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| US11865747B2 |
Light plastic densifier
In general, this disclosure relates to an apparatus that compresses lightweight plastic waste (e.g., used grocery bags, empty trash bags, food wrappers, etc.), and then applies a limited amount of heat to “bake” the compressed plastic into a “brick” of plastic. The plastic is compressed, and then heated enough to cause it to retain its compressed shape, without melting or substantial outgassing. |
| US11865746B2 |
Composite sheet manufacturing device and manufacturing method
In a composite sheet manufacturing device, a second roller having a plurality of first projections and a third roller are disposed so as to be adjacent to a first roller having multiple recessed areas. The outer diameters of the first and third rollers are the same size. The third roller is joined to the first roller with a first gear pair therebetween, so as to rotate at the same rotation frequency as that of the first roller. A first sheet that is fed in between the first roller and the second roller is shaped by being pushed into the recessed areas of the first roller by the first projections of the second roller. A second sheet is then superimposed onto the first sheet and is passed through the space between the first roller and the third roller, and the first and second sheets are thereby bonded to each other. |
| US11865743B2 |
Method and tool for injection moulding
Method for injection moulding one or more parts using an injection moulding machine and tool including at least one mould cavity, and a feed system comprising at least one gate and at least one runner that is located upstream of the at least one gate. The at least one runner includes at least one moveable wall and the method includes changing at least one cross-sectional dimension of the at least one runner by moving the at least one moveable wall in order achieve at least one of to vary a flow rate of material in the at least one runner, to apply a holding pressure to material in the at least one runner and consequently to the at least one mould cavity, or to compress residue in the at least one runner. |
| US11865741B2 |
Tool, tool system and method for the production of particle foam parts
A tool for the production of particle foam parts through the welding of foam particles by means of electromagnetic waves comprises two mould halves which bound a mould cavity. At least one of the two mould halves is made of a material which is transparent to electromagnetic waves and has a boundary wall which bounds the mould cavity and one or more supports serving to support the boundary wall on a capacitor plate on the side facing away from the mould cavity and forming one or more hollow spaces. A tool system for the production of particle foam parts has the tool and at least one trimming body, which is designed for introduction into the hollow space or at least one of the hollow spaces. A method for the production of a particle foam part with the tool or tool system is also specified. |
| US11865738B2 |
Method and apparatus for creating a preferential breakage plane within cured columns
A frangibility device for creating a preferred breakage plane or weakness within cured columns such as rigid inclusions (RIs) and/or vibratory concrete columns (VCCs) comprises a cutting disc, an elongate strut attached to the center of the disc, and a detachable handle for turning. The disc comprises a thin geometric plate slit from center to periphery, so that a slicing wing can be bent downward at a shallow angle from the slit. The slicing wing advances the cutting disc through the cementious material of the uncured column. When the disc reaches the desired depth, the handle is removed and both disc and strut are left in place during curing. |
| US11865735B2 |
Utility knife
A utility knife includes a handle having a body and a receiving aperture. The utility knife further includes a collet at least partially receivable in the receiving aperture, and a sleeve that is engageable with and that surrounds the collet. The collet is configured to alternately receive one of a portion of a blade of a first type in a first slot and a portion of a blade of a second type in a second slot. The collet and the sleeve are co-rotatable relative the handle to move the collet to a secured position in which one of the blade of the first type and the blade of the second type are secured to the collet. |
| US11865734B2 |
Slide cutting shears
A pair of slide cutting shears that have identical cutting angles of approximately 53 degrees on the thumb and finger blades, and where the thumb blade has approximately only 40% of the top end of the blade sharpened and the remaining section of the working blade is radiused and cannot cut. The shears have a four finger grip, and adjustable bump stop and a tightenable pivot pin assembly to draw the blades closer. |
| US11865733B2 |
Electric beard trimmer
The present invention relates to cutting body hair such as beard stubbles of multidays' beard. More particularly, the present invention relates to a cutter system for an electric shaver and/or trimmer, comprising a pair of cooperating cutting elements with two rows of comb-like cutting teeth at opposite edges thereof. |
| US11865732B2 |
Integrated robotic system and method for autonomous vehicle maintenance
A robotic system includes a controller configured to obtain image data from one or more optical sensors and to determine one or more of a location and/or pose of a vehicle component based on the image data. The controller also is configured to determine a model of an external environment of the robotic system based on the image data and to determine tasks to be performed by components of the robotic system to perform maintenance on the vehicle component. The controller also is configured to assign the tasks to the components of the robotic system and to communicate control signals to the components of the robotic system to autonomously control the robotic system to perform the maintenance on the vehicle component. |
| US11865730B2 |
Camera position/attitude calibration device, camera position/attitude calibration method, and robot
The present invention addresses the problem of providing a camera position/attitude calibration device with which the relative position/attitude of a camera and a robot can be calibrated without interrupting a task which is set in the robot. This camera position/attitude calibration device is characterized by operating a robot and comprising: a task operation planning unit that plans, on the basis of an image captured by a camera installed in a robot and the position/attitude of the robot, an operation for executing a task which has been set in the robot; a calibration operation planning unit that plans, on the basis of the image and the position/attitude of the robot, an operation necessary for calibrating the relative position/attitude of the camera and the robot; and an integration operation planning unit that plans an operation by integrating the task operation plan which has been planned by the task operation planning unit and the calibration operation plan which has been planned by the calibration operation planning unit. |
| US11865729B2 |
Tool position and identification indicator displayed in a boundary area of a computer display screen
An apparatus comprises a memory device and a processor coupled to a display device, an image capture device, and the memory device. The processor is configured to: cause images captured by the image capture device to be displayed in a viewing area on the display device; determine a position of a tool in a reference frame of the image capture device; determine a position to display a non-depictive symbol for the tool in a boundary area circumscribing the viewing area to indicate a direction of the determined position of the tool relative to a field of view of the image capture device, by determining a trajectory of the tool; and cause the non-depictive symbol to be displayed at the determined position in the boundary area while images that were captured by the image capture device are restricted to being displayed in the viewing area. |
| US11865727B1 |
Robotic picking assemblies with different concurrent flow rates
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for robotic picking assemblies with different concurrent flow rates. In one embodiment, an example system may include a picking assembly coupled to a vacuum system. The picking assembly may include a first suction cup assembly having a first flow rate, the first suction cup assembly including a first suction cup and a first mesh filter disposed in the first suction cup, a second suction cup assembly having a second flow rate, the second suction cup assembly including a second suction cup and a second mesh filter disposed in the second suction cup, and a third suction cup assembly having the second flow rate, the third suction cup assembly including a third suction cup and a third mesh filter disposed in the third suction cup. The picking assembly may grasp items based on the first flow rate and the second flow rate. |
| US11865724B2 |
Movement control method, mobile machine and non-transitory computer readable storage medium
Image-based trajectory planning for a mobile machine having a camera is disclosed. A trajectory for the mobile machine to move to a referenced target is planned by obtaining, a desired image of the referenced target captured at a desired pose of the trajectory and an initial image of the referenced target captured at an initial pose of the trajectory through the camera of the mobile machine, calculating a homography of the desired image and the initial image; decomposing the homography into an initial translation component and an initial rotation matrix, obtaining optimized translation component(s) corresponding to constraint(s) for the mobile machine based on the initial translation component, obtaining optimized homography(s) based on the optimized translation component(s) and the initial rotation matrix, and obtaining objective image features corresponding to the trajectory based on the optimized homography(s). |
| US11865717B2 |
Method of controlling movement of cart robot in response to change in travel surface using artificial intelligence and cart robot implementing the same
The present disclosure relates to a method of controlling movement of a cart in response to a change in a travel surface using artificial intelligence and a cart implementing the same, and in a cart robot of one embodiment, an IMU sensor senses a change in a travel surface, and an obstacle sensor senses a distance from an installed object placed in a direction of an advance of the cart robot, to control a moving part of the cart robot. |
| US11865710B2 |
Vertical articulated robot, single-axis robot, and motor unit
A vertical articulated robot includes a plurality of joint axis portions configured to rotationally drive a plurality of arms. The plurality of joint axis portions include a narrow joint axis portion. In the narrow joint axis portion, at least one of at least a portion of a brake or an oil seal is arranged inside a recess. |
| US11865709B2 |
Assisting torque setting method and apparatus
Provided is an assisting torque setting apparatus and method, wherein the apparatus is configured to calculate an evaluation value of at least one index based on gait data of a user, set a stable assisting torque based on the evaluation value, set a basic assisting torque corresponding to a gait motion of the user based on the gait data, and set a final assisting torque based on the stable assisting torque and the basic assisting torque. |
| US11865708B2 |
Domestic robotic system
A domestic robotic system includes a moveable robot having an image obtaining device for obtaining images of the exterior environment of the robot, and a processor programmed to detect a predetermined pattern within the obtained images. The processor and image obtaining device form at least part of a first navigation system for the robot which can determine a first estimate of at least one of the position and orientation of the robot. A second navigation system for the robot determines an alternative estimate of the at least one of the position and orientation of the robot. Calibration of the second navigation system can be performed using the first navigation system. |
| US11865707B2 |
Storage systems and methods for robotic picking
A mobile manipulator robot for retrieving inventory items from a storage system. The robot includes a body, a wheel assembly, a sensor to locate a position of the robot within the storage system, an interface configured to send processor readable data to a remote processor and to an operator interface, and receive processor executable instructions from the remote processor and from the operator interface, an imaging device to capture images of the inventory items, a picking manipulator, first and second pneumatic gripping elements for grasping the inventory items, and a coupler configured to mate with a valve to access a pneumatic supply for operating at least one of the first or second pneumatic gripping elements. The robot is configured to transition the valve from a closed condition to an open condition and selectively place one of the first or the second pneumatic gripping elements in communication with the pneumatic supply. |
| US11865705B2 |
Teleoperated robotic system
A teleoperated robotic system that includes master control arms, slave arms, and a mobile platform. In use, a user manipulates the master control arms to control movement of the slave arms. The teleoperated robotic system can include two master control arms and two slave arms. The master control arms and the slave arms can be mounted on the platform. The platform can provide support for the master control arms and for a teleoperator, or user, of the robotic system. Thus, a mobile platform can allow the robotic system to be moved from place to place to locate the slave arms in a position for use. Additionally, the user can be positioned on the platform, such that the user can see and hear, directly, the slave arms and the workspace in which the slave arms operate. |
| US11865704B2 |
Joint structure for robot
A joint structure includes a locking mechanism for switching a free state in which a second element is independent from a first element and capable of moving, and a locked state in which the second element is fixed to the first element. The locking mechanism includes a first member joined to the first element, a second member joined to the second element, and a flexible wire-shaped member in which one end thereof is attached to the second member and another end thereof is led out to the outside of the joint structure via a through hole provided in the first member. The joint structure enters the locked state by the wire-shaped member being pulled to bring the second member into contact with the first member, and enters the free state by the wire-shaped member being fed to separate the second member from the first member. |
| US11865703B2 |
Flexible mechanical joint
A flexible joint includes a plurality of links, a plurality of flexures, and at least one cable which can be tensioned or relaxed to cause a bending about a plurality of axes. The links may include a base link; a last link; and a plurality of intermediate links, coupled together by the flexures such that the plurality of intermediate links, the first link, and the last link form a chain of links having the base link at a first end of the chain and the last link at a second end of the chain and each of the plurality of intermediate links is coupled to two other ones of the plurality of links by two flexures. The cable(s) extend through cable pass-through-holes in the links. The links may comprise disks with sloped faces, and may be rotational offset from another around a longitudinal axis. The flexures may comprise living hinges. |
| US11865700B2 |
Systems and methods for efficiently exchanging end effector tools
A method is disclosed of changing a tool on a programmable motion device. The method includes the steps of moving an attachment portion of an end effector of the programmable motion device in a continuous motion; while the attachment portion of the end effector moves in the continuous motion, engaging one of: the attachment portion of the end effector with the tool, or the tool attached to the attachment portion of the end effector with an exchange system, and continuing to move the attachment portion of the end effector in the continuous motion to change a connection status of the attachment portion of the end effector while the attachment portion of the end effector moves in the continuous motion. |
| US11865699B2 |
Systems and methods for acquiring and moving objects
An end effector system is disclosed for a robotic system that includes a primary acquisition system that includes a primary end effector, and a secondary retention system that substantially surrounds at least a portion of the primary acquisition system, wherein at least a portion of the primary acquisition system may be drawn up within at least a portion of the secondary retention system such that the primary end effector system may be used to select an object from a plurality of objects, and the secondary retention system may be used to secure the object for rapid transport to an output destination. |
| US11865694B2 |
Rotary driving tool for handling closure elements
The disclosure relates to a rotary driving tool for handling closure elements on vehicle containers for holding operating fluids, which are fed into the respective circuits and containers of the vehicles in the manufacturing process of the vehicles on assembly lines of the automotive industry by robot-based assemblies arranged on the assembly line from filling systems via connecting lines and adapters, wherein the robot-based assemblies are displaceable in operation between a home position and a filling position and have at least one robot arm. It is the problem of the disclosure to create such a rotary driving tool that enables automated handling of the closure elements even in confined or poorly accessible installation spaces. This problem is solved in that the rotary driving tool has a plate-shaped base body, a centric gripper, a drive motor, a first pneumatic compensating element for deviations in the XY plane and a second pneumatic compensating element for deviations in the Z direction, wherein specific designs and arrangements are proposed for these assemblies. |
| US11865692B2 |
Magnetic base
A magnetic base for an electric machine tool, in particular for a magnetic core drilling machine. A body that is accommodated in a receiving space. At least one first magnet coil constituting an electromagnet, a coil winding of the at least one first magnet coil being wound on a bobbin and a magnetic force of which is switchable between a maximum resultant holding force and a minimum resultant holding force. The coil winding of the magnet coil has two end sections that are each connected to a connecting cable that serves to make electrical contact between the magnetic coil and the electric machine tool. The body has a first side adapted to be coupled to the electric machine tool and has an opposite second side adapted to be placed on a workpiece that is to be processed. End sections of the coil winding are connected to the connecting cables. |
| US11865689B2 |
Impact rotary tool
An impact rotary tool includes a hammer and an anvil that transmits rotational impact force from the hammer to a tip tool. The anvil includes a first member and a second member. The first member holds the tip tool thereon. The first member is fitted into the second member. The rotational impact force is applied to the second member. The first member and the second member are arranged to be fitted into each other in a fitting portion. The fitting portion has a tolerating mechanism. The tolerating mechanism tolerates misalignment of a first rotational axis with a second rotational axis. The first rotational axis is a rotational axis of the first member. The second rotational axis is a rotational axis of the second member. |
| US11865686B2 |
Stapling device
Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery-powered stapling tool. A stapling tool includes a drive wheel, a slide comprising a first slide segment and a second slide segment, and a drive shaft receivable by the slide, wherein the drive shaft is coupled to and drivable by the drive wheel such that rotation of the drive wheel in a first rotational direction moves the drive shaft from the first slide segment to the second slide segment back to the first slide segment. The stapling tool further includes a lifting element, wherein the lifting element defines the slide and is drivable by the drive shaft, and an ejector coupled to the lifting element and drivable by the drive shaft. |
| US11865680B2 |
Clutch brake removal apparatus
A clutch brake removal tool configured to facilitate the removal of a single piece clutch brake from an input shaft. The clutch brake removal tool includes a rectangular shaped body having a plurality of walls forming a hollow interior volume. The body includes a first sidewall and a second sidewall and further includes a first end and a second end. The body has an opening at the second end providing access to the interior volume. The second end of the body has a leading edge wherein the leading edge is formed in a semicircular shaft so as to mateably abut against an input shaft. The first sidewall includes a first slot formed therein wherein the second end of the first slot is contiguous with the opening of the body. The second sidewall includes a second slot formed identical to the first slot and located on the opposing sidewall. |
| US11865676B2 |
Adjustable wrench
An adjustable wrench (1) with a head portion (200), automatically adjustable within its size range. The fastener (80) to be operated is fitted between the fixed jaw (201) and moving jaw (300), the operators thumb pressure released, automatically propelling the moving jaw 300 towards the fixed jaw (200), the use of four workpiece contacting surfaces (202, 203, 302, 303), two within each opposing jaw (201, 300), engaging the four corresponding actual levered faces (83) to each apply a drive force to a hexagonal fastener head 81. The head portion (200) illustrated in section in order to show the gear teeth (403) on the head end (402) of the handle (400) levering closed the moving jaw (300) via its associated wedge-shaped rack gear (312). The handle (400) pivoting at the point PP that the relevant head end gear tooth (403) engages the corresponding rack gear tooth (312) further urging the handle locking teeth (407) into the pawl locking teeth (61) within the confines of the elongate pin hole elongate portion 404 creating a further jaw (201, 300) ratcheting/locking closure mechanism. |
| US11865675B2 |
Electrically isolated fastener driving device
An electrically isolated socket may include a drive body, a driven body, and a body portion. The driven body may be made of first metallic material and having a driven end configured to receive a fastener. The drive body may be made of a second metallic material and having a drive end configured to receive a protrusion of a driving tool. The body portion may over-mold substantially all portions of the drive body and the driven body other than the drive end and the driven end, respectively. The drive end of the drive body and the driven end of the driven body may face away from each other, and the drive body and driven body each include axial grooves. The axial grooves of the drive body each extend substantially perpendicular to an annular groove formed in the drive body from the annular groove formed in the drive body to the drive end, and the axial grooves of the driven body each extend substantially perpendicularly to an annular groove formed in the driven body from the annular groove formed in the driven body to the driven end. |
| US11865674B2 |
Positioning fixture
A positioning fixture including a shielding member and a driving member is provided. The shielding member includes a sliding part slidably connected to a functional module, a guiding part, and a shielding part. The sliding part and the shielding part respectively extend from two opposite ends of the guiding part. The driving member is movably disposed on the functional module corresponding to the shielding member. The driving member includes a base part, a driving part that contacts the guiding part, and a pillar part, which protrudes from the base part and is adapted to pass through the guiding groove. When the functional module is positioned on the circuit board, the base part of the driving member is pushed by the electronic component, and the guiding part is pushed by the driving part, so that the shielding member slides and the shielding part shields a screw hole of the circuit board. |
| US11865672B1 |
Polycrystalline diamond compacts, methods of fabricating the same, and methods of using the same
PDCs, methods of fabricating the PDCs, and methods of using the PDCs are disclosed herein. The PDCs include a PCD table bonded to a substrate. The PCD table includes an upper surface having a plurality of recessed features formed therein. The plurality of recessed features are configured to attract at least some cracks that form in the PCD table. As such, the plurality of recessed features limit or prevent crack propagation into other portions of the PCD table and limit a volume of the PCD table that spalls. Methods of fabricating the PDCs include partially leaching the PCD table and, after leaching the PCD table, forming the plurality of recessed features in the upper surface thereof. Method of using the PDCs include rotating a PDC that has spalled relative to a rotary drill bit such that a portion of the upper surface of the PDC that has not spalled forms a cutting surface thereof. |
| US11865671B2 |
Temperature-based in-situ edge assymetry correction during CMP
A chemical mechanical polishing apparatus includes a platen to hold a polishing pad, a carrier laterally movable by an actuator across the polishing pad to hold a substrate against a polishing surface of the polishing pad during a polishing process, a thermal control system including a plurality of independently controllable heaters and coolers to independently control temperatures of a plurality of zones on the polishing pad, and a controller configured to cause the thermal control system to generate a first zone having a first temperature and a second zone having a different second temperature on the polishing pad. |
| US11865670B2 |
Device for removal of wheel rim burr
The present invention discloses a device for removal of wheel rim burr which comprises a main body, plural positioning wheels, an eccentric wheel disposed on the main body, and at least two brush wheels disposed between two corresponding positioning wheels. |
| US11865669B2 |
System and method for pre-conditioning pneumatic tires prior to mounting same onto a wheel
A tire pre-conditioning system includes a first mandrel, a second mandrel spaced apart from the first mandrel, and a controller in communication with the first mandrel and the second mandrel. The first mandrel is fixedly attached to a first shaft and including a first tapered sidewall. The second mandrel is fixedly attached to a second shaft and including a second tapered sidewall. The controller is operable to axially move the first mandrel and the second mandrel toward one another until the first and second tapered sidewalls are opposing respective beads of a tire, and supply pressurized fluid into an internal cavity of the tire to inflate the tire. The inflating causing the beads to move relative to mandrels while contacting the opposing respective tapered sidewalls to burnish the beads of the tire. |
| US11865664B2 |
Profile control with multiple instances of contol algorithm during polishing
During polishing of a stack of adjacent layers, a plurality of instances of a profile control algorithm are executed on a controller with different instances having different values for a control parameter. A first instance receives a sequence of characterizing values from an in-situ monitoring system during an initial time period to control a polishing parameter, and a second instance receives the sequence of characterizing values during the initial time period and a subsequent time period to control the polishing parameter. Exposure of the underlying layer is detected based on the sequence of characterizing values from the in-situ monitoring system. |
| US11865659B2 |
Systems, methods and apparatus for guided tools
The present disclosure is directed to calibrating position detection for a tool. The tool can use a sensor to detect a first value of a parameter. The tool can use a motor to extend the working member of the tool towards a working surface. The tool can include a base. The tool can detect, with the working member in contact with the working service, a second value of the parameter. The tool can determine a z-axis position of the working member relative to the working surface. |
| US11865656B2 |
In situ crack repair in structures
A method for repairing a crack in a structure includes mounting a manifold to the structure around the crack. The structure has a nonplanar surface contour that surrounds the crack. The manifold has a base portion, a cover portion, and a plug. The base portion has a grip surface configured to conform to the nonplanar surface contour of the structure. The cover portion is connected to the base portion, and has an injection port and a vent port in fluid communication with a channel aligned to the crack. The injection port transfers a bonding material into and out of the channel. The plug closes and opens the vent port. The method includes filling the channel with the bonding material to direct the bonding material into the crack, and draining the bonding material from the manifold. |
| US11865650B2 |
Electrodes for gas- and liquid-cooled plasma torches
The invention relates to an electrode for an especially gas-cooled plasma torch, in particular plasma cutting torch, the electrode comprising: an elongated electrode body with an open end and a closed end, the ends defining a longitudinal axis L, and an emission insert in the closed end, a cavity extending in the electrode body from the open end of the electrode body towards the closed end, the cavity fluidically communicating with the outer face of the electrode body which is radial with regard to the longitudinal axis, via at least one opening in its wall or in the front solid portion of the closed end. The invention further relates to a system consisting of said electrode and cooling tube, to a gas conducting unit, a plasma torch comprising same, a method for conducting gas in a plasma torch and a method for operating the plasma torch. |
| US11865645B2 |
Soldering apparatus
A soldering apparatus includes a cooling zone, upper and lower vent holes, an external channel, a blower unit, a heat exchanger, a pair of bypass channels, and a ventilation plate. The vent holes are provided, respectively, above and below a pair of rails configured to transport a board in the cooling zone. The external channel connects the vent holes with each other outside the cooling zone. The blower unit causes gas in the external channel to flow through the upper vent hole, the cooling zone, and the lower vent hole. The heat exchanger is provided in a lower opening linked to the lower vent hole in the cooling zone. The pair of bypass channels deliver gas above the pair of rails to the lower opening while bypassing locations of the pair of rails. The ventilation plate is provided in a space formed between the pair of bypass channels. |
| US11865643B2 |
Drilling device with controllable femtosecond laser processing taper and drilling process thereof
A drilling device with a controllable femtosecond laser processing taper includes a femtosecond laser and a precision motion table. A support mechanism is provided along the central axis of the precision motion table, and a clamp is provided on the top of the support mechanism. The output end of the femtosecond laser is provided with a beam expander. The output end of the beam expander is provided with a reflection mirror. The output end of the reflection mirror is provided with a beam scanning module. The output end of the beam scanning module is provided with a semi-focusing mirror. The output end of the semi-focusing mirror is provided with a semi-transmissive reflection mirror arranged at 45 degrees. The reflection output end of the semi-transmissive reflection mirror is provided with a high-precision three-dimensional on-line monitoring module, and the transmission output end of the semi-transmissive reflection mirror faces the clamp. |
| US11865642B2 |
Additive manufactured ferrous components
A method of forming a ferrous metal case-hardened layer using additive manufacturing. The method includes delivering, by a material delivery device, a filler material to a surface of a substrate. The substrate includes a first ferrous metal. The filler material includes a second ferrous metal and a carbon-based material. The method also includes directing, by an energy delivery device, an energy toward a volume of the filler material to join at least some of the filler material to the substrate to form a component. |
| US11865638B2 |
Laser welding device
A laser welding device includes a chamber which has an internal space in which a workpiece is disposed, a laser beam irradiation unit which irradiates the workpiece with a laser beam to weld the workpiece, a vacuum pump which suctions air in the chamber to decrease a pressure in the chamber, a laser transmission window through which the laser beam emitted from the laser beam irradiation unit is transmitted, and a shutter which is disposed on the chamber side with respect to the laser transmission window and closed when the pressure in the chamber is returned to the atmospheric pressure after laser welding. |
| US11865637B2 |
Laser machining apparatus and laser machining method
A laser machining device includes a plurality of optical fibers and a collimator lens arranged in parallel along a supply nozzle for supplying a molten material, and a laser beam projected from the optical fiber is applied onto an axis between a tip of the supply nozzle and a build-up welding spot. |
| US11865635B2 |
Friction stir additive manufacturing methods
A method of depositing an extrudate onto a substrate, the method including steps of rotating a stirring tool about an axis of rotation while urging a tool distal end of the stirring tool against the substrate, and wherein the stirring tool defines a bore, extending therethrough; positioning a die adjacent to the stirring tool, such that the stirring tool rotates relative to the die; and passing feedstock through the bore toward the tool distal end. |
| US11865632B2 |
Thin-film devices and fabrication
Thin-film devices, for example electrochromic devices for windows, and methods of manufacturing are described. Particular focus is given to methods of patterning optical devices. Various edge deletion and isolation scribes are performed, for example, to ensure the optical device has appropriate isolation from any edge defects. Methods described herein apply to any thin-film device having one or more material layers sandwiched between two thin film electrical conductor layers. The described methods create novel optical device configurations. |
| US11865629B2 |
Rotary cutting tool with high ramp angle capability
A rotary cutting tool includes a shank portion, a cutting portion, and a cutting tip. The cutting portion includes a plurality of blades and a plurality of flutes. Each blade includes a leading face, a trailing face, and a land surface extending between the leading face and the trailing face. The cutting end includes an end cutting edge having a first end face cutting edge portion formed with a positive, neutral or negative radial angle, a positive dish angle and a negative axial rake angle, and second end face cutting edge portion formed with a highly positive radial angle, a positive dish angle and a negative axial rake angle. The highly positive radial angle of the second end face cutting edge portion enables the rotary cutting tool to perform a ramp operation at very large ramp angles of between about 15-45 degrees. |
| US11865626B2 |
Drill
A three-flute drill includes a body, discharge grooves, cutting edges, thinning edges and gash portions. The discharge grooves are provided in an outer peripheral surface of the body. The cutting edges are provided on ridge sections between inner faces of the discharge grooves and flanks of the body. The thinning edge extends from an end of the cutting edge toward a radially inner side. The gash portion includes an R portion and a straight portion. A first ridge line between the R portion and the flank extends while curving toward a rotation direction, from an end of the thinning edge toward a radially outer side. A second ridge line between the straight portion and the flank extends linearly from an end of the first ridge line toward the radially outer side, and connects to the discharge groove further to the radially inner side than the outer peripheral surface. |
| US11865622B2 |
Oxidation and wear resistant brazed coating
A method includes applying a material coating to a surface of a machine component, wherein the material coating is formed from a combination of a hardfacing material, aluminum-containing particles, and a braze material. The method also includes thermally treating the material coating at a temperature to generate an oxide layer comprising aluminum from the aluminum-containing particles, wherein the oxide layer is configured to reduce oxidation of the hardfacing material, and the braze material is configured to facilitate binding between the material coating and the surface of the machine component. |
| US11865620B2 |
Additive manufacturing system and method
An additive manufacturing system, comprises an energy source device for providing a first energy beam and a second energy beam; and a forging device comprising a forging head. The first energy beam and a substrate are configured to move relative to each other to fuse at least a portion of a material added to the surface of the substrate for forming a cladding layer on the substrate. The forging head is configured to forge the cladding layer during formation of the cladding layer. The second energy beam is configured to heat a forging area of the cladding layer. |
| US11865613B2 |
Structured light part quality monitoring for additive manufacturing and methods of use
Provided herein are systems, methods, and apparatuses for Structured Light Part Quality Monitoring for Additive Manufacturing. |
| US11865612B2 |
Metal powder for 3D-printing
The present invention relates to metal powders which are suitable to be employed in 3D printing processes as well as a process for the production of said powders. |
| US11865611B2 |
Production method for a component having integrated channels and component
A production method for a component having integrated channels for internal fluid guidance, having a first region, which is connected to a second region, and wherein the channels extend both through the first region and through the second region. The geometry of the component is modified to the technological characteristics of both production methods. The first region is produced by a method for casting using lost models without undercuts, and proceeding from the first region, the second region is built up using an additive manufacturing method. |
| US11865610B2 |
Method for joining aluminum material
A method for joining an aluminum material includes, in the following order, arranging a first wrought aluminum alloy material along a first jig in an internal space defined between the first jig and a second jig that is arranged to face the first jig and has a pouring port, pouring molten aluminum toward the first wrought aluminum alloy material through the pouring port under pressure to cause the molten aluminum to collide with a surface of the first wrought aluminum alloy material, thereby digging down the first wrought aluminum alloy material at a collision position between the molten aluminum and the first wrought aluminum alloy material, and flowing the molten aluminum together with a fraction of the first wrought aluminum alloy material removed by digging within the internal space along a surface of the first wrought aluminum alloy material around the collision position. |
| US11865609B2 |
Method for manufacturing powder-modified magnesium alloy chip
A method for manufacturing a powder-modified magnesium alloy chip for thixomolding includes a drying step of heating a mixture containing an Mg chip containing Mg as a main component, a C powder containing C as a main component, a binder, and an organic solvent to dry the organic solvent contained in the mixture, and a stirring step of stirring the mixture heated in the drying step. |
| US11865608B2 |
Method of manufacturing wire rod and apparatus of manufacturing wire rod
A manufacturing efficiency of the wire rod made of the cast alloy including the additive element having the high activity to the oxygen is improved. An apparatus of manufacturing a wire rod includes: a tundish storing a molten metal; a mold for use in continuously casting the molten metal fed from the tundish; and an additive-element feeding unit continuously feeding an additive element (wire) to a feeding port of the mold. |
| US11865604B2 |
Assembly module
An assembly module, an assembly apparatus, and a method of operating the assembly module are introduced. The assembly module includes a first assembly die, a second assembly die and at least one engagement die. The first assembly die has a plurality of first fitting portions. The second assembly die has a plurality of second fitting portions and corresponds in position to the first assembly die. The engagement die is removably disposed at a related point of at least one first fitting portion, at a related point of at least one second fitting portion or at related points of at least one first fitting portion and at least one second fitting portion. Therefore, the assembly module is effective in fitting a component and an assembly target together, easy to operate, and conducive to quick assembly. |
| US11865595B2 |
Device for wholly treating urban and rural mixed household refuse at low temperature on site and using method thereof
A device for wholly treating urban and rural mixed household refuse at low temperature on site is provided. The device includes a vibration sieving and crushing system, a magnetic separator, conveyor belts, a magnetic pulse mineralization reactor and a tail gas purifying device. By using the device, urban and rural mixed household refuse is continuously fed; the mixed household refuse is sieved by the vibrating sieve according to viscosity, weight and size; nonferrous metal is sieved through a magnetic field; and organic substances are conveyed to the magnetic pulse mineralization mixed household refuse treatment device for terminal treatment. So, efficient reduction and harmlessness of the organic substances in the mixed household refuse are realized, and the pollution of organic wastes on the environment is effectively eliminated. |
| US11865592B2 |
Cleaning device, imaging unit equipped with cleaning device, and cleaning method
A cleaning device includes a protection cover, a vibrator, a piezoelectric driver, and a signal processing circuit. When the signal processing circuit determines that foreign matter is adhered to a surface of the protection cover, it controls the piezoelectric driver such that vibration of the protection cover has a vibration acceleration of about 1.5×105 m/s2. When the signal processing circuit determines that the foreign matter is adhered to the surface of the protection cover when control of the driver such that vibration of the protection cover has a prescribed vibration acceleration, the protection cover is warmed with a warmer. After the protection cover is warmed, the signal processing circuit controls the piezoelectric driver such that vibration of the protection cover has a resonant frequency. |
| US11865590B2 |
Substrate cleaning method, processing container cleaning method, and substrate processing device
A substrate cleaning method includes: arranging a substrate within a processing container; spraying gas from a spray port of a gas nozzle arranged within the processing container; causing vertical shock waves, generated by spraying the gas from the gas nozzle, to collide with a main surface of the substrate; and removing particles adhering to the main surface of the substrate, by causing the vertical shock waves to collide with the main surface of the substrate. |
| US11865583B1 |
Systems and methods for separating soft burned and hard burned calcium oxide
Systems and methods to effectively sort calcined lime (quicklime) particles to produce products with more consistent size and burn time characteristics after the quicklime particles have been created and without the use of specialized additives. Specifically, such systems and methods sort the quicklime particles below a selected size into a softer burned and harder burned fraction based on their size. The fractions are burned in the kiln together and as a singular product, but can be classified from each other after calcining. |
| US11865579B2 |
Hybrid coating process
The invention provides coating processes for producing finished fibrous panels comprising applying a prime coat onto at least one side of the fibrous panel by curtain coating; and applying a finish coat over the prime coat by spray coating. |
| US11865578B2 |
Method of manufacturing a panel
A method is provided for manufacturing a panel. of the method may involve supplying a substrate having an upper side. A layer may be provided onto the upper side. The upper side may be irradiated so as to cure at least a part of the layer by irradiation, hence forming the panel. The layer may include a liquid coating on substantially the entire upper side and a substance which is digitally printed locally on the upper side. The substance and the liquid coating may cooperate such that either (1) the coating and the substance react with each other, whereas the substance is a liquid that is printed on the upper side before the coating is applied and wherein the substance and the coating have different surface tensions, or (2) the coating is non-curable or only curable to a limited extent by the irradiation, whereas the substance makes the coating curable by the irradiation at locations where they meet each other. |
| US11865575B2 |
Manufacturing method of wavelength-converting component
A manufacturing method of a wavelength-converting component includes providing a substrate, providing a wavelength-converting layer and providing a reflective layer. The reflective layer is disposed on the substrate. The wavelength-converting layer is disposed on a surface of the reflective layer away from the substrate. The wavelength-converting layer includes a wavelength-converting material and a second organic adhesive. The wavelength-converting material is mixed in the second organic adhesive. The second organic adhesive includes an aromatic polyimide. The wavelength-converting component manufactured by the method of the invention can improve mechanical properties such as shear strength, tensile strength and fatigue strength, temperature resistance and reflectivity, and can reduce rates of moisture absorption. The projection apparatus including the wavelength-converting component can reduce degradation in image brightness. |
| US11865571B2 |
Die coating on air supported shell
Methods and apparatuses for applying coatings on a moving web are provided. A coating die and a back-up roll engage with each other. The back-up roll includes a shell rotatably supported by a pressurized air layer. When a coating material is dispensed from the coating die onto the web to form a liquid coating, the pressure of the air layer is controlled such that the shell translates in space to balance forces from the air layer and the coating bead, while the web is being translated to drive the shell. |
| US11865568B2 |
Spray tip design and manufacture
A spray tip for a fluid applicator includes a stem configured to be inserted into the fluid applicator. The stem includes a stem pre-orifice portion and an insert receiving portion. The spray tip includes a pre-orifice insert having an inlet and an outlet. The pre-orifice insert is disposed within the insert receiving portion and disposed against a rearward shoulder of the stem. |
| US11865567B2 |
Sprayer for mixed solution and water
A sprayer for mixed solution and water is revealed. The sprayer can be used for cleaning objects, spraying mixed solution for agricultural purposes, and so on. The mixed solution is formed by liquid mixed with water, while the liquid can be fertilizers, pesticides, detergents, and etc. The sprayer can selectively spray out the mixed solution or water only. |
| US11865566B2 |
Metering apparatus for dispensing household, pool, and industrial fluids and methods for making and using same
Apparatuses for dispensing household fluids including a handheld device or wand including a pump for dispensing one or more household fluids at a rate and for a time sufficient to dispense a pre-determined or variable amount of the fluids into an appliance, and to methods for making and using same. Apparatuses for dispensing pool chemicals including pool chemical containers, pool chemical sensors, and pumps for introducing pool chemical into pool water on a periodically basis. |
| US11865565B2 |
Methods of improving accuracy and precision of droplet metering using an on-actuator reservoir as the fluid input
Methods of improving accuracy of droplet metering using at least one on-actuator reservoir as the fluid input. In some embodiments, the on-actuator reservoir that is used for metering droplets includes a loading port, a liquid storage zone, a droplet metering zone, and a droplet dispensing zone. The on-actuator reservoirs are designed to prevent liquid flow-back into the loading port and to prevent liquid from flooding into the droplet operations gap in the dispensing zone. |
| US11865562B2 |
Folding wand with fluid conduit passing through axis of rotation
An applicator for dispensing a fluid includes a housing and a pump disposed within the housing. The applicator also includes a wand rotatably coupled to the housing. The applicator further includes a conduit that extends between the pump and the wand to deliver the fluid from the pump to the wand. The wand comprises a curved portion for receiving the conduit. The conduit, when disposed in the curved portion, intersects an axis about which the wand rotates. |
| US11865561B1 |
Automated paint spray system
A spray system and method for selectively applying fluids onto workpieces traveling on a conveyor. A support frame proximate the conveyor supports plural platforms sequentially arranged in the direction of workpiece travel on the conveyor, each platform being above and extending across the conveyor width. Plural carriers are sequentially disposed on each platform across the conveyor width. Each carrier has a nozzle module connected to a source of fluid, a lateral drive enabling bi-directional movement of the carrier across the respective platform and a swing drive for rotating the nozzle module about a swing axis orthogonal to the direction of workpiece travel. A programmable controller coordinates the lateral and rotational orientation of nozzle modules of each carrier and the flow of fluid through the respective nozzle modules to achieve a desired pattern of fluid application onto workpieces traveling on the conveyor. |
| US11865559B2 |
Spray tip
A spray tip includes a cylindrical body having a through hole oriented along a fluid flow axis, and a spray outlet piece and upstream chamber piece located in the through hole. The spray outlet piece includes an outlet aperture configured to atomize a spray fluid. The upstream chamber piece includes an internal aperture wall with an upstream surface and a downstream surface, and an aperture through the wall. The aperture includes an inlet orifice and an outlet orifice. The spray tip further includes a turbulation chamber defined by the spray outlet piece and the upstream chamber piece. |
| US11865557B2 |
Flexible shower head
An illustrated view of an exemplary shower head is presented. The shower head is useful for spraying a shower water in different directions during the same shower without having to readjust the entire shower head. The shower head is further useful for directing the water flowing from the shower head in different directions as desired without further intervention. The shower head has two pipes, each flexible coupled to a valve and the pipes have nozzles. The shower head has a main pipe coupled to a main valve and is coupled to a splitter connector pipe. The connector pipe is coupled to each of the pipes via the valve. |
| US11865554B2 |
Method and system for colouring turf
A method for colouring turf and a turf colouring system. The method and system comprise delivering liquid colourant at a hydraulic pressure greater than 1000 psi to sprayers having a high pressure, high impact, fine spray nozzle with a spray pattern having feathered edges for even coverage with overlapping nozzles. Alternatively, the method and system comprise delivering liquid colourant at a pneumatic pressure greater than 60 psi to sprayers having a high pressure, high impact, fine spray nozzle with a spray pattern having feathered edges for even coverage with overlapping nozzles. |
| US11865551B2 |
Methods and systems for negative ion-based pollution reduction
Provided are purification systems and methods of using such systems for purifying various environments, such as indoor air, outdoor air, vehicle emissions, and industrial emissions. A purification system comprises an ionizing purifier having a substrate and an active coating. The active coating comprises a pyroelectric and/or piezoelectric material. During the operation, an incoming stream is directed toward the active coating while controlling the average pressure exerting on the active coating. This contact between the incoming stream and the active coating generates negative ions from components of the incoming stream via change in temperature and pressure/force/vibration, etc. The negative ions then interact with pollutants, transforming them into safe, purified materials of the outgoing stream. Unlike the pollutants in the incoming stream, the purified materials are non-harmful, and/or can be easily removed from the outgoing stream, e.g., by filtering and/or other separation techniques. |
| US11865549B2 |
Method and apparatus for recovery of magnetite and magnetite bearing elements from a slurry
A ferro-magnetic material recovery system includes a drum rotating within a magnet housing. An array of magnets mounted within the magnet housing have corresponding magnetic fields which decrease in strength in the direction of rotation of the drum to extract the material from a slurry flowing through the drum. Flow deflectors may be mounted in the drum. The array of magnets may form a magnetic core having magnetic fields that are radially aligned. |
| US11865546B2 |
Material extracting system and method
A system for processing compounds having constituent materials of different mechanical characteristics to extract their constituent materials. The system includes a kinetic impactor configured to impact, via a shockwave, compound particles of a preimpact mixture, thereby creating a postimpact mixture including (i) subparticles of 1st-constituent-material and (ii) reduced-compound particles including a 2nd constituent material. |
| US11865539B2 |
Biosensor activation and conditioning method and system
A method of detecting a target biological entity in a biofluid using a sensor, wherein the biofluid comprises a plurality of the target biological entities and nanoparticles, the sensor comprising a substrate bearing a pair of electrodes having an affinity with the nanoparticles, and wherein a region between the electrodes defines a sensing region. The method comprises: treating the biofluid with a suspension comprising a plurality of nanoparticles to obtain a treated mixture comprising bound nanoparticle-entity assemblies; introducing the treated mixture to the sensor; conditioning the sensor in the presence of the treated mixture by applying an activation voltage between the electrodes to increase a degree of connection between a surface of the pair of electrodes and at least one bound nanoparticle-entity assembly in contact with the surface of the pair of electrodes; and detecting the presence of target biological entities by using the pair of electrodes to detect a current through the at least one bound nanoparticle-entity assembly. |
| US11865538B2 |
Biological detection chip, biological detection device, and detection method thereof
A biological detection chip, a biological detection device, and a detection method thereof are disclosed. The biological detection chip includes a first base substrate and a plurality of detection units arranged in an array along a row direction and a column direction on the first base substrate. Each of the plurality of detection units includes a thin film transistor and an electrode, the thin film transistor is on the first base substrate and includes a gate electrode, a source electrode, and a drain electrode, and the electrode is on a side of the thin film transistor away from the first base substrate and is connected to the drain electrode, and the electrode is configured to carry a biological material to be detected. |
| US11865536B2 |
Human lymphoid tissue-on-chip
An organ-on-a-chip microfluidic device is disclosed that mimics a human lymph node and/or human lymphoid tissue. The device can include cells from human blood and lymphatic tissue, include an extracellular matrix for the development of immune system components, and provide for the perfusion of fluids and solids resembling blood and lymphatic fluid within micrometer sized channels. |
| US11865535B2 |
Microfluidic reaction system
A microfluidic reaction system may include a microfluidic die having a microfluidic volume, a port connected to the microfluidic volume for receiving a fluid and a freeze-dried reaction agent coating at least a portion of the microfluidic volume. |
| US11865534B2 |
Imaging analyzer for testing analytes
The invention provides analyzers that improve tests for detecting specific cellular, viral, and molecular targets in clinical, industrial, or environmental samples. The invention permits efficient and specific selection and sensitive imaging detection of individual microscopic targets at low magnification. Automated embodiments allow efficient walk-away, on-demand, random-access high-throughput testing. The analyzers perform tests without requiring wash steps thus streamlining engineering and lowering costs. Thus, the invention provides analyzers that can deliver rapid, accurate, and quantitative, easy-to-use, and cost-effective tests for analytes. |
| US11865532B2 |
Systems and methods for recycling waste ion exchange materials
Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to methods for recycling waste ion exchange materials comprising a first alkali metal salt and a second alkali metal salt comprising reducing the size of the waste ion exchange materials to produce a plurality of waste ion exchange particles having particle sizes from 0.10 mm to 5.0 mm, and regenerating the plurality of waste ion exchange particles to produce a plurality of regenerated ion exchange particles having a concentration of the first alkali metal salt greater than a concentration of the first alkali metal salt in the waste ion exchange materials. Systems for recycling a waste ion exchange materials comprising a first alkali metal salt and a second alkali metal salt are also disclosed. |
| US11865530B2 |
Process for preparing a fischer-tropsch catalyst in the presence of an additive and of a specific calcining step
Process for preparing a catalyst containing an active phase based on a group VIII metal and a porous support, comprising the following steps: bringing said support into contact with an organic compound comprising at least oxygen and/or nitrogen; bringing the porous support into contact with a solution containing a precursor of the active phase comprising a group VIII metal; drying the catalyst precursor at a temperature of less than 200° C. so as to obtain a dried catalyst precursor; calcining the dried catalyst precursor at a temperature of between 200° C. and 1100° C. under a stream of inert gas and/or of oxidizing gas, it being understood that the velocity of said gas stream, defined as the mass flow rate of said gas stream per volume of catalyst per hour, is greater than 1 litre per gram of catalyst and per hour. |
| US11865528B2 |
Modified supported chromium catalysts and ethylene-based polymers produced therefrom
Supported chromium catalysts with an average valence less than +6 and having a hydrocarbon-containing or halogenated hydrocarbon-containing ligand attached to at least one bonding site on the chromium are disclosed, as well as ethylene-based polymers with terminal alkane, aromatic, or halogenated hydrocarbon chain ends. Another ethylene polymer characterized by at least 2 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight greater than 1,000,000 g/mol and at least 1.5 wt. % of the polymer having a molecular weight less than 1000 g/mol is provided, as well as an ethylene homopolymer with at least 3.5 methyl short chain branches and less than 0.6 butyl short chain branches per 1000 total carbon atoms. |
| US11865516B2 |
Catalyst device for treatment of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds
Disclosed herein are catalyst compositions for removing formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, and other pollutants from an air flow stream. In one embodiment, a catalyst composition comprises manganese oxide particles and rare earth metal catalyst particles. |
| US11865515B2 |
Catalyst for olefins generation
An active material useful in an oxidative dehydrogenation reactor system has an active phase, and a mixed metal oxide support phase. The active phase includes a transition metal oxide such as manganese oxide, which is reversibly oxidizable and/or reducible between oxidized and reduced states. The support phase includes a mixed metal oxide of a two or more IUPAC Group 2-14 elements. The active phase can also include a promoter such as Na-WO4 and/or a selectivity modifier such as Al or ceria. Also, a reactor including the active material in a reactor, a method of making the active material, and a method of using the active material in a regenerative reaction process. |
| US11865509B2 |
Porous molding
Provided is a porous molding which is capable of removing ions in water to be treated, in particular, phosphorus ions at a very high liquid-permeation rate of at least SV 120 hr−1, and which has a large adsorption capacity. The porous molding according to the present invention comprises an organic polymer resin and an inorganic ion adsorbent, and is characterized in that a total volume of pores having a pore diameter of 1-80 nm as measured by a nitrogen adsorption method is 0.05-0.7 cm3/g per unit mass of the inorganic ion adsorbent. |
| US11865504B2 |
Auxiliary cooling fan for a blending system
A blender system includes a blender base that is selectively and operably engaged with a container. The blender base may include a housing that houses a motor operatively driving a mixing blade, and a fan. The fan may operate independent of the motor. The fan may force air through the blender base to cool the motor and other operative components of the blender base. |
| US11865502B2 |
Systems and methods for paint tinting
Systems and methods include self-service and automated components for paint tinting. |
| US11865498B2 |
Membrane system to treat leachate and methods of treating leachate
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for systems for removing contaminants from a leachate, methods of removing contaminants from a leachate, and the like. |
| US11865492B2 |
Acid gas removal control apparatus, acid gas removal control method, and acid gas removing apparatus
In one embodiment, an acid gas removing apparatus includes an absorber configured to bring a first gas including an acid gas and a lean solution into contact to discharge a rich solution that is the lean solution having absorbed the acid gas, a regenerator configured to separate the acid gas from the rich solution discharged by the absorber to discharge the lean solution that is the rich solution separated from the acid gas, and a measuring instrument configured to measure a temperature of the rich or lean solution in the regenerator. Furthermore, an acid gas removal control apparatus that controls the acid gas removing apparatus includes a receiver configured to receive the measured temperature, and a controller configured to control resupply of a resupplied solution to the rich or lean solution or removal of an acid component from the rich or lean solution, based on the received temperature. |
| US11865490B2 |
Multi-compartment bed radial flow adsorber capable of realizing large telescopic deformation
A multi-compartment bed radial flow adsorber capable of realizing large telescopic deformation mainly comprises an adsorber body, the adsorber body consists of an upper seal head, a barrel, a lower seal head and a pressed shell connected with an upper connecting pipe and a lower connecting pipe, the upper seal head and the lower seal head of the shell are each provided with an upper gas inlet and outlet pipe and a lower gas inlet and outlet pipe, a supporting seat is arranged at the bottom in the shell, an adsorption barrel is arranged above the supporting seat and consists of a plurality of concentric barrels with different diameters, a plurality of annular spaces are formed by the concentric barrels with different diameters, different types of adsorbents can be filled in the annular spaces, and the adsorption barrel is composed of a pore plate or a grid. |
| US11865488B2 |
Interrupted, directional emboss of flat sheet
Filter media having a design embossed into the media are described. In some arrangements, the filter media is pleated filter media. In other arrangements, the filter media includes a plurality of channels, such as tetrahedron channels. The filter media includes a pattern of interrupted straight or angled embossments that help maintain separation between adjacent layers of the filter media. The embossments allow for two adjacent media layers (e.g., mating surfaces of the filter media) to remain separated, thereby increasing dust holding capacity and lowering pressure drop ever similarly configured filter media not having the embossments. |
| US11865485B2 |
Air cleaner with rollable filter
An air cleaner includes a case, an air inlet, an air outlet, a grill covering the air inlet to filter airborne oil droplets, a fan to suction air through the air inlet and discharge air out of the air outlet, a roll filter provided between the grill and the fan to filter oil mist, and a filter roller to cut the roll filter. The roll filter includes a roller and a filter sheet wound around the roller, and the filter sheet may be unwound to extend behind the grill. When the filter sheet becomes dirty, the roll filter is further unwound so that a clean section is provided behind the grill, and the filter cutter may cut off the dirty section. During cutting, a clamp holds down the filter sheet. The case includes a slit through which the dirty section of the filter sheet passes for discarding. |
| US11865483B2 |
State estimation apparatus, method, and program recording medium
A state estimation apparatus acquires current information at a power supply part of a refrigeration/freezing facility, derives a degree of change in current information acquired at a state estimation practice time point and derives a degree of change with respect to at least one pair of pieces of current information out of current information acquired at a predetermined time interval before state estimation is practiced, determines whether or not cleaning of the filter of the refrigeration/freezing facility has been practiced, based on the degree of change with respect to at least one pair of pieces of the current information and the degree of change in the current information acquired at the state estimation practice time point. |
| US11865482B2 |
Filter module comprising sensor and method for determining the state of a filter element
A filter module for filtering a fluid flow includes: a plurality of filter elements arranged parallel to one another in a fluid channel. A sensor is mounted on each filter element of the plurality of filter elements, each sensor being determining a loading state of a corresponding filter element. Each of the plurality of filter elements is a filter cartridge including plated filter medium. Each sensor is a flow sensor. |
| US11865481B2 |
Filter system and replaceable filter cartridge
A filter system can include a replaceable filter cartridge having a spinner element structured to swirl a mixed flow of compressible fluid and oil, as well as an end cap used to enclose an open interior of a filter media of the filter cartridge. The filter cartridge can be configured to interface with and be supported by a mesh holder. A housing can be attached over the filter cartridge to enclose the system and create a flow path for a mixed flow of compressible fluid and oil. The replaceable filter cartridge can be constructed of materials suitable for disposal in a waste incineration process. The mesh holder can be inserted on a combo-block and secured in place by a compression fitting. A stand pipe can extend into the interior of the filter media and be coupled with a central passage of the mesh holder. |
| US11865478B2 |
Dual pumping arrangement for a hollow fiber filter
A fluid filtration assembly includes a filter housing having first and second ends and a connector for fluid communication with a fluid storage vessel. A filter element is disposable within the filter housing, and first and second pumps are coupled at the first and second ends of the filter housing. A controller may coordinate the operation of the first and second pumps to induce alternating tangential flow of fluid between the filter housing and the first and second pumps. At least one of the first and second pumps is a diaphragm pump or a plunger pump. The fluid storage vessel can be a bioreactor. |
| US11865476B2 |
Methods of separating materials by use of a centrifugal contactor
Centrifugal contactors that can be used for mixing or separating materials are described. The contactors include a sensing system including a communications fiber within the shaft of the contactors and access ports providing access from the communications fiber to the mixing/separating zone of the contactor. The sensing system can be utilized during operation of the contactor and can provide for detailed and accurate on-line characterization of a protocol, as well as process control and system modification as necessary during operation. |
| US11865466B2 |
Child play puzzle
A child play puzzle includes a set of pieces each defining a non-circular aperture therethrough. The child play puzzle also includes a base and a pole extending from the base along a pole axis. The pole sequentially receives each piece of the set of pieces with the pole extending through the aperture of each piece to form a stack of the pieces along the pole. The pole has multiple sections spaced along its length. Each section is of non-circular cross-section in a plane perpendicular to the pole axis. At least one of the sections is rotatable about the pole axis with respect to an adjacent one of the sections, such that moving a piece from about the rotatable section to about the adjacent section requires rotationally aligning the rotatable section with the adjacent section. |
| US11865460B2 |
Systems and methods that enable player matching for multi-player online games
The field of the invention relates to multi-user online gaming systems, and more particularly to systems and methods that enable a spectator's experience for online active games. In a preferred embodiment, an online multiuser game system includes a user matching system configured to match users for a game session, wherein the user matching system is enabled to match a first user with another user based at least in part on behavior data in the first user's profile. |
| US11865453B2 |
Simulation system, process method, and information storage medium
A simulation system includes a processor including hardware. The processor is configured to perform an information acquiring process of acquiring position information about a user moving in a real space; a game process for a game played by the user; a virtual space setting process of setting a virtual space; a display process of generating, as a virtual space image, a display image in which an image of a user character corresponding to the user is displayed at a position in the virtual space corresponding to a position of the user in the real space; and a change process of changing, when a change condition is determined to be satisfied, at least one of the image of the user character corresponding to the user, an image of another user character corresponding to the other user, and an image of an disposed object. |
| US11865451B2 |
Object control method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device
This application discloses an object control method performed at a terminal device. The method includes: detecting, in a running process of a round of game, a target angle generated by a target object controlled by a user of the terminal device during execution of a target action, the target angle being an included angle between a forward orientation of the target object and a sliding direction of the target object; automatically triggering, when the target angle reaches a trigger threshold, adjustment of a key state of a target virtual key; detecting, when the key state of the target virtual key is a touch-enabled state, a touch operation performed on the target virtual key; and controlling, in response to the touch operation, the target object to perform a target operation matching the target virtual key. |
| US11865448B2 |
Information processing apparatus and user guide presentation method
Methods and apparatus provide for acquiring position information about a head-mounted display; performing information processing using the position information about the head-mounted display; generating and outputting data of an image to be displayed as a result of the information processing; and generating and outputting data of an image of a user guide indicating position information about a user in a real space using the position information about the head-mounted display, where the generating and outputting data of the image of the user guide includes determining whether to display the user guide in response to certain criteria. |
| US11865442B2 |
Apparatus, method for controlling apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium
Provided is a server device, etc., capable of enhancing flexibility of a reward winning game and maintaining a user's interest in the game. The server device manages rewards to be given to a user, and includes a storage unit for storing a package as a set of data concerning rewards to be given to the user and a modified package as a set of data concerning rewards used to update the package, a communication unit for communicating with a user device of the user, and a package updating unit for updating the package by modifying the data concerning the rewards included in the package by using the data concerning the rewards included in the modified package when a package update request is received from the user device. |
| US11865440B2 |
Augmented reality hat
A wearable augmented reality device is described. The device comprises a headband, brim, optical displays, and environmental sensors. The headband wraps at least partially around a head of a user and distributes the weight of components of the device across the head of the user, supporting the device. The brim is coupled to the headband such that the brim extends away from the headband, over the eyes of the user. The brim includes a heatsink that releases heat from the electronics of the device into the environment. The optical displays are coupled to the underside of the brim. The optical displays both present image light and allow environmental light to pass through. The environmental sensors are couples to the forward edge of the brim and capture data about the environment. |
| US11865439B2 |
Virtual image display program, virtual image display apparatus, and virtual image display method
A game processing apparatus displays an image of virtual space on a display that displays an image by using a sensor for identifying the position and direction of a certain body part of a player and the display. A controller in the game processing apparatus displays the image of the virtual space on the display in accordance with the position and direction of the certain body part of the player, and, when an information providing condition regarding the position and direction of the certain body part of the player is satisfied, outputs to-be-provided information. |
| US11865438B2 |
Operation pedal and operation method for simulation device
Disclosed is an operation pedal for a simulation device. The present invention comprises: a fixing shaft horizontally installed; a pedal main body mounted on the fixing shaft and rotatable in the forward and backward directions by an external force; a foothold mounted on the upper surface of the pedal main body and rotatable in the left and right directions by an external force; a forward and backward rotation sensing means for sensing a forward and rearward rotation of the pedal main body and transmitting a signal thereof; and a left and right rotation sensing means for sensing a left and right rotation of the foothold and transmitting a signal thereof. According to the present invention, a user can easily operate and control various action motions of a play object in a program by using both feet, such that more various motions or environments can be applied. |
| US11865434B2 |
Reducing latency in cloud gaming applications by overlapping receive and decode of video frames and their display at the client
A method for cloud gaming. The method including receiving one or more encoded slices of a video frame at a client, wherein the video frame was generated at a server while executing a video game, and encoded by an encoder at the server into the one or more encoded slices. The method including decoding a first encoded slice at a decoder of the client before fully receiving the one or more encoded slices of the video frame. |
| US11865432B2 |
Foam pit cover
A foam pit cover having a cover sheet with a gator clip along its perimeter, a perimeter skirt, an apron, and a plurality of toggle bungee cords. The perimeter skirt is made of primary and second sheets, the primary sheet being longer than the secondary sheet. The toggle bungee cords are configured to fit within grommets in the secondary sheet of the perimeter skirt and the bottom part of the apron. The top part of the apron is attached to the bottom part of the primary sheet of the perimeter skirt. The cover sheet and apron are made of a PVC-coated polyester material, and the perimeter skirt is made of a breathable, durable fabric. The invention optionally includes a top sheet with customized graphics and corner pieces to further secure the cover sheet to the perimeter skirt. |
| US11865431B1 |
Glove
A glove comprises an upper surface, a lower surface, finger sheaths, a thumb sheath, and movement control members associated with the finger sheaths to prevent the finger sheaths from moving into a linear extended position, while allowing the finger sheaths to be in a curved position or a clenched position. |
| US11865421B2 |
Graphene enhanced lacrosse head
Lacrosse heads are provided that include a polymer and graphene. The graphene increases the durability of the lacrosse heads. Also provided is equipment for other contact sports that include graphene to increase durability. |
| US11865419B2 |
Golf club grip and golf club
A golf club grip having great anti-slipping performance in the material itself constituting the grip includes an outermost surface layer, wherein at least a part of the outermost surface layer is formed from a rubber composition containing (A) a base rubber and (B) a tackifier having a softening point in a range of from 5° C. to 120° C., and a portion formed from the rubber composition has a loss tangent (tanδ) (30° C., 10 Hz) and a complex elastic modulus (E*) (30° C., 10 Hz) satisfying a relationship of 0.070≤tanδ/(E*)02≤0.098. |
| US11865417B2 |
Golf club heads and methods to manufacture golf club heads
Embodiments of golf club heads, golf clubs, and methods to manufacture golf club heads and golf clubs are generally described herein. In one example, a golf club head includes a mass portion, and a body portion. A back wall of the body portion comprises an upper back wall portion, a lower back wall portion, a center portion, and a port below the center portion configured to receive the mass portion. A face portion is coupled to a front portion and includes a plurality of front grooves and a plurality of back grooves. A minimum thickness of the face portion is defined by a distance between a bottom of one of the front grooves of the plurality of front grooves and a bottom of an opposing one of the back groove portions of the plurality of back groove portions. Other examples and embodiments may be described and claimed. |
| US11865414B2 |
Golf clubs and golf club heads
Golf clubs and/or golf club heads include a club head body defining an interior chamber, structure for engaging a shaft with the body, and/or a shaft engaged with the body. The club head body may have an overall length of at least 4.6 inches, an overall breadth of at least 4.45 inches. In other examples, the club head body may have an overall length of at least 4.6 inches and a ratio of the overall breadth dimension to the overall length dimension of 1 or less. If desired, the ratio of the head breadth to head length dimensions may be in a range from at least 0.94 to 1 or less. |
| US11865412B2 |
Sporting apparatus with monitoring device
A sporting apparatus includes a monitoring device. The monitoring device may add no weight to the sporting apparatus relative to a comparable sporting apparatus without the monitoring device. The monitoring device may have a center of gravity substantially aligning with the center of gravity of the sporting apparatus, resulting in a sporting apparatus with a monitor having substantially the same center of gravity as a comparable sporting apparatus without a monitor. The sporting apparatus monitor may be configured to trim unreliable post impact swing data and replace it with extrapolated pre-impact swing data and/or more reliable post impact swing data. |
| US11865411B2 |
Portable sports rack and delivery system
A portable sports rack and delivery system including an elongate rack enclosure, and a method of use thereof are provided. The elongate rack enclosure defines a storage space for accommodating balls stacked one above the other. A delivery opening, disposed at a first end of the elongate rack enclosure, receives, accommodates, and delivers an uppermost ball from the storage space. A base member, attached to a second end of the elongate rack enclosure, supports the stacked balls within the storage space. A release component including a compression spring, disposed on an upper surface of the base member, elastically compresses and expands to elevate and release the uppermost ball from the storage space for delivery through the delivery opening. A training component, operably and adjustably coupled to a rear section of the elongate rack enclosure, extends above the first end of the elongate rack enclosure to assist in training a sportsperson. |
| US11865405B2 |
Multi-axis adjustable exercise machine
A multi-axis adjustable exercise machine which is pivotable about both a pitch axis and a roll axis with respect to a base for allowing an exerciser to perform a wide range of exercises on a pitched or rolled exercise machine. The multi-axis adjustable exercise machine generally includes an exercise machine which is adjustable with respect to a base. The exercise machine may be pivoted about a roll axis to adjust the roll angle of the exercise machine or may be pivoted about a pitch axis to adjust the pitch angle of the exercise machine. One or more actuators may be connected between the base and the exercise machine to effectuate the pivoting of the exercise machine about either or both axes with respect to the base. |
| US11865400B2 |
Exercise machines having synchronizing clutch mechanism
An exercise machine has a flywheel, a rotary input member, and a clutch mechanism that is positionable in a freewheel position in which rotation of the rotary input member causes rotation of the flywheel and wherein thereafter ceasing rotation of the rotary input member permits continued rotation of the flywheel. The clutch mechanism is alternately positionable in a direct drive position in which rotation of the rotary input member causes rotation of the flywheel and wherein thereafter ceasing rotation of the rotary input member prevents continued rotation of the flywheel. Advantageously, movement of the clutch mechanism from the freewheel position to the direct drive position is prevented when rotation of the rotary input member is out of synchronization with rotation of the flywheel. |
| US11865399B2 |
Mobile outdoor gym and resistance weight training equipment
The present invention provides a sports equipment training device, comprising a mounting member, configured to mount the device to a vehicle hitch or to a wall mount, wherein the mounting member has a horizontal hitch or mount receiver portion and a vertical main connector portion configured to receive and connect to a base upright support post; one or more upright support posts, starting with a first upright support post comprising a base upright support post, with each additional upright support post fitting into or over the immediate lower upright support post; one or more anchor loops, wherein the one or more anchor loops may be affixed to one or more of the one or more upright support posts. |
| US11865395B2 |
Movement therapy apparatus
An apparatus for movement therapy, and more specifically, an apparatus for movement and function therapy of the hand and arm and particularly for use in rehabilitation of the hand following a stroke or other neurological or physical impairments. The invention extends to a corresponding system, method, and kit of parts. |
| US11865390B2 |
Environmentally-clean water-based fire inhibiting biochemical compositions, and methods of and apparatus for applying the same to protect property against wildfire
Environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibitor biochemical compositions in liquid phase that can be atomized and sprayed, over a broad ambient working temperature range, as a fine mist over ground surfaces, native ground fuel, living plants, trees and shrubs and when dried forming a durable fire protective coatings having improved surface coverage, and being an effective proactive wildfire inhibitor. These environmentally-clean aqueous-based fire inhibitor biochemical compositions can also be applied to wood products, and wood-framed and mass-timber buildings, decks and anything of a combustible nature, to provide proactive wildfire protection without compromising wood-fiber strength or producing volatile organic components (VOCs). |
| US11865387B2 |
Fluid control assemblies for sprinkler systems
Automatic fluid control assemblies and methods for fire protection include an arrangement of electrically operated control points, a valve body and a controller to operate the fluid control assembly. The automatic fluid control assembly has an inlet, an outlet and a valve body to control flow between the inlet and the outlet. An electric latch includes a first electrically operated control point and a second electrically operated control point in fluid communication with a control line to control the flow of fluid from the inlet to the valve body and outlet. The methods of fluid control include controlling a plurality of electrically operated control points to perform any one of: a leak test, a trip test, a flow test, a water delivery test, and a validation test of a non-trip condition and a trip condition. |
| US11865386B2 |
Automatic fire self-extinguishing device and fire protection method
An automatic self-extinguishing fire device including an extinguishing substance, and a hose closed on both ends by pressed endings. The extinguishing substance is inside the hose. At least one of the endings of the hose has a closing screw. A pressure valve for filling by the extinguishing substance inside the hose is located on one of the endings of the hose. The extinguishing substance in the hose is under pressure and the hose is at least partially transparent in order to observe an inner content of the hose. |
| US11865383B2 |
Apparatus and system for handling dangerous objects in a closed vehicle cabin
An apparatus for handling dangerous objects in a closed vehicle cabin includes a retaining plate for fastening of the apparatus, a housing wall which is arranged on the retaining plate, which can be packed down and which is composed of a refractory material, and an opening frame which is connected at least to the housing wall and which has a closable opening, wherein the housing wall which can be packed down can be brought into a packed-down state and into an expanded state, wherein, in the folded-out state, the housing wall, together with the retaining plate and the opening frame, provides a cavity which can be reached from outside of the housing wall through the opening. |
| US11865380B2 |
Fall-protection apparatus with braking device comprising flexure-borne pawl
A fall-protection apparatus comprising a rotationally-activated braking device that comprises at least one flexure-borne pawl. |
| US11865379B2 |
Linkage operation assembly, fall protection device and fall protection system
The present application relates to the technical field of linkage mechanisms, and provides a linkage operation assembly, a fall protection device and a fall protection system. The linkage operation assembly includes a fixed main body configured to be installed on an outer support surface of a rail and move along the rail; a second wheel body assembly installed on the fixed main body for rolling along an inner support surface of the rail and including a second wheel set and a drive rotary shaft; a third wheel body assembly installed on the fixed main body for rolling along an inner support surface of the rail and including a third wheel set and a driven rotary shaft; and a linkage member disposed between the drive rotary shaft and the driven rotary shaft. When the drive rotary shaft of the linkage operating assembly rotates, the second wheel set is driven to rotate, and the driven rotary shaft and the third wheel set are driven to rotate through the linkage member. Therefore, during the installation process of the linkage operation assembly, only the drive rotary shaft needs to be rotated to switch the state of the linkage operation assembly, so as to facilitate the installation of the linkage operation assembly. Similarly, when the linkage operation assembly is disassembled, only the drive rotary shaft needs to be rotated. |
| US11865378B2 |
Mobile safety fall arrest cart
A mobile safety fall arrest cart is provided. The mobile safety fall arrest cart is configured to move along an edge of an elevated surface as a worker works along the edge. The worker is connected to the cart with a safety line. If the worker falls from the elevated surface, the weight of the worker causes a spike assembly to move from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration. In the deployed configuration, a spike member engages the elevated surface so as to assist in arresting the worker's fall. |
| US11865376B2 |
Facial mask
A mask protecting the user and attached or sown to utility and or wear onto the body to prevent general contamination of the user, especially dust, flu, biological, or chemical, control or terminate person to person contamination, stop continue body or utility recontamination and spreading of dust, biological or chemical agents into the body, or utility. The new mask may include a medical or anti bacteria disinfectants, maybe powder, liquid, capsule or other types to control and kill germs, further the new mask have a holder, with plurality of holes, and connectors and or interconnector holding the masks to the body or utilities, like professional garment or uniforms, neck tires, T shirt, shirts, seat, car seat, bed, ear, chin, head, hand, while covering the users, faces, or half faces, particularly, the nose, eyes and the mouth from harm. |
| US11865375B2 |
Respirator fit check sealing devices and methods
A respiratory protection device that includes a valve assembly operable between an open configuration and a closed configuration. In some exemplary embodiments, the respiratory protection device includes an elastomeric seal, and a valve assembly and a breathing air source component are in sealing engagement with the elastomeric seal when the valve assembly is in the closed configuration. |
| US11865373B2 |
Topical skin care formulations comprising plant extracts
A method for treating a person's skin is disclosed. The method includes topically applying to the skin a composition comprising from 0.001% to 20% by weight of an aqueous, alcoholic, or aqueous-alcoholic extract from a plant extract. |
| US11865371B2 |
Apparatus for generating therapeutic shockwaves and applications of same
Apparatuses and methods to generate high frequency shock waves in a controlled manner. The generated shock waves can be delivered to certain cellular structures of a patient for use in medical and/or aesthetic therapeutic applications. The shock waves can be configured to impose sufficient mechanical stress to the targeted cells of the tissue to rupture the targeted cells. Embodiments of the apparatuses and methods of the present invention provide targeted rupturing of specific cells without damaging side effects such as cavitation or thermal degradation of surrounding non-targeted cells. |
| US11865370B2 |
Systems and methods for controlling radiation output
A method may include identifying a time window of a procedure. The method may also include obtaining operational information of the time window. The operational information may include a limit of pulse repetition frequency (PRF) acceleration and a plurality of preliminary radio frequency (RF) PRFs. The method may also include determining a plurality of updated RF PRFs by updating the plurality of preliminary RF PRFs. A rate of variation between any two adjacent updated RF PRFs may be less than or equal to the limit of PRF acceleration. The method may also include causing an RF source to generate electromagnetic waves at the plurality of updated RF PRFs in the time window. |
| US11865367B2 |
Setup method and apparatus, data processing device, and radiotherapy system
Provided is a setup method which can include: acquiring a position of a reference mark point provided on a noninvasive positioning device in an infrared coordinate system of an infrared positioning system; according to the position of the reference mark point in the infrared coordinate system, a relative position between the reference mark point and an image center point in an electronic scanning image, and a position of an isocenter of a radiotherapy equipment in a patient supporting device PSD coordinate system of the radiotherapy equipment, determining a first offset between the image center point and the isocenter in the PSD coordinate system; and adjusting the first offset to a first target offset by adjusting a position of a patient supporting device in the PSD coordinate system. |
| US11865366B2 |
Streamlined, guided on-couch adaptive workflow
Systems and methods for implementing an adaptive therapy workflow that minimizes time needed to create a session patient model, select an appropriate plan for the treatment session, and treat the patient. |
| US11865363B2 |
Method and a corresponding radiation treatment system for facilitating optimization of a multimodal radiation therapy plan
The present disclosure generally relates to the field of radiation treatment. More specifically, the present disclosure generally relates to methods and radiation treatment systems for facilitating a multimodal radiation therapy treatment plan, in particular a multimodal radiation therapy plan employing a combined photon beam and electron beam radiation treatment. According to one example embodiment described in the disclosure, a method may comprise obtaining information related to a set of candidate beam types for the combined photon beam and electron beam radiation treatment; comparing the set of candidate beam types against a selection criterion to establish a subset of beam types from the candidate beam types; and generating the combined photon beam and electron beam radiation treatment plan utilizing the thus established subset of beam types. |
| US11865358B2 |
Skin treatment device
The present application is concerned with a skin treatment device that has a handle section arranged to be held in a human user's hand, a treatment head section having a skin treatment unit and a skin contact frame having a skin contact surface, the skin contact frame at least partially encircling a skin treatment area and a vibration generation unit being coupled with the skin contact frame to vibrate at least a portion of the skin contact frame at an ultrasonic frequency. |
| US11865355B2 |
Generating tumor treating fields (TTFields) with high uniformity throughout the brain
This application discloses configurations for arranging transducer arrays on a person's head to impose tumor treating fields (TTFields) in the brain at field strengths that are as uniform as possible throughout the entire brain. In some embodiments, L-shaped sets of electrodes are positioned near the right and left ears, each with a horizontal arm above the ear and a vertical arm behind the ear. Optionally, these embodiments may be combined with a second pair of electrodes positioned on top of the head and behind the neck. In other embodiments, one pair of electrodes is positioned above the right ear and on the left/rear portion of the neck; and a second pair of electrodes is positioned above the left ear and on the right/rear portion of the neck. These configurations improve the uniformity of the electric fields imposed throughout the brain, and are particularly useful for preventing and/or treating metastases. |
| US11865351B2 |
Medical device with enhanced electrocardiogram channel selection
A wearable cardioverter defibrillator system includes a support structure that a patient can wear. The system also includes electrodes that contact the patient, and define two or more channels from which ECG signals are sensed. A processor may evaluate the channels by analyzing their respective ECG signals, to determine which contains less noise than the other(s). The analysis can be by extracting statistics from the ECG signals, optionally after first processing them, and then by comparing these statistics. These statistics may include tall peak counts, amplitudes of peaks compared to historical peak amplitudes, signal baseline shift, dwell time near a baseline, narrow peak counts, zero crossings counts, determined heart rates, and so on. Once the less noisy signal is identified, its channel can be followed preferentially or to the exclusion of other channels, for continuing monitoring and/or determining whether to shock the patient. |
| US11865348B2 |
Implantable medical device system with multi-band antenna arrangement
Embodiments presented herein are generally directed to techniques that provide a medical device component with the ability to communicate in both the near-field and far-field via a single antenna arrangement. More specifically, a medical device component includes an electronics circuit, a coil driver, an antenna arrangement, and an isolation circuit. The isolation circuit operates to extract far-field signals received at the antenna arrangement and provide these signals to the electronics circuit. The electronics circuit is protected from near-field signals received at the antenna arrangement via the isolation circuit. |
| US11865347B2 |
Neurostimulation system for defining ideal multipole configurations at lead boundary
A system for an neurostimulator coupled to electrodes. The system comprises a input device configured for generating directional control signals, and memory storing ideal multipole configurations. The system further comprises control circuitry configured for defining the ideal multipole configurations relative to the electrodes in response to the directional control signals, determining a spatial relationship between at least one of the defined ideal multipole configurations and the maximum extent of the electrodes, modifying the defined ideal multipole configurations based on the determined spatial relationship, such that the modified ideal multipole configurations are spatially within the maximum extent of the electrodes, generating stimulation parameter sets respectively corresponding to the modified ideal multipole configurations, each stimulation parameter set defining relative amplitude values for the electrodes that emulate the respective modified ideal multipole configuration, and instructing the neurostimulator to convey electrical energy to the electrodes in accordance with the stimulation parameter sets. |
| US11865342B2 |
Slurry electrodes for direct current nerve conduction block
Slurry electrodes can deliver direct current (DC) nerve conduction block to neural tissue. Such slurry electrodes can include an ionically conductive membrane having a first side and a second side. Slurry electrodes can also include a mechanism that is configured to encapsulate a slurry against the first side of the ionically conductive membrane. The slurry can include an ionically conductive material and a plurality of electrically conducting high surface area particles. The mechanism and the first side of the ionically conductive membrane make up a housing for the slurry. Slurry electrodes can also include a connector configured to establish an electrical connection between the slurry and the DC generator. |
| US11865341B2 |
Obstructive and central sleep apnea combination therapy control
An example method includes receiving one or more physiological signals; detecting an apnea event based on the one or more physiological signals; determining that the apnea event cannot be characterized as one of a normal, OSA (obstructive sleep apnea), CSA (central sleep apnea), or combination OSA/CSA event; and outputting an electrical stimulation as a default based on determining that the apnea event cannot be characterized as a normal event, an OSA event, a CSA event, or combination OSA/CSA events. |
| US11865337B2 |
Regulated and interactive muscle stimulation
Systems and method for providing regulated muscle stimulation as part of an opioid detoxification therapy are disclosed. Instructions regarding regulated stimulations, visualizations, and parameters are received for stages of a therapy program. Regulated stimulation is administered at a muscle stimulation device and a visualization is display at an electronic display for the stage the user is at. If received biofeedback is within a parameter for the stage, positive visual feedback is displayed and the user is advanced to the next stage. If biofeedback received outside of the parameter, other visual feedback is displayed and further stimulation is ceased until biofeedback within the parameter is received. |
| US11865336B2 |
Apparatus and method for cosmetic treatment of human mucosal tissue
A device for providing fractional treatment of a body orifice includes a source of fractionated energy and a source of electrical muscle (EMS) energy. A programmed controller controls the application of fractionated and/or EMS energy. A probe is inserted by its distal end into the body orifice. The source of fractionated energy is positioned for transmitting fractionated energy from the source of fractionated energy through the probe to tissue in the vicinity around the body orifice; and, the source of EMS is positioned for transmitting EMS energy from the source of EMS energy through the probe to tissue in the vicinity around the body orifice. The programmed controller is configured to control the activation of fractionated energy and EMS energy one of simultaneously or sequentially. |
| US11865335B2 |
Devices, systems, methods and assemblies for medical electrodes
A device including at least one medical electrode; a radio-frequency (RF) tag with an identifier (ID) that identifies the at least one medical electrode; and at least one substrate that attaches the at least one medical electrode to the RF tag. |
| US11865333B2 |
Transvascular medical lead
A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen or lumen and to provide feedback to lead implanters. |
| US11865332B2 |
Stimulation lead and method including a multi-dimensional electrode array
Stimulation lead includes an elongated lead body having distal and proximal ends and wire conductors extending therebetween. The stimulation lead also includes a lead paddle having a multi-dimensional array of electrodes positioned along a contact side of the lead paddle. The electrodes are electrically coupled to the wire conductors. The lead paddle includes a paddle body and a conductor organizer disposed within the paddle body. The conductor organizer has multiple channels extending along the lead paddle. The channels receive the wire conductors and retain the wire conductors in a designated arrangement with respect to the lead paddle. The conductor organizer has openings to the channels. The wire conductors extend through the openings and are terminated to the respective electrodes. |
| US11865327B1 |
System and method for identifying organelles and tissue types of the brain using representative frequency signatures
A system and method for calculating representative frequency signatures for target regions of the brain. The method includes aggregating representative classified microelectrode recordings taken from regions of the brain of multiple patients to an initial database. The classified microelectrode recording data is then transformed into the frequency domain. Frequencies profiles, grouped according to each target region of the brain they represent, are stored in a database. A coherence or Z-score representing the prominence of a frequency with respect to other frequencies within a group of frequencies profiles for each target region of the brain they represent is then calculated and stored, as well as the average power of the frequencies within the group of frequency profiles. Redundant frequencies or frequencies above or below pre-determined thresholds are removed from the group of frequency. The resulting representative frequency signature for each target region of the brain is stored as a group of frequencies, a coherence or Z-score and an average power of the respective frequencies. During a DBS surgery, the desired representative frequency signature file(s) representing target regions of the brain are selected, which representative frequency signature file(s) include a list of frequencies, their respective powers, and Z-scores. During DBS surgery, real time microelectrode recordings of brain signals from a patient are obtained, and the powers of frequencies of the real time microelectrode recordings are calculated at frequencies found in the signatures. The calculated powers of frequencies of the real time microelectrode recordings are compared to the respective powers in the pre-selected representative frequency signature files, and a percent error via the commonly accepted method, and averaging the group of errors via the commonly accepted root mean square calculation is calculated. A negative averaged percent error over time is plotted and displayed as a measure of frequency signature strength in order to detect movement of the stimulating electrode being implanted with respect to the target region of the brain. |
| US11865325B2 |
Medicament delivery device having a cap assembly
The present disclosure relates to a medicament delivery device including a housing having a proximal end and a distal end; a medicament container positioned in the housing and having a medicament delivery member shield; a medicament delivery mechanism associated with the medicament container; an activation member operably connected to the medicament delivery mechanism and longitudinally movable in relation to the housing from an extended position to a retracted position to activate the medicament delivery mechanism; and a removable cap assembly comprising a deshielder, an inner tubular integrity lock member having a resilient structure configured to interact with both a first engaging structure of the activation member and a second engaging structure of the housing for preventing the activation member from moving into the retracted position. |
| US11865323B2 |
System and method for syringe fluid fill verification and image recognition of power injector system features
A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe. |
| US11865319B2 |
Container which can be prefilled or is prefilled with fluid, as well as a cannula assembly and closure system for a container which can be prefilled or is prefilled with fluid
A pre-Tillable or prefilled container for at least one of storage or application of a fluid includes: a receptacle having a chamber for accommodation of the fluid; a cannula assembly including a cannula and a sealing element, the cannula having an outside channel opening, the cannula assembly being attachable to the receptacle; and a closure cap including a sealing. The channel opening of the cannula protrudes into the sealing of the closure cap thus sealing the channel opening. Due to at least one of a radial compression or an axial compression of the sealing element, as well as due to sealing of the channel opening by the closure cap, the chamber is sealed in a fluid-tight manner. |
| US11865317B2 |
Drive mechanism
A drive mechanism for a medicament delivery device is disclosed having a housing with a proximal end and a distal end, a container carrier arranged within the housing and being axially movable in relation to the housing, and a drive assembly partially arranged within the housing and being axially movable in relation to the housing. The drive assembly has a proximally extended rack arm, a cogwheel arranged within the housing and being rotatable but axially fixed in relation to the housing, wherein the cogwheel is selectively coupled to the rack arm through a tangential engagement with a first set of rack teeth or a second set of rack teeth which are arranged on the rack arm and wherein the first set of rack teeth or the second set of rack teeth forces the cogwheel to rotate when the drive assembly is axially moved towards the proximal end in relation to the housing. The cogwheel further has a connecting member configured to connect to a counter connecting member which is arranged on the container carrier; such that a rotational movement of the cogwheel is converted into a linear movement of the container carrier. |
| US11865316B2 |
Medication delivery device including disposable and reusable portions
A medication delivery device includes a disposable portion and a reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a therapeutic agent delivery assembly, and the therapeutic agent delivery assembly includes a needle. The therapeutic agent delivery assembly is translatable from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration. The reusable portion includes a first rack and pinion mechanism and a second rack and pinion mechanism. The first rack and pinion mechanism is actuatable to translate the therapeutic agent delivery assembly from the stowed configuration to the deployed configuration. The second rack and pinion mechanism is actuatable to translate a plunger and thereby cause the therapeutic agent delivery assembly to deliver a therapeutic agent from the needle. |
| US11865311B2 |
Injection device
A handheld injection device includes a housing containing a cartridge, a dose setting means being operable in a first direction to set a desired dose to be dispensed, a piston rod being adapted to cooperate with a piston so as to cause a set dose to be injected from the cartridge, and a first clicker component, which is largely rotationally constrained to the housing, and a second clicker component, which is rotatable relative to the housing during dose dispensing. The clicker components are adapted to contact each other only at the end of dispensing of a set dose to thereby provide an audible and/or tactile first feedback to a user. The first clicker component is displaceable relative to the housing between a proximal dose setting position and a distal dose dispensing position. |
| US11865294B2 |
Fluid control valve and manifold
A fluid control valve for use in a fluid delivery system for delivering fluid to a patient includes a valve body defining an internal chamber, a first inlet port for receiving a first inlet tube, a second inlet port for receiving a second inlet tube, an outlet port, and a sliding valve member slidably disposed in the internal chamber. The first inlet tube defines a first inlet lumen axially aligned with the internal chamber. The second inlet tube defines a second inlet lumen axially aligned with the internal chamber. The sliding valve member includes a first sealing end and second sealing end. The sliding valve member is positionable in a first operating state, a second operating state, and a third operating state based on a flow differential between the first inlet lumen and the second inlet lumen. |
| US11865290B2 |
Implantable vascular access port with dual, high-flow trans-chamber and low-flow, access, and needle lock for high-flow
An implantable vascular access port has a main port body with one or more hollow internal chambers formed therein each with a floor at the base of the internal chamber. The port body has an outlet aperture formed in a sidewall there of the internal chamber. One or more parallel, lateral, or angled-access apertures, relative to the port floor and associated septa are located opposite the outlet aperture in the main port body in a sidewall there of (parallel or lateral or angled-access aperture or septum), with at least a one perpendicular-access aperture and septum located opposite the floor of the internal chamber(s). The port chamber in the area of the outlet aperture has an at least partially conical shape directionally aligned with the parallel or lateral or angled-access aperture and septum, with said outlet aperture in contiguity a reversible outlet tube or port body needle locking mechanism. |
| US11865289B2 |
On-body microsensor for biomonitoring
A microsensor and method of manufacture for a microsensor, comprising an array of filaments, wherein each filament of the array of filaments comprises a substrate and a conductive layer coupled to the substrate and configured to facilitate analyte detection. Each filament of the array of filaments can further comprise an insulating layer configured to isolate regions defined by the conductive layer for analyte detection, a sensing layer coupled to the conductive layer, configured to enable transduction of an ionic concentration to an electronic voltage, and a selective coating coupled to the sensing layer, configured to facilitate detection of specific target analytes/ions. The microsensor facilitates detection of at least one analyte present in a body fluid of a user interfacing with the microsensor. |
| US11865286B2 |
Active agent delivery devices and methods of using the same
Provided are active agent delivery devices configured to deliver an active agent formulation into or through a mucosal layer in a subject. The active agent delivery devices include a power reservoir configured to eject the active agent formulation at a pressure sufficient to deliver the active agent formulation into or through a mucosal layer in a subject. Methods of using the subject active agent delivery devices are also provided. |
| US11865280B2 |
Limited-access, reduced-pressure systems and methods
A reduced-pressure treatment system for applying reduced pressure to a tissue site at a limited-access location on a patient includes a reduced-pressure source, a treatment manifold for placing proximate the tissue site and operable to distribute reduced pressure to the tissue site, and a sealing member for placing over the tissue site and operable to form a pneumatic seal over the tissue site. The reduced-pressure treatment system also includes a reduced-pressure bridge and a moisture-removing device on at least portion of the reduced-pressure bridge. The reduced-pressure bridge includes a delivery manifold operable to transfer the reduced pressure to the treatment manifold, an encapsulating envelope at least partially enclosing the delivery manifold and having a patient-facing side, and a reduced-pressure-interface site formed proximate one end of the reduced-pressure bridge. |
| US11865274B2 |
Catheter system for pediatric treatment
A pediatric catheter system may include a catheter adapter having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The lumen may include an upper surface and a lower surface with an adhesive coupled to the lower surface. The system may include a plurality of wings that extend outwardly from the catheter adapter. The plurality of wings may be configured to fold upwardly. The system may include a catheter cannula extending distally from the catheter adapter. The system may include a needle hub removably coupled to a proximal end of the catheter adapter and an introducer needle extending through the catheter tube. A proximal end of the introducer needle may be secured within the needle hub. |
| US11865270B2 |
Bodily fluid management system
In some embodiments, an external bladder management system that is configured to reside within a urine collection receptacle (e.g., a toilet) includes a body that houses a fluid testing chamber. The fluid testing chamber is fluidically coupled to a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet. The system further includes a fluid capturing funnel fluidically coupled to and extending from the body and configured to couple the body to the urine collection receptacle. The system further includes an optical sensor disposed within the body and including (1) an emitter configured to convey light across the fluid testing chamber, and (2) an optical detector capable of measuring an intensity of the light as the light exits the fluid testing chamber. The fluid inlet, fluid testing chamber, and fluid outlet are collectively configured to encourage a laminar flow profile of the fluid as it flows through the fluid testing chamber. |
| US11865264B2 |
Moisture removal and condensation and humidity management apparatus for a breathing circuit
A moisture removal apparatus for a breathing circuit may include a breathing gas conduit configured to receive a flow of breathing gas having a first humidity level. The apparatus may include a dry gas conduit adjacent to at least a portion of the breathing gas conduit, the dry gas conduit configured to receive a flow of dry gas having a second humidity level lower than the first humidity level. The apparatus may also include a feeding conduit extending through at least a portion of the dry gas conduit, the feeding conduit configured to introduce the dry gas into the dry gas conduit. The apparatus may further include a moisture transmission pathway configured to enable transfer of moisture from the breathing gas to the dry gas based on the humidity differential. |
| US11865261B2 |
Respirator mask
A respirator mask that includes a body, a nasal interface, and a mouthpiece. The body defines an exterior surface and an interior space. The mouthpiece includes an inner channel that is insertable into a human mouth, wherein the inner channel extends outward from the exterior surface of the body and defines an opening into the interior space. The nasal interface includes a recessed portion that is recessed into the body and is configured to receive at least part of a human nose. The nasal interface further includes a pair of nozzles, wherein each nozzle of the pair of nozzles is insertable into a nostril of a wearer and defines an opening into the interior space. |
| US11865256B2 |
Resuscitation device
A resuscitation device is described that can include an electronic circuit board, a shaft that is operably coupled with the electronic circuit board and has a head, a gas-bag adjacent to the head and configured to store gas, and a valve operably coupled to the gas-bag. The electronic circuit board can actuate the shaft to move. The moving of the shaft can cause the head to compress the gas-bag. The compression of the gas-bag can cause the gas-bag to release gas. Related apparatuses, systems, methods, techniques and articles are also described. |
| US11865255B2 |
Ventilator
A ventilator is configured to supply a gas mixture to the lungs of a subject. The gas mixture comprises a first gas (e.g. oxygen) and a second gas (e.g. ambient air). The ventilator comprise a first gas inlet, a second gas inlet, flow modulator of the first gas, a flow modulator of the second gas, a junction configured to mix the first gas and the second gas, a patient interface configured to deliver the gas mixture to a subject, a pressure sensor, a plurality of flow sensors comprising at least a first flow sensor and a second flow sensor, and at least one controller configured for obtaining data from the pressure sensor and flow sensors and controlling the flow modulators to provide a gas mixture having a target pressure and a target oxygen content. |
| US11865254B2 |
Oscillating positive expiratory pressure device
An oscillating positive expiratory pressure apparatus having a housing defining a chamber, a chamber inlet, a chamber outlet, a deformable restrictor member positioned in an exhalation flow path between the chamber inlet and the chamber outlet, and an oscillation member disposed within the chamber. The deformable restrictor member and the oscillation member are moveable between an engaged position, where the oscillation member is in contact with the deformable restrictor member and an disengaged position, where the oscillation member is not in contact with the deformable restrictor member. The deformable restrictor member and the oscillation member move from the engaged position to the disengaged position in response to a first exhalation pressure at the chamber inlet, and move from the disengaged position to an engaged position in response to a second exhalation pressure at the chamber inlet. |
| US11865251B2 |
Electronic vaping device having formulation level indicator
The e-vaping device includes a vaporizer assembly, which includes a heating element, a pre-vapor formulation reservoir, a pre-vapor formulation level indicator including a plurality of discrete indicator segments, and at least one processor. The pre-vapor formulation reservoir may be configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation and the at least one processor may be configured to determine a difference between a first duty cycle of power supplied to the heating element and a second duty cycle of power supplied to the heating element; and adjust the indicator based on the determined duty cycle difference. |
| US11865248B2 |
Aerosol delivery device and method utilizing a flavoring reservoir
Disclosed herein is an aerosol delivery device including an air inlet a flavoring reservoir arranged to provide release of flavoring material to air passing therethrough; and an aerosol forming member arranged to provide an aerosol in air, wherein the aerosol forming member includes a heating element and an aerosol outlet wherein the air inlet, the flavoring reservoir, the aerosol forming member and the aerosol outlet are arranged in fluid communication in that order; wherein the flavoring reservoir is in conductive thermal communication with the heating element and wherein the flavoring reservoir is arranged at least partially about, or at least partially surrounding, the aerosol forming member. |
| US11865246B2 |
Apparatus for generating an inhalable medium
Presented are apparatus and methods for generating an inhalable medium. An apparatus including a container holding a liquid, a heater for volatizing the liquid, and a plurality of discrete material elements is used. The liquid held in the container is volatized. At least one of a vapor and an aerosol formed by the volatized liquid is passed through one or more of the plurality of discrete material elements. One or more constituents of the one or more of the plurality of discrete material elements is thereby entrained in the at least one of a vapor and an aerosol to produce the inhalable medium. |
| US11865240B2 |
Water treatment systems, devices, and methods for fluid preparation
A method of automatically ensuring against chloramine contamination in purified product water includes supplying input water to the system and purifying the water to generate the purified product water. The purifying includes removing chlorine and chloramine contamination from the water using a carbon filter and supplying chlorine-depleted water to a deionization filter, and deionizing the chlorine-depleted water using said deionization filter. The product water is supplied to a sensor for continuous monitoring of the resistivity of the purified product water by the first sensor, and an alarm is generated indicating possible chloramine breakthrough when the resistivity of the product water falls below a predetermined resistivity level, which is selected to provide a reserve filter capacity before breakthrough would occur. The carbon filter is replaced at least responsively to the alarm to ensure excess capacity of said carbon filter sufficient to prevent chloramine breakthrough in said product water. |
| US11865238B2 |
Lockable quick coupling
A simply lockable quick coupling for releasably connecting a hose to an implantable apparatus, comprises a first attachment piece that can be connected to the hose and a second attachment piece that can be connected to the apparatus, wherein the attachment pieces can be rotated relative to each other in the locked state. |
| US11865234B2 |
Treatment apparatus for a vehicle to treat an object with ultraviolet light
A treatment apparatus for a vehicle comprises: a housing with at least one wall and a floor forming a treatment chamber; a source of ultraviolet light configured to emit ultraviolet light into the treatment chamber; and a door connected to the housing, the door having (i) an open position providing access to the treatment chamber and (ii) a closed position denying access to the treatment chamber and, together with the housing, preventing emitted ultraviolet light from irradiating beyond the treatment chamber. |
| US11865233B2 |
Air treatment appliance
An air treatment system is provided which includes an appliance and a replaceable cartridge installable therein. The replaceable cartridge contains a liquid compound to be aerosolized and has a cartridge outlet through which the aerosolized compound is discharged during operation. A pump is provided to supply air to the replaceable cartridge to generate the aerosolized compound from the liquid compound contained in the replaceable cartridge, and a controller is provided for controlling the pump to supply the air to the replaceable cartridge to generate and discharge the aerosolized compound from the appliance. The appliance is particularly adapted to be plugged into an electrical wall outlet to be supported by the same within a room for treating the interior air space thereof. |
| US11865224B2 |
Delivery systems based on hydrogel compositions and methods thereof
The invention provides a novel, versatile degradable hydrogel composition, and methods thereof, with precisely tunable stiffness, plasticity (e.g., degree of covalent vs. physical crosslinks) and predictive disintegration rates degradation, allowing controlled disintegration and release of therapeutic cells or pharmaceuticals and/or in vitro 3D cell expansion. |
| US11865221B2 |
Hand hygiene monitoring and user reinforcement at an intelligent hand hygiene device
Systems and methods provide hand hygiene compliance data at an intelligent hand hygiene device. The system detects that a user is in proximity to the hand hygiene device, then matches the user to one or more user profiles within the system. The system then detects that at least one hand of the user has been placed under a dispensing component of the hand hygiene device, and instructs the dispensing component to dispense hand sanitizer. The system collects compliance data for the user corresponding to hand hygiene compliance, then associates the compliance data for the user with the one or more user profiles corresponding to the user. The system then determines or updates a compliance rate of the user based on the compliance data associated with the user, and transmits the compliance rate of the user to at least one client device associated with a designated user. |
| US11865219B2 |
Peroxycarboxylic acid based sanitizing rinse additives for use in ware washing
A concentrated liquid sanitizing and rinse composition containing peroxycarboxylic acid(s) and compatible rinse aid surfactants is disclosed. The sanitizing and rinsing compositions are formulated in a single liquid concentrate, replacing a traditional dual product of a sanitizer and rinse aid. The sanitizing and rinsing chemistries are particularly effective at neutral pHs against gram negative organisms at elevated temperatures. Methods of using the concentrated liquid sanitizing and rinse composition are also disclosed. |
| US11865218B2 |
Targeted approach for ultraviolet disinfection of surfaces
An embodiment may involve obtaining a three-dimensional image map of m surfaces within an environment, wherein the surfaces are associated with importance weights that represent how frequently the surfaces are expected to be touched; determining a set of n vantage points for a light source within the environment; calculating an m×n irradiance matrix for each of the surfaces when the light source is in each of the vantage points, wherein each entry in the m×n irradiance matrix is determined by: (i) rasterizing the three-dimensional image map, (ii) identifying a set of visible surfaces, and (iii) calculating an amount of light-based power that would reach each of the visible surfaces; determining a set of n dwell times for the vantage points; and providing instructions, to a disinfecting agent, to traverse at least a subset of the vantage points, pausing at and illuminating at least some. |
| US11865211B2 |
Nanoparticle complex showing improved cellular uptake through surface modification using lipid and manufacturing method therefor
The present disclosure relates to a nanoparticle complex that is taken into cells to be used for the treatment of diseases, and a method of manufacturing the same using a top-down process. In the top-down process, surfaces of nanoparticles are modified with a lipid-based material having high stability and excellent biocompatibility, thereby improving endocytosis efficiency. A lipid structure having a tube shape is bonded to a portion of the surface of the nanoparticle, so that the nanoparticle complex undergoes endocytosis, directly penetrates a cell membrane, and is effectively taken into spheroid-type tumor cells. The lipid structure is not directly attached to the nanoparticles, lipid-based lipidomes (such as bubbles and liposomes) are bonded to the nanoparticles, and mechanical force is applied thereto to thus crush the lipidomes, so that the lipid structure is formed on the surface of the nanoparticle. |
| US11865207B2 |
Topical pharmaceutical composition for treatment of anal fissures and hemorrhoids
The present invention relates to a topical pharmaceutical composition to be used in the anal region for anal fissures and hemorrhoids, including the postoperative period of hemorrhoidectomy. The pharmaceutical composition comprises an anal dilator, a mucoadhesive polymer and a non-aqueous vehicle. Also described is a method of manufacturing the pharmaceutical composition. |
| US11865206B2 |
Stable ready-to-use carmustine pharmaceutical composition
The present invention relates to a ready-to-use solution of carmustine that does not require dissolution or dilution of the carmustine prior to addition to saline and dextrose parenteral solutions. In particular, the invention relates to a stable liquid pharmaceutical composition containing carmustine in the form of ready-to-use solution and method for preparing the same. |
| US11865205B2 |
Method for morselizing and/or targeting pharmaceutically active principles to synovial tissue
A method of targeting to the synovial tissue biodegradable drug delivery compositions or morselizing biodegradable drug delivery compositions are described. The biodegradable drug composition comprises a triblock copolymer containing a polyester and a polyethylene glycol and a diblock copolymer containing a polyester and an end-capped polyethylene glycol, as well as at least one pharmaceutically active principle is disclosed. |
| US11865204B2 |
Compositions for sensitive skin
Disclosed are compositions and methods for their use that include a combination of escin, Ruscus aculeatus root extract, ammonium glycyrrhizate, Centella asiatica extract, hydrolyzed yeast protein, and Calendula officinalis flower extract. |
| US11865203B2 |
Skin care applications of extracellular metabolites from Bacillus coagulans
Disclosed are the skin care applications of a composition containing the partially purified extracellular metabolite isolated from Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856. More specifically, the invention discloses the ability of the partially purified extracellular metabolite isolated from Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 to confer protection to the skin fibroblasts against UV induced cell damage and apoptosis, oxidative stress and inflammation. |
| US11865202B2 |
Combination of plant extracts to improve skin tone
A method of whitening skin or evening out skin tone is disclosed. The method can include topically applying to skin in need of treatment a composition comprising an effective amount of an extract of white navy bean, wherein topical application of the composition whitens skin or evens out skin tone. |
| US11865200B2 |
Chemical composition and related methods
A composition having: 30% to 35% by weight of a first polydimethylsiloxane having vinyl moieties, wherein at least 0.10% by weight of the first polydimethylsiloxane is attributed to the vinyl moieties; 20% to 25% by weight of a second polydimethylsiloxane having vinyl moieties, wherein at least 0.20% by weight of the second polydimethylsiloxane is attributed to the vinyl moieties; 7% to 10% by weight of a third polydimethylsiloxane having hydroxyl moieties, wherein at least 2.0% by weight of the third polydimethylsiloxane is attributed to the hydroxyl moieties; 22% to 35% by weight fumed silicon dioxide, wherein the fumed silicon dioxide has a surface area of at least 150 square meters per gram; 0.15% to 0.5% by weight active boron; and 0.25% to 1.00% by weight active peroxide. |
| US11865198B2 |
Transparent composition with soluble scalp health active
The present invention is directed to a personal care composition comprising from about 12% to about 25% of one or more surfactants; from about 0.01% to 10% of one or more soluble scalp health active; from about 0.1% to about 4% of a thickening polymer wherein the thickening polymer is selected from the group consisting of homopolymers based on acrylic acid, methacrylic acid or other related derivatives, alkali swellable and hydrophobically-modified alkali swellable acrylic copolymers or methacrylate copolymers, soluble crosslinked acrylic polymers, associative polymeric thickeners and mixtures thereof; from 0.01% to 0.8% of a cationic polymer; wherein the personal care composition has a pH of about 4.5 to about 6 and wherein the personal care composition has a Haze value less than or equal to 25. |
| US11865197B2 |
Cosmetic compositions having stabilized retinol
A cosmetic composition including about 0.01 to about 3 wt. % of retinol; about 0.01 to about 1 wt. % of pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate; about 0.01 to about 3 wt. % of trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate; about 0.5 to about 7 wt. % of polyglyceryl-3 methylglucose distearate; about 0.9 to about 7 wt. % of sodium polyacrylate; about 0.5 to about 8 wt. % of an oil phase; and water, where all weight percentages are based on the total weight of the cosmetic composition. Additionally, the cosmetic composition is typically formulated to form an oil-in-water emulsion. Methods for treating damaged skin with cosmetic compositions are also disclosed herein. |
| US11865195B2 |
Evaluation of presence of and vulnerability to atrial fibrillation and other indications using matrix metalloproteinase-based imaging
The invention provides, in some embodiments, methods relating to assessing increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), and/or the likelihood of responding to particular AF therapies using imaging agents comprising an MMP inhibitor linked to an imaging moiety. The invention further provides methods for evaluating the presence of the risk of developing other cardiovascular conditions and assessing the effectiveness of treatment or other intervention for such conditions by determining MMP levels. |
| US11865193B2 |
Equilibrium adsorption method for making a silica nanocarrier spion composition
Silica nanocarriers hybridized with superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (“SPIONs”) and curcumin through equilibrium or enforced adsorption technique. Methods for dual delivery of SPIONs and curcumin to a target for diagnosis or therapy, for example, for SPION-based magnetic resonance imaging or for targeted delivery of curcumin to a cell or tissue. The technique can be extend to co-precipitation of mixed metal oxide involving Ni, Mn, Co and Cu oxide. The calcination temperature can be varied from 500-900° C. The nanocombination is functionalized with chitosan, polyacrylic acid, PLGA or another agent to increase its biocompatibility in vivo. |
| US11865192B2 |
Modified wound dressings
Embodiments described herein relate to compounds for the detection of wounds, e.g., chronic wounds or infected wounds, including compositions, substrates, kits, dressing materials, and articles, and systems containing such compounds. Further embodiments relate to methods of using these compositions, kits and systems in diagnostic assays, and in the diagnosis and/or detection of chronic or infected wounds based on enzymatic conversion of specific substrates which are contained in the compositions. Additional embodiments relate to methods of characterizing wounds based on expression of a plurality of markers and using such information to treat, manage, and follow-up patients suffering from chronic or infected wounds. |
| US11865191B2 |
Compositions and methods for enhanced fluorescence
This disclosure relates to the field of fluorescent dyes, and in particular, compositions and methods for increasing fluorescent signals and the reduction of fluorescent quenching. |
| US11865189B2 |
Transgenic RPE cells overexpressing OTX2 for the treatment of retinal degeneration
The present invention relates to methods and composition for use in the treatment of retinal degeneration, in particular retinal degeneration due to retinal pigment epithelium dysfunction. |
| US11865186B2 |
Gene therapy treatment of atrial fibrillation
Provided herein are compositions, methods, and devices for the treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation (AF) using gene therapy techniques. In particular, oxidative stress (OS) and parasympathetic nervous system signaling are inhibited to prevent and/or reverse the electrical remodeling that underlies AF. |
| US11865183B2 |
Conjugates and conjugating reagents comprising a linker that includes at least two (−CH2—CH2—O—) units in a ring
A conjugate comprising a protein or peptide conjugated to a therapeutic, diagnostic or labelling agent via a linker, characterised in that the linker includes at least two ˜(CH2—CH2—O—)˜ units within a ring, said ring being attached via a single tethering atom within the ring to the rest of the linker, or said ring being attached via two or more tethering atoms within the ring to the rest of the linker at a single point. |
| US11865180B2 |
Levothyroxine formulations for oral use
The present invention relates to novel oral spray formulations of Levothyroxine. Further the invention also describes process for preparing such formulations. |
| US11865177B2 |
Composition and methods for stabilizing liquid protein formulations
The present disclosure provides liquid formulations comprising polypeptides and surfactants. In particular, it discloses a liquid formulation comprising a polypeptide and a surfactant, wherein at least about 70% (wt %) of the surfactant are isosorbide polyoxyethylene (POE) fatty acid esters. The invention also provides methods for making such liquid formulations, articles of manufacture comprising such liquid formulations and methods of treating a patient with such liquid formulations. |
| US11865176B2 |
Compositions and methods of modulating anti-tumor immunity
The present invention provides methods of treating cancer by combination therapy with CDK4/6 inhibitors and immune checkpoint inhibition. |
| US11865169B2 |
Vaccine composition against Chlamydiaceae infections
The invention relates to vaccine compositions for treating and/or preventing infections by a bacterium of the Chlamydiaceae family, said compositions comprising bacteria of the Chlamydiaceae family, which have been previously treated by at least one peptidoglycan inhibitor, or extracts of said treated bacteria. |
| US11865168B2 |
Compositions and methods for treating bacterial infections
Provided herein are compositions and methods for therapeutic and/or prophylactic treatment of an intracellular bacterial infection in a subject in need thereof, comprising one or more modulating agents, wherein the one or more modulating agents increase expression of IFNγ, IL-2, TNF, and/or IL-17 in systemic and/or lung T cells. In some embodiments, the increase of expression of IFNγ, IL-2, TNF, and/or IL-17 occurs in lung T cells. The lung T cells can be lung resident T cells or systemic T cells that are recruited to the lung. In some embodiments, the T cells are CD4+ and/or CD8+ T cells. In some embodiments, the intracellular bacterial infection is a Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. |
| US11865164B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer, containing guide RNA and endonuclease as active ingredients
A pharmaceutical composition for treating cancer, containing a crRNA and an endonuclease as active ingredients is disclosed. The composition can be customized according to the needs of patients or cell types by specifically treating cancer cells on the basis of specific binding properties of DNA and RNA. The nuclease activity of a CRISPR PLUS system, containing both an endonuclease and an exonuclease can be activated by means of the binding between crRNA and a gene specifically found in cancer cells. Therefore, the cancer treatment effect of the composition is more specific than that of other anti-cancer agents that have been developed up till now. |
| US11865162B2 |
Compositions and methods for treatment of uremic cardiomyopathy
Methods for treating uremic cardiomyopathy are provided and include the step of administering a polypeptide antagonist of a Na/K ATPase/Src receptor complex to a subject in need thereof. The polypeptide anatagonist can further include a cell penetrating polypeptide. Methods of treating anemia, including anemia-associated with chronic kidney disease, are also provided. |
| US11865157B2 |
Compositions and methods of targeting cancer stem cells
Described herein are pharmaceutical compositions containing peptoids of general formula (I), (II), or (III) capable of reducing proliferation of cancer stem cells in a subject and methods of treatment or prophylactic administration of these pharmaceutical compositions to treat cancer. Also provided herein are method of detecting and treating cancerous cell masses by use of peptoids of general formula (I), (II), or (III). |
| US11865156B2 |
Treatment of tobacco addiction by a tobacco leaf extract
The invention relates to a tobacco leaf extract containing, relative to the total weight of the extract, at least 5 wt.-% proteins essentially free of molecules with a molecular mass of less than 10 kDa. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing such an extract and to the use thereof in the treatment of tobacco addiction. |
| US11865150B2 |
Materials and methods for treating cancer
This document provides methods and materials involved in treating cancer. For example, methods and materials for using an inhibitor of UFM1 activity or expression and/or an inhibitor of UFL1 activity or expression to reduce a cancer cell's ability to carry out a DDR, thereby increasing the sensitivity of cancer cells to treatment with a DNA damaging therapy such as radiation or chemotherapy, are provided. |
| US11865143B2 |
Bioeffective krill oil compositions
This invention discloses new krill oil compositions characterized by having high amounts of phospholipids, astaxanthin esters and/or omega-3 contents. The krill oils are obtained from krill meal using supercritical fluid extraction in a two stage process. Stage 1 removes the neutral lipid by extracting with neat supercritical CO2 or CO2 plus approximately 5% of a co-solvent. Stage 2 extracts the actual krill oils by using supercritical CO2 in combination with approximately 20% ethanol. The krill oil materials obtained are compared with commercially available krill oil and found to be more bioeffective in a number of areas such as anti-inflammation, anti-oxidant effects, improving insulin resistances and improving blood lipid profile. |
| US11865142B2 |
Compositions and methods of treatment with amniotic fluid
The present disclosure provides compositions composed of amniotic fluid and/or modified amniotic fluid, a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, and optionally a placental tissue graft, micronized placental tissue components, or extracts derived therefrom. Also described are systems and apparatuses for administering or storing said compositions, as well as methods of treatment using said compositions. |
| US11865138B2 |
Methods and compositions for therapeutic skin treatments in dermatological procedures affecting skin's barrier
Disclosed in certain embodiments are skincare formulations and treatment methods having hyaluronic acid, or its associated salts, and one or more of ascorbic acid, glycolic acid or lactic acid. In certain embodiments, the formulations and treatments are applied to the skin during and/or before and/or after dermatological procedures that affect the skin's barrier for alleviating patient discomfort and enabling rapid healing of irritated and damaged skin. |
| US11865137B2 |
Sulfated oligosaccharides having anti-inflammatory activity
Provided herein are small molecule compounds, including non-anticoagulant heparan sulfate oligosaccharide molecules, having anti-inflammatory properties and capable of interacting with high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) proteins in a manner sufficient to affect an interaction between the HMGB1 protein and a receptor for advanced glycation end products (RAGE). Also provided herein are methods of treating Paracetamol (APAP) overdose in subjects. |
| US11865133B2 |
Pharmaceutical composition comprising organoid and anti-inflammatory agent for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease
The present disclosure relates to a pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease, comprising an intestinal organoid and a TNFα inhibitor.The combination use of the intestinal organoid and TNFα inhibitor according to the present disclosure can alleviate symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease such as weight loss, diarrhea, and bloody stool, and can inhibit fibrosis of the intestinal mucosa due to inflammation. In particular, when the intestinal organoid and the anti-inflammatory TNFα inhibitor are used in combination, the therapeutic effect is significantly superior to that of multiple administrations of the TNFα inhibitor, and thus it can be usefully used as an agent for preventing or treating inflammatory bowel disease. |
| US11865131B2 |
Anthocyanin powder extract and process for production
The present invention relates to a process for producing an extract powder from a fruit material of e.g. berry fruits, wherein anthocyanins are enriched from the fruit material, and to the product obtainable by the process. In the process according to the invention, anthocyanins are enriched via a cation exchanger. By eluting the anthocyanins from the cation exchanger by means of L-arginine, the process has the advantage that no salt needs to be purified from the eluate to produce an extract powder suitable for use as a dietary supplement. |
| US11865127B2 |
Composition comprising ketone body and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide modulator and methyl donor
The present invention provides a composition comprising a mixture of an exogenous ketone body, an exogenous NAD modulator and a methyl donor. Typically, exogenous NAD modulator is an exogenous nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) precursor. The present invention also provides a method of using such a composition for treating various clinical conditions, including metabolic disorders and neurocognitive impairments. The compositions of the invention can also be used to improve human performance in various competitive or environmental conditions. |
| US11865126B2 |
Method for treating anxiety disorders, headache disorders, and eating disorders with psilocybin
The disclosure provides methods for treating a subject in need thereof comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically-effective dose of psilocybin. The methods described herein may be used to treat a variety of diseases, disorders, and conditions. For example, the methods may be used to treat anxiety disorders, eating disorders, and headache disorders. |
| US11865125B2 |
APKC inhibitors and methods of treating a neurodegenerative disease or disorder
Provided herein are formulations effective for and methods of treating or preventing a neurodegenerative disorder in a subject in need thereof that can include administering an amount of an aPKC inhibitor to a subject in need thereof. |
| US11865122B2 |
Estrogen therapy for brain gray matter atrophy and associated disability
Provided are methods for slowing, halting, and reversing gray matter atrophy and progression of disability in certain neurodegenerative diseases, including multiple sclerosis, using estrogen, alone or in combination with another agent. |
| US11865108B2 |
Nitrogen containing bicyclic compounds
Nitrogen containing bicyclic compounds of Formula (I), pharmaceutical compositions comprising these compounds and their use in treating bacterial infection is disclosed. |
| US11865102B2 |
Cannabidiol preparations and its uses
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a cannabinoid designated chemically as 2-[(IR,6R)-3-Methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-2-cyclohexen-1-yl]-5-pentyl-1,3-benzenediol. Its empirical formula is C21H30O2 and its molecular weight is 314.46. CBD is a cannabinoid that naturally occurs in the Cannabis sativa L. plant. CBD is a white to pale yellow crystalline solid which is insoluble in water and soluble in organic solvents. The present invention encompasses the surprising recognition that certain CBD preparations which are prepared from a botanical origin are more effective in treating diseases or disorders than preparations of CBD which are synthetic or purified to the extent no other impurities in the form of other cannabinoids are present. Prior CBD compositions have been prepared such that no psychoactive components, e.g., tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), remain in the final CBD preparation. Surprisingly, the absence of such minor impurities reduces the efficacy of CBD treatment. Such CBD preparations are characterized by chemical components and/or functional properties that distinguish them from prior CBD compositions. One or more components of the preparations described herein provide an unexpectedly synergistic effect when utilized in combination. |
| US11865100B2 |
Method for treatment of rosacea in patients aged 65 years and older
A regimen for the therapeutic treatment of rosacea in subjects aged 65 years and older, the regimen comprising topically applying to the skin of a subject aged 65 years and older in need of said treatment a pharmaceutical composition, the pharmaceutical composition comprising about 1% w/w to about 10% w/w benzoyl peroxide as an active ingredient, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier or excipient, wherein the benzoyl peroxide is the only active ingredient in said pharmaceutical composition, wherein said pharmaceutical composition is applied once daily for a period of at least about 2 weeks, to achieve, in a group of such subjects, a success rate of at least about 15%, wherein the success rate is defined as the number of subjects achieving clear or almost clear skin on the investor global assessment (IGA) scale after treatment with the pharmaceutical composition. |
| US11865099B2 |
Product based on iron bis-glycinate chelate and alginic acid and/or water-soluble salts thereof, formulations thereof, and pharmaceutical uses thereof
The object of the present invention is a product obtainable by spray-drying an aqueous solution comprising iron bis-glycinate chelate and alginic acid and/or water-soluble salts thereof, preferably sodium alginate, potassium alginate and/or magnesium alginate, the use of said product for the prevention and/or treatment of anaemia, preferably sideropenic anaemia, in humans, the pharmaceutical formulations containing it, and the use of said formulations for the prevention and/or treatment of anaemia, preferably sideropenic anaemia, in humans. |
| US11865092B2 |
Method to alleviate the symptoms of PMS
The invention relates to methods for treating symptoms of PMS and PMDD including muscle ache, bloating, cramping, acne, tender breasts, bloating, fatigue, difficulty concentrating, diminished impulse control, irritability, anxiety, tension, anger, depression, insomnia and/or rapid fluctuations in mood (mood swings). The method comprises administration of a pharmaceutical composition comprising oxaloacetate, oxaloacetate salts, oxaloacetic acid and/or anhydrous enol-oxaloacetate. |
| US11865090B2 |
Tumor suppressive microRNAs for cancer therapy
The present invention provides compositions having one or more agents capable of increasing expression of one or more endogenous tumor suppressive mi RNAs in one or more producing cells, such that the endogenous mi RNAs can affect one or more target cancer cells. Further provided are method and uses thereof for treating cancer. |
| US11865089B2 |
Infusion dosage form of norepinephrine
The present invention provides a ready to use stable aqueous dosage form of norepinephrine comprising an aqueous solution of norepinephrine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, one or more sulfite antioxidants and an ion chelator. The present invention also provides an infusion container filled with an aqueous solution of norepinephrine or its pharmaceutically acceptable salt, wherein the said solution is stable for a prolonged period of time and can be terminally sterilized by autoclaving. |
| US11865087B2 |
Compositions and methods for reducing hair loss and increasing hair growth
Method of mitigating or reversing the effect of alopecia comprising applying select aryl alkanones to those areas of the skin suffering hair thinning and/or loss. |
| US11865081B2 |
Oncolytic viral delivery of therapeutic polypeptides
Described herein are oncolytic viruses comprising one or more nucleic acids encoding an engager molecule. In some embodiments, the oncolytic viruses comprise one or more nucleic acids encoding an engager molecule and one or more therapeutic molecules. Pharmaceutical compositions containing the oncolytic virus and methods of treating cancer using the oncolytic viruses are further provided herein. |
| US11865080B2 |
Delivery of RNA to trigger multiple immune pathways
RNA encoding an immunogen is co-delivered to non-immune cells as the site of delivery and also to immune cells which infiltrate the site of delivery. The responses of these two cell types to the same delivered RNA lead to two different effects, which interact to produce a strong immune response against the immunogen. The non-immune cells translate the RNA and express the immunogen. Infiltrating immune cells respond to the RNA by expressing type I interferons and pro-inflammatory cytokines which produce a local adjuvant effect which acts on the immunogen-expressing non-immune cells to upregulate major histocompatibility complex expression, thereby increasing presentation of the translated protein to T cells. The effects on the immune and non-immune cells can be achieved by a single delivery of a single RNA e.g., by a single injection. |
| US11865073B2 |
Assembly with connectable and disconnectable elements for the reconstitution of fluid drugs and nutrients with active substances in powder, liquid or gel form, and related method of use
Assembly with connectable and disconnectable elements comprises a flexible bag containing liquid solution with a first valve connector, at least one vial with active substance and provided with a hermetic closing cap, a coupling and piercing device couplable to the cap of the vial and an adapter between the first connector and the coupling and piercing device. The adapter has a hollow external body with a first end fixable by screwing to the first connector, an axially bored, coaxial internal stem, the screwing causes the opening of the first connector and a second end including a second valve connector fixable to the coupling and piercing device and is screwable in the external body so that internal stem causes the opening of the second valve connector. |
| US11865071B2 |
System and method for storing pharmaceuticals or biological media
A system for storing pharmaceuticals or biological media comprising a bag including a flexible sidewall defining an opening; and a vent coupled with the flexible sidewall at the opening and defining a vent passageway between an internal volume of the bag and an external environment, wherein the vent is coupled with the bag at a location spaced apart from and above the opening. |
| US11865070B2 |
Primary packaging containers for pharmaceutical substances and methods of making
A primary packaging container for pharmaceuticals is provided. The container includes a hollow body, an opening, and a closure. The hollow body has an opening and is made of a cycloolefin polymer or a cycloolefin copolymer. The closure has a puncture region. The closure closes the opening with the puncturing region at the opening. The puncturing region is configured to allow introduction of a cannula into the hollow body and resealing the hollow body upon withdraw of the cannula. The closure has an elastomer that is connected to the hollow body so as to be not separable in a non-destructive manner. |
| US11865069B2 |
Pneumatic therapy apparatus and method with overlapped compression
The pneumatic therapy apparatus and method with overlapped compression include a wrap and a controller. The wrap includes an outer wrap and an inner air bladder set; the controller can be fixedly connected to, detachably connected to, or separately connected to the outer wrap; the inner air bladder set includes one or more than one set of a first air bladder and a second air bladder that are overlapped; the controller contains an inflating motor and an integrated control board that are electrically connected. The inflating motor that is controlled by the integrated control board inflates the second air bladder first and then the first air bladder to achieve the overlapped compression between the second air bladder and the first air bladder. Therefore, the user can use the pneumatic therapy apparatus and method with overlapped compression to promote blood flow, treat lymphedema, prevent deep vein thrombosis and other diseases, and improve user experience in the treatment areas. |
| US11865066B2 |
Pedicure chair with auto-fill system for a water basin and related methods
A pedicure chair with a basin having an auto-fill system for depositing water into the basin while eliminating spillover is disclosed. The auto-fill system has a controller, a water supply valve, and a water level sensor. The water level sensor can be a proximity sensor attached to an external surface of the basin. The water level sensor can send a signal to a controller when the water level sensor detects a predetermined water level in the basin. The controller can be configured to shut on and off the water supply to the basin by sending a signal to actuate the water supply valve. |
| US11865061B2 |
Orthopaedic technical device controlled by an actuator and method for controlling same
An orthopedic technical device having a top part and a bottom part, which are connected to each other by at least one joint device so as to be pivotable about a joint axis, and at least one attachment device with which the orthopedic technical device can be fixed to a limb. The orthopedic technical device also has an actuator, which is fixed to attachment points on the top part and the bottom part and influences a pivoting of the top part relative to the bottom part, wherein the orientation of the bottom part can be adjusted relative to the limb which is fixable to the upper part. |
| US11865060B2 |
Treatment unit and massage machine
A treatment unit includes a treatment part including a treatment element, a first drive unit including a swash plate eccentric cam and a second drive unit including an eccentric cam. One of the first drive unit and the second drive unit is connected to the treatment part, and the other one of the first drive unit and the second drive unit is connected to the one of the first drive unit and the second drive unit. |
| US11865059B2 |
Compression device
A compression device for applying controllable compression to a portion of the anatomy of a user, includes a body, at least one memory wire embedded in the body and configured to contract in length upon application of a current so as to reduce an effective length of the body and apply a compressive force to the portion of the anatomy of the user, and a controller configured to selectively apply current to the memory wires to contract the memory wires and reduce the effective length of the body. The controller includes a circuit board supported by the body and a microcontroller mounted to the circuit board, the microcontroller programmed to actuate the memory wires according to a compression protocol stored in a memory associated with the microcontroller. Each memory wire has a first end fixedly connected to the circuit board and a second end fixed relative to the body. |
| US11865058B2 |
Fluid source for supplying fluid to therapy devices
A fluid source comprises a connector assembly for connecting a fluid supply device to either a first therapy device or to a second therapy device. A controller automatically provides a first configuration of a user interface associated with a first therapy when a supply connector is operatively coupled to the first therapy device and provides a second configuration of the user interface associated with a second therapy, different than the first configuration, when the supply connector is operatively coupled to the second therapy device. A hanger assembly is provided to hang the fluid source on different support structures. The fluid source also comprises a housing with a watershed region to shed liquid away from the user interface. |
| US11865057B2 |
Portable confinement device
A portable confinement device for confining a person upon a mattress is provided. The device includes a frame and a flexible enclosure. The frame includes a base member and at least two upright members. The upright members include support portions and bridge portions connecting the support portions. The bridge portions are connected to the support portions by lockable hinges. When the hinges are locked, the bridge portions are in an upright position. When the hinges are unlocked, the bridge portions are in a downward, lowered position. The enclosure is supported by and sits upon the frame to stabilize the device from tipping over. A mattress may be received into the interior space of the enclosure. The enclosure includes an opening for allowing a person to enter or exit the interior space of the enclosure. |
| US11865056B2 |
Patient support usable with bariatric patients
A patient support includes a height adjustable patient support deck, at least one guard structure mounted for movement relative to the patient support deck, and a latch operable to lock the position of the guard structure in a raised position. The patient support further includes a CPR release operable to lower the head deck section of the patient support deck to place the patient support in an emergency state and further operable to release the latch to allow the guard rail structure to lower or be lowered from the raised position. |
| US11865052B2 |
Collapsible aerosol particle enclosure
A controlled access aerosolized particle enclosure for isolation of airborne contaminants includes a frame defining a patient isolation region over a patient bed. A linkage attaches the framed enclosure to a patient treatment vehicle, and a flexible elasticized barrier is suspended by the frame for enclosing the patient isolation region. The barrier is formed from deformable planer sheets of a flexible transparent material and extending adjacent to the patient treatment surface forming a draped edge around the bed or transport. A low pressure source is in fluidic engagement with the enclosure for reducing a pressure within the enclosure below that of ambient surroundings, such that the low pressure source provides a pressure for drawing the elasticized barrier against the patient treatment surface for restricting airborne particle passage from the enclosure to the ambient surroundings, but limits the negative pressure to avoid substantial deformation or collapse of the enclosure. |
| US11865051B2 |
Hydraulic valve and system
An apparatus includes a hydraulic circuit that is configured to selectively open fluid communication between one portion of the hydraulic circuit and another portion of the hydraulic circuit, such as a reservoir, based on the flow of the hydraulic fluid in the one portion. When the flow of hydraulic fluid exceeds a selected threshold in the one portion of the hydraulic circuit, the flow of fluid urges the opening of a hydraulic component of the hydraulic circuit to allow fluid communication between the one portion and the reservoir to discharge fluid from the one portion. |
| US11865047B2 |
Patient interface system, method for coupling a patient interface with a patient interface holder, patient interface, and patient interface holder
A patient interface system for positioning a patient's eye opposite a laser device for laser surgery is disclosed, including a patient interface for coupling to the patient's eye and a patient interface holder for arranging the patient interface on the laser device. The patient interface holder includes a holder device with an engaging device for reversibly coupling the patient interface to the patient interface holder, and to position the patient interface relative to the patient interface holder with a second positioning device. The engaging device has a spring-loaded engaging body that cooperates with an associated engaging surface of the second positioning device of the patient interface in the coupled state of the patient interface. A method for coupling a patient interface with a patient interface holder of a patient interface system, as well as a patient interface and a patient interface holder for a patient interface system are also disclosed. |
| US11865046B2 |
Robust laser cutting methods for ophthalmic surgery
A method and apparatus for performing ophthalmic laser surgery using a pulsed laser beam is provided. The method includes establishing an initial cutting pattern comprising a plurality of original photodisruption points, establishing an enhanced cutting pattern comprising a plurality of enhanced photodisruption points selected to decrease potential adverse effects due to patient movement and having increased density over a fixed area as compared with the plurality of original photodisruption points, and performing an ocular surgical procedure according to the enhanced cutting pattern Enhanced cutting patterns may include circular cuts around the periphery of a capsule, vertical side cuts for lens fragmentation, raster lamellar cuts, and grid lamellar cuts. Each photodisruption point in the initial cutting pattern and the enhanced cutting pattern comprises a laser target point. |
| US11865042B2 |
Methods and systems for laser ophthalmic surgery that provide for iris exposures below a predetermined exposure limit
A laser surgical method for performing a corneal incision while maintaining iris exposure below a predetermined exposure limit includes determining an initial iris exposure based on an initial treatment scan, determining whether the initial iris exposure is less than the predetermined exposure limit, generating a revised treatment scan comprising one or more treatment scan modifying elements when the initial iris exposure is greater than the predetermined exposure limit, and scanning the focal zone of a pulsed laser beam according to the revised treatment scan, thereby performing the corneal incision, wherein the one or more treatment scan modifying elements causes the iris exposure to be smaller than the predetermined exposure limit. |
| US11865039B2 |
Intraocular delivery devices and methods therefor
Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical compositions into the eye are described. Some devices include a resistance component for controllably deploying an injection needle through the eye wall. The resistance component may be disposed on the injector device, or on a portion of the injection device housing, or on a drug reservoir. Some devices may be removably attached to a drug reservoir, for example, through a luer connector. Other devices may comprise internal luer seal for securely connecting a drug conduit of the device to the luer cavity of a drug reservoir. Yet other devices may comprise a priming-enabling element to facilitate the drug priming of a shielded needle. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described. |
| US11865038B2 |
Methods, systems, and devices for treating nerve spasticity
A method in which a nerve associated with a spasticity in a limb of a patient may be identified. The cryogenic cooling needle may be inserted through a skin surface. The cryogenic cooling needle may be positioned to a target tissue such that the distal end of the cryogenic cooling needle is proximate to the nerve by bending the needle, wherein the needle has varying stiffness at a proximal portion and a distal portion. A treatment cycle may be delivered to a target tissue proximate to the nerve, the treatment cycle may comprise a cooling phase wherein cooling fluid flows into the lumen so that liquid from the cooling fluid flow vaporizes within the lumen to provide cooling to the nerve so as to treat spasticity. |
| US11865037B2 |
Systems, devices and methods for galvanic vestibular stimulation having an envelope modulation
A method of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) may include delivering an electrical signal via transdermal electrical stimulation using a plurality of electrodes connected to a patient. The electrical signal may include an amplitude and a carrier frequency. The method may include modulating at least one of the amplitude and the carrier frequency based on a modulation waveform to modulate the electrical signal, the modulation waveform may include a modulation frequency that is less than the carrier frequency. |
| US11865035B2 |
Transport battery for use with portable thermal management system
A portable system for managing the temperature of a patient during transport includes a heater/cooler configured to be in fluid communication with a heat transfer catheter or a heat transfer surface pad; a pump for circulating heat exchange fluid; an alternating current power supply; and a processor configured to indicate if the alternating current power supply connection to the source of alternating current is interrupted. A rechargeable battery may be configured to provide power to the system when the alternating power supply is not connected to a source of alternating current. If the system is powered on and the connection to the alternating current source is interrupted, the system may automatically switch to receiving power from the rechargeable battery. The processor may alert an operator of the interruption of the connection to the alternating current source and indicate to the operator the amount of energy remaining in the battery. |
| US11865033B2 |
Vaginal pessary device for pelvic organ prolapse with improved collapsible construction
A pessary providing various structures, parts, and components to enable the pessary to remain deployed in a supportive position so that it may reliably provide the desired supportive capabilities. A ridge structure prevents over-rotation of the supportive members. The pessary can be formed preferably by injection molding where the mold has at least one insert. The geometry of the pessary can enable the pessary to have the required stiffness, flexibility, hinged capability, and softness where needed to achieve a pessary that is superior to prior art pessaries. |
| US11865030B2 |
Variable fit fluid collection devices, systems, and methods
Examples relate to fluid collection devices, systems, and methods of collecting fluid from wearers. The fluid collection devices include a retention means for maintaining the position of the fluid collection device with respect to the wearer. |
| US11865026B2 |
Mons pubis pubic region compression pad
A compression pad designed for the Mons pubis area to facilitate a quicker recovery of a patient who has had a tummy tuck or liposuction procedure, which results in a swelling of the Mons pubic region of the body, is disclosed. This compression pad is designed to fit comfortably inside a post operative garment of varying designs to include fajas to compress the skin in this area resulting in a alleviation of swollen tissue, edema, fluid and an esthetic appearance. The compression pad has an elevation of reinforcement areas to relieve the swelling by compression when placed in between a post operative compression garment at the Mons pubis region of the human body. The compression is minimizes the fluid and swelling in the Mons pubis area relieving the patient of the soreness, swelling, and enlargement of the Mons pubis area. |
| US11865021B2 |
Bidirectional stent and method of use thereof
A bidirectional twistable stent is disclosed. The stent comprises a cylinder-shaped stent body having a plurality of axially arranged rows of struts encircling a central lumen and a plurality of flex connectors that connect at least two adjacent rows of struts in such a manner that allows the stent to be twisted clockwise or counter clockwise without causing deformation of any struts in the stent body. Also disclosed are the method of making the stent, method of using the stent, and a kit containing the stent. |
| US11865018B2 |
Stent device having reduced foreshortening and recoil and method of making same
A stent device includes generally cylindrical rings aligned along a longitudinal axis, and interconnected by interconnecting members. Each interconnecting member includes a first coupling end, a second coupling end, and an elongate portion therebetween. The first coupling end, the elongate portion, and the second coupling end combine in either a first orientation or a second orientation, which are substantially mirror images. For each interconnecting member, the first coupling end can intersect with a midpoint of a transition region of a substantially repeating curved segment on one of the rings, and the second coupling end can intersect with a midpoint of a curved segment of a different and immediately adjacent ring. The interconnecting members can be arranged in rows extending longitudinally along the device. Along each row, consecutive interconnected members alternate between the first orientation and the second orientation. A cover may be provided over the stent device. |
| US11865017B2 |
Finger motion assist apparatus
An apparatus for assisting a finger motion, including a palm support installed to surround a part of a hand-back and a wrist; an extension assist unit secured at a first side thereof to a middle phalanx region of a finger and connected at a second side thereof to the palm support to assist extension of the finger through an elastic force between both ends; and a flexion assist unit comprising a distal phalange support mounted on an end of the finger, and a first flexion wire and a second flexion wire mounted on a part of the finger and assisting flexion of the finger on the basis of tensile force supplied from an outside. |
| US11865015B2 |
Bone graft and method of making and using same
A spinal bone graft includes one or more cortical bone portions forming a first unit. The first unit includes an engagement surface for contacting bone, and a mating surface. The mating surface forms at least one first undercut. The bone graft also includes one or more cortical bone portions forming a second unit. The second unit includes an engagement surface for contacting bone, and a mating surface. The mating surface forms either at least one second undercut, or at least one connector. In the former, at least one connector is received in each of the first and second undercuts to interconnect the first and second units. In the latter, the at least one connector of the second unit is received in the first undercut of the first unit to interconnect the first unit and second unit. |
| US11865014B2 |
Surface treated medical implant devices
A surgical implant having a surface treatment which contains primary cavities and secondary cavities. The primary cavities are larger than the secondary cavities and the primary cavities have an average length ranging from 20-500 micrometers. The surface treatment includes recasted material adjacent to a plurality of the primary cavities. |
| US11865013B2 |
Spinal fixation system
A spinal fixation system includes an expandable disc replacement body and an adjustment mechanism. The expandable disc replacement body includes a first wall, a second wall, a hinge connecting the first wall and the second wall, and a first bone-screw receiving section at a proximal end of the first wall. The adjustment mechanism is positioned between the first wall and the second wall, and an angle between the first wall and the second wall can be varied by movement of the adjustment mechanism. |
| US11865012B2 |
Glenoid implant anchor post
A glenoid prosthesis includes a head portion and an anchor. The head portion includes a first surface adapted to contact a glenoid and an opposed second surface that is at least partially concave. The anchor extends from the first surface of the head portion and terminates at a distal end. At least one first circular member is disposed between the head portion and the distal end of the anchor and encircle the anchor. At least one second circular member is disposed between the head portion and the distal end of the anchor and encircles the anchor. The at least one first circular member is adapted to engage cortical bone of a glenoid and the at least one second circular member is adapted to engage cancellous bone of a glenoid when the glenoid prosthesis is implanted. |
| US11865011B2 |
Medial stabilized orthopaedic tibial insert
An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a tibial insert and a femoral component configured to articulate on the tibial insert. The tibial insert includes a lateral articular surface and medial articular surface that is asymmetrically shaped relative to the lateral articular surface. The medial articular surface is shaped to reduce anterior translation of a medial condyle of the femoral component, while the lateral articular surface is shaped to allow a lateral condyle of the femoral component to pivot, relative to the medial articular surface, along an arcuate articular path. Additionally, one or both condyles of the femoral component may include a femoral articular surface having a curved femoral surface section defined by a continuously decreasing radius of curvature. |
| US11865010B2 |
Compliant anti-resorption implant
Systems, devices, and methods are described for providing orthopedic implants that reduces the negative effects of stress shielding on surrounding bone structure. The orthopedic implants are comprised of two portions, a shell portion that forms an articulation interfaces and an intermediate portion that forms a bone interface. The shell portion is designed to reduce absorption of Carticulation forces and evenly distribute incident forces to the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is designed to form a strong interface with native bone and transmit forces from the shell into the bone. |
| US11865009B2 |
Elbow joint prostheses
A radial head assembly is provided that includes a stem, a collar, a locking ring, and an articular member. The stem has a convex articular head on one end thereof. The locking ring has a ring wall, which has a ring opening. The ring wall has an angular outer surface and a slot configured to permit the ring wall to radially expand. The angular outer surface engages an angular portion of an interior surface of the collar. The articular member and the locking ring define an articular space within the collar. The articular space is configured to receive the convex articular head. |
| US11865005B2 |
Bone implants and methods for correcting bone defects
A bone implant including a wire mesh support frame having a plurality of interconnected wire members and at least two fastening points in the form of retention eyelets connected to the support frame by at least one of the wire members, and a biocompatible plate formed about the support frame, the plate having a bore associated with each of the retention eyelets. |
| US11865003B2 |
External hydraulically erectable phallus prosthetic device
Systems and apparatuses of an electro-mechanical phallus prosthetic device includes a source reservoir that, at rest, stores a liquid; a target reservoir that, in use, flexibly stores at least a portion of the liquid; a manifold housing including a first chamber that includes a plurality of flow paths arranged between the source reservoir and the target reservoir that, in use, act as conduits that transport the liquid through the manifold housing; and a second chamber that houses an electro-mechanical pump that, in use, forces a movement of the liquid from the source reservoir through at least one inlet flow path of the plurality of flow paths to the target reservoir. |
| US11865001B2 |
Cardiac valve downsizing device and method
A device for repairing a heart valve includes a medical device. The medical device comprises an element in order to downsize the annulus upon insertion and allow the leaflets to open and close properly. The medical device provides a temporary or permanent downsizing of the heart valve. An annuloplasty implant and/or heart valve prosthesis is releasably attached to the medical device for insertion to the annulus and permanent fixation of the latter in a desired shape. |
| US11864997B2 |
Delivery systems for prosthetic heart valve
A delivery apparatus for a prosthetic heart valve includes a shaft, an inner balloon, and an outer balloon. The shaft has a lumen extending from a proximal end portion to a distal end portion and a plurality of openings formed in the distal end portion. The shaft is configured such that a fluid can flow through the lumen and the openings. The inner balloon has end portions and a center portion disposed between the end portions. The inner balloon is mounted on the distal end portion of the shaft and is in fluid communication with the openings of the shaft. When the inner balloon is inflated with the fluid, the end portions expand farther radially outwardly than the center portion. The outer balloon is mounted to the shaft and disposed over the inner balloon. The outer balloon is configured to fully expand after the inner balloon at least partially expands. |
| US11864995B2 |
Implant for heart valve
A heart valve repair system includes a delivery sheath and an implant that includes a frame having a surface configured to contact an upstream surface of a native heart valve. First and second gripping members are coupled to the frame and each (1) includes first and second arms and (2) is configured to clamp a respective native leaflet. The implant is disposed in the sheath in a delivery state in which the frame defines a wall fully surrounding a central longitudinal axis of the implant. The distal end of the wall defines a distal opening of the frame. The distal end of the wall is disposed proximally to the entire first tissue-engaging surface of each of the gripping members and proximally to the entire second tissue-engaging surface of each of the gripping members. Other embodiments are also described. |
| US11864994B2 |
Separately releasable aortic valve stent
The present application relates to a separately releasable aortic valve stent, which includes a valve sewing segment, a positioning member, and a prosthetic valve. The prosthetic valve is connected to the valve sewing segment. The valve sewing segment and the positioning member are two independent components and connected to each other via a guiding device. The positioning member is able to be released prior to the valve sewing segment. A slide connection structure is disposed on the valve sewing segment. One end of the guiding device is connected to the positioning member, and another end of the guiding device passed through the slide connection structure is connected to the positioning member. The valve sewing segment is slidable along the guiding device. |
| US11864990B2 |
Bioresorbable corneal implants
Systems and methods employ bioresorbable corneal implants to treat corneal ectatic disorders and/or refractive errors. The corneal implants may be formed from a porous microstructure that can encourage the proliferation of endogenous keratocytes. As such, the corneal implants act as tissue scaffolds that promote tissue growth to increase the biomechanical stability and/or change the shape of the cornea. Over time, the corneal implants may resorb via hydrolysis or enzymatic breakdown, negating the risks of inflammation, scarring, or foreign body response. The corneal implants may also employ drug coating(s) to promote tissue growth. |
| US11864989B2 |
Stent with expandable foam
A system comprising first, second, and third shape memory polymers (SMPs); wherein (a) the first SMP is a biodegradable open cell foam that includes a first channel; (b) the second SMP includes a second channel and is included in the first channel; (c) the foam is in a first state and is configured to expand to a second state, radially outward from the second foam, in response to thermal stimulus; (d) the third SMP is between the first and second SMPs and includes a stent having a first strut that includes the third SMP and a second strut that includes the third SMP; and (e) each of the first, second, and third SMPs is coupled to a wire. |
| US11864987B2 |
Corner-lock stitch patterns
Stitching patterns overlap to produce a corner-locked stitch pattern. The corner-locked stitch pattern includes one or more thread interlace points, and one or more overlays of threads from overlapping patterns. A network of corner-lock stitch patterns produces a mesh, which may be embroidered into a substrate, such as a medical textile or biotextile. Corner-lock stitch patterns resist puncture-induced and tension-induced deformation of mesh pores between corner-locked stitch patterns, and may be used to modulate compliance and enhance strength properties of a substrate into which they are sewn. |
| US11864986B2 |
Method and apparatus for fixation of implantable device for urinary continence
An implantable device includes a conduit, an adjustable membrane element coupled to the conduit near the front end of the conduit for controllable coaptation of a body lumen, such as coaptation of a urethra as treatment for urinary incontinence, and a fixation mechanism at or near the front end of the conduit. In various embodiments, the fixation mechanism can anchor the implantable device to the tissue using a movement of a push wire. Optionally, the fixation mechanism can also allow the implantable device to be released from the tissue using another movement of the push wire, to allow for re-positioning or removal of the implantable device. |
| US11864981B2 |
Wound dressing and method of treatment
Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to negative pressure treatment systems and wound dressing systems, apparatuses, and methods that may be used for the treatment of wounds. In particular, some embodiments are directed to improved wound dressings comprising an obscuring layer that may hide fluid contained therein. Some embodiments may further comprise one or more viewing windows disposed therethrough so as to enable monitoring or examination of fluids contained therein. |
| US11864980B2 |
Medical system and dressing for use under compression
In some illustrative examples, a bridge suitable for treating a tissue site may include a bridge sealing member and one or more bridge wicking layers. The bridge sealing member may extend along a length of the bridge, and may define an internal passageway in fluid communication between a receiving end of the bridge and a transmitting end of the bridge. The one or more bridge wicking layers may be disposed within the internal passageway of the bridge sealing member. Other apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. |
| US11864978B2 |
Bone model, modelling process and system therefor
A computer-implemented bone-implant system evaluation method for application of mesh-free analysis of a bone-implant system for evaluation of performance of a bone-implant system for an implant implanted within the bone structure at an anatomical site, said method comprising (i) receiving a set of bone structure data set, wherein set of bone structure data includes data indicative of the bone structure at an anatomical site; (ii) inputting an implant data set and inputting the position of the implant data set, wherein the implant is selected based upon the biomechanical requirements for the anatomical site and the position and of the implant data set is indicative of the position of the implant with respect to the anatomical site, wherein implant data set includes data representative of the geometry and materials properties of the implant; (iii) creating a bone-implant model, wherein said bone implant-model includes a mesh-free model of trabecular bone at the anatomical site wherein the bone-implant model is formed from the bone structure data set from step (i) and the implant data set from step (ii), and wherein the mesh-free model of trabecular bone is indicative of the trabecular bone structure of the bone structure at the anatomical site; and (iv) determining a biomechanical result based upon computer simulated loading of the bone-implant system based upon mesh-free analysis of the bone-implant model, wherein the biomechanical result includes data based on the displacement of the implant relative to the bone of bone-implant model. |
| US11864975B2 |
Dental implant with coded upper surface
A dental implant for insertion into bone within a patient's mouth comprises a body and a scannable code. The body includes a bone-engaging exterior surface, an anti-rotational feature for non-rotationally mating with an abutment, and an upper region. The upper region includes an upper surface for engaging the abutment. The scannable code on the upper surface provides information concerning the dental implant. The information includes at least two features of the dental implant. |
| US11864973B2 |
Methods and systems for making orthodontic appliance with an object thereon
Methods and systems for manufacturing an orthodontic appliance with an object incorporated in a surface thereof comprising: acquiring a preliminary appliance 3D digital model; acquiring an object 3D digital model; obtaining a desired coupling location of the object on the orthodontic appliance; positioning the object 3D digital model onto a surface of the preliminary appliance 3D digital model based on the obtained coupling location; causing an initial predetermined degree of penetration; merging the object 3D digital model with the preliminary appliance 3D digital model to generate an appliance 3D digital model of the orthodontic appliance with the object incorporated in the surface; and storing the appliance 3D digital model in an internal memory of the electronic device. |
| US11864972B2 |
Light-based aligner seating apparatus and methods
A device and method for seating orthodontic aligners over the dentition of a user includes a light-based device having a bite plate or mouthpiece, with light-emitting elements, for contacting the aligners. Instructions are provided for using of the light-based aligner seating device by placing the mouthpiece over the aligners, applying light radiation during a predetermined number of sessions throughout a predetermined treatment period, wherein the seating and the fit between the aligners and teeth are better than without use of the light-based device. |
| US11864970B2 |
Accurate method to determine center of resistance for 1D/2D/3D problems
A system and method for determining a center of resistance of a tooth may include receiving a 3D digital representation of an initial arrangement and a final arrangement of a patient's teeth and determining a 3D treatment plan. The 3D treatment plan may include a plurality of 3D stages for rearranging the teeth from the initial arrangement toward the final arrangement. The method may also include determining, in accordance with the 3D treatment plan, an intended movement of the teeth for each of the stages and deriving, using a 3D resistance model, an applied force system for achieving the intended movement of the teeth for each of the stages. The method may also include deriving 3D geometries of oral appliances for the stages in response to the applied force system. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed. |
| US11864960B2 |
Valve for fluid ejector
A valve assembly for a dental suction system. The valve assembly includes a valve body having an inlet, an outlet and a fluid flow path extending between the inlet and the outlet. The valve assembly also includes a valve plug positioned at least partially within the valve body and including a through-passage. The valve plug is rotatable relative to the valve body to selectively alter a flow of fluid along the fluid flow path. The fluid flow path exhibits a varied cross-sectional area along a length of the fluid flow path. |
| US11864959B2 |
Surgical guides
Disclosed herein are surgical guides, surgical supports, surgical systems, and methods of use thereof. The surgical guides, supports, and systems discloses herein can include an instrument and a patient-specific support. The instrument can be connectable to a surgical support arm and include a guide surface. The patient-specific support can comprise an instrument engagement portion and an anatomy contacting surface. The instrument engagement portion can be configured to receive a portion of the instrument and the anatomy contacting surface contoured to match a contour of an anatomical surface of a patient. When coupled to the patient-specific support, the surgical support arm and the patient-specific support can position the instrument and the guide surface in a predetermined location and orientation relative to the anatomical surface of the patient with increased stability. |
| US11864958B2 |
Surgical equipment holder
A surgical equipment holder is disclosed. The surgical equipment holder includes a first arm pivotable relative to a base, a second arm pivotably coupled to the first arm and an end effector pivotable relative to the second arm. The surgical equipment holder may also include features on the first arm and the second arm configured to allow enhanced cleanability of the surgical instrument holder. The surgical equipment holder also includes a lever configured to actuate between a locked and unlocked position by use of a single hand by an operator. The end effector of the surgical equipment holder is configured to support and finely adjust the position of any number of surgical accessories during surgical procedures. |
| US11864957B2 |
System, method and software program for aiding in positioning of objects in a surgical environment
Systems, methods and software are provided for aiding in positioning of objects in a surgical environment. A tracker is rigidly affixed to a surgical object. A camera has a field of view and senses positions of the tracker in the field of view. Controller(s) provide a zone positioned within the field of view at a location that is static relative to the field of view such that the zone is located independent of the sensed positions of the tracker. The zone defines a range of acceptable positions for the tracker relative to a position of the camera. Controller(s) acquire positions of the tracker as the surgical object is moved throughout a range of motion and enable evaluation of the positions of the tracker throughout the range of motion relative to the zone to aid in positioning of one or more of: the camera, the tracker, or the surgical object. |
| US11864956B2 |
Surgical systems for generating three dimensional constructs of anatomical organs and coupling identified anatomical structures thereto
A surgical visualization system includes multiple light sources, at least one optical sensor, at least one display device, and a controller. The controller is configured to control at least one light source to illuminate surgical tissue in a first manner, and control the optical sensor to receive an image from the surgical tissue illuminated in the first manner. The controller calculates a three-dimensional image from the tissue illuminated in the first manner. The controller is configured to control at the least one light source to illuminate surgical tissue in a second manner, and control the optical sensor to receive an image from the surgical tissue illuminated in the second manner. The controller calculates one or more subsurface critical anatomic structures from the tissue illuminated in the second manner and combines the display of the three-dimensional image and the anatomic structures on the at least one display device. |
| US11864953B2 |
Smoke evacuating tissue guard for tissue removal and other surgical procedures
A smoke evacuating tissue guard includes a tubular body defining a longitudinally-extending passageway, a collar coupled to a proximal end portion of the tubular body, and an outlet coupled to the collar and in fluid communication with an annular channel defined through the collar. Upon application of suction through the smoke evacuating tissue guard, the smoke evacuating tissue guard establishes a fluid path extending from the passageway of the tubular body and into the annular channel of the collar via an annular gap defined between the tubular body and the collar. |
| US11864951B2 |
Probe having a cooling chamber and method for manufacturing such a probe
The invention relates to a probe (110, 210, 310, 410, 510) which has a sealed cooling chamber (140, 240, 340, 440, 540) arranged within a casing (112, 212, 312, 412, 512) of the probe. An interface unit (124, 224, 324, 424, 524) of the probe is at least partially arranged within the cooling chamber or in contact with the cooling chamber. The cooling chamber is at least partially filled with a heat transfer liquid (142, 242, 342, 442, 542). |
| US11864950B2 |
Image guided steering of a transducer array and/or an instrument
A method includes registering a region of interest in 3-D imaging data with an initial ultrasound image so that the region of interest is in an imaging plane of the initial ultrasound image. The method further includes acquiring a subsequent ultrasound image with a transducer array. The method further includes comparing the initial ultrasound image and the subsequent ultrasound image. The method further includes steering at least one of the transducer array or an instrument based on a result of the comparing so that at least one of the region of interest or the instrument is in the imaging plane. |
| US11864949B2 |
Beamforming in ultrasound imaging systems to correct for refraction of ultrasound by transducer elements
In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method includes transmitting a set of ultrasound waves to towards a target area. The set of ultrasound waves are transmitted by a set of ultrasound elements. The set of ultrasound elements are positioned at different locations in a transducer assembly. The method also includes receiving a set of reflections of the set of ultrasound waves. The set of reflections of the set of ultrasound waves are received by the set of ultrasound elements. The method further includes determining a set of correction values for the set of ultrasound elements. Each correction value of the set of correction values represents a refraction of one reflection of the set of reflections as the one reflection passes through a respective ultrasound element of the set of ultrasound elements. The method further includes generating imaging data based on the set of reflections of the set of ultrasound waves and the set of correction values for the set of ultrasound elements. |
| US11864947B2 |
Systems and methods of operation of capacitive radio frequency micro-electromechanical switches
Disclosed are systems and methods of operation for capacitive radio frequency micro-electromechanical switches, such as CMUT cells for use in an ultrasound system. An RFMEMS may include substrate, a first electrode connected to the substrate, a membrane and a second electrode connected to the membrane. In some examples, there is a dielectric stack between the first electrode and the second electrode and flexible membrane. The dielectric stack design minimizes drift in the membrane collapse voltage. In other examples, one of the electrodes is in the form of a ring, and a third electrode is provided to occupy the space in the center of the ring. Alternatively, the first and second electrodes are both in the form of a ring and there is a support between the electrodes inside the rings. |
| US11864945B2 |
Image-based diagnostic systems
A system for diagnosing a heart condition comprises an imaging system (102) arranged to acquire two images of the heart at respective points in the cardiac cycle, and locating means, which may be manually operated or automatic, for locating a series of pairs of points on the images. Each pair of points indicates the respective positions of a single part of the heart in the two images. The system further comprises a processor (108) arranged to calculate from the positions of said pairs of points a value of at least one parameter of the deformation of the heart. It may further be arranged to compare the value of the at least one parameter with reference data to generate a diagnostic output. |
| US11864944B2 |
Systems and methods for a deep neural network to enhance prediction of patient endpoints using videos of the heart
A method for determining a predicted risk level of a clinical endpoint for a predetermined time period for a patient is provided by the present disclosure. The method includes receiving video frames of a heart, the video frames being associated with the patient, receiving electronic health record data including a number of variables associated with the patient, providing the video frames and the electronic health record data to the trained neural network, receiving a risk score from the trained neural network, and outputting a report based on the risk score to at least one of a display or a memory. |
| US11864943B2 |
Metal injection molding for stethoscope chestpiece
The invention relates to a stethoscope comprising a stethoscope chestpiece comprising a body member having a bottom surface and an ejector mark disposed on the bottom surface. The stethoscope chestpiece has a weight of at least 50 g, a surface roughness (Ra) no greater than 1.6 microns in an unpolished state, and reflectivity (% R) of at least 60% in an unpolished state. The stethoscope chestpiece can be produced by injection molding, extruding, or pressing a metallic thermoplastic composition into a mould forming a green molded body, debinding a portion of binder material from green molded body forming a brown molded body without reducing the temperature by more than 80° C., and sintering the brown molded body to form the stethoscope chestpiece. |
| US11864941B2 |
System and method for collimator screening in a computed tomography system
A method for verifying aperture positions of a pre-patient collimator of a computed tomography (CT) imaging system includes obtaining data collected by an X-ray measurement device having detector elements subjected to X-rays emitted from an X-ray source of the CT imaging system with the pre-patient collimator at an expected aperture position. The method also includes calculating a measured collimator aperture position for the pre-patient collimator based on the obtained data. The method further includes comparing the measured collimator aperture position to a system specification for the expected aperture position for the CT imaging system. The method even further includes generating an output based on the comparison of the measured collimator aperture position to the system specification. |
| US11864939B2 |
Apparatus and method that uses deep learning to correct computed tomography (CT) with sinogram completion of projection data
A deep learning (DL) network corrects/performs sinogram completion in computed tomography (CT) images based on complementary high- and low-kV projection data generated from a sparse (or fast) kilo-voltage (kV)-switching CT scan. The DL network is trained using inputs and targets, which respectively generated with and without kV switching. Another DL network can be trained to correct sinogram-completion errors in the projection data after a basis/material decomposition. A third DL network can be trained to correct sinogram-completion errors in reconstructed images based on the kV-switching projection data. Performance of the DL network can be improved by dividing a 3D convolutional neural network (CNN) into two steps performed by respective 2D CNNs. Further, the projection data and DLL can be divided into high- and low-frequency components to improve performance. |
| US11864932B2 |
X-ray imaging systems for reducing artefacts associated with anti-scatter grids and methods of operating the same
The disclosure relates to an X-ray imaging system for acquiring two-dimensional or three-dimensional images of a subject. A relative position of an X-ray emitting region, as seen in a coordinate system which is stationary relative to an anti-scatter arrangement and/or an X-ray sensitive surface is controlled so that a first and a second image are acquired at different relative positions of the X-ray emitting region relative to the anti-scatter arrangement and/or the X-ray sensitive surface (10). A data processing system of the imaging system generates an output image, based on each of the images. In the output image, artefacts generated by the anti-scatter arrangement, are reduced, suppressed or eliminated compared to the first and the second image. |
| US11864931B2 |
Medical organization apparatus
Techniques and apparatuses are provided for stabilizing, organizing, and supporting medical components for various medical procedures (e.g., such as surgical accessories such as medical drapery, medical instruments, cords, surgical tubes, etc.). An apparatus may include a platform and a channel component comprising a plurality of channels and channel locks. According to some embodiments, a sterile channel component may secure medical drapery between the channel component and the platform. Sterilized tools, cords, tubes, and other medical equipment may then be secured by the channel component providing an organized, secured, and sterilized surgical environment. |
| US11864926B2 |
Systems and methods for detecting attempted bed exit
Systems and methods for identifying someone intending to leave a bed or chair generally before or shortly after the bed or chair is exited. These can allow intervention where necessary to prevent some falls before they occur. The systems and methods typically collect and aggregate real-time patient data to detect “attempted bed exits”—attempts made by a patient which indicate that the patient may be attempting to leave the bed or chair and, determine their risk for falling. Where done in real time, a patient making an “attempt” to exit can be stopped before or shortly after an actual exit is made, permitting staff to assist with, or prevent, the exit as necessary. |
| US11864925B2 |
Machine learning techniques for detecting splinting activity
Various embodiments of the present invention provide methods, apparatus, systems, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for performing splinting activity detection. Certain embodiments of the present invention utilize systems, methods, and computer program products that perform splinting activity detection using at least one of splinting activity detection machine learning models, observed inspiration-expiration waveform pattern, and expected inspiration-expiration waveform patterns. |
| US11864923B2 |
Method for reducing melanin bias in pulse oximeters
The melanin bias reducing pulse oximeter system reduces melanin interference when obtaining pulse oximetry readings for individuals with higher skin concentrations of melanin. The system incorporates optics reducing the melanin bias through hardware and software designed using extensive testing, via a proprietary testing method. The physical pulse oximeter includes different mechanical designs, for example, finger clip, ring, and bracelet design for enhanced usage, accuracy, and comfort for those unable to wear traditional pulse oximeters. The user interface includes built-in UI, external and portable UI, bedside monitoring, and connection to patient monitoring systems, via wired and/or wireless means. Further systems include those with both melanin bias reducing pulse oximetry and heart telemetry in the same device, via either a wired or wireless compact waterproof system to be used for continuous monitoring including blood oxygen saturation as a 5th vital sign. Systems also include fall detection, bed alarm, and location services. |
| US11864921B2 |
Melanin-bias reducing pulse oximeter and patient monitoring systems and devices
The melanin bias reducing pulse oximeter system reduces melanin interference when obtaining pulse oximetry readings for individuals with higher skin concentrations of melanin. The system incorporates optics reducing the melanin bias through hardware and software designed using extensive testing, via a proprietary testing method. The physical pulse oximeter includes different mechanical designs, for example, finger clip, ring, and bracelet design for enhanced usage, accuracy, and comfort for those unable to wear traditional pulse oximeters. The user interface includes built-in UI, external and portable UI, bedside monitoring, and connection to patient monitoring systems, via wired and/or wireless means. Further systems include those with both melanin bias reducing pulse oximetry and heart telemetry in the same device, via either a wired or wireless compact waterproof system to be used for continuous monitoring including blood oxygen saturation as a 5th vital sign. Systems also include fall detection, bed alarm, and location services. |
| US11864920B2 |
Body part recognition method and apparatus, smart cushion, device and medium
A body part recognition method and apparatus, a smart cushion, a device, and a medium. The method includes: collecting a plurality of vibration signals by using a plurality of sensor units in a two-dimensional sensor array provided in a smart cushion; obtaining statistics about short-term vibration energy characteristic of each of the sensor units on the basis of the vibration signal collected by the each sensor unit; determining a position of the each sensor unit having a highest short-term vibration energy characteristic as a position of the buttocks; and recognizing the positions of body parts other than the buttocks on the basis of the position of the buttocks using a dynamic programming algorithm or/and a greedy algorithm. |
| US11864917B2 |
Method and system for transdermal alcohol monitoring
A method for monitoring intoxication of a user, the method including: receiving a set of samples from a body region of a user; generating an intoxication metric based on the set of samples; and providing a notification to the user based on the intoxication metric. The method can additionally or alternatively include: modifying operation of the transdermal alcohol sensing device based on the intoxication metric; determining contextual data; maintaining a hydration level of the transdermal alcohol sensing device; and any other suitable processes. A system for monitoring intoxication of a user including a sensor and a housing. The system can additionally or alternatively include any or all of: an inlet, a fastener, an electronics subsystem, a user device, and/or any other suitable component. |
| US11864908B2 |
Analyzing sensor data for early detection of medical conditions
A computer-implemented method includes: monitoring, by a computing device, exposed stimuli based on sensor data; monitoring, by the computing device, a response to the stimuli based on the sensor data; detecting, by the computing device, a deviation between the response to the stimuli and an expected response to the stimuli, wherein the expected response to the stimuli is determined based on information stored by a knowledge corpus; and executing, by the computing device, a deviation instruction based on the detecting the deviation. |
| US11864907B2 |
Devices, systems, and methods for monitoring gastrointestinal motility
A method for evaluating a gastrointestinal tract may include receiving an electrical signal that includes data pertaining to motility in the gastrointestinal tract of a patient and analyzing one or more characteristics of the electrical signal relative to one or more respective thresholds indicative of an occurrence or an imminence of a condition of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| US11864904B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for evaluating neuromodulation therapy via detection of magnetic fields
Systems and methods for measuring the magnetic fields generated by renal nerves before and/or after neuromodulation therapy are disclosed herein. One method for measuring the magnetic field of target nerves during a neuromodulation procedure includes positioning a neuromodulation catheter at a target site within a renal blood vessel of a human patient near the target nerves, and detecting a measurement of the magnetic field generated by the target nerves. The method can further include determining, based on the measurement of the magnetic field, a location of the target nerves, a location of ablation at the target nerves, and/or a percentage the target nerves were ablated by delivered neuromodulation energy. |
| US11864902B1 |
Methods and systems for classifying a heartbeat associated with patients in sinus rhythm
Techniques are disclosed to identify if a current chamber being mapped is a target chamber that is desired to be mapped based on the relative position of the local activation time relative to QRS onset. Techniques are also disclosed whereby cardiac data can be labeled to indicate whether a beat was acquired while in the ventricle, or in the atrium. |
| US11864901B2 |
Deflectable mapping guide sheath for his bundle pacing
A delivery device for delivering a pacing lead to the His bundle of a patient's heart includes an elongated sheath having a distal end, and a plurality of mapping electrodes positioned at the distal end. The distal end of the sheath may have a distal tip, and the mapping electrodes may include two electrodes that diametrically oppose one another at a position spaced from the distal tip of the sheath. The sheath includes a plurality of flexible sections spaced apart from one another, and a pull wire that causes the sheath to deflect from a straight configuration to a dual hinged curved configuration that positions the electrodes in the vicinity of the bundle of His. |
| US11864899B2 |
Interactive skin
Device and method for an interactive skin device for monitoring physical parameters of a body of a living thing. The interactive skin device may be positioned in or proximate to the skin of the living thing. The interactive skin device may monitor at least one physical parameter generated by an implanted medical device. The interactive device may include a flexible display layer, a cover layer, and a control circuit. The control circuit may be configured to control operation of the flexible display layer. The interactive skin device may trigger an alert when the at least one monitored physical parameter deviates from a predetermined threshold. The implanted medical device may be electrically connected to the interactive skin device by wireless, wired, optical, or combination electrical circuitry. In one embodiment, one or more ECG acquisition devices implanted into a human provide ECG data to an interactive skin device or external computing device. |
| US11864894B2 |
Method and system for providing calibration of an analyte sensor in an analyte monitoring system
Method and apparatus for providing calibration of analyte sensor including applying a control signal, detecting a measured response to the control signal, determining a variance in the detected measured response, and estimating a sensor sensitivity based on the variance in the detected measured response is provided. |
| US11864893B2 |
Oxygen sensor calibration
An example device includes processing circuitry configured to receive, from an oxygen sensor, an ambient air signal indicative of an oxygen partial pressure of ambient air. The processing circuitry is further configured to receive, from an atmospheric pressure sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor signal indicative of atmospheric pressure. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the atmospheric pressure sensor signal, an oxygen partial pressure of the ambient air, determine, based at least in part on the oxygen partial pressure of the ambient air and the ambient air signal, the one or more calibration parameters, and calibrate, based on the one or more calibration parameters, the oxygen sensor. The calibrated oxygen sensor may be used to, for example, determine the oxygen content of urine of a patient to monitor renal function of the patient. |
| US11864892B2 |
Methods and systems for reducing difference between calculated and measured analyte levels
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for reducing error between calculated analyte levels and impractical analyte measurements using practical analyte measurements as reference measurements for calibration. Reducing the error may include converting a practical reference analyte measurement into an estimated impractical analyte level, updating a conversion function using the estimated impractical analyte level, and using the updated conversion function to calculate an analyte level. In some embodiments, the practical reference analyte measurement may be a capillary blood analyte measurement, and the estimated impractical analyte level may be an estimated venous blood analyte level. In some embodiments, the updated conversion function may minimize the error between analyte levels calculated using the updated conversion function and estimated venous blood analyte levels. |
| US11864890B2 |
Methods and devices for detecting intensity of light with translucent detector
An optical measurement device includes a light source, a first detector, and a second detector. The light source emits light to a measurement site of a patient and one or more detectors detect the light from the light source. At least a portion of a detector is translucent and the light passes through the translucent portion prior to reaching the measurement site. A detector receives the light after attenuation and/or reflection or refraction by the measurement site. A processor determines a light intensity of the light source, a light intensity through a tissue site, or a light intensity of reflected or refracted light based on light detected by the one or more detectors. The processor can estimate a concentration of an analyte at the measurement site or an absorption or reflection at the measurement site. |
| US11864889B2 |
Electronic device and system
A system, apparatus, and device estimate the state of the glucose metabolism of the subject based on a correlation between a blood glucose level of the subject acquired in advance and an index which is based on the pulse wave of the subject associated with the blood glucose level. |
| US11864886B2 |
Hearing diagnostic system
Herein disclosed is a system that may be implemented within a headphone to facilitate hearing testing. Implementation of the system in the headphone may include implementation of tone generation circuitry and sound pressure level measurement circuitry being implemented in the headphone limiting the amount of calibration for accurate measurement when performing a hearing test. |
| US11864883B2 |
Acoustic wave measurement apparatus and operation method of acoustic wave measurement apparatus
An acoustic wave measurement apparatus includes: an image display unit that displays an acoustic wave image; a measurement target designation receiving unit that receives designation of a measurement target; a position designation receiving unit that receives designation of a position of a measurement target on the acoustic wave image displayed on the image display unit; a measurement method information receiving unit that receives measurement method information indicating a measurement method; a detection measurement algorithm setting unit that sets a detection measurement algorithm based on the measurement target received by the measurement target designation receiving unit and the measurement method information received by the measurement method information receiving unit; and a measurement unit that detects the measurement target based on the received position and the detection measurement algorithm and performs measurement for the detected measurement target. |
| US11864877B2 |
Health monitoring device including pinned photodiode
The invention relates to a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensing device comprising—a pulsed light source, —at least one pixel to create photo-generated electrons, synchronized with said pulsed light source. It is mainly characterized in that each pixel comprises: —a pinned photodiode (PPD) having two electronic connection nodes, —a sense node (SN), to convert the photo-generated electrons into a voltage, and—a Transfer Gate (TGtransfer) transistor, having its source electronically connected to one electronic connection node of said pinned photodiode (PPD), and being configured to act as a transfer gate (TG) between said pinned photodiode (PPD) and said sense node (SN), allowing the photo-generated electrons to sink when the light is pulsed-off, the photo-generated electrons integration when the light is pulsed-on and the transfer of at least part of the integrated photo-generated electrons to said sense node for a read-out. |
| US11864876B2 |
Light-to-digital converter
A light-to-digital converter (2) comprises a light-to-current converter (10); a current integrator (4) with an integrator output (30) resettable to a baseline level; and a counter (18) with a digital output (26), wherein the light-to-current converter (10) is switchably connectable as a positive integration input to the current integrator (4), for, during a light-collecting phase (404-406), integrating a current from the light-to-current converter (10), the integrator output (30) starting from the baseline value and ending at a value to be digitized; a reference current source (14) is switchably connectable as a negative integration input to the current integrator (4), for, during a counting phase (406-408) subsequent to the light-collecting phase (404-406), integrating a reference current from the reference current source (14), the integrator output (30) starting from the value to be digitized and ending at the baseline value, the time spent integrating the reference current corresponding to the value to be digitized; and the counter (18) is configured for measuring the time. |
| US11864875B2 |
Data analysis device
A possibility of extracting a signal less affected by a variation factor is increased. A data analysis device includes a data extraction unit, that extracts, as extracted data, a plurality of primary characteristic values corresponding to a plurality of extraction conditions which are different from each other and secondary characteristic values corresponding to the plurality of primary characteristic values, for each of a plurality of pieces of input data, a data identification unit that performs predetermined analysis processing on a plurality of pieces of extracted data, and identifies, based on a result of the predetermined analysis processing, analysis target data, and a data output unit that outputs output data generated based on a plurality of pieces of analysis target data. |
| US11864873B2 |
Intraoral sensing system and intraoral sensing method
The present intraoral sensing system which is configured to sense a biological information using a sensor module installed in an oral cavity, including a sensor module installed in an oral cavity of a patient and configured to store data acquired when the biological information is sensed, a storage configured to acquire the data and an identification information of the patient stored by the sensor module, associate the acquired data with the identification information of the patient, and store the association, a terminal apparatus for a dentist configured to analyze the data stored in the storage for each of the identification information of the patient, and a terminal apparatus for a doctor configured to acquire the data associated with a patient who has a developed disease among the data of patients stored in the storage, from the terminal apparatus for a dentist. |
| US11864872B2 |
Vital signs monitor
A method of estimating a continuous blood pressure waveform or a continuous blood pressure in a subject including: measuring an arterial blood pressure waveform or an arterial blood pressure with a sensor supported by a supporting structure comprising a polymeric substrate and connected to a processor and a transmitter, wherein the supporting structure is configured to press the sensor against a skin surface of a subject, wherein the sensor is configured to detect a biological metric of the subject, and wherein the processor is configured to quantify one or more signal(s) corresponding to the biological metric and the transmitter is configured to transmit the one or more signals to an external user system, and transforming the arterial blood pressure waveform or the arterial blood pressure to the continuous blood pressure waveform or the continuous blood pressure using a transfer function. |
| US11864869B2 |
Apparatus for characterizing a vessel wall
The invention presents an apparatus (6) for characterization of a condition of a vessel (12) wall of a living being (2). The relationship between temporal blood pressure (621) and blood flow (622) measurements of pulsatile blood motion within the vessel (12) is an indication of the health of the vessel (12) wall. Furthermore, the invention discloses a system (1) comprising the apparatus (6), and a method (100) of characterizing the condition of vessel (12) walls. |
| US11864866B2 |
Method and apparatus for measuring light intensity for imaging
A method of measuring light intensity for imaging using a light detector array comprising a plurality of light detectors arranged to generate an output corresponding to an intensity of incident light. In a first measurement mode the light detector array generates a first plurality of output signals, each generated by one group of proximate light detectors, each group comprising a light detector pair, the first plurality of output signals each corresponding to a difference between the light intensity detected by the light detectors of the group, and generating a light intensity measurement for each group from each received output signal of the first plurality of output signals. In a second measurement mode the light detector array generates a second plurality of output signals, and a light intensity measurement is generated for each light detector from the second plurality of output signals. |
| US11864861B2 |
Method for monitoring a physiological parameter in a person that involves spectral agility
Embodiments of the present technology may include a method for monitoring a physiological parameter in a person using a radar system, the method including generating a pulse wave signal from stepped frequency scanning data that corresponds to radio waves that have reflected from features below the skin of the person. In some embodiments, the stepped frequency scanning data is collected through stepped frequency scanning with a two-dimensional array of receive antennas over a range of stepped frequencies using frequency steps of a step size. Embodiments may also include changing a parameter of the stepped frequency scanning in response to the pulse wave signal. Embodiments may also include generating the pulse wave signal from stepped frequency scanning data using the changed parameter. |
| US11864860B2 |
Biometric imaging and biotelemetry system
A biometric imaging and biotelemetry (BIB) system is provided that may be configured to capture, analyze, and process qualitative and quantitative biomarker data acquired from the process of imaging individuals. The BIB system can rapidly measure facial and other body temperatures of a test subject, along with a plurality of other biometric parameters that may be compiled into a subject-specific health profile which, in turn, may provide insights into the wellness or illness of the individual. The BIB system captures biometric data by appropriately configured, multispectral, high resolution digital cameras and sensors. This data is then interconnected to data processing units that employ algorithms, artificial intelligence, and self-learning/deep learning to analyze and process data, render decisions, and manage actions via complex analytical methodologies. The BIB system provides essentially instantaneous analyses that give real-time insights into the wellness or illness of a test subject. |
| US11864859B2 |
Transmitting treatment information
A system includes a first computing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory. The processor and the memory are configured to receive at least one of (i) information indicative of treatment of a victim by a first caregiver using the first computing device and (ii) information indicative of a health status of the victim; determine that treatment of the victim by the first caregiver using the first computing device is completed; and transmit the received information to a second computing device. |
| US11864849B2 |
Systems and instruments for suction and irrigation
Provided is a robotic system that includes a surgical instrument with a wrist including an elongate shaft extending between a proximal end and a distal end, a wrist extending from the distal end of the elongate shaft, and an end effector extending from the wrist. The end effector may include a first jaw and a second jaw, the first and second jaw being moveable between an open position in which ends of the jaws are separated from each other, and a closed position in which the ends of the jaws are closer to each other as compared to the open position. The surgical instrument may also include a tube extending through the elongate shaft and the wrist, the tube having an outlet in fluid communication with a passage formed by an interior of the first and second jaws when the jaws are in the closed position. |
| US11864848B2 |
Electromagnetic distortion detection and compensation
Systems and methods for electromagnetic (EM) distortion detection and compensation are disclosed. In one aspect, the system includes an instrument, the system configured to: determine a reference position of the distal end of the instrument at a first time based on EM location data, determine that the distal end of the instrument at a second time is static, and determine that the EM location data at the second time is indicative of a position of the distal end of the instrument having changed from the reference position by greater than a threshold distance. The system is further configured to: determine a current offset based on the distance between the position at the second time and the reference position at the first time, and determine a compensated position of the distal end of the instrument based on the EM location data and the current offset. |
| US11864845B2 |
Sterile field interactive control displays
An interactive control unit is disclosed. The interactive control unit includes an interactive touchscreen display, an interface configured to couple the control unit to a surgical hub, a processor, and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to receive input commands from the interactive touchscreen display located inside a sterile field and transmit the input commands to the surgical hub to control devices coupled to the surgical hub located outside the sterile field. |
| US11864844B2 |
Distal end assembly guidance
In one embodiment, a catheter alignment system includes a catheter to be inserted into a body part, and including catheter electrodes to contact tissue at respective locations within the body part, a display, and processing circuitry to receive signals provided by the catheter, assess respective levels of contact of ones of the catheter electrodes with the tissue of the body part responsively to the received signals, find a direction in which the catheter should be moved to improve at least one of the respective levels of contact of at least one of the catheter electrodes responsively to the respective levels of contact of the ones of the catheter electrodes, and render to the display a representation of the catheter responsively to the received signals, and a direction indicator indicating the direction in which the catheter should be moved responsively to the found direction. |
| US11864843B2 |
Image diagnosis support apparatus, image diagnosis support method, image diagnosis support program, and heart simulation system
An image diagnosis support apparatus includes a shape information acquiring unit that acquires shape information including a size of a diameter and a route of a coronary vein for at least one coronary vein from a three-dimensional image including a heart, a distal position acquiring unit that acquires a most distal position into which an electrode lead wire having a plurality of electrodes arranged at predetermined electrode intervals is able to be inserted based on the shape information, and information indicating a size of a diameter of the electrode lead wire, and a candidate position acquiring unit that acquires at least one piece of information indicating candidate positions of the plurality of electrodes which are candidates for positioning the plurality of electrodes in the coronary vein based on the distal position and positional information indicating arrangement positions of the plurality of electrodes. |
| US11864838B2 |
Systems and methods for measuring bone joint laxity
A system and device (110) for determining bone laxity. For example, the system includes a tracked probe (300) comprising at least one probe marker (310) and a computer assisted surgical (CAS) system (100). The CAS system includes a navigation system (130) and a processing device (110) operably connected to the navigation system and a computer readable medium configured to store one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the processing device to receive location information from the navigation system, generate (820) a surgical plan comprising a post-operative laxity assumption (720), collect (850) first motion information related to movement of the joint through a first range of motion, collect (860) second motion information related to movement of the joint through a second range of motion, determine (870) a post-operative laxity (710), and compare the post-operative laxity and the post-operative laxity assumption to determine laxity results. |
| US11864836B2 |
Surgical system with separation distance planning
A method includes obtaining a planned position of a first prosthetic component for implantation in a joint, obtaining positional data indicative of relative positions of bones of the joint, calculating, based on the positional data and the planned position of the first prosthetic component, a planned separation distance for the joint, facilitating adjustment of the planned position based on a desired separation distance by updating the planned separation distance in response to an adjusted planned position of the first prosthetic component, and guiding installation of the first prosthetic component in the joint in the adjusted planned position. |
| US11864832B2 |
Systems and methods for assessing infant and child development via eye tracking
Systems, devices, and methods are described for assessing the risk of developmental, cognitive, social, or mental abilities or disabilities in very young patients (e.g., in the first 2-6 months of life). Generally, the decline in visual fixation of a subject over time with respect to certain dynamic stimuli provides a marker of possible abilities or disabilities (such as ASD). The visual fixation of the subject is identified, monitored, and tracked over time through repeated eye tracking sessions, and data relating to the visual fixation is then analyzed to determine a possible increased risk certain conditions in the subject. A change in visual fixation as compared to similar visual fixation data of typically-developing subjects or to a subject's own, prior visual fixation data provides an indication of a developmental, cognitive, or mental ability or disability. |
| US11864830B2 |
Lithotripsy systems with dispersed laser nodes
A laser lithotripsy system to deliver laser energy from one or more laser sources to a stone (e.g., mobile calculus), the system including a capture portion, a first laser node and a second laser node. The capture portion configured to be movable from a stored state to a deployed state. In the deployed state, the capture portion is configured to at least partially surround the stone. The first laser node and the second laser node are coupled to the capture portion and are configured to deliver the laser energy to the stone, and the first laser node is spaced apart from the second laser node. |
| US11864828B2 |
Devices and methods for creating continuous lesions
The present invention discloses devices and methods for creating multiple lesions using ablation devices in anatomical regions such as the heart, for example to treat cardiac arrhythmias. The present invention discloses methods and devices to create continuous lesions using area ablation devices. The present invention discloses various embodiments of reference assemblies for accurately positioning ablation devices having ablating portions, especially deployable ablation portions adapted for area ablation. The ablation devices are positioned using the reference assemblies in the anatomy to create one or more lesions. The present invention also discloses several method embodiments for creating continuous lesions using deployable ablating portions to produce two or more overlapping lesions. |
| US11864825B2 |
Ablation catheter with selective radial energy delivery
An electrode assembly for use with an electrophysiological catheter has a plurality of independently controlled ablation electrodes distributed radially around the electrode assembly. Two ablation electrodes may be positioned in opposition to each other. The electrode assembly may also have microelectrodes for sensing tissue and/or temperature. Methods for using a catheter equipped with such an electrode assembly may include preferentially emitting energy in a radial direction. |
| US11864821B2 |
Method and apparatus for open electrosurgical shears
A surgical instrument includes an end effector, a handle assembly, a knife drive assembly, and a lockout assembly. The end effector includes a pair of jaws, a knife, and an RF electrode. The handle assembly includes a housing associated with the first jaw, and an arm associated with the second jaw. The arm is pivotably coupled with the housing and pivots the second jaw between the open position and the closed position. The knife drive assembly includes a trigger slidably coupled with the housing, an actuating assembly, and a return assembly. The actuation assembly converts proximal translation of the trigger into distal actuation of the knife. The return assembly automatically actuates the knife from the fired position to the pre-fired position in response to the trigger reaching a predetermined proximal position. The lockout assembly prevents activation of the electrode and distal actuation of the knife while in the locked configuration. |
| US11864819B2 |
Adjustable electrosurgical pencil with slidable vent tube
An electrosurgical pencil for use in performing surgery on a surgical site includes a main body forming a handle grippable by user and having open front and rear ends. The pencil has a vent tube open at its forward end, and slidably mounted in the body. The tube is adjustable independently from a retracted position to various extended positions. An elongate electrode is mounted in the tube and independently slidable therein. The electrode is adjustable manually in its longitudinal direction from a retracted position to extended positions. A first conducting strip can be mounted in the vent rube in contact with the electrode. A second conducting strip can be mounted in the main body and is in sliding contact with the first strip in order to provide power to the electrode. |
| US11864814B2 |
System and method for harmonic control of dual-output generators
A dual-output generator is configured to output two or more waveforms at different frequencies. In particular, the dual-output generator is configured to provide low-frequency output, which may be suitable for ultrasonic surgical instruments, and a high-frequency output, which may be suitable for electrosurgical instruments, while reducing the amplitude of all remaining frequencies other than the two selected low and high frequencies to about zero. |
| US11864811B2 |
System and method for ablating breast cancer cells with cold plasma
A method for performing cold atmospheric plasma therapy to treat breast cancer. The cancerous tumor is sampled and cold atmospheric plasma treatment is performed on sampled cancerous tumor cells ex vivo. The results of the testing are stored in an electronic storage media. A cell viability reduction rate of said tested samples is calculated with a processor and stored in memory. An average cell viability reduction rate is then calculated by the processor for the cancerous tumor. Cold atmospheric plasma dosages to be used in treatment of the cancerous tumor in vivo are then projected using the processor. The tumor is surgically removed from the patient. The surgical margins of the tumor are then treated with cold atmospheric plasma at the projected dosages. |
| US11864807B2 |
Device for inserting a surgical implant
A device for forcibly inserting a surgical implant into a receiving bone (4), by impaction, comprising an impactor (10) which exerts an impact force on the implant and is associated with at least one sensor (12). The sensor (12) measures the deformation of the impactor (10), and provides a measurement signal representing the temporal variation of the deformation during an impact. The sensor (12) is connected to a processing unit (30) configured to calculate, on the basis of the temporal variation of the deformation of the impactor (10) during the impact, an indicator representative of the level of contact between the implant and the receiving bone (4). |
| US11864804B2 |
Methods and devices for semi-rigid bone fixation
An apparatus for the approximation of two bones with a first anchor having a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a first hole in a first bone. A second anchor has a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a second hole in a second bone. A flexible link extends between the first and second anchors limiting a spacing from the first anchor to the second anchor when in a deployed configuration. The first hole comprises a first diameter, the second hole comprises a second diameter and the first diameter is smaller than the second diameter. The second diameter is uniform across the entire length of the second hole. |
| US11864803B2 |
Osteotomy plate, plate driver and method for their use
An orthopedic plate is specifically configured for use in osteotomies, in which part of the plate extends into a portion of a first bone segment and part is external to the cortical surface of an adjacent bone segment to fix the segments to allow them to fuse. The plate has a first end and a second end where the end which is inserted into the bone has a chamfer and a through hole having a hole axis optionally at an oblique angle to the longitudinal axis of the plate, and which can receive a screw, peg or pin. The second end of the plate includes a locking screw hole and optionally including a compression slot extending in a direction toward a screw hole in the opposing end. Optionally, the non-locking hole has a shroud that forms an arc or portion of a cylinder over the hole. A plate driver having a recess that holds the plate is used to insert the plate into the bone. |
| US11864801B2 |
Implantable universal connector
One or more connectors insertable into a surgical incision to couple rods together. The connector may include one or more bushings or joints to displace the one or more rods in one or more directions to a variety of orientations. One or more fasteners and/or bushings may be used to engage the one or more rods. |
| US11864797B2 |
Orthopedic spring hinge system and methods thereof
A device, kit, and method for the treatment of anatomical joint dysfunctions, and more particularly, to a spring hinge comprising: a primary coil spring having a helical structure with a central cavity, wherein the primary coil spring forms a plurality of spirals layered against one another when the primary coil spring is in an unexpanded state; wherein the primary coil spring comprises surfaces that are configured to nest against each other to resist translational or shearing movement between adjoining spiral layers. |
| US11864795B2 |
Three dimensional robotic bioprinter
A minimally invasive system using a surgical robot as a three-dimensional printer for fabrication of biological tissues inside the body of a subject. A preoperative plan is used to direct and control both the motion of the robot and the robotic bio-ink extrusion. The robotic motion is coordinated with the ink extrusion to form layers having the desired thickness and dimensions, and use of different types of ink enables composite elements to be laid down. Such systems have a small diameter bio-ink ejecting mechanism, generally in the form of a piston driven cannula, enabling access to regions such as joints, with limited space. The robotic control is programmed such that angular motion takes place around a pivot point at the point of insertion into the subject. The bio-inks can be stored in predetermined layers in the cannula to enable sequential dispensing from one cannula. |
| US11864794B2 |
Percutaneous access systems and methods
Percutaneous access systems, including trocars, for accessing desired locations within a subject's body through the subject's skin or other tissues that are configured to minimize incision sizes are disclosed. Such a percutaneous access system includes a cannula and an obturator. The cannula includes a passageway with a tapered section and an expandable section at its distal end. The expandable section may include leaves that are configured to extend radially outward as an elongated instrument that has an outer diameter that exceeds a minimum relaxed inner diameter of the tapered section of the passageway is forced through the tapered section. Methods for using such a percutaneous access system, including medical procedures, are also disclosed. |
| US11864790B2 |
Vascoscope
The present invention is in the field of an improved device for assisting entry of a needle into a vein or a shunt using ultra-sound, also referred to as a vascoscope, a kit of parts comprising said vascoscope, and a method of entering a needle in a vein or shunt, comprising use of said vascoscope. The present vascoscope is especially suited for use in dialysis and is aimed at preventing damage such as in repetitive use applications. |
| US11864787B2 |
Thrombectomy device and methods of use
A thrombectomy system includes a frame having plurality of struts joined at an apex, a netting coupled to the plurality of struts, a pestle moveable relative to the frame and configured and arranged to macerate a clot within a vessel, adherent to its walls and against a portion of the apex of the frame. |
| US11864786B2 |
System and method to track usage of surgical instrument
Systems, devices, and methods are operable to track usage of a surgical instrument and modify the performance of the surgical instrument based on the prior usage of the surgical instrument. Some surgical instruments are designed to have a limited service life beginning at their first use, or a limit to their overall usage in order to ensure safe use of the sensitive instruments. However, a lack of ability to track usage characteristics when the instrument is separated from an external power supply allows for user abuse and avoidance of such safety mechanisms. Adding a battery or capacitor to the instrument may allow for an ability to track usage when the instrument is separated from an external power supply. Implementing special user prompts, device use ratios, and device use half-life upon powering down of an instrument may additionally be used to prevent circumvention of safety features. |
| US11864782B2 |
Shock wave device
A device for shock wave production to treat a patient's body comprises a base with a condenser as power supply, an applicator having a pad, at least one piezo-element configured to generate a shock wave in response to a pulse of electric current having a pulse width, an acoustic lens configured to focus the shock wave, and a coil configured to increase the pulse width of the pulse of electric current. |
| US11864779B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for treating vascular occlusions
The present application is directed to systems and methods for the intravascular treatment of clot material within a blood vessel of a human patient. A device in accordance with embodiments of the present technology can include, for example, a plurality of interconnected struts forming a unitary structure having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The struts can form a plurality of first cells in the proximal portion and a plurality of second cells, smaller than the first cells, in the distal portion. The device can be pulled against clot material within a blood vessel to engage, disrupt, and/or capture the clot material. |
| US11864773B2 |
Device, system and method for intermittent displacement of blood to mitigate peripheral nerve neuropathy
Embodiments of the present invention are directed to devices, systems and methods adapted for implementing intermittent displacement of blood to mitigate peripheral nerve neuropathy such as that induced by chemotherapeutic agents (i.e., chemotherapy-induced neuropathy (CIN)) that are administered to a patient. Such devices, systems and methods advantageously provide for precise, uniform and controlled blood flow occluding (and optionally blood displacing) compression along irregular surfaces of an appendage of a patient. Such precise, uniform and controlled blood occluding compression is imparted upon the epidermal and dermis skin layers within the aforementioned areas of a patient's extremities to decrease the time that free nerve endings located in the epidermal and encapsulated nerve endings located in the dermis skin layers are exposed to nerve damaging chemotherapy chemicals, thereby substantially decreasing CIN caused by prolonged exposure to such chemicals. |
| US11864771B2 |
Systems and methods for delivering an implantable device
A method of preparing a ventricular partitioning device for implantation using a delivery system can include coupling the ventricular partitioning device to a delivery catheter, loading the ventricular partitioning device and a portion of the delivery catheter into a sleeve and creating a liquid-tight seal between a portion of the sleeve and the delivery catheter, coupling a distal end of the sleeve to a guide catheter, and delivering fluid through at least one of the first fluid delivery port or the second fluid delivery port. The method can be performed with the delivery catheter or the sleeve having a first fluid delivery port positioned thereon. The method can be with the guide catheter having a second fluid delivery port positioned thereon. |
| US11864769B2 |
Completely laparoscopic staged hepatectomy using round-the-liver ligation and its instrument
A laparoscopic staged hepatectomy using round-the-liver ligation is carried out includes: (1) a laparoscopic operation is performed with general anesthesia using round-the-liver ligation, the branches of the portal vein of the hemiliver are ligated, a tourniquet is used to tighten the connecting part between the right and left hemilivers to block the communicating blood flow between the hemiliver to be removed and the hemiliver to be reserved, a drainage tube is put into the peritoneal cavity, then close the peritoneal cavity; (2) the patient gradually resumes eating after the first operation, and recuperate to make the volume of the hemiliver increase to an expected volume; (3) after the hemiliver increases to the expected volume, a laparoscopic liver resection is carried out with general anesthesia to remove the diseased hemiliver, and then the patient is nursed to be completely recovered. An instrument for implementing the laparoscopic staged hepatectomy is also disclosed. |
| US11864767B2 |
Self-assembling magnetic anastomosis device having an exoskeleton
The invention is an implantable magnetic anastomosis device having an exoskeleton that directs self-assembly. The design allows the device to be delivered in a linear configuration using a minimally-invasive technique, such as endoscopy or laparoscopy, whereupon the device self-assembles into, e.g., a polygon. A coupled set of polygons define a circumscribed tissue that can be perforated, or the tissue can be allowed to naturally necrose and perforate. The device can be used to create anastomoses in a variety of tissues, such as tissues found in the gastrointestinal, renal/urinary, and reproductive tracts. New procedures for using anastomoses, e.g., surgical bypass are also disclosed. |
| US11864764B2 |
Systems, devices, and methods for endoscope or laparoscopic magnetic navigation
The invention provides systems, devices, and methods for the delivery, deployment, and positioning of magnetic compression devices at a desired site so as to improve the accuracy of anastomoses creation between tissues, organs, or the like. |
| US11864763B2 |
Adapter assembly with pulley system and worm gear drive for interconnecting electromechanical surgical devices and surgical end effectors
An adapter assembly for selective connection to a surgical device is provided. The adapter assembly includes an outer tube having a distal end and a proximal end, a housing secured to the proximal end of the outer tube, and a cable drive assembly supported by the housing. The cable drive assembly includes a worm gear drive assembly, a cable gear assembly coupled to the worm gear drive assembly, and one or more cables coupled to the cable gear assembly and axially translatable within the outer tube. |
| US11864757B2 |
Reloadable cartridge assembly
The present disclosure includes apparatuses for a reloadable cartridge assembly. An example apparatus includes a first elongated member including a staple cartridge configured to eject a number of staples and a second elongated member pivotally coupled to the first elongated member, wherein the second elongated member includes a number of pockets configured to receive and form the number of staples ejected from the staple cartridge, and wherein a furthest distal pocket of the number of pockets is less than 6 millimeters (mm) from a distal end of the second elongated member. |
| US11864746B2 |
Articulating stabilizer arm with disposable and reusable subassemblies
A surgical stabilizer arm includes a reusable base portion and a disposable arm portion. The articulating links that enable the arm to be positioned into arbitrary trajectories are included the disposable portion, thus eliminating the need to clean between the links after a surgical procedure. The disposable portion also includes a tool attachment mechanism and a cable. The reusable portion includes a retractor clamping mechanism, a top plate, a T-shaped base post, a main body, a nosepiece, a threaded drawbar, a thrust bearing assembly, and a threaded handle that can extend or retract the drawbar when rotated. The threaded drawbar may include a slot into which an end of the cable can be inserted, which allows tension to be applied to the cable when the handle is rotated to pull the drawbar into the body of the reusable portion and lock the articulating links in place. |
| US11864745B2 |
Surgical robotic system with retractor
A surgical robot system includes a robot having a robot base and a robot arm coupled to the robot base, and a surgical retractor. The surgical retractor includes a retractor frame, a coupler, blades, a force and/or torque sensor, and a force and/or torque feedback determination unit. The retractor frame includes arms that are translatably and/or pivotably connected to the retractor frame. The coupler releasably attaches the retractor frame to the robot arm. The blades are each coupled to and extend away from a distal end of one of the arms. The force and/or torque sensor is connected to the blades and indicates an amount of force and/or torque being applied to the blades from contact with material of a surgical site. The force and/or torque feedback determination unit determines the amount of force and/or torque being applied to the blades based on the indication. |
| US11864744B2 |
Dual movable blade biopsy tool with stylet
A biopsy device comprises a sheath equipped with a removable stylet. The sheath including a terminus with a distal chamber configured with a forward facing cutting edge comprising a plurality of movable blades. The plurality of movable blades including two counter rotating blades configured perpendicular or beveled relative to a long axis of the distal chamber, each counter rotating blade configured to pivot from a separate axis. The biopsy device further comprises a manipulation end controllable by a user to plunge the forward facing cutting edge at a sampling locus after removal of the removable stylet at a depth and to engage a cutting action by the plurality of movable blades at the depth selected to acquire at least one specimen storable in the distal chamber. |
| US11864743B2 |
Apparatus, method and computer-accessible medium for obtaining tissue samples
Apparatus and method can be provided for obtaining at least one anatomical sample. For example, it is possible to provide and insert a housing into a body or provided on a hydrated anatomical structure. Further, with a source, it is possible to emit an electromagnetic radiation which causes at least the anatomical sample(s) to attach to at least one portion of the housing. A compound can be provided on a surface of the housing, and the source provides the radiation to the compound and changes properties thereof to be adhesive. The source can provide the radiation to the housing, and can change properties of a surface thereof to be adhesive. A component can be provided on a surface of the anatomical structure, and the source provides the radiation to the compound and changes properties thereof to be adhesive. |
| US11864738B1 |
Digitally enabled pelvic assessment and diagnosis device method and devices
The embodiments disclose a digitally enabled pelvic self-examination device including a first memory device to receive and store cervix images, a second memory device to receive and store heat detection sensor data, a first processor to convert the heat detection sensor data into superimposed overlays on the first memory device stored cervix images, a second processor to compare current stored cervix images to previously stored cervix images to determine any changes, an internet communication device coupled to a memory device and processor to receive an aggregation of data on disease prevalence and research, a third processor to generate a determination of any changes in the stored cervix images indicating any disease indications present including cervical cancer, a swab device configured to allow the user to collect a cervix tissue laboratory analysis sample, and a digitally enabled pelvic self-examination device configured to be used by user to perform a pelvic self-examination. |
| US11864736B2 |
Automated fluid management system
A fluid management system includes a pump configured to pump fluid through the system at a fluid flow rate. The system includes a processor including a user interface, the user interface allowing a user to input a set of system operating parameters, the processor being configured to control the pump to maintain a target fluid flow rate based on the set of system operating parameters. The system further includes a scope device coupled to the pump to deliver the fluid to a target surgical site, the scope device including an elongated shaft extending from a distal end thereof, the elongated shaft including at least one sensor, the at least one sensor transmitting sensor data relating to the target surgical site to the processor. The processor automatically signals to the pump to adjust the fluid flow rate based on the sensor data. |
| US11864734B2 |
Multi-camera endoscope
A tip section of a multi-camera endoscope includes a front-pointing camera on a planar surface of a distal end of the tip section and two side-pointing cameras positioned on a cylindrical surface in proximity to the planar surface such that the side field of view provided by the two side-pointing cameras partially overlaps with the front field of view provided by the front-pointing camera. The tip section further includes a working channel configured for insertion of a surgical tool; and a pathway fluid injector for inflating and/or cleaning a body cavity into which the endoscope is inserted. |
| US11864733B2 |
Spiral tube and endoscope
A spiral tube is provided rotatably around an insertion axis of the insertion portion by a driving force of a driving unit, and includes a first cylindrical member formed into a cylindrical shape, a second cylindrical member provided at another end, and formed into a cylindrical shape, an outer layer tube that has one end fixed to the first cylindrical member, and has an longitudinal axis, an inner layer tube that has one end fixed to the second cylindrical member, and is covered with the outer layer tube so that the outer layer tube is slidable in a direction along the longitudinal axis, and a holding member provided on the outer layer tube, and configured to restrict movement of the outer layer tube with respect to the inner layer tube to a predetermined range, and to hold the inner layer tube in the outer layer tube. |
| US11864725B2 |
Devices, systems and methods for diagnosing and treating sinusitis and other disorders of the ears, nose and/or throat
Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as opposed to instruments having rigid shafts. Various diagnostic procedures and devices are used to perform imaging studies, mucus flow studies, air/gas flow studies, anatomic dimension studies, endoscopic studies and transillumination studies. Access and occluder devices may be used to establish fluid tight seals in the anterior or posterior nasal cavities/nasopharynx and to facilitate insertion of working devices (e.g., scopes, guidewires, catheters, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for injecting diagnostic or therapeutic agents, devices for implanting devices such as stents, substance eluting devices, substance delivery implants, etc. |
| US11864722B2 |
Method and apparatus for measurement of cardiopulmonary function
Methods and systems for adjusting ventilator settings in a patient based on information obtained by measuring anatomical dead space VD in a lung are provided utilizing controlled indicator gas delivery over multiple breaths, including related measurements and calculations of lung inhomogeneity, functional residual capacity, avelolar volume VA, dead space VD, and pulmonary blood flow {dot over (Q)}P. |
| US11864719B2 |
Battery and suction motor assembly for a surface treatment apparatus and a surface treatment apparatus having the same
An example of a system, consistent with the present disclosure, may include a motor-battery assembly. The motor-battery assembly may include a housing defining one or more cavities, a suction motor configured to be fluidly coupled to a debris compartment of a vacuum cleaner for generating air flow through the vacuum cleaner for entraining debris, one or more batteries at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more cavities, and a motor/battery controller at least partially disposed within at least one of the one or more cavities, the motor/battery controller configured to control power provided to the suction motor and to regulate charging and/or discharging of the one or more batteries. |
| US11864715B1 |
Mopping extension for a robotic vacuum
Provided is an autonomous coverage robot including: a chassis; a set of wheels; a plurality of sensors; and a mopping assembly including: a fluid reservoir for storing a cleaning fluid; a cloth for receiving the cleaning fluid, wherein the cloth is oriented toward a work surface; a means to move at least the cloth of the mopping assembly up and down in a plane perpendicular to the work surface, wherein the means to move at least the cloth of the mopping assembly up and down is controlled automatically based on input provided by at least one of the plurality of sensors; and a means to move at least a portion of the mopping assembly back and forth in a plane parallel to the work surface. |
| US11864710B2 |
Dishwasher and control method thereof
A dishwasher in one embodiment is provided with a spray arm, and the spray arm is provided individually with areas configured to spray water to a first spray area and a second spray area, and sprays water to the first spray area to entirely wash objects to be washed accommodated in the dishwasher and sprays water to the second spray area to wash objects to be washed with remaining contaminants by applying a great impact on the object to be washed with remaining contaminants. |
| US11864709B2 |
Dishwasher
The present invention relates to a dishwasher. The dishwasher according to the present invention includes a tub for providing a washing space, a rack for accommodating dishes in the tub, a spray nozzle for spraying wash water toward the dishes accommodated in the rack, a sump for supplying the wash water to the spray nozzle, a pump for pumping the wash water stored in the sump to the spray nozzle, a supply pipe connecting the sump and the spray nozzle, and an air jet generator disposed in a supply flow path formed by the supply pipe to suck outside air to the wash water flowing along the supply pipe and crush the air to thereby form air bubbles. |
| US11864704B2 |
Mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop
A mop bucket for cleaning and squeezing a flat mop, comprises a bucket body and a squeezing device disposed inside the bucket body; wherein, the bucket body has a squeezing water section and a cleaning section, which are respectively at two different positions when used; when the mop head of the flat mop is removably inserted into the squeezing device, the squeezing device presses against the wiper on the mop head and scrapes the wiper on the mop head. The present invention also discloses a cleaning tool set. The mop bucket of the present invention can clean and squeeze a wiper on the flat mop by integrating both functions of cleaning and squeezing together, provide better cleaning and squeezing effects, and realize a convenient and labor-saving squeezing operation and pleasurable user experience. |
| US11864698B2 |
Tool for treating overhead surfaces
A tool that is either hand-guided, or machine-guided, for performing surface treatments, such as mopping, of overhead surfaces includes a head for carrying an agitator having a generally planar face that is applied against the overhead surface being treated in uses. A transmission transmits power from a drive motor to the agitator, and an interface on the head is provided for connection to a mounting device by which the head is oriented and guided. |
| US11864697B2 |
Robot cleaner and method of controlling the same
A robot cleaner includes a rolling cleaning module including a rolling member configured to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed from a left side while in contact with a floor, a sensor unit, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a change in position of the robot cleaner and a change in load current of a motor connected to the rolling member based on data detected by the sensor unit, and determine that a specific area of the floor is a contaminated area when there is a change in the position and a change in the load current. |
| US11864694B2 |
Skewer combined with a slidable push bar for easily removing cooked food from the skewer
A self-locking slider for a skewer. The self-locking slider has an engaged end and an opposing push end. The self-locking slider has spaced apart first and second plates to engage an engaged end of the skewer biasedly in a locked engagement, yet the first and second plates are movable to an unlocked engagement. The first plate defines a locking aperture at the engaged end for slidably receiving the skewer in a longitudinal direction and, separately, in a latitudinal direction between a locking end and an unlocking end of the locking aperture. The second plate at the engaged end and the push end provide aligned skewer passageways, respectively, for slidably receiving the skewer in the longitudinal direction. The first and second plates are movable toward each other to the unlocked engagement enabling the self-locking slider to slide along a length of a skewer by way of the skewer passageways. |
| US11864692B2 |
Food preparation appliance for use with a remote communication device
One example food preparation appliance includes a base having a motor and an adaptor, a weight sensor coupled to the adaptor, and a communication component. The adaptor is configured to support a food preparation accessory. The weight sensor is configured to detect a weight applied to the adaptor. The communication component is configured to transmit data associated with a weight detected by the weight sensor. An example remote communication device includes a display device, a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor. The remote communication device is configured to display a first instruction on the display device, the first instruction including a first target weight of a first substance; receive a measurement from a food preparation appliance indicative of a weight applied to an adaptor of the food preparation appliance; and display a second instruction when the weight is substantially equal to the first target weight. |
| US11864684B2 |
Single-serve refill pod
Refillable pod can be reused to brew a beverage with a single-serve brewer. The refillable pod has a funnel at about six O'clock position near the front of the cap to drain the beverage without substantially coming to contact the brewing mechanism. The refillable pod may have a handle which can be used by the user to insert the refillable pod into the brewer so that funnel can be positioned at about six O'clock position within the brewing mechanism. |
| US11864681B2 |
Disposable curtain system and a lockable quick-release system therefor and method
Disclosed is a disposable curtain system, a hook attachment and a quick-release system therefor and method. The disposable curtain system is for use in health care facilities to maintain a clean environment. The disposable curtain system includes: a hook attachment; an extension, operatively attached to the hook attachment; and a quick-release, operatively attached to the extension and adapted to be attached to a curtain. The quick-release includes; an extension attachment; and a curtain attachment, wherein at least one of the curtain attachment and the extension attachment has a neck and a head and the other of the curtain attachment and the extension attachment has at least one of a cradle or receiver for receiving the head. |
| US11864672B2 |
Illuminated double wall lens indicia drinking vessel
A double walled illuminated vessel for displaying indicia comprising an outer sleeve, an inner liner, a lens, a transparent or translucent connection ring, a base and an illumination module adapted to be inserted into the base whereby the base and connection ring are connected to each other creating a base illumination unit. Light from the illumination module passes through the hollow space between the outer sleeve and the inner liner such that the lens bearing indicia is illuminated thus prominently displaying any desired graphic, logo, design, trademark, symbol, letter, number or any other indicia. The connection ring transmits and diffuses light through the inner liner and upper rim as well as the sidewall of the connection ring. The base illumination unit is removable from the outer sleeve and can be used as an independent light source by a user. Additionally, the illumination module is rechargeable in one embodiment and can provide an adequate charge to a mobile device. Further embodiments provided for a removable lens or lens unit. |
| US11864668B2 |
Child containment system with multiple infant support modes
A child containment system has a child containment structure with a bottom and a perimeter wall surrounding the bottom. A bassinet has an infant support surface and a surrounding wall around the infant support surface. The bassinet can be mounted to the child containment structure with the infant support surface elevated above the bottom of the child containment structure. An infant support unit can have a frame, a bed supported by the frame, and legs that extend from one end infant support unit to the distal second end. The infant support unit is configured for use in a first operational mode in which the infant support unit at least partially positioned within the child containment structure with the bed overlying the bassinet's infant support surface, and with a portion of the legs contacting the bassinet's infant support surface. |
| US11864663B2 |
Quick release connector
A quick release connector for coupling a removable device with a mounting surface. The mounting surface can include a wheelchair arm, and the removable device can include a user controller. The quick release connector can enable a user to briefly contact a release mechanism, rotate the removable device by a limited amount, and remove the device with a single hand. The quick release connector can robustly couple the removable device with the mounting surface, enabling the mounted removable device to resist dislodging by knocks and bumps. |
| US11864662B2 |
Seating furniture chassis
A seating furniture chassis comprises a base body, a fastener, and a side part. The fastener is arranged on the base body and comprises a fastening element and a spring element that exerts a spring force on the fastening element. The side part is releasably fastened to the fastener by utilizing the spring force and released by overcoming the spring force. The fastening element is moved counter to the spring force upon fastening of the side part to the fastener. The fastener comprises a first positive-fit element and the side part comprises a second positive-fit element. The first positive-fit element and the second positive-fit element are configured for a positive-fit connection to one another. |
| US11864657B2 |
Sofa seat frame, sofa base assembly, sofa and sofa production and assembly process
The invention discloses a sofa seat frame, a sofa base assembly, a sofa and a sofa production and assembly process, the sofa seat frame comprises two cross beams arranged at intervals and two longitudinal beams connecting the two cross beams, wherein a plurality of supporting elastic pieces are arranged between the two cross beams; and each longitudinal beam comprises a first supporting plate for supporting a seat cushion and a first side plate arranged at one side of the lower part of the first supporting plate and used for being detachably connected with sofa fabric on the seat cushion. In the sofa seat frame provided by the invention, when the seat cushion is placed on the supporting elastic pieces, the first supporting plates can give a certain supporting force to the seat cushion, so as to improve the sitting comfort of users. |
| US11864655B2 |
Shelving board and shelving assembly comprising the same
A shelving board is used in conjunction with a bracket or rack in a shelving system, for carrying items. The shelving board comprises a board body and a connecting piece. The board body may be a hollow structure or a recessed-and-raised structure, to reduce the material consumption and reduce the cost without affecting the strength. The connecting piece is used to hinder a relative movement between the board body and the rack or between the board body and the bracket, so as to improve the stability of the shelving board. The shelving board may be made by an extrusion process and cut into any length as required. Shelving boards may also be made into prefabricated pieces by an injection molding process, which are spliced into a desired length by means of splicing portions processed on the shelving boards. |
| US11864653B2 |
Slide rail assembly
A slide rail assembly includes a first rail, a second rail, a third rail, and a position-limiting member. The third rail is movably mounted between the first and the second rails. The second and the third rails can be displaced with respect to the first rail from a predetermined position in a first direction. When the second and the third rails are at the predetermined position with respect to the first rail, a first portion of the position-limiting member is adjacent to an end portion of the three rails, and a second portion of the position-limiting member prevents the three rails from separating from one another in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. |
| US11864652B1 |
Geometric reinforcing structure for slide rail
Disclosed is a geometric reinforcing structure for a slide rail. The slide rail includes an inner rail, a middle rail, an outer rail and slip elements. The slip elements are movably installed between the inner and middle rails and between the middle and outer rails respectively, such that the inner and middle rails can be sequentially pulled out and extended relative to the outer rail. Except the remaining part that overlaps the inner and outer rails, the middle rail is formed with geometric reinforcing blocks by stamping, and the reinforcing blocks are equidistantly arranged along the extension direction of the middle rail, and all or part of the reinforcing blocks are rotated with an angle, or the reinforcing blocks have a configuration means with a slope and form an interference portion between two adjacent reinforcing blocks to greatly improve the load strength of pulling out in an application. |
| US11864651B2 |
Closing device for drawers
A closing device includes a rack body having an elongated rack and being slidably coupled to a base, with a catch pivotally coupled to the rack body and a gear pivotally coupled to the base and engaging the elongated rack. A first biasing member is coupled to the base and rack body and provides a substantially linear biasing force. A second biasing member is coupled to the base and gear, and the elongated rack and gear engagement provides a mechanical advantage and a non-linear biasing force. The closing device is for use in a drawer slide having a latch coupled to a first drawer slide member and the base coupled to a second drawer slide member, with the latch releasably coupled to the catch to move the drawer slide to a closed position. |
| US11864650B2 |
Wall mountable bottle holder
A kit for mounting a wall-mounted bottle holder adapted to hold a plurality of bottles in display formation. The kit comprises a fascia panel (10) and a plurality of bottle holders (20). The bottle holders (20) are formed from a rigid wire or rod elongate member. The bottle holders (20) are able to be moulded, drawn or bent into a shape to support a bottle. Using a block (40), the bottle holders (20) are mounted on the fascia panel (10) so that each bottle holder (20) extends outwardly from an exposed fascia surface (10A). |
| US11864649B2 |
Method of installing mounting system with insertable brackets and support brackets
The method includes sliding at least one first slideable bracket onto at least one first crossbar, inserting a first insertable bracket and a second insertable bracket into a first cavity and a second cavity on respective ends of the at least one first crossbar, connecting a first support bracket and a second support bracket onto a first vertical upright and a second vertical upright of a consumer product display, the first vertical upright and the second vertical upright opposing each other on the consumer product display, and attaching the first insertable bracket and the second insertable bracket to the first support bracket and the second support bracket, respectively. |
| US11864645B2 |
Interlocking attachment systems
An interface portion having at least one locking aperture defined by a top wall and an opposing bottom wall and a pair of opposing, substantially equal length, parallel side walls, and wherein an upturned corner portion is defined between the top wall and each of the parallel side walls; and at least one attachment element extends from the interface portion, having attachment element notches formed in opposing side portions defining a neck portion, wherein the attachment element notches define barb portions, wherein at least a portion of the at least one attachment element is positionable through the locking aperture such that the neck portion is positionable within the locking aperture, and wherein if a withdrawing force is applied to the attachment element a portion of the barb portions engages a portion of at least one of the upturned corner portions to aid in resisting the withdrawing force. |
| US11864644B2 |
Heat dissipating backpack
A panel attachable to a backpack body. The panel having at least one through-hole formed therein to allow air to flow into a gap defined between the panel and the backpack body. An air-moving device is mountable to the panel, with an outer portion of the air-moving device extending forwardly from the panel and an inner portion of the air-moving device positioned in the gap. The air-moving device causes air to flow into the gap through the at least one through-hole and into one or more inlets of the inner portion. The air-moving device causes air to flow out one or more outlets of the outer portion. |
| US11864642B1 |
Secure diamond smart cards and exchange systems therefor
A tamperproof diamond package comprises a package body; at least one chip embedded in the package body and at least one antenna configured to enable communication with the chip; anti-counterfeiting visual impressions on the package body; a diamond pouch formed at a predetermined section within the package body; and one or more diamonds located inside the diamond pouch and an outer covering encasing the package body and configured to reveal any tampering with the one or more diamonds located in the diamond pouch. The diamond package can be credit card shaped and also contains serial number and website information and be provided in nominal dollar values. An associated diamond exchange system utilizes the diamond packages and provides a registration server which stores unique identifying information that enable interrogating the individual diamond packages and checking their authenticity with the registration server. |
| US11864641B2 |
Magnetically coupled wallet accessory for mobile device
A wallet for attachment to a mobile device. The wallet has a body defining a compartment and a device side surface. The wallet has a first arrangement of magnetic material with a first region exposing a first polarity magnetic field at the device side surface and a second adjacent region exposing an opposite polarity magnetic field at the device side surface. The wallet also has a second arrangement of magnetic material with a first region exposing a first polarity magnetic field at the device side surface and a second adjacent region exposing an opposite polarity magnetic field at the device side surface. Collectively, the first and second arrangements, in use, magnetically couple the accessory to a mobile device and cause the accessory to adopt a specific orientation on the mobile device. |
| US11864637B2 |
Brunnian link making device and kit
A Brunnian link is a link formed from a closed loop doubled over itself to capture another closed loop to form a chain. The example kit provides for the successful creation of unique wearable articles using Brunnian link assembly techniques and includes several pin bars that are supported in a desired special orientation by at least one base. The desired special orientation is dependent on the desired linked configuration of the completed article. The pins may be assembled in various combination and orientations to provide endless variation of completed link orientations. |
| US11864635B2 |
Securement device
A securement device is provided. The securement device comprising: a ring comprising coplanar facing ends separated by a space; and a housing, a lock member positioned at least partially within the housing, wherein the lock member comprises a neck having a width less than the space, and a body having at least a portion with a width greater than the space; wherein the article is configured to adjust from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration; the locked configuration preventing rotational translation of the ring through the housing; and the unlocked configuration allowing rotational translation of the ring through the housing. |
| US11864634B1 |
Quick release buckle
A quick release buckle includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a locking member, where the first connecting member is provided with a first chamber, and the second connecting member is provided with a second chamber; the locking member is provided with a first locking part and a second locking part connected to each other; the first locking part is located inside the first chamber, and is connected to the first connecting member through a reset mechanism; and the second locking part is detachably connected to the second chamber. |
| US11864629B2 |
Shoe cover for protecting cleats during active use
The present application provides for a shoe cover for protecting cleated shoes from contact with the ground while also allowing the wearer to run or engage in sporting activities while wearing the product, as well as kits that include the shoe cover and methods for the use and manufacturing of the shoe cover. A shoe cover as provided herein includes a sole, a first cover, a second cover, a first fastener, and a second fastener. Another shoe cover as provided herein includes a sole, a cover, and a fastener. |
| US11864628B2 |
Apparatus to secure a primary body to a shoe
An apparatus is provided to secure a primary body to a shoe. Exemplary implementations may include an apparatus with one or more connectors to be engaged with one or more other connectors. The connectors of the apparatus may be engaged with the primary body eyelets and the shoelace eyelets in order to secure the primary body to the exterior side of the shoe. |
| US11864624B2 |
Footwear and soles thereof
A sole for footwear includes an elongate body and a plurality of discrete, flexible and inserts configured to be secured to the elongate body. The insert has an elongate main portion fabricated from an elastic material and having a first end portion and a second end portion, a first anchor attached to the first end portion of the elongate main portion and configured to detachably engage a sole and a second anchor attached to the second end portion of the elongate main portion and configured to detachably engage a sole. The anchors can be secured in notches in a cavity of the sole to securely attach the insert to the sole. |
| US11864620B2 |
Rapid-entry footwear having a transforming footbed
A rapid-entry shoe with a sole portion and a footbed that slide, pivot or translate relative to each other to provide both an open configuration (for ease of donning or doffing by a foot) and a closed configuration (for securement of a foot). |
| US11864619B2 |
System for automatically putting on/taking off a footwear
System for automatically putting on/taking off a footwear (S), comprising: a fixed inner sole (1), to support the front part of a user's sole; a movable inner sole (2), for supporting the rear part of the user's sole, connected to the fixed inner sole (1) and movable relative to the fixed inner sole (1) by means of a joint (3); a lower inflatable cushion (4) fixed to the movable inner sole (2), on a side of the movable inner sole (2) which is opposite to the one intended to come into contact with the rear part of the user's sole; where the lower inflatable cushion (4) has the capacity to store, through a supply/drain valve (5), a quantity of fluid under pressure. The fluid stored in the lower inflatable cushion (4) can also be partially or totally evacuated (4) by means of the valve (5); an upper inflatable cushion (6), intended to be fixed in an area and on a surface of the (S) footwear where the laces are usually placed; a flexible hose (7) that is non-deformable in terms of volume that permanently ensures fluid communication between the lower inflatable cushion (4) and the upper inflatable cushion (6); where the movable inner sole (2) is capable of moving between a first extreme position, in which the movable inner sole (2) compresses to a minimum the lower inflatable cushion (4), the lower inflatable cushion (4) having maximum volume and the upper inflatable cushion (6) having minimum volume implicitly, and a second extreme position, in which the movable inner sole (2) compresses to the maximum the lower inflatable cushion (4), the lower inflatable cushion (4) having minimum volume and the upper inflatable cushion (6) having maximum volume; the system additionally comprises a locking/unlocking assembly of the movable inner sole (2) in/from the second extreme position. |
| US11864618B2 |
Foot support systems including fluid movement controllers and adjustable foot support pressure
Foot support systems include a fluid flow control system that facilitates movement of fluid into, out of, and/or within a sole structure and/or article of footwear, e.g., to change and/or control pressure in fluid filled bladder(s). Aspects of this technology may relate to one or more of: (a) footwear structures in which such systems are incorporated; (b) valve stem based fluid flow transfer systems; (c) solenoid based fluid flow transfer systems; (d) user input button features; (e) air filter features; (f) fluid tube to fluid distributor connection features; (g) fluid distributor to footwear connection features; (h) valve position sensor features; (i) valve transmission features; (j) pressure control algorithm features; (k) electronic communication features; (l) system sealing features; and/or (m) pressure sensor mounting features. |
| US11864613B2 |
Fielder's mask with flexible retention system
A fielder's mask includes a headband configured for positioning along the front and side regions of a wearer's head. A faceguard projects downwardly from a front region of the headband to protect the wearer's face from a batted or thrown ball. A rear region of the headband includes downwardly projecting, flexible arms, that secure the fielder's mask to the wearer, while also facilitating efficient, one-handed donning and removal of the fielder's mask. In some embodiments, the flexible arms engage the back of the wearer's head behind the wearer's ears. Elastic straps may be attached to the headband to further secure the fielder's mask to the wearer's head. |
| US11864611B2 |
Shower cap
A present disclosure provides a headpiece that includes a water-resistant covering for covering the user's hair and a band for encircling the user's head. The headpiece further includes an opening between the band and the water-resistant covering for accommodating hair. The opening can be enclosed with a tightening mechanism. This allows the user to adjust the band around the hairline independently from the step of securing hair under the water-resistant covering. |
| US11864608B1 |
Anti-mosquito garment and apparatus
A novel mosquito shield for protection against mosquitos and other types of insects. The mosquito shield combines a protective netting with a memory foam material that provides comfort to the user/wearer. The memory foam, or alternative material, is connected to the mesh 5 in a square, waffle like, pattern to form the protective mosquito shield. The thickness of the memory foam creates distance between the protective netting and the user's skin. This then increases the effectiveness of the protective mosquito netting because the mosquito's proboscis (needle for sucking blood) can no longer reach the wearer's skin. |
| US11864606B2 |
Smart article visual communication based on facial movement
A smart mask includes a first material layer, at least one display, a first sensor, and a control module. The first material layer is configured to cover a portion of a face of a person. The at least one display is connected to the first material layer and configured to display images over a mouth of the person. The first sensor is configured to detect movement of the mouth of the person and generate a signal indicative of the movement of the mouth. The control module is configured to receive the signal and display the images on the display based on the movement of the mouth. |
| US11864595B2 |
Aerosol generation device, control method and storage medium
An aerosol generation device includes: a load configured to heat an aerosol generation article by using power that is supplied from a power source, the aerosol generation article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate configured to hold or carry at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source; and a control unit configured to acquire a temperature of the load and to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load by feedback control. The control unit is configured to determine the power that is supplied from the power source to the load, based on comparison between an operation value obtained in the feedback control and a predetermined value. |
| US11864591B2 |
Element for an aerosol-generating system comprising disabling mechanism
An element for an aerosol-generating system, a cartridge for an aerosol-generating system, and an aerosol-generating system, wherein the element, the cartridge and the aerosol-generating system each include a storage portion for storing an aerosol-forming substrate and a manually operated disabling mechanism for rendering the element, the cartridge, or the aerosol-generating system irreversibly inoperable. The element, the cartridge, and the aerosol-generating system may include an aerosol generator and one or more air passages. The disabling mechanism may be configured to render at least one of the storage portion, the aerosol generator, and the one or more air passages irreversibly inoperable. |
| US11864589B2 |
Atomizer
An atomizer includes an elastic member. The elastic member includes an atomization core, a support base, an air regulation ring, and a seal ring. The support base includes an e-liquid inlet. The atomization core is disposed on the support base to atomize e-liquid. The seal ring is disposed in the support base and below the atomization core. The air regulation ring is disposed around the support base; when the air regulation ring is pulled down, the atomization core is ejected from the top of the atomizer for replacement, and the e-liquid inlet of the support base is automatically sealed by the seal ring so that no e-liquid leaks out of the atomizer. |
| US11864587B2 |
Capsules for use in personal vaporizers
Capsules are provided for holding material within a vaporization chamber of a personal or portable vaporization device. Each capsule comprises a cap and a cup, each with a corresponding base wall having air inlet/outlet holes therein. The capsules are provided with first and second standoff structures that position the respective capsule to avoid occlusion of the air inlet/outlet holes by surfaces of the oven and/or lid that form the vaporization chamber. During use of the vaporization device, the capsule design encourages air to flow through the material held within the capsule via the air inlet/outlet holes, rather than flowing around the capsule to bypass the material held therein. In some embodiments, the capsules include tamper-resistant features that prevent separation of the cap and cup once assembled, thereby protecting the material held within the capsule. |
| US11864586B2 |
Tip device for electronic vaping device
A tip device for an electronic vaping device may include a first conduit structure and a second conduit structure. The first conduit structure may be configured to direct a generated vapor through a first conduit. The second conduit structure may be configured to direct an air flow from an ambient environment through a second conduit. The second conduit structure may include an additive material on a surface of the second conduit structure, the additive material including an additive, the additive material configured to release the additive into the air flow directed through the second conduit. An interposing structure of the first conduit structure and the second conduit structure may physically isolate the additive material from the first conduit, such that the additive material is configured to release the additive into the air flow directed through the second conduit independently of the generated vapor directed through the first conduit. |
| US11864585B2 |
Electronic cigarette equipped with double air pressure sensors and control method thereof
The invention relates to an electronic cigarette equipped with double air pressure sensors and a control method thereof. Herein, the vaporizer of the electronic cigarette comprises a heating member, wherein a heating resistor is disposed in the heating member, and a battery, a control circuit board and an intake passage are disposed in the battery stick. The control circuit board is arranged with a micro-controlled switch, a microcontroller and a power adjustment module. Double air pressure sensors are disposed in the intake passage, including a switching air pressure sensor for detecting the suction force and determine whether the suction force reaches a switching value to switch on or off the micro-controlled switch, and a digital air pressure sensor for detecting the magnitude of the suction force during the working of the heating resistor to allow controlling of the amount of the vapor. |
| US11864583B1 |
Method and apparatus for a smoking shell with a reinforcing tip having a visible V-shaped blocking element
A smoking product and method of making thereof for the consumption of a smokable substance. The product has a hollow conical shape that allows for the easy insertion of smokable substances. Additionally, the conical or frustoconical shape of the product provides for larger amounts of smokable substances in the end of the product the consumer lights, resulting in an initial slower prolonged burn. Additionally, the product includes a supporting filter tip with v-shaped visual indicator contained therein and is packaged for sale in packaging in an unfilled state allowing a user to remove the product from the packaging, fill it with the user's selected custom smokable filler and form a custom smoking product. |
| US11864581B2 |
Susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate
A susceptor assembly for inductively heating an aerosol-forming substrate includes a first susceptor and a second susceptor. At least a portion of an outer surface of the second susceptor comprises an anti-corrosion covering and at least a portion of an outer surface of the first susceptor is exposed. An aerosol-generating article can include an aerosol-forming substrate and the susceptor assembly. |
| US11864580B2 |
Method and unit for crimping a web of material for the tobacco industry
This invention relates to a method for crimping a web of material for the tobacco industry, including the following steps: feeding a web of material for the tobacco industry along a feed path; crimping the web between two crimping rollers operatively coupled to make a plurality of longitudinal easy folding lines on the web; measuring a value of a thickness of the web before the step of crimping; The step of crimping the web is adjusted as a function of the thickness value measured during the step of measuring. |
| US11864579B2 |
Flavor inhaler
A flavor inhaler includes a control unit configured to control operation of the flavor inhaler; a main switch electrically connected to an input side of the control unit, the main switch configured to send a signal to the control unit to start operation of the control unit; and a sub switch electrically connected to the control unit, the sub switch configured to send a signal to the control unit to start supplying liquid from a liquid holding unit accommodating an aerosol base. |
| US11864575B2 |
Composition comprising low temperature water extract of hibiscus manihot for anti-obesity
Provides is an anti-obesity composition, including a low-temperature Geumhwagyu extract as an active ingredient. The extract was obtained by adding Geumhwagyu to low-temperature water at 4 to 50° C. and extracting for 1 to 20 hours. The extract increases energy consumption through an increase in expression of adipose triglyceride lipase (ATGL) and hormone-sensitivity lipase (HSL), lipolysis through inhibition of expression of perilipin-1, and thermal generation through an increase in expression of uncoupling protein (UCP). In addition, the extract improves energy metabolism by increasing the expression of phospho-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), inhibits lipid formation and accumulation of adipocytes by inhibiting cell growth of mature adipocytes, and shows anti-obesity activity, thereby being easily used as a pharmaceutical composition and healthy functional food for obesity. |
| US11864573B1 |
Meat preservation apparatus and method allowed to broaden ice temperature
A meat preservation apparatus and method allowed to broaden the ice temperature are provided. The second conveyor mesh belt is equipped with an ice temperature device, the right end of the second conveyor mesh belt is equipped with an ice temperature device, the ice temperature device comprises a base, a spinning disk is arranged above the base, and four moving plates that can move inside and outside are evenly arranged above the spinning disk, two first linear actuators are vertically arranged above each moving plate, an ice temperature box can move up and down between the two first linear actuators, conveyor belts are arranged in the ice temperature box, and the conveyor belts are driven by the first motor, a box door is set on an outside of the ice temperature box, and the box door is driven by a second motor. |
| US11864564B2 |
Mixing device
A mixing device suitable to mix substances or liquid or semi-liquid mixtures to increase the volume thereof, includes a hub which develops along a central axis and two mixing spokes connected to the hub, wherein each of the spokes includes an external lateral fin and two upper and lower connection segments, which connect respective upper and lower ends of the lateral fin to the hub. |
| US11864558B2 |
Herbicidal compositions containing N-phosphonomethyl glycine and an auxin herbicide
Herbicidal compositions are provided which cause rapid symptomology while delivering long term control of regrowth of plants. The herbicidal concentrate compositions comprise N-phosphonomethylglycine or a herbicidal derivative thereof, an auxin herbicide or a herbicidal derivative thereof, and at least one surfactant. Also provided is a method for killing or controlling the growth of certain plants by contacting the foliage of the plants with the diluted concentrate composition. |
| US11864555B2 |
Soil application of crop protection agents
The disclosure relates to systems, compositions and methods for providing nutrients, root proliferants, crop protection agents and other crop inputs for a plant. The disclosure also relates to methods for increasing the uptake of a crop active compound into a growing plant. |
| US11864554B2 |
Tissue preservation system
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for tissue, such as an allograft, storage and preservation for extended periods of time at room temperature in a sterile tissue culture chamber. The invention further provides a process for maintaining the sterility of tissue using the apparatus as described. |
| US11864550B2 |
Insect capturing device method for capturing insects and use of the insect capturing device
An active insert capturing device having a capturing opening with an opening edge, a receiving chamber having a chamber wall, at least one glare light source, an insect trap in the form of a suction device, the insect device including at least one carrying handle and is portable. The insect capturing device can be configured as a removable vacuum cleaner attachment. |
| US11864547B2 |
Adhesive-type insect trap having a cover with a light refracting portion formed thereon
An adhesive-type insect trap includes a body having a hole for insertion of an adhesive sheet; a light source mounting unit disposed on the body; and a cover which is detachably mounted on the body and has a through-hole in at least a part thereof, and an adhesive sheet including a sticky substance and a sheet. The body includes a guide unit by which the adhesive sheet is guided, and the cover comprises a light refraction unit therein or on a surface thereof. |
| US11864544B2 |
Baitcaster with line guide mechanism
A baitcaster includes a spool, a guide member, and a line guide mechanism. The spool is configured to be driven to take up a fishing line. The guide member is configured to transition between a first state for let out of the fishing line and a second state for take up of the fishing line. The guide member configured to engage the fishing line at a contact point and guide the fishing line to the spool from the contact point when in the second state. The guide member is configured to be driven to rotate to reciprocatively translate the contact point along a length of the guide member. The line guide mechanism is configured to transition the guide member between the first state and the second state in response to a user input. |
| US11864540B2 |
Aquarium system with controlable light and methods
An aquarium system includes an aquarium tank arrangement and a light source. The light source has a controllable output of colored light projecting into the aquarium tank arrangement. The light source can provide a cycle of projecting light of at least two different colors. |
| US11864538B2 |
Microbiological screening device, in particular for the collection and concentration of organic and inorganic material present in a liquid, and apparatus for breeding laboratory aquatic animals provided with said device
A microbiological screening device, in particular for the collection and concentration of organic and inorganic matter present in a liquid, said device comprising a plurality of hollow tubular sections arranged one following the other, and mutually connected, to define a main hollow tubular body adapted to allow the flowing of a fluid between a first end thereof and a second end thereof, opposite to said one first end thereof, wherein every hollow tubular section comprises a filtering mesh or net arranged substantially transversely to the longitudinal extension direction thereof and including a plurality of through holes. |
| US11864537B2 |
AI based feeding system and method for land-based fish farms
An AI-based system and method for feed monitoring in a land-based fish farm, where the fish farm has a tank containing fish and an effluent pipe that is coupled to the tank where uneaten feed pellets and non-pellet objects flow through the effluent pipe to an exit port. A feed camera is mounted to an effluent pipe for capturing a video feed having images of objects that traverse a field of view of the feed camera when each image is acquired. A special-purpose computer executes a pellet-tracking algorithm that employs a region of interest (ROI) proposal module, an ROI classification module, an ROI tracking module, and a trajectory classification module for at least counting uneaten feed pellets. The computer generates in real time a pellet count based on the pellet trajectories. |
| US11864536B2 |
State-specific aquaculture feeder controller
Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for controlling an aquaculture feeding system are described. In some implementations, a method includes determining, using a feeding system controller, that a feeding system has transitioned from a first state to a second state, and based on the transition from the first to the second state providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a dosing system to set a feed rate of the dosing system, and providing, using the feeding system controller, instructions to a blower operatively coupled to the dosing system to set a flow rate of the blower. |
| US11864533B2 |
Automatically regulated leash for domestic animals
The invention relates to extensible leashes for domestic animals comprising a means for blocking extension of a cord (6) and allows the cord (6) to be extended up to a given maximum length in a regulated fashion. The automatically regulated leash for domestic animals that consists of a rind-shaped hollow body (12, 2) with a handle, wherein a winding roll with a cord (6) is mounted, the free end of the cord (6) is outwardly withdrawn through an opening in the body (12, 2), a stop (8) mechanism for the cord (6) that is regulated by a button (7) located on the body (12, 2). According to the invention, length of the cord (6) is from 2.5 to 3.5 meters. The cord (6) is configured to be wound on the roll that is mounted on guides in the body (12, 2) and comprises, on an inner cylindrical surface, teeth that are internally engaged with a toothed drum (4) mounted on the shaft fixedly attached in a cavity of the handle that is made as an elongated protrusion that has an elliptical shape in cross-section and made integrally with the body (12, 2). Inside the toothed drum (4) there is mounted a spiral band spring (5) that is made of a high-carbon alloyed steel having a Mn content of not more than 1.2%, which has a free end that is fixed on the shaft, and another one that is fixed on a lateral inner wall of the drum (4) having an operational stroke range along the diameter of from 4 to 15 mm. Width of the band spring (5) is within 12±5 mm, length in a deployed state is 2500±800 mm, thickness is 0.1±0.03 mm. Therewith, the diameter of the toothed drum (4) is 0.25-0.40 of the diameter of the toothed surface of the winding roll. The cord (6) is a band that has light-reflecting elements. The body (12, 2) and the internal components of the structure are made of ABS-plastic. The body (12, 2) portion that is provided with the opening for withdrawal of the free end of the cord (6) is displaced relative to the central axis thereof, while the center of gravity is located closer to the handle. The hollow ring-shaped body (12, 2) is made from two symmetrical half pieces. The band spring (5) has a high fatigue strength limit. |
| US11864532B2 |
Cat carrier configured for ease of assembly without tools
A cat carrier includes a tray, and an enclosure formed of: a lower housing portion with an upper mating flange, and an upper housing portion with a lower mating flange. Protrusions on one mating flange slidably engage openings formed with respect to the other mating flange, to releasably couple the housings together without tools. Holes in each of the mating flanges align, when the housing portions are mated, and each aligned pair of holes receives a fastener to releasably secure the housing portions together. The holes on one flange transition into a keyed opening (e.g. a hexagonal-shaped opening) that receives a hex head of a bolt, to prevent rotation of the bolt when a wing nut is tightened onto the fastener, permitting final assembly without the use of tools. The protrusions create a gap between the flanges, forming a track, which receives/guides a flange of the base. |
| US11864528B2 |
Control module, and a control arrangement for a milking plant
A control arrangement and a control module for a milking position for milking a dairy animal includes a casing forming an inner space enclosing a printed circuit board incorporating a control system for controlling and supervising at least some functions of the milking position. A communication area is provided on a front side of the printed circuit board and communicates with the control system. The casing includes an inner front plate. The front side of the printed circuit board is attached to a rear side of the inner front plate by a transparent adhering substance so that a part of the printed circuit board projects from the rear side of the inner front plate. The inner front plate permits access to the communication area. The part of the printed circuit board is embedded in a block of plastic material. |
| US11864527B2 |
Soybean variety 5PVKB69
A novel soybean variety, designated 5PVKB69 is provided. Also provided are the seeds of soybean variety 5PVKB69, cells from soybean variety 5PVKB69, plants of soybean 5PVKB69, and plant parts of soybean variety 5PVKB69. Methods provided include producing a soybean plant by crossing soybean variety 5PVKB69 with another soybean plant, methods for introgressing a transgenic trait, a mutant trait, and/or a native trait into soybean variety 5PVKB69, methods for producing other soybean varieties or plant parts derived from soybean variety 5PVKB69, and methods of characterizing soybean variety 5PVKB69. Soybean seed, cells, plants, germplasm, breeding lines, varieties, and plant parts produced by these methods and/or derived from soybean variety 5PVKB69 are further provided. |
| US11864524B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011109
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011109. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011109, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011109 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011109. |
| US11864523B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011216
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011216. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011216, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011216 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011216. |
| US11864522B2 |
Plants and seeds of hybrid corn variety CH011018
According to the invention, there is provided seed and plants of the hybrid corn variety designated CH011018. The invention thus relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of the variety CH011018, and to methods for producing a corn plant produced by crossing a corn plant of variety CH011018 with itself or with another corn plant, such as a plant of another variety. The invention further relates to genetic complements of plants of variety CH011018. |
| US11864521B1 |
Maize hybrid X15R402
A novel maize variety designated X15R402 and seed, plants and plant parts thereof are produced by crossing inbred maize varieties. Methods for producing a maize plant by crossing hybrid maize variety X15R402 with another maize plant are disclosed. Methods for producing a maize plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into X15R402 through backcrossing or genetic transformation, and to the maize seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Maize variety X15R402, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of maize variety X15R402 are provided. Methods for producing maize varieties derived from maize variety X15R402 and methods of using maize variety X15R402 are disclosed. |
| US11864518B2 |
Hybrid sweet corn plant named blueback
A novel hybrid sweet corn plant, designated BLUEBACK is disclosed. The disclosure relates to the seeds of hybrid sweet corn designated BLUEBACK, to the plants and plant parts of hybrid sweet corn designated BLUEBACK, and to methods for producing a sweet corn plant by crossing the hybrid sweet corn BLUEBACK with itself or another sweet corn plant. |
| US11864517B2 |
Inbred watermelon line WTL0089
One embodiment relates to seed and plants of inbred watermelon line WTL0089. Another embodiment relates to the plants, seeds and tissue cultures of inbred watermelon line WTL0089, and to methods for producing a watermelon plant produced by crossing such plants with themselves, with another watermelon plant, such as a plant of another genotype, or with vegetatively propagating said plant. Another embodiment further relates to seeds and plants produced by such crossing. Further embodiments relate to parts of such plants, including the fruit and gametes of such plants. |
| US11864516B2 |
Canola hybrid 18GG0660G
Provided is a canola variety designated 18GG0660G and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 18GG0660G with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 18GG0660G through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed. |
| US11864515B2 |
Canola hybrid 19GS2318I
Provided is a canola variety designated 19GS2318I and seed, plants and plant parts thereof produced from a cross of inbred varieties. Methods for producing a canola variety comprise crossing canola variety 19GS2318I with another canola plant. Methods for producing a canola plant containing in its genetic material one or more traits introgressed into 19GS2318I through backcross conversion and/or transformation, and to the canola seed, plant and plant part produced thereby are described. Canola variety, the seed, the plant produced from the seed, plant parts and variants, mutants, and minor modifications of canola variety are disclosed. |
| US11864509B2 |
Modular grow boxes and associated systems and methods
The present technology is generally directed to modular grow boxes for growing microgreens and other plants. The modular grow boxes generally include a first modular element having a plate and one or more walls extending therefrom to form a chamber, a second modular element having a platform for supporting a growth medium, and a third modular element that can act as a cover and/or base. The first, second, and third modular elements can be assembled in a first configuration that provides a generally enclosed area for growing plants during a germination phase. The first, second, and third modular elements can also be assembled in a second configuration that provides a partially exposed area for growing plants during a post-germination phase. In some embodiments, the modular grow boxes provide a self-contained, self-watering apparatus that is expected to simplify the process of growing microgreens and other plants. |
| US11864498B2 |
Forming a sod roll
A roll forming mechanism can include a passive roll-up mechanism that initiates the roll and an active roll-up mechanism that completes the roll. The active roll-up mechanism can include an upper conveyor that is rotated in different directions. The upper conveyor can initially be rotated in a direction opposite that of an inclined conveyor to cause a forming roll to advance along the inclined conveyor. The rotation of the upper conveyor can then be reversed to cause the roll to be completed. Then, the upper conveyor can again be rotated in the direction opposite that of the inclined conveyor to cause the completed roll to be transferred towards the stacking conveyor. The amount by which the upper conveyor is rotated in the reverse direction can be based on a detected length of a tail of the forming roll. |
| US11864496B2 |
Self-propelled agricultural machine
A self-propelled agricultural machine, for example, a self-propelled merger, is provided with at least one motor, at least two elongate units for, in use, performing an agricultural operation on the land, a front wheel axle, and a rear wheel axle situated at a distance from the front wheel axle. The front wheel axle and/or the rear wheel axle is driven by the motor for displacing the agricultural machine. Each elongate unit is displaceable from a transportation position to a working position and vice versa by a folding mechanism, so that the maximum width of the self-propelled agricultural machine is smaller in the transportation position of the units than in the working position of the units. In the working position, the agricultural operation on the land is performed substantially along the length of each elongate unit. |
| US11864495B2 |
Robot lawnmower
Disclosed is a robot lawnmower including a body frame, a main wheel disposed on both sides of the body frame, a motor to drive the main wheel, a first edge blade provided in a region of the body frame corresponding to the main wheel and coupled to be rotatable with respect to the body frame by receiving a driving force of the motor, and a second edge blade disposed between the body frame and the main wheel to rotate together with the main wheel and cut a grass by a relative rotation of the first edge blade and the main wheel. |
| US11864492B2 |
Implement drive system and grounds maintenance vehicle incorporating same
Various embodiments of a grounds maintenance vehicle are described herein. The vehicle includes a frame and an implement connected to the frame. The implement includes a housing, a first spindle pulley, and a second spindle pulley. The vehicle further includes a power system having a prime mover and an implement drive system. The implement drive system includes a drive pulley connected to the prime mover, an idler pulley, and an endless belt engaging the drive pulley, the idler pulley, the first spindle pulley, and the second spindle pulley. A first longitudinal distance between an idler pulley axis and a drive pulley axis is greater than a second longitudinal distance between a first spindle pulley axis and the drive pulley axis and a third longitudinal distance between a second spindle pulley axis and the drive pulley axis. |
| US11864491B2 |
Transmitter of moving robot system and method for detecting removal of transmitter
The present disclosure relates to a transmitter of a moving robot system and a method for detecting removal of the transmitter, wherein the transmitter is provided with a detection module configured to detect whether the transmitter is separated from a ground on a bottom surface of a main body of the transmitter to detect whether the transmitter is removed according to a separation distance between the main body and the ground to thereby externally inform a result of the detection. |
| US11864488B1 |
Computer-implemented recommendation of side-by-side planting in agricultural fields
Techniques for recommending side-by-side plantings of pairs of seeds include a server computer receiving agricultural data records that represent crop seed data describing seed and yield properties of seeds and first data for agricultural fields where the seeds were planted. The server receives second data for available seeds and automatically calculates a dataset of success probability scores that describe the probability of a successful yield on the target fields. Data is organized as pairs to facilitate comparison of actual plantings to optimized plantings that have a probability of success (POS), in terms of yield lift or increased yield season-over-season, for different yield values. Confidence values are generated and stored in association with the POS values and can be used as a basis of visual output to support planting and/or field management decisions as part of an automated intelligent agricultural decision support system. |
| US11864487B2 |
Targeted fluid/solid dispensing based on sensed seed data or sensed plant data
Seed sensors are present for determining seed placement in a furrow to then target at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the seed. Plant sensors are present for determining location of plants within a field and then targeting at least one of fluid and solid application with respect to the plant. |
| US11864486B2 |
Automated planter apparatus
An automated planter apparatus for inserting a rootstock, rooting stock or plantings into the ground, especially useful in hop yards, vineyards and orchards, the planter apparatus mountable to a tractor or trailer, and with grapes as a preferred rooting stock. Apples, or any other type of grafted tree or vine may be planted in the alternative. The planter apparatus includes a chain driven grabber mechanism, attached to a chain loop and driven by sprockets at each end, the grabber mechanism able to grasp and insert the rooting stock into the soil at precisely predetermined points, preferably aided by GPS (Global Positioning System). The grabber mechanism includes a pair of grabbers that receive the rooting stock at a pick-up, and then rotate from an open position to a closed position as the chain loop proceeds around a forward sprocket, rotating the grabber mechanism to a planting release. |
| US11864484B2 |
System and method for determining soil clod size or residue coverage of a field during a non-soil-working operation
In one aspect, a system for determining soil clod size or soil surface residue coverage of a field may include an agricultural implement configured to perform a non-soil-working operation on the field as the agricultural implement is towed across the field. Furthermore, the system may include a non-contact-based sensor installed on the agricultural implement, with the non-contact-based sensor configured to capture data indicative of at least one of a soil clod size of the field or a soil surface residue coverage of the field. Additionally, a controller of the disclosed system may be configured to receive data from the non-contact-based sensor as the agricultural implement is moved across the field. Moreover, the controller may be configured to determine at least one of the soil clod size of the field or the soil surface residue coverage of the field based on the received data. |
| US11864483B2 |
Predictive map generation and control system
One or more information maps are obtained by an agricultural work machine. The one or more information maps map one or more agricultural characteristic values at different geographic locations of a field. An in-situ sensor on the agricultural work machine senses an agricultural characteristic as the agricultural work machine moves through the field. A predictive map generator generates a predictive map that predicts a predictive agricultural characteristic at different locations in the field based on a relationship between the values in the one or more information maps and the agricultural characteristic sensed by the in-situ sensor. The predictive map can be output and used in automated machine control. |
| US11864482B2 |
Method for controlling the operation of an attachment
A method for controlling the operation of an attachment includes coupling the attachment to a tractor via a power lift comprising two lower link arms and detecting a pull point as a geometrical intersection of imaginary extensions of both lower link arms based on reference angles. The method further includes determining the reference angles by an optical capture of the lower link arms, and controlling the operation based on the detected pull point. |
| US11871687B2 |
Resistive switching element and memory device including the same
Disclosed is a resistive switching element. The resistive switching element includes a first oxide layer and a second oxide layer stacked one on top of the other such that an interface is present therebetween, wherein the first oxide layer and the second oxide layer are made of different metal oxides; two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) present in the interface between the first oxide layer and the second oxide layer and functioning as an inactive electrode; and an active electrode disposed on the second oxide layer, wherein when a positive bias is applied to the active electrode, an electric field is generated between the active electrode and the two-dimensional electron gas, such that the second oxide layer is subjected to the electric field, and active metal ions from the active electrode are injected into the second oxide layer. The resistive switching element realizes highly uniform resistive switching operation. |
| US11871686B2 |
Resistive random-access memory (RRAM) cell with recessed bottom electrode sidewalls
Various embodiments of the present application are directed towards an integrated circuit comprising a resistive random-access memory (RRAM) cell with recessed bottom electrode sidewalls to mitigate the effect of sidewall plasma damage. In some embodiments, the RRAM cell includes a lower electrode, a data storage element, and an upper electrode. The lower electrode includes a pair of recessed bottom electrode sidewalls respectively on opposite sides of the lower electrode. The data storage element overlies the lower electrode and includes a pair of storage sidewalls. The storage sidewalls are respectively on the opposite sides of the lower electrode, and the recessed bottom electrode sidewalls are laterally spaced from and laterally between the storage sidewalls. The upper electrode overlies the data storage element. |
| US11871684B2 |
Semiconductor device including resistance changing layer and method of manufacturing the same
A semiconductor device includes a substrate and a gate structure disposed over the substrate. The gate structure includes at least one gate electrode layer and at least one interlayer insulating layer that are alternately stacked over the substrate. The semiconductor device includes a hole pattern penetrating the gate structure over the substrate, and a gate insulating layer, a channel layer, a resistor layer, and a resistance changing layer sequentially disposed on a sidewall surface of the gate structure within the hole pattern. Each of the resistor layer and the resistance changing layer is disposed opposite to the gate insulating layer, based on the channel layer. |
| US11871682B2 |
Quantum device and method of manufacturing the same
A quantum device (100) includes: an interposer (112); a quantum chip (111); a first connection part (130) that is provided between the interposer (112) and the quantum chip (111) and electrically connects a wiring layer of the interposer (112) to a wiring layer of the quantum chip (111); and a second connection part (140) that is provided on a main surface of the interposer (112) where the first connection part (130) is arranged and is connected to a cooling plate (115). |
| US11871681B2 |
Magnetoresistance effect element
A magnetoresistance effect element has a first ferromagnetic metal layer, a second ferromagnetic metal layer, and a tunnel barrier layer that is sandwiched between the first and second ferromagnetic metal layers, and the tunnel barrier layer has a spinel structure represented by a composition formula of AIn2Ox (0 |
| US11871678B2 |
Magnetic memory device and operation method thereof
A magnetic memory device includes a first magnetic memory device, a second magnetic memory device, a pulse power supplying current pulses to the first and second magnetic memory devices; and a switch configured to selectively connect the pulse power to one of the first and second magnetic memory devices. A resistance value of an MTJ device composed of the first fixed layer, the first non-magnetic layer, and the free layer is different from a resistance value of a MTJ device composed of the second fixed layer, the second non-magnetic layer, and the free layer. |
| US11871675B2 |
Seismic pressure and acceleration measurement
A plurality of sensors and a controller are disposed in a marine seismic streamer. Each of the sensors comprises an enclosure having two opposing interior walls, first and second piezoelectric elements disposed on the opposing interior walls, a third piezoelectric element disposed on a flexible substrate within the enclosure between the opposing interior walls, a pressure signal output node and an acceleration signal output node disposed on the exterior surface of the enclosure. A combined pressure signal derived from the pressure signal output nodes of the plural sensors is coupled to a pressure signal input of the controller. A combined acceleration signal derived from the acceleration signal output nodes of the plural sensors is coupled to an acceleration signal input of the controller. The streamer may be towed, and the combined pressure and acceleration signals may be recorded in a computer-readable medium. |
| US11871668B2 |
Thermoelectric generator
A thermoelectric generator includes a substrate and one or more thermoelectric elements on the substrate and each configured to convert a thermal drop across the thermoelectric elements into an electric potential by Seebeck effect. The thermoelectric generator includes a cavity between the substrate and the thermoelectric elements. The thermoelectric generator includes, within the cavity, a support structure for supporting the thermoelectric elements. The support structure has a thermal conductivity lower than a thermal conductivity of the substrate. |
| US11871662B2 |
Chiral aggregation-induced emission luminogens with delayed fluorescence for circularly polarized organic light-emitting diodes
Provided herein are chiral compounds that exhibit circularly polarized photoluminescence and electroluminescence and electroluminescent devices and circularly polarized fluorescent probes comprising the same. |
| US11871661B2 |
Organic light-emitting device
An organic light-emitting device includes: a first electrode; a second electrode facing the first electrode; and an organic layer between the first electrode and the second electrode, the organic layer including an emission layer, wherein the organic layer includes a first compound represented by Formula 1 and a second compound represented by Formula 501. The organic light-emitting device including the first compound and the second compound may have low driving voltage, high efficiency, and high luminance. |
| US11871659B2 |
Composition for optoelectronic device and organic optoelectronic device and display device
A composition for an organic optoelectronic device an organic optoelectronic device, and a display device, the composition including a first compound; a second compound; and a third compound, wherein the first compound, the second compound, and the third compound are different from each other, the first compound is represented by Chemical Formula I, the second compound is represented by Chemical Formula I, and the third compound is represented by Chemical Formula II or Chemical Formula III: |
| US11871654B2 |
Heteroleptic carbene complexes and the use thereof in organic electronics
The present invention relates to heteroleptic complexes comprising a phenylimidazole or phenyltriazole unit bonded via a carbene bond to a central metal atom, and phenylimidazole ligands attached via a nitrogen-metal bond to the central atom, to OLEDs which comprise such heteroleptic complexes, to light-emitting layers comprising at least one such heteroleptic complex, to a device selected from the group consisting of illuminating elements, stationary visual display units and mobile visual display units comprising such an OLED, to the use of such a heteroleptic complex in OLEDs, for example as emitter, matrix material, charge transport material and/or charge blocker. |
| US11871644B2 |
Mask, mask assembly, and apparatus for manufacturing display apparatus
A mask including: a deposition pattern portion including a plurality of deposition holes that are configured to have deposition material pass therethrough; and a dummy pattern portion outside the deposition pattern portion, wherein the dummy pattern portion includes an auxetic structure having a negative Poisson's ratio. |
| US11871643B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device may include a first electrode, a second electrode, an emission layer, an intervening layer, and a first encapsulation layer. The second electrode may overlap the first electrode. The emission layer may be disposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, may overlap the first electrode, and may include a light emitting material. The intervening layer may directly contact the second electrode, may be spaced from each of the first electrode and the emission layer, and may include a fluorine compound. A first section of the first encapsulation layer may overlap the emission layer. The intervening layer may be positioned between the second electrode and a second section of the first encapsulation layer. |
| US11871640B2 |
Display device and manufacturing method of the same
A display device includes: a display panel including a base layer, a light emitting element layer, and an encapsulation layer; and an input detection unit disposed on the display panel, wherein the display panel includes: a first side and a second side, wherein the encapsulation layer includes an organic encapsulation layer including: an inclined part adjacent to the first side and the second side; and a flat part extending from the inclined part, wherein a first angle formed by the inclined part with respect to an upper surface of the base layer in a first part of the display panel and input detection unit adjacent to the first side is less than a second angle formed by the inclined part with respect to the upper surface of the base layer in a second part of the display panel and input detection unit adjacent to the second side. |
| US11871636B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a substrate, and an array of pixels on the substrate, the array of the pixels including a first column in which first pixels emitting first color light and second pixels emitting second color light are alternately disposed in a first direction, and a second column adjacent to the first column. The second column includes third pixels that emit third color light and are disposed in the first direction. The second column includes groups each including two or more third pixels, and a first distance between adjacent third pixels included in a same group is less than a second distance between adjacent third pixels included in different groups. |
| US11871635B2 |
Display panel and display device
Disclosed are display panels and display devices. The display panel comprises a base layer which includes a first region and a second region having a first sub-region and a second sub-region, first pixels in the first region, and second pixels in the first sub-region. Each of the first and second pixels includes a pixel electrode, an emission layer on the pixel electrode, and a common electrode on the emission layer. The pixel electrode is shifted relative to the emission layer in a direction away from the second sub-region. |
| US11871630B2 |
Display device
A display device includes a base layer, a pixel disposed on the base layer, a signal line electrically connected to the pixel, a signal pad connected to the signal line, and a plurality of insulating layers disposed on the base layer. The signal pad includes a first conductive pattern connected to an end portion of the signal line, a second conductive pattern connected to the first conductive pattern, and at least one insulating pattern disposed between the end portion of the signal line and the second conductive pattern in a cross-sectional view and overlapping the second conductive pattern in a plan view. |
| US11871626B2 |
Display panel and display device
Provided are a display panel and a display device. The display panel includes: a base substrate including a display area and a peripheral area; a plurality of sub-pixels; a driving circuit; a power line; a connection layer electrically connected to the power line and located on one side of the driving circuit and the power line away from the base substrate, an orthographic projection of the connection layer on the base substrate partially overlaps with that of the driving circuit on the base substrate, and a minimum distance between an edge of the orthographic projection of the connection layer on the base substrate close to the display area and an edge of an orthographic projection of an anode, which is closest to an edge of the display area of a plurality of anodes of the sub-pixels, on the base substrate ranges from 150 to 250 microns; and a cathode. |
| US11871619B2 |
Array substrate with optical dielectric layer and display panel
An array substrate and a display panel are provided. The display panel includes the array substrate including a substrate, a driving circuit layer, a planarization layer, a reflective layer, an optical dielectric layer, a black light-shielding layer, a first electrode layer, and a pixel defining layer. |
| US11871617B2 |
Light emitting display device and manufacturing method thereof
A light emitting display device includes: a light emitting element; a second transistor connected to a scan line; a first transistor which applies a current to the light emitting element; a capacitor connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor; and a third transistor connected to an output electrode of the first transistor and the gate electrode of the first transistor. Channels of the second transistor, the first transistor, and the third transistor are disposed in a polycrystalline semiconductor layer, and a width of a channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 μm to about 2 μm, and a length of the channel of the third transistor is in a range of about 1 μm to about 2.5 μm. |
| US11871609B2 |
Light emitting diode comprising low refractive emission layer and display device including the same
A light emitting diode of an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a first electrode, a hole transport region on an upper portion of the first electrode and having a first refractive index, an emission layer on an upper portion of the hole transport region and having a second refractive index less than the first refractive index, an electron transport region on an upper portion of the emission layer, and a second electrode on an upper portion of the electron transport region. |
| US11871607B2 |
Electronic device with reduced non-device edge area
A first product may be provided that comprises a substrate having a first surface, a first side, and a first edge where the first surface meets the first side; and a device disposed over the substrate, the device having a second side, where at least a first portion of the second side is disposed within 3 mm from the first edge of the substrate. The first product may further comprise a first barrier film that covers at least a portion of the first edge of the substrate, at least a portion of the first side of the substrate, and at least the first portion of the second side of the device. |
| US11871602B2 |
Flexible display panel having buffer portion improving rigidity in folding portion
A flexible display panel includes a glass substrate, a circuit layer disposed on the glass substrate and configured to drive a pixel, a light-emitting element layer disposed on the circuit layer, an encapsulation layer which covers the circuit layer and the light-emitting element layer, a polarizing plate disposed on the encapsulation layer, and a cover glass disposed on the polarizing plate, at least one of the glass substrate and the cover glass includes a buffer portion, the buffer portion includes an organic filler and glass, the glass of the buffer portion has a thickness less than or equal to a thickness of the glass substrate and includes a pattern of a specific shape, thus, rigidity of a folding portion in which the buffer portion is located can be increased due to the glass in the buffer portion. |
| US11871596B2 |
Display device and method of manufacturing the same
A display device includes a base substrate, a first transistor, a second transistor, an organic light emitting diode, and a capacitor electrically connected to the first thin film transistor. The first transistor includes a first semiconductor pattern below a first interlayer insulation layer and a first control electrode above the first interlayer insulation layer and below a second interlayer insulation layer. The second transistor includes a second control electrode above the first interlayer insulation layer and below the second interlayer insulation layer. A second semiconductor pattern is above the second interlayer insulation layer. |
| US11871591B2 |
Organic light-emitting display device and a method of manufacturing the same
An organic light-emitting display device includes: a substrate; a pixel electrode on the substrate; an auxiliary electrode spaced apart from the pixel electrode; a first insulating film between the pixel electrode and the auxiliary electrode and covering an end of the pixel electrode and an end of the auxiliary electrode; an intermediate layer on the pixel electrode and including an emission layer; an opposite electrode covering the intermediate layer and contacting the auxiliary electrode; and a passivation layer covering the opposite electrode. |
| US11871585B2 |
Semiconductor device comprising magnetic tunneling junctions (MTJs) in a magnetoresistive random access memory (MRAM)
A semiconductor device includes a sense amplifier, a first magnetic tunneling junction (MTJ) connected to the sense amplifier at a first distance, a second MTJ connected to the sense amplifier at a second distance, and a third MTJ connected to the sense amplifier at a third distance. Preferably, the first distance is less than the second distance, the second distance is less than the third distance, a critical dimension of the first MTJ is less than a critical dimension of the second MTJ, and the critical dimension of the second MTJ is less than a critical dimension of the third MTJ. |
| US11871578B2 |
Semiconductor memory device
According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a stacked body, memory pillars, first and second insulation layers and an isolation region. The stacked body above a substrate includes conductive layers isolated from each other and stacked along a first direction crossing the substrate surface. The memory pillars extend through the stacked body along the first direction. The first insulation layer is provided above the memory pillars. The isolation region is provided higher than upper surfaces of the memory pillars in the stacked body along the first direction, and isolates the stacked body in a second direction crossing the first direction. The second insulation layer is provided on the first insulation layer and a side wall of the isolation region. |
| US11871575B2 |
Electronic devices including pillars in array regions and non-array regions
An electronic device comprising a lower deck and an upper deck adjacent to a source. Each of the lower deck and the upper deck comprise tiers of alternating conductive materials and dielectric materials. Each of the lower deck and the upper deck also comprise an array region and one or more non-array regions. Memory pillars are in the lower deck and the upper deck of the array region and the memory pillars are configured to be operably coupled to the source. Dummy pillars are in the upper deck of the one or more non-array regions and the dummy pillars are configured to be electrically isolated from the source. Another conductive material is in the upper deck and the lower deck of the one or more non-array regions. Additional electronic devices and related systems and methods of forming an electronic device are also disclosed. |
| US11871573B2 |
Three-dimensional memory device having source-select-gate cut structures and methods for forming the same
A 3D memory device includes a memory stack including a memory block. The memory block includes a first memory array structure, a staircase structure, a second memory array structure in a first lateral direction, and a plurality of strings in a second lateral direction. The staircase structure includes a staircase zone and a bridge structure adjacent to the staircase zone. The 3D memory device also includes a SSG cut structure. The SSG cut structure includes a first portion between a first string and a second string and extends in the bridge structure in the first lateral direction. The staircase zone includes a first staircase conductively connected to first memory cells in the first string through the bridge structure and a second staircase conductively connected to second memory cells in the second string in the first memory array structure through the bridge structure. |
| US11871568B2 |
Semiconductor device
A semiconductor device includes a source structure penetrated by a first penetrating portion, a first stack structure disposed on the source structure and penetrated by a second penetrating portion overlapping the first penetrating portion. |
| US11871567B2 |
Three-dimensional memory devices and fabricating methods thereof
A three-dimensional (3D) memory device is disclosed. The 3D memory device comprises an alternating layer stack on a substrate, and a top selective gate cut structure having a laminated structure embedded in an upper portion of the alternating layer stack and extending along a lateral direction. The laminated structure of the top selective gate cut structure comprises a dielectric filling wall and a dummy channel and a dummy functional layer on both sides of the dielectric filling wall. |
| US11871562B2 |
Method for forming storage node contact structure and semiconductor structure
A method for forming a storage node contact structure and semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes providing a substrate having a surface on which bit line structures are formed; forming a groove at a part, corresponding to an active region, of bottom of the contact hole; and growing a silicon crystal from the groove in the contact hole by using an epitaxial growth process, and controlling growth rates of the silicon crystal in a first and second directions in a growth process to enable the growth rate of the silicon crystal in the first direction to be greater than the growth rate of the silicon crystal in the second direction at beginning of growth and enable the growth rate of the silicon crystal in the first direction to be equal to the growth rate of the silicon crystal in the second direction at end of the growth. |
| US11871561B2 |
Semiconductor structure and manufacturing method of semiconductor structure
A semiconductor structure includes a substrate, word lines, bit line contact plugs, and first isolation layers. The word lines are located in the substrate. A bit line contact hole is provided between two adjacent word lines. The bit line contact plugs are located in the bit line contact holes. The first isolation layers are located on side walls of the bit line contact holes and cover side walls of the bit line contact plugs. |
| US11871560B2 |
Method for manufacturing semiconductor structure and semiconductor structure
The application provides a method for manufacturing a semiconductor structure and the semiconductor structure, and relates to the technical field of semiconductors. The method for manufacturing the semiconductor structure includes: providing a base; sequentially stacking an initial conductive layer, an initial first dielectric layer, an initial first mask layer, an initial second dielectric layer, an initial second mask layer and a photoresist layer with a pattern on the base; and etching part of the initial second mask layer, part of the initial second dielectric layer and part of the initial first mask layer by taking the photoresist layer as a mask, so as to form a second dielectric layer with a trapezoidal structure which is of a structure with small top and large bottom. |
| US11871558B2 |
Semiconductor memory device and method for manufacturing the same
A semiconductor memory device includes a stack structure comprising a plurality of layers vertically stacked on a substrate, each layer including a semiconductor pattern, a gate electrode extending in a first direction on the semiconductor pattern, and a data storage element electrically connected to the semiconductor pattern, a plurality of vertical insulators penetrating the stack structure, the vertical insulators arranged in the first direction, and a bit line provided at a side of the stack structure and extending vertically. The bit line electrically connects the semiconductor patterns which are stacked. Each of the vertical insulators includes first and second vertical insulators adjacent to each other. The gate electrode includes a connection portion disposed between the first and second vertical insulators. |
| US11871556B2 |
Memory device
A memory device includes a substrate, an active layer spaced apart from a surface of the substrate and laterally oriented in a first direction and including an opened first side, a closed second side, and a channel layer between the first side and the second side, and a word line laterally oriented in a second direction crossing the first direction while surrounding the channel layer. |
| US11871555B2 |
Semiconductor structure and method for forming semiconductor structure
A semiconductor structure and method for forming the semiconductor structure are provided. The method includes: providing a semiconductor substrate, which has a plurality of independent active areas that are isolated from each other by shallow trench isolation areas; forming trenches by etching the active areas and the shallow trench isolation areas, the trenches include first trenches and second trenches, the first trenches are located in the active areas, the second trenches are located in the shallow trench isolation areas, and the first trenches have a width greater than a width of the second trenches; forming word lines in the trenches, the word lines include first word lines and second word lines, each first word line is located in the respective first trench, each second word line is located in the respective second trench, and the first word lines have a width greater than a width of the second word lines. |
| US11871552B2 |
Memory cell structure
A memory device including a rectangular shaped via for at least one Vss node connection. In some embodiments, the rectangular shaped via has a length/width of greater than 1.5. The rectangular shaped via may be disposed on the Via0 and/or Via1 layer interfacing a first metal layer (e.g., M1). The memory cell may also include circular/square shaped vias having a length/width of between approximately 0.8 and 1.2. The circular/square shaped vias may be coplanar with the rectangular shaped vias. |
| US11871548B2 |
Cabinet air duct, cabinet assembly and photovoltaic inverter
A cabinet air duct, a cabinet assembly and a photovoltaic inverter are provided according to the present application, where the cabinet air duct includes a cabinet and an air duct arranged in the cabinet. The cabinet is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet that are in communication with the air duct. The air inlet is arranged on a first side surface of the cabinet, the air outlet is arranged on a second side surface of the cabinet, and the first side surface and the second side surface are two opposite side surfaces of the cabinet. |
| US11871547B2 |
Two phase system for enclosure systems
A coolant management unit includes a server supply manifold, a server return manifold, a power distribution, and a controller. A server supply manifold is to receive cooling fluid from a cooling fluid source. The server supply manifold is to distribute the cooling fluid to server blades. The server return manifold is to receive vapor from the one or more server blades. The cooling fluid is two-phase cooling fluid to extract heat from one or more servers and to evaporate into the vapor into the server return manifold, and the vapor is transmitted to an external condenser via the rack return manifold to be condensed back to a liquid form. A power distribution bus is configured to distribute power to the one or more servers. A controller is configured to control a fluid pump coupled to the server supply manifold based on one or more signals received from different sensors. |
| US11871546B2 |
Cooling system of electronic systems, in particular for data centre
A cooling system for data centre, which data centre includes a plurality of servers associated to form a rack, each server being provided with one or more heat generating means. The system includes a plurality of first heat exchange circuits and second thermosyphon circuits. The overall configuration of the system being such that the second thermosyphon circuits are in fluid communication with each other according to a parallel connection. |
| US11871543B2 |
Cooling mechanism for multi-compartment power device
Inverters for direct current (DC) to alternating current (AC) conversion may comprise switching elements which produce harmonic overtones. Inductive elements may be added into the inverters, such as to attenuate effects of harmonic overtones. Methods and systems for a casing suitable for reduced potting over its inductive elements is described. One or more heat dispersing elements may be disposed in the casing. Related systems and methods are also described. |
| US11871541B2 |
Electronic device including vapor chamber
An electronic device may include: a housing, a support member disposed in an internal space of the housing and including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite the first surface, wherein the support member includes a through hole in at least a portion thereof, and a vapor chamber disposed through at least a portion of the through-hole, wherein the vapor chamber may include: a first plate including a first plate portion including a plurality of pillars and a first flange portion extending along an edge of the first plate portion to have a first width, a second plate having a size corresponding to the first plate portion and including a second plate portion including a recess and a second flange portion extending along an edge of the second plate portion to have a second width less than the first width, and at least one wick disposed in the recess, wherein the wick may be accommodated through a closed space defined through coupling of the first plate and the second plate. |
| US11871538B2 |
Liquid cooling device
A liquid cooling device is configured to be in fluid communication with a heat absorbing component. The liquid cooling device includes a first tank, a second tank, a third tank, and a channel structure. The second tank has a first connector, the third tank has a second connector, and the first connector and the second connector are configured to be in fluid communication with the heat absorbing component via pipes. The second tank and the third tank are in fluid communication with the first tank via the channel structure. Orthogonal projections of the second tank and the third tank onto the first tank do not overlap with each other. |
| US11871535B2 |
HVAC-less enclosure with temperature range augmenting recirculation system
An electronic equipment enclosure which regulates incoming outside air to within the operational limits of the electronic equipment within is described. The enclosure recirculates the wasted heat from the equipment to regulate both the temperature and humidity within the enclosure to acceptable levels without relying on any heating or air conditioning component. Thus, the enclosure assembly relies entirely on air flow for regulating the temperature inside the enclosure. Additionally, the recirculation feature of the enclosure allows the electronic equipment to operate at outside temperatures much lower than the stated operational range by modifying the temperature of the intake air of the equipment. A method of controlling the temperature inside an enclosure is also described. |
| US11871532B2 |
Housing for railroad switch
The invention relates to a housing (2) of a switch (1) for railroad applications, which housing has, in a sectional view or when viewed from the side, approximately an L-shaped cross-section, wherein the inputs (6) and outputs (7) project upward approximately vertically on the one leg (4) and the inputs (8) and outputs (9) extend approximately at a right angle thereto from the other leg (5). |
| US11871528B1 |
LED display
An LED display, includes a mounting frame, at least one LED display panel and at least one separate power control box, with the LED display panel connected to the mounting frame, the separate power control box electrically connected to the LED display panel. The mounting frame includes transverse rods, longitudinal rods, and a connection block with two connection surfaces, with an 90° angle between the surfaces, two transvers rods and two longitudinal rods head-tail connected, one connection surface connected to the transverse rods, and the other connected to the longitudinal rods. A support pole is provided between two transverse rods along a length direction, with a support column on the support pole and extending from back to front, with a first control box connection hole on above of the support column. The display can meet requirement of easily stitching multiple LED display panels and achieving an ease usage. |