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US11692015B2	Modified fibroin The present invention relates to a modified fibroin including a domain sequence represented by Formula 1: [(A)nmotif-REP]m or Formula 2: [(A)nmotif-REP]m−(A)n motif, in which the domain sequence has an amino acid sequence with a reduced content of a glutamine residue equivalent to an amino acid in which one or a plurality of glutamine residues in REP are deleted or substituted with other amino acid residues, as compared with a naturally occurring fibroin.
US11692014B2	Tuberculosis compositions and methods of treating or preventing tuberculosis The present disclosure provides fusion proteins comprising Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) antigens, nucleic acid molecules encoding the same, vectors comprising nucleic acid molecules, compositions comprising the same, and methods of eliciting an immune response against tuberculosis.
US11692012B2	Human cytomegalovirus comprising exogenous antigens Human cytomegalovirus vectors comprising heterologous antigens are disclosed. The vectors derived from the TR strain, are ganciclovir sensitive, include active US2, US3, US6, US7 and UL131A genes, and have a deleterious or inactivating mutation in the UL82 gene preventing the expression of pp71.
US11692005B2	TLR7 agonists The present invention relates to TLR7 agonists according to Formula I and their use in the treatment of diseases such as cancer and infectious disease.
US11692004B2	Substituted pyrazole compound, preparation method therefor, pharmaceutical composition and medical use thereof The invention discloses a substituted pyrazole compound of formula (I), preparation method therefor, a pharmaceutical composition and a medical use thereof. The said compound features excellent stability, solubility, and low cytotoxicity, which is significantly beneficial for neurological protection, effectively preventing and treating nerve cell injuries. It is an ideal pharmaceutical compound for preventing or treating stroke, cerebral embolism, stroke sequelae, stroke-related motor dysfunction, mitochondrial encephalomyopathy, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
US11692003B2	Mithramycin derivatives having increased selectivity and anti-cancer activity Mithramycin (MTM) short side chain ketone (SK) derivatives and MTM short side chain diketone (SDK) derivatives are provided. The MTM SK and MTM SDK derivatives are useful for treatment of cancer or neuro-diseases associated with an aberrant erythroblast transformation-specific transcription factor. Unique MTM SK and MTM SDK derivatives have increased selectively toward ETS transcription factor.
US11692000B2	Methods of making specialized lignin and lignin products from biomass Provided are cost-effective methods and systems for producing a low molecular weight reactive lignin from a lignocellulosic biomass. The process is rapid and the reactive lignin is easily separated from carbohydrates and other components of the biomass at low cost. This clean lignin product has a very low molecular weight, good hydroxyl content, and low ash and sulfur, making it valuable to many applications.
US11691994B2	Aqueous solution composition containing organosilicon compounds An aqueous solution composition containing a co-hydrolysate or a co-hydrolytic condensate of an organosilicon compound of formula (1) and an organosilicon compound of formula (2), or both the co-hydrolysate and the co-hydrolytic condensate: wherein R1 and R2 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms or an aryl group having 6 to 10 carbon atoms, R3 is an alkyl group having 12 to 24 carbon atoms, R4 and R5 are each independently an alkyl group having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, X is a halogen atom, m is an integer of 1 to 20, and n is an integer of 1 to 3.
US11691993B2	1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compounds and method of preparing same A 1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compound and a method of preparing the 1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compound are disclosed. The method comprises aminating a 1,1,1-trihalodisilane with an aminating agent comprising an organoamine compound to give a reaction product comprising the 1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compound, thereby preparing the 1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compound. A film-forming composition is also disclosed. The film-forming composition comprises the 1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compound. A film formed with the film-forming composition, and a method of forming the film, are also disclosed. The method of forming the film comprises subjecting the film-forming composition comprising the 1,1,1-tris(organoamino)disilane compound to a deposition condition in the presence of a substrate, thereby forming the film on the substrate.
US11691992B2	Oxaborole analogs and uses thereof This application describes compounds, compositions, and methods which are useful in treating, preventing, inhibiting, ameliorating, or eradicating the pathology and/or symptomology of a disease caused by a parasite.
US11691990B2	Salts of compounds and crystals thereof The present invention provides crystals of (1R,3R,15E,28R,29R,30R,31R,34R,36R,39S,41R)-29,41-Difluoro-34,39-bis(sulfanyl)-2,33,35,38,40,42-hexaoxa-4,6,9,11,13,18,20,22,25,27-decaaza-34λ5,39λ5-diphosphaoctacyclo[28.6.4.13,36.128,31.04,8.07,12.019,24.023,27]dotetraconta-5,7,9,11,15,19,21,23,25-nonaene-34,39-dione (Compound (I)) ammonium salts, Compound (I) sodium salts, or Compound (I), possessing a potential to be used as drug substance in pharmaceuticals.
US11691987B2	Bicyclic heterocyclyl derivatives as IRAK4 inhibitors The present invention provides bicyclic heterocyclyl kinase enzyme inhibitor compounds of formula (I), which are therapeutically useful as kinase inhibitors, particularly IRAK4 inhibitors. wherein A, Y, Z, X1, X2, X3, R1, R3, ‘m’, ‘n’ and ‘p’ have the meanings given in the specification and pharmaceutically acceptable salt or stereoisomer thereof that are useful in the treatment and prevention of diseases or disorder, in particular their use in diseases or disorder mediated by kinase enzyme, particularly IRAK4 enzyme. The present invention also provides pharmaceutical composition comprising at least one of the compounds of compound of formula (I) together with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, diluent or excipient therefor.
US11691982B2	Thailanstatin analogs The invention provides novel cytotoxic compounds and cytotoxic conjugates comprising these cytotoxic compounds and cell-binding agents. More specifically, this invention relates to novel thailanstatin A analogs, useful as cytotoxic small molecule toxins in antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs). The present invention further relates to compositions including these cytotoxic compounds and ADCs, and methods for using these toxins and ADCs to treat pathological conditions including cancer.
US11691980B2	Liphagal analog and multi-targeted kinase inhibitor containing liphagal or analog thereof A method of treating a disease that is treatable through inhibition of at least one kinase selected from the group consisting of CDK7, CDK4, CDK6, PIM2, TSSK3, MST4, NEK6, MAP3K, MST3, DDR1, SPHK1, CaMK1, AurA, BRK, CaMK4, and PIM1, the method comprising administering an effective dose of a compound represented by the following formula (1) or a salt thereof to a patient:
US11691977B2	Cyclic ether derivatives of pyrazolo[1,5-A]pyrimidine-3-carboxyamide The invention relates to Spirocyclic ether derivatives of pyrazolo[1,5-a]pyrimidine-3-carboxyamide of general formula (I) which are inhibitors of phosphodiesterase 2, useful in treating central nervous system diseases and other diseases. In addition, the invention relates to processes for preparing pharmaceutical compositions as well as processes for manufacture the compounds according to the invention.
US11691976B2	Coelenterazine analogues Described are coelenterazine analogues, methods for making the analogues, kits comprising the analogues, and methods of using the compounds for the detection of luminescence in luciferase-based assays.
US11691975B2	MAGL inhibitors Provided herein are spirocyclic and fused bicyclic carbamates and pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds. The subject compounds and compositions are useful as modulators of MAGL. Furthermore, the subject compounds and compositions are useful for the treatment of pain.
US11691970B2	Pyrazolopyridinone compounds Pyrazolopyridinone compounds, the pharmaceutical compositions comprising said compounds, and the use of said compounds as FGFR (fibroblast growth factor receptor) inhibitors and their use in the treatment of diseases, e.g. cancer.
US11691969B2	Pyridazinones as PARP7 inhibtors The present invention relates to pyridazinones and related compounds having Formula I: and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, which are inhibitors of PARP7 and are useful in the treatment of cancer.
US11691965B2	Method for preparing pyrrolidinyl urea derivative Disclosed is a method for preparing a pyrrolidinyl urea derivative, which acts as a TrkA inhibitor, and further disclosed are an intermediate compound of a compound of formula (I) and a preparation method therefor.
US11691964B2	Crystalline forms of phthalazinone compound The present specification provides crystalline forms of 4-[3-(3-[(cyclopropylamino)methyl]azetidine-1-carbonyl)-4-fluorobenzyl]phthalazin-1(2H)-one hydrochloride, methods of preparing the same, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising the same.
US11691957B2	Condensed cyclic compound and organic light-emitting device including the same Provided are a condensed cyclic compound represented by Formula 1 and an organic light-emitting device including the same: wherein, in Formula 1, X1, A1, L11, a11, Ar11, Ar12, b11, R11, R12, c11, and c12 are the same as defined in the specification.
US11691954B2	Formulations There is provided an alkali metal salt of 4-chloro-N-[2-[(4-chlorophenyl)methyl]-3-oxo-1,2,4-thiadiazol-5-yl]benzamide and formulations thereof. This salt finds particular utility in the treatment or prevention of a disorder or condition ameliorated by the activation of AMPK.
US11691950B2	Isoquinoline-steroid conjugates and uses thereof Provided herein are compounds and pharmaceutical compositions useful in modulating kinase activity, and related diseases. Also provided herein are methods of treating an eye disease or disorder in a subject. Also provided herein are methods of reducing intraocular pressure in a subject. Also provided herein are methods of modulating kinase activity in a cell. Also provided herein are methods of making the compounds provided herein, and compounds useful for the preparation of the compounds provided herein.
US11691949B2	Quinoline sulfonamide compounds and their use as antibacterial agents The invention provides novel quinoline sulfonamide compounds of Formula I: and their use for the treatment or prevention of bacterial infections caused by both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria such as, for example, infections caused by one or more bacteria from the Enterobactericeae, Staphylococcaceae, or Streptococcaceae families. The compounds described and claimed herein may be formulated in one or more pharmaceutical or veterinary compositions for use in animal husbandry, and in particular in relation to the treatment of mastitis by directly targeting mastitis causing bacteria in a bovine herd. In certain embodiments described herein the pharmaceutical or veterinary compositions are formulated as a spray for direct administration to the udder of the bovine animal such as a cow.
US11691948B2	Crystalline freebase forms of a biphenyl compound The invention provides two crystalline freebase forms of biphenyl-2-ylcarbamic acid 1-(2-{[4-(4-carbamoylpiperidin-1-ylmethyl)benzoyl]methylamino}ethyl)piperidin-4-yl ester. The invention also provides pharmaceutical compositions comprising the crystalline freebase or prepared using the crystalline freebases; processes and intermediates for preparing the crystalline freebases; and methods of using the crystalline freebases to treat a pulmonary disorder.
US11691946B2	Preparation of Trifarotene and intermediates and polymorphs thereof The present disclosure provides a process for the preparation of Trifarotene. The disclosure also provides novel intermediates in the process described herein. Also provided are novel polymorphs of Trifarotene.
US11691941B2	Methods for producing alkyl hydroxyalkanoates Methods and systems for producing alkyl hydroxyalkanoates from hydroxycarboxylic acid recovery bottoms. The methods generally comprise the steps of obtaining a hydroxycarboxylic acid recovery bottom, adding a mono-alcohol to the hydroxycarboxylic acid recovery bottom to obtain a first mixture, heating the first mixture, optionally in the presence of a catalyst to form a reaction product, distilling the reaction product, and recovering an alkyl hydroxyalkanoate fraction.
US11691940B2	Production method for polyvalent alcohol ester compounds A method for producing a polyvalent alcohol ester compound, characterized in that a polyvalent alcohol compound and a carboxylic acid compound are allowed to react in the presence of an acidic solid catalyst swollen with the polyvalent alcohol compound or the carboxylic acid compound without using a solvent to selectively produce a monocarboxylic acid ester or a polycarboxylic acid ester of a polyvalent alcohol. In this manner, a mono-fatty acid ester and a poly-fatty acid ester (e.g., di-fatty acid ester) of a polyvalent alcohol can be selectively and effectively produced from a polyvalent alcohol compound and a fatty acid compound.
US11691939B2	Modulators of liver receptor homologue 1 (LRH-1) and uses This disclosure relates to modulators of liver receptor homologue 1 (LRH-1) and methods of managing disease and conditions related thereto. In certain embodiments, modulators are derivatives of hexahydropentalene. In certain embodiments, this disclosure relates to methods of treating or preventing cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease by administering an effective amount of a hexahydropentalene derivative disclosed herein.
US11691938B2	Process for preparing 2,6-dialkylphenylacetic acids The invention relates to a multi-stage process for preparing 2,6-dialkylphenylacetic acids of the general formula (I) by reacting 2,6-dialkylbromobenzenes with (1) magnesium, (2) a formamide, (3) an acid, (4) hydrogenation of the benzaldehyde obtained, (5) activation of the benzyl alcohol obtained, (6) cyanation of the activated benzyl alcohol and (7) hydrolysis of the nitrile obtained.
US11691933B2	Processes and systems for converting benzene and/or toluene via methylation This disclosure provides an improved process for converting benzene/toluene via methylation with methanol/dimethyl ether for producing, e.g., p-xylene, comprising separating and recycling dimethyl ether from the methylation reaction product mixture effluent to the methylation reactor. High selectivity toward p-xylene, among others, can be achieved.
US11691931B2	Chromium phosphinyl hydroisoindole amidine complexes for tetramerization of ethylene The present disclosure relates to a catalyst system comprising i) (a) a bicyclic 2-[(phosphinyl)aminyl] cyclic imine chromium salt or (b) a chromium salt and a bicyclic 2-[(phosphinyl)aminyl] cyclic imine and ii) an organoaluminum compound. The present disclosure also relates to a process comprising: a) contacting i) ethylene; ii) a catalyst system comprising (a) a 2-[(phosphinyl)aminyl] cyclic imine chromium salt complex or (b) a chromium salt and a bicyclic 2-[(phosphinyl)aminyl] cyclic imine; ii) an organoaluminum compound, and iii) optionally an organic reaction medium; and b) forming an oligomer product in a reaction zone.
US11691926B2	Microfiber-reinforced high-strength concrete A method is provided for producing a microfiber-reinforced high-strength concrete, comprising a cement matrix with a microfiber addition. The fiber elements have a shape-memory alloy. The method has at least the following steps: training a fiber shape of the fiber elements at a temperature above a transition temperature, wherein the fiber shape allows the fiber elements to latch; cooling the trained fiber elements; plastically deforming the fiber elements from the trained fiber shape into an intermediate form by means of which the fiber elements are prevented from latching; introducing the fiber elements into the cement matrix in order to form a fresh concrete; and casting the fresh concrete and heating the fresh concrete to the transition temperature such that the fiber elements reform into the fiber shape, thereby latching the fiber elements. The invention additionally relates to a microfiber-reinforced concrete which is produced using such a method.
US11691920B2	High alumina fused cast refractory and method of producing same The present invention provides a high alumina fused cast refractory that is easily produced and has low porosity and high corrosion resistance, and a method of producing the same. The high alumina fused cast refractory of the present invention has the following chemical composition: 95.0 mass % to 99.5 mass % Al2O3, 0.20 mass % to 1.50 mass % SiO2, 0.05 mass % to 1.50 mass % B2O3, 0.05 mass % to 1.20 mass % MgO and balance. The method of producing the high alumina fused cast refractory of the present invention includes obtaining a mixture by mixing an Al2O3 source material, a SiO2 source material, a B2O3 source material and an MgO source material, and fusing the mixture.
US11691918B2	Production method of ready injection material comprising nano hydraulic lime The present invention is the production method of ready injection material which aims to develop natural hydraulic lime in nano size by using a single raw material.
US11691917B2	Compositions comprising an acrylic polymer and processes of preparing the same Composites made of a cross-linked acrylic polymer and an inorganic aggregate and/or mineral, with the cross-linked acrylic polymer being present at a concentration of 5% to 17%, by weight, are disclosed. Processes of preparing the composites are also disclosed.
US11691915B2	Concrete compositions and methods for producing same This present invention relates to compositions to improve concrete using biochemical-producing microbes and/or byproducts synthesized by the microbes. The invention also relates to methods for enhancing the performance of the concrete with said microbial strains and/or their byproducts.
US11691914B2	Glass member A glass member includes a recessed portion, wherein in cross-sectional view, an angle formed between a principal surface of the glass member and an edge face of an opening of the recessed portion is 90 degrees to 130 degrees.
US11691911B2	Reinforced window member and method of manufacturing the same A method of manufacturing a window member includes performing a first reinforcement operation including performing a first ion-exchange treatment on an initial window member. The first ion-exchange treatment includes applying ion salts at a temperature equal to or greater than a first temperature of about 500° C. A stress relief operation includes performing a heat treatment and/or a salt treatment on the initial window member to which the first reinforcement operation is performed. A second reinforcement operation includes performing a second ion-exchange treatment on the initial window member to which the stress relief operation is performed.
US11691909B2	Textured glass for light extraction enhancement of OLED lighting A textured glass substrate along with articles comprising a textured glass substrate and methods of making are provided. The substrates retain the mechanical and optical properties of the untextured glass, while the process provides a reliable and low cost, easy scale up method. The resulting glass substrates are of particular use for light extraction in organic light emitting diode structures.
US11691908B2	Insulation materials for a vacuum insulated structure and methods of forming A vacuum insulated structure for use in an appliance includes an inner liner and an outer wrapper coupled to the inner liner. A vacuum insulated cavity is defined therebetween. An insulation material is disposed in the vacuum insulated cavity. The insulation material includes porous glass flakes.
US11691903B2	Anaerobic digestion system An anaerobic digestion system may include a material grinding/pulping portion, a hydrolysis portion arranged downstream of the grinding portion, a multiple chamber anaerobic reactor arranged downstream from the hydrolysis portion and including a gas collection and reintroduction system, a collection system for collecting digestate and gas from the anaerobic reactor.
US11691900B2	Trap apparatus of condensate water A trap apparatus of condensate water according to the present invention comprises: a neutralizing part including an inlet through which condensate water is introduced, an internal space for containing a neutralizing agent for neutralizing the introduced condensate water, and a condensate water passage through which the condensate water that was neutralized by the neutralizing agent in the internal space is discharged; a discharge part including a storage space for storing the condensate water which is directly or indirectly introduced through the condensate water passage, an outlet which is open in a circular shape so as to discharge the stored condensate water, and a spherical ball capable of closing the outlet by being seated on the outlet, wherein the ball is spaced from the outlet by buoyancy of the condensate water when the condensate water is contained in the storage space above a critical water level, such that the condensate water can be discharged through the outlet, and the condensate water can be neutralized simultaneously with discharging of only the condensate water without exhaust gas.
US11691897B2	Water treatment for injection in hydrocarbon recovery An aqueous feed stream having a first total dissolved solids (TDS) level is flowed to a forward osmosis separator. The aqueous feed stream includes seawater. An aqueous draw stream having a second TDS level is flowed to the forward osmosis separator. The second TDS level is greater than the first TDS level. A disposal stream and an injection fluid stream is produced by the forward osmosis separator by allowing water to pass from the aqueous feed stream to the aqueous draw stream through a membrane of the forward osmosis separator based on a difference between the first TDS level and the seconds TDS level. The injection fluid stream is flowed from the osmosis separator to a subterranean formation.
US11691895B2	Multi-chamber compressor of mechanical vapor re-compression and water treatment methods Multi-chamber Compressor (6, 206, 506) of Mechanical Vapor re-Compression (MVC) and water treatment methods, the compressor bearing independent compression chambers of positive displacement, for heat-pumps, of two main variants: a) reciprocating-rotary motion (6, 206) wherein the compression chambers (7V) are radially arranged cylindrical sectors based on concentric circular sectors of the same angle, with, pistons of radially arranged vanes (20, 220) of respective surface and with the plane of the vanes passing through the axis of the common rotor (14) and the shaft (16) and b) reciprocating-linear motion (506) wherein the compression chambers (52v) are in series arranged cylinders with pistons/vanes (50v) of corresponding circular surfaces and with the plane of the vanes perpendicular to the common shaft (51). In both cases, the shaft (16, 51) and the motor are common to all the vanes (20v, 50v), which follow identical strokes. The surfaces of the vanes (20v, 50v), as well as of the compression chambers (7V, 52v), differ from each other, since each compression chamber (7V, 52v) has its own and independent pair of evaporation (ev, dv, Lv, by) and heat-exchanger chambers/areas (Cv/eCv, 32v/33v, 132v, 54v/53v), said compression chamber exclusively sucks from, compresses and discharges to, and the fluids/vapors being dispensed, are under different thermodynamic state conditions. The stages are independent from each other, the medium-vapor providing the energy of evaporation is produced in the stage itself, and flow rate and compression ratio CR are independently controlled and adjusted in each stage.
US11691894B2	Systems and methods for stormwater management A fluid management system including an inlet configured to receive pre-processed fluid is provided. The system includes a filtering apparatus configured to remove contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The filtering apparatus includes a plate having a first opening. A first manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations and a second opening at least partially aligned with the first opening. A second manifold pipe is disposed on the plate and includes one or more perforations. Filter media is disposed between the first manifold pipe and the second manifold pipe and is configured to separate the contaminants from the pre-processed fluid. The system also includes an outlet coupled to the second manifold pipe to receive processed fluid from the filtering apparatus.
US11691890B2	Carbon-based clathrate compounds The present invention provides carbon-based clathrate compounds, including a carbon-based clathrate compound that includes a clathrate lattice with atoms of at least one element selected from the group consisting of carbon and boron as a host cage structure; guest atoms encapsulated within the clathrate lattice; and, substitution atoms that may be substituted for at least one portion of the carbon and boron atoms that constitute the clathrate lattice. In one embodiment, the invention provides a carbon-based clathrate compound of the formula LaB3C3.
US11691889B2	Film-forming material and film A coating material containing an oxyfluoride of yttrium and having a Fisher diameter of 1.0 to 10 μm and a tap density TD to apparent density AD ratio, TD/AD, of 1.6 to 3.5. The coating material preferably has a pore volume of pores with a diameter of 100 μm or smaller of 1.0 cm3/g or less as measured by mercury intrusion porosimetry. A coating containing an oxyfluoride of yttrium and having a Vickers hardness of 200 HV0.01 or higher. The coating preferably has a fracture toughness of 1.0×102 Pa·m1/2 or higher.
US11691888B2	Process for the preparation of high purity alumina A method for preparing high purity alumina (HPA) is provided. The method includes subjecting an aluminum feedstock to acid leaching, thereby yielding an aluminum bearing leachate; subjecting the aluminum bearing leachate to solvent extraction, thereby yielding an organic phase which is loaded with aluminum; stripping the aluminum from the loaded organic phase with a stripping solution containing an acid, thereby yielding an aluminum bearing extract; crystallizing an aluminum salt from the aluminum bearing extract; dissolving the aluminum salt in an ammoniacal solution, thereby generating a boehmite precursor compound and an ammonium salt; calcining the boehmite precursor compound to yield HPA; subjecting the ammonium salt to electro-dialysis, thereby yielding ammonia and the acid; and performing at least one step of (a) utilizing the ammonia in preparing the ammoniacal solution used in a subsequent iteration of the method, or (b) utilizing the acid in preparing the stripping solution used in a subsequent iteration of the method.
US11691886B2	Synthesising a molecular magnetic material A method for synthesising a molecular magnetic material from a paramagnetic reactant including a d-electron metal in a paramagnetic form, a diamagnetic reactant comprising a d-electron metal in a diamagnetic form, and at least one donor of cyanide (CN—) ligands being a separate compound and/or contained in the paramagnetic reactant and/or in the diamagnetic reactant.
US11691885B2	Hydrophobic silica powder Provided is a hydrophobic silica powder that can be obtained by the sol-gel process, and that is excellent in charge properties. The hydrophobic silica powder has a hydrophobicity of 50% or more, a saturated water content of 4% or less, and a nitrogen content of 0.05% or more.
US11691883B2	Synthesis of trichlorosilane from tetrachlorosilane and hydridosilanes The invention relates to a process for the preparation of trichlorosilane (HSiCl3) which comprises the reaction of tetrachlorosilane (SiCU) with hydridosilanes in the presence of a catalyst.
US11691874B2	Apparatuses and methods for hydrogen production The present disclosure provides systems and methods for hydrogen production as well as apparatuses useful in such systems and methods. Hydrogen is produced by steam reforming of a hydrocarbon in a gas heated reformer that is heated using one or more streams comprising combustion products of a fuel in an oxidant, preferably in the presence of a carbon dioxide circulating stream.
US11691872B2	Pore formation in a substrate Methods are provided for manufacturing well-controlled, solid-state nanopores and arrays thereof. In one aspect, methods for manufacturing nanopores and arrays thereof exploit a physical seam. One or more etch pits are formed in a topside of a substrate and one or more trenches, which align with the one or more etch pits, are formed in a backside of the substrate. An opening is formed between the one or more etch pits and the one or more trenches. A dielectric material is then formed over the substrate to fill the opening. Contacts are then disposed on the topside and the backside of the substrate and a voltage is applied from the topside to the backside, or vice versa, through the dielectric material to form a nanopore. In another aspect, the nanopore is formed at or near the center of the opening at a seam, which is formed in the dielectric material.
US11691862B2	Apparatus and method for treating a container with functional checking An apparatus for treating a container with a treatment fluid, for example in a beverage bottling plant, including: at least one treatment member with a switchable treatment valve, wherein the treatment member is configured to treat the container with the treatment fluid by opening the treatment valve and to end the treatment by closing the treatment valve; at least one motion sensor which is configured to detect a movement of the treatment member or a component that is mechanically coupled to the treatment member during switching of the treatment valve; and an electronic evaluation unit which is coupled in a communicating manner to the motion sensor and is configured to draw conclusions about the switching behavior of the treatment valve from processing the data that is detected by the motion sensor.
US11691857B2	Two speed trailer jack A linear jack includes an outer sleeve, an inner sleeve disposed at least partially within the outer sleeve, and an inner screw disposed at least partially within the inner sleeve. The outer sleeve is threadedly coupled to an outer diameter surface of the inner sleeve. The inner screw is threadedly coupled to an inner diameter surface of the inner sleeve. A thread pitch of the outer sleeve is greater than a thread pitch of the inner screw.
US11691843B1	Ground wire side car An apparatus for the transportation and dispensing of spooled wire or cable, the apparatus comprising a payoff reel, wherein the payoff reel comprises an arbor hole having a payoff reel diameter and a detachable side car reel, wherein the detachable side car reel comprises an arbor hole having a detachable side car reel diameter and wherein the detachable side car reel is attachable to the payoff reel and wherein the detachable side car reel further comprises a reel lift.
US11691842B2	Image forming apparatus In accordance with an embodiment, an image forming apparatus comprises an image forming section configured to form an image on a sheet; a sheet discharge port through which the sheet is discharged; a sheet conveyance roller configured to convey the sheet to the sheet discharge port; a movable sheet guide, arranged in such a manner that an imaginary line connecting a portion contacting the sheet of the sheet conveyance roller with the sheet discharge port passes through a cross-sectional area, configured to be capable of moving in a direction away from a surface of the sheet; and a guide sensor configured to detect movement of the movable sheet guide.
US11691838B2	Rewinding machine for producing paper logs Rewinder for making paper logs of paper material including a detection system with optical means adapted to detect, in a succession of predetermined detection times, a succession of diameters assumed in such times by a log being formed in a winding station and a programmable electronic unit which compares the diameters measured by the optical means with a succession of corresponding preset diameters and to calculate a sequence of differences. The processing unit receives a signal relating to the value of the actual diameter of the completed log and determines a parameter related to the trend over time of the differences. Elements for adjusting the thickness of the paper web automatically adjust said thickness if the parameter is between predetermined values.
US11691837B2	Material web drawing-in apparatus The invention relates to a plant having at least one material roll preparation arrangement for bringing a material roll carrying a material web to be drawn in into a defined initial situation, and having at least one material web working/processing arrangement, in particular material web dispensing arrangement, in particular material web unrolling arrangement, in particular material web splicing arrangement, which material web working/processing arrangement is capable, owing to the defined initial situation of the material roll, of receiving the material roll in automated fashion and preferably receiving the material web in automated fashion and/or preparing the material web in automated fashion.
US11691834B2	Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a stacking portion, a feeding unit, a reading unit, and a discharge portion provided below the stacking portion. The feeding unit feeds a sheet stacked on the stacking portion in a feeding direction. The reading unit reads an image on the fed sheet and the discharge portion discharges the read sheet. The stacking portion includes first and second support surfaces that support the sheet and first and second regulating units to regulate a position of the sheet in a widthwise direction using two opposing ends of the sheet. The second support surface is retractable from a predetermined section above the discharge portion. The first support surface includes a downstream support portion that supports the sheet on a downstream side of the predetermined section in the feeding direction. A part of the second regulating surface is positioned on the downstream support portion.
US11691829B2	Container screening device A container screening device (200) including: a star wheel (60) arranged on or above a conveyance surface (201) on which inspection objects (101) are conveyed and having an outer periphery formed with plural housing portions (110) configured to house the inspection objects (101); a rotation shaft (220) arranged under the conveyance surface (201) and configured to rotate with the star wheel (60); a bearing portion (230) rotatably supporting the rotation shaft (220); air holes (60a, 60b, 220a, 220b) extending through interiors of the star wheel (60) and the rotation shaft (220) and communicating with the rotation shaft (220) and the housing portions (110); and an air coupling (240) fixed to a periphery of the rotation shaft (220) and configured to generate suction force in the air holes (60a, 60b, 220a, 220b) to suck the inspection objects (101) to the housing portions (110).
US11691828B2	Sorter A sorter for sorting out discrete products includes an arrangement of adjacent sorting fingers. The sorting fingers, depending on pivoted positions, open a sorting gap in a conveying path for bad products to be sorted out or else close the sorting gap in order to support the further conveying of good products.
US11691826B2	Method and system for changing article pitch A method of changing article pitch. The method can comprise receiving a series of articles arranged at a first pitch, engaging the articles of the series of articles sequentially with a gripper wheel, moving the articles along a path of travel with the gripper wheel, and moving the articles relative to one another from the first pitch to a second pitch during the moving the articles along the path of travel with the gripper wheel.
US11691825B2	Conveyor package-flow measuring system System and methods for estimating the number of packages in a measurement zone to gauge package flow. A linear array of distance-measuring sensors measures the height profile of a mass of packages conveyed past. The profile is differentiated, and steps in the differentiated profile are counted to detect package edges and to produce an estimate of the number of packages in the measurement zone. The estimate can be used to adjust the speed of the conveyor to provide a constant package flow.
US11691822B2	Conveyor system with automated carriers A method of constructing a conveyor system includes decommissioning an existing conveyor system by removing electrification or a powered chain from a conveyor rail. Carriers of the existing conveyor system are removed from the rail. An automated conveyor carrier (ACC) is installed onto the rail so that a drive wheel of a self-driving trolley of the ACC is put into contact with the rail. A battery is installed on the ACC. Electrical connection is established from the battery to the self-driving trolley.
US11691820B2	Conveyor belt with upright ribs A conveyor belt system includes a conveyor belt, a first roller, a second roller, wherein the conveyor belt extends between the first roller and the second roller so that the conveyor belt has a transport side and a return side; and a frame for positioning the conveyor belt, wherein the frame has at least two upright walls at the position of opposite transverse ends, which two upright walls are formed such that, at the position of the return side, the return side falls within the two upright walls and that, at the position of the transport side, the transport side protrudes to a position outside the upright walls on either sides.
US11691814B2	Warehousing and shipping operation support system, warehousing and shipping operation support method, and non-transitory computer-readable medium A warehousing and shipping operation support system stores first coded information contained in an optical recognition code attached to each of a plurality of objects, acquires the first coded information contained in an optical recognition code attached to a target object out of the plurality of objects, automatically acquires location information of a working radio communication terminal, and associates the stored first coded information with the acquired location information of the working radio communication terminal.
US11691809B2	Discharge means for dispensing apparatus A discharge assembly for use in or with dispensing apparatus. The discharge assembly includes an entry chamber for receiving one or more items to be dispensed in use. At least one discharge outlet is provided in the entry chamber. The directing member is movably mounted in the entry chamber for directing the one or more items through the at least one discharge outlet in use. At least one opening is defined in or associated with the directing member for allowing the one or more items to move through the at least one opening and towards the discharge outlet in use. A closure member is associated with the at least one opening of the directing member and said closure member is arranged to move in use between an open position, wherein the one or more items can move through the at least one opening of the directing member, and a closed position, wherein the one or more items are prevented from moving through the at least one opening of the directing member. A resilient biasing member is provided on or associated with the closure member to bias the closure member to the open position in use.
US11691805B2	Pressurized container including flowable product and non-soluble propellant A pressurized container assembly includes a pressurized container, a valve, and a shearing chamber. A flowable product and propellant are also provided within the container. The propellant is substantially non-soluble in the flowable product. Methods of producing a foamed flowable product using shearing chambers are also disclosed.
US11691800B2	Transportable active cooling container A transportable enclosure can include a housing, a power source, a container, an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and a controller. The container can be configured to receive a temperature sensitive item therein. The evaporator can be disposed at least partially around the container. The condenser can be positioned near a wall of the housing and can be configured to reject heat from the evaporator to an ambient environment through the wall of the housing.
US11691798B2	Packaging system for distribution, storing, and displaying fragile items A packaging system for fragile items comprising an outer box, a tray insert and a plurality of inner boxes. The system components protect the items, for example, glass pipes, during distribution, and easily convert into a display system for the items at the point of retail sale. Each item is contained in its own inner box, which includes one or more viewing windows to allow a purchaser easily to view the items. The inner boxes fit removably within paired holes in the tray insert, which provides multiple points of contact to hold the boxes in place, yet allows flexibility to protect the items from impact forces and to allow easy access by a purchaser. The tray insert fits within the outer box, which provides impact and debris protection during transit, and converts to a display mode. Both the outer box and each inner box may be marked with a code to allow inventory tracking.
US11691796B2	Adjustable tightening apparatus A tie to secure items therewithin that can be loosened or released to allow the items to be removed therefrom and the tie to be reused. The tie includes an elongated strap having teeth formed thereon that engage with teeth in a locking head to allow movement in only one direction (tightening). A release pad in conjunction with a backplate enables the teeth in the locking head to be disengaged from the teeth on the elongated strap when the release pad is depressed so that the strap can move in an opposite direction (removal). The release pad and the backplate are configured to face away from the items secured within the strap to provide more room for engagement (e.g., by a user's hand) and provide necessary leverage to release the cable tie without need to press the tie against other items (e.g., cables, chassis).
US11691790B2	Storage bag with improved gripping features A storage bag has first and second closure profiles adjacent to an opening of the bag. The first and second closure profiles are each provided with a closure member that extends along the length of the respective closure profile, with the closure member of the first closure profile being configured to engage with the closure member of the second closure profile to form a seal for the opening of the bag. The first closure profile further includes (a) a plurality of gripping ridges that extends from the closure member to the top edge of the first closure profile, and (b) a texture that extends in an area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, with the texture extending continuously (i) in the area between the closure member and the top edge of the first closure profile, and (ii) between each gripping ridge of the plurality of gripping ridges.
US11691785B1	Dispenser with self-deployable telescopic actuator A dispensing apparatus for semiliquid and pasty goods divided in two complementary sections being the upper section represented by a package such as a container, fitted with a dispensing nozzle and having an open access at its bottom end through which a self-deployable telescopic actuator comprising threaded tubes and lodged at the lower section of the dispenser is introduced for pushing the stored goods towards the dispensing nozzle.
US11691777B2	Container construction with flexible liner and one-way valve In an embodiment, the invention comprises a container comprising: a base; at least one sidewall extending upwardly from the base and terminating in a top edge, wherein the at least one sidewall is paper-based; a removable flexible membrane adhered to the top edge, wherein the membrane comprises a one-way valve; a liner ply at least partially adhered to an interior surface of the sidewall, wherein the liner ply is configured to at least partially release from the sidewall upon a pressure differential between the pressure within the container and the external pressure.
US11691770B2	Method for positioning an edge-protector and apparatus for strapping packages Disclosed is a method for arranging an edge-protection device on a package. For this purpose, an arranging device is moved from a starting position in the direction of the package. The package edge is sensed by way of a first or a second sensor. Which sensor is to be used is determined by a controller. To this end, the latter checks whether one of the sensors is arranged above the package top side. Also disclosed is an arranging device, which is used in the abovementioned method.
US11691767B1	Rocket booster stage landing apparatus A rocket booster stage landing apparatus for more reliably landing a returning booster stage for reuse in propelling and launching subsequent main rockets.
US11691764B2	System for placing a satellite in working orbit A system for positioning at least one satellite in working orbit, characterized in that the system for positioning satellites in working orbit comprises: a first attachment device configured to attach a first satellite to the system for positioning satellites in working orbit; a main propulsion device with solid propulsion comprising a plurality of parallel solid-propellant cartridges; a secondary propulsion device which is re-ignitable; at least one position sensor configured to measure the position of said system; a monitoring unit connected to said at least one position sensor and which is configured to control a firing of the cartridges of the main propulsion device to move said system from a transfer orbit to a working orbit of the first satellite, said monitoring unit being further configured to control an opening of the first attachment device to separate said system from the first satellite.
US11691753B2	Systems and methods for aerial aircraft resupply An aerial resupply system (ARS) including a supply aircraft. The supply aircraft includes at least one of supply fuel, an ordinance, and data. The supply aircraft also includes a retractable boom system (RBS) configured for selective stowage within a fuselage of the supply aircraft and configured to supply at least one of supply fuel, the ordinance, and data to a location external to the fuselage.
US11691751B2	Accumulator on a fuel line of an aircraft An accumulator designed to damp the pressure waves of the hydraulic shocks originating in a downstream section of a duct is arranged inside the duct, with the opening of the accumulator pointing downstream. This results in excellent absorption of the pressure wave and protection of the circuit from possible accumulations of air, water or ice, there being no areas where the flow stagnates. Immersing the accumulator in the flow also makes it possible to ensure that the equipment is protected in the event of a fire.
US11691748B2	Reverse thrust in multi-engine propeller aircraft Herein provided are methods and systems for producing reverse thrust in a multi-engine propeller aircraft, comprising: obtaining, at a first engine controller of a first engine of the aircraft, a first power request for the first engine for producing reverse thrust; determining, at the first engine controller, a first blade angle for a first propeller coupled to the first engine; obtaining, at the first engine controller and from a second engine controller of a second engine of the aircraft, a second power request for the second engine and a second blade angle for a second propeller coupled to the second engine; and when the second power request is indicative of a request for producing reverse thrust and when the first and second blade angles are beyond a predetermined threshold, commanding, via the first engine controller, the first engine to produce reverse thrust based on the first power request.
US11691743B2	Propulsion device A propulsion device includes: a duct in which a flow path extending in a direction of an axis; a fan which is provided with a) an outer peripheral ring formed in an annular shape surrounding the axis and installed to be relatively rotatable around the axis with respect to the duct, b) a plurality of fan blades arranged at intervals in a circumferential direction such that each blade is extended from the outer peripheral ring toward the inside of the flow path, and c) an inner peripheral ring formed in an annular shape being connected radially inner end portions of the plurality of fan blades and in which an air flow passage is formed so that air flows therethrough in the direction of the axis; and a motor which drives the fan to rotate around the axis.
US11691742B1	Containment zone for an electric machine in a hybrid powerplant for an aircraft A hybrid powerplant is provided for an aircraft. This aircraft hybrid powerplant includes a housing, an electric machine, a heat engine and a geartrain. The housing includes a containment zone located within the housing. The electric machine is arranged within the containment zone. The heat engine is arranged partially or completely within the housing and outside of the containment zone. The geartrain is arranged partially or completely within the housing and partially or completely outside of the containment zone. The electric machine, the heat engine and the geartrain are operatively interconnected.
US11691727B1	Law enforcement standoff inspection drone The law enforcement standoff inspection drone capability (L-SID) integrates Various technology to enable a capability implemented at the squad car level to allow the first-to-scene the ability to remotely pre-screen the scene for threat, before an on-foot approach. This is accomplished with an officer launched and controlled and specially configure small unmanned aircraft system (UAS). The LAS is integrated with a specially configured one-hand drone controller, a wearable see through heads-up-display glasses, microphone that's linked to the UAS's onboard loudspeaker, and a special processing that enables looking through a vehicle of building tinted windows during enforcement event. The system operates on a private ad-hoc network, implements IEEE 802.1 1 g/n WPA 3 standards, and provides continuous live steamed scene data throughout the enforcement event. All data and video collected is transmitted in real-time to headquarters.
US11691714B2	Folding beam for swinging wing Some embodiments described herein relate to a wing that is coupled to a body of a vehicle and configured to rotate forward from a deployed configuration, in which the wing extends from the body to a retracted configuration in which a tip portion of the wing is closer to a nose portion of the body than a root portion of the wing is to the nose portion. A hinged beam having a first portion pivotably coupled to a second portion is configured to transmit loads associated with flight from the wing to the body.
US11691709B1	Apparatus for an electric aircraft with increased crash robustness An aircraft with increased crash robustness including a fuselage with a forward end, an opposite rear end, a ventral surface, and a dorsal surface. The aircraft further including a longitudinal axis running from the rear end to the forward end and a dorsoventral axis orthogonal to the longitudinal axis and running from the dorsal surface to the ventral surface. The aircraft also including at least a battery module located within the fuselage comprising a plurality of battery cells, each battery cell includes an axial axis positioned orthogonally to each of the longitudinal axis and the dorsoventral axis, and each battery cell has a plurality of radial axes orthogonal to the axial axis, wherein the plurality of radial axes includes a first radial axis aligned with the longitudinal axis and a second radial axis aligned with the dorsoventral axis.
US11691704B2	Posture control system for hull and marine vessel A posture control system for a hull, and a marine vessel including the posture control system, allows crew members to fish more comfortably and includes a posture control tab attached to a stern of the hull to control a posture of the hull, a driver to drive the posture control tab, and a controller to control the driver. When it is determined that the hull has changed to a fishing mode, the controller causes the driver to raise the posture control tab to a predetermined position.
US11691703B2	Method, device and apparatus for autonomous docking of marine vessel Apparatus and computer-implemented method for autonomous marine vessel docking, the method including determining a transit control mode associated with route plan data defining transit operation between ports; determining an autonomous docking control mode associated with harbor track data including a set of waypoint properties and defining approach zone information and track segments joined at waypoints. Method further includes determining vessel location, speed and heading; comparing the vessel location, speed and heading to the approach zone information and changing from the transit control mode to the autonomous docking control mode in response to: the vessel location included by the location area information; the vessel speed being lower than the maximum vessel speed for entering the approach zone; and the vessel heading matching criteria defined by the maximum heading deviation for entering the approach zone.
US11691701B2	Watercraft having a conduit in an internal volume of a hull A watercraft has an unsealed hull that is permeable such that, in use, water flows at least partly into an internal volume of the hull. The hull has at least one hull panel having inner and outer panel surfaces. At least one buoyant element is disposed within the internal volume of the hull. A conduit extends within the internal volume of the hull and defines at least one outlet for discharging water therethrough. An inlet connector of the conduit is configured to be connected to an external water source in order to supply water to the conduit. In response to the external water source being connected to the inlet connector, water flows through the conduit, out of the at least one outlet of the conduit, and onto at least a portion of at least one of the inner panel surface and the at least one buoyant element for rinsing thereof.
US11691698B2	Safety lighting system for watercraft A watercraft safety lighting system includes one or more light sensors for measuring ambient light levels, which are operatively connected to an electronic controller, such as a programmable logic controller or any suitable programmable computing device. The navigation lights are operatively connected to the electronic controller, as well as docking lights, interior lights, and instrument panel lighting, such as the lighting for gauges, instrument panels, video screens, GPS monitors, and the like. When ambient light levels reach a predetermined level of low light (as darkness is setting in, for example), the electronic controller is programmed to switch on the navigation lights, and to adjust other lighting to appropriate levels for night-time operations. The system may also shut off docking lights at a predetermined speed after dark, and may include alarms to warn the boat captain of improper lighting settings in low-light conditions.
US11691697B2	Marine vessel and marine vessel imaging device A marine vessel includes a vessel body including a navigation light, an imager provided in a vicinity of or adjacent to the navigation light, and a light shield provided between the navigation light and the imager so as to block light from the navigation light to the imager.
US11691696B2	Releasing and recovery device of box-type sampling equipment A device for launching and recovering a box sampler includes a suspension coop, a rail assembly, a moving mechanism, a power unit, and a lifting frame. The rail assembly is fixedly arranged on a deck. The moving mechanism is arranged on the rail assembly and can move along the rail assembly. A fixed end of the power unit is articulated with a top end of the moving mechanism, and an extending end of the power unit is articulated with an open end of an upper frame of the lifting frame. A closed end of the upper frame of the lifting frame is articulated with a front end of the moving mechanism. According to the device for launching and recovering a box sampler, the box sampler can be smoothly launched and recovered. The sampler in the suspension coop can be kept horizontal and is prevented from severely shaking.
US11691694B2	Clutch arrangement, and gear mechanism unit for a vehicle which can be driven by muscle power A coupling arrangement for coupling members as a gear change coupling in a gear mechanism unit includes a first member and a second member. The first member has a coupling toothing system. At least one locking body arrangement is mounted pivotably on the second member. The locking body arrangement can be pivoted into a coupling position, in the case of which a driving section on the locking body arrangement engages into the coupling toothing system. The locking body arrangement can be pivoted into a release position, in the case of which the driving section of the locking body arrangement does not engage into the coupling toothing system. The locking body arrangement has a locking body carrier which is mounted pivotably on the second member, and has a locking body member which is mounted pivotably on the locking body carrier and on which the driving section is configured.
US11691684B2	Agricultural transport vehicle with weighing system Agricultural transport vehicle, in particular mixer-wagon, having at least one hold for agricultural bulk goods and at least one weighing device, in particular a load cell and/or a weighing bar, for detecting the weight of load in the hold; having at least one inertial measuring unit for measuring an acceleration and/or orientation of the agricultural transport vehicle, in particular the hold; and having at least one computing unit which is designed to compensate a raw signal of the weighing device with respect to the measured acceleration and/or orientation.
US11691683B2	Mechanism for detecting misalignment in a continuous belted machine A track roller assembly for a work machine including a track roller frame with drive and idler wheels and an endless track disposed about the wheels, mid-rollers located between the drive and idler wheels, each mid-roller having a shaft mounted on a bogie frame and a pair of mid-roller hubs having roller wheels mounted on the shaft, one mid-roller hub and wheel on either side of the bogie frame, each mid-roller hub having a guide facing guide blocks, an alignment sensing mechanism to detect misalignment of the track, where the alignment sensing mechanism includes at least one sensor paddle mounted on the bogie frame such that a lobe of the sensor paddle resides adjacent the guide blocks such that sideways movement of the endless track belt causes the guide blocks to contact the sensor paddle before contacting the mid-rollers.
US11691674B2	Off-road vehicle A utility vehicle comprising a frame, a body supported by the frame, a seating area supported by the frame, front and rear ground engaging members supporting the frame and the body, and a powertrain drivingly coupled to the front and rear ground engaging members, the powertrain including an engine having a cylinder block having a plurality of cylinders, a cylinder head removably coupled to the cylinder block, a crankcase having a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the crankcase being removably coupled to the cylinder block, and at least one gasket positioned between the cylinder block and the first portion of the crankcase, the at least one gasket configured to individually seal each of the plurality of cylinders relative to the first portion of the crankcase.
US11691667B2	Steering device and steering method A steering device includes two motors each configured to generate a drive force that steers a steerable wheel of a vehicle and two controllers respectively corresponding to the two motors, each of the two controllers being configured to individually control a corresponding one of the motors. One of the two controllers is a first controller, and the other one of the two controllers is a second controller. The first controller is configured to calculate a command value corresponding to a total torque that should be generated in the two motors. The command value is divided into individual command values using a changeable distribution ratio set for each of the motors, the individual command values respectively corresponding to the motors. The two controllers are configured to respectively supply the motors with current corresponding to the individual command values.
US11691666B2	Power steering apparatus Power steering device has steering mechanism 2, power cylinder 29 having a pair of hydraulic chambers 29a, 29b divided by piston 31 and providing steering force to steering mechanism, torque sensor 11 detecting steering torque Tr of steering mechanism, rotary valve 30 selectively supplying working fluid supplied from pump 9 to the pair of hydraulic chambers according to relative rotation between input and output shafts, hollow shaft motor 10 providing steering force to input shaft, control unit 13 in which microcomputer is mounted, and torque command signal operating section 61 provided in control unit and configured to calculate torque command signal Tm* for driving and controlling electric motor 10 on the basis of the steering torque Tr and vehicle speed Vs and when vehicle speed is a predetermined vehicle speed or greater, set torque command signal to 0. With this, physical size of power steering device can be decreased.
US11691664B2	Vehicle steering device A vehicle steering device includes an electric motor applying a steering force to a vehicle turning mechanism, a first setting portion setting a target assist torque in accordance with a steering torque, a second setting portion setting an angle controlling target torque for bringing an angular deviation between a target steering angle and an actual steering angle close to zero, a restriction processing portion restricting the angle controlling target torque set by the second setting portion, a first calculating portion calculating a target automatic steering torque using the angle controlling target torque after the restriction process by the restriction processing portion, and second calculating portions performing weighted addition of the target automatic steering torque and the target assist torque in accordance with a value that changes in accordance with a driver input to calculate a target motor torque that is a electric motor target motor torque value.
US11691660B2	Stair climber for caskets A modular and lightweight Stair Climber for Caskets is provided. The Stair Climber for Caskets is uniquely designed and configured with a trolley frame and four sets of wheels arranged and affixed at the four ends of the trolley frame respectively. In the depicted embodiment, each set of wheels comprises three wheels spaced an equal distance from each other that rotate together about a horizontal axis for easy navigation. The Stair Climber for Caskets further comprises wheel plates attached to the set of wheels. The Stair Climber for Caskets is designed ergonomically with the right configuration for ensuring easy movement up and down stairs of different heights and inclinations.
US11691658B2	Vehicle systems and methods A vehicle system includes a chassis, a plurality of wheels coupled to the chassis and supporting the chassis for rolling on a surface, and a riding platform coupled to the chassis. The riding platform is for supporting a user behind the chassis when the riding platform is in a downward pivoted state. A linkage connects the riding platform to the chassis for selective pivotal motion relative to the chassis between an upward pivoted state in which the riding platform is pivoted into a position to allow a user to walk behind the chassis and a downward pivoted state in which the user may ride or step on the platform.
US11691654B2	Cableway carriage A cableway carriage including: a base member 1; a main cable braking member 10 that has a braking face that comes into contact with the main cable and that is secured to the base member; a first lever 20 that has a first fulcrum serving as a center of rotation and secured to the base member, a first lever braking face provided in a position facing the braking face, a biasing member that biases the first lever braking face in a direction of separation from the braking face, and a drive pulley capable of applying a force in the direction in which the first lever braking face is brought close to the braking face by the tensile force of the rope, and a second lever 30 that has a second fulcrum secured to the base member and serving as a center of rotation.
US11691649B2	Systems and methods for dynamically limiting alternate pick location attempts before shorting Disclosed are systems and methods for dynamically re-routing a pick path to an alternate pick location in response to identifying a shorted product at a pick location. The dynamic decision to re-route an autonomous vehicle is based on completion scores representing a likelihood of completing order in an autonomous vehicle, a maximum remaining time, an additional pick time, and order priorities. Based on various weights for factors of the orders, a system may re-route the autonomous vehicle to fulfill a shorted order at an alternate location when no orders have a high likelihood of completion, the additional pick time associated with re-routing the autonomous vehicle to the alternate pick location is less than the maximum remaining time for each order on the autonomous vehicle, and/or none of the orders on the autonomous vehicle have a higher priority than the shorted order.
US11691648B2	Drivable surface identification techniques The present disclosure relates generally to identification of drivable surfaces in connection with autonomously performing various tasks at industrial work sites and, more particularly, to techniques for distinguishing drivable surfaces from non-drivable surfaces based on sensor data. A framework for the identification of drivable surfaces is provided for an autonomous machine to facilitate it to autonomously detect the presence of a drivable surface and to estimate, based on sensor data, attributes of the drivable surface such as road condition, road curvature, degree of inclination or declination, and the like. In certain embodiments, at least one camera image is processed to extract a set features from which surfaces and objects in a physical environment are identified, and to generate additional images for further processing. The additional images are combined with a 3D representation, derived from LIDAR or radar data, to generate an output representation indicating a drivable surface.
US11691645B2	Method and system for controlling autonomous vehicles to affect occupant view A system and method for controlling an autonomous vehicle to affect a view seen by an occupant of the autonomous vehicle is described. In one embodiment, a method for controlling an autonomous vehicle to affect a view seen by an occupant of the autonomous vehicle includes determining a navigation route, determining content associated with the navigation route, monitoring current conditions of the autonomous vehicle and the occupant, determining, based on the current conditions, whether to change a position of the vehicle to affect the view seen by the occupant, and when the current conditions permit, moving the autonomous vehicle to affect the view seen by the occupant.
US11691643B2	Method and apparatus to improve interaction models and user experience for autonomous driving in transition regions A method, apparatus and computer program product are provided for improving user experiences for autonomous driving. In context of a method, the method determines one or more autonomous transition region parameters for a respective autonomous transition region along a route. The method also, based on the one or more autonomous transition region parameters, determines whether an action is to be performed by a vehicle in accordance with user preference data associated with a user. The method also causes the vehicle to perform the action in accordance with a determination that the action is to be performed by the vehicle.
US11691641B2	Vehicle and method of controlling the same An embodiment vehicle includes a camera configured to acquire an external appearance image of the vehicle, a first sensor provided on an outside of the vehicle and configured to detect a position of an object adjacent to the vehicle, an alarm configured to output an alarm notification, and a controller configured to determine a reference area based on the external appearance image of the vehicle and to control the alarm to output the alarm notification when the detected position of the object adjacent to the vehicle is within the reference area.
US11691640B2	In-vehicle apparatus and control method of the same An in-vehicle apparatus includes: a check direction determination unit determining a check direction for which the driver of an own vehicle needs a checking action for checking the safety based on a traveling direction of a roadway adjacent to a stall and an unparking direction; a direction information acquisition unit acquiring at least one of the line of sight or the facing direction of the face of the driver; a check occurrence determination unit setting a detection range of the line of sight based on the check direction, and determining whether or not at least the one is within the detection range so as to determine occurrence of the checking action; and a notification control unit controlling a display unit, a speaker, or a vibrator to execute a notification action when the check occurrence determination unit determines that the checking action has not occurred.
US11691638B2	Determination of reliability of vehicle control commands using a voting mechanism A vehicle having a control element for the speed, acceleration or direction of the vehicle, multiple identical or redundant computing devices (e.g., each implemented as a system on chip (SoC)) to separately generate driving commands in parallel during autonomous driving of the vehicle, and a command controller coupled between the control element and the computing devices. The commands may have one or more matching groups, where commands within each respective group agree with each other and thus vote for a candidate command representing the group. The computing device outputs a candidate command that represents the largest group for execution by the control element.
US11691633B2	Contextual driver behavior monitoring A database of high risk locations is formed and high risk causal factors for the high risk locations determined. Driver behavior is monitored at the sites in the database using data collection devices such as electronic logging devices or mobile phones to see if the drivers exhibit the same specific behaviors that are considered contributing factors to specific accident types at risk of occurrence at those sites. Warnings are provided to drivers approaching the specific sites to prompt behavioral changes which may further be monitored by the data collection devices.
US11691631B2	Apparatus for estimating friction coefficient of road surface and method thereof An apparatus for estimating a friction coefficient of a road surface is provided. The apparatus includes a current sensor configured to measure a control current value of a rear wheel steering (RWS) motor, a stroke sensor configured to measure a stroke value indicating a movement amount of a rear wheel steering link, and a controller configured to estimate the friction coefficient of the road surface based on the control current value measured by the current sensor and the stroke value measured by the stroke sensor.
US11691630B2	Road surface detection A method for road surface detection includes receiving ranging data including a plurality of ranging data points, extracting one or more ranging data points lying within a height range from the plurality of ranging data points, dividing the one or more ranging data points into one or more grid cells, setting a first horizontal position of a first cell point of a first grid cell of the one or more grid cells as being centered on the first grid cell, setting a first vertical position of the first cell point, and detecting the road surface based on the first vertical position and first horizontal position of the first cell point.
US11691629B2	Method for populating a controller with data, and method for operating a motor vehicle A method for populating a controller for a motor vehicle with data includes providing a controller with a storage device, and generating a projected mathematical model of at least one section of a powertrain, including a transmission. The projected mathematical model describes the section of the powertrain with a gear ratio of 1 and is applicable to different transmissions. The projected mathematical model is stored in the storage device of the controller. A motor vehicle is also provided and operated accordingly.
US11691626B2	Estimation of a minimum overtaking speed of a vehicle The present disclosure relates to an overtaking estimating system for estimation of a minimum overtaking speed of a vehicle. The overtaking estimating system determines in view of a host vehicle a remaining distance of an overtaking lane contiguous to a driving lane of the host vehicle. The system further determines a delta distance between the host vehicle and a preceding vehicle positioned in the host vehicle driving lane. Moreover, the system determines a delta time for the host vehicle to reach the preceding vehicle. The system further determines, based on the delta distance, the delta time and a determined host vehicle speed, a speed of the preceding vehicle. Furthermore, the system determines, based on the remaining distance, the delta distance, the preceding vehicle speed, and an overtaking-affecting parameter, a minimum overtaking speed of the host vehicle for overtaking the preceding vehicle in the remaining distance of the overtaking lane.
US11691625B2	Driving scene determining method and apparatus, computer, storage medium, and system A method and apparatus for determining driving scene, and a vehicle are provided. The method includes: acquiring current driving data collected by a preset collection component; comparing the current driving data with a preset driving data threshold; and determining a current driving scene according to a comparison result between the current driving data and the threshold.
US11691624B2	Method and device for controlling deceleration of environmentally friendly vehicle A method for controlling deceleration of a vehicle includes determining, by a controller, a reference deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on current speed information of the vehicle and stop signal residual time information of a traffic light located ahead of the vehicle, determining, by the controller, whether the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to a distance between the vehicle and the traffic light, and determining, by the controller, a speed profile including an actual deceleration driving distance of the vehicle based on a waiting distance of a waiting vehicle that waits before the traffic light when it is determined that the reference deceleration driving distance is less than or equal to the distance between the vehicle and the traffic light.
US11691623B2	Systems and methods of autonomously controlling vehicle states Systems and methods for controlling a vehicle are described. A processor of a longitudinal planning system determines a state of the vehicle. The processor determines a state of a leader vehicle. The processor, based on the determined state of the vehicle and the determined state of the leader vehicle, determines a critical distance for the vehicle. The processor compares a distance between the vehicle and the leader vehicle with the critical distance. The processor, based on the comparison, determines whether the vehicle is too close to or too far from the leader vehicle. The processor, based on the determination, applies one or more of overshoot constraints, undershoot constraints, and critical constraints. After applying the one or more of overshoot constraints, undershoot constraints, and critical constraints, the processor determines a target acceleration for the vehicle. The processor controls the vehicle to track the target acceleration for the vehicle.
US11691621B2	Driving support apparatus including collision avoidance braking control A driving support apparatus comprises a controller for performing collision avoidance braking control and lane deviation suppressing control. When a performing condition of the lane deviation suppressing control is satisfied at a timing of the collision avoidance braking control is about to be performed, the controller makes direction determination processing for determining whether or not the own vehicle travels to a direction toward which it will collide with a target object or to a direction toward which it will avoid colliding with the target object. In the direction determination processing, when it is determined the own vehicle travels to a collision direction, the controller stops the lane deviation suppressing control to perform the collision avoidance braking control, and when it is determined the own vehicle travels to a collision avoidance direction, the controller performs cooperative control for making the lane deviation suppressing control cooperate with the collision avoidance braking control.
US11691618B2	Hybrid vehicle with exhaust gas purifying unit and driving control method therefor A hybrid vehicle includes an electric motor, an engine including an exhaust gas purifying unit, and an engine clutch disposed between the electric motor and the engine. A method of controlling the hybrid vehicle includes determining a driving environment condition including a first condition related to at least a driving load when a request for operating the exhaust gas purifying unit is received, determining a state of the engine clutch and an operation condition of the exhaust gas purifying unit when the exhaust gas purifying means operates according to the result of determining the driving environment condition, and operating the exhaust gas purifying unit while maintaining the determined state of the engine clutch when the driving environment condition is satisfied.
US11691617B2	Transmission assembly with electrical machine unit for improved shift quality A transmission assembly for a work vehicle having an engine includes a variator operably connected to the engine, a gear arrangement configured to provide a selective gear reduction for transmission of output power from the variator to an output shaft, and an electrical machine unit. The electrical machine unit further includes a main shaft operably connected to the variator, a first rotor configured to rotatably drive a first shaft, a second rotor configured to rotatably drive a second shaft, and a clutch configured to selectively couple the first shaft or the second shaft, or both the first shaft and the second shaft, to the main shaft. The clutch, the first rotor, and the second rotor are operable to control a speed and rotational direction of the main shaft in providing rotational power to the variator.
US11691616B2	Powertrain torque control method and system Methods and systems are provided for improving torque control of a vehicle that includes simulated shifting of a step gear ratio transmission. In one example, a propulsive effort request is gradually incrementally increased or decreased to provide a smooth torque transition, thereby providing a smoother vehicle speed change and improve vehicle drivability.
US11691613B2	Method for controlling heating of hybrid vehicle A method for controlling heating of a hybrid vehicle is provided. The vehicle includes a duct flowing air into the indoor of the hybrid vehicle from the outside, a heater core for circulating the coolant heated from an engine inside the duct, a PTC heater heated by the power supplied from a high-voltage battery of the hybrid vehicle inside the duct, and a controller. The controller operates the engine and the PTC heater and heats the air flowing into the indoor of the hybrid vehicle through the duct. The voltage supplied to the PTC heater from a low voltage DC-DC converter (LDC) is changed based on the state of the engine and an auxiliary battery for supplying power to an electric component of the vehicle to apply power to the PTC heater.
US11691611B2	Method of powering an electromechanical brake actuator for an aircraft wheel The invention provides a method of electrically powering an electromechanical braking actuator (1) fitted to an aircraft wheel brake, in which the power supply current (I) delivered to the electromechanical braking actuator is saturated to a saturation value (Isat) in order to limit the current consumed by the electromechanical braking actuator and thereby limit the forces developed by the actuator. The method includes the step of determining the saturation value (Isat) as a function of an internal temperature (T) of the electromechanical braking actuator while it is in operation.
US11691608B2	By-pass of air supply protection for electronic parking brake system and vehicle comprising such system The invention concerns an electronic parking brake system (2), comprising an air supply (4), a check valve (6), connected to the air supply, an electro-pneumatic control unit (8), at least one park brake actuator (10), a relay valve (12), comprising a first port (12a) connected to the check valve, a second port (12b) connected to the electro-pneumatic control unit, a third port (12c) connected to the park brake actuator and a fourth port (12d) which is in communication with the atmosphere, and an electrically actuated valve (14), which is controlled by the electro-pneumatic control unit (8) and which includes a first orifice (14a) connected to a compressed air line (16) extending between the check valve and the air supply, a second orifice (14b), a third orifice (14c) connected to the electro-pneumatic control unit (8), and preferably a vent orifice. The second orifice (14b) is connected to another compressed air line (18) extending between the check valve (6) and the first port (12a) of the relay valve (12).
US11691607B2	Electropneumatic hand brake (EPH) having integrated TCV (European and Scandinavian control) An electropneumatic control module for an electronically controllable pneumatic brake system for a vehicle combination with a tractor vehicle and a trailer vehicle includes a pneumatic reservoir input, which is connectable to a compressed-air reservoir, and a trailer control unit, which has a trailer control valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, a trailer brake pressure port and a trailer supply pressure port. The electropneumatic control module further includes an immobilizing brake unit, which has a spring-type actuator port for at least one spring-type actuator for a tractor vehicle and an immobilizing brake valve unit with one or more electropneumatic valves, and an electronic control unit, wherein the electronic control unit is designed to, based on an electronic immobilizing signal, trigger the immobilizing brake valve unit to switch at least one valve of the immobilizing brake valve unit.
US11691606B2	Hydraulic motor vehicle brake system and method for operating same A brake system includes a first functional unit having at least one first hydraulic pressure generator, which is designed to build up a hydraulic pressure at a wheel brake, and a first hydraulic fluid reservoir, from which the first hydraulic pressure generator can draw in hydraulic fluid. The brake system furthermore comprises a second functional unit having at least one second, electric hydraulic pressure generator, which is controllable in order to build up a hydraulic pressure at the wheel brake, a check valve and at least one second hydraulic fluid reservoir, having an outlet, via which the second, electric hydraulic pressure generator can draw in hydraulic fluid, and an inlet, relative to which the check valve is arranged upstream in such a way that it has a blocking effect toward the inlet in respect of a flow direction.
US11691602B2	Vehicle antilock brake system control device A wheeled vehicle's antilock brake system (ABS) control device has three kinds of control modes of a braking force oriented mode, a sideways force oriented swinging-motion suppression mode and a sideways force oriented swinging-motion enhancement mode each of which is an ABS control mode being selected by means of an ABS control mode selection unit; and the vehicle ABS control device is so arranged that, in accordance with an ABS control mode selected by the ABS control mode selection unit, target slip rates on each of the vehicle's wheels being set by a target slip-rate setting unit are transferred toward respective braking force orientation or sideways force orientation, thereby the behavior of a wheeled vehicle is stabilized at a time when the wheeled vehicle on which the vehicle ABS control device is mounted makes a turn.
US11691596B2	Smart welcome system of vehicle and controlling method thereof A control method of a smart welcome system of a vehicle includes emitting a low-frequency signal of a first power to search for a smart key in a first search area, emitting a high-frequency signal by the smart key, determining that the smart key is within the first search area, carrying out authentication for the smart key, transmitting a wake-up signal to an AVNT smart connection device, and emitting a low-frequency signal of a second power to search for the smart key in a second search area, executing a booting program, transmitting a high-frequency signal by the authenticated smart key, determining that the authenticated smart key is within the second search area, unfolding a side mirror and outputting a welcome sound output signal to a welcome speaker, and outputting a welcome sound simultaneously with unfolding the side mirror.
US11691593B2	Engaging and disengaging device, seat belt retractor, and seat belt assembly An engagement and disengagement device used in a seat belt retractor includes a first rotating member and a second rotating member configured to be coaxial, and a transmission member disposed between the first and second rotating members. The first rotating member defines an engagement portion on a radial inner surface thereof, and the distance from the engagement portion to an axis of rotation gradually increases in a first direction of rotation. The transmission member can rotate between an engagement position and a non-engagement position relative to the first rotating member.
US11691591B2	Motor vehicle and occupant seat combination A motor vehicle and occupant seat combination may include any one or combination of means for selectively preventing forward pivoting of at least one vehicle seat, one or more web attenuators for dampen forces applied thereby by one or more respective shoulder webs of at least one occupant restraint system, at least one sleeve received on at least one shoulder web and a corresponding sleeve adjuster for adjusting a position of the sleeve along the respective shoulder web, and one or more ratcheting web retractors for selectively tightening a lap web or a thigh web about an occupant of at least one vehicle seat.
US11691590B2	Seat belt mounting bracket mounting structure A seat belt mounting bracket mounting structure includes a pillar portion, a connecting member connecting the pillar portion and another forward pillar portion positioned in front of the vehicle body of the pillar portion, and a seat belt mounting bracket mounted at a cross position of the pillar portion and the connecting member.
US11691589B2	Driver-side airbag device A driver-side airbag device includes: a mounting plate; a cushion disposed inside the mounting plate and configured to be inflated by gas supplied thereto; a cover surrounding the cushion and having a movable lid to be cut and tilted by an inflation of the cushion; a decoration part disposed on a front surface of the movable lid and to be rotated together with the movable lid; and a connector having one side disposed between the cover and the decoration part and another side coupled to the mounting plate, the connector configured to restrain forward deployment of the cover when the cushion is inflated.
US11691579B2	Vehicle shock absorbing structure A vehicle shock absorbing structure provided on the vehicle includes a shock absorbing member and a bracket. The shock absorbing member is disposed on a front end of the vehicle so as to extend in a vehicle width direction. The shock absorbing member includes a front end serving as a collision portion. The bracket includes a front end coupled to a rear end of the shock absorbing member. The bracket interposed between the shock absorbing member and a vehicle body. A deformation control member that extends forward and obliquely upward is provided in a coupling portion at which the bracket is coupled to the shock absorbing member. The deformation control member is more fragile than a front portion of the shock absorbing member that in front of the coupling portion and a rear portion of the bracket in rear of the coupling portion.
US11691576B2	High thermal tolerance shield Methods and systems are provided for a heat shield. In one example, the heat shield is formed of a composite material, the heat shield configured to shield a component from radiated heat. The composite material is a mixture of aluminum particles dispersed in an elastomer matrix.
US11691575B2	Sandwich-type, composite component having a sprayed backside protective coating A sandwich-type, composite component having a sprayed backside protective coating is provided. The component includes a first outer layer having an outer surface, a second outer layer and a core positioned between and bonded to the outer layers and having a plurality of cavities. The protective coating is integrally formed from an elastomeric material. The material is sprayed to form the coating and the coating is bonded to the outer surface by curing. The component may be a vehicle interior component such as a vehicle load floor component.
US11691574B2	Method of forming a headliner that includes shaped reinforcement brackets A method of forming a headliner for a vehicle includes forming the headliner into a desired shape from one or more materials. The headliner includes a headliner cutout portion corresponding to an opening through the headliner. A reinforcement bracket preform is formed into the headliner cutout portion during the step of forming the headliner. The headliner cutout portion is removed from the headliner. The reinforcement bracket preform is removed from the headliner cutout portion and a shaped reinforcement bracket is formed.
US11691573B2	Aerodynamically enhanced sensor housing Described herein are aerodynamically enhanced sensor housings. An aerodynamically enhanced sensor housing has an asymmetrical lateral cross-section that includes a first portion having a substantially spherical curvature and a second portion having a non-spherical curvature. The second portion having the non-spherical curvature may be elongated in relation to the first portion. An aerodynamically enhanced housing can also include one or more indentations formed in an exterior surface thereof to further enhance drag reducing characteristics of the housing. In addition, air flow characteristics around the sensor housing during vehicle operation can be assessed and a drag reduction protocol can be generated and implemented to further enhanced the drag reducing characteristics of the sensor housing.
US11691572B2	Off-road vehicle utility rack apparatus An off-road vehicle utility rack apparatus. The off-road vehicle utility rack apparatus allows a spare tire to be attached to a top surface and a fuel container or other container (e.g., water, tool, suitcase, etc.) to be stored on a bottom surface of the off-road vehicle utility rack apparatus. The off-road vehicle utility rack apparatus attaches directly to integral structural components of the off-road vehicle (e.g., ATV, UTV, OHV, etc.) does not interfere with items (e.g., tool box, suitcase, etc.) stored in integral storage space on the off-road vehicle. The off-road vehicle utility rack apparatus is dynamically lifted in an up and down direction to allow easy access to the fuel container and/or the items stored in the integral storage space of the off-road vehicle.
US11691571B2	Removable mounting arrangement of a roof rail on the roof of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a removable mounting arrangement of a roof rail 10 on the roof 20 of a motor vehicle. The rail profile 11 has a mounting wall 41 aligned an angle and recesses 42 for a mounting element 50 for introducing from the side. An adapter connected to the roof 20 of the motor vehicle also has an angled contact surface 31 having recesses 32 for the mounting elements 50. The potential for introducing the mounting elements 50 from the side enables easily mounting even a decorative roof rail 10 (FIG. 3).
US11691570B2	Telescoping roof rack system A telescoping roof rack system is described. Embodiments of the telescoping roof rack system can include, but are not limited to, roof rack assemblies, crossbar assemblies, a canopy, and combinations thereof. The telescoping roof rack system can be implemented to provide an awning proximate a side of a vehicle. The telescoping roof rack system can provide protrusions extending out an end of the crossbar assemblies such that no additional components are needed to provide the awning.
US11691563B2	Light-emitting unit for door mirror To provide a light-emitting unit for a door mirror capable of improving a stability of LED's position and connectivity, while reducing a breakage possibility of the LED due to heat. The light-emitting unit for a door mirror is characterized in that it includes a rigid first substrate part having a connector part to receive a signal, and mounts a control unit thereon to cause an LED to emit light based on the signal; a rigid second substrate part provided separately from the first substrate part and mounts the LED thereon; and a connection part connecting the first substrate part to the second substrate part and having a circuit to cause a current signal transmitted from a first substrate part side to reach the LED's side, and the connection part has lower heat transfer rate than heat dissipation rate of the second substrate part.
US11691561B2	Lamp apparatus of vehicle and control method thereof Provided are a lamp apparatus of a vehicle and a control method thereof. The lamp apparatus includes: a first integrated lamp installed at either the front or rear of a vehicle and having a plurality of lamps, one or more of which being turned on according to a lighting mode; a second integrated lamp installed at a position different from the installation position of the first integrated lamp and having a plurality of lamps, one or more of which being turned on; a travel direction input unit that receives a travel direction; a driving signal input unit that receives driving signals for turning on and off the lamps; and a lamp control unit that receives the travel direction to set the lighting modes of the first and second integrated lamps, and drives one or more of the plurality of lamps included in each of them.
US11691559B2	Method of raising or lowering a landing gear A torque load binder for changing tension in a chain or strap securing a load to a vehicle or support surface. The load binder includes a housing with an internal gear mechanism and a connector mechanism operatively engaged with the gear mechanism and extending outwardly from the housing. A high speed first driveshaft and a lower speed second driveshaft on the load binder are selectively individually actuated to effect movement between first and second end linkages of the connector mechanism. The first driveshaft effects movement between the first and second end linkages at a first speed and the second driveshaft effects movement between the end linkages at a lower second speed. Rotation of either of the first or second driveshafts actuates the connector mechanism, changing the distance between the first and second end linkages, and thereby changing the tension in the tie-down.
US11691555B2	Blast mat configuration A vehicle including a frame, a cabin, and a blast mat. The cabin is coupled to the frame and includes a seat and a series of walls. The blast mat has a bottom surface engaging at least one of the walls. The blast mat includes a first portion configured to support a first portion of an occupant seated in the seat and a second portion configured to support a second portion of the occupant. The first portion of the occupant and the second portion of the occupant have different resistances to blast energy. The second portion of the blast mat has a greater thickness than the first portion of the blast mat.
US11691548B2	Seat A car seat includes an air outlet located in a seat upper portion (a portion provided above a seat cushion and including a seat back and a headrest) to let out air therethrough; an air inlet located in the seat upper portion to draw in air therethrough; at least one fan configured to produce a current of air flowing from the air outlet toward the air inlet at a front side of the seat upper portion; and a scenting device configured to scent air to be forced out through the air outlet. The air outlet and the air inlet are located in such positions that at least part of the headrest is positioned between the air outlet and the air inlet in a direction from the air outlet toward the air inlet as viewed from a front side.
US11691546B2	Seat assembly having a pivotable seat back A seat assembly having a seat back and a mounting bracket assembly. The seat back may have a pivot pin that may be rotatable about an axis. The mounting bracket assembly may be adapted to be mounted to a vehicle and may have a hole that may receive a bushing. The bushing may receive the pivot pin.
US11691543B2	Infant car seat and stability leg and release actuator An infant car seat includes a seat base and a stability leg. The stability leg includes an upper leg tube, a middle leg tube, a lower leg tube, a rotary member, a first latch and a second latch. The middle leg tube includes at least one hole. The lower leg tube includes at least one opening. The rotary member is assembled with the seat base and affixed to the upper leg tube. The first latch is disposed on a bottom of the upper leg tube and adapted to detachably engage with the at least one hole for constraining a movement between the upper leg tube and the middle leg tube. The second latch is disposed on a bottom of the middle leg tube, and adapted to detachably engage with the at least one opening for constraining a movement between the middle leg tube and the lower leg tube.
US11691542B2	Adjustment device for a vehicle seat as well as a vehicle seat The present disclosure relates to an adjustment device for a vehicle seat comprising adjusters adjustable in relation to one another, where on the first adjuster a toothed rack with an interlocking is hinged, and on the second adjuster a pinion is pivoted, the interlocking engaging with the pinion for adjusting the toothed rack and for moving the two adjusters in relation to one another, where, further, a toothed rack blocking element is affixed to the second adjuster, and the toothed rack, when adjusted, runs between the toothed rack blocking element and the pinion.
US11691538B2	Fuel cell system A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell and a fuel cell controller. The fuel cell controller is configured to control a cooler based on a command from a host controller, the cooler being configured to cool the fuel cell. When a predetermined condition regarding the fuel cell is satisfied, the fuel cell controller controls the cooler according to a procedure predetermined in the fuel cell controller, regardless of the command from the host controller.
US11691537B2	Electric forklift and method of driving the same The present disclosure relates to an electric forklift and a method of driving the same which are capable of increasing a lifespan of a battery, and the electric forklift includes: a traveling motor which operates a wheel; a working machine motor which operates a working machine; a control unit which controls the operations of the traveling motor and the working machine motor based on an output control signal inputted from the outside; a battery which supplies electric power to the traveling motor, the working machine motor, and the control unit; and a temperature detecting unit which detects a temperature of the battery, in which the control unit controls an operation of at least one of the traveling motor and the working machine motor based on a detected temperature from the temperature detecting unit.
US11691533B2	Jig for connector current evaluation An evaluation jig comprises a female terminal connectable to a male terminal of a charging connector. The female terminal includes a plurality of contact pieces and a support portion. Each contact piece has a flexible piece, and a contact portion protruding toward the center axis from an inner surface of the flexible piece. The flexible piece forms a portion of a cylinder having the center axis. The flexible piece has a length equal to or larger than twice an outer diameter of the cylinder in a direction parallel to the center axis. The flexible piece is elastically deformable so that the flexible piece has a distal end portion to be displaceable in a radial direction of the cylinder relative to a proximal end portion of the flexible piece. The contact portion has a shape curved so as to protrude inward in the radial direction.
US11691532B2	On-board integrated charging device and current distribution calculating method thereof The present invention discloses an on-board integrated charging device and a current distribution calculating method thereof. The on-board integrated charging device comprises a voltage conversion module. The voltage conversion module is provided with an AC terminal connected to an alternating current or an alternating current load, an HV terminal connected to a power battery and an LV terminal connected to a direct current load. When the AC terminal is idle, the LV terminal is powered by the HV terminal, and an input current of the LV terminal is an actual current of the HV terminal. According to the on-board integrated charging device, OBC, DCAC and DCDC functions can be integrated on the same circuit board, a current reporting requirement can be realized through a distribution algorithm, and the volume and weight of the whole device can be reduced.
US11691523B2	Charging coupler having handle and electronic vehicle charging apparatus including the same Disclosed herein are an electric vehicle charging coupler having a handle and an electric vehicle charging apparatus including the same. The electric vehicle charging coupler includes a coupler body having one side on which a charging port to be mounted to a charging port of an electric vehicle is formed to perform charging, a cable inlet part which is formed in an upper portion of the coupler body and into which a charging cable is inserted, and a handle formed to extend from the other side of the coupler body to be held by a hand and provided separately from the cable inlet part. Therefore, the electric vehicle can be easily charged by easily handling the thick and heavy charging cable.
US11691522B2	Extended-range positioning system based on foreign-object detection Systems and methods are described for an extended-range positioning system based on foreign-object detection (FOD). In particular, a power-transfer apparatus is disclosed that includes a coil and a foreign-object-detection (FOD) system. The coil is configured to generate a magnetic field based on an electric current running through the coil for transferring power to a receiver device. the FOD system includes a plurality of FOD sense loops, FOD circuitry, and active-beacon receive circuitry. The FOD sense loops detect metal objects within the magnetic field based on changes to an electrical characteristic(s) of one or more of the FOD sense loops. The FOD circuitry processes a modulation pattern of the electrical characteristic(s) of the one or more FOD sense loops and provides first positioning information. The active-beacon receive circuitry processes induced voltage in at least two sense loops to provide second positioning information.
US11691520B2	System for an electrically driven vehicle, vehicle having same and method for same A system for an electrically driven vehicle includes at least one motor controller configured to control at least one electric motor, with which at least one drive wheel of the vehicle can be driven. The system further includes at least one brake controller configured to control friction brakes, with each of which one of multiple drive wheels and/or non-driven wheels can be braked. The brake controller and the electric motor controller each have a data interface that is a bus interface. The brake controller and the electric motor controller are set up to send and/or receive data with a predefined maximum data transmission rate via the first data interface. The brake controller and the electric motor each have a second data interface, each second data interface being designed to send and/or receive data with a higher data transmission rate than the maximum data transmission rate of the first data interface.
US11691519B2	Electrically driven vehicle There is provided an electrically driven vehicle that well balances calculation volumes and communication volumes of two control devices configured to drive and control motors for driving. The electrically driven vehicle comprises at least one motor for driving and a first control device and a second control device configured to control the motor. The first control device is configured to calculate a target torque that is to be output from the motor, based on information including an accelerator position, to calculate a current command based on the calculated target torque, and to send the calculated current command to the second control device. The second control device is configured to use the current command, a phase current of the motor and a rotational angle of the motor such as to drive the motor by feedback control.
US11691516B2	System and method of capacitance control A system and method of capacitance management in an agricultural vehicle and connected implement, wherein the vehicle and implement have a plurality of electric drives connected to a common connection and connectable to a direct current supply, and each electric drive has an associated Y capacitor between each direct current supply connection and the common connection, wherein the method includes receiving and summing capacitance values for each of the electric drives and comparing with a stored threshold value. If the threshold value is exceeded, a sequence of selective disconnections of individual electric drives is performed until the sum of the received capacitance values is less than or equal to the threshold value. The method may be performed manually, or automatically based on a sequence defined in a priority list until the sum of the received capacitance values is less than or equal to the threshold value.
US11691510B2	Control apparatus and method using knob A control apparatus and method using a knob are provided. The control apparatus includes an input unit configured to receive knob operation information, a memory configured to store a program for transmitting a vehicle function control command on the basis of the knob operation information, and a processor configured to execute the program, wherein the processor displays information about the vehicle function control command by using a knob.
US11691509B2	Integrated control apparatus for autonomous driving vehicle The present disclosure relates to an integrated control apparatus for an autonomous driving vehicle, in which operation for accelerating, braking, and steering of a vehicle is implemented through one integrated lever and buttons for starting and shifting of a vehicle are disposed on one case together with the integrated lever. Accordingly, the integrated control apparatus can be easily used for an autonomous driving vehicle.
US11691505B2	Support for the anchoring of an automotive clutch hydraulic pump The present invention relates to a mounting bracket for the fastening an automotive clutch hydraulic pump as an automotive repair or spare part; the mounting bracket comprises an mounting bracket assembly consisting of a washer, a coupling and a cover. This mounting bracket assembly is inserted through one extremity of the damaged pedal base, and the nut with which the mounting bracket assembly will be screwed is installed through the interior of the pedal base; the safety grub screws are tightened, leaving it ready to withstand the forces exerted between the clutch pedal and the automotive hydraulic pump.
US11691500B2	Stabilizers for a vehicle cooling module A stabilizing arrangement of a cooling system module of a vehicle includes stabilizer pins attached to the vehicle cooling system module. Stabilizer slots are incorporated into a component of the chassis of the vehicle, such as a frame extender. The stabilizer slots may be formed as an upwards opening U-shape. Bushings are attached to the stabilizer pins. The stabilizer pins and bushings extend laterally into and engage with the stabilizer slots. Upon installation, the stabilizer pins and bushings are aligned with the stabilizer slots as the cooling system module is lowered onto the ISO mounts. The stabilizer pins and bushings slide vertically downwards into the stabilizer slots as the cooling system module is lowered into place. The simpler stabilizer pins, bushings, and stabilizer slots thereby take the place of expensive, time consuming, complex, labor intensive, and space consuming stay rod arrangements.
US11691495B2	Vehicle equipped with battery pack Provided is a vehicle equipped with a battery pack. A vehicle equipped with a battery pack includes a floor tunnel and a battery pack. The battery pack includes a first battery accessory, a second battery accessory, and an electrical wiring. The first battery accessory is arranged inside a front tunnel portion of the floor tunnel from below. The second battery accessory is arranged inside a rear tunnel portion of the floor tunnel from below. The electrical wiring extends in a front-rear direction of a vehicle body across right and left second floor cross members, and connects the first battery accessory and the second battery accessory.
US11691494B2	Electric motor vehicle battery support assembly A battery unit which stores plural battery modules therein is attached to respective lower faces of a pair of floor frames at its both sides. The battery unit comprises an attaching bracket which protrudes substantially horizontally from the battery case and is positioned just below the lower face of the floor frame with a distance therebetween. A specified rigidity ratio is set for an attachment portion of the battery unit to the floor frame, and the attaching bracket is attached to the lower face of the floor frame via an intermediate part such that the above-described rigidity ratio is 0.1 or greater.
US11691493B2	Vehicle battery tray having tub-based component A battery tray for an electric vehicle includes a tub component that has a floor portion and a perimeter wall portion that integrally extends upward around a peripheral edge of the floor portion to border a battery containment area of the tub component. The tub component may include a plurality of cross member portions that integrally interconnect with the floor portion and the perimeter wall portion so as to span laterally across the battery containment area to divide the battery containment area into separate compartments. A support structure of the battery tray may have an elongated member coupled at an exterior side of each of opposing longitudinal sections of the perimeter wall portion of the tub component.
US11691492B2	Assembly for securing a vehicle battery on a body of a motor vehicle, and method for mounting a vehicle battery in a motor vehicle A securing assembly secures a vehicle battery on a vehicle body, and includes a securing element for securing to a housing of the vehicle battery and a securing unit for detachably securing to a body part of the vehicle body. The securing element and the securing unit are configured so as to be integrally, interlockingly or force-lockingly connected to one another when bringing the vehicle battery into a mounting position.
US11691490B2	Seal assembly A seal assembly includes a body portion defining a mounting channel for receiving a vehicle flange. A base of the body portion defines an outer surface of the body portion with the outer surface defining a first axis of curvature adapted to correspond with a contour of the flange. The seal assembly further includes a sealing lip portion co-extruded with the body portion and defining a notch having a notch configuration, an element disposed in the notch and pre-formed to have an element configuration corresponding to at least a part of the notch configuration, and a molding material molded to a back surface of the element, secured to the sealing lip portion within the notch, and extending across the notch, with the element and the molding material defining a contour lip portion that in combination with the sealing lip portion defines an external sealing lip of the seal assembly.
US11691488B2	Door hatch assembly There is provided a door hatch assembly for an aperture in a screen door, the assembly including a substantially round rim mountable on a periphery of the aperture; a static member mounted in the rim and configured to cover at least a first portion of the aperture; and a hatch engaged with the static member and movable over the static member to reversibly cover at least a second portion of the aperture.
US11691485B2	Combination interior trim and reinforcement for exterior resin pane Anchor brackets/tethers may be used to reinforce a vehicle's resin rear door without substantially increasing the mass of the resin rear door. Such anchor brackets hold an interior trim panel(s) in place, and keep the interior trim panel(s) connected to the door structure or portion(s) thereof. The interior trim panel(s) can act as a protective interior shield that eliminates any exposure of the interior cabin/passenger compartment from any outer (and/or interior) door panel cracks/gaps that may be created during an adverse event. Moreover, conventional interior trim panels may, during a collision, break apart, the broken pieces becoming potentially dangerous projectiles. By being attached to the door structure and/or door componentry, the chance that the interior trim panel (or portions thereof) becoming a projectile is negated or at least lessened.
US11691483B2	Thermal shield system A thermal shield system with wireless control capabilities including a multi-layer shield, a housing containing a power source and processor, and a programmable control mechanism, wherein the control mechanism is in communication with the processor to facilitate direct or remote manual programming of time and temperature of the shield system. The multi-layer shield includes a perimeter having a first layer comprised of reflective material, a second layer comprised of a plurality of conductive pads arranged in a plurality of rows within a structural support sheet, a third layer comprised of thermal material, an electrical wire running through and connecting said conductive pads of the second layer, and a surround spanning the perimeter of the shield. The surround of the shield has flexibility to allow folding or rolling for compact storage of said shield and having rigidity to provide structural integrity of said shield. The electrical wire connects each of the plurality of conductive pads in a series to generate consistent and uniform heat while minimizing depletion of the power source.
US11691480B2	Housing for a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device of a motor vehicle The invention relates to a heating, ventilation and/or air conditioning device (10) for a motor vehicle, comprising a housing (12) defining an air duct (11) for the passage of an airflow comprising—an inlet module (8), comprising at least one air inlet (15, 16), an air filter (70) being arranged within the inlet module (8), and—a distribution module (9) comprising at least one air outlet (27, 29, 30), the inlet module (8) and the distribution module (9) being detachably assembled to one another; according to the invention, the inlet module (8) is configured to be arranged in a first area of the vehicle, and the distribution module (9) is configured to be arranged in a second area of the vehicle, the air filter (70) being able to be removed from the second area of the vehicle. The invention also relates to a motor vehicle comprising such a device.
US11691478B2	Brake device for an adjustable vent outlet of a motor vehicle A brake device (100) for braking the movement of at least one movable element (1) relative to a housing (2) of an air outlet, wherein the movable element (1) is an air-flow-directing and/or air-flow-limiting element and/or an actuation element, wherein the brake device (100) has at least one resilient element (4), wherein the resilient element (4) has a main extent direction which is orientated at least substantially perpendicularly to a movement path of the at least one movable element (1). An air outlet, having such a brake device, is also provided.
US11691477B2	Vortex separation device for a fluid transfer circuit The invention relates to a vortex degassing device (1) for a fluid transfer circuit (F1, F2), in particular of a motor vehicle, this device (1) comprising: a first internal chamber (10) connected to a first inlet (11) for a fluid (F1) as well as to a first outlet (12) for a liquid fraction and to a second outlet (13) for a gaseous fraction, a second internal chamber (20) connected to a second inlet (21) for a fluid (F2) as well as to a third outlet (22) for a liquid fraction and to a fourth outlet (23) for a gaseous fraction, the second chamber (20) being located above the first chamber (10) and the second outlet (13) extending through the second chamber (20) to the level of the fourth outlet (23). The invention also relates to a fluid transfer circuit comprising at least one such device (1) as well as a method for using such a device (1).
US11691476B2	Active vehicle ventilation control A vehicle with an active climate control system. The vehicle having sensors that communicate with the active climate control system. The active climate control system controlling climate control elements upon evaluation of the sensor data. The active climate control fully customizable by the user of the vehicle.
US11691475B2	Universal control for recreational vehicle air conditioner A recreational vehicle air conditioner and methods of operating a recreational vehicle air conditioner are provided. The recreational vehicle air conditioner may be configured for, and the method may include, receiving a mode selection input comprising one of a thermostat mode and a direct control mode. The recreational vehicle air conditioner may further be configured for, and the method may further include, operating the recreational vehicle air conditioner independently of an external display device when the mode selection input is thermostat mode and operating the recreational vehicle air conditioner in response to one or more commands from the external display device when the mode selection input is direct control mode.
US11691471B2	Automobile suspension device A five-link automobile suspension device is configured to support a lower end of a damper with a lower arm, and is capable of reducing sliding friction while ensuring a road clearance. Embodiments include a lower arm connecting a wheel support and a vehicle body, and a damper that has a lower end connected to the lower arm and is disposed to incline upward toward a vehicle-width-direction inner side in a rear view. A wall surface of the lower arm has a damper mounting portion, which supports a pivot of the damper, at a position lower than a straight line connecting a pivot on a wheel side and a pivot on a vehicle-body side of the lower arm. A bottom surface of the lower arm has a bulge formed at a position under the damper mounting portion.
US11691470B2	System and method for an autonomous robot drivetrain with an actuated bogie The present invention relates to a novel robot drive train that is robust, and low cost. The drive train is capable of ascending obstacles greater than the height of its wheels, protects the robot against shocks/vibration, and is highly maneuverable, such as able to execute a zero-point turn. To control the bogie in a variety of scenarios, a novel mechanism is used to selectively limit the articulation range of the bogie and/or programmatically apply a preload to the bogie axle.
US11691469B2	Multi-layered sheet material comprising at least one supporting woven fabric, crossway element comprising such a multi-layered sheet material, and vehicle, air passenger bridge or staircase comprising such a crossway element A multi-layered sheet material (1) including a reinforcing support (2) having a polymer coating (3) on at least one side, alternatively on both sides, wherein the reinforcing support (2) includes at least one textile fabric (6), such as a supporting woven fabric (6a), wherein the fabric (6), has at least two surface regions (13a; 13b; 34a; 34b) that differ from each other in at least one mechanical property, as well as a crossway element, such as a crossway bellows, for components, vehicles, building connections, or for flight passenger bridges or staircase bridges, including at least one such multi-layered sheet material, and a vehicle, a building connection, and a flight passenger or staircase bridge including such a crossway element.
US11691468B2	Equal angle hitch One or more techniques and/or systems are disclosed for a hitch system that couples a vehicle to an implement powered by the vehicle using a driveshaft supplying power from a power output to the implement. The hitch system comprises a front portion and rear portion, with a mid-yaw pivot coupling the front and rear portions. The front portion couples to a drawbar engaged with the vehicle, and the rear portion couples with the implement. The mid-yaw pivot can be disposed substantially equidistant from a power output of the vehicle and a power input to the implement. This arrangement can provide, during operation, for the angle between the power output and driveshaft to be substantially equal to the angle between the power input and driveshaft. This may provide for improved performance in the implement, including reduced vibration, lower weight, and less maintenance.
US11691466B1	Vertical tapered trailer hitch coupling A vertical tapered trailer hitch coupling adapted for mounting on a vehicle hitch mounting frame. The mounting frame attached to an undercarriage at a rear of a vehicle. The vertical tapered trailer hitch coupling includes a vertical tapered collar with a four, equal sided tapered collar hole. A vertical, four equal sided tapered post is received inside the tapered collar hole. The post can be rotated 90 degrees in the collar hole. Mounted on top of tapered post is a trailer ball plate with a trailer ball. Also, the ball plate can include more than one trailer balls. This design allows for two different heights of drop hitches on a single hitch. The trailer balls are adapted for pulling different types of trailers behind the vehicle.
US11691464B2	Methods for detecting and locating a thermal anomaly for a mounted assembly of a vehicle A method for detecting a thermal anomaly during running of a tire-wheel assembly (3) of a vehicle (1) equipped with a mounting wheel (5) on which a pneumatic tire is mounted comprises the steps of measuring the internal pressure (P) and temperature (T) of the tire-wheel assembly (3) using a sensor (9) attached to the mounting wheel (5), calculating a monitoring ratio which is a function of the measured pressure and of the measured temperature, repeating the preceding steps and tracking the evolution in the value of the monitoring ratio in order to determine a thermal anomaly.
US11691457B2	Non-pneumatic tire In a non-pneumatic tire, an outer ring comprises a laminate having a plurality of fiber layers, and at least one elastomer layer interposed between an adjacent pair of a plurality of fiber layers, the plurality of fiber layers include an outermost layer which among the plurality of fibers is that which is arranged in outwardmost fashion in a tire radial direction, and an innermost layer which among the plurality of fibers is that which is arranged in inwardmost fashion in the tire radial direction, and at least one of the outermost layer and the innermost layer contains a first fiber array at which fibrous material is arrayed so as to extend in the long direction of a joint.
US11691455B2	Flanged wheel hub bearing provided with a sensor A wheel hub bearing for motor vehicles including a rotatable hub provided with a flange for the engagement of the hub to a wheel of a vehicle and provided with a radially outer free portion and a bearing unit provided with a radially outer ring for the engagement of the wheel hub bearing to a knuckle of the vehicle and a radially inner rotatable ring angularly connected to the hub. Furthermore, the wheel hub bearing has a device for detecting a vehicle parameter and provided with an encoder and a sensor in communication with the encoder. The encoder is ridgidly coupled to the radially outer free portion of the flange to jointly rotate with the hub.
US11691451B2	Greeting card having integrated memento A greeting card has a removable memento. The greeting card is one or more panels having a cutline extending entirely through the thickness of the greeting card. The portion of the card having a periphery defined by the continuous cutline acts as a. The greeting card may also have a coextensive second layer formed from paper, poster board, cardboard, a wooden panel, a photograph and the like. The greeting card may also be have two equally sized wooden panels attached to the same side of a second layer capable of forming a bendable hinge or joint between the two panels, allowing the two wooden panels to be rotated about the hinge 180° or 360°.
US11691450B2	Paper separation mechanism of stapleless binder A post-processing apparatus includes a paper alignment tray including a loading table on which a paper is to be loaded, and a side guide and an end guide to align a side in a width direction and an end in a longitudinal direction of the paper stack, respectively, a first binder including a binding unit to bind the paper stack on the paper alignment tray in a stapleless manner, the first binder displaceable to a binding location to bind the paper stack and to a separation location to separate the binding unit from the paper stack, and a controller to move the paper stack relative to the binding unit while displacing the first binder from the binding location to the separation location.
US11691448B2	Bidirectional printer ribbon supply system A bidirectional ribbon supply system for a printer includes: a shaft supported by a frame of the printer, the shaft to rotate about an axis; a pulley affixed to the shaft; and a bias member coupled between the frame and the pulley to apply a force to the pulley in either of a first or second direction responsive to rotation of the pulley in the other of the first or second direction, wherein rotation of a spindle supported on the shaft in the first direction dispenses inside-coated ribbon toward a printhead, and rotation of the spindle in the second direction dispenses outside-coated ribbon toward the printhead.
US11691447B2	Mobile device with battery A liquid discharging apparatus includes a drive signal output circuit outputting a drive signal, a drive portion including a discharging head that discharges a liquid onto a medium based on the drive signal, a solid-state battery supplying electric power to the drive signal output circuit, a supporting portion supporting the drive signal output circuit, and a housing accommodating the drive signal output circuit, the drive portion, the solid-state battery, and the supporting portion, in which the housing includes a first housing surface that intersects a discharging direction, which is a direction in which the liquid is discharged from the discharging head, and the solid-state battery is positioned between the first housing surface and the supporting portion.
US11691446B2	Replication alignment of components for use in inkjet printing applications Techniques for more accurately and efficiently replicating the alignment of one or more printer components with respect to another printer component are described herein. Replication may be achieved by using a fixture and a connection media to create a near exact replica of features of the fixture, or to temporarily hold multiple printer components in position while a joining layer of the connection media hardens. More specifically, a connection media, such as epoxy, can be used to fill an intentionally-established gap between connecting bodies or components that are held in a predetermined position by the replication fixture. The replication fixture represents a mechanical mounting interface that influences the position of a print head (or an array of print heads) within a printer housing or printing mechanism. Joining printer components in such a manner enables a stable mechanical coupling to be formed that does not require post operations.
US11691445B2	Liquid ejecting apparatus and method of fixing liquid ejecting head A liquid ejecting apparatus includes a liquid ejecting head, a holding member holding the liquid ejecting head, a fixing member including a head portion, an engaging portion, and a shaft portion that couples the head portion to the engaging portion, and an elastic member including a first opening into which the shaft portion is inserted. One of the liquid ejecting head and the holding member includes a second opening into which the shaft portion is inserted, and the other one of the liquid ejecting head and the holding member includes a first engaged portion to be engaged with the engaging portion. The liquid ejecting head is fixed to the holding member by the engaging portion being brought into engagement with the first engaged portion such that the first opening and the second opening are disposed between the head portion and the engaging portion.
US11691442B2	Liquid discharge apparatus A liquid discharge apparatus includes a stage on which a recording medium is placed, a head configured to discharge a liquid onto the recording medium on the stage, an inclined wall adjacent to the recording medium, the inclined wall configured to cover a part of the stage, and a height adjuster configured to adjust a height of one end of the inclined wall to be equal to or lower than a thickness of the recording medium.
US11691437B2	Modifying image data to compensate for defective printer nozzles The disclosed embodiments include a method to compensate for defective printer nozzles. The method can include detecting a defective printer nozzle and initiating a print job including image data of the defective printer nozzle for a pixel location of an image. The image is to be printed in accordance with a print mask that maps printer nozzles to pixel locations of the image. The method can include modifying the image to print the image data in a neighboring pixel location relative to the pixel location of the image and printing the modified image.
US11691436B2	Isolation of microniches from solid-phase and solid suspension in liquid phase microbiomes using laser induced forward transfer A method for printing materials by: providing a receiving substrate; providing a target substrate having a photon-transparent support, a photon absorbent interlayer coated on the support, and a transfer material of a solid-phase environmental sample coated on top of the interlayer opposite to the support; and directing photon energy through the transparent support so that the photon energy strikes the interlayer is described. The environmental sample includes living organisms. A portion of the interlayer is energized by absorption of the photon energy, and the energized interlayer causes a transfer of a portion of the environmental sample including the microorganisms across a gap between the target substrate and the receiving substrate and onto the receiving substrate.
US11691434B2	Apparatus and method An apparatus includes a generation unit and a multiplexing unit. The generation unit generates image data for recording by a forming apparatus that forms an image on a forming member using a print head that applies energy to the member. The multiplexing unit performs multiplexing processing to generate recording data in which predetermined information to be recognized by a reading apparatus as information different from an image to be recorded on the member is embedded in the image data.
US11691431B2	Fluid circulation and ejection A fluid circulation and ejection system may include a microfluidic die, a single orifice fluid ejector having a drive chamber in the microfluidic die and a pressurized fluid source remote from the microfluidic die to create a pressure gradient across the drive chamber to circulate fluid across the drive chamber.
US11691423B2	Uniform print head surface coating Aspects of the present disclosure are directed to forming a layer of material on a print head. As may be implemented in a manner consistent with examples herein, a layer of material from a transfer film is pressed against a surface of a print head, in which the surface defines fluid nozzle openings that extend from the surface into the print head. Portions of the material pressed onto the surface are therein adhered to the surface and caused to wrap over edges of the surface extending around the openings. The transfer film is removed along with a thickness of the material pressed into contact with the surface that remains adhered to the transfer film, as well as some or all of other regions of the material over the openings. The remaining layer of the material on the surface is thus formed with a uniform thickness.
US11691421B2	Thermal bend actuator having improved lifetime A thermal bend actuator includes: a thermoelastic beam for connection to drive circuitry; and a passive beam mechanically cooperating with the thermoelastic beam, such that when a current is passed through the thermoelastic beam, the thermoelastic beam expands relative to the passive beam resulting in bending of the actuator. The thermoelastic beam wherein the thermoelastic beam is comprised of an aluminium alloy. The aluminium alloy comprises a first metal which is aluminium, a second metal, and at least 0.1 at. % of a third metal selected from the group consisting of: copper, scandium, tungsten, molybdenum, chromium, titanium, silicon and magnesium.
US11691418B2	Liquid ejecting head and liquid ejecting apparatus A liquid ejecting head includes nozzles configured to eject liquid, pressure chambers communicating with the nozzles, the pressure chambers being configured to generate pressure for ejecting the liquid, a first liquid chamber configured to store the liquid to be supplied to the pressure chambers, a second liquid chamber configured to store the liquid that passed through the pressure chambers, first communication paths communicating with the pressure chambers from the first liquid chamber, second communication paths respectively communicating with the second liquid chamber from between the pressure chambers and the nozzles in which flow path resistance in the first communication paths is higher than flow path resistance in the second communication paths.
US11691417B2	Inkjet head An inkjet head includes a pressure chamber storing ink, a nozzle communicating with the chamber, an actuator ejecting the ink through the nozzle by changing a volume of the chamber, and a circuit outputting a drive signal to the actuator with a drive waveform having a cycle based on a number of gradation levels being used for printing. When printing is performed using three or more gradation levels, the circuit outputs the signal that has a multi-drop drive waveform including two or more first waveforms for ejecting first to (n−1)-th droplets of the ink where n is equal to or greater than 3, a second waveform for ejecting an n-th droplet of the ink, and an intermediate time between the first waveform for ejecting the (n−1)-th droplet and the second waveform for ejecting the n-th droplet. The intermediate time is longer than a time between two adjacent first waveforms.
US11691416B2	Piezoelectric element, liquid ejecting head, and liquid ejecting apparatus An electric current based on electric charge produced on the piezoelectric body changes by going through a first path, a second path, a third path, and a fourth path in this order. On the first path, the electric current becomes larger as the voltage becomes higher. On the second path, the electric current becomes smaller as the voltage becomes higher. On the third path, the electric current becomes larger as the voltage becomes higher. On the fourth path, the electric current becomes smaller as the voltage becomes higher.
US11691415B2	Printing apparatus and control method therefor A method for inspecting an ink discharge status based on a temperature change of an energy generating element includes calculating a difference value between a value obtained by statistics of information indicating ink discharge statuses obtained for a plurality of nozzles close to a target nozzle and the information obtained for the target nozzle; comparing the calculated difference value with a predetermined threshold; and judging the ink discharge status for the target nozzle based on a result of the comparison. This enables to appropriately detect a nozzle which is in a discharge failure status due to an ink droplet adhered to a discharge surface of a printhead or the like.
US11691414B2	Selective assignment of print data to calibration tables in accordance with substrate advancement skew Print data is organized over rows and columns. The columns of each row are selectively assigned to calibration tables respectively corresponding to printheads of a pagewide array in accordance with a substrate advancement skew relative to the pagewide array. The calibration tables are applied to the columns of each row respectively assigned to the calibration tables. The columns of each row to which the calibration tables have been applied are printed using the printheads respectively corresponding to the calibration tables.
US11691411B2	Method and apparatus for attaching a printing plate to a printing cylinder A method for attaching a printing plate (12), especially a flexographic printing plate, to a printing cylinder (14) is described. In a first step, the printing plate (12) is provided in a substantially flat condition. Thereafter, an outer circumference of the printing cylinder (14) is arranged adjacent to an edge of the printing plate (12). Subsequently, the printing cylinder (14) is translatorily moved over the printing plate (12) while rotating such that the printing plate (12) is rolled-up on the printing cylinder (14). Additionally, an apparatus (10) for attaching a printing plate (12) to a printing cylinder (14) is presented. The apparatus (10) comprises a printing plate support unit (16) having a substantially flat support surface (18) for supporting the printing plate (12) to be mounted on the printing cylinder (14), and a printing cylinder support unit (36) for supporting and moving the printing cylinder (14). The printing cylinder support unit (36) comprises a translatory drive means (42) for translatorily moving the printing cylinder (14) in a direction parallel to the support surface (18).
US11691408B2	System and method for designing and creating a printing plate A method for designing a printing plate for mounting on a printing cylinder. An optimal lateral seam path is defined between opposite lateral edges of the plate by applying an energy minimization function. Top and bottom edges of the plate are defined based upon the optimal lateral seam path, preferably with a variable gap therebetween, and the bottom edge is unwrapped from the top edge to define a closed cutting path. The area inside the closed cutting path is wrapped with artwork or portions thereof, and an updated digital graphics file stored. The energy minimization function may include a penalty function, overall seam path length, and seam path amplitude, with weighting factors. For artwork including staggered lanes of step and repeat one-up images, the optimal lateral seam path may extend across each lane through one-up images, steps between adjacent one-up images, or a combination thereof.
US11691404B2	Method for forming a stress-free multilayer PVC sheet material A method for forming a multilayer plastic sheet material (1) for floor and/or wall panels, wherein a first polymer mass comprising a rigid PVC is melted under pressure and is passed through an extruder head at a specified discharge rate in the form of a plastic strand in sheet form that is provided with one or more layers so that a multilayer plastic strand is formed, which is passed to two or more rolls of a finishing stand, which processes the multilayer plastic strand into a sheet of defined thickness, which is then led away via a transport device to a sawing device to be cut to the desired length, wherein, after the plastic strand in sheet form leaves the extruder head, it is first passed between a top roll and a bottom roll of a roughing stand, wherein the speed of the rolls of the finishing stand and the rolls of the roughing stand is synchronized with the discharge rate of the plastic strand in sheet form from the extruder head, so that said plastic strand is processed without stress.
US11691403B2	Manufacturing apparatus of display device A manufacturing apparatus of a display device includes a first jig configured to hold a first member; a second jig located under the first jig and coupled to or separated from the first jig such that the first member is locatable between the first jig and the second jig; fixing parts located at both ends of the second jig and configured to hold a second member between the first member and the second jig, the second jig including a pad; and a stage located under the pad and provided with a groove formed therethrough and having an area smaller than an area of the pad when viewed in a plan view, wherein one portion of the pad, which faces the stage, is configured to be within the groove.
US11691400B2	Resin composition and multilayer structure using same A resin composition includes: an ethylene-vinyl ester copolymer saponified product (A); and fatty acid metal salts, wherein the fatty acid metal salts include at least two fatty acid metal salts selected from a fatty acid metal salt having 3 to 12 carbon atoms (B), a fatty acid metal salt having 13 to 20 carbon atoms (C), and a fatty acid metal salt having 21 to 29 carbon atoms (D), and wherein at least one of the fatty acid metal salts selected from the fatty acid metal salts (B), (C), and (D) includes a zinc salt. The resulting resin composition is capable of forming a multilayer structure that has suppressed occurrence of appearance failure and minimized color tone deterioration at the time of its melt molding.
US11691397B2	Anisotropic thin polyethylene sheet and applications thereof and the process of making the same This invention relates to an anisotropic multilayer film and the process of making a multilayer film, wherein a supercritical blowing agent is introduced to at least one layer, wherein at least one layer comprises 10 to 100 percent by weight LLDPE with a melt index of 0.2 to 2 g/10 min. The film in this invention can have a surface with an average Sheffield smoothness, according to TAPPI T 538, of less than 100. The film in this invention can have a puncture propagation tear resistance, in accordance with ASTM D2582, greater than 500 g/mil.
US11691396B2	Pre-applied membranes A laminated pre-applied membrane is provided. The membrane comprises a layer of polyethylene and a rubber or rubber-based layer.
US11691395B2	Composite with direct bonding between rubber and foam This disclosure relates to a composite comprising (a) a rubber layer comprising a cured rubber and optionally a first copolymer having carboxyl groups or anhydride groups; and (b) a foam layer comprising a crosslinked ethylene vinyl acetate and optionally a second copolymer having carboxyl groups or glycidyl methacrylate groups; wherein the foam layer has at least one surface adhering to the rubber layer directly, and provided that either the first copolymer or the second copolymer is present, and the composite is free of glues or adhesive films in the interface between the rubber layer and the foam layer.
US11691390B2	Light-weight hybrid glass laminates A glass laminate comprises an external glass sheet, an internal glass sheet, and a polymer interlayer formed between the external glass sheet and the internal glass sheet. The external glass sheet can be a thin chemically-strengthened glass sheet or can be a non-chemically strengthened glass sheet, the polymer interlayer can have a thickness of less than 1.6 mm, and the internal glass sheet can be a non-chemically-strengthened glass sheet or a thin chemically strengthened glass sheet.
US11691385B2	Methods of making fibrous structures with shaped polymer particles A fibrous structure comprising first and second plies. The first ply comprises a first textured substrate comprising a first side comprising first discrete regions and a first continuous region extending between the first discrete regions, each first discrete region comprising an outer section and sidewall sections extending outwardly from the adjacent first continuous region to the outer section; a second side comprising first discrete portions corresponding to the first discrete regions and a first continuous portion corresponding to the first continuous region; and first polymer particles deposited on at least one of the first side or the second side. When the first polymer particles are deposited on the first side, the first polymer particles are substantially deposited on the outer sections of the first discrete regions and do not extend to the adjacent first continuous region. When the first polymer particles are deposited on the second side, the first polymer particles are substantially deposited on the first continuous portion and do not extend to the adjacent first discrete portions. At least a section of each of the first polymer particles defines a raised edge. The second ply comprises a second substrate joined to the first textured substrate.
US11691384B2	Siloxane tackifying resin layers as adhesion promotion agents Layers of siloxane tackifying resins that do not contain siloxane fluids, gums or polymers act as adhesion promotion agents. Articles include a substrate layer, a non-tacky siloxane tackifying resin adhesion promotion layer disposed on the surface of the substrate layer, and a crosslinked siloxane layer in contact with the adhesion promotion layer. The crosslinked siloxane layer is not an adhesive layer. The adhesion of the crosslinked siloxane layer to the substrate is greater than the adhesion without the non-tacky siloxane tackifying adhesion promotion layer.
US11691381B2	Thermoformable beaded articles with removable stabilizing layer and methods thereof Described herein is an article comprising (i) bead film comprising a binder resin layer and a plurality of microspheres partially embedded in the binder resin layer such that a portion of the microspheres outwardly protrude a first distance from the surface of the binder resin layer; (ii) a stabilizing layer disposed on the outwardly protruding microspheres opposite the binder resin layer, wherein the stabilizing layer intimately conforms to the protruding microspheres, and wherein the stabilizing layer has a Tg less than 100 C and a storage modulus at 150° C. of at least 1.5 MPa; and (iii) a release agent, wherein (a) the binder resin layer comprises the release agent, (b) the stabilizing layer comprises the release agent, and/or (c) an intermediate layer comprises the release agent, wherein the intermediate layer is disposed between the monolayer of microspheres and the stabilizing layer, with the proviso that when the binder resin layer has a fluorine content along the polymeric backbone greater than 65 wt %, the stabilizing layer comprises a release agent selected from a silicone and a fluoropolymer. Also disclosed herein are methods of making thermoformable bead films.
US11691380B2	Fibrous structure-containing articles that exhibit consumer relevant properties Articles, such as sanitary tissue products, including fibrous structures, and more particularly articles including fibrous structures having a plurality of fibrous elements wherein the article exhibits differential cellulose content throughout the thickness of the article and methods for making same are provided.
US11691373B2	Paper lid production method A method for producing a paper lid includes a first step of holding down an outer edge area of a blank that is mainly made of paper, a second step of forming an inner fitting portion in a central area of the blank, while holding down the outer edge area, and a third step of forming an outer fitting portion in the central area, where the inner fitting portion is formed, while holding down the outer edge area.
US11691372B2	Tool installation aid A tool installation aid for installing a tool into a press includes a holding console attachable to a press, and a tool-changing plate in or on which a tool is attachable, wherein the tool-changing plate can be placed onto a receiving element of the holding console, a drive device, drivable by a motor or manually, is disposed in the tool-changing plate and by way of which the tool-changing plate is displaceable on the receiving element in the direction toward the press to be transferred from the receiving element onto the clamping plate of the press, the drive device includes at least one driven first drive element, and the receiving element includes at least one non-driven second drive element, the first and second drive elements being operatively connected for displacing the tool-changing plate.
US11691367B2	Method and apparatus for handling tyres The invention relates to a method and an apparatus of handling tyres. The method includes: —generating a first relative motion between a detecting line (4) and a tyre (100) for acquiring the position of a first edge (106) of a tyre (100) with respect to a reference (5); —generating a second relative motion between said detecting line (4) and said tyre (100) and acquiring the position of a second edge (107) of said tyre (100) with respect to said reference (5); —positioning a gripping device and gripping said tyre (100) on the basis of the positions of said first and second edge (107) with respect to said reference (5).
US11691361B2	Method for producing a component, in particular for a motor vehicle, and component A method for producing a component includes incorporating a molding compound into a tool for producing the component, where the molding compound includes an artificial resin as a matrix and a filler material embedded in the matrix. The method includes compressing the molding compound by the tool and by the compressing forming the molding compound to a green product. The method further includes providing the green product while disposed in the tool with a layer in a sub-region by incorporating a liquid material for producing the layer into the tool and applying the liquid material to the sub-region. The liquid material is a metallic material and the layer is an electromagnetic shielding on the green product.
US11691356B2	System and method for forming stacked materials An intensifier mechanism for forming stacked material includes a support, a first body coupled to the support, and a second body having a main portion, a pivoting portion, and a joint. The main portion is coupled to the support and the joint movably couples the main portion to the pivoting portion. The joint allows the pivoting portion to pivot in relation to the main portion when the membrane moves towards the bottom wall.
US11691353B2	Multi-die heat sealing system and process A process is provided for heat sealing substrate layers. The process comprising: conveying an upper die having a heating conductor and a lower die having a heating conductor to a sealing region, where a substrate is applied to one or more items; activating a power supply system; monitoring, via the power supply system, a temperature of the heating conductor of the upper die when in the sealing region; monitoring, via the power supply system, a temperature of the heating conductor of the lower die when in the sealing region, wherein the monitoring of the temperature of the heating conductor of the upper die is performed independently of the monitoring of the temperature of the heating conductor of the lower die; supplying power to the upper die based on the temperature of the heating conductor of the upper die; supplying power to the lower die based on the temperature of the heating conductor of the lower die, wherein the power is supplied to the lower die independently of the power being supplied to the upper die.
US11691351B2	High frequency adhesive bonding A system and method for bonding a first layer of material to a second layer of material includes a first electrically conductive plate, a second electrically conductive plate spaced apart from the first electrically conductive plate. The second electrically conductive plate is electrically grounded. A high frequency generator in electrical communication with the first electrically conductive plate supplies high frequency electrical signals to the first electrically conductive plate. An adhesive applied to one of the first and second layers of material has an electromagnetic susceptor material that when subjected to the electric field heats the adhesive to an adhesive curing temperature to bond the first layer of material to the second layer of material. A clamping mechanism applies pressure to one of the first and second layers of material to maintain contact between the first and second layers until an adhesive cure time has lapsed.
US11691347B2	Elastic nonwoven material An elastic nonwoven material includes a first non-woven fabric including a plurality of rows. Each row has a plurality of adjacent bonds formed therein. The elastic nonwoven material also includes a first elastic strand entrapped between a first pair of adjacent bonds within a first row of the plurality of rows, and a second elastic strand entrapped between a second pair of adjacent bonds within the first row. A third pair of adjacent bonds within the first row is free of elastic material therebetween and is located between the first pair of adjacent bonds and the second pair of adjacent bonds.
US11691346B2	System and method for selectively post-curing parts printed with stereolithography additive manufacturing techniques The present subject matter is directed towards a system and a method for selectively post-curing a three-dimensional (3D-printed) object to attain variable properties. The system comprises a selective post-curing chamber coupled to a computer in communication with a database for accessing a digital model or data concerning the 3D-printed object. The chamber comprises a movable light source assembly and a mounting platform for supporting at least one 3D-printed object thereon. The computer includes one or more executable instructions for selectively emitting a curing light onto the 3D-printed object along a predetermined curing toolpath based on the digital model. The curing of the 3D-printed object along the predetermined curing toolpath generates variable properties along different regions of the 3D-printed object.
US11691343B2	Three-dimensional printing and three-dimensional printers The present disclosure provides three-dimensional (3D) printing processes, apparatuses, software, and systems for the production of at least one desired 3D object. The 3D printer system (e.g., comprising a processing chamber, build module, or an unpacking station) described herein may retain a desired (e.g., inert) atmosphere around the material bed and/or 3D object at multiple 3D printing stages. The 3D printer described herein comprises one or more build modules that may have a controller separate from the controller of the processing chamber. The 3D printer described herein comprises a platform that may be automatically constructed. The invention(s) described herein may allow the 3D printing process to occur for a long time without operator intervention and/or down time.
US11691342B2	Powder bed fusion apparatus and methods A powder bed fusion apparatus for building an object in a layer-by-layer manner includes a build platform movable within a build sleeve to define a build volume, a layer formation device for forming layers of powder across the build volume in a working plane and an irradiation device for irradiating powder in the working plane to selectively fuse the powder. The powder bed fusion apparatus further includes a mechanical manipulator arranged to engage with the object and/or a build substrate, to which the object is attached, to tilt the object in a raised position above the working plane such that powder is freed from the object and deposited at a location above the working plane and/or into the build volume.
US11691341B2	Part manipulation using printed manipulation points A manipulator device such as a robot arm that is capable of increasing manufacturing throughput for additively manufactured parts, and allows for the manipulation of parts that would be difficult or impossible for a human to move is described. The manipulator can grasp various permanent or temporary additively manufactured manipulation points on a part to enable repositioning or maneuvering of the part.
US11691326B2	Method and tool for manufacturing a plastic container, in particular a fuel container, by means of internal pressure forming A method for manufacturing a plastic container by internal pressure forming including positioning a tubular preform between the die parts of a molding die having a die cavity; closing the molding die and forming or preforming a container from the preform using internal pressure, wherein a peripheral portion of the preform is pressed out of the die cavity through a die gap; laterally withdrawing the peripheral portion pressed out of the die cavity, as a result of which the container is divided into two container halves; and thermally separating plastic bridges and/or plastic threads which arise during the lateral withdrawal of the peripheral portion. Also disclosed is a molding die suitable for carrying out the method.
US11691325B2	Method to fabricate glassy-metal polymer composites A method for the production of a glassy metal polymer composite is disclosed. The method comprises adding a polymer and a metal to an extruder, wherein the extruder is heated to an extrusion temperature greater than the melting point of the polymer and the melting point of the metal; mixing the metal and the polymer in the extruder for a predefined residence time; and co-extruding the composite from the extruder.
US11691323B2	Control device and control method for injection molding machine A control device for an injection molding machine including a cylinder into which a resin is supplied and a screw that moves forward and rearward and rotates inside the cylinder, includes a metering control unit that performs metering of the resin inside the cylinder by controlling forward rotation and rearward movement of the screw until the screw has been moved rearward to a predetermined metering position, based on predetermined metering conditions, a rearward movement speed acquisition unit acquiring a rearward movement speed of the screw, a speed determination unit that determines a suck back speed for causing a resin pressure to reach a target pressure, based on the rearward movement speed acquired during metering by the rearward movement speed acquisition unit, and a suck back control unit causing the screw to move further rearward based on the suck back speed, after the screw has reached the predetermined metering position.
US11691322B2	Method to chase weld lines by timing and positioning of gates A mold apparatus for forming a molded part includes a mold body, a mold cavity formed in said mold body, a plurality of valve gates associated with said mold body, and a controller in communication with said plurality of valve gates. The controller is programmed to time opening of each valve gate based on a selected flow rate required to eliminate weld lines in the product.
US11691319B2	Method of forming an article Methods of forming an article from a molten plastic composition comprising a polymer and a blowing agent. The methods include injecting the molten plastic composition into a mould, allowing the plastic composition to form a first solid skin adjacent to an in contact with a first cavity-forming surface of the mould and a second solid skin adjacent to and in contact with a second cavity-forming surface of the mould, and then opening the mould before the molten plastic composition between the first and second solid skins in at least one portion of the circumference of a region of the mould cavity defining an annular cross-section of the cavity has solidified.
US11691318B2	Method for preparing a densified insulation material for use in appliance insulated structure A method for forming a vacuum insulated structure using a prepared core material includes preparing a powder insulation material defining a bulk density, pre-densifying the powder insulation material to form a pre-densified insulation base, crushing the pre-densified insulation base into granular core insulation to define a core density of the granular core insulation, disposing the granular core insulation having the core density into an insulating cavity defined within an insulating structure and expressing gas from the interior cavity of the insulating structure to further densify the granular core insulation to define a target density. The granular core insulation defines the target density disposed within the insulating structure defines the vacuum insulation structure, wherein the target density defines a density in the range of from approximately 80 grams per liter to approximately 350 grams per liter.
US11691311B2	Saw guard and methods of use thereof A saw guard for attachment to a riving knife of a table saw includes a body portion having an elongated shape. The body portions defines a guard portion configured to cover a portion of a saw blade and an attachment portion. The attachment portion extends from the guard portion and defines a slot configured to receive the riving knife. The saw guard further includes an anchor piece connected to the body portion and arranged at least partially in the slot. The saw guard further includes an attachment assembly connected to the body portion and arranged at least partially in the slot and separated from the anchor piece. In a first configuration, the anchor piece and the attachment assembly may define a two-point attachment between the saw guard and the riving knife. In a second configuration, the attachment assembly may permit release of the saw guard from the riving knife.
US11691309B2	Material compression and portioning An apparatus includes channel assemblies in a rotatable section, a cutting assembly, a discharge assembly, and a cleanout assembly. The channel assembly holds a bulk instance of compressible material extending through upper and lower channels of a continuous channel. The cutting assembly moves in relation to the channel assembly to isolate the upper and lower channels, severing upper and lower material portions of the bulk instance. The discharge assembly directs gas into the lower channel of a channel assembly to discharge the lower material portion from the lower channel, based on radial alignment of a conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the discharge assembly. The cleanout assembly supplies a fluid through the conduit assembly of the channel assembly, based on radially alignment of the conduit assembly of the channel assembly with a conduit assembly of the cleanout assembly.
US11691306B2	Razor cartridge A razor cartridge comprising a housing extending along a longitudinal axis. The housing comprises a leading longitudinal side and a trailing longitudinal side. A cutting member mounting portion provided in between the leading longitudinal side and the trailing longitudinal side. Three or more substantially parallel cutting members are disposed in the cutting member mounting portion in a shaving direction of the razor cartridge. At least one of the three or more cutting members comprises a blade support. The blade support comprises a blade mounting portion disposed on an inner surface of the respective blade support that, in use, faces away from a shaving plane. A blade attached to the blade mounting portion. The cutting members are disposed to define a plurality of inter-blade spans between cutting edges of the blades. The trailing longitudinal side of the housing does not comprise a skin care element.
US11691304B2	Dreadlock grooming device A dreadlock grooming device including handle, a cylindrical housing attached to the handle, a power source, and a power control. The cylindrical housing includes a first-semi-arcuate-section and a second-semi-arcuate-section together forming a clamp of the cylindrical housing. The cylindrical housing includes a plurality of serrated blades positioned along an interior surface of the cylindrical housing provided to remove stray hairs from a section of hair within the clamp formed by the first-semi-arcuate-section and the second-semi-arcuate-section during use.
US11691303B2	Stationary blade, blade set, and hair cutting appliance A hair cutting appliance includes a stationary blade having a first wall portion arranged to serve as a skin facing wall when in operation; and a second wall portion offset from the first wall portion such that the first and second wall portions a guide slot that receives a movable cutter blade. A toothed leading edge is jointly formed by the first and second wall portions. Teeth at the toothed leading edge include a first leg defined by the first wall portion, and a second leg defined by the second wall portion. The first and second wall portions are connected at a frontal end of the toothed leading edge, thereby forming tips of the teeth. The second legs of the teeth are tapered along a portion of their longitudinal extension towards a bottom side of the stationary blade facing away from the skin, when in operation.
US11691298B2	Reduction unit, arm joint provided with two or three reduction units respectively, and a robot arm An arm joint is provided with a first coupling part with a first axis and a second coupling part with a second axis. Further, the arm joint includes a third coupling part connected in a manner rotatable around a third axis with the first coupling part. The third axis includes an angle with the first axis in the range of 30-60 degrees, preferably of 45 degrees. The third coupling part is connected in a manner rotatable around a fourth axis with the second coupling part. The fourth axis includes an angle with the second axis in the range of 30-60 degrees, preferably of 45 degrees. The third and the fourth axis mutually include an angle in the range of 60-120 degrees, preferably of 90 degrees. A robot arm with a number, preferably three, of such arm joints is also disclosed.
US11691296B2	Adjustable length grabber An extendable mechanical grabber is presented for grabbing objects at a distance. The grabber has two extension portions that slide relative to one another through a mechanical engagement. A trigger on the first extension portion is mounted in a handle. The trigger pulls a cable that passes to an activator on a grabber head mounted on the second extension portion. The cable passes from the trigger, through a pulley connected to the activator, through a second pulley mounted at on the second extension portion, and back to a terminal attachment on an end of the first extension portion opposite the handle.
US11691287B2	Robot system The invention provides a robot system that enables easy, efficient, and precise checking through simulation. The invention includes a virtual model display unit configured to place virtual models in a virtual space on a screen and display the virtual models simultaneously with real equipment; a robot program teaching unit configured to perform teaching of a robot program in the virtual space; a real space virtual model display unit configured to display the virtual models and teaching points of the robot program in a real space, based on a positional relationship in the virtual space; and a virtual model placement position correcting unit configured to correct placement positions of the virtual models to match the real equipment in the real space.
US11691286B2	Systems and methods for assisting a robotic apparatus Systems and methods assisting a robotic apparatus are disclosed. In some exemplary implementations, a robot can encounter situations where the robot cannot proceed and/or does not know with a high degree of certainty it can proceed. Accordingly, the robot can determine that it has encountered an error and/or assist event. In some exemplary implementations, the robot can receive assistance from an operator and/or attempt to resolve the issue itself. In some cases, the robot can be configured to delay actions in order to allow resolution of the error and/or assist event.
US11691281B2	Robot control at singular configurations According to some embodiments, a method includes: receiving an endpoint impedance matrix representing a desired stiffness or damping at the robot endpoint; reflecting the endpoint impedance matrix to an equivalent joint-space matrix associated with one or more of the robot joints, the equivalent joint-space matrix having a nullspace corresponding to near-zero-valued eigenvalues; generating a nullspace-filled impedance matrix from the equivalent joint-space matrix based in part on replacing the near-zero-valued eigenvalues with selected finite positive real values; generating a robot control law using the nullspace-filled impedance matrix; and using the robot control law to control the robot.
US11691272B2	Motor drive circuit for motor and robot system A motor drive circuit for a robot includes a switching unit switching among a normal state in which regenerative power is supplied to a regenerative capacitor, a first state in which a voltage is applied to a first resistor, and a second state in which a voltage is applied to the first resistor and a second resistor based on a detection result of a detection unit, wherein the switching unit switches to the first state when the voltage applied to the regenerative capacitor detected in the detection unit is equal to or larger than a first threshold in the normal state, and switches to the second state when the voltage applied to the first resistor is equal to or larger than a second threshold larger than the first threshold in the first state.
US11691266B2	Mounting bracket and self-propelled robot Embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a mounting bracket and a self-propelled robot. The mounting bracket includes a housing, a rotating shaft and a magnetic positioning assembly. The housing is provided with an inner cavity. The rotating shaft is configured to rotate about an axis in the inner cavity. The magnetic positioning assembly includes a first magnetic element and a second magnetic element which are respectively arranged on the housing and the rotating shaft. The laser distance sensor is attached to the rotating shaft and configured to rotate about the axis. The mounting bracket is configured to prevent the rotating shaft from deviating from the axis by generating a force between the first magnetic element and the second magnetic element in a radial direction of the rotating shaft.
US11691264B2	Mobile robot performing multiple detections using image frames of same optical sensor There is provided a mobile robot that performs the obstacle avoidance, positioning and object recognition according to image frames captured by the same optical sensor. The mobile robot includes an optical sensor, a light emitting diode, a laser diode and a processor. The processor identifies an obstacle and a distance thereof according to image frames captured by the optical sensor when the laser diode is emitting light. The processor further performs the positioning and object recognition according to image frames captured by the optical sensor when the light emitting diode is emitting light.
US11691260B2	Brushless motor system for power tools A power tool is provided including a gear case having a spindle, a motor case connected to a rear end of the gear case along a longitudinal axis; a handle portion extending from a rear end of the motor case along the longitudinal axis; a motor housed inside the motor case; a fan in rotational connection with the motor; at least one air intake arranged at least one of the motor case or the handle portion near the rear end of the motor case; and a power module including power switches for driving the motor and a heat sink. The power module is housed in at least one of the motor case or the handle portion near the rear end of the motor case such that rotation of the fan causes air flow to enter through the air intake and flow near the heat sink and through the motor.
US11691259B2	Rotary tool A rotary tool assembly including a rotary tool having a body with a working end and a rear end, a motor disposed within the body, and a drive shaft rotatably driven by the motor. A base includes a battery receptacle configured to receive a battery pack. A power cord extends between the base and the rotary tool to transfer electric power from the base to the rotary tool to selectively power the motor.
US11691257B2	End cap removal device for a central water plant A cap removal device is adapted to remove end caps from water pump devices. The cap removal device has a cap remover that is adapted to be secured to the end caps of pressure vessels. The cap removal device further has a honed tube that is adapted to stabilize the cap removal device and the end cap during removal of the end cap thereby preventing cross-threading. The cap removal device also has a puller handle that is adapted to make removal of the end cap more efficient.
US11691254B2	Ratcheting tool A powered ratchet tool includes a housing, an output member having a toothed surface, and a drive mechanism for driving the output member. The drive mechanism includes a yoke in which the output member is arranged. A first pawl is in the yoke and is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member and a second pawl is in the yoke and is biased toward the toothed surface of the output member. A selection ring having a circumferential wall is arranged between the yoke and the toothed surface of the output member. The circumferential wall has a first window and a second window and the selection ring is moveable between a first position and a second position.
US11691253B2	Powered ratchet wrench with reversing mechanism A ratchet tool has a handle housing and a ratchet assembly including a pawl and an output shaft. The pawl is moveable between a first position in which the pawl is operatively coupled to drive the output shaft in a first direction and a second position in which the pawl is operatively coupled to drive the output shaft in a second direction opposite the first direction. A switch in the handle housing has an external actuation surface for engagement with an operator's hand. The ratchet tool also has a rotatable gear having at least one tooth, the rotatable gear operatively coupled to the pawl such that rotation of the rotatable gear effectuates movement of the pawl between the first and second positions. A linkage is operatively coupled to the rotatable gear to effectuate rotation of the rotatable gear by actuation of the switch.
US11691252B2	Ratchet driven screwdriver with bits storage A ratchet driven screwdriver with bits storage has a body. A ratchet driving device has a ratchet, a lever, a ratchet housing, a ratchet spring, two L-shaped ratchets, a steel ball and a compression spring. A bits storage has a spring seat, two torsion springs, a storage tube, an axis column, and a bits box. When replacing the bits, the back cover is pulled to drive the storage tube. Currently, a pressure of the two torsion springs can extend to a tapered end of the axis column to release a vertical force, and the back cover is pulled apart. The two torsion springs extend to the other end of the axis column, and the vertical force can make the bits box pushed to the open state and locked, so that an alternate screwdriver bit can be selected with turning the back cover.
US11691251B2	Adjustable wrench An adjustable wrench is disclosed. The adjustable wrench is used for an assembly part. The adjustable wrench includes a frame and an adjustable member. An inner side of the frame has a first rack. The adjustable member has a second rack meshed with the first rack. The adjustable member and the frame are meshed with each other by the first rack and the second rack such that the adjustable member forms a first space inside the frame, wherein the adjustable member adjusts a meshing position of the second rack and the first rack to change the size of the first space; thus, the first space can match assembly parts of different specifications.
US11691249B2	Push button release mechanism for pliers A push button release mechanism for coupling together two portions of a tool, such as pliers. The push button release mechanism can include a push button and one or more balls pushed in a radially-outward direction by geometry of the push button to pivotally couple the two portions together. The balls are normally pushed outward by an engagement portion. Depressing a push button head axially downward causes the balls to align with a receiving portion, which allows the balls to descend into the interior of the mechanism. The push button release mechanism is also threadably coupled with a threaded opening of one of the portions. The threaded opening can have deformed threads to increase the retention torque required to rotate the push button release mechanism.
US11691248B2	Abrasive articles including an anti-loading size layer The present disclosure relates to an abrasive article construction containing an anti-loading composition which significantly reduces loading, is coatable, is durable, and is relatively inexpensive to manufacture. In particular, the use of the anti-loading compositions of the present disclosure as a size coat at least reduces if not eliminates the need for a supersize coat, while offering comparable if not superior performance and durability. In one aspect, the present disclosure provides an abrasive article including a backing with a first major surface and an opposing second major surface, an abrasive layer bonded to at least a portion of the first major surface, with the abrasive layer comprising abrasive particles retained in a make coat. The abrasive article further includes an anti-loading size layer comprising a size coat binder and wax at least partially disposed on the abrasive layer.
US11691246B2	Methods for cleaning flow path components of power systems and sump purge kits Methods of cleaning flow path components of power systems, and sump purge kits used in the same or related methods are disclosed. A method of cleaning may include removing a casing of the turbine system to expose a rotor of the turbine system, a plurality of flow path components coupled to the rotor and/or the casing, and a sump system in communication with the rotor. The method may also include pressurizing the sump system in communication with the rotor, and sealing a plurality of openings formed in the rotor. Additionally, the method may include exposing the rotor and the plurality of flow path components to steam to dry hydrocarbons formed on a surface of the rotor and a surface of the plurality of flow path components, and blasting the rotor and the plurality of flow path components with solid carbon dioxide (CO2) to dislodge the dried hydrocarbons.
US11691245B2	Surface preparation support apparatus and method A surface preparation support apparatus includes a creeper and a linear actuator. The linear actuator includes a base-end and a tool-end that is opposite the base-end. The base-end is coupled to the creeper. The tool-end is linearly movable relative to the base-end. A surface preparation tool is coupleable to the tool-end of the linear actuator. The surface preparation support apparatus also includes an actuator-controller. The actuator-controller is coupled to the linear actuator. The actuator-controller is operable to selectively actuate the linear actuator. The surface preparation support apparatus further includes a tool-controller. The tool-controller is configured to be coupled to the surface preparation tool. The tool-controller is operable to selectively energize the surface preparation tool.
US11691242B2	Methods of lapping while heating one or more features, and related sliders, row bars, and systems The present disclosure includes methods of lapping that include energizing one or more elements that are located proximal to a first magnetoresistive element in a transducer region and generate heat and cause the first magnetoresistive element to selectively expand in the lapping direction relative to one or more other magnetoresistive elements. The present disclosure also includes methods of lapping that use one or more thermal sensors located proximal to the first magnetoresistive element to help control lapping in the lapping direction. The present disclosure includes related lapping systems and sliders.
US11691241B1	Abrasive lapping head with floating and rigid workpiece carrier Embodiments of a high-speed rotatable workpiece abrasive polishing head are disclosed that allow flat surfaced hard material workpieces or sapphire or semiconductor wafers to be polished at high abrading speeds that can use water-mist cooled quick-change fixed abrasive island-type discs. Workpieces can be quickly attached with vacuum to a rotatable workpiece plate having a curved (e.g., spherical) bearing with an offset spherical center of rotation located at the workpiece abraded surface. Abrading contact there prevents lateral abrading friction forces from tilting workpieces and causing non-flat workpiece surfaces. The workpiece carrier plate can be rotationally driven by a floating drive shaft having a spherical spline head that contacts the workpiece carrier plate at a position close to the workpiece abraded surface to avoid tilting of the workpiece due to the shaft-applied workpiece rotation forces. The workpiece head can allow the workpieces to either float in contact with the abrasive or be held in rigid contact with the abrasive.
US11691233B2	Method and apparatus for inserting washers in a molded part An automated insertion system for inserting or combining one or more fastener components with a molded part. The automated insertion system can handle multiple fastener components repeatedly, and do so faster and more safely than current processes.
US11691232B2	Article selection and placement assembly and method An apparatus is disclosed for applying tags with attached elastic anchor bands onto the tops of objects such as bottles in a high speed packaging application. The apparatus includes an infeed assembly for feeding a web, a conveyor assembly that receives a web and conveys it along a path in an upstream direction, a rotating selector wheel, a placement assembly, a pair of rotating jaw assembles, a vacuum cup of the selector wheel, and stretched elastic bands over the tops of respective bottles being conveyed along a path below the placing assembly. The elastic bands then snap onto the tops of their respective bottles to secure the tags to the bottles.
US11691229B2	Modular pallet rack repair kit A modular repair kit for repairing damaged pallet rack frames and a method of installation thereof which incudes modular elements that can be customized by mechanical process such as cutting, drilling and connecting, for example, by bolts, that avoids major modifications, such as welding, at the installation site. The modular repair kit utilizes a standard replacement post assembly that can be cut to fit into nearly any size gap that is created when the damaged portion of the pallet rack frame is removed. The remaining elements of the repair kit can then be customized to accommodate any size of the standard replacement post assembly.
US11691227B2	Solid wire for electroslag welding, and welding joint A solid wire for electroslag welding, including Fe and, by mass % based on a total mass of the wire: C: more than 0% and 0.03% or less; Si: more than 0% and 0.10% or less; Mn: more than 0% and 0.25% or less; Ni: 10.5%-14.0%; S: more than 0% and 0.010% or less; Al: more than 0% and 0.250% or less; REM: 0.002%-0.080%; and O: more than 0% and 0.0090% or less.
US11691223B2	Liquid enhanced laser stripping A method for stripping ceramic from a component includes applying a liquid to a ceramic coating of an outer surface of the component. The method also includes directing a plurality of laser pulses at the ceramic coating with the applied liquid in order to spall the ceramic coating from the component.
US11691219B2	Laser machining method for cutting workpiece A laser machining method able to effectively satisfy cutting quality required on one side of a cutting spot of a workpiece. A laser machining method for cutting a workpiece W by using a machining head able to emit a laser beam and an assist gas coaxially and non-coaxially includes: preparing a machining program specifying, for the workpiece W, a cutting line, and a first region and a second region on both sides of the cutting line where cutting quality requirements are different; and maintaining a state in which a center axis of the assist gas is shifted from an optical axis of the laser beam toward the first region in response to the difference in the cutting quality requirements during the cutting between the first region and the second region along the cutting line in accordance with the machining program.
US11691218B2	Additive-manufacturing methods The present disclosure provides methods of forming products using one or more lasers. In at least one aspect, a method for powder bed additive manufacturing includes defining a uniform pitch raster path for a laser traveling at a predetermined rate of travel. The raster path alternates back and forth within a strip width of less than 0.5 mm such that the laser's power density level is at least 80 percent of maximum power and the predetermined rate of travel yields a travel speed in the scan width direction of not less than 1,000 mm/s. The method includes depositing a layer of powder onto a substrate and causing the laser to solidify a quantity of the powder according to the defined raster path and the laser power setting.
US11691213B2	Methods and apparatus to determine and display heat input to a weld Methods and apparatus to determine heat input to a weld are disclosed. An example welding-type power supply includes a power converter to convert input power to output welding-type power, and a controller configured to: during a welding-type operation, calculate average instantaneous power values of the welding-type operation for discrete, non-overlapping time periods by multiplying voltage measurements and corresponding current measurements; identify an end of the welding-type operation; determine a duration of the welding-type operation; calculate a total average instantaneous power of the welding-type operation based on the average instantaneous power values for the time periods and the duration of the welding-type operation; and determine whether an acceptable range of the welding-type operation is exceeded based on the total average instantaneous power and the duration of the welding-type operation.
US11691204B2	Drill for chiseling stone A drill bit for chiseling stone includes an impact face at an insertion end of the drill bit, a hollow shank, where a delivery passage is defined within the hollow shank, and a drill head, where the drill head has, at a front end of the drill head, a cutting edge, an intake opening, and an intake passage. The intake passage connects the intake opening to the delivery passage. A cross section of the intake passage increases from the intake opening to the delivery passage.
US11691203B2	Step drill bit A step drill bit includes a shank and a body having a proximal end adjacent the shank and a distal end opposite the proximal end. The body defines a plurality of axially stacked, progressively sized steps including a first step at the distal end, a terminal step at the proximal end, and a plurality of intermediate steps having incrementally increasing diameters disposed between the first and terminal steps. The step drill bit also includes a plurality of cutting edges each disposed along one of the plurality of steps. Each edge defines a helix angle and a radial rake angle. The radial rake angle and the helix angle of the cutting edge at the terminal step is greater than the radial rake angle and the helix angle of the cutting edge at the first step.
US11691202B2	Metal 3D printing systems for using sand as supports A 3-dimensional printing system for manufacturing a part is provided. The system includes a building platform having a deposited pattern of metal powder, a sand dispensing nozzle selectively supplying sand to the building platform, a binder dispensing nozzle selectively supplying binder material to the building platform, a robotic arm supporting one or more of the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle, the robotic arm moving the one or more of the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle, and a processor controlling the robotic arm to position the one or more of the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle relative to the deposited pattern of metal powder and control the sand dispensing nozzle and the binder dispensing nozzle to supply powdered sand and binder, respectively, based on a Computer Aided Drafting file associated with the part.
US11691200B2	Silver fine particle production method and silver fine particles Provided are: a production method for silver fine particles that retain capabilities such as conductivity and make it possible to form wiring at even lower temperatures; and silver fine particles. A silver fine particle production method in which silver powder is used to produce silver fine particles by means of a gas phase method. The silver fine particle production method has a step for supplying an organic acid to the silver fine particles. The gas phase method is, for example, a plasma method or a flame method. The silver fine particles have a surface coating that includes at least a carboxyl group.
US11691198B2	Wire manufactured by additive manufacturing methods Systems and methods for the manufacture of a solid wire using additive manufacturing techniques are disclosed. In one embodiment, a fine powdery material is sintered or melted or soldered or metallurgically bonded onto a metal strip substrate in a compacted solid form or a near-net shape (e.g., a near-net solid wire shape) before being turned into a final product through forming or drawing dies.
US11691197B2	Spherical tantalum powder, products containing the same, and methods of making the same Tantalum powder that is highly spherical is described. The tantalum powder can be useful in additive manufacturing and other uses. Methods to make the tantalum powder are further described as well as methods to utilize the tantalum powder in additive manufacturing processes. Resulting products and articles using the tantalum powder are further described.
US11691196B2	Method and apparatus for additive manufacturing with powder material A system for building a three dimensional green compact comprising a printing station configured to print a mask pattern on a building surface, wherein the mask pattern is formed of solidifiable material; a powder delivery station configured to apply a layer of powder material on the mask pattern; a die compaction station for compacting the layer formed by the powder material and the mask pattern; and a stage configured to repeatedly advance a building tray to each of the printing station, the powder delivery station and the die compaction station to build a plurality of layers that together form the three dimensional green compact.
US11691194B2	Ergonomic riveting tool system The present disclosure relates to riveting apparatuses, riveting devices, and methods for their use. An example riveting apparatus includes a pneumatically operated riveting tool having a working end for squeezing a rivet. The riveting apparatus includes a support bracket connected to the riveting tool proximate the working end, the support bracket having arms projecting on each side of the riveting tool. The riveting apparatus also includes a pair of spaced-apart edge rollers coupled to the support arms. The edge rollers are configured to rollably engage an edge of a work-piece so as to support the weight of the riveting tool and enable movable adjustment of the working end relative to the work-piece. The riveting apparatus includes a handle rotatably mounted to the riveting tool to enable axial rotation of the handle, the handle having an actuatable switch configured to selectively operate the riveting tool.
US11691191B2	Roll bender with work piece support A roll bender apparatus is disclosed for bending a work piece, the apparatus including a base, a bending roller rotatably disposed on the base, a first guide roller rotatably disposed on base. and a second guide roller rotatably disposed on the base. A first work piece guide assembly is movable about the first guide roller and a second work piece guide assembly movable about the second guide roller. The first and second work piece guide assemblies are oriented to receive the work piece, and the first and second work piece guide assemblies are configured to move about the first and second guide rollers respectively in response to the work piece being bent as the work piece is advanced between the bending roller and the first and second guide rollers.
US11691189B2	Robot for oil tank cleaning A robot includes a truss assembly, a walking assembly, a power unit, and a rack including a guide pillar, a second link. The truss assembly is disposed on the top of the rack. The walking assembly is disposed in the rack and fixedly connected to the rack through a bearing. The power unit is disposed on the rear end of the rack. An oil tank is provided with a hole. The truss assembly is configured to place the robot into the oil tank through the hole. The walking assembly is configured to drive the robot to move along the axis of the oil tank and to prevent the robot from toppling in the oil tank. The power unit is configured to clean the inside of the oil tank. The walking assembly includes two active walking assemblies, a drive assembly, and a folding assembly.
US11691187B2	Method for cleaning substrate A method for cleaning a substrate is provided. The method includes following operations. A substrate is received. The substrate has a plurality of conductive nanoparticles disposed over a surface of the substrate. A first mixture is applied to remove the conductive nanoparticles. The first mixture includes an SCl solution, DI water and O3. A second mixture is applied to the photomask substrate. The second mixture includes DI wafer and H2. A temperature of the second mixture is between approximately 20° C. and 40° C. The applying of the second mixture further includes a mega sonic agitation, and a frequency of the mega sonic agitation is greater than 3 MHz. A flow rate of the first mixture is between approximately 1000 ml/min and approximately 5000 ml/min. A flow rate of the second mixture is between 1000 ml/min and approximately 3000 ml/min.
US11691183B2	Method and apparatus for singulating particles in a stream Particles are sorted into paths based on a measurable parameter by forming them into a stream in at least one duct carried on a body rotating around an axis where the duct is shaped so that the particles are accelerated to cause the particles separated into the duct to be aligned one after another in a row in the duct. The parameter of the particles are measured in the aligned stream one after the other and the particles are directed into one of a plurality of paths as determined by the measurement. In one arrangement the body comprises a disk member having a front face facing a supply conduit and the duct lies in a radial plane of the disk member. In one arrangement the measurement of the parameter is carried out by one or more measurement devices either carried on the disk or outside the edge of the disk.
US11691178B2	Continuous sieving apparatuses for pupae separation A continuous sieving apparatus is described. The continuous sieving apparatus includes a sieve surface attached to a wall. A set of openings is formed in the sieve surface so as to define a set of pathways extending through the sieve surface. The set of opening are defined by a length dimension that is greater than a width dimension. An action system is configured to move the sieve surface in one or more directions (e.g., horizontally and vertically). Such movement causes a first pupa having a first cephalothorax width that is less than the width dimension to move through any one of the set of openings, and a second pupa having a second cephalothorax width that is greater than the width dimension to be prevented from moving through the set of openings.
US11691172B2	Liquid processing apparatus and liquid processing method A liquid processing apparatus includes: a tank configured to store a processing liquid supplied from a processing liquid supply source; a circulation passage connected to the tank; a pump installed at the circulation passage; a plurality of liquid processors configured to perform liquid processing on a substrate; and a plurality of supply passages configured to supply the processing liquid to the plurality of liquid processors respectively, wherein the circulation passage includes a main passage portion provided with the pump, and a first branch passage portion and a second branch passage portion branching from the main passage portion, and the processing liquid flowing out from the tank passes through the main passage portion, then flows into the first branch passage portion and the second branch passage portion, and then returns to the tank through the first branch passage portion and the second branch passage portion.
US11691170B2	Painting facility A painting facility 1 includes a painting chamber 3 in which a spray painting operation is effected on a painting object W, an air supplying chamber 2 configured to supply air into the painting chamber 3 via an air supplying section 4a, 4b provided in a ceiling portion 30 of the painting chamber 3, and an air discharging chamber 5 configured to suction air and uncoated paint mist present in the painting chamber 3 via a floor discharging section of the painting chamber 3, two air supplying sections 4a, 4b are disposed in left-right symmetry relative to a position of the painting object W in a width direction of the painting chamber 3 as the center therebetween. Air is released in a radial form from an outlet portion 40 of each one of the two air supplying sections 4a, 4b.
US11691168B2	Pump dispensers A dispenser pump has a plunger operable in a body including an outer cylinder body having a vent opening in its sidewall and a body insert fitting into the top of the body cylinder and providing an external collar through which the plunger stem operates. The body insert has a lock-down thread to lock down the plunger for shipping. The insert also has an undulating annular vent-control bead extending right round its cylindrical outer surface, engaging the cylinder wall with interference for either blocking or unblocking the vent opening, according to whether the vent-control bead lies above or below the interior vent opening, by rotation between the body cylinder and body insert. The rotation can be driven by rotation of the plunger head, which makes a catch engagement with the top of the body insert. Blocking the vent during shipping reduces leakage.
US11691167B2	System for dispensing fluids or mixtures and device used in said system The present invention concerns a system (1; 501; 601; 701; 801) for dispensing a fluid (L), comprising a container (C; C′) for the fluid (L) and a device (10; 210; 210′; 310; 410; 410′) for dispensing the fluid (L). The device (10; 210; 210′; 310; 410; 410′) comprises a collapsible chamber (20) which defines a volume (V) suited to receive a quantity of said fluid (L) to be dispensed. The chamber (20) is defined by a first portion (30) and a second portion (130) mutually coupled with each other, wherein the first portion (30) comprises an area connected to the container (C; C′) and wherein the second portion (130) comprises an area connected to the container (C; C′).
US11691162B2	Microfluidic delivery cartridge for use with a microfluidic delivery device A cartridge that is releasably connectable with a housing of a microfluidic delivery device is provided. The cartridge has a reservoir for containing a fluid composition and a microfluidic die in fluid communication with the reservoir. The microfluidic die is configured to dispense substantially all of the fluid composition in a horizontal direction or downward direction relative to horizontal. The cartridge also includes an air flow channel disposed below the reservoir. The air flow channel extends from a fan to an air outlet. The air flow channel comprises a first region disposed adjacent to a fan, a second region disposed adjacent to the air outlet, and a third region joining the first and second regions. At least the second region is angled upward to the air outlet, relative to horizontal.
US11691159B2	Apparatus and method for plant transporation using a smart conveyor Embodiments according to the present invention relate to an apparatus and method for plant transportation using a smart conveyor. Embodiments of the present invention provide enhanced capabilities as a result of integrating robotic features, automations, artificial intelligence, queuing, fault control, automatic transport, scalability, safety measures, smaller footprint, and other computerized functions, along with a creative business model. In design of this invention the following high-level requirements were achieved: scalable for small, medium, and large businesses; safer than other machines in the market; sanitation consideration; simplicity in maintenance, and automated functions to reduce the need for labor (e.g., integration of robotics, AI, and/or other computerized systems).
US11691155B2	Methods and apparatus for producing nanometer scale particles utilizing an electrosterically stabilized slurry in a media mill Disclosed herein are methods and apparatus for producing nanometer scale particles utilizing an electrosterically stabilized slurry in a media mill. A method for producing nanometer scale particles includes adding to a media mill a feed substrate suspension. The feed substrate suspension includes a liquid carrier medium and feed substrate particles. The method further includes adding to the feed substrate suspension in the media mill an electrosteric dispersant. The electrosteric dispersant includes a polyelectrolyte. Still further, the method includes operating the media mill for a period of time to comminute the feed substrate particles, thereby forming nanometer scale particles having a (D90) particle size of less than about one micron, and recirculating for further grinding the nanometer scale particles from the media mill.
US11691150B2	Biological chip, manufacturing method thereof, operation method thereof, and biological detection system A biological chip, a manufacturing method thereof, an operation method thereof, and a biological detection system are provided. The biological chip includes a base substrate and a plurality of working units. The plurality of the working units are arranged on the base substrate; each of the working units includes a working element configured to be in contact with a target substance; and the working element includes a metal electrode and an electric-field-controllable surface modification layer on a surface of the metal electrode.
US11691142B2	Autoplatelet cartridge device Embodiments of a platelet testing system include an analyzer console device and a blood testing cartridge configured to releasably install into the console device. The cartridge device is configured with one or more measuring chambers and one or more mixing chambers that are fluidically connected within the cartridge device that enable the mixing of saline and a blood sample to a desired dilution. Additionally, the cartridge device is further configured with a cartridge slider that provides a reagent bead to the saline and blood mixture at a desired time. As such, one or more platelet activation assays can be conducted by measuring, through cartridge electrodes of the cartridge device, the detectable changes in platelet activity within the blood and saline mixture.
US11691137B2	Ceramic porous body and method for producing the same, and dust collecting filter A ceramic porous body including: skeleton portions including an aggregate and at least one bonding material; and pore portions formed between the skeleton portions, the pore portions being capable of allowing a fluid to flow therethrough, wherein the pore portions have a pore volume ratio of pores having a pore diameter of from 10 to 15 μm, of from 4 to 17%.
US11691133B2	Catalyst for exhaust gas oxidation, method for producing same, and exhaust gas oxidation method using same Described are a catalyst capable of effectively oxidizing an exhaust gas, a method for preparing the catalyst, and a method for oxidizing an exhaust gas using the catalyst. The exhaust gas oxidation catalyst includes at least two layers, a lower catalyst layer and an upper catalyst layer, laminated on a three-dimensional structure, wherein the lower catalyst layer and the upper catalyst layer independently contain precious metal and alumina and/or zeolite, and at least a part of the upper catalyst layer contains pores derived from a pore connecting agent with a combustion decomposition temperature of 300° C. or more to less than 450° C.
US11691132B2	Modified Y-type molecular sieve, catalytic cracking catalyst comprising the same, their preparation and application thereof A modified Y-type molecular sieve has a rare earth content of about 4% to about 11% by weight on the basis of the oxide, a phosphorus content of about 0.05% to about 10% by weight on the basis of P2O5, a sodium content of no more than about 0.5% by weight on the basis of sodium oxide, a gallium content of about 0.1% to about 2.5% by weight on the basis of gallium oxide, and a zirconium content of about 0.1% to about 2.5% by weight on the basis of zirconia; and the modified Y-type molecular sieve has a total pore volume of about 0.36 mL/g to about 0.48 mL/g, a percentage of the pore volume of secondary pores having a pore size of 2-100 nm to the total pore volume of about 20% to about 40%.
US11691131B2	Methods to produce zeolites with the GME topology and compositions derived therefrom The present disclosure is directed to microporous crystalline aluminosilicate structures with GME topologies having pores containing organic structure directing agents (OSDAs) comprising at least one piperidinium cation, the compositions useful for making these structures, and methods of using these structures. In some embodiments, the crystalline zeolite structures have a molar ratio of Si:Al that is greater than 3.5.
US11691128B2	Thermally stable monolith catalysts for methane reforming and preparing method of the same The present invention relates to a monolith catalyst for carbon-dioxide/methane reforming and a method of manufacturing the same, and more particularly to a novel monolith catalyst for a reforming reaction having improved thermal durability, configured such that a sintering inhibiting layer is formed by coating the surface of a monolith support with at least one element selected from the group consisting of Group 2, 3, 6, 13, 15 and 16 elements among elements in Period 3 or higher and an active catalyst layer is formed on the sintering inhibiting layer, thereby preventing carbon deposition and catalyst deactivation due to deterioration even upon reaction at high temperatures.
US11691125B2	Catalyst for the oxidation of NO, the oxidation of a hydrocarbon, the oxidation of NH3 and the selective catalytic reduction of NOx The present invention relates to a catalyst for the oxidation of NO, for the oxidation of ammonia, for the oxidation of HC and for the selective catalytic reduction of NOx, comprising a flow through substrate comprising an inlet end, an outlet end, a substrate axial length extending from the inlet end to the outlet end and a plurality of passages defined by internal walls of the flow through substrate extending therethrough; a first coating comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; a second coating comprising a first platinum group metal component supported on a non-zeolitic first oxidic material and further comprising one or more of a vanadium oxide and a zeolitic material comprising one or more of copper and iron; optionally a third coating comprising a second platinum group metal component supported on a second oxidic material; wherein the third coating is disposed on the surface of the internal walls and under the second coating over z % of the axial length of the substrate from the outlet end to the inlet end, with z being in the range of from 0 to 100; wherein the second coating extends over y % of the axial length of the substrate from the inlet end to the outlet end and is disposed either on the surface of the internal walls, or on the surface of the internal walls and the third coating, or on the third coating, with y being in the range of from 95 to 100; wherein the first coating extends over x % of the axial length of the substrate from the inlet end to the outlet end and is disposed on the second coating, with x being in the range of from 20 to y.
US11691123B2	Low-temperature diesel oxidation catalysts using TiO2 nanowire arrays integrated on a monolithic substrate Metal oxide nanoarrays, such as titanium oxide nanoarrays, having a platinum group metal dispersed thereon and methods of making such nanoarrays are described. The platinum group metal can be dispersed on the metal oxide nanoarray as single atoms. The nanoarrays can be used to catalyze oxidation of combustion exhaust.
US11691122B2	Irradiated agarose, compositions thereof, and related methods Irradiated agarose gels and compositions containing irradiated agarose gels are described, along with methods of production and use. Methods of forming an irradiated agarose composition include irradiating an agarose in dry form to produce an irradiated agarose, dissolving the irradiated agarose in a solvent to form a solution containing irradiated agarose, and gelling the solution containing irradiated agarose to form a gel containing irradiated agarose. The resulting gel containing irradiated agarose may have a reduced gel strength, making it more suitable for use as an injectable, even at high concentrations.
US11691116B2	Cyclic metal deactivation unit design for FCC catalyst deactivation A cyclic metals deactivation system unit for the production of equilibrium catalyst materials including a cracker vessel configured for cracking and stripping a catalyst material; and a regenerator vessel in fluid communication with the cracker vessel, the regenerator vessel configured for regeneration and steam deactivation of the catalyst material.
US11691114B2	Method and mixing plant for the batch-based production of a flowable coating material Disclosed is a method for the batch-based manufacture of a flowable coating material, in particular water-based or solvent-containing paint, from a plurality of components. The method includes feeding batch components into a process mixing container, mixing the components in the process mixing container to form a mixture having a preliminary composition, transferring at least part of the mixture having the preliminary composition from the process mixing container into a reception container, ascertaining an actual state of the mixture having the preliminary composition during transfer into the reception container, determining a deviation of the actual state of the mixture having the preliminary composition from a predefined setpoint state, ascertaining an adjustment quantity for the components required to reach the setpoint state, and topping up the adjustment quantity of the components into the preliminary mixture, while the preliminary mixture is being transferred from the process mixing container into the reception container.
US11691108B1	Gas separation membrane module with hollow fiber carbon molecular sieve membranes A CMS membrane module includes plurality of hollow fiber CMS membranes that are enclosed within an open cylindrical shell whose ends are embedded in tubesheets. The shell is concentrically disposed within an open cylindrical pressure vessel whose open ends are covered by and secured by end caps. The shell includes a feed fluid inlet formed therein between the tubesheets and a retentate outlet in between one of the tubesheets and an adjacent end cap. A retentate seal is formed between the shell and the pressure vessel at a position between the tubesheets. A permeate seal is formed between the pressure vessel and the tubesheet that is adjacent a permeate port of the module. A structure made up of the CMS membranes, shell, tubesheets, and seals is slidable within the pressure vessel and not fixed in place in relation to the pressure vessel and end caps.
US11691101B2	Filter element, systems, and methods A gas turbine air intake system uses a filter element having a seal member with radial projections and radial recesses. The seal member forms a seal with components on the tube sheet of the system and at the end opposite of the tube sheet. At the end opposite of the tube sheet, there can be an assembly cover, or alternatively, an additional filter cartridge.
US11691098B2	Blind attachment interface for filter housing assembly A method for assembling a bezel unit with a base unit installed in an article includes inserting a foot of a first attachment leg extending from a first position on the bezel unit into a first receiving cavity including by movement of the bezel unit in a first direction and moving the bezel unit in a second direction normal to the first direction. Moving the bezel in the second direction causes mutual engagement between an exterior profile of the foot with an inside profile of the cavity, both the exterior profile of the foot and the inside profile of the cavity tapering inwardly in the second direction. The mutual engagement between the first exterior profile and the inside profile aligns the bezel unit with the base unit with respect to the first and second planes.
US11691097B2	Transmission oil filter assembly A transmission filter includes two outlets. One outlet, adapted to feed an engine-driven pump, protrudes diagonally from the front of the filter. The first outlet is sealed to the inlet of the engine-driven pump by a radial seal. The second outlet is arranged in a rear extension and is sealed to the inlet of an electric pump by a compression seal. The differing types of seals and relative orientations of the outlets make the assembly less sensitive to dimension variation due to production and assembly tolerances. The relative locations of the outlets also mitigate any flow interactions between the pumps when both operate simultaneously.
US11691096B2	Filter pulsation dampening device A filter pulsation dampening device has a replaceable filter element including a plurality of baffles disposed next to each other or a flexible valve that is disposed proximate a baffle.
US11691095B2	Methods for removal and replacement of a filter element cartridge including an attachment member A filter assembly includes a canister housing closable by a lid and containing a removable and replaceable filter element cartridge. The lid is part of the filter element cartridge and a single unitary component therewith, such that removal of the filter element cartridge also removes the lid, and replacement of the filter element cartridge also replaces the lid.
US11691094B2	Candle filter support and plate assembly for polymer melts A polymer melt candle filter having a support which comprises a hollow cylindrical body defined by a first end, a second end, and a cylinder wall having a first end portion and a second end portion. The first end portion includes a screw thread on its outside surface and optionally a hex fitting on its inside surface for receiving a hex wrench. The second end portion includes a plurality of holes in the cylinder wall. The area of the openings of the holes on the outside surface of the cylinder wall may be larger than the area of the openings of the corresponding holes on the inside surface of the cylinder wall. The shape of the openings of the holes on the outside surface may be non-circular. A polymer melt filter plate assembly which comprises (a) a support plate comprising a plurality of threaded holes; (b) at least one filter which is screwed into at least one of the threaded holes via the screw thread on the outside surface of the first end portion of the filter support; (c) a tie rod with (i) a first end extending through a hole in a cone insert and a cap located at the second end of the filter support, and (ii) a second end extending through a threaded hole in the support plate; and (d) a cross bar which is attached to the second end of the tie rod for holding the support plate inside a shaft of an apparatus for filtering a polymer melt.
US11691090B2	Stacked-plate distillation column A distillation column including a plurality of alternating plates and spacers stacked in a z-direction is provided. The plates include a respective liquid channeling network on a top surface thereof, a respective vapor opening, and a respective descending ramp. The respective descending ramps abut a respective liquid feed location of the plate immediately below to form a continuous liquid channeling network. The respective vapor openings of adjacent plates are located on opposite sides of the distillation column and form a continuous S-shaped vapor channel defined by the plurality of alternating plates and spacers, and the respective vapor openings. Systems including such distillation columns and processes of distilling a fluid mixture are also provided.
US11691088B1	Inflatable doll Provided is an inflatable doll, including a body, at least one airbag and an air blower assembly. The body includes a primary portion having a first air inlet, and a secondary portion. Each airbag defines a second air inlet, the airbag is connected with the primary portion and/or the secondary portion. The air blower assembly includes a first air blower adjacent to the first air inlet, and at least one second air blower at least partially received in the second air inlet. The first air blower is configured to inflate the primary portion, the secondary portion and the airbag. The at least one second air blower is configured to deflate the primary portion and/or the secondary portion. The second air blower is intermittently actuated, so that the primary portion and/or the secondary portion is intermittently inflated or deflated, for bringing the primary portion and/or the secondary portion to move.
US11691087B2	Systems and methods for incorporating pneumatic robotic systems into structures A system may include a virtual reality system configured to present one or more virtual objects via an electronic display. The system may also include one or more inflatable objects that correspond to the one or more virtual objects, such that the one or more inflatable objects matches one or more shapes of the one or more virtual objects. The system may also include a processor configured to cause at least one of the one or more inflatable objects to inflate based on feedback from the virtual reality system.
US11691086B2	Hater player pool fantasy sports A computer-implemented fantasy sports game is provided in which a selection of player choices is submitted by one or more participants in association with one or more games scheduled according to a real-life sports game period. The selection of choices may include one or more virtual players selected for a game roster or a team by a participant. Statistically calculated performance ratings may be assigned to the selected virtual players and a total score may be computed for the participating teams based on the assigned performance ratings. One or more participants with worst scoring teams may be rewarded with proceeds contributed by other fantasy sports participants.
US11691085B2	System and method for enhancing participation in online multiplayer sessions Session participation in online content streams or activities like multiplayer games is enhanced through management of session tracking and automated queuing of players via a central system between host/streamer client device and guest player client devices. Spectators viewing a content stream or waiting to join a multiplayer activity over a network via a game/streaming service request to be placed in a queue to participate in a session of the content stream or activity as guest players with the host/streaming user. Sessions are tracked to determine start and end events. Sets of prior guest players are removed from sessions when the sessions end, and sets of queued spectators are automatically added to the start of a new session of the content stream or activity as guest players. Queuing may be automatically prioritized for users based on user characteristics, and guest players removed at the end of sessions may be automatically re-queued.
US11691084B2	Systems and methods for training and applying virtual occurrences to a virtual character using telematics data of one or more real trips Method and system for training a virtual character of a telematics-based game. In some examples, a computer-implemented method includes: determining, based at least in part upon telematics data, a plurality of skill points associated with a plurality of real skills exhibited by the user during the one or more real trips; training a virtual character by at least updating, based at least in part upon the plurality of skill points, the plurality of virtual ratings; generating, based at least in part upon the character profile, one or more virtual occurrences to be encountered by the virtual character; determining, based at least in part upon the updated plurality of virtual ratings, one or more outcomes associated with the one or more virtual occurrences; updating the character profile by at least applying the one or more virtual occurrences based on the associated one or more outcomes to the virtual character.
US11691081B2	Video game with increased reward for using older content An information processing device for executing a game in which a new quest can be executed based on an update that adds the new quest to an existing quest, and a new content becomes usable based on an update that adds the new content to an existing content, includes: a decision means for deciding a used content to be used in one quest, which is the existing quest, from contents associated with a player; an execution means for executing the one quest based on a parameter of the used content; and a granting means for granting a reward to the player in response to satisfying a clearance condition in the executed one quest. The granting means prioritizes the reward when a usable time of the used content is earlier than a specific time stored in association with the one quest.
US11691080B2	Reconfiguring reality using a reality overlay device Virtual entities are displayed alongside real world entities in a wearable reality overlay device worn by the user. Information related to an environment proximate to the wearable device is determined. For example, a position of the wearable device may be determined, a camera may capture an image of the environment, etc. Virtual entity image information representative of an entity desired to be virtually displayed is processed based on the determined information. An image of the entity is generated based on the processed image information as a non-transparent region of a lens of the wearable device, enabling the entity to appear to be present in the environment to the user. The image of the entity may conceal a real world entity that would otherwise be visible to the user through the wearable device. Other real world entities may be visible to the user through the wearable device.
US11691079B2	Virtual vehicle control method in virtual scene, computer device, and storage medium A virtual vehicle control method in a virtual scene, performed by a terminal, is provided. The method includes providing a display interface of an application program, the display interface including a scene picture of the virtual scene, and the virtual scene including a virtual vehicle; obtaining a moving speed of the virtual vehicle; and adjusting, based on the moving speed of the virtual vehicle being greater than a moving speed threshold, the scene picture to a picture of the virtual vehicle being observed in the virtual scene by using a camera model in a predetermined viewing angle direction, the camera model being located at a position with respect to the virtual vehicle.
US11691078B2	Program, method, and system of transmitting or receiving message A controller receives a message from a first user terminal of user terminals belonging to a chat group. In a case where the type of the message is of a normal message, the controller transmits the message to each of the user terminals. In a case where the type of the message is selection of the game icon, the controller generates a game message according to logic corresponding to the game icon and transmits the game message to each of the user terminals.
US11691073B2	Extended reality AR/VR system A system includes a mobile device having one or more cameras to take images; a sensor detecting reflected light from one or more lasers and a diffuser to detect object range or dimension; code for motion tracking, environmental understanding by detecting planes in an environment, and estimating light and dimensions of the surrounding based on the one or more lasers; code to estimate a three-dimensional (3D) volume of an object from multiple perspectives and from projected laser beams to measure size or scale and determine locations of points on the object's surface in a plane or a slice using time-of-flight, wherein positions and cross-sections for different slices are correlated to construct a 3D model of the object, including object position and shape; the device receiving user request to select a content from one or more augmented, virtual, or extended reality contents and rendering a reality view of the environment.
US11691071B2	Peripersonal boundary-based augmented reality game environment A method of providing an augmented reality game environment within a game space includes obtaining, by a processor, sensor data for the game space, determining, by the processor, a position of a player in the game space based on the sensor data, generating, by the processor, player image data of a peripersonal boundary of the player based on the determined position of the player for rendering a representation of the peripersonal boundary in the game space, the peripersonal boundary being disposed about, and spaced from, the determined position, obtaining, by the processor, player data for the player via an input modality, the player data being indicative of a player directive to modulate the peripersonal boundary, adjusting, by the processor, a size of the peripersonal boundary as a function of the player data, and updating, by the processor, the player image data based on the adjusted size of the peripersonal boundary.
US11691065B1	Tennis practice apparatus A tennis practice apparatus that includes a main support member that is for mounting from an upright wall; an outer support member that is hinged with the main support member and includes a closed position wherein the outer support member is engaged against the main support member, and an open position wherein the outer support member is hinged to an open position that is substantially orthogonal to the main support member; and a pliable fabric sheet that extends between a top end of the main support member and the outer support member. The pliable fabric sheet defines a surface against which a user can hit tennis balls and retrieve tennis balls therefrom.
US11691057B2	Golf club having an adjustable weight assembly A golf club head includes a body having a recessed channel formed in an outer surface. A weight assembly that includes a weight at least partially disposed within the recessed channel, a cover extending at least partially over the recessed channel, and a fastener coupling the cover to the body. The fastener is adapted to retain the weight in the recessed channel only indirectly by the cover. The weight is slidably engaged with the cover and the cover is positionable in at least an unlocked configuration whereby the cover is raised at least partially out of the recessed channel and the weight is selectively slidable within the recessed channel, and a locked configuration whereby the cover is at least partially disposed within the recessed channel and the weight is secured within the recessed channel. The weight moves with the cover between the unlocked configuration and the locked configuration.
US11691052B2	Dimple patterns for golf balls A golf ball dimple pattern based on a square dipyramid, i.e., two square pyramids connected base-to-base, is disclosed. The dimples are arranged within four substantially identical triangular sections on each of two substantially identical hemispheres of the ball.
US11691051B1	Golf swing training device Disclosed are various embodiments of a golf training system. In one non-limiting example, a system includes a feedback device, a sensor, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to at least receive sensor data from the sensor during the golf swing of the user and identify a plurality of body movements in which each respective body movement corresponds to a stage of a golf swing sequence based at least in part on the sensor data. The computing device can also be configured to activate a plurality of feedback indicators according to the golf swing sequence for feedback to the user during the golf swing.
US11691049B2	Adjustable push-up apparatus An exercise apparatus for performing push-up type exercises includes an elongate planar surface with at least one transverse slot and a pair of handles movably carried in the transverse slot. The pair of handles are adapted for gripping by a user during performance of the push-up type exercise. The handles are interconnected by a resistance band for providing a selected resistance to resist a laterally outward displacement of the pair of handles during a push-up. A pair of adjustable legs support the apparatus in inclined orientation and a declined orientation, relative to a supporting ground surface. The legs may be attached by a pivot and are movable between a stowed position and an upright supporting position.
US11691048B2	System and method of using two exercise machines A system and method of using two exercise machines for performing a wide range of exercise movements that utilize both of the exercise machines in concert. The system and method of using two exercise machines generally includes first exercise machine and a second exercise machine which are used in concert to perform a wide range of exercise movements. The first exercise machine may include a track, a carriage movably connected to the track, and an end platform. The second exercise machine may include its own separate track, a carriage movably connected to the track, and an end platform. The exercise machines may be positioned side-to-side in parallel orientation such that an exerciser may perform various exercise moves by positioning different limbs on the respective carriages, end platforms, and/or tracks of the exercise machines, in addition to the surface underlying the exercise machines.
US11691046B2	Treadmill having two belts A treadmill may include two separate left and right belts rotating around two sets of rollers, four legs having an adjustable height via air suspension to customize an inclination of the treadmill, a thermoelectric assembly, a fragrance assembly having a rotating fragrance cartridge to emit various smells toward a user of the treadmill, a display on which exercise programs are played, and an attachment module having a dispensing tray on which treats are dispensed. A handle of the treadmill may have a sensor to sense a height and front-rear position, and a belt divider provided between the left and right belts may have position or proximity sensors to sense a left-right position. An inclination of the treadmill may be automatically adjusted according to positions detected by the sensors, and the fragrance assembly, attachment module, and inclination may be automatically operated in accordance with an exercise program played on the display.
US11691045B2	Trolley apparatus, system, method of use, and method of manufacture A trolley apparatus, system, and method of manufacture are described herein. The trolley apparatus may comprise one or more of a first side plate, a second side plate, a support axle, one or more roller components, and/or other components. The support axle may be mounted through and/or between the first side plate and the second side plate. The support axle may be mounted such that the first side plate and the second side plate are at opposite ends of the support axle. The support axle may be configured to support the one or more roller components. In some implementations, the trolley apparatus may be specifically configured to accommodate a slackline webbing which may have a width of about five centimeters.
US11691043B2	Multi-functional plugging agent for coal mine and preparation method thereof Provided is a multi-functional plugging agent for a coal mine and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method comprises: by taking Ecklonia Kurome Okam as a raw material, mixing an Ecklonia Kurome Okam suspension with phosphorus pentoxide for reaction, then performing biodegradation to obtain an Ecklonia Kurome Okam biological extract, adding urea for neutralization, mixing a neutralization product with an inorganic catalyst and melamine for reaction to obtain a bio-based plugging synergist solution, finally cooling the bio-based plugging synergist solution, and mixing the cooled bio-based plugging synergist solution with a certain amount of pentaerythritol and ammonium polyphosphate to obtain the multi-functional plugging agent for the coal mine based on the Ecklonia Kurome Okam biological extract. According to the invention, not only a coal crack can be effectively plugged for a long time, but also an efficient flame-retardant effect can be achieved in a complete period of coal spontaneous combustion.
US11691041B1	Compressed air foam mixing device A compressed air foam (CAF) mixing device is suitable for use in a CAF system that includes a pressurized source of a water soap mixture and a pressurized air source. The CAF mixing device includes an inlet portion, a venturi portion and a deceleration portion. The venturi portion communicates with the inlet portion and includes a constricted zone which presents a smaller cross sectional area than the inlet portion. The venturi portion opens into the deceleration portion that has a substantially larger cross sectional area than the venturi portion. At least one pressurized air conduit communicates with the pressurized air source and is arranged to be adjacent to the deceleration portion. At least one aperture communicates between the pressurized air conduit and the deceleration portion and introduces high pressure air into the deceleration portion in order to produce a water soap foam (CAF) suitable for firefighting.
US11691038B2	Body harness system A body harness system includes a body harness having a first portion for providing resting position to a user. The body harness includes a plurality of belts with offset buckles connected to the body of the first portion, for supporting body of the user. A first pair of shoulder straps are connected at a first end and an undercarriage support is connected at a second end of the first portion. An abdominal support is connected to the undercarriage support via abdominal support connection straps. The undercarriage support runs from the second end of the first portion to the abdominal support, for supporting the user's groin area. The body harness system includes an elastic cord support system connected to one or more attachment rings, for controlling at least one of initial bodyweight offset, amount of bodyweight resistance, and maximum allowable downward stop for each user.
US11691034B2	Methods for strengthening and repairing nails using curable compositions The present disclosure relates to a curable nail strengthening composition comprising a polymerizable material, at least one penetrating agent, and at least one curing agent. The strengthening composition penetrates the nail and is cured within the nail plate without cross-linking the nail proteins. Methods for strengthening and repairing nails are also disclosed.
US11691030B2	System and method for optimized dynamic collimator rotation in volumetric modulated arc therapy Systems and method for generating and executing volumetric modulated arc therapy (“VMAT”) plans are provided. In some aspects, the method includes receiving a representation of a subject comprising information related to target and non-target volumes of interest, and generating an objective function based on the representation of the subject, wherein the objective function accounts for dynamic collimator rotation. The method also includes performing an iterative optimization process, using the objective function, to generate a dynamic collimator VMAT plan, and generating a report in accordance with the dynamic collimator VMAT plan.
US11691028B2	Beam angle optimization for external beam radiation therapy using sectioning Methods of beam angle optimization for intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) treatment include determining beam's eye view (BEV) regions and a BEV region connectivity manifold by evaluating dose response of each region of interest for each vertex in a delivery coordinate space (DCS). The information contained in the BEV regions and the BEV region connectivity manifold is used to guide an optimizer to find optimal field geometries in the IMRT treatment. To improve the visibility of insufficiently exposed voxels of planning target volumes (PTVs), a post-processing step may be performed to enlarge certain BEV regions, which are considered for exposing during treatment trajectory optimization.
US11691027B2	Incorporating multiple targets in trajectory optimization for radiotherapy treatment planning Methods of treatment trajectory optimization for radiotherapy treatment of multiple targets include determining beam's eye view (BEV) regions and a BEV region connectivity manifold for each target group of a plurality of target groups separately. The information contained in the BEV regions and the BEV region connectivity manifolds for all target groups is used to guide an optimizer to find optimal treatment trajectories. To improve the visibility of insufficiently exposed voxels of planning target volumes (PTVs), a post-processing step may be performed to enlarge certain BEV regions, which are considered for exposing during treatment trajectory optimization.
US11691024B2	Aesthetic method of biological structure treatment by magnetic field Combined methods for treating a patient using time-varying magnetic field are described. The treatment methods combine various approaches for aesthetic treatment. The methods are focused on enhancing a visual appearance of the patient.
US11691021B2	Modular defibrillator architecture Several defibrillators, defibrillator architectures, defibrillator components and methods of operating defibrillators are described. In one aspect, a modular defibrillator architecture is described. A base unit provides a fully functional defibrillator. The functionality of the base unit can be supplemented by attaching an interface unit to the base unit or by connecting a smartphone the base unit. Such devices provide connectivity as well as a screen for displaying supplementary graphics and/or videos which are useful to support both emergency and maintenance & monitoring activities. In some embodiments a battery pack may also or alternatively be coupled to the base unit to prolong the unit's shelf life before recharging or replacement of its batteries is required. If necessary the base unit can be powered from a connected external device such as a mobile communication device.
US11691018B2	Using implantable medical devices to augment noninvasive cardiac mapping An example method includes establishing a communications link between an electrophysiology (EP) monitoring system and an implantable medical device (IMD). IMD electrical data is received at the monitoring system via the communications link. The IMD electrical data may be synchronized with EP measurement data to provide synchronized electrical data based on timing of a synchronization signal sensed by an IMD electrode and/or EP electrodes. The method also includes computing reconstructed electrical signals for locations on a surface of interest within the patient's body based on the synchronized electrical data and geometry data. The geometry data represents locations of the EP electrodes, a location of the IMD electrode within the patient's body and the surface of interest.
US11691015B2	System for neuromodulation The present disclosure relates to a system for neuromodulation and/or neurostimulation, for the treatment of a subject. The system comprises a stimulation controller, a stimulation pattern storage means including stimulation data connected to the stimulation controller, an electrical stimulation device and electrical interface between the electrical stimulation device and the subject, the electrical interface being connectable with a bio-interface of the nervous system of the subject. The stimulation data are pre-programmed patterns comprising spatial and temporal components, The stimulation controller sends configuration signals on the basis of the stimulation data to the electrical stimulation device such that via the electrical interface electrical stimulation is provided to the bio-interface, wherein the electrical stimulation provided is characterized by stimulation parameters that vary over time in a pre-programmed manner.
US11691012B2	Devices and methods to use power spectrum or signal association for pain management Methods and systems for electrical stimulation can include obtaining a biosignal of the patient; altering at least one stimulation parameter of an electrical stimulation system in response to the biosignal; and delivering an electrical stimulation current to one or more selected electrodes of the electrical stimulation system using the at least one stimulation parameter. In some embodiments, a power spectrum is determined from the biosignal. In some embodiments, the biosignal is at least two different biosignals measured at the same or different locations on the patient and a coherence, correlation, or association between the two biosignal is determined.
US11691010B2	Systems and methods for improving sleep disordered breathing A neuromodulation system is provided herein. The system can include a cuff electrode, an electronics package, which can be part of a neuromodulation device; an external controller; a sensor; and a computing device. The neuromodulation device can include an antenna including an upper and a lower coil electrically connected to each other in parallel. The computing device can execute a closed-loop algorithm based on physiological sensed data relating to sleep.
US11691008B2	Neuromimetic stimulating apparatus and method A neuromimetic stimulating apparatus includes a feedback detector configured to detect a feedback signal from a target to be stimulated, a controller configured to analyze a waveform of the detected feedback signal and determine a parameter based on the analyzed waveform of the detected feedback signal, and a signal generator configured to generate a stimulus signal corresponding to the detected feedback signal based on the determined parameter.
US11691005B2	Medical device and MRI systems In some examples, a method including detecting, via processing circuitry, an induced voltage in at least one of an electrode or a lead conductor of an implantable medical device, wherein the induced voltage is induced in the at least one of the electrode or the lead conductor of the implantable medical device by a radio frequency (RF) field generated by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner; and modifying, via the processing circuitry, an MRI scan based on the detected induced voltage.
US11690997B2	Mammalian body conduit intralumenal device and lumen wall anchor assembly, components thereof and methods of implantation and explanation thereof Transcatheterly implantable mammalian body conduit intralumenal device and lumen wall anchor assembly. Anchor includes: wire network, connector positioning wires having a secured and a released position, and a connector disposed at end of each wire. Anchor has: a compact-secured-configuration, an expanded-secured-configuration, an expanded-released-configuration. When the anchor is in the expanded-secured-configuration, the wire network exerts a force on conduit lumen wall and the connector positioning wires are the in secured position. When the anchor is in the expanded-released-configuration, the connector positioning wires are in the released position, and do not obstruct fluid flow axially through conduit. Device includes an interconnector that allows for the releasable interconnector of the connectors thereto. Device and anchor assembly can be explanted from the conduit. Or, device can be released from the anchor at the implantation site and only the device explanted with the anchor remaining within the conduit.
US11690996B2	Blood pump A blood pump comprises a pump casing having a blood flow inlet and a blood flow outlet connected by a passage, and an impeller arranged in said pump casing so as to be rotatable about an axis of rotation. The impeller is provided with blades sized and shaped for conveying blood along the passage from the blood flow inlet to the blood flow outlet, and is rotatably supported in the pump casing by a first bearing at a first axial end of the impeller and a second bearing axially spaced apart from the first bearing. The first bearing comprises a projection extending along the axis of rotation and connected to one of the impeller and the pump casing and a cavity in the other one of the impeller and the pump casing, the projection comprising an enlarged portion that engages the cavity such that the first bearing and the second bearing are arranged to bear axial forces in the same axial direction.
US11690987B2	System for reducing local discomfort A device for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may include a conduit and at least two applicators. The conduit may include a proximal end and a bifurcated distal portion having two distal ends. Each applicator may be coupled with one of the distill ends of the conduit and may be configured to direct the substance out of the applicator toward one of two sides of an airway. A method for targeted delivery of a substance to an airway may involve advancing a substance delivery device into the airway, contacting two sides of the airway with at least two applicators of the substance delivery device, such that each applicator contacts the airway near a glossopharyngeal nerve and/or a superior laryngeal nerve on each of the two sides of the airway, and delivering the substance through the applicators to contact the airway along the two sides.
US11690984B2	Conformable balloon devices and methods The present disclosure is directed toward a semi-compliant to non-compliant, conformable balloon useful in medical applications. Conformable balloons of the present disclosure exhibit a low straightening force when in a curved configuration and at inflation pressures greater than 4 atm. Balloons of the present disclosure are constructed of material that can compress along an inner length when the balloon is in a curved configuration. In further embodiments, balloons of the present disclosure can be constructed of material that sufficiently elongates along an outer arc when the balloon is in a curved configuration. As a result, medical balloons, in accordance with the present disclosure, when inflated in a curved configuration, exhibit kink-free configurations and do not cause a significant degree of vessel straightening.
US11690976B2	Apparatus and methods for delivering devices for reducing left atrial pressure A device for regulating blood pressure between a patient's left atrium and right atrium, and apparatus for delivery the device, are provided. The delivery apparatus may include one or more latching legs, a release ring, a pull chord, and a catheter wherein the latching legs are configured to engage the device for delivery. The inventive devices may reduce left atrial pressure and left ventricular end diastolic pressure, and may increase cardiac output, increase ejection fraction, relieve pulmonary congestion, and lower pulmonary artery pressure, among other benefits. The inventive devices may be used, for example, to treat subjects having heart failure, pulmonary congestion, or myocardial infarction, among other pathologies.
US11690964B2	Devices, systems, and methods for dry powder therapies Containment units, dry powder inhalers, delivery systems, and methods for the same are disclosed. Exemplary devices are configured to have inlets and outlets which are formed with the containment walls of a containment unit. Air jets formed by the configuration of inlet(s) and outlet(s) inside the containment unit create significant turbulence and deaggregate the powder. Delivery system components downstream of the containment unit may integrate the exiting aerosol plume with a low flow nasal cannula air stream for delivery to a subject.
US11690961B2	Cap for syringe needle and device for dialysis circuit priming A needle cap and a dialysis circuit priming device with increased safety and convenience in the cleaning and priming of a blood circuit are provided. According to the present invention, a needle cap is provided including two needle connecting parts, and a flow path connecting the two needle connecting parts. A dialysis circuit priming device is also provided including two needles, two needle connecting parts each arranged with the two needles respectively, and a flow path for connecting the two needle connecting parts.
US11690956B2	Sub-assembly of a medicament delivery device and a medicament delivery device A sub-assembly of a medicament delivery device is presented, where the sub-assembly includes a plunger rod that is biased, a main body arranged on the plunger rod, and a coupling member movable relative to the main body, where the main body includes a first locking element, the coupling member includes a second locking element, and where the first locking element and the second locking element are configured to be releasably engaged with each other such that the coupling member is prevented from moving relative to the main body.
US11690954B2	Optical displacement sensor for infusion devices An optical sensor for a delivery device having a piston that displaces a substance, such as a fluid, from a reservoir. The optical sensor has a light source and a detector array for imaging encoding features disposed along a plunger rod coupled to the piston. By virtue of the pattern of encoding features, an absolute position of the plunger rod relative to a fiducial position may be determined uniquely. Thus, the volume of fluid remaining in the reservoir, the rate of fluid delivery, and proper loading of the reservoir may be accurately ascertained. Additionally, the encoding may serve to uniquely identify a version of the reservoir which may be supplied in various versions corresponding, for example, to differing concentrations of a therapeutic agent to be dispensed.
US11690953B2	Infusion set A system for providing the collection of advanced, improved, and novel new components and elements in a single package to simplify assembly and use of the infusion set by the user, including one or more of an exemplary pushbutton-type inserter, squeeze-type inserter, contact-type inserter, skin pinching-type inserter, folding retraction-type inserter, and/or multistage-type inserter (700) having at least one reusable stage, an exemplary set (350) having an adhesion means with two or more user-selectable degrees of adhesion strength, a self-sealing tube connection means, a lens feature to view a site beneath the set, exemplary tube management and connection elements (450), insulin supply (475), adhesion concealment means (500), finger loops on the inserter and site preparation wipes or sprays (550) which can be provided as part of the inserter. The system can further include an exemplary package (12) which can hold a number of sets that can be easily released and retrieved from the tray by an inserter, an exemplary insertion needle handle and shroud, an exemplary squeeze-type latch between an upper portion and a lower portion of the set, and/or a tool removable upper portion of the set.
US11690952B2	Pumping fluid delivery systems and methods using force application assembly A method of dispensing a therapeutic fluid from a line includes providing an inlet line connectable to an upstream fluid source. The inlet line is in downstream fluid communication with a pumping chamber. The pumping chamber has a pump outlet. The method also includes actuating a force application assembly so as to restrict retrograde flow of fluid through the inlet while pressurizing the pumping chamber to urge flow through the pump outlet. A corresponding system employs the method.
US11690946B2	Blood treatment apparatus including flow divider for limiting an electrical current A blood treatment apparatus is disclosed. The example apparatus includes a blood treatment unit including a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet and a blood line. The apparatus also includes a fluid line including an upstream fluid line configured to receive electrically conductive treatment fluid from a fluid source and pass the electrically conductive treatment fluid to the fluid inlet of the blood treatment unit and a downstream fluid line connected to the fluid outlet of the blood treatment unit for delivering the used electrically conductive treatment fluid to a fluid sink. The apparatus further includes a flow divider arranged in the downstream fluid line and configured to separate the used electrically conductive treatment fluid in the downstream fluid line into to a first fluid section and a second fluid section, thereby electrically isolating the first and second fluid sections.
US11690944B2	Systems and methods for creating arteriovenous (AV) fistulas A system for creating an arteriovenous (AV) fistula comprises a vessel access sheath having a hollow interior and an exit port, a side access needle catheter configured to fit within the hollow interior of the sheath, a needle configured to be inserted into a blood vessel through the side access needle catheter, a toggle delivery catheter configured to fit within the hollow interior of the sheath, and a toggle apparatus configured to be delivered into a vessel through the toggle delivery catheter. The toggle apparatus comprises a shaft and a toggle member pivotably attached to a distal end of the shaft. A source of RF energy or resistive heat energy may be provided for application to the toggle member and/or to a heater insert in the toggle delivery catheter, for the purpose of creating the fistula.
US11690943B2	HLM pump stop reaction A heart lung machine (HLM) includes: a pump actuator; an actuator control unit (ACU) operably connected to the pump actuator; a processing unit configured to receive a set of parameter data from the actuator; a display device configured to present a subset of the set of parameter data; and an input control device operably connected to the pump actuator. The input control device includes a rotatable knob. The ACU may be configured to: determine that the pump actuator has been stopped in response to a pump-stop trigger event; determine that the rotatable knob has been rotated to a first position; and in response to determining that the rotatable knob has been rotated to the first position, starting the pump actuator.
US11690942B2	Blood purification apparatus with a bypass line that bypasses an ultrafiltration pump A blood purification apparatus that is capable of, with no preparatory operations, performing substitution by supplying dialysate in a dialysate introduction line to a blood circuit during ultrafiltration treatment, or performing blood return by immediately supplying the dialysate in the dialysate introduction line to the blood circuit after the ultrafiltration treatment. A blood purification apparatus includes a dialyzer, a dialysate introduction line, a dialysate drain line L2 through which drain liquid from the dialyzer is drained, and an ultrafiltration pump capable of removing water from the blood in the blood circuit. The blood purification apparatus is capable of performing substitution or blood return by supplying the dialysate in the dialysate introduction line L1 to the blood circuit. In an ultrafiltration treatment in which the ultrafiltration pump is activated while the introduction of the dialysate into the dialyzer is stopped, dialysate delivery is performed while the introduction of the dialysate into the dialyzer is prevented.
US11690940B2	Preserving sorbent devices in dialysis systems A method of preserving a sorbent device of a dialysis system, the method comprising—after administering a first dialysis treatment at the dialysis system and before administering a second dialysis treatment at the dialysis system—circulating a fluid through the sorbent device to prevent matter within the sorbent device from solidifying and circulating the fluid through a filter coupled to an outlet of the sorbent device to remove contaminants from the fluid.
US11690937B2	Antimicrobial compositions comprising minocycline and degradation products of oxidized cellulose Provided is an antimicrobial composition comprised of at least one degradation product of oxidized cellulose (OC), such as oxidized regenerate cellulose (ORC), and minocycline, methods of preparation thereof and uses thereof.
US11690935B2	Thermosensitive peptide hydrogel The invention provides a thermosensitive peptide hydrogel, which comprises water, a polyether/polyol polymer and a peptide molecule. The peptide molecule has a structure represented by the following chemical formula (1).Chemical Structure (1):
US11690930B2	Photocatalytic device In a photocatalytic device, a photocatalytic filter is formed of a corrugated member and a gas is allowed to flow over front and rear surfaces of the filter from one end toward the other end thereof along a direction in which ridges and valleys extend, and a gas inflow part and a gas outflow part are provided at both end positions of a photocatalytic filter instead of providing a gas inlet-side flow channel and a gas output-side flow channel at positions facing filter surfaces. Thus, a contact area between a gas and the filter surfaces can be maintained, and miniaturization of the device such as reduction in the thickness or diameter can be realized without increasing gas circulation resistance. In addition, enhanced light irradiation efficiency, simplified structure, energy saving, and cost reduction can be realized. Moreover, the problem of heat can be solved.
US11690928B2	Fragrance delivery systems A fragrance delivery system which includes a container with reservoir compartment and having an outer wall at least partially formed of a fragrance permeable plastic, the plastic being a thermoplastic elastomer block copolymer having a Volume Resistivity from 1×1012 to 1×1020 Ohms·cm and a Water Absorption from 4 to 20%; and a fragrance composition held within the reservoir, the composition being a mixture of low and high volatile perfume ingredients.
US11690924B1	Locker system for storage and delivery of packages A modular system of locker banks for receipt and delivery of packages is described. The system may include associate modules each having one or more lockers and a control board in communication with each of the lockers in the module. Each locker may include a locker board having a processor and memory configured to control operation of the locker. Each locker may include a lock and a light. The system may further include one or more control modules, each having the above components and further including a kiosk having one or more input and output devices for entering information to the module for controlling operation of the system. The modular system may be connected to a server and/or an administrator terminal.
US11690920B2	General and direct method for preparing oligonucleotide-functionalized metal-organic framework nanoparticles The present disclosure generally relates to metal-organic framework nanoparticles containing terminal phosphate-modified oligonucleotides, methods for making the same, and methods of using the same.
US11690919B2	Endolysosomal targeting conjugates for improved delivery of cargo molecules to the endolysosomal compartment of target cells Endolysosomal targeting conjugates that are engineered to deliver cargo molecules such as cytotoxic drugs or imaging labels with improved efficiency to late endosomes and/or lysosomes in target cells such as tumor cells are described. The endolysosomal targeting conjugate includes a targeting component and a cargo component. The targeting component is configured to bind to a cell surface molecule of a target cell and the cargo component includes a cargo molecule. The targeting component and the cargo component may be fused by a covalent bond or associated by a non-covalent bond. The targeting component may bind to the cell surface molecule or the cargo component with higher affinity in the extracellular space than in an endolysosomal compartment of the target cell.
US11690917B1	Methods and compositions for a universal and long-lasting vaccine To develop a universal and long-lasting influenza or other pathogens vaccine has been a mission impossible goal in the life science and health field. Applicants disclose, herein, vaccines prepared against SARS-COV-2, an influenza A strain vaccine prepared from a 1934 influenza virus (A/PR/8/34 H1N1, Puerto Roca, 1934), and an influenza B strain vaccine prepared from a 1940 influenza virus. The disclosed vaccine induces production of broadly neutralizing antibodies in mice. The presently disclosed vaccine is able to inhibit two other influenza A strains: a 2009 influenza H1N1 virus collected from Los Angeles (A/California/07/2009) and a 2014 influenza H3N2 virus collected from Hong Kong (A/Hongkong/4801/2014). Applicants also describe an influenza B strain vaccine prepared from a B strain virus from a 1940 patient in USA (B/L11/40). The B strain vaccine also produced broadly neutralizing antibodies, in this case against a B strain from Colorado 2017 (B/Colorado/2017). Applicant's methods and compositions are not only useful in creating influenza vaccines with broad activity against other influenza subtypes but also be efficient to generate long-lasting SARS-CoV-2 vaccines against emerging new variants either through recombined protein antigens from SARS-CoV-2 or inactivated SARS-CoV-2 virus.
US11690911B2	Combination of ATR kinase inhibitors and PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors The present invention covers combinations of at least two components, component A and component B, comprising component A being an inhibitor of ATR kinase, particularly an inhibitor of ATR kinase selected from VX-803, VX-970, AZD-6738, a compound of general formula (I) described herein, a compound of general formula (Ib) described herein and Compound A described infra, and component B being a PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor described herein. Another aspect of the present invention covers the use of such combinations as described herein for the preparation of a medicament for the treatment or prophylaxis of a disease, particularly for the treatment of a hyper-proliferative disease.
US11690909B2	Composition for treating and/or preventing Hepatitis B virus infection and the use thereof A composition for treating and/or preventing Hepatitis B virus infection and Hepatitis B virus infection mediated diseases and the method thereof are provided. In some embodiments, the composition includes a polyriboinosinic acid-polyribocytidylic acid (PIC), at least one antibiotic or polyamide compound, at least one positive ion, and Hepatitis B virus surface antigen. In some embodiments, the composition includes PIC, at least one antibiotic or polyamide compound, at least one positive ion, Hepatitis B virus surface antigen and Hepatitis B virus core antigen. The present disclosure also relates to a method of treating and/or preventing Hepatitis B virus infection, particularly for treating chronic HBV infection.
US11690907B2	Vaccines formed by virus and antigen conjugation Disclosed herein are methods of forming compounds and exemplary stable compounds in the nature of a conjugated compound at refrigerated or room temperature, which in some embodiments comprises an antigen and virus particle mixed in a conjugation reaction to form a conjugate mixture, such that the conditions and steps of forming these products allow for use of the conjugate mixture as a vaccine, including but not limited to use as a vaccine against various pathogens including for treatment of diseases caused by novel coronaviruses (including SARS-COV 2).
US11690901B2	Southern cattle tick vaccine product This invention relates to novel fusion peptides and immunogenic compositions containing the fusion peptides useful in the control and prevention of tick infestations. The invention also relates to compositions comprising said fusion peptides, methods of vaccination against tick infestation using said fusion peptides and compositions, and kits for use with such compositions and methods.
US11690898B2	Adeno-associated virus Factor VIII vectors, associated viral particles and therapeutic formulations comprising the same The invention provides adeno-associated virus (AAV) Factor VIII (FVIII)-encoding/expressing vectors and virus, including AAV FVIII vectors with high expression activity and AAV FVIII vectors that express full-length or truncated functional FVIII protein. The invention also relates to methods of making the herein described AAV FVIII vectors, recombinant AAV FVIII virus particles comprising or expressing such vectors, associated pharmaceutical formulations comprising the same and therapeutic uses thereof.
US11690895B2	Compositions and methods of interferon alpha binding proteins Disclosed are compositions comprising an interferon-alpha binding protein and combined anti-retroviral therapy (cART). In some aspects, the interferon-alpha binding protein is B18R. In some aspects, the compositions further comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier. Disclosed are methods of treating a subject with HIV associated neurogenerative disorder (HAND) comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of B18R and cART. Disclosed are methods of reversing behavioral abnormalities in subjects having HAND comprising administering a therapeutically effective amount of B18R.
US11690892B2	HU specific interfering agents Methods of and compositions for breaking down a biofilm or inhibiting, preventing or treating a microbial infection that produces a biofilm are disclosed, which involves administration of an interfering agent capable of specifically competing, titrating, or inhibiting the binding of an HU protein to a microbial DNA. By competing with HU proteins that bind to DNA scaffold in the biofilm, these interfering agents destabilize the biofilm leading to destruction and removal of the biofilm by the immune system. Further method and composition aspects are contemplated in relation to infections caused by bacteria that export an HU protein.
US11690891B2	Methods of treatment using decolorized Aloe vera extracts Provided herein is a method for improving the health of an intestinal epithelial barrier using Aloe vera. The method may include administering Aloe vera extracts to intestinal epithelial cells. The decolorized aloe extract may be whole leaf extract, whole leaf dry extract, inner leaf dry extract, digested whole leaf extract, digested whole leaf dry extract, digested inner leaf dry extract, or a combination thereof.
US11690889B2	Composition for use in the treatment of intestinal alterations The present invention relates to a composition which comprises a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of an extract (a) of a fruit of at least one plant of the genus Vaccinium and at least one ingredient (b) acceptable for pharmaceutical or food use and the use thereof in the prevention and/or treatment of diverticular disease or of a pathology deriving therefrom or correlated thereto.
US11690885B2	Anti-bacterial compositions and uses thereof The present invention relates to bacteriophage therapy. More particularly, the present invention relates to novel bacteriophages having a high specificity against Staphylococcus aureus strains, their manufacture, components thereof, compositions comprising the same and the uses thereof in phage therapy and as companion diagnostic.
US11690883B2	Lactobacillus acidophilus TW01 isolate and use thereof Disclosed herein is an isolated strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus TW01, which is deposited at Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen and Zellkulturen GmbH under an accession number DSM 33990. Also disclosed herein are uses of the isolated strain of Lactobacillus acidophilus TW01 for alleviating an inflammation-related disorder and for improving gut health.
US11690880B2	Modulation of microbiota function by gene therapy of the microbiome to prevent, treat or cure microbiome-associated diseases or disorders The invention encompasses compositions, kits and methods for modifying bacteria, preferably naturally occurring bacteria, in situ. These can be used to treat, prevent or cure microbiome-associated diseases or disorders by modulating the molecules expressed and/or secreted by bacterial populations of the microbiome in a specific manner. The genomic modifications can modify the interactions between part or all of these populations and the host in a way that decreases their deleterious potential on host health. The compositions, kits and methods of the invention do not result in the direct death of these populations or a direct significant inhibition of their growth. The invention further includes methods for screening for genetic modifications in the bacteria, for determining the efficiency of vectors at inducing these genetic mutations, and for determining the effects of these mutations on bacterial growth.
US11690876B2	Methods of treating neuropsychiatric disorders The present disclosure is directed to a method of treating a neuropsychiatric disorder. This method involves selecting a subject having the neuropsychiatric disorder and administering to the selected subject a preparation of glial progenitor cells at a dosage effective to treat the neuropsychiatric disorder in the subject. Another aspect of the disclosure is directed to a method of treating a neuropsychiatric disorder that includes selecting a subject having the neuropsychiatric disorder and administering, to the selected subject, a potassium (K+) channel activator at a dosage effective to restore normal brain interstitial glial K+ levels in the selected subject and treat the neuropsychiatric disorder is also disclosed.
US11690872B2	Methods for expanding and activating γδ T cells for the treatment of cancer and related malignancies The present disclosure relates to expansion and activation of T cells. In an aspect, the present disclosure relates to expansion and activation of γδ T cells that may be used for transgene expression. In another aspect, the disclosure relates to expansion and activation of γδ T cells while depleting α- and/or β-TCR positive cells. T cell populations comprising expanded γδ T cell and depleted or reduced α- and/or β-TCR positive cells are also provided for by the instant disclosure. The disclosure further provides for methods of using the disclosed T cell populations.
US11690869B2	Methods of inhibiting enveloped viruses using low molecular weight hydrophobically modified polymers This invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting the transmission of enveloped viruses, which entails applying a composition containing a low molecular weight hydrophobically-modified polymer to an infectable or ingestible surface that may contain viruses, wherein said compositions further comprise less than about 9% by weight of surfactant having an HLB of greater than 12.
US11690868B2	Intra-articular needle placement device and method of using The present invention relates to a device for measuring, recording, and acting in response to changes in air pressures encountered through the lumen of a connected needle. The device signals when it has been powered and signals when the device recognizes both pressures and pressure change rates indicative of synovial cavity joint penetration, such as knee joint penetration. Synovial cavity pressures detected and acted upon may either be supra- (positive) or sub-atmospheric (negative). Internal light emitting diodes and a laptop connected display are demonstrated as signaling and communication mechanisms. Methods for delivering medicaments into human and animal intra-articular cavities or joints such as synovial cavities are provided. Furthermore, methods for facilitating the diagnoses of joint effusion also are provided.
US11690867B2	Liquid composition for use in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux The present invention relates to a liquid composition for use in the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux. The composition of the present invention comprises a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of a combination of Aloe vera gel, hyaluronic acid and honey and, optionally, food or pharmaceutical grade additives and/or technological excipients. The composition of the present invention also relates to a medical device comprising a mixture which comprises or, alternatively, consists of a combination of Aloe vera gel, hyaluronic acid and honey and, optionally, food or pharmaceutical grade additives and/or technological excipients. Said composition or composition for a medical device being for use in the preventive and/or curative treatment of the symptoms associated with gastroesophageal reflux and the disease caused thereby, as well as for use in the preventive and/or curative treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disorders.
US11690856B2	Compounds for treating CMV related diseases The present invention relates the field of CMV and CMV related diseases. Using a powerful rat model of CMV infection of the embryonic brain, the inventors have looked for the existence of postnatal neurological and neurosensory manifestations, and have tested whether the early pharmacological targeting of microglia during pregnancy impacts on postnatal phenotypes. Particularly, the inventors tested the clodronate and the doxycycline and showed that these compounds improve the postnatal outcome of the baby. Thus, the invention relates to a compound which modifies the microglia for use in the treatment of CMV related diseases in a subject in need thereof.
US11690851B2	Methods and compositions comprising ursolic acid and/or resveratrol for treating diabetes, or cancer Certain embodiments are directed to methods and compositions for treating obesity, diabetes, and/or cancer with a combination of ursolic acid and resveratrol.
US11690850B2	Inhibitors of receptor interacting protein kinase I for the treatment of disease Disclosed herein are compounds which inhibit RIPK1, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of RIPK1-mediated diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.
US11690844B2	Pyrazolyl pyrimidinone compounds and the uses thereof The present invention relates to a method of treatment for chronic pain, opioid dependence, alcohol use disorder or autism using a class of pyrimidinone compounds, an adenylyl cyclase 1 (AC1) inhibitor. The invention described herein also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions and methods for treating diseases in mammals using those compounds disclosed herein.
US11690843B2	Preparation and composition for treatment of malignant tumors It is intended to provide a novel method for treating a cancer using an FGFR inhibitor that exhibits a remarkably excellent antitumor effect and has fewer side effects. The present invention provides a combination preparation for the treatment of a malignant tumor comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and one or more additional compound(s) having an antitumor effect or pharmaceutically acceptable salt(s) thereof, and a pharmaceutical composition comprising both the active ingredients. The present invention also provides an antitumor effect enhancer, an antitumor agent, a kit for malignant tumor treatment, etc. comprising a compound represented by Formula (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof.
US11690838B2	Therapeutic agent for fibrosis Provided are a therapeutic agent and a pharmaceutical composition exerting an excellent prophylactic or therapeutic effect on fibrosis and symptoms associated with fibrosis. The therapeutic agent for fibrosis comprises 4-[2-fluoro-4-[[[(2-phenylacetyl)amino]thioxomethyl]amino]-phenoxy]-7-methoxy-N-methyl-6-quinolinecarboxamide or a salt thereof as an active ingredient.
US11690837B2	Methods of improving cell-based therapy Provided are methods for improving cell-based therapies by co-administration with an agent that increases the production and or levels of epoxygenated fatty acids, as well as kits, stents and patches for co-administering stem cells with an agent that increases the production and/or levels of epoxygenated fatty acids.
US11690836B2	Solid forms of {[5-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carbonyl]amino}acetic acid, compositions, and uses thereof Provided herein are solid forms comprising {[5-(3-chlorophenyl)-3-hydroxypyridine-2-carbonyl]amino}acetic acid, compositions comprising the solid forms, methods of making the solid forms and methods of their use for the treatment of various diseases and/or disorders.
US11690831B2	Treatment of autoimmune diseases with combinations of RXR agonists and thyroid hormones The present specification provides methods of treating autoimmune diseases with a combination of a RXR agonist and a thyroid hormone.
US11690828B2	Treatment of CNS diseases with sGC stimulators The present disclosure relates to the use of stimulators of soluble guanylate cyclase (sGC), pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof and pharmaceutical formulations or dosage forms comprising them, alone or in combination with one or more additional agents, for the treatment of various CNS diseases, wherein an increase in sGC stimulation, or an increase in the concentration of nitric oxide (NO), or cyclic guanosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (cGMP) or both, or an upregulation of the NO pathway is desirable.
US11690826B2	Methods for treating demodex blepharitis using lotilaner formulations Disclosed herein are methods for treating or preventing ophthalmic and dermatologic conditions in a patient, including ocular surface conditions such as blepharitis. The methods can include topically administering directly to an ocular surface of one or more eyes of a patient in need of treatment thereof an effective amount of an isoxazoline parasiticide, formamidine parasiticide, or other active ingredient, formulated into an ophthalmic composition, the ophthalmic composition further comprising a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle. Compositions are also disclosed.
US11690825B2	20-HETE receptor (GPR75) antagonists and methods of use The present invention concerns compounds and their use to treat cardiovascular disease, renal disease, thrombic disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, cell proliferation, and ischemic cardiovascular disorders. Compounds of the present invention display significant potency as antagonists of 20-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (20-HETE), and function as anti-hypertensive, anti-inflammatory, or anti-growth agents.
US11690824B2	Antibacterial compounds The present application provides compounds of formula: Methods of using these compounds for killing bacterial growth and treating bacterial infections are also provided.
US11690814B2	Suplatast tosilate for use in the treatment of cough associated with interstitial lung disease Provided is a composition comprising suplatast tosilate or pharmaceutically acceptable derivatives thereof for use in a method of treating cough associated with interstitial lung disease, such as cough associated with pulmonary fibrosis.
US11690811B2	Pharmaceutical compositions and oral dosage forms of ketamine derivatives Pharmaceutical compositions of ketamine derivatives and oral dosage forms comprising the pharmaceutical compositions are disclosed. Solid oral dosage forms prepared from the pharmaceutical compositions exhibit a zero-order release profile.
US11690806B2	Implantable device for sustained release of a macromolecular drug compound An implantable device for delivery of a macromolecular drug compound is provided. The device comprises a core having an outer surface and a membrane layer positioned adjacent to the outer surface of the core. The core comprises a core polymer matrix within which is dispersed a drug compound having a molecular weight of about 0.5 kDa or more, the polymer matrix containing a hydrophobic polymer. Further, the membrane layer comprises a membrane polymer matrix within which the macromolecular drug compound is optionally dispersed. The membrane polymer matrix contains a hydrophobic polymer in combination with a hydrophilic compound, and the weight ratio of the hydrophobic polymer to the hydrophilic compound within the membrane polymer matrix ranges from about 0.25 to about 200.
US11690805B2	Multi-particulate pharmaceutical composition of quetiapine The present invention discloses an extended release multi-particulate sprinkle composition comprising a plurality of discrete units, each discrete unit comprising quetiapine or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof and one or more pharmaceutically acceptable excipients.
US11690793B2	Composition containing a cellulose derived capsule with a sunscreen A sunscreen composition comprised of one or more sunscreen active agents encapsulated in a cellulose derived capsule wherein the composition can contain one or more additional agents. A sunscreen composition can be mixed with a bodywash, shampoo, conditioner, lotion, gel, soap, cream, hand sanitizer, spray or mousse and can be used by an individual during their normal hygiene processes, such as during a shower or bath or while applying a body product to their skin or hair.
US11690789B2	Multiple-fill/chamber softgel die The invention provides a die suitable for producing a multi-chamber softgel capsule. The die comprises a die pocket defined by a die pocket wall and a bottom surface. The die comprises one or more partitioning walls dividing the die pocket into two or more chambers The top of the land of the partitioning walls have a lowest point that is lower than the plane formed by the top of the land along the perimeter of the die pocket wall by a gap. A die roll comprising a plurality of the dies is also provided, as well as rotary-die encapsulation machine comprising the die roll.
US11690786B2	Adapter for vial access device A system includes a vial access device including a spike, with the vial access device attachable to a first vial defining a first vial size, and an adapter transitionable between a shield position in which the adapter is attachable to the vial access device such that the adapter shields the spike of the vial access device and a vial position in which the adapter is attachable to a second vial defining a second vial size, the second vial size different than the first vial size.
US11690785B2	Septum holders for use in syringe connectors A septum holder having a body. The body has a disk shaped annular upper body part and a lower body part, at least one resilient elongated arm terminating with a distal enlarged element attached to the side of the body, and a septum fitted into the lower body part so that it extends downward parallel to the at least one arm. The septum is made of a single piece of cylindrically shaped resilient material. The upper part of the septum has a diameter larger than the middle part of the septum in order to form a flange that rests on an annular ledge created around the inside of the bottom section of the body when the middle part of septum slides through the open center at the bottom of the bottom section. The lowest part of the septum has a diameter that matches that of a septum in a fluid transfer component. The septum has a cavity created in its middle part into which an insert having at least one bore that functions as the seat of a needle valve is inserted.
US11690783B2	Enclosed emergency wash cabinets Various apparatus and methods for providing emergency washing including means for discouraging tampering of the various valves.
US11690782B2	Dynamic sauna Systems and methods are provided for controlling infrared radiation (IR) sources of a sauna including tuning IR wavelength-ranges and radiated power-levels of IR sources, and directing IR to locations on a user's body. In one illustrative embodiment, a sauna may be provided having adjustable IR emitters to emit IR at any wavelength resulting in a desirable radiation treatment for the sauna user. In another illustrative embodiment, a method is provided for tuning IR emitters in a sauna.
US11690780B2	Vibrating massage roller with multiple motors A massage roller assembly that includes an outer roller surface and a plurality of vibration motors positioned adjacent to the outer roller surface that are configured to transmit vibrations to the outer roller surface. The vibration motors are individually controllable such that at least first and second sets of vibration motors can be switched on and off individually.
US11690772B2	Bench assembly for stretching the quadriceps femoris and/or hip flexors muscles A bench assembly that stretches and develops the quadriceps femoris and/or hip flexors muscle groups of a client with the help of a therapist or trainer. The bench assembly has a basal subassembly with a front member that faces the therapist. Extending rearwardly from the front member is a first side member. A rear member extends laterally from the first side member. Each of the front and rear members have an upwardly oriented column that extends from a bottom rail of the associated member. The columns underlie a client support pad on which the client may lie recumbent and face upwardly with his/her legs positioned towards the front member before a trainer applies a stretching regimen to the legs and/or hips.
US11690770B2	Multifunctional wheelchair A multifunctional wheelchair contains: a body, a support plate, a lifting seat, and a shampoo basin. The body includes a retractable mounting, a chair back, at least one drive device, and two frames. The two frames have two main wheels, the two frames have two guide wheels, and the two armrests are arranged on a second drive device. A respective armrest has an abutting portion, and the retractable mounting have two racks. The support plate is detachably engaged on the retractable mounting of the body. The lifting seat is removably engaged on the retractable mounting of the body, and the lifting seat includes a saddle on a third drive device which is configured to drive the saddle to lift or descend adjustably. The shampoo basin is detachably connected on the chair back and included a washing chamber.
US11690765B2	Wound dressing materials and methods of making thereof Disclosed is a wound dressing material comprising a substrate, about 2.5% to about 8% by weight of a bicarbonate, and a film-forming agent, the film-forming agent serving as a binder for said bicarbonate to said substrate, the film-forming agent and the bicarbonate being present in a ratio of between 1:2 and 2:1 with respect to one another. Also disclosed are a method for preparing a wound dressing material and a method for treating a wound.
US11690760B2	Patient interface device for ophthalmic surgical laser system A single-piece patient interface device (PI) for coupling an patient's eye to an ophthalmic surgical laser system, which includes a rigid shell, a flexible suction ring joined to a lower edge of the shell, an applanation lens, and a flexible annular diaphragm which joins the applanation lens to the shell near the lower edge of the shell. The flexible diaphragm allows the applanation lens to move relative to the shell, including to shift in longitudinal and lateral directions of the shell and to tilt. In operation, the surgeon first secures the PI to the patient's eye by hand, and then couples the laser system to the PI by lowering the laser delivery head into the PI shell. During the lowering process, the laser delivery head presses the applanation lens down relative to the PI to applanate the cornea of the eye.
US11690757B2	Surgical hand piece with post-occlusion surge elimination A work tip for a surgical hand piece has a solid blade connected to a source of ultrasonic energy in the hand piece. The knife has grooves in its surfaces. The work tip further including an irrigation and aspiration tubes extending along opposite surfaces of the blade and being at least partially within the grooves. The blade has a collar adjacent its distal end and at least the aspiration tube extends ends at a distance from the collar. The edges of the collar are made sharp enough to emulsify cataract tissue when vibrated at ultrasonic frequencies so that occlusion of the aspiration tube is prevented.
US11690747B1	Universal dynamic athletic ankle brace and add-on interior stirrup support system A rear-entry ankle brace includes an elastomeric component defining an inside elbow channel configured to span an ankle joint. A channel opening extends the length of the elastomeric component for direct insertion on top of a leg. One or more leg straps are used to adjustably tension first and second rear edges of the channel opening toward one another and secure the brace to the lower leg. Two foot straps are used to adjustably tension first and second bottom edges of the channel opening toward one another and secure the brace to the mid-foot. The foot straps overlap on the bottom to define a plantar surface of the brace and cross over each other on the topside of the elastomeric component and are secured to a leg strap. A pair of stabilizing stirrups optionally are included on the inside surfaces of the elastomeric component and receive the malleoli.
US11690745B2	Endoluminal sleeve gastroplasty Devices and methods of endolumenal formation of gastric sleeves are described. Some embodiments allow templating of a gastric sleeve by a gastric bougie, exposing a selected amount of tissue for suturing access, while maintaining sufficient internal working space for suturing within the template lumen.
US11690742B2	Delivery and deployment systems for bifurcated stent grafts A system for endoluminal delivery of a medical device, wherein the medical device includes a bifurcated stent graft having a trunk, a first leg and a second leg shorter than the first leg. The system includes a sheath having a tubular wall having a cylindrical inner surface defining a lumen for receiving the stent graft therein to constrain the stent graft toward a delivery configuration suitable for endoluminal delivery, and a generally cylindrical core member extending through the lumen. The core member has a first annular surface for engaging an end of the first leg. The core has a second annular surface for engaging an end of the second leg while at least the end of the second leg remains constrained by the sheath.
US11690740B2	Stent and stent delivery A vascular prosthesis (e.g., stent), and packaging and delivery system to selectively deliver a vascular prosthesis are described. In some embodiments, the vascular prosthesis utilizes a low porosity and high porosity section, and the packaging and delivery system allows the prosthesis to be delivered such that the position of the low porosity and high porosity sections of the prosthesis can vary.
US11690737B2	Stent using wireless transmitted power and external operating apparatus thereof A stent device including a stent coated with a photosensitizer, the stent including a pair of electrodes; and a circuit fixed to the stent, the circuit including a light emitting diode, a power receiving means for wirelessly receiving power from the outside, and converting the power to electric power; a second communicating means for receiving a control command from the outside; and a second control means for applying, based on the control command, the electric power to the electrodes causing an electric current to flow through the stent between the electrodes, the flow causing heating of the stent, and for controlling a temperature of the stent to provide hyperthermia therapy to a tumor, the second control means further for applying, based on the control command, the electric power to the light emitting diode to emit a predetermined wavelength of light to the photosensitizer to provide photodynamic therapy to the tumor.
US11690735B2	Vertebral implants and attachment assemblies A prosthetic implant for engagement between first and second vertebrae. The implant includes a first plate configured for attachment to the first vertebrae and defining a first interbody connection member and a second plate configured for attachment to the second vertebrae and defining a second interbody connection member. An interbody component includes a body with a first end defining a first plate connection member configured for connection to the first interbody connection member and a second end defining a second plate connection member configured for connection to the second interbody connection member. A method of inserting the implant is also provided.
US11690728B2	Intervertebral implant with keel An intervertebral implant component of an intervertebral implant includes an outer surface for engaging an adjacent vertebra and an inner surface. A keel extends from the outer surface and is designed to be disposed in a slot provided in the adjacent vertebra. This keel extends in a plane which is non-perpendicular to the outer surface; and preferably there are two of the keels extending from the outer surface which are preferably offset laterally from one another. In another embodiment, an anterior shelf is provided at an anterior end of the outer surface, and this anterior shelf extends vertically away from the inner surface in order to help prevent bone growth from the adjacent vertebra towards the inner surface. Further in accordance with disclosed embodiments, various materials, shapes and forms of construction of the component and/or keel provide various benefits.
US11690726B2	Surgical component, kit and method A surgical component, a kit including the surgical component, and a surgical method. The surgical component includes a body portion. The surgical component also includes an elongate stem for inserting into an intramedullary canal of a patient. The elongate stem extends distally from the body portion. The elongate stem has a longitudinal axis; a proximal end; a distal end; and a plurality of splines located on an outer surface of the stem. The splines are circumferentially arranged around the stem. At least some of the splines are tapered such that each tapered spline is narrower at a distal part of that spline than at a part of that spline that is proximal with respect to the distal part. The surgical component further includes an elongate neck portion extending from the body portion at a non-zero angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the stem.
US11690725B2	Method for producing a tailor-made implant A method for producing a tailor-made implant intended to be implanted at an implantation site of a damaged bone part, the method comprising a step in which a 3D representation of a standard implant is superposed on a 3D representation of a damaged bone part by positioning said standard implant on an implantation site of the damaged bone part, in order, if necessary, to modify the dimensions and/or to adjust the shape of said standard implant, and also, if necessary, to modify the outer surface of said standard implant, which may be either the impression or substantially the impression of the outer surface of said bone part in the state prior to superpositioning of said implant, when the geometry of the damaged bone part is intended to be retained, or a functional outer surface, when said tailor-made implant is intended to be used at the interface of two bone parts cooperating with each other.
US11690724B2	Metal-ceramic composite joint prosthesis and applications and manufacturing method thereof The present invention discloses a metal-ceramic composite joint prosthesis and applications and a manufacturing method thereof. The joint prosthesis comprises a metal body and a ceramic body, wherein the metal body is integrally formed and comprises a porous structure layer, a boundary layer and a root-like layer, the boundary layer is located between the porous structure layer and the root-like layer, the root-like layer comprises a plurality of root-like filament clusters connected to the boundary layer but not in contact with one another, each root-like filament cluster comprises a main root perpendicularly connected to the boundary layer and a plurality of fibrous roots connected to the lateral side of the main root, the fibrous roots extend obliquely towards the side away from the boundary layer, and the ceramic body covers the root-like filament clusters and is formed on the boundary layer. The joint prosthesis achieves the compositing of metal and ceramic, thereby achieving both a wear-resistant ceramic body required for a joint friction surface and a porous metal structure with a good bone ingrowth effect required for an osseointegration surface. The root-like filament clusters of the root-like layer are rooted in the ceramic body, to form a tight and stable connection between the ceramic body and the metal body, and the root-like clusters being not in contact with one another prevents the ceramic body from locally breaking or cracking.
US11690717B2	Heart valve clamp The application relates to a heart valve clamp, comprises a fixed arm mechanism, a clamping arm mechanism, and a driving mechanism. The fixed arm mechanism comprises a fixed arm body and at least two fixed arms, extending outward from the fixed arm body, and integrally formed with the fixed arm body. The clamping arm mechanism comprises a clamping arm body connected to a bottom of the fixed arm body, and at least two clamping arms extending outward from the clamping arm bodies and integrally formed with the clamping arm body; and the driving mechanism comprises a second driving assembly that drives the fixed arm and the clamping arm to open or close. The fixed arm mechanism and the clamping arm mechanism of the entire heart valve clamp respectively forms an integral form, which can avoid the risk of the fixed arm or the clamping arm being disengaged, the stability of the whole structure is better. The fixed arm and the clamping arm clamp the valve leaflets under three-dimensional ultrasound and angiography navigation, so that the regurgitation area is reduced, which is capable of treating mitral or tricuspid regurgitation while keeping heat beating.
US11690716B2	Method for delivering a support member to a native heart valve A method includes advancing a delivery assembly through a patient's vasculature toward a native heart valve of the patient, wherein the delivery assembly comprises a first catheter assembly and a second catheter assembly extending through a shaft of the first catheter assembly, and wherein a support member is in an uncoiled, elongated configuration within a sheath of the first catheter assembly. The support member is deployed from the sheath by pushing the second catheter assembly distally relative to the first catheter assembly so that the support member is uncovered by the sheath and the support member extends around native chordae tendineae and/or native leaflets of the native heart valve. A prosthetic valve is implanted within the native leaflets of the native heart valve such that the native chordae tendineae and/or native leaflets are frictionally engaged between the support member and the prosthetic valve.
US11690715B2	Collapsible leaflets for prosthetic heart valves A prosthetic heart valve may include an expandable stent, a cuff attached to an annulus section of the stent, and a plurality of leaflets disposed within an interior region of the stent and attached to at least one of the cuff or the stent. The stent may have a plurality of cells connected to one another in a plurality of annular rows around the stent. The leaflets together may have a coapted position occluding the interior region of the stent and an open position in which the interior region is not occluded. Each leaflet may include a primary leaflet material, as well as features that reinforce specific regions of the leaflet.
US11690714B2	Hybrid heart valves adapted for post-implant expansion A hybrid prosthetic heart valve configured to replace a native heart valve and having a support frame configured to be expanded post implant in order to receive and/or support an expandable prosthetic heart valve therein (a valve-in-valve procedure). The prosthetic heart valve may be configured to have a generally rigid and/or expansion-resistant configuration when initially implanted to replace a native valve (or other prosthetic heart valve), but to assume a generally expanded form when subjected to an outward force such as that provided by a dilation balloon or other mechanical expander. An inflow stent frame is expandable for anchoring the valve in place, and may have an outflow end that is collapsible for delivery and expandable post-implant to facilitate a valve-in-valve procedure.
US11690710B2	Prosthetic heart valve having improved commissure supports A method of implanting a prosthetic heart valve within a patient can comprise inserting a distal end portion of a delivery apparatus and a prosthetic heart valve into the patient and advancing the prosthetic heart valve to a deployment location within the heart of the patient and inflating one or more of a plurality of differently-sized balloons in a balloon-assembly on the distal end portion of the delivery apparatus. The prosthetic heart valve can be mounted on the balloon assembly in a crimped state and the inflating of the one or more of the plurality of differently-sized balloons can expand the prosthetic heart valve from the crimped state to a radially expanded state having a non-cylindrical shape.
US11690705B2	Graft having a pocket for receiving a stent and woven graft material, forming a pocket A tubular graft for use in a stent graft. The tubular graft may include a first woven layer that forms a first side of the tubular graft, where the first woven layer has a set of first warp ends. A second woven layer may forma a second side of the tubular graft, where the second woven layer has a set of second warp ends, and where the second warp ends are distinct from the first warp ends. A woven pocket flap may extend from the first woven layer, where a pocket opening is defined between the woven pocket flap and the first woven layer, and where the woven pocket flap includes at least one common weft yarn with the first woven layer.
US11690702B2	Urinary catheter prostheses A user-controllable urinary catheter prosthesis (20) is provided for minimally-invasive insertion into a subject. The prosthesis (20) includes a proximal intra-urethral assembly (22), configured to be inserted entirely within a urethra (102) via a meatus (104). A user-activatable hydraulic activator (50) is disposed along a flexible intra-urethral catheter (30, 430), which is shaped so as to define a urinary outlet (40, 440) at a proximal end (41, 441) thereof. A distal bladder assembly (32, 132, 232, 332) is configured to be disposed in a bladder of the subject, and includes a bladder anchor (48). A hydraulic valve (60, 160, 260, 360) is configured to assume an open state, in which urine flow is allowed between the distal bladder assembly (32, 132, 232, 332) and the urinary outlet (40, 440); and a closed resting state, in which urine is entirely blocked from entering the distal bladder assembly (32, 132, 232, 332) and exiting the urinary outlet (40, 440). Application of pressure to the hydraulic activator (50) transitions the hydraulic valve (60, 160, 260, 360) from the closed resting state to the open state. Other embodiments are also described.
US11690701B2	Intraoral scanner A method of scanning an oral cavity including: acquiring, using an intraoral scanner (IOS) head, without changing a position of the IOS head, a first image of a first region of interest (ROI) and a second image of a second ROI where the first and the second ROIs are of different portions of a dental arch of the oral cavity and do not overlap; reconstructing depth information for the first and the second ROI; and generating a single model of the dental arch by combing the depth information.
US11690690B2	Segmented control inputs for surgical robotic systems A robotic surgical system for treating a patient is disclosed including a surgical tool movable relative to the patient and a user input device configured to remotely control the surgical tool. The surgical tool includes a shaft and an end effector. The user input device includes a base and a controller movable to effect a first control motion a second control motion. The controller includes a first accessibility mode and a second accessibility mode. The robotic surgical system further includes a control circuit configured to receive a motion control signal from the user input device, determine a controller accessibility mode, permit the first control motion in response to the motion control signal in the first accessibility mode and in the second accessibility mode and permit the second control motion in response to the motion control signal in the second accessibility mode but not the first accessibility mode.
US11690685B2	User interface devices for use in robotic surgery A handheld user interface device for controlling a robotic system may include a member, a housing at least partially disposed around the member and configured to be held in the hand of a user, and a tracking sensor system disposed on the member and configured to detect at least one of position and orientation of at least a portion of the device. At least one of the detected position of the portion of the device and detected orientation of the portion of the device is correlatable to a control of the robotic system.
US11690683B2	Vision-based position and orientation determination for endovascular tools Systems and methods for vision-based position and orientation determination for endovascular tools are disclosed. In one example, a method includes receiving a two-dimensional medical image including a view of at least a distal portion of a medical instrument, the distal portion of the medical instrument including one or more fiducials positioned thereon, the one or more fiducials being radio-opaque and visible in the medical image. The method also includes detecting, within the medical image, a two-dimensional appearance of the one or more fiducials, and based on the two-dimensional appearance of the one or more fiducials, determining at least one of a roll angle of the distal portion of the medical instrument, and an incline of the distal portion of the medical instrument.
US11690678B2	Systems and methods of registration for image-guided procedures Systems and methods for supporting image-guided procedures include a device having an instrument usable to collect location data for one or more passageways and one or more processors coupled to the instrument. The one or more processors are configured to organize a plurality of points within the location data based on a corresponding insertion depth of the instrument when each of the plurality of points is collected, create a passageway tree based on the points, identify at least three non-collinear landmark locations within the passageway tree, create a seed transformation between one or more of the at least three non-collinear landmark locations and corresponding model locations in model data, and register, using the seed transformation, the plurality of points to the model data for the one or more passageways. In some embodiments, the at least three non-collinear landmark locations are based on a main branch point in the passageway tree.
US11690677B2	Use of eye tracking for tool identification and assignment in a robotic surgical system A robotic surgical system includes an eye gaze sensing system in conjunction with a visual display of a camera image from a surgical work site. Detected gaze of a surgeon towards the display is used as input to the system. This input may be used by the system to assign an instrument to a control input device (when the user is prompted to look at the instrument), or it may be used as input to a computer vision algorithm to aid in object differentiation and seeding information, facilitating identification/differentiation of instruments, anatomical features or regions.
US11690676B2	Assisting apparatus for assisting a user during an interventional procedure The invention relates to an assisting apparatus (2) for assisting a user in moving an insertion element (11) like a catheter to a target element within, for instance, a person (8). A target element representation representing the target element within the object in its three-dimensional position and three-dimensional orientation and with its size is generated based on a provided target element image. Moreover, a three-dimensional position of the insertion element is tracked, while the insertion element is moved to the target element, and the target element representation and the tracked position of the insertion element are displayed. The three-dimensional position and orientation of the target element relative to the actual position of the insertion element can therefore be shown to the user, while the insertion element is moved to the target element, which allows the user to more accurately and faster move the insertion element to the target element.
US11690675B2	Interactive anterior-posterior axis determination A process according to certain embodiments includes generating a distal femur model including an intercondylar surface model, receiving information related to user-selected points on the intercondylar surface model, generating a datum line extending between the points, generating an axis line, and determining an AP axis based upon the axis line. Generating the axis line includes performing an axis line procedure including generating a plurality of planes along the datum line, generating a plurality of contours at intersections between the intercondylar surface model and the planes, generating saddle points at local extrema of the contours, and fitting the axis line to the saddle points. The process may further include generating an updated datum line based upon the axis line, and performing a subsequent iteration of the axis line procedure using the updated datum line.
US11690667B2	Radiofrequency ablation of tissue within a vertebral body Methods and systems for modulating intraosseous nerves (e.g., nerves within bone) are provided. For example, the methods and systems described herein may be used to modulate (e.g., denervate, ablate) basivertebral nerves within vertebrae. The modulation of the basivertebral nerves may facilitate treatment of chronic back pain. The modulation may be performed by a neuromodulation device (e.g., an energy delivery device).
US11690662B2	Cryogenic balloon device with radiofrequency treatment region An intravascular ablation device, including a flexible elongate body; an expandable element positioned on the elongate body; a radiofrequency or electroporation treatment segment located distally of the expandable element; a cryogenic coolant source in fluid communication with an interior of the expandable element; and a radiofrequency or electroporation energy source in communication with the radiofrequency or electroporation treatment segment.
US11690661B2	Secure cryosurgical treatment system A method for cryogenically treating tissue. A connection is detected between a probe having a disposable secure processor (DSP) to a handpiece having a master control unit (MCU) and a handpiece secure processor (HSP), the probe having at least one cryogenic treatment applicator. The probe is fluidly coupled to a closed coolant supply system within the handpiece via the connection. An authentication process is initiated between the DSP and the HSP using the MCU. As a result of the authentication process, one of at least two predetermined results is determined, the at least two predetermined results being that the probe is authorized and non-authorized.
US11690652B1	Modular screw assembly A modular screw assembly for use in stabilizing a spinal column. The assembly has a fastener which couples to a screw head of a bone anchor, a screw head coupler, a retaining ring, and a friction ring. The fastener houses the screw head coupler, the retaining ring, and the friction ring. Translation of the fastener by the screw head results in the retaining ring elastically deforming and then snapping around the screw head.
US11690651B2	Systems and methods for percutaneous removal of objects from an internal body space Disclosed are systems, methods, and devices for percutaneous retrieval of objects, such as endovascular devices, from an internal body space. The present inventions have vascular, non-vascular (gastrointestinal), and surgical (laproscopic) applications. The inventions include a retrieval end having one or more compressed states and an expanded state, the retrieval end adopting the expanded state when the retrieval end is deployed into a subject's internal body space, the retrieval end having a mouth through which an object can be passed into an interior space within the retrieval end when the retrieval end is in the expanded state, the mouth being adjustable between an opened state and a closed state; wherein when at least a portion of the retrieval end of the inner sheath is transitioned to a compressed state following capture of the object, the retrieval end exerts an inward force that at least partially collapses or compresses the object.
US11690647B2	Surgical arm system with internally drive gear assemblies Example embodiments relate to robotic arm assemblies. The robotic arm assembly includes forearm and upper arm segments. Upper arm segment includes distal motor. Robotic arm assembly includes elbow coupling joint assembly connecting distal end of upper arm segment to proximal end of forearm segment via a serial arrangement of proximal and distal elbow joints. Proximal elbow joint is located between upper arm segment and distal elbow joint. Distal elbow joint is located between proximal elbow joint and forearm segment. Proximal elbow joint forms proximal main elbow axis. Distal elbow joint forms distal main elbow axis. Elbow coupling joint assembly includes distal elbow joint subassembly connected to forearm segment. Elbow coupling joint assembly includes proximal elbow joint subassembly connecting upper arm segment to distal elbow joint subassembly. Proximal elbow joint subassembly is configured to be driven to rotate forearm segment relative to proximal main elbow axis.
US11690645B2	Tissue-removing catheter A method of removing tissue in a body lumen includes advancing a tissue-removing catheter over a guidewire in the body lumen to position a distal end of the catheter adjacent the tissue and a proximal end portion of the catheter outside of the body lumen. The catheter includes an elongate body, a tissue removing element mounted on a distal end portion of the elongate body, and an inner liner disposed within the elongate body. The inner liner defines a guidewire lumen in which the guidewire is disposed during the advancement of the catheter. The method further includes rotating the elongate body and tissue-removing element of the catheter to remove the tissue. Detecting wear of the inner liner caused by the elongate body contacting the inner liner during use.
US11690644B2	Surgical cutting device with shield drive mechanism Devices for removing implanted objects from body vessels are provided. A device includes a sheath assembly having a cutting tip. The cutting tip includes a cutting surface that is adapted to cut tissue coupled to an implanted object as the cutting tip rotates. The sheath assembly further includes an outer shield carried outside of the cutting tip. The outer shield includes a distal opening, and the outer shield is translatable relative to the cutting tip from a first position to a second position and vice versa. In the first position the cutting surface of the cutting tip is disposed within the outer shield, and in the second position the cutting tip extends through the distal opening and the cutting surface is at least partially disposed outside of the outer shield.
US11690643B2	Ultrasonic surgical blades An ultrasonic surgical blade includes a body having a proximal end, a distal end, and an outer surface. The distal end is movable relative to a longitudinal axis in accordance with ultrasonic vibrations applied to the proximal end. At least a portion of the outer surface of the body comprises a lubricious coating adhered thereto. The lubricious coating has a coefficient of friction that is less than the coefficient of friction of the outer surface of the body.
US11690642B2	Ultrasonic surgical instrument with a multi-planar articulating shaft assembly An ultrasonic surgical instrument and method of deflecting an end effector include an acoustic waveguide with a proximal waveguide body portion defining a longitudinal axis, a distal waveguide body portion having an ultrasonic blade distally projecting therefrom, and an articulation body portion extending between the proximal and distal waveguide body portions. The articulation body portion of the acoustic waveguide is configured to flex a first direction to thereby deflect the ultrasonic blade relative to the longitudinal axis and through a first plane. In addition, the articulation body portion of the acoustic waveguide is further configured to flex a second direction to thereby deflect the ultrasonic blade relative to the longitudinal axis and through a second plane. The second direction is different than the first direction such that the second plane is different than the first plane for multiplanar deflection of the ultrasonic blade relative to the longitudinal axis.
US11690640B2	Systems and methods for surgical procedures using torque driven guide wire Systems and methods for removing a material from a lumen or duct include a guide wire to navigate to the material and a cutting assembly that can then be guided along the guide wire to reach the material. A proximal wire end can be connected to a pump device configured to provide an irrigation substance along a delivery channel of the guide wire and release the irrigation substance at a distal wire end. A power source can apply a current to the guide wire to magnetize a coupling assembly disposed on the guide wire. The cutting assembly can couple to the guide wire by engaging a locking mechanism of the cutting assembly with a coupling assembly of the guide wire. The locking mechanism can receive torque provided by a motor coupled to the proximal wire end of the guide wire to rotate the cutting tool of the cutting assembly to remove the material.
US11690638B2	Medical device and procedure method A medical device to be inserted into a blood vessel for effectively removing an object flowing in a biological lumen while reducing the burden on the living body includes an elongated shaft portion, and an expansion portion which is an elastically deformable cylindrical body having a plurality of gaps and in which a proximal portion or a distal portion of the cylindrical body is interlocked with the shaft portion. The expansion portion has a ring-shaped or annular bent portion which protrudes toward a proximal side position radially outside the expansion portion in a bent state of being bent along an axial direction, and an axial length of a second portion from the bent portion to a proximal end of the expansion portion is shorter than an axial length of a first portion from the bent portion to the distal end of the expansion portion.
US11690637B2	Fracturing calcifications in heart valves A device for fracturing calcifications in heart valves including an expandable stabilizer and expandable impactor arms assembled on and deployed by a delivery system, wherein the delivery system is operable to move the impactor arms, while in an expanded position, with respect to the stabilizer with sufficient energy so as to fracture a calcification located in tissue which is sandwiched between the stabilizer and the impactor arms.
US11690635B2	Adjustable drilling device and a method for use thereof A bone removal device, including an elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis, a distal end and a proximal end; a movable bone borer movably coupled to the distal end of the elongated shaft, wherein the movable bone borer is configured to rotate around the longitudinal axis; and a rotatable bone borer adjuster mounted on a proximal side of the elongated shaft and to the movable bone borer, wherein the adjuster is configured to rotate around an axis which is different from a rotation axis of the movable bone borer.
US11690633B2	Left atrial appendage occluder device The present disclosure describes a device that can be implanted into the left atrial appendage for occlusion. The device can prevent or reduce thrombus formation in this anatomic region for patients with atrial fibrillation. This device includes a patient-specific inflatable device that represents a patient's anatomy or morphological class. The inflatable device can be designed by imaging (e.g., computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging) the patient's anatomy. Through a catheter (or surgically), the inflatable device can be filled with an inflation fluid to occlude the appendage in a patient-specific fashion.
US11690623B2	Method for applying an implantable layer to a fastener cartridge Methods for forming an implantable layer onto a staple cartridge are disclosed.
US11690621B2	Percutaneous clip for repairing a heart valve Valve repair systems and clips for attachment to one or more leaflets of a heart valve. The clip can include an elongated member configured to be positioned between two leaflets of the heart valve. The elongated member can have a first portion and a second portion that extends from the first portion. A width of the second portion can be greater than the width of the first portion. A pair of arms can be coupled to the first portion and extend toward the second portion. The pair of arms can extend radially away from the elongated member as the pair of arms extend away from the first portion toward the second portion when the arms are in an open position. And the pair of arms can be moveable from the open position to a closed position to pinch each leaflet between one of the arms and the elongated member.
US11690619B2	Staple cartridge comprising staples having different geometries A staple cartridge assembly is disclosed comprising one or more wire staples and one or more staples formed from a sheet of material.
US11690611B2	Suturing devices for laparoscopic surgery Some suturing devices include a pair of flexible arms configured to force two pieces of tissue together and form a protrusion defined by the two pieces of tissue. Some suturing devices include a third flexible arm including a movable needle configured to apply a suture through both pieces of tissue of the protrusion. Some suturing devices include an actuator configured to move each flexible arm of the pair of flexible arms independently relative to the tissue and move the third flexible arm relative to the tissue. Some suturing devices include a pump configured to generate a suction force through the pair of flexible arms to force the tissue towards the pair of flexible arms.
US11690604B2	Laparoscopic workspace device A workspace device including (a) a body having a wall defining an internal volume, collapsible to fit through a laparoscopic passageway in an abdominal wall to an abdominal cavity and expand therein; (b) a first opening defined in said body; (c) a tool channel contiguous with said first opening and extending from said body and configured to remain, at least in part, outside of abdominal wall and sized to receive a laparoscopic tool therein therein; and (d) the body defining an orifice configured to lie in said abdominal cavity when said body is inserted therein, said orifice sized to receive tissue with a minimal cross-sectional area that is twice a minimal cross-sectional area of said first opening, thereby defining a workspace volume to process said tissue in said cavity while said body is not collapsed, using a tool inserted through said first opening.
US11690603B2	Biopsy tray and method of obtaining a biopsy specimen An improved biopsy tray includes a container having bottom surface and continuous perimeter wall extending upward therefrom to form a cleaning zone which is sufficient to hold an adequate amount of fluid for cleaning a biopsy forceps, and at least one specimen bottle receiving receptacle adjacent the perimeter wall to receive and retain a specimen bottle. A method of obtaining a biopsy specimen includes employing the tray of the invention.
US11690602B2	Methods and apparatus for tele-medicine Aspects of the technology described herein relate to ultrasound data collection using tele-medicine. An instructor electronic device may generate for display an instructor augmented reality interface and receive, on the instructor augmented reality interface, an instruction for moving an ultrasound imaging device. The instructor augmented reality interface may include a video showing the ultrasound imaging device and a superposition of arrows on the video, where each of the arrows corresponds to a possible instruction for moving the ultrasound imaging device. A user electronic device may receive, from the instructor electronic device, an instruction for moving an ultrasound imaging device, and generate for display, on a user augmented reality interface shown on the user electronic device, the instruction for moving the ultrasound imaging device. The user augmented reality interface may include the video showing the ultrasound imaging device and an arrow superimposed on the video that corresponds to the instruction.
US11690600B2	Ultrasound observation apparatus, operation method of ultrasound observation apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium An ultrasound observation apparatus includes: a B-mode image generation unit; a region selection information input unit; a region-of-interest setting unit configured to set a region of interest of an ultrasound image to be subjected to processing suitable for an operation mode selected, in accordance with the input, from a plurality of operation modes for detecting a selected one of a plurality of pieces of characteristic biological information, by calculation using a region-of-interest setting method previously associated with the operation mode, based on a desired region selected in the region selection information; and a mode image composition unit configured to generate a mode composite image in which an operation mode image presented in two dimensions additional information obtained by performing processing suitable for the operation mode selected in accordance with the input on the region of interest is superimposed on a B-mode image generated by the B-mode image generation unit.
US11690599B2	Volume acquisition method for object in ultrasonic image and related ultrasonic system An object volume acquisition method of an ultrasonic image, for a probe of an ultrasonic system is disclosed. The volume acquisition method of the object in the ultrasonic image includes collecting, by the probe, a plurality of two-dimensional ultrasonic images; obtaining the plurality of two-dimensional ultrasonic images, an offset angle, a rotation axis and a frequency of the probe corresponding to the plurality of two-dimensional ultrasonic images; segmenting a first image including an ultrasonic image object from each two-dimensional ultrasonic image of the plurality of two-dimensional ultrasonic images based on a deep learning structure; determining a contour of the ultrasonic image object; reconstructing a three-dimensional model corresponding to the ultrasonic image object according to the contour of the ultrasonic image object corresponding to the each two-dimensional ultrasonic image; and calculating a volume of the ultrasonic image object according to the three-dimensional model corresponding to the ultrasonic image object.
US11690590B2	Non-invasive heart valve screening device and method The invention is a device, system, and method for providing an initial assessment of potential heart valve disease and recommending and/or providing follow-up assessments for heart valve disease. The invention includes a simple ECHO device which uses ultrasonic signals to detect and determine maximum blood flow velocities, and compares the maximum blood flow velocities to set thresholds to determine if it is appropriate for the patient to be subjected to additional and more detailed assessments for heart valve disease.
US11690581B2	Tumor position determination A computer-implemented tumor position determining model is trained, based on a plurality of sets of image data, to determine a subsequent position of a tumor in a subject based on a subsequent 2D or 3D representation of a surface of the subject, an initial image of the tumor in the subject and an initial 2D or 3D representation of a surface of the subject. Each set of image data comprises an initial training image of a tumor in a subject, an initial training 2D or 3D representation of a surface of the subject, a subsequent training image of the tumor in the subject and a subsequent training 2D or 3D representation of a surface of the subject. The subsequent training image and the subsequent training 2D or 3D representation are taken at a subsequent point in time than the initial training image and the initial training 2D or 3D representation and the plurality of sets of image data are from a plurality of different subjects.
US11690578B2	Medical voice command integration System and methods for controlling healthcare devices and systems using voice commands are presented. In some aspects a listening device may receive voice command from a person. The voice command may be translated into human readable or machine readable text via a speech-to-text service. A control component may receive the text and send device-specific instructions to a medical device associated with a patient based on the translated voice command. In response to the instructions, the medical device may take an action on a patient. Some examples of actions taken may include setting an alarm limit on a monitor actively monitoring a patient and adjusting the amount of medication delivered by an infusion pump. Because these devices may be controlled using a voice command, in some cases, no physical or manual interaction is needed with the device. As such, multiple devices may be hands-free controlled from any location.
US11690572B2	Flush device and irrigation line A flush device including: a first housing provided with a first flow path; a second housing provided with a second flow path, the second housing being coupled to the first housing; a flow control device including a protrusion and a through hole connecting the first flow path to the second flow path in fluid communication; and an elastic member provided around the base of the flow control device to seal off a space between the first and the second flow paths. The elastic member is deformed to further connect the first and second flow paths in fluid communication. The first housing has an inner periphery provided with fitting receiving portions each being fitted to each of the fitting projections of the protrusion. According to this structure, the flush device can discharge a chemical liquid at a flow rate close to a defined amount.
US11690569B2	Blood vessel detecting apparatus and image-based blood vessel detecting method A blood vessel detecting apparatus and an image-based blood vessel detecting method are provided. In the method, first to-be-evaluated data is detected through a first detecting model to obtain a first detection result. Second to-be-evaluated data is detected through a second detecting model to obtain a second detection result. The first to-be-evaluated data includes one or more medical images obtained from photographing a blood vessel. The first detection result output by the first detecting model includes one or more pixels in the medical image belonging to the blood vessel. The first detecting model and the second detecting model are constructed based on a machine learning algorithm. The second to-be-evaluated data includes the first detection result. The second detection result output by the second detecting model includes one or more pixels in the medical image belonging to the blood vessel.
US11690567B2	Tissue hydration monitor A tissue hydration monitor and method includes a sensor module having a plurality of LEDs positioned to emit a plurality of different wavelengths of light toward the user's skin and a detector that detects light transmitted and reflected through the user's skin to generate signals corresponding to an intensity of detected light at each of the different wavelengths. A processor/controller module generates a baseline hydration level based on the received signals, calculates a relative hydration level, and generates an output indicative of relative hydration personalized to the user. The housing is secured against the user's skin by an adhesive patch or a strap.
US11690565B2	Activity monitoring device with assessment of exercise intensity Aspects relate to a portable device that may be used to identify a critical intensity and an anaerobic work capacity of an individual. The device may utilize muscle oxygen sensor data, speed data, or power data. The device may utilize data from multiple exercise sessions, or may utilize data from a single exercise session. The device may additionally estimate a critical intensity from a previous race time input from a user.
US11690564B2	Training plans and workout coaching for activity tracking system A method of providing workout training for a user of an activity tracking system includes displaying a plurality of training plan options to the user on a screen of a personal electronic device, and then receiving a selected training plan option from the user. Selected workout day options are received from the user and the system generates a training schedule for the user based on the selected training plan and the selected workout day options. One or more reminders identify the type of workout for the scheduled day and an option to accept or reject the workout. When the user selects the option to accept the workout, the workout goal associated with the scheduled workout is displayed. The method further includes determining progress toward the workout goal based on the received workout data, and displaying an indicator of progress toward the workout goal on the screen during the workout.
US11690563B2	Methods and systems for remote sleep monitoring Methods and systems for remote sleep monitoring are provided. Such methods and systems provide non-contact sleep monitoring via remote sensing or radar sensors. In this regard, when processing backscattered radar signals from a sleeping subject on a normal mattress, a breathing motion magnification effect is observed from mattress surface displacement due to human respiratory activity. This undesirable motion artifact causes existing approaches for accurate heart-rate estimation to fail. Embodiments of the present disclosure use a novel active motion suppression technique to deal with this problem by intelligently selecting a slow-time series from multiple ranges and examining a corresponding phase difference. This approach facilitates improved sleep monitoring, where one or more subjects can be remotely monitored during an evaluation period (which corresponds to an expected sleep cycle).
US11690562B2	Skin gloss measurement using Brewster's angle A system includes a sensor for measuring a skin parameter. The sensor includes at least three spatially separated light sources for providing unpolarized visible light, a detector located at a first distance from each of the light sources selected from the range of 10-80 mm and at a second distance from the skin, and a polarizer including one or more of a segmented polarizer and a spatially varying polarizer. In a sensing mode, the light sources are configured to sequentially illuminate the skin with the light with optical axes at an angle of incidence selected from the range of 10°-80°, and the detector is configured to sequentially detect light reflected from the skin and generate corresponding detector signals.
US11690560B2	Cognitive platform configured as a biomarker or other type of marker Example systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for using data collected from the responses of an individual with the computerized tasks of a cognitive platform to derive performance metrics as an indicator of cognitive abilities, and applying predictive models to generate an indication of neurodegenerative condition. The example systems, methods, and apparatus also can be configured to adapt the computerized tasks to enhance the individual's cognitive abilities, and for using data collected from the responses of an individual with the adapted computerized tasks to derive performance metrics and applying predictive models to generate the indication of neurodegenerative condition.
US11690558B2	Surgical navigation with stereovision and associated methods A surgical guidance system has two cameras to provide stereo image stream of a surgical field; and a stereo viewer. The system has a 3D surface extraction module that generates a first 3D model of the surgical field from the stereo image streams; a registration module for co-registering annotating data with the first 3D model; and a stereo image enhancer for graphically overlaying at least part of the annotating data onto the stereo image stream to form an enhanced stereo image stream for display, where the enhanced stereo stream enhances a surgeon's perception of the surgical field. The registration module has an alignment refiner to adjust registration of the annotating data with the 3D model based upon matching of features within the 3D model and features within the annotating data; and in an embodiment, a deformation modeler to deform the annotating data based upon a determined tissue deformation.
US11690554B1	EKG cord management system The EKG cord management system is a cable management system. The EKG cord management system is configured for use with the leads of an EKG machine. The EKG cord management system comprises a plurality of lead structures, a probe connector, and a housing. The EKG cord management system deploys the plurality of lead structures from the housing. The EKG cord management system retracts the plurality of lead structures into the housing. Each lead structure selected from the plurality of lead structures measures electrical activity in a human body. The probe connector electrically connects each of the plurality of lead structures to a machine known as an EKG machine.
US11690551B2	Left atrium shape reconstruction from sparse location measurements using neural networks A method includes, in a processor, receiving example representations of geometrical shapes of a given type of organ. In a training phase, a neural network model is trained using the example representations. In a modeling phase, the trained neural network model is applied to a set of location measurements acquired in an organ of the given type, to produce a three-dimensional model of the organ.
US11690547B2	Discernment of comfort/discomfort The computer implemented method makes it possible to discern, for a variety of sensations, whether a sensation is a pleasant (comfortable) sensation or a sensation of discomfort. A classifier is generated for discerning the stress or comfort/discomfort of a subject. The method comprising: a) imparting, to a subject, different stimuli under the same environment, and obtaining brain wave data or analysis data thereof for the environment; b) correlating a reaction of the subject relating to the stimulation and the difference of the brain wave data or analysis data thereof obtained under the environment; c) generating a classifier for discerning the stress or comfort/discomfort of the subject, on the basis of the correlation; and d) performing comfort/discomfort discernment using a basic step for amplifying a sample from a small stimulation.
US11690546B2	Device, system and method for determining an emotional state of a user The present invention relates to a device, system and method for determining an emotional state of a user based on emotion-induced cortisol estimation. The device comprises an interface (11) for obtaining a psychophysiological signal trace (22) indicative of one or more measured stimulus responses corresponding to a neural stress response; a processing unit (12) for processing the psychophysiological signal trace, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine one or more stimulus responses (29) in the psychophysiological signal trace (22); to determine a first contribution (91) to an estimated future cortisol level trace (93) based on the one or more determined stimulus responses (29) in the psychophysiological signal trace (22);to determine a second contribution (92) to the estimated future cortisol level trace (93) based on one or more anticipated future stimulus responses (96); and to determine an estimated future emotional state of the user based on said first and said second contribution to the estimated future cortisol level trace (93). The invention further relates to a corresponding computer program and a wearable device (30).
US11690541B2	Tissue state classifier for noninvasive glucose concentration determination analyzer apparatus and method of use thereof The invention comprises a method and apparatus for sampling skin of a person as a part of noninvasive analyte property determination system, comprising the steps of: providing an analyzer, comprising: sources and at least three detectors at least partially embedded in a probe housing, the probe housing comprising a sample side surface, the detectors including: a range of differing radial distances from a first illumination zone; repetitively illuminating an illumination zone of the skin with photons in a range of 1200 to 2500 nm; detecting portions of the first photons with the at least three detectors; and using signals from the at least three detectors and a metric, respectively classifying the skin into a first, second, and third tissue state, the radial distances of the at least three detectors differing from each other by greater than ten percent.
US11690537B2	Systems and methods relating to an analyte sensor system having a battery located within a disposable base An analyte sensor system is provided. The system includes a base configured to attach to a skin of a host. The base includes an analyte sensor configured to generate a sensor signal indicative of an analyte concentration level of the host, a battery, and a first plurality of contacts. The system includes a sensor electronics module configured to releasably couple to the base. The sensor electronics module includes a second plurality of contacts, each configured to make electrical contact with a respective one of the first plurality of contacts, and a wireless transceiver configured to transmit a wireless signal based at least in part on the sensor signal. The system includes a first sealing member configured to provide a seal around the first and second plurality of contacts within a first cavity. Related analyte sensor systems, analyte sensor base assemblies and methods are also provided.
US11690532B2	Systems and methods of determining location using a medical device A medical device capable of determining its location is provided. The medical device comprises a memory, one or more antennas, one or more processors coupled with the memory and the one or more antennas, a location manager component executable by the one or more processors. The location manager component is configured to receive first location information from a first location information source and second location information from a second location information source, to rank the first location information source and the second location information source according to a hierarchy of location information sources, the hierarchy of location information sources specifying that the first location information source is of higher rank than the second location information source, determine an approximate location of the medical device based on the first location information, and improve the accuracy of the approximate location based on the second location information.
US11690531B2	Compliant multi-mode sensing systems and methods Disclosed embodiments include a multi-mode sensor including an elastomeric strand having a first multi-mode sensing region configured to sense at least two different physical parameters, and a second multi-mode sensing region, space apart from the first multi-mode sensing region, and configured to sense at least two different physical parameters. In some disclosed embodiments the first multi-mode sensing region is configured to measure the physical parameters of angular displacement and strain.
US11690530B2	Entrainment sonification techniques A processing device in one embodiment is configured to generate a first sound cue of a first type, the first sound cue comprising a primary entrainment cue for an entrainment sonification system, to generate one or more additional sound cues of a second type, each of the one or more additional sound cues comprising an auxiliary entrainment cue for the entrainment sonification system, to provide the first sound cue and the one or more additional sound cues to one or more audio devices of the entrainment sonification system for generation of sound for audible presentation to a user, to receive from one or more sensors of the entrainment sonification system one or more feedback signals, and to adjust one or more characteristics of at least one of the first sound cue and the one or more additional sound cues based at least in part on the one or more received feedback signals.
US11690523B2	Carotid artery blood pressure detecting device The present invention provides a carotid blood pressure detection device, comprising: a first sensing unit, a second sensing unit, and a controller connected or coupled to the first sensing unit and the second sensing unit. The first sensing unit is disposed on a subject's neck and adjacent to a first position of the subject's carotid arteries. The second sensing unit is disposed on the subject's neck and adjacent to a second position of the subject's carotid arteries. The controller derives a mean arterial pressure of a section of the subject's carotid arteries that lies between the first position and the second position of the subject's carotid arteries from pulse wave data measured and obtained by the first sensing unit and pulse wave data measured and obtained by the second sensing unit.
US11690518B2	Apparatus for determining a functional index for stenosis assessment An apparatus for determining a functional index for stenosis assessment of a vessel is provided. The apparatus comprises an input interface (40) and a processing unit (50). The input interface is configured to obtain image data (30) representing a two-dimensional representation of a vessel (6). The processing unit (50) is configured to determine a course of the vessel (6) and a width (w1, w2) of the vessel along its course in the image data and is further configured to determine the functional index for stenosis assessment of the vessel based on the width of the vessel in the image data.
US11690516B2	Optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus and OCT method for axial tracking and flattening The present specification relates to Master-Slave (MS) interferometry for sensing the axial position of an object subject to optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging, and to MS-OCT applied to curved and axially moving objects. The methods and apparatuses allow producing OCT signals from selected depths within the object irrespective of its axial position in respect to the imaging system. Images are obtained for curved objects that are flattened along a layer of interest in the object, images that are used to provide OCT angiography images less disturbed by axial movement or lateral scanning.
US11690512B1	Sleep diagnostics using cellular data transfer from remote testing locations The present invention provides for a data acquisition system for EEG and other physiological conditions, preferably wireless, and method of using such system. The wireless EEG system can be used in a number of applications including both studies and clinical work. These include both clinical and research sleep studies, alertness studies, emergency brain monitoring, and any other tests or studies where a subject's or patient's EEG reading is required or helpful. This system includes a number of features, which enhance this system over other systems presently in the marketplace. These features include but are not limited to the having multiple channels for looking at a number of physiological features of the subject or patient, a built in accelerometer for looking at a subject's or patient's body motion, a removable memory for data buffering and storage, capability of operating below 2.0 GHz, which among other things allows for more channels, movement artifact correction including video, pressure sensors capable of measuring or determining airflow, tidal volume and ventilation rate, and capability of manual and automatic RF sweep.
US11690511B2	Polarization filtering for improved eye imaging An optical device can include: an incident light polarizer positioned to receive incident light and configured to polarize incident light such that polarized incident light is directed to a cornea of a subject; at least one corneal light polarizer, wherein the at least one corneal light polarizer is positioned to receive reflected light from the cornea of the subject and polarize the reflected light to a second polarization; at least one rotating mechanism; and at least one receiver. The receiver can be at least one viewing port optically coupled with the at least one corneal light polarizer or an imaging device (e.g., optical detector). The at least one rotating mechanism is: coupled with the incident light polarizer; coupled with the at least one corneal light polarizer; or coupled with the incident light polarizer and the at least one corneal light polarizer.
US11690510B2	Systems and methods for evaluating human eye tracking Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating human eye tracking. One method includes receiving data representing the location of and/or information tracked by an individual's eye or eyes before, during, or after the individual performs a task; identifying a temporal phase or a biomechanical phase of the task performed by the individual; identifying a visual cue in the identified temporal phase or biomechanical phase; and scoring the tracking of the individual's eye or eyes by comparing the data to the visual cue.
US11690509B2	System and method for obtaining a pupil response profile A system and method are provided for obtaining a pupil response profile for a subject. The method include: obtaining scan data as frames of a pupil response over time prior to, during and after exposure to a flash of a light source; locating a candidate pupil to be measured from the scan data; image processing the scan data to obtain a set of pupil candidate measurements to generate a graph of pupil measurements against time; filtering the graph to produce a final set of pupil measurements forming a pupil response profile. The method may also include: measuring profile parameters from the pupil response profile; and using the profile parameters to determine aspects of the pupil response.
US11690505B1	Multifunctional intraoral imaging system and related methods The present disclosure relates to visualizing an operative field in the context of a dental operating theater, and more specifically, to a portable, modular, multifunctional intraoral imaging system to assist a practitioner in performing a medical or dental procedure in a confined space (e.g., intraoral cavity or mouth of a patient). The system may include an intraoral camera apparatus having a camera unit equipped with a wireless transmitter, and a viewscreen mounted to an articulated stand or dental delivery unit, wherein the camera wirelessly may transmit an image to a viewscreen located directly in front of a dental practitioner. The practitioner may look directly ahead at a high-definition screen to view the operative field. A dental practitioner may use the apparatus to perform micro-surgical procedures in a confined operative area with less-than-ideal visibility and access, without the present, though generally accepted, physical difficulties and limitations.
US11690502B2	Endoscope An endoscope (1) including a handle (2) arranged at a proximal end and an insertion tube (3) extending from said handle (2) towards a distal end, a bending section (7) arranged at the distal end and controllable by and operator via control input means (8) arranged at the handle (2); and at least one insertion tube part with at least one lumen, wherein the bending section (7) is displaceable in said lumen so as to be movable relative to the insertion tube (3) from a retracted position within said lumen to an extended position at least partially outside said lumen.
US11690501B2	Illumination optical system for endoscope, optical adapter for endoscope, and optical element A light transmission optical member for endoscope includes an incident surface provided at a distal end portion of an insertion section, light being made incident on the incident surface as incident light from a proximal end side of the insertion section, and an emission surface for emitting the light as illumination light. The emission surface includes a diffusing section that diffuses the emitted light. The diffusing section includes a plurality of convex-shaped sections extending in a predetermined direction on the emission surface. Each of the convex-shaped sections includes a first slope section having a first angle with respect to the emission surface, and totally reflecting the incident light, and a second slope section having a second angle smaller than the first angle with respect to the emission surface, and transmitting and emitting reflected light totally reflected on the first slope section and the incident light.
US11690500B2	Stereo-endoscope A stereo-endoscope for observation and analysis of an object, comprising a shaft with distal and proximal ends, illuminating means for illuminating the object, and stereoscopic imaging means which transfer light radiated by the object from the distal end to the proximal end. Light of a first imaging channel is fed into a first sensor, and light of a second imaging channel is fed into a second sensor. Both sensors contain mutually different beam splitters, which split the light into four light beams. One light beam from each of the sensors is deflected onto one sensor each; these two sensors are identical. The signals detected there are assembled to form a stereoscopic image. The stereo-endoscope comprises mutually different manipulating means for the other two light beams; by means of suitably-tuned image-processing algorithms, two different monoscopic images containing information complementary to each other and to the stereoscopic image are generated.
US11690499B2	Biopsy cap and biopsy cap housing The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical instruments. In particular, the present disclosure relates to a biopsy cap and endoscope biopsy cap housing with improved stability and stress distribution to securely and removably attach to an endoscope biopsy port. In one example, a biopsy cap housing may include a first center-split half comprising a first half of an upper and lower chamber and first pivot member, and a second center-split half comprising a second half of an upper and lower chamber, and second pivot member, wherein mating surfaces of the first and second center-split halves may be configured to interlock to define the upper and lower chambers.
US11690497B2	Lens unit The present invention provides a lens unit having a cover member which does not cause deviation in precision and capable of being manufactured efficiently at low cost. In a lens unit 10A, side surfaces of a cover member 14a continuing from a front end surface 29 to a rear end surface located at a lens side are formed in a regular quadrangular prism, at least two of corners of the regular quadrangular prism are in contact with an inner peripheral surface 27 of a housing space 17 of a holder 11a for housing the cover member 14a, a gap 34 is formed between each of the side surfaces of the cover member 14a and the inner peripheral surface 27 of the holder 11a, and an effective area of a light beam is located inside a light receiving area having a regular quadrangular shape surrounded by an outer peripheral edge of the front end surface 29 of the cover member 14a.
US11690496B2	Systems and methods for high-speed data transmission across an electrical isolation barrier An exemplary medical system includes a first electrical circuit on a printed circuit board (PCB) and configured to generate data, a second electrical circuit on the PCB and electrically isolated from the first electrical circuit, and a radio frequency (RF) communication interface assembly on the PCB. The RF communication interface assembly includes an RF transmitter electrically coupled to the first electrical circuit and electrically isolated from the second electrical circuit, an RF receiver out of direct RF signal path alignment with the RF transmitter, electrically coupled to the second electrical circuit, and electrically isolated from the first electrical circuit, and a waveguide between the RF transmitter and the RF receiver and configured to guide an RF signal representative of the data between the RF transmitter and the RF receiver.
US11690487B2	Toilet handle cover A toilet handle cover; the toilet handle cover includes an elongated cover featuring a plush material which is configured to conceal and contour a profile of a toilet handle. The elongated cover includes an opening having an elasticized hemline. The elasticized hemline extends along the opening and is configured to expand and secure the elongated cover to the toilet handle. The elongated cover further includes a textured interior lining for further securing the device to a toilet handle. The elongated cover is provided to reduce germ transfer and functionally enhance a bathroom environment.
US11690479B2	Cooking apparatus with refuel chute A barbecue smoker device for cooking food includes a container, a heat source disposed in the container, and a fuel chute coupled to the container. The fuel chute includes a door panel, a hinge mechanism, and a back panel coupled to the door panel. The fuel chute is rotatable between an open position and a closed position. In the open position the fuel chute receives a supply of fuel, and in the closed position the fuel chute directs the supply of fuel to a fuel basket.
US11690474B2	Heating apparatus A heating apparatus and method of heating. The embodiments of the invention relate to coffee machine heating apparatuses for providing heated brew water for passing through coffee grounds. The apparatus and method involves using low pressure steam (i.e. less than 1 bar absolute) at a saturation temperature that is substantially equal to the desired brew water temperature. Advantageously, improved temperature control of the brew water is achieved in a manner which is more convenient to an end user. The operating temperatures are more stable (the need for a “cooling flush” is removed) and the operating temperatures is reached in a quicker manner than with conventional machines.
US11690468B1	Grooved bracket The present application relates to a grooved bracket, which includes a base body for external connection and a first hook part connected to the base body, the bent part of the first hook part forms a trench groove, the inner wall of the trench groove is provided with an embedded groove along the bent path of the first hook part, an embedded body is embedded in the embedded groove, and part of the embedded body exceeds the embedded groove and falls into the range of the trench groove. The present application has the effect that the rod is easy to install and not easy to fall off.
US11690467B2	Rod bracket An anchorless-installed wall-mount bracket system comprising a plurality of wall-penetrating fasteners. A wall-mount portion constructed to orient the wall-penetrating fasteners for supporting a load. A load bearing portion constructed to support the load at a hanging distance from the wall-mount portion. The load bearing portion extending laterally away from the wall-mount portion. Afinial attachment feature constructed to support any one of a plurality of distinct finials adapted for use with the wall-mount bracket system. The finial attachment feature disposed on the load bearing portion so that a finial attached thereto is at least partially exposed beyond the load when the load is disposed at the hanging distance.

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