being connected to the first facing region or the first extending region.
US11585898B2	Signal processing device, signal processing method, and program The present disclosure relates to a signal processing device that enables detection of the distance between an imaging device and a subject using an imaging device with high versatility, a signal processing method, and a program. A determination part classifies pixels to a plurality of pixel groups, and determines a pair of a first pixel group and a second pixel group using for detection of distance between the imaging device and the subject from a plurality of pixel groups on the basis of a charge accumulation period for each pixel group of the imaging device in which charge accumulation period is controlled, and a light projection period of pulse light projected toward the subject of the imaging device, for each pixel group. The present disclosure can be applied to, for example, a distance detection device or the like.
US11585893B2	Multi-target dynamic simulation test system for vehicle-mounted millimeter-wave radar A multi-target dynamic simulation test system for vehicle-mounted millimeter-wave (MMW) radar. The test system includes an antenna turntable, a radar pan-and-tilt head (PTH), a radar echo simulation module, a control module, a signal acquisition module and a display. A test radar is driven by the radar PTH to pan or tilt. The radar PTH and the test radar are both placed in a darkroom module. An antenna is driven by the antenna turntable to pan. The control module sends expected states of the test radar and the antennas to the radar PTH and the antenna turntable, respectively, and sends relative states between host vehicle and virtual targets to the test radar after processing by the radar echo simulation module. The signal acquisition module acquires and stores a detection signal of the test radar, and transmits the detection signal of the test radar to the display for real-time display.
US11585891B2	Radar-based vital sign estimation In an embodiment, a method includes: receiving radar signals with a millimeter-wave radar; generating range data based on the received radar signals; detecting a target based on the range data; performing ellipse fitting on in-phase (I) and quadrature (Q) signals associated with the detected target to generate compensated I and Q signals associated with the detected target; classifying the compensated I and Q signals; when the classification of the compensated I and Q signals correspond to a first class, determining a displacement signal based on the compensated I and Q signals, and determining a vital sign based on the displacement signal; and when the classification of the compensated I and Q signals correspond to a second class, discarding the compensated I and Q signals.
US11585888B2	Geolocationing system and method for use of same A geolocationing system and method for providing awareness in a multi-space environment, such as a hospitality environment or educational environment, are presented. In one embodiment of the geolocationing system, a vertical and horizontal array of gateway devices is provided. Each gateway device includes a gateway device identification providing an accurately-known fixed location within the multi-space environment. Each gateway device includes a wireless transceiver that receives a beacon signal from a proximate wireless-enabled personal locator device. The gateway devices, in turn, send gateway signals to a server, which determines estimated location of the wireless-enabled personal location device with angle of arrival modeling.
US11585886B1	Systems and methods for detecting unmanned aerial vehicles via radio frequency analysis Systems and methods for detecting radio frequency (“RF”) signals and corresponding origination locations are disclosed. An RF sensor device includes a software-defined radio and an antenna pair for receiving RF signals. Furthermore the RF sensor device may include a processing unit for processing/analyzing the RF signals, or the processing unit may be remote. The system calculates a phase difference between an RF signal received at two separate antennas of an antenna pair. The phase difference, the distance between the antennas, and the frequency of the RF signal are used for determining the origination direction of the RF signal. In various embodiments, the origination direction may indicate the location of a UAV controller or base station. The software-defined radio may include more than one antenna pair, connected to multiplexers, for efficiently scanning different frequencies by alternating active antenna pairs. Moreover, the system may execute packet-based processing on the RF signal data.
US11585883B2	Method and apparatus for high value magnetic resonance imaging A method and system for optimizing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols to improve MRI value are described herein. An example method includes selecting an imaging sequence, selecting at least one objective function from a plurality of objective functions, simulating a relationship between controllable acquisition variables and the objective functions, trade-offing the influence of the controllable acquisition variables for MRI value in whole k-space acquisition to determine optimal acquisition condition, acquiring at least one MR image using the optimal acquisition condition, receiving or estimating outcomes related to the at least one MR image, and evaluating an MR image value for the MR image based on the outcomes.
US11585877B2	Magnetic resonance apparatus with a patient positioning apparatus and a communication unit The disclosure relates to a magnetic resonance apparatus with a patient positioning apparatus comprising at least one coil plug-in element and a communication unit, wherein the magnetic resonance apparatus comprises an adapter apparatus with a communication interface and the adapter apparatus is adapted to couple the communication unit to the at least one coil plug-in element of the patient positioning apparatus.
US11585869B2	Biomagnetic field sensor systems and methods for diagnostic evaluation of cardiac conditions The present disclosure provides a biomagnetic field sensor system for diagnostic evaluation of a cardiac condition of an individual. The biomagnetic field sensor system may comprise an array of biomagnetic field sensors configured to sense an electromagnetic field associated with a heart of the individual and generate electromagnetic field data therefrom; a computer processor coupled to the array of biomagnetic field sensors; a memory configured to store the electromagnetic field data generated by the array of biomagnetic field sensors; and a non-transitory computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program including instructions that, when executed by the computer processor, cause the computer processor to receive the electromagnetic field data, and generate a diagnostic evaluation of a cardiac condition of the individual based at least in part on an analysis of the electromagnetic field data.
US11585867B2	Multi ground line disconnection inspection device and method and electronic control device including the same The present invention provides a multi ground line disconnection inspection device as a device for inspecting whether a plurality of ground lines that are connected to a ground node of an electronic control device are disconnected, including a plurality of test lines having one end connected to a plurality of ground lines, respectively, a plurality of connection switches connected to the ground node and the other end of a plurality of test lines, respectively, a plurality of test power supplies for applying test voltages to a plurality of test nodes respectively positioned on a plurality of test lines, respectively, and a determination unit for determining whether a plurality of ground lines are disconnected by detecting voltages of a plurality of test nodes.
US11585866B2	Loss of neutral voltage connection detection Methods and systems for detecting a neutral voltage connection, involve determining when a value of a neutral current is equal to zero, wherein the neutral current comprises a difference between a current flowing through two legs of an electrical meter to an end customer, wherein each of the two legs comprises a first voltage with respect to a ground and a second voltage with respect to one another; and verifying that the neutral current has been detected to zero, in response to determining that the value of the neutral current is equal to zero.
US11585865B2	Transformer fault detection system A transformer fault detection, where the transformer includes a primary winding coupled to a medium voltage power line and a secondary winding providing a stepped down voltage of the medium voltage. The detection system includes a switching device, where the switching device includes a first voltage measuring device for measuring the voltage on the primary winding, a controller for processing measured voltages and a transceiver for receiving and transmitting messages. The detection system also includes a second voltage measuring device for measuring the stepped down voltage on the secondary winding, where the second voltage measuring device includes a transmitter for transmitting the measured step down voltage to the switching device. The controller uses the measured voltages to calculate a transformer turns ratio (TTR) of the transformer to determine whether a transformer fault.
US11585863B2	Capacitive pickup fault detection A system for ground fault detection includes an alternating current (AC) excitation source configured to provide an AC test signal to a circuit under test; a current transformer configured to detect a current of the AC test signal; a capacitive pickup configured to detect a voltage of the AC test signal; and a receiver which includes a display; and a processor configured to receive the voltage from the capacitive pickup; receive the current from the current transformer; and display on the display one or more components of the current.
US11585862B2	Battery deterioration prediction system In the battery deterioration prediction system, a polarization calculation unit calculates negative and positive electrode polarizations from negative and positive electrode resistances, and an electrical current value flowing through the secondary battery. A CCP calculation unit calculates a negative electrode closed-circuit potential on the secondary battery negative electrode open circuit potential and the negative electrode polarization calculated by the polarization calculation unit, and calculates a positive electrode closed-circuit potential based on the secondary battery positive electrode open circuit potential and the positive electrode polarization calculated by the polarization calculation unit. A capacity prediction unit predicts the positive/negative electrode capacity, and positive/negative electrode SOC deviation capacity of a secondary battery based on at least one of the closed-circuit potential of the negative and positive electrodes calculated by the CCP calculation unit, and predicts the battery capacity based on the negative and positive electrode capacities, and the positive/negative electrode SOC capacity deviation.
US11585860B2	Semiconductor device A semiconductor device that is of a face-down mounted chip-size package type, discharges electric charges stored in an electric storage device (battery), and has a power loss area ratio of at least 0.4 (W/mm2) obtained by dividing a power loss (W) in the semiconductor device at time of the discharge by an area (mm2) of the semiconductor device, the semiconductor device comprising: a field-effect transistor of a horizontal type and a resistor that are connected in series in stated order between an inflow terminal and an outflow terminal; and a control circuit that causes a discharge current to be constant without depending on an applied voltage between the inflow terminal and the outflow terminal. A difference between a maximum temperature of a field-effect transistor portion and a temperature of a resistor portion is within five degrees Celsius in a discharge period.
US11585856B2	Direct current converter capable of monitoring battery condition and battery condition monitoring method thereof A battery condition monitoring apparatus includes a measurer configured to measure a charging current which is an internal current of a converter and is charged into a sub-battery, a charging voltage of the converter, and an ambient temperature of a vehicle, an impedance calculator configured to an impedance of the sub-battery on basis of a voltage and a current each measured by the measurer, and a determiner configured to determine a condition of the sub-battery by using the ambient temperature of the vehicle and the impedance of the sub-battery.
US11585855B2	Measuring assembly for measuring temperature and voltage A measuring assembly for measuring a temperature and a voltage includes a contact element including a temperature sensor and an electrically conductive portion, a voltage measurement conductor electrically connected to the conductive portion of the contact element, and an electrically conductive fixation element electrically connected to the conductive portion of the contact element, the electrically conductive fixation element extending through a fixation hole of a busbar in a fixed state to connect to the busbar by an elastic force provided by the electrically conductive fixation element in the fixed state, and the electrically conductive fixation element pressing the contact element to a measuring surface of the busbar by the elastic force in the fixed state.
US11585853B2	Trajectory-optimized test pattern generation for built-in self-test A circuit comprises: a bit-flipping signal generation device comprising a storage device and configured to generate a bit-flipping signal based on bit-flipping location information, the storage device configured to store the bit-flipping location information for a first number of bits, the bit-flipping location information obtained through a fault simulation process; a pseudo random test pattern generator configured to generate test patterns based on the bit-flipping signal, the pseudo random test pattern generator comprising a register configured to be a linear finite state machine, the register comprising storage elements and bit-flipping devices, each of the bit-flipping devices coupled to one of the storage elements; and scan chains configured to receive the test patterns, wherein the bit-flipping signal causes one of the bit-flipping devices to invert a bit of the register each time a second number of test patterns is being generated by the pseudo random test pattern generator during a test.
US11585851B2	IEEE 1149.1 interposer apparatus The disclosure describes a novel method and apparatus for improving interposers that connected stacked die assemblies to system substrates. The improvement includes the addition of IEEE 1149.1 circuitry within interposers to allow simplifying interconnect testing of digital and analog signal connections between the interposer and system substrate it is attached too. The improvement also includes the additional 1149.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of voltage supply and ground buses in the interposer. The improvement also includes the additional of 1149.1 controlled circuitry that allows real time monitoring of functional digital and analog input and output signals in the interposer. The improvement also provides the ability to selectively serially link the 1149.1 circuitry in the interposer with 1149.1 circuitry in the die of the stack.
US11585849B2	Apparatuses involving calibration of input offset voltage and signal delay of circuits and methods thereof An example apparatus includes a circuit and calibration circuitry. The circuit has complementary input ports to receive input signals including a monotonously rising and/or falling wave reference signal and a voltage-test signal to test at least one direct current (DC) voltage associated with the circuit by comparing the input signals using a first polarity and second polarity associated with the circuit to produce a first output signal and a second output signal. During operation, the circuit manifests an input voltage offset and a signal delay with each comparison of the input signals. The calibration circuitry processes the first and second output signals and, in response, calibrates or sets an adjustment for at least one signal path associated with the circuit in order to account for the input offset voltage and signal delay during normal operation of the circuit.
US11585848B1	Apparatus for testing semiconductor device A semiconductor device test apparatus for improving a loss rate of a test signal in testing a device under test is provided. The semiconductor device test apparatus includes a probe interface board, a pogo block disposed on the probe interface board and electrically connected to a device under test, an equipment board disposed under the probe interface board, an alternating current (AC) controller, transferring and receiving an AC signal for performing an AC test on at least one of the device under test and the pogo block, being mounted on the equipment board, and a physical layer equalizing (PLE) board disposed between the probe interface board and the equipment board, a first equalizing circuit, decreasing loss of the AC signal, being mounted on the PLE board.
US11585847B2	Crack detection integrity check A method of testing an integrated circuit die (IC) for cracks includes performing an assembly process on a wafer including multiple ICs including: lowering a tip of a first manipulator arm to contact and pick up a given IC, flipping the given IC such that a surface of the IC facing the wafer faces a different direction, and transferring the IC to a tip of a second manipulator arm, applying pressure from the second manipulator arm to the given IC such that pogo pins extending from the tip of the first manipulator arm make electrical contact with conductive areas of the IC for connection to a crack detector on the IC, and performing a conductivity test on the crack detector using the pogo pins. If the conductivity test indicates a lack of presence of a crack, then the second manipulator arm is used to continue processing of the given IC.
US11585843B2	Detection circuit for open, close and suspension states of high and low level effective switch in vehicle A detection circuit for open, close and suspension states of a high and low level effective switch in a vehicle. The circuit includes an optocoupler circuit module, a low-level active path module, a high-level active path module, a filtering and debouncing module, a transient suppression module, and a wiring terminal. The optocoupler circuit module is connected to the low-level active path module, the high-level active path module and the low-level active path module are connected in parallel to the filtering and debouncing module, and the filtering and debouncing module is connected to the transient suppression module, and then connected to the external high-level active switch or low-level active switch through the wiring terminal. Whether it is a high-level active switch or a low-level active switch, the detection circuit can distinguish whether the switch is in the closed or suspended state, and the strong and weak voltages are isolated.
US11585842B2	Avionic function test device, associated aircraft, method and computer program The present invention relates to an electronic test device for at least one avionic function to be tested, intended to be embedded in an aircraft, the aircraft comprising at least one avionic equipment item,the test device being intended to be connected to the at least one avionic equipment item and comprising: an acquisition module, configured to acquire flight data from the at least one avionic equipment item, and a computing module, configured to compute simulated output data, from acquired flight data and via an implementation of the avionic function to be tested, the avionic function to be tested being able, from the flight data, to deliver the output data.
US11585837B2	Current monitoring device A current monitoring device for detecting an electrical current in a line includes a housing bottom part, a first current sensor, a housing top part, and a second current sensor. The housing bottom part has a first wall in which a first wall bead is formed and configured to partially enclose the line. The first current sensor is arranged in the housing bottom part and obtains a first current measured value by measuring a current strength of the electric current. The housing top part has a second wall in which a second wall bead is formed and configured to partially enclose the line. The second current sensor is in the housing top part and obtains a second current measured value by measuring the current strength of the electric current. The first and second wall beads align with one another to at least partially enclose the electrical line.
US11585832B2	Probe card and probe module thereof A probe card and a probe module thereof are provided. The probe card includes a first strengthening board, a fixed frame, a probe module, and a slidable frame. The first strengthening board includes a top surface, a bottom surface, and a mounting hole. An inner wall of the mounting hole is formed with an inner flange. The fixed frame is disposed on the top surface of the first strengthening board and surrounds the mounting hole. The probe module is disposed in the mounting hole and includes an outer flange including a physical region and multiple gap regions. The physical region abuts against the inner flange of the first strengthening board. The slidable frame is disposed on an inner wall of the fixed frame and is slidable between a released position and a fixed position. Multiple pressing portions are disposed on an inner wall of the slidable frame.
US11585829B2	Physical quantity sensor, electronic apparatus, and vehicle A physical quantity sensor includes a first element section in which first capacitances varying in accordance with a physical quantity have first saturation capacitance values at which the first capacitances are saturated by a first physical quantity, a second element section in which a second capacitances varying in accordance with the physical quantity have second saturation capacitance values at which the second capacitances are saturated by a second physical quantity smaller in absolute value than the first physical quantity, a multiplexer for outputting the first signals from the first element section and the second signals from the second element section, and a determination circuit that determines whether or not the level of the second signal input via the multiplexer reaches a threshold value which is a level of the second signal when the second physical quantity acts.
US11585827B2	Tilt sensor for an antenna Methods and devices for determining movement associated with an antenna of a receiver are disclosed herein. An example method includes generating a first acceleration signal associated with the antenna, wherein the first acceleration signal includes one or more substantially non-zero axial components. The method may further include establishing an acceleration signature corresponding to the antenna based on the first acceleration signal, and generating a second acceleration signal associated with the antenna, wherein the second acceleration signal includes one or more substantially non-zero axial components. The method may further include determining a signal difference between the acceleration signature and the second acceleration signal, wherein the signal difference is attributable to a movement of the antenna. The method may further include generating an alert signal indicating the movement.
US11585826B2	Thin film heater on a sleeve outer surface in a strut portion and/or a probe head of an air data probe An air date probe includes a base portion, a strut portion extending from the base portion, and a tube assembly secured to an extending from the strut portion. One or more of the tube assembly or the strut portion includes a sleeve member having a sleeve outer surface positioned at a sleeve frustum angle relative to a sleeve member axis. A thin film heater is positioned at the sleeve outer surface, and the tin film heater and the sleeve member are positioned in a housing member. The housing member has a housing inner surface having a housing frustum angle such that the thin film heater is retained by compression between the housing member inner surface and the sleeve member outer surface.
US11585825B2	Wind speed sensor based on a flexible inductor and a silicon-based inductor Disclosed is a wind speed sensor based on a flexible inductor and a silicon-based inductor, which relates to a MEMS device and belongs to the field of measurement and testing technologies. The wind speed sensor is a double-layer inductor structure composed of a flexible inductor and a silicon-based inductor. A metal layer of the flexible inductor and a metal layer of the silicon-based inductor face to each other and form, between them, an air cavity sufficient for mutual induction of electromotance. A contact block constituting a measuring port is deposited in the metal layer of the silicon-based inductor. The present invention has a light structure, and implements wind speed detection based on the Bernoulli effect and the coil mutual inductance effect.
US11585824B2	Vibration compatible watchdog for speed sensors A sensor device includes at least one first sensor element that generates a first sensor signal based on sensing a varying magnetic field; at least one second sensor element that generates a second sensor signal based on sensing the varying magnetic field; a signal tracking circuit that generates a trigger signal having trigger pulses that are generated based on crossings of the first sensor signal with an adaptive threshold and extracts vibration relevant information using the first sensor signal and the second sensor signal; an output controller that generates an output signal having output pulses that are triggered by the trigger pulses during a non-vibration event and suppress the output pulses during an entire duration of a vibration event; and a vibration detection circuit that detects the vibration event based on the extracted vibration relevant information and indicates the vibration event to the output controller.
US11585823B2	Magnetic puck for transporting sample containers in a clinical chemistry analyzer system A system for transporting a sample in a clinical analysis system includes a sample container holding the sample, a ferromagnetic base connected to a bottom portion of the sample container, and a puck. The puck is used for transporting the sample container in the clinical analysis system. The puck comprises an embedded magnet for securing the sample container to the puck using the ferromagnetic base.
US11585820B2	Methods for cannabinoid quantification A method for quantification of the concentration of one or more cannabinoid compounds in a liquid sample is provided. The method involves contacting the liquid sample with at least one cannabinoid-sensitive visualization reagent, allowing the at least one cannabinoid-sensitive visualization reagent to develop for a defined amount of time; and comparing the resulting color change of the at least one cannabinoid-sensitive visualization reagent to a calibrated quantification reference chart.
US11585807B2	Nanotextured silicon biosensors Provided is a sensor with nanowires in an aligned array. In one example, the heaviest doped region is not in the nanowire array, but in the bulk silicon substrate and the sensor is functionalized to be have modified electrical properties when proteins are present.
US11585804B2	Urinalysis device and test strip for home and point of care use An exemplary urinalysis device for non-clinical use is described as having: a housing; a touchscreen on the housing; a test strip holder, which is removably, slidably engaged with the housing; at least two light emitting diode (LED) light sources, housed in the housing and including a white LED and a red-blue-green (RBG) LED; a camera module housed in the housing, both the plurality of LEDs and the camera module directed to an illumination and detection zone; a timer system; and/or a computational system in electronic communication with the plurality of LEDs, the camera module and the timer system, the computational system including a processor and a memory. Related methods and systems also are described.
US11585802B1	Method and system for predicting disturbance response to injection of carbon dioxide into multiscale rock mass The present disclosure relates to a method and system for predicting a disturbance response to an injection of carbon dioxide into a multi-scale rock mass. The method includes: predicting a disturbance response to an injection of supercritical carbon dioxide into a multi-scale rock matrix; predicting a disturbance response to an injection of supercritical carbon dioxide into a multi-scale rock mass structure; and predicting a disturbance response to an injection of supercritical carbon dioxide into a multi-scale rock matrix-rock mass structure system. The method in the present disclosure can accurately analyze a cross-scale spatio-temporal evolution process of the multi-scale rock mass and seepage mechanics under disturbance of the injection of supercritical carbon dioxide.
US11585801B2	Determining the age of a tunnel Method, systems, and techniques for determining the age of an underground space are provided. In some embodiments, determining the age of an underground space comprises taking soil samples from a plurality of surface locations within a second underground space, analyzing the soil samples from the plurality of surface locations to determine an amount of a chemical compound for each soil sample, and determining an age of the second underground space using one or more relationships based on amounts of the chemical compound measured in a plurality of soil samples taken over a period of time in a first underground space and a baseline amount of the chemical compound at one or more locations remote from both the first underground space and the second underground space.
US11585799B2	System for monitoring the probability of viral disease transmission A system for assessing an indoor space for favorable conditions for the transmission of a viral particle is disclosed. A set of sensors measure a set of environmental parameters, and a processor is configured to combine the measured set of environmental parameters into a single scale of numerical or descriptive value representing the favorability of viral transmission in the indoor space.
US11585797B2	Dynamic and real-time correction of differential measurement offsets in a gas analysis system Systems and method for automatically determining offset correction values in a differential measurement system, and for correcting measurement offsets between two measurement devices in the differential measurement system. A method for determining real-time offset corrections in a gas analysis system having first and second gas analyzers includes for each of a plurality of gas concentrations within a range of gas concentrations: a) supplying the concentration of gas to the first and second gas analyzers through first and second gas flow lines, respectively; b) measuring a first gas concentration value using the first gas analyzer; and c) measuring a second gas concentration value using the second gas analyzer. The method may also include determining an offset value between each corresponding first and second gas concentration value, and determining a functional relationship between the offset values and gas concentration measurements of the first gas analyzer.
US11585793B2	Recognition kits and methods for harmful heavy metals The present disclosure relates to a kit and method for testing harmful heavy metals onsite, which can determine the presence or absence of harmful heavy metals and the degree of contamination with harmful heavy metals dissolved in water or contained in sediment, soil, deep-sea mining tailings and the like. The kit includes a receiving member and a diagnostic solution containing a biosurfactant, which is accommodated in the receiving member and undergoes an ion exchange reaction with a liquid including harmful heavy metals or a solid sample from which harmful heavy metals are leached in a liquid phase.
US11585790B1	Analytical herbicide detection technology A sample may be prepared and then analyzed using a liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry system to determine presence and concentration of herbicide(s) present in the sample. In some examples, the method involves providing a sample containing one or more herbicides and adding a base to the sample. The base may increase the pH of the sample to ≥12, thereby hydrolyzing esters of the one or more herbicides. The method may further involve, subsequent to hydrolyzing the esters of the one or more herbicides, adding an acid to the sample so as to lower the pH of the sample to ≤3. Once prepared, the sample can be injected into a liquid chromatography instrument to separate the herbicide molecules from other molecules present in the sample before being ionized and characterized by mass-to-charge ratio and relative abundance using one or more mass spectrometers.
US11585788B2	Method for automatically inspecting a weld bead deposited in a chamfer formed between two metal pieces to be assembled A method of automatically inspecting a weld bead deposited in a plurality of passes in a chamfer formed between two parts by performing the following steps: positioning at least one emission electromagnetic acoustic sensor on one side of the chamfer and at least one reception electromagnetic acoustic sensor on an opposite side of the chamfer, the ultrasound wave emission sensor being configured to emit Rayleigh surface waves; while depositing a pass, automatically moving the sensors to follow the movement of welding electrodes along the chamfer; activating the sensors while they are moving to enable the emission sensor to generate and emit Rayleigh waves towards the pass of the weld bead that is being deposited, the reception sensor receiving the ultrasound signals transmitted and/or reflected in said pass; and reiterating the operation for the entire pass of the weld bead.
US11585785B2	Portable odor quantitative detector The present application discloses a portable odor detector and a method for operating the same, especially for a disposable hygiene product or its raw materials, comprising a housing, a display screen, a battery assembly, a circuit board and a sampling unit, wherein the sampling unit comprises a heat-resistant housing in which a detection chamber is defined, an odor sensor is arranged in the detection chamber.
US11585783B2	Gas sensor and gas-measuring device for detecting volatile organic compounds A gas sensor 10 has a measuring channel 11 with a gas inlet 12 and with a gas outlet 13, at least one receptor layer 20, a reference electrode 30 and a voltage-controlled analysis unit 50. The reference electrode 30 is capacitively coupled with the receptor layer 20. The reference electrode 30 is connected to the analysis unit 50 in an electrically conductive manner. The receptor layer 20 is formed in measuring channel 11. The measuring channel 11 forms a dielectric layer between the receptor layer 20 and the reference electrode 30. The receptor layer 20 has a support 21 and an analyte-binding layer 22. The present invention provides for the analyte-binding layer 22 to be a self-assembling monolayer (SAM).
US11585775B2	Method and system for integrity testing of sachets A method and system for integrity testing of sachets. The method comprises the steps of disposing at least a portion of the sachet relative to an electrode structure; applying an AC bias voltage to the electrode structure; measuring an electrical property of the portion of the sachet over a frequency range, and determining the integrity based on the measured electrical property over the frequency range.
US11585770B2	In situ determination of alum filling evenness and sedimentation in pharmaceutical products using water proton NMR A method of using the transverse relaxation rate (R2) of solvent NMR signal to noninvasively assess alum-containing products such as vaccines. This technique can be used for quality control in vaccine manufacturing (e.g., fill-finish step) to determine the evenness of alum filling level as well as extent of alum particle sedimentation in filled and sealed products.
US11585769B2	Quantitative analysis method, quantitative analysis program, and X-ray fluorescence spectrometer A quantitative analysis method, which is performed by an X-ray fluorescence spectrometer, includes: a step of acquiring a plurality of spectra at least having a first peak at a first energy position from a sample containing a plurality of elements under different measurement conditions; a step of designating, from among the plurality of spectra, a primary spectrum and a secondary spectrum having a second peak at a second energy position; a first fitting step of performing a fitting on the first peak included in the secondary spectrum to calculate a background intensity at the second energy position due to the first peak; and a second fitting step of performing a fitting on the first peak of the primary spectrum and performing a fitting on the second peak of the secondary spectrum under a condition that the calculated background intensity is included at the second energy position.
US11585768B1	System and method for inspecting defects of structure by using x-ray A method of detecting a defect in a wind turbine blade uses a system that includes an X-ray generator, moved by a first transporting means, that generates X-ray to be irradiated to the wind turbine blade; an X-ray detector, moved by a second transporting means, that detects the X-ray generated by the X-ray generator and transmitted through the wind turbine blade; and a control unit. To detect a defect, the control unit divides virtually the wind turbine blade into a plurality of lengthwise sections based on a thickness profile thereof, receives a location of the X-ray generator, and controls output of the X-ray generator based on the location of the X-ray generator relative to the plurality of lengthwise sections. In particular, the output of the X-ray generator is decreased for a section among the plurality of lengthwise sections that is farther from a hub of the wind turbine blade.
US11585766B2	CT scanner calibration A system and method can determine one or more CT scanner calibration parameters from a plurality of calibration object projections in a plurality of radiographs.
US11585763B2	Low-cost device and method for measuring radar transmission and reflectance of coated articles Low-cost devices and methods for measuring radar transmission and/or reflectance of coated articles, as well as methods for forming coatings on articles are provided. An exemplary low-cost radar transmission and reflection measurement device includes a radar transmitter that emits a radar signal, a radar target to which the radar signal is directed, and a radar receiver that receives the radar signal. Further, the exemplary low-cost device includes a sample holder located between the radar transmitter and the radar target and between the radar target and the radar receiver. The sample holder receives a sample including a coating. The low-cost device also includes a controller connected to the radar transmitter and radar receiver. The controller measures a radar signal loss due to the coating.
US11585760B2	Optical signal detection modules and methods An apparatus for detecting an optical signal emissions includes signal transmission fibers. Each fiber includes cores having the same spatial core arrangement at each end. The first ends are configured to be optically coupled to the signal emission sources. Each fiber is configured to transmit an optical signal between the first end and the second. The apparatus can also include a frame assembly securing the first ends of the fibers in a first spatial fiber arrangement corresponding to a spatial arrangement of the signal emission sources. The frame assembly can also secure the second ends of the fibers in a second spatial fiber arrangement different from the first spatial fiber arrangement. The apparatus can also include at least one signal detector configured to be optically coupled to the second ends of the fibers, and configured to detect an optical signal emitted by each signal emission source.
US11585759B2	Counting photoactive cells Cell counting device A cell counting device and a method of using a cell counting device are disclosed. The cell counting device comprises a chamber for receiving a sample, at least one light source to emit light towards a section of the chamber. The section of the chamber comprises a sub-sample of the sample. The cell counting device also comprises a light detector to receive a light emitted from the section of the chamber and to generate an electronic signal associated with the received light, and a controller. The controller is configured to estimate the number of photoactive cells in the sample by calculating the distribution of variable fluorescence [Fv] values of a predetermined number of sub-samples about the mean Fv value.
US11585758B2	Microspectroscopic device and microspectroscopic method A microspectroscopic device includes: a wavelength-tunable first light source configured to emit pump-light in a mid-infrared wavelength range; a second light source configured to emit probe-light in a visible range; a light source controller configured to change a wavelength of the infrared light source; a first optical system configured to combine the pump-light and the probe-light to acquired combined light and concentrate the combined light on a minute part of a sample; a second optical system configured to block at least the probe-light from transmitted light or reflected light of the sample; a detector configured to detect light incident thereon from the second optical system; a first spectrum acquisition means configured to acquire a spectrum of the incident light during the probe-light emission to the sample as a Raman spectrum or a fluorescence spectrum of the sample; and a second spectrum acquisition means configured to acquire an infrared absorption spectrum of the sample, based on a change in the spectrum of the incident light with respect to a change in a wavelength by the light source controller during the probe-light and pump-light emission to the sample.
US11585753B2	Trace gas detection with 2-photon, 2-color, cavity ring-down spectroscopy In one aspect, a method of detecting a trace gas is disclosed. The method includes containing the trace gas in an optical cavity. The method further includes injecting a first laser light from a first laser into the optical cavity causing the trace gas to transition from an energy state lower that a first excited energy state to the first excited energy state, and injecting a second laser light from a second laser into the optical cavity causing the trace gas to transition from the first excited energy state to a second excited energy state. The method includes measuring, by a detector, a first cavity ringdown intensity as a function of time after turning off the second laser with the first laser on, and a second cavity ringdown intensity as a function of time after turning off the second laser with the first laser off.
US11585745B2	Particle detecting module A particle detecting module is provided and includes a base, a piezoelectric actuator, a driving circuit board, a laser component, a particulate sensor and an outer cover. A gas-guiding-component loading region and a laser loading region are separated by the base. By the design of the gas flowing path, the driving circuit board covering the bottom surface of the base, and the outer cover covering the surfaces of the base, an inlet path is defined by the gas inlet groove of the base, and an outlet path is defined by a gas outlet groove of the base. Consequently, the thickness of the particle detecting module is drastically reduced.
US11585744B2	Compensation editor Disclosed herein include systems, devices, methods, and spillover editor for displaying and editing spillover values. A view of a spillover editor can comprise a triangular grid of rows and columns, representing flourophores, each comprising at least one display area and two spillover values. After receiving an adjusted spillover value, an adjusted view of the spillover editor can comprise adjusted plots determined using the adjusted spillover value.
US11585741B2	Portable apparatus and methods for analyzing injection fluids Provided herein are portable apparatus as well as methods of analyzing a fluid using these portable apparatus. In some embodiments, the injection fluid can contain a polymer, but a polymer is not necessary. For example, the portable apparatus and methods may be used to determine viscosity, long term injectivity, filter ratio, or any combination thereof of the injection fluid. Advantageously, the surrogate core is temperature controlled.
US11585737B2	In situ heat induced antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method Contemplated herein is an automated microscope slide antigen recovery and staining apparatus and method that features a plurality of individually operable miniaturized pressurizable reaction compartments for individually and independently processing a plurality of individual microscope slides. The apparatus preferably features independently movable slide support elements each having an individually heatable heating plate. Each slide support element may support a microscope slide. Each microscope slide can be enclosed within an individual pressurizable reaction compartment. Pressures exceeding 1 atm or below 1 atm can be created and maintained in the reaction compartment prior to, during or after heating of the slide begins. Because of the ability to pressurize and regulate pressure within the reaction compartment, and to individually heat each slide, each slide and a liquid solution or reagent thereon can be heated to temperatures that could not be obtained without the enclosed pressurized environment of the reaction compartment. A reagent dispensing strip having a plurality of reconfigurable reagent modules may also be used.
US11585736B2	Hydrocarbon generation pyrolysis simulation experimental device for centrifugal continuous gas sampling of hydrocarbon source rock A hydrocarbon generation pyrolysis simulation experimental device for centrifugal continuous gas sampling of a hydrocarbon source rock, including a centrifugal turntable, a motor, a quartz sample tube, a heating set, a cooling set, a rotary joint mounted coaxially with a rotating shaft of the centrifugal turntable, a vacuum pump, and vacuum gas collecting pipes, wherein a sealing plug is arranged at an orifice of the quartz sample tube, a thermocouple and a first exhaust pipeline connected with an inlet of the rotary joint are mounted on the sealing plug, the rotary joint is communicated with a vacuum pump through a second exhaust pipeline, a plurality of vacuum gas collecting pipes are respectively communicated with the second exhaust pipeline through an electromagnetic valve, a vacuum pump switching valve is mounted on the second exhaust pipeline at an inlet end of the vacuum pump, and a control circuit board is mounted on the centrifugal turntable.
US11585729B2	Blowing duct for chassis dynamometer A duct body (101) of a blowing device provided in a chassis dynamometer includes a bottom wall (31), a top wall (32) and a pair of side walls (33) that form a flow passage having a rectangular cross section. In each of the side wall (33), a vertically elongated window part (42) is formed for enabling the passage of vehicle restraint member such as a chain (5). Each window part (42) is closed through the tiled arrangement of a few cover plates (53, 54), and a chain plate set (100). The chain plate set (100) is formed through the sandwiching of an elastic sheet member (61, 62) having a restraint member through hole (63) and a slit (64) between an inner plate (51) and an outer plate (52) each having an opening part (57, 58).
US11585728B2	System for remote monitoring engine parameters A method and system for engine monitoring comprises a monitoring device and a remote device that are in communication. The monitoring device is incorporated in or directly attached to the internal combustion engine and functions to sense a characteristic of the internal combustion engine. The monitoring device is configured to transmit data representative of the sensed characteristic to a remote application running on a remote device. The remote device is configure to produce engine monitoring data from the transmitted data using engine characterising data stored on the remote device.
US11585724B2	Fixtureless lensmeter system A lensmeter system may include a mobile device having a camera. The camera may capture a first image of a pattern through a lens that is separate from the camera, while the lens is in contact with a pattern. The mobile device may determine the size of the lens based on the first image and known features of the pattern. The camera may capture a second image of the pattern, while the lens is at an intermediate location between the camera and the pattern. The second image may be transformed to an ideal coordinate system, and processed determine a distortion of the pattern attributable to the lens. The mobile device may measure characteristics of the lens based on the distortion. Characteristics of the lens may include a spherical power, a cylinder power, and/or an astigmatism angle.
US11585718B2	Method and device for imbalance detection A device (10) and method for sensor diagnostic monitoring and detection of an imbalance of a rotating machine (1) has steps of (a) detecting acceleration signals (Sb) of the housing (2) or of a non-rotating component of the rotating machine (1) by a sensor (20); (b) detecting signals (Sd) for the determination of the rotation speed of the rotating machine (1) by a second sensor; and (c) supplying and evaluating of sensor signals (Sb, Sd) by an evaluation unit (40, 50, 60). An acceleration component that is acquired occurs with the rotation speed of the rotating machine. This component is compared with a predetermined limit value.
US11585717B2	Method for calibrating plurality of chamber pressure sensors and substrate processing system In a substrate processing system according to an exemplary embodiment, gas supply units are configured to supply gases to chambers through first gas flow channels thereof, respectively. Chamber pressure sensors are configured to measure pressures in the chambers. A second gas flow channel is connected to the first gas flow channel of each of the gas supply units. A reference pressure sensor is configured to measure a pressure in the second gas flow channel. In a method according to an exemplary embodiment, each of the chamber pressure sensors is calibrated by using a measurement value thereof and a measurement value of the reference pressure sensor which are obtained in a state where pressures in a corresponding chamber, the first gas flow channel of a corresponding gas supply unit, and the second gas flow channel are maintained.
US11585716B2	Pad presence sensing system An aspect of some embodiments of the present invention relates to a system configured for detecting connection between a pressure pad and a monitor. The system includes a pressure detection circuit and a presence detection circuit. The pressure detection circuit is configured for sensing whether the pressure on the pad is above or below the threshold pressure. The presence detection circuit is configured for determining whether a connection between the monitor and the pad is intact. The presence detection circuit is configured to establish a high voltage condition that occurs when connection is broken along the presence detection circuit and a low voltage condition when the presence detection circuit is intact.
US11585715B2	Calibration device and calibration procedure for fluid filled sensor Devices, systems and methods for calibrating a deformable sensor are disclosed herein. A calibration device for calibrating a deformable sensor includes a frame, at least one actuator supported by the frame, where the at least one actuator comprises a drive mechanism operatively coupled to a probe portion, and an electronic control unit communicatively coupled to the drive mechanism of the at least one actuator. The electronic control unit is configured to cause the drive mechanism to move the probe portion a predetermined position to form a predetermined contact surface defined by an end of the probe portion of the actuator.
US11585711B2	Capacitive pressure with Ti electrode A capacitive sensor is disclosed. In an embodiment a semiconductor device includes a die including a capacitive pressure sensor integrated on a CMOS circuit, wherein the capacitive pressure sensor includes a first electrode and a second electrode separated from one another by a cavity, the second electrode including a suspended tensile membrane, and wherein the first electrode is composed of one or more aluminum-free layers containing Ti.
US11585703B2	On-chip temperature sensing with non-volatile memory elements Structures including non-volatile memory elements and methods of forming such structures. The structure includes a first non-volatile memory element, a second non-volatile memory element, and temperature sensing electronics coupled to the first non-volatile memory element and the second non-volatile memory element.
US11585698B2	Fiber optic temperature probe There is provided a fiber optic temperature probe having a base, a first tube connected to the base, a second tube provided coaxially within the first tube, a probe tip extending through an opening in a distal end of the first tube; and an optical fiber extending from within the base through an opening in the proximal end of the first tube and being substantially coaxial with respect to the first tube. There is also provided a fiber optic temperature probe having a base, a first tube connected to the base, a probe tip extending through an opening in a distal end of the first tube, an optical fiber extending from within the base through an opening in the proximal end of the first tube and being substantially coaxial with respect to the first tube, and a first lens positioned between the probe tip and the optical fiber.
US11585697B2	Systems and methods for thermal radiation detection Systems and methods for thermal radiation detection utilizing a thermal radiation detection system are provided. The thermal radiation detection system includes one or more Indium Antimonide (InSb)-based photodiode infrared detectors and a temperature sensing circuit. The temperature sensing circuit is configured to generate signals correlated to the temperatures of one or more of the plurality of infrared sensor elements. The thermal radiation detection system also includes a signal processing circuit.
US11585695B1	Self-triaging photon detector A photon detecting component is provided. The photon detecting component includes a first waveguide and a detecting section. The detecting section includes a second waveguide; a detector, optically coupled with the second waveguide, configured to detect one or more photons in the second waveguide; an optical switch configured to provide an optical coupling between the first waveguide and the second waveguide when the detector is operational; and an electrical switch electrically coupled to the detector, wherein the electrical switch is configured to change state in response to the detector detecting one or more photons. The photon detecting component further includes readout circuitry configured to determine a state of the electrical switch of the detecting section.
US11585693B2	Single photon detector device The invention relates to a single photon detector device for detecting an optical signal comprising an optical fiber and at least one nanowire, wherein the optical fiber comprises a core area and a cladding area and is designed to conduct the optical signal along an optical axis, wherein, with respect to the optical axis, a first area of the optical fiber is an entrance area for the optical signal and a second area of the optical fiber is a detector area, and wherein the nanowire becomes superconducting at a predetermined temperature and is designed in the superconducting state to generate an output signal as a function of the optical signal. It is provided that in the detector area of the optical fiber the nanowire extends essentially along the optical axis of the optical fiber. A single photon detector device is thus provided which has a simple structure, a high efficiency, a high detection rate and a high spectral bandwidth.
US11585692B2	Fiber optic sensing system for grid-based assets A sensor system includes a sensor network comprising at least one optical fiber having one or more optical sensors. At least one of the optical sensors is arranged to sense vibration of an electrical device and to produce a time variation in light output in response to the vibration. A detector generates an electrical time domain signal in response to the time variation in light output. An analyzer acquires a snapshot frequency component signal which comprises one or more time varying signals of frequency components of the time domain signal over a data acquisition time period. The analyzer detects a condition of the electrical device based on the snapshot frequency component signal.
US11585691B2	Visualization of 3D coupled vibration in drill bits Drill bit vibration data for lateral, axial, and torsional directions of a drill bit is collected for a simulated or deployed drill bit for visualization of 3D coupled vibration. A frequency converter transforms the drill bit vibration data into frequency vibration data. A drill bit analyzer identifies local maxima (“peaks”) in the frequency vibration data in each of the lateral, axial, and torsional directions. Common peaks across all 3 directions with sufficiently high frequency and sufficiently high bit rotation speed are indicated as 3D coupled vibration. A drill bit data visualizer uses the indications of 3D coupled vibration in addition to the vibration data and frequency vibration data to generate visualizations of 3D coupled vibration in the drill bit.
US11585688B2	Human machine interface for a remote terminal unit Various implementations described herein are directed to a petrochemical measurement system. A remote terminal unit includes a network data server. A human machine interface may be an autonomous network data client in communication with the remote terminal unit. The human machine interface may include: a memory having configuration parameter software stored thereon; a user interface configured to receive configuration parameter input using the configuration parameter software; and a processor configured to send the configuration parameters received from the user interface of the HMI to the remote terminal unit.
US11585687B2	Polymer-based Coriolis mass flow sensor fabricated through casting A flow sensor includes a flow tube in a form of a tube and a support cast around the flow tube. The support clamps the flow tube and the flow tube extends through the support. The flow sensor is formed by placing the flow tube in a tube cavity of a casting mold and pouring or injecting a liquid resin into a support cavity of the casting mold. The support is formed around the flow tube from solidifying the liquid resin in the support cavity of the casting mold. A temperature of the casting mold during formation of the support does not exceed a threshold temperature to avoid deformation of the flow tube. The flow sensor can also include at least one memory chip that stores calibration information associated with the flow sensor and connectors that allows a controller to read the calibration information from the memory chip.
US11585686B2	Direction selective unidirectional clutch assembly for a fluid meter counter module assembly and a fluid meter with a direction selective unidirectional clutch assembly A direction selective unidirectional clutch assembly for a fluid meter counter module assembly is characterized by a drive selector mechanism to couple a direction selection drive shaft to a unidirectional clutch to select one of a first flow direction and a second flow direction of flow of the fluid to drive a counter module. The direction selection draft is coupled to a rotating member (e.g. impeller) driven by flow of the fluid and rotates in a direction that is responsive to the direction of rotation of the rotating member. A pair of gears are mounted to slide along the direction selection draft between a first position and a second position. A direction changing gear is mounted at the second position. Further provided is a flow meter with a direction selective unidirectional clutch assembly.
US11585682B2	Method for determining the position of a motor vehicle crankshaft A method for determining the position of a motor-vehicle crankshaft with a rotating target wheel including markers distributed uniformly over its periphery and a signature, and a sensor sending an electrical signal with edges that appear during the passage of a marker or of the signature before the sensor, including: determining detection time of an edge; determining detection time and computing time difference between estimation and determination; determining angular error; determining presence of an abnormal edge when the angular error exceeds a threshold and storing the associated marker number in a first error list; when the signature passes, copying the first error list to the second if it does not exist; adjusting an occurrence counter depending on the error list; and if the errors are not transient, correcting edges with marker numbers in memory in the second error list, then sending a crankshaft position signal depending on the signal.
US11585678B2	Scanning element and inductive position measuring device having a scanning element A scanning element includes a multilayer circuit board having a first detector unit arranged in a first layer and in a second layer. In addition, the circuit board has a second detector unit, which is arranged in a third layer and in a fourth layer, and a first shielding layer, which is arranged in a fifth layer. The circuit board moreover has a geometrical center plane, which is located between the detector units, and furthermore has vias, which are arranged at an offset from one another in a direction parallel to the center plane. The fifth layer is structured such that that a web that is electrically insulated with respect to this first shielding layer is arranged next to the first shielding layer, the web being electrically contacted with the vias and electrically connecting the vias to one another.
US11585674B2	Map management system, map management device, and computer-readable recording medium A map management system includes: at least one cloud server including a first processor configured to manage map data for a preset area; a plurality of edge servers, each edge server including a second processor configured to manage map data for a preset area; at least one vehicle including a third processor configured to collect raw data for updating map data during traveling; and a plurality of blockchains including the at least one cloud server and the plurality of edge servers.
US11585667B2	Systems and methods for simulating edge-computing deployment in diverse terrains Systems and methods described herein relate to simulating edge-computing deployment in diverse terrains. One embodiment receives a layer-selection input specifying which layers among a plurality of layers in a simulation model of an edge-computing deployment are to be included in a simulation experiment; receives a set of input parameters for each of the layers specified by the layer-selection input, the set of input parameters for one of the layers specified by the layer-selection input including selection of a vehicular application whose performance in the edge-computing deployment is to be evaluated via the simulation experiment; executes the simulation experiment in accordance with the layer-selection input and the set of input parameters for each of the layers specified by the layer-selection input; and outputs, from the simulation experiment, performance data for the selected vehicular application in the edge-computing deployment.
US11585663B2	Automatic egress/ingress detection in an acoustic positioning system A method for finding door location in an automated way based on observations of people that are equipped with a device whose position is determined acoustically. By observing positioning transitions across internal structures such as walls, the location of doors can be automatically identified.
US11585653B2	Method and apparatus for remote optical measurement of the position of a surface Systems and methods for optically measuring a position of a measurement surface relative to a reference position. The system is a wireless network comprising a centrally located data acquisition computer and a multiplicity of remotely located sensor modules mounted at different locations within wireless communication range of a central receiver. Each sensor module is mounted to a clamp that is made specific to a control surface location and embedded with an RFID tag to denote clamp location. The optical components of the sensor modules are selected to enable indication of the linear position of a measurement surface relative to a reference position and then broadcast the measurement results. The broadcast results are received by the central receiver and processed by the data acquisition computer, which hosts human interface software that displays measurement data.
US11585650B2	Dynamical modeling of CMMs for numerically correcting measurement results A computer program product for numerically correcting an endpoint position of a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) implemented on a computing unit, receiving as input temporally resolved information from a set of sensors attached to or integrated into the CMM, and to a method for numerically correcting an endpoint position of a CMM, wherein errors between a targeted endpoint position and an actual endpoint position reached during a measurement process are numerically compensated through the use of the computer program product.
US11585646B2	Shaped charge effect measurement A method includes determining a perforation tunnel geometry of a perforation tunnel in a solid sample, the perforation tunnel created by activating a shaped charge in proximity to the solid sample. The method also includes performing a first flow test on the solid sample and creating an analog aperture having an aperture geometry in a solid sample analog of the solid sample, wherein the aperture geometry and the perforation tunnel geometry satisfies a similarity threshold. The method also includes performing a second flow test on the solid sample analog and determining a shaped charge effect based on a comparison between a second flow test result and a first flow test result.
US11585644B2	Mass reducing projectile and method therefor A mass reducing projectile is provided. The mass reducing projectile includes a shell, one or more weights, and a low melt fusible alloy. The one or more weights are disposed within the shell. The low melt fusible alloy is disposed within the shell so as to encase the one or more weights within the shell.
US11585642B2	Software and sensor system for controlling range equipment The present invention relates to systems and methods for accurately and safely directing the movement of shooting range targets, and more specifically, to provide self-calibration and synchronicity to programmable target carriers and automatically resetting targets.
US11585640B1	Anti-ballistic barrier with extendable retention system An anti-ballistic barrier system with a top shield support, a bottom shield support, and an anti-ballistic shield. A first extendable connector may extend between the anti-ballistic shield and the top shield support. Similarly, a second extendable connector may extend between the anti-ballistic shield and the bottom shield support. A polyester shield cover may extend over the anti-ballistic shield. A top mounting bracket attaches the top shield support to a vertical structure and a bottom mounting bracket attaches the bottom shield support to the vertical structure. The anti-ballistic shield is movable between a retracted position in which the anti-ballistic shield is wrapped around the top shield support and the bottom shield support is detached from the bottom mounting bracket and an extended position in which a majority of the anti-ballistic shield is unwrapped from the top shield support and the bottom shield support is engaged with the bottom mounting bracket.
US11585635B2	Firearm storage and safety device A firearm storage and safety device for securing and hiding a firearm includes a clothes hanger and a holster. The clothes hanger comprises a hook and a panel. The hook is engaged to and extends from an upper edge of the panel equally distant from opposed sides thereof. The hook can engage a clothes rod to hang the clothes hanger. The holster is engaged to a respective opposed face of the panel. A firearm can be inserted into the holster so that the firearm is engaged to the panel. An article of clothing, such as a coat or a jacket, can be hung from the clothes hanger to conceal the firearm.
US11585629B2	Three-in-one toy projectile launching assembly An assembly for launching toy projectiles includes a body having a bore, a plunger extendable from the bore, and a shaft removably attachable to the body. The body includes a first recess having a first diameter for receiving a first projectile. The shaft includes a second diameter for receiving a second projectile therearound and a second recess having a third diameter for receiving a third projectile therein. The first diameter is substantially equal to a diameter of the first projectile, the second diameter is substantially equal to a diameter of the second projectile, and the third diameter is substantially equal to a diameter of the third projectile but smaller than the second diameter. The plunger drives air through the assembly when released from an extended position to eject any one of the first, second, or third projectiles positioned in the first recess, on the shaft, or in the second recess.
US11585628B2	Fletching jig and related method of use A fletching jig can include constrictor ring that, when rotated, urges a plurality of arms supporting respective vanes toward an arrow supported in the jig to fletch the arrow. The arms can extend away from a base, which can support the arrow along a central axis. The actuator ring can be disposed around the arms. The actuator ring can include a ramp that can engage multiple guide blocks adjacent the actuator ring, each guide block configured to push a respective arm toward the arrow as the ring rotates. A related method of use is provided.
US11585613B2	System and method for installing external corrosion guards The system and method for installing external corrosion guards of the present disclosure comprises a method of protecting tubing in tubular heat exchangers from external corrosion that includes the installation of protective collars or guards around the tube outer diameter at the tubsheet plate, anti-vibration baffle, and/or pass partition plate levels. The external corrosion guards can be installed using a ridge method, where a ridge sits on a plate level, using a mechanical expansion method, and using a mechanical rolling method.
US11585612B2	Heat exchangers with multi-layer structures A heat exchanger includes a pair of opposed, spaced apart heat exchanger plates defining a heat exchanger volume therebetween having an inlet and opposed outlet. A plurality of heat exchanger ribs are included within the heat exchanger volume. Each rib defines a rib body spanning the heat exchanger volume. Each rib body includes a plurality of slits therethrough to define a flow path through the heat exchanger ribs from the inlet to the outlet of the heat exchanger volume. The ribs and slits can be formed using ultrasonic additive manufacturing (UAM), for example.
US11585610B2	Heat exchanger and air-conditioning system A heat exchanger (100) and an air-conditioning system. The heat exchanger (100) comprises: a group of first heat exchange tubes (T1) for forming a first loop (C1); a group of second heat exchange tubes (T2) for forming a second loop (C2); and a group of fins (3), at least a plurality of fins (3) in the group of fins (3) being in contact with both at least a plurality of first heat exchange tubes (1) in the group of first heat exchange tubes (T1), and at least a plurality of second heat exchange tubes (T2) in the group of second heat exchange tubes (T2). If one loop of an air-conditioning system having two loops is closed, heat exchange regions of the fins for the loop can be used in the other loop, thereby improving the heat exchange efficiency of a heat exchanger.
US11585609B2	Bent heat exchanger A bent heat exchanger is provided. The bent heat exchanger includes: a first header and a second header; a plurality of flat tubes, two ends of the flat tube being connected to the first header and the second header respectively; and fins, each disposed between adjacent flat tubes, extending in a corrugated shape along a length direction of the flat tube. The first header and the second header each have a slot running through a wall thereof and a protrusion arranged to an inner surface of the wall thereof. The protrusion includes an arc portion connected to the edge of the slot, and an extension portion protruding inwards from the arc portion. An arc radius of the arc portion is less than or equal to and greater than 0.6 times a thickness of a wall of the corresponding first header or second header.
US11585608B2	Climate-control system having thermal storage tank A climate-control system may include a first working fluid circuit, a second working fluid circuit and a storage tank. The first working fluid circuit includes a first compressor and a first heat exchanger in fluid communication with the first compressor. The second working fluid circuit includes a second compressor and a second heat exchanger in fluid communication with the second compressor. The storage tank contains a phase-change material. The first working fluid circuit and the second working fluid circuit are thermally coupled with the phase-change material contained in the storage tank.
US11585607B2	Thermal storage apparatus A store (1) for thermal energy, the store comprising: a housing (5) defining an internal chamber having an inlet and an outlet; and a plurality of receptacles (7) provided within the internal chamber and spaced from one another so that heat transfer fluid can flow over and around the receptacles (7) as the fluid moves from the inlet to the outlet; wherein each said receptacle (7) defines an internal cavity (9) for the storage of phase change material (PCM) so that thermal energy can transfer between the stored PCM material and the heat transfer fluid as the fluid passes over and between the receptacles.
US11585606B2	Vapor chamber The vapor chamber includes a casing, a working fluid, a microchannel, and a wick. The casing includes an upper casing sheet and a lower casing sheet that face each other and are joined together at an outer edge so as to define an internal space therebetween. The working fluid is sealed in the internal space. The microchannel is in the lower casing sheet and in communication with the internal space so as to form a flow path for the working fluid. The wick is in the internal space of the casing, and is in contact with the microchannel. An area of the wick is larger than an area of a region corresponding to the microchannel in a plan view of the vapor chamber.
US11585605B2	Aircraft heat exchanger panel attachment A heat exchanger for providing thermal energy transfer between a first flow along a first flowpath and a second flow along a second flowpath has at least one plate bank having a plurality of plates, each plate having: a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a leading edge along the second flowpath and a trailing edge along the second flowpath; a proximal edge having at least one inlet port along the first flowpath and at least one outlet port along the first flowpath; and at least one passageway along the first flowpath. An inlet manifold has a first face to which the plurality of plates are mounted along their respective proximal edges. An inlet plenum has at least one inlet port and at least one outlet port. An outlet plenum has at least one outlet port and at least one inlet port. The first flowpath passes from the at least one inlet port of the inlet plenum, through the at least one passageway of each of the plurality of plates, and through the at least one outlet port of the outlet plenum. For each plate, the manifold first face has a respective associated slot capturing a portion of the plate along the proximal edge thereof to prevent extraction of the plate normal to the manifold first face.
US11585600B2	Softgel drying machine The softgel drying machine comprises a casing, an air channel, a drying chamber, an air return channel, a tumbler and an air-drying system. The casing comprises an air circulation chamber and an air generation chamber. The drying chamber comprises at least one air supply opening and at least one air returning plate. The air-drying system comprises at least one air blower fan, a dehumidification module and an air return cooling module. The air blower fan comprises an air blower inlet port, an air blower outlet port, a chiller and an air supply duct. The chiller is coupled to the air blower outlet port. The air return cooling module comprises an air return duct, an air return inlet port and an air return outlet port. The air return inlet port is airtightly coupled to the air return channel through the air return duct.
US11585598B2	Operation of natural gas liquids stabilizer column A method for improved operation of a natural gas liquids stabilizer column, particularly a small-scale, is provided. The method can include the steps of: introducing a first feed stream comprising heavy hydrocarbons and natural gas to a stabilizer column to produce a top gas and a bottoms liquid, wherein the top gas has a higher concentration of natural gas as compared to the first feed stream, and the bottoms liquid has a higher concentration of heavy hydrocarbons as compared to the first feed stream; introducing a second feed stream into the stabilizer column, wherein the second feed stream has a higher concentration of natural gas as compared to the first feed stream, wherein the second feed stream is at a warmer temperature than the first feed stream when introduced into the stabilizer column, wherein the second feed stream is a gaseous stream; withdrawing the top gas from a top portion of the stabilizer column; withdrawing the bottoms liquid from a bottom portion of the stabilizer column; and sending at least a portion of the bottoms liquid to a liquid storage tank.
US11585594B2	Refrigerator A refrigerator includes: a cabinet having a storage space; a door including a door unit to open or close the storage space and a drawer unit to provide a receiving space; a driving device disposed at the door unit and configured to provide power; and an elevation device disposed at the drawer unit, connected with the driving device, and configured to move up or down, in which the driving device includes: a motor assembly including a driving motor, a screw rotated by power from the driving motor and extending in an up-down direction, and a movable unit to move up and down along the screw; and a pair of lever units connected to the movable unit at both sides of the motor assembly, and each of the pair of lever units includes: a first lever connected to the movable unit; and a second lever connected with the first lever and connected with the elevation device.
US11585591B2	Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate; a second plate; a seal; a support; a heat resistance unit; and an exhaust port, wherein the heat resistance unit includes a conductive resistance sheet connected to at least one of the first and second plates, the conductive resistance sheet resisting heat conduction flowing along a wall for the third space, the conductive resistance sheet includes a mounting part mounted on the first or second plate and a curved part having at least one portion depressed into the third space, a coupler that fixes the conductive resistance sheet to the first or second plate is formed on the mounting part, and the curved part includes a first curved part depressed toward the third space and a second curved part extending from the first curved part, the second curved part surrounding an edge portion of the first or second plate.
US11585589B2	Handle assembly and cabinet door for refrigeration apparatus and refrigeration apparatus assembly The present embodiments relate to a handle assembly for a refrigeration apparatus. The handle assembly can be detachably assembled on either side of a cabinet door of the refrigeration apparatus, the handle assembly comprising: a handle, a handle bracket, and an elastic member, wherein the handle comprises a handle portion and an extension on a side of the handle portion, characterized in that the handle is movably assembled in the handle bracket, wherein the handle portion of the handle is assembled in a first portion of the handle bracket, and the extension of the handle is assembled in a second portion of the handle bracket, and a protrusion is disposed at one end of the extension; and the elastic member is assembled in the second portion of the handle bracket, and the extension of the handle is connected with the elastic member. The present embodiments can realize the opening of the cabinet door of the refrigeration apparatus in two directions, thereby overcoming the disadvantage that it is difficult to open the cabinet door of the refrigeration apparatus due to restriction by the opening direction of the cabinet door in a small space, especially in an in-vehicle environment.
US11585588B2	System and method for energy-saving inductive heating of evaporators and other heat-exchangers A novel method of deicing utilizing a fins-on-tubes type evaporator/heat exchanger system that is optimized for energy-saving inductive heating thereof, by configuring it to increase its resistance to a value at which the system's reactance at its working frequency is comparable to its electrical resistance. The system includes a set of tubes configured for flow of cooling material therethrough, and also includes a set of fins positioned and disposed perpendicular to, and along, the tubes, in such a way that at least a portion of the fins comprises longitudinal excisions therein.
US11585585B2	Method and apparatus for storing and dispensing bagged ice An article storage and dispensing apparatus and method in which articles made by series production are distributed from an article supplier into a storage compartment of predetermined dimensions for storage of articles in front and rear rows of article storage positions. An article distributor in the storage compartment has a carriage, a carriage drive which is configured to drive the carriage in a reversible horizontal carriage drive direction across at least part of the width of the storage compartment, and an article support mounted on the carriage and configured to receive articles from the article supplier above the support when the carriage is in a start position. An article dispenser is associated with the article support to dispense articles selectively in opposite horizontal dispensing directions transverse to the carriage drive direction off the front and rear ends of the support to drop into front and rear article rows.
US11585578B2	Refrigeration cycle apparatus A refrigeration cycle apparatus includes an indoor heat exchanger, a water heat exchanger, a pump, an outdoor heat exchanger, a compressor, an expansion valve, a four-way valve, a third pipe, and an open/close valve, and configured to enable hot-gas defrosting and reverse cycle defrosting. A controller selects, based on the indoor load, either one of the hot-gas defrosting and the reverse cycle defrosting to be performed. In this way, defrosting can be performed with a minimum decrease of the chiller water temperature.
US11585577B2	Heat exchanger The disclosure relates to a heat exchanger. The heat exchanger includes a shell and heat exchange tube bundles located in the shell, the shell has an inlet and an outlet, and a refrigerant flows in through the inlet, exchanges heat with a fluid in the heat exchange tube bundles, and then flows out from the outlet, and the outlet is provided with an extension section that extends into an interior of the shell and has a receiving portion configured to receive at least a part of a liquid in the refrigerant flowing toward the outlet after heat exchange. The disclosure is easy to manufacture, install and maintain, and has a low cost. By optimizing the structure of an outlet pipeline of the heat exchanger, the influence of liquid carryover can be effectively controlled, and the overall performance, safety and reliability of the system can be enhanced.
US11585574B2	Heating device and method for operating a heating device In a method for operating a heating device, fluid is initially introduced into a fluid chamber, then the heating elements of the heating device are switched on and a leakage current is detected as a temperature-dependent current flow through a dielectric insulation layer. A supply voltage of the heating devices is measured and is taken into account in an evaluation of the temperature at the fluid chamber as a function of the leakage current. The leakage current is converted into a leakage voltage by means of a resistor, which is then divided by the measured supply voltage. Subsequently, the quotient obtained may be multiplied by a compensation value in order to obtain a normalized leakage signal, which is normalized to a base value of the supply voltage. The normalized leakage signal is used, if a particular absolute value of the leakage signal is exceeded or if a particular slope of the profile of the leakage signal is exceeded, in order to top up the fluid chamber with more fluid and/or to reduce the heating power of at least one heating element.
US11585573B2	Gas mixing device and gas water heating device The present disclosure discloses a gas mixing device and a gas water heating device. In which, a gas mixing device, comprises: a shell provided with a fuel gas channel for inputting fuel gas, an air channel for inputting air and a gas mixing channel, the fuel gas channel being provided with a first cut-off portion capable of changing a flow area, and the air channel being provided with a second cut-off portion capable of changing a flow area; a moving part movable in the shell, the moving part simultaneously changing the flow areas of the first cut-off portion and the second cut-off portions by moving. The gas mixing device and the gas water heating device can provide a higher regulation ratio, thereby solving the problem that the water temperature is too high in summer.
US11585569B2	Air conditioner An air conditioner includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, and a blade rotatably provided to open and close the outlet. A blade drive device is connected to one end of the blade in a longitudinal direction of the blade to rotate the blade. A blade support unit is configured to rotatably support the other end of the blade in the longitudinal direction of the blade. The blade support unit includes a coil spring configured to apply torque to the blade and a blade holder is coupled to the other end of the blade. A first coupler is coupled to the coil spring, and is configured to penetrate the coil of the coil spring. A case is configured to accommodate the first coupler of the blade holder and is mounted to the housing. The air conditioner is capable of reducing deformation and noise in a blade.
US11585565B2	Air handling unit with integral inner wall features An air handling unit has an interior wall configured to selectively retain a removable component of the air handling unit. An air handling unit has an interior wall configured as a drain pan. An air handling unit has an outer skin joined to the interior wall, an insulator disposed between the interior wall and the outer skin, and the interior wall has a mounting channel configured to selectively retain a removable component of the air handling unit.
US11585559B2	Method and system of controlling operation state of multi-split air conditioner, and heat pump multi-split air conditioner The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling operation state of multi-split air conditioner and system, and a heat pump multi-split. The control method includes: determining a target operation mode of each indoor unit according to an operation mode set by a user for the indoor unit; performing statistics on heat exchange demands of the indoor units corresponding to different target operation modes, and determining a dominant operation mode among the target operation modes according to the heat exchange demands; and using the dominant operation mode as the operation mode of an outdoor unit.
US11585557B2	Anomaly detection based on airflow alerters A computer-implemented method for anomaly detection in a data processing system comprising a processor and a memory comprising instructions which are executed by the processor. The method includes receiving a plurality of real-time airflow patterns acquired by a plurality of airflow alerters, wherein each real-time airflow pattern corresponds to a different airflow alerter; comparing each real-time airflow pattern with a predetermined airflow pattern, wherein each real-time airflow pattern corresponds to a different predetermined airflow pattern; when there is any real-time airflow pattern different from the corresponding predetermined airflow pattern, identifying a group of airflow alerters among the plurality of airflow alerters, wherein a real-time airflow pattern of each airflow alerter in the group is different from the corresponding predetermined airflow pattern; and identifying a location of an anomaly based on the group of airflow alerters.
US11585555B2	Systems and methods of providing occupant feedback to enable space optimization within the building A computer implemented method for controlling the environmental conditions of a building in accordance with feedback from the occupants of the building is provided. The method includes detecting, by one or more processors, an occupant within a building space, and transmitting, by the one or more processors, a notification message to an occupant device associated with the occupant. The notification message includes a request to provide occupant feedback. The method includes receiving, by the one or more processors, an occupant feedback message from the occupant device. The occupant feedback message includes one or more quality ratings associated with one or more building conditions. The method includes assigning, by the one or more processors, a weighting factor to the occupant feedback message and performing an action to modify at least one of the building conditions responsive to the weighted occupant feedback message.
US11585553B2	Method and system for controlling a user interface and an air-conditioning unit A method controls a user interface and an air-conditioning unit of a vehicle. The user interface includes display and operating elements. The method displays a plurality of the elements on the user interface, receives at least two operation parameters of the air-conditioning unit, determines one or more display parameters for a first element from the plurality of elements on the basis of the at least two operation parameters, and displays the first element on the basis of the one or more display parameters.
US11585546B2	Photocatalytic filter and air conditioning device comprising photocatalytic filter An air conditioning device is disclosed. The present air conditioning device comprises: a photocatalytic filter including a space through which air can pass and having a transition metal oxide formed in a nanotube form on the surface thereof, the transition metal oxide removing gases included in the air and including at least one of TiO2, ZnO, NiO, and WO3; and a light source for emitting light to the photocatalytic filter.
US11585542B2	Method for maintaining the temperature of fluid media The invention relates to a method for maintaining the temperature of fluid media in pipes even in the event of an interruption of the fluid media flow. In a first step, a heat reservoir layer (1) is produced comprising a latent heat reservoir material (2) and a matrix material (3). In a second step, the heat reservoir layer (1) is either arranged around a pipe (4) and subsequently encased with a heat damping material (5) or the heat reservoir layer (1) is brought into contact with heat damping material (5), whereby a heat reservoir damper composite (51) is obtained, and the pipe (4) is then encased with the heat reservoir damper composite (51) such that the heat reservoir layer (1) of the heat reservoir damper composite (51) lies between the pipe (4) and the heat damping material (5) of the heat reservoir damping composite (51).
US11585530B2	Clean burning gas flare tip This disclosure presents a clean burning flare stack, or gas flare, especially the tip portion thereof. The gas flare tip is air assisted to ensure clean burning. The disclosed gas flare tip provides smokeless clean burning of released gases. For example, the gas flare tip burns the released gases in a lean burning condition such that sufficient air is supplied to the surges of gases. In addition, the gas flare tip, by using a low pressure blower mixing chamber, is capable of handling low pressure gases and high pressure gases. As such, different flow rates may be provided to the gas flare tip when different amounts of low pressure and high pressure flammable gases are mixed with sufficient blower air to provide a clean burning condition. The disclosed smokeless gas flare is thus environmentally friendly and aesthetically appealing.
US11585529B2	Radiant wall burner A burner and a method utilize a burner tile with an outer surface extending along the furnace wall and an inner surface defining a passageway. A fuel duct extends at least partially through the passageway and discharges fuel onto a burner head. The burner head forms a coanda-curved surface, wherein the fuel is directed onto the coanda-curved surface such that the fuel flows along the coanda-curved surface to the outer surface of the burner tile. There is an air channel defined by an outside edge of the coanda-curved surface and in fluid flow communication with the passageway such that air flows from the passageway through the channel to mix with the fuel so as to produce the combustible mixture.
US11585528B2	Apparatus and method for a burner assembly A burner assembly having a blower housing, a blower to supply air to the burner assembly, a blast tube having a longitudinal axis, a fuel source to supply fuel to the burner assembly, a center tube that is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and conveys air and fuel to a center tube burner end opening, a plurality of premix tubes, each of which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and conveys air and fuel to a premix tube burner end opening, a diffuser that is disposed in the center tube near the center tube burner end opening, a nozzle that is disposed in the center tube substantially perpendicular to the diffuser. The center tube air and fuel mixture is fuel rich and the premix tubes air and fuel mixture is fuel lean. A method for burning the center tube air and fuel mixture and the premix tubes mixtures.
US11585524B1	Apparatus for improving accessories An apparatus includes a container, a plurality of lights and a circuit. The container may comprise an outer shell comprising a material configured to protect contents of the apparatus and an inner surface. The outer shell may be configured to open to enable the contents to be placed on the inner surface. A cavity may be formed within the container when the outer shell is closed. The plurality of lights implemented on the inner surface may each be configured to adjust a characteristic of light output in response to a signal. The circuit may be configured to generate the signal in response to an input. The circuit may be implemented between the outer shell and the inner surface. A reactive material of the contents of the container may be configured to change appearance in response to the characteristic of light.
US11585523B2	Lighting fixture and breathing structure for lighting fixture The present disclosure provides a breathing structure for a lighting fixture, and a lighting fixture comprising the breathing structure. The lighting fixture includes a lamp body which has an inner cavity. The breathing structure includes: a mounting portion, arranged on the lamp body and protruded from the lamp body; a through hole, formed in the mounting portion, the through hole penetrating the mounting portion and being communicated with the inner cavity of the lamp body; a breathable film, arranged on one end of the through hole facing towards an outside of the lamp body; a washer, arranged on the breathable film and provided with a vent slot; and an elastic fastener, fastened on the mounting portion and configured to compress the washer towards a direction of the inner cavity of the lamp body.
US11585522B2	LED lighting device The invention provides a lighting device (100) comprising a vapor chamber unit (200), a heat sink (300), and a plurality of light sources (10), wherein: the vapor chamber unit (200) comprises a vapor chamber (210) defined by at least a first plate (211) and a second plate (212) having an average plate distance (d1), wherein the vapor chamber (210) comprises a first A chamber end (221) and a second chamber end (222) defining a chamber length (L1), wherein the vapor chamber unit (200) comprises (i) a first external face (231) defined by at least part of the first plate (211), wherein the first external face (231) is convex, and (ii) a second external face (232) defined by at least part of the second plate (212); the heat sink (300) is thermally coupled to the vapor chamber unit (200); and the light sources (10) are configured to generate light source light.
US11585512B2	Heat sink for a motor vehicle light module The invention relates to a heat sink (1, 100) for a light source of a motor vehicle light module, wherein: the heat sink (1, 100) comprises a main body (2) and cooling plates (3, 300) which can be arranged on the main body (2); when the cooling plates (3, 300) are connected to the main body (2), the cooling plates (3, 300) are in heat-conducting contact with the main body (2), each cooling plate (3, 300) having a base side (31, 310); the main body (2) has fastening elements (21) on a surface (22), the surface (22) facing the base sides (31, 310) of the cooling plates (3, 300); counter elements (32) mating with the fastening elements (21) are arranged on each base side (31, 310), the fastening elements (21) being designed to engage in the counter elements (32); the fastening elements (21) are arranged in a grid (23); the counter elements (32) are arranged on the respective base sides (31, 310) at regular distances (d1) from one another, and the grid (23) has a grid spacing (d2), the grid spacing (d2) being greater than the distance (d1) between the counter elements (32).
US11585506B2	Vehicle lamp body device A turn light, a position light and a driving light are provided inside a same headlight unit, a first lens for which a first light source for the turn light and a second light source for the position light and the driving light are alternately arranged and a second lens which is arranged below the first lens and on which light from the first light source and the second light source is made incident are provided, a first diffusion part is provided on a light exit surface of the light of the first lens, and a second diffusion part is provided on a light exit surface of the light of the second lens.
US11585504B2	Organic-light-emitting diode A device comprising an organic light-emitting diode comprising an organic layer sequence, a radiation exit area and an encapsulation, wherein the organic layer sequence comprises at least one radiation-emitting region which generates electromagnetic radiation in the spectral range from infrared radiation to UV radiation during operation, and wherein the encapsulation forms a seal of the organic layer sequence against environmental influences, at least one touch-sensitive operating element, wherein the at least one touch-sensitive operating element comprises at least one touch sensor, wherein the device is flexible.
US11585498B2	Hinged channel system for linear lighting A channel system that includes a first channel section, a second channel section, and a hinge joint between the first and second channel sections is disclosed. The hinge joint allows the first channel section to fold against the second channel section for storage and shipping of the channel system. In one embodiment, the hinge joint itself includes a hinge member that extends between the two channel sections and bends hingedly to allow movement and two intermediate endcaps, which cap the channel sections on either side of the hinge joint. The hinge joint may be designed to “snap back” to a fully extended position. Mechanical securement structure may be added to the first channel section and the second channel section to improve force and retention during the “snap back” movement.
US11585497B2	Strip lamp A strip lamp includes a body, a lampshade, an illuminating component and a holder. The body includes a support wall and a tilt wall. The tilt wall is connected to the support wall's two opposite lateral sides. Also, the tilt wall forms an included angle between the tilt wall's two opposite lateral sides. The lampshade is detachably engaged with the body and is detachably connected to the tilt wall's both lateral sides. The illuminating component is installed on the support wall to face against the lampshade's inner surface. The illuminating component's illuminating span angle is smaller than or equal to the tilt wall's included angle. The holder is detachably engaged with the body. In addition, the holder loads the illuminating component.
US11585496B2	Lighting system for tunnel or similar structures A lighting system for tunnels or similar works. The lighting system with LED diodes, including at least one lighting strip with LED diodes, with at least one set of LED diode modules, the modules of a set being divided up into subsets of one or more modules supplied with power by respective power supply buses, an electronic system supplying power to the strip, making it possible to power up, according to a first mode of operation, all the power supply buses and, in a second mode of operation, only a part of the power supply buses, so as to reduce the electrical consumption of the strip.
US11585495B2	Light-emitting device including light-transmissive member, light -reflective member, and light-shielding frame A light-emitting device includes: a mounting board; a light-emitting element disposed on or above the mounting board; a plate-shaped light-transmissive member having: a first surface; and a second surface facing a light-emitting surface of the light-emitting element; a light-reflective member covering a lateral surface of the light-transmissive member; and a light-shielding frame on an upper surface of the light-reflective member around the light-transmissive member. The light-shielding frame has an opening. An inner perimeter of the opening is located apart from outer perimeters of the first surface and the second surface of the light-transmissive member in a top plan view. The light-reflective member is disposed between the inner perimeter of the opening and the outer perimeters of the light-transmissive member.
US11585492B1	Light emitting assembly and light emitting device with multiple patterns Disclosed are a light emitting assembly and a light emitting device. The light emitting device includes a first light emitting element, a first light transmission portion and a driving portion, The first light emitting element emits a first light beam. The driving portion can drive the first light emitting element or the first light transmission portion, such that a position relationship between the first light emitting element and the first light transmission portion is switchable between a first state and a second state. In the first state, the first light beam passing through the first light transmission portion presents a first pattern; in the second state, the first light beam passing through the first light transmission portion presents a second pattern which is different from the first pattern.
US11585487B2	Barge spud greasing system A spud greasing system includes a spudwell and a spud configured to slidingly engage with the spudwell between a deployed position and an undeployed position. The spud includes an access window configured to align and correspond with a window of the spudwell when the spud is in the undeployed position. A sheave assembly is mounted in the spud and includes a first sheave and a second sheave rotationally mounted proximate a front end and a back end of the housing, respectively. When the spud is in the undeployed position, a grease supply is configured to be selectively connected to a supply pipe through the window and access window of the spudwell and spud thereby supplying grease to the first sheave of the sheave assembly without removing the spud from the spudwell.
US11585483B2	Outdoor appliance and support frame thereof An outdoor appliance has a support frame with multiple inner lining tubes that are sequentially connected end to end by flexible ropes and multiple outer sleeve tubes that are slidable on the outer surfaces of the inner lining tubes. The outer sleeve tube and the inner lining tube at the head end of the support frame are respectively connected to an elastic member. When the support frame is in a locked state, each inner lining tube is located between and supports two abutting adjacent outer sleeve tubes. When the support frame is in an unlocked state, each inner lining tube is moved out of one outer sleeve tube and into the next successively (e.g., longitudinal) axially adjacent outer sleeve tube against the force of the elastic member such that the radial support between adjacent outer sleeve tubes is eliminated thereby allowing the support frame to be folded.
US11585481B2	Wall mount type display device A wall mount type display device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include a main body on which a display is provided, a wire having opposite ends connected to the main body, and a wall mount assembly which is fixed to a wall and to which the wire is hung to support the main body. The wall mount assembly may include a pair of supporting bars which support the wire and extend in a direction closer to each other toward the upper side, a first link rotatably connecting upper end portions of the pair of supporting bars to each other, a long hole formed through the supporting bar and extending in a longitudinal direction of the supporting bar, a second link located at a height lower than the first link, a protrusion protruding from opposite ends of the second link and inserted into the long hole, and a fixing member fixed to the wall through the protrusion.
US11585473B2	Self-aligning pipe coupling A pipe coupling for connecting together the ends of two pipes. The pipe coupling including: a tubular casing for fitting around the pipes; a tensioning system for tightening the casing around the outer surface of the pipes; and a guide member, coupled to and extending away from a first axial end of the tubular casing, for radially aligning and guiding one of the pipes into the tubular casing. Further including an assembly having a pipe coupling and a pipe, the pipe coupling being pre-installed on one end of the pipe, and configured to receive a second pipe.
US11585470B2	Formed pipe end-section of a pipeline and pipe screw-connection A formed pipe end-section of a pipeline for connecting the pipeline at an end includes: an annular bead with a first abutment face facing away from the end of the pipeline and a second abutment face facing towards the end of the pipeline; a chamfer reducing a diameter of the pipe end-section from the annular bead towards the end of the pipeline; and a radial recess for accommodating a sealing ring. The chamfer extends at least between the annular bead and the radial recess.
US11585468B2	Thermoplastic elastomeric bellow duct The invention relates to a thermoplastic elastomeric bellow duct (10) having a corrugated duct segment (12) interposed between two elbowed segments (14, 18), wherein at least one of the elbowed segments (18) is made of thermoplastic elastomeric and connected to an end section (22) of the corrugated duct segment (12) by overmolding the elbowed segment (18) over the end section (22) of the corrugated duct segment (12), and wherein the end section (22) of the corrugated duct segment (12) includes a guiding and sealing arrangement (50) pointing away from the corrugated duct segment (12) in a radial direction (32). The invention further relates to an air duct (80) having such a thermoplastic elastomeric bellow duct (10).
US11585467B2	Trenchless methods for forming curved hole channel with steel sleeve and pipeline lifting Trenchless methods for forming a curved hole channel with a steel sleeve and pipeline lifting are provided, including steps of: (T1) drilling a straight hole channel, and inserting the steel sleeve into the straight hole channel; (T2) inserting a guiding pipe into the steel sleeve, and determining a bending direction of a hole channel to be formed; and (T3) inserting a flexible steel-wire pipe into the guiding pipe, and punching to form the curved hole channel. With applying the creative trenchless method for forming the curved hole channel, a specially-made grouting pipe is accurately inserted to a bottom of a subsiding pipeline section, so that a polymer material is conveniently injected to a bottom of a disease position. Though utilizing an expansion force generated by the polymer material, the subsiding pipeline section is uplifted, so as to realize trenchless repairing.
US11585466B2	Device for passing pipes or cables through an opening in a building The invention relates to a device for passing pipes or cables through an opening in a building. Said device comprises a sleeve-like housing that has an axial passage channel that is open at its opposite ends; bristles that are mounted on the walls of the passage channel in such a way that they are opposite each other and that are extended inwards in such a way that they mesh with one another in order to close the passage channel; and flexible strips of material that are mounted in the passage channel and that are coated with an intumescent material.
US11585465B2	Modular conduit systems with alignment members Modular conduit alignment and resultant conduit systems are disclosed herein. An example system includes a plurality of modular sections, one of which connects to an terminal enclosure, each of the plurality of conduit assemblies having at least one coupler assembly having a first plurality of conduit interfaces extending from a first side of the at least one coupler assembly and a second plurality of conduit interfaces a second side of the at least one coupler assembly. The first plurality of conduit interfaces and the second plurality of conduit interfaces are aligned and form pathways that allow wiring to extend through the plurality of modular sections when the plurality of modular sections are arranged in series.
US11585461B2	Armature Disclosed is an armature for receiving a sensor for measuring a medium in a container. The armature includes a hollow cylindrical housing designed to connect the armature to the container at least sectionally in the container. The housing includes first and second openings through which medium flows in or out; a service chamber formed in the interior of the housing between the first and second openings; a rotationally movable closing element in the housing, which, in a first position, opens the first and second openings to the medium and, in a second position, blocks a flow through the first and second openings; a sensor holder; and the sensor arranged on or in the sensor holder. The sensor holder is designed such that the sensitive element is arranged in the service chamber in the measuring/service position.
US11585459B2	Self sealing jetting valve An apparatus for use in marine platform jacking is disclosed herein. In one aspect, a jetting valve includes a valve body with a piston assembly disposed therein. The piston assembly is selectively operated to open and close the valve. A biasing member is coupled to the piston assembly. The piston assembly includes a first piston and a second piston. The dual pistons, in cooperation with the biasing member, allow the valve to self-seal thereby preventing entry of a fluid which is external to the valve.
US11585456B2	Valve assemblies with integrated temperature control A valve control assembly includes a valve body having an inlet adapted to be coupled to a source of process fluid having a first temperature, an outlet, and a fluid flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet, and a bonnet coupled to the valve body. An inlet port, an outlet port, an annular plenum, an inlet passage, and an outlet passage are integrally formed in the valve body or the bonnet. The inlet port is adapted to be coupled to source of media and the annular plenum is disposed between the inlet port and the outlet port, immediately adjacent a portion of the fluid flow path. The inlet passage directs the media from the inlet port to the annular plenum, which changes a temperature of the process fluid flowing through the fluid flow path from the first temperature to a second temperature different from the first temperature.
US11585455B2	Valve seats for use in fracturing pumps A valve assembly for use in a fracturing pump including a valve member movable into and out of engagement with a valve seat body. The valve seat body includes an outer surface and an inner surface, the inner surface forming a fluid bore extending between a first end and a second end of the valve seat body. The body further includes a seating surface extending radially from the inner surface and facing the valve member, the seating surface having a recessed area. An insert is disposed in the recessed area forming at least a portion of the inner surface and at least portion of the seating surface. The valve seat body first end has a diameter different from a diameter valve seat body second. The difference between diameters allows the valve seat body outer surface to be supported by the fluid passageway.
US11585451B2	Rotary disc valve A rotary disc valve is used to control fluid flow within a fluid delivery system. The valve may include a valve body having multiple ports that are connected to the system. In addition, the valve may include a diverter and seal assembly that are disposed in the valve body. The seal assembly includes first and second seal subassemblies. The first subassembly has first through openings that are axially aligned with the diverter through openings. The second subassembly is axially stacked with the first subassembly and includes second through openings that are axially aligned with valve body subchambers associated with the ports. A first static seal is disposed between the diverter and the first subassembly, a second static seal is disposed between the valve body and the second subassembly, and a dynamic seal is disposed between the first subassembly and the second subassembly.
US11585448B2	Fluid handling device and fluid handling method A fluid handling device, comprising: a substrate including a first channel, a second channel and a partition wall formed between the first channel and the second channel; a film including a diaphragm, the film being disposed on the substrate so that the diaphragm faces the partition wall; and a sliding member slidable on the film while contacting with the film, the sliding member including a protrusion formed on an underside thereof, and the sliding member being disposed on the film with the underside facing the film, wherein: the sliding member is capable of switching between a first state and a second state by sliding on the film, wherein the protrusion is positioned so as not to face the partition wall with the diaphragm therebetween in the first state, and the protrusion is positioned so as to face the partition wall with the diaphragm therebetween in the second state.
US11585445B1	Valve assembly with a replaceable valve insert A valve insert for a valve assembly, the valve insert positionable within a valve inlet end and/or a valve outlet end and including a fluid passageway to permit fluid flow through the valve assembly. The valve insert is formed having an outer surface for supporting the valve insert within the bore and an inner surface defining a fluid passageway, the inner and outer surfaces extending longitudinally between a proximal face configured to engage a valve seat, and an opposed outer face. The valve insert further includes a recessed portion formed on the outer surface, the recessed portion being configured to receive a seal to sealingly engage the bore.
US11585443B2	Double sealing structure of electronic valve, sealing structure of electronic valve, and electronic valve with static sealing structure Provided are sealing member for electronic valve, electronic valve with sealing member, electronic valve with static sealing structure, and electronic valve with double sealing structure. The sealing member has inlet end connected to valve core and outlet end connected to connecting pipe; the electronic valve includes valve body, valve cover, flow rate control device, and the connecting pipe; the flow rate control device includes the valve core; the valve body is provided therein with valve core accommodating chamber and connecting pipe connection port; the valve core is disposed in the valve core accommodating chamber; the connecting pipe is welded to end of the connecting pipe connection port on the valve body. The electronic valve further includes the above sealing member, and the sealing member is located between the connecting pipe and the connecting pipe connection port. Meanwhile, the electronic valve includes static sealing structure and/or double sealing structure.
US11585442B2	Hose coupling seal There is proposed an annular seal for a pipe coupling, comprising, a lower portion beatable within an upwardly open annular groove in the pipe coupling, an upper portion having an upwardly facing abutment surface, a depending skirt and a stiffening ring. The depending skirt is configured for engagement over a circular upstand of the pipe coupling, which is located inwardly of the annular groove. The stiffening ring is located within the upper portion of the annular seal, and includes an annular portion that is generally parallel with and spaced apart from the abutment surface and at least one circumferential leg depending from the annular portion that provides reinforcement for the depending leg.
US11585441B2	Laser profiled gasket and method for manufacturing said gasket A gasket for a combustion chamber is provided. The gasket comprises a plated surface extending across at least a portion of the metal base. In the gasket, at least a portion of the plated surface includes a laser treated section with a first raised surface that protrudes away from the metal base and the laser treated section is arranged in a mid-span that is arranged between two cylinder openings.
US11585434B2	Planetary gear device carrier and planetary gear device To reduce assembly man-hours of a planetary gear device by devising a structure of a carrier, disclosed is a carrier of a planetary gear device 1 is formed with a gear housing space for housing a sun gear and a planetary gear. The gear housing space is formed between a pair of gear support parts rotatably supporting the planetary gear by a gear support shaft. The pair of gear support parts are integrally connected by a plurality of beams. The beam has a virtual plane orthogonal to a rotation axis of the sun gear as an x-y plane, and a radial direction of a direction extending radially from the rotation axis along the x-y plane is formed along a radial direction at a radially outer position of the sun gear. The planetary gear is located between the beams.
US11585430B2	Control method and control unit for a vehicle drivetrain A method for operating a motor vehicle that has an internal combustion engine and an automated manual transmission, connected between the engine and a drive output. The transmission includes a shifting element group with a plurality of shifting elements. The transmission further includes an oil pump and an electric machine, both of which are integrated in the transmission and coupled to an input shaft of the transmission. The oil pump delivers a flow of transmission oil for cooling the shifting element group and cooling the electric machine, and the shifting elements of the shifting element group are controlled and shifted by an actuator system that is independent of the oil pump. When the motor vehicle is at rest, the oil pump is driven by the electric machine in order to cool the electric machine while the motor vehicle is at rest.
US11585425B2	Transmission mount for vehicle A bush-type transmission mount, in which an orifice, operating as a fluid passage that connects a first fluid chamber and a second fluid chamber to each other, is directly formed to a desired length in a core that is coupled to a main rubber to improve vibration-damping characteristics. A membrane is fitted into an outlet portion of the orifice, which communicates with the first fluid chamber, in a sliding manner, thereby improving low-frequency idle vibration and high-frequency dynamic characteristics.
US11585423B2	Composite sprocket One general aspect includes a composite sprocket. The composite sprocket also includes a skeleton having a connection interface and an outer portion having a rough tooth structure. The composite sprocket also includes an overlay formed on and over the outer portion of the skeleton and may include of a precision material and forming a high precision tooth structure over the rough tooth structure.
US11585419B1	Constant-on double coast engagement diaphragm spring An apparatus and methods for a double coast engagement diaphragm spring for a torque converter are provided. The double coast engagement diaphragm spring includes first and second coast engagement diaphragm springs. The first coast engagement diaphragm spring exerts a first, continuous axial thrust onto a turbine comprising the torque converter. The second coast engagement diaphragm spring applies a second axial thrust onto the turbine only during coasting conditions. A drive flange includes ramps for engaging the second coast engagement diaphragm spring during coasting conditions and causing the second coast engagement diaphragm spring to apply the second axial thrust onto the turbine. A retainer plate disengages the second coast engagement diaphragm spring during drive conditions. A spacer ring between the first coast engagement diaphragm spring and the second coast engagement diaphragm spring causes the first and second coast engagement diaphragm springs to operate in series.
US11585418B2	Hydrodynamic torque converter with a lock-up clutch A hydrodynamic torque converter (1) with a lock-up clutch (6) in the form of a disk clutch in a clutch space (9) and with a piston (7) for actuating the lock-up clutch (6). The lock-up clutch (6) has an end disk (63) and a first disk carrier (61), on which the end disk (63) is radially and axially supported. The end disk (63) is arranged on the side of the lock-up clutch (6) remote from the piston (7). The lock-up clutch (6) has a second disk carrier (62). A sealing element (64) is provided, on the second disk carrier (62), a sealing gap (12) is formed between the end disk (63) and the sealing element (64).
US11585417B2	Ball screw nut with end stop for reset spring A ball screw includes a ball screw spindle, and a ball screw nut extending about the ball screw spindle. The ball screw nut has internal threading that corresponds with external threading of the ball screw spindle to define a raceway for rolling elements. The ball screw nut includes one or more bore holes extending from the exterior surface of the ball screw nut, and partially into the ball screw nut. The bore hole defines an end stop. A spring has one end that contacts the end stop, and another end that contacts one of the rolling elements.
US11585416B2	Fine pitch adjuster A fine pitch adjuster that includes a housing, a wheel gear positioned within the housing and coupled to a ball stud, wherein rotation of the wheel gear provides inward and outward longitudinal translation of the ball stud relative to the housing, and a clutching worm input drive including, an inner drive sleeve having a shaft portion and a head portion, the shaft portion including a plurality of sleeve slots formed therein and a plurality of engagement ribs, and an outer worm gear sleeve having worm gear threads, the worm gear threads coupled at least indirectly to the wheel gear, and an inner chamber, the outer worm gear sleeve including a plurality of grooves extending longitudinally along the inner chamber for mating engagement with the plurality of engagement ribs, wherein rotation of the inner drive sleeve provides clutchable engagement with the outer worm gear sleeve to rotate the wheel gear.
US11585415B2	Continuously variable transmission Provided is a continuously variable transmission including: a first pulley including a first fixed sheave fixed to a first rotating shaft and a first movable sheave rotating integrally with the first rotating shaft and is movable along the first rotating shaft; a second pulley including a second fixed sheave fixed to a second rotating shaft and a second movable sheave rotating integrally with the second rotating shaft and is movable along the second rotating shaft; and a transmission belt wrapped around a belt wrapping groove formed on the first pulley and around a belt wrapping groove formed on the second pulley. In a belt track for a minimum gear ratio, surfaces of the first pulley that are in contact with the transmission belt have a lower coefficient of friction relative to the transmission belt than surfaces of the second pulley that are in contact with the transmission belt.
US11585409B1	Interlocking strap hooks with flexible elongated member attachment means Interlocking hook assemblies for elastic and rigid straps and cords including a strap member and a pair of similar interlocking hook devices connected to each end of strap member which can be adjusted to desired length. Each interlocking hook device is provided with apertures which are fixedly attached to the distal end of the hook body opposite the hook. Each hook device can be connected, preferably in a locking manner, onto the other hook device creating a closed hook assembly thereby disabling the hooks to prevent entanglement of elastic or rigid straps when not in use or during storage and/or transportation. Multiple straps can be connected end-to-end forming an elongated elastic or rigid strap of desired length having closed central hooks with open hooks on each end. Interlocking hook assemblies for elastic or rigid straps and cords including two similar interlocking hook devices with a connector groove and a dual bar adjustable webbing slider for elastic or rigid straps and cord members. Each interlocking hook device is provided with a connector groove designed to allow each hook to engage the other within their respective grooves and to releasably lock them together.
US11585407B2	Rotary damper assembly A rotary damper assembly comprises a housing extending along a center axis. The housing includes an upper portion and a lower portion. The lower portion defines a fluid chamber. The upper portion defines a compartment in communication with the fluid chamber. The magnetic field generator includes a magnetic core located between the upper portion and the lower portion. The magnetic core extends along the center axis between the upper portion and the lower portion. At least one coil extends about the magnetic core. A shaft extends along the center axis through the upper portion and the magnetic core and into the fluid chamber to facilitate magnetorheological fluid flow from the compartment to the fluid chamber. The magnetic field generator includes an insert, containing a permanent magnetic material, for generating a permanent magnetic field to change viscosity of the magnetorheological fluid.
US11585406B2	Damper device A damper device includes rotating elements including an input element and an output element, first elastic bodies that each transmit torque between the input element and the output element, a plurality of second elastic bodies that act in parallel with the plurality of first elastic bodies when torque transmitted between the input element and the output element is greater than or equal to a predetermined value, and a rotary inertia mass damper. The rotary inertia mass damper includes a sun gear, a carrier that rotatably supports a plurality of pinion gears, and a ring gear that meshes with the plurality of pinion gears and that serves as a mass body. The plurality of second elastic bodies are located at a different position than the plurality of first elastic bodies in a radial direction of the rotating elements and are circumferentially aligned with the plurality of pinion gears.
US11585397B2	Piston cap In some examples, a brake system includes a piston configured to cause a compression of a disc stack. The piston includes a piston body configured to compress a cap face of a piston cap against a pressure plate to cause the compression of the disc stack. The cap face may define a convex surface. The piston cap may be configured such that the convex surface reduces it curvature when the cap face is compressed against the pressure plate. In examples, the piston cap is configured to elastically deform to cause the cap face to reduce the curvature when the cap face is compressed against the pressure plate.
US11585391B2	Clutch assembly A clutch assembly including a sealed clutch and a spacer. The clutch is connected to the spacer and the spacer is connectable to a flywheel along a common axis and the spacer facilitates connection of the clutch to the flywheel in at least two different axially spaced positions. A connection ring can connect the spacer connection to flywheel.
US11585390B2	Filtering pulley assembly for a belt drive A filtering pulley assembly for an accessory drive of a vehicle has a hub fixedly attachable to a rotating shaft, a pulley mounted coaxial and freely rotating on said hub, an actuator disc carried by the hub, a plurality of elastic assemblies interposed between the pulley and the actuator disc, and a torque limiting coupling configured to rotationally connect the actuator disc to the hub, when the torque is below a predetermined threshold value, and to decouple the actuator disc from the hub, when the torque is above the threshold value.
US11585387B2	Rotor drive key assembly In some examples, an assembly includes a rotor drive key configured to be positioned over a wheel boss defined by a wheel. A drive key body defines a trough configured to receive the wheel boss. An inner surface of the drive key body is configured to establish a conforming contact with an outer profile of the wheel boss and oppose relative motion of the rotor drive key in a radial direction of the wheel. The rotor drive key includes a tab having a tab aperture configured to receive a fastener extending in an axial direction of the wheel and engaging the wheel boss.
US11585382B2	Pre-tensioned rolling element mounting A pre-tensioned bearing assembly, including: a first rolling bearing including a first outer ring, first inner ring including a first cylindrical surface, and a plurality of rolling elements radially disposed between the first inner and outer rings; a second rolling bearing including a second outer ring, a second inner ring including a second cylindrical surface, and a plurality of rolling elements radially disposed between the second inner and outer rings; a shaft including a shoulder in contact with the second rolling bearing; a first conically-shaped sleeve in contact with the first cylindrical surface and the second cylindrical surface, and including a conical inner surface; a second conically-shaped sleeve in contact with the conical inner surface; and a shaft nut including an internal thread in cooperation with the shaft, and fixing the first inner ring and the second inner ring axially onto the shaft.
US11585380B2	Seal member, and bearing device for wheel with seal member A seal member is provided in which lip wear is suppressed and resistance to muddy water is increased, as well as a bearing device for a wheel, provided with the seal member. An encoder (63) and an elastic member (65) form a labyrinth section (8) between an outer peripheral surface (61a) of a turned-back section (613) and an inner peripheral surface (64a) of an inner fitting section (641). The labyrinth section (8) extends axially outward and radially outward, and an inner peripheral surface (63c) of the encoder (63) that covers an inner peripheral surface (61c) of the turned-back section (613) is sloped axially inward and radially outward.
US11585377B2	Ball bearing A holder has a protrusion which protrudes from a side surface at a side opposite in an axial direction with respect to a rolling element held in a pocket toward the side opposite in the axial direction. An oil supply hole which penetrates through the holder from the side surface to a surface at a side of the rolling element in the axial direction is formed in the holder. When the holder rotates, the protrusion guides oil into the oil supply hole, and the oil is introduced from the side surface of the holder to the surface on the side of the rolling element.
US11585376B2	Rubber bush A rubber bush with an inner part (2) which extends in an axial direction (x), an outer sleeve (3) which surrounds the inner part (2) at a spacing and comprises two half shells (4, 5) which are configured as identical parts, and a rubber body (6) which is arranged between the inner part (2) and the outer sleeve (3), wherein the half shells (3, 4) are connected to the inner part (2) by the rubber body (6) and, at their circumferential-side ends which face one another, have projections (7, 8) and depressions (9, 10), into which the projections (7, 8) are insertable.
US11585371B2	Vacuum sucker device Disclosed is a vacuum sucker device, including: a sucker body, configured to attach to a surface, and having an upwardly protruding mounting part at a middle portion of the sucker body, and the mounting part having a neck; a pressing cover, configured to press the sucker body, and having a plurality of outer bevel edges on an outer circumferential portion thereof and a plurality of inner bevel edges on an inner circumferential portion thereof; a rotatable cover, having a locking lug thereon matched with the neck of the mounting part, a plurality of outer pressing blocks therein matched with the outer bevel edges, and a plurality of inner pressing blocks therein matched with the inner bevel edges; and a mounting cover, mounted over the rotatable cover, connected to the mounting part, and having an object hanging groove.
US11585367B2	Installation nut An installation nut includes a body, an upper cover, at least two threaded blocks, and a transmission member. The upper cover is fixedly connected to the body. An inner wall of each of the at least two threaded blocks includes an internal thread, and an outer wall of each of the at least two threaded blocks includes a first inclined surface and a first straight surface. The transmission member is movably disposed between the body and the upper cover. A top surface of the transmission member includes one or more transmission blocks configured to extend out of the upper cover. A lower end of the transmission member includes at least one second straight surface configured to couple with the first straight surfaces and at least one second inclined surface configured to couple with the first inclined surfaces.
US11585366B2	Fixing device and method for manufacturing such a device Fixing device comprising a fixing member provided with a bearing head, a sensor provided with a detector of the mechanical force to which the fixing member is subjected, the detector being mounted in contact with the fixing member, and a connecting component which is electrically connected to the sensor, which is configured to transmit a measurement of a mechanical force provided by the sensor and which is mounted on the fixing member, the fixing member comprising a body which is mounted on the bearing head and which extends along a longitudinal axis protruding from the bearing head.
US11585364B2	Blind fastener Disclosed is a fastener that includes a nut with a threaded bore that includes a head on one end having three recesses, a cylindrical outer surface and a tapered ramp on the other end, a bolt that includes a head, a threaded portion engaged with the threaded bore, a recess next to the bolt head and an enlarged shank between the threads and the recess, where the outer diameter of the recess is smaller than a major diameter of the threaded bore of the nut and where an outer diameter of the shank is larger than a major diameter of the bolt threads, and a sleeve with a unthreaded bore positioned between the tapered ramp and the bolt head with one end crimped into the recess such that the internal diameter of the crimped sleeve bore is smaller than the major diameter of the threads on the bolt.
US11585361B2	Recessed-key panel interlocking device The recessed-key panel interlocking device is intended to provide a mechanical joint that can connect two panels using a single fastening key. Accordingly, the device connects two panels by interlocking uniform gaps and fingers that have been formed on the edges of each panel, by a small cylindrical key that holds them together. To accomplish this, a channel that can hold the key is formed along the edge region of both panels when the panels are oriented normally to one another. Further, when the panels are interlocked, the key is completely recessed within the panel material. Furthermore, while the panel edges that form the joint must be uniformly rectilinear and meet at right angles at the joint itself, beyond the joint they can assume any shape and bend to any angle, so that parts joined by the joint do not have to be panel-shaped or perpendicular to each other overall.
US11585358B2	Attachment device and related methods Provided are attachment devices including a fastener (102) and a clip (104) coupled to the fastener, along with methods related thereof. The clip has first and second members (110, 112) with respective first and second engagement surfaces (116, 118) that oppose each other and define a gap (120) sized to receive a portion of the rail. The clip further includes a bridging member (114) that connects the first and second members to each other. The bridging member can have at least one opening (130) aligned with the gap and providing access for a prying tool to resiliently deflect the first and/or second engagement surface and facilitate detachment of the clip from the rail. Optionally, the bridging member includes a third engagement surface (122) with a configuration that enables a rigid coupling between the clip and the rail.
US11585357B1	Shock absorbing fan casing A fan casing for mounting of a fan includes a frame including four corner segments and four side segments that are arranged alternately with the corner segments, a seat disposed in the frame, and four support members extending radially and outwardly from the seat and connected respectively to the corner segments. Each support member includes a base connected to the seat and having a width reducing in a direction away from the seat, and a rib connected between the base and the corresponding corner segment. The bases are interconnected to surround the seat. Any two adjacent bases are interconnected to form an arc surface facing the corresponding side segment and adapted to absorb shock.
US11585346B2	Pump assembly, in particular for supplying a slide ring seal assembly The invention relates to a pump assembly, especially of a mechanical seal assembly, for supplying a fluid, especially to a mechanical seal (2a, 2b), comprising exactly one drive (11) comprising a drive shaft (24), a first axial pump (21), which conveys the fluid in the axial direction (X-X) of the drive shaft, a second axial pump (22), which conveys the fluid in the axial direction of the drive shaft, and a radial pump (23), which conveys the fluid in the radial direction (R) of the drive shaft, wherein the first axial pump (21) and the second axial pump (22) are arranged in front of the radial pump (23) in the flow-through direction (B) of the fluid across the pump assembly, and wherein the drive (11) simultaneously drives the first axial pump (21), the second axial pump (22) and the radial pump (23).
US11585345B2	Two-piece suction fitting A suction fitting coupled to a scroll compressor that has an outer housing with an inside diameter and a suction port defined in a wall of the outer housing. A suction duct is disposed inside the outer housing at a spaced distance from the wall of the outer housing. The suction duct defines an entrance port aligned with the suction port. The suction fitting includes a first member being generally cylindrical, and a second member being generally cylindrical. The second member is disposed inside the first member with a portion of the second member extending into the outer housing through the suction port, spanning the spaced distance to the suction duct, and coupling with the entrance port of the suction duct. Neither the first member nor the second member includes a suction screen for filtering out solid contaminants in a flow of refrigerant.
US11585342B2	Primary vacuum pump of dry type and method for controlling the injection of a purge gas A dry type primary vacuum pump is provided, including at least two pumping stages mounted in series between a suction and a discharge of the pump; two rotors extending in the pumping stages and being configured to rotate synchronously in a reverse direction to drive a gas to be pumped between the suction and the discharge; an injection device configured to distribute a purge gas in at least one pumping stage, the injection device including at least one injector and at least one injection valve with an on or off control configured to be interposed between a purge gas supply source and the injector; and a control device configured to control opening and closing of the injection valve to inject a purge gas by successive pulses into the at least one pumping stage. A method for controlling the injection of a purge gas the vacuum pump is also provided.
US11585341B2	Pump device A pump device includes a rotating body, a pump housing including a suction port and a discharge port, and a relief valve. In the pump device, a fluid is sucked from the suction port and discharged from the discharge port by rotation of the rotating body. The relief valve includes a valve body and a biasing member. The discharge port includes an one end in a direction in which the discharge port extends. The one end is shallower than a middle portion of the discharge port. The pump housing includes a relief flow path through which the fluid flows when the relief valve opens. The relief flow path is provided so as to be open to a groove bottom surface of the one end of the discharge port.
US11585340B2	Multi-channel positive displacement pump apparatus A multi-channel positive displacement piston pump apparatus includes a motor and a plurality of positive displacement piston pumps driven by the motor. The plurality of pumps are aligned in a stacking direction, and each pump has an intake port and an outlet port, wherein the intake ports and the outlet ports of all pumps face in the same direction generally perpendicular to the stacking direction. In a method for retrofitting a positive displacement piston pump for use in a multi-channel pumping apparatus, an outlet port of a pump housing of the pump and a flush outlet port of the pump housing are plugged and an alternative fluid path is formed within the pump housing. The outlet port is disposed in line with an inlet port of the pump housing but on an opposite side of the pump housing. The flush outlet port is disposed in line with a flush inlet port of the pump housing but on an opposite side of the pump housing. In this way, the alternative fluid path is formed between the inlet port and the flush inlet port.
US11585337B2	Fluid driving device A fluid driving device includes a vibration unit, a signal transmission layer, a piezoelectric element, and a plane unit. The signal transmission layer includes a first conductive zone and a second conductive zone. The piezoelectric element includes a first electrode and a second electrode electrically isolated from each other. The first electrode of the piezoelectric element is electrically connected to the first conductive zone of the signal transmission layer, and the second electrode of the piezoelectric element is electrically connected to the second conductive zone of the signal transmission layer. The plane unit has at least one hole. The signal transmission layer, the piezoelectric element, and the plane unit are located at one side of the vibration unit and sequentially stacked with each other.
US11585331B2	Pierced waveguide thruster The disclosed propulsion system of a space vehicle and the methods of operating the propulsion system use a microwave energy source to heat propellant in a propellant chamber that pierces and traverses a waveguide carrying the microwave energy. In some implementations, the microwave energy ionizes and further heats the propellant in the propellant chamber. The partially ionized and heated propellant may exit the propellant chamber via a nozzle to generate thrust.
US11585323B2	Method and apparatus for cooperative controlling wind turbines of a wind farm Provided is an apparatus and method for cooperative controlling wind turbines of a wind farm, wherein the wind farm includes at least one pair of turbines aligned along a common axis approximately parallel to a current wind direction and having an upstream turbine and a downstream turbine. The method includes the steps of: a) providing a data driven model trained with a machine learning method and stored in a database, b) determining a decision parameter for controlling at least one of the upstream turbine and the downstream turbine by feeding the data driven model with the current power production of the upstream turbine which returns a prediction value indicating whether the downstream turbine will be affected by wake, and/or the temporal evolvement of the current power production of the upstream turbine; c) based on the decision parameter, determining control parameters for the upstream turbine and/or the downstream turbine.
US11585320B2	Method for controlling a multiphase separately excited synchronous generator in a wind turbine A method for controlling a multiphase separately excited synchronous generator in a wind turbine is provided. The generator has a stator and an armature having an excitation input, connected to an excitation controller, for inputting an excitation current or an excitation voltage. The stator has a stator output, connected to a rectifier, for delivering stator currents. The rectifier is controllable to control the stator currents by detecting a speed of the armature or rotor, determining a setpoint power to be delivered by the generator or the turbine based on the speed, determining an excitation current or voltage based on the detected speed and determined setpoint power, inputting the excitation current or voltage by excitation controller at the excitation input, determining the stator currents as setpoint stator currents based on the speed and the setpoint power, and controlling the rectifier to set the stator currents to the setpoint stator currents.
US11585311B2	Distributor with heat dissipation effect A distributor with heat dissipation effect has an ignition device having includes a distributor upper cap, a rotor assembly and a distributor bowl-shaped lower cap, a transmission device connected between the distributor bowl-shaped lower cap and the rotor assembly, and a heat insulation pad held between the distributor bowl-shaped lower cap and the transmission device. When the distributor is assembled on an engine, heat from the engine can be effectively isolated and heat from the ignition device can also be dissipates by the heat insulation pad.
US11585309B2	Supplemental starting system The disclosure is directed to a system and method for providing supplemental power to start one or more cranking motors. The supplemental starting system includes a starting-signal isolator configured to connect to one or more electrical starting-signal wires providing starting signal to one or more cranking motors, a resetting relay electrically connecting to the starting-signal isolator, a programmable logic controller (PLC) electrically connecting to the resetting relay, a supplemental battery relay electrically connecting to the starting-signal isolator and the PLC, a supplemental battery electrically connecting to the supplemental battery relay, and a positive output-terminal electrically connecting to the supplemental battery relay. When an output of the starting-signal isolator is higher than a threshold voltage, the resetting relay and the supplemental battery relay are configured to be in a close state, so that the supplemental starting system is configured to provide electricity to one of the one or more cranking motors.
US11585308B2	Apparatus and method for retrofit engine start/stop and idle control A system and method for retrofit engine start/stop control system for an air starter equipped internal combustion engine includes a circuit to energize and air control value, an air pressure sensor, a programmable logic controller, an engine block temperature sensor to measure an external engine temperature, an ambient temperature sensor, an ignition circuit connector, a battery voltage sensor, and an engine speed sensor. The programmable logic controller is configured to start the engine when at least one of the pressure of the compressed gas tank, an external engine block temperature, an ambient air temperature, and a battery output voltage fall below a predefined threshold value for startup.
US11585305B2	Monolithic fuel rail structure and method of manufacture A monolithic fuel rail structure is configured to receive and support a fuel injector, and includes a log, an injector cup that protrudes integrally from an outer surface of the log, and a fuel passage. An inner surface of the log defines a main fuel channel, and the injector cup includes a bore that opens at one end of the injector cup. An inlet end of the fuel injector is received in the bore. The fuel passage provides fluid communication between the bore and the main fuel channel, and the fuel passage corresponds to a portion of a hole that extends through the injector cup on each of opposed sides of the injector cup.
US11585304B2	Rail for high-pressure direct injection The flexibility of the attachment angle and attachment interval of the member (e.g., injector) attached to the joint member is increased to improve the flexibility of layout even in the case of the forged rail for high-pressure direct injection. In addition, the manufacturing cost can be reduced while keeping high strength of the joint portion. A rail body 1 manufactured by forging, the rail body 1 having a through hole 4 opened on a wall surface 3 for communicating a fuel passage 2 extending in an axial direction with an outside; anda tubular joint member 6 manufactured separately from the rail 1 body and fixed to the rail body 1 at a position of the through hole 4 for allowing a fuel to flow from the fuel passage 2 through the through hole 4 are provided.
US11585303B2	Dual-fuel internal combustion engine A dual-fuel internal combustion engine includes: cylinders for combusting a first liquid fuel having a first ignitability in a first operating mode, and a second liquid fuel having a second lesser ignitability, in a second operating mode; a main injection system including a main injector for each cylinder, for feeding the first liquid fuel to the respective cylinders in the first operating mode and for feeding the second liquid fuel to the respective cylinders in the second operating mode; and a pilot injection system including a pilot injector for each cylinder, via which the first liquid fuel can is feedable to the respective cylinders in the second operating mode for igniting the second liquid fuel. The main and pilot injection systems are coupled such that in the second operating mode the first liquid fuel, is feedable to the respective main injector as a working fluid and/or a barrier fluid.
US11585301B1	Two-stage boost system for engines A dual turbocharger system for an engine is provided. In one example, the dual turbocharger system may include two variable geometry turbines (VGTs), with each turbine being of the same size and operating in parallel, and with each compressor of the turbocharger operating in series, the first compressor of the first turbocharger being larger than the second compressor of the second turbocharger.
US11585299B2	System and methods for a fuel tank pressure control pump Systems for hybrid electric engines have a fuel vapor canister (FVC) in fluid communication with (i) fuel vapor in a fuel tank with a refueling valve therebetween, (ii) an intake manifold with a canister purge valve therebetween, and (iii) atmospheric pressure (atm) with a canister vent valve (CVV) therebetween, a bypass loop around the refueling valve, and a pressure sensor upstream of both the refueling valve and the CVV. The loop has a control pump and a control valve controlling fluid communication with atm, and in a first mode, control valve and CVV open, pumps fuel vapor to the FVC for pressure control, then closes the control valve; in a second mode, control valve closed and CVV open, pumps atm to the FVC; and in a third mode, control valve and CVV open, pumps fuel vapor to the FVC to a pre-selected threshold to close the CVV.
US11585298B1	Canister capacity diagnostics for evaporative emissions control system in heavy duty vehicles Methods and systems are provided for an evaporative emissions control system for onboard refueling vapor recovery of a heavy duty vehicle. In one example, a method may include, in response to greater than a threshold change in a fuel level of a fuel tank fluidically coupled to at least two fuel vapor storage canisters of an evaporative emissions control system during a refueling event, performing a canister working capacity diagnostic on each of the at least two fuel vapor storage canisters by measuring an exhaust gas air-fuel ratio (AFR) while independently purging each of the at least two fuel vapor storage canisters. In this way, the working capacity of each fuel vapor storage canister may be separately assessed in order to more accurate identify degradation of the working capacity.
US11585296B1	Self compensating rocket engine enhancement An annular ablative gas blocking device provides for automatic altitude compensation of a rocket engine exhaust plume. The nozzle is over expanded at low level launch altitudes and near optimally expanded at the highest altitude at the terminal burnout or staging altitude of the rocket engine. The ablative gas blocking device in the nozzle exit mitigates low altitude launch effects of an over expanded nozzle and inhibits external atmospheric air entrance into the nozzle at launch. The gas blocking means ablatively erodes away from plume impingement as the rocket ascends in a pre-programmed manner to achieve optimum area expansion ratio at all altitudes.
US11585293B2	Low weight large fan gas turbine engine A gas turbine engine includes a fan with a plurality of fan blades rotatable about an axis, a compressor section, a combustor in fluid communication with the compressor section, and a turbine section in fluid communication with the combustor. The fan defines a fan diameter and the turbine section includes a fan drive turbine with a diameter less than 0.50 the size of the fan diameter. A geared architecture is driven by the turbine section for rotating the fan about the axis.
US11585291B2	Tail cone ejector for power cable cooling system in a gas turbine engine An ejector assembly for a cooling system of a gas turbine engine may comprise: a tail cone having a tail cone outlet in fluid communication with a cooling air flow of the cooling system; an ejector body defining a mixing section, a constant area section, and a diffuser section; and a nozzle section in fluid communication with an exhaust air flow of the gas turbine engine, the ejector assembly configured to entrain the cooling air flow via the exhaust air flow.
US11585287B2	Cylinder detection in a four-stroke internal combustion engine An arrangement for cylinder detection in a four-stroke internal combustion engine is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a first disc connected to a crankshaft, the first disc comprising a first mark (M11-M13) within each an interspace angle (α), and a second disc connected to a camshaft and comprising one second mark (M21-M26) per number of cylinders. The first mark (M11-M13) is arranged on a first disc, or the plurality of first marks (M11-M13) are arranged in relation to each other on the first disc, and the second marks (M21-M26) are arranged in relation to each other on the second disc such that for each interspace angle (α) the relevant first mark (M11-M13) is detectable by a first sensor and the relevant second mark (M21-M26) is detectable by a second sensor at different relative rotational positions between the first disc and the second disc.
US11585286B2	Data processing method A data processing method of variable measurement data in an electronic control unit (ECU) is provided. The ECU that processes the data processing method calculates a filtering frequency based on a delay time frequency based on a transmission timing cycle of the measurement data and a processing timing cycle of the measurement data in the ECU, and also based on a pulsation frequency of the measurement data, and removes, from the measurement data, a component of the filtering frequency calculated in the calculation of the filtering frequency.
US11585278B1	Aviation fuel A method of determining one or more fuel characteristics of an aviation fuel for powering a gas turbine engine of an aircraft includes: measuring one or more trace substance parameters of the fuel, the one or more trace substance parameters each associated with a respective trace substance in the fuel; and determining one or more fuel characteristics of the fuel based on the one or more trace substance parameters. Further, a fuel characteristic determination system, a method of operating an aircraft, and an aircraft.
US11585275B2	Internal manifold for multipoint injection A multipoint injection system includes a manifold with a plurality of flow passages defined through the manifold in the circumferential direction. The flow passages are spaced apart from one another in an axial direction. A plurality of feed arms extends radially inward from the manifold. Feed arm portions of the flow passages extend through each of the feed arms to respective outlets. The feed arm portions of the flow passages are within the axial width of the manifold. A plurality of injection nozzles are included, each in fluid communication with a respective one of the outlets. Each injection nozzle includes an air passage therethrough with an air inlet. The feed arms each follow a path that is circumferentially offset from the air inlets so each of the feed arms is clear from a flow path directly upstream in the axial direction of each of the air inlets.
US11585273B2	Aircraft heat exchangers A turbine engine heat exchanger has: a manifold having a first face and a second face opposite the first face; a plurality of first plates along the first face, each first plate having an interior passageway; and a plurality of second plates along the second face, each second plate having an interior passageway. A first flowpath passing through the interior passageways of the first plates, the manifold, and the interior passageways of the second plates.
US11585270B1	Energy storage system and method An energy storage system has a pressure vessel that is exposed to ambient temperatures and that contains a working fluid which is condensable at ambient temperatures (CWF); a liquid reservoir in communication with one of the vessels and containing a liquid that is unvaporizable in the reservoir and in the vessel; and apparatus for delivering the liquid from the reservoir to the vessel. The CWF is compressible within the vessel upon direct contact with the liquid and is storable in a liquid state after being compressed to its saturation pressure. In a method, at least some of the liquid located in the vessel is propelled by the CWF towards a turbine to produce power. In one embodiment, a module has a first vessel having at least four ports, a second vessel at ambient temperatures, and a flow control component operatively connected to a corresponding conduit for selectively controlling fluid flow.
US11585269B1	Apparatus for removing particulate matter from bleed gas An intake device for a gas turbine engine includes a snorkel and a housing. The snorkel includes a tubular body and an inlet aperture. The tubular body extends between a closed end and an open end opposite the closed end. The inlet aperture is formed through the tubular body proximate the closed end. The housing is mounted to the snorkel. The housing includes an inner wall, an outer wall, a side wall, a settling chamber, and an outlet tube. The inner wall is adjacent the snorkel. The outer wall is opposite the inner wall. The side wall extends from the inner wall to the outer wall. The settling chamber is within the side wall between the inner wall and the outer wall. The settling chamber is fluidly coupled with the open end. The outlet tube extends through the housing from the settling chamber to an exterior of the housing.
US11585268B2	Geared turbofan engine with targeted modular efficiency A turbine engine includes a first compression section includes a last blade trailing edge radial tip length that is greater than about 67% of the radial tip length of a leading edge of a first stage of the first compression section. A second compression section includes a last blade trailing edge radial tip length that is greater than about 57% of a radial tip length of a leading edge of a first stage of the first compression section.
US11585267B2	Systems for the reduction of intake valve deposits and methods The invention includes a system to reduce deposits from a surface of an intake valve, preferably in a GDI engine. The system includes a delivery device having a reservoir for holding a cleaning agent. The reservoir has a body that defines an interior space, and an outlet port in fluid communication with the interior space of the reservoir body. The delivery device has a delivery conduit that extends from the outlet port and terminates at a distal end. The proximal end of the delivery conduit is in fluid communication with the outlet port. An actuator having an open position and a closed position is included in the delivery device. Upon activation of the actuator from a closed position to an open position, a portion of the cleaning agent flows from the interior space through the outlet port and is delivered under pressure to distal end of the delivery conduit.
US11585260B2	Exhaust isolator bracket with alignment feature An isolator for supporting an exhaust component from a portion of a vehicle via a hanger includes elastomeric isolator element having at least one aperture adapted to receive the hanger and an isolator or bracket for receiving and supporting the elastomeric isolator element. The isolator bracket includes a mounting structure including a first aperture and a second aperture. The isolator bracket is adapted to be fixed to the vehicle by a single fastener extending through the first aperture. The second aperture extends through the isolator bracket and includes an internal wall shaped as a polygon. A target orientation of the isolator bracket relative to the vehicle is obtained when the internal wall of the second aperture is angularly oriented and coaxially aligned with a corresponding aperture in the portion of the vehicle having an internal surface with the same polygon shape as the second aperture.
US11585258B2	Method for determining the loading of a soot filter The invention relates to a method for determining a loading of a soot filter with soot particles from an exhaust gas mass flow of an internal combustion engine in a motor vehicle, a control device for an internal combustion engine having a soot filter, and a computer program product for carrying out the method. In the first step 100 of the method a characteristic curve for the relationship between the exhaust gas mass flow, exhaust gas temperature, ambient pressure, and pressure drop across the soot filter without loading is determined; in the second step 200 a second exhaust gas mass flow and a second pressure drop that occurs during loading of the soot filter are determined; in the third step 300, from the characteristic curve the first pressure drop is determined for which the first and second exhaust gas mass flows have the same value; in the fourth step 400 an estimated value for the loading of the soot filter is computed via a real-time parameter estimation, preferably by use of the gradient method, based on the previously determined parameters. The method allows a reliable determination of the instantaneous loading of a particulate filter, regardless of the type of measuring signals used in each case for characterizing the loading behavior of the soot filter.
US11585254B2	Closed control loop with ammonia slip and NOx sensor feedback for use in selective catalytic reduction system A selective catalytic reduction system control system (10) and method of its use include an ammonia (“NH3”) slip sensor (13) located within an interior space (27) of an exhaust stack (15) of a selective catalytic reactor (31), toward an inlet end (25) of the stack (15); a housing (17) located within the interior space of the exhaust stack; the housing including face panels 19; a nitrogen oxides (“NOx”) sensor (11) contained within an interior space (29) defined by the face panels of the housing, at least two of the face panels (19I, 19O) containing an oxidation catalyst; and a dosing controller (59) in communication with the NH3 and NOx sensors, the dosing controller including a microprocessor with dosing logic embedded thereon. The housing with oxidation catalyst acts as a linear box, isolating the NOx sensor from NH3 slip, linearizing the NOx sensor signal.
US11585253B2	Converging liquid reductant injector nozzle in selective catalytic reduction systems A liquid reductant injector nozzle includes a first portion defining a hollow cylindrical static chamber, in fluid communication with second portion defining a hollow frustoconical converging section, which is in turn in fluid communication with a sharp edged type discharge orifice. The hollow cylindrical static chamber is in reductant receiving communication with a reductant source, and has a first and second circular opening having equal diameters. The second circular opening is downstream of the first circular opening. The hollow frustoconical converging section is in reductant receiving communication with the hollow cylindrical static chamber via the second circular opening. Reductant received from the reductant source is discharged through the discharge orifice. A sidewall of the hollow cylindrical static chamber and a frustum side of the frustoconical converging section define an angle of convergence of the liquid reductant injector nozzle relative to a plane of the second circular opening.
US11585252B2	High power density insulated exhaust heating system A heating apparatus for a fluid flow system having a container body includes a heater element and a strip. The heater element is within the container body and includes an electrical resistance element, a sheath, and an insulating material. The sheath extends along a predefined path through the container body and surrounds the electrical resistance element along the predefined path. The insulating material is disposed about the electrical resistance element between the electrical resistance element and the sheath. The insulating material electrically insulates the electrical resistance element from the sheath. The strip is disposed inside the container body and defines a tortuous geometry that follows the predefined path. The strip defines a plurality of openings at discrete locations along the strip. The heater element extends through the plurality of openings and is configured to contact the strip at the discrete locations.
US11585251B2	Method of controlling operation of an exhaust gas treatment apparatus A method is disclosed for controlling an engine assembly comprising an internal combustion engine and an exhaust gas treatment apparatus. The aftertreatment assembly may require cleaning from time to time, and where this involves active thermal management of the aftertreatment assembly, the method involves performing the following steps: (a) imposing a first limit on engine speed; (b) awaiting an engine safe state; and (c) implementing a cleaning process comprising: (i) injecting fuel into the engine such that the fuel passes through the engine without combusting for the fuel to combust in the diesel oxidation catalyst so as to target an increase in exhaust gas temperature in the diesel oxidation catalyst; and (ii) removing the first limit on engine speed and targeting an engine speed set point, wherein the engine speed set point is at a higher speed than the first limit on engine speed.
US11585249B2	Heat exchanger system The invention relates to a heat exchanger system, in particular for connection to an internal combustion engine, preferably of a motor vehicle, comprising at least one heat exchanger module, in particular oil-water heat exchanger module (10), and a layer heating module (11), which is mounted or mountable on the heat exchanger module, wherein the layer heating module (11) comprises a substrate, in particular a carrier plate (12), and an electric heating coating (13) applied to the substrate, in particular to the carrier plate (12).
US11585247B2	Recirculating hydraulic fluid control valve A hydraulic fluid control valve (HFCV) configured to recirculate an exiting hydraulic fluid from a first hydraulic actuation chamber to a second hydraulic actuation chamber is provided. The HFCV includes a spring well that combines a hydraulic fluid received from a hydraulic fluid pressure source with a recirculated hydraulic fluid from the first hydraulic actuation chamber and delivers the combination to the second hydraulic actuation chamber.
US11585246B2	Method of manufacturing a bearing pin with an external lubrication channel A method of manufacturing a bearing pin with an external lubrication channel and the bearing pin formed thereby are disclosed. The method includes fixing a rotational orientation of the bearing pin along a pin axis, cutting an outer surface of the bearing pin in a first straight line across a first convex portion thereof to create a first open external groove of the lubrication channel; and cutting an outer surface of the bearing pin in a second straight line across a second convex portion thereof to create a second open external groove of the lubrication channel. The grooves have a concave sectional profile and circumferential open ends disposed intermediate and not intersecting the ends of the bearing pin.
US11585244B2	Systems and methods for generating electricity via a pumped thermal energy storage system Systems and methods are provided for charging a pumped thermal energy storage (“PTES”) system. A system may include a compressor or pump configured to circulate a working fluid within a fluid circuit, wherein the working fluid enters the pump at a first pressure and exits at a second pressure; a first heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use; a second heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use; a third heat exchanger through which the working fluid circulates in use, a turbine positioned between the first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger, configured to expand the working fluid to the first pressure; a high temperature reservoir connected to the first heat exchanger; a low temperature reservoir connected to the second heat exchanger, and a waste heat reservoir connected to the third heat exchanger.
US11585243B2	Material activation system with thermal energy storage system An energy storage system converts variable renewable electricity (VRE) to continuous heat at over 1000° C. Intermittent electrical energy heats a solid medium. Heat from the solid medium is delivered continuously on demand. An array of bricks incorporating internal radiation cavities is directly heated by thermal radiation. The cavities facilitate rapid, uniform heating via reradiation. Heat delivery via flowing gas establishes a thermocline which maintains high outlet temperature throughout discharge. Gas flows through structured pathways within the array, delivering heat which may be used for processes including calcination, hydrogen electrolysis, steam generation, and thermal power generation and cogeneration. Groups of thermal storage arrays may be controlled and operated at high temperatures without thermal runaway via deep-discharge sequencing. Forecast-based control enables continuous, year-round heat supply using current and advance information of weather and VRE availability. High-voltage DC power conversion and distribution circuitry improves the efficiency of VRE power transfer into the system.
US11585234B2	Systems, program products, and methods for detecting thermal stability within gas turbine systems Systems, program products, and methods for detecting thermal stability within gas turbine systems are disclosed. The systems may include a computing device(s) in communication with a gas turbine system, and a plurality of sensors positioned within or adjacent the gas turbine system. The sensor(s) may measure operational characteristics of the gas turbine system. The computing device(s) may be configured to detect thermal stability within the gas turbine system by performing processes including calculating a lag output for each of the plurality of measured operational characteristics. The calculated lag output may be based on a difference between a calculated lag for the measured operational characteristics and the measured operational characteristic itself. The calculated lag output may be also be based on a time constant for the measured operational characteristics. The computing device(s) may also determine when each of the calculated lag outputs are below a predetermined threshold.
US11585228B2	Technique for cooling inner shroud of a gas turbine vane A turbine vane is provided. The turbine vane may include an inner shroud having an upper surface and a lower surface, a seal unit disposed in the lower surface of the inner shroud and defining a first region and a second region in the lower surface of the inner shroud, a first impingement unit arranged in the first region and comprising a first impingement plate facing the inner shroud defining a first impingement chamber therebetween, wherein the first impingement plate is configured to receive cooling air and form impingement jet directed to the first impingement chamber, a second impingement unit arranged in the second region and comprising a second impingement plate facing the inner shroud defining a second impingement chamber therebetween, and at least one connector flow channel configured to direct cooling air from the first impingement chamber to the second region, wherein the second impingement plate is configured to receive cooling air from the at least one connector flow channel and form impingement jet directed to the second impingement chamber.
US11585223B2	Gas turbine blade arrangement A curved contour of the lateral surface of a blade arrangement includes in at least one meridian section on mutually opposite sides of a blade airfoil an intersection point that is closer to the blade airfoil front edge, and an intersection point that is closer to the blade airfoil rear edge, and a best-fit line of least square distances from the curved contour. The curved contour includes first and/or the second contour section which meet specified conditions.
US11585221B1	Vane drive rotary combustion engine A rotary engine is provided for providing torque. The engine includes a housing, a stator, a crank shaft, a rotor and a pair of vanes. The housing has an inner wall with an elliptical profile with major and minor axes. The stator has an outer wall and a double ellipsoid profile corresponding to the major and minor axes. The crank shaft is disposed at a junction of the major and minor axes, rotating about a spin axis orthogonal to the profiles. The rotor has an annular circular profile disposed between the inner and outer walls. The rotor turns on the crank shaft. The vanes radially slide within the rotor as the crank shaft rotates and as the vanes turn within the inner and outer walls.
US11585218B2	Drilling device for surveying front rock-mass intactness of tunnel face for tunnel constructed by TBM and method using the same A drilling device for surveying front rock-mass intactness of a tunnel face for a tunnel constructed by a TBM and a method using the same are provided. The drilling device includes a drilling assembly, a drill-attitude control assembly, a data monitoring assembly and a TBM-platform fixing seat. The drilling assembly is connected to a TBM hydraulic system to obtain power, to drill the rock mass by an alloy bit through rotation and translation thereof. The drill-attitude control assembly controls an angle, a direction and a position of a drill rod and maintains drilling accuracy and stability. The data monitoring assembly acquires and stores a drilling dynamic-response signal by a high-accuracy sensor and a data recorder, to analyze an intactness characteristic of the rock mass. The TBM-platform fixing seat mounts the drilling device on the TBM.
US11585212B2	Anisotropy model guided fracture properties extraction from VSP data A DAS VSP technique is used to determine the induced fracture height and fracture density of an induced fracture region. The DAS VSP technique obtains pre-hydraulic fracturing DAS VSP survey time-lapse data to establish a baseline reference for the direct acoustic wave travel time. The DAS VSP technique obtains one or more time-lapse data corresponding to the subsequent monitor surveys conducted after each hydraulic fracturing stage along the well. Forward modeling is used to determine a theoretical acoustic wave travel time difference. The forward modeling uses seismic anisotropy to describe the behavior of seismic waves traveling through the induced fracture regions. An inversion scheme is then used to invert for the induced fracture height and the fracture density using the forward modeling. The two extracted induced fracture characteristics may then be used to determine optimal hydraulic fracturing parameters.
US11585208B2	Determining approximate wellbore curvature A method for configuring a bottom hole assembly (BHA) includes receiving bending moment values for the BHA, curvature values and drilling conditions for a wellbore, and processing the bending moment values to create a representation of the curvature of the drilled wellbore. Processing the bending moment values includes selecting a set of curvature values in a specified range for a selected location, calculating a bending moment value for each curvature value, and determining an actual wellbore curvature at the location by matching the received bending moment value to one of the calculated bending moment values. The method further includes generating a representation of an actual path of the wellbore using selected curvature values at a plurality of wellbore locations, comparing the actual path of the wellbore with a planned path of the wellbore; and based on the comparison, determining a configuration of the BHA to drill a next wellbore.
US11585206B2	Injection of additives into a produced hydrocarbon line Additive is introduced into a tubular that carries produced fluid from a wellhead; the additive addition prophylactically guards against damage to the tubular, such as from corrosion or oxidation. Gas from the wellhead is utilized as a pressure source for driving the additive into the tubular. The rate of additive injection is varied based on characteristics of the tubular or fluid in the tubular. Characteristics of the fluid in the tubular include iron content, residual additive, moisture content, and flowrate; characteristics of the tubular include its corrosion rate of the tubular. The characteristics are measured real time, measured historically, or predicted from a model.
US11585205B2	Methods, systems, and media for controlling a toolface of a downhole tool There is described a method of determining a reactive torque factor for use in controlling a toolface of a downhole tool. For each of one or more sliding operations, a change in a top drive position of a drive unit operable to rotate a drill string connected to the downhole tool is determined, a change in a toolface of the downhole tool is determined, and a change in a differential pressure is determined. Based on the change in the top drive position, the change in the toolface, and the change in the differential pressure, a reactive torque factor is determined.
US11585202B2	Method and system for optimizing field development A method for optimizing a drilling roadmap may include identifying an optimal bottom hole assembly (BHA) setup and drilling parameters for a well located in a field. The BHA setup may be based on historical simulation data of the field and drilling roadmap information. The drilling roadmap information may include initial drilling instructions for implementing the drilling roadmap. The method may include implementing and tracking the drilling roadmap at the well. The drilling roadmap may be based on a location of the well on the field and a type of other applications being performed on the field. The method may include obtaining sensor collected data to determine an accuracy of implementation of the drilling roadmap. The accuracy may be determined based on a comparison between tracked drilling parameters and simulated drilling parameters.
US11585201B2	All-in-one system and related method for fracking and completing a well which automatically installs sand screens for sand control immediately after fracking A method for fracking a hydrocarbon formation. An actuating member, flowable along a production string, is provided. A unique key portion thereon engages a desired sliding sleeve covering an associated port in the production string. Applying uphole fluid pressure causes the sliding sleeve and actuating member to move so as to uncover the associated port. After fracking and cessation of supply of pressurized fracturing fluid, a compressed spring on the actuating member decompresses so as to reposition a sand screen immediately beneath the port so as to prevent sand from flowing into the production string. Flowable insertion of additional “keyed” actuating members allows similar opening of additional successive uphole ports and fracking in the regions of such additional opened ports, with similar location of sand screens at each opened port. Plug members on each actuating member thereafter dissolve or are successively burst to thereby allow production.
US11585198B2	Adaptive noise reduction for event monitoring during hydraulic fracturing operations A system detects an acoustic-wave-producing downhole event associated with a pipe at an uphole location in the presence of surface noise. The system comprises: a first plurality of acoustic sensors located a first axial position along the pipe and oriented symmetrically about the pipe axis; and a second plurality of acoustic sensors located a second axial position along the pipe and oriented symmetrically about the pipe axis, the second axial position spaced apart from the first axial position. A processor is connected to receive the signals from the first and second pluralities of sensors and configured to process the sensor signals to thereby produce an output signal. The processor is configured to adjust the digital processing, based on the sensor signals, to minimize a contribution of the surface noise to the output signal.
US11585195B2	Treatment of subterranean formations Herein are provided tools and processes for extracting oil from subterranean formation. The processes can include lightening the oil in the formation prior to extraction by the addition of a nanogas solution. The tools include injectors for the formation of the nanogas solution within the subterranean formation.
US11585192B2	Method and system for reactively defining valve settings A method includes obtaining a reservoir model for a subsurface reservoir, identifying a current state of the subsurface reservoir using the reservoir model, and a computer processor selecting an optimization function from multiple optimization functions according to the current state of the reservoir to obtain a selected optimization function. The method further includes the computer processor calculating valve positions of physical devices using the selected optimization function. The valve positions are implemented.
US11585187B2	Hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection The disclosure describes hydrocarbon flowline corrosion inhibitor overpressure protection. Such a protection system includes a fluid flow pathway fluidically coupled to a corrosion inhibitor injection pump that injections corrosion inhibitor into a hydrocarbon carrying flowline. When the injection pump pressure exceeds a threshold flow pressure, the corrosion inhibitor is flowed through a first branch of the fluid flow pathway to relieve the excess pressure. The first branch is fluidically isolated from a second branch. When a rupture disc in the first branch fails, then the corrosion inhibitor is diverted to flow through the second branch and the first branch is isolated from the corrosion inhibitor flow.
US11585181B2	Modular head for well tubulars A head for a well tubular. The well tubular head includes features that may be applied to a casing head or a tubing head. The well tubular head includes a bowl tubular reversibly connected with a casing connector. The bowl tubular is adapted for connecting with an uphole component of an equipment stack or other system. The bowl tubular includes a hanger profile for receiving a casing hanger or tubing hanger. The casing connector is adapted for connecting with the casing. The bowl tubular and the casing connector may be replaced independently of each other. Removable connection points for flow lines may be included on the well tubular head to facilitate changing flow lines or flow line connection points. The bowl tubular may include a drive system for rotating tubing.
US11585179B2	Subsea equipment installation The invention relates to the drilling of subsurface oil and gas wells and the installation of subsurface equipment (11). A lifting vessel 7 brings heavy equipment such as Xmas trees or manifolds and wet parks this equipment (11) on the seafloor (5) during good weather when the significant wave height is low. The equipment (11), once it is underwater, has much lower weight and may easily be moved into place onto a wellhead (10) at an appropriate time using lower capacity lifting gear. The timing of this operation is much less sensitive to weather conditions because the equipment does not need to pass through the splash zone (sea surface). This makes for efficient use of expensive drilling rig time, and allows for acceleration of production of first wells on the template as critical heavy lifts could not else be done until rig has left the location. (FIG. 1).
US11585177B2	Removing a tubular from a wellbore Techniques for removing a tubular from a wellbore include running a downhole tool on a downhole conveyance into a wellbore formed from a terranean surface into a subterranean formation; activating a piston sub-assembly to repeatedly move pistons to contact a portion of a casing installed in the wellbore to at least de-bond a cement layer installed between the portion of the casing and the subterranean formation from the portion of the casing; activating a cutting sub-assembly to move a cutting blade to cut through the portion of the casing adjacent the de-bonded portion of the cement layer; activating a hanger sub-assembly to move a set of slips into contacting engagement with the cut portion of the casing; and running the downhole tool on the downhole conveyance out of the wellbore with the cut portion of the casing engaged with the set of slips.
US11585173B2	Fluid flow control during well treatment A method of treating a subterranean well can include positioning a flow restrictor in a wellbore that penetrates an interval of an earth formation, displacing the flow restrictor along the wellbore away from a surface of the well, preventing longitudinal displacement of the flow restrictor in the wellbore, introducing flow into a first section of the interval from a section of the wellbore between the flow restrictor and the surface, blocking the flow from the wellbore section into the first interval section, permitting longitudinal displacement of the flow restrictor in the wellbore, and displacing the flow restrictor along the wellbore away from the surface of the well, thereby permitting unrestricted flow from the wellbore section into a second section of the interval. The second interval section is farther along the wellbore from the surface than the first interval section.
US11585171B2	Managed pressure drilling systems and methods A well system includes a drilling vessel, a concentric drillstring extending from the vessel into a subterranean wellbore disposed beneath a mudline, wherein the concentric drillstring is configured to circulate a drilling fluid from the drilling vessel into the wellbore along a first passage, and to circulate the drilling fluid from the wellbore to the drilling vessel along a second passage, and a subsea pump in fluid communication with the wellbore, wherein the subsea pump is configured to manage fluid pressure in the wellbore by controlling a height of a column of hydrostatic fluid disposed in the wellbore.
US11585170B2	Flow meter measurement for drilling rig A system is disclosed for measuring fluid flow. The system may include a plurality of sensors and a computing device. The plurality of sensors may be positionable at different angles in a container of an offshore drilling rig to sense data about drilling fluid flow in the container. The computing device may be communicatively couplable to the plurality of sensors for receiving the data about the drilling fluid flow in the container and using the data to determine a calculated fluid flow rate compensating for movement of the offshore drilling rig.
US11585169B2	Riser mounted controllable orifice choke An apparatus includes a variable orifice choke disposed within a riser. The riser is connected between a drilling platform and a wellbore. A control unit is in signal communication with the variable orifice choke. The control unit is operable to control a flow area of the variable orifice choke such that a selected fluid pressure is maintained in the wellbore.
US11585165B2	Method and apparatus for handling drill tubes A pipe handling apparatus, for handling drill tubes on a drilling platform, has an upper guide member 100 comprising a retention head mounted on an arm. The arm can extend telescopically so as to position it to allow the retention head to engage a drill tube for placement in and removal from a rack 230.
US11585162B2	System and method for making a threaded connection A system for connecting a male component to a female component comprises a male component comprising a main body including a first compression face, a first tension face, and an outer surface that includes a plurality of first longitudinal splines; a middle element including an inner surface, an outer surface, and a second tension face configured to engage the first tension face, the inner surface including a plurality of second longitudinal splines corresponding to and engaging the first longitudinal splines so as to form a splined interface and the outer surface including a threaded section; and a female component defining a box, the box including a second compression face for engaging the first compression face and an inner wall that includes a wall threaded section corresponding to and engaging the middle element threaded section. The middle element may comprise a plurality of azimuthal segments.
US11585160B2	Transmission line tension anchor for drill string components An apparatus for retaining a transmission line within a drill string component includes a drill string component comprising a bore having an internal diameter. A slot is formed in the internal diameter to receive a transmission line. A shoulder within the slot is configured to engage a tension anchor attached to the transmission line. The tension anchor is configured to hold tension in the transmission line. The tension anchor includes a first component that is attached to the transmission line, and a second component that is threaded onto the first component. In certain embodiments, the second component contains a connector configured to enable connection to the transmission line. A corresponding system is also disclosed.
US11585159B2	Inner drilling riser tie-back internal connector Systems and methods for coupling a platform to a subsea wellhead are provided. The systems may include a riser extending between the platform and the subsea wellhead. The systems may further include an inner drilling riser tie-back connector (“ITBC”) coupled to an inner riser and having an outer body and an inner body. The inner body is at least partially disposed within the outer body, and the inner body is translatable along a longitudinal axis of the ITBC between a first unlocked position and a second locked position. The systems may additionally include a locking mechanism for the ITBC.
US11585157B2	Earth boring tools with enhanced hydraulics adjacent cutting elements and methods of forming A tool for drilling a borehole through a formation. The tool comprises a body, blades having rotationally leading surfaces extending from the tool body, cutting elements secured at least partially within cutting element pockets, and linear or rounded transition surfaces between the cutting element pockets and the rotationally leading surface of the blades. The rounded transition surfaces have a radius of curvature between about 3 and 150 millimeters. The disclosure also includes a method of manufacturing an earth-boring downhole tool comprising: providing a tool body and blades comprising a rotationally leading surface extending from the tool body; Forming cutting element pockets into the blades proximate the rotationally leading surface of the blades; Forming linear or rounded transition surfaces between the cutting element pockets and the rotationally leading surface of the blades, the rounded transition surfaces having a radius of curvature between about 3 and 150 millimeters; And securing cutting elements at least partially within the cutting element pockets.
US11585153B1	Device for prevention of ladder use The invention, according to an embodiment, is a foldable, adjustable, and lockable cover for a plurality of rungs of a ladder. The device renders a ladder prohibitively difficult to climb. In an embodiment, the device is attached to a ladder using a lock, such as a bike lock or padlock, at a top portion of the device, rendering it difficult to for an unauthorized user to climb the ladder to cut any lock holding the device in place and/or remove the ladder.
US11585151B2	Self-adjusting bottom bar for a retractable screen A self-adjusting retractable screen system including a sheet of flexible screen material and a bottom bar assembly extending horizontally along a bottom edge of the sheet of flexible screen material from a first end to a second end. The bottom bar assembly includes a termination bar secured to the bottom edge of the sheet of flexible screen material and an adjustable arm received on the termination bar. The adjustable arm can be rotated between a level position and a rotated position.
US11585147B2	Slidable window construction There is provided a kit of parts configurable for assembly within a window assembly, that defines a window opening, and includes a frame and a sash, wherein the sash is slidably mounted relative to the frame for slidable movement relative to the frame from a first position to a second position, wherein the kit comprises a frame member of the above-described frame, a sash member of the above-described sash; wherein: the frame member defines a retainer; and the frame, the retainer, and the sash are co-operatively configured such that, while the sash is disposed relative to the frame in the first position, the retainer is interfering with movement of the sash member in an inwardly direction, and while the sash is disposed relative to the frame in the second position, there is an absence of interference to movement of the sash member in the inwardly direction. There is also provided a window construction obtainable from assembly of at least the parts of the kit of parts.
US11585145B1	Shim stacks and methods Angled shim stacks and methods of using the same, which can be used to support to a fenestration unit at those locations where the support is needed by providing a load bearing surface that matches the angle of the fenestration unit sill bottom regardless of the angle of the upper surface of the sill on which the fenestration unit is supported.
US11585142B2	Open roof assembly for use in a vehicle and a method for operating same An open roof assembly for use in a vehicle roof of a vehicle comprises a moveably arranged closure member for selectively covering or at least partially exposing an opening in the vehicle roof, an electric motor operatively coupled to the closure member through a mechanical drive assembly for moving the closure member, an electric driving unit for providing a supply signal to the electric motor and a control unit operatively coupled to the electric driving unit for controlling operation of the electric motor. The electric driving unit comprises four switching devices in a bridged configuration and the control unit is configured to control a motion of the closure member by controlling operation of the switching devices, and to incur a safety stop during a motion of the closure member by an immediate reversal of a polarity of the supply signal.
US11585141B2	Apparatus for preventing sliding door for vehicle from swaying An apparatus for a vehicle includes a door rail configured to be installed on a door panel of a door, a vehicle body rail configured to be coupled to a vehicle body so as to be opposite to the door rail, a vehicle body rail slider coupled to one surface of the vehicle body rail so as to be slidable in a front-rear direction along the vehicle body rail, a door rail slider coupled to the door rail so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction along the door rail, a pulley rotatable in conjunction with a movement of the vehicle body rail slider, a speed reducer directly connected to the pulley, and a second arm hingedly coupled to the speed reducer and configured to move the door rail slider.
US11585139B2	Liquid sealed damper for opening and closing member A liquid sealed damper includes: an attachment portion attached to a peripheral portion of an opening of a vehicle or an opening and closing member for covering the opening; a contact portion to which an external force is input; an insulator configured to isolate vibration and connect the attachment portion and the contact portion; a main liquid chamber in which working liquid is sealed, the insulator serving as a wall portion of the main liquid chamber; an auxiliary liquid chamber divided from the main liquid chamber by a partition member and having a wall portion formed of a diaphragm; and an orifice passage formed in the partition member and communicating with the main liquid chamber and the auxiliary liquid chamber. The partition member has an inner gap in the shape of a recess, and a part of the diaphragm is inserted into the inner gap.
US11585134B2	Mortise jig assembly A mortise jig assembly includes a block that is longitudinally elongated. The block has plurality of mortises therein and the block is clamped to a face of a door such that selected ones the mortises is aligned with an edge of the door. A jig panel is provided and the jig panel is positionable against the edge of the door to engage respective ones of the mortises thereby retaining the jig panel at a selected location on the edge of the door. The jig panel has a guide hole therein thereby facilitating the guide hole to be aligned with a preferred location to cut a hinge recess in the edge of the door. A pair of bolts is each extendable through the jig panel and the block for attaching the jig panel to the block.
US11585128B2	Actuator for a vehicle compartment A vehicle includes a compartment mounted to a frame of the vehicle. The compartment includes a box coupled to the frame in a fixed position relative to the frame and a latch system coupled to the box to allow a user to access the box. The latch system includes a shape-memory alloy wire guided by a pulley during actuation of the latch system.
US11585126B2	Vehicle door lock structure A vehicle door lock structure includes: a housing; an active lever supported by the housing to be displaceable relative to the housing between locked position where the active lever prohibits opening of a vehicle door by a door opening operation of a door operation handle provided on the vehicle door and an unlocked position where the active lever allows the opening of the vehicle door by the door opening operation of the door operation handle; and a spring configured to selectively hold the active lever at either the locked or unlocked position. The housing includes a held portion held by the spring. The spring includes: locked-position and unlocked-position holders respectively holding the held portion such that the active lever is held at the locked and unlocked positions. The active lever includes a spring holder that holds the spring.
US11585124B1	Anti-theft device for a package An anti-theft device for a package is a two-part securing mechanism for packages. The first part is a ball that is attached to the package at the order processing facility. The second part is a matching locking rod with an integral locking mechanism. This locking rod is in turn securely fastened onto a stationary object like a railing, porch post, or other fixed object. The look may be opened by use of a key.
US11585119B2	Joint lock A joint lock comprises a lock body that accommodates a combination locking mechanism; and a jointed bar hoop. The combination locking mechanism has a plurality of code rings rotatable about an axis of rotation and a latch that is preloaded along the axis of rotation in the direction of a locked position. The lock body has an introduction opening through which the locking bar of the jointed bar hoop can be introduced into the lock body along an introduction direction that is oriented transversely to the axis of rotation of the code rings, with the locking bar introduced into the lock body being locked to the lock body when the latch is in the locked position and is blocked. The latch and/or the locking bar of the jointed bar hoop has/have at least one slope that is configured to effect an urging back of the preloaded latch from the locked position into a release position on a removal of the locking bar from the introduction opening of the lock body and/or on an introduction of the locking bar into the introduction opening of the lock body.
US11585117B2	Method of installing door hardware A method of installing a receiving member for a latch assembly or strike assembly in a door or jamb. The receiving member including a base plate, a wall around the perimeter of the base plate, the wall extending substantially perpendicular to the base plate, and a flange extending outwardly from the perimeter of the wall distal the base plate. The base plate has an aperture therein configured to allow a latch to pass therethrough.
US11585116B2	Anti-ligature lever An anti-ligature lock having a locking mechanism for retracting a latch between a locked and an unlocked position. The anti-ligature lock includes a lock handle rotatable about the axis and operatively connected to a lock mechanism hub to rotate the hub and retract the latch between the locked and the unlocked positions. The anti-ligature lock includes a connector between the hub and the lock handle and rotatable about the axis, the connector having a female portion having an opening with walls elongated in a direction normal to the axis and a male portion having projections extending in opposite directions normal to the axis, the male portion extending within the female portion opening and having a neutral position wherein one of the male or female portion may be partially rotated in either direction about the axis with respect to the other of the male or female portion without the male portion projections contacting the female portion opening walls.
US11585115B2	Small-angle latch system for a lock A small angle latch is disclosed which moves a latch bolt from a fully extended position to a retracted position wherein the latch bolt is substantially flush with an outer surface of a faceplate through a rotation of an input device, such as a lever, in the range of from about 25 degrees to about 35 degrees, without exceeding a maximum torque upon the input member of 28 inch-pounds.
US11585114B2	Fence rail fork A vinyl fence rail remover for use where the rail is held in the fence post via tabs cut into the rail and rail tabs must be depressed to remove the rail from the hole cut into the fence post. The fence remover has a handle/tube on a first end, a metal “U” shape section, a straight section, and a tapered second, opposing end from the handle/tube. The handle/tube is as long as necessary to reach the bottom rail through the inside of the fence post. The “U” shaped middle piece is ⅛ inch to ¼ inch smaller than the exact size of the fence rail. The open end of straight section extending from the “U” shaped section is tapered or bent outward to allow it to slip over the tabs of a fence rail as the device is driven over the rail inside the fence post.
US11585112B2	Corner bracket for portable enclosure A portable enclosure includes a plurality of corner brackets, a suspension ring, a plurality of cords respectively connecting each of the plurality of corner brackets and the suspension ring, a plurality of rigid rods respectively connecting each of the plurality of corner brackets, a plurality of rigid rod cords respectively connecting each of the plurality of rigid rods, a privacy curtain, a zipper in the privacy curtain, the zipper configured to permit ingress and egress from the privacy curtain, a plurality of grommeted elastic connectors connecting the privacy curtain and each of the plurality of corner brackets, and a webbing configured to restrain the bottom of the privacy curtain.
US11585106B2	Side protector, ceiling formwork system having at least one such side protector, and method for erecting such a side protector A side protector for ceiling formwork. The ceiling formwork comprises at least one formwork element having a frame. The side protector has a railing. Furthermore, the side protector has a pivoting frame. The railing is connected to the pivoting frame. The pivoting frame can be connected indirectly or directly to the frame from the bottom side of the ceiling formwork. The pivoting frame can be pivoted from an installation position into an end position about an axis of rotation (A) in such a way that the ceiling formwork is laterally secured by the railing. Furthermore, a ceiling formwork system, having at least one corresponding side protector and ceiling formwork, is specified. In addition, a method for erecting such a side protector is specified.
US11585102B2	Load distribution and absorption underpayment system A load distributing and absorbing system that lies below a superstructure material which is exposed to percussive forces. The load distributing and absorbing system is interposed between the superstructure material and a foundation. The system has a barrier layer that lies below the superstructure material and an underlayment infrastructure positioned below the barrier layer. Included in the underlayment infrastructure are hat-shaped absorbing members.
US11585100B2	Tiled floor assembly and components A suspended timber frame deck comprising a timber frame of interconnected timber beams. Tiles are located on top of the beams indirectly at at least two locations by a tile support pad located between the tile and an underlying timber beam. Each pad includes a protrusion located in a hole of the timber beam to register therewith to the timber beam and registered to the tile to help locate the tile to the timber beam and help prevent the tile from sliding over the timber beam.
US11585096B2	Ultra-light freestanding pet ramp A pet ramp is provided having two panels in a collapsible arrangement, with a first panel having legs and a second panel able to be cantilevered from the first panel. The second panel extends beyond the legs and is pivotable to rest on any available surface. A stop is provided between the first and second panels to hold a cantilevered deployed position of the second panel.
US11585095B2	Hollow structural element of a wind energy plant A hollow structural element of a wind energy plant, in particular an offshore wind energy plant which includes a hollow structural element, and a cable arrangement extending along the hollow structural element. A shading element is arranged on the hollow structural element at a distance from the cable arrangement.
US11585090B2	Method and system for interconnecting structural panels Building or structural panels may be joined, such as to form walls or floors. The panels may be connected in various orientations via one or more connectors. The connectors may mount to anchors associated with the panels. The panels may have outer skins located over an expanded core comprising a matrix of supporting elongate members and voids or openings, with the anchors located at edges of the panels.
US11585089B2	Lightweight, wood-free structural insulation sheathing A structural insulation sheathing (SIS) comprises: a first upper facial member, a second lower facial member and an insulation member in intimate, planar contact with both the first upper member and second lower members. The first and second facial members are made from the same reinforcing fiber material less than about 3/16 inch thick. The insulation member comprises a foam layer, said structural insulation sheathing having at least 10×, preferably 15 to 20 times greater strength than its individual components.
US11585088B2	Movable partition systems and related methods A movable partition system includes a movable partition, a floating jamb attached to an end of the movable partition and located within a pocket configured to retain the movable partition when in a retracted position, at least two base plates attached to the floating jamb, and at least two jamb stops attached to opposing interior walls of the pocket. Each of the at least two jamb stops are configured to engage a respective base plate of the floating jamb, wherein the floating jamb, the at least two base plates, and the at least two jamb stops are configured such that disengaging the floating jamb from a secure position within the pocket when the movable partition is in an extended position requires disengaging one of the at least two jamb stops from the respective base plate on each side of the movable partition. Methods of providing a security barrier are disclosed.
US11585087B2	Quick assemble wall system, and related methods A wall panel for a quick assemble wall system may include a first upright post and a second upright post. The wall panel may also include a lower stretcher for connecting the first upright post to the second upright post and an upper stretcher for connecting the first upright post to the second upright post. The wall panel may include at least one frame for placement within the first vertical post, the second vertical post, the lower stretcher, and the upper stretcher. The wall panel may include a first retractable latch located on the at least one frame, the first retractable latch adapted to engage at least one of the first upright post, second upright post, lower stretcher, or upper stretcher. A frame for a quick assemble wall system and a method of assembling a quick assemble wall system are also described.
US11585076B2	Apparatus and method for valve cartridge extraction An apparatus and method for valve cartridge extraction from a valve assembly, wherein the assembly includes a valve member body, a cartridge, and a valve cartridge extraction (VCE) tool comprising at least one pin disposed on the upper surface of the VCE tool. During cartridge removal, the VCE tool is uncoupled from the valve member body and is coupled to the cartridge with the at least one pin. The cartridge is rotated with the coupled VCE tool to assist in cartridge removal. The valve assembly may also include a hood covering the VCE tool.
US11585068B2	Boom control system for a construction machine To be capable of dealing with a machine body lifting operation or a sudden operation, while improving energy efficiency, during a boom-lowering operation, and achieving the reduction of the number of parts, in a construction machine equipped with a boom. It is configured such that a first region Y1 at which a recovery valve passage 16e is opened and a supply valve passage 16f is closed and a second region Y2 at which the recovery valve passage 16e and the supply valve passage 16f are opened, are provided at an operating position of a first boom control valve 16 during the boom lowering operation, and the first boom control valve 16 is positioned at the first region Y1 when neither a machine body lifting operation nor the sudden operation is performed during the boom-lowering operation, and at the region Y2 when the machine body lifting operation or the sudden operation is performed.
US11585063B2	Pile staging stand assembly The disclosure relates to an assembly for staging a pile on the ground, including: at least one stand having a mainframe assembly on the ground, having a front end and a rear end, wherein each stand has: a roller assembly slidably mounted on the main frame assembly, wherein the roller assembly further has a roller located towards the front end; and a pivoting arm assembly having a pivoting arm configured for pivoting towards the ground and away from the ground; and a second roller connected to an end of the pivoting arm.
US11585058B2	Flood defence system with low environmental impact A flood barrier for protecting the environment having a venturi type effect pumping means not requiring external power, the flood barrier comprising a wall and a pump for drawing water across the barrier from a first side to a second side. The wall configured to provide a barrier preventing movement of water from the first, drain, side to the second, tributary, side, of that wall. The barrier further comprising a pipe traversing the wall for transferring water between the two sides of the wall the pipe being terminated in the first side of the wall at a venturi effect pump, the pump being feedable with water from the drain through a conduit inlet so as to create suction in the pipe for drawing water through the pipe from the second side of the wall to drain water from the second to the first side of the wall.
US11585053B1	Milling machine with drum bearing assembly A mobile milling machine includes a cutting rotor disposed along a rotor drum delineating a drum rotation axis and accommodated in a rotor chamber delineated by chamber enclosure. To rotatably support the rotor drum with respect to the chamber enclosure, the rotor drum can include a bearing end and the chamber enclosure can include a bearing bore that are adapted to form a drum bearing assembly. The drum bearing assembly may include a bearing hub and a bushing configured to make a sliding frictional contact along complementary taper surfaces. The floating bushing may be floatingly retained in a chamber door of the chamber enclosure.
US11585052B2	Milling machine having a hydraulic dampening system A milling machine may have a frame, first and second ground engagement members connected through respective, vertically adjustable leg columns to a front end of the frame, and third and fourth ground engagement members connected through respective, vertically adjustable leg columns to a rear end of the frame. Each vertically adjustable leg column includes a hydraulic cylinder connecting the frame and the associated ground engagement member. A milling drum is attached to the frame between the front and rear ends. At least one pair of the leg columns connected to the front end of the frame or the leg columns connected to the rear end of the frame includes an accumulator associated with each of the at least one pair of leg columns, a fluid conduit fluidly connecting a bore end of each of the hydraulic cylinders to the associated accumulator, and a control valve disposed in the fluid conduit and configured to control a flow of fluid between the hydraulic cylinders and the associated accumulators.
US11585050B2	Paver having elevation profile monitoring equipment and methods for operation thereof A paver, in particular a slipform paver, has a machine frame supported by front and rear undercarriages and a paving device for the paving of material. The paver is provided with an apron monitoring device for generating elevation profile data or elevation profile signals describing the elevation profile of the material deposited in the apron of the paving device in a direction transverse to the working direction. A data or signal processing device receives the elevation profile data or signals. The apron monitoring device provides the data needed to allow the material to be spread more evenly across the working width of the paver during the feeding operation by means of a spreading device for spreading the material to be paved in a direction transverse to the working direction and/or to allow the spreading device to be controlled for improved spreading of the material after the paver has been fed.
US11585048B2	Method for producing different variants of rails from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail component In a method for producing different rail variants from an assembly set, and system having a vehicle which is movable on a rail part, the assembly set includes a rail profile part and two different reactive components, and the rail profile part includes an interface at which one of the different reactive components is optionally able to be connected.
US11585047B2	Method and apparatus for producing a fiber web An apparatus and a method which heat an elongated product in at least two pulses including at least one first pulse wherein the product is pressed for at least 10 ms on a first pressure and at least one second heating and smoothing pulse wherein the product is pressed and/or heated at least for 10 ms on a pressure that is higher than the first pressure. The heating elements being arranged to heat the elongated product so that the heating the heating temperature is at least 80° C. on at least one surface of the elongated product.
US11585045B2	Deflecting member for making fibrous structures A deflection member that includes a reinforcing member and a plurality of tiles fastened to the reinforcing member.
US11585044B2	Cord for reinforcing elastomers A cord for reinforcing elastomers excellent in adhesion to elastomers such as rubber is provided. The cord is a cord for reinforcing elastomers (10) that includes metallic filaments (1) and a resin filament (2) twisted together, the resin filament (2) being made from a polymeric material having a melting point or softening point of 80 to 160° C. The cord for reinforcing elastomers includes a core and at least one sheath layer, wherein, after vulcanization, a distance w between metallic filaments (1b) forming an outermost sheath layer is 100 μm or less, and, on a cross section of the cord taken along a direction orthogonal to an axial direction, a filling ratio, which is a ratio of an area of a polymeric material (3) derived from the resin filament (2) to a gap region is 52 to 120%, where the gap region is defined as a portion occupied by a material other than the metallic filaments (1) within a region formed by connecting the centers of the individual metallic filaments (1b) constituting the outermost sheath layer.
US11585040B2	Washing machine assembly The present application relates to washing machine assembly. The described washing machine assembly comprises a body, an outer drum, an inner drum, a door assembly and an ultrasound apparatus; the outer drum is connected to the body, and an accommodating container and an open groove that communicate with each other are formed inside of the outer drum; the inner drum is located inside of the accommodating container and a washing tank is formed in the inner drum; the door assembly is rotatingly connected on the outer drum, the door assembly covers the outer drum so as to block the open groove, and an mounting hole is formed inside of the door assembly; the ultrasound apparatus is located inside of the mounting hole and is connected to the door assembly, and the ultrasound apparatus is at least partially located inside of the washing tank.
US11585038B2	Laundry treating appliance with a filter A laundry treating appliance comprising a tub with a tub access opening, a rotatable drum located within the tub and partially defining a treating chamber, a drying air duct having an inlet formed in the tub and defining a cross-sectional area of the inlet, and a filter overlying the inlet and having a surface area greater than the cross-sectional area of the drying air duct.
US11585037B2	Dosing device and system A dosing device or system for dispensing tablets, which can include at least one active ingredient for an automatic washing process, into an automatic washing machine, wherein the dosing device or system is for dispensing one or more, but not all, of the tablets at once into the automatic washing machine, and wherein the dosing device or system can be for dispensing only one tablet at once.
US11585036B2	Method for operating a laundry washing machine using a unit dose package and laundry washing machine implementing the method A laundry washing machine equipped with a treating agents dispenser comprising a drawer having a compartment suitable to receive a unit dose package comprising a pre-measured amount of treating agent incorporated into a water-soluble pouch. The laundry washing machine has a control unit configured to convey a first amount of water to the compartment to wet the unit dose package, pause, then convey a second amount of water to the compartment for breaking the water-soluble pouch of the unit dose package.
US11585034B2	Washer appliance with removable agitator post using latches and torque transmitting shape A washer appliance includes an impeller and impeller interface. An agitator post is removably positioned upon the impeller interface. A plurality of latches are supported by the agitator post and spaced apart circumferentially. Each latch may be configured for pivoting in and out of one of a plurality of latch recesses provided by the impeller interface when the agitator post is positioned on the impeller interface. Biasing members urge the latch into the latch recesses when the agitator post is positioned on the impeller interface.
US11585031B2	Washing machine appliance having a retractable agitation element A washing machine appliance may include a tub, a basket, and a retractable agitation element. The basket may be rotatably positioned within the tub. The retractable agitation element may be positioned within the basket. The retractable agitation element may define a rotation axis. The retractable agitation element may include a lower shaft, an upper shaft, and a resilient fin. The upper shaft may be slidably mounted on lower shaft in telescoping cooperation to move axially along the rotation axis. The resilient fin may be movably attached to the lower shaft apart from the upper shaft.
US11585029B2	Tufting maching and method of tufting A tufting machine for selectively forming tufts of yarns, including different color or type yarns, for forming patterned tufted articles such as carpets. A series of needles are reciprocated into and out of a backing material being fed through the tufting machine and are engaged by a series of gauge parts so as to pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The gauge parts will be selectively controlled by activators to extend or retract the gauge parts to positions or elevations sufficient to pick-up or not pick-up loops of yarns from the needles. The feeding of the yarns to the needles further will be controlled to back-rob yarns not picked-up by the gauge parts, while the backing feed will be controlled to enable formation of tufts at an increased rate over the pattern stitch rate for the pattern of the tufted article being formed.
US11585027B2	Authentication for digital dyeing An article of manufacture, comprising, an artifact formed from at least a portion of at least one continuous artifact fiber, the artifact fiber dyed by a first digitally controlled dyeing process to exhibit a visible first color section and a visible color gradient section transitioning from and visibly distinguishable from the first color section; and, a textile portion, comprising at least one dyed fiber that has been dyed by a second digitally controlled dyeing process; wherein said artifact fiber is dyed by the first dyeing process applying metadata, said metadata relating to at least said first color, and wherein said textile portion fiber is dyed at least said first color by the second dyeing process applying said metadata.
US11585026B2	Sewing machine A sewing machine includes a bed, a feed unit, a sewing unit, a projector, and a controller. The projector is configured to project a projection image to the bed. The controller is configured to, where the feed unit and the sewing unit do not perform sewing, execute a first control in which the controller causes the projector to project a first image to the bed, the first image including a first object and a second object, the first object indicating a planned sewing position, the second object indicating a reference position to position the workpiece. The controller is configured to, where the feed unit and the sewing unit perform sewing, execute a second control in which the controller causes the projector to project a second image to the bed, the second image including the first object and not including the second object.
US11585025B2	Microporous nanofiber films The present invention generally relates to the design and manufacture of nanofiber layers, webs, films, or membranes that may be self-supporting and can function as standalone products. More particularly, the present invention relates to a microporous nanofiber films and the use of such films in a wide variety of products and applications, including applications where physical property tuning is typically limited. Generally, the microporous films of the present invention can function as a standalone nanofiber membrane or can be bonded to other microporous films to produce a layered stacked film stack with customizable properties. Unlike conventional microporous films available in today's market, the microporous films of the present invention can be lighter, require less raw material cost to produce, and can improve operating performances in a variety of applications.
US11585023B2	Knit textiles and uppers, and processes for making the same Articles of wear having one or more textiles that include a low processing temperature polymeric composition and a high processing temperature polymeric composition, and methods of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The low processing temperature polymeric composition and the high processing temperature polymeric composition can be selectively incorporated into a textile to provide one or more structural properties and/or other advantageous properties to the article. The textile can be thermoformed to impart such structural and/or other advantageous properties to the article of wear. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present disclosure.
US11585022B2	Transport or drive belt and weaving comb suitable for the production thereof A transport or drive belt includes: warp threads extending in a longitudinal direction; and weft threads extending between side edges. The weft threads and the warp threads cross each other at least sectionally with a positive inclination or a negative inclination deviating from a right angle. The weft threads follow a wavy course.
US11585021B2	Fabric reinforced with carbon nanostructures to improve mechanical performance Fabrics that have unique mechanical properties are comprised of fibers that have been reacted to provide carbon nanostructures covalently grafted to these fibers so that the entanglement and/or the reactive bonding between adjacent fibers creates a hierarchal structure reinforcement of the fabric. This entanglement and/or reactivity is also effective for developing reinforcement between plies of structural fabric composites in order to enhance inter-laminar shear strength and mechanical properties.
US11585017B2	Protective fabric and process of manufacturing same A fabric for use in arc and flame protection, and a process for producing a fire resistant fabric are provided. The fabric includes at least 70 wt % aramid fiber; less than 40 wt % modacrylic; 8 wt % nylon; and 2 wt % anti-static. The process includes shredding recycled fire resistant garments into fibers; creating yarn from the shredded fibers; weaving the yarn into fabric; and knitting the yarn to produce new garments. The fabric may be used to produce fire-resistant garments worn by workers in many industries such as the oil and gas.

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