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| US11697164B2 |
Mold machining method using end mill
A mold machining method using an endmill, the contour of a cross section of the mold being concave and continuous in an area, a ratio of the maximum to the minimum of radius of curvature of the contour of a portion of the area (a first area) being 2 or greater, and a blade of the endmill having a second area where the contour of a cross section is similar to the contour of the first area, the method comprising the steps of determining a spiral path of the endmill such that each point of the first area is machined by a portion of the second area, corresponding to said each point in the similarity, and a radial interval between the spiral tool path is maximized while keeping surface roughness of the machined mold at or below a predetermined value; and machining the mold along the path. |
| US11697159B2 |
Three-dimensional shaping device and method for manufacturing three-dimensional shaped object
A three-dimensional shaping device includes: a discharge unit configured to discharge a shaping material; a weight measuring unit configured to measure a weight of the shaping material discharged from the discharge unit; and a control unit configured to control the discharge unit and the weight measuring unit to shape a three-dimensional shaped object by stacking layers of the shaping material in a shaping region of a stage, in which the control unit is configured to control the weight measuring unit to measure the weight of the shaping material discharged from the discharge unit, determine whether a predetermined amount of the shaping material is discharged from the discharge unit based on the weight measured by the weight measuring unit, and when it is determined that the predetermined amount of the shaping material is not discharged, control the discharge unit so that the predetermined amount of the shaping material is discharged from the discharge unit. |
| US11697157B2 |
Incineration apparatus and method
The invention relates to an Incineration apparatus, comprising a fluidized bed redox reactor (2) having—a reaction chamber (8) with particulate matter and—a fluidized bottom with at least one reducing agent inlet (9) for a gas to fluidize the particulate matter. |
| US11697155B2 |
Metal paste and use thereof for joining components
A metal paste, comprising (A) 65 to 85 wt % of metal particles and (B) 10 to 35 wt % of organic solvent, wherein the metal particles (A) consist 70 to 100 wt % of organically coated copper flakes having a specific surface area in the range of 1.9 to 3.7 m2/g, a total oxygen content in the range of 2 to 4 wt % and a weight ratio of total carbon to total oxygen in the range of 0.25 to 0.9. |
| US11697152B2 |
Vitriforming—a method for forming material at liquid temperature within a vitreous forming medium
Vitriforming is a method for forming material into complex geometries within a vitreous substance. Liquid material is formed inside the vitreous substance through external forces applied to the vitreous forming medium. This technique can be broken down into four categories of operations: encasement, setup, forming, and extraction. All operations involve a forming medium, and a workpiece. The workpiece can be composed of any material so long as the forming medium is temperature, viscosity, and chemically compatible. The vitreous forming medium translates outside forces into the workpiece to create various geometries. This forming medium can remain a part of the final assembly or get extracted after forming takes place. Workpiece geometry is affected by forming tool geometry, initial setup, heat, and material properties. This process can be used as a fast, efficient means of forming metal or other materials with unique abilities to control material combinations, surface chemistry, texture, and overall geometry. |
| US11697149B2 |
Stamping press forming of outer diameter helical splines
A press assembly for forming outer helical splines on a blank includes an upper press shoe assembly and a die shoe assembly. The upper press shoe assembly includes an upper rotatable portion rotatable relative to an upper stationary portion. The lower portion includes a lower rotatable portion rotatable relative to a lower stationary portion. The unfinished blank is supported by the lower portion, and the upper portion is moveable into engagement with the blank. The upper rotatable portion joins with the lower rotatable portion for conjoint rotation relative to the upper and lower stationary portions via upper and lower helical meshes defined between the rotatable and stationary portions. The helical meshes convert downward force into rotation and translation of the blank into a spline forming die of the lower stationary portion to create the outer helical splines. |
| US11697148B1 |
Hydraulic fastener tool
A tool for installing fasteners comprising a hydraulically powered tool with a tool body and handle, trigger for actuating the tool, piston, and a nose assembly comprising anvil assembly, puller, a spring inside a shock tube and collet assembly, and a free-floating ejector, wherein severed fastener pintails move backward through the spring to the rear of the tool. The anvil is in threaded connection to the anvil assembly and may be removed for cleaning and to access the free-floating ejector. |
| US11697147B2 |
Apparatus and method for forming duct flanges and duct work
An apparatus and method are disclosed for the automated manufacture of a duct flange profile to make small duct fittings, including a TDF duct flange profile. The duct flange profile is directed to small part duct fittings with section widths up to about 16 inches in 20 to 26 gauge metal. The apparatus includes a bending head assembly having a drive roller, a pressure roller, an anvil and a bending leaf and a roll form assembly. |
| US11697146B2 |
Bending device having workpiece guidance by a multi-articulated arm robot
The invention relates to a bending device (2) for bending a rod-like or tubular workpiece (4), comprising a bending machine (6), which has a bending head (8), which is designed for bending the workpiece (4) in a forming process, and a control means (24), which controls the operation of the bending machine (6), a robot (10), which comprises a multi-joint arm (11) which can be adjusted by motors, having a gripper end (12), which is designed for gripping and holding the workpiece (4), and a control unit (22), which is designed to control the operation of the robot (10), wherein the control means (24) is designed to control the bending machine (6) and the robot (10) during the bending process. The control unit (22) of the robot (10) is switched, at least during the bending process, to a slave mode in which it receives control commands from the control means (24) of the bending machine (6), and the control means (24) of the bending machine (6), during the bending process, continuously issues setting specifications for the motor-adjustable multi-joint arm (11) and the gripper end (12) to the control unit (22) of the robot (10) which has been switched to slave mode and thereby controls the robot (10) to introduce the workpiece (4) into the bending head (8), to stabilize the workpiece during the forming process and to remove the workpiece from the bending head (8) after the forming process. |
| US11697141B2 |
Selective termination of superhydrophobic surfaces
Provided herein is a hierarchical superhydrophobic surface comprising an array of first geometrical features disposed on a substrate comprising a first material and a terminal level disposed on the second features, wherein the terminal level comprises a second material, the second material being different from the first material. The second material has a hydrophilicity different from the hydrophilicity of at least one of 1) the hydrophilicity of the second material and 2) hydrophilicity induced by the hierarchical structure. The present disclosure further includes methods of preparing hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces and medical devices comprising the hierarchical superhydrophobic surfaces. |
| US11697140B2 |
Tool cleaning apparatus
A cleaning apparatus for a tool is provided. The cleaning apparatus includes a support structure having a first base portion, and a nozzle disposed on the first base portion of the support structure. The cleaning apparatus further includes circuitry that is communicatively coupled to an electronically-actuated fluid release mechanism and a robot. The circuitry determines a count of operation cycles of the tool coupled to an end-effector of the robot and instructs the robot to align the tool with the nozzle. The instruction is provided to the robot based on a determination that the determined count is greater than or equal to a threshold number. The circuitry controls the electronically-actuated fluid release mechanism based on whether the tool is aligned with the nozzle, to release a cleaning fluid through the nozzle for a first time-duration to clean the tool. |
| US11697134B2 |
Acoustic transducer
An acoustic transducer (30), comprising: a support structure (36); an active assembly comprising a base plate (32) supported by the support structure (36) and a piezoelectric body (34) supported by the base plate (32); and a passive vibrator (38) supported by the support structure (36) and coupled via the support structure (36) to the active assembly (32, 34) so that vibration of the active assembly (32, 34) drives the passive vibrator (38). The active assembly (32, 34) and the passive vibrator (38) have the same resonant frequency. |
| US11697133B2 |
Linear motor
The present disclosure provides a linear motor having a housing with an accommodation space; a vibrator accommodated in the accommodation space; and a first stator locating opposite to the vibrator and fixed to the housing. The first stator includes a first circuit board opposite to the vibrator, a first coil on a the side of the first circuit board close to the vibrator, and a first magnetic conductive sheet locating on a side of the first circuit board away from the vibrator. The linear motor further has a spring bracket supporting the vibrator in the accommodation space. The present invention is to provide a linear motor which improves the space utilization of the linear motor in a thickness direction. |
| US11697125B2 |
Scanning opposed migration aerosol classifier
An opposed migration classifier classifies particles suspended in a sample fluid that are passed through a classification channel defined by two permeable walls. Sample flow distribution input and output channels are located asymmetrically with respect to a center of the classification channel such that trajectories of the one or more particles in the sample fluid deviate from constant voltage operation trajectories. A cross-flow fluid enters the classification channel through a permeable wall and exits through the other permeable wall. An imposed field, created by a time varying filed imposed in a direction normal to the permeable walls, causes the particles to migrate in a direction opposite to that of the cross-flow fluid, such that the particles travel between the permeable walls. The particles in the sample are classified based on their mobility. The sample fluid enters and exists through or within a threshold distance of the permeable walls. |
| US11697123B2 |
Systems for separating copper from shredder residue
Systems and methods for separating materials and recovery of valuable copper from shredded end-of-life vehicles and appliances are disclosed. Shredded matter, or ASR, is sent through a series of sorters before reaching a system that separates out copper bits. The system utilizes a pair of conveyor belts; one for de-watering and removing most of the plastic and glass particles and a second below the first for separating the copper bits. The second conveyor belt has a belt with a particular tooth pattern and material softness, and is set at a slight uphill incline angle. Water is delivered from the top down the slope and the belt successfully transports mostly just copper up and over a top edge to a collection bin. A cascading series of pairs of conveyors may be used to ensure nearly complete recovery of the copper. |
| US11697121B2 |
Wear liner retention devices, and related assemblies and methods
A wear liner retention device wear liner retention device comprises a shank structure, a nut structure, and an additional nut structure. The shank structure comprises a threaded region, an additional threaded, and an unthreaded region intervening between the threaded region and the additional threaded region. The nut structure is configured to threadably couple to the threaded region of the shank structure. The additional nut structure is configured to threadably couple to the additional threaded region of the shank structure. Related assemblies and methods are also described. |
| US11697115B2 |
Method and dispensing device for dispensed fluid output
A dispensing device which has a dispensing channel extending between a supply opening and an output opening into the course of which a pump, a selection valve and a dispensing valve are connected. The selection valve is also connected to a pressurised air source. The dispensing device allows a dispensed output of a fluid, wherein a buffer channel portion is filled by the pump in a pump dispensing phase, to which buffer channel portion pressure is applied from the pressurised air source during a pressurised air dispensing phase such that a precise fluid output is subsequently possible by clocked actuation of the dispensing valve until the target fluid amount has been reached. |
| US11697109B2 |
Catalyst particles for treating vehicle exhaust gas, preparation method therefor, and method for treating vehicle exhaust gas by using same
Provided are catalyst particles for treating vehicle exhaust gas, containing semiconductor nanoparticles supported by noble metals. |
| US11697105B2 |
Method for catalyst production for C5-C12 paraffins isomerization
Present invention relates to a process for production of isomerization catalyst, containing a base of zirconia, a binder based on alumina and/or silica at-least one component of Group VI of the periodic table in the form of their oxyanions, a hydrogenation/dehydrogenation component loaded on the base, at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Pt, Pd, Sn, Re or mixtures thereof, and an peptization agent, wherein the peptizing agent is an organic acid and polymers, which improve the physicochemical properties of the isomerization catalyst for the production of C4-C12 paraffin's. |
| US11697104B2 |
Method for preparing, in situ, metal-organic framework by using control of diffusion within ionic polymer
Disclosed is a method for preparing a matrix containing metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), comprising the steps of: 1) mixing an organic ligand precursor solution and an anionic polymer-containing solution to produce a mixed solution; and 2) adding a metal salt to the mixture solution. In addition, the present disclosure provides a matrix containing MOFs prepared according to the preparation method, and an adsorbent comprising the same. Furthermore, a method for performing fluid separation by using a matrix containing MOFs prepared according to the preparation method is disclosed. |
| US11697103B2 |
Sulfur production through the use of microwave and ultraviolet light energy
A system includes a first chamber, a second chamber, an ultraviolet light source and a microwave source. The first chamber includes an inlet. The second chamber is adjacent the first chamber and includes an outlet and a waveguide. The ultraviolet light source resides within the waveguide of the second chamber. Related apparatus, systems, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US11697101B2 |
Method for preparing phospholipid micelles
Disclosed is a controllable method for preparing phospholipid micelles, including: S1, preparing small phospholipid vesicles; S2, preparing a graphene thin-layer electrode substrate, S3, incubating, and S4, electroforming phospholipid micelles. According to the present application, lamellar graphene is used as the electrode substrate according to the present application, where a phospholipid bilayer film is firstly spread on the surface of the substrate, and phospholipid micelles are controlled in terms of formation as well as formation state by a certain alternating current electric field on the surface of graphene; the developed method of the present application is unique in design, simple in operation, and has the advantages of fast formation, short preparation cycle and good controllability. |
| US11697099B2 |
Direct electrical heating of catalytic reactive system
Methods of heating a reactor system by providing electrical energy are described. A reactor system comprising at least one reactor tube having a catalyst disposed therein and comprises at least one electrically conductive surface is heated by providing electrical energy to the at least one electrically conductive surface on the reactor tube and adjusting a current level of the electrical energy provided to the at least one electrically conductive surface to control the temperature of the reactor tube and the catalyst disposed therein. The reactor tube may be electrically isolated from other electrically conductive components of the reactor system. |
| US11697093B2 |
Multi-mode air drying system
A compressed air drying system is provided for removing moisture from compressed air. The dryer operates in two modes in response to the demand for compressed air. In a first mode of operation, a refrigeration compressor runs continuously and the speed of a condenser fan is varied to maintain a constant cooling temperature. In a second mode of operation, the refrigeration compressor runs intermittently between on and off periods. As result, the cooling temperature fluctuates during the second mode of operation. |
| US11697090B2 |
Sorbent devices
Sorbent material sheets are wound around a center core of material that includes additional sorbent. This configuration further increases the packaging efficiency and performance of the sorbent material sheets as part of an overall housing or apparatus. In some embodiments, the sorbent material sheets are arranged in a stacked configuration. Configurations of the sorbent material sheets as part of a canister are also described. |
| US11697080B2 |
Portable pool filter cleaning system and method of cleaning a pool filter
A portable pool filter cleaning assembly is configured to retain a pool filter on support rod and allow the pool filter to spin from a spray of water. The spinning filter releases debris from the filter surface through centrifugal force. The assembly has drainage features to ensure proper drainage of water collected within the interior of the pool filter and enable proper spinning from the spray of water. The assembly utilizes a support rod with a bottom filter retainer that is conical in shape for engaging with the pool filter aperture. The bottom filter retainer may further have a bearing that enables the pool filter to rotate freely about the rod with very little force. The assembly may include a stand for securing the support rod on a hard surface, such as concrete or on an uneven lawn surface. |
| US11697078B2 |
Hybrid extraction process for cannabinoids and related methods
The present invention relates to methods for treating cannabis biomass in order to isolate tetrahydrocannabinolic acid (THCA). In another aspect, the present invention relates to a process that involves purification followed by extraction of cannabis biomass to isolate and improve yields of high-purity crystalline extracts. |
| US11697073B2 |
Systems and methods for incorporating pneumatic robotic systems into amusement park attractions
A system may include an inflatable assembly having a plurality of members. The system may also include a plurality of sensors disposed at a plurality of positions inside or around the inflatable assembly, such that the plurality of sensors may acquire data related to a shape of the inflatable assembly. The system also includes one or more valves, each configured to direct a fluid into a corresponding member of the plurality of members of the inflatable assembly. The system also includes a processor that adjusts positions of the one or more valves to cause the fluid to be directed into the corresponding member of the plurality of members of the inflatable assembly based on the data and a desired shape of the inflatable assembly. |
| US11697070B2 |
System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space
A system and method for providing virtual items to users of an online game operated in a virtual space. Multiple users may participate in affiliations or alliances of discrete groups of users in an online game and may access the online game through client computing platforms associated with the users. The affiliations may have affiliation game units associated with affiliations which provide a benefit to the members of the online game. Affiliation members may cumulatively obtain affiliation game units and/or upgrade affiliation game units by providing one or more virtual items. Upgrading affiliation game units may require the cooperation of multiple members of the affiliation. |
| US11697069B1 |
Systems and methods for presenting shared in-game objectives in virtual games
Method and system for presenting in-game objectives in a virtual game. For example, the method includes determining first real-world driving characteristics based upon first real-world telematics data of a first real-world user, determining second real-world driving characteristics based upon second real-world telematics data of a second real-world user, generating a shared virtual map based upon the first real-world driving characteristics and the second real-world driving characteristics, generating a shared in-game objective based upon the shared virtual map, presenting the shared in-game objective to a first virtual character associated with the first real-world driving characteristics of the first real-world user and a second virtual character associated with the second real-world driving characteristics of the second real-world user, and allowing the first virtual character and the second virtual character to accomplish the shared in-game objective in the shared virtual map. |
| US11697067B2 |
Content streaming with gameplay launch
A system and method for launching gameplay from streaming content is provided. Information regarding media content may be stormed in memory. Such media content may have at least one or more trigger points and each trigger point may be associated with a set of game data specific to a gameplay scene within an interactive title. The media content may be streamed to a user device over a communication network. A selection of one of the at least one or more trigger points may be received over the communication network from the user device. Identifying the set of game data associated with the selected trigger point may be identified and the interactive title for gameplay may be launched by the user device based on the identified set of game data associated with the selected trigger point. |
| US11697059B2 |
Toy
A toy for use by at least two operators, the toy having an actuator for manipulation by each operator and a fluid reservoir, each actuator being operable to prime the fluid within the reservoir and to alter the direction of fluid flow so that actuation by a first operator may cause fluid to jet towards the second operator and vice versa. |
| US11697056B2 |
Reflective video display apparatus for interactive training and demonstration and methods of using same
A smart mirror can show live or recorded streaming video of an instructor performing a workout in a package that is attractive and unobtrusive enough to hang in a living room. The smart mirror includes a mirror surface with a fully reflecting section and a partially reflecting section. A display behind the partially reflecting section shows the video when the smart mirror is on and is almost invisible when the smart mirror is off. The smart mirror also has a speaker, a microphone, and a camera to enable a user to view the video content and interact with the instructor. The smart mirror may connect to the user's smart phone, a peripheral device (e.g., a Bluetooth speaker) to augment user experience, a biometric sensor to provide biometric data to assess user performance, and/or a network router to connect the smart mirror to a content provider, an instructor, and/or other users. |
| US11697054B2 |
System and method for conducting a performance test of an athlete
Performance testing of an athlete uses a gate which provides status indications for the athlete during the test and a sensor which detects movement of the athlete from a start position. A controller communicates with the gate and the sensor to conduct the test. The controller receives athlete movement data and determines first movement characteristics of the athlete at the start position. |
| US11697049B2 |
Golf ball retrieval device
A golf ball retrieval device which includes a receiver configured to be removably mounted to a golf pin. Further, a receiver body may be congruent to a counterweight of the golf pin. Further, the receiver indexes to the golf pin. Further, the golf ball retrieval device may include a collar comprising a hollow structure concentric to the receiver. Further, the collar may be configured to permit passage of the golf pin through the golf ball retrieval device. Further, the golf ball retrieval device may include an insertable grommet configured to enable a user to adapt the collar to fit the golf pin of a minimal diameter. Further, the golf ball retrieval device may include a platform comprising a surface protruding radially from a combined form of the collar and the receiver. |
| US11697047B2 |
Dimple patterns for golf balls
The present invention provides a method for arranging dimples on a golf ball surface in which the dimples are arranged in a pattern derived from at least one irregular domain generated from a regular or non-regular polyhedron. The method includes choosing control points of a polyhedron, generating an irregular domain based on those control points, packing the irregular domain with dimples, and tessellating the irregular domain to cover the surface of the golf ball. The control points include the center of a polyhedral face, a vertex of the polyhedron, a midpoint or other point on an edge of the polyhedron and others. The method ensures that the symmetry of the underlying polyhedron is preserved while minimizing or eliminating great circles due to parting lines. |
| US11697044B2 |
Group exercise device
A group exercise device is provided. The device has a top where a person exercising can obtain balance and positional support during the exercise routine. In addition, the exercise device provides different points of attachment for exercise units. The attachment points vary in vertical placement measured from the floor such that individuals of different builds and heights can jointly use the unit during either solo or group routines. The exercise device of the present invention promotes group interaction during an exercise routine by providing a stable attachment point for multiple users of exercise units, such as resistance bands, and a balance bar accessible in a communal fashion. |
| US11697042B2 |
Apparatus for diluting and applying firefighting chemical
This relates to apparatus that can form dilute aqueous firefighting compositions from an aqueous concentrate. |
| US11697041B2 |
Method of proactively defending combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire
A method of proactively defending combustible property against fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. The method involves establishing wireless communication between a GPS-tracking anti-fire (AF) chemical liquid spraying system, and a wireless communication network supporting a network database. The GPS-tracking anti-fire chemical liquid spraying system is used to spray an environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid over the exterior surfaces of a GPS-specified combustible parcel of property, and generating a GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records pertaining to the application of the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid spray over the exterior surfaces of the GPS-specified combustible parcel of property. The GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records are transmitted over the wireless communication network for storage in the network database. A computing system is used to access the GPS-coordinate and time/date stamped data records from the network database, so as to verify that the GPS-specified parcel of property has been fire-protected on particular date by virtue of the GPS-specified property being sprayed with the environmentally-clean anti-fire chemical liquid so as to proactively inhibit fire ignition and flame spread in the presence of wild fire. |
| US11697038B2 |
Method and device for securing a vertical line
An anchor is provided for securing a strand from a wall aperture having a maximum height dimension and a maximum width dimension greater than the maximum height dimension. The anchor has an anchor body member having a first wall engagement surface on a lateral side there-of and a strand-securing aperture. A first hook member is attached to the anchor body member, extends laterally therefrom, and has a second wall engagement surface that intersects and is perpendicular to the first wall engagement surface. A second hook member attached to the first hook member has a longitudinal hook length and a third wall engagement surface parallel to, spaced apart from and opposing the first wall engagement surface. The first and third engagement surfaces define a slot with a width greater than the wall thickness. The longitudinal hook length is less than the maximum aperture width and greater than the maximum aperture height. |
| US11697036B2 |
Unpowered respiratory protective headset and body suit and additional improvements to personal protective equipment
An unpowered respiratory protective headset for personal protective equipment and personal protective bodysuits with an unpowered respiratory protective headset, the unpowered respiratory protective headset having a respiratory mask having a flexible mask body having an interface section and defining a mask air inlet and a mask air outlet, an inhalation valve in the mask air inlet and an exhalation valve in the mask air outlet, and a hood having a hood body and a transparent face shield attached to the hood body. The hood has an air inlet and an air outlet and the air inlet, the mask air inlet, the mask air outlet and the air outlet are configured relative to each other to direct air flow across an inner surface of the transparent face shield to prevent or reduce fogging of the transparent face shield during inhalation and exhalation by a subject. |
| US11697034B2 |
Method of using an aircraft emergency slide container as an installation tool for deinstallation and installation of aircraft emergency slides
Methods are disclosed for replacing expired or unserviceable aircraft emergency slides (“slides”) in an aircraft. The disclosed methods utilize containers that are configured to securely retain both unserviceable slides and serviceable slides at different times in different configurations as installation tools. The container can be placed on an aircraft through the main door of the aircraft, and are further configured to be easily transported within the aircraft from a staging area of the aircraft to a slide installation and removal point at either the main door or an emergency exit door of the aircraft. The containers can be aligned with the installation and removal point to facilitate replacing an unserviceable slide with a new, serviceable slide. The disclosed methods and containers improve personnel safety concerning lifting and handling of the slides, which are heavy. The containers and methods disclosed herein further facilitate positioning of the slides near installation and removal points and properly orienting the slides, while reducing awkward handling situations for personnel. |
| US11697033B2 |
Methods for lifting skin tissue
Methods for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound energy are disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of interest to affect tissue by cutting, ablating, micro-ablating, coagulating, or otherwise affecting the subcutaneous tissue to conduct numerous procedures that are traditionally done invasively in a non-invasive manner. Methods of lifting sagging tissue are described. |
| US11697028B2 |
Adjustable illuminator for photodynamic therapy and diagnosis
An adjustable illuminator for photodynamically diagnosing or treating a surface includes a plurality of first panels and at least one second panel. The plurality of first panels have wider widths and the at least one second panel has a narrower width. The narrower width is less than the wider widths. The illuminator further includes a plurality of light sources, each mounted to one of the plurality of first panels or the at least one second panel and configured to irradiate the surface with substantially uniform intensity visible light. The plurality of first panels and the at least one second panel are rotatably connected. The at least one second panel is connected on each side to one of the plurality of first panels. The second panel acts as a “lighted hinge” to reduce or eliminate optical dead spaces between adjacent panels when the illuminator is bent into a certain configuration. |
| US11697025B2 |
Cardiac conduction system capture
Systems, methods, and devices are described herein for determining cardiac conduction system capture of ventricle from atrium (VfA) therapy. VfA therapy may be delivered at a plurality of different A-V delays while electrical activity of the patient is monitored. The electrical activity may then be utilized to determine whether the cardiac conduction system of the patient has been captured by the VfA therapy. |
| US11697023B2 |
Medical device and method for generating modulated high frequency electrical stimulation pulses
A medical device is configured to deliver therapeutic electrical stimulation pulses by generating frequency modulated electrical stimulation pulse signals. The medical device includes a pulse signal source and a modulator. The pulse signal source generates an electrical stimulation pulse signal having a pulse width. The modulator may include a high frequency modulator configured to modulate a frequency of the pulse signal from a starting frequency down to a minimum frequency during the pulse width. The modulator may include a low frequency bias generator to modulate the offset of the pulse signal between a minimum offset and a maximum offset in other examples. |
| US11697022B2 |
Architectures for sharing of current sources in an implantable medical device
A group select matrix is added to an implantable stimulator device to allow current sources to be dedicated to particular groups of electrodes at a given time. The group select matrix can time multiplex the current sources to the different groups of electrodes to allow therapy pulses to be delivered at the various groups of electrodes in an interleaved fashion. Each of the groups of electrodes may be confined to a particular electrode array implantable at a particular non-overlapping location in a patient's body. A switch matrix can be used in conjunction with the group select matrix to provide further flexibility to couple the current sources to any of the electrodes. |
| US11697020B2 |
Method for generating stimulation parameters, electrical stimulation control apparatus and electrical stimulation system
A method for generating stimulation parameters, an electrical stimulation control apparatus and an electrical stimulation system are provided. After receiving a brainwave signal, the brainwave signal is decomposed to obtain a first sub-signal and a second sub-signal. Then, the first sub-signal is analyzed to obtain an intrinsic frequency series, and the second sub-signal is converted to a Boolean signal. Subsequently, the intrinsic frequency series and the Boolean signal, which serve as a set of stimulation parameters, are outputted to the stimulator, enabling the stimulator to generate a stimulus signal. |
| US11697019B2 |
Combination hearing aid and cochlear implant system
Cochlear implant systems can comprise a cochlear implant system comprising a cochlear electrode, a stimulator, an input source, and an implantable battery and/or communication module. The signal processor may be programmed with a transfer function and be configured to receive input signals from the input source and output a stimulation signal to the stimulator based on the received input signals with the transfer function. The system may be configured to receive a status indicator signal indicative of whether an external auditory aid device is active and update the transfer function of the signal processor if the external auditory aid device is active. For example, the signal processor can operate programmed with a first transfer function if the external auditory aid device is not active and with a second transfer function if the external auditory aid device is active. |
| US11697018B2 |
Neural interface insertion and retraction tools
Devices and methods for manipulating devices such as micro-scale devices are provided. The devices can include a tether of various materials surrounded by a stiff body. The tether interfaces with microscale devices to draw them against the stiff body, holding the microscale devices in a locked position for insertion into or extraction out of tissue. The tensional hook and stiff body are configurable in a multitude of positions and geometries to provide increased engagement. Such configurations allow for a range of implantation and extraction surgical procedures for the device within research and clinical settings. |
| US11697015B2 |
Apparatus for negative-pressure therapy and irrigation
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for irrigating a tissue site are described. The system can include a tissue interface and a sealing member configured to be placed over the tissue site to form a sealed space, and a negative-pressure source fluidly coupled to the sealed space. The system includes an irrigation valve having a housing, a piston disposed in the housing, a fluid inlet to fluidly couple a fluid inlet chamber to a fluid source, and a fluid outlet to fluidly couple a fluid outlet chamber to the sealed space. A piston passage extends through the piston and fluidly couples the fluid inlet chamber and the fluid outlet chamber, and a biasing member is coupled to the piston to bias the irrigation valve to a closed position. The negative-pressure source is configured to move the piston between the closed position and an open position to draw fluid to the sealed space. |
| US11697012B2 |
Hemostasis valves and methods of use
Devices, systems, and methods for sealing medical devices, particularly during intravascular access, are disclosed herein. Some aspects relate to a hemostatic valve for sealing a wide range of medical devices, such as catheters, wires, embolectomy systems. The valve can include an elongate member having a first end, a second end, and a central lumen extending therebetween. A reinforcement structure extends along at least a portion of the elongate member and is coupled to the elongate member. A shell defining a first aperture and a second aperture may be included, which first and second apertures can be fluidly coupled by the elongate member. A tensioning mechanism is coupled to the shell and to the elongate member, the tensioning mechanism can be moveable between a first configuration wherein the tensioning mechanism is collapsed and the central lumen is sealed and a second configuration wherein the central lumen is open. |
| US11697011B2 |
Hemostasis valves and methods of use
Devices, systems, and methods for sealing medical devices, particularly during intravascular access, are disclosed herein. Some aspects relate to a hemostatic valve for sealing a wide range of medical devices, such as catheters, wires, embolectomy systems. The valve can include an elongate member having a first end, a second end, and a central lumen extending therebetween. A reinforcement structure extends along at least a portion of the elongate member and is coupled to the elongate member. A shell defining a first aperture and a second aperture may be included, which first and second apertures can be fluidly coupled by the elongate member. A tensioning mechanism is coupled to the shell and to the elongate member, the tensioning mechanism can be moveable between a first configuration wherein the tensioning mechanism is collapsed and the central lumen is sealed and a second configuration wherein the central lumen is open. |
| US11697009B2 |
Microneedle patch, micro needle system and method of fabricating the same
Disclosed are a microneedle patch and a method for fabricating the microneedle patch. The microneedle patch includes a base layer including a mesh structure or auxetic materials having a negative Poisson's ratio, and a microneedle array disposed on the base layer. The method includes forming a base layer including a mesh structure or auxetic materials having a negative Poisson's ratio, and forming a microneedle array on the base layer. |
| US11697007B2 |
Core-shell microneedle devices and uses thereof
The present disclosure relates to microneedle devices and methods for treating a disease (for example, diabetes) using a degradable cross-linked gel for self-regulated delivery of a therapeutic agent (for example, insulin). |
| US11697006B2 |
Powder dispensing applicator
Provided is an applicator for the dispensing of a powder such as a pharmaceutical powder, on a target location. Also, provided are methods of applying a powder on a surface using the applicator. |
| US11697004B2 |
Method of manufacturing a balloon catheter
To provide a new balloon catheter enabling formation of, with high dimensional accuracy and excellent shape adaptability with respect to a balloon, an additional structure such as a blade and a reinforcement member to be additionally provided to the balloon. In this balloon catheter 10 provided with an expandable/contractible balloon 14 on the distal end side of a catheter 12, an additional structure 36 having a prescribed pattern is formed through electroforming or the like directly onto an inner circumferential surface 34 and/or an outer circumferential surface 82 of the balloon 14. |
| US11697003B2 |
Vasculature navigation systems and methods
A vasculature navigation system may include a dilator having a proximal end and a distal end located opposite the proximal end, the dilator comprising a guidewire lumen extending between the proximal end and the distal end, the dilator defining a proximal portion and a distal portion located opposite the proximal portion. In some embodiments, the vasculature navigation system also includes an access port located at the proximal end of the dilator, a distal port located at the distal end of the dilator, and a hemostasis valve coupled to the proximal portion of the dilator. The hemostasis valve may be configured to control fluid flow between the proximal portion and the distal portion. In some embodiments, a flush port is coupled to the proximal portion of the dilator and located distal to the hemostasis valve, and the flush port is coupled to a fluid supply source. |
| US11697002B2 |
Expandable introducer sheath for medical device
An expandable medical sheath can include a sheath body having a lumen that extends between proximal and distal ends of the sheath. The sheath can have first and second members where the first member has a different elastic modulus than the second member such that one provides elasticity to the sheath and the other provides column strength. The first and second members can be coupled together in alternating sections to form the tubular sheath or the stiffer members can be embedded in the elastic member along all or a portion of the longitudinal length of the sheath. The sheath can automatically move to an expanded state to allow a larger diameter medical device to pass through the lumen, and once through the sheath can automatically return to its initial diameter. |
| US11696998B2 |
Drive systems and methods of use
Drive systems and methods of use are disclosed herein for performing medical procedures on a patient. The drive systems include various handle types and triggers for controlling catheters and end effectors. The various handle types include a flexible handle and ambidextrous handles that can alter the handedness of the handle for particularized use. The handles drive articulation sections of the catheter and end effectors with various degrees of freedom, and include locks for holding the catheter and/or end effector in place. The catheter systems include structures for allowing degrees of freedom, such as notches, mechanical interlocks, and articulation joints. In addition, the catheters articulate via cables or fluids. |
| US11696997B2 |
Medical device flushing systems and methods
A distal end portion of an elongate shaft member of a catheter may be inserted into a liquid within a vessel. While the distal end portion of the elongate shaft member is inserted in the liquid in the vessel, a manipulable portion of the catheter may be manipulated within the liquid to remove an undesired fluid therefrom. The liquid may be pressurized to cause the liquid to flow into a lumen of the elongate shaft member from a distal end of the elongate shaft member at least toward a proximal end of the elongate shaft member to facilitate flushing of the undesired fluid from the lumen. The distal end portion of the elongate shaft member of the catheter may be inserted into the liquid within the vessel while at least the elongate shaft member is in a substantially horizontal orientation. |
| US11696994B2 |
Mask system
A mask system for delivery of respiratory therapy to a patient includes a nares portion and a mouth portion and an inlet conduit connected to at least one of the nares portion and the mouth portion to deliver the pressurized, breathable gas. The mask system is adapted to selectively utilize the nares portion and/or the mouth portion in a first mode utilizing both the nares portion and the mouth portion, and in a second mode utilizing the nares portion and not utilizing the mouth portion. |
| US11696991B2 |
Adaptive cycling for respiratory treatment apparatus
A controller or processor(s) implements detection of respiratory related conditions that may serve as control logic to synchronize pressure treatment delivery with a patient's respiratory cycle. Based on data derived from sensor signals associated with the respiratory treatment, a monitoring device, detector or respiratory treatment apparatus may evaluate flow measures from a flow sensor and distinguish flow attributable to the respiratory treatment apparatus and flow attributable to patient respiratory muscles. The determination may serve as a basis of synchronization criteria that controls pressure levels from a pressure treatment apparatus, such as by evaluating the determined patient generated flow or a relationship between total flow and apparatus flow. In some embodiments, data for the cycling conditions is determined in preliminary treatment cycles during which synchronized pressure changes are controlled according to other cycling criteria. The new cycling conditions are then automatically initiated for control of synchronization in subsequent cycles. |
| US11696990B2 |
Monitoring respiratory pressure therapy
Methods and apparatus provide automated circuit disconnection monitoring such as for a respiratory apparatus or system. Disconnection of a patient circuit, including a patient interface and air delivery circuit, may be detected and a message or alarm activated. In some versions, detecting occurrences of circuit disconnection event(s), such as by a processor, may be based on an instantaneous disconnection parameter as a function of a disconnection setting. The disconnection setting may be determined based on patient circuit type. The instantaneous disconnection parameter may be determined from detected pressure and flow rate, and may be, for example, a conductance value or an impedance value. Disconnection events may be qualified by one or more detected respiratory indicators. In some cases, instantaneous impedance or conductance may be used to assess re-connection of a patient circuit, detection of flow starvation, determine breath shape for triggering and cycling and to detect patient or circuit obstructions. |
| US11696985B2 |
Fluid therapy method
A fluid therapy method for an ADHF patient includes setting a urine output rate desired threshold, setting one or more desired negative net gain rates, and optionally setting a total fluid loss goal. The urine output of the patient is monitored and fluid is automatically administered to the patient at increasing rates to equal to or approximately match the patient's increasing urine output rates until the patient's urine output rate reaches the set urine output rate desired threshold. Thereafter, fluid is administered to the patient at rates to achieve the set desired negative net gain rate until the fluid loss goal is reached. Thereafter, until the end of therapy, fluid is administered to the patient at rates equal to or approximately equal to the monitored urine output rates. |
| US11696983B2 |
Rotational metering pump for insulin patch
A rotary pump for a fluid metering system is provided. The rotary pump reciprocates, and is reversed by a signal from a limit switch that is deflected by an actuator arm on a rotating sleeve of the pump system. The rotary pump includes a plunger and optional stopper formed from a two-shot molding process, and including seals overmolded onto the head of the plunger and the head of the optional stopper. |
| US11696982B2 |
Attachment system for securing medical devices to support structures
A medical device attachment system including a mounting system having a receptacle for receiving a hook attached to a medical device. The receptacle includes a rear wall, a first side wall, a second side wall, and a notch formed by the walls for closely receiving the hook. A plate mount forms a front wall of the receptacle and an appropriate attachment component is secured to the mounting plate for removably securing the mounting system to a desired support structure for the medical device. |
| US11696981B2 |
Method and apparatus for the dialysis of blood
A catheter includes: a body comprising a body side wall, a proximal end and a distal end; a septum extending from the proximal end to the distal end; a first lumen and a second lumen separated by the septum, each lumen forming a mouth at the distal end; first and second slots formed in a portion of the body side wall at the distal end and in fluid communication with the first and second lumens respectively. The first and second slots extend linearly along a direction parallel to a longitudinal axis of the body. The distal end of the body and the septum terminate in a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The distal end of the body has a substantially round cross section, while the first and second lumens each have a substantially D-shaped cross-section at the distal end. The two slots each have a width that is between 30% and 60% of a longer dimension of the D-shaped cross-section of a corresponding lumen. |
| US11696980B1 |
Device and method for perfusing a subject's heart via the coronary sinus
A device for perfusing a coronary sinus of a subject's heart which may include: a double-lumen catheter including: a first lumen having: a proximal opening, and a distal opening configured to be positioned in a coronary sinus of a subject's heart; and a second lumen parallel to the first lumen, the second lumen having: a proximal opening, and a distal opening being offset from the distal opening of the first lumen towards the proximal opening of the second lumen in a longitudinal direction, the distal opening of the second lumen being configured to be positioned in a right atrium of the subject's heart; and an oxygenator connected to the proximal openings of the first lumen and the second lumen, the oxygenator is configured to oxygenate deoxygenated blood. |
| US11696979B2 |
Device for connection status identification
The present invention relates to a device for identifying the connection status between a patient catheter and a cassette system having flexible tubing assembly, which is intended to be used in a dialysis machine, wherein the device comprises the cassette system having flexible tubing assembly and an electrical circuit, which is disposed on the cassette system having flexible tubing assembly as well as on the patient catheter, and wherein the device furthermore comprises a measuring device for measuring at least one electrical property of the electrical circuit, which depends on said connection status. |
| US11696976B2 |
Degradable magnesium-based implant devices for bone fixation
The invention relates to biodegradable, magnesium alloys, compositions and composites, methods for their preparation and applications for their use as implantable medical devices in load-bearing conditions. The magnesium alloys are composed of alloying elements selected from yttrium, calcium, zirconium, zinc, and strontium, with the remainder being magnesium and impurities due to production, and are prepared by melting together the elements and casting the resulting melted mixture. In certain embodiments, the methods of preparation include solution treatment and hot extrusion. |
| US11696975B2 |
Hydrogel
A hydrogel 1 having a laminate structure of layer A 10 and layer B 20, wherein layer A 10 contains a monomer-derived component, water, a humectant, a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and an amphiphilic polymer, the water-insoluble polymer is contained in a proportion of 3 to 20 wt % based on a total amount of layer A, and the amphiphilic polymer is a polyvinyl alcohol having a saponification degree of 50 to 75% and is contained in a proportion of 0.05 to 5 wt % based on the total amount of layer A; layer B 20 contains a monomer-derived component, water and a humectant and is substantially free of a water-insoluble polymer having tackiness and a polyvinyl alcohol; and an amount of the water based on a total amount of layer B is the amount of water based on the total amount of layer A±10 wt %. |
| US11696973B2 |
Flexible tissue regeneration implant
This invention discloses an implant for regeneration of tissue with lesions, comprising a mixture with different types of cells, particularly, mesenchymal stem cells (MSC), endothelial cells, and specific functional cells according to the nature and function of the tissue, included into the biocompatible polymeric matrix, where the cells may or may not be organized in a specific way. This innovation also discloses a method to manufacture the implant. The implant of the present invention is useful for replacement or regeneration of animal and human tissues. |
| US11696969B2 |
Ethylene oxide treatment indicator, label and method of use
The present invention provides an indicator useful in confirming successful sterilisation and/or nucleic acid decontamination by ethylene oxide (EtO) treatment. The invention also provides a label comprising said indicator and methods for use of the indicator and label in a method of EtO treatment. |
| US11696963B2 |
Powder sterilization method and device
A powder sterilization method for sterilizing powder, in particular an active pharmaceutical ingredient in powder form or food in powder form, using fluid vapor, in particular steam. According to the invention, the fluid vapor is applied to the powder in an evacuated treatment chamber (3), in particular it is applied to the powder during its free fall along a drop section (7), in particular in countercurrent. |
| US11696962B2 |
Apparatus and method for deploying a preoperative skin disinfection device with integrated drape
A device is provided for enclosing an extremity of a patient for container efficient wound cleaning and for integrating draping prior to surgery. A loose-fitting flexible container with a flexible seal is provided for enclosing the extremity and treating the extremity in a controlled fashion to reduce or eliminate spillage and unwanted dispersion of antiseptic solution. Sealed to the flexible container is a vacuum packed, folded and rolled sterile surgical drape. The combination of a flexible container and a sterile pre-positioned surgical drape in a single device provides the advantage of controlled decontamination of the skin or wound while simultaneously providing the advantage of pre-positioning a surgical drape. The use of the device also provides the advantages of reduced operating room fires and biohazard dispersion risk and reduced cost by reduction of total operating room time per procedure. |
| US11696959B2 |
Nanoparticle-cell construct with platinum anti-cancer agent
The disclosure provides, inter alia, compositions including cell-nanoparticle constructs and drug loaded nanoparticles, and methods for their use in the treatment of cancer. Also provided are unmodified cisplatin molecules encapsulated by silica nanoparticles, and their use in the treatment of cancer. |
| US11696955B2 |
Drug-polymer conjugate
A polymer-prostaglandin conjugate comprising: a polymer backbone comprising a plurality of moieties of formula (I): where: T represents a triazole moiety; Q is independently selected at each occurrence and may be present or absent and when present represents a linking group; R is selected from the group consisting of linear or branched hydrocarbon; D is selected from prostaglandins; and L is a group of formula (II) wherein R5 is selected from hydrogen and C1 to C6 alkyl; (R) indicates the end of the group bonded to the R group; and (D) indicates the end of the group attached to the group D. |
| US11696951B2 |
Viscosity-reducing compounds for protein formulations
The invention encompasses formulations and methods for the production thereof that permit the delivery of concentrated protein solutions. The inventive methods can yield a lower viscosity liquid protein formulation or a higher concentration of therapeutic or nontherapeutic proteins in the liquid formulation, as compared to traditional protein solutions. The inventive methods can also yield a higher stability of a liquid protein formulation. |
| US11696950B2 |
Dry solid aluminum adjuvant-containing vaccines and related methods thereof
Described herein are dry vaccine compositions and methods of freezing aluminum-containing vaccines such that when converted into a dried powder, the dry vaccine can be readily reconstituted to form a stable liquid vaccine without significant loss of activity. |
| US11696949B2 |
Coronavirus-targeting universal DC cell vaccine, and preparation method and use thereof
The present invention provides a method for preparing a coronavirus-targeting universal DC cell vaccine, and belongs to the technical field of virus vaccine preparation. The preparation method includes the following steps: ligating a fusion gene including a HLA gene and a coronavirus antigen gene onto an expression vector to obtain a recombinant vector; then transferring the recombinant vector into antigen-presenting cells to be transfected to obtain the coronavirus-targeting universal DC cell vaccine. The universal DC cell vaccine of the present invention has a targeting property against a coronavirus, can effectively stimulate a CTL, and has a killing effect on a target cell. |
| US11696948B2 |
Vaccines formed by virus and antigen conjugation
Disclosed herein are methods of forming compounds and exemplary compounds in the nature of a conjugated compound, 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). |
| US11696947B2 |
H52 IBV vaccine with heterologous spike protein
The present invention relates i.a. to an H52 IBV (infectious bronchitis virus) encoding for a heterologous S (spike) protein or fragment thereof. Further, the present invention relates to an immunogenic composition comprising said H52 IBV encoding for a heterologous S (spike) protein or fragment thereof. Furthermore, the present invention relates to methods for immunizing a subject comprising administering to such subject the immunogenic composition of the present invention. Moreover, the present invention relates to methods of treating or preventing clinical signs caused by IBV in a subject of need, the method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of an immunogenic composition according to the present invention. |
| US11696945B2 |
Proteins and immunizing compositions containing Pasteurella proteins and methods of use
The present invention provides isolated proteins isolatable from a Pasteurella spp. such as P. multocida. Also provided by the present invention are compositions that include one or more of the proteins, and methods for making and methods for using the proteins. |
| US11696937B2 |
Glycopeptide compounds having activity of resisting drug-resistant bacteria, and preparation method and application thereof
The present invention discloses glycopeptide compounds having activity of resisting drug-resistant bacteria, conforming to glycopeptide compounds represented by general formula (I), The present invention also provides a preparation method for and an application of the glycopeptide compounds. Upon testing, compared with a second-generation glycopeptide drug oritavancin, the glycopeptide antibiotic compounds have higher inhibition activity on drug-resistant bacterial strains, especially MRSA or VRE. Further testing shows that most of the glycopeptide compounds have safety higher than that of oritavancin and can be prepared into drugs for treating or preventing diseases caused by various bacterial infections, such as skin and soft tissue infections, meningitis, sepsis, pneumonia, arthritis, peritonitis, bronchitis, and empyema. |
| US11696936B2 |
Treatment of cancer
The present invention relates to improved treatment of cancer, in particular to a treatment with a composition of CTL peptides for patients after a treatment with an immune checkpoint inhibitor. |
| US11696931B2 |
Bacteria for targeting tumors and treating cancer
Provided is a bacteria for targeting tumors and treating cancer, a drug delivery composition, and methods of using same for treating cancer. |
| US11696924B2 |
Combination therapy using PDK1 and PI3K inhibitors
The present invention relates to methods and compositions for inhibiting growth and proliferation of cancer cells resistant to PI3K inhibition using a combination of PDK1, SGK1 and PI3K inhibitors. The present invention is also directed to methods of treating cancer in a subject exhibiting cancer cells resistant to PI3K inhibition, comprising administering inhibitors of PI3K in combination with inhibitors of PDK1 and/or SGK1 to the subject. |
| US11696920B2 |
Intelligent delivery of ingested and absorbed molecules
The present application is concerned with methods for increasing the bioavailability and/or activity of agents and in particular allows selective targeting of an agent to, or via, the liver or allows the liver to be bypassed. By selecting which of saturated fatty acids (SFA), short chain fatty acids (SCFA), medium chain fatty acids (MCFA), polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA), monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs) and long chain fatty acids (LCFA) are present in a composition and which predominates it is possible to substantially boost bioavailability and also to selectively target whether an agent is delivered to, or via, the liver or alternatively bypasses the liver. The approach is a versatile platform technology which may be applied to agents in general helping achieve better and more efficient delivery. In one preferred embodiment particular carotenoids are employed to further influence whether delivery is to, or via, the liver, or bypasses the liver. |
| US11696919B2 |
Topical composition
The present invention relates to a composition for topical application comprising a polyaphron dispersion, the polyaphron dispersion comprising a continuous aqueous phase and at least one discontinuous oil phase, wherein the polyaphron dispersion comprises calcipotriol, betamethasone dipropionate, alpha-tocopherol and butylated hydroxyanisole, and wherein the composition has a pH of 7.75±0.5. |
| US11696913B2 |
Prolonged ectoparasite-controlling agent for animal
A compound represented by Formula (1) can be used as a prolonged ectoparasite-controlling agent for an animal. A preparation for systemic application for use in prolonged control of an ectoparasite in an animal include the compound. A method for prolonged control of an ectoparasite on an animal includes systemically applying the compound. The compound may be used for preparing a medicament for prolonged control of an ectoparasite on an animal. A horticultural or agricultural insecticide containing the compound, and a method of protecting a crop from a harmful organism is also provided. |
| US11696909B2 |
Pain-relieving topical compositions
Described herein are compositions for topical use comprising active agents to provide pain relief. The compositions comprise a magnesium salt, a cannabinoid and at least one additional topical analgesic agent. Additionally described herein are methods for treating pain comprising administering to a person in need thereof a composition comprising a pharmaceutically effective amount of a cannabinoid, a magnesium salt and at least one of: methyl salicylate, and menthol. |
| US11696908B2 |
Compositions and methods of use of phorbol esters
Methods and compositions containing a phorbol ester or a derivative of a phorbol ester are provided for the treatment of chronic and acute conditions. Such conditions may be caused by disease, be symptoms or sequelae of disease. Chronic and acute conditions may be due to viral infections such as HIV and AIDS, neoplastic diseases stroke, kidney disease, urinary incontinence, autoimmune disorders, Parkinson's disease, prostate hypertrophy, aging, or the treatment of such diseases. Additional compositions and methods are provided which employ a phorbol ester or derivative compound in combination with at least one additional agent to yield more effective treatment tools against acute and chronic conditions in mammalian subjects. |
| US11696907B2 |
Wound healing composition
The present invention provides wound healing compounds, compositions thereof, and methods of treatment using the same. |
| US11696906B2 |
Stable oral suspensions of baclofen
The present invention relates to stable liquid pharmaceutical compositions of baclofen or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. More specifically, stable oral suspensions of baclofen at concentrations of equal to or more than 2 mg/mL or more are provided. Preferably, the liquid pharmaceutical compositions of baclofen are suitable for oral administration and are stable at wider pH ranges over a variety of storage conditions, including long-term storage for extended periods of time. Methods of treating various disorders using the inventive pharmaceutical compositions are also provided. The invention further relates to various methods for preparing stable suspension of baclofen. |
| US11696905B2 |
Ready-to-use tranexamic acid intravenous solution
Ready-to-use, stable aqueous intravenous tranexamic acid compositions are provided. |
| US11696901B2 |
Curcumin nanoparticle and preparation and application thereof
Disclosed is a curcumin nanoparticle, including curcumin as core material and a wall material, where a weight ratio of the curcumin to the wall material is (5.5-7.5):100, and the wall material includes gum arabic and zein in a weight ratio of (1-5):5. The disclosure further provides a method of making the curcumin nanoparticle and a curcumin beverage containing the curcumin nanoparticle. |
| US11696897B2 |
Method for the treatment of diseases associated with sulfatase deficiencies
A method for a treatment of individuals suffering from diseases associated with sulfatase deficiencies including lysosomal storage disease includes administering at least once a therapeutically effective amount of at least one retinoid. In particular, the compounds tazaroten and bexaroten have beneficial effects on these individuals. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising both active agents namely, tazaroten and bexaroten compounds, or similar compounds, provides for ready treatment of such individuals, and enhanced treatment is achieved with at least two active agents. |
| US11696895B2 |
Fine particle coating (drug-containing hollow particle and method for manufacturing same)
Provided is a manufacturing method of particles coated with coatable microparticles. The method is a manufacturing method of particles coated with coatable microparticles, comprising the step of adding the coatable microparticles to an inner core comprising a component of interest and a macromolecule, and, while rolling the mixture, coating the mixture while spraying a solvent that can dissolve the macromolecule, wherein the particles coated with the coatable microparticles are coated, component of interest-containing hollow particles. |
| US11696893B2 |
Preparation comprising vonoprazan
The present invention aims to provide a preparation expected to improve the bitter taste of an organic acid salt of vonoprazan and permit rapid dissolution of the organic acid salt of vonoprazan after administration.The present invention provides a preparation containing fine granules or granules containing (1) a core granule containing an organic acid salt of vonoprazan, (2) an intermediate layer containing the same organic acid as the organic acid forming the salt of vonoprazan in (1), or a salt thereof, and (3) a coating layer containing a water-insoluble polymer. |
| US11696891B2 |
Glucono delta-lactone for treatment of vaginal fungal infections
The present invention relates to a pharmaceutical formulation for vaginal administration, wherein the formulation comprises a pharmaceutical acceptable excipient and glucono δ-lactone, wherein the glucono δ-lactone is present in an amount of 5 to 99 wt % of the formulation. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical formulation according to the invention for use in the prevention or treatment of a urogenital fungal infection. Furthermore, the invention relates to glucono δ-lactone (formula (III)), for use in the in the prevention or treatment of a fungal infection. |
| US11696888B2 |
Topical compositions and methods
The present invention relates generally to cosmetic compositions and methods that can be used to increase skin hydration, increase adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in skin, increase antioxidant capacity of skin, reduce glycation of skin, or a combination thereof. In particular, topical application of the compositions to skin increases adenosine triphosphate (ATP) production in skin by at least 10%, increases antioxidant capacity of skin, and/or reduces glycation of skin by at least 50%. In particular, the compositions can include Chamomilla recutita (Matricaria) flower extract, Vitis vinifera (Grape) seed extract, hydrolyzed sodium hyaluronate, Natural Moisturizing Factors (NMF), and optionally carnosine. |
| US11696878B2 |
Oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic
The oil-in-water type emulsified cosmetic includes: (A) a powder, (B) a water-soluble thickener, and (C) a surfactant, wherein the content of the component (A) is 1% to 30% by mass based on the total amount of the cosmetic, the component (A) contains (A1) an N-acyl acidic amino acid-treated powder, the component (C) contains (C1) a solid nonionic surfactant having a hydrophile-lipophile balance (HLB) value of less than 7 and (C2) a surfactant having an HLB value of 7 or greater, and the mass ratio [(C1):(C2)] between the component (C1) and the component (C2) is 1.5:1 to 30:1. |
| US11696877B2 |
Gel network hair treatment compositions with reduced odor
The invention relates to a hair colouring and/or bleaching composition comprising at least a first aqueous component (i) and a second aqueous component (ii) being mixed prior to application onto hair, wherein the first component (i) or the second component (ii) or both components (i) and (ii) comprise a gel-network system consisting of multi-lamellar sheets and vesicles with d-spacing (interlayer spacing between sheets) between 5 nm and 50 nm, preferably 10 nm to 30 nm, more preferred 15 nm to 25 nm as measured by Small Angle X-Ray Scattering (SAXS), and the first component (i) or the second component (ii) or both comprise at least a first malodor suppressant being a compound having a distribution coefficient log P of 2 or more and a molecular weight of between 100 and 400, a method for coloring or bleaching hair, a kit comprising the above components and the use of the described hair coloring composition for colouring and/or bleaching hair with a reduced or eliminated ammonia odour. |
| US11696876B2 |
Hair care or hair cleansing composition or skin care or skin cleansing composition
Disclosed are hair care and hair cleansing compositions as well as skin care and skin cleansing compositions comprising a fibrous material of natural origin and obtained from plants. The fibrous material comprises micro-scaled and/or nano-scaled fibril agglomerates. Such compositions show pleasant skin feel and comfort during and after application, as well as fast drying and fast absorption into skin. The compositions obtained are also particularly well suited for the topical delivery of cosmetic and pharmaceutical active substances into skin. Additionally, a method to obtain said hair care or hair cleansing composition or said skin care or skin cleansing composition is disclosed. |
| US11696873B2 |
Medicine box
The present disclosure provides a medicine box, including a housing, a door, a first clamping member, and a second clamping member, a cavity is formed inside the housing, the housing has an opening on a top surface; an end of the door is rotatably connected with one side of the housing at the opening, an end of the first clamping member is connected with the other end of the door, and the other end of the first clamping member includes a first magnetic portion; an end of the second clamping member is connected with the other side of the housing at the opening, and the other end of the second clamping member includes a second magnetic portion; and a clamping area with a changeable size is formed between the first magnetic portion and the second magnetic portion. |
| US11696872B2 |
System, apparatus, and method for extending the useful life of medicine
An apparatus to preserve a first fluid of a medicine vial is provided. The apparatus may include a vial coupling member comprising a housing and a flexible membrane. The housing and the flexible membrane form a vial coupling member cavity within the vial coupling member. The apparatus may also include a first fluid pathway forming a first lumen that is in fluid communication with the vial coupling member cavity. The apparatus may further include a second fluid pathway forming a second lumen that is in fluid communication with the vial coupling member cavity. When the flexible membrane engages the medicine vial, the flexible membrane forms a sealed environment over a medicine vial septum. When the flexible membrane engages the medicine vial, the flexible membrane permits the first lumen and the second lumen to establish fluid communication with an interior space of the medicine vial. |
| US11696871B2 |
Devices for accessing medicinal fluid from a container
In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial comprises a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In some embodiments, the bag expands within the vial as liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, thereby regulating pressure within the vial. In other embodiments, a vial comprises a bag for regulating pressure within the vial as liquid is removed therefrom. In some embodiments, a vial adaptor is coupled with the vial in order to remove the liquid. In some embodiments, as the liquid is removed from the vial via the adaptor, the bag expands within the vial, and in other embodiments, the bag contracts within the vial. |
| US11696869B2 |
Therapeutic eye treatment with gases
An apparatus to maintain an environment over an anterior surface of a patient eye can include an enclosure sized and shaped to be seated about the patient eye to form a cavity within the enclosure. The enclosure can be configured to contain a fluid other than ambient air in contact with the patient eye. The apparatus can include a fluid regulator in communication with the enclosure, where the fluid regulator can be configured to regulate the composition of the fluid contained within the enclosure. |
| US11696865B2 |
Artificial muscle device and wearable robot having the same
Provided is an artificial muscle device, including a plurality of heat transfer modules including a thermal conductive body in which a plurality of tunnels parallel to each other and a thermoelectric element contacting an outer surface of the thermal conductive body, a connection member connecting a first heat transfer module to a second heat transfer module, the connection member being folded or unfolded according to a distance between the first heat transfer module and the second heat transfer module, a thermal reaction driving member passing through each of the tunnels, the thermal reaction driving member being stretched or contracted in a longitudinal direction of the tunnel according to a temperature of the thermal reaction driving member, and a power transmission part connected to an end of the thermal reaction driving member. |
| US11696863B2 |
Surgical frame having translating lower beam and moveable linkage or surgical equipment attached thereto and method for use thereof
A surgical frame and method for use thereof is provided. The surgical frame is capable of reconfiguration before, during, or after surgery using a moveable main beam supporting a patient thereon. The surgical frame includes a translating lower beam that is moveable between at least a first lateral position and a second lateral position, and a linkage and/or surgical equipment supportively and moveably attached to the translating lower beam or interconnected with the translating lower beam via the linkage. The linkage and/or the surgical equipment are moveable between a first position at or adjacent a first end of the translating lower beam and a second position at or adjacent a second end of the translating lower beam. The translating lower beam is used to join a first support portion and a second support portion of the surgical frame to one another, and movement of the translating lower beam affords access to a patient receiving area. A linear movement mechanism can be used to facilitate movement of the linkage and/or the surgical equipment along the translating lower beam to avoid interference with the main beam or the translating lower beam. |
| US11696862B2 |
Apparatus and system for boosting, transferring, turning and positioning a patient
A valve for an inflatable device includes a pocket configured to be located in a cavity of the inflatable device. The pocket includes an entrance opening to receive air from an air output. The pocket further includes a first layer of material having at least a first aperture, wherein the first aperture is positioned entirely within the first layer of material, a second layer of material having at least a second aperture in fluid communication with the first aperture, wherein the second aperture is positioned entirely within the second layer of material. The first aperture and the second aperture are in fluid communication with the entrance opening and the cavity such that airflow passes through the valve by flowing from the entrance opening into the pocket, and out of the pocket and into the cavity through at least one of the first aperture or the second aperture. |
| US11696859B2 |
Wall-mounted medical kit
A wall-mounted drug overdose response kit with a wall-mounted carrier and a pouch that is configured to hold at least one dose of a drug that needs to be accessed by first responders, wherein the pouch is configured to be held by the carrier such that the pouch can be easily removed from the carrier. |
| US11696858B2 |
Disposable absorbent article
A disposable absorbent article. The disposable absorbent article has a topsheet; a backsheet; and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. The disposable absorbent article exhibits a pad peel force of at least about 0.5 N, when measured in accordance with the product integrity test. |
| US11696854B2 |
Earplug assembly for iontophoresis system
An apparatus includes a rigid body, a flexible sealing element, a nozzle assembly, and an electrode. The rigid body defines a channel, a reservoir, and a vent path. The reservoir is in fluid communication with the channel. The vent path is in fluid communication with the reservoir. The reservoir is configured to provide spacing between the channel and the vent path. The sealing element is positioned distal to the rigid body. The nozzle assembly includes a nozzle head and a post. The post extends distally through the channel of the rigid body. The nozzle head projects distally from a distal end of the post. The electrode is disposed within the channel of the rigid body. The reservoir extends laterally from a longitudinal axis defined by the electrode. |
| US11696850B2 |
Eye thermal compress
An eye compress assembly includes two thermally adjustable heating and cooling device and a bridge connecting the two devices is provided. The thermally adjustable device is configured to apply thermal treatment against the eye region. Within the thermally adjustable heating and cooling device the thermoelectric element is powered by a battery. A power input port is provided in the bridge to connect into a power supply in order to recharge the battery. |
| US11696846B2 |
Aural hematoma splint system and method
An aural hematoma splint (AHS) system/method providing for animal ear pinna (AEP) suspension and/or compression allowing non-surgical treatment of AEP auricular hematoma is disclosed. The AHS promotes healing performance by including a conical primary plate (CPP) and angular secondary plate (ASP) that are used in conjunction with non-elastic fabric tape (NFT) to hold the AEP in suspension during treatment. The NFT includes a long strap collar (LSC) and cross support strips (CSS) for preparatory taping and application of the CPP/ASP to the AEP. This sandwich configuration of the CPP/ASP surrounding the AEP creates equilibrium in hematoma fluid pressures within the damaged area of the AEP, promotes a uniform thin layer of blood to clot in the entirety of the hematoma region, and allows regeneration of damaged tissues in a controlled environment while limiting structural and aesthetic damage to the healed AEP post treatment. |
| US11696844B2 |
Rotator cuff exercise device
An apparatus is designed to provide support and correct form in order to perform rotator cuff strengthening exercises, either for rehabilitation or prevention of injury. In an exemplary embodiment, a cuff holds a person's elbow fixed at a position substantially perpendicular to curved plate secured to and parallel to a person's vertical (i.e., longitudinal) axis at the person's torso, which helps isolate internal and external rotation of the humerus and reduce any compensatory motions that can occur when the elbow is not supported. This optimally strengthens these important shoulder movements which in turn allows athletes to improve their upper extremity strength. |
| US11696837B2 |
Intervertebral implant with fixation geometry
An intervertebral spacer implant (80) is provided with a retention mechanism (86) to help alleviate expulsion and movement of the implant when placed in the spine while providing an implant that is easier to insert in the spine. In one embodiment the retention mechanism comprises a keel on at least one of the inferior or superior faces of the spacer implant preferably extending in an anterior-posterior direction. In another embodiment the implant comprises a spacer (84) and a plate (82), the plate comprising a supplemental or alternative retention mechanism. In one embodiment the retention mechanism comprises one or more holes (88) in the anterior end of the plate. In yet another embodiment, the retention mechanism comprises one or more blades that are in a first position when inserted and are preferably rotated to a second position that engages the superior and inferior vertebrae. |
| US11696836B2 |
Lordotic expandable interbody implant
An expandable spinal fusion implant including a housing, upper and lower endplates, a wedge positioned within the housing and between the upper and lower endplates and a drive mechanism to urge the wedge distally between the upper and lower endplates to increase the separation between the endplates and expand the overall height of the distal end of the implant. |
| US11696835B2 |
Revision implant augments, systems, and methods
A revision implant component comprising a body having a plurality of screw holes and a tapered head configured to engage a talar dome component of a multi-component ankle prosthesis. A surgical method is disclosed which includes creating an incision in a patient, exposing a multi-component ankle prosthesis implanted in a patient, disassembling at least one component of the multi-component ankle prosthesis, affixing a revision implant component to non-damaged bone using screws, and coupling the revision implant component to a talar dome of the multi-component ankle prosthesis. |
| US11696834B2 |
Orthopaedic prosthetic system for a rotating hinged-knee prosthesis
An orthopaedic prosthesis system includes a femoral component configured to be attached to a distal end of a patient's femur. A tibial tray is configured to be attached to a proximal end of a patient's tibia. A tibial insert is configured to be positioned between the femoral component and the tibial tray. An elongated pin rotatably couples the tibial insert to the femoral component. |
| US11696833B2 |
Systems and methods for orthopedic implants
A system and computer-implemented method for manufacturing an orthopedic implant involves segmenting features in an image of anatomy. Anatomic elements can be isolated. Spatial relationships between the isolated anatomic elements can be manipulated. Negative space between anatomic elements is mapped before and/or after manipulating the spatial relationships. At least a portion of the negative space can be filled with a virtual implant. The virtual implant can be used to design and manufacture a physical implant. |
| US11696832B2 |
Method and system for fabricating object featuring properties of a hard tissue
A method of additive manufacturing an object featuring properties of a hard bodily tissue, comprises: dispensing and solidifying a plurality of non-biological material formulations to sequentially form a plurality of hardened layers in a configured pattern corresponding to a shape of the object. The method forms voxel elements containing different material formulations at interlaced locations to provide a three-dimensional textured region spanning over the portion. The material formulations and the interlaced locations are selected such that the textured region exhibits, once hardened, a stress variation of at most ±20% over a strain range of from about 0.1% to about 0.3%. |
| US11696831B2 |
Hard-tissue implant comprising a bulk implant, a face, pillars, slots, and at least one support member
Hard-tissue implants are provided that include a bulk implant, a face, pillars, slots, and at least one support member. The pillars are for contacting a hard tissue. The slots are to be occupied by the hard tissue. The at least one support member is for contacting the hard tissue. The hard-tissue implant has a Young's modulus of elasticity of at least 3 GPa, and has a ratio of the sum of (i) the volumes of the slots to (ii) the sum of the volumes of the pillars and the volumes of the slots of 0.40:1 to 0.90:1. Methods of making and using hard-tissue implants are also provided. |
| US11696825B2 |
Replacement valve and anchor
Apparatus for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve, including: a replacement valve adapted to be delivered endovascularly to a vicinity of the heart valve; an expandable anchor adapted to be delivered endovascularly to the vicinity of the heart valve; and a lock mechanism configured to maintain a minimum amount of anchor expansion. The invention also includes a method for endovascularly replacing a patient's heart valve. In some embodiments the method includes the steps of: endovascularly delivering a replacement valve and an expandable anchor to a vicinity of the heart valve; expanding the anchor to a deployed configuration; and locking the anchor in the deployed configuration. |
| US11696822B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for repairing soft tissue and attaching soft tissue to bone
Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing soft tissue adjacent a soft tissue repair site. In one embodiment, the repair device includes an anchor member having a base with at least four legs extending from the base. The base extends with a generally flat circular profile defining an upper surface and an underside surface with a central opening extending therethrough. Further, the at least four legs extend from the base with an elongated angled portion, the elongated angled portion being oriented at an angle less than seventy-five degrees relative to the underside surface of the base. With this arrangement, the anchor member may be fixated to soft tissue by rotating the base with a delivery tool so that the elongated angled portion of the at least four legs facilitates the anchor member sinking into the soft tissue and fixating thereto. |
| US11696819B2 |
Method for forming a mesh having a barbed suture attached thereto and the mesh thus obtained
The invention relates to a method for forming a mesh having a barbed suture attached thereto, comprising the following steps: a) producing a knitted structure on a knitting machine comprising at least one needle-bed with three guide bars, on a length corresponding to N stitches ranging from 1 to N, wherein i) a first knit portion is produced along stitches ranging from 1 to x, where 1 |
| US11696818B2 |
Online, real-time mass vaccination and data collection system
A system for mass vaccination includes a plurality of portable electronic injectors, a mobile process manager and a database. Each portable electronic injector includes at least one needle to administer a measured amount of at least one vaccine to a body skin/tissue and an indicator system to provide an indication when either an injection error occurs or when a vaccination indication is required. The mobile process manager is in wireless communication with the plurality of injection devices and controls a mass vaccination. The process manager transmits task data to all injection devices in parallel via WI-FI, receives the vaccination indications from each injector in real time, also receives injection errors and vaccination process data, alerts a vaccination process overseer generally in real-time of the errors and transmits the injection data from each injector via cellular and/or internet transmission to the database. |
| US11696816B2 |
Orthodontics treatment systems and methods
Techniques for preparing a model (e.g., a digital model) of a person's teeth are described. The techniques include receiving a model of a maxillary arch and a mandibular arch of a person's teeth, operating an automated mesh cleaning operation to modify the model, segmenting the model to identify individual teeth and gum tissue in the model, identifying and marking features of each tooth of the model, and adjusting the individual teeth of the model into a recommended orientation relative to each other, and applying a treatment method. The treatment method may include a selection of a bracket type and an aligner type. The techniques may determine a proposed location of brackets or aligners on the individual teeth based on the applied treatment method and export a digital model of a bracket tray for formation of a bracket tray that can be used to secure the brackets to a person's teeth. |
| US11696815B2 |
Circumferential matrix system
A circumferential matrix system having a matrix band and a body, such that the body comprises a handle, a housing and a base, and a spindle within the body is attached to the handle. The matrix band on one end is permanently affixed to the spindle and the matrix band on another end is permanently affixed to an inside wall of the housing. The circumferential matrix system can be tightened around a tooth without the need or use of a retaining ring. |
| US11696813B2 |
Surgical display
Disclosed herein are visualization systems, methods, devices and database configurations related to the real-time depiction, in 2 D and 3 D on monitor panels as well as via 3 D holographic visualization, of the internal workings of patient surgery, such as patient intervention site posture as well as the positioning, in some cases real time positioning, of an object foreign to the patient. |
| US11696812B2 |
Lighting element
Surgical lighting must balance various needs of a user: the light must be bright, but not too thermally hot; directed at a target, but not shining elsewhere; be robust, yet compact. Often much of these myriad needs must be accomplished by ever small illumination elements placed into devices requiring ever lower profiles. However, current surgical illumination options require the use of bulky lighting elements if the desire target is to be illuminated or, conversely, use weaker lighting elements for sleeker designs. |
| US11696810B2 |
Engagement, homing, and control of robotics surgical instrument
The disclosed embodiments relate to systems and methods for a surgical tool or a surgical robotic system. A tool driver is coupled to a distal end of a robotic arm and includes a roll drive disk driven by a rotary motor. One or more processors are configured to detect an attachment of a surgical tool to the tool driver. The surgical tool includes a roll tool disk to be engaged with the roll drive disk of the tool driver, actuate of the roll drive disk through the rotary motor, determine that a measured torque of the rotary motor exceeds a preset torque threshold for a preset period of time since the actuation, and report a successful engagement between the roll drive disk and the roll tool disk. |
| US11696806B2 |
Strain wave gearing with input to output braking
A braking assembly for a strain wave gearing of a surgical robotic manipulator, the braking assembly including a first braking member fixedly coupled to an input portion of a strain wave gearing of a surgical robotic manipulator; and a second braking member fixedly coupled to an output portion of the strain wave gearing, and wherein during a braking operation the first braking member contacts the second braking member to mechanically brake the input portion to the output portion. |
| US11696802B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for resuscitation
Methods, devices, systems of resuscitating a patient including accessing an arterial vessel positioning a catheter into the arterial vessel advancing the catheter through the arterial vessel to position it below a vessel supplying blood to a heart and a brain expanding an expandable portion of the catheter to prevent blood from flowing past the expanded portion and infusing a substance retrograde into the artery within the arterial section between the heart and the expanded portion of the catheter. |
| US11696797B2 |
Cancer immunotherapy by radiofrequency electrical membrane breakdown (RF-EMB)
A method of non-thermally ablating undesirable tissue in the body by application of pulsed, bipolar, instant charge reversal electrical fields of sufficient energy to cause complete and immediate cell membrane rupture and destruction. Energy is delivered through radio frequency pulses of particular frequencies, wave characteristics, pulse widths and pulse numbers, such that enhanced physical stresses are placed on the cell membrane to cause its immediate and complete destruction thereby spilling the entire cell content and membrane constituents into, the extracellular space without denaturing proteins so as to enable an immunological response to destroy and remove the target tissue and similarly marked tissue elsewhere in the subject. |
| US11696794B2 |
Method and device for controlling the energy supply to a medical instrument
A device for controlling the energy supply to a medical instrument contains the medical instrument and an energy supply device. The energy supply device has at least a first and a second energy supply mode that can be preselected on the energy supply device and which supplies energy to the medical instrument according to a preselected energy supply mode. The energy supply device additionally has a third mode which differs from the at least two energy supply modes, can be preselected on the energy supply device, can detect an actuation of an energy supply operating element arranged on the medical instrument, and can carry out the supply of energy to the medical instrument in the first or second mode based on the detected actuation. |
| US11696786B2 |
Instrument for inserting a spinal device
In one aspect, a bone anchor assembly is provided having a bone anchor with a head, a resilient locking cap extending about a portion of the bone anchor head, and a cap drive member having a depending annular wall. In another form, a bone plate system is provided including a bone plate having an elongated throughbore and a resilient support member received therein. In another aspect, an insertion device is provided for manipulating and inserting a spinal device at or within a spinal joint. The insertion device is configured to actively pivot the implant about the implant gripping end of the device and to allow manipulation and release of the implant in any pivoted orientation from approximately 0 to 90 degrees. |
| US11696778B2 |
Surgical dissectors configured to apply mechanical and electrical energy
A surgical instrument comprising an end effector is disclosed. The end effector comprises a surgical dissector. The surgical dissector can apply mechanical and/or electrosurgical energy to treated tissue. |
| US11696776B2 |
Articulatable surgical instrument
A surgical instrument that includes a surgical end effector that is articulatable relative to a proximal shaft segment of the surgical instrument. The surgical end effector is attached to the proximal shaft segment by an articulation joint that comprises a plurality of movably interconnected links that interface with a centrally disposed drive member to apply articulation motions thereto and which serve to provide improved lateral stability to the articulation joint. |
| US11696774B2 |
Wire for an endovascular apparatus
An elongate endovascular element for crossing through an obstruction in a blood vessel comprises: a proximal section; a distal tip section of smaller diameter than the proximal section; and a distally-tapering intermediate section extending between the proximal and distal tip sections; wherein the tapered intermediate section has a length that is substantially λ/2 or a multiple of λ/2, where λ is a wavelength of a driving frequency that will produce longitudinal resonance in the element. |
| US11696773B2 |
Guided punch for talar augments
A guided punch is disclosed. The guided punch generally comprises a strike cap comprising a strike surface, a punch comprising a distal cutting edge, and a guide rod. The strike cap defines a first cavity therein. The punch defines a second cavity therein in communication with the first cavity. The guide rod is located within the first and second cavities and extends a predetermined distance beyond the distal cutting edge of the punch. The strike cap and the punch are moveable relative to the guide rod. |
| US11696772B2 |
Methods for less invasive glenoid replacement
The invention features a glenoid (shoulder socket) implant prosthesis, a humeral implant prosthesis, devices for implanting glenoid and humeral implant prostheses, and less invasive methods of their use for the treatment of an injured or damaged shoulder. |
| US11696768B2 |
Apparatus and method for fabricating a customized patient-specific orthopaedic instrument
A number of orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method, apparatus, and system for fabricating such instruments are also disclosed. |
| US11696765B2 |
Reverse loading surgical clip applier
An end effector for a surgical clip applier includes a body having a proximal end and a distal end, a head arranged at the distal end, and first and second jaw members mounted to the head. A linear actuator is arranged within the head and is operable to collapse and open the first and second jaw members. |
| US11696764B2 |
Ligation clip with controlled tissue compression
A ligation clip includes a frame defining a cavity, a flexible band that is pivotably supported on one end of the frame, and a spring beam supported on the other end of the frame in cantilevered fashion. The flexible band is movable in relation to the frame from an open position to a clamped position to clamp tissue between the flexible band and the spring beam. |
| US11696763B2 |
Collateral flow channel sealant delivery methods and systems
Devices, methods, and systems are provided for occluding a collateral flow channel between a target lung compartment and an adjacent lung compartment. A video-assisted thoracoscopic device is inserted into a thoracic cavity of a patient and positioned at a fissure between a target lung compartment and an adjacent lung compartment. A collateral flow channel between the target lung compartment and the adjacent lung compartment is then identified using the video-assisted thoracoscopic device and an agent is injected into the collateral flow channel, thereby reducing the collateral flow channel. |
| US11696762B2 |
Surgical fastener applying apparatus
A surgical stapler includes a tubular body portion and a cartridge assembly disposed at a distal end of the body portion for expelling an annular array of staples. Each of the staples of the annular array of staples has a generally bent backspan. An anvil member disposed at the distal end of the tubular body portion is positioned opposite the cartridge assembly to clinch the staples in tissue upon expulsion of the staples from the cartridge assembly. The anvil member has a corresponding annular array of staple forming buckets. Each of the buckets is configured to accommodate the generally bent configuration of the staples to facilitate formation thereof. |
| US11696761B2 |
Firing drive arrangements for surgical systems
An end effector assembly for use with a surgical instrument is disclosed. The end effector assembly comprises a staple cartridge jaw, a threaded rod, and a replaceable staple cartridge configured to be seated in the staple cartridge jaw. The replaceable staple cartridge comprises a proximal end, a distal end, a longitudinal slot extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a driver configured to support a staple, wherein the driver comprises a surface facing the threaded rod, wherein the surface comprises a clearance, and wherein at least a portion of the threaded rod is configured to be received in the clearance when the replaceable staple cartridge is seated in the staple cartridge jaw. |
| US11696760B2 |
Safety systems for smart powered surgical stapling
A surgical system includes a control circuit, a surgical instrument, and a user interface is disclosed. The surgical instrument includes a plurality of components and a sensor. Each of the plurality of components of the surgical instrument includes a device parameter and is configured to transmit its respective device parameter to the control circuit. The sensor of the surgical instrument is configured to detect a tissue parameter associated with a proposed function of the surgical instrument, and transmit the detected tissue parameter to the control circuit. The control circuit is configured to analyze the detected tissue parameter in cooperation with each respective device parameter based on a system-defined constraint. The user interface is configured to indicate whether the surgical instrument comprising the plurality of components is appropriate to perform the proposed function. |
| US11696759B2 |
Surgical stapling instruments comprising shortened staple cartridge noses
A surgical stapling instrument is disclosed. An end effector for the surgical stapling instrument comprises a staple cartridge assembly and an anvil. The staple cartridge assembly comprises a proximal end, a distal end, and a cartridge body comprising a shortened nose at the distal end. The staple cartridge assembly further comprises staples removably stored in the cartridge body, a driver configured to support at least one of the staples, and a sled movable toward the distal end. The sled comprises a ramp configured to lift the driver and at least one of the staples and a base, wherein the shortened nose of the cartridge body is shorter than the base of the sled. The anvil comprises a staple forming surface comprising a plurality of staple forming pockets and a blunt distal nose extending downward toward the staple cartridge assembly. |
| US11696758B2 |
Stapling device with selective cutting
A surgical stapling device includes a drive assembly and a knife bar assembly that can be selectively coupled together or uncoupled from each other to place the stapling device in a cutting mode or in a non-cutting mode. The stapling device may also include a locking member that locks a distal portion of the anvil to a distal portion of the cartridge assembly to define a maximum tissue gap between the anvil and the cartridge assembly. |
| US11696752B2 |
Systems and methods for all-inside suture fixation for implant attachment and soft tissue repair
In one embodiment, the present invention is a system for repairing a meniscus including: a suture assembly including a first anchor, a second anchor, and a flexible suture connecting the first anchor and the second anchor, the flexible suture including a slide knot between the first anchor and the second anchor; and an inserter including a needle having a longitudinal extending bore and an open distal end, the bore being configured to receive the first anchor and the second anchor, a housing operatively connected to a proximal end of the needle, the housing having a lumen and a slot, the slot including a first portion, a second portion, a first shoulder and a second shoulder and a pusher configured to rotate and slide within the lumen of the housing and the longitudinal extending bore of the needle, the pusher having an extension extending through the slot and configured to be maneuverable through the first portion and second portion and engageable with the first shoulder and second shoulder. |
| US11696750B2 |
Retractor distractor blade system
The invention involves a retraction distraction blade system suitable for use with retractor and distractor tools for the implantation of intervertebral implants into the spine area of an animal, particularly humans. The retractor distractor blade includes structures for attaching the blade to a retractor or distractor tool to provide visual access to a surgical site. The blade is provided with a threaded member connected to a flexible lasso for securement around a portion of a pedicle screw or bone screw. Once the lasso is secured to the pedicle screw, the retractor is prevented from moving out of the surgical site. Operation of the distractor or retractor tool can then be utilized to provide distraction to the spinal vertebrae for implant insertion or spinal alignment. Once the procedure is sufficiently complete, the lasso can be removed from the pedicle screws. |
| US11696747B2 |
Devices and methods for semen analysis
Provided herein are devices and methods for analysis of male fertility. The invention provides self-contained, hand-held receptacles and systems for collection and analysis of semen samples and methods of using such devices to analyze semen samples. Also provided are processor-implemented and machine learning methods of analyzing semen sample data obtained using devices of the invention. |
| US11696740B2 |
Method and system for defining cut lines to generate a 3D fetal representation
A plurality of ultrasound frames of a fetus are acquired using an ultrasound scanner, which may be oriented arbitrarily with respect to the fetus during the acquisition. The ultrasound frames are processed against an artificial intelligence model to predict a different cut line on each of the ultrasound frames. Each cut line is predicted to be exterior to an image of the fetus appearing on the ultrasound frame. The different cut lines on the plurality of ultrasound frames are then used to identify ultrasound data in the image frames to generate a 3D representation of the fetus. |
| US11696736B2 |
Anatomical landmark detection and identification from digital radiography images containing severe skeletal deformations
Conventionally, systems and methods have been provided for manual annotation of anatomical landmarks in digital radiography (DR) images. Embodiments of the present disclosure provides system and method for anatomical landmark detection and identification from DR images containing severe skeletal deformations. More specifically, motion artefacts and exposure are filtered from an input DR image to obtain a pre-processed DR image and probable/candidate anatomical landmarks comprised therein are identified. These probable candidate anatomical landmarks are assigned a score. A subset of the candidate anatomical landmarks (CALs) is selected as accurate anatomical landmarks based on comparison of the score with a pre-defined threshold performed by a trained classifier. Position of remaining CALs may be fine-tuned for classification thereof as accurate anatomical landmarks or missing anatomical landmarks. The CALs may be further fed to the system for checking misalignment of any of the CALs and correcting the misaligned CALs. |
| US11696732B2 |
System and method for subject shape estimation
A medical imaging system is provided. Imaging detector columns are installed in a gantry to receive imaging information about a subject. Imaging detector columns can extend and retract radially as well as be rotated orbitally around the gantry. The system can automatically adjust setup configuration and an imaging operation based on subject shape estimation information. |
| US11696726B2 |
Adherence monitor for a medicament inhaler with tethered cap
Some embodiments are directed to an adherence monitor for use with a tethered cap inhaler device. The adherence monitor engages the inhaler device, and includes a tether opening located within a housing of the adherence monitor for receiving the tether. The tether opening is in the form of a slot in a base portion of the housing. The path length of the tether around the adherence monitor is kept from being increased, compared to its path length when the adherence monitor is not attached to the inhaler, by having the slot located to allow the tether to pass through the slot. Various sensors of the adherence monitor in various embodiments detect inhaler usage. |
| US11696724B2 |
Methods of identifying sleep and waking patterns and uses
Traditional analysis of sleep patterns requires several channel of data. This analysis can be useful for customized analysis including assessing sleep quality, detecting pathological conditions, determining the effect of medication on sleep states and identifying biomarkers, and drug dosages or reactions. |
| US11696720B2 |
Processor implemented systems and methods for measuring cognitive abilities
A computer-implemented cognitive assessment tool is provided for assessing cognitive ability of an individual while multi-tasking. In one embodiment, a computer processing system on which the tool is implemented may receive form the individual first responses to a first task and second responses to a second task, where the first task and the second task are presented to the individual simultaneously. The system may determine that the first task and the second task are performed by the individual based on the first responses and the second responses, and compute a cognitive measure using one or both of the first responses and the second responses. Further, computing the cognitive measure may be based on performance measures of one or both of the first responses and the second responses. Based on the cognitive measure, the system may output a cognitive assessment to the individual. |
| US11696719B2 |
Wireless sensors for nerve integrity monitoring systems
A sensor including electrodes, a control module and a physical layer module. The electrodes are configured to (i) attach to a patient, and (ii) receive a first electromyographic signal from the patient. The control module is connected to the electrodes. The control module is configured to (i) detect the first electromyographic signal, and (ii) generate a first voltage signal. The physical layer module is configured to: receive a payload request from a console interface module or a nerve integrity monitoring device; and based on the payload request, (i) upconvert the first voltage signal to a first radio frequency signal, and (ii) wirelessly transmit the first radio frequency signal from the sensor to the console interface module or the nerve integrity monitoring device. |
| US11696718B2 |
Arrhythmia detection with feature delineation and machine learning
Techniques are disclosed for using both feature delineation and machine learning to detect cardiac arrhythmia. A computing device receives cardiac electrogram data of a patient sensed by a medical device. The computing device obtains, via feature-based delineation of the cardiac electrogram data, a first classification of arrhythmia in the patient. The computing device applies a machine learning model to the received cardiac electrogram data to obtain a second classification of arrhythmia in the patient. As one example, the computing device uses the first and second classifications to determine whether an episode of arrhythmia has occurred in the patient. As another example, the computing device uses the second classification to verify the first classification of arrhythmia in the patient. The computing device outputs a report indicating that the episode of arrhythmia has occurred and one or more cardiac features that coincide with the episode of arrhythmia. |
| US11696713B2 |
Contour electrocorticography (ECoG) array
ElectroCorticoGraphy (ECoG) sensors and uses are disclosed. These ECoG arrays, systems, and processes may be operable or configured to: i) simultaneously record neural signals while providing stimulation on specific portions of the cortex using a user-guided stimulator; ii) acquire neural signals over a large cortex area; iii) provide individual or group stimulation while concurrently receiving neural feedback; and/or iv) acquire neural signals at a setting remote from the neural source using wireless or other communication techniques. |
| US11696712B2 |
Alarm fatigue management systems and methods
An apparatus for modifying alarms at a medical device for alarm fatigue management is provided and includes an alarm monitor, an alarm filter, an alarm modifier, a memory element for storing data, and a processor that executes instructions associated with the data, wherein the processor and the memory element cooperate such that the apparatus is configured for receiving an alarm condition from an alarm management engine, the alarm condition based on an alarm fatigue level of a user of the medical device, the alarm fatigue level based on at least a user fatigue model, a medical device model and a patient condition, receiving an alarm from the medical device, modifying the alarm according to the alarm condition, the alarm condition being configured to increase a likelihood of the user responding to the modified alarm, and generating an alarm indicator based on the modification. |
| US11696711B2 |
Biological fluid collection device
A biological fluid collection device that includes a housing and a cartridge that is removably receivable within a portion of the housing is disclosed. The biological fluid collection device of the present disclosure allows for collection of capillary blood from a finger stick and provides a closed system that reduces the exposure of a blood sample. In one embodiment, a cartridge of the present disclosure also provides fast mixing of a blood sample with a sample stabilizer. In another embodiment, a cartridge of the present disclosure provides automatic plasma separation of the blood sample. Advantageously, once the cartridge is filled with a sample aid removed from the housing, the cartridge can be used for a variety of important purposes. |
| US11696709B2 |
Liquid information sensor and method of driving the same
The present invention relates to a liquid information sensor comprises at least more than one electrode set including a first electrode, and a second electrode which is disposed spaced apart from the first electrode and to which an alternating current signal is applied between the first electrode and the second electrode; and a ferroelectric layer including a first side in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode and a second side facing the first side and defining a receiving area for receiving the target liquid, and generating sound waves by physical vibration when the AC signal is applied. |
| US11696708B2 |
Probe device and spectroscopy system including a structure with a plurality of housings for lighting and detection devices
A probe device includes an optical device including at least one of a photodetector or a first light source. A cover structure is included and is arranged in front of the optical device. The cover structure includes an electrode which contacts, in use, a body tissue. |
| US11696702B2 |
Breath analysis system, device and method employing nanoparticle-based sensor
A system is provided that includes a portable measurement device for measuring acetone in a breath sample of a user. The measurement device comprises a housing, a user-direct breath input device for engaging in direct fluid communication with a respiratory tract of the user and receiving the breath sample from the respiratory tract, a flow path disposed within the housing, a nanoparticle-based sensor disposed in the housing in fluid communication with the flow path and at an intermediate location between the upstream end and the downstream end, and a flow control device disposed in the housing and in the flow path between the upstream end and the nanoparticle-based sensor that prevents flow of the breath sample in an upstream direction opposite the downstream direction. |
| US11696697B2 |
Sensor device
A device (1) for monitoring a response of a subject body (2, 21, 211) comprises an emitter (3) for emitting an input signal (5, 51, . . . ) and a receiver (4) for receiving an output signal (6, 61, . . . ). A first response (R1) of the subject body (2, 21, 211) is evaluated from the comparison between the signals. A further emitter (31, 311, . . . ) evaluates a second response (R2), wherein one of the responses is selected for a further monitoring of the response, and/or at least one further receiver (41, 411, . . . ) evaluates a third response (R3), wherein either the first response (R1) or the third response (R3) is selected for a further monitoring of the response, and/or wherein the input signal (5, 51, . . . ) is an electromagnetic field and the device (1) further comprises a signal modulator (9) which alters the input signal (5, 51, . . . ). |
| US11696696B2 |
Disposable sensing elements comprising a piezoelectric unit
A device for detecting stenosis comprising disposable components to ensure function and sanitary conditions, said device having a disposable sensing pad, a disposable piezo assembly, and a disposable sensing pod; wherein the entire device can be disposed of after a predetermined number of uses to ensure accuracy of results and of sanitary conditions. |
| US11696695B2 |
Quantification of absolute blood flow in tissue using fluorescence mediated photoplethysmography
A method and an apparatus for measuring a time-varying change in an amount of blood in a tissue include exciting a fluorescence agent in the blood, acquiring a time-varying light intensity signal during a pulsatile flow of the blood through the tissue volume, the pulsatile flow having a systolic and a diastolic phase resembling a conventional photoplethysmogram, and processing the acquired signal by applying a modified Beer-Lambert law to obtain the measurement of the time-varying change in the amount of blood in the tissue volume. The instantaneous molar concentration of the fluorescence agent is determined by utilizing a concentration-mediated change in a fluorescence emission spectrum of the fluorescence agent. |
| US11696690B2 |
Apparatus, systems and methods for characterizing, imaging and/or modifying an object
Method and apparatus can be provided according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure. For example, with at least one first section of an optical enclosure, it is possible to provide at least one first electro-magnetic radiation. In addition, with at least one second section provided within the enclosure, it is possible to cause, upon impact by the first radiation, a redirection of the first radiation to become at least one second radiation. Further, with at least one third section of the optical enclosure, it is possible to cause at least one second radiation to be provided to a tissue. For example, the redirection of the first radiation causes, at least approximately, a uniform optical illumination on of a surface of the tissue. |
| US11696686B2 |
Assessment of iron deposition post myocardial infarction as a marker of myocardial hemorrhage
The invention is directed to methods for diagnosing reperfusion/non-reperfusion hemorrhage and predicting cardiac arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death in subjects comprising using imaging techniques to detect regional iron oxide deposition. The invention also provides treatment methods for subject at increased risk of sudden cardiac death. |
| US11696684B2 |
Analyte monitoring system and methods
Disclosed embodiments include methods and systems including a receiver unit of a glucose monitoring system. The receiver is configured for communicating with a remote transmitter unit coupled with a glucose sensor. The glucose sensor generates data signals associated with a glucose level. The receiver unit includes a processor, a display, and a memory for storing instructions which, when executed by the processor: access a transmitter key associated with the remote transmitter unit; transmit a command to the remote transmitter unit after verifying the transmitter key; receive communication packets from the remote transmitter unit including a first data segment with data signals indicative of the glucose level and a second data segment with information corresponding to a remaining life of the remote transmitter unit; estimate a remaining life of the remote transmitter unit; process the data signals; and output the estimated remaining life and the processed data signals for display. |
| US11696681B2 |
Configurable hardware platform for physiological monitoring of a living body
An implantable medical device is disclosed. A housing includes a hollow body forming a first electrode on an outer surface with end caps affixed to opposite ends, one end cap forming a second electrode. A microcontroller circuit is provided and includes a microcontroller operable under program instructions stored within a non-volatile memory device. An analog front end is interfaced to the electrodes to sense electrocardiographic signals. A transceiver circuit is operable to wirelessly communicate with an external data device. The program instructions define instructions to continuously sample the electrocardiographic signals into the non-volatile memory device and to offload the non-volatile memory device to the external data device. A receiving coil and a charging circuit are operable to charge an onboard power source for the microcontroller circuit. |
| US11696676B2 |
Optical system and method
A system comprises a waveguide apparatus comprising a plurality of input waveguides, a multimode waveguide, and a guided-wave transition coupling the plurality of input waveguides to the multimode waveguide. The system further comprises at least one light source configured to excite in turn each of a plurality of the input waveguides, or each of a plurality of combinations of the input waveguides, thereby generating a plurality of different light patterns in turn at an output of the waveguide apparatus. The waveguide apparatus is configured to direct each of the plurality of different light patterns to a target region. The system further comprises at least one detector configured to detect light transmitted, reflected or emitted from the target region in response to each of the different light patterns, and to output signals representing the detected light. |
| US11696673B2 |
Enhanced flexible robotic endoscopy apparatus
An enhanced flexible robotic endoscopy apparatus includes a main body and flexible elongate shaft. The main body comprises a proximal end, a distal end and a housing that extends to the proximal end and the housing comprises a plurality of surfaces and a plurality of insertion inlets which reside on at least one of the surface of the housing at the proximal end of the main body, through which a plurality of channels for endoscopy are accessible. Each of the insertion inlets has insertion axis corresponding thereto, along which flexible elongate assemblies are insertable, with the insertion axes of the insertion inlets being parallel to the central axis of the flexible elongate shaft at the proximal end of the flexible elongate shaft. |
| US11696671B2 |
Steerable endoscope with motion alignment
A steerable endoscope is provided with active steering control. An endoscope includes a flexible tubular body with first and second articulating segments, and a camera. In an embodiment, the endoscope includes an orientation sensor. A controller for the endoscope performs an automated analysis of an alignment between the motion axis of the endoscope and the viewing axis of the camera, and actively steers the endoscope to improve the alignment. |
| US11696668B1 |
Semi-automatic ware washing sprayer system
A control box for a sprayer system is provided. The control box may include a wash flow path, a wash flow solenoid disposed in the wash flow path, a detergent supply assembly disposed in wash flow path, a rinse flow path, a rinse flow solenoid disposed in the rinse flow path, a common flow path, a flow switch disposed in the common flow path, an alternating relay, and a connection valve leading to a discharge flow path. The flow switch may be configured to provide a signal to the alternating relay. The alternating relay may be configured to control both the wash flow solenoid and the rinse flow solenoid. The connection valve may receive both the wash flow path and the rinse flow path. In another embodiment, a sprayer system including a control box and a sprayer unit is provided. |
| US11696665B2 |
Touchless cleaning assembly
A touchless cleaning assembly for cleaning a room in a touch-less manner includes a cabinet is recessed into a wall of a room. A plurality of hose reels is positioned in the cabinet and each of the hose reels includes a hose that is drawable outwardly from the cabinet for spraying a fluid for cleaning surfaces in the room, for blowing air to dry the surfaces and to vacuum the surfaces. An air compressor is positioned within the cabinet to direct compressed air into a respective hose reel to dry the surfaces. A vacuum is positioned within the cabinet to supply vacuum pressure to the a respective hose reel for suctionally removing the fluid from a floor of the room. |
| US11696664B2 |
Cleaning apparatus
A cleaning apparatus may include a cleaning unit that is kept from moving downwardly from a predetermined limit position. The apparatus body includes a positioning member that positions the cleaning unit at the limit position. The cleaning unit includes an intake nozzle that is arranged at a position separated from the surface to be cleaned by a predetermined gap, a cam member that holds the cleaning unit at the limit position, and an operation input unit that changes the limit position to a higher position by moving the cleaning unit upward by operating the cam member. |
| US11696662B1 |
Pre-moistened cloth
A pre-moistened absorbent cloth material has opposing portions of leather at each distal end and a mating pair of fasteners. The absorbent cloth material is particularly suited for attachment to a sporting helmet. |
| US11696659B2 |
Molded fiber cutlery
The present disclosure is directed to biodegradable cutlery, and more specifically to spoons, forks, and knives. The biodegradable cutlery includes a plurality of recesses disposed on the handle forming a rib to resist twisting and bending. An indentation may be disposed along a neck of the cutlery to enhance stability further. |
| US11696658B2 |
Leakage-proof cup
A leakage-proof cup with a cup body and a cup cover has an insertion hole penetrating through the cup cover, a sealing element made of an elastic material detachably connected in the insertion hole, and a notch for a straw to be inserted into the cup body formed in the sealing element. The outer edge of the lower end of the sealing element is provided with a flange annularly distributed along the sealing element and extending in a radial direction. The insertion hole is provided with a first step matched with the flange. When the sealing element is connected to the insertion hole, the flange is abutted against the first step. When the straw is taken out of the insertion hole, the sealing element is reset under the elastic force of the sealing element and closes the notch so the water in the cup cannot be spilled out. |
| US11696657B2 |
Multi-function cup coaster
A multi-functional coaster for a cup or other vessel includes a base upon which the vessel can rest upside down, and a decorative body extending away from the base. The decorative body has at least a first electrically powered signal emitter, which preferably include a light emitter and a sound emitter. The decorative body and/or base can also include a fragrance emitter. |
| US11696656B2 |
Magnetic utensil holding device
A utensil holder is described. The holder includes a base portion and a sidewall portion coupled to a periphery of and extending outward from the base portion. The sidewall portion and the base portion define a utensil receiving portion. An opening of the base portion receives a first magnetic component therein. At least one securement mechanism engaged to the sidewall portion secures the utensil in the utensil receiving portion. A material is affixed at one end to a location on the sidewall portion and is affixed at another end to a second magnetic component. The first and second magnetic component are of opposing polarities such that when the second magnetic component is placed beneath a surface the holder is resting on, the first magnetic component is configured in a magnetic attraction with the second magnetic component to maintain a location of the holder on the surface. |
| US11696654B1 |
Mounting system
A mounting system having a hub installation dispenser system. The hub installation dispenser system having a horizontal port, a horizontal level vial, a vertical port, and a vertical level vial. The horizontal port and the horizontal level vial together aid in determining a level orientation of the hub. The vertical port and the vertical level vial together aid in determining a plumb orientation of the hub. The hub installation dispenser system has an engagement channel configured to receive a tape measure. Hubs are configured to be mountable to a surface. A protrusion extends from the horizontal port and is configured to releasably secure a hub from the hub installation dispenser system. |
| US11696651B2 |
Crib conversion devices for enabling bouncing motion
Systems and methods for enabling bouncing motion using conversion devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a conversion kit comprises a plurality of support members, a motor, a crankshaft, and an attachment member, wherein the plurality of support members connects a frame of the crib to a mattress support platform of the crib, the crankshaft comprises an output shaft, and the crankshaft is powered by the motor, and the attachment member connects the output shaft of the crankshaft to the mattress support platform of the crib. |
| US11696650B2 |
Child carrier
The present invention discloses a child carrier including a supporting frame, a sliding base, and a seat. The sliding base is disposed on the supporting frame and slidable in a substantially longitudinal direction of the supporting frame. The seat is foldably assembled with the sliding base and includes a backrest portion and a seat portion. The backrest portion is movably pivoted to the sliding base. The seat portion is coupled to the backrest portion and selectively coupled to the sliding base. The backrest portion is rotatable relative to the seat portion when the seat portion is decoupled from the sliding base. The supporting frame is driven to be folded up when the sliding base slides upward along the supporting frame. |
| US11696649B2 |
Child seat
A child seat includes a seat portion, a backrest frame pivotally connected with the seat portion, a front guard extending transversally above the seat portion and having a side end portion pivotally connected with the seat portion, the front guard being rotatable relative to the seat portion between an unfolded position and a folded position, and a folding mechanism including a latch connected with the seat portion, the latch being movable relative to the seat portion and the front guard to engage and disengage the side end portion of the front guard, the latch being engaged with the side end portion for locking the front guard in the unfolded position and disengaged from the side end portion for unlocking the front guard. |
| US11696643B2 |
Elongate stabilizers for preventing furniture from tipping
Stabilizer for a piece of furniture, such as a dresser or television, includes an elongate preferably rigid portion having opposed ends, two plates each having an inner major surface and an outer planar surface on a side opposite the inner major surface, a respective hinge that pivotally connects each end of the elongate portion to the inner major surface of a respective plate, and attachment structure arranged at least partly on the outer planar surface of each plate for attaching the plate to the piece of furniture or to a vertical support surface behind the piece of furniture. When the stabilizer is attached to the piece of furniture at a location above the location at which the stabilizer is attached to the vertical support surface and the stabilizer is in a vertical orientation, the stabilizer provides resistance to tipping of the piece of furniture away from the vertical support surface. |
| US11696640B2 |
Shelving system
A shelving system comprising at least one back panel and at least one block element, the back panel comprises a substantially planar surface, and where the at least one block element is mounted on the back panel, wherein the back panel comprises at least two areas, a first area of the at least one back panel comprising protrusions; the protrusions being mutually identical and positioned on the planar surface in grid points of a regular two dimensional grid; and a second area of the at least one back panel comprises the at least one block element, the block element extending in a distance corresponding to one or multiple of a standard module size in a plane parallel to the planar surface of the back panel in two mutually perpendicular directions defined by grid points of a regular two dimensional grid. |
| US11696636B2 |
Customized assistive gripping device
Customized assistive gripping devices in accordance with embodiments of the invention are disclosed. In one embodiment, a customized assistive gripping device, comprising a body comprising an outer surface that conforms to an interior contour of a user's hand in a gripping configuration; and a slot located inside the body, wherein the slot comprises a first opening for receiving an object. |
| US11696633B1 |
System and methods for controlling motion of a target object and providing discrete, directional tactile feedback
A controller includes a first control member movable with one or two degree(s) of freedom (DoF) a second control member coupled to the first control member and movable with three independent DoFs and a third control member coupled to the first and the second control members, the third control member movable with one DoF, which is being one of the three DoFs of the second control member in the set, and providing a third control input, wherein the first, the second, and the third control members are configured to be operated by a user's single hand. Further, a forearm brace for attaching to a forearm of a user and a controller is used to support the user's forearm when the user operates the controller. Additionally, the controller includes vibration haptic motors for provide haptic alerts to the user based on position data and/or orientation data associated with a target object. |
| US11696630B1 |
Lipstick container with a replaceable lipstick
A lipstick container with replaceable lipstick includes a hollow cap including inner grooves; a lipstick carrier partially disposed in the cap and including a rotational seat, an axial snapping hole in the rotational seat, two opposite snapping members between the snapping hole and the rotational seat, two recesses each disposed between the snapping members, two axial projecting members each formed with the snapping member, and ridges on an outer surface; a joining device including an axial well, end projections, an annular protrusion, and inner troughs; a locking device including a seat having first and second annular surfaces; an axial shaft; two opposite protuberances; a toothed member on the second annular surface; and an axial projecting element; and a base including a grooved member, a toothed element on a bottom, and an axial through hole. |
| US11696628B2 |
Key organizer
A key organizer, having a housing and a reel pivotally engaged therewith, is configured for engagement of a key with said reel. The reel has a first position holding a key engaged therewith, within an internal housing of the housing. The reel is pivotable to a second position wherein a second end of a key engaged therewith is engageable with a lock to actuate it. |
| US11696625B2 |
Prayer devices
Prayer devices are provide that include (i) a multi-point connector comprising a first-connecting-structure and a second-connecting-structure and (ii) a hoop-component including a first end and a second end, in which the first-connecting-structure is configured to releasably or permanently engage the first end of the hoop-component and the second-connecting-structure is configured to releasably engage the second end of the hoop-component. The prayer devices may also include at least one bead directly or indirectly mounted, such as slidably mounted, on the hoop-component. |
| US11696621B2 |
Shoelace retainers for shoes, and related methods
A shoelace retainer is provided for use with a shoe. The shoelace retainer generally includes a base defining at least one channel for receiving a first portion of a shoelace therein while the shoelace is coupled to a shoe, thereby coupling the shoelace retainer to the shoe, and a cap associated with the base and defining at least one receptacle relative to the base where the at least one receptacle is configured to receive a second portion of the shoelace when the base is coupled to the shoe. |
| US11696613B2 |
Helmet with gear-constraint transformable chin guard structure
A helmet with a gear-constraint type transformable chin guard structure may include a shell body, a chin guard and two branches on the chin guard, wherein a supporting base, the branch, an inner gear, an outer gear and a drive member form an associated mechanism, the inner gear and the outer gear are rotatable about fixed axes and constitute a meshing constraint pair, the inner gear and the branch are in sliding fit with each other and constitute a sliding constraint pair, and the drive member transfer the motion of the outer gear to the branch and causes the chin guard to make an extension/retraction displacement relative to the shell body, such that the chin guard makes an turnover motion while also recombining a reciprocating motion, thereby realizing a transformation between a full-helmet position and a semi-helmet position. |
| US11696610B2 |
Protective helmet
The invention relates to a protective helmet, comprising an outer shell (1) for distributing impact forces and an antenna (2) for transferring a radio signal, which antenna is arranged at least partially inside the outer shell (1). The outer shell (1) consists of a main material in a main region (5). The protective helmet is characterized in that the outer shell (1) consists of a cut-out material in a cut-out region (6), the cut-out material having a lesser damping effect on the radio signal in comparison with the main material. The invention further relates to a method for producing a protective helmet. |
| US11696609B2 |
Preparation method for clothing back fastener
A preparation method for a clothing back fastener includes weaving a cylindrical webbing with a mechanical weaving method, cutting the cylindrical webbing into a plurality of units with two ends open, closing one end to form an outer sleeve bag with one end open, and providing a plurality of slits on the outer sleeve bag; sewing a plurality of fasteners on the surface of a cloth strip, and cutting the cloth strip into a plurality of units to form a lining cloth; disposing the lining cloth in the outer sleeve bag in a sleeved mode, and inserting the fasteners into respect slit to be located outside the outer sleeve bag, and fixing the outer sleeve bag and the lining cloth. The method further includes attaching a hot melt film on the lining cloth to thermally bond the outer sleeve bag and the lining cloth to achieve fixed connection therebetween. |
| US11696607B2 |
Covering for protecting a lower region of a user
A covering is disclosed that is designed to protect the lower region of a user while seated on a seat. The covering includes a front portion and a back portion, with both being formed from a pliable material. The front portion and the back portion are connected to form a pocket, with the front portion and the back portion further defining an opening configured to receive legs of the user. Further, a flap is connected to and extends from an end of the back portion proximal the opening, the flap being configured to be sat on by the user. |
| US11696604B2 |
Aerosol delivery device and related method and computer program product for controlling an aerosol delivery device based on input characteristics
The present disclosure relates to an aerosol delivery device and related methods and computer program products for controlling an aerosol delivery device based on input characteristics. For example, a method may include an aerosol delivery device determining a characteristic of a user input to the aerosol delivery device. The method may further include the aerosol delivery device determining a control function having a defined association with the characteristic. The method may additionally include the aerosol delivery device performing the control function in response to the user input. |
| US11696601B2 |
Heater assembly and container
A heater assembly includes a container including a cylindrical portion that forms a chamber in which a flavor generating article is contained, and a heater arranged in a peripheral surface of the cylindrical portion. The container includes a first channel extending along a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion and located adjacently to the chamber in a direction intersecting with the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion, and a second channel extending through the chamber along the longitudinal direction of the cylindrical portion. The first channel is in communication with the second channel. |
| US11696600B2 |
Aerosol generating device having heater
Provided is an aerosol generating apparatus including: a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating a cigarette, the heater including a first electrically conductive heating element formed along a first path on an electrically insulating substrate, a second electrically conductive heating element formed along a second path on the electrically insulating substrate, and a temperature sensor track formed along a third path in a region between the first path and the second path; a battery configured to supply power to the heater; and a controller configured to control the power supplied from the battery to the heater and monitor a temperature sensed using the temperature sensor track. |
| US11696598B2 |
Vaporizer for vaporizing a constituent of a plant material
Apparatus and methods are described for use with a vaporizer that vaporizes at least one active ingredient of a plant material. In response to receiving a first input to the vaporizer, the plant material is heated, in a first heating step. An indication of the temperature of the plant material is detected, and, in response to detecting an indication that the temperature of the plant material is at a first temperature, the first heating step is terminated, by withholding causing further temperature increase of the plant material. The first temperature is less than 95 percent of the vaporization temperature of the active ingredient. Subsequently, a second input is received at the vaporizer. In response thereto, the plant material is heated to the vaporization temperature, in a second heating step. Other applications are also described. |
| US11696596B2 |
Process for the preparation of pickering emulsion forming particles by derivatization of cellulose-rich dietary fibers with enzymes and emulsions prepared
The present invention relates to a process for forming a functionalised dietary fibre comprising admixing an enzyme and an aqueous suspension of dietary fibre, wherein said dietary fibre is at a D50 particle size distribution of less than 30 microns after degradation by the enzyme and comprises less than 25 wt. % soluble fibres and at least 40% wt. % cellulose; denaturing said enzyme to form a functionalised, amphiphilic dietary fibre with adsorbed enzyme. The present invention further relates to a Pickering particle comprising a functionalised dietary fibre and denatured enzyme and the use of the functionalised dietary fibre and denatured enzyme according to present invention or the Pickering particle according to the present invention to stabilize an emulsion. |
| US11696595B2 |
Maternal supplement
A maternal composition wherein said maternal composition is specifically formulated for a woman who has given birth prematurely or who is at risk of giving birth prematurely. |
| US11696594B2 |
Vitamin formulation
The present patent application relates to solid particles comprising at least one fatsoluble vitamin, which are more stable when compressed into tablets. |
| US11696590B2 |
Method for producing a high protein food
A high protein food may be produced via an extrusion process whereby acid casein is mixed with whey protein, alkali and water. Upon exiting the extruder, the mixture may be cut, dried, and/or tempered, milled and screened before being further processed or packaged. The final product may be configured as a crisp high protein food or a powdered high protein food. The protein content of the end product may be approximately 90-95% on a dry weight basis. |
| US11696589B2 |
System for treating food products and corresponding method
Described is a system for treating food products, the system comprising at least one machine comprising: a first container for treating a food product; at least one temperature sensor adapted to detect a temperature inside the container; and a processing and control unit, operatively connected to the at least one sensor to receive the temperature detected and comprising a module for receiving and transmitting at least the temperature detected. The system also comprises a plurality of processing nodes defining an information write module configured to write to a distributed architecture database of the distributed ledger type information indicating at least the temperature received from the receiving and transmitting module. |
| US11696588B2 |
Movable controlled atmosphere store for fruits and vegetables
A movable controlled atmosphere store for fruits and vegetables, including: a store body in rectangular container structure and successively provided with an equipment room and a storage room along length direction; the equipment room is provided with an equipment door respectively on left and right sides; the storage room is in thermal insulation and sealing structure and provided with a sealing door at an end far away from the equipment room, and is provided with a sampling door on a side which is provided with a sealing film connected around a frame thereof, and a sampling assembly connected with the sealing film in cylindrical structure; a controlled atmosphere control system, including a control panel, as well as a refrigerator, a humidifier, a sterilizer, a nitrogen generator, a carbon dioxide adsorber, an ethylene adsorber, a temperature and humidity sensor and a gas concentration sensing device connected with the control panel. |
| US11696587B2 |
Method of producing a vinegar-derived food additive
A method of processing is disclosed that provides improved water retention and enhanced coloring and flavor, while preserving the meat and preventing bacterial contamination. In an exemplary embodiment, the method includes: (a) providing a body of meat at a first temperature; (b) contacting the body of meat of step (a), in at least one treating vessel, with a brine solution at a second temperature, wherein the second temperature is greater than the first temperature, and wherein the brine solution comprises a vinegar-derived food additive and/or a reddening agent, wherein the reddening agent comprises nitrite; (c) agitating the body of meat at the second temperature for a time sufficient to distribute the solution throughout the body of meat; (d) cooling the body of meat in at least one cooling vessel to a third temperature, wherein the third temperature is less than the second temperature; (e) agitating the body of meat at the third temperature; (f) contacting the body of meat of step (e) with the brine solution at the third temperature and agitating the body of meat at the third temperature until the brine solution is substantially absorbed by the body of meat; and (g) recovering the body of meat in a dry state at the third temperature.In one embodiment, the aforementioned brine solution comprises a vinegar-variety food additive, such as a vinegar-derived acetate composition. In another embodiment, the reddening agent comprises nitrate derived from plant material comprising nitrate. |
| US11696579B2 |
Method for increasing the lifespan and motility of animal sperm using an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel
The invention relates to a method for increasing the lifespan of animal sperm comprising contacting said sperm with an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel. The invention also relates to a use of an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel, for increasing the lifespan of animal sperm or motility of capacitated animal sperm, comprising contacting an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel with said sperm. Moreover, the invention relates to an artificial insemination instrument for use in artificial insemination of an animal, comprising animal sperm in contact with an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel. The invention also relates to a method for artificially inseminating an animal using said artificial insemination instrument. Eventually, the invention relates to a method for increasing the fertility of an animal, comprising contacting sperm of said animal with an inhibitor of Slo3 potassium channel; then artificially inseminating said animal with said sperm. |
| US11696569B2 |
Scratching apparatus
Scratching apparatus 1 comprising a plurality of scratchable sacrificial elements 7 that can be assembled together to form a tower 5, and a base 3 having a first surface on which the tower 5 can be mounted so that the tower 5 is generally upstanding from the base 3 when the apparatus 1 is in use. |
| US11696568B2 |
Training aid
Provided herein are methods of making a training aid for detecting a biohazard, and related devices and methods of using the device, including a canine training aid. The devices are made by positioning a polymer layer in proximity and physically separated from a biological material, so that volatile organic compounds contact and bind or infuse the polymer layer. The device is made render-safe by inactivating the infused polymer layer, such as by heating to a temperature sufficient to inactivate biological agents on or in the analyte-infused polymer layer. The device can be stored in a substantially air-tight configuration for subsequent use in training, such as canine and/or or artificial detectors. |
| US11696566B2 |
Filter assembly and portable water feeder
The present invention relates to water feeder technical field, more particularly to a filter assembly and a portable water feeder. The filter assembly includes a tray and a filter piece; the tray comprises a bottom frame with a bottom plate and a supporting wall and a supporting ring, the supporting wall is arranged around its circumference of the bottom plate and extends upward, the supporting wall and the bottom plate are jointly surrounded to form a cavity, and the bottom plate is provided with a number of filter holes; the supporting ring is arranged above the bottom frame and is connected to its top of the supporting wall, the filter piece is placed in the cavity. When the filter assembly is used, water flows from the filter hole into the filter piece, and the filter assembly has the advantages of simple and compact structure. |
| US11696561B2 |
Soybean cultivar 03420817
A soybean cultivar designated 03420817 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 03420817, to the plants of soybean cultivar 03420817, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 03420817, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 03420817. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 03420817. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 03420817, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 03420817 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11696560B2 |
Soybean cultivar 01440925
A soybean cultivar designated 01440925 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 01440925, to the plants of soybean cultivar 01440925, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 01440925, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 01440925. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 01440925. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 01440925, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 01440925 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11696557B2 |
Soybean cultivar 04060955
A soybean cultivar designated 04060955 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 04060955, to the plants of soybean cultivar 04060955, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 04060955, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 04060955. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 04060955. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 04060955, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 04060955 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11696552B2 |
Soybean cultivar 06040447
A soybean cultivar designated 06040447 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 06040447, to the plants of soybean cultivar 06040447, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 06040447, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 06040447. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06040447. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 06040447, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 06040447 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11696551B2 |
Soybean cultivar 05320408
A soybean cultivar designated 05320408 is disclosed. The invention relates to the seeds of soybean cultivar 05320408, to the plants of soybean cultivar 05320408, to the plant parts of soybean cultivar 05320408, and to methods for producing progeny of soybean cultivar 05320408. The invention also relates to methods for producing a soybean plant containing in its genetic material one or more transgenes and to the transgenic soybean plants and plant parts produced by those methods. The invention also relates to soybean cultivars or breeding cultivars, and plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 05320408. The invention also relates to methods for producing other soybean cultivars, lines, or plant parts derived from soybean cultivar 05320408, and to the soybean plants, varieties, and their parts derived from use of those methods. The invention further relates to hybrid soybean seeds, plants, and plant parts produced by crossing cultivar 05320408 with another soybean cultivar. |
| US11696549B2 |
Garden bean variety ‘Memphis’
A new variety of garden bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) designated ‘Memphis’ is provided. Garden bean variety ‘Memphis’ is characterized by its long fleshy flat pods, its heat tolerance, very erect plant (especially for this bean type), and resistance to Colletotrichum lindemuthianum (Anthracnose) and resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv phaseolicola (Halo Blight). |
| US11696545B1 |
Maize inbred PH4CYJ
A novel maize variety designated PH4CYJ and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant comprise crossing maize variety PH4CYJ with another maize plant are provided. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into PH4CYJ through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are provided. Hybrid maize seed, plants or plant parts are produced by crossing the variety PH4CYJ or a locus conversion of PH4CYJ with another maize variety. |
| US11696541B2 |
Wheat variety 6PKJH92B
A wheat variety designated 6PKJH92B, the plants and seeds of wheat variety 6PKJH92B, methods for producing a wheat plant produced by crossing the variety 6PKJH92B with another wheat plant, and hybrid wheat seeds and plants produced by crossing the variety 6PKJH92B with another wheat line or plant, and the creation of variants by backcrossing, mutagenesis or transformation of variety 6PKJH92B are disclosed. Methods for producing other wheat varieties or breeding lines derived from wheat variety 6PKJH92B and to wheat varieties or breeding lines produced by those methods are also provided. |
| US11696540B2 |
Canola inbred G00112
A novel canola variety designated G00112 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof. Methods for producing a canola plant that comprise crossing canola variety G00112 with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into G00112 through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby. Hybrid canola seed, plant or plant part produced by crossing the canola variety G00112 or a locus conversion of G00112 with another canola variety. |
| US11696538B2 |
Lactuca sativa cultivar CVX-10M Lucky
According to the disclosure, there is provided a novel lettuce cultivar, designated Lucky. Lucky is described as a lettuce cultivar with dark green thick leaves, large head size, strong tolerance to tip burn, short core length and round heads. This disclosure thus relates to the seeds of lettuce cultivar Lucky, to the plants of lettuce cultivar Lucky, to plant parts of lettuce cultivar Lucky, to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar by crossing the lettuce cultivar Lucky with another lettuce cultivar, and to methods for producing a lettuce cultivar containing in its genetic material one or more backcross conversion traits or transgenes and to the backcross conversion lettuce plants and plant parts produced by those methods. |
| US11696536B2 |
Airborne grapple saw system
An airborne grapple saw system includes a suspension assembly, a hydraulic power pack assembly, and a grapple saw head assembly. The suspension assembly is configured to be suspended from an aerial vehicle. The hydraulic power pack assembly is operatively coupled with the suspension assembly. The grapple saw head assembly is operatively coupled with the hydraulic power pack assembly. The grapple saw head assembly is configured to freely rotate about a vertical axis an unlimited number of revolutions. The grapple saw head assembly includes a saw and first and second grapple arms. The grapple arms are pivotable between an open configuration, where the grapple arms are configured to obtain and release the vegetation, and a closed configuration, where the grapple arms are configured to securely retain the vegetation. |
| US11696530B2 |
Header height control system accounting for change in header pitch
A method of height control of a machine attachment during operation at different fore-and-aft pitch angles. A height controller receives a first signal magnitude generated by a height sensor disposed on the machine attachment. The first signal magnitude is relative to a first height of the machine attachment disposed at a first pitch angle. The angular degree change is determined when the machine attachment is moved from the first pitch angle to a second pitch angle. A corrected signal magnitude is determined by applying a correction factor to the first signal magnitude. The correction factor is a product of said angular degree change and a scale factor. |
| US11696526B2 |
Autonomous mower with adjustable cutting height
An autonomous vehicle (e.g., mower) includes two or more wheels supporting a chassis upon a ground surface. A cutting motor powers at least one cutting blade, and a cutting frame supports the cutting motor relative to the chassis. The cutting frame is movable, relative to the chassis, to allow adjustment of a height-of-cut of the cutting blade relative to the ground surface. First and second guide rods are operatively attached to the chassis and are received within corresponding first and second apertures of the cutting frame to guide movement of the cutting frame. Biased bearings associated with the cutting frame may bias associated bearing members against the guide rods. |
| US11696525B2 |
Automatic travel work machine, automatic travel grass mower, grass mower, and grass mower automatic travel system
The present invention provides an autonomous traveling work machine that can accurately receive positioning signals from navigation satellites and autonomously travel without deviating from a traveling path, even in the case of an inclined slope. The autonomous traveling work machine includes a traveling machine body, a positioning receiver that receives positioning signals from navigation satellites, an autonomous traveling control device that performs control for autonomous traveling along traveling paths based on the positioning signals, an inclination detection unit that detects the inclination of the traveling machine body and outputs inclination angle information, an inclination angle determination unit that determines an inclination angle based on the inclination angle information, and a rotation control mechanism that rotates the positioning receiver with one or more degrees of freedom. The rotation control mechanism keeps the positioning receiver horizontal based on the inclination angle. |
| US11696522B2 |
Agricultural device for processing soil with two sets of working rollers
Agricultural device for soil processing with two sets of working rollers comprising a supporting frame, which comprises a central part, a left wing and a right wing, wherein the left and right wing are rotatably attached to the central part, at least two rows of working units attached to the supporting frame, wherein the working units are arranged in regular distances in every row, a left set of rollers attached to the left wing and a right set of rollers attached to the right wing, wherein the sets of rollers are divided into front rollers and rear rollers and provided with attachments and discs, wherein the discs on the sets are located between these attachments. The number of discs of rear rollers differs exactly by one disc from the number of discs of front rollers, wherein the distances between individual discs are the same along the whole width of the agricultural device, and wherein the discs of front rollers are located in the same plane as the working units. |