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US11718921B2	Modular electrolyzer unit to generate gaseous hydrogen at high pressure and with high purity The present invention relates to the field of generating gaseous hydrogen at high pressures and with high purity via electrolysis of water by means of an electrolyzer unit (100) with a novel structure.
US11718919B2	Electrochemical hydrogen peroxide generating device A membrane-free electrochemical reactor and fuel-cell having a collection chamber between a first and second chamber, a mesoporous carbon paper cathode between the first chamber and the collection chamber, a mesoporous carbon paper anode between the second chamber and the collection chamber, the cathode is coated with an oxygen reduction reaction catalyst that imparts a two-electron partial reduction reaction to hydrogen peroxide, the anode is coated with an oxygen evolution reaction coating or a hydrogen oxidation reaction coating, oxygen/air input and output ports connected to the first chamber, KOH/water input and output ports connected to the second chamber that are in an open state under an electrolyzer mode, H2/water input and output ports connected to the second chamber that are in an open state under a fuel-cell mode, a second KOH/water input port connected to the collection chamber, and a hydrogen peroxide/KOH/water output port connected to the collection chamber.
US11718913B2	Gas distribution system and reactor system including same A gas distribution system, a reactor system including the gas distribution system, and method of using the gas distribution system and reactor system are disclosed. The gas distribution system can be used in gas-phase reactor systems to independently monitor and control gas flow rates in a plurality of channels of a gas distribution system coupled to a reaction chamber.
US11718912B2	Methods and apparatus for calibrating concentration sensors for precursor delivery Methods and apparatus for controlling precursor flow are provided. In embodiments, the methods and apparatus apparatus for controlling precursor flow to a deposition chamber, includes: an ampoule to output a precursor; a sensor assembly communicatively coupled to the ampoule; and a control system, wherein the control system is configured to calibrate the sensor assembly during flow of a precursor or a chemical standard through the sensor assembly.
US11718904B2	Mask arrangement for masking a substrate in a processing chamber, apparatus for depositing a layer on a substrate, and method for aligning a mask arrangement for masking a substrate in a processing chamber A mask arrangement for masking a substrate in a processing chamber is provided. The mask arrangement includes a mask frame having one or more frame elements and is configured to support a mask device, wherein the mask device is connectable to the mask frame; and at least one actuator connectable to at least one frame element of the one or more frame elements, wherein the at least one actuator is configured to apply a force to the at least one frame element.
US11718902B2	Rare earth die steel and preparation method thereof The present disclosure provides rare earth die steel. Mg and B elements are added on the basis of adding rare earth element Y, so that the rare earth element purifies a matrix, and grain boundary occupation by Mg and B is fully utilized to regulate grain network chromium carbides. In addition, the B element can fully improve hardenability of austenite and ensure that non-martensite such as bainite does not appear during the cooling process, and therefore rare earth die steel with high impact toughness and high isotropy is obtained.
US11718897B2	Precipitation hardenable cobalt-nickel base superalloy and article made therefrom A precipitation hardenable, cobalt-nickel base superalloy is disclosed. The is characterized by the following weight percent composition. Cabout 0.01 to about 0.15 Crabout 6.00 to about 15.00 Niabout 30.00 to about 45.00 Wabout 3.00 to about 15.00 Tiabout 0.50 to about 4.00 Alabout 3.00 to about 7.00 Nbup to about 2.50 Taup to about 6.00 Hfup to about 1.50 Zrup to about 1.50 Bup to about 0.20 Moup to about 2.50 Siup to about 1.50 The balance of the alloy is cobalt and usual impurities. The alloy provides a novel combination of strength and ductility after long-term exposure to elevated operating temperatures as found in gas turbines and jet engines. A fine-grain steel article made from the alloy is also disclosed. The steel article is also characterized by a continuous surface layer of Al2O3 and Cr2O3 that protects the alloy from oxidation at the elevated operating temperatures.
US11718890B2	High-strength and high-plasticity TWIP steel and preparation method thereof A high-strength and high-plasticity TWIP steel and a preparation method thereof are disclosed. In the disclosure, comprehensive properties of TWIP steel are improved by inclusion modification with Ce and Ba addition, fine grain strengthening and twinning nanocrystallization; the grain size is controlled by a low-temperature cold rolling, a transient annealing treatment and a low-temperature tempering treatment. Considering the addition of Ce, stacking fault energy of the TWIP steel is reduced, and the formation of twins, and the division of twins into grains are promoted, which further reduces a mean free path of dislocation motion, thereby improving yield strength, and finally obtaining a high-strength and high-plasticity TWIP steel.
US11718878B2	Exosome profiling for diagnosis and monitoring of vasculitis and vasculopathies including Kawasaki disease Some embodiments of the methods and compositions provided herein relate to the detection of biomarkers for Kawasaki disease (KD), the diagnosis of KD in a subject, and/or the amelioration or treatment of KD in a subject. In some embodiments, a biomarker can include a long intergenic non-coding RNA (lincRNA). In some embodiments, the biomarker can be present in an exosome-enriched serum sample from a subject.
US11718871B2	Extreme ultraviolet radiation in genomic sequencing and other applications Methods, apparatus, and processes which use Extreme ultraviolet radiation (EUV) and/or soft X-ray wavelengths to read, image, edit, locate, identify, map, alter, delete, repair and sequence genes are described. An EUV scanning tool which allows high throughput genomic scanning of DNA, RNA and protein sequences is also described. A database which records characteristic absorption spectra of gene sequences is also described.
US11718870B2	Tunneling junctions for sequencing Molecules may be analyzed (e.g., sequencing of nucleic acid molecules) by tunneling recognition at a tunneling junction. Embodiments of the present invention may allow detecting individual nucleotides and the sequencing of a nucleic acid molecule using a tunneling junction. By labeling a specific nucleotide with a moiety, tunneling junctions may generate a signal with a suitable signal-to-noise ratio. The tunneling recognition uses a tunneling current that is mostly through the moiety rather than mostly through the nucleotide or a portion of the molecule of interest. Because a single nucleotide can be detected with a signal with a suitable signal-to-noise ratio resulting from the tunneling current passing through the moiety, embodiments of the present invention may allow for fast detection of nucleotides using a tunneling current.
US11718869B2	Method and kit for determining genome instability based on next generation sequencing (NGS) A method and a kit for determining genome instability based on next generation sequencing (NGS) are disclosed. The new method is used to determine whether there is homologous recombination defect by calculating a comprehensive value of one or more of pathogenic germline and somatic mutations, such as SNV, indels, and CNVs, and Biallelic germline and somatic mutations, pathogenic mutational signature, copy number variation (CNV) in homologous recombination repair (HRR) gene, genomic structural variation and genome instability. The genomics DNA is interrupted and added with an A adapter; then corresponding polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is conducted, and Whole genome sequencing is performed; the hybrid capture is conducted with designed probes of HRR genes and SNPs, and a captured DNA library is subjected to amplification and library sequencing; and then professional bioinformatics software is used for evaluation to determine the homologous recombination deficiency (HRD) status.
US11718868B2	Nanoparticle-based lipase biosensor utilizing a custom-synthesized peptidyl-ester substrate Lipase activity can be detected with a biosensor that includes a quantum dot adhered to a construct having a lipase-cleavable ester to attach a fluorophore acceptor configured as a Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) acceptor to the QD when the construct is bound thereto. Cleavage of the ester by a lipase results in a measurable reduction in FRET. In further embodiments, the cleavable ester can be used to detect esterase activity, or the ester could be replaced with a glycosidic linkage to detect glycoside activity.
US11718865B2	Methods to improve oxygen delivery to implantable sensors Embodiments of the invention provide multilayer analyte sensors having elements and/or architectures that function to improve oxygen delivery to sensor enzymes in manner that enhances sensor function, as well as methods for making and using such sensors. Typical embodiments of the invention include glucose sensors used in the management of diabetes.
US11718853B2	Localized therapy of lower airways inflammatory disorders with proinflammatory cytokine inhibitors The present invention is drawn to methods and compositions for treating inflammatory disorders of the lower airways, comprising administering an effective amount of an agent, which modulates the expression and/or activity of a proinflammatory cytokine or fragment thereof, preferably in a human. The proinflammatory cytokine contemplated by the invention includes IL-1, IL-6, IL-8 and TNF-alpha. The present invention describes a kit comprising a delivery device and a pharmaceutical composition for administration of the agent. The pharmaceutical composition includes at least one proinflammatory cytokine inhibitor, optionally one or more additional active ingredients, and at least one pharmaceutically active carrier. The delivery device further comprises a nebulizer, an inhaler, a powder dispenser, an intrapulmonary aerosolizer and a sub-miniature aerosolizer.
US11718844B2	Mirac proteins This disclosure relates to a method of generating conditionally active biologic proteins from wild type proteins, in particular therapeutic proteins, which are reversibly or irreversibly inactivated at the wild type normal physiological conditions. For example, evolved proteins are virtually inactive at body temperature, but are active at lower temperatures.
US11718843B2	Light-inducible targeted modification of nucleic acids and genetic information The technology provided herein pertains to methods for the modification of a target nucleic acid in vitro, ex vivo or in vivo in the genome of a cell by using a pre-assembled complex comprising a nucleic acid and a metal nanocluster and exposing the complex bound to a target nucleic acid to electromagnetic radiation.
US11718842B2	Encapsulated microorganisms and methods of using same A dehydrated composition containing a particle encapsulating one or more microorganisms is provided. The composition is useful for controlling the release of the microorganisms following rehydration and propagation within the particle.
US11718836B2	Exonuclease deficient polymerases Described herein are polymerase variants that are exonuclease deficient. Some variants retain the strand displacement capability comparable to the wild-type or parental polymerase. Some variants have a strand displacement capability that is improved relative to the wild-type or parental polymerase. The variants may have an extension rate that is greater than the wild-type or parental polymerase. The variants may have a waiting time that is less than the wild-type or parental polymerase.
US11718835B2	Scalable purification method for AAV8 A two-step chromatography purification scheme is described which selectively captures and isolates the genome-containing rAAV vector particles from the clarified, concentrated supernatant of a rAAV production cell culture. The process utilizes an affinity capture method performed at a high salt concentration followed by an anion exchange resin method performed at high pH to provide rAAV vector particles which are substantially free of rAAV intermediates.
US11718822B2	Composite shell particle, biological material, and method of manufacturing composite shell particle A composite shell particle including a composite shell layer is provided. The composite shell layer is a hollow shell, wherein the composite shell layer includes a porous biological layer and a metallic layer. The porous biological layer is composed of an organic substance including a cell wall or a cell membrane of a bacteria or algae. The metallic layer is crosslinked with the porous biological layer to form the composite shell layer. The metallic layer includes at least one metal selected from the group consisting of iron, molybdenum, tungsten, manganese, zirconium, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, and calcium, and/or includes at least one selected form the group consisting of metal chelates, metal oxides, metal sulfides, metal chlorides, metal selenides, metal acid salt compounds, and metal carbonate compounds. A method of manufacturing the composite shell particle, and a biological material including the composite shell particle and the applications thereof are also provided.
US11718820B2	Genetically modified haploid Issatchenkia orientalis Less-than-diploid I. orientalis cells are produced. The cells have at least one unpaired chromosome and may be haploid, i.e., are missing one member of each pair of chromosomes that are present in the wild-type strains. The less-than-diploid cells are useful fermentation strains, performing similarly to diploid strains that are otherwise similarly engineered. The less-than-diploid strains can be mated to produce diploids, which themselves are useful fermentation strains. The less-than-diploid strains are also useful as host strains for producing further genetically modified strains that can be less-than-diploid or mated to produce diploids.
US11718817B2	Compositions and methods for disaggregation of biological tissue samples Devices and methods for the efficient disaggregation of tissue samples, separating the tissue into individual intact cells or small aggregates of cells for analysis. A device may include a chamber to receive fluid and a tissue specimen containing more than one cell to be disaggregated. The chamber may include an opening and an agitator in fluid contact with the fluid and the tissue specimen. The agitator may include a micromotor which provides rotational motion to a shaft and an impeller fixed to the shaft such that the impeller and the shaft rotate together upon provision of the rotational motion by the micromotor. The device may include an electrical energy source electrically coupled to the micromotor to rotate the impeller sufficient to disaggregate the one or more individual cells from the tissue specimen and in a manner which does not lyse the one or more individual cells.
US11718815B2	Powder detergent composition Described herein is a powder detergent composition including a detergent active material including at least a surfactant system, and a granulated powder. The granulated powder includes particles made of: (a) a water soluble polymer matrix, and (b) an oil phase including a perfume dispersed in the water soluble polymer matrix, the oil being at least partly encapsulated in microcapsules. The granulated powder includes up to 30% by weight of encapsulated oil based on the total weight of the powder.
US11718810B2	Lubricating oil composition and method for defoaming lubricating oil, and defoaming agent composition A lubricating oil composition including: a lubricating base oil; (A) a first defoaming agent, the first defoaming agent being (A1) a first polymer, or (A2) a second polymer, or any combination thereof; and (B) a second defoaming agent, the second defoaming agent being a silicone defoaming agent, the (A1) first polymer including: a first polymer chain including a polysiloxane structure, the polysiloxane structure having a polymerization degree of 5 to 2000 and being represented by the following general formula (1); and a second polymer chain bonded with the first polymer chain, the second polymer chain including a repeating unit represented by the following general formula (2), the (A2) second polymer being a copolymer of a first monomer component and a second monomer component, the first monomer component represented by the general formula (7) or (8), the second monomer component represented by the general formula (9).
US11718809B2	Lubricant and lubrication composition The present invention relates to a lubricant containing molybdenum sulfide particles, and the molybdenum sulfide particles contain molybdenum disulfide having a 3R crystal structure. The present invention relates to a lubricating composition containing molybdenum sulfide particles, which are the lubricant, and a base oil which is a mineral oil, a synthetic oil, or a partially synthetic oil.
US11718803B2	Cooling wall, gasifier, integrated gasification combined cycle, and manufacturing method of cooling wall A cooling wall includes: a wall surface defined by arrangement of central axes of a plurality of cooling tubes; and an opening formed in a part of the wall surface in which a burner is installable, each of the plurality of cooling tubes forming the opening has a straight portion and a curved portion, the plurality of cooling tubes include a first cooling tube whose first virtual axis extending in an axial direction of the straight portion overlaps the opening, and a second cooling tube whose second virtual axis extending in an axial direction of the straight portion is located outside an outer circumference of the opening in a radial direction, the curved portion of the first cooling tube is arranged so as to form a curve along the outer circumference surface of the opening and on a surface along the wall surface.
US11718802B2	Temperature profile in an advanced thermal treatment apparatus and method Applying heat from a heat source to a first region to cause a first pyrolysis process, the first pyrolysis process resulting in a gaseous mixture, and applying heat from the heat source to a second region to cause a second pyrolysis process, the second pyrolysis process being applied to the gaseous mixture, wherein the second region is located closer to the heat source than the first region. Pyrolysis is used to destroy oils, tars and/or PAHs in carbonaceous material.
US11718796B2	Process and plant for separation of concomitants from a raw synthesis gas stream and for producing a sulfur-free by-product The invention relates to a process and a plant for staged separation of concomitants from a raw synthesis gas stream to produce synthesis gas and a sulfur-free naphtha product as a by-product, To remove naphtha compounds and sulfur-containing concomitants, raw synthesis gas is treated with a scrubbing medium in a prescrubbing stage and withdrawn from the prescrubbing stage, and the laden scrubbing medium is mixed with water to bring about a phase separation into a scrubbing medium-water mixture and naphtha, wherein sulfur-containing concomitants are in solution in naphtha. To remove the sulfur-containing concomitants the naphtha is heated to obtain sulfur-free naphtha as a by-product of the gas scrubbing.
US11718787B2	Extreme synthesis of crystalline aerogel materials from amorphous aerogel precursors In one embodiment, a composition of matter includes a crystalline porous structure having a density in a range from about 30 to about 50 mg/cm3. In another embodiment, a kit includes an amorphous, porous material, an inert pressure medium, a heating source, and a sample chamber configured to withstand an applied pressure of at least about 20 GPa. Other aspects and embodiments of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, which, when taken in conjunction with the drawings, illustrate by way of example the principles of the invention.
US11718784B2	Reactive hydraulic fracturing fluid Hydraulic fracturing fluids and methods to hydraulically fracture a subterranean formation and oxidize organic material in the subterranean formation. The hydraulic fracturing fluid includes water, another fluid, and a surfactant. An inorganic oxidizer is included in the water.
US11718769B2	Chemical mechanical polishing composition containing composite silica particles, method of making the silica composite particles and method of polishing a substrate A chemical mechanical polishing composition includes water, colloidal silica abrasive particles with a silica core containing a nitrogen species, a cerium compound coating including cerium oxide, cerium hydroxide or mixtures thereof, and a positive zeta potential, optionally an oxidizing agent, optionally a pH adjusting agent, optionally a biocide and optionally a surfactant. The chemical mechanical polishing composition has a pH of less than 7. Also described is a method of polishing a substrate containing silicon dioxide and a method of making the composite colloidal silica particles with the coating of cerium oxide, cerium hydroxide or mixtures thereof. The chemical mechanical polishing composition can be used to enhance the removal of silicon dioxide from a substrate in an acid environment.
US11718768B2	Polishing composition, polishing method, and method of producing semiconductor substrate A polishing composition according to the present invention contains silica, a nitrogen-containing alkaline compound, and hydrogen peroxide, in which a content of the hydrogen peroxide is more than 0% by mass and less than 0.03% by mass with respect to the total mass of the polishing composition, and a pH exceeds 9.
US11718764B2	Coating compositions, elastic barrier coatings formed therefrom, and methods of applying such coatings A coating composition includes an aqueous carrier medium, at least a first polymer, and polymeric core-shell particles dispersed in the aqueous carrier medium. The first polymer includes: (i) a barrier segment having aromatic groups and urethane linkages, urea linkages, or a combination thereof; and (ii) an elastomeric segment having a glass transition temperature of less than 0° C. The barrier segment can make up at least 30% of the first polymer, based on the total solids weight of the first polymer.
US11718762B2	Impact resistant coating compositions A curable coating composition includes: (a) a binder having a film-forming resin with at least two functional groups, and (ii) a curing agent reactive with the functional groups of the film-forming resin; and (b) solid vulcanized rubber particles that are unreactive with the binder. The curable coating composition is a solid particulate powder coating composition. Multi-layer coating systems and methods of preparing the curable coating composition are also included.
US11718761B1	Inorganic passive coatings for atomic vapor cells Some variations provide an atomic vapor-cell system comprising: a vapor-cell region configured with vapor-cell walls for containing an atomic vapor; and a coating disposed on at least some interior surfaces of the walls, wherein the coating comprises magnesium oxide, a rare earth metal oxide, or a combination thereof. The atomic vapor-cell system may be configured to allow at least one optical path through the vapor-cell region. In some embodiments, the coating comprises or consists essentially of magnesium oxide and/or a rare earth metal oxide. When the coating contains a rare earth metal oxide, it may be a lanthanoid oxide, such as lanthanum oxide. The atomic vapor-cell system preferably further comprises a device to adjust vapor pressure of the atomic vapor within the vapor-cell region. Preferably, the device is a solid-state electrochemical device configured to convey the atomic vapor into or out of the vapor-cell region.
US11718759B2	Surface-reacted calcium carbonate with functional cations A surface-reacted calcium carbonate is described. In embodiments, the surface-reacted calcium carbonate is obtained by a process comprising treating a calcium carbonate-comprising material with at least one H3O+ ion donor, carbon dioxide, and at least one water-soluble metal cation source in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous suspension of surface-reacted calcium carbonate.
US11718753B2	Topical skin closure compositions and systems Novel compositions and systems for closure of wounds are disclosed. The compositions provide devices of improved flexibility and elasticity and are readily applied to wound sites or over wound closure devices. The present invention is also directed to a novel platinum catalyst for use in such compositions. The catalyst provides for rapid curing on topical surfaces such as skin and bonds to such surfaces in about 2-5 minutes.
US11718752B2	Resin composition and article made therefrom A resin composition includes an unsaturated C═C double bond-containing polyphenylene ether resin, a polyolefin and silica; in an X-ray diffraction analysis pattern of the silica as measured by reference to JY/T 009-1996, only one diffraction peak exists in a 2θ ranging from 10° to 30°, and the diffraction peak has a full width at half maximum of 5.0° to 7.7°. The resin composition may be used to make various articles, such as a prepreg, a resin film, a laminate or a printed circuit board, and achieves improvements in at least one of the properties including dissipation factor, resin filling property in open area, hole drilling limit value, and precision of hole position Cpk.
US11718749B2	Polycarbonate composition The present invention relates to a polycarbonate composition and the process for the production thereof and molded articles. The polycarbonate composition provided in the present invention comprises A) 8-70 wt. % of a polycarbonate component, B) 25-90 wt. % of a polysiloxane-polycarbonate copolymer component, C) a flame retardant component, which comprises 0.5-6 wt. % of a cyclic phosphazene of formula (X) and D) an impact modifier component, which comprises 0.5-6 wt. % of methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene, with the above weight percentages based on said polycarbonate composition as 100 wt. %. The polycarbonate composition provided in the present invention has a high flame-retardant level, an excellent low-temperature impact-resistant property and good heat resistance, and is suitable for the use requirement of casings for electrical devices which have relatively high flame-retardant levels (such as UL94 5VB) and require an excellent low-temperature impact-resistant property.
US11718747B2	Nanoparticle containing compositions Flame retardant compositions, blends and articles include phosphonate polymers, nanoparticles and optionally dispersing agents. A method for preparing such retardant composition, blends, and articles is also presented herein.
US11718746B2	Polyolefin-based resin film A polyolefin-based resin film containing (a) 90 to 97 parts by weight of at least one polyolefin-based resin selected from a propylene-ethylene block copolymer and a propylene-α olefin random copolymer and (b) 3 to 10 parts by weight of an ethylene-propylene copolymer elastomer, wherein the propylene-α olefin random copolymer is present in an amount of 0 to 50% by weight relative to the total amount of the propylene-ethylene block copolymer and the propylene-α olefin random copolymer, and the polyolefin-based resin film has a thermal shrinkage ratio in a longitudinal direction of 3% or more and 20% or less, a thermal shrinkage ratio in a rectangular direction to a width direction of 1% or less, and a yield stress in the longitudinal direction of 150 MPa or more and 250 MPa or less.
US11718741B2	Heat-resistant crosslinked fluororubber formed body and method of producing the same, silane masterbatch, masterbatch mixture, and heat-resistant product A method of producing a heat-resistant crosslinked fluororubber formed body, including: step (1) melt-mixing, with respect to 100 mass parts of base rubber containing 60 to 99 mass % of fluororubber and 1 to 40 mass % of ethylene-based copolymer resin modified with unsaturated carboxylic acid, 0.003 to 0.5 mass parts of organic peroxide, 0.5 to 400 mass parts of inorganic filler, 2 to 15 mass parts of silane coupling agent, and silanol condensation catalyst, in which the step (1) includes, step (a) melt-mixing all or part of the base rubber, the organic peroxide, the inorganic filler and the silane coupling agent at a temperature equal to or higher than a decomposition temperature of the organic peroxide, and step (b) melt-mixing a remainder of the base rubber, and the silanol condensation catalyst, to melt-mix the thus-modified ethylene-based copolymer resin in at least one of the steps (a) and (b).
US11718739B2	Thermoplastic resin composition and molded article produced therefrom A thermoplastic resin composition of the present invention comprises: polypropylene resin; polyolefin copolymer resin; and zinc oxide, wherein the zinc oxide has an average particle size of about 0.5 to about 3 μm, a specific surface area BET of about 1 to about 10 m2/g, a 2θ peak position in the range of 35° to 37° in X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, and a crystallite size value calculated by formula 1 in the range of about 1,000 to about 2,000 Å. The thermoplastic resin composition has excellent antibacterial properties, impact resistance, chemical resistance, weather resistance, fluidity, etc.
US11718736B2	Binder for injection moulding compositions A binder for an injection moulding composition including: from 40 to 55 volume percent of a polymeric base, from 35 to 45 volume percent of a mixture of waxes or a mixture of wax and palm oil, and at least 5 volume percent of at least one surfactant, wherein the polymeric base is formed of copolymers of ethylene and methacrylic or acrylic acid, copolymers of ethylene and propylene and/or maleic anhydride-grafted polypropylene, and polymers soluble in isopropyl alcohol, propyl alcohol and/or turpentine, and chosen from the group including a cellulose acetate butyrate, a polyvinyl butyral and a copolyamide, the respective quantities of the binder components being such that their sum is equal to 100 volume percent of the binder.
US11718731B2	Process and formulation to join ceramic forms while maintaining structural and physical characteristics across the bond surface A ceramic bonding material including at least one fibrous material, a flux agent and a thickening agent wherein the ceramic bonding material fired at a set temperature to bond the two adjacent substrate faces.
US11718730B2	Polymer nanocomposites and methods of making the same A method of fabricating a polymer composite material by mixing a polymer material with a planar material, depositing the mixture on a substrate, and stretching the resulting thin film, is described. Polymer composite materials produced using said method and ballistic resistant materials comprising said polymer composite materials are also described.
US11718727B2	Method for manufacturing electrically conductive structures on a carrier material A method for manufacturing electrically conductive structures, preferably conductive pathway structures using laser beams on a non-conductive carrier (LDS method), wherein a non-conductive carrier material is provided which contains at least one inorganic metal phosphate compound and at least one stabiliser finely distributed or dissolved therein, the carrier material is irradiated in regions by laser beams generating the electrically conductive structures in the irradiated regions.
US11718725B2	Method of forming foam material A method of forming foam material is provided, which includes mixing 100 parts by weight of a compound having cyclic carbonate groups and a foaming agent to form a foaming composition, wherein the foaming agent includes 3 to 13 parts by weight of carbamate salt and 15 to 65 parts by weight of amino compound. The foaming composition is heated to 100° C. to 170° C. for decomposing the carbamate salt into CO2 and amino compound, and the amino compound is reacted with the compound having cyclic carbonate groups to form the foam material.
US11718706B2	Compositions for use in impregnation of paper bushings The disclosure relates to a curable mixture for use in impregnation of paper bushings comprising a resin mixture of a bisphenol-A-diglycidylether (BADGE) and a bisphenol-F-diglycidylether (BFDGE), methyltetrahydrophthalic anhydride (MTHPA) as hardener, and an accelerator selected from the group consisting of tertiary alkylamine aminoethylalcohols and corresponding ethers thereof as well as paper bushings impregnated with such mixture and uses of such mixture.
US11718703B2	Rigid foam with improved insulating power A rigid foam or composition allowing a rigid foam to be obtained made from polyurethane and/or polyisocyanurate. The rigid foam or composition includes polyols selected from polyester polyols and polyether polyols; the polyols include: 5 to 50% of a polyester polyol A by weight relative to the total weight of the polyols; and a polyol B selected from polyester polyols B and polyether polyols B. The polyester polyol A is of general formula Rx-Ry-Z-Ry′-Rx′ in which Z is a C3 to C8 alcohol sugar chosen from glycerol, sorbitol, erythritol, xylitol, araditol, ribitol, dulcitol, mannitol and volemitol. Ry and Ry′ are diesters of formula —OOC—Cn-COO— in which n is between 2 and 34, and Rx and Rx′ are identical or different C2 to C12 monoalcohols.
US11718699B2	Rubber-steel cord composite and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber-steel cord composite in which a rubber composition and a steel cord are vulcanized and adhere to each other, wherein the rubber composition contains 1 to 10 parts by mass of a vulcanizing agent, 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of N,N-dibenzylbenzothiazole-2-sulfenamide, and 0.1 to 5 parts by mass of a bismaleimide compound, with respect to 100 parts by mass of diene rubber containing natural rubber.
US11718698B2	Polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers, and methods of making and using same Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers, wherein the polyolefin grafted polydiene polymers comprises a polydiene having a polydiene polymer backbone, a polyolefin, and at least one sulfur containing functionalizing agent which grafts the polyolefin onto at least one non-terminal position on the polydiene polymer backbone.
US11718694B2	Super absorbent polymer and preparation method thereof The present disclosure relates to a super absorbent polymer and a preparation method of the same, which not only has excellent basic absorption performance, but also exhibits an improved absorption rate, and the like. The super absorbent polymer includes a base resin powder containing a first cross-linked polymer of a water-soluble ethylene-based unsaturated monomer having at least partially neutralized acidic groups; and a surface cross-linked layer containing a second cross-linked polymer in which the first cross-linked polymer is additionally cross-linked by a surface cross-linking agent on the base resin powder, wherein the super absorbent polymer contains less than 9.9% by number of super absorbent polymer particles having an aspect ratio, which is defined as shortest diameter/longest diameter of each super absorbent polymer particle, of less than 0.5, a vortex time is 5 to 55 seconds by a vortex method, and a surface tension is 50 to 80 mN/m.
US11718692B2	Copolymer of ethylene and a 1,3-diene A copolymer of ethylene and of a 1,3-diene of formula CH2═CR—CH═CH2 is provided. The ethylene units represent between 50 mol % and 95 mol % of the ethylene units and of the units of the 1,3-diene, and the units of the 1,3-diene of 1,2 and 3,4 configuration represent more than 50 mol % of the units of the 1,3-diene. The symbol R represents a hydrocarbon chain having from 3 to 20 carbon atoms. Such a copolymer exhibits an improved compromise between the degree of crystallinity and the stiffness and makes it possible to widen the field of application of ethylene-rich diene copolymers in rubber compositions.
US11718691B2	Modified polyisobutylene polymer for rubber compounding and rubber composition comprising same The present invention relates to a modified polyisobutylene polymer for rubber compounding including polyisobutylene having isobutylene as a main chain, unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, and a silane compound, and more particularly, 20 to 80 wt % of polyisobutylene having isobutylene as a main chain, 1 to 20 wt % of unsaturated dicarboxylic anhydride, and 1 to 60 wt % of a silane compound. In particular, when the polyisobutylene polymer of the present invention is used as an additive for rubber, the dispersibility of a filler can be significantly increased and both grip performance and rolling resistance can be improved.
US11718688B2	Hydroxyethyl cellulose derived from biomass and use of hydroxyethyl cellulose in brine treatment The hydroxyethyl cellulose derived from biomass is made by preparing a biomass by extracting resins and waxes, acid leaching, and alkali treatment to obtain a cellulose-rich residue, and then bleaching the cellulose-rich residue, followed by hydroxyethylation of the cellulose to obtain hydroxyethyl cellulose. The use of hydroxyethyl cellulose in brine treatment include reacting concentrated brine and hydroxyethyl cellulose with an effluent gas stream to capture CO2 and reduce salinity of the concentrated brine. The reduced salinity brine may then be useful for enhanced oil recovery methods.
US11718687B2	Biomoletron for regulation stem cell differentiation A bioelectronic device for regulating stem cell differentiation, a method for differentiating stem cells using the same, and a method for manufacturing the bioelectronic device. According to the present invention, it is possible to effectively control the differentiation of stem cells at a single-cell level, and to simultaneously perform a free radical inhibition function.
US11718683B2	Antigen-binding fusion proteins with modified HSP70 domains The invention relates to fusion proteins comprising an antigen binding domain fused with a modified heat shock 70 protein. The invention further relates to methods of using the fusion proteins to induce an immune response to antigens and to treat diseases associated With antigens.
US11718674B2	Antibodies binding PD-L1 and uses thereof An isolated monoclonal antibody, or an antigen-binding portion thereof, that specifically binds human PD0-L1. A nucleic acid molecule encoding the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, an expression vector, a host cell and a method for expressing the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof are also provided. The present disclosure further provides an immuneconjugate, a bispecific molecule, a chimeric antigen receptor, an oncolytic virus and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof, as well as a treatment method using the antibody or antigen-binding portion thereof.
US11718673B2	Bispecific binding molecules that target the tumor microenvironment and an immune checkpoint protein Bispecific binding proteins that bind IL-1β or IL-1R and a checkpoint protein are provided, together with methods of making the proteins. The checkpoint protein may be PD-1 or PD-L1. The binding proteins may have immunoglobulin-like structures that contain human Fab or scFv domains. A novel bispecific antibody format is provided. Methods of making the binding proteins are provided, together with pharmaceutical compositions containing the proteins. The binding proteins and pharmaceutical compositions may be used for treating or preventing diseases such as cancer.
US11718671B2	Bispecific antibody and uses thereof Provided is a novel antibody and a method for treating breast cancer. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a bispecific antibody targeting CD3 and a tumor antigen target such as HER2, a preparation method, and uses thereof. The present disclosure also relates to a composition containing said antibody and a method for treating cancer by using the antibody.
US11718670B2	Methods for determining and achieving therapeutically effective doses of anti-CD47 agents in treatment of cancer Methods are provided for treating a subject with an anti-CD47 agent.
US11718662B2	Rep protein as protein antigen for use in diagnostic assays Disclosed is a method of diagnosing multiple sclerosis (MS), wherein a blood sample from a patient is incubated with a DNA-replication associated (REP) protein. The present invention relates to a DNA-replication-associated (Rep) protein for use in the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS), wherein (a) an increased amount of Rep protein or fragments thereof in the sample as compared to an amount in a control sample; or an increased amount of anti-Rep protein antibodies with antigen in a sample from a subject as compared to an amount in a control sample correlates with a diagnosis of MS, wherein the Rep protein is MSBI1 Rep or MSBI2 Rep.
US11718659B2	CD33 exon 2 deficient donor stem cells for use with CD33 targeting agents Disclosed herein are compositions and methods relating to agents that target a lineage-specific cell-surface antigen and a population of hematopoietic cells that are deficient in the lineage-specific cell-surface antigen for immunotherapy of hematological malignancies.
US11718658B2	T cell receptors that bind to mixed lineage leukemia (MLL)-specific phosphopeptides and methods of use thereof Provided are TCRs (e.g., TCRs that bind to MLL, e.g., TCRs that bind to an MLL phosphopeptide, e.g., TCRs that bind to an MLL phosphopeptide/MHC complex), cells and pharmaceutical compositions comprising these TCRs, nucleic acids encoding these TCRs, expression vectors and host cells for making these TCRs, and methods of treating a subject using these TCRs.
US11718656B2	Inducible caspases and methods for use The disclosure provides inducible caspase polypeptides, compositions comprising inducible caspase polypeptides and sequences encoding the same, cells modified to express the polypeptides and compositions of the disclosure, as well as methods of making and methods of using same for adoptive cell therapy.
US11718646B2	Bovine adrenal medulla peptide 8-22 compounds and methods of use thereof for treating pain The present disclosure relates to, among other things, compounds and methods for treating neuropathic pain, ocular pain, ocular inflammation, and/or dry eye and methods of detecting mutations in specific G-protein coupled receptors, such as missense mutations, and determining the extent to which these mutations alter the pharmacological response of the G-protein coupled receptor.
US11718643B2	Multimodal anion exchange matrices The invention discloses a separation matrix which comprises a plurality of separation ligands, defined by the formula R1-L1-N(R3)-L2-R, immobilized on a support, wherein R1 is a five- or six-membered, substituted or non-substituted ring structure or a hydroxyethyl or hydroxypropyl group; L1 is either a methylene group or a covalent bond; R2 is a five- or six-membered, substituted or non-substituted ring structure; L2 is either a methylene group or a covalent bond; R3 is a methyl group; and wherein if R1 is a hydroxyethyl group and L1 is a covalent bond, R2 is a substituted aromatic ring structure or a substituted or non-substituted aliphatic ring structure.
US11718642B2	Compositions and methods for treating CNS disorders Provided herein is a compound of Formula (I-I), or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, wherein the variables are defined herein. Also provided herein are pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of Formula (I-I), and methods of using the compounds, e.g. in the treatment of CNS-related disorders.
US11718638B2	Compounds, compositions and methods for synthesis The present disclosure, among other things, provides technologies for synthesis, including reagents and methods for stereoselective synthesis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides compounds useful as chiral auxiliaries. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides reagents and methods for oligonucleotide synthesis. In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides reagents and methods for chirally controlled preparation of oligonucleotides. In some embodiments, technologies of the present disclosure are particularly useful for constructing challenging internucleotidic linkages, providing high yields and stereoselectivity.
US11718637B2	Prodrugs of 4′-C-substituted-2-halo-2′- deoxyadenosine nucleosides and methods of making and using the same The present disclosure provides prodrugs of 4′-C-substituted-2-halo-2′-deoxyadenoside nucleosides, and compositions, methods, and kits thereof. Such compounds can be useful for treating viral infections including, but not limited to, human immunodeficiency virus.
US11718636B2	Glucosamine derivatives for the prevention or treatment of joint disorders There are provided compounds of Formula (A) and pharmaceutically acceptable salts and esters thereof, and pharmaceutical compositions thereof, used for the prevention or treatment in a mammal of joint and bone disorders such as arthritis and osteoporosis.
US11718631B2	Sulphonamides and compositions thereof for treating conditions associated with NLRP activity In one aspect, compounds of Formula AA, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, are featured: wherein the variables shown in Formula AA can be as defined anywhere herein. Compounds AA are modulators of NLRP1 and/or NLRP3
US11718629B2	Process to produce blended (meth)acrylate/vinyl ester resin cross-linkers This invention outlines a method for synthesizing a blended resin system in a one pot reaction that may utilize, for example, bio-based anhydrosugars such as isosorbide as a principle component to produce isosorbide dimethacrylate and other monomeric materials for thermosetting applications. This invention establishes a one-pot procedure for reacting a hydroxy group containing compound with methacrylic anhydride in the first step and using the by-product methacrylic acid to react with glycidyl ethers to form additional methacrylate compounds in the second step. This methodology can be formulated to produce a wide array of resin systems that have controlled ratios of hydroxy group containing compound/cross-linker/reactive diluent. Additionally, the novel resin systems may be partially to fully bio-based, promoting global sustainability and reducing costs, and when free radically polymerized have properties that meet or exceed their petroleum derived counterparts.
US11718627B2	Processes for the preparation of (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-a]pyrrolo[2,3-e]-pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide and solid state forms thereof The present disclosure relates to processes for preparing (3S,4R)-3-ethyl-4-(3H-imidazo[1,2-α]pyrrolo[2,3-e]pyrazin-8-yl)-N-(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl)pyrrolidine-1-carboxamide, solid state forms thereof, and corresponding pharmaceutical compositions, methods of treatment (including treatment of rheumatoid arthritis), kits, methods of synthesis, and products-by-process.
US11718622B2	Heterocyclic adenosine receptor antagonists Heterocyclic compounds useful as antagonists of adenosine receptors, and methods of treatment of diseases using antagonists of adenosine receptors are disclosed herein. Also disclosed herein are pharmaceutical compositions and methods of administration of heterocyclic antagonists of adenosine receptors and processes for producing heterocyclic antagonists of adenosine receptors.
US11718621B2	Tebipenem pivoxil crystalline forms, compositions including the same, methods of manufacture, and methods of use The disclosure is directed to new crystalline tebipenem pivoxil salt forms, including a crystalline tebipenem pivoxil ethane sulfonate salt form (Form A), a crystalline tebipenem pivoxil ketoglutarate salt form (Form A), tebipenem pivoxil maleate salt forms (Form A and Form B), a tebipenem pivoxil malate salt form (Form A), a tebipenem pivoxil methane sulfonate salt form (Form B), a tebipenem pivoxil hydrobromide salt form (Form B), and a tebipenem pivoxil edisylate salt form (Form A). The disclosure also includes a composition, comprising a crystalline tebipenem pivoxil salt and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and further includes a method for treating an antibiotic resistant bacterial infection, comprising administering to a patient in need of such treatment a therapeutically effective amount of a crystalline tebipenem pivoxil salt.
US11718618B2	Substituted pyrido[2,1-a]isoquinolines as VMAT2 inhibitors This disclosure relates generally to VMAT2 inhibitor compounds of Formula (Ia): and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as compositions and methods related thereto.
US11718615B2	Heterocyclic compounds and their application in medicine This invention relates to heterocyclic compounds and their use in medicine. In particular, the present invention discloses heterocyclic compound of formula I, or an isotopically labeled compound thereof, or an optical isomer thereof, a geometric isomer thereof, a tautomer thereof or a mixture of various isomers, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, or a prodrug thereof. The invention also relates to the use of these compounds in medicine.
US11718612B2	Inhibitors of receptor interacting protein kinase I for the treatment of disease Disclosed herein are compounds which inhibit RIPK1, pharmaceutical compositions, and methods of treatment of RIPK1-mediated diseases, such as neurodegenerative disorders, inflammatory disorders, and cancer.
US11718608B2	Organic molecules for use in optoelectronic devices An organic molecule, is disclosed having: one first chemical moiety with a structure of formula I: and one second chemical moiety with a structure of formula II: wherein the first chemical moiety is linked to the second chemical moiety via a single bond; and one third chemical moiety with a structure of Formula III: wherein the first chemical moiety is linked to the third chemical moiety via a single bond.
US11718606B2	Polycyclic compound and organic light emitting element comprising same The present application relates to a compound of Chemical Formula 1 and an organic light emitting device including the same.
US11718603B2	CDK2 inhibitors This invention relates to compounds of Formula (I) and enantiomers thereof, and to pharmaceutically acceptable salts of Formula (I) and said enantiomers, wherein R1, R2 and R3 are as defined herein. The invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds and salts, and to methods and uses of such compounds, salts and compositions for the treatment of abnormal cell growth, including cancer, in a subject in need thereof.
US11718601B2	Pyridinyl substituted oxoisoindoline compounds Disclosed are compounds of Formula (I): or a salt thereof, wherein R1, R2, R4, R6, m, and n are defined herein. Also disclosed are methods of using such compounds to inhibit Helios protein, and pharmaceutical compositions comprising such compounds. These compounds are useful in the treatment of viral infections and proliferative disorders, such as cancer.
US11718600B2	1,2,3-triazole inhibitors of P97 AAA ATPase activity The present technology is directed to methods of inhibiting or modulating p97 and compounds and compositions useful in such methods. Diseases and conditions that can be treated with the compounds and compositions of the present technology include, but are not limited to, antibacterial infection, antiviral infection, cancer and neurodegenerative disorders susceptible to treatment by modulation of p97.
US11718599B2	Method for producing cyclic carbonate having unsaturated group, and novel cyclic carbonate A method for producing a cyclic carbonate represented by the following formula (1): wherein X1 and X2 are the same as or different from each other, and are each a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, or a monovalent organic group; and R is an organic group containing one or more carbon-carbon unsaturated bonds. The method includes reacting an unsaturated cyclic carbonate represented by the following formula (A): wherein X1 and X2 are defined as described above, and an alcohol represented by the formula (B): R—OH, wherein R is defined as described above, or an alkoxide thereof in the presence of a base, or reacting the unsaturated cyclic carbonate and the alkoxide. Also disclosed is a method for producing a cyclic carbonate.
US11718597B2	Method for preparing a tetrafluoro-1,2-epoxypropane A method for preparing a tetrafluoro-1,2-epoxypropane comprising reacting a 3-acetoxy-2-bromo-tetrafluoropropane with an alkaline or alkaline earth metal hydroxide solution to provide a tetrafluoro-1,2-epoxypropane, and partially fluorinated polyethers of formula [OCRR1CR2R3]n wherein n is from 5 to 100, R is F or H, R1 is CF3, R2 is F or H and R3 is H.
US11718585B2	Bis-cyclic guanidines as antibacterial agents Provided are novel bis-cyclic guanidine compounds, and the use thereof for treating bacterial infection.
US11718582B2	(R)-4-(1-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)pyrrolidine-2-carboxamide)cyclopropyl)-benzoic acid as EP4 receptor antagonist The following invention relates to (R)-4-(1-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl) pyrrodiline-2-carboxamide) cyclopropyl benzoic acid (Compound 1) or a salt thereof. Advantageous methods for obtaining the Compound 1 are also described, as well as pharmaceutical compositions containing it (R)-4-(1-(1-(4-(trifluoromethyl)benzyl)pyrrodiline-2-carboxamide) cyclopropyl benzoic acid (Compound 1) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof is described for use as an EP4 receptor antagonist in the treatment of a pathology that involves the activities of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) in its pathogenesis.
US11718578B2	Ketamine flow synthesis The invention provides a method for synthesizing a compound of formula wherein each R independently represents an optionally substituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy, acyl, carboxyl, hydroxyl, halogen, amino, nitro, cyano, sulfo or sulfhydryl group, in ortho, meta or para position to the cycloalkylamine moiety; R1 and R2 each independently represents a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl group or a cycloalkyl group; R3 represents a hydrogen group, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, perfluoroalkyl, cycloalkyl, alkoxy, aryloxy group; Y represents an oxygen atom, a sulfur atom, a NH group, a NR4 group or a CH2 group; R4 represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl, aryl or a heteroaryl group; and n and m each independently represents an integer from 1 to 5; or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; or a precursor thereof; wherein the method comprises one or more of the following steps: (a) reacting a compound of formula (II) wherein R, R3, Y, n and m are as defined above in relation to the compound of formula (I) with an oxygenating agent, a first additive and a second additive in a solvent in a fluidic network or in a batch process under thermal and/or photochemical conditions to form a compound of formula (III): wherein R, R3, Y, n and m are as defined above in relation to the compound of formula (I), (b) reacting a compound of formula (III) with a nitrogen containing nucleophile in the presence of a third additive and/or a solvent in the fluidic network or in a batch process under thermal conditions to form a compound of formula (IV): wherein R, R1, R2, R3, Y, n and m are as defined above in relation to the compound of formula (I); and/or (c) reacting a compound of formula (IV) in a fluidic network or in a batch process, optionally in the presence of a fourth additive, under thermal conditions to form a compound of formula (I); wherein one or more of steps (a), (b) and/or (c) is carried out in a fluidic network that comprises micro- and/or meso-channels having an internal dimension of from 100 μm to 2000 μm.
US11718575B2	Methanol production via dry reforming and methanol synthesis in a vessel A system and method for producing methanol via dry reforming and methanol synthesis in the same vessel, including converting methane and carbon dioxide in the vessel into syngas including hydrogen and carbon monoxide via dry reforming in the vessel, cooling the syngas via a heat exchanger in the vessel, and synthesizing methanol from the syngas in the vessel.
US11718574B2	Solvent composition, cleaning method, method of forming a coating film, heat transfer fluid, and heat cycle system The present invention is a solvent composition including: a solvent including 1-chloro-2,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene; and at least one type of stabilizer selected from a group consisting of phenols, ethers, epoxides, amines, alcohols, and hydrocarbons, and is a solvent composition which is excellent in solubility of various organic substances and has no adverse effect on a global environment, and is excellent in stability, and this solvent composition can be used for a wide range of industrial uses such as cleaning, coating uses, and a heat transfer fluid.
US11718571B2	Emollient composition An emollient composition comprising at least one hydrocarbon fluid in an amount of 50 to 100% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition is provided. The fluid can be obtained by a process of catalytically hydrogenating a feed comprising more than 85% by weight of oligomerized olefins, at a temperature from 115 to 195° C. and at a pressure from 30 to 70 bars. A cosmetic, dermatological or pharmaceutical composition comprising the emollient composition and uses thereof are also provided.
US11718568B2	Additive manufacturing, bond modifying system and method An additive manufacturing system including a two-dimensional energy patterning system for imaging a powder bed is disclosed. The two-dimensional energy patterning system may be used to control a state of matter of each successive additive layer. Accordingly, the system may be used to alter the chemical bond arrangement of the material forming the various additive layers.
US11718566B2	Composite materials and bonding elements from carbonation of calcium silicate and methods thereof The invention provides composite materials comprising novel bonding elements exhibiting unique microstructures and chemical compositions, and methods for their manufacture and uses, for example, in a variety of concrete components with or without aggregates in the infrastructure, construction, pavement and landscaping industries.
US11718564B2	Two-component inorganic injection mortar system based on fine aluminous cement having increased load values A two-component inorganic injection mortar system includes a curable aqueous-phase aluminous cement component A and an initiator component B in aqueous-phase for initiating the curing process. Component A includes at least one blocking agent which is phosphoric acid, metaphosphoric acid, phosphorous acid or phosphonic acid, at least one plasticizer and water. Component B includes an initiator, at least one retarder, at least one mineral filler and water. The curable aqueous-phase aluminous cement component A includes calcium aluminate cement having an average particle size in the range of from 0.5 to 15 μm. A two-component system, which is ready-for-use, can be used for chemical fastening of anchors, such as metal elements, or in mineral substrates, such as structures made of brickwork, concrete, pervious concrete or natural stone.
US11718559B2	Closed loop control with camera detection of pebble size of lime particles to ameliorate lime kiln ringing and improve uptime and operating efficiency An improved lime mud recycling system including a camera proximate the kiln outlet imaging the granular lime and providing outlet images of the granular lime exiting the kiln, a processor analyzing the outlet images of the granular lime and providing pebble size distributions for the granular lime exiting the kiln, as well as a controller communicating with the processor comparing the pebble size distribution of the granular lime exiting the kiln with predetermined prescribed operating parameters for pebble size distributions for the granular lime exiting the kiln and issuing (I) a notification and/or (II) a control signal prompting remedial action when the pebble size distributions for the granular lime exiting the kiln are outside of the predetermined prescribed operating parameters.
US11718557B2	Chemically strengthened glass The present invention relates to a chemically strengthened glass satisfying A1 [MPa] of 600 or more, A2 [MPa] of 50 or more, B1 [μm] of 6 or less, B2 [μm] of 10% or more of t [μm], C [MPa] of −30 or less, and A1/B1 [MPa/μm] of 100 or more when the chemically strengthened glass has a thickness t [μm] and a profile of a stress value [MPa] at a depth x [μm] from a glass surface is approximated by an error least-squares method in a region of 0A2 and B1
US11718556B2	Glass for chemical strengthening, chemically strengthened glass, and electronic device case The present invention pertains to a glass for strengthening, that: has an average transmittance of at least 70% when converted to a thickness of 0.8 mm at a wavelength of 380-780 nm; has a haze value of no more than 0.7% when converted to a thickness of 0.8 mm in a C light source; has a Young's modulus of at least 85 GPa; has a fracture toughness value of at least 0.90 MPa·m1/2; a thermal conductivity at 20° C. of at least 1.3 W/m·K; and comprises a lithium aluminosilicate crystallized glass.
US11718553B2	Alkali-free glass substrate An alkali-free glass substrate contains, as represented by mass % based on oxides: 54% to 68% of SiO2; 10% to 25% of Al2O3; 0.1% to 5.5% of B2O3; and 8% to 26% of MgO+CaO+SrO+BaO. The alkali-free glass substrate has β-OH of 0.15 mm−1 to 0.35 mm−1, and a Cl content of 0.15 to 0.3 mass %. A bubble growth index I of the alkali-free glass substrate given by the following formula is 320 or more: I=590.5×[β-OH]+874.1×[Cl]−5.7×[B2O3]−33.3. In the formula, [β-OH] is β-OH of the alkali-free glass substrate in mm−1, [Cl] is the Cl content of the alkali-free glass substrate in mass %, and [B2O3] is a B2O3 content of the alkali-free glass substrate in mass %.
US11718552B2	Chemically temperable glass sheet The invention relates to a glass sheet having a boron-, strontium- and lithium-free glass composition comprising the following in weight percentage, expressed with respect to the total weight of glass: 65≤SiO2≤78% 8≤Na2O≤15% 1≤K2O<6% 1≤Al2O3<6% 2≤CaO<10% 0≤MgO≤6%; as well as a K2O/(K2O+Na2O) ratio which is ranging from 0.1 and 0.7. The invention corresponds to an easy chemically-temperable soda-lime-silica type glass composition, which is more suited for use in electronic devices applications.
US11718549B2	Treatment system and method for drinking water A water treatment system comprises a flow path through a first activated carbon filter, a second activated carbon filter downstream of the first activated carbon filter, a particulate filter downstream of the second activated carbon filter, for example a ceramic membrane, and a UV sterilizer downstream of the particulate filter. Ozone is introduced into the process water ahead of a water storage vessel for storing treated water produced by the system. A recycle subsystem is periodically operated to withdraw treated water from the water storage vessel to form recycled water, introduce the recycled water to the water lines upstream of the UV sterilizer, and return the recycled water to the water storage vessel. A main programmable logic controller (PLC) controls a flow of the process water through the water treatment system and controls the recycle subsystem.
US11718548B2	Apparatus system and method to extract minerals and metals from water A new apparatus, system and method to purified produced water and removed valuable metals and minerals is described. The apparatus comprises a device for flowing produced water wellbore from a wellbore to the produced water purification apparatus; at least one device to remove heavy metals from the produced water; at least one brine removal device to remove brine from the produced water. The method comprises steps to use the apparatus and the system comprises a control panel that operates the at least one device for removing heavy metals and at least one sensor in a coordinated manner.
US11718547B2	Dirty water treatment optimization Embodiments of the present disclosure include a system for optimizing dirty water remediation and re-use. The system can include a first treatment system that includes a direct contact thermal distillation system or an evaporator. The system can further include a frac water re-use treatment system.
US11718546B2	System and a method for producing microbiologically controlled fluid A method and a system comprising an integrated water purifying apparatus with a pre-filter circuit including a particle filter and an activated carbon filter arranged to produce pre-treated water; a fluid circuit arranged to receive pre-treated water from the pre-filter circuit, the fluid circuit including an RO-pump and a Reverse Osmosis (RO) device arranged to produce purified water; a heating device arranged to heat purified water from the RO device to a temperature above 65°0 C.; the water purifying apparatus further arranged to heat disinfect the fluid circuit using the heated purified water. The system further comprises a line set connected to the purified water outlet connector at a water line connector of the line set, wherein the line set includes at least one sterile sterilizing grade filter arranged to further filter the purified water.
US11718545B1	Septic system The systems and methods herein are directed a wastewater management system which can be used on a housing unit. The wastewater management system includes a septic tank, pump tank, pressure tank, and pods residing within a drainfield.
US11718543B2	Geotechnical characteristics of tailings via lime addition Methods and systems for treating tailings at an elevated pH using lime are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, the method comprises (i) providing a tailings stream comprising bicarbonates and a pH less than 9.0, (ii) adding a coagulant comprising calcium hydroxide to the tailings stream to form a mixture having a pH of at least 11.5 and a soluble calcium level no more than 800 mg/L, and (iii) dewatering the mixture to produce a product having a solids content of at least 40% by weight. In some embodiments, the pH and soluble calcium level of the mixture cause chemical modification of clay materials of the mixture via pozzolanic reactions. In some embodiments, the undrained shear strength of the product increases over a period of time of at least two days.
US11718539B2	Extraction and recovery of Pd from aqueous solutions Extraction of platinum-group elements, e.g. Pd, by adsorption from acidic aqueous solutions, using chelating acrylic fibers having amidoxime substituents followed by recovery by elution with an HCl-thiourea solution. From about 10% to 100% of the acrylic fiber CN are converted to amidoxime by reaction with NH2OH (hydroxylamine) in H2O/MeOH solution in the range of 30° C.-90° C. for from 15 min to 72 hrs. The adsorptive loading of elements onto the fiber and the efficiency of elution therefrom is substantially 100%, in multiple cycles of adsorption/elution. The novel fiber/extraction process is rapid, lending it to a continuous recovery operation. A portion of the CN groups of may be converted to carboxylate groups by reaction with NaOH. Short lengths of fiber are loaded into a vertical column and the pregnant solution introduced. Upon breakthrough, the fibers may be eluted, washed and recycled hundreds of times without removal from the column.
US11718536B2	Solvent-free synthesis of lanthanide oxide and mixed lanthanide oxide nanoparticles Lanthanide oxides and mixed lanthanide oxides can be produced using furnace or microwave assisted solid-state synthesis. The use of Ln-tri(methylsilyl)amide-based precursors yields spherical nanoparticles. The formation of spherical shaped nanoparticles is likely due to the preferential single-step decomposition of the Ln-TMS as well as the low activation energy to overcome decomposition. Reaction temperature, initial metal ion ratio, and reaction dwell time can be used to control the final nanoparticle size. The method enables solvent-free, high-yield synthesis of morphology-controlled lanthanide oxides.
US11718532B2	Preparation method of high purity SiC powder The process for preparing high purity SiC powders according to the embodiment not only solves the environmental problems by using waste SiC, but also reduces the manufacturing cost with high yield, high productivity, and high uniformity.
US11718529B1	Graphene networks and methods for synthesis and use of the same The present development is a novel graphene foam with highly enriched incommensurately-stacked layers. The graphene foam is intended to be applied as active electrodes in rechargeable batteries. A 93% incommensurate graphene foam demonstrated a reversible specific capacity of 1540 mAh g-1 with a 75% coulombic efficiency, and an 86% incommensurate sample achieves above 99% coulombic efficiency exhibiting 930 mAh g-1 specific capacity.
US11718528B2	Process for the production of high conductivity, carbon-rich materials from coal A method of producing high conductivity carbon material from coal includes subjecting the coal to a dissolution process to produce a solubilized coal material, and subjecting the solubilized coal material to a pyrolysis process to produce the high conductivity carbon material.
US11718527B2	Systems and methods for high yield and high throughput production of graphene Systems and method for producing graphene on a substrate are described. Certain types of exemplar systems include lateral arrangements of a substrate gas scavenging environment and an annealing environment. Certain other types of exemplar systems include lateral arrangements of a graphene producing environment and a cooling environment, which cools the graphene produced on the substrate. Yet other types of exemplar systems include lateral arrangements of a localized annealing environment, localized graphene producing environment and a localized cooling environment inside the same enclosure.Certain type of exemplar methods for producing graphene on a substrate include scavenging a first portion of the substrate and preferably, contemporaneously annealing a second portion of the substrate. Certain other type of exemplar methods for producing graphene include novel annealing techniques and/or implementing temperature profiles and gas flow rate profiles that vary as a function of lateral distance and/or cooling graphene after producing it.
US11718525B2	System and method of producing carbon nanotubes Method of producing short carbon nanotube fibers from a carbonaceous gas.
US11718524B2	Method for manufacturing sulfur tetrafluoride An object of this invention is to provide a simple method for producing sulfur tetrafluoride. The object is achieved by a method for producing sulfur tetrafluoride, comprising step A of reacting a fluorinated halogen compound with sulfur chloride, the fluorinated halogen compound being represented by formula: XFn, wherein X is chlorine, bromine, or iodine; and n is a natural number of 1 to 5.
US11718516B2	Beverage dispensing heads with lighting modules A beverage dispensing head includes a housing having a front, a rear, and a base that extends between the front and the rear. A mixing nozzle is configured to dispense a flow of beverage via the base. A valve is configured to control the flow of beverage via the mixing nozzle, and a switch is movable into and between a closed position in which the valve opens the flow of beverage via the mixing nozzle and an open position in which the valve closes the flow of beverage via the mixing nozzle. A lighting module disposed in the housing is configured to illuminate the front of the housing and the base of the housing when the switch is moved into the closed position.
US11718505B2	Elevator system suspension member termination A suspension member for suspending and/or driving an elevator car of an elevator system includes a plurality of tension members extending along a length of the suspension member including a plurality of fibers extending along the length of the suspension member bonded into a polymer matrix. A jacket substantially retains the plurality of tension members. The suspension member is configured to be deformed at a suspension member end to allow for installation of the suspension member end into a termination assembly of the elevator system. A method of installing a suspension member of an elevator system into a termination assembly includes deforming a suspension member end and reforming it to a selected shape, inserting the suspension member end into the termination assembly and curing and/or hardening it, and applying a load thereto or to the socket or the wedge to secure the suspension member end in the termination assembly.
US11718504B2	Inertial analyzer for vertical mining conveyances and method thereof The present invention provides device system and a method for monitoring movements of mining conveyances in a mine shaft. One or more sensors that form part of the system may be installed directly on the mining conveyances. The sensors may be accelerometers and are for detecting movements on mining conveyances. The system may analyze the descent and ascent paths of the mining conveyances on guides by recording vertical, horizontal and transverse accelerations. The analysis may comprise associating the movements with position of the mining conveyances on the guides for identification of an anomaly at a specific position.
US11718500B2	Customer behavior driven predictive maintenance A method of monitoring a conveyance apparatus within a conveyance system including: obtaining a first health level of a conveyance system at a first time; receiving customer feedback regarding operation of the conveyance system proximate the first time from a customer; and adjusting a threshold health level of the conveyance system to be less than or equal to the first health level of the conveyance system in response to the customer feedback.
US11718496B2	Sheet processing apparatus and image forming system A sheet processing apparatus includes a conveyance portion, a punching portion, a moving portion, a first detecting portion, and a control unit configured to control the conveyance portion, the punching portion and the moving portion, wherein the control unit is configured, for a target position of each of a plurality of holes to be formed to a single sheet, to cause the first detecting portion to execute a detection process, and to execute a moving process of moving the moving portion based on the output value of the first detecting portion corresponding to the target position and a punching process of performing punching to the target position of the sheet by the punching portion after the moving process has been completed.
US11718489B2	Crop input supply system, methods and apparatus A crop input transfer system for transferring a crop input to an implement tank supported on an implement dispensing the crop input, the crop input transfer system includes a mobile supply vehicle powered independent of the implement. The mobile supply vehicle has a boom and a supply tank holding a crop input supply. The crop transfer system includes a coupler with a first coupler portion that matingly couples with a second coupler portion. The first coupler portion is mounted to the boom and the second coupler portion is mounted to the implement. The crop input supply in the supply tank is communicated to implement tank via the matingly coupled first and second coupler portions.
US11718486B2	Device and method for separating piece goods Devices for separating piece goods such as pharmaceutical product packages to be stored in a picking device are provided. The device includes a feed device for piece goods, a recording device for recording 3D images of piece goods, a control device for evaluating 3D images and for determining a piece good to be picked, a conveyor for picking a piece good, a deposit surface, and a lateral recording device. The control device is configured so that the orientation of the picked piece good is ascertained and the preferred storage surface is established and that the conveyor is activated in such a way that a picked piece good is situated on a preferred storage surface on the deposit surface. Methods of separating piece goods to be stored in a picking device are also provided.
US11718481B2	Extendable loader with multiple conveyors A conveyor assembly includes an extendable conveyor, a cradle configured to at least partially receive the extendable conveyor, a first conveyor that is movable between a first position and a second position, the first conveyor configured to receive a material from a first source, and second conveyor configured to receive a material from a second source. The extendable conveyor may be configured to pivot with respect to the cradle.
US11718480B1	Chain conveyor paddle attachment bracket A chain conveyor paddle attachment bracket for coupling a paddle to a chain link is disclosed. In embodiments, the chain conveyor paddle attachment bracket includes a bent sheet of metal that forms a first portion and a second portion substantially perpendicular to one another. The first portion of the bent sheet of metal includes two notches on opposite sides of the first portion, wherein the two notches are configured to form a welding interface between the first portion of the bent sheet of metal and a sidebar of the chain link. The second portion of the bent sheet of metal includes an opening configured to receive a fastener for connecting the paddle to the second portion of the bent sheet of metal.
US11718478B2	Modular multifunctional workcells for autonomous guided vehicle applications Methods, systems, and apparatus for transporting workcells. In one aspect, a system includes a first fleet of AGVs that each include electro-mechanical interface that is adapted to (i) connect to or lift multiple different types of workcells and (ii) provide charging power to or receive charging power from multiple different types of workcells. A second fleet of multiple different types of workcells are each adapted to perform one or more particular tasks. A control system is configured to identify a set of tasks to be performed by the second fleet of workcells and, for each task, select a workcell to perform the task, select an AGV to transport the selected workcell to a location at which the task is to be performed, and provide, to the selected AGV, instructions that cause the selected AGV to transport the selected workcell to the location at which the task is to be performed.
US11718475B2	Storage and retrieval system rover interface An automated storage and retrieval system including at least one autonomous rover for transferring payload within the system and including a communicator, a multilevel storage structure, each level allowing traversal of the at least one autonomous rover, at least one registration station disposed at predetermined locations on each level and being configured to communicate with the communicator to at least receive rover identification information, and a controller in communication with the at least one registration station and configured to receive the at least rover identification information and at least one of register the at least one autonomous rover as being on a level corresponding to a respective one of the at least one registration station or deregister the at least one autonomous rover from the system, where the controller effects induction of the at least one autonomous rover into a predetermined rover space on the level.
US11718474B2	Object handling system and method A system, comprising: a storage workspace including a first framework defined by a series of first uprights, the first uprights supporting a grid of two substantially perpendicular sets of rails; and a plurality of containers for storing objects, wherein the plurality of containers are arranged in stacks, each stack of containers is located underneath a grid space in the workspace; and a grid extension including a continuation of the two substantially perpendicular sets of rails, and wherein the plurality of containers can be moved by one or more load handling devices between the storage workspace and an area beneath the grid extension, wherein the area beneath the grid extension is configured for positioning a roll cage such that containers can be placed or removed from the roll cage.
US11718472B2	Automated guided vehicle designed for warehouse An Automated Guided Robot (AGV) system designed for carrying, storing and retrieving inventory items to and from storage shelves. The AGV (100) can move between warehouse shelves and reach to the inside of a shelf without turning. The AGV (100) is equipped with a material handling device (130). The material handling device (130) comprises a lateral device that is configured to move in a lateral direction either to the right side or to the left side. The movement of the lateral device can be either rotational or translational. The material handling device (130) further comprises a retractable device that retracts or extends in a direction perpendicular to the lateral direction. The retractable device allows the material handling device (130) to extend into the storage shelf to fetch or place an inventory item.
US11718471B2	Automatic control of a refuse front end loader An automatic control system for a refuse vehicle includes a mode select switch disposed within the vehicle that generates a mode select signal based on input from an operator of the vehicle, a control mechanism disposed within the vehicle that operates in response to the mode select signal, and a plurality of sensors adapted to sense a plurality of characteristics of the vehicle and adapted to communicate the plurality of sensed characteristics. The system further includes a control module that receives control instructions from the control mechanism and selectively controls at least one component of a plurality of components of the vehicle based on the mode select signal, at least one of the plurality of sensed characteristics, and the control instructions.
US11718461B2	Composite material for the production of sealing foils and sealing foils made therefrom Composite materials, and sealing foils prepared with such composite materials for sealing a container, where the composite materials include an inner layer configured to face the container during sealing, the inner layer being single- or multi-layer, and including a self-contained and closed weakening line; an outer layer that may be single- or multi-layer, and that is configured to be peeled from the inner layer; where an area of the inner layer delimited by the closed weakening line remains attached to the outer layer when the outer layer is peeled from the inner layer, thereby creating a hole in the inner layer; the outermost of the inner layers is in contact with the outer layer, and includes a semicrystalline ethylene-propylene copolymer that is substantially free of dienes; and the innermost of the outer layers is a barrier layer or a lacquer.
US11718454B1	Flow control closure A flow control closure is provided. The closure having a body member with a base wall, a body skirt, and a spout extending from the base wall away from the body skirt; a lid member with a top wall and a lid skirt, the lid member being movable between an open position and a closed position, the top wall having a seal positioned to engage the spout when the lid member is in the closed position; and a hinge member that joins the lid member with the body member. The spout can include an orifice with an outer profile having a first diameter and an inner profile having a second diameter, the orifice can include one or more uvulas that partially obstructs the first diameter. The flow control closure can be molded as one unitary piece.
US11718452B2	Stopper holder device for bottles and the like A stopper holder device for bottles is provided that includes a base-part associated with a bottle neck, a latch articulated in the base-part respect to which can swing, and a bracket which supports the stopper and which is articulated at the latch. The base-part includes an elastically deformable portion with means to release the elastically deformable portion from the bottle neck when causing an elastic deformation on the deformable portion, or to embrace the portion to the neck of the bottle when not causing the elastic deformation, so that the same stopper can be used in different bottles. The base-part also includes first structures, where the latch is articulated, and slots for housing wings of the bracket when the bottle is closed. The bracket includes second structures to which the latch is swingly attached. The latch includes third structures cooperating with the first structures and fourth structures cooperating with the second structures.
US11718448B2	Handle-equipped container Provided is a container with handle including an upper surface portion, a side surface portion, a bottom surface portion, and a grip portion formed to the side surface portion, in which the grip portion includes a first connecting end portion, a second connecting end portion, a grip body portion, and a hollow portion, and an area of a cross section of the hollow portion cut by a plane, which passes through a first end point of the second connecting end portion closest to a central axis of the container and is orthogonal to a central axis, is larger than an area of a cross section of the hollow portion cut by a plane which is at the grip body portion and is orthogonal to the central axis.
US11718447B2	Pallet with stacking stops on the pallet deck A pallet made of plastic, having a pallet deck and pallet runners. The runners extend the length of the pallet and have a substantially rectangular form. The runners and the pallet deck have formations that allow a form-fit engagement of two pallets of the same type that are stacked one above the other. The form-fit engagement creates a stable stack. The formations on the pallet deck are also designed to allow wooden pallets to be stacked on the pallet according to the invention.
US11718445B2	Packing device for products A packaging device comprises a bod, a neck receiver, and a holder. The box is cuboidal in shape with multiple openings to accommodate a container. The neck receiver is positioned within the box to receive a neck portion of the container. The holder is inserted within the neck receiver to mount an elastic band, wherein the neck receiver is pulled out and pulled into position within a channel defined on the box using the elastic band. In an embodiment, the container is a bottle, where the neck receiver receives the neck portion of the bottle at a curved section of the neck receiver and an extended section of the neck receiver is designed to traverse along a channel defined on the box.
US11718428B2	Methods and machine for packaging primary containers in secondary containers and a shipping tray A machine for filling a tertiary container with secondary containers is provided. The machine includes a frame and a tray loading station positioned to receive a plurality of streams of the secondary containers. The machine also includes a front gate at an upstream end of the tray loading station, the front gate moveable between a first position, in which the secondary containers are obstructed from passing downstream, and a second position, in which the secondary containers are not obstructed. The machine further includes a back stop proximate a downstream end of the tray loading station, the back stop moveable between a first, upstream position and a second, downstream position. The tray loading station is sized such that when a first row of secondary containers is positioned against the back stop in the first position, a portion of an upstream row of secondary containers is positioned directly above the front gate.
US11718426B1	Highly adaptable platform Systems and methods are disclosed for servicing objects such as a launch vehicle or an aircraft with an elevated platform that conforms to differently sized and shaped objects. The platform can have telescoping planks that extend to conform to the outer surface of the object. Glide pads with low friction surfaces, rollers, etc. can reduce the friction between a plank and a supporting surface and between adjacent planks such that planks can be manually moved into position. In addition, the plank holders can limit the planks to a linear movement, secure the planks to a supporting surface, and control the friction force between the planks and the supporting surface. Further still, the supporting surface can be a carrier and/or a support that moves the planks closer to the object and tilts the planks out of the way so that an object can be positioned within the platform.
US11718424B2	Spacecraft and spacecraft protective blankets Protective blankets comprise a flexible blanket body and a voltage supply. The flexible blanket body comprises a plurality of sheets of material operatively coupled together to define the flexible blanket body. The plurality of sheets comprises one or more sheets composed at least in part of a carbon nanotube material and at least one sheet composed of a different material. The voltage supply is electrically coupled at least to a first sheet of the one or more sheets composed at least in part of the carbon nanotube material, such that the first sheet defines a resistive heater.
US11718423B2	Condensing heat exchanger with flow restricting inserts between the condenser element and the outlet header An insert for a condensing heat exchanger, having: a body extending aft from a forward end to an aft end, and defining: a body exterior surface; a forward segment that extends aft from the forward end of the insert to a first axial location between the forward and aft ends of the insert, along the forward segment the body exterior surface is without openings; a middle segment that extends aft from the first axial location to a second axial location, along the middle segment the body exterior surface is cylindrical; and an aft segment that extends aft from the second axial location to the aft end of the insert, along the aft segment the body exterior surface of the body is cylindrical and defines axially extending grooves, and the grooves are spaced apart from each other and extend forward from the aft end of the insert to the middle segment.
US11718422B2	Systems and methods for satellite movement A satellite includes a plurality of thrusters disposed about the satellite, each of the plurality of thrusters having a minimum thruster firing time, and a control circuit connected to the plurality of thrusters. The control circuit is configured to identify violations of the minimum thruster firing time in a non-compliant thruster firing pattern selected to achieve a specified movement, generate a plurality of compliant thruster firing patterns by replacing each of the violations of the non-compliant thruster firing pattern by zero and a minimum time in different combinations, select a compliant thruster firing pattern from the plurality of compliant thruster firing patterns to produce a satellite movement that is within a predetermined range of the specified movement, and cause the plurality of thrusters to fire according to the compliant thruster firing pattern.
US11718420B2	Spacecraft servicing devices and related assemblies, systems, and methods Spacecraft servicing systems include a spacecraft servicing device and at least one mission extension pod comprising at least one spacecraft servicing component. The spacecraft servicing device is configured to transfer the at least pod to a target spacecraft in order to service the target spacecraft with the at least one spacecraft servicing component of the at least one pod. Spacecraft servicing pods configured to be supplied to a spacecraft with a spacecraft servicing device include at least one spacecraft servicing component.
US11718414B2	Automated self-testing A flight-time variable associated with an aircraft is determined including by determining the flight-time variable while the aircraft is flying. It is determined whether the aircraft is airworthy based at least in part on the flight-time variable. In response to determining that the aircraft is not airworthy, the aircraft is automatically landed.
US11718413B2	Cockpit pedestal and aircraft with a cockpit pedestal A cockpit pedestal and an aircraft with a cockpit pedestal. The cockpit pedestal includes an integrally-formed frame including an instrument receiving portion defining a plurality of compartments for receiving instruments therein; and a plurality of legs supporting the instrument receiving portion, the plurality of legs being integrally formed with the instrument receiving portion, the plurality of legs being adapted for transferring a load of the plurality of instruments from the instrument receiving portion to a floor of the aircraft cockpit when the cockpit pedestal and the instruments are installed in the aircraft cockpit. In some versions the cockpit pedestal includes a conductive layer electrically grounding the instruments in the cockpit.
US11718411B2	Fuel containment system A fuel containment system for an aircraft is provided. The fuel containment system comprises an upper fuel barrier under a cabin floor, an aft wheel well bulkhead, an aft fuel barrier opposite the aft wheel well bulkhead, a lower fuel barrier associated with a cargo floor, and a lower fuselage skin panel. A fuel tank is created by the upper fuel barrier, the aft wheel well bulkhead, the aft fuel barrier, the lower fuel barrier, and the lower fuselage skin. The fuel tank is integrated into the aircraft and existing structural components are sealed to prevent fuel from leaking out of the integrated fuel tank.
US11718410B2	Systems and methods for multi-module control of a hydrogen powered hybrid electric powertrain The present disclosure provides systems and methods for a hydrogen-powered hybrid electric powertrain and the associated hydro-electro-aero-thermal management system (HEATMS).
US11718405B1	Retractable lug and methods for projectile coupling and decoupling A lug assembly can include a frame, lug base, lug, and door. The lug assembly can be attached to a projectile that can be coupled and decoupled to an aircraft via the lug assembly. The frame can slidably receive the door. The lug can connect to the lug base and rotate thereabout from a first lug position to a second lug position upon the projectile decoupling. In the second lug position, the lug is contained within the frame such that an aerodynamic profile of the projectile is preserved. The door can connect to the lug base via a closing mechanism including one or more tension mechanism that apply a closing force to the door. Upon the projectile decoupling, the closing force causes the door to slide from a first to a second position, the door transitioning the lug to the second lug position and substantially sealing the frame opening.
US11718402B2	Systems and methods for a thrust-vector controlled hybrid unmanned aerial and ground vehicle with improved grasping Various embodiments of a system and associated method for a thrust-vector controlled unmanned aerial and ground vehicle are disclosed herein.
US11718400B2	Distribution assembly for an aerial vehicle Provided is a seeder assembly for an aerial vehicle as shown and described. The distribution assembly includes a frame selectively attachable to an aerial vehicle and at least one distribution device attached to the frame. The distribution device having a body defining a cavity to receive a plurality of products and a barrel to discharge the plurality of products. A control device configured to communicate with the aerial vehicle and the distribution device to coordinate the timing that products are discharged and a spacing of a subsequent discharged product relative to the speed of the aerial vehicle. A system, method, and cartridge device associated with the distribution assembly are also contemplated by this disclosure.
US11718398B2	Blown flying wing CTOL/VTOL tailsitter aircraft Disclosed embodiments include a blown flying wing tailsitter aircraft leveraging distributed electric propulsion to enable a combination of exceptional aerodynamic performance and high bandwidth control in both vertical (hovering) and horizontal flight. A pilot in one disclosed embodiment may be in the prone position during cruise and standing during vertical flight phase to enable greater aerodynamic efficiency with minimal engineering complexity and a small landing footprint. Batteries may be disposed in a high-volume wing sealed off from the piloted compartment to increase the safety of the pilot while distributing the inertial load of batteries and motors across the wingspan, thus enabling a lighter and simpler structure. Propellers may be above head-level for operational safety when the aircraft is standing on the ground.
US11718395B2	Electrically controlled vertical takeoff and landing aircraft system and method A vertical takeoff and landing aircraft system includes a gas turbine engine coupled to a variable pitch propeller. The gas turbine engine is also coupled to a power split device including a first motor generator, a second motor generator, and a planetary module therebetween. The planetary module includes a sun gear, a ring gear, and a planet carrier. The motor generators are coupled to inverters, a DC bus and a battery. The battery is configured to power balance fans disposed on wings and horizontal stabilizers of the aircraft system. The balance fans can be closed off after vertical lift has been achieved.
US11718394B2	Anti-torque and propulsion system for rotorcraft Tail boom drive systems for helicopters are described which utilize a fan internal to the tail boom to provide yaw control, and an external propulsor to provide forward thrust. In one embodiment, the tail boom drive system includes a shaft, a fan, and a propulsor. The shaft is disposed lengthwise within an interior space of the tail boom, and the shaft has a first end and a second end. The fan is mechanically coupled coaxially to the shaft within the interior space between the first end and the second end, and the fan generates a variable airflow directed towards the second end that is ejected from the interior space substantially perpendicular to the tail boom. The propulsor is external to the tail boom and is mechanically coupled coaxially to the shaft at the second end, and the propulsor generates a variable thrust directed towards the first end.
US11718391B2	Rotary aircraft hybrid rotor mast A shaft assembly (which may be a rotor mast for a rotorcraft) may include a shaft body formed with composite material and one or more metal fittings attached to the shaft body. A metal fitting may include an interior opening with a cross-section having a non-circular perimeter (such as an oval or an ellipse). The interior opening may also include contouring, such as a first tapered section in which the fitting converges toward the longitudinal axis of the shaft body and a second tapered section in which the fitting diverges from the longitudinal axis.
US11718390B2	Propulsion systems for rotorcraft A propulsion system for a rotorcraft includes a first fan assembly including a plurality of first fan blades, a second fan assembly including a plurality of second fan blades and a drive system adapted to provide torque to the first and second fan blades. The first fan blades have a larger rotational inertia than the second fan blades. The second fan blades are adapted to experience a larger angular acceleration than the first fan blades in response to torque from the drive system, thereby providing responsive thrust control for the rotorcraft.
US11718387B2	Propellant force generator A propellant force generator is provided having the size in the axial direction of a rotational shaft of a motor reduced while making the pitch angles of rotational blades driven by the motor variable. The propellant force generator includes a propellant-force generating motor adapted to generate a propellant force for rotational blades, a pitch varying motor adapted to generate a rotational motion for changing pitch angles of the rotational blades, a rotation-linear motion converting unit adapted to convert the rotational motion generated by the pitch varying motor into a linear motion, and a linear motion-rotation converting unit adapted to convert the linear motions converted by the rotation-linear motion converting unit into rotational motions. At least a part of the linear motion-rotation converting unit is located within the propellant-force generating motor.
US11718378B2	Water-jet propulsion unit and a boat A water-jet propulsion unit includes a body, an impeller for moving water, the impeller disposed in an impeller tunnel, an impeller shaft for driving the impeller, a first bearing housing to support the impeller shaft on the body, and a jet nozzle for forming a water jet. The body comprises a shaft opening for the impeller, a flow duct having a first contact surface, an inlet opening, and an outlet opening, the planes of which are at an angle α relative to each other. The impeller tunnel has a first end comprising a planar second contact surface and a second end comprising a planar third contact surface to seal the impeller tunnel between the body and the jet nozzle. The second and third planar contact surfaces of the impeller tunnel are arranged at an angle relative to each other. The impeller shaft is adapted for alternative types of installation by turning the impeller tunnel through 180° about the rotational axis of the impeller shaft. Support equipment supports the impeller shaft on the body in the alternative positions.
US11718376B1	Broad-based ship Disclosed herein is a broad-based ship that may be facilitated for landing and taking off of multiple aircraft, in accordance with some embodiments. Accordingly, the broad-based ship may include hulls, decks, and elevators. Further, the hulls may be configured to be floatably disposable in a water body. Further, the decks may be supported on the hulls. Further, the decks may include a flight deck and a lower deck. Further, the flight deck may include airstrips configured for allowing landing and taking off of aircraft on the airstrips simultaneously. Further, the elevators may be configured for transporting the aircraft between the lower deck and the flight deck simultaneously. Further, the transporting may include transferring the aircraft from the lower deck to the flight deck simultaneously. Further, the taking off of the aircraft simultaneously may be based on the transferring.
US11718372B2	Boat having an improved ability to get on plane and improved method of getting a boat on plane A boat includes at least three trim devices positioned aft of the boat's transom. To improve the boat's ability to get on place, each trim device is initially positioned to a deployed position. The speed of the boat is then determined as the boat gains speed. When the speed of the boat exceeds a first predetermined threshold, the first trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a second predetermined threshold, the second trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. When the speed of the boat exceeds a third predetermined threshold, the third trim device is moved from the deployed position to a non-deployed position. At least one of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds is different from the other two of the first, second, and third predetermined thresholds.
US11718367B2	Electric bicycle An electric bicycle is disclosed that includes a removable battery pack for storing electrical energy, and a frame element to which the battery pack is intended to be fixed. The battery pack includes a housing and a lock arranged in the housing and the frame element includes a projecting locking element, the locking element penetrating into the housing of the battery pack through an entry opening so as to cooperate with the lock for fixing the battery pack to the frame element.
US11718363B2	Air suspension system The integrated tank and compressor mounting system for a motorcycle has a mount block which has a mounting face, and a compressor clamp. The mount block has a threaded cylindrical section which forms a tank mount for mounting a tank. The tank has a cylindrical tubular section closed at one end and threaded at the other end such that the tank threads correspond to the mount block threads. The tank provides air for an air suspension which includes a forward suspension unit activated by air and an aft suspension unit activated by air. A supply line connects the tank air volume to an inlet valve on the suspension control unit. The suspension control unit has a cylindrical forward control valve passage and the forward control valve passage has a forward transfer chamber.
US11718355B2	Modular saddle mount and modified frame cross member for reducing vibration in heavy equipment cabs A modular saddle mount and modified frame cross member for reducing vibration in heavy equipment cabs preferably includes a heavy equipment modified frame cross member, two modular saddle mounts and at least two vibration isolators. The modified frame cross member includes a frame cross member, two sets of opposed mounting blocks and two cutout filler plates. The two cutout filler plates are secured in first and second cutouts. Each opposed mounting block is secured to an outside of the frame cross member. The modular saddle mount preferably includes a saddle base member and a pair of fastening inserts. A fastening cutout is formed in each end of the saddle base member. The pair of fastening inserts are retained on an inside surface of the saddle base member at opposing ends thereof. At least one isolator opening is formed through the base saddle member to receive a vibration isolator.
US11718344B2	Vehicle body rear part structure A vehicle body rear part includes a side sill, a rear side frame, a cross member, a trailing arm, an arm attachment bracket, and a close plate. In the trailing arm, a front end part is swingably supported via a mount member at a front region of the rear side frame. The arm attachment bracket is fixed into a cross section of the rear side frame and has a fixation nut with which the mount member is fastened and fixed. The bracket reinforcement member reinforces the arm attachment bracket. The close plate closes an opening on an upper side of the front region of the rear side frame. End parts on both sides in the vehicle width direction of the bracket reinforcement member are joined to the side sill and the cross member, and an upper part of the bracket reinforcement member is joined to the close plate.
US11718337B2	Handle release and locking mechanism A handle release and locking mechanism for a wagon is provided. The mechanism has a pivotable drum, a handle secured to the drum, a release pedal, a main shaft about which the drum and release pedal pivot, and a locking pin. The release pedal moves from a locked position to an unlocked position by a user. The locking pin extends through the release pedal and the drum, and moves from a first position to a second position via movement of the release pedal. When the locking pin is in the first position the handle is locked in a generally vertical position. When the release pedal is moved to the unlocked position the locking pin is moved to the second position and the handle and pivotable drum can pivot about the main shaft.
US11718336B2	Navigation systems and methods for wheeled objects A navigation system uses a dead reckoning method to estimate an object's present position relative to one or more prior positions. In some embodiments, the dead reckoning method determines a change in position from the object's heading and speed during an elapsed time interval. In embodiments suitable for use with wheeled objects, the dead reckoning method determines the change in position by measuring the heading and the amount of wheel rotation. Some or all of the components of the navigation system may be disposed within a wheel, such as a wheel of a shopping cart.
US11718333B2	Device for receiving, transporting and storing pieces of furniture A device for receiving, transporting and storing pieces of furniture includes a movable support rack and a lifting apparatus fastened to the movable support rack, wherein it is possible to lift a first piece of furniture using the lifting apparatus such that a second piece of furniture can be arranged below the first piece of furniture that has been lifted by the lifting apparatus. The movable support rack includes a locking apparatus for locking the second piece of furniture on or in the movable support rack. The support rack includes a base frame that is open at a front side such that the device can receive the pieces of furniture at the front side of the base frame.
US11718327B1	Systems and methods for operating a vehicle based on a user's health and emotional state Systems, methods, and other embodiments described herein relate to monitoring a vehicle user's health and initiating a vehicle action based on the user's health and emotional state. In one embodiment, a method includes, responsive to detecting an event based on sensor data, requesting a user place the user's hand on an electrodermal activity (EDA) sensor. The EDA sensor is fixed to a dual-sided transparent display. The method includes acquiring EDA data relating to the user via the EDA sensor, determining a condition of the user based on the EDA data, and implementing a vehicle action in response to the condition of the user.
US11718324B2	Instance segmentation imaging system A method of instance segmentation in an image and a system for instance segmentation of images. The method includes identifying, with a processor, a starting pixel associated with an object in an image, the image having a plurality of rows of pixels, the starting pixel located in a row of the plurality of rows; identifying, with the processor, at least one pixel located in an adjacent row to the row in which the starting pixel is located, the at least one pixel being part of the same object as the starting pixel; iterating the previous two identification steps using the at least one identified adjacent row pixel as a start pixel for the next iteration; and connecting, with the processor, the at least one identified adjacent row pixels to form polylines representing the object.
US11718321B2	Vehicle-mounted camera gimbal servo system and control method Disclosed are a vehicle-mounted camera gimbal servo system and a control method. The vehicle-mounted camera gimbal servo system includes a camera tri-axial gimbal and a servo control apparatus. The camera tri-axial gimbal includes a pitch motor, a roll motor, a yaw motor, a roll arm (1), a pitch arm (4), a yaw arm (5), a gimbal top (7), a camera (11), a pitch-axis bearing (12), and a counterweight block (13); the pitch motor includes a pitch motor stator (2) and a pitch motor rotor (3); the yaw motor includes a yaw motor stator (6) and a yaw motor rotor (8); the roll motor includes a roll motor stator (9) and a roll motor rotor (10); the servo control apparatus includes an inertial measurement unit, a three-dimensional modeling control unit, an angular velocity loop control unit, and an angular displacement loop control unit.
US11718311B2	Data integration from multiple sensors Disclosed are methods and devices related to autonomous driving. In one aspect, a method is disclosed. The method includes determining three-dimensional bounding indicators for one or more first objects in road target information captured by a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor; determining camera bounding indicators for one or more second objects in road image information captured by a camera sensor; processing the road image information to generate a camera matrix; determining projected bounding indicators from the camera matrix and the three-dimensional bounding indicators; determining, from the projected bounding indicators and the camera bounding indicators, associations between the one or more first objects and the one or more second objects to generate combined target information; and applying, by the autonomous driving system, the combined target information to produce a vehicle control signal.
US11718308B2	Commercial vehicle and method of operating a commercial vehicle A commercial vehicle with a cargo space includes a detection unit for detecting movement of a wheel suspension and/or an inertial measuring unit for detecting movements of a sprung mass of the vehicle in order to evaluate a loading state of cargo in the cargo space. To provide improved cargo capacity, improved user-friendliness, and improved driving behavior, the commercial vehicle has an optical signaling unit arranged in the cargo space which is electrically activatable using an evaluation electronics unit, wherein the evaluation electronics unit is configured to activate the signaling unit on the basis of signals of the detection unit and/or the inertial measuring unit which are generated upon placement of the cargo on a cargo surface of the cargo space in such a way that an optimum position of the cargo surface is displayable by means of the signaling unit.
US11718307B2	Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus to be applied to a vehicle includes a driver state-value detection processor, a road-surface-state detection processor, a threshold setting processor, a dangerous-driving determination processor, and a determination threshold changing processor. The driver state-value detection processor detects a state value of a driver who drives the vehicle. The road-surface-state detection processor detects a road-surface state of a road on which the vehicle is traveling. The threshold setting processor decides, based on the state value, one or more determination thresholds of a state to be determined as occurrence of dangerous driving. The dangerous-driving determination processor determines that the dangerous driving is occurring in a case where the state value is present within a range outside any of the one or more determination thresholds for a predetermined time period or more. The determination threshold changing processor changes the one or more determination thresholds based on the road-surface state.
US11718303B2	Vehicles and methods for building vehicle profiles based on reactions created by surrounding vehicles Vehicle systems and methods for autonomously controlling a vehicle to create a reaction by one or more surrounding vehicles, where the reaction is used to build one or more vehicle profiles are disclosed. In one embodiment, a vehicle includes an object detection system configured to output an object signal in response to detecting one or more vehicles operating in an environment surrounding the vehicle, an autonomous control system configured to autonomously control one or more vehicle systems of the vehicle, one or more processors, and one or more non-transitory memory modules communicatively coupled to the processors and storing machine-readable instructions that, when executed, cause the one or more processors to perform at least determining the vehicle is operating in an autonomous driving mode, and in response to determining the vehicle is operating in the autonomous driving mode, determine a presence of the one or more vehicles.
US11718292B2	Vehicle surface impact detection Systems and methods are provided for using sensors and signal processing to detect vehicle surface impacts. In particular, a sensor and signal processing approach is provided for detecting impacts, with the results having a low false positive rate. The approach reduces operator costs by reducing operator involvement through improved automated detection technology. Additionally, systems and methods are provided for distinguishing chassis-driven fascia vibration from impact-driven fascia vibration.
US11718290B2	Methods and systems for safe out-of-lane driving Systems and methods are provided for navigating a vehicle to veer around a lane obstruction safely into a neighboring lane. The system may plan a trajectory around the obstructed lane. Over a temporal horizon, the system determines temporal margins by measuring an amount of time between a predicted state of a moving actor in the neighboring lane and a predicted state of the vehicle. The system identifies a minimum temporal margin of the temporal margins and determines whether the minimum temporal margin is equal to or larger than a required temporal buffer. If the minimum temporal margin is equal to or larger than the required temporal buffer, the system generates a motion control signal to cause the vehicle to follow the trajectory to veer around the obstruction into the neighboring lane. Otherwise, the system generates a motion control signal to cause the vehicle to reduce speed or stop.
US11718284B2	Steering control system The present disclosure relates to a steering control system for a vehicle, a vehicle comprising such a steering control system and a method for operating such a steering control system for a vehicle. The steering control system comprises a frequency filter unit, a first control unit, and a second control unit. The frequency filter unit comprises a high pass filter and a low pass filter. The frequency filter unit is configured to receive a request for a steering angle and filter the request into a low-pass filtered request and a high-pass filtered request. The first control unit is configured to determine a first controlling torque based on the low-pass filtered request the second control unit is configured to determine a second controlling torque based on the high-pass filtered request. The first control unit is different of the second control unit.
US11718283B2	Brake assembly having a sensor A brake assembly having a sensor assembly that is received inside a shaft of a wear adjuster mechanism. The wear adjuster mechanism may be at least partially received inside a piston that may be rotatable about the axis and may be at least partially received in a tappet. The sensor may provide a signal that is indicative of rotation of the shaft.
US11718281B2	Brake control system A brake control system includes first and second brake control units for controlling braking of first and second bogies of a rail car. The brake control units include relay valves for controlling pressurized air flow from a main reservoir to brake cylinder pipes. A bypass conduit connects an outlet of a first brake control module to an outlet of a second brake control module. A fail-safe valve moves between open and closed positions. In the closed position, the fail-safe valve prevents a flow of the pressurized air between the brake control units. The fail-safe valve provides a first pilot pressure to a first relay valve upon a failure of the first brake control unit and provides a third pilot pressure to the second relay valve in response to a failure of the second brake control unit.
US11718279B2	Cable-coupled by-wire control system A cable-coupled by-wire control of a vehicle control function traditionally activated by driver manipulation of a pedal is achieved though the agency of a Bowden cable having a first end fastened to the driver pedal, and a second end coupled to a by-wire actuator. The by-wire actuator has a pulley on which the second end of the cable is fastened, an electric motor coupled to the pulley to permit by-wire activation of the vehicle control function by rotation of the pulley in a direction to pull on the pedal with the cable. A relief chamber of the actuator radially outboard of the pulley accommodates slack in the cable within the actuator caused by driver manipulation of the pedal during by-wire activation of the control function.
US11718277B2	Automatically latching jack assembly for a trailer A jack assembly for mounting on the hitch arm of a wheeled implement frame supports the wheeled frame relative to a ground surface upon which the wheeled frame is engaged. A jack frame of the assembly is fixedly mounted onto the implement frame and pivotally supports a leg for movement between a raised transport position and a lowered position to support the implement frame elevated above the ground when stationary. A first catch on a retainer member pivotal on the jack frame cooperates with a second catch on a link member pivotal on the leg. A linear actuator coupled between the jack frame and the link member acts to both (i) release the catches and extend the leg towards the lowered position, and (ii) engage the catches and raised the leg towards the raised position.
US11718276B2	Double-use nozzle adapter A double-use nozzle adapter includes a main body, a switch unit, and a needle unit. The switch unit includes a shifting member and two rigid retaining members. The rigid retaining members are arranged between the shifting member and the main body. The shifting member shifts the rigid retaining member between a first position and a second position. The needle unit is slidably installed in the main body and includes a needle. In the first position, the shifting member drives the rigid retaining member to press against the needle, thereby preventing the needle from moving with respect to the main body and making the needle connectable to a Schrader valve. In the second position, the rigid retaining member moves between the shifting member and the main body, so as to allow the needle to move with respect to the main body and make the needle connectable to a Presta valve.
US11718275B2	Grill and flapper valve for a vacuum cleaner assembly A vacuum cleaner assembly configured to be mounted in a vehicle. The vacuum cleaner assembly includes a vacuum module and a collector module configured to collect debris and operatively coupled to the vacuum module. The collector module includes a canister assembly with an intake port, an output port, and a flapper valve coupled to the intake port. An elbow assembly couples the vacuum module to the collector module and includes an intake end attached to the output port of the canister assembly. The intake end has a foam section disposed on a grill insert. Upon removal of the canister assembly from the collector module, the flapper valve moves to a closed position over the intake port of the canister assembly to keep debris contained in the canister assembly, and the grill insert and the foam section remain in place in the intake end of the elbow assembly.
US11718273B2	Rear beam arm and blade assembly A stepped-designed beam arm wiper assembly has a beam arm that locks into a mounting head such that the beam arm can be disconnected from the mounting head for servicing a wiper blade attached to the beam arm. A head cover is attached to the mounting head via hinges on either side of the head cover which allow the head cover to open off the head on either pin hinges of the head, and can be pressed onto the head and retained on. The other end of the beam arm is inserted into an adapter which snaps onto a rear wiper blade coupler via lead-in hole and trunnion connection. The beam arm has an airfoil with a stepped design to match the head cover, adapter, and blade assembly stepped design.
US11718272B2	Windscreen wiper smart control method and apparatus Provided are a wiper intelligence control method and device. The a wiper intelligence control method includes following steps: an operation state of a wiper is switched to an automatic wiper operation state or a manual wiper operation state according to a received wiper operation state switch signal; when the wiper operates in the automatic wiper operation state, if a wiper movement speed adjustment signal output from a manual operation module is received, a current wiper movement speed is adjusted; when the wiper is switched from the automatic wiper operation state to the manual wiper operation state, the current wiper movement speed of the wiper is locked as the wiper movement speed in the manual wiper operation state; when the wiper operates in the manual wiper operation state, if the wiper movement speed adjustment signal output from the manual operation module is received, the current wiper movement speed is adjusted.
US11718268B2	Monitoring system for buses A monitoring system for buses includes presence sensors and belt sensors connected to slaves connected to a connection cable to transport the signals from the slaves in such a way to form a field bus. The connection cable is connected to a master that receives the signals from the slaves. The master is connected to a human-machine interface (HMI) by a network cable.
US11718267B1	Initiator for a gas generator of a vehicle safety device An initiator for a gas generator of a vehicle safety device includes a cup defining an interior, a primary pyrotechnic material disposed in a primary combustion chamber in the interior of the cup, and a pair of electrical pins in reaction initiating communication with the primary pyrotechnic material through a bridge wire. The bridge wire is in reaction initiating contact with the primary pyrotechnic material at a first end of the primary pyrotechnic material. The primary pyrotechnic material is compacted within the primary combustion chamber to include a depression at a second end of the primary pyrotechnic material, the second end opposite the first end.
US11718263B2	Fill tube adaptor for inflator An adaptor for connecting a fill tube to an inflator includes a sleeve configured to fit over a discharge end portion of the inflator and to be connected to the inflator. The adaptor also includes an end portion comprising a nipple configured to receive and connect with the fill tube, wherein the sleeve is configured to direct inflation fluid discharged from the inflator toward the nipple, and the nipple is configured to direct the inflation fluid into the fill tube.
US11718259B2	Side airbag apparatus A side airbag apparatus is employed in a vehicle seat that includes a seat back and a seat belt guide. The seat back includes an accommodation portion in a lateral portion. The seat belt guide is attached to the lateral portion at a location above the accommodation portion. The side airbag apparatus includes a gas generator, an airbag, and a pressure receiving member. The gas generator and the airbag are installed in the accommodation portion. The pressure receiving member is arranged rearward of the airbag, and includes a main body and an upper restricting portion. The main body includes a pressure receiving surface, which extends along an axis of the gas generator. The upper restricting portion is located above and adjacent to the main body and includes an upper restricting surface located forward of an imaginary upward extension of the pressure receiving surface.
US11718253B1	Bumper attachment for receiving a truck accessory A bumper attachment for a truck accessory including a bumper assembly, a power systems assembly and an attachment assembly. The bumper assembly is coupled to the front end of a truck. The power assembly is mounted to the bumper assembly. The power assembly includes hydraulic connectors, blade connectors, and pneumatic. The attachment assembly is coupled to the bottom end of the truck and extends beyond the front end of the bumper. Furthermore, the attachment assembly includes a bracket and frame that can be positioned in various configurations to allow receive different attachments. The bracket can receive hydraulic and electronic attachments which are then operatively coupled to the power systems assembly.
US11718252B2	Bumper arrangement A bumper arrangement includes a cross member and two deformation elements for arrangement between end regions of the cross member and longitudinal members of a motor vehicle. The cross member is hollow with a front and rear walls and upper and lower walls. The front wall has a depression extending in longitudinal direction of the cross member. The depression has a deepest region extending at a distance from the rear wall. The upper and lower walls of the cross member each have in the end regions a further depression which extends in longitudinal direction of the cross member, so that the upper wall and the lower wall are more corrugated in the end regions than in a central region of the cross member, so that the distance between the front wall and the rear wall in the end regions is smaller than in a central region of the cross member.
US11718251B2	Vehicle front structure for improved compatibility during a frontal crash The present disclosure relates to a Vehicle front structure as defined above is provided, in which the front structure comprises: a side member for supporting a vehicle bumper beam, the side member extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end for connecting to the vehicle bumper beam and a second end for connecting to a bulkhead, and a lateral extension member extending substantially perpendicular with respect to the longitudinal axis of the side member and outward with respect to the vehicle front structure, the lateral extension member is connected to the side member such that the lateral extension member can exert a bending moment to the side member, and a bending strength of the lateral extension member in backward direction towards the side member is higher compared to a bending strength in the forward direction away from the side member.
US11718241B2	Rear carrier system for a motor vehicle Rear carrier system for a motor vehicle having two carrier receivers which are fixed to the vehicle, and having two carrier profiles which are provided on vehicle-side end regions in each case with a fastening profiling. In a ready-for-operation mounted state, each carrier profile is releasably fastened with the fastening profiling to the assigned carrier receiver. Each carrier profile is provided at a distance from the fastening profiling with a support profiling, wherein in the ready-for-operation mounted state of the carrier profiles the support profilings are positively supported against one another.
US11718239B2	Vehicle roof rack assembly A roof rack assembly for a vehicle includes a pedestal including an indentation. A roof rail is movable between a first configuration and a second configuration relative to the pedestal. In the first configuration, a toggle loop of the roof rail is positioned in a first orientation relative to the indentation. In the second configuration, the toggle loop is positioned in a second orientation relative to the indentation.
US11718238B2	Roof rail with divider wall configured to resist clamping force This disclosure relates to a roof rail for a motor vehicle. In particular, the roof rail includes a divider wall configured to resist a clamping force, such as that which is expected to be applied to the roof rail from a cross bar of a roof rack. An example assembly includes a roof rail with a closed cross-sectional area and an open cross-sectional area separated by a divider wall.
US11718236B2	Reconfigurable cargo screen assembly Reconfigurable cargo screen assemblies for a vehicle are provided. The assembly includes a retracting component including a cassette member, a retractable screen, a first end beam, and a retraction mechanism. A first end of the retractable screen is connected to the first end beam, and a second end of the retractable screen is retractably connected within the cassette member by the retraction mechanism. The assembly further includes a middle cover component including a rod member, a middle screen, and a second end beam. A first end of the middle screen is connected to the rod member, and a second end of the middle screen is connected to the second end beam. Also included is a back component having a connection beam and a back screen.
US11718235B2	Automated retractable vehicle step Powered retractable vehicle step assist systems and methods are provided. The steps systems are configured for installation (e.g., after market installation) and use with a vehicle. The system can include a stepping member movable between a retracted position and a deployed position with respect to the vehicle. The system can further include a vehicle interface. A controller of the step system can be configured to process information received from the vehicle interface and, based at least partly on the processing of the information, cause movement of the stepping member between the retracted position and the deployed position.
US11718234B1	Rear view system for a vehicle The present disclosure refers to a rear view system for a vehicle, comprising a rear view device comprising at least one camera module and/or at least one reflective element, wherein the rear view device is configured to be mounted to the vehicle, in particular to a door or a body of the vehicle, in order to capture a field-of-view (FOV) in a scenery at least around a rear part of the vehicle and to be moved between at least two states relative to the door and/or the body of the vehicle, in particular between a folded and unfolded state, characterized by a time-of-flight (ToF) sensor for emitting at least one light signal, and a processing unit for determining at least one of the states of the rear view device when the rear view device is mounted to the vehicle, wherein the ToF sensor is configured to be mounted to the rear view device or to the vehicle separate from the rear view device, and wherein the processing unit is configured to operate the ToF sensor to emit the at least one light signal towards the FoV of the rear view device in case the ToF sensor is mounted to the rear view device or towards the rear view device in case the ToF sensor is mounted separate from the rear view device and to determine the at least one state of the rear view device based on the at least one light signal. It also refers to a vehicle with such a rear view system.
US11718228B2	Vehicular camera system A vehicular camera system includes a camera module having an imager assembly, a main circuit board and a camera housing. The imager assembly includes (i) an imager disposed on an imager circuit board and (ii) a lens holder having a lens assembly that includes a lens barrel accommodating a lens. The imager assembly includes a flexible ribbon cable that electrically connects to an electrical connector at a multilayered PCB of the main circuit board. The camera housing includes an upper cover and a lower cover and includes a forward portion and a rearward portion. The main circuit board is accommodated within the forward and rearward portions, and the imager is disposed at the rearward portion and is not disposed at the forward portion of the camera housing. The lens holder is attached at the upper cover of the camera housing.
US11718227B2	System for controlling the electrical power supply of a pixelated light source A device for controlling the electrical power supply of a pixelated light source comprises a converter having a feedback control loop and a microcontroller element. The microcontroller element is arranged to act on the controlled value in a precise manner as a function of at least one parameter of the pixelated light source powered by the converter.
US11718223B2	Glass panel assembly for a roof of a vehicle A glass panel assembly for use in a roof of a vehicle, comprises a glass panel, a frame and an elongate lighting device. The glass panel comprises an interior main surface and the interior main surface of the glass panel is configured to be directed to a passenger compartment of the vehicle. The frame is adhered to the interior main surface and comprises a shaped element. The shaped element is one of a recess and a protrusion. The elongate lighting device is coupled to the frame by a mating shape engaging the shaped element. The lighting device is configured to directly illuminate at least a part of said passenger compartment.
US11718222B2	Air vent for a motor vehicle An air vent for a motor vehicle includes a housing having an insert rotationally and/or pivotably supported in the housing about a bearing system with at least one assembly for guiding and/or deflecting a supplied air flow, and an element arranged centrally in the insert. The element is connected to the assembly for guiding and/or deflecting a supplied air flow. The bearing system is arranged on the central longitudinal axis of the housing and is carried out by a bearing. An optical fiber is accommodated in the bearing. For the at least regional lighting of the air vent, at least one light source is arranged in the housing on the central longitudinal axis upstream of the bearing system, such that the light emitted by the at least one light source is at least partially couplable, as needed, into the first optical fiber via a photometric coupling in the bearing.
US11718221B2	LED light hood scoop for a jeep wrangler The present invention provides a method of installing a hood scoop to a designated recessed area of a hood of a Jeep® Wrangler Rubicon vehicle comprising: providing the hood scoop having a protective member and a hood attachment member having a first cable access feature wherein: edge profile of the hood attachment member matches edge profile of the designated recessed area; the designated recessed area includes a hood aperture that provides access to the vehicle's electrical power and control systems; attaching the attachment member to the designated recessed area using conventional attachment means; and attaching a light fixture to the hood scoop wherein the light fixture's cables pass through the first cable access feature and the hood aperture for communication with the vehicle's electrical power and control systems. The present invention also provides the hood scoop described herein.
US11718220B2	Compensating for failed pixels in pixelated vehicle headlamps A vehicle headlamp control circuit is configured to control a vehicle headlamp comprising a plurality of lighting elements. The vehicle headlamp control circuit may comprise a memory that stores information for controlling the plurality of lighting elements, and a driver circuit that drives the plurality of lighting elements based on the information, wherein the information compensates for one or more failed elements of the plurality of lighting elements.
US11718214B2	Modular seat with cable tensioning system A modular seat assembly includes a seat frame, a modular seat component for engaging the seat frame including a mounting bracket, a cable routed towards the frame and engaged with the mounting bracket, and a cable tensioning system. The cable tensioning system is configured to tighten the cable into a tensioned state and release the cable into a slacked state. In the tensioned state, the modular seat component is secured to the seat frame via engagement of the cable with the mounting bracket, and in the slacked state, the modular seat component is releasable from the cable via disengagement of the cable from the respective mounting bracket.
US11718207B2	Infant car seat An infant car seat is adapted for being installed on a seat carrier. The infant car seat includes a seat shell, a latch, a release unit, and a resilient member. The seat shell is formed with a receiving space having an opening. The latch is disposed in the receiving space, and is adapted for engaging with a ledge of the seat carrier. The release unit includes an actuating member operable to drive the latch to move from a rest position, where a portion of the latch protrudes out of the opening for engaging with the ledge of the seat carrier, to a retracted position, where the latch is retracted into the receiving space. The resilient member is connected between the seat shell and the latch for biasing the latch toward the rest position.
US11718205B2	Walk-in device for seat Disclosed herein is a walk-in device for a seat. The walk-in device includes: a rotor configured to operate in conjunction with a recliner during a walk-in operation; a puller configured to operate in conjunction with the rotor during the walk-in operation, and to operate only in conjunction with the recliner without operating in conjunction with the rotor during a folding operation; a rotor spring configured to provide an elastic force to the rotor in a return direction; a puller spring configured to provide an elastic force to the puller in a return direction; and a base plate configured to rotatably install the rotor and the puller on a cushion frame of the seat, wherein the rotor and the puller are configured to set up a single rotation point with respect to the base plate via a hinge shaft.
US11718204B2	Anti-chuck mechanism for seat track assembly A track assembly includes a first track, a second track, and a latch assembly. The first track includes a plurality of first apertures. The second track includes a plurality of second apertures. The latch assembly includes a latch plate and an anti-chuck component. The latch plate includes a plurality of first teeth that selectively extend through the plurality of first apertures and through a subset of the plurality of second apertures. A gap is present between at least one of the plurality of first teeth and a side of a respective one of the plurality of first apertures when the latch plate is in the engaged position. The anti-chuck component is coupled to the latch plate. The latch plate includes one or more second teeth that engage at least one of the plurality of first apertures to close the gap.
US11718203B2	System and method for reducing motion sickness symptoms A system reduces motion sickness symptoms in operation of a vehicle. The system has a control unit which is coupled to a sensor system and/or to a navigation system, to a vehicle seat system, to a vehicle stabilization device and to a display unit for receiving and/or emitting signals. The sensor system and the navigation system are set up to receive environmental data and/or vehicle component data relating to the vehicle, from which movements of the vehicle result, and to transfer the data to the control unit. The control unit is set up to generate vehicle stabilization signals, seat adjustment signals and display signals on the basis of the received environmental data and/or vehicle component data.
US11718198B2	Power supply system for electric vehicles An in-vehicle power supply system includes multiple power cells of identical mechanical size, multiple power pods each holding multiple power cells, and a mechanical transport system to move and exchange power cells with pumps at power cell exchange and charging stations. Each power cell and each power pod includes a control unit and a power converter with a magnetic core. The power cells held by a power pod are arranged parallel to each other and coupled to the power pod by magnetic field coupling. Power is transferred between the power pod and the power cells bidirectionally using magnetic field of different frequencies, and data and commands are communicated between them using magnetic field of another different frequency. Load balancing among power cells within a power pod and among power pods can be achieved. The structure of the power cell exchange and charging stations is also described.
US11718193B2	Electric vehicle power-hub and operating modes thereof A power-hub for an electric vehicle and operating modes thereof are disclosed herein. The disclosed power-hub is designed to operate in the Vehicle-to Grid (V2G), Grid-to-Vehicle (G2V), Vehicle-to-Home (V2H), and Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) operating modes. When operating in the V2V mode, the power-hub is configured to allow for sending DC power through a conventional AC power port, with all the associated ratings and constraints from the AC design, in order to achieve higher power transfer and efficiency for V2V operation. A digital Hysteretic Current Mode Control (HCMC) scheme is disclosed and the efficiency and loss distribution of four operating modes are disclosed for the power-hub: 1) DC-AC Boundary Conduction Mode (BCM), 2) DC-AC Continuous Conduction Mode (CCM)/BCM hybrid, 3) DC-DC BCM, and 4) DC-DC CCM. A low-frequency commutation scheme is also disclosed that allows for reducing the peak junction temperature.
US11718190B1	Systems and methods for galvanic interface bond detection for inverter for electric vehicle A system comprises an inverter including a first galvanic isolator separating a low voltage area from a high voltage area, a second galvanic isolator separating the low voltage area from the high voltage area, a first bias network connected to the first galvanic isolator, a second bias network connected to the second galvanic isolator, a first filter connected to the first bias network, a second filter connected to the second bias network, a first amplifier connected to the first filter, a second amplifier connected to the second filter, and an open detector connected to the first amplifier and the second amplifier.
US11718189B2	Exterior light and charge indicator Electric vehicles indicate charge levels in different ways. A lighting control module is communicatively is configured to illuminate an exterior light of an electric vehicle to indicate a charge status of a battery for the electric vehicle. The charge status is indicated based on varying an intensity of the exterior light, based on illuminating a subset of the exterior lights, and/or based on an animation. The display of the charge indicator varies based on a location of the vehicle, the presence of a person in proximity to the vehicle, and/or a charger connected to the vehicle.
US11718188B2	Wireless battery management system and battery pack including same A wireless battery management system includes a plurality of slave BMSs coupled to a plurality of battery modules in one-to-one correspondence. Each slave BMS is configured to operate in active mode and sleep mode. Each slave BMS is configured to wirelessly transmit a detection signal indicating a state of the battery module. The wireless battery management system further includes a master BMS configured to wirelessly receive the detection signal from each of the plurality of slave BMSs. The master BMS is configured to set a scan cycle and a scan duration for each of the plurality of slave BMSs based on the detection signal, and wirelessly transmit a control signal to the plurality of slave BMSs. The control signal includes a wireless balancing command indicating the scan cycle and the scan duration set for each of the plurality of slave BMSs.
US11718187B2	Vehicle drive device A rotary electric machine is disposed coaxially with an input member more toward a first side in an axial direction than a first gear that meshes with a second gear. A third gear rotates integrally with second and fourth gears that mesh with third gear more toward second side in axial direction than first and second gears. An axis of a counter gear mechanism is below axis of rotary electric machine and axis of differential gear mechanism. An inverter device more toward first side in axial direction than fourth gear and above axis of differential gear mechanism while that inverter device overlaps fourth gear as seen in axial direction. A specific portion of inverter device is between rotary electric machine and fourth gear in axial direction, such that specific portion overlaps counter gear mechanism as seen in up-down direction and overlaps rotary electric machine as seen in axial direction.
US11718184B2	Resolver offset detection A vehicle includes an electric machine having a rotor and a stator, a resolver that measures a position of the rotor relative to the stator, and a controller. The controller, based on the position and a resolver offset, injects a first current having only a d-axis component into the electric machine, and responsive to detecting a first motion output of the electric machine being greater than a threshold, adjusts the resolver offset according to a magnitude and direction of the first motion output.
US11718180B2	Brake controller interface A brake controller has a control dial with a series of full color LEDs arranged around the dial. The dial with its LEDs is in a module mounted on the dash of the towing vehicle and connected by a cable to a main module mounted out of sight. The dial is a rotary encoder pushbutton mounted on the same circuit board as the LED chips. Status information is output using the LEDs primarily based on color. Substantially all setting input is provided solely by user manipulation of the dial, pushing the dial in to change setting input mode, with the value of the input reflected in the number of LEDs being lit in a color corresponding to the brake controller setting being changed, as the user rotates the dial either clockwise or counterclockwise to change setting values.
US11718178B2	Vehicle body structure having head-up display A vehicle body structure having a head-up display, includes: a window that defines a cabin and is used as a reflector of the head-up display; and an image projection device that projects an image toward the window. An image projection surface of the window that is positioned closest to the cabin includes a prescribed image projection area onto which the image is projected and a surrounding area that surrounds the image projection area. Of the image projection area and the surrounding area of the image projection surface, only the surrounding area is formed with a moth-eye structure.
US11718175B2	Method and device for controlling display on basis of driving context According to an embodiment disclosed in this specification, an electronic device may be configured to control a size of an exposed region of a first display based on driving information of a vehicle and to set a user interface for receiving a user input associated with content displayed on the first display to at least one of the first display or an auxiliary input interface based on a size of an exposed region. Other various embodiments as understood from the specification are also possible.
US11718172B1	Multi-speed gearbox system and gearbox operating method Methods and systems for a gearbox are provided. A multi-speed gearbox system in an electric vehicle includes, in one example, a planetary assembly designed to rotationally coupled to an electric machine and including a first planetary gear set that is rotationally coupled to a second planetary gear set that includes a first set of pinion gears and a second set of pinion gears. The multi-speed gearbox system further includes a first clutch designed to selectively ground a first component in one of the first planetary gear set and the second planetary gear set.
US11718169B2	Failsafe devices, including transportation vehicles A failsafe device is provided to perform an operation including at least a part or all of one or more of a mechanical system, a hydraulic system, an electrical system, and a chemical system. The failsafe device includes at least one electronic system and an least one non-electronic system. The at least one electronic system is controlled by at least one computer and/or microprocessor. The at least one non-electronic system includes at least one of the mechanical, hydraulic, electrical, and chemical systems. The failsafe device is configured to operate in two modes, a normal mode and an emergency mode.
US11718167B2	Retractable vehicle cover apparatus A retractable vehicle cover apparatus for protecting vehicles from the elements includes a housing with a housing frontside having a cover aperture extending through to a housing inside. A plurality of adjustable feet is coupled to a housing bottom side. An axle is coupled within the housing inside and a crank extends through a housing right side to be in rotate the axle. A cover comprises a main cover panel coupled to the axle and a pair of side covers coupled to the main cover panel. The cover is windingly retractable and extendable around the axle. A hook is coupled to a distal end of the cover and is configured to selectively engage a bumper of a vehicle.
US11718165B2	Cargo storage assembly for sport utility vehicle A Jeep® cargo enclosure device is comprised of two [left/right] side-arm panels which allow for mounting of the two-part enclosure panels from the rear and toward the front seats of the vehicle, a single rear sliding cargo panel to enclose the space behind the back seat to the tailgate of the vehicle, a four-section hinged top cover panel to enclose the space in front of the rear sliding cargo panel and up to the front seats of the vehicle, and a single additional forward enclosure panel to discourage access from the front of the vehicle when its doors have been removed. All components of this cargo enclosure device work in accord with and without impediment to all ordinary functions of the Jeep® vehicle while installed, including the operation of the soft-top, the use of the vehicle's back seat, and the ability to carry taller cargo items.
US11718164B2	Tonneau cover lift A tonneau cover lift; the tonneau cover lift includes a height-adjustable, lightweight tonneau cover assembly including a cover member and a rectangular frame supported by four telescoping, hydraulic support posts including a first-telescopic-leg, a second-telescopic-leg, a third-telescopic-leg, and a fourth-telescopic-leg. The cover member is sized and configured to cover a bed of a truck and may be remotely controlled using a remote activation unit. The tonneau cover lift expands a protected cargo capacity of a truck.
US11718163B2	Method and system for obstruction detection A movably arranged vehicle component is operatively coupled to and may be driven by an electric motor. The electric motor is supplied with a motor current to drive the movement of the vehicle component. A method for detecting a movement obstruction comprises the steps of supplying the electric motor with a supply voltage, thereby supplying the motor current; determining a frequency content of the motor current; and analysing the frequency content to determine whether the movement obstruction is present or not. A motor control system is configured to perform the above-mentioned method.
US11718154B2	Systems and methods for controlling vents of a vehicle Ventilation control systems and methods for a vehicle are presented. The system includes a touch screen that is configures to display an object and receive a selection of a part of the object. The system also includes an air vent that comprises at least one controllable fin and a motor that can control the configuration of that fin. A control circuitry of the system configures the fin, using the at least one motor, to direct air from the air vent to a location that corresponds to the selected part of the object.
US11718151B2	Determination device, vehicle control device, determination method and determination program A determination device according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a vehicle extraction unit that determines whether a predetermined attached matter is on a transparent member of a vehicle, based on first image information that is about a periphery of the vehicle and that is picked up through the transparent member by a camera mounted on the vehicle and second image information that is about a periphery of another vehicle surrounding the vehicle and that is picked up by a camera mounted on the other vehicle.
US11718149B2	Vehicular air conditioning unit A vehicular air conditioning unit includes an air-conditioning case and a blower. The blower includes a blower fan accommodated in the air-conditioning case and configured to rotate about a fan axis to cause the air to flow through the case passage, and a blower motor accommodated in the air-conditioning case and configured to rotate the blower fan. The air-conditioning case includes a case body having a case opening hole that is located outward of the blower in a radial direction of the fan axis and opens in the radial direction, and an opening hole cover fixed to the case body to close the case opening hole. The opening hole cover is detachable from the case body. The case opening hole has a size that allows the blower to pass through the case opening hole when the blower is taken out from the air-conditioning case.
US11718145B2	HVAC system having air-conditioning channels for target seats A heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system of a vehicle. The HVAC system includes: an air-conditioning unit including a blower, a heater unit, and a cooling unit, and a temperature adjustment door making conditioned-air pass through the heater unit or the cooling unit; and an air-conditioning channel unit including a plurality of discharge channels, through which the conditioned-air is discharged from the air-conditioning unit to specific seats or interior air is returned to the specific seats. The air-conditioning channel unit further includes doors disposed in the plurality of discharge channels so as to control discharging of the conditioned-air to the specific seats and returning of the conditioned-air from the specific seats to re-circulate.
US11718142B2	Apparatus and method for sanitizing a vehicle inferior A motor vehicle includes a passenger space and a HVAC system. The HVAC system includes a heater, an air conditioner, and ducts configured to heat and/or cool air to the passenger space. The HVAC system is configured to increase humidity of air while the air is flowing through the HVAC system, and to introduce a sanitizing agent into air while the air is flowing through the HVAC system. A controller is configured to actuate the HVAC system to circulate humidified air containing the sanitizing agent through the passenger space to neutralize pathogens that may be present in the passenger space.
US11718141B2	Stabilizer system for vehicle In each of a first stabilizer device and a second stabilizer device, a stabilizer bar is supported by one or more cylinders, a communication passage via which two fluid chambers of each cylinder are connected is provided, and an opening-closing valve is disposed in the communication passage such that an inter-fluid-chamber communication state where the two fluid chambers communicate with each other and an inter-fluid-chamber shutoff state where the two fluid chambers are shut off from each other are selectively established. Hereby, a vehicle body roll restraining effect is achieved in the inter-fluid-chamber shutoff state while the vehicle body roll restraining effect is cancelled in the inter-fluid-chamber communication state. A linkage mechanism by which those two states of each of the stabilizer devices are changed in conjunction with each other is provided.
US11718140B2	Self-balancing device for self-propelled off-road RV box body Disclosed is a self-balancing device for self-propelled off-road RV box body. The self-balancing device includes an auxiliary beam body for connecting with a bottom end of the RV box body, a front triangular balance beam body, a rear triangular balance beam body and an axle-holding device for connecting with a RV chassis girder. The front triangular balance beam body and the rear triangular balance beam body are arranged close to both ends of the auxiliary beam body respectively. The axle-holding device is arranged between the front triangular balance beam body and the rear triangular balance beam body. Both the front triangular balance beam body and the rear triangular balance beam body include a hard limit structure for limiting a swing angle of the RV box body. The axle-holding device includes a soft limit structure for horizontally resetting the RV box body.
US11718134B1	Vehicle A vehicle includes wheels, suspension links, a torsion bar, and electronically controlled dampers. The suspension links support the wheels. The torsion bar generates a force to resist a tilting of the vehicle in the body roll direction. The electronic control dampers connect the torsion bar to the suspension links. At least a portion of each suspension links is located in front of the corresponding electronically controlled damper.
US11718131B2	Tread for a heavy goods vehicle tire Tread (1) for a heavy-duty vehicle tire having a total thickness corresponding to the thickness of material to be worn away during running, this tread having, in the new state, a tread surface (10) intended to come into contact with a roadway when running. The tread comprises at least one hidden cavity (2) forming a new groove opening onto the tread surface after a predetermined amount of partial wear. Cavity (2) comprises two opposite lateral walls (21, 22) connected together by bottom (23) radially towards the inside and by crown part (24) radially towards the outside. Crown part (24) is provided with a plurality of fine grooves (25) extending radially towards the outside from crown part (24) delimiting the cavity and extending in a direction that makes an angle at least equal to 40 degrees with the main direction of cavity (2).
US11718130B2	Pneumatic tire Provided is a pneumatic tire. Center land portions between main grooves extending in a zigzag shape along a circumferential direction on both sides of an equator of a tread portion are defined into repeating units by first shallow grooves that extend along a lateral direction, have both ends communicating with portions other than bent portions of the main grooves, and are disposed at intervals in the circumferential direction. The repeating units are aggregates of four blocks defined by second shallow grooves extending from the main grooves in the lateral direction and converging toward one point on the equator, a third shallow groove extending from one of the first shallow grooves adjacent to the repeating unit to one of the second shallow grooves, and a fourth shallow groove extending from an other of the first shallow grooves adjacent to the repeating units to an other of the second shallow grooves.
US11718128B2	Ergonomic central wheel lock for ultrasound consoles A system comprising a movable device including front wheels and rear wheels configured to swivel and roll, a braking system configured to lock the front wheels and the rear wheels to keep the front wheels and the rear wheels from rolling, a directionally locking system configured to keep the rear wheels from swiveling, first and second rear pedals configured to control the front and rear wheels to be in one of a locked state, a directionally locked state, or a released state, and first and second front pedals configured to control the front and rear wheels to be in one of a locked state or a released state.
US11718125B2	Wheel of a vehicle A wheel for a vehicle has a wheel rim, a hub portion, and at least one spoke which connects the hub portion to the wheel rim, and also at least one cover element which at least partially covers the spoke region. The cover element is designed to, in the installed position thereof, produce an imbalance-free state of the wheel.
US11718124B2	Body for a writing, tracing, drawing or coloring pencil A body for a writing, tracing, drawing or coloring pencil has a composition that has, by weight, with respect to a total weight of the body between 50% and 95% of a mixture of polylactic acid and polybutylene succinate in a polylactic acid/polybutylene succinate ratio by weight of between 90/10 and 60/40 and between 5% and 50% of filler that includes an organic filler, such as wood fibers. A writing, tracing, drawing or coloring pencil includes such a body.
US11718122B2	Notepad with multi-hinged backing panel A hinged panel system includes a multi-hinged backing panel assembled with a plurality of hinge flanges comprising at least a first hinge flange and a second hinge flange and a plurality of hinges comprising a first hinge and a second hinge, an authoring medium; wherein the multi-hinged backing panel and the authoring medium are connected a binding support that is configured to hold the multi-hinged backing panel and the authoring medium and a top covering the multi-hinged backing panel and the authoring medium.
US11718120B2	Binding processing system Processing units 4 to 6 aligned along the transport path for a sheet bundle S are accommodated in a housing together with transport units 2 and 3. Windows 10a to 10c are provided in the housing front face, and variable-color lighting units 17 are arranged inside the housing. Light emitting surfaces (projection plates 18) of the variable-color lighting units are arranged facing the windows. Sensor units 13, 15a, and 15b that detect an anomaly of an operation of the transport unit and sensor units 14 and 16 that detect an anomaly of the operation of respective processing units are provided. A binding processing unit stops when an anomaly is detected by the sensor unit, when a system error occurs, or when an emergency stop instruction is input. The color of emission light from a light emitting surface changes to indicate the operation status of the binding processing system.
US11718119B2	Coating composition for printing paper A coating composition for a base paper is described. The coating composition comprises a porous clay and an ink pigment fixation agent. The porous clay comprises an alumina-silicate, and has a surface area from 100 m2/g to 400 m2/g.
US11718118B2	Recording medium, exterior member, and method of recording on recording medium A recording medium according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a recording layer and an optical thin film. The recording layer includes a heat-sensitive color-developing composition and a photothermal conversion material. The photothermal conversion material absorbs a wavelength in an infrared region and generates heat. The optical thin film is provided on one surface of the recording layer. The optical thin film reflects the wavelength in the infrared region and transmits a wavelength in a visible region.
US11718114B2	Template embedded assembly instructions in garment assembly Embodiments of the present invention provide a method, system and computer program product for templated pattern-based self-directed garment assembly. In an embodiment of the invention, a self-directed garment assembly method includes loading into memory a template of patterns forming a garment and retrieving from memory, at least one data record specifying at least one assembly instruction for assembling the garment from the patterns of the template. Thereafter, the assembly instruction may be embedded in the template adjacent to at least one of the patterns. Finally, the template is printed on a large format printer with the at least one assembly instructions onto fabric selected as a basis for the garment.
US11718110B2	Printing apparatus A roll sheet, in which a continuous sheet is wound in a roll form, is caused to rotate in a forward direction to supply the sheet to a printing unit. First and second sensors are arranged at positions facing an outer circumferential surface of the roll sheet and deviated in an axis line direction of the roll sheet. Outputs of the first and second sensors are changed in accordance with a distance to a sheet of the roll sheet. A rotation direction of the roll sheet is switched from a forward direction to a reverse direction on the basis of the outputs of the first and second sensors while the roll sheet is being rotated in the reverse direction.
US11718103B2	Direct thermal recording media with perforated particles Direct thermal recording media are designed to operate based on a thermally-induced change of state rather than a thermally-induced chemical reaction between a leuco dye and an acidic developer. The media use two types of scattering particles, one of which changes its state from solid to liquid during printing, and the other of which does not. The former particles, upon melting, fill spaces between the latter particles, thus eliminating or substantially reducing light scattering, which makes an underlying colorant visible at selected print locations where heat is locally applied. The latter, higher melting point particles have a caged morphology and comprise perforated particles. The media can provide high quality thermally-produced images at print speeds at least as high as 10 inches per second (ips).
US11718099B2	Ink tank and image recording apparatus An ink tank includes: a first liquid storage chamber; a second liquid storage chamber; a detector having at least two electrode rods in the first liquid storage chamber; an injector having an opening supplying liquid to the first liquid storage chamber; an atmospheric communication passage communicating an outside of the ink tank with the second liquid storage chamber; a cap movable between an open position and a closed position with respect to the injector and configured to seal the first liquid storage chamber; a valve mechanism opening or closing the communication passage by moving up and down with respect to the communication passage; a link mechanism moving the valve mechanism up and down; and a guide portion guiding the valve mechanism, at least a part of the guide portion being provided in the valve mechanism.
US11718097B2	Ink refill container An ink refill container includes a bottle and a cap. The bottle includes: an ink outlet forming portion having an ink outlet and an outer peripheral portion with a first screw thread; and a valve with a valve member in the ink outlet. The cap includes: a trunk having a second screw thread engageable with the first screw thread; a top portion; and a projection. The projection is configured to move and push the valve member to open the valve member when the cap is rotated in a first direction in which engagement between the first screw thread and second screw thread is cancelled. The projection is configured to relatively rotate in the first direction and move away from the valve member to close the valve member when the cap is rotated in a second direction in which the first screw thread engages with the second screw thread.
US11718093B2	Inkjet printing method for thin-film coating An inkjet printing method may includes a dot pattern printing process of printing a dot pattern group by discharging ink at a preset position of a surface of an object using a nozzle group for forming a dot pattern so that dropped droplets are not in overlap with each other, a connection pattern printing process of printing a connection pattern group by discharging ink at a position between neighboring patterns using a nozzle group for forming a connection pattern so that the same attractive force acts to the neighboring patterns dropped on the surface of the object, and a finishing printing process of finishing a coating of the surface of the object by discharging ink to an area except for neighboring dropped droplets using a nozzle group for finishing so that the same attractive force act to the dropped droplets that are dropped on the surface of the object.
US11718086B2	Printing assembly A printing machine comprises a printing module (28) having a flexographic printing mode and a gravure printing mode, wherein the printing module comprises at least two printing cylinders (34, 36) defining the printing mode of the printing module, and a printing tool handling unit being configured for withdrawing and inserting the at least two printing cylinders (34, 36) from and into the printing module, respectively. The printing tool handling unit comprises a coupling interface and the at least two printing cylinders each comprise a complementary coupling interface such that the printing tool handling unit can at least temporarily be coupled to one or more of the at least two printing cylinders (34, 36) via the respective coupling interfaces.
US11718085B2	Method for thermally developing relief precursors A method of thermal development of flexographic printing elements, having steps of: fixing a relief precursor a movable support; repeatedly moving the support in a multitude of movement cycles; heating the relief precursor to a temperature sufficient to cause the uncured portions of the photopolymer layer to soften or liquefy; contacting with a development medium; Single movement cycles are carried out with different heating powers and different contacting with the developing medium such that one may improve the registration accuracy of the printing element, ease removal of functional layers, smoothen the relief plate precursor surface, and address heat build-up problem.
US11718083B2	Method for producing a building element, a pressing device and a method of embossing a wooden surface A method for producing a building element, including providing a substrate, applying a thermosetting binder on the substrate or on a wood veneer layer, arranging the wood veneer layer on the substrate with the thermosetting binder intermediate the substrate and the wood veneer layer, arranging an elastic or formable sheet including a polymeric material between the wood veneer layer and a press surface of a pressing device, applying heat and pressure by the pressing device on the elastic or formable sheet, the wood veneer layer, the thermosetting binder, and the substrate, thereby forming a building element including the substrate and the wood veneer layer attached to the substrate by the thermosetting binder, after applying heat and pressure, removing the elastic or formable sheet from the wood veneer layer. Also, a pressing device for embossing a wooden surface and a method of embossing a wooden surface.
US11718082B2	Method of manufacturing fine pattern and method of manufacturing display device using the same A method of manufacturing a fine pattern using the following steps of: (1) coating a resist composition containing a novolak resin having an alkali dissolution rate of 100 to 3,000 Å on a substrate to form a resist composition layer; (2) subjecting said resist composition layer to exposure; (3) developing said resist composition layer to form a resist pattern; (4) subjecting said resist pattern to flood exposure; (5) coating a fine pattern forming composition on the surface of said resist pattern to form a fine pattern forming composition layer; (6) heating said resist pattern and said fine pattern forming composition layer to cure the regions of said fine pattern forming composition layer in the vicinity of said resist pattern and to form an insolubilized layer; and (7) removing uncured regions of said fine pattern forming composition layer.
US11718076B1	Biodegradable tensioning film and fabrication processes for making same A multilayer co-extruded film includes an inner layer positioned at a first surface of the multi-layer film that is intended to be oriented toward an object being wrapped with the film; an outer layer positioned opposite the inner layer at a second surface of the multi-layer film that is intended to be oriented away from the object being wrapped with the film; and at least one core layer positioned between the inner layer and the outer layer. A method for making a biodegradable tensioning film that is composed of an inner layer, an outer layer and one or more core layer positioned therebetween includes extruding a three-layer film on a three-layer extruder. Each of the inner layer, the outer layer and the one or more core layer is primarily composed of a polymeric material that is biodegradable and compostable.
US11718074B2	Film, molded product, and method for producing film A film with a gas barrier resin having a glass transition temperature of 70° C. or below and an elastomer, and having an oxygen permeability coefficient of 200 mL/(m2·day·atm) or less. In a case where tension is applied to stretch the film in a machine direction (MD) at 20° C. such that a twofold increase in length of the film is kept for 30 seconds, and then the tension is released, a ratio L2/L1 is 1.5 or less, where L1 denotes the length of the film prior to application of the tension and L2 denotes the length of the film subsequent to release of the tension. An elongation ratio at break ETD/EMD of the film is preferably 0.9 or more and 1.7 or less, there EMD denotes the elongation at break in MD and ETD denotes the elongation at break in the transverse direction (TD).
US11718071B2	Vehicle interior systems having a crack resistant curved cover glass and methods for forming the same Embodiments of a vehicle interior system and associated processes are disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the system includes a base with a curved surface, and a curved glass article disposed on the curved surface. The curved glass article includes a high modulus adhesive layer located on the second major surface. The high modulus adhesive layer has a modulus of elasticity of at least 500 MPa. The high modulus adhesive layer provides crack resistance to the glass article. Methods for forming such glass articles and vehicle interior systems are also disclosed.
US11718070B2	Laminated window assembly A laminated window assembly has a first glass pane with a coating formed thereon, a second glass pane, and a polymeric interlayer provided between the first glass pane and the second glass pane. The coating includes a first layer deposited over a major surface of the glass pane, wherein the first layer has a refractive index of 1.6 or more and a thickness of 50 nm or less, a second layer deposited over the first layer, wherein the second layer has a refractive index that is less than the refractive index of the first layer and a thickness of 50 nm or less, a third layer deposited over the second layer, wherein the third layer has a refractive index that is greater than the refractive index of the second layer and a thickness of less than 500 nm, and a fourth layer deposited over the third layer, wherein the fourth layer has a refractive index that is less than the refractive index of the third layer and a thickness of 100 nm or less.
US11718066B2	High strength adhesive tape A high strength adhesive tape. The high strength adhesive tape includes a scrim layer and a fabric layer. The high strength adhesive tape also includes a first adhesive layer, where the first adhesive layer attaches the fabric layer to the scrim layer. The high strength adhesive tape further includes a second adhesive layer, where the second adhesive layer is configured to form a bond between the high strength adhesive tape and an external object.
US11718056B2	Method of forming a cut in a polymeric component A method of forming a cut in a polymeric component includes providing a blade assembly including at least one blade, and a mandrel. The mandrel includes a rigid portion and a conformal support ring. The conformal support ring includes a material softer than the material forming the blade. A polymeric component is located between the mandrel and the at least one blade. The polymeric component is cut via the at least one blade. The at least one blade extends into the conformal support ring after the at least one blade has penetrated through the polymeric component.
US11718054B2	Apparatus for building tyres for vehicle wheels An apparatus for building tyres for vehicle wheels are described. A substantially cylindrical carcass sleeve, having at least one carcass ply, includes consecutively adjacent strip-like elements laid one after the other around the circumferential extension of a substantially cylindrical deposition surface. Circumferentially consecutive strip-like elements laid one after the other form overlap zones along respective longitudinal edges superimposed on each other. Each overlap zone has, along a longitudinal extension thereof, terminal sections that are laterally opposite with respect to an intermediate section. The intermediate section of each overlap zone has greater width than the width of the terminal sections.
US11718053B2	Stitcher device A stitcher device presses a carcass ply to be pressure-bonded to a rubber member after that the carcass ply is wound around an outer periphery of a building drum movable along a drum guide path via a rubber member. The stitcher device includes an annular frame that is able to surround the outer periphery of the building drum by inserting the building drum thereinto, and a pressure-bonding device provided in the annular frame so as to be able to press the carcass ply from its outer periphery and pressure-bond the carcass ply to the rubber member. The annular frame is provided so as to be openable and closable by being divided into a plurality of parts in a peripheral direction.
US11718051B2	Print on demand heat blanket system A heat blanket system including a blanket including a first sub-area and a second sub-area. The heat blanket system also includes heating elements printed on the blanket. First spacings between first ones of the heating elements in the first sub-area varies relative to second spacings between second ones of the heating elements in the second sub-area. The first spacings and the second spacings vary according to a design. The design is configured for use on a uniquely defined rework area on a uniquely defined composite material object including a third area including a heat sink region and a fourth area including a non-heat sink region. The first sub-area is sized and dimensioned to be placed over the third area. The second sub-area is sized and dimensioned to be placed over the fourth area.
US11718050B2	Systems and methods for adhesive-injected patch repair In an example, a method is described. The method comprises placing a repair patch over a repair area of a structure, the repair patch comprising a repair-patch hole. The method also comprises sealing the repair patch and repair area with a vacuum bag having a seal ring around a periphery of the vacuum bag. The method also comprises evacuating, via an adhesive injection apparatus attached to the repair-patch hole and the seal ring of the vacuum bag, the repair area and an injection channel of the adhesive injection apparatus. The method also comprises forcing adhesive through the evacuated injection channel and into the evacuated repair area.
US11718049B2	Treatment machine for a flexible material web, in particular plastic film, which can be passed through a treatment furnace A treatment machine comprises at least two successive zones in an extraction direction of the material web between which a neutral zone is provided. In the neutral zone, a nozzle arrangement is provided adjacent to a zone exit wall and/or to a leading neutral zone wall on the one hand, and/or adjacent to the chamber inlet wall and/or a trailing neutral zone wall on the other hand, via which nozzle arrangement a gaseous fluid flow reaching a material web is generated. The nozzle arrangement is designed as follows: the respective gaseous fluid flow is directed at a blowing angle in the direction of the adjacent zone exit wall and/or the leading neutral zone wall or the zone inlet wall and/or the trailing neutral zone wall; and the gaseous fluid flow flows as far as the material web, following the zone exit wall, the leading neutral zone wall or the zone inlet wall and/or the trailing neutral zone wall.
US11718046B2	In-line autoclave adapted to preform geometry A method for hardening a preform into a composite part is provided. The method comprises aligning a layup mandrel carrying a preform for insertion into an autoclave having an inner surface that is complementary to a contour of the preform. The layup mandrel is then sealed into the autoclave.
US11718043B2	Production method and production device for three-dimensional decorative piece made of thermoplastic synthetic resin A method and a device with which a bulky decorative piece made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin can be produced. A method for producing a three-dimensional decorative piece made of a thermoplastic synthetic resin includes a step of preparing a decorative piece material including an upper layer that has a thermoplastic synthetic resin film and a lower layer that has a thermoplastic synthetic resin sheet, a step of disposing the decorative piece material on a flat-plate die serving as an electrode, and a softening step of softening and welding the decorative piece material by bringing a flat-plate die serving as another electrode closer to the flat-plate die serving as the electrode, and performing high-frequency dielectric heating while pressing the decorative piece material.
US11718038B2	Mold lock remediation Mold lock is remediated by performing a layer-by-layer, two-dimensional analysis to identify unconstrained removal paths for any support structure or material within each two-dimensional layer, and then ensuring that aligned draw paths are present for all adjacent layers, all as more specifically described herein. Where locking conditions are identified, a sequence of modification rules are then applied, such as by breaking support structures into multiple, independently removable pieces. By addressing mold lock as a series of interrelated two-dimensional geometric problems, and reserving three-dimensional remediation strategies for more challenging, complex mold lock conditions, substantial advantages can accrue in terms of computational speed and efficiency.
US11718037B2	Adaptive 3D printing Methods provide for fabricating objects through additive manufacturing in a manner that compensates for deformations introduced during post-print processing, such as sintering. An initial model may be divided into a plurality of segments, the initial model defining geometry of an object. For each of the segments, modified geometry may be calculated, where the modified geometry compensates for a predicted deformation. Print parameters can then be updated to incorporate the modified geometry, where the print parameters define geometry of the printed object (e.g., configuration settings of the printer, a tool path, an object model). The object may then be printed based on the updated print parameters.
US11718032B2	Plasma-treated powders for additive manufacturing Illustrative examples of forming material suitable for use in additive manufacturing processes includes operations of: exposing a first polymer powder to a first plasma, such that an amine-functionalized powder is formed; exposing a second polymer powder to a second plasma, such that an epoxide-functionalized powder is formed; and combining the amine-functionalized powder and the epoxide-functionalized powder to form a precursor material. The precursor material is subsequently heated in an additive manufacturing process to form a structure, where heating of the precursor material causes covalent chemical bonds to form between the first polymer powder and the second polymer powder.
US11718027B2	Device and method for producing three-dimensional workpieces The invention relates to a device (1) for producing three-dimensional workpieces (15), comprising a carrier (7) for receiving raw material powder (9), a build chamber wall (11, 11a, 11b) which extend substantially vertically and which is adapted to laterally delimit and support the raw material powder (9) applied to the carrier (7); an irradiation unit (17) for selectively irradiating the raw material powder (9) applied to the carrier (7) with electromagnetic radiation or particle radiation in order to produce on the carrier (7) a workpiece (15) manufactured from the raw material powder (9) by an additive layer building method, wherein the irradiation unit (17) comprises at least one optical element; and a vertical movement device (31) which is adapted to move the irradiation unit (17) vertically relative to the carrier (7). The build chamber wall (11, 11a, 11b) and the carrier (7) are adapted to be connected to one another in a stationary manner during the vertical movement of the irradiation unit (17) so that the vertical movement takes place relative to the carrier (7) and relative to the build chamber wall (11, 11a, 11b).
US11718025B2	Additive manufacturing machine An additive manufacturing machine is provided which can smooth out powdered material while preventing mechanical interference between a smoothing plate and a manufacturing box. The additive manufacturing machine has a support stage, a manufacturing box, and a powder feeder mechanism. The powder feeder mechanism feeds powdered material onto the support stage and smooths out the powdered material. The powder feeder mechanism has an arm portion, a guide mechanism, a connective portion, and a drive mechanism. The guide mechanism is secured to the manufacturing box and supports the arm portion such that it can move in a first direction. The connective portion is connected to the arm portion and transmits force to the arm portion only in the first direction. The drive mechanism is secured to a support member different from the manufacturing box and has a drive portion for moving the connective portion in the first direction.
US11718021B2	Method for calibrating an apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing, and apparatus for the method A method for calibrating an apparatus for producing an object by means of additive manufacturing including a process chamber for receiving a bath of material which can be solidified by exposure to electromagnetic radiation, a support for positioning the object in relation to the surface level of the bath of material, and a solidifying device for solidifying a selective layer-part of the material on the surface level by means of electromagnetic radiation. A method including providing, on or near the support, a calibration marker that faces the solidifying device, and providing a calibration system with an imaging unit that can be directed to the support. The method further includes a determining step of the position of the calibration marker, making a solidifying marker that relates to the calibration marker and determining a measure for the position thereof, and determining, with the calibration system, at least a correction vector based on the positions of both the calibration marker and the solidifying marker.
US11718020B2	Platform, systems, and devices for 3D printing Described are 3D printing platforms comprising stereolithographic 3D printing devices utilizing a static optical assembly and procedural modeling applications representing 3D scenes as signed distance function. Described are also structures such as bioreactors that can be printed using such platforms, as well as characteristics and used thereof.
US11718019B2	System for hybrid 3D printing with photo-curable materials A 3D printer comprises a platform, a dispenser and a light source. A heating element heats a material and a nozzle extrudes the heated material onto the platform to form a first layer, having a first shape specified by one or more digital files. The first shape corresponds to a first minimum line width based on a diameter of the nozzle. The light source emits a light beam that is directed onto the first layer according to the one or more digital files to cure a portion of the first layer to create a first cured layer that corresponds to a second shape of a 3D object specified by the one or more digital files. The light beam has a beam diameter that is smaller than the diameter of the nozzle, and the second shape has a second minimum line width that is smaller than the first minimum line width.
US11718018B2	3D printed medical devices including internal shaping Systems and methods for manufacturing elongate medical devices including internal components embedded between multiple jacket layers. The system including a heating cartridge, a heating element, a filament handling system, a substrate handling system, and a controller to feed and melt each of the filaments for forming the multiple jacket layers. The system may include a single heating cartridge adapted to make multiple passes to form a first and second jacket or multiple heating cartridges that sequentially form a first and second jacket.
US11718016B2	Three-dimensional object manufacturing method, three-dimensional object, and shaping device A three-dimensional object manufacturing method for manufacturing a three-dimensional object by ejecting a liquid shaping material and then solidifying the ejected shaping material includes: an interior forming process of forming an interior portion of the three-dimensional object by the shaping material; and a periphery forming process of forming a peripheral portion of a periphery of the interior portion by stacking a plurality of layers by the shaping material, where the shaping material for forming the interior portion in the interior forming process has a larger rigidity in a solid state compared to the shaping material for forming the peripheral portion in the periphery forming process, the periphery forming process is a process of forming a groove configuring one part of the peripheral portion, and the interior forming process is a process of forming the interior portion by placing the liquid shaping material in the groove.
US11718015B2	Strand and modeled object Provided is a strand from which a modeled object with excellent impact strength can be easily formed by a 3D printer and a modeled object with excellent impact strength.A strand of the present disclosure is a strand used as a raw modeling material for a 3D printer, the strand including a base material containing thermoplastic resin as a main component and one or more fibers or fiber bundles impregnated in the base material and extending in an axial direction and the strand being twisted along the axial direction.
US11718005B2	Flow control of an injection molding system An actuator system for an injection molding system includes a double acting pressurized fluid actuator having a piston drive movable in a cylinder space, a flow control valve for regulating a flow rate of pressurized fluid to and/or from the cylinder space, a flow sensor for detecting the flow rate of pressurized fluid to and/or from the cylinder space, and an electronic controller for controlling the flow control valve to regulate the flow rate of pressurized fluid to and/or from the cylinder space depending on the flow rate detected by the flow sensor.
US11718004B2	Molds having cooling behind insert technology and related methods This disclosure includes injection molds for reducing cycle times and related methods. Some molds include first and second mold portions movable relative to one another from an open position to a closed position in which each of one or more recesses of the first mold portion cooperates with a respective one of one or more recesses of the second mold portion to define a chamber. Each of the chamber(s) includes a first cooling body coupled to the first mold portion, a second cooling body coupled to the second mold portion, and first and second inserts removably coupled, respectively, to the first and second cooling bodies such that the inserts cooperate to define a mold cavity within the chamber that is configured to receive a thermoplastic material. Each of the cooling bodies has an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid cavity in fluid communication with the inlet and the outlet.
US11717996B2	Molding method A molding method includes providing a molding device, wherein the molding device includes a mold cavity, a feeding port in communication with the mold cavity, and a junction point in connection with the mold cavity; engaging an outlet of an injector to the feeding port; injecting a molding material including a blowing agent into the mold cavity from the feeding port by the injector; and injecting a gas into the mold cavity through the junction point to increase a pressure inside the mold cavity to a predetermined pressure for maintaining the blowing agent in a supercritical state.
US11717992B2	Apparatus and method for improved heating and cooling rates of a composite cure tool Disclosed herein is a cure tool for managing a thermal cycle of a composite component. The cure tool, in certain examples, includes a base plate comprising a work surface, for supporting the composite component, and a back surface opposite the work surface. The cure tool also includes one or more fins protruding from the back surface of the base plate and in thermal communication with the base plate. The cure tool additionally includes one or more heating elements coupled to each of the one or more fins and configured to selectively provide heat to the base plate.
US11717991B2	Molds for manufacturing textured articles, methods of manufacturing thereof and articles manufactured therefrom Disclosed herein is a method of forming a mold comprising disposing a film having a textured surface on a support; where the support has a shape of an article to be manufactured; pressing the film onto the support to cover a surface of the support; disposing a backing on the film; separating the support from the backing; and molding a material in the backing. Disclosed herein too is a method comprising contacting a first mandrel with a first mold; where the first mold has a textured surface; texturing a surface of the first mandrel with the first mold; disposing the first mandrel in a die; disposing a first material in the die to contact the first mandrel; imparting a texture from the surface of the first mandrel onto the material to form a second mold; and disposing a texture from the second mold onto a second material; where the second material is different from the first material.
US11717987B2	Compactor Compactor (100) for the “granulation” of plastic materials, the compactor (100) comprising a first zone or unit (101) for loading and distribution capable of being loaded with plastic material and distributing the plastic material loaded to other zones and/or units of the compactor (100); a second zone or unit (104) comprising a perforated spinneret (110) and at least one compacting roller (105) installed external to the spinneret (110), where the material is “granulated” by “sinterization” deriving from its forced passage through the perforations of the spinneret (110) under the action of the at least one roller (105); a third zone or unit for the forced feeding of the material, being provided at the at least one roller (105) comprising at least one rotating feeder auger (111) housed at least partially in a tubular housing (113).
US11717984B2	Manufacturing method for three-dimensional structure and manufacturing apparatus therefor A manufacturing method for three-dimensional structure has a layer forming step of supplying a flowable composition containing a powder and an organic material to form a unit layer, an organic material removing step of performing a treatment of removing the organic material on the unit layer, and an energy applying step of applying energy to the unit layer after the organic material removing step to form a molten layer or sintered layer, wherein the layer forming step, the organic material removing step, and the energy applying step are repeated with respect to the molten layer or sintered layer in a stacking direction as appropriate.
US11717981B2	Rotary knife providing material removal via suction A vacuum rotary knife is fluidly connectable to a vacuum source conduit. The rotary knife includes an annular blade and a knife head. The knife head supports the blade for rotation about a rotational axis. The knife head presents a vacuum port fluidly connectable to the conduit. The vacuum port is spaced from the blade such that the knife head defines a suction pathway extending between the blade and the vacuum port.
US11717978B2	Cemented carbide and cutting tool including same as substrate A cemented carbide includes a first hard phase and a binder phase. The first hard phase is composed of tungsten carbide grains. The binder phase includes cobalt and nickel as constituent elements. An arbitrary surface or arbitrary cross section of the cemented carbide has: a region R1 interposed between an interface between the tungsten carbide grains and the binder phase and an imaginary line A; a region R2 interposed between the imaginary line A and an imaginary line B; and a region R3 other than the region R1 and R2. When a line analysis is performed in a range including the region R1 and the region R3 adjacent to the region R1 with the region R2, a ratio C5/C20 of a maximum atomic concentration C5 at % of cobalt in the region R1 and a maximum atomic concentration C20 at % of cobalt in the region R3 is more than 1.
US11717977B1	Paper cutter The present invention relates to a paper cutter, including a pipe body having a hollow channel, and a cutting tool mounted on the pipe body. The pipe body has a front end, a rear end, and a middle portion provided between the front end and the rear end. The middle portion is provided with a paper feeding gap and two guide inclined surfaces oppositely arranged. The arrangement that the paper feeding gap extends from the front end to the rear end through the guide inclined surfaces does not cause uneven cutting edges or tearing of a paper roll due to bending of edges of paper, such that a good cutting quality is achieved.
US11717972B2	Workbench system A workbench system comprising: a workbench; a multi-axis robot; a visible light projector; and a controller; wherein the workbench and the robot are located in a common workspace; the controller is configured to: determine a movement operation for the robot; and, using the determined movement operation, control the visible light projector to project a visible light indication onto at least one of a surface of the workbench and a surface of the workspace; the visible light indication indicates a limited area of the workbench and/or workspace, the limited area corresponding to a limited volume of space; and the movement operation is such that, if the robot performs the movement operation, the robot moves entirely within only the limited volume of space.
US11717969B1	Cooperative high-capacity and high-dexterity manipulators Systems and methods for cooperative aerial robotics for working in an aerial work environment. In some embodiments, a robot system may comprise a robot unit comprising high-dexterity manipulators for performing high-dexterity work. The robot system may further comprise a high-capacity manipulator for performing high-capacity work. The robot system may comprise a plurality of sensors for detecting the work environment and providing a representative work environment to an operator and/or a controller for operation of the robot system to complete the aerial work. The robot system may be remotely operated by an operator, automatically, and/or autonomously. The robot system may be disposed at the top of a boom of an aerial device for performing work in high-voltage areas.
US11717966B2	Method and computing system for determining a value of an error parameter indicative of quality of robot calibration A computing system and method are presented. The computing system may store sensor data which includes: (i) a set of movement data, and (ii) a set of actuation data. The computing system may divide the sensor data into training data and test data by: (i) selecting, as the training data, movement training data and corresponding actuation training data, and (ii) selecting, as the test data, movement test data and corresponding actuation test data. The computing system may determine, based on the movement training data and the actuation training data, at least one of: (i) a friction parameter estimate or (ii) a center of mass (CoM) estimate, and may determine actuation prediction data based on the movement test data and based on the at least one of the friction parameter estimate or the CoM estimate. The computing system may further determine residual data, and determine a value for an error parameter.
US11717965B2	Determination of robot posture A program generation system according to an example includes circuitry configured to: set multiple kinds of candidate postures of a robot in a connection area between a work path that is a trajectory of the robot in a task and an air-cut path that is a trajectory of the robot connecting tasks; evaluate an operation program including the work path and the air-cut path while changing a posture of the robot in the connection area among the multiple kinds of candidate postures; determine one of the multiple kinds of candidate postures as the posture of the robot in the connection area based on an evaluation result in the evaluating; and generate the operation program.
US11717963B2	Systems, devices, and methods for grasping by multi-purpose robots Systems, devices, and methods for training and operating (semi-)autonomous robots to complete multiple different work objectives are described. A robot control system stores a library of reusable work primitives each corresponding to a respective basic sub-task or sub-action that the robot is operative to autonomously perform. A work objective is analyzed to determine a sequence (i.e., a combination and/or permutation) of reusable work primitives that, when executed by the robot, will complete the work objective. The robot executes the sequence of reusable work primitives to complete the work objective. The reusable work primitives may include one or more reusable grasp primitives that enable(s) a robot's end effector to grasp objects. Simulated instances of real physical robots may be trained in simulated environments to develop control instructions that, once uploaded to the real physical robots, enable such real physical robots to autonomously perform reusable work primitives.
US11717962B2	Method for controlling movement of a robot A method for controlling movement of a robot having a plurality of links connected by rotatably driven joints includes the steps of: a) defining a target speed vector of a reference point of the robot in Cartesian space; b) determining rotation speeds ({dot over (q)}ref) of the joints which minimize a weighted sum, the weighted sum having for summands i) a discrepancy (∥{dot over (x)}refk−J{dot over (q)}refk∥Wx) between the target speed vector ({dot over (x)}ref) and an actual speed vector ({dot over (x)}act) calculated from actual rotation speeds of the joints; and ii) a rate of change ( 1 T S ⁢  q . ref k - q . ref k - 1  W a ) of the target rotation speeds; and c) setting the rotation speeds ({dot over (q)}ref) determined in step (b) as target rotation speeds of the joints.
US11717960B2	Anti-sway control for a robotic arm with adaptive grasping Methods, apparatuses, systems, and computer program products for an improved anti-sway control system and adjustable end effector for a robotic arm are provided. An example method includes determining at least one of a size, shape or orientation of a package to be picked up by an end effector of a robotic arm and facilitating adjusting a position of a suction cup on the end effector, wherein the position is determined based on the at least one determined size, shape, or orientation of the package. The method further includes facilitating grasping the package with the end effector and facilitating movement of the end effector via a robotic joint to reduce force on the suction cup by the package due to an acceleration of the package due to movement of the robotic arm.
US11717958B2	Joint control method, computer-readable storage medium and multi-legged robot A method for a multi-legged robot having a body and a number of legs, includes: obtaining a current pose of the body, forces applied to the body, and joint angles of each of supporting legs of the legs; creating a mapping matrix from the forces applied to the body to desired support forces applied to soles of the supporting legs; obtaining priority targets by prioritizing the forces acting in different directions, determining a weight matrix for each priority target, and creating an optimization model of the support forces for each priority target based on the mapping matrix and the weight matrices; solving the optimization model of each of the priority targets to obtain the desired support forces corresponding to each of the priority targets; and calculating joint torques of the supporting legs for joint control, based on the solved desired support forces and Jacobian matrices corresponding to the supporting legs.
US11717957B2	Positioning device A positioning device is disclosed which can include a base and a positioning element, which is configured to be adjusted with respect to six degrees of freedom relative to the base, wherein the positioning element is coupled to the base via at least three pairs of length-variable and electrically driven leg elements, and each leg element is connected, at its respective ends, to the base and the positioning element via an articulation element. A respective pair of legs projects through another pair of legs and each pair of legs is arranged perpendicular to the respective other pairs of legs. According to exemplary embodiments, each of the articulation elements associated with a leg element has only two axes of rotation (DA), which are arranged perpendicular to each other, so that the articulation elements allow pivotal movements of each respective leg element in precisely two planes that are perpendicular to each other and run through a longitudinal axis of the leg element, and at the same time prevent a rotational movement about a longitudinal axis of the leg element.
US11717954B2	Modular tool container A container includes a base, first recesses, a lid, and an insert. The base includes a lower surface. Base walls extend from the lower surface. The lower surface and the base walls define a cavity. The first recesses are positioned adjacent to the lower surface. The lid is movably coupled to the base to selectively enclose the cavity. The lid includes an upper surface and lid walls extend from the upper surface. The insert is positioned within the cavity and removably coupled to the lower surface of the base. The insert includes a projection received within one of the first recesses. The insert is engaged by the lid when the lid is closed.
US11717949B2	Staple removing device and guide A staple removing device includes an aligning part with which a fold of a booklet stitched by a staple having a crown portion and leg portions and folded along an extension direction of the crown portion is brought into contact, a guide part that guides the fold of the booklet to the aligning part; and a removing part having an operating part that moves in a direction intersecting with the fold of the booklet, to engage with the crown portion of the staple that stitches the booklet.
US11717943B1	Adjustable support device An adjustable support device can include a main body; a pin housed within the main body that is vertically adjustable and has external threading; and a wheel cap attached to the top of the main body and having internal threading, wherein the wheel cap and the pin are threadedly engaged. The adjustable support device can include a plug positioned below the main body; and a shoulder screw configured to removably connect the plug to the main body. The plug can be comprised of a compressible material and can be tapered from its top to its bottom. The shoulder screw can be insertable through the center of the plug, and the shoulder screw can be configured to threadedly connect to an interior of the main body. The adjustable support device can include a cap grip interconnected with external surfaces of the wheel cap; and a lower grip connected to a bottom of the main body.
US11717942B2	Manual hydraulic multi-functional extra-high-voltage insulating gear gripper pliers stick for live-wire work and indirect live-wire construction method using pliers stick The present invention relates to a manual hydraulic multi-functional extra-high-voltage insulating gear gripper pliers stick for live-wire work and the pliers stick and, more specifically, to a manual hydraulic multi-functional extra-high-voltage insulating gear gripper pliers stick for live-wire work and an indirect live-wire construction method using the pliers stick, which: allow components or the like, which are installed on and removed from an electric pole in order to perform electric wire-stringing work or fix electric wires, to be remotely constructed by means of the indirect live-wire work while maintaining a safe distance from live wires when constructing power distribution equipment in an extra-high-voltage live-wire state; ensure safety by eliminating risks due to instability during work, said instability occurring due to the intensity of the labor and the physical limitations of the workers; and bring about improvements in utilization efficiency.
US11717940B2	Vise The present invention relates to a novel vise that operates in both a threaded and unthreaded mode. The vise includes a fixed block, a movable head, a rod, a ratchet mechanism, a threaded mechanism and a toggle mechanism. In the threaded mode, the movable head may only be moved by rotating the rod. In the unthreaded mode, the movable head may only be moved by applying force to the movable head in the desired direction of movement.
US11717939B2	Dual cutter head portioning and trimming A conveyance system 14 carries food products 12 past the scanning system 16 for scanning the food products and generating data pertaining to various parameters of the food products. Thereafter, the food products 12 are transported past a processing station 18 for cutting, trimming, portioning, etc. using a cutting apparatus 20 in the form of a robotic actuator 22 onto which is mounted a dual headed cutter assembly 24 capable of independently and simultaneously cutting/trimming/portioning two separate food products 12, for example, located in side-by-side lanes on the conveyance system or capable of independently and simultaneously cutting/trimming the opposite sides of the same food product.
US11717932B2	Polyurethane polishing pad and composition for manufacturing the same The present disclosure provides a composition for manufacturing a polyurethane polishing pad. The composition includes 15 to 25 wt % of MBCA, 25 to 45 wt % of isocyanates, 15 to 45 wt % of polyols, 5 to 35 wt % of EOPO, and 1 to 5 wt % of additives. The polyurethane polishing pad made from the composition of the present disclosure has a hardness within a range of 40 to 70 shore D, an elongation within a range of 200 to 400%, a density within a range of 0.7 to 0.9 g/cc, a modulus within a range of 25000 to 40000 kg/cm2, and a tensile stress within a range of 120 to 320 kg/cm2.
US11717928B2	Adjustable sharpener An adjustable sharpener including a body having two sharpening slots, a first arm with a first abrasive element connected to a second arm with a second abrasive element, and a third arm with a third abrasive element connected to a fourth arm with a fourth abrasive element. The first and second abrasive elements are positioned in the first sharpening slot, and the third and fourth abrasive elements are positioned in the second sharpening slot. The adjustable sharpener also includes an adjuster connected to the body and an adjustment assembly connected to the adjuster, the first arm and the third arm. Linear movement of the adjuster causes rotational movement of the first arm and the third arm. In this regard, the adjuster allows the user to manually increase or decrease the sharpening angle between the abrasive elements in the sharpening slots.
US11717921B2	Method and apparatus for precision manufacturing of moment connection assemblies An apparatus for connecting collar components to an elongate member is disclosed. The apparatus includes a frame structure having a central opening that is configured to receive an elongate member and that includes at least a first gripping station and a second gripping station. Each gripping station includes a reference surface and a clamp device that is configured to force a collar component against the reference surface. The first and second gripping stations are configured to control relative spatial location of a first collar component held by the first gripping station relative to a second collar component gripped by the second gripping station, prior to connecting the first and second collar components to the elongate member.
US11717919B2	Methods and apparatus for assembly of moment connection components A beam-end component welding fixture including a stand having a central horizontal axle mechanism and a housing. A handle is mounted on a first end portion of the axle mechanism and a rotatable plate structure is mounted on a second end portion of the axle mechanism. A column connecting simulator is attached to the plate structure and configured to support a beam-end component.
US11717917B2	Laser processing apparatus and laser processing method A laser processing apparatus includes: a work support portion which supports the work and forms a closed space between the work and the work support portion; pads which are movable upward and downward inside the closed space and include upper surfaces respectively coming into contact with regions obtained by dividing a processing object region having the through-holes formed in the work to surround the region of the work over one circle when the pads move upward; a drive unit which drives the pads to move forward and backward between a state in which the pad is in contact with the work and a state in which the pad is separated from the work; a gas supply unit which supplies a gas into the closed space; and clamps which contact the work supported by the work support portion on inner circumferential surfaces and outer circumferential surfaces from above over one circle.
US11717916B2	Cylindrical battery and method of manufacturing same A cylindrical battery includes a bottom-closed cylindrical exterior package can which receives an electrode body. A lead connected to one of a positive electrode and a negative electrode of the electrode body is extended from the electrode body and is welded to a bottom portion of the exterior package can. When the bottom portion is viewed from the outside of the exterior package can, at least a part of the welding portion between the lead and the bottom portion formed by a molten mark is formed outside of a concentric circle of the bottom portion which has a diameter equivalent to the width of the lead.
US11717914B2	Tooling for holding thin metal parts making up a hollow structure in order to enable them to be friction-welded together The invention relates to tooling for holding parts in position to enable them to be friction welded together in order to construct a hollow structure, the tooling comprises: a framework made up of two frames for receiving the parts for welding together in their positions for forming the hollow structure, the parts comprising preformed parts and an intermediate section; shape-holder members for holding the hollow structure, associating backing thrust members and lateral grip members for gripping the outsides of the preformed parts; anvils suitable for being placed inside the set of preformed parts beside the section; and clamping means operable to take up a clamping position in which they cause opposing thrust to be applied against the anvil and the inside face of a preformed part, its part itself bears against the shape-holder members.
US11717910B2	Monitoring operation of electron beam additive manufacturing with piezoelectric crystals Devices, systems, methods, and kits of parts for monitoring operation of an electron beam additive manufacturing systems are disclosed. A monitoring system includes one or more measuring devices positioned on the at least one wall in the interior of a build chamber of the additive manufacturing system. Each one of the one or more measuring devices includes a piezoelectric crystal. The monitoring system further includes an analysis component communicatively coupled to the one or more measuring devices. The analysis component is programmed to receive information pertaining to a frequency of oscillation of the piezoelectric crystal. A collection of material on the one or more measuring devices during formation of an article within the build chamber causes a change to the frequency of oscillation of the piezoelectric crystal that is detectable by the analysis component and usable to determine a potential build anomaly of the article.
US11717908B2	Welding unit and method for welding rails of a track A welding unit for welding rails of a track has a unit lower edge forming a lower boundary of the welding unit, with regard to a vertical, and a shearing device provided for removing a weld bead. A rail base section of the shearing device is designed to be lowered, relative to the welding unit, by way of a drive from a rest position situated above the unit lower edge into a shearing position situated below the unit lower edge. Thus, the welding operation can be carried out without lifting the rails from the sleepers.
US11717904B2	Sensor device for welding The durability and detection accuracy of a sensor unit may possibly decrease due to radiation heat generated from work pieces while they are welded together. A sensor device 1 includes a sensor unit 2, a housing case 3, and a shielding member 5. The sensor unit 2 is a device for measuring the shapes of the work pieces W or the distance to the work pieces W. The housing case 3 houses the sensor unit 2 and has formed therein a pass-through portion 36a for laser beam projection and a pass-through portion 36b for detection that pass a laser beam L1 from a laser beam projection unit 21 and a laser beam L2 directed to a detection unit 22, respectively. The shielding member 5 is attached to the housing case 3, and shields radiation heat directed toward the lower surface of the housing case 3 among radiation heat generated while the work pieces W are welded together. The shielding member 5 is made of a material with lower thermal conductivity than that of the housing case 3.
US11717902B2	Apparatus for dismantling for heavy water reactor facilities An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides an apparatus for dismantling for heavy water reactor facilities, including: a cutting device configured to divide a calandria of the heavy water reactor facilities into a main shell and a sub-shell; and a transfer device configured to draw the main shell cut by the cutting device to the outside, wherein the transfer device includes a fixing unit configured to fix the calandria; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the fixing unit.
US11717900B2	Metal clad cable cutting machine A machine forms a whip from a length of cable. The machine includes a clamping assembly, a notching assembly, and a cutting assembly. The clamping assembly includes a pad which can be move into and out of a cable travel space. The notching assembly includes a notching saw which cuts an outer jacket of the cable in a direction substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis. Movement of the pad also causes movement of the notching saw to move into the cable travel space or into a raised position. The cutting assembly includes a cutting tool which transversely cuts the conductors of the cable.
US11717897B1	Mode I fracture testing fixture An apparatus and method for preparing Double Cantilever Beam (DCB) specimens are disclosed as an apparatus and method for conducting Mode I fracture resistance testing using the DCB specimens. In a first embodiment, a drill jig is used to locate the DCB specimen and guide a drilling process during creation of at least one through-hole in the DCB specimen. The drilling process may employ a traditional drill and drill bit, a laser drill, or a water jet. In another embodiment, a set of rotating pin blocks, each with a full-round or a half-round specimen pin at one end and a hanger full-round pin at the other end, engage the DCB specimen and facilitate the internal application of a fracturing load to the DCB specimen for the Mode I fracture resistance test. The present invention may significantly reduce the time and materials needed to prepare and test a DCB specimen.
US11717894B2	Indexable drill insert An indexable drill insert (10) includes a top surface (12), a bottom surface (14), and a plurality of side surfaces (16) adjoining the top surface (12) and the bottom surface (14). A plurality of cutting edges (20) is formed by an intersection of a respective side surface (16) with the top surface (12). One aspect of the invention is that the top surface (12) includes a protruding portion (50) having a backwall (50a) and a segmented portion (52) extending radially outwardly with respect to the protruding portion (50) for effective chip breaking. Another aspect of the invention is that a rake surface (48) has a positive rake angle (RA) that varies along a first cutting edge section (22) of the cutting edge (20) to lower cutting force.
US11717887B2	Methods and systems for condensing a vapor on a powder bed A method is provided for printing a three-dimensional object. The method comprises, depositing a layer of metal powder onto a powder bed of a three-dimensional printer. A liquid is heated to generate a vapor. The liquid is removed from the vapor to dry the vapor by heating the vapor above a condensation temperature of the liquid. The dry vapor is deposited onto the powder bed of the three-dimensional printer.
US11717885B2	Casting facility control system A casting facility control system includes: a database storing conveyance positions and mold information in association with each other; an update section updating the mold information associated with each conveyance position stored in the database; a measurement section measuring a weight of molten metal in a ladle transported to a pouring machine; a calculation section calculating the number of flasks by which the molten metal poured from the ladle can be held; a decision section recognizing, based on the number of flasks by which the poured molten metal can be held, a plurality of molds into which the molten metal to be next transported to the pouring machine is poured, adding up the planned weight of molten metal corresponding to each of the recognized molds, and determining a predicted weight of molten metal to be next transported to the pouring machine; and an output section outputting the predicted weight.
US11717880B2	Method for forming a wax model for a turbine blade A method for forming a wax model for the manufacture of turbine blades by lost-wax casting, in which a core is provided, a lower surface shell and an upper surface shell are positioned and bonded on either side of ducts of the core adjacent to the root, the core equipped with the lower surface shell and with the upper surface shell is positioned in an injection mold, wax is injected around the core equipped with the lower surface shell and with the upper surface shell, so as to form a wax model including a blade airfoil and a blade root including a fir tree, the lower surface shell and the upper surface shell being positioned around the core so as to form a portion of the fir tree of the wax model.
US11717878B2	Device for fastening lockbolt The present disclosure relates to a device for fastening a lockbolt, the device comprising: a lockbolt gun including a body unit having a grip therein for pulling the lockbolt and a gripping unit protruding from a lower portion of the body unit and having an operation switch installed on the outside, wherein a hydraulic supply flow path for supplying hydraulic pressure for driving the grip, a hydraulic discharge flow path for discharging hydraulic pressure supplied to the grip, and an air supply flow path for supplying pneumatic pressure to the operation switch are installed in the gripping unit, and a discharge hole is formed outside the gripping unit to discharge air from the air supply flow path when the operation switch is operated; a driving force supply unit having a hydraulic supply pump that supplies hydraulic pressure to the hydraulic supply flow path, a hydraulic recovery pump that recovers hydraulic pressure discharged from the hydraulic discharge flow path, and an oil tank that supplies oil to the hydraulic supply pump and recovers oil from the hydraulic recovery pump; an operating unit having a first solenoid valve connected to the hydraulic supply pump, the hydraulic recovery pump, and the air supply flow path, an air supply unit that supplies air to the first solenoid valve, and an air pressure regulator installed between the first solenoid valve and the air supply unit to regulate pneumatic pressure supplied to the first solenoid valve; a housing accommodating the driving force supply unit and the operating unit; and a control unit for controlling the hydraulic supply pump and the hydraulic recovery pump to operate so that the pneumatic pressure is supplied from the first solenoid valve to the hydraulic supply pump and the hydraulic recovery pump when an operating signal is inputted from the operation switch.
US11717877B2	Methods for fabrication of an electrode delivery system A method for fabricating electrodes sized and dimensioned to record, measure, and/or stimulate very fine nerve structures (e.g., microscale or less) is described herein. The method can include securing a tip of an electrode, comprising a conductor substantially encased by an insulator, to a proximal portion of an inserter. The electrode can be wound around a proximal portion of the inserter and a portion of the electrode can be secured to a distal portion of the inserter. A tension in the electrode can be maintained during the winding to keep the electrode in place during the winding.
US11717876B2	Swage tool A swage mechanism operable to expand an inner diameter of tubing including a housing defining a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of jaws coupled to the housing and movable radially outward relative to the longitudinal axis for selectively gripping an interior of the tubing. The jaws each include a first cam surface. The swage mechanism further includes a ram having a cylindrical portion and a frusto-conical head portion, and an arbor that is coupled to the housing and having a second cam surface. The frusto-conical head portion of the ram is insertable into the tubing to expand the inner diameter of the tubing. The second cam surface of the arbor is engageable with the first cam surface of each of the jaws to move the jaws toward or away from the longitudinal axis, wherein the second cam surface moves in a direction along the longitudinal axis.
US11717873B2	Method and apparatus for impacting metal parts A driven member of a metal peening machine is disclosed. The metal peening machine is configured to drive the driven member into contact with a work surface of a metal workpiece to deform the metal workpiece. The driven member includes a shaft with an impact end. The driven member includes least one of a plurality of impact features, an impact feature with a non-flat impact surface, a non-round impact feature, and an asymmetrical impact feature that is coupled to and protrudes from the impact end of the shaft. The at least one of the plurality of impact features, the impact feature with a non-flat impact surface, the non-round impact feature, and the asymmetrical impact feature define at least one impact surface to be driven into contact with the work surface of the metal workpiece.
US11717872B2	Stamping device for sheet-metal ammunition tray A stamping apparatus is provided for producing an ammunition tray from metal sheet template with interleaving parallel cutouts in conjunction with a shop press. The apparatus includes upper and lower tray dies, upper and lower binders, and a pair of bolsters. Each die has opposite external and internal sides. The external side has a depression pocket. The internal side has a die impression to shape the template. Each binder has a cavity. The tray dies are disposed between the binders. The bolsters are disposed for engaging the shop press to apply compressive force. Each bolster correspondingly inserts through the cavity and into the depression pocket. The template is disposed between lower and upper internal sides of respective the dies. The shop press applies compression to the bolsters for stamping the template by the dies into the ammunition tray.
US11717867B2	Shot separation and recovery device A mobile machine for separation and recovery of spent shot, the machine including a drive unit to provide self-propelled mobility to the machine, a charged soil collection assembly mounted relative to the drive unit to collect soil charged with spent shot, and at least one separation assembly to separate spent shot from other collected material, the spent shot conveyed to a collection vessel for disposal.
US11717866B2	Etching metal-oxide and protecting chamber components Various embodiments include methods and chemistries to etch metal-oxide films. In one embodiment, a method of etching tin oxide (SnO2) films includes using thionyl chloride (SOCl2) chemistry to produce an etch rate of the SnO2 films of up to 10-times higher as compared with Cl2 chemistry for similar flow-rates and process conditions, and gettering oxygen species from the SnO2 films by using the SOCl2, thereby forming volatile SO2 and volatile SnCl4 to provide human safety and machine safety and operations. Other methods, chemistries, and techniques are disclosed.
US11717859B2	Devices and corresponding methods to reduce sorting of mailings to produce grouped mailings A mail item sortation system and method that includes an external controller for culling candidate letters in a mailing job to produce groupings of letters based on industry average weights and/or thicknesses in order to place all the candidate letters going to a single address adjacent to each other, an internal controller, interfaced with the external controller, that utilizes the groupings of letters to manage multiple letter sorters, wherein a specific letter sorter is selected to pair a calculated number of pockets to accommodate the groupings with an actual number of pockets in the selected letter sorter, and a transfer process for moving letters within the letter sorter pockets to a StatementPack machine.
US11717853B2	System and method for driving an ultrasonic handpiece with a linear amplifier A control console for a powered surgical tool. The console includes a transformer that supplies the drive signal to the surgical tool. A linear amplifier with active resistors selectively ties the ends of the transformer primary winding between ground and the open circuit state. Feedback voltages from the transformer windings regulate the resistances of the active resistors.
US11717850B2	Method and apparatus for producing a decorative workpiece and workpiece The inventions relates to a method for producing a decorative workpiece with a structured surface comprising the following steps: (B) applying a first liquid lacquer having a coarse structuring over the entire surface, wherein a difference in thickness between thicker regions and thinner regions is at least 50 μm, in particular at least 100 μm; (E) applying a second liquid, at least partially transparent lacquer for producing a fine structuring in some regions. Furthermore, an apparatus for performing the method and a workpiece produced by the method are claimed.
US11717845B2	Vaping device and method for aerosol-generation A smoking device for aerosol-generation may comprise a device housing, a surface acoustic wave-atomizer (SAW-atomizer), a supply element, and a control system. The device housing may include a storage portion for an aerosol-forming substrate. The SAW-atomizer may include an atomization region, a first transducer, and/or a second transducer. The first transducer is configured to generate first surface acoustic waves that propagate along a surface of the SAW-atomizer. The supply element is arranged to supply the aerosol-forming substrate from the storage portion to the atomization region of the SAW-atomizer. The control system is configured to operate the SAW-atomizer to atomize the aerosol-forming substrate in the atomization region to generate an aerosol. A cartridge for such a smoking device and a method for generating an aerosol in a smoking system are also provided.
US11717837B2	Heated hose nozzle A hose nozzle assembly which is capable of heating water comprising an internal heating chamber with at least one heating element. The hose nozzle assembly is able to heat water from a common garden hose with the ability to control both flow rates and temperature.
US11717835B2	Food waste disposer monitoring using phase difference between motor voltage and motor current A control unit for a food waste disposer has a controller that determines operational status of the food waste disposer based on motor loading of an induction motor of the food waste disposer.
US11717821B2	Micropatterned nuclear deformation based cellular diagnostic system A diagnostic method for a detection of a nuclear deformation based a cellular differentiation includes the following steps: preparing nano/micropatterned surfaces; performing a cell seeding on the nano/micropatterned surfaces; imaging; analyzing nuclear deformations of a single cell and a cell population with an algorithm method.
US11717815B2	Method for preparing high-efficiency denitrification activity catalyst A method for preparing an active catalyst for high-efficiency denitration is disclosed. The method includes: a catalyst raw material is charged into a denitration reactor, NH3 and an inert gas are introduced and then heating is performed, and the temperature is held and then natural cooling is performed, thereby obtaining the catalyst. The active catalyst can greatly improve the denitration activity in low temperature range, and can not only improve the denitration efficiency under the condition without SO2 and H2O, but also can improve the denitration efficiency under the condition with both SO2 and H2O. The service life of the catalyst is prolonged under the premise of not changing the existing catalyst preparation process, and the economic benefit is significant. The denitration efficiency of a powder catalyst can be increased by 25%, and the denitration efficiency of a honeycombed catalyst or a corrugated catalyst can be increased by 20%.
US11717808B2	Photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction method using a photocatalyst in the form of a porous monolith The invention relates to a photocatalytic carbon dioxide reduction method carried out in liquid and/or gas phase under irradiation, using a photocatalyst containing a first semiconductor, particles comprising one or more metallic-state elements M, and a second semiconductor SC, wherein the method is carried out by contacting a feedstock containing the CO2 and at least one sacrificial compound with the photocatalyst, then irradiating the photocatalyst such that the CO2 is reduced, and oxidising the sacrificial compound in order to produce an effluent containing at least in part C1 or above carbon molecules other than CO2.
US11717807B2	Method for producing conjugated diene Provided is a technique of producing isoprene from 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol or 1,3-butadiene from 1,3-butanediol by using a single catalyst. A catalyst produces a conjugated diene containing zirconium oxide and calcium oxide in order to produce isoprene by removing two water molecules from one 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol molecule or produce 1,3-butadiene by removing two water molecules from one 1,3-butanediol molecule. Furthermore, a method for producing a conjugated diene includes a step of obtaining a fluid containing a conjugated diene that is isoprene or 1,3-butadiene by bringing a fluid containing 3-methyl-1,3-butanediol or a fluid containing 1,3-butanediol into contact with the catalyst for producing a conjugated diene as a single catalyst so as to cause a dehydration reaction to proceed.
US11717804B1	Modified nanoclay for heavy metal and salt removal from water An 8-hydroxyquinoline modified halloysite nanoclay (8-HQHNC) is provided. The 8-HQHNC is used in a method of removing heavy metals and/or salt from a solution which includes steps of contacting the solution with 8-HQHNC under conditions suitable for the adsorption of the heavy metals and/or salt to the 8-HQHNC and recovering the 8-HQHNC from the solution.
US11717800B2	Reactor for coating particles in stationary chamber with rotating paddles A reactor for coating particles includes a stationary vacuum chamber to hold a bed of particles to be coated, a vacuum port in an upper portion of the chamber, a chemical delivery system configured to inject a reactant or precursor gas into a lower portion of the chamber, a paddle assembly, and a motor to rotate a drive shaft of the paddle assembly. The lower portion of the chamber forms a half-cylinder. The paddle assembly includes a rotatable drive shaft extending through the chamber along the axial axis of the half cylinder, and a plurality of paddles extending radially from the drive shaft such that rotation of the drive shaft by the motor orbits the plurality of paddles about the drive shaft.
US11717795B2	Cell bag rotator A cell bag rotator is constructed to slowly agitate a plurality of cell bags by rotation along a rotation axis that is at least partially horizontal. The cell bag rotator comprises a plurality of plates to which a respective cell bag is attached. The cell bag rotator is suitable for mixing cells with particles for performing various types of subsequent cell therapy processes on the cells.
US11717794B2	Mixer The present disclosure relates to a mixer for mixing pasty components, comprising a mixing case extending along a longitudinal axis and having at least one inlet, preferably two inlets, and an outlet, and comprising at least one mixing element received in the mixing case, which defines a plurality of chambers together with the mixing case, said chambers being arranged successively and/or adjacently along a flow path from the inlets to the outlet. The chambers are defined by transverse walls, each extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis, and four side walls that each extend parallel to the longitudinal axis, and adjacent chambers are interconnected by a flow by means of through-openings provided in the side walls, the mixing element comprising two strips forming side walls, which are connected by a web that forms other side walls and is perpendicularly arranged in relation to the strips, a first group of chambers having first through-openings arranged in the web, which extend up to a strip, and a second group of chambers comprising second through-openings positioned at a distance to at least one strip in the web.
US11717793B2	Functional fibrous membrane, method for manufacturing the same, filter comprising the same A novel fibrous membrane comprises at least one substrate layer comprising at least 80% by weight of microfibers that carry positively charged and/or negatively charged functional groups, and at least one layer of filtration material attached to the substrate layer, wherein the layer of filtration material comprises at least 80% by weight of nanofibers that carry negatively charged and/or positively charged functional groups. The fibrous membrane is able to remove or reduce the concentration of bacteria, viruses and heavy metals while maintaining relatively high water flow. A filter comprising the fibrous membrane and a method for manufacturing the fibrous membrane are also provided.
US11717792B2	Materials and methods for photothermal membrane distillation A photothermal distillation membrane comprising a tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctyl-trichlorosilane (FTCS) fluoro-silanized, polydopamine (PDA) coated, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membrane is disclosed, as well as a process for synthesizing a FTCS-PDA-PVDF membrane. A tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctyl-trichlorosilane (FTCS) fluoro-silanized, polydopamine (PDA) containing bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) aerogel membrane is also disclosed, as well as a process for synthesizing a FTCS-PDA/BNC aerogel membrane.
US11717789B2	Method for purifying a carrier gas The invention relates to a method for purifying a carrier gas which comprises oxygenated impurities in a first oxidation degree, the purification method comprising the circulation, advantageously uninterrupted, of the carrier gas through and along a direction XX′ of a filter, the filter being made of an oxygen scavenger material which has a redox potential E°, and of which a first portion is in a reduced redox state and within which the oxygenated impurities are scavenged and/or pass from the first oxidation degree to a second oxidation degree, the method further comprising the application to the filter of a greater electric potential ΔV, as an absolute value, than the redox potential E° during a main purification cycle CP.
US11717785B2	Hybrid nitrogen gas generation system A hybrid nitrogen gas generation system includes a membrane nitrogen gas generator and a pressure swing absorption nitrogen generator. A gas comprising nitrogen is purified to a first nitrogen purity using one of the membrane nitrogen gas generator and the pressure swing absorption nitrogen generator. The gas is either bypassed around the other of the membrane nitrogen gas generator and the pressure swing absorption nitrogen generator to provide the gas having the first nitrogen purity or the gas is purified to a second nitrogen purity using the other of the membrane nitrogen gas generator and the pressure swing absorption nitrogen generator.
US11717783B2	Portable air filtration and air dispersion system and method An air filtration device including a housing that includes an air intake and a blower motor mounted within the housing, wherein when the blower motor is in operation, the blower motor generates an air flow from the air intake through an air duct extending vertically from the housing. The air filtration device also includes an air outlet at a distal end of the air duct, wherein the air outlet comprises at least one aperture, wherein when the blower motor is in operation, the air outlet discharges the air flow in a horizontal plane over an occupied zone from a region of the air duct having a vertical height that is less than or equal to twelve inches, wherein the region of the air duct for the air outlet is disposed at least thirty-six inches above the air intake. The air filtration device also includes an air filter.
US11717782B2	Mixed flow fan module and portable air purifier with mixed flow fan module A mixed flow fan module and a portable air purifier including a mixed flow fan module are provided. The mixed flow fan module may include a fan housing having an outer surface that is curved along a circumferential direction and defining an operation space, a fan rotatably disposed inside of the fan housing, and a fan base coupled to the fan housing and configured to guide air toward the fan.
US11717780B2	Collapsible disposable filter The addition of a medial longitudinal score line (hinge point) along the longitudinal channels of the filter frame allows for thinner media and/or collapsing the frame on itself which will reduce scrap, save space and save tremendously on shipping costs. The additional score line can be a cut score, skip score, crush score or liquid line. The collapsed filter frame expands upon sliding into the channels of the filter frame media holder whereby the filter frame expands and widens to fit the filter assembly.
US11717774B2	Wastewater screen filter and chain tensioning system A screen filter for wastewater applications includes a chain tensioning system. The chain tensioning system provides a tensioning force for a screen filter chain. The chain tensioning system includes a chain adjuster device configured to tension the screen filter chain. The chain tensioning system additionally includes a sensor configured to provide a signal representative of a load applied by the chain adjuster; wherein the chain adjuster device is configured to apply a force in a direction that tensions the chain and wherein the signal provided by the sensor is representative of the force.
US11717773B2	Launder cover system A launder cover system for reducing or eliminating sunlight exposure so as to prevent algae growth in a tank such as a clarifier tank. The launder cover system generally includes a plurality of support members and a plurality of launder covers which are each independently pivotably connected to a tank wall of a tank, such as by using a mount. The support members are each pivotably connected to the tank wall by a pivot connector and the launder covers are each pivotably connected to the tank wall by a hinge connector. Each support member is positioned between a pair of launder covers, and each launder cover is positioned between a pair of support members. The support members function to support the launder covers in a raised or lowered position. A launder support may be connected to the channel wall to support the launder covers in their lowered positions.
US11717772B2	Condensate separator system for vacuum microwave dehydrators This invention was designed to condense, separate and collect volatile compounds from the vapor steam as they exit the dehydrator. Bulk condensate is allowed to accumulate and separate in a separator vessel under vacuum. The undesirable water phase condensate is periodically drained into a water vessel, which is also held under vacuum instead of atmospheric pressure to avoid agitation and mixing of the contents of the separator vessel arising from purging the separator vessel to atmosphere. The separated and desirable oily condensates can then be easily recovered from the separator vessel.
US11717766B2	Systems and methods for generating potable water A system for generating potable water from source water contains an enclosed vessel, a heating unit, an air distributor, a condenser, and a collection vessel. A method for generating potable water from source water includes heating ambient air, bubbling heated air through source water producing saturated air, cooling the saturated air producing potable water, and collecting the potable water. A method of removing contaminants from ambient air includes heating ambient air, bubbling the heated air through source water to produce treated air and contaminant rich water, discharging the treated air, and discharging the contaminant rich water.
US11717765B2	Building block device with 35 units as variable combinations A building block device with 35 units as variable combinations, including a storage box and a building block group, the storage box comprises a base and a top cover covering the base, the building block group comprises multiple building blocks, the base has a storage tank for placing the building block group, the top cover can cover the base to conceal the building block group; the bottom of the storage tank is provided with 35 locating grids for the building block group to form a single-layer planar pattern, the surface of the top cover is provided with 15 locating slots for the building block group to stack up a five-layer trilateral cone, each building block of the building block group comprises one to five units, the units are connected at horizontally or vertically two-dimensional angles, the building block group has 35 units.
US11717764B2	Cascading jumping toys and the associated method of operation A jumping toy and the methodology of creating a cascading arrangement of multiple jumping toys. Each jumping toy has a first segment and a second segment that are connected at a joint. The first segment and the second segment can rotate about the joint between a first configuration and a second configuration. Each jumping toy has a biasing element that biases the jumping toy toward its second configuration. Each jumping toy is stable in its first configuration and quickly transforms into its second configuration once it is slightly displaced out of its first configuration. The rapid change in configuration makes the bi-stable toy jump. A plurality of bi-stable toys can be overlapped into a cascading chain. The first toy in the cascading chain is triggered. The movement of the first toy triggers the next toy in the chain in a cascade.
US11717760B2	Chat application using a gaming engine A system and method includes providing, by a first instance of a messaging application hosted by a game engine executing on a first client device, a user interface for messaging with a second client device; receiving first instructions to render a first three-dimensional (3D) object in the user interface of the first client device, wherein the first 3D object is initiated by a second instance of the messaging application of the second client device; rendering, by the game engine, one or more first frames to generate the first 3D object for the presentation in the user interface of the first client device based on the first instructions; and causing the presentation of the one or more first rendered frames of the first 3D object in the user interface of the first instance of the messaging application of the first client device.
US11717756B2	Content, orchestration, management and programming system Procedurally generating live experiences for a virtualized music-themed world, including: providing a headless content management system supporting management of back end; coupling a virtual world client to the back end of the content management system using an interface that provides a content packaging framework to enable customized event scheduling and destination management; and procedurally generating a plurality of content elements in a real-time game engine for live experiences in the virtualized music-themed world.
US11717754B2	Game support system, program, information communication terminal, and connection device A game assisting system assists execution of a competitive game progressing through presentation of physical game items executed between players. The game assisting system includes: an information communication terminal associated with a player, the information communication terminal including: an acquisition unit configured to acquire information on a physical game item presented by the player; a display control unit configured to control displaying of information on a display unit; and an information communication unit; and a connection device including a connection unit configured to establish communicable connection between a plurality of the information communication terminals associated with players participating in the competitive game. The display control unit causes the display unit to display the information on the physical game item acquired by the acquisition unit of the information communication terminal of a communication counterpart, when the communicable connection is established by the connection unit.
US11717751B2	In-game display control method and apparatus, storage medium, processor, and terminal An in-game display control method and apparatus, a storage medium, a processor, and a terminal are provided. The method includes that: a touch area is configured on a graphical user interface; in response to a first touch operation acting on the touch area, a movement of a preset virtual character in a game scene is controlled according to the first touch operation; a scene display area is updated according to a first position of the preset virtual character in the game scene; whether a preset specific event exists in a preset area of the first position is detected; when the specific event is detected to exist in the preset area of the first position, event attribute information of the specific event is acquired; and the scene display area in the game scene is updated according to the event attribute information.
US11717748B2	Latency compensation using machine-learned prediction of user input A trained machine learning model(s) is used to determine scores indicative of probabilities that certain types of user input will be provided to a player's game controller while playing a video game in order to compensate for latency between player action and player perception of video game content relating to the player action. In an example process, sensor data received from a client machine and/or game state data received from a video game is provided as input to a trained machine learning model(s), and a score as output therefrom, the score relating to a probability that a type of user input will be provided to a player's game controller. In this manner, game control data corresponding to the type of user input can be generated based on the score and provided to the video game as input before actual game control data is even received, thereby compensating for latency.
US11717747B2	Shifter simulator system, simulator provided therewith and method for operating A shifter simulator system comprising a frame with a gear stick hinge, a gear stick that is hingedly connected to the frame via the gear stick hinge, and a moveable frame part configured for moving relative to the frame and provided with a first contact surface and a second contact surface. The shifter simulator system also includes a magnetic contact and a tilting element configured for tilting around a tilting axis via a tilting connection in response to a movement of the gear stick and providing a first lever, and wherein the tilting element is provided with a first contact element and a second contact element configured for engaging the respective first and second contact surfaces of the moveable frame part providing a second lever, and by moving the moveable frame part defining a shifter movement with the magnetic contact. The first and/or second levers are adjustable.
US11717746B1	Video gaming system The present disclosure generally relates to video gaming systems, which utilize a video game controller in electronic communication with a computing device. One embodiment includes a video gaming system, including a pair of video game controller input modules non-removably secured to a rigid, fixed length bridge section, a smart device holder attached to the rigid, fixed length bridge section, and a smart device secured by the smart device holder such that an entire back surface of the smart device lies fixed in a plane, wherein said plane is parallel to a front surface of the rigid, non-expandible bridge section.
US11717734B2	Sliding puck multiplayer game with adjustable difficulty The present invention relates to the technical field of hockey-type table games, in particular to a game in which pucks are projected across a playing surface by means of a compression system that can be operated with the fingers of one hand and which aims to insert said pucks into a goal. Specifically, it provides a sliding puck multiplayer game having the possibility of adjusting the difficulty of the game and the number of players, characterized in that it comprises: a polygonal-shaped modular platform; a plurality of interchangeable connector bridges of different sizes that are connected to said modular platform; and a plurality of sliding pucks that are propelled by the effect of said elastic band, to go through said connecting bridges. In this way, it is possible to obtain a sliding puck game that allows a greater number of players simultaneously, with adjustable difficulty, portable and modular.
US11717733B2	Identifying the sweet spot of a bat A test fixture for identifying the sweet spot of a bat suspends the bat in a vertical orientation via a fixed pivot point and limits rotational movement of the bat to a single plane. A pendulum with an impact mass is caused to contact the bat at various locations along the barrel of the bat at a fixed velocity. Rotational movement of the impact mass is limited to the single plane. Peak acceleration is measured proximate to the handle of the bat. The sweet spot is identified based on measured minimum peak acceleration. For example, if there is a single measured minimum peak acceleration then the corresponding contact location at the barrel is the sweet spot. If there are multiple measured minimum peak acceleration instances then a center or average contact location of those instances in identified as the sweet spot.
US11717731B2	Localized milled golf club face A wood-style golf club head includes a strike face and a body that cooperate to define a hollow internal club head volume. The strike face formed from a strike plate having an outer perimeter and a frame surrounding the strike plate. The strike plate is affixed to the frame across the entire outer perimeter. The strike plate and frame define a continuous ball striking surface that has a surface texture characteristic of milling that extends continuously across both the strike plate and the frame.
US11717729B2	Golf ball stamp The present invention relates to a golf ball stamp, and more particularly to, a stamp, which can reduce manufacturing costs due to its simple structure and store ink inside, is easy and convenient to replace the rubber plate that prints a mark on a golf ball, and can print a mark clearly on the rough golf ball surface.
US11717726B1	Golf ball cover with silane coupling agent A golf ball with a cover layer composed of a blend of non- or partially neutralized copolymeric or terpolymeric ionomer(s), hydroxyl-functionalized styrenic block copolymer and silane coupling agent (SCA). The amount of SCA is preferably between 0.01 and 2.0 weight percent based on the total weight of the polymer composition. The cover layer preferably has a Shore A hardness less than 90.
US11717725B2	Methods for cross-linking thermoplastic polyurethane covers for golf balls Golf balls having covers made of thermoplastic polyurethane compositions are provided. Multi-piece golf balls can be made. The outer cover layer is formed from a composition comprising a thermoplastic polyurethane, a multi-functional hydroxyl compound, and a multi-functional compound selected from multi-functional amines and imines, and multi-functional isocyanates, and mixtures of two or more thereof. The cover composition can further include catalysts, ultraviolet (UV)-light stabilizers, and other additives.
US11717709B2	Magnetic quick connect A magnetic quick connect for a fluid delivery system includes a male coupling member and a female coupling member. The male coupling member defines a first outer fluid communication path and includes a first magnetic material. A first inner member is disposed within the first outer fluid communication path and defines a first inner communication path. The female coupling member defines a second outer fluid communication path and includes a second magnetic material. A second inner member is disposed within the second outer fluid communication path and defines a second inner communication path. The male and female coupling members are detachably held together by an attractive force between the first and second magnetic materials such that the first and second outer communication paths are held in fluid communication, and the first and second inner communication paths are held in fluid communication.
US11717706B2	Ultrasonic surgical instruments In one general aspect, various embodiments are directed to a surgical instrument that can supply mechanical energy and electrical energy to an end effector of the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument may be operated in a first operating mode in which a transducer of the surgical instrument produces mechanical energy, or vibrations, that are transmitted to the end effector and a second operating mode in which electrical energy, or current, can flow through the end effector to perform electrosurgery. In another general aspect, the surgical instrument may comprise a clamp, or jaw, which can be moved into a closed position to hold tissue against a waveguide, or blade, of the end effector. In the second operating mode of the surgical instrument, current can flow from a power source, through the waveguide, and return to the power source through a path comprising the jaw.
US11717699B2	Intensity modulated pixelated superficial radiation therapy system and method An x-ray treatment system includes an electron beam generator configured to generate an electron beam and an x-ray treatment head comprising an array of pixel source cells including side walls defining an x-ray transmissive interior. The side walls include an x-ray absorptive material. A target element is positioned to, when impacted by the electron beam, generate x-ray photon radiation within the x-ray transmissive pixel source cell interior. An electron beam control system includes a controller configured to control responsive to a treatment plan at least one of the direction and intensity of the electron beam to a particular one of the pixel source cells, and then responsive to the treatment plan to control at least one of the direction and intensity of the electron beam to at least one additional pixel source cell. A method of treating a patient with x-ray photon radiation is also disclosed.
US11717698B1	Therapy, treatment, and process for photodynamic inactivation of COVID-19 A therapy, treatment and process for inactivating and/or killing COVID-19 (Corona Virus Disease 2019) is provided, including a low-dose, full body, Ultraviolet A1 (UV-A1, 360-400 nm) photon therapy, wherein the UV-A1 photon therapy activates singlet oxygen (1O2), which inactivates and/or kills COVID-19. UV-A1 therapy of the present invention can also be used to help alleviate symptoms and secondary illnesses caused by COVID-19. UV-A1 therapy of the present invention can also be used to help alleviate and treat pre-existing conditions of people that are also suffering from COVID-19 and worsened by COVID-19.
US11717694B2	Method and device for treating cardiac arrhythmias The present invention provides both methods and devices for termination of arrhythmias, such as ventricular or atrial tachyarrhythmias. The device and method involves application of alternating current (AC) for clinically significant durations at selected therapeutic frequencies through the cardiac tissue to a subject experiencing arrhythmia. Methods are also provided to minimize or eliminate pain during defibrillation.
US11717693B2	Wearable therapeutic device A wearable therapeutic device is provided. The wearable therapeutic device includes a garment, and the garment includes an electrode and a conductive thread. A control unit is coupled to the conductive thread and identifies an electrical connection between a conductive surface of the electrode and the conductive thread, and an alarm module can provide information about the positioning of the electrode in the garment based on the electrical connection.
US11717689B2	Implants using ultrasonic communication for neural sensing and stimulation Described herein is an implantable medical device that includes a body having one or more ultrasonic transducers configured to receive ultrasonic waves and convert energy from the ultrasonic waves into an electrical energy, two or more electrodes in electrical communication with the ultrasonic transducer, and a clip attached to the body that is configured to at least partially surround a nerve and/or a filamentous tissue and position the two or more electrodes in electrical communication with the nerve. In certain examples, the implantable medical device includes two ultrasonic transducers with orthogonal polarization axes. Also described herein are methods for treating incontinence in a subject by converting energy from ultrasonic waves into an electrical energy that powers a full implanted medical device, and electrically stimulating a tibial nerve, a pudendal nerve, or a sacral nerve, or a branch thereof, using the fully implanted medical device.
US11717685B2	Therapeutic stimulator system Systems, devices and methods are provided for transcutaneously delivering energy impulses to bodily tissues for therapeutic purposes, such as for enhancing the body's bone healing process in spinal fusion patients. A therapeutic stimulator system comprises a housing for an energy source and a signal generator. The system further includes one or more electrodes coupled to the signal generator. A processor is coupled to the housing and configured to determine usage levels of the signal generator and/or motion data of the housing. The system may include a mobile device that allows the patient to input user status data, such as pain levels, and compare the user status data with the usage levels and/or the motion data, thereby improving patient compliance with a prescribed therapy regimen.
US11717682B2	Apparatus and method for relieving pain using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation Apparatus for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in humans, the apparatus comprising: a housing; a stimulation unit mounted within the housing for electrically stimulating nerves; an electrode array releasably mounted to the housing and connectable to the stimulation means, the electrode array comprising a plurality of electrodes for electrical stimulation of nerves; a control unit mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the stimulation unit for controlling at least one characteristic of the stimulation unit; a monitoring unit mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the stimulation unit for monitoring at least one characteristic of the stimulation unit; a user interface unit mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the control unit for controlling the stimulation unit; a display unit mounted to the housing and electrically connected to the control unit and the monitoring unit for displaying the status of the stimulations unit; and a strap attached to the housing; wherein the strap is configured to hold the housing, stimulation unit and electrode array at a specific anatomical location to treat pain.
US11717681B2	Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease Systems and methods for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) includes minimally invasively implanting a stimulating device in a patient's esophagus in the region proximate the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). The patient is provided with a questionnaire related to his disease via an online service. The questionnaire is accessed on a mobile device, such as a cell phone, or on a computer with network access. The data from the sensors and the answers from the questionnaire are analyzed together by a health care provider using the online service. The data and answers are used to program the stimulating device, via the mobile device or computer, to optimize treatment.
US11717680B2	Cranial prosthetic A cranial prosthetic comprises a perforated plate, wherein the perforations comprise a plurality of holes substantially equidistant from a central point. One such cranial prosthetic comprises a curved perforated plate, wherein the perforations comprise four holes substantially equidistant from a central point. In an example, the perforated plate also comprises an additional hole at the central point, detachable screw/suture fixing tabs for attaching the cranial prosthetic to the cranium via screws/sutures, detachable securing means consisting of flaps that secure the electrode when closed, and indentations in the form of channels suitable for recessing extension leads with at least one exit point, which connect individual electrodes to the main lead. Removable protective caps may be placed over the detachable securing means when closed.
US11717673B2	Stimulation systems and related user interfaces A system for stimulating body tissue may include a user interface and a control unit. The control unit may include a processor and non-transitory computer readable medium. The non-transitory computer readable medium may store instructions that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to identify an electrode combination and determine a threshold charge for use in stimulating the body tissue. The processors identifications and determinations may be based at least partially on input received via the user interface.
US11717666B2	Connector device for gastric calibration hoses, as well as medical system comprising a connector device for gastric calibration hoses and a gastric calibration hose A connector device for gastric calibration hoses, including a first end and a second end opposite the first end. A first connector is disposed at the first end and a second connector is disposed at the second end. The first and the second connector are connected with each other via a fluid channel. The first connector includes a first tapering cavity sized and shaped to receive and couple with a gastric calibration hose. The second connector includes a second tapering cavity and a tapering recess annularly surrounding the second tapering cavity. The second tapering cavity and the tapering recess are sized and shaped to alternatively couple with different medical devices by receiving therein tubular structures of the different medical devices.
US11717664B2	Hemostasis valves having multiple sealable openings Hemostasis valves and hemostasis valve systems are provided. A hemostasis valve can include a valve member, wherein the valve member includes a first sealable opening disposed through a first portion of the valve member and a second sealable opening disposed through a second portion of the valve member. The valve member may also include three or more sealable openings. A hemostasis valve system may include a hemostasis valve and another medical device. The hemostasis valve may be releasably coupleable to the other medical device.
US11717663B2	Neurological apparatus comprising a percutaneous access device Apparatus for delivering therapeutic agents to the central nervous system of a subject is described. The apparatus includes at least one intracranial catheter and a percutaneous access device. The percutaneous access device includes a body having at least one extracorporeal surface and at least one subcutaneous surface, the body defining at least one port for connection to an implanted intracranial catheter. The port is accessible from the extracorporeal surface of the device, but is provided with a seal such as a rubber bung between the lumen of the port and the extracorporeal surface. The percutaneous access device may have more than two ports and/or a flange. A method of implanting the percutaneous access device is also described.
US11717662B2	Sonotrode Disclosed are a sonotrode and its use for transdermal delivery of therapeutic or cosmetic compounds. The sonotrode 10 comprises a tubular neck 14 attached at a proximal end to a solid head 12 and ending at a distal end in a flared foot 16. When coupled to an ultrasonic transducer and applied to skin of a human or animal, the sonotrode enhances the delivery of compounds into the skin.
US11717657B2	Dermal adhesive patch A dermal adhesive patch is provided. The dermal adhesive patch is adhered to skin through an ampoule containing a mixing ingredient, a drying ingredient, a viscosity control ingredient, and a moisturizing ingredient. The dermal adhesive patch includes: a support body; and a membrane layer formed as a nanofiber web having pores to block moisture and to allow air to pass through the membrane layer, and detachably laminated on one surface of the support body.
US11717656B2	Delivery of mixed phase media for the treatment of the anatomy A medical device including an introducer; a first section configured to connect to a supply of therapeutic fluid; and a second section configured to connect to a supply of therapeutic elements. The therapeutic elements are drawn into the introducer by way of suction created by a flow of the therapeutic fluid through the introducer. The therapeutic elements are drawn into the introducer by way of suction created by a flow of the therapeutic fluid through the introducer.
US11717647B2	Medical device shaft with reduced whipping A medical probe, including a flexible insertion tube having a proximal segment and a deflectable distal segment, and containing first and second lumens running longitudinally through the insertion tube, wherein the first and second lumens are twisted around each other in the proximal segment, and run parallel to each other in the deflectable distal segment. The medical probe also includes first and second wires running respectively through the first and second lumens and having respective first and second distal ends, which are anchored within the deflectable distal segment of the insertion tube.
US11717644B2	Robotically augmented catheter manipulation handle Apparatus and associated methods relate to a catheter manipulation handle with user interface controls for steering a catheter in situ while providing an augmented (e.g., motorized, powered and tunable precision steering, and perforation safeguards) control and feedback user experience. In an illustrative example, the catheter manipulation handle may provide motor assisted operation to automatically rotate and/or deflect a distal tip of the catheter to steer and guide the distal tip to a target location in the patient's vasculature system. The augmented feedback may include, for example, haptic feedback via the handle. Haptic, audible, and/or visual feedback via the handle may indicate, for example, proximity or engagement of the distal tip with sensitive tissue. In some examples, the handle's augmented operation may advantageously amplify feedback signals to enhance the user's perception of the patient's safety with respect to the safe passage of the distal tip through the patient's vasculature.
US11717640B2	Overmold technique for peel-away introducer design A method for manufacturing a medical introducer includes placing an introducer sheath onto a mandrel, and overmolding an introducer hub onto a proximal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath has one or more score lines formed on an inner surface and the mandrel has a number of surface protrusions so that when the introducer sheath is positioned on the mandrel, each of the surface protrusions contacts one of the score lines formed on the introducer sheath. The surface protrusions on the mandrel prevent plastic material from the introducer hub from contacting the score lines thereby maintaining the score lines during the overmolding.
US11717639B2	Combinatorial therapeutic systems and methods Combinatorial therapeutic systems can include an artificial sensory experience and a therapeutically effective amount of an analgesic selected from tapentadol or difelikefalin (CR845). Methods for treating and/or mitigating pain can include at least (i) receiving a therapeutic dose of an analgesic selected from tapentadol or difelikefalin (CR845) and (ii) receiving an artificial sensory experience. The artificial sensory experience can include one or more of 2D/3D/4D artificial sensory experiences, holography, augmented reality, virtual reality, and/or mixed reality. In some instances, the artificial sensory experience is virtual reality neuropsychological therapy or virtual reality distraction therapy.
US11717630B2	Apparatus for use in a respiratory support system A connector for a component of a medical breathing circuit. The connector comprises an inner body and an outer body. The outer body is configured to be slidable along the inner body between each of an inoperative orientation and an operative orientation with respect to the inner body. The outer body and the inner body are configured to be in engagement or in an operative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the operative orientation. The outer body and the inner body are disengaged from each other or in an inoperative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the inoperative orientation. At least one or each of a surface of the inner body or a surface of the outer body comprises of a surface relief feature(s) providing for a resistance to the outer body being moved from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation.
US11717628B2	Patient interface with a seal-forming structure having varying thickness A cushion assembly for a patient interface including an elastomeric seal-forming structure that is shaped to be bisected by a sagittal plane having a line that is tangent to the elastomeric seal-forming structure at a superior tangent point and at an inferior tangent point. A saddle-shaped superior region of the elastomeric seal-forming structure straddles the sagittal plane and includes the superior tangent point. The elastomeric seal-forming structure transitions in a cylinder-shaped superior region from the saddle-shaped region to a dome-shaped superior region offset from the sagittal plane. In addition, an elastomeric wall thickness of the elastomeric seal-forming structure is greater in the cylinder-shaped superior region than in the saddle-shaped superior region and the dome-shaped superior region.
US11717623B2	Mist inhaler devices A mist inhaler device (200) for generating a mist for inhalation by a user. The device includes a mist generator device (201) and a driver device (202). The driver device (202) is configured to drive the mist generator device (201) at an optimum frequency to maximise the efficiency of mist generation by the mist generator device (201).
US11717619B2	Hemostatic powder delivery devices and methods The present invention is directed to a device for expression of a hemostatic powder having an elongated reservoir with a manual air pump, such as a bellows, at a proximal end and an expression port at a distal end. A porous filter is slidably disposed within the elongated reservoir between the bellows, a plunger, and the expression port, and a spring is disposed within the elongated reservoir between the manual air pump and the plunger. The hemostatic powder is disposed within the elongated reservoir between the porous filter and the expression port, and the manual air pump is in a fluid communication with the expression port through the porous filter and through the hemostatic powder.
US11717615B2	Communication accessory for a drug delivery device A medicament delivery assembly comprises a delivery device configured to deliver medicament to a user, a communication accessory releasably coupled to the delivery device, and one or more sensors configured to sense a condition of the delivery device. The communication accessory may be configured to receive a first signal from the one or more sensors assembly and to send a second signal to an external device.
US11717609B2	Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices Fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. The fill stations may be opened and closed to accept a reservoir and to allow fluid to be introduced into the reservoir for use with personal pump systems. The fill stations may hold the reservoir at a tilt relative to an underlying surface and may discourage overfilling of the reservoir. The filling stations may also include viewing windows having fluid lines marked thereon for indicating volume of fluid within the reservoir.
US11717608B1	Drug delivery assembly including an adhesive pad A drug delivery assembly is provided for delivering a medicament to a patient via a fluid flow path. The assembly includes a main body having a body housing with a body interface and a controller. The assembly also includes a cartridge having a cartridge housing with a cartridge interface configured to be removably associated to the body interface. A drug reservoir positioned within the cartridge housing is configured to contain a medicament and includes an outlet. An adhesive pad is associated with a surface of the cartridge housing and is configured to removably attach to a human body surface. The controller is configured to execute a drug delivery routine in which at least a portion of the medicament in the drug reservoir is delivered to a subject via the outlet and the fluid flow path when the main body is coupled to the cartridge.
US11717602B2	Systems and methods for medical device control Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure assist with management of tubes and hoses during surgical procedures. The systems, devices, and methods provide for the proper opening and closing of tubes to facilitate performance of steps in a surgical procedure. Systems, devices, and methods of the present disclosure control fluid delivery to and from a medical device, including devices for tissue processing and cleaning.
US11717601B2	Dialysis systems, devices, and methods A treatment device system includes a treatment machine for performing a therapy on a patient, the treatment machine including at least one fluid conveyor and a controller, the controller having a first memory, to cause the at least one fluid conveyor to produce a therapeutic fluid by mixing purified water and at least one concentrate. The system also includes and a water purifier in fluid communication with and providing the purified water to the treatment machine. A wired or wireless control line provides two way communication between the controller of the treatment machine and the internal central controller of the water purifier, wherein the controller of the treatment machine transmits data via the control line to the internal central controller of the water purifier for control of the water purifier, the data provided based on at least one of the operator inputs received via the user interface.
US11717599B2	Breast shield for a breast pump system A breast pump system is provided with a suction tubing and a milk tubing, wherein the suction tubing and milk tubing each have first and second ends, and comprise a unitary tube structure. The system includes a first connector that has a first portion for coupling to a breast pump and the suction tubing, and a second portion for coupling to a milk bottle and the milk tubing. The system also includes a second connector that has a first portion coupled to a suction port of a breast shield and the suction tubing, and a second portion coupled to a breast milk collecting port and the milk tubing. A breast shield system with a flexible diaphragm and a cover is provided that may be coupled to the breast pump system. A dual suction path filter cartridge is also provided.
US11717598B2	Operating room coating applicator and method The present disclosure provides a coating apparatus and method for applying a coating of a therapeutic agent, comprising an openable and sealable device compartment, a therapeutic agent positioned in communication with the device compartment, a thermal source for vaporizing the therapeutic agent, and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the device compartment.
US11717596B2	Methods and compositions for repair of cartilage using an in vivo bioreactor Methods and compositions for the biological repair of cartilage using a hybrid construct combining both an inert structure and living core are described. The inert structure is intended to act not only as a delivery system to feed and grow a living core component, but also as an inducer of cell differentiation. The inert structure comprises concentric internal and external and inflatable/expandable balloon-like bio-polymers. The living core comprises the cell-matrix construct comprised of HDFs, for example, seeded in a scaffold. The method comprises surgically removing a damaged cartilage from a patient and inserting the hybrid construct into the cavity generated after the foregoing surgical intervention. The balloons of the inert structure are successively inflated within the target area, such as a joint, for example. Also disclosed herein are methods for growing and differentiating human fibroblasts into chondrocyte-like cells via mechanical strain.
US11717593B2	Improving adhesive properties Various adhesive compositions are described which may optionally comprise one or more active agents such as pharmaceutical agents. The incorporation of one or more absorbents in combination with one or more crystallization inhibitors improves adhesive characteristics of the compositions. Also described are related methods of improving adhesive characteristics of adhesive compositions with the use of a combination of absorbent and inhibitor. Also described are related methods of using the compositions and articles incorporating such compositions.
US11717591B2	Methods for disinfecting contact lenses with a manganese-coated disc, and related contact lens treatment systems Contact lens treatment systems and methods for disinfecting contact lenses are described. These systems and methods utilize a coated catalytic disc, which contains a support disc and a manganese oxide present on at least a portion of the support disc. The coated catalytic disc contains 300 μg to 1800 μg of manganese, often in the form of manganese dioxide.
US11717588B2	Disinfection apparatus A disinfection apparatus includes an installation member. The installation member includes a sealing member configured to seal a hole located in a ceiling, a nozzle configured to be placed in a ceiling space through the hole and spray a chemical solution to disinfect the ceiling space, a mount member configured to place the nozzle above the sealing member, and a fixing member configured to maintain a state in which the sealing member seals the hole.
US11717587B2	Ultraviolet cleaning trajectory modeling A model of a physical environment may be determined based at least in part on sensor data collected by one or more sensors at a robot. The model may include a plurality of constraints and a plurality of data values. A trajectory through the physical environment may be determined for an ultraviolet end effector coupled with the robot to clean one or more surfaces in the physical environment. The ultraviolet end effector may include one or more ultraviolet light sources. The ultraviolet end effector may be moved along the trajectory.
US11717586B2	Compositions and methods for reducing bioburden in chromatography The invention provides methods for microbial bioburden reduction of various chromatography matrices, including bioburden reduction in the context of large-scale Protein A-based affinity chromatography columns.
US11717585B2	Scrubbing device for cleaning, sanitizing or disinfecting A cleaning, sanitizing or disinfecting scrubbing device includes a body, a non-thermal plasma generator and damp wipe. Generated plasma activates fluid in the wipe. The device may include spacer posts between the body and wipe and a conductive mesh between the body and wipe or embedded in the wipe. Another embodiment includes a reservoir for holding a water-based fluid, a fluid delivery element connected to the reservoir by a tube through which the fluid can flow and a non-thermal plasma generator. The non-thermal plasma generator activates the fluid. In one embodiment the scrubbing device is a mitt. In another embodiment the scrubbing device is a glove.
US11717584B2	Supported X-ray horn for controlling e-beams A magnetic apparatus and a method of operating the magnetic apparatus can include a scanning electromagnet that redirects a beam of charged particles, a vacuum chamber that prevents the atmosphere from interfering with the charged particles, and, a parallelizing permanent magnet array for parallelizing the beam of charged particles. The parallelizing permanent magnet array can be located proximate to a target comprising a Bremsstrahlung target or an object that is being irradiated. The magnetic field of the scanning electromagnet can be variable to produce all angles necessary to sweep the beam of charged particles across the target and the parallelizing permanent magnet array can be configured from a magnetic material that does not require an electric current.
US11717583B2	Devices configured to disinfect interiors Methods, systems, and apparatuses involving devices with disinfecting illumination are provided. An example apparatus comprises a container comprising a first side and a second side, a first array of light emitters disposed on the first side and configured to emit a first light within a wavelength range of 380-420 nanometers (nm) and having a first intensity, and a second array of light emitters disposed on the second side and configured to emit a second light within the wavelength range of 380-420 nm and having a second intensity, wherein the first intensity comprises an intensity sufficient to initiate inactivation of micro-organisms, and wherein the first array of light emitters and the second array of light emitters are configured to collectively create a multi-dimensional space of disinfection.
US11717579B2	Globin gene therapy for treating hemoglobinopathies The presently disclosed subject matter provides for expression cassettes that allow for expression of a globin gene or a functional portion thereof, vectors comprising thereof, and cells transduced with such expression cassettes and vectors. The presently disclosed subject matter further provides methods for treating a hemoglobinopathy in a subject comprising administering an effective amount of such transduced cells to the subject.
US11717572B2	Low-burst polymers and methods to produce polymer A PLG copolymer material, termed a PLG(p) copolymer material, adapted for use in a controlled release formulation for a bioactive material is provided, wherein the formulation exhibits a reduced “initial burst” effect when introduced into the tissue of a patient in need thereof. A method of preparation of the PLG copolymer material is also provided, as are methods of use.
US11717571B2	Intranasal epinephrine formulations and methods for the treatment of disease Drug products adapted for nasal delivery comprising formulations with epinephrine and devices comprising such formulations are provided. Methods of treating anaphylaxis with epinephrine products are also provided.
US11717570B2	Gas-filled microvesicles Lipid formulation particularly for preparing stable gas-filled microvesicles, comprising distearoyl-phosphatidylcholine (DSPC), dipalmitoylphosphatidylethanolamine-PEG5000 (DPPE-PEG5000) and palmitic acid in an advantageous relative molar ratio. The formulation is useful in particular for therapeutic application with ultrasounds.
US11717569B2	Tolerogenic synthetic nanocarriers This invention relates, at least in part, to compositions comprising synthetic nanocarriers and immunosuppressants that result in immune suppressive effects. Such compositions can further comprise antigen and provide antigen-specific tolerogenic immune responses.
US11717567B2	Vaccines against HPV and HPV-related diseases Embodiments relate to novel vaccines against human papillomavirus (HPV) and HPV-related diseases, including multiple types of cancers. The HPV vaccines are composed of anti-human dendritic cell (DC) surface receptor antibodies, including CD40, and E6/7 proteins of HPV16 and 18. The technology described is not limited to making vaccines against HPV16- and HPV18-related diseases and can be applied to making vaccines carrying E6/7 from any type of HPV. The HPV vaccines described can target DCs, major and professional antigen presenting cells (APCs), and can induce and activate potent HPV E6/7-specific and strong CD4+ and CD8+ T cell responses. The HPV vaccines can be used for the prevention of HPV infection and HPV-related diseases as well as for the treatment of HPV-related diseases, including cancers.
US11717566B2	Brucella canis vaccine for dogs Methods and compositions for the treatment of Brucella induced diseases and disorders are disclosed herein. In preferred embodiments, the invention relates to a vaccine compositions and methods of vaccinating comprising: a Brucella canis comprising one or more attenuating gene knockouts; and a pharmaceutically acceptable vaccine carrier.
US11717565B2	Recombinant BCG overexpressing phoP-phoR Provided are a live recombinant Mycobacterium bovis-BCG strain and a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine or immunogenic composition comprising a nucleic acid capable of overexpression, the nucleic acid encoding PhoP and PhoR proteins. A method for treatment or prophylaxis of a mammal against challenge by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis using the strain is also provided.
US11717555B2	Pharmaceutical compositions having a selected release duration The present invention provides for a stabilized biodegradable polymeric composition useful as a controlled release delivery system for peptide agents. The compositions of the present invention comprise a) a strong acid salt of a LHRH agonist or antagonist; b) a biodegradable polymer of poly(lactide-co-glycolide), wherein the ratio of lactide:glycolide of the copolymer is from 50:50 to about 100:0; and c) N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), wherein the composition does not contain excess strong acid in addition to the strong acid used to form the salt of the LHRH agonist or antagonist. The composition, when injected, can provide a controlled release of leuprolide for a period of up to 6 months.
US11717554B2	Method for preventing or treating hangover symptom(s) associated with consumption of alcoholic beverage(s) The invention provides methods for preventing or treating hangover symptom(s) associated with consumption of alcoholic beverage(s) in a subject comprising administering an aldehyde sequestering agent so as to reduce or counter blood aldehyde buildup in the subject, thereby preventing or treating hangover symptom(s) associated with consumption of alcoholic beverage(s) in the subject.
US11717553B2	Combined plant extract for getting rid of mites and acne and preparation method and use thereof The present disclosure provides a combined plant extract for getting rid of mites and acne obtained by ultrasound-assisted water extraction and alcohol precipitation of at least one of Nepeta cataria, bamboo, celery seeds, and orange peels. The preparation method of the present disclosure is simple and easy to operate, where extraction from effective parts of raw materials can be carried out sufficiently. The combined plant extract of the present disclosure was subjected to in vitro mite elimination experiments, and the results showed that it had excellent effects in getting rid of mites. Moreover, it is non-irritating to human skin and thus can be used directly or applied to formulations of daily chemicals to effectively help get rid of mites and acne.
US11717546B2	Composition for promoting defecation and use therefor The present invention provides a method for promoting defecation, comprising administering a composition which includes: a fermentation powder of lactic acid bacteria and a physiologically acceptable excipient, diluent, or carrier. The fermentation powder includes: a fermentation product of lactic acid bacteria, the fermentation product is obtained by incubating lactic acid bacterial strains in a culture medium containing milk, milk powders, casein, soy beans, bean products, or whey, and the lactic acid bacterial strains include: a Lactobacillus salivarius subsp. salicinius AP-32 strain, a Lactobacillus plantarum LPL28 strain, a Lactobacillus acidophilus TYCA06 strain, and a Bifidobacterium longum subsp. infantis BLI-02 strain.
US11717542B2	Using tumor-navigating Salmonella to modulate tumor metabolism The present disclosure relates to genetically modified strains of Salmonella, engineered to be tumor navigating and to alter tumor metabolism in the tumor microenvironment. Also provided herein are methods of producing and methods of using such genetically modified Salmonella strains to treat cancer.
US11717539B2	Combination immune therapy and cytokine control therapy for cancer treatment Compositions disclosed herein, and methods of use thereof included those for inhibiting or reducing the incidence of cytokine release syndrome or cytokine storm in a subject undergoing CAR T-cell therapy, methods of treating a cancer or tumor, methods of reducing tumor load, methods of reducing the size or growth rate of a cancer or a tumor, and methods of extending of the survival of a subject suffering from a cancer or tumor, wherein the subjects are administered compositions comprising apoptotic cells or apoptotic cell supernatants. Compositions and methods of use thereof may increase the efficacy of a CAR T-cell cancer therapy. Disclosed herein are also compositions and methods of use thereof for decreasing or inhibiting cytokine production in a subject experiencing cytokine release syndrome or cytokine storm. In certain instances compositions may include additional chemotherapeutic or immunomodulatory agents.
US11717538B2	Reversing the effects of the tumor microenvironment using chimeric cytokine receptors The present invention concerns compositions and methods related to approaches to render ineffective Th1 T cells resistant to the inhibitory cytokine milieu present in a cancer microenvironment. In particular embodiments, tumor-specific T cells are modified to employ a chimeric receptor that binds inhibitory/suppressive cytokines and converts their intracellular consequences to a Th1 immunostimulaotyr/activating signal. In specific embodiments, the T cells employ a chimeric antigen receptor having exodomains for IL10, IL13 and/or IL4 fused with the signal transducing endodomains for IL2 and/or IL7.
US11717533B2	Zinc composition and their use in anti-microbial applications The invention relates generally to antimicrobial compositions that are non-toxic to mammals and plants, and are highly effective against a broad spectrum of detrimental pathogenic microorganisms. The antimicrobial compositions contain at least one zinc compound that is microbicidal to at least one microorganism. The antimicrobial compositions of the invention can be diluted in suitable proportions into suitable solvents to produce the desired dosages for each individual application. The antimicrobial compositions can be applied by conventional methods, e.g., spraying, soaking, fogging, impregnation, and the like. The compositions can also be used as preservatives. The antimicrobial compositions can also be made as gels or solids in different forms by using techniques available to those skilled in the art.
US11717526B2	Pharmaceutical compositions comprising a ryanodine receptor modulator and uses thereof The present disclosure provides a modified-release pharmaceutical composition comprising 4-[(7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzothiazepin-4(5H)yl)methyl]benzoic acid hemifumarate, and a pharmaceutically-acceptable excipient. The present disclosure methods of treating conditions associated with RyRs, including, for example, cardiac disorder or disease, a musculoskeletal disorder or disease, cancer associated muscle weakness, malignant hyperthermia, and diabetes.
US11717518B1	Bupropion dosage forms with reduced food and alcohol dosing effects This disclosure relates to dosage forms comprising bupropion hydrochloride, another salt form of bupropion, or the free base form of bupropion; dextromethorphan hydrobromide, another salt form of dextromethorphan, or the free base form of dextromethorphan, and a polymer. In some embodiments, the dosage form has no significant dose dumping of bupropion in the presence of ethanol in vitro. In some embodiments, the dosage form does not have a food effect for bupropion or dextromethorphan when taken with a high-fat meal in human subjects. Some embodiments include a method of treating a nervous system condition (such as depression, e.g., major depressive disorder, including treatment-resistant depression, agitation associated with Alzheimer's disease (or agitation associated with dementia of the Alzheimer's type), agitation associated with dementia, anxiety (or generalized anxiety disorder), neuropathic pain, or peripheral diabetic neuropathic pain) comprising, administering a dosage form described herein to a human being in need thereof.
US11717517B2	LSD dose identification A method of dosing and treating patients with a psychedelic, by administering a psychedelic at a dose of a microdose, minidose, psychedelic dose, good effect dose, ego-dissolution dose, or cardiovascular safe dose, and producing maximum positive subjective acute effects that are known to be associated with more positive long-term outcomes and minimizing negative acute effects. A method of determining a dose of a psychedelic for an individual, by administering a dose of a psychedelic to the individual of a microdose, minidose, psychedelic dose, good effect dose, ego-dissolution dose, or cardiovascular safe dose, determining positive acute effects and negative acute effects in the individual, and adjusting the dose to provide more positive acute effects than negative acute effects in the individual. Methods of treating psychiatric conditions or providing therapy. A method of defining therapeutic doses of a psychedelic in clinical trials. A method of monitoring individuals for depression after treatment with LSD.
US11717516B2	Co-crystals Co-crystals of itanapraced; methods of preparation of the co-crystals; uses of the co-crystals as APIs; formulations containing the co-crystals; uses of the co-crystals and formulations for prevention and treatment of neurodegeneration disorders, infections, dementias, inflammation, and injuries; and methods of prevention and treatment of neurodegeneration disorders, infections, dementias, inflammation, and injuries are described.
US11717515B2	Treatment of migraine The present disclosure provides methods for the acute treatment of migraine with or without aura, comprising the administration of ubrogepant. In particular, the present disclosure provides methods for the acute treatment of migraine in patients having hepatic impairment; in patients with renal impairment; and in patients concurrently taking CYP3A4 modulators or BCRP and/or P-gp only inhibitors.
US11717514B2	PSMA binding ligand-linker conjugates and methods for using Described herein are prostate specific membrane antigen (PSMA) binding conjugates that are useful for delivering therapeutic, diagnostic and imaging agents. Also described herein are pharmaceutical composition containing them and methods of using the conjugates and compositions. Also described are processes for manufacture of the conjugates and the compositions containing them.
US11717509B2	Blend containing carbamate compound for prevention, mitigation, or treatment of schizophrenia The present invention relates to a blend for prevention, mitigation, or treatment of schizophrenia, the blend containing a carbamate compound of chemical formula 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, solvate, or hydrate thereof and, more specifically, to a blend and a pharmaceutical composition each containing a carbamate compound of chemical formula 1 and aripiprazole, and to a use thereof for treating schizophrenia.
US11717508B2	Compounds, compositions, and methods for inhibiting bacterial growth The present disclosure provides, among other things, compounds, compositions, and methods useful in inhibiting bacteria, such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis. These compositions and methods find many uses in medicine and research, e.g., treating subjects afflicted with active or latent bacterial infections.
US11717506B2	Neuroprotective compounds for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Described are methods for treating or preventing a neurological disease in a subject. The methods include administering a suppressor of hemichannel permeability to a subject having or prone of getting a neurological disease. The methods include the treatment and prevention of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
US11717505B2	Dianhydrogalactitol for the treatment of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas Methods for treating diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) comprising administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an alkylating hexitol (such as dianhydrogalacitol, diacetyldianhydrogalacitol, and dibromodulcitol) are disclosed. Such methods may further comprise administration of other anti-cancer agents. In preferred embodiments, the secondary anti-cancer agent is an inhibitor of Wee1 tyrosine kinase (such as adavosertib). Methods of treating malignancies in general comprising administration of a combination of an alkylating hexitol and an inhibitor of Wee1 tyrosine kinase are also disclosed.
US11717501B2	Magnesium threonate compositions and uses thereof Provided is a dosage form comprising magnesium threonate having enhanced efficacy. Also provided is a pharmacokinetic profile of magnesium threonate having enhanced efficacy. The dosage forms and pharmacokinetic profile of magnesium threonate are used to treat a variety of diseases, disorders, syndromes and/or conditions.
US11717498B2	Methods of treatment using amphetamine controlled release, prodrug, and abuse deterrent dosage forms The invention also relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising highly pure amphetamine and amphetamine-class compounds resulting from the synthesis of chiral and racemic amphetamine derivatives by stereospecific, regioselective cuprate addition reaction with aziridine phosphoramidate compounds, and to methods of manufacturing, delivering, and using the amphetamine compounds resulting from the synthesis of chiral and racemic amphetamine derivatives by stereospecific, regioselective cuprate addition reaction with aziridine phosphoramidate compounds.
US11717491B2	Solid nanoparticle with inorganic coating A nanoparticle having a solid core comprising a biologically active substance, said core being enclosed by an inorganic coating, a method for preparing the nanoparticle, and the use of the nanoparticle in therapy. A kit comprising the nanoparticle and a pharmaceutical composition comprising the nanoparticle.
US11717486B2	Highly stable formulations of thyroid hormone in soft capsules New soft capsules are described having within them a fill which contains thyroid hormones such as thyroxine T4 or triiodothyronine T3) and a high amylose-starch, optionally associated with vegetable hydrocolloids and/or glycerol. Compared to traditional capsules, these capsules have a strong and unexpected increase in the stability of T4 or T3 during storage.
US11717482B2	Inhalable antimicrobial particles and methods of making the same The present invention relates in part to novel drug delivery particles comprising an anionic polymer matrix and a cationic polymer, wherein the anionic polymer matrix and cationic polymer together form drug delivery particles bound by electrostatic interactions and wherein the drug delivery particles comprise at least one biologically active agent. The invention also relates in part to a method of treating a mycobacterial infection using said drug delivery particles, and a method of making said drug delivery particles.
US11717476B2	Moringa peregrina seed extract rich in 2,5-diformylfuran, process for obtaining same and use thereof in cosmetic compositions The invention relates to an extract of Moringa peregrina seeds rich in the compound 2,5-diformylfuran, more specifically an extract of the cake of said seeds, and to a process for extracting the extract. The invention also relates to cosmetic or nutricosmetic compositions comprising said extract and to the use of said compositions for improving the appearance of the skin, mucous membranes or the integuments, for relaxing, soothing and destressing the skin and for preventing and/or combating the signs of aging and/or photoaging of the skin, and for preventing age spots.
US11717475B1	System and method for cryogenic hybrid technology computing and memory A system and method for high-speed, low-power cryogenic computing are presented, comprising ultrafast energy-efficient RSFQ superconducting computing circuits, and hybrid magnetic/superconducting memory arrays and interface circuits, operating together in the same cryogenic environment. An arithmetic logic unit and register file with an ultrafast asynchronous wave-pipelined datapath is also provided. The superconducting circuits may comprise inductive elements fabricated using both a high-inductance layer and a low-inductance layer. The memory cells may comprise superconducting tunnel junctions that incorporate magnetic layers. Alternatively, the memory cells may comprise superconducting spin transfer magnetic devices (such as orthogonal spin transfer and spin-Hall effect devices). Together, these technologies may enable the production of an advanced superconducting computer that operates at clock speeds up to 100 GHz.
US11717473B2	Skin cleansing agent containing a particle comprised of an ester, moisturizing agent, and polymer A skin cleansing agent containing the following components (A), (B), and (C): a particle (A) including (A1), (A2), and (A3), (A1) a water-holding oil agent in an amount of from 0.0001 to 13 mass % in the skin cleansing agent, (A2) a moisturizing agent in an amount of from 0.001 to 25 mass % in the skin cleansing agent, and (A3) a polymer; a surfactant (B); and water (C).
US11717470B2	Flip-top dispensing closure A flip-top dispensing closure is provided and comprises a base which is attachable to a container and a lid attached to the base by a hinge. The base includes a dispensing passage; a syringe of the type comprising a barrel and a terminal tip is insertable into the passage. The closure further comprises a flexible self-closing valve for closing the passage. In use the syringe is inserted into the passage so that the tip passes through the valve to access product, and thereafter when the syringe is withdrawn the valve wipes against the syringe tip.
US11717465B2	Adjustably tensioned roller massage system An adjustably tensioned roller massage system provides a pair of roller massage assemblies in opposed adjustable tensioned or spaced relation to allow engagement of each one of a pair of roller massage assemblies on a corresponding massageable portion of a body.
US11717461B2	Palm-supported finger rehabilitation training device and application method thereof A palm-supported finger rehabilitation training device comprises a mounting base, a finger rehabilitation training mechanism mounted on the mounting base, and a driving mechanism for driving the finger rehabilitation training mechanism; wherein the finger rehabilitation training mechanism comprises four independent and structurally identical combined transmission devices for finger training corresponding to a forefinger, a middle finger, a ring finger and a little finger of a human hand, respectively, and the mounting base is provided with a supporting surface capable of supporting a human palm; wherein each combined transmission device for finger training comprises an MP movable chute, a PIP fingerstall, a DIP fingerstall and a connecting rod transmission mechanism; a force sensor is provided to acquire force feedback information to determine and control force stability, and a space sensor is provided to acquire space angle information to control space positions of fingers in real time.
US11717459B2	Single-action, multi-directional clamp assembly, system and method A multi-directional, equalizer clamp device is disclosed that provides, via a single action, a way to lock multiple objects that may be disposed in different numerous directions. The clamp may also achieve clamping using numerous force factors, and may be configured to attach and secure objects, such as pins, to the side rail of a support and/or operating table via a single-point of operation. The clamp device comprises upper and lower body portions which are configured to clamp to a side rail along a primary clamping direction, and are further configured to receive objects and clamp them along a secondary clamping direction. The clamp device further comprises a control assembly, such as a knob, to facilitate and achieve simultaneous clamping along both primary and secondary clamping directions at a single point of control.
US11717458B2	Combined treatment and exercise apparatus A combined treatment, exercise, and traction apparatus including a base coupled to a plurality of linkages, a support frame having a first end and opposing second end and pivotally coupled to the plurality of linkages, the support frame formed to pivot between a first orientation and a different second orientation, a treatment table having a first end and an opposing second end, the treatment table slidably mounted to the support frame, and a plurality of actuators coupled between the base and the plurality of linkages, wherein the treatment table slides between a first position and a second position along a plane of the support frame when a first actuator is activated.
US11717457B2	Lift system with a stowable support assembly A lift system includes a hoist module, a support assembly which is movable relative to the hoist module, and a control system. The control system is adapted to enable a user to a) issue an operational command which causes the support assembly to move to an operational destination, and b) issue a stowage command which causes the support assembly to move to a stowage destination. The control system is also adapted to A) disregard the stowage command provided at least one condition is satisfied and/or B) encumber issuance of the stowage command Equivalently, the control system adaptation is to A1) disregard the stowage command provided at least one stowage contraindication condition is satisfied or A2) not disregard the stowage command provided at least one stowage noncontraindication condition is satisfied and/or B) encumber issuance of the stowage command.
US11717445B2	Optical focusing system of an apparatus for cutting-out a human or animal tissue The present invention relates to apparatus for cutting out a human or animal tissue, such as a cornea, or a lens, said apparatus including a treatment device for producing a pattern consisting of at least two impact points in a focusing plane from a L.A.S.E.R. beam generated by a femtosecond laser (1), the treatment device being positioned downstream from said femtosecond laser, remarkable in that the treatment device comprises an optical focusing system (5) for focusing the L.A.S.E.R. beam in a cutting-out plane, and a control unit (6) able to control the displacement of the optical focusing system along an optical path of the L.A.S.E.R. beam for displacing the focusing plane in at least three respective cutting-out planes so as to form a stack of surfaces for cutting out the tissue.
US11717442B2	Ophthalmological device and method for surgical treatment of a cornea An ophthalmological device for surgical treatment of a cornea comprises a laser source, a focusing optical module, a scanner system, and an electronic circuit configured to control the scanner system to move the focus of the pulsed laser beam generated by the laser source to cut inside the cornea a lenticule and a venting channel which comprises an opening incision in a peripheral area of an exterior surface of the cornea, outside a perimeter of the lenticule from a top view perspective onto the cornea, and the venting channel connecting fluidically the posterior lenticule surface and/or the anterior lenticule surface to the opening incision, to enable venting of gas, produced by cutting the lenticule inside the cornea, through the opening incision to the exterior of the cornea.
US11717440B2	Method and device for treating eye disease Described herein is a device for lowering intraocular pressure, the device comprising a plate structure comprising an upper surface opposite a lower surface, the plate structure formed from a multi-directional plate having a plate thickness ranging from about 1 nm to about 1,000 nm.
US11717438B2	Eyelid cleaning tool A hand-held device for home use is disclosed for cleaning eyelids, eye margins and eye lashes. The device includes a housing, which forms a handle, and a cleaning head, attached on one end. In accordance with an important aspect of the invention, a vibration generator is used to drive the cleaning head sonically. The sonically driven cleaning head is placed in contact with one or both eye lids for each eye and either held in a stationary position or moved from side to side or back and forth. The vibration of the cleaning head in contact with the soap and effectively scrubs the upper eyelid or lower eyelid without the need for vigorous scrubbing or significant agility. The vibrating cleaning head is a more effective daily home cleaning tool for eyelids and eyelashes than known devices with rotary swabs or sponges.
US11717433B2	Medical appliance with angular leakage detection A base plate and/or a sensor assembly part for an ostomy appliance and related method is disclosed, the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part comprising: a first adhesive layer with a proximal side configured for attachment of the base plate and/or the sensor assembly part to the skin surface of a user, the first adhesive layer having a stomal opening with a center point; and a plurality of electrodes including a first leakage electrode, a second leakage electrode, and a third leakage electrode, wherein the plurality of electrodes is configured to detect presence of fluid on the proximal side of the first adhesive layer in a primary sensing zone and a secondary sensing zone, the primary sensing zone arranged in a primary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer and the secondary sensing zone arranged in a secondary angle space from the center point of the first adhesive layer.
US11717432B2	Nasal dilator devices A nasal dilator device comprises a substantially U-shaped body including a central portion arranged to span a septum of a nose when worn by a user and first and second leg members extending from the central portion in a first plane, a first cantilever rib member extending outward from the U-shaped body in a second plane and a second 5 cantilever rib member extending outward from the U-shaped body in a third plane, wherein the first and second cantilever rib members extend away from each other. The nasal dilator device further comprises a first intermediate section connecting an end of the first leg member to a proximal end of the first cantilever rib member, wherein the first intermediate section extends from the first plane to the second plane; and a second intermediate section connecting an end of the second leg member to a proximal end of the second cantilever rib member, wherein the second intermediate section extends from the first plane to the third plane and at least one projection protruding from and extending along at least a portion of a length of each of the first and second cantilever rib members.
US11717425B2	Pulmonary artery implant apparatus and methods of use thereof The present invention relates to an implantable apparatus and methods of use thereof for treating congestive heart failure. An apparatus of this invention may be anchored by implantation of a section of the apparatus within in a branch pulmonary artery, for example the left pulmonary artery, which then positions and anchors another section, for example a device frame section of the apparatus within the main pulmonary artery. A medical device may be attached to the anchored device frame.
US11717422B2	Spinal implant system and method A spinal implant system includes at least one interbody implant having a first member including a tissue engaging surface and at least one mating element. A second member includes a tissue engaging surface and at least one mating element. An intermediate member includes at least one mating element. An intra-operative surgical tool is connectable with at least one of the members to engage adjacent mating elements and fix the intermediate member with at least one of the first member and the second member. Implants, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed.
US11717421B2	Lateral insertion spinal implant The present disclosure relates to a spinal implant. The spinal implant may be used for lateral insertion into an intervertebral disc space. For example, the spinal implant may include a spacer body to which a plate is fixed. The intervertebral spacer body may include a pair of opposite sides having a pyramid-shaped teeth to fuse to bone. The plate defines at least one upper and lower borehole that each receives a screw. Each screw attaches the plate to a vertebral body between which the intervertebral spacer body is inserted. The boreholes may include locking threads that are adapted to lock the screws into place by engaging complementary locking threads of head of the screw.
US11717417B2	Low profile plate The present application generally relates to orthopedic systems, and in particular, to systems including independent plates and spacers. A plating system can include a spacer and a plate that is independent from the spacer. A number of locking mechanisms can be provided to secure the plate to the spacer. In some cases, the spacer includes a pair of notches that extend on an outer surface of the spacer. The plate can include a pair of lateral extensions that can engage the notches to secure the plate to the spacer. In other cases, the spacer includes an opening including a pair of inlets. The plate can include an enclosed posterior extension that can be received in the pair of inlets to secure the plate to the spacer.
US11717416B2	Implant for sacroiliac joint fusion An allograft implant for fusing a sacroiliac joint, the allograft implant having a body with two opposing faces. A graft window is disposed between the two opposing faces, the graft window providing passage through the body between the two opposing faces. A portion of the body located between the graft window and each of the sides defines a wall such that the wall maintains a minimum thickness in a range of about 17% to about 20% of the width of the body.
US11717414B2	Artificial discs A four-component artificial intervertebral disc may provide six degrees of movement: flexion, extension, lateral bending, axial rotation, axial deflection, and anterior/posterior translation. The disc may include a superior endplate, a superior core, an inferior core, and an inferior endplate. The superior endplate may include a concave mating surface, and the inferior endplate may include a spherical mating surface. The superior endplate may roll across the superior core to provide flexion, extension, and lateral bending. The superior endplate may twist or rotate atop the superior core to provide axial rotation, and the superior endplate may slide over the superior core to provide anterior/posterior translation. The superior core may be connected to the inferior core, and the inferior core may be connected to the inferior endplate. The inferior core may be made from a flexible material that may enable the artificial disc to expand or compress vertically.
US11717409B2	Penile implant According to an aspect, a penile implant includes a first member having a coupling portion and a locking portion and a second member having a coupling portion and a locking portion The coupling portion of the first member is configured to engage the coupling portion of the second member to movably couple the first member to the second member such that the first member is configured to be placed in a first position with respect to the second member and a second position with respect to the second member. The locking portion of the first member is configured to engage the locking portion of the second member help retain the first member in its second position with respect to the second member.
US11717400B2	Mechanically expandable heart valve In one embodiment, a method of assembling a prosthetic valve can comprise forming a radially expandable and compressible frame by pivotally joining together a plurality of struts without requiring individual rivets. In some embodiments, the frame is formed by interweaving the struts, which can be joined using integral hinges formed in the struts, such as by performing alternate cuts on the struts, bending the struts to form stopper tabs adjacent to joints and/or drilling holes in the struts to facilitate interconnecting struts at joints, or otherwise forming integral hinges and corresponding holes at junction points between the struts. In other embodiments, separate hinges are provided to interconnect the struts. In still other embodiments, separate flanged rivets are provided to connect the struts.
US11717391B2	Endovascular graft for aneurysms involving major branch vessels Systems and methods for treating diseased bodily lumens involving branched lumen deployment sites include a main graft or stent-graft deployable in a main artery and a vent device or stent-graft deployable in a branch artery to maintain blood flow through the main artery and from the main artery to the branch artery. Systems and methods for treating diseased bodily lumens involving branched lumen deployment sites may also include a main graft or stent-graft deployable in the main artery, a chimney graft or stent-graft deployable in both branch artery and the main artery to the branch artery and a gutter-sealing device associated with the chimney graft to prevent flow of blood among the chimney graft, the main graft and a wall of the main artery.
US11717386B2	Method for specifying a material color of a dental restoration The invention relates to a computer program for specifying a material color of a dental restoration for which the desired tooth color is entered as a target tooth color (56) by the user, said target tooth color being the tooth color of a neighboring tooth, wherein upon specification of the material color of the dental restoration starting from the target tooth color (56) the material color of the dental restoration material is changed based on parameters such as the color of a stump and/or an abutment, the layer thickness of the dental restoration, the type of the dental restoration as well as the processing technique, wherein the specification of the material color of the dental restoration is controlled by the computer program, and wherein, once a parameter is selected, the next parameter is offered automatically, wherein the selection is limited based on parameters which are dependent on one another, such as the layer thickness, the restoration type, that is to say the indication, and the material.
US11717383B2	Retainer and method for production thereof A retainer for stabilizing a position of teeth of a human dentition, the retainer comprising: an arc that has a parabolic curvature overall so that the retainer is applicable to teeth of an upper jaw or lower jaw of a patient to be treated, wherein the retainer includes a plurality of local shapes that are arranged along a center line of the retainer and that are oriented perpendicular to the center line, wherein the local shapes are respectively adapted to cooperate with interdental spaces between adjacent teeth, wherein the retainer is integrally provided in one piece from a thermoplastic synthetic material which is configured to be processed by a SD pressure method.
US11717382B2	Orthodontic or dental appliance A method for producing an orthodontic or dental appliance includes laminating a layer of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) with a layer of polyethylene to form a multilayer film, forming the multilayer film into the shape of an orthodontic appliance, trimming the formed film to a desired shape, and removing the layer of polyethylene. In one embodiment, the appliance is a multi-layer structure formed from two adjacent layers of PET with a plurality of functional elements such as sensors or actuators between the two layers.
US11717381B2	Methods for tooth collision detection and avoidance in orthodontic treament Apparatus, system, and methods for utilizing one or more computing devices to stage the movement of teeth during an alignment treatment are disclosed. The computing device receives an electronic representation of the patient's teeth in their initial position and an electronic representation of the teeth a final position for each tooth. A route each tooth will travel to reach its final position is determined, and the teeth are scheduled to move according to a movement pattern. Moreover, the schedule of movement takes into account a maximum rate of tooth movement for each tooth, the path of movement for each tooth, the distance each tooth needs to move, any needed tooth staggering, any needed round-tripping or tooth movement slowing. The invention also includes techniques for determining an optimum number of stages for the treatment based on the schedule of movement.
US11717380B2	Automated 2D/3D integration and lip spline autoplacement A method may include: receiving an image of a mouth region of a patient's face; extracting teeth contours within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face; locating a mouth opening within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face; extracting the tooth contours from a 3D model of the patient's teeth; and aligning the tooth contours from the 3D model with the tooth contours of the teeth within the image of the mouth region of the patient's face.
US11717377B2	Medical device support system including rotational control mechanism A medical device support system including a shaft, an extension arm, and a hub mounted to the shaft for pivotable movement of the extension arm about a rotation axis of the shaft. The hub includes a cavity including first and second contact faces, and at least one floating stop movably disposed in the cavity. The hub is pivotably mounted for a range of at least 360-degrees rotation about the rotation axis. The at least 360-degrees rotation range is based on a compound of a first rotation range and a second rotation range. The first rotation range is defined by a first movable amount of the at least one floating stop between first and second stop surfaces fixed relative to the shaft. The second rotation range is defined by a second movable amount of the at least one floating stop between the first and second contact faces of the hub.
US11717370B2	Backup latch release for surgical instrument A surgical instrument includes a proximal control mechanism. The proximal control mechanism has an opening through which a resilient latch arm can be inserted to engage a locking surface of a fixed latch structure contained within the proximal control mechanism. The resilient latch arm is contained entirely within the proximal control mechanism when engaged. A release channel extends from an outer periphery of the proximal control mechanism to the resilient latch arm entrance opening. The release channel provides a passage through which a release tool can be inserted to engage the resilient latch arm and provides a fulcrum for the release tool where the release channel is joined to the outer periphery of the proximal control mechanism. The surgical instrument can be released by prying the resilient latch arm away from the locking surface of the fixed latch structure with the release tool used as a lever on the fulcrum.
US11717369B2	External actuation device for adjustable implanted medical device An external actuation device includes a housing, a motor, a driving magnet, a sensor, and a controller. The motor includes a driveshaft that is rotatable about a rotation axis. The driving magnet is rotatably coupled with the driveshaft and is rotatable together with the driveshaft about the rotation axis. The sensor is associated with the driving magnet and is configured to detect a magnetic force between the driving magnet and a driven magnet disposed adjacent to the driving magnet. The controller is in communication with the motor and the sensor.
US11717366B2	Medical manipulator A medical manipulator according to an embodiment may include an arm base including a first engagement portion and a manipulator arm including a distal end portion to support a surgical tool and a proximal end portion including a second engagement portion. One of the first and second engagement portions includes a shaft member and the other includes an engagement member engageable with the shaft member such that the engagement member engaged with the shaft member is rotatable with respect to the shaft member. The arm base includes a restriction portion to restrict rotation of the manipulator arm about the shaft member to which the engagement member is engaged. The proximal end portion of the manipulator arm is fixed to the restriction portion of the arm base with a fixing member in a state where restriction portion stops the rotation of the manipulator arm.
US11717365B2	Laparoscopic ultrasound robotic surgical system A LUS robotic surgical system is trainable by a surgeon to automatically move a LUS probe in a desired fashion upon command so that the surgeon does not have to do so manually during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. A sequence of 2D ultrasound image slices captured by the LUS probe according to stored instructions are processable into a 3D ultrasound computer model of an anatomic structure, which may be displayed as a 3D or 2D overlay to a camera view or in a PIP as selected by the surgeon or programmed to assist the surgeon in inspecting an anatomic structure for abnormalities. Virtual fixtures are definable so as to assist the surgeon in accurately guiding a tool to a target on the displayed ultrasound image.
US11717360B2	Systems and methods for robotic infection treatment of a prosthesis A method for debriding an infected implant area using a robotic-assisted surgery system. The method includes determining, by a processing circuit associated with a computer, an area to be debrided, the debridement area including at least a surface of an implant or patient tissue, and generating, by the processing circuit, a plan for debriding the debridement area. The method further includes controlling a debridement tool, by the robotic-assisted surgery system, while the debridement tool is used to carry out the debridement plan, and monitoring the debridement by the processing circuit.
US11717359B2	Methods and systems for robotic-assisted surgery using customized bone registration guides Described within are systems, methods and apparatus for a bone mounted robotic-assisted orthopedic surgery system for precise implant position, soft tissue balancing and guidance of tools during a surgical procedure, particularly partial or total knee replacement procedure. The system features a bone mounted robotic arm with end-effector for precise positioning of surgical tool, positioning of implants and balancing of soft tissues. The reconfigurable robotic system requires minimal training by surgeons, is intuitive to use similar to conventional instrumented surgery and has a small footprint. The system works with existing, conventional instruments, patient specific instruments, sensor-assisted systems and computer-assisted systems and does not require increased surgical time and safely provides the enhanced precision achievable by robotic-assisted systems and computer-assisted technologies.
US11717358B2	Medical engineering robot, medical system, method for operation thereof, computer program, and storage medium The disclosure relates to a medical engineering robot, a medical system, a method for operation thereof, a corresponding computer program, and a corresponding computer-readable storage medium. By controlling a pose of an instrument arm of the robot relative to a respective examination object to be treated or to be examined by the robot, the disclosure makes provision for automatically bringing the instrument arm into contact with the examination object and through this for setting a predetermined pose of the examination object.
US11717356B2	System and method of automatic detection of obstructions for a robotic catheter system An obstruction detection system for a robotic catheter system including a robotic catheter manipulator assembly including one or more catheter manipulation bases and one or more sheath manipulation bases. Each manipulation base may be generally linearly movable on one or more tracks relative to the robotic catheter manipulator assembly. The obstruction detection system may include one or more obstruction detection sensors disposed on the track or on the manipulation bases to detect an obstruction along a path of motion of one or more manipulation bases. A software system may be provided for monitoring movement of the catheter and sheath manipulation bases, and/or a status of the obstruction detection sensors.
US11717354B1	Device and method for displaying the axis of astigmatism of an eye The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying the axis of astigmatism of an eye, in which an observation unit is used to observe the eye and, using a display unit, the orientation of the axis of astigmatism of the eye is displayed. A sensor unit generates sensor data which indicate a modification to the alignment of the observation unit relative to the eye. A calculation unit updates the displayed orientation of the axis of astigmatism with the aid of the sensor data, and issues it as the current orientation of the display unit.
US11717353B2	Method for confirming registration of tracked bones A process for confirming registration of bones involved in a joint replacement procedure is provided that includes a three dimensional (3-D) models of the bones being generated. The bones are tracked with a tracking device attached to each of the bones to allow 6-degrees of freedom (DOF) tracking during the joint replacement procedure. The 3-D models to the bones are registered and the bones having the tracking device are moved. A corresponding motion in the 3-D models with the moving of the bones is then observed. The registration of the 3-D models to the bone when the observations of the 3-D models move in correspondence with the actual bones is then confirmed or an alarm when an algorithm detects the 3-D bone models move unexpectedly during the movement of the bones. A system for confirming registration of bones involved in the joint replacement procedure is also provided.
US11717343B2	Systems, devices, and associated methods for neuromodulation in heterogeneous tissue environments Systems and methods for neuromodulation therapy are disclosed herein. A method in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, intravascularly positioning a plurality of ablation electrodes within a blood vessel lumen at a treatment site. The method can include analyzing a renal neuromodulation target site of a patient to obtain patient-specific data related to the renal neuromodulation target site, and based on the patient specific data, delivering neuromodulation treatment to the patient via one or more of the ablation electrodes.
US11717342B2	Medical device Provided is a medical device comprising an inner tubular member, an outer tubular member having a distal end and an open window disposed at the distal end, a first electrode and/or a second electrode disposed at the distal end of the outer tubular member, and a cannulated plunger or armature or shaft configured to drive the inner tubular member to cut tissue in cooperation with the open window of the outer tubular member. The first electrode and the second electrode may be configured to provide RF energy needed for a surgical operation and may be configured to be substantially symmetrical or asymmetrical along a longitudinal axis of the outer tubular member.
US11717339B2	Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters using surgical devices Systems and methods for estimating tissue parameters, including mass of tissue to be treated and a thermal resistance scale factor between the tissue and an electrode of an energy delivery device, are disclosed. The method includes sensing tissue temperatures, estimating a mass of the tissue and a thermal resistance scale factor between the tissue and an electrode, and controlling an electrosurgical generator based on the estimated mass and the estimated thermal resistance scale factor. The method may be performed iteratively and non-iteratively. The iterative method may employ a gradient descent algorithm that iteratively adds a derivative step to the estimates of the mass and thermal resistance scale factor until a condition is met. The non-iterative method includes selecting maximum and minimum temperature differences and estimating the mass and the thermal resistance scale factor based on a predetermined reduction point from the maximum temperature difference to the minimum temperature difference.
US11717336B2	Electrosurgical generator for delivery of different types of energy to biological tissue An electrosurgical generator capable of supplying energy in a waveform that causes electroporation in biological tissue. The electrosurgical generator may comprise an electroporation waveform supply unit that is integrated with an electromagnetic signal supply unit for generating microwave electromagnetic signals and radiofrequency electromagnetic signals for treatment. The electrosurgical generator may be configured to deliver different types of energy along a common feed cable. The electroporation waveform supply unit comprises a DC power supply and a DC pulse generator. The DC power supply may include a DC-DC converter for up-converting a voltage output by an adjustable voltage supply. Each DC pulse may have a duration in the range 1 ns to 10 ms and a maximum amplitude in the range 10 V to 10 kV.
US11717328B2	Pivotal bone anchor assembly with twist-in-place insert A pivotal bone anchor assembly includes a receiver having a central bore with an integral downward facing surface below a helically wound guide and advancement structure and a first interference surface, and a compression insert configured for top-loading into the central bore into a first position and then being rotatable about the receiver longitudinal axis into a second position defined by an engagement between a second protuberant interference surface of the compression insert and a first interference surface of the central bore. The compression insert further includes radially offset upwardly facing surfaces configured for biased engagement with a downward facing surface of the central bore upon completion of rotation to the second position, and the receiver further includes one or more inwardly extending integral non-resilient structure positionable into one or more outer alignment grooves of the compression insert, also upon the completion of rotation to the second position.
US11717325B2	Medicated uterine balloon with cervical barricade for management of postpartum hemorrhage A device for managing postpartum hemorrhage is described. The device comprises an intrauterine balloon that may be deflated when inserted into a uterine cavity. The intrauterine balloon may be inflated inside the uterine cavity. The device also comprises a drug delivery vehicle that may be deposited on an outer surface of the intrauterine balloon by a coating technique or an eluting technique. The drug delivery vehicle may release a hemostatic drug into the uterine cavity. The device additionally comprises a cervical barricade that may retain the released hemostatic drug in the uterine cavity. The cervical barricade may be a cone-shaped plug that tapers proximally to conform to a contour of a vagina. The device further comprises a catheter that may be used to inflate the intrauterine balloon, deflate the intrauterine balloon, and support the cervical barricade.
US11717320B2	Method of operating surgical system A method of operating a surgical system including an endoscope, a treatment tool, an overtube, and a sheathing tube. The method includes the following steps: removing the treatment tool from the sheathing tube inserted into a body cavity through a body wall in a state where the sheathing tube is covering an outer circumference of the overtube into which an insertion part of the endoscope and an insertion part of the treatment tool are inserted, while keeping a state where the sheathing tube is covering the outer circumference of the overtube; removing the endoscope from the overtube while keeping a state where the sheathing tube is covering the outer circumference of the overtube; and removing the sheathing tube from the body wall while keeping a state where the sheathing tube is covering the outer circumference of the overtube.
US11717316B2	Surgical cutting instrument A surgical cutting instrument including a first tubular member, a second tubular member, a sleeve member, a third tubular member, and an orientation member. The first tubular member includes a cutting tip. The second tubular member has a distal region forming a cutting window. The first tubular member is co-axially disposed within the second tubular member such that the cutting tip is selectively exposed at the cutting window. The first and second tubular members are co-axially disposed within the sleeve member. The third tubular member is co-axially disposed around an intermediate section of the first tubular member, an intermediate region of the second tubular member and the sleeve member. The orientation member is rotatable to transmit a rotational force applied to the orientation member to selectively rotate the second and third tubular members relative to the sleeve member to effectuate spatial rotation of the cutting window.
US11717305B2	Assemblies for preparation of surgical sites This disclosure relates to assemblies and methods for repairing bone defects. The assemblies disclosed herein may be utilized for determining a dimension of a surgical site and removing bone prior to positioning a graft and/or implant at the surgical site.
US11717303B2	Devices and methods for excluding the left atrial appendage Devices and methods for occluding the left atrial appendage (LAA) to prevent blood from clotting within the LAA and subsequently embolizing, particularly in patients with atrial fibrillation. A foam implant encapsulated with a tough thromboresistent membrane is placed via transvascular means into the LAA and anchored with adhesives and/or mechanical anchors. Tissue over- and in-growth are optimized to anchor the implant in place and provide a permanent occlusion.
US11717302B2	Method and device for the intermittent occlusion of the coronary sinus In a method for intermittently occluding the coronary sinus, in which the coronary sinus is occluded using an occlusion device, the fluid pressure in the occluded coronary sinus is continuously measured and stored, the fluid pressure curve is determined as a function of time, and the occlusion of the coronary sinus is triggered and/or released as a function of at least one characteristic value derived from the measured pressure values. The pressure increase and/or pressure decrease per time unit each occurring at a heart beat are used as characteristic values.
US11717299B2	Surgical stapling device with probiotics A circular stapling device for performing anastomosis procedures includes an end effector that includes or is adapted to deliver probiotics to an anastomotic site during formation of the anastomosis.
US11717298B2	Tissue clamp and implantation method A surgical clamp for aligning the margins of incised or wounded tissue has jaws with parallel clamping faces, and a handle for manipulating the clamp to align the margins of the tissue. The jaws are in a normally closed position, however they can be opened by compressing the handle to open the jaws. Prongs project from the inferior surface of the jaws. The clamp is positioned in a desired position over the margins of a wound to be closed, the prongs engage the margins of the wound to be aligned, and the jaws are closed by releasing compressive force on the handle. As the jaws close the prongs help move the tissue into alignment. Suture guide slots through the jaws assist in the placement of precisely placed sutures across the incision. The disclosed surgical clamp is particularly suited for selectively closing and reopening surgical incisions, such as a sclerotomy incision in the eye. Methods are disclosed for using the clamp during intraocular and other surgical or minimally invasive procedures. In one example the clamp is used during implantation into the retina of a scaffold on which choroid and retinal pigment epithelium cells and retina grow in a three-dimensional matrix that mimics the native structure of the retina.
US11717296B2	Surgical stapler with removable power pack A surgical fastener applier including a housing containing a compartment, an elongated member extending distally from the housing, first and second jaws and a firing mechanism positioned within the housing. The firing mechanism is movable between a first position and a second position to effect firing of fasteners into the tissue clamped between the first and second jaws. A cover on the housing is openable to access the compartment. A power pack is removably loadable into the compartment, the power pack having a motor and an engagement member removably engageable with the firing mechanism within the compartment when the power pack is loaded into the compartment to effect movement of the firing mechanism from the first position to the second firing position.
US11717294B2	End effector arrangements comprising indicators A fastener cartridge can include, one, a cartridge body comprising a deck and a plurality of fastener cavities and, two, a plurality of fasteners positioned in the fastener cavities. The cartridge body can further comprise extensions extending from the deck having different sizes and/or configurations. The extensions can control the flow of tissue relative to the deck and/or support the fasteners as they are ejected from the fastener cavities.
US11717292B2	Systems, devices, and related methods for fastening tissue According to one aspect, a tissue fastening device may include a handle assembly including at least two actuators. The tissue fastening device may also include a first body extending distally from the handle assembly and defining a longitudinal axis. The tissue fastening device may also include a fastening device coupled to a distal end of the first body. The fastening device may include a longitudinal body including a channel, a cartridge configured to include a plurality of fasteners, a longitudinal channel configured to receive a device for cutting tissue, an anvil rotatable relative to the cartridge, and a fastener actuator. The fastener actuator may be coupled to one actuator of the at least two actuators and configured to move proximally relative to the cartridge to deploy the plurality of fasteners from the cartridge.
US11717291B2	Staple cartridge comprising staples configured to apply different tissue compression A stapling assembly configured to produce staples having different formed configurations is disclosed.
US11717287B2	Surgical stapling apparatus A surgical stapling apparatus (stapler) is provided. The stapler includes a housing, elongated member, and a reload. A cartridge is configured to selectively couple to a first jaw member of the reload and includes one or more resilient members thereon. An anvil operably supported on a second jaw member of the reload is configured to compress one or more fasteners ejected from the cartridge. The anvil includes one or more locking members thereon. A knife is configured to translate through the cartridge and anvil when the first and second jaw members are in a closed configuration. Engagement between the knife and the resilient member(s) causes the resilient member(s) to move from an initial configuration that allows the knife to travel distally past the locking member(s) to a final configuration that allows the locking member(s) to engage the knife.
US11717283B2	Suturing device for laparoscopic procedures A suturing device includes an elongated body having an outer wall defining an interior space of the body, a shaft located in the interior space, and a needle mounted on a distal end of the shaft. The needle has a distal section transverse to a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The distal section of the needle terminates in a first jaw and a second jaw forming a forceps defining a piercing tip. The first jaw and second jaw have a grasping position wherein the first jaw and second jaw grasp a suturing material, and a release position wherein the first jaw and second jaw release the suturing material. After grasping the suturing material with the needle, the shaft rotates the needle to advance the needle and suturing material through tissue and mesh placed on the tissue. Spaced apart portions of the suturing material are then fused to create a suture.
US11717281B2	Surgical constructs with shuttling loops and methods of tissue fixation Knotless surgical constructs and methods of tissue repairs. A surgical construct can offer both repair and shuttling capabilities to allow for a single pass to load multiple sutures at once. A surgical construct can pass or shuttle multiple repair sutures while making a single pass through or around soft tissue.
US11717277B2	Device for treatment of anal fistula Disclosed is a device (100) for treatment of anal fistula. The device comprises a hollow wire (110) comprising a first end (112) and a second end (114) opposite to the first end, the hollow wire is operable to be received by a fistula track with both first and second ends projecting out of the fistula track. The device also comprises an insert (120) operable to be partially inserted into the first end of the hollow wire and to project out of the first end. The device further comprises an applicator (130) operable to be removably arranged on the second end of the hollow wire when the hollow wire is placed in the fistula track. The applicator is operable to be held for enabling the projected out insert to be inserted into second end for detachably coupling the first and second ends to form a closed loop around the fistula track.
US11717276B2	Surgical devices including adapters and seals An adapter assembly, for connecting a surgical device to an electromechanical handle assembly, includes a cavity and a seal. The cavity is configured to receive a pin connector assembly of an electrical assembly of the electromechanical handle assembly. The seal is disposed at least partially within the cavity and is configured to reduce an amount of fluid able to contact the electrical assembly of the electromechanical handle assembly.
US11717274B2	Oscillating syringe system A syringe is coupled to a biopsy needle through a coupling structure that includes a motor-driven element such as a gear to rotate the needle. The motor can oscillate back and forth to cause the needle to oscillate. Structures are described to permit one-handed operation of the device and automatic motor activation based on attaining a desired plunger position.
US11717273B1	System, method and apparatus for test kit for rapid viral diagnostic sensor A kit for testing for a virus and interacting with a sensor are disclosed. For example, the kit can include a first container having a first media for conditioning, catalyst formation and rinsing of the sensor. The first media can comprise V mL of 1 M KOH. The kit can have a second container with a second media for negative control (baseline solution) for the sensor. The second media can comprise W ML of 0.01 M KOH. The kit can further include a third container having a third media for sample testing with the sensor. The third media can comprise X mL of 0.01 M KOH. The third container can receive Y mL of saliva to complete a Z mL total volume in the third container prior to sample testing. In some versions, a ratio V: W: X: Y: Z=1.0: 1.0: 0.9: 0.1: 1.0 can be used.

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