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US11655378B2	Electroactive polymer solution comprising conjugated heteroaromatic polymer, electroactive coating comprising the same, and objects comprising electroactive coating A composition for forming an electroactive coating includes an acid as a polymerization catalyst, at least one functional component, and at least one compound of formula (1) as a monomer: wherein X is selected from S, O, Se, Te, PR2 and NR2, Y is hydrogen (H) or a precursor of a good leaving group Y− whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, Z is hydrogen (H), silyl, or a good leaving group whose conjugate acid (HY) has a pKa of less than 45, b is 0, 1 or 2, each R1 is a substituent, and the at least one compound of formula (1) includes at least one compound of formula (1) with Z═H and Y≠H.
US11655377B2	Inorganic paint pigment with plasmonic aluminum reflector layers and related methods An inorganic paint pigment may include a fluid matrix, and paint flakes carried within the fluid matrix. Each paint flake may include a common aluminum layer having a first major surface and a second major surface opposing the first major surface, a first plasmonic aluminum reflector layer carried by the first major surface, and a second plasmonic aluminum reflector layer carried by the second major surface.
US11655375B2	Curable two-part coatings for conductors A compositional kit for forming a composition includes a first composition and a second composition which are separate. The first composition includes a filler, a cross-linking agent and an emissivity agent; and the second composition includes a silicate binder. Methods for making a compositional kit and for making a coated overhead conductor are also provided.
US11655374B2	Method for manufacturing a special effect pigment using an emulsion A method of making pigments, such as special effect pigment includes forming a first slurry including a substrate, a polymer precursor, and a radical initiator; forming a solution including an emulsifier; and combining the first slurry and the solution so that the substrate is encapsulated by a first coating. Special effect pigments formed by the method are also disclosed.
US11655373B2	Method of preparing electric and temperature dual-control bi-stable color-changing dyes and microcapsules The disclosure discloses a method of preparing electric and temperature dual-control bi-stable color-changing dyes and microcapsules, belonging to the technical fields of fine chemicals and materials science. According to the disclosure, after an electrolyte, a leuco dye and an organic solid material are mixed according to 1:(2-10):(15-50), a series of electric and temperature dual-control bi-stable color-changing dye compounds having a color change temperature range of −5° C. to +80° C. can be prepared. The dye compounds change color under cooperative control of electricity and temperature, and can be continuously stable at a certain color change state according to different conditions, and finally achieve controllable color change conditions and controllable color change stable states. When being driven by voltage and temperature, the dual-control bi-stable color-changing microcapsules prepared according to the disclosure achieve controllable color change performance and color change stable states, and have the driving voltage being lower than 10 V (much lower than the human body safety voltage 36 V).
US11655367B2	Organopolysiloxane composition Provided is a hydrosilylation reactive composition and a method for producing a semi-cured product and a cured product using the hydrosilylation reactive composition, which exhibit sharp curability during the reaction while maintaining pot life and can provide a molecular design through the reaction control of the MH unit/DH unit. The composition comprises: (A) a compound containing at least one monovalent hydrocarbon group having an aliphatic unsaturated bond per molecule; (B) a compound containing at least two hydrogen atoms bonded to silicon atoms per molecule; (C) a first hydrosilylation catalyst; and (D) a second hydrosilylation catalyst which microencapsulates component (C) with a thermoplastic resin having a softening point within the temperature range of 50 to 200° C. and exhibits activity at temperatures higher than that of component (C). Also provided is a method for carrying out a hydrosilylation reaction at temperatures of two stages using the composition.
US11655358B2	Cellulose fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin composition and resin molded product A cellulose fiber-reinforced polyolefin resin composition contains a polyolefin resin, a cellulose fiber having a fiber length of 1 μm or more, an acid-modified elastomer, and high-density polyethylene. In the composition, an amount of the cellulose fiber is 6 to 95 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin, an amount of the acid-modified elastomer is 0.5 to 1.2 times by mass the amount of the cellulose fiber; and, an amount of the high-density polyethylene is 15 to 55 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the polyolefin resin.
US11655356B2	Rubber composition and tire Provided is a rubber composition that can achieve excellent breaking resistance while having high operability. A rubber composition comprises: a rubber component containing a multicomponent copolymer that contains a conjugated diene unit, a non-conjugated olefin unit, and an aromatic vinyl unit; and an α-olefin having a number-average molecular weight (Mn) of 50 to 1,000.
US11655350B2	Solvent based approach to post-consumer recycling of polyethylene terephthalate A process is provided of treating a feed comprising polyethylene terephthalate comprising dissolving said feed in a polar solvent at a temperature between about 100 to 250° C. to produce a dissolved feed; then adding an anti-solvent that is less polar than said polar solvent followed by cooling a resulting mixture resulting in precipitation of purified polyethylene terephthalate and then separation of solid purified polyethylene terephthalate from remaining liquids.
US11655342B2	Modified polymethylhydrosiloxane, terminal modified conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon copolymer and synthesis method for which, rubber composition and tire A modified polymethylhydrosiloxane, a terminal modified conjugated diene-vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon copolymer and a synthesis method for which, a rubber composition and a tire are provided. The modified polymethylhydrosiloxane includes a compound represented by a formula (1). E is a moiety containing an epoxide group. T is a moiety containing an alkoxysilylalkyl group. A is selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, a moiety containing an alkyl group and a moiety containing an amino group. B is a moiety containing an aryl group. G is a moiety containing an ethyleneoxy group and an alkoxy group. J is a moiety containing an ethyleneoxy group and a hydroxyl group. e=5-45. t=1-4. a+b+g+j is equal to 1 to 595.
US11655341B2	Method for preparing a radical-polymerizable organopolysiloxane, a radiation-curable organopolysiloxane composition, and a release sheet Provided is a method for preparing a (meth)acryloyl group-containing organopolysiloxane having a step of transesterification between the components (a1) and (a2) in the presence of the components (a3) and (a4) to obtain the (meth)acryloyl group-containing organopolysiloxane, wherein component (a1) is an organopolysiloxane represented by the average composition formula (1) which has a hydroxy group-containing group, component (a2) is a (meth)acrylic acid ester represented by the general formula (2), component (a3) is a zirconium metal complex in an amount such that a molar ratio of component (a3) to the hydroxy group of component (a1) is 0.001 to 0.1, and component (a4) is a hydroxy group-containing amine represented by HON(R4)2 in an amount such that a molar ratio of component (a4) to component (a3) is 0.10 to 1.5, wherein R4 is, independently of each other, a linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
US11655340B2	Dual cure sealants Compositions that are curable by free radical redox reactions are disclosed. Free radical curing reactions between polythiols and polyalkyenyls are initiated by the reaction of metal complexes and organic peroxides. The compositions are useful as sealants.
US11655334B2	Oxidation process to produce 5 methyl 5-methylfuran-2-carboxylate (MMFC) Disclosed herein is a very efficient method to make 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acids (ACFC) from feedstocks comprised of furoates. When a feedstock comprised of methyl 5-methylfuran-2-carboxylate (MMFC) is used a product comprised of (5-(methoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (MCFC) is obtained in high yield.
US11655332B2	Sealed isocyanates The present disclosure relates to sealed isocyanate resin compositions. The resin compositions may be used for additive manufacturing. One embodiment of the invention includes a photopolymerizable resin for additive manufacturing, the resin comprising: a blocked isocyanate; at least one monomer or oligomer; and a multifunctional nucleophile.
US11655331B2	Method for preparing high-temperature self-crosslinking aqueous polyurethane dispersion A method for preparing a high-temperature self-crosslinking aqueous polyurethane dispersion. By using isocyanate (NCO) blocking agent to block part of the NCO, and using the hydroxyalkyl ethylenediamine chain extender in the post-chain extension stage to introduce hydroxyl groups, the polymer macromolecular structure containing both blocked NCO groups and hydroxyl groups can be prepared. The aqueous polyurethane dispersion does not need to mix with other waterborne resins and crosslinkers when applied. A sufficient cross-linking reaction is performed between the NCO released and hydroxyl groups on the polymer macromolecular chain to form a high-density cross-linked structure when curing at 100-150° C. for 20-30 min, thus obtaining a high-performance waterborne coating that can be used in the form of one-pack.
US11655326B2	Molded body containing polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer Provided is a molded body including a polycarbonate-polyorganosiloxane copolymer which contains a polycarbonate block (A-1) formed of a repeating unit having a specific structure and a polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) containing a repeating unit having a specific structure, and in which the content of the polyorganosiloxane block (A-2) is from 20 mass % or more to 70 mass % or less, wherein the molded body has a durometer hardness of from 25 or more to 72 or less measured with a type D durometer in conformity with JIS K 6253-3:2012.
US11655321B2	Modified conjugated diene-based polymer, rubber composition, tire, and method of producing modified conjugated diene-based polymer Provided is a modified conjugated diene-based polymer, a rubber composition and a tire with excellent low loss property and durability, and a method of producing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer with which the presently disclosed modified conjugated diene-based polymer can be produced. The modified conjugated diene-based polymer has two or more modifying groups in one modified conjugated diene-based polymer molecule, where the modifying groups between molecules have a non-covalent bond with energy of 10 kJ/mol to 250 kJ/mol. The rubber composition contains the modified conjugated diene-based polymer. The tire uses the rubber composition. The method of producing a modified conjugated diene-based polymer includes (i) anionically polymerizing at least a conjugated diene compound in presence of an alkali metal compound to form a conjugated diene-based polymer, (ii) further adding an alkali metal compound to the conjugated diene-based polymer, and (iii) reacting the product obtained in (ii) with a modifying agent to introduce a modifying group into the conjugated diene-based polymer.
US11655320B2	Mixture of radically curable compounds and use thereof A mixture includes at least two radically curable compounds as a backbone resin, and is useful in reactive resins. In particular, the mixture reduces the viscosity of such reactive resin-containing mixtures and thus the dispensing forces required for ejecting the reactive resin components produced therefrom. The mixture also increases the performance of the reactive resins containing such mixtures and of the reactive resin components produced therefrom. Further, said reactive resins and the reactive resin components thereof are useful for construction purposes, in particular for chemical fastening.
US11655316B2	Polymer flow index modifier Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards method for modifying a polymer flow index. As an example, a method for modifying a polymer flow index can include providing monomers to a polymerization reactor, providing a chromium catalyst to the polymerization reactor, and providing an active amount of a flow index modifier to the polymerization reactor, wherein the flow index modifier is selected from carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, 2,4-hexadiene, and combinations thereof.
US11655314B2	Photoinitiators for light-curable compositions Compounds of formula (I) are photoinitiators or photosensitizers in a photopolymerizable composition: R1 represents a monovalent, linear, branched or cyclic, aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, optionally substituted with substituent(s) selected from —Cl, —Br, —OH, ═O, —NH—CO—OR2, —NH—CO—R2 or free-radically or ionically polymerizable groups. Each R2 is independently —H or C1-6 alkyl; n is ≥1. If n=1, Z and Y are absent and X represents —OR3; if n is >1, Z represents —OR4—, Y represents —OR5— and X represents —H or —OH. R3 represents —H or R1; and R4 and R5 each independently represent a bivalent hydrocarbon group. The polymerizable moieties as optional substituents of R1 are polymerizable double or triple bonds, lactam, lactone and epoxide moieties, which are subjectable to ring-opening polymerization; and two of R1 to R5 may be linked to one another to form a ring or a dimer.
US11655312B2	Aqueous polymerization of perfluoromonomer using hydrocarbon surfactant A process is provided for the polymerization of fluoromonomer to an dispersion of fluoropolymer particles in an aqueous medium in a polymerization reactor, by (a) providing the aqueous medium in the reactor, (b) adding the fluoromonomer to the reactor, (c) adding initiator to the aqueous medium, the combination of steps (b) and (c) being carried out essentially free of hydrocarbon-containing surfactant and resulting in the kickoff of the polymerization of the fluoromonomer, and (d) metering hydrocarbon-containing surfactant into the aqueous medium after the kickoff of polymerization, e.g. after the concentration of the fluoropolymer in the aqueous medium is at least 0.6 wt %, the metering being at a rate reducing the telogenic activity of said surfactant while maintaining surface activity.
US11655310B2	Fine cellulose fiber, production method thereof, slurry, and composite Provided are: a fine cellulose fiber that is superior in handling properties and that can suitably be used as a reinforcing material or the like for resin; a production method of the fine cellulose fiber; and a slurry and a composite comprising the fine cellulose fibers. The present invention pertains to fine cellulose fibers comprising a carbamate group. The degree of substitution with the carbamate group with respect to hydroxy groups in the fine cellulose fibers is preferably no less than 0.05 and no greater than 0.5. The present invention pertains to a slurry comprising the fine cellulose fibers, to a composite comprising the fine cellulose fibers and a resin, and to a production method of the fine cellulose fibers, comprising performing a heat treatment on a mixture of a plant raw material and urea or the like, and performing a miniaturization treatment of the plant raw material.
US11655306B2	NK cell-activating fusion protein, NK cell, and pharmaceutical composition including same A fusion protein for cancer treatment and a use thereof is disclosed. The fusion protein for preventing or treating cancer of the present invention includes a fusion polypeptide including: an antibody or fragment thereof binding to a tumor-associated antigen; a linker; and a NK cell-inducing protein of CXCL16, wherein a co-administration of the fusion polypeptide along with the NK cells, an immunocyte therapeutic agent, greatly increases an influx of the NK cells into cancer expressing a certain antigen, thereby having a remarkable effect on preventing or treating cancer.
US11655304B2	Antibody and checkpoint inhibitor combination therapy The present invention provides a combination therapy for treatment of a tumour in a subject. The combination therapy comprises administration of (i) an antibody directed against cancer stem cells and (ii) a checkpoint inhibitor.
US11655300B2	Colony stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) antibodies and immunoconjugates thereof Provided herein are antibody molecules that bind specifically to Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor (CSF1R) and related nucleic acid molecules, vectors and host cells. Also provided herein are medical uses of such antibody molecules.
US11655297B2	ILDR2 antagonists and combinations thereof The present invention relates to a novel pharmaceutical combination comprising an ILDR2 antagonist according to any of the aforementioned claims, plus one or more other therapeutically active compounds, and to novel specific ILDR2 antagonists.
US11655296B2	Anti-CD47 antibody and use thereof The present invention relates to novel antibodies and antibody fragments thereof that specifically bind to integrin-associated proteins (IAP, or CD47), and a composition comprising the antibodies or the antibody fragments. The present invention also relates to a nucleic acid encoding the antibodies or the antibody fragments thereof, a host cell comprising the nucleic acid, and related use. Furthermore, the present invention also relates to therapeutic and diagnostic use of the antibodies and the antibody fragments.
US11655294B2	Methods and compositions for the treatment of celiac disease, non-celiac gluten sensitivity, and refractory celiac disease Methods and pharmaceutical compositions are provided herein for the treatment of inflammatory disorders, in particular celiac disease, refractory celiac disease and non-celiac gluten sensitivity.
US11655293B2	Ligands to GM-CSF or GM-CSF-receptor for use in leukemia in a patient having undergone allo-HCT Described herein is the use of a non-agonist ligand, particularly an antibody, specifically binding to GM-CSF or one of CD116, CD131 and the GM-CSF receptor composed of CD116 and CD131 for use in treatment of leukemia in a patient having undergone allo-HCT or in treatment of other complications arising as a consequence of hematopoietic cell transplantation from an immunologically non-identical donor.
US11655289B2	Pharmaceutical compositions containing anti-beta amyloid antibodies Pharmaceutical compositions containing anti-beta amyloid (Aβ) antibodies or AD-binding fragments thereof are provided. These pharmaceutical compositions find use in the treatment of abnormal accumulation or deposition of Aβ in the central nervous system, mild cognitive impairment, and AD-associated disorders such as Alzheimer's disease.
US11655287B2	Use of regulatory T cell-specific surface protein LRIG-1 The present invention relates to a novel use of regulatory T cell-specific surface protein Lrig-1, and more specifically to an immunosuppressive agent comprising siRNA which inhibits the expression of surface protein Lrig-1. In addition, the invention relates to a method for screening an immunosuppressive agent which inhibits proteins of Lrig-1 or genes encoding the proteins. As a result, an immunosuppressive agent with low side effects and high specificity can be developed.
US11655285B2	Human immunodeficiency virus neutralizing antibodies The present invention provides novel anti-HIV antibodies with improved therapeutic properties, related pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of use thereof.
US11655280B2	Immunotherapy with B*07 restricted peptides and combination of peptides against cancers and related methods The present invention relates to peptides, proteins, nucleic acids and cells for use in immunotherapeutic methods. In particular, the present invention relates to the immunotherapy of cancer. The present invention furthermore relates to tumor-associated T-cell peptide epitopes, alone or in combination with other tumor-associated peptides that can for example serve as active pharmaceutical ingredients of vaccine compositions that stimulate anti-tumor immune responses, or to stimulate T cells ex vivo and transfer into patients. Peptides bound to molecules of the major histocompatibility complex (MHC), or peptides as such, can also be targets of antibodies, soluble T-cell receptors, and other binding molecules.
US11655278B2	De novo design of potent and selective interleukin mimetics De novo designed polypeptides that bind to IL-2 receptor βc heterodimer (IL-2Rβc), IL-4 receptor αc heterodimer (IL-4Rαc), or IL-13 receptor α subunit (IL-13Rα) are disclosed, as are methods for using and designing the polypeptides.
US11655277B2	IL-12 heterodimeric Fc-fusion proteins The present invention provides novel IL-12 Fc fusion proteins, methods of making and using the same. The IL-12 Fc fusion proteins are useful for treatment of cancer and can be used in combination with checkpoint blockade.
US11655275B2	Methods and compositions for modification of a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene Nucleases and methods of using these nucleases for alteration of a CFTR gene and generation of cells and animal models.
US11655274B2	Glycosylated YghJ polypeptides from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) The present invention relates to glycosylated YghJ polypeptides from or derived from enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) that are immunogenic. In particular, the present invention relates to compositions or vaccines comprising the polypeptides and their application in immunization, vaccination, treatment and diagnosis of ETEC.
US11655271B2	Protein and peptide purification methods Provided herein are methods, reagents, and kits for isolating polypeptides, such as a proteome. Also provided herein is a modified trypsin polypeptide that is resistant to autolysis, and that can be selectively-separated from a biological sample once digestion is complete.
US11655269B2	Prodrug-type anticancer agent using cancer-specific enzymatic activity To provide novel compounds that are promising as prodrug-type anticancer agents, a compound represented by general formula (I) or a salt thereof is provided.
US11655265B2	Method for preparing L-glufosinate Provided are a method for preparing L-glufosinate and the intermediate compounds of formula (V) and formula (III).
US11655261B2	Method for preparing 18F-BPA and intermediate A method for preparing 18F-BPA and an intermediate, by which high-purity 18F-BPA is obtained. The method simplifies the synthesis steps after 18F labeling, and is easy to operate and efficient.
US11655258B2	Heterocycle derivatives as pesticides The present invention relates to novel fused bicyclic heterocycle derivatives of formula (I) in which Aa, Ab, Ac, Ad and Q have the meanings mentioned above, agrochemical formulations containing the compounds of formula (I) and their use as acaricides and/or insecticides for controlling animal pests, particularly arthropods and especially insects and arachnids.
US11655257B2	MK2 inhibitors, synthesis thereof, and intermediates thereto The present invention provides methods of preparing a MK2 inhibitor, and intermediates related thereto.
US11655253B2	CBP/catenin signaling pathway inhibitors and uses thereof Provided are compounds of formula (Ia), (Ib) and (IIa), and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Additionally provided are compositions and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, therapeutic methods using same for modulating (e.g., inhibiting) CREB binding protein (CBP)/β-catenin mediated signaling in treating a condition, disease or disorder (e.g., fibrosis, cancer, neurological conditions, metabolic disorders (e.g., diabetes, etc.), and skin conditions (dermatitis, psoriasis, scarring, alopecia, etc.) mediated by aberrant CBP/β-catenin signaling, and cosmetic methods for treating skin conditions (e.g., aging, etc.). Additionally, provided are methods for enhancing vaccine efficacy using the compounds and compositions. Further provided are methods for efficiently synthesizing a clinical grade drug, comprising use, in a penultimate, or last reaction step under GMP conditions, of an intermediate 2-propynyl-compound to form a clinical grade isoxazole derivative (e.g., via 3+2 cycloaddition).
US11655250B2	Pyrrolo-dipyridine compounds In one aspect, the invention provides compounds of Formula I Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, and Formula Id and salts, hydrates and isomers thereof. In another aspect, the invention provides a method of promoting bone formation in a subject in need thereof by administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of a compound of Formula I, Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, or Formula Id. The present invention also provides orthopedic and periodontal devices, as well as methods for the treatment of renal disease, diabetes bone loss, and cancer, using a compound of Formula I, Formula Ia, Formula Ib, Formula Ic, or Formula Id.
US11655247B2	Nanoluc suicide substrates Compounds that may inhibit Oplophorus-derived luciferases are disclosed as well as compositions and kits comprising the compounds and methods of using the compounds.
US11655245B2	Oxadiazole transient receptor potential channel inhibitors The invention relates to methods of using compounds formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof wherein A, X, R1, R4 and n are as defined herein. In addition, the present invention relates to methods of manufacturing and methods of using the compounds of formula I as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing such compounds. The compounds may be useful in treating diseases and conditions mediated by TRPA1, such as pain.
US11655243B2	Pyridine and pyrazine derivatives as preferential cannabinoid 2 agonists The invention relates to a compound of formula (I) wherein A1, A2 and R1-R5 are as defined in the description and in the claims. The compound of formula (I) can be used as a medicament.
US11655237B2	Solid forms of a Cot inhibitor compound Disclosed are solid forms of a Cot (cancer Osaka thyroid) inhibitor and corresponding methods of preparation thereof, wherein the Cot inhibitor has the following formula:
US11655233B2	WNT signaling pathway inhibitors for treatments of disease Compounds and compositions are provided as inhibitors of the Wnt/β-catenin pathway for the treatment of diseases that implicate the same.
US11655229B2	Process for preparing dioxolane The present invention relates to a process for preparing dioxolane by reacting ethylene glycol with an aqueous solution of formaldehyde in the presence of an acid catalyst. The raw product comprising water, dioxolane and methanol is fed to a phase separation unit (20) wherein an organic extracting agent is present. An organic fraction stream from the phase separation unit is transferred to an upper part of a purification column (30) from which dioxolane is withdrawn as a bottom product while the distillate stream of the purification column is recycled to the phase separation unit. An aqueous fraction stream from the phase separation unit is transferred to a waste water column (40), withdrawing a waste water stream from the bottom of the waste water column, recycling a distillate stream (42) from the waste water column to the phase separation unit, and withdrawing a side stream (43) containing methanol from a stage below the feed stage of the waste water column.
US11655227B2	Production of purified dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD) in a retrofitted DMT plant Disclosed is a process to produce a purified vapor comprising dialkyl-furan-2,5-dicarboxylate (DAFD). Furan-2,5-dicarboxylic acid (FDCA) and an alcohol in an esterification zone to generate a crude diester stream containing dialkyl furan dicarboxylate (DAFD), unreacted alcohol, 5-(alkoxycarbonyl)furan-2-carboxylic acid (ACFC), and alkyl furan-2-carboxylate (AFC). The esterification zone comprises at least one reactor that has been previously used in an DMT process.
US11655223B2	Certain (2S)-N-[(1 s)-1-cyano-2-phenylethyl]-1,4-oxazepane-2-carboxamides as dipeptidyl peptidase 1 inhibitors The present disclosure relates to certain (2S)-N-[(1S)-1-cyano-2-phenylethyl]-1,4-oxazepane-2-carboxamide compounds (including pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof), that inhibit dipeptidyl peptidase 1 (DPP1) activity, to their utility in treating and/or preventing clinical conditions including respiratory diseases, such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), to their use in therapy, to pharmaceutical compositions containing them and to processes for preparing such compounds.
US11655217B2	Pyrazole MAGL inhibitors Provided herein are pyrazole compounds and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same. The compounds and compositions are useful as modulators of monoacylglycerol lipase (MAGL). Furthermore, the compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of pain.
US11655214B2	Phenyl-2-hydroxy-acetylamino-2-methyl-phenyl compounds for the treatment of pancreatic cancer The present invention provides phenyl-2-hydroxy-acetylamino-2-methyl-phenyl compounds, such as compounds of formula I: pharmaceutical compositions comprising the compounds, and methods of using the compounds to treat physiological disorders such as pancreatic cancer.
US11655211B2	Polycyclic compound and organic electroluminescence device including the same A polycyclic compound is represented by Formula 1: where X1, R1 to R11, L1, L2, and n1 to n4 are further defined. An organic electroluminescence device includes the polycyclic compound.
US11655202B2	Process for preparing a cycloaliphatic diester The present invention relates to a method for producing a cycloaliphatic diester, to a method for producing a polyestercarbonate using the one cycloaliphatic diester, to the use of a cycloaliphatic diester for producing polyestercarbonates and also to a polyestercarbonate. The method according to the invention is here in particular characterized in that the cycloaliphatic diester is separated by means of distillation from the reaction mixture.
US11655201B2	Method for preparing 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol and new crystal form thereof The present invention relates to a stable crystal form, i.e. form A, of 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol, and to a new preparation method for the 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol; and the use of the 2-tert-butyl-4-methoxyphenol and the stable crystal form thereof, i.e. form A, in preparing antitumor drugs or immunomodulator drugs. The stable crystal form, i.e. form A, as expressed by a powder X-ray diffraction pattern in an angle of 2θ, using Cu-Kα radiation, has at least 3 absorption peaks selected from the following positions: 6.27±0.10, 6.94±0.10, 12.27±0.10, 13.36±0.10, 14.01±0.10, 14.79±0.10, 15.31±0.10, 17.05±0.10, 18.30±0.10, 19.00±0.10, 20.47±0.10, 20.98±0.10, 22.37±0.10, 23.68±0.10, 24.55±0.10, 25.37±0.10, 30.83±0.10, 33.12±0.10, 40.50±0.10, 42.81±0.10.
US11655196B2	Granules of polyhalite and urea There is provided herein a fertilizer granule comprising Urea, Polyhalite and Ammonium Sulphate.
US11655187B2	Curable formulations for structural and non-structural applications According to some embodiments, a curable mixture configured to set in the presence of water, wherein the mixture comprises magnesium oxide, a primary cementitious component and at least one accelerant. A proportion by weight of the primary cementitious component is 80% to 120% of a proportion of magnesium oxide by weight.
US11655186B2	Activitation of natural pozzolans An activated pozzolan composition includes a fine interground particulate blend of an initially unactivated natural pozzolan and a supplementary cementitious material (SCM) different than the initially unactivated natural pozzolan. The initially unactivated natural pozzolan may include volcanic ash or other natural pozzolanic deposit having a moisture content of at least 3%, and the activated pozzolan composition can have a moisture content less than 0.5% The initially unactivated natural pozzolan may have a particle size less than 1 mm before intergrinding with the SCM. The SCM used to activate the initially unactivated natural pozzolan can be initially coarse or granular with a size greater than 1-3 μm and may include granulated blast furnace slag, steel slag, other metallurgical slag, pumice, limestone, fine aggregate, shale, tuff, trass, geologic material, waste glass, glass shards, basalt, sinters, ceramics, recycled bricks, recycled concrete, refractory materials, other waste industrial products, sand, or natural mineral.
US11655183B2	System and method for optical fiber preform preparation via high-surface-area coating The present disclosure relates to a method for forming a glass, ceramic or composite material. The method may involve initially forming a plurality of tubes and then performing a coating operation to coat the plurality of tubes with materials containing metal or metalloid elements, including inorganic compounds, organometallic compounds, or coordination complexes to form coated tubes. The method may further include performing at least one of a thermal operation or a thermochemical operation on the coated tubes to form a solid glass, ceramic, or composite structure with dimensions representing at least one of a rod or fiber.
US11655182B2	Rollable or foldable glass sheet for vehicle interior systems Embodiments of the disclosure relate to a rollable glass sheet configured to reversibly transition between a flat configuration and a bent configuration. The rollable glass sheet includes a first major surface and a second major surface opposite to the first major surface. The first major surface and the second major surface define a thickness of the glass sheet that is 0.4 mm or less. In the flat configuration, the first major surface includes a first surface compressive stress and a first depth of compression, and in the bent configuration, the first major surface includes a curvature. At a radius of curvature of 50 mm, the first major surface includes a second surface compressive stress less than the first compressive stress and a second depth of compression less than the first depth of compression and greater than 11 μm.
US11655181B1	Colored glass articles having improved mechanical durability A glass composition includes SiO2, Al2O3, optionally B2O3, optionally Li2O, Na2O, optionally K2O, optionally CaO, optionally MgO; and optionally ZnO in certain ranges. R2O+R′O is less than or equal to 25 mol %, where R2O is the sum of Li2O, Na2O, and K2O and R′O is the sum of CaO, MgO, and ZnO. And, the glass composition includes colorants, such as NiO, CO3O4, Cr2O3, CuO, and CeO2 in certain ranges. Further, the constituents are arranged so as to facilitate low diectric, high toughness, desired color, and high strength.
US11655177B2	Burner comprising a wearing piece A burner for a facility for melting vitrifiable materials, includes an injector block including a combustion gas distribution network and at least one injector, and a plate in glass and/or flame contact which overlaps the injector block and includes at least one injection hole in fluid communication with the injector, wherein the plate is removably attached to the injector block.
US11655176B2	Method for decreasing bubble lifetime on a glass melt surface A method of reducing bubble lifetime on the free surface of a volume of molten glass contained within or flowing through a vessel including a free volume above the free surface, thereby minimizing re-entrainment of the bubbles back into the volume of molten glass and reducing the occurrence of blisters in finished glass products. The method includes vaporizing a volatile material, entraining the vapor in a carrier gas to form an enrichment gas, and flowing the enrichment gas into the free volume to increase a concentration of the volatile material at the surface of the molten glass in the vessel.
US11655175B2	Screw type separation device and wastewater treatment system A screw type separation device includes: a casing that has a separated liquid discharge port on one end part side and has an object discharge port on the other end part side, while the other end part side is positioned lower, in terms of vertical directions, than the one end part side; a screw shaft provided inside the casing; a first screw blade; and a second screw blade that forms a first space between one face and the first screw blade facing the one face and forms a second space between the other face and the first screw blade facing the other face.
US11655170B2	Photovoltaic evaporation and distillation system for the recycling of greywater to potable water A photovoltaic evaporation and distillation system for the recycling of wastewater to potable water is disclosed herein. The system is comprised of six components that work in conjunction to produce both a source of reusable water for indoor appliances that produce greywater (or irrigation use), and potable water.
US11655169B2	Method of treating spent caustic and apparatus thereof Provided are a method of treating spent caustic occurring in a refinery process, a petrochemical process, and an environmental facility, and an apparatus thereof, wherein the spent caustic may be economically treated by a Fenton-like oxidation reaction at room temperature and atmospheric pressure in a reactor in which catalyst structures are stacked as compared to conventional methods of treating spent caustic.
US11655168B2	Methods for wastewater treatment using alcohol ethoxylate surfactants Methods for treating wastewater in conjunction with subterranean operations with a wastewater treatment additive. In some embodiments, the methods include providing wastewater recovered from at least a portion of a subterranean formation, wherein the wastewater includes water and an organic foulant material, and introducing a wastewater treatment additive that includes an alcohol ethoxylate surfactant into the recovered wastewater.
US11655165B2	Tank sterilizer Provided is a tank sterilizer composed of a power supply part including an operation switch, and a sterilization part for sterilizing fluid in a tank, wherein a sterilization effect is maximized by generating microbubbles by electrolysis or electric discharge instead of killing bacteria by using a UV LAMP, an ozone lamp, and a pressure pump, and due to the coupling of a bubble generation module and a power connection module to each other by an electroconductive connector, a separate power connector is not required to be installed, whereby the tank sterilizer is simple in structure and is easy to be installed.
US11655163B2	Clean water for bathing and medical treatments The invention relates to a easily adaptable or DIY installation water cleaning device on any existing spa or pool, said cleaning device including an electrolysis module equipped with a particular boron-doped diamond electrode on silicum substrate. The inventions also relates to a method to clean water on spa or pools using a water cleaning device comprising said particular boron-doped diamond electrode present on the elecrolysis module. The invention also relates to electrolyzed bathing water for use in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the skin and for use for use in the treatment of wound healing of the skin.
US11655162B2	Method of removing boron from water to be treated, boron-removing system, ultrapure water production system, and method of measuring concentration of boron A method of removing boron from water to be treated includes subjecting the water to be treated to reverse osmosis membrane treatment, subjecting at least part of permeated water after the reverse osmosis membrane treatment to cation-removing treatment, and measuring a concentration of boron in the resulting permeated water after the cation-removing treatment, in which a measured value for the concentration of boron is used to regulate at least one of: (a) the recovery rate of water to be treated in the above reverse osmosis membrane treatment, (b) the temperature of the water to be treated, (c) the pH of the water to be treated, (d) the supply pressure of the water to be treated, which pressure is applied to the reverse osmosis membrane during the reverse osmosis membrane treatment, and (e) when the reverse osmosis membrane used for the reverse osmosis membrane treatment should be changed.
US11655157B2	Functional structural body and method for making functional structural body A functional structural body that can realize a prolonged life time by suppressing the decrease in function and that can fulfill resource saving without requiring a complicated replacement operation is provided. A functional structural body includes a skeletal body of a porous structure composed of a zeolite-type compound; and at least one solid acid present in the skeletal body, the skeletal body has channels connecting with each other, and the solid acid is present at least in the channels of the skeletal body.
US11655156B2	Composite based on a lamellar material and a porous material comprising an active substance and/or a microorganism The present invention concerns a process for preparing a composite of porous material/compound/hybrid organic-inorganic material having a 2:1 lamellar structure, said hybrid material having the following general formula I: Nax[(Mg3)(Alx(RSi)4−x)O8+x(OH)2] (I) wherein x is a number such that 0≤x<1.2 and R represents a C1-C30 alkyl group, an aryl group, a (C1-C30 alkyl)aryl group or an O—(C1-C30 alkyl) group, it being possible for the alkyl group to be substituted with a group chosen from a phenyl, vinyl, aminopropyl or mercaptopropyl group, and said compound being chosen from the group constituted of at least one active substance and at least one microorganism and mixtures thereof the process comprising: a) the step of sol-gel synthesis of the hybrid organic-inorganic material having a 2:1 lamellar structure in the presence of the compound and of the porous material saturated with the compound; b) the recovery of the composite. It also concerns a composite obtainable by means of this process, a composition comprising it and its use in particular for the fertilization of plants.
US11655151B2	Method for preparing a vanadium phosphate The present invention relates to a process for preparing an ammonium vanadium phosphate of formula (NH4)(VO2)(HPO4). It also relates to a process for preparing a vanadium orthophosphate VPO4.
US11655148B2	Hydrogen generating reactions Compositions, methods, and reactors related to hydrogen production are generally described.
US11655147B2	System and method for generating hydrogen through ammonia adsorption A system for generating hydrogen includes an ammonia decomposition bed configured to introduce an ammonia gas, decompose the ammonia gas into a high-pressure first mixed gas including nitrogen and hydrogen, and discharge the high-pressure first mixed gas; an ammonia adsorption bed supplied with the high-pressure first mixed gas from the ammonia decomposition bed, and configured to adsorb ammonia of the first mixed gas, and discharge a high-pressure second mixed gas including nitrogen and hydrogen; and a nitrogen adsorption bed directly supplied with the high-pressure second mixed gas from the ammonia adsorption bed, and configured to adsorb the nitrogen, and discharge the hydrogen.
US11655141B2	Fabrication techniques and structures for gettering materials in ultrasonic transducer cavities A method of forming an ultrasound transducer device includes bonding a membrane to a substrate so as to form a sealed cavity between the membrane and the substrate. An exposed surface located within the sealed cavity includes a getter material that is electrically isolated from a bottom electrode of the cavity.
US11655140B2	Micro-electro-mechanical device with a shock-protected tiltable structure A micro-electro-mechanical device is formed by a fixed structure having a cavity. A tiltable structure is elastically suspended over the cavity and has a main extension in a tiltable plane and is rotatable about a rotation axis parallel to the tiltable plane. A piezoelectric actuation structure includes first and second driving arms carrying respective piezoelectric material regions and extending on opposite sides of the rotation axis. The first and the second driving arms are rigidly coupled to the fixed structure and are elastically coupled to the tiltable structure. During operation, a stop structure limits movements of the tiltable structure with respect to the actuation structure along a planar direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The stop structure has a first planar stop element formed between the first driving arm and the tiltable structure and a second planar stop element formed between the second driving arm and the tiltable structure.
US11655132B2	Apparatus for filling a container with a filling product An apparatus for filling containers with a filling product, for example in a beverage bottling plant, includes a plurality of filling members, which respectively have a filling product line for feeding the filling products into an appropriate container; and at least one distribution line, to which the filling product lines of the plurality of filling members are linked.
US11655123B2	Installation device and method bringing an installation device into an installation position in an elevator shaft An installation device used in an elevator shaft has a first carrier with first and second carrier ends, a support element pivotably arranged on the first carrier end, and a holding apparatus holding a displacement apparatus by which installation material can be displaced in the elevator shaft. When the installation device is in an installation position, the first carrier end is supported against a threshold of an elevator shaft door opening by the support element and the second carrier end is supported at least indirectly against a shaft wall that is opposite the door opening. The holding apparatus is arranged on an upper side of the installation device in the installation position such that the displacement apparatus is supported from above on the holding apparatus.
US11655122B2	Elevator door in interlock assembly An illustrative example elevator door interlock includes a first base configured to be supported on a hoistway door component, The first base is situated to be selectively pivoted relative to the hoistway door component. A first bumper is supported on the first base such that pivotal movement of the first base changes a position of the first bumper relative to the hoistway door component. A second base is situated to be selectively moved relative to the hoistway door component. A second bumper is supported on the second base such that selective movement of the second base changes a position of the second bumper relative to the hoistway door component. A latch is situated for pivotal movement about a pivot axis relative to the first base between a door locking position and a released position.
US11655121B2	Elevator car An elevator car includes a car floor; a movable ceiling, which is pivotable between a normal operating position, in which the movable ceiling extends substantially horizontally and a maintenance position, in which the movable ceiling extends into an interior space of the elevator car; a working platform movably attached to the movable ceiling. The working platform is pivotable between a storage position, in which the working platform extends basically parallel to the movable ceiling, and a working position, in which the working platform extends transversely from the movable ceiling; and at least one foldable leg attached to the working platform. The at least one foldable leg is foldable between a storage configuration, in which the at least one foldable leg extends substantially parallel to the working platform, and a working configuration, in which the at least one foldable leg extends transversely from the working platform for supporting the working platform.
US11655107B2	Systems and methods for moving containers between vehicles and platforms A system is configured to move a group of containers including at least five containers simultaneously between a vehicle and a platform. The system includes a container support frame configured to support the group of containers, at least one hoist, and a conveyor. The at least one hoist is configured to raise and lower the container support frame and the containers when the containers are secured to the container support frame. The conveyor is configured to move the container support frame and the containers between the vehicle and the platform.
US11655106B2	Remote control bulk material monitoring and delivery system The disclosure provides a system comprising one or more supply tanks; a central cement mixing unit; a support unit comprising a compressor and a power supply; a first valve disposed upstream of each of the one or more supply tanks; a second valve disposed downstream of each of the one or more supply tanks; a controller disposed at the central cement mixing unit; and a secondary controller disposed at each of the one or more supply tanks; wherein the one or more supply tanks are coupled to the central cement mixing unit, wherein the compressor is coupled to each of the one or more supply tanks, wherein the power supply is coupled to the compressor and to each of the one or more supply tanks, wherein the controller is communicatively coupled to each of the secondary controllers and to the support unit.
US11655102B2	Automated tool control device managed in a tool crib management system The present application describes an automated inventory control system that comprises a storage device, a sensing system, a data storage, and one or more processors. The storage device includes a plurality of storage locations for storing objects. The sensing system is configured to associate the storage device with a first location and with a second location. The data storage is configured to store configurable data of the storage device. The one or more processors are configured to send configurable data corresponding to the first location to the storage device in response to receiving information associating the storage device with the first location from the sensing system. In response to receiving information associating the storage device with the second location from the sensing system, the one or more processors are configured to send configurable data corresponding to the second location to the storage device.
US11655101B2	Storage system A rack storage system with at least two multi-level longitudinally extending storage racks separated by an aisle, and at least two load lifting devices for storage units. Guide tracks run in at least some of the rack levels along the aisle for storage and retrieval vehicles that transport storage units between the storage racks and load lifting devices, with the guide tracks arranged to extend along the aisle and past the load lifting devices to enable access to the storage racks and each load lifting device. The load lifting devices are arranged in a row in a longitudinal direction of a storage rack either within the storage rack itself or in an extension of the longitudinal extension of a storage rack and a conveyor is connected to the intermediate load lifting device by circumventing at least one lifting device by using free space of an adjacent aisle.
US11655100B2	Cart loader/unloader and a switcher system An industrial materials handling system including a base member having a loading end with a first senor that detects when a first carriage or second carriage is positioned in a loading/unloading position at the loading end, and an operator end with a second sensor that detects when the first or second carriage is positioned in the loading/unloading position, a controller coupled to the first sensor and second sensor, the first carriage coupled to the base member and a first drive mechanism controlled by the controller to move the first carriage, the loading end, and the operator end, the second carriage coupled to the base member and to a second drive mechanism configured to move the second carriage between the loading end and the operator end under the control of the controller, and a bypass mechanism to move the second carriage between the loading end and the operator end.
US11655098B2	Multipurpose relocatable structure and lifting systems and methods A multipurpose relocatable structure includes a floor system, a framework secured to the floor system, and walls coupled to the framework. The walls include a number of panels that are secured along adjacent vertical edges. The multipurpose relocatable structure may include a preconfigured interior, one or more doors having an emergency escape hatch, a protected electrical connector, an environmental control system that is configurable between operational and transport configurations, and lifting corners having securement apertures.
US11655097B1	Configurable pastry container A configurable pastry container is disclosed. In an embodiment, a configurable container is provided that includes a container bottom and a configurable rack that is placed within the container bottom. The configurable rack comprises one or more configurable openings that are configured to secure pastries having a plurality of sizes. The container also includes a container top that covers the container bottom to form an enclosed container that secures the pastries.
US11655096B1	Universal caulking gun, conversion kit, and method converting a standard caulking gun into a universal caulking gun A universal caulking gun and method of converting a standard caulking gun into a universal caulking gun are disclosed, along with a kit of parts for converting a standard caulking gun into a universal caulking gun. The universal caulking gun that is capable of accommodating both small and large caulking tubes. It includes a combination of small and large plunger members that are configured to be removably attached to the caulking gun rod. The small and large plunger members are sized and configured to nest together and form a single plunger unit corresponding to the internal diameter of a large caulking tube. Alternatively, the small and large plunger members are separable such that the single plunger unit corresponds to the internal diameter of a small caulking tube and the large plunger can be retained in a non-functional position.
US11655095B1	Additive applicator system and method of use An additive applicator system allows for a substance such as salt, flavor enhancement or similar things. The additive is placed in a carrier that is shaped to sit in the top ring of a common aluminum can. The carrier has an opening or spout that allows for the additive to be transferred to the interior of the can.
US11655093B1	Integrally formed trilobular packaging element An integrally formed trilobular packaging element, including at least some of an integrally formed sheet having one or more alternating ridges and grooves, formed along a continuous outer wall of the sheet; a first extension portion defined along a portion of the sheet; a central portion defined along a portion of the sheet, extending from the first extension portion; a second extension portion, defined along a portion of the sheet, extending from the central portion to the first extension portion, wherein a vertex of a first lobe is defined between the first extension portion and the central portion, wherein a vertex of a second lobe is defined between the central portion and the second extension portion, and wherein a vertex of a third lobe is defined between the second extension portion and the first extension portion; and a deformable hollow defined within at least a portion of the sheet.
US11655087B2	Barrier resin film, barrier laminate and packaging material using barrier laminate The present invention addresses the problem of providing a barrier resin film exhibiting excellent barrier properties without adopting a multilayer structure such as the structures used by the prior art. A barrier resin film obtained by forming a vapor-deposited aluminum oxide film on the surface of a resin substrate, wherein an elementally bonded structural unit represented by Al3 is distributed in the vapor-deposited aluminum oxide film, and the intensity ratio (Al3/Al2O3×100) of the maximum Al3 concentration elementally bonded structure section according to Time-of-Flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS) is 1-20, inclusive.
US11655084B2	Sealing packing coupled to container lid The present invention has the advantage of allowing a user to establish or release a seal between a container and a container lid with a single touch through a seal packing made of an elastic material and having a simple structure.
US11655079B1	Anti-theft plastic bottle cap An anti-theft plastic bottle cap contains a body and an anti-theft ring. The body is connected on an opening of a bottle. The anti-theft ring is mounted on a bottom of the body, and multiple equidistant connection teeth are formed between the body and the anti-theft ring. The body includes a first protrusion extending to the anti-theft ring from a bottom of the body, and the anti-theft ring includes two second protrusions extending to the body. The first protrusion is engaged with the two second protrusions when the body is rotated clockwise, such that the anti-theft plastic bottle cap is not rotated overly by using the first protrusion and the two second protrusions to avoid a removal of the anti-theft ring from the body and the anti-theft ring before a user detaches the anti-theft plastic bottle cap from the bottle.
US11655077B2	Squeezable dispensing package and method A fluid dispensing container is provided. The container includes a container body formed from a first flexible material defining an interior cavity. The container includes a membrane formed from a second flexible material and a seal coupling the membrane to the inner surface of the container body. The membrane divides the interior cavity into a contents chamber and a dispensing chamber, and the membrane and the seal are configured to be fluid tight to maintain fluid within the contents chamber prior to rupture of the membrane. The rupture stress of the second flexible material is less than the rupture stress of the first flexible material such that, as fluid pressure within the contents chamber increases, the membrane is configured to rupture without the container body rupturing.
US11655072B2	Floating grid arrangement to support and position decorative elements Plastic grid or framework arrangements are used to support and position of bowls that hold flower arrangements, candles, letters, and other decorative elements. These grids are deployable in water fountains, indoor and outdoor pools, and other small bodies of water during festive occasions or for longer term decorative display. The grid themselves do not float, and are positioned below the surface of the water, and thus are not readily visible. Buoyancy is provided at the hubs that form nodes in the grids. The hubs also support floating bowls containing various decorative elements. The resulting effect is that the various decorative elements appear to be floating on the surface while the sub-surface grid structure maintains their relative positioning, keeping the bowls from clumping together at the edges or in the corners of the pool or fountain.
US11655071B2	Container having a container body and a handle anchored thereto and method for manufacturing such a container A container having a container body and a handle mounted thereto. The handle has a grip portion and a mounting bracket, a gripping area being left free between said grip portion and said mounting bracket for gripping the grip portion. An anchoring portion is arranged on a side of the mounting bracket facing away from the grip portion. The anchoring portion and the grip portion are elongate in a first, horizontal direction. The anchoring portion has a single wall stem portion oriented in a plane in said first direction and in a second direction away from the grip portion and a hooking portion projecting from the stem portion in a third direction transverse to said plane. A method for manufacturing such a container is also described.
US11655065B2	Shippers with air cells A container includes a plurality of panels connected together at fold lines configured for extending at least partially around an interior space, including a front panel, a first side panel, a back panel and a second side panel. A plurality of end flaps are included, each end flap foldably connected to a respective one of the panels. The end flaps are overlapped with one another to enclose an end of the interior space. An air cell flap is foldably connected to at least one of the end flaps and/or one of the panels, wherein the air cell flap is within the interior space and is inwardly offset from the end flaps to define an air cell between the air cell flap and the end flaps to protect product within the interior space.
US11655060B2	Method for introducing articles into packs The apparatus (100) for introducing deformable products (B), such as blister packs and informative sheets (F), internally of relative packs (A) comprises first pusher elements (11), mounted on a first looped conveyor organ (1), and first movement means (3), associated to the first conveyor organ (1) for moving the first pusher elements (11), transversally to the advancement direction (V1) thereof, so that they can abut the products (B) and push the products (B) internally of relative packs (A). The apparatus (100) comprises second pusher elements (21) mounted on a second looped conveyor organ (2) which is arranged with respect to the first conveyor organ (1) such that the second pusher elements (21) are arranged above the corresponding first pusher elements (11). Second movement means (4), associated to the second conveyor organ (2), are included for moving the second pusher elements (21), transversally to the advancement direction (V2) thereof, so that they can abut the sheets (F) and push the sheets (F) internally of relative packs (A).
US11655057B1	Mounts for unmanned aerial vehicles An apparatus for supporting a ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station in a premises security system is provided for a premises including a ceiling grid and a support structure disposed above the ceiling grid. The apparatus includes an unmanned aerial vehicle docking station mounting bracket including a top surface and a bottom surface which is affixable to an exposed surface of a ceiling element in the ceiling grid by a first plurality of fastening elements. The bottom surface of the bracket is affixable to the ceiling mounted unmanned aerial vehicle docking station. The apparatus further includes a panel including a top surface and a bottom surface which is affixable to a concealed surface of the ceiling element by the first plurality of fastening elements. The top surface of the panel includes at least one anchoring element for physically coupling the panel to the support structure.
US11655056B2	Orientation control device, satellite, orientation control method, and program An attitude control apparatus (20) includes an ideal thrust direction calculator (22), an ideal attitude calculator (24), a target attitude calculator (26), and a torque calculator (28). The ideal thrust direction calculator (22) calculates an ideal thrust direction of a thruster. The target attitude calculator (26) calculates a target attitude that is the attitude of a satellite in which a deviation from an ideal attitude is minimized within a movement limitation of an attitude control actuator (14) while a panel surface faces the sun. The torque calculator (28) calculates a torque for turning the satellite from an actual attitude to the target attitude and transmits a torque instruction to the attitude control actuator (14).
US11655053B2	Method for determining a recommended inflation pressure for an aircraft tire, and associated maintenance methods A method determines an inflation pressure expected in an aircraft tire provided with a pressure and temperature sensor. Also disclosed is a method for assistance in the maintenance for an aircraft tire and also a portable electronic device intended for assistance in the maintenance.
US11655047B2	System and method for monitoring an electronic checklist and supporting sensors Methods and systems are provided for operating an electronic checklist for an aircraft. The system includes an aviation sub-system that is part of an aircraft, where the aviation subsystem is an item on the electronic checklist. Also included is a sensor that monitors the status of the aviation sub-system with reference to the electronic checklist. An onboard computer system monitors the electronic checklist and determines the status of the aviation sub-system as required by the electronic checklist along with the operational condition of the sensor that monitors the status of aviation sub-system. Finally, a graphical display shows the status of the aviation sub-system and the operational condition of the sensor.
US11655046B2	Safety management system for aircraft A safety management system to prevent unauthorized use, accident, resale, theft, and so forth of a flying object. The safety management system includes changing, at a motor controller, a power feeding amount to each drive unit based on an instruction from a main control unit, an authentication information storage unit which records registered identification information for performing operator authentication, an authentication accepting unit which accepts an input of input identification information, an operator authentication unit which performs operator authentication of an operator of the flying object based on the input identification information and the registered identification information, and a safety managing unit connected between a power source of the flying object and the motor controller of the flying object. The safety managing unit includes a switch which controls electrical connection between the motor controller and the power source based on the result of the operator authentication.
US11655045B2	Anterior part of the nacelle of an aircraft propulsion assembly whose air intake lip is linked to the outer panel by nesting An anterior part of an aircraft propulsion assembly nacelle, having an air intake lip disposed at a front end and an outer panel, of which an outer face extends an outer part of the air intake lip. A front edge of the outer panel and a rear edge of the air intake lip are shaped so as to overlap radially and to nest so as to ensure a continuous surface between the outer surface of the outer part of the air intake lip and the outer face of the outer panel. Moreover, the front edge of the outer panel is connected to the rear edge of the air intake lip with no added rigid element. This permits a rigid connection while avoiding creating local irregularities on the outer surface of the nacelle, which irregularities might disrupt the flow of air around the nacelle, giving rise to additional drag.
US11655044B2	Rear fairing for a turbojet engine pylon made of composite materials An rear fairing for a pylon supporting an aircraft turbojet engine forms an aerodynamic surface covering the base of the pylon. The rear fairing is elongated in a longitudinal direction and includes a floor arranged opposite the hot gases exiting the turbojet engine and side walls constituting aerodynamic surfaces. The floor and the side walls include ceramic matrix composite materials made from preforms formed by layers of superimposed warp and weft yarns, the preforms have interlayer weaving yarns connecting the layers to one another.
US11655042B2	Battery integrated isolated power converter and systems for electric vehicle propulsion An electric propulsion system includes at least one generator. The electric propulsion system also includes at least one drive engine coupled to the at least one generator. The electric propulsion system further includes at least one electrical device. The electric propulsion system also includes at least one battery integrated isolated power converter (BIIC), where the at least one generator and at least one of the at least one BIIC and the at least one electrical device are coupled, and where the at least one BIIC and the at least one electrical device are coupled.
US11655041B2	Electronic release systems and methods for ejection seats An electronic release system for an aircraft ejection system may comprise: a controller; a plurality of release devices in operable communication with the controller; a plurality of pins, each pin in the plurality of pins operably coupled to a release device in the plurality of release devices, the controller configured to: receive an indication that an ejection event from an aircraft has been initiated, command activation of the plurality of release devices, and in response to commanding the activation, releasing the plurality of pins from an ejection seat.
US11655039B2	Turbine housing for a two wheel air cycle machine A turbine housing for a two-wheel air cycle machine includes a first side of the turbine housing, a second side of the turbine housing, a central axis, an outer housing portion, an inner housing portion, a plurality of struts between the inner housing portion and the outer housing portion and a plurality of cooling slots between the plurality of supports. The outer housing portion includes an inner surface, an outer surface, a cooling inlet extending from the outer surface of the outer housing portion and a cooling outlet opposite the cooling inlet and extending from the outer surface of the outer housing portion. The inner housing portion includes a thrust bearing support surface substantially parallel to the second side of the turbine housing and a journal bearing bore extending between the first side of the turbine housing and the thrust bearing support surface.
US11655038B2	Aircraft air supply and contaminant detection system An aircraft pressurized air system and method is disclosed. The system includes a compressor that receives and compresses outside air, and an air cycle machine that receives compressed air from the compressor and directs conditioned air to an aircraft pressurized zone. The system also includes a contaminant sensor disposed along an air flow path between the compressor and the aircraft pressurized zone, comprising an optical guide, a metal organic framework on an exterior surface of the optical guide in operative fluid communication with air from the air flow path, a light source in communication with the optical guide at a first end of the optical guide, and a light detector in communication with the optical guide at a second end of the optical guide.
US11655034B2	Aircraft seat unit The aircraft seat unit includes a first seat 13, a second seat 14, an intermediate portion 15 disposed between the first seat 13 and the second seat 14, and a front wall 11 adjacent to the intermediate portion 15. An axis line X1 of the first seat 13 and an axis line X2 of the second seat 14 are respectively disposed at angles that are oriented in mutually opposite directions with respect to a traveling direction. The intermediate portion 15 is disposed in a space between the first set and the second seat and is capable of supporting a load of a bassinet 30 placed thereon. The front wall 11 includes engagement holes 11e that detachably engage with engagement portions 32 of the bassinet 30.
US11655028B2	Reinforcement learning based system for aerial imagery acquisition using drone following target vehicle A method of surveying roads includes generating a dynamic flight plan for a drone using a vehicle traveling on a road as a target. The dynamic flight plan includes instructions for movement of the drone. The method includes controlling the drone as a function of position of the vehicle based on the dynamic flight plan. The method includes maintaining, based on the controlling, line of sight with the drone while the drone with an onboard camera follows the vehicle and captures images of the road being traveled by the vehicle using the onboard camera.
US11655022B2	Anti-torque control using fixed blade pitch motors The present invention includes an a plurality of first variable speed motors mounted on a tail boom of the helicopter; one or more fixed pitch blades attached to each of the plurality of first variable speed motors; and wherein a speed of one or more of the plurality of first variable speed motors is varied to provide an anti-torque thrust.
US11655021B2	Rotary wing aircraft with an asymmetrical rear section A rotary wing aircraft that extends along an associated roll axis between a nose region and an aft region and that comprises a fuselage with a front section and a rear section, the rotary wing aircraft comprising: a main rotor that is rotatably mounted at the front section, a shrouded duct that is arranged in the aft region, and a propeller that is rotatably mounted to the shrouded duct, wherein the rear section extends between the front section and the shrouded duct and comprises an asymmetrical cross-sectional profile in direction of the associated roll axis.
US11655017B2	Stiffener skeleton for a firewall arrangement of a rotary wing aircraft A stiffener skeleton that is configured to be mounted to an upper deck of a rotary wing aircraft in a maintenance phase, comprising an upper stiffening structure with a plurality of supporting arms for providing upside stiffening support, and a lateral stiffening structure with a plurality of supporting legs for providing lateral stiffening support, wherein the plurality of supporting arms and the plurality of supporting legs form a self-supporting frame structure.
US11655016B2	Pressurized monocoque structure with abrupt change in shape A flexible strengthening joint for a pressurized vessel includes an outer skin having a localized abrupt change in shape. The outer skin includes a first skin section and a second skin section, the localized abrupt change in shape being located at a junction between the first skin section and the second skin section. A reinforcing bulkhead is located in the interior of the pressurized vessel. The reinforcing bulkhead includes a first bulkhead section that is directly attached to the first section of the outer skin and a second bulkhead section that unattached directly to the first section. A kick frame is located in the interior, the kick frame spanning at least the second bulkhead section. At least one intercostal is secured to the second bulkhead section. The at least one intercostal is also secured to the kick frame.
US11655014B2	Boat shaft seal system A boat shaft seal system including a flexing gland configured to receive a boat drive shaft therethrough, the flexing gland having a first end configured to receive a shaft log fitting, and a second end configured such that the boat drive shaft extends therefrom, and a plurality of circumferential ribs formed along at least a portion of a length of the flexing gland and configured to allow limited flexing of the flexing gland.
US11655012B2	Drop weight buoyancy system for underwater gliders A pump-less buoyancy engine for an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) includes a buoyancy reduction structure without a hydraulic pump for reducing the buoyancy of the AUV to cause the AUV to descend in the water; and a weight dropping structure for dropping prepackaged weights out of the AUV to cause the AUV to ascend in the water, where the AUV moves forward when descending and ascending.
US11655009B2	Light emitting device, comprising light emitting units being arranged in a plane filling pattern A light emitting device (1) is provided that can be used in various contexts, including the context of realizing an anti-fouling action on surfaces. The light emitting device (1) comprises light emitting units (10) being arranged in a plane filling pattern (20) for covering at least a substantial portion of a surface. Individual light emitting units (10) are electrically interconnected through connection areas (12, 13) as present on the light emitting units (10) for providing electrical access to an internal electrical circuit (11) thereof, wherein the light emitting units (10) overlap at the positions of at least portions of the connection areas (12, 13) thereof. Further, it may be so that at least one of the connection areas (12, 13) of the individual light emitting units (10) is electrically connected simultaneously to respective connection areas (12, 13) of at least two other light emitting units (10).
US11655003B2	Bicycle rear sprocket assembly A bicycle rear sprocket assembly comprises a plurality of sprockets and a sprocket carrier. The sprocket carrier includes at least ten internal spline teeth and a circumferentially extending non-splined portion. The at least ten internal spline teeth extend in an axial direction with respect to a rotational center axis of the bicycle rear sprocket assembly. The at least ten internal spline teeth includes a plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces. The plurality of internal-spline driving surfaces each includes a radially outermost edge, a radially innermost edge, and a radial length. The total of the radial lengths ranges from 11 mm to 14 mm. The circumferentially extending non-splined portion is disposed to be adjacent to the at least ten internal spline teeth in the axial direction and recessed from the at least ten internal spline teeth in a radial direction with respect to the rotational center axis.
US11655000B2	Magnetic engagement mechanism for a recreational and/or transportation apparatus Exemplary embodiments are directed to a pedal for a bicycle that includes a body, a spindle rotatably secured to the body and for connection with the bicycle, a first magnetic platter non-rotatably secured within the body, and a second magnetic platter rotatably secured within the body and overlaying the first magnetic platter. The first and second magnetic platters each include two magnetic blocks that are separated and magnetically charged by a respective permanent magnet plate positioned therebetween. The second magnetic platter includes a keyed protrusion configured to be engaged by a ferrous metal cleat, which can rotate the second magnetic platter between a first position where the pedal is in a magnetically inactive state and a second position where the pedal is in a magnetically active state magnetically securing the cleat to the second magnetic platter.
US11654998B2	Front forks for bicycles Front forks for bicycles are described herein. An example front fork includes an upper fork including a first leg and a second leg, a lower fork including a third leg disposed along the first leg and a fourth leg disposed along the second leg, a first set of links rotatably coupled between the first leg and the third leg, and a second set of links rotatably coupled between the second leg and the fourth leg. The first and second sets of links enable the lower fork to swing relative to the upper fork. The front fork also includes a steerer tube coupled to the front fork and a spring in the steerer tube. The spring is configured to bias the lower fork away from the steer tube.
US11654996B2	Electric saddle type vehicle A motorcycle, or saddle type vehicle, is disclosed that may have at least one seat and at least two wheels, at least one hub electric motor. A large dry storage compartment may be positioned between the rider and steering mount. A rechargeable battery and battery management system may be located below the storage compartment in a battery housing, where the battery housing may be a structural component of the chassis. A rear electronics housing may be attached to and located behind the battery housing, and may contain major electrical components such as electric motor controller and contactors. Two structural members, or frame side rails, may form sides of the storage compartment and extend between the electronics housing and steering mount. The electronics housing may also connect to the battery housing such that the battery housing reinforces and strengthens the chassis, or structural frame. A secondary storage compartment may be located under the seat. Additionally, the storage compartments may have electronic locking mechanisms that are activated via a wireless connection to a remote electronic device. The rear suspension may include a swingarm on one side of the vehicle.
US11654995B2	Electric balance vehicles Various electric balance vehicles are described. In some embodiments, the vehicle has first and second housings with platforms to support a user's feet. The first and second housings can be rotatable relative to each other. The vehicle can have first and second wheel assemblies. A support member can extend within tapered portions of the first and second housings. In some embodiments, one of the first and second housings can rotate relative to the support member and the other of the housings can be rotationally fixed relative to the support member. The vehicle can balance and provide locomotion to the user. The vehicle can be light, compact, and/or have a low center of gravity.
US11654990B2	Electric bicycle A bicycle includes a frame, a motor, a battery, a key interface, a crank set, and a shell. The frame defines a cavity and an opening providing access to the cavity. The motor is coupled to frame beneath the cavity. The battery extends at least partially into the frame. The battery is configured to power the motor. The key interface is positioned along an exterior of the frame. Turning a key in the key interface releases the battery to facilitate removing the battery from the frame. The crank set is coupled to the motor. The crank set includes crank arms. The shell extends at least partially over the opening.
US11654989B2	Load leveling hanger A load-leveling hanging apparatus and a system for suspended lifting of objects are disclosed. The load-leveling hanging apparatus includes a carriage suspended from a line; a hanging beam adapted for attachment of multiple objects at points along the beam; a mechanism for moving the hanging beam relative to the carriage to thereby achieve a level condition; and a level indicator. The mechanism is a rotatable screw. The system includes the load-leveling hanging apparatus and a lifting device. The lifting device includes a drum for winding and unwinding a line; a motor coupled to the drum to apply a torque thereto; a guide to direct the line onto the drum; and a controller. The lifting device raises and lowers the suspended hanging apparatus.
US11654986B2	Compound dowel for positioning components in vehicle structures A compound dowel for positioning a first component defining a first aperture relative to a second component defining a second aperture in a motor vehicle body structure in response to a determined misalignment between the first and second components includes a compensation pin. The compensation pin is selected in response to the determined misalignment and configured to be inserted into the second aperture. The compensation pin has a center axis and an indexing feature configured to orient and fix the compensation pin to the first component. The compound dowel also includes a nominal pin arranged parallel to the center axis and offset therefrom by a distance. The nominal pin is configured to be inserted through the first aperture, such that position of the first component is set relative to the second component. A method of positioning components in a vehicle body structure using a compound dowel is also considered.
US11654985B2	Mechanically-timed footsteps for a robotic device An example implementation for determining mechanically-timed footsteps may involve a robot having a first foot in contact with a ground surface and a second foot not in contact with the ground surface. The robot may determine a position of its center of mass and center of mass velocity, and based on these, determine a capture point for the robot. The robot may also determine a threshold position for the capture point, where the threshold position is based on a target trajectory for the capture point after the second foot contacts the ground surface. The robot may determine that the capture point has reached this threshold position and based on this determination, and cause the second foot to contact the ground surface.
US11654984B2	Slip detection for robotic locomotion An example method may include i) determining a first distance between a pair of feet of a robot at a first time, where the pair of feet is in contact with a ground surface; ii) determining a second distance between the pair of feet of the robot at a second time, where the pair of feet remains in contact with the ground surface from the first time to the second time; iii) comparing a difference between the determined first and second distances to a threshold difference; iv) determining that the difference between determined first and second distances exceeds the threshold difference; and v) based on the determination that the difference between the determined first and second distances exceeds the threshold difference, causing the robot to react.
US11654980B2	Bracket support system for a tractor hoist A bracket support system to connect a hoist to a connector rod and at least one hoist connector of a tractor, the bracket support system including an upper mask bracket removably disposed on a mounting mask to connect to the connector rod, at least one lower bracket removably disposed on a rear of the hoist, a stiffener bracket disposed on at least a portion of the hoist to prevent damage to the mounting mask in response to lifting at least one object on the hoist, and a support shaft disposed within at least a portion of the rear of the hoist.
US11654977B2	Cargo rack for utility task vehicle A cargo rack for a utility task vehicle that includes a cargo bed that is fastenable to a bed of a utility task vehicle and side supports that are fastenable both to the cargo bed of the cargo rack and to the utility task vehicle. The cargo rack has an up position and a down position when fastened to the bed of the utility task vehicle. The side supports are fastened to the cargo bed and to the utility task vehicle when the cargo rack is in the up position, but the cargo bed is fastened to the bed of the utility task vehicle without the side supports when the cargo rack is in the down position.
US11654976B2	Anti-flutter baffle A baffle assembly for use in a transportation vehicle, comprising a carrier including an interior portion that includes a plurality of walls extending upward, a rim portion that extends to substantially surround the interior portion and a fastener that extends upward from the rim portion in the same direction as the plurality of walls. The baffle also includes a resinous sealant that includes a polymer that is adapted for thermal expansion upon activation by heat that is located on at least a portion of the interior portion wherein the rim portion is substantially free of any sealant.
US11654973B2	Vehicle body structure for reinforcing pop-up seat mounting part A vehicle body structure for reinforcing a pop-up seat mounting part includes a pair of rear side members engaged with a floor panel of a vehicle body, the pair of rear side members being spaced apart from each other by a spacing distance, a transverse member having a length corresponding to the spacing distance between the pair of rear side members, the transverse member being connected at opposite ends thereof to ends of upper surfaces of the pair of rear side members, and a back panel in contact with one surface of the transverse member.
US11654971B2	Land vehicles incorporating removable powertrain units, powertrain units, and methods therefor In certain embodiments, land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a frame structure having a front cage that defines an operator cabin and a rear floor positioned rearward of the front cage. The frame structure supports a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle. An underside of the frame structure is disposed in confronting relation with the underlying surface.
US11654970B2	Land vehicles incorporating monocoques and modular mold systems for making the same Land vehicles, modular systems for forming monocoques of land vehicles, and methods of forming monocoques of land vehicles using modular systems are envisioned. In certain embodiments, the land vehicles are provided as delivery vehicles and/or utility vehicles. A land vehicle includes a monocoque supporting a plurality of wheels to permit movement of the vehicle relative to an underlying surface in use of the land vehicle.
US11654969B2	Vehicle bodyside structure A vehicle bodyside structure to be applied to a vehicle includes a side sill, a first reinforce, a second reinforce, and a third reinforce. The side sill is disposed on a rear side of a front tire of the vehicle. The side sill extends along a vehicle fore-and-aft direction. The first reinforce is disposed in a front end side of the side sill. The first reinforce includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion extends from an inner side to an outer side in a vehicle width direction. The rear portion extends along the vehicle fore-and-aft direction. The second reinforce at least partly overlaps the rear portion of the first reinforce. The third reinforce is disposed on a rear side of the first reinforce. The second reinforce overlaps a vicinity of a rear end of the rear portion of the first reinforce.
US11654968B2	Chassis frame module for electric vehicle A chassis frame module for an electric vehicle may include: a main frame; a front frame connected to the front of the main frame; and a rear frame connected to the rear of the main frame. The front frame may include: a first front frame disposed at the front of the main frame; a second front frame extending from the first front frame toward the main frame; and a front joint part configured to connect the main frame and the second front frame.
US11654962B2	Vehicle travel control method and vehicle travel control apparatus A travel control method for a vehicle is provided, which includes autonomous steering control for autonomously controlling the steering of the vehicle. The travel control method includes: setting a plurality of cancellation thresholds corresponding to respective travel scenes, the cancellation thresholds being used for canceling the autonomous steering control and transitioning to the driver's manual operation; detecting a travel scene of the vehicle during execution of the autonomous steering control; extracting a cancellation threshold corresponding to the detected travel scene from among the plurality of set cancellation thresholds; and determining, based on the extracted cancellation threshold, whether or not to cancel the autonomous steering control and transition to the driver's manual operation.
US11654961B2	Steering assistance control apparatus A steering assistance control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a detection unit and a correction unit. The detection unit is configured to detect a road surface cant of a road on which the vehicle is traveling. The correction unit is configured to correct a steering target steering-wheel angle in a steering control system, on the basis of a steering characteristic value for each of left steering and right steering and the road surface cant detected by the detection unit. The steering characteristic value indicates a steering characteristic for each combination of a traveling speed and the road surface cant.
US11654957B2	Multichannel electronic control unit architecture for electromechanical power steering systems A motor electric control unit (ECU) for an electromechanical power steering mechanism, which controls current through an electric assist motor in response to steering mechanism sensors' signals. The ECU may comprise at least two channels. Each channel has the steering mechanism sensors in a redundancy concept. At least one voter that is assigned to an actuator and is configured to vote on the correct steering mechanism sensors' outputs of the at least two channels. The steering mechanism sensors may include a steering column torque sensor and an RPS sensor for sensing a rotor angle of the electric assist motor. Each of the at least two channels may include processors that have different software to protect against systematic faults.
US11654956B2	Method and system for steering intervention by electronic power steering unit to prevent vehicle rollover or loss of control A vehicle steering intervention system and method prevents a loss of vehicle control condition or a vehicle rollover condition. The system includes a driver input torque sensor for sensing torque applied by a driver to a steering wheel, a steering angle sensor for sensing a steering angle, and a speed determination device for determining a vehicle speed. An electronic power steering unit includes an electronic processor and a memory. The electronic power steering unit determines a vehicle steering intervention threshold based on the torque sensed, the steering angle, and the vehicle speed. The electronic power steering unit predicts whether the vehicle steering intervention threshold will be exceeded within a predetermined time based on a torque gradient and/or a steering angle gradient. When the vehicle steering intervention threshold is predicted to be exceeded, the electronic power steering unit reduces a power steering assist and/or provides a counter steer force.
US11654955B2	Vehicle and control apparatus of vehicle A control apparatus of a vehicle including a steering operator is provided. The control apparatus includes an environment detection unit configured to detect a surrounding environment of the vehicle, a travel control unit configured to execute automatic steering control based on the surrounding environment, and an operation detection unit configured to detect a first operation and a second operation by a driver. The travel control unit can take a first state in which automatic steering control is not performed, a second state in which automatic steering control is performed on condition of the second operation, and a third state in which automatic steering control is performed without condition of the second operation. The travel control unit transitions from the third state to the first state on condition of the first operation.
US11654952B2	Steering device A steering device includes: a sensor drive unit configured to drive a sensor element provided in a steering to detect a gripped state of the steering; and a heater drive unit configured to drive a heater provided in the steering, in which the sensor drive unit executes driving of the sensor element periodically at an interval, the heater drive unit executes heater driving alternately with sensor driving by the sensor drive unit, and the interval of sensor driving is expanded in a state where the steering is gripped, compared with a state where the steering is not gripped.
US11654951B2	Vehicle steering wheel A vehicle steering wheel includes a hoop, a plurality of presence sensors and an outer sheath. The presence sensors are each arranged so as to detect a proximity and/or contact between a user's limb and the hoop. The outer sheath covers the plurality of presence sensors and is stitched with at least one seam that extends around at least part of the hoop. The plurality of presence sensors is mounted on the same support.
US11654943B2	End of vehicle device with integrated antenna A device adapted for attachment to a coupler of a trailing railcar of a train includes an enclosure defining an internal compartment, a port adapted for connection to an air brake hose receiving air from a brake pipe of the train, a handle extending from the enclosure, a communication device disposed within the internal compartment of the enclosure, and at least one antenna connected to the communication device and extending at least partially through the internal compartment of the enclosure and into an internal cavity of the handle.
US11654940B2	Stop for a rail A stop for stopping a trolley on a rail is described. The trolley comprises a set of wheels, including a first wheel and the rail provides, at least in part, a running surface, including a first portion and a second portion thereof, for the first wheel. The stop comprises an actuator providing a third portion of the running surface between the first portion and the second portion and an arm, coupled to the actuator. The stop is arrangeable in a first configuration, wherein the arm is arranged to block the trolley therepast. The stop is arrangeable in a second configuration, wherein the arm is arranged to allow the trolley therepast. The stop is arranged to move from the first configuration to the second configuration by actuation of the actuator, preferably by a movement of the actuator in a direction transverse to the third portion of the running surface.
US11654933B2	Navigation trajectory using reinforcement learning for an ego vehicle in a navigation network An ego vehicle includes decider modules and a grader module coupled to a resolver module. The decider modules generate trajectory decisions at a current time, generate a current two-dimensional slice of a flat space around the ego vehicle, generate future two-dimensional slices of the flat space by projecting the current two-dimensional slice of the flat space forward in time, and generate a three-dimensional state space by stacking the current two-dimensional slice and the future two-dimensional slices. The grader module generates rewards for the trajectory decisions based on a recent behavior of an ego vehicle. The resolver module selects a final trajectory decision for the ego vehicle from the trajectory decisions based on the three-dimensional state space and the rewards. The current two-dimensional slice includes a current ego vehicle location and current neighboring vehicle locations. The future two-dimensional slices include future ego vehicle locations and future neighboring vehicle locations.
US11654927B2	Method for monitoring a vehicle system for detecting an environment of a vehicle A method for monitoring a vehicle system configured to detect an environment of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle system has a sensor system with at least two sensor units configured to capture the environment of the vehicle, and an evaluation unit configured to detect objects in the environment of the vehicle by merging sensor data of the at least two sensor units. The method includes, for each of the detected objects, using sensor data to determine separately for each of the at least two sensor units a probability of existence indicating a probability of the detected object representing a real object, and a probability of detection indicating a probability with which the detected object can be captured by the sensors. The method includes determining whether the vehicle system is in a robust state based on the probability of existence and the probability of detection.
US11654924B2	Systems and methods for detecting and classifying an unsafe maneuver of a vehicle A maneuver classification platform may obtain video data and telematic data that are associated with a driving event involving a vehicle. The maneuver classification platform may analyze the video data to identify a path of the vehicle along a roadway during the driving event, and based on markings of a plurality of roadways. The maneuver classification platform may analyze the video data to determine a type of a vehicle maneuver performed by the vehicle during the driving event. The maneuver classification platform may determine a maneuver score of the driving event based on the type of the vehicle maneuver, the path of the vehicle, and the telematic data. The maneuver classification platform may send a message associated with the maneuver score and a vehicle identifier of the vehicle to a client device to permit the client device to use the maneuver score.
US11654920B2	Integrated control apparatus of a vehicle, system having the same and method thereof The present disclosure relates to an integrated control apparatus for a vehicle, a system including the same, and a method thereof, and an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides an integrated control apparatus for a vehicle, including: a processor configured to perform braking control in an initial stage of steering control of a driver, to control a damping force of an electronic controlled suspension, to release the braking control in a later stage of steering control of the driver, and to increase the damping force of the electronic controlled suspension; and a storage configured to store data obtained by the processor and an algorithm for driving the processor.
US11654918B2	Estimation of road centerline based on vehicle telemetry System and methods for estimating a centerline of a road that separates traffic moving in opposite directions include aggregating a data set from each of a plurality of vehicles traversing the road over a period of time as telemetry data. Each data set of the telemetry data indicates a location and a heading. The method includes clustering the data sets of the telemetry data based on the heading indicated by each data set, and identifying a separator to separate the data sets indicating a first heading from the data sets indicating a second heading, opposite to the first heading. The centerline is estimated based on applying a spatial smoothing to the separator.
US11654914B2	Vehicle control device, vehicle control method, and storage medium A vehicle control device includes a merging controller configured to generate a first plan for changing a lane of the self-vehicle to in front of or behind a first vehicle, based on a relative relationship between a position and a speed of the self-vehicle and the first vehicle, and allow the self-vehicle to change lanes to the first main lane based on the first plan when it is estimated that a third vehicle is able to change lanes to a second main lane adjacent to the first main lane without interfering with a fourth vehicle, based on a relative relationship between a position and a speed of the first vehicle or a second vehicle present behind the self-vehicle and traveling and the fourth vehicle in a case where it is assumed that the self-vehicle has changed lanes to the first main lane based on the first plan.
US11654912B2	Enhanced boat launching and loading detection and management system Devices, systems, and methods for boat launching and loading detection and management are disclosed herein. A method may include receiving, by a first device, data associated with operation of a vehicle. The method may include determining, based on the data, that the operation of the vehicle includes at least one of launching a boat into water using the vehicle or loading the boat onto the vehicle. The method may include generating map data indicative of a location associated with the operation of the vehicle. The method may include sending the map data to a second device for presentation.
US11654906B2	Control apparatus and method for improving fuel efficiency in CACC system Disclosed herein is a control apparatus and method for improving fuel efficiency in a CACC system, which can improve fuel efficiency through control of a vehicle speed so that a vehicle travels using an optimized cost in consideration of a target vehicle speed, current vehicle speed, minimum driving speed set in the vehicle, and a deceleration distance if the vehicle that uses the CACC system senses a forward vehicle and enters into a CACC active mode. The control method for improving fuel efficiency in a CACC system includes setting a target speed profile based on a target speed of the subject vehicle and an expected driving path, determining whether a target vehicle to be followed by the subject vehicle exists, and controlling the driving speed of the subject vehicle according to the set target speed profile depending on whether or not the target vehicle exists.
US11654902B1	Managing lane change threats Embodiments provide a vehicle computer coupled to a vehicle. The vehicle computer may be configured to compute (e.g., generate) an automated lane change maneuver moving the vehicle from a first lane into a second, adjacent lane. The lane change maneuver may have commenced while the maneuver was safe to conduct, but a threat vehicle (or another threat object) may be subsequently detected moving into the same target lane. The option to immediately abort the maneuver and return to the original lane may not be appropriate after some time into the lane change maneuver. The vehicle computer may control the vehicle in a lateral position hold along the lane demarcation line for a predetermined amount of time before moving into the second lane when the threat vehicle clears the second lane or returning to the first lane when the threat vehicle does not clear the second lane.
US11654895B2	Apparatus for recognizing parking area for autonomous parking and method thereof A vehicle parking assistance device includes an image sensing device, an artificial intelligence learning device, and a controller connected with the image sensing device and the artificial intelligence learning device. The controller is configured to obtain an image using the image sensing device, detect at least one parking line pair in the obtained image, detect a parking slot based on deep learning, detect a parking area based on the detected parking slot and the at least one detected parking pair, detect an entrance point for the parking area, and generate parking information based on the parking area and the entrance point.
US11654894B2	Automatic parking management apparatus An automatic parking management apparatus is applied to a parking lot that allows an automatic parking control of automatically parking a vehicle, which is stopped at a start position, into a parking space. The automatic parking management apparatus is provided with: a determinator configured to determine whether or not the vehicle is stopped in a predetermined range for defining the start position, when the automatic parking control is intended to be started; and an instructor configured to output an instruction to move into the predetermined range, to the vehicle, if it is determined that the vehicle is not stopped in the predetermined range.
US11654887B2	Control method for hybrid vehicle and control device for hybrid vehicle A hybrid vehicle control method for a hybrid vehicle is provided for a drive system including an internal combustion engine, a generator that is driven by the internal combustion engine, and a battery that is charged with electric power generated by the generator. A target power generated by the generator is set and the target engine output is calculated for the internal combustion engine according to the target generated power. The air density in the environment in which the vehicle travels is detected. The target engine output is corrected based on the detected air density with respect to the decrease in air density, and the generated power of the generator is made to follow the target generated power. The execution of air density correction is permitted or stopped depending on an operating state of the drive system.
US11654886B2	Driving assistance system and driving assistance method An aspect of the disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for improving fuel efficiency of a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. The apparatus for assisting driving of a host vehicle includes an input configured to receive an input for activation of a fuel efficiency mode; and a controller configured to: in response to receiving the input for activation of the fuel efficiency mode, determine a control factor for power distribution based on route information received from a navigation device of the host vehicle and a state of a battery, and perform power distribution based on the control factor.
US11654883B2	Current based anti-chatter latch A vehicle includes a traction battery, an electric machine, a relay electrically between the traction battery and electric machine, and a controller. When closed, the relay completes an electrical circuit including the traction battery and electric machine. The controller selectively commands the relay to open based on a voltage across a coil of the relay and a current through the coil.
US11654880B2	Adjusting performance of an electric motor in a hybrid vehicle during a combustion event A system for adjusting performance of an electric motor in a hybrid vehicle during a combustion event. The system includes a combustion engine including a cylinder, an electric motor including an electric motor shaft and connected to the combustion engine via a drive shaft, and an inverter controller connected to the electric motor. The inverter controller includes an electronic processor configured to receive a rotational position of the electric motor shaft, determine, based on the rotational position of the electric motor shaft, whether a combustion event is occurring in the cylinder, and when a combustion event is occurring in the cylinder, preform one selected from the group comprising increase torque produced by the electric motor and decrease the torque produced by the electric motor.
US11654879B2	System and method for controlling hybrid electric vehicle using driving tendency of driver A system and method for controlling a hybrid electric vehicle using a driving tendency are provided. The method includes determining a driving tendency level based on data to determine a driving tendency of a driver and determining a target engine torque using an engine torque map based on a vehicle speed and a required torque. Whether the driving tendency level corresponds to a predetermined level is determined as well as whether the required torque is equal to or greater than a torque that corresponds to an optimal operating point of an engine when the driving tendency level corresponds to the predetermined level. The target engine torque is then adjusted when the required torque is equal to or greater than the torque that corresponds to the optimal operating point of the engine.
US11654877B2	System and method for detecting brake fading in a vehicle A system (100) and a method (300) for detecting brake fading in a vehicle. The system (100) includes at least one sensor (140-143) configured to gather data about at least one brake (110-113) in a vehicle (105), a braking system (130), a braking system sensor (145) configured to gather data about the braking system (130), and an electronic controller (150) configured to receive data from at least one selected from the group consisting of the at least one sensor (140-143) and the braking system sensor (145), and determine, based on the data, a level of brake fading of the vehicle (105). The method (300) comprises receiving (305), with an electronic controller (150), data from at least one of the group consisting of at least one sensor (140-143) and a braking system sensor (145); and determining (310), with the electronic controller (150), a level of brake fading of a vehicle (105) based upon the data.
US11654873B1	Park release apparatus and method of use A park release apparatus for shifting a transmission of a vehicle having an engine from park to neutral with the engine not running via a park release lever of the transmission, the apparatus including a transmission assembly configured for being selectively installed on the transmission spaced from the park release lever, a handle assembly, a cable assembly having a slidable cable operably connecting the transmission assembly and the handle assembly, and a release bracket coupled to the cable in the vicinity of the transmission assembly and configured for selectively engaging the park release lever.
US11654871B2	Built-in vehicle jack A system for optimizing a machine learning model. a machine learning model that generates predictions based on at least one input feature vector, each input feature vector having one or more vector values; and an optimization module with a processor and an associated memory, the optimization module being configured to: create at least one slice of the predictions based on at least one vector value, determine at least one optimization metric of the slice that is based on at least a total number of predictions for the vector value, and optimize the machine learning model based on the optimization metric.
US11654870B2	Arrangement for cleaning vehicle tires An arrangement for cleaning the tires of a vehicle is described herein. The arrangement includes a gutter arrangement a strip arrangement and a brush mat arrangement on its upper surface. At one end of the arrangement is a nozzle arrangement that sprays or otherwise applies water onto the tire. The strip arrangement applies water to the tire and vibrates the tire to remove contaminants. The brush mat arrangement both cleans the tire and removes water from its surface. The water as well as the dirt and dust that has come off the tires accumulate in a collection basin under the brush mat arrangement. The arrangement is suitable for interiors of structures.
US11654869B2	Remote user interface commanded vehicle interior sanitization A vehicle comprising an interior; a heat source in thermal communication with the interior; a source of ultraviolet light disposed to emit the ultraviolet light into the interior; and a controller in communication with the heat source and the source of the ultraviolet light, the controller configured to cause (i) the heat source to increase a temperature of the interior, (ii) the source of the ultraviolet light to emit the ultraviolet light into the interior, or (iii) both (i) and (ii) upon receiving a command from a remote user interface. The vehicle can further include a combustion engine that combusts fuel to propel the vehicle. The vehicle can further include a battery in electrical communication with the source of the ultraviolet light and in communication with the controller, the battery having a voltage.
US11654853B2	Vehicle side airbag device and occupant protection device A vehicle side airbag device including an inflator, a side airbag, and a duct is installed at a side section on a vehicle width direction outer side of a seatback of a vehicle seat configured to restrain an occupant using a three-point seatbelt. The side airbag receives a supply of gas from the inflator in a vehicle side-on collision. As a result, a waist chamber is inflated and deployed from a lower portion of the side section toward a side of a waist of the occupant, and a head chamber is inflated and deployed from an upper face side of the side section toward a side of a head of the occupant. The duct extends along a vertical direction of the side airbag inside the side airbag, and is configured to guide gas from the inflator into the waist chamber and into the head chamber.
US11654852B2	Side airbag module and vehicle seat A side airbag module for being attached to a seat frame (40) is described. Said airbag module has an inflator and at least one mounting stud (14) extending from said inflator. An airbag defining a gas space and being in fluid communication to said inflator is provided and is at least partially rolled and/or folded to an airbag package (20). The airbag package (20) is held by a wrapper (23) encircling at least a part of the airbag package (20). In order to simplify the mounting process of upholstery, at least one additional flexible flap (30) extends from the wrapper (23) and said additional flexible flap (30) has or carries at least one connection means for connecting the flexible flap to the frame (40) of a vehicle seat.
US11654850B2	Distributed sensor system for sensing body parts and persons within the hazard zones of a convertible top A safety system for detecting a body part in a dangerous area of a vehicle, a convertible roof having such a safety system and a corresponding method. The safety system includes at least one sensor node which respectively has a capacitive sensor and a processing unit, wherein the capacitive has at least one electrode and is designed to capture a capacitance change on account of a body part approaching the electrode, and wherein the processing unit is designed to generate capacitance change data on the basis of a capacitance change captured by the capacitive sensor; an evaluation unit which is designed to detect that there is a body part in a dangerous area at least on the basis of received capacitance change data; a data transmission device for transmitting the generated capacitance change data from a sensor node to the evaluation unit.
US11654849B2	Airbag apparatus An airbag apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes an airbag, a collision determiner, and an airbag deployment controller. The airbag is configured to be deployed forward of a vehicle body front of the vehicle. The collision determiner is configured to establish a human-body pre-crash determination in a case where a collision probability with a human body is equal to or higher than a predetermined threshold. The airbag deployment controller is configured to deploy the airbag in response to the human-body pre-crash determination. The airbag includes a pulling member configured to pull and recess a front surface of the airbag rearward of the vehicle so as to form a slit portion configured to divide a front portion of the airbag.
US11654842B2	Wiring harness assembly A wiring harness assembly includes a first flexible planar wire cable having a first plurality of separated conductors formed in a first insulating layer comprising a first substantially flat exterior surface, a second flexible planar wire cable having a second plurality of separated conductors formed in a second insulating layer comprising a second substantially flat exterior surface, and a first plurality of apertures formed in the first substantially flat exterior surface and a second plurality of apertures formed in the second substantially flat exterior surface. The first and second plurality of apertures are sized, shaped, and arranged such that an electrical connection is made between the first and second plurality of separated conductors through the first and second plurality of apertures.
US11654841B2	Box-shaped soundproof structure and transportation apparatus Provided is a box-shaped soundproof structure that is small and light and can sufficiently reduce noise with a natural frequency of a sound source. A box at least a part of which is opened; and a sound reduction structure including a resonator disposed in the box are included, and a sound generated from a sound source disposed in contact with an outer surface of a wall of the box or in the box and emitted from an open surface of the box to the outside is reduced by the sound reduction structure.
US11654838B2	Interior trim An interior trim for a passenger compartment of a vehicle includes a first carrier, which has an inner side, facing the passenger compartment, and an outer side, directed away from the passenger compartment. A heating element is arranged on the outer side. It is proposed to arrange a matrix and a filler in the first carrier. The filler has a thermal conductivity that is higher than that of the matrix so that heat generated by the heating element can be directed through the filler into the passenger compartment.
US11654837B2	Sensor for autonomously movable moving body A moving body including an external world information acquisition device is autonomously movable based on external world information acquired by the external world information acquisition device. The external world information acquisition device is arranged on an inner side of the moving body than an outer shell member of the moving body, and is formed with an external world information acquisition surface. The outer shell member has an opening portion. The moving body includes a cover member which is provided between the external world information acquisition device and the opening portion. The external world information acquisition surface acquires the external world information via the cover member. The cover member has a flat plate shape, and is arranged to face the external world information acquisition surface, and to be inclined in an upper-lower direction and a left-right direction of the moving body with respect to the external world information acquisition surface.
US11654824B1	External display of vehicle load information The disclosure is generally directed to systems and methods for providing a display pertaining to a vehicle payload. An example method executed by a processor of a vehicle payload display system includes determining a weight of a payload placed upon the vehicle and displaying upon a ground surface outside the vehicle and/or upon a windshield of the vehicle, an image that provides an indication of the weight of the payload placed upon the vehicle. Another example method executed by the processor includes obtaining information about a laden weight of the vehicle, determining a weight difference between the laden weight and a payload capacity of the vehicle, determining, based on the weight difference, a payload margin available for loading the vehicle or an excess weight loaded upon the vehicle, and displaying the payload margin or the first excess weight upon a display surface that is viewable from outside the vehicle.
US11654822B2	Lighting device for vehicle Provided is a grill lighting device for a vehicle including a housing unit positioned on a vehicle body and having a shape whose one side is opened, a light source unit positioned on the housing unit and configured to emit light, a reflective unit provided in the housing unit and configured to reflect light emitted from the light source unit, and a screen unit positioned on the housing unit and configured to cover the opened portion of the housing unit and transmit the light reflected by the reflective unit to generate grill lighting.
US11654820B1	Laterally extending backup light for vehicle Method and apparatus for a laterally extendable backup light system for placement on the trailer of the 18-wheeler tractor trailer truck. The backup light would be mounted underneath an outer edge of the trailer of the tractor-trailer so that it would be extendable laterally away from the edge of the trailer so that the light portion would extend far enough outwardly to travel beyond the outer edge of the trailer so that the beam of light emanating therefrom would illuminate the area behind the rear of the trailer. A linear actuator controlled wirelessly or via hardwire by the driver of the truck would actuate the light portion of the device so that the light portion would extend from an enclosure beyond the edge of the trailer of the truck-trailer or would be retracted back into the enclosure.
US11654819B2	Lamp for vehicle having a light guide coupled to a rotary shaft A lamp for a vehicle and a vehicle including the lamp. One aspect of the present disclosure provides a lamp for a vehicle, the lamp including a first light source configured to emit light, a light guide unit having one side facing the first light source and configured such that the light emitted from the first light source enters the light guide unit, a rotary shaft having one side fixedly coupled to the light guide unit, and a power supply unit configured to provide power for rotating the rotary shaft.
US11654817B2	Trailer latch for boat motor support A system for supporting a motor of a boat with respect to a boat trailer is provided. The system includes a longitudinally extendable support shaft that is configured to be secured in a selected one of a plurality of extended positions, a motor support disposed at a first end of the support shaft; and a boat trailer connector disposed at a second end of the support shaft. The trailer connector includes a releasable latch to connect the trailer connector to the boat trailer. The trailer connector includes a manually engageable actuator configured to selectively latch or release the trailer connector from the boat trailer.
US11654814B2	Truck trailer with deck-level and curb-level unloading capability and additional cubic capacity A trailer includes a front section having a first floor with an upper surface at a fixed vertical level approximately between three and six feet above a street level, a middle section, and a rear section having a second floor with an upper surface at the fixed vertical level. A horizontally-oriented platform is disposed in the middle section. A lifting mechanism is coupled to the platform and selectively raises and lowers the platform between a lower position of one to two feet above street level, otherwise known as curb-level, and an upper position of approximately between three and seven feet above street level.
US11654813B2	Reconfigurable cup holder assembly A reconfigurable cup holder assembly for a vehicle comprises: (i) a base structure, and (ii) a cup holder portion pivotably coupled to the base structure about a pivot axis, the cup holder portion comprising a first cup holder and a second cup holder, each of the first cup holder and the second cup holder defining a space configured to hold a container for liquid, and the cup holder portion is pivotable about the pivot axis to, from, and between a first position relative to the base structure and a second position relative to the base structure; wherein, the pivot axis extends through the space of the first cup holder. The second cup holder can pivot greater than or equal to 75 degrees about the pivot axis when the cup holder portion moves from the first position to the second position.
US11654811B2	Vehicle seating assembly having lower leg support and suspension assembly A vehicle seating assembly includes a seat and a lower leg support. The seat includes a first end and a second end. The first and second ends are opposite to one another. The lower leg support is coupled to the seat at the second end and is movable relative to the seat between a retracted position and an extended position. A suspension assembly is coupled to the lower leg support. The suspension assembly includes a first end, a second end, and an intermediate portion. The first end of the suspension assembly is coupled to a portion of the seat. The second end of the suspension assembly is coupled proximate to a distal end of the lower leg support. A distance between an interior surface of the intermediate portion and an adjacent surface of each of the seat and the lower leg support may vary based on lower leg support position.
US11654807B2	Monocoque and semi-monocoque passenger seats with ergonomic design Described are ergonomic passenger seats that may include monocoque or semi-monocoque seat backs, cellular suspension cushions, and tray tables with support arms that may be located within the interior volume of the monocoque or semi-monocoque seat backs when in their stowed positions. The passenger seats offer enhanced passenger comfort and space while providing a lightweight, simple to manufacture design. Monocoque and semi-monocoque seat backs may form integral parts of passenger seats to support additional loads without need for heavy, complex structures. The space within the monocoque or semi-monocoque seat back may then be used for storage or suspension cushions that offer improved comfort with a lighter seat frame. Monocoque and semi-monocoque seat backs may also facilitate the adoption of several other seating mechanisms, such as new seat mounts that allow for improved seat motion that allows for passenger recline with reduced impingement on other passengers' space.
US11654803B2	Conveyance seat Provided is a conveyance seat in which a duct connected to a fan can be compactly disposed, and the fan is provided in a pan-frame-type seat cushion. The vehicle seat includes a seat cushion (S2) and a blower (48) provided in the seat cushion (S2). The seat cushion (S2) is provided with a plate-shaped pan frame (42). The blower (48) is provided below the pan frame (42), a duct (49) is connected to the blower (48), and an opening (42a) through which the duct (49) extends is formed in the pan frame (42).
US11654800B2	Easy entrance/exit system for a vehicle An easy entrance/exit system for a vehicle includes a vehicle seat, a pad, a pad-side magnetic device, and a seat-side magnet. The vehicle seat includes a seat base. The pad is supported atop the seat base for swiveling about a pivot point. The pad-side magnetic device is coupled to the pad at the pivot point. The seat-side magnet is within the seat base at the pivot point. The seat-side magnet is configured to apply a magnetic field to the pad-side magnetic device to govern swiveling of the pad about the pivot point.
US11654793B2	Cell capacity based battery pack balancing A vehicle includes a traction battery and a controller. The controller, responsive to some cells of the traction battery achieving a first state of charge threshold, discharge other cells of the traction battery, each having a capacity greater than each of the some of the cells, to a second state of charge threshold that is greater than the first state of charge threshold without discharging the some of the cells. The controller then charges all of the cells at the same time such that the some of the cells and the other of the cells achieve a same predetermined target state of charge at a same time.
US11654792B2	Motor vehicle A motor vehicle has a motor performing power driving and regeneration. The motor has an inverter, a first power storage device with a large-capacity characteristic, a second power storage device with a high-power characteristic, a power converter and a circuit. The power converter has a voltage step down function during the power driving and a voltage step up function during the regeneration. In the circuit, the power converter, with the voltage step down function during the power driving, is connected to the first power storage device and the second power storage device is connected in series between a reactor of the power converter and the inverter. During the power driving of the motor, an output voltage of the first power storage device is stepped down to supply energy from the first power storage device and the second power storage device to the inverter.
US11654790B2	Computing systems and methods for controlling current in vehicle motors A motor controller is described that is coupled to a drive motor and a battery pack of a vehicle. The motor controller is configured to determine a maximum discharge current of the battery pack and a rotational velocity of the drive motor. Based on the determined rotational velocity of the drive motor, the motor controller is configured to identify a curve that defines a relationship between the maximum discharge current of the battery pack and a drive current limit of the motor controller. Based on the identified curve and the determined maximum discharge current of the battery pack, the motor controller is configured to determine the drive current limit of the motor controller. The motor controller is further configured to convert a discharge current from the battery pack to a drive current subject to the determined drive current limit and supply the drive current to the drive motor.
US11654784B2	Electrically driven automobile with a power pack and retrofit thereof An electrically driven automobile with a power pack and retrofit thereof. An electric power pack in an electrically powered automobile is provided for retrofit where part of the batteries are substituted by a fuel cell system in order to extend the travelling range of the automobile.
US11654783B2	Electric lawnmower with coil for wireless charging and discharging of battery pack The invention includes a memory unit that stores electrical characteristics of a power receiving coil of an electric lawnmower and a power transfer coil of an external charger, wherein a battery side control circuit performs a test power transfer from a power transferring/receiving coil to the power receiving coil or the power transfer coil to obtain electrical characteristics of a power receiving side, compares the electrical characteristics to the electrical characteristics stored in the memory unit to determine whether the electrical characteristics are of a power transfer to the power receiving coil or of a power transfer to the power transfer coil, and performs control to switch to a power transfer mode with respect to the power receiving coil or to a power receiving mode with respect to the power transfer coil.
US11654773B2	Charging control apparatus and charging control method for electric vehicle An embodiment relates to a charging control apparatus and a charging control method for an electric vehicle. A charging control apparatus according to an embodiment comprises: a proximity detection port to which a proximity signal from a connector of a charging cable is input; a first proximity detection interface for generating a first proximity detection signal on the basis of the proximity signal; a controller for determining whether the connector of the charging cable is in proximity, on the basis of the first proximity detection signal; and a relay disposed between the proximity detection port and the first proximity detection interface and providing a proximity identification signal to the controller on the basis of a control by the controller.
US11654771B1	Multi-view display device for a co-pilot application of a motor vehicle A multi-view display device is provided for a collaborative co-pilot system (system) of a vehicle having a windshield. The system includes one or more input devices for generating an input signal associated with a road condition. The multi-view display device includes one or more single-user viewing devices, with each single-user viewing device including an Augmented Reality Head Up Display module (ARHUD) for generating a dedicated display associated with the road condition. The ARHUD projects the dedicated display onto an associated portion of the windshield that is visible to a corresponding single user and overlaying a road geometry associated with the road condition. The multi-view display device further includes an Extended View Display module (EV display module) for generating a common display that is visible to a plurality of users including each one of the single users.
US11654763B2	Powertrain assembly and systems for autonomous and automated delivery vehicles Described herein are various systems and processes for vehicles for delivery of real-time, on-demand orders for perishable goods, and operations thereof. The vehicles may each include a plurality of different modules that couple to a chassis. The modules may include battery modules, drive modules, cargo modules, and other modules. Each drive module may include wheels and motors and steering mechanisms that control the wheels. A plurality of such modules may be disposed on the chassis. The modules may be disposed on different portions of the chassis and be given different operational commands accordingly. Furthermore, operation of the vehicle may be adjusted based on the cargo carried by the vehicle.
US11654762B2	Vehicle lower structure A vehicle lower structure includes: first and second battery units that are arranged under a floor panel and on both sides in a vehicle width direction of a propeller shaft; right and left floor frames disposed on a lower surface side of the floor panel. The floor frame has a front inclined section and a width increased section. The first and second battery units are arranged between the width increased sections 52 of the right and left floor frames. A battery-related electrical component, a width of each of which in the vehicle width direction is less than a width of each of the first and second battery units, is arranged between the front inclined sections.
US11654761B2	Electric propulsion system Methods and systems related to electric propulsion. An electric propulsion system, in one example, includes a first electric machine coupled to a first gear set with a first gear ratio, a second electric machine coupled to a second gear set with a second gear ratio different from the first gear ratio, and an axle including an axle interface. In the system, at least a first output gear of the first gear set and a second output gear of the second gear set are coupled in parallel to the axle interface.
US11654759B2	Sealing apparatus for a laterally-sliding door Disclosed embodiments include seals, vehicles, and methods for providing a seal for a door that is configured to travel laterally relative to a door opening. In an illustrative embodiment, a seal assembly includes first and second upper and lower lateral seals configured to seal outer and inner surfaces of the upper and lower edges of the door, respectively, as the door laterally moved into a closed position. The seal includes first and second front and rear transverse seals configured to seal the outer and the inner surfaces of the front and rear edges of the door, respectively, in response to the door laterally moving into the closed position.
US11654757B2	Glazing comprising a clipping profiled bead for a clip-on cover piece A glazing includes a window, the window including along at least one part of at least one edge a profiled bead including a groove for clipping a cover piece onto the profiled bead, the cover piece including, seen in cross section, a harpoon penetrating into the groove during clipping, wherein when the harpoon is situated in the groove, the cover piece further includes on the one hand, farther toward the exterior than the harpoon and outside of the groove, a base situated facing and at a distance from at least one part of the edge surface of the window and on the other hand, farther toward the exterior than the base, a flexible exterior covering, made of a material different from that of the harpoon, situated facing at least one part of the edge surface of the window and having a Shore A hardness between 45 and 90 inclusive.
US11654747B2	System and method for controlling fluid temperature in a thermal system A system for controlling fluid temperature in a thermal system includes a heat source, a heat sink coupled to the heat source, a first heat exchanger and a second heat exchanger, a first expansion valve configured to regulate the flow of coolant between the heat source and the first heat exchanger, a second expansion valve configured to regulate the flow of coolant between the heat source and the second heat exchanger, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine an operating condition of the thermal system and generate a first control signal to control the first and second expansion valves to direct the flow of coolant to the first and second heat exchangers. The first and second expansion valves are arranged in parallel to recover heat rejected from the coolant and distribute the recovered heat to the first and second heat exchangers.
US11654745B2	Air conditioning unit for vehicle An air conditioning unit for a vehicle includes: an air conditioning case defining an in-case passage in which air flows to a vehicle interior; a cooler arranged in the air conditioning case and configured to cool the air flowing in the in-case passage; a blower that includes a blower motor and an impeller configured to be rotated by the blower motor and generate an air flow in the in-case passage; and a cooling passage portion defining a motor cooling passage in which air flows to cool the blower motor. The blower is arranged downstream of the cooler with respect to the air flow in the air conditioning case. The motor cooling passage includes a passage inlet located downstream of the impeller with respect to the air flow in the in-case passage, and a passage outlet located upstream of the impeller with respect to the air flow in the in-case passage.
US11654744B2	Thermal management system for vehicle A thermal management system for a vehicle adjusts a temperature of a battery module by using one chiller that performs heat exchange between a refrigerant and a coolant. The thermal management system includes: a cooling apparatus for circulating a coolant in a coolant line to cool an electrical component and an oil cooler provided in the coolant line; a battery cooling apparatus for circulating the coolant to the battery module; a chiller to cause heat exchange between the coolant and a refrigerant to control a temperature of the coolant; a heater that heats an interior of the vehicle using the coolant; and a first branch line connected to the coolant line between the oil cooler and a radiator through a first valve. In particular, a condenser included in the air conditioner is connected to the coolant line so as to pass the coolant circulating through the cooling apparatus.
US11654742B2	Unique airflow delivery path for independent rear zone in tri or quad HVAC system An air-handling system includes an evaporator core and a downstream arranged heater core disposed in an air-handling casing. A primary flow path is formed within the air-handling casing and leads to a primary zone of a passenger compartment. The primary flow path is divided into a primary cool air pathway bypassing the heater core and a primary warm air pathway passing through the heater core. A secondary flow path is formed within the air-handling casing and leads to a secondary zone of the passenger compartment. The secondary flow path includes a secondary cool air pathway branching from the primary flow path downstream of the evaporator core and a secondary warm air pathway branching from the primary flow path downstream of the heater core. The secondary cool air pathway bypasses the heater core and the secondary warm air pathway passes through the heater core.
US11654737B2	Controlled pitch of a vehicle A method for controlling a pitch of a vehicle, in which a control unit of a vehicle controls actuators of a suspension of a vehicle, which set a pitch of the vehicle, in dependence on a slope of a roadway section of a route of the vehicle and also a control unit and a vehicle.
US11654735B2	Railgear and automatic mechanical lock for railgear Disclosed are various embodiments for an automatic locking system for railgear. In an embodiment, the automatic locking system for railgear is an automatic mechanical locking system that can be incorporated into a front guide railgear assembly for use with conventional roadway vehicles. The automatic locking system can secure the railgear in a fixed orientation, either deployed for rail travel using the guide wheels of the railgear on rail tracks or stowed for highway travel such that the vehicle can operate using the conventional tires on a road, highway, and the like.
US11654733B1	Towing coupler A towing coupler for truck or other vehicle includes a body and a hook. A first latch is coupled to the body for pivoting about a first pivot axis between an open and closed position. In the open position, a draw bar or other towing element of a towed vehicle can be placed on or removed from the hook while in the closed position the first latch retains the draw bar on the hook. A second latch is coupled to the body for pivoting about a second pivot axis between first and second positions. The first latch is biased to pivot toward the open position and the second latch is biased to pivot in the opposite direction from the first latch. The first and second latches have surfaces configured for coupling together to retain the first latch in the position to which it is moved.
US11654730B2	Tire system A tire system is configured to enable a general-purpose communication device to establish data communication with a tire-side device, thereby enabling transmission of data indicating a tire-related condition from the tire-side device to the general-purpose communication device. The general-purpose communication device acquires the tire-related condition, and reports the tire-related condition to the user via a notification unit. Based on the above, it is possible to report the tire-related condition via the general-purpose communication device based on the communication between the general-purpose communication device and the tire-side device.
US11654728B2	Steering pivot pin forming an internal pneumatic passage The invention relates to an assembly including a hydraulic apparatus having a rotor and a stator. The rotor is mounted so as to turn about a second rotation axis with respect to the stator and is secured to a device suitable for mounting a vehicle wheel. A pivot-pin element is intended to be mounted on an axle and is mounted so as to rotate about a first rotation axis with respect to the hydraulic apparatus. The stator is mounted so as to turn about the first rotation axis with respect to the axle. An air chamber is formed between the pivot-pin element and the hydraulic apparatus, the air chamber is connected to a distribution passage formed in the hydraulic apparatus. An axle passage is formed in the pivot-pin element so as to form a pneumatic passage between the pivot-pin element and the hydraulic apparatus.
US11654726B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion of which outer surface is provided with a decorative portion extending in the tire circumferential direction in an arc shape. The decorative portion is formed from a first pattern area and a second pattern area having different surface aspects. When the decorative portion is divided into a number N of decorative zones (N>2) by equally-spaced parallel straight lines which are perpendicular to a reference center line extending in a tire radial direction, percentages of occupied area of the first pattern area in the respective decorative zones are gradually increased from the radially innermost decorative zone to the radially outermost decorative zone.
US11654722B2	Tire Provided is a tire including a tread portion. The tread portion includes two circumferential grooves and three land portions. The three land portions include a crown land portion disposed on a tire equator, and two shoulder land portions including tread contact ends. At least one of the shoulder land portions includes a plurality of main inclined grooves and a plurality of subsidiary inclined grooves. The main inclined grooves have tire-axially inner ends ending in the shoulder land portions and tire-axially outer ends disposed outwardly of the tread contact ends Te in the tire axial direction. The subsidiary inclined grooves have tire-axially inner ends ending in the shoulder land portions and tire-axially outer ends ending in the shoulder land portions.
US11654721B2	Tire A tire comprises a tread portion having outboard and inboard tread edges and provided with three main grooves to axially divide the tread portion into four land regions including a widest outboard middle land region, wherein first inclined grooves (16) extend across the entire width of the outboard middle land region; second inclined grooves (17) extend from a crown main groove and are terminated within the outboard middle land region; fourth inclined grooves (19) are connected to the second inclined grooves (17) and to the first inclined grooves on an outboard shoulder main groove side; and an angle of the first inclined groove (16) and an angle of the second inclined groove (17) with respect to the tire circumferential direction are gradually increases from the crown main groove toward the outboard tread edge.
US11654719B2	Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is provided. Side regions located outward of shoulder regions of a tread portion in a tire lateral direction are each provided with a pair of side blocks opposite each other across a side groove extending in the tire lateral direction, iteration elements each including the side groove and the pair of side blocks are arranged at an interval in a tire circumferential direction. A road contact surface of each of the side blocks has a recess/protrusion shape including a reference surface located on a side closer to the side groove and a step portion located on a side farther from the side groove and raised from the reference surface. The side groove includes a raised bottom portion raised from a groove bottom and coupling the pair of side blocks.
US11654718B2	Non-pneumatic tire A non-pneumatic tire includes: an inner annular portion; an outer annular portion; a plurality of coupling portions which couple the inner annular portion and the outer annular portion to each other and are provided independently of one another in a tire circumferential direction; at least one annular overall reinforcing layer embedded entirely in the outer annular portion in a tire width direction; and at least one annular partial reinforcing layer embedded only in a part of the outer annular portion in the tire width direction, wherein the outer annular portion includes a connecting region to which the plurality of coupling portions are connected, and a non-connecting region to which the plurality of coupling portions are not connected, in the tire width direction, and wherein the partial reinforcing layer overlaps the non-connecting region in a tire radial direction when viewed from the tire circumferential direction.
US11654714B2	Omnidirectional wheel An omnidirectional wheel includes a hub and a number of driven wheels. The hub defines a number of mounting grooves. Each mounting groove includes an axle provided therein. Each driven wheel includes a driven roller and a cover layer. Each of two ends of the driven roller defines a fixing hole. Each of the two holes receives the axle. The cover layer is sleeved on an outer side of the driven roller.
US11654711B2	Writing tool provided with refill A writing tool includes a refill having an ink reservoir tube formed to be a straight cylinder whose wall thickness is less than 0.56 mm; and a writing tip or a relay member holding the writing tip attached to a first end of the ink reservoir tube, wherein the refill is detachably attached to a barrel, wherein in the refill, amounting strength between the writing tip or the relay member holding the writing tip and the ink reservoir tube is set higher than a mounting strength between the barrel and a connecting portion of the ink reservoir tube. There is provided a writing tool that can prevent the occurrence of a problem such as leakage of ink at a time of replacement of refills and perform replacement of refills smoothly.
US11654706B2	Method for printing a surface with a printed pattern A method for printing a surface (1) with a printed pattern (2) includes printing a first partial structure (3) of the printed pattern (2), printing a second partial structure (3) of the printed pattern (2) at a distance from the first printed structure (3) and treating at least one region (7) between the first printed structure (3) and the second printed structure (3), and the irradiating the region (7) between the first printed structure (3) and the second printed structure (3) with electromagnetic waves and/or soundwaves.
US11654705B2	Inkjet printer An inkjet printer includes a main body. An ink containing unit is disposed in the main body and is configured to contain ink to be supplied. The ink containing unit includes an ink refill portion through which ink is refilled and an ink level display surface disposed on a side surface of the main body. The side surface has an opening through which a jammed sheet is removed and a first cover configured to cover the opening. The ink level display surface and the first cover are juxtaposed on the side surface in a horizontal direction.
US11654701B2	Cutting device including first lever and second lever for moving cutter blade and cutter cradle to perform cutting operation with respect to cut target A cutting device includes: a cutter blade movable between a retracted position and a cutting position; a cutter cradle facing the cutter blade; and a first lever and a second lever those operated by a user. The cutter blade performs one of a half-cutting operation and a full-cutting operation with respect to a cut target when positioned at the cutting position. The cutter cradle is movable between: a full-cutting position where the full-cutting operation is performed by the cutter blade; and a half-cutting position where the half-cutting operation is performed by the cutter blade. When the first lever is operated, the cutter blade is moved to the cutting position while the cutter cradle remains at the half-cutting position. When the second lever is operated, the cutter blade is moved to the cutting position and the cutter cradle is moved between the full-cutting position and the half-cutting position.
US11654699B2	Dryer system with exhaust gas purification A dryer system is described that is configured to purify, by means of a wet scrubber, the exhaust gases created in the drying of a recording medium that has been printed to. Moreover, thermal energy may be extracted from the exhaust gases in the wet scrubber, which thermal energy is used in turn to dry the recording medium. An environmentally safe and energy-efficient drying may thus be enabled.
US11654698B2	Drying apparatus and image forming system A drying apparatus which dries a medium on which an image is formed with ink while conveying the medium includes a conveyance part, a heating part, a measurement part and a controller. The conveyance part conveys the medium in a predetermined conveyance direction. The heating part supplies energy to the image on the sheet conveyed in the conveyance part and dries the image. The measurement part measures a value accompanied with moisture contained in the medium. The controller estimates an amount of moisture contained in the medium based on the value measured by the measurement part, and controls at least one of the conveyance part and the heating part so as to change an amount of the energy supplied to the image based on the estimated amount of moisture.
US11654697B2	Printer head for strand element printing A system and method of printing on a strand element with a printer head. The printer head includes a conduit and a cavity formed within the conduit, wherein the cavity is configured to receive the strand element and pass the strand element from a first end of the cavity to a second end of the cavity. The printer head also includes a set of nozzles formed on the conduit and positioned on a perimeter of the cavity around a first target location within the cavity, wherein at least one of the nozzles is a fluid nozzle configured to dispense a fluid, and at least one of the nozzles is a vacuum nozzle configured to apply a vacuum force on the cavity.
US11654696B2	Printing apparatus A printing apparatus includes a battery housing section that houses a battery, a head placement section where a printing head that performs printing on the medium is placed, and a movement measurement section that measures the movement of the printing apparatus relative to the medium, and the battery housing section, the head placement section, and the movement measurement section are arranged in the order of the battery housing section, the head placement section, and the movement measurement section.
US11654693B2	Ink jet recording method and ink jet recording apparatus Provided is an ink jet recording method by which even when a multicolor image is recorded with an ink jet recording apparatus including an ink storage portion having an ink inlet port arranged in its upper portion by applying a plurality of aqueous inks each comprising a pigment to a recording medium, an image excellent in abrasion resistance can be stably recorded over along time period. The method is an ink jet recording method for recording an image on a recording medium with an ink jet recording apparatus including: a plurality of aqueous inks each comprising a pigment; an ink storage portion; a recording head; and an ink supply path. The aqueous inks include a first ink to be applied earlier to the recording medium and a second ink to be applied later to the recording medium, and the first ink has a redispersibility index of 0.90 or more.
US11654692B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes: a first nozzle array and a second nozzle array through which a non-fluorescent-colored liquid is discharged; and one or more fluorescent nozzle arrays through which respective fluorescent-colored liquids are discharged. Further, the fluorescent nozzle arrays are arranged between the first nozzle array and the second nozzle array.
US11654691B2	Ink storage unit capable of stirring ink by ink circulation An ink storage unit capable of stirring ink by ink circulation is proposed. The ink storage unit, which is configured to store ink for supplying the ink to an inkjet head including a plurality of nozzles to discharge the ink, includes an ink storage container having an inside space configured to store the ink therein, a head supply tube configured to supply the ink stored in the ink storage container to the inkjet head, a head recovery tube configured to recover remaining ink remained in the inkjet head to the ink storage container, a circulation tube configured to drain the ink through a first end thereof connected to the ink storage container and to receive the ink through a second end thereof connected to the ink storage container, and a circulation pump provided in the circulation tube to transfer the ink.
US11654687B2	Electronic data storage device for use with a cartridge for storing and dispensing liquid for use with a printer An electronic data storage device for use with a cartridge for storing and dispending liquid for use with an inkjet printer, the electronic data storage device storing printing data, wherein the printing data comprises at least one of: liquid density data, liquid conductivity data, recirculation data, and printer geometry data.
US11654685B2	Maintenance method and maintenance liquid A maintenance method for an ink jet recording apparatus that performs recording using an ink composition and a treatment liquid containing a coagulant, wherein the ink jet recording apparatus has an ink jet head for ejecting the ink composition, the method includes a wiping step of wiping a nozzle-forming surface of the ink jet head with a maintenance liquid and an absorbent wiping member, and the maintenance liquid contains water that constitutes 80% or more by mass of a total mass of the maintenance liquid.
US11654683B2	Head chip, liquid jet head, liquid jet recording device, and method of manufacturing head chip There are provided a head chip, a liquid jet head, a liquid jet recording device, and a method of manufacturing the head chip each capable of preventing the short circuit of electrodes by ink to maintain an excellent ejection performance over a long period of time. The head chip according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes an actuator plate, a cover plate, and an intermediate plate. In the actuator plate, open apertures which communicate an inside and an outside of a non-ejection channel with each other are formed in both end portions of the non-ejection channel in a Y direction. In the actuator plate, open apertures which communicate an inside and an outside of a non-ejection channel with each other are formed in both end portions of the non-ejection channel in the Y direction.
US11654676B2	Liquid jet head and liquid jet recording device There are provided a liquid jet head and so on capable of enhancing the convenience. The liquid jet head according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a jet section, a plurality of drive boards, at least one drive device, a waveform setting section, a control switch section, an external control line in which first control communication is performed, an internal control line in which second control communication is performed, and a plurality of drive control lines in which third control communication is individually performed. The waveform setting section generates second waveform configuration information for setting the drive waveform based on first waveform configuration information transmitted from the outside of the liquid jet head using the first control communication. The control switch section performs control switch between a transmission control action and a blocking control action when transmitting the second waveform configuration information, which is transmitted from the waveform setting section using the second control communication, to the drive device using the third control communication.
US11654674B2	Print medium for generating printhead alignment data A print medium having a calibration pattern printed thereon for generating alignment data for a printhead. The calibration pattern contains rows of spaced apart fiducials, each fiducial having a plurality of concentric shapes representing a Barker code.
US11654671B2	Method for manufacturing a display device A method for manufacturing a display device includes providing a first display device assembly comprising a display module, a first window disposed on the display module, a first window adhesive layer disposed between the display module and the first window, and a first protective layer disposed on the first window. The first protective layer is removed. The first window is removed by providing an acid solution on the first display device assembly. A second window is provided that is disposed on the display module after the first window is removed. A second protective layer is provided that is disposed on the second window after the first protective layer is removed.
US11654669B2	Flexible vacuum securement of objects to complex surfaces Systems and methods are provided for vacuum handling of composite parts. One embodiment is a method for performing vacuum securement of an object. The method includes covering the object with an impermeable membrane, locating a vacuum port at the impermeable membrane, and applying a negative pressure to the vacuum port that offsets air leaks between the impermeable membrane and the object.
US11654660B2	Laminate structure for barrier packaging Laminate structure comprising an alternating stack of layers from polymer blends AC and BD having the sequence -AC-[BD-AC-]n with n from 4 to 36, wherein the layer thickness of layers AC and layers BD is less than 3 μm, wherein A and B are thermoplastic polymers and C and D are thermoplastic elastomers, wherein the thermoplastic polymer B has functional barrier properties, wherein the amount of the thermoplastic elastomers C and D in the polymer blends AC and BD is each from 3 to 45 wt.-%, and polymer B and elastomer D are essentially incompatible.
US11654659B2	Mitigating defects in an electrochromic device under a bus bar Methods are provided for fabricating electrochromic devices that mitigate formation of short circuits under a top bus bar without predetermining where top bus bars will be applied on the device. Devices fabricated using such methods may be deactivated under the top bus bar, or may include active material under the top bus bar. Methods of fabricating devices with active material under a top bus bar include depositing a modified top bus bar, fabricating self-healing layers in the electrochromic device, and modifying a top transparent conductive layer of the device prior to applying bus bars.
US11654658B2	Laminated glass A laminated glass according to the present invention includes: a first glass plate having a rectangular shape, and including a first side and a second side opposing the first side; a second glass plate arranged opposing the first glass plate, and having substantially the same shape as the shape of the first glass plate; an intermediate film arranged between the first glass plate and the second glass plate; a first bus bar extending along an end portion closer to the first side; a second bus bar extending along an end portion closer to the second side; and a plurality of heating lines extending so as to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar to each other, wherein at least some of the plurality of heating lines are heating lines having different lengths.
US11654654B2	Manufacturing method of aluminum-based alloy plated steel The present disclosure relates to an aluminum-based plated steel that is provided for vehicles by hot forming, an aluminum-based alloy plated steel manufactured using the same, and method of manufacturing thereof.
US11654652B2	Method of using a sterilization wrap system A method of using a sterilization wrap system including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the exterior panel being substantially opaque or having a first level of translucence, and an interior panel including a permeable material having barrier properties and having a first surface and a second opposing surface, the interior panel having a level of translucence that is higher than the translucence of the exterior panel, the panels being joined together over at least a portion of their surfaces. Also disclosed is inspection of the sterilization wrap system for exterior panel breaches by looking for light passing through a panel facing the viewer.
US11654649B2	Paper tube making apparatus A paper tube making apparatus includes a fixed rod, a paper tape winding mechanism, a glue applying device, a length measurement unit, and a hot airflow generation unit. The length measurement unit measures a conveying speed of a paper tape, and the glue applying device is operable to coat glue on the paper tape. The hot airflow generation unit is located downstream of the length measurement unit and the glue applying device and is operable to adjust the flow rate and temperature of a hot airflow according to the conveying speed of the paper tape. The hot airflow generation unit blows the hot airflow generated thereby toward the paper tape to control the extent of drying of the glue, so that the extent of drying of glue coated on the paper tape is not affected by the environment temperature and humidity and the quality of the paper tube so fabricated is enhanced.
US11654648B2	Washable, waterproof, sealable and reusable soft gusseted volumized storage bags Disclosed are embodiments of a volume control storage bag and methods of making same. The volume control storage bag may have first and second sidewalls, a double-locking closure mechanism with a first closure element extending along the first sidewall and a second closure element extending along the second sidewall, each closure element having a channel and an elongated member configured for interlocking with one another. A gusset is sealed along three sides of the first and second sidewalls, leaving an opening through the closure mechanism and defining an interior space having a specific volume. Corner seals may be formed at the corners of the first and second sidewalls, further reinforcing the double-locking closure mechanism for an airtight and hence waterproof seal. The volume control storage bag may be made of a food-grade polyethylene vinyl acetate blend, approximately 90% or less ethylene vinyl acetate and approximately 10% or less polyethylene.
US11654646B2	Apparatus and method for automatic tire ply stitching An automatic splicing apparatus and methods thereof are provided herein for splicing together two ends of a sheet of tire material on a tire building drum. The apparatus comprises a frame, a splicer foot assembly, and a splicer roller assembly. The frame is configured to support the apparatus relative to the drum. The splicer foot assembly and the splicer roller assembly are independently longitudinally translatable relative to the frame. The splicer foot assembly includes a splicer foot having forward lower preparation rollers and rearward lower splicer rollers, and upper preparation rollers configured to operate in coordination with the forward lower preparation rollers to pull the two ends of the sheet of tire material together over the splicer foot. The splicer roller assembly includes upper splicer rollers configured to act in coordination with the rearward lower splicer rollers to splice the two ends together.
US11654645B2	Friction transmission belt and method for producing same A frictional power transmission belt includes a tension layer forming a belt back surface, a compression rubber layer to be in contact with a pulley and frictionally engaged with the pulley, and a tension member embedded between the tension layer and the compression rubber layer along a belt length direction. The compression rubber layer has a surface to be in contact with the pulley. At least a part of the surface is coated with a fiber layer via a fiber/resin mixture layer. The fiber/resin mixture layer contains a resin component and heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than a vulcanization temperature of a rubber forming the compression rubber layer. The fiber layer contains hydrophilic heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than the vulcanization temperature and does not contain a resin component.
US11654644B2	Method for injection molding plus power lens elements A method for injection molding of a plus power lens element comprises injecting a melt of thermoplastic material comprising at least one UV absorber at a temperature higher than a glass transition temperature (Tg) of the thermoplastic material in an initial molding cavity delimited by two facing mold inserts. During the injecting, the two facing mold inserts are moved toward one another to define a final molding cavity whose volume is less than that of the initial molding cavity. After cooling and opening of the mold cavity, the plus power lens element is recovered. One of the two facing mold inserts comprises a flat surface facing the initial molding cavity, thereby to form a flat surface on one side of the plus power lens element, and the other of the two facing mold inserts comprises a concave surface facing the initial molding cavity, thereby to form a convex surface on an opposite side of the plus power lens element.
US11654640B1	Feedback system and method for automatically adjusting and controlling infrared heating of parts Systems and methods of controlling outputs of infrared heaters used to join a first part to a second part, and a component made thereby. Upper and lower nests hold the first and second parts, respectively. A movable heating platen has infrared heaters on opposite surfaces. Imaging sensors have fields of view encompassing heated portions of the first and second parts, respectively, when the platen is retracted away from an area between the upper and lower nests. A controller causes the upper and lower nests to move while causing the platen to extend into and retract away from the area between the upper and lower nests. The first imaging sensor takes a first image of the heated portions of the first part, which causes an adjustment to be made to an output of the infrared heaters in a subsequent welding cycle.
US11654635B2	Enhanced non-destructive testing in directed energy material processing A system and method for measuring characteristics, comprising: a directed energy source having an energy output which changes over time, incident on an object undergoing additive manufacturing; a sensor configured to measure a dynamic thermal response of at least a portion of the object undergoing additive manufacturing proximate to a directed location of the directed energy source over time with respect distance from the directed location; and at least one processor, configured to analyze the measured dynamic thermal response to determine presence of a manufacturing defect in the object undergoing additive manufacturing, before completion of manufacturing.
US11654634B2	Three-dimensional printing using generative adversarial network techniques Provided is a system, method, and computer program product for generating a three-dimensional (3D) printable file of a complete object by re-assembling pieces of a broken object using generative adversarial network techniques. A processor may generate a 3D scan of each piece of a plurality of pieces of a broken object. The processor may assemble the 3D scan of each piece of the plurality of pieces to generate a re-assembled object, where the re-assembled object includes one or more gaps. The processor may fill the one or more gaps in the re-assembled object to create a complete object. The processor may generate a 3D printable file of the complete object.
US11654633B2	System and method of enhancing a 3D printed model A method of enhancing a 3D printed model includes generating successive visualisations of a virtual environment comprising a target object, receiving a user input indicating selection of a visualisation of the target object at a particular moment in time, generating visualisation data to enable subsequent visualisation of at least the target object as at the particular moment in time, causing the visualisation data to be stored at a unique location; generating 3D print model data for 3D printing of the target object, and associating data identifying the unique location of the stored visualisation data with the 3D print model data.
US11654631B2	Processing carrier module and spin dry device The present disclosure is related to a processing carrier module comprising a carrier layer and a container. The carrier layer comprises a carrier surface, a first lateral surface, and a second lateral surface. The first lateral surface is connected to carrier surface and has at least one first protruding structure. The second lateral surface is connected to carrier surface and has at least one second protruding structure. The first lateral surface is opposite to the second lateral surface. The container comprises at least one first fastening structure and at least one second fastening structure. The first fastening structure and the second fastening structure are respectively disposed on opposite sides of the container. The first fastening structure engages with the first protruding structure, and the second fastening structure engages with the second protruding structure.
US11654629B2	Mirror assemblies for three dimensional printers In example implementations, a minor assembly for a three dimensional printer is provided. The minor assembly includes a first side and a second side. The first side is symmetrical to the second side and enclose a cylindrical light source. The first side and the second side each include a first curved reflective surface and a second curved reflective surface. An end of the first curved reflective surface and a beginning of the second curved reflective surface form an edge along a surface formed by the first curved reflective surface and the second curved reflective surface.
US11654628B2	System, method and apparatus for fluidized bed additive manufacturing A system, method and apparatus for additive manufacturing is disclosed. The method includes fluidizing particles with a medium to form a fluidized bed and additively manufacturing an article formed from the particles. The article has an open porous structure defining a plurality of pores and a plurality of fluid paths through the article. The method further includes flowing the particles and the medium through the fluid paths while the fluid paths are being formed. The article may be additively manufactured by selectively sintering the particles at target areas on the article which are near the surface of the fluidized bed.
US11654627B2	System and method for three-dimensional printing A system and method for providing three-dimensional printing is disclosed. The three-dimensional printing technology includes enhanced functionality to provide better resolution printing, filtration of forming materials stored within a reservoir tank, and a simple and efficient cleaning process to remove debris from the reservoir subsequent to a printing cycle.
US11654626B2	Additive manufacturing In one example, a fusing system for an additive manufacturing machine includes a first carriage carrying a layering device and a fusing lamp, and a second carriage carrying a fusing agent dispenser. The first carriage and the second carriage are movable back and forth over the work area along the same line of motion so that the first carriage follows the second carriage in one direction and the second carriage follows the first carriage in the other direction.
US11654623B2	Additive manufacturing system with layers of reinforcing mesh A three-dimensional object printer includes a controller that operates at least one ejector to place a layer of photopolymer material on a substrate. The controller is configured to cure the ejected photopolymer layer partially and position fiber on the cured layer before continuing to eject photopolymer material onto the fibers. The fibers can be loose or organized into a mesh. The pieces of mesh position on a cured layer can be pre-cut or a cutting device can be operated to cut pieces of mesh having a shape that corresponds to the shape of the layer of photopolymer material. The fibers reinforce the layers of photopolymer material and add strength and durability to the overall part being formed with the photopolymer material.
US11654616B2	Controller and 3D printing apparatus for varying density support structures through interpolation of support polygon boundaries with scalar density fields A system for three-dimensional printing of an object is provided. The system includes a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable medium communicatively coupled to the processor and storing instructions that when executed by the processor are configured to cause the processor to perform operations including determine optimized build orientation based on the object and one or more user indicated surface quality characteristics, generate a plurality of layers comprising one or more support polygons, each layer of the plurality of layers corresponding to a slice in a three-dimensional (“3D”) printing process, and generate, for each of the one or more support polygons, a corresponding toolpath, wherein a spacing between each generated toolpath is determined based on the user indicated surface quality characteristics.
US11654613B2	Printed multifunctional skin for aerodynamic structures, and associated systems and methods Systems and methods for printed multifunctional skin are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a method of manufacturing a smart device includes providing a structure, placing a sensor over an outer surface of the structure, and placing conductive traces over the outer surface of the structure. The conductive traces electrically connect the sensor to electronics.
US11654611B2	Stress monitoring of 3D-printed building structures Systems and methods for monitoring stress in 3D-printed building structures using embedded and surface sensors. The sensors may be embedded during or after the 3D printing process. The sensors may be strain gauges integrally formed in the 3D-printed building structure or positioned on the surface of the 3D-printed building structure. The embedded and surface sensors may measure tensile and compressive deformation occurring during the printing process, material relaxation process, the transportation process, and at a final location of the 3D-printed building structure. Deformation data collected by the sensors may be compared to accepted threshold values based on the material of the 3D-printed building structure.
US11654609B2	Engineering reversible elasticity in ductile or brittle thin films and products resulting from said engineering The present disclosure relates to how to engineer reversible elasticity in thin films and/or layers and/or substrates, using a repeated Y-shaped motif, which is cut out through the film and/or layer and/or substrate. As an example, using a 75 μm thick polyimide (PI) foil, macroscopic dog-bone shaped structures with a range of geometrical parameters of the Y shape have been prepared according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. The tensile strain response of the film at its point of fracture was then recorded. The structures were also confirmed using finite element modeling. Upon stretching, the PI ligaments locally deflect out of plane, allowing the foil to macroscopically stretch.
US11654607B2	Method for manufacturing high pressure tank A method for manufacturing a high pressure tank includes a step of forming a reinforcing pipe portion including a straight pipe portion and reduced-diameter portions, a step of forming reinforcing dome portions, a step of forming a joined body by joining the reinforcing pipe portion and the reinforcing dome portions, and a step of forming an outer helical layer on an outer face of the joined body. The reinforcing dome portions are disposed with opening ends of the reinforcing dome portions positioned on outer faces of the reduced-diameter portions of the reinforcing pipe portion.
US11654604B2	Remote diagnostic system In the present invention, constructed is a highly reliable system that does not allow unforeseen conditions to occur in the remote diagnosis of a clamp device. All combinations of status of a state detection switch mounted on a clamp device are anticipated in advance by a recursive method, and the states are defined with no omissions. A control unit 9 includes: a main body memory 9c that stores the ON/OFF state of a state switch together with the status of an injection molding machine main body, the clamp status and time information; and a main body communication unit 9d which is capable of short-range wireless communication. A message diagnosing a failure is stored in a smartphone 12 for all combinations of the ON/OFF state of the state detection switch for each of the following cases: whether in mold replacement mode or not; and whether a clamp device is in a clamped state or an unclamped state, or in a state other than the forgoing. The history of the ON/OFF state of the state detection switch with respect to the status of the main body and the clamp status is read from the main body memory 9c by wireless communication, and a corresponding message is displayed.
US11654602B2	Plasticizing unit A plasticizing unit is provided for an injection unit of an injection moulding machine with a support element arranged beneath the cylinder and connected therewith. To simplify adjusting of the nozzle centre, a fixing element surrounds the end of the support element facing away from the cylinder such that a distance is present between the fixing element and the support element. Several adjusting elements are provided, to produce a force-fitting and/or form-fitting connection between the fixing element and the support element to adjust the position of the support element relative to the fixing element in a plane orthogonally to the cylinder axis. The plasticizing unit can be clamped in and out with its fixing element in a clamping- and positioning system connected with the machine bed. On changeover of the plasticizing unit, an adjusting of the nozzle centre, which has been carried out once, is retained.
US11654599B2	Reclaiming and remanufacturing fiber reinforced polymer composite structures A method of upcycling fiber reinforced polymer source material by disassembling the source material into sections; planking the sections into longitudinal pieces; separating core material from the source material in the longitudinal pieces to make composite strips; preparing the composite strips; and remanufacturing the prepared composite strips into an article.
US11654595B2	Devices and methods for building panel deformation A method and device for modifying a building panel. The building panel including a first surface comprising a facing paper and a second surface comprising a backing paper with a core of calcium sulfate hemihydrate arranged between the facing paper and the backing paper. The method including applying a solution to a predetermined portion of the facing paper, the backing paper, or the facing and backing paper to sufficiently hydrate at least a predetermined portion of the hemihydrate core to convert it to deformable calcium sulfate dihydrate. The solution including at least one alcohol and water. A predetermined force is applied to the deformable portion of the building panel. The predetermined force causing a desired deformation of the predetermined hydrated portion of the building panel. The device for modifying a building panel according to the method includes a building panel mounting structure, a liquid applicator, and a force applicator.
US11654591B2	Tape sectioning system and method of sectioning tape A tape sectioning system, comprising a tape web feed path for feeding a web of fiber reinforced tape, a quality inspection system arranged along the web feed path that inspects the quality of the web of tape, and a sectioner that sections off longitudinal tape sections from the web of tape, wherein the sectioner is arranged to vary the length of the tape sections that are sectioned off from the web of tape based on the outcome of the quality inspection.
US11654590B2	Control of a cutting tool An example system includes a cutting tool and a device configured to remotely control the cutting tool. In response to receiving information indicative of actuation of a first user interface item, the device sends a first signal to the cutting tool so as to request enabling the cutting tool to be operated remotely. The cutting tool sends a second signal to the device indicating that remote operation of the cutting tool has been enabled. The cutting tool receives information indicating that the trigger has been activated, and sends a third signal to the device indicating that the cutting tool is ready to perform a cutting operation. The device receives information indicative of actuation of a second user interface item, and responsively, sends a fourth signal to the cutting tool so as to cause the cutting tool to perform the cutting operation.
US11654589B2	Power operated rotary knife with notched rotary knife blade and trim guide A power operated rotary knife assembly including a power operated rotary knife having an annular rotary knife blade, a trim guide, and a drive mechanism for driving the rotary knife blade about an axis of rotation. The assembly also includes a portable power unit, a vacuum assembly and a flexible shaft drive transmission coupled between the power operated rotary knife and the portable power unit. The portable power unit includes a drive motor assembly providing a rotational power source which is operatively coupled to the drive mechanism through the flexible drive transmission to rotate the rotary knife blade. The portable power unit also includes a blower assembly providing vacuum pressure at an inlet duct side, the vacuum assembly being in fluid communication with the inlet duct side to generate a vacuum pressure condition in a region of a cutting opening defined by the rotary knife blade and the trim guide.
US11654587B2	Coupling mechanism A coupling mechanism for a shaving device comprising a first connector a second connector defining a cavity being configured to receive the first connector, a first coupling element included on the second connector, the first coupling element configured to move between a first coupling element first position and a first coupling element second position, a second coupling element positioned within the cavity, the second coupling element configured to move between a second coupling element first position and a second coupling element second position, and wherein movement of the second coupling element to the second coupling element second position causes the first coupling element to be maintained in the first coupling element second position to secure engagement of the first connector and the second connector.
US11654585B2	Hand operated shearing tool A shearing tool has a first unit with a first blade, rotatably coupled to a second unit with a second blade, at a first pivot having a first pin, so that displacement of the first blade relative to the first pin in a direction parallel with a first rotational axis is prevented, and the handle is connected to the second blade so that rotational movement of the handle relative to the second blade about a second rotational axis is allowed. The second rotational axis is defined by a second pivot interacting with the second blade and the handle at a distance from the first rotational axis in a direction away from a cutting edge contact point. When the shearing tool moves from an open to a closed position, the second blade is driven towards the first blade at the contact point for increasing the cutting capacity of the shearing tool.
US11654584B2	Actuator An actuator includes a casing, an output disc, a transmission component, a cable, a power source, and a tension adjustment assembly. The output disc and the transmission component are rotatably disposed on the casing. The cable is disposed through the transmission component and connected to the output disc. The power source can drive the transmission component. The tension adjustment assembly includes a lever, an elastic component, and a slidable component. The lever has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. The first end is connected to the cable. The elastic component is connected to the casing and the second end of the lever. The slidable component is in contact with a portion of the lever located between the first end and the second end, and is slidable along the lever to change its position to adjust a tension of the cable.
US11654582B2	Optimization-based spring lattice deformation model for soft materials Techniques for controlling a robotic picking arm using estimated seal quality metrics. A plurality of candidate contact points for holding an item using a suction device of the robotic picking arm, based on captured images of the item and an n-dimensional surface model of the item. An expected seal quality metric for a first one of the candidate contact points, by processing the n-dimensional surface model of the item and physical properties of the suction device of the robotic picking arm. Based on the expected seal quality metric, embodiments can determine whether to retrieve the item from the storage container by holding the item at the first candidate contact point using the suction device of the robotic picking arm.
US11654579B2	Grabbing device A grabbing device, comprising a connection base, a gas pipeline provided in the connection base, a grabbing member having a hollow cavity and connected to the connection base, a filter layer provided between the hollow cavity and the gas pipeline, and particles filled in the hollow cavity. The gas pipeline is in communication with the hollow cavity by the filter layer for preventing the particles from entering the gas pipeline. The grabbing member is made of a flexible material, permitting the grabbing member to bulge when being inflated, and being recessed according to a shape of a surface of the object after the grabbing member contacts the object. The particles maintain the flexible state when the grabbing member is inflated, and the particles are pressed to the rigid state when withdrawing gas to deflate the grabbing member into a recessed position. The grabbing device can maintain a grip on objects having an irregular shape.
US11654578B2	Robot system and offset acquisition method A robot system according to an embodiment may include a robot, a wafer jig that is held by the robot, a positioning base, a positional displacement detection device, a control part, and an offset acquisition part for acquiring an offset that occurs between a command position for the robot and an actual position. The positioning base includes contacting members. The wafer jig has a tapered surface. The tapered surface guides the wafer jig so that a center of the wafer jig approaches a predetermined position as a position where the taped surface contacts the contacting members is relatively higher. The robot places the wafer jig on the positioning base, then holds and conveys the wafer jig to the positional displacement detection device. The offset acquisition part acquires the offset based on a result in which the positional displacement detection device detects a positional displacement of the conveyed wafer jig.
US11654575B2	Robot A robot includes a microphone configured to receive sound signals, and one or more controllers configured to determine a reference sound pressure level of background noise based on a sound signal received at a first time point via the microphone, detect occurrence of a sound event based on the reference sound pressure level and a sound pressure level of a sound signal received at a second time point via the microphone, recognize an event corresponding to the detected sound event, and control an operation of the robot based on the recognized event.
US11654574B2	Cleaning robot A cleaning robot is provided. The cleaning robot includes a motion device configured to move the cleaning robot in an environment, and an exterior housing. The cleaning robot also includes a motion sensor configured to obtain parameters relating to a motion of the cleaning robot, and a storage device configured to store data including at least one of the one or more images or the one or more motion parameters. The cleaning robot also includes a camera configured to capture one or more images of the environment. The camera is disposed internal to a slant surface located at a front end of the exterior housing and is pivotable relative to the slant surface. The slant surface inclines upwardly with respect to a forward moving direction. The camera and the slant surface face substantially a same direction. A direction of the camera and the forward moving direction form an acute angle.
US11654573B2	Methods and systems for enabling human robot interaction by sharing cognition The disclosure generally relates to methods and systems for enabling human robot interaction by cognition sharing which includes gesture and audio. Conventional techniques that use the gestures and the speech, require extra hardware setup and are limited to navigation in structured outdoor driving environments. The present disclosure herein provides methods and systems that solves the technical problem of enabling the human robot interaction with a two-step approach by transferring the cognitive load from the human to the robot. An accurate shared perspective associated with the task is determined in the first step by computing relative frame transformations based on understanding of navigational gestures of the subject. Then, the shared perspective transformed to the robot in the field view of the robot. The transformed shared perspective is then given to a language grounding technique in the second step, to accurately determine a final goal associated with the task.
US11654562B2	Apparatus, robot control device, robot system, and method of setting robot coordinate system An apparatus capable of accurately determining a robot coordinate system of a robot configured to be moved along an axis. The apparatus of setting the robot coordinate system of the robot configured to be moved along a first axis includes a coordinate system acquisition section configured to determine, from positions of two robot coordinate systems preset along the first axis, a position of another robot coordinate system to be set between the positions of the two robot coordinate systems by calculation. Further, a method of setting a robot coordinate system of a robot configured to be moved along a first axis includes determining, from positions of two robot coordinate systems preset along the first axis, a position of another robot coordinate system to be set between the positions of the two robot coordinate systems by calculation.
US11654561B2	Automated construction robot systems and methods An automated construction robot system includes: a mobile base assembly configured to be displaceable within the work area; a head assembly configured to process a work surface; an arm assembly configured to moveably-couple the head assembly and the mobile base assembly and controllably-displace the head assembly with respect to the work surface; a machine vision system configured to scan a target area and generate target area information; and a computational system configured to: process the target area information to identify a surface defect, generate one or more remedial instructions based, at least in part, upon the surface defect identified, and manipulate one or more of the mobile base assembly, the head assembly and the arm assembly based, at least in part, upon the one or more remedial instructions.
US11654560B2	Method for computer-aided user assistance during the activation of a movement planner for a machine Provided is a method for computer-aided user assistance during the activation of a movement planner for a machine, in which: a user interface is provided and can be used by a user to specify parameterization data for the movement planner, wherein the parameterization data comprise a machine model and an environment model; the collision-free movement space and the collision-prone movement space of the machine in the configuration space are determined on the basis of parameterization data specified via the user interface; one or more features with respect to the collision-free and/or collision-prone movement space are determined; a predefined plausibility criterion is checked for a respective feature of at least some of the features, wherein, if the plausibility criterion has not been satisfied, an output in the form of a warning message is produced via the user interface.
US11654557B2	Direct force feedback control method, and controller and robot using the same A direct force feedback control method as well as a controller and a robot using the same are provided. The method includes: obtaining an actual position and an actual speed of an end of the robotic arm and an actual external force acting on the end in a Cartesian space; calculating an impedance control component of the end in the Cartesian space based on the obtained actual position, the obtained actual speed, the obtained actual external force, an expected position, an expected speed, and an expected acceleration of the end; calculating a force control component of the end in the Cartesian space based on an expected interaction force acting on the end, the actual external force, and the actual speed; determining whether the actual external force is larger than a preset threshold, and obtaining a total force control quantity of the end of the robotic arm in the Cartesian space.
US11654556B2	Determination apparatus for determining an operation of an industrial robot A determination apparatus acquires, as acquired data, the state of force and moment applied to a manipulator and the state of the position and the posture in an operation when a force control of an industrial robot is carried out, and creates an evaluation function that evaluates the quality of the operation of the industrial robot based on the acquired data. Then, it creates determination data for the acquired data using the evaluation function, and creates state data used for machine learning based on the acquired data. Then, it generates a learning model for determining a quality of an operation of the industrial robot using the state data and the determination data.
US11654553B2	Robot system and driving method A robot system according to an embodiment includes one or more processors. The processors acquire first input data predetermined as data affecting an operation of a robot. The processors calculate a calculation cost of inference processing using a machine learning model for inferring control data used for controlling the robot, on the basis of the first input data. The processors infer the control data by the machine learning model set according to the calculation cost. The processors control the robot using the inferred control data.
US11654552B2	Backup control based continuous training of robots Provided are systems and methods for training a robot. The method commences with collecting, by the robot, sensor data from a plurality of sensors of the robot. The sensor data may be related to a task being performed by the robot based on an artificial intelligence (AI) model. The method may further include determining, based on the sensor data and the AI model, that a probability of completing the task is below a threshold. The method may continue with sending a request for operator assistance to a remote computing device and receiving, in response to sending the request, teleoperation data from the remote computing device. The method may further include causing the robot to execute the task based on the teleoperation data. The method may continue with generating training data based on the sensor data and results of execution of the task for updating the AI model.
US11654547B2	Extension tool An extension tool has a proximal end and a distal end and comprises a plurality of sequentially arranged links moveable relative to one another and a support member defining the distal end and including a first wheel disposed at the distal end and a second wheel spaced apart from the first wheel. Additionally, or alternatively, an extension tool may comprise a plurality of windows defined in the plurality of sequentially arranged links. The windows are defined periodically along the plurality of sequentially arranged links such that a periodicity of the widows corresponds to a periodicity of a plurality of features of the component.
US11654544B2	Insert for a power tool housing Inserts disposed in a housing of a pneumatically or hydraulically powered tool having a motor adapted to rotate a drive lug in either of first and second rotational directions. The insert is composed of a material resistive to creep and/or stress relaxation. The insert contacts fasteners applying a clamping force to the tool and remove the housing from the load path of the clamping force, thereby reducing the possibility of fluid leaks.
US11654543B2	Brushless motor system for power tools A stator for a brushless DC (BLDC) motor includes a stator core having stator teeth extending radially inwardly towards a center bore, stator windings respectively wound around the stator teeth, and insulating inserts having substantially the same longitudinal length as the stator core. The insulating inserts are longitudinally received between adjacent stator windings at or near inner tips of the adjacent stator teeth to substantially seal the center bore of the stator assembly from the stator windings.
US11654542B2	Pneumatic tool with forward and reverse rotation control structure A pneumatic tool with a forward and reverse rotation structure includes a housing, a retaining member, two push buttons and a positioning pin. The housing includes an installation space. The retaining member is arranged inside the installation space to divide it into two push button accommodating cavities. The two push buttons movably slide inside the two push button accommodating cavities. The retaining member restricts the sliding ranges of the two push buttons. The positioning pin penetrates into the housing to allow the retaining member to be secured by the housing and the positioning pin. Accordingly, the retaining member is secured firmly while allowing it be removed for replacement and repair, the positioning pin is prevented from slippage, and any slipping off or snapping off of components between the sliding block of the push button and the slot wall of the retaining member can also be prevented.
US11654541B2	Tool for skateboards A tool is devised for skateboards. The tool includes a grip, an Allen key/screwdriver, a driver and three sockets. The grip includes a non-circular cavity in an end and a groove in a side. The first and second sockets are connected to the grip, opposite to each other. The Allen key/screwdriver is selectively inserted in the groove. The driver is selectively inserted in the cavity. The third socket is formed at an end of the driver. The third socket includes an axial bore, a radial bore, and a cutout opposite to the radial bore.
US11654537B2	Track bar assembly and method of use for correcting thrown tracks A system and method of use of the system to reset a thrown continuous track onto wheels of a continuous track vehicle (CTV). The system includes at least one track bar assembly configured to engage the thrown continuous track to reset teeth within channels on the wheels. In an aspect, the track bar assembly includes a bar configured to engage the inside surface of the thrown track and wheels of the CTV and a track mount tab connected to the bar, the track mount tab configured to engage the outer surface of the continuous track by being received within the gaps between the adjacent treads or over adjacent treads.
US11654535B2	Torque tool A torque tool is provided, including: a main body, defining an axial direction, an end of the main body on the axial direction including a working portion, the working portion being freely rotatable when receiving a torque larger than a predetermined torque; a torque assembly, including an abutting assembly, the abutting assembly being non-rotatably and slidably disposed in the main body in the axial direction for adjusting the predetermined torque; a shaft, including a first threaded portion and a second threaded portion, the first threaded portion and the second threaded portion extending spirally in opposing directions, the first threaded portion being screwed to the main body, the second threaded portion being screwed to the abutting assembly; an adjusting assembly, disposed on the main body and rotatable about the axial direction, connected with and non-rotatable relative to the shaft.
US11654530B2	Portable apparatus for cleaning surfaces The portable apparatus for cleaning surfaces comprises a tank (2) associated with a base (3), said tank (2) comprising at least one couple of chambers (5) predisposed to contain respective abrasive materials, said chambers (5) being hermetically separated from one another; at least one couple of mixing valves (13) associated with said base (3) and connected with respective said chambers (5) each said mixing valve (13) being predisposed to receive said abrasive material contained in said respective chamber (5) and to mix said abrasive material with a predetermined amount of compressed air.
US11654524B2	Method of detecting abnormality of a roller which transmits a local load to a retainer ring, and polishing apparatus A method of detecting abnormality of a roller which transmits a local load to a retainer ring is disclosed. The method comprises: rotating a polishing head which includes a head body and a retainer ring, the head body having a pressing surface for pressing a substrate, the retainer ring being arranged so as to surround the pressing surface; measuring a torque for rotating the polishing head, while rotating a rotary ring together with the polishing head and while exerting a local load to a stationary ring located on the rotary ring, the rotary ring being fixed to the retainer ring and having a plurality of rollers; generating a torque waveform indicating relationship between measured values of the torque for rotating the polishing head and measuring times of the torque; performing Fourier-transform process on the torque waveform to determine an intensity of frequency component of the torque waveform; and determining that at least one of the rollers malfunctions when the determined intensity of the frequency component is larger than a predetermined threshold value.
US11654523B2	Cement surface grinding device A cement surface grinding device includes a central disk which is extended upwards with a central shaft; the central disk being rotary with respect to the central shaft; at least one outer rotary disk arranged around the central disk; a bottom of the outer rotary disk being installed with a grinding sheet; and a rotary frame arranged above the central disk and the at least one outer rotary disk; the rotary frame including a connecting frame and a plurality of connecting rods; an upper side of the central shaft being connected to a central hole of a seat and the seat being connected to a lower side of the connecting frame; each outer rotary disk being formed with an outer belt wheel and the central disk being formed with a connecting element; and a belt winding around the connecting element and the outer belt wheel.
US11654521B2	Tool machine magazine A tool machine magazine includes a base, a tool disc disposed on the base, tool sleeves disposed on a periphery of the tool disc through a bearing, a motor, a brake structure, a cam, a driver shaft, an angle sensor, and a control terminal. The motor drives the cam to operate. Each bearing orderly operates along the outline of the cam, driving the tool disc to continuously rotate without intermittence. The angle sensor is disposed on one end of the driver shaft or a rotation center of the tool disc. When the rotation angle of the tool disc matches the tool change command, the control terminal controls the brake structure to stop the motor, so as to stop the tool disc for facilitating the tool change operation.
US11654520B2	Cutting apparatus There is provided a cutting apparatus that cuts a workpiece by a cutting blade. The cutting apparatus includes a chuck table that holds a board in which a groove is formed through cutting of the board by the cutting blade, a cutting unit having a spindle and a mount flange that is fixed to a tip part of the spindle and on which the cutting blade is mounted, and a replacement apparatus that replaces the cutting blade mounted on the mount flange with the cutting blade stored in a blade storing part and replaces the board placed on the chuck table with the board stored in a board storing part. The replacement apparatus includes a holding part that holds the cutting blade and the board under suction.
US11654519B2	Machine tool A machine tool includes a bed including a bottom surface and legs arranged at three positions of the bottom surface. The bed includes two oblique sides arranged such that the bottom surface has a triangular shape. The machine tool also includes a first support surface arranged on the bed and extending along a substantially horizontal first axis, a work table supported by the first support surface so as to move along the first axis, a second support surface arranged on the bed and extending along a substantially horizontal second axis, which is perpendicular to the first axis, and a machining unit supported by the second support surface so as to move along the second axis. The second support surface is located higher than the first support surface.
US11654517B2	Fastener welding apparatus A fastener welding apparatus having a frame assembly, a welding assembly, a coupling assembly and a locating assembly. The welding assembly has a welder frame and a welding electrode assembly coupled thereto. The coupling assembly has a suspension frame, a frame axle and a welding axle. The frame axle is fixedly engaged to the frame assembly and the welding axle is fixedly engaged to the welding assembly. The suspension frame is pivotably coupled to each of the frame axle and the welding axle. The locating assembly is structurally configured to selectively allow the suspension frame to pivot relative to the frame axle and the welding axle.
US11654513B2	Workpiece-separating device and workpiece-separating method A workpiece-separating device includes: a holding member that detachably holds a workpiece of a laminated body in which the workpiece that includes a circuit board and a supporting body through which laser beams pass are laminated with each other via a separating layer that peelably alters due to at least absorption of the laser beams; a light irradiation part that irradiates the laser beams toward the separating layer through the supporting body of the laminated body held by the holding member; a driving part that relatively moves a light irradiation position of irradiation from the light irradiation part with respect to the supporting body and the separating layer of the laminated body held by the holding member in at least a direction crossing a light irradiation direction of irradiation from the light irradiation part; and a controlling part that operates and controls the light irradiation part and the driving part.
US11654509B2	Processing apparatus A processing apparatus includes a first imaging unit over a chuck table that images a back surface side of a workpiece, a second imaging unit under the chuck table that images a front surface side of the workpiece in a region corresponding to a region imaged by the first imaging unit, and a control part that inverts, in a predetermined direction, either a first image obtained by imaging of a processed groove on the back surface side by the first imaging unit or a second image obtained by imaging of the processed groove on the front surface side by the second imaging unit in such a manner that orientations of the first and second images correspond with each other, and that causes a display device to display both the processed groove in the first image and the processed groove in the second image that are superimposed.
US11654508B2	Method for producing liquid-cooled jacket Provided is a method for manufacturing a liquid-cooled jacket, to reduce the size of a recessed groove on a surface of a metal member and also to reduce roughness of an abutted surface. The method includes: a placing step of placing a jacket body and a sealing body, a first main joining step of performing friction stirring by moving a main joining rotary tool around along a first abutted portion, and a second main joining step of performing friction stirring by moving the main joining rotary tool around along a second abutted portion. The main joining rotary tool has a base-end-side pin and a tip-end-side pin. A taper angle of the base-end-side pin is grater than a taper angle of the tip-end-side pin and a stairs-like pin step portion is formed on an outer circumferential surface of the tip-end-side pin.
US11654507B2	Method for manufacturing liquid-cooling jacket A method for manufacturing a liquid-cooling jacket (1) where heat transfer fluid flows in a hollow part (14) defined by a jacket body (2) and a sealing body (3) includes: an overlapping process in which the sealing body (3) is placed on an end surface (11a) of a peripheral wall part (11) in such a way that the end surface (11a) and a back surface of the sealing body (3) are overlapped each other to form a first overlapped part (H1); and a primary joining process in which primary joining is performed by friction stirring in such a way that a rotary tool (FD) is moved once around a recessed part (13) along the first overlapped part (H1). In the primary joining process, in a state where a base side pin of the rotary tool (FD) is in contact with the sealing body (3), a flat surface of the base (tip) side pin is brought in contact with only the sealing body (3), and a tip of a projection projecting from the flat surface is inserted more deeply than the first overlapped part (H1) to join the first overlapped part (H1).
US11654502B2	Method of rotating a welding torch during operation A method of operating a welding torch using a rotating coupler assembly that operates between 0 and 800 amps. The rotating coupler assembly allows for 360 degrees of rotation while keeping rotational friction at a minimum. The breakaway torque for the rotating coupler assembly is insignificant and the rotating coupler assembly can be rotated with little effort by hand. While the rotating coupler assembly minimizes rotational friction the design allow for rotating coupler assembly to continue to operate after 1-5 mm of wear on the contact surfaces. An embodiment of the rotating coupler assembly can be quickly disconnected from the unicable.
US11654501B2	Systems and methods for gesture control of a welding system A motion detection system having detection circuitry, motion recognition circuitry, and communication circuitry is provided. The detection circuitry is configured to detect gestures or motions of a welding system operator. In some embodiments, the detection circuitry is configured to detect gestures or motions of a welding operator via an accessory device, where the accessory device is in wireless communication with the motion detection system. The motion recognition circuitry receives the detected gestures or motions, and translates the detected gestures or motions into a welding command. The welding command is communicated to a welding system via the communications circuitry, and is configured to adjust an operating parameter of the welding system.
US11654495B2	Cutting insert for a shoulder milling tool A trigonal cutting insert for a shoulder milling tool includes an upper side, an opposite lower side and a peripheral side surface. A plurality of indexable cutting edges extend along corners of the cutting insert, each cutting edge having a main cutting edge, a corner cutting edge, and a surface-wiping secondary cutting edge. The upper side includes a recessed central surface, and a plurality of positively inclined rake surfaces having a main rake surface portion, a corner rake surface portion, and a secondary rake surface portion. A concave indentation is formed in the corner rake surface portion and in at least an initial part of the main rake surface portion adjacent to the corner rake surface portion, wherein the concave indentation has an elongated shape.
US11654489B2	Devices, systems and methods for three-dimensional printing The present disclosure provides a printer system based on high power, high brightness visible laser source for improved resolution and printing speeds. Visible laser devices based on high power visible laser diodes can be scaled using the stimulated Raman scattering process to create a high power, high brightness visible laser source.
US11654488B2	Build material transportation with rotational latch In one example in accordance with the present disclosure, a build material volume transportation device is described. The build material volume transportation device includes a shuttle to transport a build material volume. The shuttle includes an opening therethrough to receive the build material volume. The build material volume transportation device also includes a build tray to raise the build volume into the opening in the shuttle. The build material volume transportation device further includes a latch assembly to releasably secure the build tray to the shuttle. A tip of the latch assembly extends to interface with the aperture to secure the build tray to the shuttle. The tip rotates independently of the piston.
US11654487B2	Production method for water-atomized metal powder A production method for water-atomized metal powder includes: in a region in which the average temperature of a molten metal stream having an Fe concentration of 76.0 at % or more and less than 82.9 at % is 100° C. or more higher than the melting point, spraying primary cooling water at a convergence angle of 10° to 25°, where the convergence angle is an angle between an impact direction on the molten metal stream from one direction and an impact direction on the molten metal stream from any other direction; and in a region in which 0.0004 seconds or more have passed after an impact of the primary cooling water and the average temperature of metal powder is the melting point or higher and (the melting point+100° C.) or lower, spraying secondary cooling water on the metal powder under conditions of an impact pressure of 10 MPa or more.
US11654483B2	Method for forming high quality powder for an additive manufacturing process A powder treatment assembly and method for treating a feedstock powder of feedstock particles includes directing the feedstock powder into a plasma chamber within a reactor, exposing the feedstock powder to a plasma field generated by a plasma source to form a treated powder having treated particles with an increased average sphericity relative to the feedstock particles, and supplying a hot gas sheath flow downstream of the plasma chamber, the hot gas sheath flow substantially surrounding the treated powder.
US11654480B2	Sliding closure for a metallurgical vessel, preferably a distributor vessel for a continuous casting facility Slide closure for a metallurgical vessel, with two compensation units I and II for equalizing overloads, which may result from the thermal extension and spreading of the fire-proof closure plate thicknesses conditional on manufacturing, and/or from the upper inner shell, wherein the inner shell can also be reduced during operation. The compensation unit I consists of a spring arrangement with fastening screws which can be moved away between the housing and a cover of the housing. The compensation unit II consists, for its part, of a spring arrangement with an insertion frame pressing against the lower closure plate, which insertion frame is fixed to the bottom of the housing with fastening screws.
US11654479B2	Composite equal additive manufacturing method A composite equal additive manufacturing method: S1, obtaining molten metal by using a metal smelting device; S2, first, storing inflow molten metal in an intermediate container, and then transferring the molten metal into a crystallizer; S3, cooling the molten metal to a solid-liquid mixed state by using the crystallizer, and enabling a high-temperature blank body with a required section to flow out from an outlet of the crystallizer; S4, arranging plastic forming tools at a bottom of the outlet of the crystallizer, and performing plastic forming on the outflow high-temperature blank body; S5, fixing a lower end of a part after the plastic forming and slowly descending the part by a chuck; S6, machining the part by using point forming machines, and synchronously controlling the machining temperature of the part; and S7, descending the chuck to an appropriate position, and taking the formed part out from the machine frame.
US11654478B2	Casting equipment The invention provides a casting equipment (1) for casting melt (15) into a cast product (80) comprising a supply reservoir (10) for supplying the melt (15), a distribution reservoir (20), a casting apparatus (25) having a melt inlet connected to the distribution reservoir (20) for producing the cast product (80), a supply conduit (30) fluidly connecting the supply reservoir (10) and the distribution reservoir (20), an electromagnetic pump (35) provided on the supply conduit (30) and operable to generate a force in the melt (15) in the supply conduit (30), a level sensor (40) for measuring a level of the melt (15) in the distribution reservoir (20) and/or in the supply reservoir (10), a controller operably connected to the pump (35) and the level sensor (40), wherein the supply conduit (30) is sealed or sealable from a pressure of the atmosphere, wherein the controller is configured to control an operation of the pump (35) based on a level signal from the level sensor (40), and wherein, at least during a steady-state casting operation, the casting equipment is configured such that the supply conduit (30) defines a flow path that has a point that is higher than a surface of the melt in the supply reservoir (10) and/or the distribution reservoir (20), and the pump (35) is operated such that the metal level in the distribution reservoir (20) is at a predefined level such as to control a pressure of the melt (15) in the melt inlet of the casting apparatus (25).
US11654476B2	Hybrid core for manufacturing of castings A hybrid core for manufacturing a cast component, the hybrid core including a sand core portion having an exterior shape configured to define an interior feature of the cast component. The hybrid core also includes a metal chill element embedded within the sand core portion. The metal chill element is configured to locally absorb heat energy from the cast component during cooling of the cast component and solidification thereof. The metal chill element is constructed and arranged within the sand core portion to be removed during shake out from the cast component subsequent to the solidification thereof. A system and a method for manufacturing a cast component using such a hybrid core are also envisioned.
US11654460B2	Megasonic clean with cavity property monitoring Embodiments of megasonic cleaning chambers are provided herein. In some embodiments, a megasonic cleaning chamber includes: a chamber body defining an interior volume therein; a substrate support to support a substrate disposed in the interior volume; a supply tube comprising a transparent material configured to direct a cleaning fluid to the substrate support; a megasonic power generator coupled to the supply tube to provide megasonic power to the cleaning fluid; a megasonic transducer coupled to the megasonic power generator and the supply tube to create megasonic waves in the cleaning fluid and to form cavities in the cleaning fluid, wherein the megasonic transducer is configured to direct the megasonic waves and cavities toward the substrate support; and one or more sensors configured to generate a signal indicative of a property of the cavities in the cleaning fluid.
US11654458B2	Substrate-cleaning apparatus having tiltable roll brush A substrate-cleaning apparatus may include a tilting arm to which a roll brush and a motor are coupled, a support arm positioned on the tilting arm, a first spring and a second spring coupling the tilting arm to the support arm, a first air bag and a second air bag mounted between the tilting arm and the support arm, and a controller configured to adjust an internal pressure of each of the first air bag and the second air bag. The controller may adjust a difference in internal pressure between the first air bag and the second air bag to control the inclination of the roll brush, and may adjust the internal pressure of each of the first air bag and the second air bag to move the roll brush vertically.
US11654457B2	Method and system for battery detection in recycling facilities Methods for detecting electronics amongst a plurality of recycling materials.
US11654456B2	Material handling apparatus and method for automatic and manual sorting of items using a dynamically configurable sorting array A method and apparatus are provided for sorting items to a plurality of sort destinations. A scanning station evaluates one or more characteristics of each item fed into the apparatus. The items are loaded onto one of a plurality of independently controlled delivery vehicles. The delivery vehicles are individually driven to sort destinations. Once at the appropriate sort destination, the delivery vehicle ejects the item to the sort destination and returns to receive another item to be delivered. A re-induction conveyor may be provided for receiving select items from the vehicles and conveying the items back to the input station for re-processing. Additionally, a controller is provided to control the movement of the vehicles based on a characteristic each item being delivered by each vehicle. When an item to be manually sorted is encountered, a visual alert aligned with a selected destination is activated until manual transfer is confirmed.
US11654453B1	Roof coating applicator A disposable roof coating applicator includes a nozzle that is attached to a collar. The nozzle and collar are selectively attachable to a body that has an interior space and is formed by at least one side wall having an exterior wall and an interior wall. The coating applicator also includes a plunger that is movably disposed within the interior space of the body. The coating applicator may include a locking mechanism about the applicator's collar that selectively engages a stud provided on the body's exterior surface, selectively locking and unlocking the nozzle and collar assembly to the body. The disposable roof coating applicator is configured and otherwise designed to take in, store and transport approximately ½ to 2 gallons of viscous material to a roof seam before neatly and uniformly expelling the viscous material to the seam or joint.
US11654440B2	Coal and gangue separation device The present invention proposes a coal and gangue separation device, including a first supporting seat, a guide part and multiple material bins. The guide part is hinged with the first supporting seat; the guide part rotates in a vertical direction; and inlets of the plurality of material bins are sequentially distributed on a rotation track of a movable end of the guide part. In the coal and gangue separation device of the present invention, the high-pressure airflow of a high-pressure nozzle does not directly act on the materials, but on grate bar driving mechanisms; and cantilever grate bars are driven to rotate by the grate bar driving mechanisms so as to directionally discharge the mineral aggregate. Therefore, the gangue can accurately enter a gangue collection bin; and the clean coal can accurately enter a clean coal collection bin.
US11654439B2	Method for improving the productivity of grinding plants The present invention relates to a method for improving the productivity of grinding plants, wherein, after the optimum wear geometry of the grinding units has been reached by conventional operation of the grinding plant, the optimum wear geometry is preserved by applying a thin wear protection layer to the surface of the grinding units.
US11654437B2	Assay cartridg for molecular diagnosis The present disclosure provides an assay cartridge used in a PCR-based molecular diagnostic device. In one embodiment, the assay cartridge comprises (1) an elongated body having a proximal end, a distal end and a plurality of compartments arranged between the proximal end and the distal end, said plurality of compartments include at least a first pipette tip holder near the proximal end, and a second pipette tip holder near the distal end; and (2) a seal assembly covering the elongated body comprising a rigid frame which matches the top periphery of the elongated body, and an elastic top mounted on the rigid frame, the elastic top comprising a first sub-portion near the proximal end comprising a first ring structure that matches the first pipette holder, and a second sub-portion near the distal end comprising a second ring structure that matches the second pipette holder.
US11654429B2	System for rapid, portable, and multiplexed detection and identification of pathogen specific nucleic acid sequences A sample carrier may include a sample preparation module and an amplification module. A sample mixes with a lysis medium and a nucleic acid amplification medium in the sample preparation module and then flows into a plurality of microfluidic chambers in the amplification module. The microfluidic chambers have disposed therein primers configured to initiate amplification of one or more target nucleic acid sequences corresponding to one or more pathogens. The sample carrier is inserted into an apparatus that includes a plurality of Sight sources and a camera. The light sources illuminate the microfluidic chambers with excitation light, a fluorophore emits fluorescence light indicative of nucleic acid amplification in response to the excitation-light, and the camera captures images of the microfluidic chambers. A target nucleic acid sequence in the sample is indicated by the images showing an increasing fluorescence in a microfluidic chamber that has the primers for that sequence.
US11654428B2	Methods, systems and apparatus for separating components of a biological sample Described herein are methods, systems and apparatus for separating components of a biological sample; as well as methods of using compositions prepared by same.
US11654427B2	Method of manufacturing a supported catalyst and supported catalyst manufactured using same Provided is a method of manufacturing a supported catalyst and a supported catalyst manufactured using the same. The method may prevent the growth of catalytic metal particles by repeatedly applying heat, so the method is simpler and more economical than conventional processes. Moreover, since the support in the supported catalyst thus manufactured includes a hollow having a predetermined size, an electrode manufactured using the supported catalyst may ensure a desired electrode thickness even when used in a relatively small amount compared to the conventional technology. Moreover, water generated during operation of a fuel cell can be efficiently discharged, so desired mass transfer resistance can be exhibited, and a high electrochemically active surface area (ECSA) and superior catalytic activity can be attained.
US11654423B2	Catalyst compositions and their use in aromatic alkylation processes Catalyst composition which comprises a first zeolite having a BEA* framework type and a second zeolite having a MOR framework type and a mesopore surface area of greater than 30 m2/g is disclosed. These catalyst compositions are used to remove catalyst poisons from untreated feed streams having one or more impurities which cause deactivation of the downstream catalysts employed in hydrocarbon conversion processes, such as those that produce mono-alkylated aromatic compounds.
US11654420B2	Process and catalyst for low temperature non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane to propylene A process and catalyst are provided for the non-oxidative dehydrogenation of propane for the production of propylene as petrochemical building blocks. The process provides a direct single-step gas-phase dehydration of propane mixed with nitrogen in the presence and absence of steam/hydrogen over supported bimetallic alumina-silicates zeolites. The catalyst contains no precious metal entities and may contain one metal from group VIB in combination with another metal from group IIIA or IVA supported on FAU, MFI, KFI, BEA type alumina-silicates zeolites. The process provides a propane conversion of 18% to 52% with a propylene yield of 10% to 25%.
US11654418B2	Method and system for pelletizing spent bleaching earth The present disclosure includes a process for pelletizing a spent bleaching earth (SBE) into a clay-biocarbon composite including classifying the SBE based on at least one parameter of the SBE, selecting at least one filler compound and mixing the at least one filler compound with the SBE to make a mixture, forming a plurality of pellets out of the mixture, and pyrolyzing the pellets to produce the clay-biocarbon composite. Pyrolyzing a pelleted spent bleaching earth (SBE) may include advancing the pelleted SBE with a distributer to a first thermal chamber for providing even thermal processing, releasing the pelleted SBE to an auger to cool to room temperature, and condensing at least one volatile compound emitted from the pelleted SBE during thermal processing to produce a condensate for reuse.
US11654417B2	Method for sulfonating sawdust to form modified sorbent A method for producing a modified sawdust sorbent. The method involves sulfonating sawdust with sulfuric acid and oxidizing the sulfonated sawdust with hydrogen peroxide. The method yields a modified sawdust sorbent containing sulfonated and oxidized cellulose. The modified sawdust sorbent has a higher surface area, higher organic dye adsorption capacity, and more rapid organic dye adsorption rate than unmodified sawdust. A method for organic dye removal from water includes using the modified sawdust sorbent to absorb dyes from water.
US11654416B2	Method for preparing super-absorbent polymer The present invention relates to a super-absorbent polymer having excellent properties, both centrifugal retention capacity (CRC) and absorption under pressure (AUP) having been improved by introducing a surface crosslinked layer crosslinked by surface-modified inorganic particles, and to a method for preparing the same. The super-absorbent polymer comprises: a base resin powder containing a crosslinked polymer of water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomers having an at least partially neutralized acidic group; and a surface crosslinked layer formed on the base resin powder, wherein inorganic particles may be chemically bound to the crosslinked polymer contained in the surface crosslinked layer, via an oxygen-containing bond or a nitrogen-containing bond.
US11654415B2	Bisphenol hypersorbents for enhanced detection of, or protection from, hazardous chemicals The invention relates to strong hydrogen-bond acidic sorbents. The sorbents may be provided in a form that limits or eliminates intramolecular bonding of the hydrogen-bond acidic site between neighboring sorbent molecules, for example, by providing steric groups adjacent to the hydrogen-bond acidic site. The hydrogen bond site may be a phenolic structure based on a bisphenol architecture. The sorbents of the invention may be used in methods for trapping or detecting hazardous chemicals or explosives.
US11654411B2	Methods and compositions of localizing nucleic acids to arrays Methods and compositions are disclosed relating to the localization of nucleic acids to arrays such as silane-free arrays, and of sequencing the nucleic acids localized thereby.
US11654403B2	Porous fluorine-based resin composite membrane and manufacturing method therefor The present disclosure relates to a porous fluorine-based resin composite membrane having excellent water repellency and oil repellency, and a method for producing the same.
US11654401B2	Gas separation membrane cartridge with clamshell retainer A cartridge for non-cryogenically separating a gas into components includes a plurality of hollow polymeric fibers, the fibers being anchored by a pair of tubesheets, each tubesheet being adjacent to a head, the tubesheet and head being joined by a clamshell retainer. The cartridge does not have a core tube. The fibers are enclosed within a sleeve, the sleeve being sufficiently thin so as to be a non-structural element. The cartridge may be inserted within a larger pressure vessel. The cartridge of the present invention can accommodate more fibers than comparable cartridges of the prior art, and therefore has greater throughput.
US11654400B2	Porous hollow fiber membrane and method for producing porous hollow fiber membrane Provided is a porous hollow fiber membrane made of a thermoplastic resin, wherein a membrane thickness is 0.050 mm or larger and 0.25 mm or smaller, and when a strength coefficient is defined as K=(compressive strength)/((membrane thickness)/(inside diameter/2))3, K=1.7 or more.
US11654396B2	Reverse osmosis system and method of obtaining ultrapure water The reverse osmosis system with at least one high pressure pump, which supplies untreated water to at least one module pipe, in which a membrane with a permeate collecting pipe is arranged, includes a permeate outlet of the at least one module pipe that is connected by means of a first conduit to a permeate tank, which is in communication by means of a further conduit, connected into which there is a permeate supply pump, with a loop feed line, to which a plurality of dialysis devices are connected and that branching off from the first conduit there is a bypass conduit, which discharges into the further conduit downstream of the permeate tank and the permeate supply pump.
US11654393B2	Temperature vacuum swing adsorption process suited for carbon capture to regenerate sorbents using the CO2 product gas as the heat transfer medium Solid sorbents, and especially zeolites, are attractive candidates for CO2 direct air capture (DAC) and point source capture applications because of their potential for high selectivity, fast kinetics, and low energy CO2 capture cycles. A common issue with solid sorbents, including zeolites, is their low thermal conductivity, which makes them difficult to heat for regeneration without using complex and expensive heat transfer systems. This invention utilizes a modified TVSA process which utilizes the product CO2 gas itself as the heating medium for the adsorbent bed, alone or in conjunction with internal or external heaters. The use of CO2 as a heating medium allows efficient heating of the sorbent bed and enables high purity CO2 product.
US11654390B2	Filter systems, elements and methods with short-range wireless tracking features Aspects herein include filter systems including short-range wireless tracking features to detect insertion and/or removal of filter elements from filter systems. In an embodiment, a filtration system is included having a housing including a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The housing can define an internal volume. A first filter element can be removably disposed within the housing. A short-range wireless communication tag can be associated with the first filter element. A short-range wireless communication reader can be associated with the housing, the reader configured to wirelessly send data to and receive data from the tag when the reader and the tag are at a distance that is less than or equal to a maximum communication distance. Removal of the first filter element from the housing can cause the distance between the tag and the reader to exceed the maximum communication distance. Other embodiments are also included herein.
US11654389B2	Air cleaner with cutter An air cleaner includes a case, an air inlet, an air outlet, a grill covering the air inlet to filter airborne oil droplets, a fan to suction air through the air inlet and discharge air out of the air outlet, a roll filter provided between the grill and the fan to filter oil mist, and a filter roller to cut the roll filter. The roll filter includes a roller and a filter sheet wound around the roller, and the filter sheet may be unwound to extend behind the grill. When the filter sheet becomes dirty, the roll filter is further unwound so that a clean section is provided behind the grill, and the filter cutter may cut off the dirty section. During cutting, a clamp holds down the filter sheet. The case includes a slit through which the dirty section of the filter sheet passes for discarding.
US11654388B2	Air purifier with hinged filter frame The present invention provides an air purifier. The air purifier according to one preferred embodiment, of the present invention may comprise: a housing; a blowing unit installed in the housing so as to draw in external air; and a filter unit having filtering surfaces, through which the air passes and which are disposed in multiple directions, and an air inflow space, which has at least a part thereof surrounded by the filtering surfaces disposed in the multiple directions and into which the air discharged from, the blowing unit flows.
US11654387B2	Air purifier with hinged filter frame The present invention provides an air purifier. The air purifier according to one preferred embodiment, of the present invention may comprise: a housing; a blowing unit installed in the housing so as to draw in external air; and a filter unit having filtering surfaces, through which the air passes and which are disposed in multiple directions, and an air inflow space, which has at least a part thereof surrounded by the filtering surfaces disposed in the multiple directions and into which the air discharged from, the blowing unit flows.
US11654386B2	Electrostatic precipitating apparatus and air conditioning system having same An electrostatic precipitating apparatus for an air conditioning system is disclosed. The precipitating apparatus includes an electrostatic precipitator including a plurality of discharge electrodes to which a voltage is applied and a plurality of electrostatic precipitating electrodes each disposed between the discharge electrodes and grounded, a washing water supply spraying the washing water to the electrostatic precipitator, and a frame assembly fixed to the duct to support the electrostatic precipitator. The frame assembly is fixed to the duct to support the electrostatic precipitator, and includes a prestressing locking member fixed to inside of the duct in a state in which a pressing force is applied to the electrostatic precipitator.
US11654384B2	Liquid filter arrangement and methods A filter cartridge includes a threaded sleeve having a seal holder recess and seal member. The filter cartridge is for removably threading onto a filter head that includes threads for connection to the filter cartridge by way of the threaded sleeve. The filter head includes a ramp that engages the seal member to form a seal. The force needed to make the seal is a torque of less than 10 N-m.
US11654379B2	Granular media for backwashable particle filter and free phase oil coalescer This disclosure relates to new filtration systems, granular substrates, granular media and processes that are highly effective for removing suspended oil, particulates and oily particulates from an oil-water mixture. The new filtration media comprises a microporous granular substrate having a combination of specified micro-porosity, hardness and additional characteristics, the substrate being modified by an infused or coated absorption composition. This resulting filtration media displays excellent filtration performance, including outstanding durability and robustness to sustain its excellent performance over a large number of backwash cycles.
US11654378B2	Senna obtusifolia seed extract and a method for comprehensive development and utilization of Senna obtusifolia seeds A method of preparing a Senna obtusifolia seed extract rich in anthraquinones and a galactomannan extract includes the following steps: (1) crushing Senna obtusifolia seeds into a Senna obtusifolia seed powder; (2) extracting the Senna obtusifolia seed powder with 40-85% ethanol, filtering to obtain an extract solution and a residue; (3) concentrating the extract solution under vacuum to obtain a concentrated extract solution, spray-drying the concentrated extract solution to obtain the Senna obtusifolia seed extract; (4) extracting the residue with membrane filtered water, conducting a centrifugation to obtain a supernatant; (5) adding ammonium sulfate and ethanol to the supernatant to form a two-phase aqueous system, collecting a bottom layer of the two-phase aqueous system; and (6) conducting an ultrafiltration of the bottom layer with a cut-off molecular weight of 50 k-200 k to obtain a galactomannan extract solution, drying the galactomannan extract solution under vacuum to obtain the galactomannan extract.
US11654377B1	Building block A building block includes a block body of an integrated structure. The block body includes a main body, first splicing portions, second splicing portions, a first raised portion, and two second raised portions. The main body is elongated and horizontally extends from left to right. The first splicing portions horizontally extend outwards from one end of the main body. The second splicing portions obliquely extend forward or backward from a middle position of an upper surface of the main body. An outer side surface of the first raised portion recesses to form first splicing grooves tightly docked with and fixed with first splicing portions or second splicing portions of another building block. Two ends of an upper surface of the main body extend upwards to form the two second raised portions. An upper surface of each of the second raised portions recesses to form second splicing grooves.
US11654361B2	Systems and methods for prioritizing content packets based on a dynamically updated list of content filtering rules Systems and methods for prioritizing content packets based on a dynamically updated list of content filtering rules are described. A system is configured to identify an application executing on a client device to which to transmit content, the application associated with an account and determine that the application is configured with a configuration setting to apply a content filtering policy corresponding to a list of players including one or more players included in one or more lineups associated with the account. The system can receive a content item from a content source and determine one or more player tags associated with the content item. The system can determine that the content item includes a player tag corresponding to a player included in the list of players and transmit the content item to the client device for insertion in a content feed provided by the application responsive to the determination.
US11654353B2	Control apparatus and control program An apparatus includes a housing having a holding portion for gripping by a hand of a user; a manipulation block having a first side that includes at least one of: (i) one or more pressable buttons, and (ii) a stick button, and having a second side that includes a trigger button; and at least one of: (i) a thumb sensor block, located proximate to the first side of the manipulation block, and operable to detect the presence of the thumb of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user, (ii) a first finger sensor, located on the trigger button, and operable to detect the presence of the at least one finger of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user, and (iii) a second finger sensor, located proximate to both the second side of the manipulation block and the holding portion of the housing, and operable to detect the presence of at least one of a middle finger, a ring finger, and a pinky finger of the hand of the user when the holding portion is gripped by the user.
US11654351B2	Multi-function controller mount A multi-function controller mount is configured or adapted for use with a game controller and an electronic device. The mount includes a controller receiver for removably attaching to the game controller with a retention strap. The mount also includes an arm having a first end pivotably attached to the controller receiver at a first pivot axis. The mount also includes a device tray that is pivotably attached to a second end of the arm at a second pivot axis. The device tray is configured for holding the smartphone at an adjustable height and viewing angle. The height and the viewing angle are adjustable through movement or the arm at the first pivot axis and movement of the device tray at the second pivot axis. The mount also includes a lock feature attached to the arm for selectively preventing movement of the arm relative to the controller receiver.
US11654344B2	Ski climbing attachment systems and methods Systems and methods for attaching with a ski to provide improved traction while climbing snowy grades. Exemplary climbing track assemblies can include an attachment to the bottom of a ski that improves traction for hiking or climbing uphill. Assemblies can also include an under-binding bracket, which is mounted under the toe-piece binding of the ski which allows the device to be securely fastened. Assemblies may further include a shim, provided as a small plate mounted under the heel-piece binding, which operates to keep the binding level.
US11654343B2	Exercise history managing device, exercise history managing method, and computer program for executing same in computer The application relates to an exercise history managing device. In one aspect, the device includes a map data providing unit configured to provide, to a user terminal, map data about a specific area requested by the user terminal. The device may also include a user relation managing unit configured to manage a relationship between each user and the other users. The device may further include an exercise information managing unit configured to receive information about at least one of an exercise name that is input through the user terminal, a first category obtained by classifying exercises belonging to each exercise name according to a first condition, a second category obtained by classifying an exercise belonging to the first category according to a second condition, and a specific exercise belonging to the second category, store the information, and retrieve exercise information in response to a request from the user terminal.
US11654341B2	Attachment structure for a swimming machine An adjustable attachment structure for a swimming machine is disclosed. The attachment structure is configured to interact with a frame of a pool. A user may interact with a locking switch to transition the attachment structure between a locked and an unlocked state. In the unlocked state, the swimming machine may be rotated about an axis to direct a generated current in a number of directions.
US11654336B2	Golf club head Disclosed golf club heads include a body defining an interior cavity, a face, a sole, a crown, a skirt, and a hosel. Some embodiments include one or more of a split mass pad and/or one or more weight ports positioned in a sole portion of the body. Additionally or alternatively, one or more mass pads or weight ports may be positioned adjacent to the periphery of the sole portion. Some embodiments further include an adjustable head-shaft connection assembly configured to adjustably couple the hosel to a golf club shaft.
US11654335B2	Multi-piece solid golf ball In a golf ball having a core, an envelope layer, an intermediate layer and a cover, the difference between the center hardness and the surface hardness of the core is set in a specific range, the intermediate layer is formed of a resin material that includes a high-acid ionomer, the Shore C hardness relationships among the core center and the surfaces of the envelope-encased layer and the intermediate layer-encased sphere satisfy specific conditions; and the ball has a deflection when compressed under a given load which is at least 2.7 mm. This ball achieves a good distance on shots with a driver, utility club or iron, is receptive to spin in the short game, and has a soft feel at impact on all shots, making it useful to amateur golfers.
US11654333B2	Multi-mode acceleration-based athleticism measurement system A multi-mode athleticism movement measurement system includes an athlete-borne acceleration sensor and an athleticism processing device to determine athleticism information based upon one or more timing measurements from the athlete-borne acceleration sensor, the athleticism information corresponding to any of multiple athleticism measurement modes available on athleticism processing device and selectable by a user. A data link between the athlete-borne acceleration sensor and the athleticism rating processing device transmits the one or more timing measurements from the athlete-borne acceleration sensor to the athleticism rating processing device.
US11654329B1	Glute rebuilding device A glute rebuilding device comprising a main body, at least one slide, and a support. The main body has an upper portion and a lower portion. The upper portion has a top and bottom surface and a first and second end, the second end having a foot rest extending therefrom. The lower portion has a top and bottom surface and a first and second end. The slide is coupled to the bottom surface of the lower portion of the main body. The support is configured for placement between the upper and lower portions of the main body to elevate the upper portion with respect to the lower portion. The second end of the upper portion is pivotally connected to the second end of the lower portion by a hinge, such that the upper portion can move between a flat position, an elevated position, and an unfolded position.
US11654328B2	Treadmill The resent disclosure provides a treadmill, including a chassis, stand columns mounted at both sides of the chassis, a deck rotatably mounted on the chassis and configured to rotate relative to the chassis to a longitudinal direction or a horizontal direction, a handrail assembly rotatably mounted on the stand columns and configured to rotate relative to the stand columns to a folded state or an unfolded state, and a controller configured to control rotation of the deck and the handrail assembly. The controller is configured to control the deck to rotate to the longitudinal direction when the controller controls the handrail assembly to rotate relative to the stand columns to be in the folded state, and control the handrail assembly to rotate relative to the stand columns to be in the unfolded state when the controller controls the deck to rotate from the longitudinal direction to the horizontal direction.
US11654327B2	System for unweighting a user and related methods of exercise The invention comprises a differential air pressure exercise system, comprising: a base; a pair of uprights on the base dividing the base into a front portion and a rear portion; a bulkhead extending between and vertically moveable relative to the uprights; a right arm and a left arm attached to the bulkhead extending from the bulkhead towards the base rear portion; a chamber support frame coupling element on the right arm and on the left arm; a hinge coupled to the bulkhead between the left and right arms; a chamber support frame extending between the left and right arms and coupled to the hinge to move between an engaged condition and a lowered condition.
US11654322B2	Translational-rotary machine A translational-rotary machine is provided as a physical exercise machine particularly for the rehabilitation or training of upper and lower limbs for both passive and active therapies. The machine can perform movements that: allow a lower shaft to rotate while the carriage is stationary; allow the lower shaft to not rotate while the carriage translates in a direction of applied force; or allow a translational-rotary movement.
US11654315B2	Device for discharging extinguishing agent An extinguishing-agent discharge device includes a casing having a guide channel for an extinguishing agent, a metallic handle, a hose connection, an adjustment means for regulating an extinguishing-agent supply using a manual control unit and a discharge nozzle. A measuring-current transformer generates a current signal proportional to the electric current flowing in the extinguishing agent; an insulator section divides the casing into a discharge area having the discharge nozzle and an inlet area having the manual control unit, the measuring-current transformer disposed in the insulator section; a first electrode disposed in the discharge area in the extinguishing-agent flow and serves for detecting an extinguishing-agent potential; a second electrode disposed at the handle for detecting a ground potential in the inlet area; and a controller for evaluating the current signal for a potential difference occurring between the extinguishing-agent and ground and having a drive element acting on the adjustment means.
US11654314B2	Method of managing the proactive spraying of environment ally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid on GPS-specified property surfaces so as to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire A method of managing the proactive spraying of environmentally-clean anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid on GPS-specified property surfaces so as to inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method includes deploying a wireless system network supporting a command center, a network database, a plurality of mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems, and a plurality of mobile computing systems, each being operably connected to a wireless communication network. The GPS address of one or more GPS-specified parcels of property in a specified region, are registered in the network database. at least one of the mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying systems are deployed to a GPS-specified location, for spraying the GPS-specified parcels of property with an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid. A supply of said environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid is deployed to the GPS-specified location of each mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system, and the mobile anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is filled with the supply of environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid. The deployed anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is used to apply the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray to the parcel of property, while remotely monitoring the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid sprayed on the GPS-specified parcel of property on a given date, and automatically recording the GPS-tracked spraying operations in the network database. The data records are updated in the network database associated with each application of environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray on one or more the GPS-specified parcels of property.
US11654309B2	Cowl neck barrier gown with attachments This invention offers a fully protective cowl neck garment with various fasteners designed to attach additional protective gear, such as gloves and shoe coverings. Additionally, a temperature sensor shield is located on the hat and protective mask. This allows the clients or patients the ability to see and to monitor the temperature of their caregivers. The caregiver's temperature is visible on the hat, as well as the face mask. This makes the caregivers accountable to their clients or patients, as well as their colleagues and coworkers. This invention eliminates the worry of contact with infectious diseases or dangerous liquids, by utilizing elastic manual ties and hook-and-loop fasteners to ensure the garment is secured fully on a user's body. Overall, this invention ensures medical professionals, firemen, emergency medical personnel, government workers, and so forth, are protected fully from contagious and infectious diseases, liquids, and so forth.
US11654308B2	Self-contained breathing apparatus with thermal imaging capabilities An improved safety device for a self-contained breathing apparatus, and an improved self-contained breathing apparatus having thermal imaging capabilities.
US11654305B2	Patient-positioning device and medical workstation A patient-positioning device and a medical workstation including the patient-positioning device. The patient-positioning device includes a patient couch and a robot arm which is provided for moving the patient couch and which comprises several links arranged one after another and mounted rotatably with respect to axes. The robot arm includes, as links, a start link, a first link, a second link, a third link, a fourth link, a fifth link and a sixth link. The robot arm comprises a patient couch or a fastening device on which the patient couch is fastened.
US11654304B2	Systems and methods for determining a region of interest of a subject Systems and methods for determining an ROI of a subject are provided. In some embodiments, the system may obtain a target image including the subject situated on a table. The system may also obtain a focus position associated with the ROI of the subject to be scanned or treated by a medical device in the target image. The system may further determine a target table position based on the focus position. In some embodiments, the system may obtain a model image corresponding to the subject. The system may also obtain a virtual area corresponding to a virtual ROI in the model image. The system may also obtain a positioning image of the subject. The system may further determine, in the positioning image, a target area corresponding to the ROI of the subject corresponding to the virtual ROI based on the virtual area and the positioning image.
US11654302B2	Systems and methods for particle portal imaging A particle portal imaging (PPI) system and method are provided that can be used to provide a “beam's eye view” of a patient's anatomy as a charged particle beam is delivered to a target region of the patient's body. The PPI system is capable of performing real-time image acquisition and in-situ dose monitoring using at least exit neutrons generated within the patient. The PPI system can perform charged particle treatment (PT) monitoring to monitor the particle beam being used for PT.
US11654301B2	System, process and apparatus to determine LINAC Isocenter A system to determine the isocenter of a LINAC includes apparatus and processes. One embodiment does this by determining the axis of rotation for the collimator, the gantry, and may include the couch. In another embodiment only determining the axis of the rotation of the collimator is required. The system and apparatus enable the tracking of the translation-rotation of mechanical components attached to the LINAC to compute the axis of rotation of gantry, collimator and couch. Based on the data collected related to these axes the LINAC isocenter is determined. The primary apparatus utilized in the system includes a single emitter module, a signal receiver module, and a positioning module. The system also includes an isocenter target module and a gravity module to determine a gravity vector relative to the signal receiver.
US11654300B2	Joint optimization of radionuclide and external beam radiotherapy Disclosed herein are methods for radiotherapy treatment plan optimization for irradiating one or more target regions using both an internal therapeutic radiation source (ITRS) and an external therapeutic radiation source (ETRS). One variation of a method comprises iterating through ITRS radiation dose values and ETRS radiation dose values to attain a cumulative dose that meets prescribed dose requirements. In some variations, an ITRS is an injectable compound that has a targeting backbone and a radionuclide, and images acquired using an imaging compound that has the same targeting backbone as the injectable compound can be used to calculate the radiation dose deliverable using the injectable ITRS, and also to calculate firing filters for delivering radiation using a biologically-guided radiation therapy (BGRT) system. Image data acquired from a previous treatment session may be used to adapt the dose provided by an ITRS and/or ETRS for a future treatment session.
US11654299B2	Methods and apparatus pertaining to radiation treatment plans A control circuit accesses historical information regarding previously optimized radiation treatment plans for different patients and processes that information to determine the relative importance of different clinical goals. The circuit then facilitates development of a particular plan for a particular patient as a function of the relative importance of the clinical goals. By one approach the control circuit can be configured as a radiation treatment plan recommendation resource that accesses a database of radiation treatment plan formulation content items including at least one of a radiation treatment plan template, an auto-planning algorithm, and an auto-segmentation algorithm. By one approach the control circuit can be configured to, when presenting automatically-generated radiation treatment plans to a user, also co-present an opportunity for the user to signal to a remote entity that none of the plans are acceptable and that the user will instead employ a user-generated plan for the particular patient.
US11654289B2	Implant and method for producing an implant The disclosure relates to an implant comprising an electrode connection device and a housing, wherein a cover for closing the housing is formed on the electrode connection device. A method for producing an implant is also disclosed.
US11654279B2	Applying tumor treating fields (TTFields) via electrodes embedded into skull implants Tumors inside a person's head (e.g., brain tumors) can be treated using tumor treating fields (TTFields) by positioning capacitively coupled electrodes on opposite sides of the tumor, and applying an AC voltage between the electrodes. Unlike the conventional approach (in which all of the electrodes are positioned on the person's scalp) at least one of the electrodes is implemented using an implanted apparatus. The implanted apparatus includes a rigid substrate shaped and dimensioned to replace a section of the person's skull. At least one electrically conductive plate is affixed to the inner side of the rigid substrate, and a dielectric layer is disposed on the inner side of the conductive plate or plates. An electrically conductive lead is used to apply an AC voltage to the conductive plate or plates.
US11654277B2	Nerve stimulation devices and methods Systems and methods for treating diseases and disorders in a patient are provided. A device comprises a stimulator comprising an electrode and an energy source. The energy source is configured to generate an electrical impulse and transmit the electrical impulse to the electrode through an outer skin surface to a vagus nerve of the patient. The device further comprises a sensor for detecting a physiological parameter of a patient's heart and a controller coupled to the stimulator and the sensor and configured to activate the stimulator based on the physiological parameter to cause the stimulator to generate the electrical impulse. In some aspects, the electrical impulse is sufficient to modulate the vagus nerve to treat a cardiac arrhythmia of the patient.
US11654276B2	Catheter pump A catheter pump is provided that includes a rotatable impeller and an elongate cannula. The elongate cannula has a mesh that has a plurality of circumferential members disposed about the impeller. The elongate cannula has a plurality of axial connector extending between a proximal side of a distal circumferential member and a distal side of a proximal circumferential member. The circumferential members are radially self-expandable. The cannula is configured to minimize fracture within at least in the distal zone of the mesh as the elongated cannula moves into a sheathing device.
US11654267B2	Medical instrument and medical method for localized drug delivery Disclosed herein are medical instrument and medical method for localized drug delivery. The medical instrument can comprise a catheter shaft assembly, a hub coupled to the proximal end of the catheter shaft assembly, an inflatable component at the distal end of the catheter shaft assembly, a tissue penetrating member coupled to the inflatable component in an orientation transverse to the longitudinal axis of the catheter shaft assembly, and at least one protective element coupled to the inflatable component in proximity to the tissue penetrating member. The protective element can be configured to prevent any damage of the inflatable body during a placement of the medical instrument and an actuation of the inflatable component.
US11654265B2	Connection structure and guide wire having the connection structure A connection structure includes a multi-thread coil formed by winding first metal element wires formed of a first metal and second metal element wires formed of a second metal arranged between a first metal body including the first metal and a second metal body including the second metal. The first metal body is connected to the first metal element wires of the multi-thread coil, and the second metal body is connected to the second metal element wires of the multi-thread coil. The connection structure imparts improved flexibility to the connection between the first and second metal bodies, and an appropriate connection can be provided even when the first and second metal bodies are made of dissimilar metals.
US11654259B2	Microcatheter The present invention discloses a microcatheter, with tubular structure, comprising a catheter body, a sharp portion disposed at a distal end of the catheter body, the catheter body comprises: a inner layer with a hollow lumen; a tubular intermediate layer wrapped outside the inner layer, comprising a spring layer and a braid above the spring layer, the braid extending longitudinally along a part of the spring layer; and a tubular outer layer, wrapped outside the intermediate layer; the part of the spring layer which is not wrapped by the braid is bent at a certain angle along a longitudinal axis of the catheter body. The catheter body of the microcatheter of the invention is configured to have a multilayered structure, and the braid is only wrapped on spring layer near to the proximal end; the part of the spring layer not wrapped by the braid can be bent at a corresponding angle to adapt to an angle between the main branch and the branch of the coronary artery, to make sure that the microcatheter can reach the bifurcation lesions of the coronary artery.
US11654254B2	Breath indicator This invention relates to a breath indicator that is receivable by a part of a breathing assistance apparatus that supplies gas to a patient. The indicator comprises an elongate body having a gas sampling end and an attachment end. The attachment end is adapted to attach to a part of a breathing assistance apparatus and for locating the gas sampling end. The gas sampling end is to be located in a region where gas from the patient is to be exhaled. The gas sampling end being in communication with a sensor comprising a detector material changeable between a first visual indicator state relating to an inhalation phase of the patient, and a second visual indicator state relating to an exhalation phase of the patient. The detector material is capable of changing between the visual indicator states at a sufficient rate to substantially correspond with the inhalation and exhalation phases of the patient.
US11654249B2	Needle retention and disposal device A needle retention and disposal device including a cup having an interior compartment for receiving and retaining used needles and a skirt having a bottom open end. The cup is positioned inside the skirt and is springedly attached to the skirt. Two doors are rotatably attached to the interior compartment of the cup and are moveable between an open position and a closed position. The bottom open end of the skirt receives the neck of a sharps container such that the neck of the sharps container contacts the bottom surface of the cup. The doors are moveable from the closed position to the open position to release the used needles when the skirt is pushed down over the neck of the sharps container.
US11654245B2	Assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a feedback feature An assembly for a drug delivery device is provided, the assembly comprising a feedback feature. The feedback feature is configured to indicate an end of the dispense operation to a user by giving an audible and/or tactile feedback.
US11654242B2	Precision low-dose, low-waste syringes and ergonomic attachments therefor Precision low-dose, low-waste syringe configurations have a reduced diameter lumen for dispensing 0.01 ml increments of contents. Plunger and lumen configurations and a needle interface eliminate dead space. Ergonomic attachments improve the control and precision of delivery of syringes. An attachment main body includes a gripping surface to permit a user to engage the attachment and move the attachment main body, and thus the syringe plunger relative to the syringe barrel using sliding movement. Optical enhancement features are provided on the attachment to improve the readability of gradations and plunger position. The attachment may be provided with an assist feature, which may be a traction wheel mounted on the attachment body. An alternative configuration suitable for syringe contents of higher viscosity may include a pair of toothed pinion gears on a wheel and which cooperate with respective toothed racks formed on or fastened to the syringe body.
US11654240B2	Low dose syringe including an air venting system Medical devices capable of filling liquid into a syringe barrel while evacuating any air from the syringe are described. An exemplary medical device includes a syringe barrel having a tapered sidewall portion for permitting air to vent from the chamber and preventing liquid from exiting the chamber, a plunger rod, and stopper. Another exemplary medical device includes a syringe barrel having a plurality of air venting grooves associated with the sidewall of the barrel, a plunger rod and stopper. Also described is a medical device including a syringe barrel, plunger rod and stopper having a porous plug. Described is a medical device including a syringe barrel having a plurality of air venting grooves associated with the sidewall of the barrel and a porous membrane disposed over the air venting grooves, a plunger rod and stopper. Methods for filling a syringe barrel with a liquid are also provided.
US11654239B2	Low cost syringe with durable and disposable components Insulin injection syringes are disclosed that include two types of components, namely, durable components that that do not contact the fluid path and can be reused, and disposable or single-use components that contact the fluid path and are not reused. The durable components do not contact the fluid path so that sterility is not affected. Two different syringe components include a reusable outer sleeve containing scale markings for the syringe and a reusable syringe plunger are provided as durable components in embodiments of the present invention. Syringes manufactured according to the present invention can employ one or both of these durable components. Methods for making, using and packaging such syringes are also disclosed.
US11654233B2	Flexible cannula insertion device, system and process An insertion set system includes a base configured to be secured to a patient, and a flexible tubing on the base. The flexible tubing has a distal end portion forming a cannula to be inserted into the patient. An inserter having a needle is received by the base. The needle has a channel in which the distal end portion of the flexible tubing is received. The needle is able to slide relative to the flexible tubing, to selectively withdraw the needle off of the distal end portion of the flexible tubing. The base may include a passage for fluid flow arranged transverse to the axial dimension of the distal end portion of the flexible tubing.
US11654229B2	Wound irrigation device A wound irrigation device including a container with an opening along the outer surface of the container and a nozzle assembly coupled to the container and configured to selectively allow the liquid to exit the container when pressure is applied to the container.
US11654225B2	Wearable modular extracorporeal life support device for mobile treatment of single and multiorgan failure In one exemplary embodiment, a wearable extracorporeal life support device includes a catheter fluidly connected to a pump and first and second modular extracorporeal life support components. The device may also be configured to be attached to a garment. The pump and the first and second modular extracorporeal life support components may be fluidly connected in series. The pump and the first and second modular extracorporeal life support components may also be fluidly connected in parallel. The first modular extracorporeal life support component may be a lung membrane and the second modular extracorporeal life support component may be a dialysis membrane.
US11654223B2	Extracorporeal circulation management device with blood level detection in a reservoir without a sensor An extracorporeal blood circulation system monitors blood level in a reservoir which temporarily stores the blood. A memory storage unit stores blood pressure measurements from a pressure sensor monitoring a blood pressure within a tube unit conveying blood from the reservoir relative to atmosphere. A processing unit that detects a height of a top surface of the blood stored in the reservoir based on changes in the blood pressure measurements and a conservation of mechanical energy of a blood flow inside the tube unit. A notification is generated if an abnormality is detected in the height of the blood in the reservoir.
US11654219B2	Fluid management and measurement systems, devices, and methods A medicament preparation system includes a disposable cartridge with a flow path. Various sensors may be placed on the cartridge to measure qualities of the fluid flowing through the flow path. The sensors are placed in precise locations using various approaches that make manufacturing of the cartridge efficient and repeatable. A drain line that is susceptible to fouling may be preattached and various approaches are used to remove or reduce the fouling. An elastomeric contact can also be present in the medical preparation system and used in a conductivity measurement subsystem.
US11654215B2	Embolization coil and method for producing embolization coil The present invention is an embolization coil having an optimum morphological stability. The embolization coil includes a wire material made of an Au—Pt alloy. The wire material constituting the embolization coil has such a composition that a Pt concentration is 24 mass % or more and less than 34 mass %, with the balance being Au. The wire material has such a material structure that a Pt-rich phase of an Au—Pt alloy having a Pt concentration of 1.2 to 3.8 times a Pt concentration of an α phase is distributed in an α phase matrix. The wire material has a bulk susceptibility of −13 ppm or more and −5 ppm or less. In a material structure of a transverse cross-section of the wire material, an average value of two or more average crystal particle diameters measured by a linear intercept method is 0.20 μm or more and 0.35 μm or less.
US11654212B2	Injectable collagen suspensions, the preparation method thereof, and the uses thereof, particularly for forming dense collagen matrices Disclosed is the preparation of injectable collagen suspensions, to the method for preparing the suspensions, and to the uses thereof, particularly for forming dense collagen matrices.
US11654211B2	Wearable air cleaner with ultraviolet light disinfection This invention is directed to a wearable air cleaner where an air cleaning device is incorporated into a hat. The air cleaning device includes a fan unit to pull air through the device. The air cleaning device also includes ultraviolet light to disinfect the air and pushes the disinfected air in front of the wearer for breathing.
US11654210B2	Interactive aroma dispensing system An aroma dispensing system is provided. The aroma dispensing system includes an aroma blending device adapted to deliver at least one aroma substance to the nasal cavities of a consumer; a user interface configured for inputting and displaying information regarding the at least one aroma substance, and a memory component that stores a computer algorithm, the computer algorithm causing the system to analyze the input information in real-time in order to classify aroma preferences of the consumer, including recommending one or more in-store consumer products suitable to the consumer's aroma preferences.
US11654209B2	Boarding handrail disinfecting device A boarding handrail disinfecting device includes: a cover member that is provided on a door for opening and closing an entrance of a vehicle, and that is disposed so as to closely face a boarding handrail provided on a periphery of the entrance when the door closes the entrance and withdrawn from the boarding handrail when the door opens the entrance; and an irradiation device that is provided on a surface of the cover member that faces the boarding handrail and irradiates the boarding handrail with ultraviolet light.
US11654204B2	Rod-shaped plant virus nanoparticles as imaging agent platforms A rod-shaped plant virus having an interior surface and an exterior surface, and at least one imaging agent that is linked to the interior and/or exterior surface is described. The rod-shaped viruses can be combined into larger spherical nanoparticles. A rod-shaped plant virus or spherical nanoparticles including an imaging agent can be used in a method of generating an image of a tissue region of a subject such as a tumor or atherosclerotic tissue by administering the virus particle to the subject and generating an image of the tissue region of the subject to which the virus particle has been distributed.
US11654201B2	Liver-specific nucleic acid regulatory elements and methods and use thereof Described are nucleic acid regulatory elements that are able to enhance liver-specific expression of genes, methods employing these regulatory elements and uses of these elements. Expression cassettes and vectors containing these nucleic acid regulatory elements are also disclosed. These are particularly useful for applications using gene therapy.
US11654196B2	Dosing regimens for echinocandin class compounds The invention features pharmaceutical compositions, methods, and kits featuring dosing gimens and oral dosage formulations for administration of echinocandin class compounds.
US11654194B2	PD-L1 antibody pharmaceutical composition and use thereof The present invention provides a PD-L1 antibody pharmaceutical composition and use thereof. In particular, the present invention provides a pharmaceutical composition comprising the PD-L1 antibody or an antigen-binding fragment thereof in a succinate buffer. In addition, the pharmaceutical composition may also contain a sugar and a nonionic surfactant.
US11654189B2	Compositions and methods for enhancing the stability of transgenes in poxviruses Provided herein are recombinant poxviruses that are stable through successive passaging of the recombinant poxviruses. More particularly, the recombinant poxviruses comprise one or more modified nucleic acids encoding MUC1, CEA, and/or TRICOM antigens, wherein the recombinant poxviruses are stable through successive passaging. Also, provided herein are compositions and method related thereto.
US11654183B2	Methods comprising continuous administration of exenatide and co-administration of a drug Provided is a method for administering to a subject, via an implantable delivery device, a continuous subcutaneous dose of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analog, where the subject is orally co-administered a drug after implantation of the implantable delivery device and during continuous subcutaneous dosing of the GLP-1 analog.
US11654180B2	Compositions and methods for adjoining type I and type II extracellular domains as heterologous chimeric proteins The present invention relates to, inter alia, compositions and methods, including chimeric proteins that find use in the treatment of disease, such as immunotherapies for cancer and autoimmunity. In part, the invention provides, in various embodiments, fusions of extracellular domains of transmembrane proteins that can have stimulatory or inhibitory effects.
US11654177B2	Aloe extract and methods for producing the same Disclosed herein is a method for preparing an aloe extract. The method comprises steps of, mincing a mesophyll of an Aloe in water; heating the minced mixture to 60-80° C.; filtering the mixture to produce a first filtrate; drying the first filtrate; reconstituting the dried first filtrate in water; subjecting the first filtrate or the reconstituent to column chromatography and eluting the column with a first polar solvent; concentrating the eluent; purifying the concentrate with active carbons; filtering the purified concentrate to produce a second filtrate; concentrating the second filtrate; and adding a second polar solvent to the concentrated second filtrate thereby producing the aloe extract. The present disclosure also encompasses the aloe extract prepared by the present method. Said aloe extract has desired contents of O-acetyl groups or polysaccharides, and is useful for manufacturing food, pharmaceutical, or cosmetic products.
US11654171B2	Methods of treating ovarian cancer with hemp extract Methods for treating ovarian cancer comprising: administering to a patient and effective amount of a cannabis extract comprising CBD, wherein preferably, the cannabis extract is administered via a mucosal formulation.
US11654168B2	Ganoderma lucidum fermented beverage product and method for making the same A method for manufacturing a Ganoderma Lucidum fermented beverage product (GLfb) is provided. It has found that Ganoderma lucidum contains high quantity of natural Pyrroloquinoline Quinone (PQQ). Free radicals generated by ischemic or hypoxic conditions have been found to be a significant cause of myocardial damage leading to myocardial death. PQQ has been reported to act as a free radical scavenger. In particular, PQQ has been reported to be effective in neutralizing superoxide and hydroxyl radicals.
US11654166B2	Therapeutic bacteriophage compositions for treating Staphylococcus infection The present disclosure relates to a bacteriophage composition comprising one or more (suitably two or more, or three) obligately lytic bacteriophages capable of infecting and lysing Staphylococcus aureus, and use of the same for treating Staphylococcus aureus bacterial infections.
US11654164B2	Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT) compositions and methods of manufacture Microbiota restoration therapy (MRT) compositions (e.g., oral MRT compositions) and methods for manufacturing MRT compositions are disclosed. An example method for manufacturing an MRT composition may include collecting a stool sample, purifying the stool sample to form a purified sample, stabilizing the purified sample to form a stabilized sample, converting the stabilized sample to a solid, adding one or more additives and/or excipients to the solid to form a treatment composition, and encapsulating the treatment composition.
US11654160B2	Processes for making and using a mesenchymal stem cell derived secretome The present application provides methods and processes for making and using a mesenchymal stem cell secretome, as well as methods for treating ocular conditions and/disorders with the mesenchymal stem cell secretome described herein.
US11654159B2	Therapeutic use of electroacupuncture-induced mesenchymal stem cells Stimulation using EA of LI-4, LI-11, GV-14 and GV-20 in humans, horses, and rodents results in mobilization of MSCs into systemic circulation. Methods are provided for increasing mesenchymal stem cells in the circulating blood of a mammal by contacting acupuncture points LI-4, LI-11, GV-14, and GV-20 of the mammal with a therapeutically effective amount of EA stimulation to mobilize MSCs into the circulating blood of the mammal. Methods for treating damaged tissue, specifically damaged tendons are also provided. Isolated mesenchymal stem cells made according to these methods, methods of isolated them, and stem cell banks that store them are also provided.
US11654158B2	TGFBeta signal convertor The present disclosure provides improved compositions for adoptive T cell therapies for treating, preventing, or ameliorating at least one symptom of a cancer, infectious disease, autoimmune disease, inflammatory disease, and immunodeficiency, or condition associated therewith.
US11654154B2	Process for preparing injectable Fosaprepitant Dimeglumine compositions having improved storage stability Solid compositions having about 150 mg to about 245 mg Fosaprepitant that are stable after storage at about 25° C. for 6 months and processes for preparing solid Fosaprepitant compositions that are stable after long term storage at room temperature. The processes include freezing a Fosaprepitant solution in the primary packaging container at a first freezing temperature; applying vacuum at second temperature that is higher than the freezing temperature; fully stoppering the primary packaging container; and sealing the stoppered primary packaging container.
US11654153B2	Therapeutic treatment of breast cancer based on c-MAF status The present invention relates to the design of a customized therapy for a subject with breast cancer based on the c-MAF expression level and the menopausal status of the subject. In some embodiments, the customized therapy comprises an agent for avoiding, treating or preventing bone degradation. In some embodiments, the agent for avoiding, treating or preventing bone degradation is zoledronic acid. In other embodiments, the agent is clodronate or denosumab.
US11654152B2	Compositions for oral administration of zoledronic acid or related compounds for treating disease Oral dosage forms of osteoclast inhibitors, such as zoledronic acid, in an acid or a salt form can be used to treat or alleviate pain or related conditions, such as arthritis.
US11654148B2	HSPC-sparing treatments for RB-positive abnormal cellular proliferation This invention is in the area of improved compounds for and methods of treating selected RB-positive cancers and other Rb-positive abnormal cellular proliferative disorders while minimizing the deleterious effects on healthy cells, for example healthy Hematopoietic Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells (HSPCs), associated with current treatment modalities. In one aspect, improved treatment of select RB-positive cancers is disclosed using specific compounds disclosed herein. In certain embodiments, the compounds described herein act as highly selective and, in certain embodiments, short, transiently-acting cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 (CDK 4/6) inhibitors when administered to subjects.
US11654144B2	Crystalline forms of 5-bromo-2,6-di(1H-pyrazol-1- yl)pyrimidin-4-amine and new salts This application relates to various crystalline forms of 5-bromo-2,6-di(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyrimidin-4-amine and salt thereof, as well as compositions and methods of using the same. In some embodiments the crystalline forms also contain water (“hydrates”). These materials are useful in the treatment of various diseases, including carcinomas, specifically lung cancer and more specifically non-small cell lung cancer.
US11654140B2	Treatment of ocular inflammatory diseases using laquinimod Disclosed is a method for treating an ocular inflammatory disease (OID), e.g., uveitis or conjunctivitis, comprising periodic administration of a therapeutically effective amount of laquinimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also provided is a pharmaceutical composition comprising laquinimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in treating a subject suffering from an OID, uveitis, bacterial conjunctivitis, viral conjunctivitis, an inflammation of the orbital tissue, the lacrimal apparatus, the eyelid, the cornea, the retina or the optic pathway. This application also provides a method for treating a subject suffering from an autoimmune disease-associated ocular inflammation comprising periodic ocular administration to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of laquinimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, and an ocular pharmaceutical composition comprising laquinimod or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof for use in treating an autoimmune disease-associated ocular inflammation.
US11654135B2	Methods for treating colon cancer with compositions comprising amlexanox and immune checkpoint inhibitors Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating cancer in a subject. In some embodiments, the methods involve generating an immune response in an individual by inducing the expression of neoantigens on the surface of abnormal (such as proliferative) cells. In one embodiment, a method of treating cancer in a subject includes administering amlexanox in combination with immune modulators, such as checkpoint inhibitors, immune co-stimulatory molecules, TLR agonists, and TNFR superfamily agonists. In one embodiment, the checkpoint inhibitors are selected from antibodies against PD-1, PD-L1, and CTLA-4.
US11654134B2	Cyclocreatine phosphate: a novel bioenergetic therapy to prevent and treat ischemia-induced and aging-related cardiovascular and neurodegenerative diseases The present invention provides methods and composition of a novel mechanism using the bioenergetic Cyclocreatine Phosphate as a potent cardioprotective drug by preserving cellular energy source, preventing ischemic injury, rejuvenating organ function, thus, maintaining normal physical activity. Cyclocreatine Phosphate can be used as a new therapeutic approach to prevent disease development and progression, and to treat ischemia-induced diseases in ischemic heart disease patients, including: coronary artery disease, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, as well as provides cardioprotection during cardiac procedures and surgeries. The invention further provides methods and composition to prevent and treat aging-related neurodegenerative diseases where hypoxia/ischemia play a key role in the development and progression of the disease. More specifically, the present invention provides Cyclocreatine Phosphate as a new therapeutic approach to prevent disease development and progression, as well as to treat patients with brain ischemia (stroke) and Alzheimer's disease.
US11654133B2	Use of [(1R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(tetrazol-2-yl)ethyl] carbamate in combination therapy The present disclosure provides combination therapy using [(1R)-1-(2-chlorophenyl)-2-(tetrazol-2-yl)ethyl] carbamate (cenobamate) and one or more antiepileptic drugs for the prevention or treatment of a neurological disorder such as epilepsy.
US11654128B2	Methods and compositions for treating ectoparasite infestations The present application includes compositions for treating ectoparasite infestations, including killing ectoparasites and/or their ova, the compositions comprising one or more fatty acid esters and one or more linear polymeric siloxanes. Also included are kits comprising the compositions and methods of treating ectoparasite infestations, including methods of killing ectoparasites and/or their ova, using the compositions.
US11654127B2	Composition for use in the prevention and/or treatment of Oncologic Treatment Induced Orogastrointestinal Mucositis The present invention refers to a composition for use in the prevention and/or treatment of orogastrointestinal mucositis induced by oncologic treatments. It also refers to the use of said composition for preparing a medicament for the prevention and/or treatment of said orogastrointestinal mucositis. Furthermore, it refers to a method of preventing and/or treating of said orogastrointestinal mucositis in which said composition is administered to a subject in need thereof.
US11654123B2	Method for inhibiting osteoclast development This invention provides a composition comprising Formula I, or salt thereof, wherein X is chlorine, Y is a methyl group, and R is an alkyl group having a carbon chain length of three carbon atoms. A method of inhibiting osteoclast development and a method for preventing bone erosion in a patient using the compositions of Formula I are disclosed.
US11654119B2	Bioavailable curcumin nanoparticles and methods of making Formation of low-crystallinity curcumin nanoparticles via controlled supercritical carbon dioxide (SC-CO2) impregnation of curcumin into biodegradable nanoporous starch aerogels and methods of preparing these aerogels are disclosed. The nanoporous starch aerogels increase water solubility and bioaccessibility of the curcumin, thereby making them available for preparation of high nutraceutical value foods.
US11654118B2	Compositions including a cannabinoid and protocatechuic acid A composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a cannabinoid and protocatechuic acid is provided. The disclosure further provides a method of treating inflammation comprising administering a composition comprising a therapeutically effective amount of a cannabinoid and protocatechuic acid to a patient in need thereof. The disclosure further provides a method of treating inflammation including administering a composition including protocatechuic acid and a composition including a cannabinoid to a patient in need thereof. In embodiments, the composition including protocatechuic acid and the composition including a cannabinoid may be administered simultaneously within about 60 minutes of each other. In embodiments, the cannabinoid includes Cannabidiol (CBD).
US11654116B2	Porous particle and method for producing the same, and pharmaceutical composition A porous particle, wherein the porous particle has a mass median aerodynamic diameter and a volume average particle diameter that satisfy expression: y≥2x, where x denotes the mass median aerodynamic diameter and y denotes the volume average particle diameter, and the porous particle has a relative span factor (R.S.F) that satisfies expression: 0<(R.S.F)≤1.5.
US11654115B2	Delayed release composition for peroral administration According to the invention there is provided a pharmaceutical composition comprising N-butyloxycarbonyl-3-(4-imidazol-1-ylmethylphenyl)-5-iso-butylthiophene-2-sulfonamide (C21), or a pharmaceutically-acceptable salt thereof, in which composition the C21 or salt thereof is protected by the presence of a coating comprising an enteric substance. Preferred dosage forms comprise capsules in which C21 or salt thereof is presented in the form of a dry powder mixture or a suspension of particles of C21 in a solvent in which it is insoluble. Such dosage forms find utility in the treatment of lung diseases, such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, sarcoidosis and respiratory virus-induced tissue damage.
US11654114B2	Oral prolonged drug delivery platforms In an embodiment, a pH-responsive drug delivery composition for prolonged drug delivery to a mucosal surface is provided. At acidic pH, the matrix self-seal and forms entity that protects the peptide/drug inside. Upon contact with fluids at neutral pH, the platform forms swollen gel-like matrix that can protect their cargoes, opens and adheres to mucosal surfaces and release their cargoes over extended period of time (e.g., up to one week). In some embodiments, the composition includes a polymer matrix comprising two or more layers and/or polymers, an agent, and one or more of a protease inhibitor and an absorption enhancer; and an enteric coating or capsule encapsulating the polymeric matrix. Methods of making and using the drug delivery platforms are also provided.
US11654106B2	Aqueous suspension suitable for oral administration The present invention provides liquid oral dosage form of lipid lowering agent suitable for oral administration to human or animals.
US11654105B2	Subcutaneous HER2 antibody formulations Fixed dose HER2 antibody formulations for subcutaneous administration are provided along with their use in the treatment of cancer. The formulations include fixed dose subcutaneous formulations of pertuzumab and subcutaneous co-formulations of pertuzumab and trastuzumab, and their use in the treatment of cancer.
US11654097B2	Peptide having activities of skin whitening and uses thereof Provided are a peptide having skin-whitening activity and use thereof, and a peptide consisting of an amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, or SEQ ID NO: 3, a skin-whitening composition including the peptide, a cosmetic composition including the skin-whitening composition, and a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating a melanin hyperpigmentation disease, the pharmaceutical composition including the skin-whitening composition.
US11654096B2	Xyloside derivatives of resveratrol for use thereof in cosmetics The present invention relates to the use of a compound of formula (I): in which R1, R2 and R3 independently denote: —a group of formula (II), or —a hydrogen atom H, it being understood that at least one of the radicals R1, R2, R3 denotes a group of formula (II); and also the salts thereof, the solvates thereof, and/or the isomers thereof, for preventing and/or cosmetically treating the signs of skin aging.
US11654084B2	Pouch comprising a shape memory material to contain a biopharmaceutical fluid A pouch for transporting and/or processing a biopharmaceutical fluid, the pouch comprising a flexible wall, the flexible wall comprising a shape memory material being adapted to change shape when induced by an external stimulus, so that the pouch can be alternately in a collapsed state and in an unfolded state, the wall of the pouch in the unfolded state delimiting a closed internal cavity adapted to contain the biopharmaceutical fluid.
US11654078B2	Beauty treatment water generator and beauty treatment device using same Disclosed is a beauty treatment device including: an upper portion; a lower portion; a handle formed on the lower portion; a hollow hole formed in the upper portion; a conductive holder configured in the hollow hole; and a beauty treatment water generator detachably attachable to the conductive holder, wherein at least a part of the beauty treatment water generator is configured as a conductor so that, when the beauty treatment water generator is inserted into the conductive holder and beauty treatment water flowing out of the beauty treatment water generator contacts human skin, micro-currents, which are generated in the beauty treatment device and flow through a beauty treatment water, can flow through human skin after passing through the conductive holder and the conductor.
US11654070B2	Relocation module and methods for surgical equipment Module for housing electronic and electromechanical medical equipment including a portable digital camera and processing circuitry with machine vision and machine learning software for automatically documenting healthcare events and healthcare equipment operations in the electronic health record.
US11654063B2	System and method for moving, turning, and positioning a patient A method for turning and positioning a patient includes placing a sheet under the patient, the sheet including a top surface, a bottom surface, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, a first strap coupled proximate to the first lateral side, and a second strap coupled proximate to the second lateral side, and providing a pulling force to the first strap and the second strap, wherein the pulling force to the first strap and the pulling force to the second strap are in opposing directions across the patient. The pulling force to the first strap is greater than the pulling force to the second strap whereby the pulling force to the first handle causes movement of the patient in the direction of the pulling force to move the patient from a first position to a second position, and the pulling force to the second handle is a resistance force.
US11654054B2	Photodisruptive laser fragmentation of tissue An ophthalmic laser surgical system includes a pulsed laser source configured to generate a pulsed laser beam, optics configured to direct the laser beam towards a target region in a lens of an eye, and a processor configured to control the optics to form a regular array of cells in the target region by creating layers of photodisrupted bubbles to generate cell boundaries. The layers are created by causing the optics to scan the pulsed laser according to a curvature of a focal plane of the optics to track a natural curvature of the lens.
US11654048B2	DSAEK corneal graft assemblies for optimized surgical operations Assemblies for storing, handling, transporting, viewing, evaluating, and/or shipping corneal tissue are provided. The assembly includes a corneal tissue carrier, optimized for DSAEK and UT-DSAEK corneal grafts, within a transport vial, the transport vial removably coupled to a stabilization base, wherein the ease of access to the graft carrier allows administering the corneal tissue sample to a patient in rapid succession so that more surgeries can be performed by a single surgeon in a single day.
US11654038B2	Stent delivery catheter system with a helicoid hypotube Various embodiments for a stent delivery device or catheter system that includes a stent disposed between an inner shaft and an outer sheath. A housing is coupled to the inner shaft and outer sheath with a rotary reel disposed in the housing and configured for rotation with respect to the housing. A hypotube is disposed in the housing and fixed thereto with the inner shaft extending into the opening of the hypotube and the outer sheath enshrouding a portion of the hypotube. Rotation of the rotary reel in a first direction pulls the outer sheath over the hypotube along the generally circular path to retract the outer sheath from the stent. In some embodiments, a rapid deployment mechanism allows for retracdtion of the outer sheat at an increased rate.
US11654034B2	Hand assembly for an arm prosthetic device A prosthetic arm apparatus comprising a plurality of segments that provide a user of the prosthetic arm apparatus with substantially the same movement capability and function as a human arm. The segments are connectable to one another and connectable to a harness mount that may be adorned by the user. Each segment of the plurality of segments provides a portion of the movement capability, enabling the plurality of connected segments connected to the harness mount to provide substantially the same movement capability as that lacking in the user.
US11654033B2	Distractible intervertebral implant A distractible intervertebral implant configured to be inserted in an insertion direction into an intervertebral space that is defined between a first vertebral body and a second vertebral body is disclosed. The implant may include a first body and a second body. The first body may define an outer surface that is configured to engage the first vertebral body, and an opposing inner surface that defines a rail. The second body may define an outer surface that is configured to engage the second vertebral body, and an inner surface that defines a recess configured to receive the rail of the first body. The second body moves in a vertical direction toward the second vertebral body as the second body is slid over the first body and the rail is received in the recess.
US11654028B2	Implants and techniques for tissue fixation and fusion A tissue fixation implant that includes leading fixation and trailing fixation members, each fixation member having a proximal head and an elongate shank with a distal tip, and each fixation member adapted to at least partially contact the other fixation member at one or more points along their respective lengths. The tissue fixation implant includes a proximal inter-engagement feature for fixedly engaging each of the two fixation members relative to one another when engaged within tissue, including bone tissue, soft tissue, and combinations of these, and has an interior chamber suitable for receiving osteogenic material to enhance new bone growth and fusion of the fixation implant within bone.
US11654027B2	Method of surgically providing a trans-male patient with a neopenis including malleable penile inserts inside an artificial tunica A method of surgically providing a trans-male patient with a neopenis includes inserting an implantable penile prosthesis into an inverted vagina, where the implantable penile prosthesis includes a pair of malleable penile inserts inside an artificial tunica.
US11654025B2	Delivery device for an annuloplasty implant A delivery device for an annuloplasty implant is disclosed comprising an outer sheath, a delivery wire being movable within said sheath in a longitudinal direction thereof, a holder being releasably connectable to said implant, said holder being pivotably connected to a distal portion of said delivery wire, wherein said holder is folded inside said outer sheath in a delivery configuration, and wherein said holder is foldable from said delivery configuration to an expanded deployed configuration outside said outer sheath. A system comprising such delivery device and an annuloplasty implant, and a method of delivering such implant is also disclosed.
US11654024B1	Heart valve clip A valve repair device, e.g., for treating mitral valve regurgitation, includes a tubular body defining a longitudinal axis, paddles supported by the tubular body and movable to change abduction of the paddles relative to the longitudinal axis, and retention members supported by the tubular body proximal the paddles and similarly movable to change abduction of the retention members relative to the longitudinal axis to facilitate capture of native valve leaflets between pairs of paddles and retention members. Movement of the paddles and/or retention members is provided by one or more control mechanisms including a collar a shaft extending within the tubular body. Each shaft is threadedly engaged to a respective collar and coupled to one or more of the movable elements such that, when the collar is rotated, the shaft translates to change abduction of the movable element relative to the longitudinal axis.
US11654023B2	Covered prosthetic heart valve A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame that is radially collapsible and expandable between a collapsed configuration and an expanded configuration, and defines a longitudinal axis. A leaflet structure situated within the frame, and a sealing member is disposed around the frame. The sealing member can include a first portion extending circumferentially around a portion of the frame, the first portion being configured to resiliently stretch in a direction along the longitudinal axis between a first state corresponding to the expanded configuration of the frame and a second state corresponding to the collapsed configuration of the frame. The sealing member can include a second portion extending circumferentially around a portion of the frame, the second portion being configured to resiliently stretch in a circumferential direction between a first state corresponding to the collapsed configuration of the frame and a second state corresponding to the expanded configuration of the frame.
US11654019B2	Replacement heart valves and their methods of use and manufacture A prosthetic valve has a support structure that meets with a plurality of leaflets capable of transitioning between open and closed states. The support structure can include a base frame with a polymer coating and the leaflets can be artificial. The interface between the support structure and each leaflet can be at least partially convex when viewed from an exterior of the support structure along a normal to a plane formed by a central axis of the support structure and a central axis of the leaflet.
US11654017B2	Heart and peripheral vascular valve replacement in conjunction with a support ring An implantable valve replacement system for a cardiovascular valve may include an adjustable stabilizing ring. The stabilizing ring may be composed of a body member that is transitionable from an elongate insertion geometry to an annular operable geometry. The stabilizing ring may further include a plurality of anchors deployable in the annular operable geometry to engage the annulus of the cardiovascular valve. The ring may be used in conjunction with an implantable valve frame. The valve frame may be located within the ring and the ring, in turn, may be stabilized through the anchors engaging the valve annulus. The valve replacement system may be applied by engaging the ring in its annular operable geometry with the valve annulus through the anchors. The valve frame may be inserted through the opening of the ring, thereby forming a stabilizing mechanical contact between the frame and the annulus.
US11654013B2	Nucleo-reticular multi-cell dual-system eye implant The Nucleo-reticular Multi-cell Dual-system Eye Implant consists of a spherical structure with calculated and variable axial length depending on the needs required by the orbital eye socket, composed of a cell mesh with alternative designs that in turn, makes up the MMM System, in which suturing is provided in any technique, either in cases of evisceration or enucleation. Thanks to its multi-cell structural design, it favors its placement and reduces the risk of migration, extrusion, exposure and extraction. As it is an arrangement with structural holes, it provides a higher percentage of the volume for its vascularization; it also houses inside a Reticular Fibrovascular Core System, which has a structure based on multilevels equipped with micro-reticular tissue and an intra-level communication based on filaments; with the capacity to contain medicines and/or technology by presenting a dual-system of two screw-on pieces, being able to manufacture in different structural designs and biocompatible materials.The C100 model made of polylactic acid (PLA), an ideal material for implants, consists of 100 oval cells. Since it is a light eye implant, it prevents depressure due to settlement or gravity and it can be manufactured in any size.
US11654012B2	Connective tissue to bone interface scaffolds Connective tissue-to-bone interface scaffolds (e.g., ligament-to-bone interface scaffolds, tendon-to-bone interface scaffolds, etc.). These scaffolds may be a single integrated implant or may be a modular (e.g., two-part) implant system.
US11654003B2	Tooth scan model calibration A scan model that is a mathematical model to simulate an imaging process performed by an x-ray imaging device that created a two-dimensional x-ray image of at least one tooth is generated. The scan model uses an initial estimate of one or more parameters of the x-ray imaging device. The one or more parameters include a scan angle parameter indicative of a scan angle of the x-ray imaging device. A two-dimensional contour of a three-dimensional model is adjusted to cause a first component of the two-dimensional contour to approximately align with a second component of the two-dimensional x-ray image. The scan model is calibrated based on data obtained from adjusting the two-dimensional contour.
US11654001B2	Molar trimming prediction and validation using machine learning Provided herein are systems and methods for determining if a 3D tooth model requires trimming or removal of incomplete or missing data (e.g., gingiva covering a portion of a tooth such as a molar). A patient's dentition may be scanned and/or segmented. Raw dental features, principal component analysis (PCA) features, and/or other features may be extracted and compared to those of other teeth, such as those obtained through automated machine learning systems. A classifier can identify and/or output probability that the 3D tooth model requires trimming. Trimming of the 3D tooth model can be implemented without human intervention.
US11653999B2	Systems and methods for forming a dental appliance A method and a system for manufacturing an orthodontic appliance are provided. The method comprises: receiving a 3D mesh including a plurality of inner vertices representative of an inner surface of the appliance; generating a reference plane positioned relative to the arch form 3D mesh according to a predetermined position; determining, based on the 3D mesh, for each one of the plurality of inner vertices, a respective distance to the reference plane, the respective distance being indicative of a thickness of the appliance after forming; generating, based on the respective distance, a plurality of outer vertices representative of an outer surface of the appliance; generating, based on the plurality of inner vertices and the plurality of outer vertices, an appliance 3D representation of the appliance including data indicative of the thickness of the appliance; causing the manufacturing of the appliance based on the appliance 3D representation.
US11653994B2	Therapeutic skin lifting device and related systems and methods A therapeutic device includes a generally rigid but elastically deformable sheet body including a bridge portion, first and second support portions extending outwardly from the bridge portion in opposite directions along a longitudinal dimension, and adhesive or an adhesion member on a first surface along the bridge portion that is adapted for adhesion to skin of a user above a target site. The therapeutic device also includes first and second projections on the first surface proximate to lateral edges of the sheet body. The sheet body is configured to assume a neutral configuration in which the first and second projections space the bridge portion and the adhesive or the adhesion member apart from the target site by an air gap, a depressed position during affixation of the first surface to the target site, and an adhesion configuration after affixation of the first surface to the target site.
US11653990B2	Instrument-arm communications in a surgical robotic system A surgical robot comprising a base and an arm extending from a proximal end attached to the base to a distal end attachable to a surgical instrument via a series of links interspersed by articulations. The arm comprises a receiver, a proximity sensor and a controller. The receiver is configured to receive data from the surgical instrument over a short-range wireless communications link with the surgical instrument. The proximity sensor is configured to detect the proximal presence of the surgical instrument. The controller is configured to respond to the proximity sensor detecting the proximal presence of the surgical instrument by enabling the short-range wireless communications link between the receiver and a transmitter of the surgical instrument to be established.
US11653985B2	Remote control apparatus A remote control apparatus to remotely control a patient-side system including medical equipment and an endoscope to capture an image of a surgery site according to an embodiment includes: an operation handle with which an operator controls the medical equipment; and an operation pedal section. The operation pedal section includes: plural pedals configured to be pressed down to execute functions concerning the medial equipment; and a base on which the plural pedals are arranged, the plural pedals being arranged at locations not overlapping each other in a planar view. The plural pedals include first height pedals with upper ends thereof located at a first height position and second height pedals with upper ends thereof located at a second height position, which is different from the first height position. The first height pedals are arranged alternately with the second height pedals.
US11653984B1	Unassisted robotic surgery employing paramagnetic halo metallofullerenes as minimally invasive, precision scalpels or micronization particles through magnetic field manipulation and targeted exenteration patterned by programmed 3D imaging using needle or magnetic energy access and microelectronic semiconducting in non-stationary wafer-less space Multi-angle radiographic imaging enables 3D visualization of internal surgical targets like solid-tumors, heart vessels, blocked glands or any bodily cavities like fallopian or Eustachian tubes for diagnostics and surgery planning. Those images are dimensionally precise and easily replicated as life-forms with 3D printing for exact modeling. The “negative” aspects of the images are the diseased tissues requiring excision, as in a solid-tumor example. Needle biopsies are routine and can be radiographically guided. Similarly, guided needle delivery of a magnetic surgical fluid containing fullerenes into a target site, such as a solid tumor is less invasive than laparoscopic techniques. Introducing an external magnetic field force can then be used to propel, rotate and maneuver fullerenes into cellular matter or into tissue. Without such external force from the external magnetic field, the suspension of nanoparticles remains harmless due to their atomic scale, inertia and intrinsic repulsion from contact with nearby matter. Notably, fullerenes are hydrophobic and can move freely in biologic space (or interstitially) including amongst water molecules without contact. However, if energized and propelled by a controlled external magnetic source, the nanoparticle could readily penetrate cells, tissues, bone, or biological material. In addition to magnetic launching of the nanoparticles, rotation of the fullerene particles would create millions of nanoscale abrasive structures that can grind down larger structures like tissues, organs, or bones. By example, oscillating or reciprocal computer-controlled magnetic forces in radiographically defined space would activate fullerenes, inducing momentum and rotation that can exenterate a tumor, while chemically cauterizing small feeding vessels for hemostatic control and absent any damage to nearby normal, non-target matter. Essentially, biological material targeted with magnetically manipulated fullerenes could be ablated with a microscopic “sharpness” unattainable with conventional instrumentation. Magnetic forces are mathematically articulated and understood in highly precise terms, wherein objects subject to magnetic energy are controllable regarding mass, force and velocity. After completion of the surgical procedure, the magnetic fullerene fluid can be aggregated and removed along with flushing of attendant debris with a syringe or similar instrument.
US11653983B2	Methods for locating and tracking a tool axis A calibration device is provided having a body with an exterior surface configured for placement about a tool such that the body rotates about a tool axis. One or more fiducial marker is positioned on the exterior surface and in communication with a tracking system. A fixed fiducial marker array is provided that is also in communication with the tracking system. A calibration tool defines the tool axis relative to the fiducial marker array. A surgical system is also provided with a tracking module that calculates a center point of the rotation or a normal vector to the circular path to define a tool axis orientation. A method of using the surgical system and defining a tool axis relative to a fiducial marker array is provided. A system for defining a robot link orientation or tracking a tool a medical procedure and a fiducial marker array are provided.
US11653978B2	External fixator deformity correction systems and methods In some embodiments, a synthetic (virtual) orthopedic treatment device (e.g. a virtual external fixator representing a physical fixator attachable to a patients anatomic structure) is displayed concurrently in two views (e.g. anterior-posterior and lateral) along corresponding digital medical images (e.g. X-rays), and rotation/translation user input received along one of the images is used to concurrently control both displays of the orthopedic treatment device to reflect the rotation/translation user input.
US11653977B2	Ancillary device and method for determining an ancillary device The invention relates to a guiding ancillary device designed to cooperate with at least two bone surfaces, and to the method for the production thereof. The invention also relates to a guiding ancillary device for use in orthopedic surgery, and to an assembly comprising a guiding ancillary device and at least one medical device.
US11653975B2	Systems and methods for spherical ablations A system including a catheter navigable to a location within a patient, a lumen extending through the catheter and ending at the distal end in an orifice, a fluid controller in fluid communication with the lumen of the catheter and capable of supplying a fluid to or removing a fluid from an area proximate the desired location. The control of the fluid in the area proximate the desired location affecting a dielectric constant of the area proximate the desired location. The system includes a microwave energy source, and a microwave ablation probe connected to the microwave energy source, the microwave ablation probe being navigable to a desired location within the patient. Application of energy from the microwave energy source to the microwave ablation probe in an area proximate the desired location having the affected dielectric constant results in a substantially spherical tissue effect in the area proximate the desired location.
US11653974B2	Tissue joiner Developed is a tissue joining device for endoscopic surgery, which can be used in NOTES, or the like. As a result of intensive studies carried out to solve the problem described above, the inventors of the present invention have conceived of two tissue joining device having quite novel structures and completed the present invention.
US11653970B2	Plasma guide wire Provided is a plasma guide wire including a core shaft, a coil, a tip, a coil-core shaft joining region, and first to third insulating resin tubes. The first insulating resin tube is disposed on the outer periphery of the coil, and extends proximally from the tip to beyond the coil-core shaft joining region. The second insulating resin tube is disposed on the outer periphery of the core shaft, is joined to the proximal end of the first insulating resin tube, and extends from the proximal end of the first insulating resin tube to the proximal side of the core shaft. The second insulating resin tube is harder than the first insulating resin tube. The third insulating resin tube is disposed on at least a portion of a region of the inner periphery of the first insulating resin tube, proximal to a location facing the proximal end of the coil.
US11653968B2	Cryoablation method and system A system and method for providing greater control over the temperature of a thermal treatment element of a medical device, enabling an operator to extend a thawing period of a cryoablation procedure. The system may include a fluid flow path that bypasses a subcooler, giving the operator selective control over the temperature of refrigerant delivered to the treatment element and, therefore, treatment element temperature. Additionally or alternatively, the system may include a fluid delivery conduit that is in communication with a liquid refrigerant and a gaseous refrigerant. Adjustment of the ratio of liquid to gaseous refrigerant also offers control over the treatment element temperature. Additionally or alternatively, the system may include one or more valves and/or heating elements in the fluid delivery and recovery conduits to control the treatment element temperature.
US11653965B2	Tool for bone plate bending, tool set for bone plate bending, and method for bending bone plate A bone plate bending tool includes a substantially rod-shaped first member having a first sandwiching surface, a substantially rod-shaped second member slidable along a side part of the first member and having a second sandwiching surface, and a connection tubular member connected to the second member and enclosing a peripheral surface of the first member. A projection on one of the sandwiching surfaces is insertable into a through-hole of the bone plate and does not prevent the bone plate from being sandwiched between the sandwiching surfaces. The connection tubular member is axially movable on the peripheral surface of the first member while the second member is disposed on the first member's side part. The connecting tubular member that has moved axially forward restricts expansion between the sandwiching surfaces. The sandwiching surfaces, together with the forward-moved connecting tubular member, sandwich and immovably hold a peripheral edge of the bone plate through-hole.
US11653964B2	Plate bender for mandibular implants and bending process Provided is a plate bender for mandibular implants and the method employing it, which is intended for improving the bending process of mandibular plates or implants, reducing the number of folds (bents) until obtaining the desired geometry, further reducing fatigue failures, costs and streamlining the process, by providing a high-precision, semiautomatic bender, with modular and transportable assembly.
US11653963B2	Dispensing system and methods of use A dispensing system includes a main body having a base and an extension extending from the base. The extension includes an inner surface defining a passageway. The main body includes an opening that extends through the extension. The opening is in communication with the passageway. A first plunger is configured to be positioned within the passageway. The first plunger includes a lumen extending through and between opposite proximal and distal end surfaces of the first plunger. A second plunger is configured to be positioned within the lumen. Kits and methods are disclosed.
US11653961B2	Transpedicular anchoring screw with reinforced secondary stability A transpedicular anchoring screw including a screw body having a first helical thread having:includes a proximal portion, having notched portions inscribed within notched angular sectors and separated by separation portions inscribed within separation angular sectors, where, over a screw pitch, a ratio between the sum of the measurements of the separation angular sectors and the sum of the measurements of the notched angular sectors is between 50% and 150%. The anchoring screw also includes a distal portion, having notched portions inscribed within notched angular sectors and separated by separation distal portions inscribed within separation angular sectors, where, over a screw pitch, a ratio between the sum of the measurements of the separation angular sectors and the sum of the measurements of the notched angular sectors is between 0% and 10%.
US11653958B2	Spinous process fixation system and mehtods thereof An implantable device may include a barrel, the barrel having an upper portion and a lower portion. The implantable device may further include an actuator assembly disposed in the barrel, and a central screw that extends from a rear ramped actuator through a front ramped actuator. The implantable device may further include a first plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the first plate. The implantable device may further include a second plate having multiple projections extending from one side of the second plate, the second plate configured to be received on the central screw. The barrel may be configured to transition from a collapsed form having a first height to an expanded form having a second height and wherein the second height is greater than the first height.
US11653953B2	Implant receivers and connectors with grip grooves for rod fixation Implants with grip grooves are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, an implant includes a rod-receiving recess defining a rod axis where an inner surface of the rod-receiving recess defines two grip grooves extending parallel to each other and the rod axis. Each grip groove defines two edges where the grip groove intersects the inner surface, the four edges of the two grip grooves together defining a circular radius about the rod axis. The implant includes a retaining member configured to move with respect to the body to apply a force against a rod that is perpendicular to the rod axis, the force engaging the rod against the four edges of the grip grooves, where the engagement of the four edges of the grip grooves against the rod restrains rotational movement of the rod about the rod axis.
US11653948B2	Cardiovascular access and device delivery system A system and method of accessing a heart of a patient is provided. A cardiac access channel is established through an apical wall of the heart to provide direct access through the apical wall to the left ventricle. A vascular access channel is established through the skin to a peripheral blood vessel. A first end of an elongate member is advanced from the outside of the apical wall through the cardiac access channel and into the left ventricle. A second end disposed opposite the first end remains outside the patient. The elongate member is drawn into and through the vascular access channel to externalize the first end of the elongate member while leaving the second end outside the apical wall of the heart.
US11653944B2	Passive dissection features for ultrasonic surgical instrument An apparatus for operating on tissue includes a body assembly, a shaft, an acoustic waveguide, and an end effector. The end effector includes an ultrasonic blade, a clamp arm, and a blade guard. The ultrasonic blade is in acoustic communication with the waveguide. The clamp arm is configured to pivot toward and away from the ultrasonic blade. The clamp arm has a first tine. The blade guard extends from the shaft. The blade guard has a longitudinally extending arm defining a concave pathway and a second tine located distal to the longitudinally extending arm. The ultrasonic blade is partially housed within the concave pathway. The first tine and the second tine are configured to grasp tissue when the clamp arm pivots toward the ultrasonic blade.
US11653942B2	Retrieval devices and related methods of use According to one aspect, a retrieval device may include a sheath having a distal end. The retrieval device may also include an end effector movable relative to the distal end of the sheath. The end effector may include first and second arms. The first arm may include a first opening at a distal portion of the first arm. The second arm may include a second opening at a distal portion of the second arm. The end effector may also include a third arm. The third arm may be slidably received in the first and second openings. A distal portion of the third arm may form at least part of a loop. The loop may extend through the first and second openings.
US11653938B2	Patient-specific template for total ankle replacement An alignment guide for total ankle replacement surgery and a method of creating and using the alignment guide. The alignment guide has a surface that interfaces with a corresponding surface of a superior aspect a talus of a patient, and as second surface portion that interfaces with a corresponding distal surface of a section of a tibia of the patient. When the alignment guide is in position, it maintains the ankle of the patient in a preselected position.
US11653935B2	Decorticating device for fusing a sacroiliac joint A decorticating device for preparing a sacroiliac joint (“SI Joint”) to receive a graft implant. The decorticating device comprises an abrading head having abrading surfaces on a first pair of opposing sides, the abrading surfaces configured for decorticating the cortical bone of the SI Joint. The abrading head further comprises a second pair of opposing sides, each side of the second pair of opposing sides comprising a curved distal portion having a curved cutting edge.
US11653931B2	Apparatus and method to stop bleeding A hemostatic device is provided to stop bleeding at a puncture site on an artery of a patient, the device comprising a transparent flexible band to be wrapped at the site where the bleeding is to be stopped, a curved compression member having an inner peripheral side and possessing a first curved portion in its first half and a second curved portion in its second half, a first balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the first half of the curved compression member and a second balloon provided on the inner peripheral side in the second half of the curved compression member. The bleeding from a first artery is stopped by compressing the first artery at the puncture site using inflation of the first balloon and blood flow in the first artery is increased by compression of a second artery using inflation of the second balloon.
US11653930B2	Robotic assisted clip applier A medical instrument comprising an end effector comprising a first jaw configured to be repositionable with respect to a second jaw, the first and second jaws removably mounted to an open-ended occlusion clip, the end effector configured to configured to be removably coupled to an open-ended occlusion clip with a pair of terminal ends and first and second robotic arms, and wherein the end effector includes at least one of a cavity and a projection configured to be engaged by at least one of the first and second robotic arms.
US11653928B2	Device for atrial appendage exclusion A surgical applicator for a fastener, the surgical applicator comprising: a handle; a trigger movable relative to the handle between an initial position, an actuated position, and an intermediate position between the initial position and the actuated position; and a lockout mechanism movable relative to the trigger between a locked position and an unlocked position, the lockout mechanism operatively arranged to: lock the trigger in the intermediate position when the trigger is moved from the initial position toward the actuated position; and permit movement of the trigger from the intermediate position toward the initial position or the actuated position when the lockout mechanism is moved from the locked position to the unlocked position.
US11653922B2	Surgical stapling device with firing lockout mechanism A surgical stapling device includes a tool assembly and a drive assembly for actuating the tool assembly. The tool assembly includes a cartridge assembly having a staple cartridge and an anvil assembly that supports a lockout mechanism. The staple cartridge includes a cartridge body and an actuation sled and knife assembly that includes an actuation sled and a knife. The actuation sled and knife assembly is movable in relation to the cartridge body to eject staples from the cartridge body and to cut tissue. The anvil assembly supports a lockout mechanism that includes a lockout member that is movable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The drive assembly is movable from a retracted position to an advanced position to move the actuation sled and knife assembly from its retracted position to its advanced position. In the locked position, the lockout member obstructs movement of the drive assembly from its retracted position towards its advanced position.
US11653920B2	Powered surgical instruments with communication interfaces through sterile barrier A surgical instrument system that comprises a shaft and a handle assembly releasably couplable to the shaft. The handle assembly comprises a disposable outer housing defining a sterile barrier. The disposable outer housing is movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. The handle assembly further comprises a control inner core receivable inside the disposable outer housing in the open configuration. The disposable outer housing is configured to isolate the control inner core within the sterile barrier in the closed configuration. The surgical instrument system further comprises an end effector releasably couplable to the shaft and an electrical interface assembly configured to transmit data and power between the control inner core and the end effector. The electrical interface assembly comprises a first interface portion on a first side of the sterile barrier, and a second interface portion on a second side of the sterile barrier opposite the first side.
US11653915B2	Surgical instruments with sled location detection and adjustment features A surgical stapling instrument for use with a staple cartridge including a sled and staples is disclosed. The surgical stapling instrument comprises a firing system. The firing system comprising a motor and a driving member operably coupled to the motor. The motor is configured to cause the driving member to advance the sled to deploy the staples into tissue grasped by the surgical stapling instrument. The driving member is movable by the motor along a predefined firing path. The surgical stapling instrument further comprises a control circuit that is configured to detect a location of the sled along the firing path, and adjust a motor control program based on the location of the sled.
US11653912B2	Needle driver devices and related systems and methods A needle driver device includes an arc-shaped track and an arc-shaped needle configured to be received in the arc-shaped track. The arc-shaped needle is moveable along a curved path including the arc-shaped track. The needle driver device further includes a rotary drive mechanism and a needle driver link. The needle driver link has a distal end portion configured to removably engage the arc-shaped needle and a proximal end portion coupled to the rotary drive mechanism. The needle driver device also includes a guide member coupled to the needle driver link and defining a pivot location of the needle driver link between the distal end portion and the proximal end portion of the needle driver link. The needle driver link is rotatable about the pivot location, and the guide member is moveable in response to movement of the needle driver link.
US11653907B2	Joint gap balancing lever and methods of use thereof A joint distraction lever includes a lever body, a foot coupled to the lever body via a hinge such that the foot is rotatable relative to the lever body, and a force sensor positioned between a bottom surface of the lever body and the foot and configured to measure a force of the foot on the bottom surface of the lever body during a joint distraction procedure in which a torque is applied to the lever body.
US11653904B2	Needle assembly with flexible catheter nose for diagnostic sampling of fluid A needle assembly for sampling fluid from a patient including a needle guard, an insertion needle, and a needle housing. The distal end of the needle guard includes a nose portion and a flexible nose extension defining a fluid collection reservoir. The proximal end of the needle guard includes a push feature. The insertion needle has a sharpened distal tip, a proximal needle end and a shaft defining a lumen extending therebetween. The needle housing is operably coupled to the proximal needle end and is slideably coupled to the needle guard. The needle housing includes a flash chamber including a wall defining a cavity. The cavity is in fluid communication with the lumen of the insertion needle and is sealed at one end by a gas permeable flash plug. The push feature selectively engages the flash plug to divert captured bodily fluids to the fluid collection reservoir for sampling.
US11653901B2	Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, recording medium, and console guide display method There is provided an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus including: a first hardware processor that generates ultrasound image data based on a reception signal obtained through an ultrasound probe; a display; a second hardware processor that causes the display to display the generated ultrasound image data; and a console that has a plurality of physical operation devices that receive an operation input. The second hardware processor registers display position information, which is information regarding a display position within a display screen of a guide including an operation display component corresponding to each operation device of the console and information indicating a function set for the operation device, in a storage and displays the guide on the display based on the display position information stored in the storage.
US11653900B2	Data augmentation for training deep learning models with ultrasound images Various embodiments relate to a method for managing healthcare resources including receiving information selecting a first outcome perspective, calculating first impactibility scores for the first outcome perspective, determining a first subarea based on the first impactibility scores, and designating an allocation of healthcare resources and cost for the first subarea based on the first outcome perspective. The first impactibility scores are calculated for respective subareas including the first subarea, and the first outcome perspective corresponds to a first ratio of healthcare resources and cost.
US11653894B2	System and methods for nerve monitoring A system and related methods for performing nerve detection during surgical access using ultrasound testing during surgery.
US11653892B2	Counting response and beam hardening calibration method for a full size photon-counting CT system A method and a system for providing calibration for a polychromatic photon counting detector forward counting model. Measurements with multiple materials and known path lengths are used to calibrate the photon counting detector counting response of the forward model. The flux independent weighted bin response function is estimated using the expectation maximization method, and then used to estimate the pileup correction terms at plural tube voltage settings for each detector pixel. The beam hardening corrections are then applied to the measured projection data sinogram, and the corrected sinogram is reconstructed to the counting image at the selected single energy.
US11653891B2	Apparatus and method for large field-of-view measurements of geometric distortion and spatial uniformity of signals acquired in imaging systems An apparatus and method for imaging quality assessment of an imaging system employs an aggregate phantom and a processor for imaging analysis. The aggregate phantom includes a plurality of self-contained sections configured to be moved independently and re-assembled in the imaging system. Each section includes fiducial features of known relative location. The processor: quantitatively determines location of the fiducial features within an image of the aggregate phantom; compares the determined location within the image to the known relative location of the fiducial features to produce a distortion field; and distinguishes between actual geometric distortion of the imaging system and rigid-body transformations of sections of the aggregate phantom, in the distortion field. For extended fields-of-view, the aggregate phantom may be repositioned, and sets of images combined to determine a distortion field of the extended image. A method employing virtual features for measuring spatial uniformity of an acquired signal, is also provided.
US11653887B2	Method for creating a synthetic mammogram on the basis of a dual energy tomosynthesis recording A method is for creating a synthetic mammogram based upon a dual energy tomosynthesis recording of an examination region. In an embodiment the method includes making a low energy tomosynthesis recording with a first X-ray energy spectrum; making a high energy tomosynthesis recording with a second X-ray energy spectrum of relatively higher energy compared with the first X-ray energy spectrum, wherein the examination region includes a contrast medium distribution; determining a subtraction volume based upon the high energy tomosynthesis recording and the low energy tomosynthesis recording; generating a three-dimensional probability map with a weighting factor per voxel based upon the subtraction volume; and creating a synthetic mammogram based upon the three-dimensional probability map.
US11653884B1	Pulse oximeter system Pulse oximeter systems are described that detect an oxygen level of a user and/or monitor a user's heart rate. The pulse oximeter systems are configured to provide an alert when a user's detected oxygen level decreases below an established oxygen level, and/or when a user's heart rate decreases below a lower threshold value and/or increases above an upper threshold value. For example, an alert may be provided when a user's detected oxygen level decreases by more than about five percent (5%) of an established oxygen level. In some instances, an operator can set a level at which an alert will be provided.
US11653883B2	Systems and methods for acquiring PPG signals for measuring blood pressure Systems and methods for acquiring photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals for measuring blood pressure can include a computing device acquiring a sequence of images representing transdermal optical data of a subject, and generating a corresponding sequence of downsampled color frames. The computing device can identify, in each downsampled color frame, a respective central image block representing a central image region of the downsampled color frame and having a first size smaller than a second size of the downsampled color frame. The computing device can generate, for each downsampled color frame, a corresponding color intensity value based on the respective central image block. The computing device can generate, using color intensity values corresponding to the sequence of downsampled color frames, a PPG signal to determine a blood pressure value of the subject.
US11653881B2	Anatomical-imaging communication device A device is described that can include a probe, a mobile device, and at least one processor. The probe can examine a corresponding anatomical part of a body. The mobile device can have a camera to take an image of the anatomical part of the body. The mobile device can execute a patient-application to process the image. The at least one processor can be configured to transmit the processed image to a server via a communication network. Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques and articles are also described.
US11653880B2	System for cardiac monitoring with energy-harvesting-enhanced data transfer capabilities A subcutaneous insertable cardiac monitor (ICM) for use in performing long term electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring is disclosed. The length of the monitoring performed by the ICM is extended, potentially for a life time of the patient, and the functionality of the ICM is enhanced, including enhancing the rate at which data can be offloaded from the ICM, by including an internal energy harvesting module in the ICM. The energy harvesting module harvests energy from outside the ICM, and provides the harvested energy for powering the circuitry of the ICM, either directly or by recharging a power cell within the ICM. As the circuitry of the ICM requires a low amount of electrical power, the harvested energy can be sufficient to support the functioning of the ICM even when the electrical power stored on the ICM at the time of implantation runs out.
US11653877B2	Method and apparatus for the measurement of autonomic function for the diagnosis and validation of patient treatments and outcomes A pain measurement and diagnostic system (PMD) for bioanalytical analysis of pain matrix activity and the autonomic nervous system to diagnose and validate patient treatments, health status and outcomes to diagnose and validate patient treatments and outcomes. The PMD is implemented using medical devices for measuring and reporting objective measurements of pain through patient monitoring and analyzing related biological, psychological, social, environmental, and demographic factors that may contribute to and effect physiological outcomes for patients and through the analysis, improve diagnosis of pain, the evaluation of related disease states, and treatment options.
US11653872B2	Patient support apparatus having vital signs and sepsis display apparatus A patient support apparatus includes a sensor capable of detecting vital signs and includes structures for monitoring the vital signs and providing local and/or remote indications to caregivers if the vital signs fall outside of acceptable limits.
US11653870B2	System and method for display of subcutaneous cardiac monitoring data A system and method for display of subcutaneous cardiac monitoring data are provided. Cutaneous action potentials of a patient and other sensed data associated with the patient are recorded as electrocardiogram (EGC) data over a set time period using a subcutaneous insertable cardiac monitor. A set of R-wave peaks is identified within the ECG data and an R-R interval plot is constructed. A difference between recording times of successive pairs of the R-wave peaks in the set is determined. A heart rate associated with each difference is also determined. The pairs of the R-wave peaks and associated heart rate are plotted as the R-R interval plot. A diagnosis of cardiac disorder is facilitated based on patterns of the plotted pairs of the R-wave peaks, the associated heart rates in the R-R interval plot, and background data based on the other sensed data.
US11653869B2	Multicomponent electrocardiography monitor Physiological monitoring can be provided through a lightweight wearable monitor that includes two components, a flexible extended wear electrode patch and a reusable monitor recorder that removably snaps into a receptacle on the electrode patch. The wearable monitor sits centrally on the patient's chest along the sternum oriented top-to-bottom. The placement of the wearable monitor in a location at the sternal midline, with its unique narrow “hourglass”-like shape, significantly improves the ability of the wearable monitor to cutaneously sense cardiac electrical potential signals, particularly the P-wave and the QRS interval signals indicating ventricular activity in the ECG waveforms. In particular, the ECG electrodes on the electrode patch are tailored to be positioned axially along the midline of the sternum for capturing action potential propagation in an orientation that corresponds to the aVF lead used in a conventional 12-lead ECG that is used to sense positive or upright P-waves.
US11653867B2	Contactless electric cardiogram system A system for providing a standard electrocardiogram (ECG) signal for a human body using contactless ECG sensors for outputting to exiting medical equipment or for storage or viewing on a remote device. The system comprises a digital processing module (DPM) adapted to connect to an array of contactless ECG sensors provided in a fabric or the like. A selection mechanism is embedded into the DPM which allows the DPM to identify body parts using the ECG signals of the different ECG sensors and select for each body part the best sensor lead. The DPM may then produce the standard ECG signal using the selected ECG signals for the different body parts detected. The system is adapted to continuously re-examine the selection to ensure that the best leads are selected for a given body part following a movement of the body part, thereby, allowing for continuous and un-interrupted ECG monitoring of the patient.
US11653862B2	Non-invasive optical physiological differential pathlength sensor An optical physiological sensor configured to perform high speed spectral sweep analysis of sample tissue being measured to non-invasively predict an analyte level of a patient. An emitter of the optical physiological sensor can be regulated to operate at different temperatures to emit radiation at different wavelengths. Variation in emitter drive current, duty cycle, and forward voltage can also be used to cause the emitter to emit a range of wavelengths. Informative spectral data can be obtained during the sweeping of specific wavelength regions of sample tissue.
US11653860B2	Recommendations based on continuous glucose monitoring Recommendations based on continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) are described. Given the number of people that wear CGM systems and because CGM systems produce measurements continuously, a platform that provides a CGM system may have an enormous amount of data. This amount of data is practically, if not actually, impossible for humans to process. In implementations, a CGM platform includes a data analytics platform that obtains glucose measurements provided by a CGM system and also obtains additional data associated with a user. The data analytics platform processes these measurements and the additional data to predict a health indicator by using models. This prediction serves as a basis for generating a recommendation, such as a message recommending the user take action or adopt a behavior to mitigate a predicted negative health condition.
US11653857B2	Volume and intensity-based activity evaluations for devices Devices, systems, and methods are provided for performing volume and intensity-based activity evaluations. A method may include determining, by a device, a heart rate. The method may include determining, based on the heart rate, a motion threshold amount for a time period. The method may include determining motion data. The method may include comparing the motion data to the motion threshold for the time period. The method may include determining, based on the comparison of the motion data to the motion threshold for the time period, an activity intensity level associated with the heart rate and the motion data. The method may include determining, based on the activity intensity level, an activity score. The method may include sending data indicating the activity score for presentation at a second device.
US11653854B2	Systems, compositions and devices for in vivo magnetic resonance imaging of lungs using perfluorinated gas mixtures Systems and methods for generating MRI images of the lungs and/or airways of a subject using a medical grade gas mixture comprises between about 20-79% inert perfluorinated gas and oxygen gas. The images are generated using acquired 19F magnetic resonance image (MRI) signal data associated with the perfluorinated gas and oxygen mixture.
US11653853B2	Visualization of distances to walls of anatomical cavities Described embodiments include a system that includes a display and a processor. The processor is configured to modify an image that includes a representation of a wall of an anatomical cavity, by overlaying an icon that represents an intrabody tool on a portion of the image that corresponds to a location of the intrabody tool within the anatomical cavity, and overlaying a marker on a portion of the representation of the wall that corresponds to a location at which the intrabody tool would meet the wall, were the intrabody tool to continue moving toward the wall in a direction in which the intrabody tool is pointing. The processor is further configured to display the modified image on the display. Other embodiments are also described.
US11653850B2	Apparatus and method of measuring bio signal A method of measuring a bio signal using a bio signal measuring apparatus includes: positioning electrodes included as part of the bio signal measuring apparatus to contact a surface of an examinee; switching an impedance measurer included as part of the bio signal measuring apparatus and including a voltmeter and a current source; measuring a first impedance value of the examinee while operating the impedance measurer according to a first mode; switching the impedance measurer to a second mode; measuring a second impedance value of the examinee while operating the impedance measurer according to a second mode; and obtaining bio impedance of the examinee based on the first and second impedance values and an internal impedance of the current source.
US11653848B2	Vital sign detection and measurement A patient monitoring device includes a signal transmission device configured to direct a signal transmission toward a target area and to receive reflected signals from the target area, and a signal analysis device having a processing device and at least one non-transitory computer readable data storage device storing instructions, that when executed by the processing device, cause the patient monitoring device to transmit signals, receive reflected signals, and determine a non-contact vital sign measurement based on data from the reflected signals.
US11653844B2	Risk determination of coronary artery disease The proposed technology relates to a method for indicating a risk for coronary artery disease. A sound recording is obtained (100) covering a plurality of heartbeats, a plurality of heart sounds are identified (200) in the sound recording, and a plurality of segments are obtained (300) from the sound recording. A frequency power measure is determined (400) based on the signal strength of a first frequency window of a period in the diastole, an amplitude of the fourth heart sound is determined (500) based on the plurality of heart sounds and the plurality of segments, and an indication of a heart rate variability is determined (600) based on the plurality of heart sounds. The indication of the risk for coronary artery disease is then determined (700) based on the frequency power measure, the amplitude of the fourth heart sound, and the indication of the heart rate variability.

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